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to be acceptable to somebody

1 genehm

Adj. geh. convenient, agreeable (+ Dat to); wann es ihm genehm ist when it suits him

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convenient; agreeable

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ge|nehm [gə'neːm]
adj (geh)
acceptable
eine ihm genéhme Antwort — an answer acceptable to him

jdm genéhm sein — to be acceptable to sb

ist es so genéhm? — is that agreeable or acceptable to you?

wenn es genéhm ist — if you are agreeable

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ge·nehm

[gəˈne:m]

adj (geh) suitable, acceptable

▪ jdm \genehm[er] sein to suit sb [better]

▪ jdm [nicht] \genehm sein to [not] be agreeable to sb

wenn es \genehm ist if that is agreeable, if you don't mind

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Adjektiv

jemandem genehm sein — (geh.) be convenient to or suit somebody; (für jemanden annehmbar sein) be acceptable to somebody

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genehm adj geh convenient, agreeable (+dat to);

wann es ihm genehm ist when it suits him

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Adjektiv

jemandem genehm sein — (geh.) be convenient to or suit somebody; (für jemanden annehmbar sein) be acceptable to somebody

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2 velkommen

acceptable, welcome

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adj welcome ( fx change, gift, guest; you're welcome to use our house);

( om gave også) acceptable;

[ velkommen!] welcome ( fx welcome back! welcome to Denmark!),

( sagt til private gæster) it is nice (el. good) to see you! I'm glad you could come!

[ byde (el. hilse) én velkommen] welcome somebody, bid somebody welcome;

(med ord el. handling) greet somebody ( fx with a kiss).

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3 volo

1.
vŏlo (2 d pers. sing. vis, orig. veis, Prisc. 9, 1, 6, p. 847 P.; 1 st pers. plur. volumus, but volimus, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 89 Speng.; 3 d pers. sing. volt, and 2 d pers. plur. voltis always in ante-class. writers;
also volt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 17, § 42; 2, 5, 49, § 128; id. Sest. 42, 90; id. Phil. 8, 9, 26; id. Par. 5, 1, 34; id. Rep. 3, 33, 45:
voltis,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 53, § 122; 2, 3, 94, § 219; 2, 5, 5, § 11; 2, 3, 89, § 208; id. Clu. 30, 83; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 33; id. Sest. 30, 64; id. Par. 1, 2, 11 et saep. — Pres. subj. velim, but sometimes volim, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 44 Ritschl; cf. Prisc. 9, 1, 8, p. 848 P.;
so volint,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 65 Ritschl), velle, volui ( part. fut. voliturus, Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 712; contr. forms, vin for visne, freq. in Plaut. and Ter., also Hor. S. 1, 9, 69; Pers. 6, 63:
sis for si vis,
Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 70; id. Merc. 4, 4, 37; id. Pers. 3, 3, 8; Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 20; id. Heaut. 1, 2, 38; Cic. Tusc. 2, 18, 42; id. Rosc. Am. 16, 48; id. Mil. 22, 60; Liv. 34, 32, 20:
sultis for si voltis, only ante-class.,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 8; id. As. prol. 1; id. Capt. 2, 3, 96; 3, 5, 9; 4, 4, 11), v. irreg. a. [Sanscr. var-; Gr. bol-, boulomai; cf. the strengthened root Wel- in eeldomai, elpomai; Germ. wollen; Engl. will], expressing any exercise of volition, and corresponding, in most cases, to the Germ. wollen; in Engl. mostly rendered, to wish, want, intend, purpose, propose, be willing, consent, mean, will, and, impersonally, it is my will, purpose, intention, plan, policy (syn.: cupio, opto; but volo properly implies a purpose).
I.
In gen.
A.
With object-infinitive.
1.
With pres. inf.
a.
To wish.
(α).
Exire ex urbe priusquam luciscat volo, Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 35:
potare ego hodie tecum volo,
id. Aul. 3, 6, 33:
ego quoque volo esse liber: nequiquam volo,
id. Trin. 2, 4, 39; so id. ib. 2, 4, 164:
ait rem seriam agere velle mecum,
Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 8:
natus enim debet quicunque est velle manere In vita,
Lucr. 5, 177:
video te alte spectare et velle in caelum migrare,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 34, 82:
quid poetae? Nonne post mortem nobilitari volunt?
id. ib. 1, 15, 34:
si innocentes existimari volumus,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 10, § 28:
quoniam opinionis meae voluistis esse participes,
id. de Or. 1, 37, 172:
quod eas quoque nationes adire et regiones cognoscere volebat,
Caes. B. G. 3, 7:
si velit suos recipere, obsides sibi remittat,
id. ib. 3, 8 fin.:
dominari illi volunt, vos liberi esse,
Sall. J. 31, 23:
si haec relinquere voltis,
id. C. 58, 15:
priusquam liberi estis, dominari jam in adversarios vultis,
Liv. 3, 53, 7:
si quis vestrum suos invisere volt, commeatum do,
id. 21, 21, 5:
non enim vincere tantum noluit, sed vinci voluit,
id. 2, 59, 2:
suspitionem Caesar quibusdam reliquit, neque voluisse se diutius vivere, neque curasse,
Suet. Caes. 85:
Eutrapelus cuicunque nocere volebat, Vestimenta dabat pretiosa,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 31.—
(β).
Idiomatically: quid arbitramini Rheginos merere velle ut ab iis marmorea illa Venus auferatur? what do you think the Rhegini would take for, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135.—
(γ).
Transf., of things: fabula quae posci vult et spectata reponi, a comedy which wishes (i. e. is meant) to be in demand, etc., Hor. A. P. 190:
neque enim aut hiare semper vocalibus aut destitui temporibus volunt sermo atque epistula,
Quint. 9, 4, 20; cf. id. 8, prooem. 23.—
b.
Of the wishes of those that have a right to command, the gods, masters, parents, commanders, etc., I want, wish, will, am resolved, it is my will:
in acdibus quid tibi meis erat negoti...? Volo scire,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 2, 14; 3, 2, 17; 3, 2, 18; 3, 6, 27; id. Curc. 4, 3, 11; id. Ep. 3, 4, 74; id. Mil. 2, 3, 74; 3, 1, 17; id. Stich. 1, 2, 56; Ter. And. 1, 2, 9; 4, 2, 17:
maxima voce clamat populus, neque se uni, nec paucis velle parere,
Cic. Rep. 1, 35, 55:
consuesse deos immortalis, quos pro scelere eorum ulcisci velint, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 13:
hic experiri vim virtutemque volo,
Liv. 23, 45, 9.—
c.
= in animo habere, to intend, purpose, mean, design:
ac volui inicere tragulam in nostrum senem,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 4, 14:
eadem quae illis voluisti facere tu, faciunt tibi,
id. Mil. 3, 1, 11; so id. Most. 2, 2, 5:
puerumque clam voluit exstinguere,
Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 23:
necare candem voluit,
Cic. Cael. 13, 31: quid enim ad illum qui te captare vult, utrum [p. 2005] tacentem te irretiat an loquentem? id. Ac. 2, 29, 94:
hostis hostem occidere volui,
Liv. 2, 12, 9; 7, 34, 11: volui interdiu eum... occidere; volui, cum ad cenam invitavi, veneno scilicet tollere;
volui... ferro interficere (ironically),
id. 40, 13, 2:
tuum crimen erit, hospitem occidere voluisse,
the intention to kill your guest-friend, Val. Max. 5, 1, 3 fin.; 6, 1, 8:
non enim vult mori, sed invidiam filio facere,
Quint. 9, 2, 85.—
Pregn., opp. optare: non vult mori qui optat,
Sen. Ep. 117, 24:
sed eo die is, cui dare volueram (epistulam), non est profectus,
Cic. Att. 9, 7, 1:
cum de senectute vellem aliquid scribere,
id. Sen. 1, 2:
ego te volui castigare, tu mihi accussatrix ades,
Plaut. As. 3, 1, 10:
bonus volo jam ex hoc die esse,
id. Pers. 4, 3, 10:
ego jam a principio amici filiam, Ita ut aequom fuerat, volui uxorem ducere,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 46:
at etiam eo negotio M. Catonis splendorem maculare voluerunt,
it was their purpose, Cic. Sest. 28, 60:
eum (tumulum) non tam capere sine certamine volebat, quam causam certaminis cum Minucio contrahere,
his plan was, Liv. 22, 28, 4.—Of things:
cum lex venditionibus occurrere voluit,
when it was the purpose of the law, Dig. 46, 1, 46: sed quid ea drachuma facere vis? Ca. Restim volo Mihi emere... qui me faciam pensilem, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 87: Ch. Revorsionem ad terram faciunt vesperi. Ni. Aurum hercle auferre voluere, id. Bacch. 2, 3, 63:
si iis qui haec omnia flamma ac ferro delere voluerunt... bellum indixi, etc.,
Cic. Prov. Cons. 10, 24:
(plebem) per caedem senatus vacuam rem publicam tradere Hannibali velle,
Liv. 23, 2, 7:
rem Nolanam in jus dicionemque dare voluerat Poeno,
id. 23, 15, 9: qui (majores nostri) tanta cura Siculos tueri ac retinere voluerunt ut, etc., whose policy it was to protect, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 6, § 14:
ut qui a principio mitis omnibus Italicis praeter Romanos videri vellet, etc.,
Liv. 23, 15, 4: idem istuc, si in vilitate largiri voluisses, derisum tuum beneficium esset, if you had offered to grant the same thing during low prices, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 92, § 215.—
d.
= studere, conari, to try, endeavor, attempt:
quas (i. e. magnas res) qui impedire vult, is et infirmus est mobilisque natura, et, etc.,
Cic. Lael. 20, 75:
nam si quando id (exordium) primum invenire volui, nullum mihi occurrit, nisi aut exile, aut, etc.,
id. Or. 2, 77, 315:
de Antonio dico, numquam illum... nonnullorum de ipso suspitionem infitiando tollere voluisse,
that he never attempted to remove, id. Sest. 3, 8; id. Div. 1, 18, 35:
audes Fatidicum fallere velle deum?
do you dare attempt? Ov. F. 2, 262.—
e.
To mean, of actions and expressions:
hic respondere voluit, non lacessere,
the latter meant to answer, not to provoke, Ter. Phorm. prol. 19:
non te judices urbi sed carceri reservarunt, neque to retinere in civitate, sed exilio privare voluerunt,
Cic. Att. 1, 16, 9.—So, volo dicere, I mean (lit. I intend to say):
quid aliud volui dicere?
Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 51:
volo autem dicere, illud homini longe optimum esse quod ipsum sit optandum per se,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 20, 46.—Often with the acc. illud or id, as a correction: Tr. Specta quam arcte dormiunt. Th. Dormiunt? Tr. Illut quidem ut conivent volui dicere, I mean how they nod, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 145: Py. Quid? bracchium? Ar. Illud dicere volui femur, id. Mil. 1, 1, 27:
adduxi volui dicere,
id. Ps. 2, 4, 21; id. Am. 1, 1, 233; 1, 1, 235; id. Cas. 2, 6, 14; id. Mil. 3, 2, 7; id. Ps. 3, 2, 54; id. Rud. 2, 4, 9.—
f.
To be going to: haec argumenta ego aedificiis dixi; nunc etiam volo docere ut homines aedium esse similes arbitremini, now I am going to show how, etc., Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 37: quando bene gessi rem, volo hic in fano supplicare, I am going to worship here, etc., id. Curc. 4, 2, 41:
nunc quod relicuom restat volo persolvere,
id. Cist. 1, 3, 40:
sustine hoc, Penicule, exuvias facere quas vovi volo,
id. Men. 1, 3, 13:
sinite me prospectare ne uspiam insidiae sint, consilium quod habere volumus,
id. Mil. 3, 1, 3; id. As. 2, 2, 113; id. Cas. 4, 2, 3; id. Bacch. 1, 1, 61:
si Prometheus, cum mortalibus ignem dividere vellet, ipse a vicinis carbunculos conrogaret, ridiculus videretur,
Auct. Her. 4, 6, 9:
ait se velle de illis HS. LXXX. cognoscere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 23, § 56:
hinc se recipere cum vellent, rursus illi ex loco superiore nostros premebant,
Caes. B. C. 1, 45. —
g.
To be about to, on the point of: quom mittere signum Volt, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. v. 88 Vahl.):
quotiens ire volo foras, retines me, rogitas quo ego eam,
Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 5:
quae sese in ignem inicere voluit, prohibui,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 113:
si scires aspidem latere uspiam, et velle aliquem imprudentem super eam adsidere,
Cic. Fin. 2, 18, 59; id. Div. 1, 52, 118:
quod cum facere vellent, intervenit M. Manilius,
id. Rep. 1, 12, 18:
qui cum opem ferre vellet, nuntiatum sibi esse aliam classem ad Aegates insulas stare,
Liv. 22, 56, 7:
at Libys obstantes dum vult obvertere remos, In spatium resilire manus breve vidit,
Ov. M. 3, 676; 1, 635:
P. Claudius cum proelium navale committere vellet,
Val. Max. 1, 4, 3.—
h.
Will, and in oblique discourse and questions would, the auxiliaries of the future and potential: animum advortite: Comediai nomen dari vobis volo, I will give you, etc., Plaut. Cas. prol. 30:
sed, nisi molestum est, nomen dare vobis volo comediai,
id. Poen. prol. 50:
vos ite intro. Interea ego ex hac statua verberea volo erogitare... quid sit factum,
id. Capt. 5, 1, 30:
i tu atque arcessi illam: ego intus quod facto est opus volo adcurare,
id. Cas. 3, 3, 35; id. Cist. 1, 1, 113; id. Most. 1, 1, 63; id. Poen. 2, 44; id. Pers. 1, 3, 85; id. Rud. 1, 2, 33: cum vero (gemitus) nihil imminuat doloris, cur frustra turpes esse volumus? why will ( would) we be disgraceful to no purpose? Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57:
illa enim (ars) te, verum si loqui volumus, ornaverat,
id. ib. 1, 47, 112:
ergo, si vere aestimare volumus, etc.,
Val. Max. 7, 5, 6:
si vere aestimare Macedonas, qui tunc erant, volumus,
Curt. 4, 16, 33:
ejus me compotem facere potestis, si meminisse vultis, etc.,
Liv. 7, 40, 5:
visne igitur, dum dies ista venit... interea tu ipse congredi mecum ut, etc....?
id. 8, 7, 7:
volo tibi Chrysippi quoque distinctionem indicare,
Sen. Ep. 9, 14: vis tu homines urbemque feris praeponere silvis? will you prefer, etc., Hor. S. 2, 6, 92; cf. velim and vellem, would, II. A. 2.—
k.
Sometimes volui = mihi placuit, I resolved, concluded (generally, in this meaning, followed by an infinitive clause, v. I. B. 4.):
uti tamen tuo consilio volui,
still I concluded to follow your advice, Cic. Att. 8, 3, 1.—
1.
To be willing, ready, to consent, like to do something: si sine bello velint rapta... tradere... se exercitum domum reducturum, if they were willing, would consent to, would deliver, etc., Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 52:
is dare volt, is se aliquid posci,
likes to give, id. As. 1, 3, 29:
hoc dixit, si hoc de cella concederetur, velle Siculos senatui polliceri frumentum in cellam gratis,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 87, § 200:
ei laxiorem daturos, si venire ad causam dicendam vellet,
Liv. 39, 17, 2; 5, 36, 4: nemo invenitur qui pecuniam suam dividere velit. Sen. Brev. Vit. 3, 1:
plerique concessam sibi sub condicione vitam si militare adversus eum vellent, recusarunt,
Suet. Caes. 68:
dedere etiam se volebant, si toleranda viris imperarentur,
Flor. 1, 33 (2, 18), 12.—So with negatives, to be not willing, not to suffer, not to like, not to allow, refuse:
heri nemo voluit Sostratam intro admittere,
Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 49:
cum alter verum audire non vult,
Cic. Lael. 26, 98: a proximis quisque minime anteiri vult, likes least to be surpassed, etc., Liv. 6, 34, 7:
nihil ex his praeter... accipere voluit,
refused to accept, Val. Max. 4, 3, 4.—
m.
To do something voluntarily or intentionally: volo facere = mea voluntate or sponte facio: si voluit accusare, pietati tribuo;
si jussus est, necessitati,
if he accused of his own free will, I ascribe it to his filial love, Cic. Cael. 1, 2:
utrum statuas voluerint tibi statuere, an coacti sint,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 65, § 157:
de risu quinque sunt quae quaerantur... sitne oratoris risum velle permovere,
on purpose, id. Or. 2, 58, 235:
laedere numquam velimus,
Quint. 6, 3, 28.—So, non velle with inf., to do something unwillingly, with reluctance:
vivere noluit qui mori non vult,
who dies with reluctance, Sen. Ep. 30, 10.—
n.
To be of opinion, think, mean, pretend (rare with inf.; usu. with acc. and inf.; v. B. 8.):
haec tibi scripsi ut isto ipso in genere in quo aliquid posse vis, te nihil esse cognosceres,
in which you imagine you have some influence, Cic. Fam. 7, 27, 2:
in hoc homo luteus etiam callidus ac veterator esse vult, quod ita scribit, etc.,
pretends, means to be, id. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 35: sed idem Aelius Stoicus esse voluit, orator autem nec studuit um quam, nec fuit, id. Brut. 56, 206:
Pythago. ras, qui etiam ipse augur esse vellet,
id. Div. 1, 3, 5.—
o.
To like, have no objection to, approve of (cf. E. 1. sq.):
magis eum delectat qui se ait philosophari velle sed paucis: nam omnino haud placere,
that he liked, had no objection to philosophizing, Cic. Rep. 1, 18, 30; v. also II. A.—
2.
With pres. inf. understood.
a.
Supplied from a preceding or subsequent clause.
(α).
To wish, it is his will, etc. (cf. 1. a. and b. supra):
nunc bene vivo et fortunate atque ut volo, i. e. vivere,
as I wish, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 111: quod diu vivendo multa quae non volt (i. e. videre) videt, Caecil. ap. Cic. Sen. 8, 25:
proinde licet quotvis vivendo condere saecla,
Lucr. 3, 1090:
nec tantum proficiebam quantum volebam,
Cic. Att. 1, 17, 1:
tot autem rationes attulit, ut velle (i. e. persuadere) ceteris, sibi certe persuasisse videatur,
id. Tusc. 1, 21, 49:
sed liceret, si velint, in Ubiorum finibus considere,
Caes. B. G. 4, 81:
quo praesidio senatus libere quae vellet decernere auderet,
id. B. C. 1, 2.—Of things:
neque chorda sonum reddit quem vult manus et mens,
Hor. A. P. 348.—
(β).
To choose, be pleased (freq.):
tum mihi faciat quod volt magnus Juppiter,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 50:
id repetundi copia est, quando velis,
id. Trin. 5, 2, 7:
habuit aurum quamdiu voluit,
Cic. Cael. 13, 31:
rapiebat et asportabat quantum a quoque volebat Apronius,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 12, § 29:
provincias quas vellet, quibus vellet, venderet?
id. Sest. 39, 84:
quotiens ille tibi potestatem facturus sit ut eligas utrum velis,
id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 45:
daret utrum vellet subclamatum est,
Liv. 21, 18, 14:
senatus consultum factum est ut plebes praeficeret quaestioni quem vellet,
id. 4, 51, 2:
saxi materiaeque caedendae unde quisque vellet jus factum,
id. 5, 55, 3; cf. id. 2, 13, 9; 5, 46, 10; 6, 25, 5; 22, 10, 23; 23, 6, 2; 23, 15, 15; 23, 45, 10; 23, 47, 2;
26, 21, 11: vicem suam conquestus, quod sibi soli non liceret amicis, quatenus vellet, irasci,
Suet. Aug. 66:
at tu quantum vis tolle,
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 16.—
(γ).
To intend, it is my purpose, etc. (v. 1. c. supra):
sine me pervenire quo volo,
let me come to my point, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 44:
scripsi igitur Aristotelio more, quemadmodum quidem volui, tres libros... de Oratore,
as I intended, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 23:
ut meliore condicione quam qua ipse vult imitetur homines eos qui, etc.,
id. Div. in Caecil. 8, 25:
ego istos posse vincere scio, velle ne scirem ipsi fecerunt,
Liv. 2, 45, 12. —
(δ).
To be willing, to consent, I will (v. 1. h. and l. supra): tu eum orato... St. Sane volo, yes, I will, Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 57:
jube me vinciri. Volo, dum istic itidem vinciatur,
id. Capt. 3, 4, 75:
patri dic velle (i. e. uxorem ducere),
that you consent, are willing, Ter. And. 2, 3, 20 (cf.: si vis, II. A. 2, and sis, supra init.).—
(ε).
To do something voluntarily (v. 1. m. supra):
tu selige tantum, Me quoque velle velis, anne coactus amem,
Ov. Am. 3, 11, 50.—
b.
With ellipsis of inf.
(α).
Volo, with a designation of place, = ire volo:
nos in Formiano morabamur, quo citius audiremus: deinde Arpinum volebamus,
I intended to go to Arpinum, Cic. Att. 9, 1, 3:
volo mensi Quinctili in Graeciam,
id. ib. 14, 7, 2:
hactenus Vitellius voluerat (i. e. procedere),
Tac. A. 12, 42 fin. —
(β).
With other omissions, supplied from context: volo Dolabellae valde desideranti, non reperio quid (i. e. to dedicate some writing to him), Cic. Att. 13, 13, 2.—
(γ).
In mal. part., Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 7; Ov. Am. 2, 4, 16; 2. 19, 2; Prop. 1, 13, 36.—
3.
With perfect infinitive active (rare).
a.
In negative imperative sentences dependent on ne velis, ne velit (in oblique discourse also ne vellet), where ne velis has the force of noli. The perfect infinitive emphatically represents the action as completed (ante-class. and poet.).
(α).
In ancient ordinances of the Senate and of the higher officers (not in laws proper): NEIQVIS EORVM BACANAL HABVISE VELET... BACAS VIR NEQVIS ADIESE VELET CEIVIS ROMANVS... NEVE PECVNIAM QVISQVAM EORVM COMOINEM HABVISE VELET... NEVE... QVIQVAM FECISE VELET. NEVE INTER SED CONIOVRASE, NEVE COMVOVISE NEVE CONSPONDISE, etc., S. C. de Bacch. 4-13 ap. Wordsworth, Fragm. and Spec. p. 172.—So, in quoting such ordinances: per totam Italiam edicta mitti ne quis qui Bacchis initiatus esset, coisse aut convenisse causa sacrorum velit. [p. 2006] neu quid talis rei divinae fecisse, Liv. 39, 14, 8:
edixerunt ne quis quid fugae causa vendidisse neve emisse vellet,
id. 39, 17, 3. —
(β).
In imitation of official edicts: (vilicus) ne quid emisse velit insciente domino, neu quid domino celasse velit, the overseer must not buy any thing, etc., Cato, R. R. 5, 4:
interdico, ne extulisse extra aedis puerum usquam velis,
Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 48:
oscula praecipue nulla dedisse velis (= noli dare),
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 38:
ne quis humasse velit Ajacem, Atride, vetas? Cur?
Hor. S. 2, 3, 187.—
b.
In affirmative sentences, implying command (in any mood or tense; mostly poet.): neminem nota strenui aut ignavi militis notasse volui, I have decided to mark no one, etc., Liv. 24, 16, 11: quia pepercisse vobis volunt, committere vos cur pereatis non patiuntur, because they have decided to spare you, etc., id. 32, 21, 33:
sunt delicta tamen quibus ignovisse velimus (= volumus),
which should be pardoned, Hor. A. P. 347.—
c.
To represent the will as referring to a completed action.
(α).
In optative sentences with vellem or velim, v. II. B. 5. b. a, and II. C. 1. b.—
(β).
In other sentences ( poet. and post-class.): ex omnibus praediis ex quibus non hac mente recedimus ut omisisse possessionem velimus, with the will to abandon (omittere would denote the purpose to give up at some future time), Dig. 43, 16, 1, § 25; so,
an erit qui velle recuset Os populi meruisse?
Pers. 1, 41:
qui me volet incurvasse querela,
id. 1, 91.
B.
With acc. and inf.
1.
To wish (v. A. 1. a.).
a.
With a different subject: hoc volo scire te: Perditus sum miser, I wish you to know, etc., Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 46:
deos volo consilia vostra vobis recte vortere,
id. Trin. 5, 2, 31:
emere oportet quem tibi oboedire velis,
id. Pers. 2, 4, 2:
scin' quid nunc te facere volo?
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 85:
si perpetuam vis esse adfinitatem hanc,
id. Hec. 2, 2, 10:
consul ille egit eas res quarum me participem esse voluit,
Cic. Prov. Cons. 17, 41:
vim volumus exstingui: jus valeat necesse est,
id. Sest. 42, 92:
nec mihi hunc errorem extorqueri volo,
id. Sen. 23, 85:
hoc te scire volui,
id. Att. 7, 18, 4:
harum causarum fuit justissima quod Germanos suis quoque rebus timere voluit,
Caes. B. G. 4, 16:
ut equites qui salvam esse rempublicam vellent ex equis desilirent,
Liv. 4, 38, 2:
si me vivere vis recteque videre valentem,
Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 3:
si vis me flere, dolendum est Primum ipsi tibi,
id. A. P. 102.—With pass. inf. impers.:
regnari tamen omnes volebant,
that there should be a king, Liv. 1, 17, 3:
mihi volo ignosci,
I wish to be pardoned, Cic. Or. 1, 28, 130:
volt sibi quisque credi,
Liv. 22, 22, 14. —
b.
With the same subject.
(α).
With inf. act.:
quae mihi est spes qua me vivere velim,
what hope have I, that I should wish to live? Plaut. Rud. 1, 3, 33:
volo me placere Philolachi,
id. Most. 1, 3, 11; cf. id. Trin. 2, 2, 47; id. Rud. 2, 6, 1:
judicem esse me, non doctorem volo,
Cic. Or. 33, 117:
vult, credo, se esse carum suis,
id. Sen. 20, 73; so id. Off. 1, 31, 113; id. de Or. 1, 24, 112; 2, 23, 95. —
(β).
With inf. pass.:
quod certiorem te vis fieri quo quisque in me animo sit,
Cic. Att. 11, 13, 1; cf. id. Fam. 1, 9, 18:
qui se ex his minus timidos existimari volebant,
Caes. B. G. 1, 39; cf. id. B. C. 2, 29:
religionis se causa... Bacchis initiari velle,
Liv. 39, 10, 2:
Agrippae se nepotem neque credi neque dici volebat,
Suet. Calig. 22 fin. —
2.
Of the will of superiors, gods, etc. (cf. A. 1. b. supra), I want, it is my will:
me absente neminem volo intromitti,
Plaut. Aul. 1, 3, 21:
viros nostros quibus tu voluisti esse nos matres familias,
id. Stich. 1, 2, 41; id. Most. 1, 4, 2; id. Rud. 4, 5, 9; id. Trin. 1, 2, 1:
pater illum alterum (filium) secum omni tempore volebat esse,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 42:
(deus) quinque reliquis motibus orbem esse voluit expertem,
id. Univ. 10; cf. id. Sest. 69, 147; id. Verr. 2, 4, 25, § 57; 1, 5, 14:
causa mittendi fuit quod iter per Alpes... patefieri volebat,
Caes. B. G. 3, 1; cf. id. ib. 5, 9; id. B. C. 1, 4:
quippe (senatus) foedum hominem a republica procul esse volebat,
Sall. C. 19, 2:
nec (di) patefieri (crimina) ut impunita essent, sed ut vindicarentur voluerunt,
Liv. 39, 16, 11; cf. id. 1, 56, 3; 2, 28, 5; 25, 32, 6:
senatus... Romano sanguini pudicitiam tutam esse voluit,
Val. Max. 6, 1, 9; cf. id. 6, 9, 2.—So in the historians: quid fieri vellet (velit), after a verbum imperandi or declarandi, he gave his orders, explained his will:
quid fieri velit praecipit,
Caes. B. G. 5, 56:
ibi quid fieri vellet imperabat,
id. ib. 7, 16:
quid fieri vellet ostendit,
id. ib. 7, 27:
quae fieri vellet edocuit,
id. B. C. 3, 108; cf. id. B. G. 7, 45; id. B. C. 3, 78; 3, 89:
quid fieri vellet edixit,
Curt. 8, 10, 30; 4, 13, 24; Val. Max. 7, 4, 2.— Frequently majores voluerunt, it was the will of our ancestors, referring to ancient customs and institutions:
sacra Cereris summa majores nostri religione confici caerimoniaque voluerunt,
Cic. Balb. 24, 55: majores vestri ne vos quidem temere coire voluerunt, cf. id. ib. 17, 39; 23, 54; id. Agr. 2, 11, 26; id. Fl. 7, 15; id. Imp. Pomp. 13, 39; id. Div. 1, 45, 103; id. Font. 24, 30 (10, 20); id. Rosc. Am. 25, 70.—Of testamentary dispositions: cum Titius, heres meus, mortuus erit, volo hereditatem meam ad P. Mevium pertinere, Gai Inst. 2, 277. Except in the institution of the first heir: at illa (institutio) non est comprobata: Titum heredem esse volo, Gai Inst. 2, 117. —
3.
Of the intention of a writer, etc., to want, to mean, intend:
Asinariam volt esse (nomen fabulae) si per vos licet,
Plaut. As. prol. 12:
Plautus hanc mihi gnatam esse voluit Inopiam,
has wanted Poverty to be my daughter, made her my daughter, id. Trin. prol. 9:
primumdum huic esse nomen Diphilus Cyrenas voluit,
id. Rud. prol. 33:
quae ipsi qui scripserunt voluerunt vulgo intellegi,
meant to be understood by all, Cic. Or. 2, 14, 60:
si non hoc intellegi volumus,
id. Fat. 18, 41:
quale intellegi vult Cicero cum dicit orationem suam coepisse canescere,
Quint. 11, 1, 31; so id. 9, 4, 82; 9, 3, 9:
quamquam illi (Prometheo) quoque ferreum anulum dedit antiquitas vinculumque id, non gestamen, intellegi voluit,
Plin. 33, 1, 4, § 8.—
4.
To resolve:
Siculi... me defensorem calamitatum suarum... esse voluerunt,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 4, 11:
si a me causam hanc vos (judices) agi volueritis,
if you resolve, id. ib. 8, 25:
senatus te voluit mihi nummos, me tibi frumentum dare,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 85, § 196:
qua (statua) abjecta, basim tamen in foro manere voluerunt,
id. ib. 2, 2, 66, §
160: liberam debere esse Galliam quam (senatus) suis legibus uti voluisset,
Caes. B. G. 1, 45:
tu Macedonas tibi voluisti genua ponere, venerarique te ut deum,
Curt. 8 (7), 13.— Hence,
5.
To order, command: erus meus tibi me salutem multam voluit dicere, has ordered me, etc., Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 25:
montem quem a Labieno occupari voluerit,
which he had ordered to be occupied, Caes. B. G. 1, 22:
ibi futuros esse Helvetios ubi eos Caesar... esse voluisset,
id. ib. 1, 13 (for velitis jubeatis with inf.-clause, v. II. B. 5. d.).—
6.
To consent, allow (cf. A. 1. I.):
obtinuere ut (tribuni) tribuniciae potestatis vires salubres vellent reipublicae esse,
they prevailed upon them to permit the tribunitian power to be wholesome to the republic, Liv. 2, 44, 5:
Hiero tutores... puero reliquit quos precatus est moriens ut juvenum suis potissimum vestigiis insistere vellent,
id. 24, 4, 5:
petere ut eum... publicae etiam curae ac velut tutelae vellent esse (i. e. senatus),
id. 42, 19, 5:
orare tribunos ut uno animo cum consulibus bellum ab urbe ac moenibus propulsari vellent,
id. 3, 69, 5:
quam superesse causam Romanis cur non... incolumis Syracusas esse velint?
id. 25, 28, 8:
si alter ex heredibus voluerit rem a legatario possideri, alter non, ei qui noluit interdictum competet,
Dig. 43, 3, 1, § 15.—So negatively = not to let, not to suffer:
cum P. Attio agebant ne sua pertinacia omnium fortunas perturbari vellet,
Caes. B. C. 2, 36.—
7.
To be of opinion that something should be, to require, demand:
voluisti enim in suo genere unumquemque... esse Roscium,
Cic. Or. 1, 61, 258: eos exercitus quos contra se multos jam annos aluerint velle dimitti, he demanded the disbanding of, etc., Caes. B. C. 1, 85:
(Cicero) vult esse auctoritatem in verbis,
Quint. 8, 3, 43:
vult esse Celsus aliquam et superiorem compositionem,
id. 9, 4, 137:
si tantum irasci vis sapientem quantum scelerum indignitas exigit,
Sen. Ira, 2, 9, 4. —
8.
To be of opinion that something is or was, = censere, dicere, but implying that the opinion is erroneous or doubtful, usu. in the third pers., sometimes in the second.
(α).
To imagine, consider:
est genus hominum qui esse se primos omnium rerum volunt, Nec sunt,
Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 17:
semper auget adsentator id quod is cujus ad voluntatem dicitur vult esse magnum,
Cic. Lael. 26, 98:
si quis patricius, si quis—quod illi volunt invidiosius esse—Claudius diceret,
Liv. 6, 40, 13.—
(β).
To be of opinion, to hold:
vultis, opinor, nihil esse... in natura praeter ignem,
Cic. N. D. 3, 14, 36:
volunt illi omnes... eadem condicione nasci,
id. Div. 2, 44, 93:
vultis evenire omnia fato,
id. ib. 2, 9, 24:
alteri censent, etc., alteri volunt a rebus fatum omne relegari,
id. Fat. 19, 45:
vultis a dis immortalibus hominibus dispertiri somnia,
id. N. D. 3, 39, 93; id. Tusc. 1, 10, 20; id. Fin. 3, 11, 36; id. Rep. 2, 26, 48:
volunt quidam... iram in pectore moveri effervescente circa cor sanguine,
Sen. Ira, 2, 19, 3.—
(γ).
To say, assert:
si tam familiaris erat Clodiae quam tu esse vis,
as you say he is, Cic. Cael. 21, 53:
sit sane tanta quanta tu illam esse vis,
id. Or. 1, 55, 23:
ad pastum et ad procreandi voluptatem hoc divinum animal procreatum esse voluerunt: quo nihil mihi videtur esse absurdius,
id. Fin. 2, 13, 40; 2, 17, 55; 2, 42, 131; 2, 46, 142; id. Fat. 18, 41.—With perf. inf.:
Rhodi ego non fui: me vult fuisse,
Cic. Planc. 34, 84.—
(δ).
To pretend, with perf. inf., both subjects denoting the same person:
unde homines dum se falso terrore coacti Effugisse volunt, etc.,
Lucr. 3, 69 (cf. A. 1. n. supra).—
(ε).
To mean, with perf. inf.:
utrum scientem vultis contra foedera fecisse, an inscientem?
Cic. Balb. 5, 13.— With pres. inf.:
quam primum istud, quod esse vis?
what do you mean by as soon as possible? Sen. Ep. 117, 24.—
(ζ).
Rarely in the first pers., implying that the opinion is open to discussion:
ut et mihi, quae ego vellem non esse oratoris, concederes,
what according to my opinion is not the orator's province, Cic. Or. 1, 17, 74.—
9.
In partic.
a.
With things as subjects.
(α).
Things personified:
ne res publica quidem haec pro se suscipi volet,
would have such things done for it, Cic. Off. 1, 45, 159:
cui tacere grave sit, quod homini facillimum voluerit esse natura,
which nature willed should be easiest for man, Curt. 4, 6, 6: fortuna Q. Metellum... nasci in urbe terrarum principe voluit, fate ordained that, etc., Val. Max. 7, 1, 1: nihil rerum ipsa natura voluit magnum effici cito, it is the law of nature that, etc., Quint. 10, 3, 4:
quid non ingenio voluit natura licere?
what license did nature refuse to genius? Mart. 8, 68, 9:
me sine, quem semper voluit fortuna jacere,
Prop. 1, 6, 25:
hanc me militiam fata subire volunt,
id. 1, 6, 30.—
(β).
Of laws, to provide:
duodecim tabulae nocturnum furem... interfici impune voluerunt,
Cic. Mil. 3, 9:
lex duodecim tabularum tignum aedibus junctum... solvi prohibuit, pretiumque ejus dari voluit,
Dig. 46, 3, 98, § 8 fin. (cf. Cic. Div. in Caecil. 6, 21, b. a, infra).—
b.
With perf. pass. inf., to represent a state or result wished for.
(α).
The inf. being in full, with esse expressed: si umquam quemquam di immortales voluere esse auxilio adjutum, tum me et Calidorum servatum volunt, if it ever was the will of the gods that any one should be assisted, etc., Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 1: Corinthum patres vestri, totius Graeciae lumen, exstinctum esse voluerunt, it was their will that Corinth should be ( and remain) destroyed, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 5, 11:
nostri... leges et jura tecta esse voluerunt,
id. Or. 1, 59, 253:
propter eam partem epistulae tuae per quam te et mores tuos purgatos et probatos esse voluisti,
id. Att. 1, 17, 7; id. Fin. 4, 27, 76; id. de Or. 1, 51, 221:
daturum se operam ne cujus suorum popularium mutatam secum fortunam esse vellent,
Liv. 21, 45, 6: for velle redundant in this construction, v. II. A. 2. 3. infra.—With pass. inf. impers.:
sociis maxime lex consultum esse vult,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 6, 21.—
(β).
With ellips. of esse (cf. Quint. 9, 3, 9): perdis me tuis dictis. Cu. Imo, servo et servatum volo, and mean that you should remain saved, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 56:
aunt qui volum te conventam,
who want to see you, id. Cist. 4, 2, 39:
eidem homini, si quid recte cura tum velis, mandes,
if you want to have anything done well, id. As. 1, 1, 106:
sed etiam est paucis vos quod monitos voluerim,
id. Capt. prol. 53: id nunc res indicium haeo [p. 2007] facit, quo pacto factum volueris, this shows now why you wished this to be done, Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 31 (cf. Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 33; id. Aul. 3, 5, 30, II. B. 1, b, and II. B. 3. b. infra): domestica cura te levatum volo, I wish to see you relieved, etc., Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 3:
nulla sedes quo concurrant qui rem publicam defensam velint,
id. Att. 8, 3, 4:
rex celatum voluerat (i. e. donum),
id. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 64:
Hannibal non Capuam neglectam, neque desertos volebat socios,
Liv. 25, 20, 5; 2, 15, 2; 2, 44, 3; 3, 21, 4; 22, 7, 4;
26, 31, 6: contemptum hominis quem destructum volebat,
Quint. 8, 3, 21:
si te non emptam vellet, emendus erat,
Ov. Am. 1, 8, 34 (so with velle redundant, v. II. A. 1. d., and II. A. 3. infra).—Both subjects denoting the same person:
velle Pompeium se Caesari purgatum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 8.— Esp., with pass. inf. impers.: alicui consultum velle, to take care for or advocate somebody's interests:
liberis consultum volumus propter ipsos,
Cic. Fin. 3, 17, 57:
obliviscere illum aliquando adversario tuo voluisse consultum,
id. Att. 16, 16 C, 10:
quibus tribuni plebis nunc consultum repente volunt,
Liv. 5, 5, 3; so id. 25, 25, 17:
quamquam senatus subventum voluit heredibus,
Dig. 36, 1, 1, § 4; so with dep. part., used passively:
volo amori ejus obsecutum,
Plaut. As. 1, 1, 63.—
c.
With predic. adj., without copula.
(α).
The subjects being different (mostly aliquem salvum velle):
si me vivum vis, pater, Ignosce,
if you wish me to live, Ter. Heaut. 5, 5, 7:
ille, si me alienus adfinem volet, Tacebit,
id. Phorm. 4, 1, 16:
ut tu illam salvam magis velis quam ego,
id. Hec. 2, 2, 17; 3, 5, 14:
quoniam ex tota provincia soli sunt qui te salvum velint,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 67, § 150:
irent secum extemplo qui rempublicam salvam vellent,
Liv. 22, 53, 7.—
(β).
Both subjects denoting the same person (virtually = object infinitive):
in occulto jacebis quom te maxime clarum voles (= clarus esse voles),
when you will most wish to be famous, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 38:
volo me patris mei similem,
I wish to be like my father, id. As. 1, 1, 54: ut iste qui se vult dicacem et mehercule est, Appius, who means to be witty, etc., Cic. Or. 2, 60, 246:
qui vero se populares volunt,
who mean to be popular, id. Off. 2, 22, 78:
ut integrum se salvumque velit,
id. Fin. 2, 11, 33:
ut (omne animal) se et salvum in suo genere incolumeque vellet,
id. ib. 4, 8, 19. —
d.
With an inf.-clause understood.
(α).
Velle, to wish: utinam hinc abierit in malam crucem! Ad. Ita nos velle aequom est (ita = eum abire, etc.), Plaut. Poen. 4, 1, 5:
stulta es, soror, magis quam volo (i.e. te esse),
id. Pers. 4, 4, 78; id. Trin. 1, 2, 8; 2, 4, 175; id. Stich. 1, 1, 13; id. Ps. 1, 5, 55:
senatum non quod sentiret, sed quod ego vellem decernere,
Cic. Mil. 5, 12:
neque enim facile est ut irascatur cui tu velis judex (= cui tu eum irasci velis),
id. Or. 2, 45, 190; cf. id. Sest. 38, 82.—
(β).
Referring to the will of superiors, etc.:
deos credo voluisse, nam ni vellent, non fieret,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 46: jamne abeo? St. Volo (sc. te abire), so I will, id. Cas. 2, 8, 57; cf. id. Mil. 4, 6, 12; id. Merc. 2, 3, 33.—
(γ).
To mean, intend (v. B. 3.):
acutum etiam illud est cum ex alterius oratione aliud atque ille vult (sc. te excipere),
Cic. Or. 2, 67, 273.—
(δ).
To require, demand (v B. 7.):
veremur quidem vos, Romani, et, si ita vultis, etiam timemus,
Liv. 39, 37, 17;
and of things as subjects: cadentque vocabula, si volet usus (i. e. ea cadere),
Hor. A. P. 71.—
(ε).
To be of opinion, will have (v. B. 8.):
ergo ego, inimicus, si ita vultis, homini, amicus esse rei publicae debeo,
Cic. Prov. Cons. 8, 19:
nam illi regi tolerabili, aut, si voltis, etiam amabili, Cyro,
id. Rep. 1, 28, 44; id. Fin. 2, 27, 89; 3, 4, 12; id. Cael. 21, 53; Liv. 21, 10, 7; Quint. 2, 17, 41.—
(ζ).
With ellips. of predic. inf. (v. A. 2. b.): cras de reliquiis nos volo (i. e. cenare), it is my intention that we dine, etc., Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 40:
volo Varronem (i. e. hos libros habere),
Cic. Att. 13, 25, 3.
C.
With ut, ne, or ut ne.
1.
With ut.
a.
To wish:
volo ut quod jubebo facias,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 65:
quia enim id maxime volo ut illi istac confugiant,
id. Most. 5, 1, 49:
ut mihi aedes aliquas conducat volo,
id. Merc. 3, 2, 17: hoc prius volo meam rem agere. Th. Quid id est? Ph. Ut mihi hanc despondeas, id. Curc. 5, 2, 71: quid vis, nisi ut maneat Phanium? Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 8:
velim ut tibi amicus sit,
Cic. Att. 10, 16, 1:
quare id quoque velim... ut sit qui utamur,
id. ib. 11, 11, 2:
maxime vellem, judices, ut P. Sulla... modestiae fructum aliquem percipere potuisset,
id. Sull. 1, 1:
equidem vellem uti pedes haberent (res tuae),
id. Fam. 7, 33, 2:
his ut sit digna puella volo,
Mart. 11, 27, 14.—Both subjects denoting the same person: volueram, inquit, ut quam plurimum tecum essem, Brut. ap. Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1.—
b.
It is the will of, to want, ordain (v. B. 2.):
at ego deos credo voluisse ut apud te me in nervo enicem,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 17: numquid me vis? Le. Ut valeas, id. Cist. 1, 1, 120: numquid vis? Ps. Dormitum ut abeas, id. Ps. 2, 2, 70:
volo ut mihi respondeas,
Cic. Vatin. 6, 14; 7, 17; 7, 18; 9, 21;
12, 29: nuntia Romanis, caelestes ita velle ut mea Roma caput orbis terrarum sit,
Liv. 1, 16, 7.—
c.
To intend, it is the purpose, aim, etc., the two subjects being the same:
id quaerunt, volunt haec ut infecta faciant,
Plaut. Cas. 4, 4, 9.—
d.
With other verbs:
quod peto et volo parentes meos ut commonstres mihi,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 4:
quasi vero aut populus Romanus hoc voluerit, aut senatus tibi hoc mandaverit ut... privares,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 19, § 48;
with opto,
id. Imp. Pomp. 16, 48;
with laboro,
Liv. 42, 14, 3;
with aequum censere,
id. 39, 19, 7.—
2.
With ne:
at ne videas velim,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 23:
quid nunc vis? ut opperiare hos sex dies saltem modo, ne illam vendas, neu me perdas, etc.,
id. Ps. 1, 3, 102:
credibile est hoc voluisse legumlatorem, ne auxilia liberorum innocentibus deessent,
intended, Quint. 7, 1, 56.—
3.
With ut ne: quid nunc tibi vis? Mi. Ut quae te cupit, eam ne spernas, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 60.
D.
With subjunct. of dependent verb (mostly ante-class.; class. and freq. with velim and vellem; but in Cic. mostly epistolary and colloquial).
1.
To wish:
ergo animum advortas volo,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 23; 2, 3, 28; 2, 3, 70:
volo amet me patrem,
id. As. 1, 1, 63 dub.:
hoc volo agatis,
id. Cist. 1, 1, 83:
ducas volo hodie uxorem,
Ter. And. 2, 3, 14:
quid vis faciam?
Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 49; Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 24; Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 64; 2, 3, 65; 2, 6, 65; 3, 3, 3; id. Ps. 4, 1, 17; 4, 7, 19; id. Cas. 2, 3, 56; id. Capt. 1, 2, 12; id. Poen. 3, 2, 16; id. Pers. 2, 4, 23; id. Rud. 5, 2, 45; 5, 3, 58; id. Stich. 5, 2, 21; Ter. Heaut. 4, 6, 14:
volo etiam exquiras quam diligentissime poteris quid Lentulus agat?
Cic. Att. 8, 12, 6:
Othonem vincas volo,
id. ib. 13, 29, 2:
eas litteras volo habeas,
id. ib. 13, 32, 3:
visne igitur videamus quidnam sit, etc.,
id. Rep. 1, 10, 15: visne igitur descendatur ad Lirim? id. Fragm. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4:
volo, inquis, sciat,
Sen. Ben. 2, 10, 2.—
2.
To be of opinion that something should be, demand, require (v. B. 7.): volo enim se efferat in adulescentia fecunditas, I like to see, etc., Cic. Or. 2, 21, 88:
volo hoc oratori contingat ut, etc.,
id. Brut. 84, 290.—
3.
With subj.-clause understood:
abi atque obsona, propera! sed lepide volo (i. e. obsones),
Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 55.
E.
With object nouns, etc.
1.
With acc. of a thing.
a.
With a noun, to want, wish for, like to have:
voltisne olivas, aut pulmentum, aut capparim?
Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 90:
animo male est: aquam velim,
id. Am. 5, 1, 6:
quia videt me suam amicitiam velle,
id. Aul. 2, 3, 68; so,
gratiam tuam,
id. Curc. 2, 3, 52; 2, 3, 56:
aquam,
id. ib. 2, 3, 34:
discidium,
Ter. And. 4, 2, 14: nullam ego rem umquam in vita mea Volui quin tu in ea re mihi advorsatrix fueris, I never had any wish in my life, etc., id. Heaut. 5, 3, 5: (dixit) velle Hispaniam, he wanted Spain, i. e. as a province, Cic. Att. 12, 7, 1:
mihi frumento non opus est: nummos volo,
I want the money, id. Verr. 2, 3, 85, § 196:
non poterat scilicet negare se velle pacem,
id. Att. 15, 1 a, 3; cf. id. ib. 13, 32, 2 (v. II. C. 4. infra):
si amplius obsidum (= plures obsides) vellet, dare pollicentur,
Caes. B. G. 6, 9 fin.:
pacem etiam qui vincere possunt, volunt,
Liv. 7, 40, 18:
ferunt (eum)... honestum finem voluisse,
Tac. A. 6, 26:
cum Scipio veram vellet et sine exceptione victoriam,
Flor. 1, 33 (2, 18), 12:
mensae munera si voles secundae, Marcentes tibi porrigentur uvae,
Mart. 5, 78, 11.—
b.
Neutr. adjj., denoting things, substantively used: utrum vis opta, dum licet. La. Neutrum volo, Plaut. Ps. 3, 6, 16:
quorum isti neutrum volunt,
acknowledge neither, Cic. Fat. 12, 28:
voluimus quaedam, contendimus... Obtenta non sunt,
we aspired to certain things, id. Balb. 27, 61:
restat ut omnes unum velint,
hold one opinion, id. Marcell. 10, 32:
si plura velim,
if I wished for more, Hor. C. 3, 16, 38:
per quod probemus aliud legislatorem voluisse,
that the law-giver intended something different, Quint. 7, 6, 8:
ut putent, aliud quosdam dicere, aliud velle,
that they say one thing and mean another, id. 9, 2, 85:
utrum is qui scripsit... voluerit,
which of the two was meant by the author, id. 7, 9, 15:
ut nemo contra id quod vult dicit, ita potest melius aliquid velle quam dicit,
mean better than he speaks, id. 9, 2, 89:
quis enim pudor omnia velle?
to desire every thing, Mart. 12, 94, 11.—
c.
With neutr. demonstr. expressed or understood, to want, intend, aim at, like, will:
immo faenus: id primum volo,
Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 64:
proximum quod sit bono... id volo,
id. Capt. 2, 2, 22:
nisi ea quae tu vis volo,
unless my purpose is the same as yours, id. Ep. 2, 2, 82:
siquidem id sapere'st, velle te id quod non potest contingere,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 83:
hoc (i. e. otium cum dignitate) qui volunt omnes optimates putantur,
who aim at this, Cic. Sest. 45, 98:
privatum oportet in re publica ea velle quae tranquilla et honesta sint,
id. Off. 1, 34, 124:
quid est sapientia? Semper idem velle atque idem nolle,
Sen. Ep. 20, 5:
pudebit eadem velle quae volueras puer,
id. ib. 27, 2:
nec volo quod cruciat, nec volo quod satiat,
Mart. 1, 57, 4.—With demonstr. in place of inf.-clause:
hoc Ithacus velit, et magno mercentur Atridae (sc. poenas in me sumi),
Verg. A. 2, 104:
hoc velit Eurystheus, velit hoc germana Tonantis (sc. verum esse, Herculem, etc.),
Ov. H. 9, 7; Hor. S. 2, 3, 88.—
d.
With neutr. of interrog. pron.: quid nunc vis? Am. Sceleste, at etiam quid velim, id tu me rogas? what do you want now? Plaut. Am. 4, 2, 5:
eloquere quid velis,
id. Cas. 2, 4, 2: heus tu! Si. Quid vis? id. Ps. 4, 7, 21; so Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 11; cf. Hor. S. 2, 3, 152:
sed plane quid velit nescio,
what his intentions are, Cic. Att. 15, 1 a, 5; id. de Or. 2, 20, 84:
mittunt etiam ad dominos qui quaerant quid velint,
to ask for their orders, id. Tusc. 2, 17, 41:
quid? Si haec... ipsius amici judicarunt? Quid amplius vultis?
what more do you require, will you have? id. Verr. 2, 3, 65, § 152:
quid amplius vis?
Hor. Epod. 17, 30:
spectatur quid voluerit scriptor,
we find out the author's intention, Quint. 7, 10, 1.—Sometimes quid vult = quid sibi vult (v. 4. b.), to mean, signify:
capram illam suspicor jam invenisse... quid voluerit,
what it signified, Plaut. Merc. 2, 1, 30:
sed tamen intellego quid velit,
Cic. Fin. 2, 31, 101:
quid autem volunt ea di immortales significantes quae sine interpretibus non possimus intellegere? etc.,
id. Div. 2, 25, 54.—Of things as subjects:
hunc ensem mittit tibi... Et jubet ex merito scire quid iste velit,
Ov. H. 11, 96.—
e.
With rel. pron.:
quod volui, ut volui, impetravi... a Philocomasio,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 5, 1:
ut quod frons velit oculi sciant,
that the eyes know what the forehead wants, id. Aul. 4, 1, 13:
illi quae volo concedere,
to yield to him my wishes, id. Cas. 2, 3, 49:
si illud quod volumus dicitur,
what we like, id. Truc. 1, 2, 95:
multa eveniunt homini quae volt, quae nevolt,
id. Trin. 2, 2, 84; id. Ep. 2, 2, 4:
quamquam (litterae tuae) semper aliquid adferunt quod velim,
Cic. Att. 11, 11, 1:
quae vellem quaeque sentirem dicendi,
id. Marcell. 1, 1:
uti ea quae vellent impetrarent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 31:
satis animi ad id quod tam diu vellent,
to carry out what they had desired so long, Liv. 4, 54, 5:
sed quod volebant non... expediebant,
their purpose, id. 24, 23, 9. —Idiomatically: quod volo = quod demonstrare volo, what I intend to prove:
illud quod volumus expressum est, ut vaticinari furor vera soleat,
Cic. Div. 1, 31, 67:
bis sumpsit quod voluit,
he has twice begged the question, id. ib. 2, 52, 107.—With indef. relations:
cornucopia ubi inest quidquid volo,
whatever I wish for, Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 5:
Caesar de Bruto solitus est dicere: magni refert hic quid velit, sed quidquid volt, valde volt,
whatever he wills he wills strongly, Cic. Att. 14, 1, 2.—
f.
With indef. pronn.
(α).
Si quid vis, if you want any thing: illo praesente mecum agito si quid voles, [p. 2008] Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 72: Py. Adeat si quid volt. Pa. Si quid vis, adi, mulier, id. Mil. 4, 2, 47:
eumque Alexander cum rogaret, si quid vellet, ut diceret,
id. Or. 2, 66, 266; Caes. B. G. 1, 7 fin. —
(β).
Nisi quid vis, unless you wish to give some order, to make some remark, etc.:
ego eo ad forum nisi quid vis,
Plaut. As. 1, 1, 94:
nunc de ratione videamus, nisi quid vis ad haec,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 18, 42.—
(γ).
Numquid vis or ecquid vis? have you any orders to give? a formula used by inferiors before leaving their superiors; cf. Don. ad Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 39:
visunt, quid agam, ecquid velim,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 113:
numquid vis aliud?
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 111; 1, 2, 106; id. Ad. 2, 2, 39; 3, 3, 78; id. Hec. 2, 2, 30:
numquid vellem rogavit,
Cic. Att. 6, 3, 6:
frequentia rogantium num quid vellet,
Liv. 6, 34, 7:
rogavit num quid in Sardiniam vellet. Te puto saepe habere qui num quid Romam velis quaerant,
Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 1.—
2.
With acc. of the person: aliquem velle.
(α).
To want somebody, i. e. in order to see him, to speak with him (ante-class. and colloq.):
Demenaetum volebam,
I wanted, wished to see, Demenoetus, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 12:
bona femina et malus masculus volunt te,
id. Cist. 4, 2, 40:
solus te solum volo,
id. Capt. 3, 4, 70:
quia non est intus quem ego volo,
id. Mil. 4, 6, 40:
hae oves volunt vos,
id. Bacch. 5, 2, 24:
quis me volt? Perii, pater est,
Ter. And. 5, 3, 1:
centuriones trium cohortium me velle postridie,
Cic. Att. 10, 16, 4.—With paucis verbis or paucis, for a few words ( moments):
volo te verbis pauculis,
Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 28:
sed paucis verbis te volo, Palaestrio,
id. Mil. 2, 4, 22:
Sosia, Adesdum, paucis te volo,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 2.—
(β).
To love, like somebody, to be fond of somebody (anteclass. and poet.):
hanc volo (= amo),
Plaut. As. 5, 1, 18:
sine me amare unum Argyrippum... quem volo,
id. ib. 3, 2, 38:
quom quae te volt, eamdem tu vis,
id. Mil. 4, 2, 80:
aut quae (vitia) corpori' sunt ejus siquam petis ac vis,
Lucr. 4, 1152:
quam volui nota fit arte mea,
Ov. Am. 1, 10, 60: nolo virum, facili redimit qui sanguine famam: hunc volo, laudari qui sine morte potest, I like the one who, etc., Mart. 1, 8, 6.—
(γ).
To wish to have:
roga, velitne an non uxorem,
whether he wishes to have his wife or not, Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 43:
ut sapiens velit gerere rem publicam, atque... uxorem adjungere, et velle ex ea liberos (anacoluth.),
Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 68.—
With two accusatives: (narrato) illam te amare et velle uxorem,
that you wish to have her as your wife, Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 25; cf. id. Phorm. 1, 2, 65.—
3.
With two accusatives, of the person and the thing: aliquem aliquid velle, to want something of somebody (cf.: aliquem aliquid rogare; mostly ante-class.;
not in Cic.): numquid me vis?
Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 120:
face certiorem me quid meus vir me velit,
id. Cas. 2, 6, 1:
num quidpiam me vis aliud?
id. Truc. 2, 4, 81:
nunc verba in pauca conferam quid te velim,
id. As. 1, 1, 74:
narrabit ultro quid sese velis,
id. Ps. 2, 4, 60:
quid me voluisti?
id. Mil. 4, 2, 35:
numquid aliud me vis?
Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 101:
quin tu uno verbo dic quid est quod me velis,
id. And. 1, 1, 18; Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 85; id. Cist. 2, 3, 49; id. As. 2, 3, 12; id. Merc. 5, 2, 27; id. Pers. 4, 6, 11; Ter. Heaut. 4, 8, 31; id. Phorm. 2, 4, 18; id. Eun. 2, 3, 47; id. Hec. 3, 4, 15:
si quid ille se velit, illum ad se venire oportere,
Caes. B. G. 1, 34:
cum mirabundus quidnam (Taurea) sese vellet, resedisset Flaccus, Me quoque, inquit, etc.,
Liv. 26, 15, 11; also, I want to speak with somebody (v. 2. a. a):
paucis, Euclio, est quod te volo,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 22:
est quod te volo secreto,
id. Bacch. 5, 2, 33.—
4.
With acc. of thing and dat. of the person: aliquid alicui velle, to wish something to somebody (= cupio aliquid alicui; v. cupio;
rare): quamquam vobis volo quae voltis, mulieres,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 1:
si ex me illa liberos vellet sibi,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 33:
praesidium velle se senectuti suae,
id. ib. 1, 2, 44:
nihil est mali quod illa non initio filio voluerit, optaverit,
Cic. Clu. 66, 188:
rem Romanam huc provectam ut externis quoque gentibus quietem velit,
Tac. A. 12, 11:
cui ego omnia meritissimo volo et debeo,
to whom I give and owe my best wishes, Quint. 9, 2, 35.—Esp., in the phrase quid vis (vult) with reflex. dat. of interest, lit. what do you want for yourself?
a.
Quid tibi vis = quid vis, the dat. being redundant (rare):
quid aliud tibi vis?
what else do you want? Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 90.—With quisque:
haud ita vitam agerent ut nunc plerumque videmus Quid sibi quisque velit nescire,
be ignorant as to their own aims and purposes, Lucr. 3, 1058.—
b.
What do you mean? what do you drive at? what is your scope, object, drift (rare in post-Aug. writers; Don. ad Ter. Eun. prol. 45, declares it an archaism).
(α).
In 1 st pers. (rare):
nunc quid processerim huc, et quid mihi voluerim dicam,
and what I meant thereby, what was the purpose of my coming, Plaut. As. prol. 6:
quid mihi volui? quid mihi nunc prodest bona voluntas?
Sen. Ben. 4, 21, 6.—
(β).
In 2 d pers.:
quid nunc tibi vis, mulier, memora,
what is the drift of your talk? Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 60: sed quid nunc tibi vis? what do you want to come at (i.e. by your preamble)? id. Poen. 1, 1, 24: quid tu tibi vis? Ego non tangam meam? what do you mean? i. e. what is your purpose? Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 28:
quid tibi vis? quid cum illa rei tibi est?
id. ib. 4, 7, 34:
quid est quod sic gestis? quid sibi hic vestitus quaerit? Quid est quod laetus sis? quid tibi vis?
what do you mean by all this? id. ib. 3, 5, 11:
quid est, inepta? quid vis tibi? quid rides?
id. ib. 5, 6, 6:
quid vis tibi? Quid quaeris?
id. Heaut. 1, 1, 9: Ph. Fabulae! Ch. Quid vis tibi? id. Phorm. 5, 8, 53:
roganti ut se in Asiam praefectum duceret, Quid tibi vis, inquit, insane,
Cic. Or. 2, 67, 269; so in 2 d pers. plur.:
pro deum fidem, quid vobis vultis?
Liv. 3, 67, 7.—
(γ).
In 3 d pers.:
quid igitur sibi volt pater? cur simulat?
Ter. And. 2, 3, 1:
quid hic volt veterator sibi?
id. ib. 2, 6, 26:
proinde desinant aliquando me isdem inflare verbis: quid sibi iste vult?... Cur ornat eum a quo desertus est?
Cic. Dom. 11, 29:
quid sibi vellet (Caesar)? cur in suas possessiones veniret?
Caes. B. G. 1, 44 med.:
conicere in eum oculos, mirantes quid sibi vellet (i. e. by courting the plebeians),
Liv. 3, 35, 5:
qui quaererent quid sibi vellent qui armati Aventinum obsedissent,
id. 3, 50, 15:
quid sibi voluit providentia quae Aridaeum regno imposuit?
Sen. Ben. 4, 31, 1: volt, non volt dare Galla mihi, nec dicere possum quod volt et non volt, quid sibi Galla velit, Mart: 3, 90, 2.—
(δ).
Transf. of things as subjects, what means, what signifies? quid volt sibi, Syre, haec oratio? Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 2:
ut pernoscatis quid sibi Eunuchus velit,
id. Eun. prol. 45:
quid ergo illae sibi statuae equestres inauratae volunt?
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 61, § 150:
quid haec sibi horum civium Romanorum dona voluerunt?
id. ib. 2, 3, 80, §
186: avaritia senilis quid sibi velit, non intellego,
what is the meaning of the phrase, id. Sen. 18, 66:
quid ergo illa sibi vult pars altera orationis qua Romanos a me cultos ait?
Liv. 40, 12, 14:
tacitae quid vult sibi noctis imago?
Ov. M. 9, 473.—
5.
Bene or male alicui velle, to wish one well or ill, to like or dislike one (ante-class. and poet.): Ph. Bene volt tibi. St. Nequam est illud verbum bene volt, nisi qui bene facit, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 37 sq.:
jam diu ego huic bene et hic mihi volumus,
id. Ps. 1, 3, 4:
ut tibi, dum vivam, bene velim plus quam mihi,
id. Cas. 2, 8, 30:
egone illi ut non bene vellem?
id. Truc. 2, 4, 90; cf. id. ib. 2, 4, 95; id. Merc. 2, 1, 21; id. Ps. 4, 3, 7; id. Poen. 3, 3, 9:
nisi quod tibi bene ex animo volo,
Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 6:
quo tibi male volt maleque faciet,
Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 44:
atque isti etiam parum male volo,
id. Truc. 5, 7; cf. id. As. 5, 1, 13:
utinam sic sient qui mihi male volunt,
Ter. Eun. 4, 3, 13:
non sibi male vult,
he does not dislike himself, Petr. 38; so, melius or optime alicui velle, to like one better or best:
nec est quisquam mihi aeque melius quoi vellem,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 42; id. Merc. 5, 2, 57:
illi ego ex omnibus optime volo,
id. Most. 1, 4, 24.—And bene velle = velle: bene volueris in precatione augurali Messalla augur ait, significare volueris, Fest. s. v. bene sponsis, p. 351.—
6.
With abl.: alicujus causa velle, to like one for his own sake, i. e. personally, a Ciceronian phrase, probably inst. of omnia alicujus causa velle; lit. to wish every thing (i.e. good) in somebody's behalf.
(α).
With omnia expressed: etsi mihi videor intellexisse cum tecum de re M. Annaeii locutus sum, te ipsius causa vehementer omnia velle, tamen, etc.... ut non dubitem quin magnus cumulus accedat commenda tionis meae, Cic. Fam. 13, 55, 1:
repente coepit dicere, se omnia Verris causa velle,
that he had the most friendly disposition towards Verres, id. Verr. 2, 2, 26, § 64:
accedit eo quod Varro magnopere ejus causa vult omnia,
id. Fam. 13, 22, 1.—
(β).
Without omnia:
per eos qui nostra causa volunt, valentque apud illum,
Cic. Att. 11, 8, 1:
sed et Phameae causa volebam,
id. ib. 13, 49, 1:
etsi te ipsius Attici causa velle intellexeram,
id. ib. 16, 16, A, 6:
valde enim ejus causa volo,
id. Fam. 16, 17, 2 fin.:
illud non perficis quo minus tua causa velim,
id. ib. 3, 7, 6;
12, 7, 1: si me velle tua causa putas,
id. ib. 7, 17, 2:
regis causa si qui sunt qui velint,
id. ib. 1, 1, 1:
credo tua causa velle Lentulum,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 4, 5; id. Div. in Caecil. 6, 21; cf. id. Imp. Pomp. (v. C. 1. b. supra), where the phrase has its literal meaning; cf. also: alicujus causa (omnia) cupere; v. cupio.—
7.
With acc. and subjunct. per ecthesin (ante-class.): nunc ego illum meum virum veniat velim (by mixture of constructions: meum virum velim; and:
meus vir veniat velim),
Plaut. Cas. 3, 2, 29:
nunc ego Simonidem mi obviam veniat velim,
id. Ps. 4, 5, 10:
nimis hercle ego illum corvum ad me veniat velim,
id. Aul. 4, 6, 4:
saltem aliquem velim qui mihi ex his locis viam monstret,
id. Rud. 1, 3, 35:
patrem atque matrem viverent vellem tibi,
id. Poen. 5, 2, 106; cf. id. Merc. 2, 1, 30 (v. E. 1. d. supra).
F.
Velle used absolutely, variously rendered to will, have a will, wish, consent, assent:
quod vos, malum... me sic ludificamini? Nolo volo, volo nolo rursum,
I nill I will, I will I nill again, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 57: novi ingenium mulierum: Nolunt ubi velis, ubi nolis cupiunt ultro, they will not where you will, etc., id. Eun. 4, 7, 43:
quis est cui velle non liceat?
who is not free to wish? Cic. Att. 7, 11. 2:
in magnis et voluisse sat est,
Prop. 2, 10 (3, 1), 6:
tarde velle nolentis est,
slow ness in consenting betrays the desire to refuse, Sen. Ben. 2, 5, 4:
quae (animalia) nullam injuriam nobis faciunt, quia velle non possunt, id. Ira, 2, 26, 4: ejus est nolle qui potest velle,
the power to assent implies the power to dissent, Dig. 50, 17, 3.—So velle substantively:
sed ego hoc ipsum velle miserius duco quam in crucem tolli,
that very wishing, Cic. Att. 7, 11, 2: inest enim velle in carendo, the word carere implies the notion of a wish, id. Tusc. 1, 36, 88:
velle ac posse in aequo positum erat,
his will and power were balanced, Val. Max. 6, 9, ext. 5:
velle tuum nolo, Didyme, nolle volo,
Mart. 5, 83, 2:
velle suum cuique est,
each has his own likings, Pers. 5, 53.
II.
In partic.
A.
Redundant, when the will to do is identified with the act itself.
1.
In imperative sentences.
a.
In independent sentences introduced by noli velle, where noli has lost the idea of volition:
nolite, judices, hunc velle maturius exstingui vulnere vestro quam suo fato,
do not resolve, Cic. Cael. 32, 79:
nolite igitur id velle quod fieri non potest,
id. Phil. 7, 8, 25: qui timor bonis omnibus injectus sit... nolite a me commoneri velle, do not wish, expect, to be reminded by me, etc., id. Mur. 25, 50: nolite hunc illi acerbum nuntium velle perferri, let it not be your decision that, etc., id. Balb. 28, 64: cujus auspicia pro vobis experti nolite adversus vos velle experiri, do not desire, etc., Liv. 7, 40, 16:
noli adversum eos me velle ducere, etc.,
Nep. Att. 4, 2.—
b.
Ne velis or ne velit fecisse = ne feceris, or ne facito (v. I. A. 3. a. supra).—So ne velis with pres. inf.:
neve, revertendi liber, abesse velis (= neve abfueris),
Ov. H. 1, 80.—
c.
In affirmative imperative sentences (velim esse = esto;
rare): tu tantum fida sorori Esse velis (= fida esto or sis),
Ov. M. 2, 745; and in 3 d pers.:
di procul a cunctis... Hujus notitiam gentis habere velint (= habeant),
id. P. 1, 7, 8:
credere modo qui discet velit (= credat qui discet),
Quint. 8, prooem. 12. —
d.
In clauses dependent on verbs of commanding and wishing:
aut quia significant divam praedicere ut armis Ac virtute velint patriam defendere terram (= ut defendant),
Lucr. 2, 641: precor quaesoque ne ante oculos patris facere et pati omnia infanda velis (= facias et patiaris). Liv. 23, 9, 2:
monentes ne experiri vellet imperium cujus vis, etc.,
id. 2, 59, 4; 39, 13, 2:
et mea... opto Vulnera qui fecit facta levare velit,
Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 18: nos contra (oravimus) [p. 2009]... ne vertere secum Cuncta pater fatoque urguenti incumbere vellet, Verg. A. 2, 653. —With pass. perf. inf. (v. I. B. 9. b. b):
legati Sullam orant ut filii innocentis fortunas conservatas velit (virtually = fortunas conservet),
Cic. Rosc. Am. 9, 25:
a te peto ut utilitatem sociorum per te quam maxime defensam et auctam velis (= defendas et augeas),
id. Fam. 13, 9, 3.—So after utinam or ut:
utinam illi qui prius eum viderint me apud eum velint adjutum tantum quantum ego vellem si quid possem (= utinam illi me adjuvent quantum ego adjuvarem, etc.),
id. Att. 11, 7, 7:
cautius ut saevo velles te credere Marti (= utinam te credidisses),
Verg. A. 11, 153:
edictum praemittit ad quam diem magistratus... sibi esse praesto Cordubae vellet (= sibi praesto essent),
Caes. B. C. 1, 19 (cf. also I. B. 9. b. b, and I. B. 2. fin. supra).—
2.
In conditional clauses, si facere velim = si faciam, often rendered by the potential or future auxiliaries would or will:
non tu scis, Bacchae bacchanti si velis advorsarier, ex insana insaniorem facies? (= si advorseris),
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 80:
si meum Imperium exsequi voluisset, interemptam oportuit (= si executus esset),
Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 22:
si id confiteri velim, tamen istum condemnetis necesse est (= si id confitear),
if I would acknowledge, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 18, § 45:
si quis velit ita dicere... nihil dicat (= si quis dicat),
id. Fat. 14, 32:
dies deficiat si velim numerare, etc.,
id. N. D. 3, 32, 81;
so,
id. Tusc. 5, 35, 102; id. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 52:
qua in sententia si constare voluissent, suam auctoritatem... recuperassent,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 14; id. Verr. 2, 1, 11, § 31; id. Lael. 20, 75:
conicere potestis, si recordari volueritis quanta, etc.,
if you will remember, id. Verr. 2, 4, 58, § 129; so id. Or. 1, 44, 197; id. Brut. 1, 2, 5:
quod si audire voletis externa, maximas res publicas ab adulescentibus labefactatas reperietis,
id. Sen. 6, 20; so id. Or. 1, 60, 256; 2, 23, 95:
ejus me compotem voti vos facere potestis, si meminisse vultis, non vos in Samnio, etc.,
Liv. 7, 40, 5; 23, 13, 6; 23, 15, 4: cum olera Diogeni lavanti Aristippus dixisset: si Dionysium adulare velles, ista non esses;
Imo, inquit, si tu ista esse velles, non adulares Dionysium,
Val. Max. 4, 3, ext. 4:
ut si his (legibus) perpetuo uti voluissent, sempiternum habituri fuerint imperium,
id. 5, 3, ext. 3:
quid enim si mirari velit, non in silvestribus dumis poma pendere,
Sen. Ira, 2, 10, 6; cf. Curt. 5, 1, 1; 3, 5, 6; Ov. H. 17 (18), 43.—With perf. inf. pass.:
nisi ea (opera) certi auctores monumentis suis testata esse voluissent,
Val. Max. 3, 2, 24.—
3.
In declarative sentences.
a.
Volo in 1 st pers. with perf. pass. inf. or part. (volo oratum esse or oratum = oro; v. I. B. 9. b. a and b):
vos omnes opere magno esse oratos volo benigne ut operam detis, etc.,
Plaut. Cas. prol. 21:
justam rem et facilem esse oratam a vobis volo,
id. Am. prol. 33:
illud tamen te esse admonitum volo, etc.,
Cic. Cael. 3, 8:
sed etiam est paucis vos quod monitos voluerim,
Plaut. Capt. prol. 53:
illud te, Tulli, monitum velim etc.,
Liv. 1, 23, 8:
quamobrem omnes eos oratos volo Ne, etc.,
Ter. Heaut. prol. 26; so, factum volo = faciam: serva tibi sodalem, et mihi filium. Mne. Factum volo, I will, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 91: pariter nunc opera me adjuves ac, etc. Nau. Factum volo, Ter. Phorm. 5, 3, 4; so Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 10.—In 3 d pers.:
esse salutatum vult te mea littera primum,
Ov. P. 2, 7, 1.—
b.
With pres. inf.:
propterea te vocari ad cenam volo (= voco te),
Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 72:
sed nunc rogare hoc ego vicissim te volo: quid fuit, etc. (= nunc te rogo),
id. Trin. 1, 2, 136.—
c.
With perf. act. inf.:
pace tua dixisse velim (= pace tua dixerim),
Ov. P. 3, 1, 9.—
d.
In other connections, when the will or purpose is made more prominent than the action:
eorum alter, qui Antiochus vocatur, iter per Siciliam facere voluit (= fecit),
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 61:
si suscipere eam (religionem) nolletis, tamen in eo qui violasset sancire vos velle oporteret (= sancire vos oporteret),
id. ib. 2, 4, 51, §
114: ut insequentibus diebus nemo eorum forum aut publicum adspicere vellet (= adspiceret),
Liv. 9, 7, 11:
talentis mille percussorem in me emere voluisti (= emisti),
Curt. 3, 5, 6: quin etiam senatus gratias ei agentem quod redire voluisset ante portas eduxit (= quod redisset), Val. Max. 3, 4, 4:
utri prius gratulemur, qui hoc dicere voluit, an cui audire contigit? (= qui hoc dixit),
id. 4, 7, ext. 2:
sic tua non paucae carpere facta volent (= carpent),
Ov. P. 3, 1, 64.
B.
Velim, as potential subjunctive (mostly in 1 st pers. sing., as subjunctive of modest statement), = volo, I wish, I should like.
1.
With verb in the second person.
a.
With pres. subj., so most frequently in Cic.
(α).
As a modest imperative of the dependent verb: velim facias = fac, I wish you would do it, please do it:
ego quae in rem tuam sint, ea velim facias,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 9:
eas (litteras) in eundem fasciculum velim addas,
Cic. Att. 12, 53:
eum salvere jubeas velim,
id. ib. 7, 7, 7:
velim me facias certiorem, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 19, 9:
tu velim saepe ad nos scribas,
id. ib. 1, 12, 4:
velim mihi ignoscas,
id. Fam. 13, 75, 1:
tu velim animum a me parumper avertas,
id. Lael. 1, 5; cf. id. Att. 1, 11, 3; 7, 3, 11; 8, 12, 5; id. Fam. 15, 3, 2 et saep.:
haec pro causa mea dicta accipiatis velim,
Liv. 42, 34, 13: velim, inquit, hoc mihi probes, Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 51:
Musa velim memores, etc.,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 53.—
(β).
Expressing a wish without a command (v. vellem):
vera dicas velim,
I wish you told the truth, Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 18:
quam velim Bruto persuadeas ut Asturae sit,
Cic. Att. 14, 15, 4:
ipse velim poenas experiare meas,
Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 74;
so in asseverations: ita velim me promerentem ames, dum vivas, mi pater, ut... id mihi vehementer dolet,
Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 47.—
b.
With infinitive clause.
(α).
With the force of a modest imperative:
sed qui istuc credam ita esse, mihi dici velim (i. e. a te),
Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 15:
extremum illud est quod mihi abs te responderi velim,
Cic. Vat. 17, 41 (may be a dependent subjunctive):
itaque vos ego, milites, non eo solum animo.... pugnare velim, etc.,
Liv. 21, 41, 10.—
(β).
As a mere wish:
velim te arbitrari, frater, etc.,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 1:
primum te arbitrari id quod res est velim,
Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 9.—With perf. act.:
hanc te quoque ad ceteras tuas eximias virtutes, Masinissa, adjecisse velim,
Liv. 30, 14, 6.—With perf. pass., Liv. 1, 23, 8 (v. II. A. 3. a. supra).—
c.
With ut (rare):
de tuis velim ut eo sis animo, quo debes esse,
Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 4. —
d.
With ne (rare), Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 23 (v. I. C. 2. supra).—
2.
With dependent verb in the third person, expressing a wish.
a.
With pres. subj.:
ita se defatigent velim Ut, etc.,
Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 3:
de Cicerone quae mihi scribis, jucunda mihi sunt: velim sint prospera,
Cic. Att. 14, 11, 2:
velim seu Himilco, seu Mago respondeat,
Liv. 23, 12, 15:
sint haec vera velim,
Verg. Cir. 306:
nulla me velim syllaba effugiat,
Quint. 11, 2, 45.—With final clause:
tu velim mihi ad urbem praesto sis, ut tuis consiliis utar,
Cic. Att. 9, 16, 3; cf. id. ib. 11, 11, 2 (v. I. C. 2. supra).—With ellips. of pres. subj.:
velim mehercule Asturae Brutus (i. e. sit),
Cic. Att. 14, 11, 1.—
b.
With perf. subj. (a wish referring to the past):
nimis velim improbissumo homini malas edentaverint,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 48.—
c.
With inf.-clause:
ne ego nunc mihi modium mille esse argenti velim!
Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 9: di me perdant! Me. Quodcunque optes, velim tibi contingere, id. Cist. 2, 1, 30:
velim eum tibi placere quam maxime,
Cic. Brut. 71, 249: idque primum ita esse velim;
deinde etiam, si non sit, mihi persuaderi tamen velim,
id. Tusc. 1, 11, 24:
quod faxitis, deos velim fortunare,
Liv. 6, 41, 12.—With perf. pass. inf. (v. I. B. 9. b. b, supra):
edepol te hodie lapide percussum velim,
Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 33:
moribus praefectum mulierum hunc factum velim,
id. Aul. 3, 5, 30.—With inf.-clause understood:
nimium plus quam velim nostrorum ingenia sunt mobilia,
Liv. 2, 37, 4.—
3.
With verb in the first person.
a.
With inf. pres. (so most freq.):
atque hoc velim probare omnibus, etc.,
Cic. Prov. Cons. 20, 47:
velim scire ecquid de te recordere,
id. Tusc. 1, 6, 13:
quare te, ut polliceris, videre plane velim,
id. Att. 11, 9, 3:
nec vero velim... a calce ad carceres revocari,
id. Sen. 23, 83:
sed multitudo ea quid animorum... habeat scire velim,
Liv. 23, 12, 7:
interrogare tamen velim, an Isocrates Attice dixerit,
Quint. 12, 10, 22.—With perf. inf. act., Ov. P. 3, 1, 9 (v. II. A. 3. c.).—
b.
With acc. and inf.:
quod velis, modo id velim me scire,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 4, 8.—So with perf. pass. inf.:
ego praeterquam quod nihil haustum ex vano velim, Fabium... potissimum auctorem habui,
Liv. 22, 7, 4.—
c.
With subj. pres.:
eo velim tam facili uti possim et tam bono in me quam Curione,
Cic. Att. 10, 8, 10 B. and K. ex conj. Mull. (Lachm., Hoffm. posse; al. possem).—
4.
Velim in the principal sentence of conditional clauses, I would, I should be willing:
aetatem velim servire, Libanum ut (= si) conveniam modo,
Plaut. As. 2, 2, 8:
velim, si fieri possit,
id. Truc. 2, 4, 12:
si quid tibi compendi facere possim, factum edepol velim (redundant),
id. ib. 2, 4, 26:
si possim, velim,
id. Stich. 4, 2, 9:
nec velim (imitari orationes Thucydidis) si possim,
Cic. Brut. 83, 287:
si liceat, nulli cognitus esse velim,
Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 42.—
5.
The other persons of velim in potential use (rare).
a.
Velis.
(α).
Imperatively = cupito:
quoniam non potest fieri quod vis, Id velis quod possit,
Ter. And. 2, 1, 6:
atque aliquos tamen esse velis tibi, alumna, penates,
Verg. Cir. 331.—
(β).
Declaratively with indef. subj.: quom inopia'st, cupias; quando ejus copia'st, tum non velis, then you (i.e. people, they) do not want it, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 45.—
(γ).
Redundant, as a form of the imperative of the dependent verb, Ov. Am. 1, 4, 38 (v. I. A. 3. a. b); id. H. 1, 80 (v. II. A. 1. b.); id. M. 2, 746 (v. II. A. 1. c.).—
b.
Velit.
(α).
Modestly for vult:
te super aetherias licentius auras Haud pater ille velit, etc.,
Verg. A. 7, 558: nemo enim minui velit id in quo maximus fuit, would like that to be diminished in which, etc., Quint. 12, 11, 6; cf. Verg. A. 2, 104, and Ov. H. 9, 7 (v. I. E. 1. c. supra).— So, poet., instead of vellet with perf. inf.:
ut fiat, quid non illa dedisse velit?
Ov. Am. 2, 17, 30.—
(β).
= imperative of third person:
arma velit, poscatque simul rapiatque juventus,
Verg. A. 7, 340.—Redundantly, giving to the dependent verb the force of an imperative, Quint. 8, prooem. 12 (v. II. A. 1. c. supra; v. also I. A. 3. a. supra).—
c.
Velimus.
(α).
In the optative sense of velim:
sed scire velimus quod tibi nomen siet,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 6, 18.—
(β).
With imperative sense (= let us, we should, etc.), Quint. 6, 3, 28 (v. I. A. 2. d. supra).—
d.
Velitis = velim velitis (i. e. jubeatis, jubete):
novos consules ita cum Samnite gerere bellum velitis ut omnia ante nos bella gesta sunt,
Liv. 9, 8, 10.—So especially in velitis jubeatis, a formula in submitting a law to the votes of the people in the comitia centuriata or tributa, let it be resolved and ordered by you:
rogatus in haec verba populus: velitis jubeatisne haec sic fieri, si respublica populi Romani Quiritium, etc.,
Liv. 22, 10, 2:
velitis jubeatis, Quirites... uti de ea re Ser. Sulpicius praetor urbanus ad senatum referat, etc.,
id. 38, 54, 3.—And parodied by Cic.:
velitis jubeatis ut quod Cicero versum fecerit,
Cic. Pis. 29, 72.—So in oblique discourse, vellent juberent:
rogationem promulgavit, vellent juberent Philippo... bellum indici,
Liv. 31, 6, 1:
vellent juberentne se regnare,
id. 1, 46, 1; cf.
in the resolution of the people: plebis sic jussit: quod senatus... censeat, id volumus jubemusque,
id. 26, 33, 14.—
e.
Velint, optative and redundant, Cic. Att. 11, 7, 7 (v. II. A. 1. d.); Ov. P. 1, 7, 8 (v. II. A. 1. c.).
C.
Vellem, as potential subjunctive, I wish, should like, should have liked, representing the wish as contrary to fact, while velim refers to a wish which may be realized:
de Menedemo vellem verum fuisset, de regina velim verum sit,
Cic. Att. 15, 4, 4. It is not used with imperative force; cf.:
quod scribis, putare te... vellem scriberes, cur ita putares... tu tamen velim scribas,
Cic. Att. 11, 24, 5.—Often quam vellem, how I wish, i. e. I wish very much; and in the same sense: nimium vellem, v. infra.
1.
With verb in first person.
a.
With inf. pres., I wish, would like, referring to present or future actions:
videre equidem vos vellem, cum huic aurum darem,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 68:
vellem equidem idem posse gloriari quod Cyrus,
Cic. Sen. 10, 32:
vellem equidem vobis placere, Quirites, sed, etc.,
Liv. 3, 68, 9:
quam fieri vellem meus libellus!
Mart. 8, 72, 9.—With cuperem and optarem:
nunc ego Triptolemi cuperem conscendere currus... Nunc ego Medeae vellem frenare dracones... Nunc ego jactandas optarem sumere pennas, etc.,
Ov. Tr. 3, 8, 1 sqq.— [p. 2010] Rarely, I should have liked:
tum equidem istuc os tuum inpudens videre nimium vellem!
Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 49.—And in conditional sense:
maerorem minui: dolorem nec potui, nec, si possem, vellem (i. e. minuere),
Cic. Att. 12, 28, 2:
certe ego, si sineres, titulum tibi reddere vellem,
Ov. Tr. 4, 5, 13:
sic nec amari quidem vellem (i. e. if I were in his place),
Sen. Ira, 1, 20, 4.—
b.
With perf. inf., I wish I had:
abiit, vah! Rogasse vellem,
I wish I had asked him, Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 25:
maxime vellem semper tecum fuisse,
Cic. Att. 8, 11, D, 5:
quam vellem petisse ab eo quod audio Philippum impetrasse,
id. ib. 10, 4, 10:
non equidem vellem, quoniam nocitura fuerunt, Pieridum sacris imposuisse manum,
Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 27:
ante equidem summa de re statuisse, Latini, Et vellem, et fuerat melius,
Verg. A. 11, 303. —
c.
With inf.-clause, the predicate being a perf. part. (v. I. B. 9. b. b, supra):
virum me natam vellem,
would I had been born a man! Ter. Phorm. 5, 3, 9.—
d.
With subj. imperf. (rare):
quam vellem, Panaetium nostrum nobiscum haberemus,
Cic. Rep. 1, 10, 15.—
2.
The subject of the dependent verb in the second person.
a.
With subj. imperf. (the regular construction):
hodie igitur me videbit, ac vellem tum tu adesses,
I wish you could be present, Cic. Att. 13, 7, 2:
quam vellem de his etiam oratoribus tibi dicere luberet,
I wish you would please, id. Brut. 71, 248.—
b.
With subj. pluperf., I wish you had:
vellem Idibus Martiis me ad cenam invitasses,
Cic. Fam. 12, 4, 1:
quam vellem te ad Stoicos inclinavisses,
id. Fin. 3, 3, 10:
vellem suscepisses juvenem regendum,
id. Att. 10, 6, 2:
quam vellem Bruto studium tuum navare potuisses,
id. ib. 15, 4, 5.—
c.
With ne and pluperf. subj.:
tu vellem ne veritus esses ne parum libenter legerem tuas litteras,
Cic. Fam. 7, 33, 2.—
d.
With ellipsis of verb: vera cantas, vana vellem (i. e. cantares). Plaut. Most. 3, 4, 41.—
3.
With verb in third person.
a.
With imperf. subj. (the regular construction):
patrem atque matrem viverent vellem tibi (per ecthesin, v. I. E. b.),
Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 106:
vellem adesset Antonius, modo sine advocatis,
Cic. Phil. 1, 7, 16:
vellem nobis hoc idem vere dicere liceret,
id. Off. 3, 1, 1:
vellem adesse posset Panaetius,
id. Tusc. 1, 33, 81:
vellem hoc esset laborare,
id. Or. 2, 71, 287.—
b.
With pluperf. subj.:
vellem aliqui ex vobis robustioribus hunc male dicendi locum suscepissent,
Cic. Cael. 3, 7:
vellem dictum esset ab eodem etiam de Dione,
id. ib. 10, 23; so id. ib. 31, 74; id. Brut. 44, 163:
quam vellem Dareus aliquid ex hac indole hausisset!
Curt. 3, 32 (12), 26.—
c.
With inf.-clause.
(α).
With inf. pres., I wish he were:
quam non abesse ab hujus judicio L. Vulsionem vellem!
Cic. Clu. 70, 198:
nunc mihi... Vellem, Maeonide, pectus inesse tuum,
Ov. F. 2, 120.—
(β).
With perf. inf. or part., I wish he had, had been:
quam vellem Menedemum invitatum!
Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 11:
epistulas, quas quidem vellem mihi numquam redditas,
Cic. Att. 11, 22, 1.—
With ellipsis of predicate: illud quoque vellem antea (i. e. factum, or factum esse),
Cic. Att. 11, 23, 3.—
d.
With ut, Cic. Sull. 1, 1; id. Fam. 7, 33, 2 (v. I. C. 1. a. supra).—
4.
With acc. of a neuter pronoun or of a noun:
aliquando sentiam us nihil nobis nisi, id quod minime vellem, spiritum reliquum esse,
Cic. Att. 9, 19, 2: tris eos libros maxime nunc vellem: apti essent ad id quod cogito, I would like to have (cf. I. E. 1. a.), id. ib. 13, 22, 2.—
5.
In the other persons of vellem (mostly poet.).
a.
Velles.
(α).
In optative sentences redundant, Verg. A. 11, 153 (v. II. A. 1. d.).—
(β).
Of an indefinite subject:
velles eum (Senecam) suo ingenio dixisse, alieno judicio,
Quint. 10, 1, 130.—
b.
Vellet.
(α).
In the potential sense of vellem: vellet abesse quidem;
sed adest. Velletque videre, Non etiam sentire canum fera facta suorum,
Ov. M. 3, 247.—
(β).
Conditionally:
quis vellet tanti nuntius esse mali (i. e. if in this situation)?
Ov. H. 12, 146.—
c.
Vellent.
(α).
In the potential sense of vellem:
quam vellent aethere in alto Nunc of pauperiem et duros perferre labores!
Verg. A. 6, 436.—
(β).
Conditionally: nec superi vellent hoc licuisse sibi, would wish, i. e. if in this situation, Mart. 4, 44, 8.
D.
Volam and voluero.
1.
In gen.: respiciendus erit sermo stipulationis, utrumne talis sit: quem voluero, an quem volam. Nam si talis fuerit quem voluero, cum semel elegerit, mutare voluntatem non poterit;
si vero... quem volam, donec judicium dictet, mutandi potestatem habebit,
Dig. 45, 1, 112.—
2.
Volam in principal sentences.
(α).
= Engl. future, I shall wish, etc.:
et commeminisse hoc ego volam te,
I shall require you to recollect this, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 7: cum omnia habueris, tunc habere et sapientiam voles? will you also wish to have wisdom when? etc., Sen. Ep. 17, 8.—
(β).
Denoting present probability: et scilicet jam me hoc voles patrem exorare, ut, etc., you doubtless wish me, etc., Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 27.—
3.
In clauses dependent on predicates implying a future, generally rendered by an English present:
quid si sors aliter quam voles evenerit?
otherwise than as you wish, Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 35:
tum te, si voles, cum patriae quod debes solveris, satis diu vixisse dicito,
then if you choose, if you will, Cic. Marcell. 9, 27:
decedes cum voles,
id. Att. 6, 3, 2:
qui magis effugies eos qui volent fingere?
those who are bent upon inventing, who will invent, falsehoods, id. ib. 8, 2, 2; cf. id. ib. 1, 1, 4; id. Verr. 2, 4, 25, § 55; id. Prov. Cons. 9, 24:
quod voles gratum esse, rarum effice,
Sen. Ben. 1, 14, 1; cf. id. Brev. Vit. 7, 9: si di volent, the gods permitting, August. ap. Suet. Calig. 8:
invenies, vere si reperire voles,
Ov. P. 3, 1, 34; cf. Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 78; Tib. 1, 4, 45.—So, voluero:
quem (locum) si qui vitare voluerit, sex milium circuitu in oppidum pervenit,
who wishes to avoid this spot, Caes. B. C. 2, 24.
E.
Si vis, parenthetically.
1.
If you please (cf. sis, supra init.):
paulum opperirier, Si vis,
Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 52:
audi, si vis, nunc jam,
id. Ad. 2, 1, 30:
dic, si vis, de quo disputari velis,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 5, 13.—
2.
If you wish, choose, insist upon it:
hanc quoque jucunditatem, si vis, transfer in animum,
Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 14:
addam, si vis, animi, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 27, 89:
concedam hoc ipsum, si vis, etc.,
id. Div. 2, 15, 34.
F.
Quam, with any person of the pres. indic. or subj., or imperf. subj. or future, = quamvis, in a concessive sense, virtually, however, however much.
1.
3 d pers. sing.:
quod illa, quam velit sit potens, numquam impetravisset (= quamvis sit potens),
however powerful she may be, Cic. Cael. 26, 63:
C. Gracchus dixit, sibi in somnis Ti. fratrem visum esse dicere, quam vellet cunctaretur, tamen eodem sibi leto... esse pereundum,
id. Div. 1, 26, 56:
quam volet jocetur,
id. N. D. 2, 17, 46.—
2.
1 st pers. plur.:
quam volumus licet ipsi nos amemus, tamen, etc.,
Cic. Har. Resp. 9, 19.—
3.
2 d pers. plur.: exspectate facinus quam vultis improbum, vincam tamen, etc., expect a crime, however wicked ( ever so wicked), etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 5, § 11;
but: hac actione quam voletis multi dicent,
as many as you choose, id. ib. 2, 2, 42, § 102.—
4.
3 d pers. plur.:
quam volent illi cedant, tamen a re publica revocabuntur,
Cic. Phil. 2, 44, 113:
quam volent in conviviis faceti, dicaces, etc., sint, alia fori vis est, alia triclinii,
id. Cael. 28, 67;
but: et ceteri quam volent magnas pecunias capere possint,
as much money as they choose, id. Verr. 2, 2, 58, § 142.
G.
Volo = malo, to prefer, with a comparative clause (rare):
quodsi in ceteris quoque studiis a multis eligere homines commodissimum quodque, quam sese uni alicui certo vellent addicere, = si se eligere mallent quam se uni addicere,
Cic. Inv. 2, 2, 5:
malae rei quam nullius duces esse volunt,
Liv. 3, 68, 11:
famaene credi velis quanta urbs a te capta sit, quam posteris quoque eam spectando esse?
id. 25, 29, 6.
H.
With magis and maxime.
1.
Magis velle: ut tu illam salvam magis velles quam ego, you wish more than I, etc., Ter. Hec. 2, 2, 17.—
2.
With maxime, to wish above all, more than any thing or any one else, to be most agreeable to one, to like best, to prefer (among more than two alternatives):
quia id maxime volo ut illi istoc confugiant,
wish above all, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 49; so id. Trin. 3, 2, 38:
maxime vellem, judices, ut P. Sulla, etc.,
Cic. Sull. 1, 1:
caritate nos capiunt reges, consilio optimates, libertate populi, ut in comparando difficile ad eligendum sit, quid maxime velis,
which you prefer, like best, id. Rep. 1, 35, 55; so, quemadmodum ego maxime vellem, id. Att. 13, 1, 1:
tris eos libros maxime nunc vellem,
above all others, id. ib. 13, 32, 2:
alia excusanti juveni, alia recipienti futura, ita ut maxime vellet senatus responderi placuit,
as it was most agreeable to him, Liv. 39, 47:
si di tibi permisissent quo modo maxime velles experiri animum meum,
in the manner most convenient to yourself, Curt. 3, 6, 12.
K.
In disjunctive co - ordination.
1.
With sive... sive:
tu nunc, sive ego volo, seu nolo, sola me ut vivam facis,
whether I choose or not, Plaut. Cist. 3, 14:
itaque Campanos sive velint, sive nolint, quieturos,
Liv. 8, 2, 13.—
2.
Without connectives.
a.
Vis tu... vis:
congredi cum hoste liceat... vis tu mari, vis terra, vis acie, vis urbibus expugnandis experiri virtutem?
Liv. 25, 6, 22.—
b.
Velim nolim.
(α).
Interrogatively, = utrum velim nec ne:
velit nolit scire, difficile est,
it is difficult to know whether he intends it or not, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 4.—
(β).
= seu velim seu nolim:
ut mihi, velim nolim, sit certa quaedam tuenda sententia,
whether I will or not, Cic. N. D. 1, 7, 17:
velim nolim, in cognomine Scipionum haeream necesse est,
Val. Max. 3, 7, 3:
mors interim adest, cui velis nolis vacandum est,
Sen. Brev. Vit. 8, 5:
hunc ita fundatum necesse est, velit nolit, sequatur hilaritas continua,
id. Vit. Beat. 4, 4:
velint nolint, respondendum est... beate vivere bonum non esse,
id. Ep. 117, 4:
praeterea futuri principes, velint nolint, sciant, etc.,
Plin. Pan. 20 fin. Part. and P. a.: vŏlens, entis.
A.
As a part. proper, retaining the meaning and construction of velle, with the force of a relative or adverbial clause.
1.
Agreeing with some member of the sentence ( poet. and in post-class. prose;
rare): neque illum... multa volentem Dicere praeterea vidit (= qui multa voluit dicere),
Verg. G. 4, 501; id. A. 2, 790:
nec me vis ulla volentem Avertet (i. e. si adhaerere foederi volo),
id. ib. 12, 203: decemviri, minuere volentes hujuscemodi violentiam... putaverunt, etc., intending ( who intended) to diminish such a violence, etc., Gell. 20, 1, 34:
Milo, experiri etiamtunc volens, an ullae sibi reliquae vires adessent... rescindere quercum conatus est,
id. 15, 16, 3:
scio quosdam testatores, efficere volentes ne servi sui umquam ad libertatem venirent, etc., hactenus scribere solitos,
Dig. 40, 4, 61:
si te volentem ad prohibendum venire, deterruerit aliquis, etc.,
ib. 43, 24, 1, § 10.—
2.
Abl. absol. (not ante-Aug.):
ne cujus militis scripti nomen nisi ipso volente deleretur,
except with his consent, Liv. 7, 41, 4; so,
Teum ex medio cursu classem repente avertit, aut volentibus iis usurus commeatu parato hostibus, aut ipsos pro hostibus habiturus,
with their consent, id. 37, 27, 3:
ponuntque ferocia Poeni Corda, volente deo,
since the god willed it, Verg. A. 1, 303: Thrasippo supplicium a se voluntaria morte exigere volente, while he was about to inflict punishment on himself, etc., Val. Max. 5, 1, ext. 2: scire volentibus immortalibus dis an Romana virtus imperium orbis mereretur, it being the will of the gods to know, etc., Flor. 1, 13, 3 (1, 7, 3): qui sciente aut volente eo ad quem res pertinet, possessionem nanciscitur, with the knowledge and consent of the person who, etc., Dig. 41, 2, 6. —
B.
As adj., willing, voluntary, and hence, favorably disposed (opp. invitus).
1.
Attributively.
a.
In the phrase cum dis volentibus, lit. with the willing or favoring gods, i. e. with the will, permission, or favor of the gods: dono ducite doque volentibu' cum magnis dis, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38 (Ann. v. 208 Vahl.):
sequere hac, mea gnata, me cum dis volentibus,
Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 4:
cum dis volentibus quodque bene eveniat mando tibi Mani uti illaec suovetaurilia, etc.,
Cato, R. R. 141 (142).— And without cum, abl. absol.:
virtute ac dis volentibus magni estis et opulenti,
Sall. J. 14, 19.—
b.
Volenti animo.
(α).
= cupide, eagerly:
Romae plebes litteris quae de Metello ac Mario missae erant, volenti animo de ambobus acceperant,
Sall. J. 73, 3. —
(β).
On purpose, intentionally:
consilio hanc omnes animisque volentibus urbem Adferimur,
Verg. A. 7, 216.—
2.
Predicatively.
a.
Agreeing with the subject-nom. or subject - acc.
(α).
Voluntarily, willingly, [p. 2011] gladly (class.):
(hi) divini generis appellentur... vobisque jure et lege volentes pareant,
Cic. Univ. 11 fin.:
quas victi ab hostibus poenas metuerant, eas ipsi volentes pendere,
Sall. J. 76, 6:
quia volentes in amicitiam non veniebant,
Liv. 21, 39, 4:
si volentes ac non coacti mansissent in amicitia,
id. 24, 37, 7:
quocunque loco seu volens seu invitus constitisti,
id. 7, 40, 13:
itaque se numquam volentem parte qua posset rerum consilio gerendarum cessurum,
id. 22, 27, 9:
(virtus), quidquid evenerit, feret, non patiens tantum, sed etiam volens,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 15, 5:
non est referre gratiam quod volens acceperis nolenti reddere,
id. Ben. 4, 40, 4:
volens vos Turnus adoro,
Verg. A. 10, 677; 3, 457; 6, 146;
12, 833: date vina volentes,
id. ib. 8, 275: ipsa autem macie tenuant armenta volentes ( on purpose), id. G. 3, 129.—And referring to subjects denoting things: quos rami fructus, quos ipsa volentia rura Sponte tulere sua, carpsit ( spontaneously and willingly), Verg. G. 2, 500.—
(β).
Favorably; with propitius, favorably and kindly, referring to the gods:
precantes Jovem ut volens propitius praebeat sacra arma pro patria,
Liv. 24, 21, 10:
precantibus ut volens propitiaque urbem Romanam iniret,
id. 29, 14, 13:
in ea arce (Victoriam) sacratam, volentem propitiamque, firmam ac stabilem fore populo Romano,
id. 22, 37, 12; 1, 16, 3; 7, 26, 3; 24, 38, 8; Inscr. Orell. 2489 sq.—Parodied by Plautus:
agite, bibite, festivae fores! fite mihi volentes propitiae,
Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 89.— Abl. absol.:
omnia diis propitiis volentibusque ea faciemus,
with the favor and help of the gods, Liv. 39, 16, 11 Weissenb. ad loc.:
si (Jovem) invocem ut dexter ac volens assit,
Quint. 4, prooem. 5.—
b.
Agreeing with other terms of the sentence (rare): volenti consuli causa in Pamphyliam devertendi oblata est, a welcome cause was offered to the consul, etc., Liv. 38, 15, 3:
quod nobis volentibus facile continget,
if we wish, Quint. 6, 2, 30:
is Ariobarzanem volentibus Armeniis praefecit,
to their satisfaction, Tac. A. 2, 4:
gemis... hominem, Urse, tuum, cui dulce volenti servitium... erat,
to whom his servitude was sweet, since he liked it, Stat. S. 2, 6, 15:
me mea virtus, etc., fatis egere volentem,
Verg. A. 8, 133:
saepe ille volentem castigabat erum,
administered kindly received rebukes, Stat. S. 2, 6, 50.—
c.
In the phrase aliquid mihi volenti est or putatur, etc., something is welcome, acceptable to me, pleases me (= volens habeo or accipio aliquid; cf. the Gr. Humin tauta boulomenois estin, and, mihi aliquid cupienti est; v. cupio;
rare but class.): uti militibus exaequatus cum imperatore labos volentibus esset,
that the equalization of labor was acceptable to the soldier, Sall. J. 100, 4:
quia neque plebei militia volenti putabatur,
id. ib. 84, 3 Dietsch:
grande periculum maritumis civitatibus esse, et quibusdam volentibus novas res fore,
that to some a change of the government would be welcome, Liv. 21, 50, 10:
quibus bellum volentibus erat, probare exemplum,
Tac. Agr. 18.— Impers. with subject - inf.: ceterisque remanere et in verba Vespasiani adigi volentibus fuit, to the rest it was acceptable to remain, etc., Tac. H. 3, 43.—With subject-inf. understood:
si volentibus vobis erit, in medium profero quae... legisse memini,
Macr. S. 7, 13, 11:
si volentibus vobis erit, diem fabulis et epulis exigamus,
id. ib. 1, 7; 2, 3 fin.; 6, 6 init. —
3.
As subst. (mostly post-Aug.).
a.
vŏlens, entis, m., = is qui vult, in the different meanings, and often with the construction of the verb.
(α).
One who wishes:
nunc cis Hiberum castra Romana esse, arcem tutam perfugiumque novas volentibus res,
Liv. 22, 22, 11:
consulere se volentibus vacuas aures accommodavit,
Val. Max. 5, 8, 3:
quid opus libertate si volentibus luxu perire non licet,
id. 2, 9, 5:
discere meliora volentibus promptum est,
i. e. it depends on our own will to learn better things, Quint. 11, 11, 12:
nec sum in hoc sollicitus, dum res ipsa volentibus discere appareat,
to the students, id. 8, 4, 15:
mori volentibus vis adhibita vivendi,
Suet. Tib. 61.—
(β).
One who intends, is about:
juris ignorantia non prodest acquirere volentibus,
i. e. in the acquisition of property, Dig. 22, 6, 7:
si quis volentem incipere uti frui prohibuit,
one who is about to enter upon a usufruct, ib. 43, 16, 3, § 14. —
(γ).
One who is willing:
non refert quid sit quod datur, nisi a volente volenti datur,
unless it is both willingly given and received, Sen. Ben. 2, 18, 8:
ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt,
those willing to follow, id. Ep. 107, 11.—
(δ).
One who consents:
tutiusque rati volentibus quam coactis imperitare,
to rule men with their consent, Sall. J. 102, 6:
quippe rempublicam si a volentibus nequeat ab invitis jus expetituram,
peaceably if they could, forcibly if they must, Liv. 3, 40, 4:
si quis aliam rem pro alia volenti solverit,
if one pays with the consent of the receiver, Dig. 46, 3, 46:
nulla injuria est quae in volentem fiat,
ib. 47, 10, 1, § 5.—
(ε).
One who does a thing voluntarily:
pecuniam etiam a volentibus acceperant,
the contributions of money were voluntary, Vell. 2, 62, 3:
parce, puer, stimulis... (solis equi) Sponte sua properant. Labor est inhibere volentis (i. e. properare),
Ov. M. 2, 128.—
(ζ).
Volens = bene volens: munificus nemo habebatur nisi pariter volens, unless he was just as kindly disposed, sc. as he was liberal, Sall. J. 103, 6.—Often referring to a previously mentioned noun:
hunc cape consiliis socium et conjunge volentem,
and unite with him, since he wishes it, Verg. A. 5, 712; so may be taken Ov. M. 2, 128 (v. e).—
b.
In the neutr. plur. (volentia) rare, always with dat., things pleasing, acceptable:
Pompeius multis suspitionibus volentia plebi facturus habebatur,
that he would do what pleased the common people, Sall. H. 4, 31 Dietsch:
haec atque talia plebi volentia fuere,
Tac. A. 15, 36 Draeg. ad loc. al.:
iique Muciano volentia rescripsere,
id. H. 3, 52.—Hence, adv.: vŏlenter, willingly, App. M. 6, p. 178, 4.
2.
vŏlo, āvi, ātum ( part. gen. plur. volantūm, Verg. A. 6, 728; Lucr. 2, 1083), 1, v. n. [Sanscr. val-, to turn one's self, etc.; cf.: vŏlucer, vēlox, and vol- in velivolus], to fly.
I.
Lit.: ex alto... laeva volavit avis, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. v. 95 Vahl.):
aves,
Lucr. 6, 742:
accipitres,
id. 4, 1010:
corvi,
id. 2, 822:
altam supra volat ardea nubem,
Verg. G. 1, 364:
volat ille per aëra magnum Remigio alarum,
id. A. 1, 300:
columbae venere volantes,
id. ib. 6, 191; Prop. 2, 30 (3, 28), 30; Juv. 8, 251:
apes,
Ov. A. A. 1, 96; cf. Plin. 10, 38, 54, § 112:
volasse eum (Antonium), non iter fecisse diceres,
Cic. Phil. 10, 5, 11.—Prov.:
sine pennis volare haud facile est,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 49.—
2.
P. a. as subst.: vŏlantes, ĭum, comm., the birds ( poet.), Lucr. 2, 1083; Verg. A. 6, 239; 6, 728.—
II.
Transf., to fly, i. e. to move swiftly like one flying, to fleet, speed, hasten along:
i sane... vola curriculo,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 17; cf.:
per summa levis volat aequora curru,
Verg. A. 5, 819:
medios volat ecce per hostes Vectus equo spumante Saces,
id. ib. 12, 650:
illa (Argo) volat,
Ov. H. 6, 66:
currus,
Verg. G. 3, 181:
axis,
id. ib. 3, 107:
nubes,
Lucr. 5, 254:
fulmina,
id. 2, 213:
tempestates,
id. 6, 612:
telum,
id. 1, 971; cf. Sall. J. 60, 2; Verg. A. 9, 698; Liv. 26, 44, 7 al.:
litterae Capuam ad Pompeium volare dicebantur,
Cic. Att. 2, 19, 3:
volat aetas,
id. Tusc. 1, 31, 76:
hora,
Sen. Hippol. 1141:
fama,
Verg. A. 3, 121:
et semel emissum volat irrevocabile verbum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 71.— Poet., with inf.:
ast Erebi virgo ditem volat aethere Memphim Praecipere et Phariā venientem pellere terrā,
Val. Fl. 4, 407.
3.
vŏlo, ōnis, m. [1. volo], a volunteer, first applied to the slaves who, after the battle at Cannæ, were enrolled upon their own expressed desire to serve (cf. Liv. 22, 57, 11; Val. Max. 7, 6, 1):
volones dicti sunt milites, qui post Cannensem cladem usque ad octo milia, cum essent servi, voluntarie se ad militiam obtulere,
Paul. Diac. p. 370:
volones, quia sponte hoc voluerunt, appellati,
Macr. S. 1, 11, 30:
vetus miles tironi, liber voloni sese exaequari sineret,
Liv. 23, 35, 6; 23, 32, 1; Capitol. Anton. Phil. 21, 6; Macr. S. 1, 11, 30.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > volo
4 anständig

I Adj.

1. Sache: (schicklich) decent, proper; Witz: clean; Leistung etc.: respectable; das war sehr anständig von ihr that was very decent of her; es ist nicht anständig, seine Mutter zu beschimpfen it isn’t nice ( oder proper) to be nasty to one’s ( oder your) mother

2. Person: (ehrbar) respectable, decent; altm. (keusch, treu) chaste; bleib anständig! be good!, behave yourself!

3. umg. (zufrieden stellend) decent, reasonable, respectable; das Haus hat einen anständigen Preis erzielt the house got ( oder fetched umg.) a fair ( oder handsome) price; eine anständige Tracht Prügel a good hiding; eine anständige Portion a sizable piece, quite a hunk

II Adv. decently; properly (auch umg. tüchtig); sich anständig benehmen behave (o.s.) (well); er kann sich nicht anständig benehmen he doesn’t know how to behave (himself) properly; benimm dich jetzt anständig! zu Kind: (you) behave yourself!; jemanden anständig behandeln treat s.o. like a human being; jemandem anständig die Meinung sagen umg. give s.o. a piece of one’s mind; es schneit anständig umg. it’s snowing pretty hard

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reputable; sportsmanlike; tidy; decent; honest; proper; fair; decorous; square

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ạn|stän|dig
1. adj
decent; Witz auch clean; (= ehrbar) respectable; (inf = beträchtlich) sizeable, large
das war nicht anständig von ihm — that was pretty bad of him

bleib anständig! — behave yourself!

eine anständige Tracht Prügel (inf) — a good hiding

2. adv
decently
sich anständig benehmen — to behave oneself

sich anständig hinsetzen — to sit properly

jdn anständig bezahlen (inf) — to pay sb well

anständig essen/ausschlafen (inf) — to have a decent meal/sleep

es regnet ganz anständig (inf) — it's raining pretty hard

sie hat sich anständig gestoßen (inf) — she really took a knock (inf)

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1) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) clean

2) (in a manner acceptable to the general idea of what is proper or suitable: You're not going out unless you're decently dressed.) decently

3) (kindly, tolerant or likeable: He's a decent enough fellow.) decent

4) (not vulgar or immoral; modest: Keep your language decent!) decent

5) decorously

6) ((behaving in a manner which is) acceptable, especially quiet and dignified: behaving in a decorous manner.) decorous

7) (correct; acceptable: respectable behaviour.) respectable

8) ((of clothes) good enough or suitable to wear: You can't go out in those torn trousers - they're not respectable.) respectable

9) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) straight

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an·stän·dig

I. adj

1. (gesittet) decent

\anständige Witze clean jokes

2. (ehrbar) respectable

3. (fam: ordentlich) proper fam

II. adv

1. (gesittet) decently

sich akk \anständig[er] benehmen to behave oneself

\anständig sitzen to sit up straight

2. (fam: ausgiebig) properly

\anständig baden to have a proper bath fam

\anständig ausschlafen/essen to get a decent meal/a good night's sleep

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (sittlich einwandfrei, rücksichtsvoll) decent; decent, clean < joke>; (ehrbar) respectable; (gut angesehen) decent, respectable < job>

2) (ugs.): (zufriedenstellend) decent; respectable <result, marks>

3) (ugs.): (beträchtlich) sizeable <sum, amount, debts>

eine anständige Tracht Prügel — a good hiding (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1) (sittlich einwandfrei) decently; (ordentlich) properly

2) (ugs.): (zufriedenstellend)

jemanden anständig bezahlen — pay somebody pretty well

ganz anständig abschneiden — do quite well

anständig arbeiten — do good work

3) (ugs.): (ziemlich)

anständig ausschlafen — have a decent sleep

jemanden anständig eine knallen — really belt somebody one (coll.)

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anständig

A. adj

1. Sache: (schicklich) decent, proper; Witz: clean; Leistung etc: respectable;

das war sehr anständig von ihr that was very decent of her;

es ist nicht anständig, seine Mutter zu beschimpfen it isn’t nice ( oder proper) to be nasty to one’s ( oder your) mother

2. Person: (ehrbar) respectable, decent; obs (keusch, treu) chaste;

bleib anständig! be good!, behave yourself!

3. umg (zufriedenstellend) decent, reasonable, respectable;

das Haus hat einen anständigen Preis erzielt the house got ( oder fetched umg) a fair ( oder handsome) price;

eine anständige Tracht Prügel a good hiding;

eine anständige Portion a sizable piece, quite a hunk

B. adv decently; properly (auch umg tüchtig);

sich anständig benehmen behave (o.s.) (well);

er kann sich nicht anständig benehmen he doesn’t know how to behave (himself) properly;

benimm dich jetzt anständig! zu Kind: (you) behave yourself!;

jemanden anständig behandeln treat sb like a human being;

jemandem anständig die Meinung sagen umg give sb a piece of one’s mind;

es schneit anständig umg it’s snowing pretty hard

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (sittlich einwandfrei, rücksichtsvoll) decent; decent, clean < joke>; (ehrbar) respectable; (gut angesehen) decent, respectable < job>

2) (ugs.): (zufriedenstellend) decent; respectable <result, marks>

3) (ugs.): (beträchtlich) sizeable <sum, amount, debts>

eine anständige Tracht Prügel — a good hiding (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1) (sittlich einwandfrei) decently; (ordentlich) properly

2) (ugs.): (zufriedenstellend)

jemanden anständig bezahlen — pay somebody pretty well

ganz anständig abschneiden — do quite well

anständig arbeiten — do good work

3) (ugs.): (ziemlich)

anständig ausschlafen — have a decent sleep

jemanden anständig eine knallen — really belt somebody one (coll.)

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adj.

decent adj.

decorous adj.

proper adj.

respectful adj. adv.

decorously adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > anständig
5 defender

v.

1 to defend.

defender los intereses de alguien to defend somebody's interests

defendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound arguments

Elsa defiende su posición Elsa defends her position.

Elsa defiende los derechos humanos Elsa defends human rights.

2 to protect (proteger) (del frío, calor).

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defender

Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to defend (contra/de, against)

■ defendió el castillo de sus enemigos he defended the castle against his enemies

2 (mantener una opinión, afirmación) to defend, uphold; (respaldar a alguien) to stand up for, support

3 (proteger) to protect (contra/de, against/from)

4 DERECHO (algo) to argue, plead; (a alguien) to defend

► verbo pronominal defenderse

1 (espabilarse) to manage, get by, get along

■ ¿qué tal se defiende en inglés? how does she get by in English?, what's her English like?

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

defender una causa DERECHO to argue a case

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verb

to defend

- defenderse

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1.

VT (Mil) [+ país, territorio, intereses] to defend; [+ causa, ideas] to defend, champion; (Jur) to defend

defiende sus opiniones con buenos argumentos — he defends his opinions with good arguments

el Real Madrid defiende el título de campeón — Real Madrid are defending the championship title, Real Madrid are the defending champions

nos defendió de los atracadores — he defended us against the muggers

defiendo la tesis doctoral el mes que viene — I'm having a viva on o (EEUU) I'm defending my doctoral thesis next month

2.

See:

defenderse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( proteger) <guarnición/nación> to defend, protect; < persona> to defend

siempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister

defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody

b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defend

c) (Der) to defend

d) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend

defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)
2.
defenderse v pron

a) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneself

defenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody

b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)

me defiendo bastante bien en francés — I can get by quite well in French

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= advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.

Ex. In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.

Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.

Ex. Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.

Ex. It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.

Ex. The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.

Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.

Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.

Ex. My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.

Ex. This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.

Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.

Ex. A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.

Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

Ex. There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.

Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.

Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.

Ex. In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.

Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.

Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.

Ex. Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.

Ex. An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.

Ex. The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.

Ex. In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..

Ex. The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.

Ex. The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.

Ex. He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.

Ex. It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.

Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.

Ex. The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.

Ex. I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.

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* defender a = put + a word in for.

* defender a Alguien = stand up for.

* defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.

* defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.

* defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.

* defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.

* defender la causa de = further + the cause of.

* defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.

* defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.

* defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.

* defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.

* defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.

* defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.

* defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.

* defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.

* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.

* defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.

* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.

* defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.

* defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.

* defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.

* defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.

* defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.

* defender una idea = champion + idea.

* defender un argumento = support + view.

* defender un opinión = support + view.

* saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( proteger) <guarnición/nación> to defend, protect; < persona> to defend

siempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister

defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody

b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defend

c) (Der) to defend

d) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend

defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)
2.
defenderse v pron

a) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneself

defenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody

b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)

me defiendo bastante bien en francés — I can get by quite well in French

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= advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.

Ex: In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.

Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.

Ex: Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.

Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.

Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.

Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.

Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.

Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.

Ex: This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.

Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.

Ex: A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.

Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

Ex: There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.

Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.

Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.

Ex: In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.

Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.

Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.

Ex: Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.

Ex: An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.

Ex: The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.

Ex: In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..

Ex: The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.

Ex: The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.

Ex: He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.

Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.

Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.

Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.

Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.

* defender a = put + a word in for.

* defender a Alguien = stand up for.

* defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.

* defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.

* defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.

* defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.

* defender la causa de = further + the cause of.

* defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.

* defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.

* defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.

* defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.

* defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.

* defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.

* defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.

* defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.

* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.

* defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.

* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.

* defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.

* defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.

* defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.

* defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.

* defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.

* defender una idea = champion + idea.

* defender un argumento = support + view.

* defender un opinión = support + view.

* saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.

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defender [E8 ]

vt

1 (proteger) ‹guarnición/nación› to defend, protect; ‹persona› to defend

siempre defiende a su hermana he always defends o protects o stands up for his sister

defender a algn DE algo/algn to defend sb AGAINST sth/sb

la defendió de las acusaciones/de sus atacantes he defended her against the accusations/against her attackers

2 ‹intereses› to protect, defend; ‹derechos› to defend; ‹título› to defend

3 ( Der) ‹caso› to defend; ‹acusado/cliente› to defend

4 ‹idea/teoría/opinión› to defend, uphold; ‹causa/ideal› to champion, defend

defender la tesis ≈ to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈ to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)

■ defenderse

v pron

1 ( refl) (contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; ( Der) to defend oneself defenderse DE algo/algn to defend oneself AGAINST sth/sb

2 ( fam) (arreglárselas) to get by ( colloq)

me defiendo bastante bien en francés I can get by quite well in French

¿sabes jugar al tenis? — bueno, me defiendo can you play tennis? — well, I'm not too bad ( colloq)

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defender ( conjugate defender) verbo transitivo
to defend;
‹ intereses› to protect;
defender a algo/algn de algo/algn to defend sth/sb against sth/sb
defenderse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself;

(Der) to defend oneself;
defenderse de algo/algn to defend oneself against sth/sb
b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq);

◊ me defiendo bastante bien en francés I can get by quite well in French

defender verbo transitivo to defend [contra, against] [de, from]
' defender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
defensa
- defensor
- defensora
- muerte
- resguardar
- uña
- unirse
- valedor
- valedora
- defienda
English:
argue
- defend
- defender
- guard
- leg
- plead
- speak up
- stand up
- stick up for
- uphold
- advocate
- champion
- speak
- stand
- stick

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defender

♦ vt

1. [país, ideas] to defend;
[amigo] to stand up for; Dep [contrario, delantero] to mark;
defender a alguien de algo to defend sb from o against sth;

defender los derechos/intereses de alguien to defend sb's rights/interests;

defendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound arguments;

defender la tesis [en universidad] Br ≈ to have one's viva, US ≈ to defend one's dissertation;
Dep
defender el título to defend the title;

Comp

defender algo a capa y espada to defend sth tooth and nail

2. [reo, acusado] to defend

3. [proteger] [del frío, calor] to protect (de against)

♦ vi
Dep to mark;
defender al hombre to mark man for man, to man-mark;

defender en zona to use a zone defence

♦ See also the pronominal verb defenderse

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defender

I v/t

1 defend (de against)

2 en fútbol mark

II v/i en fútbol mark

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defender {56} vt

: to defend, to protect

♦ See also the reflexive verb defenderse

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defender vb

1. (en general) to defend

los soldados defendieron a la población civil the soldiers defended the civilians

2. (proteger) to protect

hay que defender la naturaleza we have to protect nature

Spanish-English dictionary > defender
6 angehen

(unreg., trennb., -ge-)

I v/t (hat/ südd., österr., schw. ist)

1. (betreffen) concern; was ihn angeht as far as he’s concerned, as for him; was geht das mich an? what’s that got to do with me?; das geht dich nichts an that’s none of your business; das geht niemanden etwas an that’s my business, that’s nobody’s business but my own; das geht uns alle an it concerns all of us ( oder us all); was das angeht, kann ich dich beruhigen I can reassure you as far as that is concerned

2. (Problem etc.) tackle; Pferd: (Hindernis) approach; sie ist die Kurve zu schnell angegangen she took ( oder approached) the bend ( oder curve) too fast

3. jemanden um etw. angehen (bitten) approach s.o. with a request for s.th., ask s.o. for s.th.

4. (Gegner) auch SPORT: attack

II v/i (ist)

1. angehen gegen resist, fight (against)

2. (möglich, zulässig sein) es geht nicht an, dass... there’s no excuse for (+ Ger.) das mag ( noch) angehen one can (just about) overlook ( oder excuse) that; das kann nicht angehen (darf nicht sein) that cannot be tolerated ( oder allowed); (glaube ich nicht) it can’t be true

3. umg. (anfangen) get going, start allg.

4. (funktionieren) work; Motor, Auto: start; Licht: go on; Feuer: start burning, catch; Ofen: turn on; Radio etc.: come on

5. die Schuhe gehen schwer an I can hardly get into these shoes

6. (anwachsen) (Ableger) take root; MED., BIO. (Bakterien, Pilze) grow; angegangen

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to concern

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an|ge|hen ['angeː-] sep
1. vi aux sein

1) (inf = beginnen) (Schule, Theater etc) to start; (Feuer) to start burning, to catch; (Radio) to come on; (Licht) to come or go on

es langsam angehen lassen (fig) — to take it slowly

2)

(= entgegentreten) gegen jdn angehen — to fight sb, to tackle sb

gegen etw angehen — to fight sth; gegen Flammen, Hochwasser to fight sth back, to combat sth; gegen Missstände, Zustände to take measures against sth

dagegen muss man angehen — something must be done about it

3)

See:

→ angegangen

2. vt

1) aux haben or (S Ger) sein (= anpacken) Aufgabe, Schwierigkeiten, Hindernis to tackle; Gegner to attack; Kurve to take

2) aux haben or (S Ger) sein (= bitten) to ask (jdn um etw sb for sth)

3) aux sein (= betreffen) to concern

was mich angeht — for my part

was geht das ihn an? (inf) — what's that got to do with him?

das geht ihn gar nichts or einen Dreck or einen feuchten Staub an (inf) — that's none of his business, that's got nothing or damn all (inf) to do with him

3. vi impers aux sein

das geht nicht/keinesfalls an — that won't do, that's not on, that's quite out of the question

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1) (to begin to give out light: Evening came and the streetlights lit up.) light up

2) (to deal with or try to solve (a problem); to ask (someone) about a problem: He tackled the problem; She tackled the teacher about her child's work.) tackle

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an|ge·hen

irreg

I. vi

1. Hilfsverb: sein (beginnen) to start; (zu funktionieren) to come on

2. (zu leuchten beginnen) to come [or go] on; (zu brennen beginnen) to start burning, to catch [fire]

3. (vorgehen)

▪ [bei jdm/etw] gegen jdn \angehen to fight [against] sb [with sb/in sth]

ich werde bei Gericht gegen dich \angehen! I'll take you to [or see you in] court!

4. (bekämpfen)

▪ gegen etw \angehen to fight [against] sth

ein Feuer \angehen to fight a fire

5. (möglich sein) to be possible [or fam OK]

▪ es geht nicht an, dass jd etw tut it is not permissible [or fam it's not o.k.] for sb to do sth

6. MED, BIOL to take [root]

II. vt

1. Hilfsverb: haben o SÜDD sein (in Angriff nehmen)

▪ etw \angehen Problem, Schwierigkeit to tackle [or address] sth

2. Hilfsverb: sein SPORT (anlaufen)

▪ etw \angehen to [take a] run[-]up to sth

3. Hilfsverb: sein (gegen jdn vorgehen)

▪ jdn \angehen to attack sb

4. Hilfsverb: haben (fig: attackieren)

▪ jdn irgendwie \angehen to attack sb in a certain manner

5. Hilfsverb: haben AUTO (anfahren)

▪ etw \angehen to take sth

eine Kurve \angehen to take a corner

6. Hilfsverb: haben (betreffen)

▪ jdn \angehen to concern sb

was geht mich das an? what's that got to do with me?

das geht dich einen Dreck an! (fam) that's none of your [damn] business

was mich angeht, würde ich zustimmen as far as I am concerned [or for my part], I would agree

7. Hilfsverb: haben o SÜDD sein (um etw bitten)

▪ jdn [um etw akk] \angehen to ask sb [for sth]

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) (sich einschalten, entzünden) < radio, light, heating> come on; < fire> catch, start burning

2) (sich einschalten, entzünden lassen) < radio, light> go on; < fire> light, catch

3) (ugs.): (beginnen) start

4) (anwachsen, wachsen) < plant> take root

5) (geschehen dürfen)

es mag noch angehen — it's [just about] acceptable

es geht nicht an, dass radikale Elemente die Partei unterwandern — radical elements must not be allowed to infiltrate the party

6) (bes. nordd.): (wahr sein)

das kann doch wohl nicht angehen! — that can't be true!

7)

gegen etwas/jemanden angehen — fight something/somebody
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (angreifen) attack; (Sport) tackle; challenge

2) (in Angriff nehmen) tackle <problem, difficulty>; take <fence, bend>

3) (bitten) ask

jemanden um etwas angehen — ask somebody for something

4) (betreffen) concern

was geht dich das an? — what's it got to do with you?

das geht dich nichts an — it's none of your business

was das/mich angeht, [so]... — as far as that is/I am concerned...

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angehen (irr, trennb, -ge-)

A. v/t (hat/südd, österr, schweiz ist)

1. (betreffen) concern;

was ihn angeht as far as he’s concerned, as for him;

was geht das mich an? what’s that got to do with me?;

das geht dich nichts an that’s none of your business;

das geht niemanden etwas an that’s my business, that’s nobody’s business but my own;

das geht uns alle an it concerns all of us ( oder us all);

was das angeht, kann ich dich beruhigen I can reassure you as far as that is concerned

2. (Problem etc) tackle; Pferd: (Hindernis) approach;

sie ist die Kurve zu schnell angegangen she took ( oder approached) the bend ( oder curve) too fast

3.

jemanden um etwas angehen (bitten) approach sb with a request for sth, ask sb for sth

4. (Gegner) auch SPORT attack

B. v/i (ist)

1.

angehen gegen resist, fight (against)

2. (möglich, zulässig sein)

es geht nicht an, dass … there’s no excuse for (+ger)

das mag (noch) angehen one can (just about) overlook ( oder excuse) that;

das kann nicht angehen (darf nicht sein) that cannot be tolerated ( oder allowed); (glaube ich nicht) it can’t be true

3. umg (anfangen) get going, start allg

4. (funktionieren) work; Motor, Auto: start; Licht: go on; Feuer: start burning, catch; Ofen: turn on; Radio etc: come on

5.

die Schuhe gehen schwer an I can hardly get into these shoes

6. (anwachsen) (Ableger) take root; MED, BIOL (Bakterien, Pilze) grow; → angegangen

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) (sich einschalten, entzünden) <radio, light, heating> come on; < fire> catch, start burning

2) (sich einschalten, entzünden lassen) <radio, light> go on; < fire> light, catch

3) (ugs.): (beginnen) start

4) (anwachsen, wachsen) < plant> take root

5) (geschehen dürfen)

es mag noch angehen — it's [just about] acceptable

es geht nicht an, dass radikale Elemente die Partei unterwandern — radical elements must not be allowed to infiltrate the party

6) (bes. nordd.): (wahr sein)

das kann doch wohl nicht angehen! — that can't be true!

7)

gegen etwas/jemanden angehen — fight something/somebody
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (angreifen) attack; (Sport) tackle; challenge

2) (in Angriff nehmen) tackle <problem, difficulty>; take <fence, bend>

3) (bitten) ask

jemanden um etwas angehen — ask somebody for something

4) (betreffen) concern

was geht dich das an? — what's it got to do with you?

das geht dich nichts an — it's none of your business

was das/mich angeht, [so]... — as far as that is/I am concerned...

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v.

to go on v.

to involve (in, with) v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > angehen
7 lassen

I Modalv.; lässt, ließ, hat lassen

1. (erlauben) let; jemanden gehen / schlafen etc. lassen let s.o. go / sleep etc.; fallen lassen drop; sehen lassen show; die Polizei musste ihn laufen lassen the police had to let him go; lass mich mal sehen! let me see ( oder have a look); lass ihn nur kommen! just let him come; lass mich nur machen! (just) leave it to me; er lässt sich nichts sagen he won’t listen (to anyone); sie ließ alles mit sich geschehen she put up with everything he ( oder they etc.) did to her; lass ihn doch ausreden let him finish (what he’s saying); bieten, schmecken II, sehen II, stören I, träumen 1 etc.

2. (veranlassen) jemanden etw. tun lassen get s.o. to do s.th.; stärker: make s.o. do s.th.; er ließ ihn versetzen he had him transferred; er ließ sich einen Anzug machen he had a suit made (for himself); sich (Dat) etw. schicken lassen have s.th. sent; sich (Dat) einen Zahn ziehen lassen have a tooth (taken) out; er ließ den Arzt / die Polizei kommen he sent for ( oder called) the doctor / he called the police; er ließ mich warten he kept me waiting, he made me wait; lassen Sie mich wissen let me know; ich lass mich so nicht anreden I won’t be spoken to like that, I won’t have anyone speak to me like that; ich lass mich doch nicht verarschen umg. I won’t be made a fool of, what sort of a fool do they etc. take me for?; siehe auch laufen I

3. auffordernd: lass(t) uns gehen! let’s go; lasst oder lasset uns beten let us pray

4. (ermöglichen) das lässt sich ( schon) machen / einrichten (I’m sure) it can be done / we can manage that; es lässt sich nicht beweisen it can’t be proved; das Wort lässt sich nicht übersetzen this word can’t be translated ( oder is untranslatable); der Schrank lässt sich leicht öffnen the cupboard is easy to open; die Tür lässt sich nicht öffnen grundsätzlich: the door can’t be opened, the door doesn’t open; im Moment: the door won’t open; es lässt sich nicht leugnen, dass... there’s no denying that; es lässt sich vielfach verwenden it can be put to a number of uses; es lässt sich gut mischen / drehen it mixes well / turns easily; der Wein lässt sich trinken umg. this wine’s very drinkable ( oder not bad at all)

5. ich habe mir sagen lassen I’ve heard ( oder been told); ich lasse bitten geh. please bring our visitor(s) in; einen fahren lassen vulg. let off; einfallen 1, hören I, sehen II

II v/i; P.P. gelassen

1. umg.: lass nur, ich mach das schon you can leave that to me; lass doch, das geht auch so leave it, it’s OK as it is

2. geh. (sich trennen) von jemandem / etw. lassen altm. leave s.o. / give up s.th.; sie können nicht voneinander lassen they cannot be parted, they are inseparable

III v/t; P.P. gelassen

1. er ließ ihn ins Haus he let him in(to the house); Wasser in die Wanne lassen run ([the] water into) the bath; einen lassen vulg. let off; worauf du einen lassen kannst! vulg. you can be sure of that!

2. (unterlassen) stop; lass das! don’t!; (hör auf) auch stop it!; lass das Weinen (do) stop crying; lass es ( sein) leave it, don’t bother; lassen wir das enough of that; lass den Lärm stop that noise; ich kann’s nicht lassen I can’t stop, I can’t help it; er kann das Streiten nicht lassen he can’t stop arguing, he 'will go on arguing; er kann’s einfach nicht lassen he 'will keep on doing it; tu, was du nicht lassen kannst you must do what you think best ( oder what you have to do)

3. (in einem Zustand belassen) leave; alles so lassen, wie es ist leave things as they are; die Tür offen lassen leave the door open; etw. / jemanden hinter sich (Dat) lassen leave s.th. / s.o. behind; das Licht brennen lassen leave the light(s) on; das kann man (so) lassen! umg. (mm,) not bad; lass ( die) Arbeit Arbeit sein umg. you can leave your work, it won’t run away; Ruhe

4. (an einem Ort etc. lassen) leave; wo soll ich mein Gepäck lassen? where shall I leave ( oder put) my luggage?; wo habe ich ( bloß) meinen Schirm gelassen? where can I have left ( oder put) my umbrella?; lass mir noch einen Schluck in der Flasche leave a drop for me in the bottle; viel Geld lassen umg., fig. beim Glücksspiel etc.: lose a packet (of money)

5. (überlassen) give; (vermachen) leave; jemandem etw. lassen leave s.o. s.th.; fig. leave s.th. to s.o.; ich lasse Ihnen das Bild für 400 Dollar you can have the picture for $400; jemandem fünf Minuten lassen give s.o. five minutes; das muss man ihm lassen you’ve got to hand it to him; Sorge, Vortritt, Wille, Zeit etc.

6. poet. (verlassen) (Land, Frau etc.) leave; sein Leben lassen lose one’s life, be killed, die, sein Leben für etw. lassen lay down one’s life for s.th.

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(sein lassen) to let;

(zulassen) to let

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lạs|sen ['lasn] pret ließ [liːs] ptp gela\#ssen [gə'lasn]
1. MODALVERB ptp la\#ssen

1)

= veranlassen etw tun lassen — to have or get sth done

ich muss mich mal untersuchen lassen — I'll have to have a checkup

einen Zahn ziehen lassen — to have a tooth out

jdm mitteilen lassen, dass... — to let sb know that...

jdn etw wissen lassen — to let sb know sth

jdm ausrichten lassen, dass... — to leave a message for sb that...

er lässt Ihnen mitteilen, dass... — he wants or wishes (form) you to know that...

jdn rufen or kommen lassen — to send for sb

etw kommen lassen —

eine Versammlung einberufen lassen — to have a meeting called

mein Vater wollte mich studieren lassen — my father wanted me to study

Goethe lässt Faust sagen... — Goethe has Faust say...

2)

= zulassenBei absichtlichen Handlungen wird lassen mit to let übersetzt, bei versehentlichen Handlungen mit to leave.die Bohnen fünf Minuten kochen lassen — let the beans boil for five minutes

Wasser in die Badewanne laufen lassen — to run water into the bath

einen Bart/die Haare wachsen lassen — to grow a beard/one's hair, to let one's beard/hair grow

warum hast du das Licht brennen lassen? — why did you leave the light on?

hast du den Motor absichtlich laufen lassen? — have you left the engine running on purpose?

jdn warten lassen — to keep sb waiting

den Tee ziehen lassen — to let the tea draw (Brit) or steep (US)

etw kochen lassen — to boil sth

3) = erlauben to let, to allow

er hat mich nicht ausreden lassen — he didn't allow me to finish speaking, he didn't let me finish speaking

jdn etw sehen/hören lassen — to let sb see/hear sth

er hat sich überreden lassen — he let himself be persuaded, he allowed himself to be persuaded

er hat sich nicht überreden lassen — he couldn't be persuaded

ich lasse mich nicht belügen/zwingen — I won't be lied to/coerced

ich lasse gern mit mir handeln — I'm quite willing to negotiate

lass mich machen! — let me do it!

lass das sein! — don't (do it)!

lass doch die Arbeit Arbeit sein — forget about work (inf)

4)

= Möglichkeit bieten das Fenster lässt sich leicht öffnen — the window opens easily

das Fenster lässt sich nicht öffnen (grundsätzlich nicht) — the window doesn't open; (momentan nicht) the window won't open

das Wort lässt sich schwer/nicht übersetzen — the word is hard to translate/can't be translated or is untranslatable

das lässt sich machen — that's possible, that can be done

es lässt sich essen/trinken — it's edible/drinkable

hier lässt es sich bequem sitzen — it's nice sitting here

das lässt sich zehn Jahre später nicht mehr feststellen — ten years on this can no longer be established, ten years on it is too late to establish this

das lässt sich nicht mehr ändern — it's too late to do anything about it now

daraus lässt sich schließen or folgern, dass... — one can conclude from this that...

5)

im Imperativ lass uns gehen! — let's go!

lass uns all das vergessen! — let's forget all this!

lass es dir gut gehen! — take care of yourself!

lass dir das gesagt sein! — let me tell you this!

lass ihn nur kommen! — just let him show his face!, just let him come!

lasset uns beten —

lasset die Kindlein zu mir kommen (Bibl) — suffer the little children to come unto me (Bibl)

2. TRANSITIVES VERB

1) = unterlassen to stop; (= momentan aufhören) to leave

das lassen wir fürs Erste — let's leave this for the moment

lass das! — don't do it!

lass das Jammern — stop your moaning

lass diese Bemerkungen! — that's enough of that kind of remark!

lassen wir das! — let's leave it!

er kann das Rauchen/Trinken nicht lassen — he can't stop smoking/drinking

tu was du nicht lassen kannst! — if you must, you must!

er kann es nicht lassen! — he will keep on doing it!

er hat es versucht, aber er kann es nicht lassen — he's tried, but he can't help it or himself

dann lassen wir es eben — let's drop the whole idea

ich will aber nicht! – dann lassen wir es eben — but I don't want to! – let's not bother then

wenn du nicht willst, dann lass es doch — if you don't want to, then don't

ich habe es dann doch gelassen — in the end I didn't

2) = zurücklassen, loslassen to leave

jdn allein lassen — to leave sb alone

er hat dort viel Geld gelassen — he left with his pockets a lot lighter

lass mich ( los)! — let me go!

lass mich ( in Ruhe)! — leave me alone!

3)

= überlassen jdm etw lassen — to let sb have sth

Peter will mir meinen Ball nicht lassen (= nicht geben) — Peter won't let go of my ball

lass ihr schon den Ball, sonst weint sie wieder — let her keep the ball otherwise she'll start crying again

4) = hineinlassen, hinauslassen to let (
in +acc into, aus out of)
er ließ mich nicht aus dem Haus — he wouldn't let me out of the house

Wasser in die Badewanne lassen — to run water into the bath

lass bloß den Hund nicht auf das Sofa! — don't let the dog get on the sofa!

einen ( Furz) lassen (inf) — to let off (inf)

5) = belassen to leave

etw lassen, wie es ist — to leave sth (just) as it is

etw ungesagt/ungetan lassen (geh) — to leave sth unsaid/undone

3. INTRANSITIVES VERB
◆ von jdm/etw lassen (= ablassen) to give sb/sth up
sie konnte vom Gin nicht lassen — she couldn't give up the gin

wir wollen von unserem Anspruch nicht lassen — we're determined not to give up our claim

lass mal, ich mach das schon — leave it, I'll do it

lass mal, ich zahle das schon — no, that's all right, I'll pay

4. REFLEXIVES VERB

◆ sich lassen sich vor Freude nicht zu lassen wissen or nicht lassen können — to be beside oneself with joy

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1) (to cause to be done: I'm having a tooth (taken) out; Have Smith come and see me.) have

2) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) let

3) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) let

4) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) let

5) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) leave

6) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) leave

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las·sen

[ˈlasn̩]

I. TRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(aufhören)

▪ etw \lassen to stop sth; (verzichten) to refrain from doing sth; (nicht tun) to not do sth; (sich nicht bemühen) to not bother to do sth; (beiseitelegen) to put [or set] aside sth sep

lass das! stop it [or that]!, BRIT fam also give over!

lass das Betteln! stop begging!

keine Lust? dann \lassen wir es eben you don't feel like it? we won't bother then

tu, was du nicht \lassen kannst do what you have [or want] to do

lass doch die Arbeit Arbeit sein! (fam) forget work!

jd kann etw nicht \lassen sb can't stop sth

ich konnte es einfach nicht \lassen I simply couldn't resist

jd kann es nicht \lassen, etw zu tun sb can't stop doing sth

2.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(zurücklassen)

▪ jdn/etw irgendwo \lassen to leave sb/sth somewhere

etw hinter sich dat \lassen to leave sth behind one

3.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(übrig lassen)

▪ jdm [o für jdn] etw \lassen to leave sth for sb

4.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(überlassen)

▪ jdm etw \lassen to let sb have sth

lass ihnen ihren Spaß let them have their fun [or enjoy themselves]

die Diebe haben uns nichts ge\lassen the thieves left us nothing [or fam cleaned us out]

jdm etw billig/zum halben Preis \lassen to let sb have sth cheap/for half the price

5.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(gehen lassen)

▪ jdn/ein Tier irgendwohin \lassen to let sb/an animal go somewhere

jdn aus etw dat/in etw akk \lassen to let [or allow] sb out of/into sth

6.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(in einem Zustand lassen)

▪ jdn/etw irgendwie/irgendwo \lassen to leave sb/sth somehow/somewhere

jdn ohne Aufsicht \lassen to leave sb unsupervised

es dabei \lassen to leave sth at that

\lassen wir's dabei let's leave it at that

etw ungesagt \lassen to leave sth unsaid

nichts unversucht \lassen to try everything

etw \lassen, wie es ist to leave sth as it is

7.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(loslassen)

▪ jdn/etw \lassen to let sb/sth go

8.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(nicht stören)

▪ jdn \lassen to leave sb alone

jdn in Frieden \lassen to leave sb in peace

jdn in seinem Glauben \lassen to not disillusion sb

9.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(erlauben)

▪ jdn \lassen to let sb; (euph sl: Sex haben) to let sb sleep [or have sex] with one

lässt du mich? will you let me?

10.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(bewegen)

ein Boot zu Wasser \lassen to put out a boat

etw aus dem Fenster/von der Mauer \lassen to lower sth out of the window/from the top of the wall

▪ etw aus etw dat/in etw akk \lassen to let sth out of/into sth

Luft aus Reifen \lassen to let down sep tyres

jdm Wasser in die Wanne \lassen to run a bath for sb

11.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(zugestehen)

das/eines muss jd jdm \lassen sb must give [or grant] sb that/one thing

12.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(verlieren)

▪ jdn/etw \lassen to lose sb/sth

Geld \lassen (fam) to lose money; (ausgeben) to spend money

sein Leben für etw akk \lassen to lay down one's life for sth

13.

▶ alles unter sich dat \lassen (euph veraltend) to mess the bed

▶ einen \lassen (derb) to let one rip fam

II. MODALVERB

1.

<lässt, ließ, lassen>

(veranlassen)

▪ jdn etw tun \lassen to have sb do sth; (überreden) to get sb to do sth

sie wollen alle ihre Kinder studieren \lassen they want all of their children to study

\lassen Sie Herrn Braun hereinkommen please send Mr Braun in

jdn erschießen \lassen to have sb shot

jdn kommen \lassen to send for sb

jdn etw wissen \lassen to let sb know sth

▪ etw machen \lassen to have [or get] sth done

ich lasse bitten please let them/him/her come in

das Licht brennen \lassen to keep [or leave] the light on

nichts machen \lassen to get nothing done

eine Pizza kommen \lassen to have [or get] a pizza delivered

etw reparieren \lassen to have [or get] sth repaired

sich dat sagen \lassen, dass... to hear [or be told] that...

sich akk scheiden \lassen to get a divorce

jdm etw schicken \lassen to have sth sent to sb

sich dat die Haare schneiden/einen Zahn ziehen \lassen to have [or get] one's hair cut/a tooth pulled

jdn warten \lassen to keep sb waiting

2.

<lässt, ließ, lassen>

(zulassen)

▪ jdn etw tun \lassen to let sb do sth, to allow sb to do sth

ich lasse mich nicht länger von dir belügen! I won't be lied to by you any longer!

wie konnten Sie sich nur so hinters Licht führen \lassen! how could you allow yourself to be led up the garden path like that!

er lässt sich nicht so leicht betrügen he won't be taken in so easily

du solltest dich nicht so behandeln \lassen you shouldn't allow yourself to be treated like that

das lasse ich nicht mit mir machen I won't stand for it!

sie lässt sich nichts sagen she won't be told

viel mit sich dat machen \lassen to put up with a lot

3.

<lässt, ließ, lassen>

(belassen)

▪ etw geschehen \lassen to let sth happen

10 Minuten kochen und dann abkühlen \lassen boil for 10 minutes and let stand to cool, the water should be allowed to boil for a minute

▪ sich dat etw geschehen \lassen to let sth happen to one

er lässt sich zurzeit einen Bart wachsen he's growing a beard at the moment

4.

<lässt, ließ, lassen>

(geeignet sein)

▪ etw lässt sich akk tun sth can be done

das lässt sich machen! that can be done!

das lässt sich leicht machen! that's easy to do!

das lässt sich hören that's acceptable

das lässt sich denken that's understandable

das Bier lässt sich trinken the beer's good

der Text lässt sich nur schwer übersetzen the text can only be translated with difficulty

das lässt sich nicht leicht beweisen that won't be easy to prove

sich akk leicht öffnen/schließen \lassen to open/close easily

5.

<lässt, ließ, lassen>

(als Imperativ)

▪ lass/lasst uns etw tun let's do sth

lass uns jetzt lieber gehen let's go now

lasset uns beten let us pray

lass uns das nie wieder erleben! don't ever let's go through that again!

lass dich hier nie wieder blicken! don't ever show your face around here again!

\lassen Sie sich das gesagt sein, so etwas dulde ich nicht let me tell you that I won't tolerate anything like that

lass dich bloß nicht von ihm ärgern just don't let him annoy you

▪ lass dir/\lassen Sie sich... let...

lass dir darüber keine grauen Haare wachsen don't get any grey hairs over it

6.

<lässt, ließ, lassen>

(warten)

▪ jdn/etw etw tun \lassen to wait until sb/sth has done sth

III. INTRANSITIVES VERB

1.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(verzichten)

▪ von etw dat \lassen to give up sth sep

2.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(loslassen)

▪ von etw dat \lassen to let go of sth

3.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(fam: nicht bemühen)

\lassen Sie mal! leave it!; (danke) that's all right!

4.

<lässt, ließ, gelassen>

(veraltend: trennen)

▪ von jdm \lassen to leave [or part from] sb

IV. UNPERSÖNLICHES REFLEXIVES VERB

<lässt, ließ, lassen>

es lässt sich nicht leugnen, dass... it cannot be denied [or there's no denying] [or we/you etc. cannot deny] that...

hier lässt es sich gut arbeiten you can work well here

hier lässt es sich leben it's a good life here

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) mit Inf. (2. Part. lassen) (veranlassen)

etwas tun lassen — have or get something done

Wasser in die Wanne laufen lassen — run water into the bath

das Licht über Nacht brennen lassen — keep the light on overnight

jemanden warten/erschießen lassen — keep somebody waiting/have somebody shot

jemanden grüßen lassen — send one's regards to somebody

jemanden kommen/rufen lassen — send for somebody

jemanden etwas wissen lassen — let somebody know something

2) mit Inf. (2. Part. lassen) (erlauben)

jemanden etwas tun lassen — let somebody do something; allow somebody to do something

jemanden ausreden lassen — let somebody finish speaking; allow somebody to finish speaking

er lässt sich (Dat.) nichts sagen — you can't tell him anything

3) (zugestehen, belassen)

lass den Kindern den Spaß — let the children enjoy themselves

jemanden in Frieden lassen — leave somebody in peace

lass ihn in seinem Glauben — don't disillusion him

jemanden unbeeindruckt lassen — leave somebody unimpressed

das muss man ihm/ihr lassen — one must grant or give him/her that

4) (hineinlassen/herauslassen) let or allow (in + Akk. into, aus out of)

jemanden ins Zimmer lassen — let or allow somebody into the room

5) (unterlassen) stop; (Begonnenes) put aside

lass das! — stop that or it!

lass das Grübeln! — stop brooding!

etwas nicht lassen können — be unable to stop something

es nicht lassen können, etwas zu tun — be unable to stop doing something

tu, was du nicht lassen kannst — go ahead and do what you want to do

6) (zurücklassen; bleiben lassen) leave

jemanden allein lassen — leave somebody alone or on his/her own

7) (überlassen)

jemandem etwas lassen — let somebody have something

8)

lass/lasst uns gehen/fahren! — let's go!

9) (verlieren) lose; (ausgeben) spend

sein Leben für eine 1dee lassen — lay down one's life for an idea

10)

lass sie nur erst einmal erwachsen sein — wait till she's grown up
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (2. Part. lassen)

1)

die Tür lässt sich leicht öffnen — the door opens easily

das lässt sich nicht beweisen — it can't be proved

das lässt sich machen — that can be done; s. auch hören 1. 2), 3)

2) unpers

es lässt sich nicht leugnen/verschweigen, dass... — it cannot be denied or there's no denying that.../we/you etc. cannot hide the fact that...

hier lässt es sich leben/wohl sein — it's a good life here
3.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (ugs.)

Lass mal. 1ch mache das schon — Leave it. 1'll do it

Lass doch od. nur! Du kannst mir das Geld später zurückgeben — That's all right. You can pay me back later

2) (2. Part. lassen) (veranlassen)

ich lasse bitten — would you ask him/her/them to come in

ich habe mir sagen lassen, dass... — 1've been told or informed that...

3) (veralt.): (aufgeben)

von jemandem/etwas lassen — part from somebody/something

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lassen

A. v/mod; lässt, ließ, hat lassen

1. (erlauben) let;

jemanden gehen/schlafen etc

lassen let sb go/sleep etc;

fallen lassen drop;

sehen lassen show;

die Polizei musste ihn laufen lassen the police had to let him go;

lass mich mal sehen! let me see ( oder have a look);

lass ihn nur kommen! just let him come;

lass mich nur machen! (just) leave it to me;

er lässt sich nichts sagen he won’t listen( to anyone);

sie ließ alles mit sich geschehen she put up with everything he ( oder they etc) did to her;

lass ihn doch ausreden let him finish (what he’s saying); → bieten, schmecken B, sehen B, stören A, träumen 1 etc

2. (veranlassen)

jemanden etwas tun lassen get sb to do sth; stärker: make sb do sth;

er ließ ihn versetzen he had him transferred;

er ließ sich einen Anzug machen he had a suit made (for himself);

sich (dat)

etwas schicken lassen have sth sent;

sich (dat)

einen Zahn ziehen lassen have a tooth (taken) out;

er ließ den Arzt/die Polizei kommen he sent for ( oder called) the doctor/he called the police;

er ließ mich warten he kept me waiting, he made me wait;

lassen Sie mich wissen let me know;

ich lass mich so nicht anreden I won’t be spoken to like that, I won’t have anyone speak to me like that;

ich lass mich doch nicht verarschen umg I won’t be made a fool of, what sort of a fool do they etc take me for?; → auch laufen A

3. auffordernd:

lass(t) uns gehen! let’s go;

lasst oder

lasset uns beten let us pray

4. (ermöglichen)

das lässt sich (schon) machen/einrichten (I’m sure) it can be done/we can manage that;

es lässt sich nicht beweisen it can’t be proved;

das Wort lässt sich nicht übersetzen this word can’t be translated ( oder is untranslatable);

der Schrank lässt sich leicht öffnen the cupboard is easy to open;

die Tür lässt sich nicht öffnen grundsätzlich: the door can’t be opened, the door doesn’t open; im Moment: the door won’t open;

es lässt sich nicht leugnen, dass … there’s no denying that;

es lässt sich vielfach verwenden it can be put to a number of uses;

es lässt sich gut mischen/drehen it mixes well/turns easily;

der Wein lässt sich trinken umg this wine’s very drinkable ( oder not bad at all)

5.

ich habe mir sagen lassen I’ve heard ( oder been told);

ich lasse bitten geh please bring our visitor(s) in;

einen fahren lassen vulg let off; → einfallen 1, hören A, sehen B

B. v/i; pperf gelassen

1. umg:

lass nur, ich mach das schon you can leave that to me;

lass doch, das geht auch so leave it, it’s OK as it is

2. geh (sich trennen)

von jemandem/etwas lassen obs leave sb/give up sth;

sie können nicht voneinander lassen they cannot be parted, they are inseparable

C. v/t; pperf gelassen

1.

er ließ ihn ins Haus he let him in(to the house);

Wasser in die Wanne lassen run ([the] water into) the bath;

einen lassen vulg let off;

worauf du einen lassen kannst! vulg you can be sure of that!

2. (unterlassen) stop;

lass das! don’t!; (hör auf) auch stop it!;

lass das Weinen (do) stop crying;

lass es (sein) leave it, don’t bother;

lassen wir das enough of that;

lass den Lärm stop that noise;

ich kann’s nicht lassen I can’t stop, I can’t help it;

er kann das Streiten nicht lassen he can’t stop arguing, he 'will go on arguing;

er kann’s einfach nicht lassen he 'will keep on doing it;

tu, was du nicht lassen kannst you must do what you think best ( oder what you have to do)

3. (in einem Zustand belassen) leave;

alles so lassen, wie es ist leave things as they are;

die Tür offen lassen leave the door open;

etwas/jemanden hinter sich (dat)

lassen leave sth/sb behind;

das Licht brennen lassen leave the light(s) on;

das kann man (so) lassen! umg (mm,) not bad;

lass (die) Arbeit Arbeit sein umg you can leave your work, it won’t run away; → Ruhe

4. (an einem Ort etc lassen) leave;

wo soll ich mein Gepäck lassen? where shall I leave ( oder put) my luggage?;

wo habe ich (bloß) meinen Schirm gelassen? where can I have left ( oder put) my umbrella?;

lass mir noch einen Schluck in der Flasche leave a drop for me in the bottle;

viel Geld lassen umg, fig beim Glücksspiel etc: lose a packet (of money)

5. (überlassen) give; (vermachen) leave;

jemandem etwas lassen leave sb sth; fig leave sth to sb;

ich lasse Ihnen das Bild für 400 Dollar you can have the picture for $400;

jemandem fünf Minuten lassen give sb five minutes;

das muss man ihm lassen you’ve got to hand it to him; → Sorge, Vortritt, Wille, Zeit etc

6. poet (verlassen) (Land, Frau etc) leave;

sein Leben lassen lose one’s life, be killed, die,

sein Leben für etwas lassen lay down one’s life for sth

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) mit Inf. (2. Part. lassen) (veranlassen)

etwas tun lassen — have or get something done

Wasser in die Wanne laufen lassen — run water into the bath

das Licht über Nacht brennen lassen — keep the light on overnight

jemanden warten/erschießen lassen — keep somebody waiting/have somebody shot

jemanden grüßen lassen — send one's regards to somebody

jemanden kommen/rufen lassen — send for somebody

jemanden etwas wissen lassen — let somebody know something

2) mit Inf. (2. Part. lassen) (erlauben)

jemanden etwas tun lassen — let somebody do something; allow somebody to do something

jemanden ausreden lassen — let somebody finish speaking; allow somebody to finish speaking

er lässt sich (Dat.) nichts sagen — you can't tell him anything

3) (zugestehen, belassen)

lass den Kindern den Spaß — let the children enjoy themselves

jemanden in Frieden lassen — leave somebody in peace

lass ihn in seinem Glauben — don't disillusion him

jemanden unbeeindruckt lassen — leave somebody unimpressed

das muss man ihm/ihr lassen — one must grant or give him/her that

4) (hineinlassen/herauslassen) let or allow (in + Akk. into, aus out of)

jemanden ins Zimmer lassen — let or allow somebody into the room

5) (unterlassen) stop; (Begonnenes) put aside

lass das! — stop that or it!

lass das Grübeln! — stop brooding!

etwas nicht lassen können — be unable to stop something

es nicht lassen können, etwas zu tun — be unable to stop doing something

tu, was du nicht lassen kannst — go ahead and do what you want to do

6) (zurücklassen; bleiben lassen) leave

jemanden allein lassen — leave somebody alone or on his/her own

7) (überlassen)

jemandem etwas lassen — let somebody have something

8)

lass/lasst uns gehen/fahren! — let's go!

9) (verlieren) lose; (ausgeben) spend

sein Leben für eine 1dee lassen — lay down one's life for an idea

10)

lass sie nur erst einmal erwachsen sein — wait till she's grown up
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (2. Part. lassen)

1)

die Tür lässt sich leicht öffnen — the door opens easily

das lässt sich nicht beweisen — it can't be proved

das lässt sich machen — that can be done; s. auch hören 1. 2), 3)

2) unpers

es lässt sich nicht leugnen/verschweigen, dass... — it cannot be denied or there's no denying that.../we/you etc. cannot hide the fact that...

hier lässt es sich leben/wohl sein — it's a good life here
3.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) (ugs.)

Lass mal. 1ch mache das schon — Leave it. 1'll do it

Lass doch od. nur! Du kannst mir das Geld später zurückgeben — That's all right. You can pay me back later

2) (2. Part. lassen) (veranlassen)

ich lasse bitten — would you ask him/her/them to come in

ich habe mir sagen lassen, dass... — 1've been told or informed that...

3) (veralt.): (aufgeben)

von jemandem/etwas lassen — part from somebody/something

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: ließ, gelassen)

= to assume v.

to let v.

(§ p.,p.p.: let)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > lassen
8 reñir

v.

1 to quarrel, to engage in a quarrel, to dispute, to scrap.

Ellos riñen They quarrel.

2 to reprimand, to reproach, to tell off.

María riñe a Ricardo Mary recriminates Richard.

3 to scold, to berate.

María riñe a su hijo Mary scolds her son.

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reñir

Conjugation model [ CEÑIR], like link=ceñir ceñir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (discutir) to quarrel, argue

2 (pelear) to fight

■ riñeron por la herencia they fought over the inheritance

3 (desavenirse) to fall out

■ Pedro ha reñido con Ana Pedro fell out with Ana

► verbo transitivo

1 (reprender) to scold, tell off

2 (ejecutar) to fight, wage

■ reñir una guerra to wage a war

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verb

to quarrel

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1. VT

1) (=regañar) to scold; (=reprender) to tell off *, reprimand ( por for)

2) [+ batalla] to fight, wage

2.

VI (=pelear) to quarrel, fall out ( con with)

ha reñido con su novio — she's fallen out o had a fight with her boyfriend

se pasan la vida riñendo — they spend their whole time quarrelling

riñeron por cuestión de dinero — they quarrelled about money, they quarrelled over money

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1.
verbo intransitivo (esp Esp)

a) ( discutir) to argue, quarrel

b)

reñir CON alguien — ( pelearse) to quarrel o have a row with somebody; ( enemistarse) to fall out with somebody
2.
reñir vt (Esp) ( regañar) to scold, tell... off (colloq)

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= berate, bicker, quarrel, niggle, scold, squabble, tell + Nombe + off, argue.

Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.

Ex. Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.

Ex. But, firstly, the big German banks quarrelled among themselves over the division of the spoils.

Ex. The House of Commons passed the week in niggling without result over a profusion of theoretical issues.

Ex. Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.

Ex. Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.

Ex. Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.

Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.

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* reñirse con = be at odds with.

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1.
verbo intransitivo (esp Esp)

a) ( discutir) to argue, quarrel

b)

reñir CON alguien — ( pelearse) to quarrel o have a row with somebody; ( enemistarse) to fall out with somebody
2.
reñir vt (Esp) ( regañar) to scold, tell... off (colloq)

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= berate, bicker, quarrel, niggle, scold, squabble, tell + Nombe + off, argue.

Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.

Ex: Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.

Ex: But, firstly, the big German banks quarrelled among themselves over the division of the spoils.

Ex: The House of Commons passed the week in niggling without result over a profusion of theoretical issues.

Ex: Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.

Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.

Ex: Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.

Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.

* reñirse con = be at odds with.

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reñir [ I15 ]

vi

A ( esp Esp) (discutir) to argue, quarrel

B ( esp Esp) reñir CON algn (pelearse) to quarrel WITH sb, have a row o fight WITH sb; (enemistarse) to fall out WITH sb

■ reñir

vt

A ( Esp) (regañar) to scold, tell … off ( colloq)

B ( liter); ‹lucha/combate› to fight

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reñir ( conjugate reñir) verbo intransitivo (esp Esp)
a) ( discutir) to argue, quarrel

b) reñir CON algn ( pelearse) to quarrel o have a row with sb;

( enemistarse) to fall out with sb
verbo transitivo (Esp) ( regañar) to scold, tell … off (colloq)
reñir
I vi (tener una discusión) to quarrel, argue
(enfadarse, dejar de hablarse) to fall out [con, with]
II verbo transitivo
1 (regañar) to tell off: mamá me riñó por romper el perchero, mum told me off for breaking the hatstand
2 (una batalla) to fight
' reñir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discutir
- tarifar
English:
bicker
- fall out
- fight
- quarrel
- squabble
- tell off
- argue
- argument
- row
- tell
- wrangle

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reñir

♦ vt
[regañar] to tell off;
les riñeron por hablar en clase they were told off for talking in class

♦ vi

1. [discutir] to argue;

¡niños, dejad de reñir! stop arguing, children!

2. [enemistarse] to fall out ( con with);
riñeron por una tontería they fell out over something really silly

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reñir

I v/t tell off

II v/i quarrel, fight fam

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reñir {67} vi

1) : to argue

2)

reñir con : to fall out with, to go up against

renreñirir vt

: to scold, to reprimand

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reñir vb

1. (regañar) to tell off [pt. & pp. told]

la han reñido por llegar tarde she was told off for being late

2. (discutir) to quarrel / to argue

los niños siempre están riñendo the kids are always quarreling

3. (romper las relaciones) to fall out [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

iban a casarse, pero han reñido they were going to get married, but they've fallen out

Spanish-English dictionary > reñir
9 sauver

sauver [sove]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

to save ; ( = porter secours à) to rescue

• elle est sauvée [malade] she's come through ; [accidentée, otage] she's been rescued

• sauver qn/qch de [+ danger, désastre] to save sb/sth from

• sauver la vie à or de qn to save sb's life

• sauver sa peau or sa tête (inf: inf) to save one's skin

• sauver les meubles (inf) (figurative) to salvage something from the wreckage

• sauver les apparences to keep up appearances

• sauver la face to save face

2. reflexive verb

► se sauver ( = s'enfuir) to run away (de from ) ; ( = partir) (inf) to be off (inf)

• il s'est sauvé à toutes jambes he ran away as fast as his legs could carry him

• sauve-toi, il est déjà 8 heures (inf) you'd better be off (inf), it's already 8 o'clock

• bon, je me sauve (inf) right, I'm off (inf)

• le lait se sauve (inf) the milk's boiling over

• sauve qui peut ! run for your life!

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sove
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( garder en vie) to save; ( porter secours à) to rescue

sauver la vie à quelqu'un — to save somebody's life

sauver quelqu'un de la noyade — to save somebody from drowning

sauver sa peau — (colloq) to save one's skin (colloq)

elle est sauvée — [malade] she has pulled through (colloq)

2) ( sauvegarder) to save (de from); to salvage [marchandises] (de from)

3) ( rendre acceptable)

ce qui le sauve à mes yeux, c'est sa générosité — his redeeming feature for me is his generosity

2.

se sauver verbe pronominal

1) ( s'enfuir) (de prison, d'une cage) to escape (de from); (de chez ses parents, de l'école) to run away (de from); ( face à une situation difficile) to run away (de from); ( face à un danger) to run

se sauver en bateau/avion — to escape by boat/plane

sauvez-vous! — run (for it)!

2) (colloq) ( s'en aller)

il faut que je me sauve — I've got to rush off now

••

sauver la situation — to save the day

sauve qui peut! — ( à terre) run for your life!; ( en mer) it's every man for himself

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sove vt
1) [personne, animal] to save

sauver qn de — to save sb from

sauver la vie à qn — to save sb's life

sauver les apparences — to keep up appearances

2) (= récupérer) to salvage, to rescue

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sauver verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( garder en vie) to save; ( porter secours à) to rescue; sauver la vie à qn to save sb's life; sauver des vies to save lives; sauver qn de la noyade to save sb from drowning; savoir faire le geste qui sauve to know how to save somebody's life; on est sauvés, j'ai une idée! we're saved, I've just had an idea!; sauver sa peau○ to save one's skin○; elle est sauvée [malade] she has pulled through○;

2 ( sauvegarder) to save [personne, organe, honneur, ville, entreprise] (de from); to salvage [marchandises] (de from);

3 Relig to save [croyant, âme];

4 ( rendre acceptable) to redeem; ce qui le sauve à mes yeux, c'est sa générosité his redeeming feature for me is his generosity.

B se sauver vpr

1 ( s'enfuir) (de prison, d'une cage) to escape (de from); (de chez ses parents, de l'école) to run away (de from); ( face à une situation difficile) to run away (de from); ( face à un danger) to run; je me suis sauvé à la nage I escaped by swimming off; se sauver en bateau/avion to escape by boat/plane; sauvez-vous! run (for it)!;

2 ( s'éloigner) [enfant, mouton] to run away; [oiseau] to fly away;

3 ○( s'en aller) il faut que je me sauve I've got to rush off now; sauve-toi, tu vas être en retard you'd better run or you'll be late.

Idiomes

sauver la situation to save the day; sauve qui peut! ( à terre) run for your life; ( en mer) it's every man for himself.

[sove] verbe transitif

1. [personne - généralement] to save, to rescue ; [ - dans un accident, une catastrophe] to rescue

sauver la vie à quelqu'un to save somebody's life

être sauvé

a. [sain et sauf] to be safe

b. [par quelqu'un] to have been saved ou rescued

ils ont atteint la côte, ils sont sauvés! they've reached the shore, they're safe!

(figuré)

il y a une banque ouverte, je suis sauvé! there's a bank open, saved again!

sauver sa peau (familier) to save one's skin ou hide

2. [protéger]

sauver les apparences to keep up appearances

pour sauver l'honneur so that honour may be saved

sauver la situation to save ou to retrieve the situation

la musique sauve le film the music saves the film

je lui ai sauvé la mise (familier) I've got him out of trouble, I've bailed him out

3. [préserver] to salvage, to save

sauver quelque chose de l'oubli to rescue something from oblivion

sauver les meubles (familier) to salvage something from the situation

4. RELIGION to save

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se sauver verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

RELIGION to be saved

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se sauver verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [animal] to escape

[pensionnaire] to run away

[prisonnier] to escape, to break out (inseparable)

[matelot] to jump ship

se sauver à toutes jambes to take to one's heels (and run)

2. (familier) [lait] to boil over

3. (familier) [s'en aller] to leave, to split (US)

sauve-toi! run along now!

bon, je me sauve! right, I'm off ou on my way!

sauve qui peut interjection

run for your life, every man for himself

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > sauver
10 paso

adj.

dried.

intj.

open up, gangway.

m.

1 passing.

el paso del tiempo the passage of time

con el paso de los años as the years go by

el Ebro, a su paso por Zaragoza the Ebro, as it flows through Zaragoza

su paso fugaz por la universidad his brief spell at the university

abrir paso a alguien (también figurative) to make way for somebody

abrirse paso entre la multitud to make o force one's way through the crowd

ceder el paso (a alguien) to let (somebody) past; to give way (to somebody) (automobiles)

ceda el paso give way (en letrero) (British), yield (United States)

de paso in passing; (de pasada) while I'm/you're/etc at it (aprovechando)

prohibido el paso no entry (en letrero)

paso del ecuador = (celebration marking) halfway stage in a university course

2 step.

dar un paso adelante o al frente to step forward, to take a step forward

3 walk.

a paso ligero at a brisk pace

marcar el paso to keep time

a este paso no acabaremos nunca at this rate we'll never finish

4 step (etapa, acontecimiento).

dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary steps

paso a paso step by step

5 crossing (cruce).

paso de cebra zebra crossing (British), = pedestrian crossing marked with black and white lines

paso elevado flyover (British), overpass (United States)

paso fronterizo border crossing (point)

paso a nivel level crossing (British), grade crossing (United States)

paso peatonal o de peatones pedestrian crossing

paso subterráneo subway (British), underpass (United States)

6 pass (geography) (en montaña).

7 step in a process, stride, move.

8 passage, pass, crossing point.

9 pace, walking pace.

10 gateway.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pasar.

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paso

► nombre masculino

1 (movimiento) step, footstep

■ ¡no des ni un paso más! don't move another step!

■ he oído pasos I heard footsteps

2 (distancia) pace

3 (camino) passage, way

4 (avance) progress, advance

5 (trámite) step, move

6 (de montaña) mountain pass; (de mar) strait

7 RELIGIÓN float (used in Holy Week processions)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a cada paso at every turn

a paso de tortuga at a snail's pace

abrirse paso to force one's way through

apretar el paso to hurry

cerrarle el paso a alguien to block somebody' s way

dar paso a (hacer posible) to pave the way for 2 (provocar) to give rise to 3 (dejar pasar) to let through, make way for 4 (pasar a) to move on to

dar sus primeros pasos to start walking

dar un paso en falso (al andar) to lose one's footing 2 (equivocarse) to make a false move

estar a un paso/a dos pasos to be very close

■ estamos a un paso de encontrar la solución the solution is just around the corner

estar de paso to be passing through

hacer algo de paso to do something as well

■ de paso, tráeme tabaco while you're there, get me some cigarettes

no dar un paso sin... not to do a thing without...

paso a paso step by step

'Prohibido el paso' "No entry"

salir al paso de alguien to waylay somebody

salir al paso de algo to forestall something

seguirle los pasos a alguien to follow somebody close behind 2 figurado to follow in somebody's footsteps

ceda el paso (señal) give way sign, US yield sign

paso a nivel level crossing, US grade crossing

paso de cebra zebra crossing

paso de peatones pedestrian crossing

paso del ecuador half-way point (in university studies)

paso elevado flyover

paso subterráneo (de peatones) subway

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noun m.

1) passage

2) footstep

3) pace

4) way

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I
ADJ dried

higo paso — dried fig

ciruela pasa — prune

uva pasa — raisin
II
1. SM

1) (=acción de pasar)

contemplaban el paso de la procesión desde un balcón — they watched the procession go by from a balcony

para evitar el paso del aire — to prevent the air getting through

por estas fechas tiene lugar el paso de las cigüeñas por nuestra región — this is the time of year when the storks fly over our region

los detuvieron en el paso del estrecho — they were arrested while crossing the channel

el presidente, a su paso por nuestra ciudad... — the president, during his visit to our city...

el huracán arrasó con todo lo que encontró a su paso — the hurricane flattened everything in its path

con el paso del tiempo — with (the passing of) time

prohibido el paso — no entry

• ceder el paso — to give way, yield (EEUU)

ceda el paso — give way, yield (EEUU)

• dar paso a algo, el invierno dio paso a la primavera — winter gave way to spring

ahora vamos a dar paso a nuestro corresponsal en Lisboa — we now go over to our correspondent in Lisbon

las protestas dieron paso a una huelga — the protests led to o were followed by a strike

• de paso, mencionaron el tema solo de paso — they only mentioned the matter in passing

¿puedes ir al supermercado, de paso que vas a la farmacia? — could you go to the supermarket on your way to the chemist's?

de paso recuérdale que tiene un libro nuestro — remind him that he's got a book of ours while you're at it

el banco me pilla de paso — the bank is on my way

dicho sea de paso — incidentally

• entrar de paso — to drop in

• estar de paso — to be passing through

están solo de paso por Barcelona — they're just passing through Barcelona

paso del Ecuador — party or trip organized by university students to celebrate the halfway stage in their degree course

paso franco, paso libre — free passage
ave
2) (=camino) way; (Arquit) passage; (Geog) pass; (Náut) strait

estás en mitad del paso — you're blocking the way

¡paso! — make way!

la policía le abría paso — the police cleared a path for him

• abrirse paso — to make one's way

se abrió paso entre la multitud — he made his way through the crowd

se abrió paso a tiros — he shot his way through

se abrieron paso luchando — they fought their way through

• cerrar el paso — to block the way

• dejar el paso libre — to leave the way open

dejar paso a algn — to let sb past

• impedir el paso — to block the way

- salir al paso a algn

- salir al paso de algo

han salido al paso de la acusación — they've been quick to deny the accusation

- salir del paso

paso a desnivel, paso a distinto nivel — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

paso a nivel — level crossing, grade crossing (EEUU)

paso a nivel sin barrera — unguarded level crossing

paso (de) cebra — Esp zebra crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)

paso de peatones — pedestrian crossing, crosswalk (EEUU)

paso elevado — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

paso fronterizo — border crossing

paso inferior — underpass, subway

paso salmonero — salmon ladder

paso subterráneo — underpass, subway

paso superior — (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

3) [al andar] (=acción) step; (=ruido) footstep; (=huella) footprint

he oído pasos — I heard footsteps

• coger el paso — to fall into step

• dar un paso — to take a step

¿ha dado ya sus primeros pasos? — has she taken her first steps yet?

no da ni un paso sin ella — he never goes anywhere without her

• dirigir sus pasos hacia — to head towards

• dar un paso en falso — (=tropezar) to miss one's footing; (=equivocarse) to make a false move

• hacer pasos — (Baloncesto) to travel (with the ball)

• volvió sobre sus pasos — she retraced her steps

- a cada paso

- a pasos agigantados

el proyecto avanza a pasos agigantados — the project is advancing by leaps and bounds

la demanda aumenta a pasos agigantados — demand is increasing at a rate of knots o extremely quickly

- andar en malos pasos

- dar un mal paso

- paso a paso

- por sus pasos contados

- seguir los pasos a algn

- seguir los pasos de algn

paso adelante — (lit, fig) step forward

paso a dos — pas de deux

paso atrás — (lit, fig) step backwards

dio un paso atrás — he took a step backwards

4) (=modo de andar) [de persona] walk, gait; [de caballo] gait

caminaba con paso decidido — he was walking purposefully

• acelerar el paso — to go faster, speed up

• aflojar el paso — to slow down

• apretar o avivar el paso — to go faster, speed up

• a buen paso — at a good pace

iba andando a buen paso — I was walking at a good pace

las conversaciones marchan a buen paso — the talks are proceeding at a good pace o rate

• establecer el paso — to make the pace, set the pace

• a paso lento — at a slow pace, slowly

• a paso ligero — [gen] at a swift pace; (Mil) at the double

• llevar el paso — to keep in step, keep time

• marcar el paso — [gen] to keep time; (Mil) to mark time

• a paso redoblado — LAm (Mil) at the double

• romper el paso — to break step

- a paso de tortuga

paso de ambladura, paso de andadura — (Equitación) amble

paso de ganso LAm —

paso de (la) oca — goose step

paso de vals — waltz step

5) (=ritmo) rate, pace

• a este paso — at this rate

a este paso no terminarán nunca — at this rate they'll never finish

al paso que vamos no acabaremos nunca — at the rate we're going we'll never finish

6) (=distancia)

vive a un paso de aquí — he lives round the corner from here

estaba a unos diez pasos — it was about ten paces away

de eso al terrorismo no hay más que un paso — it's a small step from there to terrorism

7) (=avance) step

es un paso hacia nuestro objetivo — it's a step towards our objective

el matrimonio es un paso muy importante en la vida — marriage is an important step in life

- dar el primer paso

8) (Téc) [de tornillo] pitch; [de contador, teléfono] unit

9) (Teat) ( Hist) sketch, interlude

10) (Rel) [en procesión] float in Holy Week procession, with statues representing part of Easter story

See:

ver nota culturelle SEMANA SANTA in semana

11)

paso de armas — (Mil, Hist) passage of arms

12) LAm (=vado) ford

2.

ADV softly, gently

¡paso! — not so fast!, easy there!

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( acción)

el paso del agua — the flow of water

el paso del tren — the passing of the train

el paso del tiempo — the passage of time

el huracán destruyó todo a su paso — the hurricane destroyed everything in its path

el paso de la dictadura a la democracia — the transition from dictatorship to democracy

de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through; de paso puedo comprar pan I can buy some bread on the way; fui a la oficina y de paso hablé con él I went to the office and while I was there I had a word with him; me pilla de paso it's on my way; y dicho sea de paso... — and incidentally...

b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso — make way

me cerró el paso — she blocked my way

dejen el paso libre — leave the way clear

ceda el paso — yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

prohibido el paso — no entry

abrirse paso — to make one's way; ( a codazos) to elbow one's way

abrirse paso en la vida — to make one's way in life

salir al paso de alguien — ( abordar) to waylay somebody; ( detener) to stop somebody

un guardia salió a su paso — he was stopped by a security guard

2) (Geog) ( en montaña) pass

salir del paso — to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

- paso a nivel

- paso de cebra

- paso de peatones

- paso elevado or a desnivel

- paso fronterizo

- paso subterráneo

3)

a) (al andar, bailar) step

dio un paso para atrás — he took a step backward(s)

camina 50 pasos al norte — walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta — she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos — she heard footsteps

entró con paso firme — he came in purposefully

no da un paso sin consultarme — she won't do anything without asking me first

paso a paso — step by step

a cada paso — at every turn

andar en malos pasos — to be mixed up in shady deals

a pasos agigantados — by leaps and bounds

dar los primeros pasos — ( literal) to take one's first steps; ( iniciarse en algo) to start out

dar un paso en falso — ( literal) to stumble; ( equivocarse) to make a false move

seguirle los pasos a alguien — to tail somebody

seguir los pasos de alguien — to follow in somebody's footsteps

volver sobre sus pasos — to retrace one's steps

b) pasos masculino plural ( en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos — to travel

4)

a) ( distancia corta)

vive a dos pasos de mi casa — he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte — she was at death's door

está a un paso de aquí — it's just around the corner/down the road from here

de ahí al estrellato no hay más que un paso — it's only a short step from there to stardom

b) ( avance) step forward

eso ya es un paso (adelante) — that's a step forward in itself

c) ( de gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios — we have taken the necessary steps

5) ( en contador) unit

6)

a) (ritmo, velocidad)

apretó/aminoró el paso — he quickened his pace/he slowed down

el tren iba a buen paso — the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso... — at this rate...

a paso de hormiga or tortuga — at a snail's pace

marcar el paso — to mark time

b) (Equ)

al paso — at a walking pace

•

- paso ligero or redoblado

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( acción)

el paso del agua — the flow of water

el paso del tren — the passing of the train

el paso del tiempo — the passage of time

el huracán destruyó todo a su paso — the hurricane destroyed everything in its path

el paso de la dictadura a la democracia — the transition from dictatorship to democracy

de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through; de paso puedo comprar pan I can buy some bread on the way; fui a la oficina y de paso hablé con él I went to the office and while I was there I had a word with him; me pilla de paso it's on my way; y dicho sea de paso... — and incidentally...

b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso — make way

me cerró el paso — she blocked my way

dejen el paso libre — leave the way clear

ceda el paso — yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

prohibido el paso — no entry

abrirse paso — to make one's way; ( a codazos) to elbow one's way

abrirse paso en la vida — to make one's way in life

salir al paso de alguien — ( abordar) to waylay somebody; ( detener) to stop somebody

un guardia salió a su paso — he was stopped by a security guard

2) (Geog) ( en montaña) pass

salir del paso — to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

- paso a nivel

- paso de cebra

- paso de peatones

- paso elevado or a desnivel

- paso fronterizo

- paso subterráneo

3)

a) (al andar, bailar) step

dio un paso para atrás — he took a step backward(s)

camina 50 pasos al norte — walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta — she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos — she heard footsteps

entró con paso firme — he came in purposefully

no da un paso sin consultarme — she won't do anything without asking me first

paso a paso — step by step

a cada paso — at every turn

andar en malos pasos — to be mixed up in shady deals

a pasos agigantados — by leaps and bounds

dar los primeros pasos — ( literal) to take one's first steps; ( iniciarse en algo) to start out

dar un paso en falso — ( literal) to stumble; ( equivocarse) to make a false move

seguirle los pasos a alguien — to tail somebody

seguir los pasos de alguien — to follow in somebody's footsteps

volver sobre sus pasos — to retrace one's steps

b) pasos masculino plural ( en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos — to travel

4)

a) ( distancia corta)

vive a dos pasos de mi casa — he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte — she was at death's door

está a un paso de aquí — it's just around the corner/down the road from here

de ahí al estrellato no hay más que un paso — it's only a short step from there to stardom

b) ( avance) step forward

eso ya es un paso (adelante) — that's a step forward in itself

c) ( de gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios — we have taken the necessary steps

5) ( en contador) unit

6)

a) (ritmo, velocidad)

apretó/aminoró el paso — he quickened his pace/he slowed down

el tren iba a buen paso — the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso... — at this rate...

a paso de hormiga or tortuga — at a snail's pace

marcar el paso — to mark time

b) (Equ)

al paso — at a walking pace

•

- paso ligero or redoblado

* * *

paso¹

¹ = footstep, step, footprint, pace.

Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded less forceful and deliberate.

Ex: The first step in assigning intellectual responsibility to a corporate body must be a definition of a corporate body.

Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.

Ex: Among other buildings afire or still smoldering in eastern Baghdad today were the city hall and the National Library which was so thoroughly burned that heat still radiated 50 paces from its front doors.

* abrir paso a = make + way (for).

* abrirse paso = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into.

* acelerar el paso = quicken + the pace, smarten + Posesivo + pace.

* a este paso = at this rate.

* aflojar el paso = slow down, slow up.

* aminorar el paso = slow down, slow up.

* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.

* a paso ligero = on the double.

* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.

* a un paso = within a stone's throw (away/from).

* a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.

* a un paso de = a heartbeat away from.

* a un paso rápido = at a rapid pace.

* a un paso relajado = at a strolling pace.

* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.

* caminar con paso pesado = plod (along/through).

* ceder el paso = give + way (to), yield + the right of way.

* contador de pasos = step counter.

* dar el primer paso = make + a start, take + the first step.

* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.

* dar los primeros pasos en = venture into.

* dar otro paso muy importante = reach + another milestone.

* dar paso (a) = give + way (to), yield to, make + way (for).

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* dar un paso = make + step.

* dar un paso adelante = step up.

* dar un paso al frente = step up.

* dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.

* dar un paso hacia delante = take + a step forward, step up.

* dejar paso = step + aside.

* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).

* derecho de paso = the right of way, right of entry.

* desandar los pasos de = retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, retrace + Posesivo + steps.

* hacer que + Nombre + dé un paso hacia delante = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.

* impedir el paso = block in.

* llave de paso = spigot, faucet, tap, stopcock, stop valve.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados = execute + steps.

* obstaculizar el paso = block in.

* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* paso adelante = step up.

* paso a nivel = level-crossing.

* paso a paso = one step at a time, step by step, stage by stage, stepwise.

* paso atrás = backward step, retrograde step.

* paso de cebra = zebra crossing.

* paso de la gente = flow of people.

* paso del comercio = flow of commerce.

* Paso del Noroeste, el = North West Passage, the.

* paso de peatones = zebra crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing.

* paso de tortuga = snail's pace.

* paso en falso = false move.

* paso fronterizo = border crossing.

* paso hacia adelante = step forward.

* paso hacia atrás = retrograde step, step backward(s), step back.

* paso inferior = underpass.

* paso ininterrumpido de = steady flow of.

* paso intermedio = half-way house, stepping stone.

* paso peatonal = pedestrian crossing.

* paso subterráneo = underground walkway.

* Posesivo + primeros pasos = Posesivo + first steps.

* preferencia de paso = the right of way.

* primer paso = stake in the ground.

* primer paso de, el = thin edge of the wedge, the.

* realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.

* saltarse pasos intermedios = jump + steps.

* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.

* señal de prohibido el paso = No Entry sign.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* tener derecho de paso = have + the right of way.

* tomar un paso decisivo = take + the plunge.

* un paso por delante de = one step ahead of.

* válvula de paso = stop valve, stopcock.

* volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.

paso²

² = stage, passing.

Ex: The first stage in the choice of access points must be the definition of an author.

Ex: Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.

* ave de paso = bird of passage.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* con el paso de = with the passing of.

* con el paso de los años = with the passing of (the) years.

* con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, as time goes by, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.

* de paso = by the way, by the by(e).

* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.

* dicho sea de paso = by the way, on a sidenote, by the by(e).

* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.

* en varios pasos = multi-step.

* llave de paso = shut-off valve.

* paso elevado = overpass.

* paso elevado de peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* paso elevado para peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* paso inferior = subway.

* paso inferior de peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso inferior para peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso subterráneo = underpass, subway.

* paso subterráneo de peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* paso subterráneo para peatones = pedestrian underpass.

* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.

* resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.

* válvula de paso = shut-off valve.

paso³

³ = transfer, transition, changeover [change-over], handover [hand-over].

Ex: When the record transfer is complete, the catalog summary screen is shown for the new record so that the user can review and update it.

Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that users may make the transition from a first access point to related terms or access points.

Ex: The changeover has resulted in more rapid machine-editing of input and reduced costs for cataloguing.

Ex: The author assesses the prospects of Hong Kong after the handover of the colony to China in 1997 when it will once again be competing with Shanghai as the publishing hub of the Orient.

* * *

paso¹

masculine

A

1

(acción): las compuertas controlan el paso del agua the hatches control the flow of water

a su paso por la ciudad el río se ensancha the river widens as it flows through the city

el paso de los camiones había causado grietas en la calzada cracks had appeared in the road surface caused by the passage of so many trucks o because of all the trucks using it

hizo frente a todo lo que encontró a su paso he faced up to every obstacle in his path

con el paso del tiempo se desgastó la piedra the stone got worn down with time o with the passing o passage of time

[ S ] ceda el paso yield ( in US), give way ( in UK)

[ S ] prohibido el paso no entry

al paso (en ajedrez) en passant

de paso: no viven aquí, están de paso they don't live here, they're just visiting o they're just passing through

de paso puedo dejarles el paquete I can drop the package off on my way

lo mencionó pero sólo de paso he mentioned it but only in passing

lleva esto a la oficina y de paso habla con la secretaria take this to the office and while you're there have a word with the secretary

te lo recogeré si quieres, me pilla de paso I'll pick it up for you if you like, it's on my way

archiva estas fichas y de paso comprueba todas las direcciones file these cards and while you're at it o about it check all the addresses

y dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …

ave

2 (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way

abran paso make way

se puso en medio y me cerró el paso she stood in front of me and blocked my way

por aquí no hay paso you can't get through this way

dejen el paso libre leave the way clear

abrirse paso to make one's way

el sol se abría paso entre las nubes the sun was breaking through the clouds

consiguió abrirse paso a codazos entre la gente she managed to elbow her way through the crowd

no te será difícil abrirte paso en la vida you won't have any problems making your way in life o getting on in life

salir al paso de algn to waylay sb

salir al paso de algo to forestall sth

B ( Geog) (en una montaña) pass

salir del paso to get out of a (tight) spot o ( AmE) crack ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● paso a desnivel

( Méx) paso elevado

● paso a nivel

grade crossing ( AmE), level crossing ( BrE)

● paso de cebra

zebra crossing, crosswalk ( AmE)

● paso de gatos

( Méx) catwalk

● paso del Ecuador

(en un barco) celebration held to mark the crossing of the Equator; (de estudiantes) celebration held halfway through a college course

● paso de peatones

crosswalk ( AmE), pedestrian crossing ( BrE)

● paso elevado

overpass ( AmE), flyover ( BrE)

● paso fronterizo

border crossing

● paso subterráneo

(para peatones) underpass, subway ( BrE); (para vehículos) underpass

C

1 (movimiento al andar) step

dio un paso para atrás he took a step backward(s), he stepped backward(s)

¡un paso al frente! one step forward!

camina 50 pasos al norte walk 50 paces to the north

dirigió sus pasos hacia la puerta she walked toward(s) the door

oyó pasos en el piso de arriba she heard footsteps on the floor above

con paso firme subió las escaleras he climbed the stairs purposefully

no da un paso sin consultar a su marido she won't do anything without asking her husband first

paso a paso step by step

siguieron el juicio paso a paso they followed the trial step by step

paso a paso se fue abriendo camino en la empresa he gradually worked his way up in the company

me lo explicó paso por paso she explained it to me step by step

a cada paso at every turn

a pasos agigantados by leaps and bounds

la informática avanza a pasos agigantados information technology is advancing by leaps and bounds, enormous strides are being made in information technology

dar los primeros pasos (literal) to take one's first steps, start to walk; (iniciarse en algo) to start out

dio sus primeros pasos como actor en televisión he started out o made his debut as a television actor

dar un paso en falso (literal) to stumble; (equivocarse) to make a false move

dar un paso en falso en política puede conducir al desastre one false move o putting one foot wrong in politics can lead to disaster

seguirle los pasos a algn to tail sb

seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps

volver sobre sus pasos to retrace one's steps

2

(distancia corta): vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house

estuvo a un paso de la muerte she was at death's door

ánimo, ya estamos a un paso come on, we're nearly there now

está a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner o down the road from here

de ahí a convertirse en drogadicto no hay más que un paso it's only a short step from there to becoming a drug addict

3 (logro, avance) step forward

el que te haya llamado ya es un paso (adelante) the fact that he's called you is a step forward in itself

supone un gran paso en la lucha contra la enfermedad it is a great step forward o a great advance in the fight against the illness

4 (de una gestión) step

hemos dado los pasos necesarios we have taken the necessary steps

5 (de baile) step

6 pasos mpl (en baloncesto) traveling*, steps (pl)

hacer pasos to travel

D

1 (de un tornillo, una rosca) pitch

2 (en un contador) unit

E

1

(ritmo, velocidad): aminoró el paso he slowed down

al ver que la seguían apretó el paso when she realized she was being followed she quickened her pace

el tren iba a buen paso the train was going at a fair speed

a este paso no llegamos ni a las diez at this rate we won't even get there by ten o'clock

a este paso te vas a poner enfermo if you carry on like this, you'll get ill, at this rate o (if you carry on) the way you're going, you'll get ill

escribía los nombres al paso que yo se los leía she wrote down the names as I read them out to her

a paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pace

llevar el paso to keep in step

marcar el paso to mark time

en ese colegio te van a hacer marcar el paso they'll make you toe the line at that school

2 ( Equ):

al paso at a walking pace

Compuesto:

paso ligero or redoblado

a paso ligero or redoblado double quick, in double time

F (de la pasión) float ( in Holy Week processions)

paso² -sa

adjective

ciruela, uva

* * *

Del verbo pasar: ( conjugate pasar)

paso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pasó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
pasar
paso
pasar ( conjugate pasar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( ir por un lugar) to come/go past;

◊ no ha pasado ni un taxi not one taxi has come/gone past;

los otros coches no podían paso the other cars weren't able to get past;
no dejan paso a nadie they're not letting anyone through;
paso de largo to go right o straight past;
paso por la aduana to go through customs;
es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami;
¿este autobús pasa por el museo? does this bus go past the museum?;
pasamos por delante de su casa we went past her house;
pasaba por aquí y … I was just passing by o I was in the area and …
b) ( deteniéndose en un lugar):

◊ ¿podríamos paso por el banco? can we stop off at the bank?;

pasa un día por casa why don't you drop o come by the house sometime?;
puede paso a recogerlo mañana you can come and pick it up tomorrow
c) ( atravesar) to cross;

◊ paso de un lado a otro [persona/barco] to go o cross from one side to the other;

[ humedad] to go through from one side to the other
d) ( caber):

◊ no pasoá por la puerta it won't go through the door

2 ( entrar — acercándose al hablante) to come in;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go in;
◊ pase, por favor please, do come in;

¡que pase el siguiente! next, please!;
haga paso al Sr Díaz show Mr Díaz in please
3
a) (transmitirse, transferirse) [corona/título] to pass;

◊ pasó de mano en mano it was passed around (to everyone)

b) ( comunicar):

◊ te paso con Javier ( en el mismo teléfono) I'll hand o pass you over to Javier;

( en otro teléfono) I'll put you through to Javier
4
a) (Educ) to pass;

◊ paso de curso to get through o pass one's end-of-year exams

b) ( ser aceptable):

◊ no está perfecto, pero puede paso it's not perfect, but it'll do;

por esta vez, (que) pase I'll let it pass o go this time
5
◊ pasar por

a) ( ser tenido por):

◊ podrían paso por hermanas they could pass for sisters;

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b) ( experimentar) to go through;

◊ paso por una crisis to go through a crisis

( suceder) to happen;
◊ cuéntame lo que pasó tell me what happened;

lo que pasa es que… the thing o the problem is …;
pase lo que pase whatever happens, come what may;
siempre pasa igual or lo mismo it's always the same;
¿qué pasa? what's the matter?, what's up? (colloq);
¿qué te pasa? what's the matter with you?;
¿qué te pasó en el ojo? what happened to your eye?;
¿qué le pasa a la tele? what's wrong with the TV?;
eso le pasa a cualquiera that can happen to anybody;
no le pasó nada nothing happened to him
1 ( transcurrir) [tiempo/años] to pass, go by;
◊ pasoon muchos años many years went by o passed;

ya han pasado dos horas it's been two hours now;
un año pasa muy rápido a year goes very quickly;
¡cómo pasa el tiempo! doesn't time fly!
2 ( cesar) [crisis/mal momento] to be over;
[ efecto] to wear off;
[ dolor] to go away
3 ( arreglárselas) paso sin algo to manage without sth
verbo transitivo
1
a) (cruzar, atravesar) ‹ frontera› to cross;

‹pueblo/ciudad› to go through
b) ( dejar atrás) ‹edificio/calle› to go past

c) (adelantar, sobrepasar) to overtake

2
a) ( hacer atravesar) paso algo POR algo to put sth through sth;

◊ paso la salsa por un tamiz to put the sauce through a sieve

b) (por la aduana —legalmente) to take through;

(— ilegalmente) to smuggle
3 ( hacer recorrer):
◊ paso la aspiradora to vacuum, to hoover (BrE);

pásale un trapo al piso give the floor a quick wipe;
hay que pasole una plancha it needs a quick iron
4 (exhibir, mostrar) ‹película/anuncio› to show
5 ‹examen/prueba› to pass
6 ‹página/hoja› to turn;
◊ paso por alto ‹falta/error› to overlook;

‹tema/punto› to leave out, omit
1 (entregar, hacer llegar):
◊ pásaselo a Miguel pass it on to Miguel;

¿me pasas el martillo? can you pass me the hammer?
2 ( contagiar) to give, to pass on
1
a) ‹ tiempo› to spend;

◊ pasamos las Navidades en casa we spent Christmas at home;

fuimos a Toledo a paso el día we went to Toledo for the day
b) ( con idea de continuidad):

◊ pasé toda la noche en vela I was awake all night;

pasa todo el día al teléfono she spends all day on the phone
c) pasarlo or pasarla bien to have a good time;

◊ ¿qué tal lo pasaste en la fiesta? did you have a good time at the party?, did you enjoy the party?;

lo pasé mal I didn't enjoy myself
2 (sufrir, padecer) ‹penalidades/desgracias› to go through, to suffer;
◊ pasé mucho miedo/frío I was very frightened/cold

pasarse verbo pronominal
1 ( cambiarse):
◊ pasose al enemigo to go over to the enemy

2
a) ( ir demasiado lejos) to go too far;

◊ nos pasamos de estación we went past our station;

esta vez te has pasado (fam) you've gone too far this time
b) ( enf) (fam) (ir):

◊ pásate por casa come round;

¿podrías pasote por el mercado? could you go down to the market?
3
a) [peras/tomates] to go bad, get overripe;

[carne/pescado] to go off, go bad;
[ leche] to go off, go sour
b) (recocerse) [arroz/pasta] to get overcooked

1
a) ( desaparecer) [ efecto] to wear off;

[ dolor] to go away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ya se me pasó el dolor the pain's gone o eased now;

espera a que se le pase el enojo wait until he's calmed o cooled down
b) ( transcurrir):

◊ el año se ha pasado muy rápido this year has gone very quickly;

ver tb pasar verbo transitivo III 1
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( olvidarse):

◊ se me pasó su cumpleaños I forgot his birthday

b) ( dejar escapar):

◊ se me pasó la oportunidad I missed the opportunity

paso sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( acción):

◊ el paso del tren the passing of the train;

el paso del tiempo the passage of time;
el paso de la dictadura a la democracia the transition from dictatorship to democracy;
de paso: están de paso they're just visiting o just passing through;
me pilla de paso it's on my way;
y dicho sea de paso … and incidentally …
b) (camino, posibilidad de pasar) way;

◊ abrir/dejar paso (a algn/algo) to make way (for sth/sb);

me cerró el paso she blocked my way;
dejen el paso libre leave the way clear;

( on signs) ceda el paso yield ( in US), give way ( in UK);
( on signs) prohibido el paso no entry;
◊ paso de cebra zebra crossing;

paso de peatones crosswalk (AmE), pedestrian crossing (BrE);
paso a nivel grade (AmE) o (BrE) level crossing;
paso elevado or (Méx) a desnivel overpass (AmE), flyover (BrE);
paso subterráneo ( para peatones) underpass, subway (BrE);

( para vehículos) underpass;
◊ abrirse paso to make one's way;

( a codazos) to elbow one's way;
◊ salir al paso de algn ( abordar) to waylay sb;

( detener) to stop sb
2 (Geog) ( en montaña) pass;
◊ salir del paso to get out of a (tight) spot o (AmE) crack (colloq)

3
a) (al andar, bailar) step;

◊ dio un paso para atrás he took a step backward(s);

oyó pasos she heard footsteps;
entró con paso firme he came in purposefully;
paso a paso step by step;
seguirle los pasos a algn to tail sb;
seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps
b) ( distancia corta):

◊ vive a dos pasos de mi casa he lives a stone's throw (away) from my house;

está a un paso de aquí it's just around the corner/down the road from here
c) ( avance) step forward;

◊ eso ya es un paso (adelante) that's a step forward in itself

d) ( de gestión) step

4 (ritmo, velocidad):
◊ apretó/aminoró el paso he quickened his pace/he slowed down;

a este paso … at this rate …;
a paso de hormiga or tortuga at a snail's pace;
marcar el paso to mark time
5 ( en contador) unit
pasar
I verbo transitivo
1 to pass
2 (trasladar) to move
3 (dar) to pass, give: no me pasó el recado, he didn't give me the message
4 (hojas de libro) to turn
5 (el tiempo, la vida) to spend, pass
6 (soportar, sufrir) to suffer, endure: está pasando una crisis personal, she's going through a personal crisis
pasamos sed y calor, we suffered thirst and heat
7 (río, calle, frontera) to cross
8 (tragar) to swallow
9 (tolerar, aguantar) to bear
10 (introducir) to insert, put through
11 (un examen, una eliminatoria) to pass
12 Cine to run, show: este sábado pasan Ben Hur, they're putting Ben Hur on this Saturday
II verbo intransitivo
1 to pass: ¿a qué hora pasa el tren?, what time does the train pass?
Cervantes pasó por aquí, Cervantes passed this way
ya pasó, it has already passed
pasar de largo, to go by (without stopping)
2 (entrar) to come in
3 (ser tolerable) to be acceptable: no está mal, puede pasar, it isn't bad, it will do
4 (exceder) to surpass: no pases de los 70 km/h, don't exceed 70 km/h
5 (a otro asunto) to go on to
pasar a ser, to become
6 (tiempo) to pass, go by
7 (arreglarse, apañarse) pasar sin, to do without: puedo pasar sin coche, I can manage without a car
8 fam (no tener interés, prescindir) pasa de lo que digan, don't mind what they say
paso de ir al cine, I'll give the cinema a miss
9 (suceder) to happen: ¿qué pasa?, what's going on?
¿qué le pasa?, what's the matter with him?
pase lo que pase, whatever happens o come what may
♦ Locuciones: pasar algo a limpio, to make a fair copy of sthg
pasarlo bien/mal, to have a good/difficult time
pasar por, to put up with: paso por que me digas que estoy gorda, pero no pienso tolerar que me amargues cada comida, I can handle you calling me fat, but I'm not having you ruin every single meal for me
pasar por alto, to overlook: pasaré por alto esa observación, I'll just ignore that remark
paso sustantivo masculino
1 step: caminaban a paso ligero, they walked quickly
(sonido de pisadas) footstep
(de un baile) step
2 (camino, pasillo) passage, way
Auto ceda el paso, give way
paso a nivel, level o US grade crossing
paso de cebra, zebra crossing
paso de peatones, pedestrian crossing, US crosswalk
paso subterráneo, (para peatones) subway
(para vehículos) underpass
prohibido el paso, no entry
3 (acción) passage, passing: estamos de paso en la ciudad, we are just passing through the town
a su paso por la Universidad, when he was at University
el lento paso de las horas, the slow passing of the hours
4 Tel unit
5 Geol (entre montañas) mountain pass
6 Náut strait
♦ Locuciones: abrirse paso, (entre la multitud, maleza) to make one's way, (en la vida) to get ahead
salir del paso, to get out of trouble
a cada paso, constantly, every other minute
' paso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apretar
- arramblar
- atravesar
- bando
- bloquear
- cabeza
- cada
- calamidad
- cebra
- ceder
- cerrar
- converger
- cortar
- dar
- dado
- desvirtuar
- disfraz
- esclarecimiento
- estela
- filtración
- franca
- franco
- impedir
- infierno
- ligera
- ligero
- lista
- llave
- magín
- mayor
- nivel
- obstaculizar
- pasar
- pasarse
- patata
- peatonal
- por
- prohibida
- prohibido
- rebote
- rito
- segura
- seguro
- sino
- subterránea
- subterráneo
- testigo
- tránsito
- ver
- vela
English:
ahead
- amok
- arrogant
- bar
- battle
- begrudge
- block
- block in
- break through
- breakthrough
- brisk
- by
- childhood
- clarify
- clear
- coast
- come over
- crossing
- crosswalk
- dizzy
- dwindle
- evaluation
- explanation
- false move
- faux pas
- float
- flyover
- footstep
- give
- go by
- going
- graze
- grow out of
- hysterical
- lazy
- level crossing
- life
- lively
- mop
- move
- nail
- obstruction
- ocean
- overboard
- overpass
- pace
- pass
- pass along
- pass by
- pass through

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paso

♦ nm

1. [con el pie] step;
[huella] footprint;
dar un paso adelante o [m5] al frente to step forwards, to take a step forwards;

dar un paso atrás [al andar] to step backwards, to take a step backwards;
[en proceso, negociaciones] to take a backward step;
aprendí unos pasos de baile I learnt a few dance steps;

oía pasos arriba I could hear footsteps upstairs;

se veían sus pasos sobre la nieve you could see its footprints in the snow;

a cada paso [cada dos por tres] every other minute;

está a dos o [m5] cuatro pasos (de aquí) it's just down the road (from here);

vivimos a un paso de la estación we live just round the corner from o a stone's throw away from the station;

el ruso está a un paso de hacerse campeón the Russian is on the verge of o just one small step away from becoming champion;

a pasos agigantados at a terrific rate, at a rate of knots;

la economía crece a pasos agigantados the economy is growing at a rate of knots;

el SIDA se propaga a pasos agigantados AIDS is spreading like wildfire o at an alarming rate;

la ingeniería genética avanza a pasos agigantados genetic engineering has made giant o enormous strides;

dar un paso en falso o [m5] un mal paso [tropezar] to stumble;
[equivocarse] to make a false move o a mistake; Fig
no dio ni un paso en falso he didn't put a foot wrong;

seguir los pasos a alguien [perseguir, vigilar] to tail sb;

seguir los pasos de alguien [imitar] to follow in sb's footsteps;

volvimos sobre nuestros pasos we retraced our steps

2. [acción] passing;
[cruce] crossing; [camino de acceso] way through, thoroughfare;
con el paso del tiempo with the passage of time;

con el paso de los años as the years go by;

el paso de la juventud a la madurez the transition from youth to adulthood;

su paso fugaz por la universidad his brief spell at the university;

el Ebro, a su paso por Zaragoza the Ebro, as it flows through Zaragoza;

la tienda está en una zona de mucho paso the shop is in a very busy area;
también Fig
abrir paso a alguien to make way for sb;

abrirse paso [entre la gente, la maleza] to make one's way;

abrirse paso en la vida/en el mundo de la política to get on o ahead in life/politics;

¡abran paso! make way!;

ceder el paso (a alguien) [dejar pasar] to let (sb) past;
[en automóvil] to Br give way o US yield (to sb);
ceda el paso [en letrero] Br give way, US yield;

cerrar o [m5] cortar el paso a alguien to block sb's way;

de paso [de pasada] in passing;
[aprovechando] while I'm/you're/ etc at it;
de paso que vienes, tráete las fotos de las vacaciones you may as well bring the photos from your Br holiday o US vacation when you come;

la estación me pilla de paso the station's on my way;

estar de paso [en un lugar] to be passing through;

prohibido el paso [en letrero] no entry;

salir al paso a alguien, salir al paso de alguien [acercarse] to come up to sb;
[hacer detenerse] to come and bar sb's way;
salir al paso de algo [rechazar] to respond to sth

Comp
paso de cebra Br zebra crossing, = pedestrian crossing marked with black and white lines; Méx paso a desnivel Br flyover, US overpass;
paso del Ecuador [en barco] crossing the line ceremony;
[en universidad] = (celebration marking) halfway stage in a university course;
paso elevado Br flyover, US overpass;

paso fronterizo border crossing (point);

paso a nivel Br level crossing, US grade crossing;

paso a nivel con barrera Br gated level crossing, US protected grade crossing;

paso a nivel sin barrera Br ungated level crossing, US unprotected grade crossing;
Chile paso bajo nivel Br subway, US underpass;
paso peatonal o de peatones pedestrian crossing;

paso subterráneo Br subway, US underpass

3. [forma de andar] walk;
[ritmo] pace;
con paso cansino se dirigió a la puerta he walked wearily towards the door;

a buen paso at a good rate;

a este paso o [m5]al paso que vamos, no acabaremos nunca at this rate o at the rate we're going, we'll never finish;

al paso [en equitación] at a walk;

a paso lento slowly;

a paso ligero at a brisk pace;
Mil at the double;
aflojar el paso to slow down;

apretar el paso to go faster, to speed up;

llevar el paso to keep step;

marcar el paso to keep time;

Comp

a paso de tortuga at a snail's pace

Comp
Mil paso de la oca goose-step
4. Geog [en montaña] pass;
[en el mar] strait
5. [trámite, etapa, acontecimiento] step;
[progreso] step forward, advance;
antes de dar cualquier paso siempre me pregunta she always asks me before doing anything;

dar los pasos necesarios to take the necessary steps;

dar los primeros pasos hacia la paz to take the first steps towards peace;

la aprobación de una constitución supondría un gran paso para la democracia the passing of a constitution would be a big step forward for democracy;

explícamelo paso a o [m5] por paso explain it to me step by step;

paso a o [m5] por paso se ganó la confianza de sus alumnos she gradually won the confidence of her pupils;

salir del paso to get out of trouble

6. [de llamadas telefónicas, consumo eléctrico] unit

7. [en procesión] float [in Easter procession]

8.
pasos [en baloncesto] travelling;

hacer pasos to travel

♦ interj

make way!

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paso

1 m

1 step;

paso a paso step by step;

a cada paso at every step;

a dos pasos de fig a stone’s throw (away) from;

volver sobre sus pasos retrace one’s steps;

dar un mal paso o

un paso en falso make a false move;

seguir los pasos a alguien follow s.o., dog s.o.’s footsteps;

seguir los pasos de alguien follow in s.o.’s footsteps;

pasos pl en baloncesto traveling sg, Br travelling sg ;

hacer pasos en baloncesto travel

2 ( manera de andar) walk

3 ( ritmo) pace, rate;

a este paso fig at this rate;

al paso que vamos at the rate we’re going;

a paso ligero at the double;

llevar el paso MIL keep in step;

marcar el paso MIL mark time

4 de agua flow; de tráfico movement;

cerrar el paso de la calle block off o close the street;

prohibido el paso no entry;

ceda el paso yield, Br give way;

observaba el paso del agua/de la gente he watched the water flow past/the world go by

5 ( cruce) crossing

6 de tiempo passing

7 ( huella) footprint

8 ( camino)

:

de paso on the way;

estar de paso be passing through;

dicho sea de paso and incidentally;

¡paso! make way!, let me through!;

abrirse paso push one’s way through; fig carve out a path for o.s.;

salir al paso de alguien waylay s.o.;

salir del paso get out of a tight spot

paso

2 m REL float in Holy Week procession

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paso, -sa adj

: dried

ciruela pasa: prune

paso nm

1) : passage, passing

de paso: in passing, on the way

2) : way, path

abrirse paso: to make one's way

3) : crossing

paso de peatones: crosswalk

paso a desnivel: underpass

paso elevado: overpass

4) : step

paso a paso: step by step

5) : pace, gait

a buen paso: quickly, at a good rate

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paso n

1. (en general) step

el niño dio tres pasos the baby took tree steps

fue un gran paso para la ciencia it was a great step for science

2. (pisada) footstep

unos pasos sobre la nieve footsteps in the snow

3. (tránsito)

el Tormes a su paso por Salamanca the Tormes at Salamanca

4. (transcurso) passing / passage

con el paso de los años with the passing of the years

a este paso at this rate

abrir paso to make way

abrirse paso to make your way

acelerar el paso to speed up

ceda el paso give way

de paso (al mismo tiempo) while you're there / while you're about it (de camino) on your way

estar a dos pasos to be a stone's throw away

estar de paso to be passing through

paso a nivel level crossing

paso de cebra zebra crossing

paso de montaña mountain pass

paso elevado (para vehículos) flyover (para peatones) footbridge

paso subterráneo (para vehículos) underpass (para peatones) subway

paso de peatones pedestrian crossing

Spanish-English dictionary > paso
11 bien

bien [bjɛ̃]

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1. adverb

2. invariable adjective

3. masculine noun

4. compounds

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1. <

   a. ( = de façon satisfaisante) well

• nous avons bien travaillé aujourd'hui we've done some good work today

• cette porte ne ferme pas bien this door doesn't shut properly

• la télé ne marche pas bien the TV isn't working properly

• il s'habille bien he dresses well

• il parle bien l'anglais he speaks good English

• il a bien pris mes remarques he took my remarks quite well

• il s'y est bien pris he went about it the right way

• si je me rappelle bien if I remember rightly

• ni bien ni mal so-so (inf)

• pour bien faire il faudrait partir maintenant we really ought to leave now

► aller bien to be well

• comment vas-tu ? -- très bien merci how are you? -- fine, thanks

   b. ( = selon la morale, la raison) [se conduire, agir] well

• il pensait bien faire he thought he was doing the right thing

• vous avez bien fait you did the right thing

• il a bien fait de partir he was quite right to go

• faire bien les choses to do things properly

• vous faites bien de me le dire ! you did well to tell me!

• ça commence à bien faire ! (inf) this is getting beyond a joke!

   c. ( = sans difficulté) [supporter, se rappeler] well

• on comprend très bien pourquoi you can easily understand why

• il peut très bien le faire he's perfectly capable of doing it

   d. (exprimant le degré) ( = très) very ; ( = beaucoup) very much ; ( = trop) rather

• bien mieux much better

• bien souvent quite often

• nous sommes bien contents de vous voir we're very glad to see you

• bien plus heureux much happier

• bien plus cher much more expensive

• nous avons bien ri we had a good laugh

• les enfants se sont bien amusés the children had a great time

• elle est bien jeune pour se marier she is very young to be getting married

• il me paraît bien sûr de lui he seems to be very sure of himself to me

   e. ( = effectivement) definitely

• j'avais bien dit que je ne viendrais pas I definitely said that I wouldn't come

• je trouve bien que c'est un peu cher mais tant pis yes, it is rather expensive but never mind

• c'est bien à ton frère que je pensais yes, it was your brother I was thinking of

• c'est bien mon manteau ? this is my coat, isn't it?

• il s'agit bien de ça ! as if that's the point!

• voilà bien les femmes ! that's women for you!

   f. ( = correctement) écoute-moi bien listen to me carefully

• regardez bien ce qu'il va faire watch what he does carefully

• dis-lui bien que... make sure you tell him that...

• mets-toi bien en face stand directly opposite

• percez un trou bien au milieu drill a hole right in the centre

• tiens-toi bien droit stand quite straight

• c'est bien compris ? is that quite clear?

• il arrivera bien à se débrouiller he'll manage all right

• j'espère bien ! I should hope so!

• où peut-il bien être ? where on earth can he be?

• bien à vous (dans une lettre) yours

   g. ( = malgré tout) il fallait bien que ça se fasse it just had to be done

• il pourrait bien venir nous voir de temps en temps ! he could at least come and see us now and then!

   h. ( = volontiers) (après un verbe au conditionnel) je mangerais bien un morceau I'd like a bite to eat

• j'irais bien mais j'ai cours I'd like to go but I've got a class

• je voudrais bien t'y voir ! I'd like to see you try!

• je te verrais bien en jaune I think you'd look good in yellow

   i. ( = au moins) at least

• il y a bien trois jours que je ne l'ai pas vu I haven't seen him for at least three days

   j. (locutions)

► bien du, bien de la, bien des a lot of

• elle a eu bien du mal à le trouver she had a lot of difficulty finding it

• ils ont eu bien de la chance they had a lot of luck

• je connais bien des gens qui auraient protesté I know a lot of people who would have protested► bien que although

• bien que je ne puisse pas venir although I can't come► bien sûr of course

• bien sûr qu'il viendra ! of course he'll come!

2. <

   a. ( = satisfaisant) good

• elle est très bien comme secrétaire she's a very good secretary

• ce serait bien s'il venait it would be good if he came

► bien ! (approbation) good! ; (pour changer de sujet, par exaspération) all right!

   b. (travail scolaire) good

• assez bien quite good

• très bien very good

   c. ( = en bonne forme) well

• je me sens bien I feel well

• je ne me sens pas bien I don't feel well

• tu n'es pas bien ? are you feeling OK?

   d. ( = beau) [femme] pretty ; [homme] good-looking ; [chose] nice

• elle était très bien quand elle était jeune she was very pretty when she was young

• il est bien, ce nouveau canapé the new sofa's nice

   e. ( = à l'aise) on est bien à l'ombre it's nice in the shade

• on est bien ici it's nice here

• je suis bien dans ce fauteuil I'm very comfortable in this chair

• laisse-le, il est bien où il est ! leave him alone - he's fine where he is!

• vous voilà bien ! now you've done it!

   f. ( = convenable) nice ; (moralement) right

• c'est pas bien de dire ça it's not nice to say that

• ce n'est pas bien de faire ça it's not nice to do that

• c'est un type bien (inf) he's a good guy (inf)

• des gens bien posh (inf) people

   g. ( = en bons termes) être bien avec qn to get on well with sb

3. <

   a. ( = ce qui est bon) good

• faire le bien to do good

• le bien public the public good

• c'est pour ton bien ! it's for your own good!

► faire du bien

• faire du bien à qn to do sb good

• ce massage m'a fait du bien the massage did me good

• ça fait du bien de se confier it's good to talk

• ses paroles m'ont fait du bien what he said made me feel better► dire du bien

• dire du bien de qn to speak well of sb

• on dit beaucoup de bien de ce restaurant this restaurant has a very good name► en bien

• il a changé en bien he has changed for the better

• parler en bien de qn to speak well of sb

   b. ( = possession) possession ; ( = argent) fortune ; ( = terre) estate

• biens goods

• les biens de ce monde material possessions

4. <

► biens de consommation consumer goods

► biens d'équipement capital goods

► biens immobiliers real estate

► biens meubles, biens mobiliers movable property

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bjɛ̃
1.

adjectif invariable

1) ( convenable)

être bien dans un rôle — to be good in a part

être bien de sa personne — to be good-looking

il n'y a rien de bien ici — there's nothing of interest here

voilà qui est bien — that's good

ce n'est pas bien de mentir — it's not nice to lie

ce serait bien — it would be nice

ça fait bien d'aller à l'opéra — (colloq) it's the done thing to go to the opera

les roses font bien — the roses look nice

2) ( en bonne santé) well

ne pas se sentir bien — not to feel well

t'es pas bien! — (colloq) you're out of your mind! (colloq)

3) ( à l'aise)

je suis bien dans ces bottes — these boots are comfortable

on est bien au soleil! — isn't it nice in the sun!

je me trouve bien ici — I like it here

nous voilà bien! — iron we' re in a fine mess!

4) (colloq) ( de qualité)

un quartier bien — a nice district

des gens bien — respectable people

un type bien — a gentleman

2.

adverbe

1) ( correctement) gén well; [fonctionner] properly; [interpréter] correctly

bien payé — well paid

bien joué! — fig well done!

aller bien — [personne] to be well; [affaires] to go well

ça s'est bien passé — it went well

la voiture ne marche pas bien — the car isn't running properly

ni bien ni mal — so-so

parler (très) bien le chinois — to speak (very) good Chinese

il travaille bien — ( élève) his work is good; ( artisan) he does a good job

il est bien remis — ( malade) he's made a good recovery

bien se tenir à table — to have good table manners

bien employer son temps — to make good use of one's time

j'ai cru bien faire — I thought I was doing the right thing

il fait bien de partir — he's right to leave

c'est bien fait pour elle! — it serves her right!

tu ferais bien d'y aller — it would be a good idea for you to go there

bien m'en a pris de refuser — it's a good thing I refused

2) ( complètement) [arroser, décongeler, laver, mélanger, propre, cuit] thoroughly; [remplir, sécher, sec, fondu] completely; [lire, écouter, regarder] carefully

bien à droite — well over to the right

bien devant — right at the front

bien profiter d'une situation — to exploit a situation to the full

3) ( agréablement) [présenté, situé] well; [s'habiller] well, smartly; [décoré, meublé] tastefully; [logé, installé, vivre] comfortably

femme bien faite — shapely woman

aller bien à quelqu'un — [couleur, style] to suit somebody

se mettre bien avec quelqu'un — to get on good terms with somebody

bien prendre une remarque — to take a remark in good part

4) ( hautement) [aimable, triste] very; [apprécier, craindre] very much; [simple, vrai, certain, évident] quite

il s'est bien mal comporté — he behaved really badly

il y a bien longtemps — a very long time ago

merci bien — thank you very much

tu as bien raison — you're quite right

c'est bien dommage — it's a real pity

bien rire — to have a good laugh

c'est bien promis? — is that a promise?

c'est bien compris? — is that clear?

bien au contraire — on the contrary

c'est bien joli tout ça, mais — that's all very well, but

bien mieux/moins/pire — much ou far better/less/worse

bien trop laid/tard — much too ugly/late

bien plus riche/cher — much ou far richer/more expensive

bien plus, il la vole! — not only that, he also takes her money

bien sûr — of course

bien entendu or évidemment — naturally

bien souvent — quite often

5) ( volontiers)

j'irais bien à Bali — I wouldn't mind going to Bali

je veux bien t'aider — I don't mind helping you

j'aimerais bien essayer — I would love to try

je le vois bien habiter à Paris — I can just imagine him living in Paris

6) ( malgré tout)

il faut bien le faire — it has to be done

il faudra bien s'y habituer — we'll just have to get used to it

il finira bien par se calmer — he'll calm down eventually

7) ( pour souligner)

ça prouve/montre bien que — it just goes to prove/show that

j'espère bien que — I do hope that

je sais/crois bien que — I know/think that

insiste bien — make sure you insist

on verra bien — well, we'll see

sache bien que je n'accepterai jamais — let me tell you that I will never accept

je m'en doutais bien! — I thought as much!

je t'avais bien dit de ne pas le manger! — I told you not to eat it!

il le fait bien lui, pourquoi pas moi? — if he can do it, why can't I?

veux-tu bien faire ce que je te dis! — will you do as I tell you!

tu peux très bien le faire toi-même — you can easily do it yourself

il se pourrait bien qu'il pleuve — it might well rain

que peut-il bien faire à Paris? — what on earth can he be doing in Paris?

8) ( réellement) definitely

c'est bien lui/mon sac — it's definitely him/my bag, it's him/my bag all right (colloq)

c'est bien ce qu'il a dit — that's exactly what he said

il ne s'agit pas d'une erreur, mais bien de fraude — it's not a mistake, it's fraud

c'est bien ici qu'on vend les billets? — this is where you get tickets, isn't it?

tu as bien pris les clés? — are you sure you've got the keys?

est-ce bien nécessaire? — is it really necessary?

c'est bien de lui! — it's just like him!

voilà bien la politique! — that's politics for you!

c'est bien le moment! — iron great timing!

c'est bien le moment de partir! — iron what a time to leave!

9) ( au moins) at least

elle a bien 40 ans — she's at least 40, she's a good 40 years old

10) ( beaucoup)

il y a bien des années — a good many years ago

bien des fois — often, many a time

bien des gens — lots of people

il s'est donné bien du mal — he's gone to a lot or a great deal of trouble

mon fils me donne bien du souci — my son is a great worry to me

avoir bien de la chance — to be very lucky

je te souhaite bien du plaisir! — iron I wish you joy!

3.

nom masculin

1) ( avantage) good

pour le bien du pays — for the good of the country

pour le bien de tous — for the general good

pour ton bien — for your own good

ce serait un bien — it would be a good thing

sacrifier son propre bien à celui d'autrui — to put others first

le bien et le mal — good and evil

faire le bien — to do good

ça fait du bien aux enfants — it's good for the children

ça leur fait du bien — it does them good

mon repos m'a fait le plus grand bien — my rest did me a world of good

grand bien vous fasse! — iron much good may it do you!

vouloir le bien de quelqu'un — to have somebody's best interests at heart

vouloir du bien à quelqu'un — to wish somebody well

dire du bien de quelqu'un — to speak well of somebody

on dit le plus grand bien du musée — people speak very highly of the museum

on a dit le plus grand bien de toi — a lot of nice things were said about you

parler en bien de quelqu'un — to speak favourably [BrE] of somebody

2) ( possession) possession

perdre tous ses biens dans un incendie — to lose all one's possessions in a fire

les biens de ce monde — material possessions

hériter des biens paternels — to inherit one's father's estate

dilapider son bien — to squander one's fortune

des biens considérables — substantial assets

la santé est le plus précieux des biens — you can't put a price on good health

4.

exclamation

bien! — good!

5.

bien que locution conjonctive although

bien qu'il le sache — although he knows

Phrasal Verbs:

- biens de consommation

- biens d'équipement

- biens d'équipement ménager

- biens fonciers

- biens immobiliers

- biens mobiliers

- biens personnels

- biens publics

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tout est bien qui finit bien — Proverbe all's well that ends well Proverbe

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bjɛ̃
1. nm

1) (= avantage)

faire du bien à qn — to do sb good

il n'y a pas de mal à se faire du bien — there's nothing wrong with doing oneself a bit of good

Ses vacances lui ont fait beaucoup de bien. — His holiday has done him a lot of good.

ça fait du bien de faire — it does you good to do

dire du bien de — to speak highly of

Jean m'a dit beaucoup de bien de toi. — Jean told me a lot of good things about you., Jean spoke very highly of you to me.

c'est pour son bien — it's for his own good

changer en bien — to change for the better

le bien public — the public good

vouloir du bien à qn (= vouloir aider) — to have sb's best interests at heart

un ami qui vous veut du bien — a well-wisher

2) (= possession) possession, property, (= patrimoine) property

son bien le plus précieux — his most treasured possession

avoir du bien — to have property

bien immobilier — property

3) (moral)

le bien — good

faire le bien — to do good

le bien et le mal — good and evil

distinguer le bien du mal — to tell good from evil

2. biens nmpl

les biens et services — goods and services

3. adv

1) (= de façon satisfaisante) well

Elle travaille bien. — She works well.

aller bien; se porter bien — to be well

croyant bien faire, je... — thinking I was doing the right thing, I...

faire bien de... — to do well to...

Tu ferais bien de faire attention. — You'd do well to pay attention.

2) (concession)

vouloir bien; Je veux bien le faire. — I'm quite willing to do it.

il faut bien le faire — it has to be done

peut-être bien — it could well be

on verra bien — we'll see

il y a bien 2 ans — at least 2 years ago

Il semble bien que... — It really seems that...

Paul est bien venu, n'est-ce pas? — Paul HAS come, hasn't he?

Où peut-il bien être passé? — Where on earth can he have got to?

3) (valeur intensive) quite

bien jeune — quite young

bien assez — quite enough

bien mieux — much better

J'espère bien y aller. — I very much hope to go.

bien du temps — quite some time

bien des gens — quite a number of people

aimer bien — to like

4) (autres locutions)

bien fait!; C'est bien fait pour toi! — It serves you right!

C'est bien fait pour elle! — It serves her right!

C'est bien fait pour lui! — It serves him right!

bien sûr!; bien entendu! — certainly!, of course!

si bien que — with the result that

4. excl

right!, OK!, fine!

eh bien! — well!

5. adj inv

1) (= en bonne forme)

je me sens bien — I feel fine, I feel well

je ne me sens pas bien — I don't feel well

je suis bien — I'm fine

je ne suis pas bien — I don't feel well

2) (= à l'aise)

On est bien dans ce fauteuil. — This chair is very comfortable.

3) (= à son avantage)

Tu es bien dans cette robe. — You look nice in that dress.

4) (= satisfaisant) good

Ce restaurant est vraiment bien. — This restaurant is really good.

Elle est bien, cette maison. — It's a nice house.

Elle est bien, cette secrétaire. — She's a good secretary.

c'est très bien comme ça — that's fine

Ce n'est pas si bien que ça. — It's not as good as all that., It's not all that great.

C'est bien? — Is that all right?

5) (moralement)

ce n'est pas bien de... — it's not right to...

Ce n'est pas bien de dire du mal des gens. — It's not right to say nasty things about people.

Elle est bien, cette femme. — She's a nice woman.

des gens bien — respectable people

6) (= en bons termes)

être bien avec qn — to be on good terms with sb

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bien

A adj inv

1 ( convenable) être bien dans un rôle to be good in a part; être bien de sa personne to be good-looking; il n'y a rien de bien ici there's nothing of interest here; voilà qui est bien that's good; ce n'est pas bien de mentir it's not nice to lie; ce serait bien si on pouvait nager it would be nice if we could swim; ça fait bien d'aller à l'opéra○ it's the done thing to go to the opera; les roses font bien sur la terrasse the roses look nice ou good on the terrace; tout est bien qui finit bien all's well that ends well;

2 ( en bonne santé) well; ne pas se sentir bien not to feel well; non, mais, t'es pas bien○! you're out of your mind○!;

3 ( à l'aise) comfortable; je suis bien dans ces bottes these boots are comfortable; on est bien sur cette chaise! what a comfortable chair!; on est bien au soleil! isn't it nice in the sun!; je me trouve bien ici I like it here; suis mes conseils, tu t'en trouveras bien take my advice, it'll serve you in good stead; nous voilà bien! iron we're in a fine mess!;

4 ○( de qualité) un quartier bien a nice district; des gens bien respectable people; un type bien a gentleman; un film bien a good film.

B adv

1 ( correctement) [équipé, fait, géré, s'exprimer, dormir, choisir, se souvenir, danser] well; [fonctionner] properly; [libeller, diagnostiquer, interpréter] correctly; bien payé well paid; bien joué! lit well played!; fig well done!; aller bien [personne] to be well; [affaires] to go well; ça s'est bien passé it went well; la voiture ne marche pas bien the car isn't running properly ou right; ni bien ni mal so-so; parler (très) bien le chinois to speak (very) good Chinese, to speak Chinese (very) well; il travaille bien ( élève) his work is good; ( artisan) he does a good job; un travail bien fait a good job; il est bien remis ( malade) he's made a good recovery; bien se tenir à table to have good table manners; bien employer son temps to make good use of one's time; j'ai cru bien faire I thought I was doing the right thing; il fait bien de partir he's right to leave; c'est bien fait pour elle! it serves her right!; tu ferais bien d'y aller it would be a good idea for you to go there; pour bien faire, il faudrait acheter une lampe the thing to do would be to buy a lamp; bien m'en a pris de refuser it's a good thing I refused;

2 ( complètement) [arroser, décongeler, laver, mélanger, propre, cuit] thoroughly; [remplir, sécher, sec, fondu] completely; [lire, examiner, écouter, regarder] carefully; marche bien à droite keep well over to the right; mets-toi bien dans le coin/devant stand right in the corner/at the front; bien profiter d'une situation to exploit a situation to the full;

3 ( agréablement) [présenté, situé] well; [s'habiller] well, smartly; [décoré, meublé] tastefully; [logé, installé, vivre] comfortably; femme bien faite shapely woman; aller bien ensemble to go well together; aller bien à qn [couleur, style] to suit sb; se mettre bien avec qn to get on good terms with sb; bien prendre une remarque to take a remark in good part;

4 ( hautement) [aimable, triste] very; [apprécier, craindre] very much; [simple, vrai, certain, évident] quite; il s'est bien mal comporté he behaved very ou really badly; il y a bien longtemps de ça that was a very long time ago; c'est bien loin pour nous it's rather far for us; merci bien thank you very much; tu as bien raison you're quite ou absolutely right; c'est bien dommage it's a great ou real pity; bien rire/s'amuser/se reposer to have a good laugh/time/rest; tu as l'air bien pensif you're looking very pensive; c'est bien promis? is that a promise?; c'est bien compris? is that clear?; bien au contraire on the contrary; c'est bien beau ou joli tout ça, mais that's all very well, but; bien mieux/ moins/pire much ou far better/less/worse; bien trop laid/tard much too ugly/late; bien plus riche/cher much ou far richer/more expensive; bien plus, il la vole! not only that, he also takes her money; bien sûr of course; bien entendu or évidemment naturally; bien souvent quite often;

5 ( volontiers) j'irais bien à Bali I wouldn't mind going to Bali; j'en prendrais bien un autre I wouldn't mind another; je veux bien t'aider I don't mind helping you; j'aimerais bien essayer I would love to try; je te dirais bien de rester/venir, mais I would ask you to stay/come but; je verrais bien un arbre sur la pelouse I think a tree would look nice on the lawn; je le vois bien habiter à Paris I can just imagine him living in Paris;

6 ( malgré tout) il faut bien le faire/que ça finisse it has to be done/to come to an end; il faudra bien s'y habituer we'll just have to get used to it; elle sera bien obligée de payer she'll just have to pay; tu aurais bien pu me le dire you could at least have told me; il finira bien par se calmer he'll calm down eventually;

7 ( pour souligner) ça prouve/montre bien que it just goes to prove/show that; j'espère bien que I do hope that; je vois/comprends bien I do see/understand; je sais/crois bien que I know/think that; insiste bien make sure you insist; dis-le lui bien make sure you tell him/her; on verra bien well, we'll see; sache bien que je n'accepterai jamais let me tell you that I will never accept; crois bien que je n'hésiterais pas! you can be sure ou I can assure you that I would not hesitate!; je m'en doutais bien! I thought as much!; je t'avais bien dit de ne pas le manger! I told you not to eat it!; il le fait bien lui, pourquoi pas moi? if he can do it, why can't I?; veux-tu bien faire ce que je te dis! will you do as I tell you!; tu peux très bien le faire toi-même you can easily do it yourself; il se pourrait bien qu'il pleuve it might well rain; que peut-il bien faire à Paris? what on earth can he be doing in Paris?;

8 ( réellement) definitely; c'est bien lui/mon sac it's definitely him/my bag, it's him/my bag all right○; j'ai vérifié: il est bien parti I checked, he's definitely gone ou he's gone all right○; c'est bien ce qu'il a dit/vu that's definitely ou exactly what he said/saw; et c'est bien lui qui conduisait? and it was definitely him driving?; il ne s'agit pas d'une erreur, mais bien de fraude it's not a mistake, it's fraud; c'est bien mardi aujourd'hui? today is Tuesday, isn't it?; c'est bien ici qu'on vend les billets? this is where you get tickets, isn't it?; tu as bien pris les clés? are you sure you've got the keys?; est-ce bien nécessaire? is it really necessary?; s'agit-il bien d'un suicide? was it really suicide?; c'est bien de lui! it's just like him!; voilà bien la politique! that's politics for you!; c'est bien le moment! iron great timing!; c'est bien le moment de partir! iron what a time to leave!;

9 ( au moins) at least; elle a bien 40 ans she's at least 40, she's a good 40 years old; ça pèse bien dix kilos it weighs at least ten kilos, it weighs a good ten kilos; ça vaut bien le double it's worth at least twice as much;

10 ( beaucoup) c'était il y a bien des années that was a good many years ago; bien des fois often, many a time; bien des gens lots of people; il s'est donné bien du mal he's gone to a lot or a great deal of trouble; il s'en faut bien! far from it!; mon fils me donne bien du souci my son is a great worry to me; avoir bien de la chance to be very lucky; je te souhaite bien du plaisir! iron I wish you joy!

C nm

1 ( avantage) good; pour le bien du pays for the good of the country; pour le bien de tous for the general good; c'est pour ton bien it's for your own good; ce serait un bien it would be a good thing; sacrifier son propre bien à celui d'autrui to put others first; le bien et le mal good and evil; faire le bien to do good; il a fait beaucoup de bien autour de lui he has done a lot of good; ça fait du bien aux enfants/plantes it's good for the children /plants; ça fait/ça leur fait du bien it does you/them good; mon repos m'a fait le plus grand bien my rest did me a world of good; grand bien vous fasse! iron much good may it do you!; vouloir le bien de qn to have sb's best interests at heart; vouloir du bien à qn to wish sb well; ‘un ami qui vous veut du bien’ ( dans une lettre anonyme) ‘from a well-wisher’, ‘one who has your best interests at heart’; dire du bien de qn to speak well of sb; on dit le plus grand bien du maire/musée people speak very highly of the mayor/museum; on a dit le plus grand bien de toi a lot of nice things were said about you; parler en bien de qn to speak favourably^GB of sb; ⇒ ennemi, honneur;

2 ( possession) possession; (maison, terres) property; ( domaine) bien(s) estate; ( ensemble des possessions) bien(s) property ¢; ( patrimoine) bien(s) fortune; ( avoirs) biens assets; perdre tous ses bien s dans un incendie to lose all one's possessions in a fire; ce livre est mon bien le plus précieux this book is my most precious possession; les biens de ce monde material possessions; un petit bien en Corse a small property in Corsica; hériter des biens paternels to inherit one's father's property ou estate; dilapider son bien to squander one's fortune; avoir du bien (maisons, terres) to own property; ( argent) to be wealthy; des biens considérables substantial assets; la santé/liberté est le plus précieux des biens you can't put a price on good health/freedom; ⇒ abondance, acquis.

D excl

1 ( approbatif) bien! voyons le reste good! let's see the rest;

2 ( impatient) bien! bien! j'arrive! all right! all right! ou OK! OK○! I'm coming!

E bien que loc conj although, though; bien qu'il le sache although he knows; bien qu'elle vive maintenant en Floride, je la vois régulièrement although she lives in Florida, I see her regularly; il est venu travailler bien qu'il soit grippé he came in to work, although he had flu; bien que très différentes en apparence, les deux œuvres ont des points communs although very different in appearance, the two works have common features; il joue un rôle important bien que discret he plays an important role, albeit a discreet one; ⇒ aussi, ou, si.

Composés

biens de consommation consumer goods; biens durables consumer durables; biens d'équipement capital goods; biens d'équipement ménager household goods; biens fonciers land ¢; biens immeubles immovables; biens immeubles par destination fixtures; biens immobiliers real estate ¢; biens mobiliers personal property ¢; biens personnels private property ¢; biens propres separate estate (sg); détenir qch en bien s propres to hold sth as separate estate; biens publics public property ¢; biens sociaux corporate assets.

[bjɛ̃] adverbe

1. [de façon satisfaisante] well

tout allait bien everything was going well ou fine

il cuisine bien he's a good cook

la pièce finit bien the play has a happy ending

la vis tient bien the screw is secure ou is in tight

il gagne bien sa vie he earns a good living

ils vivent bien they have a comfortable life

faire bien to look good

bien prendre quelque chose to take something well

il s'y est bien pris he tackled it well

il s'y est bien pris pour interviewer le ministre he did a good job of interviewing the minister

vivre bien quelque chose to have a positive experience of something

tiens-toi bien!

a. [à la rambarde] hold on tight!

b. [sur la chaise] sit properly!

c. [à table] behave yourself!

tu tombes bien! you've come at (just) the right time!

2. [du point de vue de la santé]

aller ou se porter bien to feel well ou fine

il se porte plutôt bien! (humoristique) he doesn't look as if he's starving!

3. [conformément à la raison, à la loi, à la morale] well, decently

bien agir envers quelqu'un to do the proper ou right ou correct thing by somebody

tu as bien fait you did the right thing, you did right

tu fais bien de ne plus les voir you're right not to see them any more

tu fais bien de me le rappeler thank you for reminding me, it's a good thing you reminded me (of it)

tu ferais bien de partir plus tôt you'd do well to leave earlier

pour bien faire, nous devrions partir avant 9 h ideally, we should leave before 9

il faudrait lui acheter un cadeau pour bien faire we really ought to buy her a present

4. [sans malentendu] right, correctly

ai-je bien entendu ce que tu viens de dire? did I hear you right?

5. [avec soin]

écoute-moi bien listen (to me) carefully

as-tu bien vérifié? did you check properly?

fais bien ce que l'on te dit do exactly ou just as you're told

mélangez bien stir well

soigne-toi bien take good care of yourself

6. (suivi d'un adjectif) [très] really, very

c'est bien agréable it's really ou very nice

tu es bien sûr? are you quite certain ou sure?

bois un thé bien chaud have a nice hot cup of tea

(suivi d'un adverbe)

c'était il y a bien longtemps that was a very long time ago

embrasse-le bien fort give him a big hug

bien souvent (very) often

bien avant/après well before/after

bien trop tôt far ou much too early

7. (suivi d'un verbe) [beaucoup]

on a bien ri we had a good laugh, we laughed a lot

8. [véritablement]

j'ai bien cru que... I really thought that...

il a bien failli se noyer he very nearly drowned

sans bien se rendre compte de ce qu'il faisait without being fully aware of ou without fully realizing what he was doing

9. [pour renforcer, insister]

qui peut bien téléphoner à cette heure-ci? who could that be ringing at this hour?

où peut-il bien être? where on earth is he?

je sais bien que tu dis la vérité I know very well that you're telling the truth

veux-tu bien te taire? will you please be quiet?

ce n'est pas lui, mais bien son associé que j'ai eu au téléphone it wasn't him, but rather his partner I spoke to on the phone

c'est bien ça that's it ou right

c'est bien ce que je disais/pensais that's just what I was saying/thinking

c'est bien le moment d'en parler! (ironique) it's hardly the right time to talk about it!

j'ai pourtant bien entendu frapper I'm sure I heard a knock at the door

je le vois bien médecin I can (quite) see him as a doctor

tu vas lui dire? — je pense bien! are you going to tell him? — you bet I am!

je vais me plaindre — je comprends ou pense bien! I'm going to complain — I should think so too!

il ne m'aidera pas, tu penses bien! he won't help me, you can be sure of that!

c'est bien de lui, ça! that's typical of him!, that's just like him!

10. [volontiers]

j'irais bien avec toi I'd really like to go with you

je te dirais bien quelque chose, mais je suis poli I could say something rude but I won't

je boirais bien quelque chose I could do with ou I wouldn't mind a drink

11. [au moins] at least

12. [exprimant la supposition, l'éventualité]

tu verras bien you'll see

ils pourraient bien refuser they might well refuse

ça se pourrait bien it's perfectly possible

13. [pourtant]

mais il fallait bien le lui dire! but he had to be told (all the same)!

il faut bien le faire it's got to be done

14. [suivi d'un nom]

bien de, bien des quite a lot of

j'ai eu bien du souci I've had a lot to worry about

elle a bien du courage! isn't she brave!, she's got a great deal of courage!

bien des fois... more than once...

bien des gens lots of ou quite a lot of ou quite a few people

15. [dans la correspondance]

bien à toi love

bien à vous yours

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[bjɛ̃] adjectif invariable

1. [qui donne satisfaction] good

c'est bien de s'amuser mais il faut aussi travailler it's all right to have fun but you have to work too

je recule? — non, vous êtes bien là (familier) shall I move back? — no, you're all right ou OK ou fine like that

qu'est-ce qu'il est bien dans son dernier film! (familier) he's great ou really good in his new film!

ÉDUCATION [sur un devoir] good

2. [esthétique - personne] good-looking, attractive ; [ - chose] nice, lovely

tu es très bien en jupe

a. [cela te sied] you look very nice in a skirt

b. [c'est acceptable pour l'occasion] a skirt is perfectly all right

il est bien de sa personne he's a good-looking man

3. [convenable - personne] decent, nice

c'est bien [conduite, action]: ce serait bien de lui envoyer un peu d'argent it'd be a good idea to send her some money

ils se sont séparés et c'est bien comme ça they've split up and it's better that way

ce n'est pas bien de tirer la langue it's naughty ou it's not nice to stick out your tongue

ce n'est pas bien de tricher you shouldn't cheat

4. [en forme] well

vous ne vous sentez pas bien?

a. aren't you feeling well?

b. [mentalement] are you crazy?

il n'est pas bien, celui-là! (familier) he's got a problem, he has!

me/te/nous voilà bien! NOW I'm/you're/we're in a fine mess!

5. [à l'aise]

on est bien ici it's nice here

on est vraiment bien dans ce fauteuil this armchair is really comfortable

je suis bien avec toi I like being with you

6. [en bons termes]

être bien avec quelqu'un to be well in with somebody

ils sont bien ensemble they're happy together

se mettre bien avec quelqu'un to get in with somebody, to get into somebody's good books

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[bjɛ̃] nom masculin

1. PHILOSOPHIE & RELIGION

le bien good

faire le bien to do good

2. [ce qui est agréable, avantageux]

c'est pour ton bien que je dis ça I'm saying this for your own good ou benefit

c'est ton bien que je veux I only want what's best for you

le bien commun ou général the common good

c'est pour le bien de tous/de l'entreprise it's for the common good/the good of the firm

pour le bien public in the public interest

vouloir du bien à quelqu'un to wish somebody well

dire/penser du bien de to speak/to think well of

on ne m'a dit que du bien de votre cuisine I've heard the most flattering things about your cooking

faire du bien: continue à me masser, ça fait du bien carry on massaging me, it's doing me good

cela fait du bien de se dégourdir les jambes it's nice to be able to stretch your legs

je me suis cogné l'orteil, ça fait pas du bien! (familier) I bashed my toe, it's quite painful!

faire du bien ou le plus grand bien à quelqu'un [médicament, repos] to do somebody good, to benefit somebody

le dentiste ne m'a pas fait du bien! the dentist really hurt me!

la séparation leur fera le plus grand bien being apart will do them a lot ou a world of good

grand bien te/lui fasse! (ironique) much good may it do you/him!

bien m'en a pris it was just as well I did it

ça fait du bien par où ça passe! (familier) aah, I feel better for that!

3. [bienfait] good ou positive thing, benefit

cette décision a été un bien pour tout le monde the decision was a good thing for all ou everyone concerned

4. [propriété personnelle] possession, (piece) ou item of property

[argent] fortune

mon bien t'appartient what's mine is yours

ils ont un petit bien en Ardèche (familier) they have a bit of land in the Ardèche

la jeunesse est un bien précieux youth is a precious asset

tous mes biens all my worldly goods, all I'm worth

avoir du bien au soleil (familier) to be well-off ou rich

5. DROIT & ÉCONOMIE

bien de consommation courante consumer good

biens de consommation durables consumer durables

biens d'équipement capital equipment ou goods

biens privés/publics private/public property

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[bjɛ̃] interjection

1. [indiquant une transition] OK, right (then)

2. [marquant l'approbation]

je n'irai pas! — bien, n'en parlons plus! I won't go! — very well ou all right (then), let's drop the subject!

fort bien fine

bien, bien, on y va all right, all right ou OK, OK, let's go

bien entendu locution adverbiale

of course

bien entendu que locution conjonctive

of course

bien entendu que j'aimerais y aller of course I'd like to go

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bien que locution conjonctive

despite the fact that, although, though

bien que malade, il a tenu à y aller although he was ill, he insisted on going

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bien sûr locution adverbiale

of course

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bien sûr que locution conjonctive

of course

bien sûr qu'elle n'avait rien compris! of course she hadn't understood a thing!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > bien

12 passen

I v/i

1. (die richtige Größe etc. haben) fit ( jemandem s.o.; auf etw. s.th.); es passt genau it fits perfectly, it’s a perfect fit; der hat gepasst Tennisball etc.: it just made it

2. passen zu jemandem: suit; einer Sache: go with; (farblich übereinstimmen mit) match; der Hut passt gut zu dir the hat suits you; die Krawatte passt nicht zur Jacke the tie doesn’t go with the jacket; das passt zu ihm fig. that’s just like him, that’s him all over; das passt überhaupt nicht zu ihm fig. that’s not like him at all

3. (harmonieren, für jemanden oder etw. geeignet sein) fit; sie passen gut zueinander they suit each other; er passt nicht in diese Kreise he doesn’t fit ( oder he’s out of place) in these circles; die Bemerkung passt hier nicht that remark is out of place here; das hat gepasst (gesessen) that hit home

4. (genehm sein) suit (+ Dat s.o. oder s.th.), be suitable ( oder convenient) (for s.o. oder s.th.); passt es Ihnen am Montag? does Monday suit you?, is Monday convenient for you?; morgen passt es ihm nicht tomorrow doesn’t suit him ( oder is inconvenient for him); das passt mir gut that suits me fine; nur wenn es ihnen (umg.: in den Kram) passt only when they feel like it; das passt mir überhaupt nicht in den Kram umg. it doesn’t suit me at all, that’s the last thing I want; er / sein Gesicht passt mir nicht I don’t like him / the look on his etc. face; mein neues Zimmer passt mir ( überhaupt) nicht I don’t like (I’m not at all happy with) my new room; das könnte dir so passen! iro. you’d like that, wouldn’t you?

5. Kartenspiel: pass; ich passe! pass; da muss ich passen umg., fig. you’ve got me there; da musste er passen umg., fig. he couldn’t answer that one, that had him stumped

6. SPORT pass; Scholl passte zu Klose Scholl passed to Klose

II v/t

1. TECH. fit (in into)

2. SPORT pass; den Ball / Puck zu... passen pass the ball / puck to...

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to suit; to fit

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pạs|sen I [pasn]
1. vi

1) (= die richtige Größe, Form haben) to fit

die Schuhe passen ( mir) gut — the shoes fit (me) well, the shoes are a good fit (for me)

dieser Schlüssel passt nicht ( ins Schloss) — this key doesn't or won't fit (the lock)

der Deckel passt nicht — the lid doesn't or won't fit (on)

2)

(= harmonieren) zu etw passen — to go with sth; (im Ton) to match sth

zu jdm passen (Mensch) — to be suited to sb, to suit sb

sie passt gut zu ihm — she's well suited to him, she's just right for him

das passt zu ihm, so etwas zu sagen — that's just like him to say that

es passt nicht zu dir, Bier zu trinken — it doesn't look right for you to drink beer, you don't look right drinking beer

es passt nicht zu ihr, dass sie so freundlich ist — it's not like her to be so friendly

diese Einstellung passt gut zu ihm — that attitude is typical of him, that attitude is just like him

diese Einstellung passt nicht mehr in die heutige Zeit — this attitude is not acceptable nowadays

so ein formeller Ausdruck passt nicht in diesen Satz — such a formal expression is out of place or is all wrong in this sentence

Streiks passen nicht in die konjunkturelle Landschaft — strike action is inappropriate in the current economic situation

das Rot passt da nicht — the red is all wrong there

das Bild passt besser in das andere Zimmer — the picture would look or go better in the other room

er passt nicht in diese Welt/in dieses Team — he doesn't fit or he is out of place in this world/in this team

ins Bild passen — to fit the picture

See:

= zueinanderpassen

3) (= genehm sein) to suit, to be suitable or convenient

er passt mir ( einfach) nicht — I (just) don't like him

Sonntag passt uns nicht/gut — Sunday is no good for us/suits us fine

das passt mir gar nicht, dass du schon gehst — I don't want you to go now

wenns dem Chef passt... — if it suits the boss..., if the boss gets the idea into his head...

du kannst doch nicht einfach kommen, wann es dir passt — you can't just come when it suits you or when you like

das könnte dir so passen! (inf) — you'd like or love that, wouldn't you?

ihre Raucherei passt mir schon lange nicht — this smoking of hers has been annoying me for a long time

2. vr (inf)
to be proper
ein solches Benehmen passt sich nicht hier — you can't behave like that here

3. vt
to fix II
vi (CARDS fig)
to pass
(ich) passe! — (I) pass!

passen müssen — to have to pass

bei dieser Frage muss ich passen — I'll have to pass on this question
III
vti (FTBL)
to pass
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1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) fit

2) ((with with) to be in agreement with; to match.) correspond

3) ((of eg an arrangement, fashion etc) to suit (a person) completely: The dress suits her down to the ground.) suit down to the ground

4) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) suit

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pas·sen¹

[ˈpasn̩]

vi

1. MODE (jds Maßen entsprechen)

▪ [jdm] \passen to fit [sb]

2. (richtige Größe haben) to fit

dieser Schlüssel passt ins Schloss this key fits the lock

3. (harmonieren)

▪ [irgendwohin] \passen to go well [somewhere]

so ein riesiger Tisch passt nicht in diese Ecke a huge table like that doesn't look right in this corner

der Schrank passt besser in die Küche the cupboard would look better in the kitchen

es passt in unsere politische Landschaft, dass Politiker käuflich sind it's typical of our political landscape that politicians can be bought

sie passt einfach nicht in unser Team she simply doesn't fit in with this team

eine solche Beschreibung passt hier nicht such a description is out of place here

▪ zu jdm \passen to suit sb

▪ zu etw dat \passen to match sth, to go [well] with sth

gut zueinander \passen to go well together, to be well matched [or suited to each other]

das passt zu dir! that's typical of you!

4. (gelegen sein)

▪ jdm \passen to suit sb, to be convenient for sb

das passt mir gut that suits me fine

das würde mir besser \passen that would be better [or more convenient] for me

der Termin passt mir zeitlich leider gar nicht that date isn't at all convenient for me

das könnte dir so \passen! (iron fam) you'd like that wouldn't you! iron fam

▪ jdm \passen, dass/wenn... to be convenient [or fam ok] for sb, that/if...

passt es Ihnen, wenn wir uns morgen treffen? would it be ok to meet up tomorrow?

5. (angenehm sein)

▪ jdm passt etw nicht sb doesn't like sth

es passt ihm nicht, dass wir ab und zu mal lachen he doesn't like us laughing now and then

▪ jdm passt etw nicht an jdm sb does not like sth about sb

diese vorlaute Art passt mir nicht an dir I don't like your loud-mouthed ways

passt dir an mir was nicht? is there something bugging you about me?

▪ jdm passt jd nicht sb doesn't like [or think much of] sb

der Mann passt mir gar nicht I don't like that man at all

er passt mir nicht als neuer Chef I don't fancy him as my new boss

die neue Lehrerin passte ihren Kollegen nicht the new teacher wasn't liked by her colleagues

pas·sen²

[ˈpasn̩]

vi

1. (überfragt sein)

▪ [bei etw dat] \passen müssen to have to pass [on sth]

2. KARTEN to pass

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) (die richtige Größe/Form haben) fit

etwas passt [jemandem] gut/nicht — something fits [somebody] well/does not fit [somebody]

der Schlüssel passt nicht ins Schloss — the key does not fit the lock

2) (geeignet sein) be suitable, be appropriate (auf + Akk., zu for); (harmonieren) <colour etc.> match

dieses Bild passt besser in die Diele — this picture goes better in the hall

zu etwas/jemandem passen — go well with something/be well suited to somebody

zueinander passen — < things> go well together; < two people> be suited to each other

dieses Benehmen passt zu ihm/passt nicht zu ihm — (ugs.) that's just like him (coll.) /that's not like him

diese Beschreibung passt [genau] auf sie — this description fits her [exactly]

3) (genehm sein)

jemandem passen — < time> be convenient for somebody, suit somebody

jemandem passt etwas nicht — something is inconvenient for somebody

das könnte dir so passen! — (ugs.) you'd just love that, wouldn't you?

4) (Kartenspiel) pass

bei dieser Frage muss ich passen — (fig.) I'll have to pass on that question
2.
transitives (auch intransitives) Verb (Ballspiele) pass < ball>

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passen

A. v/i

1. (die richtige Größe etc haben) fit (

jemandem sb;

auf etwas sth);

es passt genau it fits perfectly, it’s a perfect fit;

der hat gepasst Tennisball etc: it just made it

2.

passen zu jemandem: suit; einer Sache: go with; (farblich übereinstimmen mit) match;

der Hut passt gut zu dir the hat suits you;

die Krawatte passt nicht zur Jacke the tie doesn’t go with the jacket;

das passt zu ihm fig that’s just like him, that’s him all over;

das passt überhaupt nicht zu ihm fig that’s not like him at all

3. (harmonieren, für jemanden oder etwas geeignet sein) fit;

sie passen gut zueinander they suit each other;

er passt nicht in diese Kreise he doesn’t fit ( oder he’s out of place) in these circles;

die Bemerkung passt hier nicht that remark is out of place here;

das hat gepasst (gesessen) that hit home

4. (genehm sein) suit (+dat sb oder sth), be suitable ( oder convenient) (for sb oder sth);

passt es Ihnen am Montag? does Monday suit you?, is Monday convenient for you?;

morgen passt es ihm nicht tomorrow doesn’t suit him ( oder is inconvenient for him);

das passt mir gut that suits me fine;

nur wenn es ihnen (umg:

in den Kram)

passt only when they feel like it;

das passt mir überhaupt nicht in den Kram umg it doesn’t suit me at all, that’s the last thing I want;

er/sein Gesicht passt mir nicht I don’t like him/the look on his etc face;

mein neues Zimmer passt mir (überhaupt) nicht I don’t like (I’m not at all happy with) my new room;

das könnte dir so passen! iron you’d like that, wouldn’t you?

5. Kartenspiel: pass;

ich passe! pass;

da muss ich passen umg, fig you’ve got me there;

da musste er passen umg, fig he couldn’t answer that one, that had him stumped

6. SPORT pass;

Scholl passte zu Klose Scholl passed to Klose

B. v/t

1. TECH fit (

in into)

2. SPORT pass;

den Ball/Puck zu … passen pass the ball/puck to …

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1.
intransitives Verb

1) (die richtige Größe/Form haben) fit

etwas passt [jemandem] gut/nicht — something fits [somebody] well/does not fit [somebody]

der Schlüssel passt nicht ins Schloss — the key does not fit the lock

2) (geeignet sein) be suitable, be appropriate (auf + Akk., zu for); (harmonieren) <colour etc.> match

dieses Bild passt besser in die Diele — this picture goes better in the hall

zu etwas/jemandem passen — go well with something/be well suited to somebody

zueinander passen — < things> go well together; < two people> be suited to each other

dieses Benehmen passt zu ihm/passt nicht zu ihm — (ugs.) that's just like him (coll.) /that's not like him

diese Beschreibung passt [genau] auf sie — this description fits her [exactly]

3) (genehm sein)

jemandem passen — < time> be convenient for somebody, suit somebody

jemandem passt etwas nicht — something is inconvenient for somebody

das könnte dir so passen! — (ugs.) you'd just love that, wouldn't you?

4) (Kartenspiel) pass

bei dieser Frage muss ich passen — (fig.) I'll have to pass on that question
2.
transitives (auch intransitives) Verb (Ballspiele) pass < ball>

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(zu) v.

to suit v. v.

to be suitable expr.

to fit v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > passen

13 vista

f.

1 sight, eyesight (sentido).

tiene buena/mala vista, está bien/mal de la vista she has good/poor eyesight

perder la vista to lose one's sight, to go blind

corto de vista short-sighted

vista cansada eyestrain

2 watching.

3 gaze (mirada).

dirigió la vista hacia la pantalla she turned her eyes o gaze to the screen

fijar la vista en to fix one's eyes on, to stare at

a primera o simple vista at first sight, on the face of it (aparentemente)

4 view (panorama).

una habitación con vistas a room with a view

con vistas al mar with a sea view

vista frontal front view

vista lateral side view

vista panorámica bird's-eye-view

5 hearing (law).

6 court hearing, hearing, trial.

7 customs inspector.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: ver.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: vestir.

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vista

► nombre femenino

1 (visión) sight, vision

2 (ojo) eye, eyes plural

3 (panorama) view

4 (aspecto) appearance, aspect, look

5 (dibujo, cuadro, foto) view

6 (intención) intention

7 (propósito) outlook, prospect

8 DERECHO trial, hearing

► nombre femenino plural vistas

1 view sing

■ la habitación tiene vistas al mar the room has a view of the sea

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la vista at sight, on sight

■ pagadero a la vista payable at sight

a la vista de todos (públicamente) in full view of everyone 2 (abiertamente) openly

a primera vista / a simple vista at first sight

■ a primera vista parecía más complicado at first sight it looked more complicated

a tantos días vista so many days after sight

ver algo a vista de pájaro to have a a bird's-eye view of something

■ Londres a vista de pájaro a bird's-eye view of London

actuar con mucha vista figurado to act with great foresight

alzar la vista to raise one's eyes, look up

apartar la vista de algo/alguien to look away from something/somebody

bajar la vista to look down

clavar la vista en algo / fijar la vista en algo to stare at something

comerse algo/alguien con la vista figurado to devour something/somebody with one's eyes

con vistas a (hacia) overlooking 2 (pensando en) with a view to, in anticipation of

conocer a alguien de vista to know somebody by sight

en vista de in view of, considering

estar a la vista to be evident, be obvious

■ está a la vista que no lo conseguirán it's obvious they won't manage it

hacer la vista gorda familiar to turn a blind eye

no quitar la vista de encima figurado not to take one's eyes off

■ no pudo quitarle la vista de encima he couldn't take his eyes off her

poner a la vista to put on show

quitar de la vista to take away

ser agradable a la vista to be pleasing to the eye

ser corto,-a de vista to be short-sighted

tener la vista cansada to be suffering from eyestrain

tener mala vista to have poor eyesight

tener mucha vista figurado to be far-sighted

tener vista de lince figurado to be eagle-eyed, have eyes like a hawk

volver la vista atrás to look back

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noun f.

1) vision, eyesight

2) view, sight

3) glance, look

4) hearing

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1. SF

1) (=visión) sight, eyesight

hasta donde alcanza la vista — as far as the eye can see

el coche desapareció de mi vista — the car disappeared from sight

• nublarse la vista, se me nubló la vista — my eyes clouded over

• perder la vista — to lose one's sight

• tener buena/mala vista — to have good/bad eyesight

- hacer la vista gorda

vista cansada — (por defecto) longsightedness; (por agotamiento) eyestrain

vista corta — short sight

vista de águila, vista de lince — eagle eye

tener vista de águila o de lince — to have eagle eyes, to have eyes like a hawk o a lynx

2) (=ojos)

a) (=órgano) eyes [pl]

tiene un problema en la vista — she has something wrong with her eyes

a la altura de la vista — at eye level

una luz que hiere la vista — a dazzling light, a light that hurts one's eyes

• torcer la vista — to squint

b) (=mirada)

¡vista a la derecha! — (Mil) eyes right!

• aguzar la vista — (para ver a lo lejos) to screw one's eyes up; (para descubrir algo) to look sharp

• alzar la vista — to look up

• apartar la vista — to look away

no apartar la vista de algo — to keep one's eyes glued to sth

• bajar la vista — to look down, lower one's gaze

• buscar algo con la vista — to look around for sth

• clavar la vista en algn/algo — to stare at sb/sth, fix one's eyes on sb/sth

• dirigir la vista a algn/algo — to look towards sb/sth, turn one's gaze on sb/sth

• echar una vista a algn/algo — to take a look at sb/sth

• fijar la vista en algn/algo — to stare at sb/sth, fix one's eyes on sb/sth

• medir a algn con la vista — to size sb up

• pasar la vista por algo — to look over sth, glance quickly at sth

• con la vista puesta en la pared — with his eyes fixed on the wall

con la vista puesta en las elecciones — with a view to the elections

con la vista puesta en la futura legislación medioambiental, la compañía ha sacado un nuevo modelo — in the light of the forthcoming environmental legislation, the company has launched a new model

•¡ quítate de mi vista! — get out of my sight!

• recorrer algo con la vista — to run one's eye over sth

• seguir algo con la vista — to follow sth with one's eyes

• volver la vista — to look away

volver la vista atrás — to look back

- comerse o devorar a algn con la vista

- perder algo de vista

- no perder a algn de vista

saltar a la vista —

su inteligencia salta a la vista — she is strikingly intelligent

una cosa que salta a la vista es... — one thing that immediately hits o strikes you is...

salta a la vista que... — it's blindingly obvious that...

3) (=perspicacia) foresight

tuvieron vista para comprar las acciones — they showed foresight in buying the shares, it was shrewd of them to buy the shares

ha tenido mucha vista con el piso — he was very far-sighted about the flat

tener vista para los negocios — to have good business acumen

4) (=panorama) view

la vista desde el castillo — the view from the castle

• con vistas a, con vistas a la montaña — with a view of the mountains

una habitación con vistas al mar — a room with a sea view, a room overlooking the sea

con vistas al oeste — facing west

vista anterior, vista frontal — front view

5) (Fot) (=imagen) view

una tarjeta con una vista de Venecia — a card with a view of Venice

vista de pájaro — bird's-eye view

observar algo a vista de pájaro — to get a bird's-eye view of sth

vista fija — still

vista frontal — front view

6) (otras expresiones)

a)

• a la vista — in sight o view

la parte que quedaba a la vista — the part that was visible o in view

no es muy agradable a la vista — it's not a pretty sight, it's not very pleasant to look at

cuenta a la vista — (Econ) instant access account

a la vista está (que...) — it's obvious (that...), you can see for yourself (that...)

no tengo ningún proyecto a la vista — I have no plans in sight

estaré a la vista de lo que pase — I will keep an eye on developments

yo me quedo a la vista del fuego — I'll keep an eye on the fire

a la vista, no son pobres — from what you can tell, they're not poor

• a la vista de todos — in full view (of everyone)

los resultados están a la vista de todos — the results are there for everyone to see

lo fríen a la vista del cliente — it's fried in front of the customer

a la vista de tal espectáculo — at the sight of such a scene

a la vista de sus informes — in the light of o in view of his reports

• poner algo a la vista — to put sth on view

b)

•a... años/días vista, pagadero a 30 días vista — payable within 30 days

a un año vista de las elecciones — (=antes) a year before the elections

a cinco años vista — (=después) five years from then

a dos años vista de la exposición — two years after the exhibition

c)

• con vistas a — with a view to

con vistas a una solución del problema — with a view to solving the problem

han modernizado el estadio con vistas al Mundial — they have modernized the stadium ahead of the World Cup

una medida con vistas al futuro — a measure taken with the future in mind

d)

•de vista — by sight

conocer a algn de vista — to know sb by sight

•en vista de — in view of

en vista de que... — in view of the fact that...

•¡ hasta la vista! — see you!, so long!

• a primera vista — at first sight, on the face of it

• a simple vista — (=sin ayuda de aparatos) to the naked eye; (=por la primera impresión) at first sight

7) (=aspecto) appearance, looks [pl]

esos plátanos no tienen muy buena vista — those bananas don't look too good

un coche con una vista estupenda — a wonderful-looking car

de vista poco agradable — not very nice to look at, unprepossessing

8) (Jur) hearing

vista de una causa — hearing of a case

vista oral — first hearing

9) pl vistas ( Hist) meeting [sing], conference [sing]

2.

SMF (tb: vista de aduana) customs official

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I
masculino y femenino customs officer o official
II
femenino

1)

a) ( sentido) sight, eyesight

tener buena/mala vista — to have good/bad eyesight

ser corto de vista — to be near-sighted

perdió la vista — he lost his sight

b) ( ojos) eyes

le hace daño a la vista — it hurts his eyes

lo operaron de la vista — he had an eye operation

c) ( perspicacia) vision

- vista cansada

2)

a) ( mirada)

alzar or levantar/bajar la vista — to look up/down

torcer la vista — to be cross-eyed, to have a squint

fijó la vista en el horizonte — she fixed her eyes on the horizon

b) ( espectáculo) sight

3) (en locs)

a la vista: tierra a la vista! land ho!; ponlo bien a la vista put it where it can be seen easily; estar/no estar a la vista to be within/out of sight; pagar al portador y a la vista pay the bearer at sight; cuenta corriente a la vista sight account; a la vista de todos in full view of everyone; ¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista? do you have any projects in view?; a primera or a simple vista at first sight o glance; se notaba a simple vista you could tell just by looking; con vistas a with a view to; de vista by sight; en vista: tener algo/a alguien en vista to have something/somebody in mind; en vista de in view of; en vista de que... in view of the fact that...; hasta la vista! see you!, so long! (colloq); a vista de pájaro: ver algo a vista de pájaro to get a bird's-eye view of something; a vista y paciencia de alguien (Chi, Per fam) in front of somebody; hacer la vista gorda to turn a blind eye; perder algo/a alguien de vista to lose sight of something/somebody; al terminar la carrera los perdí de vista I lost touch with them when we graduated; perderse de vista to disappear from view; saltar a la vista: lo primero que salta a la vista es el color que tiene the first thing that hits o strikes you is the color; salta a la vista que hicieron trampa it's obvious they cheated; tener la vista puesta en algo/alguien to have one's eye on something/somebody; tener vista de águila or lince to have eyes like a hawk; volver la vista atrás — to look back

4) ( panorama) view

con vista al mar — with a sea view

vista aérea — aerial view

5) (Der) hearing

la vista del juicio se celebrará el... — the hearing will take place on...

6) (Com, Fin)

a 20 días vista — within 20 days

* * *
I
masculino y femenino customs officer o official
II
femenino

1)

a) ( sentido) sight, eyesight

tener buena/mala vista — to have good/bad eyesight

ser corto de vista — to be near-sighted

perdió la vista — he lost his sight

b) ( ojos) eyes

le hace daño a la vista — it hurts his eyes

lo operaron de la vista — he had an eye operation

c) ( perspicacia) vision

- vista cansada

2)

a) ( mirada)

alzar or levantar/bajar la vista — to look up/down

torcer la vista — to be cross-eyed, to have a squint

fijó la vista en el horizonte — she fixed her eyes on the horizon

b) ( espectáculo) sight

3) (en locs)

a la vista: tierra a la vista! land ho!; ponlo bien a la vista put it where it can be seen easily; estar/no estar a la vista to be within/out of sight; pagar al portador y a la vista pay the bearer at sight; cuenta corriente a la vista sight account; a la vista de todos in full view of everyone; ¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista? do you have any projects in view?; a primera or a simple vista at first sight o glance; se notaba a simple vista you could tell just by looking; con vistas a with a view to; de vista by sight; en vista: tener algo/a alguien en vista to have something/somebody in mind; en vista de in view of; en vista de que... in view of the fact that...; hasta la vista! see you!, so long! (colloq); a vista de pájaro: ver algo a vista de pájaro to get a bird's-eye view of something; a vista y paciencia de alguien (Chi, Per fam) in front of somebody; hacer la vista gorda to turn a blind eye; perder algo/a alguien de vista to lose sight of something/somebody; al terminar la carrera los perdí de vista I lost touch with them when we graduated; perderse de vista to disappear from view; saltar a la vista: lo primero que salta a la vista es el color que tiene the first thing that hits o strikes you is the color; salta a la vista que hicieron trampa it's obvious they cheated; tener la vista puesta en algo/alguien to have one's eye on something/somebody; tener vista de águila or lince to have eyes like a hawk; volver la vista atrás — to look back

4) ( panorama) view

con vista al mar — with a sea view

vista aérea — aerial view

5) (Der) hearing

la vista del juicio se celebrará el... — the hearing will take place on...

6) (Com, Fin)

a 20 días vista — within 20 days

* * *

vista¹

¹ = sight, eyesight.

Ex: The seers -- the sybils and prophets -- of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling reveal imperfections of bodily sight (such as near- and far-sightedness), emphasizing their spiritual foresight.

Ex: Often microform makes users aware of hitherto unnoticed eyesight defects.

* a la vista = in sight, within sight.

* a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.

* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.

* amor a primera vista = love at first sight.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* apartar la vista = look + the other way.

* a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.

* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.

* a vista de pájaro = bird's eye view.

* cansar la vista = cause + eyestrain.

* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.

* con vistas a = with an eye toward(s), overlook.

* con vistas a (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).

* con vistas a + Nombre = for + Nombre + purposes.

* corto de vista = nearsighted [near-sighted].

* desagradable a la vista = eyesore.

* de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.

* empeoramiento de la vista = failing eyesight.

* en vista de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.

* en vista de que = seeing that/as.

* fuera de la vista = out of view.

* hacer la vista gorda = look + the other way, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have seen.

* hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see.

* levantar la vista = look up.

* mala vista = poor eyesight.

* no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.

* no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.

* perder de vista = lose from + sight, drop from + sight, lose + sight of.

* perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.

* perder la vista = become + blind.

* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.

* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.

* plan de adquisición de material a vista = approval plan.

* problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.

* regalarse la vista con = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* saltar a la vista = be patently clear.

* sin perder de vista = with an eye on.

* sin problemas de vista = sighted.

* tener la vista cansada = need + reading glasses.

* todo está a la vista = what you see is what you get.

* torcer la vista = squint.

* vista cansada = visual fatigue, eyestrain [eye strain], presbyopia.

* vista fatigada = eyestrain [eye strain].

* volver la vista atrás = look back.

vista²

* adoptar un punto de vista = embrace + view.

* analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.

* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.

* argument que presenta los dos puntos de vista = two-sided argument.

* ¡Barco a la vista! = Ship ahoy!.

* comprender un punto de vista = take + point.

* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).

* desde el punto de vista de la nutrición = in terms of, from the vantage of, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, mitotically, nutritionally speaking, nutritionally.

* desde el punto de vista del trabajador = in the trenches.

* desde el punto de vista de la archivística = archivally.

* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.

* desde el punto de vista de la competitividad = competitively.

* desde el punto de vista de la conservación = preservationally.

* desde el punto de vista de la cultura = culturally.

* desde el punto de vista de la estética = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].

* desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad = functionally.

* desde el punto de vista de la informática = computationally.

* desde el punto de vista de la logística = logistically.

* desde el punto de vista de la medicina = medically.

* desde el punto de vista de la música = musically.

* desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.

* desde el punto de vista de la química = chemically.

* desde el punto de vista de la realidad = factually.

* desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas = mathematically.

* desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad = tonally.

* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.

* desde el punto de vista del estilo = stylistically.

* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.

* desde el punto de vista del + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.

* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.

* desde el punto de vista de + Nombre = in + Nombre + eyes.

* desde el punto de vista judicial = judicially.

* desde el punto de vista lingüístico = linguistically.

* desde el punto de vista político = politically.

* desde este punto de vista = viewed in this light.

* desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.

* desde + punto de vista = against + backdrop.

* desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.

* desde un punto de vista académico = academically.

* desde un punto de vista antropológico = anthropologically.

* desde un punto de vista clínico = medically, clinically.

* desde un punto de vista crítico = judgmentally [judgementally], with a critical eye, critically.

* desde un punto de vista económico = economically, monetarily.

* desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.

* desde un punto de vista étnico = ethnically.

* desde un punto de vista filosófico = philosophically.

* desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.

* desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.

* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.

* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.

* desde un punto de vista médico = medically.

* desde un punto de vista medioambiental = environmentally.

* desde un punto de vista monetario = monetarily.

* desde un punto de vista morfológico = morphologically.

* desde un punto de vista operativo = operationally.

* desde un punto de vista racista = racially + Adjetivo.

* desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.

* desde un punto de vista socioeconómico = socioeconomically.

* desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.

* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.

* manifestar un punto de vista = air + view.

* neutral desde el punto de vista de la raza = race-neutral.

* no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista = be impossible under any hypothesis.

* promover un punto de vista = promote + view.

* punto de vista = angle, point of view, side, stance, standpoint, view, viewpoint, outlook, eye, world view [worldview/world-view], bent of mind.

* sostener un punto de vista = assert + view, hold + point of view.

* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.

* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.

* ver Algo desde el punto de vista + Adjetivo = view + Nombre + through + Adjetivo + eyes.

vista³

³ = outlook, vista, sight, view.

Ex: This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.

Ex: From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.

Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.

Ex: Just as long as she has a nice view from her kitchen window she doesn't care about the rest of the world.

* contemplar una vista = contemplate + view.

* ofrecer una vista = afford + a view.

* sin vistas = viewless.

* tener vistas a = overlook.

* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.

* una vista digna de contemplar = a sight to behold.

* una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.

* vista agradable = a sight for sore eyes.

* vista a la sierra = mountain view.

* vista a las montañas = mountain view.

* vista al mar = sea view.

* vista a ojo de pájaro = bird's eye view.

* vista a ras de suelo = worm's eye view.

* vista asombrosa = breathtaking view.

* vista impresionante = breathtaking view.

* vista panorámica = panorama, pan, sweeping view, grandstand view, panoramic view.

* vista sobrecogedora = breathtaking view.

vista⁴

⁴ = court hearing.

Ex: Both the newspapers and the unions want to cut their losses by concluding a deal in advance of a court hearing that is scheduled to decide on the original causes of the strike.

* vista judicial = hearing, court hearing.

* vista oral = oral hearing.

vista⁵

⁵ = view.

Nota: En cartografía, representación plana con efecto de relieve en la que las líneas de fuga concurren en un punto de vista central correspondiente al ojo del observador.

Ex: A view is a perspective representation of the landscape in which detail is shown as if projected on an oblique plane (e.g., a bird's eye view, panorama, panoramic drawing, worm's eye view).

* * *

vista¹

masculine and feminine

customs officer o official

vista²

feminine

A

1 (sentido) sight, eyesight

tengo buena vista I have good eyesight, my sight is good

ser corto de vista to be shortsighted

tener la vista cansada to have eyestrain

la enfermedad le afectó la vista the illness affected his eyesight o his sight o his vision

este paisaje tan bello es un regalo para la vista this beautiful scenery is a delight to behold

perdió la vista en un accidente he lost his sight in an accident

2 (ojos) eyes

la luz me hace daño a la vista the light hurts my eyes

lo han operado de la vista he's had an eye operation

se le nubló la vista her eyes clouded over

3 (perspicacia) vision

tiene mucha vista para los negocios he's very shrewd o he has great vision when it comes to business

B

1

(mirada): me contestó sin alzar or levantar la vista del libro she answered without looking up from the book o without raising her eyes from the book

no me quitó la vista de encima she didn't take her eyes off me

torcer la vista to be cross-eyed, to have a squint

bajó la vista he looked down

fijó la vista en el horizonte she fixed her eyes o her gaze on the horizon

dirigió la vista hacia nosotros he looked toward(s) us

2 (espectáculo) sight

se desmayó ante la vista del cadáver he fainted at the sight of the body

C ( en locs):

a la vista: ¡tierra a la vista! land ho!

ponlo bien a la vista put it where it can be seen easily

escóndelo, que no esté a la vista hide it somewhere out of sight

pagar al portador y a la vista pay the bearer at sight

cuenta corriente a la vista sight account

no lo hagas aquí a la vista de todos don't do it here where everyone can see o in full view of everyone

[ S ] fabricación a la vista del público workshop ( o factory etc) open for public viewing

[ S ] café molido a la vista ( RPl); coffee ground while you wait

¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista? do you have any projects in view?

a primera vista at first sight o glance

a primera vista no parecía grave at first sight o glance it didn't look serious

se notaba a simple vista que estaba enfermo you could tell he was ill just by looking at him

con vistas a with a view to

un acuerdo con vistas a las próximas elecciones a pact for the forthcoming elections

con vistas a que nos lo financien with a view to their o them providing finance

de vista by sight

los conozco sólo de vista I only know them by sight

en vista: ¿tienen a alguien en vista para el puesto? do you have anybody in mind for the job?

estamos buscando casa — ¿ya tienen algo en vista? we're househunting — have you seen anything interesting yet?

en vista de in view of

en vista de que no podía ganar in view of the fact that she couldn't win

en vista de que no llegaban, nos fuimos since they hadn't arrived, we left

en vista del éxito obtenido, mejor me callo la boca ( iró hum); considering the success of my last comment ( o joke etc), I think I'd better keep my mouth shut ( iro hum)

¡hasta la vista! see you!, so long! ( colloq), until we meet again ( frml)

a vista de pájaro: desde la torre vemos la ciudad a vista de pájaro from the tower we get a bird's-eye view of the city

a vista y paciencia de algn (Chi, Per fam); in front of sb

echarle la vista encima a algn ( fam); to see sb

hace tiempo que no le echo la vista encima I haven't seen him for some time

estar con or tener la vista puesta en algo/algn to have one's eye on sth/sb

tiene la vista puesta en una chica de la oficina he's got his eye on a girl in the office

hacer la vista gorda or ( Méx) de la vista gorda ( fam); to turn a blind eye, to pretend not to see

perder algo/a algn de vista to lose sight of sth/sb

vigílalo bien, no lo pierdas de vista keep a close eye on him, don't let him out of your sight

no debemos perder de vista nuestro objetivo primario we must not lose sight of our main objective

no pierdas de vista (el hecho de) que es un actor desconocido don't lose sight of o don't overlook the fact that he is an unknown actor

¡tengo unas ganas de perderlos de vista …! ( fam); I'll be glad to see the back of them! ( colloq)

cuando terminamos la carrera los perdí de vista I lost touch with them when we graduated

perderse de vista to disappear from view

saltar a la vista: lo primero que salta a la vista es el color que tiene the first thing that hits o strikes you is the color

¿cómo no te diste cuenta? si saltaba a la vista I can't see how you failed to notice, it stood out a mile o it was so obvious

salta a la vista que hicieron trampa it's obvious they cheated

tener vista de águila or lince to have eyes like a hawk

volver la vista atrás to look back

no vuelvas la vista atrás y piensa en el futuro don't look back, think of the future

D

1 (panorama) view

una vista preciosa de la bahía a beautiful view of the bay

la habitación tiene vista al mar the room overlooks the sea o has a sea view o looks out over the sea

vista aérea aerial view

2 (imagen) view

3 ( fam)

(aspecto): el plato tenía muy buena vista the dish looked delicious

unos muebles de mucha vista some very attractive furniture

E ( Der) hearing

la vista del juicio se celebrará el día 27 the hearing will take place on the 27th

Compuesto:

vista oral

hearing

F ( Com, Fin):

a 20 días vista within 20 days

G vistas fpl (en costura) facings (pl)

* * *

Del verbo vestir: ( conjugate vestir)

vista es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
vestir
vista
vestir ( conjugate vestir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹niño/muñeca› to dress

b) ( proporcionar ropa a) to clothe (frml)

c) ( confeccionar ropa a) [ modisto] to dress

2 (liter o period) ( llevar puesto) to wear
verbo intransitivo
1 [ persona] to dress;
◊ vista bien to dress well;

vista de algo ‹de uniforme/azul›) to wear sth;
vista de etiqueta to wear formal dress
2 ( ser elegante):
◊ no sabe vista he has no dress sense;

de vista ‹traje/zapatos› smart
vestirse verbo pronominal ( refl)
a) ( ponerse ropa) to dress, get dressed;

◊ date prisa, vístete hurry up, get dressed

b) ( de cierta manera):

◊ se viste mal he dresses badly;

se viste a la última moda she wears the latest styles;
siempre se viste de verde she always wears green
c) ( disfrazarse) vistase de algo to dress up as sth

vista sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( sentido) sight, eyesight;

◊ tener buena vista to have good eyesight;

ser corto de vista to be near-sighted;
perdió la vista he lost his sight;
vista cansada eyestrain
b) ( ojos) eyes;

◊ le hace daño a la vista it hurts his eyes;

lo operaron de la vista he had an eye operation
2 ( mirada):
◊ alzar/bajar la vista to look up/down

3 ( en locs)
◊ a la vista: ponlo bien a la vista put it where it can be seen easily;

estar/no estar a la vista to be within/out of sight;
a la vista de todos in full view of everyone;
¿tienes algún proyecto a la vista? do you have any projects in view?;
a primera or a simple vista at first sight o glance;
con vistas a with a view to;
en vista de in view of;
en vista de que … in view of the fact that …;
¡hasta la vista! see you!, so long! (colloq);
perder algo/a algn de vista to lose sight of sth/sb;
perderse de vista to disappear from view
4 ( panorama) view;
◊ con vista al mar with a sea view;

vista aérea aerial view
5 (Der) hearing
vestir
I verbo transitivo
1 (poner la ropa a alguien) to dress
frml to clothe
2 (llevar puesto) to wear: vestía un traje gris, he was wearing a grey suit
II verbo intransitivo
1 (llevar) to dress
viste de rojo, she's wearing red
vestir bien, to dress well
(ser apropiado, elegante) to look smart
visto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (considerado socialmente) estar bien visto, to be considered correct o acceptable
estar mal visto, to be frowned upon/on
2 (común, poco original) estar muy visto, not to be very original: ese reloj está muy visto, everybody is wearing watches like that
3 fam (obvio) estar visto, to be obvious o clear
4 (al parecer) por lo visto, apparently
5 Jur visto para sentencia, ready for judgement
II sustantivo masculino visto bueno, approval
vista sustantivo femenino
1 (sentido, visión) sight: le conozco de vista, I know him by sight
ese edificio nos tapa la vista del río, the river is hidden from view by that building
tienes buena vista, you have good eyesight
corto de vista, shortsighted, US nearsighted
(los ojos) me hace daño a la vista, it hurts my eyes
2 (perspectiva, panorama) view
con vistas a la calle, overlooking the street
3 Jur hearing, trial
♦ Locuciones: familiar hacer la vista gorda, to turn a blind eye
perder de vista, to lose sight of: el tren se perdió de vista, the train disappeared from view
familiar ¡piérdete de mi vista!, get out of here!, get lost!
(recordar) volver/echar la vista atrás, to look back
a la vista, (dentro del campo visual) visible, within sight
(previsto) tienen un viaje a la vista, they have a trip in mind
a primera vista/a simple vista, (a la primera, directamente) at first sight o glance: amor a primera vista, love at first sight
detectó el error a simple vista, he found the mistake straight away
(con solo mirar) esa estrella no es visible a simple vista, that star isn't visible with the naked eye
(en principio, al parecer) on the face of it
con vistas a, with a view to
en vista de, in view of, considering
' vista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- aguda
- agudo
- alcance
- ante
- apartar
- cantar
- converger
- corta
- corto
- dominar
- esforzar
- fijar
- fina
- fino
- golpe
- graduar
- graduarse
- herir
- lince
- novedosa
- novedoso
- nublarse
- punto
- recorrer
- respetable
- saltar
- sesgar
- versión
- visión
- volver
- aéreo
- agradable
- alcanzar
- amor
- ángulo
- cansar
- chiribita
- clavado
- clavar
- conocer
- descansar
- devolver
- engañar
- forzar
- levantar
- mirada
- mirar
- nublar
- ojo
English:
acute
- angle
- aspect
- avert
- away
- bird's-eye view
- blind
- blot out
- clear
- contention
- delightful
- dim
- eagle-eyed
- eye
- eye-level
- eyesight
- eyestrain
- face
- glance
- glorious
- gorgeous
- hearing
- hide
- in
- jump out
- look up
- naked
- note
- obstruct
- open out
- oscillate
- outlook
- overlook
- perspective
- point
- respect
- scene
- see
- seeing
- sense
- sharp
- sight
- sight-reading
- slant
- splendid
- standpoint
- stare
- strain
- strained
- surface

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vista

♦ adj
ver visto
♦ nf

1. [sentido] (sense of) sight;
[visión] eyesight; [ojos] eyes;
tiene buena/mala vista, está bien/mal de la vista she has good/poor eyesight;

la luz me hace daño a la vista the light hurts my eyes;

se me nubló la vista my eyes clouded over;

perder la vista to lose one's sight, to go blind;

de vista: conocer a alguien de vista to know sb by sight;

¡hasta la vista! see you!;

a vista de pájaro: Cartagena a vista de pájaro a bird's-eye view of Cartagena;

Comp

hacer la vista gorda to turn a blind eye;

Comp

no perder de vista algo/a alguien [vigilar] not to let sth/sb out of one's sight;
[tener en cuenta] not to lose sight of sth/sb, not to forget about sth/sb;
Comp

perder de vista algo/a alguien [dejar de ver] to lose sight of sth/sb;

perder de vista a alguien [perder contacto] to lose touch with sb;

Comp

perderse de vista [en la distancia] to disappear (from sight);

Comp

salta a la vista [es evidente] it's blindingly o patently obvious;

salta a la vista que es novato he is very obviously a beginner;

salta a la vista su juventud [sorprende] one thing that strikes you is how young she is;

Comp

tener una vista de águila o [m5] de lince to have an eagle eye

Comp
vista cansada [por la edad] long-sightedness; [por el esfuerzo] eyestrain
2. [mirada] gaze;

dirigió la vista hacia la pantalla she turned her eyes o gaze to the screen;

alzar/apartar/bajar la vista to look up/away/down;

fijar la vista en to fix one's eyes on, to stare at;

a primera o [m5] simple vista [aparentemente] at first sight, on the face of it;

volver la vista atrás to look back

3. [observación] watching

4. [panorama] view;

una habitación con vistas a room with a view;

con vistas al mar with a sea view

Comp
vista aérea aerial view;
vista panorámica panoramic view

5. [perspicacia, discreción]
tiene vista para las antigüedades she has a good eye for antiques;

hay que tener más vista al decir las cosas you have to be more careful what you say

6. Der hearing

Comp
vista oral oral proceedings
7. Com & Fin
a la vista at sight;

a pagar a 30 días vista payable within 30 days

8. [plazo]
a dos meses vista de las elecciones [antes] two months before the elections;
[después] two months after the elections
♦ nm
[empleado de aduanas] customs officer [responsible for checking baggage]
♦ a la vista loc adj

1. [visible] visible;

está a la vista [muy cerca] it's staring you in the face;

¡barco/tierra a la vista! ship/land ahoy!;

no dejen objetos de valor a la vista dentro del autocar do not leave valuables lying around where they can be seen inside the coach

2. [en perspectiva]
no tengo planes a la vista I have no immediate plans;

tenemos varios proyectos a la vista there are a number of possible projects on the horizon

♦ a la vista de loc prep

1. [delante de] in full view of;

ocurrió a la vista de todos it happened in full view of everybody;

está a la vista de todos it's there for everybody to see

2. [en vista de] in view of;

a la vista de los resultados financieros… in view of the financial results…

♦ con vistas a loc prep
[con la intención de] with a view to;
se reunirán con vistas a negociar un nuevo convenio con la patronal they will meet with a view to negotiating a new agreeement with the employers;

el ahorro con vistas al futuro saving for the future

♦ en vista de loc prep

in view of, considering;

en vista de lo ocurrido… considering what has happened…;

en vista de que since, seeing as

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vista

I f

1 (eye)sight;

vista cansada MED tired eyes;

tener buena/mala vista have good/bad eyesight;

hacer la vista gorda fig fam turn a blind eye;

tener vista para algo fig have a good eye for sth

2 JUR hearing

3

:

a la vista COM at sight, on demand

4 ( panorámica)

:

la ciudad a vista de pajaro a bird’s eye view of the city, the city seen from above;

vista aérea FOT aerial view

5 ( perspectiva)

:

con vistas a with a view to;

en vista de in view of

6

:

a simple vista with the naked eye;

a primera vista at first sight;

de vista by sight;

estar a la vista be in sight;

perder de vista lose sight of;

no perder de vista niño etc not take one’s eyes off;

a la vista de todos in full view of everyone;

poner la vista en alguien/algo look at s.o./sth; tener intención de conseguir algo set one’s sights on s.o./sth;

volver la vista atrás tb fig look back;

hasta la vista bye!, see you!

II m/f

:

vista (de aduanas) customs official o officer

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vista nf

1) visión: vision, eyesight

2) mirada: look, gaze, glance

3) panorama: view, vista, panorama

4) : hearing (in court)

5)

a primera vista : at first sight

6)

en vista de : in view of

7)

hacer la vista gorda : to turn a blind eye

8)

¡hasta la vista! : so long!, see you!

9)

perder de vista : to lose sight of

10)

punto de vista : point of view

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vista n

1. (visión) sight / eyesight

lleva gafas porque tiene mala vista he wears glasses because his eyesight is bad

2. (panorama) view

una habitación con vistas a room with a view

3. (habilidad) eye

tiene buena vista para los negocios he's got a good eye for business

a simple vista at first sight / at first glance

bajar la vista to look down

hacer la vista gorda to turn a blind eye

levantar la vista to look up

no quitar la vista not to take your eyes off

perder de vista to lose sight of

saltar a la vista to be obvious

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14 réduire

réduire [ʀedyiʀ]

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1. transitive verb

( = diminuer) to reduce ; [+ texte] to shorten

• il va falloir réduire notre train de vie we'll have to cut down on our spending

► réduire à ( = ramener à) to reduce to ; ( = limiter à) to limit to

• en être réduit à to be reduced to

• réduire à sa plus simple expression [+ mobilier, repas] to reduce to the absolute minimum

• réduire qch à néant to reduce sth to nothing► réduire en to reduce to

• réduire qn en esclavage to reduce sb to slavery

• réduire qch en miettes/en morceaux to smash sth to tiny pieces/to pieces

• réduire qch en poudre to reduce sth to a powder

• sa maison était réduite en cendres his house was reduced to ashes

2. intransitive verb

[sauce] to reduce

• faire or laisser réduire la sauce cook the sauce to reduce it

3. reflexive verb

► se réduire

• se réduire à [affaire, incident] to boil down to ; [somme, quantité] to amount to

• je me réduirai à quelques exemples I'll limit myself to a few examples

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ʀedɥiʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( diminuer) to reduce

réduire le personnel — to cut (down on) staff

réduire un article de 3% — to reduce an article by 3%

réduire les subventions de moitié — to cut subsidies by half

réduire quelque chose en taille — to make something smaller, to reduce the size of something

réduire le nombre de succursales — to reduce the number of branches

je dois réduire mes dépenses — I must cut down on my spending

réduire l'écart entre — to narrow the gap between

2) ( en reproduisant) to reduce [photographie]; to scale down [dessin]; ( en faisant des coupures) to cut [texte]

3) ( transformer)

réduire quelque chose en poudre — to crush something to powder

réduire quelque chose en bouillie — to reduce something to a pulp

être réduit en cendres — lit [ville] to be reduced to ashes; fig [espoirs, rêves] to turn to ashes

être réduit à rien or à néant — [efforts, travail, fortune] to be wiped out

4) ( en simplifiant)

réduire quelque chose à — to reduce something to

5) ( obliger)

réduire quelqu'un au silence — to reduce somebody to silence

6) ( vaincre) to subdue [ennemi]; to silence [opposition]; to crush [émeute]

7) Culinaire, Chimie to reduce [composé, sauce]

8) Mathématique to reduce [fraction]

2.

verbe intransitif Culinaire [sauce] to reduce; [épinards] to shrink

3.

se réduire verbe pronominal

1) ( diminuer) [coûts] to be reduced ou cut; [délais] to be reduced ou shortened; [importations] to be cut; [écart] to narrow

2) ( consister seulement en)

se réduire à — to consist merely of

cela se réduit à bien peu de chose — it doesn't amount to very much

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ʀedɥiʀ vt
1) (= diminuer) [pression, température] to lower, [prix, dépenses] to cut, to reduce

Il faut réduire la pression interne à un niveau acceptable. — The internal pressure should be lowered to an acceptable level.

Ils ont réduit leurs prix. — They've cut their prices.

réduire qch de moitié — to cut sth by half

Il a réduit de moitié ses dépenses. — He has cut his spending by half.

2)

réduire qch à — to reduce sth to

L'explosion avait réduit l'immeuble à un tas de décombres. — The explosion had reduced the building to a pile of debris.

réduire en cendres — to reduce to ashes, to burn to ashes

Ce superbe tableau à été réduit en cendres. — This superb painting was burnt to ashes.

réduire qch à l'état de — to reduce sth to

3)

réduire qn à — to reduce sb to

les circonstances qui l'avaient réduit à mendier; les circonstances qui l'avaient réduit à la mendicité — the circumstances that had reduced him to begging

en être réduit à — to be reduced to

réduire qn à l'état de — to reduce sb to

4) CUISINE to reduce

5) MATHÉMATIQUE to reduce

6) [carte] to scale down, to reduce

7) MÉDECINE, [fracture] to set

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réduire verb table: conduire

A vtr

1 ( diminuer) to reduce [impôt, coût, vitesse, distance, stocks, inégalités]; to reduce, to cut [dépenses]; to reduce, to shorten [délai, durée]; to reduce, to lessen [chances, risques]; to reduce, to limit [choix]; to reduce, to bring down [chômage]; to limit [influence]; réduire le personnel to cut (down on) staff; réduire un article de 3% to reduce ou cut the price of an article by 3%; réduire d'un quart to reduce by a quarter; réduire qch de peu/de beaucoup to reduce sth slightly/greatly; réduire qch au minimum to reduce sth to a minimum; réduire les subventions de moitié to cut subsidies by half; réduire qch en taille/en longueur to make sth smaller/shorter, to reduce the size/length of sth; les jeans sont réduits de 20% jeans are reduced by 20%; réduire le nombre de succursales to cut down the number of branches; je dois réduire mes dépenses I must cut down on my spending; réduire l'écart entre to narrow the gap between;

2 ( en reproduisant) to reduce [photographie, document]; to scale down [dessin]; ( en faisant des coupures) to cut [texte];

3 ( transformer) réduire qch en poudre to crush sth to powder; réduire qch en bouillie to reduce sth to a pulp; réduire le blé en farine to grind wheat into flour; être réduit en cendres lit [bâtiment, ville] to be reduced to ashes; fig [espoirs, rêves] to turn to ashes; être réduit à rien ou à néant [efforts, travail, fortune] to be wiped out;

4 ( en simplifiant) réduire qch à to reduce sth to; réduire un problème à l'essentiel to reduce a problem to its bare essentials; vous avez tort de réduire ce conflit à… it is wrong to consider this conflict as no more than…;

5 ( obliger) réduire qn à qch to reduce sb to sth; réduire qn au silence to reduce sb to silence; réduire qn à la mendicité to reduce sb to begging; en être réduit à se taire/mendier to be reduced to silence/begging; voilà à quoi j'en suis réduit! this is what I've been reduced to!; réduire un peuple en esclavage to reduce a nation to slavery;

6 ( vaincre) to subdue [ennemi, tribu]; to silence [opposition]; to crush [émeute, mouvement de résistance];

7 Culin, Chimie to reduce [composé];

8 Méd to set, to reduce spéc [os fracturé];

9 Math to reduce [fraction]; réduire des fractions au même dénominateur to reduce fractions to a common denominator.

B vi Culin [sauce, sirop] to reduce; [champignons, épinards] to shrink; faites réduire le mélange allow the mixture to reduce; les champignons réduisent à la cuisson mushrooms shrink when cooked.

C se réduire vpr

1 ( diminuer) [coûts] to be reduced ou cut; [délais] to be reduced ou shortened; [importations] to be cut; l'écart se réduit the gap is narrowing;

2 ( consister seulement en) se réduire à to consist merely of; leur contribution se réduit à quelques sacs de blé their contribution consists merely of a few sacks of wheat; cela se réduit à bien peu de chose it doesn't amount to very much;

3 ( se restreindre) se réduire dans ses dépenses to cut down on one's spending.

[redɥir] verbe transitif

1. [restreindre - consommation] to reduce, to cut down on ; [ - inflation] to reduce, to bring down (separable), to lower ; [ - dépenses, effectifs] to reduce, to cut back on ; [ - distance] to reduce, to decrease ; [ - chauffage] to lower, to turn down (separable)

il a réduit le prix de 10 % he cut ou reduced the price by 10%

réduire quelque chose de moitié to cut something by half, to halve something

2. [refaire en petit - photo] to reduce ; [ - schéma] to scale down (separable)

3. [changer]

réduire quelque chose à néant: il a réussi à réduire à néant le travail de dix années he managed to reduce ten years' work to nothing

réduire quelque chose en miettes to smash something to bits ou pieces

réduire quelque chose en cendres to reduce something to ashes

réduire quelque chose à sa plus simple expression to reduce something to its simplest expression

4. [forcer]

réduire quelqu'un à to reduce somebody to

réduire la presse/l'opposition au silence to silence the press/the opposition

ils en sont réduits aux dernières extrémités they are in dire straits

réduire quelqu'un à faire to force ou to compel ou to drive somebody to do

5. [vaincre] to quell, to subdue, to crush

réduire les poches de résistance to crush the last pockets of resistance

6. INFORMATIQUE to minimize

7. CHIMIE & CUISINE to reduce

8. MÉDECINE to set, to reduce

9. MATHÉMATIQUES & MUSIQUE to reduce

10. (Suisse) [ranger] to put away (separable)

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[redɥir] verbe intransitif

CUISINE

faire réduire to reduce

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se réduire verbe pronominal intransitif

[économiser] to cut down

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se réduire à verbe pronominal plus préposition

[consister en] to amount to

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > réduire

15 diferenciar

v.

1 to distinguish, to differentiate.

2 to tell apart, to differentiate, to discern, to distinguish.

Ricardo discierne las medidas Richard discerns=weighs the measures.

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diferenciar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 (distinguir) to differentiate, distinguish ( entre, between)

2 (hacer diferente) to make different

■ diferenció la caja de mayor peso con una cruz he marked the heaviest box with an X

► verbo pronominal diferenciarse

1 to differ, be different ( por, because of)

2 (destacarse) to distinguish oneself, stand out ( por, because of)

■ se diferencia por su acento she stands out because of her accent

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verb

1) to differentiate

2) distinguish

* * *

1. VT

1) (=hacer diferencias) to distinguish, differentiate

no sabe diferenciar entre uno y otro — she can't distinguish o differentiate between the two

no sabe diferenciar entre el bien y el mal — he can't distinguish between good and evil

2) (=hacer diferente) to make different

3) (=variar) to vary the use of, alter the function of

4) (Mat) to differentiate

2.

See:

diferenciarse

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1.
verbo transitivo <colores/sonidos> to tell the difference between, differentiate between

diferenciar algo de algo: no diferencia lo que está bien de lo que está mal — he can't distinguish between right and wrong
2.
diferenciarse v pron

¿en qué se diferencia esta especie? — what makes this species different?

diferenciarse de algo/alguien — to differ from something/somebody

sólo se diferencia del otro en or por el precio — the only difference between this one and the other one is the price

* * *

= differentiate, discern, discriminate, sift, screen out, tell + the difference, tell + apart, set + Nombre + apart, decouple.

Ex. Sometimes it is acceptable to treat such words or concepts as equivalent to one another, and on other occasions it is important to differentiate between such terms.

Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex. It is also possible to assign weights to the concepts in document profiles, that is to indicate the primary concepts in a document and discriminate between these and subsidiary concepts.

Ex. Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.

Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.

Ex. The user will have no means of telling the difference.

Ex. No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.

Ex. What sets them apart is, primarily, the commercial considerations that directly affect the publishers' gatekeeper role but only indirectly affect that of the librarians.

Ex. The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.

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* diferenciar de = mark + Nombre + off from.

* no diferenciarse de = be nothing short of.

* sabiendo diferenciar entre lo que vale y lo que no = discriminatingly.

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1.
verbo transitivo <colores/sonidos> to tell the difference between, differentiate between

diferenciar algo de algo: no diferencia lo que está bien de lo que está mal — he can't distinguish between right and wrong
2.
diferenciarse v pron

¿en qué se diferencia esta especie? — what makes this species different?

diferenciarse de algo/alguien — to differ from something/somebody

sólo se diferencia del otro en or por el precio — the only difference between this one and the other one is the price

* * *

= differentiate, discern, discriminate, sift, screen out, tell + the difference, tell + apart, set + Nombre + apart, decouple.

Ex: Sometimes it is acceptable to treat such words or concepts as equivalent to one another, and on other occasions it is important to differentiate between such terms.

Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex: It is also possible to assign weights to the concepts in document profiles, that is to indicate the primary concepts in a document and discriminate between these and subsidiary concepts.

Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.

Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.

Ex: The user will have no means of telling the difference.

Ex: No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.

Ex: What sets them apart is, primarily, the commercial considerations that directly affect the publishers' gatekeeper role but only indirectly affect that of the librarians.

Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.

* diferenciar de = mark + Nombre + off from.

* no diferenciarse de = be nothing short of.

* sabiendo diferenciar entre lo que vale y lo que no = discriminatingly.

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diferenciar [A1 ]

vt

‹colores/sonidos› to tell the difference between, differentiate between, tell … apart

no sabe diferenciar entre estas dos plantas he can't differentiate between o tell the difference between these two plants, he can't tell these two plants apart

diferenciar algo DE algo:

no diferencia lo que está bien de lo que está mal he doesn't know the difference between right and wrong, he can't differentiate between right and wrong, he can't distinguish between right and wrong

■ diferenciarse

v pron

¿en qué se diferencia esta especie? what is different about this species?, what makes this species different?, how does this species differ?

diferenciarse DE algo/algn:

sólo se diferencia del otro en or por el precio the only difference between this one and the other one is the price

se diferencia de ella en muchas cosas he's different from her in many ways

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diferenciar ( conjugate diferenciar) verbo transitivo ‹colores/sonidos› to tell the difference between, differentiate between
diferenciarse verbo pronominal:
◊ ¿en qué se diferencia esta especie? what makes this species different?;

no se diferencian en nada there's no difference between them;
diferenciarse de algo/algn to differ from sth/sb;
solo se diferencia del otro en or por el precio the only difference between this one and the other one is the price
diferenciar verbo transitivo
1 (saber discernir) to distinguish, tell the difference: no diferencia la seda del algodón, she can't tell the difference between silk and cotton
2 (hacer distinto) to differentiate: eso es lo que nos diferencia, that's what makes us different

' diferenciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- caracterizar
- discriminar
- distinguir
English:
differentiate
- from
- set apart
- distinguish

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diferenciar

♦ vt

1. [distinguir] to distinguish (de/entre from/between);
hay que diferenciar el tai-chi de las artes marciales you have to distinguish tai chi from the martial arts;

no sabe diferenciar entre las setas venenosas y las comestibles he can't tell the difference between poisonous mushrooms and edible ones

2. Mat to differentiate

♦ vi

to distinguish, to differentiate

♦ See also the pronominal verb diferenciarse

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diferenciar

v/t differentiate

* * *

diferenciar vt

: to differentiate between, to distinguish

♦ See also the reflexive verb diferenciarse

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diferenciar vb (distinguir) to distinguish

es incapaz de diferenciar un mulo de un asno he can't distinguish between a mule and an ass

Spanish-English dictionary > diferenciar

16 discutir

v.

1 to argue.

ha discutido con su hermano she's had an argument with her brother

discuten por cualquier tontería they argue about the least little thing

María arguye cada vez que sale Mary argues every time she's out.

2 to discuss.

discutir de o sobre algo to discuss something, to talk about something

eso es mejor que lo discutas con tu padre you'd be better discussing that with your father

3 to dispute.

no te discuto que tengas razón I don't dispute that you're right

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discutir

► verbo transitivo

1 (examinar) to discuss

■ tenemos que discutir el modo de hacerlo we have to discuss how to go about it

2 (contender) to dispute, question, argue

■ discutieron el precio they argued over the price

► verbo intransitivo

1 (examinar) to discuss (de, -)

■ discutieron de fútbol they talked about football

2 (contender) to argue

■ los niños discutieron por la bicicleta the boys argued over the bicycle

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verb

1) to argue

2) discuss

3) dispute

4) quarrel

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1. VT

1) (=debatir) [+ plan, proyecto, idea] to discuss; [+ precio] to argue about

2) (=contradecir) to question, challenge

discutir a algn lo que está diciendo — to question o challenge what sb is saying

2. VI

1) (=dialogar) to discuss, talk

2) (=disputar) to argue (de, sobre about, over)

¡no discutas! — don't argue!

no le discutas porque él sabe más que tú del tema — don't argue with him because he knows more about the subject than you do

discutir de política — to argue about politics, talk politics

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( debatir) <problema/asunto> to discuss; < proyecto de ley> to debate, discuss

esto habría que discutirlo con el director — this would have to be discussed with the manager

b) ( cuestionar) < derecho> to challenge, dispute

todo lo que digo me lo discute — he questions o challenges everything I say
2.
discutir vi to argue, quarrel

discutieron y no se han vuelto a hablar — they had an argument o a quarrel and haven't spoken to each other since

discutió de política con su padre — he argued with his father about politics

discutir por algo — to argue about something

discutirle a alguien — to argue with somebody

no me discutas! — don't argue with me!

* * *

= argue, debate, discuss, dispute, talk over, spar, deliberate, bicker, quarrel, squabble, bring into + discussion.

Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.

Ex. The reader is left to debate the relative merits of such a format - obviously its applications are limited.

Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.

Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.

Ex. Let's try to talk this over calmly and coolly.

Ex. Feaver remarked with the easy manner of familiars who are accustomed to sparring good-naturedly with each other that he certainly seemed to have picked up a great deal of miscellaneous information from that particular talk.

Ex. Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.

Ex. Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.

Ex. But, firstly, the big German banks quarrelled among themselves over the division of the spoils.

Ex. Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.

Ex. Furthermore, this example brings into discussion the concept of a more complex relationship between the human senses and water in architecture.

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* discutir, debatir, tratar = bring into + discussion.

* discutir del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.

* discutir sobre nimiedades = split + hairs.

* discutir una cuestión = air + issue.

* discutir una idea = float + concept.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* sin discutir = no arguments!, undiscussed.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( debatir) <problema/asunto> to discuss; < proyecto de ley> to debate, discuss

esto habría que discutirlo con el director — this would have to be discussed with the manager

b) ( cuestionar) < derecho> to challenge, dispute

todo lo que digo me lo discute — he questions o challenges everything I say
2.
discutir vi to argue, quarrel

discutieron y no se han vuelto a hablar — they had an argument o a quarrel and haven't spoken to each other since

discutió de política con su padre — he argued with his father about politics

discutir por algo — to argue about something

discutirle a alguien — to argue with somebody

no me discutas! — don't argue with me!

* * *

= argue, debate, discuss, dispute, talk over, spar, deliberate, bicker, quarrel, squabble, bring into + discussion.

Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.

Ex: The reader is left to debate the relative merits of such a format - obviously its applications are limited.

Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.

Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.

Ex: Let's try to talk this over calmly and coolly.

Ex: Feaver remarked with the easy manner of familiars who are accustomed to sparring good-naturedly with each other that he certainly seemed to have picked up a great deal of miscellaneous information from that particular talk.

Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.

Ex: Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.

Ex: But, firstly, the big German banks quarrelled among themselves over the division of the spoils.

Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.

Ex: Furthermore, this example brings into discussion the concept of a more complex relationship between the human senses and water in architecture.

* discutir, debatir, tratar = bring into + discussion.

* discutir del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.

* discutir sobre nimiedades = split + hairs.

* discutir una cuestión = air + issue.

* discutir una idea = float + concept.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* sin discutir = no arguments!, undiscussed.

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discutir [I1 ]

vt

1 (debatir) ‹problema/asunto› to discuss; ‹proyecto de ley› to debate, discuss

discutieron el nuevo convenio they discussed the new agreement

esto habrá que discutirlo con el jefe de ventas this will have to be discussed with the sales manager

2 (cuestionar) ‹derecho› to challenge, dispute

que es muy generoso no te lo discuto, pero … I don't deny o dispute that he's very generous, but …

todo lo que digo me lo discute he questions o challenges o disputes everything I say

mis órdenes no se discuten, se obedecen my orders are to be obeyed without question, my orders are not to be questioned

■ discutir

vi

to argue, quarrel

se pasan el día discutiendo they spend all day arguing o quarreling

no quiero discutir contigo I don't want to argue with you

discutieron y no se han vuelto a hablar they had an argument o a quarrel and haven't spoken to each other since

¿por qué discutes de política con tu padre? why do you argue with your father about politics?

discutir POR algo to argue ABOUT sth

discuten por todo/por cualquier nimiedad they argue about everything/about the slightest little thing

discutirle A algn to argue WITH sb

¡no me/le discutas! don't argue with me/her!

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discutir ( conjugate discutir) verbo transitivo
a) ( debatir) ‹problema/asunto› to discuss;

‹ proyecto de ley› to debate, discuss
b) ( cuestionar) ‹derecho/afirmación› to question, challenge

verbo intransitivo
to argue, quarrel;
◊ discutió de política con su padre he argued with his father about politics;

discutir por algo to argue about sth;
discutirle a algn to argue with sb
discutir
I verbo intransitivo
1 to argue [de/sobre, about]
2 (regañar, reñir) to argue, have an argument
II verbo transitivo
1 (debatir, considerar) to discuss, talk about
2 (rebatir, poner en cuestión) to challenge, question

' discutir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bregar
- chocar
- comentar
- gana
- hablar
- menos
- pelear
- pelearse
- tarifar
- tratar
- alegar
- mucho
- pleitear
- reñir
- reunión
English:
argue
- argument
- bicker
- blue
- debate
- disagree
- discuss
- dispute
- fall out
- horn
- occasion
- point
- quarrel
- quibble
- talk over
- talk through
- thrash out
- use
- pointless
- spar
- talk
- thrash
- wrangle

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discutir

♦ vi

1. [hablar] to discuss;

discutir de o [m5] sobre algo to discuss sth, to talk about sth;

se pasan el día discutiendo de o [m5] sobre fútbol they spend the whole day talking about o discussing football

2. [pelear] to argue (con/por with/about);
ya han vuelto a discutir they've had another of their arguments;

ha discutido con su hermano she's had an argument with her brother;

discuten por cualquier tontería they argue about the least little thing

♦ vt

1. [hablar sobre] to discuss;
[debatir] to discuss, to debate;
eso mejor que lo discutas con tu padre you'd be better discussing that with your father;

el asunto será discutido en el parlamento the matter will be discussed in parliament

2. [contradecir] to dispute;

no te discuto que tengas razón I don't dispute that you're right;

es un buen tipo, sí, eso nadie te lo discute he's a nice guy, sure, no one disputes that;

no me discutas lo que te mando y obedece don't question what I tell you to do, just do it

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discutir

I v/t discuss

II v/i argue ( sobre about)

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discutir vt

1) : to discuss

2) : to dispute

discutir vi

altercar: to argue, to quarrel

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discutir vb

1. (reñir) to argue / to quarrel

cuando llegué a casa, mis padres discutían when I got home, my parents were arguing

2. (debatir, hablar) to discuss

el Parlamento discute el informe sobre el racismo Parliament is discussing the report on racism

3. (cuestionar) to question

nadie discutió la decisión del árbitro no one questioned the referee's decision

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17 relacionar

v.

1 to relate, to connect.

estar bien relacionado to be well-connected

2 to list, to enumerate.

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relacionar

► verbo transitivo

1 (poner en relación) to relate, connect, associate

2 (relatar) to tell, list

► verbo pronominal relacionarse

1 (estar conectado) to be related ( con, to), be connected ( con, with)

2 (alternar) to get acquainted ( con, with), mix ( con, with), meet ( con, -)

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verb

to relate

- relacionarse

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1. VT

1) (=asociar) to connect ( con with)

ya hay tres documentos que lo relacionan con el caso — there are now three documents connecting him with o linking him to the case

2) (=enumerar) to list

los ejemplos que se relacionan a continuación — the examples listed below

2.

See:

relacionarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( conectar) to relate

relacionar algo a o con algo — to relate something to something

si relacionamos los dos sucesos — if we link the two events

2) ( hacer una lista) to list
2.
relacionarse v pron

a)

relacionarse CON algo — con tema/asunto to be related to something

b) persona

relacionarse CON alguien — to mix with somebody

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= link, relate, tie together, correlate, link up.

Ex. These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex. A 'see also' reference connects headings or index terms which are in some way related, where both of the headings are regarded as acceptable for use as headings for entries.

Ex. Time is automatically recorded to tie the two records together.

Ex. The availability of foreign scientific and technical journals in the country and the frequency of interloan requests are directly correlated.

Ex. The first word, 'communication,' should be familiar to librarians since we are in the business of getting across, linking up, in this age of enlightenment.

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* estar directamente relacionado con = be directly correlated to.

* relacionar con = relate to.

* relacionarse = interact (with), mingle (with), socialise [socialize, -USA].

* relacionarse con = ally with, tie in (with), become + allied with, become + engaged (in/with), engage with.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( conectar) to relate

relacionar algo a o con algo — to relate something to something

si relacionamos los dos sucesos — if we link the two events

2) ( hacer una lista) to list
2.
relacionarse v pron

a)

relacionarse CON algo — con tema/asunto to be related to something

b) persona

relacionarse CON alguien — to mix with somebody

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= link, relate, tie together, correlate, link up.

Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.

Ex: A 'see also' reference connects headings or index terms which are in some way related, where both of the headings are regarded as acceptable for use as headings for entries.

Ex: Time is automatically recorded to tie the two records together.

Ex: The availability of foreign scientific and technical journals in the country and the frequency of interloan requests are directly correlated.

Ex: The first word, 'communication,' should be familiar to librarians since we are in the business of getting across, linking up, in this age of enlightenment.

* estar directamente relacionado con = be directly correlated to.

* relacionar con = relate to.

* relacionarse = interact (with), mingle (with), socialise [socialize, -USA].

* relacionarse con = ally with, tie in (with), become + allied with, become + engaged (in/with), engage with.

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relacionar [A1 ]

vt

A (conectar) to relate

es incapaz de relacionar ideas he is incapable of relating o linking ideas

si relacionamos los dos sucesos if we take the two events together, if we link the two events

B (hacer una lista) to list

los trenes que se relacionan a continuación the trains which are listed below, the following trains

■ relacionarse

v pron

1 relacionarse CON algo ‹con un tema/un asunto› to be related to sth

2 «persona»: relacionarse CON algn; to mix WITH sb

no se relaciona con niños de su edad he doesn't mix with o have contact with children of his own age

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relacionar ( conjugate relacionar) verbo transitivo ( conectar) to relate, connect;
relacionar algo a o con algo to relate o connect sth to sth
relacionarse verbo pronominal
a) relacionarse CON algo ‹con tema/asunto› to be related to sth

b) [ persona] relacionarse CON algn to mix with sb

relacionar verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa, persona, etc, con otra) to relate, link [con, to]
2 (hacer un listado) to list
' relacionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hilar
- hilvanar
- ligar
- referir
- vincular
- conectar
English:
associate
- connect
- relate
- link

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relacionar

♦ vt

1. [vincular] to relate ( con to), to connect ( con with);
estar bien relacionado to be well connected;

la policía relacionó la explosión con las protestas contra los experimentos con animales the police linked the explosion to the protests against animal experiments

2. [enumerar] to list, to enumerate

♦ See also the pronominal verb relacionarse

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relacionar

v/t relate ( con to), connect ( con with)

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relacionar vt

: to relate, to connect

♦ See also the reflexive verb relacionarse

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relacionar vb to relate

la policía intenta relacionar los dos hechos the police are trying to relate the two facts

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18 dont

dont [dɔ̃]

relative pronoun

   a. (provenant d'un complément de nom: indique la possession, la qualité etc) whose

• la femme dont vous apercevez le chapeau the woman whose hat you can see

• les enfants dont la mère travaille sont plus indépendants children with working mothers are more independent

   b. (indiquant la partie d'un tout) il y a eu plusieurs blessés, dont son frère there were several casualties, including his brother

• ils ont trois filles dont deux sont mariées they have three daughters, of whom two are married

   c. (indique la manière, la provenance) la façon dont elle marche/s'habille the way she walks/dresses

• des mines dont on extrait la bauxite mines from which bauxite is extracted

• la classe sociale dont elle est issue the social class she came from

   d. (provenant d'un complément prépositionnel d'adjectif, de verbe: voir aussi les adjectifs et verbes en question) l'outil dont il se sert the tool he is using

• la maladie dont elle souffre the illness she suffers from

• le film/l'acteur dont elle parle tant the film/actor she talks about so much

• l'accident dont il a été responsable the accident he was responsible for or for which he was responsible

• le collier/l'enfant dont elle est si fière the necklace/child she is so proud of

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dɔ̃
Note: Lorsque la traduction de dont fait intervenir une préposition en anglais, deux tournures sont possibles: c'est un enfant dont je suis fier = he's a child I'm proud of; = he's a child of whom I am proud. La première traduction est utilisée dans la langue courante, parlée ou écrite; la seconde traduction relève de la langue soutenue, surtout écrite, et n'est pas toujours acceptable: le livre dont tu m'as parlé = the book you told me about

pronom relatif

1) ( en fonction d'objet indirect)

la jeune fille dont on nous disait qu'elle avait 20 ans — the girl who they said was 20 ou who was said to be 20

Sylvaine est quelqu'un dont on se souvient — Sylvaine is somebody (that) you remember

la maladie dont il souffre — the illness which he's suffering from

2) ( en fonction de complément d'un adjectif)

des élèves dont je suis satisfait — pupils I'm satisfied with, pupils with whom I am satisfied

des renseignements dont nous ne sommes pas certains — information which we are not sure about

3) ( en fonction de complément circonstanciel)

une voix dont elle sait admirablement se servir — a voice which she really knows how to use

la manière dont elle s'habille — the way (in which) she dresses

la façon dont il a été traité — the way he has been treated

la famille dont il descend — the family from which he is descended

4) ( en fonction de complément de nom)

un canapé dont les housses sont amovibles — a sofa whose covers are removable

un concours dont le lauréat gagnera... — a competition the winner of which will receive...

une personne dont il prétend être l'ami — a person whose friend he claims to be

5) ( parmi lesquels)

il y a eu plusieurs victimes dont mon père — there were several victims, one of whom was my father

l'organisation propose diverses activités dont l'équitation, la natation et le tricot — the organization offers various activities including horse riding, swimming and knitting

des boîtes dont la plupart sont vides — boxes, most of which are empty

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dɔ̃ pron relatif
1) (relation d'appartenance) (objets) whose, of which, (êtres animés) whose

la maison dont le toit est rouge — the house whose roof is red

l'homme dont je connais la sœur — the man whose sister I know

2) (= parmi lesquel(le)s)

deux livres, dont l'un est en anglais — two books, one of which is in English

Il y avait plusieurs personnes, dont Gabrielle. — There were several people, among them Gabrielle.

10 blessés, dont 2 grièvement — 10 injured, 2 of them seriously

3) (complément d'adjectif, de verbe)

le fils dont il est si fier — the son he's so proud of

ce dont je parle — what I'm talking about

la fille dont je t'ai parlé — the girl I told you about

la façon dont il l'a fait — the way he did it, the way in which he did it

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dont pron rel

❢ Lorsque la traduction de dont fait intervenir une préposition en anglais, deux tournures sont possibles: c'est un enfant dont je suis fier = he's a child I'm proud of; = he's a child of whom I am proud. La première traduction est utilisée dans la langue courante, parlée ou écrite; la seconde traduction relève de la langue soutenue, surtout écrite, et n'est pas toujours acceptable: le livre dont tu m'as parlé = the book you told me about.

1 ( en fonction d'objet indirect) la jeune fille dont on nous disait qu'elle avait 20 ans the girl who they said was 20 ou who was said to be 20; Sylvaine est quelqu'un dont on se souvient Sylvaine is somebody (that) you remember; l'époque dont je vous parle the time I'm talking about; l'argent dont je dispose the money (that) I have available, the money that is available to me; la maladie dont il souffre the illness which he's suffering from;

2 ( en fonction de complément d'un adjectif) des élèves dont je suis satisfait pupils I'm satisfied with, pupils with whom I am satisfied; des renseignements dont nous ne sommes pas certains information which we are not sure about ou about which we are not sure; dans le café dont il est voisin in the neighbouring^GB café; les vieux journaux dont leur salon est plein the old newspapers which their living room is full of ou of which their living room is full;

3 ( en fonction de complément circonstanciel) une voix dont elle sait admirablement se servir a voice which she uses to wonderful effect ou she really knows how to use; les méthodes dont ils ont usé the methods (that ou which) they used; la façon or manière dont elle s'habille the way (in which) she dresses; il s'est senti offensé par la façon dont il avait été traité he was offended by the way (that) he had been treated; elle fait des recherches sur la manière dont les affaires sont traitées she is doing research on the way in which business is conducted; j'avais oublié la façon dont il m'avait traité I had forgotten the way he ou how he had treated me; il rentra dans la chambre dont il était sorti cinq minutes auparavant he came back into the room (which) he had left five minutes before; l'arbre dont on extrait le caoutchouc the tree from which rubber is extracted; la famille dont il descend the family from which he is descended;

4 ( en fonction de complément de nom) un document dont l'importance n'échappe à personne a document the importance of which ou whose importance is clear to everyone; un canapé dont les housses sont amovibles a sofa the covers of which ou whose covers are removable; un concours dont le lauréat gagnera… a competition the winner of which will receive…; une ville dont la splendeur vous coupe le souffle a town whose splendour takes your breath away; une personne dont il prétend être l'ami a person whose friend he claims to be; une ville dont 50% des habitants ont plus de 55 ans a town 50% of whose inhabitants are over 55;

5 ( parmi lesquels) il y a eu plusieurs victimes dont mon père there were several victims, one of whom was my father; des jeunes gens dont plusieurs avaient les cheveux longs young men, several of whom had long hair; l'organisation propose diverses activités dont le cheval, la natation et le tricot the organization offers various activities including horse riding, swimming and knitting; il a sélectionné quelques bouteilles dont une pour toi he selected a few bottles including one for you; elle a écrit plusieurs pièces dont la meilleure est la dernière she has written several plays the best of which is ou the best being her latest one; des boîtes dont la plupart sont vides boxes, most of which are empty.

[dɔ̃] pronom relatif

1. [exprimant le complément du nom - personne] whose ; [ - chose] whose, of which (soutenu)

le club dont je suis membre the club to which I belong ou of which I'm a member (soutenu), the club I belong to

2. [exprimant la partie d'un tout - personnes] of whom ; [ - choses] of which

des livres dont la plupart ne valent rien books, most of which are worthless

deux personnes ont téléphoné, dont ton frère two people phoned, including your brother

3. [exprimant le complément de l'adjectif]

le service dont vous êtes responsable the service for which you are responsible

c'est la seule photo dont je sois fier it's the only photograph I'm proud of ou of which I'm proud

4. [exprimant l'objet indirect]

ce dont nous avons discuté what we talked about

une corvée dont je me passerais bien a chore (which) I could well do without

5. [exprimant le complément du verbe - indiquant la provenance, l'agent, la manière etc.]

une personne dont on ne sait rien a person nobody knows anything about

cette femme dont je sais qu'elle n'a pas d'enfants that woman who I know doesn't have any children

la famille dont je viens the family (which) I come from

les amis dont il est entouré the friends he is surrounded by

les cadeaux dont il a été comblé the many presents (which) he received

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19 patte

patte [pat]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = jambe d'animal) leg ; ( = pied) [de chat, chien] paw ; [d'oiseau] foot

• pattes de devant forelegs

• pattes de derrière hind legs

• faire patte de velours to be all sweetness and light

• montrer patte blanche to show one's credentials

   b. ( = jambe) (inf!) leg

• à pattes on foot

• bas sur pattes [personne] short-legged

• il est toujours dans mes pattes he's always under my feet

• traîner la patte to hobble along

   c. ( = style) [d'auteur, peintre] style

   d. [de poche] flap ; [de vêtement] strap

2. compounds

► pattes d'éléphant, pattes d'ef (inf)

pantalon pattes d'éléphant flares ► pattes de mouche ( = écriture) spidery scrawl

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pat
nom féminin

1) Zoologie ( jambe) leg; ( pied) ( de mammifère avec ongles ou griffes) paw; ( d'oiseau) foot

patte de devant — ( jambe) foreleg

patte de derrière — ( jambe) hind leg

donner la patte — to give its paw

retomber sur ses pattes — [chat] to fall on its feet; fig [personne] to fall on one's feet

2) (colloq) ( jambe) leg; ( pied) foot; ( main) hand

tu es toujours dans mes pattes — you are always getting under my feet

marcher à quatre pattes — [enfant, adulte] to walk on all fours; [bébé] to crawl

traîner la patte — to limp

en avoir plein les pattes — to be dead on one's feet (colloq)

bas les pattes! — ( ne me touchez pas) keep your hands to yourself!; ( n'y touchez pas) hands off!

3) (colloq) ( style) hand

on reconnaît ta patte — one can recognize your hand

4) ( languette) tab; ( d'attache) lug; (de vêtement, bonnet) flap; ( de col) tab; ( de chaussure) tongue

5) ( favori) sideburn

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pattes d'éléphant

- patte folle

- pattes de mouche

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faire patte de velours — [chat] to draw in its claws; [personne] to switch on the charm

tomber dans les pattes de quelqu'un — to fall into somebody's clutches

montrer patte blanche — to prove one is acceptable

avoir un fil à la patte — to be tied down

se tirer dans les pattes — to pull dirty tricks on each other

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pat nf
1) [chien, chat] paw, [oiseau] foot

2) (= jambe) leg

3) (= languette) strap, [poche] flap

4) (= favoris) sideburns

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patte nf

1 Zool ( jambe) leg; ( pied) ( de mammifère avec ongles ou griffes) paw; ( d'oiseau) foot; patte de devant ( jambe) foreleg; patte de derrière ( jambe) hind leg; donner la patte to raise its paw; ⇒ canard, chat; retomber sur ses pattes [chat] to fall on its feet; fig [personne] to fall on one's feet;

2 ○( jambe) leg; ( pied) foot; ( main) hand; tu es toujours dans mes pattes you are always getting under my feet; aller à pattes to go on foot; marcher à quatre pattes [enfant, adulte] to walk on all fours; [bébé] to crawl; se mettre à quatre pattes to get down on all fours; traîner or tirer la patte to limp; en avoir plein les pattes○ to be dead on one's feet; avoir 100 km dans les pattes○ to have done 100 km; avoir les pattes sales to have dirty hands; bas les pattes! ( ne me touchez pas) keep your hands to yourself!; ( n'y touchez pas) hands off!;

3 ○( style) hand; on reconnaît ta patte one can recognize your hand;

4 Tech ( languette) tab; ( d'attache) lug;

5 Mode ( de sac) tab; (de vêtement, bonnet) flap; ( de col) tab; ( de chaussure) tongue; ( d'épaule) epaulette; patte de boutonnage button flap;

6 ( favori) sideburn.

Composés

patte d'araignée Tech oil groove; pattes d'éléphant Mode flares; pantalon (à) pattes d'éléphant flared trousers GB ou pants US; patte de fixation Tech ( pour cadre) mounting bracket; ( pour conduit) saddle; patte folle○ gammy leg GB, game leg US; patte de lapin ( porte-bonheur) rabbit's foot; ( favori) sideburn; patte de mouche ( écriture) spidery scrawl ¢; faire des pattes de mouche to write in a spidery scrawl; patte de scellement Tech swallowtail.

Idiomes

faire patte de velours [chat] to draw in its claws; [personne] to switch on the charm; lever la patte [chien] to lift its leg; tomber dans les pattes de qn to fall into sb's clutches; se tirer des pattes de qn to get out of sb's clutches; montrer patte blanche to prove one is acceptable; tomber sous la patte de qn○ to fall under sb's dominion; avoir un fil à la patte to be tied down; se tirer dans les pattes to pull dirty tricks on each other.

[pat] nom féminin

1. [d'un félin, d'un chien] paw

[d'un cheval, d'un bœuf] hoof

[d'un oiseau] foot

donne la patte, Rex! Rex, give a paw!

être bas ou court sur pattes [animal, personne] to be short-legged

pattes de devant

a. [membres] forelegs

b. [pieds] forefeet

pattes de derrière

a. [membres] hind legs

b. [pieds] hind feet

pattes de mouche [écriture] (spidery) scrawl

pantalon (à) pattes d'éléphant ou d'éph bell-bottoms, flares (UK)

bas les pattes! [à un chien] down!

faire patte de velours

a. [chat] to sheathe ou to draw in its claws

b. [personne] to switch on the charm

2. (familier) [jambe] leg, pin (UK), gam (US)

il a une patte folle he's got a gammy leg (UK) ou gimpy leg (US)

ils n'arrêtent pas de se tirer dans les pattes (figuré) they're always getting at each other

3. (familier) [main] hand, paw

un coup de patte a swipe, a cutting remark

eh, toi, bas les pattes! [à une personne] hey, you, hands off ou (keep your) paws off!

tomber dans ou entre les pattes de quelqu'un to fall into somebody's clutches

4. [savoir-faire - d'un peintre] (fine) touch ; [ - d'un écrivain] talent

5. CONSTRUCTION [pour fixer] (metal) tie, (heavy) fastener

[de couverture] saddle

patte de scellement expansion bolt (UK), expansion anchor (US)

6. COUTURE strap

patte de boutonnage fly (front)

7. NAUTIQUE [d'une ancre] fluke, palm

8. TECHNOLOGIE [d'un grappin] claw

patte d'attache gusset plate

9. (Suisse) [torchon] cloth

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pattes nom féminin pluriel

[favoris] sideburns, sidewhiskers

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à pattes locution adverbiale

(familier)

allez, on y va à pattes! come on, let's hoof it!

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20 Maß

Imperf. messen

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das Maß

measurement; extent; degree; measure; size

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I [maːs]
nt -es, -e

1) (= Maßeinheit) measure (für of); (= Zollstock) rule; (= Bandmaß) tape measure

Máße und Gewichte — weights and measures

das Máß aller Dinge (fig) — the measure of all things

das richtige or rechte Máß halten (fig) — to strike the right balance

mit zweierlei or verschiedenem Máß messen (fig) — to operate a double standard

das Máß ist voll (fig) — that's enough (of that), enough's enough

das macht das Máß voll (fig) — that's the last straw, enough's enough

und, um das Máß vollzumachen... (fig) — and to cap it all... (esp Brit), and to top it all off... (esp US)

in reichem Máß(e) — abundantly

in reichem Máß(e) vorhanden sein — to be abundant; (Energie, Zeit etc) to be plentiful

das ( übliche) Máß überschreiten — to overstep the mark

ihr Engagement im Beruf geht weit über das übliche Máß hinaus —

die edlen Máße dieser Plastik (geh) — the noble proportions of this statue

2) (= Abmessung) measurement; (von Zimmer, Möbelstück) dimension, measurement

ihre Máße sind:... — her measurements are..., her vital statistics are... (inf)

etw nach Máß anfertigen lassen — to have sth made to measure or order

Máß nehmen — to measure up

bei jdm Máß nehmen — to measure sb, to take sb's measurements

Schuhe/Hemden nach Máß — shoes/shirts made to measure or order, custom-made shoes/shirts

3) (= Ausmaß) extent, degree

ein solches/gewisses Máß an or von... — such a degree/a certain degree of...

in hohem Máß(e) — to a high degree

in solchem Máß(e) dass..., in einem Máß(e), dass... — to such an extent that...

in nicht geringem Máß(e) — in no small measure

in geringem Máß(e) — to a small extent

in großem Máße — to a great extent

in vollem Máße — fully

in demselben or gleichem Máße wie die Produktion steigt auch der Verbrauch — when production increases, consumption increases accordingly

die Drucker verlangen eine Lohnerhöhung in demselben or in gleichem Máße wie die Metaller — the print workers are demanding a pay rise comparable to or with that of the metal workers

in besonderem Máße — especially

in gewissem/höherem or stärkerem/beschränktem/erheblichem Máß — to a certain/greater/limited/considerable degree or extent

in höchstem Máße — extremely

über alle Máßen (liter) — beyond (all) measure

4) (= Mäßigung) moderation

in or mit Máßen — in moderation

weder Máß noch Ziel kennen — to know no bounds

ohne Máß und Ziel — immoderately
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f -, - (S Ger, Aus)
litre (Brit) or liter (US) (tankard) of beer
zwei Máß Bier — two litres (Brit) or liters (US) of beer

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das

1) (a measurement in length, breadth, or thickness: The dimensions of the box are 20 cm by 10 cm by 4 cm.) dimension

2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) measure

3) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) measurement

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Maß¹

<-es, -e>

[ˈma:s]

nt

1. (Einheit) measure ( für + akk of)

▪ \Maße system of measurements sing

\Maße und Gewichte weights and measures

2. (Messgegenstand) measure; (Bandmaß a.) tape measure; (Hohlmaß a.) measuring jug [or cup]; (Zollstock) rule

das \Maß aller Dinge (fig geh) the measure of all things

das \Maß läuft über, das bringt das \Maß zum Überlaufen (fig) sb's patience is at an end

das \Maß ist voll (fig) that's enough of that, enough is enough, that's the limit fam

das \Maß vollmachen (fig) to be going too far, to be the last [or final] straw

[und] um das \Maß vollzumachen,... [and] to cap it all,...

mit zweierlei [o verschiedenem] \Maß messen (fig) to operate [or employ] a double standard

3. usu pl (Messgröße)

Anzüge nach \Maß suits made to order [ or esp BRIT also measure], BRIT also made-to-measure [or bespoke] suits

etw nach \Maß fertigen/schneidern to make sth to order [or BRIT also measure]

bei jdm \Maß [o jds Maße] nehmen Schneider to take sb's measurements, to measure [up sep] sb

▪ \Maße measurements, dimensions esp spec; einer Frau a. vital statistics fam

die \Maße des Zimmers sind 5 m mal 7 m the room measures 5 m by 7 m

sie hat schöne \Maße she has a beautiful figure

sie hat die \Maße 97/82/91 her vital statistics are 38/32/36 fam

er hat die idealen \Maße für einen Dressman he is an ideal build for a model

4. (Grad) measure, degree (an/von + dat of)

der Kraftstoffverbrauch steigt in dem \Maße, wie die Geschwindigkeit steigt fuel consumption increases in proportion to the speed

in dem \Maße, wie man sie reizt, steigert sich auch ihr Zorn the more you annoy her, the more angry she gets

in besonderem \Maß[e] especially

in einem \Maße, dass... to such an extent [or a degree] that...

in geringem \Maß[e] to a small extent

in nicht geringem \Maß[e] to no small measure [or extent]

in gewissem/höherem \Maß[e] to a certain/greater degree [or extent]

in gleichem \Maß[e] to the same degree [or extent]

in großem \Maß[e] to a great extent

in höchstem \Maß[e] extremely, exceedingly

in hohem \Maß[e] to a high degree

in reichem \Maß[e] liberally, generously

in reichem \Maße vorhanden sein to be in abundance

in solchem \Maß[e][, dass...] to such an extent [or a degree] [that...]

in vollem \Maße completely, to the full

in welchem \Maß[e]...? to what extent...?

in zunehmendem \Maße increasingly

5. (Mäßigung)

\Maß halten to practise [or AM -ice] [or exercise] moderation

im Essen/Trinken \Maß halten to eat/drink with moderation

beim Rauchen \Maß halten to smoke in moderation, to be a moderate smoker

in [o mit] \Maßen in moderation

in [o mit] \Maßen essen to eat with moderation

ohne \Maß und Ziel immoderately

über alle [o die] \Maßen (geh) beyond all measure

6.

▶ ein gerüttelt \Maß an [o von] etw dat (geh) a fair amount of sth

dazu gehört ein gerüttelt \Maß an Dreistigkeit you'll need more than your fair share of audacity

▶ jdn \Maß nehmen (fam: schelten) to give sb a dressing-down fam; (prügeln) to beat the hell fam [or vulg sl the shit] out of sb

▶ weder \Maß noch Ziel kennen to know no bounds [or restraint]

Maß²

<-, ->

[ˈma:s]

f SÜDD litre [or AM liter] [tankard] of beer

eine \Maß Bier a litre of beer

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das; Maßes, Maße

1) measure ( für of)

Maße und Gewichte — weights and measures

2) (fig.)

ein gerüttelt Maß [an (Dat.) od. von etwas] — (geh.) a good measure [of something]

das Maß ist voll — enough is enough

das Maß voll machen — go too far

mit zweierlei Maß messen — apply different [sets of] standards

Maß halten — exercise moderation

3) (Größe) measurement; (von Räumen, Möbeln) dimension; measurement

[bei] jemandem Maß nehmen — take somebody's measurements; measure somebody [up]

4) (Grad) measure, degree (an + Dat. of)

im höchsten Maß[e] — extremely; exceedingly

5)

über die od. alle Maßen — (geh.) beyond [all] measure
II
die; Maß, Maß[e] (bayr., österr.) litre [of beer]

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Maß¹ n; -es, -e

1. (Maßeinheit) measure, unit of measurement;

Maße und Gewichte weights and measures

2. pl (Körpermaße) measurements; eines Zimmers, Kartons etc: auch dimensions;

sich (dat)

Maß nehmen lassen have one’s measurements taken;

jemandem Maß nehmen take sb’s measurements;

etwas nach Maß anfertigen lassen Kleidung: have sth made to measure; Möbel etc: have sth made to fit ( oder custom-made)

3. fig:

das Maß ist voll enough is enough; stärker: I’ve had just about all I can take;

um das Maß vollzumachen to cap it all;

das Maß aller Dinge liter the measure of all things;

das Maß überschreiten overstep ( oder overshoot) the mark; → zweierlei

4. (Ausmaß) extent, degree;

ein gewisses Maß (an) a certain degree of, some;

ein gerüttelt Maß (an) geh a fair measure of;

ein hohes Maß an (+dat) oder

von a high degree ( oder measure) of;

in hohem Maße to a great ( oder high) degree, highly;

in höchstem Maße to an extremely high degree, extremely;

in gleichem Maße to the same extent;

in zunehmendem Maße increasingly, to an increasing extent;

in dem Maße, dass … to such an extent that …;

in dem Maße, wie sich die Lage verschlechtert, steigt die Zahl der Flüchtlinge as the situation worsens, the number of refugees rises accordingly;

in besonderem Maße especially;

in geringem Maße to a minimal extent, minimally;

in beschränktem Maße to a limited extent ( oder degree);

in reichem Maße in plenty;

Obst war in reichem Maße vorhanden there was plenty ( oder an abundance) of fruit;

auf ein vernünftiges Maß reduzieren reduce to an acceptable level;

über alle Maßen exceedingly, … beyond all measure

5. (Mäßigung) moderation;

Maß halten → maßhalten;

ohne Maß und Ziel immoderately;

weder Maß noch Ziel kennen, ohne Maß und Ziel sein know no bounds;

in Maßen trinken etc drink etc in moderation ( oder moderately)

6. → Messbecher, Metermaß etc

Maß² f; -, -(e) bayrisch, österr litre (US liter) (of beer);

drei Maß (Bier) three litres (US liters) of beer

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das; Maßes, Maße

1) measure ( für of)

Maße und Gewichte — weights and measures

2) (fig.)

ein gerüttelt Maß [an (Dat.) od. von etwas] — (geh.) a good measure [of something]

das Maß ist voll — enough is enough

das Maß voll machen — go too far

mit zweierlei Maß messen — apply different [sets of] standards

Maß halten — exercise moderation

3) (Größe) measurement; (von Räumen, Möbeln) dimension; measurement

[bei] jemandem Maß nehmen — take somebody's measurements; measure somebody [up]

4) (Grad) measure, degree (an + Dat. of)

im höchsten Maß[e] — extremely; exceedingly

5)

über die od. alle Maßen — (geh.) beyond [all] measure
II
die; Maß, Maß[e] (bayr., österr.) litre [of beer]

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-e (Mathematik) n.

measure n. -e n.

degree n.

gauge n.

measure n.

measurement n.

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