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1 prae-stō
prae-stō itī, itus (P. fut. praestatūrus), āre, to stand out, stand before, be superior, excel, surpass, exceed, be excellent: suos inter aequalīs: civitas hominum multitudine praestabat, Cs.: sacro, quod praestat, peracto, Iu.: probro atque petulantiā maxume, to be pre-eminent, S.: virtute omnibus, Cs.: quā re homines bestiis praestent: pingendo aliis: praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi vitae, N.: quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia, L.: virtute ceteros mortales, L.: gradu honoris nos, L.: imperatores prudentiā, N.—Impers. with subject-clause, it is preferable, is better: sibi praestare, quamvis fortunam pati, quam interfici, etc., Cs.: mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati: motos praestat componere fluctūs, V.—To become surety for, answer for, vouch for, warrant, be responsible for, take upon oneself: ut omnīs ministros imperi tui rei p. praestare videare: ut nihil in vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, i. e. that we have nothing to answer for if free from guilt: impetūs populi praestare nemo potest, answer for the outbreaks of the people: emptori damnum praestari oportere, compensation ought to be made: nihil, be responsible for nothing: quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, what none could guaranty against: tibi a vi nihil, give no guaranty against: meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum, warrant, Iu.: quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum fore, cum, etc.?: Illius lacrimae praestant Ut veniam culpae non abnuat Osiris, insure, Iu.—To fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute: in pugnā militis officia, Cs.: amicitiae ius officiumque: praestiti, ne quem pacis per me partae paeniteat, have taken care, L.: quamcumque ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo, will keep the promise: ei fidem, L.: mea tibi fides praestabitur: pacem cum iis populus R. praestitit, maintained, L.: argenti pondo bina in militem, pay as ransom, L.: tributa, pay, Iu.: triplicem usuram, Iu.—To keep, preserve, maintain, retain: pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem p. debuisse: nepotibus aequor, O.: omnīs socios salvos praestare poteramus: Incolumem me tibi, H.—To show, exhibit, prove, evince, manifest, furnish, present, assure: mobilitatem equitum in proeliis, Cs.: in iis rebus eam voluntatem: consilium suum fidemque: honorem debitum patri: senatui sententiam, to give his vote: terga hosti, i. e. flee, Ta.: voluptatem sapienti, assure: praesta te eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc.: teque praesta constanter ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae, show thyself constant, O.: vel magnum praestet Achillen, approve himself a great Achilles, V. -
2 praesto
1.praestō (old collat. form praestū, acc. to Curtius Valerianus in Cassiod. p. 2289 P.: qui praestu sunt, Inscr. Carina Via Appia, 1, p. 217. In later time as adj.: prae-stus, a, um:I.bonorum officio praestus fui,
Inscr. Grut. 669, 4), adv. [dat. from praestus, a sup. form from prae, so that praesto esse alicui = to be or stand in the foremost place for or as respects one], at hand, ready, present, here; usually with esse (very freq. and class.).Lit.:II.ni tua propitia pax foret praesto,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 18: sed ubi est frater? Chaer. Praesto adest, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 20; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 120; so Att. Tr. 498:quod adest praesto in primis placet,
Lucr. 5, 1412; Lact. 3, 7, 10:sacrificiis omnibus praesto adesse,
id. 2, 16, 10;more freq., praesto esse: ibi mihi praesto fuit L. Lucilius,
Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 1:togulae lictoribus ad portam praesto fuerunt,
id. Pis. 23, 55:tibi nulla fuit clementia praesto?
hadst thou no compassion? Cat. 64, 137: praesto esse, to arrive, appear:hirundines aestivo tempore praesto sunt,
Auct. Her. 4, 48, 61.—Without esse ( poet.):era, eccum praesto militem,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 1:ipsum adeo praesto video,
Ter. And. 2, 5, 4; Stat. Th. 6, 643.—In partic: praesto esse or adireA.To be at hand, to attend or wait upon, to serve, aid:B.ero meo ut omnibus locis sine praesto,
Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 26:jus civile didicit, praesto multis fuit,
Cic. Mur. 9, 19:praesto esse clientem tuum?
id. Att. 10, 8, 3:saluti tuae praesto esse, praesto esse virtutes ut ancillulas,
id. Fin. 2, 21, 69; id. Fam. 4, 14, 4:ut ad omnia, quae tui velint, ita assim praesto, ut, etc.,
id. ib. 4, 8, 1; id. Att. 4, 12, 1 fin.;also with videor,
id. ib. 4, 12, 1 fin. —With adire:pauper erit praesto semper tibi, pauper adibit primus,
will be at hand, at your service, Tib. 1, 5, 61.—With esse, to present one's self in a hostile manner, to resist, oppose:2.si quis mihi praesto fuerit cum armatis hominibus,
Cic. Caecin. 30, 87:quaestores cum fascibus mihi praesto fuerunt,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 11.prae-sto, ĭti (post-class. also praestāvi), ātum or ĭtum, 1, v. n. and a.I. A.Lit.:B.dum primae praestant acies,
Luc. 4, 30.—Trop., to stand out, be superior, to distinguish one's self, to be excellent, distinguished, admirable; constr. alicui aliquā re, alicui rei, in aliquā re, or absol. (class.):2.cum virtute omnibus praestarent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 3:quantum praestiterint nostri majores prudentiā ceteris gentibus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 44, 192:quā re homines bestiis praestent,
id. Inv. 1, 4, 5:hoc praestat amicitia propinquitati, quod, etc.,
id. Lael. 5, 19:Zeuxin muliebri in corpore pingendo plurimum aliis praestare,
id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:ceteris,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:suos inter aequales longe praestitit,
id. Brut. 64, 230:omnes homines, qui sese student praestare ceteris animalibus,
Sall. C. 1, 1:praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi vitae,
Nep. Chabr. 4, 3:quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia,
Liv. 1, 57, 7:cernere, quantum eques Latinus Romano praestet,
id. 8, 7, 7:quantum vel vir viro vel gens genti praestat!
id. 31, 7, 8:genere militum praestare tironibus,
id. 42, 52, 10:tantum Romana in bellis gloria ceteris praestat,
Quint. 1, 10, 14:qui eloquentiā ceteris praestet,
id. 2, 3, 5; 2, 16, 17; Curt. 8, 14, 13; Just. 18, 3, 14; 28, 2, 11; 44, 3, 9:sacro, quod praestat, peracto,
Juv. 12, 86:probro atque petulantiā maxume praestabant,
were pre-eminent, distinguished themselves, Sall. C. 37, 5:truculentiā caeli praestat Germania,
Tac. A. 2, 24:cur alias aliis praestare videmus Pondere res rebus?
Lucr. 1, 358.—Praestat, with a subjectclause, it is preferable or better:II.nimio impendiosum praestat te, quam ingratum dicier,
it is much better, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 12:mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati,
it was better, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 2:praestare dicunt, Gallorum quam Romanorum imperia perferre,
it is better, Caes. B. G. 1, 17:motos praestat componere fluctus,
Verg. A. 1, 135; 3, 429; 6, 39.Act.A.To surpass, outstrip, exceed, [p. 1431] excel (not in Cic. or Cæs.; constr. usually aliquem aliquā re): qui primus in alterutrā re praestet alios, Varr. ap. Non. 502, 23; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 10; 3, 1, 3:B.quantum Galli virtute ceteros mortales praestarent,
Liv. 5, 36, 4:qui belli gloriā Gallos omnes Belgasque praestabant,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 6:praestate virtute peditem, ut honore atque ordine praestatis,
Liv. 3, 61, 7:ut vetustate et gradu honoris nos praestent,
id. 7, 30, 4; 34, 34, 14; 37, 30, 2:praestat ingenio alius alium,
Quint. 1, 1, 3; Val. Max. 3, 2, 21; 3, 2, ext. 7;7, 2, 17: honore ceteros,
Nep. Att. 18, 5; 3, 3; id. Reg. 3, 5:imperatores prudentiā,
id. Hann. 1, 1:eloquentiā omnes eo tempore,
id. Epam. 6, 1.—Only aliquem, Stat. Th. 4, 838.—To become surety for, to answer or vouch for, to warrant, be responsible for, to take upon one's self, etc. (class.):C.ut omnes ministros imperii tui rei publicae praestare videare,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3:quem tamen ego praestare non poteram,
id. Att. 6, 3, 5:quanto magis arduum est alios praestare quam se, tanto laudabilius,
Plin. Pan. 83:communem incertumque casum neque vitare quisquam nostrum, nec praestare ullo pacto potest,
Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3: simus eā mente ut nihil in vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, that we need only answer for guilt, i. e. keep ourselves clear of guilt, id. ib. 6, 1, 4:impetus populi praestare nemo potest,
no one can be held to answer for the outbreaks of the people, id. de Or. 2, 28, 124:periculum judicii,
id. Mur. 2, 3:damnum alicui,
id. Off. 3, 16:invidiam,
id. Sest. 28, 61:nihil,
to be responsible for nothing, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3; cf. in pass.:cum id, quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, evenerit,
what none could vouch for that it would not happen, id. Tusc. 3, 16, 34. —With ab aliquā re:ego tibi a vi praestare nihil possum,
Cic. Fam. 1, 4, 3.—With de:quod de te sperare, de me praestare possum,
Cic. Fam. 4, 15, 2.—With an objectclause:quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum fore, cum, etc.?
Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 29; cf.:(praedones) nullos fore, quis praestare poterat?
id. Fl. 12, 28:meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum,
Juv. 14, 212.—With ut:illius lacrimae praestant ut veniam culpae non abnuat Osiris,
Juv. 6, 539.—In gen., to fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute:2.arbitramur nos ea praestitisse, quae ratio et doctrina praescripserit,
Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 7:ultima exspectato, quae ego tibi et jucunda et honesta praestabo,
id. Fam. 7, 17, 2:suum munus,
id. de Or. 2, 9, 38:hospitii et amicitiae jus officiumque,
id. Fam. 14, 4, 2:ne quem ejus paeniteret, praestiti,
I took care, exerted myself, Liv. 30, 30; Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 19:quamcumque ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo,
I will fulfil, keep the promise, Cic. Fam. 5, 11, 2:fidem alicui,
Liv. 30, 15:pacem cum iis populus Romanus non ab se tantum, sed ab rege etiam Masinissa praestitit,
maintained, id. 40, 34:tributa,
to pay, Juv. 3, 188:annua,
id. 6, 480:triplicem usuram,
id. 9, 7.— Pass.:promissum id benignius est ab rege quam praestitum,
Liv. 43, 18, 11:mea tibi tamen benevolentia fidesque praestabitur,
Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 3; so,quibus (victoribus) senatūs fides praestabitur,
id. Phil. 14, 11, 30:virtus vetat spectare fortunam dum praestetur fides,
id. Div. 2, 37, 79:ni praestaretur fides publica,
Liv. 2, 28, 7.—In partic.a.To keep, preserve, maintain, retain:b.pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem publicam debuisse,
Cic. Att. 10, 4, 5; Ov. M. 11, 748:omnes socios salvos praestare poteramus,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55:mors omnia praestat Vitalem praeter sensum calidumque vaporem,
Lucr. 3, 214. —To show, exhibit, to prove, evince, manifest:c.Pomptinius praestat tibi memoriam benevolentiamque, quam debet,
Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 3:neque hercule in iis ipsis rebus eam voluntatem, quam exspectaram, praestiterunt,
id. ib. 1, 9, 5:virtutem,
Caes. B. G. 2, 27:benevolentiam,
Cic. Att. 11, 1, 1:consilium suum fidemque,
id. de Or. 3, 33, 134. —With se, to show, prove, or behave one's self as: praesta te eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc., Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2:se incolumem,
Lucr. 3, 220:se invictum,
Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 104:teque praesta constanter ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae,
show thyself constant, id. ib. 4, 5, 23:Victoria nunc quoque se praestet,
show itself, id. ib. 2, 169: sed ne ad illam quidem artissimam innocentiae formulam praestare nos possumus, prove ourselves innocent even according to that rule, Sen. Ira, 2, 28, 1:juris periti consultatoribus se praestabant,
showed themselves accessible, Dig. 1, 2, 2.— Poet.:vel magnum praestet Achillem,
should show, prove, approve himself a great Achilles, Verg. A. 11, 438.—To show, exhibit, manifest:d.honorem debitum patri,
Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 12:fratri pietatem,
id. Brut. 33, 126:virtutem et diligentiam alicui,
id. Fam. 14, 3, 2:frequentiam et officium alicui honores petenti,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 50:obsequium,
Sen. Q. N. 2, 59, 8:sedulitatem alicui rei,
to apply, Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 6.—To give, offer, furnish, present, expose:A.alicui certam summam pecuniae,
Suet. Dom. 9: cervicem, Sen. ap. Diom. p. 362 P.:caput fulminibus,
to expose, Luc. 5, 770:Hiberus praestat nomen terris,
id. 4, 23:anser praestat ex se pullos atque plumam,
Col. 8, 13:cum senatui sententiam praestaret,
gave his vote, Cic. Pis. 32, 80:terga hosti,
to turn one's back to the enemy, to flee, Tac. Agr. 37:voluptatem perpetuam sapienti,
to assume, Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 89.— Pass.:pueri, quibus id (biduum) praestabatur,
was devoted, Quint. 1, prooem. § 7; cf.:corpus, cui omnia olim tamquam servo praestabantur, nunc tamquam domino parantur,
Sen. Ep. 90, 19.—Hence, praestans, antis, P. a., pre-eminent, superior, excellent, distinguished, extraordinary.In gen. (class.).1.Of persons:2.omnibus praestans et ingenio et diligentiā,
far surpassing all, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 22:usu et sapientiā praestantes,
noted for their experience and wisdom, Nep. Timoth. 3, 2.— Comp.:virginibus praestantior omnibus Herse,
superior to all, Ov. M. 2, 724.— Sup.:in illis artibus praestantissimus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 50, 217:praestantissimi studio atque doctrinā,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17.—With gen.:o praestans animi juvenis,
distinguished for courage, Verg. A. 12, 19:belli,
Sil. 5, 92:armorum,
Stat. Th. 1, 605:praestantissimus sapientiae,
Tac. A. 6, 6.— Poet., with objectclause:quo non praestantior alter Aere ciere viros,
whom no other excelled in rousing the men, Verg. A. 6, 164.—Of things, pre-eminent, excellent, remarkable, extraordinary, distinguished:B.praestanti corpore Nymphae,
Verg. A. 1, 71:praestanti corpore tauri,
id. G. 4, 550:formā,
id. A. 7, 483:naturā excellens atque praestans,
Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56:qui a te tractatus est praestanti et singulari fide,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 3:praestans prudentiā in omnibus,
Nep. Alc. 5, 1; Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 38:quid praestantius mihi potuit accidere?
id. Vatin. 3, 8.—In partic.1.Efficacious:2.medicina,
Plin. 13, 24, 47, § 130:usus praestantior,
id. 18, 13, 34, § 126:calamus praestantior odore,
id. 12, 22, 48, § 105:sucus sapore praestantissimus,
id. 15, 1, 2, § 5:praestantissima auxilia,
id. 27, 13, 120, § 146.—Sup.:Praestantissimus,
a title of the later emperors, Nazar. 26; Tert. Cor. Mil. 1.— Hence, adv.: praestanter, excellently, admirably (post-Aug.); sup.:praestantissime,
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3 praestu
1.praestō (old collat. form praestū, acc. to Curtius Valerianus in Cassiod. p. 2289 P.: qui praestu sunt, Inscr. Carina Via Appia, 1, p. 217. In later time as adj.: prae-stus, a, um:I.bonorum officio praestus fui,
Inscr. Grut. 669, 4), adv. [dat. from praestus, a sup. form from prae, so that praesto esse alicui = to be or stand in the foremost place for or as respects one], at hand, ready, present, here; usually with esse (very freq. and class.).Lit.:II.ni tua propitia pax foret praesto,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 18: sed ubi est frater? Chaer. Praesto adest, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 20; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 120; so Att. Tr. 498:quod adest praesto in primis placet,
Lucr. 5, 1412; Lact. 3, 7, 10:sacrificiis omnibus praesto adesse,
id. 2, 16, 10;more freq., praesto esse: ibi mihi praesto fuit L. Lucilius,
Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 1:togulae lictoribus ad portam praesto fuerunt,
id. Pis. 23, 55:tibi nulla fuit clementia praesto?
hadst thou no compassion? Cat. 64, 137: praesto esse, to arrive, appear:hirundines aestivo tempore praesto sunt,
Auct. Her. 4, 48, 61.—Without esse ( poet.):era, eccum praesto militem,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 1:ipsum adeo praesto video,
Ter. And. 2, 5, 4; Stat. Th. 6, 643.—In partic: praesto esse or adireA.To be at hand, to attend or wait upon, to serve, aid:B.ero meo ut omnibus locis sine praesto,
Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 26:jus civile didicit, praesto multis fuit,
Cic. Mur. 9, 19:praesto esse clientem tuum?
id. Att. 10, 8, 3:saluti tuae praesto esse, praesto esse virtutes ut ancillulas,
id. Fin. 2, 21, 69; id. Fam. 4, 14, 4:ut ad omnia, quae tui velint, ita assim praesto, ut, etc.,
id. ib. 4, 8, 1; id. Att. 4, 12, 1 fin.;also with videor,
id. ib. 4, 12, 1 fin. —With adire:pauper erit praesto semper tibi, pauper adibit primus,
will be at hand, at your service, Tib. 1, 5, 61.—With esse, to present one's self in a hostile manner, to resist, oppose:2.si quis mihi praesto fuerit cum armatis hominibus,
Cic. Caecin. 30, 87:quaestores cum fascibus mihi praesto fuerunt,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 11.prae-sto, ĭti (post-class. also praestāvi), ātum or ĭtum, 1, v. n. and a.I. A.Lit.:B.dum primae praestant acies,
Luc. 4, 30.—Trop., to stand out, be superior, to distinguish one's self, to be excellent, distinguished, admirable; constr. alicui aliquā re, alicui rei, in aliquā re, or absol. (class.):2.cum virtute omnibus praestarent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 3:quantum praestiterint nostri majores prudentiā ceteris gentibus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 44, 192:quā re homines bestiis praestent,
id. Inv. 1, 4, 5:hoc praestat amicitia propinquitati, quod, etc.,
id. Lael. 5, 19:Zeuxin muliebri in corpore pingendo plurimum aliis praestare,
id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:ceteris,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:suos inter aequales longe praestitit,
id. Brut. 64, 230:omnes homines, qui sese student praestare ceteris animalibus,
Sall. C. 1, 1:praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi vitae,
Nep. Chabr. 4, 3:quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia,
Liv. 1, 57, 7:cernere, quantum eques Latinus Romano praestet,
id. 8, 7, 7:quantum vel vir viro vel gens genti praestat!
id. 31, 7, 8:genere militum praestare tironibus,
id. 42, 52, 10:tantum Romana in bellis gloria ceteris praestat,
Quint. 1, 10, 14:qui eloquentiā ceteris praestet,
id. 2, 3, 5; 2, 16, 17; Curt. 8, 14, 13; Just. 18, 3, 14; 28, 2, 11; 44, 3, 9:sacro, quod praestat, peracto,
Juv. 12, 86:probro atque petulantiā maxume praestabant,
were pre-eminent, distinguished themselves, Sall. C. 37, 5:truculentiā caeli praestat Germania,
Tac. A. 2, 24:cur alias aliis praestare videmus Pondere res rebus?
Lucr. 1, 358.—Praestat, with a subjectclause, it is preferable or better:II.nimio impendiosum praestat te, quam ingratum dicier,
it is much better, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 12:mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati,
it was better, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 2:praestare dicunt, Gallorum quam Romanorum imperia perferre,
it is better, Caes. B. G. 1, 17:motos praestat componere fluctus,
Verg. A. 1, 135; 3, 429; 6, 39.Act.A.To surpass, outstrip, exceed, [p. 1431] excel (not in Cic. or Cæs.; constr. usually aliquem aliquā re): qui primus in alterutrā re praestet alios, Varr. ap. Non. 502, 23; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 10; 3, 1, 3:B.quantum Galli virtute ceteros mortales praestarent,
Liv. 5, 36, 4:qui belli gloriā Gallos omnes Belgasque praestabant,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 6:praestate virtute peditem, ut honore atque ordine praestatis,
Liv. 3, 61, 7:ut vetustate et gradu honoris nos praestent,
id. 7, 30, 4; 34, 34, 14; 37, 30, 2:praestat ingenio alius alium,
Quint. 1, 1, 3; Val. Max. 3, 2, 21; 3, 2, ext. 7;7, 2, 17: honore ceteros,
Nep. Att. 18, 5; 3, 3; id. Reg. 3, 5:imperatores prudentiā,
id. Hann. 1, 1:eloquentiā omnes eo tempore,
id. Epam. 6, 1.—Only aliquem, Stat. Th. 4, 838.—To become surety for, to answer or vouch for, to warrant, be responsible for, to take upon one's self, etc. (class.):C.ut omnes ministros imperii tui rei publicae praestare videare,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3:quem tamen ego praestare non poteram,
id. Att. 6, 3, 5:quanto magis arduum est alios praestare quam se, tanto laudabilius,
Plin. Pan. 83:communem incertumque casum neque vitare quisquam nostrum, nec praestare ullo pacto potest,
Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3: simus eā mente ut nihil in vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, that we need only answer for guilt, i. e. keep ourselves clear of guilt, id. ib. 6, 1, 4:impetus populi praestare nemo potest,
no one can be held to answer for the outbreaks of the people, id. de Or. 2, 28, 124:periculum judicii,
id. Mur. 2, 3:damnum alicui,
id. Off. 3, 16:invidiam,
id. Sest. 28, 61:nihil,
to be responsible for nothing, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3; cf. in pass.:cum id, quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, evenerit,
what none could vouch for that it would not happen, id. Tusc. 3, 16, 34. —With ab aliquā re:ego tibi a vi praestare nihil possum,
Cic. Fam. 1, 4, 3.—With de:quod de te sperare, de me praestare possum,
Cic. Fam. 4, 15, 2.—With an objectclause:quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum fore, cum, etc.?
Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 29; cf.:(praedones) nullos fore, quis praestare poterat?
id. Fl. 12, 28:meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum,
Juv. 14, 212.—With ut:illius lacrimae praestant ut veniam culpae non abnuat Osiris,
Juv. 6, 539.—In gen., to fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute:2.arbitramur nos ea praestitisse, quae ratio et doctrina praescripserit,
Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 7:ultima exspectato, quae ego tibi et jucunda et honesta praestabo,
id. Fam. 7, 17, 2:suum munus,
id. de Or. 2, 9, 38:hospitii et amicitiae jus officiumque,
id. Fam. 14, 4, 2:ne quem ejus paeniteret, praestiti,
I took care, exerted myself, Liv. 30, 30; Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 19:quamcumque ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo,
I will fulfil, keep the promise, Cic. Fam. 5, 11, 2:fidem alicui,
Liv. 30, 15:pacem cum iis populus Romanus non ab se tantum, sed ab rege etiam Masinissa praestitit,
maintained, id. 40, 34:tributa,
to pay, Juv. 3, 188:annua,
id. 6, 480:triplicem usuram,
id. 9, 7.— Pass.:promissum id benignius est ab rege quam praestitum,
Liv. 43, 18, 11:mea tibi tamen benevolentia fidesque praestabitur,
Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 3; so,quibus (victoribus) senatūs fides praestabitur,
id. Phil. 14, 11, 30:virtus vetat spectare fortunam dum praestetur fides,
id. Div. 2, 37, 79:ni praestaretur fides publica,
Liv. 2, 28, 7.—In partic.a.To keep, preserve, maintain, retain:b.pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem publicam debuisse,
Cic. Att. 10, 4, 5; Ov. M. 11, 748:omnes socios salvos praestare poteramus,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55:mors omnia praestat Vitalem praeter sensum calidumque vaporem,
Lucr. 3, 214. —To show, exhibit, to prove, evince, manifest:c.Pomptinius praestat tibi memoriam benevolentiamque, quam debet,
Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 3:neque hercule in iis ipsis rebus eam voluntatem, quam exspectaram, praestiterunt,
id. ib. 1, 9, 5:virtutem,
Caes. B. G. 2, 27:benevolentiam,
Cic. Att. 11, 1, 1:consilium suum fidemque,
id. de Or. 3, 33, 134. —With se, to show, prove, or behave one's self as: praesta te eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc., Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2:se incolumem,
Lucr. 3, 220:se invictum,
Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 104:teque praesta constanter ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae,
show thyself constant, id. ib. 4, 5, 23:Victoria nunc quoque se praestet,
show itself, id. ib. 2, 169: sed ne ad illam quidem artissimam innocentiae formulam praestare nos possumus, prove ourselves innocent even according to that rule, Sen. Ira, 2, 28, 1:juris periti consultatoribus se praestabant,
showed themselves accessible, Dig. 1, 2, 2.— Poet.:vel magnum praestet Achillem,
should show, prove, approve himself a great Achilles, Verg. A. 11, 438.—To show, exhibit, manifest:d.honorem debitum patri,
Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 12:fratri pietatem,
id. Brut. 33, 126:virtutem et diligentiam alicui,
id. Fam. 14, 3, 2:frequentiam et officium alicui honores petenti,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 50:obsequium,
Sen. Q. N. 2, 59, 8:sedulitatem alicui rei,
to apply, Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 6.—To give, offer, furnish, present, expose:A.alicui certam summam pecuniae,
Suet. Dom. 9: cervicem, Sen. ap. Diom. p. 362 P.:caput fulminibus,
to expose, Luc. 5, 770:Hiberus praestat nomen terris,
id. 4, 23:anser praestat ex se pullos atque plumam,
Col. 8, 13:cum senatui sententiam praestaret,
gave his vote, Cic. Pis. 32, 80:terga hosti,
to turn one's back to the enemy, to flee, Tac. Agr. 37:voluptatem perpetuam sapienti,
to assume, Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 89.— Pass.:pueri, quibus id (biduum) praestabatur,
was devoted, Quint. 1, prooem. § 7; cf.:corpus, cui omnia olim tamquam servo praestabantur, nunc tamquam domino parantur,
Sen. Ep. 90, 19.—Hence, praestans, antis, P. a., pre-eminent, superior, excellent, distinguished, extraordinary.In gen. (class.).1.Of persons:2.omnibus praestans et ingenio et diligentiā,
far surpassing all, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 22:usu et sapientiā praestantes,
noted for their experience and wisdom, Nep. Timoth. 3, 2.— Comp.:virginibus praestantior omnibus Herse,
superior to all, Ov. M. 2, 724.— Sup.:in illis artibus praestantissimus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 50, 217:praestantissimi studio atque doctrinā,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17.—With gen.:o praestans animi juvenis,
distinguished for courage, Verg. A. 12, 19:belli,
Sil. 5, 92:armorum,
Stat. Th. 1, 605:praestantissimus sapientiae,
Tac. A. 6, 6.— Poet., with objectclause:quo non praestantior alter Aere ciere viros,
whom no other excelled in rousing the men, Verg. A. 6, 164.—Of things, pre-eminent, excellent, remarkable, extraordinary, distinguished:B.praestanti corpore Nymphae,
Verg. A. 1, 71:praestanti corpore tauri,
id. G. 4, 550:formā,
id. A. 7, 483:naturā excellens atque praestans,
Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56:qui a te tractatus est praestanti et singulari fide,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 3:praestans prudentiā in omnibus,
Nep. Alc. 5, 1; Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 38:quid praestantius mihi potuit accidere?
id. Vatin. 3, 8.—In partic.1.Efficacious:2.medicina,
Plin. 13, 24, 47, § 130:usus praestantior,
id. 18, 13, 34, § 126:calamus praestantior odore,
id. 12, 22, 48, § 105:sucus sapore praestantissimus,
id. 15, 1, 2, § 5:praestantissima auxilia,
id. 27, 13, 120, § 146.—Sup.:Praestantissimus,
a title of the later emperors, Nazar. 26; Tert. Cor. Mil. 1.— Hence, adv.: praestanter, excellently, admirably (post-Aug.); sup.:praestantissime,
Plin. 28, 12, 50, § 186. -
4 controlar
v.1 to control.Pedro controla su vida al fin Peter controls his life at last.María controla a sus hijos con lástima Mary controls her kids through pity.2 to check.3 to watch, to keep an eye on.4 to take over, to control.María controla los negocios Mary takes over business.* * *1 (gen) to control2 (comprobar) to check1 (moderarse) to control oneself* * *verb1) to control2) monitor* * *1. VT1) (=dominar) [+ situación, emoción, balón, vehículo, inflación] to controllos rebeldes controlan ya todo el país — the rebels now control the whole country, the rebels are now in control of the whole country
los bomberos consiguieron controlar el fuego — the firefighters managed to bring the fire under control
no controlo muy bien ese tema — * I'm not very hot on that subject *
2) (=vigilar)contrólame al niño mientras yo estoy fuera — * can you keep an eye on the child while I'm out
estoy encargado de controlar que todo salga bien — I'm responsible for checking o seeing that everything goes well
controla que no hierva el café — * make sure the coffee doesn't boil, see that the coffee doesn't boil
3) (=regular) to control2.VI *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dominar) <nervios/impulsos/persona> to control2) ( vigilar) <inflación/proceso> to monitorcontrolar el peso/la línea — to watch one's weight/one's waistline
3) ( regular) <presión/inflación> to control2.controlarse v pron1) ( dominarse) to control oneselfsi no se controla acabará alcoholizado — if he doesn't get a grip on himself he's going to become an alcoholic
2) ( vigilar) <peso/colesterol> to check, monitor* * *= control, get + command of, govern, keep + a rein on, keep within + bounds, monitor, regulate, peg, police, master, command, scourge, keep down + Nombre, stem + the tide of, bring under + control, hold in + line, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, hold + the reins of, corral, check up on, keep + tabs on, wield + control, hold + sway (over), wiretap [wire-tap], hold + the line, keep + a tight hold on, take + control of, stay on top of, stay in + control, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.Ex. These fields control the access to the main record and are all fixed length fields.Ex. The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.Ex. It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex. Costs can be kept within reasonable bounds if a method appropriate to the specific application is chosen.Ex. Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.Ex. Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.Ex. After a couple of months, I had his overall behavior pretty well pegged.Ex. For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.Ex. The library director strove to master his frustration.Ex. Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.Ex. The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex. This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.Ex. But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.Ex. The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex. This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.Ex. The article is entitled 'Microfilm retrieval system corrals paper flood for Ameritech publishing'.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.Ex. This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.Ex. The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.Ex. The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.Ex. A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.Ex. Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.Ex. Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.Ex. This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.Ex. If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex. The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.----* controlar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.* controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.* controlar las finanzas = control + the purse strings.* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.* controlarlo todo = have + a finger in every pie.* controlarse = command + Reflexivo, pace.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dominar) <nervios/impulsos/persona> to control2) ( vigilar) <inflación/proceso> to monitorcontrolar el peso/la línea — to watch one's weight/one's waistline
3) ( regular) <presión/inflación> to control2.controlarse v pron1) ( dominarse) to control oneselfsi no se controla acabará alcoholizado — if he doesn't get a grip on himself he's going to become an alcoholic
2) ( vigilar) <peso/colesterol> to check, monitor* * *= control, get + command of, govern, keep + a rein on, keep within + bounds, monitor, regulate, peg, police, master, command, scourge, keep down + Nombre, stem + the tide of, bring under + control, hold in + line, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, hold + the reins of, corral, check up on, keep + tabs on, wield + control, hold + sway (over), wiretap [wire-tap], hold + the line, keep + a tight hold on, take + control of, stay on top of, stay in + control, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.Ex: These fields control the access to the main record and are all fixed length fields.
Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.Ex: It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex: Costs can be kept within reasonable bounds if a method appropriate to the specific application is chosen.Ex: Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.Ex: Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.Ex: After a couple of months, I had his overall behavior pretty well pegged.Ex: For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.Ex: The library director strove to master his frustration.Ex: Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex: This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.Ex: The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex: This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.Ex: The article is entitled 'Microfilm retrieval system corrals paper flood for Ameritech publishing'.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.Ex: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.Ex: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.Ex: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.Ex: Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.Ex: Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.Ex: This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.* controlar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.* controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.* controlar las finanzas = control + the purse strings.* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.* controlarlo todo = have + a finger in every pie.* controlarse = command + Reflexivo, pace.* * *controlar [A1 ]vt1 ‹nervios/impulsos/emociones› to control; ‹persona/animal› to controlcontrolamos la situación we are in control of the situation, we have the situation under controlel incendio fue rápidamente controlado por los bomberos the firemen quickly got o brought the fire under controlcontrolan ahora toda la zona they now control o they are now in control of the whole areapasaron a controlar la empresa they took control of the company2 ( fam); ‹tema› to know aboutestos temas no los controlo I don't know anything about these things, I'm not too well up on o hot on these things ( colloq)Bdeja de controlar todos mis gastos stop checking up on how much I spend the whole timeme tienen muy controlada they keep a close watch o they keep tabs on everything I do, they keep me on a very tight reinel portero controlaba las entradas y salidas the porter kept a check on everyone who came in or outcontrolé el tiempo que me llevó I timed myself o how long it took meC (regular) to controleste mecanismo controla la presión this mechanism regulates o controls the pressuremedidas para controlar la inflación measures to control inflation o to bring inflation under controlD ( Dep) (en doping) to administer a test tofue controlado positivo tras su victoria he tested positive after his victorylo controlaron negativo he was tested negativeA (dominarse) to control oneselfsi no se controla acabará alcoholizado if he doesn't get a grip o a hold on himself he's going to become an alcoholicse controla el peso regularmente she checks her weight regularly, she keeps a regular check on her weight* * *
Multiple Entries:
controlar
controlar algo
controlar ( conjugate controlar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹nervios/impulsos/persona› to control;
‹ incendio› to bring … under control;
pasaron a controlar la empresa they took control of the company
2 ‹inflación/proceso› to monitor;
‹ persona› to keep a check on;◊ controlar el peso/la línea to watch one's weight/one's waistline;
controlé el tiempo que me llevó I timed how long it took me
3 ( regular) ‹presión/inflación› to control
controlarse verbo pronominal ( dominarse) to control oneself;
( vigilar) ‹peso/colesterol› to check, monitor
controlar verbo transitivo
1 to control
2 (comprobar) to check
' controlar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dominar
- fraude
- manejar
- potingue
- sujetar
- contener
English:
control
- grip
- hold down
- manage
- monitor
- regiment
- spot-check
- stamp out
- check
- discipline
- help
- unruly
* * *♦ vt1. [dominar] to control;controlar la situación to be in control of the situation;la empresa controla el 30 por ciento del mercado the company controls 30 percent of the market;los bomberos todavía no han conseguido controlar el incendio firefighters have still not managed to bring the fire under control;medidas para controlar los precios measures to control prices2. [comprobar, verificar] to check;controla el nivel del aceite check the oil level;controlan continuamente su tensión arterial they are continuously monitoring his blood pressure3. [vigilar] to watch, to keep an eye on;la policía controla todos sus movimientos the police watch his every move;nos controlan la hora de llegada they keep a check on when we arrive;♦ viFam [saber] to know;Rosa controla un montón de química Rosa knows loads about chemistry* * *v/t1 control2 ( vigilar) check* * *controlar vt1) : to control2) : to monitor, to check* * *controlar vb2. (comprobar) to check -
5 rien
rien [ʀjɛ̃]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. nothing• qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ? -- rien what's wrong? -- nothing• ça ou rien, c'est pareil it makes no odds► ne... rien not... anything nothing• je n'en sais trop rien I haven't a clue (PROV) on n'a rien sans rien(PROV) nothing ventured, nothing gained► avoir + rien• ils n'ont rien (possessions) they haven't got anything they have nothing ; (maladie, blessure) they're OK• ça va, tu n'as rien ? are you OK?• n'avoir rien contre qn/qch to have nothing against sb/sth• j'en ai rien à foutre (inf!) I don't give a damn (inf!)• on n'a rien sans rien you don't get anything for nothing► être + rien• pour lui, 50 km à vélo, ce n'est rien cycling 50 kilometres is nothing for him• élever quatre enfants, ce n'est pas rien bringing up four children is quite something• tu t'es fait mal ? -- non, c'est rien (inf) did you hurt yourself? -- no, it's nothing• pardon ! -- c'est rien or ce n'est rien (inf) sorry! -- it doesn't matter► faire + rien• rien à faire ! it's no good!• rien n'y fait ! nothing's any good!► en rien• ce tableau ne ressemble en rien au reste de son œuvre this picture is nothing like his other works► rien de + adjectif ou adverbe nothing• je t'achèterai le journal, rien d'autre ? I'll get you a newspaper - do you want anything else?• rien de tel qu'une bonne douche chaude ! there's nothing like a nice hot shower!b. ( = quelque chose) anything• as-tu jamais rien vu de pareil ? have you ever seen anything like it?► de rien !• je vous remercie -- de rien ! (inf) thank you -- you're welcome!• il ne quitterait son pays pour rien au monde he wouldn't leave his country for anything► rien du tout nothing at all• qu'as-tu vu ? -- rien du tout what did you see? -- nothing at all• qu'est-ce que c'est que ce cadeau de rien du tout ? what on earth can I (or you etc) do with this stupid little present?► rien de rien (inf) absolutely nothing• il ne fait rien, mais rien de rien (inf) he does nothing, and I mean nothing► pour rien ( = inutilement) for nothing ; ( = pour peu d'argent) for next to nothing• pourquoi tu dis ça ? -- pour rien why do you say that? -- no reason• ce n'est pas pour rien que... it's not for nothing that...► rien que• la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth• rien qu'à le voir, j'ai deviné I guessed by just looking at him• je voudrais vous voir, rien qu'une minute could I see you just for a minute?• c'est à moi, rien qu'à moi it's mine and mine alone• il voulait 500 €, rien que ça ! he wanted a mere 500 euros!• elle veut être actrice, rien que ça ! she wants to be an actress, no less!2. <• j'ai failli rater le train, il s'en est fallu d'un rien I came within a hair's breadth of missing the train• « moi pas » dit-elle un rien insolente "I'm not", she said rather insolently► un rien de a touch of* * *
I
1. ʀjɛ̃pronom indéfini1) ( nulle chose)il n'est rien pour moi — he means ou is nothing to me
pour rien — ( en vain) for nothing; ( à bas prix) for next to nothing
‘pourquoi?’ - ‘pour rien’ — ‘why?’ - ‘no reason’
‘merci’ - ‘de rien’ — ‘thank you’ - ‘you're welcome’ ou ‘not at all’
‘que prends-tu?’ - ‘rien du tout’ — ‘what are you having?’ - ‘nothing at all’
ça ou rien, c'est pareil — it makes no odds
c'est trois fois rien — (colloq) it's next to nothing
rien de rien — (colloq) absolutely nothing
2) ( seulement)elle voudrait un bureau rien qu'à elle — (colloq) she would like an office all to herself
la vérité, rien que la vérité — the truth and nothing but the truth
rien que ça? — (colloq) ( en réponse) is that all?
ils habitent un château, rien que ça! — iron they live in a castle, no less! ou if you please!
3) ( quoi que ce soit) anything
2.
de rien (du tout) locution adjective
3.
(colloq) un rien locution adverbiale a (tiny) bit
4.
en rien locution adverbiale at all, in any way••rien à faire! — ( c'est impossible) it's no good ou use!; ( refus) no way! (colloq)
ce n'est pas rien! — ( exploit) it's quite something!; ( tâche) it's no joke, it's not exactly a picnic! (colloq); ( somme) it's not exactly peanuts! (colloq)
II ʀjɛ̃nom masculin1) ( vétille)faire quelque chose comme un rien — (colloq) to do something very easily
2) (colloq) ( petite quantité)3) (colloq) ( personne)un/une rien du tout — ( insignifiant) a nobody; ( sans moralité) a no-good (colloq), a worthless person
* * *ʀjɛ̃1. pron1) (= sans 'ne') nothing"Qu'est-ce que vous avez?" — "Rien." — "What have you got?" — "Nothing."
"Qu'est-ce que tu as acheté?" — "Rien." — "What have you bought?" — "Nothing."
pour rien au monde; Pour rien au monde je ne le vendrais. — I wouldn't sell it for anything in the world.
2) (avec 'ne')ne... rien — not... anything, nothing
Il n'a rien dit. — He didn't say anything., He hasn't said anything.
Il n'a rien fait. — He didn't do anything., He hasn't done anything.
il n'a rien (= n'est pas blessé) — he's all right
3) (= quelque chose)rien de; rien d'intéressant — nothing interesting
n'avoir rien de; Il n'a rien d'un champion. — He's no champion.
rien que — just, only
Rien que la voiture coûte un million. — The car alone costs a million.
de rien! — not at all!, don't mention it!
"Merci beaucoup!" — "De rien!" — "Thank you very much!" — "Not at all!"
rien à faire! — it's no good!, it's no use!
en rien; il ne lui ressemble en rien — he's nothing like him
2. nm1) (= quantité infime)2) (= chose insignifiante)Il se met en colère pour un rien. — He loses his temper over the slightest thing.
des petits riens; des riens — trivial things pl little things pl
* * *I.A pron indéf1 ( nulle chose) rien n'est impossible nothing is impossible; un mois à ne rien faire a month doing nothing; j'ai décidé de ne rien dire I decided to say nothing ou not to say anything; il n'y a rien qui puisse la consoler nothing can console her; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; il n'y a plus rien à faire ( comme travail) there's nothing left ou else to do; ( pour le sauver) there's nothing more ou else that can be done; ce n'est rien it's nothing; elle n'est rien she's a nobody; il n'est rien pour moi he means ou is nothing to me; ils ne nous sont rien they're nothing to do with us; il n'en est rien it's nothing of the sort; elle ne t'a rien fait she hasn't done anything to you; n'avoir rien à faire avec qn to have nothing to do with sb; rien n'y fait! nothing's any good!; il n'a rien d'un intrigant there's nothing of the schemer about him; elle n'a rien de sa sœur she's nothing like her sister; rien de bon nothing good; rien d'autre nothing else; rien de moins/de plus nothing less/more (que than); rien de meilleur/de pire/de mieux nothing better/worse/better (que than); il n'y a rien de tel/de tel que la marche pour garder la forme there's nothing like it/like walking to keep you fit; il n'y a rien eu de cassé nothing was broken; ça n'a rien de luxueux there's nothing luxurious about it; je n'ai jamais rien vu de pire I've never seen anything worse; rien à déclarer/signaler nothing to declare/report; partir de rien to start from nothing; faire un drame d'un rien to make a drama out of nothing; pour rien ( en vain) for nothing; ( à bas prix) for next to nothing; ‘pourquoi?’-‘pour rien’ ‘why?’-‘no reason’; ce n'est pas pour rien que it's not without reason ou not for nothing that; parler pour rien to waste one's breath; ‘merci’-‘de rien’ ‘thank you’-‘you're welcome’, ‘not at all’; en moins de rien in no time at all; ‘que prends-tu?’-‘rien du tout’ ‘what are you having?’-‘nothing at all’; c'est ça ou rien it's that or nothing, take it or leave it; ‘mais vous avez un contrat’-‘ça ou rien(, c'est pareil)’ ‘but you have a contract’-‘I might as well not have one’, ‘it makes no odds’; c'est mieux que rien it's better than nothing; c'est moins que rien it's nothing at all; c'est trois fois rien it's next to nothing; rien à rien, rien de rien○ absolutely nothing; faire qch comme rien to do sth very easily;2 ( seulement) rien que la bouteille pèse deux kilos the bottle alone weighs two kilos; j'en ai eu pour 35 euros rien qu'avec les fleurs the flowers alone cost me 35 euros; c'est à lui et rien qu'à lui it's his and his alone; elle voudrait un bureau rien qu'à elle○ she would like an office all to herself; il n'est rien qu'un scribouillard he's nothing but ou he's just a penpusher; ‘qu'y a-t-il à boire?’-‘rien que de l'eau’ ‘what is there to drink?’-‘just water’; la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth; rien que pour te plaire just to please you; j'en ai la nausée rien que d'y penser I feel sick just thinking about it; rien qu'à voir comment il s'habille just by looking at the way he dresses; rien que ça○? ( en réponse) is that all?; ils habitent un château, rien que ça! iron they live in a castle, no less! ou if you please! iron;3 ( quoi que ce soit) anything; avant de rien signer before signing anything; sans que j'en sache rien without my knowing anything about it; il m'a demandé si je n'avais rien vu he asked me if I had seen anything; as-tu jamais rien fait pour eux? have you ever done anything for them?;4 Sport gén nil; ( au tennis) love; rien partout, rien à rien nil nil; rien à 15 ( au tennis) love 15.B de rien (du tout) loc adj fille de rien worthless girl; un petit bleu de rien (du tout) a tiny bruise; une affaire de rien du tout a trivial matter.C ○adv c'est rien moche! it isn't half ugly○! GB, it's really ugly.E en rien loc adv at all, in any way; cela ne me concerne en rien that doesn't concern me at all ou in any way; ce n'est en rien nécessaire it's not at all necessary, it's in no way necessary; il ne te ressemble en rien he's not at all like you, he's nothing like you.rien à faire! ( c'est impossible) it's no good ou use!; ( refus) no way○!; on n'a rien pour rien you get nothing for nothing; ce n'est pas rien! ( exploit) it's quite something!; ( tâche) it's no joke, it's not exactly a picnic○!; ( somme) it's not exactly peanuts○!II.rien nm1 ( vétille) être puni pour un rien to be punished for the slightest thing; un rien le fâche the slightest thing annoys him; un rien l'habille, elle s'habille d'un rien she looks good in the simplest thing; se disputer pour un rien to quarrel over nothing; perdre son temps à des riens to waste one's time on trivial things; les petits riens qui rendent la vie agréable the little things which make life pleasant; faire qch comme un rien to do sth very easily;2 ( petite quantité) un rien de a touch of; un rien d'humour a touch of humourGB; un rien de sel a tiny pinch of salt; un rien de cognac a dash of brandy; en un rien de temps in next to no time;3 ( personne) un/une rien du tout ( insignifiant) a nobody; ( sans moralité) a no-good○, a worthless person.[rjɛ̃] pronom indéfini1. [nulle chose] nothingrien de cassé/grave, j'espère? nothing broken/serious, I hope?rien de plus nothing else ou more[en réponse négative à une question]je vous remercie — de rien! thanks — you're welcome ou not at all ou don't mention itune affaire de rien du tout a trifling ou trivial matterrien à dire, c'est parfait! what can I say, it's perfect!rien à faire, la voiture ne veut pas démarrer it's no good, the car (just) won't startj'en ai rien à faire (familier) ou àcirer (très familier) I don't give a damn ou a toss (très familier)2. [en corrélation avec 'ne']rien n'est plus beau que... there's nothing more beautiful than...rien n'y a fait, elle a refusé (there was) nothing doing, she said noce n'est rien, ça va guérir it's nothing, it'll get betterce n'est pas rien it's no small thing ou matterje croyais avoir perdu, il n'en est rien I thought I'd lost, but not at all ou quite the contraryils se disaient mariés, en fait il n'en est rien they claimed they were married but they're nothing of the sortil n'est (plus) rien pour moi he's ou he means nothing to me (anymore)et moi alors, je ne suis rien (dans tout ça)? and what about me (in all this), don't I count for anything ou don't I matter?je ne me souviens de rien I remember nothing, I don't remember anythingon ne voit rien avec cette fumée you can't see anything ou a thing with all this smokecela ou ça ne fait rien it doesn't matterça ne (te) fait rien si je te dépose en dernier? would you mind if I dropped you off last?, is it OK with you if I drop you off last?ça n'a rien à voir avec toi it's got nothing to do with you, it doesn't concern youje n'ai rien contre lui I have nothing against him, I don't have anything against himne t'inquiète pas, tu n'y es pour rien don't worry, it's not your faultpour ne rien vous cacher... to be completely open with you...elle n'avait jamais rien vu de semblable she had never seen such a thing ou anything like itrien ne sert de courir (il faut partir à point) La Fontaine (allusion) slow and steady wins the race (proverbe)3. [quelque chose] anything4. JEUX5. [au tennis] love6. (locution)rien moins que [bel et bien]: elle est rien moins que décidée à le poursuivre en justice she's well and truly determined to take him to courtelle est rien moins que sotte [nullement] she is far from stupid————————[rjɛ̃] adverbeils sont rien riches they really are rolling in it (très familier & UK), they sure as hell are rich (US)————————[rjɛ̃] nom masculin1. [néant]2. [chose sans importance]un rien the merest trifle ou slightest thing3. un rien de [très peu de] a touch ofun rien de frivolité a touch ou tinge ou hint of frivolity————————en rien locution adverbialeça n'a en rien affecté ma décision it hasn't influenced my decision at all ou in the least ou in any waypour rien locution adverbialepour deux/trois fois rien for next to nothing————————rien du tout nom masculin et fémininun/une rien du tout a nobody————————rien que locution adverbialerien qu'une fois just ou only onceviens, rien qu'un jour do come, (even) if only for a dayrien que d'y penser, j'ai des frissons the mere thought of it ou just thinking about it makes me shiverla vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth————————un rien locution adverbialesa robe est un rien trop étroite her dress is a touch ou a shade ou a tiny bit too tight -
6 asegurar
v.1 to secure.María aseguró el barco en el muelle Mary secured the boat at the dock.Silvia aseguró su posición Silvia secured her position.2 to assure.te lo aseguro I assure youasegurar a alguien que… to assure somebody that…el gobierno aseguró que no subiría los impuestos the government promised it would not increase taxes¿y quién me asegura que no me está mintiendo? and what guarantee do I have he isn't lying to me?Alicia asegura su declaración Alice assures her declaration.Ella le asegura a Ricardo su regreso She assures Richard her return.3 to insure (contra riesgos).asegurar algo a todo riesgo to take out comprehensive insurance on somethingRicardo aseguró su auto Richard insured his automobile.4 to guarantee, to ensure.Mario asegura el pago íntegro Mario guarantees the payment in whole.5 to promise to, to guarantee to.Ricardo le aseguró cumplir con su palabra Richard promised him to keep his word.* * *1 (fijar) to secure2 COMERCIO to insure3 (garantizar) to assure, guarantee1 (cerciorarse) to make sure2 COMERCIO to insure oneself* * *verb1) to assure, ensure2) secure3) insure•* * *1. VT1) (=sujetar) to secureunos cables aseguran la carpa — the marquee is held in place o secured by cables
hay que asegurar mejor el cuadro a la pared — the painting needs to be more firmly fixed o secured to the wall
aseguraron los fardos con cuerdas — they fastened o secured the bundles with rope
3) (=garantizar) [+ derecho] to guaranteeeso asegura el cumplimiento de los acuerdos — that ensures o guarantees that the agreements will be fulfilled
si quieres asegurarte el aprobado, tienes que estudiar más — if you want to be certain of passing, you'll have to study more
es posible, pero no lo aseguro — it's possible, but I can't tell you for sure
es verdad, se lo aseguro — it's true, take my word for it o I assure you
4) (=declarar) to maintainasegura no saber nada del asunto — he maintains o affirms that he knew nothing about the matter
5) (Com, Econ) [+ vehículo, vivienda] to insure (de, contra against) (en for)han asegurado los cuadros en más de seis mil millones — the paintings have been insured for more than six thousand million
deberías asegurar el coche a todo riesgo — you should have your car fully insured, you should take out a comprehensive insurance policy on your car
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (afirmar, prometer) to assurele aseguro que... — I assure you that...
b) ( garantizar) <funcionamiento/servicio> to guarantee2) (Com, Fin) <persona/casa> to insureaseguró el coche a or contra todo riesgo — she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car
3)a) (sujetar, fijar) <puerta/estante> to secureb) <edificio/entrada> to secure, make... secure2.asegurarse v pron1)a) ( cerciorarse) to make sureb) (garantizarse, procurarse)2) (Com, Fin) to insure oneself* * *= affirm, assure, ensure [insure, -USA], reassure, secure, lock in + place, brace, asseverate.Ex. This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.Ex. They have some very distinct advantages over more usual indexing techniques, and these are likely to assure citation indexes a place in the information market.Ex. The acquisition policy's purpose is to ensure that the library has the right sort of material for its particular needs, and in the right quantities.Ex. The student might be reassured to recognize that this type of fundamental analysis of a subject need be conducted only once for each subject entering the indexing system.Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.Ex. Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.Ex. Junctionville is not a 'Cadillac' town, they asseverated.----* asegurar el éxito = ensure + success.* asegurar que = vouch + for the fact that.* asegurarse = be sure, check to make sure, make + sure, make + certain.* asegurarse contra = self-insure for.* te lo aseguro = take it from me.* volver a asegurar = reinsure.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (afirmar, prometer) to assurele aseguro que... — I assure you that...
b) ( garantizar) <funcionamiento/servicio> to guarantee2) (Com, Fin) <persona/casa> to insureaseguró el coche a or contra todo riesgo — she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car
3)a) (sujetar, fijar) <puerta/estante> to secureb) <edificio/entrada> to secure, make... secure2.asegurarse v pron1)a) ( cerciorarse) to make sureb) (garantizarse, procurarse)2) (Com, Fin) to insure oneself* * *= affirm, assure, ensure [insure, -USA], reassure, secure, lock in + place, brace, asseverate.Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
Ex: They have some very distinct advantages over more usual indexing techniques, and these are likely to assure citation indexes a place in the information market.Ex: The acquisition policy's purpose is to ensure that the library has the right sort of material for its particular needs, and in the right quantities.Ex: The student might be reassured to recognize that this type of fundamental analysis of a subject need be conducted only once for each subject entering the indexing system.Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.Ex: Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.Ex: Junctionville is not a 'Cadillac' town, they asseverated.* asegurar el éxito = ensure + success.* asegurar que = vouch + for the fact that.* asegurarse = be sure, check to make sure, make + sure, make + certain.* asegurarse contra = self-insure for.* te lo aseguro = take it from me.* volver a asegurar = reinsure.* * *asegurar [A1 ]vtA1 (afirmar, prometer) to assurele aseguro que no habrá ningún problema I assure you that there will be no problemme aseguró que vendría she assured me that she would comevale la pena, te lo aseguro it's worth it, I assure you o I promise youasegura no haber visto nada she maintains o says that she did not see anything2 (garantizar) ‹funcionamiento/servicio› to guaranteeel gol que les aseguró el partido the goal that guaranteed them victory, the goal that sewed the game up o that ensured victoryla herencia le aseguró una vida desahogada the inheritance guaranteed him a comfortable lifeal menos tendremos buen tiempo asegurado at least we'll be assured of o guaranteed good weatheraseguró el coche a or contra todo riesgo she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the carC1 (sujetar, fijar) ‹puerta/estante› to securelo aseguraron con una cuerda they secured it o made it fast with a ropeaseguró bien el pie en la roca she got a firm foothold in the rockaseguró el poste colocando piedras alrededor de su base he fixed the post in position by putting stones around the baselo aseguraron con tornillos they held it in place o fixed it o secured it with screws2 ‹edificio/entrada› to secure, make … secureD ( Méx)1 (decomisar) to seize2 (capturar) ‹delincuente/asaltante› to captureA1 (cerciorarse) to make sureasegúrate de que no falta nada make sure there's nothing missing2(garantizarse, procurarse): con esas medidas se aseguraron el triunfo with those measures they guaranteed themselves victory o they made sure of victory, those measures assured them of o guaranteed them victory* * *
asegurar ( conjugate asegurar) verbo transitivo
1
asegura no haberlo visto she maintains that she did not see
2 (Com, Fin) ‹persona/casa› to insure;◊ aseguró el coche a todo riesgo she took out fully comprehensive insurance for o on the car
3
asegurarse verbo pronominal
1
b) (garantizarse, procurarse):
2 (Com, Fin) to insure oneself
asegurar verbo transitivo
1 to insure
2 (garantizar) asegurar el éxito de una empresa, to ensure the success of a project
te aseguro que..., I assure you that...
3 (afianzar, sujetar) to fasten, tighten up
' asegurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
base
- garantizar
English:
assure
- attach
- ensure
- guarantee
- insure
- loop
- reassure
- indemnify
- nail
- peg
- secure
- under
* * *♦ vt1. [fijar] to secure;asegúralo con una cuerda secure it with a rope;asegura las piezas con pegamento fix the pieces together with glue;aseguró la puerta con el cerrojo she bolted the door (shut)2. [garantizar] to assure;te lo aseguro I assure you;asegurar a alguien que… to assure sb that…;el gobierno aseguró que no subiría los impuestos the government promised it would not increase taxes;¿y quién me asegura que no me está mintiendo? and what guarantee do I have he isn't lying to me?;con él de coordinador el conflicto está asegurado with him as co-ordinator, conflict is assured o a certainty;tienes que trabajar más si quieres asegurar tu ascenso you'll have to work harder if you want to make certain you get promoted3. [contra riesgos] to insure ( contra against);asegurar algo a todo riesgo to take out comprehensive insurance on sth;asegurar en [cantidad] to insure sth for* * *v/t1 ( afianzar) secure2 ( prometer) assure;te lo aseguro I assure you3 ( garantizar) guarantee4 COM insure;asegurar algo contra incendios insure sth against fire, take out fire insurance on sth* * *asegurar vt1) : to assure2) : to secure3) : to insure* * *asegurar vb1. (afirmar) to assureme aseguró que no tuvo nada que ver con el robo he assured me that he had nothing to do with the robbery2. (garantizar) to ensure3. (coche, casa, etc) to insure -
7 conseguir
v.1 to obtain, to get.consiguió todo lo que se propuso she achieved everything she set out to doconseguir hacer algo to manage to do somethingno consiguió que me enfadara she didn't (manage to) get me annoyedMaría consiguió un descuento grande Mary got a huge discount.2 to get hold of, to get over here.María consiguió a Ricardo al fin Mary got hold of Richard at last.3 to manage to, to be able to, to get to, to find a way to.María consiguió llegar a tiempo Mary mMaríaged to arrive on time.* * *1 (cosa) to obtain, get; (objetivo) to attain, achieve2 (lograr) to manage, succeed in■ ¡lo conseguí! I did it!* * *verb1) to achieve, attain2) get3) manage (to)* * *VT [+ meta, objetivo] to achieve; [+ resultado] to obtain, achieve; [+ premio, campeonato] to win; [+ entradas, empleo, dinero] to get; [+ documento, visado, beca, permiso] to get, obtain; [+ acuerdo] to reachconsiguieron la mayoría absoluta — they won o gained an absolute majority
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conseguir hacer algo — to manage to do sth•
conseguir que algn haga algo — to get sb to do sthal final conseguí que me devolvieran el dinero — I got them to give me my money back in the end, I got my money back from them in the end
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <objetivo/fin/resultado> to achieve, obtain; <entrada/permiso/empleo> to getsi lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás — if you try, you'll succeed in the end
b)conseguir + inf — to manage to + inf
c)2.conseguir que + subj: vas a conseguir que me enfade you're going to get me annoyed; al final conseguí que me dejaran pasar I finally got them to let me through; conseguí que me lo prestara — I got him to lend it to me
conseguir vi (RPl)conseguir con alguien/algo — to get through to somebody/something
* * *= accomplish, achieve, attain, cultivate, gain, get, obtain, procure, secure, work out, yield, effect, galvanise [galvanize, -USA], come by, get (a)round to, get + hold of, land, acquire, line up, win over.Ex. If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.Ex. The above citation order is achieved by the intercalation of (73).Ex. A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex. To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS does not get a new document number, but reserves this document for you, so that no one else can change it while you are working on it.Ex. In the event that the position in the matrix contains more than 32 entries, it is necessary for the user to interact with the system to obtain the miniature catalog that will contain the entry s/he seeks.Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.Ex. The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.Ex. This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.Ex. Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions.Ex. The author discusses how librarians should present themselves to effectively galvanize public support for their leadership in the digital age.Ex. This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.Ex. The best way is to talk to them, using a structured plan so that you do get round to asking the right questions.Ex. It is difficult for Western librarians to find out what is being published, or to get hold of the materials that they know about.Ex. For example, Mile High Comics has served libraries in the past and is eager to land more library customers.Ex. Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex. It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.----* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.* conseguir acceso = gain + access, gain + admittance.* conseguir admiración = gain + respect.* conseguir algo = get + anywhere.* conseguir Algo con esfuerzo = hack.* conseguir Algo contra todo pronóstico = beat + the odds.* conseguir algo de = get + something out of.* conseguir Algo en contra de lo previsible = beat + the odds.* conseguir Algo fácilmente = coast.* conseguir Algo, lograr Algo = pull + Nombre + off.* conseguir apoyo = mobilise + support, win + support, line up + support, gain + support.* conseguir ayuda = secure + help.* conseguir beneficio = accrue + benefit.* conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.* conseguir con dificultad = eke out.* conseguir con esfuerzo = mine.* conseguir el control = gain + control (over/of).* conseguir el derecho para = win + the right to.* conseguir el dinero = come up with + the money.* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* conseguir éxito = achieve + success.* conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.* conseguir fondos = win + funds.* conseguir hablar con = catch up with.* conseguir la reconciliación = bring about + reconciliation.* conseguir liberarse de = secure + relief from.* conseguirlo = pull it off, nail it.* conseguir localizar = get + hold of.* conseguir lo imposible = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible, shoot (for) + the moon.* conseguir lo que Uno quiere = have + Posesivo + way (with).* conseguir mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.* conseguir + Posesivo + aprobación = win + Posesivo + approval.* conseguir que = galvanise into.* conseguir realizarse plenamente = achieve + Posesivo + full potential.* conseguir reconocimiento = win + recognition.* conseguir recursos = mobilise + resources.* conseguir respeto = gain + respect.* conseguirse = accrue.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight, grab + the limelight.* conseguir tiempo = buy + time.* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.* conseguir una meta = accomplish + goal.* conseguir una solución = achieve + solution.* conseguir un equilibrio = strike + a balance.* conseguir un estándar = attain + standard.* conseguir un fin = secure + end.* conseguir un ideal = attain + ideal, achieve + ideal.* conseguir unir = rally.* conseguir un objetivo = accomplish + objective, achieve + objective, attain + goal.* conseguir un premio = earn + an award, win + award, win + prize.* conseguir un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.* conseguir un trabajo = enter + job, land + job.* difícil de conseguir = difficult to come by.* ejercer presión para conseguir Algo = push for.* esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).* estar en vías de conseguir = be on the road to.* fácil de conseguir = easy-to-get, easy to come by.* forma de conseguir Algo = lever.* intentar conseguir = aim for, work toward(s).* intentar conseguir Algo = take + a swing at.* modo de conseguir Algo = lever.* muy lejos de conseguir = a long way toward.* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* para conseguir = in pursuit of.* pero sin conseguirlo = but no dice.* presionar para conseguir Algo = press for.* que no se puede conseguir = unobtainable.* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.* ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <objetivo/fin/resultado> to achieve, obtain; <entrada/permiso/empleo> to getsi lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás — if you try, you'll succeed in the end
b)conseguir + inf — to manage to + inf
c)2.conseguir que + subj: vas a conseguir que me enfade you're going to get me annoyed; al final conseguí que me dejaran pasar I finally got them to let me through; conseguí que me lo prestara — I got him to lend it to me
conseguir vi (RPl)conseguir con alguien/algo — to get through to somebody/something
* * *= accomplish, achieve, attain, cultivate, gain, get, obtain, procure, secure, work out, yield, effect, galvanise [galvanize, -USA], come by, get (a)round to, get + hold of, land, acquire, line up, win over.Ex: If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.
Ex: The above citation order is achieved by the intercalation of (73).Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does not get a new document number, but reserves this document for you, so that no one else can change it while you are working on it.Ex: In the event that the position in the matrix contains more than 32 entries, it is necessary for the user to interact with the system to obtain the miniature catalog that will contain the entry s/he seeks.Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.Ex: This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.Ex: Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions.Ex: The author discusses how librarians should present themselves to effectively galvanize public support for their leadership in the digital age.Ex: This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.Ex: The best way is to talk to them, using a structured plan so that you do get round to asking the right questions.Ex: It is difficult for Western librarians to find out what is being published, or to get hold of the materials that they know about.Ex: For example, Mile High Comics has served libraries in the past and is eager to land more library customers.Ex: Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.* conseguir acceso = gain + access, gain + admittance.* conseguir admiración = gain + respect.* conseguir algo = get + anywhere.* conseguir Algo con esfuerzo = hack.* conseguir Algo contra todo pronóstico = beat + the odds.* conseguir algo de = get + something out of.* conseguir Algo en contra de lo previsible = beat + the odds.* conseguir Algo fácilmente = coast.* conseguir Algo, lograr Algo = pull + Nombre + off.* conseguir apoyo = mobilise + support, win + support, line up + support, gain + support.* conseguir ayuda = secure + help.* conseguir beneficio = accrue + benefit.* conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.* conseguir con dificultad = eke out.* conseguir con esfuerzo = mine.* conseguir el control = gain + control (over/of).* conseguir el derecho para = win + the right to.* conseguir el dinero = come up with + the money.* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* conseguir éxito = achieve + success.* conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.* conseguir fondos = win + funds.* conseguir hablar con = catch up with.* conseguir la reconciliación = bring about + reconciliation.* conseguir liberarse de = secure + relief from.* conseguirlo = pull it off, nail it.* conseguir localizar = get + hold of.* conseguir lo imposible = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible, shoot (for) + the moon.* conseguir lo que Uno quiere = have + Posesivo + way (with).* conseguir mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.* conseguir + Posesivo + aprobación = win + Posesivo + approval.* conseguir que = galvanise into.* conseguir realizarse plenamente = achieve + Posesivo + full potential.* conseguir reconocimiento = win + recognition.* conseguir recursos = mobilise + resources.* conseguir respeto = gain + respect.* conseguirse = accrue.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight, grab + the limelight.* conseguir tiempo = buy + time.* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.* conseguir una meta = accomplish + goal.* conseguir una solución = achieve + solution.* conseguir un equilibrio = strike + a balance.* conseguir un estándar = attain + standard.* conseguir un fin = secure + end.* conseguir un ideal = attain + ideal, achieve + ideal.* conseguir unir = rally.* conseguir un objetivo = accomplish + objective, achieve + objective, attain + goal.* conseguir un premio = earn + an award, win + award, win + prize.* conseguir un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.* conseguir un trabajo = enter + job, land + job.* difícil de conseguir = difficult to come by.* ejercer presión para conseguir Algo = push for.* esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).* estar en vías de conseguir = be on the road to.* fácil de conseguir = easy-to-get, easy to come by.* forma de conseguir Algo = lever.* intentar conseguir = aim for, work toward(s).* intentar conseguir Algo = take + a swing at.* modo de conseguir Algo = lever.* muy lejos de conseguir = a long way toward.* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* para conseguir = in pursuit of.* pero sin conseguirlo = but no dice.* presionar para conseguir Algo = press for.* que no se puede conseguir = unobtainable.* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.* ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.* * *vt1 ‹objetivo/fin/resultado› to achieve, obtain; ‹entrada/plaza/empleo› to getno conseguirás nada de él you won't get anything out of himsiempre consigue lo que se propone she always achieves what she sets out to dosi lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás if you try, you'll succeed in the endun artista que ha conseguido un estilo propio an artist who has developed o achieved his own styleal final consiguió un permiso de trabajo he finally got o managed to get a work permittodavía no ha conseguido trabajo she still hasn't got a job o found workconsiguió el primer premio en el concurso she won first prize in the competitionla película consiguió un gran éxito de crítica the film was very well received by the criticsconsiguieron una mayoría aplastante they obtained an overwhelming majorityconsiguió la victoria con su último lanzamiento she won with her last throw2 conseguir + INF to manage to + INFno consigo entenderlo I can't work it outal final conseguí convencer a mis padres I finally managed to talk my parents roundconsiguió clasificarse para la final she managed to qualify o she qualified for the final3 conseguir QUE + SUBJ:si sigues así vas a conseguir que me enfade if you carry on like that, you're going to get me annoyedal final conseguí que me dejaran pasar I finally got them to let me through, I finally managed to persuade them to let me throughconseguí que me lo prestara I got him o I managed to get him to lend it to me■ conseguirvi( RPl) conseguir CON algn/algo; to get through TO sb/sthno puedo conseguir con él/con ese número I can't get through to him/to that number* * *
conseguir ( conjugate conseguir) verbo transitivo ‹objetivo/fin/resultado› to achieve, obtain;
‹entrada/permiso/empleo› to get;
‹medalla/título› to win;◊ si lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás if you try, you'll succeed in the end;
la película consiguió un gran éxito the film was a great success;
conseguir hacer algo to manage to do sth;
no consigo entenderlo I can't work it out;
conseguí que me lo prestara I got him to lend it to me
conseguir verbo transitivo
1 (obtener) to get, obtain
(alcanzar) to achieve: consiguió su propósito, he achieved his purpose
2 (con infinitivo) to manage to: consiguieron convencernos, they managed to persuade us ➣ Ver nota en manage
' conseguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliento
- bregar
- buscar
- concurso
- costar
- frustrarse
- hacerse
- lince
- método
- obtener
- porfiar
- precio
- santa
- santo
- trampear
- triunfo
- adelantar
- alcanzar
- cazar
- consiga
- lucha
- luchar
- pituto
- ser
English:
accomplish
- achieve
- aim
- apprentice
- attain
- autonomous
- bargain
- bid
- boat
- bring off
- bungle
- come by
- contrive
- divorce
- fail
- find
- gain
- get
- go after
- hold
- influence
- land
- lobby
- manage
- mooch
- obtain
- obtainable
- one-upmanship
- per cent
- procure
- rally
- running
- seek
- shop around
- snatch
- succeed
- unobtainable
- wangle
- whip up
- white elephant
- win
- available
- bring
- come
- draw
- drum
- easy
- enlist
- have
- nowhere
* * *conseguir vt[obtener] to obtain, to get; [un objetivo] to achieve;conseguir un premio Nobel/dos Óscars to win o get a Nobel Prize/two Oscars;consiguió la mayoría absoluta he won o got an absolute majority;consiguió todo lo que se propuso she achieved everything she set out to do;con esa actitud no conseguirás nada you won't get anywhere with that attitude;conseguir hacer algo to manage to do sth;tras un disputado esprint consiguió alzarse con el triunfo she won a very closely contested sprint;no consiguieron encontrar el camino they didn't manage to find the way;no consiguió que me enfadara she didn't (manage to) get me annoyed;al menos conseguimos que nos escucharan at least we got them to listen to us* * *v/t1 get; objetivo achieve2:conseguir hacer algo manage to do sth* * *conseguir {75} vt1) : to get, to obtain2) : to achieve, to attain3) : to manage toconsiguió acabar el trabajo: she managed to finish the job* * *conseguir vb1. (obtener) to obtain / to getel partido consiguió el 40% de los votos the party got 40% of the votes2. (lograr) to achieve¿qué has conseguido? what have you achieved? -
8 holgazán
adj.lazy, bum, slothful, do-nothing.m.loafer, bum, dawdler, do-nothing.* * *► adjetivo1 idle, lazy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 lazybones, layabout* * *(f. - holgazana)noun* * *holgazán, -ana1.ADJ idle, lazy2.SM / F idler, loafer, layabout ** * *I- zana adjetivo lazyII- zana masculino, femenino idler, lazybones (colloq)* * *= bum, shiftless, lazybones, layabout, idler.Ex. Although the results provide support for the 'drunken bum' theory of wife beating, they also demythologize the stereotype because alcohol is shown to be far from a necessary or sufficient cause of wife abuse.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.Ex. There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.Ex. This magazine prints essays and stories that celebrate the joyful life of an idler.* * *I- zana adjetivo lazyII- zana masculino, femenino idler, lazybones (colloq)* * *= bum, shiftless, lazybones, layabout, idler.Ex: Although the results provide support for the 'drunken bum' theory of wife beating, they also demythologize the stereotype because alcohol is shown to be far from a necessary or sufficient cause of wife abuse.
Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.Ex: There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.Ex: This magazine prints essays and stories that celebrate the joyful life of an idler.* * *lazyes muy holgazán he's very lazy, he's bone-idle ( BrE)masculine, feminineidler, lazybones ( colloq)* * *
holgazán◊ - zana adjetivo
lazy
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
idler, lazybones (colloq)
holgazán,-ana
I adjetivo lazy, idle
II sustantivo masculino y femenino lazybones inv, layabout
' holgazán' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
holgazana
- señorito
- vaga
- vago
- atorrante
- cómodo
- golfo
- huevón
- patán
- perezoso
English:
bum
- do-nothing
- idle
* * *holgazán, -ana♦ adjidle, lazy♦ nm,flayabout, lazybones* * *m idler* * ** * * -
9 haften
v/i1. haften ( bleiben) Geruch, Klette, Schmutz etc.: cling (an oder auf + Dat to); (kleben) stick (to); Reifen etc.: hold the road2. fig.: ein Makel haftet an (+ Dat) there is a stigma attached to; im Gedächtnis haften ( bleiben) stick (in one’s mind); bei ihr bleibt nichts haften umg. it’s in one ear and out (of) the other (with her)—v/i ( für for) (bürgen) be liable, be responsible, answer; (bei einem Schaden etc. belangt werden) be held responsible; haften für (garantieren) guarantee; Sie haften mir persönlich für etwaige Schäden I shall hold you personally responsible for any damage* * *(bürgen) to be responsible; to be liable;(kleben) to cling; to stick* * *hạf|ten I ['haftn]vi (JUR)für jdn haften — to be (legally) responsible for sb
für etw haften — to be( legally) liable for sth
die Versicherung hat für den Schaden nicht gehaftet — the insurance company did not accept liability (for the damage)
IIfür Garderobe kann nicht gehaftet werden — the management can accept no responsibility for articles deposited, all articles are left at owner's risk
vi1) (= kleben) to stick (an +dat toKlebstoff auch, Reifen, PHYS) to adhere; (= sich festsetzen Rauch, Schmutz, Geruch) to cling ( an +dat to)an jdm haften (fig: Makel etc) — to hang over sb, to stick to sb
* * *das1) (the act or quality of adhering (to).) adhesion2) ((usually with to) to stick (to); to grip tightly: The mud clung to her shoes; She clung to her husband as he said goodbye; He clings to an impossible hope; The boat clung to (= stayed close to) the coastline.) cling* * *Haf·ten<-s>[ˈhaftn̩]nt kein pl TYPO adherence* * *Iintransitives Verb1) (festkleben) stickan/auf etwas (Dat.) haften — stick to something
haften bleiben — stick (an/auf + Dat. to)
2) (sich festsetzen) <smell, dirt, etc.> cling (an + Dat. to)IIan ihm haftet ein Makel — (fig.) he carries a stigma
intransitives Verb (Rechtsw., Wirtsch.) be liable* * *haften1 v/i1.haften (bleiben) Geruch, Klette, Schmutz etc: cling (an oder2. fig:ein Makel haftet an (+dat) there is a stigma attached to;im Gedächtnis haften (bleiben) stick (in one’s mind);haften2 v/i (für for) (bürgen) be liable, be responsible, answer; (bei einem Schaden etc belangt werden) be held responsible;haften für (garantieren) guarantee;Sie haften mir persönlich für etwaige Schäden I shall hold you personally responsible for any damage* * *Iintransitives Verb1) (festkleben) stickan/auf etwas (Dat.) haften — stick to something
haften bleiben — stick (an/auf + Dat. to)
2) (sich festsetzen) <smell, dirt, etc.> cling (an + Dat. to)IIan ihm haftet ein Makel — (fig.) he carries a stigma
intransitives Verb (Rechtsw., Wirtsch.) be liable* * *v.to adhere v.to shoulder the responsibility for expr. -
10 indagar
v.to investigate, to inquire into.Ella preguntó ayer She asked around yesterday.* * *1 to investigate, inquire into* * *verb* * *VT (=investigar) to investigate, inquire into; (=averiguar) to find out, ascertain* * *1.(frml) verbo transitivo to investigate2.indagar vi to make inquiries, investigate* * *= delve into, enquire into [inquire into, -USA], investigate, poke about/(a)round/into/in, probe, question, probe into, check up on, keep + tabs on, make + enquiry, snoop about/(a)round/into/in, poke about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).Ex. The objective is to enable the reader to eliminate possibly relevant documents, which, in fact, prove to be of little interest without delving into the body of the abstract.Ex. No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.Ex. While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.Ex. The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.Ex. If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.Ex. If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. The author discusses the general tendency noted for more girls than boys to make enquiries at the library.Ex. Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.Ex. While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.Ex. He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.Ex. The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people.----* indagar el pasado de Alguien = delve into + Posesivo + past.* * *1.(frml) verbo transitivo to investigate2.indagar vi to make inquiries, investigate* * *= delve into, enquire into [inquire into, -USA], investigate, poke about/(a)round/into/in, probe, question, probe into, check up on, keep + tabs on, make + enquiry, snoop about/(a)round/into/in, poke about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).Ex: The objective is to enable the reader to eliminate possibly relevant documents, which, in fact, prove to be of little interest without delving into the body of the abstract.
Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.Ex: If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: The author discusses the general tendency noted for more girls than boys to make enquiries at the library.Ex: Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.Ex: He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.Ex: The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people.* indagar el pasado de Alguien = delve into + Posesivo + past.* * *indagar [A3 ]vt( frml); to investigate■ indagarvito make inquiries*, investigate* * *
indagar ( conjugate indagar) (frml) verbo intransitivo
to investigate;
indagar sobre algo to investigate sth
indagar verbo transitivo to investigate
' indagar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
investigar
English:
brain
- inquire into
* * *♦ vtto investigate, to inquire into♦ vito investigate, to inquire;indagar acerca de algo to investigate sth, to inquire into sth* * *v/i investigate* * *indagar {52} vt: to inquire into, to investigate -
11 problema
m.1 problem.el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorismlos niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problemsel problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left2 glitch, bug.* * *1 problem\dar problemas to cause problemstener problemas con to have trouble with* * *noun m.* * *1. SM1) (=dificultad) problem¿tienes problemas de dinero? — do you have any money worries o financial problems?
2) (Mat) problem3) Méx (=accidente) accident, mishap2.ADJ INV (=problemático) problem antes de s* * *masculino problemresolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem
nos está creando muchos problemas — it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble
problemas económicos — financial difficulties o problems
si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble
no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it
* * *= dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.Ex. Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.Ex. Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.Ex. The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.Ex. Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.Ex. In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.----* abordar un problema = address + problem.* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.* acometer un problema = attack + problem.* acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.* acotar un problema = delineate + problem.* acuciado por problemas = embattled.* acumular problemas = build up + problems.* afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.* afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.* agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.* agravar un problema = compound + problem.* ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.* aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.* aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.* arreglar un problema = fix + problem.* asediado por problemas = embattled.* atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.* ausencia de problemas = smoothness.* averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.* capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.* causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.* combatir un problema = combat + problem.* complicar un problema = compound + problem.* con problemas = in hot water.* con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.* con problemas de lectura = print disabled.* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.* con problemas visuales = vision impaired.* considerar un problema = consider + problem.* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.* corregir un problema = correct + problem.* crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.* dar problemas = play up.* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.* debatir un problema = discuss + problem.* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.* dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.* definición del problema = problem statement.* definir un problema = delineate + problem.* delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.* detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.* diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.* dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.* eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.* enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.* enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.* enunciado del problema = problem statement.* esbozar un problema = outline + problem.* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.* esquivar un problema = duck + issue.* estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.* exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.* exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.* franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.* hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.* identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.* ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.* investigar un problema = investigate + problem.* libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].* lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.* mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.* meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.* mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.* no haber problemas = be fine.* no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.* obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.* ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.* orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.* paliar problemas = minimise + problems.* paliar un problema = solve + problem.* percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.* persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.* personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.* plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].* plagar de problemas = bedevil.* plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.* presentar problemas = present + problems.* presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.* prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.* problema + acosar = problem + dog.* problema acuciante = pressing problem.* problema + acuciar = problem + beset.* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.* problema + afligir = problem + afflict.* problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.* problema alimenticio = eating problem.* problema asociado = attending problem.* problema auditivo = hearing problem.* problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.* problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.* problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.* problema cotidiano = daily problem.* problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.* problema de espacio = space problem.* problema de imagen = image problem.* problema de peso = weight problem.* problema de salud = health problem.* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.* problema de seguridad = security problem.* problema diario = daily problem.* problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.* problema doméstico = domestic problem.* problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.* problema en la escuela = school problem.* problema escolar = school problem.* problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.* problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.* problema familiar = family problem.* problema informático = computing problem.* problema inicial = startup problem.* problema insoluble = insoluble problem.* problema monetario = monetary problem.* problema motriz = motor disability.* problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.* problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.* problema + persistir = problem + persist.* problema personal = personal problem.* problema + plantearse = problem + come with.* problema práctico = practical problem.* problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.* problema + radicar = trouble + lie.* problema real = real problem.* problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.* problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.* problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.* problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.* problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.* problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].* problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.* problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.* problemas dentales = dental disease.* problemas de oído = poor hearing.* problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.* problemas familiares = family crisis.* problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.* problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.* problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.* problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.* problema social = societal problem, social problem.* problemas sociales = social crisis.* problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.* problemas visuales = visual impairment.* problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.* problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.* resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].* resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.* resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.* sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.* salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.* ser un problema = be at issue.* sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.* sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.* sin problemas de vista = sighted.* solución a problemas = problem solution.* solucionar los problemas = put + things right.* solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].* solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.* subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].* subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.* surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.* suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.* tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.* tener problemas = have + problems.* tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.* tener un problema = experience + problem.* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.* toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.* tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.* tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.* trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.* tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.* * *masculino problemresolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem
nos está creando muchos problemas — it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble
problemas económicos — financial difficulties o problems
si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble
no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it
* * *= dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.
Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.Ex: The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.Ex: Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.Ex: In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.* abordar un problema = address + problem.* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].* aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.* acometer un problema = attack + problem.* acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.* acotar un problema = delineate + problem.* acuciado por problemas = embattled.* acumular problemas = build up + problems.* afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.* afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.* agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.* agravar un problema = compound + problem.* ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.* aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.* aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.* arreglar un problema = fix + problem.* asediado por problemas = embattled.* atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.* ausencia de problemas = smoothness.* averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.* capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.* causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.* combatir un problema = combat + problem.* complicar un problema = compound + problem.* con problemas = in hot water.* con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.* con problemas de lectura = print disabled.* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.* con problemas visuales = vision impaired.* considerar un problema = consider + problem.* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.* corregir un problema = correct + problem.* crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.* darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.* dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.* dar problemas = play up.* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.* debatir un problema = discuss + problem.* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.* dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.* definición del problema = problem statement.* definir un problema = delineate + problem.* delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.* detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.* diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.* dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.* eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.* enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.* enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.* enunciado del problema = problem statement.* esbozar un problema = outline + problem.* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.* esquivar un problema = duck + issue.* estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.* exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.* exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.* franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.* hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.* identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.* ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.* investigar un problema = investigate + problem.* libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].* lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.* llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.* mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.* meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.* mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.* no haber problemas = be fine.* no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.* obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.* ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.* orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.* paliar problemas = minimise + problems.* paliar un problema = solve + problem.* percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.* persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.* personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.* plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].* plagar de problemas = bedevil.* plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.* presentar problemas = present + problems.* presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.* prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.* problema + acosar = problem + dog.* problema acuciante = pressing problem.* problema + acuciar = problem + beset.* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.* problema + afligir = problem + afflict.* problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.* problema alimenticio = eating problem.* problema asociado = attending problem.* problema auditivo = hearing problem.* problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.* problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.* problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.* problema cotidiano = daily problem.* problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.* problema de espacio = space problem.* problema de imagen = image problem.* problema de peso = weight problem.* problema de salud = health problem.* problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.* problema de seguridad = security problem.* problema diario = daily problem.* problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.* problema doméstico = domestic problem.* problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.* problema en la escuela = school problem.* problema escolar = school problem.* problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.* problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.* problema familiar = family problem.* problema informático = computing problem.* problema inicial = startup problem.* problema insoluble = insoluble problem.* problema monetario = monetary problem.* problema motriz = motor disability.* problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.* problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.* problema + persistir = problem + persist.* problema personal = personal problem.* problema + plantearse = problem + come with.* problema práctico = practical problem.* problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.* problema + radicar = trouble + lie.* problema real = real problem.* problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.* problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.* problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.* problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.* problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.* problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.* problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].* problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.* problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.* problemas dentales = dental disease.* problemas de oído = poor hearing.* problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.* problemas familiares = family crisis.* problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.* problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.* problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.* problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.* problema social = societal problem, social problem.* problemas sociales = social crisis.* problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.* problemas visuales = visual impairment.* problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.* problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.* resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].* resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.* resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.* sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.* salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.* ser un problema = be at issue.* sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.* sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.* sin problemas de vista = sighted.* solución a problemas = problem solution.* solucionar los problemas = put + things right.* solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].* solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.* subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].* subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.* surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.* suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.* tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.* tener problemas = have + problems.* tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.* tener un problema = experience + problem.* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.* toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.* tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.* tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.* trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.* tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.* * *1 ( Mat) problemresolver un problema to solve a problem2 (dificultad, preocupación) problemnos está creando muchos problemas it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of troubleproblemas económicos financial difficulties o problemsme gustaría ir, el problema es que no tengo dinero I'd like to go, the snag o trouble o problem o thing is I don't have any moneylos coches viejos siempre dan muchos problemas old cars always give a lot of trouble, old cars always play up a lot ( colloq)si se enteran, vas a tener problemas if they find out, you'll be in troubleno te hagas problema ( AmL); don't worry about it* * *
problema sustantivo masculino
problem;◊ resolver/solucionar un problema to solve a problem;
los coches viejos dan muchos problemas old cars give a lot of trouble;
no te hagas problema (AmL) don't worry about it
problema sustantivo masculino problem: les está dando muchos problemas, it is giving them a lot of trouble
problemas económicos, financial difficulties
' problema' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abordar
- acotar
- circunscribirse
- comprensión
- conciencia
- concienciarse
- conjuntamente
- contingente
- deforestación
- desarrollo
- desforestación
- desmenuzar
- diferente
- drogodependencia
- eficacia
- encarar
- endemoniada
- endemoniado
- enfocar
- enfocada
- enfocado
- enfoque
- enrevesada
- enrevesado
- enunciado
- inconveniente
- intrincada
- intrincado
- magnitud
- mano
- orden
- plantear
- presentarse
- profundizar
- profundidad
- radicar
- raíz
- remediar
- remontar
- replantear
- resolución
- resolver
- robar
- rompecabezas
- salida
- sencilla
- sencillez
- sencillo
- sensibilizar
- sinsabor
English:
answer
- appreciate
- appreciation
- approach
- approachable
- arithmetic
- attack
- avenue
- awkward
- bit
- bypass
- can
- care
- central
- come up
- compound
- deal with
- define
- devil
- difficulty
- emerge
- emotional
- form
- formidable
- graft
- grapple
- growing
- hard
- hassle
- ignore
- issue
- knotty
- knowledge
- land
- lie
- magnitude
- major
- matter
- meditate
- meet with
- nut
- object
- outstanding
- overcome
- pin down
- pose
- present
- problem
- question
- relation
* * *problema nm1. [dificultad] problem;el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism;los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems;no quiero más problemas I don't want any more trouble;el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left;Amno te hagas problema don't worry about it2. [matemático] problem;resolver un problema to solve a problem* * *m problem;sin problema without difficulty, without any problems* * *problema nm: problem* * *problema n problem -
12 tal
adj.1 such (semejante, tan grande).¡jamás se vio cosa tal! you've never seen such a thing!lo dijo con tal seguridad que… he said it with such conviction that…su miedo era tal o tal era su miedo que… so great o such was her fear that…, she was so afraid that…en tal caso in such a casedijo cosas tales como… he said things like…2 such and such.a tal hora at such and such a timepron.such a thing (alguna cosa).* * *► adjetivo1 (semejante) such2 (tan grande) such, so■ tal es su ignorancia que... he is so ignorant that...3 (cosa sin especificar) such and such4 (persona sin especificar) someone called, a certain1 (alguno - cosa) such a thing, something; (- persona) someone, somebody► adverbio1 (así) in such a way, so■ tal me contestó que no supe cómo reaccionar he answered in such a way that I didn't know how to react■ tal estaban de cansados que se fueron a dormir en seguida they were so tired that they went straight to bed\como si tal cosa as if nothing had happenedcomo tal as suchde tal manera que in such a way thatde tal palo tal astilla like father, like sonno hay tal como... there's nothing like...¿qué tal? how are things?¿qué tal...? how... ?■ ¿qué tal estuvo la fiesta? how was the party?tal cual just as it istal para cual two of a kindtal vez perhaps, maybetal y como just as, as■ tal y como veo las cosas... as I see things...y tal y cual and so on* * *1. adj.1) such2) said•- tal vez2. adv.so, thus3. pron.1) such a one2) such a thing* * *1. ADJ1) [en relación con algo ya mencionado] suchnunca he hecho tal cosa — I never did any such thing o anything of the sort
hace diez años, tal día como hoy — on the same day ten years ago, ten years ago today
cosa 4), palo 1)el tal cura resultó estar casado — this priest (we were talking about) o pey this priest person turned out to be married
2) [indicando extrañeza o exageración] suchcon tal atrevimiento — with such a cheek, so cheekily
¡había tal confusión en el aeropuerto! — it was total chaos at the airport!
3) [indicando indeterminación]tal día, a tal hora — on such-and-such a day, at such-and-such a time
vivía en la calle tal, en el número cual — she lived in such-and-such a street at such-and-such a number
necesitaba un millón para tal cosa y otro millón para tal otra — he needed a million for one thing and another million for another
un tal García — one García, a man called García or something pey
2. PRON1) (=persona indeterminada)esa es una tal — pey she's a tart *
fulanoes su padre, y como tal, es responsable de su hijo — he's his father, and as such he is responsible for his son
2) (=cosa indeterminada)no haré tal — I won't do anything of the sort, I'll do no such thing
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y tal * —había pinchos, bebidas y tal — there were snacks and drinks and things
estábamos charlando y tal, y de pronto me dio un beso — we were just chatting and so on, when suddenly he kissed me
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tal y cual, teníamos prisa, pero entre tal y cual tardamos una hora — we were in a hurry, but between one thing and another it took us an houres muy simpática y tal y cual, pero no me gusta — she's very nice and all that, but I don't like her
me dijo que si tal y que si cual, pero no pudo convencerme — he said this, that and the other, but he wasn't able to convince me
3. ADV1) [en comparaciones]•
tal como, estaba tal como lo dejé — it was just as I had left ittal y como están las cosas, no creo que sea buena idea — as things are o given the current state of affairs, I don't think it would be a good idea
tal y como están las cosas, es mejor que nos vayamos — under the circumstances, it would be better if we left
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tal cual, déjalo tal cual — leave it just as it istal la madre, cual la hija — like mother, like daughter
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tal que, tomaremos algo ligero tal que una tortilla — we'll have something light such as o like an omelette2) [en preguntas]¿qué tal? — how's things?, how are you?
¿qué tal el partido? — what was the game like?, how was the game?
¿qué tal tu tío? — how's your uncle?
¿qué tal estás? — how are you?
¿qué tal estoy con este vestido? — how do I look in this dress?
¿qué tal has dormido? — how did you sleep?
¿qué tal es físicamente? — what does she look like?
¿qué tal si lo compramos? — why don't we buy it?, suppose we buy it?
3)• tal vez — perhaps, maybe
son, tal vez, las mejores canciones del disco — they are perhaps o maybe o possibly the best songs on the album
-¿crees que ganarán? -tal vez — "do you think they'll win?" - "perhaps o maybe o they may do"
4)• con tal de, hace lo que sea con tal de llamar la atención — he'll do anything to attract attention
no importa el frío con tal de ir bien abrigado — the cold doesn't matter as long as o if you're well wrapped up
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con tal de que — provided (that), as long ascon tal de que no me engañes — provided (that) o as long as you don't deceive me
con tal de que regreséis antes de las once — provided (that) o as long as you get back before eleven
* * *I1) ( dicho) suchnunca dije tal cosa — I never said anything of the kind o such a thing
2) ( seguido de consecuencia)era tal su desesperación que... — such was his despair that...
se llevó tal disgusto que... — she was so upset (that)...
había tal cantidad de gente que... — there were so many people that...
3) ( con valor indeterminado) such-and-suchIItal día en tal lugar such-and-such a day, at such-and-such a place; llamó un tal Méndez — a Mr Méndez phoned
si quieres trato de adulto, compórtate como tal — if you want to be treated like an adult, behave like one
IIIson tal para cual — (fam) he's just as bad as she is, they're as bad as each other
1) (fam) ( en preguntas)hola ¿qué tal? — hello, how are you?
¿qué tal es Marisa? — what's Marisa like?
¿qué tal lo pasaron? — how did it go?
2) (en locs)con tal de + inf: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention; con tal de no tener que volver as long as I don't have to come back; con tal (de) que + subj: con tal (de) que nadie se entere as long as no one finds out; con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas as long as o provided you give it back (to me); tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are; hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you; tal cual: me lo dijo así, tal cual those were her exact words; lo dejé todo tal cual I left everything exactly as it was o just as it was; tal vez maybe; tal vez venga maybe he'll come; pensé que tal vez querrías — I thought you might want to
* * *= such.Ex. Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.----* aceptar tal cual = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.* a tal efecto = to this effect.* a tales efectos = hereto.* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.* como tal = as such, in this capacity, qua.* con tal de que + Subjuntivo = providing (that).* con tal de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), as long as.* copiar tal cual = lift + wholesale and unmodified.* de modo tal que = so much so that.* de tal envergadura = such that, of such magnitude.* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.* de tal manera que = so that.* de tal modo que = in such a way that, so.* de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.* de tal modo que + Subjuntivo = in such a way as to + Infinitivo.* de tal naturaleza = such that.* de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.* fulano de tal = so-and-so.* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.* no existir como tal = there + be + no such thing as.* tal como = such as, such + Nombre + as, just as.* tal como es = warts and all.* tal como lo conocemos = as we know it.* tal cual = unaltered, uncritically, unmodified, unedited, warts and all, just as, like that, like this.* tal o cual = such and such.* tal que = such that.* tal vez = perhaps.* tal y como aparece = as it/they stand(s).* tal y como es/son = as it/they stand(s).* tal y como + ser = in + Posesivo + true colours.* tal y cual = such and such.* * *I1) ( dicho) suchnunca dije tal cosa — I never said anything of the kind o such a thing
2) ( seguido de consecuencia)era tal su desesperación que... — such was his despair that...
se llevó tal disgusto que... — she was so upset (that)...
había tal cantidad de gente que... — there were so many people that...
3) ( con valor indeterminado) such-and-suchIItal día en tal lugar such-and-such a day, at such-and-such a place; llamó un tal Méndez — a Mr Méndez phoned
si quieres trato de adulto, compórtate como tal — if you want to be treated like an adult, behave like one
IIIson tal para cual — (fam) he's just as bad as she is, they're as bad as each other
1) (fam) ( en preguntas)hola ¿qué tal? — hello, how are you?
¿qué tal es Marisa? — what's Marisa like?
¿qué tal lo pasaron? — how did it go?
2) (en locs)con tal de + inf: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention; con tal de no tener que volver as long as I don't have to come back; con tal (de) que + subj: con tal (de) que nadie se entere as long as no one finds out; con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas as long as o provided you give it back (to me); tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are; hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you; tal cual: me lo dijo así, tal cual those were her exact words; lo dejé todo tal cual I left everything exactly as it was o just as it was; tal vez maybe; tal vez venga maybe he'll come; pensé que tal vez querrías — I thought you might want to
* * *= such.Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.
* aceptar tal cual = take + Nombre + at face value, accept + Nombre + at face value.* a tal efecto = to this effect.* a tales efectos = hereto.* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.* como tal = as such, in this capacity, qua.* con tal de que + Subjuntivo = providing (that).* con tal de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), as long as.* copiar tal cual = lift + wholesale and unmodified.* de modo tal que = so much so that.* de tal envergadura = such that, of such magnitude.* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.* de tal manera que = so that.* de tal modo que = in such a way that, so.* de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.* de tal modo que + Subjuntivo = in such a way as to + Infinitivo.* de tal naturaleza = such that.* de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.* fulano de tal = so-and-so.* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.* no existir como tal = there + be + no such thing as.* tal como = such as, such + Nombre + as, just as.* tal como es = warts and all.* tal como lo conocemos = as we know it.* tal cual = unaltered, uncritically, unmodified, unedited, warts and all, just as, like that, like this.* tal o cual = such and such.* tal que = such that.* tal vez = perhaps.* tal y como aparece = as it/they stand(s).* tal y como es/son = as it/they stand(s).* tal y como + ser = in + Posesivo + true colours.* tal y cual = such and such.* * *tal1A(dicho): no existía tal tesoro, todo era fruto de su imaginación there was no such treasure, he had made it all upyo nunca he dicho tal cosa I have never said anything of the kind o anything of the sortnunca recibí tales instrucciones I never received any such instructionsB(seguido de consecuencia): su desesperación era tal or era tal su desesperación que llegó a pensar en el suicidio his despair was such o such was his despair that he even contemplated suicidese llevó tal disgusto or se llevó un disgusto tal que estuvo llorando toda la tarde she was so upset (that) she spent the whole afternoon cryinghabía tal cantidad de gente que no pudimos entrar there were such a lot of o so many people that we couldn't get inC (con valor indeterminado) such-and-such ( before n)siempre está pidiendo dinero para tal cosa y tal otra he's always asking for money for one thing or anotherha llamado un tal Méndez a Mr Méndez phoned, someone called Méndez phonedtal2si quieres que te traten como a un adulto, compórtate como tal if you want to be treated like an adult, behave like onees usted el secretario y como tal tiene ciertas responsabilidades you are the secretary and as such you have certain responsibilitiesque si tal y que si cual and so on and so forthestaban pintando, poniendo tablas nuevas y tal ( Esp); they were painting, putting in new boards and so on o and that sort of thingme dijo que si eras un tal y un cual … he said all kinds of terrible things about youson tal para cual ( fam); he's just as bad as she is o they're as bad as each other o they're two of a kindCompuestos:tal3A ( fam)(en preguntas): hola ¿qué tal? hello, how are you?¿qué tal estuvo la fiesta? how was the party?¿qué tal es Marisa? what's Marisa like?B ( en locs):con tal de + INF: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attentioncon tal de no tener que volver mañana as long as I don't have to come back tomorrowcon tal (de) que + SUBJ: con tal (de) que no se entere nadie, pagará lo que le pidamos he'll pay whatever we ask to stop anybody finding outquédatelo por ahora, con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas antes del viernes keep it for now, as long as o provided you give it back (to me) before Fridaydale otro, cualquier cosa con tal (de) que se calle give her another one, anything to keep her quiettal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things aredéjalo tal (y) como lo encontraste leave it just the way you found it o just as you found ithazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you o just as she told youtal cual: me lo dijo así, tal cual those were her exact words, she said just that, word for wordno cambié nada, lo dejé todo tal cual I didn't change anything, I left everything exactly as it was o just as it wasel postre le quedó igualito al de la foto, tal cual the dessert came out exactly as it looked in the phototal vez maybe¿vas a ir? — tal vez are you going to go? — maybe o I'll seetal vez no se enteró or no se haya enterado maybe o perhaps o it's possible she hasn't heardse me ocurrió que tal vez estuviera or estaría allí esperándome it occurred to me that he might be there waiting for me* * *
tal adjetivo
1 ( dicho) such;
nunca dije tal cosa I never said anything of the kind o such a thing
2 ( seguido de consecuencia):◊ se llevó tal disgusto que … she was so upset (that) …;
había tal cantidad de gente que … there were so many people that …
3 ( con valor indeterminado) such-and-such;
llamó un tal Méndez a Mr Méndez phoned
■ pronombre:◊ eres un adulto, compórtate como tal you're an adult, behave like one;
que si tal y que si cual and so on and so forth;
son tal para cual they're as bad as each other
■ adverbio
1 (fam) ( en preguntas):◊ hola ¿qué tal? hello, how are you?;
¿qué tal es Marisa? what's Marisa like?;
¿qué tal lo pasaron? how did it go?
2 ( en locs)◊ con tal de: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention;
con tal de no tener que volver as long as I don't have to come back;
tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are;
hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you;
tal cual: lo dejé todo tal cual I left everything exactly as it was;
tal vez maybe
tal
I adjetivo
1 (dicho, semejante) such: no dije tal cosa, I never said such a thing o anything of the kind
tales mariposas son corrientes aquí, butterflies like that are common here
de tal madre, tal hija, like mother, like daughter
de tal manera, in such a way
en tales condiciones, in such conditions
tal día como hoy, on a day like today
(uso enfático) nunca escuché tal algarabía, I never heard such a racket
tenía tal dolor de cabeza..., I had such a headache...
2 (valor indeterminado) such and such
tal día, en tal sitio, such and such a day at such and such a place
ayer te llamó un tal Pedro, someone called Pedro phoned you yesterday
II pron él es el jefe, y como tal es el culpable, he's the boss and, as such, he's to blame
sois tal para cual, you are two of a kind
y tal y cual, and so on
III adv (en expresiones)
1 ¿qué tal?: ¿qué tal tu familia?, how is your family? 2 tal vez, perhaps, maybe ➣ Ver nota en maybe 3 tal cual, just as it is 4 tal como, just as: tal como lo contaba, parecía cierto, the way he explained it, it seemed true
(del mismo modo) escríbelo tal y como te lo cuento, write it exactly as I tell you 5 con tal (de) que, so long as, provided
' tal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
astilla
- bailar
- bañera
- bien
- caso
- como
- con
- cual
- fulana
- fulano
- hombre
- manera
- padre
- palo
- rebotar
- reventa
- según
- semejante
- soñar
- tanta
- tanto
- tramoya
- vez
- caer
- che
- esperar
- llegar
- pasar
- preguntar
- prever
- punto
- qué
- regular
- resultar
- salir
- tirar
- y
English:
abroad
- arbitration
- average
- card
- certain
- chip
- colour
- come out
- do
- father
- fine
- flail
- grill
- intimidate
- like
- long
- maybe
- perhaps
- stand
- such
- such-and-such
- suchlike
- talk
- two
- wander
- way
- a
- come
- cope
- get
- keep
- kind
- length
- OK
- one
- regardless
- shame
- status
- tell
- thing
* * *♦ adj1. [semejante] such;¡jamás se vio cosa tal! you've never seen such a thing!;en tal caso in such a case;dijo cosas tales como… he said such things as…2. [tan grande] such;lo dijo con tal seguridad que… he said it with such conviction that…;me enojé de tal modo que… I got so angry that…;su miedo era tal que…, tal era su miedo que… so great o such was her fear that…, she was so afraid that…3. [mencionado]yo no he dicho tal cosa I never said such a thing, I never said anything of the sort;tales noticias resultaron falsas the news turned out to be untrue;ese tal Félix es un antipático that Félix is really unpleasant4. [sin especificar] such and such;a tal hora at such and such a time;quedamos tal día en tal sitio we agreed to meet on a certain day in a certain placehay un tal Jiménez que te puede ayudar there's someone called Mr Jiménez who can help you♦ pron1. [semejante cosa] such a thing;yo no dije tal I never said any such thing, I never said anything of the sort;como tal [en sí] as such;tal y cual, tal y tal this and that;y tal [etcétera] and so on;trajeron vino, cerveza y tal they brought wine and beer and so on o and stuff2. [semejante persona]si eres un profesional, actúa como tal if you're a professional, then act like one3. Compque si tal, que si cual this, that and the other;ser tal para cual to be two of a kind♦ adv¿qué tal…? how…?;¿qué tal (estás)? how are you (doing)?, how's it going?;¿qué tal el viaje? how was the journey?;¿qué tal es ese hotel? what's that hotel like?;¿qué tal si nos tomamos algo? why don't we have something to drink?;¿qué tal un descanso? what about a break?;tal (y) como just as o like;todo está tal y como lo dejamos everything is just as we left it;tal y como están las cosas… as things stand…, the way things are…;tal y como suele ocurrir… as is usual…;déjalo tal cual leave it (just) as it is;Famuna bebida, tal que una cerveza a drink, like a beer♦ con tal de loc conjas long as, provided;con tal de volver pronto… as long as o provided we're back early…;haría lo que fuera con tal de entrar en el equipo I'd do anything to get into the team, I'd do anything as long as o provided I got into the team;lo haré con tal (de) que me des tiempo I'll do it as long as o provided you give me time♦ tal vez loc advperhaps, maybe;¿vienes? – tal vez are you coming? – perhaps o maybe o I may do;tal vez vaya I may go;tal vez llueva mañana it may rain tomorrow;tal vez no lo creas you may not believe it;pensé que tal vez mereciera la pena intentarlo I thought it might be worth trying;tal vez sí maybe, perhaps;tal vez no maybe not, perhaps not* * *I adj such;no dije tal cosa I said no such thing;el gerente era un tal Lucas the manager was someone called Lucas;el tal abogado resultó ser su padre the lawyer (in question) turned out to be her fatherII adv1:¿qué tal? how’s it going?;¿qué tal la película? what was the movie like?2:tal como such as;tal y como exactly as, just as;dejó la habitación tal cual la encontró she left the room just as she found it;occurió así, tal cual that was exactly how it happened;Marta está tal cual Marta is the same as ever, Marta hasn’t changed a bit;con tal de que + subj as long as, provided thatIII pron:tal y tal, tal y cual and so on, and so forth;tal para cual two of a kind* * *tal adv1) : so, in such a way2)tal como : just astal como lo hice: just the way I did it3)con tal que : provided that, as long as4)¿qué tal? : how are you?, how's it going?tal adj1) : such, such a2)tal vez : maybe, perhapstal pron1) : such a one, someone2) : such a thing, something3)tal para cual : two of a kind* * *tal adj1. (semejante) suchla máquina hacía tal ruido que no pudimos oírnos the machine was making such a racket that we couldn't hear one another2. (persona indeterminda) someone callediré yo, con tal de que vayáis conmigo I'll go, as long as you come with me¿qué tal? how are things?¿qué tal...? how...?¿qué tal estuvo la fiesta? how was the party?tal vez maybe / perhaps -
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adj.lazy, loafing, truant, slothful.f. & m.loafer, idler, good-for-nothing, shirker.* * *► adjetivo1 lazy, idle► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 idler, loafer, lazybones, slacker* * *gandul, -a1.ADJ (=holgazán) idle, slack; (=inútil) good-for-nothing2.SM / F (=holgazán) idler, slacker; (=inútil) good-for-nothing* * *- dula masculino, femenino (fam) lazybones (colloq)* * *= dodger, lazybones, layabout, idler.Ex. Street boys like Slake, a dodger used to running away, do not, even when they are myopic and dreamers, allow themselves to bump into lampposts.Ex. Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.Ex. There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.Ex. This magazine prints essays and stories that celebrate the joyful life of an idler.* * *- dula masculino, femenino (fam) lazybones (colloq)* * *= dodger, lazybones, layabout, idler.Ex: Street boys like Slake, a dodger used to running away, do not, even when they are myopic and dreamers, allow themselves to bump into lampposts.
Ex: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.Ex: There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.Ex: This magazine prints essays and stories that celebrate the joyful life of an idler.* * *masculine, feminine* * *
gandul
gandul,-ula sustantivo masculino y femenino loafer
' gandul' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gandula
- vaga
- vago
English:
skiver
* * *gandul, -ula Fam♦ adjlazy♦ nm,flazybones, layabout* * *I adj idleII m, gandula f lazybones sg* * ** * *gandul2 n lazybones -
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adv.but.No quiero nada sino un coche I want nothing but a car.conj.but.m.fate, destiny.* * *1 (contraposición) but2 (excepción) but, except for\no sólo... sino... not only... but...■ merece nuestro agradecimiento no sólo por habernos ayudado sino también por haber confiado en nosotros he deserves our thanks not only for helping us but also for placing his trust in us————————1 (destino) fate, destiny* * *1. noun m.fate, destiny2. conj.1) but2) except* * *ISM fate, destinyIICONJ1) (=pero) butno solo..., sino... — not only..., but...
2) (=salvo) except, saveno lo habría dicho sino en broma — he could only have said it jokingly, he wouldn't have said it except as a joke
3) (=únicamente) only¿quién sino él se habría atrevido? — only he would have dared!
no te pido sino una cosa — I ask only o but one thing of you
* * *Ise comió no uno, sino tres — he ate not one, but three
no vino, sino que llamó — he didn't come, he telephoned
no nos ayudó, sino todo lo contrario,... — he didn't help us, on the contrary o quite the opposite,...
b) ( nada más que)en toda la tarde no ha entrado sino un cliente — in the whole of the afternoon we've only had one customer
c)IIno sólo... sino que — not only... but
masculino (liter) fate* * *= fate, but.Ex. The future importance of pre-coordinate indexing depends upon the fate of printed indexes.Ex. This is not intended to imply that their ideas and views should be forever withheld, but to say that their ideas an views should be subject to the same scrutiny as those of the others.----* nadie sino = no one but.* no hacer sino = do + no more than.* no ser sino = be nothing but.* no sólo... sino también... = not only... but also....* sino más bien = rather.* sino (que) más bien = but rather.* * *Ise comió no uno, sino tres — he ate not one, but three
no vino, sino que llamó — he didn't come, he telephoned
no nos ayudó, sino todo lo contrario,... — he didn't help us, on the contrary o quite the opposite,...
b) ( nada más que)en toda la tarde no ha entrado sino un cliente — in the whole of the afternoon we've only had one customer
c)IIno sólo... sino que — not only... but
masculino (liter) fate* * *= fate, but.Ex: The future importance of pre-coordinate indexing depends upon the fate of printed indexes.
Ex: This is not intended to imply that their ideas and views should be forever withheld, but to say that their ideas an views should be subject to the same scrutiny as those of the others.* nadie sino = no one but.* no hacer sino = do + no more than.* no ser sino = be nothing but.* no sólo... sino también... = not only... but also....* sino más bien = rather.* sino (que) más bien = but rather.* * *sino11(corrigiendo una impresión errónea): eso no es valentía, sino inconsciencia that's not bravery, it's recklessnessse comió no uno, sino tres he ate not one, but threeno vino, sino que llamó he didn't come, he telephonedno nos ayudó, sino todo lo contrario, … he didn't help us, quite the opposite o on the contrary, …2(nada más que): en toda la tarde no ha entrado sino un cliente in the whole of the afternoon we've only had one customerno hace sino criticar a los demás he does nothing but criticize everybody else, all he does is criticize everybody elsesino2( liter)fate* * *
Multiple Entries:
si no
sino
sino conjunción
but;◊ se comió no uno, sino tres he ate not one, but three;
no hace sino criticar a los demás he does nothing but criticize everybody else;
no vino, sino que llamó he didn't come, he telephoned;
no solo … sino que … not only … but …
■ sustantivo masculino (liter) fate
sino 1 sustantivo masculino destiny, fate: seguir adelante es nuestro sino, persevere, it's our duty
sino 2 conj
1 but: no es un insecto, sino un arácnido, it isn't an insect, but an arachnid
2 (salvo, excepto) nadie, sino tú, es responsable de lo que pasó, no one but you is responsible for what happened
no hace sino molestar, she does nothing but be a nuisance
' sino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
año
- destino
- fortuna
- pacer
- parche
- pequeña
- pequeño
- suerte
- ya
English:
alone
- also
- but
- fate
- few
- only
- propose
- Scotch
- destiny
- do
- doom
- she
* * *sino1 nmfate, destiny;ése parece ser mi sino that seems to be my fate o destinysino2 conj1. [para contraponer]no lo hizo él, sino ella he didn't do it, she did;no sólo es listo, sino también trabajador he's not only clever but also hard-working;no vino, sino que dejó un recado he didn't come, he left a message;no sólo uno, sino tres not one, but three2. [para exceptuar]¿quién sino tú lo haría? who else but you would do it?;no quiero sino que se haga justicia I only want justice to be done;esto no hace sino confirmar nuestras sospechas this only serves to confirm our suspicions* * *I m fateII conj1 but;no cena en casa, sino en el bar he doesn’t have dinner at home, he has it in the bar;¿quién sino ? who else but?;¿quién sino tú? who else but you?;no sólo … sino también not only … but also2 ( salvo) except;nadie sino él pudo hacerlo nobody but him could do it* * *sino conj1) : but, ratherno será hoy, sino mañana: it won't be today, but tomorrow2) excepto: but, exceptno hace sino despertar suspicacias: it does nothing but arouse suspicion* * *sino conj butel partido no es hoy, sino mañana the match isn't today, but tomorrowno sólo es inteligente, sino también muy simpático he is not only clever, but really nice as well -
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tenir [t(ə)niʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 22━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tenir fait partie d'une locution comme tenir compagnie, tenir chaud, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keepc. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keepd. ( = détenir) to have• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under controlf. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the righth. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep tok. (locutions)► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!• tiens, tiens ! well, well!2. <a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the treeb. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?c. ( = résister) to hold out• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight3. <• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after4. <( = dépendre de) to depend► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!5. <b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouchingc. ( = se conduire) to behave• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take placee. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold togetherf. (locutions)► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!* * *təniʀ
1.
1) ( serrer) to holdtiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!
tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!
2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control3) Armée to hold4) ( avoir attrapé) to holdje te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!
pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you
tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US
5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]7) ( garder) to keep‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’
tenir une note — Musique to hold a note
8) ( conserver une position)9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]11) ( résister)tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy
tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out
tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain
12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]14) ( considérer)tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible
2.
tenir à verbe transitif indirecttenir à — to be fond of, to like
tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life
2) ( vouloir)3) ( être dû à)
3.
tenir de verbe transitif indirect1) ( ressembler à)il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from
2) ( s'apparenter à)
4.
verbe intransitif1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in2) ( résister)tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on
tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting
il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television
3) ( durer)la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded
4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)
5.
se tenir verbe pronominal1) ( soi-même) to hold2) ( l'un l'autre)3) ( s'accrocher) to hold ontiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock
4) ( demeurer)se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out
se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself
se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still
5) ( se comporter) to behave6) ( avoir une posture)se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture
tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!
7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together10) ( se considérer)tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!
11) ( être fidèle)12) ( se limiter)
6.
verbe impersonnel
7.
tiens exclamation oh!tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!
tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?
tiens donc! — iron fancy that!
tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!
* * *t(ə)niʀ1. vt1) (avec sa main) to holdTu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?
Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.
2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run3) [promesse, engagement] to keep4) (= considérer)5) (= occuper)6) (= résister à)7) (= garder, maintenir)Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.
8) (= avoir reçu)tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb
2. vi1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survivetiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!
5) (exclamatif)Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!
6)tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for
Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)
tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do
Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.
7)tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after
Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.
* * *tenir verb table: venirA vtr1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litresGB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centreGB of the square;14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.B tenir à vtr ind1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.C tenir de vtr ind1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;D vi1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colourGB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.E se tenir vpr1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.[tənir] verbe transitifA.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]1. [retenir] to hold (on to)je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped2. [manier] to holdtu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properlyB.[CONSERVER]tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full2. [garder - note] to hold‘tenez votre droite’a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collectC.[POSSÉDER]1. [avoir reçu]tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody[avoir à sa merci] to have gotah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hourpendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou gottenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something fromil a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the stateelle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonightb. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!4. [transmettre]nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documentsD.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to holdquand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angryla jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) controltenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashierelle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the barle tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new buildingtenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks5. [astreint à]je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in handE.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place2. [contenir] to holdF.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]1. [résister à] (to be able) to takea. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold outb. [digue] to hold (out)c. [personne] (to be able) to take itle soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nightstenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise[s'engager dans - pari]je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as————————[tənir] verbe intransitif1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay upmets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape betterle porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you goingfaire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into positiona. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou tob. [être contigu à] to be next to[personne]il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yetcet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last outje ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going intes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with realitytenir bon ou fermea. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tightb. [ne pas céder] to hold outtenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its wayil me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my groundne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned himça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stayil n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!5. [pouvoir être logé] to fittenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)6. (locution)a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on somethingb. [ne considérer que] to stick to somethingtiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] heretiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thunderingtiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself usefultenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricitys'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of himun tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)————————tenir à verbe plus préposition1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to valuesi tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...2. [vouloir]tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing somethingje tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signedtu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularlytenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good educationvenez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision————————tenir de verbe plus préposition1. [ressembler à] to take afterce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setterelle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!2. [relever de]————————se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists————————se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se tenir verbe pronominal transitifse tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands————————se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seateda. [debout] to stand up straightb. [assis] to sit up straightse tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out3. [se conduire] to behave4. [être cohérent]a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand upb. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together5. (locution)d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop therene pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself withtiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!————————se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se considérer comme]je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yetje ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius2. (locution)je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness! -
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Iгл.Русский глагол отвечать относится к любому способу ответа и не характеризует, на что и при каких обстоятельствах дан ответ. Эти дополнительные характеристики в русском языке передаются расширенными словосочетаниями. В отличие от русского языка английские соответствия фиксируют разные типы и обстоятельства ответов разными словами.1. to answer — отвечать (не указывает на характер и обстоятельства ответа; английские соответствия передают такие уточнения разными словами): to answer smb — отвечать кому-либо; to answer readily (willingly, immediately, frankly, vaguely) — отвечать с готовностью (охотно, немедленно, откровенно, неопределенно); to answer questions — отвечать на вопросы; to answer a letter — отвечать на письмо; to answer the phone — подойти к телефону; to answer the door — подойти открыть дверь2. to reply — отвечать (на вопрос, просьбу или замечание, особенно на то, что сказано): I waited for Smith to reply, but he said nothing. — Я ждал, что Смит ответит, но он ничего не сказал. «You could earn more money there» Robert remarked. «So what?» Emma replied defiantly. — «Ты могла бы там заработать больше денег», — заметил Роберт. «Ну, так что же из этого», — вызывающе сказала Эмма в ответ. The jailer refused to reply to the prisoner's question where he was being taken. — Тюремщик отказался отвечать на вопросы узника, куда его везут. We asked Jane to help, but she replied that she was too busy. — Мы попросили Джейн помочь нам, но она ответила, что слишком занята. Railway officials say it is not their fault — that is what they usually reply to I he customers' complaints. — Железнодорожные служащие в ответ на жалобы пассажиров обычно говорят, что это не их вина./Железнодорожные служащие всегда так отвечают на жалобы клиентов. Dear Sir, I'm replying to your letter of June, 19.— Уважаемый господин, я отвечаю на Ваше письмо от 19-го июня. Since Margaret hasn't replied to the invitation, we arc assuming she is not coming. — Поскольку Маргарет не ответила на приглашение, мы полагаем, что она не придет. Your mother wrote to you three weeks ago and she's worried because you have not replied. — Ваша мама написала вам три недели тому назад, и она беспокоится, так как вы не ответили.3. to respond — отвечать, откликнуться (на критику, на чье-либо возражение, на чьи-либо чувства): How do you respond to the accusation that you deceived deliberately your employers? — Как вы ответите на обвинение в том, что сознательно обманули своих работодателей?/Как вы ответите на обвинение в том, что намеренно обманули своих работодателей? Bob responded to Jim's argument by saying evolution is for the good of the individual. — На доводы Джима Боб ответил, что эволюция идет на благо отдельного человека. «No, I don't think the meeting is necessary» responded Bob. — «Нет, я думаю встреча не нужна», — откликнулся Боб. То her suggest ion he responded with a simple refusal. — На ее предложение он ответил прямым отказом. He put forward his proposal and sat down waiting for us to respond. — Он изложил свое предложение и сел, ожидая, что мы на него ответим. Не responded to the insult with a blow. — На оскорбление он ответил ударом. Не didn't respond to her tears and appeal. — Он не прореагировал на ее слезы и просьбу.4. to retort — возражать, отвечать (сердито, с сарказмом, иронически, с издевкой, не задумываясь, немедленно): I felt tempted to retort that the matter was none of his business. — Мне так и хотелось возразить, что это его не касается. Ellis sarcastically retorted which surprised Max, he had not realized she would be so annoyed. — Эллис возразила с сарказмом, что удивило Макса, он не ожидал, что это ее так заденет. «You are wet through.» said Ellis «Am I? Indeed?» Fred retorted sarcastically. — «Ты насквозь промок», — сказала Эллис. «Правда?» — ответил Фрэд с сарказмом.IIгл.1. to be responsible; 2. to be in charge of; 3. to be in a position of trust/responsibility; 4. to look after; 5. to be accountable; 6. to take on; 7. to shoulder; 8. to be liableРусский глагол отвечать разграничивает отдельные значения при помощи разных, чаще предложных, конструкций, таких как: отвечать на что-либо, за что-либо, за кого-либо, чему-либо, перед кем-либо. Русское словосочетание отвечать за что-либо, за кого-либо указывает только на наличие ответственности, не уточняя характера и обстоятельств такой ответственности. Английские соответствия конкретизируют эти аспекты, сохраняя общее значение быть ответственным, нести ответственность.1. to be responsible — отвечать, быть ответственным ( за что-либо), нести ответственность: You are responsible for the children while they are in your classroom. — Вы несете ответственность за детей, пока они у вас в классе. The government is responsible for the general management of the economy. — Правительство отвечает за общее руководство экономикой страны. District magistrate is responsible for all local matters. — Районные власти отвечают за все, что происходит в их районе.2. to be in charge of — ведать, отвечать, быть ответственным ( за что-либо), контролировать ( что-либо), нести ответственность: Who is in charge of the club's finance? — Кто отвечает за финансовую деятельность клуба? The committee is in charge of coordinating domestic and overseas refugee programs. — Этот комитет ведает координацией профамм по делам беженцев внутри страны и за рубежом./В ведении этого комитета находится координация программ по делам беженцев внутри страны и за рубежом.3. to be in a position of trust/responsibility — пользоваться доверием, считаться ответственным ( за исполнение порученного): If you are in a position of trust/responsibility you must not abuse it. — Если вы занимаете ответственный пост, вы не должны превышать свои полномочия. It is not acceptable to put people with criminal records in a position of trust/responsibility. — Недопустимо облекать полномочиями людей с криминальным прошлым./Недопустимо доверять ответственный пост людям с криминальным прошлым. He was a sensible teacher and could safely be placed in a position of responsibility. — Он разумный учитель, и его безопасно облекать ответственными полномочиями.4. to look after — отвечать ( за что-либо), ведать чем-либо: Sully looks after the accounts, I'm in charge oft he building itself. — Салли отвечает за счета, а я отвечаю за само здание. He looks after the sanitation of the districts and towns within his area. — Он следит зa санитарным состоянием районов и городов в своей области. The patients are well looked after in this hospital. — В этой больнице за пациентами хороший уход.5. to be accountable — отвечать ( перед кем-либо), быть подотчетным ( кому-либо), нести ответственность (перед кем-либо, кто вам доверил какие-либо полномочия): I'll be held accountable for this. — Мне за это придется отвечать. I am accountable to the director for the work of the department. — Я отчитываюсь перед директором за работу отдела. The reformers believe that the police department should be more accountable. — Реформаторы считают, что полиция должна быть более подотчетна. All government ministersare accountable to Parliament. — Государственные министры несут ответственность перед парламентом./Государственные министры подотчетны парламенту.6. to take on — взять на себя ответственность, взвалить на себя ответственность (за что-либо, что потребует много работы): I'm very busy, I'm afraid I can't take anything else on at the moment. — Я очень занят и боюсь, ничего больше сейчас взять на себя не могу. There were no longer any members of the staff willing to take on the job. — Больше не было ни одного штатного сотрудника, который бы согласился взять на себя эту работу.7. to shoulder — взвалить на себя ответственность, взять на себя ответственность ( за какую-либо трудную работу) (дать согласие взять ответственность за что-либо, с чем нелегко справиться, за долги, цены и т. п.): My mother was unwilling to shoulder the cost of having the whole house redecorated. — Мама не соглашалась нести расходы по ремонту всего дома. The burden of supporting the poor is shouldering mainly by charity. — Бремя забот о бедных берут на себя главным образом благотворительные организации.8. to be liable — взять на себя обязанность, нести ответственность: Accountants are liable for all their mistakes. — Бухгалтеры отвечают за все свои ошибки. Goods are liable to duty. — Товары облагаются пошлиной. Everyone is liable to income tax. — Все обязаны платить подоходный налог. If you park here you will be liable to a fine. — Если ты поставишь машину здесь, тебя могут оштрафовать. Who is liable for her debts? — Кто несет ответственность за ее долги? -
17 real
adj.1 real (verdadero).2 royal.f.REAL, revised European-American lymphoma classification.m.real (moneda) (from Brazil).no tener un real not to have a penny to one's name* * *► adjetivo1 (regio) royal2 figurado grand, fine1 (de feria) fairground2 (moneda) old Spanish coin worth one quarter of a peseta\estar sin un real to be pennilessno me da la real gana familiar I don't feel like itno valer un real to be worthless, not be worth tuppencepor real decreto DERECHO by royal decree————————► adjetivo1 (verdadero) real* * *adj.1) teal2) true3) royal* * *IADJ (=verdadero) realIIla película está basada en hechos reales — the film is based on real o actual events
1. ADJ1) (=de la realeza) royalporque no me da la real gana — * because I don't damn well feel like it *
2) † (=espléndido) grand, splendiduna real hembra — hum a fine figure of a woman
2. SM1) (tb: real de la feria) fairground2) ( Hist) army campha asentado sus reales en mi casa y de aquí no lo sacas — he's installed himself in my house and you won't get him out of here
3) ( Hist) (Econ) old Spanish coin of 25 céntimos, one quarter of a pesetano tiene un real — * he hasn't a bean *
* * *I1) (verdadero, no ficticio)historias de la vida real — real-life o true-life stories
2) ( de la realeza) royal3) (fam) ( uso expletivo)II1)a) (Hist) real ( old Spanish coin)no valer un real — (fam) to be worth nothing
b) (Fin) real ( Brazilian unit of currency)2) (Mil) campsentar or establecer sus or los reales — ejército to set up camp; persona to install oneself
* * *I1) (verdadero, no ficticio)historias de la vida real — real-life o true-life stories
2) ( de la realeza) royal3) (fam) ( uso expletivo)II1)a) (Hist) real ( old Spanish coin)no valer un real — (fam) to be worth nothing
b) (Fin) real ( Brazilian unit of currency)2) (Mil) campsentar or establecer sus or los reales — ejército to set up camp; persona to install oneself
* * *real11 = royal.Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
* águila real = golden eagle.* cañada real = droving road.* carta real = charter.* glacé real = royal icing, glacé royal.* Nombre + real = majesty's + Nombre.* pagar derechos reales = pay + royalty.* pavo real = peacock.real22 = actual, flesh-and-blood, genuine, real, real-world, real-life, on the ground, factual.Ex: It presents a case study based on an actual situation which arose between the chief librarian of a public library and the library janitor.
Ex: It is in this way that students gain experience by proxy and get a feel for handling problems in the flesh-and-blood world.Ex: A general paper may be irrelevant to a specialist but of genuine value to someone seeking a brief introduction to a field peripheral to their main interest.Ex: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.Ex: It is unfortunate that there is a dearth of real-world logged data to explore usage and problems.Ex: Many librarians find such theories difficult to put into practice in real-life situations.Ex: It is difficult to know just to what extent vague concepts like 'the flow of information in a democratic society' actually result in services on the ground.Ex: No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.* comprobación en la práctica real = field test.* en la práctica real = in actual practice.* en la vida real = in real life.* en términos reales = in real terms, in actual practice.* experiencia del mundo real = real-world training.* formación en el mundo real = real-world training.* hecho real = brute fact.* hechos reales = true story.* mundo real, el = real world, the.* práctica real = actual practice.* real y verdaderamente = really and truly.* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.* tamaño real = full-size.* vida real = real life.* * *real1A(verdadero, no ficticio): el libro narra un hecho real the book tells a true storyes muy distinta en la vida real she's very different in real lifehistorias de la vida real real-life stories, true o true-life storiesB (de la realeza) royalla familia real the royal familypor real decreto by royal decreela Real Academia Española de la Lengua the Royal Academy of the Spanish LanguageCompuesto:masculine summer residence ( of the Spanish monarchs)C ( fam)real2A1 (moneda) real (old Spanish coin worth a quarter of a peseta, also a Peruvian 10 centavo coin)no valer un real ( fam); to be worth nothinglos terrenos no valen ni un real the land isn't worth a penny o is worthless2 ( Fin) real ( Brazilian unit of currency)B1 ( Mil) campsentar or establecer sus or los reales «ejército» to set up camp;«persona» to install* oneself; «empresa» to set up2(recinto): real de la feria fairground* * *
real adjetivoa) (verdadero, no ficticio):
en la vida real in real life;
historias de la vida real real-life o true-life stories
◊ porque me da la real gana (fam) because I damn well want to (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino
◊ no valer un real (fam) to be worth nothing
c)
real 1 adj (no ficticio) real: fue una sensación muy real, it was a very vivid feeling
una historia basada en hechos reales, a true-life story ➣ Ver nota en actual
real 2 adj (relativo a la realeza) royal
' real' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
academia
- actual
- águila
- alteza
- armar
- batalla
- berenjenal
- bien
- bocazas
- botadura
- buena
- bueno
- caballero
- calvario
- campeonato
- comistrajo
- cómitre
- concreta
- concreto
- conquistador
- conquistadora
- corte
- desengañarse
- desperdicio
- efectiva
- efectivo
- elemento
- espectáculo
- esperpento
- expolio
- follón
- gaita
- guardia
- hecha
- hecho
- histórica
- histórico
- inmobiliaria
- inmobiliario
- inmueble
- jalea
- joya
- lacrimógena
- lacrimógeno
- legítima
- legítimo
- macho
- maestría
- mentir
- muy
English:
AA
- actual
- bumpkin
- chalk up
- character
- deduce
- dinosaur
- doll
- dope
- drip
- dump
- effective
- eye-opener
- go-getter
- godsend
- going-over
- golden eagle
- gut
- heyday
- hick
- hole
- host
- juggling act
- live
- loony
- mine
- misery
- mismatch
- nothing
- nut
- peacock
- predicament
- pushover
- real
- real estate
- real-life
- RN
- royal
- shirt
- sight
- snuff movie
- state
- sweat
- telling-off
- term
- thrashing
- to-do
- tough
- trial
- true
* * *♦ adj1. [verdadero] real;existe un peligro real de que explote there is a real danger that it may explode;una historia real a true story2. [de la realeza] royalReal Academia Española (de la Lengua) = institution that sets lexical and grammatical standards for Spanish;real decreto = name given to acts passed by the Spanish parliament when appearing in the official gazette;Hist royal decree; Fampor real decreto: tenemos que volver a casa a las diez por real decreto it has been decreed that we should be back home by ten o'clock♦ nm1. [moneda] [de Brasil] real;Hist [de España]= old Spanish coin worth one quarter of a peseta;cuatro reales: lo compró por cuatro reales she bought it for next to nothing;no tener un real not to have a penny to one's name;no valer un real to be worthless2. Compsentar el real, sentar los reales [ejército] to set up camp;[persona] to settle down* * *I adj1 ( regio) royal2 ( verdadero) realII m fig:(a)sentar sus reales set up camp* * *real adj1) : real, true2) : royal* * *real adj1. (auténtico) true / real2. (del rey) royal -
18 conseil
conseil [kɔ̃sεj]1. masculine nouna. ( = recommandation) piece of advice• il est de bon conseil he gives good or sound adviceb. ( = profession) consultancy• cabinet or société de conseil firm of consultantsc. ( = personne) consultant (en in)• conseil juridique legal consultant or adviser• conseil en communication communications or media consultantd. ( = assemblée) board2. compounds► conseil d'administration [de société anonyme] board of directors ; [d'hôpital, école] board of governors━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━In France, the « Conseil constitutionnel » is an official body that ensures that the constitution is respected in matters of legislation and during elections. The « Conseil d'État » examines bills before they are submitted to the « Conseil des ministres », a weekly meeting which some or all ministers attend. → ARRONDISSEMENT COMMUNE DÉPARTEMENT RÉGION━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Each « département » of France is run by a Conseil général, whose remit covers transport, housing, secondary schools, social welfare, and cultural and economic development. The council is made up of « conseillers généraux », each of whom represents a « canton » and is elected for a six-year term. Half of the council's members are elected every three years.* * *kɔ̃sɛjnom masculin1) ( avis) advice [U]quelques conseils de prudence — a few words of caution ou warning
2) ( assemblée) council3) ( conseiller) consultant•Phrasal Verbs:* * *kɔ̃sɛj1. nm1) (= avis) piece of advice, advice no pldonner un conseil à qn — to give sb some advice, to give sb a piece of advice
demander conseil à qn — to ask sb's advice, to ask sb for advice
Est-ce que je peux te demander conseil? — Can I ask your advice?, Can I ask you for some advice?
2) (= assemblée) council3) (= expert) consultant2. adj* * *conseil nm1 ( avis) advice ¢; un conseil a piece of advice; des conseils some advice; beaucoup de conseils a lot of advice; donner un conseil à qn to give sb advice; demander conseil à qn to ask (for) sb's advice; suivre/écouter les conseils de qn to follow/to listen to sb's advice; un petit conseil a little piece of advice; un bon conseil a piece of good advice; conseil d'ami piece of friendly advice; un conseil gratuit a piece of free advice; quelques conseils de prudence a few words of caution ou warning; sur les conseils de qn on sb's advice; donner à qn le conseil de faire to advise sb to do; il est de bon conseil he always gives good advice; conseils d'entretien cleaning ou care instructions; ⇒ nuit;3 ( conseiller) consultant; conseil en gestion management consultant.conseil d'administration Entr board of directors; conseil de classe Scol staff meeting (for all those teaching a given class); conseil de discipline Admin, Mil, Scol disciplinary committee; conseil de famille Jur Board of Guardians; ( non officiel) family meeting ou gathering; conseil général Pol council of a French department; conseil de guerre Mil council of war; conseil des ministres Pol gén council of ministers; ( au Royaume-Uni) Cabinet meeting; conseil municipal Pol town council; conseil régional Pol regional council; conseil de révision Mil medical board (assessing fitness for military service); conseil de surveillance Entr supervisory board; conseil d'université Univ senate; Conseil constitutionnel Jur Constitutional Council; Conseil économique et social Pol Economic and Social Council; Conseil d'État Pol Council of State (advising government on administrative matters); Conseil de l'Europe, CE Pol Council of Europe; Conseil de sécurité (de l'ONU) Pol (UN) Security Council; Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, CSA Radio, TV body which monitors broadcasting; Conseil supérieur de la langue française body responsible for the regulation and advancement of the French language; Conseil supérieur de la magistrature, CSM Jur High Council for the Judiciary.ⓘ Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel The body which appoints the heads of the public broadcasting systems, licenses private contractors, monitors advertising and oversees all matters concerning impartiality, freedom of speech, quality and the promotion of French language and culture in the broadcast media.[kɔ̃sɛj] nom masculina. [d'ami] adviceb. [trucs] tips, hintsagir sur/suivre le conseil de quelqu'un to act on/to take somebody's advicedemander conseil à quelqu'un to ask somebody's advice, to ask somebody for advice(comme adjectif; avec ou sans trait d'union)3. [assemblée] board[réunion] meetinga. [d'une société] board of directorsb. [d'une organisation internationale] governing bodyconseil de cabinet cabinet council, council of ministersle Conseil constitutionnelFrench government body ensuring that laws, elections and referenda are constitutionalle Conseil économique et social consultative body advising the government on economic and social mattersconseil général ≃ county councila. [réunion] war council ≃ War Cabinetb. [tribunal] court-martialle Conseil des ministres ≃ the Cabineta. [en ville] ≃ town council, ≃ local (urban) councilb. [à la campagne] ≃ parish council (UK), ≃ local (rural) council4. ÉDUCATION————————de bon conseil locution adjectivaleun homme de bon conseil a man of sound advice, a wise counsellordemande-lui, elle est de bon conseil ask her, she's good at giving adviceThe Conseil constitutionnel, which ensures that new laws do not contravene the constitution, has nine members appointed for a nine-year period; it also includes the surviving former Presidents of France. The President of the Republic and any member of parliament can refer laws to the Conseil Constitutionnel for scrutiny.The French Council of State acts both as the highest court to which the legal affairs of the state can be referred, and as a consultative body to which bills and rulings are submitted by the government prior to examination by the Conseil des ministres. It has 200 members.The President himself presides over the Conseil des ministres, which traditionally meets every Wednesday morning; strictly speaking, when ministers assemble in the sole presence of the Prime Minister, this is known as le Conseil du cabinet.The body responsible for the administration of a département. Members are elected for a six-year term, with one councillor per canton, and are headed by the président du conseil général.The committee body for the administration of a région. Members are elected for a six-year term and are headed by the président du conseil régional. They decide on matters of planning, construction, regional development and education.This state body advises on the appointment of members of the magistrature, and on specific points of law concerning the judiciary. It is also consulted when the president wishes to exercise his official pardon. It has ten members: the Minister of Justice and nine others appointed by the President of the Republic.The town council is elected during the municipales (local elections). Elected members, or conseillers municipaux, oversee the administration of a commune in conjunction with the mayor.Demander conseilWhat should I do? Qu'est-ce que je dois faire ?What would you do, if you were me? Qu'est-ce que tu ferais si tu étais moi ?What would you do in my place? Qu'est-ce que tu ferais à ma place ?Do you think I should tell him? Tu crois que je devrais le lui dire ?I could do with ou I need some advice. J'aurais besoin d'un conseilDonner un conseilWhy don't you (just) tell her? Pourquoi ne pas le lui dire (carrément) ?Take my advice and say nothing to her. Je te conseille de ne rien lui direIf I were you, I'd phone him. Si j'étais toi, je l'appelleraisIf you ask me, I think you should resign. Si tu veux mon avis, je pense que tu devrais démissionnerPerhaps ou Maybe you should warn him. Peut-être que tu devrais le prévenirI'd think twice about going. Je réfléchirais à deux fois avant d'y allerYou could always try writing to him. Ce serait peut-être pas mal de lui écrireIt might be better to do it yourself. Ce serait peut-être mieux que tu le fasses toi-mêmeNow listen to me: you really must go and see a doctor. Écoute, il faut absolument que tu ailles voir un médecinIf you want my advice, you'll pretend it never happened. Si tu veux mon avis, fais comme si rien ne s'était passéI hope you won't take this the wrong way, but... Ne le prends pas mal, mais...It's not really any of my business, but... Je sais que ça ne me regarde pas, mais... -
19 ערב III
עָרֵבIII m. (עָרַב I, 2) bondsman, surety. Cant. R. to I, 4 הבא לי ע׳וכ׳ bring me one to go security, and I shall lend thee. Ib. כשאין … הלא הע׳ if he has nothing to pay with, who is seized but the surety? Midr. Till. to Ps. 8 (ref. to Prov. 6:1) בשעה שהזקן … עד שלא נתמנית לא היית ע׳ עלוכ׳ when a man is appointed an elder, the Lord says to him, before thou wast appointed, thou wast not responsible for the community, now that thou hast been appointed B. Bath. X, 7 המלוה … על ירי ע׳ לא יפרע מן הע׳ he who loans money to his neighbor through a surety, cannot collect from the surety (before having sued the debtor). Ib. 8 איזהו ע׳ שהוא חייבוכ׳ what guarantor is responsible? He who says, ‘lend him, and I shall pay thee (i. e. who guaranteed before the loan was consummated); a. fr.Pl. עֲרֵבִים, עֲרֵבִין, עֲרֵי׳. Cant. R. l. c. בשעה שעמדו … הביאו לי ע׳ טוביםוכ׳ when the Israelites were standing before mount Sinai to receive the Law, the Lord said … bring me good sureties (to vouch for you) that you will guard it; ib. אבותיכם צריכין ע׳ your ancestors need sureties themselves; ib. הא ודאי ע׳וכ׳ these (your children) are certainly good sureties, and on their account I will give you the Law; Midr. Till. l. c. Ib. ע׳ אתם על אבותיכם שאםוכ׳ will you vouch for your fathers, so that you be seized, if they do not observe the Law? Ib. שהיו ע׳ זה לזה they made themselves responsible for one another. Snh.27b bot. (ref. to Lev. 26:37) מלמד שכל ישראל ע׳ זה בזה Ms. M. (ed. שכולן) this intimates that all Israelites are responsible for one another (bound to prevent wrongdoing); Shebu.39a bot.; a. fr. -
20 עָרֵב
עָרֵבIII m. (עָרַב I, 2) bondsman, surety. Cant. R. to I, 4 הבא לי ע׳וכ׳ bring me one to go security, and I shall lend thee. Ib. כשאין … הלא הע׳ if he has nothing to pay with, who is seized but the surety? Midr. Till. to Ps. 8 (ref. to Prov. 6:1) בשעה שהזקן … עד שלא נתמנית לא היית ע׳ עלוכ׳ when a man is appointed an elder, the Lord says to him, before thou wast appointed, thou wast not responsible for the community, now that thou hast been appointed B. Bath. X, 7 המלוה … על ירי ע׳ לא יפרע מן הע׳ he who loans money to his neighbor through a surety, cannot collect from the surety (before having sued the debtor). Ib. 8 איזהו ע׳ שהוא חייבוכ׳ what guarantor is responsible? He who says, ‘lend him, and I shall pay thee (i. e. who guaranteed before the loan was consummated); a. fr.Pl. עֲרֵבִים, עֲרֵבִין, עֲרֵי׳. Cant. R. l. c. בשעה שעמדו … הביאו לי ע׳ טוביםוכ׳ when the Israelites were standing before mount Sinai to receive the Law, the Lord said … bring me good sureties (to vouch for you) that you will guard it; ib. אבותיכם צריכין ע׳ your ancestors need sureties themselves; ib. הא ודאי ע׳וכ׳ these (your children) are certainly good sureties, and on their account I will give you the Law; Midr. Till. l. c. Ib. ע׳ אתם על אבותיכם שאםוכ׳ will you vouch for your fathers, so that you be seized, if they do not observe the Law? Ib. שהיו ע׳ זה לזה they made themselves responsible for one another. Snh.27b bot. (ref. to Lev. 26:37) מלמד שכל ישראל ע׳ זה בזה Ms. M. (ed. שכולן) this intimates that all Israelites are responsible for one another (bound to prevent wrongdoing); Shebu.39a bot.; a. fr.
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