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to become distinguished

1 adlevo

1.
al-lĕvo ( adl-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [1. lĕvo].
I.
Lit., to lift up, to raise on high, to raise, set up (in the ante-Aug. per. very rare, perh. only twice in Sall. and Hirt.; later often, esp. in Quint. and the histt.): quibus (laqueis) adlevati milites facilius ascenderent, * Sall. J. 94, 2: pauci elevati scutis, borne up on their shields (others: adlevatis scutis, with uplifted shields, viz. for protection against the darts of the enemy), Auct. B. Alex. 20:
gelidos complexibus adlevat artus,
Ov. M. 6, 249:
cubito adlevat artus,
id. ib. 7, 343:
naves turribus atque tabulatis adlevatae,
Flor. 4, 11, 5:
supercilia adlevare,
Quint. 11, 3, 79 (cf. the Gr. tas ophrus anaspan); so,
bracchium,
id. 11, 3, 41:
pollicem,
id. 11, 3, 142:
manum,
id. 11, 3, 94; Vulg. Eccli. 36, 3:
oculos,
Curt. 8, 14:
faciem alicujus manu,
Suet. Calig. 36: adlevavit eum, lifted him up (of the lame man), Vulg. Act. 3, 7 al.—
II.
Trop.
A.
To lighten, alleviate, mitigate physical or mental troubles; or, referring to the individual who suffers, to lift up, sustain, comfort, console (class.): aliorum aerumnam dictis adlevans, old poet in Cic. Tusc. 3, 29, 71 (cf. Sophocl. Fragm. ap. Brunck. p. 588: Kalôs kakôs prassonti sumparainesas): ubi se adlevat, ibi me adlevat, * Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 3:
Allevat Dominus omnes, qui corruunt,
Vulg. Psa. 144, 14:
dejecistis eos, dum adlevarentur,
ib. ib. 72, 18:
onus, aliquā ex parte,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 4, 10:
sollicitudines,
id. Brut. 3, 12:
adlevor cum loquor tecum absens,
id. Att. 12, 39: adlevare corpus, id. ib. 7, 1; Ov. Tr. 3, 8, 31: adlevor animum ( poet.), Tac. A. 6, 43.—
B.
To diminish the force or weight of a thing, to lessen, lighten:
adversariorum confirmatio diluitur aut infirmatur aut adlevatur,
Cic. Inv. 1, 42, 78:
adlevatae notae,
removed, Tac. H. 1, 52.—
C.
To raise up, i. e. to make distinguished; pass., to be or become distinguished:
C. Caesar eloquentiā et spiritu et jam consulatu adlevabatur,
Flor. 4, 2, 10.
2.
al-lēvo ( adl-), less correctly al-laevo, āre, v. a., to make smooth, to smooth off or over (only in Col.):
nodos et cicatrices adlevare,
Col. 3, 15, 3:
vitem ferro,
id. 4, 24, 4:
ea plaga uno vestigio adlevatur,
id. 4, 24, 6.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > adlevo
2 allevo

1.
al-lĕvo ( adl-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [1. lĕvo].
I.
Lit., to lift up, to raise on high, to raise, set up (in the ante-Aug. per. very rare, perh. only twice in Sall. and Hirt.; later often, esp. in Quint. and the histt.): quibus (laqueis) adlevati milites facilius ascenderent, * Sall. J. 94, 2: pauci elevati scutis, borne up on their shields (others: adlevatis scutis, with uplifted shields, viz. for protection against the darts of the enemy), Auct. B. Alex. 20:
gelidos complexibus adlevat artus,
Ov. M. 6, 249:
cubito adlevat artus,
id. ib. 7, 343:
naves turribus atque tabulatis adlevatae,
Flor. 4, 11, 5:
supercilia adlevare,
Quint. 11, 3, 79 (cf. the Gr. tas ophrus anaspan); so,
bracchium,
id. 11, 3, 41:
pollicem,
id. 11, 3, 142:
manum,
id. 11, 3, 94; Vulg. Eccli. 36, 3:
oculos,
Curt. 8, 14:
faciem alicujus manu,
Suet. Calig. 36: adlevavit eum, lifted him up (of the lame man), Vulg. Act. 3, 7 al.—
II.
Trop.
A.
To lighten, alleviate, mitigate physical or mental troubles; or, referring to the individual who suffers, to lift up, sustain, comfort, console (class.): aliorum aerumnam dictis adlevans, old poet in Cic. Tusc. 3, 29, 71 (cf. Sophocl. Fragm. ap. Brunck. p. 588: Kalôs kakôs prassonti sumparainesas): ubi se adlevat, ibi me adlevat, * Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 3:
Allevat Dominus omnes, qui corruunt,
Vulg. Psa. 144, 14:
dejecistis eos, dum adlevarentur,
ib. ib. 72, 18:
onus, aliquā ex parte,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 4, 10:
sollicitudines,
id. Brut. 3, 12:
adlevor cum loquor tecum absens,
id. Att. 12, 39: adlevare corpus, id. ib. 7, 1; Ov. Tr. 3, 8, 31: adlevor animum ( poet.), Tac. A. 6, 43.—
B.
To diminish the force or weight of a thing, to lessen, lighten:
adversariorum confirmatio diluitur aut infirmatur aut adlevatur,
Cic. Inv. 1, 42, 78:
adlevatae notae,
removed, Tac. H. 1, 52.—
C.
To raise up, i. e. to make distinguished; pass., to be or become distinguished:
C. Caesar eloquentiā et spiritu et jam consulatu adlevabatur,
Flor. 4, 2, 10.
2.
al-lēvo ( adl-), less correctly al-laevo, āre, v. a., to make smooth, to smooth off or over (only in Col.):
nodos et cicatrices adlevare,
Col. 3, 15, 3:
vitem ferro,
id. 4, 24, 4:
ea plaga uno vestigio adlevatur,
id. 4, 24, 6.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > allevo
3 temayüz

becoming distinguished or noted. - etmek to become distinguished or noted.

Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > temayüz
4 temeyyüz

"becoming distinguished, standing out; distinguishing oneself. - etmek to become distinguished, stand out; to distinguish oneself."

Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > temeyyüz
5 odlikovati se

vr pf/impf be characterized/distin-guished/marked by, possess, have as distinctive features; be prominent, stand out, excel; become prominent, make oneself prominent, earn distinction, become distinguished, win reputation

* * *

• excel

• differ

• distinguish oneself

• top

Hrvatski-Engleski rječnik > odlikovati se
6 enitesco

ē-nĭtesco, -nitŭi, 3, v. inch. n., to shine forth, shine out, become bright (freq. in the post-Aug. per.).
I.
Lit.:
ut (oculi) in hilaritate enitescant,
Quint. 11, 3, 75.— Poet.:
enitescis pulchrior multo (Barine),
Hor. C. 2, 8, 6.—
II.
Trop., to shine forth, become distinguished:
sibi novum bellum exoptabat, ubi virtus enitescere posset,
Sall. C. 54, 4:
gloria,
Auct. Her. 4, 44, 57; cf. Gell. 17, 21, 33:
facundia,
Quint. 10, 5, 14; cf. Tac. Or. 20:
utque studiis honestis et eloquentiae gloria enitesceret,
id. A. 12, 58:
plebs togā (i. e. pacis artibus),
id. ib. 11, 7.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > enitesco
7 cerno

cerno, crēvi, crētum ( part. pass. cretus is apparently used only once:
cineris bene creti,
Pall. 12, 22, 3; but freq. in the compounds of cerno; for the simple part., the orig. form certus also is very rarely used:
certā deinde sorte senatus consultum factum est,
Liv. 36, 2, 2; v. under II. C., and cf. certus), 3, v. a. [root car- for scar-, to separate; cf. krinô; hence, skôr, stercus, screo; cf. cera].
I.
To separate, sift (rare):
per cribrum, Cato. R. R. 107, 1: farinam cribro,
Plin. 18, 11, 29, § 115; cf. id. 33, 5, 26, § 87; Pall. Jun. 1; Veg. 3, 28, 6:
in cribris omnia cerne cavis,
Ov. Med. Fac. 62; cf.:
per densa foramina,
id. ib. 89:
cineris bene creti,
well sifted, Pall. Nov. 22.—Far more freq.,
II.
Trop.
A.
To separate, distinguish by the senses, mostly by the eyes, i. e. to perceive, see, discern (syn.: video, conspicio; class. in prose and poetry; most freq. probably in Lucretius, where it is used about a hundred times); rarely by the ears; v. infra: lumen jubarve in caelo cerno? [p. 319] Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 81 Müll.;
7, § 76 ib.: sed quis illic est, procul quem video? estne hic Hegio? si satis cerno, is hercle'st,
Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 85:
tum porro varios rerum sentimus odores, nec tamen ad nareis venienteis cernimus umquam: nec voces cernere suemus,
Lucr. 1, 300; 4, 598:
quod nequeunt oculis rerum primordia cerni,
id. 1, 269; v. also id. 2, 314 sq.; 4, 242; cf. id. 2, 837:
acute,
id. 4, 811; cf.:
cerno acutum,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 26:
altaria exhalare vapore,
Lucr. 3, 432; 2, 928 al.—Hence, sometimes opp. to hearing:
ut non solum auribus acciperetur, sed etiam oculis cerneretur,
Nep. Timol. 2, 2;
or to mental perception: quem ego tam video animo, quam ea, quae oculis cernimus,
Cic. Fam. 6, 3, 2:
nos enim ne nunc quidem oculis cernimus ea, quae videmus,
id. Tusc. 1, 20, 46:
quae cernere et videre non possumus,
id. de Or. 3, 40, 161; cf. id. Rep. 6, 20, 21 sq.:
ego Catuli Cumanum ex hoc loco cerno, Pompeianum non cerno,
id. Ac. 2, 25, 80:
ut ea cernimus quae videmus,
id. Mil. 29, 79:
omnia sic aperiam, ut ea cernere oculis videamini,
id. Clu. 24, 66:
coram aliquid,
to witness, Caes. B. G. 6, 8; Verg. A. 2, 538:
aliquem,
Caes. B. G. 6, 21:
acies a nostris cernebatur,
id. B. C. 3, 69:
in sole sidera ipsa desinunt cerni,
Quint. 8, 5, 29:
simile quiddam facientes aves cernimus,
id. 2, 6, 7:
me miserum, turbā quod non ego cernar in illā,
Ov. P. 4, 4, 43:
Constitit alma Venus, nulli cernenda,
id. M. 15, 844; Curt. 8, 13, 16; Tac. A. 1, 59.—With acc. and inf.: sensumque inesse et motum in membris cerno, Canius ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 81 Müll.:
neque mutari ac misceri omnia cerneres,
Sall. C. 2, 3: quos ad resistendum concucurrisse cernebat, * Suet. Caes. 15 fin.:
cernis ut insultent Rutuli?
Verg. A. 10, 20:
cerne quam tenui vos parte contingat,
Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:
cerneres, quanta audacia fuisset, etc.,
Sall. C. 61, 1.— Impers. with acc. and inf.:
cernebatur, novissimos illorum premi vehementer,
Caes. B. C. 1, 64 Herz. N. cr. — So impers. with rel. -clause:
ut non solum auribus acciperetur, sed etiam oculis cerneretur quem detulisset,
Nep. Timol. 2, 2. —Ante-class., of the hearing: vox illius certe est: idem omnes cernimus, Att. ap. Non. p. 261, 11, and perh. also, Titin. ap. Prisc. p. 898 P.—Hence,
b.
Cerni aliquā re or in aliquā re, to become distinguished or known in something:
fortis animus et magnus duabus rebus maxime cernitur,
Cic. Off. 1, 20, 66; so id. Tusc. 5, 8, 22: amicus certus in re incertā cernitur, Enn. ap. Cic. Lael. 17, 64:
atque hae quidem virtutes cernuntur in agendo,
Cic. Part. Or. 23, 78; id. Top. 21, 80 (also in Quint. 3, 5, 18).—
* c.
Have before the mind, have respect to, regard any one:
ubi gratus, si non eum ipsi cernunt grati, cui referunt gratiam?
Cic. Leg. 1, 18, 49.—
B.
Transf. to intellectual objects, to perceive, comprehend, understand (syn.:
intellego, cognosco, perspicio): neque tanta in rebus obscuritas, ut eas (res) non penitus acri vir ingenio cernat, si modo aspexerit,
Cic. de Or. 3, 31, 124:
jam cernam mene an illam potiorem putes, id. poët. Tusc. 2, 9, 20: (antiquitas) hoc melius ea fortasse, quae erant vera, cernebat,
id. ib. 1, 12, 26; id. Fin. 1, 19, 64; id. Top. 5, 27; id. N. D. 1, 19, 49; id. Fam. 5, 12, 2:
quae cum ego non solum suspicarer, sed plane cernerem,
id. Agr. 2, 4, 9; id. de Or. 3, 31, 124:
ut consuetum facile amorem cerneres,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 108.—Hence,
b.
Rarely of future events, to foresee, discern beforehand:
cerno animo sepultā in patriā miseros atque insepultos acervos civium,
Cic. Cat. 4, 6, 11:
cerno jam animo, quanto omnia uberiora atque ornatiora futura sint,
id. Fam. 5, 12, 2.—
C.
To decide something that is contested or doubtful (judicially), to decree, determine (more rare than decernere):
quotcumque senatus creverit populusque jusserit tot sunto,
Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 8:
quodcumque senatus creverit agunto,
id. ib. 3, 3, 8, § 6: jurati cernant. Pac. ap. Non. p. 261, 13:
illum locum tempusque consilio destinatum quid de Armeniā cernerent,
Tac. A. 15, 14:
priusquam id sors cerneret,
Liv. 43, 12, 2:
certā sorte,
after the lot was decided, id. 36, 2, 2.—Hence,
b.
To decide by contending or fighting (more rare than the freq. certare, and even in Seneca's time out of use; cf. Sen. Ep. 58, 3): ferro non auro vitam ( acc. respect = de vitā) cernamus utrique, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38; id. ap. Non. p. 261, 19, and ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 81 Müll.; Pac. ap. Non. p. 261, 21: nisi esset qui armis secum vellet cernere, Att. ap. Non. p. 261, 17:
cernere ferro,
Verg. A. 12, 709 (also ap. Sen. Ep. 58, 3); so,
cernere certamen,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 15; id. Cas. 3, 1, 2; Lucr. 5, 394: pro patriā, pro liberis, pro aris atque focis suis, * Sall. C. 59, 5 Kritz N. cr. (al. certare):
seu libeat duplicem sejunctim cernere martem,
Tib. 4, 1, 103.—Humorously, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 77.—
D.
In gen., to decide for something, to conclude upon, resolve (syn.: constituo, decerno; also rare): praesidium castris educere, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 261, 5:
acribus inter se cum armis confligere,
id. ib. p. 261, 6:
te mihi amicam esse crevi,
Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 1 (crevi valet constitui, Varr. L. L. 7, § 98 Müll.); Cat. 64, 150.—Hence,
E.
In judic. lang. t. t., of inheritances.
1.
To resolve to enter upon an inheritance, Varr. L. L. 7, § 98 Müll.; cf. Tit. 22, 27, and cretio.—
2.
To make known this determination, Tit. 22, 28 and 30; Cic. Att. 11, 2, 1.—
3.
= adire, to enter upon an inheritance, Cic. Agr. 2, 15, 40; Liv. 24, 25, 3; 40, 8, 17; Plin. Ep. 10, 79, 2; Quint. Decl. 261; Fest. p. 41.—
b.
Trop.:
debet etiam fratris Appii amorem erga me cum reliquā hereditate crevisse,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 10; so id. Fam. 9, 14, 4; Val. Max. 5, 3, ext. 3.—P. a. v. certus.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > cerno
8 Digitus

1.
dĭgĭtus, i, m. [Gr. daktulos; cf. Germ. Zehe, Eng. toe; from root dek(dechomai), to grasp, receive; cf.
Germ. Finger, from fangen,
Curt. Gr. Etym. 133. Corssen, however, still refers digitus to root dik-, dico, deiknumi, as the pointer, indicator, Ausspr. 1, 380; cf. dico], a finger.
I.
Prop.:
tot (cyathos bibimus), quot digiti sunt tibi in manu,
Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 24; id. Most. 5, 1, 69; id. Mil. 2, 2, 47; 4, 2, 57 et saep.—The special designations: pollex, the thumb; index or salutaris, the forefinger; medius, also infamis and impudicus, the middle finger; minimo proximus or medicinalis, the ring-finger; minimus, the little finger, v. under those words.—
B.
Special connections:
attingere aliquem digito (uno),
to touch one lightly, gently, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 15; Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 2 Ruhnk.; Licinius ap. Gell. 19, 9, 13; Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 55; cf.
with tangere,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 30; id. Poen. 5, 5, 29:
attingere aliquid extremis digitis (with primoribus labris gustare),
to touch lightly, to enjoy slightly, Cic. Cael. 12:
attingere caelum digito,
to be exceedingly happy, id. Att. 2, 1, 7: colere summis digitis, to adore (to touch the offering or consecrated gift) with the tips of the fingers, Lact. 1, 20; 5, 19 fin.; cf. Ov. F. 2, 573:
computare digitis,
to count on the fingers, to reckon up, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 51; Plin. 34, 8, 19, no. 29, § 88; cf.:
numerare per digitos,
Ov. F. 3, 123:
in digitis suis singulas partis causae constituere,
Cic. Div. in Caec. 14, 45.—Hence, venire ad digitos, to be reckoned, Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 87; and:
si tuos digitos novi,
thy skill in reckoning, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 13; cf.
also: digerere argumenta in digitos,
to count on the fingers, Quint. 11, 3, 114: concrepare digitos or digitis, to snap the fingers, as a signal of command, Petr. 27, 5; Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 53; Cic. Off. 3, 19; v. concrepo; cf.
also: digitus crepans,
Mart. 3, 82, 15:
digitorum crepitus,
id. 14, 119:
digitorum percussio,
Cic. Off. 3, 19, 78:
intendere digitum ad aliquid,
to point the finger at any thing, Cic. de Or. 1, 46 fin.:
liceri digito,
to hold up the finger in bidding at an auction, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 11;
for which also: tollere digitum,
id. ib. 2, 1, 54. The latter phrase also signifies, to raise the finger in token of submission, said of a combatant, Sid. Ep. 5, 7; cf. Mart. Spect. 29, 5;
and Schol,
Pers. 5, 119:
loqui digitis nutuque,
to talk by signs, Ov. Tr. 2, 453;
different is: postquam fuerant digiti cum voce locuti,
i. e. playing as an accompaniment to singing, Tib. 3, 4, 41; cf.:
ad digiti sonum,
id. 1, 2, 31; cf. also Lucr. 4, 587; 5, 1384:
digito compesce labellum,
hold your tongue, Juv. 1, 160.—For the various modes of employing the fingers in oratorical delivery, cf. Quint. 1, 10, 35; 11, 3, 92 sq.; 103; 120 al.: monstrari digito, i. e. to be pointed out, to become distinguished, famous, Hor. C. 4, 3, 22; Pers. 1, 28;
for which: demonstrari digito,
Tac. Or. 7 fin.; Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 266; id. Rep. 6, 24; Nep. Datam. 11, 5; Suet. Aug. 45.—Prov. phrases:
nescit, quot digitos habeat in manu, of one who knows nothing at all,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 5:
in digitis hodie percoquam quod ceperit,
i. e. he has caught nothing, id. Rud. 4, 1, 11: ne digitum quidem porrigere, not to stretch out a finger, like the Gr. daktulon mê proteinai, ekteinai, for not to give one's self the least trouble, Cic. Fin. 3, 17, 57; cf.:
exserere digitum,
Pers. 5, 119 Scal.;
and in like manner: proferre digitum,
to move a finger, to make any exertion, Cic. Caecin. 25, 71:
scalpere caput digito, of effeminate men fearful of disarranging their hair,
Juv. 9, 133; cf. Sen. Ep. 52 fin.; a habit of Pompey's, acc. to Calvus ap. Schol. Luc. 7, 726, and Sen. Contr. 3, 19; Amm. 17, 11. (Cf. Echtermeyer's Ueber Namen und symbolische Bedeutung der Finger bei den Griechen und Römern, Progr. d. Hall. Pädagogiums, v. 1835.)
II.
Transf.
A.
A toe (cf. Heb., Gr. daktulos, Fr. doigt), Lucr. 3, 527; Verg. A. 5, 426; Petr. 132, 14; Sen. Ep. 111; Quint. 2, 3, 8 et saep.; also of the toes of animals, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 4; Col. 8, 2, 8; Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 119 al.—
B.
A small bough, a twig, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 12; 17, 24, 37, § 224.—
C.
As a measure of length, an inch, the sixteenth part of a Roman foot (pes), Front. Aquaed. 24 sq.; Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 6; id. B. C. 2, 10, 4; Juv. 12, 59 al.: digiti primores, finger-ends, as a measure, Cato R. R. 21, 2;
digitus transversus,
a fingerbreadth, id. ib. 45 fin.;
48, 2.—Prov.: digitum transversum non discedere ab aliqua re,
not to swerve a finger's breadth, Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 58; cf.
without transversum: nusquam ab argento digitum discedere,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 15;
and ellipt.: ab honestissima sententia digitum nusquam,
id. Att. 7, 3, 11.
2.
Dĭgĭtus, i, m., a proper name; in plur.: Digiti Idaei = Daktuloi Idaioi, the priests of Cybele, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; cf. Arn. 3, 41 and 43, and v. Dactylus.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Digitus
9 digitus

1.
dĭgĭtus, i, m. [Gr. daktulos; cf. Germ. Zehe, Eng. toe; from root dek(dechomai), to grasp, receive; cf.
Germ. Finger, from fangen,
Curt. Gr. Etym. 133. Corssen, however, still refers digitus to root dik-, dico, deiknumi, as the pointer, indicator, Ausspr. 1, 380; cf. dico], a finger.
I.
Prop.:
tot (cyathos bibimus), quot digiti sunt tibi in manu,
Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 24; id. Most. 5, 1, 69; id. Mil. 2, 2, 47; 4, 2, 57 et saep.—The special designations: pollex, the thumb; index or salutaris, the forefinger; medius, also infamis and impudicus, the middle finger; minimo proximus or medicinalis, the ring-finger; minimus, the little finger, v. under those words.—
B.
Special connections:
attingere aliquem digito (uno),
to touch one lightly, gently, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 15; Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 2 Ruhnk.; Licinius ap. Gell. 19, 9, 13; Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 55; cf.
with tangere,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 30; id. Poen. 5, 5, 29:
attingere aliquid extremis digitis (with primoribus labris gustare),
to touch lightly, to enjoy slightly, Cic. Cael. 12:
attingere caelum digito,
to be exceedingly happy, id. Att. 2, 1, 7: colere summis digitis, to adore (to touch the offering or consecrated gift) with the tips of the fingers, Lact. 1, 20; 5, 19 fin.; cf. Ov. F. 2, 573:
computare digitis,
to count on the fingers, to reckon up, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 51; Plin. 34, 8, 19, no. 29, § 88; cf.:
numerare per digitos,
Ov. F. 3, 123:
in digitis suis singulas partis causae constituere,
Cic. Div. in Caec. 14, 45.—Hence, venire ad digitos, to be reckoned, Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 87; and:
si tuos digitos novi,
thy skill in reckoning, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 13; cf.
also: digerere argumenta in digitos,
to count on the fingers, Quint. 11, 3, 114: concrepare digitos or digitis, to snap the fingers, as a signal of command, Petr. 27, 5; Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 53; Cic. Off. 3, 19; v. concrepo; cf.
also: digitus crepans,
Mart. 3, 82, 15:
digitorum crepitus,
id. 14, 119:
digitorum percussio,
Cic. Off. 3, 19, 78:
intendere digitum ad aliquid,
to point the finger at any thing, Cic. de Or. 1, 46 fin.:
liceri digito,
to hold up the finger in bidding at an auction, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 11;
for which also: tollere digitum,
id. ib. 2, 1, 54. The latter phrase also signifies, to raise the finger in token of submission, said of a combatant, Sid. Ep. 5, 7; cf. Mart. Spect. 29, 5;
and Schol,
Pers. 5, 119:
loqui digitis nutuque,
to talk by signs, Ov. Tr. 2, 453;
different is: postquam fuerant digiti cum voce locuti,
i. e. playing as an accompaniment to singing, Tib. 3, 4, 41; cf.:
ad digiti sonum,
id. 1, 2, 31; cf. also Lucr. 4, 587; 5, 1384:
digito compesce labellum,
hold your tongue, Juv. 1, 160.—For the various modes of employing the fingers in oratorical delivery, cf. Quint. 1, 10, 35; 11, 3, 92 sq.; 103; 120 al.: monstrari digito, i. e. to be pointed out, to become distinguished, famous, Hor. C. 4, 3, 22; Pers. 1, 28;
for which: demonstrari digito,
Tac. Or. 7 fin.; Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 266; id. Rep. 6, 24; Nep. Datam. 11, 5; Suet. Aug. 45.—Prov. phrases:
nescit, quot digitos habeat in manu, of one who knows nothing at all,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 5:
in digitis hodie percoquam quod ceperit,
i. e. he has caught nothing, id. Rud. 4, 1, 11: ne digitum quidem porrigere, not to stretch out a finger, like the Gr. daktulon mê proteinai, ekteinai, for not to give one's self the least trouble, Cic. Fin. 3, 17, 57; cf.:
exserere digitum,
Pers. 5, 119 Scal.;
and in like manner: proferre digitum,
to move a finger, to make any exertion, Cic. Caecin. 25, 71:
scalpere caput digito, of effeminate men fearful of disarranging their hair,
Juv. 9, 133; cf. Sen. Ep. 52 fin.; a habit of Pompey's, acc. to Calvus ap. Schol. Luc. 7, 726, and Sen. Contr. 3, 19; Amm. 17, 11. (Cf. Echtermeyer's Ueber Namen und symbolische Bedeutung der Finger bei den Griechen und Römern, Progr. d. Hall. Pädagogiums, v. 1835.)
II.
Transf.
A.
A toe (cf. Heb., Gr. daktulos, Fr. doigt), Lucr. 3, 527; Verg. A. 5, 426; Petr. 132, 14; Sen. Ep. 111; Quint. 2, 3, 8 et saep.; also of the toes of animals, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 4; Col. 8, 2, 8; Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 119 al.—
B.
A small bough, a twig, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 12; 17, 24, 37, § 224.—
C.
As a measure of length, an inch, the sixteenth part of a Roman foot (pes), Front. Aquaed. 24 sq.; Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 6; id. B. C. 2, 10, 4; Juv. 12, 59 al.: digiti primores, finger-ends, as a measure, Cato R. R. 21, 2;
digitus transversus,
a fingerbreadth, id. ib. 45 fin.;
48, 2.—Prov.: digitum transversum non discedere ab aliqua re,
not to swerve a finger's breadth, Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 58; cf.
without transversum: nusquam ab argento digitum discedere,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 15;
and ellipt.: ab honestissima sententia digitum nusquam,
id. Att. 7, 3, 11.
2.
Dĭgĭtus, i, m., a proper name; in plur.: Digiti Idaei = Daktuloi Idaioi, the priests of Cybele, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; cf. Arn. 3, 41 and 43, and v. Dactylus.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > digitus
10 destacado

adj.

1 prominent, featured, distinguished, outstanding.

2 highlighted, marked.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: destacar.

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destacado

► participio pasado

1→ link=destacar destacar

► adjetivo

1 (persona) outstanding, distinguished, prominent, leading; (actuación) outstanding

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(f. - destacada)

adj.

outstanding, prominent

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ADJ

1) (=distinguido) [gen] outstanding; [personaje] distinguished; [dato] noteworthy

2) (Mil) stationed

los cascos azules destacados en la zona — the UN peacekeeping forces o blue helmets stationed in the area

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- da adjetivo

1) <profesional/artista> prominent, distinguished; < actuación> outstanding

la nota más destacada del día — the highlight of the day

destacadas personalidades — prominent o distinguished figures

2) [estar] < tropas> stationed

nuestro equipo destacado en el lugar — our team on the spot

el cuerpo diplomático destacado en... — the diplomatic staff in...

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= leading, outstanding, salient, distinguished, marked, high profile, esteemed, singular, with a difference, prominent, elevated, of note, standout, selected, unique.

Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.

Ex. The PRECIS indexing system is a set of procedures for producing index entries which in theoretical terms represents an advance outstanding for its highly formularized approach to citation order and reference, or added entry, generation.

Ex. There must be instructions explaining salient features of the index.

Ex. This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian.

Ex. It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.

Ex. The South African government is under pressure to bring rapid and high profile improvements to its schools = El gobierno de Sudáfrica está siendo presionado para que traiga mejoras rápidas y notorias a sus escuelas.

Ex. This tremendous outpouring of titles is one reason why British publishing has such a highly esteemed place in the world.

Ex. The second edition was also well received all over the world, and was accorded the singular honour of translation into Portuguese for use in library schools in Brazil.

Ex. The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW).

Ex. Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.

Ex. Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.

Ex. Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries.

Ex. Among its standout features is a collection of animated maps that are not terribly detailed but are accompanied by high-quality pictures of many interesting sites.

Ex. This month-long fellowship will offer participants an opportunity to train at selected North American libraries.

Ex. The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.

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* elemento destacado = standout.

* lo más destacado = highlights.

* más destacado = foremost.

* miembro destacado = leading member.

* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.

* persona destacada = standout.

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- da adjetivo

1) <profesional/artista> prominent, distinguished; < actuación> outstanding

la nota más destacada del día — the highlight of the day

destacadas personalidades — prominent o distinguished figures

2) [estar] < tropas> stationed

nuestro equipo destacado en el lugar — our team on the spot

el cuerpo diplomático destacado en... — the diplomatic staff in...

* * *

= leading, outstanding, salient, distinguished, marked, high profile, esteemed, singular, with a difference, prominent, elevated, of note, standout, selected, unique.

Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.

Ex: The PRECIS indexing system is a set of procedures for producing index entries which in theoretical terms represents an advance outstanding for its highly formularized approach to citation order and reference, or added entry, generation.

Ex: There must be instructions explaining salient features of the index.

Ex: This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian.

Ex: It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.

Ex: The South African government is under pressure to bring rapid and high profile improvements to its schools = El gobierno de Sudáfrica está siendo presionado para que traiga mejoras rápidas y notorias a sus escuelas.

Ex: This tremendous outpouring of titles is one reason why British publishing has such a highly esteemed place in the world.

Ex: The second edition was also well received all over the world, and was accorded the singular honour of translation into Portuguese for use in library schools in Brazil.

Ex: The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW).

Ex: Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.

Ex: Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.

Ex: Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries.

Ex: Among its standout features is a collection of animated maps that are not terribly detailed but are accompanied by high-quality pictures of many interesting sites.

Ex: This month-long fellowship will offer participants an opportunity to train at selected North American libraries.

Ex: The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.

* elemento destacado = standout.

* lo más destacado = highlights.

* más destacado = foremost.

* miembro destacado = leading member.

* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.

* persona destacada = standout.

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destacado -da

adjective

A ‹profesional/artista› prominent, distinguished; ‹actuación› outstanding

la nota más destacada del día the highlight of the day

en presencia de destacadas personalidades in the presence of prominent o distinguished figures

B [ ESTAR] ‹tropas› stationed

las fuerzas destacadas en las zonas montañosas the forces stationed in the mountain areas

nuestro equipo destacado en el lugar our team on the spot

el cuerpo diplomático destacado en Addis-Abeba the diplomatic staff in Addis Ababa o assigned to Addis Ababa

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Del verbo destacar: ( conjugate destacar)

destacado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
destacado
destacar
destacado
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ‹profesional/artista› prominent, distinguished;
‹ actuación› outstanding
2 [estar] ‹ tropas› stationed
destacar ( conjugate destacar) verbo transitivo
1 (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress
2 ( realzar) ‹belleza/figura› to enhance;
‹color/plano› to bring out
3
a) (Mil) ‹ tropas› to post

b) ‹periodista/fotógrafo› to send

verbo intransitivo
to stand out;
destacado en algo to excel at o in sth
destacado,-a adjetivo outstanding
destacar vtr fig to emphasize, stress
destacar(se) verbo intransitivo & verbo reflexivo to stand out
' destacado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
destacada
- maestra
- maestro
- señera
- señero
- sobresaliente
English:
conspicuous
- figure
- foremost
- highlight
- leading
- outstanding
- prominent
- striking
- towering
- distinction
- out
- prominently
- top

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destacado, -a adj

1. [persona] distinguished, prominent;
[acto] outstanding;
era uno de nuestros alumnos más destacados he was one of our most outstanding pupils;

tuvo una destacada actuación her performance was outstanding

2. [tropas] stationed;
[corresponsales] assigned, sent;
las tropas destacadas en Bosnia the troops stationed in Bosnia;

conectamos con nuestra unidad móvil destacada en la zona we're going over to our mobile unit in the area itself

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destacado

adj outstanding

* * *

destacado, -da adj

1) : outstanding, prominent

2) : stationed, posted

* * *

destacado adj

1. (en general) outstanding

2. (persona) prominent / leading

Spanish-English dictionary > destacado
11 distinguir

v.

1 to distinguish.

¿tú distingues estas dos camisas? can you tell the difference between these two shirts?

me es imposible distinguirlos I can't tell them apart

distinguir algo de algo to tell something from something

Ella distingue los colores She distinguishes the colors.

Ella distingue a los gemelos She distinguishes the twins.

El rector distinguió al profesor The rector distinguished the professor.

Ella distinguió She distinguished.

2 to distinguish, to characterize.

distinguir algo/a alguien de to distinguish something/somebody from, to set something/somebody apart from

3 to honor.

hoy nos distingue con su presencia Don… today we are honored to have with us Mr…

4 to make out.

¿distingues algo? can you see anything?, can you make anything out? (al mirar)

5 to differentiate, to know the difference.

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DISTINGUIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(gu changes to g before a and o)

Present Indicative

distingo, distingues, distingue, distinguimos, distinguís, distinguen.

Present Subjunctive

distinga, distingas, distinga, distingamos, distingáis, distingan.

Imperative

distingue (tú), distinga (él/Vd.), distingamos (nos.), distinguid (vos.), distingan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to differentiate, distinguish

2) honor

* * *

1. VT

1) (=diferenciar)

a) (=ver la diferencia entre) to distinguish

no distingo bien los colores — I can't distinguish the colours very well

no resulta fácil distinguir a los mellizos — it is not easy to tell the twins apart, it's not easy to distinguish between the twins

he puesto una etiqueta en la maleta para distinguirla — I've put a label on the suitcase to be able to tell it apart from o distinguish it from the others

lo sabría distinguir entre un millón — I would know it o recognize it anywhere

¿sabes distinguir un violín de una viola? — can you tell o distinguish a violin from a viola?

- no distingue lo blanco de lo negro

b) (=hacer diferente) to set apart

lo distingue su capacidad intelectual — his intellect sets him apart

lo que nos distingue de los animales — what distinguishes us from the animals, what sets us apart from the animals

c) (=hacer una distinción entre) to distinguish

hay que distinguir dos períodos — we need to distinguish two periods

2) (=ver) [+ objeto, sonido] to make out

no podía distinguir la matrícula — I couldn't make out the number plate

ya distingo la costa — I can see o make out the coast now

3) (=honrar) [+ amigo, alumno] to honour, honor (EEUU)

me distingue con su amistad — I am honoured to have his friendship

lo distinguieron con el Premio Nobel — he was honoured with the Nobel Prize

4) (=elegir) to single out

lo distinguieron para el ascenso — he was singled out for promotion

2.

VI (=ver la diferencia) to tell the difference ( entre between)
(=hacer una distinción) to make a distinction ( entre between)
lo mismo le da un vino malo que uno bueno, no distingue — it's all the same to him whether it's a bad wine or a good one, he can't tell the difference

no era capaz de distinguir entre lo bueno y lo malo — he couldn't tell the difference o distinguish between good and bad

es un hombre que sabe distinguir — he is a discerning person

en su discurso, distinguió entre el viejo y el nuevo liberalismo — in his speech he made a distinction between the old and the new liberalism

3.

See:

distinguirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( diferenciar) to distinguish

distinguir una cosa de otra — to tell o distinguish one thing from another

es muy difícil distinguirlos — it's very difficult to tell them apart o to tell one from the other

b) ( caracterizar) to characterize

2) ( percibir) to make out

a lo lejos se distingue la catedral — the cathedral can be seen in the distance

se distinguía claramente el ruido de las olas — we/he/they could clearly make out the sound of the waves

3) (con medalla, honor) to honor*
2.
distinguirse v pron ( destacarse)

distinguirse por algo: se distinguió por su valentía he distinguished himself by his bravery; nuestros productos se distinguen por su calidad our products are distinguished by their quality; distinguirse en algo — to distinguish oneself in something

* * *

= delineate, discern, distinguish, draw + distinction, segregate, sift, single out, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, mark out, tell + apart, set + Nombre + apart, tease apart, decouple, discern, make out.

Ex. PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.

Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex. In order to distinguish between all these subjects it is inevitable that longer notations are used.

Ex. You have failed to draw the correct distinction between a discipline and a phenomenon studied by a discipline.

Ex. In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.

Ex. Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.

Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.

Ex. Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.

Ex. To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.

Ex. No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.

Ex. What sets them apart is, primarily, the commercial considerations that directly affect the publishers' gatekeeper role but only indirectly affect that of the librarians.

Ex. The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.

Ex. The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.

Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex. She could just make out that he was standing against the wall near the door, ready to jump anyone who came out the door.

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* distinguir a + Nombre + de + Nombre = mark out + Nombre + from + Nombre.

* distinguir de = mark + Nombre + off from.

* distinguir entre... y... = draw + the line between... and..., make + distinction between... and..., discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.

* distinguirse = make + Posesivo + mark, be distinguishable.

* no distinguir entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* que distingue entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.

* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( diferenciar) to distinguish

distinguir una cosa de otra — to tell o distinguish one thing from another

es muy difícil distinguirlos — it's very difficult to tell them apart o to tell one from the other

b) ( caracterizar) to characterize

2) ( percibir) to make out

a lo lejos se distingue la catedral — the cathedral can be seen in the distance

se distinguía claramente el ruido de las olas — we/he/they could clearly make out the sound of the waves

3) (con medalla, honor) to honor*
2.
distinguirse v pron ( destacarse)

distinguirse por algo: se distinguió por su valentía he distinguished himself by his bravery; nuestros productos se distinguen por su calidad our products are distinguished by their quality; distinguirse en algo — to distinguish oneself in something

* * *

= delineate, discern, distinguish, draw + distinction, segregate, sift, single out, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, mark out, tell + apart, set + Nombre + apart, tease apart, decouple, discern, make out.

Ex: PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.

Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex: In order to distinguish between all these subjects it is inevitable that longer notations are used.

Ex: You have failed to draw the correct distinction between a discipline and a phenomenon studied by a discipline.

Ex: In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.

Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.

Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.

Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.

Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.

Ex: No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.

Ex: What sets them apart is, primarily, the commercial considerations that directly affect the publishers' gatekeeper role but only indirectly affect that of the librarians.

Ex: The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.

Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.

Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex: She could just make out that he was standing against the wall near the door, ready to jump anyone who came out the door.

* distinguir a + Nombre + de + Nombre = mark out + Nombre + from + Nombre.

* distinguir de = mark + Nombre + off from.

* distinguir entre... y... = draw + the line between... and..., make + distinction between... and..., discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.

* distinguirse = make + Posesivo + mark, be distinguishable.

* no distinguir entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* que distingue entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.

* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.

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distinguir [I2 ]

vt

A

1 (diferenciar) to distinguish

no sabe distinguir una nota de otra she can't tell o distinguish one note from another

he aprendido a distinguir los diferentes compositores I've learnt to distinguish (between) o recognize the different composers

son tan parecidos que es muy difícil distinguirlos they look so much alike it's very difficult to tell them apart o to tell one from the other o to distinguish between them

yo la distinguiría entre mil I'd recognize o know her anywhere, I could pick her out in a crowd

2 (caracterizar) to characterize

B (percibir) to make out

a lo lejos se distingue la catedral the cathedral can be seen in the distance

entre los matorrales pudo distinguir algo que se movía she could make out o see something moving in the bushes

se distinguía claramente el ruido de las olas the sound of the waves could be clearly heard, we/he/they could clearly hear o make out the sound of the waves

C (con una medalla, un honor) to honor*

los distinguió con su presencia ( frml); she honored them with her presence ( frml)

■ distinguir

vi

(discernir): hay que saber distinguir para apreciar la diferencia you have to be discerning to appreciate the difference

■ distinguirse

v pron

(destacarse) distinguirse POR algo:

se distinguió por su talento musical he became famous o renowned for his musical talent

se distinguió por su valor en el combate he distinguished himself by his bravery in battle

nuestros productos se distinguen por su calidad our products stand out for their quality, our products are distinguished by o for their quality

distinguirse EN algo to distinguish oneself IN sth, to make a name for oneself IN sth

* * *

distinguir ( conjugate distinguir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( diferenciar) to distinguish

b) ( caracterizar) to characterize

2 ( percibir) ‹figura/sonido› to make out
3 (con medalla, honor) to honor^{( conjugate honor)}
distinguirse verbo pronominal ( destacarse): distinguirse por algo [ persona] to distinguish oneself by sth;
[ producto] to be distinguished by sth
distinguir verbo transitivo
1 (reconocer) to recognize
2 (apreciar la diferencia) to distinguish: no soy capaz de distinguir a Juan de su hermano gemelo, I can't tell Juan from his twin brother
3 (conferir un privilegio, honor) to honour, US honor
4 (verse, apreciarse) to make out
' distinguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discriminar
- caracterizar
English:
differentiate
- discern
- distinction
- distinguish
- make out
- pick out
- separate
- single out
- tell
- tell apart
- define
- discriminate
- know
- make
- mark
- pick
- right
- set

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distinguir

♦ vt

1. [diferenciar] to distinguish, to tell the difference between;

¿tú distingues estas dos camisas? can you tell the difference between these two shirts?;

me es imposible distinguirlos I can't tell them apart;

Kant distingue varios tipos de “razón” Kant distinguishes between several kinds of “reason”;

distinguir algo de algo to tell sth from sth;

por teléfono no distingo tu voz de la de tu madre I can't tell your voice from your mother's on the telephone;

no distinguen el verde del azul they can't tell green from blue

2. [caracterizar] to distinguish, to characterize;

distinguir algo/a alguien de to distinguish sth/sb from, to set sth/sb apart from;

esto lo distingue del resto de los mamíferos this distinguishes it from other mammals;

¿qué es lo que distingue a un gorila? what are the main characteristics of a gorilla?;

el grado de adherencia distingue los diversos tipos de neumático the different types of tyre are distinguished by their road-holding capacity;

su amabilidad la distingue de las demás her kindness sets her apart from the rest

3. [premiar] to honour;

ha sido distinguido con numerosos premios he has been honoured with numerous prizes;

hoy nos distingue con su presencia Don… today we are honoured to have with us Mr…

4. [vislumbrar, escuchar] to make out;

¿distingues algo? [al mirar] can you see anything?, can you make anything out?;

desde aquí no distingo si es ella o no I can't see if it's her or not from here;

podía distinguir su voz I could make out her voice

♦ vi

to differentiate, to know the difference ( entre between);
el público distingue entre un buen y un mal tenor the audience can tell o knows the difference between a good and a bad tenor;

estudiando mucho uno aprende a distinguir after a lot of study one learns how to discriminate

♦ See also the pronominal verb distinguirse

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distinguir

v/t

1 distinguish (de from)

2 ( divisar) make out;

distinguir algo lejano make out sth in the distance

3 con un premio honor, Br

honour

* * *

distinguir {26} vt

1) : to distinguish

2) : to honor

♦ See also the reflexive verb distinguirse

* * *

distinguir vb

1. (diferenciar) to distinguish / to tell the difference [pt. & pp. told]

no sabe distinguir un mulo de un asno he can't tell the difference between a mule and an ass

los gemelos son difíciles de distinguir the twins are hard to tell apart / it's hard to tell the twins apart

2. (ver) to make out / to see [pt. saw; pp. seen]

no distingo el camino I can't see the path

Spanish-English dictionary > distinguir
12 отделям

1. separate, detach, disjoin, sever; set off/apart, mark off; dissociate, disconnect, disunite

отделям със завеса curtain off

отделям с преграда partition off

отделям със запетаи mark off by commas

отделям със скоби set off by brackets

отделям плявата от житото divide chaff from grain

отделям истината от лъжата distinguish truth from falsehood; winnow out the true from the false

отделям формата от съдържанието dissociate form from content

отделям църквата от държавата disestablish the church

икономиката не може да се отдели от политиката economy and politics cannot be divided

2. (отбирам, избирам) pick (out), single out, select, choose

отделям най-едрите ябълки pick out the biggest apples

3. (по-свещавам) devote, spare

(определям, предназначавам) allot, allocate (to), earmark (for)

отделям време за spare the time for; take time off to (do s.th.)

можете ли да ми отделите пет минути? can you spare me five minutes?

отделям средства set aside/apart funds, allocate funds

отделям сума за allocate a sum (to s.o., for s.th.)

отделям пари allot money for

отделям от дохода си spare out of o.'s income (for)

отделям място за give/spare room for, (във вестник и пр.) devote/allocate space to

4. (скътвам, пестя) put aside, save

отделям за черня дни put aside for a rainy day

отделям от залъка си stint o.s. of food (да in order to), pinch and scrape (in order to)

5. физиол. secrete

(топлина, газове и пр,) evolve, release

(излишни вещества) excrete, eliminate

(течност) exude

6. хим. liberate

отделям син/дъщеря give a son/daughter his/her share of the property

отделям ce

7. move away (from); separate, get detached

(за човек и) detach o.s., part, separate o.s. (from), leave s.o.'s side; cut loose; cut o.s. off (from)

(за път) branch off

(за предмет) get/become detached, detach itself

(за горен пласт и пр.) come off/away, ( за кора) peel off

(за плавателен сьд) отделям се от кей depart from a quay, put off (from a pier)

отделям се от пристанището pull away from the quayside

отделям се от земята (за самолет) take off, leave the ground

отделям се от семейството си separate o.'s from o.'s family, cut o.s. off from o.'s family

отделям се от обществото withdraw from/cut o.s. off from societ

отделям се от тълпа break away from/step out of a crowd

отделям се от федерация secede from a federation

не се отделям от keep near; cling to; not leave s.o.'s side

не се отделяме едни от друг keep up with each other; stick together; be inseparable

8. (различавам се) be distinguished

(изпъквам) stand out

отделям се на фона на stand out against

9. (очуждавам се) become estranged (from)

10. (заживявам отделно от близките си) set up o.'s own home; set up a separate establishment; live on o.'s own

отделяме се set up house together

11. (за учреждение) be organzed (as a separat institution)

12. (за пара. газ и пр.) be given off, be liberated

(във вид на пара, пот и пр.) transpire

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отдѐлям,

гл.

1. separate, detach, disjoin, sever; dissever; set off/apart, mark off, dissociate, disconnect, disunite; \отделям истината от лъжата distinguish truth from falsehood; winnow out the true from the false; \отделям плявата от житото divide chaff from grain; sift the true from the false; \отделям с преграда partition/screen off; \отделям със завеса curtain off; \отделям със запетаи mark off by commas; \отделям със скоби set off by brackets; \отделям формата от съдържанието dissociate form from content; \отделям Църквата от държавата disestablish the church;

2. ( отбирам, избирам) pick (out), single out, select, choose;

3. ( посвещавам) devote, spare; ( определям, предназначавам) allot, allocate (to), earmark (for); \отделям време за spare the time for; take time off to (do s.th.); \отделям място за give/spare room for, ( във вестник и пр.) devote/allocate space to; \отделям от дохода си spare out of o.’s income (for); \отделям пари allot money for; \отделям средства set aside/apart funds, allocate funds;

4. ( скътвам, пестя) put by/aside, save; \отделям за черни дни put aside for a rainy day; \отделям от залъка си stint o.s. of food (да in order to), pinch and scrape (in order to);

5. физиол. secrete; ( топлина, газове и пр.) evolve, release, give off; emanate; emit; yield; ( пара, въздух) exhale; ( излишни вещества) excrete, eliminate; ( течност) exude;

6. хим. liberate;

\отделям се 1. move away (from); separate, get detached; (за човек и пр.) detach o.s., part, separate o.s. (from), leave s.o.’s side; cut loose; cut o.s. off (from); (за път) branch off; (за предмет) get/become detached, detach itself; (за горен пласт и пр.) come off/away; (за кора) peel off; не се \отделям от keep near; cling to; not leave s.o.’s side; не се отделяме един от друг keep up with each other; stick together; be inseparable; \отделям се от земята (за самолет) take off, leave the ground; (за плавателен съд) \отделям се от кей depart from a quay, put off (from a pier); \отделям се от обществото withdraw from/cut o.s. off from society; \отделям се от пристанището pull away from the quayside; \отделям се от тълпа break away from/step out of a crowd; \отделям се от федерация secede from a federation;

2. ( различавам се) be distinguished; ( изпъквам) stand out; \отделям се на фона на stand out against;

3. ( отчуждавам се) become estranged (from);

4. ( заживявам отделно от близките си) set up o.’s own home; set up a separate establishment; live on o.’s own; отделяме се set up house together;

5. (за учреждение) be organized (as a separate institution);

6. (за пара, газ и пр.) be given off, be liberated; ( във вид на пара, пот и пр.) transpire; • \отделям син/дъщеря give a son/daughter his/her share of the property.

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separate; disjoin{dis`djOin}; abstract; cull{kXl}; discharge; dissever{di`sevx}; divorce; educe (хим.); eject (физиол.); extract{iks`trEkt}; extricate (хим.); isolate (изолирам); lay aside (заделям); part{pa;t}; sort (сортирам); select (подбирам): отделям the best fruits - отделям най -добрите плодове; spare (време, внимание): Would you отделям me some time! - Би ли ми отделил малко време!; tear away; transpire; unyoke{`Xnyouk}

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1. (no-свещавам) devote, spare 2. (във вид на пара, пот и пр.) transpire 3. (за горен пласт и пр.) come off/ away, (за кора) peel off 4. (за плавателен сьд): ОТДЕЛЯМ се от кей depart from a quay, put off (from a pier) 5. (за предмет) get/become detached, detach itself 6. (за път) branch off 7. (за човек и) detach o.s., part, separate o.s. (from), leave s.o.'s side;cut loose;cut o.s. off (from) 8. (заживявам отделно от близките си) set up o.'s own home;set up a separate establishment;live on o.'s own 9. (излишни вещества) excrete, eliminate 10. (изпъквам) stand out 11. (определям, предназначавам) allot, allocate (to), earmark (for) 12. (отбирам, избирам) pick (out), single out, select, choose 13. (очуждавам се) become estranged (from) 14. (различавам се) be distinguished 15. (скътвам, пестя) put aside, save 16. (течност) exude 17. (топлина, газове и пр,) evolve, release 18. 1 (за пара. газ и пр.) be given off, be liberated 19. 11 (за учреждение) be organzed (as a separat institution): 20. move away (from);separate, get detached 21. separate, detach, disjoin, sever;set off/apart, mark off;dissociate, disconnect, disunite 22. ОТДЕЛЯМ ce 23. ОТДЕЛЯМ време за spare the time for;take time off to (do s.th.) 24. ОТДЕЛЯМ за черня дни put aside for a rainy day 25. ОТДЕЛЯМ истината от лъжата distinguish truth from falsehood;winnow out the true from the false 26. ОТДЕЛЯМ място за give/spare room for, (във вестник и пр.) devote/allocate space to 27. ОТДЕЛЯМ най-едрите ябълки pick out the biggest apples 28. ОТДЕЛЯМ от дохода си spare out of o.'s income (for) 29. ОТДЕЛЯМ от залъка си stint o.s. of food (да in order to), pinch and scrape (in order to) 30. ОТДЕЛЯМ пари allot money for 31. ОТДЕЛЯМ плявата от житото divide chaff from grain 32. ОТДЕЛЯМ с преграда partition off 33. ОТДЕЛЯМ се на фона на stand out against 34. ОТДЕЛЯМ се от земята (за самолет) take off, leave the ground 35. ОТДЕЛЯМ се от общeството withdraw from/cut o.s. off from societ 36. ОТДЕЛЯМ се от пристанището pull away from the quayside 37. ОТДЕЛЯМ се от семейството си separate o.'s from o.'s family, cut o.s. off from o.'s family 38. ОТДЕЛЯМ се от тълпа break away from/step out of a crowd 39. ОТДЕЛЯМ се от федерация secede from a federation 40. ОТДЕЛЯМ син/дъщеря give a son/ daughter his/her share of the property 41. ОТДЕЛЯМ средства set aside/apart funds, allocate funds 42. ОТДЕЛЯМ сума за allocate a sum (to s.o., for s.th.) 43. ОТДЕЛЯМ със завеса curtain off 44. ОТДЕЛЯМ със запетаи mark off by commas 45. ОТДЕЛЯМ със скоби set off by brackets 46. ОТДЕЛЯМ формата от съдържанието dissociate form from content 47. ОТДЕЛЯМ църквата от държавата disestablish the church 48. ОТДЕЛЯМЕ ce set up house together 49. икономиката не може да се отдели от политиката economy and politics cannot be divided 50. можете ли да ми отделите пет минути? can you spare me five minutes? 51. не се ОТДЕЛЯМ от keep near;cling to;not leave s. o.'s side 52. не се ОТДЕЛЯМЕ едни от друг keep up with each other;stick together;be inseparable 53. физиол. secrete 54. хим. liberate

Български-английски речник > отделям
13 distinguer

distinguer [distɛ̃ge]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

a. ( = repérer, différencier) to distinguish

• distinguer une chose d'une autre or d'avec une autre to distinguish one thing from another

• distinguer qn dans la foule to spot sb in the crowd

• les deux sœurs sont difficiles à distinguer (l'une de l'autre) the two sisters are difficult to tell apart

b. ( = honorer) to distinguish

• l'Académie française l'a distingué pour son œuvre poétique the Académie Française has honoured him for his poetry

2. reflexive verb

► se distinguer to distinguish o.s.

• il s'est distingué par ses découvertes en physique he has become famous for his discoveries in physics

• il s'est particulièrement distingué en maths [étudiant] he has done particularly well in maths

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distɛ̃ge
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( séparer) to distinguish between [choses, personnes]

distinguer A de B — to distinguish A from B

il est difficile de distinguer les deux jumeaux — it's difficult to tell the twins apart

2) (par la vue, l'ouïe) ( percevoir les différences) to distinguish; ( percevoir avec difficulté) to make out

3) ( percevoir intellectuellement) to discern

je distinguerais trois points — ( dans un exposé) I would like to bring out three main points

4) ( différencier) [détail, trait] to set [somebody] apart [personnes, animaux]; to make [something] different [objets] (de from)

aucune caractéristique physique ne les distingue — physically, they have no distinguishing features

5) ( r écompenser) [jury] to single out [somebody] for an honour [BrE] [personne]; [prix] to be awarded to [personne, œuvre]

2.

verbe intransitif

il faut savoir distinguer — you have to be able to tell the difference

distinguer s'il s'agit d'un besoin réel ou d'un caprice — to judge whether it's a question of real need or of a whim

3.

se distinguer verbe pronominal

1) ( différer)

se distinguer de — ( par ses qualités) to differ from; ( par ses actes) to set oneself apart from

il vaut mieux éviter de se distinguer — it's best not to be conspicuous

2) ( s'illustrer) [chercheur, sportif, candidat] to distinguish oneself

l'auteur se distingue par son originalité — the author is noted for his originality

3) ( être perçu) to be distinguishable

4) ( se faire remarquer) pej to draw attention to oneself

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distɛ̃ɡe vt
1) (= apercevoir) to distinguish, to make out

2) (= différencier) [personne] to distinguish, [facteur, fait] to distinguish

distinguer qch de qch — to distinguish sth from sth

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distinguer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( séparer) [personne, esprit] to distinguish between; il faut distinguer deux domaines bien différents we must distinguish between two very different fields; distinguer A et B to distinguish between A and B; distinguer A de B to tell ou distinguish A from B; il est difficile de distinguer les deux jumeaux it's difficult to tell the twins apart;

2 (par la vue, l'ouïe) ( percevoir les différences) to distinguish [couleurs, nuances]; ( percevoir avec difficulté) to make out [contours, sons, différences];

3 ( percevoir intellectuellement) to discern; quant aux espèces vénéneuses, on en distingue quatre there are four poisonous species; je distinguerais trois points ( dans un exposé) I would like to bring out three main points;

4 ( différencier) [détail, qualité, trait] to set [sb] apart [personnes, animaux]; to make [sth] different [objets] (de from); ce qui distingue Paris de Londres what makes Paris different from London, what distinguishes Paris from London; à part leur taille, rien ne les distingue apart from their size, there's nothing that sets them apart; je vois mal ce qui les distingue I fail to see what makes them different; aucune caractéristique physique ne les distingue physically, they have no distinguishing features;

5 ( récompenser) [personne, jury] to single out [sb] for an honour^GB [personne]; [prix, récompense] to be awarded to [personne, œuvre].

B vi il faut savoir distinguer you have to be able to tell the difference; distinguer s'il s'agit d'un besoin réel ou d'un caprice to judge whether it's a question of real need or of a whim; distinguer entre A et B to distinguish ou make a distinction between A and B.

C se distinguer vpr

1 ( différer) se distinguer de ( par ses qualités) to differ from; ( par ses actes) to set oneself apart from; il vaut mieux éviter de se distinguer it's best not to be conspicuous;

2 ( s'illustrer) [chercheur, sportif, candidat] to distinguish oneself; il s'est surtout distingué en physique théorique he distinguished himself especially in theoretical physics; l'auteur se distingue/ne se distingue pas par son originalité the author is noted/isn't noted for his originality;

3 ( être perçu) to be distinguishable; se distinguer à peine dans le brouillard to be barely distinguishable in the fog;

4 ( se faire remarquer) pej to draw attention to oneself; il faut toujours qu'elle se distingue, celle-là! she always has to draw attention to herself!

[distɛ̃ge] verbe transitif

1. [voir] to distinguish, to make out (separable)

(en usage absolu)

on distingue mal dans le noir it's hard to see in the dark

2. [entendre] to hear, to distinguish, to make out (separable)

3. [percevoir]

je commence à distinguer ses mobiles I'm beginning to understand his motives

j'ai cru distinguer une certaine colère dans sa voix I thought I detected a note of anger in his voice

4. [différencier] to distinguish

distinguer le vrai du faux to distinguish truth from falsehood

je n'arrive pas à les distinguer I can't tell which is which, I can't tell them apart

je n'arrive pas à distinguer ces deux arbres I can't tell the difference between these two trees

5. [honorer] to single out (for reward), to honour

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se distinguer verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [être vu] to be seen ou distinguished

2. [différer]

se distinguer par: ces vins se distinguent par leur robe you can tell these wines are different because of their colour

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se distinguer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se faire remarquer] to distinguish oneself

son fils s'est distingué en musique his son has distinguished himself ou done particularly well in music

2. [devenir célèbre] to become famous

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se distinguer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [différer de]

le safran se distingue du curcuma par l'odeur you can tell the difference between saffron and turmeric by their smell

2. [être supérieur à]

il se distingue de tous les autres poètes he stands out from all other poets

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > distinguer
14 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:
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.).
I.
Lit.:
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.—
II.
In partic: praesto esse or adire
A.
To be at hand, to attend or wait upon, to serve, aid:
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.—
B.
With esse, to present one's self in a hostile manner, to resist, oppose:
si quis mihi praesto fuerit cum armatis hominibus,
Cic. Caecin. 30, 87:
quaestores cum fascibus mihi praesto fuerunt,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 11.
2.
prae-sto, ĭti (post-class. also praestāvi), ātum or ĭtum, 1, v. n. and a.
I.
Neutr., to stand before or in front.
A.
Lit.:
dum primae praestant acies,
Luc. 4, 30.—
B.
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.):
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.—
2.
Praestat, with a subjectclause, it is preferable or better:
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.
II.
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:
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.—
B.
To become surety for, to answer or vouch for, to warrant, be responsible for, to take upon one's self, etc. (class.):
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.—
C.
In gen., to fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute:
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.—
2.
In partic.
a.
To keep, preserve, maintain, retain:
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. —
b.
To show, exhibit, to prove, evince, manifest:
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.—
c.
To show, exhibit, manifest:
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.—
d.
To give, offer, furnish, present, expose:
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.
A.
In gen. (class.).
1.
Of persons:
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.—
2.
Of things, pre-eminent, excellent, remarkable, extraordinary, distinguished:
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.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Efficacious:
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.—
2.
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.

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15 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:
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.).
I.
Lit.:
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.—
II.
In partic: praesto esse or adire
A.
To be at hand, to attend or wait upon, to serve, aid:
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.—
B.
With esse, to present one's self in a hostile manner, to resist, oppose:
si quis mihi praesto fuerit cum armatis hominibus,
Cic. Caecin. 30, 87:
quaestores cum fascibus mihi praesto fuerunt,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 11.
2.
prae-sto, ĭti (post-class. also praestāvi), ātum or ĭtum, 1, v. n. and a.
I.
Neutr., to stand before or in front.
A.
Lit.:
dum primae praestant acies,
Luc. 4, 30.—
B.
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.):
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.—
2.
Praestat, with a subjectclause, it is preferable or better:
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.
II.
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:
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.—
B.
To become surety for, to answer or vouch for, to warrant, be responsible for, to take upon one's self, etc. (class.):
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.—
C.
In gen., to fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute:
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.—
2.
In partic.
a.
To keep, preserve, maintain, retain:
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. —
b.
To show, exhibit, to prove, evince, manifest:
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.—
c.
To show, exhibit, manifest:
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.—
d.
To give, offer, furnish, present, expose:
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.
A.
In gen. (class.).
1.
Of persons:
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.—
2.
Of things, pre-eminent, excellent, remarkable, extraordinary, distinguished:
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.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Efficacious:
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.—
2.
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.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > praestu
16 duda

f.

1 doubt.

poner algo en duda to call something into question

sacar a alguien de la duda to remove somebody's doubts

salir de dudas to set one's mind at rest

sin duda without (a) doubt

tengo mis dudas I have my doubts

¡la duda ofende! how could you doubt me!

no cabe duda there is no doubt about it

no te quepa duda don't doubt it, make no mistake about it

2 acatalepsia.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: dudar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: dudar.

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duda

► nombre femenino

1 doubt

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

no hay duda there is no doubt

no te quepa duda make no mistake about it

poner algo en duda to question something

sacar a alguien de dudas to dispel somebody's doubts

salir de dudas to shed one's doubts

sin duda no doubt, without a doubt

sin la menor duda without the slightest doubt

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noun f.

1) doubt

2) hesitation

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SF

1) (=incertidumbre) doubt

yo todavía tengo mis dudas sobre él — I still have my doubts about him

tengo la duda de si he apagado la luz o no — I'm not sure whether I turned off the light or not

tengo enormes dudas religiosas — I have great religious doubts

al principio tuve muchas dudas — I had a lot of misgivings o doubts at first

queda la duda en pie sobre... — doubt remains about...

• un hecho que no admite duda — an unquestionable fact

• ante la duda, no lo hagas — if in doubt, don't

• me asaltó la duda de si... — I was suddenly seized by a doubt as to whether...

• no cabe duda de que... — there can be no doubt that...

no cabe duda de que vendrá — he'll undoubtedly come

no me cabe la menor duda de que vamos a ganar — I have absolutely no doubt that we will win, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that we will win

no te quepa duda de que se acordarán de ti — you can be sure that they will remember you

• en caso de duda — if in doubt

"en caso de duda, consulte a su farmacéutico" — "if in doubt, consult your pharmacist"

• para desvanecer o disipar toda duda — in order to clear up any doubts, to banish all doubts

• estar en duda, aún está en duda si él será el nuevo director — there's still some doubt as to o about whether he will be the new manager

su profesionalismo no está en duda — his professionalism is not in doubt

estoy en la duda sobre si me iré de vacaciones o no — I'm undecided o in two minds about whether to go on holiday or not

• fuera de toda duda — beyond all doubt

• sin lugar a duda(s) — without doubt, undoubtedly

dejar lugar a dudas — to leave no room for doubt

• poner algo en duda — to question sth, doubt sth

nadie está poniendo en duda su fidelidad — nobody is questioning o doubting his fidelity

no pongo en duda que sea verdad, pero... — I don't doubt that it's true, but...

• sacar a algn de dudas o de la duda — to clear things up for sb

no me saca de dudas — I'm none the wiser

• salir de dudas, pregúntaselo a él, así saldremos de dudas — ask him, then we'll know

pues no salimos de dudas — we're none the wiser, then

• sin duda — undoubtedly

esta es, sin duda alguna, una de las mejores novelas que he leído — this is, without (any) doubt, one of the best novels I've read, this is undoubtedly one of the best novels I've read

• sin sombra de duda — without a shadow of a doubt

la duda ofende —

¿cómo que si te lo voy a devolver?, por favor, la duda ofende — what do you mean am I going to give it back to you?, how could you think otherwise?

2) (=pregunta) question, query

¿queda alguna duda? — are there any queries?

me surge una duda — there's one point I'm not quite sure about

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femenino

1) (interrogante, sospecha) doubt

expuso sus dudas sobre... — he expressed his reservations about...

tengo unas dudas para consultar — I have a few points I'd like to check

me ha surgido una duda — there's something I'm not sure about

¿tienen alguna duda? — are there any queries o questions?

lo asaltó una duda — he was seized by doubt

no hay ni sombra de duda sobre su culpabilidad — there can be no doubt about his guilt

nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón — I never doubted that he was right

su honestidad está fuera de (toda) duda — his honesty is beyond doubt

de eso no cabe la menor duda — there's absolutely no doubt about that

no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda — there cannot be the slightest doubt

no te quepa la menor duda — make no mistake!

lo pongo en duda — I doubt it

sin duda or sin lugar a dudas — undoubtedly

sin duda ya te lo habrás preguntado — no doubt you'll have already asked yourself that question

para salir de dudas — just to be doubly sure

su manera de actuar no dejaba lugar a dudas — his behaviour left little room for doubt

ante or en la duda, abstente — if in doubt, don't

2) (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión)

ahora me has hecho entrar en (la) duda — now you've made me wonder

no sé que hacer, estoy en (la) duda — I don't know what to do; I'm of (AmE) o (BrE) in two minds about it

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda — do you think you can clear something up for me?

si estás en (la) duda no lo compres — if you're not sure don't buy it

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= doubt, reservation, qualm, perplex, quandary, equivocation.

Ex. However, for others, the ideal status had not yet been achieved and there was doubt about the practical applicability of equity laws.

Ex. Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.

Ex. In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.

Ex. The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.

Ex. The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.

Ex. We stand with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other distinguished speakers in stating without equivocation that everyone has the right to freedom of expression.

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* arrojar dudas sobre = cast + doubt on, cast + doubt on.

* con dudas = uncertainly.

* confirmar las dudas = fulfil + doubts.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* despertar dudas = stir + doubts.

* disipar dudas = dispel + doubts.

* duda en uno mismo = self-doubt.

* duda, la = seed of doubt, the.

* dudas = hesitation, misgiving, second thoughts.

* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.

* en duda = in doubt.

* en un mar de dudas = at sea.

* estar en duda = be in question.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* expresar dudas = express + doubts, express + reservations, express + misgivings, voice + misgivings, voice + reservations.

* fuera de toda duda = incontrovertible, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* generar dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* germen de la duda, el = seed of doubt, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* lleno de dudas = doubtful.

* más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt.

* más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.

* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.

* no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).

* no hay duda de que = undoubtedly.

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* plantear dudas = raise + doubts.

* plantearse dudas = have + second thoughts.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* producir dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.

* sembrar el germen de la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sembrar la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.

* sin duda alguna = without any doubt.

* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.

* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.

* sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever.

* sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.

* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.

* tener dudas = be doubtful, have + misgivings, have + reservations (about), be suspicious.

* tener dudas sobre = be ambivalent about.

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femenino

1) (interrogante, sospecha) doubt

expuso sus dudas sobre... — he expressed his reservations about...

tengo unas dudas para consultar — I have a few points I'd like to check

me ha surgido una duda — there's something I'm not sure about

¿tienen alguna duda? — are there any queries o questions?

lo asaltó una duda — he was seized by doubt

no hay ni sombra de duda sobre su culpabilidad — there can be no doubt about his guilt

nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón — I never doubted that he was right

su honestidad está fuera de (toda) duda — his honesty is beyond doubt

de eso no cabe la menor duda — there's absolutely no doubt about that

no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda — there cannot be the slightest doubt

no te quepa la menor duda — make no mistake!

lo pongo en duda — I doubt it

sin duda or sin lugar a dudas — undoubtedly

sin duda ya te lo habrás preguntado — no doubt you'll have already asked yourself that question

para salir de dudas — just to be doubly sure

su manera de actuar no dejaba lugar a dudas — his behaviour left little room for doubt

ante or en la duda, abstente — if in doubt, don't

2) (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión)

ahora me has hecho entrar en (la) duda — now you've made me wonder

no sé que hacer, estoy en (la) duda — I don't know what to do; I'm of (AmE) o (BrE) in two minds about it

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda — do you think you can clear something up for me?

si estás en (la) duda no lo compres — if you're not sure don't buy it

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la duda

(n.) = seed of doubt, the

Ex: Of course just like any seed, the seed of doubt needs proper environment to grow.

= doubt, reservation, qualm, perplex, quandary, equivocation.

Ex: However, for others, the ideal status had not yet been achieved and there was doubt about the practical applicability of equity laws.

Ex: Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.

Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.

Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.

Ex: The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.

Ex: We stand with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other distinguished speakers in stating without equivocation that everyone has the right to freedom of expression.

* arrojar dudas sobre = cast + doubt on, cast + doubt on.

* con dudas = uncertainly.

* confirmar las dudas = fulfil + doubts.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.

* demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* despertar dudas = stir + doubts.

* disipar dudas = dispel + doubts.

* duda en uno mismo = self-doubt.

* duda, la = seed of doubt, the.

* dudas = hesitation, misgiving, second thoughts.

* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.

* en duda = in doubt.

* en un mar de dudas = at sea.

* estar en duda = be in question.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* expresar dudas = express + doubts, express + reservations, express + misgivings, voice + misgivings, voice + reservations.

* fuera de toda duda = incontrovertible, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* generar dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* germen de la duda, el = seed of doubt, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* lleno de dudas = doubtful.

* más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt.

* más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.

* más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.

* no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).

* no hay duda de que = undoubtedly.

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* plantear dudas = raise + doubts.

* plantearse dudas = have + second thoughts.

* poner en duda = challenge, be flawed, question, render + suspect, unsettle, regard + with suspicion, put in + doubt, call into + question, shed + doubt, throw into + doubt, throw + doubt on.

* poner en duda la validez de = bring into + question the validity of.

* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* producir dudas = make + Nombre + doubt.

* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.

* sembrar el germen de la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sembrar la duda = plant + the seed of doubt, sow + the seed of doubt.

* sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.

* sin duda alguna = without any doubt.

* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.

* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.

* sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.

* sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever.

* sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.

* sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.

* sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.

* sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.

* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.

* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.

* tener dudas = be doubtful, have + misgivings, have + reservations (about), be suspicious.

* tener dudas sobre = be ambivalent about.

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duda

feminine

A (interrogante, sospecha) doubt

existen dudas con respecto a la autoría de este poema there are doubts regarding the authorship of this poem

expuso sus dudas sobre la viabilidad del proyecto he expressed his doubts o reservations about the feasibility of the project

tengo unas dudas para consultar con el profesor I have a few points I'd like to go over with the teacher

me ha surgido una duda there's something I'm not sure about

no logré disipar sus dudas I was unable to dispel his doubts

¿entendieron bien o tienen alguna duda? is that clear or are there any queries o questions?

¿crees que lo podrá hacer él? — tengo mis dudas do you think that he will be able to do it? — I have my doubts

de pronto lo asaltó una duda suddenly he was seized by doubt

no hay ni sombra de duda sobre su culpabilidad there can be no doubt about his guilt, there isn't a shadow of doubt that he's guilty

nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón I was never in any doubt that he was right, I never doubted that he was right

su honestidad está fuera de (toda) duda his honesty is beyond (all) doubt

de eso no cabe la menor duda there's absolutely no doubt about that

no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda there cannot be the slightest doubt

no te quepa la menor duda make no mistake!

que es buen médico no lo pongo en duda pero … I don't doubt that he's a good doctor, but …

nadie pone en duda su capacidad para realizar el trabajo nobody questions o doubts his ability to do the job

fue, sin duda, uno de los mejores escritores del siglo he was undoubtedly o without doubt one of the best writers of the century

sin duda te lo has preguntado más de una vez no doubt you've asked yourself this more than once, I'm sure you've asked yourself this more than once

sin lugar a dudas without doubt

su manera de actuar no dejaba lugar a dudas the way he behaved left little room for doubt

¡la duda ofende! ( fam): ¿no habrás cogido tú el dinero? — ¡la duda ofende! you didn't take the money, did you? — how can you even think such a thing?

por las dudas just in case

ante or en la duda, abstente if in doubt, don't

B

(estado de incertidumbre, indecisión): estaba convencido, pero ya me has hecho entrar en (la) duda I was sure, but now you've made me wonder

no sé si decírselo o no, estoy en (la) duda I don't know whether to tell him or not: I'm of ( AmE) o ( BrE) in two minds about it

el resultado todavía está en duda the result still isn't certain o is still in doubt

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda do you think you can clear something up for me? o I wonder if you know o if you can tell me

si estás en (la) duda no lo compres if you're not sure o if you're in any doubt, don't buy it

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Del verbo dudar: ( conjugate dudar)

duda es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
duda
dudar
duda sustantivo femenino
1 (interrogante, sospecha) doubt;
◊ expuso sus dudas sobre … he expressed his reservations about …;

tengo unas dudas para consultar I have a few points I'd like to check;
me ha surgido una duda there's something I'm not sure about;
¿tienen alguna duda? are there any queries o questions?;
nunca tuve la menor duda de que tenía razón I never doubted that he was right;
fuera de (toda) duda beyond (all) doubt;
de eso no cabe la menor duda there's absolutely no doubt about that;
lo pongo en duda I doubt it;
sin duda or sin lugar a dudas undoubtedly;
sin duda ya te lo habrás preguntado no doubt you'll have already asked yourself that question;
para salir de dudas just to be doubly sure
2 (estado de incertidumbre, indecisión):
◊ ahora me has hecho entrar en (la) duda now you've made me wonder;

a ver si puedes sacarme de la duda do you think you can clear something up for me?;
si estás en (la) duda no lo compres if you're not sure don't buy it
dudar ( conjugate dudar) verbo transitivo
to doubt;
◊ dudo que lo haya terminado I doubt if o whether he's finished it

verbo intransitivo: duda entre comprar y alquilar she can't make up her mind whether to buy or rent;
duda en hacer algo to hesitate to do sth;
duda de algo/algn to doubt sth/sb
duda sustantivo femenino doubt: la lectura le despertó esa duda, reading aroused that doubt in him
su integridad está fuera de toda duda, her integrity is beyond question
puso en duda la viabilidad del proyecto, he questioned the viability of the project
♦ Locuciones: sin (lugar a) duda, (ciertamente) es sin duda alguna el mejor producto del mercado, it's without question the best product on the market
dudar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to doubt: no dudes de él, don't distrust him
2 (estar indeciso) to hesitate [en, to]: dudaban entre comprarlo o no, they hesitated whether to buy it or not
II verbo transitivo to doubt: dudo mucho que se disculpe, I very much doubt that he'll apologize

' duda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaso
- caber
- debatirse
- despejar
- desvanecerse
- disipar
- existir
- inseguridad
- plantear
- poner
- reconcomer
- reparo
- reserva
- sombra
- abrigar
- aclarar
- asaltar
- bueno
- consultar
- dudar
- entrar
- entredicho
- leve
- perdurar
- reflejar
- resolver
- seguro
- titubeo
English:
benefit
- burn out
- cast
- clinch
- definitely
- doubt
- doubtless
- if
- illuminate
- illumination
- misgiving
- pocket
- positively
- qualm
- query
- question
- seed
- settle
- should
- surely
- uncertainty
- vestige
- well
- bound
- definite
- doubtful
- element
- self-
- shadow
- undoubtedly

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duda nf

1. [inseguridad, indecisión] doubt;

la duda se apoderó de él he was filled with doubt;

ante la duda,… if in doubt,…;

sacar a alguien de la duda to remove sb's doubts

2. [cuestión, problema]
¿alguien tiene alguna duda? does anyone have any questions?, is there anything anyone's not clear about?;

resolveré vuestras dudas al final de la clase I'll answer your questions o I'll go over anything you're not sure about at the end of the class;

todavía me queda una duda, ¿por qué lo hizo? there's still one thing I don't understand, why did she do it?;

me asalta una duda, ¿habré hecho bien en dejar a los niños solos? I can't help wondering whether I was right to leave the children on their own;

queda la duda de qué habría pasado si… the doubt remains about what would have happened if…;

Comp

salir de dudas to clear up doubts;

pregúntale y así salimos de dudas ask him and that will settle the matter;

con su detallada explicación salimos finalmente de dudas her detailed explanation finally cleared up our doubts

3. [desconfianza, sospecha] doubt;

expresó sus dudas sobre la oportunidad de celebrar un referéndum he expressed some doubt about whether it was a good idea to have a referendum;

existen dudas sobre la autoría del atentado there is some doubt surrounding who was responsible for the attack;

tengo mis dudas I have my doubts;

nunca tuve la menor duda de que era inocente I never for one moment doubted that she was innocent, I never had the slightest doubt that she was innocent;

estar fuera de toda duda to be beyond the slightest doubt;

su inocencia está fuera de toda duda her innocence is not in question, there is no question that she is innocent;

no cabe (la menor) duda there is (absolutely) no doubt about it;

no cabe duda de que el tabaco es perjudicial para la salud there's no doubt that smoking is bad for your health;

no te quepa (la menor) duda don't doubt it, make no mistake about it;

no dejar lugar a dudas to leave no room for doubt;

poner algo en duda to put sth in doubt;

dice que ha resuelto el problema – lo pongo en duda she says she has solved the problem – I would doubt that o I rather doubt that;

pongo en duda que pueda hacerlo en una semana I doubt he can do it in a week, I would question whether he can do it in a week;

sin duda without (a) doubt;

el avión es, sin duda, el medio de transporte más cómodo the plane is undoubtedly o without doubt the most comfortable form of transport;

es, sin duda, la mejor lasaña que he probado nunca it is beyond a doubt o definitely the best lasagne I've ever had;

¿vendrás a la fiesta? – ¡sin duda! are you coming to the party? – of course!;

sin duda alguna, sin alguna duda without (a) doubt;

sin la menor duda without the slightest doubt;

sin sombra de duda beyond the shadow of a doubt;

Comp

¡la duda ofende!: ¿te molestaría que invitáramos a mi madre? – la duda ofende would you mind if we invited my mother? – of course you can, there's no need to ask;

no creía que fueras a acabar – ¡la duda ofende! I never thought you'd finish – well thank you very much!

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duda

f doubt;

sin duda without doubt;

poner en duda call into question;

estar fuera de (toda) duda be beyond (any) doubt;

no cabe la menor duda there is absolutely no doubt;

salir de dudas get things clear;

todavía tengo mis dudas I still have (my) doubts, I’m still dubious

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duda nf

: doubt

no cabe duda: there's no doubt about it

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duda n

1. (en general) doubt

existen dudas sobre su identidad there are doubts regarding his identity

2. question / query [pl. queries]

¡señor, tengo una duda! sir! I've got a query!

poner en duda to question

sin duda no doubt

Spanish-English dictionary > duda
17 fine

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1. adj fine

( sottile) thin

udito, vista sharp, keen

( raffinato) refined

2. m aim

al fine di... in order to...

secondo fine ulterior motive

3. f end

alla fine in the end

alla fin fine, in fin dei conti after all, when all's said and done

senza fine endless

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fine¹ s.f.

1 ( termine) end, ending; close, conclusion: la fine del giorno, del mese, the end (o close) of the day, of the month; rivediamoci a fine settimana, let's meet again at the end of the week; la fine del mondo, the end of the world; alla fine del primo trimestre, at the end (o close) of the first term; fino alla fine dei tempi, dei secoli, till the end of time; il principio della fine, the beginning of the end; verso la fine dell'anno, towards the end of the year; accadde verso la fine dell'estate, it happened in late Summer; è la fine, this is the end (o this is the last of it); metter fine a qlco., to put an end (o a stop) to sthg. (o to bring sthg. to an end); vedere la fine di qlco., to see the end (o the outcome) of sthg. // volgere alla fine, to draw to an end (o to a close): l'anno volge alla fine, the year is drawing to an end (o to a close o is nearing its end) // fine, ( al termine di opere letterarie, pellicole ecc.) the end // (comm.): fine d'anno, year end; fine esercizio, end of the financial year; di fine esercizio, year-end (attr.); pagamento a fine mese, monthly settlement; fine dei rapporti con una società, termination of one's links with a company // (Borsa): fine corrente mese, end current account; fine prossimo mese, end next account; // (inform.): fine carta, paper-out condition; fine del tempo disponibile, time-out; fine pagina, overflow // non vedo l'ora di vedere la fine di questo lavoro, I'm looking forward to the end of this work // combattere fino alla fine, to fight to the end; lavorare fino alla fine, to work to the end // fare una buona, una cattiva fine, to come to a good, a bad end // i feriti sono tre, due in fin di vita, there are three wounded, two of them close to death (o dying) // che fine hanno fatto i miei occhiali?, where have my glasses got to?; che fine ha fatto Fulvia?, what (ever) happened to Fulvia? // alla fin fine, in fin dei conti, ( dopotutto) after all (o when all is said and done): in fin dei conti, alla fin fine non ti è andato così male, after all it didn't turn out too badly for you; alla fin fine, in fin dei conti si può sapere che cosa avete deciso?, in short, what did you decide? // senza fine, (agg.) endless, (avv.) endlessly: mi ha procurato fastidi senza fine, he caused me endless (o no end of) trouble

2 ( di libro, film ecc.) ending: è un buon romanzo, ma non mi è piaciuta la fine, it's a good novel but I didn't like the ending.

fine¹ s.m.

1 ( scopo) purpose; end, aim, object, ( intenzione) intention: il fine ultimo, the ultimate aim (o purpose); fini onesti, honest intentions; fini reconditi, obscure goals; si era posto un fine ben preciso..., he had adopted a clear goal...; non ho capito qual era il suo fine, I can't understand what his aim was; avere un secondo fine, to have a hidden agenda, to have an ulterior motive; raggiunto il suo fine, se ne è sbarazzato, having achieved his aim he got rid of him; l'ha fatto solo a fin di bene, he did it with good intentions (o with the best of intentions); il fine non giustifica i mezzi, the end does not justify the means // al solo fine di, with the sole object of; al fine di, (letter.) in order to // e a tal fine..., and to this end... (o and with this object in view...) // senza fini di lucro, non-profit (attr.) // essere fine a se stesso, to be an end in itself

2 ( risultato, conclusione) result, conclusion, issue, outcome: condurre qlco. a buon fine, to bring sthg. to a successful conclusion; portare, giungere a buon fine, to bring, to come to a successful conclusion // (comm.) salvo buon fine, subject to collection (o to final payment) // lieto fine, happy ending: un film a lieto fine, a film with a happy ending

3 ( freno, limite) check, curb, end: porre un fine agli abusi, to curb abuses (o to put an end to abuses).

fine² agg.

1 ( sottile) fine, thin; ( delicato) delicate: uno spago fine, a thin piece of string; una pioggerella fine, a fine drizzle; voce fine, thin voice; avere un tocco fine, to have a delicate touch; avere un udito fine, to have sharp (o keen) hearing // aria fine, pure air // sabbia fine, fine sand

2 ( bello, buono, di buona qualità) fine

3 ( raffinato, distinto) fine, refined, distinguished: veste con un gusto fine, she dresses with fine (o refined) taste; è una signora molto fine, she's a very refined lady

4 ( acuto) fine, subtle, shrewd: distinzione fine, fine (o subtle) distinction; ironia fine, subtle irony; spirito fine, shrewd wit.

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I ['fine] agg
1) (sottile: lamina, fetta) thin, (capelli, lineamenti, pioggia) fine, (voce) thin, frail

penna a punta fine — fine-point pen

2) (acuto: vista, udito) sharp, keen, (odorato) fine, (fig : ingegno) shrewd, (osservazione, ironia) subtle

3) (raffinato: persona) refined, distinguished

non è fine mangiare con le mani — it's not polite to eat with your fingers
II ['fine] sm
1) (scopo) aim, end, purpose, Filosofia end

avere un secondo fine — to have an ulterior motive

a fin di bene — with the best of intentions

l'ho fatto a fin di bene — I did it with good intentions

il fine giustifica i mezzi — the end justifies the means

al fine di fare qc — (in order) to do sth

2) (conclusione) end

condurre qc a buon fine — to bring sth to a successful conclusion
III ['fine] sf
(gen) end, (di libro, film) ending

alla fine — in the end, finally

senza fine — endlessly (avv), endless (agg)

porre fine a — to put an end to

a fine anno/mese — at the end of the year/month

alla fine — in the end

alla fine lo ha perdonato — in the end she forgave him

alla fine della giornata — at the end of the day

verso la fine di giugno — in late June

fine settimana — weekend

alla fin fine — at the end of the day, in the end

in fin dei conti — when all is said and done, (tutto sommato) after all

dall'inizio alla fine — from beginning to end

a lieto fine — with a happy ending

mi piacciono le storie a lieto fine — I like stories with a happy ending

volgere alla fine — to draw to an end

fare una brutta fine — to come to a bad end

che fine ha fatto? — what became of him?

essere in fin di vita — to be at death's door

è la fine del mondo! — (fig : stupendo) it's out of this world!, pegg what's the world coming to?

buona fine e buon principio! — (augurio) happy New Year!

un quadro fine Ottocento — a late nineteenth-century painting

articoli di fine serie — oddments

svendita di fine stagione — end-of-season sale

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I 1. ['fine]
aggettivo

1) (fatto di piccole parti) [sabbia, polvere] fine

2) (sottile) [tratto, pioggia] thin, fine; [caviglie, polsi] slim, thin

3) (acuto) [ingegno, osservazione, udito] sharp, keen; [ ironia] subtle; [ distinzione] fine

4) (delicato) [ lineamenti] fine, delicate

5) (raffinato) [persona, maniere] refined, elegant; [ porcellana] fine; [oreficeria, biancheria, stoffe] fine, exquisite; [ pasticceria] fine

una signora molto fine — a woman of great distinction
2.
avverbio (finemente) [scrivere, macinare] fine(ly)

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fa fine — it's smooth o sophisticated, it's the thing
II ['fine]
sostantivo femminile

1) (termine) end, conclusion, finish; (fondo, estremità) end, bottom

(a) fine maggio — (at) the end of May

a fine giornata — at the end of the day

alla fine degli anni '70 — in the late 70's

a fine mattina — late in the morning

fino alla fine — until o to the end

mettere o porre fine a qcs. to put an end o a stop to sth., to bring sth. to an end; avvicinarsi alla fine to draw to a close o an end; alla fine at last, finally, in the end; alla fine è diventato insegnante he ended up as a teacher; alla fin fine, in fin dei conti after all, all things considered, all in all; "fine" (di film, romanzo) "the end"; senza fine [discussioni, guerra] endless, unending; essere la fine del mondo fig. to be terrific; non è la fine del mondo! it's not the end of the world! in fin di vita — dying, nearing death

2) (esito) end

fare una brutta fine — to go to the bad, to come to a bad o sticky end, to come to no good

che fine ha fatto la mia biro? — colloq. what has become of my pen?

3) (morte) end

fare una brutta fine — to come to a bad o sticky end
III ['fine]
sostantivo maschile

1) (scopo) end, purpose, aim

essere a fin di bene — to be well-meant o well-intentioned

a che fine? — what for? what's the point?

senza secondi -i — without any ulterior motive

al fine di — in order to

non è fine a se stesso — it's not an end in itself

2) (esito) ending

a lieto fine — [ storia] with a happy ending

condurre qcs. a buon fine — to bring sth. to a satisfactory conclusion

andare a buon fine — to turn out well

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il fine giustifica i mezzi — prov. the end justifies the means

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fine¹

/'fine/

I aggettivo

1 (fatto di piccole parti) [sabbia, polvere] fine

2 (sottile) [tratto, pioggia] thin, fine; [caviglie, polsi] slim, thin

3 (acuto) [ingegno, osservazione, udito] sharp, keen; [ ironia] subtle; [ distinzione] fine

4 (delicato) [ lineamenti] fine, delicate

5 (raffinato) [persona, maniere] refined, elegant; [ porcellana] fine; [oreficeria, biancheria, stoffe] fine, exquisite; [ pasticceria] fine; una signora molto fine a woman of great distinction

II avverbio

(finemente) [scrivere, macinare] fine(ly)

IDIOMS

fa fine it's smooth o sophisticated, it's the thing.

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fine²

/'fine/

sostantivo f.

1 (termine) end, conclusion, finish; (fondo, estremità) end, bottom; (a) fine maggio (at) the end of May; a fine giornata at the end of the day; alla fine degli anni '70 in the late 70's; a fine mattina late in the morning; fino alla fine until o to the end; mettere o porre fine a qcs. to put an end o a stop to sth., to bring sth. to an end; avvicinarsi alla fine to draw to a close o an end; alla fine at last, finally, in the end; alla fine è diventato insegnante he ended up as a teacher; alla fin fine, in fin dei conti after all, all things considered, all in all; "fine"(di film, romanzo) "the end"; senza fine [discussioni, guerra] endless, unending; essere la fine del mondo fig. to be terrific; non è la fine del mondo! it's not the end of the world! in fin di vita dying, nearing death

2 (esito) end; fare una brutta fine to go to the bad, to come to a bad o sticky end, to come to no good; che fine ha fatto la mia biro? colloq. what has become of my pen?

3 (morte) end; fare una brutta fine to come to a bad o sticky end.

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fine³

/'fine/

sostantivo m.

1 (scopo) end, purpose, aim; essere a fin di bene to be well-meant o well-intentioned; a che fine? what for? what's the point? senza secondi -i without any ulterior motive; al fine di in order to; non è fine a se stesso it's not an end in itself

2 (esito) ending; a lieto fine [ storia] with a happy ending; condurre qcs. a buon fine to bring sth. to a satisfactory conclusion; andare a buon fine to turn out well

IDIOMS

il fine giustifica i mezzi prov. the end justifies the means.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > fine
18 mujer

adj.

1 womanly.

2 woman.

f.

1 woman.

mujer de su casa good housewife

mujer fatal femme fatale

mujer de la limpieza cleaning lady

mujer de negocios businesswoman

mujer objeto woman treated as a sex object

mujer policía policewoman

mujer pública prostitute

2 wife, woman.

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mujer

► nombre femenino

1 woman

■ sale con dos mujeres a la vez he's going out with two women at the same time

2 (esposa) wife

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser muy mujer de su casa to be very houseproud

ya es mujer she's become a woman

ser muy mujer to be very womanly

mujer fatal femme fatale

mujer de la calle streetwalker

mujer de la limpieza cleaning lady

mujer de la vida streetwalker

mujer de mundo woman of the world

mujer de negocios businesswoman

mujer de vida alegre floozy, hussy

mujer objeto sex object

mujer pública prostitute

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noun f.

1) woman

2) wife

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SF

1) woman

ser muy mujer, ser toda una mujer — to be a real woman

ser muy mujer de su casa — to be very house-proud

nombre de mujer — woman's name

ropa de mujer — women's clothes o clothing

hacerse mujer — to become a woman

mujer bandera — † striking woman

mujer de la limpieza — cleaning lady, cleaning woman, cleaner

mujer de la vida euf —

mujer de mala vida — prostitute

mujer de negocios — businesswoman

mujer de vida alegre — loose woman

mujer empresaria — businesswoman

mujer fatal — femme fatale

mujer objeto — sex object

mujer piloto — (woman) pilot

mujer policía — policewoman

mujer pública — euf prostitute

mujer sacerdote — woman priest

2) (=esposa) wife

mi mujer — my wife

mi futura mujer — my wife-to-be

tomar mujer — to take a wife

mujer maltratada — battered wife

3) [uso apelativo]
[en oración directa no se traduce]
¡déjalo, mujer, no te preocupes! — forget about it, don't worry!

¡mujer, no digas esas cosas! — please! don't say such things!

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femenino

a) woman

ya es toda una mujercita — she's a young woman already

es una mujer hecha y derecha — she's a grown woman

hacerse mujer — (euf) to reach puberty, become a woman (euph)

ser una mujer de su casa — to be a good housewife

b) ( esposa) wife

c) ( como apelativo)

¿se habrá ofendido? - no, mujer! — do you think I've offended him - no, of course not

- mujer de la limpieza

- mujer de la vida

- mujer de mala vida or de mal vivir

- mujer de negocios

- mujer de vida alegre

- mujer fatal

- mujer policía

- mujer rana

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= wife [wives, -pl.], woman [women, -pl.], lady, female.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term ' Women's liberation' with this function.

Ex. Librarians who have to choose between Congress and Dewey are in the dilemma of the proverbial lady facing death or a fate worse than death.

Ex. Most of them -- there are 24 people on the library staff; 6 in reference (3 males and 3 females) -- have not personally experienced sexual harassment and haven't been aware that it exists.

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* acaparado por la mujer = feminised [feminized, -USA].

* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* asesinato de una mujer = femicide.

* bicicleta de mujeres = ladies bike.

* cárcel de mujeres = women's prison.

* centro de acogida de mujeres = women's shelter.

* derechos de la mujer = women's rights.

* derechos humanos específicos de la mujer = human rights of women.

* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap.

* diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay differential.

* disfunción sexual de la mujer = female sexual dysfunction.

* dominado por la mujer = feminised [feminized, -USA].

* emancipación de la mujer = female emancipation.

* empoderamiento de la mujer = women('s) empowerment.

* equidad entre hombres y mujeres = gender equity.

* estudios de la mujer = women's studies, gender studies.

* estudios sobre la mujer = women's studies, gender studies.

* gobierno dominado por mujeres = petticoat government.

* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* liberación de la mujer = women's liberation.

* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.

* maltrato a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.

* maltrato de mujeres = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.

* montura de mujer = side-saddle.

* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement.

* mujer acosada psicológicamente por el marido = harassed housewife.

* mujer bella = belle.

* mujer con éxito = successful woman.

* mujer con un cutis de porcelana típico inglés = an English rose.

* mujer de color = coloured woman.

* mujer de éxito = successful woman.

* mujer de la limpieza = cleaning lady, cleaning woman.

* mujer maltratada = battered woman.

* mujer embarazada = pregnant woman.

* mujer en estado = pregnant woman.

* mujer en período de lactancia = nursing woman.

* mujer fácil = loose woman.

* mujer fatal = femme fatale, man-eater.

* mujer fresca = hussy.

* mujer ingenua = ingenue.

* mujer lasciva = wanton woman.

* mujer libertina = wanton woman.

* mujer militar = servicewoman.

* mujer negra = black woman, coloured woman.

* mujer objeto = sex object.

* mujer policía = policewoman [policewomen, -pl.].

* mujer promiscua = wanton woman.

* mujer que tiene mucho mundo = a woman of the world.

* mujer soldado = servicewoman.

* mujer soltera = bachelorette.

* ordenación de la mujer, la = ordination of women, the.

* póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.

* proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio.

* relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.

* revistas para mujeres = women's magazines.

* silla de mujer = side-saddle.

* tráfico de mujeres = trafficking in women.

* trata de mujeres = trafficking in women.

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femenino

a) woman

ya es toda una mujercita — she's a young woman already

es una mujer hecha y derecha — she's a grown woman

hacerse mujer — (euf) to reach puberty, become a woman (euph)

ser una mujer de su casa — to be a good housewife

b) ( esposa) wife

c) ( como apelativo)

¿se habrá ofendido? - no, mujer! — do you think I've offended him - no, of course not

- mujer de la limpieza

- mujer de la vida

- mujer de mala vida or de mal vivir

- mujer de negocios

- mujer de vida alegre

- mujer fatal

- mujer policía

- mujer rana

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= wife [wives, -pl.], woman [women, -pl.], lady, female.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term ' Women's liberation' with this function.

Ex: Librarians who have to choose between Congress and Dewey are in the dilemma of the proverbial lady facing death or a fate worse than death.

Ex: Most of them -- there are 24 people on the library staff; 6 in reference (3 males and 3 females) -- have not personally experienced sexual harassment and haven't been aware that it exists.

* acaparado por la mujer = feminised [feminized, -USA].

* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* asesinato de una mujer = femicide.

* bicicleta de mujeres = ladies bike.

* cárcel de mujeres = women's prison.

* centro de acogida de mujeres = women's shelter.

* derechos de la mujer = women's rights.

* derechos humanos específicos de la mujer = human rights of women.

* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap.

* diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay differential.

* disfunción sexual de la mujer = female sexual dysfunction.

* dominado por la mujer = feminised [feminized, -USA].

* emancipación de la mujer = female emancipation.

* empoderamiento de la mujer = women('s) empowerment.

* equidad entre hombres y mujeres = gender equity.

* estudios de la mujer = women's studies, gender studies.

* estudios sobre la mujer = women's studies, gender studies.

* gobierno dominado por mujeres = petticoat government.

* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* liberación de la mujer = women's liberation.

* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.

* maltrato a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.

* maltrato de mujeres = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.

* montura de mujer = side-saddle.

* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement.

* mujer acosada psicológicamente por el marido = harassed housewife.

* mujer bella = belle.

* mujer con éxito = successful woman.

* mujer con un cutis de porcelana típico inglés = an English rose.

* mujer de color = coloured woman.

* mujer de éxito = successful woman.

* mujer de la limpieza = cleaning lady, cleaning woman.

* mujer maltratada = battered woman.

* mujer embarazada = pregnant woman.

* mujer en estado = pregnant woman.

* mujer en período de lactancia = nursing woman.

* mujer fácil = loose woman.

* mujer fatal = femme fatale, man-eater.

* mujer fresca = hussy.

* mujer ingenua = ingenue.

* mujer lasciva = wanton woman.

* mujer libertina = wanton woman.

* mujer militar = servicewoman.

* mujer negra = black woman, coloured woman.

* mujer objeto = sex object.

* mujer policía = policewoman [policewomen, -pl.].

* mujer promiscua = wanton woman.

* mujer que tiene mucho mundo = a woman of the world.

* mujer soldado = servicewoman.

* mujer soltera = bachelorette.

* ordenación de la mujer, la = ordination of women, the.

* póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.

* proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio.

* relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.

* revistas para mujeres = women's magazines.

* silla de mujer = side-saddle.

* tráfico de mujeres = trafficking in women.

* trata de mujeres = trafficking in women.

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mujer

feminine

1 woman

una clase de gimnasia para mujeres a women's gymnastics class

las mujeres de la casa the women of the house

tiene mucho carácter, es toda una mujer she has a great personality, she's quite a woman!

tu hija ya es toda una mujercita your daughter's a young woman already

es una mujer hecha y derecha she's a grown woman

a esta mujer se le ocurre cada cosa she o this woman has the most amazing ideas ( colloq)

hacerse mujer ( euf); to reach puberty, become a woman ( euph)

ser una mujer de su casa to be a good housewife

2 (esposa) wife

3

( esp Esp) (como apelativo): ¿se habrá ofendido? — ¡no, mujer! do you think I've offended him — no, of course not

no te preocupes, mujer, ya verás como todo se arregla don't worry, you'll see everything will be OK ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● mujer bandera

( Esp period) striking woman

● mujer de estado

stateswoman

● mujer de la calle

(CS) streetwalker

● mujer de la limpieza

cleaning lady o woman, cleaner

● mujer de la vida

( euf); lady of the night ( euph dated), painted woman ( euph)

● mujer de mala vida or de mal vivir

prostitute

● mujer de negocios

businesswoman

● mujer de militar

( Hist) war bride

● mujer de vida alegre

( euf); loose woman

● mujer fatal

femme fatale

● mujer golpeada or maltratada

battered wife

● mujer objeto

sex object

● mujer orquesta

( hum); superwoman ( hum)

● mujer policía

policewoman

● mujer pública

( ant); fallen woman ( dated)

● mujer taxista

woman taxidriver

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mujer sustantivo femenino
a) woman;

◊ ser mujer to be a woman;

mujer de la limpieza cleaning lady, cleaner;
mujer de mala vida or de mal vivir prostitute;
mujer de negocios businesswoman;
hacerse mujer (euf) to reach puberty, become a woman (euph)
b) ( esposa) wife

mujer sustantivo femenino
1 woman
varias mujeres, several women
argot mujer fácil, easy lay
euf mujer de la calle/de mala vida/pública, prostitute
2 (esposa) wife
' mujer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abusar
- acomodador
- acomodadora
- adúltera
- adúltero
- agente
- albacea
- amante
- artesana
- artesano
- asesina
- asesino
- autor
- autora
- bañador
- bienhechor
- bienhechora
- blanca
- blanco
- bombera
- bombero
- bombo
- bruja
- cabrón
- cabrona
- cacatúa
- cada
- calle
- calostro
- calva
- cámara
- camarera
- camarero
- camella
- camello
- campesina
- campesino
- capataz
- cartera
- cartero
- casera
- casero
- cerda
- cobrador
- cobradora
- comedianta
- comediante
- cómica
- cómico
English:
A
- accompany
- alone
- amid
- amulet
- apologetic
- aside
- batter
- be
- beat
- beauty
- besides
- bitch
- blouse
- bosom
- both
- breast
- brief
- broody
- brunette
- businesswoman
- bust
- bust up
- butch
- buxom
- cardigan
- composure
- conspicuous
- cow
- curtsey
- curtsy
- deceive
- distinguished
- distraught
- disturbed
- drag
- dyke
- either
- evening dress
- ex
- executrix
- expectant mother
- fanny
- female
- feminine
- femme fatale
- flounder
- former
- frail
- frock

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mujer

♦ nf

1. [hembra adulta] woman;

ropa de mujer women's clothes;

los derechos de la mujer women's rights;

la mujer española Spanish women;

ya eres toda una mujer you're a grown-up woman now;

una mujer hecha y derecha a fully-grown woman;

de mujer a mujer woman to woman

Comp
RP mujer de la calle streetwalker;
mujer de su casa good housewife;

mujer fatal femme fatale;

mujer de la limpieza cleaning lady;

mujer de mala vida streetwalker;

una mujer de mundo a woman of the world;

mujer de negocios businesswoman;

mujer objeto woman treated as a sex object;

mujer piloto woman pilot;

mujer policía policewoman;

mujer pública prostitute;

mujer sacerdote woman priest;

mujer de vida alegre loose woman

2. [cónyuge] wife

♦ interj
Esp
¿te acuerdas de Marisol?, ¡sí, mujer, nuestra compañera de clase! do you remember Marisol? you know, she was at school with us!;

¿me acercas a casa? – sí, mujer can you give me a Br lift o US ride home? – sure;

pero mujer, no te pongas así oh, don't be like that!

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mujer

f

1 woman

2 ( esposa) wife

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mujer nf

1) : woman

2) esposa: wife

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mujer n

1. (en general) woman [pl. women]

la mujer tiene los mismos derechos que el hombre women have the same rights as men

2. (esposa) wife [pl. wives]

quiero que conozcas a mi mujer I want you to meet my wife

mujer de negocios businesswoman [pl. businesswomen]

Spanish-English dictionary > mujer
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faire [fεʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. impersonal verb

4. auxiliary verb

5. reflexive verb

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► Lorsque faire est suivi d'un nom dans une locution comme faire une faute, se faire des idées, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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► Lorsque faire est utilisé pour parler d'une activité non précisée, ou qu'il remplace un verbe plus spécifique, il se traduit par to do. Lorsque faire veut dire créer, préparer, fabriquer, il se traduit souvent par to make.

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   a. (activité non précisée) to do

• que fais-tu ce soir ? what are you doing tonight?

• je n'ai rien à faire I have nothing to do

• que voulez-vous qu'on y fasse ? what can be done about it?

• faire la chambre to do the room

• faire 10 km to do 10km

• faire 100 km/h to do 100km/h

• on a fait Lyon-Paris en cinq heures we did Lyon to Paris in five hours

• je n'en ferai rien ! I'll do nothing of the sort!

► faire de ( = utiliser) to do with

• je ne sais pas quoi faire de mon temps libre I don't know what to do with my spare time

• qu'avez-vous fait de votre sac ? what have you done with your bag?► ne faire que

• il ne fait que se plaindre he's always complaining

• il ne fait que bavarder he won't stop chattering

• je ne fais que passer I'm just passing

   b. (School) [+ devoirs, matière, auteur] to do

• faire de l'allemand to do German

• faire l'école hôtelière to go to a catering school

   c. ( = créer, préparer, fabriquer) to make

• faire un film to make a film

• faire de la confiture to make jam

   d. ( = constituer) c'est ce qui fait tout son charme that's what makes him so charming

   e. (Sport) [+ football, tennis, rugby] to play ; [+ sport de combat] to do

• faire du sport to do sport

• faire du judo to do judo

• faire de la boxe to box

   f. (Music) ( = jouer) to play

• faire du piano/du violon to play the piano/the violin

   g. (Medicine) [+ diabète, attaque] to have

• faire de la tension to have high blood pressure

   h. ( = chercher dans) il a fait toute la ville pour en trouver he's been all over town looking for some

   i. ( = vendre) nous ne faisons pas cette marque we don't stock that make

• je vous le fais à 700 € I'll let you have it for 700 euros

   j. ( = mesurer, peser, coûter) to be

• la cuisine fait 6 mètres de large the kitchen is 6 metres wide

• combien fait cette chaise ? how much is this chair?

• ça fait 130 € that's 130 euros

• deux et deux font quatre two and two is four

• cela fait combien en tout ? how much is that altogether?

   k. ( = agir sur, importer) ils ne peuvent rien me faire they can't do anything to me

• on ne me la fait pas à moi ! (inf) I wasn't born yesterday!

• qu'est-ce que cela peut bien te faire ? what's it to you?

• qu'est-ce que ça fait ? so what? (inf)

• cela ne vous ferait rien de sortir ? would you mind leaving the room?

   l. ( = imiter) il a fait celui qui ne comprenait pas he pretended not to understand

• ne fais pas l'enfant/l'idiot don't be so childish/so stupid

   m. ( = être, servir de) [personne] to be ; [acteur] to play ; [objet] to be used as

• tu fais l'arbitre ? will you be referee?

• cet hôtel fait aussi restaurant the hotel has its own restaurant

• quel imbécile je fais ! what a fool I am!

• il fera un bon avocat he'll make a good lawyer

   n. ( = dire) to say

• « vraiment ? » fit-il "really?" he said

• le chat fait miaou the cat goes miaow

   o. (Grammar) « canal » fait »canaux » au pluriel the plural of "canal" is "canaux"

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   a. (remplaçant un autre verbe) to do

• as-tu payé la note ? -- non, c'est lui qui l'a fait did you pay the bill? -- no, he did

• puis-je téléphoner ? -- faites, je vous en prie could I use the phone? -- yes, of course

   b. ( = agir) faire vite to act quickly

• faites vite ! be quick!

• faites comme chez vous make yourself at home

   c. ( = paraître) to look

• ce vase fait bien sur la table the vase looks nice on the table

• faire vieux to look old

• faire jeune to look young

   d. (besoins naturels) (inf) [personne] to go ; [animal] to do its business

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► il fait

• il fait nuit it is dark

• il faut chaud it is hot

• il fait bon vivre ici this is a nice place to be

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► since et for ne se construisent pas avec le même temps.

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► cela or ça fait... que

• cela fait très longtemps que je ne l'ai pas vu I haven't seen him for a very long time it's a long time since I saw him

• ça fait trois ans qu'il est parti it's three years since he left he's been gone for three years

• ça fait que... that means...

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   a. ( = pousser à) to make

• ça m'a fait pleurer it made me cry

• il lui a fait boire du whisky he made her drink some whisky

• ce genre de musique me fait dormir that kind of music puts me to sleep

• j'ai fait démarrer la voiture I got the car started

• faire réparer une montre to have a watch repaired

• elle a fait tomber une tasse she knocked a cup over

► faire faire

• faire faire qch par qn to get sth made (or done) by sb

• faire faire qch à qn to get sb to do (or to make) sth ; (en le forçant) to make sb do (or make) sth

• se faire faire une robe to have a dress made

   b. ( = aider à) faire traverser la rue à un aveugle to help a blind man across the road

• faire manger un patient to feed a patient

   c. ( = laisser) faire entrer qn (qn que l'on attendait) to let sb in ; (qn que l'on n'attendait pas) to ask sb in

• faire venir le médecin to call the doctor

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► se faire

   a. (pour soi)

il s'est fait beaucoup d'ennemis he has made a great many enemies

   b. ( = être fait) si ça doit se faire, ça se fera sans moi if it's going to happen, it'll happen without me

   c. ( = être convenable, courant) ça se fait d'offrir des fleurs à un homme ? is it OK to give flowers to a man?

• cela ne se fait pas it's not done

   d. (locutions)

► se faire + adjectif (involontairement) to get ; (volontairement) to make o.s.

• se faire vieux to be getting old

• il se faisait tard it was getting late

• se faire beau to make o.s. look nice

• sa voix se fit plus douce his voice became softer► se faire + infinitif

• il se faisait apporter le journal tous les matins he had the paper brought to him every morning

• fais-toi expliquer le règlement get someone to explain the rules to you

• se faire couper les cheveux to have one's hair cut

• je me suis fait couper les cheveux I've had my hair cut

• il s'est fait attaquer par deux jeunes he was attacked by two youths

• elle s'est fait renvoyer she was sacked

• tu vas te faire gronder you'll get yourself into trouble

• faut se le faire ! (inf!) he's a real pain in the neck! (inf)► se faire à ( = s'habituer à) to get used to

• il ne se fait pas au climat he can't get used to the climate► s'en faire to worry

• ne t'en fais pas don't worry

• il ne s'en fait pas ! he's got a nerve!► il se fait que

• il pourrait se faire qu'il pleuve it might rain

• comment se fait-il qu'il soit absent ? how come he's not here? (inf)

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fɛʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( produire) to make

trois et deux font cinq — three and two make five

combien font 13 fois 13? — what's 13 times 13?

œil fait yeux au pluriel — œil is yeux in the plural

2) ( façonner) to shape [histoire, période]

3) ( étudier) to do [licence, sujet]

faire du violon — to study ou play the violin

tu as fait ton piano? — have you practised your piano?

faire une école de commerce — to go to business school

4) ( préparer) to make [soupe, thé]; to prepare [salade]

faire du poulet — to cook a chicken

5) ( nettoyer) to do, to clean [vitres]; to clean, to polish [chaussures]

6) Commerce ( proposer) to do [service, marque]; ( vendre) to do, to sell [article]

ils ne font pas le petit déjeuner — they don't do breakfast

l'hôtel fait-il restaurant? — does the hotel have a restaurant?

7) ( cultiver)

faire des céréales — [personne] to grow ou do cereals; [région] to produce cereals

8) ( se fournir en)

faire de l'eau — Nautisme, Chemin de Fer to take on water

faire (de) l'essence — (colloq) Automobile to get petrol GB ou gas US

9) ( parcourir) to do [distance, trajet]; to go round [magasins, agences]; ( visiter) to do (colloq) [région, musées]

faire toute la ville — to go all over town

faire l'Écosse — to visit Scotland

j'ai fait tous les tiroirs — I went through all the drawers

10) ( souffrir de) to have [diabète, tension, complexe]

faire une crise cardiaque — to have a heart attack

11) ( demander un prix)

faire quelque chose à 30 francs — to sell something for 30 francs, to charge 30 francs for something

12) ( servir de) to serve as

13) (user, disposer de) to do

qu'as-tu fait du billet? — what have you done with the ticket?

pour quoi faire? — what for?

je n'ai que faire de — I have no need for

je n'en ai rien à faire — (colloq) I couldn't care less

14) ( avoir un effet)

que veux-tu que j'y fasse? — what do you want me to do about it?, what am I supposed to do about it?

ça y fait — (colloq) it has an effect

leur départ ne m'a rien fait — their departure didn't affect me at all

ça me fait quelque chose de la voir dans cet état — it upsets me to see her in that state

pour ce que ça fait! — (colloq) for all the good it does!

ça ne fait rien à la chose — it makes no difference

qu'est-ce que ça peut bien te faire? — (colloq) what is it to you?

15) (entraîner, causer)

faire des jaloux — to make some people jealous

l'explosion a fait 12 morts — the explosion killed 12 people, the explosion left 12 people dead

ça ne fait rien! — ( pas grave) it doesn't matter!

ça fait ou ce qui fait que j'ai oublié — (colloq) as a result I forgot

16) ( transformer) to make

elle en a fait sa confidente — she's made her her confidante

faire d'un garage un atelier — to make ou turn a garage into a workshop

17) ( proclamer)

faire quelqu'un général — to make somebody a general

18) ( imiter)

faire le courageux — to pretend to be brave

faire le dictateur — to act the dictator

19) ( tenir le rôle de) to be

quel plaisantin vous faites! — what a joker you are!

20) ( dans un souhait)

mon Dieu, faites qu'il réussisse! — God, please let him succeed!

21) (colloq) ( tromper)

il me l'a fait au baratin — he talked me into it

on ne me la fait pas! — I'm not a fool!

22) ( dire) to say

‘bien sûr,’ fit-elle — ‘of course,’ she said

le canard fait ‘coin-coin’ — the duck says ou goes ‘quack’

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( agir) to do, to act

fais comme tu veux — do as you like

faire vite — to act quickly

vas-y, mais fais vite! — go, but be quick about it!

fais comme chez toi — lit, iron make yourself at home

2) ( paraître) to look

faire jeune — to look young

3) (colloq) ( être) to be

il veut faire pompier — he wants to be a fireman

4) ( durer) to last

sa robe lui a fait deux ans — her dress lasted her two years

5) ( valoir)

ça fait cher — it is expensive

6) ( pour les besoins naturels) to go

tu as fait? — have you been?

7) (colloq)

faire avec — ( se contenter de) to make do with; ( supporter) to put up with

3.

se faire verbe pronominal

1)

se faire un café — to make oneself a coffee

se faire des amis — to make friends

se faire la cuisine soi-même — to do one's own cooking

combien se fait-il (colloq) par mois? — how much does he make a month?

2) ( devenir) to get, to become

il se fait tard — it's getting late

3) ( se rendre)

se faire tout petit — to make oneself very small

4) ( s'inquiéter)

s'en faire — to worry

il ne s'en fait pas! — ( sans inquiétude) he's not the sort of person to worry about things!; ( pas gêné) he's got a nerve!

5) ( s'habituer)

se faire à — to get used to [lieu, situation, idée]

6) ( être d'usage)

ça se fait encore ici — it's still done here

ça ne se fait pas — it's not the done thing ( de faire to do)

7) ( être à la mode) to be in (fashion)

ça ne se fait plus — it's no longer fashionable, it's out of fashion

8) ( être produit)

c'est ce qui se fait de mieux — it's the best there is

le pont se fera bien un jour — the bridge will be built one day

9) ( emploi impersonnel)

il se fit que — it (so) happened that

il se fit un grand silence — there was complete silence

comment se fait-il que...? — how is it that...?

10) [fromage] to ripen; [vin] to mature

11) (colloq)

il faut se le faire, son copain! — his/her mate is a real pain! (colloq)

12) ( avec infinitif)

se faire couler un bain — to run oneself a bath

se faire comprendre — to make oneself understood

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Un très grand nombre de tournures et locutions contenant ce verbe sont traitées ailleurs, généralement sous le terme qui suit faire, en particulier

- les expressions décrivant les tâches domestiques, agricoles (faire la cuisine/moisson), les occupations manuelles (faire du tricot/bricolage), les activités professionnelles ou de loisir (faire du théâtre/de la photo), les types d'études ( faire médecine). Pour ce qui est des jeux, sports et loisirs, voir également la note d'usage correspondante

- les locutions décrivant un mouvement, l'expression, un comportement (faire un geste/une grimace/le pitre)

- les expressions dans lesquelles faire signifie ‘formuler’ (faire une promesse/offre etc)

- les expressions décrivant la qualité de la lumière (il fait jour/sombre) ou l'état du temps

- les expressions contenant une mesure (faire 20 mètres de long/15 kilos/20°/15 kilomètres à l'heure etc) pour lesquelles on consultera les notes d'usage

- les expressions décrivant une démarche de l'esprit (se faire une opinion/du souci etc)

- les expressions indiquant l'effet produit (faire peur/mal/plaisir/du tort etc, faire cuire/sécher/tomber etc)

- faire + venir/ entrer/ sortir etc

- les locutions telles que faire semblant/exprès, se faire avoir etc

- les expressions familières ( faire un enfant etc)

Par ailleurs pour les expressions décrivant

- une activité sportive (faire du tennis/de la marche/du parapente)

- une durée ( ça fait 15 ans)

la consultation des notes d'usage vous fournira des traductions utiles. Voir la liste

En outre, certaines entrées telles que combien, ce, que, comment, laisser, rien, mieux, bien etc fourniront également des traductions utiles

To make ou to do?

Les principales traductions de faire sont to make et to do mais elles ne sont pas interchangeables

to make traduit faire + objet dénotant ce qui est créé, confectionné, composé, réalisé, obtenu; l'objet est le résultat de l'action: faire son lit/des confitures = to make one's bed/jam; faire un discours/une faute/un bénéfice = to make a speech/a mistake/a profit; je me suis fait un café = I made myself a coffee

to do a le sens plus vague de se livrer à une activité, s'occuper à quelque chose; l'objet peut préciser la nature de l'activité: faire de la recherche/un exercice/une réparation = to do research/an exercise/a repair job; faire son devoir = to do one's duty

ou bien la nature de l'activité reste indéterminée: que fait-il (dans la vie)? = what does he do in life?; qu'est-ce que tu fais ce soir? = what are you doing tonight?; la science peut tout faire = science can do anything; j'ai à faire = I have things to do

ou encore le contexte suggère la nature de l'activité: faire une pièce = to do a room, peut vouloir dire la nettoyer, la ranger, la peindre

Si faire remplace un verbe plus précis, on traduira fréquemment par celui-ci: faire une maison/un nid = to build a house/a nest; faire une lettre = to write a letter; faire une visite = to pay a visit; faire un numéro de téléphone = to dial a number

Les périphrases verbales sont parfois rendues par un seul verbe: faire voir (= montrer) = to show; faire du tissage (= tisser) = to weave, mais faire un peu de tissage = to do a bit of weaving

Faire + infinitif + quelqu'un

faire + infinitive + quelqu'un, c'est-à-dire obtenir de quelqu'un qu'il agisse d'une certaine manière, se traduit selon le sens de faire, par: to make somebody do something (forcer, être cause que): fais-la lever = make her get up; ça m'a fait rire = it made me laugh; ça fait dormir = it makes you sleep; par to get somebody to do something (inciter): fais-leur prendre un rendez-vous = get them to make an appointment; par to help somebody to do something (aider): faire traverser la rue à un vieillard = to help an old man across the street; mais faire manger un bébé = to feed a child. Dans l'exemple ça fait dormir on notera qu'en anglais le sujet du verbe est toujours exprimé, ce qui n'est pas le cas en français

(se) faire faire quelque chose (par quelqu'un) se traduit par to have something done ou made (by somebody), ou, dans une langue plus familière, to get something done ou made (by somebody): (se) faire construire une maison = to have a house built; faire réparer sa voiture = to have ou get one's car repaired; c'est la table qu'il a fait faire = it's the table he had made; elle fait exécuter les travaux par un ami = she's having the work done by a friend

Ne faire que

exprime soit la continuité: il ne fait que pleuvoir = it never stops raining, it rains all the time

soit la restriction: je ne fais qu'obéir aux ordres = I'm only obeying orders

Faire reprend un autre verbe

Dans ce cas il sera généralement traduit par to do: ‘je peux regarder? ’ - ‘faites ou faites je vous en prie ’ = ‘may I look?’ - ‘please do’; il souffla, comme il avait vu faire son père = he blew, as he had seen his father do; on veut que je parte, mais je n'en ferai rien = they want me to leave, but I'll do nothing of the sort

Vous trouverez d'autres exemples dans l'entrée faire

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fɛʀ
1. vt

1) (= fabriquer) to make

faire un film — to make a movie

faire du pain — to make bread

faire un gâteau — to make a cake

faire une offre — to make an offer

faire du bruit — to make a noise

Ils font trop de bruit. — They're making too much noise.

2) (= effectuer) to do

Que faites-vous? — What are you doing?

Que faites-vous dans la vie? — What do you do?

Que faire? — What can be done about it?

Qu'allons-nous faire? — What are we going to do?

faire la lessive — to do the washing

faire le ménage — to do the housework

faire la vaisselle — to do the dishes, to do the washing up

3) [études, sujet] to do

faire du droit — to do law

faire du français — to do French

Il fait de l'italien. — He's doing Italian.

4) (pratiquer régulièrement) [musique, rugby] to play

Il fait du piano. — He plays the piano.

faire du rugby — to play rugby

faire de la natation — to swim

faire de l'équitation — to ride

5) (se livrer ponctuellement à une activité)

faire du cheval — to go riding

faire du ski — to go skiing

6) (= visiter)

faire les magasins — to go shopping

faire l'Europe — to tour Europe, to do Europe

7) (= imiter)

faire le malade — to play the invalid

faire le mort — to play dead

faire l'ignorant — to play the fool

8) (= mesurer, totaliser) to be, to make

2 et 2 font 4. — 2 and 2 are 4., 2 and 2 make 4.

Ça fait 10 m. — It's 10 m.

Ça fait 15 euros. — It's 15 euros.

Ça fait cinquante-trois euros en tout. — That's fifty-three euros all together., That makes fifty-three euros all together.

Je vous le fais 10 euros. — I'll let you have it for 10 euros.

9) (= dire) to go

"Vraiment?" fit-il. — "Really?" he goes.

10) (= souffrir de) [diabète, eczéma] to have

faire du diabète — to have diabetes

faire de la tension — to have high blood pressure

11) (autres constructions)

faire qch à qn — to do sth to sb

Il regrettait ce qu'il avait fait à son frère. — He was sorry for what he had done to his brother.

ça ne fait rien — it doesn't matter

ça ne me fait rien — I don't mind

faire qch de qch — to do sth with sth

Qu'a-t-il fait de sa valise? — What has he done with his case?

faire de qn un avocat — to make sb a lawyer

faire que (= impliquer que) — to mean that

ce qui fait que... — which means that...

ne faire que (= ne pas arrêter de) Il ne fait que critiquer. — All he ever does is criticize.

2. vi

1) (= agir) to act

Il faut faire vite. — We must act quickly., It's important to act quickly.

je n'ai pas pu faire autrement — there was nothing else I could do

laissez-moi faire! — let me do it!

faites comme chez vous — make yourself at home

2) (= s'y prendre)

comment a-t-il fait pour...? — how did he manage to...?

3) (= paraître) (avec adjectif) to look

faire vieux — to look old

faire démodé — to look old-fashioned

Tu fais jeune dans cette robe. — That dress makes you look younger.

ça fait bien — it looks good

4) (remplaçant autre verbe) to do

Ne le casse pas comme je l'ai fait. — Don't break it like I did.

Je peux regarder? - Faites! — Can I have a look? - Please do!

Remets-le en place. - Je viens de le faire. — Put it back in its place.- I just did.

3. vb aux

(suivi d'un infinitif) to make

faire tomber qch — to make sth fall, to knock sth over

Le chat a fait tomber le vase. — The cat knocked over the vase.

faire bouger qch — to make sth move

faire démarrer un moteur — to start up an engine

faire chauffer de l'eau — to heat some water

cela fait dormir — it makes you sleep

faire travailler les enfants — to make the children work, to get the children to work

faire réparer qch — to get sth repaired, to have sth repaired

Je dois faire réparer ma voiture. — I've got to get my car repaired.

faire faire qch — to have sth done

Elle fait faire des travaux dans sa maison. — She's having some work done on her house.

Il a fait faire son portrait. — He's had his portrait done.

faire faire des économies à qn — to save sb money

Cela fait faire des économies au consommateur. — This saves the consumer money.

4. vb impers (temps)
to be
il fait beau — it's a lovely day

Espérons qu'il fera beau demain. — Let's hope it'll be nice weather tomorrow.

Qu'est-ce qu'il fait chaud! — Isn't it hot!

1) (durée)

ça fait 2 ans qu'il est parti — it's 2 years since he left

ça fait 2 ans qu'il y est — he's been there for 2 years

ça fait trois ans qu'ils habitent à Paris — they've lived in Paris for three years, they've been living in Paris for three years

2) (autres locutions)

il fait bon; Il fait bon se promener dans cette région. — It's nice to go walking in this area.

Il ne fait pas bon traîner ici le soir. — It's not a good idea to hang around here at night.

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faire ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: faire

A vtr

1 (donner, émettre, produire) to make; le raisin fera un vin excellent the grapes will make ou produce (an) excellent wine; cet arbre fait des fleurs/baies this tree produces flowers/berries; le garage ferait une belle pièce the garage would make a nice room; ils font un beau couple they make a handsome couple; il fera un bon médecin he'll make a good doctor; les qualités qui font un champion the qualities which make a champion; trois et deux font cinq three and two make five; ça fait deux chacun that makes two each; combien font 13 fois 13? what's 13 times 13?; œil fait yeux au pluriel œil is yeux in the plural;

2 fig ( façonner) to shape [période]; les événements qui font l'histoire events which shape history;

3 ( étudier) to do [licence, diplôme]; on a fait la Chine en géographie we did China in geography; faire du violon to study ou play the violin; tu as fait ton piano? have you practised your piano?; faire une école de commerce/les Beaux-Arts to go to business school/art college;

4 ( préparer) to make [sauce, soupe, thé]; to prepare [salade]; faire du poulet to do ou cook a chicken; qu'est-ce que je fais pour le déjeuner? what shall I cook ou prepare for lunch?;

5 ( nettoyer) to do, to clean [vitres]; to clean, to polish [chaussures];

6 ( proposer) Comm to do [service, marque]; ( vendre) to do, to sell [article]; ils ne font pas le petit déjeuner/les réparations they don't do breakfast/repairs; je fais beaucoup ce modèle en ce moment I'm selling a lot of this particular model at the moment; l'hôtel fait-il restaurant? does the hotel do meals, does the hotel have a restaurant?;

7 (cultiver, produire) Agric faire des céréales [personne] to grow ou do cereals; [région] to produce cereals;

8 ( se fournir en) faire de l'eau Naut, Rail to take on water; faire (de) l'essence○ Aut to get petrol GB ou gas US; faire du bois dans la forêt to gather wood in the forest; faire de l'herbe pour les bêtes to cut grass for the animals;

9 ( parcourir) to do [distance, trajet]; to go round [magasins, agences]; ( visiter) to do○ [région, ville, musées]; faire 200 kilomètres to do 200 kilometres^GB; faire Rome-Nice en avion to do the Rome-Nice journey by plane; représentant qui fait○ la région parisienne rep○ who does the Paris area; j'ai dû faire toute la ville/toutes les boutiques pour trouver ça I had to go all over town/round GB ou around US all the shops to find this; faire la vallée de la Loire to do○ the Loire Valley; faire l'Écosse to visit Scotland; j'ai fait tous les tiroirs mais je ne l'ai pas trouvé I went through all the drawers but I couldn't find it;

10 ( dans le domaine de la santé) to have [diabète, tension, complexe]; faire une crise cardiaque to have a heart attack; faire de la fièvre○ to have ou run a temperature; faire de l'angine de poitrine to get angina; elle m'a encore fait une otite○! she's had another ear-infection!;

11 ( demander un prix) faire qch à 30 euros to sell sth for 30 euros, to charge 30 euros for sth; il me l'a fait à 500 euros he charged me ou sold it to me for 500 euros;

12 ( servir de) to serve as; ce coin fera bureau this corner will serve as a study;

13 (user, disposer de) to do; que vais-je faire des bagages/enfants? what am I going to do with the luggage/children?; qu'as-tu fait du billet? what have you done with the ticket?; pour ce qu'elle en fait! for all she does with it/them!; pour quoi faire? what for?; je n'ai que faire de I have no need for; je n'en ai rien à faire it's nothing to do with me;

14 ( avoir un effet) faire plus de mal que de bien to do more harm than good; qu'as-tu fait à ta sœur? what have you done to your sister?; que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want me to do about it?, what am I supposed to do about it?; le cachet ne m'a rien fait the tablet didn't do anything, the tablet had no effect; ça y fait it has an effect; leur départ ne m'a rien fait their departure didn't affect me at all, their departure left me cold; ça me fait quelque chose de la voir dans cet état it upsets me to see her in that state; ça fait quelque chose pour la grippe? is it any good for flu?; pour ce que ça fait! for all the good it does!; ça ne vous fait rien que je fume? do you mind ou does it bother you if I smoke?; ça ne fait rien à la chose it doesn't alter ou change anything, it makes no difference; qu'est-ce que ça peut bien te faire? what is it to you?;

15 (entraîner, causer) faire des jaloux to make some people jealous; ça a fait leur fortune it made them rich; l'explosion a fait 12 morts the explosion killed 12 people, the explosion left 12 people dead; ne t'inquiète pas, ça ne fait rien! don't worry, it doesn't matter!; ça fait ou ce qui fait que j'ai oublié○ as a result I forgot; ‘qu'est-ce que j'ai fait?’-‘tu as fait que tu as menti○’ ‘what have I done?’-‘you lied, that's what you've done’; faites que tout se passe bien make sure that all goes well;

16 ( transformer) to make; l'armée en a fait un homme the army made a man of him; ils veulent en faire un avocat they want to make a lawyer of him; elle en a fait sa confidente she's made her her confidante; ça a fait de lui un révolté it turned him into a rebel, it made him a rebel; j'en ai fait un principe I made it a principle; faire d'un garage un atelier to make ou turn a garage into a workshop; faire sien qch to make sth one's own;

17 ( proclamer) faire qn duc/général to make sb a duke/general; la presse l'a fait diplomate ( à tort) the press made him out to be a diplomat; ne le fais pas pire qu'il n'est! don't make him out to be worse than he is!, don't paint him blacker than he is!;

18 ( imiter) faire le malade/le courageux to pretend to be ill/brave; faire l'ignorant or celui qui ne sait rien to pretend not to know; faire le dictateur to act the dictator;

19 ( tenir le rôle de) to be; quel plaisantin vous faites! what a joker you are!; vous ferez les voleurs! Jeux you be the robbers!; l'acteur qui fait le roi○ Cin, Théât the actor who plays the part of the king, the actor who is the king;

20 ( dans un souhait) mon Dieu, faites qu'il réussisse! God, please let him succeed!; Dieu or le ciel fasse qu'il ne leur arrive rien! may God ou Heaven protect them!;

21 ○( tromper) il me l'a fait au baratin/chantage he talked/blackmailed me into it; on ne me la fait pas! I'm not a fool!, I wasn't born yesterday!

B vi

1 (agir, procéder) to do, to act; je n'ai pas pu faire autrement I couldn't do otherwise; fais comme tu veux do as you like; elle peut faire mieux she can do better; dans ces situations, il faut faire vite in that sort of situation, one must act quickly; vas-y, mais fais vite! go, but be quick about it!; fais comme chez toi lit, iron make yourself at home;

2 ( paraître) to look; faire jeune/son âge to look young/one's age; ça fait bien avec du bleu it looks nice with blue; tes lunettes font très distingué your glasses make you look very distinguished; il croit que ça fait chic de dire ça he thinks it's chic to say that;

3 ( être) to be; il veut faire pompier he wants to be a fireman;

4 ( dire) to say; ‘bien sûr,’ fit-elle ‘of course,’ she said; le canard fait ‘coin-coin’ the duck says ou goes ‘quack’; faire plouf/aïe etc to go plop/ouch etc;

5 ( durer) to last; sa robe lui a fait deux ans her dress lasted her two years;

6 (+ adverbe de quantité) ça fait cher/grand/trop etc it is expensive/big/too much etc;

7 ( pour les besoins naturels) to go; tu as fait? have you been?; faire dans sa culotte ( déféquer) to dirty one's pants; ( uriner) to wet one's pants; fig to wet oneself;

8 ○ faire avec ( se contenter de) to make do with [personne, objet, quantité]; ( supporter) to put up with [personne, situation]; elle est là, et il faudra faire avec she's here, and we'll have to put up with her.

C se faire vpr

1 (confectionner, exécuter, obtenir pour soi) se faire un café to make oneself a coffee; se faire de l'argent/des amis to make money/friends; se faire ses vêtements to make one's own clothes; se faire la cuisine soi-même to do one's own cooking; combien se fait-il par mois? how much does he make a month? ; se faire un mec◑ to have◑ a man;

2 ( devenir) (+ adjectif attribut) to get, to become; (+ nom attribut) to become; il se fait vieux he's getting old; il se fait tard it's getting late; sa voix se fit dure his/her voice hardened ou became hard; se faire avocat to become a lawyer;

3 ( se rendre) se faire belle/tout petit to make oneself beautiful/very small;

4 ( s'inquiéter) s'en faire to worry; il ne s'en fait pas! ( sans inquiétude) he's not the sort of person to worry about things!; ( pas gêné) he's got a nerve!;

5 ( s'habituer) se faire à to get used to [lieu, situation, idée]; je ne m'y fais pas I can't get used to it;

6 ( être d'usage) ça se fait encore ici it's still done here; ça ne se fait pas de manger avec les doigts it's not the done thing ou it's not polite to eat with one's fingers;

7 ( être à la mode) [couleur, style] to be in (fashion); le tweed se fait beaucoup cette année tweed is very much in this year; ça ne se fait plus it's no longer fashionable, it's out of fashion;

8 ( être produit ou accompli) c'est ce qui se fait de mieux it's the best there is; le mariage s'est fait à Paris the wedding took place in Paris; le pont se fera bien un jour the bridge will be built one day; souhaitons que la paix se fasse let's hope there'll be peace;

9 ( emploi impersonnel) il se fit que it (so) happened that; il se fit un grand silence there was complete silence; il s'est fait un déclic dans mon esprit something clicked in my mind; il pourrait se faire que je parte I might leave; comment se fait-il que…? how is it that…?;

10 ( mûrir) [fromage] to ripen; [vin] to mature;

11 ○( supporter) to put up with, to endure [importun]; il faut se le faire, son copain! his/her mate is a real pain○!;

12 ( avec infinitif) se faire couler un bain to run oneself a bath; se faire comprendre to make oneself understood; se faire agresser to get mugged; tu vas te faire écraser! you'll get run over!

[fɛr] verbe transitif

A.[FABRIQUER, RÉALISER]

1. [confectionner - objet, vêtement] to make ; [ - construction] to build ; [ - tableau] to paint ; [ - film] to make ; [ - repas, café] to make, to prepare ; [ - gâteau, pain] to make, to bake ; [ - vin] to make ; [ - bière] to brew

[concevoir - thèse, dissertation] to do

qu'as-tu fait (à manger) pour ce soir ? what have you prepared for dinner ?

c'est elle qui fait ses chansons she writes her own songs

il sait tout faire he can turn his hand to anything

grand-mère est super — oui, on n'en fait plus des comme ça! (familier) grandma's great — yes, they broke the mould when they made her!

2. [produire, vendre]

faire de l'élevage de bétail to breed cattle

faire du blé/de la vigne to grow wheat/grapes

faire une marque/un produit to stock a make/an article

je vous fais les deux à 350 euros (familier) you can have both for 350 euros, I'll take 350 euros for both

3. [obtenir, gagner - bénéfices] to make

faire de l'argent to earn ou to make money

4. [mettre au monde]

faire un enfant to have a child

il lui a fait deux enfants he had two children with her

la chatte a fait des petits the cat has had kittens

5. PHYSIOLOGIE

faire ses besoins (euphémisme) to do one's business

(en usage absolu)

tu as fait ce matin ? did you go to the toilet this morning ?

il a fait dans sa culotte (familier) he messed his pants

B.[ACCOMPLIR, EXÉCUTER]

1. [effectuer - mouvement, signe] to make

[saut périlleux, roue] to do

fais-moi un bisou (familier) /un sourire give me a kiss/a smile

faire la tête ou la gueule (très familier) to sulk

2. [accomplir - choix, erreur, réforme, proposition] to make ; [ - inventaire] to do ; [ - discours] to deliver, to make, to give ; [ - conférence] to give ; [ - exercice] to do ; [ - recherches] to do, to carry out (separable) ; [ - enquête] to carry out (separable)

faire ses études to study

faire son devoir to do one's duty

faire une blague à quelqu'un to play a joke on somebody

faire son lit to make one's bed

la faire à quelqu'un (familier) [plaisanterie]: on ne me la fait pas, à moi! I won't be taken in!

on me l'a déjà faite, celle-là I know that one already

3. [étudier - matière, œuvre] to study, to do

[suivre les cours de]

elle voulait faire l'ENA she wanted to go to the ENA

4. [pratiquer]

faire de la poterie to do pottery

faire de la flûte/du violon to play the flute/the violin

faire de la danse [cours] to go to dance classes

il voulait faire de la danse he wanted to be a dancer

faire de l'équitation/de la natation/de la voile to go horseriding/swimming/sailing

faire du basket/du tennis to play basketball/tennis

5. [écrire - lettre] to write ; [ - contrat, testament] to write, to make

6. [dire] to say

il fit oui/non de la tête he nodded/he shook his head

"non", fit-elle "no", she said

la vache fait "meuh!" the cow goes "moo!"

7. [nettoyer - chambre, vitres] to clean, to do ; [ - chaussures] to polish, to clean

[tapisser, aménager - pièce, maison] to do, to decorate

8. [action non précisée] to do

que fais-tu dans la vie ? what do you do (for a living) ?

je ne t'ai jamais rien fait! I've never done you any harm!

ne faire que: elle ne fait que se plaindre she does nothing but complain

je ne veux rien avoir à faire avec eux! I don't want anything to do with them!

faire quelque chose de quelqu'un/quelque chose: qu'ai-je fait de mes clefs ? what have I done with ou where did I put my keys ?

que fais-tu de mes sentiments dans tout ça ? what about my feelings ?

que vais-je faire de toi ? what am I going to do with you ?

donne-le moi! — non, rien à faire! give it to me! — nothing doing ou no way!

tu lui as parlé ? — oui, mais rien à faire, il ne cédera pas did you talk to him ? — yes, but it's no use, he won't give in

je vais vous raccompagner — n'en faites rien! (soutenu) I'll take you back — there's really no need!

faire avec (familier) to make do

j'apprécie peu sa façon de travailler mais il faut bien faire avec! I don't like the way he works but I suppose I'll just have to put up with it!

faire sans (familier) to (make) do without

autant que faire se peut if possible, as far as possible

n'avoir que faire de: je n'ai que faire de tes conseils I don't need your advice

mais bien sûr, tu n'as que faire de ma carrière! but of course, my career matters very little to you! ou you don't care about my career!

pour ce faire for that

ce faisant in so doing

C.[AVEC IDÉE DE DÉPLACEMENT]

1. [se déplacer à la vitesse de]

le train peut faire jusqu'à 400 km/h the train can do 400 km/h

2. [couvrir - distance]

le Concorde fait Paris-New York en moins de quatre heures Concorde goes ou flies from Paris to New York in less than fours hours

il y a des cars qui font Londres-Glasgow there's a coach service between London and Glasgow

3. [visiter - pays, ville] to do, to go to, to visit

[inspecter, passer au crible]

j'ai fait tous les étages avant de vous trouver I looked on every floor before I found you

j'ai fait tous les hôtels de la ville

a. [j'y suis allé] I did ou went to ou tried every hotel in town

b. [j'ai téléphoné] I called ou did ou tried every hotel in town

faire les antiquaires to go round the antique shops

D.[AVEC IDÉE DE TRANSFORMATION]

1. [nommer]

elle l'a fait baron she gave him the title of Baron, she made him a baron

elle l'a fait chevalier she knighted him

2. [transformer en]

faire quelque chose de quelqu'un/quelque chose: des rats, la fée fit des laquais the fairy changed the rats into footmen

ce feuilleton en a fait une vedette this series made him a star

et ta robe bleue ? — j'en ai fait une jupe what about your blue dress ? — I made it into a skirt

garde les restes, j'en ferai une soupe keep the leftovers, I'll make a soup with them

c'était un tyran et votre livre en fait un héros! he was a tyrant, and your book shows ou presents him as a hero!

3. [devenir]

"cheval" fait "chevaux" au pluriel the plural of "cheval" is "chevaux"

4. [servir de]

une fois plié, le billard fait table the billiard table, when folded, can be used ou can serve as a normal table

un canapé qui fait lit a convertible settee

c'est un hôtel qui fait restaurant it's a hotel with a restaurant

5. [remplir un rôle, une fonction]

il fera un bon mari he'll make ou be a good husband

il fait le Père Noël dans les rues he goes around the streets disguised as Father Christmas

CINÉMA & THÉÂTRE to play the part of, to be

[imiter - personne] to imitate, to take off, to impersonate ; [ - automate, animal] to imitate

ne fais pas l'idiot don't be stupid

ne fais pas l'innocent don't play the innocent, don't come the innocent with me (UK)

il essayait de faire son intéressant he was showing off

E.[INDIQUE UN RÉSULTAT]

1. [provoquer]

faire de la poussière to raise dust

ce charbon fait beaucoup de fumée this coal makes a lot of smoke

ça va faire une marque/une auréole it will leave a mark/a ring

l'accident a fait cinq morts the accident left five dead ou claimed five lives

ce qui fait l'intérêt de son livre what makes his book interesting

faire quelque chose à quelqu'un [l'émouvoir] to move somebody, to affect somebody

la vue du sang ne me fait rien I don't mind the sight of blood, the sight of blood doesn't bother me

si cela ne vous fait rien if you don't mind

faire que: la gravitation, force qui fait que les objets s'attirent gravitation, the force which causes objects to be attracted towards each other

ce qui fait que je suis arrivé en retard which meant I was late

[pour exprimer un souhait]

faites qu'il ne lui arrive rien! please don't let anything happen to him!

2. [importer]

qu'est-ce que cela peut faire? what does it matter ?, so what?

qu'est-ce que cela peut te faire? what's it to (do with) you ?

cela ne fait rien it doesn't matter, never mind

F.[INDIQUE UNE QUALITÉ, UNE FORME, UNE MESURE]

1. [former]

la route fait un coude the road bends

le circuit fait un huit the circuit is (in the shape of) a figure of eight

le tas fait une pyramide the heap looks like a pyramid

2. [coûter] to be, to cost

ça fait combien ? how much is it ?

3. [valoir, égaler] to be, to make

2 et 2 font 4 2 and 2 are 4

ça fait 23 en tout that makes 23 altogether

on a dix euros, ça ne fait pas assez we've got ten euros, that's not enough

4. [mesurer]

il doit bien faire 1 m 90 he must be 1 m 90 tall

[taille, pointure]

je fais du 38 I take size 38

[peser]

je fais 56 kg I weigh ou am 56 kg

5. [indique la durée, le temps]

ça fait deux jours qu'il n'a pas mangé he hasn't eaten for two days

elle a téléphoné, cela fait bien une heure she phoned at least an hour ago

G.[VERBE ATTRIBUTIF]

1. [paraître]

la broche fait bien ou joli ou jolie sur ta robe the brooch looks nice on your dress

elle parle avec un léger accent, il paraît que ça fait bien! she talks with a slight accent, it's supposed to be smart!

ça fait bizarre it looks strange

il me faudrait un nom qui fasse artiste I would need a name which sounds good for an artist

ça fait comment ou quoi de voir son nom sur une affiche? what's it like to see your name on a poster ?

faire son âge to look one's age

2. (familier) [devenir, embrasser la carrière de] to be

je veux faire pompier I want to be a fireman

H.[VERBE DE SUBSTITUTION] (toujours en rappel du verbe utilisé)

range ta chambre — je l'ai déjà fait go and tidy up your room — I've already done it

vous le lui expliquerez mieux que je ne saurais le faire you'll explain it to her better than I could

tu lui écriras ? — oui, je le ferai will you write to him ? — yes I will

puis-je prendre cette chaise ? — (mais) faites donc! (soutenu) may I take this chair ? — please do ou by all means!

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[fɛr] verbe intransitif

[agir] to do

fais comme chez toi [à l'arrivée de quelqu'un] make yourself at home

fais comme chez toi, surtout! (ironique) you've got a nerve!, don't mind me! (ironique)

faites comme vous voulez do as you please

fais comme tu veux! [ton irrité] suit yourself!

je le lui ai rendu — tu as bien fait! I gave it back to him — you did the right thing ou you did right!

pourquoi l'as-tu acheté ? — je croyais bien faire! why did you buy it ? — I thought it was a good idea!

tu ferais bien d'y réfléchir you'd do well to ou you should ou you'd better think about it!

pour bien faire, il faudrait réserver aujourd'hui the best thing would be to book today, ideally we should book today

ça commence à bien faire! enough is enough!

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[fɛr] verbe impersonnel

1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE

il fait chaud/froid it's hot/cold

il faisait nuit it was dark

il fait (du) soleil the sun is shining

2. (locution)

c'en est fait de (soutenu) : c'en est fait de vous you've had it, you're done for

c'est bien fait pour toi it serves you right

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[fɛr] verbe auxiliaire

1. [provoquer une réaction]

tu l'as fait rougir you made her blush

ça me fait dormir it puts ou sends me to sleep

2. [forcer à] to make, to have

fais-moi penser à le lui demander remind me to ask him

faites-le attendre

a. [pour qu'il s'impatiente] let him wait

b. [en lui demandant] ask him to wait

n'essaie pas de me faire croire que... don't try to make ou to have me believe that...

ne me fais pas dire ce que je n'ai pas dit don't put words into my mouth

il me faisait faire ses dissertations he had me write his essays for him

3. [commander de]

fairefaire quelque chose par quelqu'un to have somebody do ou make something, to have something done ou made by somebody

il fait faire ses costumes sur mesure he has his suits tailormade

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faire dans verbe plus préposition

(familier)

il ne fait pas dans le détail he doesn't bother about details

son entreprise fait maintenant dans les produits de luxe her company now produces luxury items

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se faire verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

1. [réussir]

elle s'est faite seule she's a self-made woman

2. [se forcer à]

se faire pleurer/vomir to make oneselfcry/vomit

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se faire verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

se faire la guerre to wage war on each other

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se faire verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [être à la mode] to be fashionable, to be in fashion

les salopettes ne se font plus dungarees are out of fashion

2. [être convenable]

ça ne se fait pas de demander son âge à une femme it's rude ou it's not done to ask a woman her age

3. [être réalisé]

sans argent le film ne se fera pas without money the film will never be made

les choses se font petit à petit things evolve gradually

je dois signer un nouveau contrat, mais je ne sais pas quand cela va se faire I'm going to sign a new contract, but I don't know when that will be

tu pourrais me prêter 1 500 euros ? — ça pourrait se faire could you lend me 1,500 euros ? — that should be possible

(tournure impersonnelle)

comment se fait-il que... ? how come ou how is it that... ?

il pourrait se faire que... it might ou may be that..., it's possible that...

c'est ce qui se fait de mieux en papiers peints lavables it's the best washable wallpaper available

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se faire verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se former]

les couples se font et se défont people get together and separate

2. (suivi d'un infinitif)

se faire opérer to have an operation

se faire tuer to get killed

se faire couper les cheveux to have one's hair cut

3. [devenir] to become

sa voix se fit plus grave his voice became deeper

s'il arrive à l'heure, je veux bien me faire nonne! (familier) if he arrives on time, I'll eat my hat!

(tournure impersonnelle)

il se fait tard it's getting late

4. [s'améliorer - fromage] to ripen ; [ - vin] to mature

mes chaussures me serrent — elles vont se faire my shoes feel tight — they'll stretch

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se faire verbe pronominal transitif

1. [fabriquer]

elle se fait ses vêtements she makes her own clothes

2. [effectuer sur soi]

il se fait ses piqûres seul he gives himself his own injections

je me suis fait une natte I've plaited my hair

[se maquiller]

se faire les ongles to do one's nails

se faire les yeux to make up one's eyes

3. (familier) [gagner]

elle se fait 4000 euros par mois she earns 4,000 euros per month, she gets 4,000 euros every month

4. (familier) [s'accorder]

on se fait un film/un petit café ? what about going to see a film/going for a coffee ?

on s'est fait les trois musées dans la journée we did the three museums in one day

5. (familier) [supporter]

il faut se la faire! she's a real pain!

6. (très familier & argot milieu) [tuer] to kill, to bump off

[agresser] to beat up

7. (vulgaire) [posséder sexuellement] to screw (vulgaire), to lay (vulgaire)

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se faire à verbe pronominal plus préposition

to get used to

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s'en faire verbe pronominal intransitif

to worry

je ne m'en fais pas pour lui I'm not worried about him

elle s'en souviendra, ne t'en fais pas! she'll remember, don't you worry!

encore au lit ? tu ne t'en fais pas! still in bed ? you're taking it easy, aren't you ?

tu as ouvert mon courrier ? faut pas t'en faire! (familier) you've opened my mail ? you've got some nerve ou don't mind me!

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20 air

air [εʀ]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = gaz, espace) air ; ( = brise) breeze ; ( = courant d'air) draught (Brit), draft (US)

• l'air de la ville ne lui convient pas town air doesn't suit him

• on manque d'air ici it's stuffy in here

• sortir prendre l'air to go out for some fresh air

• s'élever dans l'air or dans les airs to rise into the air

• regarder en l'air to look up

• ces idées étaient dans l'air those ideas were in the air

• il y a de l'orage dans l'air there's a storm brewing

• vivre or se nourrir de l'air du temps to live on air

• c'est dans l'air du temps it's part of the current climate

► en plein air [piscine, spectacle, cirque] open-air ; [jouer] outdoors

► de plein air [activité, jeux] outdoor

► en l'air [paroles, promesses] empty ; [dire] rashly

• ce ne sont encore que des projets en l'air the plans are still very much up in the air

• tout était en l'air dans la pièce (désordre) the room was in a total mess

• flanquer or foutre tout en l'air (inf: inf!) ( = jeter) to chuck (inf) it all away ; ( = gâcher) to ruin everything

• ce contretemps a fichu en l'air mon week-end (inf) this stupid business has completely messed up my weekend (inf)

   b. ( = apparence, manière) air

• d'un air décidé in a resolute manner

• ils ont un air de famille there's a family likeness between them

• ça lui donne l'air d'un clochard it makes him look like a tramp

• elle a l'air d'une enfant she looks like a child

• ça m'a l'air d'être assez facile it looks fairly easy to me

• elle a l'air intelligent(e) she seems intelligent

• il a eu l'air de ne pas comprendre he looked as if he didn't understand

• il est très ambitieux sans en avoir l'air he might not look it but he's very ambitious

• de quoi j'ai l'air maintenant ! (inf) j'ai l'air fin maintenant ! (inf) I look a right fool now (inf)

• il n'a l'air de rien, mais il sait ce qu'il fait you wouldn't think it to look at him but he knows what he's doing

   c. ( = expression) look

• je lui trouve un drôle d'air I think he looks funny

• prendre un air entendu to put on a knowing air

   d. ( = mélodie) tune ; [d'opéra] aria

2. compounds

► air comprimé compressed air

► air conditionné air conditioning

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ɛʀ
1.

nom masculin

1) ( que l'on respire) air

le bon air — clean air

renouveler l'air d'une pièce — to let some air circulate in a room

à l'air libre — outside, outdoors

concert en plein air — open-air concert

activités de plein air — outdoor activities

la vie au grand air — outdoor life

on manque d'air ici — it's stuffy in here

de l'air! — (colloq) ( va-t'en) get lost! (colloq)

aller prendre l'air — to go out and get some fresh air

2) (brise, vent)

il n'y a pas d'air — there's no wind

un déplacement d'air — a rush of air

un courant d'air — a draught GB ou draft US

ça fait de l'air — there's a draught GB ou draft US

3) ( autour de la terre) air

jeter quelque chose en l'air — to throw something into the air

les bras en l'air — one's arms (up) in the air

planer dans les airs — to glide into the air

par air — by air

regarder en l'air — to look up

avoir le nez en l'air — to daydream

dans l'air — fig [réforme, idée] in the air

il y a un virus dans l'air — there's a virus going around

en l'air — [menace, paroles] empty; [projet, idée] vague

parler en l'air — to speculate

envoyer or flanquer quelque chose en l'air — (colloq) to send something flying

tout mettre en l'air — (colloq) ( mettre en désordre) to make a dreadful mess; ( faire échouer) to ruin everything

4) ( manière d'être) manner; ( expression) expression

avec un air résolu — in a resolute manner

avoir un drôle d'air — to look odd ou funny

avoir un or l'air distingué — to look distinguished

d'un air triste — with a sad expression

d'un air fâché/désolé — angrily/helplessly

il y a un air de famille entre vous deux — you two share a family likeness

elle a eu l'air fin(e)! — (colloq) she looked a fool!

la maison a l'air d'un taudis — the house looks like a slum

cela m'en a tout l'air — it seems ou looks like it to me

j'aurais l'air de quoi? — I'd look a right idiot!

cela n'a l'air de rien mais — it may not look it, but

il n'a pas l'air de comprendre — he doesn't seem to understand

cela a l'air d'être solide — it looks strong

cela a l'air d'être une usine — it looks like a factory

il a l'air de vouloir faire beau — it looks as if it's going to be fine

5) ( ambiance)

un air d'abandon — an air of neglect

un air de fête — a carnival atmosphere

6) ( mélodie) tune

un air d'opéra — an aria

jouer toujours le même air — lit to play the same tune over and over again; fig to come out with the same old story

2.

air- (in compounds)

air-mer — air-to-sea

Phrasal Verbs:

- air conditionné

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il ne manque pas d'air! — (colloq) he's got a nerve!

brasser or remuer de l'air — (colloq) to give the impression of being busy

prendre or se donner de grands airs — to put on airs

j'ai besoin de changer d'air — ( d'environnement) I need a change of scene; ( par agacement) I need to go and do something else

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ɛʀ nm
1) (= élément) air

l'air que l'on respire — the air we breathe

air chaud — warm air

air froid — cold air

le grand air — the open air

prendre l'air (= s'aérer) — to get some fresh air, to get some air

une bouffée d'air frais fig — a breath of fresh air

l'air ambiant — the ambient air

à l'air libre — in the open air

2) (= mélodie) tune

Elle a joué un air au piano. — She played a tune on the piano.

3) (= expression) look, air

avoir l'air... — to look...

Elle a l'air fatiguée. — She looks tired.

Elle a l'air fatigué. — She looks tired.

avoir l'air de... — to look like...

Il a l'air d'un clown. — He looks like a clown.

avoir l'air de faire — to look as though one is doing, to appear to be doing

un air de famille avec — a resemblance to

avoir l'air de dire que...; Il avait l'air de dire que la pièce n'est pas formidable. — He seemed to be saying that the play isn't much good.

prendre de grands airs — to give o.s. airs

prendre de grands airs avec qn — to give o.s. airs with sb

4) (autres locutions)

dans l'air fig — in the air

en l'air (projets) — up in the air

tirer en l'air — to fire shots in the air

paroles en l'air — idle words, hot air

menaces en l'air — idle threats

être tête en l'air — to be a scatterbrain

l'air de rien (= discrètement) — without any fuss

dire qch l'air de rien — to say sth casually

n'avoir l'air de rien — to be not much to look at

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air nm

1 ( que l'on respire) air; l'air marin/de la campagne the sea/country air; le bon air clean air; l'air est vif/pollué the air is bracing/polluted; l'air est confiné it's stuffy; changer or renouveler l'air d'une pièce to let some air circulate in a room; mettre qch à l'air to put sth out to air [lit, tapis]; se promener les fesses à l'air to walk around with a bare bottom; à l'air libre outside, outdoors; faire sécher du linge à l'air to dry one's washing outside; concert en plein air open-air concert; activités de plein air outdoor activities; la vie au grand air outdoor life; on manque d'air ici it's stuffy in here; de l'air! lit let's get some air in here!; ( va-t'en)○ get lost○!; aller prendre l'air to go out and get some fresh air;

2 (brise, vent) il y a de l'air ( dans une pièce) there's a draught GB ou draft US; ( à l'extérieur) there's a breeze; il n'y a pas d'air there's no wind; un déplacement d'air a rush of air; un courant d'air a draught GB ou draft US; ça fait de l'air there's a draught GB ou draft US;

3 ( autour de la terre) air; jeter qch/tirer en l'air to throw sth/to shoot into the air; rester en l'air to stay in the air; avoir les bras/les pieds en l'air to have one's arms/one's feet (up) in the air; monter or s'élever dans les airs to rise into the air; planer dans les airs to glide into the air; par les airs, par air by air; transport par air transport by air; regarder en l'air to look up; avoir le nez en l'air to daydream; dans l'air fig [réforme, idée] in the air; il y a un virus dans l'air there's a virus going around; en l'air [menace, paroles, promesse] empty; [projet, idée] vague; parler en l'air to speculate; envoyer or flanquer qch en l'air○ to send sth flying; tout mettre en l'air○ ( mettre en désordre) to make a dreadful mess; ( jeter) to chuck everything out; ( faire échouer) to ruin everything; ils ont mis (toute) la maison en l'air○ they made a (dreadful) mess of the house;

4 ( manière d'être) manner; ( expression) expression; avec un air résolu/prétentieux in a resolute/pretentious manner; avoir un drôle d'air to look odd ou funny; avoir un air très distingué to look very distinguished; un air bête/intelligent a stupid/an intelligent expression; afficher un air dégoûté/blasé to affect an expression of disgust/of indifference; avec son petit air supérieur/coquin with that superior/mischievous expression of his/hers; d'un air sérieux/triste with a serious/sad expression; d'un air fâché/désolé angrily/helplessly; il y a un air de famille entre vous deux you two share a family likeness; avoir l'air épuisé/heureux to look shattered/happy; elle a eu l'air fin(e)! she looked (like) a fool!; tu as l'air malin maintenant! iron you look a right fool now!; il avait l'air d'un prince he looked like a prince; la maison a l'air d'un taudis the house looks like a slum; leur histoire (m')a (tout) l'air d'un mensonge their story sounds like a lie (to me); cela m'en a tout l'air it seems ou looks like it to me; j'aurais l'air de quoi? I'd look a right idiot!; il n'a l'air de rien mais il… he doesn't look it but he…; il est futé sans en avoir l'air he's sly although he doesn't look it; cela n'a l'air de rien mais it may not look it, but; il a l'air de comprendre he seems to understand; cela a l'air d'être bien/solide it looks good/strong; cela a l'air d'être une usine it looks like a factory; ils n'ont pas l'air de se rendre compte they don't seem to realize; il a l'air de vouloir faire beau it looks as if it's going to be fine ou nice US;

5 ( ambiance) un air d'abandon/de déchéance an air of neglect/of decay; il règne un air de fête there's a carnival atmosphere; la réunion avait un air de déjà-vu there was a feeling of déjà-vu about the meeting;

6 ( mélodie) tune; l'air d'une chanson the tune of ou to a song; siffler/fredonner un air to whistle/to hum a tune; un air de jazz a jazz tune; un air d'opéra an aria; jouer toujours le même air lit to play the same tune over and over again; fig to come out with the same old story; danser sur un air de tango/valse to dance to a tango/waltz.

Composés

air climatisé conditioned air; air comprimé compressed air; air conditionné ( système) air-conditioning; ( que l'on respire) conditioned air; air liquide Tech liquid air.

Idiomes

il ne manque pas d'air○ he's got a nerve; brasser or remuer de l'air○ to give the impression of being busy; prendre or se donner des grands airs to put on airs; j'ai besoin de changer d'air ( d'environnement) I need a change of scene; ( par agacement) I need to go and do something else.

[ɛr] nom masculin

1. [apparence] air, look

"bien sûr", dit-il d'un air guilleret/inquiet "of course," he said, jauntily/looking worried

il avait un air angoissé/mauvais he looked anxious/very nasty

ne te laisse pas prendre à son faux air de gentillesse don't be taken in by his apparent kindness

son témoignage a un air de vérité qui ne trompe pas his testimony sounds unmistakably genuine

avoir l'air: Maria, tu as l'air heureux ou heureuse Maria, you look happy

elle n'a pas l'air satisfait ou satisfaite she doesn't look as if she's pleased

cette poire a l'air mauvaise, jette-la this pear looks (as though it's) rotten, throw it away

tu avais l'air fin! (familier) you looked a real fool!

avoir l'air de: il a l'air de t'aimer beaucoup he seems to be very fond of you

je ne voudrais pas avoir l'air de lui donner des ordres I wouldn't like (it) to look as though I were ordering him about

ça a l'air d'un ou d'être un scarabée it looks like a beetle

ça m'a tout l'air (d'être) traduit de l'anglais (familier) it looks to me as though it's been translated from English

il a peut-être la rougeole — il en a tout l'air he may have measles — it certainly looks like it

avoir un petit air penché (familier) ou des petits airs penchés (familier) to look pensive

avec son air de ne pas y toucher ou sans avoir l' air d'y toucher, il arrive toujours à ses fins though you wouldn't think it to look at him, he always manages to get his way

l'air de rien (familier) ou de ne pas en avoir (familier) : je me suis approchée, l'air de rien ou de ne pas en avoir, et je lui ai flanqué ma main sur la figure I walked up, all innocent, like, and gave him a slap in the face

ça n'a l'air de rien comme ça, mais c'est une lourde tâche it doesn't look much but it's quite a big job

elle n'a pas l'air comme ça, mais elle sait ce qu'elle veut! (familier) you wouldn't think it to look at her, but she knows what she wants!

sans en avoir l' air: sans en avoir l'air, elle a tout rangé en une heure she tidied up everything in an hour without even looking busy

je suis arrivée au bout de mon tricot, sans en avoir l'air! I managed to finish my knitting, though it didn't seem that I was making any progress!

prendre ou se donner des airs to give oneself airs

prendre de grands airs to put on airs (and graces (UK)

2. [ressemblance] likeness, resemblance

un air de famille ou parenté a family resemblance ou likeness

il a un faux air de James Dean he looks a bit like James Dean

3. MUSIQUE [mélodie] tune

[à l'opéra] aria

avec lui c'est toujours le même air! (figuré & péjoratif) he should change his tune!

c'est l'air qui fait la chanson it's not what you say, it's the way you say it

4. [qu'on respire] air

la pollution/température de l'air air pollution/temperature

air conditionné [système] air-conditioning

ils ont l'air conditionné their building is air-conditioned

air comprimé compressed air

air liquide liquid air

prendre l'air to get some fresh air, to take the air (vieilli)

déplacer ou remuer beaucoup d'air (péjoratif) to make a lot of noise (figuré)

(allez,) de l'air! (familier) come on, beat it!

5. [vent]

il fait (familier) ou il y a de l'air aujourd'hui

a. it's breezy today

b. [beaucoup] it's windy today

6. [ciel] air

dans l'air ou les air s (up) in the air ou sky ou skies (littéraire)

prendre l'air [avion] to take off, to become airborne, to take to the air

transport par air air transport

7. [ambiance] atmosphere

de temps en temps, il me faut l'air du pays natal I need to go back to my roots from time to time

vivre de l'air du temps to live on (thin) air

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à air locution adjectivale

[pompe] air (modificateur)

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à l'air locution adverbiale

j'ai mis tous les vêtements d'hiver à l'air I put all the winter clothes out for an airing

mettre son derrière à l'air to bare one's bottom

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à l'air libre locution adverbiale

out in the open

au grand air locution adverbiale

[dehors] (out) in the fresh air

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dans l'air locution adverbiale

in the air

il y a de l'orage dans l'air (sens propre & figuré) there's a storm brewing

influencé par les idées qui sont dans l'air influenced by current ideas

la révolution est dans l'air revolution is in the air

il y a quelque chose dans l'air! there's something going on!

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de l'air locution adjectivale

[hôtesse, mal, musée] air (modificateur)

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en l'air locution adjectivale

1. [levé] in the air, up

les pattes en l'air with its feet in the air

les mains en l'air! hands up!

2. [non fondé - promesse] empty

encore des paroles en l'air! more empty words!

je ne fais pas de projets en l'air when I make a plan, I stick to it

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en l'air locution adverbiale

1. [vers le haut] (up) in the air

jeter ou lancer quelque chose en l'air to throw something (up) in the air

tirer en l'air to fire in the air

regarde en l'air look up

2. (figuré) rashly

parler en l'air to say things without meaning them

flanquer (familier) ou foutre (très familier) quelque chose en l'air

a. [jeter] to chuck something out, to bin something

b. [gâcher] to screw something up (très familier)

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