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ɡes
1. verb
1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) adivinar

2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) suponer, imaginar

2. noun
(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) suposición, conjetura; opinión, parecer

- guesswork
- anybody's guess

guess¹ n

to have a guess adivinar

if you don't know the answer, have a guess si no sabes la respuesta, adivina

guess² vb

1. adivinar

I guessed the answer adiviné la respuesta

2. imaginar

you'll never guess where we went no te imaginas dónde fuimos

guess

tr[ges]

noun

1 (conjecture) conjetura; (estimate) cálculo

■ have a guess! ¡a ver si adivinas!

■ he made a wild guess hizo una conjetura al azar

■ I'll give you three guesses te doy tres oportunidades para adivinarlo

■ my guess is that they'll arrive around 8.00pm calculo que llegarán a eso de las ocho

transitive verb

1 (gen) adivinar

■ guess who I saw today! ¡adivina a quién he visto hoy!

■ guess what! ¿sabes qué?

■ I bet you can't guess how old I am ¿a que no adivinas cuántos años tengo?

■ you'll never guess what happened no te puedes imaginar lo que pasó

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (suppose) suponer, pensar, creer

■ I guess so supongo que sí

■ I guess not supongo que no

■ I guess I'd better be going supongo que debería irme

intransitive verb

1 adivinar

■ when did you guess? ¿cuándo lo adivinaste?

■ we can only guess at the number of victims sólo podemos hacer conjeturas sobre el número de víctimas

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at a guess a primera vista, al ojo

at a rough guess a ojo de buen cubero

... is anybody's guess vete tú a saber...

■ why he did it is anybody's guess vete tú a saber por qué lo hizo

to guess right acertar, adivinar

to guess wrong equivocarse

to keep somebody guessing tener a alguien en suspenso, tener a alguien en la incertidumbre

your guess is as good as mine ¿quién sabe?, vete tú a saber

guess ['gɛs] vt

1) conjecture: adivinar, conjeturar

guess what happened!: ¡adivina lo que pasó!

2) suppose: pensar, creer, suponer

I guess so: supongo que sí

3) : adivinar correctamente, acertar

to guess the answer: acertar la respuesta

guess vi

: adivinar

guess n

: conjetura f, suposición f

guess

n.

(§ pl.: guesses) = adivinación s.f.

• adivinanza s.f.

• conjetura s.f.

• remusgo s.m.

• suposición s.f.

v.

• aceptar v.

• adivinar v.

• barruntar v.

• brujulear v.

• columbrar v.

• conjeturar v.

• entrever v.

• estimar v.

• suponer v.

ges
I

noun

have a guess! — a ver si adivinas!

you're allowed three guesses — tienes tres oportunidades de adivinar(lo)

it was just a wild guess — fue lo primero que (se) me vino a la cabeza

to make a lucky guess — acertar* or (Méx) atinar(le) por or de casualidad

your guess is as good as mine — quién sabe, vete tú a saber

II
1.

transitive verb

a) (conjecture, estimate) adivinar

guess who! — adivina quién soy, ¿a que no sabes quién soy?

guess what! — ¿sabes qué?

you'll never guess what he said — no te puedes imaginar lo que dijo

I guessed that he weighed about 150 pounds — calculé que pesaría unas 150 libras

b) ( suppose) (esp AmE colloq) suponer*

I guess so — supongo (que sí), eso creo

2.

vi

how did you guess? — ¿cómo adivinaste? or (Esp) ¿cómo lo has adivinado?

to guess right — acertar*, adivinar, atinar(le) (Méx)

to guess wrong — equivocarse*

he kept people guessing about his plans — los tenía a todos en suspenso or en la incertidumbre acerca de sus planes

to guess AT something: we can only guess at her motives — sólo podemos hacer conjeturas sobre cuáles fueron sus motivos

[ɡes]
1.

N (=conjecture) conjetura f, suposición f ; (=estimate) estimación f aproximada

to make/have a guess — adivinar

have a guess, I'll give you three guesses — a ver si lo adivinas

at a (rough) guess — a ojo

my guess is that... — yo creo que...

it's anybody's guess — ¿quién sabe?

your guess is as good as mine! — ¡vete a saber!

2. VT

1) [+ answer, meaning] acertar; [+ height, weight, number] adivinar

guess what! — ¡a que no lo adivinas!

guess who! — ¡a ver si adivinas quién soy!

I guessed as much — me lo suponía

you've guessed it! — ¡has acertado!

I never guessed it was so big — nunca supuse que fuera tan grande

I guessed him to be about 20 — le eché unos 20 años

2) (esp US) (=suppose) creer, suponer

I guess you're right — supongo que tienes razón

I guess we'll buy it — me imagino que lo compraremos

3. VI

1) (=make a guess) adivinar; (=guess correctly) acertar

you'll never guess — no lo adivinarás nunca

he's just guessing — no hace más que especular

to keep sb guessing — mantener a algn a la expectativa

to guess at sth — intentar adivinar algo

all that time we never guessed — en todo ese tiempo no lo sospechábamos

2) (esp US) (=suppose) suponer, creer

I guess so — creo que sí

he's happy, I guess — supongo que está contento

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[ges]
I

noun

have a guess! — a ver si adivinas!

you're allowed three guesses — tienes tres oportunidades de adivinar(lo)

it was just a wild guess — fue lo primero que (se) me vino a la cabeza

to make a lucky guess — acertar* or (Méx) atinar(le) por or de casualidad

your guess is as good as mine — quién sabe, vete tú a saber

II
1.

transitive verb

a) (conjecture, estimate) adivinar

guess who! — adivina quién soy, ¿a que no sabes quién soy?

guess what! — ¿sabes qué?

you'll never guess what he said — no te puedes imaginar lo que dijo

I guessed that he weighed about 150 pounds — calculé que pesaría unas 150 libras

b) ( suppose) (esp AmE colloq) suponer*

I guess so — supongo (que sí), eso creo

2.

vi

how did you guess? — ¿cómo adivinaste? or (Esp) ¿cómo lo has adivinado?

to guess right — acertar*, adivinar, atinar(le) (Méx)

to guess wrong — equivocarse*

he kept people guessing about his plans — los tenía a todos en suspenso or en la incertidumbre acerca de sus planes

to guess AT something: we can only guess at her motives — sólo podemos hacer conjeturas sobre cuáles fueron sus motivos

English-spanish dictionary > guess
4 lucky

adjective

1) (favoured by chance) glücklich

be lucky [in love/at games] — Glück [in der Liebe/im Spiel] haben

be lucky enough to be rescued — das [große] Glück haben, gerettet zu werden

Could you lend me £100? - You'll be lucky! — Könntest du mir 100 Pfund leihen? - So siehst du aus!

2) (favouring somebody by chance) glücklich [Umstand, Zufall, Zusammentreffen usw.]; see also academic.ru/24952/escape">escape 1. 1)

3) (bringing good luck) Glücks[zahl, -tag usw.]

lucky charm — Glücksbringer, der

be born under a lucky star — ein Glückskind sein

you can thank your lucky stars — du kannst von Glück sagen

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adjective

1) (having good luck: He was very lucky to escape alive.) Glück haben

2) (bringing good luck: a lucky number; a lucky charm.) glückbringend

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lucky

[ˈlʌki]

adj

1. (fortunate) glücklich

you \lucky thing! ( fam) du Glückliche(r)!, du Glückspilz!

\lucky her! die Glückliche!

you're getting married? who's the \lucky man/woman? du heiratest? wer ist denn der/die Glückliche?

you are \lucky in having such a beautiful house du kannst dich glücklich schätzen, so ein wunderbares Haus zu besitzen

we'll be \lucky if... wir können von Glück sagen, wenn...

you had a \lucky escape! da hast du ja noch mal Glück gehabt!

she's \lucky to be alive sie hat Glück, dass sie noch lebt

it is \lucky that they came home zum Glück sind sie nach Hause gekommen

she's going to ask for a salary increase — she'll be \lucky! sie will um eine Gehaltserhöhung bitten — na dann viel Glück!

can you lend me £100? — you'll be \lucky! kannst du mir 100 Pfund leihen? — so siehst du [mir] aus!

did your husband give you those earrings? — I should be so \lucky! hat dir dein Mann die Ohrringe geschenkt? — schön wär's! fam

a \lucky find ein glücklicher Fund

to be \lucky at games/in love Glück im Spiel/in der Liebe haben

to be born \lucky ein Glückskind sein

to count oneself \lucky sich akk glücklich schätzen

to get \lucky ( fam) Glück haben; (meet sb) jdn kennenlernen; ( hum: have sex) sich dat näherkommen euph

2. (bringing fortune) Glück bringend, Glücks-

what a \lucky break! Glück gehabt!

\lucky buy günstiger Kauf

\lucky day Glückstag m

\lucky number Glückszahl f

to make a \lucky guess einen Zufallstreffer landen

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['lʌkɪ]
adj (+er)

1) (= having luck) Glücks-

a lucky shot — ein Glückstreffer m

that was a lucky move — der Zug war Glück

you lucky thing!, lucky you! — du Glückliche(r) mf

who's the lucky man? — wer ist der Glückliche?

the lucky winner — der glückliche Gewinner, die glückliche Gewinnerin

to be lucky — Glück haben

I was lucky enough to meet him — ich hatte das (große) Glück, ihn kennenzulernen

you are lucky to be alive — du kannst von Glück sagen, dass du noch lebst

you were lucky to catch him — du hast Glück gehabt, dass du ihn erwischt hast

to strike ( it) lucky (with sb), to get lucky (with sb) (inf) —

he's a lucky man to have a wife like that — mit dieser Frau hat er das große Los gezogen (inf)

you're a lucky man — du bist ein Glückspilz

you'll be lucky to make it in time — wenn du das noch schaffst, hast du (aber) Glück

I want another £500 – you'll be lucky! — ich will nochmal £ 500 haben – viel Glück!

I should be so lucky! (iro) — schön wärs! (inf)

to be lucky at cards/in love — Glück im Spiel/in der Liebe haben

to be born lucky — ein Glücks- or Sonntagskind sein

to be lucky ( in) that... —

we are lucky in having (such) a great teacher — wir haben Glück, dass wir so einen großartigen Lehrer haben

I am luckier than most: I have a job — ich bin besser dran als die meisten, ich habe (wenigstens) einen Job

2) (= bringing luck) star, day Glücks-

lucky number — Glückszahl f

lucky charm — Glücksbringer m, Talisman m

it must be my lucky day — ich habe wohl heute meinen Glückstag

to be lucky (charm, number etc) — Glück bringen

3) (= happening fortunately) coincidence glücklich

it was lucky I stopped him in time — ein Glück, dass ich ihn rechtzeitig aufgehalten habe, zum Glück habe ich ihn rechtzeitig aufgehalten

it's lucky for you I remembered the number — dein Glück, dass ich die Nummer noch wusste

that was very lucky for you — da hast du aber Glück gehabt

they had a lucky escape from the fire — sie waren dem Feuer glücklich entkommen

he had a lucky escape in the accident — bei dem Unfall ist er glücklich davongekommen

that was a lucky escape — da habe ich/hast du etc noch mal Glück gehabt

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lucky [ˈlʌkı] adj (adv → luckily)

1. Glücks…, glücklich:

a lucky day ein Glückstag;

lucky dip Br

a) Grabbelsack m umg,

b) fig umg Glück(s)sache f, Glücksspiel n;

lucky hit Glücks-, Zufallstreffer m;

be lucky

a) Glück haben,

b) in der glücklichen Lage sein ( to have zu haben)( → 2);

you are lucky to be still alive du hast Glück oder du kannst von Glück sagen, dass du noch lebst;

you’ll be lucky!, you should be so lucky! iron so siehst du aus!;

it was lucky that … es war ein Glück, dass …; glücklicherweise …, zum Glück …;

lucky for you! dein Glück!;

it is lucky for you that … du hast Glück oder du kannst von Glück sagen, dass …;

third time lucky aller guten Dinge sind drei; → bastard A 2 b, beggar A 3, bleeder 3 a, blighter a, count¹ B 5, devil A 1, dog A 4, son 2, strike A 9

2. Glück bringend, Glücks…:

lucky charm Talisman m, Amulett n;

lucky penny Glückspfennig m;

be lucky Glück bringen ( → 2); → star A 3

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adjective

1) (favoured by chance) glücklich

be lucky [in love/at games] — Glück [in der Liebe/im Spiel] haben

be lucky enough to be rescued — das [große] Glück haben, gerettet zu werden

Could you lend me £100? - You'll be lucky! — Könntest du mir 100 Pfund leihen? - So siehst du aus!

2) (favouring somebody by chance) glücklich [Umstand, Zufall, Zusammentreffen usw.]; see also escape 1. 1)

3) (bringing good luck) Glücks[zahl, -tag usw.]

lucky charm — Glücksbringer, der

be born under a lucky star — ein Glückskind sein

you can thank your lucky stars — du kannst von Glück sagen

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adj.

froh adj. n.

glücklich adj.

English-german dictionary > lucky
5 lucky

[ʼlʌki] adj

1) ( fortunate) glücklich;

you \lucky thing! ( fam) du Glückliche(r)!, du Glückspilz!;

\lucky her! die Glückliche!;

you're getting married? who's the \lucky man/woman? du heiratest? wer ist denn der/die Glückliche?;

you are \lucky in having such a beautiful house du kannst dich glücklich schätzen, so ein wunderbares Haus zu besitzen;

we'll be \lucky if... wir können von Glück sagen, wenn...;

you had a \lucky escape! da hast du ja noch mal Glück gehabt!;

she's \lucky to be alive sie hat Glück, dass sie noch lebt;

it is \lucky that they came home zum Glück sind sie nach Hause gekommen;

she's going to ask for a salary increase - she'll be \lucky! sie will um eine Gehaltserhöhung bitten - na dann viel Glück!;

can you lend me £100? - you'll be \lucky! kannst du mir £100 leihen? - so siehst du [mir] aus!;

did your husband give you those earrings? - I should be so \lucky! hat dir dein Mann die Ohrringe geschenkt? - schön wär's! ( fam)

a \lucky find ein glücklicher Fund;

to be \lucky at games/ in love Glück im Spiel/in der Liebe haben;

to be born \lucky ein Glückskind sein;

to count oneself \lucky sich akk glücklich schätzen;

to get \lucky ( fam) Glück haben;

( meet sb) jdn kennen lernen;

(hum: have sex) sich dat näherkommen ( euph)

2) ( bringing fortune) glückbringend, Glücks-;

what a \lucky break! Glück gehabt!;

\lucky buy günstiger Kauf;

\lucky day Glückstag m;

\lucky number Glückszahl f;

to make a \lucky guess einen Zufallstreffer landen

English-German students dictionary > lucky
6 guess

guess [ges]

1. noun

supposition f

• to have a guess (at sth) essayer de deviner (qch)

• he made a wild guess il a lancé une réponse au hasard

• three guesses! essaie de deviner !

• that was a good guess! tu as deviné juste !

• that was a good guess but... c'est une bonne idée, mais...

• how did you know? -- it was just a lucky guess comment as-tu deviné ? -- j'ai dit ça au hasard

• my guess is that he refused d'après moi, il a refusé

• it's anyone's guess who will win (inf) impossible de prévoir qui va gagner

• will he come tomorrow? -- it's anyone's guess (inf) viendra-t-il demain ? -- qui sait ?

• at a guess I would say there were 200 à vue de nez, il y en avait 200

• at a rough guess à vue de nez

• an educated guess une supposition éclairée

• your guess is as good as mine! (inf) je n'en sais pas plus que toi !

2. transitive verb

a. [+ answer, name] deviner ; ( = estimate) [+ height, numbers] évaluer ; ( = surmise) supposer

• to guess sb's age deviner l'âge de qn

• you've guessed it! tu as deviné !

• I guessed as much je m'en doutais

• I guessed he was about 20 je lui donnais à peu près 20 ans

• guess how heavy he is devine combien il pèse

• can you guess what it means? devine ce que ça veut dire

• guess what! (inf) tu sais quoi ?

• guess who! (inf) devine qui c'est !

• you'll never guess who's coming to see us! tu ne devineras jamais qui va venir nous voir !

b. ( = think) supposer

• he'll be about 40 I guess je lui donnerais la quarantaine

• I guess she's decided not to come je suppose qu'elle a décidé de ne pas venir

• I guess so je suppose

• I guess not non

3. intransitive verb

deviner

• guess! essaie de deviner ! devine un peu !

• you'll never guess! tu ne devineras jamais !

• to guess right deviner juste

• to guess wrong tomber à côté

• to keep sb guessing laisser qn dans le doute

4. compounds

► guessing game noun

• to play a guessing game jouer aux devinettes

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[ges] 1.
noun supposition f, conjecture f

to have ou make a guess — essayer de deviner

to have ou make a guess at something — essayer de deviner quelque chose

my guess is that they will lose — à mon avis ils vont perdre

at a (rough) guess I would say that... — au hasard je dirais que...

I'll give you three guesses! — devine un peu!

that was a good guess! — tu as deviné juste!

to make a wild guess — deviner au hasard

your guess is as good as mine — je n'en sais pas plus que toi

it's anybody's guess! — les paris sont ouverts!
2.
transitive verb

1) ( intuit) deviner

to guess that — supposer que

to guess somebody's age — ( correctly) deviner l'âge de quelqu'un; ( make estimate) donner un âge à quelqu'un

you'll never guess what has happened! — tu ne devineras jamais ce qui vient d'arriver!

I guessed as much! — je m'en doutais!

guess what! I've won a prize! — tu sais quoi (colloq)! j'ai gagné un prix!

guess who! — devine qui c'est!

2) US ( suppose) supposer; (believe, think) penser, croire

‘he's right, you know’ - ‘I guess so’ — ‘il a raison, tu sais’ - ‘oui, je suppose’
3.
intransitive verb deviner

to guess at — faire des suppositions or des conjectures quant à [plans, outcome]

to guess right — deviner juste

to guess wrong — se tromper

to keep somebody guessing — laisser quelqu'un dans le doute

English-French dictionary > guess
7 guess

guess

A n supposition f, conjecture f ; to have ou make ou take a guess essayer de deviner ; to have ou make ou take a guess at sth essayer de deviner qch ; my guess is that they will lose à mon avis ils vont perdre ; at a (rough) guess I would say that he is about 30 au hasard je dirais qu'il a 30 ans environ ; there are, at a guess, ten families living in that building il doit y avoir approximativement une dizaine de familles habitant cet immeuble ; I'll give you three guesses! devine un peu! ; that was a good guess! tu as deviné juste! ; ‘how did you know?’-‘just a lucky guess!’ ‘comment est-ce que tu l'as su?’-‘c'est le hasard’ ; to make a wild guess deviner au hasard ; your guess is as good as mine je n'en sais pas plus que toi ; it's anybody's guess! les paris sont ouverts! ; what will happen now is anybody's guess Dieu seul sait ce qui va arriver maintenant.

B vtr

1 ( intuit) deviner [answer, reason, name, identity] ; deviner, estimer [length, width] ; to guess that conjecturer que, supposer que ; to guess sb's age ( correctly) deviner l'âge de qn ; ( make estimate) donner un âge à qn ; I should guess him to be about 30 je lui donnerais 30 ans environ ; I guessed the time to be about one o'clock il me semblait qu'il devait être environ une heure ; she had guessed what I was thinking elle avait deviné mes pensées ; you'll never guess what has happened! tu ne devineras jamais ce qui vient d'arriver! ; I guessed as much! je m'en doutais! ; guess what! I've won a prize! tu sais quoi ○ ! j'ai gagné un prix! ; guess who! devine qui c'est! ;

2 US ( suppose) supposer ; (believe, think) penser, croire ; I guess (that) what he says is true je suppose que ce qu'il dit est vrai ; I guess (that) I must be going now il faut que je m'en aille maintenant ; ‘he's right, you know’-‘I guess so’ ‘il a raison, tu sais’-‘oui, je suppose’ ; ‘you can't be sure’-‘I guess not’ ‘tu ne peux pas être sûr’-‘non, effectivement’.

C vi

1 deviner ; to guess at faire des suppositions or des conjectures quant à [plans, outcome] ; to guess right deviner juste ; to guess wrong se tromper ; you're just guessing! tu ne fais que deviner! ; you'll never guess! tu ne devineras jamais! ; I couldn't begin to guess je n'en ai pas la moindre idée ; to keep sb guessing laisser qn dans le doute.

Big English-French dictionary > guess
8 guess

1. transitive verb
1) (estimate) schätzen; (surmise) raten; (surmise correctly) erraten; raten [Rätsel]

can you guess his weight? — schätz mal, wieviel er wiegt

guess what! — (coll.) stell dir vor!

you'd never guess that... — man würde nie vermuten, dass...

I guessed as much — das habe ich mir schon gedacht

2) (esp. Amer.): (suppose)

I guess — ich glaube; ich schätze (ugs.)

I guess we'll have to — wir müssen wohl

I guess so/not — ich glaube schon od. ja/nicht od. kaum
2. intransitive verb
(estimate) schätzen; (make assumption) vermuten; (surmise correctly) es erraten

guess at something — etwas schätzen; (surmise) über etwas (Akk.) Vermutungen anstellen

I'm just guessing — das ist nur eine Schätzung/eine Vermutung

you've guessed right/wrong — deine Vermutung ist richtig/falsch

keep somebody guessing — (coll.) jemanden im unklaren od. ungewissen lassen

you'll never guess! — darauf kommst du nie!
3. noun
Schätzung, die

at a guess — schätzungsweise

make or have a guess — schätzen

have a guess! — rate od. schätz mal!

my guess is [that]... — ich schätze, dass...

I'll give you three guesses — (coll.) dreimal darfst du raten (ugs.)

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[ɡes] 1. verb
1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) (er)raten

2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) denken
2. noun
(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) die Vermutung

- academic.ru/32793/guesswork">guesswork
- anybody's guess
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guess

[ges]

I. n

<pl -es>

Vermutung f, Annahme f; (act of guessing) Raten nt kein pl

you've got three \guesses dreimal darfst du raten

a lucky \guess ein Glückstreffer [o Zufallstreffer] m

to have [or hazard] [or make] [or esp AM take] a \guess raten, schätzen

to make a wild \guess einfach [wild] drauflosraten [o [ins Blaue hinein] tippen] fam

at a \guess grob geschätzt, schätzungsweise

▪ sb's \guess is that... jd vermutet [o nimmt an], dass...

your \guess is as good as mine da kann ich auch nur raten

▶ it's anybody's [or anyone's] \guess weiß der Himmel fam

II. vi

1. (conjecture) [er]raten

how did you \guess? wie bist du darauf gekommen?

to \guess right/wrong richtig/falsch raten

to keep sb \guessing jdn auf die Folter spannen

▪ to \guess at sth etw raten; (estimate) etw schätzen; (suspect) über etw akk Vermutungen anstellen

2. esp AM (suppose) denken, meinen; (suspect) annehmen, vermuten

I \guess you're right du wirst wohl Recht haben

I \guess I'd better go now ich werde jetzt wohl besser gehen

III. vt

▪ to \guess sth etw raten

he \guessed her age to be 48 er schätzte sie auf 48

\guess what? stell dir vor!, rate mal!

to keep sb \guessing jdn im Ungewissen [o Unklaren] lassen

▪ to \guess that... vermuten, dass...

I bet you can't \guess how old she is ich wette, du kommst nicht darauf, wie alt sie ist

\guess where I'm calling from rate mal, woher ich anrufe

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[ges]
1. n
Vermutung f, Annahme f; (= estimate) Schätzung f
to have or make a guess (at sth) — (etw) raten

his guess was nearly right — er hat es fast erraten/hat es gut geschätzt

it's a good guess — gut geraten or geschätzt or getippt

it was just a lucky guess — das war nur gut geraten, das war ein Zufallstreffer m

I'll give you three guesses — dreimal darfst du raten

50 people, at a guess — schätzungsweise 50 Leute

at a rough guess — grob geschätzt, über den Daumen gepeilt (inf)

my guess is that... — ich tippe darauf (inf) or schätze or vermute, dass...

your guess is as good as mine! (inf) — da kann ich auch nur raten!

it's anybody's guess (inf) — das wissen die Götter (inf)

2. vi

1) (= surmise) raten

how did you guess? — wie hast du das bloß erraten?; (iro) du merkst auch alles!

to keep sb guessing — jdn im Ungewissen lassen

he's only guessing when he says they'll come — das ist eine reine Vermutung von ihm, dass sie kommen

you'll never guess! — das wirst du nie erraten!

you'll never guess what! — darauf kommst du nie!

to guess at sth — etw raten

2) (esp US

= suppose) I guess not — wohl nicht

he's right, I guess — er hat wohl recht

I think he's right – I guess so — ich glaube, er hat recht – ja, das hat er wohl

shall we go? – I guess (so) — sollen wir gehen? – na gut or (ich) schätze ja

that's all, I guess — das ist wohl alles, (ich) schätze, das ist alles (inf)

3. vt

1) (= surmise) raten; (= surmise correctly) erraten; (= estimate) weight, numbers, amount schätzen

I guessed as much — das habe ich mir schon gedacht

to guess sb to be 20 years old/sth to be 10 lbs —

I guessed (that) she was about 40 — ich schätzte sie auf etwa 40

you'll never guess who/what... — das errätst du nie, wer/was...

guess who! (inf) — rat mal, wer!

guess what! (inf) — stell dir vor! (inf), denk nur! (inf)

2) (esp US

= suppose) I guess we'll just have to wait and see — wir werden wohl abwarten müssen, ich schätze, wir werden abwarten müssen

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guess [ɡes]

A v/t

1. (ab)schätzen:

guess sb’s age at 40, guess sb to be ( oder that they are) 40 jemandes Alter oder jemanden auf 40 schätzen

2. jemandes Gedanken etc erraten:

guess a riddle ein Rätsel raten;

guess who was here this morning rate mal, wer heute Morgen hier war

3. ahnen, vermuten:

I guessed how it would be ich habe mir gedacht, wie es kommen würde;

I might have guessed it ich hätte es mir denken können

4. besonders US umg glauben, denken, meinen, annehmen ( alle:

that dass)

B v/i

1. schätzen ( at sth etwas)

2. a) raten

b) herumraten (at, about an dat):

guessed wrong falsch geraten;

how did you guess? wie hast du das nur erraten?, iron du merkst aber auch alles!;

keep sb guessing jemanden im Unklaren oder Ungewissen lassen;

guessing game Ratespiel n

C s Schätzung f, Vermutung f, Mutmaßung f, Annahme f:

my guess is that … ich schätze oder vermute, dass …;

that’s anybody’s guess das ist reine Vermutung, das kann man nur vermuten;

at a guess

a) bei bloßer Schätzung,

b) schätzungsweise;

I’ll give you three guesses dreimal darfst du raten;

a good guess gut geraten oder geschätzt;

your guess is as good as mine ich kann auch nur raten;

by guess schätzungsweise;

by guess and by God umg

a) über den Daumen (gepeilt), nach Gefühl und Wellenschlag (beide umg),

b) mit mehr Glück als Verstand;

make a guess raten, schätzen;

have another guess coming falsch oder schiefgewickelt sein umg; → educated 2, rough A 12, wild A 15

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1. transitive verb
1) (estimate) schätzen; (surmise) raten; (surmise correctly) erraten; raten [Rätsel]

can you guess his weight? — schätz mal, wieviel er wiegt

guess what! — (coll.) stell dir vor!

you'd never guess that... — man würde nie vermuten, dass...

I guessed as much — das habe ich mir schon gedacht

2) (esp. Amer.): (suppose)

I guess — ich glaube; ich schätze (ugs.)

I guess we'll have to — wir müssen wohl

I guess so/not — ich glaube schon od. ja/nicht od. kaum
2. intransitive verb
(estimate) schätzen; (make assumption) vermuten; (surmise correctly) es erraten

guess at something — etwas schätzen; (surmise) über etwas (Akk.) Vermutungen anstellen

I'm just guessing — das ist nur eine Schätzung/eine Vermutung

you've guessed right/wrong — deine Vermutung ist richtig/falsch

keep somebody guessing — (coll.) jemanden im unklaren od. ungewissen lassen

you'll never guess! — darauf kommst du nie!
3. noun
Schätzung, die

at a guess — schätzungsweise

make or have a guess — schätzen

have a guess! — rate od. schätz mal!

my guess is [that]... — ich schätze, dass...

I'll give you three guesses — (coll.) dreimal darfst du raten (ugs.)

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n.

(§ pl.: guesses)

= Mutmaßung f.

Schätzung f.

Vermutung f. v.

erraten v.

meinen v.

raten v.

(§ p.,pp.: riet, geraten)

schätzen v.

vermuten v.

English-german dictionary > guess
9 guess

I [ges]
nome congettura f., supposizione f.

to have o make o take a guess at sth. cercare di o tirare a indovinare qcs.; my guess is that they will lose secondo me perderanno; at a (rough) guess I would say that he is about 30 a occhio e croce avrà 30 anni; I'll give you three guesses! ti do tre possibilità; that was a good guess! hai colto nel segno, hai azzeccato! to make a wild guess fare congetture azzardate; your guess is as good as mine ne so quanto te; it's anybody's guess! — Dio solo lo sa! e chi lo sa! chi l'indovina è bravo!
II 1. [ges]
verbo transitivo

1) (tirare a) indovinare [ answer]; calcolare (a occhio e croce) [length, width]

to guess sb.'s age — (correctly) indovinare l'età di qcn.; (make estimate) cercare di indovinare l'età di qcn.

you'll never guess what has happened! — non indovinerai mai che cosa è successo!

I guessed as much! — lo sospettavo!

guess what! I've won a prize! — indovina (un po')! Ho vinto un premio!

guess who! — indovina chi!

2) AE (suppose) supporre; (believe, think) credere, pensare

I guess so, not — credo di sì, di no
2.
verbo intransitivo (tirare a) indovinare, congetturare

to guess at — fare delle congetture su [ outcome]

to guess right, wrong — indovinare, non indovinare

to keep sb. guessing — tenere qcn. sulle spine o sulla corda

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[ɡes] 1. verb
1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) indovinare

2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) credere, supporre
2. noun
(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) supposizione, ipotesi

- guesswork
- anybody's guess
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guess /gɛs/
n.

1 congettura; supposizione; tentativo d'indovinare: to make a wild guess, tirare a indovinare; Have ( USA take) a guess!, prova a indovinare!; at a ( rough) guess, a occhio e croce; a lume di naso; to make a good guess, azzeccare giusto; cogliere nel segno; an inspired guess, un'intuizione; a lucky guess, un tentativo d'indovinare azzeccato

2 cosa indovinata; soluzione di un indovinello

3 ipotesi: a bad guess, un'ipotesi errata; educated guess, ipotesi ragionevole; to hazard a guess, azzardare un'ipotesi

● It's anybody's guess, impossibile a dirsi; Dio solo lo sa □ Your guess is as good as mine, ne so quanto te; non ne ho la minima idea.
♦ (to) guess /gɛs/
v. t. e i.

1 congetturare; calcolare ( a un dipresso); tirare a indovinare; dire: Can you guess the weight of this trunk?, sai calcolare il peso di questo baule?; I would guess she's about forty, direi che ha circa quarant'anni

2 indovinare; azzeccare; risolvere: to guess the meaning of a new word, indovinare il senso di una parola nuova; to guess a riddle, risolvere un indovinello; to guess wrong, non indovinare; sbagliare ( facendo una congettura); I've guessed right, ho indovinato

3 (fam. spec. USA) credere; ritenere; supporre: I guess you can make it, credo che tu possa farcela; I guess so, penso (o credo) di sì

● (fam.) to get sb. guessing, mettere una pulce nell'orecchio a q. □ to keep sb. guessing, tenere q. sulla corda (o sulle spine) □ DIALOGO → - Wedding- Guess what?, indovina un po'?; sai la novità?

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I [ges]
nome congettura f., supposizione f.

to have o make o take a guess at sth. cercare di o tirare a indovinare qcs.; my guess is that they will lose secondo me perderanno; at a (rough) guess I would say that he is about 30 a occhio e croce avrà 30 anni; I'll give you three guesses! ti do tre possibilità; that was a good guess! hai colto nel segno, hai azzeccato! to make a wild guess fare congetture azzardate; your guess is as good as mine ne so quanto te; it's anybody's guess! — Dio solo lo sa! e chi lo sa! chi l'indovina è bravo!
II 1. [ges]
verbo transitivo

1) (tirare a) indovinare [ answer]; calcolare (a occhio e croce) [length, width]

to guess sb.'s age — (correctly) indovinare l'età di qcn.; (make estimate) cercare di indovinare l'età di qcn.

you'll never guess what has happened! — non indovinerai mai che cosa è successo!

I guessed as much! — lo sospettavo!

guess what! I've won a prize! — indovina (un po')! Ho vinto un premio!

guess who! — indovina chi!

2) AE (suppose) supporre; (believe, think) credere, pensare

I guess so, not — credo di sì, di no
2.
verbo intransitivo (tirare a) indovinare, congetturare

to guess at — fare delle congetture su [ outcome]

to guess right, wrong — indovinare, non indovinare

to keep sb. guessing — tenere qcn. sulle spine o sulla corda

English-Italian dictionary > guess
10 guess

1. [ges] n
1. догадка; предположение

lucky guess - счастливая догадка

scientific guess - научное предположение

by guess - наугад [ср. тж. 2]

to give /to have, to make/ a guess - высказать предположение

to make a guess at what will happen - высказать догадку о том, что произойдёт

that's a good guess - ваше предположение верно; как вы догадались?!

that was an easy guess - тут и догадываться нечего

I give you three guesses - можешь угадывать до трёх раз; если с трёх раз не отгадаешь - проиграл

what is your guess? - что вы предполагаете?

2. приблизительный подсчёт

crude guess - грубая оценка

at a guess, by guess - приблизительно, примерно, по грубому подсчёту [ср. тж. 1]

♢ to miss one's guess - амер. ошибиться, не отгадать

this is anyone's guess - об этом можно только догадываться; ≅ это ещё неизвестно; кто знает?; как знать?

your guess is as good as mine - я об этом знаю столько же, сколько вы

one man's guess is as good as another's - ≅ никто ничего не знает, нельзя сказать ничего определённого; это одному богу известно

to steer by guess and by God - мор. плыть наугад /наобум, как бог на душу положит/
2. [ges] v
1. 1) догадываться; предполагать

I can only guess the reasons for his conduct - я могу только догадываться о причинах его поведения

guess who did it! - догадайтесь, кто это сделал!

I can guess your answer - я предвижу ваш ответ

to keep smb. guessing - держать кого-л. в недоумении, озадачивать

that got him guessing - это его заинтриговало; он не знал, что и подумать

2) приблизительно определять

can you guess his weight? - как вы думаете, сколько он весит?

from his appearance I should guess his age at 40 - судя по внешности, ему лет сорок

can't you even guess at his age? - разве вы не можете хотя бы примерно определить его возраст?

I guess him to be twenty five - на мой взгляд, ему лет двадцать пять

2. 1) угадывать, отгадывать

to guess a riddle - отгадать загадку

to guess what smb. is thinking - угадать чьи-л. мысли

to guess right [wrong] - угадать правильно [неправильно]

2) понимать, заключать

to guess smth. from smb.'s manner - понять что-л. по чьему-л. поведению

3. амер. разг. думать, считать, полагать

I guess it's going to rain - мне кажется, сейчас пойдёт дождь

I guess we shall see him soon - думаю, что мы скоро увидим его

I'm not a good guess - я недогадлив

НБАРС > guess
11 guess

[ges] n <pl - es>

Vermutung f, Annahme f; ( act of guessing) Raten nt kein pl;

you've got three \guesses dreimal darfst du raten;

a lucky \guess ein Glückstreffer [o Zufallstreffer]; m;

to have [or hazard] [or make] [or ( esp Am) take] a \guess raten, schätzen;

to make a wild \guess einfach [wild] drauflosraten [o [ins Blaue hinein] tippen] ( fam)

at a \guess grob geschätzt, schätzungsweise;

sb's \guess is that... jd vermutet [o nimmt an], dass...;

your \guess is as good as mine da kann ich auch nur raten

PHRASES:

it's anybody's [or anyone's] \guess weiß der Himmel ( fam) vi

1) ( conjecture) [er]raten;

how did you \guess? wie bist du darauf gekommen?;

to \guess right/ wrong richtig/falsch raten;

to keep sb \guessing jdn auf die Folter spannen;

to \guess at sth etw raten;

( estimate) etw schätzen;

( suspect) über etw akk Vermutungen anstellen

2) ( esp Am) ( suppose) denken, meinen;

( suspect) annehmen, vermuten;

I \guess you're right du wirst wohl recht haben;

I \guess I'd better go now ich werde jetzt wohl besser gehen vt

to \guess sth etw raten;

he \guessed her age to be 48 er schätzte sie auf 48;

\guess what? stell dir vor!, rate mal!;

to keep sb \guessing jdn im Ungewissen [o Unklaren] lassen;

to \guess that... vermuten, dass...;

I bet you can't \guess how old she is ich wette, du kommst nicht darauf, wie alt sie ist;

\guess where I'm calling from rate mal, woher ich anrufe

English-German students dictionary > guess
12 guess

1. n догадка; предположение

lucky guess — счастливая догадка

scientific guess — научное предположение

by guess — наугад

to give a guess — высказать предположение

to make a guess at what will happen — высказать догадку о том, что произойдёт

that was an easy guess — тут и догадываться нечего

to guess wrong — ошибиться в догадке

wise guess — правильное предположение

safe guess — безошибочное предположение

intelligent guess — обоснованное предположение

2. n приблизительный подсчёт

crude guess — грубая оценка

at a guess, by guess — приблизительно, примерно, по грубому подсчёту

at a guess — приблизительно

a rough guess — приблизительный подсчёт

3. v догадываться; предполагать

I can only guess the reasons for his conduct — я могу только догадываться о причинах его поведения

guess who did it! — догадайтесь, кто это сделал!

4. v приблизительно определять

can you guess his weight? — как вы думаете, сколько он весит?

5. v угадывать, отгадывать

to guess a riddle — отгадать загадку

6. v понимать, заключать

7. v амер. разг. думать, считать, полагать

I guess we shall see him soon — думаю, что мы скоро увидим его

Синонимический ряд:

1. conjecture (noun) assumption; conjecture; estimation; hypothesis; idea; inference; notion; opinion; postulate; presumption; presupposition; speculation; supposition; surmise; theory

2. forecast (noun) forecast; prediction; prophecy

3. believe (verb) believe; imagine; suggest; venture

4. conjecture (verb) assume; conjecture; infer; presume; pretend; suppose; surmise; suspect; think

5. forecast (verb) forecast; prophesy

6. predict (verb) call; predict

Антонимический ряд:

certainty; fact; know

English-Russian base dictionary > guess
13 lucky

[ʹlʌkı] a
1. 1) счастливый, удачливый

lucky fellow - счастливый человек, счастливец

lucky player - игрок, которому всегда везёт

to be lucky to - иметь счастье (сделать что-л.)

he was lucky to escape unscathed - ему посчастливилось выбраться невредимым

you are lucky to be alive after being in that accident - скажи спасибо, что остался в живых после этой катастрофы

he's lucky in everything - ему во всём везёт

he's lucky in business - он удачлив в делах

he is a lucky dog - он счастливчик /везунчик/; ему здорово везёт

you are a lucky dog - вы счастливец (особ. как поздравление жениху)

lucky beggar /bargee/ - вот счастливчик!, везёт же!

lucky for you he's not here - ваше счастье, что его здесь нет

2) счастливый, удачный

lucky guess - удачная /счастливая/ догадка

lucky move [hit, shot] - удачный ход [удар, выстрел]

lucky escape - а) удачный побег; б) счастливое спасение

lucky accident - счастливая случайность

2. приносящий счастье

lucky charm - счастливый талисман

lucky penny [rabbit's foot] - монетка [заячья лапка], которую носят как талисман /на счастье/

Thursday is my lucky day - четверг - мой счастливый день

♢ to cut /to make/ one's lucky - дать тягу; скрыться, убраться, смыться вовремя

НБАРС > lucky
14 lucky

/'lʌki/ * tính từ - đỏ, gặp may, may mắn, gặp vận may, hạnh phúc =you are a lucky dog!+ anh vận đỏ thật! =lucky beggar!; lucky bargee!+ (thông tục) thằng cha vận đỏ thật! - đem lại may mắn, đem lại kết quả tốt, mang điềm lành =a lucky day+ một ngày may mắn - may mà đúng, may mà được =a lucky guess+ một câu đoán may mà đúng =a lucky shot+ một phát súng may mà tin * danh từ, (từ lóng) - to cut (make) one's lucky chuồn, tẩu, chạy trốn

English-Vietnamese dictionary > lucky
15 lucky

̈ɪˈlʌkɪ прил.
1) счастливый, удачный;
удачливый lucky devil ≈ счастливец, счастливчик You are lucky to be alive. ≈ тебе повезло, что ты остался жив. It's lucky that we got here early. ≈ Как хорошо, что мы добрались туда рано. lucky beggar ≈ счастливец, счастливчик Syn: favourable, successful
2) приносящий счастье
3) случайный ∙ to cut one's lucky ≈ удрать, убраться (вовремя), смыться счастливый, удачливый - * fellow счастливый человек, счастливец - * player игрок, которому всегда везет - to be * to иметь счастье (сделать что-л.) - he was * to escape unscathed ему посчастливилось выбраться невредимым - you are * to be alive after being in that accident скажи спасибо, что остался в живых после этой катастрофы - he's * in everything ему во всем везет - he's * in business он удачлив в делах - he is a * dog он счастливчик /везунчик/;
ему здорово везет - you are a * dog вы счастливец (особ. как поздравление жениху) - * beggar /bargee/! вот счастливчик!, везет же! - * for you he's not here ваше счастье, что его здесь нет счастливый, удачный - * guess удачная /счастливая/ догадка - * move удачный ход - * escape удачный побег;
счастливое спасение - * accident счастливая случайность приносящий счастье - * charm счастливый талисман - * penny монетка, которую носят как талисман /на счастье/ - Thursday is my * day четверг - мой счастливый день > to cut /to make/ one's * дать тягу;
скрыться, убраться, смыться вовремя to cut one's ~ sl удрать, убраться (вовремя), смыться lucky приносящий счастье ~ случайный ~ счастливый, удачный;
удачливый;
lucky beggar (или devil) счастливец, счастливчик ~ счастливый, удачный;
удачливый;
lucky beggar (или devil) счастливец, счастливчик

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > lucky
16 srećno pogoditi

• give a lucky guess; make a lucky guess; to give a lucky guess; to make a lucky guess

Serbian-English dictionary > srećno pogoditi
17 felice

happy

( fortunato) lucky

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felice agg.

1 happy, glad; pleased, delighted: matrimonio felice, happy marriage; sono molto felice di vederti, I am very glad (o pleased o happy) to see you; far felice qlcu., to make s.o. happy: il suo gesto mi ha reso felice per tutto il giorno, his gesture made my day; vissero felici e contenti, they lived happily ever after; felice come una Pasqua, as happy as a lark, ( soddisfatto) as pleased as punch // felice di conoscerLa, ( formula usata nelle presentazioni) how do you do?; pleased to meet you

2 ( fortunato) lucky, fortunate: giorno felice, lucky day; nel complesso è stato un anno felice, on the whole it has been a lucky year

3 ( piacevole) pleasant: viaggio felice, pleasant journey

4 (estens.) ( azzeccato) happy: scelta felice, happy choice; è uscito con una frase non molto felice, he came out with an unfortunate remark // avere la mano felice, to be good with one's hands (at doing sthg.): il mio dentista non ha sempre la mano felice con i suoi pazienti, my dentist is sometimes a bit rough with his patients; ha la mano felice nel gettare i dadi, he is lucky with the dice.

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[fe'litʃe]
nome proprio maschile Felix

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felice

/fe'lit∫e/

aggettivo

1 (soddisfatto, contento) happy, glad, delighted, pleased (per, di qcs. about sth.; per qcn. for sb.); essere felice di fare to be happy o glad to do; vivere felice to live happily; fare felice qcn. to make sb. happy; sono felice di vederti I'm happy o glad to see you; felice di fare la sua conoscenza! felice di conoscerla! pleased to meet you! e vissero (tutti) -i e contenti they (all) lived happily ever after

2 (lieto) [vita, matrimonio, giorni] happy; felice anno nuovo! Happy New Year!

3 (favorevole) [combinazione, scelta, idea] happy; un'espressione felice, poco felice a well-chosen, ill-chosen expression; avere una felice intuizione to make an inspired guess.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > felice
18 FARA

go

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(fer; fór, fórum; farinn), v.

1) to move, pass along, go;

gekk hann hvargi sem hann fór, he walked wherever he went;

fara heim (heiman), to go home (from home);

fara á fund e-s to visit one;

fjöld ek fór, I travelled much;

hann sagði, hversu orð fóru með þeim, what words passed between them;

absol., to go begging (ómagar, er þar eigu at fara í því þingi);

2) with ‘ferð, leið’ or the like added in acc., gen., or dat.;

fara leiðar sinnar, to go one’s way, proceed on one’s journey (= fara ferðar sinnar or ferða sinna, fara ferð sina, fara för sina, förum sínum);

fara þessa ferð, to make this journey;

fara fullum dagleiðum, to travel a full days journeys;

fara stefnuför, to go a-summoning;

fara bónorðsför, to go a-wooing;

fara sigrför, to go on the path of victory, to triumph;

fara góða för, to make a lucky journey;

fig., fara ósigr, to be defeated;

fara mikinn skaða, to suffer great damage;

fara hneykju, skömm, to incur disgrace;

fara erendleysu, to fail in one’s errand;

with the road in acc. (fara fjöll ok dala);

3) fara búðum, bygðum, vistum, to move, change one’s abode;

fara eldi ok arni, to move one’s hearth and fire;

4) fara einn saman, to go alone;

fara eigi ein saman, to go with child (= fara með barni);

5) with infin.;

fara sofa, to go to sleep (allir menn vóru sofa farnir);

fara vega, to go to fight;

fara leita, to go seeking (var leita farit);

6) with an a., etc.;

fara villr, to go astray;

fara haltr, to walk lame;

fara vanstiltr, to go out of one’s mind;

fara duldr e-s, to be unaware of;

fara andvígr e-m, to give battle;

fara leyniliga (leynt), to be kept secret;

eigi má þetta svá fara, this cannot go on in that way;

fjarri ferr þat, far from it, by no means;

fór þat fjarri, at ek vilda, I was far from desiring it;

7) to turn out, end;

fór þat sem líkligt var, it turned out as was likely (viz. ended ill);

svá fór, at, the end was, that;

ef svá ferr sem ek get til, if it turns out as I guess;

á sómu leið fór um aðra sendimenn, it went the same way with the other messengers;

8) to fare well, ill;

biðja e-n vel fara, to bid one farewell;

9) to suit, fit, esp. of clothes, hair (ekki þykkir mér kyrtill þinn fara betr en stakkr minn; hárit fór vel);

impers., fór illa á hestinum, it sat ill on the horse;

10) impers., e-m ferr vel, illa, one behaves or acts well, ill;

honum hafa öll málin verst farit, he has behaved worst in the whole matter;

e-m ferr vinveittliga, one behaves in a friendly way;

11) fara e-t höndum, to touch with the hands, esp. of a healing touch, = fara höndum um e-t (bið hann fara höndum meinit);

fara land herskildi, brandi, to visit a land with ‘warshield’, with fire, to ravage or devastate it (gekk síðan á land upp með liði sínu ok fór alit herskildi);

12) to overtake (Án hrísmagi var þeirra skjótastr ok gat farit sveininn);

tunglit ferr sólina, the moon overtakes the sun;

áðr hana Fenrir fari, before F. overtakes her;

13) to ill-treat, treat cruelly;

menn sá ek þá, er mjök höfðu hungri farit hörund, that had chastened their flesh with much fasting;

14) to put an end to, destroy;

fara sér (sjálfr), to kill oneself;

fara lífi (fjörvi) e-s, to deprive one of life;

þú hefir sigr vegit ok Fáfni (dat.) um farit, killed F.;

15) to forfeit (fara löndum ok lausafé);

16) refl., farast;

17) with preps. and advs.:

fara af klæðum, to take off one’s clothes;

fara at e-m, to make an attack upon, to assault (eigi mundi í annat sinn vænna at fara at jarlinum);

fara at e-u, to mind, pay heed to;

ekki fer ek at, þótt þú hafir svelt þik til fjár (it does not matter to me, I do not care, though);

to deal with a thing, proceed in a certain way;

svá skal at sókn fara, thus is the pleading to be proceeded with;

fara at lögum, úlögum, to proceed lawfully, unlawfully;

fara mjúkliga at, to proceed gently;

hér skulu við fara at með ráðum, act with, deliberation;

impers. with dat., to do, behave;

illa hefir mér at farit, I have done my business badly; to go in pusuit (search) of (víkingar nökkurir þeir sem fóru at féföngum);

fara at fuglaveiðum, to go a-fowling;

fara at fé, to tend sheep;

fara á e-n, to come upon one;

sigu saman augu, þá er dauðinn fór á, when death seized him;

fara á hæl or hæli, to step back, retreat;

fara eptir e-m, to follow one;

fara eptir e-u, to go for, go to fetch (Snorri goði fór eptir líkinu; fara eptir vatni); to accommodate oneself to, conform to (engi vildi eptir öðrum fara);

þau orð er eptir fara, the following words;

fara fram, to go on, take place;

ef eigi ferr gjald fram, if no payment takes place;

veizlan ferr vel fram, the feast went on well;

spyrr, hvat þar fœri fram, he asked, what was going on there;

fara fram ráðum e-s, to follow one’s advice;

allt mun þat sínu fram fara, it will take its own course;

kváðu þat engu gegna ok fóru sínu fram, took their own way;

segir honum, hversu þeir fóru fram, how they acted;

fara e-t fram, to do., perform a thing;

spyrr hann, hvat nú sé fram faranda, what is to be done;

fara fyrir e-t, to pass for, be taken for (fari sá fyrir níðing, er);

fara hjá sér, to be beside oneself;

fara í e-t, to go into (fara í tunnu);

fara í sæng, rekkju, to go to bed;

fara í sess sinn, sæti sitt, to take one’s seat;

fara í klæði, to put on clothes, dress;

fara í vápn, brynju, to put on armour;

fara í lag, to go right or straight again (þá fóru brýnn hans í lag);

fara í vöxt, to increase;

fara í þurð, to wane;

fara í hernað, víking, to go a-freebooting;

nú ferr í úvænt efni, now matters look hopeless;

to happen, occur (alit þat, er í hafði farit um nóttina);

fara með e-t, to wield handle, manage;

fór Hroptr með Gungni, H. wielded (the spear) Gungnir;

fara með goðorð, to hold a goðorð;

fara með sök, to manage a lawsuit;

to practice, deal in;

fara með rán, to deal in robbery;

fara með spott ok háð, to go scoffing and mocking;

fara með galdra ok fjölkyngi, to practice sorcery;

to deal with, treat, handle (þú munt bezt ok hógligast með hann fara);

fara af hljóði með e-t, to keep matters secret;

fara með e-m, to go with one, follow one (ek skal með yðr fara með allan minn styrk);

fara með e-u, to do (so and so) with a thing, to deal with, manage;

hvernig þeir skyldu fara með vápnum sínum, what they were to do with their weapons;

sá maðr, er með arfinum ferr, who manages the inheritance;

fara með málum sínum, to manage one’s case;

fara vel með sínum háttum, to bear oneself well;

undarliga fara munkar þessir með sér, these monks behave strangely;

fara með barni, to go with child;

impers., ferr með þeim heldr fáliga, they are on indifferent terms;

fara ór landi, to leave the country;

fara ór klæðum, fötum, to take off one’s clothes, undress;

fara saman, to go together; to shake, shudder;

fór en forna fold öll saman, shivered all through;

to concur, agree (hversu má þat saman f);

fara til svefns, to go to sleep (= fara at sofa);

fara um e-t, to travel over (fara um fjall);

fara höndum um e-n, to stroke or touch one with the hands (hann fór höndum um þá, er sjúkir vóru);

fara mörgum orðum um e-t, to dilate upon a subject;

fara myrkt um e-t, to keep a matter dark;

fara undan, to excuse oneself (from doing a thing), to decline, refuse (hvat berr til, at þú ferr undan at gera mér veizluna);

borð fara upp, the tables are removed;

fara út, to go from Norway to Iceland; to come to a close, run out (fóru svá út þessir fimm vetr);

fara útan, to go abroad (from Iceland);

fara við e-n, to treat one, deal with one in a certain way;

margs á, ek minnast, hve við mik fóruð, I have many things to remember of your dealings with me;

fara yfir e-t, to go through;

nú er yfir farit um landnám, now an account of the settlements has been given;

skjótt yfir at fara, to be brief.

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pret. fóra, 2nd pers. fórt, mod. fórst, pl. fóru; pres. ferr, 2nd pers. ferr, in mod. pronunciation ferð; pret. subj. færa; imperat. far and farðu (= far þú); sup. farit; part. farinn; with the suffixed neg. fór-a, Am. 45; farið-a ( depart not), Hkr. i. 115 MS. (in a verse). [In the Icel. scarcely any other verb is in so freq. use as fara, as it denotes any motion; not so in other Teut. idioms; in Ulf. faran is only used once, viz. Luke x. 7; Goth. farjan means to sail, and this seems to be the original sense of fara (vide far); A. S. faran; the Germ. fahren and Engl. fare are used in a limited sense; in the Engl. Bible this word never occurs (Cruden); Swed. fara; Dan. fare.]

A. NEUT. to go, fare, travel, in the widest sense; gékk hann hvargi sem hann fór, he walked wherever he went, Hkr. i. 100; né ek flý þó ek ferr, I fly not though I fare, Edda (in a verse); létt er lauss at fara (a proverb), Sl. 37: the saying, verðr hverr með sjálfum sér lengst at fara, Gísl. 25; cp. ‘dass von sich selbst der Mensch nicht scheiden kann’ (Göthe’s Tasso), or the Lat. ‘patriae quis exul se quoque fugit?’ usually in the sense to go, to depart, heill þú farir, heill þú aptr komir, Vþm. 4; but also to come, far þú hingat til mín, come here, Nj. 2.

2. to travel, go forth or through, pass, or the like; þú skalt fara í Kirkjubæ, Nj. 74; fara ór landi, to fare forth from one’s country, Fms. v. 24; kjóll ferr austan, Vsp. 51; Surtr ferr sunnan, 52; snjór var mikill, ok íllt at fara, and ill to pass, Fms. ix. 491; fóru þeir út eptir ánni, Eg. 81; siðan fór Egill fram með skóginum, 531; þeim sem hann vildi at færi … Njáll hét at fara, Nj. 49; fara munu vér, Eg. 579; Egill fór til þess er hann kom til Álfs. 577, Fms. xi. 122; fara þeir nú af melinum á sléttuna. Eg. 747; fara heiman, to fare forth from one’s home, K. Þ. K. 6; alls mik fara tíðir, Vþm. 1; fjölð ek fór, far I fared, i. e. travelled far, 3: the phrase, fara utan, to fare outwards, go abroad (from Iceland), passim; fara vestr um haf, to fare westward over the sea, i. e. to the British Isles, Hkr. i. 101; fara á fund e-s, to visit one, Ld. 62; fara at heimboði, to go to a feast, id.; fara fæti, to fare a-foot, go walking, Hkr.; absol. fara, to travel, beg, hence föru-maðr, a vagrant, beggar; in olden times the poor went their rounds from house to house within a certain district, cp. Grág. i. 85; ómagar er þar eigu at fara í því þingi eðr um þau þing, id.; ómagar skolu fara, 119; omegð þá er þar ferr, 296: in mod. usage, fara um and um-ferð, begging, going round.

β. with prep.: fara at e-m, to make an inroad upon one, Nj. 93, 94, 102 (cp. at-för); fara á e-n, to mount, e. g. fara á bak, to mount on horseback; metaph., dauðinn fór á, death seized him, Fms. xi. 150; f. saman, to go together, Edda 121, Grág. ii. 256; f. saman also means to shudder. Germ. zusammenfahren, Hým. 24: metaph. to concur, agree, hversu má þat saman f., Nj. 192; þeim þótti þat mjök saman f., Fms. iv. 382; fara á hæl, or á hæli, to go a-heel, i. e. step back. retreat, xi. 278, Eg. 296; fara undan, metaph. to excuse oneself, refuse (v. undan), Nj. 23, Fms. x. 227; fara fyrir, to proceed; fara eptir, to follow.

3. with ferð, leið or the like added, in acc. or gen. to go one’s way; fara leiðar sinnar, to proceed on one’s journey, Eg. 81, 477, Fms. i. 10, Grág. ii. 119; fara ferðar sinnar, or ferða sinna, id.. Eg. 180, Fms. iv. 125; fara derð sina, id.. Eg. 568; fara förum sínum, or för sinní, id., K. Þ. K. 80, 90; fara dagfari ok náttfari, to travel day and night, Fms. i. 203; fara fullum dagleiðum, to go full days-journeys, Grág. i. 91; or in a more special sense, fara þessa ferð, to make this journey, Fas. ii. 117; f. stefnu-för, to go a-summoning; f. bónorðs-för, to go a-courting, Nj. 148; f. sigr-för, to go on the way of victory, to triumph, Eg. 21; fara sendi-för, to go on a message, 540.

β. in a metaph. sense; fara hneykju-för, to be shamefully beaten, Hrafn. 19 (MS.); fara ósigr, to be defeated, Eg. 287; fara mikinn skaða, to ‘fare’ (i. e. suffer) great damage, Karl. 43; fara því verrum förum, fara skömm, hneykju, erendleysu, úsæmð, to get the worst of it, Fms. viii. 125.

4. with the road in acc.; hann fór Vánar-skarð, Landn. 226; f. sjó-veg, land-veg, K. Þ. K. 24; fór mörg lönd ok stórar merkr, Fas. ii. 540; fara sömu leið, Fms. i. 70; f. sama veg, Luke x. 31; f. fjöll ok dala, Barl. 104; fara út-leið, þjóð-leið, Fms. iv. 260; also, fara um veg, fara um fjall, to cross a fell, Hm. 3; fara liði, to march, Fms. i. 110.

II. in a more indefinite sense, to go; fara búðum, bygðum, vistum, to move, change one’s abode, Ld. 56, Hkr. ii. 177, Nj. 151, Vigl. 30; fara búferla, to more one’s household, Grág. ii. 409; fara vöflunarförum, to go a-begging, i. 163, 294, ii. 482.

2. the phrases, fara eldi ok arni, a law term, to move one’s hearth and fire. Grág. ii. 253; fara eldi um land, a heathen rite for taking possession of land, defined in Landn. 276. cp. Eb. 8, Landn. 189, 284.

3. fara einn-saman, to be alone. Grág. ii. 9; the phrase, f. eigi einn-saman, to be not alone, i. e. with child, Fms. iii. 109; or, fór hón með svein þann, Bs. i. 437; cp. ganga með barni.

4. adding an adj., to denote gait, pace, or the like; fara snúðigt, to stride haughtily, Nj. 100; fara mikinn, to rush on, 143; fara flatt, to fall flat, tumble, Bárð. 177; fara hægt, to walk slowly.

β. fara til svefns, to go to sleep, Nj. 35; f. í sæti sitt, to go to one’s seat, 129; f. í sess, Vþm. 9; f. á bekk, 19; fara á sæng, to go to bed, N. G. L. i. 30; fara í rúmið, id. (mod.); fara í mannjöfnuð, Ísl. ii. 214; fara í lag, to be put straight, Eg. 306; fara í vöxt, to wax, increase, Fms. ix. 430, Al. 141; fara í þurð, to wane, Ld. 122, l. 1 (MS.); fara í úefni, to go to the wrong side, Sturl. iii. 210; fara at skakka, to be odd ( not even). Sturl. ii. 258; fara at sölum, to be put out for sale, Grág. ii. 204.

5. fara at fuglum, to go a-fowling, Orkn. (in a verse); fara at fugla-veiðum, id., Bb. 3. 36; fara í hernað, í víking, to go a-freebooting, Fms. i. 33, Landn. 31; fara at fé, to watch sheep, Ld. 240; fara at fé-föngum, to go a-fetching booty, Fms. vii. 78.

β. with infin., denoting one’s ‘doing’ or ‘being;’ fara sofa, to go to sleep, Eg. 377; fara vega, to go to fight, Vsp. 54, Gm. 23; fara at róa, Vígl. 22; fara leita, to go seeking, Fms. x. 240; fara að búa, to set up a household, Bb. 2. 6; fara að hátta, to go to bed.

γ. akin to this is the mod. use of fara with an infin. following in the sense to begin, as in the East Angl. counties of Engl. it ‘fares’ to …, i. e. it begins, is likely to be or to do so and so; það fer að birta, það er farit að dimma, it ‘fares’ to grow dark; það fer að hvessa, it ‘fares’ to blow; fer að rigna, it ‘fares’ to rain. etc.:—no instance of this usage is recorded in old Icel., but the Engl. usage shews that it must be old.

δ. with an adj. etc.; fara villr, to go astray, Sks. 565; fara haltr, to go lame, Fms. x. 420; fara vanstiltr, to go out of one’s mind, 264; fara hjá sér, to be beside oneself, Eb. 270; fara apr, to feel chilly, Fms. vi. 237 (in a verse); fara duldr e-s, to be unaware of, Skálda 187 (in a verse); fara andvígr e-m, to give battle, Stor. 8; fara leyniliga, to go secretly, be kept hidden, Nj. 49.

6. to pass; fór sú skipan til Íslands, Fms. x. 23; fara þessi mál til þings, Nj. 100; hversu orð fóru með þeim, how words passed between them, 90; fóru þau orð um, the runner went abroad, Fms. i. 12; ferr orð er um munn líðr (a saying), iv. 279; þá fór ferligt úorðan, a bad report went abroad, Hom. 115.

7. fara fram, to go on, take place; ferr þetta fram, Ld. 258; ef eigi ferr gjald fram, if no payment takes place, K. Þ. K. 64; ferr svá fram, and so things went on without a break, Nj. 11, Eg. 711; veizlan ferr vel fram, the feast went on well, Nj. 11, 51; spyrr hvat þar færi fram, he asked what there was going on. Band. 17; fór allt á sömu leið sem fyrr, it went on all the same as before, Fms. iv. 112; fara fram ráðum e-s, to follow one’s advice, Nj. 5, 66, Fms. vii. 318; allt mun þat sínu fram f., it will take its own course, Nj. 259; nú er því ferr fram um hríð, it went on so for a while, Fms. xi. 108; a law term, to be produced, gögn fara fram til varnar, Grág. i. 65; dómar fara út, the court is set (vide dómr), Grág., Nj., passim.

8. borð fara upp brott, the tables are removed (vide borð), Eg. 247, 551; eigi má þetta svá f., this cannot go on in that way, Nj. 87; fjarri ferr þat, far from it, by no means, 134; fór þat fjarri at ek vilda, Ld. 12; fór þat ok svá til, and so if came to pass, Fms. x. 212.

9. to turn out, end; hversu ætlar þú fara hesta-atið, Nj. 90; fór þat sem likligt var, it turned out as was likely (i. e. ended ill). Eg. 46; svá fór, at …, the end was, that …, Grett. 81 new Ed.; ef svá ferr sem ek get til, if it turns out as I guess, Dropl. 30, Vígl. 21; ef svá ferr sem mín orð horfa til, Fms. v. 24; ef svá ferr sem mik varir, if it comes to pass as it seems to me, vi. 350; svá fór um sjóferð þá, Bjarni 202; á sömu leið fór um aðra sendi-menn, Eg. 537; to depart, die, þar fór nýtr maðr, Fs. 39; fara danða-yrði, to pass the death-weird, to die, Ýt. 8.

10. to fare well, ill, in addressing; fari þér vel, fare ye well, Nj. 7; biðja e-n vel fara, to bid one farewell, Eg. 22, Ld. 62; far heill ok sæll, Fms. vii. 197: in a bad sense, far þú nú þar, ill betide thee! Hbl. 60; far (impers.) manna armastr, Eg. 553; Jökull bað hann fara bræla armastan, Finnb. 306; fari þér í svá gramendr allir, Dropl. 23.

11. fara í fat, í brynju (acc.), etc., to dress, undress; but fara ór fötum (dat.), to undress, Fms. x. 16, xi. 132, vii. 202, Nj. 143, Gh. 16, etc.

III. metaph.,

1. to suit, fit, esp. of clothes, hair, or the like; ekki þykkir mér kyrtill þinn fara betr en stakkr minn, Fas. ii. 343; hárið fór vel, Nj. 30; jarpr á hár ok fór vel hárit, Fms. ii. 7; gult hár sem silki ok fór fagrliga, vi. 438, Fs. 88; klæði sem bezt farandi, Eb. 256; var sú konan bezt f., the most graceful, lady-like, Ísl. ii. 438; fór ílla á hestinum, it sat ill on the horse, Bs. i. 712.

2. impers. it goes so and so with one, i. e. one behaves so and so: e-m ferr vel, ílla, etc., one behaves well, ill, etc.; honum hafa öll málin verst farit, he has behaved worst in the whole matter, Nj. 210; bezta ferr þér, Fms. vii. 33; vel mun þér fara, Nj. 55; at honum fari vel, 64; þer hefir vel farit til mín, Finnb. 238; e-m ferr vinveittliga, one behaves in a friendly way, Nj. 217; ferr þér þá bezt jafnan ok höfðinglegast er mest liggr við, 228; mun honum nokkurn veg vel f., Hrafn. 10; údrengiliga hefir þér farit til vár, Ld. 48; ferr þér illa, Nj. 57; hversu Gunnari fór, how ( well) G. behaved, 119.

3. fara at e-u, to deal with a thing (i. e. proceed) so and so; svá skal at sókn fara, thus is the pleading to be proceeded with, Grág. i. 323; svá skal at því f. at beiða …, 7; fara at lögum, or úlögum at e-u, to proceed lawfully or unlawfully, 126; hversu at skyldi f., how they were to proceed, Nj. 114; fara mjúklega at, to proceed gently, Fms. vii. 18; hér skulu vér f. at með ráðum, to act with deliberation, Eg. 582; Flosi fór at öngu óðara ( took matters calmly), en hann væri heima, Nj. 220.

β. impers. with dat., to do, behave; ílla hefir mér at farit, I have done my business badly, Hrafn. 8; veit Guð hversu hverjum manni mun at f., Fms. x. 212: in mod. phrases, to become, ironically, þér ferr það, or þér ferst það, it becomes thee, i. e. ‘tis too bad of thee.

γ. hví ferr konungrinn nú svá (viz. at), Fms. i. 35; er slíkt úsæmiliga farit, so shamefully done, Nj. 82; hér ferr vænt at, here things go merrily, 232; karlmannliga er farit, manfully done, 144.

δ. to mind, care about; ekki ferr ek at, þótt þú hafir svelt þik til fjár, it does not matter to me, I do not care, though …, Nj. 18; ekki munu vit at því fara ( never mind that), segir Helgi, 133.

ε. fara eptir, to be in proportion; hér eptir fór vöxtr ok afl, his strength and stature were in proportion, Clar.

4. fara með e-t, to wield, handle, manage; fór Hroptr með Gungni, H. wielded Gungni ( the spear), Kormak; f. með Gríðar-völ, to wield the staff G., Þd. 9: as a law term, to wield, possess; fara með goðorð, to keep a goðorð, esp. during the session of parliament, Dropl. 8, Grág. and Nj. passim; fara með sök, to manage a lawsuit, Grág., Nj.; or, fara við sök, id., Nj. 86.

β. metaph. to practise, deal in; fara með rán, to deal in robbing, Nj. 73; fara með spott ok háð, to go sporting and mocking, 66; f. með fals ok dár, Pass. 16. 5; fara með galdra ok fjölkyngi, K. Þ. K. 76; f. með hindr-vitni, Grett. 111; cp. the phrase, farðu ekki með það, don’t talk such nonsense.

γ. to deal with, treat, handle; þú munt bezt ok hógligast með hann fara, thou wilt deal with him most kindly and most gently, Nj. 219; fara af hljóði með e-t, to keep matters secret, id.; Ingimundr fór vel með sögum (better than sögur, acc.), Ing. dealt well with stories, was a good historian. Sturl. i. 9.

δ. with dat.; fara með e-u, to do so and so with a thing, manage it; hversu þeir skyldi fara með vápnum sínum, how they were to do with their weapons, Fms. ix. 509; sá maðr er með arfinum ferr, who manages the arfr, Grág. i. 217; ef þeir fara annan veg með því fé, 216; fara með málum sínum, to manage one’s case, 46; meðan hann ferr svá með sem mælt er, 93; Gunnarr fór með öllu ( acted in all) sem honum var ráð til kennt, Nj. 100; ef svá er með farit, Ld. 152; f. vel með sínum háttum, to bear oneself well, behave well, Eg. 65; Hrafn fór með sér vel, H. bore himself well, Fms. vi. 109; undarliga fara munkar þessir með sér, they behave strangely, 188; við förum kynlega með okkrum málum, Nj. 130; vant þyki mér með slíku at fara, difficult matters to have to do with, 75; f. málum á hendr e-m, to bring an action against one, Ld. 138; fara sókn ( to proceed) sem at þingadómi, Grág. i. 463; fara svá öllu máli um sem …, 40, ii. 348; fara með hlátri ok gapi, to go laughing and scoffing, Nj. 220; cp. β above.

IV. fara um, yfir e-t, to pass over slightly; nú er yfir farit um landnám, shortly told, touched upon, Landn. 320; skjótt yfir at f., to be brief, 656 A. 12; fara myrkt um e-t, to mystify a thing, Ld. 322; fara mörgum orðum um e-t, to dilate upon a subject, Fbr. 124, Nj. 248, Fms. ix. 264.

β. in the phrase, fara höndum um e-t, to go with the hands about a thing, to touch it, Germ. befühlen, esp. medic. of a healing touch; jafnan fengu menn heilsubót af handlögum hans, af því er hann fór höndum um þá er sjúkir vóru, Játv. 24; ok pá fór hann höndum um hann, Bs. i. 644; þá lét Arnoddr fara aðra höndina um hann, ok fann at hann var berfættr ok í línklæðum. Dropl. 30; cp. fóru hendr hvítar hennar um þessar görvar, Fas. i. 248 (in a verse): note the curious mod. phrase, það fer að fara um mig, I began to feel uneasy, as from a cold touch or the like.

γ. impers. with dat.; eigi ferr þér nær Gunnari, en Merði mundi við þik, thou camest not nearer to G. than Mord would to thee, i. e. thou art just as far from being a match for G. as Mord is to thee, Nj. 37; þá ferr honum sem öðrum, it came to pass with him as with others, 172; þá mun mér first um fara, I shall fall much short of that, Fms. vi. 362; því betr er þeim ferr öllum verr at, the worse they fare the better I am pleased, Nj. 217.

V. reflex., esp. of a journey, to fare well; fórsk þeim vel, they fared well, Eg. 392, Fms. xi. 22; honum fersk vel vegrinn, he proceeded well on his journey, ii. 81; hafði allt farizt vel at, all had fared well, they had had a prosperous journey, Íb. 10; fórsk þeim þá seint um daginn, they proceeded slowly, Eg. 544; mönnum fórsk eigi vel um fenit, Fms. vii. 149; hversu þeim hafði farizk, Nj. 90; at þeim færisk vel, Ísl. ii. 343, 208, v. l.: the phrase, hamri fórsk í hægri hönd, he grasped the hammer in his right hand, Bragi; farask lönd undir, to subdue lands, Hkr. i. 134, v. l. (in a verse).

2. recipr., farask hjá, to go beside one another, miss one another, pass without meeting, Nj. 9; farask á mis, id., farask í móti, to march against one another, of two hosts; þat bar svá til at hvárigir vissu til annarra ok fórusk þó í móti, Fms. viii. 63, x. 46, Fas. ii. 515.

VI. part.,

1. act., koma farandi, to come of a sudden or by chance; þá kómu hjarðsveinar þar at farandi, some shepherds just came, Eg. 380; Moses kom farandi til fólksins, Sks. 574; koma inn farandi, 369, Fbr. 25.

2. pass. farinn, in the phrase, á förnum vegi, on ‘wayfaring,’ i. e. in travelling, passing by; finna e-n á förnum vegi, Nj. 258, K. Þ. K. 6; kveðja fjárins á förnum vegi, Grág. i. 403; also, fara um farinn veg, to pass on one’s journey; of the sun. sól var skamt farin, the sun was little advanced, i. e. early in the morning, Fms. xi. 267, viii. 146; þá var dagr alljós ok sól farin, broad day and sun high in the sky, Eg. 219; also impers., sól (dat.) var skamt farit, Úlf. 4. 10: the phrase, aldri farinn, stricken in years, Sturl. i. 212; vel farinn í andliti, well-favoured, Ld. 274; vel at orði farinn, well spoken, eloquent, Fms. xi. 193; mod., vel orði, máli farinn, and so Ld. 122; gone, þar eru baugar farnir, Grág. ii. 172; þó fætrnir sé farnir, Fas. iii. 308.

β. impers. in the phrase, e-m er þannig farit, one is so and so; veðri var þannig farit, at …, the winter was such, that …, Fms. xi. 34; veðri var svá farit at myrkt var um at litask, i. e. the weather was gloomy, Grett. 111; hversu landinu er farit, what is the condition of the country, Sks. 181; henni er þannig farit, at hón er mikil ey, löng …, ( the island) is so shapen, that it is large and long, Hkr. ii. 188; er eigi einn veg farit úgæfu okkari, our ill-luck is not of one piece, Nj. 183: metaph. of state, disposition, character, er hánum vel farit, he is a well-favoured man, 15; undarliga er yðr farit, ye are strange men, 154; honum var svá farit, at hann var vesal-menni, Boll. 352: adding the prepp. at, til, þeim var úlíkt farit at í mörgu, they were at variance in many respects, Hkr. iii. 97; nú er annan veg til farit, now matters are altered, Nj. 226; nú er svá til farit, at ek vil …, now the case is, that I wish …, Eg. 714; hér er þannig til farit, … at leiðin, 582; þar var þannig til farit, Fms. xi. 34. ☞ Hence comes the mod. form varið (v instead of f), which also occurs in MSS. of the 15th century—veðri var svá varit, Sd. 181; ér honum vel varið, Lv. 80, Ld. 266, v. l.; svá er til varið, Sks. 223, 224,—all of them paper MSS. The phrase, e-m er nær farit, one is pressed; svá var honum nær farit af öllu samt, vökum ok föstu, he was nearly overcome from want of sleep and fasting.

B. TRANS.

I. with acc.:

1. to visit; fara land herskildi, brandi, etc., to visit a land with ‘war-shield,’ fire, etc., i. e. devastate it; gékk siðan á land upp með liði sínu, ok fór allt herskildi, Fms. i. 131; land þetta mundi herskildi farit, ok leggjask undir útlenda höfðingja, iv. 357; (hann) lét Halland farit brandi, vii. 4 (in a verse); hann fór lvist eldi, 41 (in a verse); hann hefir farit öll eylönd brandi, 46 (in a verse); fara hungri hörund, to emaciate the body, of an ascetic, Sl. 71.

2. to overtake, with acc.; hann gat ekki farit hann, he could not overtake ( catch) him, 623. 17; tunglit ferr sólina, the moon overtakes the sun, Rb. 116; áðr hana Fenrir fari, before Fenrir overtakes her, Vþm. 46, 47; knegut oss fálur fara, ye witches cannot take us, Hkv. Hjörv. 13; hann gat farit fjóra menn af liði Steinólfs, ok drap þá alla, … hann gat farit þá hjá Steinólfsdal, Gullþ. 29; hann reið eptir þeim, ok gat farit þá út hjá Svelgsá, milli ok Hóla, Eb. 180; Án hrísmagi var þeirra skjótastr ok getr farit sveininn, Ld. 242; viku þeir þá enn undan sem skjótast svá at Danir gátu eigi farit þá, Fms. (Knytl. S.) xi. 377 (MS., in the Ed. wrongly altered to náð þeim); hérinn hljóp undan, ok gátu hundarnir ekki farit hann (Ed. fráit wrongly), Fas. iii. 374; ok renna allir eptir þeim manni er víg vakti, … ok verðr hann farinn, Gþl. 146: cp. the phrase, vera farinn, to dwell, live, to be found here and there; þótt hann sé firr um farinn, Hm. 33.

II. with dat. to destroy, make to perish; f. sér, to make away with oneself; kona hans fór sér í dísar-sal, she killed herself, Fas. i. 527; hón varð stygg ok vildi fara sér, Landn. (Hb.) 55; ef þér gangit fyrir hamra ofan ok farit yðr sjálfir, Fms. viii. 53; hví ætla menn at hann mundi vilja f. sér sjálfr, iii. 59; fara lífi, fjörvi, öndu, id.; skal hann heldr eta, en fara öndu sinni, than starve oneself to death, K. Þ. K. 130; ok verðr þá þínu fjörvi um farit, Lv. 57, Ýt. 20, Fas. i. 426 (in a verse), cp. Hkv. Hjörv. 13; mínu fjörvi at fara, Fm. 5; þú hefir sigr vegit, ok Fáfni (dat.) um farit, 23; farit hafði hann allri ætt Geirmímis, Hkv. 1. 14; ok létu hans fjörvi farit, Sól. 22; hann hafði farit mörgum manni, O. H. L. 11.

β. to forfeit; fara sýknu sinni, Grág. i. 98; fara löndum ok lausafé, ii. 167.

2. reflex. to perish (but esp. freq. in the sense to be drowned, perish in the sea); farask af sulti, to die of hunger, Fms. ii. 226; fellr fjöldi manns í díkit ok farask þar, v. 281; fórusk sex hundruð Vinda skipa, xi. 369; alls fórusk níu menn, Ísl. ii. 385; mun heimr farask, Eluc. 43; þá er himin ok jörð hefir farisk, Edda 12; farask af hita, mæði, Fms. ix. 47; fórsk þar byrðingrinn, 307; hvar þess er menn farask, Grág. i. 219; heldr enn at fólk Guðs farisk af mínum völdum, Sks. 732: of cattle, ef fé hins hefir troðisk eðr farisk á þá lund sem nú var tínt, Grág. ii. 286.

β. metaph., fersk nú vinátta ykkur, your friendship is done with, Band. 12.

γ. the phrase, farask fyrir, to come to naught, Nj. 131; at síðr mun fyrir farask nokkut stórræði, Ísl. ii. 340; en fyrir fórusk málagjöldin af konungi, the payment never took place, Fms. v. 278; lét ek þetta verk fyrir farask, vii. 158; þá mun þat fyrir farask, Fs. 20; en fyrir fórsk þat þó þau misseri, Sd. 150: in mod. usage (N. T.), to perish.

δ. in act. rarely, and perhaps only a misspelling: frá því er féit fór (fórsk better), K. Þ. K. 132; fóru (better fórusk, were drowned) margir Íslenzkir menn, Bs. i. 436.

3. part. farinn, as adj. gone, undone; nú eru vér farnir, nema …, Lv. 83; hans tafl var mjök svá farit, his game was almost lost, Fas. i. 523; þá er farnir vóru forstöðumenn Tróju, when the defenders of Troy were dead and gone, Ver. 36; tungl farit, a ‘dead moon,’ i. e. new moon, Rb. 34; farinn af sulti ok mæði, Fms. viii. 53; farinn at e-u, ruined in a thing, having lost it; farnir at hamingju, luckless, iv. 73; f. at vistum, xi. 33; f. at lausa-fé;. iii. 117: in some cases uncertain whether the participle does not belong to A.

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"1. empty. 2. useless. 3. unemployed; free. 4. ignorant. 5. slack, not under tension (rope). 6. uncultivated (land). 7. uninhabited. -ta unemployed. - almak naut. to take up the slack, make a hawser taut. -a almak /ı/ 1. to prop up (a building) temporarily for repairs. 2. mech. to uncouple, release. -unu almak /ın/ to tauten (a hawser), take up the slack (in a hawser). - atıp dolu tutmak/vurmak to make a lucky hit, guess the truth by chance. - bırakmamak /ı/ 1. to help out (a person in need). 2. not to desert (someone). -u boşuna uselessly. - bulunmak to be taken unawares. -a çalışmak/işlemek (for a machine) to run on no load, run light. - çıkmak lottery to draw a blank. -a çıkmak to turn out to be nothing. - çıkmamak /dan/ to make a little something out of (a deal). - dönmek to come back emptyhanded. - durmak to be without work, be unemployed. - düşmek /dan/ to be considered as divorced (from her husband). - gezenin boş kalfası loafer. - gezmek to be unemployed. -ta gezmek to live without working. -a gitmek 1. to be wasted. 2. to be of no use. - inan superstition. - kafalı silly, dimwitted. -ta kalmak to be without work. - koymak /ı/ to deprive (someone) of something desirable. -a koysan dolmaz, doluya koysan almaz. colloq. However I try to do it, it still does not work. - laf karın doyurmaz. proverb Empty words do not fill one´s stomach. boş ol!/- olsun! I divorce you! (formerly said by the husband to his wife). - olmamak not to be without reason, to have a justifying cause. - oturmak 1. to be without a job, be unemployed. 2. not to have work to do, be without work. - söz nonsensical words, hot air. - vakit 1. spare time. 2. leisure. - ver! Forget it!/Never mind! - vermek 1. /a/ not to bother (about), to take no notice (of). 2. naut. to loosen a hawser. - yere 1. in vain. 2. without grounds, without a reason. - yerine vurmak /ın/ to hit (someone) on his side."

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20 schätzen

v/t

1. (in etwa berechnen) estimate; ein Bild schätzen lassen have a picture valued; etw. auf 1000 Euro schätzen estimate s.th. at 1000 euros; zu hoch schätzen overestimate; wie alt schätzen Sie ihn? how old would you say he is?; ich hätte ihn älter geschätzt I’d have said he’s older; schätz mal! (have a) guess!; grob geschätzt at a rough guess; da kann ich nur schätzen I can only guess

2. umg. (vermuten, annehmen) reckon, Am. guess; meinst du, dass er kommt? - ich schätze schon I think (bes. Am. guess) so; ich schätze, es dauert noch drei Tage I reckon ( oder I’d say) it’s going to take another three days; ich schätze, er ist bei seiner Familie I imagine he’s ( oder he’s probably) with his family

3. (achten) think highly of, hold s.o. in high regard ( oder esteem); (würdigen) appreciate; ich schätze ihn sehr ( als Kollegen) I value him greatly (as a colleague); ich habe seinen Rat immer sehr geschätzt I’ve always greatly valued his advice; er ist oder wird als Fachmann / Künstler hoch geschätzt he’s highly regarded as a professional / an artist; ich weiß es zu schätzen I can appreciate it; (jemandes Hilfe etc.) I really appreciate it; (den Wert eines Objekts etc.) I know what it’s worth; er weiß einen guten Tropfen zu schätzen he really appreciates ( oder enjoys) a good wine; jemanden schätzen lernen come ( oder begin) to appreciate what s.o. is worth; etw. schätzen lernen come ( oder begin) to appreciate ( oder value) s.th.; glücklich I 2, geschätzt II

4. WIRTS., JUR. value, assess, appraise ( auf + Akk at)

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(einschätzen) to value; to assess; to compute; to evaluate; to appraise; to gage; to gauge;

(hochachten) to prize; to think highly of; to appreciate; to respect;

(vermuten) to guess; to reckon

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schạ̈t|zen ['ʃɛtsn]
1. vt

1) (= veranschlagen) to estimate, to assess (
auf +acc at); Wertgegenstand, Gemälde etc to value, to appraise; (= annehmen) to reckon, to think
die Besucherzahl wurde auf 500.000 geschätzt — the number of visitors was estimated at or to be 500,000

wie alt schätzen Sie mich denn? — how old do you reckon I am then?, how old would you say I am, then?

was schätzt du, wie lange/wie viele/wie alt...? — how long/how many/how old do you reckon or would you say...?

was/wie viel schätzt du denn? — what/how much do you reckon it is?, what/how much would you say it was?

ich hätte sie älter geschätzt — I'd have said or thought she was older, I'd have thought her older (esp Brit)

See:

→ hoch

2) (= würdigen) to regard highly, to value

jdn schätzen — to think highly of sb, to hold sb in high regard or esteem

mein geschätzter Kollege (form) — my esteemed colleague (form)

etw besonders schätzen — to hold sth in very high esteem

etw zu schätzen wissen — to appreciate sth

das schätzt er (überhaupt) nicht — he doesn't care for or appreciate that (at all)

sich glücklich schätzen — to consider or deem (form) oneself lucky

2. vi
(= veranschlagen, raten) to guess
schätz mal — have a guess

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1) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) count

2) (to protect and love (a person): She cherishes that child.) cherish

3) (to judge size, amount, value etc, especially roughly or without measuring: He estimated that the journey would take two hours.) estimate

4) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) make

5) (to value highly: He prized my friendship above everything else.) prize

6) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) treasure

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schät·zen

[ˈʃɛtsn̩]

I. vt

1. (einschätzen)

▪ jdn/etw [auf etw akk] \schätzen to guess [or reckon] that sb/sth is sth

jdn/etw auf ein bestimmtes Alter \schätzen to guess sb's/sth's age

meistens werde ich jünger geschätzt people usually think I'm younger

jdn auf eine bestimmte Größe/etw auf eine bestimmte Höhe \schätzen to guess the height of sb/sth

ich schätze sein Gewicht auf ca. 100 kg I reckon he weighs about 100 kilos

grob geschätzt at a rough guess [or estimate

2. (wertmäßig einschätzen)

▪ etw auf etw akk \schätzen to assess the value of sth, to assess sth at sth

der Schaden wird auf 100.000 Euro geschätzt the damage is estimated at 100,000 euros

3. (würdigen)

▪ jdn [als jdn] \schätzen to value sb [or to regard sb highly] [as sb]

▪ jdn \schätzen to hold sb in high esteem [or form regard]

▪ etw \schätzen to appreciate [or form treasure] sth

▪ es \schätzen, etw zu tun to enjoy doing sth

▪ es \schätzen, dass etw getan wird to appreciate the fact that sth is being done

ich schätze es nicht sehr, wenn man mir immer ins Wort fällt I don't appreciate/enjoy being constantly interrupted

jdn/etw \schätzen lernen to come [or learn] to appreciate [or value] sb/sth

etw zu \schätzen wissen to appreciate sth; s.a. glücklich, wissen

II. vi (fam) to guess

richtig \schätzen to guess [or form estimate] correctly

man kann nur \schätzen... it's anybody's guess...

schätz mal guess, have [or take] a guess

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1.
transitives Verb

1) estimate

wie alt schätzt du ihn? — how old do you think he is?

sich glücklich schätzen — deem oneself lucky

grob geschätzt — at a rough estimate

ein Haus schätzen — value a house

2) (ugs.): (annehmen) reckon; think

3) (würdigen, hoch achten)

jemanden schätzen — hold somebody in high regard or esteem

etwas zu schätzen wissen — appreciate something

ich weiß es zu schätzen, dass... — I appreciate the fact that...

etwas schätzen lernen — come to appreciate or value
2.
intransitives Verb guess

schätz mal — guess; have a guess

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schätzen v/t

1. (in etwa berechnen) estimate;

ein Bild schätzen lassen have a picture valued;

etwas auf 1000 Euro schätzen estimate sth at 1000 euros;

zu hoch schätzen overestimate;

wie alt schätzen Sie ihn? how old would you say he is?;

ich hätte ihn älter geschätzt I’d have said he’s older;

schätz mal! (have a) guess!;

grob geschätzt at a rough guess;

da kann ich nur schätzen I can only guess

2. umg (vermuten, annehmen) reckon, US guess;

meinst du, dass er kommt? -

ich schätze schon I think (besonders US guess) so;

ich schätze, es dauert noch drei Tage I reckon ( oder I’d say) it’s going to take another three days;

ich schätze, er ist bei seiner Familie I imagine he’s ( oder he’s probably) with his family

3. (achten) think highly of, hold sb in high regard ( oder esteem); (würdigen) appreciate;

ich schätze ihn sehr (als Kollegen) I value him greatly (as a colleague);

ich habe seinen Rat immer sehr geschätzt I’ve always greatly valued his advice;

er ist oder

wird als Fachmann/Künstler hoch geschätzt he’s highly regarded as a professional/an artist;

ich weiß es zu schätzen I can appreciate it; (jemandes Hilfe etc) I really appreciate it; (den Wert eines Objekts etc) I know what it’s worth;

er weiß einen guten Tropfen zu schätzen he really appreciates ( oder enjoys) a good wine;

jemanden schätzen lernen come ( oder begin) to appreciate what sb is worth;

etwas schätzen lernen come ( oder begin) to appreciate ( oder value) sth; → glücklich A 2, geschätzt B

4. WIRTSCH, JUR value, assess, appraise (

auf +akk at)

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1.
transitives Verb

1) estimate

wie alt schätzt du ihn? — how old do you think he is?

sich glücklich schätzen — deem oneself lucky

grob geschätzt — at a rough estimate

ein Haus schätzen — value a house

2) (ugs.): (annehmen) reckon; think

3) (würdigen, hoch achten)

jemanden schätzen — hold somebody in high regard or esteem

etwas zu schätzen wissen — appreciate something

ich weiß es zu schätzen, dass... — I appreciate the fact that...

etwas schätzen lernen — come to appreciate or value
2.
intransitives Verb guess

schätz mal — guess; have a guess

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v.

to appraise v.

to appreciate v.

to cherish v.

to estimate (at) v.

to estimate v.

to forecast v.

to guess v.

to prise (UK) v.

to prize (US) v.

to regard v.

to value v.

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to make a lucky guess

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