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to take a woman to wife

  • 1 poj|ąć

    pf — poj|mować impf (pojmę, pojęła, pojęli — pojmuję) vt to understand, to comprehend
    - pojąć coś w lot to understand sth immediately
    - nadal nic nie pojmował he still didn’t understand anything
    - pojął wreszcie, o co chodzi at last he understood what it was all about
    - nie mogła pojąć, co się stało she couldn’t comprehend what had happened
    - nie mógł pojąć, dlaczego to zrobiła he couldn’t fathom out why she did it
    ■ pojąć kogoś za żonę książk. to make sb one’s wife książk.; to take a woman to wife przest.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > poj|ąć

  • 2 nikâh

    "marriage ceremony, act of marrying, marriage, wedding ceremony, nuptials. -ı altına almak /ı/ to marry, take (a woman) to wife: Onu nikâhım altına aldım. I took her to wife. - dairesi marriage office, Brit. registry office, Brit. register office (government office which performs marriages). - düşmek for a marriage to be deemed legally permissible. - etmek 1. /ı, a/ to marry (someone) to; /ı/ to join (two people) in marriage. 2. /ı, a/ to give (someone) in marriage to. 3. /ı/ (for a man) to marry. -ı kaçmak for a marriage to cease to be valid (because one of the spouses has done something improper). -ta keramet vardır. proverb Don´t worry about being mismatched; get married and you´ll see that everything will work out fine. - kıymak to perform a marriage ceremony. - şahidi person who acts as a witness at a marriage. - şekeri small parcel of candy (usually sugared almonds) given to the guests at a wedding. - tazelemek Islam to get married again (after having divorced)."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > nikâh

  • 3 ἐπιγαμβρεύω

    A become son-in-law,

    τῷ βασιλεῖ LXX 1

     Ki.18.22, cf. Lyd. Mens.1.13.
    2. become father-in-law,

    τινί LXX 1

     Ma.10.54,56.
    II. ἐ. γυναῖκα take a woman to wife as her husband's next of kin, ib.Ge.38.8 (v.l.), Ev.Matt.22.24.
    III. [voice] Med., intermarry with, LXX Ge.34.9, 2 Ch.18.1.

    Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἐπιγαμβρεύω

  • 4 xotin

    woman; wife; no longer a virgin. xotin kishi woman. xotin oshi women’s feast, part of marriage celebration only for women. xotin peshin time at which women formerly performed their afternoon prayers (app. 4 5 pm). xotin ahli womenfolk, women. xotin ma’no woman, women. xotin hammom women’s bathhouse. katta xotin older, mature woman; older wife (of 2 or more). kichik xotin younger wife (of 2 or more). xotin ol to get married, to take a wife (of a man). xotin qo’y to get rid of one’s wife. xotinning javobini ber to divorce one’s wife. xotin jallob man who has married and divorced many times

    Uzbek-English dictionary > xotin

  • 5 жена

    1. woman; lady
    презр. и ост. female
    омъжена жена a married woman, matron
    неомъжена жена spinster, an unmarried/a single woman, шег. an unappropriated blessing
    първата жена космонавт the first woman cosmonaut
    мъже и жени кандидати/пациенти и т.н. male and female candidates/patients etc.
    жената на президента (в САЩ) the first lady
    опърничава жена shrew, termagent
    свадлива жена sl. battle-axe
    жена-вамп cockatrice
    лека жена a woman of easy virtue, a fast/light lady, ам. sl. a broad
    улична жена a street-walker
    търговия с жени white slave traffic
    жените сьбир. womankind, womanhood
    шег. Missis, Missus
    книж., юр. spouse
    вземам за жена take (s.o.) to wife, marry (s.o.)
    давам за жена give/bestow in marriage
    3. (прислужница) charwoman, home help.вж. жъна
    * * *
    жена̀,
    ж., -ѝ 1. woman; lady; презр. и остар. female; \женаа вамп cockatrice, vamp; \женаата на президента (в САЩ) the first lady; \женаите събир. womankind, womanhood; ( женените) matronage; (от собственото семейство) womanfolk, womankind; лека \женаа woman of easy virtue, fast/light lady, амер. sl. broad; мъже и \женаи кандидати/пациенти и т. н. male and female candidates/patients etc.; неомъжена \женаа spinster, unmarried/single woman, шег. unappropriated blessing; юр. feme sole; омъжена \женаа married woman, matron; юр. feme covert; опърничава \женаа shrew, termagant; свадлива \женаа sl. battle-axe; търговия с \женаи white slave traffic; улична \женаа street-walker;
    2. ( съпруга) wife; шег. Missis, Missus; книж., юр. spouse; вземам за \женаа take (s.o.) to wife, marry (s.o.); давам за \женаа give/bestow in marriage;
    3. ( прислужница) charwoman, home help.
    * * *
    dame ; female: a married жена - омъжена жена
    * * *
    1. (женените) matronage 2. (от собственото семейство) womanfolk, womankind 3. (прислужница) charwoman, home help.вж. жъна 4. (съпруга) wife 5. woman;lady 6. ЖЕНА -вамп cockatrice 7. ЖЕНАта на президента (в САЩ) the first lady 8. вземам за ЖЕНА take (s.o.) to wife, marry (s.o.) 9. давам за ЖЕНА give/ bestow in marriage 10. жените сьбир. womankind, womanhood 11. книж., юр. spouse 12. лека ЖЕНА a woman of easy virtue, a fast/light lady, ам. sl. a broad 13. мъже и жени кандидати/ пациенти и т.н. male and female candidates/ patients etc. 14. неомъжена ЖЕНА spinster, an unmarried/ a single woman, шег. an unappropriated blessing 15. омъжена ЖЕНА а married woman, matron 16. опърничава ЖЕНА shrew, termagent 17. презр. и ост. female 18. първата ЖЕНА космонавт the first woman cosmonaut 19. свадлива ЖЕНА sl. battle-axe 20. търговия с жени white slave traffic 21. улична ЖЕНА a street-walker 22. шег. Missis, Missus

    Български-английски речник > жена

  • 6 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.
    * * *
    1 woman
    2 (esposa) wife
    \
    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
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) wife
    * * *
    SF

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

    mujer bandera — † striking woman

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

    mujer pública — euf prostitute

    2) (=esposa) 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!

    * * *

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

    b) ( esposa) wife

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

    * * *
    = 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.
    * * *

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

    b) ( esposa) wife

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

    * * *
    = 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.

    * * *
    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:
    ( Esp period) striking woman
    stateswoman
    (CS) streetwalker
    cleaning lady o woman, cleaner
    ( euf); lady of the night ( euph dated), painted woman ( euph)
    ● mujer de mala vida or de mal vivir
    prostitute
    businesswoman
    ( Hist) war bride
    ( euf); loose woman
    femme fatale
    ● mujer golpeada or maltratada
    battered wife
    sex object
    ( hum); superwoman ( hum)
    policewoman
    ( ant); fallen woman ( dated)
    woman taxidriver
    * * *

     

    mujer sustantivo femenino
    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
    * * *
    ♦ 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
    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;
    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!
    * * *
    f
    1 woman
    2 ( esposa) wife
    * * *
    mujer nf
    1) : woman
    2) esposa: wife
    * * *
    1. (en general) woman [pl. women]
    2. (esposa) wife [pl. wives]
    mujer de negocios businesswoman [pl. businesswomen]

    Spanish-English dictionary > mujer

  • 7 nehmen

    v/t; nimmt, nahm, hat genommen
    1. ([er]greifen, an sich bringen) take; (in Empfang nehmen) receive; (jemanden einstellen) take s.o.; (kaufen) take; in die Hand / unter den Arm nehmen take in one’s hand / put under one’s arm; etw. an sich nehmen take s.th.; zu sich nehmen (Person) take s.o. in; Gott hat sie zu sich genommen geh. euph. God has called her home; sich (Dat) eine Frau oder einen Mann nehmen (heiraten) umg. take a wife oder a husband; woher nehmen und nicht stehlen? hum. where (on earth) am I supposed to get hold of that ( oder them etc.)?; auf sich nehmen undertake, take upon o.s., (Amt, Bürde) assume, (Verantwortung) accept, take; die Folgen auf sich nehmen bear the consequences; er nahm sie mit Gewalt fig. he took her by force
    2. (wegnehmen) take; (sich aneignen) take away; (rauben) deprive of hope, rights etc.; jemandem die Angst etc. nehmen take away s.o.’s fear etc.; jemandem die Sicht nehmen block s.o.’s view; das nimmt der Sache den oder jeden Reiz that spoils it, that takes the fun out of it; der Krieg hat ihr den Mann genommen she lost her husband in the war; das lasse ich mir nicht nehmen I won’t be done out of that; (ich bin davon überzeugt) nobody’s going to talk me out of that; er lässt es sich nicht nehmen zu... he insists on... (+ Ger.)
    3. (essen) have; zu sich nehmen have; ich habe den ganzen Tag noch nichts zu mir genommen I haven’t had anything to eat or drink all day; nehmen Sie noch Tee? will you have some more tea?; ich nehme Hühnchen mit Reis I’ll have chicken with rice; einen nehmen umg. (Schnaps) have one; nehmen Sie doch noch einen go on, have another one
    4. Medizin etc.: take; Drogen nehmen take drugs; Pille
    5. (benutzen) use; (sich bedienen) help o.s. to; (Beförderungsmittel) take; (in Anspruch nehmen) (Anwalt etc.) take, get (hold of); man nehme Rezept: take
    6. (bewältigen) (Hindernis) take, clear; MOT. (Kurve, Steigung) take, negotiate
    7. (auffassen): wörtlich nehmen take literally; nimm’s nicht so tragisch umg. don’t take it to heart
    8. (sich vorstellen): nehmen wir den Fall, dass let’s assume that, suppose that; nehmen wir einen Dichter wie Shakespeare let’s take a poet such as Shakespeare
    9. (behandeln, umgehen mit): jemanden zu nehmen wissen know how to handle s.o.; er versteht es, die Kunden richtig zu nehmen he has a way with customers; du musst ihn nehmen, wie er ist you have to take him as he is
    10. (betrachten): du darfst das nicht wörtlich nehmen you shouldn’t take it literally; wie man’s nimmt it depends
    11. SPORT (foulen): jemanden hart nehmen commit a blatant foul on s.o.
    12. MIL. take, capture; nach langer Belagerung nahmen sie die Stadt they took the city after a long siege
    13. auf Band / Videokassette nehmen tape / record on video
    14. (als Zahlung fordern) charge, take
    * * *
    to take; to lay hold of
    * * *
    neh|men ['neːmən] pret nahm [naːm] ptp geno\#mmen [gə'nɔmən]
    vti
    1) (= ergreifen) to take

    etw in die Hand néhmen (lit) — to pick sth up; (fig) to take sth in hand

    2) (= wegnehmen) to take; Schmerz to take away, to relieve; (= versperren) Blick, Sicht to block

    jdm etw néhmen — to take sth (away) from sb

    jdm die Hoffnung/den Glauben/die Freude néhmen — to take away sb's hope/faith/joy, to rob or deprive sb of his hope/faith/joy

    um ihm die Angst zu néhmen — to stop him being afraid

    ihm sind seine Illusionen genommen worden — his illusions were shattered

    nicht néhmen, mich persönlich hinauszubegleiten — he insisted on showing me out himself

    diesen Erfolg lasse ich mir nicht néhmen — I won't be robbed of this success

    woher néhmen und nicht stehlen? (inf) — where on earth am I going to find any/one etc?

    nichts (inf) — there's nothing to choose between them, one's as good as the other

    vom Brot/Fleisch néhmen — to help oneself to bread/meat

    néhmen Sie sich doch bitte! — please help yourself

    3) (= benutzen) Auto, Zug etc to take; Bürste, Zutaten, Farbe to use

    man nehme... (Cook) — take...

    etw néhmen (Zimmer, Wohnung) — to take sth

    einen Anwalt/eine Hilfe néhmen — to get a lawyer/some help

    4) (= annehmen) Geschenk, Stelle, Bewerber, Anwalt to take; (= berechnen) to charge

    was néhmen Sie dafür? — how much will you take for it?

    jdn zu sich néhmen — to take sb in

    etw néhmen, wie es kommt — to take sth as it comes

    jdn néhmen, wie er ist — to take sb as he is

    néhmen — to take sth upon oneself

    er ist immer der Nehmende — he does all the taking, with him it's just take take take (inf)

    5) (= einnehmen) to take; Essen to have, to take

    sie nimmt Rauschgift/die Pille — she's on drugs/the pill, she takes drugs/the pill

    etw zu sich néhmen — to take sth, to partake of sth (liter)

    der Patient hat nichts zu sich néhmen können — the patient has been unable to take nourishment

    6) (= auffassen) to take; (= behandeln) to handle, to treat

    wenn Sie das so néhmen wollen — if you care or choose to take it that way

    etw für ein or als Zeichen néhmen — to take sth as a sign or an omen

    wissen, wie man jdn néhmen muss or soll — to know how to take sb

    7) (= auswählen) to take; Essen, Menü to have, to take

    einen Mann/eine Frau néhmen — to take a husband/wife

    8) Hürde, Festung, Stadt, Frau to take; Schwierigkeiten to overcome

    das Auto nahm den Berg im dritten Gang — the car took the hill in third gear

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    1) (to do or take: I'll have a drink; Let me have a try.) have
    3) (to get, receive, buy, rent etc: I'm taking French lessons; I'll take three kilos of strawberries; We took a house in London.) take
    4) (to travel by (bus etc): I'm taking the next train to London; I took a taxi.) take
    5) (to remove, use, occupy etc with or without permission: Someone's taken my coat; He took all my money.) take
    6) (to consider (as an example): Take John for example.) take
    7) ((often with away, from, off) to make less or smaller by a certain amount: Take (away) four from ten, and that leaves six.) take
    8) (to go down or go into (a road): Take the second road on the left.) take
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    neh·men
    <nahm, genommen>
    [ˈne:mən]
    vt
    1. (greifen)
    ▪ [sich dat] etw \nehmen to take sth; (sich bedienen) to help oneself to sth
    jdn am Arm/an der Hand \nehmen to take sb's arm/hand [or sb by the arm/hand]
    etw in die Hand \nehmen to take sth in one's hand
    ▪ [sich dat] etw \nehmen to take sth; SCHACH to take [or capture] sth
    ▪ \nehmen, was... to take what...
    ▪ [sich dat] jdn \nehmen to marry sb
    sie wird keiner \nehmen! nobody'll want to marry her!, she'll never get a man!
    [sich dat] eine Frau/einen Mann \nehmen to take a wife/husband
    ▪ etw \nehmen to accept [or take] sth
    nimmst du ein Bier? do you want a beer?
    \nehmen Sie bitte meinen Dank (geh) please accept my gratitude
    5. (stehlen)
    ▪ [jdm] etw \nehmen to take [sb's] sth
    man hat [uns] alles genommen they took everything, we were cleaned out fam
    ▪ [jdm] jdn \nehmen (fig)
    die Flut/der Krieg nahm ihr den Sohn she lost her son to the flood/in the war
    Gott hat sie zu sich genommen God has taken her to [or old unto] Himself
    ▪ [jdm/etw] etw \nehmen to take [away sep] sth from sb/sth, to take [away sep] sb's/sth's sth
    das nimmt der Sache das ganz Interessante daran that takes all the interest out of the matter
    jdm Angst/Bedenken \nehmen to take away [or ease] sb's fear/doubts
    jdm Freude/Glück/Hoffnung/Spaß \nehmen to take away sb's [or to rob [or deprive] sb of their] joy/happiness/hope/fun
    jdm alle Illusionen \nehmen to disillusion sb
    jdm die Sicht \nehmen to block sb's view
    ▪ etw [von jdm] \nehmen to take [away sep] [sb's] sth, to relieve sb of his/her sth
    8. (nutzen)
    ▪ etw [für etw akk/in etw akk] \nehmen:
    nimm nicht so viel Salz don't use so much salt
    man nehme: 6 Eier, 100 Gramm Zucker,... take 6 eggs, 100 grams of sugar,...
    Milch/Zucker in den Tee \nehmen to take milk/sugar in one's tea
    einen anderen Weg \nehmen (fig) to take a different path
    Werkzeug \nehmen to use tools
    ▪ etw als etw \nehmen to use sth as sth
    ▪ etw von etw dat \nehmen to use sth from sth
    davon braucht man nur ganz wenig zu \nehmen you only need to use a small amount
    9. (bei sich bringen)
    ▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \nehmen to take [or put] sb/sth somewhere
    ein Kind auf den Schoß \nehmen to take [or sit] a child on one's lap
    jdn in die Mitte \nehmen to take sb in one's midst
    jdn/etw auf die Schultern \nehmen to take [or put] sb/sth on one's shoulders, to shoulder sth
    ▪ jdn/etw an sich akk \nehmen to take sb/sth; (aufheben) to pick [or take] up sb/sth sep; (aufbewahren) to take charge of sth; (jdn aufnehmen) to take sb in one's charge
    10. (laden)
    ▪ etw \nehmen Schiff to take on [or be loaded with] sth
    ▪ jdn/etw aus etw dat \nehmen to take sb/sth out of sth
    ▪ jdn/etw von etw dat \nehmen to take sb/sth from [or off] sth
    nimm die Finger davon! take your fingers off!
    den Hut vom Kopf \nehmen to take off sep one's hat
    12. (weigern)
    sein Kind aus der Schule \nehmen to stop one's child from going to school
    ▪ [sich dat] jdn \nehmen to get sb
    ▪ etw \nehmen to take sth
    heute nehme ich das Auto/die Bahn/den Bus I'll take the car/train/bus [or go by car/train/bus] today
    15. (wählen)
    ▪ etw \nehmen to take sth
    ▪ jdn [als jdn] \nehmen to take sb [as sb]
    ▪ jdn ins Haus [o zu sich dat] \nehmen to take in sb sep; Verwandte to have sb come and live with one
    ▪ etw \nehmen to take sth
    18. (fordern)
    ▪ etw [für etw akk] \nehmen to want sth [for sth]; Verkäufer a. to ask [or charge] sth for sth
    \nehmen Sie sonst noch was? would you like anything else?
    19. (geh: verzehren)
    ▪ etw [zu sich dat] \nehmen to have [or drink/eat] sth, to partake of sth form
    das Abendmahl \nehmen to receive Communion
    das Frühstück \nehmen to eat [or have] [or take] breakfast, to breakfast
    ▪ etw \nehmen to take sth; (regelmäßig a.) to be on sth
    21. (verstehen)
    ▪ etw als etw \nehmen to take sth as [or to be] sth
    22. (bewerten)
    jdn ernst \nehmen to take sb seriously
    etw ernst/wörtlich \nehmen to take sth seriously/literally
    etw tragisch \nehmen (fam) to take sth to heart
    ▪ jdn für jdn \nehmen to take [or mistake] sb for sb
    jdn/etw [so] \nehmen, wie er/sie/es ist to take sb/sth as he/she/it is
    etw \nehmen, wie es kommt to take sth as it comes
    die Dinger \nehmen, wie sie kommen to take things as they come
    25. (denken)
    ▪ jdn/etw \nehmen to take sb/sth
    \nehmen wir den Fall, dass... let's assume [that]...
    26. (umgehen)
    jdn/etw zu \nehmen wissen, wissen, wie man jdn/etw \nehmen muss to know how to take sb/sth
    ▪ jdn wie jdn \nehmen to treat sb like sb
    ▪ etw \nehmen to take sth
    28. MIL (erobern)
    ▪ etw \nehmen to take sth
    29. (koitieren)
    ▪ jdn \nehmen to take sb
    ▪ etw auf etw akk \nehmen to record sth on sth
    etw auf Band \nehmen to record sth on tape, to tape sth
    ▪ etw auf etw akk \nehmen to take a picture [or photo] of sth on sth
    32. (foulen)
    jdn hart \nehmen to foul sb badly
    den Ball \nehmen to take the ball
    einen Schlag \nehmen Boxer to take a punch
    34. (mieten)
    ▪ sich dat etw \nehmen to take sth
    Abschrift \nehmen (form) to make a copy
    etw in Arbeit \nehmen to start work on sth
    eine gute Entwicklung \nehmen to develop well
    seinen Rücktritt \nehmen to resign
    Wohnung \nehmen (geh) to rent an apartment
    36.
    ▶ etw an sich akk \nehmen, etw auf sich akk \nehmen to take sth upon oneself
    die Schuld auf sich akk \nehmen to take the blame
    ▶ es auf sich akk \nehmen, etw zu tun to take it upon oneself to do sth
    ▶ einen \nehmen (fam) to have a drink
    ▶ sich dat etw nicht \nehmen lassen to not be robbed of sth
    ▶ es sich dat nicht \nehmen lassen, etw zu tun to insist on doing sth
    ▶ sie \nehmen sich dat nichts (fam) they're both the same [or as good/bad as each other]
    ▶ woher \nehmen und nicht stehlen? where on earth is one going to get that from?
    ▶ jdn nicht für voll \nehmen (fam) to not take sb seriously
    ▶ wie man's nimmt (fam) whatever [or how ever] you like
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    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) take

    etwas in die Hand/unter den Arm nehmen — take something in one's hand/take or put something under one's arm

    etwas an sich (Akk.) nehmen — pick something up; (und aufbewahren) take charge of something

    sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen — take something; (sich bedienen) help oneself to something

    auf sich (Akk.) nehmen — take on <responsibility, burden>; take < blame>

    die Dinge nehmen, wie sie kommen — take things as they come

    jemandem/einer Sache etwas nehmen — deprive somebody/something of something

    jemandem die Sicht/den Ausblick nehmen — block somebody's view

    die Angst von jemandem nehmen — relieve somebody of his/her fear

    es sich (Dat.) nicht nehmen lassen, etwas zu tun — not let anything stop one from doing something

    3) (benutzen) use <ingredients, washing powder, wool, brush, knitting needles, etc.>

    man nehme... — (in Rezepten) take...

    den Zug/ein Taxi usw. nehmen — take the train/a taxi etc.

    [sich (Dat.)] einen Anwalt usw. nehmen — get a lawyer etc.

    4) (aussuchen) take
    5) (in Anspruch nehmen) take <lessons, holiday, etc.>
    6) (verlangen) charge
    7) (einnehmen, essen) take <medicines, tablets, etc.>

    etwas [Richtiges] zu sich nehmen — have something [decent] to eat

    sie nimmt die Pille — she's taking or she's on the pill (coll.)

    8) (auffassen) take ( als as)

    etwas/jemanden ernst/etwas leicht nehmen — take something/somebody seriously/take something lightly

    jemanden nicht für voll nehmen — (ugs.) not take somebody seriously

    9) (behandeln) treat < person>
    10) (überwinden, militärisch einnehmen) take <obstacle, bend, incline, village, bridgehead, etc.>; (fig.) take < woman>
    11) (Sport) take < ball, punch>

    einen Spieler hart nehmen — foul a player blatantly

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    nehmen v/t; nimmt, nahm, hat genommen
    1. ([er]greifen, an sich bringen) take; (in Empfang nehmen) receive; (jemanden einstellen) take sb; (kaufen) take;
    in die Hand/unter den Arm nehmen take in one’s hand/put under one’s arm;
    zu sich nehmen (Person) take sb in;
    Gott hat sie zu sich genommen geh euph God has called her home;
    sich (dat)
    einen Mann nehmen (heiraten) umg take a wife oder a husband;
    woher nehmen und nicht stehlen? hum where (on earth) am I supposed to get hold of that ( oder them etc)?;
    auf sich nehmen undertake, take upon o.s., (Amt, Bürde) assume, (Verantwortung) accept, take;
    die Folgen auf sich nehmen bear the consequences;
    er nahm sie mit Gewalt fig he took her by force
    2. (wegnehmen) take; (sich aneignen) take away; (rauben) deprive of hope, rights etc;
    nehmen take away sb’s fear etc;
    jemandem die Sicht nehmen block sb’s view;
    jeden Reiz that spoils it, that takes the fun out of it;
    der Krieg hat ihr den Mann genommen she lost her husband in the war;
    das lasse ich mir nicht nehmen I won’t be done out of that; (ich bin davon überzeugt) nobody’s going to talk me out of that;
    er lässt es sich nicht nehmen zu … he insists on … (+ger)
    3. (essen) have;
    ich habe den ganzen Tag noch nichts zu mir genommen I haven’t had anything to eat or drink all day;
    nehmen Sie noch Tee? will you have some more tea?;
    ich nehme Hühnchen mit Reis I’ll have chicken with rice;
    einen nehmen umg (Schnaps) have one;
    nehmen Sie doch noch einen go on, have another one
    4. Medizin etc: take;
    Drogen nehmen take drugs; → Pille
    5. (benutzen) use; (sich bedienen) help o.s. to; (Beförderungsmittel) take; (in Anspruch nehmen) (Anwalt etc) take, get (hold of);
    6. (bewältigen) (Hindernis) take, clear; AUTO (Kurve, Steigung) take, negotiate
    wörtlich nehmen take literally;
    nimm’s nicht so tragisch umg don’t take it to heart
    nehmen wir den Fall, dass let’s assume that, suppose that;
    nehmen wir einen Dichter wie Shakespeare let’s take a poet such as Shakespeare
    9. (behandeln, umgehen mit):
    jemanden zu nehmen wissen know how to handle sb;
    er versteht es, die Kunden richtig zu nehmen he has a way with customers;
    du musst ihn nehmen, wie er ist you have to take him as he is
    10. (betrachten):
    du darfst das nicht wörtlich nehmen you shouldn’t take it literally;
    wie man’s nimmt it depends
    11. SPORT (foulen):
    jemanden hart nehmen commit a blatant foul on sb
    12. MIL take, capture;
    nach langer Belagerung nahmen sie die Stadt they took the city after a long siege
    13.
    auf Band/Videokassette nehmen tape/record on video
    14. (als Zahlung fordern) charge, take
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    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) take

    etwas in die Hand/unter den Arm nehmen — take something in one's hand/take or put something under one's arm

    etwas an sich (Akk.) nehmen — pick something up; (und aufbewahren) take charge of something

    sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen — take something; (sich bedienen) help oneself to something

    auf sich (Akk.) nehmen — take on <responsibility, burden>; take < blame>

    die Dinge nehmen, wie sie kommen — take things as they come

    jemandem/einer Sache etwas nehmen — deprive somebody/something of something

    jemandem die Sicht/den Ausblick nehmen — block somebody's view

    die Angst von jemandem nehmen — relieve somebody of his/her fear

    es sich (Dat.) nicht nehmen lassen, etwas zu tun — not let anything stop one from doing something

    3) (benutzen) use <ingredients, washing powder, wool, brush, knitting needles, etc.>

    man nehme... — (in Rezepten) take...

    den Zug/ein Taxi usw. nehmen — take the train/a taxi etc.

    [sich (Dat.)] einen Anwalt usw. nehmen — get a lawyer etc.

    4) (aussuchen) take
    5) (in Anspruch nehmen) take <lessons, holiday, etc.>
    6) (verlangen) charge
    7) (einnehmen, essen) take <medicines, tablets, etc.>

    etwas [Richtiges] zu sich nehmen — have something [decent] to eat

    sie nimmt die Pille — she's taking or she's on the pill (coll.)

    8) (auffassen) take ( als as)

    etwas/jemanden ernst/etwas leicht nehmen — take something/somebody seriously/take something lightly

    jemanden nicht für voll nehmen — (ugs.) not take somebody seriously

    9) (behandeln) treat < person>
    10) (überwinden, militärisch einnehmen) take <obstacle, bend, incline, village, bridgehead, etc.>; (fig.) take < woman>
    11) (Sport) take <ball, punch>
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    v.
    (§ p.,pp.: nahm, genommen)
    = to take v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) v.
    to take v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: took, taken)

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  • 8 Nehmen

    v/t; nimmt, nahm, hat genommen
    1. ([er]greifen, an sich bringen) take; (in Empfang nehmen) receive; (jemanden einstellen) take s.o.; (kaufen) take; in die Hand / unter den Arm nehmen take in one’s hand / put under one’s arm; etw. an sich nehmen take s.th.; zu sich nehmen (Person) take s.o. in; Gott hat sie zu sich genommen geh. euph. God has called her home; sich (Dat) eine Frau oder einen Mann nehmen (heiraten) umg. take a wife oder a husband; woher nehmen und nicht stehlen? hum. where (on earth) am I supposed to get hold of that ( oder them etc.)?; auf sich nehmen undertake, take upon o.s., (Amt, Bürde) assume, (Verantwortung) accept, take; die Folgen auf sich nehmen bear the consequences; er nahm sie mit Gewalt fig. he took her by force
    2. (wegnehmen) take; (sich aneignen) take away; (rauben) deprive of hope, rights etc.; jemandem die Angst etc. nehmen take away s.o.’s fear etc.; jemandem die Sicht nehmen block s.o.’s view; das nimmt der Sache den oder jeden Reiz that spoils it, that takes the fun out of it; der Krieg hat ihr den Mann genommen she lost her husband in the war; das lasse ich mir nicht nehmen I won’t be done out of that; (ich bin davon überzeugt) nobody’s going to talk me out of that; er lässt es sich nicht nehmen zu... he insists on... (+ Ger.)
    3. (essen) have; zu sich nehmen have; ich habe den ganzen Tag noch nichts zu mir genommen I haven’t had anything to eat or drink all day; nehmen Sie noch Tee? will you have some more tea?; ich nehme Hühnchen mit Reis I’ll have chicken with rice; einen nehmen umg. (Schnaps) have one; nehmen Sie doch noch einen go on, have another one
    4. Medizin etc.: take; Drogen nehmen take drugs; Pille
    5. (benutzen) use; (sich bedienen) help o.s. to; (Beförderungsmittel) take; (in Anspruch nehmen) (Anwalt etc.) take, get (hold of); man nehme Rezept: take
    6. (bewältigen) (Hindernis) take, clear; MOT. (Kurve, Steigung) take, negotiate
    7. (auffassen): wörtlich nehmen take literally; nimm’s nicht so tragisch umg. don’t take it to heart
    8. (sich vorstellen): nehmen wir den Fall, dass let’s assume that, suppose that; nehmen wir einen Dichter wie Shakespeare let’s take a poet such as Shakespeare
    9. (behandeln, umgehen mit): jemanden zu nehmen wissen know how to handle s.o.; er versteht es, die Kunden richtig zu nehmen he has a way with customers; du musst ihn nehmen, wie er ist you have to take him as he is
    10. (betrachten): du darfst das nicht wörtlich nehmen you shouldn’t take it literally; wie man’s nimmt it depends
    11. SPORT (foulen): jemanden hart nehmen commit a blatant foul on s.o.
    12. MIL. take, capture; nach langer Belagerung nahmen sie die Stadt they took the city after a long siege
    13. auf Band / Videokassette nehmen tape / record on video
    14. (als Zahlung fordern) charge, take
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    to take; to lay hold of
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    neh|men ['neːmən] pret nahm [naːm] ptp geno\#mmen [gə'nɔmən]
    vti
    1) (= ergreifen) to take

    etw in die Hand néhmen (lit) — to pick sth up; (fig) to take sth in hand

    2) (= wegnehmen) to take; Schmerz to take away, to relieve; (= versperren) Blick, Sicht to block

    jdm etw néhmen — to take sth (away) from sb

    jdm die Hoffnung/den Glauben/die Freude néhmen — to take away sb's hope/faith/joy, to rob or deprive sb of his hope/faith/joy

    um ihm die Angst zu néhmen — to stop him being afraid

    ihm sind seine Illusionen genommen worden — his illusions were shattered

    nicht néhmen, mich persönlich hinauszubegleiten — he insisted on showing me out himself

    diesen Erfolg lasse ich mir nicht néhmen — I won't be robbed of this success

    woher néhmen und nicht stehlen? (inf) — where on earth am I going to find any/one etc?

    nichts (inf) — there's nothing to choose between them, one's as good as the other

    vom Brot/Fleisch néhmen — to help oneself to bread/meat

    néhmen Sie sich doch bitte! — please help yourself

    3) (= benutzen) Auto, Zug etc to take; Bürste, Zutaten, Farbe to use

    man nehme... (Cook) — take...

    etw néhmen (Zimmer, Wohnung) — to take sth

    einen Anwalt/eine Hilfe néhmen — to get a lawyer/some help

    4) (= annehmen) Geschenk, Stelle, Bewerber, Anwalt to take; (= berechnen) to charge

    was néhmen Sie dafür? — how much will you take for it?

    jdn zu sich néhmen — to take sb in

    etw néhmen, wie es kommt — to take sth as it comes

    jdn néhmen, wie er ist — to take sb as he is

    néhmen — to take sth upon oneself

    er ist immer der Nehmende — he does all the taking, with him it's just take take take (inf)

    5) (= einnehmen) to take; Essen to have, to take

    sie nimmt Rauschgift/die Pille — she's on drugs/the pill, she takes drugs/the pill

    etw zu sich néhmen — to take sth, to partake of sth (liter)

    der Patient hat nichts zu sich néhmen können — the patient has been unable to take nourishment

    6) (= auffassen) to take; (= behandeln) to handle, to treat

    wenn Sie das so néhmen wollen — if you care or choose to take it that way

    etw für ein or als Zeichen néhmen — to take sth as a sign or an omen

    wissen, wie man jdn néhmen muss or soll — to know how to take sb

    7) (= auswählen) to take; Essen, Menü to have, to take

    einen Mann/eine Frau néhmen — to take a husband/wife

    8) Hürde, Festung, Stadt, Frau to take; Schwierigkeiten to overcome

    das Auto nahm den Berg im dritten Gang — the car took the hill in third gear

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    1) (to do or take: I'll have a drink; Let me have a try.) have
    3) (to get, receive, buy, rent etc: I'm taking French lessons; I'll take three kilos of strawberries; We took a house in London.) take
    4) (to travel by (bus etc): I'm taking the next train to London; I took a taxi.) take
    5) (to remove, use, occupy etc with or without permission: Someone's taken my coat; He took all my money.) take
    6) (to consider (as an example): Take John for example.) take
    7) ((often with away, from, off) to make less or smaller by a certain amount: Take (away) four from ten, and that leaves six.) take
    8) (to go down or go into (a road): Take the second road on the left.) take
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    neh·men
    <nahm, genommen>
    [ˈne:mən]
    vt
    1. (greifen)
    ▪ [sich dat] etw \nehmen to take sth; (sich bedienen) to help oneself to sth
    jdn am Arm/an der Hand \nehmen to take sb's arm/hand [or sb by the arm/hand]
    etw in die Hand \nehmen to take sth in one's hand
    ▪ [sich dat] etw \nehmen to take sth; SCHACH to take [or capture] sth
    ▪ \nehmen, was... to take what...
    ▪ [sich dat] jdn \nehmen to marry sb
    sie wird keiner \nehmen! nobody'll want to marry her!, she'll never get a man!
    [sich dat] eine Frau/einen Mann \nehmen to take a wife/husband
    ▪ etw \nehmen to accept [or take] sth
    nimmst du ein Bier? do you want a beer?
    \nehmen Sie bitte meinen Dank (geh) please accept my gratitude
    5. (stehlen)
    ▪ [jdm] etw \nehmen to take [sb's] sth
    man hat [uns] alles genommen they took everything, we were cleaned out fam
    ▪ [jdm] jdn \nehmen (fig)
    die Flut/der Krieg nahm ihr den Sohn she lost her son to the flood/in the war
    Gott hat sie zu sich genommen God has taken her to [or old unto] Himself
    ▪ [jdm/etw] etw \nehmen to take [away sep] sth from sb/sth, to take [away sep] sb's/sth's sth
    das nimmt der Sache das ganz Interessante daran that takes all the interest out of the matter
    jdm Angst/Bedenken \nehmen to take away [or ease] sb's fear/doubts
    jdm Freude/Glück/Hoffnung/Spaß \nehmen to take away sb's [or to rob [or deprive] sb of their] joy/happiness/hope/fun
    jdm alle Illusionen \nehmen to disillusion sb
    jdm die Sicht \nehmen to block sb's view
    ▪ etw [von jdm] \nehmen to take [away sep] [sb's] sth, to relieve sb of his/her sth
    8. (nutzen)
    ▪ etw [für etw akk/in etw akk] \nehmen:
    nimm nicht so viel Salz don't use so much salt
    man nehme: 6 Eier, 100 Gramm Zucker,... take 6 eggs, 100 grams of sugar,...
    Milch/Zucker in den Tee \nehmen to take milk/sugar in one's tea
    einen anderen Weg \nehmen (fig) to take a different path
    Werkzeug \nehmen to use tools
    ▪ etw als etw \nehmen to use sth as sth
    ▪ etw von etw dat \nehmen to use sth from sth
    davon braucht man nur ganz wenig zu \nehmen you only need to use a small amount
    9. (bei sich bringen)
    ▪ jdn/etw irgendwohin \nehmen to take [or put] sb/sth somewhere
    ein Kind auf den Schoß \nehmen to take [or sit] a child on one's lap
    jdn in die Mitte \nehmen to take sb in one's midst
    jdn/etw auf die Schultern \nehmen to take [or put] sb/sth on one's shoulders, to shoulder sth
    ▪ jdn/etw an sich akk \nehmen to take sb/sth; (aufheben) to pick [or take] up sb/sth sep; (aufbewahren) to take charge of sth; (jdn aufnehmen) to take sb in one's charge
    10. (laden)
    ▪ etw \nehmen Schiff to take on [or be loaded with] sth
    ▪ jdn/etw aus etw dat \nehmen to take sb/sth out of sth
    ▪ jdn/etw von etw dat \nehmen to take sb/sth from [or off] sth
    nimm die Finger davon! take your fingers off!
    den Hut vom Kopf \nehmen to take off sep one's hat
    12. (weigern)
    sein Kind aus der Schule \nehmen to stop one's child from going to school
    ▪ [sich dat] jdn \nehmen to get sb
    ▪ etw \nehmen to take sth
    heute nehme ich das Auto/die Bahn/den Bus I'll take the car/train/bus [or go by car/train/bus] today
    15. (wählen)
    ▪ etw \nehmen to take sth
    ▪ jdn [als jdn] \nehmen to take sb [as sb]
    ▪ jdn ins Haus [o zu sich dat] \nehmen to take in sb sep; Verwandte to have sb come and live with one
    ▪ etw \nehmen to take sth
    18. (fordern)
    ▪ etw [für etw akk] \nehmen to want sth [for sth]; Verkäufer a. to ask [or charge] sth for sth
    \nehmen Sie sonst noch was? would you like anything else?
    19. (geh: verzehren)
    ▪ etw [zu sich dat] \nehmen to have [or drink/eat] sth, to partake of sth form
    das Abendmahl \nehmen to receive Communion
    das Frühstück \nehmen to eat [or have] [or take] breakfast, to breakfast
    ▪ etw \nehmen to take sth; (regelmäßig a.) to be on sth
    21. (verstehen)
    ▪ etw als etw \nehmen to take sth as [or to be] sth
    22. (bewerten)
    jdn ernst \nehmen to take sb seriously
    etw ernst/wörtlich \nehmen to take sth seriously/literally
    etw tragisch \nehmen (fam) to take sth to heart
    ▪ jdn für jdn \nehmen to take [or mistake] sb for sb
    jdn/etw [so] \nehmen, wie er/sie/es ist to take sb/sth as he/she/it is
    etw \nehmen, wie es kommt to take sth as it comes
    die Dinger \nehmen, wie sie kommen to take things as they come
    25. (denken)
    ▪ jdn/etw \nehmen to take sb/sth
    \nehmen wir den Fall, dass... let's assume [that]...
    26. (umgehen)
    jdn/etw zu \nehmen wissen, wissen, wie man jdn/etw \nehmen muss to know how to take sb/sth
    ▪ jdn wie jdn \nehmen to treat sb like sb
    ▪ etw \nehmen to take sth
    28. MIL (erobern)
    ▪ etw \nehmen to take sth
    29. (koitieren)
    ▪ jdn \nehmen to take sb
    ▪ etw auf etw akk \nehmen to record sth on sth
    etw auf Band \nehmen to record sth on tape, to tape sth
    ▪ etw auf etw akk \nehmen to take a picture [or photo] of sth on sth
    32. (foulen)
    jdn hart \nehmen to foul sb badly
    den Ball \nehmen to take the ball
    einen Schlag \nehmen Boxer to take a punch
    34. (mieten)
    ▪ sich dat etw \nehmen to take sth
    Abschrift \nehmen (form) to make a copy
    etw in Arbeit \nehmen to start work on sth
    eine gute Entwicklung \nehmen to develop well
    seinen Rücktritt \nehmen to resign
    Wohnung \nehmen (geh) to rent an apartment
    36.
    ▶ etw an sich akk \nehmen, etw auf sich akk \nehmen to take sth upon oneself
    die Schuld auf sich akk \nehmen to take the blame
    ▶ es auf sich akk \nehmen, etw zu tun to take it upon oneself to do sth
    ▶ einen \nehmen (fam) to have a drink
    ▶ sich dat etw nicht \nehmen lassen to not be robbed of sth
    ▶ es sich dat nicht \nehmen lassen, etw zu tun to insist on doing sth
    ▶ sie \nehmen sich dat nichts (fam) they're both the same [or as good/bad as each other]
    ▶ woher \nehmen und nicht stehlen? where on earth is one going to get that from?
    ▶ jdn nicht für voll \nehmen (fam) to not take sb seriously
    ▶ wie man's nimmt (fam) whatever [or how ever] you like
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    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) take

    etwas in die Hand/unter den Arm nehmen — take something in one's hand/take or put something under one's arm

    etwas an sich (Akk.) nehmen — pick something up; (und aufbewahren) take charge of something

    sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen — take something; (sich bedienen) help oneself to something

    auf sich (Akk.) nehmen — take on <responsibility, burden>; take < blame>

    die Dinge nehmen, wie sie kommen — take things as they come

    jemandem/einer Sache etwas nehmen — deprive somebody/something of something

    jemandem die Sicht/den Ausblick nehmen — block somebody's view

    die Angst von jemandem nehmen — relieve somebody of his/her fear

    es sich (Dat.) nicht nehmen lassen, etwas zu tun — not let anything stop one from doing something

    3) (benutzen) use <ingredients, washing powder, wool, brush, knitting needles, etc.>

    man nehme... — (in Rezepten) take...

    den Zug/ein Taxi usw. nehmen — take the train/a taxi etc.

    [sich (Dat.)] einen Anwalt usw. nehmen — get a lawyer etc.

    4) (aussuchen) take
    5) (in Anspruch nehmen) take <lessons, holiday, etc.>
    6) (verlangen) charge
    7) (einnehmen, essen) take <medicines, tablets, etc.>

    etwas [Richtiges] zu sich nehmen — have something [decent] to eat

    sie nimmt die Pille — she's taking or she's on the pill (coll.)

    8) (auffassen) take ( als as)

    etwas/jemanden ernst/etwas leicht nehmen — take something/somebody seriously/take something lightly

    jemanden nicht für voll nehmen — (ugs.) not take somebody seriously

    9) (behandeln) treat < person>
    10) (überwinden, militärisch einnehmen) take <obstacle, bend, incline, village, bridgehead, etc.>; (fig.) take < woman>
    11) (Sport) take < ball, punch>

    einen Spieler hart nehmen — foul a player blatantly

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    Nehmen n; -s, kein pl:
    er ist hart im Nehmen he can take a lot (of punishment); → Geben
    * * *
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) take

    etwas in die Hand/unter den Arm nehmen — take something in one's hand/take or put something under one's arm

    etwas an sich (Akk.) nehmen — pick something up; (und aufbewahren) take charge of something

    sich (Dat.) etwas nehmen — take something; (sich bedienen) help oneself to something

    auf sich (Akk.) nehmen — take on <responsibility, burden>; take < blame>

    die Dinge nehmen, wie sie kommen — take things as they come

    jemandem/einer Sache etwas nehmen — deprive somebody/something of something

    jemandem die Sicht/den Ausblick nehmen — block somebody's view

    die Angst von jemandem nehmen — relieve somebody of his/her fear

    es sich (Dat.) nicht nehmen lassen, etwas zu tun — not let anything stop one from doing something

    3) (benutzen) use <ingredients, washing powder, wool, brush, knitting needles, etc.>

    man nehme... — (in Rezepten) take...

    den Zug/ein Taxi usw. nehmen — take the train/a taxi etc.

    [sich (Dat.)] einen Anwalt usw. nehmen — get a lawyer etc.

    4) (aussuchen) take
    5) (in Anspruch nehmen) take <lessons, holiday, etc.>
    6) (verlangen) charge
    7) (einnehmen, essen) take <medicines, tablets, etc.>

    etwas [Richtiges] zu sich nehmen — have something [decent] to eat

    sie nimmt die Pille — she's taking or she's on the pill (coll.)

    8) (auffassen) take ( als as)

    etwas/jemanden ernst/etwas leicht nehmen — take something/somebody seriously/take something lightly

    jemanden nicht für voll nehmen — (ugs.) not take somebody seriously

    9) (behandeln) treat < person>
    10) (überwinden, militärisch einnehmen) take <obstacle, bend, incline, village, bridgehead, etc.>; (fig.) take < woman>
    11) (Sport) take <ball, punch>
    * * *
    v.
    (§ p.,pp.: nahm, genommen)
    = to take v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) v.
    to take v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: took, taken)

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  • 9 Weib

    n; -(e)s, -er; neg! woman (auch pej.); altm. (Gattin) wife; typisch Weib! typical woman!
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    das Weib
    woman; wife; female; shrew
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    [vaip]
    nt -(e)s, -er
    [-bɐ] woman, female (pej), broad (US pej infold, BIBL = Ehefrau) wife; (pej inf Mann) old woman (neg!)

    Wéíb und Kind (old) — wife and children

    eine Frau zu seinem Wéíb(e) nehmen (old) () — to take a woman to wife old Brit or as one's wife

    sie ist ein tolles Wéíb (inf) — she's quite a woman, she's quite a dame (US pej inf)

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    <-[e]s, -er>
    [vaip, pl ˈvaibɐ]
    nt (sl) woman; (pej) woman
    ein furchtbares \Weib a terrible woman
    ▶ \Weib und Kind haben (hum) to have a wife and family
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    das; Weib[e]s, Weiber
    1) (veralt., ugs.): (Frau) woman; female (derog.)
    2) (veralt., scherzh.): (Ehefrau) wife
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    Weib n; -(e)s, -er; neg! woman (auch pej); obs (Gattin) wife;
    typisch Weib! typical woman!
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    das; Weib[e]s, Weiber
    1) (veralt., ugs.): (Frau) woman; female (derog.)
    2) (veralt., scherzh.): (Ehefrau) wife
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    -er f.
    wench n.

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  • 10 señor

    adj.
    mister, Mr., Mr.
    m.
    1 gentleman, lord, gent.
    2 sir, mister.
    3 Lord.
    4 master.
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    1 (noble) distinguished, noble
    2 familiar fine
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (hombre) man, gentleman; (mujer) woman, lady
    2 (amo - hombre) master; (- mujer) mistress
    4 (tratamiento - hombre) sir; (- mujer) madam, US ma'am
    ■ buenos días, señora good morning, madam
    ■ el Sr. Rodríguez Mr Rodríguez
    1 RELIGIÓN the Lord
    1 good Lord!
    \
    ser todo un señor / ser toda una señora to be a real gentleman / be a real lady
    ¡señoras y señores! ladies and gentlemen!
    el señor de la casa / la señora de la casa the gentleman of the house / the lady of the house
    Nuestro Señor / Nuestra Señora Our Lord / Our Lady
    señor feudal feudal lord
    * * *
    noun m.
    2) sir
    3) owner, master
    5) lord
    * * *
    señor, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) * [antes de sustantivo] [uso enfático] great big *
    2) (=libre) free, at liberty

    eres muy señor de hacerlo si quieres — you're quite free o at liberty to do so if you want

    2. SM / F
    1) (=persona madura) man o más frm gentleman/lady

    ha venido un señor preguntando por ti — there was a man o más frm a gentleman here asking for you

    2) (=dueño) [de tierras] owner; [de criado, esclavo] master/mistress

    ¿está la señora? — is the lady of the house in?

    3) [fórmula de tratamiento]
    a) [con apellido] Mr/Mrs

    los señores Centeno y Sánchez tuvieron que irse antes — frm Messrs Centeno and Sánchez had to leave early frm

    b) * [con nombre de pila]

    buenos días, señor Mariano — [a Mariano Ruiz] good morning, Mr Ruiz

    la señora María es de mi pueblo — [hablando de María Ruiz] Mrs Ruiz is from my village

    c) [hablando directamente] sir/madam

    no se preocupe señor — don't worry, sir

    ¿qué desea la señora? — [en tienda] can I help you, madam?; [en restaurante] what would you like, madam?

    ¡oiga, señora! — excuse me, madam!

    ¡señoras y señores! — ladies and gentlemen!

    d) [con nombre de cargo o parentesco]

    sí, señor juez — yes, my Lord

    e) frm [en correspondencia]

    señor director — [en carta a periódico] Dear Sir

    4) [uso enfático]

    pues sí señor, así es como pasó — yes indeed, that's how it happened

    ¡no señor, ahora no te vas! — oh no, you're not going anywhere yet!

    señora
    5) [en letrero]
    3. SM
    1) ( Hist) lord
    2) (Rel)
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    I
    - ñora adjetivo (delante del n) (fam) ( uso enfático)
    II
    1)
    a) ( persona adulta) (m) man, gentleman; (f) lady

    te busca un señor — there's a man o gentleman looking for you

    señoras — ladies, women

    b) ( persona distinguida) (m) gentleman; (f) lady
    2) (dueño, amo)

    el señor/la señora de la casa — the gentleman/the lady of the house (frml)

    el señor de estas tierras — (Hist) the lord of these lands

    3) (Relig)
    a) Señor masculino Lord

    Dios, nuestro Señor — the Lord God

    b) Señora femenino
    4) señora femenino ( esposa) wife
    a) ( con apellidos) (m) Mr; (f) Mrs
    b) (uso popular, con nombres de pila)

    la señora Cristina/el señor Miguel — ≈ Mrs Fuentes/Mr López

    Señor Director — (Corresp) Dear Sir, Sir (frml)

    perdón, señor/señora ¿tiene hora? — excuse me, could you tell me the time?

    ¿se lleva ésa, señora? — will you take that one, Madam? (frml)

    muy señor mío/señores míos — (Corresp) Dear Sir/Sirs

    Teresa Chaves - ¿señora o señorita? — Teresa Chaves - Miss, Mrs or Ms?

    los señores han salido — Mr and Mrs Paz (o López etc) are not at home

    ¿y lo pagó él?-sí señor — you mean he paid for it-he did indeed

    no señor, no fue así — no that is certainly not what happened

    no señor, no pienso ir — there's no way I'm going

    •• Cultural note:
    Señor/Señora/Señorita
    Titles used before someone's name when speaking to or about them. They are generally followed by the person's surname, or first name and surname. They can also be followed by the person's professional title, without the name: señor arquitecto, señora doctora, señorita maestra. They can be used on their own to attract attention. In letters they can be followed by the appropriate forms of don/doña: Sr. Dn Juan Montesinos, Sra Dña. Ana Castellón. The full forms are written in lower case when used in the middle of a sentence; the abbreviated forms are always capitalized - for señor, Sr., for señora, Sra., and for señorita, Srta. Señor is used for men. Señores, can mean "sirs", "gentlemen", and "ladies and gentlemen", and when used of a married couple means "Mr and Mrs": los señores Montesino. Señora is used for married women and widows, and women of unknown marital status. Señorita is used for single women, young women of unknown marital status, and female teachers
    * * *
    = master, Mr (Mister), gentleman [gentlemen, -pl.].
    Ex. But I said at once: 'Look here, master, I'll thank you to leave me alone after this, do you hear?'.
    Ex. My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
    Ex. These were gentlemen whose forebears had upset Elizabeth I by encouraging the people to think a little too much for themselves and who proved very difficult to control.
    ----
    * en el año del Señor = in the year of our Lord.
    * nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.
    * señor feudal = suzerain.
    * * *
    I
    - ñora adjetivo (delante del n) (fam) ( uso enfático)
    II
    1)
    a) ( persona adulta) (m) man, gentleman; (f) lady

    te busca un señor — there's a man o gentleman looking for you

    señoras — ladies, women

    b) ( persona distinguida) (m) gentleman; (f) lady
    2) (dueño, amo)

    el señor/la señora de la casa — the gentleman/the lady of the house (frml)

    el señor de estas tierras — (Hist) the lord of these lands

    3) (Relig)
    a) Señor masculino Lord

    Dios, nuestro Señor — the Lord God

    b) Señora femenino
    4) señora femenino ( esposa) wife
    a) ( con apellidos) (m) Mr; (f) Mrs
    b) (uso popular, con nombres de pila)

    la señora Cristina/el señor Miguel — ≈ Mrs Fuentes/Mr López

    Señor Director — (Corresp) Dear Sir, Sir (frml)

    perdón, señor/señora ¿tiene hora? — excuse me, could you tell me the time?

    ¿se lleva ésa, señora? — will you take that one, Madam? (frml)

    muy señor mío/señores míos — (Corresp) Dear Sir/Sirs

    Teresa Chaves - ¿señora o señorita? — Teresa Chaves - Miss, Mrs or Ms?

    los señores han salido — Mr and Mrs Paz (o López etc) are not at home

    ¿y lo pagó él?-sí señor — you mean he paid for it-he did indeed

    no señor, no fue así — no that is certainly not what happened

    no señor, no pienso ir — there's no way I'm going

    •• Cultural note:
    Señor/Señora/Señorita
    Titles used before someone's name when speaking to or about them. They are generally followed by the person's surname, or first name and surname. They can also be followed by the person's professional title, without the name: señor arquitecto, señora doctora, señorita maestra. They can be used on their own to attract attention. In letters they can be followed by the appropriate forms of don/doña: Sr. Dn Juan Montesinos, Sra Dña. Ana Castellón. The full forms are written in lower case when used in the middle of a sentence; the abbreviated forms are always capitalized - for señor, Sr., for señora, Sra., and for señorita, Srta. Señor is used for men. Señores, can mean "sirs", "gentlemen", and "ladies and gentlemen", and when used of a married couple means "Mr and Mrs": los señores Montesino. Señora is used for married women and widows, and women of unknown marital status. Señorita is used for single women, young women of unknown marital status, and female teachers
    * * *
    = master, Mr (Mister), gentleman [gentlemen, -pl.].

    Ex: But I said at once: 'Look here, master, I'll thank you to leave me alone after this, do you hear?'.

    Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
    Ex: These were gentlemen whose forebears had upset Elizabeth I by encouraging the people to think a little too much for themselves and who proved very difficult to control.
    * en el año del Señor = in the year of our Lord.
    * nada es gratis en la viña del Señor = there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no such thing as a free ride.
    * señor feudal = suzerain.

    * * *
    (uso enfático): ha conseguido un señor puesto she's got herself a really good job
    fue una señora fiesta it was some party o quite a party! ( colloq)
    2
    (libre): eres muy señor de hacer lo que quieras you're completely free to do as you like
    señor2 - ñora Señor/Señora/Señorita (↑ señora a1)
    A
    1 (persona adulta) ( masculine) man, gentleman; ( feminine) lady
    te busca un señor there's a man o gentleman looking for you
    la señora del último piso the lady who lives on the top floor
    peluquería de señoras ladies' hairdresser's
    la señora de la limpieza the cleaning lady
    [ S ] señoras ladies, women
    tiene 20 años pero se viste muy de señora she's only 20 but she dresses a lot older
    2 (persona distinguida) ( masculine) gentleman; ( feminine) lady
    es todo un señor he's a real gentleman
    tiene ínfulas de gran señora she gives herself airs and graces, she fancies herself as some sort of lady ( BrE)
    Compuesto:
    feminine companion
    B
    (dueño, amo): el señor/la señora de la casa the gentleman/the lady of the house ( frml)
    los vasallos debían fidelidad a sus señores ( Hist) the vassals owed allegiance to their lords
    a la señora le pareció mal ( iró); Madam o her ladyship didn't like the idea ( iro)
    Compuesto:
    masculine feudal lord
    C ( Relig)
    1
    recibir al Señor to receive the body of Christ
    Dios, nuestro Señor the Lord God
    Nuestro Señor Jesucristo our Lord Jesus Christ
    nuestro hermano que ahora descansa or duerme en el Señor our brother who is now at peace
    2
    D
    1
    saludos a tu señora give my regards to your wife
    la señora de Jaime está muy enferma Jaime's wife is very ill
    2
    buenas tardes, Señor López good afternoon, Mr López
    Señora de Luengo, ¿quiere pasar? would you go in please, Mrs/Ms Luengo?
    ¿avisaste a la señora (de) Fuentes? did you tell Mrs/Ms Fuentes?
    los señores de Paz Mr and Mrs Paz
    ya tenemos en nuestras manos los documentos enviados por los señores Gómez y López ( frml); we have now received the documents from Messrs. Gómez and López ( frml)
    2
    (uso popular, con nombres de pila): ¿cómo está, Señora Cristina? ≈ how are you Mrs Fuentes?, ≈ how are you, Mrs F? ( colloq)
    la señora Cristina/el señor Miguel no está ≈ Mrs Fuentes/Mr López is not at home
    3 ( frml)
    (con otros sustantivos): el señor alcalde no podrá asistir the mayor will not be able to attend
    salude a su señor padre/señora madre de mi parte ( ant); please convey my respects to your father/mother ( dated)
    Señor Director ( Corresp) Dear Sir, Sir ( frml)
    4 ( frml)
    (sin mencionar el nombre): perdón, señor/señora, ¿tiene hora? excuse me, could you tell me the time?
    pase señor/señora come in, please
    señoras y señores ladies and gentlemen
    ¿se lleva ésa, señora? will you take that one, Madam? ( frml)
    muy señor mío/señores míos ( Corresp) Dear Sir/Sirs
    Teresa Chaves — ¿señora o señorita? Teresa Chaves — Miss, Mrs or Ms?
    los señores han salido Mr and Mrs Paz are not at home
    ¿el señor/la señora va a cenar en casa? will you be dining in this evening, sir/madam? ( frml)
    5
    (uso enfático): ¿y lo pagó él? — pues sí, señor you mean he paid for it? — he did indeed o ( colloq) he sure did
    no, señor/señora, no fue así oh, no! that's not what happened
    no, señor, no pienso prestárselo there's no way I'm going to lend it to him
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    señor
    señor
    ◊ - ñora sustantivo masculino, femenino

    1

    (f) lady;


    (f) lady;

    2 (dueño, amo):
    ◊ el señor/la señora de la casa the gentleman/the lady of the house (frml)

    3 (Relig)
    a)

    ◊ Señor sustantivo masculino

    Lord
    b)

    ◊ Señora sustantivo femenino: Nuestra Sseñora de Montserrat Our Lady of Montserrat

    4
    ◊ señora sustantivo femenino ( esposa) wife

    5 ( tratamiento de cortesía)
    a) ( con apellidos) (m) Mr;

    (f) Mrs;

    b) (frml) ( con otros sustantivos):


    Sseñor Director (Corresp) Dear Sir, Sir (frml)

    ◊ perdón, señor ¿tiene hora? excuse me, could you tell me the time?;

    muy señor mío/señores míos (Corresp) Dear Sir/Sirs;
    Teresa Chaves — ¿señora o señorita? Teresa Chaves — Miss, Mrs or Ms?;
    los señores han salido Mr and Mrs Paz (o López etc) are not at home
    señor sustantivo masculino
    1 (hombre) man, gentleman
    2 sir (en inglés británico indica una posición social inferior) señor, se le ha caído la cartera, excuse me, you have dropped your wallet 3 señoras y señores, ladies and gentlemen
    4 (tratamiento) Mr: ha llegado el Sr. Gómez, Mr Gómez is here
    el señor presidente está reunido, the President is in a meeting
    5 (en correspondencia) estimado señor, Dear Sir
    6 Hist lord
    7 Rel El Señor, the Lord
    8 (persona respetable) es todo un señor y no hace caso de habladurías, he doesn't pay the slightest bit of attention to idle chatter, he's a real gentleman
    9 familiar (grande, importante) el joven principiante se ha convertido en un señor actor, the inexperienced young actor has become a star
    Recuerda que no se usa Mr o Mrs solo con el nombre de pila, excepto cuando un "criado" está hablando con su "señor". En todo caso debes decir Mr Miguel más el apellido o Mr más el apellido. La misma regla se aplica también a Mrs y Ms.
    ' señor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abierta
    - abierto
    - ama
    - amo
    - audiencia
    - caballero
    - de
    - don
    - estimada
    - estimado
    - Excemo.
    - Excmo.
    - N. S.
    - señora
    - señorita
    - señorito
    - Sr.
    - el
    - encantado
    - mío
    - parte
    - rogar
    English:
    dear
    - esquire
    - follow-up
    - gent
    - lord
    - master
    - mister
    - Mr
    - Mrs
    - Ms
    - outstanding
    - sir
    - worship
    - Epiphany
    - gentleman
    - squire
    * * *
    señor, -ora
    ♦ adj
    1. [refinado] noble, refined
    2. Fam [antes de sustantivo] [gran] real;
    [excelente] wonderful, splendid;
    tienen una señora casa/un señor problema that's some house/problem they've got
    ♦ nm
    1. [tratamiento] [antes de apellido, nombre, cargo] Mr;
    el señor López Mr López;
    los señores Ruiz Mr and Mrs Ruiz;
    ¿están los señores (Ruiz) en casa? are Mr and Mrs Ruiz in?;
    dile al señor Miguel que gracias say thanks to Miguel from me;
    ¡señor presidente! Mr President!;
    el señor director les atenderá enseguida the manager will see you shortly
    2. [tratamiento] [al dirigir la palabra] Sir;
    pase usted, señor do come in, do come in, Sir;
    ¡oiga señor, se le ha caído esto! excuse me! you dropped this;
    señores, debo comunicarles algo gentlemen, there's something I have to tell you;
    ¿qué desea el señor? what would you like, Sir?;
    sí, señor yes, Sir;
    Muy señor mío, Estimado señor [en cartas] Dear Sir;
    Muy señores míos [en cartas] Dear Sirs
    3. [hombre] man;
    llamó un señor preguntando por ti there was a call for you from a man;
    el señor de la carnicería the man from the butcher's;
    en el club sólo dejaban entrar a (los) señores they only let men into the club;
    un señor mayor an elderly gentleman;
    señores [en letrero] men, gents
    4. [caballero] gentleman;
    es todo un señor he's a real gentleman;
    vas hecho un señor con ese traje you look like a real gentleman in that suit
    5. [dueño] owner;
    Formal
    ¿es usted el señor de la casa? are you the head of the household?
    6. Formal [de criado, esclavo] master
    7. [noble, aristócrata] lord
    Hist señor feudal feudal lord;
    8. [en religión]
    el Señor the Lord;
    Nuestro Señor Our Lord;
    ¡Señor, ten piedad! Lord, have mercy upon us!
    9. [indica énfasis]
    sí señor, eso fue lo que ocurrió yes indeed, that's exactly what happened;
    ¡sí señor, así se habla! excellent, that's what I like to hear!;
    no señor, estás muy equivocado oh no, you're completely wrong;
    a mí no me engañas, no señor you can't fool ME
    ♦ interj
    Good Lord!;
    ¡Señor, qué manera de llover! Good Lord, look how it's raining!
    * * *
    m Lord
    * * *
    1) : gentleman m, man m, lady f, woman f, wife f
    2) : Sir m, Madam f
    estimados señores: Dear Sirs
    3) : Mr. m, Mrs. f
    4) : lord m, lady f
    el Señor: the Lord
    * * *
    1. (hombre) man [pl. men]
    ¿quién es ese señor? who's that man?
    sí, señor yes, sir

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  • 11 περιάγω

    περιάγω impf. περιῆγον; fut. 3 sg. περιάξει Is 28:27; 2 aor. περιήγαγον (Eur., Hdt. et al.; ins, pap, LXX, Philo)
    ① to take or bring along, lead around, trans. (Eur., Hdt. et al.; ins, LXX, Joseph.) τινά take someone about or along with oneself, have someone with oneself (constantly) or accompanying oneself (X., Cyr. 2, 2, 28; Demosth. 36, 45 τρεῖς παῖδας ἀκολούθους π.; Diod S 2, 38, 6 γυναικῶν πλῆθος περιάγειν; 17, 77, 6 codd. τὰς παλλακίδας=‘the concubines’) ἀδελφὴν γυναῖκα π. take about a sister (i.e. a Christian woman) as wife 1 Cor 9:5 (Diog. L. 6, 97 Crates the Cynic takes his like-minded wife with him on his philosophical journeys).
    ② to travel about in various directions, go around, go about, intr. (Cebes 6, 3 codd.; rare in this sense, but s. L-S-J-M s.v. II [B-D-F §150; 308; Rob. 477].—Intr. also Is 28:27) perh. go around κύκλῳ τοῦ πύργου Hs 9, 11, 4. Go about of a blind man feeling his way Ac 13:11. W. the place given: of wanderings go about ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ Mt 4:23. W. acc. of the district travelled through (PCairZen 33, 3 [257 B.C.] π. πάντας τοὺς παραδείσους) τὰς πόλεις πάσας in all the cities 9:35. τὰς κώμας κύκλῳ in the nearby villages Mk 6:6. τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ τὴν ξηράν travel about on sea and land Mt 23:15.—M-M.

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  • 12 Avrasya

    Eurasia.avratprov. 1. woman. 2. wife. - almak to take a wife. - boşamak to divorce, repudiate a wife. - pazarı 1. hist. female slave market. 2. marketplace where women sell things.

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  • 13 כנס

    כָּנַס(b. h.; v. כּוֹס I) 1) to collect, gather; to cover, shelter, bring home. B. Kam.VI, 1 הכּוֹנס צאן לדיר he who takes the flock into the stall; a. fr.כ׳ משקה to absorb liquids through pores, opp. to הוציא to let liquids escape through pores. Nidd.49a יביא … אם כָּנְסָהוכ׳ get a tub full of water and put the pot in, if it draws water Kel. X, 8 היו בכוֹנֵס משקח (sub. נקובין) if the vessels were so porous as to be called absorbers of liquids. Nidd. l. c. כיצד … לידע אם ניקב בכונס משקה how do we examine to find out whether a vessel is porous to the extent of absorbing liquids? (v. supra); a. fr.Esp. to take a woman home, to consummate a marriage by conducting a woman to ones house, to wed, v. אֵירוּסִין a. נִישּׂוּאִין. Keth.3b וברביעי כּוֹנְסָהּ and on the fourth day of the week he weds her. Ib. ומסכנה ואילך נהגו … לִכְנוֹסוכ׳ and from the days of persecution … the people adopted the custom to wed on the third day; … ובשני לא יִכְנוֹס but on the second day one must not marry. Y.Yeb.IV, 6b כְּנָסָהּ ולאוכ׳ he took her to his home but did not touch her ; a. fr.Part. pass. כְּנוּסָה. Y.Sot.II, 18b top שומרת יבםוכ׳ neither while waiting for the yabam nor after having been taken to his house. 2) (of a sore) ( to gather, to grow smaller, to contract, opp. פשה. Neg. IV, 7; Tosef. ib. II, 6; Sifra Thazr., Neg., Par. 2, ch. 2; a. e. 3) (archit.) to recede, to form a settle or recess in a wall. Midd. III, 1 עלה אמהוכ׳ אמה (the altar) rose one cubit and then receded one cubit; Men.97b.Y.Erub.VII, 24b bot. (of an inclined plane) עולה אמה וכוֹנֵס שלש it rises vertically one cubit, while the incline measures three cubits, v. כִּיבּוּש.Part. pass. כָּנוּס, f. כְּנוּסָה. Tosef.Erub.I, 10 כותל שצידו אחד כ׳ מחבירווכ׳ a wall which is more receding on one side than on the other, either the inner wall being even ; Erub.9b; 15a; (Y. ib. 19b top כותל הנכנס). Y.Succ.I, 52a אפי׳ כנוסה כמה even if the reduction be ever so large. Nif. נִכְנַס 1) to be brought in, to enter, opp. יצא; to assemble, meet. Erub. 65a, v. סוֹד. Ib. 15b נ׳ ויוצא is easily passed in and out. Kel. IX, 7 מלא … נ׳ when a piece of the size … can be passed, לא נ׳ when it cannot pass (exactly fitting in). Y.Erub.I, 18c bot. אין … לִיכָּנֵסוכ׳ it is not the habit of man to enter through one door and leave through another.Ḥull.3a, a. fr. יוצא ונ׳ superintending by going in and out. Sabb.137b כשםשנ׳ … יִכָּנסוכ׳ as he (the child) has been entered into the covenant, so may he be introduced to the study of the Law Snh.101a נִכְנְסוּ תלמידיווכ׳ his pupils came together to visit him. Tosef.Ber.VII (VI), 19, a. e. לא יִכָּנֵס אדם להרוכ׳ one must not enter the Temple mount Meg.I, 3 מקום שנִכְנָסִיןוכ׳ a place where the country people are in the habit of assembling on Mondays ; a. fr. 2) to form a recess or settle. Y.Erub.I, 19b top, v. supra. 3) to be married, v. supra. Y.Yeb.IV, 6b הִיכָּנְסִיוכ׳ be my wife and raise thy sisters children; Koh. R. to IX, 9; a. fr. Pi. כִּינֵּס to gather, collect. Tosef.Ber.VII (VI), 24 בשעת המְכַנְּסִין … כַּנֵּס when people collect (learning), scatter, when they scatter (are indifferent), gather in (withdraw); v. בְּדַר; Ber.63a המכניסים (read: המְכַנְּ׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 9). Ex. R. s. 17, beg. שכִּינְּסָן מעל הארץ which (waters) he gathered from upon the land. Deut. R. s. 3 כִּינְּסָה את בניה she assembled her children; a. fr.Part. pass. מְכוּנָּס, f. מְכוּנֶּסֶת; pl. מְכוּנָּסִין, מְכוּנָּסוֹת. Erub.21a (מים) מ׳ collected water, opp. מים חיים. Midr. Till. to Ps. 70 הרי הצאן מכ׳ the flock is gathered again. Neg. IV, 3 במ׳ when the hairs on the leprous spot are close together, opp. מפוזר; a. fr. Hif. הִכְנִיס to bring in, to lay in, store up; to introduce, pass; to initiate. Lev. R. s. 9 הִכְנִיסוֹ לביתו he invited him to his house. Ex. R. s. 20 אם אני מַכְנִיסָןוכ׳ if I lead them now into the land. Ib. ה׳ יינווכ׳ he stored his wine in the cellar. Men.97a ומכניס קנהוכ׳ and passes a tube under it. Sabb.118b ה׳ ידווכ׳ put his hand under his belt. Ib. מַכְנִיסֵי שבת who usher the Sabbath in (with prayer). Ib. 137b להַכְנִיסוֹ בבריתווכ׳ to initiate him into the covenant (v. supra). Y.Yeb.I, 3a bot. הרי אתם מַכְנִיסִין ראשיוכ׳ you want me to put my head between two great mountains. Mekh. Bshall., Shir., s.6 לא מוציא ולא מַכְנִיס neither lets escape nor receives, v. נוֹד; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְכַּנֵּס, Nithpa. נִתְכַּנֵּס 1) to assemble, meet, be reunited. Taan.27b מִתְכַּנְּסִין לבה״כ meet at the synagogue. Gen. R. s. 39, a. e. אם מתכנסין כלוכ׳ if all human beings were to join for creating ; Cant. R. to I, 3 מִתְכַּנְּשִׁין. Mekh. Bshall.s.6 אין הגליות מִתְכַּנְּסוֹתוכ׳ the diaspora will be reunited only as a reward for faith; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 12, beg. מתכנסין ויוצאין; (Koh. R. to II, 12 נכנסין) they go in and out. 2) to gather, become closer (v. supra). Neg. I, 6 נִתְכַּנְּסָה the sore gathered.

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  • 14 כָּנַס

    כָּנַס(b. h.; v. כּוֹס I) 1) to collect, gather; to cover, shelter, bring home. B. Kam.VI, 1 הכּוֹנס צאן לדיר he who takes the flock into the stall; a. fr.כ׳ משקה to absorb liquids through pores, opp. to הוציא to let liquids escape through pores. Nidd.49a יביא … אם כָּנְסָהוכ׳ get a tub full of water and put the pot in, if it draws water Kel. X, 8 היו בכוֹנֵס משקח (sub. נקובין) if the vessels were so porous as to be called absorbers of liquids. Nidd. l. c. כיצד … לידע אם ניקב בכונס משקה how do we examine to find out whether a vessel is porous to the extent of absorbing liquids? (v. supra); a. fr.Esp. to take a woman home, to consummate a marriage by conducting a woman to ones house, to wed, v. אֵירוּסִין a. נִישּׂוּאִין. Keth.3b וברביעי כּוֹנְסָהּ and on the fourth day of the week he weds her. Ib. ומסכנה ואילך נהגו … לִכְנוֹסוכ׳ and from the days of persecution … the people adopted the custom to wed on the third day; … ובשני לא יִכְנוֹס but on the second day one must not marry. Y.Yeb.IV, 6b כְּנָסָהּ ולאוכ׳ he took her to his home but did not touch her ; a. fr.Part. pass. כְּנוּסָה. Y.Sot.II, 18b top שומרת יבםוכ׳ neither while waiting for the yabam nor after having been taken to his house. 2) (of a sore) ( to gather, to grow smaller, to contract, opp. פשה. Neg. IV, 7; Tosef. ib. II, 6; Sifra Thazr., Neg., Par. 2, ch. 2; a. e. 3) (archit.) to recede, to form a settle or recess in a wall. Midd. III, 1 עלה אמהוכ׳ אמה (the altar) rose one cubit and then receded one cubit; Men.97b.Y.Erub.VII, 24b bot. (of an inclined plane) עולה אמה וכוֹנֵס שלש it rises vertically one cubit, while the incline measures three cubits, v. כִּיבּוּש.Part. pass. כָּנוּס, f. כְּנוּסָה. Tosef.Erub.I, 10 כותל שצידו אחד כ׳ מחבירווכ׳ a wall which is more receding on one side than on the other, either the inner wall being even ; Erub.9b; 15a; (Y. ib. 19b top כותל הנכנס). Y.Succ.I, 52a אפי׳ כנוסה כמה even if the reduction be ever so large. Nif. נִכְנַס 1) to be brought in, to enter, opp. יצא; to assemble, meet. Erub. 65a, v. סוֹד. Ib. 15b נ׳ ויוצא is easily passed in and out. Kel. IX, 7 מלא … נ׳ when a piece of the size … can be passed, לא נ׳ when it cannot pass (exactly fitting in). Y.Erub.I, 18c bot. אין … לִיכָּנֵסוכ׳ it is not the habit of man to enter through one door and leave through another.Ḥull.3a, a. fr. יוצא ונ׳ superintending by going in and out. Sabb.137b כשםשנ׳ … יִכָּנסוכ׳ as he (the child) has been entered into the covenant, so may he be introduced to the study of the Law Snh.101a נִכְנְסוּ תלמידיווכ׳ his pupils came together to visit him. Tosef.Ber.VII (VI), 19, a. e. לא יִכָּנֵס אדם להרוכ׳ one must not enter the Temple mount Meg.I, 3 מקום שנִכְנָסִיןוכ׳ a place where the country people are in the habit of assembling on Mondays ; a. fr. 2) to form a recess or settle. Y.Erub.I, 19b top, v. supra. 3) to be married, v. supra. Y.Yeb.IV, 6b הִיכָּנְסִיוכ׳ be my wife and raise thy sisters children; Koh. R. to IX, 9; a. fr. Pi. כִּינֵּס to gather, collect. Tosef.Ber.VII (VI), 24 בשעת המְכַנְּסִין … כַּנֵּס when people collect (learning), scatter, when they scatter (are indifferent), gather in (withdraw); v. בְּדַר; Ber.63a המכניסים (read: המְכַנְּ׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 9). Ex. R. s. 17, beg. שכִּינְּסָן מעל הארץ which (waters) he gathered from upon the land. Deut. R. s. 3 כִּינְּסָה את בניה she assembled her children; a. fr.Part. pass. מְכוּנָּס, f. מְכוּנֶּסֶת; pl. מְכוּנָּסִין, מְכוּנָּסוֹת. Erub.21a (מים) מ׳ collected water, opp. מים חיים. Midr. Till. to Ps. 70 הרי הצאן מכ׳ the flock is gathered again. Neg. IV, 3 במ׳ when the hairs on the leprous spot are close together, opp. מפוזר; a. fr. Hif. הִכְנִיס to bring in, to lay in, store up; to introduce, pass; to initiate. Lev. R. s. 9 הִכְנִיסוֹ לביתו he invited him to his house. Ex. R. s. 20 אם אני מַכְנִיסָןוכ׳ if I lead them now into the land. Ib. ה׳ יינווכ׳ he stored his wine in the cellar. Men.97a ומכניס קנהוכ׳ and passes a tube under it. Sabb.118b ה׳ ידווכ׳ put his hand under his belt. Ib. מַכְנִיסֵי שבת who usher the Sabbath in (with prayer). Ib. 137b להַכְנִיסוֹ בבריתווכ׳ to initiate him into the covenant (v. supra). Y.Yeb.I, 3a bot. הרי אתם מַכְנִיסִין ראשיוכ׳ you want me to put my head between two great mountains. Mekh. Bshall., Shir., s.6 לא מוציא ולא מַכְנִיס neither lets escape nor receives, v. נוֹד; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְכַּנֵּס, Nithpa. נִתְכַּנֵּס 1) to assemble, meet, be reunited. Taan.27b מִתְכַּנְּסִין לבה״כ meet at the synagogue. Gen. R. s. 39, a. e. אם מתכנסין כלוכ׳ if all human beings were to join for creating ; Cant. R. to I, 3 מִתְכַּנְּשִׁין. Mekh. Bshall.s.6 אין הגליות מִתְכַּנְּסוֹתוכ׳ the diaspora will be reunited only as a reward for faith; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 12, beg. מתכנסין ויוצאין; (Koh. R. to II, 12 נכנסין) they go in and out. 2) to gather, become closer (v. supra). Neg. I, 6 נִתְכַּנְּסָה the sore gathered.

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  • 15 उपयम्


    upa-yam
    P. Ā. - yacchati, - te, to seize, lay hold of, touch (P. if not in the sense of appropriating Pat. on Pāṇ. 1-3, 56)

    RV. VIII, 35, 21 AV. XII, 3, 19 ṠBr. etc.. ;
    to reach forth, offer (Pass. aor. - ayāmi) RV. VII, 92, 1 ;
    to put under, prop, stay ṠBr. KātyṠr. Kauṡ. ;
    to take for one's self, receive, appropriate;
    to take as one's wife, marry (only Ā. Pāṇ. 1-3, 56 ;
    but seeﾠ Gobh. II, 1, 8 Gaut. XXVIII, 20 Kathās. XIV, 67)
    ĀṡvGṛ. Mn. III, 11 MBh. Ṡak. etc.. ;
    to sleep with (a woman) Mn. XI, 172.

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  • 16 TAKA

    * * *
    I)
    (tek; tók, tókum; tekinn), v.
    1) to take, catch, seize (tóku þeir laxinn ok otrinn ok báru með sér);
    G. tók inni vinstri hendi spjótit á lopti, G. caught the spear with his left hand;
    man hón taka fé okkart allt með ráni, she will take all our goods by force;
    taka e-n höndum, to seize one, take captive;
    tökum vápn vár, let us take to our weapons;
    2) fig., taka trú, to take the faith, become a Christian;
    taka skírn, to be baptized;
    taka hvíld, to take a rest;
    taka flótta, to take to flight;
    taka rœðu, umrœðu, to begin a parley;
    taka ráð, to take a counsel (= taka til ráðs);
    taka e-n orðum, to address one;
    taka sættir or sættum, to accept terms;
    taka þenna kost, to take this choice;
    taka stefnu, to fix a meeting;
    taka boði, to accept an offer;
    taka sótt, to be taken ill;
    taka úgleði, to get out of spirits;
    taka konung, to take, elect a king;
    taka konu, to take a wife;
    taka úkunna stigu, to take to unknown ways;
    taka e-n or e-m vel, to receive one well;
    taka e-t þvert, to take a thing crossly, deny flatly;
    taka upp höndum, to raise the hands;
    3) to reach, stretch forth, touch;
    fremri hyrnan tók viðbeinit, the upper horn caught the collar bone;
    því at ek tek eigi heim í kveld, for I shall not reach home to-night;
    hárit tók ofan á belti, the hair came down to her waist;
    4) to reach and take harbour (þeir tóku land á Melrakka-sléttu);
    5) to take, hold, of a vessel (ketill, er tók tvær tunnur);
    6) to be equivalent to, be worth (hringrinn tók tólf hundruð mórend);
    7) with infin., to begin (hann tók at yrkja, þegar er hann var ungr);
    nú taka öll húsin at lóga, now the whole house began to blaze;
    impers., þá tók at lægja veðrit, then the wind began to fall;
    8) to touch, regard, concern (þat allt, sem leikmenn tekr);
    9) to catch (up), come up with (hann var allra manna fóthvatastr, svá at engi hestr tók hann á rás);
    10) to start, rush (Eirikr tók út or stofunni, en konungr bað menn hlaupa eptir honum);
    taka á rás, taka frá, to take to running, run away (svá illt sem nú er frá at taka, þá mun þó síðarr verra);
    11) impers. it is taken;
    þá tók af veðrit (acc.) then the storm abated;
    kom á fótinn, svá at af tók, the stroke came on his leg, so that it was cut off;
    sýnina tekr frá e-m, one becomes blind;
    tók út skip Þangbrands, Th.’s ship drifted out;
    um várit er sumarhita tók, when the summer heat set in;
    12) with preps, and advs., taka e-n af lífi, lífdögum, taka e-n af, to take one’s life, put to death;
    taka e-n af nafni ok veldi, to deprive one of his title and power;
    taka e-t af e-m, to take a thing from one, deprive one of (er vér tókum seglit af honum, þá grét hann);
    taka af sér ópit, to cease weeping;
    taka e-t af e-m, to get frotn one (tekr hann af öllu fólki mikil lof);
    taka mikinn (mikil), lítinn (lítil) af e-u, to make (say) much, little of;
    hón tók lítil af öllu, she said little about it, took it coldly;
    øngan tek ek af um liðveizlu við þik, I will not pledge myself as to helping thee;
    taka e-t af, to choose, take;
    G. bauð þér góð boð, en þú vildir engi af taka, G. made thee good offers, but thou wouldst take none of them;
    fara sem fœtr mega af taka, at the top of one’s speed;
    hann sigldi suðr sem af tók, as fast as possible;
    to abolish, do away with (lagði á þat allan hug al taka af heiðni ok fornar venjur);
    taka e-t aptr, to take back, render void (taka aptr þat, er ek gef); to recall (taka aptr orð, heil sín);
    taka á e-u, to touch (hón tók á augum hans);
    taka vel, auðvelliga, lítt, illa á e-u, to take (a thing) well, in good part, ill, in ill part (fluttu þeir þetta fyrir jarli, en hann tók vel á);
    taka e-t á sik, to take upon oneself (kvaðst heldr vilja taka þat á sik at gefa honum annát augat);
    tóku þeir á sik svefn mikinn, they fell fast asleep;
    taka arf eptir e-n, to inherit one;
    taka e-t eptir, to get in return;
    með því at þú gerir svá, sem ek býð þér, skaltu nökkut eptir taka, thou shalt have some reward;
    taka e-t frá e-m, to take a thing away from one (þeir tóku spjótin frá þeim ok báru út á ána);
    taka e-n frá e-u, to deprive one of (taka e-n frá landi, ríki);
    taka e-t fyrir e-t, to take in return for (hann keypti sveinana ok tók fyrir þá vesl gott ok slagning); to take for, look upon as (lökum vér þat allt fyrir satt; því tek ek þat fyrir gaman);
    taka fyrir e-t, to refuse (tók E. eigi fyrir útanferð at sumri);
    taka hendi í e-t, to thrust one’s hand into;
    taka í hönd e-m, to shake hands with one;
    taka í móti, to offer resistance (þeir brendu víða bygðina, en bœndr tóku ekki í móti);
    taka niðr, to pull down, demolish (taka niðr til grundvallar allt þat verk); to graze a little, = taka til jarðar (þeir láta nú taka niðr hesta sína);
    taka ofan, to take down (Högni tekr ofan atgeirinn); to pull down (hann hafði látil taka ofan skála sinn);
    taka í sundr, to cut asunder;
    impers., slœmdi sverðinu til hans, svá at í sundr tók manninn, so that the man was cleft asunder;
    taka til e-s, to take to (tóku þá margir til at níða hann);
    taka til máls (orðs, orða), to begin to speak;
    nú er þar til máls at taka, at, now we must take up the story at this point, that;
    taka til varnar, to begin the defence;
    taka til e-s, to have recourse to, resort to (taka e-t til ráðs, bragðs); to concern (þetta mál, er til konungs tók);
    láta e-t til sín taka, to let it concern oneself, meddle with (Gísli lét fátt til sín taka);
    taka e-n til e-s, to choose, elect (Ólafr var til konungs tekinn um allt land);
    absol., taka til, to begin (hann hélt allt austr um Svínasund, þá tók til vald Svíakonungs);
    taka e-t til, to take to, do;
    ef hann tekr nökkut illt til, if he takes to any ill;
    taka um e-t, to take hold of, grasp (nú skaltu taka um fót honum);
    taka e-t undan, to take away;
    impers., undan kúnni tók nyt alla, the cow ceased to give milk;
    taka undan, to run away, escape (B. tók undan með rás);
    hann tók undir kverkina ok kyssti hana, he took her by the chin and kissed her;
    to undertake, take upon oneself;
    H. kvaðst ekki taka mundu undir vandræði þeira, H. said he would have nothing to do with their troubles;
    taka undir e-t með e-m, to back, help one in a thing (vil ek, at þér takit undir þetta mál með mér);
    þau tóku undir þetta léttiliga, they seconded it readily;
    hann tók seinliga undir, he was slow to answer;
    taka undir, to echo, resound (fjöllin tóku undir);
    taka e-t undir sik, to take on hand (Gizurr tók undir sik málit); to lay hold of (hann tekr undir sik eignir þær, er K. átti í Noregi);
    taka e-t upp, to pick up (S. tók upp hanzka sinn);
    taka upp fé fyrir e-m, to seize on, confiscate;
    taka upp borð, to set up the tables before a meal, but also to remove them after a meal;
    taka upp bygð sína, to remove one’s abode;
    hón tekr mart þat upp, er fjarri er mínum vilja, she takes much in hand that is far from my will;
    drykk ok vistir, svá sem skipit tók upp, as the ship could take;
    taka upp ný goðorð, to establish new priesthoods;
    taka upp verknað, to take up work;
    taka upp stœrð, to take to pride;
    taka upp sök, to take up a case;
    taka upp draum, to interpret a dream;
    taka e-t upp, to choose (seg nú skjótt, hvern kost þú vill upp taka);
    absol., taka upp, to extend, rise (rekkjustokkr tekr upp á millum rúma okkarra);
    taka út, to run out (E. tók út ór stofunni);
    taka við e-u, to receive (A. hafði tekit við föðurarf sínum);
    taka vel við e-m, to receive one well, give one a hearty welcome;
    taka við trú, to take the faith;
    þeir tóku vel við, they made a bold resistance;
    tók við hvárr af öðrum, one took up where the other left off;
    taka yfir e-t, to extend over (hann skal eignast af Englandi þat, sem uxahúð tekr yfir);
    impers. to come to an end, succeed (kveðst nú vænta, at nú mundi yfir taka);
    þeir munu allt til vinna at yfir taki við oss, to get the better of us;
    13) refl., takast;
    f.
    1) taking, capture, of a fortress, prisoner;
    2) taking, seizing, of property;
    * * *
    pres. tek, tekr; tökum, takit, taka; pret. tók, tókt (tókst), tók, pl. tóku; subj. tæki (tœki); imperat. tak, taktú; part. tekinn: with neg. suff. tek’k-at ek, I take not, Kristni S. (in a verse); tak-a-ttu, take thou not, Fas. i. (in a verse); tekr-at, Grág. (Kb.) i. 9: [Ulf. têkan, pret. taitok = απτεσθαι; Swed. take; Dan. tage, sounded tā, ‘du tar det ikke, vil du ta det;’ Engl. take is a word borrowed from the Dan., which gradually displaced the Old Engl. niman.]
    A. To take hold of, seize, grasp; taka sér alvæpni, Eg. 236; tóku menn sér þar byrðar ok báru út, Egill tók undir hönd sér mjöð-drekku, 237; nú taki hest minn, ok skal ek ríða eptir honum, 699; tóku þeir skíð sín ok stigu á, 545; hann tók inni vinstri hendi spjótið ok skaut, Nj. 42; lauk upp kistu ok tók upp góð kvennmanna-klæði, Ld. 30; hann tekr nú bogann, … tekr nú kaðal einn, Fas. ii. 543; taka upp net, K. Þ. K. 90; hross skal maðr taka ok teyma ok hepta, þótt heilagt sé, id.
    2. to seize; þeir tóku þar herfang mikit, Nj. 43; tóku skipit ok allt þat er á var, Fms. vii. 249; þeir tóku þar skútu, viii. 438; tóku skip hans, landtjald, klæði, ix. 275; taka fé okkat allt með ráni, Nj. 5; engi maðr skal fyrir öðrum taka, Gþl. 473; hann leiddi þik til arfs … munu taka óvinir þínir ef þú kemr eigi til, Nj. 4; þeir tóku bæinn, seized, Sturl. ii. 149; kona hafði tekit ( stolen) … ok vildi hann refsa henni, Fms. vii. 330.
    3. to catch; Skotar munu hafa tekit njósnir allar, Nj. 126; standi menn upp ok taki hann, 130; hann skyldi taka hundinn, 114; þeir tóku á sundi mann einn, Fms. vii. 225; gröf, at taka í dýr, Flóv. 33; taka höndum, to lay hold of, take captive, Nj. 114, 275; in a good sense, Fms. x. 314.
    4. taka e-n af lífi, to take one from life, Fms. x. 3, Eg. 70; taka e-n af lífdögum, id., Fms. vii. 204: ellipt., taka af (af-taka), to take one off, put to death, Js. 23; taka e-n af nafni ok veldi, to deprive of …, Eg. 268; tóku þeir af eignum jarla konungs, Fms. i. 6: taka af e-m, to take a thing from one, x. 421, Nj. 103, 131, Eg. 120, Ld. 288; taka frá e-m, to take from, off, Nj. 253, K. Þ. K. 48; taka ofan, to take down, pull down, Nj. 119, 168; taka ór, to set apart, 232; taka undir sik, to take under oneself, subject, Fms. x. 24: to take charge of, Nj. 110, Eg. 725: taka upp, to take up, pick up, assume, 23.
    5. to take, grasp; taka í hönd e-m, to shake hands, Nj. 129; taka á lopti, to interrupt, Fms. x. 314; taka í ketil, of the ordeal, Grág. i. 381, Gkv. 3. 7; taka í jörð, to graze, of an animal, Bs. i. 338; jó lætr til jarðar taka, Skm. 15; skulu þér láta taka niðr hesta yðra, to graze a little, Band. 14 new Ed.; tók einn þeirra niðr í sinn klæðsekk, Stj.
    II. metaph., taka upphaf, to begin, Hom. 49; taka vöxt ok þroska, to increase, Rb. 392; taka konungdóm, Eg. 646; taka ráð, 49; taka skírn, 770; taka trú, to take the faith, become a Christian, Nj. 273; taka hvíld, to take rest, 43, 115; taka á sik svefn, 252; taka ræðu, to begin a parley, Eg. 578; taka umræðu, id., Nj. 146; þau taka þá tal, Ld. 72, Fms. ii. 254; taka nærri sér, see nær l. 2; taka á sik göngu, Fbr. 101 new Ed.; taka á sik svefn, Nj.; taka eld, to light a fire, 199; taka e-n orðum, to address; taka í sætt, to receive into reconciliation, Eg. 168; taka sættir, to accept terms, id. (also taka sættum, id.); taka þenna kost, 280; taka samheldi, Fms. ix. 344; ok tóku þat fastliga, at friðr skyldi standa, declared firmly that, x. 40, v. l.; taka stefnu, to fix a meeting, xi. 400; tóku þeir stefnu í milli sín, 402; nú er svá tekið um allt landit, at …, fixed by law that …, Gþl. 275; þeir tóku fastmælum sín í milli, at …, Bret. 82; taki í lög, to take into fellowship, Fms. xi. 96; lög-taka, cp. lófa-tak, vápna-tak; Gunnarr bauð þér góð boð enn þú vildir engi af taka, thou wouldst accept none of them, Nj. 77; tók hann þann kost af, at leggja allt á konungs vald, Fms. iv. 224; ok þat tóku þeir af, ix. 367; Ólafr kvaðsk þat mundu af taka, Ld. 72; taka e-t til ráðs, or taka ráðs, bragðs, to resort to, Nj. 75, 124, 199: also, taka e-t til, to resort to, 26, Fms. xi, 253, passim (til-tæki); taka mót, to receive, Edda 15; taka e-t við, to receive in return, Fms. ii. 269; taka bætr fyrir e-t, xi. 253; með því þú görir sem ek býð þér, skaltú nökkuð eptir taka, take some reward for it, Ld. 44; þat er bæði at vér róum hart, enda mun nú mikit eptir taka, a great reward, Finnb. 232 (eptir-tekja); taka fæðu, to take food; taka corpus Domini, Mar.; taka samsæti, Fms. ii. 261; taka arf, Eg. 34; taka erfð, Gþl. 241; taka fé eptir föður sinn, Fms. xi. 47; taka laun, Nj. 68; taka veizlu, to take, receive a veizla (q. v.), Fms. xi. 239; konungr … hann tekr ( receives) af mörgum, skal hann því mikit gefa, 217; taka mikit lof, x. 367; taka helgun af Guði, Rb. 392; taka heilsu, to recover, Stj. 624; ek skal taka hæði-yrði af þér, Nj. 27; taka af honum rán ok manntjón, Ld. 64; taka úskil af íllum mönnum, Greg. 44; taka píslir ok dauða, 656 B. 30; drap hann þar menn nökkura, þótti mönnum hart at taka þat af útlendum manni, Bs. i. 19; þeir tóku mikinn andróða, Fms. viii. 438; taka andviðri, Eg. 87; þeir tóku norðan-veðr hörð, were overtaken by, Nj. 124; taka sótt, to be taken sick or ill (North E. to take ill), 29, Fms. xi. 97, Eg. 767; taka þyngd. id., Ísl. ii. 274; taka fótar-mein, Nj. 219; taka úgleði, to get out of spirits, Eg. 322; hann tók þá fáleika ok úgleði, Fms. vii. 103; hann tók langt kaf, 202; taka arftaki, to adopt, Grág. i. 232; taka konung, to take, elect a king, Fms. ix. 256; taka konu, to take a wife, x. 397; hann kvángaðisk ok tók bróður-dóttur þess manns er Finnr hét, 406; tók Magnús konungr Margrétu, 413; taka konu brott nauðga, to carry off a woman, Grág. i. 353; tók hann þá til háseta, he hired them, Eg. 404; taka far or fari, Landn. 307, Grág. ii. 406 (far, ii. 3); taka úkunna stigu, to take to unknown ways, Fms. viii. 30; taka ferð, to start, Stj.; taka til konungs, or the like, Eg. 367, 400, Fms. vii. 252; taka til siðar, Sks. 313; taka e-n vel, to receive well; ok taki ér, herra, vel þá Hjalta ok Gizur, Bs. i. 19; tók Skota-konungr hann vel, Fms. xi. 419; taka e-t þvert, to take a thing crossly, deny flatly, Nj. 26; taka fyrir e-t, to stop, interrupt, refuse, Fms. x. 251.
    III. to reach, stretch forth, touch; hann beit skarð, allt þat er tennr tóku, Eg. 605; eigi djúpara enn þeim tók undir hendr, Ld. 78; skurðrinn tók á framan-verðan bakkann, Krók.; hyrnan tók andlitið, Nj. 253; rödd tekr eyru, Skálda 175; döggskórinn tók niðr akrinn upp-standanda, Fas. i. 173; hafði flóð tekit þær, swept them away, Fms. xi. 393; spjót langskept svá at vel taki skipa meðal, Sks. 385; nef hans tók austr til landsenda … véli-fjarðar tóku norðr í Finnabú, Fms. viii. 10; tekr mörkin náliga allt it efra suðr, Eg. 58; þvíat ekki tek ek heim í kveld, Nj. 275; mun ek taka þangat í dag? Hbl.; bóndans bót tekr fyrir ( encompasses) konu, hans ok börn ok hjón, N. G. L. i. 341; taka niðri, to take the ground, of a ship or thing floating, Fas. iii. 257; svá at upp tekr um klaufir, Boll. 336; at eigi tæki hann (acc.) regnit, Stj. 594; skulu vér varask, at eigi taki oss þau dæmi, Hom. 70; svá mikit er uxa-húð tekr yfir, Fas. i. 288; nær því er þú sér at taka mun en ekki ór hófi, Sks. 21; hundr bundinn svá at taki eigi til manna, Grág. ii. 119; taka höndum upp, to lift up hands, Bs. i. 735, Edda 22; ek sé fram undir brekkuna, at upp taka spjóts-oddar fimtán, Finnb. 286; þetta smíði (Babel) tók upp ór veðrum, Edda 146 (pref.); hárit tók ofan á belti, Nj. 2; stöpul er til himins tæki, 645. 71; hér til tekr en fyrsta bók, reaches here, 655 vii. 4; taka mátti hendi til fals, Eg. 285; þeir tóku fram árum, took the oars, Fms. vii. 288; smeygði á sik ok tók út höndunum, 202; þeir tóku undun, to escape, viii. 438: to reach, land, take harbour, gaf honum vel byri ok tóku Borgarfjörð, Nj. 10; tóku þeir Friðar-ey, 268; þeir tóku land á Melrakka-sléttu, Ísl. ii. 246; byrjaði vel ok tóku Noreg, Ld. 72, 310; tóku þar land sem heitir Vatnsfjörðr, Landn. 30: ellipt., hann tók þar sem nú heitir Herjólfs-höfn, id.; þeir tóku fyrir sunnan land, 175.
    2. to take, hold, of a vessel; ketill or tók tvær tunnur, Fb. i. 524; lands þess er tæki ( of the value of) fjóra tigi hundraða, Sturl. i. 98, v. l.; hringrinn tók tólf hundruð mórend, Nj. 225: so in the phrase, það tekr því ekki, it is not worth the while; þann enn eina grip er hann átti svá at fé tæki, the sole object of value he had, Bs. i. 636.
    3. spec. usages; fara sem fætr mega af taka, Finnb. 288; konur æpa sem þær megu mest af taka, Al. 47, (aftak, aftaka-veðr, q. v.), Karl. 109, 196; fóru hvárir-tveggju sem af tók, went as fast as possible, Fms, iv. 304; hann sigldi suðr sem af tók, Eg. 93: in the phrase, taka mikinn, lítinn … af e-u, to make much, little of, take it to heart or lightly; mikit tekr þú af þessu, thou takest it much to heart, Lv. 10; öngan tek ek af um liðveizlu við þik, I will not pledge myself as to helping thee, Ld. 105; eigi töku vér mikit af at tortryggva þá bók, þótt mart sé undarligt í sagt, we will not strongly question the truth of the book, although many wonders are told therein, Sks. 78; Óspakr kvað hana mikit af taka, said he used very strong language, Ld. 216; mikinn tekr þú af, segir konungr, thou settest much by it, said the king, Fms. vi. 206: munda ek sýnu minna hafa af tekit ef ek væra údrukkinn, I would have kept a better tongue, xi. 112; Þórvarðr tók eigi af fyrir útanferð sína, did not quite refuse the going abroad, Sturl. iii. 244; hann kvaðsk eigi taka mega af því hvat mælt væri, he did not much mind what folks said, Nj. 210; hón tók lítið af öllu, said little about it, took it coolly, Eg. 322; tók hann minna af enn áðr við Íslendinga, he spoke not so strongly of them as he used to do, Glúm. 328; ok er sendi-menn kómu tók hann lítið af, Fms. x. 101; Flosi svaraði öllu vel, en tók þó lítið af, F. gave a civil but reserved answer, Nj. 180.
    IV. with prepp.; taka af hesti, to take (the saddle) off a horse, Nj. 4, 179; taka af sér ópit, to cease weeping, Ölk. 35; taka skriðinn af skipinu, Fms. ii. 305; taka e-t af, to abolish, vii. 1, x. 152, Ísl. ii. 258:—taka á e-u, to touch (á-tak), Nj. 118; þegar sem nær þeim er komit ok á þeim tekit, Stj. 76; sá er tekr fyrst á funa, Gm.; þat er ok, áðr þeir taki á dómum sinum ( ere they deliver sentence), at þeir skolu eið vinna áðr, Grág. i. 64; taka vel, auðvelliga, lítt, ekki vel, ílla … á e-u, to take a thing so and so, take it well, in good part, ill, in ill part, etc., Ld. 50, 248, Fms. xi. 124, Nj. 206, 265; Gunnarr talaði fátt um ok tók á öngu úlíkliga, 40; tak glaðan á ( cheerfully) við konunginn, Fms. xi. 112; þeir höfðu sagt hversu hann hafði á tekit þeim feðgum, Rd. 284; Leifr tekr á þessu eigi mjök, Fb. ii. 397; tók Börkr (á) því seinliga, Eb. 15 new Ed.:—taka eptir, to notice, observe, Sturl. i. 2 (eptir-tekt):—taka móti, to withstand, resist, Nj. 261, Fms. ix. 307, 513 (mót-tak):—taka með, to reserve, accept, iv. 340, xi. 427 (með-taka): taka við, hann tókþar ok við mörg önnur dæmi, bæði konunga æfi, he tacked to it many records, the lives of kings, etc., Ó. H. (pref.): this isolated phrase has led editors (but wrongly) to substitute hann ‘jók’ þar við:—taka aptr, to take back, render void, undo, Bs. i. 631, Nj. 191, Sks. 775; eigi má aptr taka unnit verk, a saying, Fms. ii. 11: to recall, unsay, mun ek þau orð eigi aptr taka, Ld. 42, Fms. ii. 253:—taka í, to pull off; taktu í hann, to pull his stocking off:—taka um, to take hold of, grasp, Eg. 410, Hkr. ii. 322:—taka upp, to pick up, assume; niðr at fella ok upp at taka, 625. 68, Eg. 23; taka upp borð, to put up the tables before a meal; tekr upp borð ok setr fyrir þá Butralda, Fbr. 37; vóru borð upp tekin um alla stofuna ok sett á vist, Eg. 551: but also to remove them after a meal (= taka borð ofan), 408, Hkr. ii. 192, Fms. i. 41, Orkn. 246 (see borð II); taka upp vist, to put food on the table, Vm. 168; taka upp bygð sína, to remove one’s abode, passim; taka upp, of a body, to take up, disinter, Hkr. ii. 388; taka upp, to seize on, confiscate, Nj. 73, 207, Ld. 38, Eg. 73; þeir tóku upp ( laid waste) þorp þat er heitir Tuma-þorp, Fms. i. 151; var þá tekin upp bygð Hrolleifs, Fs. 34; hón tekr þat mart upp er fjarri er mínum vilja, Nj. 6l; at þú gefir ró reiði ok takir þat upp er minnst vandræði standi af, 175; taka upp verknað, to take up work, Ld. 34; taka upp stærð, to take to pride, Fms. x. 108; halda upp-teknu efni, i. 263; taka upp sök, mál, to take up a case, Nj. 31, 71, 231: to interpret, eigi kann ek öðruvís at ráða þenna draum … glíkliga er upp tekit, Sturl. iii. 216; ok skal svá upp taka ‘síks glóð,’ þat er ‘gull,’ Edda 127; kvæði, ef þau eru rétt kveðin ok skynsamliga upp tekin, Hkr. (pref.); tók hann svá upp, at honum væri eigi úhætt, Fms. ix. 424; drykk ok vistir svá sem skipit tók upp, as the ship could take, iv. 92; er þat skip mikit, ok mun þat taka oss upp alla, Nj. 259; þat hjóna er meira lagði til félags skal meira upp taka, Gþl. 220; þótti þeim í hönd falla at taka upp land þetta hjá sér sjálfum, Ld. 210; skal sá sem at Kálfafelli býr taka upp vatn at sínum hlut, Vm. 168; taka upp giptu hjá Dana-konungi, Fms. xi. 426; taka upp goðorð, Nj. 151, 168, Grág. i. 24; taka upp þing. Ann. 1304 ( to restore); tókusk þá upp lög ok landsréttr, Fs. 27; taka upp vanda, Fms. vii. 280:—taka til, to take to; hefna svá at ekki fýsi annan slík firn til at taka, 655 xiii. A. 3; tóku margir þá til at níða hann, Bs. i; taka til ráða, ráðs, bragðs, Nj. 19, 75, 124; hann tók til ráða skjótt, 19; enn þó munu vér þat bragðs taka, 199; hvat skal nú til ráða taka, 124; ef hann tekr nökkut íllt til, 26; hverja úhæfu er hann tekr til, Fms. xi. 253; taka til máls, to take to talking, Nj. 16, 71; taka til orðs, or orða, 122, 230, 264; hann tók nú til at segja söguna, to take to telling a story; taka til varnar, to begin the defence, Grág. i. 60, Nj. 271; nú er þar til at taka, at …, 74; er blót tóku til, Landn. 111; þá tók til ríki Svía-konungs, Fms. iv. 118; um Slésvík þar sem Dana-ríki tók til, xi. 417: to concern, þat mun taka til yðar, Hom. 150; þetta mál er til konungs tók, Fms. xi. 105; láta til sín taka, to let it concern oneself, meddle with, Band. 23 new Ed.; Gísl lét fátt til sín taka, Fms. vii. 30; vil ek nú biðja þik at þú létir ekki til þín taka um tal várt, Nj. 184: to have recourse to, þú tekr eigi til þeirra liðsinnis ef ekki þarf, Fms. vii. 17, Grág. i. 41; taka til segls, Eg. 573, Fms. ix. 22; taka til sunds, 24; taka til e-s, to note, mark, with dislike:—taka undir, to take under a thing; hann tók undir kverkina, took her by the chin, Nj. 2; þá tók Egill undir höfða-hlut Skalla-grími, Eg. 398: to undertake, þat mál er þeir skyldi sjálfir undir taka, Hkr. i. 266; þá skal hann taka undir þá sömu þjónostu, Ó. H. 120: to back, second, hann kvaðsk ekki mundu taka undir vandræði þeirra, Nj. 182; undir þann kviðling tók Rúnolfr goði, ok sótti Hjalta um goðgá, Bs. i. 17: ek mun taka undir með þér ok styðja málit, Fms. xi. 53; hann tók ekki undir þat ráð, Fb. ii. 511; þau tóku undir þetta léttliga, seconded it readily, Ld. 150; hann tók seinliga undir, Nj. 217; hann hafði heyrt tal þeirra ok tók undir þegar, ok kvað ekki saka, Ld. 192: göra tilraun hversu þér tækit undir þetta, Fb. i. 129: to echo, blésu herblástr svá at fjöllin tóku undir, Fas. i. 505; taka undir söng, to accompany singing:—taka við, to receive; nú tóktú svá við sverði þessu, Fms. i. 15; siðan hljópu menn hans, enn hann túk við þeim, 105; jörð tekr við öldri, Hm.; til þess er akkerit tók við, grappled, took hold, Dan. holde igen, Fms. x. 135. v. l.; þar til er sjár tók við honum, Edda 153 (pref.); taka við ríki, Eg. 241, Fms. i. 7; taka við trú, Nj. 158, 159; taka við handsölum á e-u, 257; ef maðr görr við at taka við dæmdum úmaga, Grág. i. 258; taka vel við e-m, to receive well, Nj. 5; ekki torleiði tekr við yðr, no obstacle stops you, Al. 120; þeir tóku við vel ok vörðusk, made a bold resistance, Fms. i. 104; eggjuðu sumir at við skyldi taka, vii. 283; at þeir skyldi verja landit, en þeir vildu eigi við taka, xi. 386; ganga fram á mel nökkurn, ok segir Hrútr at þeir mundu þar við taka, Ld. 62; þar stóð steinn einn mikill, þar bað Kjartan þá við taka, 220; seg þú æfi-sögu þína, Ásmundr, en þá skal Egill við taka, tell thy life’s tale, Asmund, and then shall Egil take his turn, Fas. iii. 374; tók við hvárr af öðrum, one took up where the other left off:—taka yfir, hann vildi eigi til ráða nema hann ætlaði at yfir tæki, Fms. iv. 174; þeir munu allt til vinna, at yfir taki með oss, Nj. 198; at eyrendi þeirra skyldi eigi lyktuð né yfir tekin, Fms. iv. 224.
    V. to take to, begin:
    1. with infin., tóku menn at binda sár sín, Eg. 93; hann tók at yrkja þegar er hann var ungr, 685; hans afli tók at vaxa, Fms. viii. 47; á þeim veg er ek tæka ganga, Sks. 3; taka at birtask, 568; tekr at dimma, birta … rigna, it gets dim, takes to darken … rain; allt þat er hann tekr at henda, Nj. 5; þá tók at lægja veðrit, 124; tók þá at morna, 131; tók þá at nátta, Fms. ix. 54; kvölda tekr = Lat. vesperascit, Luke xxiv. 29.
    2. in other phrases, taka á rás, to take to running, to run, Nj. 253, Eg. 216, 220, Eb. 62 (hófu á rás, 67 new Ed.), Hrafn. 7: ellipt., tók bogmaðr ok hans menn á land upp undan, they took to the inland and escaped, Fms. ix. 275; tók hann þegar upp um brú, viii. 169; svá íllt sem nú er frá at taka (to escape, shun), þá mun þó síðarr verr, Fs. 55; taka flótta, to take to flight, Hm. 30; Eirekr tók út ór stofunni, took out of the room, ran out, Sturl. ii. 64; þeir tóku út eitt veðr allir, stood out to sea with the same wind, Fb. ii. 243.
    VI. with dat., to take to, receive (perh. ellipt. for taka við- e-u); jarl tók vel sendi-mönnum ok vináttu-málum konungs, Fms. i. 53; konungr tók honum vel ok blíðliga, vii. 197; tekit mundu vér hafa kveðju þinni þóttú hefðir oss fyrri fagnat, Ld. 34; Grímr tók því seinliga, Eg. 764; Sigurðr tók því máli vel, 38, Fms. x. 2; konungr tók þá vel orðum Þórólfs, Eg. 44; hann tók því þakksamliga, Fms. i. 21; taka vel þeirra eyrendum, x. 33; Barði tók þessu vel, Ld. 236; Hákon tók því seinliga, Fms. i. 74; eigi mun konungr taka því þótt slík lygi sé upp borin fyrir hann, Eg. 59; tók Brynjólfr þá sættum fyrir Björn, 168; Njáll átti hlut at, at þeir skyldi taka sættum, Nj. 120; taka handsölum á fé, 257; taka heimildum á e-u, Fms. x. 45; taka fari, Grág. ii. 399, Nj. 111, 258 (see far); taka bóli, to take a farm (on lease), Gþl. 328, 354; mun ek máli taka fyrir alla Íslenzka menn þá er á skipi eru, speak for them, Bs. i. 421.
    VII. impers. it is taken; hann brá upp hendinni ok tók hana af honum ok höfuðit af konunginum, Nj. 275; ok tók af nasarnar, Fms. x. 135, v. l.; þá tók af veðrit (acc.), the weather ‘took up’ (as is said in North of England), the storm abated. Fas. i. 157; svá at þar tæki af vega alla, all roads were stopped, Fms, iii. 122; af þeim tók málit ok görask úfærir, Fas. ii. 549; kom á höndina fyrir ofan úlflið svá at af tók, Nj. 84; kom á fótinn svá at af tók, 123; þá tók efa af mörgum manni, Fms. iii. 8; sýnina tekr frá e-m, to become blind, x. 339; undan kúnni tók nyt alla, Eb. 316; jafnskjótt tók ór verkinn allan, Fms. iv. 369; tók út skip Þangbrands ór Hitará, she drifted out, Bs. i. 15; í þat mund dags er út tók eykðina, when the time of ‘eykð’ was nearly passed, Fms. xi. 136; um várit er sumar-hita tók, when the summer heat set in, Fs. 67; réru svá skjótt at ekki tók (viz. þá) á vatni, Fms. vii. 344.
    2. as a naut. term, to clear, weather a point; veðr var litið ok tók þeim skamt frá landi, the weather was still, and they kept close in shore, Fms. vi. 190: hence the mod. naut. phrase, e-m tekr, to clear, weather; mér tók fyrir nesit, I cleared, weathered the ness; vindr þver, svo að þeim tekr ekki.
    3. þar er eigi of tekr torf eðr grjót, where neither is at hand, Grág. ii. 262; þau dæmi tekr til þessa máls, the proofs of this are, that when …, Hom. 127.
    B. Reflex., takask mikit á hendr, to take much in hand, Band. 3, Nj. 228, Fms. i. 159; tókumk ek þat á hendr, xi. 104; láta af takask, to let oneself be deprived of, Eg. 296; takask e-n á hendr.
    2. to be brought about, take effect, succeed; cp. þykkir mikit í hættu hversu þér teksk, Ld. 310; þat tóksk honum, he succeeded, Bárð. 167; tekst þá tveir vilja, it succeeds when two will, i. e. joint efforts prevail, a saying:—takask til, to happen; Ásgrími tóksk svá til (it so happened to A.), sem sjaldan var vant, at vörn var í máii hans, Nj. 92; ef svá vill til takask. Fas. i. 251; svá erviðliga sem þeim hafði til tekizk at herja á þá feðga, Fms. i. 184; mér hefir úgiptuliga tekizk, Ld. 252; þætti mér allmiklu máli skipta at þér tækisk stórmannliga, that thou wouldst behave generously, Hkr. ii. 32; hefir þetta svá tekizk sem ván var at, er hann var barn at aldri, 268.
    3. to take place, begin; tóksk orrosta, Nj. 8; teksk þar orrosta, 122; ráð takask, of a marriage; en ef þá takask eigi ráðin, if the wedding takes not place then, Grág. i. 311; lýkr svá at ráðin skyldi takask, 99; ráð þau skyldi takask at öðru sumri, Eg. 26, Fms. x. 40: to be realised, hvatamaðr at þessi ferð skyldi takask, Ld. 240; síðan er mægð hafdi tekizk með þeim, since they had intermarried, Eg. 37; takask með þeim góðar ástir, they came to love one another much, of newly-married people, passim; féráns dómr teksk, Grág. i. 95; takask nú af heimboðin, to cease, Ld. 208; ok er allt mál at ættvíg þessi takisk af, 258.
    II. recipr., takask orðum, to speak to one another, Fms. xi. 13; ok er þeir tókusk at orðum, spurði hann …, Eg. 375; bræðr-synir takask arf eptir, entreat one another, Gþl. 241; ef menn takask fyrir árar eða þiljur, take from one another, 424: takask á, to wrestle, Bárð. 168; takask fangbrögðum, Ld. 252, Ísl. ii. 446: takask í hendr, to shake hands, Grág. i. 384, Nj. 3, 65.
    III. part. tekinn; vóru þá tekin ( stopped) öll borgar-hlið ok vegar allir, at Norðmönnum kæmi engi njósn, Fms. vi. 411: Steinþórr var til þess tekinn, at …, S. was particularly named as …, Eb. 32, 150; hann var til þess tekinn, at honum var verra til hjóna en öðrum mönnum, Grett. 70 new Ed. (cp. mod. usage, taka til e-s, to wonder at): lá hann ok var mjök tekinn, very ill, Sturl. i. 89: Álfhildr var þungliga tekin, ok gékk henni nær dauða, Fms. iv. 274; hann var mjök tekinn ok þyngdr af líkþrá, ii. 229; þú ert Ílla at tekin fyrir vanheilsu sakir, vii. 244; ú-tekin jörð, an untaken, unclaimed estate, Sturl. iii. 57, Gþl. 313.
    2. at af teknum þeim, except, Fms. x. 232; at af teknum úvinum sínum, 266, (Latinism.)

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  • 17 femme

    femme [fam]
    1. feminine noun
       a. ( = individu) woman
    • la femme ( = espèce) woman
    • les femmes et les enfants d'abord ! women and children first!
       b. ( = épouse) wife
    2. invariable adjective
    * * *
    fam
    1.
    1) gén woman

    vêtements pour femmes — women's ou ladies' clothes

    elle fait très femme — ( jeune fille) she looks quite grown-up

    elle est très femme — ( adulte) she's very feminine

    2) ( épouse) wife

    2.
    femme(-) (in compounds)

    femme-femme — (colloq) very feminine woman

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - bon
    ••

    ce que femme veut, Dieu le veut — Proverbe what a woman wants, a woman gets

    * * *
    fam nf
    2) (= épouse) wife

    C'est la femme du directeur. — She's the headmaster's wife.

    * * *
    A nf
    1 ( adulte de sexe féminin) woman; femme mariée married woman; une voix de femme a woman's voice; vêtements pour femmes women's ou ladies' clothes; c'est la femme de sa vie she's the love of his life; c'est la femme de mes rêves she's the woman of my dreams;
    2 ( comme archétype) woman; métier de femme woman's job; la femme des années 90 the woman of the '90s; le fait d'être femme the fact of being a woman; devenir femme to become a woman; un métier de femme a woman's job; elle fait très femme [jeune fille] she looks quite grown-up; elle est très femme [femme] she's very feminine; elle n'est pas femme à mentir she's not a woman to lie;
    3 ( épouse) wife; la femme du directeur the manager's wife; c'est sa femme she's his wife; prendre femme† to take a wife†; prendre qn pour femme to take sb to wife‡.
    B femme(-) ( in compounds) femme-écrivain woman writer; femme médecin woman ou lady† doctor; femme cadre executive woman; femme-prêtre woman priest; femme-soldat woman soldier; femme enfant little-girlish woman; femme-objet sex object; femme-femme○ very feminine woman.
    femme d'action woman of action; femme active working woman; femme d'affaires businesswoman; femme à barbe ( au cirque) bearded lady; femme battue battered wife; femme de chambre (employée d'hôtel, de maison) chambermaid; ( attachée au service d'une dame) lady's maid, personal maid; femme de charge housekeeper; femme de cœur caring person; femme entretenue kept woman; femme facile pej loose woman; femme fatale femme fatale; femme au foyer housewife; femme galante courtesan; femme d'intérieur homemaker; être très femme d'intérieur to care very much about one's home; femme de journée = femme de ménage; femme de lettres woman of letters; femme de mauvaise vie loose woman; femme de ménage cleaner, cleaning woman ou lady; femme du monde well-bred lady; femme de petite vertu woman of easy virtue; femme de service ( dans une collectivité) cleaner, cleaning lady; femme de tête assertive woman.
    ce que femme veut, Dieu le veut Prov what a woman wants, a woman gets; souvent femme varie (bien fol est celui qui s'y fie) Prov woman is fickle.
    [fam] nom féminin
    1. [personne] woman
    femme ingénieur/soldat woman engineer/soldier
    une femme à poigne/de parole a tough/reliable woman
    femme de ménage, femme à journée ou (Belgique) d'ouvrage cleaning lady, daily (woman) (UK), maid (US)
    femme de chambre maid, chambermaid
    femme policier policewoman, WPC (UK)
    2. [adulte]
    3. [ensemble de personnes]
    la femme, les femmes woman, women
    la libération/les droits de la femme women's liberation/rights
    4. [épouse] wife
    5. (comme adjectif) [féminine]

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  • 18 Frau

    unpers. Pron. Sl. (Ggs. man) one; Petra erklärte mir, wie frau es macht Petra explained to me how it’s done
    * * *
    (Anrede) Mistress; Mrs;
    die Frau
    woman; wife
    * * *
    [frau]
    f -, -en
    1) (= weiblicher Mensch) woman

    zur Fráú werden — to become a woman

    von Fráú zu Fráú — woman to woman

    Unsere Liebe Fráú (Eccl) — our blessed Lady, the blessed Virgin

    2) (= Ehefrau) wife

    eine Fráú nehmen (dated) — to marry, to take a wife (old)

    willst du meine Fráú werden? — will you marry me?, will you be my wife?

    jdn zur Fráú haben — to be married to sb

    seine zukünftige Fráú — his bride-to-be

    seine geschiedene Fráú — his ex-wife

    3) (= Anrede) madam; (mit Namen) Mrs; (für eine unverheiratete Frau) Miss, Ms

    liebe Fráú! (dated) — my dear lady!

    Fráú Doktor — doctor

    Ihre ( liebe) Fráú Mutter/Schwester (form) —

    Fráú Nachbarin (old) () () — neighbour Brit old or neighborUS old

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    1) (a polite title given to a married woman, in writing or in speaking: Please come in, Mrs Anderson.) Mrs
    2) (an adult human female: His sisters are both grown women now; ( also adjective) a woman doctor; women doctors.) woman
    3) (the woman to whom one is married: Come and meet my wife; He is looking for a wife.) wife
    * * *
    <-, -en>
    [frau]
    f
    sie ist die \Frau meines Lebens she's the woman of my dreams
    selbst ist die \Frau! self-reliance is the thing!
    eine \Frau schneller Entschlüsse/der Tat a woman who is quick to decide/act
    junge \Frau! young lady!
    Unsere Liebe \Frau REL our Lady
    eine verheiratete \Frau a married woman
    eine \Frau von Format a woman of stature
    eine \Frau mit Grundsätzen a woman with principles, a principled woman
    die \Frau von heute today's woman
    eine \Frau von Welt a woman of the world
    jdn zur \Frau machen (fig) to take sb's virginity
    zur \Frau werden to become a woman
    2. (Ehefrau) wife
    darf ich vorstellen — meine \Frau! may I introduce my wife
    jds [ehemalige/zukünftige] \Frau sb's [ex- [or former]/future] wife
    jdn zur \Frau haben to be married to sb
    jdn zur \Frau nehmen to take sb for one's wife
    willst du meine \Frau werden? will you be my wife?
    3. (Anrede) Mrs, Ms (feminist version of Mrs)
    \Frau Doktor Doctor
    Ihre \Frau Gemahlin (geh) your lady wife BRIT form
    Ihre \Frau Mutter (geh) your mother
    gnädige \Frau (geh) my dear lady form
    die gnädige \Frau (veraltend) the lady of the house dated
    * * *
    die; Frau, Frauen
    2) (EheFrau) wife

    Frau Professor/Dr. Schulze — Professor/Dr. Schulze

    Frau Ministerin/Direktorin/Studienrätin Schulze — Mrs/Miss/Ms Schulze

    Frau Ministerin/Professor/Doktor — Minister/Professor/doctor

    Frau Vorsitzende/Präsidentin — Madam Chairman/President; (in Briefen)

    Sehr geehrte Frau Schulze — Dear Madam; (bei persönlicher Bekanntschaft) Dear Mrs/Miss/Ms Schulze

    [Sehr verehrte] gnädige Frau — [Dear] Madam

    4) (Herrin) lady; mistress
    * * *
    A. f; -, -en
    1. woman; in Statistik: female;
    die Frau(en) koll women;
    die Frau von heute the woman of today, modern women pl;
    eine Frau von Welt a woman of the world;
    typisch Frau! how typical of a woman!;
    er machte sie zur Frau euph he took her virginity
    2. (Gattin) wife;
    Frau und Kinder haben have a wife and children (umg kids);
    jemandem seine Tochter zur Frau geben give sb one’s daughter’s hand in marriage;
    sie ist ihm eine gute Frau she is a good wife to him;
    willst du meine Frau werden? will you be my wife?;
    wie geht es Ihrer Frau? how’s your wife (the wife umg, the missus umg)?
    3. (Hausherrin, Dame) lady;
    die Frau des Hauses the lady of the house;
    ist die gnädige Frau da? is madam ( Adlige: her ladyship) at home?;
    Unsere Liebe Frau KATH Our (Blessed) Lady
    4. vor Namen, bei verheirateter Frau: Mrs, Mrs.; schriftlich: auch Ms, Ms.; bei unverheirateter Frau, besonders schriftlich: Ms, Ms., Miss obs;
    Frau Doktor/Ministerin etc Doctor/Minister etc;
    Frau Holle MYTH Holda;
    Frau Holle schüttelt die Betten (aus) umg fig it’s snowing
    5. geh:
    Ihre Frau Mutter your mother
    B. frau unpers pron sl (Ggs man) one;
    Petra erklärte mir, wie frau es macht Petra explained to me how it’s done
    * * *
    die; Frau, Frauen
    2) (EheFrau) wife
    3) (Titel, Anrede)

    Frau Professor/Dr. Schulze — Professor/Dr. Schulze

    Frau Ministerin/Direktorin/Studienrätin Schulze — Mrs/Miss/Ms Schulze

    Frau Ministerin/Professor/Doktor — Minister/Professor/doctor

    Frau Vorsitzende/Präsidentin — Madam Chairman/President; (in Briefen)

    Sehr geehrte Frau Schulze — Dear Madam; (bei persönlicher Bekanntschaft) Dear Mrs/Miss/Ms Schulze

    [Sehr verehrte] gnädige Frau — [Dear] Madam

    4) (Herrin) lady; mistress
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    -en f.
    Mrs n.
    wife n.
    (§ pl.: wives)
    woman n.
    (§ pl.: women)

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  • 19 frau

    unpers. Pron. Sl. (Ggs. man) one; Petra erklärte mir, wie frau es macht Petra explained to me how it’s done
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    (Anrede) Mistress; Mrs;
    die Frau
    woman; wife
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    [frau]
    f -, -en
    1) (= weiblicher Mensch) woman

    zur Fráú werden — to become a woman

    von Fráú zu Fráú — woman to woman

    Unsere Liebe Fráú (Eccl) — our blessed Lady, the blessed Virgin

    2) (= Ehefrau) wife

    eine Fráú nehmen (dated) — to marry, to take a wife (old)

    willst du meine Fráú werden? — will you marry me?, will you be my wife?

    jdn zur Fráú haben — to be married to sb

    seine zukünftige Fráú — his bride-to-be

    seine geschiedene Fráú — his ex-wife

    3) (= Anrede) madam; (mit Namen) Mrs; (für eine unverheiratete Frau) Miss, Ms

    liebe Fráú! (dated) — my dear lady!

    Fráú Doktor — doctor

    Ihre ( liebe) Fráú Mutter/Schwester (form) —

    Fráú Nachbarin (old) () () — neighbour Brit old or neighborUS old

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    1) (a polite title given to a married woman, in writing or in speaking: Please come in, Mrs Anderson.) Mrs
    2) (an adult human female: His sisters are both grown women now; ( also adjective) a woman doctor; women doctors.) woman
    3) (the woman to whom one is married: Come and meet my wife; He is looking for a wife.) wife
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    <-, -en>
    [frau]
    f
    sie ist die \Frau meines Lebens she's the woman of my dreams
    selbst ist die \Frau! self-reliance is the thing!
    eine \Frau schneller Entschlüsse/der Tat a woman who is quick to decide/act
    junge \Frau! young lady!
    Unsere Liebe \Frau REL our Lady
    eine verheiratete \Frau a married woman
    eine \Frau von Format a woman of stature
    eine \Frau mit Grundsätzen a woman with principles, a principled woman
    die \Frau von heute today's woman
    eine \Frau von Welt a woman of the world
    jdn zur \Frau machen (fig) to take sb's virginity
    zur \Frau werden to become a woman
    2. (Ehefrau) wife
    darf ich vorstellen — meine \Frau! may I introduce my wife
    jds [ehemalige/zukünftige] \Frau sb's [ex- [or former]/future] wife
    jdn zur \Frau haben to be married to sb
    jdn zur \Frau nehmen to take sb for one's wife
    willst du meine \Frau werden? will you be my wife?
    3. (Anrede) Mrs, Ms (feminist version of Mrs)
    \Frau Doktor Doctor
    Ihre \Frau Gemahlin (geh) your lady wife BRIT form
    Ihre \Frau Mutter (geh) your mother
    gnädige \Frau (geh) my dear lady form
    die gnädige \Frau (veraltend) the lady of the house dated
    * * *
    die; Frau, Frauen
    2) (EheFrau) wife

    Frau Professor/Dr. Schulze — Professor/Dr. Schulze

    Frau Ministerin/Direktorin/Studienrätin Schulze — Mrs/Miss/Ms Schulze

    Frau Ministerin/Professor/Doktor — Minister/Professor/doctor

    Frau Vorsitzende/Präsidentin — Madam Chairman/President; (in Briefen)

    Sehr geehrte Frau Schulze — Dear Madam; (bei persönlicher Bekanntschaft) Dear Mrs/Miss/Ms Schulze

    [Sehr verehrte] gnädige Frau — [Dear] Madam

    4) (Herrin) lady; mistress
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    A. f; -, -en
    1. woman; in Statistik: female;
    die Frau(en) koll women;
    die Frau von heute the woman of today, modern women pl;
    eine Frau von Welt a woman of the world;
    typisch Frau! how typical of a woman!;
    er machte sie zur Frau euph he took her virginity
    2. (Gattin) wife;
    Frau und Kinder haben have a wife and children (umg kids);
    jemandem seine Tochter zur Frau geben give sb one’s daughter’s hand in marriage;
    sie ist ihm eine gute Frau she is a good wife to him;
    willst du meine Frau werden? will you be my wife?;
    wie geht es Ihrer Frau? how’s your wife (the wife umg, the missus umg)?
    3. (Hausherrin, Dame) lady;
    die Frau des Hauses the lady of the house;
    ist die gnädige Frau da? is madam ( Adlige: her ladyship) at home?;
    Unsere Liebe Frau KATH Our (Blessed) Lady
    4. vor Namen, bei verheirateter Frau: Mrs, Mrs.; schriftlich: auch Ms, Ms.; bei unverheirateter Frau, besonders schriftlich: Ms, Ms., Miss obs;
    Frau Doktor/Ministerin etc Doctor/Minister etc;
    Frau Holle MYTH Holda;
    Frau Holle schüttelt die Betten (aus) umg fig it’s snowing
    5. geh:
    Ihre Frau Mutter your mother
    B. frau unpers pron sl (Ggs man) one;
    Petra erklärte mir, wie frau es macht Petra explained to me how it’s done
    * * *
    die; Frau, Frauen
    2) (EheFrau) wife
    3) (Titel, Anrede)

    Frau Professor/Dr. Schulze — Professor/Dr. Schulze

    Frau Ministerin/Direktorin/Studienrätin Schulze — Mrs/Miss/Ms Schulze

    Frau Ministerin/Professor/Doktor — Minister/Professor/doctor

    Frau Vorsitzende/Präsidentin — Madam Chairman/President; (in Briefen)

    Sehr geehrte Frau Schulze — Dear Madam; (bei persönlicher Bekanntschaft) Dear Mrs/Miss/Ms Schulze

    [Sehr verehrte] gnädige Frau — [Dear] Madam

    4) (Herrin) lady; mistress
    * * *
    -en f.
    Mrs n.
    wife n.
    (§ pl.: wives)
    woman n.
    (§ pl.: women)

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  • 20 FÁ

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    I)
    (fæ; fekk, fengum; fenginn), v.
    1) to grasp with the hands, get hold of;
    hón hefir fengit einn stein, she has taken a stone;
    2) to take, capture (fengu þeir Gunnar);
    3) to get, gain, win;
    sá fær er frjár, he that woos wins;
    fá fljóðs ást to win a woman’s love;
    hann bað konunnar ok fekk heitit hennar, he asked the woman in marriage and got the promise of her hand;
    fá sitt eyrindi, to accomplish one’s errand;
    fá haærra hlut, to get the better of it;
    fá góðar viðtökur, to get a good reception;
    fá skilning á e-u, to get knowledge of;
    fá úsigr, to be defeated;
    fá skaða, to suffer harm;
    fá úvit, to fall senseless, to faint;
    fá líflát, to fall lifeless;
    fá bana, to come by one’s death;
    5) to get, procure;
    hann fekk sér gott kvánfang, he got a good wife;
    6) to give, deliver to one, put into one’s hands;
    fá mér (give me) leppa tvá ór hári þinu;
    fáit nú konungi festu (give the king bail) þá er honum líki;
    fá e-m sök, to charge one;
    var sá sveinn fenginn í hendr okkr, delivered into our hands;
    fá e-m e-t at geyma, to give a thing into one’s charge (= fá e-m e-t til geymslu);
    7) with pp. following, to be able to;
    fá e-n veiddan, to be able to catch one;
    hon fœr með engu móti vakit þá, she could by no means awaken them;
    þeir munu mik aldri fá sótt, they will never be able to overcome me;
    fengu þeir honum ekki nát, they could not catch him: skaltu hvergi fá undan hokat, thou shall have no chance of sneaking away;
    hann fekk þó eigi víss orðit, he could not make out for certain;
    8) with gen., to get, take, gain, win;
    þeir fengu fjár mikils, they took a rich booty;
    vel er þess fengit, it is well earned, well done;
    hann var eigi skáld, ok hann hafði ei þeirrar listar fengit, he had not received that gift: fá verðar, to take a meal;
    hann tekk sér sveitar (he raised a band) ok gørðist illvirki;
    fá konu, to get a wife, marry (hon var átján vetra, er þorsteinn fekk hennar);
    9) to conceive, of sheep and cattle (fá burðar, lambs);
    10) to touch, affect;
    þat fekk mikils hinum hertekna manni, it touched the captive deeply, þá fær þorbirni svá. mjök (Th. was so much moved), at hann grætr;
    11) impers., one can get or find;
    vápn svá góð, at eigi fær önnur slík, that the like are not to be got;
    at varla fái vitrara mann, that a wiser man is hardly to be found;
    also, one may or can (do something);
    þat skip fær vel varit eldi, that ship can well be guarded against fire;
    12) with preps.:
    fá af sér (with infin.) to bring oneself to;
    þeir fengu af verra, they got the worse of it;
    fá at veizlu, brúkaupi, blóti, to get provisions for a feast (hann fekk at blóti miklu);
    sá dagr er at jólum skal fá, the day when preparations are to be made for Yule (cf. atfangadagr);
    faðir Móða fekk á þremi, the father of M. caught hold of the brim;
    fá e-n, to touch, affect one, move (opt fá á horskan lostfagrir, litir);
    láta e-t á sik fá, to be (deeply) affected by, take it to heart;
    drykkr fær á e-n, the drink intoxicates one (er drykkr fekk á Hákon jarl);
    fá í e-t, to take hold of, grasp with the hand (= fá á e-u);
    forðuðu fingrum, fengu í snœri, they took hold of the strings;
    fá e-t or e-s til, to get, procure (var kirkja gör ok kennimanna til fengit);
    fá e-n til at gøra e-t, to get one to do a thing;
    þeir fengu menn til at ryðja skip sitt, they got men to clear their ship fá til e-s, to lay hold of;
    þar var fjöld fjár, fengu til margir, there was wealth of money, and many took a share of it;
    13) refl., fást í e-u, to be busy, exert oneself, engage in a matter (dróttningin mátti þar ekki í fást);
    Helgi leitaði þá, ef Sigurðr vildi í fást við Þorvald, if S. would try with Th.;
    segir hann ljúga ok fást í rógi, and deal in slander;
    fást við e-t = f. í e-u;
    f. við e-n, to have to do with, to contend with one (H. segist þá vilja … fást eigi við fjánda þenna);
    to wrestle (grapple) with one (skaltu fást við blámann várn).
    (fá, fáða, fáðr), v. to draw, paint;
    vér höfum fáða unga brúði á vegg, we have painted the young bride on the wall;
    gulli fáðr, gilded.
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    1.
    pret. sing. fékk, sometimes spelt feck or fieck, pl. fengu; pres. fæ, 2nd pers. fær, mod. færð, pl. fám, mod. fáum; pret. subj. fengja, mod. fengi; pres. fá, mod. fái; imperat. fá; sup. fengit; part. fenginn: the forms fingit, finginn, and pret. fingu (cp. Germ. fingen) are obsolete, but occur in some MSS. (e. g. Arna-Magn. 132 and 122 A): the poets rhyme— Erlingr var þar finginn; with the neg. suff., fær-at, fékk-at, Lex. Poët.: [Goth. fahan and gafahan = πιάζειν, καταλαμβάνειν; A. S. fón; Hel. fâhan; Germ. fahen, whence fahig = capax; in the Germ., however, the nasal form fangen prevailed, but in the Scandin., Swed., and Dan. få or faae; the Dan. fange is mod. and borrowed from Germ.; Icel. fanga is rare and unclass. and only used in the sense to capture, whereas fá is a standing word; the ng reappears in pl. pret. and part. pass. fengu, fengit, vide above; cp. Old Engl. fet, mod. fetch]:—to fetch, get, etc.
    1. to fetch, catch, seize; fengu þeir Gunnar, they fetched, caught G., Akv. 18; Hildibrandr gat fengit kirkju-stoðina, Sturl. i. 169; hón hefir fengit einn stein, she has fetched a stone, Ísl. ii. 394; fá á e-u, to get hold of, grasp with the hand, faðir Móða fékk á þremi, Hým. 34.
    β. also, fá í e-t, to grasp; fengu í snæri, they grasped the bow-strings, bent the bow, Am. 42; hann fékk í öxl konungi, he seized the king’s shoulder, Fms. viii. 75.
    γ. to take, capture, but rare except in part.; hafði greifi Heinrekr fengit Valdimar, Fms. ix. 324; verða fanginn, to be taken, Germ. gefangen werden, i. 258, Stj. 396.
    2. to get, gain, win, with acc. of the thing; sá fær er frjár, he who wooes will win (a proverb), Hm. 91; hann skal fá af Svart-álfum, he shall get, obtain from S., Edda 69; fá brauð, mat, drykk, Fms. x. 18; þat fékk hann eigi af föður sínum, xi. 14; bað konunnar ok fékk heitið hennar, he wooed the woman and got her hand, Edda 23; fá sitt eyrindi, to get one’s errand done, Fms. i. 75; fa fljóðs ást, to win a woman’s love, Hm. 91; fá hærra hlut, to get the better, 40; ek ætla at fá at vera yðvarr farþegi, Ld. 112; hence fá, or fá leyfi, to get leave to do a thing: eg fæ það, fékk það ekki, fá að fara, etc.: Icel. also say, eg fæ það ekki af mér, I cannot bring myself to do it.
    β. to suffer, endure; fá úsigr, to get the worst of it, Fms. iv. 218; sumir fengu þetta ( were befallen) hvern sjaunda vetr, Sks. 113; fá skaða, to suffer a loss, Hkr. ii. 177; fá úvit, to fall senseless, Nj. 195; fá líflát, to fall lifeless, Grág. i. 190; fá bana, to come by one’s death, Nj. 110.
    γ. fá góðar viðtökur, to get a good reception, Eg. 460, 478, Fms. iv. 219; sá mun sæll er þann átrúnað fær, blessed is he that gets hold of that faith, Nj. 156; hann hafði fingit úgrynni fjár, Fms. xi. 40; fá skilning á e-u, to get the knowledge of a thing, i. 97.
    3. to get, procure; þá fékk konungr sveitar-höfðingja þá er honum sýndisk, Eg. 272; ek skal fá mann til at biðja hennar, Fs. 88; þeir fengu menn til at ryðja skip, they got men to clear the ship, Nj. 163; mun ek fá til annann mann at göra þetta, I will get another man to do it, 53; fá sér bjargkvið, Grág. i. 252; hann fékk sér gott kván-fang, Fms. i. 11; fám oss ölteiti nökkura, let us get some sport, vii. 119; fá sér (e-m) fari, to take a passage, vide far; fengu þeir ekki af mönnum, they could fetch no men, ix. 473; þeir hugðusk hafa fengit ( reached) megin-land, vii. 113.
    4. fá at veizlu, blóti, to get provisions for a feast, etc.; hann fékk at blóti miklu, Landn. 28; lét Þorri fá at blóti, Orkn. 3; Þórólfr Mostrar-skegg fékk at blóti miklu, Eb. 8; er fengit at mikilli veizlu, Fas. i. 242; var síðan at samkundu fingit, a meeting was brought about, 623. 52; sá dagr er at Jólum skal fá, the day when preparations are to be made for Yule, K. Þ. K. 110, hence atfanga-dagr, the day before a feast, q. v.; þá var fengit at seið, Hkr. Yngl. S. ch. 17.
    II. to give, deliver to one, put into one’s hands; hér er eitt sverð, er ek vil fá þér, Ísl. ii. 44; fá mér (fetch me, give me) leppa tvá ór hári þínu, Nj. 116; þá er keisarinn hafði fingit honum til föru-neytis, Fms. xi. 40; konungr fær honum veizlur, Eg. 27; horn þat er Bárðr hafði fingit Ölvi, 207; fáit nú konungi festu ( give the king bail) þá er honum líki, Fms. iv. 268; fá e-m sök, to charge one, Sks. 708; var sá sveinn fenginn í hendr okkr, delivered into our hands, Fms. i. 113; fékk hann búit í hendr Valgerði, iii. 24, Nj. 4; honum fékk hverr maðr penning til, Íb. 5; hon fékk biskupinum tuttugu mánaða mataból, B. K. 125; fá e-m e-t at geyma, to give a thing into one’s charge, Stj. 177; fá þá sonum þínum í hendr til geymslu, id.
    III. metaph. with a following pass. part. or sup. to be able to do; hón fær með engu móti vakit þá, she could by no means awaken them, Fms. i. 9; þú fékkt ekki leikit þat er mjúkleikr var í, vii. 119; þeir munu mik aldri fá sótt, they will never be able to overcome me, Nj. 116; ok fáit þér hann eigi veiddan, if you cannot catch him, 102; hann fékk engi knút leyst, Edda 29; fengu þeir honum ekki náð, they could not catch him, Fagrsk. 167; at Vagn mun fá yfir-kominn Sigvalda, that V. will overcome S., Fms. xi. 96: skulu vér þá freista at vér fáim drepit þá, i. 9; skaltú hvergi fá undan hokat, thou shalt have no chance of sneaking away, xi. 61; fá gaum gefinn at e-u, to take heed to a thing. Fas. ii. 517; menn fingu hvergi rétt hann né hafit, Eg. 396; at þeir mundu komit fá til lands hvalnum, Grág. ii. 381; en fékk þó eigi víss orðit …, but he could not make out for certain …, Fms. x. 170.
    β. to grow, get, become; Hjörleif rak vestr fyrir land, ok fékk hann vatnfátt, he became short of water, Landn. 34: of travellers, to fall in with, etc., þar fengu þeir keldur blautar mjök, they got into bogs, Eb. 266; þeir fengu hvergi blautt um Valbjarnar-völlu, Sturl. ii. 50; fengu þeir veðr stór, they met with foul weather, Eg. 160.
    IV. with gen.,
    1. to take, gain, earn, win; renna þeir á land upp, ok fá mikils fjár, Fms. v. 164; þeir fengu fjár mikils, they took a rich booty, Nj. 137; gáðu þeir eigi fyrir veiðum at fá heyjanna, ok dó allt kvikfé þeirra um vetrinu, Landn. 30; vel er þess fengit, it is well earned, well done, 7; nú mun ek fara þessa ferð ef þú vill; hann segir, vel er þess fengit, well done, said he, Fas. ii. 517; hann var eigi skáld, ok hann hafði eigi þeirrar listar fengit, he had not got that gift, Fb. i. 214; at þá mundi þykkja fengit betr, people would think that it suited better, Nj. 75; fá verðar, to take a meal, Hm. 33; hann fékk sér sveitar ( raised a band) ok görðisk illvirki, 623. 15: but chiefly in the phrase, fá konu, to get a wife, marry; Haraldr fékk þeirrar konu, Fms. i. 4; at ek munda fá þín, that I should get thy hand, Nj. 24; betr er þá séð fyrir kosti systur minnar at þú fáir hennar (gen., i. e. that thou marry her), en víkingar fái hana (acc., i. e. to fetch, capture her) at herfangi, Fs. 8; hón var átján vetra er Þorsteinn fékk hennar, Ísl. ii. 191.
    2. to conceive, of sheep, cattle; fá burðar, Stj. 97; er hann (sauðrinn) fær lambs, Skálda 162: absol., við þeim hafði hón (the mare) fengit, Landn. 195; at eigi fái ær við, Grág. i. 418, (cp. fang, fetus.)
    3. denoting to affect, touch, etc.; þat fékk mikils hinum hertekna menni, it touched much the captive, Orkn. 368: svá fékk honum mikils, at hans augu vóru full af tárum, Fms. i. 139; henni fékk þetta mikillar áhyggju, it caused her great care, iv. 181; fær honum þat mikillar áhyggju ok reiði. Nj. 174; nú fær mér ekka (gen.) orð þat þú mælir, Skv. 1. 20; fá e-m hlægis, to make one a laughing-stock, Hm. 19: even with acc. or an adv., þá fær Þorbirni svá mjök (Th. was so much moved) at hann grætr, Hrafn. 13.
    β. fá á e-n, to affect, chiefly of intoxicating liquors; er drykkr fékk á Hákon jarl, when the drink told on earl Hacon, Magn. 508; fær á þá mjök drykkrinn, Fms. xi. 108; aldregi drakk ek vín eðr annan drykk svá at á mik megi fá, Stj. 428; en er á leið daginn ok drykkr fékk á menn, Fms. vii. 154; drykkr hefir fengit yðr í höfuð, Fas. i. 318; á-fengr or á-fenginn, q. v.
    γ. opt fá á ( entice) horskan, er á heimskan né fá, lostfagrir lítir, Hm. 92.
    V. impers. to be got, to be had, cp. Germ. es giebt; vápn svá góð, at eigi fær önnur slík (acc.), so good, that the like are not to be got, Nj. 44; at varla fái vitrara mann, a wiser man is hardly to be found, Sks. 13; eigi fær þat ritað, it cannot be recorded, viz. being so voluminous, Fms. viii. 406; þat skip fær vel varit eldi, that ship can well be guarded against fire, ix. 368; svá mikill herr at varla fékk talit, a host so great that it could hardly be numbered, xi. 261 (Ed. fékst wrongly).
    VI. reflex. in the phrase, fásk í e-u, to be busy, exert oneself in a matter; drottningin mátti þar ekki í fásk, Fms. x. 102; Helgi leitaði þá ef Sigurðr vildi í fásk við Þorvald, if S. would try with Th., Fb. i. 379; vildir þú fásk í því sem þér er ekki lánat, 215; segir hana ljúga ok fásk í rógi, ( and deal in slander) fyrir höfðingjum, Karl. 552.
    β. fásk við e-n, to struggle against; ef nokkut væri þat er hann mætti við fásk, which he could try, Grett. 74 new Ed.: to wrestle with, skaltú fásk við blámann várn, Ísl. ii. 444; um fangit er þú fékksk við Elli, when thou strugglest against Elli, Edda 34; at Þorleikr ætti lítt við elli at fásk, Ld. 160; fámsk vér eigi við skrafkarl þenna, let us have naught to do with this landlouper, Háv. 52; ok fásk eigi við fjánda þenna lengr, Ísl. ii. 45; fást um e-t, to make a fuss about a thing: the passage, Hrólfi fékksk hugr, Fas. iii. 203, is prob. an error for Hrólfi gékksk hugr, H. was moved: the phrase, fásk þú at virði vel, take thou a good meal, Hm. 117.
    2. as a pass., esp. in the sense to be gotten; sumt lausa-féit hafði fengisk ( had been gotten) í hernaði, Fms. i. 25; at honum fengisk engi fararbeini, that no means of conveyance could be got, Grág. i. 298; eigu þeir þat allt er á (aðilðunum) fæsk, all the fines that accrue from the aðilð, 281; fékksk þat, it was obtained, Jb. 17; er hljóð fékksk, when silence was obtained, so that he could speak, Fms. i. 34: ef þeir fásk eigi, if they cannot be taken, Odd. 12 (very rare); sem úviða muni þinn jafningi fásk, thy match is not easily to be got, Nj. 46.
    VII. part. fenginn as adj. given to, fit to; ok er hann vel til þess fenginn, Fms. vi. 389; Jón var mjök fenginn ( given) fyrir kvenna ást, Bs. i. 282; fæsk eigi því níta, it cannot be denied, Am. 32.
    2. again, fanginn denotes captured, hence taken by passion; fanginn í ílsku, Fb. i. 280.
    2.
    ð, part. fát, fáð or fáið, cp. fáinn or fánn; a contracted verb = fága:—to draw, paint, Fms. v. 345; gulli fáðr, gilded, Gísl. 21; fá rúnar, to draw runes, magic characters, Hm. 143; vér höfum fáða unga brúði á vegg, we have painted the young bride on the wall, Landn. 248 (from a verse about the middle of the 10th century): of precious stuffs, fáð ript, Skv. 3. 63.

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