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adv.1 well (debidamente, adecuadamente).¿cómo estás? — bien, gracias how are you? — fine, thankshacer algo bien to do something wellhas hecho bien you did the right thing¡bien hecho! well done!habla inglés bien she speaks English wellcierra bien la puerta shut the door properlyhiciste bien en decírmelo you were right to tell me¿vamos bien de gasolina? are we doing all right for petrol o (British) gas?, have we got plenty of (United States) petrol o (British) gas? (United States)2 very (muy, bastante).hoy me he levantado bien temprano I got up nice and early todayquiero un vaso de agua bien fría I'd like a nice cold glass of water3 all right, OK (vale, de acuerdo).¿nos vamos? — bien shall we go? — all right4 quite happily.ella bien que lo haría, pero no le dejan she'd be happy to do it, but they won't let herintj.1 all right, OK, it's OK, it's okay.2 well done.3 well then.4 good.m.1 good (concepto abstracto).el bien y el mal good and evilhacer el bien to do good (deeds)2 good (provecho).esto te hará bien this will do you goodpor el bien de for the sake oflo hice por tu bien I did it for your own good3 good (note).4 possession, good, article, asset.5 well-being, good, welfare.Buscamos su bien We seek his well-being.6 benefit, sake.Para su bien For his sake.* * *► adverbio1 (gen) well■ trabaja bien her work is good, she does a good job■ todo eso está muy bien, pero... that's all very well, but...2 (como es debido) properly, right■ si no pronuncias bien, no te van a entender if you don't pronounce the words properly, they won't understand you■ ¡pórtate bien! behave yourself!3 (acertadamente) right, correctly4 (con éxito) successfully5 (de acuerdo) O.K., all right■ ven mañana a las dos, --bien come tomorrow at two, --all right6 (de buena gana) willingly, gladly7 (mucho) very8 (fácilmente) easily■ bien se ve que... it is easy to see that...9 (de gusto, olor, aspecto, etc) good, nice, lovely10 (de salud) well■ ¿te encuentras bien? are you feeling all right?11 (físicamente) good-looking► adjetivo1 (acomodado) well-off1 good2 (bienestar) benefit1 property sing, possessions► conjunción bien... bien1 either... or■ se lo enviaremos bien por correo, bien por mensajero we'll send it to you either by post or by messenger\en bien de for the sake ofestarle bien algo a alguien to serve somebody righthacer bien to do goodbien que althoughtener a bien de hacer algo to be good enough to do something¡ya está bien! that's enough!bien de consumo consumer itembienes de consumo consumer goodsbien de equipo capital assetbienes de equipo capital goods, capital assetsbienes inmuebles real estate singbienes muebles movables, personal property sing* * *1. adj. 2. adv.1) well2) correctly, properly3) all right4) easily•- más bien- si bien3. interj. 4. noun m.- bienes- bienes de consumo
- bienes de equipo
- bienes raíces* * *1. ADV1) (=satisfactoriamente) wellhablas bien el español — you speak good Spanish, you speak Spanish well
bien gracias, ¿y usted? — fine thanks, and you?
¡muy bien! — very good!; [aprobando un discurso] hear, hear!
¡qué bien! — great!, excellent!
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oler bien — to smell good•
saber bien — to taste good2) (=correctamente)¿has puesto bien la rueda? — have you put the wheel on properly?
si no cierras la tapa bien, se saldrá el líquido — if you don't screw the top on properly, the liquid will leak out
¡bien hecho! — well done!
has contestado bien — you gave the right answer, you answered correctly
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hacer bien en, hiciste bien en decírselo — you were right to tell him, you did the right thing in telling him3)• estar bien, ¿estás bien? — are you all right?, are you OK?
¡está bien!, lo haré — O.K. o all right, I'll do it!
¡pues sí que estamos bien! — this is a fine mess we're in!
ese libro está muy bien — that book's very good, that's a very good book
que esté(s) bien — Col * bye *
¡eso no está bien! — [a un niño] that's not very nice!
¡ya está bien! — that's enough!
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estar bien de algo, estar bien de salud — to be well, be in good health4) (=de acuerdo)¡bien! — all right!, O.K.!
-¿quieres que vayamos al cine? -bien — "shall we go to the cinema?" - "O.K. o all right"
5) (=muy)esperamos hasta bien entrada la noche — we waited until very late at night, we waited until well into the night
6)• bien de (=muchos) —
¡te han dado bien de regalos! — you got a lot of presents!
7) (=de buena gana)yo bien iría, pero... — I'd gladly go, but..., I'd be happy to go, but...
8) (=fácilmente) easilybien se ve que... — it is easy to see that...
¡bien podía habérmelo dicho! — he could have told me!
9) [locuciones]•
estar a bien con algn — to be on good terms with sb•
de bien en bien o mejor — better and better•
bien que mal — one way or another, by hook or by crook•
más bien — rathermás bien bajo — on the short side, rather short
más bien creo que... — I actually think...
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pues bien — well•
tener a bien hacer algo — to see fit to do sthsus padres tienen a bien que se vaya a vivir con su tía — her parents have seen fit to send her to live with her aunt
le ruego tenga a bien inscribirme en la lista — please be so kind as to include me on the list, I would be grateful if you would include me on the list
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bien es verdad que... — it is of course true that...•
¿y bien? — well?2. CONJ1)• si bien — although
si bien es cierto que... — although it's true that...
2)• no bien, ni bien Cono Sur —
no bien llegó, empezó a llover — no sooner had he arrived than it started to rain, as soon as he arrived it started to rain
3) [en alternancia]bien por avión, bien en tren — either by air or by train
bien se levantó, bien se sentó — whether he stood up or sat down
3.ADJ [persona] well-to-do; [restaurante, barrio] posh *4. SM1) (=bondad) good2) (=provecho) goodel bien común o público — the common good
3) [apelativo]•
mi bien — my dear, my darling4) pl bienes (=géneros) goods; (=propiedad) property sing, possessions; (=riqueza) riches, wealth singbienes muebles — personal property sing, goods and chattels
bienes raíces — real estate sing, realty sing (EEUU)
bienes relictos — estate sing, inheritance sing
* * *Iadjetivo invariable1) [estar] ( sano) wellno me siento or encuentro bien — I don't feel well
2) [estar] (fam) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual) good-looking, attractive3) [estar] (cómodo, agradable)¿vas bien ahí atrás? — are you all right in the back?
4) ( agradable) <oler/saber>5) [estar]¿está bien así, señorita? — is that all right, miss?
podríamos ir mañana, si te parece bien — we could go tomorrow, if you like
¿lo has leído? está muy bien — have you read it? it's very good
está bien! si no quieres hacerlo no lo hagas — all right o okay, then! don't do it if you don't want to
no funciona - pues qué bien! — (iró) it's not working - oh, great! (iro)
6) [estar] (correcto, adecuado) right7)a) ( suficiente)estar or andar bien de algo — to be all right for something
¿estamos bien de aceite? — are we all right for oil?
b)ya está bien de jugar, ahora a dormir — you've been playing long enough, now go to bed
8)a) (fam) ( de buena posición social) <familia/gente> well-to-doun barrio bien — a well-to-do o (BrE) posh area
b) (RPl fam) <gente/persona> ( honrado) respectable, decentII1) ( de manera satisfactoria) <dormir/funcionar/cantar> well2) ( ventajosamente) well3) ( favorablemente)4)a) (a fondo, completamente) well, properlybien cocido — well o properly cooked
¿cerraste bien? — did you lock the door properly?
bien sabes que... — you know perfectly well that...
b) (con cuidado, atención) <escuchar/mirar> carefully5) ( correctamente) wellbien hecho/dicho! — well done/said!
6) ( como intensificador)a) ( muy) very¿estás bien seguro? — are you positive?
ser bien de adentro — (Per fam) to be a good sort
b) ( fácilmente) easilybien pudo suceder — it could well o easily have happened
c) (en recriminaciones, protestas)bien podías haberlo ayudado — you could o might have helped him!
d)bien que...: bien que llama cuando necesita dinero — he soon calls when he needs money
7) (en locs)IIImás bien: es más bien delgada she's quite slim; no bien as soon as; si bien although; estar a bien con alguien to be on good terms with somebody; tener a bien hacer algo (frml): le rogamos tenga a bien abonar esta suma — we would ask you to pay this sum (frml)
a) ( como enlace)bien, sigamos adelante — right then o fine, let's continue
bien,... ¿dónde estábamos? — right,... where were we?
pues bien, como te iba diciendo... — so, as I was telling you...
b)IVbien! — ( expresando aprobación) well done!
Vpuede abonarse o bien al contado o bien en 12 cuotas mensuales — (frml) payment may be made either in cash or in twelve monthly installments
1) (Fil) good2)a) (beneficio, bienestar) goodb)hacer bien — (+ me/te/le etc)
3) ( en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-104)a) ( posesión)b) bienes masculino plural (Fin) assets (pl)•* * *Iadjetivo invariable1) [estar] ( sano) wellno me siento or encuentro bien — I don't feel well
2) [estar] (fam) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual) good-looking, attractive3) [estar] (cómodo, agradable)¿vas bien ahí atrás? — are you all right in the back?
4) ( agradable) <oler/saber>5) [estar]¿está bien así, señorita? — is that all right, miss?
podríamos ir mañana, si te parece bien — we could go tomorrow, if you like
¿lo has leído? está muy bien — have you read it? it's very good
está bien! si no quieres hacerlo no lo hagas — all right o okay, then! don't do it if you don't want to
no funciona - pues qué bien! — (iró) it's not working - oh, great! (iro)
6) [estar] (correcto, adecuado) right7)a) ( suficiente)estar or andar bien de algo — to be all right for something
¿estamos bien de aceite? — are we all right for oil?
b)ya está bien de jugar, ahora a dormir — you've been playing long enough, now go to bed
8)a) (fam) ( de buena posición social) <familia/gente> well-to-doun barrio bien — a well-to-do o (BrE) posh area
b) (RPl fam) <gente/persona> ( honrado) respectable, decentII1) ( de manera satisfactoria) <dormir/funcionar/cantar> well2) ( ventajosamente) well3) ( favorablemente)4)a) (a fondo, completamente) well, properlybien cocido — well o properly cooked
¿cerraste bien? — did you lock the door properly?
bien sabes que... — you know perfectly well that...
b) (con cuidado, atención) <escuchar/mirar> carefully5) ( correctamente) wellbien hecho/dicho! — well done/said!
6) ( como intensificador)a) ( muy) very¿estás bien seguro? — are you positive?
ser bien de adentro — (Per fam) to be a good sort
b) ( fácilmente) easilybien pudo suceder — it could well o easily have happened
c) (en recriminaciones, protestas)bien podías haberlo ayudado — you could o might have helped him!
d)bien que...: bien que llama cuando necesita dinero — he soon calls when he needs money
7) (en locs)IIImás bien: es más bien delgada she's quite slim; no bien as soon as; si bien although; estar a bien con alguien to be on good terms with somebody; tener a bien hacer algo (frml): le rogamos tenga a bien abonar esta suma — we would ask you to pay this sum (frml)
a) ( como enlace)bien, sigamos adelante — right then o fine, let's continue
bien,... ¿dónde estábamos? — right,... where were we?
pues bien, como te iba diciendo... — so, as I was telling you...
b)IVbien! — ( expresando aprobación) well done!
Vpuede abonarse o bien al contado o bien en 12 cuotas mensuales — (frml) payment may be made either in cash or in twelve monthly installments
1) (Fil) good2)a) (beneficio, bienestar) goodb)hacer bien — (+ me/te/le etc)
3) ( en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-104)a) ( posesión)b) bienes masculino plural (Fin) assets (pl)•* * *bien11 = fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], neatly, tidy, jolly + Adjetivo/Adverbio, aright, alright [all right], all right [alright], good.Ex: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.
Ex: This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user.Ex: This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.Ex: The public library people and some others have needs that have long been unmet, but jolly well ought to be as soon as possible.Ex: Another wise precaution at this preliminary stage is to make sure that he has heard aright.Ex: The article 'The kids are alright?' presents some of the findings of the questionnaire study which had as its focus the qualitative impact of public libraries on children's reading.Ex: So the system apparently works all right and no one is suggesting that it needs a major overhaul.Ex: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.* abrigarse bien = wrap up + warm.* acoger bien = welcome.* aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.* ahora bien = now.* bastante bien = good enough, rather well, fairly + Verbo.* bien aceptado = well-accepted.* bien acomodado = well-to-do, well-off.* bien administrado = well-managed.* bien afeitado = clean shaven.* bien andado = well trodden.* bien anunciado = well-advertised, well-announced.* bien arado = well-tilled.* bien argumentado = well-considered.* bien arreglado = well-groomed.* bien comprendido = well-understood.* bien común, el = common good, the, common wealth, the.* bien conectado = well-connected.* bien conocido = well-known, well-understood.* bien conseguido = well-rendered.* bien conservado = well-kept.* bien considerado = all things considered.* bien construido = well-built.* bien controlado = well-regulated.* bien cuidado = clean-cut, well-tended.* bien cultural = cultural product.* bien definido = well-defined, clearly defined, clearly-drawn, clean-cut, articulated, clear-cut.* bien demarcado = hard-edged.* bien de todos, el = common good, the.* bien dicho = amen to that!.* bien diferenciado = well differentiated.* bien dirigido = well-regulated.* bien documentado = well documented [well-documented].* bien dotado = well-equipped, well-endowed, well-resourced.* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.* bien dotado de personal = well-staffed.* bien dotado de recursos = well-resourced.* bien educado = urbane.* bien encaminado = a step in the right direction.* bien ensayado = well-practised [well-practiced, -USA].* bien entrada la noche = late at night.* bien equilibrado = well balanced [well-balanced].* bien equipado = well-appointed, well-equipped, well-resourced.* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.* bien equipado de recursos = well-resourced.* bien escrito = well-written.* bien estructurado = well thought out, well-structured [well structured].* bien expresado = well-articulated.* bien financiado = well-funded.* bien formado = shapely [shapelier -comp., shapeliest -sup.], articulated.* bien formalizado = well-formalised [well-formalized].* bien formulado = well-formulated.* bien fundado = well-justified, well-formulated.* bien fundamentado = well-founded.* bien gestionado = well-managed.* bien gobernado = well-regulated, well-governed.* bien hecho = well-made, well formed [well-formed], well-rendered, well done.* ¡bien hecho! = the way to go!.* bien iluminado = well-lit.* bien informado = well-informed, informed.* bienintencionado = well-intentioned, well meant, well-intended, well-meaning.* bien justificado = well-founded, well-formulated.* bien llevado = well-run.* bien merecido = well deserved, well deserved, well-earned.* bien mirado = all things considered.* bien... o... = either... or..., either... or....* bien ordenado = well-kept, well-ordered, in good order.* bien organizado = well-organised [well-organized], well-structured [well structured].* bien pagado = well-paid.* bien parecido = personable, good looking.* bien pensado = well thought out.* bien planeado = well-planned.* bien planificado = well-planned.* bien practicado = well-practised [well-practiced, -USA].* bien preparado = well-trained, well-prepared.* bien presentado = well-presented, well-rendered.* bien producido = well-produced, well-made.* bien proporcionado = shapely [shapelier -comp., shapeliest -sup.].* bien provisto = well-endowed.* bien provisto (de) = well-stocked (with).* bien público = public good, commonwealth.* bien recibido = welcome.* bien reconocido = well-recognised [well-recognized].* bien redondito = well-rounded.* bien remunerado = well-paid.* bien representado = well represented, well-rendered.* bien seleccionado = well-chosen, well-selected.* bien sincronizado = well-synchronised [well-synchronized, -USA].* bien surtido (de) = well-stocked (with).* bien testado = well-tested.* bien tratado = well represented.* bien uniformado = well-uniformed.* bien ventilado = airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.].* bien vestido = well-dressed, dapper.* bien visto = welcome.* caerse bien = hit it off.* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.* casar bien = fit in + well.* comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.* comprender bien = be clear in your mind.* comprenderse bien = be well understood.* conservarse bien = keep + well.* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.* creer que estar bien = feel + right.* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.* desempeñar bien una función = perform + well.* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.* el bien de = the good of.* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.* estar bien = be okay, be in good shape, be in good health.* estar bien de salud = be in good health.* estar bien encaminado = be on the right track.* estar bien pensado = be carefully thought out.* funcionar bien = be in order.* gente bien = well-to-do, well-off.* hablar muy bien de = rant and rave.* hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien = be well spoken of.* hacer Algo muy bien = do + an excellent job of, make + an excellent job of.* hacer bien = do + good.* hacerlo bien = put + matters + right, be right on track.* hacer sentir bien = make + Nombre + feel good.* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.* impuesto de bienes inmuebles (IBI) = property tax.* ir bien = go + well, do + well, go + strong.* ir bien encaminado = be on the right track.* ir todo bien = be fine.* jugar bien + Posesivo + baza = play + Posesivo + cards right.* jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas = play + Posesivo + cards right.* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms.* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.* mantenerse bien = keep + well.* marchar bien = go + strong.* más bien = if you like, instead.* más bien bajo = shortish.* más bien pequeño = smallish.* más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* masticar bien = chew up.* mirándolo bien = all things considered.* muy bien = nicely.* ¡muy bien! = the way to go!.* muy bien pagado = highly paid.* muy bien + podría + Verbo = might + well + Verbo.* muy bien + puede + Verbo = may well + Verbo.* muy bien remunerado = highly paid.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to.* no estar bien equilibrado = skew.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.* no importa lo bien = no matter how well.* no muy bien informado = not-too-well-informed.* no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.* no tomárselo bien = not take + kindly to.* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.* para bien = for the best, for the better.* para bien de = in the best interests of, for the good of.* para bien de Alguien = in + Posesivo + best interest.* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.* para el bien de = for the benefit of.* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.* parecer bien = be all right with + Persona.* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.* puede muy bien ser = could well be.* puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.* puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise.* pues bien = well.* que bota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].* que no ajusta bien = ill-fitting.* que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.* que rebota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].* recibir bien = welcome.* recibir bien una iniciativa = welcome + initiative.* salir bien = go + well.* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.* salir todo bien = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.* sentar bien a Alguien = look + good on + Nombre.* sentirse bien = feel + good, wellness, feel + right, get + high.* sentirse bien con Uno mismo = feel + right.* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser por el bien de Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.* estar suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado = be sufficiently well + Participio Pasado.* ser suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado = be sufficiently well + Participio Pasado.* ser un hecho bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser un hecho bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* servir muy bien = take + Nombre + a long way.* si bien es cierto que = albeit (that).* sin bien se mira = all things considered.* sino más bien = rather.* sino (que) más bien = but rather.* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.* tomárselo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.* un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.* usar Algo bien = put to + good use.* venir bien = be none the worse for (that), suit + best.* venir muy bien = fit + the bill.* ver bien = welcome.* * *bien1A [ ESTAR] (sano) wellmi padre no anda or no está bien my father's not very wellno me siento or encuentro bien I don't feel well¡tú no estás bien de la cabeza! you're not right in the head!estuvo enfermo pero ya está bien he was ill but he's all right nowB [ ESTAR](económicamente acomodado): los padres están muy bien her parents are well offno son ricos, pero están bien they're not rich but they're reasonably well off o they're comfortably offC [ ESTAR] ( fam) (refiriéndose al atractivo sexual) good-looking, attractiveD [ ESTAR](cómodo, agradable): estoy bien aquí I'm fine o all right here¿vas bien allí atrás? are you all right in the back?se está bien a la sombra it's nice in the shadeE (agradable) ‹oler/saber›¡qué bien huele! it smells really good!¡qué bien hueles! you smell nice!este café sabe muy bien this coffee tastes very good o niceF [ ESTAR](satisfactorio): ¿está bien así, señorita? is that right o all right, miss?estás or quedaste or saliste muy bien en esta foto you look very nice o really good in this photographese cuadro no queda bien ahí that painting doesn't look right therepodríamos ir mañana, si te parece bien we could go tomorrow, if you likela casa está muy bien the house is very nice¿lo has leído? está muy bien have you read it? it's very good¡está bien!, si no quieres hacerlo no lo hagas all right o okay, then! if you don't want to do it, don't¡qué bien, mañana es fiesta! great! tomorrow's a holiday!la lavadora no funciona — ¡pues qué bien! ( iró); the washing machine's not working — oh, great! o well, that's great! ( iro)G [ ESTAR] (correcto, adecuado) rightestá bien que se premie la iniciativa it's right o good that initiative should be rewardedestuviste bien en negarle la entrada you did o were right to refuse to let him inH1 (indicando suficiencia) estar bien DE algo:¿estamos bien de aceite? are we all right for oil?no ando bien de tiempo I'm a bit short of time, I don't have much time2ya está bien that's enoughya está bien de jugar, ahora a dormir you've been playing long enough, now go to bedI1 ( fam) (de buena posición social) ‹familia/gente› well-to-doviven en un barrio bien they live in a well-to-do o ( BrE) posh areabien2A (de manera satisfactoria) ‹dormir/funcionar/cantar› wellse come de bien allí … the food is so good there!¿cómo te va? — bien, ¿y a ti? how are things? — fine, how about you?no le fue bien en Alemania things didn't work out for her in Germanyquien bien te quiere te hará llorar you have to be cruel to be kindB (ventajosamente) wellel local está muy bien ubicado the premises are very well situatedvendió el coche muy bien she sold the car well o for a good priceC(favorablemente): me habló muy bien de ti he spoke very highly of youyo prefiero pensar bien de la gente I prefer to think well of peopleD1 (a fondo, completamente) well, properly¿cerraste bien? did you make sure the door was locked (properly)?el cerdo debe comerse bien cocido pork should be well cooked o properly cooked before being eatenbien sabes que … you know perfectly well o very well that …2 (con cuidado, atención) carefullyescucha bien lo que te voy a decir listen carefully to what I'm going to sayE (correctamente) wellpórtate bien behave yourselfhiciste bien en decírselo you did the right thing to tell him¡bien dice tu padre que eres un terco! your father's dead right when he says you're stubborn¡bien hecho/dicho! well done/said!1 (muy) verycanta bien mal he sings really o very badlyllegó bien entrada la noche she arrived very late at night¿estás bien seguro? are you positive o certain?, are you absolutely sure?bien por debajo de lo normal well below averageponte bien adelante sit close to the front, sit well forward2 (fácilmente) easilyvale bien dos millones it's worth two million easilyyo no me acuerdo pero bien pudo ser I don't remember but it could well o easily have been34bien que …: pero bien que llama cuando necesita dinero he's quick enough to call when he needs money, though¿por qué no le compras algo?, a ti bien que te gusta que te hagan regalos why don't you buy her something? you like it when people give you presentsG ( en locs):más bien: una chica más bien delgada a rather thin girlno me cae bien — di más bien que no lo puedes ver I don't like him — what you mean is you can't stand the sight of himno bien or ( RPl) ni bien. as soon asno bien llegó, le dieron la noticia no sooner had he arrived than they told him the news, as soon as he arrived they told him the newssi bien althoughestar a bien con algn to be on good terms with sbtener a bien hacer algo ( frml): le rogamos tenga a bien abonar esta suma a la mayor brevedad posible we would ask you to pay this sum as soon as possible ( frml)le ruego tenga a bien considerar mi solicitud I would be grateful if you would consider my applicationCompuesto:bien nacido, bien nacidabien31(como enlace): bien, sigamos adelante right then o fine, let's continuebien, … ¿dónde estábamos? now o right, … where were we?y bien ¿estás dispuesto a hacerlo o no? so, are you prepared to do it or not?pues bien, como te iba diciendo … so, as I was telling you …2¡bien! (expresando aprobación) well done!¡bien, muchachos! well done, boys!no habrá clases hoy — ¡bieeeen! there won't be any lessons today — yippee o hurrah!bien4puede abonarse (o) bien al contado (o) bien en 12 cuotas mensuales ( frml); payment may be made (either) in cash or in twelve monthly installmentso bien te disculpas o te quedas castigado either you say you're sorry or I'll keep you inbien5A ( Fil) goodel bien y el mal good and evilhaz bien y no mires a quién do good to all alikeun hombre de bien a good manB1 (beneficio, bienestar) goodes por tu bien it's for your own goodtrabajar por el bien de todos to work for the good of allque sea para bien I hope things go well for you/him/themacepté, no sé si para bien o para mal I accepted, though I'm not sure if it was a good move or not2sus palabras me hicieron mucho bien what he said helped me a lot o did me a lot of goodC ( apelativo) dear, darlingD (en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-10E(posesión): el único bien valioso the only item of valuela orden afecta a todos sus bienes the order applies to all his assets o possessions o goodsCompuestos:common assetbienes comunales common propertyconsumer article o itembienes de consumo consumer goodscapital item o assetbienes de equipo capital goods o assetsmpl livestock ( sing or pl)joint asset ( acquired during marriage)bienes gananciales joint property, community property ( AmE)immovable item o assetitem of unclaimed propertymovable itembienes muebles movables, personal property, goods and chattelsimmovable item o assetownerless piece of land ( o asset etc)* * *
bien 1 adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] (de salud, en general) well;
sentirse or encontrarse bien to feel well;◊ ¿cómo estás? — muy bien, gracias how are you? — (I'm) very well, thank you;
¡qué bien estás! you look really well!;
¡tú no estás bien de la cabeza! you are not right in the head
2 [estar]a) (cómodo, agradable):◊ ¿vas bien ahí atrás? are you all right in the back?;
se está bien a la sombra it's nice in the shade;
la casa está muy bien the house is very nice
◊ la fecha/el reloj está bien the date/the clock is right;
¿está bien así? is this all right?;
si te parece bien if that's all right with you;
el cuadro no queda bien ahí the picture doesn't look right there
◊ ¿estamos bien de aceite? are we all right for oil?;
ya está bien that's enough
3 [estar]
◊ ¿lo has leído? está muy bien have you read it? it's very good
4 (fam)
bien 2 adverbio
1
◊ habla muy bien inglés she speaks English very well o very good English;
¡bien hecho/dicho! well done/said!;
pórtate bien behave yourself;
hiciste bien en decírselo you were right to tell him;
siéntate bien sit properly
2
◊ bien cocido well o properly cooked;
¿cerraste bien? did you lock the door properly?;
bien sabes que … you know perfectly well that …
3
bien entrada la noche very late at night;
¿estás bien seguro? are you positive?b) ( en locs)
no bien as soon as;
si bien although
■ interjección:◊ ¡(muy) bien! well done!, (very) good!;
¡qué bien! great!
■ conjunción: bien … o … either … or …;
se puede subir bien a pie o a caballo you can go up either on foot or on horseback
bien 3 sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) good;
hacer el bien to do good deeds;
un hombre de bien a good man
2
◊ es por mi/tu bien it's for my/your own goodb)
3 ( en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-10
4◊ bienesa) sustantivo masculino plural (Com) goods;
b) (Der) property;
bienes inmuebles or raíces real estate (AmE), property (BrE);
bienes muebles personal property, goods and chattels;
bienes públicos public property
bien
I sustantivo masculino
1 (justicia, bondad) good
no sabe diferenciar entre el bien y el mal, he can't tell the diference between good and evil
una persona de bien, a good person
2 (provecho, ventaja) lo hago por tu bien, I do it for your sake
en bien de la comunidad, for the good of community
3 (propiedad) property: no tiene ningún bien con el que avalar el crédito, he has no property or goods to guarantee his credit
bienes, goods
bienes de consumo, consumer goods pl; bienes gananciales, communal property
bienes inmuebles/raíces, real estate
II adverbio
1 (correctamente) well: hiciste bien en protestar, you were right to protest
toca bien el piano, she plays piano well
2 (sano) well, fine
sentirse/encontrarse bien, to feel well
3 (satisfactoriamente) este vestido te sienta bien, this dress suits you
oler bien, to smell nice
vivir bien, to be comfortably off
4 (antepuesto a un adjetivo: muy) very, quite
una cerveza bien fría, a nice cold beer
bien pronto, very early, very soon
(de buena gana) willingly, gladly: bien me iría ahora al cine, I'd love to go to the movies now
III conj ahora bien, now, now then
bien... o bien..., either... or...
bien que mal, one way or another
más bien, rather, a little
no bien, as soon as: no bien llegó..., no sooner had she arrived than...
pues bien, well then
o bien, or, or else
si bien, although, even though...: si bien es cierto que..., although it's quite clear that...
IV exclamación ¡bien!, good!, great!
¡está bien!, (¡de acuerdo!) fine!, all right
¡muy bien!, excellent, first class!
¡qué bien!, great!, fantastic
(desaprobación) ¡pues qué bien!, that's all I needed!
¡ya está bien!, that's (quite) enough!
V adj inv un barrio bien, a well-to-do neighbourhood
un niño bien, a rich kid
En general se traduce por well. Sin embargo, cuando hablamos de personas decimos fine al referirnos a su salud: ¿Qué tal estás? - Muy bien, gracias. How are you? - Fine, thanks. Para describir un objeto puedes usar good: Ese libro está muy bien. That book is very good.
' bien' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- acabar
- acero
- agarrar
- ahora
- alternar
- amarrar
- andar
- antes
- atrancar
- avenida
- avenido
- avenirse
- bailar
- barbaridad
- base
- bastante
- cabeza
- caer
- casar
- cerrarse
- columpiarse
- cómo
- comprobar
- comunicada
- comunicado
- comunitaria
- comunitario
- coña
- concesión
- considerada
- considerado
- consuelo
- contraria
- contrario
- convenir
- cumplir
- dar
- darse
- decirse
- declarar
- defenderse
- deteriorarse
- diáfana
- diáfano
- dinero
- discreta
- discreto
- disfrutar
- disputarse
English:
absence
- acquit
- agree
- airy
- all right
- along
- alternatively
- antisocial
- appreciate
- aptly
- articulate
- at
- aware
- balance
- ball
- begin
- behave
- beneath
- best
- better
- bookmobile
- boom
- border
- bouncy
- by
- card
- charity
- cheap
- clean-shaven
- clockwork
- closely
- cloud
- come in
- come off
- come out
- conform
- congenial
- convenient
- cosy
- cozy
- deserve
- do
- done
- effective
- either
- enjoy
- enunciate
- equipped
- familiar
- far
* * *♦ adj inv[respetable]una familia bien a good family;un barrio bien a good area;Pey a posh area;un restaurante bien a posh restaurant;Peyniño bien rich kid;gente bien well-to-do people♦ nm1. [concepto abstracto] good;el bien y el mal good and evil;se cree que está por encima del bien y del mal she thinks ordinary moral laws don't apply to her;hacer el bien to do good (deeds);un hombre de bien a good man2. [provecho] good;los padres desean el bien de los hijos parents desire the best for their children;esto te hará bien this will do you good;si se marcha, nos hará un bien a todos if she leaves, she'll be doing us all a favour;espero que el cambio sea para bien I hope the change is for the best, I hope the change works out well;por el bien de for the sake of;lo hice por tu bien I did it for your own good;han trabajado muy duro por el bien de todos they have worked very hard for the good of everyone3. [nota] = mark between 6 and 6.9 out of 10, ≈ pass, ≈ C♦ bienes nmpl1. [patrimonio] propertybienes de capital capital assets;bienes comunales common property;bienes fungibles perishables;bienes gananciales shared possessions;bienes inmateriales intangible assets;bienes inmuebles real estate, US real property;bienes muebles personal property;bienes públicos public property;bienes raíces real estate, landed property2. [productos] goodsbienes de consumo consumer goods;bienes de consumo duraderos consumer durables, US hard goods;bienes de equipo capital goods;bienes de producción industrial goods;bienes terrenales worldly goods♦ adv1. [debidamente, adecuadamente] well;¿cómo estás? – bien, gracias how are you? – fine, thanks;habla inglés bien she speaks English well;¡agárrate bien! hold on tight!;cierra bien la puerta shut the door properly;conoce bien el tema she knows a lot about the subject, she knows the subject well;¿vamos bien de gasolina? are we doing all right for Br petrol o US gas?, have we got plenty of Br petrol o US gas?;bien mirado [bien pensado] if you look at it closely;[bien visto] well-regarded;bien pensado on reflection;contestar bien [correctamente] to answer correctly;[cortésmente] to answer politely;escucha bien,… listen carefully,…;estar bien relacionado to have good connections;le está bien empleado he deserves it, it serves him right;hacer algo bien to do sth well;has hecho bien you did the right thing;hiciste bien en decírmelo you were right to tell me;pórtate bien be good, behave yourself;salir bien librado to get off lightly;todo salió bien everything turned out well;vivir bien [económicamente] to be well-off;[en armonía] to be happy2. [expresa opinión favorable] well;¡muy bien! very good!, excellent!;¡bien hecho! well done!;me cayó muy bien I liked her a lot;me han hablado bien de él they have spoken well of him to me;en Portugal se come muy bien the food is very good in Portugal;estar bien [de aspecto] to be nice;[de salud] to be o feel well; [de calidad] to be good; [de comodidad] to be comfortable;¡está bien! [bueno, vale] all right then!;[es suficiente] that's enough!;este traje te está bien this suit looks good on you;la tienda está bien situada the shop is well situated;está bien que te vayas, pero antes despídete it's all right for you to go, but say goodbye first;tal comportamiento no está bien visto such behaviour is frowned upon;encontrarse bien [de salud] to feel well;no se encuentra nada bien she doesn't feel at all well;oler/saber bien to smell/taste nice o good;¡qué bien huele en esta cocina! it smells nice o good in this kitchen!;opinar bien de alguien to think highly of sb;no acaba de parecerme bien I don't really think it's a very good idea;no me parece bien que no la saludes I think it's wrong of you not to say hello to her;¿te parece bien así? is it O.K. like this?, is this all right?;pasarlo bien to have a good time;¡qué bien, mañana no trabajo! great, I don't have to go to work tomorrow!;Irónico¡qué bien, ahora dice que no me puede pagar! isn't that just great, now she says she can't pay me!;salir bien to turn out well;¡qué bien sales en la foto! you look great in the photo!;sentar bien a alguien [ropa] to suit sb;[comida] to agree with sb; [comentario] to please sb;el rojo no te sienta nada bien red doesn't suit you at all;come tan rápido que no le puede sentar bien she eats so quickly she's bound to get indigestion;algunos consideran que una copita de vino sienta bien some people think a glass of wine is good for you;no le sentó nada bien que lo criticaras en público he didn't like you criticizing him in public at all, he was none too impressed by you criticizing him in public;tu ayuda va a venir muy bien your help will be very welcome;no me viene nada bien salir esta tarde it's not very convenient for me o it doesn't really suit me to go out this afternoon;bien está lo que bien acaba all's well that ends wellbien abierto wide open;abre bien la boca open wide4. [uso enfático] pretty;un regalo bien caro a pretty expensive present;vamos a llegar bien tarde we're going to be pretty late;estoy bien cansado I'm pretty tired;hoy me he levantado bien temprano I got up nice and early today;quiero un vaso de agua bien fría I'd like a nice cold glass of water5. [vale, de acuerdo] all right, O.K.;¿nos vamos? – bien shall we go? – all right6. [de buena gana, fácilmente] quite happily;ella bien que lo haría, pero no le dejan she'd be happy to do it o she'd quite happily do it, but they won't let her7. [expresa protesta]¡bien podrías haberme avisado! you could at least have told me!;¡bien podrías pagar tú esta vez! it would be nice if you paid for once o for a change!8. [en frases]bien es verdad que… it's certainly true that…;¡bien por…! three cheers for…!;¡ya está bien! that's enough!;¡ya está bien de hacer el vago! that's enough lazing around!;estar a bien con alguien to be on good terms with sb;¡pues (sí que) estamos bien! that's all we needed!;tener a bien hacer algo to be good enough to do sth;le rogamos tenga a bien pasarse por nuestras oficinas we would ask you to (be good enough to) come to our offices♦ conjbien… bien either… or;puedes venir bien por avión, bien por barco you can come by plane or by boat;dáselo bien a mi hermano, bien a mi padre give it to either my brother or my father♦ interj1. [aprobación] good!, great!;[fastidio] oh, great!;hoy saldréis al recreo media hora antes – ¡bien! break time will be half an hour earlier today – great!;se acaba de estropear la televisión – ¡bien, lo que nos faltaba! the television has just broken down – oh great, that's all we needed!2. [enlazando]y bien, ¿qué te ha parecido? well o so, what did you think of it?;y bien, ¿a qué estás esperando? well, what are you waiting for?♦ más bien loc conjrather;no estoy contento, más bien estupefacto I'm not so much happy as stunned;más bien creo que no vendrá I rather suspect she won't come, I think it unlikely that she'll comeno sooner, as soon as;no bien me había marchado cuando empezaron a… no sooner had I gone than they started…♦ si bien loc conjalthough, even though* * *I m good;por tu bien for your own good;bienes pl goods, property sg ;hombre de bien good man;estar por encima del bien y del mal be above the lawII adj:¡está bien! it’s OK!, it’s alright!;estoy bien I’m fine, I’m OK;¿estás bien aquí? are you comfortable here?;la gente bien well-to-do peopleIII adv1 well; ( muy) very;¡bien hecho! well done!;bien está lo que bien acaba all’s well that ends well2 ( correctamente) well, properly3 en locuciones:más bien rather;tener a bien hacer algo see fit to do sth;hicieron bien en reservar los billetes con tanta antelación they did the right thing booking the tickets so far ahead;haces bien en llevarte el paraguas it’s a good idea to take your umbrella;estar (a) bien con alguien be on good terms with s.o.IV conj:o bien … o … either … or …;si bien, bien que although;no bien as soon asV int:¡ya está bien! that’s it!, that’s enough!;pues bien well* * *bien adv1) : well¿dormiste bien?: did you sleep well?2) correctamente: correctly, properly, righthay que hacerlo bien: it must be done correctly3) : very, quiteel libro era bien divertido: the book was very amusing4) : easilybien puede acabarlo en un día: he can easily finish it in a day5) : willingly, readilybien lo aceptaré: I'll gladly accept it6)bien que : although7)más bien : ratherbien adj1) : well, OK, all right¿te sientes bien?: are you feeling all right?2) : pleasant, agreeablelas flores huelen bien: the flowers smell very nice3) : satisfactory4) : correct, rightbien nm1) : goodel bien y el mal: good and evil2) bienes nmpl: property, goods, possessions* * *bien1 adj (acomodado) well off / richbien2 adv1. (en general) wellel examen le fue bien the exam went well / he did well in the exam2. (de salud) well / fineayer me dolía el estómago, pero ya estoy bien I had a stomachache yesterday, but I'm fine nowestoy muy bien, gracias I'm very well, thank you¿estás bien? are you all right?¡qué bien huele! what a nice smell! / it smells really good!4. (de manera correcta) properly / correctly / right5. (para intensificar) very / quitebien caliente nice and hot / very hot6. (de acuerdo) all right / OK¿vienes? Bien are you coming? OKbien3 conj either... orse puede ir bien en tren, bien en autocar you can either go by train or by coachbien4 n1. (lo bueno) good2. (beneficio) good3. (nota académica) good / C -
62 well
I [wel]2) (in satisfactory state) benethat's all very well, but — è tutto molto bello, però
it's all very well for you to laugh, but — tu fai presto a ridere, ma
3) (prudent)it would be as well for you to... — faresti meglio a
4) (fortunate)it was just as well for him that... — gli è andata bene che...
II [wel]the flight was delayed, which was just as well — per fortuna il volo era in ritardo
1) (satisfactorily) [treat, behave, sleep etc.] beneto do oneself well — trattarsi bene, non farsi mancare nulla
to do well by sb. — mostrarsi gentile con qcn., comportarsi bene con qcn
I can well believe it — credo bene, ci credo
"shall I shut the door?" - "you might as well" — "chiudo la porta?" - "fai pure"
he looked shocked, as well he might — sembrava scioccato, e non c'è da stupirsi
3) (intensifier) bento speak well of sb. — parlare bene di qcn
5)to wish sb. well — augurare ogni bene a qcn
6)as well as — (in addition to) così come
••to be well in with sb. — colloq. stare bene con qcn.
to be well up in sth. — conoscere bene qcs.
to leave well alone — BE o
well enough alone — AE (not get involved) non metterci le mani
III [wel]you're well out of it! — colloq. per fortuna ne sei fuori!
interiezione (expressing astonishment) beh; (expressing indignation, disgust) insomma; (expressing disappointment) bene; (after pause in conversation, account) allorawell, you may be right — beh, forse hai ragione
well then, what's the problem? — allora, qual è il problema?
oh well, there's nothing I can do about it — beh, non posso farci niente
IV [wel]well, well, well, so you're off to America? — e così parti per l'America?
1) (in ground) pozzo m.2) (pool) sorgente f., fonte f.3) ing. (for stairs, lift) vano m.4) BE (in law court) = spazio riservato ai difensoriV [wel]- well up* * *(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) (avere una buona/cattiva opinione di)* * *I [wɛl]1. n2. vi(tears, emotions) sgorgare•- well upII [wɛl] better comp best superl1. adv1) (gen) benewell done! — ben fatto!, bravo (-a)!
well over a thousand — molto or ben più di mille
all or only too well — anche troppo bene
he's well away — (fam: drunk) è completamente andato
2)(probably, reasonably)
we might just as well have... — tanto valeva...she cried, as well she might — piangeva a buon diritto
one might well ask why... — ci si potrebbe ben chiedere perché...
I might or may as well come — quasi quasi vengo
3)as well — (in addition) anche
she sings, as well as playing the piano — oltre a suonare il piano, canta
we worked hard, but we had some fun as well — abbiamo lavorato sodo, ma ci siamo anche divertiti
2. adj1)to be well — stare bene2) (acceptable, satisfactory) buono (-a)that's all very well, but... — va benissimo, ma..., d'accordo, ma...
3. excl(gen) bene, (resignation, hesitation) be'well, as I was saying... — dunque, come stavo dicendo...
well, well, well! — ma guarda un po'!
very well then — va bene, molto bene
very well, if that's the way you want it — (unenthusiastic) va bene, se questo è quello che vuoi
well I never! — ma no!, ma non mi dire!
well there you are then! — ecco, hai visto!
it's enormous! Well, quite big anyway — è gigantesco! Be', diciamo molto grande
4. nto wish sb well — augurare ogni bene a qn, (in exam, new job) augurare a qn di riuscire
* * *well (1) /wɛl/n.1 pozzo: artesian well, pozzo artesiano; oil wells, pozzi petroliferi; to sink a well, scavare un pozzo5 (naut.) pozzo delle pompe● (naut.) well boat, (barca) vivaio □ well borer, scavatore di pozzi; (ind. min.) sonda-trivella □ well-boring, che scava pozzi □ (ind. min.) well core, carota □ well-curb, vera (di pozzo) □ (naut.) well deck, ponte a pozzo (per es., di aliscafo) □ (ind. min.) well drilling, trivellazione; sondaggio □ well-hole, pozzo; (edil.) tromba (o pozzo) delle scale □ (metall.) the well of a blast furnace, il crogiolo di un altoforno □ well sinker, scavatore di pozzi □ well sweep, pertica del pozzo; shaduf, sciaduf □ well water, acqua di pozzo.♦ well (2) /wɛl/1 bene; attentamente; diligentemente; rettamente; con cura; a fondo; completamente: to sleep well, dormire bene; to speak well of sb., parlar bene di q.; Stir it well before you drink it, rimescolalo bene prima di berlo; Green and yellow go well together, il verde e il giallo stanno bene insieme; to treat sb. well, trattar bene q.; The work is well done, il lavoro è fatto bene; DIALOGO → - After an exam- I think I answered the questions quite well, credo di aver risposto abbastanza bene a tutte le domande; to know sb. well, conoscer bene q.; conoscere a fondo q.2 bene; a ragione: You may well say so, puoi ben dirlo; You did well to stay at home, hai fatto bene a restare a casa; You can't very well back out now, non puoi tirarti indietro adesso a ragione● (fam.) well and truly, del tutto; completamente □ (fam.) well and truly drunk, ubriaco fradicio □ well away, avanti (nel fare qc.); a buon punto; (pop.) bell'e che andato ( cioè ubriaco o addormentato) □ to be well on in life, essere avanti con gli anni □ It's well on midday, è quasi mezzogiorno □ to be well out of it, essersela cavata a buon mercato; esserne fuori □ to be well past forty [fifty, sixty], aver passato la quarantina [la cinquantina, la sessantina] da un pezzo □ to be well up in st., essere al corrente di qc.; conoscere bene qc. □ as well, anche; pure: I shall come as well, verrò io pure; DIALOGO → - Booking online- We might as well book now, potremmo anche (o tanto vale) prenotare adesso NOTA D'USO: - also / too- □ as well as, così come; tanto quanto; non solo ma anche; come pure: He gave me shelter as well as food, mi diede non solo asilo, ma anche da sfamarmi □ to come off well, ( di persona) cavarsela, uscirne bene; ( di cosa) riuscir bene; (fam.) fare una bella figura □ to do well, fare bene ( nella vita, ecc.): Your son will do well, tuo figlio farà bene (o si farà strada) □ to do oneself well, trattarsi bene; non farsi mancar nulla □ to do well out of the sale of one's car, vendere bene la propria automobile □ to examine st. well, esaminare qc. a fondo □ just as well = (That's) just as well ► sotto □ to live well, vivere nell'agiatezza; passarsela bene □ to look well, guardar bene; cercare attentamente; ( anche: di persona) stare bene, fare la propria figura; ( di cosa) stare bene: Jane looks well in green, Jane sta bene vestita di verde; Does this tie look well on me?, mi sta bene questa cravatta? □ perfectly well, alla perfezione; perfettamente □ pretty well finished, quasi finito □ to receive sb. well, fare buona accoglienza a q. □ (impers.) to speak well for sb., far onore a q.: It speaks well for him that he refused, gli fa onore l'aver rifiutato □ to stand well with sb., essere in buoni rapporti con q.; essere nelle buone grazie di q. □ very well, benissimo: You've done your homework very well, hai fatto benissimo i tuoi compiti □ DIALOGO → - Business trip 2- Well done!, ben fatto!; bravo! □ Well met!, proprio te!; che piacere incontrarti! □ Well run! hai fatto un'ottima corsa!; bravo! □ That boy will do well ( in life), quel ragazzo si farà strada (nella vita) □ Look well to yourself, bada a te!; sta' bene attento! □ You might ( just) as well throw your money away, tanto varrebbe che i tuoi soldi li buttassi via □ ( That's) just as well, poco male!; meglio così!; pazienza!; fa lo stesso! □ (prov.) Well begun is half done, chi ben comincia è a metà dell'opera □ (prov.) Let well ( enough) alone, il meglio è nemico del bene.♦ well (3) /wɛl/1 bene; in buona salute; in buone condizioni: Is he well or ill?, sta bene o è malato?; I am feeling well today, oggi mi sento bene; I am perfectly well, sto benissimo; DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- I'm very well, thank you, sto molto bene, grazie; fairly (o reasonably) well, abbastanza bene2 bene; opportuno; consigliabile; utile; giusto; bello: It would be well to inquire, sarebbe bene indagareB a. attr.● well and good!, d'accordo!; sta bene!; alla buon'ora! □ well enough, abbastanza bene; benino; discretamente: I am well enough, sto abbastanza bene □ to be well off, passarsela bene; essere in buone condizioni finanziarie □ to be well up in Latin, essere forte in latino □ to get well ( again), guarire; ristabilirsi; DIALOGO → - Feeling ill- Get well soon!, guarisci presto! □ to look well (o to be looking well), avere una bella cera (o un bell'aspetto) □ (iron.) It's all very well … but, sta bene… ma □ All's well, tutto a posto!; tutto bene! □ (prov.) All's well that ends well, tutto è bene quel che finisce bene.well (4) /wɛl/n. [u]● It was well for her that you were present, fu una fortuna (fam.: un bene) per lei che tu fossi presente.♦ well (5) /wɛl/inter.beh; ebbene; dunque; allora: Well, what shall we do now?, beh, e ora che facciamo?; Well, what about it?, ebbene, che ne dici?; Well, as I was saying…, dunque, come stavo dicendo…; Well then?, e allora?, e poi?; e con ciò?● well, but, sì, ma: Well, but what about the others?, sì, ma gli altri? □ Very well!, benissimo!; benone!; d'accordo!; ( anche) fa pure!; staremo a vedere! □ Well, I see, bene, bene; capisco □ Well, to be sure!, ma certo!; questa sì che è bella!; ( con incredulità) ma no!; davvero? □ Well, I never!, chi l'avrebbe mai detto?; ma no!; impossibile!well (6) /wɛl/pref.(in numerosi composti, quali:) well-adjusted, ben inserito ( nel lavoro, nella società); well-advised, saggio; prudente: a well-advised decision, una decisione saggia; well-appointed, bene attrezzato; bene arredato; ben equipaggiato: a well-appointed office, un ufficio bene arredato; well-balanced, ben proporzionato; bilanciato; equilibrato: (med.) a well-balanced diet, una dieta bilanciata; a well-balanced mind, una mente equilibrata; ( boxe, lotta, ecc.) well-balanced stance, positura bene impostata; buona impostazione della posizione; well-behaved, educato, beneducato; well-beloved, beneamato; amatissimo; well-born, bennato, di buona famiglia; well-bred, ( di persona) educato, beneducato; ( di cavallo, ecc.) di razza; ( di un uomo) well-built, ben piantato; ben messo; well-chosen, scelto bene, appropriato; well-conditioned, onesto, retto; ( di animale) sano; well-conducted, bene costumato, che si comporta bene, disciplinato; ( di azienda, ecc.) gestito bene, bene organizzato; well-connected, di buon parentado; che ha buone relazioni sociali (o commerciali); ( del gioco) well-constructed, ben costruito; articolato; ( di un giocatore) well-coordinated, coordinato; che ha una buona coordinazione; well-defined, ben definito; ( di concetto) chiaro, esplicito; well-deserved, meritato; giusto: well-deserved win, vittoria meritata; well-disposed, bendisposto, benevolo, favorevole; well-doer, chi fa del bene; persona virtuosa; well-doing, l'agir bene; la virtù; well-done, ben fatto; ( di cibo) ben cotto; well-dressed, ben vestito; well-earned, meritato: a well-earned reward, una ricompensa meritata; well-endowed, ben dotato ( fisicamente); superdotato; well established, ( di organo, potere, ecc.) solido, saldo; ( di costume) inveterato, radicato; ( di professionista) affermato; (arc.) well-favoured, bello, di bell'aspetto; well-fed, ben nutrito; well-found, bene attrezzato, ben equipaggiato; well-founded, fondato: well-founded charges, accuse fondate; (arc.) well-graced, aggraziato; attraente; well-groomed, attillato, azzimato; well-grounded, fondato; bene informato, competente, esperto; (fig. fam.) well-heeled, ricco, facoltoso, agiato; ( anche) bene organizzato, ben strutturato; (fam.) well-hung, ( d'abito) che cade bene, che sta bene; ( d'uomo) ben messo ( fisicamente); ben piantato; ( di donna) prosperosa, popputa (pop.); well-informed, bene informato; al corrente; well-intentioned, ben intenzionato; (fatto) a fin di bene; well-judged, pieno di discernimento, assennato, saggio; ( sport) calcolato bene; calibrato; well-kept, ben tenuto; tenuto bene; well-knit, ( di persona) forte, robusto, ben piantato; ( di ragionamento, ecc.) coerente; ( di edificio, ecc.) solido; well-known, notorio, noto; rinomato; well-liked, popolare, amato; well-lined, ( dello stomaco) pieno; ( del portafogli) gonfio; well-made, ben fatto; di belle fattezze; well-managed, gestito bene; condotto bene; well-mannered, educato, cortese, beneducato; well-marked, chiaro, distinto, evidente; well-matched, bene assortito; bene accoppiato; ( sport: di un incontro) equilibrato; ( di due contendenti) di pari forza, dello stesso valore; well-meaning, ben intenzionato; well-meant, fatto (o detto) a fin di bene; (form.) well-nigh, quasi, pressoché; well-off, agiato, benestante, ricco; messo bene ( in fatto di attrezzature, servizi, ecc.); (fam.) fortunato; well-oiled, bene oliato; (fig.) complimentoso, untuoso; ( slang) sbronzo; well-ordered, bene ordinato; well-organised, ben organizzato; well-placed, ben piazzato; ‘Well played!’, ‘bella giocata!’; ‘bravo!’; well-prepared, ( di un atleta) preparato bene; ( di un piano di gioco, ecc.) studiato bene; well-preserved, conservato bene, in buono stato; ( di persona) che si conserva bene, benportante; well-proportioned, ben proporzionato; well-read, che ha letto molto, colto, istruito; well-regulated, bene ordinato, disciplinato; well-reputed, stimato, che gode di buona fama; well-rounded, (ben) finito; completo; ben tornito; (fig.) eclettico; well-seasoned, ( di legno, ecc.) ben stagionato; ( di cibo) ben condito; (fig.: di persona) di grande esperienza; well-set, compatto, saldo, solido; ( di persona) ben messo, ben piantato, robusto; well-set-up, ben fatto, ben piantato, robusto; agiato, facoltoso, ricco; well-spent, speso bene: a well-spent life, una vita spesa bene; well-spoken, facondo, eloquente, raffinato nel parlare; detto (o pronunciato) bene; che parla bene; (org. az.) well-staffed, ben fornito di personale; well-taken, tirato (o battuto) bene; bello; well-thought-of, che gode della considerazione generale; stimato (o benvoluto) da tutti; well-thought-out, ( di una decisione, di un passo) ponderato, ben meditato; ( di un progetto) pensato bene, ben progettato; ( di un libro) well-thumbed, pieno di ditate; (fig.) molto compulsato; well-timed, tempestivo, opportuno; well-to-do, agiato, benestante, ricco; well-tried, provato, sperimentato, sicuro: well-tried remedies, rimedi sicuri; well-trodden, assai frequentato; ( di frase, ecc.) well-turned, ben tornito; well-watered, ( di un giardino, ecc.) ben annaffiato; (agric.) ben irrigato; well-wisher, persona che vuol bene (o che è affezionata); fautore, sostenitore; well-wishing, benaugurante; well-worn, consunto, logoro, liso, frusto, sdrucito; (fig.) comune, trito, banale, vieto: a well-worn tale, una storiella trita.(to) well /wɛl/v. i.( di solito to well up, out, forth) scaturire; sgorgare; pullulare; zampillare: Bitter tears welled from her eyes ( o up in her eyes), amare lacrime le sono sgorgate dagli occhi; Suddenly water welled up, d'improvviso zampillò l'acqua.* * *I [wel]2) (in satisfactory state) benethat's all very well, but — è tutto molto bello, però
it's all very well for you to laugh, but — tu fai presto a ridere, ma
3) (prudent)it would be as well for you to... — faresti meglio a
4) (fortunate)it was just as well for him that... — gli è andata bene che...
II [wel]the flight was delayed, which was just as well — per fortuna il volo era in ritardo
1) (satisfactorily) [treat, behave, sleep etc.] beneto do oneself well — trattarsi bene, non farsi mancare nulla
to do well by sb. — mostrarsi gentile con qcn., comportarsi bene con qcn
I can well believe it — credo bene, ci credo
"shall I shut the door?" - "you might as well" — "chiudo la porta?" - "fai pure"
he looked shocked, as well he might — sembrava scioccato, e non c'è da stupirsi
3) (intensifier) bento speak well of sb. — parlare bene di qcn
5)to wish sb. well — augurare ogni bene a qcn
6)as well as — (in addition to) così come
••to be well in with sb. — colloq. stare bene con qcn.
to be well up in sth. — conoscere bene qcs.
to leave well alone — BE o
well enough alone — AE (not get involved) non metterci le mani
III [wel]you're well out of it! — colloq. per fortuna ne sei fuori!
interiezione (expressing astonishment) beh; (expressing indignation, disgust) insomma; (expressing disappointment) bene; (after pause in conversation, account) allorawell, you may be right — beh, forse hai ragione
well then, what's the problem? — allora, qual è il problema?
oh well, there's nothing I can do about it — beh, non posso farci niente
IV [wel]well, well, well, so you're off to America? — e così parti per l'America?
1) (in ground) pozzo m.2) (pool) sorgente f., fonte f.3) ing. (for stairs, lift) vano m.4) BE (in law court) = spazio riservato ai difensoriV [wel]- well up -
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Präp. + Art.1. zu12. räumlich, Richtung etc.: zur Stadt gehen etc.: to town; zur Tür hereinkommen / hinausgehen come in / go out of the door; jemanden zur Bahn bringen take s.o. to the station; (bis zum Zug begleiten) see s.o. off at the station; das Fenster liegt zur Straße ( hin) the window looks onto the street3. zeitlich: zur Stunde at the moment; bis zur Stunde up to ( oder until) now, as yet; Zeit 2, 3; zurzeit4. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc.: in; zur Hälfte / Gänze half / entirely ( oder completely)5. (als) Zweck etc.: for; zur Belohnung / Strafe as a reward / punishment; zur Entschuldigung / Erklärung by way of excuse / explanation7. in Wendungen: zur Folge haben result in; zur Genüge only too well; zur Neige gehen draw to an end; Vorräte: run low; zur Ruhe kommen get some peace; sich zur Ruhe legen / setzen go to bed / retire (from work); zur Schau stellen put on show; Probe 1 etc.* * *[tsuːɐ, tsʊr] contrzúr Schule gehen — to go to school
jdn zúr Tür bringen — to see sb to the door
zúr See fahren — to go to sea
"Gasthof Zur Post" — "The Post Inn"
zúr Zeit — at the moment
zúr Weihnachtszeit — at Christmas time
zúr Orientierung — for orientation
zúr Abschreckung — as a deterrent
* * *[tsu:ɐ̯, tsʊr]* * *Präposition + Art1)= zu der —
2) (räumlich): (Richtung) to the3) (räumlich): (Lage)zur Tür hereinkommen — come [in] through the door
4) (Zusammengehörigkeit, Hinzufügung)5) (zeitlich) at thezur Stunde/Zeit — at the moment; at present
rechtzeitig zur Buchmesse — in [good] time for the book fair
6) (Zweck)zur Entschuldigung — by way of [an] excuse
7) (Folge)8)sie wurde zur Direktorin ernannt/zur Präsidentin gewählt — she was appointed director/elected president
* * *zur präp & art2. räumlich, Richtung etc:zur Stadt gehen etc: to town;zur Tür hereinkommen/hinausgehen come in/go out of the door;jemanden zur Bahn bringen take sb to the station; (bis zum Zug begleiten) see sb off at the station;das Fenster liegt zur Straße (hin) the window looks onto the street3. zeitlich:zur Stunde at the moment;4. Menge, Zahl, Häufigkeit, Verhältnis etc: in;zur Hälfte/Gänze half/entirely ( oder completely)5. (als) Zweck etc: for;zur Belohnung/Strafe as a reward/punishment;zur Entschuldigung/Erklärung by way of excuse/explanation6. in Namen:Gasthaus zur Linde the Lime Tree (Inn)7. in Wendungen:zur Folge haben result in;zur Genüge only too well;zur Neige gehen draw to an end; Vorräte: run low;zur Ruhe kommen get some peace;sich zur Ruhe legen/setzen go to bed/retire (from work);* * *Präposition + Art1)= zu der —
2) (räumlich): (Richtung) to the3) (räumlich): (Lage)zur Tür hereinkommen — come [in] through the door
4) (Zusammengehörigkeit, Hinzufügung)5) (zeitlich) at thezur Stunde/Zeit — at the moment; at present
rechtzeitig zur Buchmesse — in [good] time for the book fair
6) (Zweck)zur Entschuldigung — by way of [an] excuse
7) (Folge)8)sie wurde zur Direktorin ernannt/zur Präsidentin gewählt — she was appointed director/elected president
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1. adjective1) (morally right, deserved) gerecht; anständig, korrekt [Verhalten, Benehmen]2) (legally right) rechtmäßig3) (justified) berechtigt [Angst, Zorn, Groll]2. adverb1) (exactly) genaujust then/enough — gerade da/genug
just as — (exactly as, in the same way as) genauso wie; (when) gerade, als
just as good/tidy — etc. genauso gut/ordentlich usw.
just as fast as I can — so schnell wie ich nur kann
it'll just about be enough — (coll.) es wird in etwa reichen
that is just it — das ist es ja gerade; genau das ist es ja
that's just like him — das ist typisch er od. für ihn
just under £10 — nicht ganz zehn Pfund
3) (exactly or nearly now or then, in immediate past) gerade [eben]; [so]eben; (at this moment) geradeI have just seen him — (Brit.)
I just saw him — (Amer.) ich habe ihn gerade [eben] od. eben gesehen
not just now — im Moment nicht
I've come here just to see you — ich bin nur gekommen, um dich zu besuchen
just look at that! — guck dir das mal an!
could you just turn round? — kannst du dich mal [eben] umdrehen?
just come here a moment — komm [doch] mal einen Moment her
just a moment, please — einen Moment mal
that's just ridiculous/fantastic — das ist einfach lächerlich/fantastisch
6) (quite)it is just as well that... — [es ist] nur gut od. es ist doch gut, dass...
you might just as well... — du könntest genauso gut...
That's lovely. - Isn't it just? — Das ist schön. - Ja, und wie
just the same — (nevertheless) trotzdem
* * *I adjective3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) gerecht•- academic.ru/40368/justly">justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) genau2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) genau3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) gerade5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) gerade6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) gerade noch7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?)8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) nur, einfach9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) einfach•- just about- just now
- just then* * *I. adv[ʤʌst, ʤəst]1. (in a moment) gleichwe're \just about to leave wir wollen gleich losI was \just going to phone you ich wollte dich eben [o gerade] anrufenI'm \just coming! ich komme gleich!2. (directly) direkt, gleichshe lives \just around the corner/by the station sie wohnt gleich um die Ecke/direkt am Bahnhof\just after gleich [o direkt] danach\just after getting up/finishing work gleich [o direkt] nach dem Aufstehen/nach Arbeitsende3. (recently) gerade [eben], [so]ebenthey've \just gone out this minute sie sind [eben] vor einer Minute gegangen4. (now) gerade▪ to be \just doing sth gerade dabei sein, etw zu tun, gerade etw tunI'm \just coming! ich komme schon!5. (exactly) genauthat's \just what I was going to say genau das wollte ich gerade sagenthe twins look \just like each other die Zwillinge sehen sich zum Verwechseln ähnlichthat's \just like you! das sieht dir [ganz] ähnlich! famit's \just like you to forget your purse es ist mal wieder typisch für dich, dass du deinen Geldbeutel vergessen hastcome \just as you are kommen Sie, wie Sie sind\just as I thought! das habe ich mir schon gedacht!\just as I expected! ich hatte es nicht anders erwartet!he reacted \just as I expected er hat genauso reagiert, wie ich es erwartet hattethat's \just it! das ist es ja gerade!\just as bad/good [as] genauso schlecht/gut [wie]\just as many... as... genau so viele... wie...\just now [or at the moment] gerade, im Augenblickit's very hectic \just now es ist im Augenblick [o gerade] sehr hektischplease not \just now jetzt bitte nicht\just on ( fam) genauit was \just on midnight when... es war Schlag [o genau um] Mitternacht, als...\just then gerade in diesem Augenblick\just as well ebenso gutit's \just as well you stayed at home es ist nur gut, dass du zu Hause geblieben bist\just as/when... gerade in dem Augenblick [o genau in dem Moment] als...he arrived \just as the train was pulling out er kam gerade in dem Augenblick [o genau in dem Moment] an, als der Zug abfuhrwhy don't you like him? — I \just don't! warum magst du ihn nicht? — nur so!she's \just a baby/a few weeks old sie ist noch ein Baby/erst ein paar Wochen altcan I \just finish my coffee? kann ich noch kurz meine Kaffee austrinken?\just in case that... nur für den Fall, dass...\just like that einfach so[not] \just anybody [nicht] einfach irgendjemand7. (barely) gerade nochthe stone \just missed me der Stein hat mich nur knapp verfehltit's \just possible that... es ist nicht ganz ausgeschlossen, dass...it might \just possibly help if... es wäre eventuell hilfreich, wenn...there's \just enough space for the two of us der Platz reicht gerade mal für uns beidethat will be \just enough for a week das wird gerade mal für eine Woche reichen\just in time gerade noch rechtzeitig8. (absolutely) einfach, wirklich\just dreadful/wonderful einfach furchtbar/wundervoll\just you dare! untersteh dich!\just imagine [or think] stell dir [bloß] mal vor\just imagine! stell dir das mal vor!\just listen! hör mal!\just look at this! schau dir das mal an!\just shut up! halt mal den Mund!\just taste this! das musst du unbedingt mal probieren!\just try! versuch's doch mal!\just watch it! pass bloß auf!, nimm dich ja in Acht!10.▶ that's \just my luck so etwas kann wirklich nur mir passieren▶ \just a minute [or moment] [or second]! (please wait) einen Augenblick [o einen Moment] [o eine Sekunde] [bitte]!; (as interruption) Moment [mal]!II. adj[ʤʌst]to have \just cause to do sth einen triftigen [o guten] Grund haben, etw zu tunto be \just reward for sth ein gerechter Ausgleich für etw akk sein3.it was no more than his \just deserts er hatte es nicht anders verdientIII. n[ʤʌst]( old)▪ the \just pl die Gerechten pl* * *I [dZʌst]adv1) (immediate past) gerade, (so)ebenshe left just before I came — sie war, gerade or kurz bevor ich kam, weggegangen
he's just been appointed — er ist gerade or eben erst ernannt worden
2) (= at this/that very moment) geradehurry up, he's just going — beeilen Sie sich, er geht gerade
I was just going to... — ich wollte gerade...
just as I was going — genau in dem Moment or gerade, als ich gehen wollte
3) (= barely, almost not) gerade noch, mit knapper Nothe (only) just escaped being run over — er wäre um ein Haar überfahren worden
I've got only just enough to live on — mir reicht es gerade so or so eben noch zum Leben
4) (= exactly) genau, geradeit's just on nine o'clock —
it happened just as I expected — es passierte genau so, wie ich es erwartet hatte
just what does this symbol mean? — was bedeutet dieses Zeichen genau?
it was just there —
everything has to be just so — es muss alles seine Ordnung haben
5) (= only, simply) nur, bloßjust you and me — nur wir beide, wir beide allein
this is just to show you how it works — dies soll Ihnen lediglich zeigen, wie es funktioniert
this is just to confirm... — hiermit bestätigen wir, dass...
why don't you want to/like it? – I just don't — warum willst du nicht/magst du es nicht? – ich will/mags eben or halt (inf) nicht
I don't know, I just don't — ich weiß (es) nicht, beim besten Willen nicht
you can't just assume... — Sie können doch nicht ohne weiteres annehmen...
6) (= a small distance with position) gleichput it just over there — stells mal da drüben hin
7) (= absolutely) einfach, wirklich8)just as — genauso, ebenso
she didn't understand you – it's just as well! — sie hat Sie nicht verstanden – das ist vielleicht auch besser so
it's just as well you stayed at home, you didn't miss anything — es macht nichts, dass Sie zu Hause geblieben sind, Sie haben nichts verpasst
it's just as well you didn't go out —
it would be just as well if you came — es wäre doch besser, wenn Sie kämen
come just as you are —
9)just about — in etwa, so etwa
did he make it in time? – just about — hat ers( rechtzeitig) geschafft? – so gerade
will this do? – just about — ist das recht so? – so in etwa
10)you can go, but not just now — Sie können gehen, aber nicht gerade jetzt
11)(other uses)
just think — denk bloßjust taste this — probier das mal; (it's awful) probier bloß das mal
don't I just! — und ob( ich...)
IIjust you dare — wehe, wenn dus wagst
adj (+er)1) person, decision gerecht (to gegenüber)I had just cause to be alarmed — ich hatte guten Grund, beunruhigt zu sein
* * *just [dʒʌst]1. gerecht (to gegen):be just to sb jemanden gerecht behandeln2. gerecht, angemessen, gehörig, (wohl)verdient:it was only just es war nur recht und billig;just reward gerechter oder wohlverdienter Lohn3. rechtmäßig, zu Recht bestehend, (wohl)begründet (Anspruch etc)5. richtig, gehörig6. a) genau, korrektb) wahr, richtig (Erklärung etc)7. BIBEL gerecht, rechtschaffen8. MUS reinB adv [ unbetont dʒəst]1. gerade, (so)eben:they have just left sie sind gerade (fort)gegangen;2. gerade, genau, eben:just there eben dort;a) gerade damals,b) gerade in diesem Augenblick;just five o’clock genau fünf Uhr;a) ebenso wie,b) (zeitlich) gerade als;just so! ganz recht!;3. gerade (noch), ganz knapp, mit knapper Not:be just ahead of knapp führen vor (dat);his shot was just wide SPORT sein Schuss ging (ganz) knapp daneben;we just managed it wir schafften es gerade noch;the bullet just missed him die Kugel ging ganz knapp an ihm vorbei, die Kugel hätte ihn beinahe getroffen;just possible immerhin möglich, im Bereich des Möglichen;4. nur, lediglich, bloß:just for the fun of it nur zum Spaß;just an ordinary man nur ein Mann wie alle anderen;5. just abouta) ungefähr, etwa:I’ve just about had enough! umg so langsam reichts mir!b) gerade noch:6. vor impa) doch, malb) nur:just tell me sag mir mal, sag mir nur oder bloß;just sit down, please setzen Sie sich doch bitte7. umg einfach, wirklich:8. eigentlich:just how many are there?* * *1. adjective1) (morally right, deserved) gerecht; anständig, korrekt [Verhalten, Benehmen]2) (legally right) rechtmäßig3) (justified) berechtigt [Angst, Zorn, Groll]4) (right in amount) recht, richtig [Proportion, Maß, Verhältnis]2. adverb1) (exactly) genaujust then/enough — gerade da/genug
just as good/tidy — etc. genauso gut/ordentlich usw.
come just as you are — komm so, wie du bist
it'll just about be enough — (coll.) es wird in etwa reichen
that is just it — das ist es ja gerade; genau das ist es ja
that's just like him — das ist typisch er od. für ihn
just so — (in an orderly manner) ordentlich; (expr. agreement) ganz recht
just under £10 — nicht ganz zehn Pfund
3) (exactly or nearly now or then, in immediate past) gerade [eben]; [so]eben; (at this moment) geradeI have just seen him — (Brit.)
I just saw him — (Amer.) ich habe ihn gerade [eben] od. eben gesehen
just now — (at this moment) [im Moment] gerade; (a little time ago) gerade eben
I've come here just to see you — ich bin nur gekommen, um dich zu besuchen
could you just turn round? — kannst du dich mal [eben] umdrehen?
just come here a moment — komm [doch] mal einen Moment her
just a moment, please — einen Moment mal
that's just ridiculous/fantastic — das ist einfach lächerlich/fantastisch
6) (quite)it is just as well that... — [es ist] nur gut od. es ist doch gut, dass...
you might just as well... — du könntest genauso gut...
7) (coll.): (really, indeed) wirklich; echt (ugs.)That's lovely. - Isn't it just? — Das ist schön. - Ja, und wie
just the same — (nevertheless) trotzdem
* * *adj.einfach adj.genau adj.gerade adj.gerade noch adj.gerecht adj. -
65 life
noun, pl. lives1) Leben, dasit is a matter of life and death — es geht [dabei] um Leben und Tod; (fig.): (it is of vital importance) es ist äußerst wichtig (to für)
come to life — [Bild, Statue:] lebendig werden
run etc. for one's life — um sein Leben rennen usw.
life is not worth living — das Leben ist nicht lebenswert
late in life — erst im fortgeschrittenen Alter
for life — lebenslänglich [inhaftiert]
he's doing life — (coll.) er sitzt lebenslänglich (ugs.)
get life — (coll.) lebenslänglich kriegen (ugs.)
expectation of life — Lebenserwartung, die
get the fright/shock of one's life — (coll.) zu Tode erschrecken/den Schock seines Lebens bekommen (ugs.)
he will do anything for a quiet life — für ihn ist die Hauptsache, dass er seine Ruhe hat
make life easy for oneself/somebody — es sich (Dat.) /jemandem leicht machen
make life difficult for oneself/somebody — sich (Dat.) /jemandem das Leben schwer machen
this is the life! — (expr. content) so lässt sich's leben!
that's life, life's like that — so ist das Leben [nun mal]
not on your life — (coll.) nie im Leben! (ugs.)
save one's/somebody's life — sein Leben/jemandem das Leben retten
something is as much as somebody's life is worth — mit etwas setzt jemand sein Leben aufs Spiel
take one's [own] life — sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen
get a life — (coll.) was aus seinem Leben machen
there is still life in something — in etwas (Dat.) steckt noch Leben
3) (living things and their activity) Leben, dasbird/insect life — die Vogelwelt/die Insekten
draw somebody from life — jemanden nach dem Leben zeichnen
as large as life — (life-size) lebensgroß; (in person) in voller Schönheit (ugs. scherzh.)
5) (specific aspect) [Privat-, Wirtschafts-, Dorf]leben, dasin this life — (on earth) in diesem Leben
eternal or everlasting life — ewiges Leben
* * *plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) das Leben2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) das Leben3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) das Leben4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) das Leben5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) das Leben6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) das Leben7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) die Lebensbeschreibung8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) lebenslängliche Haftstrafe, lebenslang•- academic.ru/42849/lifeless">lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life! - take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *<pl lives>[laɪf, pl laɪvz]I. ncats are supposed to have nine lives man sagt, Katzen haben neun Leben ntrun for your \life! renn um dein Leben!it's a matter of \life and death! es geht um Leben und Tod!a \life and death issue eine Frage, die über Leben und Tod entscheiden kannin a previous \life in einem früheren Lebento believe in \life after death an ein Leben nach dem Tod[e] glaubento lose one's \life sein Leben lassen, ums Leben kommento save sb's \life jdm das Leben rettento seek sb's \life jdm nach dem Leben trachtento take sb's \life ( form) jdn töten [o umbringen]to take one's own \life sich dat [selbst] das Leben nehmen\life is a precious gift das Leben ist ein wertvolles Guthe tried to discover some sign of \life in the boy's body er versuchte irgendein Lebenszeichen im Körper des Jungen festzustellenI love \life ich liebe das Lebento be one/another of \life's great mysteries ( hum) eines/ein weiteres der großen Geheimnisse des Lebens seinthere are no signs of \life on the planet auf dem Planeten gibt es keinen Hinweis auf Lebenanimal \life Tierwelt fplant \life Pflanzenwelt finsect \life Welt f der Insekten, Insekten plintelligent/sentient \life intelligentes/empfindendes Lebento be deeply rooted in American \life tief im Leben der Amerikaner verwurzelt seinfamily \life Familienleben ntlove \life Liebesleben ntprivate \life Privatleben ntworking \life Arbeitsleben ntcome on, show a little \life! los, jetzt zeig' mal ein bisschen Temperament! famput more \life into your voice bringen Sie etwas mehr Timbre in die Stimmethere isn't much \life here hier ist nicht viel losto be full of \life voller Leben sein, vor Leben [nur so] sprühento bring sth to \life etw lebendiger machento come to \life lebendig werden figafter an hour the party finally came to \life nach einer Stunde kam endlich Leben in die Partyteaching has been her \life der Lehrberuf war ihr Lebenshe only wants two things in \life sie wünscht sich nur zwei Dinge im Lebenwho's the man in your \life now? [und] wer ist der neue Mann in deinem Leben?a dull/exciting \life ein langweiliges/aufregendes Lebento want sth out of [or in] \life etw vom Leben erwartenhow many lives were lost in the fire? wie viele Menschenleben hat der Brand gekostet?to save a \life ein Menschenleben rettenI left home at 16 to see \life ich ging mit 16 von zu Hause fort, um etwas vom Leben und von der Welt zu sehento give sb an outlook on \life jdm eine Lebenseinstellung vermittelnI believe marriage is for \life ich finde, eine Ehe sollte für das ganze Leben geschlossen werdenhe's behind bars for \life er sitzt lebenslänglich [hinter Gittern] fama job for \life eine Stelle auf Lebenszeit11. (duration) of a device, battery Lebensdauer f, Nutzungsdauer f; of an institution Bestehen nt kein pl; of a contract Laufzeit fduring the \life of the present parliament während der jetzigen Legislaturperiode [des Parlaments]to be doing/get \life lebenslänglich sitzen fam/bekommentaken from the \life nach einem Modell14. (reality)true to \life wirklichkeitsgetreu15.▶ for dear \life verzweifeltshe hung on for dear \life sie klammerte sich fest, als hinge ihr Leben davon ab▶ to frighten [or scare] the \life out of sb jdn furchtbar [o zu Tode] erschrecken▶ not for the \life of me nicht um alles in der Weltget a \life! komm endlich auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurück!▶ the good \life das süße Leben, das [o die] Dolce Vita▶ to be the \life [ BRIT and soul] of the/any party der [strahlende] Mittelpunkt der/jeder Party sein▶ \life's rich tapestry die Sonnen- und Schattenseiten des Lebens▶ to save one's [own] \life:he couldn't sing to save his \life er konnte ums Verrecken nicht singen sl▶ to be set [up] for \life für den Rest des Lebens ausgesorgt habenthat sketch is Joanna to the \life diese Zeichnung trifft Joanna aufs Haar▶ one's \life [or \life's] work jds Lebenswerk\life drawing/[drawing] class Aktzeichnung f/Aktzeichnen nt (Kunststunde, in der nach Modell gemalt wird)* * *[laɪf]n pl lives1) Leben ntbird/plant life — die Vogel-/Pflanzenwelt
to bring sb back to life — jdn wiederbeleben, jdn ins Leben zurückrufen
I'm the sort of person who comes to life in the evenings — ich bin ein Typ, der erst abends munter wird
after half an hour the discussion came to life — nach einer halben Stunde kam Leben in die Diskussion
they swam for dear life —
they looked at him in the oxygen tent fighting for dear life — sie sahen, wie er im Sauerstoffzelt um sein Leben kämpfte
the murderer was imprisoned for life — der Mörder wurde zu lebenslänglicher Freiheitsstrafe verurteilt
2)(= individual life)
how many lives were lost? — wie viele (Menschen) sind ums Leben gekommen?to take one's own life — sich (dat) das Leben nehmen
to save sb's life (lit) — jdm das Leben retten; (fig) jdn retten
the suspected murderer is on trial for his life —
early in life, in early life — in frühen Jahren
later in life, in later life — in späteren Jahren, später im Leben
she began ( her working) life as a teacher — sie begann ihr Berufsleben als Lehrerin
it gave me the fright of my life — es hat mich zu Tode erschreckt
I can't for the life of me... (inf) — ich kann beim besten Willen nicht...
never in my life have I heard such nonsense — ich habe mein Lebtag noch nicht or noch nie im Leben so einen Unsinn gehört
would you ever disobey him? – not on your life! (inf) — würdest du je seine Befehle missachten? – nie im Leben!
get a life! (inf) — sonst hast du keine Probleme? (inf)
it seemed to have a life of its own —
he is a good/bad life (Insur) — er ist ein niedriges/hohes Risiko
3)(= the world, social activity)
to see life — die Welt sehen4) (= liveliness) Leben ntwas full of life —
there's life in the old girl yet (inf) — sie ist noch schwer aktiv (inf); (of car) die Kiste bringts noch (sl)
of the party — John will überall im Mittelpunkt stehen
5) (= way of life) Leben ntthis is the life! — ja, ist das ein Leben!
such is life, that's life — so ist das Leben
6) (= useful or active life) Lebensdauer fduring the life of the present Parliament —
there's not much life left in the battery, the battery's nearing the end of its life — die Batterie machts nicht mehr lange (inf)
* * *life [laıf] pl lives [laıvz] s1. (organisches) Leben:how did life begin? wie ist das Leben entstanden?2. Leben(skraft) n(f)3. Leben n:a) Lebenserscheinungen plb) Lebewesen pl:there is no life on the moon auf dem Mond gibt es kein Leben;marine life das Leben im Meer, die Lebenserscheinungen oder Lebewesen im Meerthey lost their lives sie verloren ihr Leben, sie kamen ums Leben;three lives were lost drei Menschenleben sind zu beklagen;with great sacrifice of life mit schweren Verlusten an Menschenleben;risk life and limb Leib und Leben riskieren5. Leben n (eines Einzelwesens):a matter (question) of life and death eine lebenswichtige Angelegenheit (Frage);early in life in jungen Jahren;my early life meine Jugend;late in life in vorgerücktem Alter;as if ( oder though) his life depended on it als ob sein Leben davon abhinge, als ob es um sein Leben ginge;he’s out of my life er existiert für mich überhaupt nicht mehr; → danger A 1, matter A 3, own Bes Redew, risk B 1all his life sein ganzes Leben lang;the life of a book die Erfolgszeit eines Buches;b) WIRTSCH, JUR Laufzeit f (eines Wechsels, Vertrags etc), besonders WIRTSCH Haltbarkeit f, Lagerfähigkeit f:8. Leben(sbeschreibung) n(f), Biografie f9. Leben n, menschliches Tun und Treiben, Welt f:life in Australia das Leben in Australien;10. Leben n, Schwung m:full of life lebendig, voller Leben;the life of the Constitution der wesentliche Inhalt der Verfassung;he was the life and soul of the party er brachte Schwung in die Party, er unterhielt die ganze Party11. KUNST Leben n:12. Versicherungswesen:a) auf Lebenszeit Versicherte(r) m/f(m) (im Hinblick auf die Lebenserwartung)13. JUR umg lebenslängliche Freiheitsstrafe:he is doing life er sitzt lebenslänglich;a) fürs (ganze) Leben, für den Rest seines Lebens,imprisonment for life lebenslängliche Freiheitsstrafe;not for the life of me umg nicht um alles in der Welt;I couldn’t get to sleep for the life of me umg ich konnte ums Verrecken nicht einschlafen;not on your life umg ganz bestimmt nicht, unter keinen Umständen;to the life nach dem Leben, lebensecht, naturgetreu;upon my life! so wahr ich lebe!;that’s life so ist nun einmal das Leben;music was his life die Musik war sein Leben;where ( oder while) there’s life there’s hope (Sprichwort) MED man darf die Hoffnung nie aufgeben, weitS. a. es hofft der Mensch, solange er lebt;a) auch put life into beleben, Leben oder Schwung bringen in (akk), auch jemanden in Schwung bringenafter some time the party came to life nach einiger Zeit kam Leben oder Schwung in die Party;a) wieder zu(m) Bewusstsein oder zu sich kommen,I couldn’t get it open to save my life umg ich brachte es nicht ums Verrecken auf;sell one’s life dearly sein Leben teuer verkaufen;show (signs of) life Lebenszeichen von sich geben;seek sb’s life jemandem nach dem Leben trachten;take sb’s life jemanden umbringen;take one’s own life sich das Leben nehmen;take one’s life in one’s (own) hands umg sein Leben riskieren oder aufs Spiel setzen; → bet B, bowl1 1 b, breathe B 1, bring back 4, charm B 2* * *noun, pl. lives1) Leben, dasit is a matter of life and death — es geht [dabei] um Leben und Tod; (fig.): (it is of vital importance) es ist äußerst wichtig (to für)
come to life — [Bild, Statue:] lebendig werden
run etc. for one's life — um sein Leben rennen usw.
for life — lebenslänglich [inhaftiert]
he's doing life — (coll.) er sitzt lebenslänglich (ugs.)
get life — (coll.) lebenslänglich kriegen (ugs.)
expectation of life — Lebenserwartung, die
get the fright/shock of one's life — (coll.) zu Tode erschrecken/den Schock seines Lebens bekommen (ugs.)
he will do anything for a quiet life — für ihn ist die Hauptsache, dass er seine Ruhe hat
make life easy for oneself/somebody — es sich (Dat.) /jemandem leicht machen
make life difficult for oneself/somebody — sich (Dat.) /jemandem das Leben schwer machen
this is the life! — (expr. content) so lässt sich's leben!
that's life, life's like that — so ist das Leben [nun mal]
not on your life — (coll.) nie im Leben! (ugs.)
save one's/somebody's life — sein Leben/jemandem das Leben retten
take one's [own] life — sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen
get a life — (coll.) was aus seinem Leben machen
2) (energy, animation) Leben, dasthere is still life in something — in etwas (Dat.) steckt noch Leben
3) (living things and their activity) Leben, dasbird/insect life — die Vogelwelt/die Insekten
as large as life — (life-size) lebensgroß; (in person) in voller Schönheit (ugs. scherzh.)
5) (specific aspect) [Privat-, Wirtschafts-, Dorf]leben, dasin this life — (on earth) in diesem Leben
the other or the future or the next life — (in heaven) das zukünftige Leben [nach dem Tode]
eternal or everlasting life — ewiges Leben
6) (of battery, lightbulb, etc.) Lebensdauer, die* * *n.(§ pl.: lives)Lebensdauer f. -
66 day
deɪ сущ.
1) о явлениях природы а) день;
сутки Hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. ≈ Часы, дни, месяцы - вот во что рядится время. on that day ≈ в тот день all (the) day ≈ весь день chilly day, cool day ≈ прохладный день clear day, nice day ≈ ясный, хороший денек cloudy day ≈ пасмурный день cold day ≈ холодный день foggy day ≈ туманный день gloomy day ≈ хмурый день hot day, stifling day ≈ жаркий, душный день rainy day ≈ дождливый день sunny day ≈ солнечный день warm day ≈ теплый день day in, day out ≈ изо дня в день first day( of the week) ≈ воскресенье far in the day ≈ к концу дня three times a day ≈ три раза в день within several days ≈ через несколько дней, в течение нескольких дней back in the old days ≈ назад к старине eventful day memorable day red-letter day astronomical day civil day holy day nautical day opening day solar day visiting day wedding day day breaks day dawns all day long by the day for a day in a day the day every other day day about other day present day day after tomorrow day before day before yesterday one of those days day out б) дневное время, световой день London by day ≈ Лондон днем The longest day is equal to the longest night. ≈ Самый длинный день равен самой длинной ночи. at day before day between two days by day в) геол. дневная поверхность;
геол. горн. пласт, ближайший к земной поверхности;
земля вокруг отверстия шахты
2) а) часто мн. период, отрезок времени;
эпоха in the days of yore/old ≈ в старину, в былые времена in these latter days ≈ в последнее время in days to come ≈ в будущем, в грядущие времена men of the day ≈ видные люди( эпохи) б) пора, время ( расцвета, упадка и т. п.) ;
человеческая жизнь I have had vanities enough in my day. ≈ В свое время я был куда как тщеславен. close one's days end one's days have had one's day have seen one's day one's early days His day is gone. ≈ Его время прошло. His days are numbered. ≈ Дни его сочтены. Every dog has had his day. ≈ посл. У каждого были светлые минуты. в) день, дата The day of payment should be 13th August. ≈ Дата выплаты назначается на 13 августа.
3) знаменательный день banner day high day Inauguration Day May Day Victory Day
4) великий день (особенно боевая победа), день, полный дел;
юр. рабочий день I say, we've had quite a day. ≈ Скажу так - поработали на славу. The day is ours. ≈ Мы одержали победу, мы выиграли сражение. The day must be eight ours. ≈ Рабочий день должен длиться восемь часов. carry the day lose the day win the day ∙ the dog days rather late in the day ≈ поздновато;
увы, слишком поздно she is fifty if she is a day ≈ ей все пятьдесят (лет), никак не меньше to be on one's day ≈ быть в ударе to make a day of it ≈ весело провести день every day is not Sunday посл. ≈ не все коту масленица to name on/in the same day with ≈ поставить на одну доску с кем-л., чем-л. I rue the day ≈ проклинаю тот день it was a big day for our team ≈ нашей команде в тот день повезло the good old days ≈ старые добрые времена день - every * каждый день;
что ни день - any * в любoй день;
в любое время;
со дня на день - every other *, * about через день - twice а * два раза в день, дважды на дню - all * весь день - all * long день-деньской, с утра до вечера, весь день нaпролет - * and night, night and * день и ночь;
круглосуточно - between two *s (американизм) ночью - the * before накануне - the * before yesterday третьего дня, позавчера - the * after tomorrow послезавтра - in two *s через два дня - two *s after через два дня - а few *s ago несколько дней назад - * after *, * by *, * in and * out день за днем, изо дня в день - * out день, проведенный вне дома;
свободный день прислуги - * of rest, * off выходной день день, дневное время - parting * время перед заходом солнца;
день, склоняющийся к закату - broad * день, днем - at * на рассвете, на заре - before * затемно, до рассвета - by * днем - break of * рассвет;
восход солнца - the * breaks заря занимается рабочий день - seven-hour * семичасовой рабочий день - *'s takings ежедневная выручка - (to work) by the * (работать) поденно определенный день, определенное число;
(календарная) дата - Victory D. День Победы - May D. Первое мая - the * (диалектизм) сегодня;
- (оn) this * в этот день - оn the * of his arrival в день eго приезда - this * week (в тот же день) через неделю - the previous * накануне - till this * до этого дня - from this * оn с этого дня, начиная с этого дня - оn this very * в тот же самый день - to fix а * назначнтъ день - *s in court (юридическое) дни судебных заседаний - those аrе her *s по этим дням она принимает день, сутки, двадцать четыре часа - * clock часы с суточным заводом - * duty двадцатичетырехчасовая вахта - solar * солнечные сутки - mean solar * средние солнечные сутки - civil * гражданские сутки - lunar * лунный день;
лунные сутки - sidereal * звездные сутки - *'s length продолжительность в одни сутки - *'s allowance суточная дача - *'s provisions суточный запас продовольствия - two *'s journey двухдневное путешествие - five *s from Paris в пяти днях( езды) от Парижа - * of fire (военное) суточный расход боеприпасов, боекомплект решающий день;
битва, сражение - to carry /to win, to get/ the * одержать победу, выиграть битву;
взять верх - to lose the * проиграть сражение, потерпеть поражение - to save the * успешно закончить неудачно начатый бой;
спасти положение - thе * is ours победа за нами;
наша взяла - the * is against us мы проиграли битву;
все кончено, наше дело - табак - а fair * (устаревшее) победа в бою часто pl время, эра, эпоха - men and women of the * люди того или нашего времени - men of the * знаменитости эпохи - men of other *s мужчины другой эпохи - (in) these *s (в) эти дни - (in) these latter *s, (in) оur own * (в) наши дни, (в) наше время - (in) the *(s) of Shakespeare, (in) Shakespeare's *(s) (во) времена Шекспира - at the present * в наши дни, в настоящее время - in *s to come в будущем;
в грядущем - in the *s of old, in olden *s, in *s gone by в былые времена;
во время оно часто pl период, срок, пора - some * когда-нибудь;
в ближайшее время;
в недалеком будущем - (up) to the present * до настоящего времени, и по сию пору - at some future * в будущем;
как-нибудь на днях - *s of grace( коммерческое) льготный срок - lay *s (коммерческое) срок погрузки и разгрузки судов обыкн pl дни жизни, жизнь - better *s лучшие дни жизни, лучшая пора - he has seen his better *s он знавал лучшие времена - (one's) early *s юношеские годы - in one's boyhood *s в детстве - till one's dying * до конца дней своих - in one's last *s при последнем издыхании - to close one's *s окончить дни свои, умереть - in all one's born *s за всю свою жизнь - his *s are numbered его дни сочтены - the horse worked its *s out лошадь отжила свое определенный период жизни, пора - he was а great singer in his * когда-то он был великолепным певцом - I read much in my * было время, когда я много читал, в свое время к много читал пора расцвета, процветания - one's * is gone счастливая пора окончилась - he has had his * его время прошло (геология) дневной пласт, дневная поверхность (астрономия) период оборота небесного тела - the moon's * сидерический /звездный/ месяц > D. of Doom /Judgement, Wrath, Reckoning/ (религия) судный день, день страшного суда;
> Аll Fools' *, April Fool's * 1-е апреля;
> one * однажды, как-то раз;
в один прекрасный день;
в ближайшие дни;
> I'll see you one * я как-нибудь зайду к вам;
> оnе fine * в один прекрасный день;
> one of these *s в ближайшие дни;
> some * когда-нибудь;
> the оther * не так давно, на днях;
> early in the * вовремя;
> (rather) late in the * поздновато;
> good *! добрый день!;
до свидания;
> the * 's needs насущные потребности;
> сар and feather *s дни детства, детство;
> any * бесспорно, несомненно;
> black-letter * будний день;
> red-letter * праздник;
табельный день;
счастливый день;
> of а * мимолетный, недолговечный;
> to а * день в день;
> all * with smb. (американизм) гиблое дело, "крышка";
> а * after the fair слишком поздно: > а * before the fair слишком рано;
> (to be) оn the * (быть) в ударе;
> in this * and age в нaше с вами время;
> she is fifty if she is а * ей все пятьдесят;
> to name the * назначить день свадьбы;
> to keep one's * быть пунктуальным, являться вовремя;
> let's call it а * кончим на этом;
на сегодня довольно;
> to make а * of it прекрасно провести день;
> а fine * for the young ducks дождь идет - уткам раздолье;
дождливый день;
> to praise а fair * at night хвалйть что-л. с опозданием;
> to nаmе smb. in the same * ставить кого-л. на одну доску;
> clear as * ясно как день;
> as the * is long исключительно, на редкость;
> that will be the *! вряд ли на это можно рассчитывать;
это мало вероятно;
> every * is nоt Sunday (пословица) не все коту масленица;
не каждый день праздник бывает;
> drunken *s have all their tomorrow (пословица) пьяный скачет, а проспался - плачет;
> sufficient for the * is the evil thereof( библеизм) довлеет дневи злоба его;
> every dog has his * (пословица) у всякого бывает полоса удачи account ~ расчетный день на Лондонской фондовой бирже accounting ~ день урегулирования платежей accounting ~ последний день расчетного периода accounting ~ расчетный день на Лондонской фондовой бирже accounting ~ учетный день all ~ long день-деньской;
by the day поденно appointed ~ назначеннный день appointed ~ назначенный день as from that ~ с этого числа ~ дневное время;
by day днем;
at day на заре, на рассвете;
before day до рассвета;
between two days амер. ночью to be on one's ~ быть в ударе ~ дневное время;
by day днем;
at day на заре, на рассвете;
before day до рассвета;
between two days амер. ночью ~ дневное время;
by day днем;
at day на заре, на рассвете;
before day до рассвета;
between two days амер. ночью business ~ время работы банка business ~ время работы биржи business ~ рабочий день ~ дневное время;
by day днем;
at day на заре, на рассвете;
before day до рассвета;
between two days амер. ночью all ~ long день-деньской;
by the day поденно carrying-over ~ бирж. день отсрочки сделки carrying-over ~ бирж. день репорта civil ~ гражданские сутки (исчисляются от 12 ч. ночи) clearing ~ день взаимных расчетов contango ~ день контанго contango ~ первый день расчета на Лондонской фондовой бирже continuation ~ бирж. день контанго continuation ~ бирж. первый день расчетного периода на Лондонской фондовой бирже court ~ день суда court ~ день судебного присутствия a creature of a ~ недолговечное существо или явление a creature of a ~ зоол. эфемерида day день;
сутки;
on that day в тот день;
all (the) day весь день ~ день ~ геол. дневная поверхность;
пласт, ближайший к земной поверхности ~ дневное время;
by day днем;
at day на заре, на рассвете;
before day до рассвета;
between two days амер. ночью ~ знаменательный день;
May Day Первое мая;
Victory Day День Победы;
Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США;
high (или banner) day праздник ~ (часто pl) период, отрезок времени;
эпоха;
in the days of yore (или old) в старину, в былые времена;
in these latter days в последнее время ~ победа;
to carry (или to win) the day одержать победу;
the day is ours мы одержали победу, мы выиграли сражение;
to lose the day проиграть сражение ~ пора, время (расцвета, упадка и т. п.) ;
вся жизнь человека;
to have had (или to have seen) one's day устареть, отслужить свое, выйти из употребления ~ сутки the ~ текущий день;
every other day, day about через день the ~ текущий день;
every other day, day about через день to a ~ день в день;
early in the day вовремя;
rather late in the day поздновато;
увы, слишком поздно;
a day after the fair слишком поздно fair: ~ выставка;
world fair всемирная выставка;
the day after the fair слишком поздно the ~ after tomorrow послезавтра a ~ before the fair слишком рано, преждевременно ~ by (или after) ~, from ~ to ~ день за днем;
изо дня в день;
со дня на день one of these ~s в один из ближайших дней;
day in, day out изо дня в день ~ победа;
to carry (или to win) the day одержать победу;
the day is ours мы одержали победу, мы выиграли сражение;
to lose the day проиграть сражение ~ of absence день отсутствия ~ of absence неприсутственный день ~ of credit день кредитования the ~ of doom (или of judgement) библ. день страшного суда;
конец света, светопреставление ~ of grace день отсрочки ~ of grace льготный день (для уплаты по векселю) ~ of grace льготный срок ~ of illness день отсутствия на работе по болезни ~ of maturity день наступления срока платежа ~ of payment день платежа ~ of sale день продажи ~ of settlement день заключения сделки ~ of settlement день заключения соглашения ~ of the month день месяца ~ of transaction день заключения сделки ~ of validation день оценки ~ off выходной день ~ out день, проведенный вне дома ~ out свободный день для прислуги one of these ~s в один из ближайших дней;
day in, day out изо дня в день discharging ~ суд. день разгрузки due ~ день платежа to a ~ день в день;
early in the day вовремя;
rather late in the day поздновато;
увы, слишком поздно;
a day after the fair слишком поздно early: ~ рано;
early in the year в начале года;
early in life в молодости;
early in the day рано утром;
перен. заблаговременно election ~ день выборов to save the ~ спасти положение;
every day is not Sunday посл. = не все коту масленица;
to name on (или in) the same day with = поставить на одну доску с every other ~ (EOD) через день the ~ текущий день;
every other day, day about через день every second ~ каждый второй день far in the ~ к концу дня;
this day (week, month, etc.) ровно через неделю (месяц и т. п.) ;
спустя неделю;
three times a day три раза в день far: ~ and wide всесторонне;
he saw far and wide он обладал широким кругозором;
far in the day к концу дня;
far into the night допоздна first ~ (of the week) воскресенье first intermediate ~ бирж. первый день среднего срока (четвертый день) ~ by (или after) ~, from ~ to ~ день за днем;
изо дня в день;
со дня на день good ~ до свидания good ~ добрый день ~ пора, время (расцвета, упадка и т. п.) ;
вся жизнь человека;
to have had (или to have seen) one's day устареть, отслужить свое, выйти из употребления he will see his better days yet он еще оправится, наступят и для него лучшие времена;
one's early days юность ~ знаменательный день;
May Day Первое мая;
Victory Day День Победы;
Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США;
high (или banner) day праздник high ~ праздник, праздничный день his ~ is gone его время прошло, окончилась его счастливая пора;
his days are numbered дни его сочтены;
to close (или to end) one's days окончить дни свои;
скончаться;
покончить счеты с жизнью his ~ is gone его время прошло, окончилась его счастливая пора;
his days are numbered дни его сочтены;
to close (или to end) one's days окончить дни свои;
скончаться;
покончить счеты с жизнью number: ~ уст. считать, пересчитывать;
his days are numbered его дни сочтены if a ~ ни больше ни меньше;
как раз in days to come в будущем, в грядущие времена;
men of the day видные люди (эпохи) ~ (часто pl) период, отрезок времени;
эпоха;
in the days of yore (или old) в старину, в былые времена;
in these latter days в последнее время ~ (часто pl) период, отрезок времени;
эпоха;
in the days of yore (или old) в старину, в былые времена;
in these latter days в последнее время latter: latter (сравн. ст. от late) недавний;
in these latter days в наше время;
the latter half of the week вторая половина недели ~ знаменательный день;
May Day Первое мая;
Victory Day День Победы;
Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США;
high (или banner) day праздник inauguration ~ день вступления в должность independence ~ День независимости interest ~ день выплаты процентов juridical ~ присутственный день в суде to call it a ~ считать дело законченным;
let us call it a day на сегодня хватит ~ победа;
to carry (или to win) the day одержать победу;
the day is ours мы одержали победу, мы выиграли сражение;
to lose the day проиграть сражение to make a ~ of it весело провести день making-up ~ день подведения баланса making-up ~ день подведения итога making-up ~ первый день ликвидационного периода maturity ~ день наступления срока платежа ~ знаменательный день;
May Day Первое мая;
Victory Day День Победы;
Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США;
high (или banner) day праздник May: May Day праздник Первого мая in days to come в будущем, в грядущие времена;
men of the day видные люди (эпохи) name ~ второй день расчетного периода на Лондонской фондовой бирже to save the ~ спасти положение;
every day is not Sunday посл. = не все коту масленица;
to name on (или in) the same day with = поставить на одну доску с named ~ второй день расчетного периода на Лондонской фондовой бирже national ~ национальный праздник nonworking ~ нерабочий день day день;
сутки;
on that day в тот день;
all (the) day весь день one ~ однажды one of these ~s в один из ближайших дней;
day in, day out изо дня в день he will see his better days yet он еще оправится, наступят и для него лучшие времена;
one's early days юность early: ~ ранний;
the early bird шутл. ранняя пташка;
at an early date в ближайшем будущем;
it is early days yet еще слишком рано, время не настало;
one's early days юность open ~ день открытых дверей the other ~ на днях other: ~ (с сущ. во мн. ч.) остальные;
the other students остальные студенты;
the other day на днях, недавно pay ~ день выплаты зарплаты pay ~ день урегулирования платежей pay ~ последний день расчетного периода pay ~ расчетный день payout ~ день выплаты polling ~ день выборов polling ~ день голосования the present ~ сегодня;
текущий день to a ~ день в день;
early in the day вовремя;
rather late in the day поздновато;
увы, слишком поздно;
a day after the fair слишком поздно return ~ день возврата судебного приказа rollover ~ дата очередной фиксации плавающей ставки по кредиту to save the ~ спасти положение;
every day is not Sunday посл. = не все коту масленица;
to name on (или in) the same day with = поставить на одну доску с second intermediate ~ второй средний срок settlement ~ день расчета по сделке с ценными бумагами settlement ~ последний день ликвидационного периода settlement ~ расчетный день settling ~ расчетный день she is fifty if she is a ~ ей все пятьдесят (лет), никак не меньше solar (или astronomical, nautical) ~ астрономические сутки( исчисляются от 12 ч. дня) some ~ когда-нибудь;
как-нибудь на днях some: ~ day, ~ time (or other) когданибудь;
some one какой-нибудь( один) ;
some people некоторые люди summer's ~ длинный день summer's ~ летний день far in the ~ к концу дня;
this day (week, month, etc.) ровно через неделю (месяц и т. п.) ;
спустя неделю;
three times a day три раза в день this: ~ pron demonstr. (pl these) этот, эта, это this day сегодня far in the ~ к концу дня;
this day (week, month, etc.) ровно через неделю (месяц и т. п.) ;
спустя неделю;
three times a day три раза в день ticket ~ второй день ликвидационного периода на фондовой бирже to a ~ день в день;
early in the day вовремя;
rather late in the day поздновато;
увы, слишком поздно;
a day after the fair слишком поздно trading ~ операционный день( на бирже) transaction ~ день исполнения сделки transaction ~ операционный день value ~ дата, с которой депозит начинает приносить проценты value ~ дата зачисления денег на банковский счет value ~ дата поставки срочного депозита value ~ дата поставки ценной бумаги ~ знаменательный день;
May Day Первое мая;
Victory Day День Победы;
Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США;
high (или banner) day праздник waiting ~ день ожидания weekly ~ off еженедельный выходной день weekly ~ off еженедельный день отдыха working ~ = workday workday: workday будний день;
рабочий день ~ будний день ~ рабочий день working ~ = workday working ~ будний день working ~ рабочий день, будний день working ~ рабочий день -
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♦ on (1) /ɒn, ən/prep.1 (compl. di luogo: stato e moto, anche fig.) su; sopra; a; in: He was sitting [he sat down] on a chair, era seduto [si sedette] su una sedia; There's a book on the table, c'è un libro sulla (o sopra la) tavola; ( sport: calcio, ecc.) to play on the wing, giocare sulla fascia; (TV) to watch a new serial on Channel 4, guardare un serial nuovo su Canale 4; They live on the fifth floor, abitano al quinto piano; He lived on a farm, viveva in una fattoria; I don't like travelling on buses, non mi piace andare in autobus; There were paintings on the walls, c'erano quadri alle pareti; He's on the phone, è al telefono; The house was on fire, la casa era in fiamme; a house on the river, una casa sul fiume; to launch an attack on the enemy, sferrare un attacco al nemico; war on terrorism, la guerra al terrorismo; (naut., aeron.) on board, a bordo; to go on a trip, andare in gita; to wear a ring on one's finger, avere un anello al dito; The door is on your right, la porta è alla tua destra; The teachers are on strike, i docenti sono in sciopero; to be on duty, essere in servizio; essere di turno; to travel on horseback, viaggiare a cavallo; ( sport) shots on goal, tiri a rete; tiri in porta2 ( argomento) su; riguardo a; circa: a lecture on Shakespeare, una conferenza su Shakespeare; This is my opinion on racial segregation, questa è la mia opinione sulla segregazione razziale3 ( tempo) di, in (o idiom.); ( spesso seguito da un gerundio) a: on Sunday, (la) domenica; on a Sunday, una domenica; on Sundays, di domenica; on this occasion, in questa occasione; on my birthday, nel (o il) giorno del mio compleanno; on Christmas eve, la vigilia di Natale; on their arrival, al loro arrivo; (comm.) on delivery, alla consegna; (fin.) on sight, a vista; On seeing the accident, she fainted, svenne alla vista dell'incidente4 ( mezzo) a; con; di: My car runs on diesel, la mia automobile va a gasolio; I've cut my hand on a piece of glass, mi sono tagliato la mano con un pezzo di vetro; Man cannot live on bread alone, non si vive di solo pane; My sons live on the dole, i miei figli vivono del sussidio di disoccupazione5 ( modo) a; in; con; per: I went there on foot, ci sono andato a piedi; I heard the news on the radio, ho sentito la notizia alla radio (o per radio); He delivered a speech on TV, fece un discorso alla tivù; I bought the goods on credit, ho comprato la merce a credito; (comm.) on account, in conto; ( anche) in acconto; to buy st. on the cheap, comprare qc. a buon mercato6 ( causa) per; a motivo di; in virtù di; per merito di: He's been arrested on suspicion of murder, è stato arrestato per sospetto omicidio; He was appointed sales manager on his long experience in this field, è stato nominato direttore delle vendite per la sua lunga esperienza in questo campo7 ( beneficio, vantaggio) per; in: He spends a lot of money on presents for his wife, spende un mucchio di soldi in regali per la moglie; I've wasted a lot of time on trifles, ho perso un sacco di tempo per inezie8 a confronto di; rispetto a: Sales are down on last year, le vendite sono calate rispetto all'anno scorso9 in; al servizio (o alle dipendenze) di; in organico presso; ( sport) in squadra con: He's got a job on a newspaper, lavora in un giornale; Which side is he on?, con quale squadra gioca?10 (fam.) a spese di; in conto a; a carico di: You can get your dentures on the NHS, puoi avere la dentiera a carico dell'ASL; l'ASL ‘passa’ la dentiera; DIALOGO → - Arranging lunch appointment- Lunch is on me!, il pranzo lo offro io!11 (fam.: indica il danno subìto da q.; è idiom.): The phone went dead on me, mi cadde la linea ( del telefono); The truck broke down on him, gli si ruppe il camion12 ( slang) sul conto di; contro: The police have nothing on him, la polizia non ha niente in mano contro di lui● on account of, per conto di; a causa di □ ( radio, TV) on the air, in onda (avv.) □ on ( the o an) average, in media; di media □ to be on the ball, ( sport) essere sulla palla; avere la palla al piede; (fig.) essere un tipo sveglio □ on-call, ( di servizio, ecc.) a chiamata; senza appuntamento □ to be on drugs, drogarsi; farsi (pop.) □ on examination, dietro esame □ to be on guard, stare in guardia □ (leg.) to be on the jury, fare parte della giuria □ on loan, in prestito □ to be on the lookout, essere di sentinella; stare in guardia □ on no account, per nessuna ragione; per nessun motivo □ on penalty of death, pena la morte □ on the phone, al telefono; ( anche) in elenco □ ( di donna) to be on the pill, prendere la pillola ( anticoncezionale) □ on purpose, di proposito; a bella posta; apposta □ on reaching home, quando sono arrivato (sei arrivato, ecc.) a casa □ to be on the regular staff, essere di ruolo (o in pianta stabile) □ on sale, in vendita □ (comm.) on sale or return, da vendere o restituire; in conto deposito □ on the spot, su due piedi (fig.); immediatamente: an on-the-spot decision, una decisione immediata □ to be on the staff, fare parte del personale; essere in organico □ to be on strike, essere in sciopero □ on tap, ( della birra) alla spina; (fig.: di merce) disponibile □ on time (o on the minute), in tempo esatto; puntualmente □ on my way home, andando a casa; mentre andavo a casa □ on the whole, nel complesso □ (fam.) Drinks are on the house!, offre la ditta (il padrone, ecc.)! □ just on ten o'clock, proprio verso le dieci □ to be mad on st., andare pazzo per qc. □ ( anche fig.) to turn one's back on sb., voltare le spalle a q. □ He made a profit on the sale, ricavò un guadagno dalla vendita □ I dropped the tray on the floor, ho lasciato cadere a terra il vassoio.NOTA D'USO: - on o in?- ♦ on (2) /ɒn/avv.1 avanti; innanzi: Go on!, va' avanti!; Come on!, vieni avanti!; fatti avanti!; to send on, mandare avanti (q.); inoltrare ( una lettera, ecc.)2 sopra; addosso; in testa: He had his raincoat on, aveva addosso l'impermeabile; He came in with his hat on, è entrato col cappello in testa3 (per indicare continuazione, è idiom.; per es.:) to read on, continuare a leggere4 (nei verbi frasali, è idiom.; per es.:) to bring on, causare, provocare, ecc.; to come on, venire ( bene, male, ecc.); apparire; cominciare; ecc. (► to bring, to come, ecc.) NOTA D'USO: - onto o on to?-5 ( Borsa, fin.: di titoli) su; in ascesa; in rialzo; in ripresa: Industrials were on five points yesterday, le azioni industriali ieri erano in rialzo di cinque punti● to be on about st., parlare di continuo di qc.; blaterare qc.: What is he on about this time?, e adesso, che cosa sta blaterando? □ to be on at sb., stare addosso a q.; assillare, importunare q.: She's always on at her husband to stop going to the pub, assilla sempre il marito perché smetta di andare al pub □ ( sport: calcio, ecc.) to be on for, entrare in campo al posto di: ( in una radiocronaca o telecronaca) Jones on for Martins, entra in campo Jones al posto di Martins □ to be on to, mettersi in contatto con, rivolgersi a, chiamare ( anche al telefono); ( anche) stare dietro a (q.); tenere d'occhio (q. o qc.); essere sulle tracce di; stare addosso a (q.); assillare, tormentare; (fam. USA) essere al corrente (o informato) di; avere scoperto (qc.): I've been on to the headmaster, but it was no use, mi sono rivolto al preside, ma non è servito a nulla; We'd better be on to the fire brigade, sarebbe meglio chiamare i pompieri; I've been on to his moves for weeks, sono settimane che tengo d'occhio le sue mosse; The police were on to the kidnappers, la polizia era sulle tracce dei rapitori; He's been on to me to buy a new car for years, sono anni che mi sta addosso perché compri una macchina nuova; Mother wasn't on to what was happening, la mamma non era al corrente di quel che stava accadendo □ (fam.) to be on to sb., avere capito il gioco di q. (o come stanno le cose) □ on and off, a intervalli; in modo intermittente; saltuariamente □ on and on, incessantemente, senza posa, senza sosta: He talked on and on, non la smetteva mai di parlare □ and so on, e così via; eccetera □ far on in the night, fino a notte avanzata □ from that day on, da quel giorno in poi □ later on, più tardi; dopo; poi □ He's well on in years, è avanti con gli (o negli) anni □ It's getting on for ten o'clock, si stanno facendo le dieci; manca poco alle dieci □ Come on!, suvvia!; via!; orsù!♦ on (3) /ɒn/a. pred.1 attaccato; fissato: The button is on, il bottone è attaccato; The lid of the trunk is on, il coperchio del baule è fissato2 attaccato; inserito; acceso; in funzione; aperto; avviato: The iron is on, il ferro da stiro è attaccato; DIALOGO → - Downloading and printing- Is the printer on?, la stampante è accesa?; The fire was on, il fuoco era acceso; When I go out, I usually leave the lights on, di solito, quando esco, lascio la luce accesa; The gas is on, il gas è aperto; The tap is on, il rubinetto è aperto; The water is on, l'acqua viene (o arriva); ( anche) la sto tirando; The handbrake is on, il freno a mano è inserito (o è tirato); The engine is on, il motore è avviato3 (= on duty) in servizio; di turno: Only two policemen were on, erano in servizio soltanto due poliziotti4 fissato; stabilito; programmato: The meeting is on for tomorrow, la riunione è fissata per domani; Do you have anything on tonight?, hai niente in programma per stasera?; che si fa stasera?5 (cinem., teatr.) in cartellone; in corso di programmazione: DIALOGO → - Television- What's on TV tonight?, che cosa danno questa sera in TV?; DIALOGO → - Television- There's absolutely nothing on as usual, non c'è assolutamente niente come al solito; ‘Hamlet’ will be on for ten nights, l'‘Amleto’ terrà il cartellone per dieci sere6 ( di un attore, ecc.) di scena; ( radio, TV) in onda: You're on in five minutes, fra cinque minuti sei di scena (o vai in onda)7 ( di un evento, una gara, un concerto, ecc.) in svolgimento; in corso; in atto; (già) cominciato; ( sport) The match is on, la partita è in corso; The performance is on, lo spettacolo è già cominciato9 che è d'accordo; che ci sta; che è della partita: ‘How about a trip to Venice?’ ‘I'm on’, ‘che ne dici di una gita a Venezia?’ ‘ci sto’; There's a party tonight; are you on?, c'è una festa stasera; ci stai? (o ci vai?)10 (fam. USA) che capisce; che si rende conto: I tried to act as if nothing had happened, but my wife was on at once, cercai di comportarmi come se non fosse successo nulla, ma mia moglie capì subito11 ( sport: di un giocatore) in campo; che gioca: Carew has been on for half an hour, Carew è in campo da mezz'ora● (fam.) an on day, una giornata buona, una giornata sì ( in cui si è di buonumore, ecc.) □ (agric., comm.) an on year, un anno buono (o favorevole); una buona annata □ not on, non attaccato, disinserito, spento, staccato, ecc.; non programmato, rinviato, non più attuale; ( al ristorante: di un piatto) finito, non disponibile; (fam.) inaccettabile, improponibile, intollerabile; non fattibile, impossibile: It's just not on to treat my house as if it were a hotel!, non mi va affatto che si tratti la mia casa come fosse un albergo!; I'm afraid a holiday abroad is not on this summer, temo proprio che una vacanza all'estero non sia possibile quest'estate □ (fam.) DIALOGO → - Arranging lunch appointment- You're on, d'accordo.on (4) /ɒn/nei composti:( radio, TV) on-air, in onda; in trasmissione; in diretta; (fam. USA) on-and-offer, chi fa lavori occasionali; on-board ► onboard; (cinem., TV) on-camera, inquadrato; (edil.) on centre, interasse; (mecc.) on-centre, centrato; (ling.) on-glide, catastasi; on-the-job injury, infortunio sul lavoro; (org. az.) on-the-job training, formazione sul lavoro; (market.) on-licence, licenza per la vendita di alcolici da consumare sul posto; (comput., elettr.) on-line ► online; (spec. polit.) on-message, in linea, allineato ( con la politica del proprio partito); ( di luce) on-off, intermittente; ( nei sistemi di controllo) on-off control, regolazione on-off; (elettr.) on-off switch, interruttore acceso/spento; (autom.) on-road performance, comportamento (o prestazioni) su strada; on-screen, (TV, cinem.) sullo schermo, inquadrato; sugli schermi; (comput.) a video, sullo schermo: on-screen keyboard, tastiera su schermo; (TV) on-screen dialogue, dialogo con i personaggi inquadrati; on-screen violence, la violenza al cinema (o in TV); (teatr.) on-stage, in scena; che avviene sul palcoscenico ( non dietro le quinte); (ind.) on-stream, (avv.) in produzione, in esercizio, produttivamente; (agg.) produttivo: (org. az.) on-stream factor, saturazione produttiva; (autom.) on-street parking, parcheggio in strada; (elettr.) the on switch, l'interruttore per l'accensione (o per il collegamento).on (5) /ɒn/n. e a. attr.( cricket) settore del campo alla sinistra del battitore destrimano.on (6) /ɒn/inter.● On with the show!, si dia inizio allo spettacolo! -
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(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t2. (Arbeitskräfte etc.) take on, hire; wir stellen ein: Redakteure etc. we have vacancies for editors etc.3. (beenden) stop; (Produktion) auch cease, discontinue; (Feindseligkeiten, Kampfhandlungen) end, cease; (Buslinie, Zugverkehr) discontinue, close down; (Streik, Suche), call off; etw. vorübergehend einstellen suspend s.th. temporarily; die Arbeit einstellen Person: stop work; (streiken) down tools; Fabrik: cease production; das Feuer einstellen MIL. cease fire, stop shooting ( oder firing); das Verfahren einstellen JUR. suspend proceedings, drop the case; bitte stellen Sie jetzt das Rauchen ein please stop smoking now; die Zeitung hat ihr Erscheinen eingestellt the newspaper has ceased publication4. SPORT (Rekord) equal5. TECH. (regulieren) adjust ( auf + Akk to); (Uhr, Messgerät) set (to); (Entfernung, Zeit etc.) adjust (to), set (at); (Radio) tune (to); TV switch (to); OPT., FOT. focus (on); das Radio auf 95,5 einstellen tune the radio to 95.5; das Radio lauter / leiser einstellen turn the radio up / down; den Wecker auf 6 Uhr einstellen set the alarm for 6 am; die Waschmaschine auf 60 Grad einstellen set the washing machine at 60 degrees; den Hauptwaschgang einstellen select main wash6. fig. (anpassen) adjust, adapt ( auf + Akk to); (Gedanken etc.) focus (on); eine Mannschaft ( taktisch) auf den Gegner einstellen adjust a team’s tactics to suit the opponent7. MED., auf Medikament: stabilize ( auf + Akk on); den Zucker eines Diabetikers einstellen MED. adjust a diabetic’s blood sugarII v/refl1. (kommen) appear, turn up; Sommer etc.: arrive; Fieber, Schmerzen, Regen etc.: start; Sorgen, Schwierigkeiten: arise; Folgen etc.: ensue, appear; sich wieder einstellen come back (again); dieser Gedanke stellt sich von selbst ein this idea suggests itself; Zweifel stellten sich bei mir ein I began to have doubts2. sich einstellen auf (+ Akk) (sich anpassen an) adapt ( oder adjust) (o.s. oder itself) to; (sich vorbereiten auf) prepare (o.s.) for, get ready for, gear (o.s.) up for umg.; (rechnen mit) be prepared for; (Aufmerksamkeit darauf richten) focus one’s attention on; (Lebenstil) adjust one’s lifestyle ( oder way of thinking) to; sich geistig einstellen auf (+ Akk) get into the right frame of mind for, gear o.s. up mentally for umg.; sich auf einen Gegner einstellen prepare to face an opponent; du musst dich darauf einstellen (daran gewöhnen) you’ll have to get used to it ( oder learn to accept it); eingestellt, einrichten II 3* * *(Rekord erreichen) to equal;(anpassen) to set; to tune; to adjust;(engagieren) to hire; to engage; to employ; to place; to take on;(unterbrechen) to discontinue; to stop; to cease; to lay off* * *ein|stel|len sep1. vt1) (= hineinstellen) to put indas Auto in die or der Garage éínstellen —
2) (= anstellen) Arbeitskräfte to take on"wir stellen ein: Sekretärinnen" — "we have vacancies for secretaries", "we are looking for secretaries"
3) (= beenden) to stop; Expedition, Suche to call off; (MIL) Feindseligkeiten, Feuer to cease; (JUR) Prozess, Verfahren to abandondie Arbeit ist eingestellt worden — work has stopped; (vorübergehend auch) work has been halted
die Zeitung hat ihr Erscheinen eingestellt — the paper has ceased publication
die Arbeit éínstellen (Kommission etc) — to stop work
4) (= regulieren) to adjust (auf +acc to); Kanone to aim ( auf +acc at); Fernglas, Fotoapparat (auf Entfernung) to focus ( auf +acc on); Wecker, Zünder to set ( auf +acc for); Radio to tune (in) ( auf +acc to); Sender to tune in todie Steuerung auf Automatik éínstellen — to switch over to or to put the plane on automatic pilot
den Hebel auf Start éínstellen — to set the lever to start
5) (fig = abstimmen) to tailor (auf +acc to)2. vr1) (Besucher etc) to appear, to present oneself; (Fieber, Regen) to set in; (Symptome) to appear; (Folgen) to become apparent, to appear; (Wort, Gedanke) to come to mind; (Jahreszeiten) to come, to arrivewenn es kalt ist, stellen sich bei mir regelmäßig heftige Kopfschmerzen ein — I always suffer from bad headaches when it's cold
2)See:→ auch eingestellt3. vito take on staff; (Fabrik) to take on workers* * *2) (to give (a person) a job or position: They appointed him manager; They have appointed a new manager.) appoint3) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) set4) (to adjust (a piece of machinery etc) so that it works at a certain rate etc: Can you regulate this watch so that it keeps time accurately?) regulate5) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) take on6) (to stop or discontinue temporarily: All business will be suspended until after the funeral.) suspend7) (to tune a radio (to a particular station or programme): We usually tune (the radio) in to the news.) tune in8) (to adjust a radio so that it receives a particular station: The radio was tuned to a German station.) tune9) (to adjust (an engine etc) so that it runs well.) tune* * *ein|stel·lenI. vt1. (anstellen)▪ jdn [als etw] \einstellen to employ [or take on] sb [as sth]Arbeitskräfte \einstellen to take on employeessie wurde als Redaktionsassistentin eingestellt she was given a job as [an] editorial assistant2. (beenden)▪ etw \einstellen to stop [or break off] stheine Suche \einstellen to call off [or abandon] a searcheine Planung/ein Projekt \einstellen to shelve a plan/projectdie Firma hat die Arbeit eingestellt the company has closed3. MIL▪ etw \einstellen to stop sthFeindseligkeiten \einstellen to suspend hostilitiesdas Feuer \einstellen to cease fireKampfhandlungen \einstellen to cease hostilities [or fighting4. JUR▪ etw \einstellen to abandon sth5. FOTO, ORNetw auf eine Entfernung \einstellen to focus sth6. ELEK7. TV, RADIOder Videorekorder ist auf Aufnahme eingestellt the video recorder is programmed to record8. AUTO▪ [jdm] etw \einstellen to adjust [sb's] sthdie Zündung \einstellen to set [or adjust] the [ignition] timing9. TECH▪ [jdm] etw [irgendwie] \einstellen to adjust [sb's] sth [somehow]etw in der Höhe \einstellen to adjust the height of sthdie Lehnenneigung \einstellen to adjust the angle of a rest10. (hineinstellen)in den Carport können zwei Autos eingestellt werden the carport can accommodate two carsein Buch ins Regal \einstellen to put a book away [on the shelf]▪ etw \einstellen to equal sthden Rekord \einstellen to equal the recordII. vr1. (auftreten)Symptome haben sich eingestellt symptoms have appeared [or developed2. (sich anpassen)3. (sich vorbereiten)* * *1.transitives Verb1) (einordnen) put away <books etc.>2) (unterstellen) put in < car, bicycle>4) (regulieren) adjust; set; focus <camera, telescope, binoculars>; adjust < headlights>5) (beenden) stop; call off <search, strike>2.die Arbeit einstellen — < factory> close; < workers> stop work
reflexives Verb3)sich auf jemanden/etwas einstellen — adapt to somebody/prepare oneself or get ready for something
* * *einstellen (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t2. (Arbeitskräfte etc) take on, hire;wir stellen ein: Redakteure etc we have vacancies for editors etc3. (beenden) stop; (Produktion) auch cease, discontinue; (Feindseligkeiten, Kampfhandlungen) end, cease; (Buslinie, Zugverkehr) discontinue, close down; (Streik, Suche), call off;etwas vorübergehend einstellen suspend sth temporarily;das Verfahren einstellen JUR suspend proceedings, drop the case;bitte stellen Sie jetzt das Rauchen ein please stop smoking now;die Zeitung hat ihr Erscheinen eingestellt the newspaper has ceased publicationauf +akk to); (Uhr, Messgerät) set (to); (Entfernung, Zeit etc) adjust (to), set (at); (Radio) tune (to); TV switch (to); OPT, FOTO focus (on);das Radio auf 95,5 einstellen tune the radio to 95.5;das Radio lauter/leiser einstellen turn the radio up/down;den Wecker auf 6 Uhr einstellen set the alarm for 6 am;die Waschmaschine auf 60 Grad einstellen set the washing machine at 60 degrees;den Hauptwaschgang einstellen select main wash6. fig (anpassen) adjust, adapt (auf +akk on);den Zucker eines Diabetikers einstellen MED adjust a diabetic’s blood sugarB. v/r1. (kommen) appear, turn up; Sommer etc: arrive; Fieber, Schmerzen, Regen etc: start; Sorgen, Schwierigkeiten: arise; Folgen etc: ensue, appear;sich wieder einstellen come back (again);dieser Gedanke stellt sich von selbst ein this idea suggests itself;Zweifel stellten sich bei mir ein I began to have doubts2.sich einstellen auf (+akk) (sich anpassen an) adapt ( oder adjust) (o.s. oder itself) to; (sich vorbereiten auf) prepare (o.s.) for, get ready for, gear (o.s.) up for umg; (rechnen mit) be prepared for; (Aufmerksamkeit darauf richten) focus one’s attention on; (Lebensstil) adjust one’s lifestyle ( oder way of thinking) to;sich geistig einstellen auf (+akk) get into the right frame of mind for, gear o.s. up mentally for umg;sich auf einen Gegner einstellen prepare to face an opponent;du musst dich darauf einstellen (daran gewöhnen) you’ll have to get used to it ( oder learn to accept it); → eingestellt, einrichten B 3C. v/i:AEG stellt wieder ein AEG is taking on workers again* * *1.transitives Verb1) (einordnen) put away <books etc.>2) (unterstellen) put in <car, bicycle>4) (regulieren) adjust; set; focus <camera, telescope, binoculars>; adjust < headlights>5) (beenden) stop; call off <search, strike>2.die Arbeit einstellen — < factory> close; < workers> stop work
reflexives Verb1) (ankommen, auch fig.) arrive3)sich auf jemanden/etwas einstellen — adapt to somebody/prepare oneself or get ready for something
* * *v.to adjust v.to collimate v.to engage v.to hire (personnel) v.to justify v.to set v.(§ p.,p.p.: set)to shelve v.to tune in v. -
69 bene
1. adv wellbene! good!per bene properlystare bene di salute be welldi vestito suitben ti sta! serves you right!va bene! OK!andare bene a qualcuno di abito fit someonedi orario, appuntamento suit someonedi bene in meglio better and bettersentirsi bene feel well2. m goodfare bene alla salute be good for youper il tuo bene for your own goodvoler bene a qualcuno love someone( amare) love someonebeni pl assets, property sgbeni pl di consumo consumer goods* * *bene s.m.1 good: il bene e il male, good and evil; questo ti farà bene, this will do you good; augurare del bene a qlcu., to wish s.o. well; dire bene di qlcu., to speak well of s.o.; opere di bene, good works; fare del bene, to do good // a fin di bene, to a good purpose; lo ha fatto a fin di bene, he meant well // ogni ben di Dio, (fig.) all sorts of good things // per il tuo bene, ( per amor tuo) for your sake // Sommo Bene, ( Dio) Summum Bonum2 (affetto, amore) fondness, affection: voler bene a qlcu., to be fond of s.o.; volersi bene, to be fond of each other (o of one another); le vuole un bene dell'anima, he loves her with all his heart3 ( persona amata) beloved person, darling; (innamorato, innamorata) sweetheart: mio bene, (my) darling (o my sweetheart o my love)4 ( vantaggio) sake, good; ( benessere) welfare: per il bene del popolo, for the welfare of the people; per il tuo bene, for your own good5 ( dono) gift; blessing: la salute è il più grande dei beni, health is the greatest of blessings // ogni ben di Dio, all sorts of good things6 (spec. pl.) goods (pl.), property, possession: persero i loro beni durante la guerra, they lost all their possessions during the war; avere dei beni al sole, to be a man of property // (comm.): beni all'estero, property abroad; beni pubblici, collective (o public) goods; beni reali, ( non monetari) real assets; beni strumentali, auxiliary capital (o industrial goods); beni superflui, superfluities; beni superiori, superior goods; beni di prestigio, positional goods; beni di prima necessità, necessaries; beni utilitari, utility goods; beni di rifugio, shelter goods; beni e servizi diversi, sundry goods and services; beni alternativi, succedanei, rival commodities; beni bloccati ( per ordine del tribunale), frozen assets; beni capitali, di produzione, capital goods; soggetti all'imposta di registro, goods that are liable to stamp duty; beni commerciabili internazionalmente, tradeables; beni complementari, complementary goods (o complements); beni di consumo, consumer goods (o consumables); beni di consumo deperibili, soft (o perishable) goods (o perishables); beni di consumo durevoli, consumer durable goods, durable (o hard) goods; beni di consumo non durevoli, non durables (o non durable goods); beni di consumo semidurevoli, semi-durable goods; beni di investimento, investment goods; beni di lusso, voluttuari, luxury goods (o luxuries); beni economici, goods; beni finali, final goods; beni fungibili, fungible (o replaceable) goods; beni immateriali, intangibles (o intangible assets o non-material goods) // (dir.): beni dotali, dowry; beni ereditari, estate hereditaments; beni demaniali, public domain; beni pignorabili, seizable chattels (o goods); beni impignorabili, privileged from execution goods; beni mobili, personal property (o movables o goods and chattels); beni mobili facenti parte dell'abitazione, household; beni immobili, real estate (o immovables o real assets); beni immateriali, incorporeal property (o intangible assets); beni rubati, stolen property.bene avv.1 (in modo giusto, correttamente) well; properly: parla molto bene l'inglese, he speaks English very well; comportarsi bene, to behave well; trattare bene qlcu., to treat s.o. well; una persona bene educata, a well-mannered person; una cosa ben fatta, something well done; se ben ricordo, se ricordo bene, if I remember well // sa fare molto beneil suo lavoro, he's a good worker // non sta bene, it's not nice (o it isn't polite) // hai fatto bene, you did the right thing // sono persone per bene, they're respectable people // lo hanno sistemato per bene, (iron.) they made a fine mess of him2 ( completamente) properly; thoroughly: hai chiuso bene la porta?, have you closed the door properly?; non hai inserito bene la spina, you haven't plugged it in properly; ricordati di lavare bene l'insalata, remember to wash the lettuce thoroughly // mi hai sentito bene?, did you hear what I said?3 (in modo conveniente, piacevole): avete mangiato bene?, did you have a good meal?; guadagnare bene, to make a lot of money (o to earn good money); quella persona veste molto bene, that person dresses very well // stare bene ( di salute) to be well (o in good health); (di abito ecc.) to fit, to suit: ''Come stai?'' ''Abbastanza bene'', ''How are you?'' ''Quite well''; questa giacca non mi sta bene this jacket doesn't suit me // star bene a soldi, to be well off // ti sta bene (o ben ti sta), it serves you right // mi è andata bene, I made it // bene o male, somehow (or other) // di bene in meglio, better and better // né bene né male, so-so4 ( con valore rafforzativo): è ben difficile che arrivi in orario, he's very unlikely to be on time // saremo ben lieti se..., we'll be delighted if...; era ben lontano dal pensare che..., he was far from thinking that...; ''Pensi che accetterà?'' ''Lo spero bene'', ''Do you think he'll agree?'' ''I hope so''; vorrei ben vedere..., I'd like to see...; lo credo bene!, I should think so!; abbiamo ben cento pagine di storia da studiare, we've got a good hundred pages of history to study; ho pagato ben 4 milioni di spese condominali, I spent a good 4 million on condominium expenses; si tratta di ben altro, it's quite a different matter // ben bene, well, properly: copritelo ben bene, fa molto freddo, wrap him up well, it's bitterly cold; l'abbiamo sgridato ben bene, we gave him a good telling off5 ( in espressioni esclamative): bene, continua così!, good, keep it up!; ma bene, è questo il modo di comportarsi?, come along, that's no way to behave!6 ( con valore conclusivo): bene, ora possiamo incominciare, well then, now we can begin; bene, non parliamone più, well, let's say no more about it◆ agg. ( di alto livello sociale) upper-class: la società, la gente bene, upper-class society, the upper classes // frequenta i locali bene della città, he goes to all the best places in town.* * *['bɛne]1. avv1) (gen) well, (funzionare) properly, wellbene a studiare — you'd do well o you'd be well advised to studybene — he drives well, he's a good driverbene l'italiano — he speaks Italian well, he speaks good Italianbene di qn — to speak well of sbbene — I'm fineva
bene — all right, okay2)(con attenzione, completamente)
ascoltami bene — listen to me carefullybene — thoroughlyho legato il pacco ben bene — I've tied the parcel securely
bene la porta — close the door properlybene — thoroughlyho sistemato le cose per bene — I've sorted things out properly
3) (molto: + aggettivo) very, (+ comparativo, avverbio) (very) much4)(rafforzativo: appunto)
lo credo bene — I'm not surprisedte l'avevo ben detto io che... — I DID tell you that..., I certainly did tell you that...
bene che non dovresti uscire — you know perfectly well you shouldn't go outlo so ben io; lo so fin troppo bene — I know only too well
5) (addirittura, non meno di) at least6)ho finito — bene! — I've finished — good!bene, allora possiamo partire — right then, we can go
bene, puoi continuare da solo — all right, you can continue on your own
7)è bene quel che finisce bene — all's well that ends well2. agg inv3. sm1) gooddel bene — to do gooddel bene a qn — to do sb a good turnquella vacanza ti ha fatto bene — that holiday has done you good
a fin di bene — for a good reason
sul tavolo c'era ogni ben di Dio — there were all sorts of good things on the table
l'ho fatto per il suo bene — I did it for his own good
è stato un bene — it was a good thing
un bene dell'anima a qn — to love sb very muchmolto bene a suo padre — he loves his father very much, he's very fond of his father2)beni smpl (proprietà) (anche) Dir — possessions, property sg, Econ goods
* * *I 1. ['bɛne]1) (in modo giusto, corretto, soddisfacente) [trattare, comportarsi, esprimersi, ballare, scegliere] well; [ funzionare] properly; [compilare, interpretare] correctlyandare bene — [festa, operazione, affari] to go well
se ben ricordo — if I remember correctly o right
hai fatto bene a dirmelo — you did well o right to tell me
non sta bene fare — it's not done to do, it is bad form o manners to do
va tutto bene — that's all very well, that's all well and good
2) (completamente) [lavare, mescolare] thoroughly; [riempire, asciugare] completely; [leggere, ascoltare, guardare] carefully3) (piacevolmente, gradevolmente) [dormire, mangiare] well; [ vestire] well, smartly; [ vivere] comfortablyuna casa ben arredata — a well-decorated o well-appointed house
andare o stare bene insieme [colori, mobile] to go together, to be a good match; quel cappello ti sta bene you look good in that hat; stare bene con qcn. — to get along well o to be well in colloq. with sb
"come stai?"- "abbastanza bene" — "how are you?" - "pretty well"
ben 10.000 persone — as many as 10,000 people
lo credo bene! — I can well o quite believe it!
come ben sai... — as you know full well..., as you well know
7) di bene in meglio better and better2.aggettivo invariabile3.la gente bene — high society, the upper classes
interiezione good, finebene, bravo! — well done! excellent!
ma bene! — iron. ah, that's fine!
••II ['bɛne]tutto è bene quel che finisce bene — prov. all's well that ends well
sostantivo maschileil bene e il male — good and evil, right and wrong
non è bene fare — (cosa opportuna) it is not nice to do
2) (beneficio, vantaggio)3) (interesse, benessere, felicità)il bene comune, pubblico — the common good
fare del bene a qcn. — to do sb. good
fare bene a — to be good for [persona, salute, pelle]
4) gener. pl.-i — (proprietà) possessions, belongings, property, goods; (patrimonio) assets
5) (sentimento)voler bene a qcn. — to love sb
•- i di consumo — consumer o expendable goods
- i durevoli — durables
- i mobili — content, movables
- i di prima necessità — essential goods, necessaries
••* * *bene1/'bεne/I avverbio1 (in modo giusto, corretto, soddisfacente) [trattare, comportarsi, esprimersi, ballare, scegliere] well; [ funzionare] properly; [compilare, interpretare] correctly; andare bene [festa, operazione, affari] to go well; la macchina non va bene the machine is not functioning properly; un lavoro ben pagato a well-paid job; bene o male somehow; parla bene spagnolo he speaks good Spanish; non parlava molto bene l'inglese she didn't speak much English; non ci sente bene he doesn't hear well; se ben ricordo if I remember correctly o right; andare bene a scuola to do well at school; andare bene in matematica to be good at maths; faremmo bene ad andare we'd better be going; hai fatto bene a dirmelo you did well o right to tell me; non sta bene fare it's not done to do, it is bad form o manners to do; va tutto bene that's all very well, that's all well and good; va tutto bene? is everything all right? are you OK? gli è andata bene che it was just as well for him that; domenica (ti) va bene? does Sunday suit you? is Sunday OK?2 (completamente) [lavare, mescolare] thoroughly; [riempire, asciugare] completely; [leggere, ascoltare, guardare] carefully3 (piacevolmente, gradevolmente) [ dormire, mangiare] well; [ vestire] well, smartly; [ vivere] comfortably; una casa ben arredata a well-decorated o well-appointed house; andare o stare bene insieme [ colori, mobile] to go together, to be a good match; quel cappello ti sta bene you look good in that hat; stare bene con qcn. to get along well o to be well in colloq. with sb.4 (in buona salute) star bene [ persona] to feel all right; "come stai?"- "abbastanza bene" "how are you?" - "pretty well"5 (con valore rafforzativo) si tratta di ben altro that's quite another matter; ben più di 200 well over 200; ben 10.000 persone as many as 10,000 people; ben volentieri with great pleasure; ben sveglio wide awake6 (con uso pleonastico) lo credo bene! I can well o quite believe it! come ben sai... as you know full well..., as you well know...7 di bene in meglio better and betterla gente bene high society, the upper classes; i quartieri bene the posh neighbourhoodsIII interiezionegood, fine; bene! Vediamo il resto good! Let's see the rest; bene, bravo! well done! excellent! ma bene! iron. ah, that's fine! va bene! OK! fair enough!ben detto! neatly put! well said! ti sta bene! ben ti sta! it serves you right! non mi sta bene I don't agree; tutto è bene quel che finisce bene prov. all's well that ends well.————————bene2/'bεne/sostantivo m.1 (ciò che è buono) il bene e il male good and evil, right and wrong; opere di bene charitable acts; non è bene fare (cosa opportuna) it is not nice to do2 (beneficio, vantaggio) è un bene che tu sia venuto it's a good thing you came3 (interesse, benessere, felicità) il bene comune, pubblico the common good; per il bene di for the good of; fare del bene a qcn. to do sb. good; fare bene a to be good for [persona, salute, pelle]4 gener. pl. -i (proprietà) possessions, belongings, property, goods; (patrimonio) assets; comunione dei -i community of goodsavere ogni ben di Dio to live like fighting cocks\- i di consumo consumer o expendable goods; - i durevoli durables; - i immobili real estate; - i di lusso luxury goods; - i mobili content, movables; - i personali personal property; - i di prima necessità essential goods, necessaries. -
70 at
æt I (полная форма) ;
(редуцированная форма) предл.
1) (самое общее значение нахождения в некоторой точке пространства) у, в, за, на He stood at the altar. ≈ Он стоял у алтаря. He set at his table. ≈ Он сидел за столом To cut the materials at the spot. ≈ Разрезать материал прямо на месте.
2) (значения нахождения в определенной географической области) а) амер. употребляется с названием стороны света на Mr. Mayhew has bought the provisions at the east. ≈ Мистер Мэйхью закупил еду на юге (имеется в виду на юге страны, в которой он живет) A still unsettled claim to a very large extent of territory at the eastward. ≈ До сих пор неразрешенный спор о претензиях на большую часть территории на востоке. б) амер. с о направлении ветра, переводится также прилагательным The wind which now blows at east. ≈ Сейчас, когда дует восточный ветер. The wind stood at the westward. ≈ Ветер дул с запада. в) амер., брит. диал. добавочное при слове where, опускается при переводе на русский см. where Where does he live at? ≈ Где он живет г) употребляется с рядом географических имен собственных, обычно с названиями удаленных мест или маленьких островов at St. Helena ≈ на острове Св.Елены at the Cape ≈ в Кейптауне The Parliament met at Edinburgh. ≈ Парламент заседал в Эдинбурге Did he graduate at Oxford or Cambridge? ≈ разг. Он окончил Оксфорд или Кембридж?
3) (значение принадлежности или нахождения кого-л. или чего-л. у кого-л.) у, с (или переводится по смыслу) а) прямое значение The word was at God. ≈ Слово было у бога. That's right, you have found mercy at our lord. ≈ И то правда, наш господин пожалел тебя (буквально "ты нашел жалость, прощение у нашего господина") at smb's б) переносное значение Mrs. Jewkes is mightily at me, to go with her. ≈ Мистер Джюкс все наседает на меня, чтобы я пошел с ней. All his people are at him, you see. ≈ Как вы видите, родители ему просто проходу не дают.
4) значение подчеркивания деловых или других официальных отношений с чем-л., а не просто нахождение в (сравни at school "в школе" in school "в школьном здании") What the parson at chapel says. ≈ Что говорит в церкви пастор. He was sent to be a boarder at the school for six months. ≈ Его отослали на шесть месяцев воспитанником в школу-интернат.
5) значение присутствия при каком-л. событии на, в When we were at Tunis at the marriage of your daughter. ≈ Когда мы были в Тунисе на свадьбе вашей дочери. He asked whether I had been at the battle. ≈ Он поинтересовался, бывал ли я в битве.
6) указывает на место, куда что-л. крепится, сторону, с которой что-л. находится;
тж. перен. у, рядом, на The friend at your left hand. ≈ Ваш друг, тот, что слева от вас. I have nothing more at heart than the honour of my dear countrywomen. ≈ В моем сердце нет ничего, кроме заботы о чести наших дорогих женщин. You have the ball at your feet. ≈ Рядом с твоей ногой мяч. He wears it at his watch chain. ≈ Он носит это на цепочке своих часов. a baby at breast
7) указывает на расстояние, на котором что-л. находится They held Dame Reason at the staff's end. ≈ Госпожу по имени Здравый Смысл они не подпускали к себе ближе, чем на расстояние вытянутой палки.
8) указывает в общих чертах на отношения некоего места с некоторым качеством;
обычно прямо не переводится в Withered at the root. ≈ С гнилыми корнями. The sight of the snake had turned him sick at stomach. ≈ При виде змеи его начало тошнить. The late king had been at heart a Roman Catholic. ≈ Последний король в глубине души был католик.
9) указывает на место, служащее входом или выходом, каналом из, через And spoke out at the window. ≈ Подошел к открытому окну и заговорил. Smoke issued forth at several orifices. ≈ Из нескольких кабинетов шел дым. He entered at the front door. ≈ Он вошел через главный вход.
10) указывает на место, у которого или в котором заканчивается некоторый процесс;
употребляется с рядом глаголов, иногда переносно к, до To arrive at exactly the same results. ≈ Достичь совершенно тех же результатов. That great man has as many to break through to come at me, as I have to come at him. ≈ На пути этого "сильного мира сего" лежит столько препятствий, мешающих ему добраться до меня, что мне нужно идти к нему.
11) указывает на направление, в котором нечто движется а) к, в, по (также по смыслу) Would you not spit at me? ≈ Что, даже не плюнешь в меня? A great blow was about to be aimed at the Protestant religion. ≈ По протестантской религии должны были нанести сокрушительный удар. Once they were seen and fired at. ≈ Как только их увидели, в них сразу начали стрелять. Ugly faces that were frowning over at her. ≈ Мерзкие рожи мерили ее злобными взглядами. б) против( также по смыслу) This touch at our old friends, the Whigs. ≈ Это камешек в огород нашим старым друзьям, вигам. The latter always made her speak at her husband. ≈ Этот последний всегда подстрекал ее кричать на мужа. They all had indignation at the judges. ≈ Судьи вызывали у них отвращение.
12) о движении, направленном на приобретение чего-л, дотягивание до чего-л к, до, за, на (и по смыслу) Catching at every thing that stood by them. ≈ И хватал все, что было рядом. All men make at the same common thing, money. ≈ Все люди стремятся к одному - к деньгам. Drowning men catch at straws. ≈ Утопающий хватается за соломинку (пословица) That power at which he had aspired. ≈ Та власть, которой он хотел обладать. "Strangers are nothing to me," said the young fellow, catching at the words. ≈ "Что мне до чужаков", сказал юноша, ловя его на слове.
13) указывает на предмет, который является важным для какой-л. деятельности, и в этом смысле сам является ею у, за And idled away the mornings at billiards. ≈ Утро он обычно убивал за биллиардом. He foils the Devil at his own weapons. ≈ Черта его же кочергой пришибет. In agility and skill at his weapons he had few equals. ≈ В ловкости и умении обращаться с оружием немногие могли с ним сравниться - men-at-arms be at the bar be diligent at lessons - be at grass at the wheel be at the plough be at bat To contest it at sword's point. ≈ Решать дело на мечах.
14) указывает на условия, описывающие ситуацию по, при, на ( или опускается, или по смыслу) Valuable books to be sold at auction. ≈ Ценные книги пойдут с молотка. They got the land at $2 an acre. ≈ Он получили землю по два доллара за акр. She shall not look at her race at false view. ≈ Она не будет иметь ложно представления о своем роде. The preceding specimens have not been taken at random. ≈ Вышеуказанные образцы выбирались отнюдь не случайно. The water boils at 100 degrees centigrade. ≈ Вода кипит при ста градусах Цельсия. The car ran at full speed. ≈ Машина летела на полной скорости. at best at most at least at worst set smb.'s counsel at nought at risk at your own risk be at loss
15) о производимой деятельности, употребляется с обозначением деятельности, процесса или состояния за, на, в (или по смыслу) What a pleasant picture - a brontosaurus at rest. ≈ Какая прекрасная картина - отдыхающий бронтозавр. One who is at peace within himself. ≈ Тот, кто живет в мире с самим собой. Men at work. ≈ Мужчины за работой. The countries were at war. ≈ Страны находились в состоянии войны. As she sits at supper. ≈ Когда она ужинает. The case is still at hearing. ≈ Дело все еще в суде. They were sometimes at fault. ≈ Иногда они ошибались.
16) о позиции или положении на, под In some of the vessels at anchor. ≈ На некоторых судах из тех, что стоят на якоре. At right angles to the axis. ≈ Под прямыми углами к оси.
17) о настроении или расположении духа, переводится по смыслу He can do that at his will. ≈ Он может это сделать, когда захочет. Your are at my mercy. ≈ Я волен тебя помиловать, я же волен тебя казнить, ты полностью в моих руках The gods come at my command ≈ Я отдал приказ, и вот, боги грядут (M.Weis, T. Hickman, "Time of the Twins"). At my witting I transgressed never. ≈ По своей воле я никогда не нарушал закона.
18) указывает на время, когда нечто происходит или произошло From three at afternoon till nine at night. ≈ С трех дня до девяти вечера. All I have to say at present. ≈ Это все, что я имею сказать на данный момент. At the return of the Army. ≈ По возвращении из армии. He was then at thirty. ≈ Ему было тогда тридцать лет. A town at our being there, but thinly inhabited. ≈ Когда мы там были, это уже был город, но все же народу там жило мало. At the Restoration Hyde became chief minister. ≈ После реставрации Хайд стал премьер-министром. - at once be at age
19) о количестве раз To complete the business at two sittings. ≈ Дело было решено за две встречи. at a time
20) о порядке, в котором нечто происходит - at first - at last at conclusion
21) указывает на причину, по которой что-л. происходит, на источник по (или по смыслу) It is at his insistence that I shall continue my rural speculations. ≈ И только по его настоянию я продолжу свои наблюдения за жизнью в деревне. At their voices he drew the sword back. ≈ Услышав их голоса, он опустил меч. II сокр. от AT - apparent time;
астр. истинное время III сокр. от atomic атомный IV сокр. от airtight герметическийв пространственном значении указывает на: нахождение около какого-л. предмета у, около - at the door у двери - at the table за столом, у стола нахождение в каком-л. месте на, в - at my aunt's (в доме) у моей тетки - at the factory на фабрике нахождение в каком-л. географическом пункте, особ.небольшом в, на - at Elgin в Элгине - at St.Helena на острове Св.Елены достижение места назначения к, на, в, до - to arrive at one's destination прибыть к месту( на место) назначения - to arrive at Manchester прибыть (приехать) в Манчестер проникновение через дверь, калитку и т. п. через, сквозь - to come in at the front door войти через парадную дверь при обозначении временных отношений указывает на какой-л. момент или период времени в, на, при, по - at two o'clock в два часа - at dusk в сумерки - at dawn на закате - at night ночью - at an appointed date в назначенный срок - at present в настоящее время - at one's arrival по прибытии - at parting при расставании - at the beginning of the twentieth century в начале двадцатого века возраст в - at an early age в раннем возрасте - at the age of 70, at 70 years of age в возрасте 70 лет указывает на деятельность или процесс, часто связанные с нахождением в определенном месте в, на, у, за - at school в школе - at Oxford в Оксфорде - at the wheel за рулем, за штурвалом - at the piano за роялем - at the meeting на собрании - at dinner за обедом указывает на состояние в, за, на - at peace в мире - at war в состоянии войны - at rest в покое;
без движения, неподвижный;
мертвый - at leisure на досуге - at work за работой - at table за едой, за обедом, ужином и т. п. указывает на направленность действия на, в, за - to point at smb., smth. указывать на кого-л., на что-л. - to look at smb., smth. смотреть на кого-л., на что-л. - to throw smth. at smb. бросать что-л. в кого-л. - to shoot at smb., smth. стрелять в кого-л., во что-л. (но промахнуться) - to talk at smb. разговаривать с кем-л. агрессивно - up and at them, boys! вперед, ребята, бей их! указывает на образ действия в, с, на - at a flash в одно мгновение - at intervals с промежутками, с перерывами, время от времени - at a run бегом - at a foot's pace шагом указывает на причину при, по, на - at the sign по знаку - at smb.'s request по чьей-л. просьбе - to be angry at smth. злиться на что-л. - surprise at smth. удивление по поводу чего-л. - he was pleased at hearing the news он обрадовался, услышав новость указывает на количество, меру, цену при, на, по, с, в - at 90 Fahrenheit при 90 по Фаренгейту - at 2 pounds a dozen по два фунта за дюжину - at a speed of 25 km со скоростью 25 км указывает на предмет занятий над, в - to work at smth. трудиться над чем-л., заниматься чем-л. - he is working at physics он занимается физикой - what are you at? (разговорное) чем вы занимаетесь? что вы делаете? - he is hard at it он за это взялся серьезно, он усиленно работает над этим сферу проявления способностей к - good at langauges способный к языкам - he is quick at understanding он сообразителен в сочетаниях at that к тому же - he lost his umbrella and a new one at that он потерял зонт, да еще новый к тому же на том - let it go at that на том мы и покончим даже так - at that you can make good profit даже так (при этих условиях) вы можете выиграть (выгадать)aim ~ добиваться aim ~ домогаться aim ~ направлять aim ~ нацеливать aim ~ ставить своей целью aim ~ стремитьсяat prep употр. в словосочетаниях, содержащих указание на количество, меру, цену при, на, по, с, в, за;
at a speed of 70 km со скоростью 70 км ~ prep во временном значении указывает на возраст в;
at the age of 25, at 25 years of age в возрасте 25 лет;
at an early age в раннем возрасте ~ prep во временном значении указывает на момент или период времени в, на;
at six o'clock в шесть часов;
at dinnertime в обеденное время;
во время обеда ~ prep в пространств. значении указывает на движение в определенном направлении в, к, на;
to throw a stone at smb. бросить камнем в (кого-л.) ~ prep в пространств. значении указывает на достижение места назначения к, в, на, до;
trains arrive at the terminus every halfhour поезда приходят на конечную станцию каждые полчаса ~ prep в пространств. значении указывает на местонахождение в, на, у, при;
at Naples в Неаполе ~ prep указывает на действие, занятие за ~ prep указывает на источник из, в;
to get information at the fountainhead получать сведения из первоисточника;
to find out the address at the informationbureau узнать адрес в справочном бюро ~ prep указывает на причину при, по, на;
передается тж. твор. падежом;
at (smb.'s) request по (чьей-л.) просьбе;
to be surprised at smth. удивляться( чему-л.) ~ prep указывает на состояние, положение в, на;
at anchor на якоре;
at war в состоянии войны;
at peace в мире;
at watch на посту;
at leisure на досуге ~ prep указывает на сферу проявления способностей к;
clever at physics способный к физике;
good at languages способный к языкам ~ prep указывает на характер, способ действия в, с, на;
передается тж. твор. падежом;
at a run бегом;
at a gulp одним глотком;
at a snail's pace черепашьим шагом~ prep указывает на характер, способ действия в, с, на;
передается тж. твор. падежом;
at a run бегом;
at a gulp одним глотком;
at a snail's pace черепашьим шагом~ high remuneration за большое вознаграждение;
at three shillings a pound по три шиллинга за фунт;
at a high price по высокой цене~ a meeting на собрании;
at a depth of six feet на глубине шести футов;
at the window у окна~ prep указывает на характер, способ действия в, с, на;
передается тж. твор. падежом;
at a run бегом;
at a gulp одним глотком;
at a snail's pace черепашьим шагом run: run бег, пробег;
at a run бегом ;
on the run на ходу, в движении;
on the run all day весь день в беготне ~ тех. погон, фракция (напр., нефти) ;
at a run подряд ;
in the long run в конце концов;
в общем;
to go with a run = идти как по маслу~ prep указывает на характер, способ действия в, с, на;
передается тж. твор. падежом;
at a run бегом;
at a gulp одним глотком;
at a snail's pace черепашьим шагом snail: snail тех. спираль;
at a snail's pace = черепашьим шагомat prep употр. в словосочетаниях, содержащих указание на количество, меру, цену при, на, по, с, в, за;
at a speed of 70 km со скоростью 70 км~ prep во временном значении указывает на возраст в;
at the age of 25, at 25 years of age в возрасте 25 лет;
at an early age в раннем возрасте~ work за работой;
at work в действии;
at breakfast за завтраком;
at school в школе;
at court в суде;
at the piano за роялем;
at the wheel за рулем;
at one's studies за занятиями~ work за работой;
at work в действии;
at breakfast за завтраком;
at school в школе;
at court в суде;
at the piano за роялем;
at the wheel за рулем;
at one's studies за занятиями~ the end of the lesson в конце урока;
at dawn на заре;
at night ночью;
at present в настоящее время, теперь dawn: ~ рассвет, утренняя заря;
at dawn на рассвете, на заре~ prep во временном значении указывает на момент или период времени в, на;
at six o'clock в шесть часов;
at dinnertime в обеденное время;
во время обеда~ high remuneration за большое вознаграждение;
at three shillings a pound по три шиллинга за фунт;
at a high price по высокой цене~ the hospital при больнице;
at home дома home: ~ дом, жилище;
at home дома, у себя;
to make one's home поселиться;
make yourself at home будьте как дома at ~ дома~ prep указывает на состояние, положение в, на;
at anchor на якоре;
at war в состоянии войны;
at peace в мире;
at watch на посту;
at leisure на досуге leisure: leisure досуг, свободное время;
at leisure на досуге;
не спеша;
to be at leisure быть свободным, незанятым;
do it at your leisure сделайте это, когда вам будет удобно~ prep в пространств. значении указывает на местонахождение в, на, у, при;
at Naples в Неаполе~ the end of the lesson в конце урока;
at dawn на заре;
at night ночью;
at present в настоящее время, теперь night: at ~ вечером at ~ ночью~ work за работой;
at work в действии;
at breakfast за завтраком;
at school в школе;
at court в суде;
at the piano за роялем;
at the wheel за рулем;
at one's studies за занятиямиat par по номиналу par: ~ номинальная цена, номинал;
at par по номинальной цене, по номиналу;
above (below) par выше (ниже) номинальной стоимости at ~ по номинальной стоимости at ~ по паритету~ prep указывает на состояние, положение в, на;
at anchor на якоре;
at war в состоянии войны;
at peace в мире;
at watch на посту;
at leisure на досуге~ the end of the lesson в конце урока;
at dawn на заре;
at night ночью;
at present в настоящее время, теперь present: ~ настоящее время;
at present в данное время;
for the present на этот раз, пока~ prep указывает на причину при, по, на;
передается тж. твор. падежом;
at (smb.'s) request по (чьей-л.) просьбе;
to be surprised at smth. удивляться (чему-л.) request: ~ просьба;
требование;
at (или by) request по просьбе;
to make a request обратиться с просьбой~ work за работой;
at work в действии;
at breakfast за завтраком;
at school в школе;
at court в суде;
at the piano за роялем;
at the wheel за рулем;
at one's studies за занятиями~ prep во временном значении указывает на момент или период времени в, на;
at six o'clock в шесть часов;
at dinnertime в обеденное время;
во время обеда~ that на том;
let it go at that на том мы и покончили ~ that притом, к тому же;
she lost her handbag and a new one at that она потеряла сумочку, да еще новую к тому же~ prep во временном значении указывает на возраст в;
at the age of 25, at 25 years of age в возрасте 25 лет;
at an early age в раннем возрасте~ the end of the lesson в конце урока;
at dawn на заре;
at night ночью;
at present в настоящее время, теперь~ the hospital при больнице;
at home дома~ work за работой;
at work в действии;
at breakfast за завтраком;
at school в школе;
at court в суде;
at the piano за роялем;
at the wheel за рулем;
at one's studies за занятиями~ work за работой;
at work в действии;
at breakfast за завтраком;
at school в школе;
at court в суде;
at the piano за роялем;
at the wheel за рулем;
at one's studies за занятиями~ a meeting на собрании;
at a depth of six feet на глубине шести футов;
at the window у окна~ high remuneration за большое вознаграждение;
at three shillings a pound по три шиллинга за фунт;
at a high price по высокой цене~ prep указывает на состояние, положение в, на;
at anchor на якоре;
at war в состоянии войны;
at peace в мире;
at watch на посту;
at leisure на досуге war: in the ~ во время войны;
war to the knife война на истребление;
борьба не на живот, а на смерть;
at war в состоянии войны~ prep указывает на состояние, положение в, на;
at anchor на якоре;
at war в состоянии войны;
at peace в мире;
at watch на посту;
at leisure на досуге~ work за работой;
at work в действии;
at breakfast за завтраком;
at school в школе;
at court в суде;
at the piano за роялем;
at the wheel за рулем;
at one's studies за занятиями ~ work за работой;
at work в действии;
at breakfast за завтраком;
at school в школе;
at court в суде;
at the piano за роялем;
at the wheel за рулем;
at one's studies за занятиями work: ~ работа;
труд;
занятие;
дело;
at work за работой;
to be at work (upon smth.) быть занятым( чем-л.)~ prep во временном значении указывает на возраст в;
at the age of 25, at 25 years of age в возрасте 25 лет;
at an early age в раннем возрасте~ prep указывает на причину при, по, на;
передается тж. твор. падежом;
at (smb.'s) request по (чьей-л.) просьбе;
to be surprised at smth. удивляться (чему-л.)~ prep указывает на сферу проявления способностей к;
clever at physics способный к физике;
good at languages способный к языкам~ prep указывает на источник из, в;
to get information at the fountainhead получать сведения из первоисточника;
to find out the address at the informationbureau узнать адрес в справочном бюро~ prep указывает на источник из, в;
to get information at the fountainhead получать сведения из первоисточника;
to find out the address at the informationbureau узнать адрес в справочном бюро~ prep указывает на сферу проявления способностей к;
clever at physics способный к физике;
good at languages способный к языкам good: ~ умелый, искусный;
good at languages способный к языкамwe were sad ~ hearing such news мы огорчились, услышав такие новости;
he was shocked at what he saw он был потрясен тем, что увидел~ that на том;
let it go at that на том мы и покончили~ that притом, к тому же;
she lost her handbag and a new one at that она потеряла сумочку, да еще новую к тому же~ prep в пространств. значении указывает на движение в определенном направлении в, к, на;
to throw a stone at smb. бросить камнем в (кого-л.)~ prep в пространств. значении указывает на достижение места назначения к, в, на, до;
trains arrive at the terminus every halfhour поезда приходят на конечную станцию каждые полчасаwe were sad ~ hearing such news мы огорчились, услышав такие новости;
he was shocked at what he saw он был потрясен тем, что увиделwhat are you ~ now? чем вы заняты теперь?, над чем вы работаете теперь? what are you ~ now? что вы затеваете?;
he is at it again он снова взялся за это -
71 acta fori
ăgo, egi, actum, 3, v. a. (axim = egerim, Pac. ap. Non. 505, 22; Paul. ex Fest. s. v. axitiosi, p. 3 Mull.;I.axit = egerit,
Paul. Diac. 3, 3;AGIER = agi,
Cic. Off. 3, 15;agentum = agentium,
Vulc. Gall. Av. Cass. 4, 6) [cf. agô; Sanscr. ag, aghami = to go, to drive; agmas = way, train = ogmos; agis = race, contest = agôn; perh. also Germ. jagen, to drive, to hunt], to put in motion, to move (syn.: agitare, pellere, urgere).Lit.A.Of cattle and other animals, to lead, drive.a.Absol.: agas asellum, Seip. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 64, 258:b.jumenta agebat,
Liv. 1, 48:capellas ago,
Verg. E. 1, 13:Pars quia non veniant pecudes, sed agantur, ab actu etc.,
Ov. F. 1, 323:caballum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 36.—With acc. of place, prep., sup., or inf.:B. a.agere bovem Romam,
Curt. 1, 45:equum in hostem,
id. 7, 4:Germani in amnem aguntur,
Tac. H. 5, 21:acto ad vallum equo,
id. A. 2, 13:pecora per calles,
Curt. 7, 11:per devia rura capellas,
Ov. M. 1, 676:pecus pastum,
Varr. L. L. 6, 41, p. 88 Mull.:capellas potum age,
Verg. E. 9, 23:pecus egit altos Visere montes,
Hor. C. 1, 2, 7.—Absol.:b.agmen agens equitum,
Verg. A. 7, 804.—With prep., abl., or inf.:C.vinctum ante se Thyum agebat,
Nep. Dat. 3:agitur praeceps exercitus Lydorum in populos,
Sil. 4, 720:(adulteram) maritus per omnem vicum verbere agit,
Tac. G. 19; Suet. Calig. 27:captivos prae se agentes,
Curt. 7, 6; Liv. 23, 1:acti ante suum quisque praedonem catenati,
Quint. 8, 3, 69:captivos sub curribus agere,
Mart. 8, 26:agimur auguriis quaerere exilia,
Verg. A. 3, 5;and simple for comp.: multis milibus armatorum actis ex ea regione = coactis,
Liv. 44, 31.— In prose: agi, to be led, to march, to go:quo multitudo omnis consternata agebatur,
Liv. 10, 29: si citius agi vellet agmen, that the army would move, or march on quicker, id. 2, 58:raptim agmine acto,
id. 6, 28; so id. 23, 36; 25, 9.— Trop.:egit sol hiemem sub terras,
Verg. G. 4, 51:poemata dulcia sunto Et quocumque volent animum auditoris agunto,
lead the mind, Hor. A. P. 100. —Hence, poet.: se agere, to betake one's self, i. e. to go, to come (in Plaut. very freq.;also in Ter., Verg., etc.): quo agis te?
where are you going? Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 294:unde agis te?
id. Most. 1, 4, 28; so id. ib. 3, 1, 31; id. Mil. 3, 2, 49; id. Poen. 1, 2, 120; id. Pers. 4, 3, 13; id. Trin. 4, 3, 71:quo hinc te agis?
where are you going, Ter. And. 4, 2, 25:Ecce gubernator sese Palinurus agebat,
was moving along, Verg. A. 6, 337:Aeneas se matutinus agebat,
id. ib. 8, 465:is enim se primus agebat,
for he strode on in front, id. ib. 9, 696.—Also without se:Et tu, unde agis?
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 20:Quo agis?
id. Pers. 2, 2, 34:Huc age,
Tib. 2, 5, 2 (unless age is here to be taken with veni at the end of the line).—To drive or carry off (animals or men), to steal, rob, plunder (usually abigere):D.Et redigunt actos in sua rura boves,
Ov. F. 3, 64.—So esp. freq. of men or animals taken as booty in war, while ferre is used of portable things; hence, ferre et agere (as in Gr. agein kai pherein, Hom. Il. 5, 484; and reversed, pherein kai agein, in Hdt. and Xen.; cf.:rapiunt feruntque,
Verg. A. 2, 374:rapere et auferre,
Cic. Off. 1, 14), in gen., to rob, to plunder: res sociorum ferri agique vidit, Liv. 22, 3:ut ferri agique res suas viderunt,
id. 38, 15; so id. 3, 37;so also: rapere agereque: ut ex alieno agro raperent agerentque,
Liv. 22, 1, 2; but portari atque agi means to bear and carry, to bring together, in Caes. B. C. 2, 29 (as pherein kai agein in Plat. Phaedr. 279, C):ne pulcram praedam agat,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 2, 3:urbes, agros vastare, praedas agere,
Sall. J. 20, 8; 32, 3:pecoris et mancipiorum praedas,
id. ib. 44, 5;so eccl. Lat.: agere praedas de aliquo,
Vulg. Jud. 9, 16; ib. 1 Reg. 27, 8; cf. Gron. Obs. 3, 22, 633.—To chase, pursue, press animals or men, to drive about or onwards in flight (for the usual agitare).a.Of animals:b.apros,
Verg. G. 3, 412:cervum,
id. A. 7, 481; cf. id. ib. 4, 71:citos canes,
Ov. H. 5, 20:feros tauros,
Suet. Claud. 21.—Of men:E.ceteros ruerem, agerem,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 21 (= prosequerer, premerem, Don.):ita perterritos egerunt, ut, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 4, 12:Demoleos cursu palantis Troas agebat,
Verg. A. 5, 265; cf. id. ib. 1, 574:aliquem in exsilium,
Liv. 25, 2; so Just. 2, 9, 6; 16, 4, 4; 17, 3, 17;22, 1, 16 al.: aliquem in fugam,
id. 16, 2, 3.—Of inanimate or abstract objects, to move, impel, push forwards, advance, carry to or toward any point:F.quid si pater cuniculos agat ad aerarium?
lead, make, Cic. Off. 3, 23, 90:egisse huc Alpheum vias,
made its way, Verg. A. 3, 695:vix leni et tranquillo mari moles agi possunt,
carry, build out, Curt. 4, 2, 8:cloacam maximam sub terram agendam,
to be carried under ground, Liv. 1, 56;so often in the histt., esp. Caes. and Livy, as t. t., of moving forwards the battering engines: celeriter vineis ad oppidum actis,
pushed forwards, up, Caes. B. G. 2, 12 Herz.; so id. ib. 3, 21; 7, 17; id. B. C. 2, 1; Liv. 8, 16:accelerant acta pariter testudine Volsci,
Verg. A. 9, 505 al.:fugere colles campique videntur, quos agimus praeter navem, i. e. praeter quos agimus navem,
Lucr. 4, 391:in litus passim naves egerunt,
drove the ships ashore, Liv. 22, 19:ratem in amnem,
Ov. F. 1, 500:naves in advorsum amnem,
Tac. H. 4, 22.— Poet.: agere navem, to steer or direct a ship, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 114; so,agere currum,
to drive a chariot, Ov. M. 2, 62; 2, 388 al.—To stir up, to throw out, excite, cause, bring forth (mostly poet.):G.scintillasque agere ac late differre favillam,
to throw out sparks and scatter ashes far around, Lucr. 2, 675:spumas ore,
Verg. G. 3, 203; so Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66:piceum Flumen agit,
Verg. A. 9, 814:qui vocem cubantes sensim excitant, eandemque cum egerunt, etc.,
when they have brought it forth, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251. —Hence, animam agere, to expel the breath of life, give up the ghost, expire:agens animam spumat,
Lucr. 3, 493:anhelans vaga vadit, animam agens,
Cat. 63, 31:nam et agere animam et efflare dicimus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 19:Hortensius, cum has litteras scripsi, animam agebat,
id. Fam. 8, 13, 2; so Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 13:eodem tempore et gestum et animam ageres,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 8:Est tanti habere animam ut agam?
Sen. Ep. 101, 12; and with a play upon words: semper agis causas et res agis, Attale, semper. Est, non est, quod agas, Attale, semper agis. Si res et causae desunt, agis, Attale, mulas;Attale, ne quod agas desit, agas animam,
Mart. 1, 80.—Of plants, to put forth or out, to shoot, extend:II.(salices) gemmas agunt,
Varr. R. R. 1, 30:florem agere coeperit ficus,
Col. R. R. 5, 10, 10:frondem agere,
Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 45:se ad auras palmes agit,
Verg. G. 2, 364:(platanum) radices trium et triginta cubitorum egisse,
Varr. R. R. 1, 37, 15:per glebas sensim radicibus actis,
Ov. M. 4, 254; so id. ib. 2, 583:robora suas radices in profundum agunt,
Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 127.—Metaph.:vera gloria radices agit,
Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43:pluma in cutem radices egerat imas,
Ov. M. 2, 582.Trop.A.Spec., to guide, govern:B.Tros Tyriusque mihi nullo discrimine agetur,
Verg. A. 1, 574; cf. Forbig. ad h. 1., who considers it the only instance of this use, and compares a similar use of agô; v. L. and S. s. v. II. 2.—In gen., to move, impel, excite, urge to a thing, to prompt or induce to:C.si quis ad illa deus te agat,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 24:una plaga ceteros ad certamen egit,
Liv. 9, 41; 8, 7; 39, 15: quae te, germane, furentem Mens agit in facinus? Ov. M. 5, 14:totis mentibus acta,
Sil. 10, 191:in furorem agere,
Quint. 6, 1, 31:si Agricola in ipsam gloriam praeceps agebatur,
Tac. Agr. 41:provinciam avaritia in bellum egerat,
id. A. 14, 32.—To drive, stir up, excite, agitate, rouse vehemently (cf. agito, II.):D.me amor fugat, agit,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 8:agunt eum praecipitem poenae civium Romanorum,
Cic. Verr. 1, 3:perpetua naturalis bonitas, quae nullis casibus neque agitur neque minuitur,
Nep. Att. 9, 1 Brem.:opportunitas, quae etiam mediocres viros spe praedae transvorsos agit,
i. e. leads astray, Sall. J. 6, 3; 14, 20; so Sen. Ep. 8, 3.— To pursue with hostile intent, to persecute, disturb, vex, to attack, assail (for the usu. agitare; mostly poet.):reginam Alecto stimulis agit undique Bacchi,
Verg. A. 7, 405:non res et agentia (i. e. agitantia, vexantia) verba Lycamben,
Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 25:acerba fata Romanos agunt,
id. Epod 7, 17:diris agam vos,
id. ib. 5, 89:quam deus ultor agebat,
Ov. M. 14, 750:futurae mortis agor stimulis,
Luc. 4, 517; cf. Matth. ad Cic. Mur. § 21.—To drive at something, to pursue a course of action, i. e. to make something an object of action; either in the most general sense, like the Engl. do and the Gr. prattein, for every kind of mental or physical employment; or, in a more restricted sense, to exhibit in external action, to act or perform, to deliver or pronounce, etc., so that after the act is completed nothing remains permanent, e. g. a speech, dance, play, etc. (while facere, to make, poiein, denotes the production of an object which continues to exist after the act is completed; and gerere, the performance of the duties of an office or calling).—On these significations, v. Varr. 6, 6, 62, and 6, 7, 64, and 6, 8, 72.—For the more restricted signif. v. Quint. 2, 18, 1 sq.; cf. Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 7, 12; Hab. Syn. 426.1. a.With the gen. objects, aliquid, nihil, plus, etc.:b.numquam se plus agere quam nihil cum ageret,
Cic. Rep. 1, 17 (cf. with this, id. Off. 3, 1: numquam se minus otiosum esse quam cum otiosus esset): mihi, qui nihil agit, esse omnino non videtur. id. N. D. 2, 16, 46:post satietatem nihil (est) agendum,
Cels. 1, 2.—Hence,Without object:c.aliud agendi tempus, aliud quiescendi,
Cic. N. D. 2, 53, 132; Juv. 16, 49:agendi tempora,
Tac. H. 3, 40:industria in agendo, celeritas in conficiendo,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 29.—In colloquial lang., to do, to fare, get on: quid agis? what are you doing? M. Tulli, quid agis? Cic. Cat. 1, 11:d.Quid agis?
What's your business? Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 9; also, How goes it with you? How are you? ti pratteis, Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 20; Cic. Fam. 7, 11 al.; Hor. S. 1, 9, 4:vereor, quid agat,
how he is, Cic. Att. 9, 17:ut sciatis, quid agam,
Vulg. Ephes. 6, 21:prospere agit anima tua,
fares well, ib. 3 Joan. 2:quid agitur?
how goes it with you? how do you do? how are you? Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 17; 1, 5, 42; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 40:Quid intus agitur?
is going on, Plaut. Cas. 5, 2, 20; id. Ps. 1, 5, 42 al.—With nihil or non multum, to do, i. e. to effect, accomplish, achieve nothing, or not much (orig. belonging to colloquial lang., but in the class. per. even in oratorical and poet. style): nihil agit;e.collum obstringe homini,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 29:nihil agis,
you effect nothing, it is of no use, Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 12:nihil agis, dolor! quamvis sis molestus, numquam te esse confitebor malum,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 25, 61 Kuhn.; Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 10: cupis, inquit, abire; sed nihil agis;usque tenebo,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 15:[nihil agis,] nihil assequeris,
Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 15 B. and K.:ubi blanditiis agitur nihil,
Ov. M. 6, 685: egerit non multum, has not done much, Curt. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29; cf. Ruhnk. ad Rutil. Lup. p. 120.—In certain circumstances, to proceed, do, act, manage (mostly belonging to familiar style): Thr. Quid nunc agimus? Gn. Quin redimus, What shall we do now? Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 41:2.hei mihi! quid faciam? quid agam?
what shall I do? how shall I act? id. Ad. 5, 3, 3:quid agam, habeo,
id. And. 3, 2, 18 (= quid respondeam habeo, Don.) al.:sed ita quidam agebat,
was so acting, Cic. Lig. 7, 21: a Burro minaciter actum, Burrus [p. 75] proceeded to threats, Tac. A. 13, 21.—To pursue, do, perform, transact (the most usual signif. of this word; in all periods; syn.: facere, efficere, transigere, gerere, tractare, curare): cui quod agat institutumst nullo negotio id agit, Enn. ap. Gell. 19, 10, 12 (Trag. v. 254 Vahl.): ut quae egi, ago, axim, verruncent bene, Pac. ap. Non. 505, 23 (Trag. Rel. p. 114 Rib.):3.At nihil est, nisi, dum calet, hoc agitur,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 92:Ut id agam, quod missus huc sum,
id. Ps. 2, 2, 44: homines quae agunt vigilantes, agitantque, ea si cui in somno accidunt, minus mirum est, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 45:observabo quam rem agat,
what he is going to do, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 114:Id quidem ago,
That is what I am doing, Verg. E. 9, 37:res vera agitur,
Juv. 4, 35:Jam tempus agires,
Verg. A. 5, 638:utilis rebus agendis,
Juv. 14, 72:grassator ferro agit rem,
does the business with a dagger, id. 3, 305; 6, 659 (cf.:gladiis geritur res,
Liv. 9, 41):nihil ego nunc de istac re ago,
do nothing about that matter, Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 8:postquam id actumst,
after this is accomplished, id. Am. 1, 1, 72; so,sed quid actumst?
id. Ps. 2, 4, 20:nihil aliud agebam nisi eum defenderem,
Cic. Sull. 12:ne quid temere ac fortuitu, inconsiderate negligenterque agamus,
id. Off. 1, 29:agamus quod instat,
Verg. E. 9, 66:renuntiaverunt ei omnia, quae egerant,
Vulg. Marc. 6, 30; ib. Act. 5, 35:suum negotium agere,
to mind one's business, attend to one's own affairs, Cic. Off. 1, 9; id. de Or. 3, 55, 211; so,ut vestrum negotium agatis,
Vulg. 1 Thess. 4, 11:neque satis Bruto constabat, quid agerent,
Caes. B. G. 3, 14:postquam res in Africa gestas, quoque modo actae forent, fama divolgavit,
Sall. J. 30, 1:sed tu delibera, utrum colloqui malis an per litteras agere quae cogitas,
Nep. Con. 3, 8 al. —With the spec. idea of completing, finishing: jucundi acti labores, a proverb in Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105.—To pursue in one's mind, to drive at, to revolve, to be occupied with, think upon, have in view, aim at (cf. agito, II. E., volvo and voluto):4.nescio quid mens mea majus agit,
Ov. H. 12, 212:hoc variis mens ipsa modis agit,
Val. Fl. 3, 392:agere fratri proditionem,
Tac. H. 2, 26:de intranda Britannia,
id. Agr. 13.—With a verbal subst., as a favorite circumlocution for the action indicated by the subst. (cf. in Gr. agô with verbal subst.):5.rimas agere (sometimes ducere),
to open in cracks, fissures, to crack, Cic. Att. 14, 9; Ov. M. 2, 211; Luc. 6, 728: vos qui regalis corporis custodias agitis, keep watch over, guard, Naev. ap. Non. 323, 1; so Liv. 5, 10:vigilias agere,
Cic. Verr. 4, 43, 93; Nep. Thras. 4; Tac. H. 3, 76:excubias alicui,
Ov. F. 3, 245:excubias,
Tac. H. 4, 58:pervigilium,
Suet. Vit. 10:stationem agere,
to keep guard, Liv. 35, 29; Tac. H. 1, 28:triumphum agere,
to triumph, Cic. Fam. 3, 10; Ov. M. 15, 757; Suet. Dom. 6:libera arbitria agere,
to make free decisions, to decide arbitrarily, Liv. 24, 45; Curt. 6, 1, 19; 8, 1, 4:paenitentiam agere,
to exercise repentance, to repent, Quint. 9, 3, 12; Petr. S. 132; Tac. Or. 15; Curt. 8, 6, 23; Plin. Ep. 7, 10; Vulg. Lev. 5, 5; ib. Matt. 3, 2; ib. Apoc. 2, 5:silentia agere,
to maintain silence, Ov. M. 1, 349:pacem agere,
Juv. 15, 163:crimen agere,
to bring accusation, to accuse, Cic. Verr. 4, 22, 48:laborem agere,
id. Fin. 2, 32:cursus agere,
Ov. Am. 3, 6, 95:delectum agere,
to make choice, to choose, Plin. 7, 29, 30, § 107; Quint. 10, 4, 5:experimenta agere,
Liv. 9, 14; Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 18:mensuram,
id. 15, 3, 4, § 14:curam agere,
to care for, Ov. H. 15, 302; Quint. 8, prooem. 18:curam ejus egit,
Vulg. Luc. 10, 34:oblivia agere,
to forget, Ov. M. 12, 540:nugas agere,
to trifle, Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 29; id. As. 1, 1, 78, and often:officinas agere,
to keep shop, Inscr. Orell. 4266.—So esp.: agere gratias ( poet. grates; never in sing. gratiam), to give thanks, to thank; Gr. charin echein ( habere gratiam is to be or feel grateful; Gr. charin eidenai; and referre gratiam, to return a favor, requite; Gr. charin apodidonai; cf. Bremi ad Nep. Them. 8, 7):diis gratias pro meritis agere,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 26:Haud male agit gratias,
id. Aul. 4, 4, 31:Magnas vero agere gratias Thais mihi?
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 1:Dis magnas merito gratias habeo atque ago,
id. Phorm. 5, 6, 80: Lentulo nostro egi per litteras tuo nomine gratias diligenter, Cic. Fam. 1, 10: immortales ago tibi gratias agamque dum vivam;nam relaturum me adfirmare non possum,
id. ib. 10, 11, 1: maximas tibi omnes gratias agimus, C. Caesar;majores etiam habemus,
id. Marcell. 11, 33:Trebatio magnas ago gratias, quod, etc.,
id. Fam. 11, 28, 8: renuntiate gratias regi me agere;referre gratiam aliam nunc non posse quam ut suadeam, ne, etc.,
Liv. 37, 37: grates tibi ago, summe Sol, vobisque, reliqui Caelites, * Cic. Rep. 6, 9:gaudet et invito grates agit inde parenti,
Ov. M. 2, 152; so id. ib. 6, 435; 484; 10, 291; 681; 14, 596; Vulg. 2 Reg. 8, 10; ib. Matt. 15, 36 al.;and in connection with this, laudes agere: Jovis fratri laudes ago et grates gratiasque habeo,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 2:Dianae laudes gratesque agam,
id. Mil. 2, 5, 2; so,diis immortalibus laudesque et grates egit,
Liv. 26, 48:agi sibi gratias passus est,
Tac. Agr. 42; so id. H. 2, 71; 4, 51; id. A. 13, 21; but oftener grates or gratis in Tac.:Tiberius egit gratis benevolentiae patrum, A. 6, 2: agit grates,
id. H. 3, 80; 4, 64; id. A. 2, 38; 2, 86; 3, 18; 3, 24; 4, 15 al.—Of time, to pass, spend (very freq. and class.): Romulus in caelo cum dis agit aevom, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; so Pac. id. ib. 2, 21, 49, and Hor. S. 1, 5, 101:6.tempus,
Tac. H. 4, 62; id. A. 3, 16: domi aetatem, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6:aetatem in litteris,
Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 3:senectutem,
id. Sen. 3, 7; cf. id. ib. 17, 60:dies festos,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 48; Tac. G. 17:otia secura,
Verg. G. 3, 377; Ov. F. 1, 68; 4, 926:ruri agere vitam,
Liv. 7, 39, and Tac. A. 15, 63:vitam in terris,
Verg. G. 2, 538:tranquillam vitam agere,
Vulg. 1 Tim. 2, 2:Hunc (diem) agerem si,
Verg. A. 5, 51:ver magnus agebat Orbis,
id. G. 2, 338:aestiva agere,
to pass, be in, summer quarters, Liv. 27, 8; 27, 21; Curt. 5, 8, 24.— Pass.:menses jam tibi esse actos vides,
Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 2:mensis agitur hic septimus,
Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 34, and Ov. M. 7, 700:melior pars acta (est) diei,
Verg. A. 9, 156; Juv. 4, 66; Tac. A. 15, 63:acta est per lacrimas nox,
Ov. H. 12, 58 Ruhnk.:tunc principium anni agebatur,
Liv. 3, 6:actis quindecim annis in regno,
Just. 41, 5, 9:Nona aetas agitur,
Juv. 13, 28 al. —With annus and an ordinal, to be of a certain age, to be so old:quartum annum ago et octogesimum,
am eighty-four years old, Cic. Sen. 10, 32:Annum agens sextum decimum patrem amisit,
Suet. Caes. 1.—Metaph.: sescentesimum et quadragesimum annum urbs nostra agebat, was in its 640 th year, Tac. G. 37.— Hence also absol. (rare), to pass or spend time, to live, to be, to be somewhere:civitas laeta agere,
was joyful, Sall. J. 55, 2:tum Marius apud primos agebat,
id. ib. 101, 6:in Africa, qua procul a mari incultius agebatur,
id. ib. 89, 7:apud illos homines, qui tum agebant,
Tac. A. 3, 19:Thracia discors agebat,
id. ib. 3, 38:Juxta Hermunduros Naristi agunt,
Tac. G. 42:ultra jugum plurimae gentes agunt,
id. ib. 43:Gallos trans Padum agentes,
id. H. 3, 34:quibus (annis) exul Rhodi agit,
id. A. 1, 4:agere inter homines desinere,
id. ib. 15, 74:Vitellius non in ore volgi agere,
was not in the sight of the people, id. H. 3, 36:ante aciem agere,
id. G. 7; and:in armis agere,
id. A. 14, 55 = versari.—In the lang. of offerings, t. t., to despatch the victim, to kill, slay. In performing this rite, the sacrificer asked the priest, agone, shall I do it? and the latter answered, age or hoc age, do it:7.qui calido strictos tincturus sanguine cultros semper, Agone? rogat, nec nisi jussus agit,
Ov. F. 1. 321 (cf. agonia and agonalia):a tergo Chaeream cervicem (Caligulae) gladio caesim graviter percussisse, praemissa voce,
hoc age, Suet. Calig. 58; id. Galb. 20. —This call of the priest in act of solemn sacrifice, Hoc age, warned the assembled multitude to be quiet and give attention; hence hoc or id and sometimes haec or istuc agere was used for, to give attention to, to attend to, to mind, heed; and followed by ut or ne, to pursue a thing, have it in view, aim at, design, etc.; cf. Ruhnk. ad Ter. And. 1, 2, 15, and Suet. Calig. 58: hoc agite, Plaut. As. prol. init.:Hoc age,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 152; id. Ep. 1, 6, 31:Hoc agite, of poetry,
Juv. 7, 20:hoc agamus,
Sen. Clem. 1, 12:haec agamus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 49:agere hoc possumus,
Lucr. 1, 41; 4, 969; Juv. 7, 48:hoccine agis an non? hoc agam,
id. ib., Ter. And. 1, 2, 15; 2, 5, 4:nunc istuc age,
id. Heaut. 3, 2, 47; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 3 al.:Hoc egit civis Romanus ante te nemo,
Cic. Lig. 4, 11:id et agunt et moliuntur,
id. Mur. 38:(oculi, aures, etc.) quasi fenestrae sunt animi, quibus tamen sentire nihil queat mens, nisi id agat et adsit,
id. Tusc. 1, 20, 46: qui id egerunt, ut gentem... collocarent, aimed at this, that, etc., id. Cat. 4, 6, 12:qui cum maxime fallunt, id agunt, ut viri boni esse videantur,
keep it in view, that, id. Off. 1, 13, 41:idne agebas, ut tibi cum sceleratis, an ut cum bonis civibus conveniret?
id. Lig. 6, 18:Hoc agit, ut doleas,
Juv. 5, 157:Hoc age, ne mutata retrorsum te ferat aura,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 88:Quid tuus ille destrictus gladius agebat?
have in view, mean, Cic. Leg. 3, 9:Quid aliud egimus nisi ut, quod hic potest, nos possemus?
id. ib. 4, 10:Sin autem id actum est, ut homines postremi pecuniis alienis locupletarentur,
id. Rosc. Am. 47, 137:certiorem eum fecit, id agi, ut pons dissolveretur,
Nep. Them. 5, 1:ego id semper egi, ne bellis interessem,
Cic. Fam. 4, 7.—Also, the opp.: alias res or aliud agere, not to attend to, heed, or observe, to pursue secondary or subordinate objects: Ch. Alias res agis. Pa. Istuc ago equidem, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 57; id. Hec. 5, 3, 28:usque eo animadverti eum jocari atque alias res agere,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 22:atqui vides, quam alias res agamus,
id. de Or. 3, 14, 51; id. Brut. 66, 233:aliud agens ac nihil ejusmodi cogitans,
id. Clu. 64.—In relation to public affairs, to conduct, manage, carry on, administer: agere bellum, to carry on or wage war (embracing the whole theory and practice of war, while bellum gerere designates the bodily and mental effort, and the bearing of the necessary burdens; and bellum facere, the actual outbreak of hostile feelings, v. Herz. ad Caes. B. G. 28):8.qui longe alia ratione ac reliqui Galli bellum agere instituerunt,
Caes. B. G. 3, 28:Antiochus si tam in agendo bello parere voluisset consiliis ejus (Hannibalis) quam in suscipiendo instituerat, etc.,
Nep. Hann. 8, 3; Curt. 4, 10, 29:aliena bella mercedibus agere,
Mel. 1, 16:Bellaque non puero tractat agenda puer,
Ov. A. A. 1, 182 (also in id. Tr. 2, 230, Gron. Observ. 2, 3, 227, for the usu. obit, with one MS., reads agit; so Merkel).— Poet.:Martem for bellum,
Luc. 4, 2: agere proelium, to give battle (very rare):levibus proeliis cum Gallis actis,
Liv. 22, 9.—Of offices, employments, etc., to conduct, exercise, administer, hold:forum agere,
to hold court, Cic. Fam. 8, 6; and:conventus agere,
to hold the assizes, id. Verr. 5, 11, 28; Caes. B. G. 1, 54; 6, 44;used of the governors of provinces: judicium agere,
Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 120:vivorum coetus agere,
to make assemblies of, to assemble, Tac. A. 16, 34:censum agere,
Liv. 3, 22; Tac. A. 14, 46; Suet. Aug. 27:recensum agere,
id. Caes. 41:potestatem agere,
Flor. 1, 7, 2:honorem agere,
Liv. 8, 26:regnum,
Flor. 1, 6, 2:rem publicam,
Dig. 4, 6, 35, § 8:consulatum,
Quint. 12, 1, 16:praefecturam,
Suet. Tib. 6:centurionatum,
Tac. A. 1, 44:senatum,
Suet. Caes. 88:fiscum agere,
to have charge of the treasury, id. Dom. 12:publicum agere,
to collect the taxes, id. Vesp. 1:inquisitionem agere,
Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 18:curam alicujus rei agere,
to have the management of, to manage, Liv. 6, 15; Suet. Claud. 18:rei publicae curationem agens,
Liv. 4, 13: dilectum agere, to make a levy, to levy (postAug. for dilectum habere, Cic., Caes., Sall.), Quint. 12, 3, 5; Tac. A. 2, 16; id. Agr. 7 and 10; id. H. 2, 16, 12; Suet. Calig. 43. —Of civil and political transactions in the senate, the forum, before tribunals of justice, etc., to manage or transact, to do, to discuss, plead, speak, deliberate; constr. aliquid or de aliqua re:a.velim recordere, quae ego de te in senatu egerim, quae in contionibus dixerim,
Cic. Fam. 5, 2; 1, 9:de condicionibus pacis,
Liv. 8, 37:de summa re publica,
Suet. Caes. 28:cum de Catilinae conjuratione ageretur in curia,
id. Aug. 94:de poena alicujus,
Liv. 5, 36:de agro plebis,
id. 1, 46.—Hence the phrase: agere cum populo, of magistrates, to address the people in a public assembly, for the purpose of obtaining their approval or rejection of a thing (while [p. 76] agere ad populum signifies to propose, to bring before the people):cum populo agere est rogare quid populum, quod suffragiis suis aut jubeat aut vetet,
Gell. 13, 15, 10:agere cum populo de re publica,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 12; id. Lael. 25, 96:neu quis de his postea ad senatum referat neve cum populo agat,
Sall. C. 51, 43.—So also absol.:hic locus (rostra) ad agendum amplissimus,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 1:Metellus cum agere coepisset, tertio quoque verbo orationis suae me appellabat,
id. Fam. 5, 2.— Transf. to common life.Agere cum aliquo, de aliquo or re or ut, to treat, deal, negotiate, confer, talk with one about a person or thing; to endeavor to persuade or move one, that, etc.: nihil age tecum (sc. cum odore vini);b.ubi est ipsus (vini lepos)?
I have nothing to do with you, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 11:Quae (patria) tecum, Catilina, sic agit,
thus pleads, Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 18:algae Inquisitores agerent cum remige nudo,
Juv. 4, 49:haec inter se dubiis de rebus agebant,
thus treated together, Verg. A. 11, 445:de quo et praesens tecum egi diligenter, et scripsi ad te accurate antea,
Cic. Fam. 13, 75:egi cum Claudia et cum vestra sorore Mucia, ut eum ab illa injuria deterrerent,
id. ib. 5, 2:misi ad Metellum communes amicos, qui agerent cum eo, ut de illa mente desisteret,
id. ib. 5, 2:Callias quidam egit cum Cimone, ut eam (Elpinicen) sibi uxorem daret,
Nep. Cim. 1, 3.—Also absol.:Alcibiades praesente vulgo agere coepit,
Nep. Alc. 8, 2:si qua Caesares obtinendae Armeniae egerant,
Tac. A. 15, 14:ut Lucretius agere varie, rogando alternis suadendoque coepit,
Liv. 2, 2.—In Suet. once agere cum senatu, with acc. and inf., to propose or state to the Senate:Tiberius egit cum senatu non debere talia praemia tribui,
Suet. Tib. 54.—With the advv. bene, praeclare, male, etc., to deal well or ill with one, to treat or use well or ill:9.facile est bene agere cum eis, etc.,
Cic. Phil. 14, 11:bene egissent Athenienses cum Miltiade, si, etc.,
Val. Max. 5, 3, 3 ext.; Vulg. Jud. 9, 16:praeclare cum aliquo agere,
Cic. Sest. 23:Male agis mecum,
Plaut. As. 1, 3, 21:qui cum creditoribus suis male agat,
Cic. Quinct. 84; and:tu contra me male agis,
Vulg. Jud. 11, 27.—Freq. in pass., to be or go well or ill with one, to be well or badly off:intelleget secum actum esse pessime,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 50:praeclare mecum actum puto,
id. Fam. 9, 24; so id. ib. 5, 18: exstat cujusdam non inscitus jocus bene agi potuisse cum rebus humanis, si Domitius pater talem habuisset uxorem, it would have gone well with human affairs, been well for mankind, if, etc., Suet. Ner. 28.—Also absol. without cum: agitur praeclare, si nosmet ipsos regere possumus, it is well done if, etc., it is a splendid thing if, etc., Cic. Fam. 4, 14:vivitur cum eis, in quibus praeclare agitur si sunt simulacra virtutis,
id. Off. 1, 15:bene agitur pro noxia,
Plaut. Mil. 5, 23.—Of transactions before a court or tribunal.a.Aliquid agere ex jure, ex syngrapha, ex sponso, or simply the abl. jure, lege, litibus, obsignatis tabellis, causa, to bring an action or suit, to manage a cause, to plead a case:b.ex jure civili et praetorio agere,
Cic. Caecin. 12:tamquam ex syngrapha agere cum populo,
to litigate, id. Mur. 17:ex sponso egit,
id. Quint. 9: Ph. Una injuriast Tecum. Ch. Lege agito ergo, Go to law, then, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 90:agere lege in hereditatem,
Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 175; Ov. F. 1, 48; Liv. 9, 46:cum illo se lege agere dicebat,
Nep. Tim. 5: summo jure agere, to assert or claim one's right to the full extent of the law, Cic. Off. 1, 11:non enim gladiis mecum, sed litibus agetur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 4:causa quam vi agere malle,
Tac. A. 13, 37:tabellis obsignatis agis mecum,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 11, 33:Jure, ut opinor, agat, jure increpet inciletque,
with right would bring her charge, Lucr. 3, 963; so,Castrensis jurisdictio plura manu agens,
settles more cases by force, Tac. Agr. 9:ubi manu agitur,
when the case is settled by violent hands, id. G. 36.—Causam or rem agere, to try or plead a case; with apud, ad, or absol.:c.causam apud centumviros egit,
Cic. Caecin. 24:Caesar cum ageret apud censores,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 10; so with adversus:egi causam adversus magistratus,
Vulg. 2 Esdr. 13, 11:orator agere dicitur causam,
Varr. L. L. 6, 42: causam isto modo agere, Cic. Lig. 4, 10; Tac. Or. 5; 11; 14; Juv. 2, 51; 14, 132:agit causas liberales,
Cic. Fam. 8, 9: qui ad rem agendam adsunt, M. Cael. ap. Quint. 11, 1, 51:cum (M. Tullius) et ipsam se rem agere diceret,
Quint. 12, 10, 45: Gripe, accede huc;tua res agitur,
is being tried, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 104; Quint. 8, 3, 13;and extra-judicially: rogo ad Caesarem meam causam agas,
Cic. Fam. 5, 10:Una (factio) populi causam agebat, altera optimatum,
Nep. Phoc. 3; so, agere, absol., to plead' ad judicem sic agi solet, Cic. Lig. 10:tam solute agere, tam leniter,
id. Brut. 80:tu istuc nisi fingeres, sic ageres?
id. ib. 80; Juv. 7, 143 and 144; 14, 32.— Transf. to common life; with de or acc., to discuss, treat, speak of:Sed estne hic ipsus, de quo agebam?
of whom I was speaking, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 53:causa non solum exponenda, sed etiam graviter copioseque agenda est,
to be discussed, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 12; id. Verr. 1, 13, 37:Samnitium bella, quae agimus,
are treating of, Liv. 10, 31.—Hence,Agere aliquem reum, to proceed against one as accused, to accuse one, Liv. 4, 42; 24, 25; Tac. A. 14, 18:d.reus agitur,
id. ib. 15, 20; 3, 13; and with the gen. of the crime, with which one is charged:agere furti,
to accuse of theft, Cic. Fam. 7, 22:adulterii cum aliquo,
Quint. 4, 4, 8:injuriarum,
id. 3, 6, 19; and often in the Pandects.—Pass. of the thing which is the subject of accusation, to be in suit or in question; it concerns or affects, is about, etc.:(α).non nunc pecunia, sed illud agitur, quomodo, etc.,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 67:non capitis ei res agitur, sed pecuniae,
the point in dispute, id. Phorm. 4, 3, 26:aguntur injuriae sociorum, agitur vis legum, agitur existimatio, veritasque judiciorum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 51:si magna res, magna hereditas agetur,
id. Fin. 2, 17: qua de re agitur, what the point of dispute or litigation is, id. Brut. 79.—Hence, trop.,Res agitur, the case is on trial, i. e. something is at stake or at hazard, in peril, or in danger:(β).at nos, quarum res agitur, aliter auctores sumus,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 72:quasi istic mea res minor agatur quam tua,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 113:agitur populi Romani gloria, agitur salus sociorum atque amicorum, aguntur certissima populi Romani vectigalia et maxima, aguntur bona multorum civium,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 2, 6:in quibus eorum aut caput agatur aut fama,
id. Lael. 17, 61; Nep. Att. 15, 2:non libertas solum agebatur,
Liv. 28, 19; Sen. Clem. 1, 20 al.:nam tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 84 (= in periculo versatur, Lambin.):agitur pars tertia mundi,
is at stake, I am in danger of losing, Ov. M. 5, 372.—Res acta est, the case is over (and done for): acta haec res est;(γ).perii,
this matter is ended, Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 3: hence, actum est de aliquo or aliqua re, it is all over with a person or thing:actum hodie est de me,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 63:jam de Servio actum,
Liv. 1, 47:actum est de collo meo,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 4, 194.—So also absol.: actumst;ilicet me infelicem,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 17:si animus hominem pepulit, actumst,
id. Trin. 2, 2, 27; Ter. And. 3, 1, 7; Cic. Att. 5, 15:actumst, ilicet, peristi,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 9: periimus;actumst,
id. Heaut. 3, 3, 3.—Rem actam agere, to plead a case already finished, i. e. to act to no purpose:10. a.rem actam agis,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 27; id. Cist. 4, 2, 36; Liv. 28, 40; so,actum or acta agere: actum, aiunt, ne agas,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 72; Cic. Att. 9, 18:acta agimus,
id. Am. 22.—Of an orator, Cic. de Or. 1, 31, 142; cf. id. ib. 2, 19, 79:b.quae sic ab illo acta esse constabat oculis, voce, gestu, inimici ut lacrimas tenere non possent,
id. ib. 3, 56, 214:agere fortius et audentius volo,
Tac. Or. 18; 39.—Of an actor, to represent, play, act:11.Ipse hanc acturust Juppiter comoediam,
Plaut. Am. prol. 88; so,fabulam,
Ter. Ad. prol. 12; id. Hec. prol. 22:dum haec agitur fabula,
Plaut. Men. prol. 72 al.:partis,
to have a part in a play, Ter. Phorm. prol. 27:Ballionem illum cum agit, agit Chaeream,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 7:gestum agere in scaena,
id. de Or. 2, 57:dicitur canticum egisse aliquanto magis vigente motu,
Liv. 7, 2 al. — Transf. to other relations, to represent or personate one, to act the part of, to act as, behave like: has partes lenitatis semper egi, Cic. Mur. 3:egi illos omnes adulescentes, quos ille actitat,
id. Fam. 2, 9:amicum imperatoris,
Tac. H. 1, 30:exulem,
id. A. 1, 4:socium magis imperii quam ministrum,
id. H. 2, 83:senatorem,
Tac. A. 16, 28.—So of things poetically:utrinque prora frontem agit,
serves as a bow, Tac. G. 44.—Se agere = se gerere, to carry one's self, to behave, deport one's self:12.tanta mobilitate sese Numidae agunt,
Sall. J. 56, 5:quanto ferocius ante se egerint,
Tac. H. 3, 2 Halm:qui se pro equitibus Romanis agerent,
Suet. Claud. 25:non principem se, sed ministrum egit,
id. ib. 29:neglegenter se et avare agere,
Eutr. 6, 9:prudenter se agebat,
Vulg. 1 Reg. 18, 5:sapienter se agebat,
ib. 4 Reg. 18, 7. —Also absol.:seditiose,
Tac. Agr. 7:facile justeque,
id. ib. 9:superbe,
id. H. 2, 27:ex aequo,
id. ib. 4, 64:anxius et intentus agebat,
id. Agr. 5.—Imper.: age, agite, Ter., Tib., Lucr., Hor., Ov., never using agite, and Catull. never age, with which compare the Gr. age, agete (also accompanied by the particles dum, eia, en, ergo, igitur, jam, modo, nuncjam, porro, quare, quin, sane, vero, verum, and by sis); as an exclamation.a.In encouragement, exhortation, come! come on! (old Engl. go to!) up! on! quick! (cf. I. B. fin.).(α).In the sing.:(β).age, adsta, mane, audi, Enn. ap. Delr. Synt. 1, 99: age i tu secundum,
come, follow me! Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 1:age, perge, quaeso,
id. Cist. 2, 3, 12:age, da veniam filio,
Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 14:age, age, nunc experiamur,
id. ib. 5, 4, 23:age sis tu... delude,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 89; id. Ep. 3, 4, 39; Cic. Tusc. 2, 18; id. Rosc. Am. 16:quanto ferocius ante se egerint, agedum eam solve cistulam,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 151; id. Capt. 3, 4, 39:Agedum vicissim dic,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 69; id. Eun. 4, 4, 27:agedum humanis concede,
Lucr. 3, 962:age modo hodie sero,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 103:age nuncjam,
id. And. 5, 2, 25:En age, quid cessas,
Tib. 2, 2, 10:Quare age,
Verg. A. 7, 429:Verum age,
id. ib. 12, 832:Quin age,
id. G. 4, 329:en, age, Rumpe moras,
id. ib. 3, 43:eia age,
id. A. 4, 569.—In the plur.:b.agite, pugni,
up, fists, and at 'em! Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 146:agite bibite,
id. Curc. 1, 1, 88; id. Stich. 1, 3, 68:agite in modum dicite,
Cat. 61, 38:Quare agite... conjungite,
id. 64, 372; Verg. A. 1, 627:vos agite... volvite,
Val. Fl. 3, 311:agite nunc, divites, plorate,
Vulg. Jac. 5, 1:agitedum,
Liv. 3, 62.—Also age in the sing., with a verb in the plur. (cf. age tamnete, Hom. Od. 3, 332; age dê trapeiomen, id. Il. 3, 441):age igitur, intro abite,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 54:En agedum convertite,
Prop. 1, 1, 21:mittite, agedum, legatos,
Liv. 38, 47:Ite age,
Stat. Th. 10, 33:Huc age adeste,
Sil. 11, 169.—In transitions in discourse, well then! well now! well! (esp. in Cic. Or. very freq.). So in Plaut. for resuming discourse that has been interrupted: age, tu interea huic somnium narra, Curc. 2, 2, 5: nunc age, res quoniam docui non posse creari, etc., well now, since I have taught, etc., Lucr. 1, 266:c.nunc age, quod superest, cognosce et clarius audi,
id. 1, 920; so id. 1, 952; 2, 62; 333; 730; 3, 418;4, 109 al.: age porro, tu, qui existimari te voluisti interpretem foederum, cur, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 22; so id. Rosc. Am. 16; id. Part. 12; id. Att. 8, 3.—And age (as in a.) with a verb in the plur.:age vero, ceteris in rebus qualis sit temperantia considerate,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 14; so id. Sull. 26; id. Mil. 21; id. Rosc. Am. 37.—As a sign of assent, well! very well! good! right! Age, age, mansero, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 61: age, age, jam ducat;► Position.dabo,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 57:Age, veniam,
id. And. 4, 2, 30:age, sit ita factum,
Cic. Mil. 19:age sane,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 27; Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 119.—Age, used with another verb in the imperative, regularly stands before it, but in poetry, for the sake of the metre, it,I.Sometimes follows such verb; as,a.In dactylic metre:b.Cede agedum,
Prop. 5, 9, 54:Dic age,
Verg. A. 6, 343; Hor. S. 2, 7, 92; Ov. F. 1, 149:Esto age,
Pers. 2, 42:Fare age,
Verg. A. 3, 362:Finge age,
Ov. H. 7, 65:Redde age,
Hor. S. 2, 8, 80:Surge age,
Verg. A. 3, 169; 8, 59; 10, 241; Ov. H. 14, 73:Vade age,
Verg. A. 3, 462; 4, 422; so,agite: Ite agite,
Prop. 4, 3, 7.—In other metres (very rarely):II.appropera age,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 2, 38:dic age,
Hor. C. 1, [p. 77] 32, 3; 2, 11, 22;3, 4, 1.—So also in prose (very rarely): Mittite agedum,
Liv. 38, 47:procedat agedum ad pugnam,
id. 7, 9.—It is often separated from such verb:1.age me huc adspice,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 118; id. Capt. 5, 2, 1:Age... instiga,
Ter. And. 4, 2, 10; 5, 6, 11:Quare agite... conjungite,
Cat. 64, 372:Huc age... veni,
Tib. 2, 5, 2:Ergo age cervici imponere nostrae,
Verg. A. 2, 707:en age segnis Rumpe moras,
id. G. 3, 42:age te procellae Crede,
Hor. C. 3, 27, 62:Age jam... condisce,
id. ib. 4, 11, 31; id. S. 2, 7, 4.—Hence,ăgens, entis, P. a.A.Adj.1.Efficient, effective, powerful (only in the rhet. lang. of Cic.):► 2.utendum est imaginibus agentibus, acribus, insignitis,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 358:acre orator, incensus et agens,
id. Brut. 92, 317.— Comp. and sup. not used.Agentia verba, in the grammarians, for verba activa, Gell. 18, 12.—B.Subst.: ăgentes, ium.a.Under the emperors, a kind of secret police (also called frumentarii and curiosi), Aur. Vict. Caes. 39 fin.; Dig. 1, 12; 1, 20; 21; 22; 23, etc.; Amm. 15, 3; 14, 11 al.—b.For agrimensores, land-surveyors, Hyg. Lim. p. 179.—2.actus, a, um, P. a. Lit., that has been transacted in the Senate, in the forum, before the courts of justice, etc.; hence,A.actum, i, n., a public transaction in the Senate, before the people, or before a single magistrate:B.actum ejus, qui in re publica cum imperio versatus sit,
Cic. Phil. 1, 7:acta Caesaris servanda censeo,
id. ib. 1, 7:acta tui praeclari tribunatus,
id. Dom. 31.—acta publĭca, or absol.: acta, orum, n., the register of public acts, records, journal. Julius Caesar, in his consulship, ordered that the doings of the Senate (diurna acta) should be made public, Suet. Caes. 20; cf. Ernest. Exc. 1;1.but Augustus again prohibited it,
Suet. Aug. 36. Still the acts of the Senate were written down, and, under the succeeding emperors. certain senators were appointed to this office (actis vel commentariis Senatus conficiendis), Tac. A. 5, 4. They had also public registers of the transactions of the assemblies of the people, and of the different courts of justice;also of births and deaths, marriages, divorces, etc., which were preserved as sources of future history.—Hence, diurna urbis acta,
the city journal, Tac. A. 13, 31:acta populi,
Suet. Caes. 20:acta publica,
Tac. A. 12, 24; Suet. Tib. 8; Plin. Ep. 7, 33:urbana,
id. ib. 9, 15; which were all comprehended under the gen. name acta.With the time added:2.acta eorum temporum,
Plin. 7, 13, 11, § 60:illius temporis,
Ascon. Mil. 44, 16:ejus anni,
Plin. 2, 56, 57, § 147.—Absol., Cic. Fam. 12, 8; 22, 1; 28, 3; Sen. Ben. 2, 10; 3, 16; Suet. Calig. 8; Quint. 9, 3; Juv. 2, 136: Quis dabit historico, quantum daret acta legenti, i. e. to the actuarius, q. v., id. 7, 104; cf. Bahr's Rom. Lit. Gesch. 303.—C.acta triumphōrum, the public record of triumphs, fuller than the Fasti triumphales, Plin. 37, 2, 6, § 12.—D.acta fŏri (v. Inscr. Grut. 445, 10), the records,a.Of strictly historical transactions, Amm. 22, 3, 4; Dig. 4, 6, 33, § 1.—b.Of matters of private right, as wills, gifts, bonds (acta ad jus privatorum pertinentia, Dig. 49, 14, 45, § 4), Fragm. Vat. §§ 249, 266, 268, 317.—E.acta militarĭa, the daily records of the movements of a legion, Veg. R. R. 2, 19. -
72 acta militaria
ăgo, egi, actum, 3, v. a. (axim = egerim, Pac. ap. Non. 505, 22; Paul. ex Fest. s. v. axitiosi, p. 3 Mull.;I.axit = egerit,
Paul. Diac. 3, 3;AGIER = agi,
Cic. Off. 3, 15;agentum = agentium,
Vulc. Gall. Av. Cass. 4, 6) [cf. agô; Sanscr. ag, aghami = to go, to drive; agmas = way, train = ogmos; agis = race, contest = agôn; perh. also Germ. jagen, to drive, to hunt], to put in motion, to move (syn.: agitare, pellere, urgere).Lit.A.Of cattle and other animals, to lead, drive.a.Absol.: agas asellum, Seip. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 64, 258:b.jumenta agebat,
Liv. 1, 48:capellas ago,
Verg. E. 1, 13:Pars quia non veniant pecudes, sed agantur, ab actu etc.,
Ov. F. 1, 323:caballum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 36.—With acc. of place, prep., sup., or inf.:B. a.agere bovem Romam,
Curt. 1, 45:equum in hostem,
id. 7, 4:Germani in amnem aguntur,
Tac. H. 5, 21:acto ad vallum equo,
id. A. 2, 13:pecora per calles,
Curt. 7, 11:per devia rura capellas,
Ov. M. 1, 676:pecus pastum,
Varr. L. L. 6, 41, p. 88 Mull.:capellas potum age,
Verg. E. 9, 23:pecus egit altos Visere montes,
Hor. C. 1, 2, 7.—Absol.:b.agmen agens equitum,
Verg. A. 7, 804.—With prep., abl., or inf.:C.vinctum ante se Thyum agebat,
Nep. Dat. 3:agitur praeceps exercitus Lydorum in populos,
Sil. 4, 720:(adulteram) maritus per omnem vicum verbere agit,
Tac. G. 19; Suet. Calig. 27:captivos prae se agentes,
Curt. 7, 6; Liv. 23, 1:acti ante suum quisque praedonem catenati,
Quint. 8, 3, 69:captivos sub curribus agere,
Mart. 8, 26:agimur auguriis quaerere exilia,
Verg. A. 3, 5;and simple for comp.: multis milibus armatorum actis ex ea regione = coactis,
Liv. 44, 31.— In prose: agi, to be led, to march, to go:quo multitudo omnis consternata agebatur,
Liv. 10, 29: si citius agi vellet agmen, that the army would move, or march on quicker, id. 2, 58:raptim agmine acto,
id. 6, 28; so id. 23, 36; 25, 9.— Trop.:egit sol hiemem sub terras,
Verg. G. 4, 51:poemata dulcia sunto Et quocumque volent animum auditoris agunto,
lead the mind, Hor. A. P. 100. —Hence, poet.: se agere, to betake one's self, i. e. to go, to come (in Plaut. very freq.;also in Ter., Verg., etc.): quo agis te?
where are you going? Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 294:unde agis te?
id. Most. 1, 4, 28; so id. ib. 3, 1, 31; id. Mil. 3, 2, 49; id. Poen. 1, 2, 120; id. Pers. 4, 3, 13; id. Trin. 4, 3, 71:quo hinc te agis?
where are you going, Ter. And. 4, 2, 25:Ecce gubernator sese Palinurus agebat,
was moving along, Verg. A. 6, 337:Aeneas se matutinus agebat,
id. ib. 8, 465:is enim se primus agebat,
for he strode on in front, id. ib. 9, 696.—Also without se:Et tu, unde agis?
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 20:Quo agis?
id. Pers. 2, 2, 34:Huc age,
Tib. 2, 5, 2 (unless age is here to be taken with veni at the end of the line).—To drive or carry off (animals or men), to steal, rob, plunder (usually abigere):D.Et redigunt actos in sua rura boves,
Ov. F. 3, 64.—So esp. freq. of men or animals taken as booty in war, while ferre is used of portable things; hence, ferre et agere (as in Gr. agein kai pherein, Hom. Il. 5, 484; and reversed, pherein kai agein, in Hdt. and Xen.; cf.:rapiunt feruntque,
Verg. A. 2, 374:rapere et auferre,
Cic. Off. 1, 14), in gen., to rob, to plunder: res sociorum ferri agique vidit, Liv. 22, 3:ut ferri agique res suas viderunt,
id. 38, 15; so id. 3, 37;so also: rapere agereque: ut ex alieno agro raperent agerentque,
Liv. 22, 1, 2; but portari atque agi means to bear and carry, to bring together, in Caes. B. C. 2, 29 (as pherein kai agein in Plat. Phaedr. 279, C):ne pulcram praedam agat,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 2, 3:urbes, agros vastare, praedas agere,
Sall. J. 20, 8; 32, 3:pecoris et mancipiorum praedas,
id. ib. 44, 5;so eccl. Lat.: agere praedas de aliquo,
Vulg. Jud. 9, 16; ib. 1 Reg. 27, 8; cf. Gron. Obs. 3, 22, 633.—To chase, pursue, press animals or men, to drive about or onwards in flight (for the usual agitare).a.Of animals:b.apros,
Verg. G. 3, 412:cervum,
id. A. 7, 481; cf. id. ib. 4, 71:citos canes,
Ov. H. 5, 20:feros tauros,
Suet. Claud. 21.—Of men:E.ceteros ruerem, agerem,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 21 (= prosequerer, premerem, Don.):ita perterritos egerunt, ut, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 4, 12:Demoleos cursu palantis Troas agebat,
Verg. A. 5, 265; cf. id. ib. 1, 574:aliquem in exsilium,
Liv. 25, 2; so Just. 2, 9, 6; 16, 4, 4; 17, 3, 17;22, 1, 16 al.: aliquem in fugam,
id. 16, 2, 3.—Of inanimate or abstract objects, to move, impel, push forwards, advance, carry to or toward any point:F.quid si pater cuniculos agat ad aerarium?
lead, make, Cic. Off. 3, 23, 90:egisse huc Alpheum vias,
made its way, Verg. A. 3, 695:vix leni et tranquillo mari moles agi possunt,
carry, build out, Curt. 4, 2, 8:cloacam maximam sub terram agendam,
to be carried under ground, Liv. 1, 56;so often in the histt., esp. Caes. and Livy, as t. t., of moving forwards the battering engines: celeriter vineis ad oppidum actis,
pushed forwards, up, Caes. B. G. 2, 12 Herz.; so id. ib. 3, 21; 7, 17; id. B. C. 2, 1; Liv. 8, 16:accelerant acta pariter testudine Volsci,
Verg. A. 9, 505 al.:fugere colles campique videntur, quos agimus praeter navem, i. e. praeter quos agimus navem,
Lucr. 4, 391:in litus passim naves egerunt,
drove the ships ashore, Liv. 22, 19:ratem in amnem,
Ov. F. 1, 500:naves in advorsum amnem,
Tac. H. 4, 22.— Poet.: agere navem, to steer or direct a ship, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 114; so,agere currum,
to drive a chariot, Ov. M. 2, 62; 2, 388 al.—To stir up, to throw out, excite, cause, bring forth (mostly poet.):G.scintillasque agere ac late differre favillam,
to throw out sparks and scatter ashes far around, Lucr. 2, 675:spumas ore,
Verg. G. 3, 203; so Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66:piceum Flumen agit,
Verg. A. 9, 814:qui vocem cubantes sensim excitant, eandemque cum egerunt, etc.,
when they have brought it forth, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251. —Hence, animam agere, to expel the breath of life, give up the ghost, expire:agens animam spumat,
Lucr. 3, 493:anhelans vaga vadit, animam agens,
Cat. 63, 31:nam et agere animam et efflare dicimus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 19:Hortensius, cum has litteras scripsi, animam agebat,
id. Fam. 8, 13, 2; so Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 13:eodem tempore et gestum et animam ageres,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 8:Est tanti habere animam ut agam?
Sen. Ep. 101, 12; and with a play upon words: semper agis causas et res agis, Attale, semper. Est, non est, quod agas, Attale, semper agis. Si res et causae desunt, agis, Attale, mulas;Attale, ne quod agas desit, agas animam,
Mart. 1, 80.—Of plants, to put forth or out, to shoot, extend:II.(salices) gemmas agunt,
Varr. R. R. 1, 30:florem agere coeperit ficus,
Col. R. R. 5, 10, 10:frondem agere,
Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 45:se ad auras palmes agit,
Verg. G. 2, 364:(platanum) radices trium et triginta cubitorum egisse,
Varr. R. R. 1, 37, 15:per glebas sensim radicibus actis,
Ov. M. 4, 254; so id. ib. 2, 583:robora suas radices in profundum agunt,
Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 127.—Metaph.:vera gloria radices agit,
Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43:pluma in cutem radices egerat imas,
Ov. M. 2, 582.Trop.A.Spec., to guide, govern:B.Tros Tyriusque mihi nullo discrimine agetur,
Verg. A. 1, 574; cf. Forbig. ad h. 1., who considers it the only instance of this use, and compares a similar use of agô; v. L. and S. s. v. II. 2.—In gen., to move, impel, excite, urge to a thing, to prompt or induce to:C.si quis ad illa deus te agat,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 24:una plaga ceteros ad certamen egit,
Liv. 9, 41; 8, 7; 39, 15: quae te, germane, furentem Mens agit in facinus? Ov. M. 5, 14:totis mentibus acta,
Sil. 10, 191:in furorem agere,
Quint. 6, 1, 31:si Agricola in ipsam gloriam praeceps agebatur,
Tac. Agr. 41:provinciam avaritia in bellum egerat,
id. A. 14, 32.—To drive, stir up, excite, agitate, rouse vehemently (cf. agito, II.):D.me amor fugat, agit,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 8:agunt eum praecipitem poenae civium Romanorum,
Cic. Verr. 1, 3:perpetua naturalis bonitas, quae nullis casibus neque agitur neque minuitur,
Nep. Att. 9, 1 Brem.:opportunitas, quae etiam mediocres viros spe praedae transvorsos agit,
i. e. leads astray, Sall. J. 6, 3; 14, 20; so Sen. Ep. 8, 3.— To pursue with hostile intent, to persecute, disturb, vex, to attack, assail (for the usu. agitare; mostly poet.):reginam Alecto stimulis agit undique Bacchi,
Verg. A. 7, 405:non res et agentia (i. e. agitantia, vexantia) verba Lycamben,
Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 25:acerba fata Romanos agunt,
id. Epod 7, 17:diris agam vos,
id. ib. 5, 89:quam deus ultor agebat,
Ov. M. 14, 750:futurae mortis agor stimulis,
Luc. 4, 517; cf. Matth. ad Cic. Mur. § 21.—To drive at something, to pursue a course of action, i. e. to make something an object of action; either in the most general sense, like the Engl. do and the Gr. prattein, for every kind of mental or physical employment; or, in a more restricted sense, to exhibit in external action, to act or perform, to deliver or pronounce, etc., so that after the act is completed nothing remains permanent, e. g. a speech, dance, play, etc. (while facere, to make, poiein, denotes the production of an object which continues to exist after the act is completed; and gerere, the performance of the duties of an office or calling).—On these significations, v. Varr. 6, 6, 62, and 6, 7, 64, and 6, 8, 72.—For the more restricted signif. v. Quint. 2, 18, 1 sq.; cf. Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 7, 12; Hab. Syn. 426.1. a.With the gen. objects, aliquid, nihil, plus, etc.:b.numquam se plus agere quam nihil cum ageret,
Cic. Rep. 1, 17 (cf. with this, id. Off. 3, 1: numquam se minus otiosum esse quam cum otiosus esset): mihi, qui nihil agit, esse omnino non videtur. id. N. D. 2, 16, 46:post satietatem nihil (est) agendum,
Cels. 1, 2.—Hence,Without object:c.aliud agendi tempus, aliud quiescendi,
Cic. N. D. 2, 53, 132; Juv. 16, 49:agendi tempora,
Tac. H. 3, 40:industria in agendo, celeritas in conficiendo,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 29.—In colloquial lang., to do, to fare, get on: quid agis? what are you doing? M. Tulli, quid agis? Cic. Cat. 1, 11:d.Quid agis?
What's your business? Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 9; also, How goes it with you? How are you? ti pratteis, Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 20; Cic. Fam. 7, 11 al.; Hor. S. 1, 9, 4:vereor, quid agat,
how he is, Cic. Att. 9, 17:ut sciatis, quid agam,
Vulg. Ephes. 6, 21:prospere agit anima tua,
fares well, ib. 3 Joan. 2:quid agitur?
how goes it with you? how do you do? how are you? Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 17; 1, 5, 42; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 40:Quid intus agitur?
is going on, Plaut. Cas. 5, 2, 20; id. Ps. 1, 5, 42 al.—With nihil or non multum, to do, i. e. to effect, accomplish, achieve nothing, or not much (orig. belonging to colloquial lang., but in the class. per. even in oratorical and poet. style): nihil agit;e.collum obstringe homini,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 29:nihil agis,
you effect nothing, it is of no use, Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 12:nihil agis, dolor! quamvis sis molestus, numquam te esse confitebor malum,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 25, 61 Kuhn.; Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 10: cupis, inquit, abire; sed nihil agis;usque tenebo,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 15:[nihil agis,] nihil assequeris,
Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 15 B. and K.:ubi blanditiis agitur nihil,
Ov. M. 6, 685: egerit non multum, has not done much, Curt. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29; cf. Ruhnk. ad Rutil. Lup. p. 120.—In certain circumstances, to proceed, do, act, manage (mostly belonging to familiar style): Thr. Quid nunc agimus? Gn. Quin redimus, What shall we do now? Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 41:2.hei mihi! quid faciam? quid agam?
what shall I do? how shall I act? id. Ad. 5, 3, 3:quid agam, habeo,
id. And. 3, 2, 18 (= quid respondeam habeo, Don.) al.:sed ita quidam agebat,
was so acting, Cic. Lig. 7, 21: a Burro minaciter actum, Burrus [p. 75] proceeded to threats, Tac. A. 13, 21.—To pursue, do, perform, transact (the most usual signif. of this word; in all periods; syn.: facere, efficere, transigere, gerere, tractare, curare): cui quod agat institutumst nullo negotio id agit, Enn. ap. Gell. 19, 10, 12 (Trag. v. 254 Vahl.): ut quae egi, ago, axim, verruncent bene, Pac. ap. Non. 505, 23 (Trag. Rel. p. 114 Rib.):3.At nihil est, nisi, dum calet, hoc agitur,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 92:Ut id agam, quod missus huc sum,
id. Ps. 2, 2, 44: homines quae agunt vigilantes, agitantque, ea si cui in somno accidunt, minus mirum est, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 45:observabo quam rem agat,
what he is going to do, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 114:Id quidem ago,
That is what I am doing, Verg. E. 9, 37:res vera agitur,
Juv. 4, 35:Jam tempus agires,
Verg. A. 5, 638:utilis rebus agendis,
Juv. 14, 72:grassator ferro agit rem,
does the business with a dagger, id. 3, 305; 6, 659 (cf.:gladiis geritur res,
Liv. 9, 41):nihil ego nunc de istac re ago,
do nothing about that matter, Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 8:postquam id actumst,
after this is accomplished, id. Am. 1, 1, 72; so,sed quid actumst?
id. Ps. 2, 4, 20:nihil aliud agebam nisi eum defenderem,
Cic. Sull. 12:ne quid temere ac fortuitu, inconsiderate negligenterque agamus,
id. Off. 1, 29:agamus quod instat,
Verg. E. 9, 66:renuntiaverunt ei omnia, quae egerant,
Vulg. Marc. 6, 30; ib. Act. 5, 35:suum negotium agere,
to mind one's business, attend to one's own affairs, Cic. Off. 1, 9; id. de Or. 3, 55, 211; so,ut vestrum negotium agatis,
Vulg. 1 Thess. 4, 11:neque satis Bruto constabat, quid agerent,
Caes. B. G. 3, 14:postquam res in Africa gestas, quoque modo actae forent, fama divolgavit,
Sall. J. 30, 1:sed tu delibera, utrum colloqui malis an per litteras agere quae cogitas,
Nep. Con. 3, 8 al. —With the spec. idea of completing, finishing: jucundi acti labores, a proverb in Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105.—To pursue in one's mind, to drive at, to revolve, to be occupied with, think upon, have in view, aim at (cf. agito, II. E., volvo and voluto):4.nescio quid mens mea majus agit,
Ov. H. 12, 212:hoc variis mens ipsa modis agit,
Val. Fl. 3, 392:agere fratri proditionem,
Tac. H. 2, 26:de intranda Britannia,
id. Agr. 13.—With a verbal subst., as a favorite circumlocution for the action indicated by the subst. (cf. in Gr. agô with verbal subst.):5.rimas agere (sometimes ducere),
to open in cracks, fissures, to crack, Cic. Att. 14, 9; Ov. M. 2, 211; Luc. 6, 728: vos qui regalis corporis custodias agitis, keep watch over, guard, Naev. ap. Non. 323, 1; so Liv. 5, 10:vigilias agere,
Cic. Verr. 4, 43, 93; Nep. Thras. 4; Tac. H. 3, 76:excubias alicui,
Ov. F. 3, 245:excubias,
Tac. H. 4, 58:pervigilium,
Suet. Vit. 10:stationem agere,
to keep guard, Liv. 35, 29; Tac. H. 1, 28:triumphum agere,
to triumph, Cic. Fam. 3, 10; Ov. M. 15, 757; Suet. Dom. 6:libera arbitria agere,
to make free decisions, to decide arbitrarily, Liv. 24, 45; Curt. 6, 1, 19; 8, 1, 4:paenitentiam agere,
to exercise repentance, to repent, Quint. 9, 3, 12; Petr. S. 132; Tac. Or. 15; Curt. 8, 6, 23; Plin. Ep. 7, 10; Vulg. Lev. 5, 5; ib. Matt. 3, 2; ib. Apoc. 2, 5:silentia agere,
to maintain silence, Ov. M. 1, 349:pacem agere,
Juv. 15, 163:crimen agere,
to bring accusation, to accuse, Cic. Verr. 4, 22, 48:laborem agere,
id. Fin. 2, 32:cursus agere,
Ov. Am. 3, 6, 95:delectum agere,
to make choice, to choose, Plin. 7, 29, 30, § 107; Quint. 10, 4, 5:experimenta agere,
Liv. 9, 14; Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 18:mensuram,
id. 15, 3, 4, § 14:curam agere,
to care for, Ov. H. 15, 302; Quint. 8, prooem. 18:curam ejus egit,
Vulg. Luc. 10, 34:oblivia agere,
to forget, Ov. M. 12, 540:nugas agere,
to trifle, Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 29; id. As. 1, 1, 78, and often:officinas agere,
to keep shop, Inscr. Orell. 4266.—So esp.: agere gratias ( poet. grates; never in sing. gratiam), to give thanks, to thank; Gr. charin echein ( habere gratiam is to be or feel grateful; Gr. charin eidenai; and referre gratiam, to return a favor, requite; Gr. charin apodidonai; cf. Bremi ad Nep. Them. 8, 7):diis gratias pro meritis agere,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 26:Haud male agit gratias,
id. Aul. 4, 4, 31:Magnas vero agere gratias Thais mihi?
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 1:Dis magnas merito gratias habeo atque ago,
id. Phorm. 5, 6, 80: Lentulo nostro egi per litteras tuo nomine gratias diligenter, Cic. Fam. 1, 10: immortales ago tibi gratias agamque dum vivam;nam relaturum me adfirmare non possum,
id. ib. 10, 11, 1: maximas tibi omnes gratias agimus, C. Caesar;majores etiam habemus,
id. Marcell. 11, 33:Trebatio magnas ago gratias, quod, etc.,
id. Fam. 11, 28, 8: renuntiate gratias regi me agere;referre gratiam aliam nunc non posse quam ut suadeam, ne, etc.,
Liv. 37, 37: grates tibi ago, summe Sol, vobisque, reliqui Caelites, * Cic. Rep. 6, 9:gaudet et invito grates agit inde parenti,
Ov. M. 2, 152; so id. ib. 6, 435; 484; 10, 291; 681; 14, 596; Vulg. 2 Reg. 8, 10; ib. Matt. 15, 36 al.;and in connection with this, laudes agere: Jovis fratri laudes ago et grates gratiasque habeo,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 2:Dianae laudes gratesque agam,
id. Mil. 2, 5, 2; so,diis immortalibus laudesque et grates egit,
Liv. 26, 48:agi sibi gratias passus est,
Tac. Agr. 42; so id. H. 2, 71; 4, 51; id. A. 13, 21; but oftener grates or gratis in Tac.:Tiberius egit gratis benevolentiae patrum, A. 6, 2: agit grates,
id. H. 3, 80; 4, 64; id. A. 2, 38; 2, 86; 3, 18; 3, 24; 4, 15 al.—Of time, to pass, spend (very freq. and class.): Romulus in caelo cum dis agit aevom, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; so Pac. id. ib. 2, 21, 49, and Hor. S. 1, 5, 101:6.tempus,
Tac. H. 4, 62; id. A. 3, 16: domi aetatem, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6:aetatem in litteris,
Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 3:senectutem,
id. Sen. 3, 7; cf. id. ib. 17, 60:dies festos,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 48; Tac. G. 17:otia secura,
Verg. G. 3, 377; Ov. F. 1, 68; 4, 926:ruri agere vitam,
Liv. 7, 39, and Tac. A. 15, 63:vitam in terris,
Verg. G. 2, 538:tranquillam vitam agere,
Vulg. 1 Tim. 2, 2:Hunc (diem) agerem si,
Verg. A. 5, 51:ver magnus agebat Orbis,
id. G. 2, 338:aestiva agere,
to pass, be in, summer quarters, Liv. 27, 8; 27, 21; Curt. 5, 8, 24.— Pass.:menses jam tibi esse actos vides,
Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 2:mensis agitur hic septimus,
Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 34, and Ov. M. 7, 700:melior pars acta (est) diei,
Verg. A. 9, 156; Juv. 4, 66; Tac. A. 15, 63:acta est per lacrimas nox,
Ov. H. 12, 58 Ruhnk.:tunc principium anni agebatur,
Liv. 3, 6:actis quindecim annis in regno,
Just. 41, 5, 9:Nona aetas agitur,
Juv. 13, 28 al. —With annus and an ordinal, to be of a certain age, to be so old:quartum annum ago et octogesimum,
am eighty-four years old, Cic. Sen. 10, 32:Annum agens sextum decimum patrem amisit,
Suet. Caes. 1.—Metaph.: sescentesimum et quadragesimum annum urbs nostra agebat, was in its 640 th year, Tac. G. 37.— Hence also absol. (rare), to pass or spend time, to live, to be, to be somewhere:civitas laeta agere,
was joyful, Sall. J. 55, 2:tum Marius apud primos agebat,
id. ib. 101, 6:in Africa, qua procul a mari incultius agebatur,
id. ib. 89, 7:apud illos homines, qui tum agebant,
Tac. A. 3, 19:Thracia discors agebat,
id. ib. 3, 38:Juxta Hermunduros Naristi agunt,
Tac. G. 42:ultra jugum plurimae gentes agunt,
id. ib. 43:Gallos trans Padum agentes,
id. H. 3, 34:quibus (annis) exul Rhodi agit,
id. A. 1, 4:agere inter homines desinere,
id. ib. 15, 74:Vitellius non in ore volgi agere,
was not in the sight of the people, id. H. 3, 36:ante aciem agere,
id. G. 7; and:in armis agere,
id. A. 14, 55 = versari.—In the lang. of offerings, t. t., to despatch the victim, to kill, slay. In performing this rite, the sacrificer asked the priest, agone, shall I do it? and the latter answered, age or hoc age, do it:7.qui calido strictos tincturus sanguine cultros semper, Agone? rogat, nec nisi jussus agit,
Ov. F. 1. 321 (cf. agonia and agonalia):a tergo Chaeream cervicem (Caligulae) gladio caesim graviter percussisse, praemissa voce,
hoc age, Suet. Calig. 58; id. Galb. 20. —This call of the priest in act of solemn sacrifice, Hoc age, warned the assembled multitude to be quiet and give attention; hence hoc or id and sometimes haec or istuc agere was used for, to give attention to, to attend to, to mind, heed; and followed by ut or ne, to pursue a thing, have it in view, aim at, design, etc.; cf. Ruhnk. ad Ter. And. 1, 2, 15, and Suet. Calig. 58: hoc agite, Plaut. As. prol. init.:Hoc age,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 152; id. Ep. 1, 6, 31:Hoc agite, of poetry,
Juv. 7, 20:hoc agamus,
Sen. Clem. 1, 12:haec agamus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 49:agere hoc possumus,
Lucr. 1, 41; 4, 969; Juv. 7, 48:hoccine agis an non? hoc agam,
id. ib., Ter. And. 1, 2, 15; 2, 5, 4:nunc istuc age,
id. Heaut. 3, 2, 47; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 3 al.:Hoc egit civis Romanus ante te nemo,
Cic. Lig. 4, 11:id et agunt et moliuntur,
id. Mur. 38:(oculi, aures, etc.) quasi fenestrae sunt animi, quibus tamen sentire nihil queat mens, nisi id agat et adsit,
id. Tusc. 1, 20, 46: qui id egerunt, ut gentem... collocarent, aimed at this, that, etc., id. Cat. 4, 6, 12:qui cum maxime fallunt, id agunt, ut viri boni esse videantur,
keep it in view, that, id. Off. 1, 13, 41:idne agebas, ut tibi cum sceleratis, an ut cum bonis civibus conveniret?
id. Lig. 6, 18:Hoc agit, ut doleas,
Juv. 5, 157:Hoc age, ne mutata retrorsum te ferat aura,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 88:Quid tuus ille destrictus gladius agebat?
have in view, mean, Cic. Leg. 3, 9:Quid aliud egimus nisi ut, quod hic potest, nos possemus?
id. ib. 4, 10:Sin autem id actum est, ut homines postremi pecuniis alienis locupletarentur,
id. Rosc. Am. 47, 137:certiorem eum fecit, id agi, ut pons dissolveretur,
Nep. Them. 5, 1:ego id semper egi, ne bellis interessem,
Cic. Fam. 4, 7.—Also, the opp.: alias res or aliud agere, not to attend to, heed, or observe, to pursue secondary or subordinate objects: Ch. Alias res agis. Pa. Istuc ago equidem, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 57; id. Hec. 5, 3, 28:usque eo animadverti eum jocari atque alias res agere,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 22:atqui vides, quam alias res agamus,
id. de Or. 3, 14, 51; id. Brut. 66, 233:aliud agens ac nihil ejusmodi cogitans,
id. Clu. 64.—In relation to public affairs, to conduct, manage, carry on, administer: agere bellum, to carry on or wage war (embracing the whole theory and practice of war, while bellum gerere designates the bodily and mental effort, and the bearing of the necessary burdens; and bellum facere, the actual outbreak of hostile feelings, v. Herz. ad Caes. B. G. 28):8.qui longe alia ratione ac reliqui Galli bellum agere instituerunt,
Caes. B. G. 3, 28:Antiochus si tam in agendo bello parere voluisset consiliis ejus (Hannibalis) quam in suscipiendo instituerat, etc.,
Nep. Hann. 8, 3; Curt. 4, 10, 29:aliena bella mercedibus agere,
Mel. 1, 16:Bellaque non puero tractat agenda puer,
Ov. A. A. 1, 182 (also in id. Tr. 2, 230, Gron. Observ. 2, 3, 227, for the usu. obit, with one MS., reads agit; so Merkel).— Poet.:Martem for bellum,
Luc. 4, 2: agere proelium, to give battle (very rare):levibus proeliis cum Gallis actis,
Liv. 22, 9.—Of offices, employments, etc., to conduct, exercise, administer, hold:forum agere,
to hold court, Cic. Fam. 8, 6; and:conventus agere,
to hold the assizes, id. Verr. 5, 11, 28; Caes. B. G. 1, 54; 6, 44;used of the governors of provinces: judicium agere,
Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 120:vivorum coetus agere,
to make assemblies of, to assemble, Tac. A. 16, 34:censum agere,
Liv. 3, 22; Tac. A. 14, 46; Suet. Aug. 27:recensum agere,
id. Caes. 41:potestatem agere,
Flor. 1, 7, 2:honorem agere,
Liv. 8, 26:regnum,
Flor. 1, 6, 2:rem publicam,
Dig. 4, 6, 35, § 8:consulatum,
Quint. 12, 1, 16:praefecturam,
Suet. Tib. 6:centurionatum,
Tac. A. 1, 44:senatum,
Suet. Caes. 88:fiscum agere,
to have charge of the treasury, id. Dom. 12:publicum agere,
to collect the taxes, id. Vesp. 1:inquisitionem agere,
Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 18:curam alicujus rei agere,
to have the management of, to manage, Liv. 6, 15; Suet. Claud. 18:rei publicae curationem agens,
Liv. 4, 13: dilectum agere, to make a levy, to levy (postAug. for dilectum habere, Cic., Caes., Sall.), Quint. 12, 3, 5; Tac. A. 2, 16; id. Agr. 7 and 10; id. H. 2, 16, 12; Suet. Calig. 43. —Of civil and political transactions in the senate, the forum, before tribunals of justice, etc., to manage or transact, to do, to discuss, plead, speak, deliberate; constr. aliquid or de aliqua re:a.velim recordere, quae ego de te in senatu egerim, quae in contionibus dixerim,
Cic. Fam. 5, 2; 1, 9:de condicionibus pacis,
Liv. 8, 37:de summa re publica,
Suet. Caes. 28:cum de Catilinae conjuratione ageretur in curia,
id. Aug. 94:de poena alicujus,
Liv. 5, 36:de agro plebis,
id. 1, 46.—Hence the phrase: agere cum populo, of magistrates, to address the people in a public assembly, for the purpose of obtaining their approval or rejection of a thing (while [p. 76] agere ad populum signifies to propose, to bring before the people):cum populo agere est rogare quid populum, quod suffragiis suis aut jubeat aut vetet,
Gell. 13, 15, 10:agere cum populo de re publica,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 12; id. Lael. 25, 96:neu quis de his postea ad senatum referat neve cum populo agat,
Sall. C. 51, 43.—So also absol.:hic locus (rostra) ad agendum amplissimus,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 1:Metellus cum agere coepisset, tertio quoque verbo orationis suae me appellabat,
id. Fam. 5, 2.— Transf. to common life.Agere cum aliquo, de aliquo or re or ut, to treat, deal, negotiate, confer, talk with one about a person or thing; to endeavor to persuade or move one, that, etc.: nihil age tecum (sc. cum odore vini);b.ubi est ipsus (vini lepos)?
I have nothing to do with you, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 11:Quae (patria) tecum, Catilina, sic agit,
thus pleads, Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 18:algae Inquisitores agerent cum remige nudo,
Juv. 4, 49:haec inter se dubiis de rebus agebant,
thus treated together, Verg. A. 11, 445:de quo et praesens tecum egi diligenter, et scripsi ad te accurate antea,
Cic. Fam. 13, 75:egi cum Claudia et cum vestra sorore Mucia, ut eum ab illa injuria deterrerent,
id. ib. 5, 2:misi ad Metellum communes amicos, qui agerent cum eo, ut de illa mente desisteret,
id. ib. 5, 2:Callias quidam egit cum Cimone, ut eam (Elpinicen) sibi uxorem daret,
Nep. Cim. 1, 3.—Also absol.:Alcibiades praesente vulgo agere coepit,
Nep. Alc. 8, 2:si qua Caesares obtinendae Armeniae egerant,
Tac. A. 15, 14:ut Lucretius agere varie, rogando alternis suadendoque coepit,
Liv. 2, 2.—In Suet. once agere cum senatu, with acc. and inf., to propose or state to the Senate:Tiberius egit cum senatu non debere talia praemia tribui,
Suet. Tib. 54.—With the advv. bene, praeclare, male, etc., to deal well or ill with one, to treat or use well or ill:9.facile est bene agere cum eis, etc.,
Cic. Phil. 14, 11:bene egissent Athenienses cum Miltiade, si, etc.,
Val. Max. 5, 3, 3 ext.; Vulg. Jud. 9, 16:praeclare cum aliquo agere,
Cic. Sest. 23:Male agis mecum,
Plaut. As. 1, 3, 21:qui cum creditoribus suis male agat,
Cic. Quinct. 84; and:tu contra me male agis,
Vulg. Jud. 11, 27.—Freq. in pass., to be or go well or ill with one, to be well or badly off:intelleget secum actum esse pessime,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 50:praeclare mecum actum puto,
id. Fam. 9, 24; so id. ib. 5, 18: exstat cujusdam non inscitus jocus bene agi potuisse cum rebus humanis, si Domitius pater talem habuisset uxorem, it would have gone well with human affairs, been well for mankind, if, etc., Suet. Ner. 28.—Also absol. without cum: agitur praeclare, si nosmet ipsos regere possumus, it is well done if, etc., it is a splendid thing if, etc., Cic. Fam. 4, 14:vivitur cum eis, in quibus praeclare agitur si sunt simulacra virtutis,
id. Off. 1, 15:bene agitur pro noxia,
Plaut. Mil. 5, 23.—Of transactions before a court or tribunal.a.Aliquid agere ex jure, ex syngrapha, ex sponso, or simply the abl. jure, lege, litibus, obsignatis tabellis, causa, to bring an action or suit, to manage a cause, to plead a case:b.ex jure civili et praetorio agere,
Cic. Caecin. 12:tamquam ex syngrapha agere cum populo,
to litigate, id. Mur. 17:ex sponso egit,
id. Quint. 9: Ph. Una injuriast Tecum. Ch. Lege agito ergo, Go to law, then, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 90:agere lege in hereditatem,
Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 175; Ov. F. 1, 48; Liv. 9, 46:cum illo se lege agere dicebat,
Nep. Tim. 5: summo jure agere, to assert or claim one's right to the full extent of the law, Cic. Off. 1, 11:non enim gladiis mecum, sed litibus agetur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 4:causa quam vi agere malle,
Tac. A. 13, 37:tabellis obsignatis agis mecum,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 11, 33:Jure, ut opinor, agat, jure increpet inciletque,
with right would bring her charge, Lucr. 3, 963; so,Castrensis jurisdictio plura manu agens,
settles more cases by force, Tac. Agr. 9:ubi manu agitur,
when the case is settled by violent hands, id. G. 36.—Causam or rem agere, to try or plead a case; with apud, ad, or absol.:c.causam apud centumviros egit,
Cic. Caecin. 24:Caesar cum ageret apud censores,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 10; so with adversus:egi causam adversus magistratus,
Vulg. 2 Esdr. 13, 11:orator agere dicitur causam,
Varr. L. L. 6, 42: causam isto modo agere, Cic. Lig. 4, 10; Tac. Or. 5; 11; 14; Juv. 2, 51; 14, 132:agit causas liberales,
Cic. Fam. 8, 9: qui ad rem agendam adsunt, M. Cael. ap. Quint. 11, 1, 51:cum (M. Tullius) et ipsam se rem agere diceret,
Quint. 12, 10, 45: Gripe, accede huc;tua res agitur,
is being tried, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 104; Quint. 8, 3, 13;and extra-judicially: rogo ad Caesarem meam causam agas,
Cic. Fam. 5, 10:Una (factio) populi causam agebat, altera optimatum,
Nep. Phoc. 3; so, agere, absol., to plead' ad judicem sic agi solet, Cic. Lig. 10:tam solute agere, tam leniter,
id. Brut. 80:tu istuc nisi fingeres, sic ageres?
id. ib. 80; Juv. 7, 143 and 144; 14, 32.— Transf. to common life; with de or acc., to discuss, treat, speak of:Sed estne hic ipsus, de quo agebam?
of whom I was speaking, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 53:causa non solum exponenda, sed etiam graviter copioseque agenda est,
to be discussed, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 12; id. Verr. 1, 13, 37:Samnitium bella, quae agimus,
are treating of, Liv. 10, 31.—Hence,Agere aliquem reum, to proceed against one as accused, to accuse one, Liv. 4, 42; 24, 25; Tac. A. 14, 18:d.reus agitur,
id. ib. 15, 20; 3, 13; and with the gen. of the crime, with which one is charged:agere furti,
to accuse of theft, Cic. Fam. 7, 22:adulterii cum aliquo,
Quint. 4, 4, 8:injuriarum,
id. 3, 6, 19; and often in the Pandects.—Pass. of the thing which is the subject of accusation, to be in suit or in question; it concerns or affects, is about, etc.:(α).non nunc pecunia, sed illud agitur, quomodo, etc.,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 67:non capitis ei res agitur, sed pecuniae,
the point in dispute, id. Phorm. 4, 3, 26:aguntur injuriae sociorum, agitur vis legum, agitur existimatio, veritasque judiciorum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 51:si magna res, magna hereditas agetur,
id. Fin. 2, 17: qua de re agitur, what the point of dispute or litigation is, id. Brut. 79.—Hence, trop.,Res agitur, the case is on trial, i. e. something is at stake or at hazard, in peril, or in danger:(β).at nos, quarum res agitur, aliter auctores sumus,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 72:quasi istic mea res minor agatur quam tua,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 113:agitur populi Romani gloria, agitur salus sociorum atque amicorum, aguntur certissima populi Romani vectigalia et maxima, aguntur bona multorum civium,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 2, 6:in quibus eorum aut caput agatur aut fama,
id. Lael. 17, 61; Nep. Att. 15, 2:non libertas solum agebatur,
Liv. 28, 19; Sen. Clem. 1, 20 al.:nam tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 84 (= in periculo versatur, Lambin.):agitur pars tertia mundi,
is at stake, I am in danger of losing, Ov. M. 5, 372.—Res acta est, the case is over (and done for): acta haec res est;(γ).perii,
this matter is ended, Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 3: hence, actum est de aliquo or aliqua re, it is all over with a person or thing:actum hodie est de me,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 63:jam de Servio actum,
Liv. 1, 47:actum est de collo meo,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 4, 194.—So also absol.: actumst;ilicet me infelicem,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 17:si animus hominem pepulit, actumst,
id. Trin. 2, 2, 27; Ter. And. 3, 1, 7; Cic. Att. 5, 15:actumst, ilicet, peristi,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 9: periimus;actumst,
id. Heaut. 3, 3, 3.—Rem actam agere, to plead a case already finished, i. e. to act to no purpose:10. a.rem actam agis,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 27; id. Cist. 4, 2, 36; Liv. 28, 40; so,actum or acta agere: actum, aiunt, ne agas,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 72; Cic. Att. 9, 18:acta agimus,
id. Am. 22.—Of an orator, Cic. de Or. 1, 31, 142; cf. id. ib. 2, 19, 79:b.quae sic ab illo acta esse constabat oculis, voce, gestu, inimici ut lacrimas tenere non possent,
id. ib. 3, 56, 214:agere fortius et audentius volo,
Tac. Or. 18; 39.—Of an actor, to represent, play, act:11.Ipse hanc acturust Juppiter comoediam,
Plaut. Am. prol. 88; so,fabulam,
Ter. Ad. prol. 12; id. Hec. prol. 22:dum haec agitur fabula,
Plaut. Men. prol. 72 al.:partis,
to have a part in a play, Ter. Phorm. prol. 27:Ballionem illum cum agit, agit Chaeream,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 7:gestum agere in scaena,
id. de Or. 2, 57:dicitur canticum egisse aliquanto magis vigente motu,
Liv. 7, 2 al. — Transf. to other relations, to represent or personate one, to act the part of, to act as, behave like: has partes lenitatis semper egi, Cic. Mur. 3:egi illos omnes adulescentes, quos ille actitat,
id. Fam. 2, 9:amicum imperatoris,
Tac. H. 1, 30:exulem,
id. A. 1, 4:socium magis imperii quam ministrum,
id. H. 2, 83:senatorem,
Tac. A. 16, 28.—So of things poetically:utrinque prora frontem agit,
serves as a bow, Tac. G. 44.—Se agere = se gerere, to carry one's self, to behave, deport one's self:12.tanta mobilitate sese Numidae agunt,
Sall. J. 56, 5:quanto ferocius ante se egerint,
Tac. H. 3, 2 Halm:qui se pro equitibus Romanis agerent,
Suet. Claud. 25:non principem se, sed ministrum egit,
id. ib. 29:neglegenter se et avare agere,
Eutr. 6, 9:prudenter se agebat,
Vulg. 1 Reg. 18, 5:sapienter se agebat,
ib. 4 Reg. 18, 7. —Also absol.:seditiose,
Tac. Agr. 7:facile justeque,
id. ib. 9:superbe,
id. H. 2, 27:ex aequo,
id. ib. 4, 64:anxius et intentus agebat,
id. Agr. 5.—Imper.: age, agite, Ter., Tib., Lucr., Hor., Ov., never using agite, and Catull. never age, with which compare the Gr. age, agete (also accompanied by the particles dum, eia, en, ergo, igitur, jam, modo, nuncjam, porro, quare, quin, sane, vero, verum, and by sis); as an exclamation.a.In encouragement, exhortation, come! come on! (old Engl. go to!) up! on! quick! (cf. I. B. fin.).(α).In the sing.:(β).age, adsta, mane, audi, Enn. ap. Delr. Synt. 1, 99: age i tu secundum,
come, follow me! Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 1:age, perge, quaeso,
id. Cist. 2, 3, 12:age, da veniam filio,
Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 14:age, age, nunc experiamur,
id. ib. 5, 4, 23:age sis tu... delude,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 89; id. Ep. 3, 4, 39; Cic. Tusc. 2, 18; id. Rosc. Am. 16:quanto ferocius ante se egerint, agedum eam solve cistulam,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 151; id. Capt. 3, 4, 39:Agedum vicissim dic,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 69; id. Eun. 4, 4, 27:agedum humanis concede,
Lucr. 3, 962:age modo hodie sero,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 103:age nuncjam,
id. And. 5, 2, 25:En age, quid cessas,
Tib. 2, 2, 10:Quare age,
Verg. A. 7, 429:Verum age,
id. ib. 12, 832:Quin age,
id. G. 4, 329:en, age, Rumpe moras,
id. ib. 3, 43:eia age,
id. A. 4, 569.—In the plur.:b.agite, pugni,
up, fists, and at 'em! Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 146:agite bibite,
id. Curc. 1, 1, 88; id. Stich. 1, 3, 68:agite in modum dicite,
Cat. 61, 38:Quare agite... conjungite,
id. 64, 372; Verg. A. 1, 627:vos agite... volvite,
Val. Fl. 3, 311:agite nunc, divites, plorate,
Vulg. Jac. 5, 1:agitedum,
Liv. 3, 62.—Also age in the sing., with a verb in the plur. (cf. age tamnete, Hom. Od. 3, 332; age dê trapeiomen, id. Il. 3, 441):age igitur, intro abite,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 54:En agedum convertite,
Prop. 1, 1, 21:mittite, agedum, legatos,
Liv. 38, 47:Ite age,
Stat. Th. 10, 33:Huc age adeste,
Sil. 11, 169.—In transitions in discourse, well then! well now! well! (esp. in Cic. Or. very freq.). So in Plaut. for resuming discourse that has been interrupted: age, tu interea huic somnium narra, Curc. 2, 2, 5: nunc age, res quoniam docui non posse creari, etc., well now, since I have taught, etc., Lucr. 1, 266:c.nunc age, quod superest, cognosce et clarius audi,
id. 1, 920; so id. 1, 952; 2, 62; 333; 730; 3, 418;4, 109 al.: age porro, tu, qui existimari te voluisti interpretem foederum, cur, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 22; so id. Rosc. Am. 16; id. Part. 12; id. Att. 8, 3.—And age (as in a.) with a verb in the plur.:age vero, ceteris in rebus qualis sit temperantia considerate,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 14; so id. Sull. 26; id. Mil. 21; id. Rosc. Am. 37.—As a sign of assent, well! very well! good! right! Age, age, mansero, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 61: age, age, jam ducat;► Position.dabo,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 57:Age, veniam,
id. And. 4, 2, 30:age, sit ita factum,
Cic. Mil. 19:age sane,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 27; Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 119.—Age, used with another verb in the imperative, regularly stands before it, but in poetry, for the sake of the metre, it,I.Sometimes follows such verb; as,a.In dactylic metre:b.Cede agedum,
Prop. 5, 9, 54:Dic age,
Verg. A. 6, 343; Hor. S. 2, 7, 92; Ov. F. 1, 149:Esto age,
Pers. 2, 42:Fare age,
Verg. A. 3, 362:Finge age,
Ov. H. 7, 65:Redde age,
Hor. S. 2, 8, 80:Surge age,
Verg. A. 3, 169; 8, 59; 10, 241; Ov. H. 14, 73:Vade age,
Verg. A. 3, 462; 4, 422; so,agite: Ite agite,
Prop. 4, 3, 7.—In other metres (very rarely):II.appropera age,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 2, 38:dic age,
Hor. C. 1, [p. 77] 32, 3; 2, 11, 22;3, 4, 1.—So also in prose (very rarely): Mittite agedum,
Liv. 38, 47:procedat agedum ad pugnam,
id. 7, 9.—It is often separated from such verb:1.age me huc adspice,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 118; id. Capt. 5, 2, 1:Age... instiga,
Ter. And. 4, 2, 10; 5, 6, 11:Quare agite... conjungite,
Cat. 64, 372:Huc age... veni,
Tib. 2, 5, 2:Ergo age cervici imponere nostrae,
Verg. A. 2, 707:en age segnis Rumpe moras,
id. G. 3, 42:age te procellae Crede,
Hor. C. 3, 27, 62:Age jam... condisce,
id. ib. 4, 11, 31; id. S. 2, 7, 4.—Hence,ăgens, entis, P. a.A.Adj.1.Efficient, effective, powerful (only in the rhet. lang. of Cic.):► 2.utendum est imaginibus agentibus, acribus, insignitis,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 358:acre orator, incensus et agens,
id. Brut. 92, 317.— Comp. and sup. not used.Agentia verba, in the grammarians, for verba activa, Gell. 18, 12.—B.Subst.: ăgentes, ium.a.Under the emperors, a kind of secret police (also called frumentarii and curiosi), Aur. Vict. Caes. 39 fin.; Dig. 1, 12; 1, 20; 21; 22; 23, etc.; Amm. 15, 3; 14, 11 al.—b.For agrimensores, land-surveyors, Hyg. Lim. p. 179.—2.actus, a, um, P. a. Lit., that has been transacted in the Senate, in the forum, before the courts of justice, etc.; hence,A.actum, i, n., a public transaction in the Senate, before the people, or before a single magistrate:B.actum ejus, qui in re publica cum imperio versatus sit,
Cic. Phil. 1, 7:acta Caesaris servanda censeo,
id. ib. 1, 7:acta tui praeclari tribunatus,
id. Dom. 31.—acta publĭca, or absol.: acta, orum, n., the register of public acts, records, journal. Julius Caesar, in his consulship, ordered that the doings of the Senate (diurna acta) should be made public, Suet. Caes. 20; cf. Ernest. Exc. 1;1.but Augustus again prohibited it,
Suet. Aug. 36. Still the acts of the Senate were written down, and, under the succeeding emperors. certain senators were appointed to this office (actis vel commentariis Senatus conficiendis), Tac. A. 5, 4. They had also public registers of the transactions of the assemblies of the people, and of the different courts of justice;also of births and deaths, marriages, divorces, etc., which were preserved as sources of future history.—Hence, diurna urbis acta,
the city journal, Tac. A. 13, 31:acta populi,
Suet. Caes. 20:acta publica,
Tac. A. 12, 24; Suet. Tib. 8; Plin. Ep. 7, 33:urbana,
id. ib. 9, 15; which were all comprehended under the gen. name acta.With the time added:2.acta eorum temporum,
Plin. 7, 13, 11, § 60:illius temporis,
Ascon. Mil. 44, 16:ejus anni,
Plin. 2, 56, 57, § 147.—Absol., Cic. Fam. 12, 8; 22, 1; 28, 3; Sen. Ben. 2, 10; 3, 16; Suet. Calig. 8; Quint. 9, 3; Juv. 2, 136: Quis dabit historico, quantum daret acta legenti, i. e. to the actuarius, q. v., id. 7, 104; cf. Bahr's Rom. Lit. Gesch. 303.—C.acta triumphōrum, the public record of triumphs, fuller than the Fasti triumphales, Plin. 37, 2, 6, § 12.—D.acta fŏri (v. Inscr. Grut. 445, 10), the records,a.Of strictly historical transactions, Amm. 22, 3, 4; Dig. 4, 6, 33, § 1.—b.Of matters of private right, as wills, gifts, bonds (acta ad jus privatorum pertinentia, Dig. 49, 14, 45, § 4), Fragm. Vat. §§ 249, 266, 268, 317.—E.acta militarĭa, the daily records of the movements of a legion, Veg. R. R. 2, 19. -
73 acta publica
ăgo, egi, actum, 3, v. a. (axim = egerim, Pac. ap. Non. 505, 22; Paul. ex Fest. s. v. axitiosi, p. 3 Mull.;I.axit = egerit,
Paul. Diac. 3, 3;AGIER = agi,
Cic. Off. 3, 15;agentum = agentium,
Vulc. Gall. Av. Cass. 4, 6) [cf. agô; Sanscr. ag, aghami = to go, to drive; agmas = way, train = ogmos; agis = race, contest = agôn; perh. also Germ. jagen, to drive, to hunt], to put in motion, to move (syn.: agitare, pellere, urgere).Lit.A.Of cattle and other animals, to lead, drive.a.Absol.: agas asellum, Seip. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 64, 258:b.jumenta agebat,
Liv. 1, 48:capellas ago,
Verg. E. 1, 13:Pars quia non veniant pecudes, sed agantur, ab actu etc.,
Ov. F. 1, 323:caballum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 36.—With acc. of place, prep., sup., or inf.:B. a.agere bovem Romam,
Curt. 1, 45:equum in hostem,
id. 7, 4:Germani in amnem aguntur,
Tac. H. 5, 21:acto ad vallum equo,
id. A. 2, 13:pecora per calles,
Curt. 7, 11:per devia rura capellas,
Ov. M. 1, 676:pecus pastum,
Varr. L. L. 6, 41, p. 88 Mull.:capellas potum age,
Verg. E. 9, 23:pecus egit altos Visere montes,
Hor. C. 1, 2, 7.—Absol.:b.agmen agens equitum,
Verg. A. 7, 804.—With prep., abl., or inf.:C.vinctum ante se Thyum agebat,
Nep. Dat. 3:agitur praeceps exercitus Lydorum in populos,
Sil. 4, 720:(adulteram) maritus per omnem vicum verbere agit,
Tac. G. 19; Suet. Calig. 27:captivos prae se agentes,
Curt. 7, 6; Liv. 23, 1:acti ante suum quisque praedonem catenati,
Quint. 8, 3, 69:captivos sub curribus agere,
Mart. 8, 26:agimur auguriis quaerere exilia,
Verg. A. 3, 5;and simple for comp.: multis milibus armatorum actis ex ea regione = coactis,
Liv. 44, 31.— In prose: agi, to be led, to march, to go:quo multitudo omnis consternata agebatur,
Liv. 10, 29: si citius agi vellet agmen, that the army would move, or march on quicker, id. 2, 58:raptim agmine acto,
id. 6, 28; so id. 23, 36; 25, 9.— Trop.:egit sol hiemem sub terras,
Verg. G. 4, 51:poemata dulcia sunto Et quocumque volent animum auditoris agunto,
lead the mind, Hor. A. P. 100. —Hence, poet.: se agere, to betake one's self, i. e. to go, to come (in Plaut. very freq.;also in Ter., Verg., etc.): quo agis te?
where are you going? Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 294:unde agis te?
id. Most. 1, 4, 28; so id. ib. 3, 1, 31; id. Mil. 3, 2, 49; id. Poen. 1, 2, 120; id. Pers. 4, 3, 13; id. Trin. 4, 3, 71:quo hinc te agis?
where are you going, Ter. And. 4, 2, 25:Ecce gubernator sese Palinurus agebat,
was moving along, Verg. A. 6, 337:Aeneas se matutinus agebat,
id. ib. 8, 465:is enim se primus agebat,
for he strode on in front, id. ib. 9, 696.—Also without se:Et tu, unde agis?
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 20:Quo agis?
id. Pers. 2, 2, 34:Huc age,
Tib. 2, 5, 2 (unless age is here to be taken with veni at the end of the line).—To drive or carry off (animals or men), to steal, rob, plunder (usually abigere):D.Et redigunt actos in sua rura boves,
Ov. F. 3, 64.—So esp. freq. of men or animals taken as booty in war, while ferre is used of portable things; hence, ferre et agere (as in Gr. agein kai pherein, Hom. Il. 5, 484; and reversed, pherein kai agein, in Hdt. and Xen.; cf.:rapiunt feruntque,
Verg. A. 2, 374:rapere et auferre,
Cic. Off. 1, 14), in gen., to rob, to plunder: res sociorum ferri agique vidit, Liv. 22, 3:ut ferri agique res suas viderunt,
id. 38, 15; so id. 3, 37;so also: rapere agereque: ut ex alieno agro raperent agerentque,
Liv. 22, 1, 2; but portari atque agi means to bear and carry, to bring together, in Caes. B. C. 2, 29 (as pherein kai agein in Plat. Phaedr. 279, C):ne pulcram praedam agat,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 2, 3:urbes, agros vastare, praedas agere,
Sall. J. 20, 8; 32, 3:pecoris et mancipiorum praedas,
id. ib. 44, 5;so eccl. Lat.: agere praedas de aliquo,
Vulg. Jud. 9, 16; ib. 1 Reg. 27, 8; cf. Gron. Obs. 3, 22, 633.—To chase, pursue, press animals or men, to drive about or onwards in flight (for the usual agitare).a.Of animals:b.apros,
Verg. G. 3, 412:cervum,
id. A. 7, 481; cf. id. ib. 4, 71:citos canes,
Ov. H. 5, 20:feros tauros,
Suet. Claud. 21.—Of men:E.ceteros ruerem, agerem,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 21 (= prosequerer, premerem, Don.):ita perterritos egerunt, ut, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 4, 12:Demoleos cursu palantis Troas agebat,
Verg. A. 5, 265; cf. id. ib. 1, 574:aliquem in exsilium,
Liv. 25, 2; so Just. 2, 9, 6; 16, 4, 4; 17, 3, 17;22, 1, 16 al.: aliquem in fugam,
id. 16, 2, 3.—Of inanimate or abstract objects, to move, impel, push forwards, advance, carry to or toward any point:F.quid si pater cuniculos agat ad aerarium?
lead, make, Cic. Off. 3, 23, 90:egisse huc Alpheum vias,
made its way, Verg. A. 3, 695:vix leni et tranquillo mari moles agi possunt,
carry, build out, Curt. 4, 2, 8:cloacam maximam sub terram agendam,
to be carried under ground, Liv. 1, 56;so often in the histt., esp. Caes. and Livy, as t. t., of moving forwards the battering engines: celeriter vineis ad oppidum actis,
pushed forwards, up, Caes. B. G. 2, 12 Herz.; so id. ib. 3, 21; 7, 17; id. B. C. 2, 1; Liv. 8, 16:accelerant acta pariter testudine Volsci,
Verg. A. 9, 505 al.:fugere colles campique videntur, quos agimus praeter navem, i. e. praeter quos agimus navem,
Lucr. 4, 391:in litus passim naves egerunt,
drove the ships ashore, Liv. 22, 19:ratem in amnem,
Ov. F. 1, 500:naves in advorsum amnem,
Tac. H. 4, 22.— Poet.: agere navem, to steer or direct a ship, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 114; so,agere currum,
to drive a chariot, Ov. M. 2, 62; 2, 388 al.—To stir up, to throw out, excite, cause, bring forth (mostly poet.):G.scintillasque agere ac late differre favillam,
to throw out sparks and scatter ashes far around, Lucr. 2, 675:spumas ore,
Verg. G. 3, 203; so Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66:piceum Flumen agit,
Verg. A. 9, 814:qui vocem cubantes sensim excitant, eandemque cum egerunt, etc.,
when they have brought it forth, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251. —Hence, animam agere, to expel the breath of life, give up the ghost, expire:agens animam spumat,
Lucr. 3, 493:anhelans vaga vadit, animam agens,
Cat. 63, 31:nam et agere animam et efflare dicimus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 19:Hortensius, cum has litteras scripsi, animam agebat,
id. Fam. 8, 13, 2; so Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 13:eodem tempore et gestum et animam ageres,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 8:Est tanti habere animam ut agam?
Sen. Ep. 101, 12; and with a play upon words: semper agis causas et res agis, Attale, semper. Est, non est, quod agas, Attale, semper agis. Si res et causae desunt, agis, Attale, mulas;Attale, ne quod agas desit, agas animam,
Mart. 1, 80.—Of plants, to put forth or out, to shoot, extend:II.(salices) gemmas agunt,
Varr. R. R. 1, 30:florem agere coeperit ficus,
Col. R. R. 5, 10, 10:frondem agere,
Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 45:se ad auras palmes agit,
Verg. G. 2, 364:(platanum) radices trium et triginta cubitorum egisse,
Varr. R. R. 1, 37, 15:per glebas sensim radicibus actis,
Ov. M. 4, 254; so id. ib. 2, 583:robora suas radices in profundum agunt,
Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 127.—Metaph.:vera gloria radices agit,
Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43:pluma in cutem radices egerat imas,
Ov. M. 2, 582.Trop.A.Spec., to guide, govern:B.Tros Tyriusque mihi nullo discrimine agetur,
Verg. A. 1, 574; cf. Forbig. ad h. 1., who considers it the only instance of this use, and compares a similar use of agô; v. L. and S. s. v. II. 2.—In gen., to move, impel, excite, urge to a thing, to prompt or induce to:C.si quis ad illa deus te agat,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 24:una plaga ceteros ad certamen egit,
Liv. 9, 41; 8, 7; 39, 15: quae te, germane, furentem Mens agit in facinus? Ov. M. 5, 14:totis mentibus acta,
Sil. 10, 191:in furorem agere,
Quint. 6, 1, 31:si Agricola in ipsam gloriam praeceps agebatur,
Tac. Agr. 41:provinciam avaritia in bellum egerat,
id. A. 14, 32.—To drive, stir up, excite, agitate, rouse vehemently (cf. agito, II.):D.me amor fugat, agit,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 8:agunt eum praecipitem poenae civium Romanorum,
Cic. Verr. 1, 3:perpetua naturalis bonitas, quae nullis casibus neque agitur neque minuitur,
Nep. Att. 9, 1 Brem.:opportunitas, quae etiam mediocres viros spe praedae transvorsos agit,
i. e. leads astray, Sall. J. 6, 3; 14, 20; so Sen. Ep. 8, 3.— To pursue with hostile intent, to persecute, disturb, vex, to attack, assail (for the usu. agitare; mostly poet.):reginam Alecto stimulis agit undique Bacchi,
Verg. A. 7, 405:non res et agentia (i. e. agitantia, vexantia) verba Lycamben,
Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 25:acerba fata Romanos agunt,
id. Epod 7, 17:diris agam vos,
id. ib. 5, 89:quam deus ultor agebat,
Ov. M. 14, 750:futurae mortis agor stimulis,
Luc. 4, 517; cf. Matth. ad Cic. Mur. § 21.—To drive at something, to pursue a course of action, i. e. to make something an object of action; either in the most general sense, like the Engl. do and the Gr. prattein, for every kind of mental or physical employment; or, in a more restricted sense, to exhibit in external action, to act or perform, to deliver or pronounce, etc., so that after the act is completed nothing remains permanent, e. g. a speech, dance, play, etc. (while facere, to make, poiein, denotes the production of an object which continues to exist after the act is completed; and gerere, the performance of the duties of an office or calling).—On these significations, v. Varr. 6, 6, 62, and 6, 7, 64, and 6, 8, 72.—For the more restricted signif. v. Quint. 2, 18, 1 sq.; cf. Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 7, 12; Hab. Syn. 426.1. a.With the gen. objects, aliquid, nihil, plus, etc.:b.numquam se plus agere quam nihil cum ageret,
Cic. Rep. 1, 17 (cf. with this, id. Off. 3, 1: numquam se minus otiosum esse quam cum otiosus esset): mihi, qui nihil agit, esse omnino non videtur. id. N. D. 2, 16, 46:post satietatem nihil (est) agendum,
Cels. 1, 2.—Hence,Without object:c.aliud agendi tempus, aliud quiescendi,
Cic. N. D. 2, 53, 132; Juv. 16, 49:agendi tempora,
Tac. H. 3, 40:industria in agendo, celeritas in conficiendo,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 29.—In colloquial lang., to do, to fare, get on: quid agis? what are you doing? M. Tulli, quid agis? Cic. Cat. 1, 11:d.Quid agis?
What's your business? Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 9; also, How goes it with you? How are you? ti pratteis, Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 20; Cic. Fam. 7, 11 al.; Hor. S. 1, 9, 4:vereor, quid agat,
how he is, Cic. Att. 9, 17:ut sciatis, quid agam,
Vulg. Ephes. 6, 21:prospere agit anima tua,
fares well, ib. 3 Joan. 2:quid agitur?
how goes it with you? how do you do? how are you? Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 17; 1, 5, 42; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 40:Quid intus agitur?
is going on, Plaut. Cas. 5, 2, 20; id. Ps. 1, 5, 42 al.—With nihil or non multum, to do, i. e. to effect, accomplish, achieve nothing, or not much (orig. belonging to colloquial lang., but in the class. per. even in oratorical and poet. style): nihil agit;e.collum obstringe homini,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 29:nihil agis,
you effect nothing, it is of no use, Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 12:nihil agis, dolor! quamvis sis molestus, numquam te esse confitebor malum,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 25, 61 Kuhn.; Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 10: cupis, inquit, abire; sed nihil agis;usque tenebo,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 15:[nihil agis,] nihil assequeris,
Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 15 B. and K.:ubi blanditiis agitur nihil,
Ov. M. 6, 685: egerit non multum, has not done much, Curt. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29; cf. Ruhnk. ad Rutil. Lup. p. 120.—In certain circumstances, to proceed, do, act, manage (mostly belonging to familiar style): Thr. Quid nunc agimus? Gn. Quin redimus, What shall we do now? Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 41:2.hei mihi! quid faciam? quid agam?
what shall I do? how shall I act? id. Ad. 5, 3, 3:quid agam, habeo,
id. And. 3, 2, 18 (= quid respondeam habeo, Don.) al.:sed ita quidam agebat,
was so acting, Cic. Lig. 7, 21: a Burro minaciter actum, Burrus [p. 75] proceeded to threats, Tac. A. 13, 21.—To pursue, do, perform, transact (the most usual signif. of this word; in all periods; syn.: facere, efficere, transigere, gerere, tractare, curare): cui quod agat institutumst nullo negotio id agit, Enn. ap. Gell. 19, 10, 12 (Trag. v. 254 Vahl.): ut quae egi, ago, axim, verruncent bene, Pac. ap. Non. 505, 23 (Trag. Rel. p. 114 Rib.):3.At nihil est, nisi, dum calet, hoc agitur,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 92:Ut id agam, quod missus huc sum,
id. Ps. 2, 2, 44: homines quae agunt vigilantes, agitantque, ea si cui in somno accidunt, minus mirum est, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 45:observabo quam rem agat,
what he is going to do, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 114:Id quidem ago,
That is what I am doing, Verg. E. 9, 37:res vera agitur,
Juv. 4, 35:Jam tempus agires,
Verg. A. 5, 638:utilis rebus agendis,
Juv. 14, 72:grassator ferro agit rem,
does the business with a dagger, id. 3, 305; 6, 659 (cf.:gladiis geritur res,
Liv. 9, 41):nihil ego nunc de istac re ago,
do nothing about that matter, Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 8:postquam id actumst,
after this is accomplished, id. Am. 1, 1, 72; so,sed quid actumst?
id. Ps. 2, 4, 20:nihil aliud agebam nisi eum defenderem,
Cic. Sull. 12:ne quid temere ac fortuitu, inconsiderate negligenterque agamus,
id. Off. 1, 29:agamus quod instat,
Verg. E. 9, 66:renuntiaverunt ei omnia, quae egerant,
Vulg. Marc. 6, 30; ib. Act. 5, 35:suum negotium agere,
to mind one's business, attend to one's own affairs, Cic. Off. 1, 9; id. de Or. 3, 55, 211; so,ut vestrum negotium agatis,
Vulg. 1 Thess. 4, 11:neque satis Bruto constabat, quid agerent,
Caes. B. G. 3, 14:postquam res in Africa gestas, quoque modo actae forent, fama divolgavit,
Sall. J. 30, 1:sed tu delibera, utrum colloqui malis an per litteras agere quae cogitas,
Nep. Con. 3, 8 al. —With the spec. idea of completing, finishing: jucundi acti labores, a proverb in Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105.—To pursue in one's mind, to drive at, to revolve, to be occupied with, think upon, have in view, aim at (cf. agito, II. E., volvo and voluto):4.nescio quid mens mea majus agit,
Ov. H. 12, 212:hoc variis mens ipsa modis agit,
Val. Fl. 3, 392:agere fratri proditionem,
Tac. H. 2, 26:de intranda Britannia,
id. Agr. 13.—With a verbal subst., as a favorite circumlocution for the action indicated by the subst. (cf. in Gr. agô with verbal subst.):5.rimas agere (sometimes ducere),
to open in cracks, fissures, to crack, Cic. Att. 14, 9; Ov. M. 2, 211; Luc. 6, 728: vos qui regalis corporis custodias agitis, keep watch over, guard, Naev. ap. Non. 323, 1; so Liv. 5, 10:vigilias agere,
Cic. Verr. 4, 43, 93; Nep. Thras. 4; Tac. H. 3, 76:excubias alicui,
Ov. F. 3, 245:excubias,
Tac. H. 4, 58:pervigilium,
Suet. Vit. 10:stationem agere,
to keep guard, Liv. 35, 29; Tac. H. 1, 28:triumphum agere,
to triumph, Cic. Fam. 3, 10; Ov. M. 15, 757; Suet. Dom. 6:libera arbitria agere,
to make free decisions, to decide arbitrarily, Liv. 24, 45; Curt. 6, 1, 19; 8, 1, 4:paenitentiam agere,
to exercise repentance, to repent, Quint. 9, 3, 12; Petr. S. 132; Tac. Or. 15; Curt. 8, 6, 23; Plin. Ep. 7, 10; Vulg. Lev. 5, 5; ib. Matt. 3, 2; ib. Apoc. 2, 5:silentia agere,
to maintain silence, Ov. M. 1, 349:pacem agere,
Juv. 15, 163:crimen agere,
to bring accusation, to accuse, Cic. Verr. 4, 22, 48:laborem agere,
id. Fin. 2, 32:cursus agere,
Ov. Am. 3, 6, 95:delectum agere,
to make choice, to choose, Plin. 7, 29, 30, § 107; Quint. 10, 4, 5:experimenta agere,
Liv. 9, 14; Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 18:mensuram,
id. 15, 3, 4, § 14:curam agere,
to care for, Ov. H. 15, 302; Quint. 8, prooem. 18:curam ejus egit,
Vulg. Luc. 10, 34:oblivia agere,
to forget, Ov. M. 12, 540:nugas agere,
to trifle, Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 29; id. As. 1, 1, 78, and often:officinas agere,
to keep shop, Inscr. Orell. 4266.—So esp.: agere gratias ( poet. grates; never in sing. gratiam), to give thanks, to thank; Gr. charin echein ( habere gratiam is to be or feel grateful; Gr. charin eidenai; and referre gratiam, to return a favor, requite; Gr. charin apodidonai; cf. Bremi ad Nep. Them. 8, 7):diis gratias pro meritis agere,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 26:Haud male agit gratias,
id. Aul. 4, 4, 31:Magnas vero agere gratias Thais mihi?
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 1:Dis magnas merito gratias habeo atque ago,
id. Phorm. 5, 6, 80: Lentulo nostro egi per litteras tuo nomine gratias diligenter, Cic. Fam. 1, 10: immortales ago tibi gratias agamque dum vivam;nam relaturum me adfirmare non possum,
id. ib. 10, 11, 1: maximas tibi omnes gratias agimus, C. Caesar;majores etiam habemus,
id. Marcell. 11, 33:Trebatio magnas ago gratias, quod, etc.,
id. Fam. 11, 28, 8: renuntiate gratias regi me agere;referre gratiam aliam nunc non posse quam ut suadeam, ne, etc.,
Liv. 37, 37: grates tibi ago, summe Sol, vobisque, reliqui Caelites, * Cic. Rep. 6, 9:gaudet et invito grates agit inde parenti,
Ov. M. 2, 152; so id. ib. 6, 435; 484; 10, 291; 681; 14, 596; Vulg. 2 Reg. 8, 10; ib. Matt. 15, 36 al.;and in connection with this, laudes agere: Jovis fratri laudes ago et grates gratiasque habeo,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 2:Dianae laudes gratesque agam,
id. Mil. 2, 5, 2; so,diis immortalibus laudesque et grates egit,
Liv. 26, 48:agi sibi gratias passus est,
Tac. Agr. 42; so id. H. 2, 71; 4, 51; id. A. 13, 21; but oftener grates or gratis in Tac.:Tiberius egit gratis benevolentiae patrum, A. 6, 2: agit grates,
id. H. 3, 80; 4, 64; id. A. 2, 38; 2, 86; 3, 18; 3, 24; 4, 15 al.—Of time, to pass, spend (very freq. and class.): Romulus in caelo cum dis agit aevom, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; so Pac. id. ib. 2, 21, 49, and Hor. S. 1, 5, 101:6.tempus,
Tac. H. 4, 62; id. A. 3, 16: domi aetatem, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6:aetatem in litteris,
Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 3:senectutem,
id. Sen. 3, 7; cf. id. ib. 17, 60:dies festos,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 48; Tac. G. 17:otia secura,
Verg. G. 3, 377; Ov. F. 1, 68; 4, 926:ruri agere vitam,
Liv. 7, 39, and Tac. A. 15, 63:vitam in terris,
Verg. G. 2, 538:tranquillam vitam agere,
Vulg. 1 Tim. 2, 2:Hunc (diem) agerem si,
Verg. A. 5, 51:ver magnus agebat Orbis,
id. G. 2, 338:aestiva agere,
to pass, be in, summer quarters, Liv. 27, 8; 27, 21; Curt. 5, 8, 24.— Pass.:menses jam tibi esse actos vides,
Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 2:mensis agitur hic septimus,
Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 34, and Ov. M. 7, 700:melior pars acta (est) diei,
Verg. A. 9, 156; Juv. 4, 66; Tac. A. 15, 63:acta est per lacrimas nox,
Ov. H. 12, 58 Ruhnk.:tunc principium anni agebatur,
Liv. 3, 6:actis quindecim annis in regno,
Just. 41, 5, 9:Nona aetas agitur,
Juv. 13, 28 al. —With annus and an ordinal, to be of a certain age, to be so old:quartum annum ago et octogesimum,
am eighty-four years old, Cic. Sen. 10, 32:Annum agens sextum decimum patrem amisit,
Suet. Caes. 1.—Metaph.: sescentesimum et quadragesimum annum urbs nostra agebat, was in its 640 th year, Tac. G. 37.— Hence also absol. (rare), to pass or spend time, to live, to be, to be somewhere:civitas laeta agere,
was joyful, Sall. J. 55, 2:tum Marius apud primos agebat,
id. ib. 101, 6:in Africa, qua procul a mari incultius agebatur,
id. ib. 89, 7:apud illos homines, qui tum agebant,
Tac. A. 3, 19:Thracia discors agebat,
id. ib. 3, 38:Juxta Hermunduros Naristi agunt,
Tac. G. 42:ultra jugum plurimae gentes agunt,
id. ib. 43:Gallos trans Padum agentes,
id. H. 3, 34:quibus (annis) exul Rhodi agit,
id. A. 1, 4:agere inter homines desinere,
id. ib. 15, 74:Vitellius non in ore volgi agere,
was not in the sight of the people, id. H. 3, 36:ante aciem agere,
id. G. 7; and:in armis agere,
id. A. 14, 55 = versari.—In the lang. of offerings, t. t., to despatch the victim, to kill, slay. In performing this rite, the sacrificer asked the priest, agone, shall I do it? and the latter answered, age or hoc age, do it:7.qui calido strictos tincturus sanguine cultros semper, Agone? rogat, nec nisi jussus agit,
Ov. F. 1. 321 (cf. agonia and agonalia):a tergo Chaeream cervicem (Caligulae) gladio caesim graviter percussisse, praemissa voce,
hoc age, Suet. Calig. 58; id. Galb. 20. —This call of the priest in act of solemn sacrifice, Hoc age, warned the assembled multitude to be quiet and give attention; hence hoc or id and sometimes haec or istuc agere was used for, to give attention to, to attend to, to mind, heed; and followed by ut or ne, to pursue a thing, have it in view, aim at, design, etc.; cf. Ruhnk. ad Ter. And. 1, 2, 15, and Suet. Calig. 58: hoc agite, Plaut. As. prol. init.:Hoc age,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 152; id. Ep. 1, 6, 31:Hoc agite, of poetry,
Juv. 7, 20:hoc agamus,
Sen. Clem. 1, 12:haec agamus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 49:agere hoc possumus,
Lucr. 1, 41; 4, 969; Juv. 7, 48:hoccine agis an non? hoc agam,
id. ib., Ter. And. 1, 2, 15; 2, 5, 4:nunc istuc age,
id. Heaut. 3, 2, 47; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 3 al.:Hoc egit civis Romanus ante te nemo,
Cic. Lig. 4, 11:id et agunt et moliuntur,
id. Mur. 38:(oculi, aures, etc.) quasi fenestrae sunt animi, quibus tamen sentire nihil queat mens, nisi id agat et adsit,
id. Tusc. 1, 20, 46: qui id egerunt, ut gentem... collocarent, aimed at this, that, etc., id. Cat. 4, 6, 12:qui cum maxime fallunt, id agunt, ut viri boni esse videantur,
keep it in view, that, id. Off. 1, 13, 41:idne agebas, ut tibi cum sceleratis, an ut cum bonis civibus conveniret?
id. Lig. 6, 18:Hoc agit, ut doleas,
Juv. 5, 157:Hoc age, ne mutata retrorsum te ferat aura,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 88:Quid tuus ille destrictus gladius agebat?
have in view, mean, Cic. Leg. 3, 9:Quid aliud egimus nisi ut, quod hic potest, nos possemus?
id. ib. 4, 10:Sin autem id actum est, ut homines postremi pecuniis alienis locupletarentur,
id. Rosc. Am. 47, 137:certiorem eum fecit, id agi, ut pons dissolveretur,
Nep. Them. 5, 1:ego id semper egi, ne bellis interessem,
Cic. Fam. 4, 7.—Also, the opp.: alias res or aliud agere, not to attend to, heed, or observe, to pursue secondary or subordinate objects: Ch. Alias res agis. Pa. Istuc ago equidem, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 57; id. Hec. 5, 3, 28:usque eo animadverti eum jocari atque alias res agere,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 22:atqui vides, quam alias res agamus,
id. de Or. 3, 14, 51; id. Brut. 66, 233:aliud agens ac nihil ejusmodi cogitans,
id. Clu. 64.—In relation to public affairs, to conduct, manage, carry on, administer: agere bellum, to carry on or wage war (embracing the whole theory and practice of war, while bellum gerere designates the bodily and mental effort, and the bearing of the necessary burdens; and bellum facere, the actual outbreak of hostile feelings, v. Herz. ad Caes. B. G. 28):8.qui longe alia ratione ac reliqui Galli bellum agere instituerunt,
Caes. B. G. 3, 28:Antiochus si tam in agendo bello parere voluisset consiliis ejus (Hannibalis) quam in suscipiendo instituerat, etc.,
Nep. Hann. 8, 3; Curt. 4, 10, 29:aliena bella mercedibus agere,
Mel. 1, 16:Bellaque non puero tractat agenda puer,
Ov. A. A. 1, 182 (also in id. Tr. 2, 230, Gron. Observ. 2, 3, 227, for the usu. obit, with one MS., reads agit; so Merkel).— Poet.:Martem for bellum,
Luc. 4, 2: agere proelium, to give battle (very rare):levibus proeliis cum Gallis actis,
Liv. 22, 9.—Of offices, employments, etc., to conduct, exercise, administer, hold:forum agere,
to hold court, Cic. Fam. 8, 6; and:conventus agere,
to hold the assizes, id. Verr. 5, 11, 28; Caes. B. G. 1, 54; 6, 44;used of the governors of provinces: judicium agere,
Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 120:vivorum coetus agere,
to make assemblies of, to assemble, Tac. A. 16, 34:censum agere,
Liv. 3, 22; Tac. A. 14, 46; Suet. Aug. 27:recensum agere,
id. Caes. 41:potestatem agere,
Flor. 1, 7, 2:honorem agere,
Liv. 8, 26:regnum,
Flor. 1, 6, 2:rem publicam,
Dig. 4, 6, 35, § 8:consulatum,
Quint. 12, 1, 16:praefecturam,
Suet. Tib. 6:centurionatum,
Tac. A. 1, 44:senatum,
Suet. Caes. 88:fiscum agere,
to have charge of the treasury, id. Dom. 12:publicum agere,
to collect the taxes, id. Vesp. 1:inquisitionem agere,
Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 18:curam alicujus rei agere,
to have the management of, to manage, Liv. 6, 15; Suet. Claud. 18:rei publicae curationem agens,
Liv. 4, 13: dilectum agere, to make a levy, to levy (postAug. for dilectum habere, Cic., Caes., Sall.), Quint. 12, 3, 5; Tac. A. 2, 16; id. Agr. 7 and 10; id. H. 2, 16, 12; Suet. Calig. 43. —Of civil and political transactions in the senate, the forum, before tribunals of justice, etc., to manage or transact, to do, to discuss, plead, speak, deliberate; constr. aliquid or de aliqua re:a.velim recordere, quae ego de te in senatu egerim, quae in contionibus dixerim,
Cic. Fam. 5, 2; 1, 9:de condicionibus pacis,
Liv. 8, 37:de summa re publica,
Suet. Caes. 28:cum de Catilinae conjuratione ageretur in curia,
id. Aug. 94:de poena alicujus,
Liv. 5, 36:de agro plebis,
id. 1, 46.—Hence the phrase: agere cum populo, of magistrates, to address the people in a public assembly, for the purpose of obtaining their approval or rejection of a thing (while [p. 76] agere ad populum signifies to propose, to bring before the people):cum populo agere est rogare quid populum, quod suffragiis suis aut jubeat aut vetet,
Gell. 13, 15, 10:agere cum populo de re publica,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 12; id. Lael. 25, 96:neu quis de his postea ad senatum referat neve cum populo agat,
Sall. C. 51, 43.—So also absol.:hic locus (rostra) ad agendum amplissimus,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 1:Metellus cum agere coepisset, tertio quoque verbo orationis suae me appellabat,
id. Fam. 5, 2.— Transf. to common life.Agere cum aliquo, de aliquo or re or ut, to treat, deal, negotiate, confer, talk with one about a person or thing; to endeavor to persuade or move one, that, etc.: nihil age tecum (sc. cum odore vini);b.ubi est ipsus (vini lepos)?
I have nothing to do with you, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 11:Quae (patria) tecum, Catilina, sic agit,
thus pleads, Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 18:algae Inquisitores agerent cum remige nudo,
Juv. 4, 49:haec inter se dubiis de rebus agebant,
thus treated together, Verg. A. 11, 445:de quo et praesens tecum egi diligenter, et scripsi ad te accurate antea,
Cic. Fam. 13, 75:egi cum Claudia et cum vestra sorore Mucia, ut eum ab illa injuria deterrerent,
id. ib. 5, 2:misi ad Metellum communes amicos, qui agerent cum eo, ut de illa mente desisteret,
id. ib. 5, 2:Callias quidam egit cum Cimone, ut eam (Elpinicen) sibi uxorem daret,
Nep. Cim. 1, 3.—Also absol.:Alcibiades praesente vulgo agere coepit,
Nep. Alc. 8, 2:si qua Caesares obtinendae Armeniae egerant,
Tac. A. 15, 14:ut Lucretius agere varie, rogando alternis suadendoque coepit,
Liv. 2, 2.—In Suet. once agere cum senatu, with acc. and inf., to propose or state to the Senate:Tiberius egit cum senatu non debere talia praemia tribui,
Suet. Tib. 54.—With the advv. bene, praeclare, male, etc., to deal well or ill with one, to treat or use well or ill:9.facile est bene agere cum eis, etc.,
Cic. Phil. 14, 11:bene egissent Athenienses cum Miltiade, si, etc.,
Val. Max. 5, 3, 3 ext.; Vulg. Jud. 9, 16:praeclare cum aliquo agere,
Cic. Sest. 23:Male agis mecum,
Plaut. As. 1, 3, 21:qui cum creditoribus suis male agat,
Cic. Quinct. 84; and:tu contra me male agis,
Vulg. Jud. 11, 27.—Freq. in pass., to be or go well or ill with one, to be well or badly off:intelleget secum actum esse pessime,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 50:praeclare mecum actum puto,
id. Fam. 9, 24; so id. ib. 5, 18: exstat cujusdam non inscitus jocus bene agi potuisse cum rebus humanis, si Domitius pater talem habuisset uxorem, it would have gone well with human affairs, been well for mankind, if, etc., Suet. Ner. 28.—Also absol. without cum: agitur praeclare, si nosmet ipsos regere possumus, it is well done if, etc., it is a splendid thing if, etc., Cic. Fam. 4, 14:vivitur cum eis, in quibus praeclare agitur si sunt simulacra virtutis,
id. Off. 1, 15:bene agitur pro noxia,
Plaut. Mil. 5, 23.—Of transactions before a court or tribunal.a.Aliquid agere ex jure, ex syngrapha, ex sponso, or simply the abl. jure, lege, litibus, obsignatis tabellis, causa, to bring an action or suit, to manage a cause, to plead a case:b.ex jure civili et praetorio agere,
Cic. Caecin. 12:tamquam ex syngrapha agere cum populo,
to litigate, id. Mur. 17:ex sponso egit,
id. Quint. 9: Ph. Una injuriast Tecum. Ch. Lege agito ergo, Go to law, then, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 90:agere lege in hereditatem,
Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 175; Ov. F. 1, 48; Liv. 9, 46:cum illo se lege agere dicebat,
Nep. Tim. 5: summo jure agere, to assert or claim one's right to the full extent of the law, Cic. Off. 1, 11:non enim gladiis mecum, sed litibus agetur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 4:causa quam vi agere malle,
Tac. A. 13, 37:tabellis obsignatis agis mecum,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 11, 33:Jure, ut opinor, agat, jure increpet inciletque,
with right would bring her charge, Lucr. 3, 963; so,Castrensis jurisdictio plura manu agens,
settles more cases by force, Tac. Agr. 9:ubi manu agitur,
when the case is settled by violent hands, id. G. 36.—Causam or rem agere, to try or plead a case; with apud, ad, or absol.:c.causam apud centumviros egit,
Cic. Caecin. 24:Caesar cum ageret apud censores,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 10; so with adversus:egi causam adversus magistratus,
Vulg. 2 Esdr. 13, 11:orator agere dicitur causam,
Varr. L. L. 6, 42: causam isto modo agere, Cic. Lig. 4, 10; Tac. Or. 5; 11; 14; Juv. 2, 51; 14, 132:agit causas liberales,
Cic. Fam. 8, 9: qui ad rem agendam adsunt, M. Cael. ap. Quint. 11, 1, 51:cum (M. Tullius) et ipsam se rem agere diceret,
Quint. 12, 10, 45: Gripe, accede huc;tua res agitur,
is being tried, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 104; Quint. 8, 3, 13;and extra-judicially: rogo ad Caesarem meam causam agas,
Cic. Fam. 5, 10:Una (factio) populi causam agebat, altera optimatum,
Nep. Phoc. 3; so, agere, absol., to plead' ad judicem sic agi solet, Cic. Lig. 10:tam solute agere, tam leniter,
id. Brut. 80:tu istuc nisi fingeres, sic ageres?
id. ib. 80; Juv. 7, 143 and 144; 14, 32.— Transf. to common life; with de or acc., to discuss, treat, speak of:Sed estne hic ipsus, de quo agebam?
of whom I was speaking, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 53:causa non solum exponenda, sed etiam graviter copioseque agenda est,
to be discussed, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 12; id. Verr. 1, 13, 37:Samnitium bella, quae agimus,
are treating of, Liv. 10, 31.—Hence,Agere aliquem reum, to proceed against one as accused, to accuse one, Liv. 4, 42; 24, 25; Tac. A. 14, 18:d.reus agitur,
id. ib. 15, 20; 3, 13; and with the gen. of the crime, with which one is charged:agere furti,
to accuse of theft, Cic. Fam. 7, 22:adulterii cum aliquo,
Quint. 4, 4, 8:injuriarum,
id. 3, 6, 19; and often in the Pandects.—Pass. of the thing which is the subject of accusation, to be in suit or in question; it concerns or affects, is about, etc.:(α).non nunc pecunia, sed illud agitur, quomodo, etc.,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 67:non capitis ei res agitur, sed pecuniae,
the point in dispute, id. Phorm. 4, 3, 26:aguntur injuriae sociorum, agitur vis legum, agitur existimatio, veritasque judiciorum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 51:si magna res, magna hereditas agetur,
id. Fin. 2, 17: qua de re agitur, what the point of dispute or litigation is, id. Brut. 79.—Hence, trop.,Res agitur, the case is on trial, i. e. something is at stake or at hazard, in peril, or in danger:(β).at nos, quarum res agitur, aliter auctores sumus,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 72:quasi istic mea res minor agatur quam tua,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 113:agitur populi Romani gloria, agitur salus sociorum atque amicorum, aguntur certissima populi Romani vectigalia et maxima, aguntur bona multorum civium,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 2, 6:in quibus eorum aut caput agatur aut fama,
id. Lael. 17, 61; Nep. Att. 15, 2:non libertas solum agebatur,
Liv. 28, 19; Sen. Clem. 1, 20 al.:nam tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 84 (= in periculo versatur, Lambin.):agitur pars tertia mundi,
is at stake, I am in danger of losing, Ov. M. 5, 372.—Res acta est, the case is over (and done for): acta haec res est;(γ).perii,
this matter is ended, Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 3: hence, actum est de aliquo or aliqua re, it is all over with a person or thing:actum hodie est de me,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 63:jam de Servio actum,
Liv. 1, 47:actum est de collo meo,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 4, 194.—So also absol.: actumst;ilicet me infelicem,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 17:si animus hominem pepulit, actumst,
id. Trin. 2, 2, 27; Ter. And. 3, 1, 7; Cic. Att. 5, 15:actumst, ilicet, peristi,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 9: periimus;actumst,
id. Heaut. 3, 3, 3.—Rem actam agere, to plead a case already finished, i. e. to act to no purpose:10. a.rem actam agis,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 27; id. Cist. 4, 2, 36; Liv. 28, 40; so,actum or acta agere: actum, aiunt, ne agas,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 72; Cic. Att. 9, 18:acta agimus,
id. Am. 22.—Of an orator, Cic. de Or. 1, 31, 142; cf. id. ib. 2, 19, 79:b.quae sic ab illo acta esse constabat oculis, voce, gestu, inimici ut lacrimas tenere non possent,
id. ib. 3, 56, 214:agere fortius et audentius volo,
Tac. Or. 18; 39.—Of an actor, to represent, play, act:11.Ipse hanc acturust Juppiter comoediam,
Plaut. Am. prol. 88; so,fabulam,
Ter. Ad. prol. 12; id. Hec. prol. 22:dum haec agitur fabula,
Plaut. Men. prol. 72 al.:partis,
to have a part in a play, Ter. Phorm. prol. 27:Ballionem illum cum agit, agit Chaeream,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 7:gestum agere in scaena,
id. de Or. 2, 57:dicitur canticum egisse aliquanto magis vigente motu,
Liv. 7, 2 al. — Transf. to other relations, to represent or personate one, to act the part of, to act as, behave like: has partes lenitatis semper egi, Cic. Mur. 3:egi illos omnes adulescentes, quos ille actitat,
id. Fam. 2, 9:amicum imperatoris,
Tac. H. 1, 30:exulem,
id. A. 1, 4:socium magis imperii quam ministrum,
id. H. 2, 83:senatorem,
Tac. A. 16, 28.—So of things poetically:utrinque prora frontem agit,
serves as a bow, Tac. G. 44.—Se agere = se gerere, to carry one's self, to behave, deport one's self:12.tanta mobilitate sese Numidae agunt,
Sall. J. 56, 5:quanto ferocius ante se egerint,
Tac. H. 3, 2 Halm:qui se pro equitibus Romanis agerent,
Suet. Claud. 25:non principem se, sed ministrum egit,
id. ib. 29:neglegenter se et avare agere,
Eutr. 6, 9:prudenter se agebat,
Vulg. 1 Reg. 18, 5:sapienter se agebat,
ib. 4 Reg. 18, 7. —Also absol.:seditiose,
Tac. Agr. 7:facile justeque,
id. ib. 9:superbe,
id. H. 2, 27:ex aequo,
id. ib. 4, 64:anxius et intentus agebat,
id. Agr. 5.—Imper.: age, agite, Ter., Tib., Lucr., Hor., Ov., never using agite, and Catull. never age, with which compare the Gr. age, agete (also accompanied by the particles dum, eia, en, ergo, igitur, jam, modo, nuncjam, porro, quare, quin, sane, vero, verum, and by sis); as an exclamation.a.In encouragement, exhortation, come! come on! (old Engl. go to!) up! on! quick! (cf. I. B. fin.).(α).In the sing.:(β).age, adsta, mane, audi, Enn. ap. Delr. Synt. 1, 99: age i tu secundum,
come, follow me! Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 1:age, perge, quaeso,
id. Cist. 2, 3, 12:age, da veniam filio,
Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 14:age, age, nunc experiamur,
id. ib. 5, 4, 23:age sis tu... delude,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 89; id. Ep. 3, 4, 39; Cic. Tusc. 2, 18; id. Rosc. Am. 16:quanto ferocius ante se egerint, agedum eam solve cistulam,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 151; id. Capt. 3, 4, 39:Agedum vicissim dic,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 69; id. Eun. 4, 4, 27:agedum humanis concede,
Lucr. 3, 962:age modo hodie sero,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 103:age nuncjam,
id. And. 5, 2, 25:En age, quid cessas,
Tib. 2, 2, 10:Quare age,
Verg. A. 7, 429:Verum age,
id. ib. 12, 832:Quin age,
id. G. 4, 329:en, age, Rumpe moras,
id. ib. 3, 43:eia age,
id. A. 4, 569.—In the plur.:b.agite, pugni,
up, fists, and at 'em! Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 146:agite bibite,
id. Curc. 1, 1, 88; id. Stich. 1, 3, 68:agite in modum dicite,
Cat. 61, 38:Quare agite... conjungite,
id. 64, 372; Verg. A. 1, 627:vos agite... volvite,
Val. Fl. 3, 311:agite nunc, divites, plorate,
Vulg. Jac. 5, 1:agitedum,
Liv. 3, 62.—Also age in the sing., with a verb in the plur. (cf. age tamnete, Hom. Od. 3, 332; age dê trapeiomen, id. Il. 3, 441):age igitur, intro abite,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 54:En agedum convertite,
Prop. 1, 1, 21:mittite, agedum, legatos,
Liv. 38, 47:Ite age,
Stat. Th. 10, 33:Huc age adeste,
Sil. 11, 169.—In transitions in discourse, well then! well now! well! (esp. in Cic. Or. very freq.). So in Plaut. for resuming discourse that has been interrupted: age, tu interea huic somnium narra, Curc. 2, 2, 5: nunc age, res quoniam docui non posse creari, etc., well now, since I have taught, etc., Lucr. 1, 266:c.nunc age, quod superest, cognosce et clarius audi,
id. 1, 920; so id. 1, 952; 2, 62; 333; 730; 3, 418;4, 109 al.: age porro, tu, qui existimari te voluisti interpretem foederum, cur, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 22; so id. Rosc. Am. 16; id. Part. 12; id. Att. 8, 3.—And age (as in a.) with a verb in the plur.:age vero, ceteris in rebus qualis sit temperantia considerate,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 14; so id. Sull. 26; id. Mil. 21; id. Rosc. Am. 37.—As a sign of assent, well! very well! good! right! Age, age, mansero, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 61: age, age, jam ducat;► Position.dabo,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 57:Age, veniam,
id. And. 4, 2, 30:age, sit ita factum,
Cic. Mil. 19:age sane,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 27; Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 119.—Age, used with another verb in the imperative, regularly stands before it, but in poetry, for the sake of the metre, it,I.Sometimes follows such verb; as,a.In dactylic metre:b.Cede agedum,
Prop. 5, 9, 54:Dic age,
Verg. A. 6, 343; Hor. S. 2, 7, 92; Ov. F. 1, 149:Esto age,
Pers. 2, 42:Fare age,
Verg. A. 3, 362:Finge age,
Ov. H. 7, 65:Redde age,
Hor. S. 2, 8, 80:Surge age,
Verg. A. 3, 169; 8, 59; 10, 241; Ov. H. 14, 73:Vade age,
Verg. A. 3, 462; 4, 422; so,agite: Ite agite,
Prop. 4, 3, 7.—In other metres (very rarely):II.appropera age,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 2, 38:dic age,
Hor. C. 1, [p. 77] 32, 3; 2, 11, 22;3, 4, 1.—So also in prose (very rarely): Mittite agedum,
Liv. 38, 47:procedat agedum ad pugnam,
id. 7, 9.—It is often separated from such verb:1.age me huc adspice,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 118; id. Capt. 5, 2, 1:Age... instiga,
Ter. And. 4, 2, 10; 5, 6, 11:Quare agite... conjungite,
Cat. 64, 372:Huc age... veni,
Tib. 2, 5, 2:Ergo age cervici imponere nostrae,
Verg. A. 2, 707:en age segnis Rumpe moras,
id. G. 3, 42:age te procellae Crede,
Hor. C. 3, 27, 62:Age jam... condisce,
id. ib. 4, 11, 31; id. S. 2, 7, 4.—Hence,ăgens, entis, P. a.A.Adj.1.Efficient, effective, powerful (only in the rhet. lang. of Cic.):► 2.utendum est imaginibus agentibus, acribus, insignitis,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 358:acre orator, incensus et agens,
id. Brut. 92, 317.— Comp. and sup. not used.Agentia verba, in the grammarians, for verba activa, Gell. 18, 12.—B.Subst.: ăgentes, ium.a.Under the emperors, a kind of secret police (also called frumentarii and curiosi), Aur. Vict. Caes. 39 fin.; Dig. 1, 12; 1, 20; 21; 22; 23, etc.; Amm. 15, 3; 14, 11 al.—b.For agrimensores, land-surveyors, Hyg. Lim. p. 179.—2.actus, a, um, P. a. Lit., that has been transacted in the Senate, in the forum, before the courts of justice, etc.; hence,A.actum, i, n., a public transaction in the Senate, before the people, or before a single magistrate:B.actum ejus, qui in re publica cum imperio versatus sit,
Cic. Phil. 1, 7:acta Caesaris servanda censeo,
id. ib. 1, 7:acta tui praeclari tribunatus,
id. Dom. 31.—acta publĭca, or absol.: acta, orum, n., the register of public acts, records, journal. Julius Caesar, in his consulship, ordered that the doings of the Senate (diurna acta) should be made public, Suet. Caes. 20; cf. Ernest. Exc. 1;1.but Augustus again prohibited it,
Suet. Aug. 36. Still the acts of the Senate were written down, and, under the succeeding emperors. certain senators were appointed to this office (actis vel commentariis Senatus conficiendis), Tac. A. 5, 4. They had also public registers of the transactions of the assemblies of the people, and of the different courts of justice;also of births and deaths, marriages, divorces, etc., which were preserved as sources of future history.—Hence, diurna urbis acta,
the city journal, Tac. A. 13, 31:acta populi,
Suet. Caes. 20:acta publica,
Tac. A. 12, 24; Suet. Tib. 8; Plin. Ep. 7, 33:urbana,
id. ib. 9, 15; which were all comprehended under the gen. name acta.With the time added:2.acta eorum temporum,
Plin. 7, 13, 11, § 60:illius temporis,
Ascon. Mil. 44, 16:ejus anni,
Plin. 2, 56, 57, § 147.—Absol., Cic. Fam. 12, 8; 22, 1; 28, 3; Sen. Ben. 2, 10; 3, 16; Suet. Calig. 8; Quint. 9, 3; Juv. 2, 136: Quis dabit historico, quantum daret acta legenti, i. e. to the actuarius, q. v., id. 7, 104; cf. Bahr's Rom. Lit. Gesch. 303.—C.acta triumphōrum, the public record of triumphs, fuller than the Fasti triumphales, Plin. 37, 2, 6, § 12.—D.acta fŏri (v. Inscr. Grut. 445, 10), the records,a.Of strictly historical transactions, Amm. 22, 3, 4; Dig. 4, 6, 33, § 1.—b.Of matters of private right, as wills, gifts, bonds (acta ad jus privatorum pertinentia, Dig. 49, 14, 45, § 4), Fragm. Vat. §§ 249, 266, 268, 317.—E.acta militarĭa, the daily records of the movements of a legion, Veg. R. R. 2, 19. -
74 acta triumphorum
ăgo, egi, actum, 3, v. a. (axim = egerim, Pac. ap. Non. 505, 22; Paul. ex Fest. s. v. axitiosi, p. 3 Mull.;I.axit = egerit,
Paul. Diac. 3, 3;AGIER = agi,
Cic. Off. 3, 15;agentum = agentium,
Vulc. Gall. Av. Cass. 4, 6) [cf. agô; Sanscr. ag, aghami = to go, to drive; agmas = way, train = ogmos; agis = race, contest = agôn; perh. also Germ. jagen, to drive, to hunt], to put in motion, to move (syn.: agitare, pellere, urgere).Lit.A.Of cattle and other animals, to lead, drive.a.Absol.: agas asellum, Seip. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 64, 258:b.jumenta agebat,
Liv. 1, 48:capellas ago,
Verg. E. 1, 13:Pars quia non veniant pecudes, sed agantur, ab actu etc.,
Ov. F. 1, 323:caballum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 36.—With acc. of place, prep., sup., or inf.:B. a.agere bovem Romam,
Curt. 1, 45:equum in hostem,
id. 7, 4:Germani in amnem aguntur,
Tac. H. 5, 21:acto ad vallum equo,
id. A. 2, 13:pecora per calles,
Curt. 7, 11:per devia rura capellas,
Ov. M. 1, 676:pecus pastum,
Varr. L. L. 6, 41, p. 88 Mull.:capellas potum age,
Verg. E. 9, 23:pecus egit altos Visere montes,
Hor. C. 1, 2, 7.—Absol.:b.agmen agens equitum,
Verg. A. 7, 804.—With prep., abl., or inf.:C.vinctum ante se Thyum agebat,
Nep. Dat. 3:agitur praeceps exercitus Lydorum in populos,
Sil. 4, 720:(adulteram) maritus per omnem vicum verbere agit,
Tac. G. 19; Suet. Calig. 27:captivos prae se agentes,
Curt. 7, 6; Liv. 23, 1:acti ante suum quisque praedonem catenati,
Quint. 8, 3, 69:captivos sub curribus agere,
Mart. 8, 26:agimur auguriis quaerere exilia,
Verg. A. 3, 5;and simple for comp.: multis milibus armatorum actis ex ea regione = coactis,
Liv. 44, 31.— In prose: agi, to be led, to march, to go:quo multitudo omnis consternata agebatur,
Liv. 10, 29: si citius agi vellet agmen, that the army would move, or march on quicker, id. 2, 58:raptim agmine acto,
id. 6, 28; so id. 23, 36; 25, 9.— Trop.:egit sol hiemem sub terras,
Verg. G. 4, 51:poemata dulcia sunto Et quocumque volent animum auditoris agunto,
lead the mind, Hor. A. P. 100. —Hence, poet.: se agere, to betake one's self, i. e. to go, to come (in Plaut. very freq.;also in Ter., Verg., etc.): quo agis te?
where are you going? Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 294:unde agis te?
id. Most. 1, 4, 28; so id. ib. 3, 1, 31; id. Mil. 3, 2, 49; id. Poen. 1, 2, 120; id. Pers. 4, 3, 13; id. Trin. 4, 3, 71:quo hinc te agis?
where are you going, Ter. And. 4, 2, 25:Ecce gubernator sese Palinurus agebat,
was moving along, Verg. A. 6, 337:Aeneas se matutinus agebat,
id. ib. 8, 465:is enim se primus agebat,
for he strode on in front, id. ib. 9, 696.—Also without se:Et tu, unde agis?
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 20:Quo agis?
id. Pers. 2, 2, 34:Huc age,
Tib. 2, 5, 2 (unless age is here to be taken with veni at the end of the line).—To drive or carry off (animals or men), to steal, rob, plunder (usually abigere):D.Et redigunt actos in sua rura boves,
Ov. F. 3, 64.—So esp. freq. of men or animals taken as booty in war, while ferre is used of portable things; hence, ferre et agere (as in Gr. agein kai pherein, Hom. Il. 5, 484; and reversed, pherein kai agein, in Hdt. and Xen.; cf.:rapiunt feruntque,
Verg. A. 2, 374:rapere et auferre,
Cic. Off. 1, 14), in gen., to rob, to plunder: res sociorum ferri agique vidit, Liv. 22, 3:ut ferri agique res suas viderunt,
id. 38, 15; so id. 3, 37;so also: rapere agereque: ut ex alieno agro raperent agerentque,
Liv. 22, 1, 2; but portari atque agi means to bear and carry, to bring together, in Caes. B. C. 2, 29 (as pherein kai agein in Plat. Phaedr. 279, C):ne pulcram praedam agat,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 2, 3:urbes, agros vastare, praedas agere,
Sall. J. 20, 8; 32, 3:pecoris et mancipiorum praedas,
id. ib. 44, 5;so eccl. Lat.: agere praedas de aliquo,
Vulg. Jud. 9, 16; ib. 1 Reg. 27, 8; cf. Gron. Obs. 3, 22, 633.—To chase, pursue, press animals or men, to drive about or onwards in flight (for the usual agitare).a.Of animals:b.apros,
Verg. G. 3, 412:cervum,
id. A. 7, 481; cf. id. ib. 4, 71:citos canes,
Ov. H. 5, 20:feros tauros,
Suet. Claud. 21.—Of men:E.ceteros ruerem, agerem,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 21 (= prosequerer, premerem, Don.):ita perterritos egerunt, ut, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 4, 12:Demoleos cursu palantis Troas agebat,
Verg. A. 5, 265; cf. id. ib. 1, 574:aliquem in exsilium,
Liv. 25, 2; so Just. 2, 9, 6; 16, 4, 4; 17, 3, 17;22, 1, 16 al.: aliquem in fugam,
id. 16, 2, 3.—Of inanimate or abstract objects, to move, impel, push forwards, advance, carry to or toward any point:F.quid si pater cuniculos agat ad aerarium?
lead, make, Cic. Off. 3, 23, 90:egisse huc Alpheum vias,
made its way, Verg. A. 3, 695:vix leni et tranquillo mari moles agi possunt,
carry, build out, Curt. 4, 2, 8:cloacam maximam sub terram agendam,
to be carried under ground, Liv. 1, 56;so often in the histt., esp. Caes. and Livy, as t. t., of moving forwards the battering engines: celeriter vineis ad oppidum actis,
pushed forwards, up, Caes. B. G. 2, 12 Herz.; so id. ib. 3, 21; 7, 17; id. B. C. 2, 1; Liv. 8, 16:accelerant acta pariter testudine Volsci,
Verg. A. 9, 505 al.:fugere colles campique videntur, quos agimus praeter navem, i. e. praeter quos agimus navem,
Lucr. 4, 391:in litus passim naves egerunt,
drove the ships ashore, Liv. 22, 19:ratem in amnem,
Ov. F. 1, 500:naves in advorsum amnem,
Tac. H. 4, 22.— Poet.: agere navem, to steer or direct a ship, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 114; so,agere currum,
to drive a chariot, Ov. M. 2, 62; 2, 388 al.—To stir up, to throw out, excite, cause, bring forth (mostly poet.):G.scintillasque agere ac late differre favillam,
to throw out sparks and scatter ashes far around, Lucr. 2, 675:spumas ore,
Verg. G. 3, 203; so Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66:piceum Flumen agit,
Verg. A. 9, 814:qui vocem cubantes sensim excitant, eandemque cum egerunt, etc.,
when they have brought it forth, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251. —Hence, animam agere, to expel the breath of life, give up the ghost, expire:agens animam spumat,
Lucr. 3, 493:anhelans vaga vadit, animam agens,
Cat. 63, 31:nam et agere animam et efflare dicimus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 19:Hortensius, cum has litteras scripsi, animam agebat,
id. Fam. 8, 13, 2; so Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 13:eodem tempore et gestum et animam ageres,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 8:Est tanti habere animam ut agam?
Sen. Ep. 101, 12; and with a play upon words: semper agis causas et res agis, Attale, semper. Est, non est, quod agas, Attale, semper agis. Si res et causae desunt, agis, Attale, mulas;Attale, ne quod agas desit, agas animam,
Mart. 1, 80.—Of plants, to put forth or out, to shoot, extend:II.(salices) gemmas agunt,
Varr. R. R. 1, 30:florem agere coeperit ficus,
Col. R. R. 5, 10, 10:frondem agere,
Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 45:se ad auras palmes agit,
Verg. G. 2, 364:(platanum) radices trium et triginta cubitorum egisse,
Varr. R. R. 1, 37, 15:per glebas sensim radicibus actis,
Ov. M. 4, 254; so id. ib. 2, 583:robora suas radices in profundum agunt,
Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 127.—Metaph.:vera gloria radices agit,
Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43:pluma in cutem radices egerat imas,
Ov. M. 2, 582.Trop.A.Spec., to guide, govern:B.Tros Tyriusque mihi nullo discrimine agetur,
Verg. A. 1, 574; cf. Forbig. ad h. 1., who considers it the only instance of this use, and compares a similar use of agô; v. L. and S. s. v. II. 2.—In gen., to move, impel, excite, urge to a thing, to prompt or induce to:C.si quis ad illa deus te agat,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 24:una plaga ceteros ad certamen egit,
Liv. 9, 41; 8, 7; 39, 15: quae te, germane, furentem Mens agit in facinus? Ov. M. 5, 14:totis mentibus acta,
Sil. 10, 191:in furorem agere,
Quint. 6, 1, 31:si Agricola in ipsam gloriam praeceps agebatur,
Tac. Agr. 41:provinciam avaritia in bellum egerat,
id. A. 14, 32.—To drive, stir up, excite, agitate, rouse vehemently (cf. agito, II.):D.me amor fugat, agit,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 8:agunt eum praecipitem poenae civium Romanorum,
Cic. Verr. 1, 3:perpetua naturalis bonitas, quae nullis casibus neque agitur neque minuitur,
Nep. Att. 9, 1 Brem.:opportunitas, quae etiam mediocres viros spe praedae transvorsos agit,
i. e. leads astray, Sall. J. 6, 3; 14, 20; so Sen. Ep. 8, 3.— To pursue with hostile intent, to persecute, disturb, vex, to attack, assail (for the usu. agitare; mostly poet.):reginam Alecto stimulis agit undique Bacchi,
Verg. A. 7, 405:non res et agentia (i. e. agitantia, vexantia) verba Lycamben,
Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 25:acerba fata Romanos agunt,
id. Epod 7, 17:diris agam vos,
id. ib. 5, 89:quam deus ultor agebat,
Ov. M. 14, 750:futurae mortis agor stimulis,
Luc. 4, 517; cf. Matth. ad Cic. Mur. § 21.—To drive at something, to pursue a course of action, i. e. to make something an object of action; either in the most general sense, like the Engl. do and the Gr. prattein, for every kind of mental or physical employment; or, in a more restricted sense, to exhibit in external action, to act or perform, to deliver or pronounce, etc., so that after the act is completed nothing remains permanent, e. g. a speech, dance, play, etc. (while facere, to make, poiein, denotes the production of an object which continues to exist after the act is completed; and gerere, the performance of the duties of an office or calling).—On these significations, v. Varr. 6, 6, 62, and 6, 7, 64, and 6, 8, 72.—For the more restricted signif. v. Quint. 2, 18, 1 sq.; cf. Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 7, 12; Hab. Syn. 426.1. a.With the gen. objects, aliquid, nihil, plus, etc.:b.numquam se plus agere quam nihil cum ageret,
Cic. Rep. 1, 17 (cf. with this, id. Off. 3, 1: numquam se minus otiosum esse quam cum otiosus esset): mihi, qui nihil agit, esse omnino non videtur. id. N. D. 2, 16, 46:post satietatem nihil (est) agendum,
Cels. 1, 2.—Hence,Without object:c.aliud agendi tempus, aliud quiescendi,
Cic. N. D. 2, 53, 132; Juv. 16, 49:agendi tempora,
Tac. H. 3, 40:industria in agendo, celeritas in conficiendo,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 29.—In colloquial lang., to do, to fare, get on: quid agis? what are you doing? M. Tulli, quid agis? Cic. Cat. 1, 11:d.Quid agis?
What's your business? Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 9; also, How goes it with you? How are you? ti pratteis, Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 20; Cic. Fam. 7, 11 al.; Hor. S. 1, 9, 4:vereor, quid agat,
how he is, Cic. Att. 9, 17:ut sciatis, quid agam,
Vulg. Ephes. 6, 21:prospere agit anima tua,
fares well, ib. 3 Joan. 2:quid agitur?
how goes it with you? how do you do? how are you? Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 17; 1, 5, 42; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 40:Quid intus agitur?
is going on, Plaut. Cas. 5, 2, 20; id. Ps. 1, 5, 42 al.—With nihil or non multum, to do, i. e. to effect, accomplish, achieve nothing, or not much (orig. belonging to colloquial lang., but in the class. per. even in oratorical and poet. style): nihil agit;e.collum obstringe homini,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 29:nihil agis,
you effect nothing, it is of no use, Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 12:nihil agis, dolor! quamvis sis molestus, numquam te esse confitebor malum,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 25, 61 Kuhn.; Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 10: cupis, inquit, abire; sed nihil agis;usque tenebo,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 15:[nihil agis,] nihil assequeris,
Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 15 B. and K.:ubi blanditiis agitur nihil,
Ov. M. 6, 685: egerit non multum, has not done much, Curt. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29; cf. Ruhnk. ad Rutil. Lup. p. 120.—In certain circumstances, to proceed, do, act, manage (mostly belonging to familiar style): Thr. Quid nunc agimus? Gn. Quin redimus, What shall we do now? Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 41:2.hei mihi! quid faciam? quid agam?
what shall I do? how shall I act? id. Ad. 5, 3, 3:quid agam, habeo,
id. And. 3, 2, 18 (= quid respondeam habeo, Don.) al.:sed ita quidam agebat,
was so acting, Cic. Lig. 7, 21: a Burro minaciter actum, Burrus [p. 75] proceeded to threats, Tac. A. 13, 21.—To pursue, do, perform, transact (the most usual signif. of this word; in all periods; syn.: facere, efficere, transigere, gerere, tractare, curare): cui quod agat institutumst nullo negotio id agit, Enn. ap. Gell. 19, 10, 12 (Trag. v. 254 Vahl.): ut quae egi, ago, axim, verruncent bene, Pac. ap. Non. 505, 23 (Trag. Rel. p. 114 Rib.):3.At nihil est, nisi, dum calet, hoc agitur,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 92:Ut id agam, quod missus huc sum,
id. Ps. 2, 2, 44: homines quae agunt vigilantes, agitantque, ea si cui in somno accidunt, minus mirum est, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 45:observabo quam rem agat,
what he is going to do, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 114:Id quidem ago,
That is what I am doing, Verg. E. 9, 37:res vera agitur,
Juv. 4, 35:Jam tempus agires,
Verg. A. 5, 638:utilis rebus agendis,
Juv. 14, 72:grassator ferro agit rem,
does the business with a dagger, id. 3, 305; 6, 659 (cf.:gladiis geritur res,
Liv. 9, 41):nihil ego nunc de istac re ago,
do nothing about that matter, Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 8:postquam id actumst,
after this is accomplished, id. Am. 1, 1, 72; so,sed quid actumst?
id. Ps. 2, 4, 20:nihil aliud agebam nisi eum defenderem,
Cic. Sull. 12:ne quid temere ac fortuitu, inconsiderate negligenterque agamus,
id. Off. 1, 29:agamus quod instat,
Verg. E. 9, 66:renuntiaverunt ei omnia, quae egerant,
Vulg. Marc. 6, 30; ib. Act. 5, 35:suum negotium agere,
to mind one's business, attend to one's own affairs, Cic. Off. 1, 9; id. de Or. 3, 55, 211; so,ut vestrum negotium agatis,
Vulg. 1 Thess. 4, 11:neque satis Bruto constabat, quid agerent,
Caes. B. G. 3, 14:postquam res in Africa gestas, quoque modo actae forent, fama divolgavit,
Sall. J. 30, 1:sed tu delibera, utrum colloqui malis an per litteras agere quae cogitas,
Nep. Con. 3, 8 al. —With the spec. idea of completing, finishing: jucundi acti labores, a proverb in Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105.—To pursue in one's mind, to drive at, to revolve, to be occupied with, think upon, have in view, aim at (cf. agito, II. E., volvo and voluto):4.nescio quid mens mea majus agit,
Ov. H. 12, 212:hoc variis mens ipsa modis agit,
Val. Fl. 3, 392:agere fratri proditionem,
Tac. H. 2, 26:de intranda Britannia,
id. Agr. 13.—With a verbal subst., as a favorite circumlocution for the action indicated by the subst. (cf. in Gr. agô with verbal subst.):5.rimas agere (sometimes ducere),
to open in cracks, fissures, to crack, Cic. Att. 14, 9; Ov. M. 2, 211; Luc. 6, 728: vos qui regalis corporis custodias agitis, keep watch over, guard, Naev. ap. Non. 323, 1; so Liv. 5, 10:vigilias agere,
Cic. Verr. 4, 43, 93; Nep. Thras. 4; Tac. H. 3, 76:excubias alicui,
Ov. F. 3, 245:excubias,
Tac. H. 4, 58:pervigilium,
Suet. Vit. 10:stationem agere,
to keep guard, Liv. 35, 29; Tac. H. 1, 28:triumphum agere,
to triumph, Cic. Fam. 3, 10; Ov. M. 15, 757; Suet. Dom. 6:libera arbitria agere,
to make free decisions, to decide arbitrarily, Liv. 24, 45; Curt. 6, 1, 19; 8, 1, 4:paenitentiam agere,
to exercise repentance, to repent, Quint. 9, 3, 12; Petr. S. 132; Tac. Or. 15; Curt. 8, 6, 23; Plin. Ep. 7, 10; Vulg. Lev. 5, 5; ib. Matt. 3, 2; ib. Apoc. 2, 5:silentia agere,
to maintain silence, Ov. M. 1, 349:pacem agere,
Juv. 15, 163:crimen agere,
to bring accusation, to accuse, Cic. Verr. 4, 22, 48:laborem agere,
id. Fin. 2, 32:cursus agere,
Ov. Am. 3, 6, 95:delectum agere,
to make choice, to choose, Plin. 7, 29, 30, § 107; Quint. 10, 4, 5:experimenta agere,
Liv. 9, 14; Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 18:mensuram,
id. 15, 3, 4, § 14:curam agere,
to care for, Ov. H. 15, 302; Quint. 8, prooem. 18:curam ejus egit,
Vulg. Luc. 10, 34:oblivia agere,
to forget, Ov. M. 12, 540:nugas agere,
to trifle, Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 29; id. As. 1, 1, 78, and often:officinas agere,
to keep shop, Inscr. Orell. 4266.—So esp.: agere gratias ( poet. grates; never in sing. gratiam), to give thanks, to thank; Gr. charin echein ( habere gratiam is to be or feel grateful; Gr. charin eidenai; and referre gratiam, to return a favor, requite; Gr. charin apodidonai; cf. Bremi ad Nep. Them. 8, 7):diis gratias pro meritis agere,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 26:Haud male agit gratias,
id. Aul. 4, 4, 31:Magnas vero agere gratias Thais mihi?
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 1:Dis magnas merito gratias habeo atque ago,
id. Phorm. 5, 6, 80: Lentulo nostro egi per litteras tuo nomine gratias diligenter, Cic. Fam. 1, 10: immortales ago tibi gratias agamque dum vivam;nam relaturum me adfirmare non possum,
id. ib. 10, 11, 1: maximas tibi omnes gratias agimus, C. Caesar;majores etiam habemus,
id. Marcell. 11, 33:Trebatio magnas ago gratias, quod, etc.,
id. Fam. 11, 28, 8: renuntiate gratias regi me agere;referre gratiam aliam nunc non posse quam ut suadeam, ne, etc.,
Liv. 37, 37: grates tibi ago, summe Sol, vobisque, reliqui Caelites, * Cic. Rep. 6, 9:gaudet et invito grates agit inde parenti,
Ov. M. 2, 152; so id. ib. 6, 435; 484; 10, 291; 681; 14, 596; Vulg. 2 Reg. 8, 10; ib. Matt. 15, 36 al.;and in connection with this, laudes agere: Jovis fratri laudes ago et grates gratiasque habeo,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 2:Dianae laudes gratesque agam,
id. Mil. 2, 5, 2; so,diis immortalibus laudesque et grates egit,
Liv. 26, 48:agi sibi gratias passus est,
Tac. Agr. 42; so id. H. 2, 71; 4, 51; id. A. 13, 21; but oftener grates or gratis in Tac.:Tiberius egit gratis benevolentiae patrum, A. 6, 2: agit grates,
id. H. 3, 80; 4, 64; id. A. 2, 38; 2, 86; 3, 18; 3, 24; 4, 15 al.—Of time, to pass, spend (very freq. and class.): Romulus in caelo cum dis agit aevom, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; so Pac. id. ib. 2, 21, 49, and Hor. S. 1, 5, 101:6.tempus,
Tac. H. 4, 62; id. A. 3, 16: domi aetatem, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6:aetatem in litteris,
Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 3:senectutem,
id. Sen. 3, 7; cf. id. ib. 17, 60:dies festos,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 48; Tac. G. 17:otia secura,
Verg. G. 3, 377; Ov. F. 1, 68; 4, 926:ruri agere vitam,
Liv. 7, 39, and Tac. A. 15, 63:vitam in terris,
Verg. G. 2, 538:tranquillam vitam agere,
Vulg. 1 Tim. 2, 2:Hunc (diem) agerem si,
Verg. A. 5, 51:ver magnus agebat Orbis,
id. G. 2, 338:aestiva agere,
to pass, be in, summer quarters, Liv. 27, 8; 27, 21; Curt. 5, 8, 24.— Pass.:menses jam tibi esse actos vides,
Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 2:mensis agitur hic septimus,
Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 34, and Ov. M. 7, 700:melior pars acta (est) diei,
Verg. A. 9, 156; Juv. 4, 66; Tac. A. 15, 63:acta est per lacrimas nox,
Ov. H. 12, 58 Ruhnk.:tunc principium anni agebatur,
Liv. 3, 6:actis quindecim annis in regno,
Just. 41, 5, 9:Nona aetas agitur,
Juv. 13, 28 al. —With annus and an ordinal, to be of a certain age, to be so old:quartum annum ago et octogesimum,
am eighty-four years old, Cic. Sen. 10, 32:Annum agens sextum decimum patrem amisit,
Suet. Caes. 1.—Metaph.: sescentesimum et quadragesimum annum urbs nostra agebat, was in its 640 th year, Tac. G. 37.— Hence also absol. (rare), to pass or spend time, to live, to be, to be somewhere:civitas laeta agere,
was joyful, Sall. J. 55, 2:tum Marius apud primos agebat,
id. ib. 101, 6:in Africa, qua procul a mari incultius agebatur,
id. ib. 89, 7:apud illos homines, qui tum agebant,
Tac. A. 3, 19:Thracia discors agebat,
id. ib. 3, 38:Juxta Hermunduros Naristi agunt,
Tac. G. 42:ultra jugum plurimae gentes agunt,
id. ib. 43:Gallos trans Padum agentes,
id. H. 3, 34:quibus (annis) exul Rhodi agit,
id. A. 1, 4:agere inter homines desinere,
id. ib. 15, 74:Vitellius non in ore volgi agere,
was not in the sight of the people, id. H. 3, 36:ante aciem agere,
id. G. 7; and:in armis agere,
id. A. 14, 55 = versari.—In the lang. of offerings, t. t., to despatch the victim, to kill, slay. In performing this rite, the sacrificer asked the priest, agone, shall I do it? and the latter answered, age or hoc age, do it:7.qui calido strictos tincturus sanguine cultros semper, Agone? rogat, nec nisi jussus agit,
Ov. F. 1. 321 (cf. agonia and agonalia):a tergo Chaeream cervicem (Caligulae) gladio caesim graviter percussisse, praemissa voce,
hoc age, Suet. Calig. 58; id. Galb. 20. —This call of the priest in act of solemn sacrifice, Hoc age, warned the assembled multitude to be quiet and give attention; hence hoc or id and sometimes haec or istuc agere was used for, to give attention to, to attend to, to mind, heed; and followed by ut or ne, to pursue a thing, have it in view, aim at, design, etc.; cf. Ruhnk. ad Ter. And. 1, 2, 15, and Suet. Calig. 58: hoc agite, Plaut. As. prol. init.:Hoc age,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 152; id. Ep. 1, 6, 31:Hoc agite, of poetry,
Juv. 7, 20:hoc agamus,
Sen. Clem. 1, 12:haec agamus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 49:agere hoc possumus,
Lucr. 1, 41; 4, 969; Juv. 7, 48:hoccine agis an non? hoc agam,
id. ib., Ter. And. 1, 2, 15; 2, 5, 4:nunc istuc age,
id. Heaut. 3, 2, 47; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 3 al.:Hoc egit civis Romanus ante te nemo,
Cic. Lig. 4, 11:id et agunt et moliuntur,
id. Mur. 38:(oculi, aures, etc.) quasi fenestrae sunt animi, quibus tamen sentire nihil queat mens, nisi id agat et adsit,
id. Tusc. 1, 20, 46: qui id egerunt, ut gentem... collocarent, aimed at this, that, etc., id. Cat. 4, 6, 12:qui cum maxime fallunt, id agunt, ut viri boni esse videantur,
keep it in view, that, id. Off. 1, 13, 41:idne agebas, ut tibi cum sceleratis, an ut cum bonis civibus conveniret?
id. Lig. 6, 18:Hoc agit, ut doleas,
Juv. 5, 157:Hoc age, ne mutata retrorsum te ferat aura,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 88:Quid tuus ille destrictus gladius agebat?
have in view, mean, Cic. Leg. 3, 9:Quid aliud egimus nisi ut, quod hic potest, nos possemus?
id. ib. 4, 10:Sin autem id actum est, ut homines postremi pecuniis alienis locupletarentur,
id. Rosc. Am. 47, 137:certiorem eum fecit, id agi, ut pons dissolveretur,
Nep. Them. 5, 1:ego id semper egi, ne bellis interessem,
Cic. Fam. 4, 7.—Also, the opp.: alias res or aliud agere, not to attend to, heed, or observe, to pursue secondary or subordinate objects: Ch. Alias res agis. Pa. Istuc ago equidem, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 57; id. Hec. 5, 3, 28:usque eo animadverti eum jocari atque alias res agere,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 22:atqui vides, quam alias res agamus,
id. de Or. 3, 14, 51; id. Brut. 66, 233:aliud agens ac nihil ejusmodi cogitans,
id. Clu. 64.—In relation to public affairs, to conduct, manage, carry on, administer: agere bellum, to carry on or wage war (embracing the whole theory and practice of war, while bellum gerere designates the bodily and mental effort, and the bearing of the necessary burdens; and bellum facere, the actual outbreak of hostile feelings, v. Herz. ad Caes. B. G. 28):8.qui longe alia ratione ac reliqui Galli bellum agere instituerunt,
Caes. B. G. 3, 28:Antiochus si tam in agendo bello parere voluisset consiliis ejus (Hannibalis) quam in suscipiendo instituerat, etc.,
Nep. Hann. 8, 3; Curt. 4, 10, 29:aliena bella mercedibus agere,
Mel. 1, 16:Bellaque non puero tractat agenda puer,
Ov. A. A. 1, 182 (also in id. Tr. 2, 230, Gron. Observ. 2, 3, 227, for the usu. obit, with one MS., reads agit; so Merkel).— Poet.:Martem for bellum,
Luc. 4, 2: agere proelium, to give battle (very rare):levibus proeliis cum Gallis actis,
Liv. 22, 9.—Of offices, employments, etc., to conduct, exercise, administer, hold:forum agere,
to hold court, Cic. Fam. 8, 6; and:conventus agere,
to hold the assizes, id. Verr. 5, 11, 28; Caes. B. G. 1, 54; 6, 44;used of the governors of provinces: judicium agere,
Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 120:vivorum coetus agere,
to make assemblies of, to assemble, Tac. A. 16, 34:censum agere,
Liv. 3, 22; Tac. A. 14, 46; Suet. Aug. 27:recensum agere,
id. Caes. 41:potestatem agere,
Flor. 1, 7, 2:honorem agere,
Liv. 8, 26:regnum,
Flor. 1, 6, 2:rem publicam,
Dig. 4, 6, 35, § 8:consulatum,
Quint. 12, 1, 16:praefecturam,
Suet. Tib. 6:centurionatum,
Tac. A. 1, 44:senatum,
Suet. Caes. 88:fiscum agere,
to have charge of the treasury, id. Dom. 12:publicum agere,
to collect the taxes, id. Vesp. 1:inquisitionem agere,
Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 18:curam alicujus rei agere,
to have the management of, to manage, Liv. 6, 15; Suet. Claud. 18:rei publicae curationem agens,
Liv. 4, 13: dilectum agere, to make a levy, to levy (postAug. for dilectum habere, Cic., Caes., Sall.), Quint. 12, 3, 5; Tac. A. 2, 16; id. Agr. 7 and 10; id. H. 2, 16, 12; Suet. Calig. 43. —Of civil and political transactions in the senate, the forum, before tribunals of justice, etc., to manage or transact, to do, to discuss, plead, speak, deliberate; constr. aliquid or de aliqua re:a.velim recordere, quae ego de te in senatu egerim, quae in contionibus dixerim,
Cic. Fam. 5, 2; 1, 9:de condicionibus pacis,
Liv. 8, 37:de summa re publica,
Suet. Caes. 28:cum de Catilinae conjuratione ageretur in curia,
id. Aug. 94:de poena alicujus,
Liv. 5, 36:de agro plebis,
id. 1, 46.—Hence the phrase: agere cum populo, of magistrates, to address the people in a public assembly, for the purpose of obtaining their approval or rejection of a thing (while [p. 76] agere ad populum signifies to propose, to bring before the people):cum populo agere est rogare quid populum, quod suffragiis suis aut jubeat aut vetet,
Gell. 13, 15, 10:agere cum populo de re publica,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 12; id. Lael. 25, 96:neu quis de his postea ad senatum referat neve cum populo agat,
Sall. C. 51, 43.—So also absol.:hic locus (rostra) ad agendum amplissimus,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 1:Metellus cum agere coepisset, tertio quoque verbo orationis suae me appellabat,
id. Fam. 5, 2.— Transf. to common life.Agere cum aliquo, de aliquo or re or ut, to treat, deal, negotiate, confer, talk with one about a person or thing; to endeavor to persuade or move one, that, etc.: nihil age tecum (sc. cum odore vini);b.ubi est ipsus (vini lepos)?
I have nothing to do with you, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 11:Quae (patria) tecum, Catilina, sic agit,
thus pleads, Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 18:algae Inquisitores agerent cum remige nudo,
Juv. 4, 49:haec inter se dubiis de rebus agebant,
thus treated together, Verg. A. 11, 445:de quo et praesens tecum egi diligenter, et scripsi ad te accurate antea,
Cic. Fam. 13, 75:egi cum Claudia et cum vestra sorore Mucia, ut eum ab illa injuria deterrerent,
id. ib. 5, 2:misi ad Metellum communes amicos, qui agerent cum eo, ut de illa mente desisteret,
id. ib. 5, 2:Callias quidam egit cum Cimone, ut eam (Elpinicen) sibi uxorem daret,
Nep. Cim. 1, 3.—Also absol.:Alcibiades praesente vulgo agere coepit,
Nep. Alc. 8, 2:si qua Caesares obtinendae Armeniae egerant,
Tac. A. 15, 14:ut Lucretius agere varie, rogando alternis suadendoque coepit,
Liv. 2, 2.—In Suet. once agere cum senatu, with acc. and inf., to propose or state to the Senate:Tiberius egit cum senatu non debere talia praemia tribui,
Suet. Tib. 54.—With the advv. bene, praeclare, male, etc., to deal well or ill with one, to treat or use well or ill:9.facile est bene agere cum eis, etc.,
Cic. Phil. 14, 11:bene egissent Athenienses cum Miltiade, si, etc.,
Val. Max. 5, 3, 3 ext.; Vulg. Jud. 9, 16:praeclare cum aliquo agere,
Cic. Sest. 23:Male agis mecum,
Plaut. As. 1, 3, 21:qui cum creditoribus suis male agat,
Cic. Quinct. 84; and:tu contra me male agis,
Vulg. Jud. 11, 27.—Freq. in pass., to be or go well or ill with one, to be well or badly off:intelleget secum actum esse pessime,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 50:praeclare mecum actum puto,
id. Fam. 9, 24; so id. ib. 5, 18: exstat cujusdam non inscitus jocus bene agi potuisse cum rebus humanis, si Domitius pater talem habuisset uxorem, it would have gone well with human affairs, been well for mankind, if, etc., Suet. Ner. 28.—Also absol. without cum: agitur praeclare, si nosmet ipsos regere possumus, it is well done if, etc., it is a splendid thing if, etc., Cic. Fam. 4, 14:vivitur cum eis, in quibus praeclare agitur si sunt simulacra virtutis,
id. Off. 1, 15:bene agitur pro noxia,
Plaut. Mil. 5, 23.—Of transactions before a court or tribunal.a.Aliquid agere ex jure, ex syngrapha, ex sponso, or simply the abl. jure, lege, litibus, obsignatis tabellis, causa, to bring an action or suit, to manage a cause, to plead a case:b.ex jure civili et praetorio agere,
Cic. Caecin. 12:tamquam ex syngrapha agere cum populo,
to litigate, id. Mur. 17:ex sponso egit,
id. Quint. 9: Ph. Una injuriast Tecum. Ch. Lege agito ergo, Go to law, then, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 90:agere lege in hereditatem,
Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 175; Ov. F. 1, 48; Liv. 9, 46:cum illo se lege agere dicebat,
Nep. Tim. 5: summo jure agere, to assert or claim one's right to the full extent of the law, Cic. Off. 1, 11:non enim gladiis mecum, sed litibus agetur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 4:causa quam vi agere malle,
Tac. A. 13, 37:tabellis obsignatis agis mecum,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 11, 33:Jure, ut opinor, agat, jure increpet inciletque,
with right would bring her charge, Lucr. 3, 963; so,Castrensis jurisdictio plura manu agens,
settles more cases by force, Tac. Agr. 9:ubi manu agitur,
when the case is settled by violent hands, id. G. 36.—Causam or rem agere, to try or plead a case; with apud, ad, or absol.:c.causam apud centumviros egit,
Cic. Caecin. 24:Caesar cum ageret apud censores,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 10; so with adversus:egi causam adversus magistratus,
Vulg. 2 Esdr. 13, 11:orator agere dicitur causam,
Varr. L. L. 6, 42: causam isto modo agere, Cic. Lig. 4, 10; Tac. Or. 5; 11; 14; Juv. 2, 51; 14, 132:agit causas liberales,
Cic. Fam. 8, 9: qui ad rem agendam adsunt, M. Cael. ap. Quint. 11, 1, 51:cum (M. Tullius) et ipsam se rem agere diceret,
Quint. 12, 10, 45: Gripe, accede huc;tua res agitur,
is being tried, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 104; Quint. 8, 3, 13;and extra-judicially: rogo ad Caesarem meam causam agas,
Cic. Fam. 5, 10:Una (factio) populi causam agebat, altera optimatum,
Nep. Phoc. 3; so, agere, absol., to plead' ad judicem sic agi solet, Cic. Lig. 10:tam solute agere, tam leniter,
id. Brut. 80:tu istuc nisi fingeres, sic ageres?
id. ib. 80; Juv. 7, 143 and 144; 14, 32.— Transf. to common life; with de or acc., to discuss, treat, speak of:Sed estne hic ipsus, de quo agebam?
of whom I was speaking, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 53:causa non solum exponenda, sed etiam graviter copioseque agenda est,
to be discussed, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 12; id. Verr. 1, 13, 37:Samnitium bella, quae agimus,
are treating of, Liv. 10, 31.—Hence,Agere aliquem reum, to proceed against one as accused, to accuse one, Liv. 4, 42; 24, 25; Tac. A. 14, 18:d.reus agitur,
id. ib. 15, 20; 3, 13; and with the gen. of the crime, with which one is charged:agere furti,
to accuse of theft, Cic. Fam. 7, 22:adulterii cum aliquo,
Quint. 4, 4, 8:injuriarum,
id. 3, 6, 19; and often in the Pandects.—Pass. of the thing which is the subject of accusation, to be in suit or in question; it concerns or affects, is about, etc.:(α).non nunc pecunia, sed illud agitur, quomodo, etc.,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 67:non capitis ei res agitur, sed pecuniae,
the point in dispute, id. Phorm. 4, 3, 26:aguntur injuriae sociorum, agitur vis legum, agitur existimatio, veritasque judiciorum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 51:si magna res, magna hereditas agetur,
id. Fin. 2, 17: qua de re agitur, what the point of dispute or litigation is, id. Brut. 79.—Hence, trop.,Res agitur, the case is on trial, i. e. something is at stake or at hazard, in peril, or in danger:(β).at nos, quarum res agitur, aliter auctores sumus,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 72:quasi istic mea res minor agatur quam tua,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 113:agitur populi Romani gloria, agitur salus sociorum atque amicorum, aguntur certissima populi Romani vectigalia et maxima, aguntur bona multorum civium,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 2, 6:in quibus eorum aut caput agatur aut fama,
id. Lael. 17, 61; Nep. Att. 15, 2:non libertas solum agebatur,
Liv. 28, 19; Sen. Clem. 1, 20 al.:nam tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 84 (= in periculo versatur, Lambin.):agitur pars tertia mundi,
is at stake, I am in danger of losing, Ov. M. 5, 372.—Res acta est, the case is over (and done for): acta haec res est;(γ).perii,
this matter is ended, Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 3: hence, actum est de aliquo or aliqua re, it is all over with a person or thing:actum hodie est de me,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 63:jam de Servio actum,
Liv. 1, 47:actum est de collo meo,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 4, 194.—So also absol.: actumst;ilicet me infelicem,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 17:si animus hominem pepulit, actumst,
id. Trin. 2, 2, 27; Ter. And. 3, 1, 7; Cic. Att. 5, 15:actumst, ilicet, peristi,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 9: periimus;actumst,
id. Heaut. 3, 3, 3.—Rem actam agere, to plead a case already finished, i. e. to act to no purpose:10. a.rem actam agis,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 27; id. Cist. 4, 2, 36; Liv. 28, 40; so,actum or acta agere: actum, aiunt, ne agas,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 72; Cic. Att. 9, 18:acta agimus,
id. Am. 22.—Of an orator, Cic. de Or. 1, 31, 142; cf. id. ib. 2, 19, 79:b.quae sic ab illo acta esse constabat oculis, voce, gestu, inimici ut lacrimas tenere non possent,
id. ib. 3, 56, 214:agere fortius et audentius volo,
Tac. Or. 18; 39.—Of an actor, to represent, play, act:11.Ipse hanc acturust Juppiter comoediam,
Plaut. Am. prol. 88; so,fabulam,
Ter. Ad. prol. 12; id. Hec. prol. 22:dum haec agitur fabula,
Plaut. Men. prol. 72 al.:partis,
to have a part in a play, Ter. Phorm. prol. 27:Ballionem illum cum agit, agit Chaeream,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 7:gestum agere in scaena,
id. de Or. 2, 57:dicitur canticum egisse aliquanto magis vigente motu,
Liv. 7, 2 al. — Transf. to other relations, to represent or personate one, to act the part of, to act as, behave like: has partes lenitatis semper egi, Cic. Mur. 3:egi illos omnes adulescentes, quos ille actitat,
id. Fam. 2, 9:amicum imperatoris,
Tac. H. 1, 30:exulem,
id. A. 1, 4:socium magis imperii quam ministrum,
id. H. 2, 83:senatorem,
Tac. A. 16, 28.—So of things poetically:utrinque prora frontem agit,
serves as a bow, Tac. G. 44.—Se agere = se gerere, to carry one's self, to behave, deport one's self:12.tanta mobilitate sese Numidae agunt,
Sall. J. 56, 5:quanto ferocius ante se egerint,
Tac. H. 3, 2 Halm:qui se pro equitibus Romanis agerent,
Suet. Claud. 25:non principem se, sed ministrum egit,
id. ib. 29:neglegenter se et avare agere,
Eutr. 6, 9:prudenter se agebat,
Vulg. 1 Reg. 18, 5:sapienter se agebat,
ib. 4 Reg. 18, 7. —Also absol.:seditiose,
Tac. Agr. 7:facile justeque,
id. ib. 9:superbe,
id. H. 2, 27:ex aequo,
id. ib. 4, 64:anxius et intentus agebat,
id. Agr. 5.—Imper.: age, agite, Ter., Tib., Lucr., Hor., Ov., never using agite, and Catull. never age, with which compare the Gr. age, agete (also accompanied by the particles dum, eia, en, ergo, igitur, jam, modo, nuncjam, porro, quare, quin, sane, vero, verum, and by sis); as an exclamation.a.In encouragement, exhortation, come! come on! (old Engl. go to!) up! on! quick! (cf. I. B. fin.).(α).In the sing.:(β).age, adsta, mane, audi, Enn. ap. Delr. Synt. 1, 99: age i tu secundum,
come, follow me! Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 1:age, perge, quaeso,
id. Cist. 2, 3, 12:age, da veniam filio,
Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 14:age, age, nunc experiamur,
id. ib. 5, 4, 23:age sis tu... delude,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 89; id. Ep. 3, 4, 39; Cic. Tusc. 2, 18; id. Rosc. Am. 16:quanto ferocius ante se egerint, agedum eam solve cistulam,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 151; id. Capt. 3, 4, 39:Agedum vicissim dic,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 69; id. Eun. 4, 4, 27:agedum humanis concede,
Lucr. 3, 962:age modo hodie sero,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 103:age nuncjam,
id. And. 5, 2, 25:En age, quid cessas,
Tib. 2, 2, 10:Quare age,
Verg. A. 7, 429:Verum age,
id. ib. 12, 832:Quin age,
id. G. 4, 329:en, age, Rumpe moras,
id. ib. 3, 43:eia age,
id. A. 4, 569.—In the plur.:b.agite, pugni,
up, fists, and at 'em! Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 146:agite bibite,
id. Curc. 1, 1, 88; id. Stich. 1, 3, 68:agite in modum dicite,
Cat. 61, 38:Quare agite... conjungite,
id. 64, 372; Verg. A. 1, 627:vos agite... volvite,
Val. Fl. 3, 311:agite nunc, divites, plorate,
Vulg. Jac. 5, 1:agitedum,
Liv. 3, 62.—Also age in the sing., with a verb in the plur. (cf. age tamnete, Hom. Od. 3, 332; age dê trapeiomen, id. Il. 3, 441):age igitur, intro abite,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 54:En agedum convertite,
Prop. 1, 1, 21:mittite, agedum, legatos,
Liv. 38, 47:Ite age,
Stat. Th. 10, 33:Huc age adeste,
Sil. 11, 169.—In transitions in discourse, well then! well now! well! (esp. in Cic. Or. very freq.). So in Plaut. for resuming discourse that has been interrupted: age, tu interea huic somnium narra, Curc. 2, 2, 5: nunc age, res quoniam docui non posse creari, etc., well now, since I have taught, etc., Lucr. 1, 266:c.nunc age, quod superest, cognosce et clarius audi,
id. 1, 920; so id. 1, 952; 2, 62; 333; 730; 3, 418;4, 109 al.: age porro, tu, qui existimari te voluisti interpretem foederum, cur, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 22; so id. Rosc. Am. 16; id. Part. 12; id. Att. 8, 3.—And age (as in a.) with a verb in the plur.:age vero, ceteris in rebus qualis sit temperantia considerate,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 14; so id. Sull. 26; id. Mil. 21; id. Rosc. Am. 37.—As a sign of assent, well! very well! good! right! Age, age, mansero, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 61: age, age, jam ducat;► Position.dabo,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 57:Age, veniam,
id. And. 4, 2, 30:age, sit ita factum,
Cic. Mil. 19:age sane,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 27; Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 119.—Age, used with another verb in the imperative, regularly stands before it, but in poetry, for the sake of the metre, it,I.Sometimes follows such verb; as,a.In dactylic metre:b.Cede agedum,
Prop. 5, 9, 54:Dic age,
Verg. A. 6, 343; Hor. S. 2, 7, 92; Ov. F. 1, 149:Esto age,
Pers. 2, 42:Fare age,
Verg. A. 3, 362:Finge age,
Ov. H. 7, 65:Redde age,
Hor. S. 2, 8, 80:Surge age,
Verg. A. 3, 169; 8, 59; 10, 241; Ov. H. 14, 73:Vade age,
Verg. A. 3, 462; 4, 422; so,agite: Ite agite,
Prop. 4, 3, 7.—In other metres (very rarely):II.appropera age,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 2, 38:dic age,
Hor. C. 1, [p. 77] 32, 3; 2, 11, 22;3, 4, 1.—So also in prose (very rarely): Mittite agedum,
Liv. 38, 47:procedat agedum ad pugnam,
id. 7, 9.—It is often separated from such verb:1.age me huc adspice,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 118; id. Capt. 5, 2, 1:Age... instiga,
Ter. And. 4, 2, 10; 5, 6, 11:Quare agite... conjungite,
Cat. 64, 372:Huc age... veni,
Tib. 2, 5, 2:Ergo age cervici imponere nostrae,
Verg. A. 2, 707:en age segnis Rumpe moras,
id. G. 3, 42:age te procellae Crede,
Hor. C. 3, 27, 62:Age jam... condisce,
id. ib. 4, 11, 31; id. S. 2, 7, 4.—Hence,ăgens, entis, P. a.A.Adj.1.Efficient, effective, powerful (only in the rhet. lang. of Cic.):► 2.utendum est imaginibus agentibus, acribus, insignitis,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 358:acre orator, incensus et agens,
id. Brut. 92, 317.— Comp. and sup. not used.Agentia verba, in the grammarians, for verba activa, Gell. 18, 12.—B.Subst.: ăgentes, ium.a.Under the emperors, a kind of secret police (also called frumentarii and curiosi), Aur. Vict. Caes. 39 fin.; Dig. 1, 12; 1, 20; 21; 22; 23, etc.; Amm. 15, 3; 14, 11 al.—b.For agrimensores, land-surveyors, Hyg. Lim. p. 179.—2.actus, a, um, P. a. Lit., that has been transacted in the Senate, in the forum, before the courts of justice, etc.; hence,A.actum, i, n., a public transaction in the Senate, before the people, or before a single magistrate:B.actum ejus, qui in re publica cum imperio versatus sit,
Cic. Phil. 1, 7:acta Caesaris servanda censeo,
id. ib. 1, 7:acta tui praeclari tribunatus,
id. Dom. 31.—acta publĭca, or absol.: acta, orum, n., the register of public acts, records, journal. Julius Caesar, in his consulship, ordered that the doings of the Senate (diurna acta) should be made public, Suet. Caes. 20; cf. Ernest. Exc. 1;1.but Augustus again prohibited it,
Suet. Aug. 36. Still the acts of the Senate were written down, and, under the succeeding emperors. certain senators were appointed to this office (actis vel commentariis Senatus conficiendis), Tac. A. 5, 4. They had also public registers of the transactions of the assemblies of the people, and of the different courts of justice;also of births and deaths, marriages, divorces, etc., which were preserved as sources of future history.—Hence, diurna urbis acta,
the city journal, Tac. A. 13, 31:acta populi,
Suet. Caes. 20:acta publica,
Tac. A. 12, 24; Suet. Tib. 8; Plin. Ep. 7, 33:urbana,
id. ib. 9, 15; which were all comprehended under the gen. name acta.With the time added:2.acta eorum temporum,
Plin. 7, 13, 11, § 60:illius temporis,
Ascon. Mil. 44, 16:ejus anni,
Plin. 2, 56, 57, § 147.—Absol., Cic. Fam. 12, 8; 22, 1; 28, 3; Sen. Ben. 2, 10; 3, 16; Suet. Calig. 8; Quint. 9, 3; Juv. 2, 136: Quis dabit historico, quantum daret acta legenti, i. e. to the actuarius, q. v., id. 7, 104; cf. Bahr's Rom. Lit. Gesch. 303.—C.acta triumphōrum, the public record of triumphs, fuller than the Fasti triumphales, Plin. 37, 2, 6, § 12.—D.acta fŏri (v. Inscr. Grut. 445, 10), the records,a.Of strictly historical transactions, Amm. 22, 3, 4; Dig. 4, 6, 33, § 1.—b.Of matters of private right, as wills, gifts, bonds (acta ad jus privatorum pertinentia, Dig. 49, 14, 45, § 4), Fragm. Vat. §§ 249, 266, 268, 317.—E.acta militarĭa, the daily records of the movements of a legion, Veg. R. R. 2, 19. -
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ăgo, egi, actum, 3, v. a. (axim = egerim, Pac. ap. Non. 505, 22; Paul. ex Fest. s. v. axitiosi, p. 3 Mull.;I.axit = egerit,
Paul. Diac. 3, 3;AGIER = agi,
Cic. Off. 3, 15;agentum = agentium,
Vulc. Gall. Av. Cass. 4, 6) [cf. agô; Sanscr. ag, aghami = to go, to drive; agmas = way, train = ogmos; agis = race, contest = agôn; perh. also Germ. jagen, to drive, to hunt], to put in motion, to move (syn.: agitare, pellere, urgere).Lit.A.Of cattle and other animals, to lead, drive.a.Absol.: agas asellum, Seip. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 64, 258:b.jumenta agebat,
Liv. 1, 48:capellas ago,
Verg. E. 1, 13:Pars quia non veniant pecudes, sed agantur, ab actu etc.,
Ov. F. 1, 323:caballum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 36.—With acc. of place, prep., sup., or inf.:B. a.agere bovem Romam,
Curt. 1, 45:equum in hostem,
id. 7, 4:Germani in amnem aguntur,
Tac. H. 5, 21:acto ad vallum equo,
id. A. 2, 13:pecora per calles,
Curt. 7, 11:per devia rura capellas,
Ov. M. 1, 676:pecus pastum,
Varr. L. L. 6, 41, p. 88 Mull.:capellas potum age,
Verg. E. 9, 23:pecus egit altos Visere montes,
Hor. C. 1, 2, 7.—Absol.:b.agmen agens equitum,
Verg. A. 7, 804.—With prep., abl., or inf.:C.vinctum ante se Thyum agebat,
Nep. Dat. 3:agitur praeceps exercitus Lydorum in populos,
Sil. 4, 720:(adulteram) maritus per omnem vicum verbere agit,
Tac. G. 19; Suet. Calig. 27:captivos prae se agentes,
Curt. 7, 6; Liv. 23, 1:acti ante suum quisque praedonem catenati,
Quint. 8, 3, 69:captivos sub curribus agere,
Mart. 8, 26:agimur auguriis quaerere exilia,
Verg. A. 3, 5;and simple for comp.: multis milibus armatorum actis ex ea regione = coactis,
Liv. 44, 31.— In prose: agi, to be led, to march, to go:quo multitudo omnis consternata agebatur,
Liv. 10, 29: si citius agi vellet agmen, that the army would move, or march on quicker, id. 2, 58:raptim agmine acto,
id. 6, 28; so id. 23, 36; 25, 9.— Trop.:egit sol hiemem sub terras,
Verg. G. 4, 51:poemata dulcia sunto Et quocumque volent animum auditoris agunto,
lead the mind, Hor. A. P. 100. —Hence, poet.: se agere, to betake one's self, i. e. to go, to come (in Plaut. very freq.;also in Ter., Verg., etc.): quo agis te?
where are you going? Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 294:unde agis te?
id. Most. 1, 4, 28; so id. ib. 3, 1, 31; id. Mil. 3, 2, 49; id. Poen. 1, 2, 120; id. Pers. 4, 3, 13; id. Trin. 4, 3, 71:quo hinc te agis?
where are you going, Ter. And. 4, 2, 25:Ecce gubernator sese Palinurus agebat,
was moving along, Verg. A. 6, 337:Aeneas se matutinus agebat,
id. ib. 8, 465:is enim se primus agebat,
for he strode on in front, id. ib. 9, 696.—Also without se:Et tu, unde agis?
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 20:Quo agis?
id. Pers. 2, 2, 34:Huc age,
Tib. 2, 5, 2 (unless age is here to be taken with veni at the end of the line).—To drive or carry off (animals or men), to steal, rob, plunder (usually abigere):D.Et redigunt actos in sua rura boves,
Ov. F. 3, 64.—So esp. freq. of men or animals taken as booty in war, while ferre is used of portable things; hence, ferre et agere (as in Gr. agein kai pherein, Hom. Il. 5, 484; and reversed, pherein kai agein, in Hdt. and Xen.; cf.:rapiunt feruntque,
Verg. A. 2, 374:rapere et auferre,
Cic. Off. 1, 14), in gen., to rob, to plunder: res sociorum ferri agique vidit, Liv. 22, 3:ut ferri agique res suas viderunt,
id. 38, 15; so id. 3, 37;so also: rapere agereque: ut ex alieno agro raperent agerentque,
Liv. 22, 1, 2; but portari atque agi means to bear and carry, to bring together, in Caes. B. C. 2, 29 (as pherein kai agein in Plat. Phaedr. 279, C):ne pulcram praedam agat,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 2, 3:urbes, agros vastare, praedas agere,
Sall. J. 20, 8; 32, 3:pecoris et mancipiorum praedas,
id. ib. 44, 5;so eccl. Lat.: agere praedas de aliquo,
Vulg. Jud. 9, 16; ib. 1 Reg. 27, 8; cf. Gron. Obs. 3, 22, 633.—To chase, pursue, press animals or men, to drive about or onwards in flight (for the usual agitare).a.Of animals:b.apros,
Verg. G. 3, 412:cervum,
id. A. 7, 481; cf. id. ib. 4, 71:citos canes,
Ov. H. 5, 20:feros tauros,
Suet. Claud. 21.—Of men:E.ceteros ruerem, agerem,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 21 (= prosequerer, premerem, Don.):ita perterritos egerunt, ut, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 4, 12:Demoleos cursu palantis Troas agebat,
Verg. A. 5, 265; cf. id. ib. 1, 574:aliquem in exsilium,
Liv. 25, 2; so Just. 2, 9, 6; 16, 4, 4; 17, 3, 17;22, 1, 16 al.: aliquem in fugam,
id. 16, 2, 3.—Of inanimate or abstract objects, to move, impel, push forwards, advance, carry to or toward any point:F.quid si pater cuniculos agat ad aerarium?
lead, make, Cic. Off. 3, 23, 90:egisse huc Alpheum vias,
made its way, Verg. A. 3, 695:vix leni et tranquillo mari moles agi possunt,
carry, build out, Curt. 4, 2, 8:cloacam maximam sub terram agendam,
to be carried under ground, Liv. 1, 56;so often in the histt., esp. Caes. and Livy, as t. t., of moving forwards the battering engines: celeriter vineis ad oppidum actis,
pushed forwards, up, Caes. B. G. 2, 12 Herz.; so id. ib. 3, 21; 7, 17; id. B. C. 2, 1; Liv. 8, 16:accelerant acta pariter testudine Volsci,
Verg. A. 9, 505 al.:fugere colles campique videntur, quos agimus praeter navem, i. e. praeter quos agimus navem,
Lucr. 4, 391:in litus passim naves egerunt,
drove the ships ashore, Liv. 22, 19:ratem in amnem,
Ov. F. 1, 500:naves in advorsum amnem,
Tac. H. 4, 22.— Poet.: agere navem, to steer or direct a ship, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 114; so,agere currum,
to drive a chariot, Ov. M. 2, 62; 2, 388 al.—To stir up, to throw out, excite, cause, bring forth (mostly poet.):G.scintillasque agere ac late differre favillam,
to throw out sparks and scatter ashes far around, Lucr. 2, 675:spumas ore,
Verg. G. 3, 203; so Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66:piceum Flumen agit,
Verg. A. 9, 814:qui vocem cubantes sensim excitant, eandemque cum egerunt, etc.,
when they have brought it forth, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251. —Hence, animam agere, to expel the breath of life, give up the ghost, expire:agens animam spumat,
Lucr. 3, 493:anhelans vaga vadit, animam agens,
Cat. 63, 31:nam et agere animam et efflare dicimus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 19:Hortensius, cum has litteras scripsi, animam agebat,
id. Fam. 8, 13, 2; so Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 13:eodem tempore et gestum et animam ageres,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 8:Est tanti habere animam ut agam?
Sen. Ep. 101, 12; and with a play upon words: semper agis causas et res agis, Attale, semper. Est, non est, quod agas, Attale, semper agis. Si res et causae desunt, agis, Attale, mulas;Attale, ne quod agas desit, agas animam,
Mart. 1, 80.—Of plants, to put forth or out, to shoot, extend:II.(salices) gemmas agunt,
Varr. R. R. 1, 30:florem agere coeperit ficus,
Col. R. R. 5, 10, 10:frondem agere,
Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 45:se ad auras palmes agit,
Verg. G. 2, 364:(platanum) radices trium et triginta cubitorum egisse,
Varr. R. R. 1, 37, 15:per glebas sensim radicibus actis,
Ov. M. 4, 254; so id. ib. 2, 583:robora suas radices in profundum agunt,
Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 127.—Metaph.:vera gloria radices agit,
Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43:pluma in cutem radices egerat imas,
Ov. M. 2, 582.Trop.A.Spec., to guide, govern:B.Tros Tyriusque mihi nullo discrimine agetur,
Verg. A. 1, 574; cf. Forbig. ad h. 1., who considers it the only instance of this use, and compares a similar use of agô; v. L. and S. s. v. II. 2.—In gen., to move, impel, excite, urge to a thing, to prompt or induce to:C.si quis ad illa deus te agat,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 24:una plaga ceteros ad certamen egit,
Liv. 9, 41; 8, 7; 39, 15: quae te, germane, furentem Mens agit in facinus? Ov. M. 5, 14:totis mentibus acta,
Sil. 10, 191:in furorem agere,
Quint. 6, 1, 31:si Agricola in ipsam gloriam praeceps agebatur,
Tac. Agr. 41:provinciam avaritia in bellum egerat,
id. A. 14, 32.—To drive, stir up, excite, agitate, rouse vehemently (cf. agito, II.):D.me amor fugat, agit,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 8:agunt eum praecipitem poenae civium Romanorum,
Cic. Verr. 1, 3:perpetua naturalis bonitas, quae nullis casibus neque agitur neque minuitur,
Nep. Att. 9, 1 Brem.:opportunitas, quae etiam mediocres viros spe praedae transvorsos agit,
i. e. leads astray, Sall. J. 6, 3; 14, 20; so Sen. Ep. 8, 3.— To pursue with hostile intent, to persecute, disturb, vex, to attack, assail (for the usu. agitare; mostly poet.):reginam Alecto stimulis agit undique Bacchi,
Verg. A. 7, 405:non res et agentia (i. e. agitantia, vexantia) verba Lycamben,
Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 25:acerba fata Romanos agunt,
id. Epod 7, 17:diris agam vos,
id. ib. 5, 89:quam deus ultor agebat,
Ov. M. 14, 750:futurae mortis agor stimulis,
Luc. 4, 517; cf. Matth. ad Cic. Mur. § 21.—To drive at something, to pursue a course of action, i. e. to make something an object of action; either in the most general sense, like the Engl. do and the Gr. prattein, for every kind of mental or physical employment; or, in a more restricted sense, to exhibit in external action, to act or perform, to deliver or pronounce, etc., so that after the act is completed nothing remains permanent, e. g. a speech, dance, play, etc. (while facere, to make, poiein, denotes the production of an object which continues to exist after the act is completed; and gerere, the performance of the duties of an office or calling).—On these significations, v. Varr. 6, 6, 62, and 6, 7, 64, and 6, 8, 72.—For the more restricted signif. v. Quint. 2, 18, 1 sq.; cf. Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 7, 12; Hab. Syn. 426.1. a.With the gen. objects, aliquid, nihil, plus, etc.:b.numquam se plus agere quam nihil cum ageret,
Cic. Rep. 1, 17 (cf. with this, id. Off. 3, 1: numquam se minus otiosum esse quam cum otiosus esset): mihi, qui nihil agit, esse omnino non videtur. id. N. D. 2, 16, 46:post satietatem nihil (est) agendum,
Cels. 1, 2.—Hence,Without object:c.aliud agendi tempus, aliud quiescendi,
Cic. N. D. 2, 53, 132; Juv. 16, 49:agendi tempora,
Tac. H. 3, 40:industria in agendo, celeritas in conficiendo,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 29.—In colloquial lang., to do, to fare, get on: quid agis? what are you doing? M. Tulli, quid agis? Cic. Cat. 1, 11:d.Quid agis?
What's your business? Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 9; also, How goes it with you? How are you? ti pratteis, Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 20; Cic. Fam. 7, 11 al.; Hor. S. 1, 9, 4:vereor, quid agat,
how he is, Cic. Att. 9, 17:ut sciatis, quid agam,
Vulg. Ephes. 6, 21:prospere agit anima tua,
fares well, ib. 3 Joan. 2:quid agitur?
how goes it with you? how do you do? how are you? Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 17; 1, 5, 42; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 40:Quid intus agitur?
is going on, Plaut. Cas. 5, 2, 20; id. Ps. 1, 5, 42 al.—With nihil or non multum, to do, i. e. to effect, accomplish, achieve nothing, or not much (orig. belonging to colloquial lang., but in the class. per. even in oratorical and poet. style): nihil agit;e.collum obstringe homini,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 29:nihil agis,
you effect nothing, it is of no use, Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 12:nihil agis, dolor! quamvis sis molestus, numquam te esse confitebor malum,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 25, 61 Kuhn.; Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 10: cupis, inquit, abire; sed nihil agis;usque tenebo,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 15:[nihil agis,] nihil assequeris,
Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 15 B. and K.:ubi blanditiis agitur nihil,
Ov. M. 6, 685: egerit non multum, has not done much, Curt. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29; cf. Ruhnk. ad Rutil. Lup. p. 120.—In certain circumstances, to proceed, do, act, manage (mostly belonging to familiar style): Thr. Quid nunc agimus? Gn. Quin redimus, What shall we do now? Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 41:2.hei mihi! quid faciam? quid agam?
what shall I do? how shall I act? id. Ad. 5, 3, 3:quid agam, habeo,
id. And. 3, 2, 18 (= quid respondeam habeo, Don.) al.:sed ita quidam agebat,
was so acting, Cic. Lig. 7, 21: a Burro minaciter actum, Burrus [p. 75] proceeded to threats, Tac. A. 13, 21.—To pursue, do, perform, transact (the most usual signif. of this word; in all periods; syn.: facere, efficere, transigere, gerere, tractare, curare): cui quod agat institutumst nullo negotio id agit, Enn. ap. Gell. 19, 10, 12 (Trag. v. 254 Vahl.): ut quae egi, ago, axim, verruncent bene, Pac. ap. Non. 505, 23 (Trag. Rel. p. 114 Rib.):3.At nihil est, nisi, dum calet, hoc agitur,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 92:Ut id agam, quod missus huc sum,
id. Ps. 2, 2, 44: homines quae agunt vigilantes, agitantque, ea si cui in somno accidunt, minus mirum est, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 45:observabo quam rem agat,
what he is going to do, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 114:Id quidem ago,
That is what I am doing, Verg. E. 9, 37:res vera agitur,
Juv. 4, 35:Jam tempus agires,
Verg. A. 5, 638:utilis rebus agendis,
Juv. 14, 72:grassator ferro agit rem,
does the business with a dagger, id. 3, 305; 6, 659 (cf.:gladiis geritur res,
Liv. 9, 41):nihil ego nunc de istac re ago,
do nothing about that matter, Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 8:postquam id actumst,
after this is accomplished, id. Am. 1, 1, 72; so,sed quid actumst?
id. Ps. 2, 4, 20:nihil aliud agebam nisi eum defenderem,
Cic. Sull. 12:ne quid temere ac fortuitu, inconsiderate negligenterque agamus,
id. Off. 1, 29:agamus quod instat,
Verg. E. 9, 66:renuntiaverunt ei omnia, quae egerant,
Vulg. Marc. 6, 30; ib. Act. 5, 35:suum negotium agere,
to mind one's business, attend to one's own affairs, Cic. Off. 1, 9; id. de Or. 3, 55, 211; so,ut vestrum negotium agatis,
Vulg. 1 Thess. 4, 11:neque satis Bruto constabat, quid agerent,
Caes. B. G. 3, 14:postquam res in Africa gestas, quoque modo actae forent, fama divolgavit,
Sall. J. 30, 1:sed tu delibera, utrum colloqui malis an per litteras agere quae cogitas,
Nep. Con. 3, 8 al. —With the spec. idea of completing, finishing: jucundi acti labores, a proverb in Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105.—To pursue in one's mind, to drive at, to revolve, to be occupied with, think upon, have in view, aim at (cf. agito, II. E., volvo and voluto):4.nescio quid mens mea majus agit,
Ov. H. 12, 212:hoc variis mens ipsa modis agit,
Val. Fl. 3, 392:agere fratri proditionem,
Tac. H. 2, 26:de intranda Britannia,
id. Agr. 13.—With a verbal subst., as a favorite circumlocution for the action indicated by the subst. (cf. in Gr. agô with verbal subst.):5.rimas agere (sometimes ducere),
to open in cracks, fissures, to crack, Cic. Att. 14, 9; Ov. M. 2, 211; Luc. 6, 728: vos qui regalis corporis custodias agitis, keep watch over, guard, Naev. ap. Non. 323, 1; so Liv. 5, 10:vigilias agere,
Cic. Verr. 4, 43, 93; Nep. Thras. 4; Tac. H. 3, 76:excubias alicui,
Ov. F. 3, 245:excubias,
Tac. H. 4, 58:pervigilium,
Suet. Vit. 10:stationem agere,
to keep guard, Liv. 35, 29; Tac. H. 1, 28:triumphum agere,
to triumph, Cic. Fam. 3, 10; Ov. M. 15, 757; Suet. Dom. 6:libera arbitria agere,
to make free decisions, to decide arbitrarily, Liv. 24, 45; Curt. 6, 1, 19; 8, 1, 4:paenitentiam agere,
to exercise repentance, to repent, Quint. 9, 3, 12; Petr. S. 132; Tac. Or. 15; Curt. 8, 6, 23; Plin. Ep. 7, 10; Vulg. Lev. 5, 5; ib. Matt. 3, 2; ib. Apoc. 2, 5:silentia agere,
to maintain silence, Ov. M. 1, 349:pacem agere,
Juv. 15, 163:crimen agere,
to bring accusation, to accuse, Cic. Verr. 4, 22, 48:laborem agere,
id. Fin. 2, 32:cursus agere,
Ov. Am. 3, 6, 95:delectum agere,
to make choice, to choose, Plin. 7, 29, 30, § 107; Quint. 10, 4, 5:experimenta agere,
Liv. 9, 14; Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 18:mensuram,
id. 15, 3, 4, § 14:curam agere,
to care for, Ov. H. 15, 302; Quint. 8, prooem. 18:curam ejus egit,
Vulg. Luc. 10, 34:oblivia agere,
to forget, Ov. M. 12, 540:nugas agere,
to trifle, Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 29; id. As. 1, 1, 78, and often:officinas agere,
to keep shop, Inscr. Orell. 4266.—So esp.: agere gratias ( poet. grates; never in sing. gratiam), to give thanks, to thank; Gr. charin echein ( habere gratiam is to be or feel grateful; Gr. charin eidenai; and referre gratiam, to return a favor, requite; Gr. charin apodidonai; cf. Bremi ad Nep. Them. 8, 7):diis gratias pro meritis agere,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 26:Haud male agit gratias,
id. Aul. 4, 4, 31:Magnas vero agere gratias Thais mihi?
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 1:Dis magnas merito gratias habeo atque ago,
id. Phorm. 5, 6, 80: Lentulo nostro egi per litteras tuo nomine gratias diligenter, Cic. Fam. 1, 10: immortales ago tibi gratias agamque dum vivam;nam relaturum me adfirmare non possum,
id. ib. 10, 11, 1: maximas tibi omnes gratias agimus, C. Caesar;majores etiam habemus,
id. Marcell. 11, 33:Trebatio magnas ago gratias, quod, etc.,
id. Fam. 11, 28, 8: renuntiate gratias regi me agere;referre gratiam aliam nunc non posse quam ut suadeam, ne, etc.,
Liv. 37, 37: grates tibi ago, summe Sol, vobisque, reliqui Caelites, * Cic. Rep. 6, 9:gaudet et invito grates agit inde parenti,
Ov. M. 2, 152; so id. ib. 6, 435; 484; 10, 291; 681; 14, 596; Vulg. 2 Reg. 8, 10; ib. Matt. 15, 36 al.;and in connection with this, laudes agere: Jovis fratri laudes ago et grates gratiasque habeo,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 2:Dianae laudes gratesque agam,
id. Mil. 2, 5, 2; so,diis immortalibus laudesque et grates egit,
Liv. 26, 48:agi sibi gratias passus est,
Tac. Agr. 42; so id. H. 2, 71; 4, 51; id. A. 13, 21; but oftener grates or gratis in Tac.:Tiberius egit gratis benevolentiae patrum, A. 6, 2: agit grates,
id. H. 3, 80; 4, 64; id. A. 2, 38; 2, 86; 3, 18; 3, 24; 4, 15 al.—Of time, to pass, spend (very freq. and class.): Romulus in caelo cum dis agit aevom, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; so Pac. id. ib. 2, 21, 49, and Hor. S. 1, 5, 101:6.tempus,
Tac. H. 4, 62; id. A. 3, 16: domi aetatem, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6:aetatem in litteris,
Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 3:senectutem,
id. Sen. 3, 7; cf. id. ib. 17, 60:dies festos,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 48; Tac. G. 17:otia secura,
Verg. G. 3, 377; Ov. F. 1, 68; 4, 926:ruri agere vitam,
Liv. 7, 39, and Tac. A. 15, 63:vitam in terris,
Verg. G. 2, 538:tranquillam vitam agere,
Vulg. 1 Tim. 2, 2:Hunc (diem) agerem si,
Verg. A. 5, 51:ver magnus agebat Orbis,
id. G. 2, 338:aestiva agere,
to pass, be in, summer quarters, Liv. 27, 8; 27, 21; Curt. 5, 8, 24.— Pass.:menses jam tibi esse actos vides,
Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 2:mensis agitur hic septimus,
Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 34, and Ov. M. 7, 700:melior pars acta (est) diei,
Verg. A. 9, 156; Juv. 4, 66; Tac. A. 15, 63:acta est per lacrimas nox,
Ov. H. 12, 58 Ruhnk.:tunc principium anni agebatur,
Liv. 3, 6:actis quindecim annis in regno,
Just. 41, 5, 9:Nona aetas agitur,
Juv. 13, 28 al. —With annus and an ordinal, to be of a certain age, to be so old:quartum annum ago et octogesimum,
am eighty-four years old, Cic. Sen. 10, 32:Annum agens sextum decimum patrem amisit,
Suet. Caes. 1.—Metaph.: sescentesimum et quadragesimum annum urbs nostra agebat, was in its 640 th year, Tac. G. 37.— Hence also absol. (rare), to pass or spend time, to live, to be, to be somewhere:civitas laeta agere,
was joyful, Sall. J. 55, 2:tum Marius apud primos agebat,
id. ib. 101, 6:in Africa, qua procul a mari incultius agebatur,
id. ib. 89, 7:apud illos homines, qui tum agebant,
Tac. A. 3, 19:Thracia discors agebat,
id. ib. 3, 38:Juxta Hermunduros Naristi agunt,
Tac. G. 42:ultra jugum plurimae gentes agunt,
id. ib. 43:Gallos trans Padum agentes,
id. H. 3, 34:quibus (annis) exul Rhodi agit,
id. A. 1, 4:agere inter homines desinere,
id. ib. 15, 74:Vitellius non in ore volgi agere,
was not in the sight of the people, id. H. 3, 36:ante aciem agere,
id. G. 7; and:in armis agere,
id. A. 14, 55 = versari.—In the lang. of offerings, t. t., to despatch the victim, to kill, slay. In performing this rite, the sacrificer asked the priest, agone, shall I do it? and the latter answered, age or hoc age, do it:7.qui calido strictos tincturus sanguine cultros semper, Agone? rogat, nec nisi jussus agit,
Ov. F. 1. 321 (cf. agonia and agonalia):a tergo Chaeream cervicem (Caligulae) gladio caesim graviter percussisse, praemissa voce,
hoc age, Suet. Calig. 58; id. Galb. 20. —This call of the priest in act of solemn sacrifice, Hoc age, warned the assembled multitude to be quiet and give attention; hence hoc or id and sometimes haec or istuc agere was used for, to give attention to, to attend to, to mind, heed; and followed by ut or ne, to pursue a thing, have it in view, aim at, design, etc.; cf. Ruhnk. ad Ter. And. 1, 2, 15, and Suet. Calig. 58: hoc agite, Plaut. As. prol. init.:Hoc age,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 152; id. Ep. 1, 6, 31:Hoc agite, of poetry,
Juv. 7, 20:hoc agamus,
Sen. Clem. 1, 12:haec agamus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 49:agere hoc possumus,
Lucr. 1, 41; 4, 969; Juv. 7, 48:hoccine agis an non? hoc agam,
id. ib., Ter. And. 1, 2, 15; 2, 5, 4:nunc istuc age,
id. Heaut. 3, 2, 47; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 3 al.:Hoc egit civis Romanus ante te nemo,
Cic. Lig. 4, 11:id et agunt et moliuntur,
id. Mur. 38:(oculi, aures, etc.) quasi fenestrae sunt animi, quibus tamen sentire nihil queat mens, nisi id agat et adsit,
id. Tusc. 1, 20, 46: qui id egerunt, ut gentem... collocarent, aimed at this, that, etc., id. Cat. 4, 6, 12:qui cum maxime fallunt, id agunt, ut viri boni esse videantur,
keep it in view, that, id. Off. 1, 13, 41:idne agebas, ut tibi cum sceleratis, an ut cum bonis civibus conveniret?
id. Lig. 6, 18:Hoc agit, ut doleas,
Juv. 5, 157:Hoc age, ne mutata retrorsum te ferat aura,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 88:Quid tuus ille destrictus gladius agebat?
have in view, mean, Cic. Leg. 3, 9:Quid aliud egimus nisi ut, quod hic potest, nos possemus?
id. ib. 4, 10:Sin autem id actum est, ut homines postremi pecuniis alienis locupletarentur,
id. Rosc. Am. 47, 137:certiorem eum fecit, id agi, ut pons dissolveretur,
Nep. Them. 5, 1:ego id semper egi, ne bellis interessem,
Cic. Fam. 4, 7.—Also, the opp.: alias res or aliud agere, not to attend to, heed, or observe, to pursue secondary or subordinate objects: Ch. Alias res agis. Pa. Istuc ago equidem, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 57; id. Hec. 5, 3, 28:usque eo animadverti eum jocari atque alias res agere,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 22:atqui vides, quam alias res agamus,
id. de Or. 3, 14, 51; id. Brut. 66, 233:aliud agens ac nihil ejusmodi cogitans,
id. Clu. 64.—In relation to public affairs, to conduct, manage, carry on, administer: agere bellum, to carry on or wage war (embracing the whole theory and practice of war, while bellum gerere designates the bodily and mental effort, and the bearing of the necessary burdens; and bellum facere, the actual outbreak of hostile feelings, v. Herz. ad Caes. B. G. 28):8.qui longe alia ratione ac reliqui Galli bellum agere instituerunt,
Caes. B. G. 3, 28:Antiochus si tam in agendo bello parere voluisset consiliis ejus (Hannibalis) quam in suscipiendo instituerat, etc.,
Nep. Hann. 8, 3; Curt. 4, 10, 29:aliena bella mercedibus agere,
Mel. 1, 16:Bellaque non puero tractat agenda puer,
Ov. A. A. 1, 182 (also in id. Tr. 2, 230, Gron. Observ. 2, 3, 227, for the usu. obit, with one MS., reads agit; so Merkel).— Poet.:Martem for bellum,
Luc. 4, 2: agere proelium, to give battle (very rare):levibus proeliis cum Gallis actis,
Liv. 22, 9.—Of offices, employments, etc., to conduct, exercise, administer, hold:forum agere,
to hold court, Cic. Fam. 8, 6; and:conventus agere,
to hold the assizes, id. Verr. 5, 11, 28; Caes. B. G. 1, 54; 6, 44;used of the governors of provinces: judicium agere,
Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 120:vivorum coetus agere,
to make assemblies of, to assemble, Tac. A. 16, 34:censum agere,
Liv. 3, 22; Tac. A. 14, 46; Suet. Aug. 27:recensum agere,
id. Caes. 41:potestatem agere,
Flor. 1, 7, 2:honorem agere,
Liv. 8, 26:regnum,
Flor. 1, 6, 2:rem publicam,
Dig. 4, 6, 35, § 8:consulatum,
Quint. 12, 1, 16:praefecturam,
Suet. Tib. 6:centurionatum,
Tac. A. 1, 44:senatum,
Suet. Caes. 88:fiscum agere,
to have charge of the treasury, id. Dom. 12:publicum agere,
to collect the taxes, id. Vesp. 1:inquisitionem agere,
Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 18:curam alicujus rei agere,
to have the management of, to manage, Liv. 6, 15; Suet. Claud. 18:rei publicae curationem agens,
Liv. 4, 13: dilectum agere, to make a levy, to levy (postAug. for dilectum habere, Cic., Caes., Sall.), Quint. 12, 3, 5; Tac. A. 2, 16; id. Agr. 7 and 10; id. H. 2, 16, 12; Suet. Calig. 43. —Of civil and political transactions in the senate, the forum, before tribunals of justice, etc., to manage or transact, to do, to discuss, plead, speak, deliberate; constr. aliquid or de aliqua re:a.velim recordere, quae ego de te in senatu egerim, quae in contionibus dixerim,
Cic. Fam. 5, 2; 1, 9:de condicionibus pacis,
Liv. 8, 37:de summa re publica,
Suet. Caes. 28:cum de Catilinae conjuratione ageretur in curia,
id. Aug. 94:de poena alicujus,
Liv. 5, 36:de agro plebis,
id. 1, 46.—Hence the phrase: agere cum populo, of magistrates, to address the people in a public assembly, for the purpose of obtaining their approval or rejection of a thing (while [p. 76] agere ad populum signifies to propose, to bring before the people):cum populo agere est rogare quid populum, quod suffragiis suis aut jubeat aut vetet,
Gell. 13, 15, 10:agere cum populo de re publica,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 12; id. Lael. 25, 96:neu quis de his postea ad senatum referat neve cum populo agat,
Sall. C. 51, 43.—So also absol.:hic locus (rostra) ad agendum amplissimus,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 1:Metellus cum agere coepisset, tertio quoque verbo orationis suae me appellabat,
id. Fam. 5, 2.— Transf. to common life.Agere cum aliquo, de aliquo or re or ut, to treat, deal, negotiate, confer, talk with one about a person or thing; to endeavor to persuade or move one, that, etc.: nihil age tecum (sc. cum odore vini);b.ubi est ipsus (vini lepos)?
I have nothing to do with you, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 11:Quae (patria) tecum, Catilina, sic agit,
thus pleads, Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 18:algae Inquisitores agerent cum remige nudo,
Juv. 4, 49:haec inter se dubiis de rebus agebant,
thus treated together, Verg. A. 11, 445:de quo et praesens tecum egi diligenter, et scripsi ad te accurate antea,
Cic. Fam. 13, 75:egi cum Claudia et cum vestra sorore Mucia, ut eum ab illa injuria deterrerent,
id. ib. 5, 2:misi ad Metellum communes amicos, qui agerent cum eo, ut de illa mente desisteret,
id. ib. 5, 2:Callias quidam egit cum Cimone, ut eam (Elpinicen) sibi uxorem daret,
Nep. Cim. 1, 3.—Also absol.:Alcibiades praesente vulgo agere coepit,
Nep. Alc. 8, 2:si qua Caesares obtinendae Armeniae egerant,
Tac. A. 15, 14:ut Lucretius agere varie, rogando alternis suadendoque coepit,
Liv. 2, 2.—In Suet. once agere cum senatu, with acc. and inf., to propose or state to the Senate:Tiberius egit cum senatu non debere talia praemia tribui,
Suet. Tib. 54.—With the advv. bene, praeclare, male, etc., to deal well or ill with one, to treat or use well or ill:9.facile est bene agere cum eis, etc.,
Cic. Phil. 14, 11:bene egissent Athenienses cum Miltiade, si, etc.,
Val. Max. 5, 3, 3 ext.; Vulg. Jud. 9, 16:praeclare cum aliquo agere,
Cic. Sest. 23:Male agis mecum,
Plaut. As. 1, 3, 21:qui cum creditoribus suis male agat,
Cic. Quinct. 84; and:tu contra me male agis,
Vulg. Jud. 11, 27.—Freq. in pass., to be or go well or ill with one, to be well or badly off:intelleget secum actum esse pessime,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 50:praeclare mecum actum puto,
id. Fam. 9, 24; so id. ib. 5, 18: exstat cujusdam non inscitus jocus bene agi potuisse cum rebus humanis, si Domitius pater talem habuisset uxorem, it would have gone well with human affairs, been well for mankind, if, etc., Suet. Ner. 28.—Also absol. without cum: agitur praeclare, si nosmet ipsos regere possumus, it is well done if, etc., it is a splendid thing if, etc., Cic. Fam. 4, 14:vivitur cum eis, in quibus praeclare agitur si sunt simulacra virtutis,
id. Off. 1, 15:bene agitur pro noxia,
Plaut. Mil. 5, 23.—Of transactions before a court or tribunal.a.Aliquid agere ex jure, ex syngrapha, ex sponso, or simply the abl. jure, lege, litibus, obsignatis tabellis, causa, to bring an action or suit, to manage a cause, to plead a case:b.ex jure civili et praetorio agere,
Cic. Caecin. 12:tamquam ex syngrapha agere cum populo,
to litigate, id. Mur. 17:ex sponso egit,
id. Quint. 9: Ph. Una injuriast Tecum. Ch. Lege agito ergo, Go to law, then, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 90:agere lege in hereditatem,
Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 175; Ov. F. 1, 48; Liv. 9, 46:cum illo se lege agere dicebat,
Nep. Tim. 5: summo jure agere, to assert or claim one's right to the full extent of the law, Cic. Off. 1, 11:non enim gladiis mecum, sed litibus agetur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 4:causa quam vi agere malle,
Tac. A. 13, 37:tabellis obsignatis agis mecum,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 11, 33:Jure, ut opinor, agat, jure increpet inciletque,
with right would bring her charge, Lucr. 3, 963; so,Castrensis jurisdictio plura manu agens,
settles more cases by force, Tac. Agr. 9:ubi manu agitur,
when the case is settled by violent hands, id. G. 36.—Causam or rem agere, to try or plead a case; with apud, ad, or absol.:c.causam apud centumviros egit,
Cic. Caecin. 24:Caesar cum ageret apud censores,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 10; so with adversus:egi causam adversus magistratus,
Vulg. 2 Esdr. 13, 11:orator agere dicitur causam,
Varr. L. L. 6, 42: causam isto modo agere, Cic. Lig. 4, 10; Tac. Or. 5; 11; 14; Juv. 2, 51; 14, 132:agit causas liberales,
Cic. Fam. 8, 9: qui ad rem agendam adsunt, M. Cael. ap. Quint. 11, 1, 51:cum (M. Tullius) et ipsam se rem agere diceret,
Quint. 12, 10, 45: Gripe, accede huc;tua res agitur,
is being tried, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 104; Quint. 8, 3, 13;and extra-judicially: rogo ad Caesarem meam causam agas,
Cic. Fam. 5, 10:Una (factio) populi causam agebat, altera optimatum,
Nep. Phoc. 3; so, agere, absol., to plead' ad judicem sic agi solet, Cic. Lig. 10:tam solute agere, tam leniter,
id. Brut. 80:tu istuc nisi fingeres, sic ageres?
id. ib. 80; Juv. 7, 143 and 144; 14, 32.— Transf. to common life; with de or acc., to discuss, treat, speak of:Sed estne hic ipsus, de quo agebam?
of whom I was speaking, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 53:causa non solum exponenda, sed etiam graviter copioseque agenda est,
to be discussed, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 12; id. Verr. 1, 13, 37:Samnitium bella, quae agimus,
are treating of, Liv. 10, 31.—Hence,Agere aliquem reum, to proceed against one as accused, to accuse one, Liv. 4, 42; 24, 25; Tac. A. 14, 18:d.reus agitur,
id. ib. 15, 20; 3, 13; and with the gen. of the crime, with which one is charged:agere furti,
to accuse of theft, Cic. Fam. 7, 22:adulterii cum aliquo,
Quint. 4, 4, 8:injuriarum,
id. 3, 6, 19; and often in the Pandects.—Pass. of the thing which is the subject of accusation, to be in suit or in question; it concerns or affects, is about, etc.:(α).non nunc pecunia, sed illud agitur, quomodo, etc.,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 67:non capitis ei res agitur, sed pecuniae,
the point in dispute, id. Phorm. 4, 3, 26:aguntur injuriae sociorum, agitur vis legum, agitur existimatio, veritasque judiciorum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 51:si magna res, magna hereditas agetur,
id. Fin. 2, 17: qua de re agitur, what the point of dispute or litigation is, id. Brut. 79.—Hence, trop.,Res agitur, the case is on trial, i. e. something is at stake or at hazard, in peril, or in danger:(β).at nos, quarum res agitur, aliter auctores sumus,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 72:quasi istic mea res minor agatur quam tua,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 113:agitur populi Romani gloria, agitur salus sociorum atque amicorum, aguntur certissima populi Romani vectigalia et maxima, aguntur bona multorum civium,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 2, 6:in quibus eorum aut caput agatur aut fama,
id. Lael. 17, 61; Nep. Att. 15, 2:non libertas solum agebatur,
Liv. 28, 19; Sen. Clem. 1, 20 al.:nam tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 84 (= in periculo versatur, Lambin.):agitur pars tertia mundi,
is at stake, I am in danger of losing, Ov. M. 5, 372.—Res acta est, the case is over (and done for): acta haec res est;(γ).perii,
this matter is ended, Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 3: hence, actum est de aliquo or aliqua re, it is all over with a person or thing:actum hodie est de me,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 63:jam de Servio actum,
Liv. 1, 47:actum est de collo meo,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 4, 194.—So also absol.: actumst;ilicet me infelicem,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 17:si animus hominem pepulit, actumst,
id. Trin. 2, 2, 27; Ter. And. 3, 1, 7; Cic. Att. 5, 15:actumst, ilicet, peristi,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 9: periimus;actumst,
id. Heaut. 3, 3, 3.—Rem actam agere, to plead a case already finished, i. e. to act to no purpose:10. a.rem actam agis,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 27; id. Cist. 4, 2, 36; Liv. 28, 40; so,actum or acta agere: actum, aiunt, ne agas,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 72; Cic. Att. 9, 18:acta agimus,
id. Am. 22.—Of an orator, Cic. de Or. 1, 31, 142; cf. id. ib. 2, 19, 79:b.quae sic ab illo acta esse constabat oculis, voce, gestu, inimici ut lacrimas tenere non possent,
id. ib. 3, 56, 214:agere fortius et audentius volo,
Tac. Or. 18; 39.—Of an actor, to represent, play, act:11.Ipse hanc acturust Juppiter comoediam,
Plaut. Am. prol. 88; so,fabulam,
Ter. Ad. prol. 12; id. Hec. prol. 22:dum haec agitur fabula,
Plaut. Men. prol. 72 al.:partis,
to have a part in a play, Ter. Phorm. prol. 27:Ballionem illum cum agit, agit Chaeream,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 7:gestum agere in scaena,
id. de Or. 2, 57:dicitur canticum egisse aliquanto magis vigente motu,
Liv. 7, 2 al. — Transf. to other relations, to represent or personate one, to act the part of, to act as, behave like: has partes lenitatis semper egi, Cic. Mur. 3:egi illos omnes adulescentes, quos ille actitat,
id. Fam. 2, 9:amicum imperatoris,
Tac. H. 1, 30:exulem,
id. A. 1, 4:socium magis imperii quam ministrum,
id. H. 2, 83:senatorem,
Tac. A. 16, 28.—So of things poetically:utrinque prora frontem agit,
serves as a bow, Tac. G. 44.—Se agere = se gerere, to carry one's self, to behave, deport one's self:12.tanta mobilitate sese Numidae agunt,
Sall. J. 56, 5:quanto ferocius ante se egerint,
Tac. H. 3, 2 Halm:qui se pro equitibus Romanis agerent,
Suet. Claud. 25:non principem se, sed ministrum egit,
id. ib. 29:neglegenter se et avare agere,
Eutr. 6, 9:prudenter se agebat,
Vulg. 1 Reg. 18, 5:sapienter se agebat,
ib. 4 Reg. 18, 7. —Also absol.:seditiose,
Tac. Agr. 7:facile justeque,
id. ib. 9:superbe,
id. H. 2, 27:ex aequo,
id. ib. 4, 64:anxius et intentus agebat,
id. Agr. 5.—Imper.: age, agite, Ter., Tib., Lucr., Hor., Ov., never using agite, and Catull. never age, with which compare the Gr. age, agete (also accompanied by the particles dum, eia, en, ergo, igitur, jam, modo, nuncjam, porro, quare, quin, sane, vero, verum, and by sis); as an exclamation.a.In encouragement, exhortation, come! come on! (old Engl. go to!) up! on! quick! (cf. I. B. fin.).(α).In the sing.:(β).age, adsta, mane, audi, Enn. ap. Delr. Synt. 1, 99: age i tu secundum,
come, follow me! Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 1:age, perge, quaeso,
id. Cist. 2, 3, 12:age, da veniam filio,
Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 14:age, age, nunc experiamur,
id. ib. 5, 4, 23:age sis tu... delude,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 89; id. Ep. 3, 4, 39; Cic. Tusc. 2, 18; id. Rosc. Am. 16:quanto ferocius ante se egerint, agedum eam solve cistulam,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 151; id. Capt. 3, 4, 39:Agedum vicissim dic,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 69; id. Eun. 4, 4, 27:agedum humanis concede,
Lucr. 3, 962:age modo hodie sero,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 103:age nuncjam,
id. And. 5, 2, 25:En age, quid cessas,
Tib. 2, 2, 10:Quare age,
Verg. A. 7, 429:Verum age,
id. ib. 12, 832:Quin age,
id. G. 4, 329:en, age, Rumpe moras,
id. ib. 3, 43:eia age,
id. A. 4, 569.—In the plur.:b.agite, pugni,
up, fists, and at 'em! Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 146:agite bibite,
id. Curc. 1, 1, 88; id. Stich. 1, 3, 68:agite in modum dicite,
Cat. 61, 38:Quare agite... conjungite,
id. 64, 372; Verg. A. 1, 627:vos agite... volvite,
Val. Fl. 3, 311:agite nunc, divites, plorate,
Vulg. Jac. 5, 1:agitedum,
Liv. 3, 62.—Also age in the sing., with a verb in the plur. (cf. age tamnete, Hom. Od. 3, 332; age dê trapeiomen, id. Il. 3, 441):age igitur, intro abite,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 54:En agedum convertite,
Prop. 1, 1, 21:mittite, agedum, legatos,
Liv. 38, 47:Ite age,
Stat. Th. 10, 33:Huc age adeste,
Sil. 11, 169.—In transitions in discourse, well then! well now! well! (esp. in Cic. Or. very freq.). So in Plaut. for resuming discourse that has been interrupted: age, tu interea huic somnium narra, Curc. 2, 2, 5: nunc age, res quoniam docui non posse creari, etc., well now, since I have taught, etc., Lucr. 1, 266:c.nunc age, quod superest, cognosce et clarius audi,
id. 1, 920; so id. 1, 952; 2, 62; 333; 730; 3, 418;4, 109 al.: age porro, tu, qui existimari te voluisti interpretem foederum, cur, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 22; so id. Rosc. Am. 16; id. Part. 12; id. Att. 8, 3.—And age (as in a.) with a verb in the plur.:age vero, ceteris in rebus qualis sit temperantia considerate,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 14; so id. Sull. 26; id. Mil. 21; id. Rosc. Am. 37.—As a sign of assent, well! very well! good! right! Age, age, mansero, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 61: age, age, jam ducat;► Position.dabo,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 57:Age, veniam,
id. And. 4, 2, 30:age, sit ita factum,
Cic. Mil. 19:age sane,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 27; Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 119.—Age, used with another verb in the imperative, regularly stands before it, but in poetry, for the sake of the metre, it,I.Sometimes follows such verb; as,a.In dactylic metre:b.Cede agedum,
Prop. 5, 9, 54:Dic age,
Verg. A. 6, 343; Hor. S. 2, 7, 92; Ov. F. 1, 149:Esto age,
Pers. 2, 42:Fare age,
Verg. A. 3, 362:Finge age,
Ov. H. 7, 65:Redde age,
Hor. S. 2, 8, 80:Surge age,
Verg. A. 3, 169; 8, 59; 10, 241; Ov. H. 14, 73:Vade age,
Verg. A. 3, 462; 4, 422; so,agite: Ite agite,
Prop. 4, 3, 7.—In other metres (very rarely):II.appropera age,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 2, 38:dic age,
Hor. C. 1, [p. 77] 32, 3; 2, 11, 22;3, 4, 1.—So also in prose (very rarely): Mittite agedum,
Liv. 38, 47:procedat agedum ad pugnam,
id. 7, 9.—It is often separated from such verb:1.age me huc adspice,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 118; id. Capt. 5, 2, 1:Age... instiga,
Ter. And. 4, 2, 10; 5, 6, 11:Quare agite... conjungite,
Cat. 64, 372:Huc age... veni,
Tib. 2, 5, 2:Ergo age cervici imponere nostrae,
Verg. A. 2, 707:en age segnis Rumpe moras,
id. G. 3, 42:age te procellae Crede,
Hor. C. 3, 27, 62:Age jam... condisce,
id. ib. 4, 11, 31; id. S. 2, 7, 4.—Hence,ăgens, entis, P. a.A.Adj.1.Efficient, effective, powerful (only in the rhet. lang. of Cic.):► 2.utendum est imaginibus agentibus, acribus, insignitis,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 358:acre orator, incensus et agens,
id. Brut. 92, 317.— Comp. and sup. not used.Agentia verba, in the grammarians, for verba activa, Gell. 18, 12.—B.Subst.: ăgentes, ium.a.Under the emperors, a kind of secret police (also called frumentarii and curiosi), Aur. Vict. Caes. 39 fin.; Dig. 1, 12; 1, 20; 21; 22; 23, etc.; Amm. 15, 3; 14, 11 al.—b.For agrimensores, land-surveyors, Hyg. Lim. p. 179.—2.actus, a, um, P. a. Lit., that has been transacted in the Senate, in the forum, before the courts of justice, etc.; hence,A.actum, i, n., a public transaction in the Senate, before the people, or before a single magistrate:B.actum ejus, qui in re publica cum imperio versatus sit,
Cic. Phil. 1, 7:acta Caesaris servanda censeo,
id. ib. 1, 7:acta tui praeclari tribunatus,
id. Dom. 31.—acta publĭca, or absol.: acta, orum, n., the register of public acts, records, journal. Julius Caesar, in his consulship, ordered that the doings of the Senate (diurna acta) should be made public, Suet. Caes. 20; cf. Ernest. Exc. 1;1.but Augustus again prohibited it,
Suet. Aug. 36. Still the acts of the Senate were written down, and, under the succeeding emperors. certain senators were appointed to this office (actis vel commentariis Senatus conficiendis), Tac. A. 5, 4. They had also public registers of the transactions of the assemblies of the people, and of the different courts of justice;also of births and deaths, marriages, divorces, etc., which were preserved as sources of future history.—Hence, diurna urbis acta,
the city journal, Tac. A. 13, 31:acta populi,
Suet. Caes. 20:acta publica,
Tac. A. 12, 24; Suet. Tib. 8; Plin. Ep. 7, 33:urbana,
id. ib. 9, 15; which were all comprehended under the gen. name acta.With the time added:2.acta eorum temporum,
Plin. 7, 13, 11, § 60:illius temporis,
Ascon. Mil. 44, 16:ejus anni,
Plin. 2, 56, 57, § 147.—Absol., Cic. Fam. 12, 8; 22, 1; 28, 3; Sen. Ben. 2, 10; 3, 16; Suet. Calig. 8; Quint. 9, 3; Juv. 2, 136: Quis dabit historico, quantum daret acta legenti, i. e. to the actuarius, q. v., id. 7, 104; cf. Bahr's Rom. Lit. Gesch. 303.—C.acta triumphōrum, the public record of triumphs, fuller than the Fasti triumphales, Plin. 37, 2, 6, § 12.—D.acta fŏri (v. Inscr. Grut. 445, 10), the records,a.Of strictly historical transactions, Amm. 22, 3, 4; Dig. 4, 6, 33, § 1.—b.Of matters of private right, as wills, gifts, bonds (acta ad jus privatorum pertinentia, Dig. 49, 14, 45, § 4), Fragm. Vat. §§ 249, 266, 268, 317.—E.acta militarĭa, the daily records of the movements of a legion, Veg. R. R. 2, 19. -
76 ago
ăgo, egi, actum, 3, v. a. (axim = egerim, Pac. ap. Non. 505, 22; Paul. ex Fest. s. v. axitiosi, p. 3 Mull.;I.axit = egerit,
Paul. Diac. 3, 3;AGIER = agi,
Cic. Off. 3, 15;agentum = agentium,
Vulc. Gall. Av. Cass. 4, 6) [cf. agô; Sanscr. ag, aghami = to go, to drive; agmas = way, train = ogmos; agis = race, contest = agôn; perh. also Germ. jagen, to drive, to hunt], to put in motion, to move (syn.: agitare, pellere, urgere).Lit.A.Of cattle and other animals, to lead, drive.a.Absol.: agas asellum, Seip. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 64, 258:b.jumenta agebat,
Liv. 1, 48:capellas ago,
Verg. E. 1, 13:Pars quia non veniant pecudes, sed agantur, ab actu etc.,
Ov. F. 1, 323:caballum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 36.—With acc. of place, prep., sup., or inf.:B. a.agere bovem Romam,
Curt. 1, 45:equum in hostem,
id. 7, 4:Germani in amnem aguntur,
Tac. H. 5, 21:acto ad vallum equo,
id. A. 2, 13:pecora per calles,
Curt. 7, 11:per devia rura capellas,
Ov. M. 1, 676:pecus pastum,
Varr. L. L. 6, 41, p. 88 Mull.:capellas potum age,
Verg. E. 9, 23:pecus egit altos Visere montes,
Hor. C. 1, 2, 7.—Absol.:b.agmen agens equitum,
Verg. A. 7, 804.—With prep., abl., or inf.:C.vinctum ante se Thyum agebat,
Nep. Dat. 3:agitur praeceps exercitus Lydorum in populos,
Sil. 4, 720:(adulteram) maritus per omnem vicum verbere agit,
Tac. G. 19; Suet. Calig. 27:captivos prae se agentes,
Curt. 7, 6; Liv. 23, 1:acti ante suum quisque praedonem catenati,
Quint. 8, 3, 69:captivos sub curribus agere,
Mart. 8, 26:agimur auguriis quaerere exilia,
Verg. A. 3, 5;and simple for comp.: multis milibus armatorum actis ex ea regione = coactis,
Liv. 44, 31.— In prose: agi, to be led, to march, to go:quo multitudo omnis consternata agebatur,
Liv. 10, 29: si citius agi vellet agmen, that the army would move, or march on quicker, id. 2, 58:raptim agmine acto,
id. 6, 28; so id. 23, 36; 25, 9.— Trop.:egit sol hiemem sub terras,
Verg. G. 4, 51:poemata dulcia sunto Et quocumque volent animum auditoris agunto,
lead the mind, Hor. A. P. 100. —Hence, poet.: se agere, to betake one's self, i. e. to go, to come (in Plaut. very freq.;also in Ter., Verg., etc.): quo agis te?
where are you going? Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 294:unde agis te?
id. Most. 1, 4, 28; so id. ib. 3, 1, 31; id. Mil. 3, 2, 49; id. Poen. 1, 2, 120; id. Pers. 4, 3, 13; id. Trin. 4, 3, 71:quo hinc te agis?
where are you going, Ter. And. 4, 2, 25:Ecce gubernator sese Palinurus agebat,
was moving along, Verg. A. 6, 337:Aeneas se matutinus agebat,
id. ib. 8, 465:is enim se primus agebat,
for he strode on in front, id. ib. 9, 696.—Also without se:Et tu, unde agis?
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 20:Quo agis?
id. Pers. 2, 2, 34:Huc age,
Tib. 2, 5, 2 (unless age is here to be taken with veni at the end of the line).—To drive or carry off (animals or men), to steal, rob, plunder (usually abigere):D.Et redigunt actos in sua rura boves,
Ov. F. 3, 64.—So esp. freq. of men or animals taken as booty in war, while ferre is used of portable things; hence, ferre et agere (as in Gr. agein kai pherein, Hom. Il. 5, 484; and reversed, pherein kai agein, in Hdt. and Xen.; cf.:rapiunt feruntque,
Verg. A. 2, 374:rapere et auferre,
Cic. Off. 1, 14), in gen., to rob, to plunder: res sociorum ferri agique vidit, Liv. 22, 3:ut ferri agique res suas viderunt,
id. 38, 15; so id. 3, 37;so also: rapere agereque: ut ex alieno agro raperent agerentque,
Liv. 22, 1, 2; but portari atque agi means to bear and carry, to bring together, in Caes. B. C. 2, 29 (as pherein kai agein in Plat. Phaedr. 279, C):ne pulcram praedam agat,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 2, 3:urbes, agros vastare, praedas agere,
Sall. J. 20, 8; 32, 3:pecoris et mancipiorum praedas,
id. ib. 44, 5;so eccl. Lat.: agere praedas de aliquo,
Vulg. Jud. 9, 16; ib. 1 Reg. 27, 8; cf. Gron. Obs. 3, 22, 633.—To chase, pursue, press animals or men, to drive about or onwards in flight (for the usual agitare).a.Of animals:b.apros,
Verg. G. 3, 412:cervum,
id. A. 7, 481; cf. id. ib. 4, 71:citos canes,
Ov. H. 5, 20:feros tauros,
Suet. Claud. 21.—Of men:E.ceteros ruerem, agerem,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 21 (= prosequerer, premerem, Don.):ita perterritos egerunt, ut, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 4, 12:Demoleos cursu palantis Troas agebat,
Verg. A. 5, 265; cf. id. ib. 1, 574:aliquem in exsilium,
Liv. 25, 2; so Just. 2, 9, 6; 16, 4, 4; 17, 3, 17;22, 1, 16 al.: aliquem in fugam,
id. 16, 2, 3.—Of inanimate or abstract objects, to move, impel, push forwards, advance, carry to or toward any point:F.quid si pater cuniculos agat ad aerarium?
lead, make, Cic. Off. 3, 23, 90:egisse huc Alpheum vias,
made its way, Verg. A. 3, 695:vix leni et tranquillo mari moles agi possunt,
carry, build out, Curt. 4, 2, 8:cloacam maximam sub terram agendam,
to be carried under ground, Liv. 1, 56;so often in the histt., esp. Caes. and Livy, as t. t., of moving forwards the battering engines: celeriter vineis ad oppidum actis,
pushed forwards, up, Caes. B. G. 2, 12 Herz.; so id. ib. 3, 21; 7, 17; id. B. C. 2, 1; Liv. 8, 16:accelerant acta pariter testudine Volsci,
Verg. A. 9, 505 al.:fugere colles campique videntur, quos agimus praeter navem, i. e. praeter quos agimus navem,
Lucr. 4, 391:in litus passim naves egerunt,
drove the ships ashore, Liv. 22, 19:ratem in amnem,
Ov. F. 1, 500:naves in advorsum amnem,
Tac. H. 4, 22.— Poet.: agere navem, to steer or direct a ship, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 114; so,agere currum,
to drive a chariot, Ov. M. 2, 62; 2, 388 al.—To stir up, to throw out, excite, cause, bring forth (mostly poet.):G.scintillasque agere ac late differre favillam,
to throw out sparks and scatter ashes far around, Lucr. 2, 675:spumas ore,
Verg. G. 3, 203; so Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66:piceum Flumen agit,
Verg. A. 9, 814:qui vocem cubantes sensim excitant, eandemque cum egerunt, etc.,
when they have brought it forth, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251. —Hence, animam agere, to expel the breath of life, give up the ghost, expire:agens animam spumat,
Lucr. 3, 493:anhelans vaga vadit, animam agens,
Cat. 63, 31:nam et agere animam et efflare dicimus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 19:Hortensius, cum has litteras scripsi, animam agebat,
id. Fam. 8, 13, 2; so Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 13:eodem tempore et gestum et animam ageres,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 8:Est tanti habere animam ut agam?
Sen. Ep. 101, 12; and with a play upon words: semper agis causas et res agis, Attale, semper. Est, non est, quod agas, Attale, semper agis. Si res et causae desunt, agis, Attale, mulas;Attale, ne quod agas desit, agas animam,
Mart. 1, 80.—Of plants, to put forth or out, to shoot, extend:II.(salices) gemmas agunt,
Varr. R. R. 1, 30:florem agere coeperit ficus,
Col. R. R. 5, 10, 10:frondem agere,
Plin. 18, 6, 8, § 45:se ad auras palmes agit,
Verg. G. 2, 364:(platanum) radices trium et triginta cubitorum egisse,
Varr. R. R. 1, 37, 15:per glebas sensim radicibus actis,
Ov. M. 4, 254; so id. ib. 2, 583:robora suas radices in profundum agunt,
Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 127.—Metaph.:vera gloria radices agit,
Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43:pluma in cutem radices egerat imas,
Ov. M. 2, 582.Trop.A.Spec., to guide, govern:B.Tros Tyriusque mihi nullo discrimine agetur,
Verg. A. 1, 574; cf. Forbig. ad h. 1., who considers it the only instance of this use, and compares a similar use of agô; v. L. and S. s. v. II. 2.—In gen., to move, impel, excite, urge to a thing, to prompt or induce to:C.si quis ad illa deus te agat,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 24:una plaga ceteros ad certamen egit,
Liv. 9, 41; 8, 7; 39, 15: quae te, germane, furentem Mens agit in facinus? Ov. M. 5, 14:totis mentibus acta,
Sil. 10, 191:in furorem agere,
Quint. 6, 1, 31:si Agricola in ipsam gloriam praeceps agebatur,
Tac. Agr. 41:provinciam avaritia in bellum egerat,
id. A. 14, 32.—To drive, stir up, excite, agitate, rouse vehemently (cf. agito, II.):D.me amor fugat, agit,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 8:agunt eum praecipitem poenae civium Romanorum,
Cic. Verr. 1, 3:perpetua naturalis bonitas, quae nullis casibus neque agitur neque minuitur,
Nep. Att. 9, 1 Brem.:opportunitas, quae etiam mediocres viros spe praedae transvorsos agit,
i. e. leads astray, Sall. J. 6, 3; 14, 20; so Sen. Ep. 8, 3.— To pursue with hostile intent, to persecute, disturb, vex, to attack, assail (for the usu. agitare; mostly poet.):reginam Alecto stimulis agit undique Bacchi,
Verg. A. 7, 405:non res et agentia (i. e. agitantia, vexantia) verba Lycamben,
Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 25:acerba fata Romanos agunt,
id. Epod 7, 17:diris agam vos,
id. ib. 5, 89:quam deus ultor agebat,
Ov. M. 14, 750:futurae mortis agor stimulis,
Luc. 4, 517; cf. Matth. ad Cic. Mur. § 21.—To drive at something, to pursue a course of action, i. e. to make something an object of action; either in the most general sense, like the Engl. do and the Gr. prattein, for every kind of mental or physical employment; or, in a more restricted sense, to exhibit in external action, to act or perform, to deliver or pronounce, etc., so that after the act is completed nothing remains permanent, e. g. a speech, dance, play, etc. (while facere, to make, poiein, denotes the production of an object which continues to exist after the act is completed; and gerere, the performance of the duties of an office or calling).—On these significations, v. Varr. 6, 6, 62, and 6, 7, 64, and 6, 8, 72.—For the more restricted signif. v. Quint. 2, 18, 1 sq.; cf. Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 7, 12; Hab. Syn. 426.1. a.With the gen. objects, aliquid, nihil, plus, etc.:b.numquam se plus agere quam nihil cum ageret,
Cic. Rep. 1, 17 (cf. with this, id. Off. 3, 1: numquam se minus otiosum esse quam cum otiosus esset): mihi, qui nihil agit, esse omnino non videtur. id. N. D. 2, 16, 46:post satietatem nihil (est) agendum,
Cels. 1, 2.—Hence,Without object:c.aliud agendi tempus, aliud quiescendi,
Cic. N. D. 2, 53, 132; Juv. 16, 49:agendi tempora,
Tac. H. 3, 40:industria in agendo, celeritas in conficiendo,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 10, 29.—In colloquial lang., to do, to fare, get on: quid agis? what are you doing? M. Tulli, quid agis? Cic. Cat. 1, 11:d.Quid agis?
What's your business? Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 9; also, How goes it with you? How are you? ti pratteis, Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 20; Cic. Fam. 7, 11 al.; Hor. S. 1, 9, 4:vereor, quid agat,
how he is, Cic. Att. 9, 17:ut sciatis, quid agam,
Vulg. Ephes. 6, 21:prospere agit anima tua,
fares well, ib. 3 Joan. 2:quid agitur?
how goes it with you? how do you do? how are you? Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 17; 1, 5, 42; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 40:Quid intus agitur?
is going on, Plaut. Cas. 5, 2, 20; id. Ps. 1, 5, 42 al.—With nihil or non multum, to do, i. e. to effect, accomplish, achieve nothing, or not much (orig. belonging to colloquial lang., but in the class. per. even in oratorical and poet. style): nihil agit;e.collum obstringe homini,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 29:nihil agis,
you effect nothing, it is of no use, Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 12:nihil agis, dolor! quamvis sis molestus, numquam te esse confitebor malum,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 25, 61 Kuhn.; Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 10: cupis, inquit, abire; sed nihil agis;usque tenebo,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 15:[nihil agis,] nihil assequeris,
Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 15 B. and K.:ubi blanditiis agitur nihil,
Ov. M. 6, 685: egerit non multum, has not done much, Curt. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29; cf. Ruhnk. ad Rutil. Lup. p. 120.—In certain circumstances, to proceed, do, act, manage (mostly belonging to familiar style): Thr. Quid nunc agimus? Gn. Quin redimus, What shall we do now? Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 41:2.hei mihi! quid faciam? quid agam?
what shall I do? how shall I act? id. Ad. 5, 3, 3:quid agam, habeo,
id. And. 3, 2, 18 (= quid respondeam habeo, Don.) al.:sed ita quidam agebat,
was so acting, Cic. Lig. 7, 21: a Burro minaciter actum, Burrus [p. 75] proceeded to threats, Tac. A. 13, 21.—To pursue, do, perform, transact (the most usual signif. of this word; in all periods; syn.: facere, efficere, transigere, gerere, tractare, curare): cui quod agat institutumst nullo negotio id agit, Enn. ap. Gell. 19, 10, 12 (Trag. v. 254 Vahl.): ut quae egi, ago, axim, verruncent bene, Pac. ap. Non. 505, 23 (Trag. Rel. p. 114 Rib.):3.At nihil est, nisi, dum calet, hoc agitur,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 92:Ut id agam, quod missus huc sum,
id. Ps. 2, 2, 44: homines quae agunt vigilantes, agitantque, ea si cui in somno accidunt, minus mirum est, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 45:observabo quam rem agat,
what he is going to do, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 114:Id quidem ago,
That is what I am doing, Verg. E. 9, 37:res vera agitur,
Juv. 4, 35:Jam tempus agires,
Verg. A. 5, 638:utilis rebus agendis,
Juv. 14, 72:grassator ferro agit rem,
does the business with a dagger, id. 3, 305; 6, 659 (cf.:gladiis geritur res,
Liv. 9, 41):nihil ego nunc de istac re ago,
do nothing about that matter, Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 8:postquam id actumst,
after this is accomplished, id. Am. 1, 1, 72; so,sed quid actumst?
id. Ps. 2, 4, 20:nihil aliud agebam nisi eum defenderem,
Cic. Sull. 12:ne quid temere ac fortuitu, inconsiderate negligenterque agamus,
id. Off. 1, 29:agamus quod instat,
Verg. E. 9, 66:renuntiaverunt ei omnia, quae egerant,
Vulg. Marc. 6, 30; ib. Act. 5, 35:suum negotium agere,
to mind one's business, attend to one's own affairs, Cic. Off. 1, 9; id. de Or. 3, 55, 211; so,ut vestrum negotium agatis,
Vulg. 1 Thess. 4, 11:neque satis Bruto constabat, quid agerent,
Caes. B. G. 3, 14:postquam res in Africa gestas, quoque modo actae forent, fama divolgavit,
Sall. J. 30, 1:sed tu delibera, utrum colloqui malis an per litteras agere quae cogitas,
Nep. Con. 3, 8 al. —With the spec. idea of completing, finishing: jucundi acti labores, a proverb in Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105.—To pursue in one's mind, to drive at, to revolve, to be occupied with, think upon, have in view, aim at (cf. agito, II. E., volvo and voluto):4.nescio quid mens mea majus agit,
Ov. H. 12, 212:hoc variis mens ipsa modis agit,
Val. Fl. 3, 392:agere fratri proditionem,
Tac. H. 2, 26:de intranda Britannia,
id. Agr. 13.—With a verbal subst., as a favorite circumlocution for the action indicated by the subst. (cf. in Gr. agô with verbal subst.):5.rimas agere (sometimes ducere),
to open in cracks, fissures, to crack, Cic. Att. 14, 9; Ov. M. 2, 211; Luc. 6, 728: vos qui regalis corporis custodias agitis, keep watch over, guard, Naev. ap. Non. 323, 1; so Liv. 5, 10:vigilias agere,
Cic. Verr. 4, 43, 93; Nep. Thras. 4; Tac. H. 3, 76:excubias alicui,
Ov. F. 3, 245:excubias,
Tac. H. 4, 58:pervigilium,
Suet. Vit. 10:stationem agere,
to keep guard, Liv. 35, 29; Tac. H. 1, 28:triumphum agere,
to triumph, Cic. Fam. 3, 10; Ov. M. 15, 757; Suet. Dom. 6:libera arbitria agere,
to make free decisions, to decide arbitrarily, Liv. 24, 45; Curt. 6, 1, 19; 8, 1, 4:paenitentiam agere,
to exercise repentance, to repent, Quint. 9, 3, 12; Petr. S. 132; Tac. Or. 15; Curt. 8, 6, 23; Plin. Ep. 7, 10; Vulg. Lev. 5, 5; ib. Matt. 3, 2; ib. Apoc. 2, 5:silentia agere,
to maintain silence, Ov. M. 1, 349:pacem agere,
Juv. 15, 163:crimen agere,
to bring accusation, to accuse, Cic. Verr. 4, 22, 48:laborem agere,
id. Fin. 2, 32:cursus agere,
Ov. Am. 3, 6, 95:delectum agere,
to make choice, to choose, Plin. 7, 29, 30, § 107; Quint. 10, 4, 5:experimenta agere,
Liv. 9, 14; Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 18:mensuram,
id. 15, 3, 4, § 14:curam agere,
to care for, Ov. H. 15, 302; Quint. 8, prooem. 18:curam ejus egit,
Vulg. Luc. 10, 34:oblivia agere,
to forget, Ov. M. 12, 540:nugas agere,
to trifle, Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 29; id. As. 1, 1, 78, and often:officinas agere,
to keep shop, Inscr. Orell. 4266.—So esp.: agere gratias ( poet. grates; never in sing. gratiam), to give thanks, to thank; Gr. charin echein ( habere gratiam is to be or feel grateful; Gr. charin eidenai; and referre gratiam, to return a favor, requite; Gr. charin apodidonai; cf. Bremi ad Nep. Them. 8, 7):diis gratias pro meritis agere,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 26:Haud male agit gratias,
id. Aul. 4, 4, 31:Magnas vero agere gratias Thais mihi?
Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 1:Dis magnas merito gratias habeo atque ago,
id. Phorm. 5, 6, 80: Lentulo nostro egi per litteras tuo nomine gratias diligenter, Cic. Fam. 1, 10: immortales ago tibi gratias agamque dum vivam;nam relaturum me adfirmare non possum,
id. ib. 10, 11, 1: maximas tibi omnes gratias agimus, C. Caesar;majores etiam habemus,
id. Marcell. 11, 33:Trebatio magnas ago gratias, quod, etc.,
id. Fam. 11, 28, 8: renuntiate gratias regi me agere;referre gratiam aliam nunc non posse quam ut suadeam, ne, etc.,
Liv. 37, 37: grates tibi ago, summe Sol, vobisque, reliqui Caelites, * Cic. Rep. 6, 9:gaudet et invito grates agit inde parenti,
Ov. M. 2, 152; so id. ib. 6, 435; 484; 10, 291; 681; 14, 596; Vulg. 2 Reg. 8, 10; ib. Matt. 15, 36 al.;and in connection with this, laudes agere: Jovis fratri laudes ago et grates gratiasque habeo,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 2:Dianae laudes gratesque agam,
id. Mil. 2, 5, 2; so,diis immortalibus laudesque et grates egit,
Liv. 26, 48:agi sibi gratias passus est,
Tac. Agr. 42; so id. H. 2, 71; 4, 51; id. A. 13, 21; but oftener grates or gratis in Tac.:Tiberius egit gratis benevolentiae patrum, A. 6, 2: agit grates,
id. H. 3, 80; 4, 64; id. A. 2, 38; 2, 86; 3, 18; 3, 24; 4, 15 al.—Of time, to pass, spend (very freq. and class.): Romulus in caelo cum dis agit aevom, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; so Pac. id. ib. 2, 21, 49, and Hor. S. 1, 5, 101:6.tempus,
Tac. H. 4, 62; id. A. 3, 16: domi aetatem, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6:aetatem in litteris,
Cic. Leg. 2, 1, 3:senectutem,
id. Sen. 3, 7; cf. id. ib. 17, 60:dies festos,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 48; Tac. G. 17:otia secura,
Verg. G. 3, 377; Ov. F. 1, 68; 4, 926:ruri agere vitam,
Liv. 7, 39, and Tac. A. 15, 63:vitam in terris,
Verg. G. 2, 538:tranquillam vitam agere,
Vulg. 1 Tim. 2, 2:Hunc (diem) agerem si,
Verg. A. 5, 51:ver magnus agebat Orbis,
id. G. 2, 338:aestiva agere,
to pass, be in, summer quarters, Liv. 27, 8; 27, 21; Curt. 5, 8, 24.— Pass.:menses jam tibi esse actos vides,
Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 2:mensis agitur hic septimus,
Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 34, and Ov. M. 7, 700:melior pars acta (est) diei,
Verg. A. 9, 156; Juv. 4, 66; Tac. A. 15, 63:acta est per lacrimas nox,
Ov. H. 12, 58 Ruhnk.:tunc principium anni agebatur,
Liv. 3, 6:actis quindecim annis in regno,
Just. 41, 5, 9:Nona aetas agitur,
Juv. 13, 28 al. —With annus and an ordinal, to be of a certain age, to be so old:quartum annum ago et octogesimum,
am eighty-four years old, Cic. Sen. 10, 32:Annum agens sextum decimum patrem amisit,
Suet. Caes. 1.—Metaph.: sescentesimum et quadragesimum annum urbs nostra agebat, was in its 640 th year, Tac. G. 37.— Hence also absol. (rare), to pass or spend time, to live, to be, to be somewhere:civitas laeta agere,
was joyful, Sall. J. 55, 2:tum Marius apud primos agebat,
id. ib. 101, 6:in Africa, qua procul a mari incultius agebatur,
id. ib. 89, 7:apud illos homines, qui tum agebant,
Tac. A. 3, 19:Thracia discors agebat,
id. ib. 3, 38:Juxta Hermunduros Naristi agunt,
Tac. G. 42:ultra jugum plurimae gentes agunt,
id. ib. 43:Gallos trans Padum agentes,
id. H. 3, 34:quibus (annis) exul Rhodi agit,
id. A. 1, 4:agere inter homines desinere,
id. ib. 15, 74:Vitellius non in ore volgi agere,
was not in the sight of the people, id. H. 3, 36:ante aciem agere,
id. G. 7; and:in armis agere,
id. A. 14, 55 = versari.—In the lang. of offerings, t. t., to despatch the victim, to kill, slay. In performing this rite, the sacrificer asked the priest, agone, shall I do it? and the latter answered, age or hoc age, do it:7.qui calido strictos tincturus sanguine cultros semper, Agone? rogat, nec nisi jussus agit,
Ov. F. 1. 321 (cf. agonia and agonalia):a tergo Chaeream cervicem (Caligulae) gladio caesim graviter percussisse, praemissa voce,
hoc age, Suet. Calig. 58; id. Galb. 20. —This call of the priest in act of solemn sacrifice, Hoc age, warned the assembled multitude to be quiet and give attention; hence hoc or id and sometimes haec or istuc agere was used for, to give attention to, to attend to, to mind, heed; and followed by ut or ne, to pursue a thing, have it in view, aim at, design, etc.; cf. Ruhnk. ad Ter. And. 1, 2, 15, and Suet. Calig. 58: hoc agite, Plaut. As. prol. init.:Hoc age,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 152; id. Ep. 1, 6, 31:Hoc agite, of poetry,
Juv. 7, 20:hoc agamus,
Sen. Clem. 1, 12:haec agamus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 49:agere hoc possumus,
Lucr. 1, 41; 4, 969; Juv. 7, 48:hoccine agis an non? hoc agam,
id. ib., Ter. And. 1, 2, 15; 2, 5, 4:nunc istuc age,
id. Heaut. 3, 2, 47; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 3 al.:Hoc egit civis Romanus ante te nemo,
Cic. Lig. 4, 11:id et agunt et moliuntur,
id. Mur. 38:(oculi, aures, etc.) quasi fenestrae sunt animi, quibus tamen sentire nihil queat mens, nisi id agat et adsit,
id. Tusc. 1, 20, 46: qui id egerunt, ut gentem... collocarent, aimed at this, that, etc., id. Cat. 4, 6, 12:qui cum maxime fallunt, id agunt, ut viri boni esse videantur,
keep it in view, that, id. Off. 1, 13, 41:idne agebas, ut tibi cum sceleratis, an ut cum bonis civibus conveniret?
id. Lig. 6, 18:Hoc agit, ut doleas,
Juv. 5, 157:Hoc age, ne mutata retrorsum te ferat aura,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 88:Quid tuus ille destrictus gladius agebat?
have in view, mean, Cic. Leg. 3, 9:Quid aliud egimus nisi ut, quod hic potest, nos possemus?
id. ib. 4, 10:Sin autem id actum est, ut homines postremi pecuniis alienis locupletarentur,
id. Rosc. Am. 47, 137:certiorem eum fecit, id agi, ut pons dissolveretur,
Nep. Them. 5, 1:ego id semper egi, ne bellis interessem,
Cic. Fam. 4, 7.—Also, the opp.: alias res or aliud agere, not to attend to, heed, or observe, to pursue secondary or subordinate objects: Ch. Alias res agis. Pa. Istuc ago equidem, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 57; id. Hec. 5, 3, 28:usque eo animadverti eum jocari atque alias res agere,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 22:atqui vides, quam alias res agamus,
id. de Or. 3, 14, 51; id. Brut. 66, 233:aliud agens ac nihil ejusmodi cogitans,
id. Clu. 64.—In relation to public affairs, to conduct, manage, carry on, administer: agere bellum, to carry on or wage war (embracing the whole theory and practice of war, while bellum gerere designates the bodily and mental effort, and the bearing of the necessary burdens; and bellum facere, the actual outbreak of hostile feelings, v. Herz. ad Caes. B. G. 28):8.qui longe alia ratione ac reliqui Galli bellum agere instituerunt,
Caes. B. G. 3, 28:Antiochus si tam in agendo bello parere voluisset consiliis ejus (Hannibalis) quam in suscipiendo instituerat, etc.,
Nep. Hann. 8, 3; Curt. 4, 10, 29:aliena bella mercedibus agere,
Mel. 1, 16:Bellaque non puero tractat agenda puer,
Ov. A. A. 1, 182 (also in id. Tr. 2, 230, Gron. Observ. 2, 3, 227, for the usu. obit, with one MS., reads agit; so Merkel).— Poet.:Martem for bellum,
Luc. 4, 2: agere proelium, to give battle (very rare):levibus proeliis cum Gallis actis,
Liv. 22, 9.—Of offices, employments, etc., to conduct, exercise, administer, hold:forum agere,
to hold court, Cic. Fam. 8, 6; and:conventus agere,
to hold the assizes, id. Verr. 5, 11, 28; Caes. B. G. 1, 54; 6, 44;used of the governors of provinces: judicium agere,
Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 120:vivorum coetus agere,
to make assemblies of, to assemble, Tac. A. 16, 34:censum agere,
Liv. 3, 22; Tac. A. 14, 46; Suet. Aug. 27:recensum agere,
id. Caes. 41:potestatem agere,
Flor. 1, 7, 2:honorem agere,
Liv. 8, 26:regnum,
Flor. 1, 6, 2:rem publicam,
Dig. 4, 6, 35, § 8:consulatum,
Quint. 12, 1, 16:praefecturam,
Suet. Tib. 6:centurionatum,
Tac. A. 1, 44:senatum,
Suet. Caes. 88:fiscum agere,
to have charge of the treasury, id. Dom. 12:publicum agere,
to collect the taxes, id. Vesp. 1:inquisitionem agere,
Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 18:curam alicujus rei agere,
to have the management of, to manage, Liv. 6, 15; Suet. Claud. 18:rei publicae curationem agens,
Liv. 4, 13: dilectum agere, to make a levy, to levy (postAug. for dilectum habere, Cic., Caes., Sall.), Quint. 12, 3, 5; Tac. A. 2, 16; id. Agr. 7 and 10; id. H. 2, 16, 12; Suet. Calig. 43. —Of civil and political transactions in the senate, the forum, before tribunals of justice, etc., to manage or transact, to do, to discuss, plead, speak, deliberate; constr. aliquid or de aliqua re:a.velim recordere, quae ego de te in senatu egerim, quae in contionibus dixerim,
Cic. Fam. 5, 2; 1, 9:de condicionibus pacis,
Liv. 8, 37:de summa re publica,
Suet. Caes. 28:cum de Catilinae conjuratione ageretur in curia,
id. Aug. 94:de poena alicujus,
Liv. 5, 36:de agro plebis,
id. 1, 46.—Hence the phrase: agere cum populo, of magistrates, to address the people in a public assembly, for the purpose of obtaining their approval or rejection of a thing (while [p. 76] agere ad populum signifies to propose, to bring before the people):cum populo agere est rogare quid populum, quod suffragiis suis aut jubeat aut vetet,
Gell. 13, 15, 10:agere cum populo de re publica,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 12; id. Lael. 25, 96:neu quis de his postea ad senatum referat neve cum populo agat,
Sall. C. 51, 43.—So also absol.:hic locus (rostra) ad agendum amplissimus,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 1:Metellus cum agere coepisset, tertio quoque verbo orationis suae me appellabat,
id. Fam. 5, 2.— Transf. to common life.Agere cum aliquo, de aliquo or re or ut, to treat, deal, negotiate, confer, talk with one about a person or thing; to endeavor to persuade or move one, that, etc.: nihil age tecum (sc. cum odore vini);b.ubi est ipsus (vini lepos)?
I have nothing to do with you, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 11:Quae (patria) tecum, Catilina, sic agit,
thus pleads, Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 18:algae Inquisitores agerent cum remige nudo,
Juv. 4, 49:haec inter se dubiis de rebus agebant,
thus treated together, Verg. A. 11, 445:de quo et praesens tecum egi diligenter, et scripsi ad te accurate antea,
Cic. Fam. 13, 75:egi cum Claudia et cum vestra sorore Mucia, ut eum ab illa injuria deterrerent,
id. ib. 5, 2:misi ad Metellum communes amicos, qui agerent cum eo, ut de illa mente desisteret,
id. ib. 5, 2:Callias quidam egit cum Cimone, ut eam (Elpinicen) sibi uxorem daret,
Nep. Cim. 1, 3.—Also absol.:Alcibiades praesente vulgo agere coepit,
Nep. Alc. 8, 2:si qua Caesares obtinendae Armeniae egerant,
Tac. A. 15, 14:ut Lucretius agere varie, rogando alternis suadendoque coepit,
Liv. 2, 2.—In Suet. once agere cum senatu, with acc. and inf., to propose or state to the Senate:Tiberius egit cum senatu non debere talia praemia tribui,
Suet. Tib. 54.—With the advv. bene, praeclare, male, etc., to deal well or ill with one, to treat or use well or ill:9.facile est bene agere cum eis, etc.,
Cic. Phil. 14, 11:bene egissent Athenienses cum Miltiade, si, etc.,
Val. Max. 5, 3, 3 ext.; Vulg. Jud. 9, 16:praeclare cum aliquo agere,
Cic. Sest. 23:Male agis mecum,
Plaut. As. 1, 3, 21:qui cum creditoribus suis male agat,
Cic. Quinct. 84; and:tu contra me male agis,
Vulg. Jud. 11, 27.—Freq. in pass., to be or go well or ill with one, to be well or badly off:intelleget secum actum esse pessime,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 50:praeclare mecum actum puto,
id. Fam. 9, 24; so id. ib. 5, 18: exstat cujusdam non inscitus jocus bene agi potuisse cum rebus humanis, si Domitius pater talem habuisset uxorem, it would have gone well with human affairs, been well for mankind, if, etc., Suet. Ner. 28.—Also absol. without cum: agitur praeclare, si nosmet ipsos regere possumus, it is well done if, etc., it is a splendid thing if, etc., Cic. Fam. 4, 14:vivitur cum eis, in quibus praeclare agitur si sunt simulacra virtutis,
id. Off. 1, 15:bene agitur pro noxia,
Plaut. Mil. 5, 23.—Of transactions before a court or tribunal.a.Aliquid agere ex jure, ex syngrapha, ex sponso, or simply the abl. jure, lege, litibus, obsignatis tabellis, causa, to bring an action or suit, to manage a cause, to plead a case:b.ex jure civili et praetorio agere,
Cic. Caecin. 12:tamquam ex syngrapha agere cum populo,
to litigate, id. Mur. 17:ex sponso egit,
id. Quint. 9: Ph. Una injuriast Tecum. Ch. Lege agito ergo, Go to law, then, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 90:agere lege in hereditatem,
Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 175; Ov. F. 1, 48; Liv. 9, 46:cum illo se lege agere dicebat,
Nep. Tim. 5: summo jure agere, to assert or claim one's right to the full extent of the law, Cic. Off. 1, 11:non enim gladiis mecum, sed litibus agetur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 4:causa quam vi agere malle,
Tac. A. 13, 37:tabellis obsignatis agis mecum,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 11, 33:Jure, ut opinor, agat, jure increpet inciletque,
with right would bring her charge, Lucr. 3, 963; so,Castrensis jurisdictio plura manu agens,
settles more cases by force, Tac. Agr. 9:ubi manu agitur,
when the case is settled by violent hands, id. G. 36.—Causam or rem agere, to try or plead a case; with apud, ad, or absol.:c.causam apud centumviros egit,
Cic. Caecin. 24:Caesar cum ageret apud censores,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 10; so with adversus:egi causam adversus magistratus,
Vulg. 2 Esdr. 13, 11:orator agere dicitur causam,
Varr. L. L. 6, 42: causam isto modo agere, Cic. Lig. 4, 10; Tac. Or. 5; 11; 14; Juv. 2, 51; 14, 132:agit causas liberales,
Cic. Fam. 8, 9: qui ad rem agendam adsunt, M. Cael. ap. Quint. 11, 1, 51:cum (M. Tullius) et ipsam se rem agere diceret,
Quint. 12, 10, 45: Gripe, accede huc;tua res agitur,
is being tried, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 104; Quint. 8, 3, 13;and extra-judicially: rogo ad Caesarem meam causam agas,
Cic. Fam. 5, 10:Una (factio) populi causam agebat, altera optimatum,
Nep. Phoc. 3; so, agere, absol., to plead' ad judicem sic agi solet, Cic. Lig. 10:tam solute agere, tam leniter,
id. Brut. 80:tu istuc nisi fingeres, sic ageres?
id. ib. 80; Juv. 7, 143 and 144; 14, 32.— Transf. to common life; with de or acc., to discuss, treat, speak of:Sed estne hic ipsus, de quo agebam?
of whom I was speaking, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 53:causa non solum exponenda, sed etiam graviter copioseque agenda est,
to be discussed, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 12; id. Verr. 1, 13, 37:Samnitium bella, quae agimus,
are treating of, Liv. 10, 31.—Hence,Agere aliquem reum, to proceed against one as accused, to accuse one, Liv. 4, 42; 24, 25; Tac. A. 14, 18:d.reus agitur,
id. ib. 15, 20; 3, 13; and with the gen. of the crime, with which one is charged:agere furti,
to accuse of theft, Cic. Fam. 7, 22:adulterii cum aliquo,
Quint. 4, 4, 8:injuriarum,
id. 3, 6, 19; and often in the Pandects.—Pass. of the thing which is the subject of accusation, to be in suit or in question; it concerns or affects, is about, etc.:(α).non nunc pecunia, sed illud agitur, quomodo, etc.,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 67:non capitis ei res agitur, sed pecuniae,
the point in dispute, id. Phorm. 4, 3, 26:aguntur injuriae sociorum, agitur vis legum, agitur existimatio, veritasque judiciorum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 51:si magna res, magna hereditas agetur,
id. Fin. 2, 17: qua de re agitur, what the point of dispute or litigation is, id. Brut. 79.—Hence, trop.,Res agitur, the case is on trial, i. e. something is at stake or at hazard, in peril, or in danger:(β).at nos, quarum res agitur, aliter auctores sumus,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 72:quasi istic mea res minor agatur quam tua,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 113:agitur populi Romani gloria, agitur salus sociorum atque amicorum, aguntur certissima populi Romani vectigalia et maxima, aguntur bona multorum civium,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 2, 6:in quibus eorum aut caput agatur aut fama,
id. Lael. 17, 61; Nep. Att. 15, 2:non libertas solum agebatur,
Liv. 28, 19; Sen. Clem. 1, 20 al.:nam tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 84 (= in periculo versatur, Lambin.):agitur pars tertia mundi,
is at stake, I am in danger of losing, Ov. M. 5, 372.—Res acta est, the case is over (and done for): acta haec res est;(γ).perii,
this matter is ended, Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 3: hence, actum est de aliquo or aliqua re, it is all over with a person or thing:actum hodie est de me,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 63:jam de Servio actum,
Liv. 1, 47:actum est de collo meo,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 4, 194.—So also absol.: actumst;ilicet me infelicem,
Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 17:si animus hominem pepulit, actumst,
id. Trin. 2, 2, 27; Ter. And. 3, 1, 7; Cic. Att. 5, 15:actumst, ilicet, peristi,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 9: periimus;actumst,
id. Heaut. 3, 3, 3.—Rem actam agere, to plead a case already finished, i. e. to act to no purpose:10. a.rem actam agis,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 27; id. Cist. 4, 2, 36; Liv. 28, 40; so,actum or acta agere: actum, aiunt, ne agas,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 72; Cic. Att. 9, 18:acta agimus,
id. Am. 22.—Of an orator, Cic. de Or. 1, 31, 142; cf. id. ib. 2, 19, 79:b.quae sic ab illo acta esse constabat oculis, voce, gestu, inimici ut lacrimas tenere non possent,
id. ib. 3, 56, 214:agere fortius et audentius volo,
Tac. Or. 18; 39.—Of an actor, to represent, play, act:11.Ipse hanc acturust Juppiter comoediam,
Plaut. Am. prol. 88; so,fabulam,
Ter. Ad. prol. 12; id. Hec. prol. 22:dum haec agitur fabula,
Plaut. Men. prol. 72 al.:partis,
to have a part in a play, Ter. Phorm. prol. 27:Ballionem illum cum agit, agit Chaeream,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 7:gestum agere in scaena,
id. de Or. 2, 57:dicitur canticum egisse aliquanto magis vigente motu,
Liv. 7, 2 al. — Transf. to other relations, to represent or personate one, to act the part of, to act as, behave like: has partes lenitatis semper egi, Cic. Mur. 3:egi illos omnes adulescentes, quos ille actitat,
id. Fam. 2, 9:amicum imperatoris,
Tac. H. 1, 30:exulem,
id. A. 1, 4:socium magis imperii quam ministrum,
id. H. 2, 83:senatorem,
Tac. A. 16, 28.—So of things poetically:utrinque prora frontem agit,
serves as a bow, Tac. G. 44.—Se agere = se gerere, to carry one's self, to behave, deport one's self:12.tanta mobilitate sese Numidae agunt,
Sall. J. 56, 5:quanto ferocius ante se egerint,
Tac. H. 3, 2 Halm:qui se pro equitibus Romanis agerent,
Suet. Claud. 25:non principem se, sed ministrum egit,
id. ib. 29:neglegenter se et avare agere,
Eutr. 6, 9:prudenter se agebat,
Vulg. 1 Reg. 18, 5:sapienter se agebat,
ib. 4 Reg. 18, 7. —Also absol.:seditiose,
Tac. Agr. 7:facile justeque,
id. ib. 9:superbe,
id. H. 2, 27:ex aequo,
id. ib. 4, 64:anxius et intentus agebat,
id. Agr. 5.—Imper.: age, agite, Ter., Tib., Lucr., Hor., Ov., never using agite, and Catull. never age, with which compare the Gr. age, agete (also accompanied by the particles dum, eia, en, ergo, igitur, jam, modo, nuncjam, porro, quare, quin, sane, vero, verum, and by sis); as an exclamation.a.In encouragement, exhortation, come! come on! (old Engl. go to!) up! on! quick! (cf. I. B. fin.).(α).In the sing.:(β).age, adsta, mane, audi, Enn. ap. Delr. Synt. 1, 99: age i tu secundum,
come, follow me! Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 1:age, perge, quaeso,
id. Cist. 2, 3, 12:age, da veniam filio,
Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 14:age, age, nunc experiamur,
id. ib. 5, 4, 23:age sis tu... delude,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 89; id. Ep. 3, 4, 39; Cic. Tusc. 2, 18; id. Rosc. Am. 16:quanto ferocius ante se egerint, agedum eam solve cistulam,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 151; id. Capt. 3, 4, 39:Agedum vicissim dic,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 69; id. Eun. 4, 4, 27:agedum humanis concede,
Lucr. 3, 962:age modo hodie sero,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 103:age nuncjam,
id. And. 5, 2, 25:En age, quid cessas,
Tib. 2, 2, 10:Quare age,
Verg. A. 7, 429:Verum age,
id. ib. 12, 832:Quin age,
id. G. 4, 329:en, age, Rumpe moras,
id. ib. 3, 43:eia age,
id. A. 4, 569.—In the plur.:b.agite, pugni,
up, fists, and at 'em! Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 146:agite bibite,
id. Curc. 1, 1, 88; id. Stich. 1, 3, 68:agite in modum dicite,
Cat. 61, 38:Quare agite... conjungite,
id. 64, 372; Verg. A. 1, 627:vos agite... volvite,
Val. Fl. 3, 311:agite nunc, divites, plorate,
Vulg. Jac. 5, 1:agitedum,
Liv. 3, 62.—Also age in the sing., with a verb in the plur. (cf. age tamnete, Hom. Od. 3, 332; age dê trapeiomen, id. Il. 3, 441):age igitur, intro abite,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 54:En agedum convertite,
Prop. 1, 1, 21:mittite, agedum, legatos,
Liv. 38, 47:Ite age,
Stat. Th. 10, 33:Huc age adeste,
Sil. 11, 169.—In transitions in discourse, well then! well now! well! (esp. in Cic. Or. very freq.). So in Plaut. for resuming discourse that has been interrupted: age, tu interea huic somnium narra, Curc. 2, 2, 5: nunc age, res quoniam docui non posse creari, etc., well now, since I have taught, etc., Lucr. 1, 266:c.nunc age, quod superest, cognosce et clarius audi,
id. 1, 920; so id. 1, 952; 2, 62; 333; 730; 3, 418;4, 109 al.: age porro, tu, qui existimari te voluisti interpretem foederum, cur, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 22; so id. Rosc. Am. 16; id. Part. 12; id. Att. 8, 3.—And age (as in a.) with a verb in the plur.:age vero, ceteris in rebus qualis sit temperantia considerate,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 14; so id. Sull. 26; id. Mil. 21; id. Rosc. Am. 37.—As a sign of assent, well! very well! good! right! Age, age, mansero, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 61: age, age, jam ducat;► Position.dabo,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 57:Age, veniam,
id. And. 4, 2, 30:age, sit ita factum,
Cic. Mil. 19:age sane,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 27; Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 119.—Age, used with another verb in the imperative, regularly stands before it, but in poetry, for the sake of the metre, it,I.Sometimes follows such verb; as,a.In dactylic metre:b.Cede agedum,
Prop. 5, 9, 54:Dic age,
Verg. A. 6, 343; Hor. S. 2, 7, 92; Ov. F. 1, 149:Esto age,
Pers. 2, 42:Fare age,
Verg. A. 3, 362:Finge age,
Ov. H. 7, 65:Redde age,
Hor. S. 2, 8, 80:Surge age,
Verg. A. 3, 169; 8, 59; 10, 241; Ov. H. 14, 73:Vade age,
Verg. A. 3, 462; 4, 422; so,agite: Ite agite,
Prop. 4, 3, 7.—In other metres (very rarely):II.appropera age,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 2, 38:dic age,
Hor. C. 1, [p. 77] 32, 3; 2, 11, 22;3, 4, 1.—So also in prose (very rarely): Mittite agedum,
Liv. 38, 47:procedat agedum ad pugnam,
id. 7, 9.—It is often separated from such verb:1.age me huc adspice,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 118; id. Capt. 5, 2, 1:Age... instiga,
Ter. And. 4, 2, 10; 5, 6, 11:Quare agite... conjungite,
Cat. 64, 372:Huc age... veni,
Tib. 2, 5, 2:Ergo age cervici imponere nostrae,
Verg. A. 2, 707:en age segnis Rumpe moras,
id. G. 3, 42:age te procellae Crede,
Hor. C. 3, 27, 62:Age jam... condisce,
id. ib. 4, 11, 31; id. S. 2, 7, 4.—Hence,ăgens, entis, P. a.A.Adj.1.Efficient, effective, powerful (only in the rhet. lang. of Cic.):► 2.utendum est imaginibus agentibus, acribus, insignitis,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 358:acre orator, incensus et agens,
id. Brut. 92, 317.— Comp. and sup. not used.Agentia verba, in the grammarians, for verba activa, Gell. 18, 12.—B.Subst.: ăgentes, ium.a.Under the emperors, a kind of secret police (also called frumentarii and curiosi), Aur. Vict. Caes. 39 fin.; Dig. 1, 12; 1, 20; 21; 22; 23, etc.; Amm. 15, 3; 14, 11 al.—b.For agrimensores, land-surveyors, Hyg. Lim. p. 179.—2.actus, a, um, P. a. Lit., that has been transacted in the Senate, in the forum, before the courts of justice, etc.; hence,A.actum, i, n., a public transaction in the Senate, before the people, or before a single magistrate:B.actum ejus, qui in re publica cum imperio versatus sit,
Cic. Phil. 1, 7:acta Caesaris servanda censeo,
id. ib. 1, 7:acta tui praeclari tribunatus,
id. Dom. 31.—acta publĭca, or absol.: acta, orum, n., the register of public acts, records, journal. Julius Caesar, in his consulship, ordered that the doings of the Senate (diurna acta) should be made public, Suet. Caes. 20; cf. Ernest. Exc. 1;1.but Augustus again prohibited it,
Suet. Aug. 36. Still the acts of the Senate were written down, and, under the succeeding emperors. certain senators were appointed to this office (actis vel commentariis Senatus conficiendis), Tac. A. 5, 4. They had also public registers of the transactions of the assemblies of the people, and of the different courts of justice;also of births and deaths, marriages, divorces, etc., which were preserved as sources of future history.—Hence, diurna urbis acta,
the city journal, Tac. A. 13, 31:acta populi,
Suet. Caes. 20:acta publica,
Tac. A. 12, 24; Suet. Tib. 8; Plin. Ep. 7, 33:urbana,
id. ib. 9, 15; which were all comprehended under the gen. name acta.With the time added:2.acta eorum temporum,
Plin. 7, 13, 11, § 60:illius temporis,
Ascon. Mil. 44, 16:ejus anni,
Plin. 2, 56, 57, § 147.—Absol., Cic. Fam. 12, 8; 22, 1; 28, 3; Sen. Ben. 2, 10; 3, 16; Suet. Calig. 8; Quint. 9, 3; Juv. 2, 136: Quis dabit historico, quantum daret acta legenti, i. e. to the actuarius, q. v., id. 7, 104; cf. Bahr's Rom. Lit. Gesch. 303.—C.acta triumphōrum, the public record of triumphs, fuller than the Fasti triumphales, Plin. 37, 2, 6, § 12.—D.acta fŏri (v. Inscr. Grut. 445, 10), the records,a.Of strictly historical transactions, Amm. 22, 3, 4; Dig. 4, 6, 33, § 1.—b.Of matters of private right, as wills, gifts, bonds (acta ad jus privatorum pertinentia, Dig. 49, 14, 45, § 4), Fragm. Vat. §§ 249, 266, 268, 317.—E.acta militarĭa, the daily records of the movements of a legion, Veg. R. R. 2, 19. -
77 asumir
v.1 to assume.el descontento asumió caracteres alarmantes the discontent began to take on alarming proportionsRicardo asume la fidelidad de María Richard assumes Ann's faithfulness.Pedro asume poses afectadas Peter assumes affected poses.Pedro asume un aire de presunción Peter assumes a grandiose air.2 to accept.asumir la responsabilidad de algo to take on responsibility for something* * *1 to assume, take on, take upon oneself* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=responsabilizarse de) [+ reto, tarea] to take on; [+ cargo] to take up; [+ mando] to take over, assume más frmno han sido capaces de asumir la tarea de gobernar — they have been incapable of taking on the task of government
el alcalde debería asumir sus responsabilidades por el accidente — the mayor should take o assume responsibility for the accident
el gobierno asumió el compromiso de crear empleo — the government committed itself to creating employment o made a commitment to create employment
asumió la presidencia en 1999 — he took up o assumed más frm the presidency in 1999
ha asumido la dirección de la empresa en un momento muy difícil — he has taken control of o has taken over the company at a very difficult time
2) (=aceptar) [+ consecuencias] to take, accept; [+ crítica] to accept; [+ problema, enfermedad, derrota] to come to terms with, acceptlo hice asumiendo el riesgo de ser castigado — I did it in the knowledge that I risked being punished
ya he asumido que no podré volver a esquiar — I've already come to terms with o accepted the fact that I won't be able to ski again
3) (=adoptar) to adopt, takeasumieron una actitud crítica — they adopted o took a critical stance
la población había asumido una actitud contraria a la presencia militar — people had come out against the military presence
4) (=adquirir) to assumela cuestión del paro ha asumido una dimensión distinta — the question of unemployment has taken on o assumed a different dimension
5) (=suponer)2.VI (Pol) to take office, take up office* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <cargo/tarea/responsabilidad> to take on, assume (frml)b) ( adquirir) <importancia/dimensiones> to assume (frml)d) ( aceptar) to come to terms with2) (AmL) ( suponer) to assume* * *= assume, assume, come to + grips with, take over, get to + grips with, take on.Ex. The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.Ex. A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.Ex. Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.Ex. We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.Ex. The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.Ex. If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.----* asumir Algo = take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre).* asumir el papel = dress + the part.* asumir el papel de = step into + the role of.* asumir el papel de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.* asumir la dirección = take over + the leadership (from).* asumir la responsabilidad = assume + responsibilitiy (for).* asumir las consecuencias = take + the consequences, live with + the consequences.* asumir poder = assume + power.* asumir prioridad = assume + priority.* asumir responsabilidad = take over, take + responsibility.* asumir una apariencia + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + aspect.* asumir una característica + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.* asumir una forma = assume + form.* asumir una función = take upon + Reflexivo + role.* asumir una nueva faceta = take on + new dimension.* asumir una tarea = assume + duty.* asumir un papel = assume + role.* asumir un riesgo = bear + risk, take + risks.* asumir un significado = take on + meaning.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <cargo/tarea/responsabilidad> to take on, assume (frml)b) ( adquirir) <importancia/dimensiones> to assume (frml)d) ( aceptar) to come to terms with2) (AmL) ( suponer) to assume* * *= assume, assume, come to + grips with, take over, get to + grips with, take on.Ex: The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.
Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.Ex: We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.Ex: The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.Ex: If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.* asumir Algo = take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre).* asumir el papel = dress + the part.* asumir el papel de = step into + the role of.* asumir el papel de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.* asumir la dirección = take over + the leadership (from).* asumir la responsabilidad = assume + responsibilitiy (for).* asumir las consecuencias = take + the consequences, live with + the consequences.* asumir poder = assume + power.* asumir prioridad = assume + priority.* asumir responsabilidad = take over, take + responsibility.* asumir una apariencia + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + aspect.* asumir una característica + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.* asumir una forma = assume + form.* asumir una función = take upon + Reflexivo + role.* asumir una nueva faceta = take on + new dimension.* asumir una tarea = assume + duty.* asumir un papel = assume + role.* asumir un riesgo = bear + risk, take + risks.* asumir un significado = take on + meaning.* * *asumir [I1 ]vtA1 ‹cargo/tarea› to take on, assume ( frml)no quiere asumir la responsabilidad del cuidado de los niños he doesn't want to take on o assume responsibility for looking after the childrendebe asumir las consecuencias de sus errores he must accept the consequences of his mistakesasumió el mando del regimiento he assumed command of the regimenthan asumido el compromiso de reconstruir la ciudad they have undertaken to rebuild the cityasumió la defensa del presunto asesino he took on the defense of the alleged murdererno estaban dispuestos a asumir ese riesgo they were not prepared to take that risk2 (adquirir) ‹características›la situación ha asumido una gravedad inusitada the situation has assumed o taken on an unwonted gravity ( frml), the situation has become unusually seriousel incendio asumió grandes proporciones it turned into a major fireasumió un aire de indiferencia he adopted o assumed an air of indifference4 (aceptar) to come to terms withtodavía no han logrado asumir esta nueva realidad they have not come to terms with this new situation yetya tengo totalmente asumido el problema I've learned to live with o I've come to terms with o I've come to accept the problem nowaun asumiendo que estos datos fueran ciertos even supposing o even assuming that these figures were correct, even if we assume that these figures are correct* * *
asumir ( conjugate asumir) verbo transitivo
1
‹ riesgo› to take
2 (AmL) ( suponer) to assume
asumir verbo transitivo to assume
' asumir' also found in these entries:
English:
assume
- blame
- face up to
- take on
- take over
- take up
- take upon
- undertake
- grip
- take
- under
* * *asumir vt1. [hacerse cargo de] [puesto] to take up;[papel] to take on; [inversión] to make; [gasto] to cover;asumir la responsabilidad de algo to take on responsibility for sth;asumir el mando/control (de) to take charge/control (of);cuando murió su padre, él asumió el papel de cabeza de familia when his father died he took over as head of the family;el general asumió la presidencia del país the general took over the presidency of the country;el presidente asumió el compromiso de ayudar a las víctimas the president gave a commitment to help the victims;asumieron el riesgo de viajar sin mapa they took the risk of travelling without a map;el Estado asumirá las pérdidas de la empresa the State will cover the company's losses2. [adquirir] to take on;el descontento asumió caracteres alarmantes the discontent began to take on alarming proportions;el incendio asumió proporciones descontroladas the fire got out of control3. [aceptar] to accept;el equipo ha asumido su papel de favorito the team has accepted the mantle o role of favourites;asumieron su reacción como algo normal they accepted her reaction as something that was to be expected;no asume la muerte de su esposa he can't come to terms with his wife's death;eso lo tengo completamente asumido I've fully come to terms with that* * *v/t1 assume2 ( aceptar) accept, come to terms with* * *asumir vt1) : to assume, to take onasumir el cargo: to take office2) suponer: to assume, to suppose -
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1. I1) I have 10 shillings more to get мне надо достать еще десять шиллингов2) she gave him as good as she got она дала ему сдачи2. II1) get somewhere get here (home, thus far, abroad, etc.) приезжать /добираться, попадать/ сюда и т. д.; he forgot the key and couldn't get in он забыл ключ и не мог попасть в дом; the door was locked and we could not get out дверь была заперта [на ключ], и мы не могли войти; the train is starting, you must get in поезд отправляется, вам надо войти в вагон; I have no ticket, will I be able to get in? у меня нет билета, мне можно пройти /меня пропустят/? get out! вылезай(те)!, выходи(те)!; please, let me get by пожалуйста, пропустите меня /разрешите мне пройти/; get ashore сходить /высаживаться/ на берег; get astray заблудиться; rumours (reports, etc.) get abroad ходят /распространяются/ слухи и т. д.; this piece of news has got abroad эта новость стала широко известна; such sensations get abroad такого рода сенсационные сообщения становятся достоянием широкой публики; he'll soon get there он там скоро будет, он туда скоро попадет; your letter got there yesterday ваше письмо там получили /пришло туда/ вчера; how (lid these flowers get there? как туда попали эти цветы?: he got home quickly он быстро добрался до дому: the bridge was destroyed and we couldn't get across мост был разрушен, и мы не могли попасть на ту сторону; the frontier is so well guarded that. no one can get across граница так надежно /хорошо/ охраняется, что никто не может ее перейти /что ее невозможно нарушить/; get down спуститься вниз: the cat climbed to the top of tile tree and couldn't get down кошка взобралась на вершину дерева и не могла слезть2) he tries hard but he never gets anywhere он много работает, но у него ничего не выходит, он прилагает много усилий, но ничего не может добиться; you'll get nowhere if you work so little если вы будете так мало работать, вы ничего не добьетесь: with courage we can get anywhere мужество поможет нам добиться всего; he is getting ahead splendidly у него дела идут прекрасно; at last we seem to be getting somewhere похоже, наконец у нас что-то получается3. III1) get smth. get an answer (a postcard, a telegram, good new?get information, a birthday present, a pension, wages, etc.) получать ответ и т.д., get confirmation получить подтверждение; he got a surprise его ждал сюрприз; where can I get permission? его можно получить разрешение?; get one's breakfast (one's dinner, etc.) позавтракать и т. д.; I could not get any supper я остался без ужина, я не смог поужинать || get a sight /а glimpse/ of smb., smth. увидеть кого-л., что-л.2) get smth., smb. where did you get the money? где вы достали /раздобыли/ деньги? get a hat (a new coat, same stamps, a new diary, etc.) приобретать /покупать/ шляпу и т. д.'; you had better get a new umbrella вам бы надо купить /вам нужен/ новый зонтик; where can I get this book? где можно достать /купить/ эту книгу? I got the book. needed я нашел /достал/ нужную мне книгу; I'll go and get some milk. get Some biscuits too a схожу за молоком. get Возьми еще и печенья. get the prize (a good crop, credit, much, little, etc.) получать приз и т. д., he has got the support of the directors он получил поддержку /добился поддержки/ директоров; get a profit получать прибыль; he got nothing ему ничего на досталось, get good results (advantage, power, fame, wealth, etc.) добиваться хороших результатов и т.д., I went and got some singing lessons я пошел и взял несколько уроков пения; get friends при обретать друзей; where do you get pupils? откуда вы берете учеников?; get a wife жениться; get knowledge of the subject овладевать каким-л. предметом || get possession of smth. завладеть /овладеть/ чем-л.; get one's own way добиться своего3) get smth., smb. get one's hat (one's stick, one's bag, etc.) взять [с собой] шляпу и т. д., wait till I get my coat подожди, я только возьму пальто; go and get the doctor сходи за врачом; hold the line, I'll go and get him не вешайте трубку, я сейчас ere позову /найду/4) get smth. the room (the house, etc.) gets no sun в комнату и т. д. совсем не попадает солнце; this room gets all the sun именно в эту комнату попадает солнце; I'll come and see you if I get the time я приеду повидать вас, если у меня будет время; she hoped to get a little sleep она надеялась, что немного поспит /что ей удастся немного поспать/; I'll go and get some sleep пойду сосну5) get smb.,smth. I didn't get him a) я не застал его; б) я не дозвонился ему; you got the wrong number вы ошиблись номером /вы не туда попали/6) get smb., smth. get the thief (the runaway, the culprit, a squirrel, etc.) поймать вора и т. д.; did he get his train он успел на поезд?; I decided to get the next train я решил сесть на следующий поезд7) get smth. get an illness заболеть; get a cold /а chill/ простудиться; get [the] measles (scarlet fever, typhus, etc.) заболеть корью, подхватить корь и т. д.; have you got a cold? у вас насморк?; get a bad fall (a slight hurt) сильно (слегка) ушибиться; get a blow (a shock, a nasty wound, etc.) получить удар и т. д.8) get smth. get ten years (six months, etc.) получить десять лет тюрьмы /тюремного заключения/ и т. д., быть приговоренным к десяти годам [тюремного заключения] и т. д.; you'll get a beating тебя ожидает порка, тебя высекут; you'll get a scolding тебя ожидает /ты получишь/ выговор; you'll get it! тебе влетит9) get smth., smb. coll. get the joke (smb.'s meaning, smb.'s idea, etc.) понимать шутку и т. д., I don't get it не понял; it is just between us, get it? это только между нами, попятно?; I didn't get your name я не разобрал /не расслышал/ вашего имени; I don't get you я вас не понимаю10) get smth. dividing nine by three we get three если разделить девять на три, получится три11) have got smth. I have got a new watch (a new suit, a new hat, a car, etc.) у меня [есть] новые часы и т. д; have you got a newspaper (the tickets, a pencil, an erasing-knife, etc)? у вас есть газета и т.д.? I've got no money у меня нет денег; she's got a lovely voice у нее красивый голос; he'll lose all he's got, if he isn't careful если он не будет более осмотрительным /осторожнее/, он потеряет все, что имеет4. IV1) get smth. at some time get the answer this morning (some money soon, etc.) получить ответ сегодня утром и т. д.; get money every month получать деньги каждый месяц; I get a letter every day каждый день мне приходит /я получаю/ письмо; in this hotel I get breakfast every morning в этой гостинице каждое утро дают /подают/ завтрак; get your dinner at once сейчас же пообедай; get smth. in some manner you got the answer right ты получил /у тебя получился/ правильный ответ2) get smth. in some manner get this horse (this coat, this bicycle, etc.) cheap (ly) дешево купить /приобрести/ лошадь и т. д., купить эту лошадь и т. д. по дешевке; get the book second-hand приобрести подержанную книгу, купить книгу у букиниста; get money easily легко зарабатывать /доставать, получать/ деньги; get this book easily достать эту книгу без затруднений3) get smb., smth. somewhere get him home (the old man upstairs, you there, the child up, etc.) отводить /доставлять, приводить/ его домой и т.д., get smb. in а) помочь кому-л. проникнуть куда-л.; б) втащить кого-л. вовнутрь; get smb. out а) помочь кому-л. выбраться откуда-л.; б) вытащить кого-л. откуда-л.; get the horses out вывести лошадей; what got you here? что вас привело сюда?; get this parcel home (the table here, etc.) доставлять посылку домой и т. д., get the chairs (the washing, some coal, etc.) in вносить стулья и т.д., I don't know how you'll ever get the box (the trunk, the piano, etc.) upstairs не знаю, как вы втащите этот ящик и т. д. наверх; get a mast up ставить мачту; get up a sunken vessel поднимать затонувшее судно; get smth. overboard выбрасывать что-л. за борт; get his letter (one's own books, my money, etc.) back получить обратно его письме и т. д., now I've got you back теперь вы вернулись ко мне4) get smb. at some time I'll get you yet! я еще вас поймаю!, вы еще мне попадетесь!; he got you that time! на этот раз он вас поймал!5) get smb. somewhere it will get him nowhere, it won't get him anywhere это ничего ему не даст, этим он ничего не добьется; all work and no play does not get you anywhere если работать и не отдыхать, толку будет мало6) get smb., smth. in some manner coll. I get you (your meaning, your idea, etc.) all right я хорошо понимаю вас и т. д.7) have got smth. somewhere what have you got there? что у вас там?5. Vget smb. smth.1) get him a ticket (me a dictionary, them those pictures, etc.) доставать /покупать/ ему билет и т. д.; get me a good teacher (him a place. her another job, etc.) найдите мне хорошего преподавателя и т. д.2) get smb. a towel (me my hat, him another dictionary, her a chair, me some ink, etc.) принести кому-л. полотенце и т. д.; can you get me another pencil? вы можете принести /дать/ мне другой карандаш?3) get smb. smb., smth. get me the director (the hospital, the head teacher, etc.) соедините меня с директором и т. д.6. VI1) get smth., smb. in some state get dinner (breakfast, books, etc.) ready приготовить обед и т. д., she quickly got the children ready for school она быстро собрала детей в школу; get one's feet (one's clothes, etc.) wet промочить ноги и т. д.; get the windows open открыть окна; get everything right again снова навести везде порядок; get smb. free освободить кого-л., выпустить кого-л. на свободу; get the dog loose спустить собаку с цепи; it gets me down-hearted это приводит меня в уныние2) get smth. in some state get the sum right получить правильный ответ [в решении задачи], правильно решить задачу7. VII1) get smth., smb. to do smth. get something (nothing, etc.) to eat (to read, to play with, etc.) достать что-нибудь поесть и т. д.; get leave to go home получить отпуск для поездки домой; get smb. to clean the windows (to wash the floors, to do the room, etc.) найти кого-л. [, чтобы] вымыть окна и т. д.; I can't get anyone to do the work properly не могу найти человека, который выполнил бы эту работу как следует2) get smb., smth. to do smth. get your friend to help you (him to come, her to join us, your brother to introduce me to the chairman, etc.) убедить /заставить/ вашего приятеля /друга/ помочь вам и т. д.; get a fire to burn разжечь огонь или костер; get this door to shut properly починить дверь, чтобы она закрывалась как следует; I can never get him to go to bed я никогда не могу уложить его спать; get him to tell her about it уговорите его рассказать ей об этом; you will not be able to get a tree to grow in this soil вам не удастся вырастить дерево на такой почве3) Have got smth. to do I have got very much /lots of work/ to do у меня очень много работы /дел/, мне надо очень много сделать; what have you got to say? что вы можете сказать?8. VIIIget smth., smb. doing smth.get the clock (the work, the typewriter, etc.) going наладить часы и т. д; at last he got the stone rolling наконец ему удалось сдвинуть камень, и тот покатился; she got everybody singing все подхватили ее песню; она заставила всех петь; I'll get her talking а) я заставлю ее заговорить; б) я разговорю ее; that got him guessing это заставило его теряться в догадках9. IX1) get smth., smb. done I must get the book bound (my passport endorsed, the work done, my shoes repaired, etc.) мне нужно [отдать] переплести книгу и т. д.; we are getting our apartment newly papered мы заново оклеиваем [обоями] квартиру; I shall get my hair cut я постригусь; can you get the work finished in time (by evening)? a) вы можете закончить работу вовремя (к вечеру)?; б) вы можете добиться, чтобы работа была готова вовремя (к вечеру)?; where can I this printed (my piano tuned, my shoes soled, etc.)? где мне / я могу/ это напечатать и т. д.?; I want to get my coat mended я хочу починить /отдать в починку/ пальто; get the laws obeyed (my words believed, etc.) добиться [того], чтобы законы выполнялись /соблюдались/ и т. д.; get oneself appointed (noticed, chosen, etc.) сделать так, чтобы тебя назначили и т. д., they got him elected chairman они провели его в председатели2) get smb. in some state get a man drunk напоить человека; get smb. dressed (washed, fed, etc.) одеть и т. д. кого-л.; it gets me discouraged я от этого прихожу в уныние; he got his face scratched (his wrist broken, etc.) он расцарапал лицо и т. д.10. Xget into some state get married (dressed, shaved, brushed clean, confused, hurt, etc.) жениться и т.д., get drunk напиваться; get tired уставать; get frozen замерзать; he got drowned он утонул; you must get done /finished/ with it с этим нужно покончить /кончать/; get used /accustomed/ to the climate here (to the customs and manners over here, to sitting up late, to the rolling of a ship, etc.) привыкать к здешнему климату и т. д., he got fired /dismissed/ (severely wounded, killed, etc.) его уволили /выгнали/ и т. д.; he got paid for this ему за это заплатили; he got mixed up with dishonest men он связался с дурной компанией; they got left behind они отстали; that vase will get broken эта ваза разобьется; everything gets known все становится известным || get rid of smb., smth. отделываться /избавляться/ от кого-л., чего-л.; get rid of a troublesome visitor (of a lazy servant, of the old car, of an engagement, etc.) избавиться /отделаться/ от назойливого посетителя и т. д.11. XI1) be got the thing is not to be got fay вещь нельзя достать2) be got at the soul of a people can be got at fully only through, the knowledge of its language душу народа можно познать только через его язык3) be got at coll. the witness (the press, the voters, etc.) have been got at свидетели и т. д. были подкуплены12. ХIII1) get to do smth. soon she got to like her job скоро ей начала нравиться /понравилась/ ее работа, она вскоре полюбила свой работу;how did you get to know it? как вы об этом узнали?, как вам удалось это узнать?; they got to be friends они стали друзьями; you'll like him when /once/ you get to know him когда вы его узнаете, вы его полюбите2) have got to do smth. we've got to go (to write a letter, to listen to what he says, to leave early to catch my train, to pass this examination, etc.) нам необходимо /мы должны/ идти и т.д., it has got to be done это должно быть сделано /надо сделать/; she's got to work hard for her living ей приходится много работать, чтобы заработать на жизнь3) id have got to do with smth. what's that got to do with us? какое это имеет отношение к нам?13. XIVget doing smth.,get moving (rolling, singing, etc.) начать двигаться и т. д.; when these women get talking they go on for hours когда эти женщины начнут разговаривать /болтать/, их не остановишь; we got talking of the future мы стали говорить /заговорили/ о будущем; they wanted to get going on the construction of the house они хотели приступить к строительству дома; if we don't get doing we'll never arrive in time если мы не тронемся в путь, мы ни за что не приедем вовремя; things haven't really got going yet дела еще фактически не сдвинулись с места /с мертвой точки/; let's get going! пошли!, пойдём!, поёхали!13. XVget into some state get warmer (worse and worse, uglier every day, etc.) становиться теплее и т. д.; get grey (old, silly, poor, red in the face, etc.) поседеть и т. д.; get well поправляться, выздоравливать; he is getting better ему уже лучше; get asleep засыпать; I am getting thirsty (sleepy, hungry. etc.) мне захотелось пить и т. д., the children will get wet (hungry, etc.) дети вымокнут /промокнут/ и т. д.; he got rich он разбогател; he got mad at the message записка его разозлила; он разозлился на записку; they got closer to each other они сблизились, они стали ближе друг другу; it got rainy пошли дожди; it got foggy опустился туман; the sky got cloudy небо заволокло тучами; it is getting dark (cold, warm, etc.) темнеет и т. д. it is getting late уже поздно; the fire is getting low костер гаснет /угасает/; things are getting better дела идут все лучше14. XVI1) get into (out of, through, over, up, across, at, etc.) smth. get into the room (into town, into a bar, etc.) попадать /входить/ в комнату и т. д.; the burglar got into the kitchen through the window грабитель проник /влез/ в кухню через окно; get into a car сесть /влезть/ в автомобиль /в машину/; get into the saddle сесть /взобраться/ в седло; something has got into my eye мне что-то попало в глаз this story got into the newspapers эта история попала в газеты; where has that book got to? куда запропастилась /делась/ эта книга?; get to the station (to London, to the office, etc.) добраться до вокзала и т. д.; where did you get to yesterday? куда вы делись /где вы были/ вчера?; get out, of a train (out of a bus, out of a carriage, etc.) выходить из поезда и т. д., get out of bed! вставайте!; get out of here (out of this house)! прочь отсюда (из этого дома)!; get out of the way of a car посторониться и пропустить машину; get out of smb.'s way уйти с чьей-л. дороги; get through the hole in the wall (through the eye of a needle, through a gap, through a crack, etc.) пролезать через дыру в стене и т. д.; get over a fence (over a wall, over a stile, etc.) перелезать через забор и т. д.; get over /across/ a river переправляться через реку; get across tile street (across /over/ the bridge, across the frontier, etc.) перейти на другую сторону улицы и т. д.; he got above the clouds он поднялся над облаками; get under the hedge (under the wire netting, under the rope, etc.) пролезать под изгородью и т. д.; get under some old boxes (under some bushes, etc.) залезать /закатиться/ под старые ящики и т. д.; under the wheels (under а motor-саг, etc.) попасть под колеса и т. д.; the cat got under the bed (under the fence, etc.) кошка шмыгнула под кровать и т. д.; get at the top shelf (at the ripest fruit, at one's luggage, etc.) дотянуться /достать/ до верхней полки и т. д.; keep medicines where children can't get at them убирайте лекарства так, чтобы дети не смогли их достать; the dog could not get at me собака не могла меня достать; let me get at him coll. дайте мне только до него добраться; get down a tree (down a fence, etc.) слезать с дерева и т. д., get up a ladder (up a hill, up a tree, etc.) взбираться на лестницу и т. д.; get by the guard (by the policeman, etc.) проскользнуть мимо часового и т. д.; get before the crowd (before the procession, before the column of marchers, etc.) обогнать толпу и т. д.; get behind a tree (behind a door, behind a fence, etc.) встать /спрятаться/ за дерево и т. д.; the реп got behind the bookcase ручка закаталась /попала/ за книжный шкаф; get between the sheets залезть под одеяло; he got between the boys and prevented a fight он встал между мальчишками и не дал им сцепиться; get aboard a ship подняться на борт корабля2) get to (abreast of, beyond, as far аs, etc.) smth. get to the end of the chapter (to the main subject, to the theme of my story, to the heart of the matter, etc.) дойти /добраться/ до конца главы и т. д.: how far did you get to? до какого места ты дочитал?; get to the head of one's class выйти на первое место в классе; стать первым учеником в классе; get to the city police (to the authorities, etc.) связаться с городской полицией и т. д.; get to some time (to some age) достигать какого-л. времени (возраста); when it gets to 10 o'clock I begin to feel tired к десяти часам я начинаю чувствовать усталость: when you get to 70... когда вам [будет] семьдесят...; get between two fighting parties оказаться /очутиться/ между двумя враждующими /борющимися/ группами; his anger has got beyond control он вышел из себя, он уже не мог сдержать гнев; he doesn't let much get by him он почти ничего не пропускает; практически ничто мимо него не проходит; you cannot easily get at him с ним не так просто связаться /увидеться/; get abreast of modem technology достичь современного уровня техники; we got as far as the lake мы дошли или доехали до озера || get in touch with smb. связаться / установить контакт/ с кем-л.3) get within smth. get within smb.'s reach (within the range of their fire, etc.) оказаться в пределах чьей-л. досягаемости и т. д.; get within earshot оказаться в пределах слышимости; get within their sight оказаться в поле их зрения; get out of smth. get out of smb.'s sight скрыться с чьих-л. глаз; get out of smb.'s reach оказаться для них вне пределов досягаемости; get among smb. get among friends (among enemies, among strangers, etc.) оказаться среди друзей и т. д. || get into the hands of the police попасть в руки полиции4) get into smth. get into a coat (into one's clothes, into one's boots, etc.) надевать пальто и т. д., get into one's trousers натянуть брюки; I can't get into these shoes, they are three sizes too small я не могу надеть эти ботинки, мне надо на три номера больше5) get into smth. get into business (into trade, into the movies, into politics, etc.) заняться коммерцией и т. д.; get into fights with the neighbour's children драться /вступать в драку/ с соседскими мальчишками; get into Parliament (into a party, into a club, etc.) стать членом парламента и т. д.; get into office получить /занять/ должность; Kennedy got into office in 1961 Кеннеди стал президентом в тысяча девятьсот шестьдесят первом году; get into conversation (into a dispute with smb., into correspondence, into communication, etc.) завязать разговор и т.д.; they got into quite an argument about it между ними разгорелся довольно жаркий спор6) get in (to) smth. get into trouble (into a difficulty, into mischief, etc.) попасть в беду и т. д.; get into debt залезть в долги; get in a row (into a horrible scrape, etc.) оказаться замешанным /ввязаться/ в скандал и т. д.; get into a bad habit приобрести плохую /дурную/ привычку; get into the habit /into the way/ of getting up early (of doing things one's own way, of answering back, etc.) привыкнуть рано вставать и т. д., get into a rage впасть в ярость; get into a panic поддаться панике; get into general use получить широкое распространение; get out of smth. get out of practice потерять навык, [давно] не иметь практики; get out of repair требовать ремонта; get out of order выйти из строя, испортиться, сломаться; get out of shape потерять форму7) get over (out of, through,get etc.) smth. get over a difficulty ( over an obstacle, over an impediment, etc.) преодолеть затруднение и т. д.; she couldn't get over her shyness (over her embarrassment, over her confusion, over her dislike of him, over the disinclination to work, etc.) она не могла побороть / преодолеть/ свой застенчивость и т. д.; he couldn't get over his stutter он не мог избавиться от заикания; I can't get over his abominable manners никак не могу примириться с его ужасными манерами /привыкнуть к его ужасным манерам/; get over a disappointment (over an alarm, over a surprise, etc.) прийти в себя после разочарования и т. д.; I couldn't get over his behaviour он себя так плохо вел, что я никак не мог успокоиться; I couldn't get over the fear of him я никак не мог избавиться от чувства /преодолеть чувство/ страха перед ним; get over an illness (over an ailment, over that severe cold, over an injury, etc.) оправиться от /после/ болезна и т.д., get over /out of/ a bad habit отделаться / отучиться/ от дурной привычки; get out of a difficulty выйти из затруднительного положения; there is по getting out of it, you cannot get out of it от этого не открутишься; don't try to get out of your duties не пытайтесь уклоняться от своих обязанностей; get through another bad winter (through a dangerous illness, etc.) пережить еще одну тяжелую зиму и т. д.; I don't know how I'll get through this month я не знаю, как я дотяну до конца месяца; I don't know how I got through the day не знаю, как я прожил /выдержал/ этот день; get through an exam выдержать экзамен; get through written papers написать контрольную работу; get through a driving test сдать экзамен на водительские права; how he got through college is a mystery совершенно непонятно, как он смог окончить колледж; get (a)round smth. get around the law (around the regulations, around that clause, around a difficulty, etc.) обходить закон и т. д.; there is no getting (aground this fact a) нельзя не (посчитаться с этим фактом; б) нельзя пройти мимо этого факта; get (a)round smb. coll. she can get (aground anyone она может убедить /обвести вокруг пальца/ кого хочешь /кого угодно/; she knows how to get round him она знает, как к нему подъехать8) get through /over/ smth. get through a lot of reading (through a lot of work, etc.) много прочитать и т.д., get through her washing (through one's homework, through this book, etc.) закончить стирку и т. д.; how could he get through all these files? как он успел просмотреть все эти папки?; get through one's task with great speed быстро выполнить свой задачу; get through a lot of correspondence ( through these books, etc.) разделаться с большим количеством писем и т. д.; get through such a lot of food (through all this meat, through a bottle of gin a week, etc.) съесть /осилить/ много всякой всячины и т. д.; get through one's fortune (through a lot of money, through L 1000 in less than a week, etc.) растратить /растранжирить, промотать/ свое состояние и т. д.9) get at smth., smb. get at the truth (at the facts, at the root of the trouble, at the cause of the disturbance, at the heart of things, etc.) докапываться до правды и т. д.; get at the meaning of the sentence добраться до сути этого предложения; get at the secret of his success выяснить /понять/, в чем секрет его успеха; that's what I want to get at вот в чем мне хочется разобраться, вот что мне хочется постичь; what are you getting at? coll. a) чего вы хотите?, к чему вы клоните?; б) что вы имеете в виду?; we could not tell what the speaker was getting at мы не знали /не понимали/, что имел в виду /хотел сказать/ оратор; who are you getting at? кого вы имеете в виду?, на кого вы намекаете?; were you getting at me in that last remark you made? в своем последнем замечании вы намекали на меня? /вы имели в виду меня/?; he is always getting at me coll. он вечно ко мне цепляется /придирается/10) get at smb. get at a witness (at a judge, at the press, etc.) подкупать свидетеля и т. д.15. XVII1) get (in)to doing smth. coll. get into sleeping in the afternoon (to fighting, etc.) взять себе за привычку спать днем и т. д.; I got to thinking that... я стал думать, что...2) get out of doing smth. get out of attending smth. (out of going there, out of answering, etc.) отвертеться и не пойти на какое-л. мероприятие и т. д.; get as far as doing smth. we did not get as far as discussing finances мы не дошли до обсуждения финансовых вопросов16. XXI11) get smth. from (at, out of, etc.) smth., smb. get machinery from Europe (many commodities from abroad, etc.) получать оборудование из Европы и т. д., закупать /покупать, приобретать/ оборудование в Европе и т.д., get our things at this shop покупать /приобретать/ вещи в этом магазине; get information from the library (money from the bank, help from him, etc.) получать, сведения из библиотеки и т. д., get dinner (lunch, etc.) at the hotel (at the restaurant, at the inn, etc.) (пообедать и т. д. в гостинице и т. д.; I got this information (the news, facts. etc.) from a friend of mine (from my secretary, etc.) мне это и т. д. сообщил один приятель и т. д., я получил эти сведения и т. д. от одного приятеля и т. д.; get butter from cream получать масло из сливок; get a confession out of the prisoner ( a secret out of the woman, the truth out of the man, etc.) вытянуть / вырвать/ у заключенного признание и т. д.; get smth. for smth. get data for analysis (information for the article, new curtains for the guest-room, etc.) доставать /добывать/ данные для анализа и т. д., get material for research собирать материал для исследования: can I still get a ticket for tonight's play? можно еще достать /купить, получить/ билет на сегодняшний спектакль?; get smth. for smb. get tickets (another dictionary, this book, etc.) for him купить или заказать ему билеты и т. д.; get smth. by smth. get good results by hard work усердием /большим трудом/ добиться хороших результатов; get very little by deceit немногого добиться обманом || get hold of the manager (of the secretary, of the owner, etc.) разыскать /найти/ администратора и т. д., where did you get hold of this curious old picture? где вы раздобыли эту любопытную старую картину?; he got the start of his rivals он получил преимущество перед своими соперниками2) get smth. from smb. get presents from his brother (a letter from one's parents, a message from him, etc.) получать подарки от брата и т. д.; get no help (no money, no advice, etc.) from him не получать от него помощи и т. д.; you will never get anything from him от него ничего не дождешься; get his timidity from his mother унаследовать робость от матери; get smth. for smth. get a good salary for the job (a reward for his part in the affair, a medal for bravery. etc.) получать хорошую зарплату за эту работу и т. д.; what did you get for this article? сколько вам заплатили за эту статью?; get a good price for the land получить хорошую цену за землю; I will see what I can get for it посмотри, сколько я могу за это получить /выручить, взять/; get a new watch (a ring, a new hat, etc.) for one's birthday получить новые часы и т. д. [в подарок] на день рождения; get smth. out of smth. what did you get out of his lecture? что вы вынесли из его лекции?, что вам дала его лекция?; all he got out of it was disgrace это принесло ему только позор; get smth. of smb., smth. what impression did you get of him (of this play, etc.)? .какое он и т. д. на вас произвел впечатление?3) get smth., smb. across (from, to, etc.) smth. get smth. across the river (across the sea, across the frontier, etc.) переправить что-л. через реку и т. д.; get smb. across the street (across the bridge, across the field, etc) перевести кого-л. через улицу и т. д.; get one's hat from the other room (the books from the study, the tea-things from the kitchen, etc.) принести шляпу из другой комнаты и т. д., get down a book from the top shelf (the boy from the fence, my hat from the book, etc.) снимать книгу с верхней полки и т. д.; get a letter to London (to Paris, etc.) доставить письмо в Лондон и т. д., get the child to bed уложить ребенка в постель; get the trunk back to the garret отнести сундук обратно на чердак; get the parcel back to London снова доставить пакет в Лондон; get your TV back for this evening (for the party, etc.) принесите снова ваш телевизор на этот вечер и т. д.; the car did not get him very far on the road home он проехал на машине лишь небольшую часть дороги домой; that did not get him very far on the road to fame это весьма незначительно способствовало его продвижению по пути славы; get smth., smb. to smb., smth. how can I get these things to you? как мне переправить вам эти вещи?; get the slaves to the north переправить рабов на север4) get smth., smb. into (through, from, out of, etc.) smth. I can't get the key into the lock я не могу вставить ключ в замок; help me get the pig into the cart помогите мне втащить поросенка в телегу: how can I get all these books into the bag? как мне запихнуть /засунуть, впихнуть/ все эти книги в портфель?; get the piano through the door протащить пианино в дверь; get the milk from the refrigerator for me достаньте мне молока из холодильника; get smth. out of the house выносить что-л. из дома; get a cork out of a bottle вытаскивать пробку из бутылки; get stains out of a coat выводить пятна с пиджака: get these things out of the way уберите эти вещи с дороги [, чтобы они не мешали]; get the man out of the house (the dog out of the room, etc.) выводить человека из дома и т. д.: get her out of the country помочь ей уехать или вывезти ее из страны /за границу/ || get smth. into one's head вбить себе что-л. в голову: he got it into his head that everybody was persecuting him он вбил себе в голову, что его все преследуют; get smth. out of one's head выбросить что-л. из головы; get the idea (the thing, it, the notion, etc.) out of one's head выбросить эту мысль и т. д. из головы, перестать об этом думать5) get smb., smth. into (through) smth. get him into Parliament (into their headquarters, etc.) провести /протащить/ его в парламент и т. д.; get smb. into the firm пристроить кого-л. в эту фирму; get a bill through Parliament (this measure through the house, etc.) провести /протащить/ законопроект в парламенте и т. д., he helped me to get my luggage through the customs он помог мне пройти таможенный досмотр; get a pupil through his examination вытащить ученика на экзамене; it was his mathematics that got him through entrance examinations он выдержал приемные экзамены благодаря тому, что хорошо знал математику; get an article into a paper поместить статьи в газете; get the report into print сдать доклад в печать6) get smb. by smth. get smb. by the hand (by the hair, by the throat, by the wrist. etc.) схватить кого-л. за руку и т. д.: get smth., smb. on (by) smth. I get all program (me)s on my TV-set мой телевизор принимает все программы; how many stations can you get on your radio set? сколько станций берет /принимает/ ваш приемник?; I can't get him on the phone я не могу связаться с ним по телефону; get smb. by phone (by radio, etc.) связаться с кем-л. по телефону и т. д.7) get smb. in (on, through, etc.) smth. the bullet got him in the leg (through the stomach, in the shoulder, etc.) пуля попала ему в ногу и т. д.; the blow got him on the head (in the mouth, on the back, etc.) удар пришелся ему по голове и т. д., get smth. in smth. get a splinter in one's finger занозить палец; get a bullet in the leg получить пулевое ранение в ногу8) get smb. into smth. get smb. into debt (into difficulties, into a fight, etc.) вовлекать кого-л. в долги и т. д., she got me into trouble у меня из-за нее /она втравила меня в/ неприятности; get smb. out of smth. get smb. out of a fix /out of difficulty/ вызволить кого-л. из затруднения; get the children out of this habit отучать детей от этой привычки || get smth., smb. off one's hands избавиться от чего-л., кого-л., сбыть что-л., кого-л. с рук; she wished she could get the old house (the useless books, her unmarried daughter, etc.) off her hands ей хотелись избавиться /освободиться/ от старого дома и т. д. /сбыть старый дом и т. д. с рук/9) get smth. of smth. get 5 years of hard labour получить пять лет каторжных работ; get smth. for smth. he got a stiff sentence for his crimes за совершенные преступления ему был вынесен суровый приговор10) have got smth., smb. in (at, on, etc.) smth. I have /I've/ got money in the bank (a flat in this house, a friend at the studio, etc.) у меня в банке [лежат] деньги и т. д. || he's got smth., smb. on the brain он все время о чем-л., о ком-л. думает17. XXIIget smth. by doing smth. that's what you get by talking too much вот что ты получаешь /вот как ты расплачиваешься/ за болтливость; get a good price by bargaining поторговаться и получить хорошую цену; get smth. for doing smth. you'll get a beating for doing this тебе за это всыпят; you'll get it for breaking that vase! тебе крепко достанется за то, что ты разбил вазу!18. XXIV1get smth., smb. as smth. get L 10 as reward (a book as a consolation prize, the newcomer as assistant, etc.) получить десять фунтов в качестве вознаграждения и т. д.; I got this book as a present я получил эту книгу в подарок; we get L 20 as the average мы получаем в среднем двадцать фунтов19. XXVIget smb., smth. before... (when..., etc.) get him before he escapes схватить его до того, как он скроется; get the book when the price is reduced купить книгу, когда ее уценят -
79 fresco
(pl -chi) 1. adj freshtemperatura coolfig colloq stai fresco! you're for it! colloq you've had it! colloq2. m coolnessprendere il fresco take the airfa fresco it's coolmettere in fresco put in a cool placefig colloq al fresco inside colloq* * *fresco1 agg.1 fresh: carnagione fresca, fresh complexion; carne fresca, fresh meat; fieno fresco, new-mown hay; fiori freschi, fresh cut flowers; formaggi freschi, fresh cheese; frutta fresca, fresh fruit; pane fresco, fresh (o freshly baked) bread; uova fresche, fresh (o new-laid) eggs // fresco come una rosa, as fresh as a daisy // se credi di imbrogliarmi, stai fresco!, if you think you can cheat me, you are in for a surprise!; se non vai, stai fresco!, if you don't go, you'll be for it!2 ( di temperatura) cool, fresh: questa è la stanza più fresca, this is the coolest room; acqua fresca, cool water; aria fresca, fresh air; venticello fresco, cool breeze; l'aria si è fatta fresca, the air has grown cool4 ( nuovo, recente) fresh, recent, new: avvenimento di fresca data, recent event; un ragazzo fresco di scuola, a boy fresh from school; ricordi freschi, fresh memories; un libro fresco di stampa, a recently published book // sposi freschi, a newlywed couple (o newlyweds) // di fresco, freshly: ministro nominato di fresco, a newly appointed minister; rasato di fresco, fresh-shaven5 ( riposato) fresh: mente fresca, fresh mind; viso fresco, fresh face; truppe fresche, fresh troops◆ s.m.1 ( di temperatura) cool, coolness; ( luogo fresco) cool place: comincia a far fresco, it's beginning to get cool; prendere il fresco sul balcone, to take the air (o to enjoy the cool of the evening) on a balcony; tenere qlco. in fresco, to keep sthg. cool (o in a cool place); metti il vino in fresco, put the wine in a cool place // col fresco, when it's cool; cerchiamo di partire col fresco, let's try to leave when it's cool // dormire al fresco, to sleep in the open // stare al fresco, ( in prigione) to be in (the) clink (o amer. to be in the cooler)fresco2 s.m. (pitt.) fresco*: un dipinto a fresco, a fresco painting; dipingere a fresco, to paint in fresco (o to fresco).* * *['fresko] fresco -a, -schi, -sche1. agg(gen) fresh, (temperatura, clima) fresh, cool, (vernice) wet, (traccia, notizia, ferita) recent, new"vernice fresca" — "wet paint"
fresco di bucato — freshly laundered, newly washed
fresco di studi fam — fresh out of university o school
2. sm(temperatura) coolè o fa fresco — it is cool
mettere/tenere al fresco — (fig : persona: in prigione) to put/keep inside o in the cooler
* * *1.1) (leggermente freddo) [tempo, acqua, notte, luogo] cool, fresh"conservare in luogo fresco" — "store in a cool place"
2) (recente) [colla, inchiostro] fresh; [notizia, storia] fresh, hot, red-hot; [alimenti, frutta] fresh, crisp"vernice -a" — "wet paint"
fresco di studi — [ giovane] fresh from o out of school
3) (giovane) [viso, pelle, voce] freshfresco di stampa — hot from o off the press
6) (riposato) fresh2.1)3.sostantivo maschile1) (temperatura piacevole) cool, coolness2) al fresco (per conservare, raffreddare)tenere qcs. al fresco — to keep sth. cold [ alimenti]
mettere il vino al fresco — to chill o cool the wine; (in prigione)
mettere qcn. al fresco — colloq. to put sb. behind bars, to put sb. away
stare al fresco — to be in the cooler, to do time
3) (tessuto)••stare fresco — (essere nei guai) to be in trouble o in a real mess
stai fresco! — (per disilludere qcn.) you can go whistle for it!
* * *fresco1 (leggermente freddo) [tempo, acqua, notte, luogo] cool, fresh; "conservare in luogo fresco" "store in a cool place"2 (recente) [colla, inchiostro] fresh; [notizia, storia] fresh, hot, red-hot; [alimenti, frutta] fresh, crisp; pane fresco fresh bread; panna -a dairy cream; formaggio fresco underripe cheese; fresco di bucato freshly laundered; "vernice -a" "wet paint"; fresco di studi [ giovane] fresh from o out of school3 (giovane) [viso, pelle, voce] fresh; una ragazza -a a fresh-faced young girl6 (riposato) fresh; avere un aspetto fresco to look freshII avverbio1 fa fresco oggi it's cool today2 di fresco (da poco) [tagliato, colto, pitturato] freshly; rasato di fresco newly shaved; stirato di fresco crisply ironedIII sostantivo m.1 (temperatura piacevole) cool, coolness; prendere il fresco to get some fresh air; il fresco della sera the cold evening air2 al fresco (per conservare, raffreddare) tenere qcs. al fresco to keep sth. cold [ alimenti]; mettere il vino al fresco to chill o cool the wine; (in prigione) mettere qcn. al fresco colloq. to put sb. behind bars, to put sb. away; stare al fresco to be in the cooler, to do time3 (tessuto) fresco (di) lana light woolfresco come una rosa as fresh as a daisy; stare fresco (essere nei guai) to be in trouble o in a real mess; stai fresco! (per disilludere qcn.) you can go whistle for it! -
80 day
[deɪ]account day расчетный день на Лондонской фондовой бирже accounting day день урегулирования платежей accounting day последний день расчетного периода accounting day расчетный день на Лондонской фондовой бирже accounting day учетный день all day long день-деньской; by the day поденно appointed day назначеннный день appointed day назначенный день as from that day с этого числа day дневное время; by day днем; at day на заре, на рассвете; before day до рассвета; between two days амер. ночью to be on one's day быть в ударе day дневное время; by day днем; at day на заре, на рассвете; before day до рассвета; between two days амер. ночью day дневное время; by day днем; at day на заре, на рассвете; before day до рассвета; between two days амер. ночью business day время работы банка business day время работы биржи business day рабочий день day дневное время; by day днем; at day на заре, на рассвете; before day до рассвета; between two days амер. ночью all day long день-деньской; by the day поденно carrying-over day бирж. день отсрочки сделки carrying-over day бирж. день репорта civil day гражданские сутки (исчисляются от 12 ч. ночи) clearing day день взаимных расчетов contango day день контанго contango day первый день расчета на Лондонской фондовой бирже continuation day бирж. день контанго continuation day бирж. первый день расчетного периода на Лондонской фондовой бирже court day день суда court day день судебного присутствия a creature of a day недолговечное существо или явление a creature of a day зоол. эфемерида day день; сутки; on that day в тот день; all (the) day весь день day день day геол. дневная поверхность; пласт, ближайший к земной поверхности day дневное время; by day днем; at day на заре, на рассвете; before day до рассвета; between two days амер. ночью day знаменательный день; May Day Первое мая; Victory Day День Победы; Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США; high (или banner) day праздник day (часто pl) период, отрезок времени; эпоха; in the days of yore (или old) в старину, в былые времена; in these latter days в последнее время day победа; to carry (или to win) the day одержать победу; the day is ours мы одержали победу, мы выиграли сражение; to lose the day проиграть сражение day пора, время (расцвета, упадка и т. п.); вся жизнь человека; to have had (или to have seen) one's day устареть, отслужить свое, выйти из употребления day сутки the day текущий день; every other day, day about через день the day текущий день; every other day, day about через день to a day день в день; early in the day вовремя; rather late in the day поздновато; увы, слишком поздно; a day after the fair слишком поздно fair: day выставка; world fair всемирная выставка; the day after the fair слишком поздно the day after tomorrow послезавтра a day before the fair слишком рано, преждевременно day by (или after) day, from day to day день за днем; изо дня в день; со дня на день one of these days в один из ближайших дней; day in, day out изо дня в день day победа; to carry (или to win) the day одержать победу; the day is ours мы одержали победу, мы выиграли сражение; to lose the day проиграть сражение day of absence день отсутствия day of absence неприсутственный день day of credit день кредитования the day of doom (или of judgement) библ. день страшного суда; конец света, светопреставление day of grace день отсрочки day of grace льготный день (для уплаты по векселю) day of grace льготный срок day of illness день отсутствия на работе по болезни day of maturity день наступления срока платежа day of payment день платежа day of sale день продажи day of settlement день заключения сделки day of settlement день заключения соглашения day of the month день месяца day of transaction день заключения сделки day of validation день оценки day off выходной день day out день, проведенный вне дома day out свободный день для прислуги one of these days в один из ближайших дней; day in, day out изо дня в день discharging day суд. день разгрузки due day день платежа to a day день в день; early in the day вовремя; rather late in the day поздновато; увы, слишком поздно; a day after the fair слишком поздно early: day рано; early in the year в начале года; early in life в молодости; early in the day рано утром; перен. заблаговременно election day день выборов to save the day спасти положение; every day is not Sunday посл. = не все коту масленица; to name on (или in) the same day with = поставить на одну доску с every other day (EOD) через день the day текущий день; every other day, day about через день every second day каждый второй день far in the day к концу дня; this day (week, month, etc.) ровно через неделю (месяц и т. п.); спустя неделю; three times a day три раза в день far: day and wide всесторонне; he saw far and wide он обладал широким кругозором; far in the day к концу дня; far into the night допоздна first day (of the week) воскресенье first intermediate day бирж. первый день среднего срока (четвертый день) day by (или after) day, from day to day день за днем; изо дня в день; со дня на день good day до свидания good day добрый день day пора, время (расцвета, упадка и т. п.); вся жизнь человека; to have had (или to have seen) one's day устареть, отслужить свое, выйти из употребления he will see his better days yet он еще оправится, наступят и для него лучшие времена; one's early days юность day знаменательный день; May Day Первое мая; Victory Day День Победы; Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США; high (или banner) day праздник high day праздник, праздничный день his day is gone его время прошло, окончилась его счастливая пора; his days are numbered дни его сочтены; to close (или to end) one's days окончить дни свои; скончаться; покончить счеты с жизнью his day is gone его время прошло, окончилась его счастливая пора; his days are numbered дни его сочтены; to close (или to end) one's days окончить дни свои; скончаться; покончить счеты с жизнью number: day уст. считать, пересчитывать; his days are numbered его дни сочтены if a day ни больше ни меньше; как раз in days to come в будущем, в грядущие времена; men of the day видные люди (эпохи) day (часто pl) период, отрезок времени; эпоха; in the days of yore (или old) в старину, в былые времена; in these latter days в последнее время day (часто pl) период, отрезок времени; эпоха; in the days of yore (или old) в старину, в былые времена; in these latter days в последнее время latter: latter (сравн. ст. от late) недавний; in these latter days в наше время; the latter half of the week вторая половина недели day знаменательный день; May Day Первое мая; Victory Day День Победы; Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США; high (или banner) day праздник inauguration day день вступления в должность independence day День независимости interest day день выплаты процентов juridical day присутственный день в суде to call it a day считать дело законченным; let us call it a day на сегодня хватит day победа; to carry (или to win) the day одержать победу; the day is ours мы одержали победу, мы выиграли сражение; to lose the day проиграть сражение to make a day of it весело провести день making-up day день подведения баланса making-up day день подведения итога making-up day первый день ликвидационного периода maturity day день наступления срока платежа day знаменательный день; May Day Первое мая; Victory Day День Победы; Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США; high (или banner) day праздник May: May Day праздник Первого мая in days to come в будущем, в грядущие времена; men of the day видные люди (эпохи) name day второй день расчетного периода на Лондонской фондовой бирже to save the day спасти положение; every day is not Sunday посл. = не все коту масленица; to name on (или in) the same day with = поставить на одну доску с named day второй день расчетного периода на Лондонской фондовой бирже national day национальный праздник nonworking day нерабочий день day день; сутки; on that day в тот день; all (the) day весь день one day однажды one of these days в один из ближайших дней; day in, day out изо дня в день he will see his better days yet он еще оправится, наступят и для него лучшие времена; one's early days юность early: day ранний; the early bird шутл. ранняя пташка; at an early date в ближайшем будущем; it is early days yet еще слишком рано, время не настало; one's early days юность open day день открытых дверей the other day на днях other: day (с сущ. во мн. ч.) остальные; the other students остальные студенты; the other day на днях, недавно pay day день выплаты зарплаты pay day день урегулирования платежей pay day последний день расчетного периода pay day расчетный день payout day день выплаты polling day день выборов polling day день голосования the present day сегодня; текущий день to a day день в день; early in the day вовремя; rather late in the day поздновато; увы, слишком поздно; a day after the fair слишком поздно return day день возврата судебного приказа rollover day дата очередной фиксации плавающей ставки по кредиту to save the day спасти положение; every day is not Sunday посл. = не все коту масленица; to name on (или in) the same day with = поставить на одну доску с second intermediate day второй средний срок settlement day день расчета по сделке с ценными бумагами settlement day последний день ликвидационного периода settlement day расчетный день settling day расчетный день she is fifty if she is a day ей все пятьдесят (лет), никак не меньше solar (или astronomical, nautical) day астрономические сутки (исчисляются от 12 ч. дня) some day когда-нибудь; как-нибудь на днях some: day day, day time (or other) когданибудь; some one какой-нибудь (один); some people некоторые люди summer's day длинный день summer's day летний день far in the day к концу дня; this day (week, month, etc.) ровно через неделю (месяц и т. п.); спустя неделю; three times a day три раза в день this: day pron demonstr. (pl these) этот, эта, это this day сегодня far in the day к концу дня; this day (week, month, etc.) ровно через неделю (месяц и т. п.); спустя неделю; three times a day три раза в день ticket day второй день ликвидационного периода на фондовой бирже to a day день в день; early in the day вовремя; rather late in the day поздновато; увы, слишком поздно; a day after the fair слишком поздно trading day операционный день (на бирже) transaction day день исполнения сделки transaction day операционный день value day дата, с которой депозит начинает приносить проценты value day дата зачисления денег на банковский счет value day дата поставки срочного депозита value day дата поставки ценной бумаги day знаменательный день; May Day Первое мая; Victory Day День Победы; Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США; high (или banner) day праздник waiting day день ожидания weekly day off еженедельный выходной день weekly day off еженедельный день отдыха working day = workday workday: workday будний день; рабочий день day будний день day рабочий день working day = workday working day будний день working day рабочий день, будний день working day рабочий день
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