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81 directum
dī-rĭgo or dērĭgo (the latter form preferred by Roby, L. G. 2, p. 387; cf. Rib. Proleg. ad Verg. p. 401 sq.; so Liv. 21, 19, 1; 21, 47, 8; 22, 28 Weissenb.; id. 22, 47, 2 Drak.; Lach. ad Lucr. 4, 609; Tac. A. 6, 40 Ritter; acc. to Brambach, s. v., the two forms are different words, de-rigo meaning to give a particular direction to; di-rigo, to arrange in distinct lines, set or move different ways; cf. describo and discribo. But the distinction is not observed in the MSS. and edd. generally), rexi, rectum, 3 ( perf. sync. direxti, Verg. A. 6, 57), v. a. [dis-rego], to lay straight, set in a straight line, to arrange, draw up (class.; cf.: guberno, collineo, teneo).I.Lit.A.In gen.:* b.coronam si diviseris, arcus erit: si direxeris, virga,
Sen. Q. N. 1, 10:haec directa materia injecta consternebantur,
Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 8:crates,
id. B. C. 3, 46, 5:naves ante portum,
Liv. 37, 31; cf.:naves in pugnam,
id. 22, 19:vicos,
i. e. to build regularly, id. 5, 55; cf.castella,
Flor. 4, 12, 26:molem recta fronte,
Curt. 4, 3 et saep.:regiones lituo,
i. e. to lay out, bound, Cic. Div. 1, 17; cf.:finem alicui veterem viam regiam,
Liv. 39, 27.—Esp. freq.:aciem,
to draw up the troops in battle array, Caes. B. G. 6, 8, 5; Liv. 21, 47 fin.; 34, 28; Front. Strat. 1, 12, 3; 2, 1, 4 et saep.; cf.frontem,
Quint. 2, 13, 3; 5, 13, 11:membrana plumbo derecta,
ruled with a lead-pencil, Cat. 22, 7.—Perh. i. q., to split, cleave in twain:B.elephantum machaeră dirigit,
Plaut. Curc. 3, 54 (dub.); cf.: dirigere apud Plautum invenitur pro discidere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 69, 15 Müll.—In partic., with respect to the terminus, to send in a straight line, to direct to a place (so most freq.):II.ex vestigio vela ad castra Corneliana,
Caes. B. C. 2, 25, 6:aciem ad te,
Cat. 63, 56:cursum ad litora,
Caes. B. C. 3, 25, 4: iter ad Mutinam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 112 et saep.—Afterwards more freq. with in:equum in consulem,
Liv. 2, 6:currum in hostem,
Ov. M. 12, 78:tela manusque in corpus Aeacidae,
Verg. A. 6, 57; Front. Strat. 3, 3, 4:hastam in te,
Ov. M. 8, 66; cf.:dentes in inguina,
id. ib. 8, 400:cursum in Africam,
Vell. 2, 19 fin.:cursum per auras in lucos,
Verg. A. 6, 195 et saep.:navem eo,
Nep. Chabr. 4, 2:gressum huc,
Verg. A. 5, 162; 11, 855 et saep.; and poet. with the dat.:Ilo hastam,
Verg. A. 10, 401 et saep.—Without designating the limit:ab iisdem (Etesiis) maritimi cursus (i. e. navium) celeres et certi diriguntur,
to be directed, steered, Cic. N. D. 2, 53:iter navis,
Ov. F. 1, 4:cursum,
Front. Strat. 3, 13, 6; esp. freq. of weapons, to aim, direct:spicula,
Verg. A. 7, 497; Ov. M. 12, 606:hastile,
Verg. A. 12, 490:tela,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 18:sagittas,
Suet. Dom. 19 et saep.— Poet.:vulnera,
Verg. A. 10, 140; Sil. 2, 92 Drak.; Tac. H. 2, 35; cf.:vulnera alicui,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 160.Trop.A.In gen., to set in order, arrange (very rare):B.materias divisione dirigere,
Quint. 2, 6, 1.—Far more freq. (esp. in Cic. and Quint.),In partic.: aliquid ad or in aliquid; also: aliqua re, to direct, guide, arrange a thing either to something (as its aim, scope) or according to something (as its rule or pattern).(α).With ad: meas cogitationes sic dirigo, non ad illam parvulam Cynosuram sed, etc., Ac. 2, 20, 66; cf.:(β).orationem ad exempla,
id. Rep. 2, 31 fin.; Quint. 10, 2, 1:judicium ad ea,
id. 6, 5, 2:se ad id quod, etc.,
id. 12, 3, 8; cf.:se ad ea effingenda,
id. 10, 1, 127:praecipua rerum ad famam,
Tac. A. 4, 40 et saep.—In a different sense (viz., with ad equiv. to secundum, v. ad):in verbis et eligendis et collocandis nihil non ad rationem,
Cic. Brut. 37, 140:vitam ad certam rationis normam,
to conform, id. Mur. 2:leges hominum ad naturam,
id. Leg. 2, 5 fin.; id. Or. 2 fin. et saep.—With in (not so in Cic.):(γ).tota mente (intentionem) in opus ipsum,
Quint. 10, 3, 28:communes locos in vitia,
id. 2, 1, 11; Front. Strat. 3, 2, 2 et saep.—With abl. (only in Cic.):(δ).quos (fines) utilitate aut voluptate dirigunt,
Cic. Fin. 5, 20 fin.:omnia voluptate,
id. ib. 2, 22, 71:utilitatem honestate,
id. Off. 3, 21, 83:haec normā,
id. de Or. 3, 49, 190.—Without an object:(ε).(divinatio) ad veritatem saepissime dirigit,
Cic. Div. 1, 14 fin. —With acc. only: epistolam (sc. ad aliquem), to write, Capit. Clod. Alb. 2.—(ζ).With adversus, Quint. 5, 7, 6.—Hence, dīrectus ( dērectus), a, um, P. a., made straight, straight, direct, whether horizontally or perpendicularly; straight, level; upright, steep.A.Lit.:B.auditus flexuosum iter habet, ne quid intrare possit, si simplex et directum pateret,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144; cf.aes (tubae), opp. flexum,
Ov. M. 1, 98:iter,
Caes. B. C. 3, 79, 2: latera, id. B. G. 7, 72, 1; cf.trabes,
id. ib. 7, 23, 1:ordo (olearum),
Cic. Caecin. 8, 22:arcus (opp. obliquus),
Ov. M. 2, 129:paries,
i. e. that cuts another at right angles, Cic. Top. 4: ut directiores ictus flant, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 1, 2:praeruptus locus utraque ex parte directus,
Caes. B. C. 1, 45, 4; cf. id. ib. 2, 24, 3:(Henna) ab omni aditu circumcisa atque directa,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48 Zumpt N. cr.:cornu,
Caes. B. G. 6, 26.— Subst.: dī-rectum, i, n., a straight line:in directo pedum VIII. esse, in anfracto XVI.,
in a straight line, Varr. L. L. 7, § 15 Müll.; so,altitudo (montis) per directum IV. M. pass.,
Plin. 5, 22, 18, § 80; cf. id. 3, 5, 9, § 66 al.:cadere in directum moderate (with exire per devexum),
Sen. Q. N. 6, 20; Vulg. Ezech. 47, 20 al.—Trop., straightforward, unceremonious, open, simple, direct:a.o praeclaram beate vivendi et apertam et simplicem et directam viam,
Cic. Fin. 1, 18; cf.:iter ad laudem,
id. Cael. 17, 41:vera illa et directa ratio,
id. ib. 18:tristis ac directus senex,
id. ib. 16, 38; cf.:quid est in judicio? Directum, asperum, simplex, SI PARET HS ICCC DARI,
id. Rosc. Com. 4, 11:percunctatio et denuntiatio belli,
Liv. 21, 19; cf.contiones,
Just. 38, 3 fin. (v. obliquus):verba,
Cod. Just. 6, 23, 15:actio,
Dig. 3, 5, 46; 9, 4, 26 et saep.; cf.institutio (opp. precaria),
id. 29, 1, 19:libertates (opp. fideicommissariae),
id. 29, 4, 12.— Adv.dīrectē, directly, straight (very rare):b.dicere,
Cic. Part. Or. 7, 24:ire,
Vulg. Sap. 5, 22.—Far more freq.,dīrectō, directly, straight:* c. d.deorsum ferri,
Cic. N. D. 1, 25:transversas trabes,
Caes. B. C. 2, 9, 2:ad fidem spectare,
Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46; so id. Div. 2, 61 fin. (opp. anfractus and circuitio); Liv. 1, 11 fin.; Sen. Ep. 66; Dig. 9, 4, 26 al. —dīrectim, straightway, directly (post-class.), App. Dogm. Plat. 3, p. 34; Macr. S. 7, 12 fin.—Comp.:directius gubernare,
Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 66.— Sup. seems not to occur either in the adj. or in the adv. -
82 dirigo
dī-rĭgo or dērĭgo (the latter form preferred by Roby, L. G. 2, p. 387; cf. Rib. Proleg. ad Verg. p. 401 sq.; so Liv. 21, 19, 1; 21, 47, 8; 22, 28 Weissenb.; id. 22, 47, 2 Drak.; Lach. ad Lucr. 4, 609; Tac. A. 6, 40 Ritter; acc. to Brambach, s. v., the two forms are different words, de-rigo meaning to give a particular direction to; di-rigo, to arrange in distinct lines, set or move different ways; cf. describo and discribo. But the distinction is not observed in the MSS. and edd. generally), rexi, rectum, 3 ( perf. sync. direxti, Verg. A. 6, 57), v. a. [dis-rego], to lay straight, set in a straight line, to arrange, draw up (class.; cf.: guberno, collineo, teneo).I.Lit.A.In gen.:* b.coronam si diviseris, arcus erit: si direxeris, virga,
Sen. Q. N. 1, 10:haec directa materia injecta consternebantur,
Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 8:crates,
id. B. C. 3, 46, 5:naves ante portum,
Liv. 37, 31; cf.:naves in pugnam,
id. 22, 19:vicos,
i. e. to build regularly, id. 5, 55; cf.castella,
Flor. 4, 12, 26:molem recta fronte,
Curt. 4, 3 et saep.:regiones lituo,
i. e. to lay out, bound, Cic. Div. 1, 17; cf.:finem alicui veterem viam regiam,
Liv. 39, 27.—Esp. freq.:aciem,
to draw up the troops in battle array, Caes. B. G. 6, 8, 5; Liv. 21, 47 fin.; 34, 28; Front. Strat. 1, 12, 3; 2, 1, 4 et saep.; cf.frontem,
Quint. 2, 13, 3; 5, 13, 11:membrana plumbo derecta,
ruled with a lead-pencil, Cat. 22, 7.—Perh. i. q., to split, cleave in twain:B.elephantum machaeră dirigit,
Plaut. Curc. 3, 54 (dub.); cf.: dirigere apud Plautum invenitur pro discidere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 69, 15 Müll.—In partic., with respect to the terminus, to send in a straight line, to direct to a place (so most freq.):II.ex vestigio vela ad castra Corneliana,
Caes. B. C. 2, 25, 6:aciem ad te,
Cat. 63, 56:cursum ad litora,
Caes. B. C. 3, 25, 4: iter ad Mutinam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 112 et saep.—Afterwards more freq. with in:equum in consulem,
Liv. 2, 6:currum in hostem,
Ov. M. 12, 78:tela manusque in corpus Aeacidae,
Verg. A. 6, 57; Front. Strat. 3, 3, 4:hastam in te,
Ov. M. 8, 66; cf.:dentes in inguina,
id. ib. 8, 400:cursum in Africam,
Vell. 2, 19 fin.:cursum per auras in lucos,
Verg. A. 6, 195 et saep.:navem eo,
Nep. Chabr. 4, 2:gressum huc,
Verg. A. 5, 162; 11, 855 et saep.; and poet. with the dat.:Ilo hastam,
Verg. A. 10, 401 et saep.—Without designating the limit:ab iisdem (Etesiis) maritimi cursus (i. e. navium) celeres et certi diriguntur,
to be directed, steered, Cic. N. D. 2, 53:iter navis,
Ov. F. 1, 4:cursum,
Front. Strat. 3, 13, 6; esp. freq. of weapons, to aim, direct:spicula,
Verg. A. 7, 497; Ov. M. 12, 606:hastile,
Verg. A. 12, 490:tela,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 18:sagittas,
Suet. Dom. 19 et saep.— Poet.:vulnera,
Verg. A. 10, 140; Sil. 2, 92 Drak.; Tac. H. 2, 35; cf.:vulnera alicui,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 160.Trop.A.In gen., to set in order, arrange (very rare):B.materias divisione dirigere,
Quint. 2, 6, 1.—Far more freq. (esp. in Cic. and Quint.),In partic.: aliquid ad or in aliquid; also: aliqua re, to direct, guide, arrange a thing either to something (as its aim, scope) or according to something (as its rule or pattern).(α).With ad: meas cogitationes sic dirigo, non ad illam parvulam Cynosuram sed, etc., Ac. 2, 20, 66; cf.:(β).orationem ad exempla,
id. Rep. 2, 31 fin.; Quint. 10, 2, 1:judicium ad ea,
id. 6, 5, 2:se ad id quod, etc.,
id. 12, 3, 8; cf.:se ad ea effingenda,
id. 10, 1, 127:praecipua rerum ad famam,
Tac. A. 4, 40 et saep.—In a different sense (viz., with ad equiv. to secundum, v. ad):in verbis et eligendis et collocandis nihil non ad rationem,
Cic. Brut. 37, 140:vitam ad certam rationis normam,
to conform, id. Mur. 2:leges hominum ad naturam,
id. Leg. 2, 5 fin.; id. Or. 2 fin. et saep.—With in (not so in Cic.):(γ).tota mente (intentionem) in opus ipsum,
Quint. 10, 3, 28:communes locos in vitia,
id. 2, 1, 11; Front. Strat. 3, 2, 2 et saep.—With abl. (only in Cic.):(δ).quos (fines) utilitate aut voluptate dirigunt,
Cic. Fin. 5, 20 fin.:omnia voluptate,
id. ib. 2, 22, 71:utilitatem honestate,
id. Off. 3, 21, 83:haec normā,
id. de Or. 3, 49, 190.—Without an object:(ε).(divinatio) ad veritatem saepissime dirigit,
Cic. Div. 1, 14 fin. —With acc. only: epistolam (sc. ad aliquem), to write, Capit. Clod. Alb. 2.—(ζ).With adversus, Quint. 5, 7, 6.—Hence, dīrectus ( dērectus), a, um, P. a., made straight, straight, direct, whether horizontally or perpendicularly; straight, level; upright, steep.A.Lit.:B.auditus flexuosum iter habet, ne quid intrare possit, si simplex et directum pateret,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144; cf.aes (tubae), opp. flexum,
Ov. M. 1, 98:iter,
Caes. B. C. 3, 79, 2: latera, id. B. G. 7, 72, 1; cf.trabes,
id. ib. 7, 23, 1:ordo (olearum),
Cic. Caecin. 8, 22:arcus (opp. obliquus),
Ov. M. 2, 129:paries,
i. e. that cuts another at right angles, Cic. Top. 4: ut directiores ictus flant, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 1, 2:praeruptus locus utraque ex parte directus,
Caes. B. C. 1, 45, 4; cf. id. ib. 2, 24, 3:(Henna) ab omni aditu circumcisa atque directa,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48 Zumpt N. cr.:cornu,
Caes. B. G. 6, 26.— Subst.: dī-rectum, i, n., a straight line:in directo pedum VIII. esse, in anfracto XVI.,
in a straight line, Varr. L. L. 7, § 15 Müll.; so,altitudo (montis) per directum IV. M. pass.,
Plin. 5, 22, 18, § 80; cf. id. 3, 5, 9, § 66 al.:cadere in directum moderate (with exire per devexum),
Sen. Q. N. 6, 20; Vulg. Ezech. 47, 20 al.—Trop., straightforward, unceremonious, open, simple, direct:a.o praeclaram beate vivendi et apertam et simplicem et directam viam,
Cic. Fin. 1, 18; cf.:iter ad laudem,
id. Cael. 17, 41:vera illa et directa ratio,
id. ib. 18:tristis ac directus senex,
id. ib. 16, 38; cf.:quid est in judicio? Directum, asperum, simplex, SI PARET HS ICCC DARI,
id. Rosc. Com. 4, 11:percunctatio et denuntiatio belli,
Liv. 21, 19; cf.contiones,
Just. 38, 3 fin. (v. obliquus):verba,
Cod. Just. 6, 23, 15:actio,
Dig. 3, 5, 46; 9, 4, 26 et saep.; cf.institutio (opp. precaria),
id. 29, 1, 19:libertates (opp. fideicommissariae),
id. 29, 4, 12.— Adv.dīrectē, directly, straight (very rare):b.dicere,
Cic. Part. Or. 7, 24:ire,
Vulg. Sap. 5, 22.—Far more freq.,dīrectō, directly, straight:* c. d.deorsum ferri,
Cic. N. D. 1, 25:transversas trabes,
Caes. B. C. 2, 9, 2:ad fidem spectare,
Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46; so id. Div. 2, 61 fin. (opp. anfractus and circuitio); Liv. 1, 11 fin.; Sen. Ep. 66; Dig. 9, 4, 26 al. —dīrectim, straightway, directly (post-class.), App. Dogm. Plat. 3, p. 34; Macr. S. 7, 12 fin.—Comp.:directius gubernare,
Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 66.— Sup. seems not to occur either in the adj. or in the adv. -
83 ligne
ligne [liɲ]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. line ; ( = rangée) rowb. ( = contours) [de meuble, voiture] lines• lignes intérieures/internationales (aériennes) domestic/international flights• nous espérons vous revoir prochainement sur nos lignes we hope that you will fly with us again soond. (locutions)• « à la ligne » "new paragraph"• mettre en ligne ( = diffuser sur Internet) to put online• vous êtes en ligne ( = au téléphone) you're through now• il est en ligne ( = occupé) his line is busy ; ( = il veut vous parler) I have him on the line for you• descendre en ligne directe de... to be a direct descendant of...2. <► ligne continue [de route] solid line• être dans la ligne de mire de qn (figurative) to be in sb's sights ► ligne de partage des eaux watershed* * *liɲ1) ( trait) lineligne blanche/continue/discontinue — Automobile white/solid/broken line
ligne de départ/d'arrivée — Sport starting/finishing line
ligne droite — gén straight line; ( de route) straight piece of road
2) ( d'écriture) lineje vous écris ces quelques lignes pour vous dire... — this is just a quick note to tell you...
à la ligne! — ( dans une dictée) new paragraph!
la ligne Paris-Rome — Aviation the Paris to Rome route; Chemin de Fer the Paris to Rome line
lignes intérieures — Aviation domestic flights
4) Électrotechnique ( câble) cable5) Télécommunications lineavoir or obtenir la ligne — to get through
6) ( silhouette) figureavoir/garder la ligne — to be/to stay slim
7) ( contour) ( de corps) contours (pl); ( de visage) shape; ( de collines) outlinela ligne aérodynamique d'une voiture — the aerodynamic lines (pl) of a car
8) ( allure générale) (de mobilier, style, vêtement) look10) (idée, point) outline11) ( orientation) ( de parti politique) line12) ( à la pêche) fishing line13) ( alignement) line; ( rangée) rowles lignes ennemies — Armée the enemy lines
14) Informatique15) ( en généalogie) line16) Télévision ( définition) line•Phrasal Verbs:••être en première ligne — lit, Armée to be in the front line; fig to be in the firing line
entrer en ligne de compte — to be taken into account ou consideration
* * *liɲ nf1) (= trait) line2) fig (= orientation)3) [texte] lineDepuis Noël, il y a une nouvelle ligne Londres-Perpignan. — Since Christmas there's been a new service between London and Perpignan.
La nouvelle ligne passe par Verneuil. — The new route goes through Verneuil.
les lignes intérieures AVIATION — domestic flights, domestic routes
See:5) (= silhouette) figureC'est mauvais pour la ligne. — It's bad for your figure.
6) INFORMATIQUEen ligne — on line, online
7) (ligne téléphonique) lineLa ligne est mauvaise. — It's a bad line.
8) [produits, vêtements] line9) (locution)entrer en ligne de compte [facteurs, éléments] — to be taken into account
Le budget entre aussi en ligne de compte. — The budget must also be taken into account.
Ceci n'entre pas en ligne de compte. — That doesn't come into it.
* * *ligne nf1 ( trait) line; ligne blanche/continue/discontinue Aut white/solid/broken line; ligne de départ/d'arrivée Sport starting/finishing line; lignes de la main lines of the hand; ligne de chance line of fortune; ligne de cœur/vie heart/life line; ligne de défense line of defenceGB; ligne de l'horizon the line of the horizon; ligne courbe/brisée curved/broken line; ligne droite gén straight line; ( de route) straight piece of road; Courses Aut straight; en ligne droite il y a environ 200 mètres as the crow flies it's about 200 metresGB; la dernière ligne droite avant l'arrivée the home stretch; papier à lignes lined paper;2 ( d'écriture) line; écrire quelques lignes à qn to drop sb a line; je vous écris ces quelques lignes pour vous dire… this is just a quick note to tell you…; faire faire des lignes à qn ( punition) to give sb lines; être payé à la ligne to be paid by the line; à la ligne! ( dans une dictée) start a new paragraph;3 Transp (de bus, Aviat, Naut) ( service) service; ( parcours) route; (de métro, train) line; la ligne Paris-Rome Aviat the Paris to Rome route; Rail the Paris to Rome line; ligne de chemin de fer railway line; lignes secondaires/de banlieue Rail branch/commuter lines; ligne maritime/aérienne sea/air route; paquebot de ligne liner; lignes intérieures Aviat domestic flights;4 Électrotech ( câble) cable; TV ( définition) line; ligne électrique à haute tension high-tension cable; ligne aérienne/souterraine overhead/underground cable;5 Télécom line; la ligne est mauvaise it's a bad line; il y a quelqu'un d'autre sur la ligne we've got a crossed line; ‘vous avez madame Pomier en ligne’ ‘Mrs Pomier is on the line for you’; ‘restez en ligne’ ‘hold the line please’; la ligne est coupée avec Rome Rome is unobtainable at present; avoir or obtenir la ligne to get through;6 ( silhouette) figure; avoir/garder la ligne to be/stay slim; retrouver la ligne to get back one's figure; c'est mauvais pour la ligne it's bad for the figure;7 ( contour) les lignes (de meuble, voiture) lines; ( de corps) contours; ( de visage) lines; ( de collines) outline (sg); la ligne aérodynamique d'une voiture the aerodynamic lines of a car; la ligne bleue des Vosges the blue line of the Vosges; les lignes d'un paysage the rise and fall of a landscape;8 ( allure générale) (de mobilier, style, vêtement) look; lancer une nouvelle ligne to launch a new look;10 (idée, point) outline; les lignes essentielles de mon programme/projet the broad outline of my programmeGB/project; raconter un événement dans ses grandes lignes to describe an event in broad outline;11 ( orientation) ( de parti politique) line; les partisans de la ligne dure/modérée du parti the party hard-liners/moderates; la ligne politique/idéologique the political/ideological line; être dans la ligne to follow the party line;12 Pêche fishing line; pêche à la ligne angling;13 ( alignement) line; ( rangée) row; une ligne de poteaux/voitures a line of posts/cars; derrière les lignes ennemies Mil behind the enemy lines; la ligne des avants/arrières ( au rugby) the front/back row; ( au football) the forwards/backs; mettez-vous en ligne line up ou get into line; ils sont en ligne pour le départ they are lined up for the start; hors ligne [talent, acteur] outstanding; être en seconde ligne fig to take second place;15 ( en généalogie) line; ligne directe direct line of descent; héritier en ligne directe direct heir;16 ( de cocaïne) line.ligne de but Sport goal line; ligne de champ Phys line of force; ligne de coke○ line of coke○; se faire une ligne de coke to do a line of coke; ligne de conduite line of conduct; ligne de crédit Fin line of credit; ligne de crête Géog crest line; ligne de démarcation boundary; Mil demarcation line; ligne d'eau Naut waterline; ligne équinoxiale Géog equator; ligne de faille Géol faultline; ligne de faîte Géog crest line; ligne de feu line of fire; ligne de flottaison Naut waterline; ligne de flottaison en charge load ou Plimsoll line; ligne de force Phys line of force; ligne de fuite vanishing line; ligne mélodique Mus melodic line; ligne de mire line of sight; ligne de niveau Géol line level; ligne de partage des eaux watershed; ligne de tir line of fire; ligne de touche Sport gén touchline; ( au basket) boundary line; ligne de visée = ligne de mire.être en première ligne lit, Mil to be in the front line; fig to be in the firing line; monter en première ligne lit to go up to the front; fig to move into the attack; entrer en ligne de compte to be taken into account ou consideration; il faut faire entrer en ligne de compte le fait que account should be taken of the fact that; cela ne devrait pas entrer en ligne de compte dans votre prise de décision that shouldn't enter ou come into your decision.[liɲ] nom féminintracer ou tirer une ligne to draw a lineligne de cœur/de tête/de vie heart/head/life line2. [texte] lineil est payé à la ligne he is paid by the ou per line3. [limite] lineligne de départ/d'arrivée starting/finishing lineligne de mire ou de visée line of sighta. [généralement] boundaryligne d'eau [en natation] (swimming) laneligne de faîte watershed, crest line4. [silhouette - d'une personne] figureje surveille ma ligne I look after ou watch my figure[forme - d'un objet] outlinehors ligne unrivalled, matchless6. [orientation] linesa décision est dans la droite ligne de la politique gouvernementale his decision is completely in line with government policyelle a décrit la situation dans ses grandes lignes she gave a broad outline of the situation, she outlined the situation7. [généralementéalogique] lineligne directe/collatérale direct/collateral line8. TRANSPORTS linea. [société] airline (company)b. [service] air service, air linka. [service] bus serviceb. [itinéraire] bus routeil est en ligne, vous patientez? he's on another call just now, will you hold the line?10. TÉLÉVISION [d'une image] line11. PÊCHE fishing lineligne de fond ground ou ledger line12. FINANCEligne de crédit ou de découvert line of credit, credit line14. (locution)entrer en ligne de compte to come ou to be taken into consideration————————en ligne locution adverbiale1. [en rang]mettez-vous en ligne! line up!, get into line!3. MILITAIREmonter en ligne [aller à l'assaut] to advance (for the attack)parlez, vous êtes en ligne go ahead, you're through ou you're connectedelle est en ligne, vous patientez? her line's engaged, will you hold?sur toute la ligne locution adverbiale -
84 rectum
rĕgo, xi, ctum, 3, v. a. [Sanscr. arg-, argami, to obtain; Gr. oregô reach after; cf. [p. 1552] Sanscr. rāgan; Goth. reiks, king; Germ. Reich and Recht], to keep straight or from going wrong, to lead straight; to guide, conduct, direct (freq. and class.; syn.: guberno, moderor).I.Lit.:B.deus est, qui regit et moderatur et movet id corpus, cui praepositus est,
Cic. Rep. 6, 24, 26:manus una (navem) regit,
Lucr. 4, 903:onera navium velis,
Caes. B. G. 3, 13:arte ratem,
Ov. Tr. 1, 4, 12; cf.clavum,
Verg. A. 10, 218:te ventorum regat pater,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 3:vela,
Prop. 2, 28 (3, 24), 24:coërcet et regit beluam,
Cic. Rep. 2, 40, 67:equum,
Liv. 35, 11:equos,
Ov. A. A. 3, 556; id. Ib. 474; cf.quadrupedes,
id. M. 2, 86:spumantia ora (equi),
id. ib. 8, 34:frena,
id. P. 4, 12, 24:equi impotentes regendi,
Liv. 35, 11; Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 28; Curt. 4, 15, 28:currus,
Ov. A. A. 1, 4; Curt. 8, 14, 7: taurus ex grege, quem prope litora regebat, Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 715 P.; Quint. 1, 1, 27:rege tela per auras,
Verg. A. 9, 409:tela per viscera Caesaris,
Luc. 7, 350; cf.:missum jaculum,
Ov. M. 7, 684:sagittas nusquam,
Luc. 7, 515:regens tenui vestigia filo,
Cat. 64, 113; cf.:Daedalium iter lino duce,
Prop. 2, 14 (3, 6), 8:caeca filo vestigia,
Verg. A. 6, 30:diverso flamina tractu,
Ov. M. 1, 59:gressus,
Vulg. Judic. 16, 26.—In partic., jurid. t. t.:II. A.regere fines,
to draw the boundaries, mark out the limits, Cic. Leg. 1, 21, 55; id. Top. 10, 43; id. Mur. 9, 22; Tib. 1, 3, 44; cf. Dig. 10, 1, and Cod. Just. 3, 39 tit. Finium regundorum.—In gen.:B.Deus qui omnem hunc mundum regit,
Cic. Rep. 6, 13, 13:domum,
id. ib. 1, 39, 61:rem consilio,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 13:belli fera munera Mavors regit,
Lucr. 1, 33; cf.bella,
Caes. B. G. 6, 17; Sil. 7, 47:omnia nostra ita gerito, regito, gubernato, ut, etc.,
Cic. Att. 16, 2, 2:alicujus animum atque ingenium,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 90; cf.:animi motus (with moderari cupiditates),
Cic. Part. Or. 22, 76:mores,
Ov. M. 15, 834:animos dictis,
Verg. A. 1, 153:animum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 62:ut me ipse regam,
id. ib. 1, 1, 27:consilia senatus,
Quint. 12, 1, 26:valetudines principis,
Tac. A. 6, 50; cf.:valetudinem arbitratu suo,
Suet. Tib. 68 al.:neque regerentur magis quam regerent casus,
Sall. J. 1, 5; cf.:jam regi leges, non regere,
Liv. 10, 13:utroque vorsum rectum est ingenium meum,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 6:vellem suscepisses juvenem regendum,
Cic. Att. 10, 6, 2; cf. Suet. Tib. 50; id. Claud. 9:Silvanum specie obsequii regebat,
Tac. H. 3, 50:nemo regere potest, nisi qui et regi,
Sen. Ira, 2, 15 fin.; Quint. 12, 10, 69.—Transf.1.To sway, control, rule, govern, have the supremacy over any thing:2.quare qui convenit polliceri operam suam rei publicae, cum rem publicam regere nesciant?
Cic. Rep. 1, 6, 11; so,rem publicam,
id. ib. 1, 26, 41;1, 27, 43: in iis civitatibus quae ab optimis reguntur,
id. ib. 1, 34 fin.;2, 9, 15: illa civitas optimatium arbitrio regi dicitur,
id. ib. 1, 26, 42; cf.:Massilienses per delectos et principes cives summā justitiā reguntur,
id. ib. 1, 27, 43:Frisios,
Tac. A. 4, 72:populos imperio,
Verg. A. 6, 851:imperiis Italiam,
id. ib. 4, 230:legiones,
Tac. A. 15, 7; cf.cohortes,
id. H. 4, 12:exercitum,
Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 2; id. Pan. 9, 2:domum,
Vulg. 1 Tim. 5, 4:diva, quae regis Antium,
Hor. C. 1, 35, 1:Diana, quae silentium regis,
id. Epod. 5, 51.— Transf., of abstract objects:animi partes consilio,
Cic. Rep. 1, 38, 60:ut unius potestate regatur salus et aequabilitas et otium civium,
id. ib. 2, 23, 43:rex ille (Tarquinius) neque suos mores regere poterat neque suorum libidines,
id. ib. 2, 25, 46.— Absol.:Tiberio regente,
Tac. A. 4, 33; 13, 3:stare rempublicam nisi uno regente non posse,
Quint. 3, 8, 47:quo regente,
Verg. Cul. 333; Just. 1, 9, 23:Clemens ambitioso imperio regebat,
i. e. used his authority to court popular favor, Tac. H. 2, 12.—To guide into the right way one who has erred; to set right, correct: non multa peccas, sed si peccas, te regere possum, old poet ap. Cic. Mur. 29, 60 (with corrigere and inflectere):I.errantem regere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 57:rogo, domine, consilio me regas, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 10, 19 (30), 1; cf.: alicujus dubitationem, id. ib 10, 118 (119), 3.— Hence,P. a. as subst.: rĕgens, entis, m., a governor, prince, ruler, regent:II.contemptus regentium,
Tac. A. 12, 54:in obsequium regentis,
id. Or. 41: clementia regentis, Sen. Clem. 1, 22, 3:vita regentis,
Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 301:excogitare nemo quicquam poterit, quod magis decorum regenti sit quam clementia,
Sen. Clem. 1, 19, 1; id. Ep. 59, 7:in vulgus manant exempla regentum (= -tium),
Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 168.—rectus, a, um, P. a., led straight along, drawn in a straight line (horizontal or vertical), straight, upright, orthos.A.Lit., of horizontal direction:B.pars Remorum recta est (opp. refracta),
Lucr. 4, 439:sed nil omnino rectā regione viaï declinare,
id. 2, 249 Munro:rectā regione iter instituere,
Liv. 21, 31:India, rectā regione spatiosa,
Curt. 8, 9, 2; cf. id. 7, 9, 2:ad nostras aedes hic quidem habet rectam viam,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 26:via,
id. Cas. 5, 2, 7; id. Poen. 3, 3, 79; id. Ps. 4, 7, 37; Ter. And. 3, 4, 21; id. Phorm. 2, 1, 80; Mart. 8, 75, 2; cf.platea,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 58; Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 35; 43:porta,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 60:ostium,
id. Mil. 2, 3, 58:ostia viarum (opp. iter flexum),
Lucr. 4, 93:cursus hinc in Africam,
Liv. 26, 43:saxa quae rectis lineis suos ordines servant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 23 fin.:recto flumine,
Verg. A. 8, 57:recto ad Iberum itinere,
Caes. B. C. 1, 69; Liv. 22, 9:ne qua forent pedibus vestigia rectis,
Verg. A. 8, 209:recto grassetur limite miles,
Ov. Tr. 2, 477:velut rectae acies concurrissent,
in a straight line, line of battle, Liv. 34, 28; so,acies,
id. 35, 28:qui (quincunx), in quamcumque partem spectaveris, rectus est,
Quint. 8, 3, 9:hic vos aliud nihil orat, nisi ut rectis oculis hanc urbem sibi intueri liceat,
Cic. Rab. Post. 17, 48:adversus adparatus terribilium rectos oculos tenet,
Sen. Const. 5, 5:rectis oculis gladios micantes videre,
id. Ep. 76, 33; 104, 24:oculi,
Suet. Aug. 16; cf.acies,
Ov. M. 2, 776:lumen,
Luc. 9, 638:vultus,
Stat. Th. 10, 542.—Of vertical direction:ut hae (partes) rursum rectis lineis in caelestem locum subvolent,
in perpendicular lines, Cic. Tusc. 1, 17, 40:saxa,
perpendicular, steep, Liv. 21, 36 (just before: pleraque Alpium arrectiora sunt); cf.:rectae prope rupes,
id. 38, 20:truncus,
Ov. M. 7, 640:ita jacere talum, ut rectus assistat: qui ita talus erit jactus ut cadet rectus,
Cic. Fin. 3, 16, 53:caput rectum et secundum naturam (opp. dejectum, supinum), in latus inclinatum,
Quint. 11, 3, 69:homines,
straight, erect, Cat. 10, 20; so,Quintia,
id. 86, 1:puella,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 123:senectus,
Juv. 3, 26:iterque Non agit in rectum, sed in orbem curvat eundem,
does not shape his course directly forward, Ov. M. 2, 715:vidit ut hostiles in rectum exire cohortes,
Luc. 7, 327. — Comp.:crus Rectius,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 82:rectior coma,
smoother, straighter, Sen. Ep. 95, 24:longā trabe rectior exstet,
Ov. M. 3, 78:crura,
Pall. 7, 7. — Sup.:rectissima linea,
Quint. 3, 6, 83:via,
id. 12, 2, 27. —Trop.1.In gen., right, correct, proper, appropriate, befitting; opp. to what is false or improper: vobis mentes rectae quae stare solebant, Enn. ap. Cic. Sen. 6, 16 (Ann. v. 208 Vahl.):2.ut rectā viā rem narret ordine omnem,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 28 (just before: aperte, ita ut res sese habet, narrato); cf. id. And. 2, 6, 11: De. Estne hoc, ut dico? Li. Rectam instas viam: Ea res est, you ' re on the right way, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 39: in rectam redire semitam, cf. id. Cas. 2, 3, 33:rectā viā depelli,
Quint. 2, 7, 29; 10, 1, 29; cf. Sen. Ep. 94, 54; Quint. 2, 6, 2;so post-class.: de viā rectā declinare,
Gell. 1, 3, 15: a rectā viā avertere, Aug. Civ Dei, 12, 17, 2: ad rectum iter retrahere, Hier. in Osee, 2, 8 sq.; id. in Mich. 3, 5:recta consilia dare,
Ter. And. 2, 1, 9:quae sint in artibus recta ac prava dijudicare,
Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 195; cf.:quae sunt recta et simplicia laudantur,
id. Off. 1, 36, 130; Quint. 9, 3, 3:sermo rectus et secundum naturam enunciatus,
id. 2, 5, 11; cf.:(oratio) recta an ordine permutato,
id. 1, 13, 5; 9, 4, 27:per Marathonis propugnatores recto sono juravit (opp. flexus vocis),
id. 11, 3, 168 Spald.; cf. id. 11, 3, 64:recto ac justo proelio dimicare,
Liv. 35, 4 fin.:rectarum cenarum consuetudo,
a regular, formal supper, Suet. Dom. 7; so,cena,
Mart. 2, 69, 7; 7, 20, 2; also absol.:recta,
Suet. Aug. 74; Mart. 8, 50, 10:domus recta est (with contenta decore simplici),
Sen. Ep. 100, 6:nominibus rectis expendere nummos,
i. e. on good securities, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 105: ut natura dedit, sic omnis recta figura, correct, beautiful, Prop. 2, 18, 25 (3, 11, 3):absque te esset, ego illum haberem rectum ad ingenium bonum,
suitable, qualified, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 8.— Subst.: rectum, i, n.:rectum est etiam in illis contentionibus gravitatem retinere,
Cic. Off. 1, 38, 137:quid verum, quid falsum, quid rectum in oratione pravumve,
id. Ac. 1, 5, 19:aliter, quam est rectum verumque dicere,
Quint. 6, 3, 89:cum sit rectum, Nocere facile est, etc.,
id. 8, 5, 6;so (opp. durum et incomptum),
id. 8, 6, 65; (opp. vitiosum) id. 1, 5, 29:mutare aliquid a recto,
id. 2, 13, 11:recta et vera loquere,
i. e. sincerely, openly, Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 7:qui haec recta tantum et in nullos flexus recedentia copiose tractaverit,
Quint. 10, 5, 12:ea plerumque recta sunt,
id. 9, 2, 5; cf. id. 9, 2, 45.— Comp.:rectior divisio,
Quint. 7, 2, 39:si quid novisti rectius istis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 67; Cic. Rep. 1, 40, 62.— Sup.:rectissima ratio,
Quint. 2, 13, 3.—In partic.a.Morally right, correct, lawful, just, virtuous, noble, good (opp. pravus); as subst.: rectum, i, n., that which is right, good, virtuous; uprightness, rectitude, virtue (very freq.):b.honesta res dividitur in rectum et laudabile. Rectum est, quod cum virtute et officio fit,
Auct. Her. 3, 2, 3: illud rectum, quod katorthôma dicebat, Cic. Fin. 4, 6, 15:nec quicquam nisi honestum et rectum ab altero postulare,
id. Lael. 22, 82;so with honestum,
id. ib. 21, 76; id. Fin. 1, 7, 25; id. Off. 1, 24, 82; id. Fam. 5, 19, 1 al.:(opp. pravum) neque id Putabit, pravum an rectum siet, quod petet,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 76; id. Phorm. 5, 2, 6; Cic. Ac. 2, 11, 33; id. Or. 14, 45; id. Lig. 9, 30; Quint. 1, 3, 12; 2, 4, 20 et saep.; cf.:recta consilia (opp. prava),
Liv. 1, 27:in rectis (opp. in pravitatibus),
Cic. Leg. 1, 11, 31:curvo dignoscere rectum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 44:mens sibi conscia recti,
Verg. A. 1, 604:fidem rectumque colebat,
Ov. M. 1, 90:recta ingenia (opp. perversa),
Plin. Ep. 4, 7, 3 et saep.:in omni vitā suā quemque a rectā conscientiā traversum unguem non oportet discedere,
Cic. Att. 13, 20, 4:animus secundis Temporibus dubiisque rectus,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 36:natura,
id. S. 1, 6, 66:ex consularibus, unus L. Caesar firmus est et rectus,
Cic. Fam. 12, 5, 2:judex,
Quint. 4, 1, 13; cf.auditor,
Plin. Ep. 2, 19, 6:vir rectus et sanctus,
id. ib. 2, 11, 5; cf. id. ib. 7, 31, 1:beatus judicii rectus,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 6, 2.— Rectum est, with subjective-clause:rectum est gravitatem retinere,
Cic. Off. 1, 38 fin.; so id. ib. 3, 11, 47; id. Mur. 2, 3; id. Att. 6, 9, 4.—In gram.: rectus casus, the nominative case (because not inflected;A.opp. obliqui casus),
Varr. L. L. 1 sq.; Quint. 1, 4, 13; 1, 5, 61; Gell. 13, 12, 4 et saep.—Hence the adverbs,rectā,B.rectō,C.rectē.A.rectā (sc. viā). straightway, straightforwards, right on, directly (freq. and class.):B.hic ad me rectā habet rectam viam,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 11; id. Ps. 4, 7, 37:jam ad regem rectā me ducam,
id. Am. 4, 3, 8; 5, 1, 63; id. Capt. 3, 5, 93; id. Cas. prol. 43; id. Mil. 2, 5, 50; id. Merc. 5, 2, 92; id. Ps. 4, 2, 11; id. Rud. 3, 6, 13; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 7:tu rus hinc ibis?... rectā,
id. Ad. 3, 3, 79; id. Hec. 3, 3, 12; id. Phorm. 1, 2, 62; 5, 6, 19:Marius ab subselliis in rostra rectā,
Cic. Off. 3, 20, 80; id. Att. 5, 14, 2; 6, 8, 1; 16, 10, 1; id. Fam. 9, 19, 1; id. Verr. 2, 5, 61, § 160; id. Cat. 1, 9, 23; Auct. Her. 4, 50, 63; Auct. B. Afr. 18; 40; Auct. B. Hisp. 3; Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 121 al.: tendimus hinc rectā Beneventum. Hor. S. 1, 5, 71. —rectō, straightforwards, directly (perh. only in the two foll. passages):C. 1.appellationes, quae recto ad principem factae sunt,
Dig. 49, 1, 21; Inscr. Grut. 611, 13.—Lit., in a straight line (horizontal or perpendicular), straightly, perpendicularly, uprightly, orthôs (very rare):2.vitem bene enodatam deligato recte, flexuosa uti ne siet,
Cato, R. R. 33, 4:sive aliae (atomi) declinabunt, aliae suo nutu recte ferentur... quae (atomi) recte, quae oblique ferantur,
Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 20:satyri, cum quadrupedes, tum recte currentes, humanā effigie,
Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 24.—Trop., rightly, correctly, properly, duly, suitably, well, advantageously, accurately (very freq. in all periods and styles):b.recta et vera loquere, sed neque vere neque recte adhuc Fecisti umquam,
Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 7; cf. Cic. Lael. 2, 8:fecisti edepol et recte et bene,
Plaut. Capt. 5, 4, 20: si facias recte [p. 1553] aut commode, id. Cas. 2, 3, 42;so with commode,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 100:recte et sapienter facit,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 133; cf. id. ib. 3, 4, 12:recte atque ordine factum,
Cic. Quint. 7, 28:recte atque ordine facere,
id. Phil. 3, 15, 38; Sall. C. 51, 4; Liv. 24, 31; 28, 39; 30, 17 et saep.;v. Brisson. Form. II. p. 197: recte ac merito miseriā commoveri,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 67, § 172:recte atque in loco constare,
id. Mur. 12, 26:recte factum,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 52:seu recte seu pervorse facta sunt,
id. Trin. 1, 2, 146:seu recte seu perperam facere,
Cic. Quint. 8, 31; so (opp. perperam) Sall. J. 31, 27; Liv. 29, 17:recte dictum (opp. absurde),
Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 4:recte concludere (opp. vitiose),
Cic. Ac. 2, 30, 98:recte factum (opp. turpiter),
Caes. B. G. 7, 80 et saep.:recte rationem tenes,
Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 47:hercle quin tu recte dicis,
id. Men. 2, 3, 74; id. Merc. 2, 3, 77; 5, 4, 47: recte auguraris de me, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 16, 1:non recte judicas de Catone,
Cic. Lael. 2, 9; cf.:rectissime quidem judicas,
id. Rep. 3, 32, 44:tum demum sciam Recta monuisse, si tu recte caveris,
Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 71 sq.:monere,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 96; id. Ps. 4, 4, 12; id. Pers. 4, 4, 53; id. Rud. 3, 5, 49; cf.:admonere recte,
id. Men. 5, 9, 33:suis amicis recte res suas narrare,
properly, openly, id. Poen. 5, 6, 2:hic (Epicurus) circumitione quādam deos tollens recte non dubitat divinationem tollere,
consistently, logically, Cic. Div. 2, 17, 40:aliquem asservare recte, ne aufugiat,
duly, carefully, Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 11:alicui recte dare epistulam,
correctly, id. Ps. 4, 2, 33:cum fuit cui recte ad te litteras darem,
safely, Cic. Att. 4, 1, 1; id. Fam. 1, 7, 1; so,sed habebat ducem Gabinium, quicum quidvis rectissime facere posset,
id. Phil. 2, 19, 49; cf.:alicui suam salutem recte committere,
Caes. B. G. 7, 6 fin.; id. B. C. 1, 74:si recte ambulaverit is, qui hanc epistulam tulit,
goes as he ought, Cic. Att. 9, 4, 3: tabernaculum recte captum, i. e. in the prescribed manner (opp. vitio captum), id. Div. 2, 35, 75; Liv. 4, 7; cf.:ludi recte facti,
id. 36, 2:ver sacrum non esse recte factum,
id. 34, 44: procedere recte, well, rightly, Enn. ap. Acron. ad Hor. S. 1, 2, 37 (Ann. v. 454 Vahl.): Pi. Recte valet? Ch. Vivit recte et valet, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 11, and 14:valere,
id. Merc. 2, 3, 53:apud matrem recte est,
i. e. she is quite well, Cic. Att. 1, 7 init.; so,recte esse,
id. ib. 14, 16, 4 (with belle); Hor. S. 2, 3, 162 Orell.; cf.: Tullia nostra recte valet... Praeterea rectissime sunt apud te omnia, Dolab. ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 9, 1:recte sit oculis tuis,
Gell. 13, 30, 11:olivetum recte putare,
properly, advantageously, Cato, R. R. 44:solet illa recte sub manus succedere,
well, Plaut. Pers. 4, 1, 2:recte cavere,
to look out well, take good care, id. Bacch. 3, 6, 15; id. Ep. 2, 2, 107; id. Most. 3, 3, 23; id. Men. 2, 2, 72; cf.: recte sibi videre, to look out well for one ' s self, Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 12 Ruhnk.:deos volo consilia vostra recte vortere,
well, happily, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 31; so,vortere,
id. Aul. 2, 2, 41: recte vendere, well, i. e. dearly, at a high price (opp. male), Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227:alicui nec recte dicere, i. e. male, injuriose,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 11; id. Most. 1, 3, 83; id. Poen. 3, 1, 13; cf.:nec recte loqui alicui,
id. Bacch. 4, 4, 83:nec recte dicere in aliquem,
id. As. 1, 3, 3;and simply nec recte dicere,
id. Ps. 4, 6, 23.— Comp.:ad omnia alia aetate sapimus rectius,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 46:hic tibi erit rectius,
Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 31:rectius bella gerere,
Liv. 3, 2 fin.:non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum, rectius occupet Nomen beati, qui, etc.,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 46.— Sup., Cic. Rep. 3, 32, 44; v. supra. —With adjj., right, well, properly, very, much, to strengthen the idea (ante-class.): illasce oves, quā de re agitur, sanas recte esse, uti pecus ovillum, quod recte sanum est, etc., an ancient formula in Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 6:c.locus recte ferax,
Cato, R. R. 44:salvus sum recte,
Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 34:morata recte,
id. Aul. 2, 2, 62:oneratus recte,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 115:non recte vinctus est,
Ter. And. 5, 4, 52.—Ellipt., esp. in answers, in colloquial lang., well, quite well, right, excellently: Thr. Primum aedis expugnabo. Gn. Recte. Thr. Virginem eripiam. Gn. Probe. Thr. Male mulcabo ipsam. Gn. Pulchre, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 3: quid vos? quo pacto hic? satin recte? (sc. est, agitur, valetis, etc.), quite well? id. And. 4, 5, 9; cf.: Le. Satin' salve? dic mihi. Ca. Recte, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 54; and: De. Quid fit? quid agitur? Sy. Recte. De. Optime'st, Ter. Ad. 5, 5, 3; Quint. 6, 3, 84.—B.So, in colloquial lang., freq. like benigne and the Gr. kalôs, or kallista echei, as a courteously evasive answer, all ' s well, it ' s all right, there ' s nothing the matter; or, in politely declining an offer, nothing is wanting, no I thank you: De. Unde incedis? quid festinas, gnate mi? Ch. Recte pater, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 33; cf.: So. Quid es tam tristis? Pa. Recte mater, Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 20; and: Ch. Quid tu istic? Syr. Recte equidem, id. Heaut. 3, 2, 7: Mi. Quid est? Aes. Nihil, recte, perge, id. Ad. 4, 5, 19:rogo numquid velit? Recte inquit,
i. e. no, nothing, id. Eun. 2, 3, 51; so,in an exclamation: clamabit, pulchre! bene! recte!
Hor. A. P. 4, 28. -
85 regens
rĕgo, xi, ctum, 3, v. a. [Sanscr. arg-, argami, to obtain; Gr. oregô reach after; cf. [p. 1552] Sanscr. rāgan; Goth. reiks, king; Germ. Reich and Recht], to keep straight or from going wrong, to lead straight; to guide, conduct, direct (freq. and class.; syn.: guberno, moderor).I.Lit.:B.deus est, qui regit et moderatur et movet id corpus, cui praepositus est,
Cic. Rep. 6, 24, 26:manus una (navem) regit,
Lucr. 4, 903:onera navium velis,
Caes. B. G. 3, 13:arte ratem,
Ov. Tr. 1, 4, 12; cf.clavum,
Verg. A. 10, 218:te ventorum regat pater,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 3:vela,
Prop. 2, 28 (3, 24), 24:coërcet et regit beluam,
Cic. Rep. 2, 40, 67:equum,
Liv. 35, 11:equos,
Ov. A. A. 3, 556; id. Ib. 474; cf.quadrupedes,
id. M. 2, 86:spumantia ora (equi),
id. ib. 8, 34:frena,
id. P. 4, 12, 24:equi impotentes regendi,
Liv. 35, 11; Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 28; Curt. 4, 15, 28:currus,
Ov. A. A. 1, 4; Curt. 8, 14, 7: taurus ex grege, quem prope litora regebat, Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 715 P.; Quint. 1, 1, 27:rege tela per auras,
Verg. A. 9, 409:tela per viscera Caesaris,
Luc. 7, 350; cf.:missum jaculum,
Ov. M. 7, 684:sagittas nusquam,
Luc. 7, 515:regens tenui vestigia filo,
Cat. 64, 113; cf.:Daedalium iter lino duce,
Prop. 2, 14 (3, 6), 8:caeca filo vestigia,
Verg. A. 6, 30:diverso flamina tractu,
Ov. M. 1, 59:gressus,
Vulg. Judic. 16, 26.—In partic., jurid. t. t.:II. A.regere fines,
to draw the boundaries, mark out the limits, Cic. Leg. 1, 21, 55; id. Top. 10, 43; id. Mur. 9, 22; Tib. 1, 3, 44; cf. Dig. 10, 1, and Cod. Just. 3, 39 tit. Finium regundorum.—In gen.:B.Deus qui omnem hunc mundum regit,
Cic. Rep. 6, 13, 13:domum,
id. ib. 1, 39, 61:rem consilio,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 13:belli fera munera Mavors regit,
Lucr. 1, 33; cf.bella,
Caes. B. G. 6, 17; Sil. 7, 47:omnia nostra ita gerito, regito, gubernato, ut, etc.,
Cic. Att. 16, 2, 2:alicujus animum atque ingenium,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 90; cf.:animi motus (with moderari cupiditates),
Cic. Part. Or. 22, 76:mores,
Ov. M. 15, 834:animos dictis,
Verg. A. 1, 153:animum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 62:ut me ipse regam,
id. ib. 1, 1, 27:consilia senatus,
Quint. 12, 1, 26:valetudines principis,
Tac. A. 6, 50; cf.:valetudinem arbitratu suo,
Suet. Tib. 68 al.:neque regerentur magis quam regerent casus,
Sall. J. 1, 5; cf.:jam regi leges, non regere,
Liv. 10, 13:utroque vorsum rectum est ingenium meum,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 6:vellem suscepisses juvenem regendum,
Cic. Att. 10, 6, 2; cf. Suet. Tib. 50; id. Claud. 9:Silvanum specie obsequii regebat,
Tac. H. 3, 50:nemo regere potest, nisi qui et regi,
Sen. Ira, 2, 15 fin.; Quint. 12, 10, 69.—Transf.1.To sway, control, rule, govern, have the supremacy over any thing:2.quare qui convenit polliceri operam suam rei publicae, cum rem publicam regere nesciant?
Cic. Rep. 1, 6, 11; so,rem publicam,
id. ib. 1, 26, 41;1, 27, 43: in iis civitatibus quae ab optimis reguntur,
id. ib. 1, 34 fin.;2, 9, 15: illa civitas optimatium arbitrio regi dicitur,
id. ib. 1, 26, 42; cf.:Massilienses per delectos et principes cives summā justitiā reguntur,
id. ib. 1, 27, 43:Frisios,
Tac. A. 4, 72:populos imperio,
Verg. A. 6, 851:imperiis Italiam,
id. ib. 4, 230:legiones,
Tac. A. 15, 7; cf.cohortes,
id. H. 4, 12:exercitum,
Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 2; id. Pan. 9, 2:domum,
Vulg. 1 Tim. 5, 4:diva, quae regis Antium,
Hor. C. 1, 35, 1:Diana, quae silentium regis,
id. Epod. 5, 51.— Transf., of abstract objects:animi partes consilio,
Cic. Rep. 1, 38, 60:ut unius potestate regatur salus et aequabilitas et otium civium,
id. ib. 2, 23, 43:rex ille (Tarquinius) neque suos mores regere poterat neque suorum libidines,
id. ib. 2, 25, 46.— Absol.:Tiberio regente,
Tac. A. 4, 33; 13, 3:stare rempublicam nisi uno regente non posse,
Quint. 3, 8, 47:quo regente,
Verg. Cul. 333; Just. 1, 9, 23:Clemens ambitioso imperio regebat,
i. e. used his authority to court popular favor, Tac. H. 2, 12.—To guide into the right way one who has erred; to set right, correct: non multa peccas, sed si peccas, te regere possum, old poet ap. Cic. Mur. 29, 60 (with corrigere and inflectere):I.errantem regere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 57:rogo, domine, consilio me regas, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 10, 19 (30), 1; cf.: alicujus dubitationem, id. ib 10, 118 (119), 3.— Hence,P. a. as subst.: rĕgens, entis, m., a governor, prince, ruler, regent:II.contemptus regentium,
Tac. A. 12, 54:in obsequium regentis,
id. Or. 41: clementia regentis, Sen. Clem. 1, 22, 3:vita regentis,
Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 301:excogitare nemo quicquam poterit, quod magis decorum regenti sit quam clementia,
Sen. Clem. 1, 19, 1; id. Ep. 59, 7:in vulgus manant exempla regentum (= -tium),
Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 168.—rectus, a, um, P. a., led straight along, drawn in a straight line (horizontal or vertical), straight, upright, orthos.A.Lit., of horizontal direction:B.pars Remorum recta est (opp. refracta),
Lucr. 4, 439:sed nil omnino rectā regione viaï declinare,
id. 2, 249 Munro:rectā regione iter instituere,
Liv. 21, 31:India, rectā regione spatiosa,
Curt. 8, 9, 2; cf. id. 7, 9, 2:ad nostras aedes hic quidem habet rectam viam,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 26:via,
id. Cas. 5, 2, 7; id. Poen. 3, 3, 79; id. Ps. 4, 7, 37; Ter. And. 3, 4, 21; id. Phorm. 2, 1, 80; Mart. 8, 75, 2; cf.platea,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 58; Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 35; 43:porta,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 60:ostium,
id. Mil. 2, 3, 58:ostia viarum (opp. iter flexum),
Lucr. 4, 93:cursus hinc in Africam,
Liv. 26, 43:saxa quae rectis lineis suos ordines servant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 23 fin.:recto flumine,
Verg. A. 8, 57:recto ad Iberum itinere,
Caes. B. C. 1, 69; Liv. 22, 9:ne qua forent pedibus vestigia rectis,
Verg. A. 8, 209:recto grassetur limite miles,
Ov. Tr. 2, 477:velut rectae acies concurrissent,
in a straight line, line of battle, Liv. 34, 28; so,acies,
id. 35, 28:qui (quincunx), in quamcumque partem spectaveris, rectus est,
Quint. 8, 3, 9:hic vos aliud nihil orat, nisi ut rectis oculis hanc urbem sibi intueri liceat,
Cic. Rab. Post. 17, 48:adversus adparatus terribilium rectos oculos tenet,
Sen. Const. 5, 5:rectis oculis gladios micantes videre,
id. Ep. 76, 33; 104, 24:oculi,
Suet. Aug. 16; cf.acies,
Ov. M. 2, 776:lumen,
Luc. 9, 638:vultus,
Stat. Th. 10, 542.—Of vertical direction:ut hae (partes) rursum rectis lineis in caelestem locum subvolent,
in perpendicular lines, Cic. Tusc. 1, 17, 40:saxa,
perpendicular, steep, Liv. 21, 36 (just before: pleraque Alpium arrectiora sunt); cf.:rectae prope rupes,
id. 38, 20:truncus,
Ov. M. 7, 640:ita jacere talum, ut rectus assistat: qui ita talus erit jactus ut cadet rectus,
Cic. Fin. 3, 16, 53:caput rectum et secundum naturam (opp. dejectum, supinum), in latus inclinatum,
Quint. 11, 3, 69:homines,
straight, erect, Cat. 10, 20; so,Quintia,
id. 86, 1:puella,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 123:senectus,
Juv. 3, 26:iterque Non agit in rectum, sed in orbem curvat eundem,
does not shape his course directly forward, Ov. M. 2, 715:vidit ut hostiles in rectum exire cohortes,
Luc. 7, 327. — Comp.:crus Rectius,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 82:rectior coma,
smoother, straighter, Sen. Ep. 95, 24:longā trabe rectior exstet,
Ov. M. 3, 78:crura,
Pall. 7, 7. — Sup.:rectissima linea,
Quint. 3, 6, 83:via,
id. 12, 2, 27. —Trop.1.In gen., right, correct, proper, appropriate, befitting; opp. to what is false or improper: vobis mentes rectae quae stare solebant, Enn. ap. Cic. Sen. 6, 16 (Ann. v. 208 Vahl.):2.ut rectā viā rem narret ordine omnem,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 28 (just before: aperte, ita ut res sese habet, narrato); cf. id. And. 2, 6, 11: De. Estne hoc, ut dico? Li. Rectam instas viam: Ea res est, you ' re on the right way, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 39: in rectam redire semitam, cf. id. Cas. 2, 3, 33:rectā viā depelli,
Quint. 2, 7, 29; 10, 1, 29; cf. Sen. Ep. 94, 54; Quint. 2, 6, 2;so post-class.: de viā rectā declinare,
Gell. 1, 3, 15: a rectā viā avertere, Aug. Civ Dei, 12, 17, 2: ad rectum iter retrahere, Hier. in Osee, 2, 8 sq.; id. in Mich. 3, 5:recta consilia dare,
Ter. And. 2, 1, 9:quae sint in artibus recta ac prava dijudicare,
Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 195; cf.:quae sunt recta et simplicia laudantur,
id. Off. 1, 36, 130; Quint. 9, 3, 3:sermo rectus et secundum naturam enunciatus,
id. 2, 5, 11; cf.:(oratio) recta an ordine permutato,
id. 1, 13, 5; 9, 4, 27:per Marathonis propugnatores recto sono juravit (opp. flexus vocis),
id. 11, 3, 168 Spald.; cf. id. 11, 3, 64:recto ac justo proelio dimicare,
Liv. 35, 4 fin.:rectarum cenarum consuetudo,
a regular, formal supper, Suet. Dom. 7; so,cena,
Mart. 2, 69, 7; 7, 20, 2; also absol.:recta,
Suet. Aug. 74; Mart. 8, 50, 10:domus recta est (with contenta decore simplici),
Sen. Ep. 100, 6:nominibus rectis expendere nummos,
i. e. on good securities, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 105: ut natura dedit, sic omnis recta figura, correct, beautiful, Prop. 2, 18, 25 (3, 11, 3):absque te esset, ego illum haberem rectum ad ingenium bonum,
suitable, qualified, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 8.— Subst.: rectum, i, n.:rectum est etiam in illis contentionibus gravitatem retinere,
Cic. Off. 1, 38, 137:quid verum, quid falsum, quid rectum in oratione pravumve,
id. Ac. 1, 5, 19:aliter, quam est rectum verumque dicere,
Quint. 6, 3, 89:cum sit rectum, Nocere facile est, etc.,
id. 8, 5, 6;so (opp. durum et incomptum),
id. 8, 6, 65; (opp. vitiosum) id. 1, 5, 29:mutare aliquid a recto,
id. 2, 13, 11:recta et vera loquere,
i. e. sincerely, openly, Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 7:qui haec recta tantum et in nullos flexus recedentia copiose tractaverit,
Quint. 10, 5, 12:ea plerumque recta sunt,
id. 9, 2, 5; cf. id. 9, 2, 45.— Comp.:rectior divisio,
Quint. 7, 2, 39:si quid novisti rectius istis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 67; Cic. Rep. 1, 40, 62.— Sup.:rectissima ratio,
Quint. 2, 13, 3.—In partic.a.Morally right, correct, lawful, just, virtuous, noble, good (opp. pravus); as subst.: rectum, i, n., that which is right, good, virtuous; uprightness, rectitude, virtue (very freq.):b.honesta res dividitur in rectum et laudabile. Rectum est, quod cum virtute et officio fit,
Auct. Her. 3, 2, 3: illud rectum, quod katorthôma dicebat, Cic. Fin. 4, 6, 15:nec quicquam nisi honestum et rectum ab altero postulare,
id. Lael. 22, 82;so with honestum,
id. ib. 21, 76; id. Fin. 1, 7, 25; id. Off. 1, 24, 82; id. Fam. 5, 19, 1 al.:(opp. pravum) neque id Putabit, pravum an rectum siet, quod petet,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 76; id. Phorm. 5, 2, 6; Cic. Ac. 2, 11, 33; id. Or. 14, 45; id. Lig. 9, 30; Quint. 1, 3, 12; 2, 4, 20 et saep.; cf.:recta consilia (opp. prava),
Liv. 1, 27:in rectis (opp. in pravitatibus),
Cic. Leg. 1, 11, 31:curvo dignoscere rectum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 44:mens sibi conscia recti,
Verg. A. 1, 604:fidem rectumque colebat,
Ov. M. 1, 90:recta ingenia (opp. perversa),
Plin. Ep. 4, 7, 3 et saep.:in omni vitā suā quemque a rectā conscientiā traversum unguem non oportet discedere,
Cic. Att. 13, 20, 4:animus secundis Temporibus dubiisque rectus,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 36:natura,
id. S. 1, 6, 66:ex consularibus, unus L. Caesar firmus est et rectus,
Cic. Fam. 12, 5, 2:judex,
Quint. 4, 1, 13; cf.auditor,
Plin. Ep. 2, 19, 6:vir rectus et sanctus,
id. ib. 2, 11, 5; cf. id. ib. 7, 31, 1:beatus judicii rectus,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 6, 2.— Rectum est, with subjective-clause:rectum est gravitatem retinere,
Cic. Off. 1, 38 fin.; so id. ib. 3, 11, 47; id. Mur. 2, 3; id. Att. 6, 9, 4.—In gram.: rectus casus, the nominative case (because not inflected;A.opp. obliqui casus),
Varr. L. L. 1 sq.; Quint. 1, 4, 13; 1, 5, 61; Gell. 13, 12, 4 et saep.—Hence the adverbs,rectā,B.rectō,C.rectē.A.rectā (sc. viā). straightway, straightforwards, right on, directly (freq. and class.):B.hic ad me rectā habet rectam viam,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 11; id. Ps. 4, 7, 37:jam ad regem rectā me ducam,
id. Am. 4, 3, 8; 5, 1, 63; id. Capt. 3, 5, 93; id. Cas. prol. 43; id. Mil. 2, 5, 50; id. Merc. 5, 2, 92; id. Ps. 4, 2, 11; id. Rud. 3, 6, 13; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 7:tu rus hinc ibis?... rectā,
id. Ad. 3, 3, 79; id. Hec. 3, 3, 12; id. Phorm. 1, 2, 62; 5, 6, 19:Marius ab subselliis in rostra rectā,
Cic. Off. 3, 20, 80; id. Att. 5, 14, 2; 6, 8, 1; 16, 10, 1; id. Fam. 9, 19, 1; id. Verr. 2, 5, 61, § 160; id. Cat. 1, 9, 23; Auct. Her. 4, 50, 63; Auct. B. Afr. 18; 40; Auct. B. Hisp. 3; Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 121 al.: tendimus hinc rectā Beneventum. Hor. S. 1, 5, 71. —rectō, straightforwards, directly (perh. only in the two foll. passages):C. 1.appellationes, quae recto ad principem factae sunt,
Dig. 49, 1, 21; Inscr. Grut. 611, 13.—Lit., in a straight line (horizontal or perpendicular), straightly, perpendicularly, uprightly, orthôs (very rare):2.vitem bene enodatam deligato recte, flexuosa uti ne siet,
Cato, R. R. 33, 4:sive aliae (atomi) declinabunt, aliae suo nutu recte ferentur... quae (atomi) recte, quae oblique ferantur,
Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 20:satyri, cum quadrupedes, tum recte currentes, humanā effigie,
Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 24.—Trop., rightly, correctly, properly, duly, suitably, well, advantageously, accurately (very freq. in all periods and styles):b.recta et vera loquere, sed neque vere neque recte adhuc Fecisti umquam,
Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 7; cf. Cic. Lael. 2, 8:fecisti edepol et recte et bene,
Plaut. Capt. 5, 4, 20: si facias recte [p. 1553] aut commode, id. Cas. 2, 3, 42;so with commode,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 100:recte et sapienter facit,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 133; cf. id. ib. 3, 4, 12:recte atque ordine factum,
Cic. Quint. 7, 28:recte atque ordine facere,
id. Phil. 3, 15, 38; Sall. C. 51, 4; Liv. 24, 31; 28, 39; 30, 17 et saep.;v. Brisson. Form. II. p. 197: recte ac merito miseriā commoveri,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 67, § 172:recte atque in loco constare,
id. Mur. 12, 26:recte factum,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 52:seu recte seu pervorse facta sunt,
id. Trin. 1, 2, 146:seu recte seu perperam facere,
Cic. Quint. 8, 31; so (opp. perperam) Sall. J. 31, 27; Liv. 29, 17:recte dictum (opp. absurde),
Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 4:recte concludere (opp. vitiose),
Cic. Ac. 2, 30, 98:recte factum (opp. turpiter),
Caes. B. G. 7, 80 et saep.:recte rationem tenes,
Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 47:hercle quin tu recte dicis,
id. Men. 2, 3, 74; id. Merc. 2, 3, 77; 5, 4, 47: recte auguraris de me, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 16, 1:non recte judicas de Catone,
Cic. Lael. 2, 9; cf.:rectissime quidem judicas,
id. Rep. 3, 32, 44:tum demum sciam Recta monuisse, si tu recte caveris,
Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 71 sq.:monere,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 96; id. Ps. 4, 4, 12; id. Pers. 4, 4, 53; id. Rud. 3, 5, 49; cf.:admonere recte,
id. Men. 5, 9, 33:suis amicis recte res suas narrare,
properly, openly, id. Poen. 5, 6, 2:hic (Epicurus) circumitione quādam deos tollens recte non dubitat divinationem tollere,
consistently, logically, Cic. Div. 2, 17, 40:aliquem asservare recte, ne aufugiat,
duly, carefully, Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 11:alicui recte dare epistulam,
correctly, id. Ps. 4, 2, 33:cum fuit cui recte ad te litteras darem,
safely, Cic. Att. 4, 1, 1; id. Fam. 1, 7, 1; so,sed habebat ducem Gabinium, quicum quidvis rectissime facere posset,
id. Phil. 2, 19, 49; cf.:alicui suam salutem recte committere,
Caes. B. G. 7, 6 fin.; id. B. C. 1, 74:si recte ambulaverit is, qui hanc epistulam tulit,
goes as he ought, Cic. Att. 9, 4, 3: tabernaculum recte captum, i. e. in the prescribed manner (opp. vitio captum), id. Div. 2, 35, 75; Liv. 4, 7; cf.:ludi recte facti,
id. 36, 2:ver sacrum non esse recte factum,
id. 34, 44: procedere recte, well, rightly, Enn. ap. Acron. ad Hor. S. 1, 2, 37 (Ann. v. 454 Vahl.): Pi. Recte valet? Ch. Vivit recte et valet, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 11, and 14:valere,
id. Merc. 2, 3, 53:apud matrem recte est,
i. e. she is quite well, Cic. Att. 1, 7 init.; so,recte esse,
id. ib. 14, 16, 4 (with belle); Hor. S. 2, 3, 162 Orell.; cf.: Tullia nostra recte valet... Praeterea rectissime sunt apud te omnia, Dolab. ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 9, 1:recte sit oculis tuis,
Gell. 13, 30, 11:olivetum recte putare,
properly, advantageously, Cato, R. R. 44:solet illa recte sub manus succedere,
well, Plaut. Pers. 4, 1, 2:recte cavere,
to look out well, take good care, id. Bacch. 3, 6, 15; id. Ep. 2, 2, 107; id. Most. 3, 3, 23; id. Men. 2, 2, 72; cf.: recte sibi videre, to look out well for one ' s self, Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 12 Ruhnk.:deos volo consilia vostra recte vortere,
well, happily, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 31; so,vortere,
id. Aul. 2, 2, 41: recte vendere, well, i. e. dearly, at a high price (opp. male), Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227:alicui nec recte dicere, i. e. male, injuriose,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 11; id. Most. 1, 3, 83; id. Poen. 3, 1, 13; cf.:nec recte loqui alicui,
id. Bacch. 4, 4, 83:nec recte dicere in aliquem,
id. As. 1, 3, 3;and simply nec recte dicere,
id. Ps. 4, 6, 23.— Comp.:ad omnia alia aetate sapimus rectius,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 46:hic tibi erit rectius,
Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 31:rectius bella gerere,
Liv. 3, 2 fin.:non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum, rectius occupet Nomen beati, qui, etc.,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 46.— Sup., Cic. Rep. 3, 32, 44; v. supra. —With adjj., right, well, properly, very, much, to strengthen the idea (ante-class.): illasce oves, quā de re agitur, sanas recte esse, uti pecus ovillum, quod recte sanum est, etc., an ancient formula in Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 6:c.locus recte ferax,
Cato, R. R. 44:salvus sum recte,
Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 34:morata recte,
id. Aul. 2, 2, 62:oneratus recte,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 115:non recte vinctus est,
Ter. And. 5, 4, 52.—Ellipt., esp. in answers, in colloquial lang., well, quite well, right, excellently: Thr. Primum aedis expugnabo. Gn. Recte. Thr. Virginem eripiam. Gn. Probe. Thr. Male mulcabo ipsam. Gn. Pulchre, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 3: quid vos? quo pacto hic? satin recte? (sc. est, agitur, valetis, etc.), quite well? id. And. 4, 5, 9; cf.: Le. Satin' salve? dic mihi. Ca. Recte, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 54; and: De. Quid fit? quid agitur? Sy. Recte. De. Optime'st, Ter. Ad. 5, 5, 3; Quint. 6, 3, 84.—B.So, in colloquial lang., freq. like benigne and the Gr. kalôs, or kallista echei, as a courteously evasive answer, all ' s well, it ' s all right, there ' s nothing the matter; or, in politely declining an offer, nothing is wanting, no I thank you: De. Unde incedis? quid festinas, gnate mi? Ch. Recte pater, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 33; cf.: So. Quid es tam tristis? Pa. Recte mater, Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 20; and: Ch. Quid tu istic? Syr. Recte equidem, id. Heaut. 3, 2, 7: Mi. Quid est? Aes. Nihil, recte, perge, id. Ad. 4, 5, 19:rogo numquid velit? Recte inquit,
i. e. no, nothing, id. Eun. 2, 3, 51; so,in an exclamation: clamabit, pulchre! bene! recte!
Hor. A. P. 4, 28. -
86 rego
rĕgo, xi, ctum, 3, v. a. [Sanscr. arg-, argami, to obtain; Gr. oregô reach after; cf. [p. 1552] Sanscr. rāgan; Goth. reiks, king; Germ. Reich and Recht], to keep straight or from going wrong, to lead straight; to guide, conduct, direct (freq. and class.; syn.: guberno, moderor).I.Lit.:B.deus est, qui regit et moderatur et movet id corpus, cui praepositus est,
Cic. Rep. 6, 24, 26:manus una (navem) regit,
Lucr. 4, 903:onera navium velis,
Caes. B. G. 3, 13:arte ratem,
Ov. Tr. 1, 4, 12; cf.clavum,
Verg. A. 10, 218:te ventorum regat pater,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 3:vela,
Prop. 2, 28 (3, 24), 24:coërcet et regit beluam,
Cic. Rep. 2, 40, 67:equum,
Liv. 35, 11:equos,
Ov. A. A. 3, 556; id. Ib. 474; cf.quadrupedes,
id. M. 2, 86:spumantia ora (equi),
id. ib. 8, 34:frena,
id. P. 4, 12, 24:equi impotentes regendi,
Liv. 35, 11; Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 28; Curt. 4, 15, 28:currus,
Ov. A. A. 1, 4; Curt. 8, 14, 7: taurus ex grege, quem prope litora regebat, Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 715 P.; Quint. 1, 1, 27:rege tela per auras,
Verg. A. 9, 409:tela per viscera Caesaris,
Luc. 7, 350; cf.:missum jaculum,
Ov. M. 7, 684:sagittas nusquam,
Luc. 7, 515:regens tenui vestigia filo,
Cat. 64, 113; cf.:Daedalium iter lino duce,
Prop. 2, 14 (3, 6), 8:caeca filo vestigia,
Verg. A. 6, 30:diverso flamina tractu,
Ov. M. 1, 59:gressus,
Vulg. Judic. 16, 26.—In partic., jurid. t. t.:II. A.regere fines,
to draw the boundaries, mark out the limits, Cic. Leg. 1, 21, 55; id. Top. 10, 43; id. Mur. 9, 22; Tib. 1, 3, 44; cf. Dig. 10, 1, and Cod. Just. 3, 39 tit. Finium regundorum.—In gen.:B.Deus qui omnem hunc mundum regit,
Cic. Rep. 6, 13, 13:domum,
id. ib. 1, 39, 61:rem consilio,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 13:belli fera munera Mavors regit,
Lucr. 1, 33; cf.bella,
Caes. B. G. 6, 17; Sil. 7, 47:omnia nostra ita gerito, regito, gubernato, ut, etc.,
Cic. Att. 16, 2, 2:alicujus animum atque ingenium,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 90; cf.:animi motus (with moderari cupiditates),
Cic. Part. Or. 22, 76:mores,
Ov. M. 15, 834:animos dictis,
Verg. A. 1, 153:animum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 62:ut me ipse regam,
id. ib. 1, 1, 27:consilia senatus,
Quint. 12, 1, 26:valetudines principis,
Tac. A. 6, 50; cf.:valetudinem arbitratu suo,
Suet. Tib. 68 al.:neque regerentur magis quam regerent casus,
Sall. J. 1, 5; cf.:jam regi leges, non regere,
Liv. 10, 13:utroque vorsum rectum est ingenium meum,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 6:vellem suscepisses juvenem regendum,
Cic. Att. 10, 6, 2; cf. Suet. Tib. 50; id. Claud. 9:Silvanum specie obsequii regebat,
Tac. H. 3, 50:nemo regere potest, nisi qui et regi,
Sen. Ira, 2, 15 fin.; Quint. 12, 10, 69.—Transf.1.To sway, control, rule, govern, have the supremacy over any thing:2.quare qui convenit polliceri operam suam rei publicae, cum rem publicam regere nesciant?
Cic. Rep. 1, 6, 11; so,rem publicam,
id. ib. 1, 26, 41;1, 27, 43: in iis civitatibus quae ab optimis reguntur,
id. ib. 1, 34 fin.;2, 9, 15: illa civitas optimatium arbitrio regi dicitur,
id. ib. 1, 26, 42; cf.:Massilienses per delectos et principes cives summā justitiā reguntur,
id. ib. 1, 27, 43:Frisios,
Tac. A. 4, 72:populos imperio,
Verg. A. 6, 851:imperiis Italiam,
id. ib. 4, 230:legiones,
Tac. A. 15, 7; cf.cohortes,
id. H. 4, 12:exercitum,
Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 2; id. Pan. 9, 2:domum,
Vulg. 1 Tim. 5, 4:diva, quae regis Antium,
Hor. C. 1, 35, 1:Diana, quae silentium regis,
id. Epod. 5, 51.— Transf., of abstract objects:animi partes consilio,
Cic. Rep. 1, 38, 60:ut unius potestate regatur salus et aequabilitas et otium civium,
id. ib. 2, 23, 43:rex ille (Tarquinius) neque suos mores regere poterat neque suorum libidines,
id. ib. 2, 25, 46.— Absol.:Tiberio regente,
Tac. A. 4, 33; 13, 3:stare rempublicam nisi uno regente non posse,
Quint. 3, 8, 47:quo regente,
Verg. Cul. 333; Just. 1, 9, 23:Clemens ambitioso imperio regebat,
i. e. used his authority to court popular favor, Tac. H. 2, 12.—To guide into the right way one who has erred; to set right, correct: non multa peccas, sed si peccas, te regere possum, old poet ap. Cic. Mur. 29, 60 (with corrigere and inflectere):I.errantem regere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 57:rogo, domine, consilio me regas, etc.,
Plin. Ep. 10, 19 (30), 1; cf.: alicujus dubitationem, id. ib 10, 118 (119), 3.— Hence,P. a. as subst.: rĕgens, entis, m., a governor, prince, ruler, regent:II.contemptus regentium,
Tac. A. 12, 54:in obsequium regentis,
id. Or. 41: clementia regentis, Sen. Clem. 1, 22, 3:vita regentis,
Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 301:excogitare nemo quicquam poterit, quod magis decorum regenti sit quam clementia,
Sen. Clem. 1, 19, 1; id. Ep. 59, 7:in vulgus manant exempla regentum (= -tium),
Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 168.—rectus, a, um, P. a., led straight along, drawn in a straight line (horizontal or vertical), straight, upright, orthos.A.Lit., of horizontal direction:B.pars Remorum recta est (opp. refracta),
Lucr. 4, 439:sed nil omnino rectā regione viaï declinare,
id. 2, 249 Munro:rectā regione iter instituere,
Liv. 21, 31:India, rectā regione spatiosa,
Curt. 8, 9, 2; cf. id. 7, 9, 2:ad nostras aedes hic quidem habet rectam viam,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 26:via,
id. Cas. 5, 2, 7; id. Poen. 3, 3, 79; id. Ps. 4, 7, 37; Ter. And. 3, 4, 21; id. Phorm. 2, 1, 80; Mart. 8, 75, 2; cf.platea,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 58; Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 35; 43:porta,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 60:ostium,
id. Mil. 2, 3, 58:ostia viarum (opp. iter flexum),
Lucr. 4, 93:cursus hinc in Africam,
Liv. 26, 43:saxa quae rectis lineis suos ordines servant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 23 fin.:recto flumine,
Verg. A. 8, 57:recto ad Iberum itinere,
Caes. B. C. 1, 69; Liv. 22, 9:ne qua forent pedibus vestigia rectis,
Verg. A. 8, 209:recto grassetur limite miles,
Ov. Tr. 2, 477:velut rectae acies concurrissent,
in a straight line, line of battle, Liv. 34, 28; so,acies,
id. 35, 28:qui (quincunx), in quamcumque partem spectaveris, rectus est,
Quint. 8, 3, 9:hic vos aliud nihil orat, nisi ut rectis oculis hanc urbem sibi intueri liceat,
Cic. Rab. Post. 17, 48:adversus adparatus terribilium rectos oculos tenet,
Sen. Const. 5, 5:rectis oculis gladios micantes videre,
id. Ep. 76, 33; 104, 24:oculi,
Suet. Aug. 16; cf.acies,
Ov. M. 2, 776:lumen,
Luc. 9, 638:vultus,
Stat. Th. 10, 542.—Of vertical direction:ut hae (partes) rursum rectis lineis in caelestem locum subvolent,
in perpendicular lines, Cic. Tusc. 1, 17, 40:saxa,
perpendicular, steep, Liv. 21, 36 (just before: pleraque Alpium arrectiora sunt); cf.:rectae prope rupes,
id. 38, 20:truncus,
Ov. M. 7, 640:ita jacere talum, ut rectus assistat: qui ita talus erit jactus ut cadet rectus,
Cic. Fin. 3, 16, 53:caput rectum et secundum naturam (opp. dejectum, supinum), in latus inclinatum,
Quint. 11, 3, 69:homines,
straight, erect, Cat. 10, 20; so,Quintia,
id. 86, 1:puella,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 123:senectus,
Juv. 3, 26:iterque Non agit in rectum, sed in orbem curvat eundem,
does not shape his course directly forward, Ov. M. 2, 715:vidit ut hostiles in rectum exire cohortes,
Luc. 7, 327. — Comp.:crus Rectius,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 82:rectior coma,
smoother, straighter, Sen. Ep. 95, 24:longā trabe rectior exstet,
Ov. M. 3, 78:crura,
Pall. 7, 7. — Sup.:rectissima linea,
Quint. 3, 6, 83:via,
id. 12, 2, 27. —Trop.1.In gen., right, correct, proper, appropriate, befitting; opp. to what is false or improper: vobis mentes rectae quae stare solebant, Enn. ap. Cic. Sen. 6, 16 (Ann. v. 208 Vahl.):2.ut rectā viā rem narret ordine omnem,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 28 (just before: aperte, ita ut res sese habet, narrato); cf. id. And. 2, 6, 11: De. Estne hoc, ut dico? Li. Rectam instas viam: Ea res est, you ' re on the right way, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 39: in rectam redire semitam, cf. id. Cas. 2, 3, 33:rectā viā depelli,
Quint. 2, 7, 29; 10, 1, 29; cf. Sen. Ep. 94, 54; Quint. 2, 6, 2;so post-class.: de viā rectā declinare,
Gell. 1, 3, 15: a rectā viā avertere, Aug. Civ Dei, 12, 17, 2: ad rectum iter retrahere, Hier. in Osee, 2, 8 sq.; id. in Mich. 3, 5:recta consilia dare,
Ter. And. 2, 1, 9:quae sint in artibus recta ac prava dijudicare,
Cic. de Or. 3, 50, 195; cf.:quae sunt recta et simplicia laudantur,
id. Off. 1, 36, 130; Quint. 9, 3, 3:sermo rectus et secundum naturam enunciatus,
id. 2, 5, 11; cf.:(oratio) recta an ordine permutato,
id. 1, 13, 5; 9, 4, 27:per Marathonis propugnatores recto sono juravit (opp. flexus vocis),
id. 11, 3, 168 Spald.; cf. id. 11, 3, 64:recto ac justo proelio dimicare,
Liv. 35, 4 fin.:rectarum cenarum consuetudo,
a regular, formal supper, Suet. Dom. 7; so,cena,
Mart. 2, 69, 7; 7, 20, 2; also absol.:recta,
Suet. Aug. 74; Mart. 8, 50, 10:domus recta est (with contenta decore simplici),
Sen. Ep. 100, 6:nominibus rectis expendere nummos,
i. e. on good securities, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 105: ut natura dedit, sic omnis recta figura, correct, beautiful, Prop. 2, 18, 25 (3, 11, 3):absque te esset, ego illum haberem rectum ad ingenium bonum,
suitable, qualified, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 8.— Subst.: rectum, i, n.:rectum est etiam in illis contentionibus gravitatem retinere,
Cic. Off. 1, 38, 137:quid verum, quid falsum, quid rectum in oratione pravumve,
id. Ac. 1, 5, 19:aliter, quam est rectum verumque dicere,
Quint. 6, 3, 89:cum sit rectum, Nocere facile est, etc.,
id. 8, 5, 6;so (opp. durum et incomptum),
id. 8, 6, 65; (opp. vitiosum) id. 1, 5, 29:mutare aliquid a recto,
id. 2, 13, 11:recta et vera loquere,
i. e. sincerely, openly, Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 7:qui haec recta tantum et in nullos flexus recedentia copiose tractaverit,
Quint. 10, 5, 12:ea plerumque recta sunt,
id. 9, 2, 5; cf. id. 9, 2, 45.— Comp.:rectior divisio,
Quint. 7, 2, 39:si quid novisti rectius istis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 67; Cic. Rep. 1, 40, 62.— Sup.:rectissima ratio,
Quint. 2, 13, 3.—In partic.a.Morally right, correct, lawful, just, virtuous, noble, good (opp. pravus); as subst.: rectum, i, n., that which is right, good, virtuous; uprightness, rectitude, virtue (very freq.):b.honesta res dividitur in rectum et laudabile. Rectum est, quod cum virtute et officio fit,
Auct. Her. 3, 2, 3: illud rectum, quod katorthôma dicebat, Cic. Fin. 4, 6, 15:nec quicquam nisi honestum et rectum ab altero postulare,
id. Lael. 22, 82;so with honestum,
id. ib. 21, 76; id. Fin. 1, 7, 25; id. Off. 1, 24, 82; id. Fam. 5, 19, 1 al.:(opp. pravum) neque id Putabit, pravum an rectum siet, quod petet,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 76; id. Phorm. 5, 2, 6; Cic. Ac. 2, 11, 33; id. Or. 14, 45; id. Lig. 9, 30; Quint. 1, 3, 12; 2, 4, 20 et saep.; cf.:recta consilia (opp. prava),
Liv. 1, 27:in rectis (opp. in pravitatibus),
Cic. Leg. 1, 11, 31:curvo dignoscere rectum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 44:mens sibi conscia recti,
Verg. A. 1, 604:fidem rectumque colebat,
Ov. M. 1, 90:recta ingenia (opp. perversa),
Plin. Ep. 4, 7, 3 et saep.:in omni vitā suā quemque a rectā conscientiā traversum unguem non oportet discedere,
Cic. Att. 13, 20, 4:animus secundis Temporibus dubiisque rectus,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 36:natura,
id. S. 1, 6, 66:ex consularibus, unus L. Caesar firmus est et rectus,
Cic. Fam. 12, 5, 2:judex,
Quint. 4, 1, 13; cf.auditor,
Plin. Ep. 2, 19, 6:vir rectus et sanctus,
id. ib. 2, 11, 5; cf. id. ib. 7, 31, 1:beatus judicii rectus,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 6, 2.— Rectum est, with subjective-clause:rectum est gravitatem retinere,
Cic. Off. 1, 38 fin.; so id. ib. 3, 11, 47; id. Mur. 2, 3; id. Att. 6, 9, 4.—In gram.: rectus casus, the nominative case (because not inflected;A.opp. obliqui casus),
Varr. L. L. 1 sq.; Quint. 1, 4, 13; 1, 5, 61; Gell. 13, 12, 4 et saep.—Hence the adverbs,rectā,B.rectō,C.rectē.A.rectā (sc. viā). straightway, straightforwards, right on, directly (freq. and class.):B.hic ad me rectā habet rectam viam,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 11; id. Ps. 4, 7, 37:jam ad regem rectā me ducam,
id. Am. 4, 3, 8; 5, 1, 63; id. Capt. 3, 5, 93; id. Cas. prol. 43; id. Mil. 2, 5, 50; id. Merc. 5, 2, 92; id. Ps. 4, 2, 11; id. Rud. 3, 6, 13; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 7:tu rus hinc ibis?... rectā,
id. Ad. 3, 3, 79; id. Hec. 3, 3, 12; id. Phorm. 1, 2, 62; 5, 6, 19:Marius ab subselliis in rostra rectā,
Cic. Off. 3, 20, 80; id. Att. 5, 14, 2; 6, 8, 1; 16, 10, 1; id. Fam. 9, 19, 1; id. Verr. 2, 5, 61, § 160; id. Cat. 1, 9, 23; Auct. Her. 4, 50, 63; Auct. B. Afr. 18; 40; Auct. B. Hisp. 3; Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 121 al.: tendimus hinc rectā Beneventum. Hor. S. 1, 5, 71. —rectō, straightforwards, directly (perh. only in the two foll. passages):C. 1.appellationes, quae recto ad principem factae sunt,
Dig. 49, 1, 21; Inscr. Grut. 611, 13.—Lit., in a straight line (horizontal or perpendicular), straightly, perpendicularly, uprightly, orthôs (very rare):2.vitem bene enodatam deligato recte, flexuosa uti ne siet,
Cato, R. R. 33, 4:sive aliae (atomi) declinabunt, aliae suo nutu recte ferentur... quae (atomi) recte, quae oblique ferantur,
Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 20:satyri, cum quadrupedes, tum recte currentes, humanā effigie,
Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 24.—Trop., rightly, correctly, properly, duly, suitably, well, advantageously, accurately (very freq. in all periods and styles):b.recta et vera loquere, sed neque vere neque recte adhuc Fecisti umquam,
Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 7; cf. Cic. Lael. 2, 8:fecisti edepol et recte et bene,
Plaut. Capt. 5, 4, 20: si facias recte [p. 1553] aut commode, id. Cas. 2, 3, 42;so with commode,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 100:recte et sapienter facit,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 133; cf. id. ib. 3, 4, 12:recte atque ordine factum,
Cic. Quint. 7, 28:recte atque ordine facere,
id. Phil. 3, 15, 38; Sall. C. 51, 4; Liv. 24, 31; 28, 39; 30, 17 et saep.;v. Brisson. Form. II. p. 197: recte ac merito miseriā commoveri,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 67, § 172:recte atque in loco constare,
id. Mur. 12, 26:recte factum,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 52:seu recte seu pervorse facta sunt,
id. Trin. 1, 2, 146:seu recte seu perperam facere,
Cic. Quint. 8, 31; so (opp. perperam) Sall. J. 31, 27; Liv. 29, 17:recte dictum (opp. absurde),
Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 4:recte concludere (opp. vitiose),
Cic. Ac. 2, 30, 98:recte factum (opp. turpiter),
Caes. B. G. 7, 80 et saep.:recte rationem tenes,
Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 47:hercle quin tu recte dicis,
id. Men. 2, 3, 74; id. Merc. 2, 3, 77; 5, 4, 47: recte auguraris de me, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 16, 1:non recte judicas de Catone,
Cic. Lael. 2, 9; cf.:rectissime quidem judicas,
id. Rep. 3, 32, 44:tum demum sciam Recta monuisse, si tu recte caveris,
Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 71 sq.:monere,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 96; id. Ps. 4, 4, 12; id. Pers. 4, 4, 53; id. Rud. 3, 5, 49; cf.:admonere recte,
id. Men. 5, 9, 33:suis amicis recte res suas narrare,
properly, openly, id. Poen. 5, 6, 2:hic (Epicurus) circumitione quādam deos tollens recte non dubitat divinationem tollere,
consistently, logically, Cic. Div. 2, 17, 40:aliquem asservare recte, ne aufugiat,
duly, carefully, Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 11:alicui recte dare epistulam,
correctly, id. Ps. 4, 2, 33:cum fuit cui recte ad te litteras darem,
safely, Cic. Att. 4, 1, 1; id. Fam. 1, 7, 1; so,sed habebat ducem Gabinium, quicum quidvis rectissime facere posset,
id. Phil. 2, 19, 49; cf.:alicui suam salutem recte committere,
Caes. B. G. 7, 6 fin.; id. B. C. 1, 74:si recte ambulaverit is, qui hanc epistulam tulit,
goes as he ought, Cic. Att. 9, 4, 3: tabernaculum recte captum, i. e. in the prescribed manner (opp. vitio captum), id. Div. 2, 35, 75; Liv. 4, 7; cf.:ludi recte facti,
id. 36, 2:ver sacrum non esse recte factum,
id. 34, 44: procedere recte, well, rightly, Enn. ap. Acron. ad Hor. S. 1, 2, 37 (Ann. v. 454 Vahl.): Pi. Recte valet? Ch. Vivit recte et valet, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 11, and 14:valere,
id. Merc. 2, 3, 53:apud matrem recte est,
i. e. she is quite well, Cic. Att. 1, 7 init.; so,recte esse,
id. ib. 14, 16, 4 (with belle); Hor. S. 2, 3, 162 Orell.; cf.: Tullia nostra recte valet... Praeterea rectissime sunt apud te omnia, Dolab. ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 9, 1:recte sit oculis tuis,
Gell. 13, 30, 11:olivetum recte putare,
properly, advantageously, Cato, R. R. 44:solet illa recte sub manus succedere,
well, Plaut. Pers. 4, 1, 2:recte cavere,
to look out well, take good care, id. Bacch. 3, 6, 15; id. Ep. 2, 2, 107; id. Most. 3, 3, 23; id. Men. 2, 2, 72; cf.: recte sibi videre, to look out well for one ' s self, Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 12 Ruhnk.:deos volo consilia vostra recte vortere,
well, happily, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 31; so,vortere,
id. Aul. 2, 2, 41: recte vendere, well, i. e. dearly, at a high price (opp. male), Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227:alicui nec recte dicere, i. e. male, injuriose,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 11; id. Most. 1, 3, 83; id. Poen. 3, 1, 13; cf.:nec recte loqui alicui,
id. Bacch. 4, 4, 83:nec recte dicere in aliquem,
id. As. 1, 3, 3;and simply nec recte dicere,
id. Ps. 4, 6, 23.— Comp.:ad omnia alia aetate sapimus rectius,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 46:hic tibi erit rectius,
Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 31:rectius bella gerere,
Liv. 3, 2 fin.:non possidentem multa vocaveris Recte beatum, rectius occupet Nomen beati, qui, etc.,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 46.— Sup., Cic. Rep. 3, 32, 44; v. supra. —With adjj., right, well, properly, very, much, to strengthen the idea (ante-class.): illasce oves, quā de re agitur, sanas recte esse, uti pecus ovillum, quod recte sanum est, etc., an ancient formula in Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 6:c.locus recte ferax,
Cato, R. R. 44:salvus sum recte,
Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 34:morata recte,
id. Aul. 2, 2, 62:oneratus recte,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 115:non recte vinctus est,
Ter. And. 5, 4, 52.—Ellipt., esp. in answers, in colloquial lang., well, quite well, right, excellently: Thr. Primum aedis expugnabo. Gn. Recte. Thr. Virginem eripiam. Gn. Probe. Thr. Male mulcabo ipsam. Gn. Pulchre, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 3: quid vos? quo pacto hic? satin recte? (sc. est, agitur, valetis, etc.), quite well? id. And. 4, 5, 9; cf.: Le. Satin' salve? dic mihi. Ca. Recte, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 54; and: De. Quid fit? quid agitur? Sy. Recte. De. Optime'st, Ter. Ad. 5, 5, 3; Quint. 6, 3, 84.—B.So, in colloquial lang., freq. like benigne and the Gr. kalôs, or kallista echei, as a courteously evasive answer, all ' s well, it ' s all right, there ' s nothing the matter; or, in politely declining an offer, nothing is wanting, no I thank you: De. Unde incedis? quid festinas, gnate mi? Ch. Recte pater, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 33; cf.: So. Quid es tam tristis? Pa. Recte mater, Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 20; and: Ch. Quid tu istic? Syr. Recte equidem, id. Heaut. 3, 2, 7: Mi. Quid est? Aes. Nihil, recte, perge, id. Ad. 4, 5, 19:rogo numquid velit? Recte inquit,
i. e. no, nothing, id. Eun. 2, 3, 51; so,in an exclamation: clamabit, pulchre! bene! recte!
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87 riga
f (pl -ghe) f line( fila) row( regolo) rulein stoffa stripenei capelli parting, AE part* * *riga s.f.1 line: tracciare una riga su un foglio, to draw a line on a sheet of paper; le righe di una pagina, the lines of a page; riga diritta, straight line; fare una riga a maglia, to knit a row // scrivimi due righe, drop me a line; un articolo di venti righe, an article of twenty lines; leggendo il discorso ha saltato una riga, as he read the speech he skipped a line // leggere fra le righe, (fig.) to read between the lines // (inform.) riga di programmazione, coding line // (fis.) riga spettrale, spectral line2 ( regolo) rule (r): riga a T, T square; riga da disegno, drawing rule; riga d'acciaio, steel rule; (metall.) riga per modellisti, contraction (o shrink) rule3 ( fila) row: su una riga, in a row; (mil.) mettersi in riga, to line up: i soldati si misero in riga, the soldiers lined up; rompere le righe, to disperse (o to break the ranks), (mil.) to dismiss // mettersi in riga con qlcu., (fig.) to get into line with s.o. // mettersi in riga con i tempi, (fig.) to get up to date // rimettere in riga qlcu., (fig.) to put s.o. on the right path (o to make s.o. behave properly) // stare in riga, (fig.) to toe the line (o to behave properly)4 ( striscia) stripe: calze, pantaloni a righe, striped socks, trousers; una stoffa a righe rosse, a cloth with red stripes; tessuto a righe, striped material5 ( scriminatura) parting: riga in mezzo, central parting; farsi la riga a sinistra, to part one's hair on the left; era pettinato con la riga da una parte, he wore his hair parted at the side (o he had a side parting)6 (mus.) stave, staff** * *1) (tratto) line; (striscia) stripetracciare una riga — to draw o rule a line
2) (scriminatura) parting BE, part AEfarsi la riga in mezzo, di lato — to part one's hair o to make a part in the middle, on the side
3) (linea di testo) linescrivere due -ghe a qcn. — to drop sb. a line
4) (graffio) scratch5) (righello) ruler6) mil. sport (allineamento) row, rankmettersi in riga — mil. to line up, to get o fall into line
rompere le -ghe — mil. to break ranks
rimettere in riga qcn. — fig. to bring sb. into line
7) a righe [tessuto, maglia] striped; [foglio, quaderno] ruled••* * *rigapl. - ghe /'riga, ge/sostantivo f.2 (scriminatura) parting BE, part AE; farsi la riga in mezzo, di lato to part one's hair o to make a part in the middle, on the side3 (linea di testo) line; la terza riga dall'alto three lines from the top; scrivere due -ghe a qcn. to drop sb. a line4 (graffio) scratch5 (righello) ruler6 mil. sport (allineamento) row, rank; mettersi in riga mil. to line up, to get o fall into line; rompere le -ghe mil. to break ranks; rompete le -ghe! fall out! in riga! fall in! rimettere in riga qcn. fig. to bring sb. into line7 a righe [tessuto, maglia] striped; [foglio, quaderno] ruled; una giacca a -ghe blu a blue striped jacketleggere tra le -ghe to read between the lines. -
88 retta
1. f somma fee2. f mathematics straight line3. f : dare retta a qualcuno listen to s.o.* * *retta1 s.f. (di pensioni, collegi) charge, boarding charge: retta alta, bassa, high, low charge; stare a mezza retta, to stay at half board; pagare la retta, to pay the charge (o for board and lodging).retta2 s.f. (mat.) straight line: rette parallele, parallel lines; retta orientata, directed line; retta all'infinito, line at infinity; tracciare una retta da A a B, to draw a line from A to B.retta3 s.f.: dar retta a qlcu., to pay attention to s.o. (o to listen to s.o.); mi vuoi dar retta un attimo?!, will you listen to me for a moment?!; dammi retta, prenota subito, listen to me, book immediately; se dai retta a tutti non combini niente!, if you pay attention to everyone you'll never achieve anything!* * *I ['rɛtta]sostantivo femminileII ['rɛtta] III ['rɛtta]dare retta a qcn. — to pay attention to sb., to listen to sb.
sostantivo femminile mat. (straight) line* * *retta1/'rεtta/sostantivo f.dare retta a qcn. to pay attention to sb., to listen to sb.; dammi retta! listen to me!————————retta2/'rεtta/sostantivo f.(per il vitto) (boarding) charge; (per la scuola) tuition fees pl.————————retta3/'rεtta/sostantivo f.mat. (straight) line. -
89 лінія
ж1) (риска, смужка) lineбокова лінія — collateral line, branch
демаркаційна лінія — line of demarcation, demarcation line ( between), dividing line
дотична лінія мат. — tangent
паралельна лінія — parallel ( line)
пряма лінія — straight ( right) line; ( найкоротша відстань) beeline
лінія прицілювання військ. — line of aim; амер. line of sight
проводити лінію — to draw a line; to carry out the policy of, to pursue (a) policy
в одну лінію військ. — abreast
на одній лінії мор. — abreast
2) ( система зв'язку) linkлінія зв'язку — flow line, line of communication
3) (шлях транспортного зв'язку; маршрут)автобусна лінія — bus line; street-railway
трамвайна лінія — tram line, tramway
4) (система поглядів, дій)політична лінія — line of policy, tack
вести свою лінію, гнути свою лінію — to have one's own way, to hold one's ground, to stand firm
5) (ряд; ланцюг) line, strain, varietyлінія високовольтної передачі ел. — line of high-voltage ( tension) transmission
6) ( межа) border, frontier7)"гаряча" лінія — hotline
кредитна лінія ек. — credit line
лінія базова лінія — datum line, base line
лінія візування — axisrving line, line of sighting
лінія горизонту — skyline; ( в морі) sea-line
лінія запиту комп. — request line
лінія споріднення юр. — stem
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90 пряма
ж мат.straight ( right) line; спорт. straight; зал. ( про відрізок шляху) tangential pathпровести пряму лінію — to draw a right ( straight) line
по прямій (про найкоротшу відстань) — in a straight line, in a bee line
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91 passer
passer [pαse]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque passer fait partie d'une locution comme passer sous le nez de qn, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• où passe la route ? where does the road go?► passer à ( = passer par, aller à)• si nous passions au salon ? shall we go into the sitting room?• le confort, ça passe après comfort is less important► passer avant• passez donc devant ! you go first!• il est passé devant le conseil de discipline he came up before the disciplinary committee► passer par to go through• pour y aller, je passe par Amiens I go there via Amiens• par où êtes-vous passé ? (pour venir ici) which way did you come? ; (pour aller ailleurs) which way did you go?• pour téléphoner, il faut passer par le standard you have to go through the switchboard to make a call• ça fait du bien par où ça passe ! (inf) that's just what the doctor ordered! (inf)► passer sous to go under• l'air passe sous la porte there's a draught from under the door► passer sur to go over ; ( = ignorer) to ignore• et je passe sur la saleté du lieu ! not to mention how dirty the place was!► laisser passer [+ air, lumière] to let in ; [+ personne, procession] to let through ; [+ erreur, occasion] to missb. ( = faire une halte rapide) passer au bureau to call in at the office► passer + infinitif• puis-je passer te voir en vitesse ? can I pop round?► en passant ( = sur le chemin) on the way ; ( = dans la conversation) in passing• il aime tous les sports, du football à la boxe en passant par le golf he likes all sports, from football to golf to boxingd. ( = franchir un obstacle) [véhicule] to get through ; [cheval, sauteur] to get over• ça passe ? (en manœuvrant) have I got enough room?e. ( = s'écouler) [temps] to go by• comme le temps passe ! how time flies!f. ( = être digéré) to go down• ça ne passe pas [repas] I've got indigestiong. ( = être accepté) [demande, proposition] to be accepted• il est passé dans la classe supérieure he's moved up to the next class (Brit) he's been promoted to the next grade (US)• l'équipe est passée en 2e division the team have moved up to the second divisionh. ( = devenir) to becomei. ( = être montré) [film, émission, personne] to be onj. ( = disparaître) [douleur] to pass ; [orage] to blow over ; [beauté, couleur] to fade ; [colère] to subside ; [mode] to die outl. (locutions) qu'il soit menteur, passe encore,... he may be a liar, that's one thing,...• se faire passer pour to pass o.s. off ason a eu la grippe, tout le monde y est passé we've all had flu• si elle veut une promotion, il faudra bien qu'elle y passe (sexuellement) if she wants to be promoted, she'll have to sleep with the boss► passons let's say no more about it2. <a. ( = franchir) [+ frontière] to cross ; [+ porte] to go throughb. ( = donner, transmettre) to give ; [+ consigne, message] to pass on• je vous passe M. Duroy [standard] I'm putting you through to Mr Duroy ; ( = je lui passe l'appareil) here's Mr Duroyc. ( = mettre) [+ vêtement] to put ond. ( = dépasser) [+ gare, maison] to passe. ( = omettre) [+ mot, ligne] to leave out• et j'en passe ! and that's not all!f. ( = permettre) passer un caprice à qn to humour sbg. [+ examen] to takeh. [+ temps, vacances] to spendi. [+ film, diapositives] to show ; [+ disque] to playj. [+ commande] to place3. <a. ( = avoir lieu) to happen• qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ? what happened?• que se passe-t-il ? what's going on?• ça ne se passera pas comme ça ! I won't stand for that!b. ( = se mettre à soi-même) elle s'est passé de la crème solaire sur les épaules she put some sun cream on her shouldersc. (se transmettre) [+ ballon] to pass to each other ; [+ notes de cours, livre, plat] to pass around━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━+1! La traduction la plus courante de passer n'est pas to pass ; passer un examen se traduit par to take an exam.* * *pɑse
1.
1) ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, frontière]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [obstacle]2) ( faire franchir)3) ( dépasser) to go past, to passquand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite — turn right after the lights
4) ( mettre)5) ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [something] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter) (colloq) to lend ( à quelqu'un to somebody); ( donner) (colloq) to give ( à quelqu'un to somebody)6) ( au téléphone)attends, je te la passe — hold on, here she is, I'll put her on
je vous le passe — ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through
7) ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux — I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral
8) ( réussir) to pass [examen, test]9) ( dans le temps) to spend [temps] ( à faire doing)dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit! — (colloq) hurry up, or we'll be here all night!
10) ( pardonner)11) ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]j'en passe et des meilleures — (colloq) ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on
12) ( utiliser)passer l'aspirateur dans le salon — to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge
13) ( étendre)14) ( soumettre)qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé! — (colloq) she really went for us! (colloq)
15) ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus, sauce]; to purée [légumes]16) ( enfiler) to slip [something] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]17) ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce]18) ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]passer un marché — (colloq) to make a deal
19) Automobile ( enclencher)passer la troisième/la marche arrière — to go into third gear/into reverse
20) Jeux
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to passle facteur n'est pas encore passé — the postman hasn't come ou been yet
passer à pied/à bicyclette — to walk/to cycle past
2) (se trouver, s'étendre)ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles — line that goes through the centres [BrE] of two circles
3) ( faire un saut)je ne fais que passer — I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute
passer dans la matinée — to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning
passer prendre quelqu'un/qch — to pick somebody/sth up
4) ( se rendre) to goil est passé devant moi — ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me
5) ( aller au-delà) to get throughvas-y, ça passe! — go on, there's plenty of room!
il est passé par la fenêtre — ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window
passer derrière la maison — to get round GB ou around US the back of the house
6) ( transiter)passer par — [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through
qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? — what was he/she thinking of?
un sourire passa sur ses lèvres — he/she smiled briefly
des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe — from reptiles to man, including apes
7) (colloq) ( avoir son tour)il accuse le patron, ses collègues, bref, tout le monde y passe — he's accusing the boss, his colleagues - in other words, everyone in sight
que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer — whether you like it or not, there's no alternative
je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là — I know all about that, I've been there (colloq)
8) ( négliger)passons! — ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!
passer à côté d'une question — ( involontairement) to miss the point
laisser passer quelque chose — ( délibérément) to overlook something
laisser passer plusieurs fautes — ( par inadvertance) to let several mistakes slip through
9) ( ne pas approfondir)10) (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well ( auprès de with); [loi, candidat] to get through; [attitude, pensée] to be acceptedprends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! — have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion
que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! — criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander
avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas — flattery won't work with him
passer au premier tour — Politique to be elected in the first round
passer dans la classe supérieure — to move up to the next year ou grade US
(ça) passe pour cette fois — (colloq) I'll let it go this time
11) ( se déplacer)12) ( être pris)faire passer quelqu'un/qch pour exceptionnel — to make somebody/sth out to be exceptional
13) ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to passquand l'orage sera or aura passé — lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down
ça passera — ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it
la première réaction passée — once we/they calmed down
nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée — we had to wait for his/her anger to subside
14) (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing15) ( être placé)passer avant/après — ( en importance) to come before/after
16) (colloq) ( disparaître)17) ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by18) ( se mettre à) to turn to19) ( être transmis)20) ( être promu) to be promoted to21) ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into22) (colloq) ( mourir)si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer — if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself
on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux — we've all got to go sometime, the later the better
23) ( se décolorer) [teinte, tissu] to fade24) ( filtrer) [café] to filter25) ( changer de vitesse)passer en troisième/marche arrière — to go into third/reverse
la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer — third gear is a bit stiff
26) Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass
3.
se passer verbe pronominal1) ( se produire) to happen2) ( être situé) to take place3) ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go4) ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass5) ( se dispenser)se passer de — [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]
6) ( se mettre)7) ( l'un à l'autre)* * *pɒse1. vi1) (= aller) to go, to pass, to pass by, to go byIls sont passés par Paris. — They went through Paris.
2) (= faire une halte rapide) [facteur] to come, to call, (pour rendre visite) to call in, to drop inJe passerai chez vous ce soir. — I'll call in this evening., I'll drop in this evening.
Je lui ai dit en passant que j'allais me marier. — I told him in passing that I was getting married.
3) CARTES to pass4)passe encore de le penser, mais de le dire! — it's one thing to think it, but to say it!
passer sur qch [faute, détail inutile] — to pass over sth
5) (= s'écouler) [temps, jours] to go by, to pass6) (= disparaître) [douleur] to pass, to go away, [mode] to die out, [couleur, papier] to fadefaire passer à qn le goût de qch [homme] — to cure sb of his taste for sth, [femme] to cure sb of her taste for sth
7) (= franchir un obstacle, traverser) [personne] to get through, [courant, air, lumière] to get through, [liquide, café] to go throughfaire passer [message] — to get over, to get across
laisser passer [air, lumière, personne] — to let through, [occasion] to miss, [erreur] to overlook
Il m'a laissé passer. — He let me through.
8) (= être digéré, avalé) to go down10) (= être diffusé) [film, émission] to be on"Titanic" passe à la télé ce soir. — "Titanic" is on TV tonight.
Mon père passe à la radio demain soir. — My father's on the radio tomorrow night.
passer à [ennemi, opposition] — to go over to
passer aux aveux — to confess, to make a confession
passer avant qch/qn fig — to come before sth/sb
passer en seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second
passer pour; Il passe pour riche. — He is thought to be rich.
faire passer qn/qch pour — to make sb/sth out to be
2. vt1) (= franchir) [frontière, rivière] to cross, [douane] to go throughNous avons passé la frontière belge. — We crossed the Belgian border.
2) (= transmettre, donner)passer qch à qn — to pass sth to sb, to give sb sth
Passe-moi le sel, s'il te plaît. — Pass me the salt, please.
je vous passe M. Cousin (au téléphone) — I'm putting you through to Mr Cousin
passer qch en fraude (= faire entrer) — to smuggle sth in, (= faire sortir) to smuggle sth out
3) [temps, journée] to spendElle a passé la journée à ne rien faire. — She spent the day doing nothing.
Ils passent toujours leurs vacances au Danemark. — They always spend their holidays in Denmark.
4) (= subir) [examen] to sit, to take, [visite médicale] to haveGordon a passé ses examens la semaine dernière. — Gordon took his exams last week.
5) (= mettre) [vêtement] to slip onpasser la seconde AUTOMOBILES — to change into second
6) (= faire passer) [thé, soupe] to strain7) (= jouer) [film] to show, [disque, CD] to play, to put onOn passe "Le Kid" au cinéma cette semaine. — They're showing "The Kid" at the cinema this week.
8) (= conclure) [marché] to agree on, [accord] to reach9) (= tolérer)10) (= devenir)* * *passer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( franchir) to cross [fleuve, pont, frontière, col]; to go through [porte, douane]; to get over [haie, obstacle]; ils ont fait passer la rivière au troupeau they took the herd across the river; il m'a fait passer la frontière he got me across the border;2 ( faire franchir) passer qch à la douane to get sth through customs; passer qch en fraude or contrebande to smuggle sth; passer qn en fraude ( vers l'intérieur) to smuggle sb in; ( vers l'extérieur) to smuggle sb out; ⇒ gauche;3 ( dépasser) to go past, to pass; quand vous aurez passé le feu, tournez à droite turn right after the lights; passer la barre des dix euros to pass the ten-euro mark; on a passé l'heure it's too late; j'ai passé l'âge I'm too old; le malade ne passera pas la nuit the patient won't last the night;4 ( mettre) passer le doigt sur la table to run one's finger over the table-top; passer la tête à la fenêtre to stick one's head out of the window; elle m'a passé le bras autour des épaules she put her arm around my shoulders; elle m'a passé la main dans les cheveux she ran her fingers through my hair;5 ( transmettre) to pass [objet] (à to); to pass [sth] on [consigne, maladie] (à to); ( prêter)○ to lend (à qn to sb); ( donner)○ to give (à qn to sb); passer le ballon au gardien de but to pass the ball to the goalkeeper; passe-moi le sel pass me the salt; passe le vin à ton père pass your father the wine; faites passer le plat entre vous pass the dish around; fais passer la bonne nouvelle à tes amis pass the good news on to your friends; elle a attrapé la grippe et l'a passée à son mari she caught flu and gave it to her husband; il m'a passé son vélo○ ( prêté) he lent me his bike; ( donné) he gave me his bike; il m'a passé son rhume he's given me his cold;6 ( au téléphone) tu peux me passer Chris? can you put Chris on?; attends, je te la passe hold on, here she is, I'll put her on; je vous le passe ( sur un autre poste) I'm putting you through; pourriez-vous me passer le poste 4834/le service de traduction? could you put me through to extension 4834/the translation department, please?; il est sorti, je vous passe sa secrétaire he's out, I'll put you through to his secretary;7 ( se présenter à) to take, to sit [examen scolaire, test]; to have [visite médicale, entretien]; passer son permis de conduire to take one's driving test; faire passer un test à qn to give sb a test; c'est moi qui fais passer l'oral de français aux nouveaux I'm taking the new pupils for the French oral;8 ( réussir) to pass [examen, test];9 ( dans le temps) to spend [temps, jour, vie, vacances] (à faire doing); passer une nuit à l'hôtel to spend a night at a hotel; nous avons passé de bons moments ensemble we've had some good times together; dépêche-toi, on ne va pas y passer la nuit○! hurry up, or we'll be here all night!; passer sa colère sur son chat/ses collègues to take one's anger out on the cat/one's colleagues;10 ( pardonner) passer qch à qn to let sb get away with sth; il ne me passe rien he doesn't let me get away with anything; elle leur passe tout she lets them get away with murder; passez-lui ses écarts de langage excuse his/her strong language; il passe tous ses caprices à sa fille he indulges his daughter's every whim; passez-moi l'expression/le terme if you'll pardon the expression/the word;11 ( omettre) to skip [mot, page, paragraphe]; je vous passe les détails I'll spare you the details; j'en passe et des meilleures ( après énumération) and so on and so forth, I could go on;12 ( utiliser) passer un chiffon humide sur les meubles to go over the furniture with a damp cloth; passer un coup de fer sur une chemise to give a shirt a quick press; n'oublie pas de passer l'aspirateur dans le salon don't forget to hoover® GB ou vacuum the lounge;13 ( étendre) en passant un peu de cire, les rayures disparaîtront if you go over it with a bit of wax, the scratches will disappear; passer un peu de baume sur une brûlure to dab some ointment on a burn; passer une couche de peinture sur qch to give sth a coat of paint;14 ( soumettre) passez le plat au four put the dish in the oven; passer la pointe d'une aiguille à la flamme to hold the point of a needle over a flame; passer le plancher à la cire to put some wax on the floor; passer qch à l'eau ( pour rincer) to give sth a rinse; ( pour obtenir une réaction) to soak sth briefly in water; qu'est-ce qu'elle nous a passé○! she really went for us○!; ⇒ peigne;15 ( à travers une grille) to filter [café]; to strain [jus de fruit, sauce]; to purée [légumes]; passer des légumes au moulin à légumes to purée vegetables;16 ( enfiler) to slip [sth] on [vêtement, anneau]; to slip into [robe]; ils ont essayé de me passer la camisole they tried to put me in a straitjacket;17 ( faire jouer) to play [disque, cassette audio]; ( projeter) to show [film, diapositives, cassette vidéo]; ( diffuser) to place [annonce];18 ( signer) to sign [contrat]; to enter into [accord]; to place [commande]; to pass [loi, décret]; passer un marché○ to make a deal;20 Aut ( enclencher) to go into [vitesse]; passer la troisième/la marche arrière to go into third gear/into reverse;B vi1 ( parcourir son chemin) [personne, animal, véhicule, ballon] to go past ou by, to pass; passer entre to pass between; regarder passer les trains to watch the trains go past ou by; nous sommes passés devant le palais/près du lac we went past the palace/the lake; passer sous/sur un pont to go under/over a bridge; l'autobus vient juste de passer the bus has just gone; le facteur n'est pas encore passé the postman hasn't been yet; quand passe le prochain car pour Caen? when is the next coach GB ou bus for Caen?; je suis passé à côté de lui/du monument I passed him/the monument; nous sommes passés près de chez toi ce matin we were near your house this morning; passer à pied/à cheval/en voiture/à bicyclette to walk/ride/drive/cycle past; un avion est passé a plane flew past overhead; il est passé en courant/boitant he ran/limped past; j'ai renversé le vase en passant I knocked over the vase as I went by; en passant, achète du lait buy some milk while you're out; le ballon est passé tout près des buts the ball narrowly missed the goal;2 (se trouver, s'étendre) la route passe à côté du lac the road runs alongside the lake; le ruisseau passe derrière la maison the stream runs behind the house; ils ont fait passer la route devant chez nous/près de l'église/derrière le village they built the road in front of our house/near the church/behind the village; ligne qui passe par les centres de deux cercles line that connects the centresGB of two circles; en faisant passer une ligne par ces deux villes drawing a line through these two towns;3 ( faire un saut) je ne fais que passer I've just popped in GB ou dropped by for a minute; quand je suis passé au marché when I went down to the market; quand je suis passé à l'école when I dropped by the school; quand je suis passé chez lui when I called in to see him GB, when I dropped by his place; passer à la banque to call in at the bank GB, to drop by the bank; il est passé déposer un dossier he came to drop off a file; il est passé quelqu'un pour toi someone was looking for you; je passerai un de ces jours I'll drop by one of these days; passer dans la matinée [plombier, représentant] to call in the morning GB, to come over in the morning; passe nous voir plus souvent! come and see us more often!; passer prendre qn/qch to pick sb/sth up; je passerai te prendre à six heures I'll pick you up at six; je passerai prendre le gâteau dans une heure I'll pick up the cake in an hour;4 ( se rendre) to go; passez au guichet numéro 3 go to counter 3; passons au salon let's go into ou through to the lounge; les contrebandiers sont passés en Espagne the smugglers have crossed into Spain; passez derrière moi, je vous montrerai le chemin follow me, I'll show you the way; il est passé devant moi, il m'est passé devant○ ( dans une queue) he pushed in front of me; passer à la visite médicale to go for a medical examination; passer devant une commission to come before a committee;5 ( aller au-delà) to get through; tu ne passeras pas, c'est trop étroit you'll never get through, it's too narrow; on ne peut pas passer à cause de la neige we can't get through because of the snow; impossible de passer tant il y avait de monde you couldn't get through, there were so many people; il est passé au rouge he went through the red lights; il n'a pas attendu le feu vert pour passer he didn't wait for the lights to turn green; il m'a fait signe de passer he waved me on; il a fait passer la vieille dame devant lui he let the old lady go first; vas-y, ça passe! ( à un automobiliste) go on, there's plenty of room!; laisser passer qn to let sb through; laisser passer une ambulance to let an ambulance through; le volet laisse passer un peu de lumière the shutter lets in a chink of light; la cloison laisse passer le bruit the partition doesn't keep the noise out; passer par-dessus bord to fall overboard; il est passé par la fenêtre ( par accident) he fell out of the window; ( pour entrer) he got in through the window; il est passé sous un train he was run over by a train; nous n'avons pas pu faire passer l'armoire par la porte we couldn't get the wardrobe through the door; à cause des travaux, on ne peut pas passer derrière la maison because of the road works, we can't get round GB ou around US the back of the house; ⇒ caravane, casser;6 ( transiter) passer par [personne] lit to pass ou go through; fig to go through; nous sommes passés par Édimbourg we went via Edinburgh; ça ira plus vite en passant par la Belgique it'll be quicker to go via Belgium; la manifestation passera dans cette avenue the demonstration will come along this avenue; passer par qn pour faire qch to do sth through sb; passer par de rudes épreuves to go through the mill, to have a rough time; passer par l'opératrice to go through the operator; passer par une rue to go along a street; passer par l'escalier de service to use the service stairs; nous sommes passés par une agence matrimoniale we met through a marriage bureau; il est passé par tous les stades de la formation he went through the various different stages of training; passer au bord de la faillite to come very close to bankruptcy; il est passé par une très bonne école he went to a very good school; la formation par laquelle il est passé the training (that) he had; il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête he always says the first thing that comes into his head; je ne sais jamais ce qui te passe par la tête I never know what's going on in your head; une idée m'est passée par la tête an idea occurred to me; mais qu'est-ce qui lui est passé par la tête? what on earth was he/she thinking of?; ça fait du bien par où ça passe○! [aliment, boisson] I needed that!; un éclair de malice passa dans ses yeux his/her eyes gleamed with mischief, he/she had a mischievous glint in his/her eyes; un sourire passa sur ses lèvres he/she smiled for a second; en passant par including; des reptiles à l'homme, en passant par le singe from reptiles to man, including apes; ⇒ maire;7 ○( avoir son tour) il accuse le patron, ses collègues, le cuisinier, bref, tout le monde y passe he's accusing the boss, his colleagues, the cook-in other words, everyone in sight; le rock, le blues, la musique classique, tout y passe rock, blues, classical music, you name it; que ça te plaise ou non, il va falloir y passer whether you like it or not, there's no alternative; la nouvelle secrétaire va y passer aussi the new secretary will get it as well; on ne peut pas faire autrement que d'en passer par là there is no other way around it; je sais, j'en suis déjà passé par là I know all about that, I've been there○;8 ( négliger) passer sur to pass over [question, défaut, erreur]; je préfère passer sur ce point pour l'instant I'd rather not dwell on that point for the moment; il est or a passé sur les détails he didn't go into the details; si l'on passe sur les frais de déplacement if we ignore the travel expenses; passons (là-dessus)! ( injonction) let's hear no more about it!; ( pardon) let's say no more about it!; passer à côté d'une question ( volontairement) to sidestep a question; ( involontairement) to miss the point; laisser passer qch ( délibérément) to let sth pass, to overlook sth; ( par inadvertance) to let sth slip through, to overlook sth; laisser passer une occasion, passer à côté d'une occasion to miss an opportunity, to let an opportunity slip ou go by; laisser passer quelques erreurs par gentillesse to overlook a few errors out of soft-heartedness; on ne peut pas laisser passer une telle erreur we cannot let a mistake like that through; le réviseur a laissé passer plusieurs fautes the proofreader let several mistakes slip through; il leur laisse passer tous leurs caprices he indulges their every whim;9 ( ne pas approfondir) en passant in passing; notons en passant que we should note in passing that; en passant, il a ajouté que in passing, he added that; soit dit en passer incidentally;10 (être admis, supporté) [aliment, repas] to go down; [commentaires, discours, critiques] to go down well (auprès de with); [loi, règlement, mesure] to get through; [attitude, pensée, doctrine] to be accepted; [candidat] to get through; je ne me sens pas bien, ce doit être le concombre qui passe mal I don't feel well, it must be the cucumber; prends un peu de cognac, ça fait passer! have a drop of brandy, it's good for the digestion; vos critiques sont mal passées/ne sont pas passées your criticism went down badly/didn't go down well; ils n'ont jamais pu faire passer leur réforme/leurs idées they never managed to get their reform through/their ideas accepted; que je sois critiqué, passe encore, mais calomnié, non! criticism is one thing, but I draw the line at slander; avec lui, la flatterie, ça ne passe pas flattery won't work with him; passer au premier tour Pol to be elected in the first round; passer dans la classe supérieure to move up to the next year ou grade US; (ça) passe pour cette fois○ this time, I'll let it go;11 ( se déplacer) passer de France en Espagne to leave France and enter Spain; passer de la salle à manger au salon to move from the dining room to the lounge; passer à l'ennemi to go over to the enemy; passer dans le camp adverse to go over to the other side; passer sous contrôle de l'ONU/de l'État to be taken over by the UN/the government; passer sous contrôle ennemi to fall into enemy hands; passer de main en main to be passed around; passer constamment d'un sujet à l'autre to flit from one subject to another; passer d'un amant à un autre to go from one lover to the next; passer de l'opulence à la misère to go from extreme wealth to extreme poverty; passer de la théorie à la pratique to put theory into practice; leur nombre pourrait passer à 700 their number could reach 700; passer à un taux supérieur/inférieur to go up to a higher rate/down to a lower rate; faire passer qch de 200 à 300 to increase sth from 200 to 300; faire passer qch de 300 à 200 to decrease sth from 300 to 200; expression passée en proverbe expression that has become a proverb;12 ( être pris) passer pour un imbécile/pour être une belle ville to be generally thought of as stupid/as a beautiful town (auprès de by); passer pour un génie to pass as a genius; son excentricité passe pour de l'intelligence his/her eccentricity passes for intelligence; il passe pour l'inventeur de l'ordinateur he's supposed to have invented computers; passer pour quelqu'un d'autre to be taken for someone else; il pourrait passer pour un Américain he could be taken for an American; il veut passer pour un grand homme he wants to be seen as a great man; faire passer qn/qch pour exceptionnel/exemplaire to make sb/sth out to be exceptional/a model of perfection; se faire passer pour malade to pretend to be ill; se faire passer pour mort to fake one's own death; il se fait passer pour mon frère he passes himself off as my brother; se faisant passer pour un agent d'assurance by passing himself off as ou by impersonating an insurance salesman; il m'a fait passer pour un imbécile he made me look like a fool;13 ( disparaître) [douleur, événement] to pass; quand l'orage sera or aura passé lit when the storm is over; fig when the storm dies down; ça passera ( sa mauvaise humeur) it'll pass; ( ton chagrin) you'll get over it; la première réaction passée, il a été possible de faire once we/they calmed down it was possible to do; nous avons dû attendre que sa colère soit passée we had to wait for his/her anger to subside; passer de mode [vêtement, style, chanson, expression] to go out of fashion; cette mode est vite passée or a vite passé that fashion was short-lived; faire passer à qn l'envie or le goût de faire to cure sb of the desire to do; les sales gosses, je vais leur faire passer l'envie or l'habitude de tirer sur ma sonnette! those damn kids, I'll teach them to ring my bell!; ce médicament fait passer les maux d'estomac this medicine relieves stomach ache; cette mauvaise habitude te passera it's a bad habit you'll grow out of; ça lui passera avant que ça me reprenne○ it won't last;14 (apparaître, être projeté, diffusé) [artiste, groupe] ( sur une scène) to be appearing; (à la télévision, radio) to be on; [spectacle, film] to be on; [cassette, musique] to be playing; mon ami passe à la télévision ce soir my friend is on television tonight; les films portugais qui passent à la télévision/au Rex/à Paris the Portuguese films (that are) on television/on at the Rex/on in Paris;15 ( être placé) passer avant/après ( en importance) to come before/after; la santé passe avant tout health comes first; il fait passer sa famille avant ses amis he puts his family before his friends;16 ○( disparaître) où étais-tu (encore) passé? where (on earth) did you get to?; où est passé mon livre/le chat? where has my book/the cat got to?;17 ( s'écouler) [temps] to pass, to go by; deux ans ont passé depuis l'événement two years have passed since it happened; le temps a passé, et les gens ont oublié time has passed and people have forgotten; je ne vois pas le temps passer I don't know where the time goes; le week-end a or est passé trop vite the weekend went too quickly;18 ( se mettre à) to turn to; passons aux choses sérieuses let's turn to serious matters; nous pouvons passer à l'étape suivante we can move on to the next stage; passons à autre chose let's change the subject; nous allons passer au vote let's vote now; passer à l'offensive to take the offensive;19 ( être transmis) passer de père en fils/de génération en génération/à ses héritiers to be handed down from father to son/from generation to generation/to one's heirs; l'expression est passée dans la langue the expression has become part of the language; ça finira par passer dans les mœurs it'll eventually become common practice; il a fait passer son émotion dans la salle he transmitted his emotion to the audience;20 ( être promu) to be promoted to; il est passé général he's been promoted to general; elle est passée maître dans l'art de mentir she's an accomplished liar;21 ( être dépensé) [argent, somme] to go on ou in ou into; [produit, matière] to go into; la moitié de mon salaire passe en remboursement de mes dettes half my salary goes on paying off my debts; toutes mes économies y sont passées○ all my savings went into it;22 ○( mourir) y passer to die; si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu vas finir par y passer if you keep driving like that, you'll kill yourself; on y passera tous, mais le plus tard sera le mieux we've all got to go sometime, the later the better;25 ( changer de vitesse) passer en troisième/marche arrière to go into third/reverse; la troisième passe mal or a du mal à passer third gear is a bit stiff; passer de seconde en troisième to go from second into third;26 Jeux (au bridge, poker) to pass.C se passer vpr1 ( se produire) to happen; ça s'est passé en Chine/à Pékin/le matin/au bon moment it happened in China/in Beijing/in the morning/at the right time; il ne se passe jamais rien dans ce village nothing ever happens in this village; que se passe-t-il?, qu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening, what's going on?; tout se passe comme si le dollar avait été dévalué it's as if the dollar was devalued;2 ( être situé) to take place; la scène se passe au Viêt Nam/dans les années trente/de nos jours the scene is set in Vietnam/in the thirties/in the present day;3 ( se dérouler) [opération, examen, négociations] to go; comment s'est passée la réunion? how did the meeting go?; tout s'est bien passé everything went well; ça s'est mal passé it didn't go well; la réunion s'est très mal passée the meeting went very badly; tout s'est passé très vite it all happened very fast; ça va mal se passer pour toi si tu continues! you're going to be in trouble if you carry on GB ou continue doing that!; ça ne se passera pas comme ça! I won't leave it at that!;4 ( s'écouler) [période] to go by, to pass; il s'est passé deux ans depuis, deux ans se sont passés depuis that was two years ago; il ne se passe guère de jour (sans) qu'elle ne trouve à se plaindre hardly a day goes by without her finding something to complain about; attendons que ça se passe let's wait till it's over; nos soirées se passaient à regarder la télévision we spent the evenings watching television; ⇒ jeunesse;5 ( se dispenser) se passer de [personne] to do without [objet, activité, personne]; to go without [repas, nourriture, sommeil]; nous nous sommes passés de voiture we did without a car; nous nous passerons de lui we'll do without him; je me passerais bien de tes remarques I can do without your comments; se passer de commentaires to speak for itself; ne pas pouvoir se passer de faire not to be able to help oneself from doing; se passer des services de qn to do without sb's services;6 ( se mettre) se passer la langue sur les lèvres/la main dans les cheveux to run one's tongue over one's lips/one's fingers through one's hair; se passer la main sur le front to put a hand to one's forehead;7 ( l'un à l'autre) ils se sont passé des documents they exchanged some documents; nous nous sommes passé le virus we caught the virus from each other.[pase] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]passer dans: pour empêcher les poids lourds de passer dans le village to stop lorries from driving ou going through the villagea. [devant moi] go in front of me if you can't seeb. [devant tout le monde] go to the front if you can't seepasser sous une voiture [se faire écraser] to get run over (by a car)des péniches passaient sur le canal barges were going past ou were sailing on the canal[fugitivement]un sourire passa sur ses lèvres a smile played about her lips, she smiled briefly3. [emprunter un certain itinéraire]si vous passez à Paris, venez me voir come and see me if you're in Paris[fleuve, route] to go, to run5. [sur un parcours régulier - démarcheur, représentant] to call ; [ - bateau, bus, train] to come ou to go pastle facteur passe deux fois par jour the postman delivers ou comes twice a dayle bateau/train est déjà passé the boat/train has already gone ou leftle prochain bateau passera dans deux jours the next boat will call ou is due in two days6. [faire une visite] to callj'ai demandé au médecin de passer I asked the doctor to call (in) ou to come ou to visit7. [franchir une limite] to get through8. [s'infiltrer] to passpasser dans le sang to pass into ou to enter the bloodstreamle café doit passer lentement [dans le filtre] the coffee must filter through slowly9. [aller, se rendre] to gooù sont passées mes lunettes? where have my glasses got ou disappeared to?passer de Suisse en France to cross over ou to go from Switzerland to FranceB.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]1. [se soumettre à]ce matin, je suis passé au tableau I was asked to explain something at the blackboard this morningy passer (familier) : je ne veux pas me faire opérer — il faudra bien que tu y passes, pourtant! I don't want to have an operation — you're going to have to!avec lui, toutes les femmes du service y sont passées he's had all the women in his department2. [être accepté] to passelle est passée à l'écrit mais pas à l'oral she got through ou she passed the written exam but not the oralton petit discours est bien passé your little speech went down well ou was well receivedle film passe mal sur le petit écran/en noir et blanc the film just isn't the same on TV/in black and whitepasse (encore): l'injurier, passe encore, mais le frapper! it's one thing to insult him, but quite another to hit him!3. [être transmis] to gola ferme est passée de père en fils depuis cinq générations the farm has been handed down from father to son for five generationsla locution est passée du latin à l'anglais the phrase came ou passed into English from Latin4. [entrer] to passc'est passé dans le langage courant it's passed into ou it's now part of everyday speechc'est passé dans les moeurs it's become standard ou normal practice5. [être utilisé, absorbé] to gosi les socialistes passent if the socialists get in ou are electedRADIO & TÉLÉVISIONpasser à la radio [émission, personne] to be on the radio ou the aira. [personne] to be ou to appear on televisionb. [film] to be on television8. DROIT [comparaître]passer devant le tribunal to come up ou to go before the courtpasser en correctionnelle ≃ to go before the magistrate's courtC.[EXPRIME UN CHANGEMENT D'ÉTAT]1. [accéder - à un niveau]2. [devenir] to become3. [dans des locutions verbales]passer de... à [changer d'état]: passer de l'état liquide à l'état gazeux to pass ou to change from the liquid to the gaseous statela production est passée de 20 à 30/de 30 à 20 tonnes output has gone (up) from 20 to 30/(down) from 30 to 20 tonnescomment êtes-vous passé du cinéma au théâtre? how did you move ou make the transition from the cinema to the stage?il passe d'une idée à l'autre he jumps ou flits from one idea to another4. AUTOMOBILEpasser en troisième to change ou go into third (gear)D.[EXPRIME UNE ÉVOLUTION DANS LE TEMPS]la journée est passée agréablement the day went off ou passed pleasantly2. [s'estomper - douleur] to fade (away), to wear off ; [ - malaise] to disappear ; [ - mode, engouement] to die out ; [ - enthousiasme] to wear off, to fade ; [ - beauté] to fade, to wane ; [ - chance, jeunesse] to pass ; [ - mauvaise humeur] to pass, to vanish ; [ - rage, tempête] to die down ; [ - averse] to die down, to stopfaire passer: ce médicament fait passer la douleur très rapidement this medicine relieves pain very quickly[se faner - fleur] to wilt[pâlir - teinte]4. (auxiliaire avoir) (vieilli) [mourir]il a passé cette nuit he passed on ou away last night————————[pase] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)A.[EXPRIME UN DÉPLACEMENT]1. [traverser - pont, col de montagne] to go over (inseparable), to cross ; [ - écluse] to go through (inseparable)2. [franchir - frontière, ligne d'arrivée] to crosspasser l'arrêt de l'autobus [le manquer] to miss one's bus stoppasser le cap Horn to (go) round Cape Horn, to round the Capequand on passe les 1 000 mètres d'altitude when you go over 1,000 metres highl'or a passé les 400 dollars l'once gold has broken through the $ 400 an ounce mark4. [transporter] to ferry ou to take across (separable)5. [introduire]passer de la drogue/des cigarettes en fraude to smuggle drugs/cigarettes6. [engager - partie du corps] to putpasser son bras autour de la taille de quelqu'un to put ou to slip one's arm round somebody's waistje n'arrive pas à passer ma tête dans l'encolure de cette robe my head won't go through the neck of the dress7. [faire aller - instrument] to runpasse le balai dans l'escalier give the stairs a sweep, sweep the stairs9. SPORT [franchir - obstacle, haie] to jump (over)[transmettre - ballon] to passB.[EXPRIME UNE ACTION]1. [se soumettre à - permis de conduire] to take ; [ - examen] to take, to sit (UK) ; [ - entretien] to have ; [ - scanner, visite médicale] to have, to go for (inseparable)il a passé l'écrit, mais attendons l'oral he's passed the written exam, but let's see what happens in the oralje passe toutes les descriptions dans ses romans I miss out ou I skip all the descriptions in her novels4. [tolérer]passez-moi l'expression/le mot if you'll pardon the expression/excuse the term5. [soumettre à l'action de]passer des légumes au mixeur to put vegetables through the blender, to blend vegetablespasser quelque chose sous l'eau to rinse something ou to give something a rinse under the tappasser quelque chose à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a good dressing-down, to tick somebody off (UK)se faire passer quelque chose (familier) to get a good ticking off (UK), to get a good chewing-out (US)6. [donner, transmettre - généralement] to pass, to hand, to give ; [ - maladie] to give ; [ - au téléphone] to put through (separable)je te passe Fred here's Fred, I'll hand you over to Fredpasse-moi Annie let me talk to Annie, put Annie on7. [rendre public - annonce]8. (familier) [prêter] to lendje vais te passer de la crème dans le dos I'm going to put ou to rub some cream on your back11. [enfiler - vêtement] to slip ou to put on (separable)12. AUTOMOBILEpasser la troisième to change ou to shift into third gear[diapositive] to showRADIO [émission] to broadcast14. COMMERCE [conclure - entente] to conclude, to come to (inseparable), to reach ; [ - marché] to agree on (inseparable), to strike, to reach ; [ - commande] to placeC.[EXPRIME UNE NOTION TEMPORELLE]1. [employer - durée] to spendpassez un bon week-end/une bonne soirée! have a nice weekend/evening!as-tu passé une bonne nuit? did you sleep well last night?, did you have a good night?elle ne passera pas la nuit she won't see the night out, she won't last the night3. [assouvir - envie] to satisfy————————passer après verbe plus prépositionil faut le faire libérer, le reste passe après we must get him released, everything else is secondary————————passer avant verbe plus prépositionto go ou to come beforeses intérêts passent avant tout his own interests come before anything else, he puts his own interests before everything else————————passer par verbe plus préposition1. [dans une formation] to go through2. [dans une évolution] to go through, to undergole pays est passé par toutes les formes de gouvernement the country has experienced every form of government3. [recourir à] to go throughpour comprendre, il faut être passé par là you have to have experienced it to understand————————passer pour verbe plus préposition1. [avec nom] to be thought of asje vais passer pour un idiot I'll be taken for ou people will take me for an idiot2. [avec adj]3. [avec verbe]elle passe pour descendre d'une famille noble she is said to be descended from an aristocratic family————————passer sur verbe plus préposition[excuser] to overlookpassons sur les détails let's pass over ou skip the detailspassons! let's say no more about it!, let's drop it!tu me l'avais promis, mais passons! you promised me, but never mind!————————se passer verbe pronominal intransitifla soirée s'est passée tranquillement the evening went by ou passed quietlyqu'est-ce qui se passe? what's happening?, what's going on?il se passe que ton frère vient d'être arrêté, (voilà ce qui se passe)! your brother's just been arrested, that's what's!il ne se passe pas une semaine sans qu'il perde de l'argent aux courses not a week goes by without him losing money on the horses3. [se dérouler - dans certaines conditions] to go (off)l'opération s'est bien/mal passée the operation went (off) smoothly/badlysi tout se passe bien, nous y serons demain if all goes well, we'll be there tomorrowtout se passe comme prévu everything's going according to plan ou going as planned————————se passer verbe pronominal transitifil se passa un peigne/la main dans les cheveux he ran a comb/his fingers through his hair————————se passer de verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [vivre sans] to do ou to go without2. [s'abstenir]3. [ne pas avoir besoin de]————————en passant locution adverbiale1. [dans la conversation] in passingfaire une remarque en passant to remark in passing, to make a casual remark2. [sur son chemin]il s'arrête de temps à autre en passant he calls on his way by ou past from time to time————————en passant par locution prépositionnelle————————1. [dans l'espace] vial'avion va à Athènes en passant par Londres the plane goes to Athens via London ou stops in London on its way to Athens2. [dans une énumération] (and) including -
92 κατατείνω
A : [tense] aor. - έτεινα (v. infr.):—stretch, draw tight,κατὰ δ' ἡνία τεῖνεν ὀπίσσω Il.3.261
, 311;κ. χαλινούς Hdt.4.72
; κ. τὰ ὅπλα draw the cables taut, Id.7.36;τὰ νεῦρα εἰς τὸ ἐξόπισθεν κ. Pl.Ti. 84e
.2 stretch for the purpose of setting a bone, Hp.Fract. 15:—also [voice] Med., ib.5:—[voice] Pass., μῦς κατατεταμένος ib.8.3 rack, torture, , cf. Ael. Fr. 176;κατατείνειν ταῖς κολάσεσι Id.Fr. 279
: metaph.,κ. τὴν ψυχήν Id.Fr.60
;κατέτεινέ με διηγούμενος Lib.Decl.33.25
;κατατείνεσθαι ὑπὸ ποδάγρας Phylarch.40
J., cf. AP11.128 (Poll.).4 stretch out or draw in a straight line, κατέτεινε σχοινοτενέας ὑποδέξας διώρυχας, i.e. he marked out the ditches by drawing straight lines, Hdt.1.189; δόλιχον κ. τοῦ λόγου make a very long speech, Pl.Prt. 329b; μακρὸν λόγον, πολλοὺς καὶ μακροὺς ἐλέγχους, Phlp.in APr.262.10, in APo.243.19;φεύγουσι κατατείναντες τὴν κέρκον Arist.HA 629b35
:—[voice] Pass., extend throughout, Id.PA 650a29.5 [voice] Pass., to be tightly bound,ὑπὸ δεσμοῦ Plu.Luc.24
.6 stretch on the ground, lay at full length, [ὁ ἐλέφας] τοὺς φοίνικας κ. ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς Arist.HA 610a24
;κ. τινὰς ἐπὶ τοὔδαφος Plu. Publ.6
:—[voice] Pass., to be extended over a space, ; πρὸς γῆν πᾶν τὸ σῶμα ib. 92a;σκέλη ἐπὶ τῇ γῇ -τεταμένα Arist.IA 713a19
.7 metaph., strain, exert,κ. τὴν ῥώμην ὅλην Plb.21.34.7
(s. v.l.):—[voice] Pass., to be strained, μᾶλλον, ἧττον-τείνεσθαι, Pl.Ti. 63c, λόγοι κατατεινόμενοι words of hot contention, E.Hec. 130 (anap.);δρόμημα συνεχῶς -τεταμένον Arist.HA 629b19
; κ. τῷ προσώπῳ strain with the muscles of one's face, Plu.Ant.77; cf. infr. 11.2.II intr., extend or run straight towards,τάφρον -τείνουσαν ἐκ τῶν Ταυρικῶν ὀρέων ἐς τὴν Μαιῆτιν λίμνην Hdt.4.3
, cf. 9.15; γῆ κ. πρὸς ἑσπέρην ἐπὶ ποταμὸν Ἀγγίτην it stretches westward up to.., Id.7.113, cf. 4.19, X.HG4.4.7: abs., extend,ταύτῃ κ. Hdt.8.31
.b extend downwards, Plu.2.566d.2 strive earnestly, be vehement, E.IA 336;ἰσχυρῶς κ. X.An.2.5.30
; opp. χαλάω, Pl.R. 329c; κ. ἡ ὀδύνη v.l. for κατακτείνειε in Hp.Fract.43, cf. Gal.6.311: freq. in [tense] aor. part. with adverb. sense, with all one's force or might,κατατείνας ἐρῶ Pl.R. 358d
, cf. 367b;ὁ λέων τρέχει κ. Arist.HA 629b18
;ᾠχόμην κ. Luc.Lex.3
;ὄρνεις κατατείνασαι ἐκπτήσονται Id.Sat.35
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93 Strich
Imperf. streichen* * *der Strich(Gedankenstrich) dash;(Linie) line;(Pinselstrich) stroke* * *Strịch [ʃtrɪç]m -(e)s, -e1) line; (= Querstrich) dash; (= Schrägstrich) oblique, slash; (= Federstrich, Pinselstrich) stroke; (von Land) stretchetw mit wenigen Strichen skizzieren or zeichnen (lit, fig) — to sketch or outline sth with a few brief strokes
jdm einen Strich durch die Rechnung/einen Plan machen — to thwart sb's plans/plan
machen or ziehen (fig) — to forget sth
unterm Strich sein (inf) — not to be up to scratch (Brit) or up to snuff (US)
dünn wie ein Strich (inf) — as thin as a rake (Brit inf) or rail (US inf)
sie ist nur noch ein Strich (in der Landschaft hum) (inf) — she's as thin as a rake (Brit) or rail (US) now (inf)
2) no pl (= Kompassstrich) pointnach Strich und Faden (inf) — good and proper (inf), thoroughly
4) (MUS = Bogenstrich) stroke, boweinen harten/weichen Strich haben — to bow heavily/lightly
auf den Strich gehen — to be on the game (Brit inf), to be a prostitute
6) (von Schwalben etc) flight* * *der1) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) bar2) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) stroke3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) touch* * *<-[e]s, -e>[ʃtrɪç]m1. (gezogene Linie) line2. (Skaleneinteilung) lineauf dem \Strich on the game fam4.der Regen machte uns einen \Strich durch alles the rain wrecked all our plansich werde einen \Strich durch ihren sauberen Plan machen I will foil [or thwart] her nice little plan▶ jd/etw macht jdm einen \Strich durch die Rechnung sb/sth messes up [or wrecks] sb's plans, sb/sth throws a spanner [or wrench] in the works, sb puts a spoke in sb's wheel* * *der; Strich[e]s, Striche1) (Linie) line; (GedankenStrich) dash; (SchrägStrich) diagonal; slash; (BindeStrich, TrennungsStrich) hyphen; (Markierung) markkeinen Strich tun od. machen od. arbeiten — not do a stroke or a thing
jemandem einen Strich durch die Rechnung/durch etwas (Akk.) machen — (ugs.) mess up or wreck somebody's plans/mess up somebody's plans for something
unter dem Strich — at the end of the day; all things considered
unter dem Strich sein — (ugs.) not be up to scratch; be below par
2) o. Plder Strich — (salopp) (Prostitution) [street] prostitution; street-walking; (Gegend) the red-light district
3) (streichende Bewegung) stroke4) o. Pl. (Pinselführung) strokes pl.5) o. Pl. (BogenStrich) bowing no indef. art.gegen den/mit dem Strich bürsten — brush <hair, fur> the wrong/right way
jemandem gegen den Strich gehen — (ugs.) go against the grain [with somebody]
nach Strich und Faden — (ugs.) good and proper (coll.); well and truly
* * *1. (Linie) line; (Gedanken-, Morsestrich) dash; (Bindestrich) hyphen; (Schrägstrich) slash; auf Skala: mark; am Kompass: point;mit wenigen Strichen with a few strokes; fig in brief outlines;einen Strich durch etwas machen cross sth out;jemandem einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen fig wreck sb’s plans;ziehen make a clean break with sth, put sth behind one;machen umg not do a stroke of work;ich habe daran noch keinen Strich getan I haven’t touched it yet;unter dem Strich all in all, at the end of the day;3. (Streichung) deletion;Striche in einem Text vornehmen make cuts in a textmit dem/gegen den Strich bürsten/kämmen brush/comb the right/wrong way;das ging mir gegen den Strich umg it went against the grain;nach Strich und Faden umg good and proper6. nur sg umg (Bordellviertel) red-light district; umg (Prostitution) prostitution;jemanden auf den Strich schicken make sb walk the streets* * *der; Strich[e]s, Striche1) (Linie) line; (GedankenStrich) dash; (SchrägStrich) diagonal; slash; (BindeStrich, TrennungsStrich) hyphen; (Markierung) markkeinen Strich tun od. machen od. arbeiten — not do a stroke or a thing
jemandem einen Strich durch die Rechnung/durch etwas (Akk.) machen — (ugs.) mess up or wreck somebody's plans/mess up somebody's plans for something
unter dem Strich — at the end of the day; all things considered
unter dem Strich sein — (ugs.) not be up to scratch; be below par
2) o. Plder Strich — (salopp) (Prostitution) [street] prostitution; street-walking; (Gegend) the red-light district
3) (streichende Bewegung) stroke4) o. Pl. (Pinselführung) strokes pl.5) o. Pl. (BogenStrich) bowing no indef. art.gegen den/mit dem Strich bürsten — brush <hair, fur> the wrong/right way
jemandem gegen den Strich gehen — (ugs.) go against the grain [with somebody]
nach Strich und Faden — (ugs.) good and proper (coll.); well and truly
* * *-e m.bar (line) n.line n.stroke n. -
94 strich
Imperf. streichen* * *der Strich(Gedankenstrich) dash;(Linie) line;(Pinselstrich) stroke* * *Strịch [ʃtrɪç]m -(e)s, -e1) line; (= Querstrich) dash; (= Schrägstrich) oblique, slash; (= Federstrich, Pinselstrich) stroke; (von Land) stretchetw mit wenigen Strichen skizzieren or zeichnen (lit, fig) — to sketch or outline sth with a few brief strokes
jdm einen Strich durch die Rechnung/einen Plan machen — to thwart sb's plans/plan
machen or ziehen (fig) — to forget sth
unterm Strich sein (inf) — not to be up to scratch (Brit) or up to snuff (US)
dünn wie ein Strich (inf) — as thin as a rake (Brit inf) or rail (US inf)
sie ist nur noch ein Strich (in der Landschaft hum) (inf) — she's as thin as a rake (Brit) or rail (US) now (inf)
2) no pl (= Kompassstrich) pointnach Strich und Faden (inf) — good and proper (inf), thoroughly
4) (MUS = Bogenstrich) stroke, boweinen harten/weichen Strich haben — to bow heavily/lightly
auf den Strich gehen — to be on the game (Brit inf), to be a prostitute
6) (von Schwalben etc) flight* * *der1) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) bar2) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) stroke3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) touch* * *<-[e]s, -e>[ʃtrɪç]m1. (gezogene Linie) line2. (Skaleneinteilung) lineauf dem \Strich on the game fam4.der Regen machte uns einen \Strich durch alles the rain wrecked all our plansich werde einen \Strich durch ihren sauberen Plan machen I will foil [or thwart] her nice little plan▶ jd/etw macht jdm einen \Strich durch die Rechnung sb/sth messes up [or wrecks] sb's plans, sb/sth throws a spanner [or wrench] in the works, sb puts a spoke in sb's wheel* * *der; Strich[e]s, Striche1) (Linie) line; (GedankenStrich) dash; (SchrägStrich) diagonal; slash; (BindeStrich, TrennungsStrich) hyphen; (Markierung) markkeinen Strich tun od. machen od. arbeiten — not do a stroke or a thing
jemandem einen Strich durch die Rechnung/durch etwas (Akk.) machen — (ugs.) mess up or wreck somebody's plans/mess up somebody's plans for something
unter dem Strich — at the end of the day; all things considered
unter dem Strich sein — (ugs.) not be up to scratch; be below par
2) o. Plder Strich — (salopp) (Prostitution) [street] prostitution; street-walking; (Gegend) the red-light district
3) (streichende Bewegung) stroke4) o. Pl. (Pinselführung) strokes pl.5) o. Pl. (BogenStrich) bowing no indef. art.gegen den/mit dem Strich bürsten — brush <hair, fur> the wrong/right way
jemandem gegen den Strich gehen — (ugs.) go against the grain [with somebody]
nach Strich und Faden — (ugs.) good and proper (coll.); well and truly
* * *…strich m im subst1. (Linie):Bleistiftstrich pencil line;Längsstrich longitudinal line2. (Prostitution):Bahnhofsstrich station red-light district;Hausfrauenstrich prostitution by housewives* * *der; Strich[e]s, Striche1) (Linie) line; (GedankenStrich) dash; (SchrägStrich) diagonal; slash; (BindeStrich, TrennungsStrich) hyphen; (Markierung) markkeinen Strich tun od. machen od. arbeiten — not do a stroke or a thing
jemandem einen Strich durch die Rechnung/durch etwas (Akk.) machen — (ugs.) mess up or wreck somebody's plans/mess up somebody's plans for something
unter dem Strich — at the end of the day; all things considered
unter dem Strich sein — (ugs.) not be up to scratch; be below par
2) o. Plder Strich — (salopp) (Prostitution) [street] prostitution; street-walking; (Gegend) the red-light district
3) (streichende Bewegung) stroke4) o. Pl. (Pinselführung) strokes pl.5) o. Pl. (BogenStrich) bowing no indef. art.gegen den/mit dem Strich bürsten — brush <hair, fur> the wrong/right way
jemandem gegen den Strich gehen — (ugs.) go against the grain [with somebody]
nach Strich und Faden — (ugs.) good and proper (coll.); well and truly
* * *-e m.bar (line) n.line n.stroke n. -
95 כון
כּוּןch. sam(כוןto stand, exist, be firm); Pa. כַּוֵּון 1) to direct, aim, draw a direct line. Targ. Y. Num. 22:23. Targ. Num. 34:7, sq. (h. text תאה). Targ. Y. Deut. 10:5 וכוונית (h. text פנה). Ib. 19:3 (h. text תכין, v. preced.); a. e. 2) to draw a parallel, compare. Targ. Is. 46:5 (h. text תמשילני). 3) (with דעתא, or sub. דעתא) to direct the mind, to pay attention; to do a thing intentionally. Targ. Y. Num. 11:1 מכ׳ והגיאן ביש intentionally speaking evil.Ber.17b לא מצי לְכַוּוּנֵי דעתיה he cannot collect his mind (for prayer). Ib. 30b מעיקרא לא כ׳וכ׳ the first time he read without attention. Ḥull.31a דלא קָמְכַוֵּין (or קָמִכַּוֵּין Ithpa.) when he had no intention whatever (to cut); a. fr.Part. pass. מְכַוַּון a) directed towards, corresponding. Targ. Ez. 1:9. Targ. Ex. 26:5; a. fr.b) straight, firm, upright. Targ. Job 21:8 מְכַוְּונִין Bxt. (Ms. מְכַוְּונַן; ed. מכוין, מְכַוַּון, corr. acc.; h. text נכון). Targ. Ps. 51:12. Ib. 57:8 (ed. Wil. מכוֵן, corr. acc.); a. fr.Yoma 28b לא מְכַוְּונֵי Ms. M. (ed. לא מ׳ טובא) the Temple walls were not exactly straight (the lower portions being thicker than the upper); (Ms. M. 2 משום דמכווני because the walls were exactly built in correspondence with the points of the compass). Y.Snh.IV, beg.22a; III, 21c top (read:) כד הוא חמי סהדו מכַוְּונָא … הכן והכן מְכַוֵּון when he found evidences (of two) exactly corresponding, he cross-examined; but when he found them turning hither and thither (differing in details), he tried to harmonize (allowing for errors in time, v. חֲקִירָה). Ithpa. אִיתְכַּיֵּון, אִיכַּ׳, כַּוֵּין … 1) to place ones self, to stand. Targ. Ps. 101:7. 2) to be precise in doing. Ib. 90:12 מן יִתְכַּ׳ להודע ed. Lag. (oth. ed. כן, corr. acc.) who can exactly make known? (h. text כן הודע). Targ. Y. Lev. 13:12. 3) to be trained, to be in the habit of. Targ. Y. Num. 22:30 (h. text הסכן). 4) to intend, mean. Ib. 30:5 ויתכ׳ וישתוק and keeps silence intentionally. Targ. Y. Deut. 19:4; a. e.Ḥull.95a דאיכ׳ לצעורי׳וכ׳ who meant to vex his neighbor. Ib. 31a מִיכַּוֵּין לשום חתיכה had the intention merely to cut (not to slaughter according to the ritual, v. זְבִיחָה). Ib. מה כלים דלא מִיכַּוְּונֵיוכ׳ as vessels (lifeless things) which have no thought ; a. e. Ithpe. אִיתְכָּן to be prepared, ready (מוּכָן, v. preced.). Ib. 14a כיון דלא א׳וכ׳ because it was not prepared (designated for use) yesterday.V. תכן. -
96 כּוּן
כּוּןch. sam(כוןto stand, exist, be firm); Pa. כַּוֵּון 1) to direct, aim, draw a direct line. Targ. Y. Num. 22:23. Targ. Num. 34:7, sq. (h. text תאה). Targ. Y. Deut. 10:5 וכוונית (h. text פנה). Ib. 19:3 (h. text תכין, v. preced.); a. e. 2) to draw a parallel, compare. Targ. Is. 46:5 (h. text תמשילני). 3) (with דעתא, or sub. דעתא) to direct the mind, to pay attention; to do a thing intentionally. Targ. Y. Num. 11:1 מכ׳ והגיאן ביש intentionally speaking evil.Ber.17b לא מצי לְכַוּוּנֵי דעתיה he cannot collect his mind (for prayer). Ib. 30b מעיקרא לא כ׳וכ׳ the first time he read without attention. Ḥull.31a דלא קָמְכַוֵּין (or קָמִכַּוֵּין Ithpa.) when he had no intention whatever (to cut); a. fr.Part. pass. מְכַוַּון a) directed towards, corresponding. Targ. Ez. 1:9. Targ. Ex. 26:5; a. fr.b) straight, firm, upright. Targ. Job 21:8 מְכַוְּונִין Bxt. (Ms. מְכַוְּונַן; ed. מכוין, מְכַוַּון, corr. acc.; h. text נכון). Targ. Ps. 51:12. Ib. 57:8 (ed. Wil. מכוֵן, corr. acc.); a. fr.Yoma 28b לא מְכַוְּונֵי Ms. M. (ed. לא מ׳ טובא) the Temple walls were not exactly straight (the lower portions being thicker than the upper); (Ms. M. 2 משום דמכווני because the walls were exactly built in correspondence with the points of the compass). Y.Snh.IV, beg.22a; III, 21c top (read:) כד הוא חמי סהדו מכַוְּונָא … הכן והכן מְכַוֵּון when he found evidences (of two) exactly corresponding, he cross-examined; but when he found them turning hither and thither (differing in details), he tried to harmonize (allowing for errors in time, v. חֲקִירָה). Ithpa. אִיתְכַּיֵּון, אִיכַּ׳, כַּוֵּין … 1) to place ones self, to stand. Targ. Ps. 101:7. 2) to be precise in doing. Ib. 90:12 מן יִתְכַּ׳ להודע ed. Lag. (oth. ed. כן, corr. acc.) who can exactly make known? (h. text כן הודע). Targ. Y. Lev. 13:12. 3) to be trained, to be in the habit of. Targ. Y. Num. 22:30 (h. text הסכן). 4) to intend, mean. Ib. 30:5 ויתכ׳ וישתוק and keeps silence intentionally. Targ. Y. Deut. 19:4; a. e.Ḥull.95a דאיכ׳ לצעורי׳וכ׳ who meant to vex his neighbor. Ib. 31a מִיכַּוֵּין לשום חתיכה had the intention merely to cut (not to slaughter according to the ritual, v. זְבִיחָה). Ib. מה כלים דלא מִיכַּוְּונֵיוכ׳ as vessels (lifeless things) which have no thought ; a. e. Ithpe. אִיתְכָּן to be prepared, ready (מוּכָן, v. preced.). Ib. 14a כיון דלא א׳וכ׳ because it was not prepared (designated for use) yesterday.V. תכן. -
97 умереть
1) General subject: be food for worms, become food for worms, breathe last, breathe last gasp, breathe one's last, bump off, bust, cash in one's check, close one's days, conk, croak, cross the Great Divide, depart, die, die testate, divide, do and die, do or die, draw one's last breath, end days, evaporate, expire, get one's quietus, get quietus, go aloft, go bung, go meet Maker, go off the hooks, go the way of all things, go to Maker, go to glory, go to one's account, hand in one's check, hand in one's chips, hop the perch, hop the stick, hop the twig, join the great majority, kick the bucket, kick up one's heels, lay bones, pack up, part, pass away, pass beyond the veil, pass in, pass in one's chips, pass on, pass over, pay one's debt to nature, perish, pike, pop off (особ. внезапно), pop off the hooks, quit this scene of troubles, slip breath, slip one's cable, slip wind, snuff, snuff (обыкн. to snuff it), succumb (от чего-либо), suffer death, take exit, take the ferry, to be at peace, to be food for worms, to be with the Saints, to slinky (one's) breath (one's wind), to slinky (one's) cable, turn toes to the daisies, breath last gasp, decease, gasp last, go from hence into the other world, go hence, go to grass, go to last home, go to long home, go to long rest, go to long rest, go to own place, hand in checks, kick up heels, leave the stage, make exit, make exit, pay debt to nature, quit the stage, shut lights out, step off, sup with Pluto, go for a Burton, flatline (of a person - to die - Origin: 1980s: from flat + line - with reference to the continuous straight line displayed on a heart monitor, indicating death)2) Medicine: (ящик) box3) Colloquial: go west, pass out, peg out, pip out, skip (часто skip out), snuff out, tip over the perch, hand in checks, hand in one's dinner-pail, turn in one's dinner-pail, bite the big one4) Dialect: tip off the perch, tip up heels5) American: hand in chips, hand in one's account, kick, pass in chips, be called to account, go to account6) Obsolete: give up the ghost, starve7) Literal: quit the scene8) Latin: aut vincere aut mori, exit9) Military: lose the number of mess10) Rare: end, stick spoon in the wall11) Australian slang: throw a seven12) Bible: enter within the veiling13) Jargon: buy the farm, cash ( one's) chips, check out, cut one's cable, dance off, guit it, hand in (one's) checks (chips), kick in, kick off, kick the bicket, knock off work, off, pass in (one's) checks (chips), pass in the checks, pop off, shoot star, take the last (long) count, turn belly up (go belly up), turn toes up, turn up (one's) toes (to the daisies) turn (one's) toes up, turn up one's toes, turn up toes, hang up hat, hung up hat, lay down fork and knife, pass in checks, slip cable, buy the big one (I don't plan to buy the big one for at least another 30 years. Я не планирую умереть, как минимум, ещё тридцать лет.), take the (long) count, get one's ticket punched, bump, cash in (one's) chips, conk out, give (someone) the foot, go, kiss off, kiss the dust, knock it, knock it off, knock off, throw in the sponge (towel), tip over14) Graphic expression: meet death15) Sublime: be no more, to be no more16) American English: step off the curb17) Makarov: demise, go beyond the veil, go beyond the veil (скончаться, разделить участь всех смертных, отправиться на тот свет, отправиться к праотцам, уйти на покой, покинуть этот бренный мир), go down into the tomb, go home, go home (скончаться, разделить участь всех смертных, отправиться на тот свет, отправиться к праотцам, уйти на покой, покинуть этот бренный мир), go out of the world, go over to the majority, go over to the majority (скончаться, разделить участь всех смертных, отправиться на тот свет, отправиться к праотцам, уйти на покой, покинуть этот бренный мир), go the way of all flesh, go the way of all living, go the way of all the earth, go the way of all the earth (скончаться, разделить участь всех смертных, отправиться на тот свет, отправиться к праотцам, уйти на покой, покинуть этот бренный мир), go the way of all the flesh, go the way of all the flesh (скончаться, разделить участь всех смертных, отправиться на тот свет, отправиться к праотцам, уйти на покой, покинуть этот бренный мир), go the way of nature, go to (one's) last home, go to (one's) last home (скончаться, разделить участь всех смертных, отправиться на тот свет, отправиться к праотцам, уйти на покой, покинуть этот бренный мир), go to (one's) long home, go to (one's) long home (скончаться, разделить участь всех смертных, отправиться на тот свет, отправиться к праотцам, уйти на покой, покинуть этот бренный мир), go to (one's) long rest, go to (one's) long rest (скончаться, разделить участь всех смертных, отправиться на тот свет, отправиться к праотцам, уйти на покой, покинуть этот бренный мир), go to (one's) own place, go to (one's) own place (скончаться, разделить участь всех смертных, отправиться на тот свет, отправиться к праотцам, уйти на покой, покинуть этот бренный мир), go to glory (скончаться, разделить участь всех смертных, отправиться на тот свет, отправиться к праотцам, уйти на покой, покинуть этот бренный мир), go to heaven, go to heaven (скончаться, разделить участь всех смертных, отправиться на тот свет, отправиться к праотцам, уйти на покой, покинуть этот бренный мир), go to the great majority, join the angels, join the majority, join the silent majority, lay (one's) bones, pass over to the great majority, shut (one's) lights out, slip (one's) breath, slip (one's) wind, snuff it, yield up breath, yield up the ghost, call off all bets, cash in checks, cash in chips, check in, close days, cock nose, crease it, cross the Great D., cross the Stygian ferry, cross the Styx, cross the bar, cross the river, cut cable, dine with Mohammed, do the seven, draw last breath, drop a cue, drop off, end days, enter behind the veil, enter beyond the veil, enter within the veil, die away (о чувствах), die down (о чувствах), cross over (перейти в мир иной)18) Taboo: crap out, lead apes in hell20) Idiomatic expression: cash in one's chips (применяется как глагол) -
98 çırpı
"1. chip, shaving; (dry) twig. 2. (carpenter´s) chalk line; (mason´s) leveling line. - çekmek to draw or mark a straight line with a chalk line. -ya getirmek /ı/ to line up. - gibi thin, skinny (arms or legs). - ipi (carpenter´s) chalk line; (mason´s) leveling line. " -
99 point
point [pɔɪnt]pointe ⇒ 1 (a) point ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c), 1 (e), 1 (f),1(i)-(l), 1 (n), 1 (o) endroit ⇒ 1 (c) moment ⇒ 1 (d) essentiel ⇒ 1 (g) but ⇒ 1 (h) virgule ⇒ 1 (m) diriger ⇒ 2 (a) pointer ⇒ 2 (a) indiquer ⇒ 2 (b) montrer du doigt ⇒ 3 (a)1 noun(a) (tip → of sword, nail, pencil etc) pointe f;∎ trim one end of the stick into a point taillez un des bouts de la branche en pointe;∎ his beard ended in a neat point sa barbe était soigneusement taillée en pointe;∎ draw a star with five points dessinez une étoile à cinq branches;∎ a dog with white points un chien aux pattes et aux oreilles blanches;∎ an eight-point stag un cerf huit cors;∎ to dance on points faire des pointes;∎ on (full) point (ballet dancer) sur la pointe;∎ on demi-point (ballet dancer) sur la demi-pointe;∎ not to put too fine a point on it… pour dire les choses clairement…(b) (small dot) point m;∎ a tiny point of light un minuscule point de lumière(c) (specific place) point m, endroit m, lieu m;∎ intersection point point m d'intersection;∎ meeting point (sign) point rencontre;∎ the runners have passed the halfway point les coureurs ont dépassé la mi-parcours;∎ we're back to our point of departure or our starting point nous sommes revenus au ou à notre point de départ;∎ the point where the accident occurred l'endroit où l'accident a eu lieu;∎ at that point you'll see a church on the left à ce moment-là, vous verrez une église sur votre gauche;∎ the terrorists claim they can strike at any point in the country les terroristes prétendent qu'ils peuvent frapper n'importe où dans le pays;∎ the bus service to Dayton and points west le service de bus à destination de Dayton et des villes situées plus à l'ouest;∎ points south of here get little rainfall les régions situées au sud d'ici n'ont pas une grande pluviosité∎ the country is at a critical point in its development le pays traverse une période ou phase critique de son développement;∎ we are at a critical point nous voici à un point critique;∎ there comes a point when a decision has to be made il arrive un moment où il faut prendre une décision;∎ when it comes to the point of actually doing it quand vient le moment de passer à l'acte;∎ when it came to the point quand le moment critique est arrivé;∎ at one point in the discussion à un moment de la discussion;∎ at one point in my travels au cours de mes voyages;∎ at one point, I thought the roof was going to cave in à un moment (donné), j'ai cru que le toit allait s'effondrer;∎ at one point in the book à un moment donné dans le livre;∎ at this point the phone rang c'est alors que le téléphone a sonné, à ce moment-là le téléphone a sonné;∎ at that point, I was still undecided à ce moment-là, je n'avais pas encore pris de décision;∎ at that point in China's history à ce moment précis de l'histoire de la Chine;∎ it's too late by this point il est déjà trop tard à l'heure qu'il est;∎ by that point, I was too tired to move j'étais alors tellement fatigué que je ne pouvais plus bouger(e) (stage in development or process) point m;∎ she had reached the point of wanting a divorce elle en était (arrivée) au point de vouloir divorcer;∎ thank God we haven't reached that point! Dieu merci, nous n'en sommes pas (encore arrivés) là!;∎ to reach the point of no return atteindre le point de non-retour;∎ to be at the point of death être sur le point de mourir;∎ the conflict has gone beyond the point where negotiations are possible le conflit a atteint le stade où toute négociation est impossible;∎ the regime is on the point of collapse le régime est au bord de l'effondrement;∎ I was on the point of admitting everything j'étais sur le point de tout avouer;∎ she had worked to the point of exhaustion elle avait travaillé jusqu'à l'épuisement;∎ he was jealous to the point of madness sa jalousie confinait à la folie;∎ he stuffed himself to the point of being sick il s'est gavé à en être malade(f) (for discussion or debate) point m;∎ a seven-point memorandum un mémorandum en sept points;∎ let's go on to the next point passons à la question suivante ou au point suivant;∎ on this point we disagree sur ce point nous ne sommes pas d'accord;∎ I want to emphasize this point je voudrais insister sur ce point;∎ are there any points I haven't covered? y a-t-il des questions que je n'ai pas abordées?;∎ to make or to raise a point faire une remarque;∎ to make the point that… faire remarquer que… + indicative;∎ my point or the point I'm making is that… là où je veux en venir c'est que…;∎ all right, you've made your point! d'accord, on a compris!;∎ the points raised in her article les points qu'elle soulève dans son article;∎ the main points to keep in mind les principaux points à garder à l'esprit;∎ let me illustrate my point laissez-moi illustrer mon propos;∎ to prove his point he showed us a photo pour prouver ses affirmations, il nous a montré une photo;∎ I see or take your point je vois ce que vous voulez dire ou où vous voulez en venir;∎ point taken! c'est juste!;∎ he may not be home - you've got a point there! il n'est peut-être pas chez lui - ça c'est vrai!;∎ the fact that he went to the police is a point in his favour/a point against him le fait qu'il soit allé à la police est un bon/mauvais point pour lui;∎ I corrected her on a point of grammar je l'ai corrigée sur un point de grammaire;∎ she was disqualified on a technical point elle a été disqualifiée pour ou sur une faute technique;∎ to make a point of doing sth tenir à faire qch;∎ he made a point of speaking to her il a tenu à lui adresser la parole;∎ kindly make a point of remembering next time faites-moi le plaisir de ne pas oublier la prochaine fois∎ I get the point je comprends, je vois;∎ the point is (that) we're overloaded with work le fait est que nous sommes débordés de travail;∎ we're getting off or away from the point nous nous éloignons ou écartons du sujet;∎ that's the (whole) point! (that's the problem) c'est là (tout) le problème!; (that's the aim) c'est ça, le but!;∎ that's not the point! là n'est pas la question!;∎ the money is/your feelings are beside the point l'argent n'a/vos sentiments n'ont rien à voir là-dedans;∎ get or come to the point! dites ce que vous avez à dire!, ne tournez pas autour du pot!;∎ I'll come straight to the point je serai bref;∎ to keep to the point ne pas s'écarter du sujet∎ the point of the game is to get rid of all your cards le but du jeu est de se débarrasser de toutes ses cartes;∎ there's no point in asking him now ça ne sert à rien ou ce n'est pas la peine de le lui demander maintenant;∎ what's the point of all this? à quoi ça sert tout ça?;∎ I don't see the point (of re-doing it) je ne vois pas l'intérêt (de le refaire);∎ oh, what's the point anyway! oh, et puis à quoi bon, après tout!(i) (feature, characteristic) point m;∎ the boss has his good points le patron a ses bons côtés;∎ it's my weak/strong point c'est mon point faible/fort;∎ her strong point is her sense of humour son point fort, c'est son sens de l'humour;∎ tact has never been one of your strong points la délicatesse n'a jamais été ton fort∎ the Dow Jones index is up/down two points l'indice Dow Jones a augmenté/baissé de deux points;∎ who scored the winning point? qui a marqué le point gagnant?;∎ an ace is worth 4 points un as vaut 4 points;∎ to win/to lead on points (in boxing) gagner/mener aux points;∎ American familiar to make points with sb (find favour with) faire bonne impression à qn□ ;∎ School merit points bons points mpl;∎ points competition (in cycling) classement m par points(k) (on compass) point m;∎ the four points of the compass les quatre points mpl cardinaux;∎ the 32 points of the compass les 32 points mpl de la rose des vents;∎ to alter course 16 points venir de 16 quarts;∎ our people were scattered to all points of the compass notre peuple s'est retrouvé éparpillé aux quatre coins du monde∎ a straight line between two points une droite reliant deux points(m) (in decimals) virgule f;∎ five point one cinq virgule un(n) (punctuation mark) point m;∎ three or ellipsis points points mpl de suspension∎ 6-point type caractères mpl de 6 points∎ (power) point prise f (de courant);∎ eight-point distributor (in engine) distributeur m (d'allumage) à huit plots∎ points aiguillage m(t) (on backgammon board) flèche f, pointe f(a) (direct, aim → vehicle) diriger; (→ flashlight, hose) pointer, braquer; (→ finger) pointer, tendre; (→ telescope) diriger, braquer;∎ to point one's finger at sb/sth montrer qn/qch du doigt;∎ he pointed his finger accusingly at Gus il pointa un doigt accusateur vers Gus, il montra ou désigna Gus d'un doigt accusateur;∎ to point a gun at sb braquer une arme sur qn;∎ he pointed the rifle/the camera at me il braqua le fusil/l'appareil photo sur moi;∎ she pointed the truck towards the garage elle tourna le camion vers le garage;∎ he pointed the boat out to sea il a mis le cap vers le large;∎ if anybody shows up, just point them in my direction si quelqu'un arrive, tu n'as qu'à me l'envoyer;∎ just point me in the right direction dites-moi simplement quelle direction je dois prendre;∎ just point him to the nearest bar tu n'as qu'à lui indiquer le chemin du bar le plus proche∎ to point the way indiquer la direction ou le chemin; figurative montrer le chemin, indiquer la direction à suivre;∎ he pointed the way to future success il a montré le chemin de la réussite;∎ her research points the way to a better understanding of the phenomenon ses recherches vont permettre une meilleure compréhension du phénomène;∎ they point the way (in) which reform must go ils indiquent la direction dans laquelle les réformes doivent aller∎ to point one's toes tendre le pied(e) (sharpen → stick, pencil) tailler(f) Linguistics mettre des signes diacritiques à∎ to point at or to or towards sth montrer qch du doigt;∎ she pointed left elle fit un signe vers la gauche;∎ he pointed back down the corridor il fit un signe vers le fond du couloir;∎ he pointed at or to me with his pencil il pointa son crayon vers moi;∎ he was pointing at me son doigt était pointé vers moi;∎ it's rude to point ce n'est pas poli de montrer du doigt(b) (road sign, needle on dial)∎ the signpost points up the hill le panneau est tourné vers le haut de la colline;∎ a compass needle always points north l'aiguille d'une boussole indique toujours le nord;∎ the weather vane is pointing north la girouette est orientée au nord;∎ when the big hand points to twelve quand la grande aiguille est sur le douze∎ hold the gun with the barrel pointing downwards tenez le canon de l'arme pointé vers le bas;∎ the rifle/the camera was pointing straight at me la carabine/la caméra était braquée sur moi;∎ point your flashlight over there éclaire là-bas;∎ insert the disk with the arrow pointing right insérez la disquette, la flèche pointée ou pointant vers la droite;∎ the aerial should be pointing in the direction of the transmitter l'antenne devrait être tournée dans la direction de ou tournée vers l'émetteur;∎ he walks with his feet pointing outwards il marche les pieds en dehorspour l'instant;∎ no more details are available at this point in time pour l'instant, nous ne disposons pas d'autres détailsen fait, à vrai direpertinentjusqu'à un certain point;∎ did the strategy succeed? - up to a point est-ce que la stratégie a réussi? - dans une certaine mesure;∎ productivity can be increased up to a point la productivité peut être augmentée jusqu'à un certain point;∎ she can be persuaded, but only up to a point il est possible de la convaincre, mais seulement jusqu'à un certain point►► Marketing point of delivery lieu m de livraison;British point duty (of police officer, traffic warden) service m de la circulation;∎ to be on point duty diriger la circulation;point guard (in basketball) meneur(euse) m,f;point of intersection point m d'intersection;point of order point m de procédure;∎ he rose on a point of order il a demandé la parole pour soulever un point de procédure;American point man (in the forefront) précurseur m;Computing point of presence point m de présence, point m d'accès;Marketing point of purchase lieu m d'achat, lieu m de vente;point of reference point m de référence;Marketing point of sale lieu m de vente, point m de vente;∎ at the point of sale sur le lieu de vente;point shoes (for ballet) (chaussons mpl à) pointes fpl;Typography & Computing point size corps m;point source source f ponctuelle;point of view Television & Cinema angle m du regard; (opinion) point m de vue, opinion f;∎ from my point of view, it doesn't make much difference en ce qui me concerne, ça ne change pas grand-chose;∎ to consider sth from all points of view considérer qch sous tous ses aspects;point work (of ballet dancer) pointes fplMathematics (decimals) séparer par une virgule(a) (indicate) indiquer, montrer;∎ I'll point the church out to you as we go by je vous montrerai ou vous indiquerai l'église quand nous passerons devant∎ she pointed out several mistakes to us elle nous a signalé plusieurs erreurs, elle a attiré notre attention sur plusieurs erreurs;∎ I'd like to point out that it was my idea in the first place je vous ferai remarquer que l'idée est de moi;∎ might I point out that…? permettez-moi de vous faire observer ou remarquer que…;∎ he pointed out that two people were missing il fit remarquer qu'il manquait deux personnes∎ the facts point to only one conclusion les faits ne permettent qu'une seule conclusion;∎ all the evidence points to him toutes les preuves indiquent que c'est lui;∎ everything points to CIA involvement tout indique que la CIA est impliquée(b) (call attention to) attirer l'attention sur;∎ ecologists point to the destruction of forest land les écologistes attirent notre attention sur la destruction des forêts;∎ they proudly point to the government's record ils invoquent avec fierté le bilan du gouvernement(of person, report) souligner, mettre l'accent sur; (of event) faire ressortir;∎ his account points up the irony of the defeat son exposé met l'accent sur l'ironie de la défaite;∎ the accident points up the need for closer cooperation l'accident fait ressortir le besoin d'une coopération plus étroite -
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[fɔːm] 1. сущ.1) форма; внешний вид; внешнее очертаниеThe cookies were in the form of squares. — Печенья были квадратной формы.
Syn:This coat really fits one's form. — Это пальто действительно хорошо сидит.
Syn:3)а) форма, видabridged / condensed form — сокращённая форма, сокращённый вариант
convenient / handy form — удобная форма
- take the form ofThe book came out in abridged form. — Книга издана в сокращённом виде.
Syn:б) лингв. форма- colloquial form
- combining form
- diminutive form
- free form
- inflectional form
- obsolete form
- plural form
- singular form
- surface form
- underlying formв) мат. формаname form — лог. называющая форма
4) вид, разновидностьThe ant is a form of insect. — Муравей - это вид насекомых.
Ice is water in another form. — Лёд - это вода в ином виде.
Syn:6) иск. вид, форма; композицияYou paint well, but your work lacks form. — С красками у тебя всё в порядке, но твоя картина плохо построена.
In painting colour is subordinate to form. — В живописи цвет подчиняется форме.
Syn:7) установленный порядок, церемония, этикет, обряд; формальность- as a matter of formThey didn't follow the traditional form of the marriage service. — Они не придерживались традиционной церемонии бракосочетания.
- in due form
- in proper formSyn:8)Syn:б) бланк, образец, форма; анкетаto fill in a form брит., to fill out a form амер., to fill up a form уст. — заполнить бланк
tax return form — амер. бланк декларации о доходах
9) манеры, поведениеgood / proper form — хороший тон, хорошие манеры
bad form — дурной тон, плохие манеры
in full / great form — со всеми церемониями, по всей форме
It's bad form to come late to a formal reception. — На официальную встречу опаздывать неприлично.
Syn:The horse is in form. — Лошадь вполне подготовлена к бегам.
She was in superb form today. — Она была сегодня в превосходной форме.
If she's in form, she can win the match easily. — Если она будет в форме, она легко выиграет матч.
Syn:11) разг. весёлость, живость, хорошее настроениеHe was in great form after his breakfast. — Он был в прекрасном настроении после завтрака.
Syn:12) судимость, "полицейское досье"You can get at least a five for getting captured with a shooter especially if you've got a bit of form behind you. — Ты можешь получить по крайней мере пять лет за ношение огнестрельного оружия, особенно, если за тобой есть судимости.
There's loads of form written down on my conviction card. — В моём досье записана масса судимостей.
13) скамьяSyn:14)а) тех. модель; (литейная) формаWhen the cement has hardened, the form is removed. — Когда цемент затвердел, форма удаляется.
Syn:б) амер.; = formeв) стр. опалубка••2. гл.1)а) придавать форму; строить, создавать (по образцу, модели; в соответствии с чем-л.)to form of / out of / from smth. — делать, создавать из чего-л. (какого-л. материала)
to form into smth. — придавать форму чего-л.
state formed along republican lines — государство, созданное в соответствии с республиканскими идеями
Syn:б) принимать форму, вид- form layers- form strataв) ( form into) воен. строить, строиться ( в определённом порядке)The soldiers formed into battle order. — Солдаты выстроились в боевом порядке.
2)а) воспитывать, вырабатывать, формировать (характер, качества, стиль)mind formed by classical education — ум, сформированный классическим образованием
to form one's style on / upon good models — вырабатывать свой стиль на хороших образцах
Syn:б) строить (поведение по какому-л. образцу)3) приобретатьHe formed the habit of peering over his glasses. — У него выработалась привычка смотреть поверх очков.
He formed no friends. — Он не приобрёл друзей.
Syn:4)а) составлять, образовыватьThe sofa is formed of three separate sections. — Диван составлен из трёх отдельных секций.
Yeomen and tradesmen formed the bulk of the insurgents. — Мелкие землевладельцы и торговцы составили основу повстанцев.
б) включать в себя, содержать•Syn:5)а) организовывать, формировать, образовыватьThey formed an army out of rabble. — Они создали армию из сброда.
We were commanded to form ourselves into a ring. — Нам приказали встать в круг.
Syn:б) организовываться, формироватьсяThe dancers formed a line. — Танцоры выстроились в ряд.
Each column of soldiers marched away as soon as it formed. — Как только солдаты выстраивались в колонну, она тут же выступала.
Syn:6)а) создавать, составлятьHenry VIII was the first English king to form a gallery of pictures. — Генрих VIII был первым английским королём, создавшим картинную галерею.
Syn:б) создавать, вырабатывать, формулировать (план, мнение и т. п.)в) возникать, создаваться, образовыватьсяFog forms in the valleys. — Туман возникает в долинах.
A sheet of ice had formed in front of Proctor's house. — Перед домом Проктора образовалась ледяная корка.
Syn:7) лингв. образовыватьThe verbs of the strong conjugation form the past tense by a change of the root vowel. — Глаголы, относящиеся к сильному спряжению, образуют прошедшее время изменением корневой гласной.
8) тех. формоватьSyn:9) ( form into) преим. страд. включать как часть (чего-л.)The new train will be formed into the regular timetable from next Monday. — Со следующего понедельника новый поезд будет включён в регулярное расписание.
•- form up
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