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121 Vermögen
Vermögen n 1. WIWI fortune, wealth (Reichtum); means, substance; property (Besitz, Eigentum); 2. FIN, RW assets (Aktiva, Vermögenswerte); net worth (Reinvermögen = Nettovermögen = Aktiva minus Schulden); capital (als konkretes Kapital Gegensatz zum abstrakten Kapital der Passivseite der Bilanz, Realvermögen); 3. GEN power, property; fortune (großer Geldbetrag); money (Geldvermögen) • durch bewegliches oder unbewegliches Vermögen dinglich gesichert RECHT secured by a charge on movable or immovable property • zu liquidierendes Vermögen RECHT assets to be realised* * *n 1. < Finanz> assets; 2. < Geschäft> power, property; 3. < Rechnung> assets, net worth, konkretes Kapital capital (Gegensatz zum abstrakten Kapital der Passivseite der Bilanz) ; 4. <Vw> Geldvermögen money* * *Vermögen
property [and effects], fortune, (Aktiva) assets, (Fähigkeit) faculty, power, ability, capacity, (Gesellschaft) treasury, (Kapital) funds, means, (Nachlass) estate, (Reichtum) wealth, riches, money, substance;
• im Vermögen der toten Hand in mortmain;
• abgesondertes Vermögen (Ehefrau) separate property;
• abgetretenes Vermögen assigned property;
• Ertrag abwerfendes Vermögen income-producing property;
• von der Versicherungsgesellschaft anerkanntes Vermögen net assets;
• in Grundstücken angelegtes Vermögen capital invested in real property;
• in Staatspapieren angelegtes Vermögen funded property;
• in Wertpapieren angelegtes Vermögen property capital, (Kapitalanlagegesellschaft) total investments;
• anmeldepflichtiges Vermögen property to be reported (declared);
• ansehnliches Vermögen sizable property (fortune);
• anständiges Vermögen sizable property;
• ausländisches Vermögen alien (foreign-owned) property, foreign assets (ownership);
• bares Vermögen liquid (cash) assets, stock, pecuniary property;
• beachtliches Vermögen respectable competence;
• hypothekarisch belastbares (verpfändbares) Vermögen mortgageable property;
• belastetes Vermögen encumbered estate;
• bescheidenes Vermögen modest fortune;
• beschlagnahmtes Vermögen confiscated (requisitioned) property;
• vom Feind beschlagnahmtes Vermögen enemy-controlled property;
• zum persönlichen Gebrauch bestimmtes Vermögen personal chattels;
• beträchtliches Vermögen handsome fortune;
• bewegliches Vermögen personal chattels (property), goods and chattels, movables, movable goods (property, estate), personalty;
• bewegliches und unbewegliches Vermögen mixed property;
• blockiertes Vermögen frozen fund, blocked property;
• brachliegendes Vermögen funds lying idle;
• bei einer Bank deponiertes Vermögen property lodged with a bank;
• eheliches Vermögen matrimonial assets;
• eigenes Vermögen own property, independent means;
• eingesetztes Vermögen venture;
• einziehbares Vermögen divestible property;
• elterliches Vermögen patrimony;
• erbschaftssteuerfreies Vermögen free estate, property exempt from estate duty;
• erbschaftssteuerpflichtiges Vermögen property liable to estate duty;
• sofort erbschaftssteuerpflichtiges Vermögen property without the instal(l)ment option;
• ererbtes Vermögen general (estate of) inheritance (US);
• erhebliches Vermögen sizable fortune;
• Ertrag bringendes Vermögen income-producing property;
• zu erwartendes Vermögen fortune in reversion;
• während der Ehe erworbenes Vermögen property acquired during marriage;
• nach der Eheschließung erworbenes Vermögen after-acquired property;
• vom Gemeinschuldner nach Konkurseröffnung erworbenes Vermögen property acquired after adjudication;
• mühsam erworbenes Vermögen hardgot fortune;
• unrechtmäßig erworbenes Vermögen ill-gotten property, property acquired by fraud;
• feindliches Vermögen alien (enemy) property;
• flüssiges Vermögen cash (liquid) property, quick (liquid) assets, money capital;
• forstwirtschaftliches Vermögen commercial woodland;
• freies Vermögen unencumbered assets;
• wohl fundiertes Vermögen well-established fortune;
• das ganze Vermögen all one’s belongings, the whole of one’s property;
• gefährdetes Vermögen impaired fortune;
• gegenwärtiges und zukünftiges Vermögen present and future property;
• gemeinsames Vermögen (Gesellschafter) common (joint) property;
• gepfändetes Vermögen seized assets;
• gerettetes Vermögen salvaged property;
• geringfügiges Vermögen (Steuerformular) unadmitted assets;
• gesamtes Vermögen aggregate property, entire fortune;
• gesperrtes Vermögen blocked property;
• greifbares Vermögen tangible property;
• großes Vermögen ample fortune;
• grundsteuerpflichtiges Vermögen rat(e)able property (Br.);
• hinterlegtes Vermögen bailed property;
• treuhänderisch hinterlegtes sheltering trust (US);
• immaterielles Vermögen intangible property;
• investiertes Vermögen funds invested;
• konkursfreies Vermögen unattachable property (assets), property exempt from distribution in bankruptcy;
• landwirtschaftliches Vermögen agricultural property;
• lastenfreies Vermögen unencumbered assets;
• massefreies Vermögen (Konkursschuldner) distrainable property;
• mütterliches Vermögen maternal property;
• kein nennenswertes Vermögen no property worth mentioning;
• persönliches Vermögen private property (means), (Gemeinschuldner) personal assets, (Gesellschafter) individual assets;
• pfändungsfreies Vermögen exempt (unattachable) property, unattachable (exempt) assets;
• leicht realisierbares Vermögen easily realizable assets;
• nicht realisierbares Vermögen unrealizable property;
• riskiertes Vermögen venture;
• schuldenfreies Vermögen unencumbered estate;
• im Eigentum neutraler Staatsangehöriger stehendes Vermögen neutral property;
• für die Gläubiger [nicht] zur Verfügung stehendes Vermögen [non-]distributable property;
• zur Schuldenbegleichung zur Verfügung stehendes Vermögen property available for payment of debts;
• steuerfreies Vermögen tax-exempt property;
• steuerpflichtiges Vermögen taxable (dutiable) property;
• unangemeldetes Vermögen property not returned (reported);
• unbewegliches Vermögen landed (real, immovable, US) property, immovables, real estate (assets), realty (US), (Bilanz) capital (fixed, permanent) assets;
• der Zusammenveranlagung unterliegendes Vermögen (Einkommensteuer) aggregable property;
• unübersehbares Vermögen fortune impossible to estimate;
• väterliches Vermögen paternal property;
• veranlagungspflichtiges Vermögen taxable property;
• verbleibendes Vermögen remaining property;
• vererbbares (vererbliches) Vermögen assets per descent;
• nicht testamentarisch vermachtes Vermögen property undisposed by will;
• vermögensteuerpflichtiges Vermögen property liable to wealth tax;
• verpfändetes Vermögen pledged property;
• als Sicherheit verpfändetes Vermögen assets pledged as collateral, property charged as security for a debt;
• treuhänderisch verwaltetes Vermögen property held as trustee, trust estate (fund);
• vollstreckungsfreies Vermögen exempt (mace-proof, US) property;
• zinstragendes Vermögen income-producing property;
• zukünftiges Vermögen future[-acquired] property, future estate;
• zwangsverwaltetes Vermögen estate by elegit;
• zweckgebundenes Vermögen restricted property;
• Vermögen einer Aktiengesellschaft corporate assets (US), corporate funds, treasury;
• Vermögen der Arbeitslosenversicherung Unemployment Trust Fund (US);
• Vermögen im Ausland external property, assets held abroad;
• Vermögen einer Bank bank assets;
• Vermögen der Ehefrau wife’s estate, dotal (married woman’s) property;
• persönliches Vermögen des Gemeinschuldners personal assets;
• Vermögen der öffentlichen Hand social capital (wealth);
• Vermögen einer Kommune general revenue fund;
• Vermögen des Konkursschuldners bankrupt’s (bankruptcy) assets;
• Vermögen einer Pensionskasse pension-fund assets;
• Vermögen der Postsparkasse postal savings fund (US);
• Vermögen in Sachform tangible property (assets);
• Vermögen einschließlich der Verbindlichkeiten net assets;
• Vermögen einer testamentarisch errichteten Vermögensverwaltung property in a will trust;
• sein Vermögen angreifen to make a dent in one’s fortune (fam.);
• sein ganzes Vermögen in Grundstücken anlegen to lock up all one’s capital in land;
• sein Vermögen in einem Leibrentenvertrag anlegen to invest one’s money at life interest;
• sein Vermögen in Wertpapieren anlegen to invest one’s money in stock;
• Vermögen einer Pensionskasse in Aktien anderer Gesellschaften anlegen to diversify pension funds into other companies’ shares;
• Vermögen anmelden to declare (report) property;
• Vermögen ansammeln to amass a fortune, to hoard up a treasure;
• sein Vermögen unter seine Erben aufteilen to divide one’s property among one’s heirs;
• sein Vermögen aufzehren to get through one’s fortune, to live on one’s capital;
• Vermögen ausgeben to spend a mint of money;
• für jds. Erziehung (Ausbildung) ein Vermögen ausgeben to give up a fortune for s. one’s education;
• jds. Vermögen beschlagnahmen to seize s. one’s property;
• gesamtes Vermögen beschlagnahmen to levy on the entire property;
• Vermögen besitzen to be a man of means;
• großes Vermögen besitzen to be in possession of a large fortune;
• sein [ganzes] Vermögen für wohltätige (karitative) Zwecke bestimmen to dispose of one’s fortune in (leave one’s fortune to, leave all one’s money to) charity;
• Pfändung in das bewegliche Vermögen wegen nicht bezahlter Pacht betreiben to distrain chattels for non-payment of rent;
• Vermögen [steuerlich] bewerten to assess a property [for taxation];
• Vermögen bilden to create wealth;
• j. um sein Vermögen bringen to trick (cut) s. o. out of his fortune;
• sein Vermögen durchbringen to muddle away with (spend, consume) one’s fortune, to run out a fortune;
• sein Vermögen in die Gütergemeinschaft einbringen to bring one’s property into the communal estate;
• sein Vermögen einsetzen to risk one’s fortune;
• Vermögen erben to succeed to (come into possession of) a fortune, to fall heir to a (into) property, to come into property;
• beträchtliches Vermögen erben to come in for a pretty penny;
• glänzendes Vermögen erben to be heir to a splendid fortune;
• Vermögen steuerlich erfassen to list property for taxation (US);
• großes Vermögen erwerben to acquire (amass) great wealth, to amass great riches;
• sein Vermögen nach dem Kriege erwerben to make one’s fortune after the war;
• zu Vermögen gelangen to come to wealth (into property), to rise to affluence;
• bedeutendes Vermögen haben to have considerable means;
• eigenes Vermögen haben to have a little independence of one’s own;
• kein Vermögen haben to have nothing to depend upon (of one’s own), to have no resources of one’s own;
• sein ganzes Vermögen in Aktien angelegt haben to have all one’s fortune in stocks (US);
• mit seinem ganzen Vermögen haften to be liable without limitation (to the extent of one’s property);
• Vermögen des Konkursschuldners nicht zur Masse heranziehen to disclaim property of a bankrupt;
• großes Vermögen hinterlassen to cut up well (fat);
• seiner Ehefrau sein ganzes Vermögen hinterlassen to settle (leave) all one’s property on one’s wife;
• zu Vermögen kommen to get forward in the world;
• spielend zu einem Vermögen kommen to step into a fortune;
• gut von seinem Vermögen leben können to have plenty to live upon;
• völlig frei über sein Vermögen verfügen können to be entire master of one’s property, to have entire disposal of one’s estate;
• von seinem Vermögen leben to live on prior (one’s private) means;
• Grundlage für ein Vermögen legen to found a fortune;
• Vermögen machen to make (carve out) a fortune;
• aus kleinen Gewinnen ein großes Vermögen machen to raise a great estate out of small profits;
• sein Vermögen flüssig machen to realize one’s property (assets);
• Vermögen für seine privaten Zwecke missbrauchen to funnel funds to one’s own use;
• Vermögen in Besitz nehmen to enter upon property;
• sein Vermögen in einem Unternehmen riskieren to venture one’s fortune in an enterprise;
• Reste seines Vermögens sammeln to collect the wrecks of one’s fortune;
• ohne pfändbares Vermögen sein to be judgment- (mace-, US) proof;
• sein Vermögen aufs Spiel setzen to cast one’s bread upon the waters;
• sein Vermögen als Sicherheit stellen to pledge one’s property;
• jds. Vermögen auf... taxieren to rate s. one’s fortune at...;
• sich von seinem ganzen Vermögen trennen to give up all one’s possessions;
• Vermögen übertragen to assign (alienate, transfer) property, to deed one’s estate;
• Vermögen auf j. übertragen to devolve property upon s. o., to vest property in s. o., to hand over one’s property to s. o.;
• sein Vermögen auf seine Gläubiger übertragen to surrender one’s goods to one’s creditors; sein
• Vermögen auf den Konkursverwalter übertragen to put one’s property under the control of a trustee in bankruptcy;
• sein unbewegliches in bewegliches Vermögen umwandeln to convert one’s realty into personalty;
• Vermögen einer Treuhandverwaltung unterstellen to put property into a trust;
• Vermögen bei einem Geschäft verdienen to make a fortune out of a business;
• über ein großes Vermögen verfügen to have a large capital at hand;
• über kein eigenes Vermögen verfügen to have no resources of one’s own;
• Vermögen vergeuden (verjubeln) to dilapidate (run through) a fortune;
• sich an fremden Vermögen vergreifen to take liberties with another person’s property;
• fast sein ganzes Vermögen verlieren to lose the bulk of one’s goods;
• jem. sein Vermögen vermachen to make over one’s estate to s. o.;
• jem. sein ganzes Vermögen vermachen to bequeath s. o. the whole of one’s estate, to will a fortune upon s. o.;
• sein Vermögen testamentarisch vermachen to transmit one’s property by will;
• sein Vermögen vermehren to enlarge one’s fortune;
• sein Vermögen verprassen (verschleudern) to dissipate one’s fortune, to waste one’s property (substance);
• sein halbes Vermögen verspekulieren to gamble away half one’s wealth;
• sein Vermögen [beim Würfeln] verspielen to gamble (dice) away one’s money (fortune), to spend one’s estate in gaming;
• sein Vermögen unter seine Erben verteilen to divide one’s property among one’s heirs;
• Vermögen verwalten to be in charge of an estate, to administer property;
• jds. Vermögen verwalten to act as trustee for s. one’s property, to take charge of s. one’s property;
• Vermögen treuhänderisch verwalten to hold property on a fiduciary basis;
• sein Vermögen verwetten to spend one’s estate in gaming;
• auf sein Vermögen verzichten to renounce one’s property;
• ins Vermögen vollstrecken to levy execution on the property;
• sein verlorenes Vermögen wiederbekommen to recover one’s fallen fortunes;
• beschlagnahmtes Vermögen zurückgeben to restore confiscated property;
• Vermögen zusammenscharren to rake together wealth;
• zu versteuerndes Vermögen zusammenstellen to list assets (US). -
122 bola
f.1 ball (esfera).bola de alcanfor mothballbola de billar billiard ballbola de cristal crystal ballbola del mundo globebola de naftalina mothballbola de nieve snowball2 fib (informal) (mentira).contar bolas to fib, to tell fibs3 rumor (informal).corre la bola por ahí de que te has echado novio they say you've got yourself a boyfriend4 shoe polish. ( Latin American Spanish)5 shoeblacking, shoe polish, shoe cream.6 scoop of ice cream.7 polishing, shoe polishing.8 tall story, cock-and-bull story, snow job.9 lie, porky, porky pie.* * *1 (gen) ball2 familiar fib, lie\bola de nieve snowballbola de cristal crystal ball* * *noun f.1) ball2) lie, fib* * *SF1) (=cuerpo esférico) ball; [de helado] scoop; (=canica) marblebola de fuego — (Mil) fireball; (Meteo) ball lightning
pie 2), queso 1)bola de tempestad, bola de tormenta — storm signal
2) (Dep) ball; [de petanca] boule- andar como bola huacha- dar bolase lo he dicho mil veces pero no me da bola — I've told him a thousand times but he doesn't take any notice o a blind bit of notice
¡dale bola! — what, again!
- parar bolasno me paró bolas — he didn't take any notice, he didn't pay attention
- pasar la bolabola de billar — billiard ball, snooker ball
bola de partido — Esp (Tenis) match ball
bola de set — Esp (Tenis) set point
3) [en lana, algodón] bobblehacerse bolas — [jersey, abrigo] to get bobbly; Méx * [persona] to get o.s. tied up in knots
5) ** (=cabeza) nut *, noggin (EEUU) **- en bolasaquí todo el mundo va o está en bolas — everyone goes round naked o in the nude here
- hasta las bolasme tiene hasta las bolas con sus tonterías — I'm pissed off with his fooling around ***, I've had it up to here with his fooling around *
- pillar a algn en bolas7) * (=mentira) fib¡vaya bola que nos metiste! — what a fib you told us!
¡qué bola más grande! — what a whopper! *
¿no te habrás tragado esa bola? — you didn't swallow that one, did you? *, you didn't fall for it, did you? *
8) (=rumor)¿quién ha corrido la bola de que se van a vivir al extranjero? — who's been spreading the word that they're going to move abroad?
9) Méx10) (Naipes) (grand) slam11) (Náut) signal (with discs)12) (Tip) golf ball13) (Mec) ball bearing* * *1)a) ( cuerpo redondo) ball; ( de helado) scoopb) (Dep) ball; ( de petanca) boule; ( canica) (Col, Per) marbleparar or poner bolas — (Col fam) to pay attention, listen up (AmE colloq)
tener la cabeza como una bola de billar — to be as bald as a cue ball (AmE) o (BrE) as bald as a coot (colloq)
c) bolas femenino plural (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg)estar en bolas — (fam o vulg) to be stark naked (colloq)
estar hasta las bolas — (vulg) to be pissed off (sl)
hacerse bolas con algo — (Méx) to get in a mess over something
pillar a alguien en bolas — (fam o vulg) to catch somebody with their pants (AmE) o (BrE) trousers down (colloq)
d) (fam) ( músculo - del brazo) biceps; (- de la pantorrilla) calf musclesacar bola — (Esp) to flex one's muscles
2) (fam) ( mentira) lie, fib (colloq)contar/decir bolas — to fib (colloq), to tell fibs (colloq)
se tragó la bola! — she swallowed it! (colloq)
3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( atención)4) (Méx fam) ( montón)una bola de — loads of (colloq)
5) (Méx) revolution, uprising ( esp the Mexican Revolution)armarse la bola — (Méx)
se armó la bola — all hell broke loose (colloq)
* * *= fib, fibbing, ball.Ex. Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.Ex. When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.Ex. People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.----* bañarse en bolas = skinny dip.* bola de alcanfor = mothball, moth crystal, camphor ball.* bola de barro = mudpie.* bola de cristal = crystal ball.* bola de cristal con nieve dentro = snow globe.* bola de hacer punto = knitting yarn.* bola de molienda = grinding ball.* bola de naftalina = mothball, moth crystal, camphor ball.* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.* decir bolas = fib.* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.* efecto bola de nieve = snowball effect.* en bolas = stark naked, in the nod, in the buff.* hacer una bola con Algo = ball + Nombre + up.* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.* mirar la bola de cristal = gaze into + crystal ball.* parada de bola = fielding.* * *1)a) ( cuerpo redondo) ball; ( de helado) scoopb) (Dep) ball; ( de petanca) boule; ( canica) (Col, Per) marbleparar or poner bolas — (Col fam) to pay attention, listen up (AmE colloq)
tener la cabeza como una bola de billar — to be as bald as a cue ball (AmE) o (BrE) as bald as a coot (colloq)
c) bolas femenino plural (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg)estar en bolas — (fam o vulg) to be stark naked (colloq)
estar hasta las bolas — (vulg) to be pissed off (sl)
hacerse bolas con algo — (Méx) to get in a mess over something
pillar a alguien en bolas — (fam o vulg) to catch somebody with their pants (AmE) o (BrE) trousers down (colloq)
d) (fam) ( músculo - del brazo) biceps; (- de la pantorrilla) calf musclesacar bola — (Esp) to flex one's muscles
2) (fam) ( mentira) lie, fib (colloq)contar/decir bolas — to fib (colloq), to tell fibs (colloq)
se tragó la bola! — she swallowed it! (colloq)
3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( atención)4) (Méx fam) ( montón)una bola de — loads of (colloq)
5) (Méx) revolution, uprising ( esp the Mexican Revolution)armarse la bola — (Méx)
se armó la bola — all hell broke loose (colloq)
* * *= fib, fibbing, ball.Ex: Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.
Ex: When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.Ex: People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.* bañarse en bolas = skinny dip.* bola de alcanfor = mothball, moth crystal, camphor ball.* bola de barro = mudpie.* bola de cristal = crystal ball.* bola de cristal con nieve dentro = snow globe.* bola de hacer punto = knitting yarn.* bola de molienda = grinding ball.* bola de naftalina = mothball, moth crystal, camphor ball.* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.* decir bolas = fib.* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.* efecto bola de nieve = snowball effect.* en bolas = stark naked, in the nod, in the buff.* hacer una bola con Algo = ball + Nombre + up.* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.* mirar la bola de cristal = gaze into + crystal ball.* parada de bola = fielding.* * *A1 (cuerpo redondo) ball; (de helado) scoopse hacen bolas con la masa form the dough into ballsel gato estaba hecho una bolita en el sofá the cat was curled up (in a little ball) on the sofase me hizo una bola en el estómago I got a knot in my stomachtengo una bola en el estómago de haber comido tan rápido I ate too fast, my stomach feels heavyte vas a poner como una bola you're going to get very fatalgunos tejidos se hacen bolas some materials get o go bobblymáquina de escribir de bola golf ball typewriterandar como bola huacha ( Chi fam): ando como bola huacha I'm at a loss, I don't know what to do with myselfcomo bola sin manija ( RPl fam): me tiene como bola sin manija he has me running about from pillar to postdesde que se mudaron los amigos anda como bola sin manija since his friends moved away he's been at a complete loss o he's been wandering around like a lost soul o he hasn't known what to do with himselfecharse la bolita ( Méx); to pass the buckpare bolas, que le estoy hablando pay attention when I'm talking to youle advertí, pero no me puso bolas I warned him, but he didn't take the slightest notice ( colloq)(pelado) como una bola de billar ( RPl); as bald as a coot ( colloq), bald as a cue ball ( AmE) o ( BrE) billiard balltener la cabeza como una bola de billar to be as bald as a coot ( colloq), to be as bald as a cue ball ( AmE) o ( BrE) billiard ballme da por las bolas que me empujen it really gets on my nerves o up my nose when people push me ( colloq), it really pisses me off when people push me (sl)hacerse bolas con algo ( Méx); to get in a mess over sthpillar a algn en bolas to catch sb on the hop ( colloq), to catch sb with their pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers down ( colloq)sacar bola to flex one's musclesCompuestos:crystal ballsnowballmatch pointset pointme metió una bola he told me a fibcorre la bola de que … (the) word is that …, word has it that …, it's going round that …C(Andes, RPI fam) (atención): se lo dije pero él no me dio bola or pero él, ni bola I told him, but he didn't take the slightest bit o ( BrE) a blind bit of notice ( colloq)Duna bola de libros stacks o loads of books ( colloq)EF ( Méx) revolution, uprising ( esp the Mexican Revolution)armarse la bola ( Méx): cuando marcaron el penalty se armó la bola when they scored from the penalty all hell broke loose ( colloq)¿por qué se armó la bola? — porque no había boletos what was all the fuss about? — there were no tickets left ( colloq)* * *
bola sustantivo femenino
1 ( cuerpo redondo) ball;
( de helado) scoop;
(Dep) ball;
( de petanca) boule;
( canica) (Col, Per) marble;
bola de nieve snowball;
bola de partido/de set match/set point
2◊ bolas sustantivo femenino plural (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg);
estar en bolas (fam or vulg) to be stark naked (colloq);
hacerse bolas con algo (Méx) to get in a mess over sth
3 (fam) ( mentira) lie, fib (colloq);
contar/decir bolas to fib (colloq), to tell fibs (colloq)
4 (Méx fam) ( montón):◊ una bola de loads of (colloq)
bola sustantivo femenino
1 ball
(canica) marble
2 fam (mentira) fib
♦ Locuciones: correr la bola, to spread a rumour
(desprevenido) without warning
no dar pie con bola, to be unable to do anything right
vulgar en bolas, (desnudo) naked
' bola' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
billar
- borla
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- efecto
- granizo
- hueco
- ratón
English:
ball
- bowl
- crystal ball
- dip
- dumpling
- mothball
- pellet
- scoop
- snowball
- crumple
- crystal
- fib
- into
- putt
- roll-on
- track
* * *bola nf1. [esfera] ball;[de helado] scoop;tengo una bola en el estómago my stomach feels bloated;si sigues comiendo pasteles te pondrás como una bola if you carry on eating cakes, you'll get fat;dejar rodar la bola to let it ridebola de alcanfor mothball;bola de cristal crystal ball;bola de fuego fireball;bola del mundo globe;bola de naftalina mothball;bola de nieve snowball;Figconvertirse en una bola de nieve to snowball2. [pelota] ball;[canica] marble; Esp Famno tocar o [m5]rascar bola: se pasó el partido entero sin tocar o [m5] rascar bola he didn't do a single thing in the whole match;no dio pie con bola he didn't do o get a thing rightbola de billar billiard ball;bola de break [en tenis] break point;Ven bolas criollas bowls [singular];bola de juego [en tenis] game point;bola jugadora [en billar] cue ball;bola de partido [en tenis] match point;bola de set [en tenis] set pointcontar bolas to fib, to tell fibs;me intentó meter una bola she tried to tell me a fib;esa bola no me la trago I'm not going to fall for that one4. Fam [rumor]corre la bola por ahí de que te has echado novio they say you've got yourself a boyfriend;¡corre la bola!, nos van a poner un examen mañana they're going to give us an exam tomorrow, pass it on!Ven Famecharle bolas: tienes que echarle bolas al asunto you really need to put some oomph o guts into it;Fampillar a alguien en bolas [sin nada, desprevenido] to catch sb out;¡me has pillado en bolas!, ¡no tengo ni idea! you've got me there, I haven't a clue!;el profesor nos pilló en bolas the teacher caught us unprepared;RP muy Fam8. Am [betún] shoe polishen bola [en grupo] in a crowd, as a group13. FamEspa mi/tu/su bola: nosotros trabajando y él, a su bola we were working and there he was, just doing his own thing;Bol, RPandar como bola sin manija to wander around;Vende bola que sí sure, you bet your life;Méx Méxhacerse bolas to get muddled up;RP RPdar bola a alguien to pay attention to sb;nadie le da bola al nuevo compañero nobody takes any notice of our new colleague;nunca le dio bola a su hijo she never showed any interest in her son;Andes, Venparar bola a alguien to pay attention to sb;RPtener bolas [ser valiente] to have guts;[ser lento] to be slow o thick* * *f1 ball;no dar pie con bola get everything wrong;dejar que ruede la bola fig let things take their course2 TÉC ball bearing3 de helado scoop4 fam ( mentira) fib fam5:en bolas fam stark naked* * *bola nf1) : ballbola de nieve: snowballuna bola de rateros: a bunch of thieves* * *bola n1. (esfera) ball2. (mentira) lie -
123 delicado
adj.1 delicate, frail, breakable, fragile.2 touch-and-go, delicate, sensible.3 finicky, overparticular about trivial details, fiddly, pernickety.* * *► adjetivo2 (difícil) delicate, difficult3 (enfermizo) frail, delicate4 (frágil) fragile5 (exigente) fussy, fastidious, hard to please6 (cortés) refined, polite7 (muy sensible) hypersensitive, extremely sensitive\manjar delicado delicacy* * *(f. - delicada)adj.1) delicate2) fine3) ill4) sensitive5) tactful* * *ADJ1) (=suave) [tejido, piel] delicate; [tela] fine; [color] soft2) (=frágil) [máquina] sensitive; [salud] delicate3) (=fino) [rasgos] delicate, fine; [gusto] delicate, subtle4) (=difícil) [situación] delicate, tricky; [punto] sore; [tema] delicate5) [persona] (=difícil de contentar) hard to please, fussy; (=sensible) hypersensitive; (=discreto) tactful; (=atento) considerate* * *- da adjetivo1) ( fino) <rasgos/manos> delicate; < sabor> delicate, subtle; <lenguaje/modales> refined2)a) ( que requiere cuidados) <cerámica/cristal> fragile; < tela> delicate; < piel> sensitiveprendas delicadas — delicates, delicate garments
b) ( refiriéndose a la salud) delicatetiene el corazón delicado — he has a weak o bad heart
3) <asunto/cuestión/tema> delicate, sensitive; < situación> delicate, tricky4)a) ( melindroso) delicate, fussyb) ( susceptible) touchy* * *= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], sensitive, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], delicate, ticklish, awkward, choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], touchy, frail, tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], lissom(e), fragile, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.Ex. Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.Ex. Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.Ex. The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.Ex. Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.Ex. I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.Ex. Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.Ex. Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.Ex. A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.Ex. They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex. The material which carries the message is fragile.Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex. If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.----* asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* pregunta delicada = awkward question.* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.* tejido muy delicado = gossamer.* tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* * *- da adjetivo1) ( fino) <rasgos/manos> delicate; < sabor> delicate, subtle; <lenguaje/modales> refined2)a) ( que requiere cuidados) <cerámica/cristal> fragile; < tela> delicate; < piel> sensitiveprendas delicadas — delicates, delicate garments
b) ( refiriéndose a la salud) delicatetiene el corazón delicado — he has a weak o bad heart
3) <asunto/cuestión/tema> delicate, sensitive; < situación> delicate, tricky4)a) ( melindroso) delicate, fussyb) ( susceptible) touchy* * *= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], sensitive, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], delicate, ticklish, awkward, choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], touchy, frail, tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], lissom(e), fragile, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
Ex: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.Ex: The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.Ex: I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.Ex: Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.Ex: A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex: If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.* asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* pregunta delicada = awkward question.* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.* tejido muy delicado = gossamer.* tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.* * *delicado -daA (fino) ‹rasgos/manos› delicate; ‹sabor› delicate, subtle; ‹lenguaje/modales› refined¡qué delicada eres! ¿qué más da si está un poco quemado? you're so fussy! what does it matter if it's a little burned?B (que requiere cuidados) ‹cerámica/cristal› fragile; ‹tela› delicateprendas delicadas delicates, delicate garmentsuna crema para pieles delicadas a cream for sensitive skinla delicada piel del bebé the baby's delicate skin¡qué delicado eres! no lo dijo por molestarte don't be so touchy! he didn't mean to upset youC (refiriéndose a la salud) delicateestá delicado del estómago his stomach's a little delicatetiene el corazón delicado he has a weak o delicate o bad heartdespués de la operación quedó muy delicado he was very frail o weak after his operationD ‹asunto/cuestión/tema› delicate, sensitive; ‹situación› delicate, tricky* * *
delicado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ( fino) ‹rasgos/manos› delicate;
‹ sabor› delicate, subtle;
‹lenguaje/modales› refined
2
‹ tela› delicate;
‹ piel› sensitive
‹ corazón› weak
3 ‹asunto/cuestión/tema› delicate, sensitive;
‹ situación› delicate, tricky
4
delicado,-a adjetivo
1 (frágil, primoroso) delicate
una delicada porcelana, a delicate porcelain figure
ese jarrón es muy delicado, that vase is very fragile
2 (enfermizo) delicate: está delicada del corazón, she has a weak heart
3 (exigente) fussy, hard to please: Juan es muy delicado para la comida, Juan is a fussy eater
4 (difícil de tratar) un asunto delicado, a delicate matter
' delicado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delicada
- dulce
- exquisita
- exquisito
- primor
- asunto
- embromado
- fregado
- jorobado
- maniático
- melindroso
- remilgón
- tema
English:
dainty
- delicate
- fine
- fragile
- frail
- picky
- sensitive
- slight
- sore
- subject
- subtle
- ticklish
- touch on
- touchy
- tricky
- awkward
- delicacy
- shaky
- subtlety
* * *delicado, -a adj1. [aroma, gesto, manos] delicate;un perfume muy delicado a very delicate perfume2. [material, objeto] delicate;piel delicada sensitive o delicate skin;loción hidratante para pieles delicadas moisturizing lotion for sensitive skin;3. [asunto, situación] delicate, tricky;una situación delicada a delicate o tricky situation4. [persona] [débil, enfermizo] weak, delicate;su estado (de salud) es delicado his condition is delicate;estar delicado de salud to have delicate health;estar delicado del corazón to have a weak heart5. [persona] [sensible] sensitive6. [educado] [persona] polite;[lenguaje, modales] refined7. [persona] [tiquismiquis] fussy, choosy, picky;es demasiado delicado para ir de camping he likes his creature comforts too much to go camping;¡no seas delicado, hay que comérselo todo! don't be so picky, you've got to eat all of it!* * *adj delicate* * *delicado, -da adj1) : delicate, fine2) : sensitive, frail3) : difficult, tricky4) : fussy, hard to please5) : tactful, considerate* * *delicado adj delicate -
124 brać
impf wziąć* * *1. (biorę, bierzesz); perf; wziąć; vtto take; ( wynagrodzenie) to receive; ( kąpiel) to take, to have; ( przykład) to follow, to copy; ( posadę) to take, to assume; ( obowiązek) to take on2. vi( o rybie) to bitebierze mnie ochota na... — I feel like...
brać (wziąć perf) coś do siebie — to take sth personally
brać (wziąć perf) coś dosłownie/poważnie — to take sth literally/seriously
brać (wziąć perf) kogoś za kogoś innego — to take sb for sb else
* * *I.brać1ipf.1. (= chwytać) take, pick up; brać coś od kogoś take sth from sb; brać coś palcami/widelcem pick sth up with one's fingers/with a fork; brać kogoś za rękę take sb by the hand; brać kogoś w ramiona take sb in one's arms; embrace sb; brać kogoś/coś na kolana place sb/sth on one's lap; weź dwa jajka i cztery łyżki cukru take two eggs and four spoonfuls of sugar; brać coś garściami take handfuls of sth; brać coś po kawałku take sth bit by bit; brać coś do kieszeni put sth in one's pocket; biorę cię za słowo I'll take you at your word; I'll hold you to your promise; brać coś na warsztat pot. start working on sth.2. (= zabierać z sobą) take (out); brać kogoś na obiad take sb out for dinner; brać psa na spacer take the dog for a walk.3. (= przyjmować na siebie) take (on), assume, accept; brać na siebie odpowiedzialność take l. assume responsibility (za kogoś/coś for sb/sth); brać coś na swoje barki l. ramiona przen. take sth on one's shoulders; brać coś na swoje sumienie feel responsible for sth.4. (= podejmować) take up, accept; brać pracę w supermarkecie take up a job in a supermarket.5. (= przyjmować, dostawać) take, receive, get; brać łapówki take bribes; brać pensję receive a salary; ile bierzesz miesięcznie? how much do you get a month?6. (= nabywać) purchase, buy; brać coś na kredyt/na raty buy sth on credit/on an installment plan; biorę tę książkę I'll take this book.7. (= wynajmować) take; brać w dzierżawę rent, lease; brać taksówkę take a taxi; brać pokój z widokiem na morze take a room with a view of the sea.8. (= zdobywać siłą) take, capture, seize; brać zakładników/jeńców take hostages/prisoners; brać kogoś do niewoli take sb into captivity; take sb prisoner; brać kogoś w karby bring sb under control; brać kogoś w dwa ognie take sb from two sides; brać miasto siłą capture l. seize a town; brać kogoś na lep l. na plewy take sb for a ride.9. (= kochać się z) make love to (sb); take (sb); brał ją podczas przechadzek he took her during walks; brać kogoś siłą rape sb.10. (= ogarniać) bierze mnie ciekawość I'm getting curious; strach mnie bierze I'm getting scared; bierze mnie znużenie I'm getting tired; litość bierze, kiedy się na to patrzy it's a pitiful sight.11. (= wykorzystywać jako źródło) take; brać przykład l. wzór z kogoś/czegoś take sb/sth as an example; brać pomysł z głowy come up with an idea; brać źródło l. początek originate.12. (= zatrudniać, przyjmować) take (on), hire; brać gosposię hire a housekeeper; brać sobie pomocnika take an assistant; brać kogoś za żonę/męża take sb for one's (wedded) wife/husband.13. (= przezwyciężać, pokonywać) take; brać zakręt zbyt ostro take a corner too fast; brać biegacza na ostatniej prostej overtake a runner on the final staightaway; koń bezbłędnie bierze przeszkody the horse takes fences faultlessly.14. (= stosować dla zdrowia l. higieny) take; brać środki przeciwbólowe take painkillers; brać kąpiel/prysznic take a bath/a shower.15. (uderzenie, atak) take, get, receive; brać baty/lanie get a whipping/a spanking; brać w skórę take a licking l. beating; brać za swoje be rewarded according to one's deserts; moje plany biorą w łeb my plans are coming to nothing.16. (= uważać, poczytywać) take; brać coś za żart take sth as a joke; brać coś dosłownie/poważnie take sth literally/seriously; brać coś za punkt honoru take sth as a point of honor; brać coś do siebie take sth personally; za kogo mnie bierzesz? what do you take me for?; brać coś za dobrą monetę take sth at face value; biorą mnie często za mojego brata I'm often mistaken for my brother.17. ( o rybie) bite, take (the bait).18. ( w różnych utartych zwrotach) brać kurs na Nowy Jork set a course for New York; brać miarę take measurements; brać górę get the upper hand ( nad kimś over sb); brać rozpęd gain speed; brać odwet take revenge (na kimś/czymś on l. upon sb/sth); brać czyjąś stronę take sb's side; brać udział take part; be involved; participate ( w czymś in sth); brać ślub get married; brać coś na rozum pot. think sth through; brać pod uwagę l. pod rozwagę l. w rachubę take sth into consideration; brać coś do serca take sth to heart; brać nogi za pas take to one's heels; mróz bierze it's beginning to freeze; brać kogoś do galopu pot. spur sb on; get sb into (high) gear; diabli mnie biorą pot. it burns me up.II.brać2f.brotherhood, fellowship; brać myśliwska/aktorska fellow hunters/actors; brać szlachecka hist. gentry.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > brać
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125 roto
adj.broken, cracked, broken-down, bust-up.past part.past participle of spanish verb: romper.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rotar.* * *1 (agujero) hole, tear————————1→ link=romper romper► adjetivo1 (gen) broken2 (tela, papel) torn3 (gastado) worn out4 (andrajoso) tattered, in tatters, ragged5 (cansado) tired1 (agujero) hole, tear\con el corazón roto figurado heartbrokenservir igual para un roto que para un descosido figurado to be a jack of all trades* * *(f. - rota)adj.1) broken2) ripped, torn* * *roto, -a1.PP de romper2. ADJ1) (=partido, destrozado) [juguete, mueble, cristal, puerta] brokentengo la pierna rota — I've broken my leg, I've got a broken leg
2) (=rasgado) [tela, papel] torn3) (=estropeado) [lavadora, televisor] broken; [coche, motor] broken down4) [zapato] worn, worn-out5) (=destrozado) [persona] broken; [vida] shatteredestar roto de cansancio — to be exhausted, be worn-out
6) †† (=libertino) debauched, dissipated3. SM / F1) (=persona chilena)a) Perú, Bol * Chilean, Chilean personb) Chile2) Chile*a) (=pobre) pleb *b) (=persona) guy * /womanc) (=maleducado)esta rota no sabe comportarse a la mesa — she's so rude o such a pig **, she doesn't know how to behave at the dinner table
4.SM (=agujero) [en pantalón, vestido] hole- valer o servir lo mismo para un roto que para un descosido* * *I- ta adjetivo1)b) <vaso/plato> brokenc) < papel> tornd) <pierna/brazo> broken2) (RPl) <televisor/heladera> broken; < coche> broken down3) (Chi fam & pey)a) <barrio/gente> lower-class (pej), plebby (colloq & pej)b) ( mal educado) rudeII- ta masculino, femenino1) (Chi)a) (fam) ( individuo) (m) man, guy (colloq); (f) woman, girl (colloq)b) (fam & pey) ( de clase baja) pleb (colloq & pej)c) (fam & pey) ( mal educado)es una rota, nunca saluda — she's so rude, she doesn't even say hello
2) (Per fam) ( chileno) Chilean* * *= torn, broken, tatty [tattier -comp., tattiest -sup.], tear, in tatters.Ex. Torn pages may be repaired by using special transparent tapes obtainable from library suppliers.Ex. Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.Ex. Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control and anything tatty, botched-up and sloppily makeshift should be avoided.Ex. The best concentration of PVA solutions for restoring is 8 per cent for mending tears and suturing cuts.Ex. Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.----* blanco roto = off-white.* con el corazón roto = broken-hearted.* familia rota = broken home.* hueso roto = broken bone.* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* pagar los platos rotos = carry + the can, pick up + the pieces.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* promesa rota = broken promise.* recoger los platos rotos = pick up + the pieces, sort out + the mess.* * *I- ta adjetivo1)b) <vaso/plato> brokenc) < papel> tornd) <pierna/brazo> broken2) (RPl) <televisor/heladera> broken; < coche> broken down3) (Chi fam & pey)a) <barrio/gente> lower-class (pej), plebby (colloq & pej)b) ( mal educado) rudeII- ta masculino, femenino1) (Chi)a) (fam) ( individuo) (m) man, guy (colloq); (f) woman, girl (colloq)b) (fam & pey) ( de clase baja) pleb (colloq & pej)c) (fam & pey) ( mal educado)es una rota, nunca saluda — she's so rude, she doesn't even say hello
2) (Per fam) ( chileno) Chilean* * *= torn, broken, tatty [tattier -comp., tattiest -sup.], tear, in tatters.Ex: Torn pages may be repaired by using special transparent tapes obtainable from library suppliers.
Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.Ex: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control and anything tatty, botched-up and sloppily makeshift should be avoided.Ex: The best concentration of PVA solutions for restoring is 8 per cent for mending tears and suturing cuts.Ex: Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.* blanco roto = off-white.* con el corazón roto = broken-hearted.* familia rota = broken home.* hueso roto = broken bone.* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* pagar los platos rotos = carry + the can, pick up + the pieces.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* promesa rota = broken promise.* recoger los platos rotos = pick up + the pieces, sort out + the mess.* * *A1 ‹camisa› torn, ripped; ‹zapato› worn-out2 ‹vaso/plato› broken3 ‹papel› tornle presté el libro y me lo devolvió roto I lent him the book and it was falling apart when he gave it back, I lent him the book and he gave it back all battered4 ‹pierna/brazo› broken5 (del dolor) ‹familia/compañero› devasted, heart-brokenB ( RPl) ‹televisor/heladera› broken; ‹coche› broken down1 ‹barrio/gente› lower-class ( pej), plebby ( colloq pej)2 (mal educado) rudemasculine, feminineA ( Chi)al Caribe el rotito, la suerte que tiene the lucky devil's off to the Caribbean ( colloq)3 ( fam pey)(mal educado): es una rota, nunca saluda she's so rude, she doesn't even say helloCompuesto:Ctienes un roto en la camisa you've got a hole o tear o rip in your shirt* * *
Del verbo romper: ( conjugate romper)
roto es:
el participio
Del verbo rotar: ( conjugate rotar)
roto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
rotó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
romper
rotar
roto
romper ( conjugate romper) verbo transitivo
1
‹ ventana› to break, smash;
‹lápiz/cuerda› to break, snap
( en varios pedazos) to tear up
2
‹ tranquilidad› to disturb
‹relaciones/compromiso› to break off
verbo intransitivo
1
c) ( empezar):◊ rompió a llorar/reír she burst into tears/burst out laughing
2 [ novios] to break up, split up;
roto CON algn ‹ con novio› to split o break up with sb;
roto CON algo ‹ con el pasado› to break with sth;
‹ con tradición› to break away from sth
romperse verbo pronominal
[ papel] to tear, rip, get torn o ripped;
[televisor/ascensor] (RPl) to break down
rotar ( conjugate rotar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to rotate
rotarse verbo pronominal ( en trabajo) to work on a rota system;
roto 1 -ta adjetivo
1
‹ zapato› worn-out
‹ coche› broken down
2 (Chi fam & pey)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Chi)
b) (fam & pey) ( mal educado):◊ es una rota, nunca saluda she's so rude, she doesn't even say hello
2 (Per fam) ( chileno) Chilean
roto 2 sustantivo masculino (Esp) ( agujero) hole
romper
I verbo transitivo
1 to break
(un cristal, una pieza de loza) to smash, shatter
(una tela, un papel) to tear (up): rompió el contrato en pedazos, he tore the contract into pieces
2 (relaciones, una negociación) to break off
3 (una norma) to fail to fulfil, break
(una promesa, un trato) to break
4 (el ritmo, sueño, silencio) to break
II verbo intransitivo
1 (empezar el día, etc) to break: al cabo de un rato rompió a hablar, after a while she started talking
rompió a llorar, he burst into tears
2 (poner un fin) to break [con, with]: he roto con el pasado, I've broken with the past
(relaciones de pareja) rompieron hace una semana, they broke up a week ago ➣ Ver nota en break
rotar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (alrededor de un eje) to rotate
2 (en un trabajo o función) to take it in turns
II vtr Agr to rotate
roto,-a
I adjetivo
1 broken
(una camisa, un papel) torn
2 (una persona) worn-out: estaba roto del esfuerzo, he was all worn out from the exertion
II sustantivo masculino tear, hole: tengo un roto en el abrigo, I have a tear in my coat
' roto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consiguientemente
- estropearse
- jodida
- jodido
- polvo
- romper
- romperse
- rota
- saco
- tripa
- quebrado
English:
admit
- break
- broken
- bust
- crack
- deaf
- flagstone
- fragment
- his
- sweep up
* * *roto, -a♦ participiover romper♦ adj1. [partido, rasgado] broken;[tela, papel] torn; [zapato] worn out2. [estropeado] broken3. [deshecho] [vida] destroyed;[corazón] broken♦ nm,fChile Fam1. [tipo] guy;[mujer] woman♦ nmEsp [en tela] tear, rip;tengo un roto en el calcetín there's a hole in my sock;Famvale o [m5] sirve lo mismo para un roto que para un descosido [persona] he can turn his hand to all sorts of different things* * *I part → romperone of the urban poorvaler oservir lo mismo para un roto que para un descosido fig fam be useful for lots of things* * *roto, -ta adj1) : broken2) : ripped, torn* * *roto1 adj1. (en general) broken2. (papel, tela) torn3. (persona, ropa, zapatos) worn outroto2 n tear -
126 place
place [plas]feminine nouna. ( = esplanade) square• places assises 20, places debout 40 seating capacity 20, standing passengers 40c. ( = espace) room ; ( = emplacement réservé) space• place aux jeunes ! make way for the younger generation!d. ( = billet) seat ; ( = prix, trajet) fare• l'entreprise occupe la seconde place sur le marché des ordinateurs the company ranks second in the computer market• figurer en bonne place [personne] to be prominentf. ( = emploi) job ; [de domestique] position• dans les médias, les places sont chères there's a lot of competition for jobs in the mediai. (locutions)► à la place ( = en échange) instead► à la place de ( = au lieu de) instead of• à ma place, tu aurais accepté ? if you were me, would you have agreed?• être en place [plan] to be ready• en place pour la photo ! everybody take up your positions for the photograph!• (à consommer) sur place ou à emporter ? sit in or take away?* * *plas1) ( espace) room, space2) (emplacement, espace défini) gén place; ( pour s'asseoir) seatdeux places pour ‘Le Lac des Cygnes’ — two tickets for ‘Swan Lake’
place aux jeunes or à la jeunesse! — lit, fig make way for the young!
payer sa place — (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay for one's ticket; ( dans un train etc) to pay one's fare
les places sont chères — fig ( parking difficile) parking spaces are hard to find; ( âpre concurrence dans l'emploi) jobs are hard to come by
prenez place — ( sur un siège) take a seat; ( chacun à son siège) take your seats; ( chacun à son poste) take your places
sur place — [aller] to the scene; [arriver] on the scene; [étudier] on the spot; [enquête] on-the-spot
3) ( dans un classement) place; ( dans un ordre) position4) ( substitution)à la place de — instead of, in place of
5) ( situation définie)en place — [système, structures] in place (après n); [troupes] in position (après n); [dirigeant, parti] ruling (épith)
ne plus tenir en place — to be restless ou fidgety
mettre en place — to put [something] in place [programme]; to put [something] in position [équipe]; to establish, to set up [réseau, institution]; to install [ligne téléphonique]
6) ( dans une agglomération) square7) Finance market8) ( emploi) job9) ( forteresse)être maître de la place — lit to be in control; fig to rule the roost
avoir un pied dans la place — fig to have a foot in the door
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *plas nf1) [ville, village] square2) [train, cinéma, voiture] seatToutes les places ont été vendues. — All the seats have been sold.
Il n'a pas payé sa place. — He didn't pay for his ticket.
Il y a vingt places assises. — There are 20 seats.
Il y a 20 places debout. — There is standing room for 20.
une quatre places AUTOMOBILES — a four-seater
3) (= endroit où l'on est assis) seatla place d'honneur — the place of honour Grande-Bretagne the place of honor USA the seat of honour Grande-Bretagne the seat of honor USA
4) (= emplacement) placeune place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place — a place for everything and everything in its place
5) (espace libre) room, spaceça prend de la place — it takes up a lot of room, it takes up a lot of space
faire de la place à — to make room for, to make space for
6) (place de stationnement) parking placeIl ne reste plus de place pour se garer. — There's nowhere left to park.
7) (dans un classement) placeVincent a eu la troisième place au concours. — Vincent got third place in the competition.
8) (= emploi) jobà la place de — instead of, in place of
Il ne reste plus de tarte; désirez-vous quelque chose d'autre à la place? — There's no tart left; would you like something else instead?
de place en place — here and there, in places
par places — here and there, in places
See:* * *place nf1 ( espace) room, space; avoir de la place to have room ou space (pour faire to do); il y a encore assez de place pour deux personnes/valises there's enough room ou space left for two people/suitcases; avoir la place de faire to have enough room ou space to do; prendre de la place to take up room ou space; (faire) perdre/gagner de la place to waste/to save space; faire de la place to make room ou space (à qn/qch for sb/sth; pour faire to do); se faire de la place to make room ou space for oneself; laisser de la place (pour une personne, un meuble) to leave enough room ou space; ( pour un écrit) to leave enough space; laisse-moi un peu de place pour leur écrire un mot leave me a bit of space to write them a few lines;2 (emplacement, espace défini) gén place; ( pour s'asseoir) seat; chaque chose à sa place everything in its place; il est resté une heure à la même place he stayed in the same place for an hour; remettre qch à sa place to put sth back in its place; les dictionnaires ne sont pas à la bonne/à leur place the dictionaries aren't in the right place/where they should be; j'ai deux places pour ‘Le Lac des Cygnes’ I've got two tickets for ‘Swan Lake’; il reste une place en première there's one seat left in first class; laisse ta place à la dame! give the lady your seat!; est-ce que cette place est libre? is this seat free?; une salle de 200 places a 200 seat auditorium; j'ai eu une place gratuite I got a free seat; garde-moi ma place ( dans une file) keep my place; (dans un train, au cinéma) keep my seat; garde-moi une place (dans le train, au cinéma) keep me a seat; payer sa place (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay for one's ticket; Transp to pay one's fare; payer place entière (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay full price; Transp to pay full fare; les places sont chères fig ( parking difficile) parking spaces are hard to find; ( âpre concurrence dans l'emploi) jobs are hard to come by; prenez place ( sur un siège) take a seat; ( chacun à son siège) take your seats; ( chacun à son poste) take your places; prendre place ( s'asseoir) to take a seat; ( s'installer) [exposant, stand] to set up; [tireur, policier] to position oneself; ( s'intégrer) to take one's place; roman qui a pris place parmi les plus grands novel that has taken its place among the greatest; sur place [aller, envoyer, se rendre] to the scene; [arriver] on the scene; [être, trouver, sautiller, étudier] on the spot; [enquête, recherche, tournage] on-the-spot ( épith); de place en place here and there; voiture de quatre places four-seater car; divan à trois places three-seater sofa; ⇒ chasse;3 ( emplacement pour se garer) parking place; appartement avec place de parking apartment with parking space; je n'ai pas trouvé de place pour or où me garer I couldn't find a parking space ou a place to park; un parking de 500 places a car park for 500 cars;4 (rang dans un classement, la société) place; ( position dans un ordre) position; prendre la place de qn to take sb's place; prendre or obtenir la deuxième place to take second place (à in); il est dans les premières/dernières places he's up toward(s) the top/down toward(s) the bottom; la place d'un mot dans une phrase the position of a word in a sentence; se faire une place dans le monde de la finance to carve out a place for oneself in the world of finance; être en bonne place pour gagner/réussir to be well-placed ou in a good position to win/succeed; il occupe une place éminente he holds a very high position (à, dans in); chacun (à) sa place everyone should know his place; il faut savoir rester à sa place you must know your place; il n'est pas à sa place dans cette réception he looks out of place at this reception; je ne me sens pas à ma place dans ce milieu I feel out of place in this environment; remettre qn à sa place to put sb in his/her place; quelle place faire à l'art? what place can be afforded to art?; avoir sa place dans to deserve a place in; il n'y a pas de place pour eux dans notre système there is no place for them in our system; avoir une place à part or de choix dans to have a special place in; tenir une grande place/une place très importante dans la vie de qn to play a large part/a very important part in sb's life; donner or consacrer or faire une large place à qch to put a lot of emphasis on sth; la place croissante de l'environnement en politique the growing emphasis on the environment in politics; notre travail laisse peu de place à l'imagination our work leaves little room for the imagination; faire place à to give way to; place aux jeunes or à la jeunesse! lit, fig make way for the young!;5 ( substitution) à la place de instead of, in place of; il a mis de la vodka à la place du cognac he's used vodka instead of brandy; il y a maintenant un comité à la place de l'ancien directeur there's now a committee in place of the former manager; ils sont partis/ont été récompensés à notre place they went/were rewarded instead of us; qu'aurais-tu fait à ma place? what would you have done in my place?; (si j'étais) à ta place if I were in your position ou shoes; mets-toi à leur place put yourself in their position ou shoes; téléphone-lui toi-même, je ne peux pas le faire à ta place! phone him yourself, I can't do it for you!; j'ai mis le vase à la place du cendrier I put the vase where the ashtray was; construire une école à la place de la gare ( où était la gare) to build a school where the station used to be; ( où était prévue la gare) to build a school where the station should have been; ( au lieu de) to build a school instead of a station;6 ( situation définie) en place [système, structures] in place ( après n); [troupes] in position ( après n); [dirigeant, pouvoir, régime, parti] ruling ( épith); les gens en place the powers that be; nos hommes sont en place our men are in position; ne plus tenir en place to be restless ou fidgety; les enfants ne tiennent plus en place the children keep fidgeting; mettre en place to put [sth] in place [grillage, programme, règlement, stratégie]; to put [sth] in ou into position [satellite, troupes, équipe]; to establish, to set up [réseau, marché, régime, institution]; to install [ligne téléphonique, canalisations]; se mettre en place [plan, politique, système, structure] to be put in place; [forces, troupes, police] ( être mis en position) to be put in ou into position; ( soi-même) to position oneself; [réseau, marché, régime] to be established, to be set up; mise en place (de grillage, système, normes, services) putting in place; (de satellite, forces, d'équipe) positioning; (de réseau, marché, régime, d'institution) establishment, setting up; (de ligne téléphonique, canalisation) installationGB; remettre en place to put [sth] back in place; on se retrouve sur place we'll meet up there; je suis sur place, je peux le faire I'm on the spot, I can do it; dépannage/inscriptions sur place on-the-spot repairs/registration; ouvrage à consulter sur place reference book; laisser qn sur place to leave sb standing;7 ( dans une agglomération) square; la place du village the village square; sur la place Tiananmen/Rouge in Tiananmen/Red Square; la place de la Concorde the Place de la Concorde; la place du marché the marketplace;8 Fin market; place financière financial market; sur la place parisienne or de Paris on the Paris market;9 ( emploi) job; avoir une bonne place chez to have a good job with; perdre sa place to lose one's job; c'est une place très recherchée or demandée it's a highly sought-after job ou position; il y a des places à prendre there are good job opportunities;10 ( forteresse) entrer dans la place to get in on the inside; être dans la place to be on the inside; être maître de la place lit to be in control; fig to rule the roost; se rendre maître de la place to take control; avoir un pied dans la place fig to have a foot in the door.place d'armes Mil parade ground; place assise seat; place forte Mil fortified town; place d'honneur ( à table) place ou seat of honourGB; la place publique the public; intéresser la place publique to interest the public; sur la place publique [célébrer, apprendre, entendre] in public; mettre or porter or étaler qch sur la place publique to bring sth out in the open [[information, projet].je ne lâcherais or donnerais pas ma place pour un empire I wouldn't change places for the world ou for all the tea in China; une place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place Prov a place for everything and everything in its place.[plas] nom fémininfaire de la place to make room ou spaceil reste de la place pour quatre personnes there's enough space ou room left for four peoplea. [à table, au lit] don't take up so much roomb. [sur la page] don't use up all the spacelaisser la ou faire place à to make room ou way forla machine à écrire a fait place au traitement de texte wordprocessors have taken over from ou superseded typewritersce travail ne laisse aucune place à la créativité there's no place ou room for creativity in this kind of workla musique tient une grande place dans ma vie music is very important in ou is an important part of my lifeplace au sol [d'un ordinateur, d'une voiture] footprintb. (figuré) to clear up, to make a clean sweepchanger les meubles/la cuisinière de place to move the furniture around/the stovemets/remets les clefs à leur place put the keys/put the keys back where they belongest-ce que tout est à sa place? is everything in order ou in its proper place?[d'une personne]a. [sa position] to go back to one's placeb. [son rôle] to go back to where one belongsnotre collègue ne pourra pas reprendre sa place parmi nous our colleague is unable to resume his post with usremettre quelqu'un à sa place to put somebody in his/her placese faire une place au soleil to make a success of things, to find one's place in the sun3. [siège] seat[fauteuil au spectacle] seat[billet] ticketa. [sur l'estrade] to sit at the centre of the stageb. [à table] to sit at the top ou head of the tableréserver une place d'avion/de train to make a plane/train reservationça vous ennuierait de changer de place? would you mind swapping ou changing places?dans le monde du spectacle, les places sont chères it's difficult to gain a foothold in show business4. [dans un parking] (parking) spaceun parking de 1 000 places a car park with space for 1,000 cars5. [espace urbain] squareêtre ou partir en bonne place pour gagner to be (all) set to win8. BOURSEle dollar est à la hausse sur la place financière de New York the dollar has risen on the New York exchange9. MILITAIREplace (forte) fortress, strongholda. (sens propre) [ville assiégée] here we are, inside the walls (of the city)b. [endroit quelconque] here we are10. (Belgique) [pièce d'habitation] room————————à la place locution adverbialej'ai rapporté la jupe et j'ai pris un pantalon à la place I returned the skirt and exchanged it for a pair of trousers————————à la place de locution prépositionnelle1. [au lieu de] instead of2. [dans la situation de]à ma/sa place in my/his placeà ta place, j'irais if I were you I'd goje ne voudrais pas être à sa place rather him than me, I wouldn't like to be in his shoesde place en place locution adverbiale————————en place locution adjectivale[important] establishedles gens en place disent que... the powers that be say that...————————en place locution adverbiale1. [là] in positionest-ce que tout est en place? is everything in order ou in its proper place?2. (locution)c. [réseau] to set up (separable)ça va lui mettre/remettre les idées en place it'll give him a more realistic view of things/set him thinking straight againa. [il est turbulent] he can't keep stillb. [il est anxieux] he's nervousc. [il voyage beaucoup] he's always on the move————————par places locution adverbiale————————sur place locution adverbialela place Beauvau square in Paris (also refers to the Ministry of the Interior, whose offices are situated there)la place de la Concorde square in Paris (one of the biggest and busiest squares in Paris, laid out in the reign of Louis XV)la place du Colonel-Fabien square in Paris (also refers to the Communist party headquarters, which are situated there)la place de Grève former name of the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville in Paris. (The place where the unemployed gathered to wait for work, it was the origin of the expression "se mettre en grève")la place Rouge Red Squarela place Saint-Marc Saint Mark's Squarela place Tian'anmen Tiananmen Squarela place Vendôme square in Paris (the name evokes opulence and luxury because of the Ritz hotel and the jewellery shops situated on the square)la place des Vosges elegant and fashionable square in the Marais district of Paris, built under Henri IV -
127 si|ła
Ⅰ f 1. zw. pl (fizyczna) strength U- tracić siły to lose one’s strength- być u kresu sił to be absolutely tired out a. exhausted- harował ponad siły he worked like a horse- nie miał siły zwlec się z łóżka he didn’t have the strength to get up- wytężył wszystkie siły, żeby nie upaść he strained every nerve not to fall down- maszyna napędzana siłą ludzkich rąk a hand-operated machine2. zw. pl (możliwości) power C/U, strength U- przeliczyć się ze swoimi siłami to overestimate one’s ability- zbierał siły, żeby stawić czoła niebezpieczeństwu he gathered all his strength to face the dangerous situation- wierzyć we własne siły to have confidence in oneself- nie wierzył we własne siły he lacked self-confidence- to przerasta moje siły it’s beyond my power a. capabilities- pisarz umarł w pełni sił twórczych the writer died at the height of his creative powers- siła woli will power3. sgt (moc) strength, force- siła argumentów the force of argument- kobieta świadoma swojej uwodzicielskiej siły a woman aware of her seductive powers- siła miłości/słów the power of love/words- siła armii military power- wciąż wzrasta siła związków zawodowych trade unions are getting more and more powerful- siła dolara/funta the strength of the dollar/the pound- siła wiatru/wstrząsu the force of the wind/the earthquake- zamieszki wybuchły ze zdwojoną siłą the riot broke out with redoubled strength- hałas przybierał na sile the noise was getting louder4. sgt (przemoc) force, violence- użyć siły to use force- zrobić coś siłą to do sth by force5. sgt (atut) strength- siłą tego filmu jest subtelna obserwacja psychologiczna the film’s strength lies in its subtle psychological observation6. zw. pl (tajemnicze zjawisko) power, force- siły nadprzyrodzone supernatural powers- siły nieczyste the powers of darkness, the forces of evil- niewidzialna siła an invisible force7. (pracownicy) labour GB, labor US, workforce- tania siła robocza cheap labour (force)- fachowa siła skilled labour- siła najemna hired labour8. zw. pl (grupa ludzi) force zw. pl- siły demokratyczne/postępowe forces of democracy/progress- siły rynku market forces- siły społeczne social forces9. Fiz. force- siła tarcia friction force- siła ciężkości the force of gravityⅡ siły plt 1. (możliwości) power U- połączyć siły to join a. combine forces- robić coś wspólnymi siłami to make a joint effort to do sth- równowaga sił między Moskwą a Waszyngtonem a balance of power between Russia and the USA2. (oddziały) forces- siły nieprzyjacielskie the enemy forces- siły powstańcze (the) rebel forces- siły lądowe/morskie/powietrzne (the) ground/naval/air forces- siły porządkowe the forces of law and order- siły zbrojne the (armed) forcesⅢ siłą adv. 1. (przemocą) by force, forcibly 2. (z trudem) hardly- siłą powstrzymywała się od płaczu she could hardly stop herself from cryingⅣ na siłę adv. pot. 1. (przemocą) by force, forcibly- na siłę wypchnął ich z mieszkania he pushed them out of his flat by force- karmić dziecko na siłę to force-feed a child2. (wbrew) nie można uszczęśliwiać ludzi na siłę you can take a horse to water but you can’t make it drink przysł.- na siłę starał się o jej względy he made every effort a. endeavour to win her favour3. (jeżeli nie można inaczej) at a push pot.- na siłę zdążę na piątek I could do it by Friday, but at a push- □ siła aerodynamiczna Fiz. aerodynamic force- siła bezwładności Fiz. inertial force- siła dośrodkowa Fiz. centripetal force- siła elektrodynamiczna Fiz. electrodynamic force- siła elektryczna Fiz. electric force- siła nabywcza Ekon. purchasing power- siła nośna Techn. aerodynamic lift- siła odśrodkowa Fiz. centrifugal force- siła pociągowa Techn. tractive force- siła pozorna Fiz. inertial force- siła spójności Fiz. cohesion- siły wytwórcze Ekon. production forces■ być skazanym na własne siły to be left to one’s own devices- być w sile wieku to be in one’s prime- co sił w nogach at full pelt- co sił a. z całej siły a. z całych sił a. ze wszystkich sił a. ile sił with all one’s strength a. might- to nie jest na moje/jej siły it’s too much for me/her, it’s beyond my/her power a. capabilities- (nie) czuć się na siłach coś zrobić to (not) feel up to doing sth- mieć siłę przebicia pot. to push oneself forward- nie ma na niego/na to siły he’s/it’s out of control- nie mieć siły a. sił do kogoś/czegoś to not put up with sb/sth any longer- oddział w sile 20 żołnierzy a twenty-strong detachment- opadać z sił to run out of steam- próbować swoich sił w czymś a. na jakimś polu to try one’s hand at sth- robić coś o własnych siłach a. własnymi siłami to do sth on one’s own, to do sth unaided- siła by o tym opowiadać książk. a lot can be said about it- siła wyższa circumstances beyond one’s control; force majeure książk.- siłą rzeczy perforce książk.; necessarily- nie ma takiej siły, żebym tam poszedł wild horses wouldn’t drag me there- żadna siła mnie stąd nie ruszy wild horses wouldn’t drag me away from hereThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > si|ła
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128 Artificial Intelligence
In my opinion, none of [these programs] does even remote justice to the complexity of human mental processes. Unlike men, "artificially intelligent" programs tend to be single minded, undistractable, and unemotional. (Neisser, 1967, p. 9)Future progress in [artificial intelligence] will depend on the development of both practical and theoretical knowledge.... As regards theoretical knowledge, some have sought a unified theory of artificial intelligence. My view is that artificial intelligence is (or soon will be) an engineering discipline since its primary goal is to build things. (Nilsson, 1971, pp. vii-viii)Most workers in AI [artificial intelligence] research and in related fields confess to a pronounced feeling of disappointment in what has been achieved in the last 25 years. Workers entered the field around 1950, and even around 1960, with high hopes that are very far from being realized in 1972. In no part of the field have the discoveries made so far produced the major impact that was then promised.... In the meantime, claims and predictions regarding the potential results of AI research had been publicized which went even farther than the expectations of the majority of workers in the field, whose embarrassments have been added to by the lamentable failure of such inflated predictions....When able and respected scientists write in letters to the present author that AI, the major goal of computing science, represents "another step in the general process of evolution"; that possibilities in the 1980s include an all-purpose intelligence on a human-scale knowledge base; that awe-inspiring possibilities suggest themselves based on machine intelligence exceeding human intelligence by the year 2000 [one has the right to be skeptical]. (Lighthill, 1972, p. 17)4) Just as Astronomy Succeeded Astrology, the Discovery of Intellectual Processes in Machines Should Lead to a Science, EventuallyJust as astronomy succeeded astrology, following Kepler's discovery of planetary regularities, the discoveries of these many principles in empirical explorations on intellectual processes in machines should lead to a science, eventually. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 11)5) Problems in Machine Intelligence Arise Because Things Obvious to Any Person Are Not Represented in the ProgramMany problems arise in experiments on machine intelligence because things obvious to any person are not represented in any program. One can pull with a string, but one cannot push with one.... Simple facts like these caused serious problems when Charniak attempted to extend Bobrow's "Student" program to more realistic applications, and they have not been faced up to until now. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 77)What do we mean by [a symbolic] "description"? We do not mean to suggest that our descriptions must be made of strings of ordinary language words (although they might be). The simplest kind of description is a structure in which some features of a situation are represented by single ("primitive") symbols, and relations between those features are represented by other symbols-or by other features of the way the description is put together. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 11)[AI is] the use of computer programs and programming techniques to cast light on the principles of intelligence in general and human thought in particular. (Boden, 1977, p. 5)The word you look for and hardly ever see in the early AI literature is the word knowledge. They didn't believe you have to know anything, you could always rework it all.... In fact 1967 is the turning point in my mind when there was enough feeling that the old ideas of general principles had to go.... I came up with an argument for what I called the primacy of expertise, and at the time I called the other guys the generalists. (Moses, quoted in McCorduck, 1979, pp. 228-229)9) Artificial Intelligence Is Psychology in a Particularly Pure and Abstract FormThe basic idea of cognitive science is that intelligent beings are semantic engines-in other words, automatic formal systems with interpretations under which they consistently make sense. We can now see why this includes psychology and artificial intelligence on a more or less equal footing: people and intelligent computers (if and when there are any) turn out to be merely different manifestations of the same underlying phenomenon. Moreover, with universal hardware, any semantic engine can in principle be formally imitated by a computer if only the right program can be found. And that will guarantee semantic imitation as well, since (given the appropriate formal behavior) the semantics is "taking care of itself" anyway. Thus we also see why, from this perspective, artificial intelligence can be regarded as psychology in a particularly pure and abstract form. The same fundamental structures are under investigation, but in AI, all the relevant parameters are under direct experimental control (in the programming), without any messy physiology or ethics to get in the way. (Haugeland, 1981b, p. 31)There are many different kinds of reasoning one might imagine:Formal reasoning involves the syntactic manipulation of data structures to deduce new ones following prespecified rules of inference. Mathematical logic is the archetypical formal representation. Procedural reasoning uses simulation to answer questions and solve problems. When we use a program to answer What is the sum of 3 and 4? it uses, or "runs," a procedural model of arithmetic. Reasoning by analogy seems to be a very natural mode of thought for humans but, so far, difficult to accomplish in AI programs. The idea is that when you ask the question Can robins fly? the system might reason that "robins are like sparrows, and I know that sparrows can fly, so robins probably can fly."Generalization and abstraction are also natural reasoning process for humans that are difficult to pin down well enough to implement in a program. If one knows that Robins have wings, that Sparrows have wings, and that Blue jays have wings, eventually one will believe that All birds have wings. This capability may be at the core of most human learning, but it has not yet become a useful technique in AI.... Meta- level reasoning is demonstrated by the way one answers the question What is Paul Newman's telephone number? You might reason that "if I knew Paul Newman's number, I would know that I knew it, because it is a notable fact." This involves using "knowledge about what you know," in particular, about the extent of your knowledge and about the importance of certain facts. Recent research in psychology and AI indicates that meta-level reasoning may play a central role in human cognitive processing. (Barr & Feigenbaum, 1981, pp. 146-147)Suffice it to say that programs already exist that can do things-or, at the very least, appear to be beginning to do things-which ill-informed critics have asserted a priori to be impossible. Examples include: perceiving in a holistic as opposed to an atomistic way; using language creatively; translating sensibly from one language to another by way of a language-neutral semantic representation; planning acts in a broad and sketchy fashion, the details being decided only in execution; distinguishing between different species of emotional reaction according to the psychological context of the subject. (Boden, 1981, p. 33)Can the synthesis of Man and Machine ever be stable, or will the purely organic component become such a hindrance that it has to be discarded? If this eventually happens-and I have... good reasons for thinking that it must-we have nothing to regret and certainly nothing to fear. (Clarke, 1984, p. 243)The thesis of GOFAI... is not that the processes underlying intelligence can be described symbolically... but that they are symbolic. (Haugeland, 1985, p. 113)14) Artificial Intelligence Provides a Useful Approach to Psychological and Psychiatric Theory FormationIt is all very well formulating psychological and psychiatric theories verbally but, when using natural language (even technical jargon), it is difficult to recognise when a theory is complete; oversights are all too easily made, gaps too readily left. This is a point which is generally recognised to be true and it is for precisely this reason that the behavioural sciences attempt to follow the natural sciences in using "classical" mathematics as a more rigorous descriptive language. However, it is an unfortunate fact that, with a few notable exceptions, there has been a marked lack of success in this application. It is my belief that a different approach-a different mathematics-is needed, and that AI provides just this approach. (Hand, quoted in Hand, 1985, pp. 6-7)We might distinguish among four kinds of AI.Research of this kind involves building and programming computers to perform tasks which, to paraphrase Marvin Minsky, would require intelligence if they were done by us. Researchers in nonpsychological AI make no claims whatsoever about the psychological realism of their programs or the devices they build, that is, about whether or not computers perform tasks as humans do.Research here is guided by the view that the computer is a useful tool in the study of mind. In particular, we can write computer programs or build devices that simulate alleged psychological processes in humans and then test our predictions about how the alleged processes work. We can weave these programs and devices together with other programs and devices that simulate different alleged mental processes and thereby test the degree to which the AI system as a whole simulates human mentality. According to weak psychological AI, working with computer models is a way of refining and testing hypotheses about processes that are allegedly realized in human minds.... According to this view, our minds are computers and therefore can be duplicated by other computers. Sherry Turkle writes that the "real ambition is of mythic proportions, making a general purpose intelligence, a mind." (Turkle, 1984, p. 240) The authors of a major text announce that "the ultimate goal of AI research is to build a person or, more humbly, an animal." (Charniak & McDermott, 1985, p. 7)Research in this field, like strong psychological AI, takes seriously the functionalist view that mentality can be realized in many different types of physical devices. Suprapsychological AI, however, accuses strong psychological AI of being chauvinisticof being only interested in human intelligence! Suprapsychological AI claims to be interested in all the conceivable ways intelligence can be realized. (Flanagan, 1991, pp. 241-242)16) Determination of Relevance of Rules in Particular ContextsEven if the [rules] were stored in a context-free form the computer still couldn't use them. To do that the computer requires rules enabling it to draw on just those [ rules] which are relevant in each particular context. Determination of relevance will have to be based on further facts and rules, but the question will again arise as to which facts and rules are relevant for making each particular determination. One could always invoke further facts and rules to answer this question, but of course these must be only the relevant ones. And so it goes. It seems that AI workers will never be able to get started here unless they can settle the problem of relevance beforehand by cataloguing types of context and listing just those facts which are relevant in each. (Dreyfus & Dreyfus, 1986, p. 80)Perhaps the single most important idea to artificial intelligence is that there is no fundamental difference between form and content, that meaning can be captured in a set of symbols such as a semantic net. (G. Johnson, 1986, p. 250)Artificial intelligence is based on the assumption that the mind can be described as some kind of formal system manipulating symbols that stand for things in the world. Thus it doesn't matter what the brain is made of, or what it uses for tokens in the great game of thinking. Using an equivalent set of tokens and rules, we can do thinking with a digital computer, just as we can play chess using cups, salt and pepper shakers, knives, forks, and spoons. Using the right software, one system (the mind) can be mapped into the other (the computer). (G. Johnson, 1986, p. 250)19) A Statement of the Primary and Secondary Purposes of Artificial IntelligenceThe primary goal of Artificial Intelligence is to make machines smarter.The secondary goals of Artificial Intelligence are to understand what intelligence is (the Nobel laureate purpose) and to make machines more useful (the entrepreneurial purpose). (Winston, 1987, p. 1)The theoretical ideas of older branches of engineering are captured in the language of mathematics. We contend that mathematical logic provides the basis for theory in AI. Although many computer scientists already count logic as fundamental to computer science in general, we put forward an even stronger form of the logic-is-important argument....AI deals mainly with the problem of representing and using declarative (as opposed to procedural) knowledge. Declarative knowledge is the kind that is expressed as sentences, and AI needs a language in which to state these sentences. Because the languages in which this knowledge usually is originally captured (natural languages such as English) are not suitable for computer representations, some other language with the appropriate properties must be used. It turns out, we think, that the appropriate properties include at least those that have been uppermost in the minds of logicians in their development of logical languages such as the predicate calculus. Thus, we think that any language for expressing knowledge in AI systems must be at least as expressive as the first-order predicate calculus. (Genesereth & Nilsson, 1987, p. viii)21) Perceptual Structures Can Be Represented as Lists of Elementary PropositionsIn artificial intelligence studies, perceptual structures are represented as assemblages of description lists, the elementary components of which are propositions asserting that certain relations hold among elements. (Chase & Simon, 1988, p. 490)Artificial intelligence (AI) is sometimes defined as the study of how to build and/or program computers to enable them to do the sorts of things that minds can do. Some of these things are commonly regarded as requiring intelligence: offering a medical diagnosis and/or prescription, giving legal or scientific advice, proving theorems in logic or mathematics. Others are not, because they can be done by all normal adults irrespective of educational background (and sometimes by non-human animals too), and typically involve no conscious control: seeing things in sunlight and shadows, finding a path through cluttered terrain, fitting pegs into holes, speaking one's own native tongue, and using one's common sense. Because it covers AI research dealing with both these classes of mental capacity, this definition is preferable to one describing AI as making computers do "things that would require intelligence if done by people." However, it presupposes that computers could do what minds can do, that they might really diagnose, advise, infer, and understand. One could avoid this problematic assumption (and also side-step questions about whether computers do things in the same way as we do) by defining AI instead as "the development of computers whose observable performance has features which in humans we would attribute to mental processes." This bland characterization would be acceptable to some AI workers, especially amongst those focusing on the production of technological tools for commercial purposes. But many others would favour a more controversial definition, seeing AI as the science of intelligence in general-or, more accurately, as the intellectual core of cognitive science. As such, its goal is to provide a systematic theory that can explain (and perhaps enable us to replicate) both the general categories of intentionality and the diverse psychological capacities grounded in them. (Boden, 1990b, pp. 1-2)Because the ability to store data somewhat corresponds to what we call memory in human beings, and because the ability to follow logical procedures somewhat corresponds to what we call reasoning in human beings, many members of the cult have concluded that what computers do somewhat corresponds to what we call thinking. It is no great difficulty to persuade the general public of that conclusion since computers process data very fast in small spaces well below the level of visibility; they do not look like other machines when they are at work. They seem to be running along as smoothly and silently as the brain does when it remembers and reasons and thinks. On the other hand, those who design and build computers know exactly how the machines are working down in the hidden depths of their semiconductors. Computers can be taken apart, scrutinized, and put back together. Their activities can be tracked, analyzed, measured, and thus clearly understood-which is far from possible with the brain. This gives rise to the tempting assumption on the part of the builders and designers that computers can tell us something about brains, indeed, that the computer can serve as a model of the mind, which then comes to be seen as some manner of information processing machine, and possibly not as good at the job as the machine. (Roszak, 1994, pp. xiv-xv)The inner workings of the human mind are far more intricate than the most complicated systems of modern technology. Researchers in the field of artificial intelligence have been attempting to develop programs that will enable computers to display intelligent behavior. Although this field has been an active one for more than thirty-five years and has had many notable successes, AI researchers still do not know how to create a program that matches human intelligence. No existing program can recall facts, solve problems, reason, learn, and process language with human facility. This lack of success has occurred not because computers are inferior to human brains but rather because we do not yet know in sufficient detail how intelligence is organized in the brain. (Anderson, 1995, p. 2)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Artificial Intelligence
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