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41 primumdum
prīmus, a, um, adj. sup. [obsol. prep. pri (prei); whence also prior, priscus; cf.: privus, privo, etc., and v. pro], the first, first (properly only when three or more are referred to. The first, as opp. to the second, is prior;I.but primus is rarely used for prior,
Cic. Sest. 19, 44 al.).In gen.:II.qui primus vulnus dicitur obligavisse,
Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 57:primus sentio mala nostra: primus rescisco omnia: Primus porro obnuntio,
Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 7:verum primum: verum igitur et extremum,
Cic. Off. 3, 6, 27:primae litterae,
id. Att. 9, 6, 5:primus inter homines nobilissimos,
id. Sest. 3, 6:primi ex omnibus philosophis,
id. Fin. 4, 7, 17:primus Graeciae in Thraciam introiit,
Nep. Alcib. 7, 4:primus de mille fuisses,
Ov. H. 17, 105:in primis,
among the first, in the foremost ranks, Nep. Paus. 5, 3:in primis stetit,
id. Epam. 10, 3:in primis pugnantes,
Sall. C. 60, 6: leonem primus, aut in primis ferire, id. J. 6, 1: utque pedum primis infans vestigia plantis institerat (= ut primum, etc., poet.), Verg. A. 11, 573:primus post eos quos poëtae tradiderunt movisse aliqua circa rhetoricen Empedocles dicitur (= secundus or proximus ab iis),
Quint. 3, 1, 8.—In partic.A.In time or place, first, fore, foremost, the first part; sometimes to be translated, the end, extremity, etc.:B.in primā provinciā,
at the entrance of the province, Cic. Fam. 3, 6, 2:digitus,
the tip of the finger, Cat. 2, 3:dentes,
the front teeth, Plin. 19, 2, 11, § 35:ranis prima lingua cohaeret,
the end of the tongue, id. 11, 37, 65, § 172:primā statim nocte,
at the beginning of the night, Col. 10, 190:sol,
i. e. the rising sun, Verg. A. 6, 255:luna,
i. e. the new moon, Plin. 2, 13, 10, § 56.—With quisque, the first possible, the very first:primo quoque tempore,
at the very first opportunity, Cic. Fam. 13, 57, 1:primo quoque die,
id. Phil. 8, 11, 33:me tibi primum quidque concedente,
id. Ac. 2, 16, 49:fluit voluptas et prima quaeque avolat,
id. Fin. 2, 32, 106.— Subst.: prīma, ōrum, n., the first part, the beginning:quod bellum, si prima satis prospera fuissent,
Liv. 8, 3.—Of the first principles or elements of things, Lucr. 4, 186:prima consiliorum (for prima consilia),
Tac. H. 2, 11: a primo, from the beginning, at first:multum improbiores sunt quam a primo credidi,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 139; Ter. Phorm. 4, 2, 14; 4, 3, 37:in illā pro Ctesiphonte oratione submissius a primo: deinde pressius,
Cic. Or. 8, 26:suam vim retinere a primo ad extremum,
id. Fin. 4, 13, 32:hoc a primo cogitavit,
id. Att. 8, 11, 2; id. Phil. 2, 30, 75 Halm ad loc.:id a primo rectissime dicitur,
id. Fin. 3, 9, 32 Madv. ad loc.: in primo, in front, before, in the beginning, first:equites in primo late ire jubet,
in the van, Sall. J. 68, 4:qui numerus in primo viget, jacet in extremo,
Cic. Or. 64, 215. —First in rank or station, chief, principal, most excellent, eminent, distinguished, noble (cf.:A. 1.princeps, primores): evocat ad se Massiliensium quindecim primos,
Caes. B. C. 1, 35:sui municipii facile primus,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 6, 15:homo,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 17, § 37:primis urbis placuisse,
Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 23:juvenum primi,
Verg. A. 9, 785:est genus hominum, qui esse primos se omnium rerum volunt Nec sunt,
Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 17:quia sum apud te primus,
I am the first in your favor, id. ib. 1, 2, 10:primus humani generis,
Sil. 17, 255:urbem Italiae primam,
Petr. 116:praedium,
Cato, R. R. 1:suavia prima habere,
to give the first place to, think the most of, Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 9:otium atque divitiae, quae prima mortales putant,
Sall. C. 36, 4:cura,
a chief part, Plin. 5, 25, 21, § 88.—Also, most conspicuous, chief, in a bad sense:peccatores, quorum primus ego sum,
Vulg. 1 Tim. 1, 15:primas partes, or primas agere,
to play the first part, to occupy the first rank, Ter. Phorm. prol. 27:primas in causis agebat Hortensius,
Cic. Brut. 90, 308; 47: primas dare, to give the first place, ascribe the greatest importance to a thing:actioni primas dedisse Demosthenes dicitur, cum rogaretur, quid in dicendo esset primum: huic secundas, huic tertias,
Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213: primas deferre, to transfer the first or principal part:amoris erga me tibi primas defero,
i. e. I assign to you the first rank among those who love me, id. Att. 1, 17, 5: primas concedere, to yield the first place:si Allienus tibi primas in dicendo partes concesserit,
id. Div. in Caecil. 15, 49:primas tenere,
to play the first part, be the best, id. Brut. 95, 327: cum primis, and in primis (also written in one word, impri-mis), with or among the first, chiefly, especially, principally, particularly:homo domi suae cum primis locuples,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 28, § 69:in primis lautus eques,
Nep. Att. 13, 1:oppidum in primis Siciliae clarum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 35, § 86:homo in primis improbissimus,
id. ib. 2, 3, 27, §68: vir magnus in primis,
id. N. D. 1, 43, 120:in primis hoc a se animadversum esse dicebat,
id. de Or. 3, 5, 17:in primis nobis sermo de te fuit,
id. Att. 5, 1, 3:in primis... dein,
first, in the first place, Sall. J. 26, 3. —Hence, adv., primo and primum; also, ante- and post-class. and very rare, prime and primiter (the form primo is usually limited to that which is strictly first in time; primum in enumerations of contemporary facts, things, or arguments, where the order is at the speaker's choice; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 920 sq.).In gen.:2.aedes primo ruere rebamur,
Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 42:neque credebam primo mihimet Sosiae,
id. ib. 2, 1, 50; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 9, § 26:primo non accredidit,
Nep. Dat. 3, 4:Themistocles solus primo profectus est,
id. Them. 6, 5:contemptus est primo a tyrannis,
id. Thras. 2, 2; id. Ham. 2, 2.—With dein, deinde, inde, post, postea, mox, denique, nunc:3.primo Stoicorum more agamus, deinde nostro instituto vagabimur,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 6, 13:primo pecuniae, dein imperii cupido crevit,
Sall. C. 10, 3:primo... deinde... tum... tum,
Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 50:primo... deinde,
Liv. 1, 27; Curt. 3, 12, 6; 4, 16, 21; 9, 10, 11:primo abstinentiā utendum: deinde danda, etc.,
Cels. 5, 26, 34:primo... inde,... hinc,
Liv. 30, 11, 6:haec primo paulatim crescere: post, etc.,
Sall. C. 10, 6:dissuadente primo Vercingetorige, post concedente,
Caes. B. G. 7, 15:primo... postea... postremo, etc.,
Liv. 26, 39:primo... mox,
id. 1, 50:primo... mox deinde,
Just. 1, 3:primo negitare, denique saepius fatigatus, etc.,
Sall. J. 111, 2:neque illi credebam primo, nunc vero palam est,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 91.—(Mostly post-Aug. for primum.) With iterum, rursus, secundo:B. 1.primo... iterum,
Liv. 2, 51:primo... rursus,
Suet. Aug. 17:primo... secundo,
Phaedr. 4, 10, 16.—In enumerations, with a foll. deinde, tum:2.Caesar primum suo, deinde omnium e conspectu remotis equis,
Caes. B. G. 1, 25:primum... deinde... deinde,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 58, § 143:primum... deinde... tum... postremo,
id. N. D. 2, 1, 3:primum... deinde... praeterea... postremo,
id. Div. 2, 56, 116:primum... tum... deinde... post... tum... deinde....,
id. Fin. 5, 23, 65; id. Font. 14, 31; cf.:primum... secundo loco... deinde... tum,
id. Leg. 1, 13, 35; id. Inv. 2, 27, 79; Curt. 3, 6, 16; 8, 10, 9; Liv. 1, 28; Nep. Them. 2, 3; id. Epam. 1, 3:primum... subinde,
Hor. Ep. 1, 8, 15:primum... mox,
id. ib. 2, 2, 93.—Without other adverbs.(α).In gen.:(β).quaerenda pecunia primum est,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 53:te Quicumque primum Produxit,
id. C. 2, 13, 2; id. S. 2, 3, 41.—Strengthened with omnium, first of all, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 13:3. (α).primum omnium ego ipse vigilo,
Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19.—Ut primum, ubi primum, simul ac primum, cum primum, as soon as ever, as soon as:(β).ut primum potestas data est augendae dignitatis tuae, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 10, 13, 1:ubi primum potuit, istum reliquit,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 20, § 48:simul ac primum niti possunt, etc.,
id. N. D. 2, 48, 124:tum affuerat, cum primum dati sunt judices,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 23, § 57.—Nunc primum, now first, now for the first time (cf.: nunc demum, now at last):(γ).post illa nunc primum audio, Quid illo sit factum,
Ter. And. 5, 4, 33.—With dum (also by Plaut. joined in one word, pri-mumdum), in the first place, first (anteclass.):(δ).primum dum, si falso insimulas, etc. Iterum si id verum est, etc.,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 26:omnium primumdum haed aedes jam face occlusae sicut,
id. Most. 2, 1, 53; 1, 2, 39; id. Capt. 1, 2, 57:primum dum omnium male dictitatur tibi vulgo in sermonibus,
id. Trin. 1, 2, 61.—With adv. or other expression of time, for the first time:* C.hodie primum ire in ganeum,
Plaut. As. 5, 2, 37:quo die primum convocati su mus,
Cic. Phil. 5, 11, 30.—prīmē, es pecially: fabula prime proba, Naev. ap. Charis. p. 188 P.; cf. Prisc. p. 603 P.—D.prīmĭter, at first, first of all (ante- and post-class.): eripis primiter dapes, Pompon. ap. Non. 154, 26; Inscr. (of the beginning of the third century of Christ) Lab. Epigr. Lat. Scop. in Egitto. -
42 primus
prīmus, a, um, adj. sup. [obsol. prep. pri (prei); whence also prior, priscus; cf.: privus, privo, etc., and v. pro], the first, first (properly only when three or more are referred to. The first, as opp. to the second, is prior;I.but primus is rarely used for prior,
Cic. Sest. 19, 44 al.).In gen.:II.qui primus vulnus dicitur obligavisse,
Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 57:primus sentio mala nostra: primus rescisco omnia: Primus porro obnuntio,
Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 7:verum primum: verum igitur et extremum,
Cic. Off. 3, 6, 27:primae litterae,
id. Att. 9, 6, 5:primus inter homines nobilissimos,
id. Sest. 3, 6:primi ex omnibus philosophis,
id. Fin. 4, 7, 17:primus Graeciae in Thraciam introiit,
Nep. Alcib. 7, 4:primus de mille fuisses,
Ov. H. 17, 105:in primis,
among the first, in the foremost ranks, Nep. Paus. 5, 3:in primis stetit,
id. Epam. 10, 3:in primis pugnantes,
Sall. C. 60, 6: leonem primus, aut in primis ferire, id. J. 6, 1: utque pedum primis infans vestigia plantis institerat (= ut primum, etc., poet.), Verg. A. 11, 573:primus post eos quos poëtae tradiderunt movisse aliqua circa rhetoricen Empedocles dicitur (= secundus or proximus ab iis),
Quint. 3, 1, 8.—In partic.A.In time or place, first, fore, foremost, the first part; sometimes to be translated, the end, extremity, etc.:B.in primā provinciā,
at the entrance of the province, Cic. Fam. 3, 6, 2:digitus,
the tip of the finger, Cat. 2, 3:dentes,
the front teeth, Plin. 19, 2, 11, § 35:ranis prima lingua cohaeret,
the end of the tongue, id. 11, 37, 65, § 172:primā statim nocte,
at the beginning of the night, Col. 10, 190:sol,
i. e. the rising sun, Verg. A. 6, 255:luna,
i. e. the new moon, Plin. 2, 13, 10, § 56.—With quisque, the first possible, the very first:primo quoque tempore,
at the very first opportunity, Cic. Fam. 13, 57, 1:primo quoque die,
id. Phil. 8, 11, 33:me tibi primum quidque concedente,
id. Ac. 2, 16, 49:fluit voluptas et prima quaeque avolat,
id. Fin. 2, 32, 106.— Subst.: prīma, ōrum, n., the first part, the beginning:quod bellum, si prima satis prospera fuissent,
Liv. 8, 3.—Of the first principles or elements of things, Lucr. 4, 186:prima consiliorum (for prima consilia),
Tac. H. 2, 11: a primo, from the beginning, at first:multum improbiores sunt quam a primo credidi,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 139; Ter. Phorm. 4, 2, 14; 4, 3, 37:in illā pro Ctesiphonte oratione submissius a primo: deinde pressius,
Cic. Or. 8, 26:suam vim retinere a primo ad extremum,
id. Fin. 4, 13, 32:hoc a primo cogitavit,
id. Att. 8, 11, 2; id. Phil. 2, 30, 75 Halm ad loc.:id a primo rectissime dicitur,
id. Fin. 3, 9, 32 Madv. ad loc.: in primo, in front, before, in the beginning, first:equites in primo late ire jubet,
in the van, Sall. J. 68, 4:qui numerus in primo viget, jacet in extremo,
Cic. Or. 64, 215. —First in rank or station, chief, principal, most excellent, eminent, distinguished, noble (cf.:A. 1.princeps, primores): evocat ad se Massiliensium quindecim primos,
Caes. B. C. 1, 35:sui municipii facile primus,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 6, 15:homo,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 17, § 37:primis urbis placuisse,
Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 23:juvenum primi,
Verg. A. 9, 785:est genus hominum, qui esse primos se omnium rerum volunt Nec sunt,
Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 17:quia sum apud te primus,
I am the first in your favor, id. ib. 1, 2, 10:primus humani generis,
Sil. 17, 255:urbem Italiae primam,
Petr. 116:praedium,
Cato, R. R. 1:suavia prima habere,
to give the first place to, think the most of, Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 9:otium atque divitiae, quae prima mortales putant,
Sall. C. 36, 4:cura,
a chief part, Plin. 5, 25, 21, § 88.—Also, most conspicuous, chief, in a bad sense:peccatores, quorum primus ego sum,
Vulg. 1 Tim. 1, 15:primas partes, or primas agere,
to play the first part, to occupy the first rank, Ter. Phorm. prol. 27:primas in causis agebat Hortensius,
Cic. Brut. 90, 308; 47: primas dare, to give the first place, ascribe the greatest importance to a thing:actioni primas dedisse Demosthenes dicitur, cum rogaretur, quid in dicendo esset primum: huic secundas, huic tertias,
Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213: primas deferre, to transfer the first or principal part:amoris erga me tibi primas defero,
i. e. I assign to you the first rank among those who love me, id. Att. 1, 17, 5: primas concedere, to yield the first place:si Allienus tibi primas in dicendo partes concesserit,
id. Div. in Caecil. 15, 49:primas tenere,
to play the first part, be the best, id. Brut. 95, 327: cum primis, and in primis (also written in one word, impri-mis), with or among the first, chiefly, especially, principally, particularly:homo domi suae cum primis locuples,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 28, § 69:in primis lautus eques,
Nep. Att. 13, 1:oppidum in primis Siciliae clarum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 35, § 86:homo in primis improbissimus,
id. ib. 2, 3, 27, §68: vir magnus in primis,
id. N. D. 1, 43, 120:in primis hoc a se animadversum esse dicebat,
id. de Or. 3, 5, 17:in primis nobis sermo de te fuit,
id. Att. 5, 1, 3:in primis... dein,
first, in the first place, Sall. J. 26, 3. —Hence, adv., primo and primum; also, ante- and post-class. and very rare, prime and primiter (the form primo is usually limited to that which is strictly first in time; primum in enumerations of contemporary facts, things, or arguments, where the order is at the speaker's choice; cf. Krebs, Antibarb. p. 920 sq.).In gen.:2.aedes primo ruere rebamur,
Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 42:neque credebam primo mihimet Sosiae,
id. ib. 2, 1, 50; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 9, § 26:primo non accredidit,
Nep. Dat. 3, 4:Themistocles solus primo profectus est,
id. Them. 6, 5:contemptus est primo a tyrannis,
id. Thras. 2, 2; id. Ham. 2, 2.—With dein, deinde, inde, post, postea, mox, denique, nunc:3.primo Stoicorum more agamus, deinde nostro instituto vagabimur,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 6, 13:primo pecuniae, dein imperii cupido crevit,
Sall. C. 10, 3:primo... deinde... tum... tum,
Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 50:primo... deinde,
Liv. 1, 27; Curt. 3, 12, 6; 4, 16, 21; 9, 10, 11:primo abstinentiā utendum: deinde danda, etc.,
Cels. 5, 26, 34:primo... inde,... hinc,
Liv. 30, 11, 6:haec primo paulatim crescere: post, etc.,
Sall. C. 10, 6:dissuadente primo Vercingetorige, post concedente,
Caes. B. G. 7, 15:primo... postea... postremo, etc.,
Liv. 26, 39:primo... mox,
id. 1, 50:primo... mox deinde,
Just. 1, 3:primo negitare, denique saepius fatigatus, etc.,
Sall. J. 111, 2:neque illi credebam primo, nunc vero palam est,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 91.—(Mostly post-Aug. for primum.) With iterum, rursus, secundo:B. 1.primo... iterum,
Liv. 2, 51:primo... rursus,
Suet. Aug. 17:primo... secundo,
Phaedr. 4, 10, 16.—In enumerations, with a foll. deinde, tum:2.Caesar primum suo, deinde omnium e conspectu remotis equis,
Caes. B. G. 1, 25:primum... deinde... deinde,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 58, § 143:primum... deinde... tum... postremo,
id. N. D. 2, 1, 3:primum... deinde... praeterea... postremo,
id. Div. 2, 56, 116:primum... tum... deinde... post... tum... deinde....,
id. Fin. 5, 23, 65; id. Font. 14, 31; cf.:primum... secundo loco... deinde... tum,
id. Leg. 1, 13, 35; id. Inv. 2, 27, 79; Curt. 3, 6, 16; 8, 10, 9; Liv. 1, 28; Nep. Them. 2, 3; id. Epam. 1, 3:primum... subinde,
Hor. Ep. 1, 8, 15:primum... mox,
id. ib. 2, 2, 93.—Without other adverbs.(α).In gen.:(β).quaerenda pecunia primum est,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 53:te Quicumque primum Produxit,
id. C. 2, 13, 2; id. S. 2, 3, 41.—Strengthened with omnium, first of all, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 13:3. (α).primum omnium ego ipse vigilo,
Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19.—Ut primum, ubi primum, simul ac primum, cum primum, as soon as ever, as soon as:(β).ut primum potestas data est augendae dignitatis tuae, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 10, 13, 1:ubi primum potuit, istum reliquit,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 20, § 48:simul ac primum niti possunt, etc.,
id. N. D. 2, 48, 124:tum affuerat, cum primum dati sunt judices,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 23, § 57.—Nunc primum, now first, now for the first time (cf.: nunc demum, now at last):(γ).post illa nunc primum audio, Quid illo sit factum,
Ter. And. 5, 4, 33.—With dum (also by Plaut. joined in one word, pri-mumdum), in the first place, first (anteclass.):(δ).primum dum, si falso insimulas, etc. Iterum si id verum est, etc.,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 26:omnium primumdum haed aedes jam face occlusae sicut,
id. Most. 2, 1, 53; 1, 2, 39; id. Capt. 1, 2, 57:primum dum omnium male dictitatur tibi vulgo in sermonibus,
id. Trin. 1, 2, 61.—With adv. or other expression of time, for the first time:* C.hodie primum ire in ganeum,
Plaut. As. 5, 2, 37:quo die primum convocati su mus,
Cic. Phil. 5, 11, 30.—prīmē, es pecially: fabula prime proba, Naev. ap. Charis. p. 188 P.; cf. Prisc. p. 603 P.—D.prīmĭter, at first, first of all (ante- and post-class.): eripis primiter dapes, Pompon. ap. Non. 154, 26; Inscr. (of the beginning of the third century of Christ) Lab. Epigr. Lat. Scop. in Egitto. -
43 Stellung
f1. (Position, auch des Körpers) position; EDV status; Stellung zu position in relation to; eine kauernde etc. Stellung einnehmen take up a crouching etc. position; Sex in verschiedenen Stellungen having sex in different positions2. (berufliche Stellung) post, position; eine Stellung als Assistent haben have an assistant’s post, work as an assistant; in Stellung sein altm. be in employment3. (Rang) position, status; (Ansehen) standing; soziale Stellung social status ( oder class); (Ansehen) position in society, social standing ( oder status)4. MIL. position; (Frontlinie) front line(s Pl.); eines Geschützes: emplacement; eine Stellung beziehen move into position; die Stellung halten hold the position; in Stellung bringen bring into position; (Geschütz) emplace5. (Einstellung) position, stance; Stellung beziehen take a stand; zu etw. Stellung nehmen take a stand on s.th.; (sich äußern) auch give one’s view on s.th.; Stellung nehmen für come out in favo(u)r of, back (up); Stellung nehmen gegen oppose, come out against* * *die Stellung(Arbeitsplatz) post; situation; job; employment;(Körperhaltung) posture; position;(Position) order; position; standing position;(Rang) standing; capacity; condition; status;(Standpunkt) position; attitude; stance* * *Stẹl|lung ['ʃtɛlʊŋ]f -, -en1) (lit, fig MIL) positionin Stellung bringen/gehen — to bring/get into position, to place in position/take up one's position
die Stellung halten (Mil) — to hold one's position; (hum) to hold the fort
Stellung beziehen (Mil) — to move into position; (fig) to declare one's position, to make it clear where one stands
zu etw Stellung nehmen or beziehen — to give one's opinion on sth, to comment on sth
für jdn Stellung nehmen or beziehen — to come out in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of sb
gegen jdn/etw Stellung nehmen or beziehen — to come out against sb/sth
2) (= Rang) positionin führender/untergeordneter Stellung — in a leading/subordinate position
in meiner Stellung als... — in my capacity as...
bei jdm in Stellung sein — to be in sb's employment (Brit) or employ (form)
ohne Stellung sein — to be without employment, to be unemployed
* * *die1) (position: in his capacity as a leader.) capacity2) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) position3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) position4) (a position or pose: He knelt in an uncomfortable posture.) posture5) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) situation6) (a person's social rank.) status* * *Stel·lung<-, -en>f1. (Arbeitsplatz) job, positionohne \Stellung sein to be unemployed [or without a job2. (Rang) positioneine führende \Stellung einnehmen to rank highin einer gebückten \Stellung bending [over]4. (Position) positionin bestimmter \Stellung in a particular positionetw in \Stellung bringen MIL to put sth into positionin \Stellung gehen to take up positiondie \Stellung [gegen jdn/etw] halten MIL to hold the position [against sb/sth]die \Stellung halten (hum) to hold the fort5. (Standpunkt)\Stellung für jdn/etw nehmen [o beziehen] to take sb's/sth's side\Stellung gegen jdn/etw nehmen [o beziehen] to come out [or take sides] against sb/sthich beziehe weder für noch gegen irgendwen \Stellung I'm not taking sides* * *die; Stellung, Stellungen1) positiondie Stellung der Frau in der Gesellschaft — the position or standing of women in society
in Stellung gehen — (Milit.) take up [one's] position
[zu/gegen etwas] Stellung beziehen — (fig.) take a stand [on/against something]
3) o. Pl. (Einstellung) attitude (zu to, towards)zu etwas Stellung nehmen — express one's opinion or state one's view on something
* * *Stellung f1. (Position, auch des Körpers) position; IT status;Stellung zu position in relation to;eine kauernde etcStellung einnehmen take up a crouching etc position;Sex in verschiedenen Stellungen having sex in different positions2. (berufliche Stellung) post, position;eine Stellung als Assistent haben have an assistant’s post, work as an assistant;in Stellung sein obs be in employmentsoziale Stellung social status ( oder class); (Ansehen) position in society, social standing ( oder status)eine Stellung beziehen move into position;die Stellung halten hold the position;in Stellung bringen bring into position; (Geschütz) emplace5. (Einstellung) position, stance;Stellung beziehen take a stand;zu etwas Stellung nehmen take a stand on sth; (sich äußern) auch give one’s view on sth;Stellung nehmen für come out in favo(u)r of, back (up);Stellung nehmen gegen oppose, come out against* * *die; Stellung, Stellungen1) positiondie Stellung der Frau in der Gesellschaft — the position or standing of women in society
in Stellung gehen — (Milit.) take up [one's] position
[zu/gegen etwas] Stellung beziehen — (fig.) take a stand [on/against something]
3) o. Pl. (Einstellung) attitude (zu to, towards)zu etwas Stellung nehmen — express one's opinion or state one's view on something
* * *-en (Posten) f.job n.position n.post n.situation n. -en f.ambassadorship n.assignment (US) n.attitude n.condition n.emplacement n.job n.position n.posture n.stance n.status n.(§ pl.: statuses) -
44 graduar
v.1 to gauge, to measure.El médico graduó la dosis The doctor gauged the dose.2 to stagger.3 to confer a degree on (education).4 to confer a rank on, to commission (military).5 to graduate, to degree, to give a diploma to.La escuela graduó a mil estudiantes The school graduated a thousand students* * *1 (termómetro) to graduate, calibrate2 (regular) to adjust, regulate3 (conceder un diploma) to confer a degree on, US graduate; (conceder un grado) to confer a rank4 (medir) to gauge, measure; (la vista) to test, check1 to graduate, get one's degree\graduarse la vista to have one's eyes tested* * *verb1) to regulate2) gauge•* * *1. VT1) (=regular) [+ volumen, temperatura] to adjust2) (=medir) to gauge, measure; (Téc) to calibrate; [+ termómetro] to graduate; [+ vista] to test3) (Univ) to confer a degree on4) (Mil) to confer a rank on2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( regular) to adjustb) ( marcar) <instrumento/termómetro> to calibrate2.graduarse v prona) (Educ) to graduateb) (Mil) to take a commission* * *= grade, scale, graduate.Ex. In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest.Ex. To produce a statewide estimate, this framework would need to be scaled to accommodate all public libraries in a particular state.Ex. This article discusses whether library service fees should be graduated.----* graduarse = graduate.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( regular) to adjustb) ( marcar) <instrumento/termómetro> to calibrate2.graduarse v prona) (Educ) to graduateb) (Mil) to take a commission* * *= grade, scale, graduate.Ex: In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest.
Ex: To produce a statewide estimate, this framework would need to be scaled to accommodate all public libraries in a particular state.Ex: This article discusses whether library service fees should be graduated.* graduarse = graduate.* * *vt1 (regular) to adjustpara graduar la temperatura to adjust the temperaturegraduamos la dificultad de los ejercicios we progressively increase the difficulty of the exercises2 (marcar) ‹instrumento/termómetro› to calibrate1 (de la universidad) to graduate, get one's degree2 ( Mil) to take a commission, be commissionedacaba de graduarse de capitán he has just been commissioned as a captain3 (Esp, Méx) (medir) ‹vista› to testtengo que graduarme la vista I have to have my eyes tested* * *
graduar ( conjugate graduar) verbo transitivo
graduarse verbo pronominala) (Educ) to graduateb) (Mil) to take a commission
graduar verbo transitivo
1 (calibrar) to regulate
(la vista) to test
(un termómetro) to graduate
2 Educ Mil to confer a degree o a rank on
' graduar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
poner
English:
graduate
* * *♦ vt1. [medir] to gauge, to measure2. [regular] to regulate;la temperatura se gradúa con este botón this button regulates o controls the temperature3. [vista] to test;me graduaron mal las gafas they gave me the wrong prescription for my glasses4. [escalonar] to stagger;graduó su esfuerzo para llegar hasta el final she paced herself to make sure she finished5. Educ to confer a degree on6. Mil to confer a rank on, to commission* * *v/t2:la vista have one’s eyes tested* * *graduar {3} v1) : to regulate, to adjust2) calibrar: to calibrate, to gauge* * *graduar vb1. (regular) to adjust2. (clasificar) to grade -
45 ordeñar
v.1 to arrange, to put in order (poner en orden) (alfabéticamente, numéricamente).2 to order.Le ordené ir I ordered him to goOrdené la habitación I straightened up the room.La maestra ordenó silencio The teacher ordered silence.3 to ordain (religion).4 to order. ( Latin American Spanish)5 to sort, to classify in a given order, to order.Ordené mis papeles I sorted my papers.6 to ordain as.Ricardo ordenó a Manolo sacerdote Richard ordained Manolo as priest.7 to be ordered to, to be told to, to receive orders to.Se me ordenó matar I was ordered to kill.* * *1 (arreglar) to put in order; (habitación) to tidy up2 (mandar) to order3 RELIGIÓN to ordain4 (encaminar) to direct\ordenar las ideas figurado to collect one's thoughts* * *verb1) to order2) arrange* * *1. VT1) (=poner en orden) [siguiendo un sistema] to arrange; [colocando en su sitio] to tidy; (Inform) to sorthay que ordenar los recibos por fechas — we have to put the receipts in order of date, we have to arrange the receipts by date
voy a ordenar mis libros — I'm going to sort out o organize my books
ordenó los relatos cronológicamente — he arranged the stories chronologically o in chronological order
2) (=mandar) to order3) (Rel) to ordain2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <habitación/armario> to straighten (up) (AmE), to tidy (up) (BrE)2)a) ( dar una orden) to orderb) (AmL) (en bar, restaurante) to order3) < sacerdote> to ordain2.ordenarse v pron to be ordained* * *= milk.Ex. Results showed that the first colostrum of ewes milked one hour postpartum had significantly more protein than that of nanny-goats.----* no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* ordeñar una vaca = milk + a cow.* sala de ordeñar = milking parlour.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <habitación/armario> to straighten (up) (AmE), to tidy (up) (BrE)2)a) ( dar una orden) to orderb) (AmL) (en bar, restaurante) to order3) < sacerdote> to ordain2.ordenarse v pron to be ordained* * *= arrange, collate, instruct, order, rank, sort, sort out, grade, enjoin, finger-snapping, sort into + order, range, file, ordain, create + order, put in + order, clear out.Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.
Ex: Contents page bulletins which comprise copies of contents pages of periodicals collated and dispatched to users are also reliant upon titles.Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.Ex: For example, search software offers the ability to rank the retrieved material according to its relative significance.Ex: During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.Ex: Some schools favor subject arrangement, other group together everything by publisher, and others sort everything out according to a theme.Ex: This had the advantage that the relevance judgments had already been made, and were graded into three levels: High relevance, Low relevance, No relevance.Ex: Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.Ex: The stereotype of the decision-maker as a person who does nothig but finger-snapping and button-pushing fades with systematic research and analysis.Ex: Sort packages are designed to sort a specified file of records into order according to a particular field or key.Ex: Serials can be ranged in the order of the access number, i.e. in the order of their arrival, without distinction as to their size or contents.Ex: Numbers expressed in digits file before alphabetic characters, so it may be necessary to look in two different places for, say, a date -- 1984 will not file in the same place as ninenteen eighty four.Ex: Born in Amite County, Mississippi in 1924, Will Campbell was ordained as a Baptist minister at the young age of seventeen.Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.Ex: The archives of Magdalen College were put in order and abstracts prepared in the 15th century.Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.* estar ordenado en forma circular = be on a wheel.* ordenar alfabéticamente = arrange + in alphabetical order.* ordenar alfabéticamente palabra por palabra = arrange + alphabetically word by word.* ordenar los documentos recuperados en orden de pertinencia = rank + document output, rank + documents.* ordenar mal = misfile.* ordenar por = file + in order of.* ordenar por número curren = arrange by + accession number.* ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.* ordenarse a uno mismo = self-ordained.* sin ordenar = unordered, unsorted.* volver a ordenar = resort.* * *ordenar [A1 ]vthay que ordenar los libros por materias the books have to be arranged according to subjectordena estas fichas sort out these cards, put these cards in orderB1 (dar una orden) to orderla policía ordenó el cierre del local the police ordered the closure of the establishment o ordered the establishment to be closedel médico le ordenó reposo absoluto the doctor ordered him to have complete restordenar + INF:le ordenó salir inmediatamente de la oficina she ordered him to leave the office immediatelyordenar QUE + SUBJ:me ordenó que guardara silencio he ordered me to keep quiet2 ( AmL) (en un bar, restaurante) to orderordenar un taxi to call a taxiC ‹sacerdote› to ordainto be ordainedse ordenó sacerdote he was ordained a priest* * *
Multiple Entries:
ordenar
ordeñar
ordenar ( conjugate ordenar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹habitación/armario/juguetes› to straighten (up) (esp AmE), to tidy (up) (BrE);
‹ fichas› to put in order;
2
3 ‹ sacerdote› to ordain
ordenarse verbo pronominal
to be ordained
ordeñar ( conjugate ordeñar) verbo transitivo
to milk
ordenar verbo transitivo
1 (un armario, los papeles, etc) to put in order, arrange: ordené los libros por autores, I arranged the books by author
(una habitación, la casa) to tidy up
2 (dar un mandato) to order: les ordenó que guardaran silencio, she ordered them to keep quiet
3 (a un sacerdote, caballero) to ordain
ordeñar verbo transitivo to milk
' ordeñar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alfabetizar
- arreglar
- mico
- ordenar
- recoger
- disponer
- mandar
English:
arrange
- clear up
- command
- dispose
- instruct
- marshal
- milk
- neatly
- ordain
- rank
- straight
- straighten
- straighten up
- tidy
- tidy out
- tidy up
- clear
- direct
- grade
- order
- organize
- sort
* * *♦ vt1. [poner en orden] [alfabéticamente, numéricamente] to arrange, to put in order;[habitación, papeles] to tidy (up);ordenar alfabéticamente to put in alphabetical order;ordenar en montones to sort into piles;ordenar por temas to arrange by subject2. Informát to sort3. [mandar] to order;te ordeno que te vayas I order you to go;me ordenó callarme he ordered me to be quiet4. Rel to ordain5. Am [pedir] to order;acabamos de ordenar el desayuno we've just ordered breakfast♦ vi1. [mandar] to give orders;(yo) ordeno y mando: Ana es de las de (yo) ordeno y mando Ana's the sort of person who likes telling everybody what to do2. Am [pedir] to order;¿ya eligieron?, ¿quieren ordenar? are you ready to order?* * *v/t1 habitación tidy up2 alfabéticamente arrange; INFOR sort3 ( mandar) order4 L.Am. ( pedir) order* * *ordenar vt1) mandar: to order, to command2) arreglar: to put in order, to arrange3) : to ordain (a priest)* * *ordenar vb3. (mandar) to order -
46 autoridad
f.1 authority.impusieron su autoridad they imposed their authorityautoridad moral moral authority2 authority (eminencia).es una autoridad en historia he is an authority on history3 authority (control, dominio).habla siempre con mucha autoridad she always talks with great authority4 officer, authority, person in authority.5 imperiousness.* * *1 authority* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=potestad) authority¡abran a la autoridad! — open up in the name of the law!
entregarse a la autoridad — to give o.s. up ( to the police)
2) (=persona) authority3) (=boato) pomp, show* * *1)a) ( poder) authorityb) (persona, institución)la autoridad competente — the proper authority o authorities
2)a) ( experto) authorityb) ( competencia) authority3) (Der)el tratado tiene autoridad de ley — the agreement is legally binding o has the power of law
* * *1)a) ( poder) authorityb) (persona, institución)la autoridad competente — the proper authority o authorities
2)a) ( experto) authorityb) ( competencia) authority3) (Der)el tratado tiene autoridad de ley — the agreement is legally binding o has the power of law
* * *autoridad11 = authority, decision maker [decision-maker], authority figure, mover and shaker, senior official.Ex: The classification scheme is intended to act as an authority in the selection of the relationships to be shown.
Ex: This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses.Ex: The constituent networks may have presidents and CEO's (chief executive officers), but that's a different issue; there's no single authority figure for the Internet as a whole.Ex: The author argues the need to reconsider the role and image of the information professional, as trainer and mover and shaker, whilst stressing the need for continuous professional development.Ex: The delay could have been avoided, if senior officials were empowered to requisition aircraft from any operator.* autoridad archivística = archival authority.* autoridad cívica = city authority.* autoridad civil = civil authority, city authority.* autoridad competente, la = competent authority, the.* autoridad eclesiástica = ecclesiastical authority.* autoridades escolares = school authorities.* autoridades municipales = city fathers.* autoridad estatal = state official.* autoridad gobernante = ruling authority.* autoridad local = local authority, local authority official, local authority officer.* autoridad mundial = world authority.* autoridad municipal = municipal official.* autoridad portuaria = port authority, harbour authority.* autoridad pública = public official, senior public official.* autoridad sancionadora de ley = enactor of law.* autoridad territorial = territorial authority.* las autoridades = the powers-that-be.autoridad22 = mastery, authority, clout, sway.Ex: The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.
Ex: One of the great virtues of networking is that it democratizes access to information and access to authority.Ex: IT executives would like to see their role in the organization elevated, giving them more ' clout', stature and visibility.Ex: During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.* acatar la autoridad = toe + the line.* autoridad moral, la = moral high ground, the.* con autoridad = authoritative, authoritatively.* conceder cierta autoridad sobre = give + Nombre + a say in.* dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to.* delegar autoridad = delegate + authority.* de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.* ejercer autoridad = exercise + power.* ejercer autoridad de un modo excesivo = push + authority.* imponer autoridad = lay down + the law.* imponer + Posesivo + autoridad = pull + rank.* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.* pérdida de autoridad = disempowerment.* tener la autoridad = have + mandate.autoridad33 = authoritative form.Ex: One of the key recommendations for long term policy was the confirmation of the responsibility of the national bibliographic agency for establishing the authoritative form of name for its country's authors.
* asiento de autoridad = authority record.* autoridad de nombre = name authority.* base de datos de autoridades = authority database.* control de autoridades = authority control.* Cooperativa para Autoridades de Nombre (NACO) = Name Authority Cooperative (NACO).* documento de autoridad archivística = archival authority record.* encabezamiento de autoridad = authority heading.* entrada de autoridades = authority entry.* fichero de autoridades = authority file.* fichero de autoridades de nombres = name authority file.* información de autoridades = authority data, authority information.* lista de autoridades = authoritative list, authority list, authority listing.* módulo de control de autoridades = authority control module.* registro de autoridad archivística = archival authority record.* * *A1 (poder) authorityno tengo autoridad para hacerlo I do not have the authority to do itno tiene ninguna autoridad sobre la clase he has no control o authority over the class2(persona, institución): las autoridades universitarias/municipales the university/municipal authoritieses la máxima autoridad en el ministerio he is the top official in the ministryse entregó a las autoridades she gave herself up to the authoritiesla autoridad competente the proper authoritiesCompuesto:moral authorityno tiene autoridad moral para criticarnos she has no moral authority o is in no position to criticizeB1 (experto) authorityes considerado una autoridad en la materia he is considered an authority on the subject2 (competencia) authorityhabla con mucha autoridad she speaks with great authorityC ( Der):una sentencia con autoridad de cosa juzgada an executable o enforceable sentenceel tratado tiene autoridad de ley the agreement is legally binding o has the power of law* * *
autoridad sustantivo femenino
1
b) (persona, institución):
se entregó a las autoridades she gave herself up to the authorities
2 ( experto) authority;
autoridad sustantivo femenino authority
' autoridad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- audiencia
- chivatazo
- desautorizar
- fuerza
- mando
- resistirse
- restar
- sometimiento
- abuso
- alguacil
- allanar
- extender
- menoscabar
- minar
- parte
- paterno
- reconocer
- someter
English:
arm
- authority
- challenge
- chip away
- command
- control
- disregard
- extend
- malpractice
- misuse
- must
- question
- rank
- retain
- ultimate
- wield
- authoritative
- definitive
- leadership
- second
* * *autoridad nf1. [poder] authority;no tienes autoridad para hacer eso you have no authority to do that;impusieron su autoridad they imposed their authority;le falta ejercer más autoridad sobre sus empleados he needs to exercise more authority over the people who work for himautoridad moral moral authority2. [persona al mando]las autoridades militares/religiosas the military/religious authorities;entregarse a las autoridades [a la policía] to give oneself up;la autoridad the authorities3. [eminencia] authority;es una autoridad en historia he is an authority on history4. [control, dominio] authority;habla siempre con mucha autoridad she always talks with great authority5. [autor citado] authority;[texto citado] quotation* * *f authority;hacer valer toda su autoridad fig assert one’s authority, bring the full weight of one’s authority to bear* * *autoridad nf: authority* * *autoridad n authority [pl. authorities] -
47 присваивать
1. присвоить (вн.; завладевать)appropriate (d.)2. присвоить (вн. дт.; наделять чем-л.)присваивать себе честь (рд.) — assume the honour (of)
give* (d. i.), confer (d. on), award (d. to)присваивать квалификацию — give* a qualification (i.)
присваивать звание (рд.) — give* / confer the rank (of)
ему присвоили степень доктора — he has been given the degree of Doctor, a doctorate has been conferred upon him
присваивать имя (рд.) — name (after)
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48 MINNI
* * *I)n.1) memory (hann missti minnis ok þótti nær sem vitstolinn) leggja e-t í m., to lay up in the mind; reka m. til e-s, to call to mind;2) esp. in pl. memorials (slík m. hafa Íslendingar Haralds konungs ok mörg önnur); settir eptir (viz. dauða) bautasteinar til minnis, as a memorial;3) memory, of past time; þeir er vóru fyrir várt m., who lived before we can remember;4) memorial cup, toast (at old sacrifices and banquets); mæla fyrir minnum, to propose a toast.a. compar., answering to lítill, less, smaller; least, smallest (var minna karp þitt, meðan H. konungr lifði); er sá kallaðr minni maðr (lower in rank), er öðrum fóstrar barn.* * *1.compar. and superl. minnstr, answering to lítill, q. v.: [Ulf. miniza and minists; O. H. G. miniro; Germ. minder, minderste; Dan.-Swed. mindre, mindst; Lat. minor, minimus]:—lesser, smaller, and superl. least, smallest, of stature, quantity, following the same rule as lítill (q. v.), and opp. to meiri; minna lið, Grág. i. 44; minni laun, Nj. 10; máttr sem minnstr, Fms. xi. 102; minnstr ok vesalligstr, Háv. 53; var minna karp þitt, er …, Fms. vii. 21; þeir áttu minna í at hefna, Eg. 86; liggja í minna rúmi, Mork. 183; svá sem hann má minnstu við koma, Grág. i. 140.II. metaph., minnstir fyrir sér, Eg. 123; þú ert minni fyrir þér en ek hugða, Edda 33; þat lið er honum þótti minni fylgð í, Fms. iv. 350; sá er kallaðr minni maðr ( lower in rank) er öðrum fóstrar barn, Ld. 108: hence vera minni maðr, of a person who has done a dishonourable deed, dishonoured [cp. Lat. capitis minor]: eigi at minna, nevertheless, 216. minni-háttar and minnst-háttar, adv. of lesser, least degree, the least, Fs. 59.2.n. [Ulf. ga-minþi = μνεία; A. S. mynd; Engl. mind]:— memory; minni, vit ok skilning, minni at muna…, Skálda 169, Fbr. 137; hann misti minnis ok þótti nær sem vitstolinn, Fms. vi. 198; sumir hafa eigi m. þá er frá líðr hvernig þeim var sagt, ok gengusk þeim mjök í minni optliga, Ó. H. (pref.); leggja í minni, to keep in memory, Fb. ii. 353; því er ek má mínu minni á koma, Str. 2; reka minni til, Fms. vi. 256, Fb. i. 262; festask e-m í minni, Ó. H. 46; reka minni til e-s.2. memorials, esp. in pl.; þvílík minni hafa menn þar Haralds konungs, Fagrsk. 127; ok settir eptir bautasteinar til minnis, Ó. H. (pref.); hann hjó þat högg er menn hafa síðan at minnum haft, Fb. ii. 23, Fms. xi. 109: old saws or the like, hölzti eru þau minnin forn, Mkv.; ok skal orðtak vera forn minni, Edda (Ht.) 125.3. memory, of past time; þeirra er vóru fyrir várt minni, who lived before our memory, Íb. 16; þat er ór manna m., beyond the memory of man, D. N. iii. 34; ér erfðuð hann, þat er í mínu m., Skálda 171; ú-minni, lethargy.4. mind, consent (Dan. minde, ‘give sit minde til noget;’ Engl. ‘give one’s mind to it’); með sjálfs síns minni, K. Á. 70; utan biskup minni, D. N. i. 382.II. a memorial cup or toast, at old sacrifices and banquets: these memorial toasts were in the heathen age consecrated (signuð) to the gods Thor, Odin, Bragi, Frey, Njord, who, on the introduction of Christianity, were replaced by Christ, the Saints, the Archangel Michael, the Virgin Mary, and St. Olaf; the toasts to the Queen, Army, etc. in English banquets are probably a relic of this ancient Teutonic ceremony; Krists-minni, Fms. vii. 148; Máriu-m., x. 19; Ólafs-minni, N. G. L. ii. 445, cp. in the heathen age Braga-full; þar vóru öll minni signuð Ásum at fornum sið, Ó. H. 102; bera minni um eld, O. H. L. 18; bera öl um eld ok drekka m. á þann er gegnt var, Fms. vi. 442; fóru minni mörg ok skyldi horn drekka í minni hvert, Eg. 206; drakk hann þá öll minni krossalaus þau er bændr skenktu honum, Hkr. i. 144; mæla fyrir minnum, to speak to a toast, propose, give a toast, Orkn. 246, Fs. 147; skyldi þar um gólf ganga at minnum öllum, Eg. 253; Þorgils skyldi mæla fyrir minnum, en hann veik til Þórðar ok bað hann ráða hver minni fyrst væri drukkin, i. e. that Th. should be the toast-master, Sturl. i. 20 (the banquet in Reykhólar, A. D. 1119). At a funeral banquet the minni of the deceased was proposed by the heir, who at the same time made a vow (strengja heit); this rite performed, he took his father’s scat in the hall, and was henceforth the lawful heir, Fms. i. 161: a minni to a living person is nowhere mentioned. For the classical passages see Hák. S. Góða ch. 16, 17, Fms. i. 280; and for funeral banquets, Fagrsk. ch. 55.COMPDS: minnisdrykkja, minnisgóðr, minnishorn, minnislauss, minnisleysi, minnisstæðr, minnisveig, minnisverðr, minnisöl. -
49 menos
adj.1 less.menos aire less airmenos manzanas fewer applesmenos… que… less/fewer… than…tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than youhace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterdayhay dos libros de menos there are two books missingme han dado 10 euros de menos they've given me 10 euros too little2 the least.el que compró menos acciones the one who bought the fewest shareslo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least timela que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst marks in the exam3 fewer.adv.1 less.menos de/que less thanson menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet2 minus (expresa resta).tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one3 to (con las horas). (peninsular Spanish, River Plate)son las dos menos diez it's ten to twoson menos diez it's ten to4 under.prep.1 except (for) (excepto).todo menos eso anything but that2 minus, less.m. s.&pl.minus (sign) (Mat).* * *► adjetivo1 (comparativo - en cantidad) less; (- en número) fewer2 (superlativo - de cantidad) least; (- de número) fewest► adverbio1 (comparativo - de cantidad) less; (- de número) fewer■ hay que conducir a menos de 100km/h one cannot drive over 100 km/h2 (superlativo) least3 (con horas) to4 MATEMÁTICAS minus■ cuatro menos dos, dos four minus two is two1 but, except1 (cantidad) less; (número) fewer■ esperaban a más de mil personas pero vinieron menos they were expecting over a thousand people but fewer came1 MATEMÁTICAS minus sign\a menos que unlessal menos / a lo menos at leastaún menos much lesscada vez menos less and lessdar (dinero) de menos to short-changeen menos de nada in no time at alleso es lo de menos that's the least of my worriesir a menos to go down in the worldlo menos at leastmenos da una piedra something's better than nothing¡menos mal! thank God!¡ni mucho menos! far from it!no ser para menos to be no wonderpara no ser menos so as not to be outdonepor lo menos at leastpor menos de nada for no reason at allqué menos que...... is the least somebody could do/could have donesi al menos... if only...venirse a menos to come down in the world¡ya será menos! come off it!* * *1. noun m. 2. adj.1) less, least2) fewer, fewest3. adv.1) less2) least•- por lo menos 4. prep.1) except2) minus5. pron.less, fewer* * *1. ADV1) [comparativo] less•
menos de — [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less than; [con sustantivos contables] fewer thanllegamos en menos de diez minutos — we got there in less than o in under ten minutes
2) [superlativo] least3)•
al menos — at least•
de menos, hay siete de menos — we're seven short, there are seven missingme dieron un paquete con medio kilo de menos — they gave me a packet which was half a kilo short o under weight
darse de menos — to underestimate o.s.
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echar de menos a algn — to miss sb•
ir a menos — to come down in the world•
lo menos diez — at least ten•
eso es lo de menos — that's the least of it•
¡menos mal! — thank goodness!¡menos mal que habéis venido! — thank goodness you've come!
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era nada menos que un rey — he was a king, no less•
no es para menos — quite right too•
por lo menos — at least•
¡ qué menos!, -le di un euro de propina -¡qué menos! — "I tipped her a euro" - "that was the least you could do!"¿qué menos que darle las gracias? — the least we can do is say thanks!
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quedarse en menos, no se quedó en menos — he was not to be outdone•
tener a menos hacer algo — to consider it beneath o.s. to do sth•
venir a menos — to come down in the world•
y menos, no quiero verle y menos visitarle — I don't want to see him, let alone visit himcuando 2., 2), poder•
¡ ya será menos! — come off it!2. ADJ1) [comparativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less; [con sustantivos contables] fewer•
menos... que, A tiene menos ventajas que B — A has fewer advantages than Bno soy menos hombre que él — * I'm as much of a man as he is
este es menos coche que el anterior — * this is not as good a car as the last one
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ser menos que, ganaremos porque son menos que nosotros — we'll win because there are fewer of them than there are of us2) [superlativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] least; [con sustantivos contables] fewest3. PREP1) (=excepto) except¡todo menos eso! — anything but that!
2) (Mat) [para restar] minus, lesscinco menos dos — five minus o less two
4.CONJ5. SM1) (Mat) minus sign2)3)más 1., 2)* * *I1) ( comparativo) lessahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now
no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him
menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think
2) ( superlativo) leastIIcuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)
adjetivo invariable1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) feweralimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories
ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now
menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me
2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewestIII1)sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less
2) (en locs)IVde menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world
1) ( excepto)firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso
menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used
2)a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minusb) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)Vson las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five
masculino minus sign* * *= least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.Ex. Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.Ex. The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.Ex. Copies of records created by the libraries, minus local data, are added to the pool of cataloguing information available to users.Ex. Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.Ex. Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.----* al menos = at least, at the very least.* a menos que = unless, short of.* aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* echar de menos = miss.* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* en todos menos en = in all but.* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.* figura venida a menos = fallen star.* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* lo menos posible = as little as possible.* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.* menos aún = let alone.* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.* menos conocido = lesser known.* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.* menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.* menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].* menos en = save in.* menos en el caso de que = except when.* menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].* menos hecho = rarer.* menos importante, el = least, the.* menos probable = least likely, less likely.* menos... que... = less... than....* menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.* menos sabido = lesser known.* menos usado = less used.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).* todo menos = everything except (for).* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* venir a menos = retrench.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.* * *I1) ( comparativo) lessahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now
no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him
menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think
2) ( superlativo) leastIIcuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)
adjetivo invariable1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) feweralimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories
ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now
menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me
2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewestIII1)sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less
2) (en locs)IVde menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world
1) ( excepto)firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso
menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used
2)a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minusb) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora)Vson las cinco menos diez/cuarto — it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five
masculino minus sign* * *= least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.Ex: Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.
Ex: The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.Ex: Copies of records created by the libraries, minus local data, are added to the pool of cataloguing information available to users.Ex: Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.Ex: Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.* al menos = at least, at the very least.* a menos que = unless, short of.* aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* echar de menos = miss.* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* en todos menos en = in all but.* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.* figura venida a menos = fallen star.* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* lo menos posible = as little as possible.* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.* menos aún = let alone.* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.* menos conocido = lesser known.* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.* menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.* menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].* menos en = save in.* menos en el caso de que = except when.* menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].* menos hecho = rarer.* menos importante, el = least, the.* menos probable = least likely, less likely.* menos... que... = less... than....* menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.* menos sabido = lesser known.* menos usado = less used.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.* signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).* todo menos = everything except (for).* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* venir a menos = retrench.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.* * *A [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ](comparativo): cada vez estudia menos she's studying less and lessquiere trabajar menos y ganar más he wants to work less and earn moreya me duele menos it doesn't hurt so much nowahora que vive en Cádiz lo vemos menos now that he's living in Cadiz we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of himeso es menos importante that's not so importantno voy a permitir que vaya, y menos aún con él I'm not going to let her go, much less with himmenos (…) QUE:un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than o just as important as this oneella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize youno pude menos que aceptar I had to accept, it was the least I could domenos (…) DE:los niños de menos de 7 años children under sevenpesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kiloséramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of uslo compraron por menos de nada they bought it for next to nothingno lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousandestá a menos de una hora de aquí it's less than an hour from herees menos peligroso de lo que tú crees it's not as dangerous as you thinkB [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (superlativo) leastes la menos complicada que he visto it is the least complicated one I have seenéste es el menos pesado de los dos this is the lighter of the twoes el que menos viene por aquí he's the one who comes around least (often)soy el que ha bebido menos de todos I've had less to drink than anyone, I'm the one who's had least to drinkes el que menos me gusta he's the one I like (the) leastse esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possiblees lo menos que podía hacer por él it's the least I could do for himsucedió cuando menos lo esperábamos it happened when we were least expecting italimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer caloriesya hace menos frío it's not as o so cold nowrecibimos cada vez menos pedidos we are getting fewer and fewer orderscuesta tres veces menos it costs a third of the price o a third as muchmide medio metro menos it's half a meter shortera éste ponle dos cucharadas menos add two tablespoonfuls less to this onemenos (…) QUE:tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as youmenos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last yearsomos menos que ellos there are fewer of us than themno soy menos hombre que él I'm no less a man than himyo no soy menos que él he's no better than meel rincón donde hay menos luz the corner where there's least lightel partido que obtuvo menos votos the party that got (the) fewest votesesos casos son los menos cases like that are the exceptionAsírveme menos don't give me as o so muchya falta menos it won't be long nowaprobaron menos que el año pasado not so o as many passed as last year, fewer passed than last yearB ( en locs):al menos at leasta menos que unlessa menos que tú nos ayudes unless you help uscuando menos at leastde menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too littlesiempre te da unos gramos de menos he always gives you a few grams under o too littleme has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me, you haven't charged me enoughles pagaron lo menos un millón they paid them at least a million pesosmenos mal just as wellmenos mal que no me oyó just as well o good thing o thank goodness he didn't hear menos van a dar una prórroga — ¡menos mal! they are going to give us extra time — just as well! o thank goodness for that!por lo menos at leastsi por lo menos me hubieras avisado … if you'd at least told me …había por lo menos diez mil personas there were at least ten thousand people thereir a menos to go downhillser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es su falta de honradez that's the least of it, what worries me is his lack of integrityla fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problemstener a algn en menos to feel sb is beneath onetener algo a menos to think sth is beneath one o beneath one's dignityvenirse a menos to come down in the worldun aristócrata venido a menos an aristocrat who has come down in the world o who has fallen on hard timesun hotel/barrio venido a menoss a rundown hotel/neighborhood*A(excepto): firmaron todos menos Alonso everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonsomenos estos dos, todos están en venta apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for saletres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the doorB8-15=-7 read as: ocho menos quince (es) igual (a) menos siete eight minus fifteen equals o is minus seven2(Esp, RPI) (en la hora) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] son las ocho menos diez/cuarto it's ten to eight/(a) quarter to eight¿tienes hora? — menos veinte do you have the time? — it's twenty tominus sign* * *
menos adverbio
1 ( comparativo) less;
ya me duele menos it hurts less now;
ahora lo vemos menos we don't see him so often now, we don't see so much of him now;
pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos;
éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us;
los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven
2 ( superlativo) least;
el que menos me gusta the one I like (the) least;
se esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possible;
cuando menos lo esperaba when I was least expecting it
■ adjetivo invariable
1 ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less;
( en número) fewer;◊ alimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer calories;
hay menos errores there are fewer mistakes;
mide medio metro menos it's half a meter shorter;
menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year;
tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you
2 ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least;
( en número) fewest;
el que obtuvo menos votos the one who got (the) fewest votes
■ pronombre
1 ( en cantidad) less;
( en número) fewer;
ya falta menos it won't be long now
2 ( en locs)
a menos que unless;
cuando menos at least;
de menos: me dió 100 pesos de menos he gave me 100 pesos too little;
me cobró de menos he undercharged me;
lo menos the least;
menos mal just as well, thank goodness;
por lo menos at least;
eso es lo de menos that's the least of my (o our etc) problems
■ preposición
1 ( excepto):◊ todos menos Alonso everybody except o but Alonso;
menos estos dos, … apart from o with the exception of these two, …;
tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the door
2
b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora):◊ son las cinco menos diez/cuarto it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five;
son menos veinte it's twenty to
menos
I adverbio
1 (en menor cantidad, grado) (con no contable) less: ayer me dolía menos, it hurt less yesterday
había menos de treinta personas, there were less than thirty people
es menos importante de lo que crees, it's less important than you think
tengo menos fuerza que antes, I have less strength than before
(con contable) fewer: mi casa tiene menos habitaciones, my house has fewer rooms
2 (superlativo) least: es el menos indicado para opinar, he's the worst person to judge
3 (sobre todo) no pienso discutir, y menos contigo, I don't want to argue, especially with you
II preposición
1 but, except: vinieron todos menos uno, they all came but one
2 Mat minus: siete menos dos, seven minus two
♦ Locuciones: eso es lo de menos, that's the least of it
a menos que, unless
al o por lo menos, at least
cada vez menos, less and less
¡menos mal!, thank goodness!
nada menos que, no less o no fewer than
no ser para menos, to be the least one could do: me invitó a cenar, ¡y no era para menos!, he invited me to dinner, which was the least he could do!
venir a menos, to lose rank, fortune or position
' menos' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- añorar
- cachondeo
- cada
- cantar
- contratación
- cuando
- echar
- esquivar
- estar
- extrañar
- gallo
- hipar
- historiada
- historiado
- indicada
- indicado
- infarto
- los
- mal
- más
- mucha
- mucho
- pensar
- piedra
- programa
- recochineo
- salva
- salvo
- signo
- siquiera
- su
- tan
- todavía
- vez
- cinco
- costumbre
- cuanto
- cuarto
- de
- día
- enfado
- enojo
- entre
- esperar
- estofado
- mientras
- mirar
- momento
- nada
English:
about
- absent
- agree
- alone
- anything
- anywhere
- appreciate
- at
- averse
- barring
- besides
- billion
- blind
- blue
- border
- but
- cackle
- chalk
- circuitous
- conscious
- delay
- far
- ferment
- few
- god
- good
- if
- job
- just
- last
- least
- less
- let
- let up
- mind
- minus
- minus sign
- minute
- miss
- more
- nothing
- nowadays
- of
- opposed
- or
- pretty
- put down
- rate
- recollect
- remain
* * *♦ adj inv1. [comparativo] [cantidad] less;[número] fewer;menos aire less air;menos manzanas fewer apples;menos… que… less/fewer… than…;tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you;vino menos gente que otras veces there were fewer people there than on other occasions;hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday;colócate a menos distancia stand closer;eran menos pero mejor preparadas there were fewer of them, but they were better prepared2. [superlativo] [cantidad] the least;[número] the fewest;el que compró menos libros the one who bought the fewest books;lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time;la que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst Br marks o US grades in the exames menos hombre que tú he's less of a man than you are♦ adv1. [comparativo] less;a mí échame un poco menos give me a bit less;ahora con el bebé salen menos they go out less now they've got the baby;últimamente trabajo menos I haven't been working as o so much recently;estás menos gordo you're not as o so fat;¿a cien? no, íbamos menos rápido a hundred km/h? no, we weren't going as fast as that;menos de/que less than;Pepe es menos alto (que tú) Pepe isn't as tall (as you);Pepe es menos ambicioso (que tú) Pepe isn't as ambitious (as you), Pepe is less ambitious (than you);este vino me gusta menos (que el otro) I don't like this wine as much (as the other one), I like this wine less (than the other one);son menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet;es difícil encontrar alquileres de o [m5]por menos de 50.000 it's hard to find a place to rent for less than o under 50,000;tardamos menos de lo esperado we took less time than expected, it didn't take us as long as we expected;es menos complicado de lo que parece it's not as complicated as it seems, it's less complicated than it seems2. [superlativo]el/la/lo menos the least;ella es la menos adecuada para el cargo she's the least suitable person for the job;el menos preparado de todos/de la clase the least well trained of everyone/in the class;el menos preparado de los dos the less well trained of the two;la que menos trabaja the person o one who works (the) least;aquí es donde menos me duele this is where it hurts (the) least;él es el menos indicado para criticar he's the last person who should be criticizing;es lo menos que puedo hacer it's the least I can do;era lo menos que te podía pasar it was the least you could expect;debió costar lo menos un millón it must have cost at least a million;había algunas manzanas podridas, pero eran las menos some of the apples were rotten, but only a very few3. [indica resta] minus;tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one4. Esp, RP [con las horas] to;son las dos menos diez it's ten to two;son menos diez it's ten to5. Compir a menos [fiebre, lluvia] to die down;[delincuencia] to drop;¡menos mal! just as well!, thank God!;menos mal que llevo rueda de repuesto/que no te pasó nada thank God I've got a spare wheel/(that) nothing happened to you;nada menos (que) no less (than);le recibió nada menos que el Papa he was received by none other than the Pope;no es para menos not without (good) reason;no pude por menos que reírme I had to laugh;venir a menos [negocio] to go downhill;[persona] to go down in the world;no pienso montar y menos si conduces o Am [m5] manejas tú I've no intention of getting in, much less so if you're driving;hacer de menos a alguien to snub sb♦ pronhabía menos que el año pasado there were fewer than the previous year;ya queda menos it's not so far to go now♦ nm invMat minus (sign)♦ prep[excepto] except (for);todo menos eso anything but that;vinieron todos menos él everyone came except (for) o but him;menos el café, todo está incluido en el precio everything except the coffee is included in the price♦ al menos loc conjat least;costará al menos tres millones it will cost at least three million;dame al menos una hora para prepararme give me at least an hour to get ready♦ a menos que loc conjunless;no iré a menos que me acompañes I won't go unless you come with me♦ de menos loc advhay dos libros de menos there are two books missing;me han dado 80 céntimos de menos they've given me 80 cents too little, they've short-changed me by 80 cents;eso es lo de menos that's the least of it♦ por lo menos loc advat least;por lo menos pide perdón you at least ought to apologize* * *I adj1 en cantidad less;cien dólares de menos 100 dollars short, 100 dollars too little;hay cinco calcetines de menos we are five socks short2 en número fewerII adves menos guapa que Ana she is not as pretty as Ana2 sup: en cantidad least;al menos, por lo menos at least3 MAT minus;tres menos dos three minus twoIV:a menos que unless;todos menos yo everyone but o except me;echar de menos miss;tener a alguien en menos look down on s.o.;eso es lo de menos that’s the least of it;ir a menos come down in the world;ni mucho menos far from it;no es para menos quite right too;son las dos menos diez it’s ten of two, Br it’s ten to two* * *menos adv1) : lessllueve menos en agosto: it rains less in August2) : leastel coche menos caro: the least expensive car3)menos de : less than, fewer thanmenos adj1) : less, fewertengo más trabajo y menos tiempo: I have more work and less time2) : least, fewestla clase que tiene menos estudiantes: the class that has the fewest studentsmenos prep1) salvo, excepto: except2) : minusquince menos cuatro son once: fifteen minus four is elevenmenos pron1) : less, fewerno deberías aceptar menos: you shouldn't accept less2)al menos orpor lo menos : at least3)a menos que : unless* * *menos1 adv1. (comparativo) less2. (con nombres contables) fewer3. (superlativo) least4. (excepto) except5. (con la hora) to6. (en matemáticas) minusmenos2 n minus sign -
50 cedo
1.cēdo, cessi, cessum, 3, v. n. and a. [perh. for cecado, redupl. from cado], to go, i. e. to be in motion, move, walk, go along.I.In gen.A.Lit. (rare, and only poet.: for which, in the common lang., incedo);B.candidatus cedit hic mastigia,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 10:non prorsus, verum transvorsus cedit, quasi cancer,
id. Ps. 4, 1, 45; cf. id. ib. 1, 3, 74; Hor. S. 2, 1, 65.—More freq.,Trop.1.Like ire, to have some result, to eventuate, happen, result, turn out, to work; and, acc. to its connection, to turn out well or ill, to succeed or fail:2.gesta quae prospere ei cesserunt,
Nep. Timoth. 4, 6; Sall. C. 26, 5; Tac. A. 1, 28:cetera secundum eventum proelii cessura,
id. H. 3, 70; Suet. Aug. 91; Gell. 4, 5, 4:bene,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 31; Ov. M. 8, 862; Plin. Pan. 44 fin.:optime,
Quint. 10, 7, 14:male,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 31; and:male alicui,
Ov. M. 10, 80; Suet. Claud. 26; cf. Verg. A. 12, 148; Quint. 10, 2, 16:utcumque cesserit,
Curt. 7, 4, 16; cf. Suet. Calig. 53; Tac. Agr. 18:parum,
Suet. Claud. 34:opinione tardius,
id. Ner. 33:pro bono,
id. Tit. 7:in vanum (labor),
Sen. Hippol. 183. —Cedere pro aliquā re, to be equivalent to, to go for something, to be the price of:II.oves, quae non peperint, binae pro singulis in fructu cedent,
Cato, R. R. 150, 2; Col. 12, 14; Tac. G. 14; Pall. Sept. 1, 4.—In partic.A.In respect to the terminus a quo.1.To go from somewhere, to remove, withdraw, go away from, depart, retire (freq. and class.):b.cedunt de caelo corpora avium,
Enn. Ann. 96 Vahl.:quia postremus cedis,
Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 29:ego cedam atque abibo,
Cic. Mil. 34, 93:cedens carinā,
Cat. 64, 249; cf. id. 64, 53:quoquam,
Lucr. 5, 843:aliquo sucus de corpore cessit,
id. 3, 223:coma de vertice,
Cat. 66, 39:e toto corpore anima,
Lucr. 3, 210:ex ingratā civitate,
Cic. Mil. 30, 81:e patriā,
id. Phil. 10, 4, 8:patriā,
id. Mil. 25, 68:Italiā,
id. Phil. 10, 4, 8; Nep. Att. 9, 2; Tac. A. 2, 85 fin. —Milit. t. t.:c.de oppidis,
to abandon, go away from, Cic. Att. 7, 22, 2:loco,
to yield, give up his post, Nep. Chabr. 1, 2; Liv. 2, 47, 3; Tac. G. 6; Suet. Aug. 24 et saep.:ex loco,
Liv. 3, 63, 1:ex acie,
id. 2, 47, 2.—In commercial lang. t. t.: foro, to withdraw from the market, i. e. to give up business, be insolvent, stop payment, Dig. 16, 3, 7, § 2; Sen. Ben. 4, 39, 2; Juv. 11, 50.—So also,d.Bonis or possessionibus (alicui), to give up or cede one ' s property or interest (in favor of a person):2.alicui hortorum possessione,
Cic. Mil. 27, 75; so id. Off. 2, 23, 82; cf. Suet. Tib. 10; id. Caes. 72; id. Ner. 35; id. Gram. 11.— Hence of debtors, to make over their property instead of payment; cf. Dig. 42, 3, tit. de cessione bonorum.—Pregn. (cf. abeo, II.), to pass away, disappear; and specif.,a.Of men, to die:b. c.vitā,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 15, 35; Hor. S. 1, 1, 119:e vita,
Cic. Brut. 1, 4; Plin. Pan. 43, 4; cf.senatu,
to withdraw from, Tac. A. 2, 48; 11, 25.—Of other things: pudor ex pectore cessit, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 250, 26:3.memoriā,
Liv. 2, 33, 9 (for which:excedere memoriā,
Liv. 7, 32, 15; and:excedere e memoriā,
id. 26, 13, 5):non Turno fiducia cessit,
Verg. A. 9, 126:cedant curaeque metusque,
Stat. S. 1, 2, 26 et saep.; cf. cesso.—Trop.: cedere alicui or absol., to yield to one (to his superiority), to give the preference or precedence, give place to, submit to (class.; esp. freq. in the histt., of the weaker party, withdrawing, fleeing from).a.To yield to, give place to:b.quācumque movemur, (aër) videtur quasi locum dare et cedere,
Cic. N. D. 2, 33, 83:cedebat victa potestas,
Lucr. 5, 1271:ubi vinci necesse est, expedit cedere,
Quint. 6, 4, 16; 11, 1, 17; 12, 10, 47; cf. Sall. J. 51, 1:Viriatho exercitus nostri imperatoresque cesserunt,
Cic. Off. 2, 11, 40; Nep. Ham. 1, 2; Sall. J. 51, 4; Liv. 2, 10, 7; Tac. A. 1, 56; 4, 51; Suet. Tib. 16 et saep.:Pelides cedere nescius,
Hor. C. 1, 6, 6:di, quibus ensis et ignis Cesserunt,
i. e. who remained unhurt in the destruction of Troy, Ov. M. 15, 862:eidem tempori, ejusdem furori, eisdem consulibus, eisdem minis, insidiis, periculis,
Cic. Sest. 29, 63; so,fortunae,
Sall. C. 34, 2:invidiae ingratorum civium,
Nep. Cim. 3, 2:majorum natu auctoritati,
id. Timoth. 3, 4:nocti,
Liv. 3, 17, 9, and 3, 60, 7; 4, 55, 5; cf. Quint. 5, 11, 9:loco iniquo, non hosti cessum,
Liv. 8, 38, 9:oneri,
Quint. 10, 1, 24:vincentibus vitiis,
id. 8, 3, 45:malis,
Verg. A. 6, 95 et saep.—To yield to in rank, distinction, etc., i. e. to be inferior to:c.cum tibi aetas nostra jam cederet, fascesque summitteret,
Cic. Brut. 6, 22:nullā aliā re nisi immortalitate cedens caelestibus,
id. N. D. 2, 61, 153:neque multum cedebant virtute nostris,
Caes. B. G. 2, 6; Quint. 1, 6, 36: Picenis cedunt pomis Tiburtia suco;Nam facie praestant,
Hor. S. 2, 4, 70; so,anseribus (candore),
Ov. M. 2, 539:laudibus lanificae artis,
id. ib. 6, 6;5, 529: cum in re nullā Agesilao cederet,
Nep. Chabr. 2, 3; Quint. 10, 1, 108:alicui de aliquā re,
Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 80:alicui re per aliquid,
id. 33, 3, 19, § 59.— Impers.:ut non multum Graecis cederetur,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; Liv. 24, 6, 8. —To comply with the wishes, to yield to one:4.cessit auctoritati amplissimi viri vel potius paruit,
Cic. Lig. 7, 21; cf. Tac. A. 12, 5:precibus,
Cic. Planc. 4, 9:cessit tibi blandienti Cerberus,
Hor. C. 3, 11, 15;cf,
id. Ep. 1, 18, 43 sq.; Verg. A. 2, 704; 3, 188; Ov. M. 6, 32; 6, 151; 9, 13;9, 16: omnes in unum cedebant,
Tac. A. 6, 43; 3, 16; cf. id. ib. 12, 10 and 41.—Hence,Act.: cedere (alicui) aliquid = concedere, to grant, concede, allow, give up, yield, permit something to some one:B.permitto aliquid iracundiae tuae, do adulescentiae, cedo amicitiae, tribuo parenti,
Cic. Sull. 16, 46:multa multis de jure suo,
id. Off. 2, 18, 64:currum ei,
Liv. 45, 39, 2:victoriam hosti,
Just. 32, 4, 7:alicui pellicem et regnum,
id. 10, 2, 3:imperium,
id. 22, 7, 4:possessionem,
Dig. 41, 2, 1:in dando et cedendo loco,
Cic. Brut. 84, 290.—Also with a clause as object, Stat. Th. 1, 704 (but in Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 67, read credit).—And with ut and subj.:hac victoriā contenta plebes cessit patribus, ut in praesentiā tribuni crearentur, etc.,
Liv. 6, 42, 3; Tac. A. 12, 41: non cedere with quominus, Quint. 5, 7, 2.—In respect to the terminus ad quem, to arrive, attain to, come somewhere:2.cedunt, petunt,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 43:ibi ad postremum cedit miles, aes petit,
id. ib. 3, 5, 52.—Trop.:C.hoc cedere ad factum volo,
come to its execution, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 102.—Cedere alicui or in aliquem, to come to, fall ( as a possession) to one, to fall to his lot or share, [p. 308] accrue:D.ut is quaestus huic cederet,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 70, § 170:captiva corpora Romanis cessere,
Liv. 31, 46, 16:nolle ominari quae captae urbi cessura forent,
id. 23, 43, 14; Verg. A. 3, 297; 3, 333; 12, 17; 12, 183; Hor. C. 3, 20, 7; Ov. M. 5, 368; 4, 533:undae cesserunt piscibus habitandae,
id. ib. 1, 74 al.:alicui in usum,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 134:Lepidi atque Antonii arma in Augustum cessere,
Tac. A. 1, 1; so id. H. 3, 83; id. Agr. 5; id. A. 2, 23:aurum ex hostibus captum in paucorum praedam cessisse,
Liv. 6, 14, 12; Curt. 7, 6, 16; Tac. A. 15, 45; for which: cedere praedae (dat.) alicujus, Liv. 43, 19, 12; and:praeda cedit alicui,
Hor. C. 3, 20, 7:ab Tullo res omnis Albana in Romanum cesserit imperium,
Liv. 1, 52, 2; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 174:in dicionem M. Antonii provinciae cesserant,
Tac. H. 5, 9.—Cedere in aliquid, like abire in aliquid (v. abeo, II.), to be changed or to pass into something, to be equivalent to or become something:2.poena in vicem fidei cesserat,
Liv. 6, 34, 2; cf.:temeritas in gloriam cesserat,
Curt. 3, 6, 18; Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 91; Tac. H. 2, 59 fin.; id. G. 36; Plin. Pan. 83, 4:in proverbium,
Plin. 23, 1, 23, § 42:in exemplorum locum,
Quint. 5, 11, 36.—Hence, * cēdenter, adv. of the part. pres. cedens (not used as P. a.), by yielding, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 16, 129.cĕdo, old imperat. form, whose contr. plur. is cette (cf. Prob. II. p. 1486 P.; Non. p. 84, 31 sq.) [compounded of the particle -ce and the root da-; v. 1. do], hither with it! here! give! tell, say (implying great haste, familiarity, authority, and so differing from praebe, dic, etc.); cf. Key, § 731.I. (α).With acc.:(β).cette manus vestras measque accipite,
Enn. Trag. 320 Vahl.:cedo aquam manibus,
give water! Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 150:puerum, Phidippe, mihi cedo: ego alam,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 86:tuam mi dexteram,
Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 28; so Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 84; and:cette dextras,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 4, 4:senem,
bring hither the old man, Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 7:convivas,
Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 101:quemvis arbitrum,
Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 43: eum aliquis cette in conspectum, Att. ap. Non. p. 85, 1:cedo illum,
Phaedr. 5, 2, 6.—Absol.: Al. En pateram tibi: eccam. Am. Cedo mi, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 146. —II.Esp.A.Let us hear, tell, out with it:B.age, age, cedo istuc tuom consilium: quid id est?
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 91:unum cedo auctorem tui facti, unius profer exemplum,
Cic. Verr 2, 5, 26, § 67:cedo mihi unum, qui, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 3, 12, § 29: cedo, si vos in eo loco essetis, quid aliud fecissetis? Cato ap. Quint. 9, 2, 21: cedo, cujum puerum hic apposuisti? dic mihi. Ter. And. 4, 4, 24; cf. Naev. ap. Cic. Sen. 6, 20; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 82; Pac. ap. Non. p. 85, 6; Cic. Part. Or. 1, 3:cedo igitur, quid faciam,
Ter. And. 2, 3, 9; cf. Cic. Div. 2, 71, 146; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 106: cedo, si conata peregit, tell how, if, etc., Juv. 13, 210; so id. 6, 504.—With dum:cedo dum, en unquam audisti, etc.?
Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 15.—In respect to action, cedo = fac, ut, grant that, let me:C.cedo ut bibam,
Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 26:cedo ut inspiciam,
id. Curc. 5, 2, 54:ego, statim, cedo, inquam si quid ab Attico,
Cic. Att. 16, 13, a, 1.—For calling attention, lo! behold! well! cedo mihi leges Atinias, Furias, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 42, § 109:cedo mihi ipsius Verris testimonium,
id. ib. 2, 1, 33, § 84; id. N. D. 1, 27, 75; cf. id. Brut. 86, 295; id. Sest. 50, 108:haec cedo ut admoveam templis, et farre litabo,
Pers. 2, 75:cedo experiamur,
App. Mag. p. 298, 14. -
51 corresponder
v.1 to correspond.Estos dos objetos corresponden These two objects correspond.2 to be right or fitting (ser adecuado).voy a darle las gracias como corresponde I'm going to thank him, as is only right3 to repay (sentimiento).ella no le correspondía she didn't feel the same way about himamor no correspondido unrequited love4 to be supposed to, to have to, to correspond to oneself to, to have the obligation to.Me corresponde hacer mi tarea I am supposed to do my homework.Nos corresponde It corresponds to ourselves.5 to reciprocate, to give back.Con esto, correspondo su favor With this, I reciprocate his=her favor.6 to concern, to correspond to.Me corresponde este asunto This issue concerns me.* * *1 (ser adecuado) to become, befit; (color, aspecto) to match, go with2 (encajar) to correspond (a, to), tally (a, with); (descripción) to fit3 (pertenecer) to belong, pertain1 (ser el turno) to be one's turn2 (en un reparto) to get3 (incumbir) to be the job of, be the responsibility of4 (devolver) to return; (amabilidad) to repay1 (ajustarse) to correspond; (cifras) to tally■ la dirección que te dio no se corresponde con la que yo tengo the address he gave you doesn't correspond to the one I have2 (armonizar) to be in harmony, go with3 (cartearse) to correspond4 (amarse) to love each other* * *verb2) belong3) return* * *1. VI1) (=tocar)a) [en reparto]b) [como derecho]este hecho no ocupa el lugar que le corresponde en la historia de España — this event does not occupy the place it should in Spanish history, this event is not accorded the importance it deserves in Spanish history
c) [en sorteo, competición] [honor, victoria] to go toel honor de representar a su país correspondió a Juan Blanco — the honour of representing his country fell to o went to Juan Blanco
la victoria final correspondió a Escartín — the final victory was Escartín's, the final victory went to Escartín
al primer premio le correspondieron 30.000 euros — the winner of the first prize received 30,000 euros
2) (=incumbir)corresponder a algn — [responsabilidad] to fall to sb
esta decisión le corresponde al director — this decision is for the director (to take), this decision falls to the director
a mí no me corresponde criticarlo — it is not for me to criticize him, it is not my place to criticize him
"a quien corresponda" — "to whom it may concern"
3) (=deberse)corresponder a algo: de los 50 millones de ganancias, 40 corresponden a ventas en el extranjero — out of profits of 50 million, 40 million comes from overseas sales o overseas sales account for 40 million
la mayor parte de nuestra deuda corresponde a préstamos norteamericanos — most of our debt is a result of American loans, American loans account for most of our debt
4) frm (=ser adecuado)corresponder a: se vistió como correspondía a la ocasión — she dressed suitably for the occasion
fue recibido como corresponde a una persona de su cargo — he was received in a manner befitting a person of his rank, he was received as befitted a person of his rank
5) (=concordar)corresponder a o con — to match with, match up with
su versión de los hechos no corresponde a la realidad — her version of the events does not match up with o correspond to o tally with the truth
el presunto delincuente, cuyas iniciales corresponden a las siglas R.C.A. — the alleged perpetrator of the crime, whose initials are R.C.A.
los dos cadáveres hallados corresponden a los dos secuestrados — the two bodies found are those of the two kidnap victims
esa forma de actuar no corresponde con sus principios — such behaviour is not in keeping with his principles
6) (=retribuir)corresponder a — [+ cariño, amor] to return; [+ favor, generosidad] to repay, return
ella lo amaba, pero él no le correspondía — she loved him but he did not return her love o love her back o love her in return
nunca podré corresponder a tanta generosidad — I can never adequately repay o return such generosity
pero ella le correspondió con desprecio — but she responded with contempt, but all she gave in return was contempt
7) (Mat) to correspond8) (Ferro)2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( en un reparto) (+ me/te/le etc)b) ( incumbir)a quien corresponda — (Corresp) to whom it may concern
c) (en 3a pers) ( ser adecuado)te disculpas, como corresponde — apologize, you know you should o (frml) as is right and proper
2) (encajar, cuadrar)esto aquí no corresponde — this doesn't belong o go here
corresponder a algo: su aspecto correspondía a la descripción his appearance fitted o matched the description; la leyenda no corresponde a la fotografía — the caption doesn't belong with o match this photograph
3) (a favor, atención)2.corresponder a algo: quisiera corresponder a su generosidad I'd like to repay them for their generosity; (+ me/te/le etc) lo quiere, pero él no le corresponde she loves him, but he doesn't feel the same way about her; y tú le correspondes con esta grosería — and you repay him with this kind of rudeness
corresponder vt < favor> to return; < atención> to return, repay3.corresponderse v proncorresponderse con algo — <con los hechos/con la declaración> to square o tally with something
* * *= fit, behoove [behove, -USA], return + Posesivo + affection, requite.Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex. With the vendors ready to listen it behoves the information profession to work out what it wants.Ex. The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky skin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.Ex. The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.----* como corresponde a = as befits.* corresponder a = be incumbent on/upon, fall to.* corresponder a + Nombre = be up to + Nombre.* corresponderse = match, bear + correspondence (to).* corresponderse a = befit.* corresponderse (a/con) = correspond (to/with).* corresponderse con = go with, go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.* hacer lo que le corresponde a Uno = do + Posesivo + part.* lo que le corresponde = fair share.* lugar que le corresponde = Posesivo + rightful place.* lugar que nos corresponde = place in the sun.* responsabilidad + corresponder a = responsibility + fall to.* según corresponda = as appropriate.* si corresponde = if applicable.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( en un reparto) (+ me/te/le etc)b) ( incumbir)a quien corresponda — (Corresp) to whom it may concern
c) (en 3a pers) ( ser adecuado)te disculpas, como corresponde — apologize, you know you should o (frml) as is right and proper
2) (encajar, cuadrar)esto aquí no corresponde — this doesn't belong o go here
corresponder a algo: su aspecto correspondía a la descripción his appearance fitted o matched the description; la leyenda no corresponde a la fotografía — the caption doesn't belong with o match this photograph
3) (a favor, atención)2.corresponder a algo: quisiera corresponder a su generosidad I'd like to repay them for their generosity; (+ me/te/le etc) lo quiere, pero él no le corresponde she loves him, but he doesn't feel the same way about her; y tú le correspondes con esta grosería — and you repay him with this kind of rudeness
corresponder vt < favor> to return; < atención> to return, repay3.corresponderse v proncorresponderse con algo — <con los hechos/con la declaración> to square o tally with something
* * *= fit, behoove [behove, -USA], return + Posesivo + affection, requite.Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.
Ex: With the vendors ready to listen it behoves the information profession to work out what it wants.Ex: The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky skin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.* como corresponde a = as befits.* corresponder a = be incumbent on/upon, fall to.* corresponder a + Nombre = be up to + Nombre.* corresponderse = match, bear + correspondence (to).* corresponderse a = befit.* corresponderse (a/con) = correspond (to/with).* corresponderse con = go with, go + hand in hand (with), go + hand in glove with.* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.* hacer lo que le corresponde a Uno = do + Posesivo + part.* lo que le corresponde = fair share.* lugar que le corresponde = Posesivo + rightful place.* lugar que nos corresponde = place in the sun.* responsabilidad + corresponder a = responsibility + fall to.* según corresponda = as appropriate.* si corresponde = if applicable.* * *corresponder [E1 ]viA1 (en un reparto) (+ me/te/le etc):a él le corresponde la mitad de la herencia half the inheritance goes to himésta es la parte que te corresponde this is your part o share2(incumbir): te corresponde a ti preparar el informe it's your job to prepare the reportno me corresponde a mí decírselo it's not my job o it's not for me to tell himel lugar que le corresponde his rightful placea quien corresponda ( Corresp) to whom it may concernfue recibido con los honores que corresponden a su rango he was received with the honors befitting his rank3 ( en tercera persona)(ser adecuado): si no puedes ir, lo que corresponde es que le avises if you can't go you should let him knowahora vas y te disculpas, como corresponde now go and apologize, you know you should o ( frml) as is right and properserán juzgados como corresponde they will be tried according to the due process of the lawponlos en el cajón o archívalos, según corresponda put them in the drawer or file them, as appropriateB(cuadrar, encajar): esto aquí no corresponde this doesn't belong o fit o go herecorresponder A/ CON algo:su aspecto correspondía a la descripción que me habían dado his appearance fitted o matched the description I had been givensu versión no corresponde con la de los demás testigos his version does not square with o tally with o match that of the other witnessesla leyenda no corresponde a la fotografía the caption doesn't belong with o match this photographC (a un favor, una atención) corresponder A algo:quisiera corresponder a su generosidad I'd like to repay them for their generosity, I'd like to return o repay their generosity(+ me/te/le etc): lo quiere, pero él no le corresponde she loves him, but he doesn't return her love o feel the same way about herla ama y ella le corresponde con desprecio he loves her but she responds with contempty tú le correspondes con esta grosería and you repay him with this kind of rudeness■ correspondervt‹favor› to return; ‹atención› to return, repayla historia de un amor no correspondido a story of unrequited lovecorresponderse CON algo:su versión no se corresponde con los hechos reales her version doesn't square o tally with the factseso no se corresponde para nada con su manera de ser that's totally out of keeping with her character* * *
corresponder ( conjugate corresponder) verbo intransitivo
1a) ( en un reparto):
la parte que te corresponde your part o shareb) ( incumbir):
el lugar que le corresponde his rightful placec) (en 3a pers) ( ser adecuado):◊ debe disculparse, como corresponde he must apologize, as is right and proper (frml);
según corresponda as appropriate
2 (encajar, cuadrar):◊ su aspecto corresponde a la descripción his appearance fits o matches the description;
el texto no corresponde a la foto the text doesn't belong with o match the photograph
3 corresponder a algo ‹ a un favor› to return sth;
‹a amabilidad/generosidad› to repay sth
verbo transitivo ‹favor/atención› to return;
corresponder verbo intransitivo
1 (pertenecer) to belong: sólo pido lo que me corresponde, I only want my share
2 (ser adecuado) to correspond [a, to] [ con, with]
3 (incumbir) to concern, be incumbent upon: esa tarea le corresponde, that's his job
' corresponder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
concernir
- tocar
- devolver
- encajar
- responder
English:
belong
- correspond
- reciprocate
- return
- up to
- match
- repay
* * *♦ vi1. [compensar]corresponder (con algo) a algo/alguien to repay sth/sb (with sth);ella nunca correspondió a mi amor she never returned my love, she never felt the same way about me;amor no correspondido unrequited lovea mí me correspondió encargarme de la comida it was my job to take care of o organize the food3. [coincidir, encajar] to correspond (a/con to/with);esta historia no corresponde con la realidad this story doesn't tally o agree with the factsno me corresponde a mí enjuiciar su trabajo it's not my place to judge his work5. [ser adecuado] to be right o fitting;voy a darle las gracias como corresponde I'm going to thank him, as is only right;estuvo genial, tal y como corresponde a un cantante de su talla she was brilliant, just as you would expect from a singer of her stature♦ vt[sentimiento] to repay;ella no le correspondía she didn't feel the same way about him* * *v/i1:corresponder a alguien de bienes be for s.o., be due to s.o.; de responsabilidad be up to s.o.; de asunto concern s.o.; a un favor repay s.o. ( con with)2:actuar como corresponde do the right thing* * *corresponder vi1) : to correspond2) : to pertain, to belong3) : to be appropriate, to fit4) : to reciprocate* * *corresponder vb1. (tocar) to be2. (responsibilidad, obligación) to be your job / to be up toeso te corresponde a ti that's your job / that's up to you -
52 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 -
53 luogo
m (pl -ghi) placeluogo di nascita birthplace, place of birthavere luogo take place, be heldfuori luogo out of placein primo luogo in the first placein qualche luogo somewhere, someplacein nessun luogo nowhere* * *luogo s.m.1 place; spot: luogo aperto, open place; luogo consacrato, sacred place; il luogo del delitto, del sinistro, the scene of the crime, of the disaster; il luogo della battaglia, the site of the battle; (aer.) luogo di atterraggio, landing strip (o landing field); luogo di destinazione, provenienza, place of destination, origin; luogo di partenza, departure point; luogo di nascita, place of birth (o birth-place); luogo di passaggio, thoroughfare; luogo fortificato, fortified place; questo non è il luogo per farlo, this is not the place to do it; mettere qlco. in un luogo sicuro, to put sthg. in a safe place; complemento di luogo, complement of place // in nessun luogo, nowhere; in ogni luogo, everywhere; in qualsiasi luogo, anywhere: in qualsiasi luogo sia, wherever it is (o may be) // sul luogo, on the spot: ero sul luogo, I was on the spot // usanze del luogo, local customs; non è del luogo, he doesn't come (o he isn't) from here; la gente del luogo, the locals // i Luoghi Santi, the Holy Places (of Palestine); luogo santo, (cimitero) hallowed (o sanctified) ground // (dir.): luogo di competenza, place of venue; luogo di pena, prison (o penitentiary) // luogo di cura, health resort // a tempo e luogo, at the proper time and place // fuori luogo, out of place (o inopportune) // in luogo di, instead of: in luogo del film si terrà un concerto, there will be a concert instead of the film // in primo luogo, in the first place (o first of all o firstly); in secondo luogo, in the second place (o secondly) // tenne luogo di giudice, he acted as judge // avere luogo, to take place: quando avrà luogo il matrimonio?, when will the marriage take place?; la riunione avrà luogo a Milano, the meeting will be held in Milan; lo scambio di corrispondenza che ha avuto luogo fra di loro, the correspondence that has passed between them // dar luogo a qlco., (provocare) to give rise to sthg., (condurre a) to lead to sthg.: azione che potrebbe dar luogo a delle critiche, action open to criticism; tutto dà luogo a credere che..., everything leads us to believe that...; dar luogo a dubbi, to give rise to doubts; dar luogo a lagnanze, to give cause for complaint2 (non com.) (spazio) room: fare luogo a qlcu., to make room (o way) for s.o.3 (passo di uno scritto) passage: luogo oscuro, obscure (o difficult) passage; in certi luoghi della Divina Commedia, in certain passages of the Divine Comedy; nel luogo citato, in the passage quoted // luogo comune, commonplace (o cliché o platitude)4 (dir.): non luogo a procedere, nonsuit; pronunziare un non luogo a procedere, to enter a nonsuit (o to deliver an open verdict)5 luogo geometrico, dei punti, locus*6 (ant.) (rango) rank, class, position.* * *['lwɔɡo] luogo (-ghi)1. sm1) (gen) placefuori luogo fig — out of place, inopportune
uno del luogo — a native, a local
2)aver luogo — to take placefar luogo a — to give way to, make room for
dar luogo a — (critiche, dubbi) to give rise to
in luogo di — in place of, instead of
in primo/secondo luogo — in the first/second place
non luogo a procedere Dir — nonsuit
2.* * *1) (posto) placeluogo di residenza — place of residence, dwelling place
luogo di nascita — place of birth, birthplace
luogo di lavoro — place of work, workplace
2) fig.a tempo e luogo — (momento opportuno) at the proper time and place
avere luogo — (accadere) to take place
fuori luogo — (inopportuno) [comportamento, risposta] out of place, uncalled-for
in primo, secondo luogo — (ordine di importanza) firstly, secondly
dare luogo a — (causare) to give rise to, to cause [ scandalo]
3) in luogo di instead of, in place of•luogo comune — commonplace, cliché
luogo geometrico — locus*
* * *luogopl. - ghi /'lwɔgo, gi/sostantivo m.1 (posto) place; luogo di ritrovo meeting-place; luogo di residenza place of residence, dwelling place; luogo di nascita place of birth, birthplace; luogo di culto place of worship; luogo di lavoro place of work, workplace; luogo di villeggiatura (holiday) resort; sul luogo on the spot; sul luogo del delitto at the scene of the crime; prodotti del luogo local products; la gente del luogo the locals2 fig. a tempo e luogo (momento opportuno) at the proper time and place; avere luogo (accadere) to take place; fuori luogo (inopportuno) [comportamento, risposta] out of place, uncalled-for; in primo, secondo luogo (ordine di importanza) firstly, secondly; dare luogo a (causare) to give rise to, to cause [ scandalo]3 in luogo di instead of, in place ofluogo comune commonplace, cliché; luogo geometrico locus*; luogo di perdizione fleshpot; luogo pubblico public place. -
54 выдать
1) General subject: betray, distribute, draw, extradite, give, give away, hand out, issue, leak, output, rat (кого-л.), reissue, serve out, squeal, squeal on (кого-л.), stand out, tell, give the tip-off, give up as dead (беглеца), Bring out (что либо), grant (официальное разрешение, документ), (преступника и т.п.) turn over4) Finances: (кредит) grant (grant credits)5) Jargon: rank (кого-то), shop, split on (сообщника), Narc out7) leg.N.P. issue (e.g., credentials, a check) -
55 J.
J. (Abk. für Jahr) GEN yr, year* * ** * *anrufen, j.
to call s. o., to give s. o. a ring;
• funktelefonisch anrufen to radiotelephone;
• höhere Instanz anrufen to appeal to a higher court;
• Schiedsgericht anrufen to go to arbitration.
ausbooten, j.
to unship s. o. (coll.), to chuck s. o. out.
auspfänden, j.
to sell s. o. up;
• Schuldner auspfänden to inquire into the assets of a debtor.
ausrufen, j.
to call out s. one’s name, to page s. o.;
• Streik ausrufen to call a strike;
• seine Waren ausrufen to cry out one’s wares.
beerben, j.
to succeed to s. one’s property, to become (be) s. one’s heir, to inherit from s. o. (US).
beteiligen, j.
to give s. o. a share, to interest s. o.;
• sich beteiligen to take part, to participate, to share in;
• sich an einer Auktion beteiligen to bid;
• sich an Ausschreibungen der öffentlichen Hand beteiligen to bid on public-works projects;
• j. gegen Erstattung der Spesen beteiligen to let s. o. in for the expenses;
• sich finanziell beteiligen to become financially interested;
• sich an einer Firma beteiligen to buy an interest in a firm;
• j. an einem Geschäft beteiligen to make s. o. a partner;
• j. am Gewinn beteiligen to give s. o. a share in profits;
• sich kapitalmäßig beteiligen to take a financial interest, to participate on an equity basis;
• sich an den Kosten beteiligen to contribute towards the costs;
• sich an einem Kuhhandel beteiligen to jockey a transaction;
• j. an einem Unternehmen beteiligen to make s. o. a partner to an undertaking;
• sich an einem Unternehmen beteiligen to come in on a scheme;
• sich an einem Unternehmen finanziell beteiligen to take an interest in an enterprise, to invest one’s money in a business enterprise;
• sich an einem neu gegründeten Unternehmen beteiligen to embark upon a new business undertaking;
• sich mit Vermögenswerten an einem Unternehmen beteiligen to invest funds in a scheme;
• sich beteiligen wollen to come in for a share.
erpressen, j.
to levy blackmail on s. o.;
• seine Mieter erpressen to screw one's tenants;
• Schutzgebühr erpressen to exact protection money;
• Schutzgeld erpressen to shake down.
feuern, j.
to sack (fire, sl.) s. o., to give s. o. his cards (the order of the boot), to brush s. o. off (US sl.);
• wegen gewerkschaftlicher Betätigung feuern to sack for union activities.
freihalten, j.
to pay s. one’s expenses (for s. o. out of one’s own pocket), to stand shot to s. o.
hochnehmen, j.
(preislich) to soak s. o. (US sl.).
krankschreiben, j.
to put s. o. on the sick list, to give s. o. a medical certificate.
schmieren, j.
to cross s. one’s hand with a piece of money, to oil s. one’s palm, to smear s. o.;
• die richtigen Leute schmieren to grease the right palms.
verbeamten, j.
to give s. o. the rank of a civil servant. -
56 Vorrang
Vorrang m 1. GEN preference, pref., priority; 2. PAT priority • Vorrang haben vor GEN take priority over* * *m 1. < Geschäft> preference (pref.), priority; 2. < Patent> priority ■ Vorrang haben vor < Geschäft> take priority over* * *Vorrang
precedence, antecedence, primacy, (Dringlichkeit) priority, (Gläubiger) priority [of rank], rank in priority, ranking, (Hypothek) precedence, (Pfandobjekt) marshalling;
• mit Vorrang vor with priority over;
• zeitlicher Vorrang priority of date;
• Vorrang eines Anspruchs priority of a claim;
• Vorrang des Gemeinschaftsrechts primacy of Community law;
• j. mit Vorrang abfertigen to deal with s. o. with priority;
• Vorrang beanspruchen to claim priority;
• Vorrang einräumen to grant prior rank, to give place (priority to);
• Kundenwünschen Vorrang einräumen to put customer demands first;
• einer Sache absoluten Vorrang geben to raise s. th. into first priority;
• Vorrang genießen to have first priority;
• Vorrang haben to rank as preferential (in priority), to have precedence (the eminence), (Verkehr) to have the right of way;
• Vorrangaktie preferential share, classified stock (US);
• Vorrangbehandlung priority treatment;
• Vorranggebiet priority area;
• Vorranggespräch (telecom.) priority call;
• Vorranggläubiger prior (preceding) creditor;
• Vorranghypothek senior (underlying, US) mortgage. -
57 aufsteigen
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)1. ( auf + Akk) aufsteigen auf ein Fahrrad, Pferd etc.: get on(to), mount; jemanden aufsteigen lassen (mitnehmen) give s.o. a ride ( oder lift)4. Flugzeug, Hubschrauber: (starten) take off, become airborne; höher: climb; in oder mit einem Ballon aufsteigen go up in a balloon; einen Ballon aufsteigen lassen release a balloon5. (entstehen) Gewitter: come up; Gefühle, Tränen: rise; stärker: well up lit.; Verdacht, Wunsch: be roused; ein Gedanke stieg in mir auf a thought struck me; (in) mir stieg der Verdacht auf, dass... I began to suspect that...6. (aufragen) tower, rise up9. SPORT, in eine höhere Liga: be promoted; go up umg.; österr. (die nächste Pokalrunde erreichen) reach the next round; go ( oder get) through umg.; in die 1. Bundesliga etc. aufsteigen etwa be promoted to ( oder get into) the Premier League* * *das Aufsteigenascension* * *auf|stei|genvi sep irreg aux sein1) (auf Berg, Leiter) to climb (up); (Vogel, Drachen) to soar (up); (Flugzeug) to climb; (Stern, Sonne, Nebel) to rise; (Gewitter, Wolken) to gather; (Gefühl) to rise; (geh = aufragen) to tower, to rise up; (drohend) to loomzum Gipfel áúfsteigen — to climb (up) to the summit
einen Ballon áúfsteigen lassen — to release a balloon
in einem Ballon áúfsteigen — to go up in a balloon
an die Oberfläche áúfsteigen — to rise to the surface
áúfsteigende Linie — ascending line
in jdm áúfsteigen (Hass, Verdacht, Erinnerung etc) — to well up in sb
2)auf ein Fahrrad/Motorrad áúfsteigen — to get on(to) a bicycle/motorbike
auf ein Pferd áúfsteigen — to mount a horse, to get on(to) a horse
3) (fig im Rang etc) to rise (zu to); (esp beruflich) to be promoted; (SPORT) to go up, to be promoted (in +acc to)zum Abteilungsleiter áúfsteigen — to rise to be head of department
das áúfsteigende Bürgertum — the rising middle classes
* * *1) (to climb, go, or rise up: The smoke ascended into the air.) ascend2) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) rise3) (to fly high: Seagulls soared above the cliffs; Prices have soared recently.) soar* * *auf|stei·genvi irreg Hilfsverb: sein2. (besteigen)auf ein Pferd \aufsteigen to get on[to] [or mount] a horseauf den Sattel \aufsteigen to get [or climb] into the saddle3. (befördert werden)durch die Ränge \aufsteigen to rise through the ranks4. (den sportlichen Rang verbessern)5. (sich in die Höhe bewegen)6. (sich in die Luft erheben)in einem Ballon \aufsteigen to ascend [or go up] in a balloon7. (entstehen)▪ in jdm \aufsteigen to well up in sb8. (hochklettern)zum Gipfel \aufsteigen to climb [up] to the topbedrohlich \aufsteigen to loom* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) (auf ein Fahrzeug) get or climb onauf etwas (Akk.) aufsteigen — get or climb on [to] something
2) (bergan steigen) climb3) (hochsteigen) <air, smoke, mist, sap, bubble, moon, sun> riseeine aufsteigende Linie — (fig.) an ascending line
4) (beruflich, gesellschaftlich) rise (zu to)zum Direktor aufsteigen — rise to the post of or to be manager
5) (hochfliegen) go up; < bird> soar up6)in jemandem aufsteigen — (geh.) <hatred, revulsion, fear, etc.> rise [up] in somebody; <memory, thought> come into somebody's mind; < doubt> arise in somebody's mind
7) (Sport) be promoted, go up (in + Akk. to)* * *aufsteigen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)1. (auf +akk)aufsteigen auf ein Fahrrad, Pferd etc: get on(to), mount;3. (aufsteigen climb;zum Gipfel aufsteigen climb to the summit ( oder top)in odermit einem Ballon aufsteigen go up in a balloon;einen Ballon aufsteigen lassen release a balloon5. (entstehen) Gewitter: come up; Gefühle, Tränen: rise; stärker: well up liter; Verdacht, Wunsch: be roused;ein Gedanke stieg in mir auf a thought struck me;(in) mir stieg der Verdacht auf, dass … I began to suspect that …6. (aufragen) tower, rise up7. fig beruflich: be promoted (zu to); gesellschaftlich: climb (socially), climb the ladder9. SPORT, in eine höhere Liga: be promoted; go up umg; österr (die nächste Pokalrunde erreichen) reach the next round; go ( oder get) through umg;in die 1. Bundesliga etc* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) (auf ein Fahrzeug) get or climb onauf etwas (Akk.) aufsteigen — get or climb on [to] something
2) (bergan steigen) climb3) (hochsteigen) <air, smoke, mist, sap, bubble, moon, sun> riseeine aufsteigende Linie — (fig.) an ascending line
4) (beruflich, gesellschaftlich) rise (zu to)zum Direktor aufsteigen — rise to the post of or to be manager
5) (hochfliegen) go up; < bird> soar up6)in jemandem aufsteigen — (geh.) <hatred, revulsion, fear, etc.> rise [up] in somebody; <memory, thought> come into somebody's mind; < doubt> arise in somebody's mind
7) (Sport) be promoted, go up (in + Akk. to)* * *n.ascension n. -
58 geil
Adj.1. vulg. (sexuell erregt) randy, horny; (wollüstig) lecherous; geil auf jemanden lusting after; geiler alter Bock pej. randy ( oder dirty) old man, lech Sl.; jemanden geil machen turn s.o. on2. umg., fig.: geil auf (+ Akk) (verrückt nach) crazy about; auf einen Job etc.: burning to get, leching after Sl.; das macht mich geil auf / nach it makes my tongue hang out for3. umg. (toll) brill Sl., ace Sl., wicked Sl.* * *raunchy (ugs.); horny (ugs.); randy (ugs.)* * *[gail]1. adjauf jdn géíl sein — to be lusting after sb
der Typ ist géíl — he's a cool guy (inf)
2. adv1) (= lüstern) lecherouslyjdn géíl ansehen — to give sb a lecherous look
géíl aussehen — to look cool (inf)
* * *[ˈgail]I. adj1. (lüstern) lecherous▪ \geil auf jdn sein to lust after sb, to have the hots for sbII. adv1. (lüstern) lecherously* * *1.auf jemanden geil sein — lust for or after somebody
2) (Jugendspr.) great (coll.)2.adverbial (oft abwertend) lecherously* * *geil adjjemanden geil machen turn sb on2. umg, fig:das macht mich geil auf/nach it makes my tongue hang out forgeile Triebe suckers…geil im adj umg, fig -mad, -crazy, obsessed with;fernsehgeil TV-mad;machtgeil power-mad;notengeil obsessed with getting good marks (US grades);profitgeil profit-mad;sonnengeil sun-crazy* * *1.auf jemanden geil sein — lust for or after somebody
2) (Jugendspr.) great (coll.)2.adverbial (oft abwertend) lecherously* * *adj.horny adj.lecherous adj.lustful adj.prurient adj.randy adj. adv.lustily adv.pruriently adv. -
59 niedrig
I Adj.3. von Stand: low(ly), humble4. fig. (gemein) low, mean, base; niedrige Instinkte base(r) instincts; aus niedrigen Beweggründen handeln act on base motivesII Adv.1. schweben, fliegen: low; er versuchte, den Drachen niedrig zu halten he tried to keep the kite low2. niedrig kalkulierte Preise low prices; die Inflation niedrig halten keep inflation low; wir setzten die monatlichen Raten niedrig an we fixed the monthly instal(l)ments at a low rate* * *small; mean; little; menial; low* * *nied|rig ['niːdrɪç]1. adj1) (= tief) low2) (= gering) low; Stand, Herkunft, Geburt low(ly), humbleníédrigste Preise — lowest or rock-bottom prices
2. adv2)(= gering)
etw níédriger berechnen — to charge less for sthetw zu níédrig veranschlagen — to underestimate sth
etw níédrig einstufen — to give sth a low classification
jdn gehaltsmäßig níédriger einstufen — to pay sb a lower salary
ich schätze seine Chancen sehr níédrig ein — I don't think much of his chances, I think his chances are very slim or small
níédrig denken — to think base thoughts
von jdm níédrig denken, jdn níédrig einschätzen — to have a low or poor opinion of sb
* * *1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) low2) (small: a low price.) low3) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) low4) (of low rank; humble.) lowly5) (in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) low6) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) humble7) meanly* * *nied·rig[ˈni:drɪç]I. adj1. (nicht hoch) loweine \niedrige Decke/Stirn/ \niedrige Absätze a low ceiling/forehead/low heels\niedriges Gras short [or low] grass2. (gering) lowein \niedriger Betrag/ \niedriges Trinkgeld a small amount/tip3. (gemein) low, base4. JUR base\niedriger Beweggrund base motive5. (dem untersten Rang zugehörig) lowly, humbleII. adv1. (in geringer Höhe) low2. (gering) low* * *1.1) low; short < grass>2.* * *A. adj1. an Höhe: low;niedriger Wasserstand low waterniedriger Gang AUTO low gear3. von Stand: low(ly), humble4. fig (gemein) low, mean, base;niedrige Instinkte base(r) instincts;aus niedrigen Beweggründen handeln act on base motivesB. adv1. schweben, fliegen: low;er versuchte, den Drachen niedrig zu halten he tried to keep the kite low2.niedrig kalkulierte Preise low prices;die Inflation niedrig halten keep inflation low;wir setzten die monatlichen Raten niedrig an we fixed the monthly instal(l)ments at a low rate* * *1.1) low; short < grass>2) (von geringem Rang) lowly <origins, birth>; low <rank, status, intellectual level>2.adverbial <hang, fly> low* * *adj.humble adj.low adj.lowly adj.menial adj. adv.blackly adv.menially adv. -
60 stellung
f1. (Position, auch des Körpers) position; EDV status; Stellung zu position in relation to; eine kauernde etc. Stellung einnehmen take up a crouching etc. position; Sex in verschiedenen Stellungen having sex in different positions2. (berufliche Stellung) post, position; eine Stellung als Assistent haben have an assistant’s post, work as an assistant; in Stellung sein altm. be in employment3. (Rang) position, status; (Ansehen) standing; soziale Stellung social status ( oder class); (Ansehen) position in society, social standing ( oder status)4. MIL. position; (Frontlinie) front line(s Pl.); eines Geschützes: emplacement; eine Stellung beziehen move into position; die Stellung halten hold the position; in Stellung bringen bring into position; (Geschütz) emplace5. (Einstellung) position, stance; Stellung beziehen take a stand; zu etw. Stellung nehmen take a stand on s.th.; (sich äußern) auch give one’s view on s.th.; Stellung nehmen für come out in favo(u)r of, back (up); Stellung nehmen gegen oppose, come out against* * *die Stellung(Arbeitsplatz) post; situation; job; employment;(Körperhaltung) posture; position;(Position) order; position; standing position;(Rang) standing; capacity; condition; status;(Standpunkt) position; attitude; stance* * *Stẹl|lung ['ʃtɛlʊŋ]f -, -en1) (lit, fig MIL) positionin Stellung bringen/gehen — to bring/get into position, to place in position/take up one's position
die Stellung halten (Mil) — to hold one's position; (hum) to hold the fort
Stellung beziehen (Mil) — to move into position; (fig) to declare one's position, to make it clear where one stands
zu etw Stellung nehmen or beziehen — to give one's opinion on sth, to comment on sth
für jdn Stellung nehmen or beziehen — to come out in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of sb
gegen jdn/etw Stellung nehmen or beziehen — to come out against sb/sth
2) (= Rang) positionin führender/untergeordneter Stellung — in a leading/subordinate position
in meiner Stellung als... — in my capacity as...
bei jdm in Stellung sein — to be in sb's employment (Brit) or employ (form)
ohne Stellung sein — to be without employment, to be unemployed
* * *die1) (position: in his capacity as a leader.) capacity2) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) position3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) position4) (a position or pose: He knelt in an uncomfortable posture.) posture5) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) situation6) (a person's social rank.) status* * *Stel·lung<-, -en>f1. (Arbeitsplatz) job, positionohne \Stellung sein to be unemployed [or without a job2. (Rang) positioneine führende \Stellung einnehmen to rank highin einer gebückten \Stellung bending [over]4. (Position) positionin bestimmter \Stellung in a particular positionetw in \Stellung bringen MIL to put sth into positionin \Stellung gehen to take up positiondie \Stellung [gegen jdn/etw] halten MIL to hold the position [against sb/sth]die \Stellung halten (hum) to hold the fort5. (Standpunkt)\Stellung für jdn/etw nehmen [o beziehen] to take sb's/sth's side\Stellung gegen jdn/etw nehmen [o beziehen] to come out [or take sides] against sb/sthich beziehe weder für noch gegen irgendwen \Stellung I'm not taking sides* * *die; Stellung, Stellungen1) positiondie Stellung der Frau in der Gesellschaft — the position or standing of women in society
in Stellung gehen — (Milit.) take up [one's] position
[zu/gegen etwas] Stellung beziehen — (fig.) take a stand [on/against something]
3) o. Pl. (Einstellung) attitude (zu to, towards)zu etwas Stellung nehmen — express one's opinion or state one's view on something
* * *…stellung f im subst1. körperliche:Fehlstellung wrong position;Lippenstellung position of the lips;Missionarsstellung missionary position2. TECH etc:Schalterstellung switch position;Signalstellung signal position* * *die; Stellung, Stellungen1) positiondie Stellung der Frau in der Gesellschaft — the position or standing of women in society
in Stellung gehen — (Milit.) take up [one's] position
[zu/gegen etwas] Stellung beziehen — (fig.) take a stand [on/against something]
3) o. Pl. (Einstellung) attitude (zu to, towards)zu etwas Stellung nehmen — express one's opinion or state one's view on something
* * *-en (Posten) f.job n.position n.post n.situation n. -en f.ambassadorship n.assignment (US) n.attitude n.condition n.emplacement n.job n.position n.posture n.stance n.status n.(§ pl.: statuses)
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