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21 ante
prep.1 in front of, before, in the presence of.2 before, in the event of, taking into consideration.m.1 elk, moose.2 suede, deer skin.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA elk, moose2 (piel) suede————————1 before, in the presence of2 (considerando) in the face of\* * *1. prep.1) before2) considering, faced with•2. noun m.1) elk, moose2) suede* * *ISM1) (Zool) (=ciervo) elk, moose; (=búfalo) buffalo; Méx (=tapir) tapir2) (=piel) suede3) Méx (=dulce) macaroonIIPREP1) (=en presencia de) [+ persona] before2) (=enfrentado a) [+ peligro] in the face of, faced with; [+ dificultad, duda] faced with3)ante todo hay que recordar que... — first of all let's remember that...
* * *I1)a) (frml) ( delante de) beforeb) ( frente a)2)IIante todo — ( primero) first and foremost; ( sobre todo) above all
a) (Zool) ( especie europea) elk; ( especie norteamericana) mooseb) ( cuero) suede* * *I1)a) (frml) ( delante de) beforeb) ( frente a)2)IIante todo — ( primero) first and foremost; ( sobre todo) above all
a) (Zool) ( especie europea) elk; ( especie norteamericana) mooseb) ( cuero) suede* * *ante11 = suede.Ex: English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.
* piel de ante = suede.ante22 = before, in the face of, vis à vis, in the presence of, in view of, facing.Ex: The hearings before the Royal Commission, including among the witnesses some of the most prominent librarians and scholars of that day, extended from 1847 to 1849.
Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.Ex: The information note following the explanatory heading provides guidance to the user of the catalogue vis à vis the conventions used in formulating uniform headings.Ex: Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.Ex: Under the Highway Safety Code, cyclists must ride on the street, facing traffic.* ante cualquier adversidad = in the face of + adversity.* ante la adversidad = in the face of + adversity.* ante la ley = at law.* ante la opinión pública = in the public eye.* ante la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.* ante la presión de = in the crush to.* ante + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.* ante-sala = lobby.* ante todo = first and foremost, before anything else, more than anything else, first of all, above all, above all things.* estar ante = be faced with.* representación ante el juzgado = representation at tribunal.* * *ante1A1 ( frml) (delante de) beforecomparecer ante el juez to appear before the judgemiles de personas desfilaron ante su cadáver thousands of people filed past the body2(enfrentado a): ante la gravedad de la situación in view of o considering o given the seriousness of the situationante la proximidad de las elecciones with the elections so closeveamos cómo reacciona ante este problema let us see how he reacts when faced with this problemtodos somos iguales ante la ley we are all equal in the eyes of the lawnos hallamos ante una gran injusticia we are faced with a grave injusticeante la duda, abstente if in doubt, don'tBse considera ante todo madre she thinks of herself as a mother above all elsela seguridad ante todo safety first, safety must come firstante2A2 (cuero) suedeuna chaqueta de ante a suede jacket* * *
ante preposición
1
b) ( frente a):
iguales ante la ley equal in the eyes of the law;
nos hallamos ante un problema we are faced with a problem
2
( sobre todo) above all
■ sustantivo masculino ( cuero) suede
ante 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (piel) suede
2 Zool elk, moose
ante 2 preposición
1 before, in the presence of
Jur ante notario, in the presence of a notary
2 (en vista de) faced with, in view of: ante la falta de medios, hicieron un llamamiento a la solidaridad, faced with the shortage of resources, they made an appeal for help
♦ Locuciones: ante todo, discreción, above all, be discreet
' ante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
a.m.
- acobardarse
- actitud
- apelar
- calma
- comparecer
- contingencia
- declarar
- desesperación
- desfilar
- disyuntiva
- doblarse
- el
- entera
- entero
- escamarse
- evidenciar
- expectante
- firme
- humillarse
- igualdad
- impasible
- inclinarse
- infranqueable
- inmutable
- levantarse
- palidecer
- plantarse
- prestar
- reaccionar
- resistir
- retroceder
- sombrero
- sucumbir
- viabilidad
- abogado
- acobardar
- alarma
- apocarse
- ciego
- conducir
- humillar
- igual
- imperturbable
- inclinar
- interceder
- ley
- mediar
- negativa
- poder
English:
a.m.
- accountable
- accused
- admire
- alarmed
- ambush
- ante
- appear
- appearance
- before
- bristle
- career
- cheek
- crawl
- curtsey
- curtsy
- demonstrator
- equal
- flail
- gazumping
- give in
- give up
- go before
- grovel
- guilt
- haul up
- insecure
- justice
- kneel
- kowtow
- March
- primarily
- protest
- quail
- react
- responsible
- safety
- shrink
- stick
- suede
- survivalist
- unmoved
- yield
- address
- barrister
- bow
- eye
- file
- first
- go
* * *ante1 nm1. [piel] suede;zapatos de ante suede shoes2. [animal] [europeo] elk;[americano] mooseante2 prep1. [delante de, en presencia de] before;se arrodilló ante el Papa he kneeled before the Pope;comparecer ante el juez to appear before the judge, to appear in court;apelar ante el tribunal to appeal to the court;es muy tímido y se encoge ante sus superiores he's very timid and clams up in the presence of his superiors;nos hicimos una foto ante la Esfinge we took a photo of ourselves standing in front of the Sphinx;estamos ante otro Dalí this is another Dali, we have before us another Dali;desfilar/marchar ante algo/alguien to file/march past sth/sb2. [frente a] [hecho, circunstancia] in the face of;ante una actitud tan intolerante, poco se puede hacer there is little we can do in the face of such intolerance;ante la insistencia de su hermano, accedimos a admitirla at her brother's insistence, we agreed to take her on;no se detendrá ante nada she'll stop at nothing, nothing will stop her;no se amilana ante nada he isn't scared of anything;¿cuál es tu postura ante el aborto? what's your opinion about abortion?;cerrar los ojos ante algo [ignorar] to close one's eyes to sth;ante la duda, mejor no intentarlo if in doubt, it's best not to attempt it;me descubro ante su esfuerzo I take my hat off to him for his effort;extasiarse ante algo to go into ecstasies over sth;se quedó solo ante el peligro he was left to face the danger alone;se crece ante las dificultades she thrives in the face of adversity;ser responsable ante alguien to be accountable to sb;retroceder ante el peligro to shrink back from danger3. [respecto de] compared to;su obra palidece ante la de su maestro his work pales in comparison with that of his master;su opinión prevaleció ante la mía his opinion prevailed over mine4.[en primer lugar] first of allante todo [sobre todo] above all;* * *I m1 suede2 ZO mooseante todo above all* * *ante nm1) : elk, moose2) : suedeante prep1) : before, in front of2) : considering, in view of3)ante todo : first and foremost, above all* * *ante1 n suedeante2 prep1. (delante de) before2. (frente a) in the face of -
22 низкопоклонничать
несовер.; (перед кем-л./чем-л.); презр.
grovel (before, to), fawn (upon), cringe (to)* * ** * *grovel, fawn, cringe -
23 تذلل
تَذَلّلَ (لِـ): اِتّضَحَ، خَنَعَto humble oneself (before), lower oneself (before), cringe (before), grovel (before), act in a servile manner (before) -
24 унижавам
humiliate, abase, humble (in the dust); lower; mortifyразг. bring low/down(поставям в срамно положение) degrade; make (s.o.) bite the dust, treat s.o. like dirtунижавам се humiliate o.s., abase/debase o.s., demean o.s.stoop, condescend, lower o.s. (да to, да to с inf.), cat humble pie, bend o.'s neck, swallow o.'s pride, lick/kiss the dust, kiss the ground, sink in the mireунижавам се пред някого crawl to/before s.o* * *унижа̀вам,гл. humiliate, abase, snub, humble (in the dust); lower; mortify; разг. bring low/down; do down; ( поставям в срамно положение) degrade; make (s.o.) bite the dust, treat s.o. like dirt;\унижавам се humiliate o.s., abase/debase o.s., demean o.s.; stoop, condescend, lower o.s. (до to, да to с inf.); eat humble pie/crow/dirt, bend o.’s neck, swallow o.’s pride, lick/kiss the dust, kiss the ground, sink in the mire; разг. lose face; \унижавам се пред някого crawl to/before s.o.* * *humiliate ; abase {xbeiz}; bring down ; condescend (се); crawl (се): He унижавамs before his master. - Той се унижава пред господаря си.; deign (се); demean (се); grovel (се); stoop (се); debase ; depreciate ; dishonor {disonxr}; mortify ; prostrate* * *1. (поставям в срамно положение) degrade;make (s.o.) bite the dust, treat s.o. like dirt 2. humiliate, abase, humble (in the dust);lower;mortify 3. stoop, condescend, lower o.s. (да to, да to с inf.), cat humble pie, bend o.'s neck, swallow o.'s pride, lick/ kiss the dust, kiss the ground, sink in the mire 4. УНИЖАВАМ ce humiliate o.s., abase/ debase o.s., demean o.s. 5. УНИЖАВАМ се пред някого crawl to/before s.o 6. разг. bring low/ down -
25 humillarse
1 to humble oneself, lower oneself* * ** * *VPR (=doblegarse) to humble o.s.humillarse a o ante — to bow to, bow down before
* * *
■humillarse verbo reflexivo humillarse ante alguien, to humble oneself before sb
te estás humillando, you are lowering yourself
' humillarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rebajarse
- arrastrar
- humillar
English:
crawl
- grovel
- kowtow
- abase
* * *vprto humble oneself;se humilló ante su jefe he grovelled to his boss;humillarse a hacer algo [rebajarse] to lower oneself to do sth, to stoop to doing sth* * *v/r humiliate o.s.* * *vr: to humble oneselfhumillarse a hacer algo: to stoop to doing something -
26 ползать на брюхе
( перед кем)прост., презр.grovel (cringe) < on one's belly> before smb.; prostrate oneself before smb.; cf. lick smb.'s boots; brown-noseСановники купали в шампанском шансонеток и ползали на брюхе перед образами святой Параскевы или святого Пантелеймона. (И. Эренбург, День второй) — High Functionaries doused dancing girls with champagne and grovelled on their bellies before St. Paraskeve or St. Panteleimon.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ползать на брюхе
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27 rebajarse
1 MILITAR to be exempted2 figurado (humillarse) to humble oneself* * ** * *VPR1)rebajarse a hacer algo — to lower o.s. to do sth, stoop to do sth
yo no me rebajaría a hablar con él — I wouldn't lower myself o I wouldn't stoop to talk to him
rebajarse ante algn — to humble o.s. before sb
2) Arg, Uru* * *(v.) = crawlEx. The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.* * *(v.) = crawlEx: The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.
* * *
■rebajarse vr (humillarse) to abase oneself, lower oneself
' rebajarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrastrarse
- agachar
- rebajar
English:
debase
- stoop
- lower
* * *vpr[persona] to humble oneself;rebajarse ante alguien to grovel to sb;rebajarse a hacer algo to lower oneself o stoop to do sth;no tiene intención de rebajarse a pedirle disculpas he has no intention of stooping so low as to apologize to her* * *v/r1 lower o.s., humble o.s.rebajarse mucho lose a lot of weight* * *vr1) : to humble oneself2)rebajarse a : to stoop to -
28 пресмыкаться
несовер.
1) устар. creep
2) (перед кем-л.)
cringe (to/before), grovel (before); fawn (on), lick the boots (of)* * ** * *creep, crawl* * *creepcrouch -
29 пресмыкаться
1) ( ползать) creep, crawl2) (пе́ред; раболепствовать) grovel (before), bow and scrape (before), fawn (on); lick the boots (of) -
30 пресмыкаться
несовер.1) устар. creep, crawl2) (перед кем-л.)cringe (to/before), grovel (before); fawn (on), lick the boots (of) -
31 низкопоклонничать
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32 ذل لـ
ذَلّ لِـ: خَضَعَ لِـ، خَنَعَ لِـto submit to, yield to; to cringe or grovel before, humble or lower oneself before -
33 стелиться ковром
стелиться ковром (ковриком, половиком, тряпкой, травкой) ( перед кем)презр.make a doormat of oneself; be used as a doormat; prostrate oneself before smb.; grovel (cringe) before smb.; fawn on smb.Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > стелиться ковром
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34 валяться в ногах
General subject: (у кого-л.) grovel at feet, prostrate oneself (у кого-л. - before smb.) -
35 П-679
ЛИЗАТЬ ПЯТКИ (НОГИ, САПОГИ, РУКИ) кому, у кого highly coll, derog VP subj: human to fawn on, cringe and grovel before s.o.X лижет пятки Y-y - X licks W boots (shoes, feet). (extended usage)(Нелькин:) Разве все они (честные люди) должны кланяться силе, лизать сапоги у насилия? (Сухово-Кобылин 1). (N.:) Must all of them (honest people) submit to force, and lick the boots of oppression? (1a). -
36 лизать ноги
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to fawn on, cringe and grovel before s.o.:- X лижет пятки Y-y - X licks Y's boots (shoes, feet).♦ [extended usage] [Нелькин:] Разве все они [честные люди] должны кланяться силе, лизать сапоги у насилия? (Сухово-Кобылин 1). [N.:] Must all of them [honest people] submit to force, and lick the boots of oppression? (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > лизать ноги
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37 лизать пятки
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to fawn on, cringe and grovel before s.o.:- X лижет пятки Y-y - X licks Y's boots (shoes, feet).♦ [extended usage] [Нелькин:] Разве все они [честные люди] должны кланяться силе, лизать сапоги у насилия? (Сухово-Кобылин 1). [N.:] Must all of them [honest people] submit to force, and lick the boots of oppression? (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > лизать пятки
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38 лизать руки
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to fawn on, cringe and grovel before s.o.:- X лижет пятки Y-y - X licks Y's boots (shoes, feet).♦ [extended usage] [Нелькин:] Разве все они [честные люди] должны кланяться силе, лизать сапоги у насилия? (Сухово-Кобылин 1). [N.:] Must all of them [honest people] submit to force, and lick the boots of oppression? (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > лизать руки
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39 лизать сапоги
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to fawn on, cringe and grovel before s.o.:- X лижет пятки Y-y - X licks Y's boots (shoes, feet).♦ [extended usage] [Нелькин:] Разве все они [честные люди] должны кланяться силе, лизать сапоги у насилия? (Сухово-Кобылин 1). [N.:] Must all of them [honest people] submit to force, and lick the boots of oppression? (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > лизать сапоги
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40 kark
m (G karku) nape (of one’s neck); (szyja) neck- byczy kark a bull neck- znamię na karku a birthmark on the nape of sb’s neck- skręcić komuś kark to break sb’s neck; przen. to wring sb’s neck■ mieć coś na karku pot. to have sth on one’s hands- mieć a. dźwigać sześćdziesiątkę/siedemdziesiątkę na karku to be in one’s sixties/seventies- mieć kogoś na karku pot. (być ściganym) to have sb breathing down one’s neck pot.; (zajmować się) to have sb on one’s hands pot.- mieć miękki a. giętki kark to be submissive- mieć sztywny kark to be inflexible, to be stiff-necked- nadstawiać karku za kogoś/coś to risk one’s neck for sb/sth- podnieść a. prostować kark to rebel- siedzieć komuś na karku pot. (być kłopotem) to be a burden to sb; (poganiać) to breathe down sb’s neck- ciotka z Australii zwaliła mi się na kark pot. I’ve been saddled with my aunt from Australia- zwalili jej na kark piątkę dzieci pot. they’ve saddled her with the job of looking after five kids- jego pomysły zawsze ściągają nam biedę na kark pot. his ideas always get us in(to) trouble- wsiąść komuś na kark pot. to be in hot pursuit of sb, to be hot on sb’s trail- wziąć sobie kogoś/coś na kark pot. to saddle oneself with sb/sth pot.; to take sb/sth on- wzięła sobie na kark taką ofermę! pot. she saddled herself with a total loser!- złamać a. skręcić kark to break one’s neck- obyś kark skręcił! pot. damn you!- złamania karku! pot. break a leg!* * *pędzić na złamanie karku — to run lub rush headlong
* * *mi1. nape (of the neck); pędzić na złamanie karku run l. rush headlong; mieć głowę na karku have one's head screwed on; mieć sztywny kark be stiff-necked; mieć kogoś/coś na karku be bothered l. pestered by sb/sth; nadstawiać za kogoś/coś karku risk one's neck for sb/sth; ukręcić czemuś kark put an end to sth; skręcić kark break one's neck; ugiąć przed kimś karku bend low before sb; na karku pot. (o czymś, co nadchodzi, zbliża się) approaching, imminent.2. zool., anat. nucha.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kark
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