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  • 1 paries

    părĭēs, ĕtis, m. (in Verg. A. 2, 442; 5, 589, pārietibus, quadrisyl.; see Carey's Lat. Prosody, § 47, p. 173) [kindr. with Sanscr. paryanta, from pari-iyanta, margo; Gr. peras, peirar], a wall (cf.: murus, maceria): aut permaceat paries percussus trifaci, Enn. ap. Fest. s. v. trifax, p. 367 Müll. (Ann. v. 524 Vahl.): tosti alti stant parietes, id. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 116 ib.):

    perfodere parietem,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 64; id. As. 3, 2, 17:

    perforator parietum,

    a term of abuse, id. Ps. 4, 2, 24:

    quasi mus, in medio pariete vorsabere,

    id. Cas. 1, 52; id. Trin. 4, 3, 32:

    quae (domus nostra) non ea est, quam parietes nostri cingunt, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 13, 19; cf. id. ib. 3, 9, 14; id. Mil. 27, 75; id. Top. 4, 22:

    parietes disturbare,

    id. Par. 4, 1, 28: itaque parietes modo urbis stant;

    rem vero publicam penitus amisimus,

    the walls, the houses, id. Off. 2, 8, 29:

    interiores templi parietes,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 55, § 122:

    intra parietes aluit eam gloriam, quam, etc.,

    id. Brut. 8, 32; id. Quint. 11, 38:

    parietes turris lateribus exstruere,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 9:

    parietibus textum caecis iter,

    Verg. A. 5, 589:

    fissus tenui rimā paries,

    Ov. M. 4, 65:

    quae pro pariete subjectae et omni opere conjunctae,

    like a wall, Caes. B. G. 4, 17:

    non communione parietum sed propriis muris,

    Tac. A. 15, 43.—Of walls of wickerwork:

    et paries lento vimine textus erat,

    Ov. F. 6, 262:

    craticii parietes,

    Vitr. 2, 8; Plin. 35, 14, 48, § 169; 17, 10, 11, § 62:

    craticulam et parietes,

    the top and sides, Vulg. Exod. 30, 3.—Prov.:

    tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 84:

    utrosque parietes linere,

    to carry on both shoulders, Petr. 39: duos parietes de eādem fideliā dealbare, to kill two birds with one stone, Cur. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29, 2:

    in caducum parietem inclinare,

    to lean on a broken reed, Spart. Hadr. 23.—
    II.
    Trop.:

    neve inter vos significetis ego ero paries,

    partition-wall, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 14:

    densitatis,

    rampart, Plin. 17, 10, 11, § 62.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > paries

  • 2 възлагам

    възлагам задача на assign a task to, assign (s.o.) a task, entrust (s.o.) with a task, give/delegate a task to, task (s.o.)
    възлагам мисия entrust a mission (на to)
    възлагам работа set (s.o.) a piece of work
    възлагам надежди на repose hope in. lay/set/pin o.'s hopes on
    възлагам всичките си надежди на pin o.'s faith/ho-pe(s) on. centre o.'s hopes in
    * * *
    възла̀гам,
    гл. commission; depute; \възлагам задача на assign a task to, assign (s.o.) a task, entrust (s.o.) with a task, give/delegate a task to, task (s.o.); \възлагам задължение impose a duty; relegate duties to s.o.; \възлагам мисия entrust a mission (на to); \възлагам на дело brief a case; \възлагам надежди на repose hope in, lay/set/pin o.’s hopes on, centre o.’s hopes in; \възлагам надежди на нещо несигурно lean on/trust a broken reed; \възлагам работа set (s.o.) a piece of work.
    * * *
    allocate(упълномощавам); charge: He възлагам me with an important mission. - Той ми възложи важна мисия; commission.; depute; intrust{in`trXst}
    * * *
    1. ВЪЗЛАГАМ всичките си надежди на pin o.'s faith/ho-pe(s) on. centre o.'s hopes in 2. ВЪЗЛАГАМ задача на assign a task to, assign (s. o.) a task, entrust (s. o.) with a task, give/delegate a task to, task (s. o.) 3. ВЪЗЛАГАМ мисия entrust a mission (на to) 4. ВЪЗЛАГАМ надежди на repose hope in. lay/set/pin o.'s hopes on 5. ВЪЗЛАГАМ работа set (s. o.) a piece of work 6. възлага ми се задача be assigned a task

    Български-английски речник > възлагам

  • 3 възложа

    вж. възлагам
    * * *
    възло̀жа,
    възла̀гам гл. commission; depute; \възложа задача на assign a task to, assign (s.o.) a task, entrust (s.o.) with a task, give/delegate a task to, task (s.o.); \възложа задължение impose a duty; relegate duties to s.o.; \възложа мисия entrust a mission (на to); \възложа на дело brief a case; \възложа надежди на repose hope in, lay/set/pin o.’s hopes on, centre o.’s hopes in; \възложа надежди на нещо несигурно lean on/trust a broken reed; \възложа работа set (s.o.) a piece of work.
    * * *
    вж. възлагам

    Български-английски речник > възложа

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