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  • 101 conexión

    f.
    1 connection, hookup, link, joint.
    2 connection, acquaintance.
    3 connection, association, relationship, bearing.
    4 connection, connexion, electric contact.
    5 connection, connexion, flight.
    6 login, log on, log in, logon.
    * * *
    1 TÉCNICA connection
    2 figurado relationship, connection
    \
    estar en conexión con to be connected to
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=relación) connection
    2) (Elec) connection

    en caso de mala conexión, apague el aparato — if there is a bad connection, switch off the machine

    conexión a tierra — earth, ground (EEUU)

    3) (TV, Radio, Telec)
    4) (Inform) interface
    5) pl conexiones (=contactos) contacts
    * * *
    a) (Elec) connection

    conexión a tierra — ground (AmE), earth (BrE)

    devolvemos la conexión a nuestros estudios — and now, back to the studios

    b) ( relación) connection
    c) (Transp) connection
    d) conexiones femenino plural (AmL) (amistades, relaciones) connections (pl), contacts (pl)
    * * *
    = connection [connexion], connectivity, link, linkage, linking, hinge, bond, connectedness, hook-up, link-up, relay point, logging, login, connecting flight.
    Ex. Access is via modified television set, a telephone (and its connections) and a simple keypad.
    Ex. An information system architecture defines a structure for describing communications connectivity between users of information and sources of information.
    Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.
    Ex. We have just stated that the linkage of varying titles and varying forms of entry have to be done on the same basis in an automated situation as in a manual situation.
    Ex. Bibliographic coupling is based on the idea that two articles which both cite another earlier article must have something in common; if they both cite two earlier articles, the linking is increased.
    Ex. The MeSH Thesaurus was designed to provide the ' hinge' between the object, its images, and related bibliographic material.
    Ex. Networking creates bonds where none may have existed and multiplies individual capabilities manifold.
    Ex. Increasingly, services will be built on communicating computers; ' connectedness' is what allows them to talk to each other.
    Ex. I & R manuals stress the importance of conference telephone facilities that enable threeway hook-ups to take place between client, I & R service and outside agency.
    Ex. Today the link-up with television is obviously very useful indeed.
    Ex. These information centres function as ports of first call for officials stationed nearby, and also as relay points to the central collections.
    Ex. This article describes procedures for logging on the OCLC-based regional network serving libraries in Nebraska.
    Ex. Internet access for electronic messaging, file transfer, and remote login to computer was originally only available to individuals in education and research institutions.
    Ex. What's saved from lower-cost airline tickets can be more than offset by the income lost when travelers cool their heels for hours waiting for connecting flights.
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    * con buenas conexiones = well-connected.
    * conexión a las redes = networking service.
    * conexión a través de línea dedicada = leased line connection.
    * conexión de cables = wiring.
    * conexión dedicada = dedicated link, dedicated connection.
    * conexión de entrada = inlet.
    * conexión de terminal dedicada = dedicated terminal connection.
    * conexión entre ordenadores = computer link.
    * conexión mediante hiperenlaces = hyperlinking.
    * conexión mediante llamada telefónica = dial-up connection.
    * dispositivo de conexión = linking device.
    * en conexión con = in respect of.
    * establecer conexión = establish + link, make + connection.
    * establecer una conexión = achieve + connection.
    * facturación por tiempo de conexión = metered pricing, metered billing.
    * hora de conexión = connect hour.
    * intento de conexión = login.
    * interfaz de conexión = gateway, gateway computer.
    * operación de conexión = logging transaction.
    * procedimiento de conexión = logon procedure.
    * proceso de conexión = logon.
    * programa de conexión = logging programme.
    * que no posee ninguna conexión = disjoint.
    * reloj que registra el tiempo de conexión = accounting clock.
    * restablecer la conexión = re-establish + connection.
    * servicio de conexión a las redes = networking service.
    * tarifa calculada según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.
    * tarifa de conexión = connect charge, connect fee, connect-time charge.
    * tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.
    * terminal de conexión mediante llamada telefónica = dial-in terminal.
    * tiempo de conexión = connect time.
    * tiempo de conexión en línea = online time.
    * vuelo de conexión = connecting flight.
    * * *
    a) (Elec) connection

    conexión a tierra — ground (AmE), earth (BrE)

    devolvemos la conexión a nuestros estudios — and now, back to the studios

    b) ( relación) connection
    c) (Transp) connection
    d) conexiones femenino plural (AmL) (amistades, relaciones) connections (pl), contacts (pl)
    * * *
    = connection [connexion], connectivity, link, linkage, linking, hinge, bond, connectedness, hook-up, link-up, relay point, logging, login, connecting flight.

    Ex: Access is via modified television set, a telephone (and its connections) and a simple keypad.

    Ex: An information system architecture defines a structure for describing communications connectivity between users of information and sources of information.
    Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.
    Ex: We have just stated that the linkage of varying titles and varying forms of entry have to be done on the same basis in an automated situation as in a manual situation.
    Ex: Bibliographic coupling is based on the idea that two articles which both cite another earlier article must have something in common; if they both cite two earlier articles, the linking is increased.
    Ex: The MeSH Thesaurus was designed to provide the ' hinge' between the object, its images, and related bibliographic material.
    Ex: Networking creates bonds where none may have existed and multiplies individual capabilities manifold.
    Ex: Increasingly, services will be built on communicating computers; ' connectedness' is what allows them to talk to each other.
    Ex: I & R manuals stress the importance of conference telephone facilities that enable threeway hook-ups to take place between client, I & R service and outside agency.
    Ex: Today the link-up with television is obviously very useful indeed.
    Ex: These information centres function as ports of first call for officials stationed nearby, and also as relay points to the central collections.
    Ex: This article describes procedures for logging on the OCLC-based regional network serving libraries in Nebraska.
    Ex: Internet access for electronic messaging, file transfer, and remote login to computer was originally only available to individuals in education and research institutions.
    Ex: What's saved from lower-cost airline tickets can be more than offset by the income lost when travelers cool their heels for hours waiting for connecting flights.
    * con buenas conexiones = well-connected.
    * conexión a las redes = networking service.
    * conexión a través de línea dedicada = leased line connection.
    * conexión de cables = wiring.
    * conexión dedicada = dedicated link, dedicated connection.
    * conexión de entrada = inlet.
    * conexión de terminal dedicada = dedicated terminal connection.
    * conexión entre ordenadores = computer link.
    * conexión mediante hiperenlaces = hyperlinking.
    * conexión mediante llamada telefónica = dial-up connection.
    * dispositivo de conexión = linking device.
    * en conexión con = in respect of.
    * establecer conexión = establish + link, make + connection.
    * establecer una conexión = achieve + connection.
    * facturación por tiempo de conexión = metered pricing, metered billing.
    * hora de conexión = connect hour.
    * intento de conexión = login.
    * interfaz de conexión = gateway, gateway computer.
    * operación de conexión = logging transaction.
    * procedimiento de conexión = logon procedure.
    * proceso de conexión = logon.
    * programa de conexión = logging programme.
    * que no posee ninguna conexión = disjoint.
    * reloj que registra el tiempo de conexión = accounting clock.
    * restablecer la conexión = re-establish + connection.
    * servicio de conexión a las redes = networking service.
    * tarifa calculada según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.
    * tarifa de conexión = connect charge, connect fee, connect-time charge.
    * tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.
    * terminal de conexión mediante llamada telefónica = dial-in terminal.
    * tiempo de conexión = connect time.
    * tiempo de conexión en línea = online time.
    * vuelo de conexión = connecting flight.

    * * *
    1 ( Elec) connection
    conexión a tierra ground ( AmE), earth ( BrE)
    conexión a la red connection to the mains
    hay una mala conexión en el enchufe there's a loose connection in the plug
    devolvemos la conexión a nuestros estudios now we are going back to the studios
    2 (relación) connection
    no existe conexión entre la explosión y los acusados the explosion cannot be linked to the accused, there is no connection between the explosion and the accused
    pierde su conexión con el entorno he loses touch with the world around him
    3 ( Transp) connection
    perdí la conexión con Roma I missed my connection to Rome
    4 conexiones fpl ( AmL) (amistades, relaciones) connections (pl), contacts (pl)
    una empresa con conexiones en el extranjero a company with links o connections o contacts abroad
    Compuesto:
    satellite link
    * * *

     

    conexión sustantivo femenino
    a) (Elec) connection;

    ◊ conexión a tierra ground (AmE), earth (BrE);

    conexión a la red connection to the mains

    c) (Transp) connection;


    d)

    ◊ conexiones sustantivo femenino plural (AmL) ( amistades) connections (pl), contacts (pl)

    conexión sustantivo femenino connection [con, to/with] [entre, between]
    ' conexión' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    afín
    - comunicación
    - consonancia
    - enlace
    - relación
    English:
    association
    - close
    - connection
    - hook-up
    - link
    - link-up
    - loose
    - networking
    - tenuous
    - unconnected
    * * *
    1. [vínculo] connection;
    no hay conexión entre los dos accidentes there's no connection between the two accidents;
    está siendo investigado en conexión con el robo he is being investigated in connection with the robbery;
    una ciencia en íntima conexión con la biología a science very closely linked with biology
    2. [eléctrica, informática] connection;
    la conexión a la red eléctrica/telefónica no funciona the mains/telephone connection doesn't work;
    un hogar con conexión a Internet a home with an Internet connection, a home connected to the Internet
    Informát conexión por línea conmutada dial-up connection
    3. Rad & TV link-up;
    conexión vía satélite satellite link
    4.
    tener conexiones [amistades influyentes] to have connections;
    consiguió el trabajo gracias a sus conexiones she got the job thanks to her connections
    5. [vuelo] connection
    * * *
    f tb
    EL connection;
    conexión a Internet Internet connection;
    conexión telefónica INFOR dial-up connection
    * * *
    conexión nf, pl - xiones : connection
    * * *
    conexión n connection

    Spanish-English dictionary > conexión

  • 102 viejo

    adj.
    1 old, elderly, senile, long in the tooth.
    2 old, aged, antique.
    m.
    1 old man, elder, old timer, aged man.
    2 father.
    * * *
    1 (gen) old
    2 (desgastado) old, worn-out
    3 (antiguo) old, ancient
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (hombre) old man; (mujer) old woman
    1 elderly people
    \
    caerse de viejo,-a figurado to be falling apart with age
    estar viejo,-a to look old
    hacer la cuenta a la vieja to count on one's fingers
    hacerse viejo,-a to grow old
    más viejo,-a que Matusalén / más viejo,-a que ir a pie familiar as old as the hills
    mi viejo,-a familiar (hombre) my old man, the old man 2 (mujer) my old woman, my old lady, the old lady
    mis viejos familiar my folks, my parents
    morir de viejo to die of old age
    ser gato viejo / ser perro viejo familiar to be a sly old fox
    viejo verde familiar dirty old man
    * * *
    1. (f. - vieja)
    adj.
    1) old
    2) worn
    2. (f. - vieja)
    noun
    old man / woman
    * * *
    viejo, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=de mucha edad) old

    hacerse o ponerse viejo — to grow old, get old

    de viejo me gustaría vivir junto al mar — when I'm old, I'd like to live by the sea

    - más viejo que el cagar
    2) (=envejecido) old
    3) (=usado) old

    ropa vieja — old clothes [pl] ; (=de segunda mano) secondhand clothes [pl]

    4) (=antiguo) old
    5)
    2. SM/ F
    1) (=persona mayor) old man/old woman

    los viejos — the elderly, old people

    el Viejo de Pascua — (LAm) Father Christmas

    verde 1., 6)
    2) (LAm)
    *

    mi viejo — (=padre, esposo) my old man *

    mi vieja — (=madre, esposa) my old woman *

    mis viejos — ( esp LAm) (=padres) my parents, my folks *

    3) (LAm)
    * (en oración directa) (=querido) darling
    4) (LAm)
    * (=chica)

    las viejas — the chicks *, the birds *

    5) *
    (como excl) (=tío, colega) mate *, pal *, buddy (EEUU) *
    * * *
    I
    - ja adjetivo
    1) [ser] <persona/animal> old; <coche/ropa/casa> old

    ser más viejo que Matusalén — to be as old as the hills

    2)
    a) [estar] <persona/animal> ( envejecido) old
    b) [estar] <zapatos/pantalones> ( desgastado) old
    3) (delante del n) ( antiguo) <costumbre/amigo> old
    •
    II
    - ja masculino, femenino
    1) (m) old man; (f) old woman

    los viejos — old people, the elderly

    un viejecito or viejito encantador — a delightful old man

    de viejo: se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married; se murió de viejo — he died of old age

    mi viejo/mi vieja — my old man/lady (colloq)

    tus viejos — your folks, your Mom and Dad

    3) (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq); ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)
    4) (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq); (f) old woman o lady (colloq)
    * * *
    I
    - ja adjetivo
    1) [ser] <persona/animal> old; <coche/ropa/casa> old

    ser más viejo que Matusalén — to be as old as the hills

    2)
    a) [estar] <persona/animal> ( envejecido) old
    b) [estar] <zapatos/pantalones> ( desgastado) old
    3) (delante del n) ( antiguo) <costumbre/amigo> old
    •
    II
    - ja masculino, femenino
    1) (m) old man; (f) old woman

    los viejos — old people, the elderly

    un viejecito or viejito encantador — a delightful old man

    de viejo: se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married; se murió de viejo — he died of old age

    mi viejo/mi vieja — my old man/lady (colloq)

    tus viejos — your folks, your Mom and Dad

    3) (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq); ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)
    4) (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq); (f) old woman o lady (colloq)
    * * *
    viejo1
    = old [older -comp., oldest -sup.], long-standing, age-old, olde, hoary [hoarier -comp., hoariest -sup.], senile, timeworn, long-time [longtime].

    Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.

    Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.
    Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.
    Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.
    Ex: I know this is a rather hoary topic, but I am going to mention it again.
    Ex: However, the advertisements were not found to support the societal stereotypes that the aged are inflexible, senile, physically deteriorated, and dependent.
    Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.
    Ex: The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.
    * cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].
    * coche viejo = lemon, jalopy.
    * de la vieja guardia = old-style.
    * desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.
    * loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
    * los viejos tiempos = the good old days.
    * más viejo que Matusalén = as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills.
    * morir de viejo = die of + old age.
    * Posesivo + viejas costumbres = Posesivo + old ways, Posesivo + old ways.
    * Posesivo + viejos hábitos = Posesivo + old ways, Posesivo + old ways.
    * ropa vieja = bubble and squeak.
    * vieja escuela, la = old school, the.
    * vieja guardia, la = old guard, the.
    * viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.
    * viejo amigo = old friend, old buddy.
    * viejo amor = old flame.
    * Viejo Mundo, el = Old World, the.
    * viejos tiempos, los = good old days, the.
    * vino viejo en pellejos nuevos = old wine in new bottles.

    viejo2
    = old geezer, oldtimer [old-timer], old man, wrinkly [wrinklies, -pl.], long in the tooth.

    Ex: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.

    Ex: Throughout the book, he demonstrates how racial tensions often overshadowed class and cultural differences between oldtimers and newcomers.
    Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.
    Ex: These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back.
    Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.
    * el viejo = the elder.
    * Plinio el Viejo = Pliny the Elder.
    * Posesivo + viejo = Posesivo + old man.
    * viejo chochopelmazo = dodderer, old fart.
    * viejo gruñón = grumpy old man, grumpy old sod.
    * viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.
    * viejo pelmazo = old fart.
    * viejo pesado = old fart.
    * viejo verde = dirty old man.
    * viejo veterano = war horse.

    * * *
    viejo1 -ja
    A
    1 [ SER] ‹persona/animal› (de edad) old
    no es tan viejo como parece he's not as old as he looks
    te estás haciendo viejo you're getting old
    ese peinado te hace vieja that hairstyle makes you look old
    2 [ SER] ‹coche/ropa/casa› old
    toda la ropa que tengo es vieja all my clothes are old
    ser más viejo que Matusalén or (CS) que andar a pie to be as old as the hills
    ese remedio es más viejo que Matusalén or que andar a pie that cure is as old as the hills o ( colloq) has been around for donkey's years
    3
    de viejo: una librería de viejo a secondhand bookshop
    B
    1 [ ESTAR] ‹persona/animal› (envejecido) old
    ya está viejo he's got(ten) old
    ¡qué vieja estoy! ¡mírame las arrugas! I look so old! just look at these wrinkles!
    2 [ ESTAR] ‹zapatos/pantalones› (desgastado) old
    es un abrigo bonito pero ya está viejo it's a nice coat but it's seen better days o it's getting old
    C ( delante del n) (antiguo) ‹costumbre/amigo› old
    estábamos recordando los viejos tiempos we were remembering old times o the old days
    una vieja leyenda an old legend
    Compuestos:
    feminine old guard
    el Viejo Mundo the Old World
    masculine Old Testament
    D (anterior, precedente) old
    la cocina vieja era mejor que ésta the old stove was better than this one
    viejo2 -ja
    masculine, feminine
    A ( masculine) old man; ( feminine) old woman
    los viejos old people, the elderly
    no llegará a viejo he'll never reach old age
    de viejo hizo las paces con ella as an old man o when he was old he made his peace with her
    un viejo gruñón a grumpy old man
    una viejecita or viejita muy amable a dear o sweet little old lady
    un viejecito or viejito encantador a delightful old man
    Compuestos:
    masculine ( fam); dirty old man
    B ( fam)
    (refiriéndose a los padres): mayor que mi viejo/mi vieja older than my old man/my old lady ( colloq)
    pídele dinero a tus viejos ask your folks o your Mom and Dad for some money ( colloq)
    C ( AmL fam) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling ( colloq), love ( colloq)
    (hablándole a un amigo): ¿te tomas otra copa, viejo? do you want another drink, pal o ( AmE) buddy o ( BrE) mate? ( colloq)
    D ( Méx fam) (esposo) ( masculine) old man ( colloq); ( feminine) old woman o girl ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    viejo
    ◊ -ja adjetivo

    1 [ser] ‹persona/animal› old;
    ‹coche/ropa/casa› old;

    2
    a) [estar] ‹persona/animal› ( envejecido) old;


    ¡qué vieja estoy! I look so old!
    b) [estar] ‹zapatos/pantalones› ( desgastado) old

    3 ( delante del n) ( antiguo) ‹costumbre/amigo› old;

    Vviejo Testamento Old Testament
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    1 (m) old man;
    (f) old woman;

    llegar a viejo to reach old age;
    se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married;
    se murió de viejo he died of old age;
    Vviejo Pascuero (Chi) See Also→ Papá Noel;
    viejo verde or (Méx) viejo rabo verde (fam) dirty old man
    2 (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres):
    ◊ mi viejo/mi vieja my old man/lady (colloq);

    tus viejos your folks, your Mom and Dad
    3 (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq);
    ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)
    4 (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq);
    (f) old woman o lady (colloq)
    viejo,-a
    I adjetivo old
    una vieja iglesia, an old church
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino old person
    (hombre) old man
    fam (padre) dad
    (mujer) old woman
    fam (madre) mum, US mom
    fam (los padres) los viejos, the parents o folks
    ' viejo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acabada
    - acabado
    - cacharro
    - casarse
    - casco
    - continente
    - engarzar
    - ir
    - resabio
    - retrasarse
    - tartana
    - usada
    - usado
    - verde
    - vieja
    - zorra
    - zorro
    - antiguo
    - barrigón
    - cafetera
    - carcacha
    - cascajo
    - chocho
    - de
    - envejecer
    - llegar
    - maña
    - para
    - vez
    English:
    ageing
    - archaic
    - banger
    - battered
    - dig out
    - dinosaur
    - dirty
    - ditch
    - dog
    - fall for
    - frumpy
    - get on
    - grouch
    - hulk
    - irascible
    - locate
    - long-standing
    - old
    - old-looking
    - rickety
    - rust
    - salvage
    - shabby
    - standby
    - sugar daddy
    - swap for
    - trade in
    - used
    - date
    - decrepit
    - dirty old man
    - father
    - junk
    - Santa Claus
    - second-hand
    - stale
    - way
    * * *
    viejo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [en edad] old;
    está muy viejo para su edad he looks very old for his age;
    ya soy o [m5] estoy viejo para estas cosas I'm a bit old for that sort of thing;
    esa ropa te hace más viejo those clothes make you look older;
    hacerse viejo to get o grow old;
    de viejo fue cuando empezó a viajar it was only as an old man that he started to travel;
    morirse de viejo to die from old age;
    RP Fam
    ser más viejo que andar a pie to be as old as the hills, to have come out of the ark
    2. [usado] [ropa, aparato] old;
    estas botas están ya viejas these boots are worn out o past it now;
    una radio vieja an old radio;
    una librería de viejo a second-hand bookshop
    3. [antiguo] old;
    viejas canciones old songs;
    un viejo conocido an old acquaintance;
    es un chiste muy viejo it's a really old joke
    4. RP [de toda la vida]
    baila muy bien, es tanguero viejo he dances very well, he's always loved tango;
    a ése no le creas, que es mentiroso viejo don't you believe him, he's a born liar
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [anciano] old man, f old lady;
    los viejos the elderly;
    los viejos del pueblo the old people in the village;
    llegar a viejo to live to be an old man
    RP Fam el viejo de la bolsa the bogeyman; Chile el Viejo Pascuero o de Pascua Santa Claus, Father Christmas;
    viejo verde dirty old man
    2. Fam [padre] old man;
    [madre] old girl;
    mis viejos my folks
    3. Am Fam [apelativo] [amigo] pal, Br mate, US buddy;
    [amiga] girl, US girlfriend;
    ¿qué hay de nuevo, viejo? what's new, Br mate o US buddy?
    4. Méx, RP Fam [apelativo] [esposo, esposa] Br love, US honey
    5. RP Fam [apelativo] [cariñoso o paternalista] Br love, US honey;
    ¿querés un caramelo, mi viejo? Br do you want a sweet, love?, US do you want a piece of candy, honey?
    * * *
    I adj old
    II m old man;
    mis viejos L.Am. fam my folks fam
    * * *
    viejo, -ja adj
    1) anciano: old, elderly
    2) antiguo: former, longstanding
    viejas tradiciones: old traditions
    viejos amigos: old friends
    3) gastado: old, worn, worn-out
    viejo, -ja n
    anciano: old man m, old woman f
    * * *
    viejo1 adj old
    viejo2 n old man [pl. men]

    Spanish-English dictionary > viejo

  • 103 зав'язувати

    = зав'язати
    1) ( зв'язувати) to tie, to bind, to knot, to do up
    2) ( покладати початок) to start, to strike up
    3) жарг. (припиняти, відмовлятися) to give up

    Українсько-англійський словник > зав'язувати

  • 104 KYNNI

    I) n.
    1) way, fashion, nature (kaupum vel saman, þat er vina kynni);
    2) affairs, circumstances (þau ein eru kynni heima at þín);
    3) kindred, kinsmen (mér þykkir sem þú munir eiga hér kynni);
    Glúmr var þrjár nætr at kynni sínu, with his kinsmen;
    leita (koma til) kynnis, sœkja kynni, fara á kynni, fara til kynnis, to make a visit;
    sitja at kynni, to stay on a visit.
    II) from kunna.
    * * *
    n. acquaintance, intercourse; á ek þar slíkt k. við Þórólf, Eg. 148; þat er vina-kynni, friendly intercourse, Hkv. Hjörv. 3; ákka ek þess kynni, i. e. I have not deserved it, Am. 13: habit, nature, kotmanna-k., Sturl. ii. 17 (in a verse); þat er mannsins kynni, at …, Hom.; ú-kynni, Germ. unart, bad manners, Hm. 18.
    2. a friendly visit to a friend or kinsman; þat var engi siðr, at sitja lengr en þrjár nætr at kynni, Eg. 698; Glúmr var þar þrjár nætr at kynni sínu, en þá býsk hann heim, Glúm. 344; öðru sinni mun ek hingat kynnis leita, Sturl. i. 93; koma til kynnis, Hm. 16, 29, 32; sækja kynni, to make a visit, Ó. H. 115; fara á kynni, id., Fb. i. 532; fara til kynnis, id., Bjarn. 59; sitja at kynni, to stay on a visit, Eg. l. c.
    3. domestic affairs; þau ein eru kynni heima at þín, Band. 13: home, mér þykkir sem þú munir eiga hér kynni, Fb. i. 253; heim-k., home; húsa-k., buildings; sala-k., id., Vþm. 3.
    COMPDS: kynnisferð, kynnisgjöf, kynnisleið, kynnisleit, kynnissókn, kynnisvist.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > KYNNI

  • 105 gewinnen;

    gewinnt, gewann, hat gewonnen
    I v/t
    1. (Krieg, Prozess, Rennen, Spiel, Wahl, Wette etc.) win
    2. (Geld etc.) win, get, gain; (Preis etc.) win, fetch, carry off; wie gewonnen, so zerronnen Sprichw. easy come, easy go
    3. (Einblick, Eindruck, Vorteil, Vorsprung, jemandes Zuneigung etc.) gain; (erwerben) get, obtain; (verdienen) earn, make; Zeit gewinnen (einsparen) save time; bevor etw. passiert: gain time; damit ist schon viel gewonnen that’s already a great step forward, much has already been gained by that; was ist damit gewonnen? what good will it do?; damit ist nichts gewonnen it won’t do any good; jemanden für sich gewinnen win s.o. over; jemanden für etw. gewinnen win s.o. over to s.th.; jemanden für seine Pläne etc. gewinnen win s.o.’s support for one’s plans etc.; jemandes Herz gewinnen win s.o.’s heart; Abstand, Oberhand, Spiel 1 etc.
    4. geh., räumlich: reach, attain; das Weite gewinnen make off into the wide blue yonder; sie konnten das rettende Ufer gewinnen they succeeded in reaching dry land
    5. gewinnen ( aus from) (Saft, Gummi, Sirup, Öl etc.) get, obtain, extract; CHEM. extract, derive; (Kohle, Erdöl etc.) win, obtain, extract; aus Altmaterial: recover, reclaim
    II v/i
    1. win, be the winner(s); win the match etc.; bei oder in etw. (Dat) gewinnen bei Schach, Poker etc.: win at s.th.; in Lotterie etc.: win a prize in s.th.; gewinnen gegen beat; gegen ihn kannst du nicht gewinnen auch he’s unbeatable; knapp gewinnen SPORT scrape home; jedes dritte Los gewinnt! every third ticket is a winner ( oder wins a prize); spielend
    2. gewinnen an (+ Dat) an Bedeutung, Klarheit etc.: gain (in); an Boden gewinnen gain ground; an Höhe gewinnen Flugzeug: gain height
    3. durch Vergleich oder Kontrast etc.: gain, improve; gewinnen durch profit by, benefit from; sie gewinnt bei näherer Bekanntschaft she improves on closer acquaintance; durch den Bart gewinnt er he looks better with a beard

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gewinnen;

  • 106 obiec|ać

    pf — obiec|ywać1 impf vt (przyrzec) to promise
    - obiecać komuś coś to promise sb sth a. sth to sb
    - obiecać komuś mieszkanie/pieniądze/pracę to promise sb a flat/money/a job
    - obiecać solennie to promise solemnly
    - obiecywać pomoc to promise help
    - obiecano mi pomoc I was promised help
    - obiecywać poprawę to promise to mend one’s ways
    - obiecywać cuda (niewidy) to promise the earth przen.
    - obiecaj mi jedno promise me one thing
    - nie mogę nic obiecać I can’t promise anything a. make any promises
    - jedyne, co mogę ci obiecać, to to, że… the only thing I can promise you is that…
    - obiecana pomoc nie nadeszła the promised help has not arrived
    - dostałem obiecane zdjęcia/długo obiecywaną podwyżkę I got the photos I was promised/the long-promised rise
    - obiecałem sobie, że moja noga nigdy więcej tam nie postanie I promised myself never to set foot there again a. (that) I would never set foot there again
    - obiecali sobie spotkać się za rok they promised (each other) that they would meet in a year
    - przecież obiecałeś but you promised
    ■ obiecywać gruszki na wierzbie to make empty a. idle promises
    - wiele obiecywać sobie po czymś to pin one’s hopes very much on sth, to expect a great deal from sth
    - za wiele sobie obiecujesz po tej znajomości you expect too much from this acquaintance
    - obiecywać komuś złote góry to promise sb the earth a. the moon
    - ziemia obiecana promised land

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > obiec|ać

  • 107 завязывать

    несов. - завя́зывать, сов. - завяза́ть
    1) (вн.; соединять узлом) tie up (d); knot (d)

    завя́зывать у́зел — tie / make a knot

    завя́зывать в у́зел — tie (d) in a bundle

    завя́зывать паке́т — tie up a parcel

    завя́зывать шнурки́ боти́нок — lace one's shoes

    завя́зывать га́лстук — tie one's (neck)tie

    завя́зывать глаза́ кому́-л — blindfold smb

    завя́зывать го́лову платко́м — tie a kerchief / babushka round one's head

    с завя́занными глаза́ми — blindfold брит.; blindfolded амер.

    2) (вн.; устанавливать, начинать) start (d); strike up (d)

    завя́зывать разгово́р — start a conversation

    завя́зывать знако́мство — strike up an acquaintance

    завя́зывать отноше́ния — enter into relations

    3) прост. (с тв.; прекращать) stop (d), drop (d), give up (d); make an end (of); ( разрывать отношения) break off (with)

    завя́зывать с куре́нием — give up smoking

    4) разг. (на пр.; сосредоточивать, увязывать) connect (d with), link (d with)

    на нём завя́заны все мои́ конта́кты — he is the centrepiece of all my contacts

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > завязывать

  • 108 знакомиться

    знакомиться — make acquaintance

    Русско-английский словарь биологических терминов > знакомиться

  • 109 знакомиться

    1) General subject: acquaint, get off, get to know, learn, make the acquaintance of, see over (с чем-л.), acquaint oneself, become acquainted with, familiarize with, meet, acquaint oneself with (с чем-л.), take stock of (с чем-л.)
    3) Makarov: come to know

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > знакомиться

  • 110 приятно познакомиться

    2) Colloquial: pleased to meet you

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > приятно познакомиться

  • 111 я был очень рад познакомиться с ним

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > я был очень рад познакомиться с ним

  • 112 Д-137

    ЙСНОЕ ДЕЛО coll NP Invar sent adv (parenth) or the main clause in a complex sent fixed WO
    (used to emphasize that what is stated is completely evident, logical) as is apparent
    naturally
    obviously evidently no doubt (no question) (about it) no two ways about it sure enough ift clear enough (quite clear).
    Ясное дело, мне хотелось бы познакомиться с ним... (Соколов 1). Naturally I would like to make his acquaintance... (1a).
    «Мне и вправду скоро нелегко придётся, а если ещё и ты не будешь верить, что мне тогда останется?» - «Без меня, ясное дело, было бы лучше» (Распутин 2). "I really will have a hard time soon, and if you don't believe in me, then what will I have left?" "Obviously, it would be easier without me" (2a).
    .Когда-то здесь были богатые травянистые места, климат был иной, дождей выпадало в три раза больше. Ну, ясное дело, и жизнь оттого была иная (Айтматов 2)....Once upon a time there were rich grassy places here and a different climate, with three times the present rainfall. Evidently life here was quite different then (2a).
    «Ясное дело, девушка втрескалась в него по уши» (Искандер 5). "No question, the girl was head over heels in love with him" (5a).
    Крушения не прекращались. Тогда-то и была создана комиссия... Уполномоченный особого отдела... вызывал их (членов комиссии) по одному и чуть не плакал, упрашивая их поторопиться. «Бросьте вы канитель разводить! Ясное дело - враг орудует» (Максимов 3).. The crashes went on. At this point a commission of inquiry was set up....The representative of the security branch called them (the members of the commission) in one by one and almost wept as he begged them to come to a verdict. "Stop dragging it out! It's clear enough-the enemy is at work" (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Д-137

  • 113 П-224

    ПО ПОВОДУ PrepP Invar Prep the resulting PrepP is usu. adv
    1. - кого-чего in refer, to s.o. or sth., with respect to s.o. or sth.: concerning
    regarding about in (with) regard to in connection with apropos of (in limited contexts) on over on the subject of (as part of an indep. remark, often preceded by это) it has to do with...
    (as part of an indep. remark, often preceded by что-то, что-нибудь etc) something (having) to do with... Председатель, обратившись к подсудимому, спросил: не имеет ли он чего заметить по поводу данных показаний? (Достоевский 2). The judge, addressing the defendant, asked whether he had anything to say concerning the present testimony (2a).
    ...В отличие от Мальковой Дьяков не стал читать ему нотации по поводу брата, видимо, уже осведомлен на этот счёт (Рыбаков 2). Unlike Malkova, Dyakov did not lecture him about his brother. He had evidently been informed on that score (2a).
    Я решился обеспокоить вас, сударыня, по поводу общего знакомого нашего Дмитрия Федоровича Карамазова» (Достоевский 1). "I have ventured to trouble you, madame, in connection with our mutual acquaintance Dmitri Fyodorovich Karama-zov" (1a).
    Это не столько записки, сколько исповедь, около которой, по поводу которой собрались там-сям схваченные воспоминания из Былого, там-сям остановленные мысли из Дум (Герцен 1). These are not so much notes as a confession, round which, a propos of which, have been assembled memories snatched from here and there in the Past, and ideas from my Thoughts, which here and there have remained behind (1a)
    Филипп Филиппович... вгляделся в Шарикова и спросил: «Позвольте узнать, что вы можете сказать по поводу прочитанного?» Шариков пожал плечами. «Да не согласен я» (Булгаков 11). Philip Philipo-vich...stared at Sharikov and asked: "What comment can you make on what you've read?" Sharikov shrugged. "I don't agree" (lib).
    По поводу незадачливого брата дяди Сандро долго смеялись... (Искандер 3). They had a good long laugh over Uncle Sandros luckless brother... (3a).
    Что вас привело к нам?» - «Самсонов». - «Леонид?» - «Да». - «Что-нибудь по поводу собаки?» (Семёнов 1). "What brings you here?" "Samsonov" "Lyonka? Leonid?" "Yes." "Something to do with the dog?" (1a).
    2. - чего for the reason specified
    because of
    on account of.
    Его прооперировали в срочном порядке по поводу аппендицита. Не had an emergency operation on account of appendicitis.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > П-224

  • 114 читатель

    reader ( при обращении к читателю reader всегда употребляется с артиклем the)
    • Безусловно, читатель знаком с... - The reader is doubtless familiar with...
    • Безусловно, читатель знаком с идеей, что... - The reader is no doubt familiar with the idea that...
    • В данной главе у читателя предполагается интуитивное знание... - In this chapter we assume an intuitive knowledge of...
    • В качестве простого упражнения мы предоставляем читателю показать, что... - It is a simple exercise for the reader to show that...
    • В качестве упражнения мы оставляем читателю доказательство того, что... - It is left as an exercise for the reader to show that...
    • В частности, мы предполагаем знакомство читателя с... - In particular, we assume familiarity with...
    • Внимание читателя привлекается к тому факту, что... - The reader's attention is drawn to the fact that...
    • Внимательный читатель заметит, что... - An alert reader will have noticed that...
    • Возможно, теперь читатель... - At this point the reader will probably...
    • Возможно, что читателю будет известно... - The reader will probably be familiar with...
    • Возможно, что читателю будет очевидно, что... - It will probably be obvious to the reader that...
    • Читателю предоставляется проделать это простое вычисление в деталях. - The details of this straightforward computation are left to the reader.
    • Для дополнительной информации читателю настоятельно рекомендуется ознакомиться с Приложением А. - The reader should consult Appendix A for further information.
    • Доказательство (этой теоремы и т. п.) простое. Мы оставляем его читателю. - The proof is simple; we leave it to the reader.
    • Дополнить детали (доказательства и т. п.) мы оставляем читателю. - The details are left to the reader.
    • Заинтересованный (в этом) читатель отсылается к книге Смита [1]. - The interested reader is referred to the book by Smith [1].
    • Книга должна быть доступна любому читателю. - The book should be accessible to everyday readers.
    • Книга должна быть доступна читателям с различной подготовкой. - The book should be accessible to readers from a variety of backgrounds.
    • Книга должна быть доступна читателям с широким кругом интересов. - The book should be accessible to readers having a wide variety of interests.
    • Книга должна быть доступна широкой аудитории читателей. - The book should be accessible to a broad audience.
    • Книга должна быть доступна широкому кругу читателей. - The book should be accessible to a wide variety of readers.
    • Мы будем предполагать, что читатель знаком с... - We shall assume that the reader is familiar with...
    • Мы будем предполагать, что читатель обладает очевидной интуитивной концепцией... - We shall assume that the reader has a clear intuitive idea of...
    • Мы настоятельно побуждаем читателя... - The reader is strongly urged to...
    • Мы оставляем читателю доказательство противоположного утверждения. - We leave the converse proof to the reader.
    • Мы оставляем читателю проверку данного утверждения. - We leave verification of this assertion to the reader.
    • Мы оставляем читателю проверку того, что... - It is left for the reader to verify that...
    • Мы отсылаем читателя к классическому руководству Смита [1]. - The reader is referred to the classic treatise of Smith [1].
    • Мы рекомендуем заинтересованному читателю использовать... - The interested reader is urged to explore...
    • Мы рекомендуем читателю (изучить и т. п.)... читатель We advise the reader to...
    • Мы собираемся опереться на опыт читателя относительно... - We are going to rely on the reader's experience with...
    • Наблюдательный читатель заметит, что... - The observant reader will have noticed that...
    • Наконец, мы обращаем внимание читателя на... - We draw attention, finally, to...
    • Однако для читателя было бы неправильно думать, что... - But it would be wrong for the reader to think that...
    • Однако читатель мог бы по-прежнему возражать, что... - The reader might, however, still contend that...
    • Оставшаяся часть доказательства предоставляется читателю. - The remainder of the proof is left to the reader.
    • От читателя требуются знания, лишь немного превосходящие основы алгебры и тригонометрии. - Few prerequisites are needed apart from basic algebra and trigonometry.
    • За кратким введением в..., а также за дополнительными ссылками на литературу читатель может обратиться к (книге)... - For a brief introduction to..., and a further reference, the reader is directed to...
    • Относительно строгого вывода соотношения (12) читатель должен обратиться к работе Смита [1]. - For a rigorous derivation of (12) the reader is referred to Smith [1].
    • Перед тем как начать использовать эту концепцию, будет честным предупредить читателя, что... - Before we make use of this concept, it is only fair to warn the reader that...
    • Помня эти замечания, читатель должен... - With these remarks in mind, the reader should...
    • Предполагается, что читатель уже имеет некоторое знакомство с... - It is assumed that the reader already has some acquaintance with...
    • Проверку данной формулы мы оставляем читателю в качестве упражнения. - We leave it as an exercise for the reader to check the formula.
    • Результат, справедливость которого может быть проверена самим читателем, формулируется следующим образом. - The result, which may be verified by the reader, is...
    • Уже знакомый с... читатель может получить впечатление, что... - The reader who has previously studied... may have the impression that...
    • Читатель сам быстро убедится в том, что... - The reader will readily convince himself that...
    • Читатель должен быть внимательным, чтобы не перепутать... - The reader should be careful not to confuse...
    • Читатель должен обратить особое внимание, что... - The reader must observe carefully that...
    • Читатель должен принять во внимание, что... - The reader should appreciate that...
    • Читатель должен проверить выполнение этих утверждений. - The reader should verify these statements.
    • Читатель должен проверить, что это справедливо. - The reader should verify that this is the case.
    • Читатель должен тщательно изучить этот пример. - The reader should study this example carefully.
    • Читатель должен ясно понимать различие между... - The reader must understand clearly the difference between...
    • Читатель иногда может обнаружить, что встретился с... - The reader may occasionally find himself faced with...
    • Читатель легко может проверить, что... - The reader will have no difficulty in verifying...
    • Читатель мог бы быть удивлен, увидев, что... - The reader may be puzzled to see that...
    • Читатель мог бы заметить близкое сходство между этим анализом и... - The reader may notice a close similarity between this analysis and...
    • Читатель мог бы начать интересоваться (чем-л). - The reader may have begun to wonder about...
    • Читатель мог бы также захотеть... - The reader may also want to...
    • Читатель мог бы удивиться, видя, что... - The reader may be surprised to see that...
    • Читатель мог бы уже заметить, что... - The reader may have noticed that...
    • Читатель может легко подтвердить (= показать), что... - The reader can easily confirm that...
    • Читатель может оставаться уверенным, что... - The reader may rest assured that...
    • Читатель может сравнить этот результат с выражением (6). - The reader may compare this result with the expression (6).
    • Читатель может считать очевидным, что... - The reader may consider it as obvious that...
    • Читатель найдет поучительным... - The reader will find it instructive to...
    • Читатель найдет этот результат в любом учебнике... - The reader will find this result in any textbook on...
    • Читатель найдет, что... - The reader will find that...
    • Читатель обязан помнить, что... - The reader must keep in mind that...
    • Читатель поймет, что данные свойства прямо связаны с... - The reader will realize that these properties are directly connected with...
    • Читатель с хорошей подготовкой немедленно заметит, что... - The knowledgeable reader will see at once that...
    • Читатель увидит, как можно использовать высшую математику в... - The reader will see how ordinary calculus can be applied to...
    • Читатель, возможно, мог бы начать подозревать, что... - The reader might begin to suspect that...
    • Читатель, не интересующийся этой тонкостью, может немедленно перейти к следующему параграфу. - The reader not interested in this subtle point can turn immediately to the next section.
    • Читатель, несомненно, вспомнит, что... - The reader will doubtless recall that...
    • Читателю будет полезным помнить, что... - The reader will find it helpful to keep in mind that...
    • Читателю еще придется... - It will occur to the reader that...
    • Читателю предлагается самостоятельно проверить, что... - The reader is welcome to check that...

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  • 115 ясное дело

    [NP; Invar; sent adv (parenth) or the main clause in a complex sent; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ (used to emphasize that what is stated is completely evident, logical) as is apparent:
    - it's clear enough (quite clear).
         ♦ Ясное дело, мне хотелось бы познакомиться с ним... (Соколов 1). Naturally I would like to make his acquaintance... (1a).
         ♦ "Мне и вправду скоро нелегко придётся, а если ещё и ты не будешь верить, что мне тогда останется?" - "Без меня, ясное дело, было бы лучше" (Распутин 2). "I really will have a hard time soon, and if you don't believe in me, then what will I have left?" "Obviously, it would be easier without me" (2a).
         ♦...Когда-то здесь были богатые травянистые места, климат был иной, дождей выпадало в три раза больше. Ну, ясное дело, и жизнь оттого была иная (Айтматов 2)....Once upon a time there were rich grassy places here and a different climate, with three times the present rainfall. Evidently life here was quite different then (2a).
         ♦ "Ясное дело, девушка втрескалась в него по уши" (Искандер 5). "No question, the girl was head over heels in love with him" (5a).
         ♦...Крушения не прекращались. Тогда-то и была создана комиссия... Уполномоченный особого отдела... вызывал их [членов комиссии] по одному и чуть не плакал, упрашивая их поторопиться. "Бросьте вы канитель разводить! Ясное дело - враг орудует" (Максимов 3)... The crashes went on. At this point a commission of inquiry was set up....The representative of the security branch called them [the members of the commission] in one by one and almost wept as he begged them to come to a verdict. "Stop dragging it out! Its clear enough-the enemy is at work" (3a).

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  • 116 по поводу

    [PrepP; Invar; Prep; the resulting PrepP is usu. adv]
    =====
    1. по поводу кого-чего in refer, to s.o. or sth., with respect to s.o. or sth.: concerning; regarding; about; in (with) regard to; in connection with; apropos of; [in limited contexts] on; over; on the subject of; [as part of an indep. remark, often preceded by это] it has to do with...; [as part of an indep. remark, often preceded by что-то, что-нибудь etc]
    ⇒ something (having) to do with...
         ♦ Председатель, обратившись к подсудимому, спросил: не имеет ли он чего заметить по поводу данных показаний? (Достоевский 2). The judge, addressing the defendant, asked whether he had anything to say concerning the present testimony (2a).
         ♦...В отличие от Мальковой Дьяков не стал читать ему нотации по поводу брата, видимо, уже осведомлен на этот счёт (Рыбаков 2). Unlike Maikova, Dyakov did not lecture him about his brother. He had evidently been informed on that score (2a).
         ♦ "Я решился обеспокоить вас, сударыня, по поводу общего знакомого нашего Дмитрия Федоровича Карамазова" (Достоевский 1). "I have ventured to trouble you, madame, in connection with our mutual acquaintance Dmitri Fyodorovich Karamazov" (1a).
         ♦ Это не столько записки, сколько исповедь, около которой, по поводу которой собрались там-сям схваченные воспоминания из Былого, там-сям остановленные мысли из Дум (Герцен 1). These are not so much notes as a confession, round which, a propos of which, have been assembled memories snatched from here and there in the Past, and ideas from my Thoughts, which here and there have remained behind (1a)
         ♦ Филипп Филиппович... вгляделся в Шарикова и спросил: "Позвольте узнать, что вы можете сказать по поводу прочитанного?" Шариков пожал плечами. "Да не согласен я" (Булгаков 11). Philip Philipovich...stared at Sharikov and asked: "What comment can you make on what you've read?" Sharikov shrugged. "I don't agree" (lib).
         ♦ По поводу незадачливого брата дяди Сандро долго смеялись... (Искандер 3). They had a good long laugh over Uncle Sandros luckless brother... (3a).
         ♦ "Что вас привело к нам?" - "Самсонов". - "Леонид?" - " Да". - "Что-нибудь по поводу собаки?" (Семёнов 1). "What brings you here?" "Samsonov" "Lyonka? Leonid?" "Yes." "Something to do with the dog?" (1a).
    2. по поводу чего for the reason specified:
    - on account of. Его прооперировали в срочном порядке по поводу аппендицита. He had an emergency operation on account of appendicit is.

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  • 117 מכר

    n. acquaintance, friend, familiar
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    v. be sold
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    v. become addicted
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    v. to make someone addicted
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    v. to sell
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    sale; goods, merchandise

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  • 118 tangazana

    [Swahili Word] -tangazana
    [English Word] make acquaintance with each other
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    Swahili-english dictionary > tangazana

  • 119 mir

    pers. Pron. ( Dat von ich) (to) me; ( auch mir selbst) myself; das hätte ich mir denken können I should have realized (that); ich dachte bei mir:... I thought to myself:...; er gab es mir he gave it to me, he gave me it; mir ist kalt I feel cold; ein Freund von mir a friend of mine; du bist mir ein schöner Freund a fine friend you are; du bist mir vielleicht einer! umg. you’re a right one (Am. a rascal), you are!; lass mir meine Ruhe leave me alone; dass ihr mir ja nichts verratet! Drohung: and don’t you dare breathe a word of it!; von mir aus it’s OK by me, (go ahead,) I don’t mind; wie du mir, so ich dir an eye for an eye, tit for tat; ich putzte mir die Zähne I brushed my teeth; das verbitte ich mir! I won’t have it!; nichts
    * * *
    me; myself
    * * *
    [miːɐ]
    pers pron dat
    to me; (nach Präpositionen) me

    ein Freund von mír — a friend of mine

    von mír aus! (inf) — I don't mind, fair enough

    mír nichts, dir nichts (inf: unhöflich) — without so much as a by-your-leave

    es war mír nichts, dir nichts weg — the next thing I knew it had gone

    wie du mír, so ich dir (prov) — tit for tat (inf); (als Drohung) I'll get my own back (on you)

    und das mír! — why me (of all people)?

    dass ihr mír nicht an die Bücher geht! (inf) — don't you touch those books!

    du bist mír vielleicht einer! (inf) — you're a right one, you are! (inf)

    See:
    → auch ihm
    * * *
    me
    * * *
    [ˈmi:ɐ̯]
    I. pron pers dat von ich
    1. to me
    gib es \mir sofort zurück! give it back [to me] immediately!
    hast du \mir irgendetwas verschwiegen? have you been hiding anything from me?
    und das \mir! why me [of all people]!
    dass du/ihr \mir...! (fam) make sure you...
    aber dass ihr \mir keine Dummheiten macht! but be sure not to do anything stupid!
    bei \mir with me, at my house
    eine alte Bekannte von \mir an old acquaintance of mine
    komm mit zu \mir come back to my place
    von \mir aus! (fam) I don't mind!, if you like!, as far as I'm concerned [you can]!
    3.
    ▶ \mir nichts, dir nichts (fam) just like that, without so much as a by your leave dated
    II. pron refl dat von sich
    ich wasche \mir die Haare I'm washing my hair
    ich wünsche \mir, dass... I wish that...
    * * *
    1.
    Dat. Sg. des Personalpron. ich

    gib es mir — give it to me; give me it

    mir nichts, dir nichts — (ugs.) just like that; without so much as a ‘by your leave’

    2)

    und grüß mir alle Verwandten! — and give my regards to all the relatives

    du bist mir vielleicht einer! — (ugs.) a fine one you are!

    2.
    Dat. des Reflexivpron. der 1. Pers. Sg. myself

    ich habe mir gedacht, dass... — I thought that...

    ich will mir ein neues Kleid kaufen — I want to buy myself a new dress

    * * *
    mir pers pr (dat von ich) (to) me; ( auch
    mir selbst) myself;
    das hätte ich mir denken können I should have realized (that);
    ich dachte bei mir: … I thought to myself: …;
    er gab es mir he gave it to me, he gave me it;
    mir ist kalt I feel cold;
    ein Freund von mir a friend of mine;
    du bist mir ein schöner Freund a fine friend you are;
    du bist mir vielleicht einer! umg you’re a right one (US a rascal), you are!;
    lass mir meine Ruhe leave me alone;
    dass ihr mir ja nichts verratet! Drohung: and don’t you dare breathe a word of it!;
    von mir aus it’s OK by me, (go ahead,) I don’t mind;
    wie du mir, so ich dir an eye for an eye, tit for tat;
    ich putzte mir die Zähne I brushed my teeth;
    das verbitte ich mir! I won’t have it!; → nichts
    * * *
    1.
    Dat. Sg. des Personalpron. ich

    gib es mir — give it to me; give me it

    mir nichts, dir nichts — (ugs.) just like that; without so much as a ‘by your leave’

    2)

    du bist mir vielleicht einer! — (ugs.) a fine one you are!

    2.
    Dat. des Reflexivpron. der 1. Pers. Sg. myself

    ich habe mir gedacht, dass... — I thought that...

    * * *
    pron.
    me pron.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > mir

  • 120 stolpern

    v/i trip (up); auch fig. stumble; stolpern durch / entlang etc. stumble through / along etc.; stolpern über (+ Akk) trip over, trip up on; fig., eine schwierige Stelle etc.: stumble over; (zufällig entdecken) stumble across; alte Bekannte etc.: bump into; eine Affäre etc.: come to grief over; über seine eigenen Füße stolpern trip over one’s own feet; über jede Kleinigkeit stolpern (Anstoß nehmen) take exception to every little thing; jemanden zum Stolpern bringen auch fig. trip s.o. up; ins Stolpern geraten trip (up), lose one’s footing; fig. come a cropper umg.
    * * *
    das Stolpern
    trip
    * * *
    stọl|pern ['ʃtɔlpɐn]
    vi aux sein
    to stumble, to trip ( über +acc over fig = zu Fall kommen) to come a cropper (Brit inf to fall flat on one's face (inf), to come unstuck (esp Brit inf)

    ins Stolpern geraten or kommen — to come a cropper (Brit inf), to fall flat on one's face (inf); (fig auch) to slip up

    jdn zum Stolpern bringen (lit) — to trip sb up, to make sb trip; (fig) to be sb's downfall

    * * *
    1) (to stumble (about or into something): He blundered into the door.) blunder
    2) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) stumble
    3) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) stumble
    4) ((often with up or over) to (cause to) catch one's foot and stumble or fall: She tripped and fell; She tripped over the carpet.) trip
    * * *
    stol·pern
    [ˈʃtɔlpɐn]
    vi Hilfsverb: sein
    1. (zu fallen drohen) to trip, to stumble
    ▪ über etw akk \stolpern to trip [or stumble] over sth
    ▪ über etw akk \stolpern to be puzzled by [or to wonder at] sth
    ▪ über jdn/etw \stolpern to come to grief [or come unstuck] [or BRIT fam come a cropper] over sb/sth
    * * *
    intransitives Verb; mit sein
    1) stumble; trip

    ins Stolpern kommen — stumble; trip; (fig.) lose one's thread

    über jemanden stolpern — (fig. ugs.) bump or run into somebody

    ich bin über dieses Wort gestolpert — (fig.) I was puzzled by that word

    2) (fig.): (straucheln) come to grief, (coll.) come unstuck (über + Akk. over)
    * * *
    stolpern v/i trip (up); auch fig stumble;
    stolpern durch/entlang etc stumble through/along etc;
    stolpern über (+akk) trip over, trip up on; fig, eine schwierige Stelle etc: stumble over; (zufällig entdecken) stumble across; alte Bekannte etc: bump into; eine Affäre etc: come to grief over;
    über seine eigenen Füße stolpern trip over one’s own feet;
    über jede Kleinigkeit stolpern (Anstoß nehmen) take exception to every little thing;
    jemanden zum Stolpern bringen auch fig trip sb up;
    ins Stolpern geraten trip (up), lose one’s footing; fig come a cropper umg
    * * *
    intransitives Verb; mit sein
    1) stumble; trip

    ins Stolpern kommen — stumble; trip; (fig.) lose one's thread

    über jemanden stolpern — (fig. ugs.) bump or run into somebody

    ich bin über dieses Wort gestolpert — (fig.) I was puzzled by that word

    2) (fig.): (straucheln) come to grief, (coll.) come unstuck (über + Akk. over)
    * * *
    v.
    to flounder v.
    to stumble v.
    to trip v.

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