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pf — przygot|owywać impf Ⅰ vt 1. (przyszykować) to prepare [posiłek, lekcje]- przygotować przyjęcie/sypialnie dla gości to prepare the reception/to make ready bedrooms for the guests- przygotować bieliznę do prania to put together the laundry- przygotować artykuł/książkę do druku to make an article/book ready for printing- przygotować glebę pod siew to prepare the soil for sowing- kotlety przygotowane do smażenia chops ready for frying- listy przygotowane do wysłania letters ready for posting- referat/umowa jest w przygotowaniu the paper/agreement is in preparation- „tom II w przygotowaniu” (zapowiedź wydawnicza) ‘volume two to appear soon’- przemawiać bez przygotowania to speak impromptu a. offhand- odpowiadać bez przygotowania to answer off the cuff2. (uprzedzić) to prepare [osobę]- przygotować kogoś na złą wiadomość to prepare sb for (the) bad news- bądź przygotowana na to, że możesz stracić wszystko be prepared to lose everything- nie jestem przygotowany na takie ryzyko I’m not prepared to take such a risk3. (przysposobić) to prepare [osobę]- przygotować kogoś do egzaminu to prepare sb for the exam- szkoła powinna przygotowywać młodzież do życia the school should prepare young people for real lifeⅡ przygotować się — przygotowywać się 1. (szykować się) to get ready- przygotowywać się do podróży/do wyjścia to get ready for a journey/to go out2. (oswoić się z myślą) to prepare oneself- przygotować się na przykrości/śmierć to prepare oneself for trouble/death- przygotuj się na najgorsze be prepared for the worst3. (nauczyć się) to prepare, to study- przygotowywać się do egzaminu to prepare a. study for an examination4. (być urządzanym) to be prepared- przygotowuje się bal sylwestrowy a New Year ball is being prepared■ przygotować grunt do przeprowadzenia wyborów/zasadniczych reform to smooth a. prepare the way for elections/fundamental reforms- przygotować grunt dla rewolucji/rozmów pokojowych to prepare the ground for a revolution/peace talksThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przygot|ować
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prep.1 with.¿con quién vas? who are you going with?lo ha conseguido con su esfuerzo he has achieved it through his own effortsuna cartera con varios documentos a briefcase containing several documentscon el tiempo lo olvidé in time I forgot it2 in spite of (a pesar de).con todo despite everythingcon lo estudioso que es, le suspendieron for all his hard work, they still failed himEstá con mucho dolor He is in [with] a lot of pain.3 by.con hacerlo así by doing it this waycon salir a las diez es suficiente if we leave at ten, we'll have plenty of time* * *1 (instrumento, medio) with2 (modo, circunstancia) in, with■ ¿vas a salir con este frío? are you going out in this cold?■ me gustas con ese vestido you look nice in that dress, I like that dress on you3 (juntamente, en compañía) with4 (contenido) with5 (relación) to7 (comparación) compared to8 (a pesar de) in spite of, despite10 (aunque) in spite of■ con ser tan fuerte... in spite of being so strong...\con que / con tal de que / con tal que provided, as long ascon todo (y eso) nevertheless, even so* * *prep.1) with2) to, towards3) although•* * *PREP1) [indicando compañía, instrumento, medio] with¿con quién vas a ir? — who are you going with?
andar con muletas — to walk on o with crutches
con el tiempo — in the course of time, with time
2) [indicando características, estado]3) [indicando combinación] and4) [indicando contenido]encontraron una maleta con 800.000 dólares — they found a suitcase containing 800,000 dollars o with 800,000 dollars in it
5) [indicando modo]estar con algo, estar con dolor de muelas/la pierna escayolada — to have toothache/one's leg in plaster
con mucho gusto — certainly, by all means
6) [como complemento personal de algunos verbos] to¿con quién hablas? — who are you speaking to?
se ha casado con Jesús — she's married Jesús, she's got married to Jesús
7) [tras adjetivos] to, towardsamable con todos — kind to o towards everybody
ser insolente con el jefe — to be disrespectful to o towards the boss
8) [con decimales]once con siete — [11,7] eleven point seven ( 11.7)
9) (=pese a) in spite ofcon tantas dificultades, no se descorazonó — in spite of all o for all the difficulties he didn't lose heart
con ser su madre, le odia — even though she is his mother she hates him
con todo (y con eso), la gente se lo pasó bien — in spite of everything, people had a good time
10) [en exclamaciones]¡vaya con el niño! — * the cheeky monkey! *
¡con lo bien que se está aquí! — and it's so nice here too!
no me dejó ni un trocito, con lo que me gustan esos caramelos — he didn't even let me have a tiny piece, and he knows how much I like those sweets
11) [indicando una condición]a) + infincree que con confesarlo se librará del castigo — he thinks that by owning up he'll escape punishment
con decirle que no voy, se arreglará todo — when I tell him I'm not going, everything will be fine
b)con que + subjun —
con que me invite, me conformo — as long as o provided that she invites me, I don't mind
tal 3., 4)basta con que nos remita la tarjeta cumplimentada — all you have to do is send us the completed card
* * *1)a) (expresando relaciones de compañía, comunicación, reciprocidad) withb) (indicando el objeto de comportamiento, actitud)c) ( indicando el acompañamiento de algo) with2)¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia? — how can we go in this rain?
ella se lo ofreció, con lo que or con lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto — she offered it to him, which put me in an awkward position
¿no lo vas a llevar, con lo que le gusta el circo? — aren't you going to take him? you know how much he likes the circus
con lo tarde que es, ya se debe haber ido — it's really late, he should have gone by now
con todo lo que tengo que hacer! — on top of everything else I have to do!; todo III 2)
3)a) (indicando instrumento, medio, material) withcórtalo con la tijera — cut it with the scissors, use the scissors to cut it
caray con la niña (or el vecino, etc)! — well would you believe it!
con + inf: con llorar no se arregla nada crying won't solve anything; con llamarlo por teléfono ya cumples if o as long as you call him, that should do; con decirte que... I mean, to give you an example...; me contento con que apruebes — as long as you pass I'll be happy; tal III 2)
b) ( indicando modo) withc) (al describir características, un estado)¿vas a ir con ese vestido? — are you going in that dress?
4) (AmL) (indicando el agente, destinatario)* * *= by use of, with, WITH, possessed of, what with, not without, featuring.Ex. By use of the code 'p' on the saved document summary screen you can request than one of the saved document lists be printed.Ex. Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.Ex. WITH retrieves records in which two (or more) terms appear in the same field.Ex. Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.Ex. What with Consuelo Feng in tears and Bernice Washington very pale, and startled, all was incomprehensible.Ex. It has shown that the technology can work, but not without problems.Ex. The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.----* acoger con entusiasmo = greet + warmly.* andar con cuidado = tread + lightly.* asintiendo con entusiasmo = in eager assent.* con abundantes dorados = heavily gilt.* con afabilidad = good-naturedly.* con afán = earnestly.* con afecto = fondly, affectionately.* con agallas = spunky.* con agilidad = nimbly.* con agradecimiento = gratefully.* con agudeza = perceptively, subtly.* con ahínco = diligently, industriously.* con aire acondicionado = air conditioned.* con alas = winged.* con alborozo = mirthfully.* con alegría = joyously, gleefully.* con algoritmos = algorithmically.* con alimentación manual = hand-fed.* con altanería = superciliously, haughtily.* con altibajos = chequered [checkered, -USA].* con amabilidad = graciously.* con amargura = bitterly.* con amor no correspondido = lovelorn.* con anotaciones = scripted.* con ansias de conquistar el mundo = world-conquering.* con ansias de leer = reading-desirous.* con ansias de poder = power-hungry.* con ansiedad = eagerly, with bated breath.* con antelación = beforehand, ahead of time.* con antelación a = in anticipation of, in advance (of), prior to.* con anterioridad a = pre, prior to, before the days of.* con anterioridad a la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].* con añoranza = longingly, wistfully.* con apatía = listlessly.* con aplicación = industriously, studiously.* con aprensión = apprehensively.* con aprobación = approvingly.* con ardor = ardently.* con armonía = harmoniously.* con arrogancia = superciliously, haughtily.* con asco = disgustedly.* con asiduidad = assiduously.* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.* con astucia = by cunning, astutely, slyly, shrewdly, cannily.* con atención = attentively.* con audacia = boldly.* con autoridad = authoritative, authoritatively.* con avances = stepped-up.* con avaricia = rapaciously.* con baño = en suite, en-suite bathroom, en-suite bath, en-suite facilities.* con barba = bearded.* con base de arena = sand-based.* con base empírica = empirically-based.* con base en = based in.* con bastante antelación = well in advance, far in advance.* con bastante frecuencia = quite frequently, fairly often.* con basura por el suelo = littered.* con bisagras = hinged.* con botones = buttoned, buttoned-up.* con botones por detrás = back-buttoning.* con brotes = budded.* con buena fama = respected.* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.* con buenas intenciones = well meant, in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.* con buen gusto = tastefully.* con buen humor = good-humouredly.* con buenos contactos = well-connected.* con buenos modales = politely.* con bultos = lumpiness.* con burbujas = carbonated.* con cable = corded.* con cafeina = caffeinated.* con cajero = cashiered.* con calefacción = heated.* con calefacción central = centrally heated.* con calma = calmly, leisurely, tranquilly.* con capucha = hooded.* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.* con cargo a = to be debited to, to be charged to.* con cargo de conciencia = remorseful.* con cariño = fondly, affectionately.* con carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].* con cautela = cautiously, warily, with a grain of salt.* con certeza = for sure, with assurance, for certain.* con chasis fabricado por separado del bastidor = coachbuilt [coach-built].* con cierta comodidad = with some ease.* con cierta facilidad = with some ease.* con cierta formación = educated.* con cierta frecuencia = not uncommonly.* con cierto detalle = at some length.* con cierto gasto = at some expense.* con cinismo = cynically.* con cintura de avispa = wasp-waisted.* con claustros = cloistered.* con clavos = hobnailed.* con cobro = fee-based.* con codicia = rapaciously.* con cola = caudate.* con cola espesa = bushy-tailed.* con cola tupida = bushy-tailed.* con cólicos = colicky newborn.* con columnas corintias = Corinthian-columned.* con comodidad = with ease, easily.* con comprensión = sympathetically.* con compromisos = strings attached.* con condiciones especiales = strings attached.* con confianza = confidently, with confidence, trustingly, trustfully.* con confianza en uno mismo = self-confident.* con conocimiento = authoritatively.* con conocimiento básico en el manejo de la información = information literate [information-literate].* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].* con conocimiento de = appreciative of, conversant with.* con conocimiento de causa = knowingly.* con conocimiento de informática = computer literate [computer-literate].* con conocimiento en el uso de Internet = Internet-savvy.* con conocimientos en = versed in.* con conocimientos sobre el correo electrónico = e-mail literate.* con consecuencias fatales = fatally.* con consentimiento = willing.* con contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.* con control atmosférico = atmospherically-controlled.* con copyright = copyright-protected.* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.* con corrientes de aire = draughty [drafty, -USA].* con cortesía = courteously.* con costras = caked.* con creces = amply, far + Verbo.* con créditos = credit-carrying.* con criterio = discerning.* con cualidades humanas = anthropomorphic.* con cuanta creatividad = how creatively.* con cuernos = horned.* con cuidado = gently, carefully.* con cúpula = domed.* con datos no pertinentes = dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.].* con decisión = decisively.* con dedos pegajosos = sticky-fingered.* con deferencia = dutifully.* con deleite = with gusto.* con delicadeza = delicately, gently.* con demasiada facilidad = all too easily.* con demasiada frecuencia = all too often, all too frequently, too often.* con demasiadas expectativas = over expectant.* con demasiados miramientos = mealy-mouthed.* con demasiado trabajo = overworked.* con demasidad facilidad = all too easy.* con derecho a voto = eligible to vote.* con derecho de autor = copyright-protected.* con derechos de autor = copyrightable, royalty-paid.* con desaliento = despondently, dispiritedly, hopelessly.* con desánimo = dejectedly, despondently.* con desaprobación = disapproving, disapprovingly.* con descaro = impudently.* con desconfianza = suspiciously.* con descuento = at a discount, discounted, cut-price, cut-rate.* con desenfado = lightheartedly.* con desesperación = dispiritedly, hopelessly.* con desfachatez = impudently.* con desgana = listlessly, reluctantly, unwillingly.* con destino a = to.* con destreza = nimbly, adeptly, with ease.* con detalle = at a detailed level, in detail.* con determinación = with purpose, single-mindedly, purposefully, steadfastly.* con dientes de conejo = bucktoothed.* con dientes de sierra = serrated.* con dientes salidos = bucktoothed.* con diferencia = by far.* con diferentes variaciones = in variation.* con dificultad = laboriously, with difficulty.* con dificultades = in difficulties.* con diligencia = sedulously, industriously, studiously.* con dinamismo = proactively [pro-actively], vivaciously.* con diplomacia = diplomatically.* con discapacidades físicas = physically challenged.* con disimulo = on the quiet, on the sly.* con doble acristalamiento = double-glazed.* con doble titulación = dually qualified.* con dos caras = double-faced.* con dos facetas = double-faced.* con dudas = uncertainly.* con dudosa reputación = disreputable.* con dureza = harshly.* con efecto desde + Fecha = with effect from + Fecha.* con eficacia = ably.* con eficiencia = ably.* con efusión = effusively.* con ejemplos = by example(s).* con él = therewith.* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.* con el alma en vilo = on tenterhooks.* con el ánimo de = in the spirit of.* con el ceño fruncido = with a frown.* con el conocimiento de que = on the understanding that.* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.* con el corazón en un puño = on tenterhooks.* con el corazón partido = broken-hearted.* con el corazón roto = broken-hearted.* con el correr del tiempo = over the years, in the process of time, with the passage of time.* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.* con el debido respeto = with due respect.* con el decursar del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time.* con elegancia = elegantly, gracefully.* con el emblema = under the banner.* con el fin de = in order to.* con ello = in doing so, in the process, thereto.* con ellos = with them.* con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.* con el mayor cuidado = with utmost care.* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* con el mismo = therewith.* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....* con el mismo planteamiento que = on the same lines as.* con el nacimiento de = at the dawn of.* con el nombre y dirección del remitente = self-addressed.* con el número = numbered.* con el objetivo de = with the purpose of, with a brief to, with the aim of, with a focus on.* con el objeto de = in the attempt to, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con el paso de = with the passing of.* con el paso de los años = with the passing of (the) years.* con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.* con el pie deformado = clubfooted.* con el pretexto de = under the guise of, under the flag of, in the guise of.* con el primer intento = at the first shot.* con el propósito de = with the purpose of, with the aim of, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.* con el rabo entre las piernas = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear.* con el sudor de + Posesivo + frente = by the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* con el tiempo = in time, over the years, with time, with the passage of time, eventually, in due course, over a period of time, in due time, over time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time goes by, as time went by, by and by.* con el título = entitled.* con el transcurrir del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by).* con el transcurso de = with the passing of.* con el transcurso de los años = over the years, with the passing of (the) years.* con el transcurso de los siglos = over the course of the centuries.* con el transcurso del tiempo = over time, with time, with age, in the course of time, over the course of time, as time passes (by), as time went by.* con el uso = in use, with use.* con encimera de mármol = marble-top.* con energía = powerfully.* con enfado = angrily.* con enfermedades mentales = mentally challenged.* con entusiasmo = eagerly, enthusiastically, rhapsodically, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly].* con entusiasmo en los ojos = bright-eyed.* con errores = flawed.* con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.* con escamas = flaky.* con ese fin = to that end.* con esmero = sedulously, studiously.* con eso = thereto, by this.* con esperanza = in hopeful expectation.* con espíritu deportivo = sportingly.* con este fin = to this end, to that effect.* con estilo = stylish.* con esto = by so doing, in so doing, in this, herewith, by doing so, by this, in doing so.* con estructura de acero = steel-framed.* con estructura de madera = timber-framed.* con estudios = schooled, educated.* con exactitud = precisely.* con excepción de = with the exception of, except for.* con éxito = successful, successfully, winningly.* con expectación = expectantly.* con experiencia = experienced.* con experiencia ampliamente demostrada = proven.* con experiencia profesional = professionally-qualified.* con exuberancia = lushly.* con facilidad = without difficulty, fluently, with ease, easily.* con fascinación = rhapsodically.* con fecha = dated, dated.* con fecha + Fecha = dated + Fecha.* con ferocidad = ferociously.* con figuras en movimiento = animated.* con filtros = filtered.* con financiación independiente = self-funded.* con financiación propia = self-funded.* con fines + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.* con fines lucrativos = profit-making, profit-orientated, profit-oriented, profit-generating.* con firma = signed.* con firmeza = assertively, resolutely, firmly, unshakably, staunchly.* con flexibilidad = flexibly.* con fluidez = fluent, fluently.* con forma de castillo = castellated.* con forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].* con forma de pelo = hair-like.* con forma de pera = pear-shaped.* con forma de pirámide = trihedral, pyramidal-shaped.* con forma de tetraedro = trihedral.* con forma de U = U-shaped.* con forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.* con franqueza = frankly.* con frecuencia = frequently, often [oftener -comp., oftenest -sup.], oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].* con frondosidad = lushly.* con fuertes aspiraciones profesionales = upward-mobile.* con fuerza = forcefully, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], powerfully.* con funda = jacketed.* con fundamentos = informed.* con fundamentos sólidos = well-considered.* con furia = with a vengeance, furiously.* con futuro = up-and-coming.* con gafas = bespectacled.* con ganas = with gusto.* con ganas de pelear = on the warpath.* con garantías de calidad = quality assured.* con gas = carbonated.* con generosidad = generously, unstintingly.* con goteras = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].* con gracia = wittily, funnily.* con gran capacidad = capacious.* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* con grandilocuencia = grandly.* con gran esplendor = grandly.* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.* con gratitud = gratefully.* con gravedad = grimly.* con guión = hyphenated.* con gusto = happily, satisfyingly, stylish, willingly.* con habilidad = adeptly.* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.* con hastial = gabled.* con heridas superficiales = superficially wounded.* con honestidad = honestly.* con humildad = humbly.* con humor = humorously.* con ilusión = eagerly.* con imágenes en movimiento = animated.* con imaginación = imaginatively.* con impaciencia = with bated breath.* con impasibilidad = impassively.* con impunidad = with impunity.* con incredulidad = incredulously.* con independencia de = in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.* con indiferencia = indifferently, casually.* con indignación = disgustedly, indignantly.* con indulgencia = leniently.* con información = information-bearing.* con iniciativa = proactively [pro-actively], proactive [pro-active], enterprising.* con inocencia = innocently.* con insistencia = insistently.* con insolencia = impudently.* con intencionalidad = calculated.* con intenciones ocultas = agenda-laden.* con intereses ocultos = agenda-laden.* con intereses propios = self-interested.* con interrupciones = discontinuous, episodic.* con intervención directa = obtrusive.* con ira = angrily.* con júbilo = joyously, gleefully.* con juicio de valor = value-loaded.* con la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.* con la ayuda de = under the guidance of.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* con la conciencia limpia = with a clear conscience.* con la conciencia tranquila = with a clear conscience.* con la condición de que = on the understanding that, with the condition that, on the condition that.* con la convicción de que = in the belief that/of, on the assumption that.* con la debida consideración = with due consideration.* con la debida cualificación = properly qualified.* con la edad = with age.* con la espalda contra la pared = up against the wall.* con la esperanza de = in hope(s) of, with the hope(s) of.* con la esperanza de que = in the hope(s) that, in hope(s) that.* con la excusa de = in the name of, under the mantle of, under the flag of, under the guise of, in the guise of.* con la expectativa de que = in hopeful expectation that.* con la extensión de un libro = book-length.* con la falda típica escocesa = kilted.* con la formación adecuada = adequately-trained.* con la frente en alto = stand + tall.* con lagañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* con la imaginación = in imagination.* con la intención de = designing, with an eye toward(s), intending to, aimed at, purposefully, intended to, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con la intención de comunicar hechos = fact-communicating.* con la llegada de = with the advent of, with the arrival of.* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.* con la mente despejada = clear-headed.* con la mirada en = with an eye toward(s).* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.* con la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.* con la mirada puesta en = with an eye on, in + Posesivo + sights.* con la misma altura que = the full height of.* con la portada hacia fuera = face-out.* con la punta de los pies mirando hacia dentro = pigeon-toed.* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.* con las características similares a las de texto = text-like.* con lascivia = lustily.* con las dimensiones de una pared = wall-sized.* con las dos manos = two handed [two-handed].* con las espalda contra la pared = with + Posesivo + back against the wall.* con las esquinas dobladas = dog-eared.* con las garras fuera = knives-out.* con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.* con las manos vacías = empty-handed.* con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.* con la soga al cuello = in dire straits.* con las orejas gachas = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear, depressed.* con las rodillas mirando hacia dentro y los talones hacia fuera = knock-kneed.* con (la) suficiente antelación = in good time, early enough, well in advance.* con las uñas fuera = knives-out.* con lazos muy estrechos = close-knit.* con legañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* con licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas = licensed, licensed.* con limitación temporal = time-oriented.* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.* con llave = locked, locking.* con lo cual = whereupon.* con lo pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.* con los nervios a flor de piel = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge, highly-strung.* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.* con los ojos empañados = misty-eyed.* con los ojos hinchados = bleary-eyed.* con los ojos llorosos = misty-eyed, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* con los ojos nublados = misty-eyed.* con los ojos vendados = blindfold, blindfolded.* con los últimos avances = state-of-the-art, leading edge.* con lujuria = lustily.* con machetes = machete-wielding.* con madurez = maturely.* con magnanimidad = magnanimously.* con mala fama = disreputable.* con mala reputación = disreputable.* con maldad = ill-naturedly.* con malhumor = moodily.* con maña = skilfully [skillfully, -USA], skilful [skillful, -USA].* con marca = branded.* con más antigüedad = longest-serving.* con más detalle = in most detail, in more detail.* con más frecuencia = most frequently.* con más intensidad aun = with a vengeance.* con más razón aún = a fortiori.* con más vigor aun = with a vengeance.* con más virulencia aun = with a vengeance.* con más vitalidad = revitalised [revitalized, -USA].* con mayor detalle = in greater detail.* con mayor profundidad = in most detail, in more detail.* con meandros = meandering.* con mechones = streaky [streaker -comp., streakiest -sup.].* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).* con mejoras = stepped-up.* con melancolía = wistfully.* con miedo = fearfully, afraid, frightened.* con millones de ventas = megaselling.* con miras a (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).* con miras al futuro = forward-looking.* con moderación = sparingly, in moderation.* con motivo de = on the occasion of.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha cohesión = tightly knit, closely knit, tight-knit.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-tongued, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, overwhelmingly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom, all too seldom.* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions, with a few exceptions.* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con naturalidad = unselfconsciously.* con nervios = rib.* con niebla = foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.].* con nosotros = with us.* con nostalgia = wistfully.* con notas a pie de página = footnoted.* con + Número + año(s) de antelación = Número + year(s) ahead.* con objetivos específicos = goal-oriented.* con objeto de = in order to, in an attempt to, in an effort to, aimed at, with the purpose of, in a bid to, with the aim of.* con objeto de hacer = toward(s).* con objeto de (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).* con objeto de + Verbo = for the purpose of + Nombre.* con ocasión de = on the occasion of.* con ojos azules = blue-eyed.* con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.* con ojos de lince = eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed.* con ojos vivarachos = bright-eyed.* con olor a ajo = garlicky.* con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].* con olor a fruta = fruity [fruitier -comp., fruitiest -sup.].* con olor a humedad = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].* con olor a orina = urinous.* con olor a polvo = dust smelling.* con orgullo = proudly.* con otra copa de lo mismo se te cura la resaca = a hair of the dog that bit you.* con paciencia = patiently.* con pagos pendientes = be in arrears.* con papel de calco intercalado = carbon interleaved paper.* con participación del público mediante llamada telefónica = phone-in.* con pasión = with passion, passionately.* con patas = legged.* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* con pequeños matices = nuanced.* con pereza = lazily.* con perplejidad = quizzically, perplexedly.* con perspicacia = perceptively.* con pesar = with regret.* con pesimismo = pessimistically, gloomily.* con picardía = slyly, wickedly.* con pie firme = sure-footed.* con piernas = legged.* con pinzas = with a grain of salt, clamp-on.* con planes ocultos = agenda-laden.* con pleno derecho = with full rights.* con pliegues = pleated.* con poca claridad = indistinctly.* con poca exactitud = loosely.* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.* con poca luz = badly-lit.* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.* con poca población = thinly populated.* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con poco conocimiento de las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.* con poco dinero = on the cheap.* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.* con poder = powerful.* con + Posesivo + ayuda = under + Posesivo + guidance.* con posibilidades comerciales = commercially viable.* con posterioridad a = subsequent to.* con posterioridad a la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].* con precipitación = rashly.* con precisión = precisely.* con preferencia = preferably.* con preferencia sobre = in preference to.* con prejuicios = prejudicial.* con prepotencia = superciliously, haughtily.* con pretensiones de superioridad moral = self-righteous.* con principios = principled.* con prisa = in a rush, in a hurry.* con problemas = in hot water.* con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.* con problemas de lectura = print disabled.* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.* con problemas visuales = vision impaired.* con profusión = in profusion.* con prontitud = expeditiously, promptly.* con provecho = with profit.* con púas = spiny [spinier -comp., spiniest -sup.].* con rabo = caudate.* con ráfagas de viento = blustery.* con rapacidad = rapaciously.* con rapidez = promptly.* con razón = rightly, quite rightly, understandably, rightfully.* con rebeldía = defiantly.* con referencia = re.* con referencia a = in relation to, in connection with, regarding.* con referencias espaciales = spatially referenced.* con regocijo = gleefully.* con regularidad = regularly.* con relación a = as regards, re, in relation to, in connection with, regarding, concerning.* con rencor = spitefully.* con reproche = reprovingly, reproachfully.* con repugnancia = disgustedly.* con resentimiento = resentfully, spitefully.* con reserva = doubtfully.* con reservas = qualified, with reservations.* con resignación = resignedly, uncomplainingly.* con resolución = resolutely.* con respecto a = concerning, in regard to, regarding, regarding, vis à vis, with regard(s) to, with respect to, within, as to, in extent of, in terms of, in the way of, as for, as regards, in relation to, in comparison with, in comparison to, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to.* con respecto a si... o... = as to whether... or....* con respeto = respectfully.* con responsabilidad = responsibly.* con retraso mental = mentally retarded.* con rigor = rigourously [rigorously, -USA], harshly.* con ruedas = wheeled.* con rumbo a = bound for.* con sabiduría = sagely.* con sabor = flavoured [flavored, -USA].* con sabor a ajo = garlicky.* con sabor a fruta = fruity [fruitier -comp., fruitiest -sup.].* con sabor artificial = artificially flavoured.* con sagacidad = shrewdly.* con saldo = prepaid [pre-paid].* con salida al mercado = due out.* con sarcasmo = sardonically, pungently.* con satisfacción = contentedly.* con sed = thirsty [thirstier -comp., thirstiest -sup.].* con sed de poder = power-hungry.* con sede en = headquartered (at/in), based in.[b]* con sede en Amér* * *1)a) (expresando relaciones de compañía, comunicación, reciprocidad) withb) (indicando el objeto de comportamiento, actitud)c) ( indicando el acompañamiento de algo) with2)¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia? — how can we go in this rain?
ella se lo ofreció, con lo que or con lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto — she offered it to him, which put me in an awkward position
¿no lo vas a llevar, con lo que le gusta el circo? — aren't you going to take him? you know how much he likes the circus
con lo tarde que es, ya se debe haber ido — it's really late, he should have gone by now
con todo lo que tengo que hacer! — on top of everything else I have to do!; todo III 2)
3)a) (indicando instrumento, medio, material) withcórtalo con la tijera — cut it with the scissors, use the scissors to cut it
caray con la niña (or el vecino, etc)! — well would you believe it!
con + inf: con llorar no se arregla nada crying won't solve anything; con llamarlo por teléfono ya cumples if o as long as you call him, that should do; con decirte que... I mean, to give you an example...; me contento con que apruebes — as long as you pass I'll be happy; tal III 2)
b) ( indicando modo) withc) (al describir características, un estado)¿vas a ir con ese vestido? — are you going in that dress?
4) (AmL) (indicando el agente, destinatario)* * *= by use of, with, WITH, possessed of, what with, not without, featuring.Ex: By use of the code 'p' on the saved document summary screen you can request than one of the saved document lists be printed.
Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.Ex: WITH retrieves records in which two (or more) terms appear in the same field.Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.Ex: What with Consuelo Feng in tears and Bernice Washington very pale, and startled, all was incomprehensible.Ex: It has shown that the technology can work, but not without problems.Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.* acoger con entusiasmo = greet + warmly.* andar con cuidado = tread + lightly.* asintiendo con entusiasmo = in eager assent.* con abundantes dorados = heavily gilt.* con afabilidad = good-naturedly.* con afán = earnestly.* con afecto = fondly, affectionately.* con agallas = spunky.* con agilidad = nimbly.* con agradecimiento = gratefully.* con agudeza = perceptively, subtly.* con ahínco = diligently, industriously.* con aire acondicionado = air conditioned.* con alas = winged.* con alborozo = mirthfully.* con alegría = joyously, gleefully.* con algoritmos = algorithmically.* con alimentación manual = hand-fed.* con altanería = superciliously, haughtily.* con altibajos = chequered [checkered, -USA].* con amabilidad = graciously.* con amargura = bitterly.* con amor no correspondido = lovelorn.* con anotaciones = scripted.* con ansias de conquistar el mundo = world-conquering.* con ansias de leer = reading-desirous.* con ansias de poder = power-hungry.* con ansiedad = eagerly, with bated breath.* con antelación = beforehand, ahead of time.* con antelación a = in anticipation of, in advance (of), prior to.* con anterioridad a = pre, prior to, before the days of.* con anterioridad a la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].* con añoranza = longingly, wistfully.* con apatía = listlessly.* con aplicación = industriously, studiously.* con aprensión = apprehensively.* con aprobación = approvingly.* con ardor = ardently.* con armonía = harmoniously.* con arrogancia = superciliously, haughtily.* con asco = disgustedly.* con asiduidad = assiduously.* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.* con astucia = by cunning, astutely, slyly, shrewdly, cannily.* con atención = attentively.* con audacia = boldly.* con autoridad = authoritative, authoritatively.* con avances = stepped-up.* con avaricia = rapaciously.* con baño = en suite, en-suite bathroom, en-suite bath, en-suite facilities.* con barba = bearded.* con base de arena = sand-based.* con base empírica = empirically-based.* con base en = based in.* con bastante antelación = well in advance, far in advance.* con bastante frecuencia = quite frequently, fairly often.* con basura por el suelo = littered.* con bisagras = hinged.* con botones = buttoned, buttoned-up.* con botones por detrás = back-buttoning.* con brotes = budded.* con buena fama = respected.* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.* con buenas intenciones = well meant, in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.* con buen gusto = tastefully.* con buen humor = good-humouredly.* con buenos contactos = well-connected.* con buenos modales = politely.* con bultos = lumpiness.* con burbujas = carbonated.* con cable = corded.* con cafeina = caffeinated.* con cajero = cashiered.* con calefacción = heated.* con calefacción central = centrally heated.* con calma = calmly, leisurely, tranquilly.* con capucha = hooded.* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.* con cargo a = to be debited to, to be charged to.* con cargo de conciencia = remorseful.* con cariño = fondly, affectionately.* con carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].* con cautela = cautiously, warily, with a grain of salt.* con certeza = for sure, with assurance, for certain.* con chasis fabricado por separado del bastidor = coachbuilt [coach-built].* con cierta comodidad = with some ease.* con cierta facilidad = with some ease.* con cierta formación = educated.* con cierta frecuencia = not uncommonly.* con cierto detalle = at some length.* con cierto gasto = at some expense.* con cinismo = cynically.* con cintura de avispa = wasp-waisted.* con claustros = cloistered.* con clavos = hobnailed.* con cobro = fee-based.* con codicia = rapaciously.* con cola = caudate.* con cola espesa = bushy-tailed.* con cola tupida = bushy-tailed.* con cólicos = colicky newborn.* con columnas corintias = Corinthian-columned.* con comodidad = with ease, easily.* con comprensión = sympathetically.* con compromisos = strings attached.* con condiciones especiales = strings attached.* con confianza = confidently, with confidence, trustingly, trustfully.* con confianza en uno mismo = self-confident.* con conocimiento = authoritatively.* con conocimiento básico en el manejo de la información = information literate [information-literate].* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].* con conocimiento de = appreciative of, conversant with.* con conocimiento de causa = knowingly.* con conocimiento de informática = computer literate [computer-literate].* con conocimiento en el uso de Internet = Internet-savvy.* con conocimientos en = versed in.* con conocimientos sobre el correo electrónico = e-mail literate.* con consecuencias fatales = fatally.* con consentimiento = willing.* con contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.* con control atmosférico = atmospherically-controlled.* con copyright = copyright-protected.* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.* con corrientes de aire = draughty [drafty, -USA].* con cortesía = courteously.* con costras = caked.* con creces = amply, far + Verbo.* con créditos = credit-carrying.* con criterio = discerning.* con cualidades humanas = anthropomorphic.* con cuanta creatividad = how creatively.* con cuernos = horned.* con cuidado = gently, carefully.* con cúpula = domed.* con datos no pertinentes = dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.].* con decisión = decisively.* con dedos pegajosos = sticky-fingered.* con deferencia = dutifully.* con deleite = with gusto.* con delicadeza = delicately, gently.* con demasiada facilidad = all too easily.* con demasiada frecuencia = all too often, all too frequently, too often.* con demasiadas expectativas = over expectant.* con demasiados miramientos = mealy-mouthed.* con demasiado trabajo = overworked.* con demasidad facilidad = all too easy.* con derecho a voto = eligible to vote.* con derecho de autor = copyright-protected.* con derechos de autor = copyrightable, royalty-paid.* con desaliento = despondently, dispiritedly, hopelessly.* con desánimo = dejectedly, despondently.* con desaprobación = disapproving, disapprovingly.* con descaro = impudently.* con desconfianza = suspiciously.* con descuento = at a discount, discounted, cut-price, cut-rate.* con desenfado = lightheartedly.* con desesperación = dispiritedly, hopelessly.* con desfachatez = impudently.* con desgana = listlessly, reluctantly, unwillingly.* con destino a = to.* con destreza = nimbly, adeptly, with ease.* con detalle = at a detailed level, in detail.* con determinación = with purpose, single-mindedly, purposefully, steadfastly.* con dientes de conejo = bucktoothed.* con dientes de sierra = serrated.* con dientes salidos = bucktoothed.* con diferencia = by far.* con diferentes variaciones = in variation.* con dificultad = laboriously, with difficulty.* con dificultades = in difficulties.* con diligencia = sedulously, industriously, studiously.* con dinamismo = proactively [pro-actively], vivaciously.* con diplomacia = diplomatically.* con discapacidades físicas = physically challenged.* con disimulo = on the quiet, on the sly.* con doble acristalamiento = double-glazed.* con doble titulación = dually qualified.* con dos caras = double-faced.* con dos facetas = double-faced.* con dudas = uncertainly.* con dudosa reputación = disreputable.* con dureza = harshly.* con efecto desde + Fecha = with effect from + Fecha.* con eficacia = ably.* con eficiencia = ably.* con efusión = effusively.* con ejemplos = by example(s).* con él = therewith.* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.* con el alma en vilo = on tenterhooks.* con el ánimo de = in the spirit of.* con el ceño fruncido = with a frown.* con el conocimiento de que = on the understanding that.* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.* con el corazón en un puño = on tenterhooks.* con el corazón partido = broken-hearted.* con el corazón roto = broken-hearted.* con el correr del tiempo = over the years, in the process of time, with the passage of time.* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.* con el debido respeto = with due respect.* con el decursar del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time.* con elegancia = elegantly, gracefully.* con el emblema = under the banner.* con el fin de = in order to.* con ello = in doing so, in the process, thereto.* con ellos = with them.* con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.* con el mayor cuidado = with utmost care.* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* con el mismo = therewith.* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....* con el mismo planteamiento que = on the same lines as.* con el nacimiento de = at the dawn of.* con el nombre y dirección del remitente = self-addressed.* con el número = numbered.* con el objetivo de = with the purpose of, with a brief to, with the aim of, with a focus on.* con el objeto de = in the attempt to, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con el paso de = with the passing of.* con el paso de los años = with the passing of (the) years.* con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.* con el pie deformado = clubfooted.* con el pretexto de = under the guise of, under the flag of, in the guise of.* con el primer intento = at the first shot.* con el propósito de = with the purpose of, with the aim of, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.* con el rabo entre las piernas = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear.* con el sudor de + Posesivo + frente = by the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* con el tiempo = in time, over the years, with time, with the passage of time, eventually, in due course, over a period of time, in due time, over time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time goes by, as time went by, by and by.* con el título = entitled.* con el transcurrir del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by).* con el transcurso de = with the passing of.* con el transcurso de los años = over the years, with the passing of (the) years.* con el transcurso de los siglos = over the course of the centuries.* con el transcurso del tiempo = over time, with time, with age, in the course of time, over the course of time, as time passes (by), as time went by.* con el uso = in use, with use.* con encimera de mármol = marble-top.* con energía = powerfully.* con enfado = angrily.* con enfermedades mentales = mentally challenged.* con entusiasmo = eagerly, enthusiastically, rhapsodically, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly].* con entusiasmo en los ojos = bright-eyed.* con errores = flawed.* con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.* con escamas = flaky.* con ese fin = to that end.* con esmero = sedulously, studiously.* con eso = thereto, by this.* con esperanza = in hopeful expectation.* con espíritu deportivo = sportingly.* con este fin = to this end, to that effect.* con estilo = stylish.* con esto = by so doing, in so doing, in this, herewith, by doing so, by this, in doing so.* con estructura de acero = steel-framed.* con estructura de madera = timber-framed.* con estudios = schooled, educated.* con exactitud = precisely.* con excepción de = with the exception of, except for.* con éxito = successful, successfully, winningly.* con expectación = expectantly.* con experiencia = experienced.* con experiencia ampliamente demostrada = proven.* con experiencia profesional = professionally-qualified.* con exuberancia = lushly.* con facilidad = without difficulty, fluently, with ease, easily.* con fascinación = rhapsodically.* con fecha = dated, dated.* con fecha + Fecha = dated + Fecha.* con ferocidad = ferociously.* con figuras en movimiento = animated.* con filtros = filtered.* con financiación independiente = self-funded.* con financiación propia = self-funded.* con fines + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.* con fines lucrativos = profit-making, profit-orientated, profit-oriented, profit-generating.* con firma = signed.* con firmeza = assertively, resolutely, firmly, unshakably, staunchly.* con flexibilidad = flexibly.* con fluidez = fluent, fluently.* con forma de castillo = castellated.* con forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].* con forma de pelo = hair-like.* con forma de pera = pear-shaped.* con forma de pirámide = trihedral, pyramidal-shaped.* con forma de tetraedro = trihedral.* con forma de U = U-shaped.* con forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.* con franqueza = frankly.* con frecuencia = frequently, often [oftener -comp., oftenest -sup.], oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].* con frondosidad = lushly.* con fuertes aspiraciones profesionales = upward-mobile.* con fuerza = forcefully, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], powerfully.* con funda = jacketed.* con fundamentos = informed.* con fundamentos sólidos = well-considered.* con furia = with a vengeance, furiously.* con futuro = up-and-coming.* con gafas = bespectacled.* con ganas = with gusto.* con ganas de pelear = on the warpath.* con garantías de calidad = quality assured.* con gas = carbonated.* con generosidad = generously, unstintingly.* con goteras = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].* con gracia = wittily, funnily.* con gran capacidad = capacious.* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* con grandilocuencia = grandly.* con gran esplendor = grandly.* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.* con gratitud = gratefully.* con gravedad = grimly.* con guión = hyphenated.* con gusto = happily, satisfyingly, stylish, willingly.* con habilidad = adeptly.* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.* con hastial = gabled.* con heridas superficiales = superficially wounded.* con honestidad = honestly.* con humildad = humbly.* con humor = humorously.* con ilusión = eagerly.* con imágenes en movimiento = animated.* con imaginación = imaginatively.* con impaciencia = with bated breath.* con impasibilidad = impassively.* con impunidad = with impunity.* con incredulidad = incredulously.* con independencia de = in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.* con indiferencia = indifferently, casually.* con indignación = disgustedly, indignantly.* con indulgencia = leniently.* con información = information-bearing.* con iniciativa = proactively [pro-actively], proactive [pro-active], enterprising.* con inocencia = innocently.* con insistencia = insistently.* con insolencia = impudently.* con intencionalidad = calculated.* con intenciones ocultas = agenda-laden.* con intereses ocultos = agenda-laden.* con intereses propios = self-interested.* con interrupciones = discontinuous, episodic.* con intervención directa = obtrusive.* con ira = angrily.* con júbilo = joyously, gleefully.* con juicio de valor = value-loaded.* con la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.* con la ayuda de = under the guidance of.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* con la conciencia limpia = with a clear conscience.* con la conciencia tranquila = with a clear conscience.* con la condición de que = on the understanding that, with the condition that, on the condition that.* con la convicción de que = in the belief that/of, on the assumption that.* con la debida consideración = with due consideration.* con la debida cualificación = properly qualified.* con la edad = with age.* con la espalda contra la pared = up against the wall.* con la esperanza de = in hope(s) of, with the hope(s) of.* con la esperanza de que = in the hope(s) that, in hope(s) that.* con la excusa de = in the name of, under the mantle of, under the flag of, under the guise of, in the guise of.* con la expectativa de que = in hopeful expectation that.* con la extensión de un libro = book-length.* con la falda típica escocesa = kilted.* con la formación adecuada = adequately-trained.* con la frente en alto = stand + tall.* con lagañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* con la imaginación = in imagination.* con la intención de = designing, with an eye toward(s), intending to, aimed at, purposefully, intended to, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con la intención de comunicar hechos = fact-communicating.* con la llegada de = with the advent of, with the arrival of.* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.* con la mente despejada = clear-headed.* con la mirada en = with an eye toward(s).* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.* con la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.* con la mirada puesta en = with an eye on, in + Posesivo + sights.* con la misma altura que = the full height of.* con la portada hacia fuera = face-out.* con la punta de los pies mirando hacia dentro = pigeon-toed.* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.* con las características similares a las de texto = text-like.* con lascivia = lustily.* con las dimensiones de una pared = wall-sized.* con las dos manos = two handed [two-handed].* con las espalda contra la pared = with + Posesivo + back against the wall.* con las esquinas dobladas = dog-eared.* con las garras fuera = knives-out.* con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.* con las manos vacías = empty-handed.* con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.* con la soga al cuello = in dire straits.* con las orejas gachas = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear, depressed.* con las rodillas mirando hacia dentro y los talones hacia fuera = knock-kneed.* con (la) suficiente antelación = in good time, early enough, well in advance.* con las uñas fuera = knives-out.* con lazos muy estrechos = close-knit.* con legañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* con licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas = licensed, licensed.* con limitación temporal = time-oriented.* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.* con llave = locked, locking.* con lo cual = whereupon.* con lo pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.* con los nervios a flor de piel = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge, highly-strung.* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.* con los ojos empañados = misty-eyed.* con los ojos hinchados = bleary-eyed.* con los ojos llorosos = misty-eyed, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* con los ojos nublados = misty-eyed.* con los ojos vendados = blindfold, blindfolded.* con los últimos avances = state-of-the-art, leading edge.* con lujuria = lustily.* con machetes = machete-wielding.* con madurez = maturely.* con magnanimidad = magnanimously.* con mala fama = disreputable.* con mala reputación = disreputable.* con maldad = ill-naturedly.* con malhumor = moodily.* con maña = skilfully [skillfully, -USA], skilful [skillful, -USA].* con marca = branded.* con más antigüedad = longest-serving.* con más detalle = in most detail, in more detail.* con más frecuencia = most frequently.* con más intensidad aun = with a vengeance.* con más razón aún = a fortiori.* con más vigor aun = with a vengeance.* con más virulencia aun = with a vengeance.* con más vitalidad = revitalised [revitalized, -USA].* con mayor detalle = in greater detail.* con mayor profundidad = in most detail, in more detail.* con meandros = meandering.* con mechones = streaky [streaker -comp., streakiest -sup.].* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).* con mejoras = stepped-up.* con melancolía = wistfully.* con miedo = fearfully, afraid, frightened.* con millones de ventas = megaselling.* con miras a (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).* con miras al futuro = forward-looking.* con moderación = sparingly, in moderation.* con motivo de = on the occasion of.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha cohesión = tightly knit, closely knit, tight-knit.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-tongued, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, overwhelmingly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom, all too seldom.* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions, with a few exceptions.* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con naturalidad = unselfconsciously.* con nervios = rib.* con niebla = foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.].* con nosotros = with us.* con nostalgia = wistfully.* con notas a pie de página = footnoted.* con + Número + año(s) de antelación = Número + year(s) ahead.* con objetivos específicos = goal-oriented.* con objeto de = in order to, in an attempt to, in an effort to, aimed at, with the purpose of, in a bid to, with the aim of.* con objeto de hacer = toward(s).* con objeto de (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).* con objeto de + Verbo = for the purpose of + Nombre.* con ocasión de = on the occasion of.* con ojos azules = blue-eyed.* con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.* con ojos de lince = eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed.* con ojos vivarachos = bright-eyed.* con olor a ajo = garlicky.* con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].* con olor a fruta = fruity [fruitier -comp., fruitiest -sup.].* con olor a humedad = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].* con olor a orina = urinous.* con olor a polvo = dust smelling.* con orgullo = proudly.* con otra copa de lo mismo se te cura la resaca = a hair of the dog that bit you.* con paciencia = patiently.* con pagos pendientes = be in arrears.* con papel de calco intercalado = carbon interleaved paper.* con participación del público mediante llamada telefónica = phone-in.* con pasión = with passion, passionately.* con patas = legged.* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* con pequeños matices = nuanced.* con pereza = lazily.* con perplejidad = quizzically, perplexedly.* con perspicacia = perceptively.* con pesar = with regret.* con pesimismo = pessimistically, gloomily.* con picardía = slyly, wickedly.* con pie firme = sure-footed.* con piernas = legged.* con pinzas = with a grain of salt, clamp-on.* con planes ocultos = agenda-laden.* con pleno derecho = with full rights.* con pliegues = pleated.* con poca claridad = indistinctly.* con poca exactitud = loosely.* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.* con poca luz = badly-lit.* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.* con poca población = thinly populated.* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con poco conocimiento de las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.* con poco dinero = on the cheap.* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.* con poder = powerful.* con + Posesivo + ayuda = under + Posesivo + guidance.* con posibilidades comerciales = commercially viable.* con posterioridad a = subsequent to.* con posterioridad a la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].* con precipitación = rashly.* con precisión = precisely.* con preferencia = preferably.* con preferencia sobre = in preference to.* con prejuicios = prejudicial.* con prepotencia = superciliously, haughtily.* con pretensiones de superioridad moral = self-righteous.* con principios = principled.* con prisa = in a rush, in a hurry.* con problemas = in hot water.* con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.* con problemas de lectura = print disabled.* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.* con problemas visuales = vision impaired.* con profusión = in profusion.* con prontitud = expeditiously, promptly.* con provecho = with profit.* con púas = spiny [spinier -comp., spiniest -sup.].* con rabo = caudate.* con ráfagas de viento = blustery.* con rapacidad = rapaciously.* con rapidez = promptly.* con razón = rightly, quite rightly, understandably, rightfully.* con rebeldía = defiantly.* con referencia = re.* con referencia a = in relation to, in connection with, regarding.* con referencias espaciales = spatially referenced.* con regocijo = gleefully.* con regularidad = regularly.* con relación a = as regards, re, in relation to, in connection with, regarding, concerning.* con rencor = spitefully.* con reproche = reprovingly, reproachfully.* con repugnancia = disgustedly.* con resentimiento = resentfully, spitefully.* con reserva = doubtfully.* con reservas = qualified, with reservations.* con resignación = resignedly, uncomplainingly.* con resolución = resolutely.* con respecto a = concerning, in regard to, regarding, regarding, vis à vis, with regard(s) to, with respect to, within, as to, in extent of, in terms of, in the way of, as for, as regards, in relation to, in comparison with, in comparison to, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to.* con respecto a si... o... = as to whether... or....* con respeto = respectfully.* con responsabilidad = responsibly.* con retraso mental = mentally retarded.* con rigor = rigourously [rigorously, -USA], harshly.* con ruedas = wheeled.* con rumbo a = bound for.* con sabiduría = sagely.* con sabor = flavoured [flavored, -USA].* con sabor a ajo = garlicky.* con sabor a fruta = fruity [fruitier -comp., fruitiest -sup.].* con sabor artificial = artificially flavoured.* con sagacidad = shrewdly.* con saldo = prepaid [pre-paid].* con salida al mercado = due out.* con sarcasmo = sardonically, pungently.* con satisfacción = contentedly.* con sed = thirsty [thirstier -comp., thirstiest -sup.].* con sed de poder = power-hungry.* con sede en = headquartered (at/in), based in.* con sede en Amér* * *A1 (expresando relaciones de compañía, comunicación, reciprocidad) withvive con el or su novio she lives with her boyfriend¿quieres que hable con él? do you want me to talk to him?está casada con un primo mío she's married to a cousin of mine2(indicando el objeto de un comportamiento, una actitud): te portaste muy mal con ellos you behaved very badly toward(s) themse mostró muy amable (para) con nosotros he was very kind to ushe tenido mucha paciencia contigo I have been very patient with you3 ( fam)(yo y): eso es lo que estábamos diciendo con Lucía that's what Lucía and I were sayingse sirve con arroz serve with ricepara mí con leche y sin azúcar, por favor milk and no sugar for me, pleasepan con mantequilla bread and butter5 ( Mat):2,5 read as: dos con cinco 2.5 (léase: two point five)B1(indicando una relación de simultaneidad): una cápsula con cada comida one capsule with each mealse levanta con el alba he gets up at the crack of dawn2(indicando una relación de causa): ¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia? how can we go in this rain o while it's raining like this?me desperté con el ruido the noise woke mecon todo lo que pasó me olvidé de llamarte what with everything that happened I forgot to ring youella se lo ofreció, con lo que or con lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto she offered to do it for me, which put me in an awkward position3(a pesar de): ¿no lo vas a llevar, con lo que le gusta el circo? aren't you going to take him? you know how much he likes the circus¿cómo te olvidaste? ¡con las veces que te lo dije! how could you forget? the (number of) times I told you!con ser tan tarde or lo tarde que es, no estoy cansada it's very late and yet I'm not at all tired, I'm not at all tired, even though it's so latecon todo (y con eso) me parece que es bueno even so o in spite of all that o all the same o nonetheless I think he's goodC (indicando el instrumento, medio, material) withcórtalo con la tijera cut it with the scissors, use the scissors to cut itagárralo con las dos manos hold it with both handslo estás malcriando con tanto mimo you're spoiling him with all this pampering o by pampering him so muchcon estos retazos se puede hacer una colcha you can make a quilt out of these bits of material¡caray con la niña! y parecía tan modosita well fancy that! o well would you believe it! and she seemed so demurecon + INF:con llorar no se arregla nada crying won't solve anythingno hay necesidad de escribir, con llamarlo ya cumples there's no need to write; as long as o if you call him, that should do¡con decirte que un café cuesta el triple que aquí! I mean, to give you an example, a cup of coffee costs three times what it costs herecon que + SUBJ:me contento con que apruebes as long as you pass I'll be happycon tal de/con tal (de) que provided (that), as long as, so long as ( colloq)no importa cómo lo hagas con tal (de) que lo hagas it doesn't matter how you do it, just as long as you do itcon tal (de) que me lo devuelvas antes de marzo as long as o provided I get it back by Marches capaz de cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to attract attentionDandaba con dificultad/cuidado she was walking with difficulty/with care o carefully¡con mucho gusto! with pleasure!2(al describir características, un estado): amaneció con fiebre he had a temperature when he woke up, he woke up with a temperatureya estaba con dolores de parto she was already having labor painsandaba con ganas de bronca he was looking o spoiling for a fightcon las manos en los bolsillos with his hands in his pockets¿vas a ir con ese vestido? are you going in that dress?me gusta más con el pelo suelto I like her better with her hair downuna niña con ojos azules a girl with blue eyes, a blue-eyed girluna mujer con aspecto de extranjera a foreign-looking womanun monstruo con un solo ojo a one-eyed monsteruna casa con piscina a house with a swimming poolEme lo mandé hacer con un sastre I had it made by a tailorse estuvo quejando conmigo she was complaining to me* * *
con preposición
¡con mucho gusto! with pleasure!;
córtalo con la tijera cut it with the scissor;
amaneció con fiebre he woke up with a temperature;
hablar con algn to talk to sb;
está casada con mi primo she's married to my cousin;
portarse mal con algn to behave badly toward(s) sb;
tener paciencia con algn to be patient with sb;
pan con mantequilla bread and butter;
¿vas a ir con ese vestido? are you going in that dress?
◊ ¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia? how can we go in this rain?;
ella se lo ofreció, con lo que or lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto she offered it to him, which put me in an awkward position;
con lo tarde que es, ya se debe haber ido it's really late, he should have gone by nowc) con + inf:
con llamarlo por teléfono ya cumples as long as you call him, that should do;
me contento con que apruebes as long as you pass I'll be happy;
See Also→ tal adverbio 2d) (AmL) (indicando el agente, destinatario):
se estuvo quejando conmigo she was complaining to me
con preposición
1 (instrumento) with
córtalo con un cuchillo, cut it with a knife
1 (modo) with: hazlo con cuidado, do it carefully
me trató con frialdad, he treated me with coldness
2 (compañía) with: está paseando con mi madre, she is taking a walk with my mother
3 (causa) con este frío no apetece salir, I don't feel like going out in this cold
4 (estado) está con una depresión de caballo, he's deeply depressed
iba con los labios pintados, she has put some lipstick on
5 (contenido) with
una caja con fotografías, a box (full) of photos
6 (relación) to: está casada con un inglés, she is married to an Englishman
habló con Alberto, he spoke to Alberto
se disculpó con ella, he apologized to her
7 (con infinitivo) con avisar les evitas el disgusto, just by phoning you'll save them any worry
(+ que + subjuntivo) basta con que lo digas, it will be enough if you just say it
♦ Locuciones: con tal (de) que..., provided that...
con todo (y con eso), even so
' con' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- abastecimiento
- abatirse
- ablandar
- abochornar
- abordar
- abrazar
- abrefácil
- abrumar
- acabar
- acanallar
- acaso
- acero
- acertar
- achicharrarse
- acierto
- aclararse
- acoger
- acosar
- acostarse
- acreditada
- acreditado
- acuerdo
- acusarse
- adelante
- adueñarse
- afortunada
- afortunado
- afrontar
- agarrar
- agenciarse
- agraciada
- agraciado
- agreste
- agua
- ahínco
- ahumar
- ahumada
- ahumado
- airosa
- airoso
- alhaja
- alinearse
- alma
- almohada
- alternar
- alzarse
- amanecer
- amiguete
- amilanarse
English:
abide
- above
- abruptly
- abstract
- accordance
- accurately
- accustom
- aching
- act
- admit
- advance
- advice
- advise
- afraid
- Afro
- ageing
- aggregate
- aggressively
- ago
- agree
- agreement
- ahead
- aim
- ale
- alive
- all
- allow for
- allowance
- ally
- alone
- along
- aloud
- amenable
- amenities
- Americana
- amusement
- and
- angel food cake
- angling
- angrily
- angry
- annoy
- antics
- apologize
- appointment
- approach
- approachable
- arbitration
- archery
- argument
* * *con prep1. [indica modo, manera o instrumento] with;se cortó con un cuchillo she cut herself with a knife;chocó con una farola he bumped into a lamppost;vino con un taxi she came by taxi;voy cómodo con estas botas/este jersey I'm comfortable in these boots/this sweater;iré a la boda con un traje negro I'm going to the wedding in a black suit;un joven con muy buenos modales a very polite young man;andar con la cabeza alta to walk with one's head held high;ir con prisa to be in a hurry;actuar con timidez to behave timidly;llover con fuerza to rain hard;lo ha conseguido con su esfuerzo he has achieved it through his own efforts;se lo puedes decir con toda confianza you needn't worry about telling her;trátalo con mucho cariño treat him with a lot of affection o very affectionately;lo haré con mucho gusto it will be a pleasure for me to do it, I'll be delighted to do it;con arreglo a la ley in accordance with the law2. [indica compañía, relación o colaboración] with;vive con sus padres she lives with her parents;se escribe con gente de varios países he corresponds with people from a number of different countries;¿con quién vas? who are you going with?;está muy enfadado con su madre he's very angry with his mother;está casada con mi hermano she's married to my brother;estoy de acuerdo con ellos I agree with them;habló con todos he spoke to everybody;un acuerdo de colaboración con el Caribe a cooperation agreement with the Caribbeanun hombre con bigote a man with a moustache;una bolsa con patatas a bag of potatoes;una cartera con varios documentos a briefcase containing several documentsun pastel con nata a cream cake;el mío con leche, por favor I'd like milk in mine, please, I'd like mine white, please;tiene cuarenta con dos décimas de fiebre her temperature is 40.2 degreesestá en cama con gripe she's in bed with flu;está con un enfado tremendo he's really angry;corría con ellos pisándome los talones I ran with them hot o hard on my heelsme desperté con la música del vecino I was woken up by our neighbour playing music;con este tiempo no se puede ir de excursión we can't go out on a trip in this weather;con el tiempo lo olvidé in time I forgot it;con todo el trabajo que hemos tenido hoy, se me ha olvidado llamarle with all the work we've had today, I've forgotten to call her;se entristeció con las noticias she was sad when she heard the news;cómprales el libro, ¡con lo que les gusta leer! buy them the book, they like reading so much they'll be delighted!es amable para con todos she is friendly towards o with everyone8. (+ infinitivo) [para introducir una condición] by;con hacerlo así by doing it this way;con llamar ya quedarás bien you'll make a good impression just by phoning;con llorar no consigues nada it's no good crying, crying won't get you anywhere;con no decírselo a nadie, el secreto está garantizado if we don't tell anyone, secrecy will be guaranteed;con salir a las diez es suficiente if we leave at ten, we'll have plenty of time9. [a condición de que]con que, con tal de que as long as;con que llegue a tiempo me conformo I don't mind as long as he arrives on time;te dejo el gato con tal de que le des de comer I'll let you look after the cat as long as you feed it10. [a pesar de] in spite of;con todo despite everything;con todo lo raro que es, me encantan sus películas he may be weird, but I love his films, for all his weirdness, I love his films;con lo que hemos caminado hoy, y no estoy cansado despite the fact that we've walked so far today, I'm still not tired11. [para expresar queja o decepción]mira que perder, ¡con lo bien que jugaste! you were unlucky to lose, you played really well!;con lo agradable que es, y casi no tiene amigos considering how nice he is, he has surprisingly few friendsse hace los zapatos con Ardaches she has her shoes made at Ardaches;los domingos comen con su padre on Sundays they eat at her father'sha trabajado día con día she's worked day after day o day in day out* * *prp1 with;voy con ellos I’m going with them;pan con mantequilla bread and butter;estar con alguien tb fig be with s.o.2:con todo eso in spite of all that;con tal de que provided that, as long as;con hacer eso by doing that;para con alguien to s.o., toward s.o.;con este calor in this heat;¡con lo que he hecho por él! after all I’ve done for him!3:ser amable con alguien be kind to s.o.* * *con prep1) : withvengo con mi padre: I'm going with my father¡con quién hablas?: who are you speaking to?2) : in spite ofcon todo: in spite of it all3) : to, towardsella es amable con los niños: she is kind to the children4) : bycon llegar temprano: by arriving early5)con (tal) que : as long as, so long as* * *con prep1. (instrumento, compañía) with2. (relación) to3. (combinación) and4. (contenido) ofuna bolsa con dinero a bag of money / a bag containing money5. (condición) bycon decir que no te interesa, será suficiente all you need to do is say you're not interestedcon lo caro que ha costado y no funciona bien it was very expensive, but it doesn't work -
3 mucho
adj.a lot of, too much, much, plenty of.adv.1 a lot, much, very much, a great deal.2 very often, too often.m.a great deal, quite much, much, a lot.* * *► adjetivo1 (singular - en afirmativas) a lot of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, much■ no tiene mucho dinero he hasn't got a lot of/much money■ ¿nos queda mucha gasolina? have we got a lot of/much petrol left?2 (plural - en afirmativas) a lot of, lots of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, many■ no hay muchas copas there aren't a lot of/many glasses■ ¿tienes muchos libros? have you got a lot of/many books?■ hace mucho calor/frío it's very hot/cold■ tengo mucha hambre/sed I'm very hungry/thirsty3 (demasiado - singular) too much; (- plural) too many1 (singular) a lot, much; (plural) a lot, many► adverbio1 (de cantidad) a lot, much■ mucho mejor/peor much better/worse■ ¿te ha gustado la película? --sí, mucho did you like the film? --yes, very much■ ¿estaba buena la comida? --sí, mucho was the food good? --yes, very good■ mucho antes/después much earlier/later3 (de frecuencia) often\como mucho at the mostcon mucho by farni con mucho nowhere near asni mucho menos far frompor mucho que however much* * *1. (f. - mucha)adj.many, much, a lot of, plenty of2. adv.much, a lot- con mucho
- mucho tiempo 3. (f. - mucha)pron.many, much, a lot* * *1. ADJ1) [en singular] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, muchtengo mucho dinero — I have a lot of o lots of money
había mucha gente — there were a lot of o lots of people there
¿tienes mucho trabajo? — do you have a lot of o much work?
no tengo mucho dinero — I don't have a lot of o much money
2) [en plural] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, manytiene muchas plantas — he has got a lot of o lots of plants
muchas personas creen que no — a lot of o lots of people don't think so
se lo he dicho muchas veces — I've told him many o lots of times
¿había muchos niños en el parque? — were there a lot of o many children in the park?
no había muchos patos en el lago — there weren't a lot of o many ducks on the lake
3) * [con singular colectivo]había mucho borracho — there were a lot of o lots of drunks there
hay mucho tonto suelto — there are a lot of o lots of idiots around
mucho beso, pero luego me critica por la espalda — she's all kisses, but then she criticizes me behind my back
4) (=demasiado)es mucha mujer para ti — * that woman is too much for you
esta es mucha casa para nosotros — * this house is too big for us
2. PRON1) [en singular]a) [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, muchtengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot o lots to do
tiene la culpa de mucho de lo que pasa — he's to blame for a lot of o much of what has happened
¿has aprendido mucho en este trabajo? — have you learnt a lot o much from this job?
no tengo mucho que hacer — I haven't got a lot o much to do
-¿cuánto vino queda? -mucho — "how much wine is left?" - "a lot" o "lots"
b) [referido a tiempo] long¿te vas a quedar mucho? — are you staying long?
¿falta mucho para llegar? — will it be long till we arrive?
-¿cuánto nos queda para acabar? -mucho — "how long till we finish?" - "ages"
hace mucho que no salgo a bailar — it's a long time o ages since I went out dancing
2) [en plural] [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, manysomos muchos — there are a lot of o lots of us
son muchos los que no quieren — there are a lot o lots who don't want to
muchos dicen que... — a lot of o lots of o many people say that...
muchos de los ausentes — many of o a lot of those absent
-¿hay manzanas? -sí, pero no muchas — "are there any apples?" - "yes, but not many o not a lot"
¿vinieron muchos? — did many o a lot of people come?
-¿cuántos había? -muchos — "how many were there?" - "a lot" o "lots"
3. ADV1) (=en gran cantidad) a lotte quiero mucho — I love you very much o a lot
viene mucho — he comes often o a lot
me gusta mucho el jazz — I really like jazz, I like jazz a lot
sí señor, me gusta y mucho — I do indeed like it and I like it a lot
- son 75 euros -es mucho — "that will be 75 euros" - "that's a lot"
lo siento mucho — I'm very o really sorry
¡mucho lo sientes tú! — * a fat lot you care! *
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muy mucho, se guardará muy mucho de hacerlo — * he'll jolly well be careful not to do it *•
pensárselo mucho, se lo pensó mucho antes de contestar — he thought long and hard about it before replying2) [en respuestas]-¿estás cansado? -¡mucho! — "are you tired?" - "I certainly am!"
-¿te gusta? -no mucho — "do you like it?" - "not really"
3) [otras locuciones]•
como mucho — at (the) most•
con mucho — by far, far and awayfue, con mucho, el mejor — he was by far the best, he was far and away the best
no se puede comparar, ni con mucho, a ninguna de nuestras ideas — it bears no comparison at all o you can't begin to compare it with any of our ideas
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cuando mucho — frm at (the) most•
tener a algn en mucho — to think highly of sb•
ni mucho menos, Juan no es ni mucho menos el que era — Juan is nothing like the man he wasmi intención no era insultarte, ni mucho menos — I in no way intended to insult you, I didn't intend to insult you, far from it
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por mucho que, por mucho que estudies — however hard you studypor mucho que lo quieras no debes mimarlo — no matter how much you love him, you shouldn't spoil him
* * *Ia) <salir/ayudar> a lotme gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot
funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better
¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?
b) ( en respuestas)¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very
II¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
- cha adjetivo1)a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?
b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?
2) (sing)a) (fam) ( con valor plural)mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it
b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)III- cha pronombre1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said
muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...
2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?
3) (en locs)con mucho — by far, easily
no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it
* * *= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.Ex. Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.Ex. Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex. Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.Ex. 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.Ex. Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex. Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.Ex. Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.Ex. Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.Ex. During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.Ex. For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.Ex. As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.Ex. There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.Ex. The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.Ex. The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.----* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* con mucha antelación = far in advance.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* contener mucho = be high in.* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.* de muchas maneras = in every way.* de mucho arraigo = long-established.* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.* de mucho cuidado = badass.* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.* de muchos usos = all-purpose.* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en muchos casos = in many instances.* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....* faltar mucho = be a long way off.* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* llenar mucho = be filling.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* muchas ganancias = high return.* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.* muchas horas = long hours.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* muchas veces = multiple times.* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.* mucho dinero = big bucks.* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.* mucho interés = keen interest.* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.* mucho más allá de = far beyond.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.* mucho más rápido = far faster.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.* mucho peor = far worse.* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).* muchos beneficios = high return.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muchos más = a great many more.* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* mucho trabajo = hard graft.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no hace mucho = in the recent past.* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.* no mucho después = not long after.* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.* trabajando mucho = hard at work.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* trabajar mucho = work + hard.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho más = and much more.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* y mucho(s) más = and more.* * *Ia) <salir/ayudar> a lotme gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot
funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better
¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?
b) ( en respuestas)¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very
II¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
- cha adjetivo1)a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?
b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?
2) (sing)a) (fam) ( con valor plural)mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it
b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)III- cha pronombre1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said
muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...
2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?
3) (en locs)con mucho — by far, easily
no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it
* * *= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.
Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.Ex: Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex: Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.Ex: Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.Ex: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.Ex: For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* bajar mucho = go + way down.* beber mucho = drink + heavily.* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* con mucha antelación = far in advance.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* conseguir mucho = do + much.* contener mucho = be high in.* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.* de muchas maneras = in every way.* de mucho arraigo = long-established.* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.* de mucho cuidado = badass.* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.* de muchos usos = all-purpose.* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en muchos casos = in many instances.* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....* faltar mucho = be a long way off.* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* llenar mucho = be filling.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* muchas ganancias = high return.* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.* muchas horas = long hours.* muchas otras cosas = much else.* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.* mucha suerte = best of luck.* muchas veces = multiple times.* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.* mucho antes = early on.* mucho antes de = well before.* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.* mucho dinero = big bucks.* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.* mucho interés = keen interest.* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.* mucho más allá de = far beyond.* mucho más cerca = far closer.* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.* mucho más rápido = far faster.* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.* mucho mejor = far better.* mucho mejor que = far superior to.* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.* mucho peor = far worse.* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).* muchos beneficios = high return.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muchos más = a great many more.* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* mucho trabajo = hard graft.* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no hace mucho = in the recent past.* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.* no mucho después = not long after.* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.* trabajando mucho = hard at work.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* trabajar mucho = work + hard.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y mucho más = and much more.* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.* y mucho(s) más = and more.* * *1salen mucho they go out a lotno salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot¿salen mucho? do they go out much o a lot?me ayudaron muchísimo they really helped me a lotahora funciona mucho mejor it works much o a lot better nowesto preocupa, y mucho, a los ecologistas this is a matter of great concern to ecologiststrabaja mucho he works very hard¿llueve mucho? is it raining hard?me gusta muchísimo I like it a lot o very muchpor mucho que insistas, no te va a hacer caso no matter how much you insist o however much you insist he won't listen to youpor mucho que le grites no te oye you can shout as much as you like but he won't hear youdespués de mucho discutir llegaron a un acuerdo after long discussions, they reached an agreementmucho criticar a los demás pero ella tampoco hace nada por ayudar she's forever o always criticizing others but she doesn't do anything to help either2(en respuestas): ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very muchA1 ( sing) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot oftiene mucha vitamina C it contains a lot of vitamin Cno le tienen mucho respeto they don't have much o a lot of respect for himhabía mucha gente there were lots of o a lot of people theresucedió hace mucho tiempo it happened a long time ago¿tienes mucha hambre? are you very hungry?una ciudad con mucha vida nocturna a city with plenty of night life2 (pl) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of¿recibiste muchos regalos? did you get many o a lot of presents?sus muchas obligaciones le impidieron asistir his many commitments prevented him from attendingmuchos niños pasan hambre many children go hungryseis hijos son muchos six children's a lotsomos muchos there are a lot of usB ( sing)1 ( fam)(con valor plural): mucho elogio, mucho cumplido pero no me lo van a publicar they're full of praise and compliments but they're not going to publish ithoy día hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí these days there are a lot of rogues around2 ( fam)(con valor ponderativo): era mucho jugador para un equipo tan mediocre he was much too good a player for a mediocre team like thatA(refiriéndose a cantidad, número): mucho de lo que ha dicho es falso much o a lot of what he has said is untruetengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to dosi no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to askmuchos creen que … many (people) believe that …muchos son los llamados pero pocos los elegidos ( Bib) many are called but few are chosenBmucho (refiriéndose a tiempo) a long timehace mucho que no vamos al teatro we haven't been to the theater for a long time o for ages¿falta mucho para llegar? are we nearly there?, is it much further?¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?mucho antes de conocerte long o a long time before I met youC ( en locs):como mucho at (the) mostcostará unos 30 dólares como mucho it probably costs about 30 dollars at (the) mostcon mucho by far, easilyfue, con mucho, la mejor de la clase she was by far o easily the best in the class, she was the best in the class, by farcuando mucho at (the) mostni mucho menos: no pretendo aconsejarte ni mucho menos I'm in no way trying to give you adviceno es un buen pianista ni mucho menos he isn't a good pianist, far from it* * *
mucho 1 adverbio
‹ trabajar› hard;◊ no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot;
me gusta muchísimo I like it very much o a lot;
mucho mejor a lot better;
por mucho que insistas no matter how much you insist;
después de mucho discutir after much discussionb) ( en respuestas):◊ ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very;
¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much
mucho 2◊ - cha adjetivo
(en oraciones negativas, interrogativas) much, a lot of;
no gano mucho dinero I don't earn much o a lot of money;
¿ves mucha televisión? do you watch much o a lot of television;
tiene mucha hambre he's very hungryb) (pl) many, a lot of;◊ había muchos extranjeros/muchas personas allí there were many o a lot of foreigners/people there;
hace muchos años many years ago
■ pronombre
1 ( referido a cantidad)
( en oraciones negativas) much;
tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do;
eso no es mucho that's not much;
no queda mucha there isn't much left
◊ muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …;
muchos de nosotros many of us
2◊ muchoa) ( referido a tiempo):
¿te falta mucho para terminar? will it take you long to finish?;
mucho antes long before;
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?b) ( en locs)
con mucho by far, easily;
ni mucho menos far from it;
por mucho que … however much …
mucho,-a
I adj indef
1 (abundante, numeroso) (en frases afirmativas) a lot of, lots of
mucha comida, a lot of food
muchos animales, lots of animals
(en frases negativas) much, many pl: no queda mucho azúcar, there isn't much sugar left
no conozco muchos sitios, I don't know many places
2 (intenso) very: tengo mucho calor/miedo, I'm very hot/scared
hizo mucho esfuerzo, he made a great effort
3 (demasiado) es mucha responsabilidad, it's too much responsibility
II pron
1 a lot, a great deal, many: muchos fuimos al baile, many/lots of us went to the dance
muchos de nosotros/vosotros, many of us/you
de ésos tengo muchos, I've got lots of those
III adverbio
1 (cantidad) a lot, very much: me arrepentí mucho, I was very sorry
2 (tiempo) hace mucho que desapareció, he went missing a long time ago
hace mucho que estamos aquí, we have been here for a long time
(a menudo) often: vamos mucho al cine, we go to the cinema quite often
♦ Locuciones: como mucho, at the most
con mucho, by far
¡ni mucho menos!, no way!
por mucho (que), however much
Recuerda que el singular es much, el plural es many, y que estas dos palabras se suelen usar en frases negativas (no tengo demasiado tiempo, I haven't got much time), mientras que a lot (of) y lots (of) se encuentran en frases afirmativas: Tengo mucho dinero. I've got a lot of/lots of money. En frases interrogativas se usa tanto much y many como a lot o lots of: ¿Tienes mucho dinero?, Have you got much/ a lot of/lots of money? Sin embargo, en preguntas que empiezan por how sólo puedes emplear much o many: ¿Cuánto dinero tienes?, How much money have you got?
' mucho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- abrigar
- abultar
- achicharrar
- achicharrarse
- acoger
- adelantar
- adentro
- adorar
- afear
- afecta
- afectar
- afecto
- agradecer
- alejarse
- antes
- aparato
- aprecio
- aprovechar
- ascendiente
- avejentarse
- avenida
- avenido
- bailar
- bastante
- boato
- bombo
- brío
- cacarear
- caché
- cachet
- calor
- carácter
- cariño
- carrete
- cascar
- cervical
- chapar
- chiflar
- cocerse
- coco
- comer
- contraponer
- costar
- cuando
- de
- deber
- decaer
- decir
- defraudar
English:
ability
- ado
- afraid
- age
- ago
- agony
- all-out
- alone
- anywhere
- around
- as
- attract
- attuned to
- backlog
- badly
- bake
- balance
- be
- best
- booze
- bulky
- busywork
- capital
- cautious
- chalk
- challenging
- charisma
- come along
- come into
- commotion
- concern
- deal
- dear
- demand
- devoted
- difficult
- do
- dog days
- doing
- easily
- emotional
- enthusiastic
- esteem
- exhilarate
- experience
- extravagant
- fancy
- far
- fat
- few
* * *mucho, -a♦ adj1. [gran cantidad de] a lot of;comemos mucho pescado/mucha verdura we eat a lot of fish/vegetables;había mucha gente there were a lot of people there;producen muchos residuos they produce a lot of waste;tengo muchos más/menos amigos que tú I've got a lot more/fewer friends than you;no tengo mucho tiempo I haven't got much o a lot of time;no nos quedan muchas entradas we haven't got many o a lot of tickets left;¿hay muchas cosas que hacer? are there a lot of things to do?, is there much to do?;no tengo muchas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;tengo mucho sueño I'm very sleepy;hoy hace mucho calor it's very hot today;hace mucho tiempo a long time ago;¡mucha suerte! the best of luck!;¡muchas gracias! thank you very much!mucha sal me parece que le estás echando I think you're overdoing the salt a bit, I think you're adding a bit too much salt;ésta es mucha casa para mí this house is much too big for me;Fames mucho hombre he's a real man;es mucho coche para un conductor novato it's far too powerful a car for an inexperienced driver;es mucha mujer para ti she's out of your league!;Fammucho lujo y mucho camarero trajeado pero la comida es horrible it's all very luxurious and full of smartly dressed waiters, but the food's terrible♦ pron(singular) a lot;* * *I adjmuch;mucho tiempo a lot of time;no tengo mucho tiempo I don’t have a lot of time o much time;tengo mucho frío I am very cold;es mucho coche para mí this car’s too much for memany;muchos amigos a lot of friends;no tengo muchos amigos I don’t have a lot of friends o many friendsII pronmuch;no tengo mucho I don’t have much o a lotmany;no tengo muchos I don’t have many o a lot;muchos creen que … a lot of people o many people think that …III advmuch;¿cuesta mucho? does it cost a lot o much?;nos vemos mucho we see each other often o a lot;hace mucho que no te veo I haven’t seen you for a long time;¿dura/tarda mucho? does it last/take long?2:como mucho at the most;dan mucho de sí you can do a lot in 10 months;no es ni con mucho he is far from being …;ni mucho menos far from it;por mucho que however much* * *mucho adv1) : much, a lotmucho más: much morele gusta mucho: he likes it a lot2) : long, a long timetardó mucho en venir: he was a long time getting here3)por mucho que : no matter how much1) : a lot of, many, muchmucha gente: a lot of peoplehace mucho tiempo que no lo veo: I haven't seen him in ages2)muchas veces : often1) : a lot, many, muchhay mucho que hacer: there is a lot to domuchas no vinieron: many didn't come2)cuando mucho orcomo mucho : at most3)con mucho : by far4)ni mucho menos : not at all, far from it* * *mucho1 adj1. (en general) a lot of / lots oflee muchos libros he reads a lot of books lots of es lo mismo que a lot of, pero un poco más familiarcomo mucho queso I eat lots of cheese Much es singular y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas¿ganas mucho dinero? do you earn much money? many es plural y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas¿marcaste muchos goles? did you score many goals?2. (otras expresiones) verymucho2 adv1. (en general) a lotlo siento mucho I'm very sorry / I'm really sorry2. (comparaciones) much3. (mucho tiempo) a long timeno está acabado, ni mucho menos it is far from finishedmucho3 pron1. (en singular frases afirmativas) a lot2. (en singular frases negativas e interrogativas) much / a lot3. (con plurales) many / a lot -
4 compono
com-pōno ( conp-), posui (COMPOSEIVERVNT, C. I. L. 1, 199, 2), positum (compostus, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21 Lorenz; Verg. A. 1, 249; Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; Varr ap. Sen. Ep. 56, 6), 3, v. a., to put, place, lay, bring or set together, to unite, join, connect, collect, aggregate, compose, to order, arrange, adjust, etc. (class. and very freq.).I.In gen., of different objects.A. 1.Of things in gen.:b.aridum lignum,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 14:composita fronde,
Prop. 1, 20, 22:uvas in tecto in cratibus,
Cato, R. R. 112, 2:in quo (loco) erant ea conposita, quibus rex te numerare constituerat,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 17:(amomum) manipulatim leniter componitur,
Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48:amphoras in culleum,
Cato, R. R. 113, 2:ligna in caminum,
id. ib. 37, 5.—To bring into contact, fit together, join:c.quid... in operibus manu factis tam compositum tamque compactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest?
Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74: cum poclo bibo eodem, amplector, labra labellis conpono, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 260, 28:tum latus conponit lateri et cum pectore pectus,
id. ib. p. 260, 30:conponens manibusque manus atque ori bus ora,
Verg. A. 8, 486:Mercurio Sais fertur Virgineum conposuisse latus,
Prop. 2, 2, 12; cf.caput,
Tib. 1, 5, 8.—Hence, of broken limbs, etc., med. t. t., to set:ossa,
Cels. 8, 10, 2:jugulum,
id. 8, 8, 8 et saep.—Esp., to pack up for a journey, etc.:2.omnia composta sunt quae donavi,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21:i ergo intro et compone quae tecum simul Ferantur,
Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 5:dum tota domus raeda componitur una,
Juv. 3, 10.—Of persons:B.is (Saturnus) genus indocile ac dispersum montibus altis Composuit,
Verg. A. 8, 322:et tabula una duos poterit componere amantes,
Prop. 2, 26, 33 (3, 22, 13); cf. II. C. 5. infra.—To set in opposition.1.To bring together in hostility, to oppose, to couple, pair, match in combat (cf. compositio, III.); esp. of gladiators, etc.: Samnis, spurcus homo, cum Pacideiano conponitur, optimus multo Post homines natos gladiator qui fuit unus, Lucil. Sat. ap. Non. p. 257, 18; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 6, 17:2.Rupili et Persi par pugnat, uti non Compositum melius cum Bitho Bacchius,
Hor. S. 1, 7, 20 Orell. ad loc.:staturam habere Threcis cum Threce conpositi,
Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8;and in gen.: si quis casus duos inter se bonos viros composuerit,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:cuive virum mallem memet componere,
Sil. 10, 70:componimur Vecordi Decio,
id. 11, 212:hunc fatis,
id. 1, 39:cum ventis, pelagique furentibus undis Composuit mortale genus,
Luc. 3, 196;and fig.: pergis pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis componere,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 103:ecce par deo dignum, vir fortis cum fortuna mala conpositus,
Sen. Prov. 1, 2, 9:non illa (rhetorice) secum ipsa componitur,
Quint. 2, 17, 33;and of a judicial contest: accita Epicharis et cum indice composita,
confronted, Tac. A. 15, 51; 16, 10.—To oppose by way of comparison, to compare, contrast.(α).With acc. and dat.: quid est, cur componere ausis mihi te aut me tibi? Att. ap. Non. p. 257, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 147 Rib.):(β).nec divis homines componier aequom'st,
Cat. 68, 141: composita dicta evolvunt, Quae cum componas, dicta factis discrepant, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 21 (Trag. Rel. v. 48 Rib.):si parva licet conponere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:parvis conponere magna solebam,
id. E. 1, 23; Ov. M. 5, [p. 392] 416:audes cladi componere nostrae, Nympha, tuam?
id. ib. 15, 530:divinis humana,
Aus. Ecl. 1, 10.—With acc. and cum:II.ubi Metelli dicta cum factis conposuit,
Sall. J. 48, 1: causam suam cum causa adversarii. Quint. 7, 2, 22.In partic.A.Of the parts of a whole, or of a whole as made up of parts.1. (α).With ex:(β).exercitus ejus conpositus ex variis gentibus,
Sall. J. 18, 3:genus humanum ex corpore et anima conpositum,
id. ib. 2, 1:liber ex alienis orationibus compositus,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47:antidoton... ex multis atque interim contrariis quoque inter se effectibus,
Quint. 1, 10, 6:ex quo (umore) componi debet (medicamentum),
Cels. 6, 7, 1 fin. —With abl.:(γ).mensam gramine,
Sil. 15, 51.—With acc. alone:2.medicamentum,
Col. 6, 4, 1; Scrib. Comp. 10.—Esp., of buildings, etc., to construct, build:3.qui cuncta conposuit,
i. e. the Creator, Cic. Univ. 13:urbem,
Verg. A. 3, 387:illa (templa) deis,
Ov. F. 1, 708 Burm. ad loc.:aggere conposito tumuli,
Verg. A. 7, 6:deletas Thebas,
Prop. 2, 6, 5.—Of words, to compound:4.vitilitigatores ex vitiis et litigatoribus, Plin. praef. § 32: verba composita (opp. simplicia),
Quint. 1, 5, 3.—Of writings, speeches, etc.a.To compose, write, construct (very freq.):b.leges,
Lucr. 4, 966:compone hoc, quod postulo, de argento: de reliquo videro,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:quartum librum,
id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:libros,
id. Fam. 16, 20; Plin. Ep. 9, 9, 1:libellos,
Quint. 12, 8, 5:actiones,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8; Quint. 11, 3, 68:argumentum,
Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3:edictum eis verbis,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:edictum eorum arbitratu,
id. ib. 2, 1, 46, §119: artes,
books of instruction, id. Brut. 12, 48; id. Ac. 2, 13, 40:artificium,
id. de Or. 2, 19, 83:commentarium consulatus mei,
id. Att. 1, 19, 10; Quint. 1, 8, 19:quarum (litterarum) exemplum,
Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53:quandam disciplinae formulam,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17:stipulationum et judiciorum formulas,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 14:interdictum,
id. Caecin. 21, 59:poema,
id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 77; Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 60:senatus consultum,
Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2:testimonium,
id. Att. 15, 15, 1:verba ad religionem deorum immortalium,
id. Dom. 47, 124:de judicialibus causis aliqua,
Quint. 3, 6, 104:aliquid de ratione dicendi, id. prooem. 1: quae de ortu vitaque Scapulae composita erant,
Tac. A. 16, 14:Apion... inmortalitate donari a se scripsit ad quos aliqua conponebat, Plin. praef. § 25: carmen,
Cic. Mur. 12, 26:carmina,
Tac. Or. 12; id. A. 3, 49:epistulas,
id. ib. 2, 70:litteras nomine Marcelli,
Liv. 27, 28, 4; Tac. A. 11, 20:orationem habere ad conciliandos plebis animos conpositam,
Liv. 1, 35, 2:blanditias tremula voce,
Tib. 1, 2, 91:meditata manu verba trementi,
Ov. M. 9, 521:versus,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 8:mollem versum,
Prop. 1, 7, 19:cantus,
Tib. 1, 2, 53:in morem annalium,
Tac. Or. 22:orationes adversus aliquem,
id. ib. 37:litteras ad aliquem,
id. A. 15, 8; 14, 22:probra in Gaium,
id. ib. 6, 9;14, 50: multa et atrocia in Macronem,
id. ib. 6, 44 (38) et saep.—Transf., of the subjects, etc., treated, to write about, treat, celebrate:B.tuas laudes,
Tib. 4, 1, 35:res gestas,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251:tempora Iliaca,
Vell. 1, 3, 2:bellum Troicum,
id. 1, 5, 3:Juli Africani vitam componendo, spem hominibus fecisti plurium ejus modi librorum,
Tac. Or. 14:veteres populi Romani res,
id. A. 4, 32:Neronis res,
id. ib. 1, 1; 11, 11.—From the notion of closing.1.To put away, put aside, put in place:2.armamentis conplicandis, conponendis studuimus,
i. e. folding up the sails and lowering the masts, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 80:(tempus) ad componenda armamenta expediendumque remigem,
Liv. 26, 39, 8:vela contrahit malosque inclinat et simul armamenta componens, etc.,
id. 36, 44, 2:arma,
Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:tristes istos conpone libellos,
put aside, Prop. 1, 9, 13.—To store up, put away, collect:3.nec... Aut conponere opes norant aut parcere parto,
Verg. A. 8, 317:ego conposito securus acervo Despiciam dites,
Tib. 1, 1, 77;so fig.: condo et compono quae mox depromere possim,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12.— So esp. to preserve, pack, put up fruits, meat, etc., for future use:pernas,
Cato, R. R. 162, 12:tergora (suis),
Col. 12, 55, 2: siccatos coliculos, id. 12, 9, 1:caepam in fidelia,
id. 12, 10, 2:herbas,
id. 12, 13, 2:poma,
id. 12, 47, 5:olivas,
Pall. Nov. 22, 5:herbam olla nova,
Scrib. Comp. 60:faenum,
Dig. 19, 2, 11, § 4:fructus in urceis, capsellis,
ib. 33, 7, 12, §1.—Of the ashes or remains of the dead, to adjust, lay out, to collect and inurn, inter, bury:4. a.tu mea conpones et dices, ossa, Properti, Haec tua sunt,
Prop. 2, 24, 35 (3, 19, 19):cinerem,
Ov. F. 3, 547:cinerem ossaque,
Val. Fl. 7, 203:sic ego conponi versus in ossa velim,
Tib. 3, 2, 26.—Hence, in gen., of persons, to bury:quem... prope cognatos conpositum cineres,
Cat. 68, 98:omnes composui (meos),
Hor. S. 1, 9, 28:compositi busta avi,
Ov. F. 5, 426:Pisonem Verania uxor... T. Vinium Crispina filia composuere,
Tac. H. 1, 47:componi tumulo eodem,
Ov. M. 4, 157:toro Mortua componar,
id. ib. 9, 504:alto Conpositus lecto,
Pers. 3, 104:aliquem terra,
Sil. 9, 95.—Of things: omnia noctis erant placida composta quiete, Varr. Atac. ap. Sen. Contr. 3, 16:b.cum mare compositum est,
Ov. A. A. 3, 259:aquas,
id. H. 13, 136:fessum tumentes Composuit pelagus ventis patientibus undas,
Luc. 5, 702.—Of persons:5.nec vigilantibus, sed etiam quiete compositis,
Quint. 11, 2, 5:ubi jam thalamis se conposuere,
Verg. G. 4, 189:defessa membra,
id. ib. 4, 438:si bene conpositus somno vinoque jacebit,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 53.—To end strife, confusion, etc., to compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile, etc., that which is disturbed or at variance.a.With personal object:b.aversos amicos,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:ceteros clementia,
Tac. A. 12, 55:comitia praetorum,
id. ib. 14, 28; id. H. 1, 85:juvenes concitatos,
Quint. 1, 10, 32; cf.:barbarum animos,
Tac. A. 14, 39:gentem,
Sil. 17, 356.—Esp. of the mind:prima (pars philosophiae) conponit animum,
Sen. Ep. 89, 9:argumentum conpositae mentis,
id. ib. 2, 1; Cels. 3, 18; Sil. 11, 352:mentem somno,
id. 3, 162:religio saevas componit mentis,
id. 13, 317.—Of places, countries, etc.:c.C. Caesar componendae Armeniae deligitur,
Tac. A. 2, 4:Campaniam,
id. H. 4, 3:Daciam,
id. ib. 3, 53.—With abstr. or indef. objects:d.si possum hoc inter vos conponere,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 23; cf.:vides, inter nos sic haec potius cum bona Ut componamus gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17:gaudens conponi foedere bellum,
Verg. A. 12, 109; so,bellum,
Sall. J. 97, 2; Nep. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Vell. 2, 25, 1; Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:bella,
Tac. A. 3, 56:cum vellet pro communi amico controversias regum componere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 109:uti per colloquia omnes controversiae componantur,
id. ib. 1, 9 fin.:curas,
Verg. A. 4, 341; Sil. 12, 682:lites,
Verg. E. 3, 108:seditionem civilem,
Suet. Caes. 4:statum Orientis,
id. Calig. 1:Romanus Ardeae turbatas seditione res... composuit,
Liv. 4, 10, 6; 3, 53, 1:legatorum res et bello turbatas,
id. 45, 16, 2:res Germanicas,
Suet. Vit. 9:discordias,
Tac. H. 4, 50:compositis praesentibus,
id. A. 1, 45:odia et certamina,
id. ib. 15, 2.—Less freq. transf., with the result as object:pacem componi volo Meo patri cum matre,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 113:si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset,
Liv. 30, 40, 13:at me conposita pace fefellit Amor,
Prop. 2, 2, 2:pax circa Brundusium composita,
Vell. 2, 75, 3:pacem cum Pyrrho,
Just. 18, 2, 6; cf. D. 2. infra.—Absol.:C. 1.coheredes mei conponere et transigere cupiebant,
Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 7; and so impers. pass.:posteaquam id quod maxime volui fieri non potuit, ut componeretur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:Pompei summam esse... voluntatem, ut componeretur atque ab armis discederetur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 16.—In gen., to arrange, adjust, order, set in order:2.aulaeis se superbis Aurea sponda, of one's attitude on a couch,
Verg. A. 1, 697:ad ictum militaris gladii conposita cervice,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 26, 2:diductis aedificia angulis vidimus moveri iterumque conponi,
id. Q. N. 6, 30, 4:si ad rem pertinet, quomodo caelo adfecto conpositisque sideribus quodque animal oriatur,
Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98:tibi enim gratias agebat, quod signa componenda suscepisses,
id. Att. 4, 9, 1.—Esp., milit. t. t.:3.se ad confligendum, Sisenn. ap. Non p. 257, 13: exercitum in hibernaculis, Sali J. 103, 1: in secunda (acie) cohortis, id. H. inc. Fragm. 44 Dietsch: stabant conpositi suis quisque ordinibus (opp. incompositi),
Liv. 44, 38, 11:conpositi numero in turmas,
Verg. A. 11, 599:cunctos licentia vagos compositus invadit = compositis ordinibus,
Tac. H. 4, 35:agmen,
id. ib. 2, 89; 5, 1; id. A. 12, 16:ordines,
id. H. 4, 33:vagos paventesque Vitellianos, sua quemque apud signa, componunt,
id. ib. 3, 35:pugnae exercitum,
id. A. 13, 40:auxilia in numerum legionis,
id. ib. 2, 80 Nipp. ad loc.:equitem per turmas,
id. ib. 15, 29:insidias in montibus,
Just. 1, 3, 11.—Of the order of words in language: quam lepide lexeis compostae! ut tesserulae omnes Arte pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; id. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149; cf. id. ib. sq.:4.ut aptior sit oratio, ipsa verba compone,
id. Brut. 17, 68.—With reference to orderly appearance, etc., of the clothing, hair; the expression of the countenance, etc., to lay, smooth, adjust:5.suon quisque loco'st? Vide capillum, satin compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97:composito et delibuto capillo,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 135:comas,
Ov. R. Am. 679:crines,
Verg. G. 4, 417:ne turbarentur comae, quas componi, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:togam,
to lay in proper folds, Hor. S. 2, 3, 77; Quint. 11, 3, 156; cf.:nec tamen ante adiit... Quam se composuit, quam circumspexit amictus,
Ov. M. 4, 318:pulvinum facili manu,
id. A. A. 1, 160; cf.torum,
id. F. 3, 484:jam libet componere voltus,
id. M. 13, 767:vultu composito, ne laeti excessu principis, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 7; Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 5; cf.:(Tiberius) compositus ore,
id. ib. 2, 34:vultum natura horridum... efferabat, componens ad speculum in omnem terrorem,
distorting, Suet. Calig. 50.—In gen., to adjust, arrange, regulate, for the expression of something, or to accord with something; usu. ad aliquid:D.ad abstinentiam rursus, non secus ac modo ad balineum animum vultumque conposui,
Plin. Ep. 7, 1, 6:orationis ipsius vultus ad id, quod efficere intendimus, compositus,
Quint. 9, 1, 21:utraque manu ad modum aliquid portantium composita,
id. 11, 3, 120:ge. stum oratoris ad similitudinem saltationis,
id. 1, 11, 19:figuram ad imitationem alterius scripturae,
id. 9, 2, 34:nec ad votum composita civitas,
Tac. Or. 41:cuncta ad decorem inperi conposita,
id. H. 1, 71:cunctis ad tristitiam conpositis,
id. A. 3, 1. —Less freq. with dat.:voltus conponere famae Taedet,
to adapt, Tib. 4, 7, 9:venturis carbasa ventis,
Luc. 3, 596:me quoque mittendis rectum componite telis,
id. 3, 717. —With in:Nero itinera urbis... veste servili in dissimulationem sui compositus pererrabat,
disguised, made up, Tac. A. 13, 25. —To bring to a particular form or condition, to dispose, arrange, set in order, contrive, devise, prepare.(α).With acc.:(β).ego itinera sic composueram, ut Nonis Quinctilibus Puteolis essem,
Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3:quod adest memento Componere aequus,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 33:conposita atque constituta re publica,
Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 42:necdum compositis maturisve satis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 13, 5:(diem) totum in consideranda causa componendaque posuisse,
Cic. Brut. 22, 87:tempus in cognoscendis componendisque causis consumere,
id. Or. 42, 143:ex sententia omnibus rebus paratis conpositisque,
Sall. J. 43, 5; 94, 1:in senatu cuncta longis aliorum principatibus composita statim decernuntur,
Tac. H. 2, 55:dum quae forent firmando Neronis imperio componuntur,
id. A. 12, 68.—With ad or in and acc. of the purpose for which, or the example according to which, etc.:2.cum alteri placeat auspicia ista ad utilitatem esse rei publicae conposita,
Cic. Leg. 2, 13, 32:omnia ad voluptatem multitudinis inperitae,
Quint. 10, 1, 43:animum ad omnes casus,
id. 12, 9, 20; Val. Fl. 1, 321:satis igitur in hoc nos componet multa scribendi exercitatio,
Quint. 9, 4, 114:cultum victumque non ad nova exempla conponere, sed ut majorum mores suadent,
Sen. Tranq. 9, 2. —To arrange in agreement with others, to agree upon, contrive, devise, invent, conspire to make, etc.(α).In gen.: eum allegaverunt, suom qui servom diceret Cum auro esse apud me: conposita est fallacia, [p. 393] Ut, etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 29:(β).quin jam virginem Despondi: res composita'st,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 17:ita causa componitur, ut item palaestritae Bidini peterent ab Epicrate hereditatem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54:societatem praedarum cum latronibus conposuisse,
Sall. H. 4, 11 Dietsch:crimen ab inimicis Romae conpositum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141:conpositis inter se rebus,
Sall. J. 66, 2:ita conposito dolo digrediuntur,
id. ib. 111, 4:conposito jam consilio,
Liv. 3, 53, 3: ceteri proditores ea quae composita erant exspectabant;convenerat autem, etc.,
id. 25, 9, 8:sub noctem susurri Composita repetantur hora,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 20:ictum jam foedus, et omnes Conpositae leges,
Verg. A. 12, 315:compositis notis,
Tib. 1, 2, 22:crimen ac dolum ultro,
Tac. H. 1, 34:proditionem,
id. ib. 2, 100:seditionem,
id. ib. 4, 14:insidias,
id. ib. 5, 22; id. A. 12, 54; 13, 47: pacem componere, v. B. 5. supra.—With rel.-clause:(γ).cum summa concordia, quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, composuerunt,
Liv. 40, 40, 14.—With inf.:(δ).ii, secretis conloquiis conponunt Gallos concire,
Tac. A. 3, 40.—Pass. impers.:(ε).ut domi compositum cum Marcio erat,
Liv. 2, 37, 1.—With ut and subj.:3.compositum inter ipsos ut Latiaris strueret dolum,
Tac. A. 4, 68; cf. P. a. subst. —In gen., to feign, invent, devise, contrive, in order to deceive or delude, etc.: composita dicta, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 22 (Trag. Rel. v. 47 Rib.):A.ne tu istic hodie malo tuo conpositis mendaciis Advenisti,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211:nec bene mendaci risus conponitur ore,
Tib. 3, 6, 35 (3, 7, 3):sed vobis facile'st verba et conponere fraudes,
Prop. 2, 9, 31:insidias in me conponis inanes,
id. 2, 32 (3, 30), 19:compositas insidias fatoque evitatas ementitur,
Tac. A. 13, 47:si haec fabulosa et composita videntur,
id. Or. 12; id. Agr. 40:quae ut augendae famae composita, sic reliqua non in obscuro habentur,
id. A. 15, 16; cf.:vetustatem, ut cetera, in majus conponentem altores Jovis celebravisse,
exaggerating, Sall. H. 3, 60 Dietsch.— Part. perf. with in and acc., pretending, assuming the appearance or expression:(Domitianus) paratus simulatione, in adrogantiam compositus audiit preces,
Tac. Agr. 42:is in maestitiam compositus,
id. H. 2, 9; 1, 54:in securitatem,
id. A. 3, 44.—Rarely with ad:tunc compositus ad maestitiam,
Tac. A. 13, 20.— Hence, P. a.: compŏsĭtus ( - postus), a, um.Well-arranged, ordered, or constituted, orderly, regular:B.quae (injuria) dum foris sunt, nil videtur mundius, Nec magis compositum quicquam nec magis elegans,
Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 13: admiratus sum... sunchusin litterularum, quae solent tuae compositissimae et clarissimae esse, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:acrior impetu atque animis quam compositior ullo ordine pugna fuit,
Liv. 28, 22, 13:intellegitur, etiamsi non adjecero, conpositum ordinatumque fore talem virum,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 3:composita et quieta et beata respublica,
Tac. Or. 36. —Of writings:quare in his quoque libris erant eadem aliqua... omnia vero compositiora et elaborata,
Quint. 1, pr. § 8; cf.:illa quae curam fatentur et ficta atque composita videri etiam volunt,
elaborate, id. 8, pr. § 23.— Transf., of the orator himself:si aut compositi oratoris bene structam collocationem dissolvas permutatione verborum,
Cic. Or. 70, 232.—Fitly disposed for any purpose, prepared, apt, fit, adapted, qualified, suitable, ready:C.perficiam ut nemo umquam paratior, vigilantior, compositior ad judicium venisse videatur,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 11; so,equus bene natura compositus,
Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59.— With ad or in and acc., or with dat.:arte quadam ab juventa in ostentationem (virtutum) compositus,
Liv. 26, 19, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:alius historiae magis idoneus, alius compositus ad carmen,
Quint. 2, 8, 7:aeque in adulationem compositus (sacerdos),
Curt. 4, 7, 26:(Attici) non maxime ad risum compositi,
Quint. 6, 3, 18:natura atque arte compositus alliciendis etiam Muciani moribus,
Tac. H. 2, 5.—Quiet, peaceful, undisturbed, calm, composed, unimpassioned, etc.:D.ut peractis quae agenda fuerint salvo jam et composito die possis ibi manere,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 2:lenis et nitidi et compositi generis amatores,
Quint. 10, 1, 44:actio,
id. 11, 3, 110:aetas,
mature, sedate, Tac. A. 13, 1: adfectus mites atque compositi, Quint. 6, 2, 9:supercilium (opp. erectum),
id. 11, 3, 74:repetitio eorum (civium) labefactabat compositam civitatem,
Flor. 3, 23, 3.—Compound, composite, made up of parts (opp. simplex):(α).verba,
Quint. 1, 5, 3; 1, 6, 38; 7, 9, 5:voces,
id. 1, 5, 65; cf. id. 1, 5, 9; 2, 12, 3.—Hence, subst.: compŏsĭtum ( conp-), i, n., that which is agreed, an agreement, compact, etc.; only abl. in the phrases,Ex composito, according to agreement, by agreement, in concert, Sall. H. 2, 12 Dietsch:(β).tum ex composito orta vis,
Liv. 1, 9, 10; 5, 14, 2; 36, 25, 1; 40, 48, 4; Suet. Claud. 37; Tac. H. 4, 66.—De composito, by agreement, App. Mag. 1, p. 273; and,(γ).More rarely in the same sense, composito alone, Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 29; Nep. Dat. 6, 6; Verg. A. 2, 129.—Hence also adv.: compŏsĭtē ( conp-), in an orderly, regular, or skilful manner, orderly, regularly, properly (class. but rare;not in Quint.): ambulare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:indutus,
Gell. 1, 5, 2:composite et apte dicere,
Cic. Or. 71, 236:composite, ornate, copiose eloqui,
id. De Or. 1, 11, 48:composite atque magnifice casum reipublicae miserati,
Sall. C. 51, 9:bene et composite disseruit,
id. Ib. 52.— Comp.:compositius cuncta quam festinantius agerent,
Tac. A. 15, 3. -
5 compositum
com-pōno ( conp-), posui (COMPOSEIVERVNT, C. I. L. 1, 199, 2), positum (compostus, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21 Lorenz; Verg. A. 1, 249; Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; Varr ap. Sen. Ep. 56, 6), 3, v. a., to put, place, lay, bring or set together, to unite, join, connect, collect, aggregate, compose, to order, arrange, adjust, etc. (class. and very freq.).I.In gen., of different objects.A. 1.Of things in gen.:b.aridum lignum,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 14:composita fronde,
Prop. 1, 20, 22:uvas in tecto in cratibus,
Cato, R. R. 112, 2:in quo (loco) erant ea conposita, quibus rex te numerare constituerat,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 17:(amomum) manipulatim leniter componitur,
Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48:amphoras in culleum,
Cato, R. R. 113, 2:ligna in caminum,
id. ib. 37, 5.—To bring into contact, fit together, join:c.quid... in operibus manu factis tam compositum tamque compactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest?
Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74: cum poclo bibo eodem, amplector, labra labellis conpono, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 260, 28:tum latus conponit lateri et cum pectore pectus,
id. ib. p. 260, 30:conponens manibusque manus atque ori bus ora,
Verg. A. 8, 486:Mercurio Sais fertur Virgineum conposuisse latus,
Prop. 2, 2, 12; cf.caput,
Tib. 1, 5, 8.—Hence, of broken limbs, etc., med. t. t., to set:ossa,
Cels. 8, 10, 2:jugulum,
id. 8, 8, 8 et saep.—Esp., to pack up for a journey, etc.:2.omnia composta sunt quae donavi,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21:i ergo intro et compone quae tecum simul Ferantur,
Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 5:dum tota domus raeda componitur una,
Juv. 3, 10.—Of persons:B.is (Saturnus) genus indocile ac dispersum montibus altis Composuit,
Verg. A. 8, 322:et tabula una duos poterit componere amantes,
Prop. 2, 26, 33 (3, 22, 13); cf. II. C. 5. infra.—To set in opposition.1.To bring together in hostility, to oppose, to couple, pair, match in combat (cf. compositio, III.); esp. of gladiators, etc.: Samnis, spurcus homo, cum Pacideiano conponitur, optimus multo Post homines natos gladiator qui fuit unus, Lucil. Sat. ap. Non. p. 257, 18; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 6, 17:2.Rupili et Persi par pugnat, uti non Compositum melius cum Bitho Bacchius,
Hor. S. 1, 7, 20 Orell. ad loc.:staturam habere Threcis cum Threce conpositi,
Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8;and in gen.: si quis casus duos inter se bonos viros composuerit,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:cuive virum mallem memet componere,
Sil. 10, 70:componimur Vecordi Decio,
id. 11, 212:hunc fatis,
id. 1, 39:cum ventis, pelagique furentibus undis Composuit mortale genus,
Luc. 3, 196;and fig.: pergis pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis componere,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 103:ecce par deo dignum, vir fortis cum fortuna mala conpositus,
Sen. Prov. 1, 2, 9:non illa (rhetorice) secum ipsa componitur,
Quint. 2, 17, 33;and of a judicial contest: accita Epicharis et cum indice composita,
confronted, Tac. A. 15, 51; 16, 10.—To oppose by way of comparison, to compare, contrast.(α).With acc. and dat.: quid est, cur componere ausis mihi te aut me tibi? Att. ap. Non. p. 257, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 147 Rib.):(β).nec divis homines componier aequom'st,
Cat. 68, 141: composita dicta evolvunt, Quae cum componas, dicta factis discrepant, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 21 (Trag. Rel. v. 48 Rib.):si parva licet conponere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:parvis conponere magna solebam,
id. E. 1, 23; Ov. M. 5, [p. 392] 416:audes cladi componere nostrae, Nympha, tuam?
id. ib. 15, 530:divinis humana,
Aus. Ecl. 1, 10.—With acc. and cum:II.ubi Metelli dicta cum factis conposuit,
Sall. J. 48, 1: causam suam cum causa adversarii. Quint. 7, 2, 22.In partic.A.Of the parts of a whole, or of a whole as made up of parts.1. (α).With ex:(β).exercitus ejus conpositus ex variis gentibus,
Sall. J. 18, 3:genus humanum ex corpore et anima conpositum,
id. ib. 2, 1:liber ex alienis orationibus compositus,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47:antidoton... ex multis atque interim contrariis quoque inter se effectibus,
Quint. 1, 10, 6:ex quo (umore) componi debet (medicamentum),
Cels. 6, 7, 1 fin. —With abl.:(γ).mensam gramine,
Sil. 15, 51.—With acc. alone:2.medicamentum,
Col. 6, 4, 1; Scrib. Comp. 10.—Esp., of buildings, etc., to construct, build:3.qui cuncta conposuit,
i. e. the Creator, Cic. Univ. 13:urbem,
Verg. A. 3, 387:illa (templa) deis,
Ov. F. 1, 708 Burm. ad loc.:aggere conposito tumuli,
Verg. A. 7, 6:deletas Thebas,
Prop. 2, 6, 5.—Of words, to compound:4.vitilitigatores ex vitiis et litigatoribus, Plin. praef. § 32: verba composita (opp. simplicia),
Quint. 1, 5, 3.—Of writings, speeches, etc.a.To compose, write, construct (very freq.):b.leges,
Lucr. 4, 966:compone hoc, quod postulo, de argento: de reliquo videro,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:quartum librum,
id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:libros,
id. Fam. 16, 20; Plin. Ep. 9, 9, 1:libellos,
Quint. 12, 8, 5:actiones,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8; Quint. 11, 3, 68:argumentum,
Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3:edictum eis verbis,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:edictum eorum arbitratu,
id. ib. 2, 1, 46, §119: artes,
books of instruction, id. Brut. 12, 48; id. Ac. 2, 13, 40:artificium,
id. de Or. 2, 19, 83:commentarium consulatus mei,
id. Att. 1, 19, 10; Quint. 1, 8, 19:quarum (litterarum) exemplum,
Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53:quandam disciplinae formulam,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17:stipulationum et judiciorum formulas,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 14:interdictum,
id. Caecin. 21, 59:poema,
id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 77; Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 60:senatus consultum,
Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2:testimonium,
id. Att. 15, 15, 1:verba ad religionem deorum immortalium,
id. Dom. 47, 124:de judicialibus causis aliqua,
Quint. 3, 6, 104:aliquid de ratione dicendi, id. prooem. 1: quae de ortu vitaque Scapulae composita erant,
Tac. A. 16, 14:Apion... inmortalitate donari a se scripsit ad quos aliqua conponebat, Plin. praef. § 25: carmen,
Cic. Mur. 12, 26:carmina,
Tac. Or. 12; id. A. 3, 49:epistulas,
id. ib. 2, 70:litteras nomine Marcelli,
Liv. 27, 28, 4; Tac. A. 11, 20:orationem habere ad conciliandos plebis animos conpositam,
Liv. 1, 35, 2:blanditias tremula voce,
Tib. 1, 2, 91:meditata manu verba trementi,
Ov. M. 9, 521:versus,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 8:mollem versum,
Prop. 1, 7, 19:cantus,
Tib. 1, 2, 53:in morem annalium,
Tac. Or. 22:orationes adversus aliquem,
id. ib. 37:litteras ad aliquem,
id. A. 15, 8; 14, 22:probra in Gaium,
id. ib. 6, 9;14, 50: multa et atrocia in Macronem,
id. ib. 6, 44 (38) et saep.—Transf., of the subjects, etc., treated, to write about, treat, celebrate:B.tuas laudes,
Tib. 4, 1, 35:res gestas,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251:tempora Iliaca,
Vell. 1, 3, 2:bellum Troicum,
id. 1, 5, 3:Juli Africani vitam componendo, spem hominibus fecisti plurium ejus modi librorum,
Tac. Or. 14:veteres populi Romani res,
id. A. 4, 32:Neronis res,
id. ib. 1, 1; 11, 11.—From the notion of closing.1.To put away, put aside, put in place:2.armamentis conplicandis, conponendis studuimus,
i. e. folding up the sails and lowering the masts, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 80:(tempus) ad componenda armamenta expediendumque remigem,
Liv. 26, 39, 8:vela contrahit malosque inclinat et simul armamenta componens, etc.,
id. 36, 44, 2:arma,
Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:tristes istos conpone libellos,
put aside, Prop. 1, 9, 13.—To store up, put away, collect:3.nec... Aut conponere opes norant aut parcere parto,
Verg. A. 8, 317:ego conposito securus acervo Despiciam dites,
Tib. 1, 1, 77;so fig.: condo et compono quae mox depromere possim,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12.— So esp. to preserve, pack, put up fruits, meat, etc., for future use:pernas,
Cato, R. R. 162, 12:tergora (suis),
Col. 12, 55, 2: siccatos coliculos, id. 12, 9, 1:caepam in fidelia,
id. 12, 10, 2:herbas,
id. 12, 13, 2:poma,
id. 12, 47, 5:olivas,
Pall. Nov. 22, 5:herbam olla nova,
Scrib. Comp. 60:faenum,
Dig. 19, 2, 11, § 4:fructus in urceis, capsellis,
ib. 33, 7, 12, §1.—Of the ashes or remains of the dead, to adjust, lay out, to collect and inurn, inter, bury:4. a.tu mea conpones et dices, ossa, Properti, Haec tua sunt,
Prop. 2, 24, 35 (3, 19, 19):cinerem,
Ov. F. 3, 547:cinerem ossaque,
Val. Fl. 7, 203:sic ego conponi versus in ossa velim,
Tib. 3, 2, 26.—Hence, in gen., of persons, to bury:quem... prope cognatos conpositum cineres,
Cat. 68, 98:omnes composui (meos),
Hor. S. 1, 9, 28:compositi busta avi,
Ov. F. 5, 426:Pisonem Verania uxor... T. Vinium Crispina filia composuere,
Tac. H. 1, 47:componi tumulo eodem,
Ov. M. 4, 157:toro Mortua componar,
id. ib. 9, 504:alto Conpositus lecto,
Pers. 3, 104:aliquem terra,
Sil. 9, 95.—Of things: omnia noctis erant placida composta quiete, Varr. Atac. ap. Sen. Contr. 3, 16:b.cum mare compositum est,
Ov. A. A. 3, 259:aquas,
id. H. 13, 136:fessum tumentes Composuit pelagus ventis patientibus undas,
Luc. 5, 702.—Of persons:5.nec vigilantibus, sed etiam quiete compositis,
Quint. 11, 2, 5:ubi jam thalamis se conposuere,
Verg. G. 4, 189:defessa membra,
id. ib. 4, 438:si bene conpositus somno vinoque jacebit,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 53.—To end strife, confusion, etc., to compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile, etc., that which is disturbed or at variance.a.With personal object:b.aversos amicos,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:ceteros clementia,
Tac. A. 12, 55:comitia praetorum,
id. ib. 14, 28; id. H. 1, 85:juvenes concitatos,
Quint. 1, 10, 32; cf.:barbarum animos,
Tac. A. 14, 39:gentem,
Sil. 17, 356.—Esp. of the mind:prima (pars philosophiae) conponit animum,
Sen. Ep. 89, 9:argumentum conpositae mentis,
id. ib. 2, 1; Cels. 3, 18; Sil. 11, 352:mentem somno,
id. 3, 162:religio saevas componit mentis,
id. 13, 317.—Of places, countries, etc.:c.C. Caesar componendae Armeniae deligitur,
Tac. A. 2, 4:Campaniam,
id. H. 4, 3:Daciam,
id. ib. 3, 53.—With abstr. or indef. objects:d.si possum hoc inter vos conponere,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 23; cf.:vides, inter nos sic haec potius cum bona Ut componamus gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17:gaudens conponi foedere bellum,
Verg. A. 12, 109; so,bellum,
Sall. J. 97, 2; Nep. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Vell. 2, 25, 1; Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:bella,
Tac. A. 3, 56:cum vellet pro communi amico controversias regum componere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 109:uti per colloquia omnes controversiae componantur,
id. ib. 1, 9 fin.:curas,
Verg. A. 4, 341; Sil. 12, 682:lites,
Verg. E. 3, 108:seditionem civilem,
Suet. Caes. 4:statum Orientis,
id. Calig. 1:Romanus Ardeae turbatas seditione res... composuit,
Liv. 4, 10, 6; 3, 53, 1:legatorum res et bello turbatas,
id. 45, 16, 2:res Germanicas,
Suet. Vit. 9:discordias,
Tac. H. 4, 50:compositis praesentibus,
id. A. 1, 45:odia et certamina,
id. ib. 15, 2.—Less freq. transf., with the result as object:pacem componi volo Meo patri cum matre,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 113:si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset,
Liv. 30, 40, 13:at me conposita pace fefellit Amor,
Prop. 2, 2, 2:pax circa Brundusium composita,
Vell. 2, 75, 3:pacem cum Pyrrho,
Just. 18, 2, 6; cf. D. 2. infra.—Absol.:C. 1.coheredes mei conponere et transigere cupiebant,
Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 7; and so impers. pass.:posteaquam id quod maxime volui fieri non potuit, ut componeretur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:Pompei summam esse... voluntatem, ut componeretur atque ab armis discederetur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 16.—In gen., to arrange, adjust, order, set in order:2.aulaeis se superbis Aurea sponda, of one's attitude on a couch,
Verg. A. 1, 697:ad ictum militaris gladii conposita cervice,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 26, 2:diductis aedificia angulis vidimus moveri iterumque conponi,
id. Q. N. 6, 30, 4:si ad rem pertinet, quomodo caelo adfecto conpositisque sideribus quodque animal oriatur,
Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98:tibi enim gratias agebat, quod signa componenda suscepisses,
id. Att. 4, 9, 1.—Esp., milit. t. t.:3.se ad confligendum, Sisenn. ap. Non p. 257, 13: exercitum in hibernaculis, Sali J. 103, 1: in secunda (acie) cohortis, id. H. inc. Fragm. 44 Dietsch: stabant conpositi suis quisque ordinibus (opp. incompositi),
Liv. 44, 38, 11:conpositi numero in turmas,
Verg. A. 11, 599:cunctos licentia vagos compositus invadit = compositis ordinibus,
Tac. H. 4, 35:agmen,
id. ib. 2, 89; 5, 1; id. A. 12, 16:ordines,
id. H. 4, 33:vagos paventesque Vitellianos, sua quemque apud signa, componunt,
id. ib. 3, 35:pugnae exercitum,
id. A. 13, 40:auxilia in numerum legionis,
id. ib. 2, 80 Nipp. ad loc.:equitem per turmas,
id. ib. 15, 29:insidias in montibus,
Just. 1, 3, 11.—Of the order of words in language: quam lepide lexeis compostae! ut tesserulae omnes Arte pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; id. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149; cf. id. ib. sq.:4.ut aptior sit oratio, ipsa verba compone,
id. Brut. 17, 68.—With reference to orderly appearance, etc., of the clothing, hair; the expression of the countenance, etc., to lay, smooth, adjust:5.suon quisque loco'st? Vide capillum, satin compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97:composito et delibuto capillo,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 135:comas,
Ov. R. Am. 679:crines,
Verg. G. 4, 417:ne turbarentur comae, quas componi, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:togam,
to lay in proper folds, Hor. S. 2, 3, 77; Quint. 11, 3, 156; cf.:nec tamen ante adiit... Quam se composuit, quam circumspexit amictus,
Ov. M. 4, 318:pulvinum facili manu,
id. A. A. 1, 160; cf.torum,
id. F. 3, 484:jam libet componere voltus,
id. M. 13, 767:vultu composito, ne laeti excessu principis, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 7; Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 5; cf.:(Tiberius) compositus ore,
id. ib. 2, 34:vultum natura horridum... efferabat, componens ad speculum in omnem terrorem,
distorting, Suet. Calig. 50.—In gen., to adjust, arrange, regulate, for the expression of something, or to accord with something; usu. ad aliquid:D.ad abstinentiam rursus, non secus ac modo ad balineum animum vultumque conposui,
Plin. Ep. 7, 1, 6:orationis ipsius vultus ad id, quod efficere intendimus, compositus,
Quint. 9, 1, 21:utraque manu ad modum aliquid portantium composita,
id. 11, 3, 120:ge. stum oratoris ad similitudinem saltationis,
id. 1, 11, 19:figuram ad imitationem alterius scripturae,
id. 9, 2, 34:nec ad votum composita civitas,
Tac. Or. 41:cuncta ad decorem inperi conposita,
id. H. 1, 71:cunctis ad tristitiam conpositis,
id. A. 3, 1. —Less freq. with dat.:voltus conponere famae Taedet,
to adapt, Tib. 4, 7, 9:venturis carbasa ventis,
Luc. 3, 596:me quoque mittendis rectum componite telis,
id. 3, 717. —With in:Nero itinera urbis... veste servili in dissimulationem sui compositus pererrabat,
disguised, made up, Tac. A. 13, 25. —To bring to a particular form or condition, to dispose, arrange, set in order, contrive, devise, prepare.(α).With acc.:(β).ego itinera sic composueram, ut Nonis Quinctilibus Puteolis essem,
Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3:quod adest memento Componere aequus,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 33:conposita atque constituta re publica,
Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 42:necdum compositis maturisve satis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 13, 5:(diem) totum in consideranda causa componendaque posuisse,
Cic. Brut. 22, 87:tempus in cognoscendis componendisque causis consumere,
id. Or. 42, 143:ex sententia omnibus rebus paratis conpositisque,
Sall. J. 43, 5; 94, 1:in senatu cuncta longis aliorum principatibus composita statim decernuntur,
Tac. H. 2, 55:dum quae forent firmando Neronis imperio componuntur,
id. A. 12, 68.—With ad or in and acc. of the purpose for which, or the example according to which, etc.:2.cum alteri placeat auspicia ista ad utilitatem esse rei publicae conposita,
Cic. Leg. 2, 13, 32:omnia ad voluptatem multitudinis inperitae,
Quint. 10, 1, 43:animum ad omnes casus,
id. 12, 9, 20; Val. Fl. 1, 321:satis igitur in hoc nos componet multa scribendi exercitatio,
Quint. 9, 4, 114:cultum victumque non ad nova exempla conponere, sed ut majorum mores suadent,
Sen. Tranq. 9, 2. —To arrange in agreement with others, to agree upon, contrive, devise, invent, conspire to make, etc.(α).In gen.: eum allegaverunt, suom qui servom diceret Cum auro esse apud me: conposita est fallacia, [p. 393] Ut, etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 29:(β).quin jam virginem Despondi: res composita'st,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 17:ita causa componitur, ut item palaestritae Bidini peterent ab Epicrate hereditatem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54:societatem praedarum cum latronibus conposuisse,
Sall. H. 4, 11 Dietsch:crimen ab inimicis Romae conpositum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141:conpositis inter se rebus,
Sall. J. 66, 2:ita conposito dolo digrediuntur,
id. ib. 111, 4:conposito jam consilio,
Liv. 3, 53, 3: ceteri proditores ea quae composita erant exspectabant;convenerat autem, etc.,
id. 25, 9, 8:sub noctem susurri Composita repetantur hora,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 20:ictum jam foedus, et omnes Conpositae leges,
Verg. A. 12, 315:compositis notis,
Tib. 1, 2, 22:crimen ac dolum ultro,
Tac. H. 1, 34:proditionem,
id. ib. 2, 100:seditionem,
id. ib. 4, 14:insidias,
id. ib. 5, 22; id. A. 12, 54; 13, 47: pacem componere, v. B. 5. supra.—With rel.-clause:(γ).cum summa concordia, quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, composuerunt,
Liv. 40, 40, 14.—With inf.:(δ).ii, secretis conloquiis conponunt Gallos concire,
Tac. A. 3, 40.—Pass. impers.:(ε).ut domi compositum cum Marcio erat,
Liv. 2, 37, 1.—With ut and subj.:3.compositum inter ipsos ut Latiaris strueret dolum,
Tac. A. 4, 68; cf. P. a. subst. —In gen., to feign, invent, devise, contrive, in order to deceive or delude, etc.: composita dicta, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 22 (Trag. Rel. v. 47 Rib.):A.ne tu istic hodie malo tuo conpositis mendaciis Advenisti,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211:nec bene mendaci risus conponitur ore,
Tib. 3, 6, 35 (3, 7, 3):sed vobis facile'st verba et conponere fraudes,
Prop. 2, 9, 31:insidias in me conponis inanes,
id. 2, 32 (3, 30), 19:compositas insidias fatoque evitatas ementitur,
Tac. A. 13, 47:si haec fabulosa et composita videntur,
id. Or. 12; id. Agr. 40:quae ut augendae famae composita, sic reliqua non in obscuro habentur,
id. A. 15, 16; cf.:vetustatem, ut cetera, in majus conponentem altores Jovis celebravisse,
exaggerating, Sall. H. 3, 60 Dietsch.— Part. perf. with in and acc., pretending, assuming the appearance or expression:(Domitianus) paratus simulatione, in adrogantiam compositus audiit preces,
Tac. Agr. 42:is in maestitiam compositus,
id. H. 2, 9; 1, 54:in securitatem,
id. A. 3, 44.—Rarely with ad:tunc compositus ad maestitiam,
Tac. A. 13, 20.— Hence, P. a.: compŏsĭtus ( - postus), a, um.Well-arranged, ordered, or constituted, orderly, regular:B.quae (injuria) dum foris sunt, nil videtur mundius, Nec magis compositum quicquam nec magis elegans,
Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 13: admiratus sum... sunchusin litterularum, quae solent tuae compositissimae et clarissimae esse, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:acrior impetu atque animis quam compositior ullo ordine pugna fuit,
Liv. 28, 22, 13:intellegitur, etiamsi non adjecero, conpositum ordinatumque fore talem virum,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 3:composita et quieta et beata respublica,
Tac. Or. 36. —Of writings:quare in his quoque libris erant eadem aliqua... omnia vero compositiora et elaborata,
Quint. 1, pr. § 8; cf.:illa quae curam fatentur et ficta atque composita videri etiam volunt,
elaborate, id. 8, pr. § 23.— Transf., of the orator himself:si aut compositi oratoris bene structam collocationem dissolvas permutatione verborum,
Cic. Or. 70, 232.—Fitly disposed for any purpose, prepared, apt, fit, adapted, qualified, suitable, ready:C.perficiam ut nemo umquam paratior, vigilantior, compositior ad judicium venisse videatur,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 11; so,equus bene natura compositus,
Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59.— With ad or in and acc., or with dat.:arte quadam ab juventa in ostentationem (virtutum) compositus,
Liv. 26, 19, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:alius historiae magis idoneus, alius compositus ad carmen,
Quint. 2, 8, 7:aeque in adulationem compositus (sacerdos),
Curt. 4, 7, 26:(Attici) non maxime ad risum compositi,
Quint. 6, 3, 18:natura atque arte compositus alliciendis etiam Muciani moribus,
Tac. H. 2, 5.—Quiet, peaceful, undisturbed, calm, composed, unimpassioned, etc.:D.ut peractis quae agenda fuerint salvo jam et composito die possis ibi manere,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 2:lenis et nitidi et compositi generis amatores,
Quint. 10, 1, 44:actio,
id. 11, 3, 110:aetas,
mature, sedate, Tac. A. 13, 1: adfectus mites atque compositi, Quint. 6, 2, 9:supercilium (opp. erectum),
id. 11, 3, 74:repetitio eorum (civium) labefactabat compositam civitatem,
Flor. 3, 23, 3.—Compound, composite, made up of parts (opp. simplex):(α).verba,
Quint. 1, 5, 3; 1, 6, 38; 7, 9, 5:voces,
id. 1, 5, 65; cf. id. 1, 5, 9; 2, 12, 3.—Hence, subst.: compŏsĭtum ( conp-), i, n., that which is agreed, an agreement, compact, etc.; only abl. in the phrases,Ex composito, according to agreement, by agreement, in concert, Sall. H. 2, 12 Dietsch:(β).tum ex composito orta vis,
Liv. 1, 9, 10; 5, 14, 2; 36, 25, 1; 40, 48, 4; Suet. Claud. 37; Tac. H. 4, 66.—De composito, by agreement, App. Mag. 1, p. 273; and,(γ).More rarely in the same sense, composito alone, Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 29; Nep. Dat. 6, 6; Verg. A. 2, 129.—Hence also adv.: compŏsĭtē ( conp-), in an orderly, regular, or skilful manner, orderly, regularly, properly (class. but rare;not in Quint.): ambulare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:indutus,
Gell. 1, 5, 2:composite et apte dicere,
Cic. Or. 71, 236:composite, ornate, copiose eloqui,
id. De Or. 1, 11, 48:composite atque magnifice casum reipublicae miserati,
Sall. C. 51, 9:bene et composite disseruit,
id. Ib. 52.— Comp.:compositius cuncta quam festinantius agerent,
Tac. A. 15, 3. -
6 conpono
com-pōno ( conp-), posui (COMPOSEIVERVNT, C. I. L. 1, 199, 2), positum (compostus, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21 Lorenz; Verg. A. 1, 249; Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; Varr ap. Sen. Ep. 56, 6), 3, v. a., to put, place, lay, bring or set together, to unite, join, connect, collect, aggregate, compose, to order, arrange, adjust, etc. (class. and very freq.).I.In gen., of different objects.A. 1.Of things in gen.:b.aridum lignum,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 14:composita fronde,
Prop. 1, 20, 22:uvas in tecto in cratibus,
Cato, R. R. 112, 2:in quo (loco) erant ea conposita, quibus rex te numerare constituerat,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 17:(amomum) manipulatim leniter componitur,
Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48:amphoras in culleum,
Cato, R. R. 113, 2:ligna in caminum,
id. ib. 37, 5.—To bring into contact, fit together, join:c.quid... in operibus manu factis tam compositum tamque compactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest?
Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74: cum poclo bibo eodem, amplector, labra labellis conpono, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 260, 28:tum latus conponit lateri et cum pectore pectus,
id. ib. p. 260, 30:conponens manibusque manus atque ori bus ora,
Verg. A. 8, 486:Mercurio Sais fertur Virgineum conposuisse latus,
Prop. 2, 2, 12; cf.caput,
Tib. 1, 5, 8.—Hence, of broken limbs, etc., med. t. t., to set:ossa,
Cels. 8, 10, 2:jugulum,
id. 8, 8, 8 et saep.—Esp., to pack up for a journey, etc.:2.omnia composta sunt quae donavi,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21:i ergo intro et compone quae tecum simul Ferantur,
Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 5:dum tota domus raeda componitur una,
Juv. 3, 10.—Of persons:B.is (Saturnus) genus indocile ac dispersum montibus altis Composuit,
Verg. A. 8, 322:et tabula una duos poterit componere amantes,
Prop. 2, 26, 33 (3, 22, 13); cf. II. C. 5. infra.—To set in opposition.1.To bring together in hostility, to oppose, to couple, pair, match in combat (cf. compositio, III.); esp. of gladiators, etc.: Samnis, spurcus homo, cum Pacideiano conponitur, optimus multo Post homines natos gladiator qui fuit unus, Lucil. Sat. ap. Non. p. 257, 18; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 6, 17:2.Rupili et Persi par pugnat, uti non Compositum melius cum Bitho Bacchius,
Hor. S. 1, 7, 20 Orell. ad loc.:staturam habere Threcis cum Threce conpositi,
Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8;and in gen.: si quis casus duos inter se bonos viros composuerit,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:cuive virum mallem memet componere,
Sil. 10, 70:componimur Vecordi Decio,
id. 11, 212:hunc fatis,
id. 1, 39:cum ventis, pelagique furentibus undis Composuit mortale genus,
Luc. 3, 196;and fig.: pergis pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis componere,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 103:ecce par deo dignum, vir fortis cum fortuna mala conpositus,
Sen. Prov. 1, 2, 9:non illa (rhetorice) secum ipsa componitur,
Quint. 2, 17, 33;and of a judicial contest: accita Epicharis et cum indice composita,
confronted, Tac. A. 15, 51; 16, 10.—To oppose by way of comparison, to compare, contrast.(α).With acc. and dat.: quid est, cur componere ausis mihi te aut me tibi? Att. ap. Non. p. 257, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 147 Rib.):(β).nec divis homines componier aequom'st,
Cat. 68, 141: composita dicta evolvunt, Quae cum componas, dicta factis discrepant, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 21 (Trag. Rel. v. 48 Rib.):si parva licet conponere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:parvis conponere magna solebam,
id. E. 1, 23; Ov. M. 5, [p. 392] 416:audes cladi componere nostrae, Nympha, tuam?
id. ib. 15, 530:divinis humana,
Aus. Ecl. 1, 10.—With acc. and cum:II.ubi Metelli dicta cum factis conposuit,
Sall. J. 48, 1: causam suam cum causa adversarii. Quint. 7, 2, 22.In partic.A.Of the parts of a whole, or of a whole as made up of parts.1. (α).With ex:(β).exercitus ejus conpositus ex variis gentibus,
Sall. J. 18, 3:genus humanum ex corpore et anima conpositum,
id. ib. 2, 1:liber ex alienis orationibus compositus,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47:antidoton... ex multis atque interim contrariis quoque inter se effectibus,
Quint. 1, 10, 6:ex quo (umore) componi debet (medicamentum),
Cels. 6, 7, 1 fin. —With abl.:(γ).mensam gramine,
Sil. 15, 51.—With acc. alone:2.medicamentum,
Col. 6, 4, 1; Scrib. Comp. 10.—Esp., of buildings, etc., to construct, build:3.qui cuncta conposuit,
i. e. the Creator, Cic. Univ. 13:urbem,
Verg. A. 3, 387:illa (templa) deis,
Ov. F. 1, 708 Burm. ad loc.:aggere conposito tumuli,
Verg. A. 7, 6:deletas Thebas,
Prop. 2, 6, 5.—Of words, to compound:4.vitilitigatores ex vitiis et litigatoribus, Plin. praef. § 32: verba composita (opp. simplicia),
Quint. 1, 5, 3.—Of writings, speeches, etc.a.To compose, write, construct (very freq.):b.leges,
Lucr. 4, 966:compone hoc, quod postulo, de argento: de reliquo videro,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:quartum librum,
id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:libros,
id. Fam. 16, 20; Plin. Ep. 9, 9, 1:libellos,
Quint. 12, 8, 5:actiones,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8; Quint. 11, 3, 68:argumentum,
Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3:edictum eis verbis,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:edictum eorum arbitratu,
id. ib. 2, 1, 46, §119: artes,
books of instruction, id. Brut. 12, 48; id. Ac. 2, 13, 40:artificium,
id. de Or. 2, 19, 83:commentarium consulatus mei,
id. Att. 1, 19, 10; Quint. 1, 8, 19:quarum (litterarum) exemplum,
Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53:quandam disciplinae formulam,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17:stipulationum et judiciorum formulas,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 14:interdictum,
id. Caecin. 21, 59:poema,
id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 77; Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 60:senatus consultum,
Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2:testimonium,
id. Att. 15, 15, 1:verba ad religionem deorum immortalium,
id. Dom. 47, 124:de judicialibus causis aliqua,
Quint. 3, 6, 104:aliquid de ratione dicendi, id. prooem. 1: quae de ortu vitaque Scapulae composita erant,
Tac. A. 16, 14:Apion... inmortalitate donari a se scripsit ad quos aliqua conponebat, Plin. praef. § 25: carmen,
Cic. Mur. 12, 26:carmina,
Tac. Or. 12; id. A. 3, 49:epistulas,
id. ib. 2, 70:litteras nomine Marcelli,
Liv. 27, 28, 4; Tac. A. 11, 20:orationem habere ad conciliandos plebis animos conpositam,
Liv. 1, 35, 2:blanditias tremula voce,
Tib. 1, 2, 91:meditata manu verba trementi,
Ov. M. 9, 521:versus,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 8:mollem versum,
Prop. 1, 7, 19:cantus,
Tib. 1, 2, 53:in morem annalium,
Tac. Or. 22:orationes adversus aliquem,
id. ib. 37:litteras ad aliquem,
id. A. 15, 8; 14, 22:probra in Gaium,
id. ib. 6, 9;14, 50: multa et atrocia in Macronem,
id. ib. 6, 44 (38) et saep.—Transf., of the subjects, etc., treated, to write about, treat, celebrate:B.tuas laudes,
Tib. 4, 1, 35:res gestas,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251:tempora Iliaca,
Vell. 1, 3, 2:bellum Troicum,
id. 1, 5, 3:Juli Africani vitam componendo, spem hominibus fecisti plurium ejus modi librorum,
Tac. Or. 14:veteres populi Romani res,
id. A. 4, 32:Neronis res,
id. ib. 1, 1; 11, 11.—From the notion of closing.1.To put away, put aside, put in place:2.armamentis conplicandis, conponendis studuimus,
i. e. folding up the sails and lowering the masts, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 80:(tempus) ad componenda armamenta expediendumque remigem,
Liv. 26, 39, 8:vela contrahit malosque inclinat et simul armamenta componens, etc.,
id. 36, 44, 2:arma,
Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:tristes istos conpone libellos,
put aside, Prop. 1, 9, 13.—To store up, put away, collect:3.nec... Aut conponere opes norant aut parcere parto,
Verg. A. 8, 317:ego conposito securus acervo Despiciam dites,
Tib. 1, 1, 77;so fig.: condo et compono quae mox depromere possim,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12.— So esp. to preserve, pack, put up fruits, meat, etc., for future use:pernas,
Cato, R. R. 162, 12:tergora (suis),
Col. 12, 55, 2: siccatos coliculos, id. 12, 9, 1:caepam in fidelia,
id. 12, 10, 2:herbas,
id. 12, 13, 2:poma,
id. 12, 47, 5:olivas,
Pall. Nov. 22, 5:herbam olla nova,
Scrib. Comp. 60:faenum,
Dig. 19, 2, 11, § 4:fructus in urceis, capsellis,
ib. 33, 7, 12, §1.—Of the ashes or remains of the dead, to adjust, lay out, to collect and inurn, inter, bury:4. a.tu mea conpones et dices, ossa, Properti, Haec tua sunt,
Prop. 2, 24, 35 (3, 19, 19):cinerem,
Ov. F. 3, 547:cinerem ossaque,
Val. Fl. 7, 203:sic ego conponi versus in ossa velim,
Tib. 3, 2, 26.—Hence, in gen., of persons, to bury:quem... prope cognatos conpositum cineres,
Cat. 68, 98:omnes composui (meos),
Hor. S. 1, 9, 28:compositi busta avi,
Ov. F. 5, 426:Pisonem Verania uxor... T. Vinium Crispina filia composuere,
Tac. H. 1, 47:componi tumulo eodem,
Ov. M. 4, 157:toro Mortua componar,
id. ib. 9, 504:alto Conpositus lecto,
Pers. 3, 104:aliquem terra,
Sil. 9, 95.—Of things: omnia noctis erant placida composta quiete, Varr. Atac. ap. Sen. Contr. 3, 16:b.cum mare compositum est,
Ov. A. A. 3, 259:aquas,
id. H. 13, 136:fessum tumentes Composuit pelagus ventis patientibus undas,
Luc. 5, 702.—Of persons:5.nec vigilantibus, sed etiam quiete compositis,
Quint. 11, 2, 5:ubi jam thalamis se conposuere,
Verg. G. 4, 189:defessa membra,
id. ib. 4, 438:si bene conpositus somno vinoque jacebit,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 53.—To end strife, confusion, etc., to compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile, etc., that which is disturbed or at variance.a.With personal object:b.aversos amicos,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:ceteros clementia,
Tac. A. 12, 55:comitia praetorum,
id. ib. 14, 28; id. H. 1, 85:juvenes concitatos,
Quint. 1, 10, 32; cf.:barbarum animos,
Tac. A. 14, 39:gentem,
Sil. 17, 356.—Esp. of the mind:prima (pars philosophiae) conponit animum,
Sen. Ep. 89, 9:argumentum conpositae mentis,
id. ib. 2, 1; Cels. 3, 18; Sil. 11, 352:mentem somno,
id. 3, 162:religio saevas componit mentis,
id. 13, 317.—Of places, countries, etc.:c.C. Caesar componendae Armeniae deligitur,
Tac. A. 2, 4:Campaniam,
id. H. 4, 3:Daciam,
id. ib. 3, 53.—With abstr. or indef. objects:d.si possum hoc inter vos conponere,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 23; cf.:vides, inter nos sic haec potius cum bona Ut componamus gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17:gaudens conponi foedere bellum,
Verg. A. 12, 109; so,bellum,
Sall. J. 97, 2; Nep. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Vell. 2, 25, 1; Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:bella,
Tac. A. 3, 56:cum vellet pro communi amico controversias regum componere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 109:uti per colloquia omnes controversiae componantur,
id. ib. 1, 9 fin.:curas,
Verg. A. 4, 341; Sil. 12, 682:lites,
Verg. E. 3, 108:seditionem civilem,
Suet. Caes. 4:statum Orientis,
id. Calig. 1:Romanus Ardeae turbatas seditione res... composuit,
Liv. 4, 10, 6; 3, 53, 1:legatorum res et bello turbatas,
id. 45, 16, 2:res Germanicas,
Suet. Vit. 9:discordias,
Tac. H. 4, 50:compositis praesentibus,
id. A. 1, 45:odia et certamina,
id. ib. 15, 2.—Less freq. transf., with the result as object:pacem componi volo Meo patri cum matre,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 113:si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset,
Liv. 30, 40, 13:at me conposita pace fefellit Amor,
Prop. 2, 2, 2:pax circa Brundusium composita,
Vell. 2, 75, 3:pacem cum Pyrrho,
Just. 18, 2, 6; cf. D. 2. infra.—Absol.:C. 1.coheredes mei conponere et transigere cupiebant,
Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 7; and so impers. pass.:posteaquam id quod maxime volui fieri non potuit, ut componeretur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:Pompei summam esse... voluntatem, ut componeretur atque ab armis discederetur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 16.—In gen., to arrange, adjust, order, set in order:2.aulaeis se superbis Aurea sponda, of one's attitude on a couch,
Verg. A. 1, 697:ad ictum militaris gladii conposita cervice,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 26, 2:diductis aedificia angulis vidimus moveri iterumque conponi,
id. Q. N. 6, 30, 4:si ad rem pertinet, quomodo caelo adfecto conpositisque sideribus quodque animal oriatur,
Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98:tibi enim gratias agebat, quod signa componenda suscepisses,
id. Att. 4, 9, 1.—Esp., milit. t. t.:3.se ad confligendum, Sisenn. ap. Non p. 257, 13: exercitum in hibernaculis, Sali J. 103, 1: in secunda (acie) cohortis, id. H. inc. Fragm. 44 Dietsch: stabant conpositi suis quisque ordinibus (opp. incompositi),
Liv. 44, 38, 11:conpositi numero in turmas,
Verg. A. 11, 599:cunctos licentia vagos compositus invadit = compositis ordinibus,
Tac. H. 4, 35:agmen,
id. ib. 2, 89; 5, 1; id. A. 12, 16:ordines,
id. H. 4, 33:vagos paventesque Vitellianos, sua quemque apud signa, componunt,
id. ib. 3, 35:pugnae exercitum,
id. A. 13, 40:auxilia in numerum legionis,
id. ib. 2, 80 Nipp. ad loc.:equitem per turmas,
id. ib. 15, 29:insidias in montibus,
Just. 1, 3, 11.—Of the order of words in language: quam lepide lexeis compostae! ut tesserulae omnes Arte pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; id. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149; cf. id. ib. sq.:4.ut aptior sit oratio, ipsa verba compone,
id. Brut. 17, 68.—With reference to orderly appearance, etc., of the clothing, hair; the expression of the countenance, etc., to lay, smooth, adjust:5.suon quisque loco'st? Vide capillum, satin compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97:composito et delibuto capillo,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 135:comas,
Ov. R. Am. 679:crines,
Verg. G. 4, 417:ne turbarentur comae, quas componi, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:togam,
to lay in proper folds, Hor. S. 2, 3, 77; Quint. 11, 3, 156; cf.:nec tamen ante adiit... Quam se composuit, quam circumspexit amictus,
Ov. M. 4, 318:pulvinum facili manu,
id. A. A. 1, 160; cf.torum,
id. F. 3, 484:jam libet componere voltus,
id. M. 13, 767:vultu composito, ne laeti excessu principis, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 7; Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 5; cf.:(Tiberius) compositus ore,
id. ib. 2, 34:vultum natura horridum... efferabat, componens ad speculum in omnem terrorem,
distorting, Suet. Calig. 50.—In gen., to adjust, arrange, regulate, for the expression of something, or to accord with something; usu. ad aliquid:D.ad abstinentiam rursus, non secus ac modo ad balineum animum vultumque conposui,
Plin. Ep. 7, 1, 6:orationis ipsius vultus ad id, quod efficere intendimus, compositus,
Quint. 9, 1, 21:utraque manu ad modum aliquid portantium composita,
id. 11, 3, 120:ge. stum oratoris ad similitudinem saltationis,
id. 1, 11, 19:figuram ad imitationem alterius scripturae,
id. 9, 2, 34:nec ad votum composita civitas,
Tac. Or. 41:cuncta ad decorem inperi conposita,
id. H. 1, 71:cunctis ad tristitiam conpositis,
id. A. 3, 1. —Less freq. with dat.:voltus conponere famae Taedet,
to adapt, Tib. 4, 7, 9:venturis carbasa ventis,
Luc. 3, 596:me quoque mittendis rectum componite telis,
id. 3, 717. —With in:Nero itinera urbis... veste servili in dissimulationem sui compositus pererrabat,
disguised, made up, Tac. A. 13, 25. —To bring to a particular form or condition, to dispose, arrange, set in order, contrive, devise, prepare.(α).With acc.:(β).ego itinera sic composueram, ut Nonis Quinctilibus Puteolis essem,
Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3:quod adest memento Componere aequus,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 33:conposita atque constituta re publica,
Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 42:necdum compositis maturisve satis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 13, 5:(diem) totum in consideranda causa componendaque posuisse,
Cic. Brut. 22, 87:tempus in cognoscendis componendisque causis consumere,
id. Or. 42, 143:ex sententia omnibus rebus paratis conpositisque,
Sall. J. 43, 5; 94, 1:in senatu cuncta longis aliorum principatibus composita statim decernuntur,
Tac. H. 2, 55:dum quae forent firmando Neronis imperio componuntur,
id. A. 12, 68.—With ad or in and acc. of the purpose for which, or the example according to which, etc.:2.cum alteri placeat auspicia ista ad utilitatem esse rei publicae conposita,
Cic. Leg. 2, 13, 32:omnia ad voluptatem multitudinis inperitae,
Quint. 10, 1, 43:animum ad omnes casus,
id. 12, 9, 20; Val. Fl. 1, 321:satis igitur in hoc nos componet multa scribendi exercitatio,
Quint. 9, 4, 114:cultum victumque non ad nova exempla conponere, sed ut majorum mores suadent,
Sen. Tranq. 9, 2. —To arrange in agreement with others, to agree upon, contrive, devise, invent, conspire to make, etc.(α).In gen.: eum allegaverunt, suom qui servom diceret Cum auro esse apud me: conposita est fallacia, [p. 393] Ut, etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 29:(β).quin jam virginem Despondi: res composita'st,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 17:ita causa componitur, ut item palaestritae Bidini peterent ab Epicrate hereditatem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54:societatem praedarum cum latronibus conposuisse,
Sall. H. 4, 11 Dietsch:crimen ab inimicis Romae conpositum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141:conpositis inter se rebus,
Sall. J. 66, 2:ita conposito dolo digrediuntur,
id. ib. 111, 4:conposito jam consilio,
Liv. 3, 53, 3: ceteri proditores ea quae composita erant exspectabant;convenerat autem, etc.,
id. 25, 9, 8:sub noctem susurri Composita repetantur hora,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 20:ictum jam foedus, et omnes Conpositae leges,
Verg. A. 12, 315:compositis notis,
Tib. 1, 2, 22:crimen ac dolum ultro,
Tac. H. 1, 34:proditionem,
id. ib. 2, 100:seditionem,
id. ib. 4, 14:insidias,
id. ib. 5, 22; id. A. 12, 54; 13, 47: pacem componere, v. B. 5. supra.—With rel.-clause:(γ).cum summa concordia, quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, composuerunt,
Liv. 40, 40, 14.—With inf.:(δ).ii, secretis conloquiis conponunt Gallos concire,
Tac. A. 3, 40.—Pass. impers.:(ε).ut domi compositum cum Marcio erat,
Liv. 2, 37, 1.—With ut and subj.:3.compositum inter ipsos ut Latiaris strueret dolum,
Tac. A. 4, 68; cf. P. a. subst. —In gen., to feign, invent, devise, contrive, in order to deceive or delude, etc.: composita dicta, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 22 (Trag. Rel. v. 47 Rib.):A.ne tu istic hodie malo tuo conpositis mendaciis Advenisti,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211:nec bene mendaci risus conponitur ore,
Tib. 3, 6, 35 (3, 7, 3):sed vobis facile'st verba et conponere fraudes,
Prop. 2, 9, 31:insidias in me conponis inanes,
id. 2, 32 (3, 30), 19:compositas insidias fatoque evitatas ementitur,
Tac. A. 13, 47:si haec fabulosa et composita videntur,
id. Or. 12; id. Agr. 40:quae ut augendae famae composita, sic reliqua non in obscuro habentur,
id. A. 15, 16; cf.:vetustatem, ut cetera, in majus conponentem altores Jovis celebravisse,
exaggerating, Sall. H. 3, 60 Dietsch.— Part. perf. with in and acc., pretending, assuming the appearance or expression:(Domitianus) paratus simulatione, in adrogantiam compositus audiit preces,
Tac. Agr. 42:is in maestitiam compositus,
id. H. 2, 9; 1, 54:in securitatem,
id. A. 3, 44.—Rarely with ad:tunc compositus ad maestitiam,
Tac. A. 13, 20.— Hence, P. a.: compŏsĭtus ( - postus), a, um.Well-arranged, ordered, or constituted, orderly, regular:B.quae (injuria) dum foris sunt, nil videtur mundius, Nec magis compositum quicquam nec magis elegans,
Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 13: admiratus sum... sunchusin litterularum, quae solent tuae compositissimae et clarissimae esse, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:acrior impetu atque animis quam compositior ullo ordine pugna fuit,
Liv. 28, 22, 13:intellegitur, etiamsi non adjecero, conpositum ordinatumque fore talem virum,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 3:composita et quieta et beata respublica,
Tac. Or. 36. —Of writings:quare in his quoque libris erant eadem aliqua... omnia vero compositiora et elaborata,
Quint. 1, pr. § 8; cf.:illa quae curam fatentur et ficta atque composita videri etiam volunt,
elaborate, id. 8, pr. § 23.— Transf., of the orator himself:si aut compositi oratoris bene structam collocationem dissolvas permutatione verborum,
Cic. Or. 70, 232.—Fitly disposed for any purpose, prepared, apt, fit, adapted, qualified, suitable, ready:C.perficiam ut nemo umquam paratior, vigilantior, compositior ad judicium venisse videatur,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 11; so,equus bene natura compositus,
Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59.— With ad or in and acc., or with dat.:arte quadam ab juventa in ostentationem (virtutum) compositus,
Liv. 26, 19, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:alius historiae magis idoneus, alius compositus ad carmen,
Quint. 2, 8, 7:aeque in adulationem compositus (sacerdos),
Curt. 4, 7, 26:(Attici) non maxime ad risum compositi,
Quint. 6, 3, 18:natura atque arte compositus alliciendis etiam Muciani moribus,
Tac. H. 2, 5.—Quiet, peaceful, undisturbed, calm, composed, unimpassioned, etc.:D.ut peractis quae agenda fuerint salvo jam et composito die possis ibi manere,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 2:lenis et nitidi et compositi generis amatores,
Quint. 10, 1, 44:actio,
id. 11, 3, 110:aetas,
mature, sedate, Tac. A. 13, 1: adfectus mites atque compositi, Quint. 6, 2, 9:supercilium (opp. erectum),
id. 11, 3, 74:repetitio eorum (civium) labefactabat compositam civitatem,
Flor. 3, 23, 3.—Compound, composite, made up of parts (opp. simplex):(α).verba,
Quint. 1, 5, 3; 1, 6, 38; 7, 9, 5:voces,
id. 1, 5, 65; cf. id. 1, 5, 9; 2, 12, 3.—Hence, subst.: compŏsĭtum ( conp-), i, n., that which is agreed, an agreement, compact, etc.; only abl. in the phrases,Ex composito, according to agreement, by agreement, in concert, Sall. H. 2, 12 Dietsch:(β).tum ex composito orta vis,
Liv. 1, 9, 10; 5, 14, 2; 36, 25, 1; 40, 48, 4; Suet. Claud. 37; Tac. H. 4, 66.—De composito, by agreement, App. Mag. 1, p. 273; and,(γ).More rarely in the same sense, composito alone, Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 29; Nep. Dat. 6, 6; Verg. A. 2, 129.—Hence also adv.: compŏsĭtē ( conp-), in an orderly, regular, or skilful manner, orderly, regularly, properly (class. but rare;not in Quint.): ambulare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:indutus,
Gell. 1, 5, 2:composite et apte dicere,
Cic. Or. 71, 236:composite, ornate, copiose eloqui,
id. De Or. 1, 11, 48:composite atque magnifice casum reipublicae miserati,
Sall. C. 51, 9:bene et composite disseruit,
id. Ib. 52.— Comp.:compositius cuncta quam festinantius agerent,
Tac. A. 15, 3. -
7 conposite
com-pōno ( conp-), posui (COMPOSEIVERVNT, C. I. L. 1, 199, 2), positum (compostus, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21 Lorenz; Verg. A. 1, 249; Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; Varr ap. Sen. Ep. 56, 6), 3, v. a., to put, place, lay, bring or set together, to unite, join, connect, collect, aggregate, compose, to order, arrange, adjust, etc. (class. and very freq.).I.In gen., of different objects.A. 1.Of things in gen.:b.aridum lignum,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 14:composita fronde,
Prop. 1, 20, 22:uvas in tecto in cratibus,
Cato, R. R. 112, 2:in quo (loco) erant ea conposita, quibus rex te numerare constituerat,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 17:(amomum) manipulatim leniter componitur,
Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48:amphoras in culleum,
Cato, R. R. 113, 2:ligna in caminum,
id. ib. 37, 5.—To bring into contact, fit together, join:c.quid... in operibus manu factis tam compositum tamque compactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest?
Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74: cum poclo bibo eodem, amplector, labra labellis conpono, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 260, 28:tum latus conponit lateri et cum pectore pectus,
id. ib. p. 260, 30:conponens manibusque manus atque ori bus ora,
Verg. A. 8, 486:Mercurio Sais fertur Virgineum conposuisse latus,
Prop. 2, 2, 12; cf.caput,
Tib. 1, 5, 8.—Hence, of broken limbs, etc., med. t. t., to set:ossa,
Cels. 8, 10, 2:jugulum,
id. 8, 8, 8 et saep.—Esp., to pack up for a journey, etc.:2.omnia composta sunt quae donavi,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21:i ergo intro et compone quae tecum simul Ferantur,
Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 5:dum tota domus raeda componitur una,
Juv. 3, 10.—Of persons:B.is (Saturnus) genus indocile ac dispersum montibus altis Composuit,
Verg. A. 8, 322:et tabula una duos poterit componere amantes,
Prop. 2, 26, 33 (3, 22, 13); cf. II. C. 5. infra.—To set in opposition.1.To bring together in hostility, to oppose, to couple, pair, match in combat (cf. compositio, III.); esp. of gladiators, etc.: Samnis, spurcus homo, cum Pacideiano conponitur, optimus multo Post homines natos gladiator qui fuit unus, Lucil. Sat. ap. Non. p. 257, 18; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 6, 17:2.Rupili et Persi par pugnat, uti non Compositum melius cum Bitho Bacchius,
Hor. S. 1, 7, 20 Orell. ad loc.:staturam habere Threcis cum Threce conpositi,
Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8;and in gen.: si quis casus duos inter se bonos viros composuerit,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:cuive virum mallem memet componere,
Sil. 10, 70:componimur Vecordi Decio,
id. 11, 212:hunc fatis,
id. 1, 39:cum ventis, pelagique furentibus undis Composuit mortale genus,
Luc. 3, 196;and fig.: pergis pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis componere,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 103:ecce par deo dignum, vir fortis cum fortuna mala conpositus,
Sen. Prov. 1, 2, 9:non illa (rhetorice) secum ipsa componitur,
Quint. 2, 17, 33;and of a judicial contest: accita Epicharis et cum indice composita,
confronted, Tac. A. 15, 51; 16, 10.—To oppose by way of comparison, to compare, contrast.(α).With acc. and dat.: quid est, cur componere ausis mihi te aut me tibi? Att. ap. Non. p. 257, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 147 Rib.):(β).nec divis homines componier aequom'st,
Cat. 68, 141: composita dicta evolvunt, Quae cum componas, dicta factis discrepant, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 21 (Trag. Rel. v. 48 Rib.):si parva licet conponere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:parvis conponere magna solebam,
id. E. 1, 23; Ov. M. 5, [p. 392] 416:audes cladi componere nostrae, Nympha, tuam?
id. ib. 15, 530:divinis humana,
Aus. Ecl. 1, 10.—With acc. and cum:II.ubi Metelli dicta cum factis conposuit,
Sall. J. 48, 1: causam suam cum causa adversarii. Quint. 7, 2, 22.In partic.A.Of the parts of a whole, or of a whole as made up of parts.1. (α).With ex:(β).exercitus ejus conpositus ex variis gentibus,
Sall. J. 18, 3:genus humanum ex corpore et anima conpositum,
id. ib. 2, 1:liber ex alienis orationibus compositus,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47:antidoton... ex multis atque interim contrariis quoque inter se effectibus,
Quint. 1, 10, 6:ex quo (umore) componi debet (medicamentum),
Cels. 6, 7, 1 fin. —With abl.:(γ).mensam gramine,
Sil. 15, 51.—With acc. alone:2.medicamentum,
Col. 6, 4, 1; Scrib. Comp. 10.—Esp., of buildings, etc., to construct, build:3.qui cuncta conposuit,
i. e. the Creator, Cic. Univ. 13:urbem,
Verg. A. 3, 387:illa (templa) deis,
Ov. F. 1, 708 Burm. ad loc.:aggere conposito tumuli,
Verg. A. 7, 6:deletas Thebas,
Prop. 2, 6, 5.—Of words, to compound:4.vitilitigatores ex vitiis et litigatoribus, Plin. praef. § 32: verba composita (opp. simplicia),
Quint. 1, 5, 3.—Of writings, speeches, etc.a.To compose, write, construct (very freq.):b.leges,
Lucr. 4, 966:compone hoc, quod postulo, de argento: de reliquo videro,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:quartum librum,
id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:libros,
id. Fam. 16, 20; Plin. Ep. 9, 9, 1:libellos,
Quint. 12, 8, 5:actiones,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8; Quint. 11, 3, 68:argumentum,
Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3:edictum eis verbis,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:edictum eorum arbitratu,
id. ib. 2, 1, 46, §119: artes,
books of instruction, id. Brut. 12, 48; id. Ac. 2, 13, 40:artificium,
id. de Or. 2, 19, 83:commentarium consulatus mei,
id. Att. 1, 19, 10; Quint. 1, 8, 19:quarum (litterarum) exemplum,
Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53:quandam disciplinae formulam,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17:stipulationum et judiciorum formulas,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 14:interdictum,
id. Caecin. 21, 59:poema,
id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 77; Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 60:senatus consultum,
Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2:testimonium,
id. Att. 15, 15, 1:verba ad religionem deorum immortalium,
id. Dom. 47, 124:de judicialibus causis aliqua,
Quint. 3, 6, 104:aliquid de ratione dicendi, id. prooem. 1: quae de ortu vitaque Scapulae composita erant,
Tac. A. 16, 14:Apion... inmortalitate donari a se scripsit ad quos aliqua conponebat, Plin. praef. § 25: carmen,
Cic. Mur. 12, 26:carmina,
Tac. Or. 12; id. A. 3, 49:epistulas,
id. ib. 2, 70:litteras nomine Marcelli,
Liv. 27, 28, 4; Tac. A. 11, 20:orationem habere ad conciliandos plebis animos conpositam,
Liv. 1, 35, 2:blanditias tremula voce,
Tib. 1, 2, 91:meditata manu verba trementi,
Ov. M. 9, 521:versus,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 8:mollem versum,
Prop. 1, 7, 19:cantus,
Tib. 1, 2, 53:in morem annalium,
Tac. Or. 22:orationes adversus aliquem,
id. ib. 37:litteras ad aliquem,
id. A. 15, 8; 14, 22:probra in Gaium,
id. ib. 6, 9;14, 50: multa et atrocia in Macronem,
id. ib. 6, 44 (38) et saep.—Transf., of the subjects, etc., treated, to write about, treat, celebrate:B.tuas laudes,
Tib. 4, 1, 35:res gestas,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251:tempora Iliaca,
Vell. 1, 3, 2:bellum Troicum,
id. 1, 5, 3:Juli Africani vitam componendo, spem hominibus fecisti plurium ejus modi librorum,
Tac. Or. 14:veteres populi Romani res,
id. A. 4, 32:Neronis res,
id. ib. 1, 1; 11, 11.—From the notion of closing.1.To put away, put aside, put in place:2.armamentis conplicandis, conponendis studuimus,
i. e. folding up the sails and lowering the masts, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 80:(tempus) ad componenda armamenta expediendumque remigem,
Liv. 26, 39, 8:vela contrahit malosque inclinat et simul armamenta componens, etc.,
id. 36, 44, 2:arma,
Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:tristes istos conpone libellos,
put aside, Prop. 1, 9, 13.—To store up, put away, collect:3.nec... Aut conponere opes norant aut parcere parto,
Verg. A. 8, 317:ego conposito securus acervo Despiciam dites,
Tib. 1, 1, 77;so fig.: condo et compono quae mox depromere possim,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12.— So esp. to preserve, pack, put up fruits, meat, etc., for future use:pernas,
Cato, R. R. 162, 12:tergora (suis),
Col. 12, 55, 2: siccatos coliculos, id. 12, 9, 1:caepam in fidelia,
id. 12, 10, 2:herbas,
id. 12, 13, 2:poma,
id. 12, 47, 5:olivas,
Pall. Nov. 22, 5:herbam olla nova,
Scrib. Comp. 60:faenum,
Dig. 19, 2, 11, § 4:fructus in urceis, capsellis,
ib. 33, 7, 12, §1.—Of the ashes or remains of the dead, to adjust, lay out, to collect and inurn, inter, bury:4. a.tu mea conpones et dices, ossa, Properti, Haec tua sunt,
Prop. 2, 24, 35 (3, 19, 19):cinerem,
Ov. F. 3, 547:cinerem ossaque,
Val. Fl. 7, 203:sic ego conponi versus in ossa velim,
Tib. 3, 2, 26.—Hence, in gen., of persons, to bury:quem... prope cognatos conpositum cineres,
Cat. 68, 98:omnes composui (meos),
Hor. S. 1, 9, 28:compositi busta avi,
Ov. F. 5, 426:Pisonem Verania uxor... T. Vinium Crispina filia composuere,
Tac. H. 1, 47:componi tumulo eodem,
Ov. M. 4, 157:toro Mortua componar,
id. ib. 9, 504:alto Conpositus lecto,
Pers. 3, 104:aliquem terra,
Sil. 9, 95.—Of things: omnia noctis erant placida composta quiete, Varr. Atac. ap. Sen. Contr. 3, 16:b.cum mare compositum est,
Ov. A. A. 3, 259:aquas,
id. H. 13, 136:fessum tumentes Composuit pelagus ventis patientibus undas,
Luc. 5, 702.—Of persons:5.nec vigilantibus, sed etiam quiete compositis,
Quint. 11, 2, 5:ubi jam thalamis se conposuere,
Verg. G. 4, 189:defessa membra,
id. ib. 4, 438:si bene conpositus somno vinoque jacebit,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 53.—To end strife, confusion, etc., to compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile, etc., that which is disturbed or at variance.a.With personal object:b.aversos amicos,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:ceteros clementia,
Tac. A. 12, 55:comitia praetorum,
id. ib. 14, 28; id. H. 1, 85:juvenes concitatos,
Quint. 1, 10, 32; cf.:barbarum animos,
Tac. A. 14, 39:gentem,
Sil. 17, 356.—Esp. of the mind:prima (pars philosophiae) conponit animum,
Sen. Ep. 89, 9:argumentum conpositae mentis,
id. ib. 2, 1; Cels. 3, 18; Sil. 11, 352:mentem somno,
id. 3, 162:religio saevas componit mentis,
id. 13, 317.—Of places, countries, etc.:c.C. Caesar componendae Armeniae deligitur,
Tac. A. 2, 4:Campaniam,
id. H. 4, 3:Daciam,
id. ib. 3, 53.—With abstr. or indef. objects:d.si possum hoc inter vos conponere,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 23; cf.:vides, inter nos sic haec potius cum bona Ut componamus gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17:gaudens conponi foedere bellum,
Verg. A. 12, 109; so,bellum,
Sall. J. 97, 2; Nep. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Vell. 2, 25, 1; Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:bella,
Tac. A. 3, 56:cum vellet pro communi amico controversias regum componere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 109:uti per colloquia omnes controversiae componantur,
id. ib. 1, 9 fin.:curas,
Verg. A. 4, 341; Sil. 12, 682:lites,
Verg. E. 3, 108:seditionem civilem,
Suet. Caes. 4:statum Orientis,
id. Calig. 1:Romanus Ardeae turbatas seditione res... composuit,
Liv. 4, 10, 6; 3, 53, 1:legatorum res et bello turbatas,
id. 45, 16, 2:res Germanicas,
Suet. Vit. 9:discordias,
Tac. H. 4, 50:compositis praesentibus,
id. A. 1, 45:odia et certamina,
id. ib. 15, 2.—Less freq. transf., with the result as object:pacem componi volo Meo patri cum matre,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 113:si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset,
Liv. 30, 40, 13:at me conposita pace fefellit Amor,
Prop. 2, 2, 2:pax circa Brundusium composita,
Vell. 2, 75, 3:pacem cum Pyrrho,
Just. 18, 2, 6; cf. D. 2. infra.—Absol.:C. 1.coheredes mei conponere et transigere cupiebant,
Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 7; and so impers. pass.:posteaquam id quod maxime volui fieri non potuit, ut componeretur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:Pompei summam esse... voluntatem, ut componeretur atque ab armis discederetur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 16.—In gen., to arrange, adjust, order, set in order:2.aulaeis se superbis Aurea sponda, of one's attitude on a couch,
Verg. A. 1, 697:ad ictum militaris gladii conposita cervice,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 26, 2:diductis aedificia angulis vidimus moveri iterumque conponi,
id. Q. N. 6, 30, 4:si ad rem pertinet, quomodo caelo adfecto conpositisque sideribus quodque animal oriatur,
Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98:tibi enim gratias agebat, quod signa componenda suscepisses,
id. Att. 4, 9, 1.—Esp., milit. t. t.:3.se ad confligendum, Sisenn. ap. Non p. 257, 13: exercitum in hibernaculis, Sali J. 103, 1: in secunda (acie) cohortis, id. H. inc. Fragm. 44 Dietsch: stabant conpositi suis quisque ordinibus (opp. incompositi),
Liv. 44, 38, 11:conpositi numero in turmas,
Verg. A. 11, 599:cunctos licentia vagos compositus invadit = compositis ordinibus,
Tac. H. 4, 35:agmen,
id. ib. 2, 89; 5, 1; id. A. 12, 16:ordines,
id. H. 4, 33:vagos paventesque Vitellianos, sua quemque apud signa, componunt,
id. ib. 3, 35:pugnae exercitum,
id. A. 13, 40:auxilia in numerum legionis,
id. ib. 2, 80 Nipp. ad loc.:equitem per turmas,
id. ib. 15, 29:insidias in montibus,
Just. 1, 3, 11.—Of the order of words in language: quam lepide lexeis compostae! ut tesserulae omnes Arte pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; id. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149; cf. id. ib. sq.:4.ut aptior sit oratio, ipsa verba compone,
id. Brut. 17, 68.—With reference to orderly appearance, etc., of the clothing, hair; the expression of the countenance, etc., to lay, smooth, adjust:5.suon quisque loco'st? Vide capillum, satin compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97:composito et delibuto capillo,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 135:comas,
Ov. R. Am. 679:crines,
Verg. G. 4, 417:ne turbarentur comae, quas componi, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:togam,
to lay in proper folds, Hor. S. 2, 3, 77; Quint. 11, 3, 156; cf.:nec tamen ante adiit... Quam se composuit, quam circumspexit amictus,
Ov. M. 4, 318:pulvinum facili manu,
id. A. A. 1, 160; cf.torum,
id. F. 3, 484:jam libet componere voltus,
id. M. 13, 767:vultu composito, ne laeti excessu principis, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 7; Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 5; cf.:(Tiberius) compositus ore,
id. ib. 2, 34:vultum natura horridum... efferabat, componens ad speculum in omnem terrorem,
distorting, Suet. Calig. 50.—In gen., to adjust, arrange, regulate, for the expression of something, or to accord with something; usu. ad aliquid:D.ad abstinentiam rursus, non secus ac modo ad balineum animum vultumque conposui,
Plin. Ep. 7, 1, 6:orationis ipsius vultus ad id, quod efficere intendimus, compositus,
Quint. 9, 1, 21:utraque manu ad modum aliquid portantium composita,
id. 11, 3, 120:ge. stum oratoris ad similitudinem saltationis,
id. 1, 11, 19:figuram ad imitationem alterius scripturae,
id. 9, 2, 34:nec ad votum composita civitas,
Tac. Or. 41:cuncta ad decorem inperi conposita,
id. H. 1, 71:cunctis ad tristitiam conpositis,
id. A. 3, 1. —Less freq. with dat.:voltus conponere famae Taedet,
to adapt, Tib. 4, 7, 9:venturis carbasa ventis,
Luc. 3, 596:me quoque mittendis rectum componite telis,
id. 3, 717. —With in:Nero itinera urbis... veste servili in dissimulationem sui compositus pererrabat,
disguised, made up, Tac. A. 13, 25. —To bring to a particular form or condition, to dispose, arrange, set in order, contrive, devise, prepare.(α).With acc.:(β).ego itinera sic composueram, ut Nonis Quinctilibus Puteolis essem,
Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3:quod adest memento Componere aequus,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 33:conposita atque constituta re publica,
Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 42:necdum compositis maturisve satis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 13, 5:(diem) totum in consideranda causa componendaque posuisse,
Cic. Brut. 22, 87:tempus in cognoscendis componendisque causis consumere,
id. Or. 42, 143:ex sententia omnibus rebus paratis conpositisque,
Sall. J. 43, 5; 94, 1:in senatu cuncta longis aliorum principatibus composita statim decernuntur,
Tac. H. 2, 55:dum quae forent firmando Neronis imperio componuntur,
id. A. 12, 68.—With ad or in and acc. of the purpose for which, or the example according to which, etc.:2.cum alteri placeat auspicia ista ad utilitatem esse rei publicae conposita,
Cic. Leg. 2, 13, 32:omnia ad voluptatem multitudinis inperitae,
Quint. 10, 1, 43:animum ad omnes casus,
id. 12, 9, 20; Val. Fl. 1, 321:satis igitur in hoc nos componet multa scribendi exercitatio,
Quint. 9, 4, 114:cultum victumque non ad nova exempla conponere, sed ut majorum mores suadent,
Sen. Tranq. 9, 2. —To arrange in agreement with others, to agree upon, contrive, devise, invent, conspire to make, etc.(α).In gen.: eum allegaverunt, suom qui servom diceret Cum auro esse apud me: conposita est fallacia, [p. 393] Ut, etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 29:(β).quin jam virginem Despondi: res composita'st,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 17:ita causa componitur, ut item palaestritae Bidini peterent ab Epicrate hereditatem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54:societatem praedarum cum latronibus conposuisse,
Sall. H. 4, 11 Dietsch:crimen ab inimicis Romae conpositum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141:conpositis inter se rebus,
Sall. J. 66, 2:ita conposito dolo digrediuntur,
id. ib. 111, 4:conposito jam consilio,
Liv. 3, 53, 3: ceteri proditores ea quae composita erant exspectabant;convenerat autem, etc.,
id. 25, 9, 8:sub noctem susurri Composita repetantur hora,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 20:ictum jam foedus, et omnes Conpositae leges,
Verg. A. 12, 315:compositis notis,
Tib. 1, 2, 22:crimen ac dolum ultro,
Tac. H. 1, 34:proditionem,
id. ib. 2, 100:seditionem,
id. ib. 4, 14:insidias,
id. ib. 5, 22; id. A. 12, 54; 13, 47: pacem componere, v. B. 5. supra.—With rel.-clause:(γ).cum summa concordia, quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, composuerunt,
Liv. 40, 40, 14.—With inf.:(δ).ii, secretis conloquiis conponunt Gallos concire,
Tac. A. 3, 40.—Pass. impers.:(ε).ut domi compositum cum Marcio erat,
Liv. 2, 37, 1.—With ut and subj.:3.compositum inter ipsos ut Latiaris strueret dolum,
Tac. A. 4, 68; cf. P. a. subst. —In gen., to feign, invent, devise, contrive, in order to deceive or delude, etc.: composita dicta, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 22 (Trag. Rel. v. 47 Rib.):A.ne tu istic hodie malo tuo conpositis mendaciis Advenisti,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211:nec bene mendaci risus conponitur ore,
Tib. 3, 6, 35 (3, 7, 3):sed vobis facile'st verba et conponere fraudes,
Prop. 2, 9, 31:insidias in me conponis inanes,
id. 2, 32 (3, 30), 19:compositas insidias fatoque evitatas ementitur,
Tac. A. 13, 47:si haec fabulosa et composita videntur,
id. Or. 12; id. Agr. 40:quae ut augendae famae composita, sic reliqua non in obscuro habentur,
id. A. 15, 16; cf.:vetustatem, ut cetera, in majus conponentem altores Jovis celebravisse,
exaggerating, Sall. H. 3, 60 Dietsch.— Part. perf. with in and acc., pretending, assuming the appearance or expression:(Domitianus) paratus simulatione, in adrogantiam compositus audiit preces,
Tac. Agr. 42:is in maestitiam compositus,
id. H. 2, 9; 1, 54:in securitatem,
id. A. 3, 44.—Rarely with ad:tunc compositus ad maestitiam,
Tac. A. 13, 20.— Hence, P. a.: compŏsĭtus ( - postus), a, um.Well-arranged, ordered, or constituted, orderly, regular:B.quae (injuria) dum foris sunt, nil videtur mundius, Nec magis compositum quicquam nec magis elegans,
Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 13: admiratus sum... sunchusin litterularum, quae solent tuae compositissimae et clarissimae esse, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:acrior impetu atque animis quam compositior ullo ordine pugna fuit,
Liv. 28, 22, 13:intellegitur, etiamsi non adjecero, conpositum ordinatumque fore talem virum,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 3:composita et quieta et beata respublica,
Tac. Or. 36. —Of writings:quare in his quoque libris erant eadem aliqua... omnia vero compositiora et elaborata,
Quint. 1, pr. § 8; cf.:illa quae curam fatentur et ficta atque composita videri etiam volunt,
elaborate, id. 8, pr. § 23.— Transf., of the orator himself:si aut compositi oratoris bene structam collocationem dissolvas permutatione verborum,
Cic. Or. 70, 232.—Fitly disposed for any purpose, prepared, apt, fit, adapted, qualified, suitable, ready:C.perficiam ut nemo umquam paratior, vigilantior, compositior ad judicium venisse videatur,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 11; so,equus bene natura compositus,
Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59.— With ad or in and acc., or with dat.:arte quadam ab juventa in ostentationem (virtutum) compositus,
Liv. 26, 19, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:alius historiae magis idoneus, alius compositus ad carmen,
Quint. 2, 8, 7:aeque in adulationem compositus (sacerdos),
Curt. 4, 7, 26:(Attici) non maxime ad risum compositi,
Quint. 6, 3, 18:natura atque arte compositus alliciendis etiam Muciani moribus,
Tac. H. 2, 5.—Quiet, peaceful, undisturbed, calm, composed, unimpassioned, etc.:D.ut peractis quae agenda fuerint salvo jam et composito die possis ibi manere,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 2:lenis et nitidi et compositi generis amatores,
Quint. 10, 1, 44:actio,
id. 11, 3, 110:aetas,
mature, sedate, Tac. A. 13, 1: adfectus mites atque compositi, Quint. 6, 2, 9:supercilium (opp. erectum),
id. 11, 3, 74:repetitio eorum (civium) labefactabat compositam civitatem,
Flor. 3, 23, 3.—Compound, composite, made up of parts (opp. simplex):(α).verba,
Quint. 1, 5, 3; 1, 6, 38; 7, 9, 5:voces,
id. 1, 5, 65; cf. id. 1, 5, 9; 2, 12, 3.—Hence, subst.: compŏsĭtum ( conp-), i, n., that which is agreed, an agreement, compact, etc.; only abl. in the phrases,Ex composito, according to agreement, by agreement, in concert, Sall. H. 2, 12 Dietsch:(β).tum ex composito orta vis,
Liv. 1, 9, 10; 5, 14, 2; 36, 25, 1; 40, 48, 4; Suet. Claud. 37; Tac. H. 4, 66.—De composito, by agreement, App. Mag. 1, p. 273; and,(γ).More rarely in the same sense, composito alone, Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 29; Nep. Dat. 6, 6; Verg. A. 2, 129.—Hence also adv.: compŏsĭtē ( conp-), in an orderly, regular, or skilful manner, orderly, regularly, properly (class. but rare;not in Quint.): ambulare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:indutus,
Gell. 1, 5, 2:composite et apte dicere,
Cic. Or. 71, 236:composite, ornate, copiose eloqui,
id. De Or. 1, 11, 48:composite atque magnifice casum reipublicae miserati,
Sall. C. 51, 9:bene et composite disseruit,
id. Ib. 52.— Comp.:compositius cuncta quam festinantius agerent,
Tac. A. 15, 3. -
8 conpositum
com-pōno ( conp-), posui (COMPOSEIVERVNT, C. I. L. 1, 199, 2), positum (compostus, Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21 Lorenz; Verg. A. 1, 249; Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; Varr ap. Sen. Ep. 56, 6), 3, v. a., to put, place, lay, bring or set together, to unite, join, connect, collect, aggregate, compose, to order, arrange, adjust, etc. (class. and very freq.).I.In gen., of different objects.A. 1.Of things in gen.:b.aridum lignum,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 14:composita fronde,
Prop. 1, 20, 22:uvas in tecto in cratibus,
Cato, R. R. 112, 2:in quo (loco) erant ea conposita, quibus rex te numerare constituerat,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 17:(amomum) manipulatim leniter componitur,
Plin. 12, 13, 28, § 48:amphoras in culleum,
Cato, R. R. 113, 2:ligna in caminum,
id. ib. 37, 5.—To bring into contact, fit together, join:c.quid... in operibus manu factis tam compositum tamque compactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest?
Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74: cum poclo bibo eodem, amplector, labra labellis conpono, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 260, 28:tum latus conponit lateri et cum pectore pectus,
id. ib. p. 260, 30:conponens manibusque manus atque ori bus ora,
Verg. A. 8, 486:Mercurio Sais fertur Virgineum conposuisse latus,
Prop. 2, 2, 12; cf.caput,
Tib. 1, 5, 8.—Hence, of broken limbs, etc., med. t. t., to set:ossa,
Cels. 8, 10, 2:jugulum,
id. 8, 8, 8 et saep.—Esp., to pack up for a journey, etc.:2.omnia composta sunt quae donavi,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 7, 21:i ergo intro et compone quae tecum simul Ferantur,
Ter. Hec. 4, 3, 5:dum tota domus raeda componitur una,
Juv. 3, 10.—Of persons:B.is (Saturnus) genus indocile ac dispersum montibus altis Composuit,
Verg. A. 8, 322:et tabula una duos poterit componere amantes,
Prop. 2, 26, 33 (3, 22, 13); cf. II. C. 5. infra.—To set in opposition.1.To bring together in hostility, to oppose, to couple, pair, match in combat (cf. compositio, III.); esp. of gladiators, etc.: Samnis, spurcus homo, cum Pacideiano conponitur, optimus multo Post homines natos gladiator qui fuit unus, Lucil. Sat. ap. Non. p. 257, 18; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 6, 17:2.Rupili et Persi par pugnat, uti non Compositum melius cum Bitho Bacchius,
Hor. S. 1, 7, 20 Orell. ad loc.:staturam habere Threcis cum Threce conpositi,
Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8;and in gen.: si quis casus duos inter se bonos viros composuerit,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:cuive virum mallem memet componere,
Sil. 10, 70:componimur Vecordi Decio,
id. 11, 212:hunc fatis,
id. 1, 39:cum ventis, pelagique furentibus undis Composuit mortale genus,
Luc. 3, 196;and fig.: pergis pugnantia secum Frontibus adversis componere,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 103:ecce par deo dignum, vir fortis cum fortuna mala conpositus,
Sen. Prov. 1, 2, 9:non illa (rhetorice) secum ipsa componitur,
Quint. 2, 17, 33;and of a judicial contest: accita Epicharis et cum indice composita,
confronted, Tac. A. 15, 51; 16, 10.—To oppose by way of comparison, to compare, contrast.(α).With acc. and dat.: quid est, cur componere ausis mihi te aut me tibi? Att. ap. Non. p. 257, 15 (Trag. Rel. v. 147 Rib.):(β).nec divis homines componier aequom'st,
Cat. 68, 141: composita dicta evolvunt, Quae cum componas, dicta factis discrepant, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 21 (Trag. Rel. v. 48 Rib.):si parva licet conponere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:parvis conponere magna solebam,
id. E. 1, 23; Ov. M. 5, [p. 392] 416:audes cladi componere nostrae, Nympha, tuam?
id. ib. 15, 530:divinis humana,
Aus. Ecl. 1, 10.—With acc. and cum:II.ubi Metelli dicta cum factis conposuit,
Sall. J. 48, 1: causam suam cum causa adversarii. Quint. 7, 2, 22.In partic.A.Of the parts of a whole, or of a whole as made up of parts.1. (α).With ex:(β).exercitus ejus conpositus ex variis gentibus,
Sall. J. 18, 3:genus humanum ex corpore et anima conpositum,
id. ib. 2, 1:liber ex alienis orationibus compositus,
Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 47:antidoton... ex multis atque interim contrariis quoque inter se effectibus,
Quint. 1, 10, 6:ex quo (umore) componi debet (medicamentum),
Cels. 6, 7, 1 fin. —With abl.:(γ).mensam gramine,
Sil. 15, 51.—With acc. alone:2.medicamentum,
Col. 6, 4, 1; Scrib. Comp. 10.—Esp., of buildings, etc., to construct, build:3.qui cuncta conposuit,
i. e. the Creator, Cic. Univ. 13:urbem,
Verg. A. 3, 387:illa (templa) deis,
Ov. F. 1, 708 Burm. ad loc.:aggere conposito tumuli,
Verg. A. 7, 6:deletas Thebas,
Prop. 2, 6, 5.—Of words, to compound:4.vitilitigatores ex vitiis et litigatoribus, Plin. praef. § 32: verba composita (opp. simplicia),
Quint. 1, 5, 3.—Of writings, speeches, etc.a.To compose, write, construct (very freq.):b.leges,
Lucr. 4, 966:compone hoc, quod postulo, de argento: de reliquo videro,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36:quartum librum,
id. de Or. 2, 55, 224:libros,
id. Fam. 16, 20; Plin. Ep. 9, 9, 1:libellos,
Quint. 12, 8, 5:actiones,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 8; Quint. 11, 3, 68:argumentum,
Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3:edictum eis verbis,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:edictum eorum arbitratu,
id. ib. 2, 1, 46, §119: artes,
books of instruction, id. Brut. 12, 48; id. Ac. 2, 13, 40:artificium,
id. de Or. 2, 19, 83:commentarium consulatus mei,
id. Att. 1, 19, 10; Quint. 1, 8, 19:quarum (litterarum) exemplum,
Cic. Agr. 2, 20, 53:quandam disciplinae formulam,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17:stipulationum et judiciorum formulas,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 14:interdictum,
id. Caecin. 21, 59:poema,
id. ad Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 77; Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 60:senatus consultum,
Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2:testimonium,
id. Att. 15, 15, 1:verba ad religionem deorum immortalium,
id. Dom. 47, 124:de judicialibus causis aliqua,
Quint. 3, 6, 104:aliquid de ratione dicendi, id. prooem. 1: quae de ortu vitaque Scapulae composita erant,
Tac. A. 16, 14:Apion... inmortalitate donari a se scripsit ad quos aliqua conponebat, Plin. praef. § 25: carmen,
Cic. Mur. 12, 26:carmina,
Tac. Or. 12; id. A. 3, 49:epistulas,
id. ib. 2, 70:litteras nomine Marcelli,
Liv. 27, 28, 4; Tac. A. 11, 20:orationem habere ad conciliandos plebis animos conpositam,
Liv. 1, 35, 2:blanditias tremula voce,
Tib. 1, 2, 91:meditata manu verba trementi,
Ov. M. 9, 521:versus,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 8:mollem versum,
Prop. 1, 7, 19:cantus,
Tib. 1, 2, 53:in morem annalium,
Tac. Or. 22:orationes adversus aliquem,
id. ib. 37:litteras ad aliquem,
id. A. 15, 8; 14, 22:probra in Gaium,
id. ib. 6, 9;14, 50: multa et atrocia in Macronem,
id. ib. 6, 44 (38) et saep.—Transf., of the subjects, etc., treated, to write about, treat, celebrate:B.tuas laudes,
Tib. 4, 1, 35:res gestas,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 251:tempora Iliaca,
Vell. 1, 3, 2:bellum Troicum,
id. 1, 5, 3:Juli Africani vitam componendo, spem hominibus fecisti plurium ejus modi librorum,
Tac. Or. 14:veteres populi Romani res,
id. A. 4, 32:Neronis res,
id. ib. 1, 1; 11, 11.—From the notion of closing.1.To put away, put aside, put in place:2.armamentis conplicandis, conponendis studuimus,
i. e. folding up the sails and lowering the masts, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 80:(tempus) ad componenda armamenta expediendumque remigem,
Liv. 26, 39, 8:vela contrahit malosque inclinat et simul armamenta componens, etc.,
id. 36, 44, 2:arma,
Hor. C. 4, 14, 52:tristes istos conpone libellos,
put aside, Prop. 1, 9, 13.—To store up, put away, collect:3.nec... Aut conponere opes norant aut parcere parto,
Verg. A. 8, 317:ego conposito securus acervo Despiciam dites,
Tib. 1, 1, 77;so fig.: condo et compono quae mox depromere possim,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 12.— So esp. to preserve, pack, put up fruits, meat, etc., for future use:pernas,
Cato, R. R. 162, 12:tergora (suis),
Col. 12, 55, 2: siccatos coliculos, id. 12, 9, 1:caepam in fidelia,
id. 12, 10, 2:herbas,
id. 12, 13, 2:poma,
id. 12, 47, 5:olivas,
Pall. Nov. 22, 5:herbam olla nova,
Scrib. Comp. 60:faenum,
Dig. 19, 2, 11, § 4:fructus in urceis, capsellis,
ib. 33, 7, 12, §1.—Of the ashes or remains of the dead, to adjust, lay out, to collect and inurn, inter, bury:4. a.tu mea conpones et dices, ossa, Properti, Haec tua sunt,
Prop. 2, 24, 35 (3, 19, 19):cinerem,
Ov. F. 3, 547:cinerem ossaque,
Val. Fl. 7, 203:sic ego conponi versus in ossa velim,
Tib. 3, 2, 26.—Hence, in gen., of persons, to bury:quem... prope cognatos conpositum cineres,
Cat. 68, 98:omnes composui (meos),
Hor. S. 1, 9, 28:compositi busta avi,
Ov. F. 5, 426:Pisonem Verania uxor... T. Vinium Crispina filia composuere,
Tac. H. 1, 47:componi tumulo eodem,
Ov. M. 4, 157:toro Mortua componar,
id. ib. 9, 504:alto Conpositus lecto,
Pers. 3, 104:aliquem terra,
Sil. 9, 95.—Of things: omnia noctis erant placida composta quiete, Varr. Atac. ap. Sen. Contr. 3, 16:b.cum mare compositum est,
Ov. A. A. 3, 259:aquas,
id. H. 13, 136:fessum tumentes Composuit pelagus ventis patientibus undas,
Luc. 5, 702.—Of persons:5.nec vigilantibus, sed etiam quiete compositis,
Quint. 11, 2, 5:ubi jam thalamis se conposuere,
Verg. G. 4, 189:defessa membra,
id. ib. 4, 438:si bene conpositus somno vinoque jacebit,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 53.—To end strife, confusion, etc., to compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile, etc., that which is disturbed or at variance.a.With personal object:b.aversos amicos,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 29:ceteros clementia,
Tac. A. 12, 55:comitia praetorum,
id. ib. 14, 28; id. H. 1, 85:juvenes concitatos,
Quint. 1, 10, 32; cf.:barbarum animos,
Tac. A. 14, 39:gentem,
Sil. 17, 356.—Esp. of the mind:prima (pars philosophiae) conponit animum,
Sen. Ep. 89, 9:argumentum conpositae mentis,
id. ib. 2, 1; Cels. 3, 18; Sil. 11, 352:mentem somno,
id. 3, 162:religio saevas componit mentis,
id. 13, 317.—Of places, countries, etc.:c.C. Caesar componendae Armeniae deligitur,
Tac. A. 2, 4:Campaniam,
id. H. 4, 3:Daciam,
id. ib. 3, 53.—With abstr. or indef. objects:d.si possum hoc inter vos conponere,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 23; cf.:vides, inter nos sic haec potius cum bona Ut componamus gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17:gaudens conponi foedere bellum,
Verg. A. 12, 109; so,bellum,
Sall. J. 97, 2; Nep. Hann. 6, 2; id. Alcib. 8, 3; Vell. 2, 25, 1; Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 3:bella,
Tac. A. 3, 56:cum vellet pro communi amico controversias regum componere,
Caes. B. C. 3, 109:uti per colloquia omnes controversiae componantur,
id. ib. 1, 9 fin.:curas,
Verg. A. 4, 341; Sil. 12, 682:lites,
Verg. E. 3, 108:seditionem civilem,
Suet. Caes. 4:statum Orientis,
id. Calig. 1:Romanus Ardeae turbatas seditione res... composuit,
Liv. 4, 10, 6; 3, 53, 1:legatorum res et bello turbatas,
id. 45, 16, 2:res Germanicas,
Suet. Vit. 9:discordias,
Tac. H. 4, 50:compositis praesentibus,
id. A. 1, 45:odia et certamina,
id. ib. 15, 2.—Less freq. transf., with the result as object:pacem componi volo Meo patri cum matre,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 113:si pax cum Carthaginiensibus componi nequisset,
Liv. 30, 40, 13:at me conposita pace fefellit Amor,
Prop. 2, 2, 2:pax circa Brundusium composita,
Vell. 2, 75, 3:pacem cum Pyrrho,
Just. 18, 2, 6; cf. D. 2. infra.—Absol.:C. 1.coheredes mei conponere et transigere cupiebant,
Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 7; and so impers. pass.:posteaquam id quod maxime volui fieri non potuit, ut componeretur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136:Pompei summam esse... voluntatem, ut componeretur atque ab armis discederetur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 16.—In gen., to arrange, adjust, order, set in order:2.aulaeis se superbis Aurea sponda, of one's attitude on a couch,
Verg. A. 1, 697:ad ictum militaris gladii conposita cervice,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 26, 2:diductis aedificia angulis vidimus moveri iterumque conponi,
id. Q. N. 6, 30, 4:si ad rem pertinet, quomodo caelo adfecto conpositisque sideribus quodque animal oriatur,
Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98:tibi enim gratias agebat, quod signa componenda suscepisses,
id. Att. 4, 9, 1.—Esp., milit. t. t.:3.se ad confligendum, Sisenn. ap. Non p. 257, 13: exercitum in hibernaculis, Sali J. 103, 1: in secunda (acie) cohortis, id. H. inc. Fragm. 44 Dietsch: stabant conpositi suis quisque ordinibus (opp. incompositi),
Liv. 44, 38, 11:conpositi numero in turmas,
Verg. A. 11, 599:cunctos licentia vagos compositus invadit = compositis ordinibus,
Tac. H. 4, 35:agmen,
id. ib. 2, 89; 5, 1; id. A. 12, 16:ordines,
id. H. 4, 33:vagos paventesque Vitellianos, sua quemque apud signa, componunt,
id. ib. 3, 35:pugnae exercitum,
id. A. 13, 40:auxilia in numerum legionis,
id. ib. 2, 80 Nipp. ad loc.:equitem per turmas,
id. ib. 15, 29:insidias in montibus,
Just. 1, 3, 11.—Of the order of words in language: quam lepide lexeis compostae! ut tesserulae omnes Arte pavimento atque emblemate vermiculato, Lucil. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 43, 171; id. ap. Cic. Or. 44, 149; cf. id. ib. sq.:4.ut aptior sit oratio, ipsa verba compone,
id. Brut. 17, 68.—With reference to orderly appearance, etc., of the clothing, hair; the expression of the countenance, etc., to lay, smooth, adjust:5.suon quisque loco'st? Vide capillum, satin compositu'st commode?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 97:composito et delibuto capillo,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 135:comas,
Ov. R. Am. 679:crines,
Verg. G. 4, 417:ne turbarentur comae, quas componi, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:togam,
to lay in proper folds, Hor. S. 2, 3, 77; Quint. 11, 3, 156; cf.:nec tamen ante adiit... Quam se composuit, quam circumspexit amictus,
Ov. M. 4, 318:pulvinum facili manu,
id. A. A. 1, 160; cf.torum,
id. F. 3, 484:jam libet componere voltus,
id. M. 13, 767:vultu composito, ne laeti excessu principis, etc.,
Tac. A. 1, 7; Plin. Ep. 3, 16, 5; cf.:(Tiberius) compositus ore,
id. ib. 2, 34:vultum natura horridum... efferabat, componens ad speculum in omnem terrorem,
distorting, Suet. Calig. 50.—In gen., to adjust, arrange, regulate, for the expression of something, or to accord with something; usu. ad aliquid:D.ad abstinentiam rursus, non secus ac modo ad balineum animum vultumque conposui,
Plin. Ep. 7, 1, 6:orationis ipsius vultus ad id, quod efficere intendimus, compositus,
Quint. 9, 1, 21:utraque manu ad modum aliquid portantium composita,
id. 11, 3, 120:ge. stum oratoris ad similitudinem saltationis,
id. 1, 11, 19:figuram ad imitationem alterius scripturae,
id. 9, 2, 34:nec ad votum composita civitas,
Tac. Or. 41:cuncta ad decorem inperi conposita,
id. H. 1, 71:cunctis ad tristitiam conpositis,
id. A. 3, 1. —Less freq. with dat.:voltus conponere famae Taedet,
to adapt, Tib. 4, 7, 9:venturis carbasa ventis,
Luc. 3, 596:me quoque mittendis rectum componite telis,
id. 3, 717. —With in:Nero itinera urbis... veste servili in dissimulationem sui compositus pererrabat,
disguised, made up, Tac. A. 13, 25. —To bring to a particular form or condition, to dispose, arrange, set in order, contrive, devise, prepare.(α).With acc.:(β).ego itinera sic composueram, ut Nonis Quinctilibus Puteolis essem,
Cic. Att. 15, 26, 3:quod adest memento Componere aequus,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 33:conposita atque constituta re publica,
Cic. Leg. 3, 18, 42:necdum compositis maturisve satis consiliis,
Liv. 4, 13, 5:(diem) totum in consideranda causa componendaque posuisse,
Cic. Brut. 22, 87:tempus in cognoscendis componendisque causis consumere,
id. Or. 42, 143:ex sententia omnibus rebus paratis conpositisque,
Sall. J. 43, 5; 94, 1:in senatu cuncta longis aliorum principatibus composita statim decernuntur,
Tac. H. 2, 55:dum quae forent firmando Neronis imperio componuntur,
id. A. 12, 68.—With ad or in and acc. of the purpose for which, or the example according to which, etc.:2.cum alteri placeat auspicia ista ad utilitatem esse rei publicae conposita,
Cic. Leg. 2, 13, 32:omnia ad voluptatem multitudinis inperitae,
Quint. 10, 1, 43:animum ad omnes casus,
id. 12, 9, 20; Val. Fl. 1, 321:satis igitur in hoc nos componet multa scribendi exercitatio,
Quint. 9, 4, 114:cultum victumque non ad nova exempla conponere, sed ut majorum mores suadent,
Sen. Tranq. 9, 2. —To arrange in agreement with others, to agree upon, contrive, devise, invent, conspire to make, etc.(α).In gen.: eum allegaverunt, suom qui servom diceret Cum auro esse apud me: conposita est fallacia, [p. 393] Ut, etc., Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 29:(β).quin jam virginem Despondi: res composita'st,
Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 17:ita causa componitur, ut item palaestritae Bidini peterent ab Epicrate hereditatem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54:societatem praedarum cum latronibus conposuisse,
Sall. H. 4, 11 Dietsch:crimen ab inimicis Romae conpositum,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141:conpositis inter se rebus,
Sall. J. 66, 2:ita conposito dolo digrediuntur,
id. ib. 111, 4:conposito jam consilio,
Liv. 3, 53, 3: ceteri proditores ea quae composita erant exspectabant;convenerat autem, etc.,
id. 25, 9, 8:sub noctem susurri Composita repetantur hora,
Hor. C. 1, 9, 20:ictum jam foedus, et omnes Conpositae leges,
Verg. A. 12, 315:compositis notis,
Tib. 1, 2, 22:crimen ac dolum ultro,
Tac. H. 1, 34:proditionem,
id. ib. 2, 100:seditionem,
id. ib. 4, 14:insidias,
id. ib. 5, 22; id. A. 12, 54; 13, 47: pacem componere, v. B. 5. supra.—With rel.-clause:(γ).cum summa concordia, quos dimitterent, quos retinerent, composuerunt,
Liv. 40, 40, 14.—With inf.:(δ).ii, secretis conloquiis conponunt Gallos concire,
Tac. A. 3, 40.—Pass. impers.:(ε).ut domi compositum cum Marcio erat,
Liv. 2, 37, 1.—With ut and subj.:3.compositum inter ipsos ut Latiaris strueret dolum,
Tac. A. 4, 68; cf. P. a. subst. —In gen., to feign, invent, devise, contrive, in order to deceive or delude, etc.: composita dicta, Att. ap. Non. p. 260, 22 (Trag. Rel. v. 47 Rib.):A.ne tu istic hodie malo tuo conpositis mendaciis Advenisti,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 211:nec bene mendaci risus conponitur ore,
Tib. 3, 6, 35 (3, 7, 3):sed vobis facile'st verba et conponere fraudes,
Prop. 2, 9, 31:insidias in me conponis inanes,
id. 2, 32 (3, 30), 19:compositas insidias fatoque evitatas ementitur,
Tac. A. 13, 47:si haec fabulosa et composita videntur,
id. Or. 12; id. Agr. 40:quae ut augendae famae composita, sic reliqua non in obscuro habentur,
id. A. 15, 16; cf.:vetustatem, ut cetera, in majus conponentem altores Jovis celebravisse,
exaggerating, Sall. H. 3, 60 Dietsch.— Part. perf. with in and acc., pretending, assuming the appearance or expression:(Domitianus) paratus simulatione, in adrogantiam compositus audiit preces,
Tac. Agr. 42:is in maestitiam compositus,
id. H. 2, 9; 1, 54:in securitatem,
id. A. 3, 44.—Rarely with ad:tunc compositus ad maestitiam,
Tac. A. 13, 20.— Hence, P. a.: compŏsĭtus ( - postus), a, um.Well-arranged, ordered, or constituted, orderly, regular:B.quae (injuria) dum foris sunt, nil videtur mundius, Nec magis compositum quicquam nec magis elegans,
Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 13: admiratus sum... sunchusin litterularum, quae solent tuae compositissimae et clarissimae esse, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1:acrior impetu atque animis quam compositior ullo ordine pugna fuit,
Liv. 28, 22, 13:intellegitur, etiamsi non adjecero, conpositum ordinatumque fore talem virum,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 3:composita et quieta et beata respublica,
Tac. Or. 36. —Of writings:quare in his quoque libris erant eadem aliqua... omnia vero compositiora et elaborata,
Quint. 1, pr. § 8; cf.:illa quae curam fatentur et ficta atque composita videri etiam volunt,
elaborate, id. 8, pr. § 23.— Transf., of the orator himself:si aut compositi oratoris bene structam collocationem dissolvas permutatione verborum,
Cic. Or. 70, 232.—Fitly disposed for any purpose, prepared, apt, fit, adapted, qualified, suitable, ready:C.perficiam ut nemo umquam paratior, vigilantior, compositior ad judicium venisse videatur,
Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 11; so,equus bene natura compositus,
Auct. Her. 4, 46, 59.— With ad or in and acc., or with dat.:arte quadam ab juventa in ostentationem (virtutum) compositus,
Liv. 26, 19, 3 Weissenb. ad loc.:alius historiae magis idoneus, alius compositus ad carmen,
Quint. 2, 8, 7:aeque in adulationem compositus (sacerdos),
Curt. 4, 7, 26:(Attici) non maxime ad risum compositi,
Quint. 6, 3, 18:natura atque arte compositus alliciendis etiam Muciani moribus,
Tac. H. 2, 5.—Quiet, peaceful, undisturbed, calm, composed, unimpassioned, etc.:D.ut peractis quae agenda fuerint salvo jam et composito die possis ibi manere,
Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 2:lenis et nitidi et compositi generis amatores,
Quint. 10, 1, 44:actio,
id. 11, 3, 110:aetas,
mature, sedate, Tac. A. 13, 1: adfectus mites atque compositi, Quint. 6, 2, 9:supercilium (opp. erectum),
id. 11, 3, 74:repetitio eorum (civium) labefactabat compositam civitatem,
Flor. 3, 23, 3.—Compound, composite, made up of parts (opp. simplex):(α).verba,
Quint. 1, 5, 3; 1, 6, 38; 7, 9, 5:voces,
id. 1, 5, 65; cf. id. 1, 5, 9; 2, 12, 3.—Hence, subst.: compŏsĭtum ( conp-), i, n., that which is agreed, an agreement, compact, etc.; only abl. in the phrases,Ex composito, according to agreement, by agreement, in concert, Sall. H. 2, 12 Dietsch:(β).tum ex composito orta vis,
Liv. 1, 9, 10; 5, 14, 2; 36, 25, 1; 40, 48, 4; Suet. Claud. 37; Tac. H. 4, 66.—De composito, by agreement, App. Mag. 1, p. 273; and,(γ).More rarely in the same sense, composito alone, Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 29; Nep. Dat. 6, 6; Verg. A. 2, 129.—Hence also adv.: compŏsĭtē ( conp-), in an orderly, regular, or skilful manner, orderly, regularly, properly (class. but rare;not in Quint.): ambulare,
Col. 6, 2, 5:indutus,
Gell. 1, 5, 2:composite et apte dicere,
Cic. Or. 71, 236:composite, ornate, copiose eloqui,
id. De Or. 1, 11, 48:composite atque magnifice casum reipublicae miserati,
Sall. C. 51, 9:bene et composite disseruit,
id. Ib. 52.— Comp.:compositius cuncta quam festinantius agerent,
Tac. A. 15, 3. -
9 movimiento
m.1 movement (desplazamiento, corriente).movimiento obrero working-class movement2 motion (physics & mechanics).en movimiento moving, in motionponerse en movimiento to start movingmovimiento continuo/de rotación perpetual/rotational motionmovimiento sísmico earth tremor3 activity.4 turnover.movimiento de capital cash flow5 movement (Music) (parte de la obra).6 move, forward movement, step in a process.* * *1 (gen) movement; (técnicamente) motion2 (de gente, ideas) activity; (de vehículos) traffic3 (artístico, político) movement4 (financiero) operations plural6 el Movimiento the Falangist Movement\en movimiento in motionmovimiento de caja turnovermovimiento sísmico earth tremor* * *noun m.1) movement2) motion* * *SM1) (Mec, Fís) movement•
movimiento hacia abajo/arriba — downward/upward movementmovimiento continuo — continuous movement, continuous motion
movimiento de traslación — orbital movement o motion
movimiento ondulatorio — wave movement, wave motion
2) (=desplazamiento) [de persona, animal] movementno hagas ningún movimiento — don't move a muscle, don't make a move
¡un movimiento en falso y disparo! — one false move and I'll shoot!
3)• en movimiento — [figura, persona] moving; [vehículo] in motion
una célula en movimiento — a moving cell o a cell in motion
está siempre en movimiento — (fig) she's always on the move o go *
mantener algo en movimiento — to keep sth moving o in motion
•
poner en movimiento — [+ máquina, motor] to set in motion; [+ vehículo] to get going; [+ actividad, negocio] to start, start up4) (Econ, Com) [de cuenta] transaction; [de dinero] movement¿puedo consultar los movimientos de mi cuenta? — can I have a statement of my account?
"últimos movimientos" — "latest transactions"
movimiento de mercancías — turnover, volume of business
5) (=actividad) [en oficina, tribunal] activity; [en aeropuerto, carretera] trafficel movimiento de pasajeros ha sido intenso estos días — passenger traffic has been very heavy in recent days
movimiento máximo — (Aut) peak traffic
6) (=tendencia) movementel Movimiento (Nacional) — Esp ( Hist) the Falangist Movement
7) (Mús) [de compás] tempo; [de sinfonía] movement8) (Inform)9) (=jugada) move* * *1)a) (Fís, Tec) motion, movementb) ( desplazamiento) movementc) (cambio de postura, posición) movement2)a) (traslado - de dinero, bienes) movement; (- de la población) shiftb) (variación, cambio) movement, changec) (agitación, actividad) activity3)a) (corriente, tendencia) movementb) ( organización) movement4) ( alzamiento) uprising, rebellion5) (Mús) ( parte de obra) movement; ( compás) tempo6) (Jueg) move* * *1)a) (Fís, Tec) motion, movementb) ( desplazamiento) movementc) (cambio de postura, posición) movement2)a) (traslado - de dinero, bienes) movement; (- de la población) shiftb) (variación, cambio) movement, changec) (agitación, actividad) activity3)a) (corriente, tendencia) movementb) ( organización) movement4) ( alzamiento) uprising, rebellion5) (Mús) ( parte de obra) movement; ( compás) tempo6) (Jueg) move* * *movimiento11 = flow, motion, move, navigation, shift, stream of traffic, mechanical stress, movement.Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
Ex: For instance 'Sculpture-Technique' precedes 'Sculpture in motion'.Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.Ex: The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.Ex: Transitory circumstances of daily life are what cause these shifts.Ex: Laura Carpozzi head of the circulation department, who was on the far side of the desk, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.Ex: This type of non-skid polyurethane flooring is hygienic and resistant to chemical substances and mechanical stress.Ex: She is a dynamic dancer and expresses her movements with ultimate power.* blanco en movimiento = moving target.* con figuras en movimiento = animated.* con imágenes en movimiento = animated.* de movimientos rápidos = quick-moving.* de movimiento total = full-motion.* detectar el movimiento = detect + motion.* dispositivo de control del movimiento del cursor = cursor-control device.* documento de imagen en movimiento = moving image document.* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.* en constante movimiento = on the move, on the go.* en movimiento = in transit, on the go, moving.* gráfico en movimiento = animated graphic.* graficos en movimiento = animated media.* hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* imagen en movimiento = moving image, animated image.* imágenes en movimiento = animation.* libertad de movimiento = freedom of movement.* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.* movimiento de fondo = groundswell.* movimiento de la población = population turnover, population transfer.* movimiento de libros = bookshift.* movimiento de personal = staff turnover, turnover, labour turnover.* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.* movimiento en falso = false move.* movimiento oscilante = rocking motion.* movimiento peatonal = foot traffic.* movimientos de efectivos = cash flow.* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.* razones del movimiento de personal = turnover behaviour.* reconocedor del movimiento de los ojos = eye tracker.* ritmo de movimiento de mercancías = turnover rate.* ritmo de movimiento de personal = turnover rate.* sin movimiento = unmoving, motionless.* tasa de movimiento de mercancías = turnover rate.* tasa de movimiento de personal = turnover rate.* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal = horizontal positioning key.* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.movimiento22 = drive, tide, push, movement.Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.
Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex: The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.* movimiento artístico = art movement.* movimiento bibliotecario = library movement.* movimiento cultural = cultural movement.* movimiento de liberación nacional = national liberation movement.* movimiento de resistencia = resistance movement.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales = animal rights movement.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement.* movimiento feminista, el = women's movement, the.* movimiento político = political movement.* movimiento por los derechos civiles = civil rights movement.* movimiento scout, el = Scouts Movement, the.* * *Aun cuerpo en movimiento a body in motionesto pone el mecanismo en movimiento this sets the mechanism in motion¿cómo se mantiene en movimiento? how is it kept moving o in motion?cuando el vehículo está en movimiento when the vehicle is in motion o is movingse puso en movimiento it started movingel movimiento de las olas the movement o motion of the waves2 (desplazamiento) movementel número de movimientos que se registraron en el puerto the number of vessel movements in the port, the number of ships that entered or left the portel movimiento migratorio de las aves the migratory movement of birdsella está siempre en movimiento she's always on the go ( colloq)tenemos que ponernos en movimiento cuanto antes we have to get moving as soon as possibleel movimiento se demuestra andando actions speak louder than words3 (cambio de postura, posición) movementhizo un mal movimiento he turned ( o twisted etc) awkwardlyasintió con un vehemente movimiento de cabeza he nodded (his head) vigorouslyun movimiento en falso one false moveel menor movimiento de la mano the slightest movement of the handandaba con un ligero movimiento de caderas her hips swayed slightly as she walkedCompuestos:accelerationperpetual motionrotationorbital movementwave movement o motionperpetual motiondecelerationearth tremorearth tremorwave movement o motionB1 (traslado — de dinero, bienes) movement; (— de la población) shiftel libre movimiento de capitales/mercancías free movement of capital/goods2 (variación, cambio) movement, changehabrá poco movimiento en las temperaturas there will be little change in temperatureslos movimientos anómalos en los precios the unusual movements o changes in prices3 (agitación, actividad) activitysiempre hay mucho movimiento en el puerto there is always a great deal of activity in the portes una zona de mucho movimiento it's a bustling o a very busy areahubo poco movimiento ayer en la Bolsa there was little activity on the Stock Market yesterday, the Stock Market was quiet yesterdayC1 (corriente, tendencia) movementel movimiento surrealista/revolucionario the surrealist/revolutionary movementmovimiento literario literary movementmovimiento pictórico school of paintingmovimiento separatista/pacifista separatist/pacifist movementel movimiento de liberación femenina the women's liberation movement2 (organización) movementel movimiento pro amnistía the pro-amnesty movement3D (alzamiento) uprising, rebellionel día que saltó el movimiento the day the uprising o rebellion beganE ( Mús)1 (parte de una obra) movement2 (compás) tempoF ( Jueg) move* * *
movimiento sustantivo masculino
1
el movimiento surrealista the surrealist movement;
movimiento pictórico school of painting;
movimiento sísmico earth tremor
se puso en movimiento it started moving
2 (Mús) ( parte de obra) movement;
( compás) tempo
3 (Jueg) move
movimiento sustantivo masculino
1 movement
Fís Téc motion
2 (actividad) activity
3 Com Fin (de una cuenta) operations
4 (alzamiento, manifestación social) movement
el movimiento feminista, the feminist movement
5 Mús (de una composición) movement
' movimiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- ademán
- animación
- bloquear
- delante
- desplazamiento
- detenida
- detenido
- ejercicio
- en
- entre
- febril
- gestarse
- gravitatoria
- gravitatorio
- inerte
- inmovilizar
- intranquila
- intranquilo
- obrera
- obrero
- oscilación
- pendular
- quieta
- quieto
- refleja
- reflejo
- retroceso
- revigorizar
- sacudida
- sandinista
- suelta
- suelto
- tic
- trabar
- traslación
- vaivén
- vanguardista
- ver
- veloz
- viaje
- adelante
- adentro
- adherir
- afuera
- ágil
- arriba
- ascendente
- avance
- brusco
English:
along
- anywhere
- approach
- astir
- away
- backward
- bandwagon
- bob
- bump
- by
- check
- dive
- dodge
- double-jointed
- down
- flap
- flick
- flow
- forward
- gesture
- in
- indoors
- into
- jerk
- laboured
- liberation
- measured
- motion
- move
- movement
- off
- on
- over
- past
- perpetual
- perpetual motion
- poof
- pro-life
- set
- sharp
- sideways
- smooth
- speed
- stamp
- sudden
- turnover
- uncontrollable
- underground
- way
- women's lib
* * *movimiento nm1. [desplazamiento, traslado] movement;hizo un movimiento con la mano she made a movement with her hand;asintió con un movimiento de la cabeza he nodded in agreement;seguía con la mirada todos mis movimientos he was watching my every move;¡no hagas ningún movimiento! don't move!;si haces un movimiento en falso, disparo if you move, I'll shoot, one false move and I'll shoot;la escayola entorpecía sus movimientos the plaster cast meant she couldn't move freely;hay pocos movimientos en la clasificación general there have been few changes in the overall standingsmovimiento migratorio migratory movement; Med movimientos oculares rápidos rapid eye movement;movimientos de población population shifts;movimiento sísmico earth tremor2. [en física y mecánica] motion;en movimiento moving, in motion;se bajó del tren cuando todavía estaba en movimiento she got off the train while it was still moving;poner algo en movimiento to set sth in motion;ponerse en movimiento to start movingFís movimiento acelerado accelerated motion; Fís movimiento continuo perpetual motion; Fís movimiento ondulatorio wave motion; Fís movimiento oscilatorio oscillatory motion; Fís movimiento de rotación rotational motion; Fís movimiento de traslación orbital motion; Fís movimiento uniforme motion at a constant velocity3. [corriente ideológica, artística] movement;el movimiento dadaísta the Dadaist movement;el movimiento obrero the working-class movement;el movimiento pacifista the peace movement4. Histel Movimiento (Nacional) [en España] = organisation uniting all Fascist groups supporting Franco, founded on 19th April 1937, and which served as the official party of his regime until 19755.movimiento (militar) [sublevación] (military) uprising6. [actividad] activity;[de vehículos] traffic; [de personal, mercancías] turnover; [en cuenta bancaria] transaction; [en contabilidad] operation;últimos movimientos [opción en cajero automático] print mini-statementmovimiento de capitales capital movements9. [en ajedrez, damas, juego de mesa] move10. [alzamiento] uprising* * *m1 movement2 COM, figactivity* * *movimiento nm: movement, motionmovimiento del cuerpo: bodily movementmovimiento sindicalista: labor movement* * *1. (en general) movement2. (marcha) motion -
10 palabra
intj.really, honest to goodness, honest, honest to God.f.1 word.de palabra by word of mouth, verballydejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca to cut somebody off in mid-sentenceen cuatro o dos palabras in a few wordsen una palabra in a wordno dijo palabra he didn't say a wordmedir las palabras to weigh one's words (carefully)no habla ni (media) palabra de español she doesn't speak a word of Spanishpalabra por palabra word for wordser palabras mayores to be an important mattersin mediar palabra without a single wordpalabra divina o de Dios word of God2 word (juramento, promesa).dar su palabra to give one's wordfaltó a su palabra he went back on his word, he broke o didn't keep his wordmantuvo su palabra she kept her wordtienes mi palabra you have my wordtomar la palabra a alguien to hold somebody to their word3 speech (habla).4 word of honor, troth, word, word of honour.* * *1 word\dar su palabra to give one's word, promisedecir la última palabra to have the last worddejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca to cut somebody offdirigirle la palabra a alguien to address somebodyen una palabra in a wordno decir ni media palabra a nadie not to breath a word to anyonemedir las palabras to weigh one's wordsno dirigirle la palabra a alguien not to be speaking to somebodypalabra por palabra word for wordquitarle a alguien la palabra to cut somebody short, interrupt somebodyser hombre/mujer de palabra to be a man of his word/a woman of her wordser hombre/mujer de pocas palabras to be a man/woman of few wordstener la palabra to have the floortener palabra to keep one's wordtener unas palabras con alguien to have words with somebodytomarle a alguien la palabra to take somebody at their wordpalabra clave key wordpalabra de honor word of honour* * *noun f.1) word2) faith* * *SF1) (=vocablo) word¿me permiten decir unas palabras? — could I say a few words?
no tengo palabras o me faltan palabras para expresar lo que siento — I haven't got the o there aren't words to express how I feel, words fail to express how I feel
sin decir o chistar * palabra — without a word
•
con buenas palabras, me lo dijo con muy buenas palabras — he told me as cool as you like *nos entretenía con buenas palabras, pero nunca nos daba el dinero — he palmed us off with smooth talk, but he never gave us the money
•
medias palabras — hints•
en una palabra — in a word¡ni una palabra más! — not another word!
- no cruzar una palabra con algnme dejó con la palabra en la boca y se fue de la habitación — he walked out of the room while I was in mid-sentence
palabras cruzadas — LAm (=crucigrama) crossword sing
palabras mayores — † offensive language sing
ser palabras mayores (=ser importante) —
juego II, 2)¿te han hecho directora? ¡eso ya son palabras mayores! — so you've been appointed director, that's really something!
2) (=facultad de hablar)tiene el don de la palabra, es de palabra fácil — he has a way with words, he has the gift of the gab *
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de palabra, he pecado solo de palabra — I've sinned in word only•
dirigir la palabra a algn, hace tiempo que no me dirige la palabra — he hasn't spoken to me for a long time3) frm (=turno para hablar) floor•
pedir la palabra — to ask for the floor, ask to be allowed to speak•
tener la palabra — to have the floor•
tomar la palabra — to take the floor, speak•
hacer uso de la palabra — to take the floor, speak4) (=promesa) wordcumplió su palabra — he kept his word, he was true to his word
palabra que yo no tengo nada que ver — * I've got nothing to do with it, (I) promise!
-¿de verdad que no sabías nada? -¡palabra! o hum ¡palabrita del Niño Jesús! — "you really didn't know anything?" - "cross my heart and hope to die!"
•
bajo palabra — (Mil) on parole•
faltar a su palabra — to go back on o break one's wordpalabra de casamiento, dar palabra de casamiento — to promise to marry
palabra de honor — word of honour, word of honor (EEUU)
¿me das tu palabra de honor de que no dirás nada? — do you give me your word of honour you won't say anything?
¡palabra de honor! — word of honour!
* * *1) ( vocablo) worden pocas palabras, es un cobarde — in a word, he's a coward
yo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto — I didn't know a thing o anything about it
eso ya son palabras mayores — (refiriéndose - a insulto, acusación) those are strong words; (- a propuesta excesiva) that's taking things too far
quitarle las palabras de la boca a alguien — to take the words right out of somebody's mouth
tener la última palabra — to have the final say
2) ( promesa) wordnunca falta a su palabra — he never breaks o goes back on his word
se lo devolví palabra! — I gave it back to her, honest! (colloq)
cobrarle la palabra a alguien — (Chi fam) to hold somebody to his/her word (colloq)
tomarle la palabra a alguien: le tomé la palabra y le pedí un préstamo — I took him up on his offer and asked for a loan
3)a) ( habla) speechdejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca: me dejó con la palabra en la boca — ( me interrumpió) he cut me off in mid-sentence; ( no me dejó hablar) he didn't give me a chance to open my mouth
b) (frml) (en ceremonia, asamblea)pido la palabra — may I say something?, I'd like to say something
tener/tomar la palabra — to have/to take the floor (frml)
ceder (le) la palabra a alguien — to give the floor to somebody (frml), to call upon somebody to speak
* * *= word, headword.Ex. A subject index has alphabetical terms or words as headings; These terms represent concepts or subjects.Ex. This tool allows the user to generate all known inflected forms from a list of headwords.----* agrupar palabras que tienen la mism = merge + word forms.* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz = merge + word forms.* análisis de la coocurrencia de palabras = co-word analysis.* anuncio por palabras = classified advertisement, classified ad.* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.* búsqueda por palabra del título = title word search.* catálogo alfabético de palabras clave = keyword catalogue.* citar las palabras de Alguien = quote + Nombre + words.* compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word.* concepto de múltiples palabras = multiple-word concept.* concepto expresado con varias palabras = database host.* con sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own words.* con una separación de + Número + palabras = within + Número + words of each other.* coocurrencia de palabras = co-word [coword].* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.* dejar sin palabras = nonplus, leave + Nombre + speechless.* de múltiples palabras = multiple-word.* de palabra = by word of mouth, word-of-mouth.* describir con palabras = describe + in words.* descriptor compuesto de varias palabras = multiple-word descriptor.* de sólo palabras = word-oriented.* de una palabra = one-word.* de una única palabra = single-word.* dirigir la palabra = be civil towards.* dirigirse la palabra = on speaking terms.* encabezamiento compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word heading.* en dos palabras = in a nutshell.* en el estricto sentido de la palabra = strictly speaking.* en las palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.* en las propias palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.* en ningún sentido de la palabra = in any sense of the word.* en otras palabras = in other words, to put it another way, which is to say.* en palabras = verbally.* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.* en una palabra = in a nutshell, in a word.* escoger las palabras = choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).* expresar con palabras = verbalise [verbalize, -USA].* expresar los sentimientos con palabras = put + Posesivo + feelings into words.* fiarse de la palabra de Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.* fiel a la palabra de Uno = true to + Posesivo + word.* frecuencia de palabras = word count.* gesticular palabras con la boca sin emitir sonido = mouth.* hilvanar palabras = orchestrate + words.* hombre que no tiene palabra = not a man of his word.* índice de palabras del documento = textwords ratio.* índice invertido de las palabras del título = title word dictionary.* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.* indización por palabras clave = keyword indexing.* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.* indización por palabras del título = title-term indexing.* inflexión lingüística de una palabra = word form.* intercambiar palabras = bandy + words.* juego de palabras = turn of phrase, pun, play of words, play on words.* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf = Zipf's word frequency law.* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].* lista de palabras vacías = stop list [stoplist], stopword list.* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.* mala palabra = dirty word.* mantener la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).* memorizar palabra por palabra = memorise + word for word.* método de ordenación palabra por palabra = word by word method, nothing before something method.* !ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* no haber palabras para describirlo = beggar + description.* nombre compuesto por varias palabras = multiple-word name.* número de palabras = wordage.* ordenación alfabética palabra por palabra = word by word alphabetisation.* ordenación palabra por palabra = word-by-word filing, nothing before something arrangement, word by word arrangement.* ordenar alfabéticamente palabra por palabra = arrange + alphabetically word by word.* orden inverso de palabras = indirect word order.* palabra ambigua = weasel word.* palabra clave = keyword [key word], key term.* palabra coloquial = slang word.* palabra común = common word.* palabra de contenido = content word.* palabra de control = control word.* palabra de Dios = word of God.* palabra de entrada principal = primary entry word.* palabra del documento = textword.* palabra del texto = text word.* palabra del título = title word, title term.* palabra de moda = buzzword [buzz word], byword.* palabra engañosa = weasel word.* palabra equívoca = weasel word.* palabra escrita, la = written word, the.* palabra fosilizada = fossil word.* palabra hablada, la = spoken word, the.* palabra híbrida = portmanteau word.* palabra impresa = words in print.* palabra impresa, la = printed word, the.* palabra justa, la = mot juste, the.* palabra llena de contenido = substantive word.* palabra malsonate = expletive.* palabra oculta = hidden word.* palabra por la que se ordena una entrada = filing word.* palabra por palabra = verbatim, word for word.* palabra puente = transitional word.* palabras = wordage.* palabras al viento = hot air.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* palabras de agradecimiento = vote of thanks, word of thanks, words of gratitude, congratulatory speech, congratulatory remarks.* palabras de alabanza = words of praise.* palabras de aliento = pep talk.* palabras de ánimo = pep talk.* palabras de bienvenida = welcoming remarks, welcome remarks.* palabras de consuelo = words of comfort.* palabra significativa = content-bearing word, significant word.* palabras iniciales = opening statement.* palabras literales = quote... unquote.* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.* palabras + penetrar = words + sink.* palabras sabias = words of wisdom, pearls of wisdom, nuggets of truth, nuggets of wisdom.* palabras usadas = wording.* palabra vacía = stopword [stop-word], function word.* primera palabra del encabezamiento = entry word.* primeras palabras = opening statement.* pronunciar las palabras de corrido = slur + words.* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness, be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* ¡qué palabras son esas! = watch your language!.* raíz de palabra = word stem.* recordar + Posesivo + palabras = mark + Posesivo + words.* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* secuencia de palabras = word string.* según las palabras de = to quote + Nombre de Persona, in the words of.* según sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own terms.* sentido de la palabra = word sense.* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.* significado de la palabra = word sense.* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.* sin palabras = wordless.* sopesar las palabras = weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).* tener la última palabra = have + the ultimate say, have + the final say, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* tener palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word.* última palabra + depender de = ultimate authority + rest with.* Posesivo + últimas palabras = last words, Posesivo + dying last words.* últimas palabras que se han hecho famosas = famous last words.* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.* un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.* variante morfológica de una palabra = word variant.* * *1) ( vocablo) worden pocas palabras, es un cobarde — in a word, he's a coward
yo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto — I didn't know a thing o anything about it
eso ya son palabras mayores — (refiriéndose - a insulto, acusación) those are strong words; (- a propuesta excesiva) that's taking things too far
quitarle las palabras de la boca a alguien — to take the words right out of somebody's mouth
tener la última palabra — to have the final say
2) ( promesa) wordnunca falta a su palabra — he never breaks o goes back on his word
se lo devolví palabra! — I gave it back to her, honest! (colloq)
cobrarle la palabra a alguien — (Chi fam) to hold somebody to his/her word (colloq)
tomarle la palabra a alguien: le tomé la palabra y le pedí un préstamo — I took him up on his offer and asked for a loan
3)a) ( habla) speechdejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca: me dejó con la palabra en la boca — ( me interrumpió) he cut me off in mid-sentence; ( no me dejó hablar) he didn't give me a chance to open my mouth
b) (frml) (en ceremonia, asamblea)pido la palabra — may I say something?, I'd like to say something
tener/tomar la palabra — to have/to take the floor (frml)
ceder (le) la palabra a alguien — to give the floor to somebody (frml), to call upon somebody to speak
* * *= word, headword.Ex: A subject index has alphabetical terms or words as headings; These terms represent concepts or subjects.
Ex: This tool allows the user to generate all known inflected forms from a list of headwords.* agrupar palabras que tienen la mism = merge + word forms.* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz = merge + word forms.* análisis de la coocurrencia de palabras = co-word analysis.* anuncio por palabras = classified advertisement, classified ad.* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.* búsqueda por palabra del título = title word search.* catálogo alfabético de palabras clave = keyword catalogue.* citar las palabras de Alguien = quote + Nombre + words.* compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word.* concepto de múltiples palabras = multiple-word concept.* concepto expresado con varias palabras = database host.* con sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own words.* con una separación de + Número + palabras = within + Número + words of each other.* coocurrencia de palabras = co-word [coword].* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* decir la última palabra = hear + the final word, outface.* dejar sin palabras = nonplus, leave + Nombre + speechless.* de múltiples palabras = multiple-word.* de palabra = by word of mouth, word-of-mouth.* describir con palabras = describe + in words.* descriptor compuesto de varias palabras = multiple-word descriptor.* de sólo palabras = word-oriented.* de una palabra = one-word.* de una única palabra = single-word.* dirigir la palabra = be civil towards.* dirigirse la palabra = on speaking terms.* encabezamiento compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word heading.* en dos palabras = in a nutshell.* en el estricto sentido de la palabra = strictly speaking.* en las palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.* en las propias palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.* en ningún sentido de la palabra = in any sense of the word.* en otras palabras = in other words, to put it another way, which is to say.* en palabras = verbally.* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.* en una palabra = in a nutshell, in a word.* escoger las palabras = choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).* expresar con palabras = verbalise [verbalize, -USA].* expresar los sentimientos con palabras = put + Posesivo + feelings into words.* fiarse de la palabra de Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.* fiel a la palabra de Uno = true to + Posesivo + word.* frecuencia de palabras = word count.* gesticular palabras con la boca sin emitir sonido = mouth.* hilvanar palabras = orchestrate + words.* hombre que no tiene palabra = not a man of his word.* índice de palabras del documento = textwords ratio.* índice invertido de las palabras del título = title word dictionary.* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título) = KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).* índice permutado de palabras clave = permuted keyword index.* indización por palabras clave = keyword indexing.* indización por palabras clave del título = catchword indexing, catchword title indexing.* indización por palabras del título = title-term indexing.* inflexión lingüística de una palabra = word form.* intercambiar palabras = bandy + words.* juego de palabras = turn of phrase, pun, play of words, play on words.* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf = Zipf's word frequency law.* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].* lista de palabras vacías = stop list [stoplist], stopword list.* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.* mala palabra = dirty word.* mantener la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* medir las palabras = watch + Posesivo + mouth, watch what + say, weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).* memorizar palabra por palabra = memorise + word for word.* método de ordenación palabra por palabra = word by word method, nothing before something method.* !ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* no haber palabras para describirlo = beggar + description.* nombre compuesto por varias palabras = multiple-word name.* número de palabras = wordage.* ordenación alfabética palabra por palabra = word by word alphabetisation.* ordenación palabra por palabra = word-by-word filing, nothing before something arrangement, word by word arrangement.* ordenar alfabéticamente palabra por palabra = arrange + alphabetically word by word.* orden inverso de palabras = indirect word order.* palabra ambigua = weasel word.* palabra clave = keyword [key word], key term.* palabra coloquial = slang word.* palabra común = common word.* palabra de contenido = content word.* palabra de control = control word.* palabra de Dios = word of God.* palabra de entrada principal = primary entry word.* palabra del documento = textword.* palabra del texto = text word.* palabra del título = title word, title term.* palabra de moda = buzzword [buzz word], byword.* palabra engañosa = weasel word.* palabra equívoca = weasel word.* palabra escrita, la = written word, the.* palabra fosilizada = fossil word.* palabra hablada, la = spoken word, the.* palabra híbrida = portmanteau word.* palabra impresa = words in print.* palabra impresa, la = printed word, the.* palabra justa, la = mot juste, the.* palabra llena de contenido = substantive word.* palabra malsonate = expletive.* palabra oculta = hidden word.* palabra por la que se ordena una entrada = filing word.* palabra por palabra = verbatim, word for word.* palabra puente = transitional word.* palabras = wordage.* palabras al viento = hot air.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* palabras de agradecimiento = vote of thanks, word of thanks, words of gratitude, congratulatory speech, congratulatory remarks.* palabras de alabanza = words of praise.* palabras de aliento = pep talk.* palabras de ánimo = pep talk.* palabras de bienvenida = welcoming remarks, welcome remarks.* palabras de consuelo = words of comfort.* palabra significativa = content-bearing word, significant word.* palabras iniciales = opening statement.* palabras literales = quote... unquote.* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.* palabras + penetrar = words + sink.* palabras sabias = words of wisdom, pearls of wisdom, nuggets of truth, nuggets of wisdom.* palabras usadas = wording.* palabra vacía = stopword [stop-word], function word.* primera palabra del encabezamiento = entry word.* primeras palabras = opening statement.* pronunciar las palabras de corrido = slur + words.* quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness, be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* ¡qué palabras son esas! = watch your language!.* raíz de palabra = word stem.* recordar + Posesivo + palabras = mark + Posesivo + words.* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* secuencia de palabras = word string.* según las palabras de = to quote + Nombre de Persona, in the words of.* según sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own terms.* sentido de la palabra = word sense.* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.* significado de la palabra = word sense.* sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.* sin palabras = wordless.* sopesar las palabras = weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully), choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully), measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).* tener la última palabra = have + the ultimate say, have + the final say, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* tener palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word.* última palabra + depender de = ultimate authority + rest with.* Posesivo + últimas palabras = last words, Posesivo + dying last words.* últimas palabras que se han hecho famosas = famous last words.* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.* un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.* variante morfológica de una palabra = word variant.* * *A (vocablo) worduna palabra de seis letras a six-letter wordes un bruto en toda la extensión de la palabra he's a brute, in every sense of the wordpalabras, palabras, yo lo que quiero son hechos I've heard enough words o talk, I want to see some actionno son más que palabras it's all talkes un hombre de pocas palabras he's a man of few wordssólo quiero decir unas palabras I just want to say a few wordstras unas palabras de saludo after a few words of welcomeno encuentro or tengo palabras para expresarles mi agradecimiento I cannot find words to express my gratitude to youmira, yo te lo puedo explicar en dos palabras look, let me put it to you simplyen pocas palabras, es un cobarde basically o to put it bluntly, he's a coward¿te parece bien? — en una palabra, no is that all right? in a word, nolo tradujo palabra por palabra he translated it word for wordni una palabra más, te quedas a cenar not another word o I don't want to hear another word, you're staying for dinneryo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto I didn't know a thing o anything about itde esto ni una palabra a nadie not a word to anyone about thisno entendí (ni) una palabra de lo que dijo I didn't understand a (single) word of what he saidsin decir (una) palabra without a wordcomerse las palabras to gabblecon (muy) buenas palabras in the nicest possible waydecirle a algn cuatro palabras bien dichas to tell sb a few home truthseso ya son palabras mayores (refiriéndose — a un insulto) those are strong words; (— a una acusación) that's a serious accusation, those are strong words; (— a una propuesta excesiva) that's taking things too far, that's a bit excessivela última palabra the last wordsiempre tiene que ser él el que diga la última palabra he always has to have the last worden este asunto la última palabra le corresponde a Juárez Juárez has the final say on this matterquitarle las palabras de la boca a algn to take the words right out of sb's mouthtener unas palabras con algn to have words with sb ( colloq)tuvieron unas palabras por un asunto de dinero they had words over some money matterlas palabras se las lleva el viento actions speak louder than wordsa palabras necias oídos sordos take no notice of the stupid things people sayCompuestos:key wordcompound word● palabra funcional or vacíafunction wordfpl (CS) crossword, crossword puzzleB (promesa) wordme basta con tu palabra your word is enough for meme dio su palabra she gave me her wordes una mujer de palabra she's a woman of her wordsiempre cumple con su palabra she always keeps her wordnunca falta a su palabra he never breaks o goes back on his wordpalabra que yo no sabía nada ( fam); honest o really o ( BrE) straight up, I didn't know a thing about it ( colloq)se lo devolví ¡palabra! I gave it back to her, honest! ( colloq)cobrarle la palabra a algn ( Chi fam); to take sb up on sth ( colloq), to keep o hold sb to his/her wordtomarle la palabra a algn: le tome la palabra y le pedí un préstamo I took him up on his offer and asked for a loanCompuesto:word of honor*le dio su palabra de honor de que no volvería a hacerlo he gave her his word of honor o his solemn word that he wouldn't do it againyo no fui ¡palabra de honor! it wasn't me, word of honor o I swear!C1 (habla) speechel don de la palabra the gift of speechme invitó sólo de palabra I only got a verbal invitationfue un acuerdo de palabra it was a verbal agreementpecar de pensamiento, palabra y obra to sin in thought, word and deedno me dirigió la palabra en toda la noche she didn't speak to me all nightnos ha retirado la palabra she doesn't speak to us anymore, she no longer deigns to speak to us ( hum)dejar a algn con la palabra en la boca: me dejó con la palabra en la boca (me interrumpió) he cut me off in mid-sentence; (no me dejó hablar) he didn't give me a chance to open my mouth2 ( frml)(en una ceremonia, asamblea): pido la palabra may I say something?, I'd like to say somethingtiene la palabra el delegado estudiantil the student delegate has the floor ( frml)no le concedieron la palabra he was denied permission to speak, he was denied the floor ( frml)ceder la palabra a algn to give the floor to sb ( frml), to call upon sb to speaka continuación hizo uso de la palabra el presidente de la institución then the president of the institute made a speech* * *
palabra sustantivo femenino
1 ( vocablo) word;
no son más que palabras it's all talk;
en pocas palabras, es un cobarde in a word, he's a coward;
palabra por palabra word for word;
yo no sabía ni una palabra del asunto I didn't know a thing o anything about it;
no entendí (ni) una palabra I didn't understand a (single) word;
sin decir (una) palabra without a word;
palabra compuesta compound word;
tener la última palabra to have the final say
2 ( promesa) word;
una mujer de palabra a woman of her word;
cumplió con su palabra she kept her word;
nunca falta a su palabra he never breaks o goes back on his word
3
un acuerdo de palabra a verbal agreement;
no me dirigió la palabra she didn't speak to me;
dejar a algn con la palabra en la boca to cut sb off in mid-sentenceb) (frml) (en ceremonia, asamblea):
tener/tomar la palabra to have/to take the floor (frml)
palabra sustantivo femenino
1 word
lo resumió en pocas palabras, she summarised it in a few words
(discurso) me quedé con la palabra en la boca, I was left speechless
Juan es hombre de pocas palabras, Juan is a man of few words
2 (capacidad para hablar) me dejó sin palabra, I was speechless
3 (compromiso) word: me dio su palabra, he gave me his word
no tiene palabra, she never keeps her word
4 (turno para hablar) right to speak
tener la palabra, to have the floor
♦ Locuciones: dirigir la palabra a alguien, to address sb
de palabra, by word of mouth
' palabra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- abreviar
- acento
- ayunas
- baja
- bajo
- bañera
- bar
- bastante
- calor
- ceder
- chalet
- chimenea
- ciudad
- colmo
- comida
- comprometerse
- culta
- culto
- decirse
- disonante
- empeñar
- entredicho
- faltar
- fresca
- fresco
- histórica
- histórico
- honor
- justa
- justo
- ladrón
- ladrona
- lata
- mayoría
- mirar
- muletilla
- padre
- piso
- promesa
- pronunciar
- recta
- recto
- saludar
- saludo
- sigla
- subrayar
- taco
- tela
English:
absent
- buzz off
- cagey
- clinch
- connotation
- current
- date
- dated
- derive
- do
- engine driver
- female
- fish
- floor
- fuck
- go back on
- high
- honour
- interrogative
- lady
- marmalade
- match
- mint
- misuse
- operative
- score out
- sense
- shorten
- speak
- spectacle
- speech
- state-of-the-art
- storey
- true
- use
- verbatim
- way
- word
- a
- call
- compound
- key
- strict
- swear
- take
- unwritten
* * *♦ nf1. [término, vocablo] word;con palabras no puedo expresar lo que sentía words cannot express what I felt;dilo con tus propias palabras say it in your own words;lo dijo, aunque no con esas palabras she said it, though not in so many words;no son más que palabras (vacías) it's all talk;buenas palabras fine-sounding words;no cruzaron palabra en todo el camino they didn't exchange a word throughout the journey;dejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca to cut sb off in mid-sentence;dirigir la palabra a alguien to speak to sb;no le dirige la palabra a su madre desde hace semanas he hasn't spoken to his mother for weeks;en otras palabras in other words;en una palabra in a word;lo dijo todo a medias palabras she only hinted at what she meant;medir las palabras to weigh one's words (carefully);no habla ni (media) palabra de español she doesn't speak a word of Spanish;yo de este tema no sé ni (media) palabra I don't know a thing about this subject;no dijo palabra he didn't say a word;palabra por palabra word for word;me has quitado la palabra de la boca you took the words right out of my mouth;lo de comprar una casa son palabras mayores buying a house is a very serious matter;no hace falta llegar a palabras mayores there is no need to get nasty about it;le aguanto casi todo, pero eso ya son palabras mayores I'll put up with almost anything from him, but that's going a bit (too) far;sin mediar palabra without a single word;tener la última palabra to have the last word;tener unas palabras con alguien to have words with sb;tuvo que tragarse sus palabras he had to eat his words;a palabras necias, oídos sordos sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never hurt me)Informát palabra clave keyword;palabra compuesta compound word;CSur palabras cruzadas crossword;palabra de Dios word of God2. [juramento, promesa] word;es su palabra contra la mía it's her word against mine;dar/empeñar la palabra to give/pledge one's word;ella me dio su palabra she gave me her word;dio (su) palabra de que nada saldría mal he gave his word that nothing would go wrong;estar bajo palabra [en juicio] to be under oath;faltó a su palabra he went back on his word, he broke o didn't keep his word;mantuvo su palabra she kept her word;no tiene palabra he's not a man of his word;tienes mi palabra you have my word;tomar la palabra a alguien to hold sb to their wordpalabra de honor word of honour;¡palabra (de honor)! honestly!;yo no sabía nada, ¡palabra (de honor)! I didn't know anything, honestly! o I swear!3. [habla] speech;con el susto perdió la palabra the shock left her speechless;de palabra by word of mouth, verbally;el trato se hizo de palabra it was a purely verbal agreement o a gentleman's agreementpedir la palabra to ask for the floor;¡pido la palabra! could I say something, please?;tomar la palabra to take the floor5.palabras [discurso] words;a continuación nuestro invitado nos dirigirá unas palabras our guest will now say a few words♦ nmpalabra de honor [vestido] strapless dress* * *f tb figword;palabra por palabra word for word;bajo palabra on parole;en una palabra in a word;en pocas palabras briefly;tomar la palabra speak;de palabra acuerdo verbal;de pocas palabras persona of few words;tomar a alguien la palabra take s.o. at his/her word;dejar a alguien con la palabra en la boca fig cut s.o. off in mid-sentence;buenas palabras fine words;lo de tener un hijo son palabras mayores having a child is a serious business o is not something to be undertaken lightly;con medias palabras dijo … he hinted that …, he half said that …* * *palabra nf1) vocablo: word2) promesa: word, promiseun hombre de palabra: a man of his word3) habla: speech4) : right to speaktener la palabra: to have the floor* * *palabra n word¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? what does this word mean? -
11 regolare
"to adjust;Verstellen;regular"* * *1. v/t regulatespese, consumo cut down ontechnology adjustquestione sort out, settleconto, debito settle2. adj regular* * *regolare agg.1 ( conforme alla regola) regular; normal, standard (attr.); permissable, allowable: la seduta ha avuto uno svolgimento regolare, it was a normal meeting (o the meeting went off normally); questo documento non è regolare, this document is not regular; sottoscrivere un contratto regolare, to sign a formal contract; l'intervento del giocatore sull'avversario è stato ritenuto regolare, the player's tackle on his opponent was judged fair (o within the rules); il gol è regolare, the goal has been given (o allowed); il peso regolare di un pacco è di 3 kg, the standard weight of a parcel is 3 kilos // unione regolare, legal marriage // (gramm.) verbo regolare, regular verb // (dir.) con regolare processo, by due process of law2 ( senza irregolarità, uniforme) uniform, even, smooth, regular: superficie regolare, smooth surface; fondo stradale regolare, even road surface; profilo regolare, regular profile; lineamenti regolari, regular features // (mat.) poligono, poliedro regolare, regular polygon, polyhedron3 ( normale) regular, normal: statura, corporatura, peso regolare, normal height, build, weight; polso regolare, regular (o normal) pulse; scuole regolari, normal (o regular) schools; servizio regolare, normal service4 ( costante) steady, regular: procedeva con passo regolare, he went on at a steady pace (o he walked steadily); è regolare nello studio, he studies regularly (o steadily); (econ.) aumento regolare dei prezzi, steady rise in prices5 ( periodico) regular: si vedono a intervalli regolari, they see each other at regular intervals (o regularly) // (comm.) si effettuano consegne regolari il martedì, normal (o regular) deliveries are made on Tuesdays6 (comm.) ( puntuale) punctual, regular: essere regolare nei pagamenti, to be punctual in (o with) payments (o to pay punctually o to pay regularly)7 (mil.) regular, standing: soldato regolare, regular soldier; esercito regolare, regular (o standing) army // la sua divisa non è regolare, he is not wearing a regulation uniform8 (eccl.) regular: clero regolare, regular clergy; membro del clero regolare, member of the regular clergy.regolare v.tr.1 ( disciplinare) to regulate: regolare il traffico, to regulate the traffic; l'accordo regolerà il trattamento dei prigionieri di guerra, the agreement will regulate the treatment of prisoners of war; regolare la propria condotta, to regulate one's conduct; regolare gli scambi commerciali, to regulate trade; regolare la concorrenza, to regulate competition2 ( ridurre, moderare) to reduce, to limit; ( controllare) to control: regolare i consumi, to reduce consumption; regolare le proprie spese, to control one's expenses3 ( pareggiare) to trim: il parrucchiere mi ha regolato i capelli, the hairdresser trimmed my hair; regolare una siepe, to trim a hedge4 (con dispositivi, impianti ecc.) to adjust, to regulate, to set*: regolare il volume della radio, to adjust the volume on the radio; regolare la temperatura, la velocità, to regulate (o to adjust) the temperature, the speed; regolare un orologio, to set a watch; regolare la sveglia sulle 7, to set the alarm clock for 7; regolare il cannocchiale, to focus the telescope; il dispositivo regola automaticamente la messa a fuoco, this control automatically regulates the focus; regolare il corso delle acque, to check (o to control) the flow of water5 ( pagare) to pay*, to settle: regolare i propri conti, to settle (o to straighten) one's accounts; regolare i conti, (fig.) to have a showdown (o to settle a score) with s.o.; regolare un debito, to settle a debt; regolare una fattura, to pay an invoice6 (fig.) ( sistemare, definire) to settle: regolare una questione, to settle a matter // (dir.) regolare con legge, to regulate by law // (sport) regolare l'avversario, ( batterlo senza sforzo) to beat one's opponent (easily).◘ regolarsi v.rifl.1 ( comportarsi in modo adeguato) to act: non so come regolarmi in questa situazione, I don't know what to do (o how to act o what line to take) in this situation; adesso che sai la verità, regolati di conseguenza, now that you know the truth, act accordingly; adesso che sai come stanno le cose, regolati tu, now that you know how things are, do as you think fit; chiedi il preventivo così puoi regolarti, ask for the estimate, that way you'll know what to do2 ( moderarsi, controllarsi) to watch oneself, to control oneself: devi regolarti nel mangiare, nello spendere, you must watch your eating habits, your spending.* * *I [reɡo'lare] agg1) (senza variazioni: gen) Gramm, Mat regular, (velocità) steady, (superficie) even, (passo) steady, even2) (in regola: documento, permesso) in orderII [reɡo'lare]1. vt(gen) to regulate, control, (questione, debito, conto) to settle, (apparecchio) to adjust, regulate, (orologio) to set2. vr (regolarsi)1) (moderarsi)regolarsi nel bere/nello spendere — to watch o control one's drinking/spending
2) (comportarsi) to behave, actnon so come regolarmi — I don't know what to do, (nell'usare ingredienti) I don't know what quantities to add
* * *[rego'lare] I1) (conforme alle regole) regular2) (normale) [ statura] average, medium; [ lineamenti] regular, neat; [ vita] regular3) (costante) [versamenti, arrivi] regular; [flusso, polso, respiro] steady, regular; [ ritmo] steady, smooth; [ passo] even, steady4) mat. [ poligono] regular5) (piano) [ superficie] even; (uniforme) [ scrittura] regular6) ling. [plurale, verbo] regular7) mil. [esercito, truppe] regularII 1.verbo transitivo1) (disciplinare, governare) to regulate [traffico, scambi commerciali]; [norma, legge] to govern [rapporti, uso]2) (mettere a punto) to adjust [altezza, microfono, riscaldamento, illuminazione]; to regulate, to adjust [ meccanismo]; to regulate, to govern [ velocità]; to regulate [flusso, funzionamento]; (programmare) to control, to regulate [ temperatura]3) (pagare) to settle [conto, debito, fattura]regolare i conti con qcn. — fig. to settle accounts o a score with sb., to square one's account(s) with sb
4) (risolvere) to settle [ questione]5) (adattare)regolare la propria condotta su quella di qcn. — to model one's behaviour on sb.'s
6) (moderare) to limit [spese, consumo]2.verbo pronominale regolarsi1) (comportarsi) to behave2) (moderarsi) to control oneself* * *regolare1/rego'lare/1 (conforme alle regole) regular3 (costante) [versamenti, arrivi] regular; [flusso, polso, respiro] steady, regular; [ ritmo] steady, smooth; [ passo] even, steady; a intervalli -i at regular intervals; essere regolare nei pagamenti to be regular with one's payments4 mat. [ poligono] regular6 ling. [plurale, verbo] regular7 mil. [esercito, truppe] regular.————————regolare2/rego'lare/ [1]1 (disciplinare, governare) to regulate [traffico, scambi commerciali]; [norma, legge] to govern [rapporti, uso]2 (mettere a punto) to adjust [altezza, microfono, riscaldamento, illuminazione]; to regulate, to adjust [ meccanismo]; to regulate, to govern [ velocità]; to regulate [flusso, funzionamento]; (programmare) to control, to regulate [ temperatura]; regolare l'orologio to set the clock; regolare il forno a o sui 180 gradi to set the oven to 180 degrees3 (pagare) to settle [conto, debito, fattura]; regolare i conti con qcn. fig. to settle accounts o a score with sb., to square one's account(s) with sb.4 (risolvere) to settle [ questione]5 (adattare) regolare la propria condotta su quella di qcn. to model one's behaviour on sb.'s6 (moderare) to limit [spese, consumo]II regolarsi verbo pronominale1 (comportarsi) to behave; non sapere come -rsi not to know how to act2 (moderarsi) to control oneself; - rsi nel mangiare to moderate one's eating. -
12 strona
strona czynna/bierna — JĘZ active/passive voice
po lewej/prawej stronie — on the left/right(-hand) side
strona zewnętrzna/wewnętrzna — the outside/inside
na lewej stronie — ( ubranie) inside out
z drugiej strony — ( z drugiego końca) from the opposite direction
z jednej strony..., z drugiej strony... — on (the) one hand..., on the other hand...
to jej słaba/mocna strona — it's her weak/strong point
bilet w jedną stronę/w obie strony — single/return ticket (BRIT), one-way/round-trip ticket (US)
druga strona — ( odwrotna) the reverse (side)
* * *f.1. (= bok; skraj; aspekt) side; strona „ma” ekon. credit side; strona „winien” ekon. debit side; z jednej strony..., z drugiej strony... on (the) one hand..., on the other hand...; przejść na drugą stronę ulicy cross the street; pod drugiej stronie ulicy across the street; po prawej/lewej stronie on the right/left (hand side); racja jest po twojej stronie you're right; mieć kogoś po swojej stronie have sb on one's side; być po czyjejś stronie be on sb's side, side with sb; stanąć po czyjejś stronie take sides with sb; przejść na czyjąś stronę come over to sb's side, take one's stand at sb's side; przejść na stronę wroga defect to the enemy; przeciągnąć kogoś na swoją stonę gain sb over; walczyć po czyjejś stronie fight on the side of sb, fight side by side with sb; z mojej strony on l. for my part; to ładnie z twojej strony it is kind of you; druga strona medalu the other side of the coin; pomoc finansowa ze strony rodziców financial help on the part of one's parents; krewny ze strony matki a relative from one's mother's side; poszli każdy w swoją stronę everybody went his/her own way; włożyć sweter na lewą stronę put on the sweater inside out; po lewej stronie znajduje się pomnik... on our left we l. you can see the monument of...; patrzył w moją stronę he was looking my way; rozważyć coś ze wszystkich stron consider sth in all its aspects; pokazać się z najlepszej strony put one's best leg forward; nie należy oczekiwać pomocy z tej strony there's no help to be looked for in that quarter; cztery strony świata the four cardinal points; rozglądać się na wszystkie strony look around; rozjechać się w różne strony set off in different directions; pójść na stronę go to the restroom l. toilet; z której strony wieje wiatr? which way is the wind from?; wziąć kogoś na stronę take sb aside; strona równania mat. member l. side of an equation.2. (np. książki) page; strona domowa l. główna komp. home page; strona internetowa web page; strona tytułowa title page.3. ( cecha) aspect, angle, bearing; jasne i ciemne strony życia the rough and the smooth; znać czyjeś dobre l. złe strony know the length of sb's foot; tłumaczenie nie jest moją mocną stroną translation is not one of my strong points; ta praca ma też swoje dobre/złe strony there are also good/bad aspects of this job; znać kogoś z dobrej strony know the good side of sb.4. (okolica, kraj) parts; neighborhood; Br. neighbourhood; nie znam tych stron I don't know these parts; z jakich stron pani pochodzi where(abouts) do you come from?; to są moje rodzinne strony this is my homeland, that's where I come from; tęsknię do stron ojczystych I miss my homeland.5. (= uczestnik sporu) party; walczące strony the warring parties; te propozycje nie mogą być zaakceptowane przez stronę polską these proposals cannot be accepted by the Polish delegation.6. prawn. party; być stroną w czymś be a party to sth; nakłonić strony do ugody persuade the parties to reach an amicable agreement; pełnomocnik strony a party's attorney(-in-fact); wysokie układające się strony the high contracting parties.7. gram. voice; strona bierna passice voice, the passive; strona czynna active voice, the active; strona zwrotna the reflexive, middle voice.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > strona
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