touch the lips

lip (целовать, касаться губами, бормотать, слегка касаться)

1. v/t touch

( riguardare) concern, be about

2. v/i happen (a to)

gli tocca metà dell'eredità half the estate is going to him

tocca a me it's my turn

mi tocca partire I must go, I have to go

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toccare v.tr.

1 to touch; ( maneggiare) to handle: le toccò la fronte con la mano, he touched her forehead with his hand; non toccare!, don't touch!; toccare le corde di uno strumento, to touch the strings of an instrument; si prega di non toccare la frutta, please do not handle the fruit; vietato toccare la merce, do not touch the goods // chi tocca i fili muore, danger, live wires // toccare ferro, to touch wood // vuole sempre toccare con mano quel che gli si dice, he always wants to have a proof of what he is told about; ti farò toccare con mano l'errore delle tue affermazioni, I shall make you realize how wrong your statements are // toccare il fondo, to touch the bottom (anche fig.); (Borsa) to ground: presto i prezzi toccheranno il fondo, prices will be grounding soon // toccare l'avversario, ( scherma) to touch one's opponent // toccare i bicchieri, ( brindare) to clink (o to touch) glasses // guardare e non toccare è una cosa da imparare, it is difficult to keep one's hands off something

2 ( usare) to use, to draw* on: non ha mai toccato i soldi messi da parte, he has never used (o drawn on) the money set aside // toccare cibo, to touch food: non tocca cibo da una settimana, he has not touched any food for a week

3 ( raggiungere) to touch, to reach: era tanto alto che toccava il soffitto, he was so tall that he could touch the ceiling; la sua gonna toccava terra, her skirt swept the ground; le montagne sembrano toccare il cielo, the mountains seem to touch the sky; toccare la meta, to reach one's goal (anche fig.); toccare terra, to touch land; toccare un porto, ( farvi scalo) to call at a port // quella signora toccherà i quaranta, that lady is fortyish // toccare il cielo con un dito, (fig.) to be in seventh heaven

4 ( colpire, ferire) to touch, to hurt*; ( commuovere) to touch, to move: ho toccato il suo orgoglio, I have touched his pride; il suo sarcasmo non mi tocca, his sarcasm does not touch me; non bisogna toccarlo nei suoi sentimenti religiosi, we must not hurt his religious feelings; guai a chi le tocca i figli, there is trouble in store for anyone who touches (o lays a finger on) her children; toccare qlcu. nel vivo, to touch s.o. to the quick (o on a tender spot); quelle parole mi toccarono il cuore, those words touched my heart; la sua storia mi toccò profondamente, his story touched (o moved) me deeply

5 ( riguardare) to concern: un problema che ci tocca da vicino, a problem that closely concerns us

6 ( sfiorare) to touch on: toccò appena la questione, he hardly touched on the question

7 ( suonare) to play // non devi toccare questo tasto, you must not harp on that string

◆ v. intr.

1 to touch: qui non si tocca, ( l'acqua è molto alta) you can't touch the bottom here

2 ( capitare) to happen, to fall*: mi toccò una grave responsabilità, a serious responsibility fell to me; sono spiacente per quel che gli è toccato, I am sorry for what has happened to him; gli è toccata una bella fortuna, he had a real stroke of luck // a chi tocca, tocca, (fam.) if it is your turn, then you are in for it // toccare in sorte a qlcu., to fall to s.o.'s lot

3 ( spettare) to fall*: il premio tocca a lui, the prize falls to him; non gli toccò quasi nulla, he hardly got anything; tocca a voi aiutarlo, it is your duty (o it is up to you) to help him; a chi tocca?, whose turn is it?; tocca a te, it is your turn; ( a dama, a scacchi) it is your move // toccare in eredità, to fall to s.o.'s share

4 ( dovere) to have: mi tocca partire oggi, I have to leave today; cosa mi tocca sentire!, I can't believe my ears!

5 ( lasciare il segno) to leave* a mark: sono cose che toccano, they are things that leave a lasting mark.

◘ toccarsi v.rifl.rec. to touch each other (one another): le due case si toccano, the two houses touch each other // gli estremi si toccano, (prov.) extremes meet.

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1. vt

1) (gen) to touch, (tastare) to feel, (fig : sfiorare: argomento, tema) to touch on

2) (raggiungere) to touch, reach

3) (commuovere) to touch, move, (ferire) to hurt, wound

2. vi (aus essere)

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3. vr (toccarsi)

1) (masturbarsi) to play with o.s.

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verbo transitivo

1) to touch [ oggetto]; (maneggiare) to handle; (saggiare) to feel* [tessuto, abito]

2) (urtare) to hit* [auto, marciapiede, muro]

3) (in acqua)

4) (modificare) to change

5) fig. (affrontare) to touch, to broach [faccenda, problema]

6) fig. (turbare, commuovere) to move, to touch [ persona]

7) (offendere)

8) fig. (riguardare) [evento, cambiamento, decisione] to affect, to involve, to touch [persona, settore, paese]

9) (essere adiacente a) to touch [soffitto, parete]

10) (raggiungere) [cifre, peso] to hit* [ livello]; [inflazione, disoccupazione] to run* at [percentuale, tasso]

verbo intransitivo (aus. essere)

1) (in sorte)

2) (spettare)

3) (essere di turno)

4) (essere costretto)

5) (strusciare)

verbo pronominale toccarsi

1) (se stesso) to feel* oneself

2) (reciprocamente) to touch each other

3) pop. (masturbarsi) to play with oneself

4) (essere adiacente) to be* next to each other

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toccare

/tok'kare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 to touch [ oggetto]; (maneggiare) to handle; (saggiare) to feel* [tessuto, abito]; toccare la fronte di qcn. to touch sb. on the forehead; non toccare cibo to leave the meal untouched o untasted; la polizia non mi può toccare the police can't touch me; non l'ho toccata neanche con un dito I never laid a finger on her

 2 (urtare) to hit* [auto, marciapiede, muro]

 3 (in acqua) qui non si tocca I'm out of my depths here, I can't touch the bottom here

 4 (modificare) to change; non toccare una virgola not to change a word

 5 fig. (affrontare) to touch, to broach [faccenda, problema]

 6 fig. (turbare, commuovere) to move, to touch [ persona]

 7 (offendere) toccare l'onore di qcn. to offend sb.'s honour; guai a toccargli la famiglia! colloq. you dare not criticize his family!

 8 fig. (riguardare) [evento, cambiamento, decisione] to affect, to involve, to touch [persona, settore, paese]; il problema ti tocca da vicino the problem touches o concerns you personally

 9 (essere adiacente a) to touch [soffitto, parete]; toccare il fondo [ imbarcazione] to touch bottom o ground, to bottom; fig. to hit rock bottom o to be in the depths of despair; toccare terra [ nave] to reach o make land; [ aereo] to land

 10 (raggiungere) [cifre, peso] to hit* [ livello]; [inflazione, disoccupazione] to run* at [percentuale, tasso]; toccare i 180 all'ora to hit 180 km an hour; toccare la sessantina to be in one's late fifties

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. essere)

 1 (in sorte) mi è toccato fare the lot fell to me o it fell to my lot to do; gli è toccata una (bella) fortuna he ran into a fortune

 2 (spettare) dovrebbero pagargli quello che gli tocca they should pay him what is due to him; tocca a lui decidere it's up to him o it falls to him to decide, that's for him to decide

 3 (essere di turno) a chi tocca? whose go o turn is it? tocca a te ora it's your turn o go now; tocca a me muovere it's my move; tocca a te fare il caffè it's your turn to make the coffee; questo giro tocca a me (pagare) this round is on me o it's my treat

 4 (essere costretto) mi tocca andarci di persona I have to go in person; ma guarda cosa mi tocca fare! just look at what I have got to do!

 5 (strusciare) toccare per terra [ gonna, tende] to sweep the ground

III toccarsi verbo pronominale

 1 (se stesso) to feel* oneself; - rsi la barba to finger one's beard

 2 (reciprocamente) to touch each other; le loro mani, labbra si toccarono their hands, lips met; gli estremi si toccano extremes meet

 3 pop. (masturbarsi) to play with oneself

 4 (essere adiacente) to be* next to each other

IDIOMS

toccare qcn. sul o nel vivo [allusione, critica] to cut o sting sb. to the quick; toccare il cuore di qcn. to touch sb.'s heart o heartstrings, to strike a chord in o with sb.; toccare qcs. con mano to have proof of sth., to experience sth. at first hand; toccare il cielo con un dito to be on cloud nine, to be thrilled to bits; toccare ferro to touch wood BE, to knock on wood AE.

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[boire] without letting one's lips touch the bottle

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régalade nf boire à la régalade to drink without letting one's lips touch the bottle.

[regalad] nom féminin

boire à la régalade to drink without letting the bottle touch one's lips

- dotknąć ściany ręką to touch a wall (with one’s hand)

- delikatnie dotykał wargami jej warg he delicately touched his lips to hers

- nikomu nie pozwalał dotykać swoich rzeczy he never allowed anybody to touch his things

- wyciągnął rękę, ale nie mógł dotknąć sufitu he stretched his arm out but he couldn’t touch the ceiling

- coś miękkiego dotknęło jego pleców something soft touched his back

- lekko dotknięta zasłona poruszyła się the curtain, lightly touched, moved

- słońce dotknęło (do) horyzontu the sun touched the horizon

- dotknąć kogoś do żywego to hurt sb to the quick przen.

- jej uszczypliwe docinki bardzo mnie dotknęły I was hurt to the quick by her cutting remarks

- nie czuł się dotknięty wykluczeniem z klubu he had no hard feelings about being barred from the club

- kryzys dotknął również naszą rodzinę the crisis affected our family as well

- ludzie dotknięci cukrzycą people suffering from diabetes

- wrócił późno i nawet nie dotknął obiadu he got back late and didn’t even touch his dinner

- już nigdy nie dotknę fortepianu I’ll never touch the piano again

- niechcący dotknął się gorącego żelazka he inadvertently brushed against the hot iron

- nie pamiętam, żeby dotknęła się jakiejś roboty I don’t remember her ever getting down to any work

- czego się dotknął, przynosiło zysk everything he touched turned a profit, everything he turned his hand to made money

v/t kiss; sie küssten sich they kissed (each other); jemanden zum Abschied küssen kiss s.o. goodbye; jemanden auf den Mund küssen kiss s.o.’s lips, kiss s.o. on the lips; jemandem die Hand küssen kiss s.o.’s hand; küss die Hand österr. (Guten Tag) hallo, how are you?; (auf Wiedersehen) goodbye

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to kiss

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1. vti

2. vr

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I. vt

▪ jdn/etw [auf etw akk] \küssen to kiss sb/sth [on sth]

▪ sich akk \küssen to kiss each other

▪ jdm etw \küssen to kiss sb's sth

er küsste ihr die Hand he kissed her hand

beim K\küssen when kissing; s.a. Hand

II. vi to kiss

ich küsse so gerne I like kissing so much

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transitives, intransitives Verb kiss

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küssen v/t kiss;

sie küssten sich they kissed (each other);

jemanden zum Abschied küssen kiss sb goodbye;

jemanden auf den Mund küssen kiss sb’s lips, kiss sb on the lips;

jemandem die Hand küssen kiss sb’s hand;

küss die Hand österr (Guten Tag) hallo, how are you?; (auf Wiedersehen) goodbye

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transitives, intransitives Verb kiss

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to buss v.

to kiss v.

- proszę otworzyć usta open your mouth, please

- dzieci, nie mówcie z pełnymi ustami kids, don’t talk with your mouths full

- oddychać ustami to breathe through one’s mouth

- pocałować kogo w usta to kiss sb on the lips

- oblizać usta to lick one’s lips

- zagryzać usta to bite one’s lip(s)

- kąciki ust the corners of one’s/sb’s mouth

■ być a. znaleźć się na ustach wszystkich książk. to be on everyone’s lips

- pytania cisną się mu na usta he’s bursting with questions

- metoda usta-usta mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation), kiss of life

- nabrać wody w usta to keep one’s mouth shut

- nie brać czegoś do ust to never touch sth

- mój ojciec alkoholu do ust nie bierze my father never touches alcohol

- nie ma do kogo ust otworzyć there’s nobody to talk to

- nie mieć co do ust włożyć to be starving

- nigdy nie miał w ustach kawioru/porto he never tasted caviar/port

- odejmować sobie od ust to deprive oneself

- otworzyć usta to open one’s mouth

- przekazywać coś z ust do ust to spread sth by word of mouth

- rosnąć w ustach to be tasteless a. unpalatable

- usta się mu/jej nie zamykają he/she never stops talking; he/she could talk the hind legs off a donkey pot.

- wkładać komuś w usta jakieś słowa to put words in(to) sb’s mouth

- wyjąć coś komuś z ust to take the words (right) out of sb’s mouth

- wymknąć a. wyrwać się z ust to slip out

- zamknąć komuś usta to silence sb; to shut sb up pot.

- rozpływać się w ustach to melt in one’s mouth

= a (an).

Ex. A good example is the British Catalogue of Music Classification.

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* a uno u otro lado de = on either side of.

* a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.

* cada uno = apiece, each.

* cambiar de una vez a otra = vary + from time to time.

* cercano uno del otro = in close proximity.

* cerca uno del otro = in close proximity.

* dedicar unos minutos = take + a few minutes.

* de uno a otro = across.

* en unos momentos = momentarily, at any moment.

* estar hecho el uno para el otro = be well suited to each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.

* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.

* más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.

* ni lo uno ni lo otro = in-between, betwixt and between.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some.

* pospuesto una y otra vez = ever-postponed.

* ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.

* ser uno de entre varios + Nombre = be one of a number of + Nombre.

* todos y cada uno = all and sundry, each and everyone.

* todos y cada uno de = any and every, any and all.

* tropezar los unos con los otros = trip over + each other.

* una amplia gama de = a wide band of, a wide variety of, a wide range of, a broad variety of, a broad range of.

* una amplia variedad de = a broad variety of, a wide range of, a broad range of.

* una apuesta segura = a sure bet.

* una avalancha de = a flood of, a flood tide of.

* un abanico de = a palette of.

* una bobadita = a little something.

* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.

* una buena parte de = a large measure of, a good deal of, a great deal of.

* una buena pesca = a good catch.

* una cadena de = a necklace of.

* una cadena de + Montañas = a range of + Montañas.

* una cantidad ingente de = a wealth of.

* una capa fina de = a skim of.

* una causa perdida = a dead dog.

* una cierta cantidad de = a measure of, a proportion of.

* una clase de = a kind of.

* una colección desordenada de = a scrapbook of.

* una combinación de = a mixture of, a mix of, a rollup of.

* una comparsa de = a cavalcade of.

* una constelación de = a galaxy of.

* una convocatoria de = a call for.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una cosita = a little something.

* una cubeta llena de = a pailful of.

* una cucharadita de = a teaspoon of.

* una cuestión de principios = a matter of principle.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* una desgracia = a crying shame.

* una de varios = one of a variety of.

* una diversidad de = a variety of, an array of, a mosaic of, a diversity of, a menu of.

* una escasez de = a dearth of.

* una especie de = a kind of.

* una especie de + Nombre = Nombre + of sorts.

* una espléndida variedad de = a panoply of.

* una estaca en el corazón = a stake in the heart.

* una estructura de = a pattern of.

* una eternidad = ages and ages (and ages).

* una fortuna = a king's ransom.

* una fuente de = a treasure trove of.

* una gama de = a suite of, a palette of.

* una gama de posibilidades = a palette of possibilities.

* una gama muy variada de = a whole gamut of.

* una gama variada de = a trawling of.

* una gran = a large measure of.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una grupo impreciso de = a cloud of.

* una guía general = a rough guide.

* una idea general = a rough guide.

* una inmensa cantidad de = a treasure chest of, a huge number of.

* una intentona de = attempted.

* un aire de = an air of, a whiff of.

* una joya = a little gem.

* una lotería = hit (and/or) miss.

* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.

* un aluvión de = a flood of, a rash of, a barrage of, a flurry of.

* una manera de empezar = a foot in the door.

* un amante = a little something on the side.

* una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.

* una mejor ocasión = a better time.

* una mezcla de = a mixture of, a blend of, a mix of, a rollup of.

* una mina de = a treasure trove of.

* una mina de información = a mine of information.

* una mina inagotable de = a treasure house of.

* una minoría de = a minority of.

* una minoría selecta = a select few.

* una miscelánea de = a miscellany of.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* una montaña de = a mountain of.

* un amplio espectro de = a broad band of, a broad spectrum of, a wide band of.

* una muestra variada de = a mosaic of.

* una mujer de mundo = a woman of the world.

* una multidud de = a host of.

* una multiplicidad de = a multiplicity of.

* una multitud de = a swarm of.

* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.

* una negociación justa = a square deal.

* una noche tras otra = night after night.

* una nube de = a haze of, a cloud of, a swarm of.

* un año tras otro = year after year.

* una ola de = a wave of, a tide of.

* una oleada de = an army of, a flurry of, a swell of.

* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.

* una oportunidad como es debido = a fair chance.

* una oportunidad de triunfar = a fighting chance.

* una oportunidad única en la vida = once in a lifetime opportunity.

* una organización de = a pattern of.

* una palmada en la espalda = a pat on the back.

* una palmadita en la espala = a pat on the back.

* una pareja ideal = a match made in heaven.

* una pareja perfecta = a match made in heaven.

* una parte de = a share of, a snatch of.

* una pequeña minoría de = a marginal fringe of.

* una pérdida constante de = a haemorrhage of.

* una pila de = a pile of, a stack of, a sackful of, a whole slew of, a raft of, a mass of.

* una pincelada de = a splash of, a hint of.

* una pizca de = a dash of, a grain of, a pinch of.

* una pizca de verdad = a grain of truth.

* una plena convicción de = a strong sense of.

* una posibilidad muy remota = a long shot.

* una primera y última vez = a first and last time.

* una probabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.

* una profusión de = a profusion of.

* una provisión constante de = a diet of.

* una racha de = a rash of, a stretch of.

* una retahíla de = a volley of, a string of.

* una ristra de = a long tail of, a volley of.

* un arraigado sentido de = a strong sense of.

* un arte = a fine art.

* un arte en extinción = a dying art.

* un arte que se está perdiendo = a dying art.

* una salva de = a volley of.

* una sarta de = a volley of.

* una sarta de mentiras = a sackful of lies, a pack of lies.

* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.

* una segunda opinión = a second opinion.

* una segunda vez = a second time around, a second time.

* una selecta minoría, una minoría selecta, unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* una semblanza de = an air of.

* una serie de = a choice of, a number of, a range of, a series of, a suite of, an array of, a string of, a pattern of, a stream of, a battery of, a succession of.

* una serie de + Nombre + organizados por turnos = a rota of + Nombre.

* un aspecto de = an air of.

* una sucesión de = a succession of.

* una tanda de = a flurry of.

* un ataque de = an access of, a shock of.

* una tentativa de = attempted.

* una tira de = a raft of.

* un atisbo de = a hint of.

* una tontería = a little something.

* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.

* una última vez = one last time.

* una única fuente para Algo = one-stop, one-stop shopping, one stop shop.

* un auténtico infierno = a living hell.

* una variada gama de = a whole gamut of.

* una variedad de = a range of, a variety of, an array of, an assortment of, a spectrum of, a menu of, a diversity of, a palette of.

* una variedad muy rica de = a treasure of.

* una vasta cantidad de = a vast amount of.

* una verdadera lástima = a crying shame.

* una verdadera pena = a crying shame.

* una vez cada quincena = once a fortnight.

* una vez cumplimentado = completed.

* una vez + Participio = upon + Nombre.

* una vez + Participio Pasado = having + Participio Pasado, having + just + Participio Pasado.

* una vez + Participio Pasado + Nombre = with + Nombre + Participio Pasado.

* una vez que + Frase = once + Frase.

* una vez quincenalmente = once a fortnight.

* una vez relleno = completed.

* una vista digna de contemplar = a sight to behold.

* una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.

* una yarda de largo = a yard long.

* una zona de = a stretch of.

* un bariburrillo de = a welter of.

* un bebé = a babe in arms.

* un bocadito = a little something.

* un bombardeo de = a barrage of.

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* un buen número de = a good number of.

* un buen partido = a good catch.

* un camino largo y difícil = a long haul.

* un camión de = a truckload of.

* un caso perdido = a dead dog.

* un caudal de experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* un centro único = one stop shop.

* un chorreón de = a splash of, a hint of.

* un chorretón de = a splash of, a hint of.

* un cierto grado de = a certain amount of, a modicum of.

* un cierto número de = a number of.

* un conglomerado de = a conglomeration of.

* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un conjunto de = a set of, a suite of, a pool of, an assembly of, a pattern of, a universe of, a harvest of, a complement of.

* un corpus de = a body of.

* un costal de = a sackful of.

* un cuarto = one in four.

* un cuarto de = a quarter of.

* un cúmulo de = a treasure trove of.

* un detalle = a little something.

* un día de descanso = a day away from.

* un día fuera = a day out.

* un día haciendo algo diferente = a day away from.

* un día normal = on a typical day.

* un día sí y otro no = every other day.

* un día sí y otro también = day in and day out.

* un día tras otro = day after day.

* un día y medio = one and a half days.

* un dineral = a king's ransom, a huge amount of money.

* un donnadie = a nobody.

* un ejemplo claro = a case in question, a case in point.

* un ejército de = an army of.

* un enjambre de = a swarm of.

* un equipo de = a team of.

* un espectáculo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.

* un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.

* un fuerte sentimiento de = a strong sense of.

* un gran diversidad de = a broad range of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of, a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un grano de arena en el desierto = a drop in the ocean, a drop of water in a bucket.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* un grupo aferrado de = a hard core of.

* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un grupo de = a set of, a bunch of, a crop of, a pool of, a cadre of, a cluster of, a galaxy of, a clutch of, a company of.

* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.

* un grupo incondicional de = a hard core of.

* un grupo variado de = a collection of.

* un halo de bruma = a veil of mist.

* un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.

* un hombre de mundo = a man of the world.

* un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words, a man of few words.

* un intento de = an exercise in, attempted.

* un juego de = a battery of.

* un kaleidoscopio de = a mosaic of.

* un lecho de rosas = a bed of roses.

* un lujo asiático = the lap of luxury.

* un manojo de llaves = a set of + keys.

* un manojo de nervios = a bundle of nerves.

* un mar de = a sea of.

* un mar de papel = a sea of + paper.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.

* un mejor momento = a better time.

* un mequetrefe = a nobody.

* un minuto en los labios, para siempre en las caderas = a minute on the lips, forever on the hips.

* un momento bueno de = a peak of.

* un momento determinado = a frozen moment in time, a given moment in time.

* un montón = like crazy, like mad.

* un montonazo = like crazy, like mad.

* un montonazo de = a truckload of, a whole slew of, a raft of.

* un montonazo de dinero = a huge amount of money.

* un montón de = a pile of, a stack of, a bundle of, a truckload of, a sackful of, a raft of.

* un montón de dinero = a huge amount of money.

* un mundo aparte = a world apart, a breed apart.

* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.

* un + Nombre + a primera hora de la mañana = an early morning + Nombre.

* un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana = a late morning + Nombre.

* un + Nombre + por la mañana temprano = an early morning + Nombre.

* un no sé qué = a je ne sais quoi.

* un nuevo comienzo = a fresh start.

* un nuevo impulso = a new lease of life.

* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.

* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.

* un número de = a series of.

* un número reducido de = a residue of, a small number of.

* un número variado de + Nombre = any number of + Nombre.

* un oásis de = an oasis of.

* uno de los + Nombre + más + Adjetivo = not the least + Adjetivo + Nombre, not the least of the + Adjetivo + Nombre.

* uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre.

* uno de los + Nombre + más importantes = not the least of + Nombre.

* uno de tantos = little fish in a big pond.

* uno más = one of equals.

* unos + Cantidad = around + Cantidad.

* unos con otros = one another.

* unos cuantos = a few, a smattering of + Nombre Contable, a sprinkling of.

* unos de otros = one another.

* unos días más tarde = a few days later.

* unos encima de los otros = one on another.

* unos + Fecha = about + Fecha.

* unos + Número = some + Número.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* unos segundos de reflexión = a moment's thought, a moment's reflection.

* uno u otro = one or another.

* un paquete de = a suite of.

* un paquete integrado de programas = a suite of + programmes.

* un paquete ofimático integrado = a suite of office automation software.

* un par de = a couple of.

* un par de minutos = a couple of moments.

* un pasado oscuro = a dark past.

* un paso por delante de = one step ahead of.

* un pequeño puntito = just a little dot.

* un período de = a stretch of.

* un período determinado = a frozen moment in time.

* un periodo intenso de = a flurry of.

* un pilón de = a raft of, a mass of, a stack of.

* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

* un popurrí de = a potpourri of, a welter of.

* un poquito = a wee bit.

* un poquito (de) = a dash of, a tiny bit of, a splash of, a hint of, a touch (of).

* un porrón de tiempo = donkey's years.

* un puñado de = a bunch of, a handful of, a clutch of.

* un querido = a little something on the side.

* un rato = awhile.

* un rayo de = a shimmer of.

* un rayo de esperanza = a faint glimmer of light.

* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light, a peep of light.

* un regalito = a little something.

* un revoltijo de = a jumble of, a welter of.

* un rosario de = a rash of.

* un saco de = a sackful of.

* un saco lleno de = a sackful of.

* un servicio las 24 horas = a 24-hour service.

* un sinfín de = a myriad of, a host of, a whole host of.

* un sinnúmero de = a myriad of, a host of, a whole host of.

* un sueño hecho realidad = a dream come true.

* un surtido de = an assortment of.

* un tanto + Adjetivo = vaguely + Adjetivo.

* un tiempo = awhile.

* un tipo de = a kind of.

* un toque de = a touch of, a splash of, a hint of.

* un torrente de = a cascade of.

* un total de = a universe of, a total of.

* un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.

* un trabajo cualquiera = casual job.

* un tramo de = a stretch of.

* un trato justo = a square deal.

* un trozo de = a piece of, a snatch of, a stretch of.

* un velo de bruma = a veil of mist.

* un viso de = a whiff of.

* variar de una vez a otra = vary + from time to time.

one.

an, a.

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► artículo indef

1 a, an

■ un libro a book

■ un ojo an eye

► adjetivo

1 (numeral) one

■ tiene un año he's one year old

2 (indef) some

■ un día volverá he'll come some day Table 1 NOTA See also uno,-a/Table 1

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- una vez

- unos I

- unas I

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1. ART INDEF

1) [en singular] [refiriéndose a algo no conocido o de forma imprecisa] a; [antes de vocal o de h] an; [dando mayor énfasis, con expresiones temporales] one

2) [en plural]

a) [uso indefinido] (=algunos) some; (=pocos) a few

b) [con partes del cuerpo]

c) [con objetos a pares] some

d) [con cantidades, cifras] about, around

3) [enfático]

ADJ [numeral] one

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1) (sing) a; (delante de sonido vocálico) an; (pl) some

2) ( con valor ponderativo)

3) ( con nombres propios) a

4) (sing) ( como genérico)

5) (pl) ( expresando aproximación) about

* * *

1) (sing) a; (delante de sonido vocálico) an; (pl) some

2) ( con valor ponderativo)

3) ( con nombres propios) a

4) (sing) ( como genérico)

5) (pl) ( expresando aproximación) about

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un²

* * *

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◊ unos), una (pl unas) art the masculine article un is also used before feminine nouns which begin with stressed a or ha e.g. un arma poderosa, un hambre feroz

◊ una nueva droga a new drug;

◊ tú haces unas preguntas … you do ask some questions!

◊ es un Miró it's a Miró

◊ tiene unos 30 años she's about 30

* * *

un, una¹ (mpl unos, fpl unas) art indeterminado Un is used instead of una before feminine nouns which begin with a stressed “a” or “ha” (e.g. un águila an eagle; un hacha an axe).

1. [singular] a;

un hombre/tren a man/train;

una mujer/mesa a woman/table;

una hora an hour;

tengo un hambre enorme I'm extremely hungry;

un Picasso auténtico a genuine Picasso;

un niño necesita cariño children need o a child needs affection

2. [plural] some;

tengo unos regalos para ti I have some presents for you;

llegaremos en unos minutos we will arrive in a few minutes;

había unos coches mal estacionados there were some badly parked cars;

son unas personas muy amables they are very kind people;

tiene unas ganas enormes de viajar he is extremely keen to travel;

unas tijeras/gafas a pair of scissors/glasses;

llevaba unas gafas de sol she was wearing sunglasses

3. [ante números] [indica aproximación]

4. [con valor enfático]

se te ocurren unas ideas you have some really odd ideas

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un, una

art indet a; antes de vocal y h muda an;

unos coches/pájaros some cars/birds

* * *

un uno

un, una art, mpl unos

1) : a, an

2) unos or unas pl

: some, a few

hace unas semanas: a few weeks ago

3) unos or unas pl

: about, approximately

unos veinte años antes: about twenty years before

* * *

un det a / an

Si no recuerdas la diferencia entre a y an mira la gramática

garganella s.f.: bere a garganella, to pour down one's throat; (fig.) to be a soak (o a lush).

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sostantivo femminile

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garganella

/garga'nεlla/

sostantivo f.

bere a garganella = to drink without letting one's lips touch the bottle.

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[Swahili Word] -busu

[English Word] kiss

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Language] Arabic

[English Definition] touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

[Swahili Example] akamwamkia [babake] na kumbusu mkono [Ya]

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[Swahili Word] busu

[Swahili Plural] mabusu

[English Word] kiss

[English Plural] kisses

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[English Definition] a caress with the lips

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[Swahili Word] busu (la ndege)

[Swahili Plural] mabusu (ya ndege)

[English Word] bill (of a bird)

[English Plural] bills (of birds)

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[English Definition] horny projecting mouth of a bird

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a negative suffix to verbs, not;

era útmakligt, at it is not unmeet that.

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á, prep., often used elliptically, or even adverbially, [Goth. ana; Engl. on; Germ. an. In the Scandinavian idioms the liquid n is absorbed. In English the same has been supposed to happen in adverbial phrases, e. g. ‘along, away, abroad, afoot, again, agate, ahead, aloft, alone, askew, aside, astray, awry,’ etc. It is indeed true that the Ormulum in its northern dialect freq. uses o, even in common phrases, such as ‘o boke, o land, o life, o slæpe, o strande, o write, o naht, o loft,’ etc., v. the glossary; and we may compare on foot and afoot, on sleep (Engl. Vers. of Bible) and asleep; A. S. a-butan and on-butan (about); agen and ongean (again, against); on bæc, aback; on life, alive; on middan, amid. But it is more than likely that in the expressions quoted above, as well as in numberless others, as well in old as in modern English, the English a- as well as the o- of the Ormulum and the modern Scottish and north of England o- are in reality remains of this very á pronounced au or ow, which was brought by the Scandinavian settlers into the north of England. In the struggle for supremacy between the English dialects after the Conquest, the Scandinavian form á or a won the day in many cases to the exclusion of the Anglo-Saxon on. Some of these adverbs have representatives only in the Scandinavian tongues, not in Anglo-Saxon; see below, with dat. B. II, C. VII; with acc. C. I. and VI. The prep. á denotes the surface or outside; í and ór the inside; at, til, and frá, nearness measured to or from an object: á thus answers to the Gr. επί; the Lat. in includes á and i together.]

With dat. and acc.: in the first case with the notion of remaining on a place, answering to Lat. in with abl.; in the last with the notion of motion to the place, = Lat. in with acc.

WITH DAT.

A. Loc.

I. generally on, upon; á gólfi, on the floor, Nj. 2; á hendi, on the hand (of a ring), 48, 225; á palli, 50; á steini, 108; á vegg, 115; á sjá ok á landi, on sea and land. In some instances the distinction between d and i is loose and wavering, but in most cases common sense and usage decide; thus ‘á bók’ merely denotes the letters, the penmanship, ‘í’ the contents of a book; mod. usage, however, prefers ‘í,’ lesa í bók, but stafr á bók. Old writers on the other hand; á bókum Enskum, in English books, Landn. 24, but í Aldafars bók, 23 (in the book De Mensurâ Temporum, by Bede), cp. Grág. i. 76, where á is a false reading instead of at; á bréfi, the contents of a letter: of clothing or arms, mítr á höfði, sverð á hlið, mitre on head, sword on side, Fms. i. 266, viii. 404; hafa lykil á sér, on one’s person, 655 xxvii. 22; möttull á tyglum, a mantle hanging on (i. e. fastened by) laces, Fms. vii. 201: á þingi means to be present at a meeting; í þingi, to abide within a jurisdiction; á himni, á jörðu, on (Engl. in) heaven and earth, e. g. in the Lord’s Prayer, but í helviti, in hell; á Gimli, Edda (of a heavenly abode); á báti, á skipi denote crew and cargo, ‘í’ the timber or materials of which a ship is built, Eg. 385; vera í stafni á skipi, 177: á skógi, to be abroad in a wood (of a hunter, robber, deer); but to be situated (a house), at work (to fell timber), í skógi, 573, Fs. 5, Fms. iii. 122, viii. 31, xi. 1, Glúm. 330, Landn. 173; á mörkinni, Fms. i. 8, but í mörk, of a farm; á firðinum means lying in a firth, of ships or islands (on the surface of the water), þær eyjar liggja á Breiðafirði, Ld. 36; but í firði, living in a district named Firth; á landi, Nj. 98, Fms. xi. 386.

II. á is commonly used in connection with the pr. names or countries terminating in ‘land,’ Engl. in, á Englandi, Írlandi, Skotlandi, Bretlandi, Saxlandi, Vindlandi, Vínlandi, Grænalandi, Íslandi, Hálogalandi, Rogalandi, Jótlandi, Frakklandi, Hjaltlandi, Jamtalandi, Hvítramannalandi, Norðrlöndum, etc., vide Landn. and the index to Fms. xii. In old writers í is here very rare, in modern authors more frequent; taste and the context in many instances decide. An Icelander would now say, speaking of the queen or king, ‘á Englandi,’ ruling over, but to live ‘í Englandi,’ or ‘á Englandi;’ the rule in the last case not being quite fixed.

2. in connection with other names of countries: á Mæri, Vörs, Ögðum, Fjölum, all districts of Norway, v. Landn.; á Mýrum (in Icel.), á Finnmörk, Landn., á Fjóni (a Danish island); but í Danmörk, Svíþjóð (á Svíþjóðu is poët., Gs. 13).

3. before Icel. farms denoting open and elevated slopes and spaces (not too high, because then ‘at’ must be used), such as ‘staðr, völlr, ból, hjalli, bakki, heimr, eyri,’ etc.; á Veggjum, Landn. 69; á Hólmlátri, id.: those ending in ‘-staðr,’ á Geirmundarstöðum, Þórisstöðum, Jarðlangsstöðum…, Landn.: ‘-völlr,’ á Möðruvöllum: á Fitjum (the farm) í Storð (the island), í Fenhring (the island) á Aski (the farm), Landn., Eg.: ‘-nes’ sometimes takes á, sometimes í (in mod. usage always ‘í’), á Nesi, Eb. 14, or í Krossnesi, 30; in the last case the notion of island, νησος, prevails: so also, ‘fjörðr,’ as, þeir börðust á Vigrafirði (of a fight o n the ice), Landn. 101, but orusta í Hafrsfirði, 122: with ‘-bær,’ á is used in the sense of a farm or estate, hón sa á e-m bæ mikit hús ok fagrt, Edda 22; ‘í bæ’ means within doors, of the buildings: with ‘Bær’ as pr. name Landn. uses ‘í,’ 71, 160, 257, 309, 332.

4. denoting on or just above; of the sun, when the time is fixed by regarding the sun in connection with points in the horizon, a standing phrase in Icel.; sól á gjáhamri, when the sun is on the crag of the Rift, Grág. i. 26, cp. Glúm. 387; so, brú á á, a bridge on a river, Fms. viii. 179, Hrafn. 20; taka hús á e-m, to surprise one, to take the house over his head, Fms. i. 11.

III. á is sometimes used in old writers where we should now expect an acc., esp. in the phrase, leggja sverði (or the like) á e-m, or á e-m miðjum, to stab, Eg. 216, Gísl. 106, Band. 14; þá stakk Starkaðr sprotanum á konungi, then Starkad stabbed the king with the wand, Fas. iii. 34; bíta á kampi (vör), to bite the lips, as a token of pain or emotion, Nj. 209, 68; taka á e-u, to touch a thing, lay hold of it, v. taka; fá á e-u, id. (poët.); leggja hendr á (better at) síðum, in wrestling, Fms. x. 331; koma á úvart á e-m, to come on one unawares, ix. 407 (rare).

B. TEMP. of a particular point or period of time, at, on, in:

I. gener. denoting during, in the course of; á nótt, degi, nætrþeli …, Bs. i. 139; or spec. adding a pron. or an adject., á næsta sumri, the next summer; á því ári, þingi, misseri, hausti, vári, sumri …, during, in that year …, Bs. i. 679, etc.; á þrem sumrum, in the course of three summers, Grág. i. 218; á þrem várum, Fms. ii. 114; á hálfs mánaðar fresti, within half a month’s delay, Nj. 99; á tvítugs, sextugs … aldri, á barns, gamals aldri, etc., at the age of …, v. aldr: á dögum e-s, in the days of, in his reign or time, Landn. 24, Hrafn. 3, Fms. ix. 229.

II. used of a fixed recurrent period or season; á várum, sumrum, haustum, vetrum, á kveldum, every spring, summer …, in the evenings, Eg. 711, Fms. i. 23, 25, vi. 394, Landn. 292: with the numeral adverbs, cp. Lat. ter in anno, um sinn á mánuði, ári, once a month, once a year, where the Engl. a is not the article but the preposition, Grág. i. 89.

III. of duration; á degi, during a whole day, Fms. v. 48; á sjau nóttum, Bárð. 166; á því meli, during that time, in the meantime, Grág. i. 259.

IV. connected with the seasons (á vetri, sumri, vári, hausti), ‘á’ denotes the next preceding season, the last winter, summer, autumn, Eb. 40, 238, Ld. 206: in such instances ‘á’ denotes the past, ‘at’ the future, ‘í’ the present; thus í vetri in old writers means this winter; á vetri, last winter; at vetri, next winter, Eb. 68 (in a verse), etc.

C. In various other relations, more or less metaphorically, on, upon, in, to, with, towards, against:

I. denoting object, in respect of, against, almost periphrastically; dvelja á náðum e-s, under one’s protection, Fms. i. 74; hafa metnað á e-u, to be proud of, to take pride in a thing, 127.

2. denoting a personal relation, in; bæta e-t á e-m, to make amends, i. e. to one personally; misgöra e-t á e-m, to inflict wrong on one; hafa elsku (hatr) á e-m, to bear love ( hatred) to one, Fms. ix. 242; hefna sín á e-m, to take revenge on one’s person, on anyone; rjúfa sætt á e-m, to break truce on the person of any one, to offend against his person, Nj. 103; hafa sár á sér, 101; sjá á e-m, to read on or in one’s face; sér hann á hverjum manni hvárt til þín er vel eðr illa, 106; var þat brátt auðséð á hennar högum, at …, it could soon be seen in all her doings, that …, Ld. 22.

3. also generally to shew signs of a thing; sýna fáleika á sér, to shew marks of displeasure, Nj. 14, Fs. 14; taka vel, illa, lítt, á e-u, to take a thing well, ill, or indifferently, id.; finna á sér, to feel in oneself; fann lítt á honum, hvárt …, it could hardly be seen in his face, whether …, Eb. 42; líkindi eru á, it is likely, Ld. 172; göra kost á e-u, to give a choice, chance of it, 178; eiga vald á e-u, to have power over …, Nj. 10.

II. denoting encumbrance, duty, liability; er fimtardómsmál á þeim, to be subject to …, Nj. 231; the phrase, hafa e-t á hendi, or vera á hendi e-m, on one’s hands, of work or duty to be done; eindagi á fé, term, pay day, Grág. i. 140; ómagi (skylda, afvinna) á fé, of a burden or encumbrance, D. I. and Grág. in several passages.

III. with a personal pronoun, sér, mér, honum …, denoting personal appearance, temper, character, look, or the like; vera þungr, léttr … á sér, to be heavy or light, either bodily or mentally; þungr á sér, corpulent, Sturl. i. 112; kátr ok léttr á sér, of a gay and light temper, Fms. x. 152; þat bragð hafði hann á sér, he looked as if, … the expression of his face was as though …, Ld., cp. the mod. phrase, hafa á sér svip, bragð, æði, sið, of one’s manner or personal appearance, to bear oneself as, or the like; skjótr (seinn) á fæti, speedy ( slow) of foot, Nj. 258.

IV. as a periphrasis of the possessive pronoun connected with the limbs or parts of the body. In common Icel. such phrases as my hands, eyes, head … are hardly ever used, but höfuð, eyru, hár, nef, munnr, hendr, fætr … á mér; so ‘í’ is used of the internal parts, e. g. hjarta, bein … í mér; the eyes are regarded as inside the body, augun í honum: also without the possessive pronoun, or as a periphrasis for a genitive, brjóstið á e-m, one’s breast, Nj. 95, Edda 15; súrnar í augum, it smarts in my eyes, my eyes smart, Nj. 202; kviðinn á sér, its belly, 655 xxx. 5, Fms. vi. 350; hendr á henni, her hands, Gísl. (in a verse); í vörunum á honum, on his lips, Band. 14; ristin á honum, his step, Fms. viii. 141; harðr í tungu, sharp of tongue, Hallfred (Fs. 114); kalt (heitt) á fingrum, höndum, fótum …, cold ( warm) in the fingers, hands, feet …, i. e. with cold fingers, etc.; cp. also the phrase, verða vísa (orð) á munni, of extemporising verses or speeches, freq. in the Sagas; fastr á fótum, fast by the leg, of a bondsman, Nj. 27: of the whole body, díla fundu þeir á honum, 209. The pers. pron. is used only in solemn style (poetry, hymns, the Bible), and perhaps only when influenced by foreign languages, e. g. mitt hjarta hví svo hryggist þú, as a translation of ‘warumb betrübst du dich mein Herz?’ the famous hymn by Hans Sachs; instead of the popular hjartað í mér, Sl. 43, 44: hjartað mitt is only used as a term of endearment, as by a husband to his wife, parents to their child, or the like, in a metaphorical sense; the heart proper is ‘í mér,’ not ‘mitt.’

2. of other things, and as a periphrasis of a genitive, of a part belonging to the whole, e. g. dyrr á husi = húsdyrr, at the house-doors; turn á kirkju = kirkju turn; stafn, skutr, segl, árar … á skipi, the stem, stern, sail … of a ship, Fms. ix. 135; blöð á lauk, á tré …, leaves of a leek, of a tree …, Fas. i. 469; egg á sverði = sverðs egg; stafr á bók; kjölr á bók, and in endless other instances.

V. denoting instrumentality, by, on, or a-, by means of; afla fjár á hólmgöngum, to make money a-duelling, by means of duels, Eg. 498; á verkum sínum, to subsist on one’s own work, Njarð. 366: as a law term, sekjast á e-ju, to be convicted upon …, Grág. i. 123; sekst maðr þar á sínu eigini ( a man is guilty in re sua), ef hann tekr af þeim manni er heimild ( possessio) hefir til, ii. 191; falla á verkum sínum, to be killed flagranti delicto, v. above; fella e-n á bragði, by a sleight in wrestling; komast undan á flótta, to escape by flight, Eg. 11; á hlaupi, by one’s feet, by speed, Hkr. ii. 168; lifa á e-u, to feed on; bergja á e-u, to taste of a thing; svala sér á e-u, to quench the thirst on.

VI. with subst. numerals; á þriðja tigi manna, up to thirty, i. e. from about twenty to thirty, Ld. 194; á öðru hundraði skipa, from one to two hundred sail strong, Fms. x. 126; á níunda tigi, between eighty and ninety years of age, Eg. 764, v. above: used as prep., á hendi, on one’s hand, i. e. bound to do it, v. hönd.

VII. in more or less adverbial phrases it may often be translated in Engl. by a participle and a- prefixed; á lopti, aloft; á floti, afloat; á lífi, alive; á verðgangi, a-begging; á brautu, away; á baki, a-back, behind, past; á milli, a-tween; á laun, alone, secretly; á launungu, id.; á móti, against; á enda, at an end, gone; á huldu, hidden; fara á hæli, to go a-heel, i. e. backwards, Fms. vii. 70;—but in many cases these phrases are transl. by the Engl. partic. with a, which is then perh. a mere prefix, not a prep., á flugi, a-flying in the air, Nj. 79; vera á gangi, a-going; á ferli, to be about; á leiki, a-playing, Fms. i. 78; á sundi, a-swimming, ii. 27; á verði, a-watching, x. 201; á hrakningi, a-wandering; á reiki, a-wavering; á skjálfi, a-shivering; á-hleri, a-listening; á tali, a-talking, Ísl. ii. 200; á hlaupi, a-running, Hkr. ii. 268; á verki, a-working; á veiðum, a-hunting; á fiski, a-fishing; á beit, grazing: and as a law term it even means in flagranti, N. G. L. i. 348.

VIII. used absolutely without a case in reference to the air or the weather, where ‘á’ is almost redundant; þoka var á mikil, a thick fog came on, Nj. 267; niðamyrkr var á, pitch darkness came on, Eg. 210; allhvast á norðan, a very strong breeze from the north, Fms. ix. 20; þá var á norðrænt, a north wind came on, 42, Ld. 56; hvaðan sem á er, from whatever point the wind is; var á hríð veðrs, a snow storm came on, Nj. 282; görði á regn, rain came on, Fms. vi. 394, xi. 35, Ld. 156.

WITH ACC.

A. Loc.

I. denoting simple direction towards, esp. connected with verbs of motion, going, or the like; hann gékk á bergsnös, Eg. 389; á hamar, Fas. ii. 517.

2. in phrases denoting direction; liggja á útborða, lying on the outside of the ship, Eg. 354; á annat borð skipinu, Fms. vii. 260; á bæði borð, on both sides of the ship, Nj. 124, Ld. 56; á tvær hliðar, on both sides, Fms. v. 73. Ísl. ii. 159; á hlið, sidewards; út á hlið, Nj. 262, Edda 44; á aðra hönd henni, Nj. 50, Ld. 46; höggva á tvær hendr, to hew or strike right and left, Ísl. ii. 368, Fas. i. 384, Fms. viii. 363, x. 383.

3. upp á, upon; hann tók augu Þjaza ok kastaði upp á himin, Edda 47: with verbs denoting to look, see, horfa, sjá, líta, etc.; hann rak skygnur á land, he cast glances towards the land, Ld. 154.

II. denoting direction with or without the idea of arriving:

1. with verbs denoting to aim at; of a blow or thrust, stefna á fótinn, Nj. 84; spjótið stefnir á hann miðjan, 205: of the wind, gékk veðrit á vestr, the wind veered to west, Fms. ix. 28; sigla á haf, to stand out to sea, Hkr. i. 146, Fms. i. 39: with ‘út’ added, Eg. 390, Fms. x. 349.

2. conveying the notion of arriving, or the intervening space being traversed; spjótið kom á miðjan skjöldinn, Eg. 379, Nj. 96, 97; langt upp á land, far up inland, Hkr. i. 146: to reach, taka ofan á belti, of the long locks of a woman, to reach down to the belt, Nj. 2; ofan á bringu, 48; á þa ofan, 91.

III. without reference to the space traversed, connected with verbs denoting to go, turn, come, ride, sail, throw, or the like, motion of every kind; hann kastar honum á völlinn, he flings him down, Nj. 91; hlaupa á skip sitt, to leap on board his ship, 43; á hest, to mount quickly, Edda 75; á lend hestinum, Nj. 91; hann gengr á sáðland sitt, he walks on to his fields, 82: on, upon, komast á fætr, to get upon one’s legs, 92; ganga á land, to go a-shore, Fms. i. 40; ganga á þing, vii. 242, Grág. (often); á skóg, á merkr ok skóga, into a wood, Fb. i. 134, 257, Fms. xi. 118, Eg. 577, Nj. 130; fara á Finnmörk, to go travelling in Finmark, Fms. i. 8; koma, fara á bæ, to arrive at the farm-house; koma á veginn, Eg. 578; stíga á bát, skip, to go on board, 158; hann gékk upp á borg, he went up to the burg (castle), 717; en er þeir komu á loptriðið, 236; hrinda skipum á vatn, to float the ships down into the water, Fms. i. 58; reka austr á haf, to drift eastwards on the sea, x. 145; ríða ofan á, to ride down or over, Nj. 82.

IV. in some cases the acc. is used where the dat. would be used, esp. with verbs denoting to see or hear, in such phrases as, þeir sá boða mikinn inn á fjörðinn, they saw great breakers away up in the bight of the firth, the acc. being due perhaps to a motion or direction of the eye or ear towards the object, Nj. 124; sá þeir fólkit á land, they saw the people in the direction of land, Fas. ii. 517: in phrases denoting to be placed, to sit, to be seated, the seat or bench is freq. in the acc. where the dat. would now be used; konungr var þar á land upp, the king was then up the country, the spectator or narrator is conceived as looking from the shore or sea-side, Nj. 46; sitja á miðjan bekk, to be seated on the middle bench, 50; skyldi konungs sæti vera á þann bekk … annat öndvegi var á hinn úæðra pall; hann setti konungs hásæti á miðjan þverpall, Fms. vi. 439, 440, cp. Fagrsk. l. c., Sturl. iii. 182; eru víða fjallbygðir upp á mörkina, in the mark or forest, Eg. 58; var þar mörk mikil á land upp, 229; mannsafnaðr er á land upp (viewed from the sea), Ld. 76; stóll var settr á mótið, Fas. i. 58; beiða fars á skip, to beg a passage, Grág. i. 90.

V. denoting parts of the body; bíta e-n á barka, to bite one in the throat, Ísl. ii. 447; skera á háls, to cut the throat of any one, Nj. 156; brjóta e-n á háls, to break any one’s neck; brjóta e-n á bak, to break any one’s back, Fms. vii. 119; kalinn á kné, frozen to the knees with cold, Hm. 3.

VI. denoting round; láta reipi á háls hesti, round his horse’s neck, 623. 33; leggja söðul á hest, Nj. 83; and ellipt., leggja á, to saddle; breiða feld á hofuð sér, to wrap a cloak over his head, 164; reyta á sik mosa, to gather moss to cover oneself with, 267; spenna hring á hönd, á fingr, Eg. 300.

VII. denoting a burden; stela mat á tvá hesta, hey á fimtán hesta, i. e. a two, a fifteen horse load, Nj. 74: metaph., kjósa feigð á menn, to choose death upon them, i. e. doom them to death, Edda 22.

B. TEMP.

I. of a period of time, at, to; á morgun, to-morrow (í morgun now means the past morning, the morning of to-day), Ísl. ii. 333.

II. if connected with the word day, ‘á’ is now used before a fixed or marked day, a day of the week, a feast day, or the like; á Laugardag, á Sunnudag …, on Saturday, Sunday, the Old Engl. a-Sunday, a-Monday, etc.; á Jóladaginn, Páskadaginn, on Yule and Easter-day; but in old writers more often used ellipt. Sunnudaginn, Jóladaginn …, by dropping the prep. ‘á,’ Fms. viii. 397, Grág. i. 18.

III. connected with ‘dagr’ with the definite article suffixed, ‘á’ denotes a fixed, recurring period or season, in; á daginn, during the day-time, every day in turn, Grett. 91 A.

IV. connected with ‘evening, morning, the seasons,’ with the article; á kveldit, every evening, Ld. 14; á sumarit, every summer, Vd. 128, where the new Ed. Fs. 51 reads sumrum; á haust, every autumn, Eg. 741 (perh. a misprint instead of á haustin or á haustum); á vetrinn, in the winter time, 710; á várit, every spring, Gþl. 347; the sing., however, is very rare in such cases, the old as well as mod. usage prefers the plur.; á nætrnar, by night, Nj. 210; á várin, Eg. 710; á sumrin, haustin, á morgnana, in the morning (á morgin, sing., means to-morrow); á kveldin, in the evening, only ‘dagr’ is used in sing., v. above (á daginn, not á dagana); but elliptically and by dropping the article, Icelanders say, kveld og morgna, nótt og dag, vetr sumar vor og haust, in the same sense as those above mentioned.

V. denoting duration, the article is dropped in the negative phrase, aldri á sinn dag, never during one’s life; aldri á mína daga, never in my life, Bjarn. 8, where a possess. pron. is put between noun and prep., but this phrase is very rare. Such phrases as, á þann dag, that day, and á þenna dag, Stj. 12, 655 xxx. 2. 20, are unclassical.

VI. á dag without article can only be used in a distributive sense, e. g. tvisvar á dag, twice a-day; this use is at present freq. in Icel., yet instances from old writers are not on record.

VII. denoting a movement onward in time, such as, liðið á nótt, dag, kveld, morgun, sumar, vetr, vár, haust (or nóttina, daginn …), jól, páska, föstu, or the like, far on in the night, day …, Edda 33; er á leið vetrinn, when the winter was well on, as the winter wore on, Nj. 126; cp. áliðinn: also in the phrase, hniginn á inn efra aldr, well stricken in years, Ld. 68.

C. Metaph. and in various relations:

I. somewhat metaphorically, denoting an act only (not the place); fara á fund, á vit e-s, to call for one, Eg. 140; koma á ræðu við e-n, to come to a parley with, to speak, 173; ganga á tal, Nj. 103; skora á hólm, to challenge to a duel on an island; koma á grið, to enter into a service, to be domiciled, Grág. i. 151; fara á veiðar, to go a-hunting, Fms. i. 8.

β. generally denoting on, upon, in, to; bjóða vöxtu á féit, to offer interest on the money, Grág. i. 198; ganga á berhögg, to come to blows, v. berhögg; fá á e-n, to make an impression upon one, Nj. 79; ganga á vápn e-s, to throw oneself on an enemy’s weapon, meet him face to face, Rd. 310; ganga á lagið, to press on up the spear-shaft after it has passed through one so as to get near one’s foe, i. e. to avail oneself of the last chance; bera fé á e-n, to bribe, Nj. 62; bera öl á e-n, to make drunk, Fas. i. 13; snúinn á e-t, inclined to, Fms. x. 142; sammælast á e-t, to agree upon, Nj. 86; sættast, verða sáttr á e-t, in the same sense, to come to an agreement, settlement, or atonement, 78, Edda 15, Eb. 288, Ld. 50, Fms. i. 279; ganga á mála, to serve for pay as a soldier, Nj. 121; ganga á vald e-s, to put oneself in his power, 267; ganga á sætt, to break an agreement; vega á veittar trygðir, to break truce, Grág. ii. 169.

II. denoting in regard to, in respect to:

1. of colour, complexion, the hue of the hair, or the like; hvítr, jarpr, dökkr … á hár, having white, brown, or dark … hair, Ísl. ii. 190, Nj. 39; svartr á brún ok brá, dark of brow and eyebrow; dökkr á hörund, id., etc.

2. denoting skill, dexterity; hagr á tré, a good carpenter; hagr á járn, málm, smíðar …, an expert worker in iron, metals …, Eg. 4; fimr á boga, good at the bow: also used of mastership in science or arts, meistari á hörpuslátt, a master in striking the harp, Fas. iii. 220; fræðimaðr á kvæði, knowing many poems by heart, Fms. vi. 391; fræðimaðr á landnámssögur ok forna fræði, a learned scholar in histories and antiquities (of Are Frode), Ísl. ii. 189; mikill á íþrótt, skilful in an art, Edda (pref.) 148; but dat. in the phrase, kunna (vel) á skíðum, to be a cunning skater, Fms. i. 9, vii. 120.

3. denoting dimensions; á hæð, lengd, breidd, dýpt …, in the heighth, length, breadth, depth …, Eg. 277; á hvern veg, on each side, Edda 41 (square miles); á annan veg, on the one side, Grág. i. 89.

β. the phrase, á sik, in regard to oneself, vel (illa) á sik kominn, of a fine ( ugly) appearance, Ld. 100, Fas. iii. 74.

III. denoting instrumentality; bjargast á sínar hendr, to live on the work of one’s own hands, (á sínar spýtur is a mod. phrase in the same sense); (vega) á skálir, pundara, to weigh in scales, Grág. ii. 370; at hann hefði tvá pundara, ok hefði á hinn meira keypt en á hinn minna selt, of a man using two scales, a big one for buying and a little one for selling, Sturl. i. 91; á sinn kostnað, at one’s own expense; nefna e-n á nafn, by name, Grág. i. 17, etc. The Icel. also say, spinna á rokk, snældu, to spin on or with a rock or distaff; mala á kvern, to grind in a ‘querne,’ where Edda 73 uses dat.; esp. of musical instruments, syngja, leika á hljóðfæri, hörpu, gígju …; in the old usage, leika hörpu …, Stj. 458.

IV. denoting the manner or way of doing:

1. á þessa lund, in this wise, Grág. ii. 22; á marga vega, á alla, ymsa vega, in many, all, respects, Fms. i. 114; á sitt hóf, in its turn, respectively, Ld. 136, where the context shews that the expression answers to the Lat. mutatis mutandis; á Þýðersku, after German fashion, Sks. 288.

2. esp. of language; mæla, rita á e-a tungu, to speak, write in a tongue; á Írsku, in Irish, Ld. 76; Norrænu, in Norse, Eb. 330, Vm. 35; a Danska tungu, in Danish, i. e. Scandinavian, Norse, or Icelandic, Grág. i. 18; á Vára tungu, i. e. in Icelandic, 181; rita á Norræna tungu, to write in Norse, Hkr. (pref.), Bs. i. 59:—at present, dat. is sometimes used.

3. in some phrases the acc. is used instead of the dat.; hann sýndi á sik mikit gaman, Fms. x. 329; hann lét ekki á sik finna, he shewed no sign of motion, Nj. 111; skaltú önga fáleika á þik gera (Cod. Kalf.), 14.

V. used in a distributive sense; skal mörk kaupa gæzlu á kú, eðr oxa fim vetra gamlan, a mark for every cow, Grág. i. 147; alin á hvert hross, 442; á mann, per man (now freq.): cp. also á dag above, lit. B.

VI. connected with nouns,

1. prepositional; á hendr (with dat.), against; á hæla, at heel, close behind; á bak, at back, i. e. past, after; á vit (with gen.), towards.

2. adverbially; á braut, away, abroad; á víxl, in turns; á mis, amiss; á víð ok dreif, a-wide and a-drift, i. e. dispersedly.

3. used almost redundantly before the following prep.; á eptir, after, behind; á undan, in front of; á meðal, á milli, among; á mót, against; á við, about, alike; á frá (cp. Swed. ifrån), from (rare); á fyrir = fyrir, Haustl. 1; á hjá, beside (rare); á fram, a-head, forwards; á samt, together; ávalt = of allt, always: following a prep., upp á, upon; niðr á, down upon; ofan á, eptir á, post eventum, (temp.) á eptir is loc., id., etc.

VII. connected with many transitive verbs, answering to the Lat. ad- or in-, in composition, in many cases periphrastically for an objective case. The prep. generally follows after the verb, instead of being prefixed to it as in Lat., and answers to the Engl. on, to; heita kalla, hrópa á, to call on; heyra, hlusta, hlyða á, to hearken to, listen to; hyggja, hugsa á, to think on; minna á, to remind; sjá, líta, horfa, stara, mæna, glápa, koma auga … á, to look on; girnast á, to wish for; trúa á, to believe on; skora á, to call on any one to come out, challenge; kæra á, to accuse; heilsa á, to greet; herja, ganga, ríða, hlaupa, ráða … á, to fall on, attack, cp. ágangr, áreið, áhlaup; ljúga á, to tell lies of, to slander; telja á, to carp at; ausa, tala, hella, kasta, verpa … á, to pour, throw on; ríða, bera, dreifa á, to sprinkle on; vanta, skorta á, to fall short of; ala á, to plead, beg; leggja á, to throw a spell on, lay a saddle on; hætta á, to venture on; gizka á, to guess at; kveða á, to fix on, etc.: in a reciprocal sense, haldast á, of mutual strife; sendast á, to exchange presents; skrifast á, to correspond (mod.); kallast á, to shout mutually; standast á, to coincide, so as to be just opposite one another, etc.

f. [Lat. aqua; Goth. ahva; Hel. aha; A. S. eâ; O. H. G. aha, owa; cp. Germ. ach and aue; Fr. eau, eaux; Engl. Ax-, Ex-, etc., in names of places; Swed.-Dan. å; the Scandinavians absorb the hu, so that only a single vowel or diphthong remains of the whole word]:—a river. The old form in nom. dat. acc. sing. is , v. the introduction to A, page 1, Bs. i. 333 sq., where ́n, ́ (acc.), and ́na; so also Greg. 677; the old fragm. of Grág. ii. 222, 223, new Ed. In the Kb. of the Edda the old form occurs twice, viz. page 75, ́na (acc.), (but two lines below, ána), í ́nni (dat.) The old form also repeatedly occurs in the Kb. and Sb. of the Grág., e. g. ii. 266, 267: gen. sing. ár; nom. pl. ár, gen. á contracted, dat. ám, obsolete form ́m; Edda 43, Eg. 80, 99, 133, 185: proverbs, at ósi skal á stemma, answering to the Lat. principiis obsta, Edda 60; hér kemr á til sæfar, here the river runs into the sea, metaph. = this is the very end, seems to have been a favourite ending of old poems; it is recorded in the Húsdrápa and the Norðsetadrápa, v. Edda 96, Skálda 198; cp. the common saying, oil vötn renna til sævar, ‘all waters run into the sea.’ Rivers with glacier water are in Icel. called Hvítá, White river, or Jökulsá: Hitá, Hot river, from a hot spring, opp. to Kaldá, v. Landn.: others take a name from the fish in them, as Laxá, Lax or Salmon river (freq.); Örriða á, etc.: a tributary river is þverá, etc.: ár in the Njála often means the great rivers Ölfusá and Þjórsá in the south of Iceland. Áin helga, a river in Sweden, Hkr. ii: á is also suffixed to the names of foreign rivers, Tempsá = Thames; Dóná, Danube (Germ. Don-au), (mod.), etc. Vide Edda (Gl.) 116, 117, containing the names of over a hundred North-English and Scottish rivers.

COMPDS: áráll, árbakki, árbrot, ardjúp, árfarvegr, árfors, árgljúfr, árhlutr, ármegin, árminni, ármót, áróss, árreki, árstraumr, árströnd, árvað, árvegr, árvöxtr.

- w kuchni/łazience in the kitchen/bathroom

- w domu/szkole/pracy at home/school/work

- w Warszawie/we Wrocławiu in Warsaw/Wrocław

- w Polsce/we Włoszech in Poland/Italy

- w górach/lesie in the mountains/forest

- w powietrzu/wodzie in the air/water

- w szklance/pudełku in a glass/box

- w prasie in the press

- w telewizji/radiu on television/on the radio

- w wyobraźni in one’s imagination

- otwór w desce a hole in a board

- trzymała coś w dłoni she was holding something in her hand

- siedział w fotelu he was sitting in an armchair

- trzymał ręce w kieszeniach he had his hands in his pockets

- byłem wczoraj w kinie/teatrze I went to the cinema/theatre yesterday

- uczyła się w szkole muzycznej she was studying at a music school

- nagle stanął w drzwiach suddenly he appeared in the doorway

- służyć w armii to be in the army

- grać w orkiestrze to play with a. in an orchestra

- działać w związkach zawodowych to be a trade union activist

- to najcenniejszy obraz w całej kolekcji this is the most valuable picture in the entire collection

- śledzie w oleju/sosie pomidorowym herring in oil/tomato sauce

- zakręciło jej się w głowie she felt dizzy

- w stronę czegoś in the direction of sth, towards sth

- nie wchodź w kałuże don’t walk in the puddles

- samochód wjechał w tłum the car ploughed into the crowd

- pies chwycił kość w zęby the dog took the bone in its teeth

- wziął ją w ramiona he took her in his arms

- wpięła kokardę we włosy she pinned a ribbon in her hair

- pojechali w góry they’ve gone to the mountains

- spojrzeć w lewo/prawo to look (to one’s) left/right

- spojrzeć w górę/dół to look up(wards)/down(wards)

- wypłynąć w morze to set sail

- uderzenie w nos/szczękę a blow on the nose/jaw

- pocałować kogoś w usta/policzek to kiss sb on the lips/cheek

- uderzyć się w głowę/kolano (o coś) to hit one’s head/knee (on sth)

- walić w drzwi to bang on the door

- oparzyć się w rękę to burn one’s hand

- ugryźć się w język to bite one’s tongue także przen.

- pies ugryzł go w nogę a dog bit his leg a. bit him in the leg

- podrap mnie w plecy scratch my back

- piorun uderzył w drzewo the lightning struck a tree

- w spódnicy/sandałach/okularach in a skirt/in sandals/in glasses

- mężczyzna w czarnym kapeluszu a man in a. wearing a black hat

- (on) zawsze chodzi w dżinsach he always wears jeans

- ubrał się w ciemny garnitur he put on a dark suit

- kobieta w bieli a woman (dressed) in white

- bukiet róż w celofanie a bunch of roses wrapped in cellophane

- proszę mi to zapakować w papier/w pudełko please wrap it up in paper/pack it in a box (for me)

- nowe kierunki w sztuce new directions in art

- symbole stosowane w matematyce symbols used in mathematics

- co nowego w polityce? what’s new in politics?

- żyć w skrajnej nędzy to live in extreme poverty

- być w wyśmienitym nastroju to be in the best of moods

- być w opłakanym stanie to be in a lamentable state

- wpakować kogoś w kłopoty to get sb into trouble

- wprawić kogoś w zdumienie/zakłopotanie to astonish/embarrass sb

- wpaść w furię to fly into a passion

- w milczeniu in silence

- w samotności in solitude

- w całym zamieszaniu in all the confusion

- w wielkim skupieniu with great concentration

- w tych warunkach in these conditions

- w trzydziestostopniowym upale in the 30-degree heatwave

- nie wychodzę z domu w taki mróz/upał I don’t go out when it’s that cold/hot

- w XX wieku/w 1873 roku in the 20th century/in 1873

- w latach dwudziestych XIX wieku in the eighteen twenties

- w zimie/lecie in (the) winter/summer

- w maju/we wrześniu in May/September

- w poniedziałek/we wtorek on Monday/Tuesday

- w ubiegły/przyszły czwartek last/next Thursday

- w ubiegłym/przyszłym roku last/next year

- w następnym roku in the following year

- we dnie i w nocy day and night

- w ten dzień a. w tym dniu (on) that day

- w dniu 11 listopada on the 11th of November

- w starożytności/średniowieczu in ancient times a. antiquity/the Middle Ages

- w dawnych czasach in the old days

- w przeszłości/przyszłości in the past/the future

- w młodości in sb’s youth

- w rok/miesiąc/tydzień później a year/month/week later

- w dwie godziny/w trzy miesiące/w rok in two hours/three months/a year

- zginął w powstaniu he was killed during/in the uprising

- w rozmowie ze mną wspomniał, że… in conversation with me he mentioned that…

- w podróży (on) najczęściej śpi he usually sleeps when travelling

- komedia w trzech aktach a comedy in three acts

- mapa w skali 1:100000 a map to a scale of 1:100,000

- stoły ustawione w podkowę tables arranged in a horseshoe

- otrzymać honorarium w gotówce to be paid in cash

- mówili w jakimś obcym języku they were speaking in a foreign language

- cukier w kostkach cube sugar, sugar cubes

- herbata w granulkach granulated tea

- mleko w proszku powdered milk

- mydło w płynie liquid soap

- spodnie w jasnym kolorze light-coloured trousers

- sukienki w kilku kolorach dresses in several colours

- rzeźba w marmurze a sculpture in marble

- 10 tysięcy złotych w banknotach dwudziestozłotowych ten thousand zlotys in twenty-zloty notes

- spódnica w kwiaty a flower-patterned skirt

- zasłony w paski striped curtains

- papier w kratkę squared paper

- rękawy haftowane w srebrne gwiazdy sleeves embroidered with silver stars

- pokroić coś w kostkę/plastry to cut sth into cubes/slices, to cube/slice sth

- czarownica przemieniła królewicza w żabę the witch turned the prince into a frog

- mżawka przeszła w ulewę the drizzle turned into a downpour

- podanie w dwóch/trzech egzemplarzach an application in duplicate/triplicate

- spali we trójkę w jednym łóżku the three of them slept in one bed

- poszliśmy w piątkę do kina the five of us went to the cinema

- romantyczna podróż we dwoje a romantic journey for two

- szorstki w dotyku rough to the touch

- on jest miły/niemiły w obejściu he’s pleasant/unpleasant

- za ciasny/luźny w pasie too tight/loose round the waist

- ciasny w ramionach tight across the shoulders

- szeroki w ramionach/biodrach broad-shouldered/broad-hipped

- urządzenie proste w obsłudze an easy-to-use appliance

- był zawsze rozsądny w planowaniu wydatków he was always prudent in planning his expenditure

- w uznaniu jego zasług in recognition of his services

- w obawie o jej/własne bezpieczeństwo in fear of a. fearing for her/one’s own safety

- w poszukiwaniu lepszego życia in one’s search for a better life

- w nadziei, że… in the hope that…

- ruszyć w pogoń za kimś to set off in pursuit of sb

- puścić się w tany to start dancing

- wahanie w jego/jej głosie hesitation in his/her voice

- było coś dostojnego w jej zachowaniu there was something dignified in her manner

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inv ( litera) W, w

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indecl. ( litera) W, w; W jak Wacław W is for Whiskey; W as in Whiskey.

+ Loc.

1. (miejsce, lokalizacja) in, at, inside; w domu at home; w pracy at work; w kinie at the movie theater; Br. at the cinema; w górach in the mountains; w lesie in the forest; w szklance in a glass; w samochodzie in the car; w pociągu on the train; w areszcie in detention; w biurze at the office; w odległości stu metrów 100 meters away, within 100 meters; w prasie in the papers; w radiu on the radio; w telewizji on TV; w wojsku in the army; w sądzie in court; w pamięci in memory; w wyobraźni in one's imagination; w sercu in one's heart; w duchu in one's soul; zimno mi w nogi my feet are cold.

2. ( okoliczności) in; w bójce in fight; w płomieniach in flames; w trzech tomach in three volumes; w dwóch egzemplarzach in two copies; w skrócie in short; w poszukiwaniu prawdy in search for the truth; w części (odnowiony) partly (redecorated).

3. ( stan) in; w chorobie in illness; w gorączce in fever; w miłości in love; w milczeniu in silence; w nędzy in poverty; w panice in panic; w budowie under construction; w blasku sławy in a blaze of glory; być w dobrym humorze be in a good mood; być w błędzie be mistaken; coś jest w modzie sth is in vogue l. fashion.

4. ( ograniczenie) in; w pasie round the waist; szorstki w dotyku rough to the touch; szczupła w biodrach slim-hipped; miły w kontaktach osobistych pleasant in personal relations.

5. ( ubiór lub jego część) in; w futrze in a fur coat; w okularach wearing glasses; w kapeluszu with a hat on, in a hat; kobieta w bieli a woman in white.

6. (to, w czym się coś trzyma) in; w ręce in hand; w pułapce in a trap; trzymać kogoś w ramionach hold sb in one's arms.

7. ( postać) in; mydło w płynie liquid soap; cukier w kostkach cube sugar; rzeźba w marmurze sculpture in marble; milion dolarów w złocie a million dollars in gold; 1000 zł w banknotach stuzłotowych a thousand zlotys in one hundred zloty bills; Br. a thousand zlotys in one hundred zloty notes.

8. ( typ działania) in; dostać (coś) w prezencie get l. receive (sth) as a present; płacić w gotówce/ratach pay in cash/in installments.

9. + Acc. ( kierunek) in, to; w lewo/prawo to the left/right; w dół/górę downwards/upwards; patrzeć w niebo look up in the sky; pojechać w góry go to the mountains; wyjść w morze set sail.

10. (kształt, właściwość) in; w kratkę checked, checkered, Br. chequered; w kwiaty flowered, millefleurs; w paski striped; w parach in pairs; pokroić (coś) w kostkę cut (sth) into cubes, cube (sth).

11. ( przedmiot działania) on, in; bić w dzwony ring the bells; celować w serce aim at the heart; inwestować w swoją przyszłość invest in one's future; uderzyć się w palec ( u nogi) stub one's toe; ( u ręki) hit one's finger; uderzyć się w głowę get a bang on the head; walić w drzwi bang on the door; wdać się w bójkę get into a fight; wierzyć w Boga believe in God; wprawić w zdumienie astonish, amaze; puknij się w czoło are you out of senses?

12. + Acc. ( całość) in; w całości in full; w pełni to the full; w całym słowa tego znaczeniu par excellence; układać fakty w logiczną całość arrange facts logically.

13. + Acc. ( wyposażenie) with; uzbrojony w karabin armed with a gun; wyposażony w narzędzia equipped with tools; obfitować w ryby swarm l. teem with fish; zaopatrzyć w żywność provide with food.

14. + Acc. ( sposób) in; rozumieć w lot be quick on the uptake; śmiać się w głos laugh up l. in one's sleeve; wyciąć w pień kill every last one; żyć w nędzy live in poverty.

15. + Acc. ( cel) in; grać w karty play cards; pójść (do kogoś) w odwiedziny pay (sb) a visit; zapaść w sen lapse into sleep, fall asleep.

16. + Acc. ( skutek) into; obrócić się w popiół turn to dust; rozpaść się w kawałki fall into pieces; śpiew przerodził się w krzyk the singing turned into a scream.

17. + Acc. ( odczucia) in; być w dobrym humorze be in a good mood; leżeć w bólach be lying in pains.

18. + Acc. l. Loc. ( czas) at, on, in; we wtorek on Tuesday; w dzień during the day, by day; w południe at noon; w nocy at night; w maju in May; w roku 1995 in 1995; w lecie in the summer; w porze lunchu at lunchtime; w czasie urlopu during the holiday; w dniu ślubu on the wedding day; w wieczór wigilijny on Christmas Eve; w rok po spotkaniu a year after the meeting; w godzinę po twoim wyjściu an hour after you left; w ostatniej chwili at the last minute l. moment, at the eleventh hour; w ostatnich latach in recent years; w biały dzień in broad daylight; w młodości in one's youth; dzień w dzień day after day.

mănus, ūs (dat. manu for manui:

alternae manu,

Prop. 1, 11, 12; 2, 1, 60), f. [root man-, ma-, to measure; Sanscr. ma, measure, moon; cf. Germ. Mond, moon, and O. H. Germ. mund, hand; Angl.-Sax. mund], a hand.

Lit.:

quam vero aptas, quamque multarum artium ministras manus natura homini dedit!

Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 150:

vas in manus sumere,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 62:

Epicurum in manus sumere, i. e. scripta Epicuri,

id. Tusc. 2, 3, 8:

pyxidem in manu tenere,

id. Cael. 26, 63:

manum porrigere ad tradendum aliquid,

id. ib.:

de manibus deponere,

to lay out of one's hands, lay down, id. Ac. 1, 1, 2. ponere, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8:

extorquere,

to wrest from one's hands, id. Cat. 1, 6, 13:

e manibus dimittere,

to let go out of one's hands, id. Or. 30, 105: manum ad os apponere, i. e. to lay the finger on the lips in token of secrecy, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 4: alicui in manu esse, to be obvious, clear:

neque mihi in manu Jugurtha qualis foret,

Sall. J. 14, 4:

(feminas) in manu esse parentium, fratrum, virorum,

subject to, Liv. 34, 2, 11; cf.:

minus filiae uxores sorores quibusdam in manu erunt,

id. 34, 7, 11: in manibus esse, to be in everybody's hands, to be well known:

est in manibus oratio,

Cic. Lael. 25, 96:

est in manibus laudatio,

id. Sen. 4, 12; id. Brut. 33, 125.—Also, to be near:

hostes sunt in manibus,

near to us, close by us, upon us, Caes. B. G. 2, 19, 7; also, to be present: attendere, quae in manibus sunt, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 13, 1; Verg. A. 10, 280: in manibus habere, to have in hand, to be engaged on a thing:

omnia, quae in manibus habebam, abjeci,

Cic. Att. 13, 47, 1:

habeo opus magnum in manibus,

id. Ac. 1, 1, 2:

philosophi quamcunque rem habent in manibus, in eam, etc.,

id. Tusc. 5, 7, 18; id. Sen. 7, 22; id. Cael. 27, 65:

milites bellum illud, quod erat in manibus, reliquisse,

id. Rep. 2, 37, 63; cf.:

dum occasio in manibus esset,

Liv. 7, 36, 10:

inimicorum in manibus mortuus est,

among, Cic. Inv. 1, 55, 108:

manu tenere,

to know for certain, id. Brut. 80, 277.— Pass.:

manibus teneri,

to be certain, evident, Cic. Sest. 32, 69: habere in manibus, to fondle, caress, make much of:

sic in manibus (inimicum meum) habebant, sic fovebant, etc.,

id. Fam. 1, 9, 10:

in manus venire,

to come to hand, id. Q. Fr. 2, 15, b, 1:

proelium in manibus facere,

to fight at close quarters, Sall. J. 57, 4:

ad manum habere,

to have at hand, have in readiness, Quint. 12, 5, 1:

ad manum esse,

at hand, in hand, near, Liv. 9, 19: ad manum venire or accedere, to come hand to hand, come to close quarters:

nonnumquam etiam res ad manus, atque ad pugnam veniebat,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 28; Nep. Eum. 5, 2; Liv. 2, 30:

ut venere in manus,

Tac. A. 2, 80:

ut ventum in manus,

id. H. 4, 71:

adire manum alicui, v. 1. adeo: ad manum intueri aliquid,

at hand, close by, hard by, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 97:

prae manu or manibus,

at hand, in readiness, in hand, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 3, 10; App. M. 6, p. 180, 32; Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 23; Gell. 19, 8:

quem servum ille habuit ad manum,

Cic. de Or. 3, 60, 225:

servus a manu,

i. e. a scribe, secretary, Suet. Caes. 74:

de manu dare,

to give with one's own hand, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 37: de manu in manum quippiam tradere, to deliver from hand to hand, i. e. with great care, Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 2: manum ferulae subducere, to take the hand from the rod, i. e. to be too old for the rod, Juv. 1, 15: e manu (for eminus; opp. cominus), from a distance: quae mea cominus machaera atque hasta hostibit e manu, Enn. ap. Fest. s. v. redhostire, p. 270 Müll. (Trag. v. 212 Vahl.): plenā manu, with a full or plentiful hand, bountifully, liberally:

plenā manu dare,

abundantly, Sen. Ben. 1, 7, 2; id. Ep. 120, 10; id. ad Polyb. 9, 7;

so trop.: Hortalus, quam plenā manu nostras laudes in astra sustulit,

Cic. Att. 2, 25, 1; so,

plenis manibus pecuniam largiri,

Lact. 3, 16, 15; cf.:

quemquam vacuis a se manibus abire pati,

Sen. Brev. Vit. 14, 5: manibus pedibusque aliquid facere (Greek pux kai lax), with hands and feet, i. e. with all one's power, with might and main, Ter. And. 1, 1, 134:

per manus,

with the hands, Caes. B. G. 6, 37:

per manus servulae,

by her assistance, Cic. Att. 1, 12, 3: per manus tradere, to deliver from hand to hand, from mouth to mouth, to hand down from father to son:

traditae per manus religiones,

Liv. 5, 51: per manus, also, by force, by main force, forcibly:

per manus libertatem retinere,

Sall. J. 31, 22: inter manus, in one's hands, under one's hands:

agger inter manus proferebatur,

Caes. B. C. 2, 2:

villa crescit inter manus,

Sen. Ep. 12, 1:

nihil adhuc inter manus habui cui majorem sollicitudinem praestare deberem,

Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 2:

scripta quae inter manus habes,

are occupied with, id. ib. 5, 5, 7.— Trop., palpable, evident:

ante oculos interque manus sunt omnia vestras,

Verg. A. 11, 311; cf.:

manus inter parentum,

id. ib. 2, 681: inter manus, also, in one's hands, in one's arms:

abripite hunc intro actutum inter manus,

Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 38:

e convivio auferri,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 28: sub manu and sub manum, at hand, near, readily, immediately, on the instant: Vocontii sub manu ut essent, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 2:

quo celerius, ac sub manum annuntiari cognoscique posset, quid in provincia quāque gereretur, etc.,

Suet. Aug. 49; Sen. Ep. 71, 1: sub manus succedere, according to one's wish, [p. 1112] Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 59: alicujus manu esse, to be from or by one's hand:

epistulae quae quidem erant tua manu,

Cic. Att. 7, 2, 3; cf. id. ib. 8, 13, 1 (cf. II. C. infra): manu, with the hand, by hand, i. e. artificially, opp. to naturally, by nature: manu sata, i. e. by the hand of man, opp. to what grows wild. Caes. B. C. 3, 44:

urbs manu munitissima,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 2, § 4:

quaedam ingenia manu, quod aiunt, facienda sunt,

Sen. Ep. 52, 1:

quidam et liberos ejurent et orbitatem manu faciant,

id. ad Marc. 19, 2: morbi, quos manu fecimus, i. e. which we produce by our own fault (e. g. by intemperance), Sen. Brev. Vit. 3, 3: oratio manu facta, artificial, elaborate, opp. to natural, simple, id. Ep. 115, 2: manu mederi, to be a surgeon, Cels. praef. 1: manibus aequis or manu aequā, with equal advantage:

manibus aequis abscessum est,

Tac. A. 1, 63:

aequā manu discedere,

to come off with equal advantage, Sall. C. 39, 4: manus afferre, to lay hands on; trop., to destroy or weaken:

qui diutius torqueri patitur, quem protinus potest liberare, beneficio suo manus affert,

Sen. Ben. 2, 5, 3:

manum inicere alicui,

to lay the hand on one, to detain, arrest him, Cic. Rosc. Com. 16, 48: manum dare, to give or lend a hand, to help, assist, Quint. 2, 3, 7: manus dare or dedere, to give the hands to be bound; hence, in gen., to give up, yield, surrender:

perpende, et, si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,

Lucr. 2, 1043:

fateor, manus vobis do,

Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 72:

donicum aut certe vicissent, aut victi manum dedissent,

Nep. Ham. 1; cf. Caes. B. G. 5, 31; Cic. Att. 2, 22, 2; Ov. H. 4, 14; 17, 260; Verg. A. 11, 568; Lact. 5, 1, 3:

brevi manu,

immediately, without delay, Dig. 23, 3, 43, § 1:

longā manu,

slowly, tediously, ib. 46, 3, 79: manum tollere, to raise the hand in token of an intention to yield, to yield, submit: cedo et tollo manum, Cic. Fragm. ap. Lact. 3, 28: manus tollere, to raise the hands in token of admiration or astonishment, Cic. Ac. 2, 19, 63: manus tendere ad aliquem, less freq. alicui, to stretch out the hands to one to implore assistance, Caes. B. G. 2, 13; Cic. Font. 17, 38:

quae Romanis manus tendebant,

Caes. B. G. 7, 48:

dextram Italiae,

Cic. Phil. 10, 4, 9:

manu sternere aliquem,

with the sword, Verg. A. 9, 702: utrāque manu, with both hands, i. e. willingly, readily, Mart. 1, 16, 9:

manus manum lavat,

one hand washes the other, one helps the other, Sen. Apoc. 9 fin.; Petr. c. 45, 13; Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 80: manum non vertere, not to turn the hand, prov. for to take no pains, make no effort:

qui se fatentur virtutis causā ne manum quidem versuros fuisse,

Cic. Fin. 5, 31, 93; cf. App. Mag. p. 311.