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  • 21 легко коснуться плеча

    General subject: (чьего-л.) touch gently on the shoulder

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > легко коснуться плеча

  • 22 осторожно коснуться плеча

    General subject: (чьего-л.) touch gently on the shoulder

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > осторожно коснуться плеча

  • 23 papasa

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    [Swahili Word] -papasa
    [English Word] feel one's way
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] kipofa anapapasa
    [English Example] A blind man feels his way.
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    [Swahili Word] -papasa
    [English Word] grope about
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] mkono wake unaanza kupapasa kwenye kimeza [Muk], ananyata kwa uangalifu akipapasa kwa miguu [Muk]
    [English Example] His/her hand has started to grope about the table
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    [Swahili Word] -papasa
    [English Word] stroke with the hand
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] hujipapasapapasa kwa mikono [Kez]
    [English Example] she kept on caressing herself with her hands
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    [Swahili Word] -papasa
    [English Word] touch gently
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    Swahili-english dictionary > papasa

  • 24 सृ _sṛ

    सृ 1, 3 P. (सरित, ससर्ति, also धावति; ससार, असार्षीत्, असरत्, सरिष्यति, सर्तुम्, सृत)
    1 To go, move, proceed; मृगाः प्रदक्षिणं सस्रुः Bk.14,14.
    -2 To go towards, approach; निष्पाद्य हरयः सेतुं प्रतीताः सस्रुरर्णवम् Rām.
    -3 To rush upon, assail; ब्राह्मणार्थे समुत्पन्ने यो$रिभिः सृत्य युध्यति Mb.12.97.1; (तं) ससाराभिमुखः शूरः शार्दूल इव कुञ्जरम् Mb.
    -4 To run, go fast, slip away from; सरति सहसा बाह्लोर्मध्यं गताप्यबला सती M.4.11.
    -5 To blow (as wind); तं चेद्वायौ सरति सरलस्कन्धसंघट्टजन्मा Me.55.
    -6 To flow.
    -7 To cross, traverse. -Caus. (सारयति-ते)
    1 To cause to go or move.
    -2 To extend.
    -3 To rub, touch gently (with the fingers); तन्त्रीमाद्रां नयनसलिलैः सारयित्वा कथंचित् Me.88.
    -4 To push back or away, remove; सारयन्तीं गण्डाभोगात् कठिनविषमामेकवेणीं करेण Me.93.
    -5 To put in array, arrange.
    -6 To show, manifest. Desid. (सिसीर्षति) To wish to go &c.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > सृ _sṛ

  • 25 hógliga

    adv. calmly, meekly; taka hógliga á, to touch gently.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > hógliga

  • 26 dē-stringo

        dē-stringo inxī, ictus, ere,     to strip off: tunica ab umeris destricta est, Ph.—To unsheathe, draw: gladios in rem p.: gladiis destrictis impetum facere, Cs.: ensem, H.: in se destrictis securis, brandished, L.—To touch gently, graze, skim, skirt (poet.): Aequora alis, O.: corpus, O.—Fig., to criticise, censure, satirize: mordaci carmine quemquam, O.: alios contumeliā, Ph.

    Latin-English dictionary > dē-stringo

  • 27 posar la mano sobre

    • lay one's finger on
    • lay one's hopes on
    • touch gently

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > posar la mano sobre

  • 28 destringo

    dē-stringo, inxi, ictum, 3, v. a.
    I. A.
    Lit. (class.), of the leaves of plants:

    avenam,

    Cato R. R. 37, 5:

    oleam,

    Col. 11, 2, 83:

    bacam myrti,

    id. 12, 38, 7:

    frondem,

    Quint. 12, 6, 2:

    ramos,

    Luc. 4, 317 al. —Of rubbing the body in the bath, Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 14; Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 55; 62; Mart. 14, 51; hence also of scouring out the intestines:

    interanea,

    Plin. 32, 9, 31, § 96. Esp. freq. of the sword; to unsheathe, draw:

    gladium,

    Cic. Off. 3, 31, 112; Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 2; id. B. C. 1, 46; Liv. 27, 13 al.:

    ensem,

    Hor. Od. 3, 1, 17; Ov. F. 2, 99; 207 et saep.;

    hence also securim,

    Liv. 8, 7.—
    B.
    Trop. (very rare):

    non laturi homines destringi aliquid et abradi bonis,

    should be taken from, Plin. Pan. 37, 2.—
    II.
    To touch gently, to graze, skim, skirt (perh. only in the poets).
    A.
    Lit.:

    aequora alis,

    Ov. M. 4, 562:

    pectus arundine,

    id. ib. 10, 526:

    pectora summa sagittā,

    id. H. 16, 275;

    for which, corpus harundo,

    id. M. 8, 382; cf.:

    Cygnum cuspis,

    id. ib. 12, 101;

    and even vulnus,

    to cause a slight wound, Grat. Cyn. 364.—
    B.
    Trop., to criticise, censure, satirize:

    quemquam mordaci carmine,

    Ov. Tr. 2, 563:

    alios gravi contumelia,

    Phaedr. 1, 29, 2.—Hence, dē-strictus, a, um, P. a., severe, rigid, censorious:

    quam destrictam egerunt censuram,

    Val. Max. 2, 9, 6.— Comp.:

    ut quis destrictior accusator, velut sacrosanctus erat,

    Tac. A. 4, 36 fin.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > destringo

  • 29 caress

    [kəˈres]
    1. verb
    to touch gently and lovingly:

    She caressed the horse's neck.

    يُلاطِفُ، يُلاطِفُ، يَتَحَبَّبُ إلى،يُدَلِّلُ
    2. noun
    an act of touching in this way:

    a loving caress.

    مُلاطَفَه، تَدْليل، تَحَبُّب

    Arabic-English dictionary > caress

  • 30 νύσσω

    νύσσω 1 aor. ἔνυξα (Hom. et al.; Sir 22:19; PsSol 16:4; Philo, Leg. ad Gai. 42; Jos., Bell. 3, 335 δόρατι; 5, 64 κατὰ πλευρὰν ν.) prim. ‘prick’
    ① to penetrate with a pointed instrument, ordinarily not a violent or deep piercing, prick, stab τινά τινι someone w. someth. καλάμῳ αὐτόν GPt 3:9 (cp. Diog. L. 2, 109 νυχθῆναι καλάμῳ [Eubulides dies after a sharp reed pierced him while he was swimming]; Hesychius Miles., Viri Ill. c. 5 JFlach [1880]; SibOr 8, 296). τί τινι someth. w. someth. λόγχῃ τὴν πλευράν J 19:34 (to ensure that Jesus was actually dead, with modification of the more intense wounding suggested by ἐκκεντέω [q.v.] in the citation of Zech 12:12 in a reading of uncertain origin; s. Field, Notes 108); cp. Mt 27:49 v.l. (Plut., Cleom. 37, 16: Panteus pricks Cleomenes in the ankle w. a dagger to determine whether he is dead).
    ② to touch gently, nudge, poke to waken someone fr. sleep (Od. 14, 485; Plut., Mor. 7e; Diog. L. 6, 53; 3 Macc 5:14) νύξας τ. πλευρὰν τ. Πέτρου ἤγειρεν αὐτόν Ac 12:7 D. ὁ κύριος … νύσσει τὸν Παῦλον AcPl Ha 7, 28.—DELG. M-M. TW.

    Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία > νύσσω

  • 31 ligeramente

    adv.
    swiftly, lightly, easily; giddily, slightly, hastily.
    * * *
    1 (por encima) lightly; (un poco) slightly; (con ligereza) superficially
    * * *
    adv.
    * * *
    ADV
    1) [con adjetivos] slightly
    2) (=con verbos)
    a) (=levemente) [oler, saber] slightly; [asar, cocer] lightly; [desplazarse, moverse, cambiar] slightly
    b) (=rápidamente) [correr, andar] quickly; [tocar] lightly, gently
    c) (=sin sensatez) [actuar] flippantly
    * * *
    a) ( un poco) <cambiar/mejorar> slightly
    b) ( superficialmente) < tocar> lightly, gently; < juzgar> casually, hastily
    * * *
    = lightly, marginally, slightly, midly, mildly, vaguely, gently, gently, subtly.
    Ex. To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.
    Ex. Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.
    Ex. The other woman nodded, smiling slightly, and began to make concentric circles on a pad of paper.
    Ex. At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).
    Ex. In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.
    Ex. Consequences of challenging her at this time began to shape themselves vaguely in his mind.
    Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex. The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.
    ----
    * balancearse ligeramente = bobble.
    * empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.
    * golpear ligeramente = tap, pat.
    * golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.
    * ligeramente + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, vaguely + Adjetivo.
    * ligeramente + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.
    * mirar ligeramente = glance at.
    * revisar ligeramente = tinker with.
    * subir ligeramente = nudge up.
    * tirar ligeramente de = tug on.
    * tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.
    * tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.
    * tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.
    * * *
    a) ( un poco) <cambiar/mejorar> slightly
    b) ( superficialmente) < tocar> lightly, gently; < juzgar> casually, hastily
    * * *
    = lightly, marginally, slightly, midly, mildly, vaguely, gently, gently, subtly.

    Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.

    Ex: Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.
    Ex: The other woman nodded, smiling slightly, and began to make concentric circles on a pad of paper.
    Ex: At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).
    Ex: In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.
    Ex: Consequences of challenging her at this time began to shape themselves vaguely in his mind.
    Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex: The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.
    * balancearse ligeramente = bobble.
    * empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.
    * golpear ligeramente = tap, pat.
    * golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.
    * ligeramente + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, vaguely + Adjetivo.
    * ligeramente + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.
    * mirar ligeramente = glance at.
    * revisar ligeramente = tinker with.
    * subir ligeramente = nudge up.
    * tirar ligeramente de = tug on.
    * tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.
    * tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.
    * tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.

    * * *
    1 (un poco) slightly
    se sintió ligeramente mareado he felt slightly dizzy
    quedó ligeramente sorprendida con el resultado she was somewhat o slightly surprised at the outcome
    sabe ligeramente a pescado it has a slight taste of fish
    tostar ligeramente en el horno brown lightly in the oven
    2 (superficialmente) ‹tocar› lightly, gently; ‹juzgar› casually, hastily
    la bala sólo lo rozó ligeramente the bullet only grazed him slightly
    temas que no se deben tratar ligeramente subjects which shouldn't be taken lightly o treated flippantly
    * * *

    ligeramente adverbio
    1 (con ligereza) lightly
    2 (un poco) slightly: es ligeramente amarillo, it's slightly yellow
    ' ligeramente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    afrutada
    - afrutado
    - sabrosa
    - sabroso
    - rozar
    English:
    bit
    - dab
    - faintly
    - lightly
    - marginally
    - mildly
    - nick
    - slightly
    - tenuously
    - thinly
    - bitter
    - gently
    - nudge
    - vaguely
    * * *
    1. [levemente] lightly;
    [aumentar, bajar, doler] slightly;
    está ligeramente torcido it's not quite straight;
    estoy ligeramente cansado I'm a little tired
    2. [superficialmente] lightly;
    la pelota rozó ligeramente el larguero the ball just grazed the crossbar;
    lo juzgaste muy ligeramente you were very quick to judge him;
    estudiaron el asunto muy ligeramente they looked at the matter very superficially
    * * *
    1) : slightly
    2) levemente: lightly, gently
    3) : casually, flippantly
    * * *
    ligeramente adv lightly

    Spanish-English dictionary > ligeramente

  • 32 sanft

    I Adj. Berührung etc.: soft, gentle; Wesen, Augen: gentle; Farbe, Musik, Stimme etc.: soft; Regen, Brise: gentle, light; Druck etc.: gentle; Tod: easy; mit sanfter Stimme softly, gently, in a soft ( oder gentle) voice; mit sanfter Gewalt using gentle force; eine sanfte Steigung a gentle ( oder slight) gradient (Am. slope); sanfte Revolution velvet revolution; sanfte Geburt natural childbirth; sie ist ein sanftes Wesen she’s a gentle soul; die Kinder lieben ihre sanfte Art the children like her gentle manner; sei ganz sanft zu ihr be really gentle with her; der viel zu sanfte Umgang mit Hooligans the much too gentle treatment of hooligans; es auf die sanfte Tour versuchen umg. try a bit of soft soap
    II Adv.: jemanden sanft berühren touch s.o. gently; jemandem etw. sanft beibringen break s.th. to s.o. gently; er geht nicht gerade sanft mit ihr um he doesn’t exactly treat her with kid gloves; ihr behandelt ihn viel zu sanft you’re much too soft with ( oder easy on) him; sanft entschlafen pass away peacefully; ruhe sanft rest in peace
    * * *
    placid; soft; gentle; mild; easy; calm; quiet; bland
    * * *
    sạnft [zanft]
    1. adj
    gentle; Berührung, Stimme, Farbe, Licht, Wind, Regen auch, Haut soft; Schlaf, Tod peaceful

    sanft wie ein Lamm — (as) gentle as a lamb

    See:
    → ruhen
    2. adv
    softly; abfallen, ansteigen, sich winden auch gently; lächeln softly; tadeln, ermahnen mildly; hinweisen gently

    sich sanft anfühlen — to feel soft

    sanft mit jdm umgehen — to be gentle with or to sb

    sanft schlafen — to be sleeping peacefully

    er ist sanft entschlafen — he passed away peacefully, he fell gently asleep (auch iro)

    * * *
    1) ((of hills) rising gradually: a gentle slope.) gentle
    2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) mellow
    3) ((of a person or his personality) gentle in temper or behaviour: such a mild man.) mild
    4) (not loud: a soft voice.) soft
    * * *
    [zanft]
    I. adj
    1. (sacht) gentle
    eine \sanfte Berührung a gentle [or soft] touch
    2. (gedämpft) gentle
    \sanfte Beleuchtung/Farben soft [or subdued] lighting/colours [or AM -ors]
    eine \sanfte Lautstärke a soft level
    \sanfte Musik soft music
    eine \sanfte Stimme a gentle [or soft] voice
    3. (leicht) gentle, gradual
    4. (schwach) gentle, soft
    5. (zurückhaltend) gentle; s.a. Gewalt
    II. adv gently
    \sanft entschlafen (euph geh) to pass away peacefully euph
    ruhe \sanft! rest eternal, rest in peace, R[.]I[.]P[.]
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv gentle; (leise, nicht intensiv) soft <music, colour, light>; (friedlich) peaceful

    es auf die sanfte Tour versuchen — (ugs.) try the gentle approach

    2.
    adverbial gently; (leise) <speak, play> softly; (friedlich) peacefully

    ruhe sanft — (auf Grabsteinen) rest in peace

    * * *
    A. adj Berührung etc: soft, gentle; Wesen, Augen: gentle; Farbe, Musik, Stimme etc: soft; Regen, Brise: gentle, light; Druck etc: gentle; Tod: easy;
    mit sanfter Stimme softly, gently, in a soft ( oder gentle) voice;
    mit sanfter Gewalt using gentle force;
    eine sanfte Steigung a gentle ( oder slight) gradient (US slope);
    sanfte Revolution velvet revolution;
    sanfte Geburt natural childbirth;
    sie ist ein sanftes Wesen she’s a gentle soul;
    die Kinder lieben ihre sanfte Art the children like her gentle manner;
    sei ganz sanft zu ihr be really gentle with her;
    der viel zu sanfte Umgang mit Hooligans the much too gentle treatment of hooligans;
    es auf die sanfte Tour versuchen umg try a bit of soft soap
    B. adv:
    jemanden sanft berühren touch sb gently;
    jemandem etwas sanft beibringen break sth to sb gently;
    er geht nicht gerade sanft mit ihr um he doesn’t exactly treat her with kid gloves;
    ihr behandelt ihn viel zu sanft you’re much too soft with ( oder easy on) him;
    sanft entschlafen pass away peacefully;
    ruhe sanft rest in peace
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv gentle; (leise, nicht intensiv) soft <music, colour, light>; (friedlich) peaceful

    es auf die sanfte Tour versuchen — (ugs.) try the gentle approach

    2.
    adverbial gently; (leise) <speak, play> softly; (friedlich) peacefully

    ruhe sanft — (auf Grabsteinen) rest in peace

    * * *
    adj.
    bland adj.
    gentle adj.
    mild adj.
    placid adj.
    soft adj.
    suave adj. adv.
    blandly adv.
    gently adv.
    mildly adv.
    placidly adv.
    suavely adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > sanft

  • 33 zart

    I Adj.
    1. Blume, Gesundheit, Kind, Haut, Glieder etc.: delicate; Blätter, Knospen etc.: tender; Gebäck: fine; ein zartes Geschöpf a delicate creature
    2. (weich) Flaum, Haut etc.: soft; Fleisch, Gemüse: tender
    3. fig., Andeutung, Berührung, Geschlecht, Kuss: gentle; Stimme, Töne: auch soft; Farben: soft, pale, pastel; (zärtlich) Gefühle: tender; (empfindsam) sensitive; (zurückhaltend) delicate; im zarten Alter von at the tender age of; zarte Bande knüpfen start a romance; nichts für zarte Ohren not for sensitive ears
    II Adv. tenderly; (sanft) gently; zart andeuten mit Worten: give a gentle hint, suggest delicately; in Gemälde: suggest, sketch in lightly; zart besaitet oder fühlend delicately strung, highly sensitive; zart umgehen mit handle with care; (jemandem) auch handle with kid gloves
    * * *
    soft; tenuous; flimsy; dainty; tender; delicate; frail
    * * *
    [tsaːɐt]
    1. adj
    (= weich) Haut, Flaum soft; (= leise) Töne, Stimme soft; Braten, Gemüse tender; Geschmack, Porzellan, Blüte, Gebäck, Farben, Teint delicate; (= schwächlich) Gesundheit, Kind delicate; (= feinfühlig) Gemüt, Gefühle sensitive, tender, delicate; (= sanft) Wind, Berührung gentle, soft

    nichts für zárte Ohren — not for tender or sensitive ears

    im zárten Alter von... — at the tender age of...

    das zárte Geschlecht — the gentle sex

    2. adv
    umgehen, berühren, andeuten gently

    zárt schmecken — to have a delicate taste

    See:
    * * *
    1) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) fine
    3) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) delicate
    5) (in a loving and gentle manner: He kissed her tenderly.) tenderly
    6) (soft; not hard or tough: The meat is tender.) tender
    * * *
    [tsa:ɐ̯t]
    1. (mürbe) tender
    \zartes Fleisch/Gemüse tender meat/vegetable
    \zartes Gebäck delicate biscuits/cakes
    2. (weich und empfindlich) soft, delicate
    im \zarten Alter von zehn Jahren at the tender age of ten
    ein \zartes Geschöpf a delicate creature
    \zarte Haut soft skin
    eine \zarte Pflanze a delicate plant
    \zart besaitet sein to be highly strung
    \zart fühlend (taktvoll) tactful; (empfindlich) sensitive
    \zart fühlende Gemüter sensitive souls
    3. (mild, dezent) mild
    eine \zarte Berührung a gentle touch
    ein \zartes Blau a delicate [or soft] blue
    ein \zarter Duft a delicate perfume
    eine \zarte Andeutung a gentle hint
    * * *
    1.
    1) delicate; soft < skin>; tender <bud, shoot>; fragile, delicate < china>; delicate, frail <health, constitution, child>
    2) (weich) tender <meat, vegetables>; soft < filling>; fine < biscuits>
    3) (leicht) gentle <kiss, touch>; delicate <colour, complexion, fragrance, etc.>; soft, gentle <voice, sound, tune>
    2.
    adverbial delicately <coloured, fragrant>; <kiss, touch> gently; *

    zart besaitet — (fig.) highly sensitive

    * * *
    A. adj
    1. Blume, Gesundheit, Kind, Haut, Glieder etc: delicate; Blätter, Knospen etc: tender; Gebäck: fine;
    ein zartes Geschöpf a delicate creature
    2. (weich) Flaum, Haut etc: soft; Fleisch, Gemüse: tender
    3. fig, Andeutung, Berührung, Geschlecht, Kuss: gentle; Stimme, Töne: auch soft; Farben: soft, pale, pastel; (zärtlich) Gefühle: tender; (empfindsam) sensitive; (zurückhaltend) delicate;
    im zarten Alter von at the tender age of;
    zarte Bande knüpfen start a romance;
    nichts für zarte Ohren not for sensitive ears
    B. adv tenderly; (sanft) gently;
    zart andeuten mit Worten: give a gentle hint, suggest delicately; in Gemälde: suggest, sketch in lightly;
    zart umgehen mit handle with care; (jemandem) auch handle with kid gloves
    * * *
    1.
    1) delicate; soft < skin>; tender <bud, shoot>; fragile, delicate < china>; delicate, frail <health, constitution, child>
    2) (weich) tender <meat, vegetables>; soft < filling>; fine < biscuits>
    3) (leicht) gentle <kiss, touch>; delicate <colour, complexion, fragrance, etc.>; soft, gentle <voice, sound, tune>
    2.
    adverbial delicately <coloured, fragrant>; <kiss, touch> gently; *

    zart besaitet — (fig.) highly sensitive

    * * *
    adj.
    delicate adj.
    fine adj.
    tender adj. adv.
    tenderly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > zart

  • 34 leise

    I Adj.
    1. (ruhig) quiet; Ton, Stimme, Musik etc.: soft; Geräusch: faint; mit leiser Stimme in a low voice; seid bitte leise! quiet, please; not so loud, please; umg. can you turn the volume down, please; leiser stellen turn down; wir müssen leise sein we’ll have to be quiet; (leise sprechen) we’ll have to keep our voices down
    2. (gering) Hoffnung: faint; Bewegung, Verdacht: slight; Schlaf, Berührung, Regen, Wind: gentle; ich habe nicht die leiseste Ahnung I haven’t the faintest ( oder slightest) idea; nicht im Leisesten not in the slightest; ich glaube nicht im Leisesten daran, dass... I don’t believe for a moment that...
    II Adv.
    1. (ruhig) quietly; singen, klopfen etc.: softly; sprechen: auch in a low voice; sprich leise(r) not so loud, keep your voice down (a bit); leise vor sich hin murmeln mumble away to oneself; leise ( auf) treten tread softly
    2. (sanft, sacht) gently
    * * *
    soft (Adj.); low (Adj.); quiet (Adj.); gentle (Adj.); silently (Adv.)
    * * *
    lei|se ['laizə]
    1. adj
    1) quiet; Stimme, Schritt, Klopfen soft, quiet; Radio low; (aus der Ferne) faint

    auf léísen Sohlen — treading softly

    ... sagte er mit léíser Stimme —... he said in a low voice,... he said quietly

    2) (= gering, schwach) slight, faint; Schlaf, Regen, Berührung light; Wind, Wellenschlag light, gentle

    nicht die léíseste Ahnung haben — not to have the slightest or faintest or foggiest (inf) (idea)

    ich habe nicht die léíseste Veranlassung,... — there isn't the slightest or faintest reason why I...

    3) (= sanft, zart) soft, gentle; Musik soft
    2. adv
    (= nicht laut) quietly, softly

    léíser singen — to sing more quietly

    ein léíse geführtes Gespräch — a quiet talk

    das Radio ( etwas) léíser stellen — to turn the radio down (slightly)

    sprich doch léíser! — keep your voice down a bit

    * * *
    1) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) low
    2) (in a whisper: He swore under his breath.) under one's breath
    * * *
    lei·se
    [ˈlaizə]
    I. adj
    1. (nicht laut) quiet
    etw \leise stellen to turn down sth sep
    2. (gering) slight
    es fiel \leiser Regen it was raining slightly
    eine \leise Ahnung/ein \leiser Verdacht a vague idea/suspicion
    nicht im L\leisesten not at all
    II. adv
    1. (nicht laut) quietly
    2. (kaum merklich) slightly
    der Regen fiel \leise it was raining gently
    * * *
    1.
    1) quiet; soft <steps, music, etc.>; faint < noise>

    sei leise! — be quiet!

    die Musik leise[r] stellen — turn the music down

    2) nicht präd. (leicht; kaum merklich) faint; slight; slight, gentle < touch>; light < rain>

    nicht die leiseste Ahnung haben, nicht im leisesten ahnen — not have the faintest or slightest idea

    2.
    2) (leicht; kaum merklich) slightly; < touch, rain> gently
    * * *
    A. adj
    1. (ruhig) quiet; Ton, Stimme, Musik etc: soft; Geräusch: faint;
    mit leiser Stimme in a low voice;
    seid bitte leise! quiet, please; not so loud, please; umg can you turn the volume down, please;
    leiser stellen turn down;
    wir müssen leise sein we’ll have to be quiet; (leise sprechen) we’ll have to keep our voices down
    2. (gering) Hoffnung: faint; Bewegung, Verdacht: slight; Schlaf, Berührung, Regen, Wind: gentle;
    ich habe nicht die leiseste Ahnung I haven’t the faintest ( oder slightest) idea;
    nicht im Leisesten not in the slightest;
    ich glaube nicht im Leisesten daran, dass … I don’t believe for a moment that …
    B. adv
    1. (ruhig) quietly; singen, klopfen etc: softly; sprechen: auch in a low voice;
    sprich leise(r) not so loud, keep your voice down (a bit);
    leise vor sich hin murmeln mumble away to oneself;
    leise (auf)treten tread softly
    2. (sanft, sacht) gently
    * * *
    1.
    1) quiet; soft <steps, music, etc.>; faint < noise>

    die Musik leise[r] stellen — turn the music down

    2) nicht präd. (leicht; kaum merklich) faint; slight; slight, gentle < touch>; light < rain>

    nicht die leiseste Ahnung haben, nicht im leisesten ahnen — not have the faintest or slightest idea

    2.
    2) (leicht; kaum merklich) slightly; <touch, rain> gently
    * * *
    (Stimme) adj.
    low adj.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > leise

  • 35 suavemente

    adv.
    1 gently.
    2 smoothly.
    3 softly, gently, mildly.
    * * *
    1 softly, smoothly, gently
    * * *
    ADV [golpear, llover] gently; [entrar] softly; [mover, deslizar] smoothly
    * * *
    adverbio gently
    * * *
    = softly, mildly.
    Ex. You touch the illustration and the book begins to softly play the music, the score on the page moving to keep up with the notes.
    Ex. In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.
    ----
    * andar suavemente = pad.
    * caminar suavemente = pad.
    * pisar suavemente = pad.
    * * *
    adverbio gently
    * * *
    = softly, mildly.

    Ex: You touch the illustration and the book begins to softly play the music, the score on the page moving to keep up with the notes.

    Ex: In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.
    * andar suavemente = pad.
    * caminar suavemente = pad.
    * pisar suavemente = pad.

    * * *
    gently
    le acarició suavemente el pelo he stroked her hair gently
    haga los ejercicios suavemente do the exercises gently
    se deslizaba suavemente por el agua it slid smoothly through the water
    cayó suavemente sin que nadie lo oyera it dropped quietly o softly without being heard
    me habló suavemente she talked softly o quietly o gently to me
    * * *
    [acariciar] gently; [hablar] softly
    * * *
    : smoothly, gently, softly
    * * *
    suavemente adv gently / softly

    Spanish-English dictionary > suavemente

  • 36 weich

    I Adj.
    1. soft (auch FOT.); (glatt) auch smooth; fig., Mensch, Herz etc.: soft; weich machen soften; weich werden soften (auch umg., fig.); umg., fig. (nachgeben) give in; lass dich von ihm nicht weich machen don’t let him get (a)round you; nur nicht weich werden! umg. whatever you do, don’t weaken, stick to your guns; sich weich anfühlen feel soft, be soft to the touch; mir wurden die Knie weich fig. I went weak in the knees, my knees turned to jelly; du hast wohl eine weiche Birne? umg. have you gone soft in the head?
    2. Fleisch: tender; Ei: soft-boiled; Gemüse: cooked
    3. fig.: weiche Droge / Währung soft drug / currency
    4. der weiche Gaumen ANAT. the soft palate
    II Adv.: weich landen have a soft landing; weich abbremsen brake gently; weich gekocht Ei: soft boiled; das Gemüse ist zu weich gekocht the vegetables are overcooked; er hat sich weich gebettet fig. he’s managed to make himself very comfortable
    * * *
    soft; tender; squashy; creamy; limp
    * * *
    [vaiç]
    1. adj
    soft (auch fig, LING, PHOT); Ei soft-boiled; Fleisch, Gemüse tender; Energietechnik non-nuclear; Währung soft; (COMPUT) Trennung, Zeilenumbruch soft; (= geschmeidig) Bewegungen smooth; Mensch (= nachgiebig) soft; (= mitleidig) soft-hearted

    wéíche Drogen — soft drugs

    wéícher Boykott — civil disobedience

    wéích werden (lit, fig) — to soften

    die Knie wurden mir wéích — my knees turned to jelly, I went weak at (Brit) or in (US) the knees

    wéích machen — to soften → auch weichmachen

    ein wéíches Herz haben — to be soft-hearted, to have a soft heart

    eine wéíche Birne or einen wéíchen Keks haben (inf) — to be soft in the head (inf)

    2. adv
    softly, gently; landen softly

    wéích geklopft (Fleisch) — hammered tender

    wéích gekocht (Ei) — soft-boiled; Fleisch, Gemüse boiled until tender; Nudeln cooked until soft

    die Kupplung wéích kommen lassen — to let out the clutch smoothly

    wéích landen — to land softly

    See:
    → betten
    * * *
    1) (smooth and white: a creamy complexion.) creamy
    3) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) soft
    4) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) soft
    5) (loving; gentle: She had a tender heart.) tender
    * * *
    [vaiç]
    I. adj
    1. (nachgiebig) soft
    ein \weicher Teppich a soft carpet
    ein \weiches Ei a soft-boiled egg
    \weiches Fleisch tender meat
    eine \weiche Bremsung gentle breaking
    4. (voll) full
    \weiche Gesichtszüge full features
    5. FIN soft
    6. (sanft) soft
    \weicher Boykott passive resistance
    \weiche Drogen soft drugs
    \weicher Tourismus unobtrusive tourism
    7.
    ▶ \weich werden to weaken; s.a. Wasser, Konsonant
    II. adv softly
    \weich abbremsen to brake gently
    etw \weich garen to cook sth until soft
    \weich gerinnen to cure mildly
    \weich gerinnende Milch mild cured milk
    etw \weich kochen to do sth
    \weich gekocht (zu weicher Konsistenz gekocht) boiled until soft
    ein \weich gekochtes Ei a soft-boiled egg; (nur halb gar gekocht) soft-boiled
    \weich gekochtes Fleisch meat cooked until tender
    \weich gekochtes Gemüse overcooked vegetables
    \weich gespült washed with a fabric softener
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv (auch fig.) soft; soft, mellow <sound, voice>; soft, gentle < features>; gentle <mouth, face>

    weich werden — (ugs.) soften; weaken

    jemanden weich machen — (ugs.) soften somebody up

    2.
    adverbial softly; < brake> gently

    weich landen od. aufsetzen — make a soft landing

    * * *
    A. adj
    1. soft ( auch FOTO); (glatt) auch smooth; fig, Mensch, Herz etc: soft;
    weich machen soften;
    weich werden soften (auch umg, fig); umg, fig (nachgeben) give in;
    nur nicht weich werden! umg whatever you do, don’t weaken, stick to your guns;
    sich weich anfühlen feel soft, be soft to the touch;
    mir wurden die Knie weich fig I went weak in the knees, my knees turned to jelly;
    du hast wohl eine weiche Birne? umg have you gone soft in the head?
    2. Fleisch: tender; Ei: soft-boiled; Gemüse: cooked
    3. fig:
    weiche Droge/Währung soft drug/currency
    4.
    der weiche Gaumen ANAT the soft palate
    5. COMPUT Trennung, Zeilenumbruch: soft
    B. adv:
    weich landen have a soft landing;
    weich abbremsen brake gently;
    weich gekocht Ei: soft boiled;
    das Gemüse ist zu weich gekocht the vegetables are overcooked;
    er hat sich weich gebettet fig he’s managed to make himself very comfortable
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv (auch fig.) soft; soft, mellow <sound, voice>; soft, gentle < features>; gentle <mouth, face>

    weich werden — (ugs.) soften; weaken

    jemanden weich machen — (ugs.) soften somebody up

    2.
    adverbial softly; < brake> gently

    weich landen od. aufsetzen — make a soft landing

    * * *
    adj.
    crumby adj.
    pillowy adj.
    soft adj.
    squashy adj.
    tender adj. adv.
    smoothly adv.
    softly adv.
    squashily adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > weich

  • 37 FARA

    go
    * * *
    (fer; fór, fórum; farinn), v.
    1) to move, pass along, go;
    gekk hann hvargi sem hann fór, he walked wherever he went;
    fara heim (heiman), to go home (from home);
    fara á fund e-s to visit one;
    fjöld ek fór, I travelled much;
    hann sagði, hversu orð fóru með þeim, what words passed between them;
    absol., to go begging (ómagar, er þar eigu at fara í því þingi);
    2) with ‘ferð, leið’ or the like added in acc., gen., or dat.;
    fara leiðar sinnar, to go one’s way, proceed on one’s journey (= fara ferðar sinnar or ferða sinna, fara ferð sina, fara för sina, förum sínum);
    fara þessa ferð, to make this journey;
    fara fullum dagleiðum, to travel a full days journeys;
    fara stefnuför, to go a-summoning;
    fara bónorðsför, to go a-wooing;
    fara sigrför, to go on the path of victory, to triumph;
    fara góða för, to make a lucky journey;
    fig., fara ósigr, to be defeated;
    fara mikinn skaða, to suffer great damage;
    fara hneykju, skömm, to incur disgrace;
    fara erendleysu, to fail in one’s errand;
    with the road in acc. (fara fjöll ok dala);
    3) fara búðum, bygðum, vistum, to move, change one’s abode;
    fara eldi ok arni, to move one’s hearth and fire;
    4) fara einn saman, to go alone;
    fara eigi ein saman, to go with child (= fara með barni);
    5) with infin.;
    fara sofa, to go to sleep (allir menn vóru sofa farnir);
    fara vega, to go to fight;
    fara leita, to go seeking (var leita farit);
    6) with an a., etc.;
    fara villr, to go astray;
    fara haltr, to walk lame;
    fara vanstiltr, to go out of one’s mind;
    fara duldr e-s, to be unaware of;
    fara andvígr e-m, to give battle;
    fara leyniliga (leynt), to be kept secret;
    eigi má þetta svá fara, this cannot go on in that way;
    fjarri ferr þat, far from it, by no means;
    fór þat fjarri, at ek vilda, I was far from desiring it;
    7) to turn out, end;
    fór þat sem líkligt var, it turned out as was likely (viz. ended ill);
    svá fór, at, the end was, that;
    ef svá ferr sem ek get til, if it turns out as I guess;
    á sómu leið fór um aðra sendimenn, it went the same way with the other messengers;
    8) to fare well, ill;
    biðja e-n vel fara, to bid one farewell;
    9) to suit, fit, esp. of clothes, hair (ekki þykkir mér kyrtill þinn fara betr en stakkr minn; hárit fór vel);
    impers., fór illa á hestinum, it sat ill on the horse;
    10) impers., e-m ferr vel, illa, one behaves or acts well, ill;
    honum hafa öll málin verst farit, he has behaved worst in the whole matter;
    e-m ferr vinveittliga, one behaves in a friendly way;
    11) fara e-t höndum, to touch with the hands, esp. of a healing touch, = fara höndum um e-t (bið hann fara höndum meinit);
    fara land herskildi, brandi, to visit a land with ‘warshield’, with fire, to ravage or devastate it (gekk síðan á land upp með liði sínu ok fór alit herskildi);
    12) to overtake (Án hrísmagi var þeirra skjótastr ok gat farit sveininn);
    tunglit ferr sólina, the moon overtakes the sun;
    áðr hana Fenrir fari, before F. overtakes her;
    13) to ill-treat, treat cruelly;
    menn sá ek þá, er mjök höfðu hungri farit hörund, that had chastened their flesh with much fasting;
    14) to put an end to, destroy;
    fara sér (sjálfr), to kill oneself;
    fara lífi (fjörvi) e-s, to deprive one of life;
    þú hefir sigr vegit ok Fáfni (dat.) um farit, killed F.;
    15) to forfeit (fara löndum ok lausafé);
    16) refl., farast;
    17) with preps. and advs.:
    fara af klæðum, to take off one’s clothes;
    fara at e-m, to make an attack upon, to assault (eigi mundi í annat sinn vænna at fara at jarlinum);
    fara at e-u, to mind, pay heed to;
    ekki fer ek at, þótt þú hafir svelt þik til fjár (it does not matter to me, I do not care, though);
    to deal with a thing, proceed in a certain way;
    fara at lögum, úlögum, to proceed lawfully, unlawfully;
    fara mjúkliga at, to proceed gently;
    hér skulu við fara at með ráðum, act with, deliberation;
    impers. with dat., to do, behave;
    illa hefir mér at farit, I have done my business badly; to go in pusuit (search) of (víkingar nökkurir þeir sem fóru at féföngum);
    fara at fuglaveiðum, to go a-fowling;
    fara at fé, to tend sheep;
    fara á e-n, to come upon one;
    sigu saman augu, þá er dauðinn fór á, when death seized him;
    fara á hæl or hæli, to step back, retreat;
    fara eptir e-m, to follow one;
    fara eptir e-u, to go for, go to fetch (Snorri goði fór eptir líkinu; fara eptir vatni); to accommodate oneself to, conform to (engi vildi eptir öðrum fara);
    þau orð er eptir fara, the following words;
    fara fram, to go on, take place;
    ef eigi ferr gjald fram, if no payment takes place;
    veizlan ferr vel fram, the feast went on well;
    spyrr, hvat þar fœri fram, he asked, what was going on there;
    fara fram ráðum e-s, to follow one’s advice;
    allt mun þat sínu fram fara, it will take its own course;
    kváðu þat engu gegna ok fóru sínu fram, took their own way;
    segir honum, hversu þeir fóru fram, how they acted;
    fara e-t fram, to do., perform a thing;
    spyrr hann, hvat nú sé fram faranda, what is to be done;
    fara fyrir e-t, to pass for, be taken for (fari sá fyrir níðing, er);
    fara hjá sér, to be beside oneself;
    fara í e-t, to go into (fara í tunnu);
    fara í sæng, rekkju, to go to bed;
    fara í sess sinn, sæti sitt, to take one’s seat;
    fara í klæði, to put on clothes, dress;
    fara í vápn, brynju, to put on armour;
    fara í lag, to go right or straight again (þá fóru brýnn hans í lag);
    fara í vöxt, to increase;
    fara í þurð, to wane;
    fara í hernað, víking, to go a-freebooting;
    nú ferr í úvænt efni, now matters look hopeless;
    to happen, occur (alit þat, er í hafði farit um nóttina);
    fara með e-t, to wield handle, manage;
    fór Hroptr með Gungni, H. wielded (the spear) Gungnir;
    fara með goðorð, to hold a goðorð;
    fara með sök, to manage a lawsuit;
    to practice, deal in;
    fara með rán, to deal in robbery;
    fara með spott ok háð, to go scoffing and mocking;
    fara með galdra ok fjölkyngi, to practice sorcery;
    to deal with, treat, handle (þú munt bezt ok hógligast með hann fara);
    fara af hljóði með e-t, to keep matters secret;
    fara með e-m, to go with one, follow one (ek skal með yðr fara með allan minn styrk);
    fara með e-u, to do (so and so) with a thing, to deal with, manage;
    hvernig þeir skyldu fara með vápnum sínum, what they were to do with their weapons;
    sá maðr, er með arfinum ferr, who manages the inheritance;
    fara með málum sínum, to manage one’s case;
    fara vel með sínum háttum, to bear oneself well;
    undarliga fara munkar þessir með sér, these monks behave strangely;
    fara með barni, to go with child;
    impers., ferr með þeim heldr fáliga, they are on indifferent terms;
    fara ór landi, to leave the country;
    fara ór klæðum, fötum, to take off one’s clothes, undress;
    fara saman, to go together; to shake, shudder;
    fór en forna fold öll saman, shivered all through;
    to concur, agree (hversu má þat saman f);
    fara til svefns, to go to sleep (= fara at sofa);
    fara um e-t, to travel over (fara um fjall);
    fara höndum um e-n, to stroke or touch one with the hands (hann fór höndum um þá, er sjúkir vóru);
    fara mörgum orðum um e-t, to dilate upon a subject;
    fara myrkt um e-t, to keep a matter dark;
    fara undan, to excuse oneself (from doing a thing), to decline, refuse (hvat berr til, at þú ferr undan at gera mér veizluna);
    borð fara upp, the tables are removed;
    fara út, to go from Norway to Iceland; to come to a close, run out (fóru svá út þessir fimm vetr);
    fara útan, to go abroad (from Iceland);
    fara við e-n, to treat one, deal with one in a certain way;
    margs á, ek minnast, hve við mik fóruð, I have many things to remember of your dealings with me;
    fara yfir e-t, to go through;
    nú er yfir farit um landnám, now an account of the settlements has been given;
    skjótt yfir at fara, to be brief.
    * * *
    pret. fóra, 2nd pers. fórt, mod. fórst, pl. fóru; pres. ferr, 2nd pers. ferr, in mod. pronunciation ferð; pret. subj. færa; imperat. far and farðu (= far þú); sup. farit; part. farinn; with the suffixed neg. fór-a, Am. 45; farið-a ( depart not), Hkr. i. 115 MS. (in a verse). [In the Icel. scarcely any other verb is in so freq. use as fara, as it denotes any motion; not so in other Teut. idioms; in Ulf. faran is only used once, viz. Luke x. 7; Goth. farjan means to sail, and this seems to be the original sense of fara (vide far); A. S. faran; the Germ. fahren and Engl. fare are used in a limited sense; in the Engl. Bible this word never occurs (Cruden); Swed. fara; Dan. fare.]
    A. NEUT. to go, fare, travel, in the widest sense; gékk hann hvargi sem hann fór, he walked wherever he went, Hkr. i. 100; né ek flý þó ek ferr, I fly not though I fare, Edda (in a verse); létt er lauss at fara (a proverb), Sl. 37: the saying, verðr hverr með sjálfum sér lengst at fara, Gísl. 25; cp. ‘dass von sich selbst der Mensch nicht scheiden kann’ (Göthe’s Tasso), or the Lat. ‘patriae quis exul se quoque fugit?’ usually in the sense to go, to depart, heill þú farir, heill þú aptr komir, Vþm. 4; but also to come, far þú hingat til mín, come here, Nj. 2.
    2. to travel, go forth or through, pass, or the like; þú skalt fara í Kirkjubæ, Nj. 74; fara ór landi, to fare forth from one’s country, Fms. v. 24; kjóll ferr austan, Vsp. 51; Surtr ferr sunnan, 52; snjór var mikill, ok íllt at fara, and ill to pass, Fms. ix. 491; fóru þeir út eptir ánni, Eg. 81; siðan fór Egill fram með skóginum, 531; þeim sem hann vildi at færi … Njáll hét at fara, Nj. 49; fara munu vér, Eg. 579; Egill fór til þess er hann kom til Álfs. 577, Fms. xi. 122; fara þeir nú af melinum á sléttuna. Eg. 747; fara heiman, to fare forth from one’s home, K. Þ. K. 6; alls mik fara tíðir, Vþm. 1; fjölð ek fór, far I fared, i. e. travelled far, 3: the phrase, fara utan, to fare outwards, go abroad (from Iceland), passim; fara vestr um haf, to fare westward over the sea, i. e. to the British Isles, Hkr. i. 101; fara á fund e-s, to visit one, Ld. 62; fara at heimboði, to go to a feast, id.; fara fæti, to fare a-foot, go walking, Hkr.; absol. fara, to travel, beg, hence föru-maðr, a vagrant, beggar; in olden times the poor went their rounds from house to house within a certain district, cp. Grág. i. 85; ómagar er þar eigu at fara í því þingi eðr um þau þing, id.; ómagar skolu fara, 119; omegð þá er þar ferr, 296: in mod. usage, fara um and um-ferð, begging, going round.
    β. with prep.: fara at e-m, to make an inroad upon one, Nj. 93, 94, 102 (cp. at-för); fara á e-n, to mount, e. g. fara á bak, to mount on horseback; metaph., dauðinn fór á, death seized him, Fms. xi. 150; f. saman, to go together, Edda 121, Grág. ii. 256; f. saman also means to shudder. Germ. zusammenfahren, Hým. 24: metaph. to concur, agree, hversu má þat saman f., Nj. 192; þeim þótti þat mjök saman f., Fms. iv. 382; fara á hæl, or á hæli, to go a-heel, i. e. step back. retreat, xi. 278, Eg. 296; fara undan, metaph. to excuse oneself, refuse (v. undan), Nj. 23, Fms. x. 227; fara fyrir, to proceed; fara eptir, to follow.
    3. with ferð, leið or the like added, in acc. or gen. to go one’s way; fara leiðar sinnar, to proceed on one’s journey, Eg. 81, 477, Fms. i. 10, Grág. ii. 119; fara ferðar sinnar, or ferða sinna, id.. Eg. 180, Fms. iv. 125; fara derð sina, id.. Eg. 568; fara förum sínum, or för sinní, id., K. Þ. K. 80, 90; fara dagfari ok náttfari, to travel day and night, Fms. i. 203; fara fullum dagleiðum, to go full days-journeys, Grág. i. 91; or in a more special sense, fara þessa ferð, to make this journey, Fas. ii. 117; f. stefnu-för, to go a-summoning; f. bónorðs-för, to go a-courting, Nj. 148; f. sigr-för, to go on the way of victory, to triumph, Eg. 21; fara sendi-för, to go on a message, 540.
    β. in a metaph. sense; fara hneykju-för, to be shamefully beaten, Hrafn. 19 (MS.); fara ósigr, to be defeated, Eg. 287; fara mikinn skaða, to ‘fare’ (i. e. suffer) great damage, Karl. 43; fara því verrum förum, fara skömm, hneykju, erendleysu, úsæmð, to get the worst of it, Fms. viii. 125.
    4. with the road in acc.; hann fór Vánar-skarð, Landn. 226; f. sjó-veg, land-veg, K. Þ. K. 24; fór mörg lönd ok stórar merkr, Fas. ii. 540; fara sömu leið, Fms. i. 70; f. sama veg, Luke x. 31; f. fjöll ok dala, Barl. 104; fara út-leið, þjóð-leið, Fms. iv. 260; also, fara um veg, fara um fjall, to cross a fell, Hm. 3; fara liði, to march, Fms. i. 110.
    II. in a more indefinite sense, to go; fara búðum, bygðum, vistum, to move, change one’s abode, Ld. 56, Hkr. ii. 177, Nj. 151, Vigl. 30; fara búferla, to more one’s household, Grág. ii. 409; fara vöflunarförum, to go a-begging, i. 163, 294, ii. 482.
    2. the phrases, fara eldi ok arni, a law term, to move one’s hearth and fire. Grág. ii. 253; fara eldi um land, a heathen rite for taking possession of land, defined in Landn. 276. cp. Eb. 8, Landn. 189, 284.
    3. fara einn-saman, to be alone. Grág. ii. 9; the phrase, f. eigi einn-saman, to be not alone, i. e. with child, Fms. iii. 109; or, fór hón með svein þann, Bs. i. 437; cp. ganga með barni.
    4. adding an adj., to denote gait, pace, or the like; fara snúðigt, to stride haughtily, Nj. 100; fara mikinn, to rush on, 143; fara flatt, to fall flat, tumble, Bárð. 177; fara hægt, to walk slowly.
    β. fara til svefns, to go to sleep, Nj. 35; f. í sæti sitt, to go to one’s seat, 129; f. í sess, Vþm. 9; f. á bekk, 19; fara á sæng, to go to bed, N. G. L. i. 30; fara í rúmið, id. (mod.); fara í mannjöfnuð, Ísl. ii. 214; fara í lag, to be put straight, Eg. 306; fara í vöxt, to wax, increase, Fms. ix. 430, Al. 141; fara í þurð, to wane, Ld. 122, l. 1 (MS.); fara í úefni, to go to the wrong side, Sturl. iii. 210; fara at skakka, to be odd ( not even). Sturl. ii. 258; fara at sölum, to be put out for sale, Grág. ii. 204.
    5. fara at fuglum, to go a-fowling, Orkn. (in a verse); fara at fugla-veiðum, id., Bb. 3. 36; fara í hernað, í víking, to go a-freebooting, Fms. i. 33, Landn. 31; fara at fé, to watch sheep, Ld. 240; fara at fé-föngum, to go a-fetching booty, Fms. vii. 78.
    β. with infin., denoting one’s ‘doing’ or ‘being;’ fara sofa, to go to sleep, Eg. 377; fara vega, to go to fight, Vsp. 54, Gm. 23; fara at róa, Vígl. 22; fara leita, to go seeking, Fms. x. 240; fara að búa, to set up a household, Bb. 2. 6; fara að hátta, to go to bed.
    γ. akin to this is the mod. use of fara with an infin. following in the sense to begin, as in the East Angl. counties of Engl. it ‘fares’ to …, i. e. it begins, is likely to be or to do so and so; það fer að birta, það er farit að dimma, it ‘fares’ to grow dark; það fer að hvessa, it ‘fares’ to blow; fer að rigna, it ‘fares’ to rain. etc.:—no instance of this usage is recorded in old Icel., but the Engl. usage shews that it must be old.
    δ. with an adj. etc.; fara villr, to go astray, Sks. 565; fara haltr, to go lame, Fms. x. 420; fara vanstiltr, to go out of one’s mind, 264; fara hjá sér, to be beside oneself, Eb. 270; fara apr, to feel chilly, Fms. vi. 237 (in a verse); fara duldr e-s, to be unaware of, Skálda 187 (in a verse); fara andvígr e-m, to give battle, Stor. 8; fara leyniliga, to go secretly, be kept hidden, Nj. 49.
    6. to pass; fór sú skipan til Íslands, Fms. x. 23; fara þessi mál til þings, Nj. 100; hversu orð fóru með þeim, how words passed between them, 90; fóru þau orð um, the runner went abroad, Fms. i. 12; ferr orð er um munn líðr (a saying), iv. 279; þá fór ferligt úorðan, a bad report went abroad, Hom. 115.
    7. fara fram, to go on, take place; ferr þetta fram, Ld. 258; ef eigi ferr gjald fram, if no payment takes place, K. Þ. K. 64; ferr svá fram, and so things went on without a break, Nj. 11, Eg. 711; veizlan ferr vel fram, the feast went on well, Nj. 11, 51; spyrr hvat þar færi fram, he asked what there was going on. Band. 17; fór allt á sömu leið sem fyrr, it went on all the same as before, Fms. iv. 112; fara fram ráðum e-s, to follow one’s advice, Nj. 5, 66, Fms. vii. 318; allt mun þat sínu fram f., it will take its own course, Nj. 259; nú er því ferr fram um hríð, it went on so for a while, Fms. xi. 108; a law term, to be produced, gögn fara fram til varnar, Grág. i. 65; dómar fara út, the court is set (vide dómr), Grág., Nj., passim.
    8. borð fara upp brott, the tables are removed (vide borð), Eg. 247, 551; eigi má þetta svá f., this cannot go on in that way, Nj. 87; fjarri ferr þat, far from it, by no means, 134; fór þat fjarri at ek vilda, Ld. 12; fór þat ok svá til, and so if came to pass, Fms. x. 212.
    9. to turn out, end; hversu ætlar þú fara hesta-atið, Nj. 90; fór þat sem likligt var, it turned out as was likely (i. e. ended ill). Eg. 46; svá fór, at …, the end was, that …, Grett. 81 new Ed.; ef svá ferr sem ek get til, if it turns out as I guess, Dropl. 30, Vígl. 21; ef svá ferr sem mín orð horfa til, Fms. v. 24; ef svá ferr sem mik varir, if it comes to pass as it seems to me, vi. 350; svá fór um sjóferð þá, Bjarni 202; á sömu leið fór um aðra sendi-menn, Eg. 537; to depart, die, þar fór nýtr maðr, Fs. 39; fara danða-yrði, to pass the death-weird, to die, Ýt. 8.
    10. to fare well, ill, in addressing; fari þér vel, fare ye well, Nj. 7; biðja e-n vel fara, to bid one farewell, Eg. 22, Ld. 62; far heill ok sæll, Fms. vii. 197: in a bad sense, far þú nú þar, ill betide thee! Hbl. 60; far (impers.) manna armastr, Eg. 553; Jökull bað hann fara bræla armastan, Finnb. 306; fari þér í svá gramendr allir, Dropl. 23.
    11. fara í fat, í brynju (acc.), etc., to dress, undress; but fara ór fötum (dat.), to undress, Fms. x. 16, xi. 132, vii. 202, Nj. 143, Gh. 16, etc.
    III. metaph.,
    1. to suit, fit, esp. of clothes, hair, or the like; ekki þykkir mér kyrtill þinn fara betr en stakkr minn, Fas. ii. 343; hárið fór vel, Nj. 30; jarpr á hár ok fór vel hárit, Fms. ii. 7; gult hár sem silki ok fór fagrliga, vi. 438, Fs. 88; klæði sem bezt farandi, Eb. 256; var sú konan bezt f., the most graceful, lady-like, Ísl. ii. 438; fór ílla á hestinum, it sat ill on the horse, Bs. i. 712.
    2. impers. it goes so and so with one, i. e. one behaves so and so: e-m ferr vel, ílla, etc., one behaves well, ill, etc.; honum hafa öll málin verst farit, he has behaved worst in the whole matter, Nj. 210; bezta ferr þér, Fms. vii. 33; vel mun þér fara, Nj. 55; at honum fari vel, 64; þer hefir vel farit til mín, Finnb. 238; e-m ferr vinveittliga, one behaves in a friendly way, Nj. 217; ferr þér þá bezt jafnan ok höfðinglegast er mest liggr við, 228; mun honum nokkurn veg vel f., Hrafn. 10; údrengiliga hefir þér farit til vár, Ld. 48; ferr þér illa, Nj. 57; hversu Gunnari fór, how ( well) G. behaved, 119.
    3. fara at e-u, to deal with a thing (i. e. proceed) so and so; svá skal at sókn fara, thus is the pleading to be proceeded with, Grág. i. 323; svá skal at því f. at beiða …, 7; fara at lögum, or úlögum at e-u, to proceed lawfully or unlawfully, 126; hversu at skyldi f., how they were to proceed, Nj. 114; fara mjúklega at, to proceed gently, Fms. vii. 18; hér skulu vér f. at með ráðum, to act with deliberation, Eg. 582; Flosi fór at öngu óðara ( took matters calmly), en hann væri heima, Nj. 220.
    β. impers. with dat., to do, behave; ílla hefir mér at farit, I have done my business badly, Hrafn. 8; veit Guð hversu hverjum manni mun at f., Fms. x. 212: in mod. phrases, to become, ironically, þér ferr það, or þér ferst það, it becomes thee, i. e. ‘tis too bad of thee.
    γ. hví ferr konungrinn nú svá (viz. at), Fms. i. 35; er slíkt úsæmiliga farit, so shamefully done, Nj. 82; hér ferr vænt at, here things go merrily, 232; karlmannliga er farit, manfully done, 144.
    δ. to mind, care about; ekki ferr ek at, þótt þú hafir svelt þik til fjár, it does not matter to me, I do not care, though …, Nj. 18; ekki munu vit at því fara ( never mind that), segir Helgi, 133.
    ε. fara eptir, to be in proportion; hér eptir fór vöxtr ok afl, his strength and stature were in proportion, Clar.
    4. fara með e-t, to wield, handle, manage; fór Hroptr með Gungni, H. wielded Gungni ( the spear), Kormak; f. með Gríðar-völ, to wield the staff G., Þd. 9: as a law term, to wield, possess; fara með goðorð, to keep a goðorð, esp. during the session of parliament, Dropl. 8, Grág. and Nj. passim; fara með sök, to manage a lawsuit, Grág., Nj.; or, fara við sök, id., Nj. 86.
    β. metaph. to practise, deal in; fara með rán, to deal in robbing, Nj. 73; fara með spott ok háð, to go sporting and mocking, 66; f. með fals ok dár, Pass. 16. 5; fara með galdra ok fjölkyngi, K. Þ. K. 76; f. með hindr-vitni, Grett. 111; cp. the phrase, farðu ekki með það, don’t talk such nonsense.
    γ. to deal with, treat, handle; þú munt bezt ok hógligast með hann fara, thou wilt deal with him most kindly and most gently, Nj. 219; fara af hljóði með e-t, to keep matters secret, id.; Ingimundr fór vel með sögum (better than sögur, acc.), Ing. dealt well with stories, was a good historian. Sturl. i. 9.
    δ. with dat.; fara með e-u, to do so and so with a thing, manage it; hversu þeir skyldi fara með vápnum sínum, how they were to do with their weapons, Fms. ix. 509; sá maðr er með arfinum ferr, who manages the arfr, Grág. i. 217; ef þeir fara annan veg með því fé, 216; fara með málum sínum, to manage one’s case, 46; meðan hann ferr svá með sem mælt er, 93; Gunnarr fór með öllu ( acted in all) sem honum var ráð til kennt, Nj. 100; ef svá er með farit, Ld. 152; f. vel með sínum háttum, to bear oneself well, behave well, Eg. 65; Hrafn fór með sér vel, H. bore himself well, Fms. vi. 109; undarliga fara munkar þessir með sér, they behave strangely, 188; við förum kynlega með okkrum málum, Nj. 130; vant þyki mér með slíku at fara, difficult matters to have to do with, 75; f. málum á hendr e-m, to bring an action against one, Ld. 138; fara sókn ( to proceed) sem at þingadómi, Grág. i. 463; fara svá öllu máli um sem …, 40, ii. 348; fara með hlátri ok gapi, to go laughing and scoffing, Nj. 220; cp. β above.
    IV. fara um, yfir e-t, to pass over slightly; nú er yfir farit um landnám, shortly told, touched upon, Landn. 320; skjótt yfir at f., to be brief, 656 A. 12; fara myrkt um e-t, to mystify a thing, Ld. 322; fara mörgum orðum um e-t, to dilate upon a subject, Fbr. 124, Nj. 248, Fms. ix. 264.
    β. in the phrase, fara höndum um e-t, to go with the hands about a thing, to touch it, Germ. befühlen, esp. medic. of a healing touch; jafnan fengu menn heilsubót af handlögum hans, af því er hann fór höndum um þá er sjúkir vóru, Játv. 24; ok pá fór hann höndum um hann, Bs. i. 644; þá lét Arnoddr fara aðra höndina um hann, ok fann at hann var berfættr ok í línklæðum. Dropl. 30; cp. fóru hendr hvítar hennar um þessar görvar, Fas. i. 248 (in a verse): note the curious mod. phrase, það fer að fara um mig, I began to feel uneasy, as from a cold touch or the like.
    γ. impers. with dat.; eigi ferr þér nær Gunnari, en Merði mundi við þik, thou camest not nearer to G. than Mord would to thee, i. e. thou art just as far from being a match for G. as Mord is to thee, Nj. 37; þá ferr honum sem öðrum, it came to pass with him as with others, 172; þá mun mér first um fara, I shall fall much short of that, Fms. vi. 362; því betr er þeim ferr öllum verr at, the worse they fare the better I am pleased, Nj. 217.
    V. reflex., esp. of a journey, to fare well; fórsk þeim vel, they fared well, Eg. 392, Fms. xi. 22; honum fersk vel vegrinn, he proceeded well on his journey, ii. 81; hafði allt farizt vel at, all had fared well, they had had a prosperous journey, Íb. 10; fórsk þeim þá seint um daginn, they proceeded slowly, Eg. 544; mönnum fórsk eigi vel um fenit, Fms. vii. 149; hversu þeim hafði farizk, Nj. 90; at þeim færisk vel, Ísl. ii. 343, 208, v. l.: the phrase, hamri fórsk í hægri hönd, he grasped the hammer in his right hand, Bragi; farask lönd undir, to subdue lands, Hkr. i. 134, v. l. (in a verse).
    2. recipr., farask hjá, to go beside one another, miss one another, pass without meeting, Nj. 9; farask á mis, id., farask í móti, to march against one another, of two hosts; þat bar svá til at hvárigir vissu til annarra ok fórusk þó í móti, Fms. viii. 63, x. 46, Fas. ii. 515.
    VI. part.,
    1. act., koma farandi, to come of a sudden or by chance; þá kómu hjarðsveinar þar at farandi, some shepherds just came, Eg. 380; Moses kom farandi til fólksins, Sks. 574; koma inn farandi, 369, Fbr. 25.
    2. pass. farinn, in the phrase, á förnum vegi, on ‘wayfaring,’ i. e. in travelling, passing by; finna e-n á förnum vegi, Nj. 258, K. Þ. K. 6; kveðja fjárins á förnum vegi, Grág. i. 403; also, fara um farinn veg, to pass on one’s journey; of the sun. sól var skamt farin, the sun was little advanced, i. e. early in the morning, Fms. xi. 267, viii. 146; þá var dagr alljós ok sól farin, broad day and sun high in the sky, Eg. 219; also impers., sól (dat.) var skamt farit, Úlf. 4. 10: the phrase, aldri farinn, stricken in years, Sturl. i. 212; vel farinn í andliti, well-favoured, Ld. 274; vel at orði farinn, well spoken, eloquent, Fms. xi. 193; mod., vel orði, máli farinn, and so Ld. 122; gone, þar eru baugar farnir, Grág. ii. 172; þó fætrnir sé farnir, Fas. iii. 308.
    β. impers. in the phrase, e-m er þannig farit, one is so and so; veðri var þannig farit, at …, the winter was such, that …, Fms. xi. 34; veðri var svá farit at myrkt var um at litask, i. e. the weather was gloomy, Grett. 111; hversu landinu er farit, what is the condition of the country, Sks. 181; henni er þannig farit, at hón er mikil ey, löng …, ( the island) is so shapen, that it is large and long, Hkr. ii. 188; er eigi einn veg farit úgæfu okkari, our ill-luck is not of one piece, Nj. 183: metaph. of state, disposition, character, er hánum vel farit, he is a well-favoured man, 15; undarliga er yðr farit, ye are strange men, 154; honum var svá farit, at hann var vesal-menni, Boll. 352: adding the prepp. at, til, þeim var úlíkt farit at í mörgu, they were at variance in many respects, Hkr. iii. 97; nú er annan veg til farit, now matters are altered, Nj. 226; nú er svá til farit, at ek vil …, now the case is, that I wish …, Eg. 714; hér er þannig til farit, … at leiðin, 582; þar var þannig til farit, Fms. xi. 34. ☞ Hence comes the mod. form varið (v instead of f), which also occurs in MSS. of the 15th century—veðri var svá varit, Sd. 181; ér honum vel varið, Lv. 80, Ld. 266, v. l.; svá er til varið, Sks. 223, 224,—all of them paper MSS. The phrase, e-m er nær farit, one is pressed; svá var honum nær farit af öllu samt, vökum ok föstu, he was nearly overcome from want of sleep and fasting.
    B. TRANS.
    I. with acc.:
    1. to visit; fara land herskildi, brandi, etc., to visit a land with ‘war-shield,’ fire, etc., i. e. devastate it; gékk siðan á land upp með liði sínu, ok fór allt herskildi, Fms. i. 131; land þetta mundi herskildi farit, ok leggjask undir útlenda höfðingja, iv. 357; (hann) lét Halland farit brandi, vii. 4 (in a verse); hann fór lvist eldi, 41 (in a verse); hann hefir farit öll eylönd brandi, 46 (in a verse); fara hungri hörund, to emaciate the body, of an ascetic, Sl. 71.
    2. to overtake, with acc.; hann gat ekki farit hann, he could not overtake ( catch) him, 623. 17; tunglit ferr sólina, the moon overtakes the sun, Rb. 116; áðr hana Fenrir fari, before Fenrir overtakes her, Vþm. 46, 47; knegut oss fálur fara, ye witches cannot take us, Hkv. Hjörv. 13; hann gat farit fjóra menn af liði Steinólfs, ok drap þá alla, … hann gat farit þá hjá Steinólfsdal, Gullþ. 29; hann reið eptir þeim, ok gat farit þá út hjá Svelgsá, milli ok Hóla, Eb. 180; Án hrísmagi var þeirra skjótastr ok getr farit sveininn, Ld. 242; viku þeir þá enn undan sem skjótast svá at Danir gátu eigi farit þá, Fms. (Knytl. S.) xi. 377 (MS., in the Ed. wrongly altered to náð þeim); hérinn hljóp undan, ok gátu hundarnir ekki farit hann (Ed. fráit wrongly), Fas. iii. 374; ok renna allir eptir þeim manni er víg vakti, … ok verðr hann farinn, Gþl. 146: cp. the phrase, vera farinn, to dwell, live, to be found here and there; þótt hann sé firr um farinn, Hm. 33.
    II. with dat. to destroy, make to perish; f. sér, to make away with oneself; kona hans fór sér í dísar-sal, she killed herself, Fas. i. 527; hón varð stygg ok vildi fara sér, Landn. (Hb.) 55; ef þér gangit fyrir hamra ofan ok farit yðr sjálfir, Fms. viii. 53; hví ætla menn at hann mundi vilja f. sér sjálfr, iii. 59; fara lífi, fjörvi, öndu, id.; skal hann heldr eta, en fara öndu sinni, than starve oneself to death, K. Þ. K. 130; ok verðr þá þínu fjörvi um farit, Lv. 57, Ýt. 20, Fas. i. 426 (in a verse), cp. Hkv. Hjörv. 13; mínu fjörvi at fara, Fm. 5; þú hefir sigr vegit, ok Fáfni (dat.) um farit, 23; farit hafði hann allri ætt Geirmímis, Hkv. 1. 14; ok létu hans fjörvi farit, Sól. 22; hann hafði farit mörgum manni, O. H. L. 11.
    β. to forfeit; fara sýknu sinni, Grág. i. 98; fara löndum ok lausafé, ii. 167.
    2. reflex. to perish (but esp. freq. in the sense to be drowned, perish in the sea); farask af sulti, to die of hunger, Fms. ii. 226; fellr fjöldi manns í díkit ok farask þar, v. 281; fórusk sex hundruð Vinda skipa, xi. 369; alls fórusk níu menn, Ísl. ii. 385; mun heimr farask, Eluc. 43; þá er himin ok jörð hefir farisk, Edda 12; farask af hita, mæði, Fms. ix. 47; fórsk þar byrðingrinn, 307; hvar þess er menn farask, Grág. i. 219; heldr enn at fólk Guðs farisk af mínum völdum, Sks. 732: of cattle, ef fé hins hefir troðisk eðr farisk á þá lund sem nú var tínt, Grág. ii. 286.
    β. metaph., fersk nú vinátta ykkur, your friendship is done with, Band. 12.
    γ. the phrase, farask fyrir, to come to naught, Nj. 131; at síðr mun fyrir farask nokkut stórræði, Ísl. ii. 340; en fyrir fórusk málagjöldin af konungi, the payment never took place, Fms. v. 278; lét ek þetta verk fyrir farask, vii. 158; þá mun þat fyrir farask, Fs. 20; en fyrir fórsk þat þó þau misseri, Sd. 150: in mod. usage (N. T.), to perish.
    δ. in act. rarely, and perhaps only a misspelling: frá því er féit fór (fórsk better), K. Þ. K. 132; fóru (better fórusk, were drowned) margir Íslenzkir menn, Bs. i. 436.
    3. part. farinn, as adj. gone, undone; nú eru vér farnir, nema …, Lv. 83; hans tafl var mjök svá farit, his game was almost lost, Fas. i. 523; þá er farnir vóru forstöðumenn Tróju, when the defenders of Troy were dead and gone, Ver. 36; tungl farit, a ‘dead moon,’ i. e. new moon, Rb. 34; farinn af sulti ok mæði, Fms. viii. 53; farinn at e-u, ruined in a thing, having lost it; farnir at hamingju, luckless, iv. 73; f. at vistum, xi. 33; f. at lausa-fé;. iii. 117: in some cases uncertain whether the participle does not belong to A.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > FARA

  • 38 KYRR

    * * *
    a.
    1) still, quiet, at rest; halda vápni kyrru, to hold a weapon at rest; sitja um kyrt, to remain quiet; setjast um kyrt, to take to rest (in life); halda kyrru fyrir, not to stir;
    2) neut., kyrt, as adv. gently; tak þú kyrt þar á, touch it gently.
    * * *
    adj., older form kvirr, which is freq., esp. in Norse MSS., N. G. L., Bs. i. 18; in present pronunciation kjurr or kjur; both the r’s belong to the root, and are still proncd. so; compar. kyrrari, superl. kyrrastr: [Ulf. qairrus = ἤπιος, 2 Tim. ii. 24; Swed. quar; Dan. qver; N. H. G. kirr]:—still, quiet, at rest; halda á vápni kyrru, to hold a weapon at rest, Grág. ii. 64; ef þváttr er upp hengdr fyrir helgi, þá skal hanga kvirr, N. G. L. i. 397; siti kvirr medan heilagt er, id.; hlýðir þó at þeir sé þrír, er hér á landi veri jafnan kyrrir, Grág. ii. 129; hann bað Bolla vera kvirran, Bs. i. 18; Hákon bað hann hætta ok vera kyrran, Fms. vii. 154; er nú kyrt þar til er menn ríða til boðs, Nj. 24; lét konungr þá vera kyrt, Eg. 18; þat væri næst mínu skaplyndi, at kaup þetta væri kyrt, Ld. 212; setjask um kyrt, to take to rest (in life), Eg. 118, Fas. ii. 530; sitja um kyrt, to sit at rest, stir not, Nj. 102, Ld. 84; halda kyrru fyrir, not to stir, 216.
    II. neut. kyrt, as adv. gently; tak þú kyrt þar á, touch it gently, Ó. H. 176; honum þótti of kyrt klegit, Bs. i. 462; slá þú nú kyrrara, Fms. v. 152.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > KYRR

  • 39 tacto

    m.
    1 sense of touch (sentido).
    2 feel (textura).
    áspero/suave al tacto rough/soft to the touch
    3 tact (delicadeza).
    con tacto tactfully
    tener tacto to be tactful
    4 manual examination (medicine).
    * * *
    1 (sentido) touch
    2 (acción) touch, touching
    \
    no tener tacto to be tactless
    tener tacto to be tactful
    falta de tacto lack of tact, tactlessness
    * * *
    noun m.
    2) tact
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=sentido) (sense of) touch; (=acción) touch
    2) (=cualidad) feel
    3) (=diplomacia) tact
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( sentido) sense of touch
    b) ( acción) touch
    c) ( cualidad) feel
    2) ( delicadeza) tact
    * * *
    = tact.
    Ex. Librarians need a special combination of tact, patience, and humanity to serve users satisfactorily.
    ----
    * al tacto = to the touch.
    * con tacto = tactful.
    * mecanografía al tacto = touch typing [touch-typing].
    * pantalla sensible al tacto = touch screen [touch-screen], touch-sensitive screen.
    * sentido del tacto = sense of touch.
    * terminal con pantalla sensible al tacto = touch terminal.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( sentido) sense of touch
    b) ( acción) touch
    c) ( cualidad) feel
    2) ( delicadeza) tact
    * * *
    = tact.

    Ex: Librarians need a special combination of tact, patience, and humanity to serve users satisfactorily.

    * al tacto = to the touch.
    * con tacto = tactful.
    * mecanografía al tacto = touch typing [touch-typing].
    * pantalla sensible al tacto = touch screen [touch-screen], touch-sensitive screen.
    * sentido del tacto = sense of touch.
    * terminal con pantalla sensible al tacto = touch terminal.

    * * *
    A
    1 (sentido) sense of touch
    tiene el (sentido del) tacto muy desarrollado she has a highly developed sense of touch
    2 (acción) touch
    esta toalla es áspera al tacto this towel is rough to the touch o feels rough
    3 (cualidad) feel
    se lo dijo con mucho tacto he told her very tactfully o with great tact
    ¡qué falta de tacto! how tactless!
    tiene mucho tacto he's very tactful
    * * *

    tacto sustantivo masculino
    1

    b) ( acción) touch;



    2 ( delicadeza) tact;
    ◊ ¡qué falta de tacto! how tactless!;

    tiene mucho tacto he's very tactful
    tacto sustantivo masculino
    1 (sentido corporal) (sense of) touch
    2 (acción de tocar) touch
    reconocer al tacto, to recognize by touch
    3 (cualidad del objeto) feel: esta tela tiene un tacto áspero, this cloth feels rough
    4 fig (tiento, cuidado) tact: no tuvieron mucho tacto, they weren't very tactful
    ' tacto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    áspera
    - áspero
    - delicadeza
    - suave
    - tantear
    - textura
    - tocar
    - torpeza
    - diplomacia
    - discreción
    - indiscreto
    - palpable
    - reducir
    - tener
    - tino
    - torpe
    English:
    damp
    - feel
    - hard
    - savoir-faire
    - sense
    - short
    - tact
    - tactfulness
    - tactlessly
    - touch
    - touch-sensitive
    - break
    - gently
    - tactful
    - tactfully
    * * *
    tacto nm
    1. [sentido] (sense of) touch
    2. [textura] feel;
    áspero/suave al tacto rough/soft to the touch;
    adivinó lo que era por el tacto he guessed what it was by the feel of it
    3. [delicadeza] tact;
    con tacto tactfully;
    hay que tratarla con mucho tacto she needs to be handled very carefully;
    tener tacto to be tactful;
    no tiene ningún tacto she's completely tactless
    4. Med manual examination
    * * *
    m
    1 (sense of) touch
    2 fig
    tact, discretion;
    falta de tacto tactlessness
    * * *
    tacto nm
    1) : touch, touching, feel
    2) delicadeza: tact
    * * *
    1. (sentido) sense of touch / touch
    2. (cualidad) feel
    3. (delicadeza) tact

    Spanish-English dictionary > tacto

  • 40 anfassen

    (trennb., hat -ge-)
    I v/t
    1. (berühren) touch, feel; (ergreifen) take hold of (auch bei der Hand nehmen); er fasste sie am Arm he seized her by the arm, he grabbed her arm; fass mich nicht an! get your hands off (me)!; zum Anfassen fig. Politiker etc.: for ( oder of) the people, accessible; Kunst etc.: hands-on art etc.; Ausstellung: auch tactile exhibition
    2. fig. (behandeln) deal with, treat; (Aufgabe) auch approach, tackle; jemanden hart / sanft anfassen be firm ( oder strict) / gentle with s.o.; jemanden mit Glacehandschuhen anfassen handle s.o. with tact ( oder with kid gloves umg.)
    II v/i (helfen) ( mit) anfassen lend ( oder give s.o.) a hand, help out
    III v/refl: sich rau anfassen be rough to the touch; sich weich etc. anfassen feel soft etc.
    * * *
    to touch; to handle; to catch hold of; to take hold of
    * * *
    ạn|fas|sen sep
    1. vt
    1) (= berühren) to touch

    fass mal meinen Kopf an — just feel my head

    2)

    (= bei der Hand nehmen) jdn anfassen — to take sb's hand, to take sb by the hand

    fasst euch an! — hold hands!

    3) (fig) (= anpacken) Problem to tackle, to go about; (= behandeln) Menschen to treat
    4) (geh = befallen) to seize
    2. vi
    1) (= berühren) to feel
    2)

    (= mithelfen) mit anfassen — to give a hand

    3) (fig)

    zum Anfassen (Sache) — accessible; Mensch auch approachable

    3. vr
    (= sich anfühlen) to feel

    es fasst sich weich an — it feels or is soft (to the touch)

    * * *
    (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) handle
    * * *
    an|fas·sen
    I. vt
    ▪ etw \anfassen to touch sth
    die Lebensmittel bitte nicht \anfassen please do not handle the groceries
    fass mal ihre Stirn an, wie heiß die ist! feel how hot her forehead is!
    fass mich nicht an! don't [you] touch me!
    ▪ jdn \anfassen to take hold of sb
    ▪ jdn [an etw dat] \anfassen (packen) to grab hold of sb [by sth]
    3. (bei der Hand nehmen)
    ▪ jdn an der Hand fassen to take sb by the hand [or sb's hand]
    ▪ sich [o einander] \anfassen (geh) to join [or hold] hands, to take one another's hand
    ▪ etw \anfassen to tackle sth
    etw falsch [o verkehrt] /richtig \anfassen to go about sth in the wrong/right way
    jdn/ein Tier hart [o scharf] /sachte \anfassen to treat [or handle] sb/an animal harshly/gently
    6.
    ▶ zum A\anfassen (fam) approachable, accessible
    ein Politiker zum A\anfassen a politician of the people
    EDV zum A\anfassen data processing [or computing] [or EDP] made easy
    II. vi
    ▪ [etw irgendwo] \anfassen to touch [sth somewhere]
    fass mal an! weich, nicht? feel that! it's soft isn't it?
    ▪ mit \anfassen to lend [or give] a hand
    III. vr (sich anfühlen) to feel
    es fasst sich rau an it feels rough
    * * *
    1.
    1) (fassen, halten) take hold of
    2) (berühren) touch
    4) (angehen) approach, tackle < problem, task, etc.>
    5) (behandeln) treat < person>
    2.
    intransitives Verb (mithelfen)

    [mit] anfassen — lend a hand

    * * *
    anfassen (trennb, hat -ge-)
    A. v/t
    1. (berühren) touch, feel; (ergreifen) take hold of (auch bei der Hand nehmen);
    er fasste sie am Arm he seized her by the arm, he grabbed her arm;
    fass mich nicht an! get your hands off (me)!;
    zum Anfassen fig Politiker etc: for ( oder of) the people, accessible; KUNST etc hands-on art etc; Ausstellung: auch tactile exhibition
    2. fig (behandeln) deal with, treat; (Aufgabe) auch approach, tackle;
    jemanden hart/sanft anfassen be firm ( oder strict)/gentle with sb;
    jemanden mit Glacehandschuhen anfassen handle sb with tact ( oder with kid gloves umg)
    B. v/i (helfen)
    (mit) anfassen lend ( oder give sb) a hand, help out
    C. v/r:
    sich rau anfassen be rough to the touch;
    anfassen feel soft etc
    * * *
    1.
    1) (fassen, halten) take hold of
    2) (berühren) touch
    4) (angehen) approach, tackle <problem, task, etc.>
    5) (behandeln) treat < person>
    2.
    intransitives Verb (mithelfen)

    [mit] anfassen — lend a hand

    * * *
    v.
    to catch hold of expr.
    to handle v.
    to take hold of expr.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > anfassen

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