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    v.
    1 to open.
    la tienda abre a las cinco the shop opens at five (o'clock)
    Ricardo abre la celda de Mario Richard opens Mario's cell.
    El Dr. Zus abre el abdomen Dr. Zus opens=cuts open the abdomen.
    2 to dig.
    le abrieron la cabeza de un botellazo they smashed his head open with a bottle
    3 to open (negocio, colegio, mercado).
    4 to whet (apetito).
    la natación abre el apetito swimming makes you hungry
    5 to head.
    6 to open the door (abrir la puerta).
    ¡abra, policía! open up, it's the police!
    7 to draw open, to open.
    Ricardo abre las cortinas Richard draws the curtains open.
    8 to turn on.
    Ricardo abre el paso de corriente Richard turns on the electricity.
    * * *
    (pp abierto,-a)
    1 (gen) to open
    2 (con llave) to unlock
    3 (cremallera) to undo
    ■ abrió la cremallera de la maleta she undid the zip on the case, she unzipped the case
    4 (negocio) to open
    5 (túnel) to dig; (agujero) to make
    6 (luz) to switch on, turn on; (gas, grifo) to turn on
    7 (iniciar) to start, begin
    8 (encabezar) to head, lead
    1 (gen) to open
    2 (flor) to open, come out
    3 (iniciarse) to begin, start, open
    4 (extenderse) to spread out, unfold
    5 (dar) to open (a, onto), look (a, onto)
    6 (ligamentos) to sprain
    7 figurado (sincerarse) to open out
    8 argot (largarse) to clear off, be off,
    ■ ¡adiós, me abro! bye, I'm off!, US I'm out of here!
    \
    abrir fuego MILITAR to open fire
    abrir la mano figurado to relax standards
    abrir paso to make way
    abrir un expediente DERECHO to start proceedings
    abrir una posibilidad to open up a possibility
    ■ la nueva ley abre la posibilidad de que los terroristas se reinserten en la sociedad the new law makes it possible for terrorists to be reintegrated into society
    abrirle la cabeza a alguien familiar to smash somebody's head in
    abrirse paso en la vida figurado to make one's way in life
    en un abrir y cerrar de ojos familiar in the twinkling of an eye
    no abrir (la) boca figurado not to say a word
    * * *
    verb
    3) undo
    * * *
    ( pp abierto)
    1. VT
    1) [algo que estaba cerrado]
    a) [+ puerta, armario, libro, ojos] to open; [+ cremallera, bragueta] to undo

    abrir una puerta/ventana de par en par — to open a door/window wide

    abre la boca — open your mouth; [en el dentista] open wide

    abrid el libro por la página 50 — turn to page 50 in the book, open the book at page 50

    b) [desplegando] [+ mapa, mantel] to spread out; [+ paraguas] to open, put up; [+ mano, abanico, paracaídas] to open
    c) [haciendo una abertura] [+ pozo] to sink; [+ foso, cimientos] to dig; [+ agujero, perforación] to make, bore; [+ camino] to clear; LAm [+ bosque] to clear
    d) [haciendo un corte] [+ sandía] to cut open; [+ herida] to open
    e) [+ grifo, luz, agua] to turn on; [+ válvula] to open

    ¿has abierto el gas? — have you turned the gas on?

    2) (=encabezar) [+ manifestación, desfile] to lead, head; [+ baile] to open, lead off; [+ lista] to head
    3) (=inaugurar)
    a) [+ acto, ceremonia] to open
    b) (Com) [+ negocio] to set up, start; [+ cuenta] to open

    abrir un expediente a algn — [investigación] to open a file on sb; [proceso] to begin proceedings against sb

    abrir una información — to open o start an inquiry

    c) (Tip)
    d) (Mil)

    ¡abran fuego! — (open) fire!

    4) (=ampliar) [+ perspectivas] to open up
    5) [+ apetito]
    2. VI
    1) [puerta, cajón] to open
    2) [persona] to open the door, open up

    ¡abre, soy yo! — open the door o open up, it's me!

    llamé pero no abrió nadie — I knocked at the door, but nobody answered

    3) [comercio, museo] to open
    4) [flor] to open
    5) [en operación quirúrgica]
    6) (Meteo) to clear up
    7) (Bridge) to open
    8) Caribe * (=huir) to escape, run off
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( en general) to open; < paraguas> to open, put up; < mapa> to open out, unfold; < cortinas> to open, draw back; < persianas> to raise, pull up; < cremallera> to undo
    2) <llave/gas> to turn on; < válvula> to open; < cerradura> to unlock
    3)
    a) <zanja/túnel> to dig; < agujero> to make
    b) < absceso> to open... up; < paciente> (fam) to open... up (colloq)
    4)
    a) <comercio/museo> ( para el quehacer diario) to open; ( inaugurar) to open (up)

    ¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? — what time does the box office open?

    b) <carretera/aeropuerto> to open; < frontera> to open (up)
    c) (Com) to open up
    5)
    a) ( iniciar) < cuenta bancaria> to open; < negocio> to start, set up; < suscripción> to take out; < caso> to open; < investigación> to begin, set up
    b) <acto/debate/baile> to open
    c) <desfile/cortejo> to head, lead
    d) <paréntesis/comillas> to open
    e)
    6) < apetito> to whet
    7) < perspectivas> to open up; < etapa> to mark the beginning of
    2.
    abrir vi
    1) persona to open up

    abre! soy yo — open the door o open up! it's me

    2) puerta/cajón to open
    3) comercio/museo to open
    4) acto/ceremonia to open; (Jueg) to open
    3.
    abrir v impers (fam) (Meteo)
    4.
    abrirse v pron
    1)
    a) puerta/ventana to open

    abrirse a algo — a jardín/corredor to open onto something

    b) flor/almeja to open; paracaídas to open
    2)
    a) (refl) <chaqueta/cremallera> to undo
    b) ( rajarse) madera/costura to split
    3)
    a) (liter) ( ofrecerse a la vista) to appear, unfold
    b) porvenir to lie ahead; perspectivas to open up
    4) período/era to begin
    5)
    a) ( confiarse)

    abrirse a alguien/algo — to open up to somebody/something

    6) (AmL fam) ( echarse atrás) to back out, get cold feet
    * * *
    = forge, open up, open, unfold, unfurl, unlock, splay, unzip.
    Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.
    Ex. Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.
    Ex. The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.
    Ex. This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.
    Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
    Ex. This allows borrowers to browse but it is tedious for staff to keep unlocking the case every time a cassette is borrowed or returned.
    Ex. Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.
    Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.
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    * ¡ábrete sésamo! = open sesame!.
    * abrir arrancando = rip + open.
    * abrir camino (a) = make + way (for).
    * abrir con lanceta = lance.
    * abrir con llave = unlock.
    * abrir cortando = lance.
    * abrir de nuevo = reopen [re-open].
    * abrir de un empujón = fling + open.
    * abrir dinamitando = blast.
    * abrir el apetito = whet + the appetite.
    * abrir el corazón = bare + Posesivo + soul.
    * abrir el debate = open + the debate.
    * abrir el mercado = open up + market.
    * abrir forzando = force + Nombre + open.
    * abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.
    * abrir fronteras = break + new ground, break + ground.
    * abrir fuego = open + fire.
    * abrir haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + open.
    * abrir horizontes = open out + horizons.
    * abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.
    * abrir la mente = broaden + Posesivo + outlook.
    * abrir la puerta a = throw + open the door to.
    * abrir la puerta empujándola = push + open + door.
    * abrir las puertas de = unlock.
    * abrir los brazos = spread + hands.
    * abrir los ojos a = open + Posesivo + eyes to.
    * abrir + Nombre + al debate = open + Nombre + to discussion.
    * abrir nuevas fronteras = forge + new frontiers.
    * abrir nuevas posibilidades = open up + new territory, open up + possibilities, open + possibilities.
    * abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.
    * abrir nuevos horizontes = open + new realms, forge + new frontiers.
    * abrir nuevos mercados = branch out (into), branch into.
    * abrir paso (a) = make + way (for).
    * abrir puertas = open + avenues, open + doors.
    * abrirse = gape, swing + open, hew.
    * abrirse a = render + open to, open + Posesivo + mind up to.
    * abrirse a posibilidades = be open to possibilities.
    * abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.
    * abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.
    * abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.
    * abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.
    * abrirse en espiral = spiral out.
    * abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.
    * abrirse paso = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into.
    * abrirse un socavón = cave in.
    * abrir una brecha = breach.
    * abrir una cerradura con ganzúa = pick + lock.
    * abrir una consulta = hang out + Posesivo + shingle.
    * abrir un agujero = cut + hole.
    * abrir una interrogante sobre = leave + open the question of.
    * abrir una negociación = open up + negotiation.
    * abrir una ventana = switch on + window.
    * abrir un camino = chart + direction.
    * abrir un menú = pop up + a menu.
    * a medio abrir = half-opened.
    * en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, at the flick of a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, at the drop of a hat, in a trice.
    * en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.
    * paréntesis que abre = left parenthesis.
    * sin abrir = unopened.
    * sin abrirse = unfolded.
    * volver a abrir = be back in business.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( en general) to open; < paraguas> to open, put up; < mapa> to open out, unfold; < cortinas> to open, draw back; < persianas> to raise, pull up; < cremallera> to undo
    2) <llave/gas> to turn on; < válvula> to open; < cerradura> to unlock
    3)
    a) <zanja/túnel> to dig; < agujero> to make
    b) < absceso> to open... up; < paciente> (fam) to open... up (colloq)
    4)
    a) <comercio/museo> ( para el quehacer diario) to open; ( inaugurar) to open (up)

    ¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? — what time does the box office open?

    b) <carretera/aeropuerto> to open; < frontera> to open (up)
    c) (Com) to open up
    5)
    a) ( iniciar) < cuenta bancaria> to open; < negocio> to start, set up; < suscripción> to take out; < caso> to open; < investigación> to begin, set up
    b) <acto/debate/baile> to open
    c) <desfile/cortejo> to head, lead
    d) <paréntesis/comillas> to open
    e)
    6) < apetito> to whet
    7) < perspectivas> to open up; < etapa> to mark the beginning of
    2.
    abrir vi
    1) persona to open up

    abre! soy yo — open the door o open up! it's me

    2) puerta/cajón to open
    3) comercio/museo to open
    4) acto/ceremonia to open; (Jueg) to open
    3.
    abrir v impers (fam) (Meteo)
    4.
    abrirse v pron
    1)
    a) puerta/ventana to open

    abrirse a algo — a jardín/corredor to open onto something

    b) flor/almeja to open; paracaídas to open
    2)
    a) (refl) <chaqueta/cremallera> to undo
    b) ( rajarse) madera/costura to split
    3)
    a) (liter) ( ofrecerse a la vista) to appear, unfold
    b) porvenir to lie ahead; perspectivas to open up
    4) período/era to begin
    5)
    a) ( confiarse)

    abrirse a alguien/algo — to open up to somebody/something

    6) (AmL fam) ( echarse atrás) to back out, get cold feet
    * * *
    = forge, open up, open, unfold, unfurl, unlock, splay, unzip.

    Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

    Ex: Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.
    Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.
    Ex: This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.
    Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
    Ex: This allows borrowers to browse but it is tedious for staff to keep unlocking the case every time a cassette is borrowed or returned.
    Ex: Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.
    Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.
    * ¡ábrete sésamo! = open sesame!.
    * abrir arrancando = rip + open.
    * abrir camino (a) = make + way (for).
    * abrir con lanceta = lance.
    * abrir con llave = unlock.
    * abrir cortando = lance.
    * abrir de nuevo = reopen [re-open].
    * abrir de un empujón = fling + open.
    * abrir dinamitando = blast.
    * abrir el apetito = whet + the appetite.
    * abrir el corazón = bare + Posesivo + soul.
    * abrir el debate = open + the debate.
    * abrir el mercado = open up + market.
    * abrir forzando = force + Nombre + open.
    * abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.
    * abrir fronteras = break + new ground, break + ground.
    * abrir fuego = open + fire.
    * abrir haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + open.
    * abrir horizontes = open out + horizons.
    * abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.
    * abrir la mente = broaden + Posesivo + outlook.
    * abrir la puerta a = throw + open the door to.
    * abrir la puerta empujándola = push + open + door.
    * abrir las puertas de = unlock.
    * abrir los brazos = spread + hands.
    * abrir los ojos a = open + Posesivo + eyes to.
    * abrir + Nombre + al debate = open + Nombre + to discussion.
    * abrir nuevas fronteras = forge + new frontiers.
    * abrir nuevas posibilidades = open up + new territory, open up + possibilities, open + possibilities.
    * abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.
    * abrir nuevos horizontes = open + new realms, forge + new frontiers.
    * abrir nuevos mercados = branch out (into), branch into.
    * abrir paso (a) = make + way (for).
    * abrir puertas = open + avenues, open + doors.
    * abrirse = gape, swing + open, hew.
    * abrirse a = render + open to, open + Posesivo + mind up to.
    * abrirse a posibilidades = be open to possibilities.
    * abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.
    * abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.
    * abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.
    * abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.
    * abrirse en espiral = spiral out.
    * abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.
    * abrirse paso = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into.
    * abrirse un socavón = cave in.
    * abrir una brecha = breach.
    * abrir una cerradura con ganzúa = pick + lock.
    * abrir una consulta = hang out + Posesivo + shingle.
    * abrir un agujero = cut + hole.
    * abrir una interrogante sobre = leave + open the question of.
    * abrir una negociación = open up + negotiation.
    * abrir una ventana = switch on + window.
    * abrir un camino = chart + direction.
    * abrir un menú = pop up + a menu.
    * a medio abrir = half-opened.
    * en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, at the flick of a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, at the drop of a hat, in a trice.
    * en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.
    * paréntesis que abre = left parenthesis.
    * sin abrir = unopened.
    * sin abrirse = unfolded.
    * volver a abrir = be back in business.

    * * *
    abrir [ I33 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹puerta/ventana/armario› to open ver tb puerta
    2 ‹ojos/boca› to open ver tb
    3 ‹paquete/maleta› to open; ‹carta/sobre› to open
    4 ‹botella/frasco/lata› to open
    5 ‹paraguas› to open, put up; ‹abanico› to open; ‹mapa› to open out, unfold; ‹libro› to open; ‹mano› to open
    6 ‹cortinas› to open, draw back; ‹persianas› to raise, pull up
    B ‹grifo/agua/gas› to turn on; ‹válvula› to open
    C
    1 ‹zanja/túnel› to dig; ‹agujero› to make
    la bomba abrió un boquete en la pared the bomb blew o blasted a hole in the wall
    abrieron una entrada en la pared they made o smashed a hole in the wall
    abrieron una zanja en la calzada they dug a trench in the road
    le abrió la cabeza de una pedrada he hit her with a stone and gashed her head
    abrió un abismo insondable entre los dos países it created a yawning gulf between the two countries
    2 ‹absceso› to open … up ‹paciente›
    va a haber que abrirlo ( fam); they're going to have to open him up o cut him open ( colloq)
    D
    1 ‹comercio/museo/restaurante› (para el quehacer diario) to open; (inaugurar) to open (up)
    ¿a qué hora abren el mercado? what time does the market open?
    ¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? what time does the box office open?
    van a abrir un nuevo hospital they're going to open a new hospital
    la exposición se abrirá al público mañana the exhibition will open to the public tomorrow
    2 ‹carretera/aeropuerto› to open; ‹frontera› to open (up) camino m B 1. (↑ camino), paso1 (↑ paso (1))
    3 ( Com) to open up
    con el fin de abrir nuevos mercados para nuestros productos with the aim of opening up new markets for our products
    4 ( Inf) ‹documento/fichero› to open
    E (iniciar) ‹cuenta bancaria› to open; ‹negocio› to start, set up; ‹suscripción› to take out; ‹caso› to open; ‹investigación› to begin, set up
    todavía no se ha abierto la matrícula registration hasn't begun yet
    F
    1 (dar comienzo a) ‹acto/debate/ceremonia› to open
    abrieron el baile los novios the bride and groom opened the dancing
    ¡abran fuego! open fire!
    2 ‹desfile/cortejo› to head, lead
    3 ‹paréntesis/comillas› to open
    G ‹apeitito› to whet
    la caminata me abrió el apetito the walk whetted my appetite
    H ‹perspectivas› to open up
    el acuerdo abre un panorama desolador para la flota pesquera the agreement points to o ( frml) presages a bleak future for the fishing fleet
    este descubrimiento abre nuevas posibilidades en este campo this discovery opens up new possibilities in this field
    abriría una etapa de entendimiento mutuo it was to mark the beginning of o to herald the beginning of o to usher in a period of mutual understanding
    I
    (hacer más receptivo): le había abierto la mente it had made her more open-minded
    abrir algo A algo to open sth up TO sth
    para abrir nuestro país a las nuevas corrientes ideológicas to open our country up to new ways of thinking
    ■ abrir
    vi
    A «persona» to open up
    ¡abre! soy yo open the door o open up! it's me
    llaman al timbre, ve a abrir there's someone ringing the bell, go and answer it
    B «puerta/ventana/cajón» to open
    esta ventana no abre/no abre bien this window doesn't open/doesn't open properly
    C «comerciante/comercio/oficina» to open
    no abrimos los domingos we don't open on Sundays, we're not open on Sundays
    la biblioteca abre de nueve a tres the library is open from nine till three
    el museo abrirá al público el próximo lunes the museum will open to the public next Monday
    D
    1 «acto/ceremonia» to open
    2 ( Jueg) to open
    E ( fam)
    (para operar): va a haber que abrir we're going to have to open him up ( colloq), we're going to have to cut him open ( colloq)
    ■
    ( fam) ( Meteo):
    parece que quiere abrir it looks as if it's going to clear up
    A
    1 «puerta/ventana» to open
    abrirse A algo to open INTO/ ONTO sth
    las habitaciones se abren a un corredor/a un patio interior the rooms open onto a corridor/into a courtyard
    2 «flor/almeja» to open
    3 «paracaídas» to open
    B
    1 ( refl) ‹chaqueta/cremallera› to undo
    2
    (rajarse): se cayó y se abrió la cabeza she fell and split her head open
    3 ( refl) ‹venas›
    se abrió las venas he slashed his wrists
    4 ‹muñeca/tobillo› to sprain
    5 «madera/costura» to split
    la tela se está abriendo en las costuras the fabric's going o beginning to go o beginning to split at the seams
    camino m B 1. (↑ camino), paso1 (↑ paso (1))
    C
    1 ( liter)
    (ofrecerse a la vista): un espléndido panorama se abrió ante sus ojos the most beautiful view unfolded before their eyes ( liter)
    al final de la calle se abría una plazuela the end of the street opened out into a little square
    2 «perspectivas» to open up
    con este descubrimiento se abren nuevos horizontes this discovery opens up new horizons
    un maravilloso porvenir se abre ante nosotros a wonderful future lies ahead of us, we have a wonderful future ahead of us
    D ‹período› to begin
    con este tratado se abre una nueva etapa en las relaciones bilaterales this treaty marks o heralds a new era in bilateral relations
    E
    1 (confiarse) abrirse A algn to open up TO sb
    nuestro país debe abrirse a las influencias externas our country must open up to outside influences
    F
    1 ( arg) (marcharse) to be off ( colloq), to take off ( AmE colloq)
    yo a las cinco me abro come five o'clock I'm off o I'll be off o I'm taking off
    2 ( AmL fam) (echarse atrás) to back out, get cold feet
    * * *

     

    abrir ( conjugate abrir) verbo transitivo
    1 ( en general) to open;
    ‹ paraguas› to open, put up;
    ‹ mapa› to open out, unfold;
    ‹ cortinas› to open, draw back;
    ‹ persianas› to raise, pull up;
    ‹ cremallera› to undo
    2 ‹llave/gas› to turn on;
    ‹ válvula› to open;
    ‹ cerradura› to unlock
    3
    a) ‹zanja/túnel› to dig;

    ‹ agujero› to make
    b) (fam) ‹ paciente› to open … up (colloq)

    4
    a) ‹comercio/museo› ( para el quehacer diario) to open;

    ( inaugurar) to open (up);
    ◊ ¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? what time does the box office open?

    b) ‹carretera/aeropuerto› to open;

    ‹ frontera› to open (up)
    5

    ‹ negocio› to start, set up;
    ‹ suscripción› to take out;
    ‹ investigación› to begin, set up;

    abrir fuego to open fire
    b) ‹acto/debate/baile› to open

    c) ‹desfile/cortejo› to head, lead

    d) ‹paréntesis/comillas› to open

    6 ‹ apetito› to whet
    abrirse verbo pronominal
    1
    a) [puerta/ventana] to open;

    abrirse a algo ‹a jardín/corredor› to open onto sth
    b) [flor/almeja] to open;

    [ paracaídas] to open
    2 ( refl) ‹chaqueta/cremallera› to undo
    3

    [ perspectivas] to open up;

    b) [período/era] to begin

    abrir
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (separar, permitir el acceso, desplegar) to open
    (una cerradura) to unlock
    (una cremallera) to undo
    2 (una llave, un grifo) to turn on
    3 (hacer una zanja, un túnel, etc) to dig
    (hacer un ojal, el agujero de una ventana) to make: abriremos una ventana en esta pared, we'll make an opening for a window on this wall
    4 (iniciar un discurso, una actividad) to open, start: van a abrir una tienda en la esquina, they're going to open a shop on the corner
    tienes que abrir una cuenta en este banco, you've got to open an account at this bank
    5 (ampliar, expandir) to open: deberíamos abrir nuestro mercado, we should open up our market
    6 (rajar) to slit: cuando abrimos la sandía resultó que no estaba madura, when we cut open the watermelon we realised that it wasn't ripe
    abrieron la res en canal, they slit open the animal
    7 Jur a Álvarez le han abierto un expediente, they have started investigating Álvarez
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 to open
    ♦ Locuciones: en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, in the twinkling of an eye
    ' abrir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    caja
    - canal
    - dar
    - fuego
    - ojo
    - poner
    - tardar
    - zanja
    - apalancar
    - baile
    - correr
    - cuenta
    - grifo
    - intención
    - palanca
    - paso
    English:
    answer
    - blaze
    - claw
    - door
    - draw
    - fire
    - force
    - get
    - hurtle
    - instruct
    - light
    - manage
    - open
    - open up
    - prise
    - put on
    - put up
    - reopen
    - sharpen
    - snap
    - trice
    - turn on
    - twinkling
    - unlock
    - unwrap
    - whet
    - whisk away
    - whisk off
    - work up
    - wrench
    - bore
    - breach
    - downstairs
    - gouge
    - ground
    - lance
    - lever
    - pick
    - put
    - quarry
    - set
    - sink
    - splay
    - start
    - time
    - try
    - tunnel
    - turn
    - undo
    - unopened
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [en general] to open;
    [alas] to spread; [agua, gas] to turn on; [cerradura] to unlock, to open; Informát [archivo] to open; [cremallera] to undo; [melón, sandía] to cut open; [paraguas] to open; [cortinas] to open, to draw; [persianas] to raise; [frontera] to open (up);
    ella abrió la caja she opened the box;
    abre el grifo turn the Br tap o US faucet on;
    abrir un libro to open a book;
    abrir la licitación/sesión to open the bidding/session;
    en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the blink o twinkling of an eye
    2. [túnel] to dig;
    [canal, camino] to build; [agujero, surco] to make;
    la explosión abrió un gran agujero en la pared the explosion blasted a big hole in the wall;
    le abrieron la cabeza de un botellazo they smashed his head open with a bottle
    3. [iniciar] [cuenta bancaria] to open;
    [investigación] to open, to start
    4. [inaugurar] to open;
    van a abrir un nuevo centro comercial they're going to open a new shopping centre
    5. [apetito] to whet;
    la natación abre el apetito swimming makes you hungry
    6. [signo ortográfico] to open;
    abrir comillas/paréntesis to open inverted commas/brackets
    7. [encabezar] [lista] to head;
    [manifestación, desfile] to lead
    8. [mentalidad] to open;
    viajar le ha abierto la mente travelling has opened her mind o made her more open-minded
    9. [posibilidades] to open up;
    el acuerdo abre una nueva época de co-operación the agreement paves the way for a new era of co-operation;
    la empresa intenta abrir nuevos mercados en el exterior the company is trying to open up new markets abroad
    10. [comenzar] to open;
    el discurso del Presidente abrió el congreso the President's speech opened the congress;
    abrió su participación en el torneo con una derrota she opened o started the tournament with a defeat
    11.
    abrir fuego (sobre o [m5] contra) [disparar] to open fire (on)
    12. también Fig
    abrir paso o [m5] camino to clear the way;
    su dimisión abre paso a una nueva generación his resignation clears the way for a new generation
    13. Dep
    abrir el juego to play a more open o expansive game
    14. Fam [operar]
    tuvieron que abrir al paciente para sacarle la bala they had to cut the patient open to remove the bullet
    15. Col, Cuba [desbrozar] to clear
    ♦ vi
    1. [en general] to open;
    la tienda abre a las nueve the shop opens at nine (o'clock);
    abrimos también los domingos [en letrero] also open on Sundays
    2. [abrir la puerta] to open the door;
    abre, que corra un poco el aire open the door and let a bit of air in here;
    ¡abra, policía! open up, it's the police!
    3. [en juego de cartas] to open;
    me toca abrir a mí it's my lead
    4. Fam [en operación]
    será una intervención sencilla, no hará falta abrir it's a straightforward procedure, we won't need to cut her open
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 open; nuevos mercados open (up);
    abrir los ojos open one’s eyes;
    abrir al tráfico open to traffic;
    abrir camino fig pave the way;
    le abrió el apetito it gave him an appetite
    2 túnel dig
    3 grifo turn on
    II v/i de persona open up; de ventana, puerta open (a onto);
    a medio abrir half-open;
    en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the twinkling of an eye
    * * *
    abrir {2} vt
    1) : to open
    2) : to unlock, to undo
    3) : to turn on (a tap or faucet)
    abrir vi
    : to open, to open up
    * * *
    abrir vb
    1. (en general) to open
    ¿a qué hora abren los bancos? what time do the banks open?
    2. (grifo, gas) to turn on

    Spanish-English dictionary > abrir

  • 22 FYRIR

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    prep.
    I. with dat.
    1) before, in front of (ok vóru fyrir honum borin merkin);
    fyrir dyrum, before the door;
    2) before one, in one’s presence;
    hón nefndist fyrir þeim Gunnhildr, she told them that her name was G.;
    3) for;
    hann lét ryðja fyrir þeim búðina, he had the booth cleared for them, for their reception;
    4) before one, in one’s way;
    fjörðr varð fyrir þeim, they came to a fjord;
    sitja fyrir e-m, to lie in wait for one;
    5) naut. term. before, off;
    liggja fyrir bryggjum, to lie off the piers;
    fyrir Humru-mynni, off the Humber;
    6) before, at the head of, over;
    vera fyrir liði, to be over the troops;
    vera fyrir máli, to lead the case;
    sitja fyrir svörum, to undertake the defence;
    7) of time, ago;
    fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago;
    fyrir stundu, a while ago;
    fyrir löngu, long ago;
    vera fyrir e-u, to forebode (of a dream);
    8) before, above, superior to;
    Hálfdan svarti var fyrir þeim brœðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers;
    9) denoting disadvantige, harm, suffering;
    þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest E. thwart all thy affairs;
    tók at eyðast fyrir herm lausa-fé, her money began to fail;
    10) denoting obstacle, hindrance;
    mikit gøri þer mér fyrir þessu máli, you make this case hard for me;
    varð honum lítit fyrir því, it was a small matter for him;
    Ásgrími þótti þungt fyrir, A. thought that things looked bad;
    11) because of, for;
    hon undi sér hvergri fyrir verkjum, she had no rest for pains;
    fyrir hræðslu, for fear;
    illa fœrt fyrir ísum, scarcely, passable for ice;
    gáðu þeir eigi fyrir veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing, they neglected to make hay;
    fyrir því at, because, since, as;
    12) against;
    gæt þín vel fyrir konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men;
    beiða griða Baldri fyrir alls konar háska, against all kinds of harm;
    13) fyrir sér, of oneself;
    mikill fyrir sér, strong, powerful;
    minnstr fyrir sér, smallest, weakest;
    14) denoting manner or quality, with;
    hvítr fyrir hærum, while with hoary hair;
    II. with acc.
    1) before, in front of;
    halda fyrir augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes;
    2) before, into the presence of;
    stefna e-m fyrir dómstól, before a court;
    3) over;
    hlaupa fyrir björg, to leap over a precipice;
    kasta fyrir borð, to throw overboard;
    4) in one’s way, crossing one’s way;
    ríða á leið fyrir þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them;
    5) round, off;
    sigla fyrir nes, to weather a point;
    6) along, all along;
    fyrir endilangan Noreg, all along Norway, from one end to the other;
    draga ör fyrir odd, to draw the arrow past the point;
    7) of time, fyrir dag, before day;
    fyrir e-s minni, before one’s memory;
    8) for, on behalf of;
    vil ek bjóða at fara fyrir þik, I will offer to go for thee, in thy stead;
    lögvörn fyrir mál, a lawful defence for a case;
    9) for, for the benefit of;
    þeir skáru fyrir þá melinn, they cut the lyme-grass for them (the horses);
    10) for, instead of, in place of, as;
    11) for, because of (vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit);
    fyrir þín orð, for thy words (intercession);
    fyrir sína vinsæld, by reason of his popularity;
    12) denoting value, price;
    fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks;
    fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost;
    13) in spite of, against (giptast fyrir ráð e-s);
    14) joined with adverbs ending in -an, governing acc. (fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan);
    fyrir austan, sunnan fjall, east, south of the fell;
    fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge;
    fyrir handan á, beyond the river;
    fyrir innan garð, inside the fence;
    III. as adverb or ellipt.
    1) ahead, before, opp. to eptir;
    þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, when this came first, preceded;
    2) first;
    mun ek þar eptir gera sem þér gerit fyrir, I shall do to you according as you do first;
    3) at hand, present, to the fore;
    föng þau, er fyrir vóru, stores that were at hand;
    þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already present (before the bride and bridegroom came);
    4) e-m verðr e-t fyrir, one takes a certain step, acts so and so;
    Kolbeini varð ekki fyrir, K. was at a loss what to do;
    e-t mælist vel (illa) fyrir, a thing is well (ill) spoken or reported of (kvæðit mæltist vel fyrir).
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    prep., in the Editions spelt differently; in MSS. this word is usually abbreviated either  (i. e. firir), or Ꝼ̆, fur͛, fvr͛ (i. e. fyrir); in some MSS. it is idiomatically spelt with i, fir͛, e. g. Arna-Magn. 382 (Bs. i. 263 sqq.); and even in the old Miracle-book Arna-Magn. 645 (Bs. i. 333 sqq.), just as ifir is written for yfir ( over); in a few MSS. it is written as a monosyllable fyr, e. g. D. I. i. 475, Mork. passim; in Kb. (Sæm.-Edda) occurs fyr telia, Vsp. I; fyr norðan, 36; fyr dyrum, Gm. 22; fyr vestan ver, Hkv. 2. 8; in other places as a dissyll. fyrir, e. g. Hm. 56, Gm. 54, Skm. 34, Ls. 15, Am. 64, Hkv. 2. 2, 19 (quoted from Bugge’s edition, see his preface, p. xvi); fyr and fyrir stand to one another in the same relation as ept to eptir, und to undir, of ( super) to yfir: this monosyllabic form is obsolete, save in the compds, where ‘for-’ is more common than ‘fyrir-;’ in some cases both forms are used, e. g. for-dæming and fyrir-dæming; in others only one, but without any fixed rule: again, the forms fyri, fyre, or fire, which are often used in Edd., are just as wrong, as if one were to say epti, undi, yfi; yet this spelling is found now and then in MSS., as, fyre, Ó. H. (facsimile); fire, Grág. Sb. ii. 288 (also facsimile): the particles í and á are sometimes added, í fur, Fms. iv. 137; í fyrir, passim; á fur, Haustl. 1. [Ulf. faur and faura; A. S. fore and for; Engl. for and fore-; Germ. für and vor; Dan. for; Swed. för; Gr. προ-; Lat. pro, prae.]
    WITH DAT., chiefly without the notion of movement.
    A. LOCAL:
    I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrum, before the doors, at the doors, Nj. 14, Vsp. 53, Hm. 69, Edda 130; niðr f. smiðju-dyrum, Eg. 142:—ahead, úti fyrir búðinni, Nj. 181; kómusk sauðirnir upp á fjallit f. þeim, ahead of them, 27; vóru fyrir honum borin merkin, the banner was borne before him, 274; göra orð fyrir sér, to send word before one, Fms. vii. 207, Hkr. iii. 335 (Ó. H. 201, l. c., frá sér):—also denoting direction, niðri í eldinum f. sér, beneath in the fire before them, Nj. 204; þeir sá f. sér bæ mikinn, they saw before them a great building, i. e. they came to a great house, Eg. 546; öðrum f. sér ( in front) en öðrum á bak sér, Grág. i. 5.
    2. before one, before one’s face, in one’s presence; úhelgaða ek Otkel f. búum, before the neighbours, Nj. 87; lýsi ek f. búum fimm, 218; lýsa e-u ( to proclaim) f. e-m, Ld. 8; hann hermdi boð öll f. Gizuri, Nj. 78; hón nefndisk f. þeim Gunnhildr, told them that her name was G., Fms. i. 8; kæra e-t f. e-m, Ó. H. 60; slíkar fortölur hafði hann f. þeim, Nj. 200; the saying, því læra börnin málið að það er f. þeim haft, bairns learn to speak because it is done before them, i. e. because they hear it; hafa gott (íllt) f. e-m, to give a good (bad) example, e. g. in the presence of children; lifa vel f. Guði, to live well before God, 623. 29; stór ábyrgðar-hluti f. Guði, Nj. 199; sem þeir sjá réttast f. Guði, Grág. i. (pref.); fyrir öllum þeim, Hom. 89; á laun f. öðrum mönnum, hidden from other men, unknown to them, Grág. i. 337, Jb. 378; nú skaltú vera vin minn mikill f. húsfreyju minni, i. e. when you talk to my wife, Nj. 265; fyrir Drottni, before the Lord, Merl. 2. 78.
    3. denoting reception of guests, visitors; hann lét ryðja f. þeim búðina, he had the room cleared for them, for their reception, Nj. 228; Valhöll ryðja fyr vegnu fólki, i. e. to clear Valhalla for slain folk, Em. I; ryðja vígvöll f. vegundum, Nj. 212; ljúka upp f. e-m, to open the door for one, Fms. xi. 323, Stj. 5; rýma pallinn f. þeim, Eg. 304; hann lét göra eld f. þeim, he had a fire made for them, 204; þeir görðu eld. f. sér, Fms. xi. 63; … veizlur þar sem fyrir honum var búit, banquets that were ready for him, Eg. 45.
    II. before one, in one’s way; þar er díki varð f. þeim, Eg. 530; á (fjörðr) varð f. þeim, a river, fjord, was before them, i. e. they came to it, 133, 161; at verða eigi f. liði yðru, 51; maðr sá varð f. Vindum, that man was overtaken by the V., Hkr. iii. 363; þeirra manna er f. honum urðu, Eg. 92.
    2. sitja f. e-m, to lie in wait for one, Ld. 218, Nj. 107; lá f. henni í skóginum, Edda (pref.); sitja f. rekum, to sit watching for wrecks, Eg. 136 (fyrir-sát).
    3. ellipt., menn urðu at gæta sín er f. urðu, Nj. 100; Egill var þar f. í runninum, E. was before (them), lay in ambush, Eg. 378; hafði sá bana er f. varð, who was before (the arrow), i. e. he was hit, Nj. 8.
    4. verða f. e-u, to be hit, taken, suffer from a thing; ef hann verðr f. drepi, if he be struck, Grág. ii. 19; verða f. áverka, to be wounded, suffer injury, Ld. 140; verða f. reiði konungs, to fall into disgrace with the king, Eg. 226; verða f. ósköpum, to become the victim of a spell, spell-bound, Fas. i. 130; sitja f. hvers manns ámæli, to be the object of all men’s blame, Nj. 71; vera eigi f. sönnu hafðr, to be unjustly charged with a thing, to be innocent.
    III. a naut. term, before, off; liggja f. bryggjum, to lie off the pier, Ld. 166; skip fljóta f. strengjum, Sks. 116; þeir lágu f. bænum, they lay off the town, Bs. i. 18; liggja úti f. Jótlands-síðu, off Jutland, Eg. 261; hann druknaði f. Jaðri, off the J., Fms. i. II; þeir kómu at honum f. Sjólandi, off Zealand, x. 394; hafa úti leiðangr f. landi, Hkr. i. 301; f. Humru-minni, off the Humber, Orkn. 338, cp. Km. 3, 8, 9, 13, 19, 21; fyrir Nesjum, off the Ness, Vellekla; fyrir Tungum, Sighvat; fyrir Spáni, off Spain, Orkn. 356.
    IV. before, at the head of, denoting leadership; smalamaðr f. búi föður síns, Ver. 26 (of king David); vera f. liði, to be over the troops, Eg. 292, Nj. 7; vera f. máli, to lead the case, Band. 8; vera forstjóri f. búi, to be steward over the household, Eg. 52; ráða f. landi, ríki, etc., to rule, govern, Ó H. 33, Nj. 5; hverr f. eldinum réði, who was the ringleader of the fire, Eg. 239; ráða f. e-u, to rule, manage a thing, passim: the phrase, sitja f. svörum, to respond on one’s behalf, Ölk. 36, Band. 12; hafa svör f. e-m, to be the chief spokesman, Fms. x. 101, Dipl. v. 26.
    V. special usages; friða f. e-m, to make peace for one, Fms. vii. 16, Bs. i. 65; bæta f. e-m, to make things good for one, Hom. 109; túlka, vera túlkr, flytja (etc.) f. e-m, to plead for one, Fms. iii. 33, Nj. 128,—also spilla f. e-m, to disparage one, Eg. 255; haga, ætla f. e-u, to manage, arrange for one, Ld. 208, Sturl. i. 14, Boll. 356; rífka ráð f. e-m, to better one’s condition, Nj. 21; ráða heiman-fylgju ok tilgjöf f. frændkonu sinni, Js. 58; standa f. manni, to stand before, shield a man, stand between him and his enemy, Eg. 357, Grág. ii. 13; vera skjöldr f. e-m, 655 xxxii. 4; hafa kostnað f. e-u, to have the expences for a thing, Ld. 14; vinna f. e-m, to support one by one’s work, Sks. 251; starfa f. fé sínu, to manage one’s money, Ld. 166; hyggja f. e-u, to take heed for a thing, Nj. 109; hyggja f. sér, Fs. 5; hafa forsjá f. e-m, to provide for one, Ld. 186; sjá f. e-u, to see after, Eg. 118, Landn, 152; sjá þú nokkut ráð f. mér, Nj. 20: ironic. to put at rest, Háv. 40: ellipt., sjá vel f., to provide well for, Nj. 102.
    B. TEMP. ago; fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago; fyrir stundu, a while ago, Nj. 80; fyrir litlu, a little while ago, Fms. i. 76, Ld. 134; fyrir skömmu, a sbort while ago; fyrir löngu, a long while ago, Nj. 260, Fms. i. 50; fyrir öndverðu, from the beginning, Grág. i. 80, ii. 323, 394, Finnb. 342; fyrir þeim, before they were born, Fms. i. 57.
    2. the phrase, vera f. e-u, to forebode; vera f. stórfundum, Nj. 107, 277; þat hygg ek vera munu f. siða-skipti, Fms. xi. 12; þessi draumr mun vera f. kvámu nökkurs manns, vii. 163; dreyma draum f. e-u, 8; fyrir tiðendum, ii. 65:—spá f. e-m, to ‘spae’ before, prophecy to one, Nj. 171.
    C. METAPH.:
    I. before, above; þóttu þeir þar f. öllum ungum mönnum, Dropl. 7; þykkisk hann mjök f. öðrum mönnum, Ld. 38; ver f. hirðmönnum, be first among my herdsmen, Eg. 65; Hálfdan svarti var f. þeim bræðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers, Fms. i. 4; þorgrímr var f. sonum Önundar, Grett. 87; var Haraldr mest f. þeim at virðingu, Fms. i. 47.
    II. denoting help, assistance; haun skal rétta vættið f. þeim, Grág. i. 45 (vide above A. IV and V).
    2. the following seem to be Latinisms, láta lífit f. heilagri Kristni, to give up one’s life for holy Christianity, = Lat. pro, Fms. vii. 172; ganga undir píslir fyrir Guðs nafni, Blas. 38; gjalda önd mína f. önd þinni, Johann. 17; gefa gjöf f. sál sinni ( pro animâ suâ), H. E. i. 466; fyrir mér ok minni sál, Dipl. iv. 8; færa Guði fórnir f. e-m, 656 A; heita f. e-m, biðja f. e-m, to make a vow, pray for one (orare pro), Fms. iii. 48, Bs. i. 70; biðja f. mönnum, to intercede for, 19, Fms. xi. 287: even with a double construction, biðja f. stað sinn (acc., which is vernacular) ok heilagri kirkju (dat., which is a Latinism), x. 127.
    III. denoting disadvantage, harm, suffering; þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest Egil thwart all thy affairs, Eg. 249; únýtir hann þá málit fyrir sér, then he ruins his own case, Grág. i. 36, Dropl. 14, 16; Manverjar rufu safnaðinn f. Þorkatli, the Manxmen broke up the assembly, i. e. forsook Thorkel, Fms. ix. 422; kom upp grátr f. henni, she burst into tears, 477; taka fé f. öðrum, to take another’s money, N. G. L. i. 20; knörr þann er konungr lét taka fyrir Þórólfi, Landn. 56; ef hross verðr tekit f. honum, if a horse of his be taken, Grág. i. 436; hann tók upp fé fyrir öllum, he seized property for them all, Ó. H. 60; e-t ferr ílla f. e-m, a thing turns out ill for one; svá fór f. Ólófu, so it came to pass for O., Vígl. 18; loka dyrr f. e-m, to lock the door in one’s face, Edda 21: þeir hafa eigi þessa menn f. yðr drepit, heldr f. yðrar sakir þessi víg vegit, i. e. they have not harmed you, but rather done you a service in slaying those men, Fbr. 33; tók at eyðask f. henni lausa-fé, her money began to fail, Nj. 29; rak á f. þeim storma ok stríðviðri, they were overtaken by gales and bad weather, Vígl. 27; Víglundr rak út knöttinn f. Jökli, V. drove the ball for J., i. e. so that he had to run after it, 24; sá er skar tygil f. Þóri, he who cut Thor’s line, Bragi; sverð brast f. mér, my sword broke, Korm. 98 (in a verse); brjóta e-t f. e-m, to break a thing for one, Bs. i. 15 (in a verse); Valgarðr braut krossa fyrir Merði ok öll heilög tákn, Nj. 167; árin brotnaði f. honum, his oar broke; allar kýrnar drápust fyrir honum, all his cows died.
    2. denoting difficulty, hindrance; sitja f. sæmd e-s, to sit between oneself and one’s honour, i. e. to hinder one’s doing well, Sturl. 87; mikit göri þér mér f. þessu máli, you make this case sore for me, Eb. 124; þér er mikit f. máli, thy case stands ill, Fms. v. 325; ekki er Guði f. því, it is easy for God to do, 656 B. 9; varð honum lítið f. því, it was a small matter for him, he did it easily, Grett. III; mér er minna f. því, it is easier for me, Am. 60; þykkja mikit f. e-u, to be much grieved for a thing, do it unwillingly, Nj. 77; Icel. also say, þykja fyrir (ellipt.), to feel hurt, be displeased:—ellipt., er þeim lítið fyrir at villa járnburð þenna, it is a small matter for them to spoil this ordeal, Ó. H. 140; sem sér muni lítið f. at veiða Gunnar, Nj. 113; fast mun f. vera, it will be fast-fixed before (one), hard to move, Ld. 154; Ásgrími þótti þungt f., A. thought that things looked sad (heavy), Nj. 185; hann var lengi f., he was long about it, Fms. x. 205; hann var lengi f. ok kvað eigi nei við, he was cross and said not downright no, Þorf. Karl. 388.
    IV. in a causal sense, for, because of, Lat. per, pro; sofa ek né mákat fugls jarmi fyrir, I cannot sleep for the shrill cry of birds, Edda 16 (in a verse); hon undi sér hvergi f. verkjum, she had no rest for pains, Bjarn. 69; fyrir gráti, tárum, = Lat. prae lacrymis; fyrir harmi, for sorrow; f. hlátri, for laughter, as in Engl.; þeir æddust f. einni konu, they went mad for the sake of one woman, Sól. 11; ílla fært f. ísum, scarce passable for ice, Fms. xi. 360; hætt var at sitja útar f. Miðgarðs-ormi, Edda 35; hann var lítt gengr f. sárinu, he could hardly walk for the wound, Fbr. 178; fyrir hræðslu, for fear, Hbl. 26; heptisk vegrinn f. þeim meinvættum sem …, Fs. 4; gáðu þeir eigi f. veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing they took no care to make hay, Landn. 30; fyrir riki konungs, for the king’s power, Eg. 67, 117; fyrir ofríki manna, Grág. i. 68; fyrir hví, for why? Eluc. 4; fyrir hví þeir væri þar, Eg. 375; fyrir því, at …, for that, because, Edda 35, Fms. i. 22, vii. 330, Ld. 104; en fyrir því nú at, now since, Skálda 171; nú fyrir því at, id., 169: the phrase, fyrir sökum, for the sake of, because of, passim; vide sök.
    V. by, by the force of; öxlin gékk ór liði fyrir högginu, the shoulder was disjointed by the force of the stroke, Háv. 52.
    2. denoting contest; falla f. e-m, to fall before one, i. e. fighting against one, Fms. i. 7, iv. 9, x. 196; verða halloki f. e-m, to be overcome in fighting one, Ld. 146; látask f. e-m, to perish by one, Eb. 34; hafa bana f. e-m, to be slain by one, Nj. 43; þeir kváðu fá fúnað hafa f. honum, 263; mæddisk hann f. þeim, he lost his breath in fighting them, Eg. 192; láta ríki f. e-m, to lose the kingdom before another, i. e. so that the latter gains it, 264; láta lausar eignir mínar f. þér, 505; láta hlut sinn f. e-m, Fs. 47; standask f. e-m, to stand one’s ground before one, Edda (pref.); hugðisk hann falla mundu f. sjóninni einni saman, that he would sink before his glance, 28, Hým. 12; halda hlut f. e-m, Ld. 54; halda frið ok frelsi f. várum óvinum, Fms. viii. 219; fara mun ek sem ek hefi áðr ætlað f. þínum draum ( thy dream notwithstanding), Ld. 216; þér farit hvárt er þér vilit f. mér, you go wherever you like for me, so far as I am concerted, Fær. 37; halda vöku f. sér, to keep oneself awake, Fms. i. 216.
    β. with verbs, flýja, hlaupa, renna, stökkva f. e-m, to fly, leap, run before one, i. e. to be pursued, Bs. i. 774, Grág. ii. 359; at hann rynni f. þrælum hans, Ld. 64; fyrir þessum úfriði stökk Þangbrandr til Noregs, 180; skyldi hann ganga ór á f. Hofsmönnum, Landn. 178; ganga f. e-u, to give way before, yield to a thing, Fms. i. 305, x. 292; vægja f. e-m, to yield to one, give way, Eg. 21, 187, Nj. 57, Ld. 234.
    VI. against; verja land f. e-m, Eg. 32; verja landit f. Dönum ok öðrum víkingum, Fms. i. 23; til landvarnar f. víkingum, Eg. 260; landvarnar-maðr f. Norðmönnum, Fms. vi. 295; gæta brúarinnar f. bergrisum, Edda 17; gæt þín vel f. konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men, Eg. 113; góð aðstoð f. tröllum ok dvergum, Bárð. 163; beiða Baldri griða f. allskonar háska, Edda 36; auðskæðr f. höggum, Eg. 770.
    VII. in the sense of being driven before; fyrir straumi, veðri, vindi, before the stream, wind, weather (forstreymis, forvindis), Grág. ii. 384, Fms. vii. 262; halda f. veðri, to stand before the wind, Róm. 211.
    2. rýrt mun verða f. honum smá-mennit, he will have an easy game with the small people, Nj. 94: ellipt., hafði sá bana er f. varð, 8; sprakk f., 16, 91.
    VIII. fyrir sér, of oneself, esp. of physical power; mikill f. sér, strong, powerful; lítill f. sér, weak, feeble, Nj. 20, Ísl. ii. 368, Eg. 192; þér munuð kalla mik lítinn mann f. mér, Edda 33; minnstr f. sér, smallest, weakest, Eg. 123; gildr maðr f. sér, Ísl. ii. 322, Fms. ii. 145; herðimaðr mikiil f. sér, a hardy man, Nj. 270; hvat ert þú f. þér, what kind of fellow art thou? Clem. 33; vera einn f. sér, to be a strange fellow, Grett. 79 new Ed.; Icel. also say, göra mikið (lítið) f. sér, to make oneself big ( little).
    β. sjóða e-t f. sér, to hesitate, saunter, Nj. 154; mæla f. munni, to talk between one’s teeth, to mutter, Orkn. 248, Nj. 249.
    IX. denoting manner or quality; hvítr f. hærum, white with hoary hairs, Fms. vi. 95, Fas. ii. 540; gráir fyrir járnum, grey with steel, of a host in armour, Mag. 5; hjölt hvít f. silfri, a hilt white with silver = richly silvered, Eb. 226.
    X. as adverb or ellipt.,
    1. ahead, in front, = á undan, Lat. prae, opp. to eptir; þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, as this came first, preceded, Nj. 34; at einhverr mundi fara heim fyrir, that some one would go home first (to spy), Eg. 580; Egill fór f., E. went in before, id.; at vér ríðim þegar f. í nótt, 283.
    β. first; hann stefndi f. málinu, en hann mælti eptir, one pronounced the words first, but the other repeated after him, Nj. 35; mun ek þar eptir göra sem þér gerit f., I shall do to you according as you do first, 90:—temp., sjau nóttum f., seven nights before, Grág. ii. 217.
    2. to the fore, at hand, present; þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already to the fore, i. e. before the bride and bridegroom came, Nj. 11; úvíst er at vita hvar úvinir sitja á fleti fyrir, Hm. 1; skal þá lögmaðr þar f. vera, he shall be there present, Js. 3; heima í túni fyrir, Fær. 50; þar vóru fyrir Hildiríðar-synir, Eg. 98; var honum allt kunnigt fyrir, he knew all about the localities, 583; þeim ómögum, sem f. eru, who are there already, i. e. in his charge, Grág. i. 286: of things, föng þau er f. vóru, stores that were to the fore, at hand, Eg. 134.
    3. fore, opp. to ‘back,’ of clothes; slæður settar f. allt gullknöppum, Eg. 516; bak ok fyrir, back and front, = bak ok brjóst, Mar.
    XI. in the phrase, e-m verðr e-t fyrir, a thing is before one, i. e. one takes that and that step, acts so and so in an emergency; nú verðr öðrum þeirra þat f., at hann kveðr, now if the other part alleges, that …, Grág. i. 362; Kolbeini varð ekki f., K. had no resource, i. e. lost his head, Sturl. iii. 285:—the phrase, e-t mælisk vel (ílla) fyrir, a thing is well ( ill) reported of; víg Gunnars spurðisk ok mæltisk ílla fyrir um allar sveitir, Nj. 117, Sturl. ii. 151; mun þat vel f. mælask, people will like it well, Nj. 29, Þórð. 55 new Ed.; ílla mun þat f. mælask at ganga á sættir við frændr sína, Ld. 238; ok er lokit var, mæltisk kvæðit vel f., the people praised the poem, Fms. vii. 113.
    XII. in special senses, either as prep. or adv. (vide A. V. above); segja leið f. skipi, to pilot a ship, Eg. 359; segja f. skipi, to say a prayer for a new ship or for any ship going to sea, Bs. i. 774, Fms. x. 480; mæla f. e-u, to dictate, Grág. ii. 266; mæla f. minni, to bring out a toast, vide minni; mæla f. sætt, i. 90; skipa, koma e-u f., to arrange, put right; ætla f. e-u, to make allowance for; trúa e-m f. e-u, to entrust one with; það fer mikið f. e-u (impers.), it is of great compass, bulky; hafa f. e-u, to have trouble with a thing; leita f. sér, to enquire; biðjask f., to say one’s prayers, vide biðja; mæla fyrir, segja f., etc., to order, Nj. 103, Js. 3: of a spell or solemn speaking, hann mælti svá f., at …, Landn. 34; spyrjask f., to enquire, Hkr. ii. 333; búask f., to prepare, make arrangement, Landn. 35, Sks. 551; skipask f., to draw up, Nj. 197; leggjask f., to lie down in despair, Bs. i. 194; spá fyrir, to ‘spae’ before, foretell; þeir menn er spá f. úorðna hluti, Fms. i. 96; segja f., to foretell, 76, Bb. 332; Njáll hefir ok sagt f. um æfi hans, Nj. 102; vita e-t f., to ‘wit’ beforehand, know the future, 98; sjá e-t f., to foresee, 162; ef þat er ætlat f., fore-ordained, id.
    WITH ACC., mostly with the notion of movement.
    A. LOCAL:
    I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrrin, Nj. 198; láta síga brýnn f. brár, Hkv. Hjörv. 19; halda f. augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes, Nj. 132; leggja sverði fyrir brjóst e-m, to thrust a sword into his breast, 162, Fs. 39.
    2. before one, before a court; stefna e-m f. dómstól, Fms. xi. 444; ganga, koma f. e-n, to go, come before one, Fms. i. 15, Eg. 426, Nj. 6, 129, passim; fyrir augu e-s, before one’s eyes, Stj. 611.
    3. before, so as to shield; hann kom skildinum f. sik, he put the shield before him, Nj. 97, 115; halda skildi f. e-n, a duelling term, since the seconder had to hold one’s shield, Ísl. ii. 257.
    4. joined to adverbs such as fram, aptr, út, inn, ofan, niðr, austr, vestr, suðr, norðr, all denoting direction; fram f., forward; aptr f., backward, etc.; hann reiddi öxina fram f. sik, a stroke forward with the axe, Fms. vii. 91; hann hljóp eigi skemra aptr en fram fyrir sik, Nj. 29; þótti honum hann skjóta brandinum austr til fjallanna f. sik, 195; komask út f. dyrr, to go outside the door, Eg. 206:—draga ofan f. brekku, to drag over the hill, Ld. 220; hrinda f. mel ofan, to thrust one over the gravel bank, Eg. 748; hlaupa f. björg, to leap over a precipice, Eb. 62, Landn. 36; elta e-n f. björg, Grág. ii. 34; hlaupa (kasta) f. borð, to leap ( throw) overboard, Fms. i. 178, Hkr. iii. 391, Ld. 226; síga ( to be hauled) niðr f. borgar-vegg, 656 C. 13, Fms. ix. 3; hlaupa niðr f. stafn, Eg. 142; niðr f. skaflinn, Dropl. 25; fyrir brekku, Orkn. 450, Glúm. 395 (in a verse).
    II. in one’s way, crossing one’s way; þeir stefndu f. þá, Fms. ix. 475; ríða á leið f. þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them, Boll. 348; hlaupa ofan f. þá, Nj. 153; vóru allt komin f. hann bréf, letters were come before him, in his way, Fms. vii. 207; þeir felldu brota f. hann, viz. they felled trees before him, so as to stop him, viii. 60, ix. 357; leggja bann f. skip, to lay an embargo on a ship, Ld. 166.
    III. round, off a point; fyrir nesit, Nj. 44; út f. Holm, out past the Holm, Fms. vii. 356: esp. as a naut. term, off a point on the shore, sigla f. England, Norðyrnbraland, Þrasnes, Spán, to sail by the coast of, stand off England, Northumberland, … Spain, Orkn. 338, 340, 342, 354; fyrir Yrjar, Fms. vii. (in a verse); fyrir Siggju, Aumar, Lista, Edda 91 (in a verse); er hann kom f. Elfina, when be came off the Gotha, Eg. 80; leggja land f. skut, to lay the land clear of the stern, i. e. to pass it, Edda l. c.; göra frið f. land sitt, to pacify the land from one end to another, Ld. 28; fyrir uppsprettu árinnar, to come to ( round) the sources of the river, Fms. iii. 183; fyrir garðs-enda, Grág. ii. 263; girða f. nes, to make a wall across the ness, block it up, cp. Lat. praesepire, praemunire, etc., Grág. ii. 263; so also binda f. op, poka, Lat. praeligare, praestringere; hlaða f. gat, holu, to stop a hole, opening; greri f. stúfinn, the stump (of the arm or leg) was healed, closed, Nj. 275; skjóta slagbrandi f. dyrr, to shoot a bolt before the door, to bar it, Dropl. 29; láta loku (lás) f. hurð, to lock a door, Gísl. 28; setja innsigli f. bréf, to set a seal to a letter, Dipl. i. 3: ellipt., setr hón þar lás fyrir, Ld. 42, Bs. i. 512.
    2. along, all along; f. endilanga Danmörk, f. endilangan Noreg, all along Denmark, Norway, from one end to the other, Fms. iv. 319, xi. 91, Grett. 97:—öx álnar f. munn, an axe with an ell-long edge, Ld. 276; draga ör f. ödd, to draw the arrow past the point, an archer’s term, Fms. ii. 321.
    IV. with verbs, fyrir ván komit, one is come past hope, all hope is gone, Sturl. i. 44, Hrafn. 13, Fms. ii. 131; taka f. munn e-m, to stop one’s mouth; taka f. háls, kverkar, e-m, to seize one by the throat, etc.; taka mál f. munn e-m, ‘verba alicujus praeripere,’ to take the word out of one’s mouth, xi. 12; taka f. hendr e-m, to seize one’s hands, stop one in doing a thing, Eb. 124; mod., taka fram f. hendrnar á e-m.
    B. TEMP.: fyrir dag, before day, Eg. 80; f. miðjan dag, Ld. 14; f. sól, before sunrise, 268; f. sólar-lag, before sunset; f. miðjan aptan, Nj. 192; f. náttmál, 197; f. óttu, Sighvat; f. þinglausnir, Ölk. 37; f. Jól, Nj. 269; f. fardaga, Grág. ii. 341; viku f. sumar, 244; f. mitt sumar, Nj. 138; litlu f. vetr, Eg. 159; f. vetrnætr, Grág. ii. 217; f. e-s minni, before one’s memory, Íb. 16.
    C. METAPH.:
    I. above, before; hann hafdi mest fyrir aðra konunga hraustleikinn, Fms. x. 372.
    II. for, on behalf of; vil ek bjóða at fara f. þik, I will go for thee, in thy stead, Nj. 77; ganga í skuld f. e-n, Grág. i. 283; Egill drakk … ok svá f. Ölvi, Eg. 210; kaupa e-t f. e-n, Nj. 157; gjalda gjöld f. e-n, Grág. i. 173; verja, sækja, sakir f. e-n, Eg. 504; hvárr f. sik, each for oneself, Dipl. v. 26; sættisk á öll mál f. Björn, Nj. 266; tók sættir f. Björn, Eg. 168; svara f. e-t, Fms. xi. 444; hafa til varnir f. sik, láta lýrit, lög-vörn koma f.; færa vörn f. sik, etc.; verja, sækja sakir f. sik, and many similar law phrases, Grág. passim; biðja konu f. e-n, to woo a lady for another, Fms. x. 44; fyrir mik, on my behalf, for my part, Gs. 16; lögvörn f. mál, a lawful defence for a case, Nj. 111; hafa til varnar f. sök, to defend a case, Grág. i. 61; halda skiladómi f. e-t, Dipl. iv. 8; festa lög f. e-t, vide festa.
    III. in a distributive sense; penning f. mann, a penny per man, K. Þ. K. 88; fyrir nef hvert, per nose = per head, Lv. 89, Fms. i. 153, Ó. H. 141; hve f. marga menn, for how many men, Grág. i. 296; fyrir hverja stiku, for each yard, 497.
    IV. for, for the benefit of; brjóta brauð f. hungraða, Hom. 75; þeir skáru f. þá melinn, they cut the straw for them (the horses), Nj. 265; leggja kostnað f. e-n, to defray one’s costs, Grág. i. 341.
    V. for, instead of; hann setti sik f. Guð, Edda (pref.); hafa e-n f. Guð (Lat. pro Deo), Stj. 73, Barl. 131; geta, fá, kveðja mann f. sik, to get a man as one’s delegate or substitute, Grág. i. 48 passim; þeir höfðu vargstakka f. brynjur, Fs. 17; manna-höfuð vóru f. kljána, Nj. 275; gagl f. gás ok grís f. gamalt svín, Ó. H. 86; rif stór f. hlunna, Háv. 48; buðkr er f. húslker er hafðr, Vm. 171; auga f. auga, tönn f. tönn, Exod. xxi. 24; skell f. skillinga, Þkv. 32.
    VI. because of, for; vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit, Nj. 92, Fms. v. 162; eigi f. sakleysi, not without ground, i. 302; fyrir hvat (why, for what) stefndi Gunnarr þeim til úhelgi? Nj. 101; ok urðu f. þat sekir, Landn. 323; hafa ámæli f. e-t, Nj. 65, passim.
    2. in a good sense, for one’s sake, for one; fyrir þín orð, for thy words, intercession, Ísl. ii. 217; vil ek göra f. þín orð, Ld. 158, Nj. 88; fyrir sína vinsæld, by his popularity, Fms. i. 259: the phrase, fyrir e-s sök, for one’s sake, vide sök: in swearing, a Latinism, fyrir trú mína, by my faith! (so in Old Engl. ‘fore God), Karl. 241; fyrir þitt líf, Stj. 514; ek særi þik f. alla krapta Krists ok manndóm þinn, Nj. 176. VII. for, at, denoting value, price; fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks, Eg. 714; er sik leysti út f. þrjú hundruð marka, Fms. ix. 421; ganga f. hundrað, to pass or go for a hundred, D. I. i. 316:—also of the thing bought, þú skalt reiða f. hana þrjár merkr, thou shall pay for her three marks, Ld. 30; fyrir þik skulu koma mannhefndir, Nj. 57; bætr f. víg, Ísl. ii. 274; bætr f. mann, Eg. 259, passim; fyrir áverka Þorgeirs kom legorðs-sökin, Nj. 101:—so in the phrase, fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost; fyrir öngan mun, by no means, Fms. i. 9, 157, Gþl. 531:—hafði hverr þeirra mann f. sik, eða tvá …, each slew a man or more for himself, i. e. they sold their lives dearly, Ó. H. 217.
    2. ellipt., í staðinn f., instead of, Grág. i. 61; hér vil ek bjóða f. góð boð, Nj. 77; taka umbun f., Fms. vii. 161; svara slíku f. sem …, Boll. 350; þér skulut öngu f. týna nema lífinu, you shall lose nothing less than your head, Nj. 7.
    VIII. by means of, by, through; fyrir þat sama orð, Stj.; fyrir sína náttúru, Fms. v. 162; fyrir messu-serkinn, iii. 168; fyrir þinn krapt ok frelsis-hönd, Pass. 19. 12; svikin f. orminn, by the serpent, Al. 63,—this use of fyrir seems to be a Latinism, but is very freq. in eccl. writings, esp. after the Reformation, N. T., Pass., Vídal.; fyrir munn Davíðs, through the mouth of David, etc.:—in good old historical writings such instances are few; þeir hlutuðu f. kast ( by dice), Sturl. ii. 159.
    IX. in spite of, against; fyrir vilja sinn, N. G. L. i. 151; fyrir vitorð eðr vilja e-s, against one’s will or knowledge, Grág. ii. 348; kvángask (giptask) f. ráð e-s, i. 177, 178, Þiðr. 190; nú fara menn f. bann ( in spite of an embargo) landa á milli, Gþl. 517; hann gaf henni líf f. framkvæmd farar, i. e. although she had not fulfilled her journey ( her vow), Fms. v. 223; fyrir várt lof, vi. 220; fyrir allt þat, in spite of all that, Grett. 80 new Ed.; fyrir ráð fram, heedlessly; fyrir lög fram, vide fram.
    X. denoting capacity, in the same sense as ‘at,’ C. II, p. 27, col. 1; scarcely found in old writers (who use ‘at’), but freq. in mod. usage, thus, eigi e-n f. vin, to have one for a friend, in old writers ‘at vin;’ hafa e-n f. fífl, fól, to make sport of one.
    2. in old writers some phrases come near to this, e. g. vita f. vist, to know for certain, Dipl. i. 3; vita f. full sannindi, id., ii. 16; hafa f. satt, to take for sooth, believe, Nj. 135; koma f. eitt, to come ( turn) all to one, Lv. 11, Nj. 91, Fms. i. 208; koma f. ekki, to come to naught, be of no avail, Ísl. ii. 215; fyrir hitt mun ganga, it will turn the other way, Nj. 93; fyrir hann er einskis örvænt orðs né verks, from him everything may be expected, Ísl. ii. 326; hafa e-s víti f. varnað, to have another’s faults for warning, Sól. 19.
    XI. joined with adverbs ending in -an, fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan, innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan, either with a following acc. denoting. direction, thus, fyrir austan, sunnan … fjall, east, south of the fell, i. e. on the eastern, southern side; fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge; fyrir útan fjall = Lat. ultra; fyrir innan fjall = Lat. infra; fyrir handan á, beyond the river; fyrir innan garð, inside the yard; fyrir ofan garð, above, beyond the yard, etc.; vide these adverbs:—used adverb., fyrir sunnan, in the south; fyrir vestan, in the west; fyrir norðan, in the north; fyrir austan, in the east,—current phrases in Icel. to mark the quarters of the country, cp. the ditty in Esp. Árb. year 1530; but not freq. in old writers, who simply say, norðr, suðr …, cp. Kristni S. ch. 1: absol. and adverb., fyrir ofan, uppermost; fyrir handan, on the other side:—fyrir útan e-t, except, save, Anal. 98, Vkv. 8; fyrir fram, vide fram.
    ☞ For- and fyrir- as prefixes, vide pp. 163–167 and below:
    I. fore-, for-, meaning before, above, in the widest sense, local, temp., and metaph. furthering or the like, for-dyri, for-nes, for-ellri, for-beini, etc.
    β. before, down, for-brekkis, -bergis, -streymis, -vindis, -viðris, etc.
    2. in an intens. sense = before others, very, but not freq.; for-dyld, -góðr, -hagr, -hraustr, -kostuligr, -kuðr, -lítill, -ljótr, -prís, -ríkr, -snjallr.
    II. (cp. fyrir, acc., C. IX), in a neg. or priv. sense; a few words occur even in the earliest poems, laws, and writers, e. g. for-að, -átta, -dæða, -nám, -næmi, -sending, -sköp, -verk, -veðja, -viða, -vitni, -ynja, -yrtir; those words at least seem to be original and vernacular: at a later time more words of the same kind crept in:
    1. as early as writers of the 13th and 14th centuries, e. g. for-boð, -bænir, -djarfa, -dæma (fyrir-dæma), -taka (fyrir-taka), -þóttr; fyrir-bjóða, -fara, -göra, -koma, -kunna, -líta, -muna, -mæla, -vega, -verða.
    2. introduced in some words at the time of the Reformation through Luther’s Bible and German hymns, and still later in many more through Danish, e. g. for-brjóta, -drífa, -láta, -líkast, -merkja, -nema, -sorga, -sóma, -standa, -svara, -þénusta, and several others; many of these, however, are not truly naturalised, being chiefly used in eccl. writings:—it is curious that if the pronoun be placed after the verb (which is the vernacular use in Icel.) the sense is in many cases reversed; thus, fyrir-koma, to destroy, but koma e-u fyrir can only mean to arrange; so also fyrir-mæla, to curse, and mæla fyrir, to speak for; for-bænir, but biðja fyrir e-m, etc.; in the latter case the sense is good and positive, in the former bad and negative; this seems to prove clearly that these compds are due to foreign influence.

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  • 23 zu

    zu [tsu:] präp +dat,
    to
    1) ( wohin) to;
    ich muss gleich \zum Arzt/\zum Bäcker/\zum Supermarkt I must go to the doctor's/baker's/supermarket;
    \zur Stadt/ Stadtmitte gehen to go to town/the town centre;
    wie weit ist es von hier \zum Bahnhof? how far is it from here to the train station?;
    wie komme ich [von hier] \zur Post? how do I get [from here] to the post office?;
    \zum Militär gehen to join the army;
    \zum Theater gehen to go on the stage [or into the theatre];
    \zum Schwimmbad geht es da lang! the swimming pool is that way!;
    fahr mich bitte \zur Arbeit/ Kirche/ Schule please drive me to work/church/school;
    \zu Fuß/ Pferd on foot/horseback;
    \zu Fuß gehen Sie etwa 20 Minuten it will take you about 20 minutes on foot;
    \zu Schiff by ship [or sea];
    2) (örtlich: Richtung)
    \zum Fenster herein/ hinaus in/out of the window;
    \zur Tür herein/ hinaus in/out the door;
    \zum Himmel weisen to point heavenwards [or up at the heavens];
    \zur Decke sehen to look [up] at the ceiling;
    \zu jdm/ etw hinaufsehen to look up at sb/sth;
    das Zimmer liegt \zur Straße hin the room looks out onto the street;
    \zum Meer/ zur Stadtmitte hin towards the sea/town [or city centre];
    der Kerl vom Nachbartisch sieht dauernd \zu uns hin the bloke at the next table keeps looking across at us
    3) ( neben)
    \zu jdm/ etw next to sb/sth;
    etw \zu etw legen;
    legen Sie \zu den Tellern bitte jeweils eine Serviette! put one serviette next to each plate;
    darf ich mich \zu Ihnen setzen? may I sit next to [or beside] you?;
    setz dich \zu uns [come and] sit with us;
    etw \zu etw tragen to wear sth with sth
    4) zeitlich at;
    \zu Ostern/ Pfingsten/ Weihnachten at Easter/Whitsun/Christmas;
    letztes Jahr \zu Weihnachten last Christmas;
    \zu früher/ später Stunde at an early/late hour;
    \zu Mittag at [or by] midday/noon;
    [bis] \zum 31. Dezember/ Montag/ Abend until [or by] 31st December/Monday/[this] evening;
    \zum Wochenende fahren wir weg we are going away at [or (Am) on] the weekend;
    \zum 1. Januar fällig due on January 1st;
    \zum Monatsende kündigen to give in one's notice for [or to take effect from] the end of the month; s. a. Anfang, Schluss, Zeit
    5) (anlässlich einer S.)
    etw \zum Geburtstag/\zu Weihnachten bekommen to get sth for one's birthday/for Christmas;
    \zu Ihrem 80. Geburtstag ( geh) on the occasion of your 80th birthday;
    jdm \zu etw gratulieren to congratulate sb on sth;
    jdn \zum Essen einladen to invite sb for a meal;
    Ausstellung \zum Jahrestag seines Todes exhibition to mark the anniversary of his death;
    \zu dieser Frage möchte ich Folgendes sagen to this question I should like to say the following;
    was sagst du \zu diesen Preisen? what do you say to these prices?;
    eine Rede \zum Thema Umwelt a speech on the subject of the environment;
    jdn \zu etw vernehmen to question sb about sth
    Papier \zum Schreiben paper to write on, writing paper;
    Wasser \zum Trinken drinking water;
    der Knopf \zum Abstellen the off-button;
    das Zeichen \zum Aufbruch the signal to leave;
    etw \zur Antwort geben to say sth in reply;
    \zu nichts taugen/\zu nichts zu gebrauchen sein to be no use at all;
    mögen Sie Milch/Zucker \zum Kaffee? do you take your coffee with milk [or white] /with sugar;
    \zum Frühstück trinkt sie immer Tee she always has tea at breakfast
    \zur Einführung... by way of an introduction...;
    \zu seiner Entschuldigung/\zur Erklärung in apology/explanation, by way of an apology/explanation;
    sie sagte das nur \zu seiner Beruhigung she said that just to set his mind at rest;
    \zu was ( fam) for what, why;
    \zu was soll das gut sein? what do you need that for?, what is that for?
    bei dem Regenwetter habe ich keine Lust zum Wandern I don't fancy walking if it is raining;
    wir haben nichts \zum Essen we have nothing to eat;
    gib dem Kind doch etwas \zum Spielen give the child something to play with;
    auf die Reise habe ich mir etwas \zum Lesen mitgenommen I've brought something to read on the trip;
    das ist ja \zum Lachen that's ridiculous [or really funny];
    das ist \zum Weinen it's enough to make you want to cry [or weep];
    \zu etw werden to turn into [or become] sth;
    manch einer wird aus Armut \zum Dieb often it is poverty that turns sb into a thief;
    wieder \zu Staub werden to [re]turn to dust;
    jdn/etw \zu etw machen to make sb/sth into sth;
    jdn \zum Manne machen to make a man of sb;
    \zum Kapitän befördert werden to be promoted to captain;
    \zum Vorsitzenden gewählt werden to be elected to [or chosen for] the post of chairman;
    \zu Asche verbrennen to burn to ashes;
    etw \zu Pulver zermahlen to grind sth [in]to powder
    Liebe \zu jdm love for sb;
    aus Freundschaft \zu jdm because of one's friendship with sb;
    das Vertrauen \zu jdm/ etw trust in sb/sth;
    meine Beziehung \zu ihr my relationship with her
    11) ( im Verhältnis zu) in relation [or proportion] to;
    im Vergleich \zu in comparison with, compared to;
    im Verhältnis 1 \zu 4 math in the ratio of one to four;
    unsere Chancen stehen 50 \zu 50 our chances are fifty-fifty
    \zu den Lehrbüchern gehören auch Kassetten there are cassettes to go with the text books;
    wo ist der Korken \zu der Flasche? where is the cork for this bottle?;
    mir fehlt nur der Schlüssel \zu dieser Tür I've only got to find the key to this door
    Bayern München gewann mit 5 \zu 1 Bayern Munich won five-one;
    das Fußballspiel ging unentschieden 0 \zu 0 aus the football match ended in a nil-nil draw
    \zu drei Prozent at three percent;
    diese Äpfel habe ich \zu zwei Euro das Stück gekauft I bought these apples for [or at] two euros each;
    sechs [Stück] \zu fünfzig Cent six for fifty cents;
    \zum halben Preis at half price;
    wir sind \zu fünft in den Urlaub gefahren five of us went on holiday together;
    sie kommen immer \zu zweit those two always come as a pair;
    der Pulli ist nur \zur Hälfte fertig the jumper is only half finished;
    hast du das Buch nur \zu einem Viertel gelesen? have you only read a quarter of the book?;
    \zum ersten Mal for the first time;
    \zum Ersten..., \zum Zweiten firstly..., secondly;
    \zum Ersten, \zum Zweiten, \zum Dritten ( bei Auktionen) going once, going twice, sold
    15) (örtlich: Lage) in;
    der Dom \zu Köln the cathedral in Cologne, Cologne cathedral;
    der Reichstag \zu Worms (hist) the Diet of Worms;
    \zu Hause at home;
    \zu seiner Rechten/Linken... on his right/left [hand side]...;
    \zu Lande und \zu Wasser on land and sea;
    jdm \zur Seite sitzen ( geh) to sit at sb's side;
    sich \zu Tisch setzen ( geh) to sit down to dinner
    der Graf \zu Blaubeuren the Count of Blaubeuren;
    der Gasthof \zum blauen Engel the Blue Angel Inn
    17) ( als)
    jdn \zum Präsidenten wählen to elect as president;
    jdn \zu etw ernennen to nominate sb for sth;
    er machte sie \zu seiner Frau he made her his wife;
    er nahm sie \zur Frau he took her as his wife;
    jdn/etw \zum Vorbild nehmen to take sb/sth as one's example, to model oneself on sb/sth;
    \zum Arzt geboren sein to be born to be a doctor
    \zu Deutsch (veraltet) in German;
    \zum Beispiel for example;
    \zur Belohnung as a reward;
    \zur Beurteilung/ Einsicht for inspection;
    \zum Gedächtnis von jdm in memory of sb, in sb's memory;
    \zum Glück luckily;
    \zu Hilfe help;
    jdm \zu Hilfe kommen to come to sb's aid;
    \zum Lobe von jdm/ etw in praise of sb/sth;
    \zur Probe as a trial [or test];
    \zur Ansicht on approval;
    \zur Strafe as a punishment;
    \zur Unterschrift for signature [or signing];
    \zur Warnung as a warning;
    \zu jds Bestem/ Vorteil sein to be for one's own good/to one's advantage → bis
    \zur Hauptsache mainly;
    \zum voraus in front of;
    \zum vorn[e]herein from in front;
    \zum Rechten schauen to look to the right
    1) (all\zu) too;
    \zu sehr too much;
    er hat sich nicht \zu sehr bemüht he didn't try too [or very] hard;
    ich wäre \zu gern mitgefahren I would have loved to have gone along
    2) ( geschlossen) shut, closed;
    dreh den Wasserhahn \zu! turn the tap off!;
    Tür \zu, es zieht! shut the door, there's a draught!;
    mach die Augen \zu, ich hab da was für dich close your eyes, I've got sth for you;
    die Geschäfte haben sonntags \zu stores are closed on Sundays;
    \zu sein to be shut [or closed];
    3) ( örtlich) towards;
    nach hinten/vorne \zu towards the back/front;
    dem Ausgang \zu towards the exit
    4) (fam: betrunken sein)
    \zu sein to be pissed (fam!), to have had a skinful ( fam)
    dann mal \zu! go ahead, off we go;
    immer/nur \zu! go ahead;
    schimpf nur \zu, es hilft doch nichts go on, scream, it won't do any good;
    mach \zu hurry up, get a move on;
    lauf schon \zu, ich komme nach you go on [or go on ahead], I'll catch up
    etw \zu essen sth to eat;
    dieser Auftrag ist unverzüglich \zu erledigen this task must be completed straight away;
    ich habe heute einiges \zu erledigen I have got a few things to do today;
    sie hat \zu gehorchen she has to obey [or do as she is told];
    die Rechnung ist bis Freitag \zu bezahlen the bill has to be paid by Friday;
    \zum Stehen kommen to come to a halt;
    \zum Erliegen kommen to come to rest;
    ich habe \zu arbeiten I have some work to do;
    ohne es \zu wissen without knowing it;
    ich komme, um mich zu verabschieden I have come to say goodbye
    \zu bezahlende Rechnungen outstanding bills;
    es gibt verschiedene noch \zu kaufende Gegenstände some things still have to be bought;
    der \zu Prüfende the candidate to be examined;
    nicht \zu unterschätzende Probleme problems [that are] not to be underestimated

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  • 24 rouler

    rouler [ʀule]
    ➭ TABLE 1
    1. transitive verb
       a. ( = pousser, tourner) to roll ; [+ ficelle, tapis, tissu, carte] to roll up
       b. [+ pâte] to roll out
       c. ( = duper) (inf) to con (inf!) ; (sur le prix, le poids) to do (inf) ( sur over)
    • elle m'a roulé de 50 € she's done (inf) me out of 50 euros
       d. rouler des mécaniques (inf!) (en marchant) to swagger ; ( = montrer sa force, ses muscles) to show off one's muscles ; (intellectuellement) to show off
    2. intransitive verb
       a. [voiture, train] to run
    • cette voiture a très peu/beaucoup roulé this car has a very low/high mileage
       b. [passager, conducteur] to drive
    • ça roule/ça ne roule pas bien the traffic is/is not flowing well
       c. [boule, bille, dé] to roll
    • faire rouler [+ boule] to roll
       d. [bateau] to roll
       e. ( = aller bien) (inf) ça roule ? how's things? (inf)
    3. reflexive verb
    • se rouler par terre/dans l'herbe to roll on the ground/in the grass
       b. ( = s'enrouler) se rouler dans une couverture/en boule to roll o.s. up in a blanket/into a ball
    * * *
    ʀule
    1.
    1) ( entraîner) to roll [tonneau, pneu, boulette]; to wheel [charrette, brouette]
    2) ( mettre en rouleau) to roll up [tapis, manche, col]; to roll [cigarette]

    rouler quelque chose en boule — to roll [something] into a ball

    rouler les or des épaules — to roll one's shoulders

    rouler les or des hanches — to wiggle one's hips

    rouler les or des yeux — to roll one's eyes

    4) ( aplanir) to roll [champ, gazon]; to roll out [pâte à tarte]

    rouler les r — to roll one's r’s

    6) (colloq) ( tromper)

    rouler quelqu'un — to diddle (colloq) GB ou cheat somebody


    2.
    verbe intransitif
    1) [boule, pièce, pierre, tronc, personne] to roll
    2) [véhicule] to go

    rouler à grande vitesse — [voiture, train] to travel at high speed

    rouler au super — (colloq) to run on 4-star GB ou premium US

    ça roule! — (colloq) fig ( c'est entendu) it's a deal!

    3) ( conduire) to drive

    rouler en Cadillac® — to drive a Cadillac®

    4) ( bouger) [muscles] to ripple
    5) [bateau] to roll
    6) [tonnerre, détonation] to rumble

    3.
    se rouler verbe pronominal
    1) ( se mettre)

    se rouler par terre — lit to roll (about) on the floor; fig ( rire) to fall about laughing

    ••

    rouler sous la table — (colloq) to be under the table

    rouler la caisse (colloq) or des mécaniques — (colloq) to swagger along

    * * *
    ʀule
    1. vt
    1) (en poussant, tirant) to roll

    rouler sa bosse (= bourlinguer) — to go places

    2) (en malaxant, pétrissant) to roll

    Gilles a roulé une cigarette. — Gilles rolled a cigarette.

    3) (= enrouler) [papier, tapis] to roll up

    Il a roulé le tapis. — He rolled the carpet up.

    4) CUISINE, [pâte] to roll out
    5) * (= arnaquer) to con

    Ils se sont fait rouler. — They were conned.

    rouler les "r" — to roll one's r's

    2. vi
    1) [bille, boule] to roll
    2) [voiture, train] to go

    Le train roulait à 250 km/h. — The train was going at 250 km an hour.

    3) [automobiliste] to drive

    Il a roulé sans s'arrêter. — He drove without stopping.

    4) [cycliste] to ride
    5) [bateau] to roll
    6) [tonnerre] to rumble
    7) (= dégringoler)

    rouler sur l'or — to be rolling in money, be rolling in it *

    il a beaucoup roulé fig — he's been around, he's been places

    * * *
    rouler verb table: aimer
    A vtr
    1 ( faire tourner) [personne] to roll [tonneau, pneu, tronc d'arbre]; rouler des troncs d'arbre dans une pente to roll tree trunks down a slope; rouler des truffes dans du cacao/des boulettes dans la farine to roll truffles in cocoa powder/meatballs in flour; le fleuve roule ses eaux boueuses the muddy waters of the river swirl along; les vagues roulent les galets the waves shift the pebbles around;
    2 ( pousser) to wheel [charrette, brouette, chariot];
    3 ( mettre en rouleau) to roll up [tapis, papier, sac de couchage, tente, pâte]; to roll [cigarette]; to roll up [manche, col, pantalon]; rouler qch en boule to roll [sth] up into a ball [pull, écharpe, chemise]; to roll [sth] into a ball [pâte à modeler, glaise]; rouler son pull en boule pour faire un oreiller to roll one's sweater (up) into a ball to make a pillow; rouler qn dans to roll sb up in [couverture, drap, tapis]; tabac à rouler rolling tobacco; machine à rouler (les cigarettes) cigarette roller; s'en rouler une○ to roll oneself a fag○;
    4 ( mouvoir circulairement) rouler les or des épaules to roll one's shoulders; rouler les or des hanches to wiggle one's hips; rouler les or des yeux to roll one's eyes; rouler des yeux furieux à qn to give sb a furious look; il m'a roulé de ces yeux○! ( de colère) he gave me a filthy look!; ( de surprise) his eyes were popping out of his head!;
    5 ( aplanir) to roll [champ, gazon, terrain de tennis]; to roll out [pâte à tarte];
    6 Phon rouler les ‘r’ to roll one's ‘r’s;
    7 ○( berner) rouler qn○ to diddle○ GB ou cheat sb; elle m'a roulé en me rendant la monnaie she diddled ou cheated me when she gave me the change; se faire rouler de 3 euros to be diddled ou cheated out of 3 euros.
    B ⇒ La vitesse vi
    1 ( se déplacer en tournant sur soi-même) [boule, pièce, pierre, tronc, personne] to roll; le stylo a roulé par terre/sous le bureau the pen rolled across the floor/under the desk; rouler dans le ravin [personne, véhicule] to roll down into the ravine; rouler dans la boue/l'herbe to roll in the mud/the grass; faire rouler qn par terre/dans la poussière to make sb roll on the ground/in the dust; les cailloux roulent sous nos pieds our feet slip on the loose stones; faire rouler les dés to roll the dice; ⇒ mousse;
    2 ( avancer sur des roues) [train, bus, voiture, bicyclette] to go; la voiture est accidentée mais elle roule encore the car is damaged but still goes; les bus ne roulent pas le dimanche buses don't run on Sundays, there aren't any buses on Sundays; ma voiture ne roule plus my car won't go; mon vélo roule mal there's something wrong with my bike; ma voiture n'a pas roulé depuis deux ans my car hasn't been driven for two years; rouler à grande vitesse [voiture, train] to travel at high speed; rouler au super/à l'ordinaire [voiture] to run on 4-star GB ou premium US/2-star GB ou regular US; ça roule bien/mal sur l'autoroute○ the traffic is light/bad on the motorway GB ou freeway US; ça roule ○! fig ( c'est entendu) it's a deal!;
    3 ( conduire) [conducteur] to drive (en direction de, vers toward, towards GB); les Anglais roulent à gauche the English drive on the left; rouler toute la nuit to drive all night; rouler doucement/vite to drive slowly/fast; rouler au pas/à toute vitesse to drive very slowly/at top speed; rouler en voiture to drive a car; rouler en moto/à bicyclette to ride a motorbike/bicycle; rouler en Cadillac® to drive a Cadillac®; rouler à 20 km/h to drive at 20 kilometresGB per hour; roulez jeunesse○! let's go○!; tout le monde est prêt? allez, roulez jeunesse! is everyone ready? then let's hit the road!; rouler pour qn○ ( soutenir politiquement) to be in sb's camp, to support sb; ⇒ tombeau;
    4 ( bouger) [muscles] to ripple; faire rouler ses épaules to roll one's shoulders; faire rouler ses biceps/pectoraux to flex one's biceps/pectorals;
    5 Naut [bateau] to roll;
    6 ( se relayer) [personnes, équipes] to work in rotation ou shifts;
    7 ( faire un bruit sourd) [tonnerre, détonation] to rumble.
    C se rouler vpr
    1 ( en étant allongé) se rouler dans [personne, animal] to roll in [herbe, boue, foin]; se rouler par terre lit [enfant] to roll (about) on the floor; fig ( rire beaucoup) to fall about laughing; une blague à se rouler par terre a hilarious joke; c'était à se rouler par terre it was hilarious; se rouler en boule [animal, personne] to curl up in a ball (sur on; dans in);
    2 ( s'envelopper dans) se rouler dans to wrap oneself in [couverture, drap, manteau]; il dormait roulé dans une vieille couverture he was sleeping wrapped in an old blanket.
    rouler une pelle or un patin à qn● to give sb a French kiss; rouler sous la table○ to be under the table; rouler la caisse or les or des mécaniques○ to swagger along.
    [rule] verbe transitif
    1. [faire tourner] to roll
    2. [poster, tapis, bas de pantalon] to roll up (separable)
    [corde, câble] to roll up, to wind up (separable)
    [cigarette] to roll
    rouler du fil sur une bobine to spool ou to wind thread around a reel
    3. [déplacer - Caddie] to push (along) ; [ - balle, tronc, fût] to roll (along)
    j'ai roulé ma bosse I've been around, I've seen it all
    4. (familier) [escroquer - lors d'un paiement] to diddle ; [ - dans une affaire] to swindle
    elle m'a roulé de 30 euros she diddled ou did me out of 30 euros
    ce n'est pas du cuir, je me suis fait rouler it's not genuine leather, I've been done ou had
    5. [balancer]
    b. (figuré) to come ou to play the hard guy
    6. [aplatir - gazon, court de tennis] to roll
    CUISINE [pâte] to roll out (separable)
    ————————
    [rule] verbe intransitif
    1. [véhicule] to go, to run
    [conducteur] to drive
    une voiture qui a peu/beaucoup roulé a car with a low/high mileage
    à quelle vitesse rouliez-vous? what speed were you travelling at?, what speed were you doing?, how fast were you going?
    ‘roulez au pas’ ‘dead slow’
    roule moins vite slow down, drive more slowly
    rouler à moto/à bicyclette to ride a motorbike/a bicycle
    ça roule mal/bien dans Anvers there's a lot of traffic/there's no traffic through Antwerp
    salut! ça roule? hi, how's life?
    2. [balle, dé, rocher] to roll
    a. [balle] to roll
    b. [chariot] to wheel (along)
    c. [roue] to roll along
    il a roulé jusqu'en bas du champ he rolled ou tumbled down to the bottom of the field
    4. [gronder - tonnerre] to roll, to rumble ; [ - tambour] to roll
    5. [se succéder] to take turns
    nous ferons rouler les équipes dès janvier as from January, we'll start the teams off on a rota system (UK) ou rotation (US)
    6. [argent] to circulate
    7. rouler sur [conversation] to be centred upon
    8. (familier & locution)
    rouler pour quelqu'un to be for somebody, to back somebody
    ————————
    se rouler verbe pronominal intransitif
    [se vautrer]
    a. [de colère] to have a fit
    b. [de douleur] it was so painful

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > rouler

  • 25 voilà

    voilà [vwala]
       a. there is, there are that is, those are ; (même sens que voici) here is, here are this is, these are
    • voilà mon frère this is or here is my brother
    • le voilà, c'est lui there he is
    • le voilà qui se plaint encore there he goes, complaining again
    • voilà ce qu'il m'a dit/ce dont il s'agit (je viens de le dire) that's what he told me/what it's all about ; (je vais le dire) this is what he told me/what it's all about
       b. (pour résumer) ... et voilà pourquoi je n'ai pas pu le faire... and that's why I couldn't do it
       d. (locutions)
    • en voilà une histoire ! what a story!
    • en voilà un imbécile ! what a fool!
    • en voilà assez ! that's enough!
    • vous voulez des preuves, en voilà you want proof, well here you are► et voilà tout and that's all there is to it
    • voilà ! j'arrive ! here I come!
    • voilà autre chose ! (incident) that's all I need(ed)!
    • voilà, tu l'as cassé ! there you are, you've broken it!
    * * *
    vwala
    1.

    2.

    voilà ma mère — here's ou here comes my mother

    me voilà! — ( j'arrive) I'm coming!; ( je suis là) here I am!

    ah! te voilà! — ah, there you are!

    je n'ai pas pu venir, voilà tout — ( ne posez pas de questions) I couldn't come, that's all there is to it

    voilà qui ne va pas arranger vos affaires — well, that won't sort things out for you

    voilà le programme — the programme [BrE] is as follows

    voilà comment — ( en introduction) this is how; ( en conclusion) that's how

    seulement voilà je n'ai pas d'argent — the problem ou thing is I don't have any money

    ‘je voudrais la clé du trois’ - ‘voilà, madame’ — ‘I'd like the key to number three’ - ‘here you are, madam’

    nous y voilà — ( à la maison) here we are; ( au cœur du sujet) now we're getting there


    3.
    en voilà locution

    vous vouliez des explications? en voilà — you wanted more details! well, here you are (then)


    4.
    voilà que (colloq) locution

    5.

    (et) voilà! ils sont partis! — there you are, they've left!

    ••

    il a de l'argent, en veux-tu en voilà! — he has as much money as he could wish for!

    * * *
    vwala prép
    1) (en désignant) (singulier) there is, (pluriel) there are

    Tiens! Voilà Paul. — Look! There's Paul.

    Voilà ma sœur. — That's my sister.

    les voilà — here they are, there they are

    en voilà un — here's one, there's one

    Tu as perdu ton stylo? Tiens, en voilà un autre. — Have you lost your pen? Here's another one.

    * * *
    A prép son fils est né voilà un mois his/her son was born a month ago; voilà bientôt deux mois qu'elle travaille chez nous she's been working with us for nearly two months.
    B présentatif
    1 ( pour désigner) ( en opposition à voici) et voilà une clé/des clés and there is a key/are keys; le voilà encore! there he is again!; voici ton parapluie et voilà le mien this is your umbrella and here's mine;
    2 ( même valeur que voici) here is [clé, livre]; here are [clés, livres]; tu cherchais ton sac? le voilà were you looking for your bag? here it is; voilà ma mère here's ou here comes my mother; attention, la voilà! watch out, here she comes!; me voilà! ( j'arrive) I'm coming!; ( je suis là) here I am!; voici mon fils et voilà ma fille this is my son and this is my daughter; ah! te voilà! c'est à cette heure que tu rentres? ah, there you are! what time do you call this?; tiens! voilà le soleil! look! here's the sun!;
    3 ( pour conclure) voilà tout that's all; voilà comment/pourquoi/ce que that's how/why/what; voilà où je voulais en venir that's the point I wanted to make; voilà où nous en étions that's where we were up to; voilà ce que c'est de faire le malin/désobéir that's what happens if you show off/disobey; voilà ce que déclare un jeune homme so says a young man; il est malade, voilà ce qui le tracasse he's ill, that's what's worrying him; je n'ai pas pu venir, voilà tout ( ne posez pas de questions) I couldn't come, that' s all there is to it; voilà qui ne va pas arranger vos affaires/ne se reproduira pas well, that won't sort things out for you/won't happen again; voilà qui m'arrange! that's what I need!; voilà de quoi faire réfléchir les jeunes that's something for young people to think about;
    4 ( en introduction) here is, this is [histoire, adresse]; here are, these are [chiffres, adresses]; voilà le programme/la solution the programmeGB/the answer is as follows; le film raconte l'histoire que voilà the film tells the following story; voilà comment/pourquoi/où ( en introduction) this is how/why/where; ( en conclusion) that's how/why/where; ‘seulement or c'est que voilà,’ dit-elle, ‘je n'ai pas d'argent’ ‘the problem ou thing is,’ she said, ‘I don't have any money’;
    5 ( pour souligner) voilà enfin l'été! summer's here at last!; ‘je voudrais la clé du trois’-‘voilà, madame’ ‘I'd like the key to number three’-‘here you are, madam’; nous y voilà ( à la maison) here we are; ( au cœur du sujet) now we're getting there; voilà nos amis bien perplexes/enfin au calme now our friends are really confused/have got some quiet at last; alors qu'on le croyait calmé, le voilà qui s'enfuit à nouveau just when we thought he had calmed down he runs off again; le voilà qui se remet à rire! there he goes again laughing!; à peine étais-je arrivé, le voilà qui vient vers moi I'd only just arrived when there he was coming toward(s) me; te voilà content! now you're happy!; te voilà revenu! you're back again!; vous voilà prévenus! you've been warned!; voilà bien la manie française de tout critiquer! that's the typical French habit of criticizing everything!; voilà bien les hommes! that's men for you!; voilà bien ta mauvaise foi/façon exceptionnelle de conduire! so much for your dishonesty/brilliant driving!; ridicule, voilà le mot! ridiculous! that's the word!
    C en voilà loc
    1 ( en donnant) tu veux des fraises? en voilà you'd like some strawberries? here you are; vous vouliez des explications? en voilà you wanted more details! well, here you are (then); en voilà pour dix euros here's ten euros worth;
    2 ( valeur exclamative) en voilà un mal élevé! what a badly brought up boy!; mon dieu! en voilà des histoires! good Lord! what a fuss!; en voilà assez! that's enough!; en voilà un qui ne recommencera pas! there's someone who won't do it again!; en voilà au moins un avec qui on peut parler! there's somebody, at least, you can talk to!
    D voilà que○ loc et voilà qu'une voiture arrive and the next thing was a car arrived; voilà qu'il se met à rire all of a sudden he started laughing; et voilà qu'elle refuse/qu'il tombe malade and then she had to go and refuse/he had to go and get ill GB ou sick US.
    E excl voilà! j'arrive! (I'm) coming!, I'm on my way!: voilà! ça arrive! (it's) coming!, it's on its way!; (et) voilà! ils sont partis! there you are, they've left!; (et) voilà! il remet ça! there he goes again!; ah! voilà! ( je comprends) oh! that's it!, I see!; on vit, on meurt, (et puis) voilà! you live, you die and that's it!
    il a de l'argent, en veux-tu en voilà! he has as much money as he could wish for!
    [vwala] préposition
    1. [désignant ce qui est éloigné] (suivi d'un singulier) there ou that is
    (suivi d'un pluriel) there ou those are
    [opposé à 'voici']
    voici mon lit, voilà le tien here's ou this is my bed and there's ou that's yours
    2. [désignant ce qui est proche] (suivi d'un singulier) here ou this is
    (suivi d'un pluriel) here ou these are
    b. [dans des présentations] these are my parents
    voilà l'homme dont je vous ai parlé here ou this is the man I spoke to you about
    tiens, les voilà! look, here ou there they are!
    ah, te voilà enfin! so here ou there you are at last!
    b. [dans une discussion] now...
    tu voulais un adversaire à ta mesure? en voilà un! you wanted an opponent worthy of you? well, you've got one!
    en voilà une surprise/des manières! what a surprise/way to behave!
    vous vouliez la clef, voilà you wanted the key, here it is ou here you are
    voilà madame, ce sera tout? here you are, madam, will there be anything else?
    3. [caractérisant un état]
    la voilà recousue/cassée now it's sewn up again/broken
    te voilà beau, que t'est-il arrivé? (ironique) you're in a fine state, what's happened to you?
    me/te/nous etc. voilà bien! (familier & ironique) now what a mess!
    4. [introduisant ce dont on va parler] (suivi d'un singulier) this ou here is
    (suivi d'un pluriel) these ou here are
    voilà ce que je lui dirai this ou here is what I'll say to her
    que veux-tu dire par là? — eh bien voilà,... what do you mean by that? — well,...
    5. [pour conclure] (suivi d'un singulier) that's
    voilà ce que c'est, la jalousie! that's jealousy for you!
    un hypocrite, voilà ce que tu es! you're nothing but a hypocrite!
    quelques jours de repos, voilà qui devrait te remettre sur pied a few day's rest, that should set you right again
    et voilà, il a encore renversé son café! I don't believe it, he spilt his coffee again!
    et voilà, ça devait arriver! what did I tell you!
    ah voilà, c'est parce qu'il avait peur! so, that explains it, he was frightened!
    6. [introduisant une objection, une restriction]
    j'en voudrais bien un, seulement voilà, c'est très cher I'd like one, but the problem is ou but you see, it's very expensive
    c'est facile, seulement voilà, il fallait y penser it's easy once you've thought of it
    voilà, j'hésitais à vous en parler, mais... well, yes, I wasn't going to mention it, but...
    7. [désignant une action proche dans le temps]
    a. [il ne pleut pas encore] here comes the rain
    b. [il pleut] it's raining
    voilà Monsieur, je suis à vous dans un instant yes, sir, I'll be with you in a minute
    il y a quelqu'un? — voilà, voilà anybody in? — hang on, I'm coming!
    8. [exprimant la durée]
    il est rentré voilà une heure he's been home for an hour, he came home an hour ago
    voilà longtemps/deux mois qu'il est parti he's been gone a long time/two months

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > voilà

  • 26 volver

    v.
    1 to turn round (dar la vuelta a).
    al volver la esquina when we turned the corner
    Ella volvió la tortilla She turned the tortilla.
    Volvió inservible el carro.. It rendered the car useless.
    2 to turn (cabeza, ojos).
    3 to go back, to return (ir de vuelta).
    yo allí no vuelvo I'm not going back there
    vuelve, no te vayas come back, don't go
    al volver pasé por el supermercado I stopped off at the supermarket on the o my way back
    aún no ha vuelto del trabajo she isn't back o hasn't got back from work yet
    volver en sí to come to, to regain consciousness
    Ellos volvieron ayer They returned yesterday.
    4 to come back to.
    Me volvieron los recuerdos Memories came back to me.
    5 to vomit.
    Ella volvió los tacos She vomited the tacos.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover (pp vuelto,-a)
    1 (dar vuelta a) to turn, turn over; (hacia abajo) to turn upside down; (de dentro afuera) to turn inside out; (lo de atrás hacia delante) to turn back to front
    2 (convertir) to turn, make, change
    3 (devolver) to give back; (a su lugar) to put back
    4 (torcer) to turn
    1 (regresar) to return; (ir) to go back; (venir) to come back
    2 (a un tema etc) to return, revert
    1 (regresar - ir) to go back; (- venir) to come back
    3 (convertirse) to turn, become
    \
    volver a alguien a la vida to revive somebody, bring somebody back to life
    volver a las andadas to fall back into one's old habits
    volver del revés to turn inside out
    volver en sí to regain consciousness, come round
    volver los ojos hacia to turn one's eyes towards
    volver sobre sus pasos to retrace one's steps
    volverle la espalda a alguien figurado to turn one's back on somebody
    volverse atrás figurado to go back on one's word, back out
    volverse en contra de alguien to turn against somebody
    * * *
    verb
    2) go back, come back
    4) cause, drive, make
    •
    - volverse
    * * *
    ( pp vuelto)
    1. VT
    1) (=dar la vuelta a) [+ cabeza] to turn; [+ colchón, tortilla, enfermo] to turn over; [+ jersey, calcetín] to turn inside out; [+ página] to turn, turn over

    • volver la espalda — to turn away

    • volver la esquina — to go round o turn the corner

    2) (=cambiar la orientación de) to turn

    • volver la vista atrás — to look back

    • volver los ojos al pasado — to look back

    • volver el pensamiento a Dios — to turn one's thoughts to God

    • volver la proa al viento — to turn the bow into the wind

    3) *
    (=devolver) [+ compra] to return; [+ comida] to bring up; [+ imagen] to reflect; [+ objeto lanzado] to send back, return; [+ visita] to return

    volver algo a su lugar — to return sth to its place, put sth back (in its place)

    volver la casa a su estado original — to return o restore the house to its original condition

    4) (=enrollar) [+ manga] to roll up
    5) [+ adj] to make

    el ácido lo vuelve azul — the acid turns it blue, the acid makes it go blue

    6) (Ling) to translate (a into)
    2. VI
    1) (=regresar) (a donde se está) to come back, return; (a donde se estaba) to go back, return (a to) ([de] from)

    volver victorioso — to come back victorious, return in triumph

    volviendo a lo que decía... — going back o returning to what I was saying...

    • volver atrás — to go back, turn back

    • volver a una costumbre — to revert to a habit

    2)

    • volver a hacer algo — to do sth again

    me he vuelto a equivocar — I've made a mistake again, I've made another mistake

    volvió a casarse — she remarried, she (got) married again

    3)

    • volver en sí — to come to, come round

    4) [camino] to turn (a to)
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1) ( regresar - al lugar donde se está) to come back; (- a otro lugar) to go back

    ¿cómo vas a volver? — how are you getting back?

    volvió muy cambiada — she came back o returned a different person

    ¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? — when do you think you'll be o come back this way?

    volver a algo — < a un lugar> to go back to something; <a una situación/actividad> to return to something

    volviendo a lo que decía... — to get o go back to what I was saying...

    volver de algo: ¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?; ha vuelto de Roma she's back from Rome; volvió cansado del trabajo he was tired when he got home from work; volver atrás — ( literal) to go o turn back; ( al pasado) to turn back the clock

    2)
    a) ( repetirse) momento to return
    b) calma/paz to return
    3)
    2.
    volver v aux

    volver a + inf: volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over; no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again; no lo volví a ver I never saw him again; lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller — I had to take it back to the workshop

    3.
    volver vt
    a) <colchón/tortilla> to turn (over); < tierra> to turn o dig over; <calcetín/chaqueta> ( poner del revés) to turn... inside out; ( poner del derecho) to turn... the right way round; < cuello> to turn
    b) <cabeza/mirada>
    c) < esquina> to turn
    2) (convertir en, poner)

    me está volviendo loca — it's/he's/she's driving me mad

    3) (Méx)
    4.
    volverse v pron
    1) ( girar) to turn (around)

    no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo — don't look back, we're being followed

    volverse boca arriba/abajo — to turn over onto one's back/stomach

    volverse atrás — to back out

    2) (convertirse en, ponerse)

    se vuelve agrio — it turns o goes sour

    * * *
    = come back, render, return, switch back, turn back, turn over + page, turn over, get back, be back.
    Ex. He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.
    Ex. So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.
    Ex. Returning to government agencies, some agencies are treated as subordinate to a government, whilst others are entered independently.
    Ex. A code at the bottom of the local document summary and full information screens allow switching back to the system catalog.
    Ex. It might be wise for you to turn back and re-read what was said in section 2.
    Ex. Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.
    Ex. Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.
    Ex. I have been off on vacation and just got back.
    Ex. Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.
    ----
    * acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.
    * aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.
    * hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.
    * hora de volver a casa = curfew.
    * la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.
    * las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.
    * no volver = go + forever.
    * no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.
    * no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.
    * que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.
    * volvemos siempre al principio = things swing full circle.
    * volver a = depart to, get back to, go back to, move back to, revert (to), go + full circle back to, circle back to, backtrack [back-track], recur to, roll back to, revert back to, head back to, slide back to, default to.
    * volver a abrir = be back in business.
    * volver a adoptar = resume.
    * volver a albergar = rehouse [re-house].
    * volver a alfombrar = recarpet [re-carpet].
    * volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.
    * volver a almacenar = rehouse [re-house].
    * volver a alojar = rehouse [re-house].
    * volver a alquilar = rehire [re-hire].
    * volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].
    * volver a aparecer = resurface.
    * volver a aprender = relearn.
    * volver a asegurar = reinsure.
    * volver a asentar = resettle.
    * volver a atar = re-tie.
    * volver a bautizar = re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].
    * volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).
    * volver a calcular = recalculation.
    * volver a cargar = reload.
    * volver a casa = go + home again.
    * volver a casarse = remarry.
    * volver a clasificar = refolder.
    * volver a combinar = recombine [re-combine].
    * volver a comprimir = recompress.
    * volver a comprobar = check back.
    * volver a conectar = reconnect [re-connect].
    * volver a congelarse = re-freeze [refreeze].
    * volver a considerar = reconsider.
    * volver a consultar = revisit, check back.
    * volver a contar = recount, retell.
    * volver a contextualizar = recontextualise [recontextualize, USA].
    * volver a contratar = rehire [re-hire].
    * volver a convertir = reconvert.
    * volver a convocar = reconvene.
    * volver a copiar = recopy.
    * volver a crear = recreate [re-create].
    * volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].
    * volver a descubrir = rediscover.
    * volver a despertar = reawaken [re-awaken].
    * volver a determinar = respecify.
    * volver a diseñar = redesign [re-design], repurpose [re-purpose].
    * volver a dotar = re-equip [reequip].
    * volver a ejecutar = rerun [re-run].
    * volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.
    * volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.
    * volver a encuadernar = rebind [re-bind].
    * volver a enmoquetar = recarpeting.
    * volver a enseñar = retrain [re-train].
    * volver a entrar = come back in.
    * volver a enviar = resubmit [re-submit], reship, resend [re-send].
    * volver a equipar = re-equip [reequip].
    * volver a escribir = retype [re-type], rewrite [re-write].
    * volver a especificar = respecify.
    * volver a establecer equivalencias = remap.
    * volver a evaluar = reassess [re-assess], reevaluate [re-evaluate], reappraise.
    * volver a financiar = re-fund.
    * volver a formarse = reform.
    * volver a formatear = reformat [re-format].
    * volver a funcionar = be back in business.
    * volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].
    * volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].
    * volver a hacer = redo [re-do], remake.
    * volver a hacer un examen = retake + an exam.
    * volver a hidratar = rehydrate.
    * volver a imprimir = reprint.
    * volver a incluir = reinstate.
    * volver a indizar = re-index [reindex].
    * volver a inscribir = reregister.
    * volver a insertar = reinsert.
    * volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].
    * volver a intentar = retry [re-try].
    * volver a interpretar = reinterpret [re-interpret].
    * volver a introducir = re-enter [reenter], reintroduce, reinsert.
    * volver a juzgar = retry [re-try].
    * volver a la etapa de planificación = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board.
    * volver a la normalidad = get back to + normal, return to + normalcy, get (back) into + the swings of things.
    * volver a la popularidad = return to + favour.
    * volver a la seguridad de = burrow back into.
    * volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.
    * volver a leer = reread [re-read].
    * volver a levantar el sistema = restart.
    * volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.
    * volver Algo del revés = turn + Nombre + inside-out.
    * volver Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.
    * volver al pasado = turn + the clock back.
    * volver al principio = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.
    * volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.
    * volver al redil = return to + the fold.
    * volver a manejar = rehandle.
    * volver a mezclar = remix.
    * volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].
    * volver a mostrar = redisplay.
    * volver a nacer = have + a lucky escape, have + a narrow escape.
    * volver a nombrar = rename.
    * volver a ordenar = resort.
    * volver a oxidar = reoxidise [reoxidize, -USA].
    * volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].
    * volver a pintar = repaint [re-paint].
    * volver a planificar = reschedule.
    * volver a plantearse = reconceive of.
    * volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.
    * volver a por sus fueros = be back on track, be on track, bite back.
    * volver a preguntar = check back.
    * volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].
    * volver a prestar atención = refocus + attention.
    * volver a procesar = reprocess.
    * volver a programar = reschedule.
    * volver a promover un producto = rehyping.
    * volver a publicar = reissue [re-issue].
    * volver a recibir financiación = re-fund.
    * volver a representar = remap.
    * volver a reunir = reassemble [re-assemble].
    * volver a salir = come back out.
    * volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.
    * volver a ser condenado = reconviction.
    * volver a ser lo que era = be back on track, be on track.
    * volver a subvencionar = re-fund.
    * volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.
    * volver a tomar = regain, retake.
    * volver a traducir = remap.
    * volver a traer = restore.
    * volver atrás = turn + the clock back, go + backwards.
    * volver a tratar = revisit.
    * volver a unir = reunite [re-unite].
    * volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.
    * volver a usar = reuse [re-use].
    * volver a utilizar = recapture, reutilise [reutilize, -USA].
    * volver a vivir = relive.
    * volver corriendo = scurry back.
    * volver de nuevo = come back out.
    * volver el reloj atrás = turn + the clock back.
    * volver en + Expresión Temporal = be back in + Expresión Temporal.
    * volver en sí = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.
    * volver hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track].
    * volver la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.
    * volver la espalda = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.
    * volver la espalda a = turn + Posesivo + back on.
    * volver la página = turn over + page.
    * volver las tornas = turn + the tables (on).
    * volver la vista atrás = look back.
    * volverlo a hacer = go and do it again.
    * volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.
    * volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.
    * volver loco, exasperar, sacar de quicio, cabrear, encabronar, dar por culo, = piss + Nombre + off.
    * volver pronto = haste back.
    * volverse = become, turn into, swing around, turn (a)round.
    * volverse + Adjetivo = grow + Adjetivo.
    * volverse a reunir = reconvene.
    * volverse a unir a = rejoin.
    * volverse chalado = go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * volverse ciego = become + blind.
    * volverse + Color = turn to + Color.
    * volverse cruel = become + vicious.
    * volverse en contra de = turn against.
    * volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * volverse etéreo = etherealise [etherealize, -USA].
    * volverse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather.
    * volverse ilegible = become + unreadable.
    * volverse líquido = turn to + liquid.
    * volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.
    * volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).
    * volverse majareta = go + potty, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go off + the rails, go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * volverse marrón = turn + brown.
    * volverse obscuro = turn + dark.
    * volverse obsoleto = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesce.
    * volverse obsoleto, pasar de moda, caducar = become + obsolete.
    * volverse oscuro = turn + dark.
    * volverse violento = turn + violent.
    * volver sobre = retrace.
    * volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.
    * volver tarde a casa = stay out + late.
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    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1) ( regresar - al lugar donde se está) to come back; (- a otro lugar) to go back

    ¿cómo vas a volver? — how are you getting back?

    volvió muy cambiada — she came back o returned a different person

    ¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? — when do you think you'll be o come back this way?

    volver a algo — < a un lugar> to go back to something; <a una situación/actividad> to return to something

    volviendo a lo que decía... — to get o go back to what I was saying...

    volver de algo: ¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?; ha vuelto de Roma she's back from Rome; volvió cansado del trabajo he was tired when he got home from work; volver atrás — ( literal) to go o turn back; ( al pasado) to turn back the clock

    2)
    a) ( repetirse) momento to return
    b) calma/paz to return
    3)
    2.
    volver v aux

    volver a + inf: volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over; no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again; no lo volví a ver I never saw him again; lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller — I had to take it back to the workshop

    3.
    volver vt
    a) <colchón/tortilla> to turn (over); < tierra> to turn o dig over; <calcetín/chaqueta> ( poner del revés) to turn... inside out; ( poner del derecho) to turn... the right way round; < cuello> to turn
    b) <cabeza/mirada>
    c) < esquina> to turn
    2) (convertir en, poner)

    me está volviendo loca — it's/he's/she's driving me mad

    3) (Méx)
    4.
    volverse v pron
    1) ( girar) to turn (around)

    no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo — don't look back, we're being followed

    volverse boca arriba/abajo — to turn over onto one's back/stomach

    volverse atrás — to back out

    2) (convertirse en, ponerse)

    se vuelve agrio — it turns o goes sour

    * * *
    = come back, render, return, switch back, turn back, turn over + page, turn over, get back, be back.

    Ex: He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.

    Ex: So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.
    Ex: Returning to government agencies, some agencies are treated as subordinate to a government, whilst others are entered independently.
    Ex: A code at the bottom of the local document summary and full information screens allow switching back to the system catalog.
    Ex: It might be wise for you to turn back and re-read what was said in section 2.
    Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.
    Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.
    Ex: I have been off on vacation and just got back.
    Ex: Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.
    * acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.
    * aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.
    * hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.
    * hora de volver a casa = curfew.
    * la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.
    * las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.
    * no volver = go + forever.
    * no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.
    * no volver la vista atrás = never + look back.
    * que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente = resealable.
    * volvemos siempre al principio = things swing full circle.
    * volver a = depart to, get back to, go back to, move back to, revert (to), go + full circle back to, circle back to, backtrack [back-track], recur to, roll back to, revert back to, head back to, slide back to, default to.
    * volver a abrir = be back in business.
    * volver a adoptar = resume.
    * volver a albergar = rehouse [re-house].
    * volver a alfombrar = recarpet [re-carpet].
    * volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.
    * volver a almacenar = rehouse [re-house].
    * volver a alojar = rehouse [re-house].
    * volver a alquilar = rehire [re-hire].
    * volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].
    * volver a aparecer = resurface.
    * volver a aprender = relearn.
    * volver a asegurar = reinsure.
    * volver a asentar = resettle.
    * volver a atar = re-tie.
    * volver a bautizar = re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].
    * volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).
    * volver a calcular = recalculation.
    * volver a cargar = reload.
    * volver a casa = go + home again.
    * volver a casarse = remarry.
    * volver a clasificar = refolder.
    * volver a combinar = recombine [re-combine].
    * volver a comprimir = recompress.
    * volver a comprobar = check back.
    * volver a conectar = reconnect [re-connect].
    * volver a congelarse = re-freeze [refreeze].
    * volver a considerar = reconsider.
    * volver a consultar = revisit, check back.
    * volver a contar = recount, retell.
    * volver a contextualizar = recontextualise [recontextualize, USA].
    * volver a contratar = rehire [re-hire].
    * volver a convertir = reconvert.
    * volver a convocar = reconvene.
    * volver a copiar = recopy.
    * volver a crear = recreate [re-create].
    * volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].
    * volver a descubrir = rediscover.
    * volver a despertar = reawaken [re-awaken].
    * volver a determinar = respecify.
    * volver a diseñar = redesign [re-design], repurpose [re-purpose].
    * volver a dotar = re-equip [reequip].
    * volver a ejecutar = rerun [re-run].
    * volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.
    * volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.
    * volver a encuadernar = rebind [re-bind].
    * volver a enmoquetar = recarpeting.
    * volver a enseñar = retrain [re-train].
    * volver a entrar = come back in.
    * volver a enviar = resubmit [re-submit], reship, resend [re-send].
    * volver a equipar = re-equip [reequip].
    * volver a escribir = retype [re-type], rewrite [re-write].
    * volver a especificar = respecify.
    * volver a establecer equivalencias = remap.
    * volver a evaluar = reassess [re-assess], reevaluate [re-evaluate], reappraise.
    * volver a financiar = re-fund.
    * volver a formarse = reform.
    * volver a formatear = reformat [re-format].
    * volver a funcionar = be back in business.
    * volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].
    * volver a hablar innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].
    * volver a hacer = redo [re-do], remake.
    * volver a hacer un examen = retake + an exam.
    * volver a hidratar = rehydrate.
    * volver a imprimir = reprint.
    * volver a incluir = reinstate.
    * volver a indizar = re-index [reindex].
    * volver a inscribir = reregister.
    * volver a insertar = reinsert.
    * volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].
    * volver a intentar = retry [re-try].
    * volver a interpretar = reinterpret [re-interpret].
    * volver a introducir = re-enter [reenter], reintroduce, reinsert.
    * volver a juzgar = retry [re-try].
    * volver a la etapa de planificación = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board.
    * volver a la normalidad = get back to + normal, return to + normalcy, get (back) into + the swings of things.
    * volver a la popularidad = return to + favour.
    * volver a la seguridad de = burrow back into.
    * volver a la vida normal = get (back) into + the swings of things.
    * volver a leer = reread [re-read].
    * volver a levantar el sistema = restart.
    * volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.
    * volver Algo del revés = turn + Nombre + inside-out.
    * volver Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.
    * volver al pasado = turn + the clock back.
    * volver al principio = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.
    * volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.
    * volver al redil = return to + the fold.
    * volver a manejar = rehandle.
    * volver a mezclar = remix.
    * volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].
    * volver a mostrar = redisplay.
    * volver a nacer = have + a lucky escape, have + a narrow escape.
    * volver a nombrar = rename.
    * volver a ordenar = resort.
    * volver a oxidar = reoxidise [reoxidize, -USA].
    * volver a pedir = reorder [re-order].
    * volver a pintar = repaint [re-paint].
    * volver a planificar = reschedule.
    * volver a plantearse = reconceive of.
    * volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.
    * volver a por sus fueros = be back on track, be on track, bite back.
    * volver a preguntar = check back.
    * volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].
    * volver a prestar atención = refocus + attention.
    * volver a procesar = reprocess.
    * volver a programar = reschedule.
    * volver a promover un producto = rehyping.
    * volver a publicar = reissue [re-issue].
    * volver a recibir financiación = re-fund.
    * volver a representar = remap.
    * volver a reunir = reassemble [re-assemble].
    * volver a salir = come back out.
    * volver a salir a la superficie = resurface.
    * volver a ser condenado = reconviction.
    * volver a ser lo que era = be back on track, be on track.
    * volver a subvencionar = re-fund.
    * volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.
    * volver a tomar = regain, retake.
    * volver a traducir = remap.
    * volver a traer = restore.
    * volver atrás = turn + the clock back, go + backwards.
    * volver a tratar = revisit.
    * volver a unir = reunite [re-unite].
    * volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.
    * volver a usar = reuse [re-use].
    * volver a utilizar = recapture, reutilise [reutilize, -USA].
    * volver a vivir = relive.
    * volver corriendo = scurry back.
    * volver de nuevo = come back out.
    * volver el reloj atrás = turn + the clock back.
    * volver en + Expresión Temporal = be back in + Expresión Temporal.
    * volver en sí = regain + Posesivo + consciousness.
    * volver hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track].
    * volver la casa al revés = turn + everything upside down.
    * volver la espalda = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.
    * volver la espalda a = turn + Posesivo + back on.
    * volver la página = turn over + page.
    * volver las tornas = turn + the tables (on).
    * volver la vista atrás = look back.
    * volverlo a hacer = go and do it again.
    * volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.
    * volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.
    * volver loco, exasperar, sacar de quicio, cabrear, encabronar, dar por culo, = piss + Nombre + off.
    * volver pronto = haste back.
    * volverse = become, turn into, swing around, turn (a)round.
    * volverse + Adjetivo = grow + Adjetivo.
    * volverse a reunir = reconvene.
    * volverse a unir a = rejoin.
    * volverse chalado = go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * volverse ciego = become + blind.
    * volverse + Color = turn to + Color.
    * volverse cruel = become + vicious.
    * volverse en contra de = turn against.
    * volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * volverse etéreo = etherealise [etherealize, -USA].
    * volverse frenético = go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, work up + a lather.
    * volverse ilegible = become + unreadable.
    * volverse líquido = turn to + liquid.
    * volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.
    * volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).
    * volverse majareta = go + potty, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go off + the rails, go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * volverse marrón = turn + brown.
    * volverse obscuro = turn + dark.
    * volverse obsoleto = go out of + date, become + obsolete, go out of + fashion, obsolesce.
    * volverse obsoleto, pasar de moda, caducar = become + obsolete.
    * volverse oscuro = turn + dark.
    * volverse violento = turn + violent.
    * volver sobre = retrace.
    * volver sobre los pasos de Uno = double-back, retrace + Posesivo + steps, retrace + Posesivo + footsteps, go back on + Posesivo + steps.
    * volver tarde a casa = stay out + late.

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    volver [ E11 ]
    vi
    A (regresar — al lugar donde se está) to come back; (— a otro lugar) to go back
    no sé a qué hora volveré I don't know what time I'll be back
    ¿no piensas volver allí algún día? don't you intend going back there some day?
    dos de los cazas no volvieron two of the fighters failed to return
    vete y no vuelvas más get out and don't ever come back
    volvió muy cambiada she came back o returned a different person
    ¿cuándo piensas volver por aquí? when do you think you'll be o get o come back this way?
    ha vuelto con su familia she's gone back to her family
    no sé cómo consiguió volver I don't know how he managed to get back
    volver A algo:
    nunca volvió a Alemania she never went back to o returned to Germany
    no había vuelto a su pueblo desde que era pequeño he hadn't been back to his home town since he was a child
    logró volver al campamento she managed to get back to the camp
    ¿cuándo vuelves al colegio? when do you go back to school?
    volver DE algo:
    ¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?
    ¿sabes si ha vuelto de Roma? do you know if she's back from Rome?
    volvieron del lugar del accidente they returned o came back from the scene of the accident
    siempre vuelve cansado del trabajo he's always tired when he gets o comes home from work
    volver atrás (en un viaje) to go o turn back; (al pasado) to turn back the clock
    veo que no han entendido, volvamos atrás I can see you haven't understood, let's go back over it again
    vuelve y juega … ( Col fam); here we go again … ( colloq)
    B
    1 (a una situación, una actividad) volver A algo to return TO sth
    el país ha vuelto a la normalidad the country is back to o has returned to normal
    está pensando en volver al mundo del espectáculo she's thinking of returning to o making a comeback in show business
    2 (a un tema) volver A algo:
    volviendo a lo que hablábamos… to go back to what we were talking about…
    ya volvemos a lo de siempre so we're back to the same old problem
    siempre vuelve al mismo tema he always comes back to the same subject
    C
    1 (repetirse) «momento» to return
    aquellos días felices que no volverán those happy days that will never return
    2 «calma/paz» to return volver A algo:
    la paz ha vuelto a la zona peace has returned to the area, the area is peaceful again
    la normalidad ha vuelto a la fábrica the situation at the factory is back to normal
    D
    volver en sí to come to o round
    trataban de hacerlo volver en sí they were trying to bring him round
    E ( Méx) (vomitar) to be sick
    ■
    volver A + INF:
    no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again
    no hemos vuelto a verlo we haven't seen him since
    no volvió a probar el alcohol she never drank alcohol again
    me volvió a llenar el vaso she refilled my glass
    lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller I had to take it back to the workshop
    ■ volver
    vt
    1 ‹colchón/tortilla/filete› to turn, turn over; ‹tierra› to turn o dig over
    2 ‹calcetín/chaqueta› to turn … inside out; ‹cuello› to turn
    vuelve la manga, que la tienes del revés pull the sleeve out, you've got it inside out
    3
    volver la página or hoja to turn the page, turn over
    4 ‹cabeza/ojos›
    volvió la cabeza para ver quién la seguía she turned her head o she looked around to see who was following her
    volvió los ojos/la mirada hacia mí he turned his eyes/his gaze toward(s) me
    volver la mirada hacia el pasado to look back to the past
    5 ‹esquina› to turn
    está ahí, nada más volver la esquina it's up there, just around the corner
    B (convertir en, poner) to make
    la ha vuelto muy egoísta it has made her very selfish
    la televisión los está volviendo tontos television is turning them into morons
    lo vuelve de otro color it turns it a different color
    C
    ( Méx): volver el estómago to be sick
    A (darse la vuelta, girar) to turn, turn around
    se volvió para ver quién la llamaba she turned (around) to see who was calling her
    se volvió hacia él she turned to face him
    no te vuelvas, que nos siguen don't look back, we're being followed
    se volvió de espaldas he turned his back on me/her/them
    volverse boca arriba/abajo to turn over onto one's back/stomach
    volverse atrás to back out
    volverse contra algn to turn against sb
    B
    (convertirse en, ponerse): últimamente se ha vuelto muy antipática she's become very unpleasant recently
    el partido se ha vuelto más radical the party has grown o become more radical
    su mirada se volvió triste his expression saddened o grew sad
    se está volviendo muy quisquillosa she's getting very fussy
    se vuelve agrio it turns o goes sour
    se volvió loca she went mad
    * * *

     

    volver ( conjugate volver) verbo intransitivo
    1 ( regresar — al lugar donde se está) to come back;
    (— a otro lugar) to go back;

    ¿cómo vas a volver? how are you getting back?;
    ha vuelto con su familia she's gone back to her family;
    volver a algo ‹ a un lugar› to go back to sth;

    ‹a una situación/actividad› to return to sth;

    quiere volver al mundo del espectáculo he wants to return to show business;
    volviendo a lo que decía … to get o go back to what I was saying …;
    ¿cuándo volviste de las vacaciones? when did you get back from your vacation?;
    ha vuelto de París she's back from Paris
    2 [calma/paz] to return;
    volver a algo to return to sth
    3
    ◊ volver en sí to come to o round

    volver v aux:
    ◊ volver a empezar to start again o (AmE) over;

    no volverá a ocurrir it won't happen again;
    lo tuve que volver a llevar al taller I had to take it back to the workshop
    verbo transitivo
    1 ( dar la vuelta)
    a) ‹colchón/tortilla› to turn (over);

    ‹ tierra› to turn o dig over;
    ‹calcetín/chaqueta› ( poner — del revés) to turn … inside out;
    (— del derecho) to turn … the right way round;
    ‹ cuello› to turn;

    b) ‹ cabeza› to turn;


    c) ‹ esquina› to turn

    2 (convertir en, poner):

    me está volviendo loca it's/he's/she's driving me mad
    3 (Méx)

    volverse verbo pronominal
    1 ( girar) to turn (around);

    no te vuelvas, que nos están siguiendo don't look back, we're being followed;
    se volvió de espaldas he turned his back on me (o her etc);
    volverse boca arriba/abajo to turn over onto one's back/stomach
    2 (convertirse en, ponerse):

    se vuelve agrio it turns o goes sour;
    se volvió loca she went mad
    volver
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 (retornar, regresar: hacia el hablante) to return, come back: volveremos mañana, we'll come back tomorrow
    (: a otro sitio) to return, go back: volvió a su casa, she went back to her home
    2 (: una acción, situación, etc) volveremos sobre ese asunto esta tarde, we'll come back to that subject this afternoon
    (expresando repetición) lo volvió a hacer, he did it again
    volver a empezar, to start again o US over
    II verbo transitivo
    1 (dar la vuelta: a una tortilla, etc) to turn over
    (a un calcetín, etc) to turn inside out
    (a la esquina, la página) to turn
    (la mirada, etc) to turn 2 volverle la espalda a alguien, to turn one's back on sb
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar figurado (superar un gran peligro) volver a nacer: sobrevivió al naufragio, ha vuelto a nacer, he survived the shipwreck miraculously
    volver en sí, to come round
    volver la vista atrás, (mirar al pasado) to look back
    volver a alguien loco: me está volviendo loco, she's driving me mad o crazy
    ' volver' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ambages
    - andadas
    - carga
    - clara
    - claro
    - emocionante
    - enajenar
    - entenderse
    - escopetazo
    - espalda
    - estragos
    - garantizar
    - grupa
    - hervir
    - idea
    - imperiosa
    - imperioso
    - indisponer
    - loca
    - loco
    - mentalizarse
    - mico
    - normalizar
    - placer
    - recalentar
    - rellenar
    - repasar
    - repetir
    - resentirse
    - retroceder
    - soler
    - soñar
    - tornar
    - trastornar
    - venir
    - vista
    - arreglar
    - cuidar
    - empezar
    - endurecer
    - gana
    - hacer
    - poder
    - rehacer
    - tal
    - vuelto
    - vuelva
    English:
    again
    - ask back
    - before
    - call back
    - circle
    - clock
    - come back
    - come round
    - come to
    - despair
    - double back
    - drive
    - get back
    - go back
    - go back to
    - insane
    - lapse
    - live through
    - look round
    - mad
    - make
    - mind
    - move back
    - nuts
    - paint over
    - put back
    - rake up
    - re-enter
    - re-erect
    - reapply
    - reappoint
    - reassemble
    - reassess
    - reconvene
    - reimpose
    - rekindle
    - remarry
    - render
    - reoccupy
    - reopen
    - repeat
    - replace
    - replay
    - replenish
    - reread
    - rerun
    - reschedule
    - resit
    - restock
    - resume
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [dar la vuelta a] to turn round;
    [lo de arriba abajo] to turn over; [lo de dentro fuera] to turn inside out;
    vuelve la tele hacia aquí, que la veamos turn the TV round this way so we can see it;
    ayúdame a volver el colchón help me turn the mattress over;
    volver la hoja o [m5] página to turn the page;
    al volver la esquina when we turned the corner
    2. [cabeza, ojos, mirada] to turn;
    vuelve la espalda turn your back to me
    3. [convertir en]
    eso lo volvió un delincuente that made him a criminal, that turned him into a criminal;
    la lejía volvió blanca la camisa the bleach turned the shirt white
    4. Méx
    volver el estómago to throw up
    ♦ vi
    1. [persona] [ir de vuelta] to go back, to return;
    [venir de vuelta] to come back, to return;
    yo allí/aquí no vuelvo I'm not going back there/coming back here;
    vuelve, no te vayas come back, don't go;
    ¿cuándo has vuelto? when did you get back?;
    al volver pasé por el supermercado I stopped off at the supermarket on the o my way back;
    no vuelvas tarde don't be late (back);
    ya he vuelto a casa I'm back home;
    volver atrás to go back;
    cuando vuelva del trabajo when I get back from work;
    aún no ha vuelto del trabajo she isn't back o hasn't got back from work yet;
    ha vuelto muy morena de la playa she's come back from the seaside with a nice tan
    2. [mal tiempo, alegría, tranquilidad] to return;
    cuando vuelva el verano when it's summer again;
    todo volvió a la normalidad everything went back o returned to normal;
    vuelve la minifalda miniskirts are back
    3. [reanudar]
    volver a la tarea to return to one's work;
    volver al trabajo/al colegio to go back to work/school;
    volviendo al tema que nos ocupa… to go back to the matter we are discussing…;
    vuelve a leerlo read it again;
    tras el verano volvió a dar clases en la universidad once the summer was over she started teaching at the university again;
    vuelve a dormirte go back to sleep;
    volver con alguien [reanudar relación] to go back to sb;
    volver a nacer to be reborn
    4.
    volver en sí to come to, to regain consciousness
    * * *
    <part vuelto>
    I v/t
    1 página, mirada etc turn (a to;
    hacia toward); tortilla, filete turn (over); vestido turn inside outXXX; boca abajo turn upside down
    2
    :
    volver loco drive crazy;
    el humo volvío negra la pared the smoke turned the wall black, the smoke made the wall go black
    II v/i
    1 return, go/come back;
    volver a casa go/come back home;
    ¿cuándo vuelven? when do they get back?;
    volver sobre algo return to sth, go back to sth;
    volver a la normalidad return to normality
    2
    :
    volver en sí come to, come around
    3
    :
    volver a hacer algo do sth again;
    volver a fumar start smoking again
    * * *
    volver {89} vi
    1) : to return, to come or go back
    volver a casa: to return home
    2) : to revert
    volver al tema: to get back to the subject
    3)
    volver a : to do again
    volvieron a llamar: they called again
    4)
    volver en sí : to come to, to regain consciousness
    volver vt
    1) : to turn, to turn over, to turn inside out
    2) : to return, to repay, to restore
    3) : to cause, to make
    la volvía loca: it was driving her crazy
    * * *
    volver vb
    1. (regresar) to come back [pt. came; pp. come] / to go back
    2. (repetir)... again
    ¿puedes volver a decirlo? can you say that again?
    3. (dar la vuelta a) to turn over / to turn

    Spanish-English dictionary > volver

  • 27 stellen

    I v/t
    1. etw. irgendwohin stellen put ( oder place, aufrecht: stand) s.th. somewhere; kalt stellen chill; warm stellen Kaltes: heat; Warmes: keep warm; etw. über etw. stellen fig. place s.th. above s.th. else, value s.th. more highly than s.th. else; jemanden über jemanden stellen promote s.o. above s.o. else; (einschätzen) think more highly of s.o. (than s.o. else); jemanden / etw. in den Mittelpunkt stellen focus (attention) on s.o. / s.th., make s.o. / s.th. the cent|re (Am. -er) of attention; vor eine Entscheidung gestellt werden be faced ( oder confronted) with a decision
    2. (einstellen) set ( auf + Akk to, at); (regulieren) regulate, adjust; leiser oder niedriger stellen turn down; lauter oder höher stellen turn up; den Wecker auf sechs stellen set the alarm for six
    3. (in die Enge treiben) corner; (fangen) catch; (Wild) hunt down
    4. (bereitstellen) provide (jemandem etw. s.o. with s.th.); (auch Truppen) supply; (beisteuern) contribute; JUR. (Zeugen) produce, come up with umg.; dieser Klub stellt die meisten Nationalspieler most of the internationals come from this club; Dienstwagen / Wohnung wird gestellt a company car / flat (Am. apartment) is provided
    5. (anordnen) arrange
    II v/refl
    1. sich irgendwohin stellen go and stand somewhere; bes. SPORT, MIL. position o.s. ( oder take up position) somewhere
    2. sich der Polizei etc. stellen give o.s. up (bes. MIL. surrender) to the police etc.
    3. sich einem Gegner etc. stellen take on an opponent etc.; sich einer Herausforderung stellen take up ( oder meet) a challenge; sich der Kritik etc. stellen face up to criticism etc.; sich den ( Fragen der) Journalisten stellen face the press; die Probleme, die sich uns stellen the problems we are up against ( oder we face)
    4. (sich verhalten) wie stellt er sich dazu? what is his attitude (to it)?, what does he think of it?; sich positiv / negativ zu einem Projekt stellen have a positive / negative attitude to a project, be favo(u)rably / unfavo(u)rably disposed to a project; sich gegen jemanden / etw. stellen oppose s.o. / s.th.; sich gut mit jemandem stellen neu: get into s.o.’s good books, get in with s.o. umg.; anhaltend: keep on the right side of s.o., stay in s.o.’s good books, keep in with s.o. umg.; sich hinter jemanden stellen back s.o. up; sich ( schützend) vor jemanden stellen shield s.o.
    5. (simulieren): sich krank stellen pretend to be ill (Am. sick); förm. feign illness; stell dich nicht so dumm! stop pretending to be stupid; (Unwissen/Verständnislosigkeit vortäuschend) stop pretending you don’t know / understand; sich dümmer stellen, als man ist umg. pretend to be a bigger idiot than you are; sich schlafend stellen pretend to be asleep, play possum umg.; sich tot stellen pretend to be dead; Abrede 1, Aussicht 2, Antrag 1, Bedingung 1, Bein 1, Diagnose, Dienst 1, Falle 1, Forderung 1, Frage 1, gestellt, Kopf 1, Rechnung 2, taub 1, Weiche2 etc.; siehe auch bereitstellen, gleichstellen etc.
    * * *
    to point; to put; to set; to place; to lay; to locate;
    sich stellen
    to confront; to stand up
    * * *
    stẹl|len ['ʃtɛlən]
    1. vt
    1) (= hinstellen) to put; (= an bestimmten Platz legen) to place, to put

    jdn über/unter jdn stellen (fig) — to put or place sb above/below sb

    2) (= in senkrechte Position bringen) to stand

    du solltest es stellen, nicht legen — you should stand it up, not lay it down

    3)

    (= Platz finden für) etw gut stellen können — to have a good place for sth

    4) (= anordnen) to arrange
    5)

    (= erstellen) (jdm) eine Diagnose stellen — to provide (sb with) a diagnosis, to make a diagnosis (for sb)

    6) (= arrangieren) Szene to arrange; Aufnahme to pose

    gestellt (Bild, Foto) — posed

    7) (= beschaffen, aufbieten) to provide
    8) (= einstellen) to set (
    auf +acc at); Uhr etc to set ( auf +acc for)

    das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — to turn the radio up/down

    die Heizung höher/kleiner stellen — to turn the heating up/down

    9)
    See:
    → bessergestellt, gutgestellt, schlechtgestellt
    10) (= erwischen) to catch; (fig inf) to corner
    See:
    → Rede
    11) (in Verbindung mit n siehe auch dort) Aufgabe, Thema, Bedingung, Termin to set (jdm sb); Frage to put (jdm, an jdn to sb); Antrag, Forderung to make
    12)

    (in Redewendungen) stellen — to leave sth to sb's discretion, to leave sth up to sb

    jdn vor ein Problem/eine Aufgabe etc stellen — to confront sb with a problem/task etc

    2. vr
    1) (= sich hinstellen) to (go and) stand (
    an +acc at, by); (= sich aufstellen, sich einordnen) to position oneself; (= sich aufrecht hinstellen) to stand up

    sich auf den Standpunkt stellen,... — to take the view...

    sich gegen jdn/etw stellen (fig) — to oppose sb/sth

    sich hinter jdn/etw stellen (fig) — to support or back sb/sth, to stand by sb/sth

    2)

    (Gegenstand, Körperteil) sich senkrecht stellen — to stand or come up

    sich in die Höhe stellen — to stand up; (Ohren) to prick up

    3) (fig = sich verhalten)

    sich positiv/anders zu etw stellen — to have a positive/different attitude toward(s) sth

    wie stellst du dich zu...? — how do you regard...?, what do you think of...?

    4)
    See:
    → gutstellen, schlechtstellen
    5) (=sich einstellen Gerät etc) to set itself (
    auf +acc at)
    6) (= sich ausliefern) to give oneself up, to surrender (jdm to sb)

    sich (jdm) zum Kampf stellen — to be prepared to do battle (with sb), to announce one's readiness to fight (sb)

    7)

    (= sich verstellen) sich krank/schlafend etc stellen — to pretend to be ill/asleep etc

    See:
    → dumm, taub
    8) (fig = entstehen) to arise (für for)

    es stellt sich die Frage, ob... — the question arises whether...

    * * *
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) set
    2) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) set
    3) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) place
    4) (to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) position
    5) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) stand
    * * *
    stel·len
    [ˈʃtɛlən]
    I. vr
    ▪ sich akk irgendwohin \stellen to go and stand somewhere; (herkommen) to come and stand somewhere; (Stellung beziehen) to take up position somewhere
    sich akk ans Ende der Schlange \stellen to go/come to the back [or end] of the queue [or AM also line]
    sich akk ans Fenster \stellen to go/come and stand at [or by] the window
    sich akk an die Theke \stellen to go/come and stand at the bar
    sich akk auf einen Baum \stellen to climb up a tree
    sich akk auf eine Leiter \stellen to climb [or get] on a ladder
    sich akk [wieder] in die Reihe \stellen to get [back] in line
    sich akk jdm in den Weg \stellen to stand in sb's way
    ▪ sich akk neben jdn \stellen to go/come and stand next to sb; (Stellung beziehen) to take up position next to sb [or by sb's side]
    ▪ sich akk um jdn/etw \stellen to go/come and stand around sb/sth, to group around sb/sth
    ▪ sich akk zu jdm \stellen to [go/come and] join sb; s.a. Weg, Zehenspitze
    ▪ sich akk gegen jdn/etw \stellen to oppose sb/sth
    ▪ sich akk hinter jdn/etw \stellen to support [or back] [or stand by] sb/sth
    ▪ sich akk vor jdn \stellen to stand up for sb
    sich akk schützend vor jdn \stellen to protect sb
    ▪ sich akk zu jdm/etw \stellen to support sb/sth
    sie stellt sich nur so she's only pretending
    sich akk ahnungslos \stellen to play [or act] the innocent
    sich akk dumm \stellen (fam) to act stupid [ or esp AM fam also dumb]
    sich akk krank/schlafend/tot \stellen to pretend to be ill/asleep/dead
    sich akk taub/verständnislos \stellen to pretend not to hear/understand
    sich akk überrascht \stellen to pretend to be surprised, to feign surprise
    sich akk unwissend \stellen to claim one knows nothing [or doesn't know anything], to feign ignorance
    ▪ sich akk [jdm] \stellen Täter to turn oneself in [or give oneself up] [to sb]; MIL to report to sb
    ▪ sich akk jdm/etw \stellen to face sb/sth
    sich akk einer Diskussion \stellen to agree to take part in a discussion
    sich akk einem Herausforderer/einer Herausforderung \stellen to take on sep [or face] a challenger/to take up sep [or face] a challenge
    sich akk den Journalisten/den Fragen der Journalisten \stellen to make oneself available to the reporters/to be prepared to answer reporters' questions
    sich akk den Tatsachen \stellen to face the facts
    wie \stellen Sie sich dazu? what do you think of it?, what's your opinion [of [or on] it]?
    wie \stellen Sie sich zu Ihrer Kollegin? what do you think of your colleague?
    sich akk gut mit jdm \stellen to try to get on good terms with sb
    sich akk negativ/positiv zu etw dat \stellen to have a negative/positive attitude to[wards] sth
    sich akk negativ/positiv zu jdm \stellen to not think/to think well of sb
    sich akk stur \stellen to dig in sep one's heels [or toes] [or feet
    ▪ sich akk [jdm] \stellen to arise [for sb], to confront sb
    ▪ sich akk \stellen to stand
    sich akk höher/niedriger \stellen to cost more/less
    der Preis stellt sich niedriger als geplant the price is lower than planned
    ▪ sich akk auf etw akk \stellen to cost sth
    10. (selten: versammeln)
    ▪ sich akk irgendwo \stellen to gather somewhere
    ▪ sich akk auf etw akk \stellen:
    sich akk auf den Standpunkt \stellen, dass... to take the view that...
    ▪ sich akk zu etw dat \stellen:
    sich akk zur Wahl \stellen to run [or BRIT also stand] for election
    II. vt
    ▪ [jdm] jdn/etw irgendwohin \stellen to put sb/sth somewhere [for sb]; (ordentlich a.) to place sth somewhere [for sb]; (aufrecht a.) to stand [up sep] sth somewhere [for sb]
    wie soll ich die Stühle \stellen? where should I put the chairs?; (ordentlich a.) how should I position the chairs?
    etw an die Wand \stellen to put [or place] [or lean] sth against the wall
    jdn wieder auf die Füße \stellen to put sb back on his feet
    etw auf den Kopf \stellen (fam) to turn sth upside down
    etw gegen die Wand \stellen to put [or place] [or lean] sth against the wall
    das Auto in die Garage \stellen to put the car in the garage
    ein Kind in die Ecke \stellen to put [or stand] a child [or make a child stand] in the corner
    ▪ jd kann etw nicht \stellen sb doesn't have enough room for sth
    ▪ etw lässt sich nicht \stellen there is not enough room for sth
    hier lässt sich nicht viel/nichts mehr \stellen there's not much room/no room left here for putting things in
    ▪ etw \stellen to place [or put] sth upright
    die Ohren \stellen Tier to prick up sep its ears
    den Schwanz \stellen Tier to stick up sep its tail
    ▪ etw über etw akk \stellen to prefer sth to sth
    ▪ etw auf etw akk \stellen to base sth on sth
    ▪ jdn vor etw akk \stellen to confront sb with sth
    jdn vor ein Rätsel \stellen to baffle sb
    eine Falle \stellen to lay [or set] a trap
    ein Netz \stellen to spread [or lay] a net
    ▪ etw \stellen to set sth
    das Badewasser heißer/kälter \stellen to run more hot/cold water in the bath
    die Heizung höher/kleiner \stellen to turn up/down sep the heating [or heater]
    den Fernseher lauter/leiser \stellen to turn up/down sep the television
    die Gasflamme größer/kleiner \stellen to turn up/down sep the gas
    einen Hebel schräg \stellen to tip a lever
    die Uhr \stellen to set the clock to the right time
    ▪ etw auf etw akk \stellen to set sth at [or to] sth
    die Kochplatte auf Stufe zwei \stellen to turn up/down sep the heat to level two
    etw auf volle Lautstärke \stellen to turn sth up [at] full blast
    das Radio auf laut/leise \stellen to turn up/down sep the radio
    ein Radio auf einen Sender \stellen to tune a radio to a station
    einen Schalter auf null \stellen to turn a switch to [or set a switch at] zero
    den Wecker auf 7 Uhr \stellen to set the alarm for 7 o'clock
    einen Zähler auf null \stellen to reset a counter
    ▪ [jdm] etw \stellen to provide [or supply] [or furnish] [sb with] sth; (spenden a.) to donate sth
    die Kaution \stellen to stand bail
    ▪ [jdm] jdn \stellen to provide [sb with] sb
    einen Richter \stellen to appoint a judge
    einen Zeugen \stellen to produce a witness
    etw kalt/warm \stellen to put sth in the fridge/oven
    den Sekt/Wein kalt \stellen to chill the Sekt/wine, to put the Sekt/wine in the fridge
    ▪ jdn \stellen to hunt down sb sep
    ▪ ein Tier \stellen to catch an animal
    ▪ jdn \stellen to corner [or fam buttonhole] sb; s.a. Rede
    die Firma will ihn nicht anders \stellen the firm won't revise his pay
    entsprechend gestellt sein to have the means
    ▪ etw \stellen to set up sth sep
    das Ballett wurde nach der Musik gestellt the ballet was choreographed on the basis of the music
    dieses Foto wirkt gestellt this photo looks posed
    eine Szene \stellen to prepare a scene, to block in sep the moves for a scene spec
    ▪ [jdm] etw \stellen to provide [sb with] sth, to make sth [for sb]
    eine Diagnose/Prognose \stellen to make a diagnosis/prognosis
    jdm sein Horoskop \stellen to cast [or sep draw up] sb's horoscope
    [jdm] eine Rechnung \stellen DIAL to make out sep a bill [to sb]
    [jdm] eine Aufgabe/ein Thema \stellen to set [sb] a task/subject
    [jdm] Bedingungen \stellen to make [or stipulate] conditions, to set sb conditions
    eine Forderung \stellen to put in sep a claim
    [jdm] eine Frage \stellen to ask [sb] a question, to put a question [to sb]
    [jdm] ein Ultimatum \stellen to give [or set] [sb] an ultimatum
    ▪ etw [an jdn] \stellen:
    einen Antrag [an jdn] \stellen to put forward [or BRIT also to table] a motion [to sb]
    eine Bitte [an jdn] \stellen to put a request [to sb]
    Forderungen an jdn \stellen to make demands on [or form of] sb
    ein Gesuch [an jdn] \stellen to submit [or present] a request [to sb]; (urkundlich a.) to file a request
    ▪ etw in etw akk \stellen:
    etw in jds Belieben [o Ermessen] \stellen to leave sth to sb's discretion, to leave sth up to sb
    etw in den Mittelpunkt \stellen to focus on sth
    etw in den Mittelpunkt des Gesprächs \stellen to make sth the focus of discussion
    etw in Zweifel \stellen to cast doubt on sth
    ▪ [jdm] etw in etw akk \stellen:
    [jdm] etw in Rechnung \stellen to bill [or charge] sb for sth, to invoice sth
    ▪ jdn/etw unter etw akk \stellen:
    jdn unter Anklage \stellen to charge sb
    jdn unter Aufsicht \stellen to place sb under supervision
    etw unter Beweis \stellen to provide [or furnish] proof of sth
    etw unter Strafe \stellen to make sth punishable
    ▪ jdn vor etw akk \stellen:
    jdn vor Gericht \stellen to take sb to court
    ▪ [jdm] etw zu etw dat \stellen:
    jdm etw zur Disposition \stellen to place sth at sb's disposal
    [jdm] etw zur Verfügung \stellen to provide [sb with] sth
    16.
    ▶ auf sich akk selbst gestellt sein to have to fend for oneself
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    1.
    1) put; (mit Sorgfalt, ordentlich) place; (aufrecht hinstellen) stand

    jemanden wieder auf die Füße stellen — (fig.) put somebody back on his/her feet

    jemanden vor eine Entscheidung stellen — (fig.) confront somebody with a decision

    auf sich [selbst] gestellt sein — (fig.) be thrown back on one's own resources

    2) (einstellen, regulieren) set <points, clock, scales>; set < clock> to the right time

    das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — turn the radio up/down

    3) (bereitstellen) provide; produce < witness>
    4)

    jemanden besser stellen — < firm> improve somebody's pay

    gut/schlecht gestellt — comfortably/badly off

    5) (aufstellen) set < trap>; lay < net>
    6)

    kalt stellen — put <food, drink> in a cold place; leave <champagne etc.> to chill

    warm stellen — put < plant> in a warm place; keep < food> warm or hot

    7) (fassen, festhalten) catch < game>; apprehend < criminal>
    8) (aufrichten) <dog, horse, etc.> prick up < ears>; stick up < tail>
    9) (erstellen) prepare <horoscope, bill>; make <diagnosis, prognosis>
    10) (verblasst) put < question>; set <task, essay, topic, condition>; make <application, demand, request>
    2.

    stell dich neben mich/ans Ende der Schlange/in die Reihe — come and stand by me/go to the back of the queue (Brit.) or (Amer.) line/get into line

    sich gegen jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) oppose somebody/something

    sich hinter jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) give somebody/something one's backing

    2)

    sich schlafend/taub usw. stellen — feign sleep/deafness etc.; pretend to be asleep/deaf etc.

    sich [der Polizei] stellen — give oneself up [to the police]

    sich einem Herausforderer/der Presse stellen — face a challenger/the press

    sich positiv/negativ zu jemandem/etwas stellen — take a positive/negative view of somebody/something

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    A. v/t
    1.
    etwas irgendwohin stellen put ( oder place, aufrecht: stand) sth somewhere;
    kalt stellen chill;
    warm stellen Kaltes: heat; Warmes: keep warm;
    etwas über etwas stellen fig place sth above sth else, value sth more highly than sth else;
    jemanden über jemanden stellen promote sb above sb else; (einschätzen) think more highly of sb (than sb else);
    jemanden/etwas in den Mittelpunkt stellen focus (attention) on sb/sth, make sb/sth the centre (US -er) of attention;
    vor eine Entscheidung gestellt werden be faced ( oder confronted) with a decision
    2. (einstellen) set (
    auf +akk to, at); (regulieren) regulate, adjust;
    niedriger stellen turn down;
    höher stellen turn up;
    den Wecker auf sechs stellen set the alarm for six
    3. (in die Enge treiben) corner; (fangen) catch; (Wild) hunt down
    4. (bereitstellen) provide (
    jemandem etwas sb with sth); (auch Truppen) supply; (beisteuern) contribute; JUR (Zeugen) produce, come up with umg;
    dieser Klub stellt die meisten Nationalspieler most of the internationals come from this club;
    Dienstwagen/Wohnung wird gestellt a company car/flat (US apartment) is provided
    5. (anordnen) arrange
    B. v/r
    1.
    sich irgendwohin stellen go and stand somewhere; besonders SPORT, MIL position o.s. ( oder take up position) somewhere
    2.
    stellen give o.s. up ( besonders MIL surrender) to the police etc
    3.
    stellen take on an opponent etc;
    sich einer Herausforderung stellen take up ( oder meet) a challenge;
    stellen face up to criticism etc;
    die Probleme, die sich uns stellen the problems we are up against ( oder we face)
    wie stellt er sich dazu? what is his attitude (to it)?, what does he think of it?;
    sich positiv/negativ zu einem Projekt stellen have a positive/negative attitude to a project, be favo(u)rably/unfavo(u)rably disposed to a project;
    sich gegen jemanden/etwas stellen oppose sb/sth;
    sich gut mit jemandem stellen neu: get into sb’s good books, get in with sb umg; anhaltend: keep on the right side of sb, stay in sb’s good books, keep in with sb umg;
    sich krank stellen pretend to be ill (US sick); form feign illness;
    stell dich nicht so dumm! stop pretending to be stupid; (Unwissen/Verständnislosigkeit vortäuschend) stop pretending you don’t know/understand;
    sich dümmer stellen, als man ist umg pretend to be a bigger idiot than you are;
    sich schlafend stellen pretend to be asleep, play possum umg;
    sich tot stellen pretend to be dead; → Abrede 1, Aussicht 2, Antrag 1, Bedingung 1, Bein 1, Diagnose, Dienst 1, Falle 1, Forderung 1, Frage 1, gestellt, Kopf 1, Rechnung 2, taub 1, Weiche2 etc; → auch bereitstellen, gleichstellen etc
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    1.
    1) put; (mit Sorgfalt, ordentlich) place; (aufrecht hinstellen) stand

    jemanden wieder auf die Füße stellen — (fig.) put somebody back on his/her feet

    jemanden vor eine Entscheidung stellen — (fig.) confront somebody with a decision

    auf sich [selbst] gestellt sein — (fig.) be thrown back on one's own resources

    2) (einstellen, regulieren) set <points, clock, scales>; set < clock> to the right time

    das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — turn the radio up/down

    3) (bereitstellen) provide; produce < witness>
    4)

    jemanden besser stellen — < firm> improve somebody's pay

    gut/schlecht gestellt — comfortably/badly off

    5) (aufstellen) set < trap>; lay < net>
    6)

    kalt stellen — put <food, drink> in a cold place; leave <champagne etc.> to chill

    warm stellen — put < plant> in a warm place; keep < food> warm or hot

    7) (fassen, festhalten) catch < game>; apprehend < criminal>
    8) (aufrichten) <dog, horse, etc.> prick up < ears>; stick up < tail>
    9) (erstellen) prepare <horoscope, bill>; make <diagnosis, prognosis>
    10) (verblasst) put < question>; set <task, essay, topic, condition>; make <application, demand, request>
    2.

    stell dich neben mich/ans Ende der Schlange/in die Reihe — come and stand by me/go to the back of the queue (Brit.) or (Amer.) line/get into line

    sich gegen jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) oppose somebody/something

    sich hinter jemanden/etwas stellen — (fig.) give somebody/something one's backing

    2)

    sich schlafend/taub usw. stellen — feign sleep/deafness etc.; pretend to be asleep/deaf etc.

    sich [der Polizei] stellen — give oneself up [to the police]

    sich einem Herausforderer/der Presse stellen — face a challenger/the press

    sich positiv/negativ zu jemandem/etwas stellen — take a positive/negative view of somebody/something

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  • 28 Á

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    a negative suffix to verbs, not;
    era útmakligt, at it is not unmeet that.
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    1.
    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.
    2.
    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.

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    [PrepP; these forms only; adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human or concr)]
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    ⇒ (of or in refer, to things, often household items that are located in convenient places so that one can easily use them; of or in refer, to people who stay or are kept nearby s.o., ready to help him, carry out his orders etc) (a person or thing is) very close by, easily accessible:
    - (close < near>) at hand;
    - at one's (s.o.'s) side (elbow);
    - [of or in refer, to things only] handy;
    - at one's (s.o.'s) fingertips.
         ♦ Мужчине всегда в некоторой степени свойственно желание попетушиться, а тут ещё под рукой такая штучка, как револьвер, почему же не схватить его, если для этого нужно только открыть ночной столик? (Олеша 3). It's always, to a certain extent, the nature of a man to want to ride the high horse, and when a thing like a revolver is close at hand, why not grab it, especially if all one has to do is open the night table? (3a).
         ♦...По-видимому, распорядитель пира не считал, что веселью пришёл конец, и он, как опытный тамада, всегда имел под рукой верное средство для того, чтобы вдохнуть жизнь в замирающее застолье (Катаев 2)....The tamada evidently decided it was not yet time to end the party, and like the experienced master of ceremonies he was, he had at hand a sure means of breathing life into the expiring company (2a).
         ♦ Ежели у человека есть под руками говядина, то он, конечно, охотнее питается ею, нежели другими, менее питательными веществами... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). If a man has beef on hand, then of course he lives on that more willingly than on other less nourishing substances... (1a).
         ♦ Он отдал распоряжение шофёру. Он приказал референту сообщить в Департамент, что господин прокурор занят... Никого не принимать, отключить телефон и вообще убираться к дьяволу с глаз долой, но так, впрочем, чтобы всё время оставаться под рукой (Стругацкие 2). He gave instructions to his chauffeur and ordered his assistant to inform the department that the prosecutor was occupied. "Don't admit anyone, disconnect the phone. Go to the devil, get out of my sight, but stay within easy reach" (2a).
         ♦ "Я поглотил кучу книг и приобрёл уйму знаний, чтобы быть полезным ей и оказаться под рукой, если бы ей потребовалась моя помощь" (Пастернак 1). "For her sake I devoured piles of books and absorbed a great mass of knowledge, to be available to her if she asked for my help" (1a).
         ♦ "Вы дилетант". Сейчас можно признаться, что тогда я не знал и этого слова. И не имея под рукой словаря иностранных слов, не посмел возражать (Войнович 5). "You're a dilettante." Now I can admit that at the time I had no idea what that word meant, and with no dictionary of foreign words handy, I did not dare object (5a).
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    • ПОД РУКОЙ кого; ПОД РУКАМИ
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    ⇒ when worked on, refined, crafted etc by s.o.:
    - under the hand(s) of.
         ♦ Под рукой мастера кусок теста превращается в произведение кулинарного искусства. In the hands of a great chef a lump of dough turns into a work of culinary art.

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  • 30 под рукой

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    ⇒ (of or in refer, to things, often household items that are located in convenient places so that one can easily use them; of or in refer, to people who stay or are kept nearby s.o., ready to help him, carry out his orders etc) (a person or thing is) very close by, easily accessible:
    - (close < near>) at hand;
    - at one's (s.o.'s) side (elbow);
    - [of or in refer, to things only] handy;
    - at one's (s.o.'s) fingertips.
         ♦ Мужчине всегда в некоторой степени свойственно желание попетушиться, а тут ещё под рукой такая штучка, как револьвер, почему же не схватить его, если для этого нужно только открыть ночной столик? (Олеша 3). It's always, to a certain extent, the nature of a man to want to ride the high horse, and when a thing like a revolver is close at hand, why not grab it, especially if all one has to do is open the night table? (3a).
         ♦...По-видимому, распорядитель пира не считал, что веселью пришёл конец, и он, как опытный тамада, всегда имел под рукой верное средство для того, чтобы вдохнуть жизнь в замирающее застолье (Катаев 2)....The tamada evidently decided it was not yet time to end the party, and like the experienced master of ceremonies he was, he had at hand a sure means of breathing life into the expiring company (2a).
         ♦ Ежели у человека есть под руками говядина, то он, конечно, охотнее питается ею, нежели другими, менее питательными веществами... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). If a man has beef on hand, then of course he lives on that more willingly than on other less nourishing substances... (1a).
         ♦ Он отдал распоряжение шофёру. Он приказал референту сообщить в Департамент, что господин прокурор занят... Никого не принимать, отключить телефон и вообще убираться к дьяволу с глаз долой, но так, впрочем, чтобы всё время оставаться под рукой (Стругацкие 2). He gave instructions to his chauffeur and ordered his assistant to inform the department that the prosecutor was occupied. "Don't admit anyone, disconnect the phone. Go to the devil, get out of my sight, but stay within easy reach" (2a).
         ♦ "Я поглотил кучу книг и приобрёл уйму знаний, чтобы быть полезным ей и оказаться под рукой, если бы ей потребовалась моя помощь" (Пастернак 1). "For her sake I devoured piles of books and absorbed a great mass of knowledge, to be available to her if she asked for my help" (1a).
         ♦ "Вы дилетант". Сейчас можно признаться, что тогда я не знал и этого слова. И не имея под рукой словаря иностранных слов, не посмел возражать (Войнович 5). "You're a dilettante." Now I can admit that at the time I had no idea what that word meant, and with no dictionary of foreign words handy, I did not dare object (5a).
    II
    [PrepP; these forms only; adv]
    =====
    ⇒ when worked on, refined, crafted etc by s.o.:
    - under the hand(s) of.
         ♦ Под рукой мастера кусок теста превращается в произведение кулинарного искусства. In the hands of a great chef a lump of dough turns into a work of culinary art.
    • ПОД РУКОЙ <-ю> чьей, (у) кого obsoles, coll
    [PrepP; these forms only; subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human or collect)]
    =====
    ⇒ a person (or group) is under s.o.'s authority or direction, is totally subjugated to s.o.:
    - X под рукой у Y-a ≈ X is under Y's command (rule, control, thumb);
    - Y controls X.
    IV
    • ПОД РУКОЙ <-ю> obs
    [PrepP; these forms only; adv]
    =====
    ⇒ (to do or say sth.) concealing it from others, without the knowledge of others:
    - discreetly.
         ♦ Ему [помощнику градоначальника] предстояло одно из двух: или немедленно рапортовать о случившемся по начальству и между тем начать под рукой следствие, или же некоторое время молчать и выжидать, что будет (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). Не [the assistant town governor] had two choices: either to report the occurrence to the authorities at once, and secretly begin an investigation in the meantime; or else to keep quiet for a while and see what would happen (1a).
         ♦ "Собираются на обед, на вечер, как в должность, без веселья, холодно, чтоб похвастать поваром, салоном, и потом под рукой осмеять, подставить ногу один другому" (Гончаров 1). [context transl] "If they meet at a dinner or a party, it is just the same as at their office-coldly, without a spark of gaiety, to boast of their chef or their drawing-room, and then to jeer at each other in a discreet aside, to trip one another up" (1a).

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