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unfriendly country

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1 unfriendly country

недружественная страна

Politics english-russian dictionary > unfriendly country
2 unfriendly

[ʌn'frendlɪ]
aggettivo

1) [person, attitude] poco amichevole, freddo, scortese; [ reception] distaccato, freddo; [place, climate] inospitale; [ remark] acido, cattivo; [ product] nocivo

2) - unfriendly in composti

environmentally-unfriendly — che danneggia l'ambiente

user-unfriendly — difficile da usare

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unfriendly /ʌnˈfrɛndlɪ/
a.

1 ostile; scortese: I found the people very unfriendly, ho trovato la gente molto scortese; an unfriendly look, uno sguardo ostile; an unfriendly manner, modi scortesi; That was unfriendly of you, è stato scortese da parte tua

2 poco agevole; di uso difficile: The town centre is unfriendly to pedestrians, il centro città non è agevole per i pedoni

● (fin.) unfriendly takeover bid, offerta di acquisizione ostile □ unfriendly country, paese ostile □ environmentally unfriendly, dannoso per l'ambiente
unfriendliness
n. [u]

ostilità; inimicizia; scortesia.

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[ʌn'frendlɪ]
aggettivo

1) [person, attitude] poco amichevole, freddo, scortese; [ reception] distaccato, freddo; [place, climate] inospitale; [ remark] acido, cattivo; [ product] nocivo

2) - unfriendly in composti

environmentally-unfriendly — che danneggia l'ambiente

user-unfriendly — difficile da usare

English-Italian dictionary > unfriendly
3 country

1. n
1) страна; государство

2) местность, территория

3) (the country) деревня, сельская местность; провинция

•

to address the country — обращаться / выступать с обращением к стране

to admit smb into a country — разрешать кому-л. въезд в страну

to allow smb into the country — разрешать кому-л. въезд в страну

to antagonize a country — восстанавливать против себя какую-л. страну

to bar smb's entry into / smb from entering a country — запрещать кому-л. въезд в страну

to be free to enter a country — иметь право въезда в страну

to betray one's country — предавать свою страну

to border a country — граничить со страной

to break with a country — разрывать (дипломатические) отношения с какой-л. страной

to bring a country under one's control — устанавливать контроль над страной

to clear nuclear weapons out of a country — убирать ядерное оружие из страны

to control a country — контролировать положение в стране; управлять страной

to cripple a country — расшатывать экономику страны

to cross into a country — пересекать границу страны

to cut connections with a country — разрывать отношения / связи со страной

to decide the destiny of the country — решать судьбу страны

to declare war (up)on a country — объявлять войну какой-л. стране

to defect to a country — бежать в какую-л. страну

to democratize a country — демократизировать страну

to destabilize a country — дестабилизировать обстановку в стране

to distance oneself from a country — отмежевываться от какой-л. страны

to dominate a country — господствовать в стране

to drive a wedge between two countries — вбивать клин между двумя странами

to engulf a country — охватывать всю страну (о волне демонстраций, арестов и т.п.)

to enter a country illegally / without permission / by the back door — нелегально въезжать в страну

to exhort smb to leave a country — призывать кого-л. покинуть страну

to extricate a country from crisis — выводить страну из кризиса

to flee to a country — бежать в какую-л. страну

to force a country to its knees — перен. ставить страну на колени

to gang up against a country — объединяться против какой-л. страны

to get tough with a country — занять жесткую позицию по отношению к какой-л. стране

to go to the country for a general election — объявлять о проведении всеобщих выборов

to help a country out of the crisis — помогать стране выбраться из кризиса

to hold great sway over a country — иметь большое влияние в стране

to industrialize a country — индустриализировать страну

to interfere in a countr's internal affairs — вмешиваться во внутренние дела страны

to involve a country in an armed conflict — вовлекать страну в вооруженный конфликт

to join a country voluntarily — добровольно войти в состав страны

to lead a country — руководить / управлять страной

to leave a country altogether — выходить из состава страны; отделяться от страны

to liberate a country — освобождать страну (от чужеземного ига и т.п.)

to make a country one's home — обретать родину в какой-л. стране

to move out of a country — выезжать из страны; покидать страну

to occupy a country — оккупировать страну

to order smb out of / to order smb to leave the country — выдворять кого-л. из страны

to partition a country — производить раздел страны

to plunge a country into a crisis — ввергать страну в кризис

to pressurize a country — оказывать давление на страну

to protest to a country over smth — заявлять стране протест по поводу чего-л.

to pull the country apart — способствовать распаду страны

to reconcile two countries — добиваться примирения двух стран

to remain part of a country — оставаться в составе страны

to restore a country to prosperity — возвращать стране процветание

to re-unify a country — восстанавливать единство страны

to rule a country with an iron fist — править / управлять страной железной рукой

to scare smb into fleeing the country — запугать кого-л. и заставить его бежать из страны

to seek an opening with a country — добиваться налаживания отношений со страной

to set a country back centuries — отбрасывать страну на несколько веков назад

to set foot in a country — вступать на территорию страны

to shake a country — потрясать страну

to slip out of a country — тайно покидать страну

to spill one's blood for one's country — проливать кровь за свою страну

to split a country along ethnic lines — раскалывать страну по национальному признаку

to start smiling at a country — начинать заигрывать с какой-л. страной

to stay within the framework of a country — оставаться в составе страны

to strangle a country economically — экономически душить страну

to strike back against a country — наносить ответный удар по какой-л. стране

to swallow up a country — поглощать страну

to take over a country — брать на себя руководство / управление страной

to tear a country apart — приводить к распаду страны

to tighten one's grip on the country — усиливать свою власть в стране

to topple a country recession — ввергать страну в кризис

to turn a country around — изменять общественное мнение страны на противоположное

to visit a country — посещать страну

to withdraw from a country unconditionally — выводить свои войска из страны безо всяких условий

- have and have not countries
- one country - two systems
- ACP
- adoptive country
- advanced country
- African, Caribbean and Pacific countries
- agrarian country
- agricultural country
- aid-giving country
- all across the country
- applicant country
- arms-producing country
- arms-recipient country
- assisted country
- assisting country
- associated countries
- backward country
- belligerent country
- capital-exporting country
- capital-importing country
- change of policy on a country
- civilized country
- coastal country
- colonial country
- Common Market countries
- Commonwealth countries
- consuming country
- contributing country
- countries allied against smb
- countries of the Arab world
- countries of the Delhi Six
- countr's dissolution into several parts
- country at war
- country awashed with guns
- country divided on racial lines
- country has been battered by the financial crisis
- country is at crossroads
- country is falling apart
- country is heading towards dictatorship
- country is in the throes of a revolution
- country of adoption
- country of destination
- country of origin
- country of residence
- country of service
- country split apart by a civil war
- country torn apart by a guerilla war
- country under occupation
- creditor country
- debtor country
- defeated country
- deficit country
- dependent country
- developed country
- developing country
- disintegration of a country
- dismemberment of a country
- division of a country
- donor country
- economically dependent country
- economically independent country
- emergent country
- English-speaking countries
- enslaved country
- entry into a country

- entry of a country into the UN
- exporting country
- ex-Warsaw Pact country
- flare-up between two countries
- for the good of the country
- founding of a country
- fragmentation of a country
- French-speaking African countries
- friendly country
- geographical position of a country
- geographically disadvantaged country
- giving country
- Gulf countries
- high-income country
- highly developed country
- highly industrialized country
- hinterland country
- home country
- host country
- importing country
- indebted country
- independent country
- industrialized advanced countries
- industrialized developed countries
- industrially advanced countries
- industrially developed countries
- infiltration into a country

- integration with a country
- invasion of a country
- inviting country
- island country
- land-locked country
- LDC
- leading country
- least developed countries
- lender country
- lending country
- less-developed country
- littoral country
- low-income country
- low-tax country
- Maghreb countries
- major trading countries
- manufacturing country
- market-economy country
- MDC
- Mediterranean country
- medium-sized country
- member country
- metropolitan country
- middle-sized country
- more developed country
- most seriously affected countries
- mother country
- MSA countries
- multilateral countries
- multinational country
- national characteristics of a country
- NATO countries
- needy country
- neighboring country
- neutral country
- new developing countries
- newly industrializing country
- NIC
- nonaligned country
- nonassociated countries
- non-EU country
- nonmember country
- nonnuclear country
- nonoil country
- non-OPEC country
- nonsterling country
- nuclear country
- nuclear-free country
- offensive action into a country
- oil-consuming country
- oil-exporting country
- oil-importing country
- oil-producing country
- Old country
- one-crop country
- overpopulated country
- over-represented country
- participating country
- partition of a country

- partner country
- peace-loving country
- Persian Gulf countries
- petroleum-exporting country
- petroleum-importing country
- planned economy country
- plight of a country
- political breakup of the country
- poor country
- populous country
- poverty-belt country
- poverty-stricken country
- primary exporting country
- primary producing country
- producing country
- prosperous country
- readmission of a country to an international organization
- receiving country
- recipient country
- reserve-currency country
- resource-poor country
- revitalization of the country
- satellite country
- self-sufficiency of a country
- semi-colonial country
- severely indebted country
- single-resource country
- small countries
- socialist country
- sponsor country
- staunchly Islamic country
- sterling country
- supplier country
- surplus country
- takeover of a country
- target country
- territorial claims on a country
- third countries
- Third World countries
- threshold country
- throughout the country
- trade-intensive country
- trading country
- transit country
- treaty country
- trouble country
- under-represented country
- unfriendly country
- unified country
- unsympathetic country
- vassal country
- veiled reference to a country
- war-crippled country
- war-ravaged country
- war-torn country
- well-developed country
- Western countries
- Western European country 2. attr
удаленный от центра, провинциальный

Politics english-russian dictionary > country
4 unfriendly

unfriendly adj antipático

El comparativo de unfriendly se escribe unfriendlier; el superlativo se escribe unfriendlier

unfriendly

tr[ʌn'frendlɪ]

adjective (comp unfriendlier, superl unfriendliest)

1 poco amistoso,-a, antipático,-a, hostil

unfriendly [.ʌn'frɛndli] adj, - lier ; - est : poco amistoso, hostil

unfriendly

adj.

• desfavorable adj.

• enemigo, -a adj.

• hostil adj.

• poco amistoso adj.

'ʌn'frendli
adjective -lier, -liest

a) < person> poco amistoso; ( stronger) antipático; < attitude> desagradable, poco amistoso

unfriendly TO o TOWARD somebody: she was very unfriendly to o toward them — estuvo muy antipática or desagradable con ellos

b) <terrain/climate> hostil

['ʌn'frendlɪ]
ADJ (compar unfriendlier) (superl unfriendliest) [person] poco amistoso; (stronger) antipático; [voice] poco amistoso; [act, gesture] poco amistoso; (stronger) hostil; [place, atmosphere] poco acogedor; [country, territory] hostil
to be unfriendly to or towards sb — ser or mostrarse antipático or poco amistoso con algn

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['ʌn'frendli]
adjective -lier, -liest

a) < person> poco amistoso; ( stronger) antipático; < attitude> desagradable, poco amistoso

unfriendly TO o TOWARD somebody: she was very unfriendly to o toward them — estuvo muy antipática or desagradable con ellos

b) <terrain/climate> hostil

English-spanish dictionary > unfriendly
5 unfriendly

adjective

unfreundlich; feindlich [Staat]

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un·friend·ly

[ʌnˈfrendli]

adj unfreundlich; (hostile) feindlich

user \unfriendly nicht benutzerfreundlich

environmentally \unfriendly umweltschädlich

▪ to be \unfriendly to sb jdm gegenüber unfreundlich sein

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[ʌn'frendlɪ]
adj
unfreundlich ( to sb zu jdm); (= hostile) natives, country, act feindselig; territory unwirtlich; (FIN) takeover feindlich; (= harmful) schädlich
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unfriendly adj

1. unfreundlich (auch fig Zimmer etc):

be unfriendly to sb unfreundlich zu jemandem sein

2. ungünstig (for, to für)

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adjective

unfreundlich; feindlich [Staat]

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adj.

unfreundlich adj.

unhold adj.

unliebenswürdig adj.

English-german dictionary > unfriendly
6 недружественная страна

unfriendly country, unsympathetic country

Русско-английский политический словарь > недружественная страна
7 station

رَابَطَ \ station: to place (a government servant, a soldier or a group of them) somewhere: Soldiers are often stationed along a border with an unfriendly country. \ مَحَطّة حُكوميّة \ station: a palce or camp where a group of government servants have to live and work: a naval station, a weather station. \ مَرْكَز حكوميّ \ station: a place or camp where a group of government servants have to live and work: a naval station, a weather station. \ وَضَعَ في مكان ما \ station: to place (a government servant, a soldier or a group of them) somewhere: Soldiers are often stationed along a border with an unfriendly country.

Arabic-English glossary > station
8 رابط

رَابَطَ \ station: to place (a government servant, a soldier or a group of them) somewhere: Soldiers are often stationed along a border with an unfriendly country.

Arabic-English dictionary > رابط
9 وضع

وَضَعَ \ label: to put a label on (sth.): The box was labelled ‘Glass - with care’. \ See Also أَلْصَق بطاقة على \ وَضَعَ \ clamp: to hold with a clamp; put in a clamp. \ See Also ثَبَّتَ في مِلزَمَة \ وَضَعَ (مثلاً: خَلَعَ ملابسه بسُرْعة، دَسّ فلوسًا في جيبي، إلخ)‏ \ slip: to put or move (sth.) with a quick, easy movement: He slipped his coat off. I slipped the money into my pocket. \ See Also حَرَّكَ بِسُرْعَة وخِفَّة \ وَضَعَ \ plan: to make plans for (sth. in) the future (a journey, a new house, etc.): She planned her day’s work so that she would have some time free in the afternoon. \ See Also رَسمَ خُطَّة \ وَضَعَ بين قوسين (في الكتابة)‏ \ bracket: to put brackets round (a word). \ وَضَعَ حِجابًا \ veil: to cover with a veil (see حِجَاب). \ وَضَعَ حَدًّا لِـ \ draw the line: to fix a limit to what can be allowed: I don’t mind your keeping rabbits, but I draw the line at rats (I cannot allow them). break off: to stop suddenly: He broke off and looked at his watch. put: used in various special ways with a noun that is related to a verb: Put a stop to it (stop it). \ وَضَعَ داخل \ enclose: to put (sth.) inside sth. else: I enclosed some money in my letter. \ وَضَعَ رَسْمًا تَخْطِيطيًّا \ sketch: to draw a sketch (of): I sketched the old castle. \ وَضَعَ علامة \ mark: to put (a special sign) on (sth.): The price was marked on the goods. \ وَضَعَ في الجيب \ pocket: to put into one’s pocket (often dishonestly): He pocketed the money and told nobody. \ See Also استولى خُلسةً على \ وَضَعَ في حِسابِه \ allow for: to provide for; take into consideration: I’ve allowed enough time for a meal on the way. We must allow for possible delays. \ وَضَعَ في عبارة أخْرى \ reword: to express in other words: This sentence needs rewording more politely. \ وَضَعَ في غير مَوْضِعِه \ mislay, (mislaid): to be unable to find sth., having forgotten where one put it: I’ve mislaid my shopping list - have you seen it?. \ وَضَعَ في مكان ما \ station: to place (a government servant, a soldier or a group of them) somewhere: Soldiers are often stationed along a border with an unfriendly country. \ وَضَعَ في مِلَفّ أو إضْبَارة \ file: to put (a paper) in a file: Business letters are usually filed. \ وَضَعَ في موقع أو مركز \ post: to put (sb.) in a place of duty: I posted two men to watch the entrance. \ وَضَعَ قائمًا (أَوْقَفَ أو أَقْعَدَ)‏ \ stand, stood: (of upright things) to place, in a certain position: He stood his gun against the wall. \ وَضَعَ نُصْبَ عينيه \ bear in mind: to keep in one’s mind; remember: I will bear your needs in mind when I make my report. \ وَضَعَ حدًّا لِـ \ bring (sth.) to an end: to cause sth. to end: The rain brought the game to an end. \ وَضَعَ يده على \ lay hands on: to seize: He will steal anything that he can lay hands on.

Arabic-English dictionary > وضع
10 cara

f.

1 face (rostro).

esa cara me suena de algo I remember that face from somewhere, I've seen that face somewhere before

2 face (person).

acudieron muchas caras famosas a lot of famous faces were there

3 side (lado).

cara A A side (de disco)

4 heads.

cara o cruz heads or tails ( Andes, Venezuelan Spanish RP)

cara o sello heads or tails ( Andes, Venezuelan Spanish RP)

cara o ceca heads or tails ( Andes, Venezuelan Spanish RP)

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for something, to flip a coin for something (United States)

5 front (parte frontal).

6 cheek, nerve (informal) (desvergüenza).

tener (mucha) cara, tener la cara muy dura to have a lot of cheek o nerve, to have a real brass neck (British)

tener la cara de hacer algo to have the nerve to do something

7 appearance, aspect, image, countenance.

8 dial.

9 Cara.

10 expression, look.

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cara

► nombre femenino

1 (rostro) face

■ tiene una cara muy bonita she's got a pretty face

2 (expresión) face, expression

■ tenía la cara muy triste he looked sad

■ nos miró con cara de asco he looked at us with disgust

3 (lado) side; (de moneda) right side

■ mira la hoja por la otra cara look at the other side of the sheet

■ ¿cara o cruz? heads or tails?

4 (superficie) face

5 figurado (aspecto) look

■ este pastel tiene muy buena cara this cake looks very good

6 familiar figurado (desvergüenza) cheek, nerve

■ ¡vaya cara! what a cheek!

■ ¡vaya cara que tienes! you've got a cheek!, you've got a nerve!

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 familiar (caradura) cheeky person

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a la cara to somebody's face

■ se lo dijo a la cara he said it to her face

caérsele a uno la cara de vergüenza familiar to die of shame

cara a facing

■ cara al sol facing the sun

■ cara a la pared facing the wall

cara a cara face to face

dar la cara figurado to face the consequences

dar la cara por alguien figurado to stand up for somebody

■ el padre dio la cara por su hijo the father stood up for his son

de cara facing

■ tenemos el viento de cara we're facing into the wind

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss for something

echar en cara figurado to reproach for

■ le echó en cara su comportamiento he reproached her for her behaviour

en la cara in somebody's face

■ se le rió en la cara he laughed in her face

jugar algo a cara o cruz to toss for something

lavar la cara a algo figurado to give something a facelift, give something a once-over

■ si le lavamos la cara al piso lo venderemos más caro if we give the flat a once-over we'll get more for it

no saber qué cara poner not to know what to do with oneself

no tener cara para hacer algo figurado not to dare do something

■ no tengo cara para decírselo I daren't tell her

plantar cara a alguien figurado to face up to somebody

poner al mal tiempo buena cara to put on a brave face, grin and bear it

poner buena cara to look pleased

poner mala cara to pull a long face

romperle la cara a alguien familiar to smash somebody's face in

tener buena cara to look well

tener cara de to look

■ tenía cara de asustada she looked frightened

■ tenía cara de haber llorado he looked as if he had been crying

tener mala cara to look bad

tener más cara que espalda familiar to have a lot of cheek

verse las caras figurado to come face to face

volver la cara to look the other way

cara de circunstancias figurado serious look

cara de perro familiar scowling face

cara de pocos amigos familiar unfriendly face

cara dura figurado cheek, nerve

■ ¡qué cara más dura! what a cheek!, what a nerve!

cara larga figurado long face

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1. noun f.
1) face

2) side

3) look, appearance

4) nerve, cheek
2. f., (m. - caro)
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SF

1) (=rostro) face

tiene la cara alargada — he has a long face

en la fiesta me encontré con varias caras conocidas — I saw several familiar faces at the party

se los tiré a la cara — I threw them in his face

los banqueros sin cara — the faceless bankers

conocido como "cara cortada" — known as "Scarface"

cara a cara: se encontraron cara a cara — they met face to face

un encuentro cara a cara — a face-to-face encounter

• asomar la cara — to show one's face

• de cara, corrimos con el viento de cara — we ran into the wind

el sol les daba de cara — the sun was shining in their eyes

el viento me pegaba de cara — the wind was blowing into my face

• de cara a, nos sentamos de cara al sol — we sat facing the sun

de cara al norte — facing north

reformas de cara a las próximas elecciones — reforms with an eye on the next elections o for the next elections

no soy nada optimista de cara al futuro — I'm not at all optimistic about the future

hay que estar prevenidos de cara a afrontar los cambios — we have to be prepared for the changes

• volver la cara hacia algn — to turn one's face towards sb

no vuelvas la cara atrás — don't look back

no se puede volver la cara ante la corrupción — you cannot turn a blind eye to corruption

caérsele a algn la cara de vergüenza —

se le tendría que caer la cara de vergüenza — she ought to be ashamed of herself

se le caía la cara de vergüenza — he blushed with embarrassment

- cruzar la cara a algn

- dar la cara

- dar la cara por algn

- a cara descubierta

- decir algo en la cara de algn

a dos caras —

actuar a dos caras — to engage in double-dealing

echar algo a la cara * —

lo mejor que te puedes echar a la cara — the very best you could wish for

- echar algo en cara a algn

echaron en cara a los estudiantes su escasa participación — they reproached the students for not joining in enough

le echan en cara haber abandonado su país — they accuse him of having abandoned his country

- hacer cara a

- huir la cara a algn

- lavar la cara a algo

le lavó la cara al piso — she made the flat look presentable

querían lavar la cara al partido — they wanted to make the party look better

- mirar a algn a la cara

- partir la cara a algn

cuidado con lo que dices o te parto la cara — just watch it or I'll smash your face in

- partirse la cara con algn

- partirse la cara por algo

- plantar cara a

por la cara * —

entrar por la cara en una fiesta — to gatecrash a party

es alcalde por la cara — he's only mayor because of his connections

está viviendo con sus padres y cobrando el paro por la cara — he's living with his parents and getting away with claiming dole money at the same time

no me lo van a dar por mi cara bonita — they're not going to hand it to me on a plate

- romper la cara a algn

- sacar la cara por algn

- nos veremos las caras

2) (=expresión)

• poner mala cara — to grimace, make a (wry) face

no pongas esa cara — don't look like that

puso cara de alegría — his face lit up

• tener cara de, tenía cara de querer pegarme — he looked as if he wanted to hit me

tener cara de estar aburrido — to look bored

tener buena cara — [enfermo] to be looking well; [comida] to look appetizing

tener mala cara — [enfermo] to look ill; [comida] to look bad

- poner cara de circunstancias

- tener cara de acelga

- tener cara de aleluya

- tener cara de chiste

- tener cara de corcho

- tener cara de estatua

- tener cara de hereje

- tener cara de justo juez

- tener cara de monja boba

- tener cara de palo

- tener cara de pascuas

- tener cara de pocos amigos

- tener cara de vinagre

3) * (=descaro) cheek *, nerve *; (=valor) nerve *

¡qué cara más dura! — * what a cheek o nerve! *

¡qué cara tienes! — what a cheek you've got! *, you've got a nerve! *

¿con qué cara le voy a pedir eso? — how do you expect me to have the nerve to ask her for that? *

• tener cara para hacer algo — to have the nerve to do sth *

- tener más cara que espalda

4) (=lado) [de moneda, montaña, figura geométrica] face; [de disco, planeta, papel] side; [de tela] face, right side; (Arquit) face, front

escribir por ambas caras — to write on both sides

intentaron ascender por la cara norte — they tried to climb the north face

cara A — [en disco] A side

cara adelante — facing forwards

cara atrás — facing backwards

• cara o cruz, cara o ceca — Arg heads or tails

echar o jugar o sortear algo a cara o cruz — to toss for sth

lo echamos a cara o cruz — we tossed for it

cara y cruz —

cara y cruz de una cuestión — both sides of a question

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Anat) face

las mismas caras conocidas — the same old faces

dímelo a la cara — say it to my face

se le rió en la cara — she laughed in his face

mírame a la cara — look at me

no lo pienso mirar más a la cara — I don't ever want to set eyes on him again

b) (en locs)

cara a cara — face to face

de cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running (o riding etc) into the wind; el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes; de cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall; la campaña de cara a las próximas elecciones the campaign for the forthcoming elections; las medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of this situation; a cara descubierta openly; cruzarle la cara a alguien to slap somebody's face; dar or (Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work; dar or sacar la cara por alguien to stand up for somebody; echarle algo en cara a alguien to throw something back in somebody's face; echarle cara a algo (Esp fam) to be bold; echarse algo a la cara (Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met (colloq); hacer cara a algo to face (up to) something; hacerle caritas a alguien (Méx) to give somebody the eye; me/le/nos volteó (AmL) or (Esp) volvió or (CS) dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away; partirle or romperle la cara a alguien (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq); plantarle cara a alguien ( resistir) to stand up to somebody; por tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo... if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap...; se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himself; verse las caras: ya nos veremos las caras tú y yo — you haven't seen the last of me

2)

a) ( expresión)

no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto — don't look like that, it's not that bad

alegra esa cara — cheer up

no pongas cara de bueno — don't play o act the innocent

puse cara de circunstancias — I tried to look serious

anda con cara de pocos amigos or (fam) de vinagre — he has a sour look on his face

poner cara de perro or de sargento — (fam) to look fierce

andaba con/puso cara larga — (fam) he had/he pulled a long face

puso mala cara — he pulled a face

tiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido — he looks tired/as if he hasn't slept

tienes mala cara — you don't look well

b) ( aspecto) look

qué buena cara tiene la comida! — the food looks delicious!

3)

a) (Mat) face

b) (de disco, papel) side

salió cara — it came up heads

cara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello — heads or tails

lo echaron a cara o cruz — they tossed for it

la otra cara de la moneda — the other side of the coin

c) ( de situación) face, side

4)

a) (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq)

qué cara (más dura) tienes! — you have some nerve!

lo dijo con toda la cara del mundo — he said it as cool as you like

tiene más cara que espalda — he has such a nerve! (colloq)

b) cara masculino y femenino: tb

cara dura — (fam) ( persona) sassy devil (AmE colloq), cheeky swine (BrE colloq)

* * *

= face, face, side.

Ex. They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.

Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.

Ex. The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.

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* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cara a cara = face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person.

* cara B, la = flip side, the.

* cara de póker = poker face, deadpan expression.

* cara de póquer = deadpan expression, poker face.

* cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.

* cara expresiva = expressive face.

* cara inexpresiva = poker face.

* cara inmutable = poker face.

* cara larga = straight face.

* cara o cruz = heads or tails.

* cara oculta = underside.

* cara oculta, la = dark side, the.

* carapálida = white man [white men, -pl.].

* caras de Chernoff = Chernoff faces.

* cara seria = straight face.

* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.

* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.

* con dos caras = double-faced.

* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* de cara a = facing.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de la cara = facial.

* echar en cara = fault.

* edición cara = hardcover.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* enfrentamiento cara a cara = eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.

* enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.

* enfrentarse cara a cara con = go + eyball to eyeball with.

* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* hacer cara a = brave.

* lavar la cara = spin-doctor.

* lavarse la cara = wash + Posesivo + face.

* otra cara, la = flip side, the.

* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.

* paño para la cara = facecloth, face flannel, washcloth, washrag.

* paño para lavarse la cara = washcloth, facecloth, face flannel, washrag.

* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* sin cara = faceless.

* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener la cara de = have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* viento de cara = headwind.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Anat) face

las mismas caras conocidas — the same old faces

dímelo a la cara — say it to my face

se le rió en la cara — she laughed in his face

mírame a la cara — look at me

no lo pienso mirar más a la cara — I don't ever want to set eyes on him again

b) (en locs)

cara a cara — face to face

de cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running (o riding etc) into the wind; el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes; de cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall; la campaña de cara a las próximas elecciones the campaign for the forthcoming elections; las medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of this situation; a cara descubierta openly; cruzarle la cara a alguien to slap somebody's face; dar or (Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work; dar or sacar la cara por alguien to stand up for somebody; echarle algo en cara a alguien to throw something back in somebody's face; echarle cara a algo (Esp fam) to be bold; echarse algo a la cara (Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met (colloq); hacer cara a algo to face (up to) something; hacerle caritas a alguien (Méx) to give somebody the eye; me/le/nos volteó (AmL) or (Esp) volvió or (CS) dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away; partirle or romperle la cara a alguien (fam) to smash somebody's face in (colloq); plantarle cara a alguien ( resistir) to stand up to somebody; por tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo... if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap...; se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himself; verse las caras: ya nos veremos las caras tú y yo — you haven't seen the last of me

2)

a) ( expresión)

no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto — don't look like that, it's not that bad

alegra esa cara — cheer up

no pongas cara de bueno — don't play o act the innocent

puse cara de circunstancias — I tried to look serious

anda con cara de pocos amigos or (fam) de vinagre — he has a sour look on his face

poner cara de perro or de sargento — (fam) to look fierce

andaba con/puso cara larga — (fam) he had/he pulled a long face

puso mala cara — he pulled a face

tiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido — he looks tired/as if he hasn't slept

tienes mala cara — you don't look well

b) ( aspecto) look

qué buena cara tiene la comida! — the food looks delicious!

3)

a) (Mat) face

b) (de disco, papel) side

salió cara — it came up heads

cara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello — heads or tails

lo echaron a cara o cruz — they tossed for it

la otra cara de la moneda — the other side of the coin

c) ( de situación) face, side

4)

a) (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq)

qué cara (más dura) tienes! — you have some nerve!

lo dijo con toda la cara del mundo — he said it as cool as you like

tiene más cara que espalda — he has such a nerve! (colloq)

b) cara masculino y femenino: tb

cara dura — (fam) ( persona) sassy devil (AmE colloq), cheeky swine (BrE colloq)

* * *

= face, face, side.

Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.

Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.

Ex: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.

* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* actuar de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cara a cara = face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person.

* cara B, la = flip side, the.

* cara de póker = poker face, deadpan expression.

* cara de póquer = deadpan expression, poker face.

* cara dura = impudence, effrontery, blatancy, shameless, shamelessness.

* cara expresiva = expressive face.

* cara inexpresiva = poker face.

* cara inmutable = poker face.

* cara larga = straight face.

* cara o cruz = heads or tails.

* cara oculta = underside.

* cara oculta, la = dark side, the.

* carapálida = white man [white men, -pl.].

* caras de Chernoff = Chernoff faces.

* cara seria = straight face.

* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.

* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.

* con dos caras = double-faced.

* costar un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* dar de cara a = front.

* dar un lavado de cara = spruce up.

* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* de cara a = facing.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de la cara = facial.

* echar en cara = fault.

* edición cara = hardcover.

* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.

* enfrentamiento cara a cara = eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.

* enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on.

* enfrentarse cara a cara con = go + eyball to eyeball with.

* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.

* hacer cara a = brave.

* lavar la cara = spin-doctor.

* lavarse la cara = wash + Posesivo + face.

* otra cara, la = flip side, the.

* pagar un ojo de la cara = pay through + the nose.

* paño para la cara = facecloth, face flannel, washcloth, washrag.

* paño para lavarse la cara = washcloth, facecloth, face flannel, washrag.

* partirse la cara por = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground.

* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* sin cara = faceless.

* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener la cara de = have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).

* terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* valer un ojo de la cara = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune.

* viento de cara = headwind.

* * *

cara

feminine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) face

esa cara me suena I know that face (from somewhere), that face is familiar

le encuentro cara conocida his face is familiar

mírame a la cara cuando te hablo look at me when I'm talking to you

las mismas caras conocidas the same old faces

no se atreve a decírmelo a la cara he doesn't dare say it to my face

se le rió en la cara she laughed in his face

no pienso mirarlo más a la cara I don't ever want to set eyes on him again

2 ( en locs):

cara a cara face to face

de cara: llevaban el viento de cara they were running ( o riding etc) into the wind

no puedo conducir cuando el sol me da de cara I can't drive with the sun in my eyes

de cara a: se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall

la campaña de propaganda de cara a las próximas elecciones the advertising campaign for the forthcoming elections

la importancia de estas reuniones de cara a su futuro the importance of these meetings vis-à-vis o for their future

las medidas a tomar (de) cara a esta situación the measures to take in view of o in the light of o vis-à-vis this situation

a cara descubierta openly

cara de pan ( Esp): tiene cara de pan he has a round face o is moon-faced

cara de póquer poker face

cara de poto ( Chi fam) (cara — fea) ugly mug ( colloq); (— de enfermo) pasty face ( colloq); (— larga) long face

cara larga or de dos metros ( fam): puso cara larga (de depresión) he put on o pulled a long face; (de disgusto) he pulled a face

cruzarle la cara a algn to slap sb's face

dar or ( Col) poner la cara: nunca da la cara, siempre me manda a mí he never does his own dirty work, he always sends me

hacen lo que les da la gana y luego tengo que dar la cara yo they do what they want and then I'm the one who has to suffer the consequences

dar or sacar la cara por algn to stand up for sb

echarle or sacarle algo en cara a algn to throw sth back in sb's face

echarle cara a algo ( Esp fam): anímate, échale cara al asunto go on, have a try

echarse algo a la cara ( Esp fam): es lo más antipático que te puedes echar/que me he echado a la cara he's the most unpleasant person you could ever wish to meet/I've ever met ( colloq)

hacerle caritas a algn ( Méx); to give sb the eye

lavarle la cara a algo to give sth a quick once-over

me/le/nos volteó la cara ( AmL) or ( Esp) me volvió la caraor (CS) me dio vuelta la cara she turned her head away, she turned the other way

partirle or romperle or volverle la cara a algn ( fam); to smash sb's face in ( colloq)

partirse la cara por algn: yo me parto la cara por ti I work myself to death o into the ground for you

se parte la cara por sus empleados she really puts herself out for her employees

plantarle cara a algn (resistir) to stand up to sb

no le plantes cara a tu madre don't answer your mother back

por tu cara bonita or (CS) tu linda cara: si crees que por tu cara bonita vas a conseguirlo todo … if you think everything is just going to fall into your lap …

se te/le debería caer la cara de vergüenza you/he should be ashamed of yourself/himself

verse las caras: ha logrado escapar pero ya nos veremos las caras he's managed to escape but he hasn't seen the last of me

los dos boxeadores que se verán las caras el jueves the two boxers who will come face to face o meet on Thursday

volver la cara atrás to look back

cuando se proponía algo no volvía la cara atrás once she decided to do something, she would never look back

Compuesto:

cara a cara

masculine face-to-face o head-to-head debate

B

1

(expresión): no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto don't look like that, it's not that bad

alegra esa cara, vamos come on, cheer up

no pongas cara de bueno don't play o act the innocent

puse cara de circunstancias I tried to look serious

siempre anda con cara de pocos amigos or de vinagre he always has such a sour look on his face

si no pongo cara de perro or de sargento no me hacen caso if I don't look fierce they don't take any notice of me

puso mala cara cuando le pedí que me ayudara he pulled a face when I asked him to help me

tiene cara de cansado/de no haber dormido he looks tired/as if he hasn't slept

tienes mala cara you don't look well

2 (aspecto) look

no me gusta la cara de esa herida I don't like the look of that wound

¡qué buena cara tiene la comida! the food looks delicious!

le cambiará la cara al país it will change the face of the country

C

1 ( Mat) face

2 (de un disco, un papel) side

salió cara it came up heads

cara o cruz or ( Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello heads or tails

lo echaron a cara o cruz they tossed for it

dos caras de la misma moneda two sides of the same coin

la otra cara de la moneda the other side of the coin

3 (de una situación) face, side

la otra cara del régimen the other face of the regime

D

1 ( fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve ( colloq), cheek ( BrE colloq)

¡qué cara (más dura) tienes! you have some nerve!, you've got a nerve o cheek!

se lo llevó por la cara he just took it quite openly

entraron en la fiesta por la cara they gatecrashed the party ( colloq)

lo dijo con toda la cara del mundo he said it as cool as you like

tiene más cara que espalda he has such a nerve! ( colloq)

2

cara masculine and feminine tb cara dura ( fam) (persona) sassy devil ( AmE colloq), cheeky swine ( BrE colloq)

* * *

cara sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat) face;

◊ dímelo a la cara say it to my face;

se le rio en la cara she laughed in his face;
mírame a la cara look at me
b) ( en locs)

◊ cara a cara face to face;

de cara: el sol me da de cara the sun is in my eyes;
se puso de cara a la pared she turned to face the wall, she turned her face to the wall;
dar la cara: nunca da la cara he never does his own dirty work;
dar la cara por algn to stand up for sb;
echarle algo en cara a algn to throw sth back in sb's face;
romperle la cara a algn (fam) to smash sb's face in (colloq
2
a) ( expresión):

◊ no pongas esa cara que no es para tanto don't look like that, it's not that bad;

alegra esa cara cheer up;
le cambió la cara cuando … her face changed when …;
poner cara de bueno to play o act the innocent;
poner cara de asco to make o (BrE) pull a face;
andaba con/puso cara larga (fam) he had/he pulled a long face
b) ( aspecto) look;

◊ tiene cara de cansado he looks tired;

tienes mala cara you don't look well;
¡qué buena cara tiene la comida! the food looks delicious!
3
a) (Mat) face

b) (de disco, papel) side;

cara o cruz or (Arg) ceca or (Andes, Ven) sello heads or tails;
◊ lo echaron a cara o cruz they tossed for it

4 (fam) (frescura, descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq);
◊ ¡qué cara (más dura) tienes! you have some nerve!

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: tb
◊ cara dura (fam) ( persona) sassy devil (AmE colloq), cheeky swine (BrE colloq)

caro,-a
I adjetivo expensive, dear
II adverbio (en el precio) el piso nos costó caro, we paid a lot for the flat
(en las consecuencias) pagará caro su desprecio, he'll pay dearly for his scorn
cara
I sustantivo femenino
1 face: quise darle un beso, pero me torció la cara, I wanted to give her a kiss but she turned her face away
2 (expresión del rostro) puse cara de póquer, I tried to look as if nothing was happening
tiene buena/mala cara, he looks good/bad
tienes cara de circunstancias, you look serious
3 familiar (desfachatez) cheek, nerve: ¡qué cara tienes!, what a cheek you've got!
4 (de un folio, disco) side: está escrito por las dos caras, it's written on both sides
5 (anverso de una moneda) right side: ¿cara o cruz?, heads or tails?
echar algo a cara o cruz, to toss (a coin) for sthg
II mf familiar (fresco, descarado) cheeky person
♦ Locuciones: figurado dar la cara, to face the consequences (of one's acts)
figurado dar o sacar la cara por alguien, to stand up for somebody
figurado echarle a alguien algo en cara, to reproach sb for sthg
plantarle cara a alguien, to face up to sb
figurado poner mala cara, to pull a long face
cara a cara, face to face
cara a la pared, facing the wall
de cara, (en dirección a uno, directamente): el sol me da de cara, the sun is right in my face
(a favor) hoy tengo la suerte de cara, this is my lucky day
figurado (de) cara a, (pensando en) with a view to: ya tienen un nuevo modelo de cara al próximo año, they've already got a new model for the following year
(mirando a) facing: una casa cara a la montaña, a house facing the mountain
familiar por la cara, for nothing: quería que hiciese el trabajo por la cara, he wanted me to do the work for nothing
familiar irón por su cara bonita, because they like her face

' cara' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abotargada
- abotargado
- arruga
- arrugar
- arrugarse
- barba
- bobalicón
- bobalicona
- cachete
- capaz
- comer
- cruz
- decir
- denotar
- estampar
- evanescente
- galería
- incapaz
- jeta
- lavado
- maquillar
- marca
- momentáneamente
- mona
- mono
- ojo
- plantar
- plena
- pleno
- poema
- reconocer
- rozar
- salir
- santa
- santo
- señalar
- simiesca
- simiesco
- sonar
- sur
- taparse
- tête à tête
- ubicar
- vislumbrar
- abotagado
- alargar
- alegrar
- amarillo
- ancho
- apergaminado
English:
angular
- antiallergenic
- ashen
- best
- black
- blank
- bomb
- bright
- brighten
- brim
- carp
- cheek
- close
- coin
- contort
- cost
- cover
- craggy
- deadpan
- dearly
- deflect
- disappointment
- disfigure
- distort
- drawn
- everyplace
- exasperation
- expression
- face
- fall
- familiar
- feature
- flip side
- florid
- flush
- flushed
- forlorn
- freckle
- frightful
- full
- furrow
- furtive
- glow
- glowing
- grin
- head
- hideous
- hollow
- ill
- job

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cara¹ nf

1. [rostro] face;

tiene una cara muy bonita she has a very pretty face;

me ha salido un grano en la cara I've got a spot on my face;

esa cara me suena de algo I remember that face from somewhere, I've seen that face somewhere before;

los atracadores actuaron a cara descubierta the robbers didn't bother covering their faces;

castigar a alguien de cara a la pared to make sb stand facing the wall (as a punishment);

arrugar la cara to screw up one's face;
también Fig
asomar la cara to show one's face;

¡mira quién asoma la cara! look who's here!;

cara a cara face-to-face;

un (encuentro) cara a cara entre los dos candidatos a head-to-head (debate) between the two candidates

2. [expresión, aspecto]
¡alegra esa cara, ya es viernes! cheer up o don't look so miserable, it's Friday!;

cuando se enteró de la noticia, puso muy buena cara when she heard the news, her face lit up;

no supe qué cara poner I didn't know how to react;

¡no pongas mala cara! don't look so miserable!;

cuando le contamos nuestro plan, puso muy mala cara when we told her our plan, she pulled a face;

tener buena/mala cara [persona] to look well/awful;

tiene cara de buena persona she has a kind face, she looks like a nice person;

tener cara de enfadado to look angry;

tienes cara de no haber dormido you look like you haven't slept;

tiene cara de querer comer she looks as if she'd like something to eat;

tiene cara de ponerse a llover it looks as if it's going to rain;

esta comida tiene buena cara this meal looks good

Comp
Esp Fam cara de acelga:
tener cara de acelga to have a pale face;

cara de ángel: [m5] tener cara de ángel to look like an angel;

cara de asco: [m5] poner cara de asco to pull a face, to look disgusted;
Fam cara bonita eye candy, glamourpuss; Fam cara de circunstancias:
puso cara de circunstancias his face took on a serious expression o turned serious;
RP Fam cara de culo:
tener cara de culo to look really Br hacked off o US pissed;
Fam cara de hereje:
tener cara de hereje to have an ugly mug;
Fam cara larga:
poner cara larga to pull a long face;
Esp Fam cara de pascua:
tener cara de pascua to have a happy face;
Fam cara de perro:
no pongas esa cara de perro don't look so miserable;

tiene cara de perro he has an unfriendly face;

un enfrentamiento a cara de perro a crunch match;

cara de pocos amigos: [m5] tener cara de pocos amigos to have an unfriendly face;
Esp Fam cara de póquer:
tener/poner cara de póquer to have/pull a poker face;

cara de tonto: [m5]tener/poner cara de tonto to have/pull a stupid face;
Fam cara de viernes:
tener cara de viernes to have a long face;
Fam cara de vinagre:
tener cara de vinagre to have a sour face

3. [persona] face;

acudieron muchas caras famosas a lot of famous faces were there;

veo muchas caras nuevas I see a lot of new faces here

4. [lado] side;

cara A [de disco] A side

5. Geom face

6. [parte frontal] front

7. [de moneda] heads;
Fig
la otra cara de la moneda the other side of the coin;

cara o cruz o Andes, Ven [m5] sello o RP [m5] ceca heads or tails;

echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for sth, US to flip a coin for sth;

si sale cara, elijo yo if it's heads, I get to choose

8. [indicando posición]
cara a facing;

quiero un apartamento cara al mar I want an apartment that looks out on to the sea;

cara al futuro with regard to the future, in future;

cara arriba/abajo face up/down;
Esp
de cara [sol, viento] in one's face;

los ciclistas tenían el viento de cara the cyclists were riding into the wind

9.
de cara a [indicando objetivo] with a view to;

de cara a mejorar with a view to improving

10. Comp

se le cayó la cara de vergüenza she blushed with shame;

¡no sé cómo no se te cae la cara de vergüenza al hablar así a tu madre! you should be ashamed of yourself, talking to your mother like that!;

dar cara a algo to face o confront sth;

dar la cara [responsabilizarse] to face up to the consequences;

siempre que quiere mandar un mensaje me manda a mí, en vez de dar la cara él whenever he has a message to deliver, he always sends me instead of doing it himself;

ya estoy harto de ser yo el que siempre dé la cara I'm fed up of always being the one who takes the flak;

dar la cara por alguien [disculpar] to make excuses for sb;
[defender] to stick up for sb; RP
dar vuelta la cara a alguien to look away from sb;
Fam
decir algo a alguien Esp [m5] a la cara o Am [m5] en la cara to say sth to sb's face;

si tiene algo que decir, que me lo diga Esp [m5] a la cara o Am [m5] en la cara if she has something to say to me, she can say it to my face;
Fam
echar algo en cara a alguien to reproach sb for sth;
Esp Fam
es lo más grosero/estúpido que me he echado a la cara he's the rudest/most stupid person I've ever met;
Fam
hacer cara a to stand up to;

lavar la cara a algo to make cosmetic changes to sth;

mirar a alguien a la cara to look sb in the face;
Fam
partir la cara a alguien to smash sb's face in;
Esp
plantar cara a alguien to confront sb;
Andes, RP
poner la cara [responsabilizarse] to face up to the consequences;
Esp Fam
por la cara: entrar por la cara [sin pagar] to get in without paying;
[sin ser invitado] to gatecrash; Fam
por su cara bonita, por su linda cara: le dieron el trabajo por su cara bonita o [m5] por su linda cara she got the job because her face fitted;

reírse de alguien en su cara to laugh in sb's face;

en mi cara no se me ríe nadie nobody laughs at me to my face;
Fam
romper la cara a alguien to smash sb's face in;

sacar la cara por alguien to stick up for sb;

saltar a la cara to be blindingly obvious;

tener dos caras to be two-faced;

verse las caras [pelearse] to have it out;
[enfrentarse] to fight it out; Andes
voltear la cara a alguien to look away from sb

cara² Fam

♦ nf
[desvergüenza] cheek, nerve;
tener la cara de hacer algo to have the nerve to do sth;

tener mucha cara, tener la cara muy dura to have a lot of cheek o nerve, Br to have a real brass neck;

¡qué cara más dura! what a cheek o nerve!;

¡qué cara, ahora me echa las culpas a mí! the cheek of it! now he's trying to put the blame on me!;

¡hay que tener cara para decir eso! what a cheek o nerve to say a thing like that!;

Comp
Esp
tener más cara que espalda to have a cheek o nerve

♦ nmf
Fam
ser un(a) cara (dura) to have a lot of cheek o nerve, Br to have a real brass neck

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cara

f

1 face;

a cara descubierta not wearing a mask;

cara a algo facing sth;

cara a cara face to face;

en el cara a cara face to face;

de cara a facing; fig with regard to;

de cara al exterior on the surface, outwardly;

hacer cara a face up to;

dar la cara face the consequences;

sacar la cara por alguien stick one’s neck out for s.o.;

plantar cara a stand up to;

echar algo en cara a alguien remind s.o. of sth;

decir algo en o

a la cara de alguien say sth to s.o.’s face;

lo hizo por su cara bonita o

por su linda cara fig he did it just because he felt like it;

cruzar la cara a alguien slap s.o. in the face, slap s.o.’s face;

romper o

partir la cara a alguien pop smash s.o.’s face in;

¡nos veremos las caras! you haven’t heard the last of this!;

tenían el viento/el sol de cara they had the wind in their faces/the sun in their eyes;

todo le sale de cara everything goes right for him

2 ( expresión) look;

tiene cara de pocos amigos he doesn’t look very friendly;

tiene cara de preocupación/alegría he looks worried/happy;

cara larga long face;

tener buena/mala cara de comida look good/bad; de persona look well/sick;

poner buena cara a mal tiempo look on the bright side

3 fig

nerve;

tener cara dura have a nerve

4

:

la otra cara de la moneda fig the other side of the coin

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cara nf

1) : face

2) aspecto: look, appearance

¡qué buena cara tiene ese pastel!: that cake looks delicious!

3) fam : nerve, gall

4)

cara a or

de cara a : facing

5)

de cara a : in view of, in the light of

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cara n

1. (en general) face

tiene una cara muy bonita she's got a really nice face

¿veo una cara nueva? do I see a new face?

2. (de página, disco) side

no escribas por la otra cara del folio don't write on the other side of the sheet

un cubo tiene seis caras a cube has got six sides

3. (expresión) look

tenía mala cara she didn't look well

tienes cara de sueño you look tired

4. (descaro) cheek / nerve

tuvo la cara de pedirme un favor he had the cheek to ask me a favour

¡vaya cara! what a cheek!

cara a cara face to face

¿cara o cruz? heads or tails?

de cara (sol) in your eyes (viento) against you

el sol me daba de cara the sun was (shining) in my eyes

tenemos el viento de cara we've got the wind against us

de cara a (mirando) facing (con vistas a) with a view to

está castigado de cara a la pared he's got to stand facing the wall

echar a cara o cruz to toss for it

Spanish-English dictionary > cara
11 غير

غَيْر \ another: a different one: We’ll go there another time. If this hat does not fit, try another. besides: as well as: I have two brothers besides John.. other: (in comparisons) different: He likes French cigarettes and won’t smoke any other kind. This side is dry; the other side is wet. I can’t do it now; I have other things to do. short of: less than; other than: Nothing short of a new government will save the country. un-: giving an opposite sense: ‘Unlikely’ means ‘not likely’. \ See Also آخر (آخَر)‏ \ غَيْرُ أَجْوَف \ solid: not hollow: without holes: a solid rubber ball. \ See Also صلب (صُلْب)‏ \ غَيْرُ أَكيد \ faint: (of thoughts and feelings) weak; uncertain: I haven’t the faintest idea where she is. uncertain: not certain doubtful; undecided; changeable: I’m uncertain what time he’s coming. Our holiday plans are still uncertain, we haven’t decided where to go. The weather is uncertain - it may rain soon. \ See Also ضعيف (ضَعِيف)، غير مؤكّد \ غَيْرُ أمْلَس \ rough: not smooth: a rough road; a rough surface. \ غَيْرُ آمن \ insecure: not safe; not supported or able to support other things: Be careful of that door - the lock is very insecure. \ غَيْرُ أُمِّيّ \ literate: able to read and write. \ غَيْرَ أنَّ \ but: yet: He came but she did not. I need food but I have no money to buy any. She is thin but strong. only: but: She wanted to buy it, only she had no money. \ غَيْرُ أهل للثّقة \ suspect: not trustworthy; possibly the cause of trouble: a rather suspect character. \ غَيْرُ بالِغ \ immature: not fully formed or developed. \ غَيْرُ بهيج \ dull: (of weather or colour) not clean or bright; cloudy: a dull day; a dull blue. \ غَيْرُ جاهز للعَمَل \ out of training: not in good condition. \ غَيْرُ جَمِيل \ plain: (of people) not good-looking: He was a nice boy, but rather plain and not very clever. \ غَيْرُ جَمِيل \ homely: (of people, faces, etc.) not goodlooking. \ See Also جذاب (جذّاب)‏ \ غَيْرُ حادّ \ dull: (of the senses) not sharp: a dull pain. \ غَيْرُ حَذِر \ unwary: (esp. as a noun with the) careless; not looking out for danger or deceit: ‘Easy’ questions in an exam are often a trap for the unwary (or for unwary people). \ غَيْرُ حقيقي \ unreal: imaginary; not related to facts. \ غَيْرُ دقيق \ rough: not carefully made; not properly finished; not exact: a rough drawing; a rough guess. \ غَيْرُ ذلك \ else: other (together with the first one); besides: Who else came? Did you look anywhere else, or only under the bed?, other (instead of the first one); instead Let’s talk about something else. Peter was ill, so someone else came. If there’s no coffee, what else can I drink?. otherwise: differently: I thought it was true, but they thought otherwise. \ غَيْرُ رَسْمِيّ \ informal: without ceremony or special dress: The prince paid an informal visit to the town. private: not official; not concerning one’s work; concerning one’s home and family: In his private life, the actor is rather quiet, although in the play he is loud and angry. \ غَيْرُ سَارّ \ bad, worse, worst: (of news, weather, etc.) unpleasant. \ غَيْرُ سالِك \ impassable: (of roads) unfit for use; blocked (by snow, mud, etc.). \ غَيْرُ سَكران \ sober: not under the control of alcohol; not drunk: A car driver ought to be sober. \ غَيْرُ سليمة \ broken, break: (of language) incorrectly spoken by a foreigner: broken English. \ غَيْرُ شَرْعِيّ \ illegal: against the law: A crime is an illegal act. illegitimate: (of a child) born to a mother who is not married. \ غَيْرُ شريف \ crooked: dishonest. \ غَيْرُ شَفّاف \ opaque: not allowing light to pass through it: opaque glass. \ غَيْرُ صافٍ \ gross: (of figures or amounts) whole, before subtracting anything; the opposite of net: Your gross pay is the amount before tax is paid. \ غَيْرُ صَالِح للاستعمال \ out of order: not working: I couldn’t ring you up yesterday because our telephone was out of order. \ غَيْرُ صالح للأَكل \ inedible: not fit to eat. \ غَيْرُ صَالِح لِلْعَمَل \ out of action: not working; out of order: This telephone is out of action. \ غَيْرُ صِحّي \ insanitary: so dirty that health is put at risk: an insanitary kitchen. \ غَيْرُ صحيح \ false: wrong; incorrect: a false idea. \ غَيْرُ صَحيح \ unsound: not in good condition, not satisfactory: unsound teeth; an unsound explanation. \ See Also سَليم \ غَيْرُ ضَارّ \ harmless: causing no harm; gentle: A lamb is a harmless creature. Is this insect poison harmless to people?. \ غَيْرُ ضروريّ \ needless: useless; unnecessary (trouble, expense etc.). \ غَيْرُ طاهر \ impure: not pure. \ غَيْرُ طَبيعِيّ \ artificial: adj. (of teeth, light, silk, etc.) not natural; made by man. False: not natural: false teeth. weird: very strange. \ غَيْرُ عَادِيّ \ abnormal: different from what is natural or usual: It is abnormal to have only 3 fingers on one hand. exceptional: unusual: That book is an exeptional one. It was an exceptionally hot summer. peculiar: unusual strange. remarkable: surprising; unusual and worth noticing: a remarkable change; a remarkably goodlooking child. unusual: not usual; strange. \ غَيْرُ عالِم بِـ \ ignorant of: not having heard about (a particular thing): I was ignorant of his plans. \ غَيْرُ عَمَليّ \ theoretical: adj. of theories; not learned from experience; supposed; not proved: I have only a theoretical knowledge of cooking from reading cookery books. \ غَيْرُ فَعّال \ inefficient: not working well; wasting time or power: Old machines are often inefficient. He is an inefficient clerk. \ غَيْرُ قابل للتصديق (غير معقول)‏ \ incredible: too strange to be believed; unbelievable: an incredible story. \ غَيْرُ قادِر \ incapable: not able to do sth.; not having the power or nature to do sth.: flowers are incapable of growing without light. She is incapable of being unkind to people. \ غَيْرُ قادِر على الحركة \ numb: having no feeling: My fingers were numb with cold. \ غَيْرُ قانونيّ \ illegal: against the law: A crime is an illegal act. wrongful: unjust; unlawful: wrongful imprisonment. \ غَيْرُ كافٍ \ insufficient: not enough (in power, ability, etc.): insufficient knowledge; insufficient food. lacking: missing: The bread was enough but the butter was lacking. scanty: (of a supply, of clothing, etc.) very small; not enough: He was too scantily dressed to keep warm. \ غَيْرُ كامِل \ incomplete: not complete; not perfect: This piece of work is incomplete - please finish it. His explanation is incomplete - it doesn’t explain all the facts. \ غَيْرُ كَثِيف \ sparse: thinly scattered: sparse hair; sparse grass. \ غَيْرُ كُفْء \ inefficient: not working well; wasting time or power: Old machines are often inefficient. He is an inefficient clerk. \ غَيْرُ لائق \ beneath sb.’s dignity: unsuitable for sb. to do: It was beneath the teacher’s dignity to sweep the classroom. improper: not proper; unsuitable; not polite: improper behaviour. \ غَيْرُ لَبِق \ awkward: (of manner or movement) showing difficulty; not skilful: He is too awkward on his feet to be a dancer. tactless: showing no understanding or skill in dealing with others: a tactless person; a tactless statement. \ غَيْرُ مُؤَدَّب \ impolite: not polite; rude. \ غَيْرُ مُؤذٍ \ innocent: harmless: innocent amusements. \ غَيْرُ مؤكَّد \ uncertain: not certain; doubtful; undecided; changeable: I’m uncertain what time he’s coming. Our holiday plans are still uncertain, we haven’t decided where to go. The weather is uncertain - it may rain soon. \ غَيْرُ مُؤلم \ painless: causing no pain. \ غَيْرُ مأْلوف \ queer: strange, unusually and not understood: a queer noise. uncouth: lacking good manners; strange in one’s appearance: It is uncouth to push your knife into your mouth when eating. Modern young men don’t condiser it uncouth to wear their hair long. \ غَيْرُ مَأْهول \ desert: (of an island) with nobody living on it. wild: (of plants, creatures, land, etc.) in a natural state, not under the control of man. \ غَيْرُ مُبَاشِر \ indirect: not straight or directly joined to; meaning something which is not directly said: an indirect road; the indirect result of an action; an indirect answer. \ غَيْرُ مُبَالٍ \ indifferent: not caring; not interested: He was quite indifferent to his children’s troubles. \ غَيْرُ مَبْتُوت بأمْرِه \ pending: (of a doubtful matter, esp. in court) not yet settled. \ غَيْرُ مُبْهَم \ definite: certain; clear: a definite promise; a definite plan of action. \ غَيْرُ متأكِّد \ in doubt: uncertain: When in doubt, ask your father. \ غَيْرُ مُتَجَانِس \ odd: mixed; different from each other: a boxful of odd tools; two odd shoes (not a pair). \ غَيْرُ مُتَحَرِّك \ stationary: not moving: a stationary vehicle. \ غَيْرُ مُتَحَفِّظ \ outspoken: (of sb. or his speech) saying just what one thinks, although it may annoy some people. \ غَيْرُ مُتَحَمِّس \ cool: unfriendly; They gave us rather a cool welcome. \ غَيْرُ متحمّس لِـ \ half-hearted: not eager; showing little effort or interest: He made a half-hearted attempt at the work. \ غَيْرُ مُتَرَابِط \ scrappy: made of scraps; incomplete; badly arranged: a scrappy meal; a scrappy report. \ غَيْرُ مُتَّصِل \ intermittent: repeatedly stopping and starting; not continuous: intermittent rain. \ غَيْرُ مُتَّصِل بِـ \ irrelevant: not concerned with, not in any way related to the subject: If you are appointing a good teacher, his height is quite irrelevant. \ غَيْرُ مُتَطَرِّف \ moderate: reasonable (in size or amount; in one’s customs or opinions, etc.); neither too big nor too small; neither too much nor too little: moderate prices; moderate political aims. \ غَيْرُ مُتقَن \ rough: not carefully made; not properly finished; not exact: a rough drawing; a rough guess. \ غَيْرُ مُتْقَن (للشيء أو العمل)‏ \ sloppy: (of a person) lacking effort or spirit; weakly lazy; (of a substance) wet and loose: a sloppy piece of work; a sloppy paste. \ غَيْرُ مُتَكَلّف \ homely: simple and friendly; making one feel at home: This little hotel has a homely feeling. \ غَيْرُ مُتَمدِّن (إنسان)‏ \ savage: old use sb. living in an undeveloped society, seen as fierce and wild and likely to attack strangers. \ غَيْرُ مُتَوَازِن \ top-heavy: so heavy at the top that it is likely to fall over: a top heavy load. \ غَيْرُ مُتَوَافر \ out of stock: not in stock. \ غَيْرُ مُتَوَقَّع \ abrupt: (of movement, change, etc.) sudden and unexpected: an abrupt change of plan. unexpected: not expected; surprising that one did not think would happen: an unexpected present; something quite unexpected. \ غَيْرُ مُجْدٍ \ vain: useless; unsuccessful: a vain attempt. ineffective: not able to produce the desired effect: This medicine is quite ineffective. \ غَيْرُ مُحْتَرِف \ amateur: one who works or plays for pleasure, not for money: an amateur actor. \ غَيْرُ مُحْتَمَل \ improbable: not likely to happen: That is an improbable idea. intolerable: (of heat, annoyance, rudeness, etc.) more than one can bear. \ غَيْرُ مُحَدَّد \ indefinite: adj. not clear; not fixed in time: indefinite ideas; at an indefinite date. \ غَيْرُ مَحْدُود \ infinite: endless; not measurable: I have infinite faith in his abilities. This is infinitely better than that. The infinite space of the sky. whole-hearted: full, unlimited, eager and willing: His plan had their whole-hearted support. \ غَيْرُ مُدْرِك \ unaware: not knowing: I was unaware of all the facts. He was unaware of the danger he was in. \ غَيْرُ مَرْئيّ \ invisible: unable to be seen: The sun remained invisible behind the heavy clouds. unseen: not seen; without being seen: The prisoner escaped unseen. \ غَيْرُ مُرَاعٍ لشُعور الآخرين \ thoughtless: careless; not troubling about the future or about other people: a thoughtless waste of money; thoughtless cruelty. \ غَيْرُ مَرْبُوط \ undone: not done finished; no longer fastened: He left half the work undone. Your shoe has came undone. \ غَيْرُ مَرْبُوط \ loose: not tied; not contained in sth.: The sweets were sold loose, not packed in tins. \ See Also مقيد (مُقيَّد)‏ \ غَيْرُ مُرْتاح \ uneasy: anxious, uncomfortable. \ غَيْرُ مُرَتَّب \ dishevelled: (of a person’s appearance, esp. hair) untidy. \ غَيْرُ مُرَكَّز \ watery: like water; containing too much water: watery milk. weak: (of liquids like tea or coffee) lacking taste or strength, because of too much water or milk. \ غَيْرُ مُريح \ inconvenient: causing difficulty; not what suits one: That is an inconvenient time to visit me. uncomfortable: not comfortable: This chair is very uncomfortable. I’m very uncomfortable in it. \ غَيْرُ مَسْؤُول \ irresponsible: doing foolish things without thinking of the probable results; not trustworthy: It was irresponsible of you to give the child a box of matches to play with. \ غَيْرُ مُسْتَحَبّ \ unpleasant: not pleasing or enjoyable; (of people) wanting to quarrel; unkind: What an unpleasant smell! The heat of summer can be very unpleasant. That man was rather unpleasant to me. \ غَيْرُ مُسْتَخْدَم \ obsolete: no longer used; out of date: an obsolete word; an obsolete custom. \ غَيْرُ مُسْتَعْمَل \ archaic: very old; (esp. of words) no longer used. \ غَيْرُ مُسْتَوٍ \ irregular: not regular; uneven: irregular visits; an irregular shape. rugged: rough and rocky: a rugged coast; rugged cliffs. \ غَيْرُ مُسْرَج \ bareback: (in riding horses, etc.) without a proper leather seat: The boys rode bareback. \ غَيْرُ مُسْكِر (للشَّراب)‏ \ soft: (of drinks) not alcoholic. \ غَيْرُ مَشْرُوع \ foul: (in sport) disobeying the rules: Foul play. The whistle was blown for a foul. \ غَيْرُ مشغول \ free: not busy; not in use: If you’re free this evening, let’s go to the cinema. Is this seat free?. \ غَيْرُ مُصابٍ بِأَذى \ intact: not touched; not damaged or broken; complete: The box was broken but the contents were intact. \ غَيْرُ مَصْقول \ rough: not carefully made; not properly finished; not exact: a rough drawing; a rough guess. coarse: (of people and their manners) rough; rude: a coarse fellow; a coarse laugh. \ غَيْرُ مُصَنَّع \ crude: in its natural state: crude oil. \ غَيْرُ مَصْنُوع \ undone: not done finished; no longer fastened: He left half the work undone. Your shoe has come undone. \ See Also منجز (مُنْجَز)‏ \ غَيْرُ مطبوخ \ raw: uncooked: raw meat. \ غَيْرُ مُطْلَق \ relative: comparative: the relative values of gold and iron. \ غَيْرُ مُعَدّ \ rambling: (of speeches, stories, etc.) not planned; wandering aimlessly: He wrote a long rambling letter about his troubles. \ غَيْرُ مُعَشَّق \ out of gear: with the engine separated from the driving wheels. \ غَيْرُ مُعَقَّد \ simple: plain; not fine or grand: We lead a simple life in the country. \ See Also منمق (مُنَمَّق)، متكلف (مُتَكَلَّف)‏ \ غَيْرُ مَعْقُول \ absurd: not at all sensible; foolish: The singer’s absurd clothes made us laugh. \ غَيْرُ مُغَطّى \ naked: not protected by a cover: naked sword; a naked light (whose flame is therefore dangerous). \ غَيْرُ مُفيد \ useless: worthless; fulfilling no purpose; without effect. \ غَيْرُ مَقْرُوء \ illegible: difficult or impossible to read (because the letters or figures cannot be clearly seen). \ غَيْرُ مُقَيَّد \ open: not limited: The next race is open to children of any age. It’s an open race. \ غَيْرُ مُقَيَّد \ wanton: carelessly uncontrolled;with no good reason; wild or playful, with bad resutls: Wanton behaviour causes wanton damage. \ غَيْرُ مُكْتَرِث \ careless: not taking care: Careless drivers cause accidents. indifferent: not caring; not interested: He was quite indifferent to his children’s troubles. \ غَيْرُ مُكْتَرَث بِه \ perfunctory: done with little interest or care: a perfunctory piece of work. \ غَيْرُ مُلائِم \ adverse: unfavourable: an adverse report; adverse winds that delay sailing. improper: not proper; unsuitable; not polite: improper behaviour. inconvenient: causing difficulty; not what suits one: That is an inconvenient time to visit me. \ غَيْرُ مُمطِر \ dry: not wet; with no rain; with no water: a dry cloth; dry weather; a dry river. \ غَيْرُ ممكِن \ impossible: not possible. \ غَيْرُ مُمَيّز \ indiscriminate: not choosing carefully: He invited people indiscriminately to his party. \ غَيْرُ مناسب \ wrong: not correct; mistaken; unsuitable: That’s the wrong answer, and the wrong way to do it. She came in the wrong clothes for riding. \ See Also ملائم (مُلائِم)‏ \ غَيْرُ مُنْطَبِق على \ irrelevant: not concerned with, not in any way related to the subject: If you are appointing a good teacher, his height is quite irrelevant. \ غَيْرُ مُنَظَّم \ random: not planned, not regular: random visits to the city. \ See Also غَيْر مُخَطَّط \ غَيْرُ مَنْظُور \ unseen: not seen; without being seen: The prisoner escaped unseen. \ غَيْرُ مُهْتَمّ به \ perfunctory: done with little interest or care: a perfunctory piece of work. \ غَيْرُ مُهَذَّب \ impolite: not polite; rude. uncouth: lacking good manners; strange in one’s appearance: It is uncouth to push your knife into your mouth when eating. Modern young men don’t condiser it uncouth to wear their hair long. \ غَيْرُ مَوْثوق \ irresponsible: doing foolish things without thinking of the probable results; not trustworthy: It was irresponsible of you to give the child a box of matches to play with. suspect: not trustworthy; possibly the cause of trouble: a rather suspect character. \ غَيْرُ مُوجِع \ painless: causing no pain. \ غَيْرُ موجُود \ lacking: missing: The bread was enough but the butter was lacking. \ غَيْرُ مَوْصُول بالمُحَرِّك \ out of gear: with the engine separated from the driving wheels. \ غَيْرُ ناضج \ immature: not fully formed or developed. \ غَيْرُ نِظاميّ \ irregular: not regular; uneven: irregular visits; an irregular shape. \ غَيْرُ نَقِيّ \ cloudy: (of liquids) not clear. impure: not pure. \ غَيْرُ واثِق \ uncertain: not certain doubtful; undecided; changeable: I’m uncertain what time he’s coming. \ غَيْرُ واثِق من نفْسه \ insecure: feeling afraid and not sure of oneself: He’s a very insecure person, and so he always thinks other people don’t like him. \ غَيْرُ واضِح \ dull: (of the senses) not sharp: a dull pain. vague: not clearly seen or expressed or understood; (of people) having no clear ideas: She made a vague statement. He’s rather vague about his duties. \ غَيْرُ واقعي \ fictitious: imagined; not a fact; not true: a fictitious character in a book. \ غَيْرُ وِدّي \ icy: (of a voice or manner) very cold; very unfriendly. cold: unfriendly: a cold welcome; a cold heart.

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1. n твёрдая мощёная или бетонированная дорожка

hard wheat — твёрдая пшеница

hard binding — твёрдая переплётная крышка

hard page break — «твёрдая» граница страницы

hard copy — удобочитаемый, печатный или машинописный текст

2. n твёрдый грунт, по которому можно пройти через топкое болото

to ride hard — мчаться во весь опор

hard flooring — твердое покрытие пола

hard court — твёрдое поле, корт с твёрдым покрытием

to go as hard as one can lick — мчаться во весь опор

excavating of hard ground — разработка плотного грунта

3. n звонкая монета

to pay in hard — платить звонкой монетой

hard money — звонкая монета

4. n сл. каторга

imprisonment at hard labour — лишение свободы с каторжными работами; каторжные работы, каторга

5. n разг. прессованный табак

6. a жёсткий, неприятный на ощупь

hard to the touch — грубый на ощупь

a hard unwilling man — жёсткий, упрямый человек

hard scientist — специалист в области естественных наук

7. a трудный, тяжёлый; требующий напряжения

hard work — тяжёлая работа

hard usage — тяжёлые условия эксплуатации

hard case — трудное дело

hard cases make bad law — трудные дела — плохая основа для законодательства, запутанные дела не могут служить прецедентом

a hard supposition — маловероятное предположение

hard to believe — трудный поверить

he is hard to handle — с ним очень трудно

he is hard to please — ему трудно угодить

do things the hard way — идти трудным путем

it is hard to say why — трудно сказать почему

8. a такой, с которым трудно; с трудом поддающийся

a disease hard to cure — трудноизлечимая болезнь

things hard to imagine — вещи, которые трудно себе представить

a hard language to learn — трудный для изучения язык

he is hard to deal with — с ним трудно иметь дело

the engine is hard to start — этот мотор трудно завести

hard labor — принудительный труд

hard pressed cheese — твердый сыр

hard nut to crack — трудная задача

hard rice — стекловидный длиннозерный рис

this land ploughs hard — эту землю трудно пахать

9. a крепкий, закалённый, сильный

hard muscles — крепкие мускулы

hard liquors — крепкие напитки

hard formation — крепкая порода

hard rolling — сильное скручивание

hard withering — сильное завяливание

it was blowing hard — дул сильный ветер

10. a строгий, суровый; безжалостный, жестокий

hard master — суровый хозяин

hard father — строгий отец

hard winter — суровая зима

hard discipline — суровая дисциплина

hard treatment — жестокое обращение

his lot has been a hard one — его судьба была суровой

11. a тяжёлый, трудный

hard rock — тяжёлый рок

hard nut — трудный вопрос

is hard — трудный; твердый

are hard — трудный; твердый

hard boiling — трудная варка

12. a тяжёлый, суровый, полный трудностей и лишений

hard times — тяжёлые времена

hard years — трудные годы

hard kill — полное уничтожение цели

the hard school of daily life — тяжёлый жизненный опыт

13. a суровый, холодный

hard climate — суровый климат

14. a резкий; грубый; неприятный

hard voice — резкий голос

hard eye — завистливый взгляд

to put the tiller hard over — резко повернуть румпель

hard braking — резкое торможение

hard curd — грубый сгусток

15. a усердный, упорный; прилежный

hard worker — прилежный работник

work hard — работать упорно

fight hard — бороться упорно

to study hard — прилежно учиться

16. a не знающий удержу, усиленно предающийся

hard rider — неутомимый ездок

his heart pumped hard — у него сильно колотилось сердце

hard crack — образование трещин в зоне термического влияния

17. a стойкий, устойчивый

hard against entreaties — не внимающий просьбам

hard failure — устойчивый отказ

hard fault — устойчивая неисправность; отказ

18. a спец. стойкий, не поддающийся биологическому распаду

hard detergents — стойкие детергенты

19. a звонкий

20. a реальный; практичный, лишённый романтики; приземлённый

hard common sense — грубый практицизм; жёсткий рационализм

hard facts — реальные факты

21. a жёсткий, частый

she abbreviated so much that it was hard to understand her letters — она так часто сокращала слова, что её письма было трудно понимать

22. a крепко завязанный

hard knot — крепкий узел

hard rock country — район с крепкими породами

hard formation bit — долото для крепких пород

hard oil sand — крепкий нефтеносный песчаник

hard cutting — крепкая зарубка

hard grain — крепкий кристалл

23. a амер. крепкий; алкогольный

hard liquors — спиртные напитки

hard salting — крепкий посол

hard roof — крепкая кровля

hard top — крепкая кровля

hard gale — крепкий ветер

24. a разг. кислый, терпкий

25. a спец. контрастный

hard image — контрастное изображение

hard light — фото, кино «жёсткий» свет

hard negative — контрастный негатив

hard lighting — контрастное освещение

26. a густой, тягучий

hard fat — консистентная смазка

27. a физ. проникающий, жёсткий

hard X-rays — жёсткое рентгеновское излучение

hard shower — проникающий ливень

hard component — проникающая компонента

28. a фон. твёрдый

29. a создающий привыкание

защищённый

hard feelings — обида

no hard feelings? — вы не обиделись?; вы не будете на меня обижаться?

hard knocks — удары судьбы; напасти, несчастья

he took some hard knocks — ему не везло; несчастья сваливались на него одно за другим

hard lines — незадача, невезение; полоса неудач

hard cheese — невезение

hard and fast — непоколебимый; твёрдый; жёсткий ; строго определённый; незыблемый, раз навсегда установленный

a hard and fast contract — нерушимый договор

a hard and fast bargain — надёжная сделка

hard of hearing — тугоухий; тугой на ухо, глуховатый

the hard of hearing — люди с ослабленным слухом

30. adv сильно, интенсивно; энергично

to run hard — бежать со всех ног

to knock the ball hard — сильно ударить по мячу

hard wheat flour — мука из сильной пшеницы

extremely hard — настойчиво; энергичный

hard beating — интенсивный размол

hard scald — интенсивная шпарка

31. adv настойчиво, упорно; усердно

to work hard — много работать

to think hard — упорно думать

hard sell — навязывание товара; настойчивое рекламирование; броская реклама

32. adv твёрдо, крепко; накрепко

to hold hard — крепко держать или держаться, не отпускать

33. adv вкрутую

to boil an egg hard — сварить яйцо вкрутую

34. adv тяжело, с трудом

to breathe hard — тяжело дышать

to take hard — принимать близко к сердцу; тяжело переживать

to earn money hard — зарабатывать на жизнь тяжёлым трудом

hard time — тяжелое время

hard stop — тяжелый останов

hard hat diver — тяжелый водолаз

hard struggle — тяжелое сражение

hard training — тяжелая тренировка

35. adv неумеренно, чрезмерно

to drink hard — крепко выпивать; пить запоем

36. adv близко, на небольшом расстоянии; около

hard at hand — близко, рядом

to follow hard after — следовать по пятам

the house stands hard by the bridge — дом стоит у самого моста

he lives hard by — он живёт недалеко отсюда

hard by — близко; рядом

37. adv мор. круто, до отказа

hard over helm! — руль на борт!

hard a-port ! — право руля!

hard pressed — в трудном положении

to be hard pressed for time — иметь мало времени

hard put — в затруднении

he was hard put to conceal his irritation — он с трудом скрывал раздражение

hard currency debt — долг в свободно конвертируемой валюте

hard turn of bilge — крутое скуловое закругление

hard lay — крутой спуск

Синонимический ряд:

1. actual (adj.) absolute; actual; factual; genuine; positive; sure-enough

2. alcoholic (adj.) alcoholic; ardent; inebriating; intoxicating; spirituous; stimulating; strong

3. arduous (adj.) arduous; difficile; exhausting; fatiguing; labored; operose; serious; slavish; sticky; strenuous; terrible; toilful; toilsome; uphill; wearisome

4. complicated (adj.) complex; complicated; effortful; enigmatic; formidable; intricate; perplexing; puzzling

5. cruel (adj.) cruel; grinding; oppressive; rough; stony; unmerciful; unrelenting; unsparing

6. grim (adj.) austere; bitter; bleak; brutal; dour; grim; stringent

7. hardy (adj.) casehardened; hardened; hardy; rugged; tough

8. heavy (adj.) heavy; hefty

9. insensible (adj.) anesthetic; bloodless; dull; impassible; insensate; insensible; insensitive; rocky

10. intense (adj.) intense; powerful; violent

11. intensive (adj.) blood-and-guts; deep; intensive; profound

12. irrefutable (adj.) incontrovertible; irrefutable; undeniable

13. realistic (adj.) down-to-earth; earthy; hard-boiled; hardheaded; hard-headed; matter-of-fact; objective; practic; practical; pragmatic; pragmatical; realistic; sober; tough-minded; unfantastic; unidealistic; unromantic; utilitarian

14. severe (adj.) adamant; exacting; hard hearted; indifferent; intemperate; relentless; rigorous; severe

15. shrewd (adj.) callous; shrewd; unsentimental; unsympathetic

16. solid (adj.) adamantine; compact; firm; flinty; impenetrable; inflexible; resistant; resisting; rigid; solid

17. stormy (adj.) inclement; stormy; tempestuous; vigorous; vigourous

18. taxing (adj.) backbreaking; burdensome; demanding; difficult; knotty; laborious; onerous; taxing; trying; weighty

19. unfriendly (adj.) harsh; unfriendly; unkind; unpleasant

20. arduously (other) arduously; burdensomely; difficultly; laboriously; onerously; toilsomely

21. assiduously (other) assiduously; dingdong; exhaustively; intensely; intensively; painstakingly; thoroughly; unremittingly

22. badly (other) badly; gallingly; harshly; painfully; rigorously; roughly; severely; with difficulty

23. bitterly (other) bitterly; keenly; rancorously; resentfully; sorely

24. close (other) at close hand; close; near; nearby; nigh

25. closely (other) closely; searchingly; sharply

26. earnestly (other) earnestly; incessantly; intently

27. energetically (other) energetically; forcefully; forcibly; hammer and tongs; might and main; mightily; powerfully; strongly; vigorously; with might and main

28. fast (other) fast; firm; firmly; fixedly; hardly; solid; solidly; steadfastly; tight; tightly

29. fiercely (other) fiercely; frantically; frenziedly; furiously; madly; stormily; tumultuously; turbulently; vigourously; violently; wildly

Антонимический ряд:

brittle; compassionate; delicate; ductile; easy; effeminate; elastic; fair; feeble; fluid; frail; gentle; impressible; intelligible; lenient; mild; simple; soft

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13 प्रति _prati

प्रति ind.

1 As a prefix to verbs it means (a) towards, in the direction of; (b) back, in return, again; तष्ठेदानीं न मे जीवन् प्रतियास्यसि दुर्मते Rām.7.18.13; (c) in opposition to, against, counter; (d) upon, down upon; (see the several roots with this preposition).

-2 As a prefix to nouns not directly derived from verbs it means (a) likeness, resemblance, equality; (b) opposite, of the opposite side; प्रतिबल Ve.3.5. 'the opposing force'; so प्रतिद्विपाः Mu.2.13; (c) rivalry; as in प्रतिचन्द्रः 'a rival moon'; प्रतिपुरुषः &c.

-3 As a separable preposition (with acc.) it means (a) towards, in the direction of, to; तौ दम्पती स्वां प्रति राजधानीं प्रस्थापयामास वशी वसिष्ठः R.2.7;1. 75; प्रत्यनिलं विचेरु Ku.3.31; वृक्षं प्रति विद्योतते विद्युत् Sk.; (b) against, counter, in opposition to, opposite; तदा यायाद् रिपुं प्रति Ms.7.171; प्रदुदुवुस्तं प्रति राक्षसेन्द्रम् Rām.; ययावजः प्रत्यरिसैन्यमेव R.7.55; (c) in comparison with, on a par with, in proportion to, a match for; त्वं सहस्राणि प्रति Ṛv.2.1.8; (d) near, in the vicinity of, by, at, in, on; समासेदुस्ततो गङ्गां शृङ्गवेरपुरं प्रति Rām.; गङ्गां प्रति; (e) at the time, about, during; आदित्यस्योदयं प्रति Mb; फाल्गुनं वाथ चैत्रं वा मासौ प्रति Ms.7.182; (f) on the side of, in favour of, to the lot of; यदत्र मां प्रति स्यात् Sk.; हरं प्रति हलाहलं (अभवत्) Vop.; (g) in each, in or at every, severally (used in a distributive sense); वर्षं प्रति, प्रतिवर्षम्; यज्ञं प्रति Y.1.11; वृक्षं वृक्षं प्रति सिञ्चति Sk.; (h) with regard or reference to, in relation to, regarding, concerning, about, as to; न हि मे संशीतिरस्या दिव्यतां प्रति K.132; चन्द्रोपरागं प्रति तु केनापि विप्रलब्धासि Mu.1; धर्मं प्रति Ś.5.18; मन्दौत्सुक्यो$स्मि नगरगमनं प्रति Ś.1; Ku.6.27; 7.83; त्वयैकमीशं प्रति साधु भाषितम् 5.81; Y.1.218; R.6. 12;1.29;12.51; (i) according to, in conformity with; मां प्रति in my opinion; (j) before, in the presence of; (k) for, on account of.

-4 As a separable preposi- tion (with abl.) it means either (a) a representative of, in place of, instead of; प्रद्युम्नः कृष्णात् प्रति Sk.; संग्रामे यो नारायणतः प्रति Bk.8.89; or (b) in exchange or return for; तिलेभ्यः प्रति यच्छति माषान् Sk.; भक्तेः प्रत्यमृतं शंभोः Vop.

-5 As the first member of Avyayībhāva compound it usually means (a) in or at every; as प्रतिसंवत्सरम् 'every year', प्रतिक्षणम्, प्रत्यहम् &c.; (b) towards, in the direction of; प्रत्यग्नि शलभा डयन्ते.

-6 प्रति is sometimes used as the last member of Avyayī. comp. in the sense of 'a little'; सूपप्रति, शाकप्रति. [ Note:-- In the com- pounds given below all words the second members of which are words not immediately connected with verbs, are included; other words will be found in their proper places.]

-Comp. -अंशम् ind. on the shoulders.

-अक्षरम् ind. in every syllable or letter; प्रत्यक्षरश्लेषमयप्रबन्ध Vās.

-अग्नि ind. towards the fire.

-अग्र = प्रत्यग्र q. v.

-अङ्गम् 1 a secondary or minor limb (of the body), as the nose.

-2 a division, chapter, section.

-3 every limb.

-4 a weapon. (

-ङ्गम्) ind.

1 on or at every limb of the body; as in प्रत्यङ्ग- मालिङ्गितः Gīt.1.

-2 for every subdivision.

-3 in each case (in grammar).

-अधिदेवता a tutelary deity who stays in front or near one; Hch.

-अधिष्ठानम्, -आधानम् the principal place of residence; Bṛi. Up.2.2.1.

-2 repository.

-अनन्तर a.

1 being in immediate neigh- bourhood; दानमानादिसत्कारैः कुरुष्व प्रत्यनन्तरम् Rām.4.15.27. (com. प्रत्यनन्तरं स्वाधीनम्).

-2 standing nearest (as an heir).

-3 immediately following, closely connected with; जीवेत् क्षत्रियधर्मेण स ह्यस्य (ब्राह्मणस्य) प्रत्यनन्तरः; Ms.1. 82;8.185. (

-रम्) ind.

1 immediately after.

-2 next in succession.

-रीभू to betake oneself close to; P. R.

-अनिलम् ind. towards or against the wind.

-अनीक a

1 hostile, opposed, inimical.

-2 resisting, opposing.

-3 opposite.

-4 equal, vying with. (

-कः) an enemy.

(-कम्) 1 hostility, enmity, hostile attitude or position; न शक्ताः प्रत्यनीकेषु स्थातुं मम सुरासुराः Rām.

-2 a hostile army; यस्य शूरा महेष्वासाः प्रत्यनीकगता रणे Mb.; ये$वस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः Bg.11.32. (प्र˚ may have here sense 1 also).

-3 (in Rhet.) a figure of speech in which one tries to injure a person or thing connected with an enemy who himself cannot be injured; प्रतिपक्षमशक्तेन प्रतिकर्तुं तिरस्क्रिया । या तदीयस्य तत्स्तुत्यै प्रत्यनीकं तदुच्यते K. P.1.

-अनुप्रासः a kind of alliteration.

-अनुमानम् an opposite conclusion.

-अन्त a. contiguous, lying close to, adjacent, bordering.

(-न्तः) 1 a border, frontier; स गुप्तमूलप्रत्यन्तः R.4.26.

-2 a bordering country; especi- ally, a country occupied by barbarian or Mlechchhas. ˚देशः a bordering country. ˚पर्वतः an adjacent hill; पादाः प्रत्यन्तपर्वताः Ak.

-अन्धकार a. spreading shadow; Buddh.

-अपकारः retaliation, injury in return; शाम्येत् प्रत्यप- कारेण नोपकारेण दुर्जनः Ku.2.4.

-अब्दम् ind. every year

-अमित्र a. hostile. (

-त्रः) an enemy. (

-त्रम्) ind. towards as enemy.

-अरिः 1 a well-matched opponent.

-2 the 9th, 14th or 23rd asterism from the जन्मनक्षत्र.

-3 a particular asterism; दारुणेषु च सर्वेषु प्रत्यरिं च विवर्जयेत् Mb.13.14.28 (com. प्रत्यरिं स्वनक्षत्राद् दिननक्षत्रं यावद् गणयित्वा नवभिर्भागे हृते पञ्चमी तारा प्रत्यरिः ।).

-अर्कः a mock sun; parhelion.

-अर्गलम् the rope by which a churning stick is moved.

-अवयवम् ind.

1 in every limb.

-2 in every particular, in detail.

- अवर a.

1 lower, less honoured; पुरावरान् प्रत्यवरान् गरीयसः Mb.13.94.12.

-2 very low or degrading, very insignificant; Ms.1.19.

-अश्मन् m. red chalk.

-अष्ठीला a kind of nervous disease.

-अहम् ind. every day, daily; day by day; गिरिशमुपचचार प्रत्यहं सा सुकेशी Ku.1.6.

-आकारः a scabbard, sheath.

-आघातः 1 a counter-stroke.

-2 reaction.

-आचारः suitable conduct or behaviour.

-आत्मम् ind. singly, severally.

-आत्मक a. belonging to oneself.

-आत्म्यम् similarity with oneself.

-आत्मेन ind. after one's own image; स किंनरान् कुंपुरुषान् प्रत्यात्म्येना- सृजत् प्रभुः Bhāg.3.2.45.

-आदित्यः a mock sun.

-आरम्भः 1 recommencement, second beginning.

-2 pro- hibition.

-आर्द्र a. fresh.

-आशा 1 hope, expectation; न यत्र प्रत्याशामनुपतति नो वा रहयति Māl.9.8.

-2 trust, con- fidence.

-आसङ्गः Connection, contact; अथ प्रत्यासङ्गः कमपि महिमानं वितरति Mv.1.12.

-आस्वर 1 returning.

-2 reflecting; Ch.Up.1.3.2.

-आह्वयः echo, resonance; छाया प्रत्याह्वयाभासा ह्यसन्तो$प्यर्थकारिणः Bhāg.11.28.5.

-उत्तरम् a reply, rejoinder.

-उलूकः 1 a crow; मृत्युदूतः कपोतो$यमुलूकः कम्पयन्मनः । प्रत्युलूकश्च कुह्वानैरनिद्रौ शून्यमिच्छतः ॥ Bhāg.1.14.14.

-2 a bird resembling an owl.

-ऋचम् ind. in each Rik.

-एक a. each, each one, every single one. (

-कम्) ind.

1 one at a time, severally; singly, in every one, to every one; oft. with the force of an adjective; विवेश दण्डकारण्यं प्रत्येकं च सतां मनः R.12.9. 'entered the mind of every good man'; 12.3;7.34; Ku.2.31.

-एनस् m.

1 an officer of justice (who punishes criminals); Bṛi. Up.4.3.7.

-2 a heir responsible for the debts of the deceased; surety.

-कञ्चुकः 1 an adversary.

-2 a critic.

-कण्ठम् ind.

1 severally, one by one.

-2 near the throat.

-कलम् ind. constantly, perpetually.

-कश a. not obeying the whip.

-कष्ट a. comparatively bad.

-कामिनी a female rival; Śi.

-कायः 1 an effigy, image, picture, likeness.

-2 an adversary; स वृषध्वजसायकावभिन्नं जयहेतुः प्रतिकाय- मेषणीयम् Ki.13.28.

-3 a target, butt, mark.

-कितवः an opponent in a game.

-कुञ्जरः a hostile elephant.

-कूपः a moat, ditch.

-कूल a.

1 unfavourable, adverse, contrary, hostile, opposite, प्रतिकूलतामुपगते हि विधौ विफलत्व- मेति बहुसाधनता Śi.9.6; Ku.3.24.

-2 harsh, discordant. unpleasant, disagreeable; अप्यन्नपुष्टा प्रतिकूलशब्दा Ku.1. 45.

-3 inauspicious.

-4 contradictory.

-5 reverse, inverted.

-6 perverse, cross, peevish, stubborn. ˚आचार- णम्, ˚आचरितम् any offensive or hostile action or conduct; प्रतिकूलाचरितं क्षमख मे R.8.81. ˚उक्तम्, -क्तिः f. a contra- diction. ˚कारिन्, -कृत, -चारिन्, -वत्ति a. opposing. ˚दर्शन a. having an inauspicious or ungracious appearance. ˚प्रवर्तिन्, -वर्तिन् a. acting adversely, taking an adverse course. ˚भाषिन् a. opposing, contradicting. ˚वचनम् dis- agreeable or unpleasant speech. ˚वादः contradiction. (प्रतिकूलता, -त्वम् adverseness, opposition, hostility. प्रति- कूलयति 'to oppose'.).

-कूल ind.

1 adversely, contrarily.

-2 inversely, in inverted order.

-कूलय Den. P. to resist, oppose.

-कूलिक a. hostile, inimical.

-क्षणम् ind. at every moment or instant, constantly; प्रतिक्षणं संभ्रमलोलदृष्टि- र्लीलारविन्देन निवारयन्ती Ku.3.56.

-क्षपम् ind. everynight.

-गजः a hostile elephant

-गात्रम् ind. in very limb.

-गिरिः 1 an opposite mountain.

-2 an inferior mountain.

-गृहम्, -गेहम् ind. in every house.

-ग्रामम् ind. in every village.

-चक्रम् a hostile army.

-चन्द्रः a mock moon; paraselene.

-चरणम् ind.

1 in every (Vedic) school or branch.

-2 at every foot-step.

-छाया, -यिका 1 a reflected image, reflection, shadow; रूपं प्रतिच्छायिक- योपनीतम् N.6.45.

-2 an image, picture.

-जङ्घा the forepart of the leg.

-जिह्वा, -जिह्विका the soft palate,

-तन्त्रम् ind. according to each Tantra or opinion.

-तन्त्र- सिद्धान्तः a conclusion adopted by one of the disputants only; (वादिप्रतिवाद्येकतरमात्राभ्युपगतः).

-त्र्यहम् ind. for three days at a time.

-दण्ड a. Ved. disobedient.

-दिनम् ind. every day; राशीभूतः प्रतिदिनमिव त्र्यम्बकस्याट्टहासः Me.6.

-दिशम् ind. in every direction, all round, every- where.

-दूतः a messenger sent in return.

-देवता a corresponding deity; गताः कलाः पञ्चदश प्रतिष्ठा देवाश्च सर्वे प्रतिदेवतासु Muṇḍa.3.2.7.

-देशम् ind. in every country.

-देहम् ind. in every body.

-दैवतम् ind. for every deity.

-द्वन्द्वः 1 an antagonist, opponent, adversary, rival.

-2 an enemy. (

-द्वम्) opposition, hostility.

-द्वन्द्विन् a.

1 hostile, inimical.

-2 adverse (प्रतिकूल); कृतान्तदुर्वृत्त इवापरेषां पुरः प्रतिद्वन्द्विनि पाण्डवास्त्रे Ki.16.29.

-3 rivalling, vying with; किसलयोद्भेदप्रतिद्वन्दिभिः (करतलैः) Ś.4.5. (-m.) an opponent, adversary, rival; तुल्यप्रति- द्वन्द्वि बभूव युद्धम् R.7.37.;15.25.

-द्वारम् ind. at every gate.

-धुरः a horse harnessed by the side of another.

-नप्तृ m. great-grandson, a son's grandson.

-नव a.

1 new, young, fresh.

-2 newly blown budded; सान्ध्यं तेजः प्रतिनवजपापुष्परक्तं दधानः Me.38.

-नाडी a branch-vein.

-नायकः the adversary of the hero of any poetic com- position; धीरोद्धतः पापकारी व्यसनी प्रतिनायकः S. D., as रावण in the Rāmāyaṇa, शिशुपाल in Māgha-Kāvya &c.

-नारी, -पत्नी, -युवतिः a female rival; Śi.7.45.

-निनादः = प्रतिध्वनिः q. v.

-न्यायम् ind. in inverted order; पुनः प्रतिन्यायं प्रतियोन्याद्रवति स्वप्नायैव Bṛi. Up.4.3.15.

-पक्ष a. like, similar.

(-क्षः) 1 the opposite side, party or faction, hostility; विमृश्य पक्षप्रतिपक्षाभ्यामवधारणं नियमः Gaut. S,

-2 an adversary, enemy, foe, rival; प्रति- पक्षकामिनी, -लक्ष्मी 'a rival wife'; Bv.2.64; दासीकृतायाः प्रति- पक्षलक्ष्याः Vikr.1.73; प्रतिपक्षमशक्तेन प्रतिकर्तुम् K. P.1; Vikr.1.7; often used in comp. in the sense of 'equal' or 'similar'.

-3 remedy, expiation; यादवस्य पापस्य प्रतिपक्षमुपदिशामि Nāg.5.

-4 a defendant or respondent (in law). ˚ता

1 hostility, opposition.

-2 obstacle.

-पक्षित a.

1 containing a contradiction.

-2 nullified by a contradictory premise; (as a hetu in न्याय); cf. सत्प्रतिपक्ष.

-पक्षिन् m. an opponent, adversary.

-पण्यम् merchandise in exchange; Buddh.

-प्रथम् ind. along the road, towards the way; प्रतिपथगतिरासीद् वेगदीर्घीकृताङ्गः Ku.3.76.

-पदम् ind.

1 at evry stop.

-2 at every place, everywhere.

-3 expressly.

-4 in every word; प्रतिपदाख्याने तु गौरवं परिहरद्भिर्वृत्तिकारैः सर्वसामान्यः शब्दः प्रति- गृहीतः प्रकृतिवदिति ŚB. on MS.8.1.2.

-पल्लवः an opposite or outstretched branch; R.

-पाणः 1 a stake.

-2 a counter-pledge.

-3 a counter-stake; Mb.3.

-पादम् ind. in each quarter.

-पात्रम् ind. with regard to each part, of each character; प्रतिपात्रमाधीयतां यत्नः Ś.1 'let care be taken of each character'.

-पादपम् ind. in every tree.

-पाप a. returning sin for sin, requiting evil for evil.

-पु(पू)रुषः 1 a like or similar man.

-2 a substitute, deputy.

-3 a companion.

-4 the effigy of a man pushed by thieves into the interior of a house before entering it themselves (to ascertain if any body is awake).

-5 an effigy in general. (

-षम्) ind. man by man, for each man.

-पुस्तकम् a copy of an original manuscript.

-पूर्वाह्णम् ind. every forenoon.

-प्रति a. counter-balancing, equal to.

-प्रभातम् ind. every morning.

-प्रसवः 1 (As opposed to अनुप्रसव) tracing causes back to the origin as -- a pot, a lump of mud, mud, clay, Pātañjala Yogadarśana.

-2 Negation of (or exception to) a negation. The force of a प्रतिप्रसव is positive, limiting as it does the scope of a प्रतिषेध or negation. Hence it is just the opposite of परिसंख्या whose force is negative or exclusive since it limits the scope of a positive statement. प्रतिप्रसवो$यं न परिसंख्या ŚB. on MS.1.7.45.

-प्रकारः an outer wall or rampart.

-प्रियम् a kindness or service in return; प्रतिप्रियं चेद् भवतो न कुर्यां वृथा हि मे स्यात् स्वपदोपलब्धिः R.5.56.

-बन्धुः an equal in rank or station; Mb.5.121.13.

-बलः a.

1 able, powerful.

-2 equal in strength, equally matched or powerful.

(-लम्) 1 a hostile army; अस्त्रज्वालावलीढप्रतिबलजलधेरन्तरौर्वायमाणे Ve.3.7.

-2 strength.

-बाहु 1 the forepart of the arm.

-2 an opposite side (in a square or polygon).

-बि (वि) म्बः, -म्बम् 1 a reflection, reflected image; ज्योतिषां प्रतिबिम्बानि प्राप्नु- वन्त्युपहारताम् Ku.6.42; Śi.9.18.

-2 an image, a picture.

-बीजम् a rotten seed.

-भट a. vying with, rivalling; घटप्रतिभटस्तनि N.13.5.

(-टः) 1 a rival, an opponent; निवासः कन्दर्पप्रतिभटजटाजूटभवने G. L.21.

-2 a warrior on the opposite side; समालोक्याजौ त्वां विदधति विकल्पान् प्रतिभटाः K. P.1.

-भय a.

1 fearful, formidable, terrible, frightful.

-2 dangerous; स्वगृहोद्यानगते$पि स्निग्धैः पापं विशङ्क्यते मोहात् । किमु दृष्टबह्वपायप्रतिभयकान्तारमध्यस्थे ॥ Pt.2.171; Nāg.5.1.; Bhāg.1.6.14. (

-यम्) a danger; सुनन्द, श्रुतं मया संनिहितगरुडप्रतिभयमुद्देशं जामाता जीमूतवाहनो गतः Nāg.5.

-भैरव a. dreadful.

-मञ्चः a kind of measure (in music.)

-मञ्चाः Platforms opposite to each other; दशभागिकौ द्वौ प्रतिमञ्चौ Kau. A.2.3.21.

-मण्डलम् 1 a secondary disc (of the sun &c.).

-2 an eccentric orbit.

-मन्दिरम् ind. in every house.

-मल्लः an antagonist, a rival; उपेयिवांसं प्रतिमल्लतां रयस्मये जितस्य प्रसभं गरुत्मतः N.1.63; पातालप्रतिमल्लगल्ल &c. Māl.5.22.

-मानना worship (पूजा); स्पर्शमशुचिवपुरर्हति न प्रतिमाननां तु नितरां नृपोचिताम् Śi.15.35.

-माया a counter-spell or charm; प्रतिमाया कृतं च तत् Mb.1.34.22.

-मार्गः the way back; Mb.4.

-मार्गम् ind. back, back- wards.

-माला capping verses (Mar. भंडी).

-मासम् ind. every month, monthly.

-मित्रम् an enemy, adversary.

-मुख a. standing before the face, facing; प्रतिमुखागत Ms.8.291.

-2 near, present. (

-खम्) a secondary plot or incident in a drama which tends either to hasten or retard the catastrophe; see S. D.334 and 351-364. (

-खम्) ind.

1 towards.

-2 in front, before.

-मुखरी a particular mode of drumming.

-मुद्रा 1 a counter- seal.

-2 the impression of a seal.

-मुहूर्तम् ind. every moment.

-मूर्तिः f. an image, a likeness.

-मूषिका f. a musk-rat (Mar. चिचुंदरी).

-यूथपः the leader of a hostile herd of elephants.

-रथः an adversary in war (lit. in fighting in a war-chariot); दौष्यन्तिमप्रतिरथं तनयं निवेश्य Ś.4.2.

-रथ्यम् in every road; अस्मिन् नगरे प्रतिरथ्यं भुजङ्गबद्धसंचारे Udb.

-रवः, -ध्वनिः 1 an echo; प्रतिरवविततो वनानि चक्रे Ki.1.4.

-2 quarrel; controversy.

-3 (Ved.) life (प्राण).

-रसितम् an echo; केनास्मत् सिंह- नादप्रतिरसितसखो दुन्दुभिस्ताड्यते$यम् Ve.1.22.

-राजः a hostile king.

-रात्रम् ind. every night.

-रूप a.

1 corresponding, similar, having a counter-part in; अग्निर्यथैको भुवनं प्रविष्टो रूपं रूपं प्रतिरूपो बभूव Kaṭh.2.2.9.

-2 beautiful.

-3 suitable, proper; इदं न प्रतिरूपं ते स्त्रीष्वदाक्षिण्यमीदृशम् Bu. Ch.4.66; आत्मनः प्रतिरूपं सा बभाषे चारुहासिनी Rām.4. 19.17.

-4 facing (अभिमुख); प्रतिरूपं जनं कुर्यान्न चेत् तद् वर्तते यथा Mb.12.97.16 (com. प्रतिरूपं युद्धाभिमुखम्).

(-पम्) 1 a picture, an image, a likeness.

-2 a mirror-like reflecting object; अदर्शनं स्वशिरसः प्रतिरूपे च सत्यपि Bhāg. 1.42.28.

-4 an object of comparison (उपमान); भवान्मे खलु भक्तानां सर्वेषां प्रतिरूपधृक् Bhāg.7.1.21.

-रूपक a. resembling, similar (at the end of comp.); जहीमान् राक्षसान् पापानात्मनः प्रतिरूपकान् Mb.3.29.11; चेष्टाप्रतिरूपिका मनोवृत्तिः Ś.1.

(-कम्) 1 a picture, an image; अग्निदैर्गर- दैश्चैव प्रतिरूपककारकैः Mb.12.59.49.

-2 a forged edict; जर्जरं चास्य विषयं कुर्वन्ति प्रतिरूपकैः Mb.12.56.52.

-3 a reflec- tion.

-लक्षणम् a mark, sign, token.

-लिपिः f. a tran- script, a written copy.

-लेखः a writ of reply; प्रावृत्तिकश्च प्रतिलेख एव Kau. A.2.1.28.

-लोम a.

1 'against the hair or grain', contray to the natural order, inverted, reverse (opp. अनुलोम); नववर्षसहस्राक्षः प्रतिलोमो$भवद् गुरुः Bhāg.12.14.15.

-2 contrary to caste (said of the issue of a woman who is of a higher caste than her husband).

-3 hostile.

-4 low, vile, base.

-5 left (वाम).

-6 obstinate, perverse; अपरिचितस्यापि ते$प्रतिलोमः संवृत्तः Ś.7.

-7 disagreeable, unpleasant. (

-मम्) any injurious or unpleasant act. (

-मम्) ind. 'against the hair or grain', inversely, invertedly. ˚ज a. born in the inverse order of the castes; i. e. born of a mother who is of a higher caste than the father; cf. Ms.1.16,25.

-लोमक a. reverse, inverted; राजन्यविप्रयोः कस्माद् विवाहः प्रतिलोमकः Bhāg.9.18.5.

-कम् inverted order.

-लोमतः ind.

1 in consequence of the inverted order or course; Ms.1.68.

-2 in an unfriendly manner; यदा बहुविधां वृद्धिं मन्येत प्रतिलोमतः Mb.12.13.39.

-वत्सरम् ind. every year.

-वनम् ind. in every forest.

-वर्णिक a. similar, corresponding.

-वर्धिन् a. being a match for.

-वर्षम् ind. every year.

-वस्तु n.

1 an equivalent, a counter- part.

-2 anything given in return.

-3 a parallel. ˚उपमा a figure of speech thus defined by Mammaṭa:-- प्रतिवस्तूपमा तु सा ॥ सामान्यस्य द्विरेकस्य यत्र वाक्यद्वये स्थितिः । K. P.1; e. g. तापेन भ्राजते सूर्यः शूरश्चापेन राजते Chandr.5. 48.

-वातः a contrary wind; प्रतिवाते$नुवाते च नासीत गुरुणा सह Ms.2.23. (

-तम्) ind. against the wind; चीनांशुक- मिव केतोः प्रतिवातं नीयमानस्य Ś.1.33.

-वारणः a hostile elephant.

-वासरम् ind. every day.

-विटपम् ind.

1 on every branch.

-2 branch by branch.

-विषम् an anti- dote. (

-षा) a birch tree.

-विष्णुकः a Muchakunda tree.

-वीरः an opponent, antagonist.

-वीर्यम् being equal to or a match for.

-वृषः a hostile bull.

-वेलम् ind. at each time, on every occasion.

-वेशः 1 a neighbouring house, neighbourhood.

-2 a neighbour.

-वेशिन् a. a neigh- bour; दृष्ट्वा प्रभातसमये प्रतिवेशिवर्गः Mk.3.14.

-वेश्मन् n. a neighbour's house.

-वेश्यः a neighbour.

-वैरम् re- quital of hostilities revenge.

-शब्दः 1 echo, reverbera- tion; वसुधाधरकन्दराभिसर्पी प्रतिशब्दो$पि हरेर्भिनत्ति नागान् V. 1.16; Ku.6.64; R.2.28.

-2 a roar.

-शशिन् m. a mock-moon.

-शाखम् ind. for every branch or school (of the Veda).

-शाखा a side-branch; महाभूतविशेषश्च विशेषप्रतिशाखवान् Mb.14.35.21.

-संवत्सरम् ind. every year.

-सङ्गक्षिका 1 a cloak to keep off the dust; Buddh.

-संदेशः a reply to the message; दर्पसारस्य प्रति- संदेशमावेदयत् D. K.2.1.

-सम a. equal to, a match for.

-सव्य a. in an inverted order.

-सामन्तः an enemy.

-सायम् ind. every evening.

-सूर्यः, -सूर्यकः 1 a mock-sun.

-2 a lizard, chameleon; 'कृकलासस्तु सरटः प्रतिसूर्यः शयानकः ।' Hemchandra; तृष्यद्भिः प्रतिसूर्यकैरजगरस्वेदद्रवः पीयते U.2.16.

-सेना, सैन्यम् a hostile army; निहतां प्रतिसैन्येन वडवामिव पातिताम् Rām.2.114.17.

-स्थानम् ind. in every place, everywhere.

-स्मृतिः N. of parti- cular kind of magic; गृहाणेमां मया प्रोक्तां सिद्धिं मूर्तिमतीमिव । विद्यां प्रतिस्मृतिं नाम Mb.3.36.3.

-स्रोतस् ind. against the stream; सरस्वतीं प्रतिस्रोतं ययौ ब्राह्मणसंवृतः Bhāg.1.78. 18. -a. going against the stream; अथासाद्य तु कालिन्दी प्रतिस्रोतः समागताम् Rām.2.55.5.

-हस्तः, -हस्तकः a deputy, an agent, substitute, proxy; आश्रितानां भृतौ स्वामिसेवायां धर्मसेवने । पुत्रस्योत्पादने चैव न सन्ति प्रतिहस्तकाः ॥ H.2.33.

-हस्तीकृ to take; Pratijñā 3.

-हस्तिन् the keeper of a brothel; Dk.2.2.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > प्रति _prati
14 belligerent

[bɪ'lɪdʒərənt] 1.
aggettivo

1) aggressivo

2) pol. (at war) belligerante
2.
nome pol. (country) belligerante m.

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[bi'li‹ərənt]
adjective

1) (unfriendly; hostile: a belligerent stare; She is very belligerent and quarrelsome.) belligerante

2) (waging war: belligerent nations.) belligerante

•

- belligerence
- belligerently
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belligerent
► belligerence

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[bɪ'lɪdʒərənt] 1.
aggettivo

1) aggressivo

2) pol. (at war) belligerante
2.
nome pol. (country) belligerante m.

English-Italian dictionary > belligerent
15 Streit

m; -(e)s, kein Pl. argument, quarrel ( über + Akk, um about, over); unter Wissenschaftlern, Politikern etc.: dispute; (Gezänk) squabble; (Streiterei) wrangling; lärmender: row, Am. blow-up; handgreiflicher: brawl, fight; Streit haben / anfangen have / start an argument ( oder quarrel); ehelicher Streit heftiger: marital row (Am. squabble); mit den Nachbarn Streit haben have a dispute ( oder be in dispute) with one’s neighbo(u)rs; immer gleich Streit kriegen always be getting into arguments; er sucht immer Streit he is always picking quarrels Pl.; in Streit geraten mit get into an argument with; handgreiflich: come to blows with; einen Streit schlichten settle a dispute; gelehrter Streit scholarly dispute, controversy among scholars; mit jemandem im Streit liegen be engaged in a quarrel with s.o., be at loggerheads with s.o.; miteinander im Streit liegen fig., Gefühle: conflict ( oder be in conflict) with one another; suchst du Streit? umg. are you looking for trouble?; siehe auch streiten, Zaun

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der Streit

quarrel; argument; dispute; row; contest; confliction; contention; contestation; conflict; strife; wrangle

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[ʃtrait]
m -(e)s, -e

1) argument (
um, über +acc about, over); (leichter) quarrel, squabble; (zwischen Eheleuten, Kindern) fight, argument; (= Fehde) feud; (= Auseinandersetzung) dispute
Stréít haben — to be arguing or quarrelling (Brit) or quarreling (US)

wegen etw mit jdm (einen) Stréít haben — to argue with sb about sth, to have an argument with sb about sth

die Nachbarn haben seit Jahren Stréít — the neighbours (Brit) or neighbors (US) have been arguing or fighting for years

wegen einer Sache Stréít bekommen — to get into an argument over sth

Stréít anfangen — to start an argument

Stréít suchen — to be looking for an argument or a quarrel

in Stréít liegen (Gefühle) — to conflict

mit jdm in Stréít liegen — to be at loggerheads with sb

See:

→ Zaun

2) (old, liter = Kampf) battle

zum Stréít(e) rüsten — to arm oneself for battle

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der

1) ((a) disagreement: There was considerable conflict about which plan should be accepted.) conflict

2) (a quarrel or unfriendly discussion: They are having an argument about/over whose turn it is.) argument

3) (argument; disagreement.) contention

4) ((an) argument or quarrel: a dispute over wages.) dispute

5) (an angry disagreement or argument: I've had a quarrel with my girl-friend.) quarrel

6) (conflict, fighting or quarrelling: a country torn by strife; industrial strife (= disagreement between employers and workers).) strife

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Streit

<-[e]s, -e>

[ʃtrait]

m

1. (Auseinandersetzung) argument, dispute, quarrel, row BRIT

[mit jdm] \Streit [wegen einer S. gen] bekommen to get into an argument [with sb] [about sth]

[mit jdm] \Streit [wegen einer S. gen] haben to argue [or quarrel] [or row] [with sb] [about sth], to have an argument [or a quarrel] [or row]

\Streit suchen to be looking for an argument [or a quarrel]

einen \Streit schlichten JUR to settle a dispute

keinen \Streit [mit jdm] wollen not to want an argument [or a row] [with sb]

ich will wirklich keinen \Streit mit dir I really don't want to argue [or quarrel] with you

im \Streit during an argument [or a quarrel

2. (Kontroverse) argument, dispute

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der; Streit[e]s; (Zank) squabble; quarrel; (Auseinandersetzung) dispute; argument

Streit anfangen — start a quarrel or an argument

mit jemandem Streit bekommen — get into an argument or a quarrel with somebody

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Streit m; -(e)s, kein pl argument, quarrel (

über +akk,

um about, over); unter Wissenschaftlern, Politikern etc: dispute; (Gezänk) squabble; (Streiterei) wrangling; lärmender: row, US blow-up; handgreiflicher: brawl, fight;

Streit haben/anfangen have/start an argument ( oder quarrel);

ehelicher Streit heftiger: marital row (US squabble);

mit den Nachbarn Streit haben have a dispute ( oder be in dispute) with one’s neighbo(u)rs;

immer gleich Streit kriegen always be getting into arguments;

er sucht immer Streit he is always picking quarrels pl;

in Streit geraten mit get into an argument with; handgreiflich: come to blows with;

einen Streit schlichten settle a dispute;

gelehrter Streit scholarly dispute, controversy among scholars;

mit jemandem im Streit liegen be engaged in a quarrel with sb, be at loggerheads with sb;

miteinander im Streit liegen fig, Gefühle: conflict ( oder be in conflict) with one another;

suchst du Streit? umg are you looking for trouble?; → auch streiten, Zaun

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der; Streit[e]s; (Zank) squabble; quarrel; (Auseinandersetzung) dispute; argument

Streit anfangen — start a quarrel or an argument

mit jemandem Streit bekommen — get into an argument or a quarrel with somebody

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-e m.

breeze n.

conflict n.

contention n.

contestation n.

dispute n.

fight n.

moot n.

quarrel n.

wrangle n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Streit
16 noise

n

шум

to make conciliatory noises — высказываться в примирительном духе

to make optimist noises about smth — выражать оптимизм по поводу чего-л.

to make positive noises — выступать в поддержку

to make unfriendly noises towards a country — делать недружелюбные высказывания в адрес какой-л. страны

- big noise

Politics english-russian dictionary > noise
17 chocar

v.

1 to crash.

chocaron dos autobuses two buses crashed o collided

la moto chocó contra un árbol the motorbike hit a tree

chocar de frente con to have a head-on collision with

2 to clash.

mis ideas siempre han chocado con las suyas he and I have always had different ideas about things

3 to surprise, to puzzle.

me choca que no haya llegado ya I'm surprised o puzzled that she hasn't arrived yet

4 to annoy, to bug (informal) (molestar). (Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)

me choca que esté siempre controlándome it really annoys me how he's always watching me

5 to shake (manos).

¡chócala!, ¡choca esos cinco! (informal) put it there!

6 to clink (copas, vasos).

7 to hit, to crash, to bump, to collide with.

8 to dislike.

Me choca esa mala actidud I dislike that bad attitude.

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chocar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (colisionar con algo) to collide (contra/con, with), crash (contra/con, into), run (contra/con, into)

■ el coche chocó con la pared the car crashed into the wall

2 (colisionar entre sí) to collide (with each other), crash (into each other)

■ dos coches chocaron two cars collided with each other

3 (una pelota) to hit ( contra, -), strike ( contra, -)

4 figurado (pelear) to fight, clash

5 figurado (en una discusión) to clash, fall out

► verbo transitivo

1 figurado (sorprender) to surprise; (extrañar) to shock

■ me choca que no haya llegado todavía I'm surprised he hasn't arrived yet, it's strange that he hasn't arrived yet

■ me chocó lo que dijo I was shocked at what he said, what he said shocked me

2 (las manos) to shake

3 (copas) to clink

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡choca esos cinco! / ¡chócala! put it there!, give me five!

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verb

1) to collide, crash

2) clash

3) shock

4) shake

5) clink

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1. VI

1) (=colisionar) [coches, trenes] to collide, crash; [barcos] to collide

los dos coches chocaron de frente — the two cars crashed head on o were in a head-on collision

• chocar con o contra — [+ vehículo] to collide with, crash into; [+ objeto] to bang into; [+ persona] to bump into

para no chocar contra el avión — to avoid crashing into o colliding with the plane

el buque chocó con una mina — the ship struck a mine

el balón chocó contra el poste — the ball hit the post

chocaban unos contra otros por los pasillos — people bumped into each other in the corridors

2) (=enfrentarse) [opiniones, personalidades] to clash

• chocar con — [+ ideas, intereses] to run counter to, be at odds with; [+ obstáculos, dificultades] to come up against, run into; [+ personas] to clash with

esa propuesta choca con los intereses de EEUU — that proposal runs counter to o is at odds with American interests

no choca con ninguna idea religiosa — it does not clash with any religion

esa sería una de las mayores dificultades con las que chocarían en este proyecto — that would be one of the biggest problems they would come up against in this project

por su carácter chocaba a menudo con sus compañeros de trabajo — he often clashed with his colleagues because of his confrontational nature

2. VT

1) (=sorprender) to shock

¿no te choca la situación actual? — don't you find the current situation shocking?

me chocó muchísimo lo que dijo — I was really shocked by what he said, what he said really shocked me

me choca que no lo hayan hecho — I am surprised that they haven't done it

no me choca que haya dimitido — I'm not surprised that he's resigned

2) (=hacer chocar) [+ vasos] to clink; [+ manos] to shake

¡chócala! * —

¡choca esos cinco! — * put it there! *

chocar la mano de algn — to shake hands with sb

3) Méx (=asquear) to disgust

me choca su actitud — I find his attitude offensive

3.

See:

chocarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( colisionar) to crash; ( entre sí) to collide

chocar de frente — to collide o crash head-on

nunca he chocado — (CS) I've never had an accident

chocar con or contra algo — vehículo to crash o run into something; ( con otro en marcha) to collide with something

chocaron con or contra un árbol — they crashed o ran into a tree

el balón chocó contra el poste — the ball hit the goalpost

las olas chocaban contra el espigón — the waves crashed against the breakwater

chocar con alguien — persona to run into somebody, collide with somebody

b) ( entrar en conflicto)

chocar con alguien — to clash with somebody

esta idea choca con su conservadurismo — this idea conflicts with o is at odds with his conservatism

c)

chocar con algo — con problema/obstáculo to come up against something

2)

a) (causar impresión, afectar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me chocó que no me invitara — I was taken aback that he didn't invite me

le chocó que lo recibieran de esa manera — he was taken aback by the reception he was given

b) ( extrañar)

me chocó que no me lo dijera — I was surprised that he hadn't told me

c) ( escandalizar) to shock

me chocó su lenguaje — I was shocked by her language

3) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) (irritar, molestar) (+ me/te/le etc) to annoy, bug (colloq)

me choca ese actor — I can't stand that actor
2.
chocar vt

a) < copas> to clink

chocarla: estaban enojados pero ya la chocaron (Méx fam) they had fallen out but they've made it up again now (colloq); chócala! — (fam) put it there! (colloq), give me five! (colloq)

b) (AmL) < vehículo>( que se conduce) to crash; ( de otra persona) to run into

choqué el coche del vecino — I ran into my neighbor's car
3.
chocarse v pron

1) (Col) ( en vehículo) to have a crash o an accident

2) (Col fam) ( molestarse) to get annoyed

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= crash.

Ex. It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.

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* chocar (con) = conflict with, run into, lock + horns (with), grate against, grate on, collide (with).

* chocar destruyendo = smash into.

* chocar por detrás = rear-end.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( colisionar) to crash; ( entre sí) to collide

chocar de frente — to collide o crash head-on

nunca he chocado — (CS) I've never had an accident

chocar con or contra algo — vehículo to crash o run into something; ( con otro en marcha) to collide with something

chocaron con or contra un árbol — they crashed o ran into a tree

el balón chocó contra el poste — the ball hit the goalpost

las olas chocaban contra el espigón — the waves crashed against the breakwater

chocar con alguien — persona to run into somebody, collide with somebody

b) ( entrar en conflicto)

chocar con alguien — to clash with somebody

esta idea choca con su conservadurismo — this idea conflicts with o is at odds with his conservatism

c)

chocar con algo — con problema/obstáculo to come up against something

2)

a) (causar impresión, afectar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me chocó que no me invitara — I was taken aback that he didn't invite me

le chocó que lo recibieran de esa manera — he was taken aback by the reception he was given

b) ( extrañar)

me chocó que no me lo dijera — I was surprised that he hadn't told me

c) ( escandalizar) to shock

me chocó su lenguaje — I was shocked by her language

3) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) (irritar, molestar) (+ me/te/le etc) to annoy, bug (colloq)

me choca ese actor — I can't stand that actor
2.
chocar vt

a) < copas> to clink

chocarla: estaban enojados pero ya la chocaron (Méx fam) they had fallen out but they've made it up again now (colloq); chócala! — (fam) put it there! (colloq), give me five! (colloq)

b) (AmL) < vehículo>( que se conduce) to crash; ( de otra persona) to run into

choqué el coche del vecino — I ran into my neighbor's car
3.
chocarse v pron

1) (Col) ( en vehículo) to have a crash o an accident

2) (Col fam) ( molestarse) to get annoyed

* * *

= crash.

Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.

* chocar (con) = conflict with, run into, lock + horns (with), grate against, grate on, collide (with).

* chocar destruyendo = smash into.

* chocar por detrás = rear-end.

* * *

chocar [A2 ]

vi

A

1 (colisionar) to crash, collide

los trenes chocaron de frente the trains collided o crashed head-on

los dos coches chocaron en el puente the two cars crashed o collided on the bridge

cuatro coches chocaron en el cruce there was a collision at the crossroads involving four cars

nunca he chocado (CS); I've never had an accident o a crash

chocar CON algo «vehículo» to collide WITH sth

el expreso chocó con un tren de mercancías the express collided with o ran into o hit a freight train

chocar CON algn «persona» to run INTO sb, collide WITH sb

chocó con el árbitro he ran into o collided with the referee

chocar CONTRA algo/algn to run o crash INTO sth/sb

chocaron contra un árbol they crashed o ran into a tree

el tren chocó contra los topes the train crashed into o ran into the buffers

el balón chocó contra el poste the ball hit the goalpost

la lluvia chocaba contra los cristales the rain lashed against the windows

las olas chocaban contra el espigón the waves crashed against the breakwater

2 (entrar en conflicto) chocar CON algn/algo:

chocó con el gerente he clashed o ( colloq) had a run-in with the manager

es tan quisquilloso que choca con todo el mundo he's so touchy he falls out o clashes with everyone

esta idea choca con su conservadurismo this idea conflicts with o is at odds with his conservatism

3 chocar CON algo ‹con un problema/un obstáculo›

chocaron con la oposición de los habitantes de la zona they met with o came up against opposition from local people

B

1 (causar impresión, afectar) to shock

(+ me/te/le etc): le chocó la noticia de que se habían divorciado he was very shocked to hear that they had divorced, it came as a real shock to him to hear that they had divorced

me chocó que invitara a todos menos a mí I was taken aback that he invited everybody except me

le chocó que lo recibieran de esa manera he was taken aback by the reception he was given

2 (escandalizar) to shock

me chocó que dijera esa palabrota I was shocked o it shocked me to hear him use that word

C (Col, Méx, Ven fam) (irritar, molestar) (+ me/te/le etc) to annoy, bug ( colloq)

me choca que me trate así I can't stand it o it really annoys me when he treats me like that, it really gets me o bugs me when he treats me like that ( colloq)

me choca todo este tramiterío all this red tape really annoys o ( colloq) gets me

■ chocar

vt

1 ‹copas› to clink

chocarla: estaban enojados pero ya la chocaron ( Méx fam); they had fallen out but they've made it up again now ( colloq)

¡chócala! or ¡choca esos cinco! ( fam); put it there! ( colloq), give me five! ( colloq)

2

( AmL) ‹vehículo› te lo presto pero no me lo vayas a chocar I'll lend it to you but you'd better not crash it o have a crash

al estacionar choqué el auto del vecino as I was parking I ran into o hit my neighbor's car

■ chocarse

v pron

A ( Col) (en un vehículo) to have a crash o an accident

B ( Col fam) (molestarse) to get annoyed

* * *

chocar ( conjugate chocar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( colisionar) to crash;

( entre sí) to collide;
◊ chocar de frente to collide o crash head-on;

chocar con or contra algo [ vehículo] to crash o run into sth;

( con otro en marcha) to collide with sth;
◊ el balón chocó contra el poste the ball hit the goalpost;

chocar con algn [ persona] to run into sb;

( con otra en movimiento) to collide with sb
b) ( entrar en conflicto) chocar con algn to clash with sb

c) chocar con algo ‹con problema/obstáculo› to come up against sth

2
a) ( extrañar):

◊ me chocó que no me lo dijera I was surprised that he hadn't told me

b) ( escandalizar) to shock;

◊ me chocó su lenguaje I was shocked by her language

3 (Col, Méx, Ven fam) (irritar, molestar) to annoy, bug (colloq)
verbo transitivo
a) ‹ copas› to clink;

◊ ¡chócala! (fam) put it there! (colloq), give me five! (colloq)

b) (AmL) ‹ vehículo› ( que se conduce) to crash;

( de otra persona) to run into
chocarse verbo pronominal (Col)
1 ( en vehículo) to have a crash o an accident
2 (fam) ( molestarse) to get annoyed
chocar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (colisionar) to crash, collide
chocar con/contra, to run into, collide with
2 (discutir) to clash [con, with]
3 (sorprender, extrañar) to surprise
II verbo transitivo
1 to knock
(la mano) to shake
familiar ¡chócala!, ¡choca esos cinco!, shake (on it)!, US give me five!
' chocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cristalera
- empotrar
- estamparse
- estrellarse
- incidir
- tris
- tropezar
- estrellar
- frente
- impactar
English:
avoid
- barge into
- bump into
- cannon
- clash
- collide
- conflict
- crash
- hit
- plough
- ram
- run into
- she
- smash
- bump
- go
- knock
- run
- strike

* * *

chocar

♦ vi

1. [colisionar] to crash, to collide ( con o contra with);
chocaron dos autobuses two buses crashed o collided;

el taxi chocó con una furgoneta the taxi crashed into o collided with a van;

la moto chocó contra un árbol the motorbike hit a tree;

iba despistado y chocó contra una farola he wasn't concentrating and drove into a lamppost;

la pelota chocó contra la barrera the ball hit the wall;

chocar de frente con to have a head-on collision with;

los dos vehículos chocaron frontalmente o [m5] de frente the two vehicles collided head-on

2. [enfrentarse] to clash;

la policía chocó con los manifestantes a las puertas del congreso the police clashed with the demonstrators in front of the parliament;

el proyecto chocó con la oposición del ayuntamiento the project ran into opposition from the town hall;

mis opiniones siempre han chocado con las suyas he and I have always had different opinions about things;

tenemos una ideología tan diferente que chocamos constantemente we have such different ideas that we're always disagreeing about something;

esta política económica choca con la realidad del mercado de trabajo this economic policy goes against o is at odds with the reality of the labour market

3. [extrañar, sorprender] [ligeramente] to puzzle, to surprise;
[mucho] to shock, to astonish;
me choca que no haya llegado ya I'm surprised o puzzled that she hasn't arrived yet;

le chocó su actitud tan hostil she was taken aback o shocked by how unfriendly he was;

es una costumbre que choca a los que no conocen el país it's a custom which comes as a surprise to those who don't know the country

4. Col, Méx, Ven Fam [molestar] to annoy, to bug;

me choca que esté siempre controlándome it really annoys me how she's always watching me

♦ vt

1. [manos] to shake;

Comp
Fam
¡chócala!, ¡choca esos cinco! put it there!, give me five!

2. [copas, vasos] to clink;

¡choquemos nuestros vasos y brindemos por los novios! let's raise our glasses to the bride and groom!

* * *

chocar

I v/t

:

¡choca esos cinco! give me five!, put it there!

II v/i

1 crash (con, contra into), collide ( con with);

chocar frontalmente crash head on;

chocar con un problema come up against a problem

2

:

chocarle a alguien ( sorprender) surprise s.o.; ( ofender) shock s.o

3

:

me choca ese hombre that guy disgusts me

* * *

chocar {72} vi

1) : to crash, to collide

2) : to clash, to conflict

3) : to be shocking

le chocó: he was shocked

4) Mex, Ven fam : to be unpleasant or obnoxious

me choca tu jefe: I can't stand your boss

chocar vt

1) : to shake (hands)

2) : to clink glasses

* * *

chocar vb to collide / to crash

los dos coches chocaron en la esquina the two cars collided on the corner

la moto chocó contra una farola the motorbike crashed into a lamp post

chocarle la mano a alguien to shake somebody's hand [pt. shook; pp. shaken]

!chócala! put it there!

Spanish-English dictionary > chocar
18 alienum

ălĭēnus, a, um [2. alius].
I.
Adj.
A.
In gen., that belongs to another person, place, object, etc., not one's own, another's, of another, foreign, alien (opp. suus): NEVE. ALIENAM. SEGETEM. PELLEXERIS., Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Plin. 28, 2, and Serv. ad Verg. E. 8, 99: plus ex alieno jecore sapiunt quam ex suo, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 57; Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 111; cf. id. ib. 2, 2, 88, and Lind. ib. 2, 3, 3: quom sciet alienum puerum ( the child of another) tolli pro suo, Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 61:
in aedīs inruit Alienas,
id. Ad. 1, 2, 9; id. And. 1, 1, 125:
alienae partes anni,
Lucr. 1, 182; so Verg. G. 2, 149:
pecuniis alienis locupletari,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137:
cura rerum alienarum,
id. Off. 1, 9, 30; 2, 23, 83:
alienos mores ad suos referre,
Nep. Epam. 1, 1:
in altissimo gradu alienis opibus poni,
Cic. Sest. 20:
semper regibus aliena virtus formidolosa est,
Sall. C. 7, 2:
amissis bonis alienas opes exspectare,
id. ib. 58. 10 Herz.:
aliena mulier,
another man's wife, Cic. Cael. 37:
mulier alieni viri sermonibus assuefacta,
of another woman's husband, Liv. 1, 46:
virtutem et bonum alienum oderunt,
id. 35, 43:
alienis pedibus ambulamus, alienis oculis agnoscimus, alienā memoriā salutamus, alienā operā vivimus,
Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 19:
oportet enim omnia aut ad alienum arbitrium aut ad suum facere,
Plin. Ep. 6, 14; so Suet. Claud. 2:
alienum cursum alienumque rectorem, velut captā nave, sequi,
Plin. Pan. 82, 3; Tac. A. 15, 1 fin.:
pudicitiae neque suae neque alienae pepercit,
Suet. Calig. 36:
epistolas orationesque et edicta alieno formabat ingenio,
i. e. caused to be written by another, id. Dom. 20:
te conjux aliena capit,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 46; 1, 1, 110; so id. ib. 1, 3, 116:
vulnus,
intended for another, Verg. A. 10, 781: aliena [p. 85] cornua, of Actæon transformed into a stag, Ov. M. 3, 139:
alieno Marte pugnabant, sc. equites,
i. e. without horses, as footmen, Liv. 3, 62: aes alienum, lit. another's money; hence, in reference to him who has it, a debt; cf. aes. So also:
aliena nomina,
debts in others' names, debts contracted by others, Sall. C. 35, 3.—
B.
Esp.
1.
In reference to relationship or friendship, not belonging to one, alien from, not related or allied, not friendly, inimical, strange, Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 43:
alienus est ab nostrā familiā,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 28; id. Heaut. 5, 4, 6 Ruhnk.:
multi ex finibus suis egressi se suaque omnia alienissimis crediderunt,
to utter strangers, Caes. B. G. 6, 31:
non alienus sanguine regibus,
Liv. 29, 29; Vell. 2, 76.—
Hence alienus and propinquus are antith.,
Cic. Lael. 5, 19:
ut neque amicis neque etiam alienioribus desim,
id. Fam. 1, 9 Manut.:
ut tuum factum alieni hominis, meum vero conjunctissimi et amicissimi esse videatur,
id. ib. 3, 6.—
2.
Trop.: alienum esse in or ab aliquā re, to be a stranger to a thing, i. e. not to be versed in or familiar with, not to understand:
in physicis Epicurus totus est alienus,
Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 17:
homo non alienus a litteris,
not a stranger to, not unversed in, id. Verr. 2, 2, 26.—
3.
Foreign to a thing, i. e. not suited to it, unsuitable, incongruous, inadequate, inconsistent, unseasonable, inapposite, different from (opp. aptus); constr. with gen., dat., abl., and ab; cf. Burm. ad Ov. F. 1, 4; Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 9, 14, 5; Spald. ad Quint. 6, 3, 33; Zumpt, Gr. § 384.
(α).
With gen.:
pacis (deorum),
Lucr. 6, 69:
salutis,
id. 3, 832:
aliarum rerum,
id. 6, 1064:
dignitatis alicujus,
Cic. Fin. 1, 4, 11:
neque aliena consili (sc. domus D. Bruti),
convenient for consultation, Sall. C. 40, 5 Kritz al.—
(β).
With dat.:
quod illi causae maxime est alienum,
Cic. Caecin. 9, 24: arti oratoriae, Quint. prooem. 5; 4, 2, 62; Sen. Q. N. 4 praef.—
(γ).
With abl.:
neque hoc dii alienum ducunt majestate suā,
Cic. Div. 1, 38, 83:
homine alienissimum,
id. Off. 1, 13, 41:
dignitate imperii,
id. Prov. Cons. 8, 18:
amicitiā,
id. Fam. 11, 27:
existimatione meā,
id. Att. 6, 1:
domus magis his aliena malis,
farther from, Hor. S. 1, 9, 50:
loco, tempore,
Quint. 6, 3, 33.—
(δ).
With ab:
alienum a vitā meā,
Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 21: a dignitate rei publicae, Tib. Gracch. ap. Gell. 7, 19, 7:
a sapiente,
Cic. Ac. 2, 43, 132:
a dignitate,
id. Fam. 4, 7:
navigationis labor alienus non ab aetate solum nostrā, verum etiam a dignitate,
id. Att. 16, 3.—
(ε).
With inf. or clause as subject:
nec aptius est quidquam ad opes tuendas quam diligi, nec alienius quam timeri,
Cic. Off. 2, 7, 23:
non alienum videtur, quale praemium Miltiadi sit tributum, docere,
Nep. Milt. 6, 1.—
4.
Averse, hostile, unfriendly, unfavorable to:
illum alieno animo a nobis esse res ipsa indicat,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 40; Cic. Deiot. 9, 24:
a Pyrrho non nimis alienos animos habemus,
id. Lael. 8 fin.:
sin a me est alienior,
id. Fam. 2, 17:
ex alienissimis amicissimos reddere,
id. ib. 15, 4 al.:
Muciani animus nec Vespasiano alienus,
Tac. H. 2, 74.—Rar. transf. to things; as in the histt., alienus locus, a place or ground unfavorable for an engagement, disadvantageous (opp. suus or opportunus; cf.
Gron. Obs. 4, 17, 275): alieno loco proelium committunt,
Caes. B. G. 1, 15:
alienissimo sibi loco contra opportunissimo hostibus conflixit,
Nep. Them. 4, 5 Brem.—So of time unfitting, inconvenient, unfavorable, Varr. R. R. 3, 16:
ad judicium corrumpendum tempus alienum,
Cic. Verr. 1, 5; id. Caecin. 67:
vir egregius alienissimo rei publicae tempore exstinctus,
id. Brut. 1; id. Fam. 15, 14.—Of other things: alienum ( dangerous, perilous, hurtful) suis rationibus, Sall. C. 56, 5; Cels. 4, 5.—
5.
In medic. lang.
a.
Of the body, dead, corrupted, paralyzed (cf. alieno, II. B. 2.), Scrib. Comp. 201.—
b.
Of the mind, insane, mad (cf. alieno and alienatio):
Neque solum illis aliena mens erat, qui conscii conjurationis fuerant,
Sall. C. 37, 1 Herz.—
II.
Subst.
1.
ălĭēnus, i, m., a stranger.
a.
One not belonging to one's house, family, or country:
apud me cenant alieni novem,
Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 21:
ut non ejectus ad alienos, sed invitatus ad tuos īsse videaris,
Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 23:
quas copias proximis suppeditari aequius est, eas transferunt ad alienos,
id. Off. 1, 14: cives potiores quam peregrini, propinqui quam alieni, id. Am. 5, 19:
quasi ad alienos durius loquebatur,
Vulg. Gen. 42, 7:
a filiis suis an ab alienis?
ib. Matt. 17, 24:
cives potiores quam peregrini, propinqui quam alieni,
Cic. Lael. 5:
quod alieno testimonium redderem, in eo non fraudabo avum meum,
Vell. 2, 76.—
b.
One not related to a person or thing:
in longinquos, in propinquos, in alienos, in suos irruebat,
Cic. Mil. 28, 76:
vel alienissimus rusticae vitae, naturae benignitatem miretur,
Col. 3, 21, 3.—
2.
ălĭēnum, i, n., the property of a stranger:
Haec erunt vilici officia: alieno manum abstineant, etc.,
Cato, R. R. 5, 1:
alieno abstinuit,
Suet. Tit. 7:
ex alieno largiri,
Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 8; so,
de alieno largiri,
Just. 36, 3, 9:
alieni appetens, sui profugus,
Sall. C. 5; Liv. 5, 5:
in aliena aedificium exstruere,
Cic. Mil. 27, 74 (cf.:
in alieno solo aedificare,
Dig. 41, 1, 7).— Plur.,
a.
The property of a stranger:
quid est aliud aliis sua eripere, aliis dare aliena?
Cic. Off. 2, 23; Liv. 30, 30: aliena pervadere, a foreign (in opp. to the Roman) province, Amm. 23, 1.—
b.
The affairs or interests of strangers: Men. Chreme, tantumue ab re tuast oti tibi, aliena ut cures, ea, quae nihil ad te attinent. Chrem. Homo sum;
humani nihil a me alienum puto,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 23:
aliena ut melius videant quam sua,
id. ib. 3, 1, 95.—
c.
Things strange, foreign, not belonging to the matter in hand:
Quod si hominibus bonarum rerum tanta cura esset, quanto studio aliena ac nihil profutura multumque etiam periculosa petunt, etc.,
Sall. J. 1, 5; hence, aliena loqui, to talk strangely, wildly, like a crazy person:
Quin etiam, sic me dicunt aliena locutum, Ut foret amenti nomen in ore tuum,
Ov. Tr. 3, 19:
interdum in accessione aegros desipere et aliena loqui,
Cels. 3, 18 (v. alieniloquium).

► Comp. rare, but sup. very freq.; no adv. in use.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > alienum
19 alienus

ălĭēnus, a, um [2. alius].
I.
Adj.
A.
In gen., that belongs to another person, place, object, etc., not one's own, another's, of another, foreign, alien (opp. suus): NEVE. ALIENAM. SEGETEM. PELLEXERIS., Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Plin. 28, 2, and Serv. ad Verg. E. 8, 99: plus ex alieno jecore sapiunt quam ex suo, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 57; Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 111; cf. id. ib. 2, 2, 88, and Lind. ib. 2, 3, 3: quom sciet alienum puerum ( the child of another) tolli pro suo, Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 61:
in aedīs inruit Alienas,
id. Ad. 1, 2, 9; id. And. 1, 1, 125:
alienae partes anni,
Lucr. 1, 182; so Verg. G. 2, 149:
pecuniis alienis locupletari,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137:
cura rerum alienarum,
id. Off. 1, 9, 30; 2, 23, 83:
alienos mores ad suos referre,
Nep. Epam. 1, 1:
in altissimo gradu alienis opibus poni,
Cic. Sest. 20:
semper regibus aliena virtus formidolosa est,
Sall. C. 7, 2:
amissis bonis alienas opes exspectare,
id. ib. 58. 10 Herz.:
aliena mulier,
another man's wife, Cic. Cael. 37:
mulier alieni viri sermonibus assuefacta,
of another woman's husband, Liv. 1, 46:
virtutem et bonum alienum oderunt,
id. 35, 43:
alienis pedibus ambulamus, alienis oculis agnoscimus, alienā memoriā salutamus, alienā operā vivimus,
Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 19:
oportet enim omnia aut ad alienum arbitrium aut ad suum facere,
Plin. Ep. 6, 14; so Suet. Claud. 2:
alienum cursum alienumque rectorem, velut captā nave, sequi,
Plin. Pan. 82, 3; Tac. A. 15, 1 fin.:
pudicitiae neque suae neque alienae pepercit,
Suet. Calig. 36:
epistolas orationesque et edicta alieno formabat ingenio,
i. e. caused to be written by another, id. Dom. 20:
te conjux aliena capit,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 46; 1, 1, 110; so id. ib. 1, 3, 116:
vulnus,
intended for another, Verg. A. 10, 781: aliena [p. 85] cornua, of Actæon transformed into a stag, Ov. M. 3, 139:
alieno Marte pugnabant, sc. equites,
i. e. without horses, as footmen, Liv. 3, 62: aes alienum, lit. another's money; hence, in reference to him who has it, a debt; cf. aes. So also:
aliena nomina,
debts in others' names, debts contracted by others, Sall. C. 35, 3.—
B.
Esp.
1.
In reference to relationship or friendship, not belonging to one, alien from, not related or allied, not friendly, inimical, strange, Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 43:
alienus est ab nostrā familiā,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 28; id. Heaut. 5, 4, 6 Ruhnk.:
multi ex finibus suis egressi se suaque omnia alienissimis crediderunt,
to utter strangers, Caes. B. G. 6, 31:
non alienus sanguine regibus,
Liv. 29, 29; Vell. 2, 76.—
Hence alienus and propinquus are antith.,
Cic. Lael. 5, 19:
ut neque amicis neque etiam alienioribus desim,
id. Fam. 1, 9 Manut.:
ut tuum factum alieni hominis, meum vero conjunctissimi et amicissimi esse videatur,
id. ib. 3, 6.—
2.
Trop.: alienum esse in or ab aliquā re, to be a stranger to a thing, i. e. not to be versed in or familiar with, not to understand:
in physicis Epicurus totus est alienus,
Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 17:
homo non alienus a litteris,
not a stranger to, not unversed in, id. Verr. 2, 2, 26.—
3.
Foreign to a thing, i. e. not suited to it, unsuitable, incongruous, inadequate, inconsistent, unseasonable, inapposite, different from (opp. aptus); constr. with gen., dat., abl., and ab; cf. Burm. ad Ov. F. 1, 4; Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 9, 14, 5; Spald. ad Quint. 6, 3, 33; Zumpt, Gr. § 384.
(α).
With gen.:
pacis (deorum),
Lucr. 6, 69:
salutis,
id. 3, 832:
aliarum rerum,
id. 6, 1064:
dignitatis alicujus,
Cic. Fin. 1, 4, 11:
neque aliena consili (sc. domus D. Bruti),
convenient for consultation, Sall. C. 40, 5 Kritz al.—
(β).
With dat.:
quod illi causae maxime est alienum,
Cic. Caecin. 9, 24: arti oratoriae, Quint. prooem. 5; 4, 2, 62; Sen. Q. N. 4 praef.—
(γ).
With abl.:
neque hoc dii alienum ducunt majestate suā,
Cic. Div. 1, 38, 83:
homine alienissimum,
id. Off. 1, 13, 41:
dignitate imperii,
id. Prov. Cons. 8, 18:
amicitiā,
id. Fam. 11, 27:
existimatione meā,
id. Att. 6, 1:
domus magis his aliena malis,
farther from, Hor. S. 1, 9, 50:
loco, tempore,
Quint. 6, 3, 33.—
(δ).
With ab:
alienum a vitā meā,
Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 21: a dignitate rei publicae, Tib. Gracch. ap. Gell. 7, 19, 7:
a sapiente,
Cic. Ac. 2, 43, 132:
a dignitate,
id. Fam. 4, 7:
navigationis labor alienus non ab aetate solum nostrā, verum etiam a dignitate,
id. Att. 16, 3.—
(ε).
With inf. or clause as subject:
nec aptius est quidquam ad opes tuendas quam diligi, nec alienius quam timeri,
Cic. Off. 2, 7, 23:
non alienum videtur, quale praemium Miltiadi sit tributum, docere,
Nep. Milt. 6, 1.—
4.
Averse, hostile, unfriendly, unfavorable to:
illum alieno animo a nobis esse res ipsa indicat,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 40; Cic. Deiot. 9, 24:
a Pyrrho non nimis alienos animos habemus,
id. Lael. 8 fin.:
sin a me est alienior,
id. Fam. 2, 17:
ex alienissimis amicissimos reddere,
id. ib. 15, 4 al.:
Muciani animus nec Vespasiano alienus,
Tac. H. 2, 74.—Rar. transf. to things; as in the histt., alienus locus, a place or ground unfavorable for an engagement, disadvantageous (opp. suus or opportunus; cf.
Gron. Obs. 4, 17, 275): alieno loco proelium committunt,
Caes. B. G. 1, 15:
alienissimo sibi loco contra opportunissimo hostibus conflixit,
Nep. Them. 4, 5 Brem.—So of time unfitting, inconvenient, unfavorable, Varr. R. R. 3, 16:
ad judicium corrumpendum tempus alienum,
Cic. Verr. 1, 5; id. Caecin. 67:
vir egregius alienissimo rei publicae tempore exstinctus,
id. Brut. 1; id. Fam. 15, 14.—Of other things: alienum ( dangerous, perilous, hurtful) suis rationibus, Sall. C. 56, 5; Cels. 4, 5.—
5.
In medic. lang.
a.
Of the body, dead, corrupted, paralyzed (cf. alieno, II. B. 2.), Scrib. Comp. 201.—
b.
Of the mind, insane, mad (cf. alieno and alienatio):
Neque solum illis aliena mens erat, qui conscii conjurationis fuerant,
Sall. C. 37, 1 Herz.—
II.
Subst.
1.
ălĭēnus, i, m., a stranger.
a.
One not belonging to one's house, family, or country:
apud me cenant alieni novem,
Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 21:
ut non ejectus ad alienos, sed invitatus ad tuos īsse videaris,
Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 23:
quas copias proximis suppeditari aequius est, eas transferunt ad alienos,
id. Off. 1, 14: cives potiores quam peregrini, propinqui quam alieni, id. Am. 5, 19:
quasi ad alienos durius loquebatur,
Vulg. Gen. 42, 7:
a filiis suis an ab alienis?
ib. Matt. 17, 24:
cives potiores quam peregrini, propinqui quam alieni,
Cic. Lael. 5:
quod alieno testimonium redderem, in eo non fraudabo avum meum,
Vell. 2, 76.—
b.
One not related to a person or thing:
in longinquos, in propinquos, in alienos, in suos irruebat,
Cic. Mil. 28, 76:
vel alienissimus rusticae vitae, naturae benignitatem miretur,
Col. 3, 21, 3.—
2.
ălĭēnum, i, n., the property of a stranger:
Haec erunt vilici officia: alieno manum abstineant, etc.,
Cato, R. R. 5, 1:
alieno abstinuit,
Suet. Tit. 7:
ex alieno largiri,
Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 8; so,
de alieno largiri,
Just. 36, 3, 9:
alieni appetens, sui profugus,
Sall. C. 5; Liv. 5, 5:
in aliena aedificium exstruere,
Cic. Mil. 27, 74 (cf.:
in alieno solo aedificare,
Dig. 41, 1, 7).— Plur.,
a.
The property of a stranger:
quid est aliud aliis sua eripere, aliis dare aliena?
Cic. Off. 2, 23; Liv. 30, 30: aliena pervadere, a foreign (in opp. to the Roman) province, Amm. 23, 1.—
b.
The affairs or interests of strangers: Men. Chreme, tantumue ab re tuast oti tibi, aliena ut cures, ea, quae nihil ad te attinent. Chrem. Homo sum;
humani nihil a me alienum puto,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 23:
aliena ut melius videant quam sua,
id. ib. 3, 1, 95.—
c.
Things strange, foreign, not belonging to the matter in hand:
Quod si hominibus bonarum rerum tanta cura esset, quanto studio aliena ac nihil profutura multumque etiam periculosa petunt, etc.,
Sall. J. 1, 5; hence, aliena loqui, to talk strangely, wildly, like a crazy person:
Quin etiam, sic me dicunt aliena locutum, Ut foret amenti nomen in ore tuum,
Ov. Tr. 3, 19:
interdum in accessione aegros desipere et aliena loqui,
Cels. 3, 18 (v. alieniloquium).

► Comp. rare, but sup. very freq.; no adv. in use.

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20 diverto

dī-verto ( vorto), ti, sum, 3, v. n., to turn or go different ways, to part, separate, turn aside (in the verb. finit. rare; not in the class. per.).
I.
Lit.
A.
To turn out of the way; hence, of travellers, to stop, lodge, sojourn:
qui divertebat in proximo,
Amm. 14, 7, 15:
in cenaculum,
Vulg. 4 Reg. 4, 11:
ad hominem peccatorem,
to visit, id. Luc. 19, 7 al. —
B.
Of a married woman, to leave her husband:
(uxor) sive diverterit, sive nupta est adhuc,
Dig. 9, 2, 27, § 30; cf.
so of divorce: si uxor a legato diverterit,
ib. 5, 1, 42:
nullis matrimoniis divertentibus,
Gell. 4, 3. V. also divortium.—
II.
Trop., to deviate from each other, to differ:
divortunt mores virgini longe ac lupae,
Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 22.—Hence, dīversus ( - vorsus), a, um, P. a., turned different ways.
I.
Set over against each other, opposite, contrary (freq. and class.; cf.: adversus, contrarius).
A.
Lit.:
in diversum iter equi concitati,
Liv. 1, 28:
fenestrae,
opposite each other, Prop. 1, 3, 31; cf.
ripa,
Sil. 1, 264 Drak.:
iter a proposito diversum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 69, 1; cf.:
diverso ab ea regione itinere,
id. ib. 3, 41, 4:
diversis ab flumine regionibus,
id. B. G. 6, 25, 3:
diversam aciem constituit,
id. B. C. 1, 40, 5:
duo cinguli maxime inter se diversi, i. e. the two polar circles,
Cic. Rep. 6, 20 (13):
diversum ad mare dejectus,
Tac. A. 2, 60; cf.:
procurrentibus in diversa terris,
id. Agr. 11:
in diversum flectere,
Plin. 11, 45, 101, § 248:
binas per diversum coassationes substernere,
cross-wise, Plin. 36, 25, 62, § 186.—
B.
Trop.
1.
In gen., different, diverse, opposite, contrary, conflicting (cf.:
varius, differens, discrepans, multiplex): monstrum ex contrariis diversisque inter se pugnantibus naturae studiis cupiditatibusque conflatum,
Cic. Cael. 5 fin.; cf.:
quis non diversa praesentibus contrariaque expectatis aut speret aut timeat?
Vell. 2, 75, 2:
pessuma ac divorsa inter se mala, luxuria atque avaritia,
Sall. C. 5, 8; cf. Liv. 34, 4.—In the sup.:
ne illi falsi sunt, qui diversissimas res pariter exspectant, ignaviae voluptatem et praemia virtutis,
Sall. J. 85, 20:
diversa sibi ambo consilia capiunt,
Caes. B. C. 3, 30, 1:
est huic diversum vitio vitium prope majus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 5; cf. Vell. 2, 80, 2:
initio reges diversi pars ingenium, alii corpus exercebant,
pursuing opposite courses, Sall. C. 2, 1:
diversi imperatoribus (sc. Scipioni et Mummio) mores, diversa fuerunt studia,
Vell. 1, 13, 3:
dividere bona diversis,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 114; cf. id. ib. 1, 1, 3; Vell. 2, 60 fin. et saep.—Of conflicting passions: Pentheum diripuisse aiunt Bacchas;
nugas fuisse credo, prae quo pacto ego divorsus distrahor,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 2.— Comp.:
divorsius,
Lucr. 3, 803.—
2.
In partic. (like contrarius, II. 2.), inimically opposed, of hostile or opposite opinions, unfriendly, hostile:
certa igitur cum illo, qui a te totus diversus est,
Cic. Ac. 2, 32:
regio ab se diversa,
Liv. 32, 38:
diversos iterum conjungere amantes,
Prop. 1, 10, 15:
acies,
Tac. A. 13, 57; 14, 30:
factio,
Suet. Caes. 20; id. Tib. 3 fin.; cf.
partes,
id. Caes. 1:
diversae partis advocatus,
opposite, id. Gramm. 4:
diversi ordiuntur, etc.,
Tac. A. 2, 10:
subsellia,
of the opponents, Quint. 11, 3, 133; cf. Tac. Or. 34:
minuere invidiam aut in diversum eam transferre,
Quint. 11, 1, 64:
defectio Tarentinorum utrum priore anno an hoc facta sit, in diversum auctores trahunt,
are not agreed, Liv. 25, 11 fin.; cf.:
nullo in diversum auctore,
Tac. A. 12, 69:
consistentis ex diverso patroni,
on the opposite side, Quint. 4, 1, 42:
ex diverso,
id. 5, 11, 43; Tac. A. 13, 40; id. H. 4, 16 et saep.;
also: e diverso,
Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9; Just. 30, 4, 6; the latter in Sueton, and the elder Pliny, i. q. contra, on the contrary:
sunt qui putent, etc.... Alii e diverso, etc.,
Suet. Caes. 86; cf. id. Aug. 27; id. Dom. 9; Plin. 2, 50, 51, § 135; 5, 9, 10, § 56 al.; cf. Sillig. ad Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 35; Gai. Inst. 2, 16.
II.
In different directions, apart, separate (so most freq. in all periods and kinds of writing).
A.
Lit.: dispennite hominem divorsum et distennite, spread out in opposite directions, i. e. his limbs, Plaut. Mil. 5, 14:
diversae state,
id. Truc. 4, 3, 14; cf.:
diversi pugnabant,
separately, Caes. B. C. 1, 58, 4; so,
jam antea diversi audistis,
Sall. C. 20, 5; and:
sive juncti unum premant, sive id diversi gerant bellum,
Liv. 10, 25:
diversi dissipatique in omnes partes fugere,
Caes. B. G. 2, 24, 4; cf.:
ex diversa fuga in unum collecti,
Liv. 42, 8:
age diversos et disice corpora ponto,
Verg. A. 1, 70:
diversi consules discedunt,
Liv. 10, 33, 10; 22, 56; Nep. Dat. 11, 3 al.; cf.:
quo diversus abis?
away, Verg. A. 5, 166; 11, 855:
qui (portus) cum diversos inter se aditus habeant, in exitu conjunguntur et confluunt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 52 fin.; cf. id. Agr. 2, 32, 87; Liv. 40, 22:
in locis disjunctissimis maximeque diversis,
very widely separated, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 4; so,
loca,
id. ib. 16; Caes. B. G. 2, 22, 1 et saep.—Cf. in the sup.:
diversissimis locis subeundo ad moenia,
Liv. 4, 22:
itinera,
Caes. B. G. 7, 16 fin.; id. B. C. 3, 67, 2:
proelium,
fought in different places, Hirt. B. G. 8, 19, 2 et saep.: sunt ea innumerabilia, quae a diversis emebantur, by various people, individuals (as an indefinite term for persons), Cic. Phil. 2, 37. — Poet., i. q. remotus, remote, far-distant:
Aesar,
i. e. flowing in another, remote country, Ov. M. 15, 23; cf. Verg. A. 3, 4; 11, 261; 12, 621;
708: diverso terrarum distineri,
distance apart, remoteness, Tac. A. 3, 59.—
B.
Trop.
1.
Different, unlike, dissimilar:
varia et diversa genera et bellorum et hostium,
Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 10 fin.; cf.:
variae et diversae et diffusae disputationes,
id. de Or. 3, 16, 61; 1, 61 fin.:
diversa ac dissimilis pars,
id. Inv. 1, 23, 33; cf.:
diversa studia in dissimili ratione,
id. Cat. 2, 5:
flumina diversa locis,
Verg. G. 4, 367; so Ov. M. 1, 40:
oris habitu simili aut diverso,
Quint. 9, 3, 34 al.:
ut par ingenio, ita morum diversus,
Tac. A. 14, 19:
a proposita ratione diversum,
Cic. Brut. 90; cf.:
ab his longe diversae litterae,
Sall. C. 34 fin.; Quint. 4, 1, 9; cf. also id. 2, 10, 7:
huic diversa sententia eorum fuit,
id. 3, 6, 32. —Cf. so with dat., Quint. 2, 3, 10; 3, 10, 3 et saep.—With gen.:
diversa omnium, quae umquam accidere, civilium armorum facies,
Tac. A. 1, 49:
diversa in hac ac supradicta alite quaedam,
Plin. 10, 12, 15, § 32:
eruca diversae est, quam lactuca, naturae,
id. 19, 8, 44, § 154.—
2.
Divided, fluctuating, hesitating, inconsistent:
metu ac libidine divorsus agebatur,
Sall. J. 25, 6:
qui diversus animi modo numen pavescere, modo, etc.,
Tac. H. 4, 84:
diversi fremat inconstantia vulgi,
Tib. 4, 1, 45.— Adv.: dī-verse or dīvorse (acc. to II.), different ways, hither and thither; in different directions (very rarely): corpora prostrata diverse jacebant, scattered, Auct. B. Afr. 40 fin.; so,
pauci paulo divorsius conciderant,
Sall. C. 61, 3:
multifariam diverseque tendere,
Suet. Galb. 19.—
B.
Trop. of the mind:
curae meum animum divorse trahunt,
Ter. And. 1, 5, 25:
ab eodem de eadem re diverse dicitur,
differently, Cic. Inv. 1, 50:
diversissime adfici,
very variously, Suet. Tib. 66:
uti verbo ab alicujus sententia diverse,
in a different meaning, Gell. 6, 17, 9.

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