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up like tents

  • 1 διασκηνών

    διασκηνάω
    pres part act masc voc sg
    διασκηνάω
    pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg
    διασκηνάω
    pres part act masc nom sg (attic epic ionic)
    διασκηνάω
    pres part act masc nom sg (attic epic doric ionic)
    διασκηνέω
    separate and retire each to his billet: pres part act masc nom sg (attic epic doric)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg (doric aeolic)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act masc nom sg
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres inf act (doric)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg (doric aeolic)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act masc nom sg
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres inf act (doric)

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  • 2 διασκηνῶν

    διασκηνάω
    pres part act masc voc sg
    διασκηνάω
    pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg
    διασκηνάω
    pres part act masc nom sg (attic epic ionic)
    διασκηνάω
    pres part act masc nom sg (attic epic doric ionic)
    διασκηνέω
    separate and retire each to his billet: pres part act masc nom sg (attic epic doric)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg (doric aeolic)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act masc nom sg
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres inf act (doric)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg (doric aeolic)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act masc nom sg
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres inf act (doric)

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  • 3 διασκηνούν

    διασκηνάω
    pres part act masc voc sg (attic epic doric ionic)
    διασκηνάω
    pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg (attic epic doric ionic)
    διασκηνέω
    separate and retire each to his billet: pres part act masc voc sg (attic epic doric)
    διασκηνέω
    separate and retire each to his billet: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg (attic epic doric)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act masc voc sg
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres inf act (epic doric)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act masc voc sg
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres inf act (epic doric)

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  • 4 διασκηνοῦν

    διασκηνάω
    pres part act masc voc sg (attic epic doric ionic)
    διασκηνάω
    pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg (attic epic doric ionic)
    διασκηνέω
    separate and retire each to his billet: pres part act masc voc sg (attic epic doric)
    διασκηνέω
    separate and retire each to his billet: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg (attic epic doric)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act masc voc sg
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres inf act (epic doric)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act masc voc sg
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres inf act (epic doric)

    Morphologia Graeca > διασκηνοῦν

  • 5 διασκηνώσιν

    διασκηνάω
    pres part act masc /neut dat pl (attic epic doric ionic)
    διασκηνάω
    pres subj act 3rd pl (attic epic ionic)
    διασκηνάω
    pres ind act 3rd pl (attic epic doric ionic)
    διασκηνάω
    pres subj act 3rd pl (attic epic doric ionic)
    διασκηνέω
    separate and retire each to his billet: pres subj act 3rd pl (attic epic doric)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres subj mp 2nd sg (epic)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres subj act 3rd pl
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres subj act 3rd sg (epic)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres subj mp 2nd sg (epic)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres subj act 3rd pl
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres subj act 3rd sg (epic)

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  • 6 διασκηνῶσιν

    διασκηνάω
    pres part act masc /neut dat pl (attic epic doric ionic)
    διασκηνάω
    pres subj act 3rd pl (attic epic ionic)
    διασκηνάω
    pres ind act 3rd pl (attic epic doric ionic)
    διασκηνάω
    pres subj act 3rd pl (attic epic doric ionic)
    διασκηνέω
    separate and retire each to his billet: pres subj act 3rd pl (attic epic doric)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres subj mp 2nd sg (epic)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres subj act 3rd pl
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres subj act 3rd sg (epic)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres subj mp 2nd sg (epic)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres subj act 3rd pl
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres subj act 3rd sg (epic)

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  • 7 διασκηνούντων

    διασκηνάω
    pres part act masc /neut gen pl (attic epic doric ionic)
    διασκηνάω
    pres imperat act 3rd pl (attic epic doric ionic)
    διασκηνέω
    separate and retire each to his billet: pres part act masc /neut gen pl (attic epic doric)
    διασκηνέω
    separate and retire each to his billet: pres imperat act 3rd pl (attic epic doric)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act masc /neut gen pl
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres imperat act 3rd pl
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act masc /neut gen pl
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres imperat act 3rd pl

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  • 8 διεσκηνωμένα

    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: perf part mp neut nom /voc /acc pl
    διεσκηνωμένᾱ, διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: perf part mp fem nom /voc /acc dual
    διεσκηνωμένᾱ, διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: perf part mp fem nom /voc sg (doric aeolic)

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  • 9 διασκηνούσαι

    διασκηνάω
    pres part act fem nom /voc pl (attic epic doric ionic)
    διασκηνέω
    separate and retire each to his billet: pres part act fem nom /voc pl (attic epic doric)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act fem nom /voc pl (attic ionic)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act fem nom /voc pl (attic ionic)

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  • 10 διασκηνοῦσαι

    διασκηνάω
    pres part act fem nom /voc pl (attic epic doric ionic)
    διασκηνέω
    separate and retire each to his billet: pres part act fem nom /voc pl (attic epic doric)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act fem nom /voc pl (attic ionic)
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: pres part act fem nom /voc pl (attic ionic)

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  • 11 διασκηνωθήναι

    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: aor inf pass
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: aor inf pass

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  • 12 διασκηνωθῆναι

    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: aor inf pass
    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: aor inf pass

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  • 13 διεσκηνώσατε

    διασκηνόω
    pitch like tents at intervals: aor ind act 2nd pl

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  • 14 διασκηνόω

    A pitch like tents at intervals,

    καπηλεῖα Ael.VH3.14

     ([voice] Pass.).
    II intr., = διασκηνέω 1, X.An.4.4.10.

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  • 15 σκηνοπηγέω

    A put up a tent, σ. τὰ καπηλεῖα set them up like tents, Damon 1.
    2 keep the feast of tabernacles, J.AJ13.11.1:—[voice] Med. in [dialect] Dor. form [pref] σκᾱνο- (q.v.).

    Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > σκηνοπηγέω

  • 16 BREGÐA

    (bregð; brá, brugðum; brugðinn), v. with dat.
    bregða sverði, knífi, to draw a sword, knife;
    bregða fingri, hendi í e-t, to put (thrust) the finger, hand, into;
    hón brá hárinu undir belti sér, she put (fastened) her hair under her belt;
    bregða kaðli um e-t, to pass a rope round a thing;
    bregða augum sundr, to open the eyes;
    bregða e-m á eintal, to take one apart;
    bregða sér sjúkum, to feign illness;
    2) to deviate from, disregard (vér höfum brugðit af ráðum þínum);
    3) to alter, change;
    bregða lit, litum, to change colour, to turn pale;
    bregða e-m í e-s líki, to turn one (by spell) into another shape (þú brátt þér í merar líki);
    4) to break up, leave off, give up;
    bregða tjöldum, to strike the tents;
    bregða boði, to countermand a feast;
    bregða sýslu, to leave off working;
    bregða svefni, blundi, to awake;
    bregða tali, to break off talking;
    bregða orrustu, kaupi, to break off a battle, bargain;
    5) to break (bregða trúnaði, heiti, sáttmáli);
    6) bregða e-m e-u, to upbraid, reproach one with a thing (Kálfr brá mér því í dag);
    7) with prepp.,
    bregða e-m á loft, to lift one aloft;
    bregða e-u á, to give out, pretend (hann brá á því, at hann mundi ríða vestr til Miðfjarðar);
    absol., bregða á e-t, to begin (suddenly) doing a thing;
    Kimbi brá á gaman, took it playfully, laughed at it;
    þeir brugðu á glímu ok á glens, they started wrestling and playing;
    hestrinn brá á leik, broke into play, ran away;
    hönd bregðr á venju, is ready for its old work;
    þá brá Ingimundr til útanferðar, I. started to go abroad;
    bregða e-u undan, to put it out of the way, to hide it;
    bregða upp hendi, höndum, to hold up the hand;
    bregða e-u við, to ward off with (bregða við skildi); fig. to put forth as an example, to praise, wonder at (þínum drengskap skal ek við bregða);
    absol., bregða við, to start off, set about a thing without delay;
    brá hann við skjótt ok fór, he started off at once and went;
    8) refl., bregðast;
    9) impers., e-u bregðr, it ceases, fails;
    veðráttu brá eigi, there was no change in the weather;
    of a sudden appearance, kláða brá á hvarmana, the eye-lids began to itch;
    þá brá ljóma af Logafjöllum, then from L. there burst flashes of light;
    ljósi bregðr fyrir, a light passes before the eye;
    with preps., bregðr af vexti hans frá öðrum selum, his shape differs from that of other seals;
    e-m bregðr í brún, one is amazed, startled (nú bregðr mönnum í brún mjök);
    e-m bregðr til e-s, one person takes after, resembles another;
    en því bregðr mér til foreldris míns, in that I am like my father;
    þat er mælt, at fjórðungi bregði til fóstrs, the fostering makes the fourth part of a man;
    e-m bregðr við e-t = e-m bregðr í brún;
    brá þeim mjök við, er þeir sá hann inn ganga, it startled them much when they saw him come in;
    en þó brá fóstru Melkorku mest við þessi tíðindi, this news most affected M.’s nurse.
    * * *
    pret. sing. brá, 2nd pers. brátt, later brást; pl. brugðu, sup. brugðit; pres. bregð; pret. subj. brygði: reflex, (sk, z, st), pret. brásk, bráz, or brást, pl. brugðusk, etc.: poët. with the neg. suff. brá-at, brásk-at, Orkn. 78, Fms. vi. 51.
    A. ACT. WITH DAT.
    I. [A. S. bregdan, brædan; Old Engl. and Scot. to brade or braid; cp. bragð throughout]:—to move swiftly:
    1. of a weapon, to draw, brandish; b. sverði, to draw the sword, Gísl. 55, Nj. 28, Ld. 222, Korm. 82 sqq., Fms. i. 44, ii. 306, vi. 313, Eg. 306, 505; sverð brugðit, a drawn sword, 746; cp. the alliterative phrase in Old Engl. Ballads, ‘the bright browne (= brugðinn) sword:’ absol., bregð (imperat.), Korm. l. c.: b. knífi, to slash with a knife, Am. 59; b. flötu sverði, to turn it round in the band, Fms. vii. 157; saxi, Bs. i. 629: even of a thrust, b. spjóti, Glúm. 344.
    2. of the limbs or parts of the body, to move quickly; b. hendi, fingri, K. Þ. K. 10, Fms. vi. 122; b. augum sundr, to open the eyes, iii. 57, cp. ‘he bradde open his eyen two,’ Engl. Ballads; b. fótum, Nj. 253; b. fæti, in wrestling; b. grönum, to draw up the lips, 199, Fms. v. 220.
    3. of other objects; b. skipi, to turn the ship (rare), Fms. viii. 145, Eb. 324; b. e-m á eintal, einmæli, to take one apart, Fms. vi. 11, Ölk. 35; b. sér sjúkum, to feign sickness, Fagrsk. ch. 51; bregða sér in mod. usage means to make a short visit, go or come for a moment; eg brá mér snöggvast til …, etc.
    4. adding prepp.; b. upp; b. upp hendi, höndum, to hold up the hand, Fms. i. 167; b. upp glófa, 206, Eb. 326: b. e-m á lopt, to lift aloft, Eg. 122, Nj. 108; b. e-u undan, to put a thing out of the way, to hide it, Fas. i. 6; undir, Sturl. ii. 221, Ld. 222, Eb. 230: b. e-u við (b. við skildi), to ward off with …, Vápn. 5; but chiefly metaph. to put forth as an example, to laud, wonder at, etc.; þínum drengskap skal ek við b., Nj. 18; þessum mun ek við b. Áslaugar órunum, Fas. i. 257; nú mun ek því við b. ( I will speak loud), at ek hefi eigi fyr náð við þik at tala, Lv. 53: b. e-u á, to give out, pretend; hann brá á því at hann mundi ríða vestr til Miðfjarðar, Sturl. iii. 197, Fms. viii. 59, x. 322. β. to deviate from, disregard; vér höfum brugðit af ráðum þínum, Fær. 50, Nj. 13, 109, Ísl. ii. 198, Grág. i. 359; b. af marki, to alter the mark, 397.
    5. to turn, alter, change; b. lit, litum, to change colour, to turn pale, etc., Fms. ii. 7, Vígl. 24; b. sér við e-t, to alter one’s mien, shew signs of pain, emotion, or the like, Nj. 116; b. e-m í (or b. á sik) e-s líki, to turn one (by spell) into another shape, Bret. 13; at þú brátt þér í merar líki, Ölk. 37; hann brá á sik ýmissa dýra líki, Edda (pref.) 149.
    II. to break up or off, leave off, give up; b. búi, to give up one’s household, Grág. i. 153, Eg. 116, 704; b. tjöldum, to break up, strike the tents, Fms. iv. 302; b. samvist, to part, leave off living together, ii. 295; b. ráðahag, to break off an engagement, esp. wedding, 11; b. boði, to countermand a feast, 194; b. kaupi, to break off a bargain, Nj. 51, Rd. 251; b. sýslu, to leave off working, Fms. vi. 349; b. svefni, blundi, to awake, Sdm. 2; smátt bregðr slíkt svefni mínum, Lv. 53; b. tali, to break off talking, Vápn. 22; b. orustu, to break off the battle, Bret.: esp. freq. in poetry, b. hungri, föstu, sulti, to break or quell the hunger (of the wolf); b. gleði; b. lífi, fjörvi, to put to death, etc., Lex. Poët.
    2. to break faith, promise, or the like; b. máli, Grág. i. 148; trúnaði, Nj. 141; brugðið var öllu sáttmáli, Hkr. ii. 121; b. heiti, Alvm. 3: absol., ef bóandi bregðr við griðmann ( breaks a bargain), Grág. i. 153.
    3. reflex., bregðask e-m (or absol.), to deceive, fail, in faith or friendship; Gunnarr kvaðsk aldri skyldu b. Njáli né sonum hans, Nj. 57; bregðsk þú oss nú eigi, do not deceive us, Fms. vi. 17; vant er þó at vita hverir mér eru trúir ef feðrnir b., ii. 11; en þeim brásk framhlaupit, i. e. they failed in the onslaught, vii. 298; þat mun eigi bregðask, that cannot fail, Fas. ii. 526, Rb. 50; fáir munu þeir, at einörð sinni haldi, er slíkir brugðusk við oss, Fms. v. 36, Grett. 26 new Ed.
    III. [A. S. brædan, to braid, braider], to ‘braid,’ knot, bind, the band, string being in dat.; hann bregðr í fiskinn öðrum enda, he braided the one end in the fish, Finnb. 220; hón brá hárinu undir belli sér, she braided her hair under her belt; (hann) brá ( untied) brókabelti sínu, Fas. i. 47; er þeir höfðu brugðið kaðli um, wound a cable round it, Fms. x. 53; hefir strengrinn brugðizk líttat af fótum honum, the rope had loosened off his feet, xi. 152: but also simply and with acc., b. bragð, to braid a braid, knit a knot, Eg. (in a verse); b. ráð, to weave a plot, (cp. Gr. ράπτειν, Lat. suere), Edda (in a verse); in the proper sense flétta and ríða, q. v., are more usual.
    2. in wrestling; b. e-m, the antagonist in dat., the trick in acc., b. e-m bragð (hæl-krók, sveiflu, etc.)
    3. recipr., of mutual strife; bregðask brögðum, to play one another tricks; b. brigzlum, to scold one another, Grág. ii. 146; b. frumhlaupum, of mutual aggression, 13, 48; bregðask um e-t, to contest a thing, 66, cp. i. 34.
    4. part., brugðinn við e-t, acquainted with a thing; munuð þit brátt brugðnir við meira, i. e. you will soon have greater matters to deal with, Fs. 84; hann er við hvárttveggja b., he is well versed in both, Gísl. 51.
    IV. metaph. to upbraid, blame, with dat. of the person and thing; fár bregðr hinu betra, ef hann veit hit verra (a proverb), Nj. 227; Þórðr blígr brá honum því ( Thord threw it in his face), á Þórsnesþingi, at …, Landn. 101; Kálfr brá mér því í dag, Fms. vi. 105; b. e-m brizglum, Nj. 227.
    B. NEUT. OR ABSOL. without a case, of swift, sudden motion.
    I. b. á e-t, as, b. á leik, gaman, etc., to start or begin sporting, playing; Kimbi brá á gaman, K. took it playfully, i. e. laughed at it, Landn. 101; b. á gamanmál, Fms. xi. 151; þeir brugðu á glímu ok á glens, they started wrestling and playing, Ld. 220; bregðr hann (viz. the horse) á leik, the horse broke into play, ran away, Fms. xi. 280; Glúmr svaraði vel en brá þó á sitt ráð, Glum gave a gentle answer, but went on in his own way, Nj. 26, Fas. i. 250: the phrase, hönd bregðr á venju, the hand is ready for its old work, Edda (Ht.) verse 26, cp. Nj. ch. 78 (in a verse).
    2. b. við, to start off, set about a thing without delay, at a moment’s notice, may in Engl. often be rendered by at once or the like; brá hann við skjótt ok fór, he started off at once and went, Fms. i. 158; þeir brugðu við skjótt, ok varð þeim mjök við felmt, i. e. they took to their heels in a great fright, Nj. 105; þeir brugðu við skjótt, ok fara þaðan, 107; bregðr hon við ok hleypr, Grett. 25 new Ed., Bjarn. 60; hrossit bregðr nú við hart, id.; en er Ólafr spurði, at Þorsteinn hafði skjótt við brugðit, ok hafði mikit fjölmenni, Ld. 228.
    β. b. til e-s, þá brá Ingimundr til utanferðar, Ingimund started to go abroad, Sturl. i. 117; b. til Grænlands ferðar, Fb. i. 430.
    II. reflex, to make a sudden motion with the body; Rútr brásk skjótt við undan högginu, Nj. 28, 129; b. við fast, to turn sharply, 58, 97; bregðsk (= bregðr) jarl nú við skjótt ok ferr, the earl started at once, Fms. xi. 11; hann brásk aldregi við ( he remained motionless) er þeir píndu hann, heldr en þeir lysti á stokk eðr stein, vii. 227.
    2. metaph. and of a circumlocutory character; eigi þætti mér ráðið, hvárt ek munda svá skjótt á boð brugðisk hafa, ef …, I am not sure whether I should have been so hasty in bidding you, if …, Ísl. ii. 156; bregðask á beina við e-n, to shew hospitality towards, Fms. viii. 59, cp. bregða sér above.
    β. b. yfir, to exceed; heyra þeir svá mikinn gný at yfir brásk, they heard an awful crash, Mag. 6; þá brásk þat þó yfir jafnan ( it surpassed) er konungr talaði, Fms. x. 322, yet these last two instances may be better read ‘barst,’ vide bera C. IV; bregðask úkunnr, reiðr … við e-t, to be startled at the novelty of a thing, v. 258; b. reiðr við, to get excited, angry at a thing, etc.
    C. IMPERS.
    I. the phrase, e-m bregðr við e-t, of strong emotions, fear, anger, or the like; brá þeim mjök við, er þau sá hann inn ganga, it startled them much, when they saw him come in, Nj. 68; Flosa brá svá við, at hann var í andliti stundum sem blóð, 177; en þó brá fóstru Melkorku mest við þessi tíðindi, i. e. this news most affected Melkorka’s nurse, Ld. 82; aldri hefi ek mannsblóð séð, ok veit ek eigi hve mér bregðr við, I wot not how it will touch me, Nj. 59; brá honum svá við, at hann gerði fölvan í andliti … ok þann veg brá honum opt síðan ( he was oft since then taken in such fits), þá er vígahugr var á honum, Glúm. 342; en við höggit brá Glæsi svá at …, Eb. 324; Þorkell spurði ef honum hefði brugðit nokkut við þessa sýslu.—Ekki sjám vér þér brugðit hafa við þetta, en þó sýndist mér þér áðr brugðit, Fms. xi. 148.
    β. bregða í brún, to be amazed, shocked, Fms. i. 214; þá brá Guðrúnu mjök í brún um atburð þenna allan saman, Ld. 326, Nj. 14; þat hlægir mik at þeim mun í brún b., 239; nú bregðr mönnum í brún mjök ( people were very much startled), því at margir höfðu áðr enga frétt af haft, Band. 7.
    II. with prepp. við, til, í, af; of appearances, kynligu, undarliga bregðr við, it has a weird look, looks uncanny, of visions, dreams, or the like; en þó bregðr nú kynligu við, undan þykir mér nú gaflaðit hvárt-tveggja undan húsinu, Ísl. ii. 352, Nj. 62, 197, Gísl. 83; nú bregðr undrum við, id., Fms. i. 292.
    III. e-m bregðr til e-s, one person turns out like another, cp. the Danish ‘at slægte en paa;’ þat er mælt at fjórðungi bregði til fóstrs, the fostering makes the fourth part of the man, Nj. 64; en því bregðr mér til foreldris míns, in that I am like my father, Hkr. iii. 223; er þat líkast, at þér bregði meir í þræla ættina en Þveræinga, it is too likely, that thou wilt show thyself rather to be kith and kin to the thrall’s house than to that of Thweræingar, Fb. i. 434; b. til bernsku, to be childish, Al. 3.
    β. bregðr af vexti hans frá öðrum selum, his shape differs from that of any other seals, Sks. 41 new Ed. (afbrigði).
    IV. to cease; e-u bregðr, it ceases; svá hart … at nyt (dat.) bregði, ( to drive the ewes) so fast that they fail ( to give milk), Grág. ii. 231; þessu tali bregðr aldri (= þetta tal bregzk aldri), this calculation can never fail, Rb. 536; veðráttu (dat.) brá eigi, there was no change in the weather, Grett. 91; skini sólar brá, the sun grew dim, Geisü 19; fjörvi feigra brá, the life of the ‘feys’ came to an end (poët.), Fms. vi. 316 (in a verse); brá föstu, hungri, úlfs, ara, the hunger of wolf and eagle was abated, is a freq. phrase with the poets.
    V. of a sudden appearance; kláða (dat.) brá á hvarmana, the eye-lids itched, Fms. v. 96: of light passing swiftly by, þá brá ljóma af Logafjöllum, Hkv. 1. 15; ljósi bregðr fyrir, a light passes before the eye; mey brá mér fyrir hvarma steina, a maid passed before my eyes, Snót 117; þar við ugg (dat.) at þrjótum brá, i. e. the rogues were taken by fear, 170.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > BREGÐA

  • 17 ahogar

    v.
    María ahogó al jefe de la pandilla Mary drowned the gang's leader.
    2 to strangle.
    3 to extinguish, to put out.
    4 to put down, to quell (dominar) (levantamiento).
    6 to choke back, to drown, to drown out, to quell.
    Pedro ahogó un quejido Peter choked back a groan.
    Silvia ahogó el motor Silvia choked the motor.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar
    1 (asfixiar) to choke, suffocate
    2 (en el agua) to drown
    3 (plantas) to overwater
    4 (motor) to flood
    5 (fuego) to put out, extinguish
    6 figurado (reprimir) to stifle, put down
    1 to be drowned, drown
    2 (sofocarse) to choke, suffocate
    ■ me estoy ahogando de calor the heat's stifling, I can't breathe in this heat
    3 (motor) to flood
    \
    ahogar las penas to drown one's sorrows
    ahogarse en un vaso de agua figurado to make a mountain out of a molehill
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=matar) [en agua] to drown; [quitando el aire] to suffocate
    2) (=asfixiar) [humo, espina, emoción] to choke; [angustia, pena] to overcome

    su voz tiembla, ahogada por la emoción — her voice trembles, choked with emotion

    3) [económicamente] [+ empresa, país] to cripple
    4) (=reprimir) [+ bostezo, tos] to stifle; [+ llanto] to stifle, choke back
    5) (=detener) [+ fuego, llamas] to smother; [+ lucha, rebelión] to crush, put down; [+ voces, protestas] to stifle; [+ derechos, libertades] to curtail; [+ desarrollo, posibilidades, plan] to hinder, block
    6) (=bloquear) to block
    7) (Aut) [+ motor] to flood
    8) (Ajedrez) [+ rey] to stalemate
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <persona/animal> ( en agua) to drown; ( asfixiar) to suffocate
    b) < motor> to flood
    2)
    a) <palabras/voz> to drown (out); <llanto/grito> to stifle
    b) < penas> to drown
    2.
    ahogarse v pron
    a) persona/animal ( en agua) to drown; ( asfixiarse) to suffocate; ( atragantarse) to choke
    b) motor to flood
    * * *
    = drown out, smother, strangle, suffocate, stifle.
    Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
    Ex. This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
    Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
    Ex. The United Nations has been accused of 'drowning in its own words and suffocating in its own documentation'.
    Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
    ----
    * ahogarse = drown.
    * ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <persona/animal> ( en agua) to drown; ( asfixiar) to suffocate
    b) < motor> to flood
    2)
    a) <palabras/voz> to drown (out); <llanto/grito> to stifle
    b) < penas> to drown
    2.
    ahogarse v pron
    a) persona/animal ( en agua) to drown; ( asfixiarse) to suffocate; ( atragantarse) to choke
    b) motor to flood
    * * *
    = drown out, smother, strangle, suffocate, stifle.

    Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

    Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
    Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
    Ex: The United Nations has been accused of 'drowning in its own words and suffocating in its own documentation'.
    Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
    * ahogarse = drown.
    * ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.

    * * *
    ahogar [A3 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (en agua) to drown
    2 (asfixiar) to choke
    el humo me ahogaba the smoke was choking me
    3 ‹motor› to flood
    B
    1 ‹palabras/voz› to drown, drown out; ‹llanto/gemido› to stifle
    2 ‹penas› to drown
    ahogaba sus penas bebiendo he drowned his sorrows in drink
    3
    (en ajedrez): ahogar el rey to stalemate
    1 «persona/animal» (en agua) to drown
    me ahogaba en un mar de formalidades I was drowning in a sea of bureaucracy
    2 (asfixiarse) to choke
    se tragó una espina y casi se ahoga she swallowed a fishbone and almost choked to death
    me ahogo con el humo the smoke's making me choke o suffocating me
    cualquier esfuerzo y se ahoga the slightest exertion and she's gasping for breath
    3 «motor» to flood
    * * *

     

    ahogar ( conjugate ahogar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹persona/animal› ( en agua) to drown;

    ( asfixiar) to suffocate
    b) ‹ motor› to flood

    2
    a) ‹palabras/voz› to drown (out);

    ‹llanto/grito› to stifle
    b) ‹ penas› to drown

    ahogarse verbo pronominal
    a) [persona/animal] ( en agua) to drown;

    ( asfixiarse) to suffocate;
    ( atragantarse) to choke

    ahogar verbo transitivo
    1 (sumergiendo en líquido) to drown
    2 (quitando el aire) to suffocate
    ' ahogar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    asfixiar
    - pena
    English:
    choke
    - drown
    - sorrow
    - stifle
    - suppress
    - flood
    - smother
    - stalemate
    - suffocate
    - throttle
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [en el agua] to drown
    2. [cubriendo la boca y nariz] to smother, to suffocate
    3. [extinguir] [fuego] to smother, to put out;
    los gritos de protesta ahogaban el discurso the cries of protest drowned out his speech
    4. [dominar] [levantamiento] to put down, to quell;
    [pena] to hold back, to contain;
    ahogó sus penas [con la bebida] he drowned his sorrows
    5. Aut [motor] to flood
    6.
    ahogar el rey [en ajedrez] to stalemate one's opponent
    7. Andes, Méx [guisar] to stew
    * * *
    v/t
    1 en agua drown
    2 ( asfixiar) suffocate; protestas stifle
    3 AUTO flood
    * * *
    ahogar {52} vt
    1) : to drown
    2) : to smother
    3) : to choke back, to stifle
    * * *
    ahogar vb
    1. (en agua) to drown
    2. (asfixiar) to suffocate
    3. (fuego) to smother

    Spanish-English dictionary > ahogar

  • 18 sofocar

    v.
    1 to suffocate, to stifle.
    El criminal sofoca a Ricardo The criminal suffocates Richard.
    2 to put out, to smother (incendio).
    3 to suppress, to quell.
    Miguel sofoca su ira Mike quells his anger.
    4 to mortify.
    5 to quench, to extinguish, to put out.
    Elsa sofocó el fuego Elsa quenched the fire.
    6 to embarrass, to make nervous.
    Su actitud sofocó a Ricardo Her attitude embarrassed Richard.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 (ahogar) to suffocate, stifle, smother
    2 figurado (abochornar) to make blush
    3 figurado (incendio) to put out, extinguish; (rebelión) to suppress, put down
    1 (de calor etc) to suffocate
    3 familiar (enfadarse) to get upset, get angry
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=ahogar) [calor] to stifle; [fuego, humo] to suffocate
    2) (=apagar) [+ incendio] to smother, put out; [+ rebelión] to crush, put down; [+ epidemia] to stamp out
    3) (=enojar) to anger, upset
    4) (=avergonzar) to embarrass
    5) (=sonrojar) to make... blush
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo < fuego> to smother, put out; <motín/revolución> to stifle, put down
    2.
    sofocarse v pron ( acalorarse) to get upset o (colloq) worked up
    * * *
    = smother, quench, quell, strangle, snuff out, stifle, stamp out, weigh down.
    Ex. This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
    Ex. By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.
    Ex. The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.
    Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
    Ex. The producer did a 'hatchet job' on the film, substantially dumbing down the project and snuffing out any subtlety or nuance.
    Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
    Ex. The existence of the Internet and World Wide Web has made it almost impossible to stamp out crimes committed by hackers.
    Ex. The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo < fuego> to smother, put out; <motín/revolución> to stifle, put down
    2.
    sofocarse v pron ( acalorarse) to get upset o (colloq) worked up
    * * *
    = smother, quench, quell, strangle, snuff out, stifle, stamp out, weigh down.

    Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.

    Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.
    Ex: The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.
    Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
    Ex: The producer did a 'hatchet job' on the film, substantially dumbing down the project and snuffing out any subtlety or nuance.
    Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
    Ex: The existence of the Internet and World Wide Web has made it almost impossible to stamp out crimes committed by hackers.
    Ex: The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.

    * * *
    sofocar [A2 ]
    vt
    ‹fuego› to smother, put out; ‹motín/revolución› to stifle, put down
    este calor me sofoca this heat is suffocating o stifling
    1 ( fam) (acalorarse) to get upset o ( colloq) worked up
    2 ( fam) (avergonzarse) to get embarrassed:
    3 (por el calor) to suffocate
    4 (por un esfuerzo) to get out of breath
    * * *

    sofocar ( conjugate sofocar) verbo transitivo ‹ fuego› to smother, put out;
    ‹motín/revolución› to stifle, put down
    sofocarse verbo pronominal ( acalorarse) to get upset o (colloq) worked up
    sofocar verbo transitivo
    1 (un incendio) to extinguish, smother: los bomberos sofocaron las llamas, the firemen smothered the flames
    (una rebelión) to put out: el ejército sofocó la revuelta, the army crushed the rebellion
    (una protesta) to stifle: los antidisturbios sofocaron la manifestación, the riot police brought the protest under control
    (un grito, ruido) to muffle, stifle
    (un sentimiento) to control
    2 (asfixiar) to suffocate
    3 (abochornar) to embarrass
    ' sofocar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    damp
    - put down
    - smother
    - stamp out
    - stifle
    - douse
    - over
    - put
    - quash
    - quell
    - quench
    - stamp
    - suppress
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [ahogar, abrasar] to suffocate, to stifle
    2. [incendio] to put out, to smother
    3. [rebelión] to suppress, to quell
    4. [agobiar] [con trabajo] to overburden
    5. [avergonzar] to embarrass
    * * *
    v/t
    1 suffocate
    2 incendio put out
    * * *
    sofocar {72} vt
    1) ahogar: to suffocate, to smother
    2) extinguir: to extinguish, to put out (a fire)
    3) aplastar: to crush, to put down
    sofocar una rebelión: to crush a rebellion
    * * *
    1. (apagar) to put out [pt. & pp. put]
    2. (ahogar) to suffocate

    Spanish-English dictionary > sofocar

  • 19 cubrir

    v.
    1 to cover.
    cubrir algo de algo to cover something with o in something
    cubrir a alguien de insultos/alabanzas to heap insults/praise on somebody
    Ilse cubre los restos del cuerpo Ilse covers the remains of the body.
    El reportero cubre el suceso The reporter covers the event.
    2 to cover (proteger) (retirada, asegurado).
    3 to fill (puesto, vacante).
    4 to cover (gastos).
    el presupuesto no cubre todos los gastos the budget doesn't cover all the expenses
    5 to cover (noticia).
    6 to cover up, to hush up, to hide, to mask.
    Ilse cubre la verdad Ilse covers up the truth.
    7 to cover for, to cover, to cover up for.
    La enfermera Juana cubre a Ilse Nurse Johanna covers for Ilse.
    * * *
    (pp cubierto,-a)
    1 (gen) to cover
    2 COCINA to coat (de, with)
    3 (poner tejado) to put a roof on
    4 (niebla etc) to shroud (de, in), cloak
    5 (ocultar) to hide
    6 (llenar) to fill (de, with), cover (de, with)
    7 (alcanzar) to come up
    8 (gastos, necesidades) to cover; (deuda) to meet, repay
    9 (recorrer) to cover; (distancia) to travel
    10 (prensa) to cover
    11 (animales) to pair, cover
    1 (abrigarse) to cover oneself
    2 (la cabeza) to put one's hat on
    3 figurado (protegerse) to protect oneself
    4 (cielo) to become overcast
    5 (llenarse) to be filled
    \
    cubrir de besos to smother with kisses
    cubrir las apariencias to keep up appearances
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    ( pp cubierto)
    1. VT
    1) (=ocultar)
    a) [+ superficie, objeto] to cover
    b) [agua]
    c) (=poner techo a) to roof, roof over
    d) [+ fuego] to make up, bank up
    2) (=llenar) [+ agujero] to fill in; [+ hueco] to fill

    • cubrir a algn de alabanzas — to heap praises on sb

    • cubrir a algn de atenciones — to lavish attention on sb

    • cubrir a algn de besos — to smother sb with kisses

    • cubrir a algn de improperios — to shower sb with insults

    • cubrir a algn de oprobio — to bring shame on sb

    3) (=proteger) (Dep, Mil) to cover

    intenta llegar a las líneas enemigas: nosotros te cubriremos — try to get to the enemy lines: we'll cover you

    4) (=recorrer) [+ ruta, distancia] to cover
    5) (=ocupar) [+ vacante, plaza] to fill
    6) (=pagar) [+ gastos, déficit, préstamo] to cover
    7) (=satisfacer) [+ necesidades, demanda] to meet
    8) (Prensa) [+ suceso] to cover
    9) (Zool) (=montar) to cover
    10) (=disimular) [+ emoción] to cover up, conceal

    cubre su tristeza con una falsa alegría — she covers up o conceals her sadness with a false cheerfulness

    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( tapar) to cover
    2)
    a) <gastos/daños/riesgos> to cover
    b) <demanda/necesidad> to meet; < carencia> to cover
    c) <plaza/vacante> to fill
    3)
    a) (Period, Rad, TV) to cover
    b) ( recorrer) <etapa/trayecto> to cover
    4) <retirada/flanco> to cover
    5) (Zool) to cover
    2.
    cubrirse v pron
    1)
    a) (refl) ( taparse) to cover oneself
    b) ( ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on
    c) ( protegerse) to take cover
    d) ( contra riesgo) to cover oneself
    2) ( llenarse)

    cubrirse de algo: las calles se habían cubierto de nieve — the streets were covered with snow

    * * *
    = cover, relate to, smother, take + care of, canopy, cover, line, blanket, address, cover up, screen, drape, meet, incrust [encrust], encrust [incrust].
    Ex. This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.
    Ex. The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.
    Ex. This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
    Ex. The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.
    Ex. The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.
    Ex. I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.
    Ex. The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.
    Ex. This type of broom is extremely competitive with the native flora, blanketing the ground and preventing growth of many understorey species in many areas.
    Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
    Ex. The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.
    Ex. During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.
    Ex. Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
    Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.
    Ex. The hilt is of solid gold incrusted in every part with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds.
    Ex. The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.
    ----
    * cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.
    * cubrir con = top with.
    * cubrir Algo con la mano = cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.
    * cubrir con tablas = board up.
    * cubrir con toldo = canopy.
    * cubrir de = flood with.
    * cubrir de arcilla = clay.
    * cubrir de grava = gravel.
    * cubrir de gravilla = gravel.
    * cubrir el mundo = span + the globe.
    * cubrir gastos = allow for + costs, cover + costs.
    * cubrir lagunas = fill + lacunae.
    * cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.
    * cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.
    * cubrir la superficie de Algo = surface.
    * cubrirse contra = hedge against.
    * cubrirse de cardenales = go + black and blue.
    * cubrirse de moratones = go + black and blue.
    * cubrir toda la gama = run + the gamut.
    * cubrir todo el espectro = run + the gamut.
    * cubrir una laguna = fill + gap, fill + the breach.
    * cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.
    * cubrir una vacante = fill + vacancy.
    * cubrir un objetivo = meet + objective, meet + purpose.
    * cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.
    * cubrir un uso = address + use.
    * para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.
    * para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.
    * que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.
    * que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.
    * que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.
    * sin cubrir = unfilled.
    * tasa para cubrir gastos = cost-recovery fee.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( tapar) to cover
    2)
    a) <gastos/daños/riesgos> to cover
    b) <demanda/necesidad> to meet; < carencia> to cover
    c) <plaza/vacante> to fill
    3)
    a) (Period, Rad, TV) to cover
    b) ( recorrer) <etapa/trayecto> to cover
    4) <retirada/flanco> to cover
    5) (Zool) to cover
    2.
    cubrirse v pron
    1)
    a) (refl) ( taparse) to cover oneself
    b) ( ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on
    c) ( protegerse) to take cover
    d) ( contra riesgo) to cover oneself
    2) ( llenarse)

    cubrirse de algo: las calles se habían cubierto de nieve — the streets were covered with snow

    * * *
    = cover, relate to, smother, take + care of, canopy, cover, line, blanket, address, cover up, screen, drape, meet, incrust [encrust], encrust [incrust].

    Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

    Ex: The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.
    Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
    Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.
    Ex: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.
    Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.
    Ex: The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.
    Ex: This type of broom is extremely competitive with the native flora, blanketing the ground and preventing growth of many understorey species in many areas.
    Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
    Ex: The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.
    Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.
    Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
    Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.
    Ex: The hilt is of solid gold incrusted in every part with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds.
    Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.
    * cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.
    * cubrir con = top with.
    * cubrir Algo con la mano = cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.
    * cubrir con tablas = board up.
    * cubrir con toldo = canopy.
    * cubrir de = flood with.
    * cubrir de arcilla = clay.
    * cubrir de grava = gravel.
    * cubrir de gravilla = gravel.
    * cubrir el mundo = span + the globe.
    * cubrir gastos = allow for + costs, cover + costs.
    * cubrir lagunas = fill + lacunae.
    * cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.
    * cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.
    * cubrir la superficie de Algo = surface.
    * cubrirse contra = hedge against.
    * cubrirse de cardenales = go + black and blue.
    * cubrirse de moratones = go + black and blue.
    * cubrir toda la gama = run + the gamut.
    * cubrir todo el espectro = run + the gamut.
    * cubrir una laguna = fill + gap, fill + the breach.
    * cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.
    * cubrir una vacante = fill + vacancy.
    * cubrir un objetivo = meet + objective, meet + purpose.
    * cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.
    * cubrir un uso = address + use.
    * para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.
    * para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.
    * que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.
    * que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.
    * que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.
    * sin cubrir = unfilled.
    * tasa para cubrir gastos = cost-recovery fee.

    * * *
    cubrir [ I33 ]
    vt
    A (tapar) to cover
    cubrió al niño con una manta he covered the child with a blanket, he put a blanket over the child
    el velo le cubría la cara the veil covered her face
    la niebla cubría el valle the valley was covered in o ( liter) shrouded in mist
    cubrir algo DE algo to cover sth WITH sth
    han cubierto las paredes de publicidad the walls have been covered with advertisements
    los muebles están cubiertos de polvo the furniture is covered with o ( BrE) in dust
    el escándalo los ha cubierto de oprobio the scandal has brought great shame on them
    lo cubrió de besos she smothered him with kisses
    B
    1 ‹costos/gastos› to cover; ‹daños/riesgos› to cover
    para cubrir los costos de envío to cover the cost of postage
    los bienes cubiertos por esta póliza the items covered by this policy
    2 ‹demanda/necesidad› to meet; ‹carencia› to cover
    3 ‹plaza/vacante› to fill
    C
    1 ( Period) ‹noticia/suceso› to cover
    2 (recorrer) ‹etapa/distancia/trayecto› to cover
    3 ( Rad, TV) ‹área› to cover
    D ‹retirada/flanco› to cover
    voy a salir, cúbreme I'm going out there, cover me
    E ( Zool) to cover
    A
    1 ( refl) (taparse) to cover oneself
    se cubrió con una toalla he covered himself with a towel
    se cubrió la cara con las manos he covered his face with his hands
    2 (ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on
    3 (protegerse) to take cover
    se cubrieron del fuego enemigo they took cover from the enemy fire
    4 (contra un riesgo) to cover oneself
    B (llenarse) cubrirse DE algo:
    las calles se habían cubierto de nieve snow had covered the streets, the streets were covered with snow
    * * *

     

    cubrir ( conjugate cubrir) verbo transitivo

    cubrir algo de algo to cover sth with sth;

    b) ‹demanda/necesidad› to meet

    c) ‹plaza/vacante› to fill

    cubrirse verbo pronominal
    1

    ‹ cara› to cover



    2 ( llenarse):

    cubrir verbo transitivo to cover
    ' cubrir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abrigar
    - bañar
    - descubierta
    - descubierto
    - empapelar
    - envolver
    - gasto
    - laminar
    - montar
    - proveer
    - sepultar
    - tapar
    - cubierto
    - llenar
    - recorrido
    - revestir
    - untar
    - vacante
    English:
    bad debt
    - clothe
    - coat
    - cover
    - drape
    - hedge
    - need
    - paint out
    - plaster
    - rubberize
    - smother
    - best
    - fill
    - gamut
    - line
    - mask
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [tapar, recubrir] to cover ( con with);
    cubrió la moto con una lona he covered the motorbike with a tarpaulin;
    cubrieron la pared con una mano de pintura they gave the wall a coat of paint;
    cubrir algo de algo to cover sth with o in sth;
    cubrir a alguien de insultos/alabanzas to heap insults/praise on sb;
    Ana cubrió de besos a su padre Ana covered her father with kisses
    2. [proteger] to protect;
    esta póliza nos cubre contra cualquier accidente this policy covers us against all accidents
    3. [a policía, soldado] to cover;
    cubrir la retirada to cover the retreat
    4. [ocultar] to cover up, to hide
    5. [puesto, vacante] to fill;
    hay veinte solicitudes para cubrir tres plazas there are twenty applications for three jobs
    6. [gastos] to cover;
    el presupuesto no cubre todos los gastos the budget doesn't cover all the expenses;
    cubrir gastos [exactamente] to break even
    7. [noticia] to cover;
    cubrió la guerra del Golfo he covered the Gulf War
    8. [recorrer] to cover;
    el ganador cubrió los 100 metros en 9 segundos the winner did the 100 metres in 9 seconds
    9. [el macho a la hembra]
    cubrir a to mate with
    10. Dep [marcar] to cover;
    se encarga de cubrir la banda derecha he covers the right wing
    * * *
    v/t cover (de with)
    * * *
    cubrir {2} vt
    : to cover
    * * *
    cubrir vb
    1. (en general) to cover
    2. (correr) to run [pt. ran; pp. run]

    Spanish-English dictionary > cubrir

  • 20 una gran cantidad de

    = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of
    Ex. There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.
    Ex. As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.
    Ex. The floor is carpeted, thus providing a large degree of acoustic absorption and a unifying and dominant colour pattern through the library.
    Ex. Flaws are emphasized and frequent comparisons made with similar tools, but these are often buried in a mass of minutiae.
    Ex. A good thesaurus is not necessarily one that has been published with a plethora of effective relationship displays.
    Ex. If your library has decided to operate this way, there will be a supply of preprinted labels at the circulation desk.
    Ex. This 15 page report has a vast amount of valuable information between its covers derived from a variety of sources.
    Ex. This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
    Ex. Such reports often make available a wealth of factual and statistical information which is not published elsewhere in such detail.
    Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
    Ex. Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print.
    Ex. The UK government will need to mobilize an 'army' of 30,000 civil servants to solve the Year 2000 problem.
    Ex. A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.
    Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
    Ex. Environmental organization receive a great number of public enquiries by phone and letter.
    Ex. In the midst of an industrialized and bureaucratized society made up of multitudes of people we live separate lives = En medio de una sociedad industrializada y burocratizada compuesta de una gran cantidad de gente, vivimos vidas distintas.
    Ex. Popular authors receive scores, in some cases hundreds, of letters a year from their young readers and every correspondent, I am quite sure, wants a reply.
    Ex. There is a host of legislative, political, financial, consumer, and other reports of individuals and corporate bodies.
    Ex. Basically, the book deals with a vast corpus of oral tradition, including both prose and poetic texts.
    Ex. If you want to buy a spit roaster beware; a whole host of illegal spit roasters are now on the market in the UK.
    * * *
    = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of

    Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.

    Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.
    Ex: The floor is carpeted, thus providing a large degree of acoustic absorption and a unifying and dominant colour pattern through the library.
    Ex: Flaws are emphasized and frequent comparisons made with similar tools, but these are often buried in a mass of minutiae.
    Ex: A good thesaurus is not necessarily one that has been published with a plethora of effective relationship displays.
    Ex: If your library has decided to operate this way, there will be a supply of preprinted labels at the circulation desk.
    Ex: This 15 page report has a vast amount of valuable information between its covers derived from a variety of sources.
    Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
    Ex: Such reports often make available a wealth of factual and statistical information which is not published elsewhere in such detail.
    Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
    Ex: Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print.
    Ex: The UK government will need to mobilize an 'army' of 30,000 civil servants to solve the Year 2000 problem.
    Ex: A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.
    Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
    Ex: Environmental organization receive a great number of public enquiries by phone and letter.
    Ex: In the midst of an industrialized and bureaucratized society made up of multitudes of people we live separate lives = En medio de una sociedad industrializada y burocratizada compuesta de una gran cantidad de gente, vivimos vidas distintas.
    Ex: Popular authors receive scores, in some cases hundreds, of letters a year from their young readers and every correspondent, I am quite sure, wants a reply.
    Ex: There is a host of legislative, political, financial, consumer, and other reports of individuals and corporate bodies.
    Ex: Basically, the book deals with a vast corpus of oral tradition, including both prose and poetic texts.
    Ex: If you want to buy a spit roaster beware; a whole host of illegal spit roasters are now on the market in the UK.

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