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watch secretly (verb)

Толкование Перевод

1 spy on

подсматривать за

to spy through the keyhole — подсматривать

Синонимический ряд:

watch secretly (verb) observe; pry; reconnoiter; reconnoitre; scout; shadow; snoop; tail; watch secretly; watch surreptitiously

English-Russian base dictionary > spy on
2 lure på en

verb. watch secretly, spy on

Norsk-engelsk ordbok > lure på en
3 spy

1. noun
(a secret agent or person employed to gather information secretly especially about the military affairs of other countries: She was arrested as a spy; industrial spies.)

2. verb
1) (to be a spy: He had been spying for the Russians for many years.)

2) (to see or notice: She spied a human figure on the mountainside.)

•

- spyhole
- spy on

spy¹ n espía

a Russian spy un espía ruso

El plural de spy se escribe spies

spy² vb espiar / vigilar

he spied on the Russians espiaba a los rusos

El pasado y participio pasado de spy se escribe spied; el gerundio se escribe spying

spy

tr[spaɪ]

noun (pl spies)

1 (gen) espía nombre masulino o femenino

intransitive verb (pt & pp spied, ger spying)

1 espiar (on, a)

■ he was spying for the enemy espiaba para el enemigo

■ someone had been spying on them alguien los había estado espiando

transitive verb

1 literal divisar, descubrir, ver

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

I spy with my little eye... veo, veo...

to play I spy jugar al veo-veo

to spy out the land reconocer la tierra, explorar la tierra

industrial spy espía nombre masulino o femenino industrial

police spy confidente nombre masulino o femenino, soplón,-ona

spy ring red nombre femenino de espionaje

spy story historia de espías

spy ['spaɪ] v, spied ; spying vt

see: ver, divisar

spy vi

: espiar

to spy on someone: espiar a alguien

spy n

: espía mf

spy

n.

• acechador, -ora s.m.,f.

• atisbador, -ora s.m.,f.

• echadizo s.m.

• espía s.f.

v.

• columbrar v.

• divisar v.

• espiar v.

spaɪ
I

noun (pl spies) espía mf; (before n) <satellite, ship> espía adj inv; < story> de espías, de espionaje

spy ring — red f de espionaje

II
1.

spies, spying, spied intransitive verb

a) ( watch secretly) espiar*

to spy ON somebody — espiar* a alguien

b) ( work as spy) espiar*

to spy ON something/somebody — espiar* algo/a alguien

2.

vt descubrir*, ver*

to play `I spy' — (BrE) jugar* al veo-veo

[spaɪ]
1.

N espía mf

2.

VT (=catch sight of) divisar

finally I spied him coming — por fin pude verlo viniendo

to play I spy — jugar al veo-veo

I spy, with my little eye, something beginning with A — veo, veo una cosa que empieza con A

3.

VI espiar, ser espía

to spy on sb — espiar a algn, observar a algn clandestinamente

he spied for the USA — fue espía al servicio de los EE.UU.

4.

CPD

spy plane N — avión m espía

spy ring N — red f de espionaje

spy satellite N — satélite m espía

spy ship N — buque m espía

spy story N — novela f de espionaje

- spy out

* * *
[spaɪ]
I

noun (pl spies) espía mf; (before n) <satellite, ship> espía adj inv; < story> de espías, de espionaje

spy ring — red f de espionaje

II
1.

spies, spying, spied intransitive verb

a) ( watch secretly) espiar*

to spy ON somebody — espiar* a alguien

b) ( work as spy) espiar*

to spy ON something/somebody — espiar* algo/a alguien

2.

vt descubrir*, ver*

to play `I spy' — (BrE) jugar* al veo-veo

English-spanish dictionary > spy
4 belauern

v/t lie in wait for; weitS. watch s.o. closely; (beobachten) spy on; einander oder sich gegenseitig belauern spy on each other

* * *
be|lau|ern ptp belauert
1. vt
to watch (secretly)
jdn misstrauisch beláúern — to eye sb suspiciously

2. vr
to eye each other or one another
* * *

be·lau·ern *

vt

1. (lauernd beobachten)

▪ ein Tier \belauern to observe an animal unseen

2. (argwöhnisch beobachten)

▪ jdn \belauern to watch sb secretly, to spy [up]on sb

* * *

transitives Verb

jemanden belauern — eye or watch somebody carefully; keep a watchful eye on somebody; (aus einem Versteck heraus) watch somebody from hiding

* * *

belauern v/t lie in wait for; weitS. watch sb closely; (beobachten) spy on;

einander oder

sich gegenseitig belauern spy on each other

* * *

transitives Verb

jemanden belauern — eye or watch somebody carefully; keep a watchful eye on somebody; (aus einem Versteck heraus) watch somebody from hiding

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > belauern
5 to stake out

to stake out

transitive verb sep

1 (mark, enclose) cercar con estacas, marcar con estacas, delimitar con estacas

2 familiar (watch secretly) vigilar secretamente, vigilar a escondidas

English-spanish dictionary > to stake out
6 guardar

v.

1 to keep.

guarda el vestido en el armario she keeps the dress in the wardrobe

¡guarda los juguetes! put your toys away!

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia I have very good memories of my childhood

Manolo guarda las fotos Manolo keeps the pictures.

La beata guarda el día santo The pious woman keeps the holy day.

2 to save.

guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano leave o save a bit of cake for your brother

3 to keep watch over.

4 to observe (observar) (ley, norma, fiesta).

guardar cama to stay in bed

guardar silencio to keep quiet

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances

5 to save (computing).

6 to put away, to store, to tuck away.

Ricardo guardó los juguetes Richard put away the toys.

7 to shut in.

Ricardo guardó el licor Richard shut the liquor in.

8 to guard, to watch over.

La policía guarda el edificio The police guards the building.

* * *

guardar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cuidar) to keep, watch over, keep an eye on

■ el pastor guarda su rebaño the shepherd watches over his flock

2 (conservar) to keep, hold

■ guardo muy buenos recuerdos de la infancia I have very fond memories of my childhood

■ guardo pocas esperanzas de que vuelva I hold out little hope that he will return

3 (la ley) to observe, obey; (un secreto) to keep

4 (poner en un sitio) to put away

■ guárdate el dinero put your money away

■ guárdatelo en el bolsillo put it in your pocket

5 (reservar) to save, keep

■ le guardaron el mejor sitio they saved the best seat for him

6 (proteger) to protect, save

■ ¡Dios salve al rey! God save the King!

7 INFORMÁTICA to save

8 guardarse de (precaverse, evitar) to guard against, avoid, be careful not to

■ te guardarás muy bien de revelar nuestro secreto be very careful not to reveal our secret

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FRASEOLOGÍA

guardar cola to queue up, US wait in line

guardar conexión con to be connected with

guardar la derecha to keep to the right

guardar las formas to be polite

guardar parecido con to be similar to

guardar relación con to be related to

guardar rencor to harbour resentment (a, against)

guardársela a alguien figurado to have it in for somebody

* * *

verb

1) to guard

2) keep

3) preserve

4) maintain

5) observe

•

- guardarse de

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ objetos]

a) (=meter) [en un lugar] to put; [en su sitio] to put away

lo guardó en el bolsillo — he put it in his pocket

no sé dónde he guardado el bolso — I don't know where I've put the bag

si no vas a jugar más, guarda los juguetes — if you're not going to play any more, put the toys away

guardó los documentos en el cajón — he put the documents away in the drawer

b) (=conservar) to keep

guardaba el dinero en una caja de seguridad — she kept the money in a safe

no tira nunca nada, todo lo guarda — he never throws anything away, he hangs on to o keeps everything

guarda tú las entradas del concierto — you hold on to o keep the concert tickets

el grano que se guarda en el almacén — the grain that is stored in the warehouse

guardar algo para sí — to keep sth for o.s.

c) (=reservar) to save

guardo los sellos para mi hermano — I save the stamps for my brother

te guardaré un poco de tarta para cuando vengas — I'll save o keep you a bit of cake for when you come

guárdame un par de entradas — hold o save me a couple of tickets, put aside a couple of tickets for me

guárdame un asiento — keep me a place

¿puedes guardarme el sitio en la cola? — can you keep my place in the queue?

puedo guardarle la habitación solo hasta mañana — I can only keep o hold the room for you till tomorrow

d) (Inform) [+ archivo] to save

2) (=mantener) [+ promesa, secreto] to keep; [+ recuerdo] to have

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de esa época — I have fond memories of that time

• guardar el anonimato — to remain anonymous

• guardar las apariencias — to keep up appearances

• guardar la calma — [en crisis, desastre] to keep calm; [ante una provocación] to remain composed

• guardar las distancias — to keep one's distance

• guardar las formas — to keep up appearances

• guardar la línea — (=mantenerla) to keep one's figure; (=cuidarla) to watch one's figure

• guardar en secreto — [+ objeto, documento] to keep in secret, keep secretly; [+ actividad, información] to keep secret
cama 1), silencio 1., 1)
3) (=tener) [+ relación] to bear; [+ semejanza] to have

su teoría guarda cierto paralelismo con la de Freud — his theory has a certain parallel with that of Freud

4) (=sentir) [+ rencor] to bear, have; [+ respeto] to have, show

no le guardo rencor — I have no ill feeling towards him, I bear him no resentment

los jóvenes de hoy no guardan ningún respeto a sus mayores — young people today have o show no respect for their elders

5) (=cumplir) [+ ley] to observe

guardar los Diez Mandamientos — to follow the Ten Commandments

6) (=cuidar) to guard

un mastín guardaba la entrada — a mastiff guarded the entrance

los soldados del rey guardan la fortaleza — the king's soldiers are guarding the fortress

• guardar a algn de algo — to protect sb from sth

• ¡ Dios guarde a la Reina! — God save the Queen!

¡Dios os guarde! — †† may God be with you!

2.

VI

¡guarda! — Arg, Chile * look out!, watch out!

3.

See:

guardarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( reservar) to save

guárdale un trozo — save him a slice

guarda esa botella para Navidad — keep o save that bottle for Christmas

2)

a) ( poner en un lugar) <juguetes/libros> to put... away

ya guardé toda la ropa de invierno — I've already put away all my winter clothes

b) (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep

lo guardó durante años — she kept it for years

los tengo guardados en el desván — I've got them stored away in the attic

3) (liter) (defender, proteger)

la muralla que guarda el castillo — the walls which defend o protect the castle

los perros guardaban la entrada — the dogs were guarding the entrance

Dios guarde al rey — God save the King

4) < secreto> to keep

no le guardo ningún rencor — I don't feel any resentment toward(s) him

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de él — I have very good memories of him

5)

a) (mostrar, manifestar)

hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia — you must show proper respect when in church

guardar las apariencias — to keep up appearances

b) <leyes/fiestas> to observe
2.
guardarse v pron

1) ( quedarse con) to keep

2) ( reservar) to save, keep

3) ( poner en un lugar)

se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo — he put the check (away) in his pocket

4) ( cuidarse)

guardarse de + inf — to be careful not to + inf

* * *

= file, house, keep, save, store, store away, guard (against), pack up, lodge, stand + guard over, squirrel away, put away, stow, stash, have in + store, pack, stash away, cache.

Ex. File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.

Ex. The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.

Ex. Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex. Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.

Ex. The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex. This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.

Ex. The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.

Ex. Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.

Ex. The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.

Ex. Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.

Ex. The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.

Ex. She took all photos, sorted them out, stuffed them into boxes, and put them away in storage.

Ex. It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

Ex. When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

Ex. The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.

Ex. After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Ex. Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.

Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

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* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.

* acción de guardar documentos = save.

* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.

* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.

* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.

* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.

* guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.

* guardar como un tesoro = treasure.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).

* guardar en reserva = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve.

* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.

* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.

* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* guardar paralelismo = have + parallel.

* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.

* guardar rencor = bear + a grudge, harbour + resentment, carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardar rencor (hacia) = bear + ill will (toward).

* guardar resentimiento = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardarse = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against).

* guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo = keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.

* guardarse de = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio.

* guardárselas a Alguien = hold + it against.

* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.

* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.

* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.

* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.

* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.

* hacer guardar silencio = shush.

* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.

* porche para guardar el coche = car port.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.

* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( reservar) to save

guárdale un trozo — save him a slice

guarda esa botella para Navidad — keep o save that bottle for Christmas

2)

a) ( poner en un lugar) <juguetes/libros> to put... away

ya guardé toda la ropa de invierno — I've already put away all my winter clothes

b) (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep

lo guardó durante años — she kept it for years

los tengo guardados en el desván — I've got them stored away in the attic

3) (liter) (defender, proteger)

la muralla que guarda el castillo — the walls which defend o protect the castle

los perros guardaban la entrada — the dogs were guarding the entrance

Dios guarde al rey — God save the King

4) < secreto> to keep

no le guardo ningún rencor — I don't feel any resentment toward(s) him

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de él — I have very good memories of him

5)

a) (mostrar, manifestar)

hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia — you must show proper respect when in church

guardar las apariencias — to keep up appearances

b) <leyes/fiestas> to observe
2.
guardarse v pron

1) ( quedarse con) to keep

2) ( reservar) to save, keep

3) ( poner en un lugar)

se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo — he put the check (away) in his pocket

4) ( cuidarse)

guardarse de + inf — to be careful not to + inf

* * *

= file, house, keep, save, store, store away, guard (against), pack up, lodge, stand + guard over, squirrel away, put away, stow, stash, have in + store, pack, stash away, cache.

Ex: File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.

Ex: The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.

Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex: Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.

Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex: This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.

Ex: The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.

Ex: Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.

Ex: The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.

Ex: Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.

Ex: The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.

Ex: She took all photos, sorted them out, stuffed them into boxes, and put them away in storage.

Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

Ex: The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.

Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Ex: Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.

Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.

* acción de guardar documentos = save.

* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.

* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.

* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.

* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.

* guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.

* guardar como un tesoro = treasure.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).

* guardar en reserva = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve.

* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.

* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.

* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* guardar paralelismo = have + parallel.

* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.

* guardar rencor = bear + a grudge, harbour + resentment, carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardar rencor (hacia) = bear + ill will (toward).

* guardar resentimiento = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardarse = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against).

* guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo = keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.

* guardarse de = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio.

* guardárselas a Alguien = hold + it against.

* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.

* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.

* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.

* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.

* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.

* hacer guardar silencio = shush.

* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.

* porche para guardar el coche = car port.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.

* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

* * *

guardar [A1 ]

vt

A

(reservar): guárdale un pedazo de pastel save him a piece of cake

guarda esa botella para Nochevieja keep o save that bottle for New Year's Eve, put that bottle aside for New Year's Eve

guárdame un sitio save me a seat, keep me a place

si pido la excedencia, no me guardan el puesto if I ask for leave of absence, they won't keep o hold my job open for me

B

1 (poner en un lugar) to put … away

guarda los juguetes put your toys away

los guardé en un sitio seguro I put them (away) in a safe place

ya he guardado toda la ropa de invierno I've already put away all my winter clothes

guarda todos los recibos she keeps o ( colloq) hangs on to all her receipts

2 (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep

guardo los huevos en la nevera I keep the eggs in the fridge

lo tuvo guardado durante años she kept it for years

los tengo guardados en el desván I've got them stored away o I've got them in the attic

siempre guarda las medicinas bajo llave she always keeps the medicines locked away o under lock and key

los tesoros que guarda el mar ( liter); the treasures which lie hidden beneath the waves ( liter)

C ( liter)

(defender, proteger): la muralla que guarda el castillo the walls which defend o protect the castle

los perros guardaban la entrada a la mansión the dogs were guarding the entrance to the mansion

Dios guarde al rey ( fr hecha); God save the King

Dios guarde a Vd muchos años ( frml); ≈ yours respectfully ( frml), may God preserve you ( arch)

D ‹secreto› to keep

no le guardo ningún rencor I don't bear a grudge against o feel any resentment toward(s) him

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de aquel viaje I have very good memories of that trip

¡ésta se la guardo! ( fam); I'll remember this!, I won't forget this!

E

1

(mostrar, manifestar): le guardaron el debido respeto he was treated with due respect

hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia you must show proper respect when in church

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances

2 ‹leyes/fiestas› to observe fiesta

■ guardarse

v pron

A (quedarse con) to keep

guárdate tus consejos keep your advice to yourself

B ( enf) (reservar) to save, keep

C

(poner en un lugar): se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo he put the check (away) in his pocket

guárdatelo bien put it somewhere safe o look after it carefully

D (cuidarse) guardarse DE + INF to be careful not to + INF

se guardó mucho de mostrarles el documento she was very careful not to show them the document

ya te guardarás de contar lo que pasó you'd better not tell anyone o you'd better make sure you don't tell anyone what happened

* * *

guardar ( conjugate guardar) verbo transitivo
1 ( reservar) to save, keep;
◊ guarda algo para después save o keep sth for later

2
a) ( poner en un lugar) ‹juguetes/libros› to put … away;

◊ ya guardé toda la ropa de invierno I've already put away all my winter clothes

b) (conservar, mantener) to keep;

◊ lo guardó durante años she kept it for years;

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances
c) ‹ secreto› to keep;

‹ rencor› to bear, harbor^{( conjugate harbor)};
◊ guardo muy buenos recuerdos de él I have very good memories of him

guardarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( quedarse con) to keep

b) ( reservar) to save, keep

2 ( poner en un lugar):
◊ se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo he put the check (away) in his pocket

guardar verbo transitivo
1 (preservar) to keep: ¿puedes guardármelo?, can you look after it for me?
todavía guardo sus cosas, I still keep his things
2 (un secreto, recuerdo) to keep: guardaron silencio, they remained silent
guardemos un minuto de silencio, let's observe a minute's silence
guarden silencio, por favor, be quiet, please
3 (en un sitio) to put away: guarda las tazas en ese armario, put the cups away in that cupboard
4 (reservar) to keep
5 Inform to save
♦ Locuciones: guardar cama, to stay in bed
' guardar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apariencia
- apartar
- arca
- archivar
- ayuno
- cama
- conservar
- continencia
- forma
- recoger
- rencor
- reposo
- reservar
- rincón
- secreta
- secreto
- callar
- compostura
- dejar
- huevera
- panera
- separar
- silencio
English:
aside
- commensurate
- cookie jar
- counsel
- distance
- file
- hold
- hold against
- house
- keep
- lay up
- leave out
- lock away
- maintain
- observe
- pack away
- pertinent
- reminiscent
- retain
- save
- secret
- set aside
- silent
- skeleton
- stay
- storage space
- store
- stow
- treasure
- wrap
- appearance
- bread
- cake
- convenient
- face
- guard
- hang
- harbor
- holy
- leave
- lock
- mind
- put
- reserve
- set
- storage

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guardar

♦ vt

1. [conservar] to keep;

guarda el vestido en el armario she keeps the dress in the wardrobe;

esta caja guarda documentos muy antiguos this box contains some very old documents;

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia I have very good memories of my childhood

2. [poner en su sitio] to put away;

¡guarda los juguetes! put your toys away!

3. [vigilar] to keep watch over;
[proteger] to guard;
guarda un rebaño de ovejas he tends a flock of sheep;

el perro guarda la casa the dog guards the house;

guarda a tu hijo del peligro keep your child away from danger;

¡Dios guarde al rey! God save the King!

4. [mantener] [secreto, promesa] to keep;

guardó su palabra she kept her word;

guardar cama to stay in bed;

guardar silencio to keep quiet;

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances;
también Fig
guardar las distancias to keep one's distance

5. [reservar, ahorrar] to save (a o para alguien for sb);
¿me guardas un sitio? will you save a place for me?;

guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano leave o save a bit of cake for your brother;

he guardado parte de la paga para las vacaciones I've put by o saved part of my wages for my Br holidays o US vacation;

el carnicero siempre me guarda la mejor carne the butcher always saves o keeps the best meat for me

6. [observar] [ley, norma, fiesta] to observe

7. Informát to save;

guardar cambios to save changes

♦ See also the pronominal verb guardarse

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guardar

v/t

1 keep;

guardar silencio remain silent, keep silent

2 poner en un lugar put (away)

3 recuerdo have

4 apariencias keep up

5 INFOR save

6

:

guardar cama stay in bed

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guardar vt

1) : to guard

2) : to maintain, to preserve

3) conservar: to put away

4) reservar: to save

5) : to keep (a secret or promise)

♦ See also the reflexive verb guardarse

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guardar vb

1. (en general) to keep [pt. & pp. kept]

todavía guardo la foto en la cartera I still keep the photo in my wallet

¿sabes guardar un secreto? can you keep a secret?

2. (recoger) to put away [pt. & pp. put]

voy a guardar la ropa planchada I'm going to put the ironing away

3. (meter) to put

guardó el billete en el bolsillo he put the note in his pocket

4. (reservar) to save / to keep

lo guardaré para otra ocasión I'll keep it for another time

¿me guardas un sitio? will you save me a seat?

5. (vigilar y proteger) to guard

un perro guarda la casa a dog guards the house

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances

guardar cama to stay in bed

guardar las distancias to keep your distance

guardar relación con algo to bear relation to something

guardar rencor a alguien to bear somebody a grudge [pt. bore; pp. borne]

guardar silencio to keep quiet

guardarse de hacer algo to be careful not to do something

Spanish-English dictionary > guardar
7 seguire

1. v/t follow

corso take

2. v/i follow ( a qualcosa something)

come segue as follows

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seguire v.tr.

1 to follow (anche fig.): il cane segue il padrone, the dog follows his master; il tuono segue il lampo, thunder follows lightning; lo seguì con lo sguardo sino al fiume, his eyes followed him to the river; la crisi che seguì la guerra, the crisis which followed the war; non riesco a seguire quello che dici, I cannot follow what you are saying; seguì la professione del padre, he followed his father's profession; seguire l'esempio di qlcu., to follow the example of s.o. // seguire la corrente, to go downstream; (fig.) to go with the stream // seguire le orme, le tracce, ( di un animale) to trace (o to trail); seguire le orme di qlcu., (fig.) to follow in s.o.'s footsteps // seguire una pista, (fig.) to follow up a clue // seguire un processo sul giornale, to follow a case in the newspaper; la stampa segue con attenzione l'evolversi degli incontri, the press is following the development of the meetings with close attention

2 ( pedinare) to follow, to shadow: l'agente seguì il ladro, the policeman shadowed the thief; seguire qlcu. fino a casa, to follow s.o. home; lo seguì di nascosto, he followed him secretly (o he shadowed him)

3 ( procedere per) to follow, to proceed along (sthg.), to go* (on): se segui questa via arriverai in dieci minuti, if you follow (o keep to) this road you'll arrive in ten minutes; segui la tua via e non dare ascolto a nessuno, (fig.) go your own way and don't listen to anybody; lascio che le cose seguano il loro corso, I let things run their course

4 ( sorvegliare, sovrintendere) to supervise, to oversee*; to look after: vi erano sempre parecchi ingegneri a seguire il lavoro degli operai, there were always several engineers to supervise (o to oversee) the workmen's work; preferisco stare a casa a seguire i miei figli, I'd rather stay at home and look after my children

5 ( assistere a, partecipare a) to follow; ( frequentare regolarmente) to attend (regularly): seguire un film con grande attenzione, to follow a film attentively; seguire un corso di tedesco, to follow a course of German; seguo i concerti alla 'Scala', I attend the concerts at 'La Scala'

6 ( attenersi a, eseguire) to follow; to conform to (sthg.): segui le istruzioni, follow the instructions; seguire il consiglio di qlcu., to follow (o to take) s.o.'s advice; seguire un metodo di lavoro, to follow a working method // seguire la moda, to follow the fashion

◆ v. intr.

1 to follow: scrivi quanto segue, write down what follows; seguì un periodo di benessere, a period of wellbeing followed; seguì una violenta litigata, a violent quarrel followed; la nostra squadra è prima, seguono le altre a pari merito, our team is first, the rest tie for second place // segue lettera, letter will follow

2 ( continuare) to follow, to continue: segue al prossimo numero, alla prossima puntata, to be continued in our next issue, in the next episode; segue a pag. 5, continued on page 5; segue a tergo, please turn over (abbr. PTO)

3 ( risultare) to follow, to result: da quanto dici, segue che è colpa sua, from what you say it follows that it is his fault

4 ( accadere) to happen, to occur: mi domando che cosa seguirà, I wonder what will happen.

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[se'ɡwire]
1. vt

1) (gen) to follow

seguire qn come un'ombra — to follow sb about like a shadow

segui quella macchina! — follow that car!

mi ha seguita fino a casa — he followed me home

ha fatto seguire la moglie — he had his wife followed

mi segua, la prego — this way o follow me, please

segui la statale per 15 km — follow o keep to the main road for 15 km

seguire una cura — to follow a course of treatment

seguire i consigli di qn — to follow o take sb's advice

perché non segui i miei consigli? — why don't you take my advice?

seguire una dieta — to be on a diet

far seguire una dieta a qn — to put sb on a diet

le cose seguono il loro corso — things are taking o running their course

seguire un programma alla TV — to watch a programme on TV

seguire un alunno fig — to follow the progress of a pupil

seguire gli avvenimenti di attualità — to follow o keep up with current events

2) (capire: persona, argomento) to follow

scusa, non ti seguo — I'm sorry, I don't follow (you) o I'm not with you

mi segui o vado troppo veloce? — are you following me or am I going too fast?

3) (corso, lezione: gen) to follow, take, (essere presente a) to attend, go to

seguire un corso per corrispondenza — to follow o take a correspondence course

non è obbligatorio seguire le lezioni — attendance at lessons is not compulsory

2. vi (aus essere)

1) (venir dopo), (fig : derivare) to follow

come segue — as follows

a Pio XI seguì Pio XII — Pius XI was succeeded by Pius XII

a ciò seguì un aumento dei prezzi — this was followed by a rise in prices

2) (continuare) to continue

"segue" — "to be continued"

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[se'gwire] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (andare dietro a) to follow [persona, auto]; (accompagnare) to accompany; (tallonare) to go* after, to follow

seguire qcn. in giardino — to follow sb. into the garden

seguire qcn. da vicino, da lontano — to follow sb. close behind, from a distance

la segue come un cagnolino — he is her lapdog, he is always at her heels

seguire qcn. con lo sguardo — to follow sb. with one's eyes, to stare after sb.

seguire le tracce di un cervo — to spoor a deer

seguire le orme di qcn. — fig. to follow in sb.'s footsteps o wake

2) (venire dopo) to come* after, to follow

il verbo segue il soggetto — the verb comes after the subject

la repressione che seguì l'insurrezione — the clampdown that followed the insurrection

3) (andare in direzione di) to follow [freccia, itinerario, rotta, pista, fiume]; to keep* to, to follow [strada, sentiero]; [nave, strada] to follow, to hug [ costa]; [ strada] to run* alongisde [ferrovia, fiume]

indicare a qcn. la strada da seguire — to give sb. directions

4) (attenersi a) to follow [esempio, regolamento, istinto, cuore, ricetta]; to act on, to follow (up), to take* [ consiglio]; to keep* up with, to follow [ moda]; to go* on [ dieta]

seguire le istruzioni alla lettera — to follow instructions to the letter

seguire una cura — to follow a course of treatment

5) (osservare) to follow, to watch [film, processo, partita]; (occuparsi di) to follow up, to monitor [allievo, malato]; (prestare attenzione a) to follow [ lezione]

essere seguito, farsi seguire da uno specialista — med. to be treated by a specialist

Luca non segue mai in classe — Luca never pays attention in class

6) (interessarsi di) to follow [politica, sport, cinema, teatro]; to keep* up with [sviluppi, notizie]; to watch [ progressi]; (tifare per) to follow [ squadra]

7) (frequentare) to be* on, to attend [ corso]

8) (comprendere) to follow [spiegazione, ragionamento]

la seguo o la sto seguendo I'm with you, I follow; mi segui? do you follow me? non ti seguo più — you've lost me there
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere) to follow

seguì un lungo silenzio — there followed a long silence

a seguire ci sarà del gelato — there's ice cream to follow

al dibattito seguì una votazione — a vote followed the debate

segue a pagina 10, nel prossimo numero — continued on page 10, in the next issue

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seguire

/se'gwire/ [3]

I verbo transitivo

1 (andare dietro a) to follow [persona, auto]; (accompagnare) to accompany; (tallonare) to go* after, to follow; seguire qcn. in giardino to follow sb. into the garden; seguire qcn. da vicino, da lontano to follow sb. close behind, from a distance; la segue come un cagnolino he is her lapdog, he is always at her heels; seguire qcn. con lo sguardo to follow sb. with one's eyes, to stare after sb.; seguire le tracce di un cervo to spoor a deer; seguire le orme di qcn. fig. to follow in sb.'s footsteps o wake

2 (venire dopo) to come* after, to follow; il verbo segue il soggetto the verb comes after the subject; la repressione che seguì l'insurrezione the clampdown that followed the insurrection

3 (andare in direzione di) to follow [freccia, itinerario, rotta, pista, fiume]; to keep* to, to follow [strada, sentiero]; [nave, strada] to follow, to hug [ costa]; [ strada] to run* alongisde [ferrovia, fiume]; indicare a qcn. la strada da seguire to give sb. directions

4 (attenersi a) to follow [esempio, regolamento, istinto, cuore, ricetta]; to act on, to follow (up), to take* [ consiglio]; to keep* up with, to follow [ moda]; to go* on [ dieta]; seguire le istruzioni alla lettera to follow instructions to the letter; seguire una cura to follow a course of treatment

5 (osservare) to follow, to watch [film, processo, partita]; (occuparsi di) to follow up, to monitor [allievo, malato]; (prestare attenzione a) to follow [ lezione]; essere seguito, farsi seguire da uno specialista med. to be treated by a specialist; Luca non segue mai in classe Luca never pays attention in class

6 (interessarsi di) to follow [politica, sport, cinema, teatro]; to keep* up with [sviluppi, notizie]; to watch [ progressi]; (tifare per) to follow [ squadra]

7 (frequentare) to be* on, to attend [ corso]

8 (comprendere) to follow [spiegazione, ragionamento]; la seguo o la sto seguendo I'm with you, I follow; mi segui? do you follow me? non ti seguo più you've lost me there

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere) to follow; seguì un lungo silenzio there followed a long silence; a seguire ci sarà del gelato there's ice cream to follow; al dibattito seguì una votazione a vote followed the debate; segue a pagina 10, nel prossimo numero continued on page 10, in the next issue.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > seguire
8 steal

1. transitive verb,
stole, stolen

1) stehlen ( from Dat.)

steal somebody's boyfriend/girlfriend — jemandem den Freund/die Freundin ausspannen (ugs.)

she was the star of the play, but the little dog stole the show — (fig.) sie war der Star des Stückes, aber der kleine Hund stahl ihr die Schau

steal the show — die Hauptattraktion sein

the newcomer stole the show — ein Newcomer war der Star [des Abends]

steal the show from somebody — jemandem die Schau stehlen od. den Rang ablaufen

2) (get slyly) rauben (geh. scherzh.) [Kuss, Umarmung]; entlocken [Worte, Interview]; sich (Dat.) genehmigen (ugs. scherzh.) [Nickerchen]

steal a glance [at somebody/something] — jemandem einen verstohlenen Blick zuwerfen/einen verstohlenen Blick auf etwas (Akk.) werfen

3) (fig.): (win)

she stole my heart — sie eroberte mein Herz
2. intransitive verb,
stole, stolen

1) stehlen

steal from somebody — jemanden bestehlen

steal from the till/supermarket — aus der Kasse/im Supermarkt stehlen

2) (move furtively) sich stehlen

steal in/out/up — sich hinein-/hinaus-/hinaufstehlen

steal up [on somebody/something] — sich [an jemanden/etwas] heranschleichen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/111922/steal_away">steal away

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[sti:l]
past tense - stole; verb

1) (to take (another person's property), especially secretly, without permission or legal right: Thieves broke into the house and stole money and jewellery; He was expelled from the school because he had been stealing (money).) stehlen

2) (to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly: He stole a glance at her.) verstohlen

3) (to move quietly: He stole quietly into the room.) sich stehlen

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steal

[sti:l]

I. n esp AM ( fam) Schnäppchen nt

it's a \steal! das ist ja geschenkt! fam

II. vt

<stole, stolen>

1. (take illegally)

▪ to \steal sth etw stehlen [o form entwenden]

to \steal [sb's] ideas [jds] Ideen klauen fam

2. (gain artfully)

to \steal a base SPORT zu einem ungewöhnlichen Zeitpunkt unbemerkt zur nächsten Base rennen

to \steal sb's heart [away] jds Herz erobern

to \steal a kiss from sb ( dated) jdm einen Kuss rauben veraltend

3. (do surreptitiously)

to \steal a glance [or look] [at sb/sth] verstohlen [zu jdm/etw] hinschauen

she stole a glance at her watch sie lugte heimlich auf ihre Armbanduhr

4.

▶ to \steal the limelight alles andere in den Schatten stellen

▶ to \steal a march on sb jdm den Rang ablaufen

▶ to \steal the scene [or show] from sb jdm die Schau stehlen

▶ to \steal sb's thunder jdm den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen

III. vi

<stole, stolen>

1. (take things illegally) stehlen

he has been convicted of \stealing er ist des Diebstahls überführt worden

2. (move surreptitiously) sich akk wegstehlen

he stole out of the room er stahl sich aus dem Zimmer

she stole onto the balcony sie schlich auf den Balkon

▪ to \steal over sth über etw akk gleiten

as the moon rose, moonlight stole over the scene als der Mond aufging, ergoss sich das Mondlicht über die Landschaft

a crafty expression stole over his face ein raffinierter Ausdruck huschte über sein Gesicht

anxiety was \stealing over her sie überkam Angst

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[stiːl] vb: pret stole, ptp stolen
1. vt
object, idea, kiss, heart stehlen
to steal sth from sb — jdm etw stehlen

to steal sb's girlfriend — jdm die Freundin ausspannen (inf)

to steal the show — die Schau stehlen

to steal the limelight from sb — jdm die Schau stehlen

to steal sb's thunder — jdm den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen

Labour have stolen the Tories' clothes —

the baby stole all the attention — das Kind zog die ganze Aufmerksamkeit auf sich

to steal a glance at sb — verstohlen zu jdm hinschauen

2. vi

1) (= thieve) stehlen

2) (= move quietly etc) sich stehlen, (sich) schleichen

to steal away or off — sich weg- or davonstehlen

to steal into a room — sich in ein Zimmer stehlen

to steal up on sb — sich an jdn heranschleichen

old age was stealing up on her — das Alter machte sich allmählich bei ihr bemerkbar

the mood/feeling which was stealing over the country —

he could feel happiness stealing over him to steal home (Baseball) — er fühlte, wie ihn ein Glücksgefühl überkam ungehindert zur Ausgangsbase vorrücken

3. n (US inf
= bargain) Geschenk nt (inf)
a total steal — ein echtes Schnäppchen (inf)

it's a steal! — das ist (ja) geschenkt! (inf)

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steal [stiːl]

A v/t prät stole [stəʊl], pperf stolen [ˈstəʊlən]

1. a) etwas stehlen (auch fig), entwenden:

steal sth from sb jemandem etwas stehlen;

steal sb’s girlfriend fig jemandem die Freundin ausspannen umg

b) etwas rauben

2. fig stehlen, erlisten, erhaschen:

steal a kiss from sb jemandem einen Kuss rauben;

steal a look at einen verstohlenen Blick werfen auf (akk); → march¹ Bes Redew, show A 3, thunder A 1

3. fig stehlen, plagiieren

4. schmuggeln ( into in akk; out of aus)

5. SPORT etc den Ball etc ergattern, Punkte auch entführen

B v/i

1. stehlen

2. schleichen, sich stehlen ( beide:

out of aus):

steal away sich davonstehlen

3. steal over ( oder on) fig jemanden beschleichen (Furcht etc)

C s

1. umg Diebstahl m

2. at that price it’s a steal bes US umg zu dem Preis ist das fast geschenkt

3. Basketball: Ballgewinn m

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1. transitive verb,
stole, stolen

1) stehlen ( from Dat.)

steal somebody's boyfriend/girlfriend — jemandem den Freund/die Freundin ausspannen (ugs.)

she was the star of the play, but the little dog stole the show — (fig.) sie war der Star des Stückes, aber der kleine Hund stahl ihr die Schau

steal the show — die Hauptattraktion sein

the newcomer stole the show — ein Newcomer war der Star [des Abends]

steal the show from somebody — jemandem die Schau stehlen od. den Rang ablaufen

2) (get slyly) rauben (geh. scherzh.) [Kuss, Umarmung]; entlocken [Worte, Interview]; sich (Dat.) genehmigen (ugs. scherzh.) [Nickerchen]

steal a glance [at somebody/something] — jemandem einen verstohlenen Blick zuwerfen/einen verstohlenen Blick auf etwas (Akk.) werfen

3) (fig.): (win)

she stole my heart — sie eroberte mein Herz
2. intransitive verb,
stole, stolen

1) stehlen

steal from somebody — jemanden bestehlen

steal from the till/supermarket — aus der Kasse/im Supermarkt stehlen

2) (move furtively) sich stehlen

steal in/out/up — sich hinein-/hinaus-/hinaufstehlen

steal up [on somebody/something] — sich [an jemanden/etwas] heranschleichen

Phrasal Verbs:

- steal away

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(from) v.

bestehlen v.

entwenden v.

stehlen v.

(§ p.,pp.: stahl, gestohlen)

English-german dictionary > steal
9 spy

1. noun
1) (secret agent) Spion, der/Spionin, die

2) (watcher) Spion, der/Spionin, die; Schnüffler, der/Schnüfflerin, die (abwertend)

spy in the sky/cab — (coll.) Spionagesatellit, der/Fahrt[en]schreiber, der
2. transitive verb
(literary) ausmachen
3. intransitive verb
(watch closely) [herum]spionieren; (practise espionage) Spionage treiben

spy on somebody/a country — jemandem nachspionieren/gegen ein Land spionieren

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91990/spy_out">spy out

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1. noun
(a secret agent or person employed to gather information secretly especially about the military affairs of other countries: She was arrested as a spy; industrial spies.) der/die Spion(in)
2. verb
1) (to be a spy: He had been spying for the Russians for many years.) spionieren

2) (to see or notice: She spied a human figure on the mountainside.) erspähen

•

- spyhole
- spy on
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spy

[spaɪ]

I. n Spion(in) m(f)

II. n modifier (adventure, story, film, organization, camera, scandal) Spionage-

\spy swap Austausch m von Spionen/Spioninnen

III. vi

1. (gather information) spionieren

▪ to \spy into sth in etw dat herumspionieren fam

▪ to \spy on [or upon] sb jdm nachspionieren

2. (peep)

▪ to \spy into sth in etw akk spähen

IV. vt

▪ to \spy sb/sth (see) jdn/etw sehen; (spot) jdn/etw entdecken

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[spaɪ]
1. n
Spion(in) m(f); (= police spy) Spitzel m;
2. vt
sehen, erspähen (geh)
finally I spied him coming — endlich sah ich ihn kommen

I spy with my little eye something... — ≈ ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst, und...

3. vi
spionieren, Spionage treiben
to spy into sth — in etw (dat) herumspionieren

to spy on sb — jdn bespitzeln; on neighbours

I Spy (= game) — ≈ ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst

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spy [spaı]

A v/t

1. oft spy out ausspionieren, -spähen, -kundschaften:

spy out the land fig

a) die Lage peilen umg,

b) sich einen Überblick verschaffen

2. auch spy out ausfindig machen

3. erspähen, entdecken

B v/i

1. MIL etc spionieren, Spionage treiben: he was jailed for 10 years for spying wegen Spionage;

spy on

a) jemandem nachspionieren, jemanden bespitzeln,

b) ein Gespräch etc abhören

2. fig herumspionieren ( into in dat)

C s

1. Späher(in), Kundschafter(in)

2. MIL etc Spion(in)

3. fig Spitzel m:

spy in the cab AUTO umg Fahrtenschreiber m

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1. noun
1) (secret agent) Spion, der/Spionin, die

2) (watcher) Spion, der/Spionin, die; Schnüffler, der/Schnüfflerin, die (abwertend)

spy in the sky/cab — (coll.) Spionagesatellit, der/Fahrt[en]schreiber, der
2. transitive verb
(literary) ausmachen
3. intransitive verb
(watch closely) [herum]spionieren; (practise espionage) Spionage treiben

spy on somebody/a country — jemandem nachspionieren/gegen ein Land spionieren

Phrasal Verbs:

- spy out

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n.

Kundschafter m.

Spion -e m. v.

Spionage betreiben ausdr.

entdecken v.

erspähen v.

herumspionieren v.

spionieren v.

English-german dictionary > spy
10 sobrevivir

v.

to survive.

sobrevivir a alguien to outlive somebody

Los perros sobreviven en el invierno Dogs survive in winter.

Los chicos sobreviven a las mascotas Kids survive pets.

Esos sentimientos sobreviven Those feelings survive=resist.

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sobrevivir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to survive

2 (a alguien) to outlive

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verb

to survive

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VI

1) (=quedar vivo) to survive

sobrevivir a — [+ accidente] to survive; [+ persona] to survive, outlive

2) (=durar más tiempo que) to outlast

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1.
verbo intransitivo to survive

sobrevivir A algo — to survive something
2.
sobrevivir vt < persona> to outlive, survive

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= survive, be around, outlive, eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence, eke out.

Ex. Of those that proceeded beyond the fetal stage, few survived the close of the decade in their original form.

Ex. The author suggests that the book will be around for generations to come simply because it costs less.

Ex. 69% of women who marry will outlive their husbands, they are widowed at an average age of 56, and often experience a loss of half their income with the death of their spouse.

Ex. He represents not only hard-pressed immigrants and their plight but also everyone else eking out a living on the street corners of cities.

Ex. David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.

Ex. A recent report finds that small business owners who employ five or less staff are, on average, barely scraping a living from all their effort.

Ex. In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.

Ex. A farm is a good thing, when it begins and ends with itself, and does not need a salary, or a shop, to eke it out.

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* que ha sobrevivido = surviving.

* sobrevivir de milagro = have + a close shave with death.

* sobrevivir una crisis = survive + crisis.

* sobrevivir un ataque = survive + attack.

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1.
verbo intransitivo to survive

sobrevivir A algo — to survive something
2.
sobrevivir vt < persona> to outlive, survive

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= survive, be around, outlive, eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence, eke out.

Ex: Of those that proceeded beyond the fetal stage, few survived the close of the decade in their original form.

Ex: The author suggests that the book will be around for generations to come simply because it costs less.

Ex: 69% of women who marry will outlive their husbands, they are widowed at an average age of 56, and often experience a loss of half their income with the death of their spouse.

Ex: He represents not only hard-pressed immigrants and their plight but also everyone else eking out a living on the street corners of cities.

Ex: David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.

Ex: A recent report finds that small business owners who employ five or less staff are, on average, barely scraping a living from all their effort.

Ex: In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.

Ex: A farm is a good thing, when it begins and ends with itself, and does not need a salary, or a shop, to eke it out.

* que ha sobrevivido = surviving.

* sobrevivir de milagro = have + a close shave with death.

* sobrevivir una crisis = survive + crisis.

* sobrevivir un ataque = survive + attack.

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sobrevivir [I1 ]

vi

to survive sobrevivir A algo to survive sth

cinco personas sobrevivieron a la explosión five people survived the explosion

■ sobrevivir

vt

‹persona› to outlive, survive

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sobrevivir ( conjugate sobrevivir) verbo intransitivo
to survive;
sobrevivir A algo to survive sth
sobrevivir verbo intransitivo to survive
' sobrevivir' also found in these entries:
English:
come through
- exist
- last out
- live
- live through
- outlast
- outlive
- punch
- see out
- survive
- alive
- come
- linger
- out

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sobrevivir vi

to survive;

sobrevivir a un accidente to survive an accident;

sobrevivió a sus hijos she outlived her children

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sobrevivir

v/i survive

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sobrevivir vi

: to survive

sobrevivir vt

: to outlive, to outlast

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sobrevivir vb to survive

su abuelo sobrevivió a las dos guerras mundiales his grandfather survived the two world wars

Spanish-English dictionary > sobrevivir
11 cuerda

f.

1 string (para atar) (fina).

cuerda floja tightrope

2 string.

3 spring.

dar cuerda a to wind up (reloj)

4 chord (geometry).

5 rope, string, cord.

6 voice.

7 chorda, tendon cord.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cordar.

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cuerda

► nombre femenino

1 (cordel) rope, string

2 MÚSICA (instrumento) string, cord; (voz) voice

3 (de reloj) spring

■ dar cuerda a un reloj to wind up a watch

4 (en geometría) chord

5 DEPORTE (interior) interior

► nombre femenino plural cuerdas

1 (boxeo) ropes

2 MÚSICA strings

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FRASEOLOGÍA

aflojar la cuerda figurado to ease up

apretar la cuerda figurado to tighten up

bailar en la cuerda floja figurado to be hanging from a thread

bajo cuerda figurado dishonestly, under the counter

contra las cuerdas on the ropes

dar cuerda a alguien familiar to encourage somebody (to speak)

rompérsele a uno la cuerda to be at the end of one's tether

cuerda de la ropa clothesline

cuerda de presos chain gang

cuerda floja tightrope

cuerdas vocales vocal chords

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noun f.

cord, rope, string

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SF

1) [gruesa] rope; [fina] string, cord; [para saltar] skipping rope, jump rope (EEUU)

un metro de cuerda — a metre (length) of rope

ató la caja con un trozo de cuerda — she tied up the box with a piece of string

se ha roto la cuerda de la persiana — the cord on the blind has broken

bajo cuerda —

ha conseguido un visado bajo cuerda — she's got hold of a visa under the counter

han llegado a un acuerdo bajo cuerda — they have reached an agreement in secret, they have made a secret agreement

estirar la cuerda —

estiraron la cuerda para derrocar al gobierno — they put pressure on to bring the government down

cuerda de plomada — plumbline

cuerda de salvamento — lifeline

cuerda floja — tightrope

- caminar en la cuerda floja

cuerda salvavidas — lifeline

2) (Mec) [de reloj] winder; [de juguete] clockwork mechanism

se me ha roto la cuerda del reloj — the winder on my watch has broken

un reloj de cuerda — a wind-up watch

dale cuerda al reloj — wind up the clock

el juguete funciona con cuerda — it's a clockwork toy

dar cuerda a algn * —

no para de hablar, parece que le han dado cuerda — he never stops talking, you'd think he'd been wound up

quedarle cuerda a algn * —

a ese viejo aún le queda mucha cuerda — the old boy's still got plenty of life o steam left in him *

tener cuerda * —

después de dos años sin verse, estos tienen cuerda para rato — * after two years apart, those two have got enough to keep them going for a while yet

3) (Mús) [de instrumento] string

un cuarteto de cuerda — a string quartet

sección de cuerda — string section, strings pl

- son de la misma cuerda

4) (Anat)

cuerdas vocales — vocal cords

5) pl cuerdas (Boxeo) ropes; (Hípica) rails

- contra las cuerdas

el escándalo puso al gobierno contra las cuerdas — the scandal put the government on the ropes

6) (Mat, Arquit) chord

7) (Pesca) style of fishing with three or more flies mounted on struts tied to the main line

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femenino

1)

a) ( gruesa) rope; ( delgada) string

escalera de cuerda — rope ladder

b) (Jueg) jump rope (AmE), skipping rope (BrE)

saltar a la cuerda — to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE)

c) ( para tender ropa) washing line, clothes line

d) ( de arco) bowstring

aflojar la cuerda — to ease up

bajo cuerda — < pago> under-the-counter; (before n)

contra las cuerdas — (fam) on the ropes

llevarle or seguirle la cuerda a alguien — (AmL fam) to humor* somebody, play along with somebody (colloq)

una cuerda de — (Ven fam) loads of (colloq)

- cuerda floja

2) (Mús)

a) (de guitarra, violín) string

b) cuerdas femenino plural ( instrumentos) strings (pl)

- cuerdas vocales

3)

a) (de reloj, juguete)

la cuerda de la caja de música — the spring o the clockwork mechanism in the music box

le dio cuerda al despertador — she wound up the alarm clock

un juguete de cuerda — a clockwork toy

son de la misma cuerda — they are very alike

b) (impulso, energía)

no le des cuerda, que luego no hay quien lo haga callar — don't encourage him or you'll never get him to shut up (colloq)

el abuelo todavía tiene cuerda para rato — grandpa has a good few years in him yet

c) ( de tornillo) thread

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= cord, rope, string, halter, twine.

Ex. The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.

Ex. The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.

Ex. For example, violins, cellos, harps, guitars and lutes are all musical instruments which produce sound through the bowing or plucking of strings.

Ex. The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.

Ex. This type of twine is thick and strong enough for most necklaces and bracelets, but still thin enough to accomodate many different bead sizes.

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* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tight wire, walk + the tightrope.

* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + a tightrope, walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.

* contra las cuerdas = against the ropes.

* cuerda de colgar la ropa = clothesline [clothes line].

* cuerda de saltar = skipping rope, skip rope, jump rope.

* cuerda de tender = clothesline [clothes line], washing line.

* cuerda de tender la ropa = washing line, clothesline [clothes line].

* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].

* cuerdas = cordage.

* cuerda Sol = G-string.

* cuerdas vocales = vocal cords.

* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.

* escalera de cuerda = Jacob's ladder.

* estar contra las cuertas = be against the ropes.

* instrumento de cuerda = stringed instrument (string instrument), string instrument [stringed instrument].

* juguete de cuerda = clockwork toy.

* mecanismo de cuerda = clockwork.

* orquesta de cuerda = string orchestra.

* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.

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femenino

1)

a) ( gruesa) rope; ( delgada) string

escalera de cuerda — rope ladder

b) (Jueg) jump rope (AmE), skipping rope (BrE)

saltar a la cuerda — to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE)

c) ( para tender ropa) washing line, clothes line

d) ( de arco) bowstring

aflojar la cuerda — to ease up

bajo cuerda — < pago> under-the-counter; (before n)

contra las cuerdas — (fam) on the ropes

llevarle or seguirle la cuerda a alguien — (AmL fam) to humor* somebody, play along with somebody (colloq)

una cuerda de — (Ven fam) loads of (colloq)

- cuerda floja

2) (Mús)

a) (de guitarra, violín) string

b) cuerdas femenino plural ( instrumentos) strings (pl)

- cuerdas vocales

3)

a) (de reloj, juguete)

la cuerda de la caja de música — the spring o the clockwork mechanism in the music box

le dio cuerda al despertador — she wound up the alarm clock

un juguete de cuerda — a clockwork toy

son de la misma cuerda — they are very alike

b) (impulso, energía)

no le des cuerda, que luego no hay quien lo haga callar — don't encourage him or you'll never get him to shut up (colloq)

el abuelo todavía tiene cuerda para rato — grandpa has a good few years in him yet

c) ( de tornillo) thread

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= cord, rope, string, halter, twine.

Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.

Ex: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.

Ex: For example, violins, cellos, harps, guitars and lutes are all musical instruments which produce sound through the bowing or plucking of strings.

Ex: The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.

Ex: This type of twine is thick and strong enough for most necklaces and bracelets, but still thin enough to accomodate many different bead sizes.

* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tight wire, walk + the tightrope.

* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + a tightrope, walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.

* contra las cuerdas = against the ropes.

* cuerda de colgar la ropa = clothesline [clothes line].

* cuerda de saltar = skipping rope, skip rope, jump rope.

* cuerda de tender = clothesline [clothes line], washing line.

* cuerda de tender la ropa = washing line, clothesline [clothes line].

* cuerda floja = tightrope [tight-rope].

* cuerdas = cordage.

* cuerda Sol = G-string.

* cuerdas vocales = vocal cords.

* dar cuerda a un reloj = wind + clock.

* escalera de cuerda = Jacob's ladder.

* estar contra las cuertas = be against the ropes.

* instrumento de cuerda = stringed instrument (string instrument), string instrument [stringed instrument].

* juguete de cuerda = clockwork toy.

* mecanismo de cuerda = clockwork.

* orquesta de cuerda = string orchestra.

* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas = put + Nombre + on the spot.

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cuerda

feminine

A

1 (gruesa) rope; (delgada) string

tres metros de cuerda three meters of string/cord/rope

ató el paquete con una cuerda he tied the parcel up with string o with a piece of string o cord o ( AmE) with a cord

escalera de cuerda rope ladder

saltar a la cuerda to jump rope ( AmE), to skip ( BrE)

2 (para tender ropa) washing line, clothes line

3 (de un arco) bowstring

bajo cuerda: recibieron extras bajo cuerda they received backhanders o under-the-counter payments

actuaba bajo cuerda para la CIA she worked undercover for the CIA

contra las cuerdas ( fam); on the ropes

lo tenía contra las cuerdas I had him on the ropes

el financiero se encontraba contra las cuerdas the financier was on the ropes o ( colloq) up against it

llevarle or seguirle la cuerda a algn ( AmL fam); to humor* sb, play along with sb ( colloq)

una cuerda de ( Ven fam): una cuerda de perros callejeros a bunch of stray dogs ( colloq)

se tomaron una cuerda de tragos they had loads to drink ( colloq)

siempre se rompe la cuerda por lo más delgado the weakest goes to the wall

Compuesto:

cuerda floja

( Espec) tightrope

su futuro está bailando en la cuerda floja its future hangs o is in the balance

B ( Mús)

1 (de una guitarra, un violín) string

su artículo tocó la cuerda exacta her article struck exactly the right chord

novelas que tocan la cuerda sentimental novels which tug at your heartstrings

2 cuerdas fpl (instrumentos) strings (pl)

3 (voz) voice

Compuesto:

cuerdas vocales

fpl vocal chords (pl)

C

1

(de un reloj, juguete): la cuerda de la caja de música the spring o the clockwork mechanism in the music box

le dio cuerda al despertador she wound up the alarm clock

un juguete de cuerda a clockwork toy

2

(impulso, energía): no le des cuerda, que luego no hay quien lo haga callar don't encourage him or you'll never get him to shut up ( colloq)

tan viejo no es, todavía tiene cuerda para rato he's not that old, he has a good few years in him yet o there's plenty of life in him yet

a los niños les queda cuerda para rato the children will keep going for a while yet

3 (de un tornillo) thread

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cuerda sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( gruesa) rope;

( delgada) string;
◊ cuerda floja (Espec) tightrope

b) (Jueg) jump rope (AmE), skipping rope (BrE);

◊ saltar a la cuerda to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE)

c) ( para tender ropa) washing line, clothes line

d) ( de arco) bowstring

2 (Mús)
a) (de guitarra, violín) string

b)

◊ cuerdas sustantivo femenino plural ( instrumentos) strings (pl);

cuerdas vocales vocal chords (pl)
3 (de reloj, juguete):
◊ un juguete de cuerda a clockwork toy;

le dio cuerda al despertador she wound up the alarm clock
cuerdo,-a adjetivo sane
cuerda sustantivo femenino
1 (soga gruesa) rope
(fina, cordel) string
2 (de instrumento) string
3 (del reloj) spring
4 cuerda floja, tightrope
cuerdas vocales, vocal chords
instrumento de cuerda, stringed instrument
♦ Locuciones: dar cuerda a alguien, to encourage sb
dar cuerda al reloj, to wind up a watch
estar contra las cuerdas, to be on the ropes
estar en la cuerda floja, to walk the tightrope
bajo cuerda, dishonestly
' cuerda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ceder
- comba
- descolgar
- desligar
- equilibrista
- experimentar
- floja
- flojo
- instrumento
- maroma
- mástil
- pulsar
- retorcer
- rollo
- seguir
- soltar
- soltarse
- tensa
- tensar
- tenso
- tirar
- tirante
- tralla
- aflojar
- asir
- cordel
- cordón
- cortar
- desenrollar
- deslizar
- diapasón
- enredado
- enredar
- enrollar
- enroscar
- fuerte
- lazo
- ramal
- reata
- resistir
- romper
- saltar
- soga
- tendedero
- tensión
- tentar
English:
bind
- clockwork
- coil
- cord
- dicey
- end
- extend
- fray
- gut
- haul
- hoist
- hold
- hold out
- kink
- line
- loop
- pass
- pull
- pull in
- quartet
- reach
- rope
- rope ladder
- sever
- slack
- slacken
- start off
- stout
- string
- tight
- tighten
- tightrope
- tug-of-war
- washing line
- wind
- wind up
- clock
- clothes
- cut
- grab
- hang
- high
- jump
- life
- over
- skip
- stringed
- tow
- tug
- washing

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cuerda nf

1. [para atar] [fina] string;
[más gruesa] rope;
saltar a la cuerda to skip;

los ataron con cuerdas they tied them up with ropes;
Ven Fam
una cuerda de idiotas/cobardes a bunch of idiots/cowards;

Comp

bajo cuerda secretly, in an underhand manner;

Comp

estar contra las cuerdas to be on the ropes;

Comp
Fam
de la misma cuerda of the same opinion;

Comp
Fam
tirar de la cuerda to go too far, to push it;

Comp

tocar a alguien la cuerda sensible to strike a chord with sb

Comp
cuerda floja tightrope;
Comp

estar en la cuerda floja to be hanging by a thread

2. [de instrumento] string;

instrumento de cuerda string instrument

3. [en orquesta] string section, strings;

la sección de cuerda the string section, the strings;

cuarteto de cuerda string quartet

4. [de mecanismo] spring;

un juguete de cuerda a clockwork toy;

un reloj de cuerda a wind-up watch;

dar cuerda a [reloj, juguete] to wind up;

Comp
Fam
dar cuerda a alguien [para que siga hablando] to encourage sb;

Comp
Fam
tener cuerda para rato: este conferenciante todavía tiene cuerda para rato this speaker looks like he's going to go on for a while yet;

el partido en el poder tiene cuerda para rato the party in power looks as if it will be there for some time to come

5. Geom chord

6. Anat cuerdas vocales vocal cords

7. Dep [de pista] curb;

una pista con una cuerda de 400 metros a 400 metre track

8. [en gimnasia rítmica] rope

9. ver cuerdo

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cuerda

f

1 rope;

cuerda de trepar climbing rope;

cuerda para tender la ropa clothes line;

poner a alguien contra las cuerdas get s.o. on the ropes;

bajo cuerda on the side

2 de guitarra, violín string;

ser de la misma cuerda be two of a kind

3 mecanismo

:

dar cuerda al reloj wind the clock up;

dar cuerda a algo fig fam string sth out fam ;

dar cuerda a alguien encourage s.o.;

cuando cuenta historias, mi abuelo tiene cuerda para rato when he’s telling stories, my grandfather can talk for hours

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cuerda nf

1) : cord, rope, string

2)

cuerdas vocales : vocal cords

3)

darle cuerda a : to wind up (a clock, a toy, etc.)

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cuerda n

1. (soga) rope

la cuerda de un escalador a climber's rope

2. (hilo) string

las cuerdas de una guitarra the guitar strings

3. (mecanismo) spring

la cuerda de un reloj a watch spring

dar cuerda (juguete) to wind up (persona) to encourage

no le des cuerda a José don't encourage José

cuerda de tender la ropa clothes line

cuerda floja tightrope

cuerdas vocales vocal cords

Spanish-English dictionary > cuerda
12 steal

sti:l
past tense - stole; verb

1) (to take (another person's property), especially secretly, without permission or legal right: Thieves broke into the house and stole money and jewellery; He was expelled from the school because he had been stealing (money).) stjele, rane til seg

2) (to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly: He stole a glance at her.) kaste et stjålent blikk på

3) (to move quietly: He stole quietly into the room.) lure/liste/snike seg

I
subst. \/stiːl\/

1) ( hverdagslig) godt kjøp, røverkjøp, funn, noe man har fått til spottpris

• at 30 dollars the camera's a steal

kameraet er et godt kjøp til 30 dollar

2) (mest amer.) tyveri

3) tyvegods, noe som er stjålet

4) ( politikk) list

5) ( politikk) kupp
II
verb ( stole - stolen) \/stiːl\/

1) stjele, rane til seg, lure seg til

• she had planned to steal the watch

hun hadde planlagt å stjele klokken

2) smugle, liste, lure, slippe, smette

• she had to steal the box into the room

hun måtte smugle esken inn i rommet

3) smyge seg, liste\/lure seg

4) ( basketball) vinne ballen, snappe ballen

steal a glance at somebody\/something kaste et stjålent blikk på noe(n)

steal a march on skaffe seg et forsprang\/fordel fremfor, overliste i smug

steal away slippe unna, smette unna\/bort

• she stole away in the shadows

hun smatt unna i skyggene

steal someone's heart ( overført) stjele noens hjerte

steal someone's thunder ta ordet ut av munnen på noen, bruke noens ideer, komme noen i forkjøpet (med å si noe)

English-Norwegian dictionary > steal
13 nachspionieren

v/i (trennb., hat) spy ( jemandem on s.o.)

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to spy on

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nach|spi|o|nie|ren ptp nachspioniert
vi sep (inf)

jdm náchspionieren — to spy on sb

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(to watch (a person etc) secretly: The police had been spying on the gang for several months.) spy on

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nach|spi·o·nie·ren *

vi (fam)

▪ jdm \nachspionieren to spy on sb

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intransitives Verb

jemandem nachspionieren — spy on somebody

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nachspionieren v/i (trennb, hat) spy (

jemandem on sb)

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intransitives Verb

jemandem nachspionieren — spy on somebody

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v.

to spy on v.

to spy upon v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > nachspionieren
14 FARA

go

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(fer; fór, fórum; farinn), v.

1) to move, pass along, go;

gekk hann hvargi sem hann fór, he walked wherever he went;

fara heim (heiman), to go home (from home);

fara á fund e-s to visit one;

fjöld ek fór, I travelled much;

hann sagði, hversu orð fóru með þeim, what words passed between them;

absol., to go begging (ómagar, er þar eigu at fara í því þingi);

2) with ‘ferð, leið’ or the like added in acc., gen., or dat.;

fara leiðar sinnar, to go one’s way, proceed on one’s journey (= fara ferðar sinnar or ferða sinna, fara ferð sina, fara för sina, förum sínum);

fara þessa ferð, to make this journey;

fara fullum dagleiðum, to travel a full days journeys;

fara stefnuför, to go a-summoning;

fara bónorðsför, to go a-wooing;

fara sigrför, to go on the path of victory, to triumph;

fara góða för, to make a lucky journey;

fig., fara ósigr, to be defeated;

fara mikinn skaða, to suffer great damage;

fara hneykju, skömm, to incur disgrace;

fara erendleysu, to fail in one’s errand;

with the road in acc. (fara fjöll ok dala);

3) fara búðum, bygðum, vistum, to move, change one’s abode;

fara eldi ok arni, to move one’s hearth and fire;

4) fara einn saman, to go alone;

fara eigi ein saman, to go with child (= fara með barni);

5) with infin.;

fara sofa, to go to sleep (allir menn vóru sofa farnir);

fara vega, to go to fight;

fara leita, to go seeking (var leita farit);

6) with an a., etc.;

fara villr, to go astray;

fara haltr, to walk lame;

fara vanstiltr, to go out of one’s mind;

fara duldr e-s, to be unaware of;

fara andvígr e-m, to give battle;

fara leyniliga (leynt), to be kept secret;

eigi má þetta svá fara, this cannot go on in that way;

fjarri ferr þat, far from it, by no means;

fór þat fjarri, at ek vilda, I was far from desiring it;

7) to turn out, end;

fór þat sem líkligt var, it turned out as was likely (viz. ended ill);

svá fór, at, the end was, that;

ef svá ferr sem ek get til, if it turns out as I guess;

á sómu leið fór um aðra sendimenn, it went the same way with the other messengers;

8) to fare well, ill;

biðja e-n vel fara, to bid one farewell;

9) to suit, fit, esp. of clothes, hair (ekki þykkir mér kyrtill þinn fara betr en stakkr minn; hárit fór vel);

impers., fór illa á hestinum, it sat ill on the horse;

10) impers., e-m ferr vel, illa, one behaves or acts well, ill;

honum hafa öll málin verst farit, he has behaved worst in the whole matter;

e-m ferr vinveittliga, one behaves in a friendly way;

11) fara e-t höndum, to touch with the hands, esp. of a healing touch, = fara höndum um e-t (bið hann fara höndum meinit);

fara land herskildi, brandi, to visit a land with ‘warshield’, with fire, to ravage or devastate it (gekk síðan á land upp með liði sínu ok fór alit herskildi);

12) to overtake (Án hrísmagi var þeirra skjótastr ok gat farit sveininn);

tunglit ferr sólina, the moon overtakes the sun;

áðr hana Fenrir fari, before F. overtakes her;

13) to ill-treat, treat cruelly;

menn sá ek þá, er mjök höfðu hungri farit hörund, that had chastened their flesh with much fasting;

14) to put an end to, destroy;

fara sér (sjálfr), to kill oneself;

fara lífi (fjörvi) e-s, to deprive one of life;

þú hefir sigr vegit ok Fáfni (dat.) um farit, killed F.;

15) to forfeit (fara löndum ok lausafé);

16) refl., farast;

17) with preps. and advs.:

fara af klæðum, to take off one’s clothes;

fara at e-m, to make an attack upon, to assault (eigi mundi í annat sinn vænna at fara at jarlinum);

fara at e-u, to mind, pay heed to;

ekki fer ek at, þótt þú hafir svelt þik til fjár (it does not matter to me, I do not care, though);

to deal with a thing, proceed in a certain way;

svá skal at sókn fara, thus is the pleading to be proceeded with;

fara at lögum, úlögum, to proceed lawfully, unlawfully;

fara mjúkliga at, to proceed gently;

hér skulu við fara at með ráðum, act with, deliberation;

impers. with dat., to do, behave;

illa hefir mér at farit, I have done my business badly; to go in pusuit (search) of (víkingar nökkurir þeir sem fóru at féföngum);

fara at fuglaveiðum, to go a-fowling;

fara at fé, to tend sheep;

fara á e-n, to come upon one;

sigu saman augu, þá er dauðinn fór á, when death seized him;

fara á hæl or hæli, to step back, retreat;

fara eptir e-m, to follow one;

fara eptir e-u, to go for, go to fetch (Snorri goði fór eptir líkinu; fara eptir vatni); to accommodate oneself to, conform to (engi vildi eptir öðrum fara);

þau orð er eptir fara, the following words;

fara fram, to go on, take place;

ef eigi ferr gjald fram, if no payment takes place;

veizlan ferr vel fram, the feast went on well;

spyrr, hvat þar fœri fram, he asked, what was going on there;

fara fram ráðum e-s, to follow one’s advice;

allt mun þat sínu fram fara, it will take its own course;

kváðu þat engu gegna ok fóru sínu fram, took their own way;

segir honum, hversu þeir fóru fram, how they acted;

fara e-t fram, to do., perform a thing;

spyrr hann, hvat nú sé fram faranda, what is to be done;

fara fyrir e-t, to pass for, be taken for (fari sá fyrir níðing, er);

fara hjá sér, to be beside oneself;

fara í e-t, to go into (fara í tunnu);

fara í sæng, rekkju, to go to bed;

fara í sess sinn, sæti sitt, to take one’s seat;

fara í klæði, to put on clothes, dress;

fara í vápn, brynju, to put on armour;

fara í lag, to go right or straight again (þá fóru brýnn hans í lag);

fara í vöxt, to increase;

fara í þurð, to wane;

fara í hernað, víking, to go a-freebooting;

nú ferr í úvænt efni, now matters look hopeless;

to happen, occur (alit þat, er í hafði farit um nóttina);

fara með e-t, to wield handle, manage;

fór Hroptr með Gungni, H. wielded (the spear) Gungnir;

fara með goðorð, to hold a goðorð;

fara með sök, to manage a lawsuit;

to practice, deal in;

fara með rán, to deal in robbery;

fara með spott ok háð, to go scoffing and mocking;

fara með galdra ok fjölkyngi, to practice sorcery;

to deal with, treat, handle (þú munt bezt ok hógligast með hann fara);

fara af hljóði með e-t, to keep matters secret;

fara með e-m, to go with one, follow one (ek skal með yðr fara með allan minn styrk);

fara með e-u, to do (so and so) with a thing, to deal with, manage;

hvernig þeir skyldu fara með vápnum sínum, what they were to do with their weapons;

sá maðr, er með arfinum ferr, who manages the inheritance;

fara með málum sínum, to manage one’s case;

fara vel með sínum háttum, to bear oneself well;

undarliga fara munkar þessir með sér, these monks behave strangely;

fara með barni, to go with child;

impers., ferr með þeim heldr fáliga, they are on indifferent terms;

fara ór landi, to leave the country;

fara ór klæðum, fötum, to take off one’s clothes, undress;

fara saman, to go together; to shake, shudder;

fór en forna fold öll saman, shivered all through;

to concur, agree (hversu má þat saman f);

fara til svefns, to go to sleep (= fara at sofa);

fara um e-t, to travel over (fara um fjall);

fara höndum um e-n, to stroke or touch one with the hands (hann fór höndum um þá, er sjúkir vóru);

fara mörgum orðum um e-t, to dilate upon a subject;

fara myrkt um e-t, to keep a matter dark;

fara undan, to excuse oneself (from doing a thing), to decline, refuse (hvat berr til, at þú ferr undan at gera mér veizluna);

borð fara upp, the tables are removed;

fara út, to go from Norway to Iceland; to come to a close, run out (fóru svá út þessir fimm vetr);

fara útan, to go abroad (from Iceland);

fara við e-n, to treat one, deal with one in a certain way;

margs á, ek minnast, hve við mik fóruð, I have many things to remember of your dealings with me;

fara yfir e-t, to go through;

nú er yfir farit um landnám, now an account of the settlements has been given;

skjótt yfir at fara, to be brief.

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pret. fóra, 2nd pers. fórt, mod. fórst, pl. fóru; pres. ferr, 2nd pers. ferr, in mod. pronunciation ferð; pret. subj. færa; imperat. far and farðu (= far þú); sup. farit; part. farinn; with the suffixed neg. fór-a, Am. 45; farið-a ( depart not), Hkr. i. 115 MS. (in a verse). [In the Icel. scarcely any other verb is in so freq. use as fara, as it denotes any motion; not so in other Teut. idioms; in Ulf. faran is only used once, viz. Luke x. 7; Goth. farjan means to sail, and this seems to be the original sense of fara (vide far); A. S. faran; the Germ. fahren and Engl. fare are used in a limited sense; in the Engl. Bible this word never occurs (Cruden); Swed. fara; Dan. fare.]

A. NEUT. to go, fare, travel, in the widest sense; gékk hann hvargi sem hann fór, he walked wherever he went, Hkr. i. 100; né ek flý þó ek ferr, I fly not though I fare, Edda (in a verse); létt er lauss at fara (a proverb), Sl. 37: the saying, verðr hverr með sjálfum sér lengst at fara, Gísl. 25; cp. ‘dass von sich selbst der Mensch nicht scheiden kann’ (Göthe’s Tasso), or the Lat. ‘patriae quis exul se quoque fugit?’ usually in the sense to go, to depart, heill þú farir, heill þú aptr komir, Vþm. 4; but also to come, far þú hingat til mín, come here, Nj. 2.

2. to travel, go forth or through, pass, or the like; þú skalt fara í Kirkjubæ, Nj. 74; fara ór landi, to fare forth from one’s country, Fms. v. 24; kjóll ferr austan, Vsp. 51; Surtr ferr sunnan, 52; snjór var mikill, ok íllt at fara, and ill to pass, Fms. ix. 491; fóru þeir út eptir ánni, Eg. 81; siðan fór Egill fram með skóginum, 531; þeim sem hann vildi at færi … Njáll hét at fara, Nj. 49; fara munu vér, Eg. 579; Egill fór til þess er hann kom til Álfs. 577, Fms. xi. 122; fara þeir nú af melinum á sléttuna. Eg. 747; fara heiman, to fare forth from one’s home, K. Þ. K. 6; alls mik fara tíðir, Vþm. 1; fjölð ek fór, far I fared, i. e. travelled far, 3: the phrase, fara utan, to fare outwards, go abroad (from Iceland), passim; fara vestr um haf, to fare westward over the sea, i. e. to the British Isles, Hkr. i. 101; fara á fund e-s, to visit one, Ld. 62; fara at heimboði, to go to a feast, id.; fara fæti, to fare a-foot, go walking, Hkr.; absol. fara, to travel, beg, hence föru-maðr, a vagrant, beggar; in olden times the poor went their rounds from house to house within a certain district, cp. Grág. i. 85; ómagar er þar eigu at fara í því þingi eðr um þau þing, id.; ómagar skolu fara, 119; omegð þá er þar ferr, 296: in mod. usage, fara um and um-ferð, begging, going round.

β. with prep.: fara at e-m, to make an inroad upon one, Nj. 93, 94, 102 (cp. at-för); fara á e-n, to mount, e. g. fara á bak, to mount on horseback; metaph., dauðinn fór á, death seized him, Fms. xi. 150; f. saman, to go together, Edda 121, Grág. ii. 256; f. saman also means to shudder. Germ. zusammenfahren, Hým. 24: metaph. to concur, agree, hversu má þat saman f., Nj. 192; þeim þótti þat mjök saman f., Fms. iv. 382; fara á hæl, or á hæli, to go a-heel, i. e. step back. retreat, xi. 278, Eg. 296; fara undan, metaph. to excuse oneself, refuse (v. undan), Nj. 23, Fms. x. 227; fara fyrir, to proceed; fara eptir, to follow.

3. with ferð, leið or the like added, in acc. or gen. to go one’s way; fara leiðar sinnar, to proceed on one’s journey, Eg. 81, 477, Fms. i. 10, Grág. ii. 119; fara ferðar sinnar, or ferða sinna, id.. Eg. 180, Fms. iv. 125; fara derð sina, id.. Eg. 568; fara förum sínum, or för sinní, id., K. Þ. K. 80, 90; fara dagfari ok náttfari, to travel day and night, Fms. i. 203; fara fullum dagleiðum, to go full days-journeys, Grág. i. 91; or in a more special sense, fara þessa ferð, to make this journey, Fas. ii. 117; f. stefnu-för, to go a-summoning; f. bónorðs-för, to go a-courting, Nj. 148; f. sigr-för, to go on the way of victory, to triumph, Eg. 21; fara sendi-för, to go on a message, 540.

β. in a metaph. sense; fara hneykju-för, to be shamefully beaten, Hrafn. 19 (MS.); fara ósigr, to be defeated, Eg. 287; fara mikinn skaða, to ‘fare’ (i. e. suffer) great damage, Karl. 43; fara því verrum förum, fara skömm, hneykju, erendleysu, úsæmð, to get the worst of it, Fms. viii. 125.

4. with the road in acc.; hann fór Vánar-skarð, Landn. 226; f. sjó-veg, land-veg, K. Þ. K. 24; fór mörg lönd ok stórar merkr, Fas. ii. 540; fara sömu leið, Fms. i. 70; f. sama veg, Luke x. 31; f. fjöll ok dala, Barl. 104; fara út-leið, þjóð-leið, Fms. iv. 260; also, fara um veg, fara um fjall, to cross a fell, Hm. 3; fara liði, to march, Fms. i. 110.

II. in a more indefinite sense, to go; fara búðum, bygðum, vistum, to move, change one’s abode, Ld. 56, Hkr. ii. 177, Nj. 151, Vigl. 30; fara búferla, to more one’s household, Grág. ii. 409; fara vöflunarförum, to go a-begging, i. 163, 294, ii. 482.

2. the phrases, fara eldi ok arni, a law term, to move one’s hearth and fire. Grág. ii. 253; fara eldi um land, a heathen rite for taking possession of land, defined in Landn. 276. cp. Eb. 8, Landn. 189, 284.

3. fara einn-saman, to be alone. Grág. ii. 9; the phrase, f. eigi einn-saman, to be not alone, i. e. with child, Fms. iii. 109; or, fór hón með svein þann, Bs. i. 437; cp. ganga með barni.

4. adding an adj., to denote gait, pace, or the like; fara snúðigt, to stride haughtily, Nj. 100; fara mikinn, to rush on, 143; fara flatt, to fall flat, tumble, Bárð. 177; fara hægt, to walk slowly.

β. fara til svefns, to go to sleep, Nj. 35; f. í sæti sitt, to go to one’s seat, 129; f. í sess, Vþm. 9; f. á bekk, 19; fara á sæng, to go to bed, N. G. L. i. 30; fara í rúmið, id. (mod.); fara í mannjöfnuð, Ísl. ii. 214; fara í lag, to be put straight, Eg. 306; fara í vöxt, to wax, increase, Fms. ix. 430, Al. 141; fara í þurð, to wane, Ld. 122, l. 1 (MS.); fara í úefni, to go to the wrong side, Sturl. iii. 210; fara at skakka, to be odd ( not even). Sturl. ii. 258; fara at sölum, to be put out for sale, Grág. ii. 204.

5. fara at fuglum, to go a-fowling, Orkn. (in a verse); fara at fugla-veiðum, id., Bb. 3. 36; fara í hernað, í víking, to go a-freebooting, Fms. i. 33, Landn. 31; fara at fé, to watch sheep, Ld. 240; fara at fé-föngum, to go a-fetching booty, Fms. vii. 78.

β. with infin., denoting one’s ‘doing’ or ‘being;’ fara sofa, to go to sleep, Eg. 377; fara vega, to go to fight, Vsp. 54, Gm. 23; fara at róa, Vígl. 22; fara leita, to go seeking, Fms. x. 240; fara að búa, to set up a household, Bb. 2. 6; fara að hátta, to go to bed.

γ. akin to this is the mod. use of fara with an infin. following in the sense to begin, as in the East Angl. counties of Engl. it ‘fares’ to …, i. e. it begins, is likely to be or to do so and so; það fer að birta, það er farit að dimma, it ‘fares’ to grow dark; það fer að hvessa, it ‘fares’ to blow; fer að rigna, it ‘fares’ to rain. etc.:—no instance of this usage is recorded in old Icel., but the Engl. usage shews that it must be old.

δ. with an adj. etc.; fara villr, to go astray, Sks. 565; fara haltr, to go lame, Fms. x. 420; fara vanstiltr, to go out of one’s mind, 264; fara hjá sér, to be beside oneself, Eb. 270; fara apr, to feel chilly, Fms. vi. 237 (in a verse); fara duldr e-s, to be unaware of, Skálda 187 (in a verse); fara andvígr e-m, to give battle, Stor. 8; fara leyniliga, to go secretly, be kept hidden, Nj. 49.

6. to pass; fór sú skipan til Íslands, Fms. x. 23; fara þessi mál til þings, Nj. 100; hversu orð fóru með þeim, how words passed between them, 90; fóru þau orð um, the runner went abroad, Fms. i. 12; ferr orð er um munn líðr (a saying), iv. 279; þá fór ferligt úorðan, a bad report went abroad, Hom. 115.

7. fara fram, to go on, take place; ferr þetta fram, Ld. 258; ef eigi ferr gjald fram, if no payment takes place, K. Þ. K. 64; ferr svá fram, and so things went on without a break, Nj. 11, Eg. 711; veizlan ferr vel fram, the feast went on well, Nj. 11, 51; spyrr hvat þar færi fram, he asked what there was going on. Band. 17; fór allt á sömu leið sem fyrr, it went on all the same as before, Fms. iv. 112; fara fram ráðum e-s, to follow one’s advice, Nj. 5, 66, Fms. vii. 318; allt mun þat sínu fram f., it will take its own course, Nj. 259; nú er því ferr fram um hríð, it went on so for a while, Fms. xi. 108; a law term, to be produced, gögn fara fram til varnar, Grág. i. 65; dómar fara út, the court is set (vide dómr), Grág., Nj., passim.

8. borð fara upp brott, the tables are removed (vide borð), Eg. 247, 551; eigi má þetta svá f., this cannot go on in that way, Nj. 87; fjarri ferr þat, far from it, by no means, 134; fór þat fjarri at ek vilda, Ld. 12; fór þat ok svá til, and so if came to pass, Fms. x. 212.

9. to turn out, end; hversu ætlar þú fara hesta-atið, Nj. 90; fór þat sem likligt var, it turned out as was likely (i. e. ended ill). Eg. 46; svá fór, at …, the end was, that …, Grett. 81 new Ed.; ef svá ferr sem ek get til, if it turns out as I guess, Dropl. 30, Vígl. 21; ef svá ferr sem mín orð horfa til, Fms. v. 24; ef svá ferr sem mik varir, if it comes to pass as it seems to me, vi. 350; svá fór um sjóferð þá, Bjarni 202; á sömu leið fór um aðra sendi-menn, Eg. 537; to depart, die, þar fór nýtr maðr, Fs. 39; fara danða-yrði, to pass the death-weird, to die, Ýt. 8.

10. to fare well, ill, in addressing; fari þér vel, fare ye well, Nj. 7; biðja e-n vel fara, to bid one farewell, Eg. 22, Ld. 62; far heill ok sæll, Fms. vii. 197: in a bad sense, far þú nú þar, ill betide thee! Hbl. 60; far (impers.) manna armastr, Eg. 553; Jökull bað hann fara bræla armastan, Finnb. 306; fari þér í svá gramendr allir, Dropl. 23.

11. fara í fat, í brynju (acc.), etc., to dress, undress; but fara ór fötum (dat.), to undress, Fms. x. 16, xi. 132, vii. 202, Nj. 143, Gh. 16, etc.

III. metaph.,

1. to suit, fit, esp. of clothes, hair, or the like; ekki þykkir mér kyrtill þinn fara betr en stakkr minn, Fas. ii. 343; hárið fór vel, Nj. 30; jarpr á hár ok fór vel hárit, Fms. ii. 7; gult hár sem silki ok fór fagrliga, vi. 438, Fs. 88; klæði sem bezt farandi, Eb. 256; var sú konan bezt f., the most graceful, lady-like, Ísl. ii. 438; fór ílla á hestinum, it sat ill on the horse, Bs. i. 712.

2. impers. it goes so and so with one, i. e. one behaves so and so: e-m ferr vel, ílla, etc., one behaves well, ill, etc.; honum hafa öll málin verst farit, he has behaved worst in the whole matter, Nj. 210; bezta ferr þér, Fms. vii. 33; vel mun þér fara, Nj. 55; at honum fari vel, 64; þer hefir vel farit til mín, Finnb. 238; e-m ferr vinveittliga, one behaves in a friendly way, Nj. 217; ferr þér þá bezt jafnan ok höfðinglegast er mest liggr við, 228; mun honum nokkurn veg vel f., Hrafn. 10; údrengiliga hefir þér farit til vár, Ld. 48; ferr þér illa, Nj. 57; hversu Gunnari fór, how ( well) G. behaved, 119.

3. fara at e-u, to deal with a thing (i. e. proceed) so and so; svá skal at sókn fara, thus is the pleading to be proceeded with, Grág. i. 323; svá skal at því f. at beiða …, 7; fara at lögum, or úlögum at e-u, to proceed lawfully or unlawfully, 126; hversu at skyldi f., how they were to proceed, Nj. 114; fara mjúklega at, to proceed gently, Fms. vii. 18; hér skulu vér f. at með ráðum, to act with deliberation, Eg. 582; Flosi fór at öngu óðara ( took matters calmly), en hann væri heima, Nj. 220.

β. impers. with dat., to do, behave; ílla hefir mér at farit, I have done my business badly, Hrafn. 8; veit Guð hversu hverjum manni mun at f., Fms. x. 212: in mod. phrases, to become, ironically, þér ferr það, or þér ferst það, it becomes thee, i. e. ‘tis too bad of thee.

γ. hví ferr konungrinn nú svá (viz. at), Fms. i. 35; er slíkt úsæmiliga farit, so shamefully done, Nj. 82; hér ferr vænt at, here things go merrily, 232; karlmannliga er farit, manfully done, 144.

δ. to mind, care about; ekki ferr ek at, þótt þú hafir svelt þik til fjár, it does not matter to me, I do not care, though …, Nj. 18; ekki munu vit at því fara ( never mind that), segir Helgi, 133.

ε. fara eptir, to be in proportion; hér eptir fór vöxtr ok afl, his strength and stature were in proportion, Clar.

4. fara með e-t, to wield, handle, manage; fór Hroptr með Gungni, H. wielded Gungni ( the spear), Kormak; f. með Gríðar-völ, to wield the staff G., Þd. 9: as a law term, to wield, possess; fara með goðorð, to keep a goðorð, esp. during the session of parliament, Dropl. 8, Grág. and Nj. passim; fara með sök, to manage a lawsuit, Grág., Nj.; or, fara við sök, id., Nj. 86.

β. metaph. to practise, deal in; fara með rán, to deal in robbing, Nj. 73; fara með spott ok háð, to go sporting and mocking, 66; f. með fals ok dár, Pass. 16. 5; fara með galdra ok fjölkyngi, K. Þ. K. 76; f. með hindr-vitni, Grett. 111; cp. the phrase, farðu ekki með það, don’t talk such nonsense.

γ. to deal with, treat, handle; þú munt bezt ok hógligast með hann fara, thou wilt deal with him most kindly and most gently, Nj. 219; fara af hljóði með e-t, to keep matters secret, id.; Ingimundr fór vel með sögum (better than sögur, acc.), Ing. dealt well with stories, was a good historian. Sturl. i. 9.

δ. with dat.; fara með e-u, to do so and so with a thing, manage it; hversu þeir skyldi fara með vápnum sínum, how they were to do with their weapons, Fms. ix. 509; sá maðr er með arfinum ferr, who manages the arfr, Grág. i. 217; ef þeir fara annan veg með því fé, 216; fara með málum sínum, to manage one’s case, 46; meðan hann ferr svá með sem mælt er, 93; Gunnarr fór með öllu ( acted in all) sem honum var ráð til kennt, Nj. 100; ef svá er með farit, Ld. 152; f. vel með sínum háttum, to bear oneself well, behave well, Eg. 65; Hrafn fór með sér vel, H. bore himself well, Fms. vi. 109; undarliga fara munkar þessir með sér, they behave strangely, 188; við förum kynlega með okkrum málum, Nj. 130; vant þyki mér með slíku at fara, difficult matters to have to do with, 75; f. málum á hendr e-m, to bring an action against one, Ld. 138; fara sókn ( to proceed) sem at þingadómi, Grág. i. 463; fara svá öllu máli um sem …, 40, ii. 348; fara með hlátri ok gapi, to go laughing and scoffing, Nj. 220; cp. β above.

IV. fara um, yfir e-t, to pass over slightly; nú er yfir farit um landnám, shortly told, touched upon, Landn. 320; skjótt yfir at f., to be brief, 656 A. 12; fara myrkt um e-t, to mystify a thing, Ld. 322; fara mörgum orðum um e-t, to dilate upon a subject, Fbr. 124, Nj. 248, Fms. ix. 264.

β. in the phrase, fara höndum um e-t, to go with the hands about a thing, to touch it, Germ. befühlen, esp. medic. of a healing touch; jafnan fengu menn heilsubót af handlögum hans, af því er hann fór höndum um þá er sjúkir vóru, Játv. 24; ok pá fór hann höndum um hann, Bs. i. 644; þá lét Arnoddr fara aðra höndina um hann, ok fann at hann var berfættr ok í línklæðum. Dropl. 30; cp. fóru hendr hvítar hennar um þessar görvar, Fas. i. 248 (in a verse): note the curious mod. phrase, það fer að fara um mig, I began to feel uneasy, as from a cold touch or the like.

γ. impers. with dat.; eigi ferr þér nær Gunnari, en Merði mundi við þik, thou camest not nearer to G. than Mord would to thee, i. e. thou art just as far from being a match for G. as Mord is to thee, Nj. 37; þá ferr honum sem öðrum, it came to pass with him as with others, 172; þá mun mér first um fara, I shall fall much short of that, Fms. vi. 362; því betr er þeim ferr öllum verr at, the worse they fare the better I am pleased, Nj. 217.

V. reflex., esp. of a journey, to fare well; fórsk þeim vel, they fared well, Eg. 392, Fms. xi. 22; honum fersk vel vegrinn, he proceeded well on his journey, ii. 81; hafði allt farizt vel at, all had fared well, they had had a prosperous journey, Íb. 10; fórsk þeim þá seint um daginn, they proceeded slowly, Eg. 544; mönnum fórsk eigi vel um fenit, Fms. vii. 149; hversu þeim hafði farizk, Nj. 90; at þeim færisk vel, Ísl. ii. 343, 208, v. l.: the phrase, hamri fórsk í hægri hönd, he grasped the hammer in his right hand, Bragi; farask lönd undir, to subdue lands, Hkr. i. 134, v. l. (in a verse).

2. recipr., farask hjá, to go beside one another, miss one another, pass without meeting, Nj. 9; farask á mis, id., farask í móti, to march against one another, of two hosts; þat bar svá til at hvárigir vissu til annarra ok fórusk þó í móti, Fms. viii. 63, x. 46, Fas. ii. 515.

VI. part.,

1. act., koma farandi, to come of a sudden or by chance; þá kómu hjarðsveinar þar at farandi, some shepherds just came, Eg. 380; Moses kom farandi til fólksins, Sks. 574; koma inn farandi, 369, Fbr. 25.

2. pass. farinn, in the phrase, á förnum vegi, on ‘wayfaring,’ i. e. in travelling, passing by; finna e-n á förnum vegi, Nj. 258, K. Þ. K. 6; kveðja fjárins á förnum vegi, Grág. i. 403; also, fara um farinn veg, to pass on one’s journey; of the sun. sól var skamt farin, the sun was little advanced, i. e. early in the morning, Fms. xi. 267, viii. 146; þá var dagr alljós ok sól farin, broad day and sun high in the sky, Eg. 219; also impers., sól (dat.) var skamt farit, Úlf. 4. 10: the phrase, aldri farinn, stricken in years, Sturl. i. 212; vel farinn í andliti, well-favoured, Ld. 274; vel at orði farinn, well spoken, eloquent, Fms. xi. 193; mod., vel orði, máli farinn, and so Ld. 122; gone, þar eru baugar farnir, Grág. ii. 172; þó fætrnir sé farnir, Fas. iii. 308.

β. impers. in the phrase, e-m er þannig farit, one is so and so; veðri var þannig farit, at …, the winter was such, that …, Fms. xi. 34; veðri var svá farit at myrkt var um at litask, i. e. the weather was gloomy, Grett. 111; hversu landinu er farit, what is the condition of the country, Sks. 181; henni er þannig farit, at hón er mikil ey, löng …, ( the island) is so shapen, that it is large and long, Hkr. ii. 188; er eigi einn veg farit úgæfu okkari, our ill-luck is not of one piece, Nj. 183: metaph. of state, disposition, character, er hánum vel farit, he is a well-favoured man, 15; undarliga er yðr farit, ye are strange men, 154; honum var svá farit, at hann var vesal-menni, Boll. 352: adding the prepp. at, til, þeim var úlíkt farit at í mörgu, they were at variance in many respects, Hkr. iii. 97; nú er annan veg til farit, now matters are altered, Nj. 226; nú er svá til farit, at ek vil …, now the case is, that I wish …, Eg. 714; hér er þannig til farit, … at leiðin, 582; þar var þannig til farit, Fms. xi. 34. ☞ Hence comes the mod. form varið (v instead of f), which also occurs in MSS. of the 15th century—veðri var svá varit, Sd. 181; ér honum vel varið, Lv. 80, Ld. 266, v. l.; svá er til varið, Sks. 223, 224,—all of them paper MSS. The phrase, e-m er nær farit, one is pressed; svá var honum nær farit af öllu samt, vökum ok föstu, he was nearly overcome from want of sleep and fasting.

B. TRANS.

I. with acc.:

1. to visit; fara land herskildi, brandi, etc., to visit a land with ‘war-shield,’ fire, etc., i. e. devastate it; gékk siðan á land upp með liði sínu, ok fór allt herskildi, Fms. i. 131; land þetta mundi herskildi farit, ok leggjask undir útlenda höfðingja, iv. 357; (hann) lét Halland farit brandi, vii. 4 (in a verse); hann fór lvist eldi, 41 (in a verse); hann hefir farit öll eylönd brandi, 46 (in a verse); fara hungri hörund, to emaciate the body, of an ascetic, Sl. 71.

2. to overtake, with acc.; hann gat ekki farit hann, he could not overtake ( catch) him, 623. 17; tunglit ferr sólina, the moon overtakes the sun, Rb. 116; áðr hana Fenrir fari, before Fenrir overtakes her, Vþm. 46, 47; knegut oss fálur fara, ye witches cannot take us, Hkv. Hjörv. 13; hann gat farit fjóra menn af liði Steinólfs, ok drap þá alla, … hann gat farit þá hjá Steinólfsdal, Gullþ. 29; hann reið eptir þeim, ok gat farit þá út hjá Svelgsá, milli ok Hóla, Eb. 180; Án hrísmagi var þeirra skjótastr ok getr farit sveininn, Ld. 242; viku þeir þá enn undan sem skjótast svá at Danir gátu eigi farit þá, Fms. (Knytl. S.) xi. 377 (MS., in the Ed. wrongly altered to náð þeim); hérinn hljóp undan, ok gátu hundarnir ekki farit hann (Ed. fráit wrongly), Fas. iii. 374; ok renna allir eptir þeim manni er víg vakti, … ok verðr hann farinn, Gþl. 146: cp. the phrase, vera farinn, to dwell, live, to be found here and there; þótt hann sé firr um farinn, Hm. 33.

II. with dat. to destroy, make to perish; f. sér, to make away with oneself; kona hans fór sér í dísar-sal, she killed herself, Fas. i. 527; hón varð stygg ok vildi fara sér, Landn. (Hb.) 55; ef þér gangit fyrir hamra ofan ok farit yðr sjálfir, Fms. viii. 53; hví ætla menn at hann mundi vilja f. sér sjálfr, iii. 59; fara lífi, fjörvi, öndu, id.; skal hann heldr eta, en fara öndu sinni, than starve oneself to death, K. Þ. K. 130; ok verðr þá þínu fjörvi um farit, Lv. 57, Ýt. 20, Fas. i. 426 (in a verse), cp. Hkv. Hjörv. 13; mínu fjörvi at fara, Fm. 5; þú hefir sigr vegit, ok Fáfni (dat.) um farit, 23; farit hafði hann allri ætt Geirmímis, Hkv. 1. 14; ok létu hans fjörvi farit, Sól. 22; hann hafði farit mörgum manni, O. H. L. 11.

β. to forfeit; fara sýknu sinni, Grág. i. 98; fara löndum ok lausafé, ii. 167.

2. reflex. to perish (but esp. freq. in the sense to be drowned, perish in the sea); farask af sulti, to die of hunger, Fms. ii. 226; fellr fjöldi manns í díkit ok farask þar, v. 281; fórusk sex hundruð Vinda skipa, xi. 369; alls fórusk níu menn, Ísl. ii. 385; mun heimr farask, Eluc. 43; þá er himin ok jörð hefir farisk, Edda 12; farask af hita, mæði, Fms. ix. 47; fórsk þar byrðingrinn, 307; hvar þess er menn farask, Grág. i. 219; heldr enn at fólk Guðs farisk af mínum völdum, Sks. 732: of cattle, ef fé hins hefir troðisk eðr farisk á þá lund sem nú var tínt, Grág. ii. 286.

β. metaph., fersk nú vinátta ykkur, your friendship is done with, Band. 12.

γ. the phrase, farask fyrir, to come to naught, Nj. 131; at síðr mun fyrir farask nokkut stórræði, Ísl. ii. 340; en fyrir fórusk málagjöldin af konungi, the payment never took place, Fms. v. 278; lét ek þetta verk fyrir farask, vii. 158; þá mun þat fyrir farask, Fs. 20; en fyrir fórsk þat þó þau misseri, Sd. 150: in mod. usage (N. T.), to perish.

δ. in act. rarely, and perhaps only a misspelling: frá því er féit fór (fórsk better), K. Þ. K. 132; fóru (better fórusk, were drowned) margir Íslenzkir menn, Bs. i. 436.

3. part. farinn, as adj. gone, undone; nú eru vér farnir, nema …, Lv. 83; hans tafl var mjök svá farit, his game was almost lost, Fas. i. 523; þá er farnir vóru forstöðumenn Tróju, when the defenders of Troy were dead and gone, Ver. 36; tungl farit, a ‘dead moon,’ i. e. new moon, Rb. 34; farinn af sulti ok mæði, Fms. viii. 53; farinn at e-u, ruined in a thing, having lost it; farnir at hamingju, luckless, iv. 73; f. at vistum, xi. 33; f. at lausa-fé;. iii. 117: in some cases uncertain whether the participle does not belong to A.

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