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  • 1 watching brief

    watch·ing brief
    [ˈwɒtʃɪŋ-]
    1. LAW Auftrag m zur Prozessverfolgung (im Interesse eines nicht Beteiligten)
    2. (indirect interest) mittelbares Interesse
    * * *
    ['wɒtʃɪŋ'briːf]
    n

    to hold or keep a watching brief —

    he holds a watching brief for the Government over all aspects of industrial development — er ist der Regierungsbeauftragte zur Überwachung der gesamten industriellen Entwicklung

    * * *
    hold a watching brief for sb JUR Br jemandes Interesse (vor Gericht) als Beobachter vertreten

    English-german dictionary > watching brief

  • 2 for one's money

    adv infml

    For my money, you're just about the only one who does something useful around here — По моему мнению, ты единственный здесь человек, который занимается чем-то полезным

    For my money you were the only actor in the play who was worth watching — По-моему, ты единственный актер, которого стоило посмотреть в этой пьесе

    The new dictionary of modern spoken language > for one's money

  • 3 for real

    нареч.
    в действительности
    в реальности
    на самом деле

    And the Onos have been watching events in quake-hit northern Japan closely, because they know that one day soon, their grab bags may well be used for real.

    Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > for real

  • 4 look out for

    transitive verb
    (be prepared for) aufpassen od. achten auf (+ Akk.); sich in Acht nehmen vor (+ Dat.) [gefährliche Person, Sturm]; (keep watching for) Ausschau halten nach
    * * *
    vi +prep obj
    1)

    (= keep watch for) we'll look out for you at the station/after the meeting — wir werden auf dem Bahnhof/nach der Versammlung nach dir Ausschau halten

    look out for pickpockets/his left hook — nimm dich vor Taschendieben/seinem linken Haken in Acht, pass auf Taschendiebe/auf seinen linken Haken auf

    the bouncers were told to look out for troublemakers —

    you must look out for spelling mistakes/snakes — Sie müssen auf Rechtschreibfehler/Schlangen achten

    2) (= seek) new job sich umsehen nach; new staff, ideas suchen
    3) (= take care of) sich kümmern um
    * * *
    transitive verb
    (be prepared for) aufpassen od. achten auf (+ Akk.); sich in Acht nehmen vor (+ Dat.) [gefährliche Person, Sturm]; (keep watching for) Ausschau halten nach

    English-german dictionary > look out for

  • 5 see how the cat jumps

    разг.
    (see (или watch) how (или which way) the cat jumps (тж. wait for the cat to jump))
    занимать выжидательную позицию, ждать, как развернутся события; ≈ держать нос по ветру; ждать, откуда ветер подует

    We others never know what you English will do. You always wait to see which way the cat jumps. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part II, ch. I) — Мы ведь никогда не знаем, что вы, англичане, будете делать. Вы всегда ждете, откуда подует ветер.

    The records of the past tell us of writers who grew famous in a night, but in our more prudent day this is unheard of. The critics want to see which way the cat will jump, and the public has been sold a pup too often to take unnecessary chances. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Cakes and Ale’, ch. XIV) — Опыт прошлого показывает, что были случаи, когда писатели сразу становились знаменитыми, но в наше, более осторожное время это немыслимо. Критики занимают выжидательную позицию, а публика, которую так часто надували, не хочет рисковать без особой надобности.

    The old brute's sitting on the fence watching which way the cat will jump. (A. Christie, ‘Death in the Air’, ch. 13) — Старый грубиян действует с оглядкой, выжидая, как обернется дело.

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > see how the cat jumps

  • 6 to watch out for

    1 (look out for, be alert) estar alerta, estarse al tanto de, estar pendiente de
    2 (be careful of) tener cuidado con

    English-spanish dictionary > to watch out for

  • 7 watch the clock

       paбoтaть c пpoxлaдцeй, cтapaтьcя нe пepepaбoтaть лишнeгo
        I wouldn't have him on the premises. Chatting up the typists and watching the clock is all he is good for

    Concise English-Russian phrasebook > watch the clock

  • 8 get what for

    expr infml

    I felt a sadistic desire watching the big shot get what for — Я испытывал садистское чувство, когда видел, как какому-то начальнику делали разгон

    The new dictionary of modern spoken language > get what for

  • 9 следящий за окружающими предметами

    Авиация и космонавтика. Русско-английский словарь > следящий за окружающими предметами

  • 10 следивший за окружающими предметами

    каждый предмет, полезный по-своему — multiply useful objects

    Авиация и космонавтика. Русско-английский словарь > следивший за окружающими предметами

  • 11 watch

    wo 
    1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) reloj (de bolsillo/pulsera)
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) guardia
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) guardia, vigía

    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) mirar; observar
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) esperar; estar al acecho, estar al tanto
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) tener cuidado, vigilar
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vigilar; cuidar
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) esperar
    •
    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over
    watch1 n reloj de pulsera
    watch2 vb
    1. mirar / ver
    watch me! ¡mírame!
    what programme do you want to watch? ¿qué programa quieres ver?
    2. vigilar
    tr[wɒʧ]
    3 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (period, body) guardia; (individual) vigía
    4 SMALLHISTORY/SMALL ronda
    1 (look at, observe) mirar, observar; (television, sport) ver
    ■ Mum! watch me! ¡mamá! ¡mírame!
    2 (keep an eye on) vigilar, observar; (spy on) espiar, vigilar
    ■ don't worry, I'll watch your luggage no te preocupes, yo te vigilaré el equipaje
    ■ watch the time, please esté atento al reloj, por favor
    3 (be careful about) tener cuidado con, cuidar de
    ■ watch your language! ¡modera tu lenguaje!, ¡cuidado con lo que dices!
    ■ watch where you're going! ¡mira por dónde vas!
    1 (look) mirar, observar
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    watch it! ¡ojo!, ¡cuidado!
    watch out! ¡ojo!, ¡cuidado!, ¡alerta!
    watch this space seguid atentos a este espacio
    to be on watch estar de guardia
    to be on the watch for somebody/something estar al acecho de alguien/algo
    to keep watch vigilar
    to watch one's step ir con pies de plomo
    to watch the clock estar atento,-a al reloj
    to watch the world go by ver pasar el mundo
    watch chain cadena de reloj
    watch ['wɑʧ] vi
    1) or to keep watch : velar
    2) observe: mirar, ver, observar
    3)
    to watch for await: esperar, quedar a la espera de
    4)
    to watch out : tener cuidado
    watch out!: ¡ten cuidado!, ¡ojo!
    watch vt
    1) observe: mirar, observar
    2) or to watch over : vigilar, cuidar
    3) : tener cuidado de
    watch what you do: ten cuidado con lo que haces
    1) : guardia f
    to be on watch: estar de guardia
    2) surveillance: vigilancia f
    3) lookout: guardia mf, centinela f, vigía mf
    4) timepiece: reloj m
    v.
    • atalayar v.
    • atisbar v.
    • avizorar v.
    • guardar v.
    • mirar v.
    • observar v.
    • otear v.
    adj.
    • relojero, -a adj.
    n.
    (§ pl.: watches) = guardia s.f.
    • peluco s.m.
    • reloj s.m.
    • reloj de pulsera s.m.
    • ronda s.f.
    • velada s.f.
    • vigía s.f.
    wɑːtʃ, wɒtʃ
    I
    1) c ( timepiece) reloj m (de pulsera/de bolsillo); (before n)

    watch band o (BrE) strap — correa f de reloj

    2) u ( observation) vigilancia f

    to be on the watch for somebody/something: she was on the watch for the postman estaba esperando a ver si veía al cartero; the mother is constantly on the watch for possible danger la madre está constantemente alerta por si hay algún peligro; to keep watch hacer* guardia; to keep watch over something/somebody vigilar algo/a alguien; to keep a watch on something/somebody — vigilar algo/a alguien

    3)
    a) c ( period of time) guardia f
    b) c ( individual) guardia mf, vigía mf; ( group) guardia f
    c) u ( duty)

    to be on watch — estar* de guardia, hacer* guardia


    II
    1.
    1) \<\<person/expression\>\> observar, mirar; \<\<movie/game\>\> mirar, ver*

    to watch television — ver* or mirar televisión

    now, watch this carefully — ahora, miren or observen con atención

    to watch somebody/something + INF: we watched the children open their presents miramos como los niños abrían sus regalos; we watched the sun go down — miramos la puesta de sol

    2)
    a) ( keep under observation) \<\<suspect/house\>\> vigilar

    a watched kettle o pot never boils — el que espera desespera

    b) ( look after) \<\<luggage/children\>\> cuidar, vigilar
    c) ( pay attention to) mirar (con atención)
    3) ( be careful of) \<\<diet/weight\>\> vigilar, tener* cuidado con

    watch it! — (colloq) cuidado!, ojo! (fam), abusado! (Méx fam)


    2.
    vi
    1)
    a) ( look on) mirar
    b) ( pay attention) prestar atención
    c) ( wait for)

    to watch FOR something/somebody — esperar algo/a alguien

    to watch for somebody/something to + INF — esperar a que alguien/algo (+ subj)

    2) ( keep vigil) (liter) velar
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    Phrasal Verbs:

    I [wɒtʃ]
    1.
    N (=wristwatch) reloj (de pulsera) m ; (=pocket watch) reloj de bolsillo, leontina f frm

    what does your watch say? — ¿qué hora tienes?

    2.
    CPD

    watch stem N (US) — = watchstem


    II [wɒtʃ]
    1. N
    1) (=vigilance) vigilancia f

    to keep watch — hacer guardia, vigilar

    to keep watch for sth/sb — estar al acecho de algo/algn

    to keep a (close) watch on sth/sb — (lit) vigilar algo/a algn (de cerca)

    US officials have been keeping a close watch on the situation — los representantes del gobierno estadounidense han estado siguiendo la situación de cerca

    to be on the watch for danger — estar atento or alerta por si hay peligro

    can you keep a watch out for Daphne? — ¿puedes estar al tanto para ver cuándo viene Daphne?

    to keep watch over sth/sb — (=keep a check on) vigilar algo/a algn; (=look after) cuidar algo/a algn

    2) (=period of duty) guardia f

    you take the first watch — monta or haz tú la primera guardia

    the long watches of the night — liter las largas vigilias

    officer of the watch — oficial mf de guardia

    to be on watch — estar de guardia, hacer guardia

    night 2.
    3) (=guard)
    a) (Mil) (=individual) centinela mf, guardia mf ; (=pair, group) guardia f
    b) (Naut) (=individual) vigía mf ; (=pair, group) guardia f, vigía f
    c) † (=watchman)

    the night watch — (in streets, flats) el sereno; (in factory) el vigilante nocturno

    2. VT
    1) (=view, spectate at) [+ television, programme, game, play] ver
    2) (=observe, look at) (gen) mirar; (more attentively) observar

    Sue was watching me curiously — Sue me miraba/observaba con curiosidad

    watch what I do — mira/observa lo que hago

    watch how I do it — mira/observa cómo lo hago

    to watch sth/sb do sth: we watched the car turn the corner and disappear from view — vimos cómo el coche torcía la esquina y desaparecía de nuestra vista, vimos al coche torcer la esquina y desaparecer de nuestra vista

    she watched me clean the gun — miraba/observaba cómo limpiaba yo la pistola

    just watch him run! — ¡mira cómo corre!

    "you can't do that" - "just you watch (me)!" — -no puedes hacer eso -¿que no? ¡ya verás (como puedo)!

    to watch sth/sb doing sth: I watched the gulls hovering overhead — miraba/observaba las gaviotas cerniéndose en lo alto

    - watch the clock
    - watch sb like a hawk
    3) (=mind) [+ children, luggage, shop] cuidar; [+ soup, frying pan] echar un ojo a

    watch that knife/your head/your language! — ¡(ten) cuidado con ese cuchillo/la cabeza/esas palabrotas!

    watch your speed — ten cuidado con la velocidad, atención a la velocidad

    watch how you go! — ¡ve con cuidado!

    watch what you're doing! — ¡cuidado con lo que haces!

    watch it! — (=careful!) ¡ojo! *, ¡cuidado!, ¡abusado! (Mex) *; (threatening) ¡cuidadito! *

    to watch one's step — (lit, fig) ir con cuidado

    4) (=be mindful of) [+ weight, health] cuidar; [+ time] estar pendiente de

    we shall have to watch our spending — tendremos que vigilar or tener cuidado con los gastos

    5) (=monitor) [+ situation, developments] seguir; [+ case] seguir, vigilar; [+ suspect, house, sb's movements] vigilar

    watch this space — (lit) estén pendientes, les mantendremos informados

    "so is the row over?" - "watch this space" — -¿se ha terminado la pelea? -eso habrá que verlo

    3. VI
    1) (=observe) mirar; (attentively) observar

    somebody was watching at the window — alguien estaba mirando/observando desde la ventana

    2) (=wait, be alert)
    3) (=keep watch)
    4.
    CPD

    watch night service N — misa f de fin de año

    * * *
    [wɑːtʃ, wɒtʃ]
    I
    1) c ( timepiece) reloj m (de pulsera/de bolsillo); (before n)

    watch band o (BrE) strap — correa f de reloj

    2) u ( observation) vigilancia f

    to be on the watch for somebody/something: she was on the watch for the postman estaba esperando a ver si veía al cartero; the mother is constantly on the watch for possible danger la madre está constantemente alerta por si hay algún peligro; to keep watch hacer* guardia; to keep watch over something/somebody vigilar algo/a alguien; to keep a watch on something/somebody — vigilar algo/a alguien

    3)
    a) c ( period of time) guardia f
    b) c ( individual) guardia mf, vigía mf; ( group) guardia f
    c) u ( duty)

    to be on watch — estar* de guardia, hacer* guardia


    II
    1.
    1) \<\<person/expression\>\> observar, mirar; \<\<movie/game\>\> mirar, ver*

    to watch television — ver* or mirar televisión

    now, watch this carefully — ahora, miren or observen con atención

    to watch somebody/something + INF: we watched the children open their presents miramos como los niños abrían sus regalos; we watched the sun go down — miramos la puesta de sol

    2)
    a) ( keep under observation) \<\<suspect/house\>\> vigilar

    a watched kettle o pot never boils — el que espera desespera

    b) ( look after) \<\<luggage/children\>\> cuidar, vigilar
    c) ( pay attention to) mirar (con atención)
    3) ( be careful of) \<\<diet/weight\>\> vigilar, tener* cuidado con

    watch it! — (colloq) cuidado!, ojo! (fam), abusado! (Méx fam)


    2.
    vi
    1)
    a) ( look on) mirar
    b) ( pay attention) prestar atención
    c) ( wait for)

    to watch FOR something/somebody — esperar algo/a alguien

    to watch for somebody/something to + INF — esperar a que alguien/algo (+ subj)

    2) ( keep vigil) (liter) velar
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    Phrasal Verbs:

    English-spanish dictionary > watch

  • 12 guetter

    guetter [gete]
    ➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb
       a. ( = épier) to watch
       b. ( = attendre) to watch out for
       c. ( = menacer) to threaten
    * * *
    gete
    1) ( surveiller) to watch [proie, malfaiteur, réaction]; to watch out for [signe]; to look out for [facteur, ami]
    2) ( menacer) [déclin, danger] to threaten
    * * *
    ɡete vt
    1) (= attendre) to watch out for

    Elle guette l'arrivée du facteur tous les matins. — She looks out for the postman every morning.

    2) (pour surprendre) to be lying in wait for
    3) [faillite, infarctus]

    À ce rythme, la faillite le guette. — If he goes on like this he's in danger of going bankrupt.

    * * *
    guetter verb table: aimer vtr
    1 ( surveiller) to watch [proie, malfaiteur, réaction]; to watch out for [signe]; to listen for [téléphone]; to look out for [facteur, ami]; to keep an eye out for [faute]; je guettais le moindre bruit I was alert for the slightest noise; guetter la parution du journal to be waiting for the newspaper to come out; guetter l'arrivée de l'ennemi to lie in wait for the enemy;
    2 ( menacer) [déclin, appauvrissement, danger] to threaten [personne, entreprise]; la folie le guette he is on the brink of madness; la fatigue guette les conducteurs tiredness is a threat for drivers.
    [gete] verbe transitif
    1. [surveiller] to watch
    2. (figuré) [menacer]
    3. [attendre] to watch out for (inseparable)

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > guetter

  • 13 πορθμός

    πορθμ-ός, ὁ, ([etym.] πείρω, πόρος)
    A ferry or place crossed by a ferry, strait, narrow sea,

    π. Ἰθάκης τε Σάμοιό τε Od.4.671

    ; of the straits of Salamis, Hdt.8.76,91; πορθμὸν ἀμείφας Ἕλλας, i.e. the Hellespont, A.Pers.68(lyr.), cf. 722, 799;

    π. Σαρωνικός Id.Ag. 307

    ; ὁ ἐς Ἀΐδα πορθμός the Styx, E.Hec. 1106(lyr.); ὁ π. ὁ περὶ τὴν Σκύλλαν, i.e. the straits of Messina, Pl.Ep. 345e, cf. Arist. Mir. 834b3, Vent. 973b1: hence prov., π. Σικελίας a 'slough of despond', Lib.Ep.221.1.
    b generally, the sea, Pi.I.4(3).57.
    2 any narrow passage, tube, as of the

    κλεφύδρα 1

    , Emp.100.10, 17.
    II crossing by a ferry, passage, S.Tr. 571, E.Hel. 532(both pl.);

    χωρεῖ ὁ π. Macho

     ap.Ath.8.341c; π. χθονός a passage to it, E.Cyc. 108;

    οὐ πᾶσι π. αὑτὸς Ἀργείοισιν ἦν; Id.Hel. 127

    ; τηρήσαντες τὸν π. watching for the opportunity to cross, Th.6.2.

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

  • 14 silentiarius

    sĭlentĭārĭus, ii, m. [silentium].
    I.
    A confidential domestic servant (orig. watching for the domestic silence; cf. Sen. Ep. 47, 3), Salv. Gub. Dei, 4, 3; Inscr. Orell. 2956; 3193; cf. Becker, Gallus, 2, p. 99 (2d. ed.).—
    II.
    In the later imperial period, a certain high officer at court, a privy-councillor, Cod. Just. 3, 28, 30 fin.; 15, 62, 25; Inscr. Orell. 3194.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > silentiarius

  • 15 FYRIR

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

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  • 19 watch

    I 1. [wɒtʃ]
    nome (timepiece) orologio m. da polso, da tasca

    my watch is slow, fast — il mio orologio ritarda, va avanti

    2.
    modificatore [chain, spring, strap] dell'orologio
    II [wɒtʃ]
    1) (surveillance) guardia f., sorveglianza f. (anche mil.)

    to keep watch — [sentry, police] montare la guardia

    to keep (a) watch on sb., sth. — tenere sotto controllo qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)

    to be on the watch for — stare in guardia contro; fig. guardarsi da

    to set a watch on sb., sth. — tenere d'occhio qcn., qcs

    2) mar. (time on duty) quarto m.
    III 1. [wɒtʃ]
    1) (look at) guardare [match, object, television]; (observe) osservare [behaviour, animal]
    2) fig. seguire [progress, development]; sorvegliare [ situation]
    3) (keep under surveillance) sorvegliare, tenere sotto controllo [building, suspect, movements]
    4) (pay attention to) fare attenzione a [dangerous object, money, obstacle]; stare attento a [language, manners]; tenere sotto controllo, controllare [ weight]

    watch it! — colloq. attento! fai attenzione!

    watch your step — guarda dove metti i piedi; fig. attento a quel che fai

    watch your back! — colloq. guardati alle spalle! (anche fig.)

    5) (look after) badare a [property, child, dog]
    2.
    1) (look on) stare a guardare, osservare
    2) ant. (keep vigil) vegliare
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    * * *
    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) orologio
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) guardia
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) guardia
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) guardare
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) sorvegliare, (tenere d'occhio)
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) (fare attenzione)
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) sorvegliare
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) aspettare
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    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over
    * * *
    I [wɒtʃ] n
    (also: wrist watch) orologio (da polso)
    II [wɒtʃ]
    1. n
    1) (act of watching) sorveglianza

    to be on the watch for — (danger, person) stare in guardia contro, (vehicle) stare all'erta per l'arrivo di, (bargain) essere a caccia di

    to keep watch over — (prisoner) sorvegliare, (patient) vigilare

    to keep a close watch on sb/sth — sorvegliare da vicino qn/qc

    to keep watch for sb/sth — stare all'erta per qn/qc

    2) (period of duty) guardia, Naut quarto, (sentry) sentinella

    officer of the watch Naut — ufficiale m di quarto

    2. vt
    1) (guard: gen) tener d'occhio
    2) (observe: gen) guardare, (subj: police) tenere d'occhio, sorvegliare, (monitor: case) seguire

    you can't do that! — just you watch (me)! — non puoi farlo! — e come no, sta' a vedere!

    3) (be careful with) stare attento (-a) a

    to watch one's language — moderare i termini, badare a come si parla

    watch how you drive/what you're doing — fai attenzione a come guidi/quel che fai

    3. vi
    (observe) guardare, (keep guard) fare or montare la guardia, (pay attention) stare attento (-a), (at bedside) vegliare

    to watch for sb/sth — aspettare qn/qc

    the doctors are watching for any deterioration in his condition — i medici lo tengono sotto osservazione nell'eventualità che le sue condizioni peggiorino

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    watch (1) /wɒtʃ/
    n.
    1 [uc] custodia; guardia; sorveglianza: (mil.) watch duty, servizio di guardia; to keep watch, montare la guardia; essere di guardia
    2 (naut.) turno di guardia; comandata; guardia: morning watch, diana ( turno di guardia del mattino, dalle 4 alle 8); afternoon watch, guardia del pomeriggio ( dalle 12 alle 16); forenoon watch, guardia del mattino ( dalle 8 alle 12)
    3 [u] (naut.) guardia: port watch, guardia di sinistra; starboard watch, guardia di dritta
    4 (naut., radio) veglia; ascolto
    6 (arc.) veglia: in the watches of the night, durante le veglie notturne
    ● (collett., naut.) watch aboard, marinai di comandata □ (naut.) watch ashore, guardia franca a terra □ ( anche mil.) watch box, garitta □ watch fire, fuoco di guardia ( nei campi o campeggi) □ (mil.) watch post, posto di guardia □ (relig.) watch night service, servizio divino della notte di Natale (cfr. ital. «messa di mezzanotte») □ watch-tower, torre d'osservazione; torre di controllo □ to keep watch for sb., stare attento a q. ( che deve arrivare) □ to keep watch over sb., sorvegliare q. □ to leave the watch, smontare di guardia □ to be on the watch, stare in guardia; stare all'erta □ to be on the watch for pickpockets, guardarsi dai borsaioli; stare attento ai borseggiatori.
    ♦ watch (2) /wɒtʃ/
    n.
    1 orologio ( da tasca o da polso): to look at one's watch, dare un'occhiata all'orologio; guardare l'orologio
    ● watch chain, catena dell'orologio □ watch glass, vetro da orologio; vetro dell'orologio □ watch pocket, taschino dell'orologio.
    ♦ (to) watch /wɒtʃ/
    A v. t.
    1 guardare; osservare; vedere; assistere a: to watch TV, guardare la tivù; I like to watch animal life, mi piace osservare gli animali nel loro ambiente; to watch a soccer game, assistere a una partita di calcio NOTA D'USO: - to see-
    2 guardare; badare a; fare attenzione a: Watch your step!, attento a (o bada a) dove metti i piedi!; (fam.) attento a quel che fai!
    3 tenere d'occhio; sorvegliare: to watch the market trend, tener d'occhio l'andamento del mercato
    4 custodire; badare; sorvegliare; far la guardia a; vigilare: to watch a flock, custodire un gregge; Will you watch ( over) my bag for a moment?, puoi sorvegliarmi la borsa per un momento?
    5 controllare; stare attento a: to watch one's weight, stare attento alla linea
    B v. i.
    1 stare a guardare; osservare: I'm fed up with only watching, sono stufo di stare soltanto a guardare
    2 stare in guardia; stare all'erta; vigilare: There is a security guard watching outside the bank, c'è una guardia giurata che vigila fuori della banca
    3 (arc.) vegliare; stare sveglio
    ● to watch for an opportunity, tener gli occhi aperti in attesa di una buona occasione; aspettare l'occasione propizia □ to watch out, stare attento (o in guardia); stare in campana (fam.): Watch out!, attento!; in guardia!; bada! □ to watch out for, badare a, stare attento a; guardarsi da: I told him to watch out for vipers, gli dissi di stare attento alle vipere □ to watch over, custodire ( preziosi, ecc.); badare; sorvegliare ( persone); assistere, vegliare ( malati) □ (fam.) Watch it!, bada di rigare dritto!; ( a un bambino) bada che le prendi! □ Watch me!, sta' a vedere!; vedrai! □ ( alla TV, in fine di trasmissione) ‘Thank you for watching!’, ‘grazie dell'ascolto!’ □ (prov.) A watched pot never boils, pentola guardata non bolle mai; il desiderio rende lunga l'attesa.
    * * *
    I 1. [wɒtʃ]
    nome (timepiece) orologio m. da polso, da tasca

    my watch is slow, fast — il mio orologio ritarda, va avanti

    2.
    modificatore [chain, spring, strap] dell'orologio
    II [wɒtʃ]
    1) (surveillance) guardia f., sorveglianza f. (anche mil.)

    to keep watch — [sentry, police] montare la guardia

    to keep (a) watch on sb., sth. — tenere sotto controllo qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)

    to be on the watch for — stare in guardia contro; fig. guardarsi da

    to set a watch on sb., sth. — tenere d'occhio qcn., qcs

    2) mar. (time on duty) quarto m.
    III 1. [wɒtʃ]
    1) (look at) guardare [match, object, television]; (observe) osservare [behaviour, animal]
    2) fig. seguire [progress, development]; sorvegliare [ situation]
    3) (keep under surveillance) sorvegliare, tenere sotto controllo [building, suspect, movements]
    4) (pay attention to) fare attenzione a [dangerous object, money, obstacle]; stare attento a [language, manners]; tenere sotto controllo, controllare [ weight]

    watch it! — colloq. attento! fai attenzione!

    watch your step — guarda dove metti i piedi; fig. attento a quel che fai

    watch your back! — colloq. guardati alle spalle! (anche fig.)

    5) (look after) badare a [property, child, dog]
    2.
    1) (look on) stare a guardare, osservare
    2) ant. (keep vigil) vegliare
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    English-Italian dictionary > watch

  • 20 watch

    1. noun
    1)

    [wrist/pocket-]watch — [Armband-/Taschen]uhr, die

    2) (constant attention) Wache, die

    keep [a] watch for somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas achten od. aufpassen

    keep [a] watch for enemy aircraft — nach feindlichen Flugzeugen Ausschau halten

    3) (Naut.) Wache, die
    2. intransitive verb
    1) (wait)

    watch for somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas warten

    2) (keep watch) Wache stehen
    3. transitive verb
    1) (observe) sich (Dat.) ansehen [Sportveranstaltung, Fernsehsendung]

    watch [the] television or TV — fernsehen; Fernsehen gucken (ugs.)

    watch something [on television or TV] — sich (Dat.) etwas [im Fernsehen] ansehen

    watch somebody do or doing something — zusehen, wie jemand etwas tut

    2) (be careful of, look after) achten auf (+ Akk.)

    watch your manners! — (coll.) benimm dich!

    watch your language! — (coll.) drück dich bitte etwas gepflegter od. nicht so ordinär aus!

    watch him, he's an awkward customer — (coll.) pass/passt auf, er ist mit Vorsicht zu genießen (ugs.)

    watch how you go/drive — pass auf!/fahr vorsichtig!

    watch it or oneself — sich vorsehen

    [just] watch it [or you'll be in trouble]! — pass bloß auf[, sonst gibt's Ärger]! (ugs.)

    3) (look out for) warten auf (+ Akk.)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/93646/watch_out">watch out
    * * *
    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) die Uhr
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) die Wache
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) die Wache
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) beobachten
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) abpassen
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) aufpassen (auf)
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) aufpassen auf
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) abwarten
    •
    - watcher
    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over
    * * *
    [wɒtʃ, AM wɑ:tʃ]
    I. n
    wrist\watch Armbanduhr f
    pocket \watch Taschenuhr f
    2. no pl (observation) Wache f
    on \watch auf Wache
    to be on \watch Wache haben
    to be on \watch for sth nach etw dat Ausschau halten
    to be under [close] \watch unter [strenger] Bewachung stehen
    to keep \watch Wache halten
    to keep a close \watch on sb/sth jdn/etw scharf bewachen
    to keep close \watch over sb/sth über jdn/etw sorgsam wachen
    to put a \watch on sb jdn beobachten lassen
    3. (period of duty) Wache f
    in [or through] the [long] \watches of the night ( liter) in den langen Stunden der Nacht liter
    the officers of the \watch die wachhabenden Offiziere
    4. (unit) Wacheinheit f, Wachtrupp m, Wachmannschaft f
    5. ( fam: film, programme) Film m, Sendung f
    to be an entertaining \watch unterhaltsam anzusehen sein
    II. vt
    1. (look at)
    ▪ to \watch sb/sth jdn/etw beobachten
    I \watched him get into a taxi ich sah, wie er in ein Taxi stieg
    I \watched the man repairing the roof ich schaute dem Mann dabei zu, wie er das Dach reparierte
    it's fascinating \watching children grow up es ist faszinierend, die Kinder heranwachsen zu sehen
    I got the feeling I was being \watched ich bekam das Gefühl, beobachtet zu werden
    I'll only show you this once, so \watch carefully ich werde dir das nur dieses eine Mal zeigen, also pass gut auf
    just \watch me! schau mal, wie ich das mache!; (in a race)
    just \watch him go! sieh nur, wie er rennt!
    to \watch a match SPORT einem Match zusehen
    to \watch the clock [ständig] auf die Uhr sehen
    to \watch a film/a video sich dat einen Film/ein Video ansehen
    to \watch TV fernsehen
    to \watch the world go by die [vorbeigehenden] Passanten beobachten
    2. (keep vigil)
    ▪ to \watch sb/sth auf jdn/etw aufpassen, jdn/etw im Auge behalten
    \watch your son for symptoms of measles achten Sie bei Ihrem Sohn darauf, ob er Symptome von Masern aufweist
    to \watch sb/sth like a hawk jdn/etw mit Argusaugen bewachen geh
    3. (be careful about)
    ▪ to \watch sth auf etw akk achten
    \watch your language! du sollst nicht fluchen!
    \watch it! pass auf!
    you want to \watch him bei ihm solltest du aufpassen
    \watch yourself! sieh dich vor!
    you have to \watch what you say to Aunt Emma bei Tante Emma musst du aufpassen, was du sagst
    to \watch it with sb sich akk vor jdm vorsehen geh
    to \watch every penny [one spends] auf den Pfennig sehen [o ÖSTERR Groschen klauben] fam
    to \watch the time auf die Zeit achten
    you'll have to \watch the time, your train leaves soon du musst dich ranhalten, dein Zug fährt bald fam
    to \watch one's weight auf sein Gewicht achten
    4.
    ▶ a \watched kettle [or pot] never boils ( prov) wenn man auf etwas wartet, dauert es besonders lang
    ▶ \watch paint dry ( hum fam)
    what a performance! I'd rather \watch paint dry! mein Gott war die Vorstellung langweilig!
    ▶ \watch this space! mach dich auf etwas gefasst!
    ▶ to \watch one's step aufpassen, sich akk vorsehen geh
    III. vi
    1. (look) zusehen, zuschauen
    they just sit and \watch die sitzen hier nur dumm rum und schauen zu fam
    she'll pretend that she hasn't seen us - you \watch pass auf - sie wird so tun, als habe sie uns nicht gesehen
    ▪ to \watch as sb/sth does sth zusehen, wie jd/etw etw tut
    ▪ to \watch for sth/sb nach etw/jdm Ausschau halten
    2. (be attentive) aufpassen
    \watch that... pass auf, dass...
    to \watch like a hawk wie ein Luchs aufpassen
    ▪ to \watch over sb/sth über jdn/etw wachen
    to \watch over children auf Kinder aufpassen
    * * *
    I [wɒtʃ]
    n
    (Armband)uhr f II
    1. n
    1) (= vigilance) Wache f

    to be on the watch for sb/sth — nach jdm/etw Ausschau halten

    to keep a close watch on sb/sth — jdn/etw scharf bewachen

    to keep watch over sb/sth — bei jdm/etw wachen or Wache halten

    to set a watch on sb/sth — jdn/etw überwachen lassen

    2) (= period of duty, people) Wache f

    to be on watch — Wache haben, auf Wacht sein (geh)

    officer of the watch —

    2. vt
    1) (= guard) aufpassen auf (+acc); (police etc) überwachen
    2) (= observe) beobachten; match zusehen or zuschauen bei; film, play, programme on TV sich (dat) ansehen

    to watch sb doing sth — jdm bei etw zusehen or zuschauen, sich (dat) ansehen, wie jd etw macht

    he just stood there and watched her drown — er stand einfach da und sah zu, wie sie ertrank

    I watched her coming down the street — ich habe sie beobachtet, wie or als sie die Straße entlang kam

    she has a habit of watching my mouth when I speak — sie hat die Angewohnheit, mir auf den Mund zu sehen or schauen, wenn ich rede

    let's go and watch the tennis —

    watch this young actor, he'll be a star — beachten Sie diesen jungen Schauspieler, der wird mal ein Star

    watch the road in front of you — pass auf die Straße auf!, guck or achte auf die Straße!

    to watch a case/negotiations for sb — für jdn als Beobachter bei einem Prozess/einer Verhandlung auftreten

    now watch this closely — sehen or schauen Sie jetzt gut zu!, passen Sie mal genau auf!

    I want everyone to watch me — ich möchte, dass mir alle zusehen or zuschauen!, alle mal hersehen or herschauen!

    just watch me! —

    just watch me go and make a mess of it! — da siehst du mal, was für einen Mist ich mache (inf)

    I can't stand being watched — ich kann es nicht ausstehen, wenn mir ständig einer zusieht

    a new talent to be watched — ein neues Talent, das man im Auge behalten muss

    it's about as exciting as watching grass grow or watching paint dry — es ist sterbenslangweilig, das ist so spannend, dass einem das Gähnen kommt

    a watched pot never boils (Prov) — wenn man daneben steht, kocht das Wasser nie

    3) (= be careful of) achtgeben or aufpassen auf (+acc); expenses achten auf (+acc); time achten auf (+acc), aufpassen auf (+acc)

    (you'd better) watch it! (inf) — pass (bloß) auf! (inf)

    watch yourself — sieh dich vor!, sei vorsichtig!; (well-wishing) machs gut!

    watch him, he's crafty — sieh dich vor or pass auf, er ist raffiniert

    watch where you put your feet — pass auf, wo du hintrittst

    watch how you talk to him, he's very touchy — sei vorsichtig, wenn du mit ihm sprichst, er ist sehr empfindlich

    watch how you drive, the roads are icy — fahr vorsichtig or pass beim Fahren auf, die Straßen sind vereist!

    watch how you go! — machs gut!; (on icy surface etc) pass beim Laufen/Fahren auf!

    See:
    → step
    4) chance abpassen, abwarten

    to watch one's chance/time — eine günstige Gelegenheit/einen günstigen Zeitpunkt abwarten

    3. vi
    1) (= observe) zusehen, zuschauen

    to watch for sb/sth — nach jdm/etw Ausschau halten or ausschauen

    to watch for sth to happen — darauf warten, dass etw geschieht

    to be watching for signs of... — nach Anzeichen von... Ausschau halten

    you should watch for symptoms of... — du solltest auf...symptome achten

    2) (= keep watch) Wache halten
    * * *
    watch [wɒtʃ; US auch wɑtʃ]
    A s
    1. Wachsamkeit f:
    a) wachsam oder auf der Hut sein,
    b) Ausschau halten ( for nach)
    2. Wache f:
    be on watch Wache haben;
    keep (a) close ( oder careful) watch on etwas genau beobachten, scharf im Auge behalten. → ward A 8
    3. (Schild)Wache f, Wachtposten m
    4. pl, besonders poet Wachen n, Wachsein n
    5. SCHIFF (Schiffs)Wache f (Zeitabschnitt oder Mannschaft):
    first watch erste Wache (20.00-24.00 Uhr);
    middle watch, US mid watch Mittelwache, zweite Wache, Hundewache (0.00-04.00 Uhr);
    morning watch Morgenwache (04.00-08.00 Uhr)
    6. (Taschen-, Armband) Uhr f
    B v/i
    1. zusehen, zuschauen
    a) warten (auf akk):
    watch for sth to happen darauf warten, dass etwas geschieht
    b) Ausschau halten, ausschauen (nach)
    3. wachen ( with bei jemandem), wach sein:
    watch and pray wachet und betet
    4. watch over wachen über (akk), bewachen, aufpassen auf (akk):
    he (it) needs watching ihn (es) muss man im Auge behalten
    5. Wache halten
    a) → B 4,
    b) aufpassen, achtgeben (auf akk):
    watch out! Achtung!, Vorsicht!
    c) sich hüten oder in Acht nehmen (vor dat)
    C v/t
    1. beobachten:
    a) jemandem oder einer Sache zuschauen, sich etwas ansehen:
    watch the clock umg ständig auf die Uhr schauen (statt zu arbeiten); → television A 1
    b) ein wachsames Auge haben auf (akk), auch einen Verdächtigen etc überwachen
    c) einen Vorgang verfolgen, im Auge behalten
    2. eine Gelegenheit etc abwarten, abpassen
    3. achtgeben oder -haben auf (akk) ( oder that dass):
    watch it! sei vorsichtig!, pass auf!; → step A 1, A 7
    4. Vieh hüten, bewachen
    * * *
    1. noun
    1)

    [wrist/pocket-]watch — [Armband-/Taschen]uhr, die

    2) (constant attention) Wache, die

    keep [a] watch for somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas achten od. aufpassen

    keep [a] watch for enemy aircraft — nach feindlichen Flugzeugen Ausschau halten

    3) (Naut.) Wache, die
    2. intransitive verb

    watch for somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas warten

    2) (keep watch) Wache stehen
    3. transitive verb
    1) (observe) sich (Dat.) ansehen [Sportveranstaltung, Fernsehsendung]

    watch [the] television or TV — fernsehen; Fernsehen gucken (ugs.)

    watch something [on television or TV] — sich (Dat.) etwas [im Fernsehen] ansehen

    watch somebody do or doing something — zusehen, wie jemand etwas tut

    2) (be careful of, look after) achten auf (+ Akk.)

    watch your manners! — (coll.) benimm dich!

    watch your language! — (coll.) drück dich bitte etwas gepflegter od. nicht so ordinär aus!

    watch him, he's an awkward customer — (coll.) pass/passt auf, er ist mit Vorsicht zu genießen (ugs.)

    watch how you go/drive — pass auf!/fahr vorsichtig!

    watch it or oneself — sich vorsehen

    [just] watch it [or you'll be in trouble]! — pass bloß auf[, sonst gibt's Ärger]! (ugs.)

    3) (look out for) warten auf (+ Akk.)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    v.
    aufpassen v.
    beobachten v.
    bewachen v.
    zusehen v.
    überwachen v. n.
    (§ pl.: watches)
    = Uhr -en f.

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