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41 ser

m.

1 being (ente).

ser humano human being

los seres vivos living things

2 ens.

v.

1 to be (to be in some place or situation, to originate in, to belong to, to pertain, to exist really).

fue aquí it was here

lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision

ser de to be made of; (estar hecho de) to be from; (provenir de) to belong to; (ser propiedad de) to be a member of (formar parte de)

¿de dónde eres? where are you from?

los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's

es alto/gracioso he is tall/funny

es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult

es un amigo/el dueño he is a friend/the owner

Yo soy buena I am good.

2 to be (to be worth, quantity).

¿cuánto es? how much is it?

son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos

¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?

mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July

¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?

son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm)

3 to be (joined to nouns which signify employment or occupation).

soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress

son estudiantes they're students

4 to be (to happen, to occur, to fall out).

es muy tarde it's rather late

era de noche/de día it was night/day

5 to be (auxiliary verb, by which the passive is formed).

fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness

6 to exist, to live.

7 to be for.

Me es muy fácil aprender español It is very easy for me to learn Spanish.

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SER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son.

Imperfect Subjunctive

era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran.

Past Indicative

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.

Future Indicative

seré, serás, será, seremos, seréis, serán.

Conditional

sería, serías, sería, seríamos, seríais, serían.

Present Subjunctive

sea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean.

Imperfect Subjunctive

fuera, fueras, fuera, fuéramos, fuerais, fueran;

fuese, fueses, fuese, fuésemos, fueseis, fuesen.

Future Subjunctive

fuere, fueres, fuere, fuéremos, fuereis, fueren.

Imperative

sé (tú), sea (él/Vd.), seamos (nos.), sed (vos.), sean (ellos/Vds.).

Past Participle

sido.

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SER

► abreviatura

1 RADIO ( Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión) Spanish private broadcasting company

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1. verb
to be

- ser de
2. noun m.
being

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SF ABR Esp
= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión radio network
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I 1.
cópula

1) ( seguido de adjetivos) to be

[ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]

es bajo — he's short

es muy callada — she's very quiet

mi padre es calvo — my father's bald

es sorda de nacimiento — she was born deaf

es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic

era cierto/posible — it was true/possible

sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still

que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)

para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth

siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5

¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)

2) ( hablando de estado civil) to be

el mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced

es viuda — she's a widow; ver tb estar I 3)

3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to be

soy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer

es madre de dos niños — she's a mother of two

ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me

el que fuera presidente — the former president

años más tarde sería mi asistente — years later she would become my assistant

por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception

dame cualquiera que no sea ése — give me any one except o but that one

ya no soy lo que era — I'm not what I used to be

4) (con predicado introducido por `de')

esos zapatos son de plástico — those shoes are (made of) plastic

soy de Córdoba — I'm from Cordoba

es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'

este libro no es de aquí — this book doesn't go o belong here

ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...

ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)

5) (hipótesis, futuro)

será un error — it must be a mistake

¿será cierto? — can it be true?

pero será animal! — he must be a complete idiot
2.
ser vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( existir) to be

b) (liter) ( en cuentos)

érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...

2)

a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)

la fiesta va a ser en su casa — the party is going to be (held) at her house

¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?

el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...

b) ( en preguntas)

ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?

3) ( sumar)

¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?

son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos

cuatro y cuatro son ocho — four and four are o make eight

somos diez en total — there are ten of us altogether

4) (causar, significar) to be

aquello fue su ruina — that was his downfall

5) ( resultar)

me va a ser imposible venir — I'm not going to be able to come

me fue muy difícil entenderlo — I found it very difficult to understand

6) ( consistir en) to be

lo importante es participar — the important o main thing is to take part

7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)

ser para algo — to be for something

este agua es para beber — this water is for drinking

este traje no es para usarlo mucho — this suit is not for frequent wear

Sentido II

8) ( usado para enfatizar)

así es como queda mejor — like that it looks best

fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him

era él el que quería — he was the one who wanted to

fueron los bancos los que se beneficiaron — it was the banks that benefited

fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it

9)

es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare

10)

lo que es... — (fam)

lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again

lo que es saber idiomas! — it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)

11) (en locs)

a no ser que — (+ subj) unless

como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...

Sentido III

12) ( en el tiempo) to be

¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date

¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?

es miércoles — it's Wednesday

serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal
3.
ser v impers to be

era primavera — it was spring(time)

es demasiado tarde para llamar — it's too late to phone
4.
ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva)

ser + pp — to be + pp

fue construido en 1900 — it was built in 1900
II
masculino

1)

a) ( ente) being

seres sobrenaturales — supernatural beings

b) (individuo, persona)

un ser querido — a loved one

un ser muy especial — a very special person

- ser humano/vivo

2)

a) ( naturaleza)

desde lo más profundo de mi ser — from the bottom of my heart

b) ( carácter esencial) essence

3) (Fil) being

la mujer que te dio el ser — the woman who brought you into this world

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I 1.
cópula

1) ( seguido de adjetivos) to be

[ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]

es bajo — he's short

es muy callada — she's very quiet

mi padre es calvo — my father's bald

es sorda de nacimiento — she was born deaf

es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic

era cierto/posible — it was true/possible

sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still

que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)

para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth

siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5

¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)

2) ( hablando de estado civil) to be

el mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced

es viuda — she's a widow; ver tb estar I 3)

3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to be

soy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer

es madre de dos niños — she's a mother of two

ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me

el que fuera presidente — the former president

años más tarde sería mi asistente — years later she would become my assistant

por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception

dame cualquiera que no sea ése — give me any one except o but that one

ya no soy lo que era — I'm not what I used to be

4) (con predicado introducido por `de')

esos zapatos son de plástico — those shoes are (made of) plastic

soy de Córdoba — I'm from Cordoba

es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'

este libro no es de aquí — this book doesn't go o belong here

ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...

ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)

5) (hipótesis, futuro)

será un error — it must be a mistake

¿será cierto? — can it be true?

pero será animal! — he must be a complete idiot
2.
ser vi

Sentido I

1)

a) ( existir) to be

b) (liter) ( en cuentos)

érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...

2)

a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)

la fiesta va a ser en su casa — the party is going to be (held) at her house

¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?

el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...

b) ( en preguntas)

ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?

3) ( sumar)

¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?

son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos

cuatro y cuatro son ocho — four and four are o make eight

somos diez en total — there are ten of us altogether

4) (causar, significar) to be

aquello fue su ruina — that was his downfall

5) ( resultar)

me va a ser imposible venir — I'm not going to be able to come

me fue muy difícil entenderlo — I found it very difficult to understand

6) ( consistir en) to be

lo importante es participar — the important o main thing is to take part

7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)

ser para algo — to be for something

este agua es para beber — this water is for drinking

este traje no es para usarlo mucho — this suit is not for frequent wear

Sentido II

8) ( usado para enfatizar)

así es como queda mejor — like that it looks best

fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him

era él el que quería — he was the one who wanted to

fueron los bancos los que se beneficiaron — it was the banks that benefited

fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it

9)

es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare

10)

lo que es... — (fam)

lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again

lo que es saber idiomas! — it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)

11) (en locs)

a no ser que — (+ subj) unless

como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...

Sentido III

12) ( en el tiempo) to be

¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date

¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?

es miércoles — it's Wednesday

serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal
3.
ser v impers to be

era primavera — it was spring(time)

es demasiado tarde para llamar — it's too late to phone
4.
ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva)

ser + pp — to be + pp

fue construido en 1900 — it was built in 1900
II
masculino

1)

a) ( ente) being

seres sobrenaturales — supernatural beings

b) (individuo, persona)

un ser querido — a loved one

un ser muy especial — a very special person

- ser humano/vivo

2)

a) ( naturaleza)

desde lo más profundo de mi ser — from the bottom of my heart

b) ( carácter esencial) essence

3) (Fil) being

la mujer que te dio el ser — the woman who brought you into this world

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ser¹

¹ = being, creature.

Ex: A feeling of unshielded relief filled Pope's whole being.

Ex: Stories that lead to doing things are all the more attractive to children, who are active rather than passive creatures.

* abducción por seres extraterrestres = alien abduction.

* alimentación del ser humano = human nutrition.

* llegada de seres extraterrestres = alien visitation.

* nutrición del ser humano = human nutrition.

* ser consecuente con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.

* ser extraterrestre = alien creature.

* ser fiel con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.

* ser humano = human being, human, human person.

* ser inteligente = intelligent being.

* ser pensante = sentient being.

* ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.

* ser supremo = supreme being.

* ser todo un éxito = hit + a home run, knock it out of + the park.

* ser vivo = living being, sentient being.

* todo ser humano = every living soul.

* tráfico de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.

* trata de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.

ser²

² = be, take + the form of, stand as.

Ex: Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.

Ex: Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below.

Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.

* anhelar ser = ache to be.

* a no ser que = unless.

* así es = that's how it is.

* así sea = amen.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* centrado en el ser humano = anthropocentric.

* clonación del ser humano = human cloning.

* como es el caso de = as it is with.

* cómo + ser = what + be like.

* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight.

* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.

* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.

* cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.

* cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.

* cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.

* debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.

* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.

* demostrar ser = prove + to be.

* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.

* dicho sea de paso = by the by(e).

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* dinero + ser para = money + go towards.

* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.

* el ser barato = cheapness.

* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.

* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.

* es = it's [it is].

* esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.

* es de deducir que = it follows that.

* es de destacar que = significantly.

* es de esperar = hopefully.

* es de esperar que = all being well.

* es de resaltar que = significantly.

* es de suponer que = presumably.

* ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* es el momento adecuado = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.

* es el momento oportuno = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.

* es evidente = clearly.

* es importante destacar = importantly.

* es inevitable que = inevitably.

* es interesante que = interestingly.

* es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.

* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.

* es más = more important, moreover.

* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.

* es mi opinión = my two cents' worth.

* es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.

* es por lo tanto deducible que = it therefore follows that.

* es por lo tanto de esperar que = it therefore follows that.

* es por lo tanto lógico que = it therefore follows that.

* ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.

* estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.

* haber sido aceptado = be here to stay, have come + to stay.

* haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente = be thoroughly tested.

* la razón de ser = the reason for being.

* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.

* llegar a ser = become, develop into.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

* lo que es aun peor = worse still.

* lo que es peor = what's worse.

* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lo que + ser = what + be like.

* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* merecer ser mencionado = deserve + mention.

* no ser aconsejable = be undesirable.

* no ser + Adjetivo + Infinitivo = be less than + Adjetivo + Infinitivo.

* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.

* no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.

* no ser cobarde = be no chicken.

* no ser consciente de = remain + unaware of.

* no ser deseable = be undesirable.

* no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.

* no ser fácil = be no picnic, not be easy.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.

* no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.

* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.

* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.

* no ser ningún jovencito = be no chicken.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no ser sino = be nothing but.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no ser un lecho de rosas = be not all roses.

* no ser verdad = be untrue.

* no somos todos iguales = one size doesn't fit all.

* no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo = there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.

* para ser específico = to be specific.

* para ser franco = in all honesty.

* para ser sincero = to be honest, in all honesty.

* pasar a ser = become, develop into.

* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* posible de ser consultado por máquina = machine-viewable.

* posible de ser visto en pantalla = displayable.

* primer puesto + ser para = pride of place + go to.

* puede muy bien ser = could well be.

* puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.

* que fue = one-time.

* que fue común antes = once-common.

* que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.

* que puede ser apilado = stacking.

* razón de ser = point, raison d'etre, rationale, sense of purpose.

* ser reconocido = gain + recognition.

* resultar ser = prove + to be, turn out to be, happen + to be.

* sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.

* sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.

* sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.

* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).

* sea lo que sea = whatever it is, be that as it may, call it what you want.

* seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.

* sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.

* sentido del ser humano = human sense.

* ser accesible a través de = be available through.

* ser aceptado = take + hold, gain + acceptance, take off.

* ser acertado = be spot on.

* ser aconsejable = be welcome, be better served by, be in order.

* ser acorde con = be commensurate with.

* ser acuciante = be acute.

* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.

* ser adecuado = be right, stand up, fit + the bill.

* ser + Adjetivo = get + Adjetivo.

* ser + Adjetivo + para = have + a + Adjetivo + effect on.

* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.

* ser aficionado a = be fond of.

* ser afortunado = be lucky, strike + lucky.

* ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.

* ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.

* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.

* ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.

* ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.

* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.

* ser Algo imponente = loom + large.

* ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* ser algo más profundo que = go + deeper than.

* ser algo más serio que = go + deeper than.

* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.

* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.

* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.

* ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo muy revelador = be a giveaway.

* ser algo natural para = be second nature to + Pronombre, come + naturally to.

* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser algo permanente = be here to stay.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.

* ser algo por ver = be an open question.

* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo útil para = be something in the hand for.

* ser amado = loved-one.

* ser amigo de = be buddies with.

* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.

* ser apreciado = receive + appreciation.

* ser apropiado = be right.

* ser aproximadamente + Número = be around + Número, be about + Número.

* ser arrestado = be under arrest.

* ser asequible = be available, become + available.

* ser asequible a = be amenable to.

* ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.

* ser atacado = be under attack, come under + fire, be under assault.

* ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.

* ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.

* ser atribuible a = be attributable to.

* ser aun más = be all the more.

* ser autosuficiente = stand on + Posesivo + own, self-serve.

* ser autosuficiente económicamente = pay + Posesivo + own way.

* ser avaricioso = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* ser bienvenido = be most welcome, make + welcome, be welcome.

* ser bonito + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.

* ser bueno en = be good at.

* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.

* ser capaz de = be capable of.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* ser característico de = be emblematic of.

* ser carísimo = cost + be prohibitive.

* ser caro = be steep.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* ser chiquito pero matón = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* ser chulo = be cool.

* ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.

* ser cliente de una tienda = patronise + shop.

* ser coherente = cohere.

* ser como el día y la noche = different as night and day.

* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.

* ser como mínimo = be no less than.

* ser como una esfera = wrap around.

* ser como un círculo = wrap around.

* ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.

* ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.

* ser complementarios = be integral one to another.

* ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.

* ser completo = be all inclusive.

* ser común = be the case (with).

* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.

* ser confuso = be deceiving.

* ser conocido por = famously, have + a track record of.

* ser conocido por todos = be out in the open.

* ser consciente = sentient being.

* ser consciente de = be alive to, be aware of, be cognisant of, be mindful of/that, become + cognisant of, be aware of, realise [realize, -USA].

* ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.

* ser consciente + desafortunadamente = be painfully aware of.

* ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.

* ser contraproducente = defeat + Posesivo + purpose, blowback.

* ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.

* ser conveniente + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.

* ser correcto = be all right, be correct, be right.

* ser cortés con = be civil towards.

* ser costumbre = be customary.

* ser creativo = be inventive.

* ser creíble = invoke + belief.

* ser criticado = be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat, come under + fire.

* ser crucial (para) = be central (to).

* ser cuestión de = come down to.

* ser culpable = be to blame.

* ser culpable (por/de) = be at fault (for/to).

* ser dado a = be amenable to, be apt to, be given to.

* ser de = be a native of.

* ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.

* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.

* ser de ayuda = be of assistance.

* ser debatible = be a moot point, be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.

* ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.

* ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.

* ser de contenido + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in content.

* ser de crecimiento rápido = be a quick grower.

* ser de difícil acceso = tuck away.

* ser de dominio público = be public domain.

* ser deficiente = be wanting.

* ser definitivo = be final.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.

* ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.

* ser de interés para = be of interest (to/for).

* ser dejado en la obligación de Uno = be derelict in + duty.

* ser de la izquierda = be of the left.

* ser de la noche = night creature.

* ser de la opinión de que = be of the opinion that, be of the view that.

* ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.

* ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.

* ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.

* ser demasiado = be over-provided, be a mouthful.

* ser demasiado + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* ser demasiado complaciente = lean over + too far backwards.

* ser demasiado común = be all too common.

* ser demasiado para = be too much for, be too much for.

* ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.

* ser demasiado preciso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.

* ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.

* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser de número limitado = be limited in number.

* ser de origen + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in origin.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser de primera categoría = be top notch.

* ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.

* ser de sabios = be a point of wisdom.

* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* ser desastroso = spell + bad news, be a shambles, be (in) a mess.

* ser desconocido para = be alien to.

* ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.

* ser desoído = be unheeded.

* ser despiadado = play + hardball.

* ser detenido = be under arrest.

* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.

* ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).

* ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.

* ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.

* ser de utilidad = be of use.

* ser de utilidad a = be of service to.

* ser diestro en = be skilled at.

* ser difícil = be a stretch.

* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.

* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* ser digno de = merit.

* ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.

* ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.

* ser digno de + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio.

* ser diplomático = say + the right thing.

* ser discutible = be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.

* ser dogmático = be dogmatic.

* ser dos mundos completamente distintos = be poles apart.

* ser dudoso = be doubtful.

* ser duro = play + hardball.

* ser eficaz para + Infinitivo = be efficient at + Gerundio.

* ser el acabóse = take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.

* ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.

* ser el asunto = be the point.

* ser el beneficiario de = be on the receiving end of.

* ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.

* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.

* ser el canalizador de = be the conduit for.

* ser el capitán = skipper, captain.

* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).

* ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.

* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.

* ser el colmo = be the last straw, bring + the situation to a head, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.

* ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

* ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.

* ser elegido = get in.

* ser elevado = be steep.

* ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.

* ser el fin de = sign + a death warrant (for).

* ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* ser el límite = be the limit.

* ser el mandamás = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* ser el más afectado por = bear + the brunt of.

* ser el máximo = be the limit.

* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.

* ser el momento (de) = be the time to.

* ser el momento decisivo = mark + the watershed.

* ser el momento de/para = it + be + time to/for.

* ser el objetivo de Uno = be in business for.

* ser el orgullo de = be the pride and joy of.

* ser el origen de = provide + the material for.

* ser el paraje natural de = be home to.

* ser el preludio = usher in.

* ser el primero = be second to none, come out on + top.

* ser el primero en = lead + the way in.

* ser el primero en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.

* ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.

* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

* ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.

* ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.

* ser el resultado de = follow from, result from.

* ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.

* ser el último grito = be all the rage.

* ser el último mono ser el último mono = feel + pulled and tugged.

* ser emblemático de = be emblematic of.

* ser en balde = be of no avail, be to no avail.

* ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.

* ser en vano = be of no avail, be to no avail.

* ser enviado a = have + the lead to.

* ser equiparable a = be commensurate with.

* ser erróneo = be wide of the mark, be wrong.

* ser escaso = be few and far between, be in short supply.

* ser esclavo de = be slave to.

* ser estupendo = sound + great, be fine and dandy.

* ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.

* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.

* ser experto en = be skilled at.

* ser expulsado de = be dropped from.

* ser extraño para = be alien to.

* ser extremadamente + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.

* ser fácil = be easy.

* ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.

* ser facilísimo = be a snap, be a piece of cake.

* ser factible de = be amenable to.

* ser familiar = strike + familiar chords, ring + a bell.

* ser famoso = gain + recognition, be popular.

* ser famoso por = famously, have + a track record of.

* ser favorable = be a plus.

* ser ficticio = be fiction.

* ser fiel a = cleave to.

* ser fructífero = come to + fruition.

* ser goloso = have + a sweet tooth.

* ser grosero con = be abusive of.

* ser hábil para = be adroit at.

* ser habitual = be customary.

* ser harina de otro costal = be a different kettle of fish.

* ser hipertenso = be hyper.

* ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.

* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.

* ser hora de irse = be time to go.

* ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.

* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).

* ser humilde = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.

* sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.

* ser ideal = suit + best, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* ser ideal para Uno = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

* ser idóneo para = be suited to.

* ser ignorado = be unheeded.

* ser igual a = be equivalent to, equal.

* ser igual que = amount to + the same thing as.

* ser ilegal = be against the law.

* ser ilimitado = be boundless.

* ser implacable = play + hardball.

* ser imponente = be awe-inspiring.

* ser importante = be of importance, make + a difference, be of consequence.

* ser importantísimo = make + all the difference in the world, make + difference in the world.

* ser importantísimo (para) = be central (to).

* ser imposible = be dead meat.

* ser imprescindible = be a must.

* ser improcedente = be out of order.

* ser imprudente = be reckless.

* ser inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.

* ser incapaz de = be unable to.

* ser incoherente = Negativo + hold + water.

* ser incompatible (con) = be irreconcilable (with).

* ser inconsistente = Negativo + hold + water.

* ser increíble = beggar + belief.

* ser independiente = go + Posesivo + own way, stew in + Posesivo + own juice, stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet.

* ser indescriptible = beggar + description.

* ser indispensable = be a must.

* ser ineficaz = fire + blanks.

* ser infundado = be unfounded.

* ser inherente a = inhere in.

* ser inimaginable = beggar + imagination.

* ser inminente = be on the cards.

* ser inmune a = be immune from, be immune against.

* ser innovador = break + new ground, break + ground.

* ser innumerable = be without number, be legion.

* ser innumerables = run into + the thousands.

* ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.

* ser insignificante de = be slight in.

* ser inteligente = be talented.

* ser interesante = be of interest (to/for).

* ser interesante + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.

* ser interesante + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.

* ser interminable = there + be + no end to.

* ser intransigente = play + hardball.

* ser inútil = fire + blanks.

* ser irrespetuoso con = disrespect, diss.

* ser justo = play + fair.

* ser justo con todos = give the devil his due.

* ser justo hasta con el diablo = give the devil his due.

* ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.

* ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* ser justo que = there + be + justice in.

* ser juzgado = stand + trial, stand for + trial.

* ser la abreviatura de = be short for.

* ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.

* ser la ciudad de = be home to.

* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.

* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.

* ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.

* ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.

* ser la costumbre = be customary.

* ser la cuestión = be the point.

* ser la culminación de Algo = represent + the culmination of, mark + the culmination of.

* ser la culpa de = be the fault of.

* ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.

* ser la elección lógica = be a/the natural choice.

* ser la elección natural = be a/the natural choice.

* ser la excepción = be the exception.

* ser la excepción a la regla = constitute + the exception to the rule.

* ser la excepción que confirma la regla = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.

* ser la forma de = be a recipe for.

* ser la fórmula para = be a recipe for.

* ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.

* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

* ser la imagen de = be a picture of.

* ser la intención = be the intention.

* ser la intención de uno = be + Posesivo + intention.

* ser la manera de = be a recipe for.

* ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.

* ser la mayoría = be in the majority.

* ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.

* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.

* ser lamentable = be a pity.

* ser la minoría = be in the minority.

* ser la norma = be the norm, be the rule, become + the norm.

* ser la novedad = be on the scene.

* ser la obra de = be the work of.

* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.

* ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.

* ser la propia responsabilidad de Alguien = be of + Posesivo + own making.

* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.

* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.

* ser la razón de = lie at + the root of.

* ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.

* ser la responsabilidad de = be the responsibility of.

* ser la responsabilidad de Alguien + Infinitivo = it + lie with + Nombre/Pronombre + to + Infinitivo.

* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.

* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.

* ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.

* ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.

* ser lo de Uno = be cut out for, be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.

* ser lo mismo = be one and the same.

* ser lo normal = be the order of the day.

* ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

* ser lo que a Uno le encanta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* ser lo que a Uno le gusta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

* ser lo que a Uno le interesa = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.

* ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.

* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

* ser lo suficientemente + Adjetivo + como para = be + Adjetivo + enough to.

* ser lo suficientemente comprensivo = go + far enough.

* ser lo suficientemente conocido como para que = be sufficiently well known for.

* serlo todo para todos = be all things to all men, be all things to all people.

* ser lo último = be all the rage, be the pits.

* ser lo último en = become + the next stop in.

* ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.

* ser magnífico + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.

* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.

* ser maravilloso = sound + great.

* ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* ser más interno = inner being.

* ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.

* ser mayor = be older.

* ser mejor en = be better at.

* ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.

* ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.

* ser menor = be less.

* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.

* ser mínimo = be at a minimum.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.

* ser molesto = be disturbing.

* ser moroso = be in default.

* ser motivador = be motivating.

* ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.

* ser mucho = be a mouthful.

* ser mucho más = be all the more.

* ser mucho más que = be far more than.

* ser muy aconsejable que = be well advised to.

* ser muy alto = be metres high.

* ser muy amigo de = be pally with.

* ser muy antiguo = go ba

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SER

/ser/

feminine

= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión

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ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be
◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;

es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ siempre le he sido fiel I've always been faithful to her;

ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
◊ el mayor es casado the oldest is married;

es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
◊ soy abogada I'm a lawyer;

ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
◊ esos zapatos son de plástico those shoes are (made of) plastic;

soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
◊ será un error it must be a mistake;

¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( existir) to be

b) (liter) ( en cuentos):

◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …

2
a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):

◊ la fiesta va a ser en su casa the party is going to be (held) at her house;

¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?
b) ( en preguntas):

◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;

¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):
◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;

son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) ser para algo to be for sth;
◊ este agua es para beber this water is for drinking

( en locs)
◊ a no ser que (+ subj) unless;

¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;
◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;

serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
ser v impers to be;
◊ era primavera it was spring(time)

ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( ente) being;

◊ ser humano/vivo human/living being

b) (individuo, persona):

◊ un ser querido a loved one

2 ( naturaleza):
◊ desde lo más profundo de mi ser from the bottom of my heart

ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
' ser' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acceder
- además
- aficionada
- aficionado
- alardear
- alcanzar
- alimentar
- alta
- alto
- ambicionar
- antigüedad
- aparición
- arma
- atinar
- atorarse
- aúpa
- babear
- básica
- básico
- bendición
- caber
- cacho
- cada
- cafetera
- cafetero
- calco
- callo
- canela
- cansada
- cansado
- cantar
- capaz
- capirote
- carácter
- cardo
- carne
- carné
- caso
- cero
- colarse
- comida
- comidilla
- comido
- conmigo
- conquistador
- conquistadora
- contagiarse
- contemplar
- contienda
English:
accountable
- addicted
- adjust
- allow
- allowance
- ambition
- amount to
- anathema
- anomaly
- arduous
- around
- aspire
- aware
- bad
- be
- beating
- being
- belong
- betray
- big
- bill
- bind over
- bird
- booby trap
- boring
- bounce
- can
- carry
- catch up
- cerebral
- ceremonial
- ceremony
- charm
- chip
- claim
- come into
- come under
- connoisseur
- court
- degree
- deserve
- destroy
- differ
- do
- dodger
- doubly
- due
- ear
- easy
- edit

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ser The auxiliary verb ser is used with the past participle of a verb to form the passive (e.g. la película fue criticada the movie was criticized).

♦ v aux
[para formar la voz pasiva] to be;
fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness;

la propuesta es debatida o [m5] está siendo debatida en el parlamento the proposal is being debated in parliament

♦ v copulativo

1. [con adjetivos, sustantivos, pronombres] [indica cualidad, identidad, condición] to be;

es alto/gracioso he's tall/funny;

soy chileno/chiapaneco I'm Chilean/from Chiapas;

es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult;

sé discreta/paciente be discreet/patient;

es un amigo/el dueño he's a friend/the owner;

son unos amigos míos they're friends of mine;

es el cartero/tu madre it's the postman o US mailman/your mother;

soy yo, ábreme open up, it's me;

soy Víctor [al teléfono] it's Víctor;

la casa es aquella de ahí the house is that one over there;

es un tipo muy simpático he's a very nice guy;

¿es eso verdad? is that true?;

eso no es cierto that isn't true;

es obvio que le gustas it's obvious that he likes you;

no es necesario ir it isn't necessary to go;

es posible que llueva it may rain;

no está mal para ser de segunda mano it's not bad considering it's second-hand;

no pierde sus derechos por ser inmigrante just because he's an immigrant doesn't mean he doesn't have any rights;

te lo dejo en la mitad por ser tú seeing as o because it's you, I'll let you have it half-price;

por ser usted, señora, 15 euros to you, madam, 15 euros;

que seas muy feliz I wish you every happiness, I hope you'll be very happy;

¡será imbécil el tipo! the guy must be stupid!;

este restaurante ya no es lo que era this restaurant isn't as good as it used to be o isn't what it used to be;
RP Fam
ser loco por algo to be wild about sth

2. [con sustantivos, adjetivos] [indica empleo, dedicación, estado civil, religión] to be;

soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress;

son estudiantes they're students;

para ser juez hay que trabajar mucho you have to work very hard to be o become a judge;

es padre de tres hijos he's a father of three;

es soltero/casado/divorciado he's single/married/divorced;

era viuda she was a widow;

son budistas/protestantes they are Buddhists/Protestants;

el que fuera gobernador del estado the former governor of the state;

Comp
Am Fam
¿tú eres o te haces? are you stupid or what?;

Comp
RP Fam
¿vos sos o te hacés? are you stupid or what?

3. [con "de"] [indica material, origen, propiedad]
ser de [estar hecho de] to be made of;
[provenir de] to be from; [pertenecer a] to belong to;
un juguete que es todo de madera a completely wooden toy, a toy made completely of wood;

¿de dónde eres? where are you from?;

estas pilas son de una linterna these batteries are from a torch;

¿es de usted este abrigo? is this coat yours?, does this coat belong to you?;

los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's;

portarse así es de cobardes only cowards behave like that, it's cowardly to behave like that

4. [con "de"] [indica pertenencia a grupo]
ser de [club, asociación, partido] to be a member of;

¿de qué equipo eres? [aficionado] which team o who do you support?;

soy del Barcelona I support Barcelona;

ser de los que… to be one of those people who…;

ése es de los que están en huelga he is one of those on strike;

no es de las que se asustan por cualquier cosa she's not one to get scared easily

♦ vi

1. [ocurrir, tener lugar] to be;

fue aquí it was here;

¿cuándo es la boda? when's the wedding?;

la final era ayer the final was yesterday;

¿cómo fue lo de tu accidente? how did your accident happen?;

¿qué fue de aquel amigo tuyo? what happened to that friend of yours?;

¿qué es de Pablo? how's Pablo (getting on)?

2. [constituir, consistir en] to be;

fue un acierto que nos quedáramos en casa we were right to stay at home;

lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision;

su ambición era dar la vuelta al mundo her ambition was to travel round the world;

tratar así de mal a la gente es buscarse problemas treating people so badly is asking for trouble

3. [con fechas, horas] to be;

¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?;

hoy es jueves today's Thursday, it's Thursday today;

¿qué (fecha) es hoy? what's the date today?, what date is it today?;

mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July;

¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?;

son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm);

serán o [m5] deben de ser las tres it must be three (o'clock)

4. [con precios] to be;

¿cuánto es? how much is it?;

son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos;

¿a cómo son esos tomates? how much are those tomatoes?

5. [con cifras, en operaciones] to be;

ellos eran unos 500 there were about 500 of them;

11 por 100 son 1.100 11 times 100 is 1,100

6. [servir, ser adecuado]
ser para to be for;

este trapo es para (limpiar) las ventanas this cloth is for (cleaning) the windows;

este libro es para niños this book is for children;

la ciudad no es para mí the city isn't for me

7. [con "de" más infinitivo] [indica necesidad, posibilidad]
es de desear que… it is to be hoped that…;

era de esperar que pasara algo así it was to be expected that something like that would happen;

es de suponer que aparecerá presumably, he'll turn up;

es de temer cuando se enoja she's really scary when she gets angry

8. [para recalcar, poner énfasis]
ése es el que me lo contó he's the one who told me;

lo que es a mí, no me llamaron they certainly didn't call me, they didn't call me, anyway;

¿es que ya no te acuerdas? don't you remember any more, then?, you mean you don't remember any more?

9. [indica excusa, motivo]
es que no me hacen caso but o the thing is they don't listen to me;

es que no vine porque estaba enfermo the reason I didn't come is that I was ill, I didn't come because I was ill, you see;

¿cómo es que no te han avisado? how come they didn't tell you?

10. Literario [existir]
Platón, uno de los grandes sabios que en el mundo han sido Plato, one of the wisest men ever to walk this earth

11. [en frases]
a no ser que venga unless she comes;

tengo que conseguirlo (sea) como sea I have to get it one way or another;

hay que evitar (sea) como sea que se entere we have to prevent her from finding out at all costs o no matter what;

hazlo cuando sea do it whenever;

de no ser/haber sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;

de no ser por él no estaríamos vivos if it weren't for him, we wouldn't be alive;

de no ser así otherwise;

de ser así if that should happen;

déjalo donde sea leave it anywhere o wherever;

érase una vez, érase que se era once upon a time;

dile lo que sea, da igual tell her anything o whatever, it doesn't make any difference;

haré lo que sea para recuperar mi dinero I will do whatever it takes o anything to get my money back;

se enfadó, y no era para menos she got angry, and not without reason;

no sea que…, no vaya a ser que… in case…;

la llamaré ahora no sea que luego me olvide I'll call her now in case I forget later;

Estados Unidos y Japón, o sea, las dos economías mundiales más importantes the United States and Japan, that is to say o in other words, the two most important economies in the world;

50 euros, o sea unas 8.300 pesetas 50 euros, that's about 8,300 pesetas;

o sea que no quieres venir so you don't want to come then?;

por si fuera poco as if that wasn't enough;

habla con quien sea talk to anyone;

sea quien sea no abras la puerta don't open the door, whoever it is;

si no fuera/hubiera sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;
Am
siendo que… seeing that o as…, given that…;
Am
siendo que tienes la plata, cómprate el vestido más caro seeing as o since you've got the money, buy yourself the more expensive dress

♦ v impersonal
[indica tiempo] to be;
es muy tarde it's rather late;

era de noche/de día it was night/day

♦ nm

1. [ente] being;

seres de otro planeta beings from another planet

Comp
ser humano human being;
Ser Supremo Supreme Being;

los seres vivos living things

2. [persona] person;

sus seres queridos his loved ones

3. [existencia]
mis padres me dieron el ser my parents gave me my life

4. [esencia, naturaleza] being;

la quiero con todo mi ser I love her with all my being o soul

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SER

f abr (= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión) network of independent Spanish radio stations

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ser {77} vi

1) : to be

él es mi hermano: he is my brother

Camila es linda: Camila is pretty

2) : to exist, to live

ser, o no ser: to be or not to be

3) : to take place, to occur

el concierto es el domingo: the concert is on Sunday

4) (used with expressions of time, date, season)

son las diez: it's ten o'clock

hoy es el 9: today's the 9th

5) : to cost, to come to

¿cuánto es?: how much is it?

6) (with the future tense) : to be able to be

¿será posible?: can it be possible?

7)

ser de : to come from

somos de Managua: we're from Managua

8)

ser de : to belong to

ese lápiz es de Juan: that's Juan's pencil

9)

es que : the thing is that

es que no lo conozco: it's just that I don't know him

10)

¡sea! : agreed!, all right!

11)

sea... sea : either... or

ser v aux (used in passive constructions) : to be

la cuenta ha sido pagada: the bill has been paid

él fue asesinado: he was murdered

ser nm

: being

ser humano: human being

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ser¹ n (ente) being

ser humano human being

ser vivo living creature

ser² vb

1. (en general) to be

mi amigo es alemán my friend is German

es médico he's a doctor

el cuadro es de Picasso the painting is by Picasso

cinco más cinco son diez five plus five are ten

serán quince euros that'll be fifteen euros

somos cinco there are five of us

la fiesta es el sábado the party is on Saturday

el presidente fue asesinado the president was murdered

2. (estar hecho) to be made

la mesa es de madera the table is made of wood

3. (pertenecer) to belong

este libro es de María this book belongs to María / this book is María's

a no ser que unless

a no ser que llueva unless it rains

érase una vez once upon a time

Spanish-English dictionary > ser
42 bas

I.

bas¹, basse¹ [bα, bαs]

━━━━━━━━━

1. adjective

2. adverb

3. masculine noun

━━━━━━━━━

1. <

   a. ( = peu élevé) [siège, porte, colline, nuages] low ; [ciel] overcast ; [maison] low-roofed ; [terrain] low-lying

• le soleil est bas sur l'horizon the sun is low on the horizon

• les branches basses d'un arbre the lower branches of a tree

• bas sur pattes short-legged

• les bas salaires low salaries

• à marée basse at low tide

• un enfant en bas âge a small child

   b. ( = grave) [voix] deep

   c. ( = mesquin) [jalousie, vengeance] petty ; [action] base

• c'était bas de sa part it was a despicable thing for him to do

   d. (en géographie) Bas Lower

• la Basse Seine the Lower Seine

• le Bas Languedoc Lower Languedoc

2. <

   a. low

► plus bas

• mets tes livres plus bas put your books lower down

• ma maison est plus bas dans la rue my house is further down the street

• comme l'auteur le dit plus bas as the author says further on

• voir plus bas see below► être au plus bas to be at an all-time low

• son image est au plus bas dans l'opinion his public image is at an all-time low

   b. ( = doucement) [parler] softly

• parler tout bas to speak in a very low voice

• mettez la radio plus bas turn the radio down

   c. (locutions) mettre bas to give birth

► à bas !

• à bas le fascisme ! down with fascism!

• à bas les tyrans ! down with tyrants!

3. <

[de page, escalier, colline, mur] foot ; [de visage] lower part ; [de jupe, pantalon] bottom

► dans le bas at the bottom

• la colonne est évasée dans le bas the pillar is wider at the bottom► dans le bas de at the bottom of

• dans le bas du corps in the lower part of the body

• j'ai mal dans le bas du dos I've got a pain in my lower back

• dans le bas de la ville at the lower end of the town► au bas de

• l'équipe se retrouve au bas du classement the team is at the bottom of the league► de bas en haut from the bottom up

• il la contempla de bas en haut he looked her up and down► d'en bas

• les dents d'en bas the lower teeth

• les chambres d'en bas the downstairs rooms

• le supermarché d'en bas vend du pain the supermarket below sells bread

• le bruit vient d'en bas the noise is coming from downstairs► du bas [dents, mâchoire] lower

• l'étagère du bas the bottom shelf

• les chambres du bas the downstairs rooms► en bas (dans une maison) downstairs

• il habite en bas he lives downstairs

• la tête en bas upside down► en bas de at the bottom of

• il m'attend en bas de l'immeuble he's waiting for me outside the building

• en bas de 100 dollars (Canadian) under 100 dollars

II.

bas² [bα]

masculine noun

stocking ; (de footballeur) sock ; (de bandit masqué) stocking mask

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1.

basse bɑ, bɑs adjectif

1) [maison, table, mur] low; [salle] low-ceilinged (épith)

2) [nuage] low; [côte, terre, vallée] low-lying (épith)

le ciel est bas — the sky is overcast

3) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, salaire, latitude] low; Musique [note] low; [instrument] bass

vendre quelque chose à bas prix — to sell something cheap

un enfant en bas âge — a very young child

de bas niveau — [produit] low-grade; [élève, classe] at a low level (après n); [style, texte] low-brow

les cours sont au plus bas — ( en Bourse) prices have reached rock bottom

4) [origine, condition] low, lowly

les postes les plus bas — the lowest-grade jobs

5) [époque, période] late

6) [esprit, vengeance, complaisance] base

de bas étage — [individu] common; [plaisanterie] coarse, vulgar

2.

adverbe

1) ( à faible hauteur) low

comment peut-on tomber si bas! — ( dans l'abjection) how can one sink to such a low level!

loger un étage plus bas — to live one floor below

plus bas dans la rue — further down the street

2) ( dans un texte)

voir plus bas — see below

3) ( doucement) [parler] quietly

tout bas — [parler] in a whisper; [chanter] softly

mettre bas — ( abattre) to bring [somebody/something] down [dictateur, régime]

mettre bas les armes — lit ( se rendre) to lay down one's arms; fig ( renoncer) to give up the fight; mettre 2.

4) ( mal)

être au plus bas — ( physiquement) to be extremely weak; ( moralement) to be at one's lowest

3.

nom masculin invariable

1) ( partie inférieure) bottom

le bas du visage — the lower part of the face

les pièces du bas — the downstairs rooms

vers le bas — [incliner] downward(s)

2) ( vêtement) stocking

3) Musique [U]

chanter dans le bas — to sing bass notes (pl)

4.

en bas locution ( au rez-de-chaussée) downstairs; ( en dessous) down below; (sur panneau, page) at the bottom

en bas de — at the bottom of [falaise, page]

il habite en bas de chez moi — he lives below me

l'odeur vient d'en bas — the smell is coming from below

Phrasal Verbs:

- bas de casse

- le bas clergé

- bas de gamme

- bas de laine

- bas morceaux

- bas sur pattes

- le bas peuple

- les bas quartiers

- basse saison

- basses eaux

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avoir des hauts et des bas — to have one's ups and downs

à bas les tyrans! — down with tyrants!

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abr nm bureau d'aide sociale
social security office Grande-Bretagne
Welfare office USA

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bas, basse

A adj

1 ( peu étendu verticalement) [maison, table, mur] low; [salle] low-ceilinged ( épith);

2 ( en altitude) [nuage] low; [côte, terre, vallée] low-lying ( épith); la partie basse d'un mur the lower part of a wall; l'étagère la plus basse the bottom shelf; les branches basses the lower ou bottom branches; le ciel est bas the sky is overcast;

3 ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, salaire, latitude] low; Mus [note] low; [instrument] bass; vendre qch à bas prix to sell sth cheap; un enfant en bas âge a very young child; basses besognes ( ennuyeuses) menial chores; ( répugnantes) dirty work ¢; le moral des joueurs est très bas the players are in very low spirits; de bas niveau [produit] low-grade; [élève, classe] at a low level ( après n); [style, texte] low-brow; être au plus bas de la hiérarchie to be at the bottom of the hierarchy; les cours sont au plus bas Fin prices have reached rock bottom;

4 ( dans une hiérarchie) [origine, condition] low, lowly; les postes les plus bas the lowest-grade jobs;

5 Géog le bas Dauphiné the Lower Dauphiné;

6 Hist ( dans le temps) [époque, période] late; le bas Moyen Âge the late Middle Ages (pl);

7 ( moralement) [esprit, âme, vengeance, complaisance] base; de bas étage [individu] common; [plaisanterie] coarse, vulgar.

B adv

1 ( à faible hauteur) [voler, s'incliner] low; la lune est bas dans le ciel the moon is low in the sky; tomber or descendre très bas [thermomètre] to go down very low; [prix, cours] to fall very low; comment peut-on tomber si bas! ( dans l'abjection) how can one sink to such a low level!; tu es assis trop bas your seat is too low; colle-le plus bas sur la page stick it lower down (the page); loger un étage plus bas to live one floor below; plus bas dans la rue/sur la colline further down the street/the hill;

2 ( dans un texte) voir plus bas see below;

3 ( doucement) [parler] quietly; tout bas [parler] in a whisper; [chanter] softly; parle plus bas lower your voice; ce que chacun pense tout bas what everyone is thinking privately; jeter or mettre bas ( abattre) to bring [sb/sth] down [dictateur, régime]; mettre bas les armes lit ( se rendre) to lay down one's arms; fig ( renoncer) to give up the fight; ⇒ mettre B;

4 ( mal) être bien bas ( physiquement) to be very weak; ( moralement) to be very low; être au plus bas ( physiquement) to be extremely weak; ( moralement) to be at one's lowest ou at a very low ebb.

C nm inv

1 ( partie inférieure) (d'escalier, échelle, de mur, montagne, meuble, vêtement, page) bottom; le bas du visage the lower part of the face; le bas du corps the bottom half of the body; déchiré dans le bas torn at the bottom; au bas de la liste/colline at the bottom of the list/hill; le rayon/l'image du bas the bottom shelf/picture; les pièces du bas the downstairs rooms; vers le bas [incliner] downward(s); le bas de son maillot de bain the bottom part of her swimsuit; sauter à bas de sa monture to jump off one's horse;

2 Mode stocking; bas de soie silk stocking; des bas nylon® nylon stockings;

3 Mus ¢ ( registre) chanter dans le bas to sing bass notes (pl).

D en bas loc ( au rez-de-chaussée) downstairs; ( en dessous) down below; (sur panneau, page) at the bottom; en bas de at the bottom of [falaise, page] ; tomber en bas de la falaise to fall to the bottom of the cliff; il habite en bas de chez moi he lives below me; l'arrêt de bus en bas de chez moi the bus stop outside my place; la cuisine est en bas the kitchen is downstairs; en bas dans la rue in the street (down) below; signe en bas à gauche sign on the bottom left-hand side; l'odeur vient d'en bas the smell is coming from below; tout en bas right at the bottom; jusqu'en bas right down to the bottom; passer par en bas ( dans un village) to take the bottom road; ( dans une maison) to get in on the ground GB ou first US floor.

E basse ⇒ Le chant et les chanteurs, Les instruments de musique nf Mus (partie, chanteur, instrument) bass; ( voix) bass (voice); basse continue (bass) continuo; basse contrainte ground bass.

Composés

bas allemand Ling Low German; bas de casse Imprim lower case; le bas clergé Relig the lower clergy; bas de contention Méd support stocking; bas de gamme Ind, Comm adj low-quality ( épith); nm lower end of the market; bas de laine fig nest egg, savings (pl); bas latin Ling Low Latin; bas morceaux Culin cheap cuts; bas sur pattes short-legged ( épith); le bas peuple the lower classes; les bas quartiers the seedy ou poor districts (of a town); bas à varices Méd = bas de contention; basse école Équit basic equitation; basse fréquence Phys, Télécom low frequency; basse saison Tourisme low season; basse de viole Mus viola da gamba; basses eaux ( de mer) low tide ¢; ( de rivière) low water ¢; pendant les basses eaux when the waters are low.

Idiomes

avoir des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs; à bas les tyrans! down with tyrants!; mettre qn plus bas que terre to run sb into the ground.

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( féminin basse) [ba, devant nm commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet baz, bas ] adjectif

A.[DANS L'ESPACE]

1. [de peu de hauteur - bâtiment, mur] low ; [ - herbes] low, short ; [ - nuages] low

attrape les branches basses grasp the lower ou bottom branches

2. [peu profond] low

aux basses eaux

a. [de la mer] at low tide

b. [d'une rivière] when the water level is low

c. (figuré) at a time of stagnation

3. [incliné vers le sol]

marcher la tête basse to hang one's head as one walks

le chien s'enfuit, la queue basse the dog ran away with its tail between its legs

4. GÉOGRAPHIE

les basses terres the lowlands

les basses Alpes the foothills of the Alps

la basse vallée du Rhône the lower Rhone valley

B.[DANS UNE HIÉRARCHIE]

1. [en grandeur - prix, fréquence, pression etc.] low

à bas prix cheap, for a low price

à basse température [laver] at low temperatures

son moral est très bas he's down, he's in very low spirits

2. [médiocre - intérêt, rendement] low, poor ; [ - dans les arts] inferior, minor, crude

le niveau de la classe est très bas the (achievement) level of the class is very low

les bas morceaux [en boucherie] the cheap cuts

3. [inférieur dans la société] low, lowly (littéraire), humble

de basse condition from a poor family

le bas clergé the minor clergy

le bas peuple the lower classes ou orders (péjoratif)

4. MUSIQUE [grave - note] low, bottom (modificateur) ; [ - guitare, flûte] bass (modificateur)

5. [peu fort] low, quiet

parler à voix basse to speak in a low ou quiet voice

6. (péjoratif) [abject, vil - âme] low, mean, villainous ; [ - acte] low, base, mean ; [ - sentiment] low, base, abject

à moi toutes les basses besognes I get stuck with all the dirty work

[vulgaire - terme, expression] crude, vulgar

7. [le plus récent]

le bas Moyen Âge the late Middle Ages

bas adverbe

1. [à faible hauteur, à faible niveau] low

je mettrais l'étagère plus bas I'd put the shelf lower down

les prix ne descendront pas plus bas prices won't come down any further

leurs actions sont au plus bas their shares have reached an all-time low

elle est bien bas

a. [physiquement] she's very poorly

b. [moralement] she's very low ou down

vous êtes tombé bien bas

a. [financièrement] you've certainly gone down in the world

b. [moralement] you've sunk really low

il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he's gone down a lot in my estimation

plus bas, vous trouverez la boulangerie [plus loin] you'll find the baker's a little further on

[dans un document]

voir plus bas see below

bas les masques: je sais tout maintenant, alors bas les masques I know everything now, so you can stop pretending

bas les pattes! (familier) hands off!

2. ACOUSTIQUE [d'une voix douce] in a low voice

[d'une voix grave] in a deep voice

mets le son plus bas turn the sound down

il dit tout haut ce que les autres pensent tout bas he voices the thoughts which others keep to themselves

3. MUSIQUE low

4. MÉDECINE VÉTÉRINAIRE

mettre bas to give birth

5. NAUTIQUE

mettre pavillon bas to lower ou to strike the colours

bas nom masculin

[partie inférieure - d'un pantalon, d'un escalier, d'une hiérarchie etc.] bottom ; [ - d'un visage] lower part

le bas du dos the small of the back

basse nom féminin

1. MUSIQUE [partie] bass (part) ou score

basse continue basso continuo

2. [voix d'homme] bass (voice)

basse chantante basso cantante

[chanteur] bass

3. [instrument - généralement] bass (instrument) ; [ - violoncelle] (double) bass

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à bas locution adverbiale

mettre quelque chose à bas to pull something down

ils ont mis à bas tout le quartier they razed the whole district to the ground

à bas la dictature! down with dictatorship!

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au bas de locution prépositionnelle

au bas des escaliers at the foot ou bottom of the stairs

au bas de la hiérarchie/liste at the bottom of the hierarchy/list

de bas en haut locution adverbiale

from bottom to top, from the bottom up

regarder quelqu'un de bas en haut to look somebody up and down

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d'en bas locution adjectivale

les voisins d'en bas the people downstairs

la porte d'en bas est fermée the downstairs door is shut

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d'en bas locution adverbiale

[dans une maison] from downstairs

[d'une hauteur] from the bottom

elle est partie d'en bas (figuré) she worked her way up, she started from nowhere

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du bas locution adjectivale

1. [de l'étage inférieur]

l'appartement du bas the flat underneath ou below ou downstairs

2. [du rez-de-chaussée] downstairs (modificateur)

3. [de l'endroit le moins élevé] lower

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en bas locution adverbiale

1. [à un niveau inférieur - dans un bâtiment] downstairs, down

la maison a deux pièces en bas et deux en haut the house has two rooms downstairs and two upstairs

2. [dans la partie inférieure]

prends le carton par en bas take hold of the bottom of the box

3. [vers le sol]

je ne peux pas regarder en bas, j'ai le vertige I can't look down, I feel dizzy

le village semblait si petit, tout en bas the village looked so small, down there ou below

suspendre quelque chose la tête en bas to hang something upside down

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en bas de locution prépositionnelle

en bas de la côte at the bottom ou foot of the hill

signez en bas du contrat sign at the bottom of the contract

II

[ba] nom masculin

[de femme] stocking

des bas avec/sans couture seamed/seamless stockings

bas fins sheer stockings

bas de soie silk stockings

bas de laine

a. (sens propre) woollen stocking

b. (figuré) savings, nest egg

bas (de) Nylon® nylon stockings

bas résille fishnet stockings

bas à varices support stockings

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > bas

43 integer

    integer tegra, tegrum, adj. with comp. integrior and sup. integerrimus    [2 in-+TAG-], untouched, unhurt, entire, whole, complete: annus: integro die, i. e. with the day before us, H.: quarum (sublicarum) pars inferior integra remanebat, Cs.: signa (litterarum), unbroken.—Unimpaired, uninjured, unhurt, unwounded, unmutilated, unexhausted, sound, fresh, vigorous: aetate integrā, in her flower, T.: cum integri defessis succederent, Cs.: florentes atque integri: integros pro sauciis arcessere, S.: Pelops, entire, O.: cecidit Cethegus Integer, unmutilated, Iu.: opes (opp. accisae), H.: integer aevi sanguis, the vigor of youth, V.: gens a cladibus belli, L.—Not worn, fresh, new, unused: ad integrum bellum cuncta parare, S.: pugnam edere, L.: uti causā hac integrā, this pretext as a fresh one, T.: eum Plautus locum reliquit integrum, not imitated, T.—In the phrase, de integro or ab integro, anew, afresh: potius quam redeat de integro haec oratio, be told over again, T.: relata de integro res ad senatum, L.: columnam efficere ab integro novam: Magnus ab integro saeclorum nascitur ordo, V.—Untainted, fresh, sweet: ut anteponantur integra contaminatis: fontes, H.—In the phrase, in integrum restituere, to restore to a former condition, pardon, forgive: quod te absente hic filius Egit restitui in integrum aequomst, i. e. be undone, T.: in integrum restituti, pardoned: nonnullos ambitūs damnatos in integrum restituit, Cs.—Fig., new, open, undecided, undetermined: rem integram ad reditum suum iussit esse: ut quam integerrima essent ad pacem omnia, Cs.: quid hac quaestione dici potest integrius?: quoad erit integrum, still in my power: non est integrum Pompeio consilio iam uti tuo, open: si integrum daretur, i. e. if he be unfettered. —Inexperienced, ignorant: me discipulum integrum accipe.—Healthy, sound, sane, unimpaired: animi, H.: mens, H.: integrius iudicium a favore, L.—Unbiassed, impartial: integrum se servare, neutral: arbiter, Iu.: scopulis surdior Icari Voces audit, adhuc integer, heart-whole, H.—Blameless, irreproachable, spotless, pure, honest, virtuous: illo nemo integrior: integerrima vita: testes: vitae, in life, H.: virgo ab se, T.: a coniuratione, not implicated in, Ta.
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integra -um, integrior -or -us, integerrimus -a -um ADJ

untouched, entire, whole, complete; uninjured, sound, fresh (troops), vigorous
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integri N M

fresh troops (pl.)

Latin-English dictionary > integer

44 सर्वात्मन्

sarvâ̱tmán
m. the whole person (- nā ind., with all one's soul) ṠBr. Mn. MBh. etc.;

the universal Soul Up. MBh. R. etc.;
the whole being orﾠ nature (- nā ind. « entirely, completely») Kād. Nyāyam. Sch. ;
a Jina HYog. ;
N. of Ṡiva MBh. ;
( sárv- orﾠ -vâ̱t-) mfn. entire in person orﾠ nature AV. Br. ĀṡvṠr. ;
- ma-tva n. the state orﾠ condition of the univñuniversal Soul LiṇgaP. ;
(- darṡana n. « the doctrine of the oneness of everything with Spirit. » MW.);
- madṛiṡ mfn. seeing one's self everywhere Cat. ;
- mabhūti f. walfare of the whole self Mn. III, 91 ;
all beings collectively W.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > सर्वात्मन्

45 in

1.
in (old forms endŏ and indŭ, freq. in ante-class. poets; cf. Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4; id. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2; Lucil. ap. Lact. 5, 9, 20; Lucr. 2, 1096; 5, 102; 6, 890 et saep.), prep. with abl. and acc. [kindr. with Sanscr. an; Greek en, en-tha, en-then, eis, i. e. en-s, ana; Goth. ana; Germ. in], denotes either rest or motion within or into a place or thing; opp. to ex; in, within, on, upon, among, at; into, to, towards.
I.
With abl.
A.
In space.
1.
Lit., in (with abl. of the place or thing in which):
aliorum fructus in terra est, aliorum et extra,
Plin. 19, 4, 22, § 61:
alii in corde, alii in cerebro dixerunt animi esse sedem et locum,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 19:
eo in rostris sedente suasit Serviliam legem Crassus,
id. Brut. 43, 161:
qui sunt cives in eadem re publica,
id. Rep. 1, 32 fin.:
facillimam in ea re publica esse concordiam, in qua idem conducat omnibus,
id. ib.:
T. Labienus ex loco superiore, quae res in nostris castris gererentur, conspicatus,
Caes. B. G. 2, 26, 4:
quod si in scaena, id est in contione verum valet, etc.,
Cic. Lael. 26, 97:
in foro palam Syracusis,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 33, § 81:
plures in eo loco sine vulnere quam in proelio aut fuga intereunt,
Caes. B. C. 2, 35:
tulit de caede, quae in Appia via facta esset,
Cic. Mil. 6, 15:
in via fornicata,
Liv. 22, 36:
vigebat in illa domo mos patrius et disciplina,
Cic. de Sen. 11, 37:
in domo furtum factum ab eo qui domi fuit,
Quint. 5, 10, 16:
nupta in domo,
Liv. 6, 34, 9:
copias in castris continent,
in, within, Caes. B. C. 1, 66:
cum in angusto quodam pulpito stans diceret,
Quint. 11, 3, 130:
se ac suos in vehiculo conspici,
Liv. 5, 40, 10:
malo in illa tua sedecula sedere, quam in istorum sella curuli,
Cic. Att. 4, 10:
sedere in solio,
id. Fin. 2, 21, 66:
Albae constiterant, in urbe opportuna,
id. Phil. 4, 2, 6. —
Sometimes, also, with names of places: omnes se ultro sectari in Epheso memorat mulieres,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 182:
heri aliquot adolescentuli coiimus in Piraeo,
Ter. Eun. 3, 4, 1:
navis et in Cajeta est parata nobis et Brundisii,
Cic. Att. 8, 3, 6:
complures (naves) in Hispali faciendas curavit,
Caes. B. C. 2, 18:
caesos in Marathone ac Salamine,
Quint. 12, 10, 24:
in Berenice urbe Troglodytarum,
Plin. 2, 73, 75, § 183.—
2.
In indicating a multitude or number, of, in, or among which a person or thing is, in, among (= gen. part.):
in his poeta hic nomen profitetur suum,
Ter. Eun. prol. 3:
Thales, qui sapientissimus in septem fuit,
Cic. Leg. 2, 11, 26:
peto ut eum complectare, diligas, in tuis habeas,
id. Fam. 13, 78, 2; cf.:
in perditis et desperatis,
id. ib. 13, 56, 1:
omnia quae secundum naturam fiunt, sunt habenda in bonis,
id. de Sen. 19, 71:
dolor in maximis malis ducitur,
id. Leg. 1, 11, 31:
justissimus unus in Teucris,
Verg. A. 2, 426:
cecidere in pugna ad duo milia... in his quatuor Romani centuriones,
Liv. 27, 12, 16:
in diis et feminae sunt,
Lact. 1, 16, 17.—
3.
Of analogous relations of place or position:
sedere in equo,
on horseback, id. Verr. 2, 5, 10:
quid legati in equis,
id. Pis. 25, 60:
sedere in leone,
Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 109:
in eo flumine pons erat,
on, over, Caes. B. G. 2, 5:
in herboso Apidano,
on the banks of, Prop. 1, 3, 6:
in digitis,
on tiptoe, Val. Fl. 4, 267:
castra in limite locat,
on the rampart, Tac. A. 1, 50:
ipse coronam habebat unam in capite, alteram in collo,
on, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27:
oleae in arbore,
Cels. 2, 24:
Caesaris in barbaris erat nomen obscurius,
among, Caes. B. C. 1, 61:
in ceteris nationibus, Cels. praef. 1: qui in Brutiis praeerat,
Liv. 25, 16, 7:
in juvenibus,
Quint. 11, 1, 32:
nutus in mutis pro sermone est,
id. 11, 3, 66.—Of dress, like cum, q. v.:
in veste candida,
Liv. 45, 20, 5; 34, 7, 3:
in calceis,
id. 24, 38, 2:
in insignibus,
id. 5, 41, 2:
in tunicis albis,
Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 13:
in Persico et vulgari habitu,
Curt. 3, 3, 4:
in lugubri veste,
id. 10, 5, 17:
in Tyriis,
Ov. A. A. 2, 297:
in Cois,
id. ib. v. 298; cf.:
homines in catenis Romam mittere,
Liv. 29, 21, 12; 32, 1, 8: quis multa te in rosa urget, etc., Hor C. 1, 5, 1; so, in viola aut in rosa, Cic. Tusc. [p. 912] 5, 26, 73.—So of arms:
duas legiones in armis,
Caes. B. G. 7, 11, 6; cf. Verg. A. 3, 395:
in armis hostis,
under arms, Ov. M. 12,65:
quae in ore atque in oculis provinciae gesta sunt (= coram),
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 33, § 81; so,
in oculis provinciae,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 2:
in oculis omnium,
id. ib. 1, 3, 7:
divitiae, decus, gloria in oculis sita sunt,
Sall. C. 20, 14; Curt. 4, 13, 1; Liv. 22, 12, 6:
Julianus in ore ejus (Vitellii) jugulatur,
Tac. H. 3, 77; Sen. Ben. 7, 19, 7.—Of a passage in any writing (but when the author is named, by meton., for his works, apud is used, Krebs, Antibarb. p. 561):
in populorum institutis aut legibus,
Cic. Leg. 1, 15, 42:
in illis libris qui sunt de natura deorum,
id. Fat. 1, 1:
in Timaeo dicit,
id. N. D. 1, 12, 30:
epistula, in qua omnia perscripta erant,
Nep. Pelop. 3, 2:
perscribit in litteris, hostes ab se discessisse,
Caes. B. G. 5, 49; but in is also used with an author's name when, not a place in his book, but a feature of his style, etc., is referred to:
in Thucydide orbem modo orationis desidero,
Cic. Or. 71, 234:
in Herodoto omnia leniter fluunt,
Quint. 9, 4, 18.—Of books:
libri oratorii diu in manibus fuerunt,
Cic. Att. 4, 13, 2; id. Lael. 25, 96; but more freq. trop.: in manibus habere, tenere, etc., to be engaged, occupied with, to have under control or within reach:
philosophi quamcunque rem habent in manibus,
id. Tusc. 5, 7, 18:
quam spem nunc habeat in manibus, exponam,
id. Verr. 1, 6, 16:
rem habere in manibus,
id. Att. 6, 3, 1; cf.:
neque mihi in manu fuit Jugurtha qualis foret,
in my power, Sall. J. 14, 4:
postquam nihil esse in manu sua respondebatur,
Liv. 32, 24, 2:
quod ipsorum in manu sit,... bellum an pacem malint,
Tac. A. 2, 46; but, cum tantum belli in manibus esset, was in hand, busied (cf.:
inter manus),
Liv. 4, 57, 1; so,
quorum epistulas in manu teneo,
Cic. Phil. 12, 4, 9; cf. id. Att. 2, 2, 2:
in manu poculum tenens,
id. Tusc. 1, 29, 71:
coronati et lauream in manu tenentes,
Liv. 40, 37, 3; Suet. Claud. 15 fin. —Of that which is thought of as existing in the mind, memory, character, etc.:
in animo esse,
Cic. Fam. 14, 11:
in animo habere,
id. Rosc. Am. 18, 52:
lex est ratio insita in natura,
id. Leg. 1, 6, 18:
in memoria sedere,
id. de Or. 2, 28, 122; cf.:
tacito mutos volvunt in pectore questus,
Luc. 1, 247:
quanta auctoritas fuit in C. Metello!
Cic. de Sen. 17, 61. —So freq. of a person's qualities of mind or character:
erat in eo summa eloquentia, summa fides,
Cic. Mur. 28, 58; cf.:
in omni animante est summum aliquid atque optimum, ut in equis,
id. Fin. 4, 41, 37:
si quid artis in medicis est,
Curt. 3, 5, 13; cf.:
nibil esse in morte timendum,
Lucr. 3, 866.— Esp., in eo loco, in that state or condition:
in eo enim loco res sunt nostrae, ut, etc.,
Liv. 7, 35, 7: si vos in eo loco essetis, quid aliud fecissetis? Cat. ap. Quint. 9, 2, 21; so,
quo in loco, etc.: cum ex equitum et calonum fuga, quo in loco res essent, cognovissent,
Caes. B. G. 2, 26:
videtis, quo in loco res haec siet, Ter Phorm. 2, 4, 6: quod ipse, si in eodem loco esset, facturus fuerit,
Liv. 37, 14, 5.—Hence, without loco, in eo esse ut, etc., to be in such a condition, etc.:
non in eo esse Carthaginiensium res, ut Galliam armis obtineant,
Liv. 30, 19, 3:
cum res non in eo esset, ut Cyprum tentaret,
id. 33, 41, 9; 8, 27, 3; 2, 17, 5; Nep. Mil. 7, 3; id. Paus. 5, 1 (cf. I. C. 1. infra).—
B.
In time, indicating its duration, in, during, in the course of:
feci ego istaec itidem in adulescentia,
in my youth, when I was young, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 6:
in tempore hoc,
Ter. And. 4, 5, 24:
in hoc tempore,
Tac. A. 13, 47:
in tali tempore,
Sall. C. 48, 5; Liv. 22, 35; 24, 28 al.:
in diebus paucis,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 77:
in brevi spatio,
id. Heaut. 5, 2, 2; Suet. Vesp. 4:
in qua aetate,
Cic. Brut. 43 fin.:
in ea aetate,
Liv. 1, 57:
in omni aetate,
Cic. de Sen. 3, 9:
in aetate, qua jam Alexander orbem terrarum subegisset,
Suet. Caes. 7:
qua (sc. Iphigenia) nihil erat in eo quidem anno natum pulchrius,
in the course of, during the year, Cic. Off. 3, 25, 95 (al. eo quidem anno):
nihil in vita se simile fecisse,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 91: nihil in vita vidit calamitatis A. Cluentius. id. Clu. 6, 18:
in tota vita inconstans,
id. Tusc. 4, 13, 29.—
b.
In tempore, at the right or proper time, in time (Cic. uses only tempore; v. tempus): eccum ipsum video in tempore huc se recipere, Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 24:
ni pedites equitesque in tempore subvenissent,
Liv. 33, 5:
spreta in tempore gloria interdum cumulatior redit,
id. 2, 47:
rebellaturi,
Tac. A. 12, 50:
atque adeo in ipso tempore eccum ipsum obviam,
Ter. And. 3, 2, 52: in tempore, opportune. Nos sine praepositione dicimus tempore et tempori, Don. ad Ter. And. 4, 4, 19.—
c.
In praesentia and in praesenti, at present, now, at this moment, under these circumstances:
sic enim mihi in praesentia occurrit,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 8, 14:
vestrae quidem cenae non solum in praesentia, sed etiam postero die jucundae sunt,
id. ib. 5, 35, 100:
id quod unum maxime in praesentia desiderabatur,
Liv. 21, 37:
haec ad te in praesenti scripsi, ut, etc.,
for the present, Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 4.—
d.
With gerunds and fut. pass. participles, to indicate duration of time, in:
fit, ut distrahatur in deliberando animus,
Cic. Off. 1, 3, 9; id. Fam. 2, 6, 2:
vitiosum esse in dividendo partem in genere numerare,
id. Fin. 2, 9, 26:
quod in litteris dandis praeter consuetudinem proxima nocte vigilarat,
id. Cat. 3, 3, 6:
ne in quaerendis suis pugnandi tempus dimitteret,
Caes. B. G. 2, 21:
in agris vastandis incendiisque faciendis hostibus,
in laying waste, id. ib. 5, 19:
in excidenda Numantia,
Cic. Off. 1, 22, 76:
cum in immolanda Iphigenia tristis Calchas esset,
id. Or. 21, 74.—
C.
In other relations, where a person or thing is thought of as in a certain condition, situation, or relation, in:
qui magno in aere alieno majores etiam possessiones habent,
Cic. Cat. 2, 8, 18:
se in insperatis repentinisque pecuniis jactare,
id. Cat. 2, 9, 20:
Larinum in summo timore omnium cum armatis advolavit,
id. Clu. 8, 25.—
So freq., of qualities or states of mind: summa in sollicitudine ac timore Parthici belli,
Caes. B. C. 3, 31:
torpescentne dextrae in amentia illa?
Liv. 23, 9, 7:
hunc diem perpetuum in laetitia degere,
Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 5; Cic. Cat. 4, 1, 2:
in metu,
Tac. A. 14, 43:
in voluptate,
Cic. Fin. 1, 19, 62:
alicui in amore esse,
beloved, id. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 3:
alicui in amoribus esse,
id. Att. 6, 1, 12:
res in invidia erat,
Sall. J. 25, 5; Liv. 29, 37, 17: sum in expectatione omnium rerum, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 4, 10:
num... Diogenem Stoicum coegit in suis studiis obmutescere senectus?
in his studies, Cic. de Sen. 7, 21:
mirificam cepi voluptatem ex tua diligentia: quod in summis tuis occupationibus mihi tamen rei publicae statum per te notum esse voluisti,
even in, notwithstanding your great occupations, id. Fam. 3, 11, 4.—
So freq., of business, employment, occupations, etc.: in aliqua re versari,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 47, § 105:
similia iis, quae in consilio dixerat,
Curt. 5, 5, 23:
in certamine armorum atque in omni palaestra quid satis recte cavetur,
Quint. 9, 4, 8:
agi in judiciis,
id. 11, 1, 78:
tum vos mihi essetis in consilio,
Cic. Rep. 3, 18, 28:
in actione... dicere,
Quint. 8, 2, 2.—Of an office, magistracy:
in quo tum magistratu forte Brutus erat,
Liv. 1, 59, 7; 4, 17, 1:
in eo magistratu pari diligentia se praebuit,
Nep. Han. 7, 5 (cf. B. 1. supra):
in ea ipsa causa fuit eloquentissimus,
Cic. Brut, 43, 160:
qui non defendit nec obsistit, si potest, injuriae, tam est in vitio, quam, etc.,
is in the wrong, acts wrongly, id. Off. 1, 7, 23:
etsi hoc quidem est in vitio, dissolutionem naturae tam valde perhorrescere,
is wrong, id. Fin. 5, 11, 31:
non sunt in eo genere tantae commoditates corporis,
id. ib. 4, 12, 29; cf.:
an omnino nulla sit in eo genere distinctio,
id. Or. 61, 205:
Drusus erat de praevaricatione absolutus in summa quatuor sententiis,
on the whole, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 16; cf.:
et in omni summa, ut mones, valde me ad otium pacemque converto,
id. ib. 3, 5, 5;
but, in summa, sic maxime judex credit, etc.,
in a word, in fine, Quint. 9, 2, 72; Auct. B. Alex. 71; Just. 37, 1, 8:
horum (juvenum) inductio in parte simulacrum decurrentis exercitus erat: ex parte elegantioris exercitii quam militaris artis,
in part, Liv. 44, 9, 5; cf.:
quod mihi in parte verum videtur,
Quint. 2, 8, 6:
patronorum in parte expeditior, in parte difficilior interrogatio est,
id. 5, 7, 22:
hoc facere in eo homine consueverunt,
in the case of, Caes. B. G. 7, 21:
in furibus aerarii,
Sall. C. 52, 12:
Achilles talis in hoste fuit,
Verg. A. 2, 540:
in hoc homine saepe a me quaeris, etc.,
in the case of, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 6: in nominibus impiis, Sall. C. 51, 15:
suspectus et in morte matris fuit,
Suet. Vit. 14:
qui praesentes metuunt, in absentia hostes erunt, = absentes,
Curt. 6, 3, 8 (cf. I. B. c. supra).—Of the meaning of words, etc.:
non solum in eodem sensu, sed etiam in diverso, eadem verba contra,
Quint. 9, 3, 36:
aliter voces aut eaedem in diversa significatione ponuntur,
id. 9, 3, 69:
Sallustius in significatione ista non superesse sed superare dicit,
Gell. 1, 22, 15:
stips non dicitur in significatione trunci,
Charis. 1, 18, 39:
semper in significatione ea hortus,
Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 50. —
2.
In with abl. of adjj. is used with the verbs esse and habere to express quality:
cum exitus haud in facili essent, i. e. haud faciles,
Liv. 3, 8, 9:
adeo moderatio tuendae libertatis in difficili est,
id. 3, 8, 11; 3, 65, 11; but mostly with adjj. of the first and second declension:
in obscuro esse, Liv. praef. § 3: in dubio esse,
id. 2, 3, 1; 3, 19, 8; Ov. H. 19, 174:
dum in dubiost animus,
Ter. And. 1, 5, 31; 2, 2, 10:
in integro esse,
Cic. Fam. 15, 16, 3; id. Att. 11, 15, 4:
in incerto esse,
Liv. 5, 28, 5:
in obvio esse,
id. 37, 23, 1:
in tuto esse,
id. 38, 4, 10; cf.:
videre te in tuto,
Cat. 30, 6:
in aequo esse,
Liv. 39, 37, 14; Tac. A. 2, 44:
in expedito esse,
Curt. 4, 2, 22:
in proximo esse,
Quint. 1, 3, 4:
in aperto esse,
Sall. C. 5, 3:
in promisco esse,
Liv. 7, 17, 7:
in augusto esse,
Cels. 5, 27, 2:
in incerto haberi,
Sall. J. 46, 8; Tac. A. 15, 17:
in levi habitum,
id. H. 2, 21; cf.:
in incerto relinquere,
Liv. 5, 28, 5; Tac. H. 2, 83.
II.
With acc.
A.
In space, with verbs of motion, into or to a place or thing (rarely with names of towns and small islands;
v. Zumpt, Gram. § 398): influxit non tenuis quidam e Graecia rivulus in hanc urbem,
Cic. Rep. 2, 19:
in Ephesum advenit,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 35:
in Epirum venire,
Cic. Att. 13, 25, 3:
ibo in Piraeeum, visamque, ecquae advenerit in portum ex Epheso navis mercatoria,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 2: venio ad Piraeea, in quo magis reprehendendus sum, quod... Piraeea scripserim, non Piraeeum, quam in quod addiderim;
non enim hoc ut oppido praeposui, sed ut loco,
Cic. Att. 7, 3, 10:
se contulisse Tarquinios, in urbem Etruriae florentissimam,
id. Rep. 2, 19:
remigrare in domum veterem e nova,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 13:
cum in sua rura venerunt,
id. Tusc. 5, 35, 102:
a te ipso missi in ultimas gentes,
id. Fam. 15, 9:
in Ubios legatos mittere,
Caes. B. G. 4, 11:
dein Thalam pervenit, in oppidum magnum et opulentum,
Sall. J. 75, 1:
Regillum antiquam in patriam se contulerat,
Liv. 3, 58, 1:
abire in exercitum,
Plaut. Am. prol. 102.— With nuntio:
cum id Zmyrnam in contionem nuntiatum est,
Tac. A. 4, 56:
nuntiatur in castra,
Lact. Most. Pers. 46; cf.:
allatis in castra nuntiis,
Tac. H. 4, 32: in manus sumere, tradere, etc., into one's hands:
iste unumquodque vas in manus sumere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 63:
Falerios se in manus Romanis tradidisse,
Liv. 5, 27, 3.—Rarely with the verbs ponere, collocare, etc. (pregn., i. e. to bring into... and place there):
in crimen populo ponere,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 10:
ut liberos, uxores suaque omnia in silvas deponerent,
Caes. B. G. 4, 19:
duplam pecuniam in thesauros reponi,
Liv. 29, 19, 7:
prius me collocavi in arborem,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 8, 6:
sororem et propinquas suas nuptum in alias civitates collocasse,
Caes. B. G. 1, 18.— Motion in any direction, up to, to, into, down to:
in caelum ascendere,
Cic. Lael. 23 fin.:
filium ipse paene in umeros suos extulisset,
id. de Or. 1, 53, 228:
tamquam in aram confugitis ad deum,
up to the altar, id. Tusc. 3, 10, 25:
Saturno tenebrosa in Tartara misso,
Ov. M. 1, 113:
in flumen deicere,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 25, 70; Nep. Chab. 4, 3.—
2.
Denoting mere direction towards a place or thing, and hence sometimes joined with versus, towards:
quid nunc supina sursum in caelum conspicis,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 78:
si in latus aut dextrum aut sinistrum, ut ipsi in usu est, cubat,
Cels. 2, 3:
Belgae spectant in septentriones et orientem solem,
Caes. B. G. 1, 1:
in orientem Germaniae, in occidentem Hispaniae obtenditur, Gallis in meridiem etiam inspicitur,
Tac. Agr. 10:
in laevum prona nixus sedet Inachus urna,
Stat. Th. 2, 218.—With versus:
castra ex Biturigibus movet in Arvernos versus,
towards, Caes. B. G. 7, 8 fin.:
in Galliam versus movere,
Sall. C. 56, 4: in [p. 913] ltaliam versus, Front. Strat. 1, 4, 11:
si in urbem versus venturi erant,
Plin. Ep. 10, 82. —
3.
So of that which is thought of as entering into the mind, memory, etc. (cf. I. A. 2. fin.):
in memoriam reducere,
Cic. Inv 1, 52, 98:
in animum inducere,
Liv. 27, 9:
in mentem venire,
Cic. Fam. 7, 3:
frequens imitatio transit in mores,
Quint. 1, 11, 3. —
Or into a writing or speech: in illam Metellinam orationem addidi quaedam,
Cic. Att. 1, 13, 5.—
B.
In time, into, till, for:
dormiet in lucem,
into the daylight, till broad day, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 34:
statim e somno, quem plerumque in diem extrahunt, lavantur,
Tac. G. 22: sermonem in multam noctem produximus, deep into the night, Cic. Rep. Fragm. ap. Arus. Mess. p. 239 Lindem.:
in multam noctem luxit,
Suet. Tib. 74:
si febris in noctem augetur,
Cels. 7, 27:
dixit in noctem atque etiam nocte illatis lucernis,
Plin. Ep. 4, 9, 14:
indutias in triginta annos impetraverunt,
for thirty years, Liv. 9, 37, 12; 7, 20, 8:
nisi id verbum in omne tempus perdidissem,
forever, Cic. Fam. 5, 15, 1:
ad cenam hominem in hortos invitavit in posterum diem,
for the following day, id. Off. 3, 14, 58:
audistis auctionem constitutam in mensem Januarium,
id. Agr. 1, 2, 4:
subito reliquit annum suum seque in annum proximum transtulit,
id. Mil. 9, 24:
solis defectiones itemque lunae praedicuntur in multos annos,
for many years, id. Div. 2, 6, 17:
postero die Romani ab sole orto in multum diei stetere in acie,
Liv. 27, 2:
qui ab matutino tempore duraverunt in occasum,
Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99:
seritur (semen lini) a Kalendis Octobribus in ortum aquilae,
Col. 2, 10, 17.—With usque:
neque illi didicerunt haec usque in senectutem,
Quint. 12, 11, 20:
in illum usque diem servati,
id. 8, 3, 68:
in serum usque patente cubiculo,
Suet. Oth. 11:
regnum trahat usque in tempora fati,
Sil. 11, 392: in posterum (posteritatem) or in futurum, in future, for the future: in praesens, for the present: in perpetuum or in aeternum, forever:
sancit in posterum, ne quis, etc.,
Cic. Cat. 4, 5, 10:
res dilata est in posterum,
id. Fam. 10, 12, 3:
video quanta tempestas invidiae nobis, si minus in praesens, at in posteritatem impendeat,
id. Cat. 1, 9, 22:
id aegre et in praesentia hi passi et in futurum etiam metum ceperunt,
Liv. 34, 27, 10; cf.:
ingenti omnium et in praesens laetitia et in futurum spe,
id. 30, 17, 1:
effugis in futurum,
Tac. H. 1, 71:
quod eum tibi quaestoris in loco constitueras, idcirco tibi amicum in perpetuum fore putasti?
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 30; cf.:
oppidum omni periculo in perpetuum liberavit,
id. Fam. 13, 4, 2:
quae (leges) non in tempus aliquod, sed perpetuae utilitatis causa in aeternum latae sunt,
Liv. 34, 6, 4: in tempus, for a while, for a short time, for the occasion (postAug.):
sensit miles in tempus conficta,
Tac. A. 1, 37:
ne urbs sine imperio esset, in tempus deligebatur, qui jus redderet,
id. ib. 6, 11:
scaena in tempus structa,
id. ib. 14, 20. —So in diem, for the day, to meet the day's want:
nihil ex raptis in diem commeatibus superabat,
Liv. 22, 40, 8:
rapto in diem frumento,
id. 4, 10, 1;
but, cum illa fundum emisset in diem,
i. e. a fixed day of payment, Nep. Att. 9, 5: in singulos dies, or simply in dies, with comparatives and verbs denoting increase, from day to day, daily:
vitium in dies crescit,
Vell. 2, 5, 2:
in dies singulos breviores litteras ad te mitto,
Cic. Att. 5, 7:
qui senescat in dies,
Liv. 22, 39, 15: in diem, daily:
nos in diem vivimus,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 11, 33:
in diem et horam,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 47;
and in horas,
hourly, id. C. 2, 13, 14; id. S. 2, 7, 10.—
C.
In other relations, in which an aiming at, an inclining or striving towards a thing, is conceivable, on, about, respecting; towards, against; for, as; in, to; into:
id, quod apud Platonem est in philosophos dictum,
about the philosophers, Cic. Off. 1, 9, 28:
Callimachi epigramma in Ambraciotam Cleombrotum est,
id. Tusc. 1, 34, 84; cf.:
cum cenaret Simonides apud Scopam cecinissetque id car men, quod in eum scripsisset, etc.,
id. de Or. 2, 86, 352:
quo amore tandem inflammati esse debemus in ejus modi patriam,
towards, id. ib. 1, 44, 196:
in liberos nostros indulgentia,
id. ib. 2, 40, 168:
de suis meritis in rem publicam aggressus est dicere,
id. Or. 38, 133: ita ad impietatem in deos, in homines adjunxit injuriam, against, id. N. D. 3, 34 fin.:
in dominum quaeri,
to be examined as a witness against, id. Mil. 22, 60:
in eos impetum facere,
id. Att. 2, 22, 1:
invehi in Thebanos,
Nep. Epam. 6, 1; id. Tim. 5, 3:
quaecumque est hominis definitio, una in omnes valet,
id. Leg. 1, 10, 29:
num etiam in deos immortales inauspicatam legem valuisse?
Liv. 7, 6, 11:
vereor coram in os te laudare amplius,
to your face, Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 5:
si in me exerciturus (pugnos), quaeso, in parietem ut primum domes,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 168:
in puppim rediere rates,
Luc. 3, 545 Burm. (cf.:
sic equi dicuntur in frena redire, pulsi in terga recedere, Sulp. ad loc.): Cumis eam vidi: venerat enim in funus: cui funeri ego quoque operam dedi,
to the funeral, to take charge of the funeral, Cic. Att. 15, 1, B:
se quisque eum optabat, quem fortuna in id certamen legeret,
Liv. 21, 42, 2:
quodsi in nullius mercedem negotia eant, pauciora fore,
Tac. A. 11, 6:
haec civitas mulieri redimiculum praebeat, haec in collum, haec in crines,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 33:
Rhegium quondam in praesidium missa legio,
Liv. 28, 28; so,
datae in praesidium cohortes,
Tac. H. 4, 35: hoc idem significat Graecus ille in eam sententiam versus, to this effect or purport, Cic. Div. 2, 10, 25; cf. id. Fam. 9, 15, 4:
haec et in eam sententiam cum multa dixisset,
id. Att. 2, 22:
qui omnia sic exaequaverunt, ut in utramque partem ita paria redderent, uti nulla selectione uterentur,
id. Fin. 3, 4, 12:
in utramque partem disputat,
on both sides, for and against, id. Off. 3, 23, 89: te rogo, me tibi in omnes partes defendendum putes, Vatin. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 10 fin.:
facillime et in optimam partem cognoscuntur adulescentes, qui se ad claros et sapientes viros contulerunt,
id. Off. 2, 13, 46:
cives Romani servilem in modum cruciati et necati,
in the manner of slaves, Cic. Verr. 1, 5, 13; cf.:
miserandum in modum milites populi Romani capti, necati sunt,
id. Prov. Cons. 3, 5:
senior quidam Veiens vaticinantis in modum cecinit,
Liv. 5, 15, 4;
also: domus et villae in urbium modum aedificatae,
Sall. C. 12, 3:
perinde ac si in hanc formulam omnia judicia legitima sint,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 5, 15:
judicium quin acciperet in ea ipsa verba quae Naevius edebat, non recusasse,
id. Quint. 20, 63; cf.:
senatusconsultum in haec verba factum,
Liv. 30, 43, 9:
pax data Philippo in has leges est,
id. 33, 30:
Gallia omnis divisa est in partes tres,
Caes. B. G. 1, 1; cf.:
quae quidem in confirmationem et reprehensionem dividuntur,
Cic. Part. Or. 9, 33: describebat censores binos in singulas civitates, i. e. for or over each state, id. Verr. 2, 2, 53; cf. id. ib. 2, 4, 26:
itaque Titurium Tolosae quaternos denarios in singulas vini amphoras portorii nomine exegisse,
id. Font. 5, 9:
extulit eum plebs sextantibus collatis in capita,
a head, for each person, Liv. 2, 33 fin.:
Macedonibus treceni nummi in capita statutum est pretium,
id. 32, 17, 2; cf.:
Thracia in Rhoemetalcen filium... inque liberos Cotyis dividitur (i. e. inter),
Tac. A. 2, 67.—
2.
Of the object or end in view, regarded also as the motive of action or effect:
non te in me illiberalem, sed me in se neglegentem putabit,
Cic. Fam. 13, 1, 16:
neglegentior in patrem,
Just. 32, 3, 1:
in quem omnes intenderat curas,
Curt. 3, 1, 21:
quos ardere in proelia vidi,
Verg. A. 2, 347:
in bellum ardentes,
Manil. 4, 220:
nutante in fugam exercitu,
Flor. 3, 10, 4:
in hanc tam opimam mercedem agite ( = ut eam vobis paretis, Weissenb. ad loc.),
Liv. 21, 43, 7:
certa praemia, in quorum spem pugnarent,
id. 21, 45, 4:
in id sors dejecta,
id. 21, 42, 2:
in id fide accepta,
id. 28, 17, 9:
in spem pacis solutis animis,
id. 6, 11, 5 et saep.:
ingrata misero vita ducenda est in hoc, ut, etc.,
Hor. Epod. 17, 63:
nec in hoc adhibetur, ut, etc.,
Sen. Ep. 16, 3:
alius non in hoc, ut offenderet, facit, id. de Ira, 2, 26, 3: in quod tum missi?
Just. 38, 3, 4.—So, like ad, with words expressing affections or inclination of the mind:
in obsequium plus aequo pronus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 10:
paratus in res novas,
Tac. H. 4, 32:
in utrumque paratus,
Verg. A. 2, 61.—
3.
Of the result of an act or effort:
denique in familiae luctum atque in privignorum funus nupsit,
Cic. Clu. 66, 188:
paratusque miles, ut ordo agminis in aciem adsisteret,
Tac. A. 2, 16: excisum Euboicae latus ingens rupis in antrum, Verg. A. 6, 42:
portus ab Euroo fluctu curvatus in arcum,
id. ib. 3, 533:
populum in obsequia principum formavit,
Just. 3, 2, 9:
omnium partium decus in mercedem conruptum erat,
Sall. H. 1, 13 Dietsch:
commutari ex veris in falsa,
Cic. Fat. 9, 17; 9, 18:
in sollicitudinem versa fiducia est,
Curt. 3, 8, 20.—
4.
Esp. in the phrase: in gratiam or in honorem, alicujus, in kindness, to show favor, out of good feeling, to show honor, etc., to any one (first in Liv.; cf. Weissenb. ad Liv. 28, 21, 4;
Krebs, Antibarb. p. 562): in gratiam levium sociorum injuriam facere,
Liv. 39, 26, 12:
pugnaturi in gratiam ducis,
id. 28, 21, 4:
quorum in gratiam Saguntum deleverat Hannibal,
id. 28, 39, 13; cf. id. 35, 2, 6; 26, 6, 16:
oratio habita in sexus honorem,
Quint. 1, 1, 6:
convivium in honorem victoriae,
id. 11, 2, 12:
in honorem Quadratillae,
Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 7:
in honorem tuum,
Sen. Ep. 20, 7; 79, 2; 92, 1; Vell. 2, 41 al.—
5.
In the phrase, in rem esse, to be useful, to avail (cf.: e re esse;
opp.: contra rem esse): ut aequom est, quod in rem esse utrique arbitremur,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 10:
si in rem est Bacchidis,
Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 27; 2, 2, 7:
hortatur, imperat, quae in rem sunt,
Liv. 26, 44, 7:
cetera, quae cognosse in rem erat,
id. 22, 3, 2; 44, 19, 3:
in rem fore credens universos adpellare,
Sall. C. 20, 1; cf.:
in duas res magnas id usui fore,
Liv. 37, 15, 7:
in hos usus,
Verg. A. 4, 647.—
6.
To form adverbial expressions:
non nominatim, qui Capuae, sed in universum qui usquam coissent, etc.,
in general, Liv. 9, 26, 8; cf.:
terra etsi aliquanto specie differt, in universum tamen aut silvis horrida aut paludibus foeda,
Tac. G. 5:
in universum aestimanti, etc.,
id. ib. 6:
aestate in totum, si fieri potest, abstinendum est (Venere),
wholly, entirely, Cels. 1, 3 fin.; cf. Col. 2, 1, 2:
in plenum dici potest, etc.,
fully, Plin. 16, 40, 79, § 217:
Marii virtutem in majus celebrare,
beyond due bounds, Sall. J. 73, 5:
aliter se corpus habere atque consuevit, neque in pejus tantum, sed etiam in melius,
for the worse, for the better, Cels. 2, 2:
in deterius,
Tac. A. 14, 43:
in mollius,
id. ib. 14, 39:
quid enim est iracundia in supervacuum tumultuante frigidius? Sen. de Ira, 2, 11: civitas saepta muris neque in barbarum corrupta (v. barbarus),
Tac. A. 6, 42; cf.:
aucto in barbarum cognomento,
id. H. 5, 2:
priusquam id sors cerneret, in incertum, ne quid gratia momenti faceret, in utramque provinciam decerni,
while the matter was uncertain, Liv. 43, 12, 2:
nec puer Iliaca quisquam de gente Latinos In tantum spe tollet avos,
so much, Verg. A. 6, 876:
in tantum suam felicitatem virtutemque enituisse,
Liv. 22, 27, 4; cf.:
quaedam (aquae) fervent in tantum, ut non possint esse usui,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 24:
viri in tantum boni, in quantum humana simplicitas intellegi potest,
Vell. 2, 43, 4:
quippe pedum digitos, in quantum quaeque secuta est, Traxit,
Ov. M. 11, 71:
meliore in omnia ingenio animoque quam fortuna usus,
in all respects, Vell. 2, 13:
ut simul in omnia paremur,
Quint. 11, 3, 25:
in antecessum dare,
beforehand, Sen. Ep. 118.—
7.
Sometimes with esse, habere, etc., in is followed by the acc. (constr. pregn.), to indicate a direction, aim, purpose, etc. (but v. Madvig. Gram. § 230, obs. 2, note, who regards these accusatives as originating in errors of pronunciation); so, esse in potestatem alicujus, to come into and remain in one ' s power: esse in mentem alicui, to come into and be in one ' s mind: esse in conspectum, to appear to and be in sight: esse in usum, to come into use, be used, etc.:
quod, qui illam partem urbis tenerent, in eorum potestatem portum futurum intellegebant,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 38:
ut portus in potestatem Locrensium esset,
Liv. 24, 1, 13; 2, 14, 4:
eam optimam rem publicam esse duco, quae sit in potestatem optimorum,
Cic. Leg. 3, 17:
neque enim sunt motus in nostram potestatem,
Quint. 6, 2, 29:
numero mihi in mentem fuit,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 25; cf.:
ecquid in mentem est tibi?
id. Bacch. 1, 2, 53:
nec prius surrexisse ac militibus in conspectum fuisse, quam, etc.,
Suet. Aug. 16:
quod satis in usum fuit, sublato, ceterum omne incensum est,
Liv. 22, 20, 6: ab hospitibus clientibusque suis, ab exteris nationibus, quae in amicitiam populi Romani dicionemque essent, injurias propulsare, Cic. Div. ap. Caecil. 20, 66: adesse in senatum [p. 914] jussit a. d. XIII. Kal. Octobr., id. Phil. 5, 7, 19.—Less freq. with habere: facito in memoriam habeas tuam majorem filiam mihi te despondisse, call or bring to mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 108:
M. Minucium magistrum equitum, ne quid rei bellicae gereret, prope in custodiam habitum,
put in prison, kept in prison, Liv. 22, 25, 6:
reliquos in custodiam habitos,
Tac. H. 1, 87.—So rarely with other verbs:
pollicetur se provinciam Galliam retenturum in senatus populique Romani potestatem,
Cic. Phil. 3, 4, 8. —
III.
In composition, n regularly becomes assimilated to a foll. l, m, or r, and is changed before the labials into m: illabor, immitto, irrumpo, imbibo, impello.—As to its meaning, according as it is connected with a verb of rest or motion, it conveys the idea of existence in a place or thing, or of motion, direction, or inclination into or to a place or thing: inesse; inhibere, inferre, impellere, etc. See Hand, Turs. III. pp. 243- 356.
2.
in (before b and p, im; before l, m, and r, the n assimilates itself to these consonants), an inseparable particle [kindred with Sanscr. a-, an-; Gr. a-, an; Goth. and Germ. un-], which negatives the meaning of the noun or participle with which it is connected; Engl. un-, in-, not: impar, unequal: intolerabilis, unbearable, intolerable: immitis, not mild, rude, etc.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > in

46 πλῆθος

πλῆθος, ους, τό (πίμπλημι; Hom.+.—In our lit. it is lacking in Mt, the Pauline epp., the catholic epp. [except Js and 1 Pt], Rv, and D [B has it only in a quot. fr. the OT]; in the NT the large majority of occurrences are in Lk and Ac).

① the fact or condition of being many, quantity/number καθὼς τὰ ἄστρα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τῷ πλήθει Hb 11:12 (cp. Josh 11:4; Da 3:36 v.l.; TestJob 13:2.—S. also Hdt. 6, 44 al.).

② a large amount, large number, multitude, in concrete sense

ⓐ of things, w. gen. (Diod S 15, 3, 3 σίτου; 15, 9, 3; Polyaenus 8, 28, Exc. 15, 9; TestJob 18:4 τῶν ὠδίνων; JosAs 5:7 καρποῦ; SEG VIII, 467, 15f [217 B.C.] πολὺ πλ. χρυσίου κτλ.) πλ. ἰχθύων (Eparchides [III B.C.]: 437 Fgm. 1 Jac.; Diod S 3, 44, 8; 5, 19, 4) πολύ Lk 5:6; cp. J 21:6. πλ. ἁμαρτιῶν a host of sins (cp. Sir 5:6; Ezk 28:17f; ParJer 1:1, 8; Jos., Ant. 12, 167) Js 5:20; 1 Pt 4:8; 1 Cl 49:5; 2 Cl 16:4. φρυγάνων πλ. a bundle of sticks Ac 28:3. πλ. αἵματος a great quantity of blood MPol 16:1. πλ. τῆς χαλάζης density of the hail AcPl Ha 5, 10. πλ. τῶν θυσίων B 2:5 (Is 1:11). τὸ πλ. τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου the abundance of your compassion 1 Cl 18:2 (Ps 50:3). τὸ πλ. τῶν σχισμάτων the large number of cracks Hs 9, 8, 3.

ⓑ of persons

α. gener. crowd (of people), throng, host, also specif. a disorganized crowd (as Maximus Tyr. 39, 2eh) πολὺ πλ. Mk 3:7f. W. gen. of pers. (Diod S 15, 14, 4 στρατιωτῶν; Cebes 1, 3 γυναικῶν; Appian, Bell. Civ, 1. 81 §370 στρατιᾶς πολὺ πλ.=a large number of military personnel; Jos., Bell. 7, 35, Ant. 18, 61; Just., D. 120, 2) πλῆθος πολὺ τοῦ λαοῦ a great throng of people Lk 6:17; 23:27 (a πλ. at an execution Jos., Ant. 19, 270). τὸ πλ. τοῦ λαοῦ Ac 21:36 (πλῆθος … κράζοντες is constructio ad sensum as Diod S 13, 111, 1 συνέδριον … λέγοντες; Polyb. 18, 9, 9 σύγκλητος … ἐκεῖνοι and similar expressions). τὸ πλ. τοῦ ὄχλου Hs 9, 4, 4. πλ. τῶν ἀσθενούντων a large number of sick people J 5:3. Ἑλλήνων πολὺ πλ. Ac 14:1; 17:4. πλῆθός τι ἀνδρῶν a large number of (other) men Hs 9, 3, 1 (Diod S 15, 76, 2 and Appian, Iber. 59 §248 πλ. ἀνδρῶν, Bell. Civ. 2, 67 §276 πολὺ πλ. ἀνδρῶν). πολὺ πλ. ἐκλεκτῶν 1 Cl 6:1.—Of angels πλ. στρατιᾶς οὐρανίου a throng of the heavenly army Lk 2:13 (πλ. of military personnel Diod S 20, 50, 6; Appian, Bell. Civ. 1, 81 §370 στρατιᾶς πλ.; Jos., Ant. 14, 482). τὸ πᾶν πλ. τῶν ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ 1 Cl 34:5.—Pl. (cp. Socrat., Ep. 1, 2; Diod S 1, 64, 5; 1, 85, 2; Appian, Bell. Civ. 2, 120 §503; 2 Macc 12:27; 3 Macc 5:24; EpArist 15; 21. S. Mayser II/1, 1926, 38f) πλήθη ἀνδρῶν τε καὶ γυναικῶν large numbers of men and women Ac 5:14.

β. a (stated) meeting, assembly ἐσχίσθη τὸ πλ. Ac 23:7. πᾶν τὸ πλ. MPol 3:2. ἅπαν τὸ πλ. αὐτῶν Lk 23:1 (the verb is in the pl. as Polyaenus 7, 1; 8, 46; Xenophon Eph. 1, 3, 1 ἦλθον ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος).

γ. people, populace, population (Diod S 5, 15, 2; Appian, Samn. 4 §14; SIG 581, 95 [c. 200 B.C.] τὸ πλῆθος τὸ Ῥοδίων; 695, 20 [II B.C.] τὸ πλ. τὸ Μαγνήτων; IG XII/1, 846, 10; 847, 14 [cp. SIG 765, 129 note 5: τὸ πλέθος τὸ Λινδίων]; 1 Macc 8:20; 2 Macc 11:16; EpArist 308, the last three: τὸ πλ. τῶν Ἰουδαίων; Jos., Vi. 198 τὸ πλ. τῶν Γαλιλαίων; Just., D. 119, 4 Ἁμμανιτῶν πολὺ πλ.) τὸ πλῆθος the populace abs. (as Polyaenus 8, 47; 50) Ac 2:6; 1 Cl 53:5 (=ὁ λαός vss. 3, 4). ὅλον τὸ πλ. Ac 14:7 D; AcPl Ha 4, 21. W. gen. τὸ πλ. τῆς πόλεως (Sir 7:7) Ac 14:4. τὸ πλ. τῶν πέριξ πόλεων 5:16. ἅπαν τὸ πλ. τῆς περιχώρου Lk 8:37. ἅπαν τὸ πλ. τῶν Ἰουδαίων Ac 25:24; cp. MPol 12:2.

δ. in the usage of cultic communities as a t.t. for the whole body of their members, fellowship, community, congregation (cp. 1QS 5:2, 9, 22; 6:19; IG XII/1, 155, 6; 156, 5; SIG 1023, 16f τὸ πλ[ῆθος] τῶν μετεχόντων τοῦ ἱεροῦ; OGI 56, 71 [237 B.C.]; Lucian, Syr. Dea 50) abs. τὸ πλ. the community, the church Ac 15:30; 19:9; 21:22 v.l.; 1 Cl 54:2; ISm 8:2; Hm 11:9. πᾶν τὸ πλ. the whole community, group Ac 6:5; 15:12. Also τὸ πᾶν πλ. IMg 6:1. τὸ ἐν θεῷ πλ. ITr 8:2. W. gen. τὸ πᾶν πλ. ὑμῶν 1:1. πᾶν το πλ. τοῦ λαοῦ Lk 1:10. ἅπαν τὸ πλ. τῶν μαθητῶν the whole community of his disciples Lk 19:37; cp. Ac 6:2. τὸ πλ. τῶν πιστευσάντων 4:32.—Dssm., NB 59f [BS 232f].—B. 929. DELG s.v. πίμπλημι. M-M. EDNT. TW. Sv.

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47 טהרה

טָהֳרָהor טַהֲרָה f. (b. h. טָ׳; preced. wds.) 1) clearness of the sky after the rainy season. Ber.59a הרואה רקיע בטָהֳרָתָהּ (or בטַהֲ׳) he who sees the sky in its restored brightness (Ms. F. בטיהרו, v. טִיהָר). Ib. נראית רקיע בטהרתה (Ms. M. נראו שמים בטהרה; Yalk. Is. 335 נראה שמים בטִהֲרוֹ, corr. acc.). 2) pureness, condition of levitical cleanness; purification. Sabb.152b תנה לו כמו שנתנה לך מה הוא בט׳ אף אתה בט׳ Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) give her (the soul) to Him as He has given her to thee, as He (has given her) in pureness, so give thou Snh.68a, v. טָהוֹר.Ber.16a (ref. to Num. 24:6) מה נחלים … מטומאה לט׳וכ׳ as the rivers raise man from a condition of uncleanness to one of cleanness, so do the tents (schools) Ab. Zar.8a עובדיע״ז בט׳ encouraging idolatry, though from no impure motives. Yoma 72b; Men.110a הלומד תורה בט׳ he who studies the Law in (sexual) purity.Snh. l. c. וטַהֲרָתָן במה שהן and their purification (immersion) is performed in whatever condition they are (whole or torn); a. v. fr.Esp. ט׳ or טַהֲרַת הקודש observance of levitical rules originally prescribed for the handling of sacred food; also (mostly in pl.) secular food so prepared or pretended to be so prepared; v. חָבֵר.Gitt.62a אין עושין חלתע״ה בט׳ you must not separate the priests share under levitical precautions for a non-observant (because it might mislead the priest); Tosef.Dem.III, 1. Sabb.13a עד היכן פרצה ט׳וכ׳ how far the custom of observing the rules of levitical cleanness for secular food has spread Ḥag.II, 7 היה אוכל על ט׳ הקודש used to eat his ordinary meals with the observance required for sacred food; a. fr.Pl. טָהֳרוֹת, טַהֲרוֹת. Tosef. Dem. l. c אין עושין ט׳ לע״ה one must not prepare food with observance of levitical precautions for, v. supra. Ber.19a; B. Mets.59b כל ט׳ שטיהרוכ׳ all objects which R. … had declared clean. Tosef.Dem.II, 20 אין משלחין ט׳וכ׳ you must not send food levitically prepared through a non-observant; a. v. fr. Tohŏroth, or Tahăroth, (euphem. for טומאות), name of the sixth order of the Mishnah and Tosefta (סדר ט׳), and of one treatise of that order.

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48 טָהֳרָה

טָהֳרָהor טַהֲרָה f. (b. h. טָ׳; preced. wds.) 1) clearness of the sky after the rainy season. Ber.59a הרואה רקיע בטָהֳרָתָהּ (or בטַהֲ׳) he who sees the sky in its restored brightness (Ms. F. בטיהרו, v. טִיהָר). Ib. נראית רקיע בטהרתה (Ms. M. נראו שמים בטהרה; Yalk. Is. 335 נראה שמים בטִהֲרוֹ, corr. acc.). 2) pureness, condition of levitical cleanness; purification. Sabb.152b תנה לו כמו שנתנה לך מה הוא בט׳ אף אתה בט׳ Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) give her (the soul) to Him as He has given her to thee, as He (has given her) in pureness, so give thou Snh.68a, v. טָהוֹר.Ber.16a (ref. to Num. 24:6) מה נחלים … מטומאה לט׳וכ׳ as the rivers raise man from a condition of uncleanness to one of cleanness, so do the tents (schools) Ab. Zar.8a עובדיע״ז בט׳ encouraging idolatry, though from no impure motives. Yoma 72b; Men.110a הלומד תורה בט׳ he who studies the Law in (sexual) purity.Snh. l. c. וטַהֲרָתָן במה שהן and their purification (immersion) is performed in whatever condition they are (whole or torn); a. v. fr.Esp. ט׳ or טַהֲרַת הקודש observance of levitical rules originally prescribed for the handling of sacred food; also (mostly in pl.) secular food so prepared or pretended to be so prepared; v. חָבֵר.Gitt.62a אין עושין חלתע״ה בט׳ you must not separate the priests share under levitical precautions for a non-observant (because it might mislead the priest); Tosef.Dem.III, 1. Sabb.13a עד היכן פרצה ט׳וכ׳ how far the custom of observing the rules of levitical cleanness for secular food has spread Ḥag.II, 7 היה אוכל על ט׳ הקודש used to eat his ordinary meals with the observance required for sacred food; a. fr.Pl. טָהֳרוֹת, טַהֲרוֹת. Tosef. Dem. l. c אין עושין ט׳ לע״ה one must not prepare food with observance of levitical precautions for, v. supra. Ber.19a; B. Mets.59b כל ט׳ שטיהרוכ׳ all objects which R. … had declared clean. Tosef.Dem.II, 20 אין משלחין ט׳וכ׳ you must not send food levitically prepared through a non-observant; a. v. fr. Tohŏroth, or Tahăroth, (euphem. for טומאות), name of the sixth order of the Mishnah and Tosefta (סדר ט׳), and of one treatise of that order.

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49 В-134

НИ ПОД КАКИМ ВИДОМ coll PrepP Invar adv used with negated verbs fixed WO
never, not for any reason, no matter what the circumstances

not on any account
on no account not under any circumstances (condition(s), pretext) under no circumstances (condition(s), pretext) (whatsoever) (in limited contexts) not for anyone (anything).
«Наташа! Ты можешь думать про меня всё, что хочешь. Считай меня, если хочешь, безумцем, но помни одно: когда вернёшься домой - не вздумай ходить в Гнездниковский. Такой переулок, возле площади Пушкина, улицы Горького. Не заглядывай туда ни под каким видом» (Терц 2). "Natasha! Think what you like about me, call me a madman if you like, but remember one thing: when you get back, keep away from Gnezdnikovsky. You know the street-near Pushkin Square and Gorki Street. Don't go there on any account..." (2a).

...Барин накрепко запирался сам с вечера каждую ночь вот уже всю неделю и даже Григорию ни под каким видом не позволял стучать к себе (Достоевский 1)....For the whole past week the master had been locking himself up securely in the evening, every night, and would not allow even Grigory to knock for him under any circumstances (1a).

Швейцару дан был строжайший приказ не принимать ни в какое время и ни под каким видом Чичикова (Гоголь 3). The doorman was given the strictest orders not to admit Chichikov at any time nor under any pretext whatsoever (3c).

(Коринкина:)...He заводите никакого разговора о детях. (Незнамов:) О детях? Что такое? Почему? (Дудукин:) Ах, да, да, да! Ни под каким видом, господа, ни под каким видом! (Островский 3). (К.:)..Don't mention children... (N.:) Why not? Why shouldn't we? (D.:) Ah, yes, quite right. Under no circumstances, gentlemen, under no circumstances! (3a).

Отказаться от частной практики старик не пожелал ни под каким видом... (Рыбаков 2). The old man wouldn't give up his private income for anyone (2a).

Меня звала приятельница, хозяйка шумного однокомнатного дома, куда захаживал сам Агранов и его будущие жертвы. Днём Мандельштам иногда соглашался зайти на минутку в этот дом, но вечером ни под каким видом (Мандельштам 2). { context transl) I was invited out by a woman I knew, the mistress of a noisy one-room apartment frequented by none other than Agranov -and his future victims. M(andelstam) would sometimes agree to go there for a minute or two during the daytime, but nothing would have induced him to set foot in the place in the evening (2a).

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50 С-501

В СОСТОЯНИИ PrepP Invar subj-compl with copula ( subj: any common noun, usu. human or collect) used with infin) a person (a group etc) has the ability, authority etc (to do sth.): X в состоянии сделать Y - X can (is able to) do Y X is capable of doing Y doing Y is within X's capacity (power)
Neg X не в состоянии делать Y = X is (quite) unable to do Y
X is incapable of doing Y doing Y is beyond X's capacity doing Y is not within X's power
( usu. in refer, to one's physical or mental health) person X is in no shape (condition) to do Y "...Вот что счастливо, это то, что вы сами, лично, в состоянии будете передать теперь в Москве, тётушке и Агаше, всё моё положение...» (Достоевский 1). "...What is fortunate is that you yourself, personally, will now be able to tell auntie and Agasha, in Moscow, of my whole situation..." (1a).

«...(Генерал Корнилов) кристальной честности человек, и только он один в состоянии поставить Россию на ноги» (Шолохов 3). "Не (General Kornilov) is a man of perfect integrity and he and he alone is capable of putting Russia on her feet again" (3a).

...Я двух дней не в состоянии прожить ни с кем в одной комнате, о чем знаю из опыта» (Достоевский 1). "...I am incapable of living in the same room with anyone even for two days, this I know from experience" (1a).

Он был не в состоянии думать о своих делах, хозяйственных распоряжениях... (Пушкин 1)....He was in no shape to take care of his affairs or manage his estate.. (1a). He was in no condition to think about his affairs or the running of his estate... (1b)

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51 ни под каким видом

• НИ ПОД КАКИМ ВИДОМ coll

[PrepP; Invar; adv; used with negated verbs; fixed WO]

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⇒ never, not for any reason, no matter what the circumstances:

- not on any account;

- on no account;

- not under any circumstances <condition(s), pretext;

- under no circumstances <condition(s), pretext (whatsoever);

- [in limited contexts] not for anyone < anything>.

     ♦ "Наташа! Ты можешь думать про меня всё, что хочешь. Считай меня, если хочешь, безумцем, но помни одно: когда вернёшься домой - не вздумай ходить в Гнездниковский. Такой переулок, возле площади Пушкина, улицы Горького. Не заглядывай туда ни под каким видом" (Терц 2). "Natasha! Think what you like about me, call me a madman if you like, but remember one thing: when you get back, keep away from Gnezdnikovsky. You know the street-near Pushkin Square and Gorki Street. Don't go there on any account..." (2a).

     ♦...Барин накрепко запирался сам с вечера каждую ночь вот уже всю неделю и даже Григорию ни под каким видом не позволял стучать к себе (Достоевский 1)....For the whole past week the master had been locking himself up securely in the evening, every night, and would not allow even Grigory to knock for him under any circumstances (1a).

     ♦...Швейцару дан был строжайший приказ не принимать ни в какое время и ни под каким видом Чичикова (Гоголь 3). The doorman was given the strictest orders not to admit Chichikov at any time nor under any pretext whatsoever (3c).

     ♦ [Коринкина:]...Не заводите никакого разговора о детях. [Незнамов:] О детях? Что такое? Почему? [Дудукин:] Ах, да, да, да! Ни под каким видом, господа, ни под каким видом! (Островский 3). [К.:]... Don't mention children... [N.:] Why not? Why shouldn't we? [D.:] Ah, yes, quite right. Under no circumstances, gentlemen; under no circumstances! (3a).

     ♦ Отказаться от частной практики старик не пожелал ни под каким видом... (Рыбаков 2). The old man wouldn't give up his private income for anyone (2a).

     ♦ Меня звала приятельница, хозяйка шумного однокомнатного дома, куда захаживал сам Агранов и его будущие жертвы. Днём Мандельштам иногда соглашался зайти на минутку в этот дом, но вечером ни под каким видом (Мандельштам 2). [context transl] I was invited out by a woman I knew, the mistress of a noisy one-room apartment frequented by none other than Agranov - and his future victims. M[andelstam] would sometimes agree to go there for a minute or two during the daytime, but nothing would have induced him to set foot in the place in the evening (2a).

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52 в состоянии

• В СОСТОЯНИИ

[PrepP; Invar; subj-compl with copula (subj: any common noun, usu. human or collect); used with infin]

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⇒ a person (a group etc) has the ability, authority etc (to do sth.):

- X в состоянии сделать Y ≈ X can (is able to) do Y;

- X is capable of doing Y;

- doing Y is within X's capacity (power);

|| Neg X не в состоянии делать Y ≈ X is (quite) unable to do Y;

- X is incapable of doing Y;

- doing Y is beyond X's capacity;

- doing Y is not within X's power;

- [usu. in refer, to one's physical or mental health] person X is in no shape (condition) to do Y

     ♦ "...Вот что счастливо, это то, что вы сами, лично, в состоянии будете передать теперь в Москве, тётушке и Агаше, всё моё положение..." (Достоевский 1). "...What is fortunate is that you yourself, personally, will now be able to tell auntie and Agasha, in Moscow, of my whole situation..." (1a).

     ♦ "...[Генерал Корнилов] кристальной честности человек, и только он один в состоянии поставить Россию на ноги" (Шолохов 3). " Не [General Kornilov] is a man of perfect integrity and he and he alone is capable of putting Russia on her feet again" (3a).

     ♦ "...Я двух дней не в состоянии прожить ни с кем в одной комнате, о чем знаю из опыта" (Достоевский 1). "...I am incapable of living in the same room with anyone even for two days, this I know from experience" (1a).

     ♦ Он был не в состоянии думать о своих делах, хозяйственных распоряжениях... (Пушкин 1)....He was in no shape to take care of his affairs or manage his estate.. (1a). He was in no condition to think about his affairs or the running of his estate... (1b)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в состоянии

53 dann

Adv.

1. (danach, später) then, after that, afterwards; was geschah dann? what happened then ( oder next)?; zuerst wollte ich nicht mit, aber dann war es doch sehr schön but then it turned out alright; anfangs war es noch schwer, aber dann ging es auf einmal but then it got easier all of a sudden

2. (zu der Zeit) then; dann und dann umg. at such and such a time, round about then; dann und wann now and then; bis dann until then; als Abschied: see you (then); erst dann only then; von dann bis dann umg. from then till then, from such and such a date ( oder time) until such and such a date ( oder time)

3. Reihenfolge: (dahinter) then, after(wards); zuerst kommt die Dampflok, dann die Güterwaggons the engine comes first, followed by the goods wagons (Am. freight cars)

4. (in dem Fall) in that case, then; dann eben nicht! umg. all right, forget it!; wenn du mich brauchst, dann sag mir Bescheid if you need me, just let me know; ich mache nur dann mit, wenn... I’ll only join in if ( oder on the condition that)...; dann und nur dann then and only then; selbst dann, wenn... even if...; also oder na dann! umg. (wenn das so ist) well in that case; um Gespräch zu beenden: right then, okeydoke

5. umg. (also) so; dann kommst du also? so you ‘are coming (then)? dann stimmt das ( also oder etwa) gar nicht? so that isn’t true then?

6. in Fragen: (sonst) wer / wo / wie etc. dann? who / where / how etc. else then?; wenn er es nicht weiß, wer dann? if he doesn’t know, who does?

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then; next

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dạnn [dan]
adv

1) (Reihenfolge ausdrückend = später) then

dann und dann — (a)round about then

von dann bis dann — for some time (a)round then

dann und wann — now and then

gerade dann, wenn... — just when...

wenn das gemacht ist, dann kannst du gehen — when that's done you can go

noch eine Woche, dann ist Weihnachten — another week till Christmas, another week and (then) it's Christmas

See:

→ bis

2) (= unter diesen Umständen) then

wenn..., dann — if..., (then)

wenn du was brauchst, dann sagst dus mir, nicht? — just tell me if you need anything, if you need anything (then) just tell me

ja, selbst dann — yes, even then

nein, selbst dann nicht — no, not even then

selbst dann/selbst dann nicht, wenn... — even/not even if...

erst dann, wenn... — only when...

ja, dann! — (oh) well then!

ich habe keine Lust mehr – dann hör doch auf! — I'm not in the mood any more – well stop then!

und wie es dann so geht or ist, kommt natürlich Besuch — and as was bound to happen, I got visitors, but you know how it is, I got visitors

wenn er seine Gedichte selbst nicht versteht, wer dann? — if he can't understand his own poems, who else could (understand them)?

wenn man nicht einmal in Schottland echten Whisky bekommt, wo dann? — if you can't get real whisky in Scotland, where can you expect to find it?

wenn ich nicht einmal das Einmaleins bei euch voraussetzen kann, was dann? — if I can't even assume you know your (multiplication) tables, what can I assume you know?

dann eben nicht — well, in that case (there's no more to be said)

dann erst recht nicht! — in that case no way (inf) or not a chance! (inf)

dann ist ja alles in Ordnung — (oh well,) everything's all right then, in that case everything's all right

dann will ich lieber gehen — well, I'd better be getting along (then)

ja dann, auf Wiedersehen — well then, goodbye

also dann bis morgen — right then, see you tomorrow, see you tomorrow then

3)

(= außerdem) dann... noch — on top of that

strohdumm und dann auch noch frech — as thick as they come and cheeky into the bargain (Brit), as dumb as they come and a smart alec too (esp US)

kommandiert mich herum und meint dann auch noch... — orders me around and then on top of that thinks...

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1) then

2) (used with prepositions to mean that time in the past or future: John should be here by then; I'll need you before then; I have been ill since then; Until then; Goodbye till then!) then

3) (after that: I had a drink, (and) then I went home.) then

4) (in that case: He might not give us the money and then what would we do?) then

5) (often used especially at the end of sentences in which an explanation, opinion etc is asked for, or which show surprise etc: What do you think of that, then?) then

6) (in that case; as a result: If you're tired, then you must rest.) then

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dann

[ˈdan]

adv

1. (rangmäßig danach) then

er ist der Klassenbeste, \dann kommt sein Bruder und \dann ich he is top of the class, followed by his brother and then by me [or then comes his brother and then me

2. (dahinter) then

an den Hof schließt sich \dann ein Garten an then at the end of yard there is a garden

3. (darauf, danach) then; (hinterher) afterwards

sie sprang zuerst ins Wasser, \dann sprangen die anderen she jumped first of all into the water, [and] then the others

lass uns ins Kino gehen — und was machen wir \dann? let's got to the cinema — and what are we doing afterwards?

4. (zu dem Zeitpunkt) then

noch ein Jahr, \dann ist er mit dem Studium fertig another year and he will have finished his studies

wenn das gemacht ist, \dann kannst du gehen when that's done, you can go

noch eine Woche, \dann ist Ostern another week and [then] it's Easter

was soll \dann werden? what will happen then?

ausgerechnet [o gerade] \dann, als/wenn... just when...

das Angebot kam ausgerechnet \dann, als ich eine andere Stelle angenommen hatte the offer arrived just after I had accepted another job

bis \dann until then; (spätestens) by then

bis \dann kann ich nicht warten I cannot wait till then

bis \dann muss der Text fertig sein the text has to be finished by then

erst \dann only then

erst \dann begriff ich, wie sehr ich ihn brauchte only then did I realize how much I needed him

erst/nur \dann, wenn... only when...

ich bezahle nur \dann, wenn du pünktlich lieferst you only get paid when you deliver on time

immer \dann, wenn... always when...

du rufst immer [genau] \dann an, wenn ich keine Zeit habe you always phone when I've got no time

5. (schließlich) in the end

es hat \dann doch noch geklappt it was all right in the end

6. (in diesem Falle) then

solltest du morgen in der Gegend sein, \dann komm doch bei mir vorbei if you are in the neighbourhood tomorrow, do come and see me, then

ich habe keine Lust mehr — \dann hör doch auf! I'm not in the mood any more — well stop then!

also \dann bis morgen right then, see you tomorrow, see you tomorrow then

ja \dann auf Wiedersehen! well then, good-bye!

nun, \dann ist ja alles in Ordnung! oh well, in that case [everything's okay]!

na, \dann eben nicht! well, in that case[, forget it]!

\dann erst recht nicht! then certainly not!

\dann will ich nicht weiter stören well, I'd better not disturb you any more

und wie es \dann so ist [o geht],... but you know how it is,...

erst \dann only then

erst/nur \dann, wenn... only if...

ich verrate es dir nur \dann, wenn du verspricht es geheim zu halten I'll only tell you if you promise to keep it a secret

selbst \dann even then

ja, selbst \dann yes, even then

nein, selbst \dann nicht no, not even then

wenn..., \dann... if..., [then]...

wenn du mir nicht glaubst, \dann frag doch die anderen if you don't believe me, [then] ask the others

7. (demnach) so

\dann hast du also die ganze Zeit mit zugehört so you've been listening the whole time

8. (sonst) then

und falls das so nicht klappt, wie \dann? and if it doesn't work, what then?

wenn dir auch dieser Vorschlag nicht zusagt, welcher \dann? if you can't agree to this proposal, what can you agree to?

wenn man nicht einmal in Schottland echten Whiskey bekommt, wo \dann? if you can't get real whisky in Scotland, where can you expect to find it?

wenn er seine Gedichte selbst nicht versteht, wer \dann? if he can't understand his own poems, who else can [understand them]?

9. (außerdem)

\dann noch as well; (zu alledem)

\dann [auch] noch on top of that

auf dem Markt wurde Obst und Gemüse verkauft, und \dann gab es noch Blumen fruit and vegetables were offered at the market, and flowers as well

und \dann kommt noch die Mehrwertsteuer hinzu and then there's VAT to add on top of that

zuletzt fiel \dann auch noch der Strom aus finally to top it all there was a power failure

und \dann will er auch noch sein Teil haben and, on top of that, he wants his share

strohdumm und \dann auch noch frech as thick as they come and cheeky into the bargain [or to boot] fam

10.

▶ bis \dann! see you then!

▶ \dann und \dann on such and such a date

er schrieb mir, dass er \dann und \dann kommen würde he wrote to me that he would come on such and such a date

▶ von \dann bis \dann from such and such a date to such and such a date

▶ \dann und wann now and then

ich sehe sie \dann und wann beim Einkaufen I see her now and then [or I occasionally see her] when I do my shopping

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Adverb

1) then

was dann? — what happens then?

noch drei Tage, dann ist Ostern — another three days and it will be Easter

bis dann — see you then

dann und wann — now and then

er ist der Klassenbeste, dann kommt sein Bruder — he is top of the class, followed by his brother or then comes his brother

2) (unter diesen Umständen) then; in that case

[na,] dann eben nicht! — in that case, forget it!

dann bis morgen — see you tomorrow, then

nur dann, wenn... — only if...

3) (außerdem)

dann noch... — then... as well

zuletzt fiel dann noch der Strom aus — finally to top it all there was a power failure

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dann adv

1. (danach, später) then, after that, afterwards;

was geschah dann? what happened then ( oder next)?; zuerst wollte ich nicht mit,

aber dann war es doch sehr schön but then it turned out alright; anfangs war es noch schwer,

aber dann ging es auf einmal but then it got easier all of a sudden

2. (zu der Zeit) then;

dann und dann umg at such and such a time, round about then;

dann und wann now and then;

bis dann until then; als Abschied: see you (then);

erst dann only then;

von dann bis dann umg from then till then, from such and such a date ( oder time) until such and such a date ( oder time)

3. Reihenfolge: (dahinter) then, after(wards);

zuerst kommt die Dampflok, dann die Güterwaggons the engine comes first, followed by the goods wagons (US freight cars)

4. (in dem Fall) in that case, then;

dann eben nicht! umg all right, forget it!;

wenn du mich brauchst, dann sag mir Bescheid if you need me, just let me know;

ich mache nur dann mit, wenn … I’ll only join in if ( oder on the condition that) …;

dann und nur dann then and only then;

selbst dann, wenn … even if …;

also oder

na dann! umg (wenn das so ist) well in that case; um Gespräch zu beenden: right then, okeydoke

5. umg (also) so;

dann kommst du also? so you ’are coming (then)?

dann stimmt das (

also oder

etwa)

gar nicht? so that isn’t true then?

6. in Fragen: (sonst)

wer/wo/wie etc

dann? who/where/how etc else then?;

wenn er es nicht weiß, wer dann? if he doesn’t know, who does?

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Adverb

1) then

was dann? — what happens then?

noch drei Tage, dann ist Ostern — another three days and it will be Easter

bis dann — see you then

dann und wann — now and then

er ist der Klassenbeste, dann kommt sein Bruder — he is top of the class, followed by his brother or then comes his brother

2) (unter diesen Umständen) then; in that case

[na,] dann eben nicht! — in that case, forget it!

dann bis morgen — see you tomorrow, then

nur dann, wenn... — only if...

3) (außerdem)

dann noch... — then... as well

zuletzt fiel dann noch der Strom aus — finally to top it all there was a power failure

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adj.

then adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > dann

54 erfüllen

I v/t

1. auch fig. fill ( mit with); der Raum war mit Lärm / einem köstlichen Duft erfüllt the room was full of noise / pervaded by an exquisite aroma; i-e Worte erfüllten ihn mit Sorge / Stolz etc. her words filled him with anxiety / pride etc., what she said left him very worried / made him ( oder his heart) swell with pride etc.; die Kinder erfüllen das Haus mit Leben the children keep the house full of life ( oder buzzing)

2. jemanden erfüllen (befriedigen) satisfy s.o., fulfil(l) s.o.; meine Arbeit erfüllt mich I find my work very fulfilling ( oder satisfying)

3. (Aufgabe etc.) (entsprechen) fulfil(l); (Bedingung) auch meet, fulfil(l), satisfy, comply with; (Wunsch) grant, fulfil(l); (Erwartungen) meet, come ( oder live) up to; (Pflicht, Vertrag etc.) carry out; (Versprechen) keep, fulfil(l); (Zweck) serve, fulfil(l); das Auto erfüllt noch seinen Zweck the car still serves its purpose ( oder does its job); den Tatbestand der Nötigung etc. erfüllen JUR. constitute ( oder meet the definition of) coercion

II v/refl come true, be realized

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(ausfüllen) to prepossess; to fill; to imbue;

(entsprechen) to comply with; to meet; to come up to; to answer;

(erledigen) to acquit; to honour; to honor; to discharge; to perform; to fulfill; to fulfil; to carry out

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er|fụ̈l|len [ɛɐ'fʏlən] ptp erfü\#llt
1. vt

1) Raum etc to fill

Hass/Liebe/Ekel etc erfüllte ihn — he was full of hate/love/disgust etc, he was filled with hate/love/disgust etc

Schmerz erfüllte ihn — he was grief-stricken

Freude erfüllte ihn — his heart was full of or filled with joy

er/sein Leben war von einem starken Pflichtgefühl erfüllt — he/his life was impregnated with a strong sense of duty

es erfüllt mich mit Genugtuung, dass... — it gives me great satisfaction to see that...

ein erfülltes Leben — a full life

2) (= ausführen, einhalten) to fulfil (Brit), to fulfill (US); Bedingungen to meet, to comply with, to fulfil(l); Wunsch, Bitte to fulfi(l), to carry out; Pflicht, Aufgabe to fulfil(l), to carry out, to perform; Erwartungen to come up to, to fulfil(l); (JUR ) Soll to achieve; Plan to carry through; Formalitäten to comply with; Zweck, Funktion to serve

die Fee erfüllte ihm seinen Wunsch — the fairy granted him his wish

ihr Wunsch nach einem Kind wurde erfüllt — their wish for a child came true or was granted

erfüllst du mir einen Wunsch? — will you do something for me?

See:

→ Tatbestand

2. vr
(Wunsch, Voraussagung) to be fulfilled, to come true
als er diesen Titel bekam, hatte sich sein Leben erfüllt — when he received this title his life had reached fulfilment (Brit) or fulfillment (US)

3. vi (JUR)
to discharge one's debts
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1) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) answer

2) (to act in the way that someone else has commanded or wished: You must comply (with her wishes).) comply

3) (to carry out or perform (a task, promise etc): He always fulfils his promises.) fulfil

4) (to satisfy (requirements): He fulfilled all the requirements for the job.) fulfil

5) (to fulfil (a promise etc): We'll honour our agreement.) honour

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er·fül·len *

I. vt

1. (ausführen)

▪ etw \erfüllen to fulfil [or AM usu -ll] [or carry out] sth

welche Funktion erfüllt sie im Betrieb? what is her function in the company?

mein altes Auto erfüllt seinen Zweck my old car serves its purpose

2. (durchdringen)

▪ jdn \erfüllen to come over sb

von Ekel erfüllt wandte sie sich ab filled with disgust she turned away

3. (anfüllen)

▪ etw \erfüllen to fill sth

das Giftgas erfüllte das ganze Gebäude the poisonous gas filled the whole building

II. vr (sich bewahrheiten)

▪ sich akk \erfüllen to be fulfilled, to come true

möge sich dein Wunsch \erfüllen! may your wish come true!

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1.
transitives Verb

1) grant <wish, request>; fulfil < contract>; carry out < duty>; meet < condition>; serve < purpose>

2) (füllen) fill; (fig. geh.)

ein erfülltes Leben — a full life

eine Sehnsucht erfüllte sein Herz — a longing came over him

jemanden mit etwas erfüllen — fill somebody with something
2.
reflexives Verb come true

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erfüllen

A. v/t

1. auch fig fill (

mit with);

der Raum war mit Lärm/einem köstlichen Duft erfüllt the room was full of noise/pervaded by an exquisite aroma;

i-e Worte erfüllten ihn mit Sorge/Stolz etc her words filled him with anxiety/pride etc, what she said left him very worried/made him ( oder his heart) swell with pride etc;

die Kinder erfüllen das Haus mit Leben the children keep the house full of life ( oder buzzing)

2.

jemanden erfüllen (befriedigen) satisfy sb, fulfil(l) sb;

meine Arbeit erfüllt mich I find my work very fulfilling ( oder satisfying)

3. (Aufgabe etc) (entsprechen) fulfil(l); (Bedingung) auch meet, fulfil(l), satisfy, comply with; (Wunsch) grant, fulfil(l); (Erwartungen) meet, come ( oder live) up to; (Pflicht, Vertrag etc) carry out; (Versprechen) keep, fulfil(l); (Zweck) serve, fulfil(l);

das Auto erfüllt noch seinen Zweck the car still serves its purpose ( oder does its job);

den Tatbestand der Nötigung etc

erfüllen JUR constitute ( oder meet the definition of) coercion

B. v/r come true, be realized

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1.
transitives Verb

1) grant <wish, request>; fulfil < contract>; carry out < duty>; meet < condition>; serve < purpose>

2) (füllen) fill; (fig. geh.)

ein erfülltes Leben — a full life

eine Sehnsucht erfüllte sein Herz — a longing came over him

jemanden mit etwas erfüllen — fill somebody with something
2.
reflexives Verb come true

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v.

to comply v.

to fulfil v.

to perform v.

to preoccupy v.

to prepossess v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > erfüllen

55 Schock

m; -(e)s, -s; MED., auch fig. shock; einen Schock bekommen get a shock; einen Schock haben be in a state of shock; unter Schock stehen be suffering from shock; einen ( schweren) Schock auslösen trigger a (nasty) shock; anaphylaktischer Schock allergic ( oder anaphylactic) shock; apoplektischer Schock apoplectic shock

—

Schock2

n; -(e)s, -e, bei Mengen -

1. altm.: ein / zwei Schock Eier five / ten dozen eggs

2. umg. (Menge) mass; ein ganzes Schock Kinder a whole crowd of children

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der Schock

shock

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Schọck I [ʃɔk]
nt -(e)s, -e (obs)
three score (old) II
m -(e)s, -s or (rare) -e
(=Schreck elektrisch) shock
unter Schock stehen — to be in (a state of) shock

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der

1) (a shock: He got a jolt when he heard the bad news.) jolt

2) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) shock

3) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) shock

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Schock

<-[e]s, -s>

[ʃɔk]

m shock

▪ der \Schock einer S. gen the shock [or trauma] of sth

einen \Schock bekommen [o (geh) erleiden] [o (fam) kriegen] to receive [or fam get] a shock

unter \Schock stehen to be in [a state of] shock

[jdm] einen \Schock versetzen to shock [sb]

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der; Schock[e]s, Schocks (auch Med.) shock

jemandem einen [schweren/leichten] Schock versetzen od. geben — give somebody a [nasty/slight] shock or a [nasty/bit of a] fright

unter Schock stehen — be in [a state of] shock; be suffering from shock

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Schock¹ m; -(e)s, -s; MED, auch fig shock;

einen Schock bekommen get a shock;

einen Schock haben be in a state of shock;

unter Schock stehen be suffering from shock;

einen (schweren) Schock auslösen trigger a (nasty) shock;

anaphylaktischer Schock allergic ( oder anaphylactic) shock;

apoplektischer Schock apoplectic shock

Schock² n; -(e)s, -e, bei Mengen -

1. obs:

ein/zwei Schock Eier five/ten dozen eggs

2. umg (Menge) mass;

ein ganzes Schock Kinder a whole crowd of children

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der; Schock[e]s, Schocks (auch Med.) shock

jemandem einen [schweren/leichten] Schock versetzen od. geben — give somebody a [nasty/slight] shock or a [nasty/bit of a] fright

unter Schock stehen — be in [a state of] shock; be suffering from shock

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-s m.

shock n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Schock

56 Stunde

f; -, -n

1. hour; alle zwei Stunden every two hours, every other hour; immer zur vollen Stunde every hour on the hour; eine Rede etc. von drei Stunden ( Dauer) a three-hour speech etc.; eine knappe / volle Stunde barely an hour / a full hour; von Stunde zu Stunde with every hour (that passes oder passed); Stunde um Stunde verging the hours passed by; die Stunden zählen count the hours; 50 Meilen in der Stunde MOT. 50 miles an ( oder per) hour; für Korrekturlesen zahlen wir 20 Euro die Stunde for proofreading we pay 20 euros an hour; halb, geschlagen

2. (Unterricht) lesson; in der Schule: auch period; Stunden geben give lessons; Stunden nehmen bei have lessons with; was habt ihr in der ersten Stunde? what do you have in the first period?, what’s your first lesson?; montags haben wir acht Stunden we have eight periods on Mondays

3. fig., geh. hour, moment; (Zeitpunkt) auch time; schöne Stunden mit jemandem verbringen spend happy hours with s.o., have a wonderful time with s.o.; jemandes schwerste Stunde s.o.’s darkest hour; bis zur Stunde as yet, up till now; zu später / früher Stunde at a late / an early hour; die blaue Stunde poet. the twilight hour; zur gewohnten Stunde at the accustomed ( oder usual) hour; zu jeder Stunde at any time; zur Stunde at the moment; bis zur Stunde so far; die Gespräche dauern zur Stunde noch an the talks are still in progress; seine Stunden sind gezählt fig. his days are numbered; seine letzte Stunde hat geschlagen his last hour has come; seine ( große) Stunde ist gekommen his (great) moment has come; die Stunde der Entscheidung ist gekommen the moment ( oder time) of decision has come; die Stunde der Rache ist gekommen the hour of reckoning has come; die Stunde des Abschieds ist gekommen it is time to part ( oder say goodbye); die Stunde der Wahrheit the moment of truth; die Stunde null (the time of) starting over from scratch; in einer schwachen Stunde in a moment of weakness; ein Mann der ersten Stunde a pioneer; in einer stillen Stunde in a quiet moment (of reflection); die Gunst der Stunde nutzen strike while the iron is hot; er wusste, was die Stunde geschlagen hatte he knew what the score was, he had seen the writing on the wall; vorgerückt

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die Stunde

(Unterricht) lesson; period;

(Zeitabschnitt) hour

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Stụn|de ['ʃtʊndə]
f -, -n

1) hour

eine viertel Stunde — a quarter of an hour

eine halbe Stunde — half an hour

eine ganze/gute Stunde — a whole/good hour

eine knappe Stunde — barely an hour

eine halbe Stunde Pause — a half-hour break, a break of half an hour

drei Stunden lang — for three hours

eine Stunde entfernt — an hour away

eine Reise von zwei Stunden — a two-hour journey

jede Stunde — every hour

Stunde um Stunde, Stunden um Stunden — hour after hour

von Stunde zu Stunde — hourly, from hour to hour

sein Befinden wird von Stunde zu Stunde schlechter — his condition is becoming worse hour by hour or worse every hour

130 Kilometer in der Stunde — 130 kilometres (Brit) or kilometers (US) per or an hour

See:

→ auch Achtstundentag

2) (= Augenblick, Zeitpunkt) time

zu dieser Stunde — at this/that time

zu jeder Stunde — at any time

zu später Stunde — at a late hour

zur Stunde — at the present moment or time, at present

bis zur Stunde — up to the present moment, as yet

von Stund an (old) — from henceforth

die Stunde X (Mil) — the impending onslaught

sich auf die Stunde X vorbereiten (fig) — to prepare for the inevitable

eine schwache Stunde — a moment of weakness

eine schwere Stunde — a time of difficulty

seine Stunde hat geschlagen (fig) — his hour has come

seine schwerste Stunde — his darkest hour

die Stunde der Entscheidung/Wahrheit — the moment of decision/truth

3) (= Unterricht) lesson; (= Unterrichtsstunde) class, period, lesson

sonnabends haben wir vier Stunden — on Saturday we have four lessons

in der zweiten Stunde haben wir Latein — in the second period we have Latin

Stunden geben/nehmen — to give/have or take lessons

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die

1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) hour

2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) hour

3) (a period of teaching: during the French lesson.) lesson

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Stun·de

<-, -n>

[ˈʃtʊndə]

f

1. (60 Minuten) hour

eine \Stunde Aufenthalt an hour's stop, a stop of an hour

eine halbe \Stunde Pause a half-hour break, a break of half an hour

eine halbe \Stunde entfernt half an hour away

in einer halben \Stunde in half an hour

zwei \Stunden mit dem Auto/zu Fuß two hours' drive/walk

eine Reise von sechs \Stunden a six-hour journey

130 km in der \Stunde fahren to do 130 kilometres [or AM -ers] per hour

20 Euro [für] die [o in der] [o pro] \Stunde bekommen to get 20 euros an [or per] hour

anderthalb \Stunden an hour and a half, one and a half hours

eine halbe/viertel/drei viertel \Stunde half an hour/a quarter/three-quarters of an hour

nach \Stunden bezahlt werden to be paid by the hour

eine ganze/gute/knappe \Stunde a whole/good hour/barely an hour

nur noch eine knappe \Stunde just under an hour to go

jede [volle] \Stunde every hour [on the hour], once an hour

der Zug fährt jede volle \Stunde the train departs every hour on the hour

jede [o alle] halbe \Stunde every half an hour

um diese Zeit verkehrt der Bus nur noch alle halbe \Stunde at this time of day/night there's only one bus every half an hour

in den nächsten \Stunden in the next few hours

\Stunde um \Stunde, \Stunden um \Stunden [for] hour after hour

\Stunde um \Stunde verging hour after hour went by

ich wartete \Stunden um \Stunden I waited hour after hour

zur vollen \Stunde on the hour

die Kirchturmuhr schlägt zur vollen \Stunde the church clock strikes on the hour

von \Stunde zu \Stunde from hour to hour, hourly

es wird jetzt von \Stunde zu \Stunde klarer it's becoming clearer by the hour

2. (Augenblick, Zeitpunkt) time, moment

sich akk nur an die angenehmen \Stunden erinnern to remember only the pleasant times

bis zur \Stunde up to the present moment, as yet

die \Stunde der Entscheidung/Wahrheit the moment of decision/truth

jds große \Stunde ist gekommen sb's big moment has come

in der \Stunde der Not in sb's hour of need

in einer schwachen \Stunde in a moment of weakness

jds schwerste \Stunde sb's darkest hour

in einer stillen \Stunde in a quiet moment

von Stund an (veraltet) thenceforth form or old

zu dieser \Stunde (geh) at the present time

zu früher \Stunde at an early hour

zu jeder \Stunde, jede \Stunde [at] any time

die Nachricht kann zu jeder \Stunde eintreffen the news may arrive at any time

die Polizei kann jede \Stunde hier sein! the police may be here [at] any moment!

zu später [o (geh) vorgerückter] \Stunde at a late hour

3. SCH (Unterrichtsstunde) lesson, class, period

morgen haben wir nur vier \Stunden we'll have only four lessons tomorrow

was hast du in der nächsten \Stunde? what do you have next period?

in der zweiten \Stunde haben wir Deutsch in the second period we have German

meine letzte \Stunde geht bis um 2 Uhr my last class ends at 2 o'clock

eine freie \Stunde a free period

\Stunden geben to teach, to give lessons

\Stunden nehmen to have [or take] lessons

4.

▶ der ersten \Stunde original, pioneering

eine Frau/ein Mann der ersten \Stunde a prime mover

▶ jds [letzte] \Stunde ist gekommen [o hat geschlagen] sb's [last] hour has come

▶ die Gunst der \Stunde nutzen to strike while the iron is hot, to make hay while the sun shines

▶ jdm schlägt die \Stunde sb's time is up, sb's hour has come

▶ wissen, was die \Stunde geschlagen hat to know what's coming [or how things stand]

▶ die \Stunde X MIL the impending onslaught

sich akk auf die Stunde X vorbereiten to prepare for the inevitable; s.a. null

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die; Stunde, Stunden

1) hour

eine Stunde Pause — an hour's break; a break of an hour

drei Stunden zu Fuß/mit dem Auto — three hours' walk/drive

120 km in der Stunde fahren — do 120 kilometres per hour

jede Stunde — once an hour

Stunde um Stunde — [for] hours; [for] hour after hour

jemandes letzte Stunde hat geschlagen od. ist gekommen — somebody's last hour has come

2) (geh.) (Zeitpunkt) hour; (Zeit) time; (Augenblick) moment

in Stunden der Not — in times of need

zu vorgerückter od. später Stunde — at a late hour

zur Stunde — at the present time

3) (UnterrichtsStunde) lesson

in der dritten Stunde — in the third period

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Stunde f; -, -n

1. hour;

alle zwei Stunden every two hours, every other hour;

immer zur vollen Stunde every hour on the hour;

eine Rede etc

von drei Stunden (Dauer) a three-hour speech etc;

eine knappe/volle Stunde barely an hour/a full hour;

von Stunde zu Stunde with every hour (that passes oder passed);

Stunde um Stunde verging the hours passed by;

die Stunden zählen count the hours;

50 Meilen in der Stunde AUTO 50 miles an ( oder per) hour;

für Korrekturlesen zahlen wir 20 Euro die Stunde for proofreading we pay 20 euros an hour; → halb, geschlagen

2. (Unterricht) lesson; in der Schule: auch period;

Stunden geben give lessons;

Stunden nehmen bei have lessons with;

was habt ihr in der ersten Stunde? what do you have in the first period?, what’s your first lesson?;

montags haben wir acht Stunden we have eight periods on Mondays

3. fig, geh hour, moment; (Zeitpunkt) auch time;

schöne Stunden mit jemandem verbringen spend happy hours with sb, have a wonderful time with sb;

jemandes schwerste Stunde sb’s darkest hour;

bis zur Stunde as yet, up till now;

zu später/früher Stunde at a late/an early hour;

die blaue Stunde poet the twilight hour;

zur gewohnten Stunde at the accustomed ( oder usual) hour;

zu jeder Stunde at any time;

zur Stunde at the moment;

bis zur Stunde so far;

die Gespräche dauern zur Stunde noch an the talks are still in progress;

seine Stunden sind gezählt fig his days are numbered;

seine letzte Stunde hat geschlagen his last hour has come;

seine (große) Stunde ist gekommen his (great) moment has come;

die Stunde der Entscheidung ist gekommen the moment ( oder time) of decision has come;

die Stunde der Rache ist gekommen the hour of reckoning has come;

die Stunde des Abschieds ist gekommen it is time to part ( oder say goodbye);

die Stunde der Wahrheit the moment of truth;

die Stunde null (the time of) starting over from scratch;

in einer schwachen Stunde in a moment of weakness;

ein Mann der ersten Stunde a pioneer;

in einer stillen Stunde in a quiet moment (of reflection);

die Gunst der Stunde nutzen strike while the iron is hot;

er wusste, was die Stunde geschlagen hatte he knew what the score was, he had seen the writing on the wall; → vorgerückt

h abk (Stunde) hr, hr.

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die; Stunde, Stunden

1) hour

eine Stunde Pause — an hour's break; a break of an hour

drei Stunden zu Fuß/mit dem Auto — three hours' walk/drive

120 km in der Stunde fahren — do 120 kilometres per hour

jede Stunde — once an hour

Stunde um Stunde — [for] hours; [for] hour after hour

jemandes letzte Stunde hat geschlagen od. ist gekommen — somebody's last hour has come

2) (geh.) (Zeitpunkt) hour; (Zeit) time; (Augenblick) moment

in Stunden der Not — in times of need

zu vorgerückter od. später Stunde — at a late hour

zur Stunde — at the present time

3) (UnterrichtsStunde) lesson

in der dritten Stunde — in the third period

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-n f.

hour n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Stunde

57 stunde

f; -, -n

1. hour; alle zwei Stunden every two hours, every other hour; immer zur vollen Stunde every hour on the hour; eine Rede etc. von drei Stunden ( Dauer) a three-hour speech etc.; eine knappe / volle Stunde barely an hour / a full hour; von Stunde zu Stunde with every hour (that passes oder passed); Stunde um Stunde verging the hours passed by; die Stunden zählen count the hours; 50 Meilen in der Stunde MOT. 50 miles an ( oder per) hour; für Korrekturlesen zahlen wir 20 Euro die Stunde for proofreading we pay 20 euros an hour; halb, geschlagen

2. (Unterricht) lesson; in der Schule: auch period; Stunden geben give lessons; Stunden nehmen bei have lessons with; was habt ihr in der ersten Stunde? what do you have in the first period?, what’s your first lesson?; montags haben wir acht Stunden we have eight periods on Mondays

3. fig., geh. hour, moment; (Zeitpunkt) auch time; schöne Stunden mit jemandem verbringen spend happy hours with s.o., have a wonderful time with s.o.; jemandes schwerste Stunde s.o.’s darkest hour; bis zur Stunde as yet, up till now; zu später / früher Stunde at a late / an early hour; die blaue Stunde poet. the twilight hour; zur gewohnten Stunde at the accustomed ( oder usual) hour; zu jeder Stunde at any time; zur Stunde at the moment; bis zur Stunde so far; die Gespräche dauern zur Stunde noch an the talks are still in progress; seine Stunden sind gezählt fig. his days are numbered; seine letzte Stunde hat geschlagen his last hour has come; seine ( große) Stunde ist gekommen his (great) moment has come; die Stunde der Entscheidung ist gekommen the moment ( oder time) of decision has come; die Stunde der Rache ist gekommen the hour of reckoning has come; die Stunde des Abschieds ist gekommen it is time to part ( oder say goodbye); die Stunde der Wahrheit the moment of truth; die Stunde null (the time of) starting over from scratch; in einer schwachen Stunde in a moment of weakness; ein Mann der ersten Stunde a pioneer; in einer stillen Stunde in a quiet moment (of reflection); die Gunst der Stunde nutzen strike while the iron is hot; er wusste, was die Stunde geschlagen hatte he knew what the score was, he had seen the writing on the wall; vorgerückt

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die Stunde

(Unterricht) lesson; period;

(Zeitabschnitt) hour

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Stụn|de ['ʃtʊndə]
f -, -n

1) hour

eine viertel Stunde — a quarter of an hour

eine halbe Stunde — half an hour

eine ganze/gute Stunde — a whole/good hour

eine knappe Stunde — barely an hour

eine halbe Stunde Pause — a half-hour break, a break of half an hour

drei Stunden lang — for three hours

eine Stunde entfernt — an hour away

eine Reise von zwei Stunden — a two-hour journey

jede Stunde — every hour

Stunde um Stunde, Stunden um Stunden — hour after hour

von Stunde zu Stunde — hourly, from hour to hour

sein Befinden wird von Stunde zu Stunde schlechter — his condition is becoming worse hour by hour or worse every hour

130 Kilometer in der Stunde — 130 kilometres (Brit) or kilometers (US) per or an hour

See:

→ auch Achtstundentag

2) (= Augenblick, Zeitpunkt) time

zu dieser Stunde — at this/that time

zu jeder Stunde — at any time

zu später Stunde — at a late hour

zur Stunde — at the present moment or time, at present

bis zur Stunde — up to the present moment, as yet

von Stund an (old) — from henceforth

die Stunde X (Mil) — the impending onslaught

sich auf die Stunde X vorbereiten (fig) — to prepare for the inevitable

eine schwache Stunde — a moment of weakness

eine schwere Stunde — a time of difficulty

seine Stunde hat geschlagen (fig) — his hour has come

seine schwerste Stunde — his darkest hour

die Stunde der Entscheidung/Wahrheit — the moment of decision/truth

3) (= Unterricht) lesson; (= Unterrichtsstunde) class, period, lesson

sonnabends haben wir vier Stunden — on Saturday we have four lessons

in der zweiten Stunde haben wir Latein — in the second period we have Latin

Stunden geben/nehmen — to give/have or take lessons

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die

1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) hour

2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) hour

3) (a period of teaching: during the French lesson.) lesson

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Stun·de

<-, -n>

[ˈʃtʊndə]

f

1. (60 Minuten) hour

eine \Stunde Aufenthalt an hour's stop, a stop of an hour

eine halbe \Stunde Pause a half-hour break, a break of half an hour

eine halbe \Stunde entfernt half an hour away

in einer halben \Stunde in half an hour

zwei \Stunden mit dem Auto/zu Fuß two hours' drive/walk

eine Reise von sechs \Stunden a six-hour journey

130 km in der \Stunde fahren to do 130 kilometres [or AM -ers] per hour

20 Euro [für] die [o in der] [o pro] \Stunde bekommen to get 20 euros an [or per] hour

anderthalb \Stunden an hour and a half, one and a half hours

eine halbe/viertel/drei viertel \Stunde half an hour/a quarter/three-quarters of an hour

nach \Stunden bezahlt werden to be paid by the hour

eine ganze/gute/knappe \Stunde a whole/good hour/barely an hour

nur noch eine knappe \Stunde just under an hour to go

jede [volle] \Stunde every hour [on the hour], once an hour

der Zug fährt jede volle \Stunde the train departs every hour on the hour

jede [o alle] halbe \Stunde every half an hour

um diese Zeit verkehrt der Bus nur noch alle halbe \Stunde at this time of day/night there's only one bus every half an hour

in den nächsten \Stunden in the next few hours

\Stunde um \Stunde, \Stunden um \Stunden [for] hour after hour

\Stunde um \Stunde verging hour after hour went by

ich wartete \Stunden um \Stunden I waited hour after hour

zur vollen \Stunde on the hour

die Kirchturmuhr schlägt zur vollen \Stunde the church clock strikes on the hour

von \Stunde zu \Stunde from hour to hour, hourly

es wird jetzt von \Stunde zu \Stunde klarer it's becoming clearer by the hour

2. (Augenblick, Zeitpunkt) time, moment

sich akk nur an die angenehmen \Stunden erinnern to remember only the pleasant times

bis zur \Stunde up to the present moment, as yet

die \Stunde der Entscheidung/Wahrheit the moment of decision/truth

jds große \Stunde ist gekommen sb's big moment has come

in der \Stunde der Not in sb's hour of need

in einer schwachen \Stunde in a moment of weakness

jds schwerste \Stunde sb's darkest hour

in einer stillen \Stunde in a quiet moment

von Stund an (veraltet) thenceforth form or old

zu dieser \Stunde (geh) at the present time

zu früher \Stunde at an early hour

zu jeder \Stunde, jede \Stunde [at] any time

die Nachricht kann zu jeder \Stunde eintreffen the news may arrive at any time

die Polizei kann jede \Stunde hier sein! the police may be here [at] any moment!

zu später [o (geh) vorgerückter] \Stunde at a late hour

3. SCH (Unterrichtsstunde) lesson, class, period

morgen haben wir nur vier \Stunden we'll have only four lessons tomorrow

was hast du in der nächsten \Stunde? what do you have next period?

in der zweiten \Stunde haben wir Deutsch in the second period we have German

meine letzte \Stunde geht bis um 2 Uhr my last class ends at 2 o'clock

eine freie \Stunde a free period

\Stunden geben to teach, to give lessons

\Stunden nehmen to have [or take] lessons

4.

▶ der ersten \Stunde original, pioneering

eine Frau/ein Mann der ersten \Stunde a prime mover

▶ jds [letzte] \Stunde ist gekommen [o hat geschlagen] sb's [last] hour has come

▶ die Gunst der \Stunde nutzen to strike while the iron is hot, to make hay while the sun shines

▶ jdm schlägt die \Stunde sb's time is up, sb's hour has come

▶ wissen, was die \Stunde geschlagen hat to know what's coming [or how things stand]

▶ die \Stunde X MIL the impending onslaught

sich akk auf die Stunde X vorbereiten to prepare for the inevitable; s.a. null

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die; Stunde, Stunden

1) hour

eine Stunde Pause — an hour's break; a break of an hour

drei Stunden zu Fuß/mit dem Auto — three hours' walk/drive

120 km in der Stunde fahren — do 120 kilometres per hour

jede Stunde — once an hour

Stunde um Stunde — [for] hours; [for] hour after hour

jemandes letzte Stunde hat geschlagen od. ist gekommen — somebody's last hour has come

2) (geh.) (Zeitpunkt) hour; (Zeit) time; (Augenblick) moment

in Stunden der Not — in times of need

zu vorgerückter od. später Stunde — at a late hour

zur Stunde — at the present time

3) (UnterrichtsStunde) lesson

in der dritten Stunde — in the third period

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…stunde f im subst

1. (Zeit, Moment) hour, time;

Geburtsstunde time of birth;

Entstehungsstunde date of origin

2. (Lektion):

Mathestunde maths (US math) lesson;

Ballettstunde ballet lesson;

Übungsstunde practice period

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die; Stunde, Stunden

1) hour

eine Stunde Pause — an hour's break; a break of an hour

drei Stunden zu Fuß/mit dem Auto — three hours' walk/drive

120 km in der Stunde fahren — do 120 kilometres per hour

jede Stunde — once an hour

Stunde um Stunde — [for] hours; [for] hour after hour

jemandes letzte Stunde hat geschlagen od. ist gekommen — somebody's last hour has come

2) (geh.) (Zeitpunkt) hour; (Zeit) time; (Augenblick) moment

in Stunden der Not — in times of need

zu vorgerückter od. später Stunde — at a late hour

zur Stunde — at the present time

3) (UnterrichtsStunde) lesson

in der dritten Stunde — in the third period

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-n f.

hour n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > stunde

58 im

Großen, im
in (US) (by the, Br.) bulk.
Großen und Ganzen, im
on the whole, by and large, in the mass;
• im Großen und Ganzen unverändert sein (Kurse) to be steady on the whole;
• der Regierungspolitik im Großen und Ganzen zustimmen to approve at large of the government’s policy.
Mehrheitsbesitz, im
majority-owned;
• Mehrheitsbeteiligung controlling (majority) interest, majority ownership (holding);
• Mehrheitsentscheidung (EU) majority voting, qualified majority decision;
• Mehrheitsgesellschafter majority partner;
• Mehrheitsprinzip majority rule;
• Mehrheitsvertretung (Gewerkschaft) majority representation;
• reines Mehrheitswahlsystem first-past-the-post system.
Notifizierungswege, im
on a notification basis.
Unterlassungsfall, im
in case of non-compliance;
• Unterlassungsklage injunction suit;
• vorbeugendes Unterlassungsurteil cautionary judgment, preventive injunction;
• Unterlassungsverbot injunction to restrain, (Konkurrenzklausel) cease and desist order (US);
• einstweiliges Unterlassungsverbot preliminary (interim) injunction;
• Unterlassungsverbot gegen eine Aktienübertragung injunction restraining transfer;
• vorbeugende Unterlassungsverfügung quia timet injunction;
• Unterlassungsverfügung gegen Neubauerrichtung denouncement of a new work (US);
• Unterlassungsverpflichtung restrictive condition, negative covenant.
Unvermögensfall, im
in case of inability to pay (insolvency).
Verhinderungsfall, im
in case of prevention;
• Verhinderungsgründe frustrating factors.
Versagungsfall, im
in case of refusal.
Verweigerungsfall, im
in case of refusal.
Vorfeld, im
in the run-up.
Weltmaßstab, im
in world terms;
• Weltnachfrage world demand.
Übermaß, im
in excess;
• im Übermaß produzieren to overproduce.

Business german-english dictionary > im

59 acostumbrar

v.

1 to use to, to be accustomed to, to be in the habit of, to be wont to.

Acostumbro beber mucha agua I am accustomed to drinking a lot of water.

2 to accustom, to habituate, to wont.

Ella acostumbró a Ricardo a su comida She accustomed Richard to her food.

3 to use to have.

Ella acostumbraba un té a mediodía She used to have tea at noon.

4 to condition, to make accustomed, to adapt, to break in.

Su perseverancia acostumbró a todos Her perseverance conditioned everybody.

5 to familiarize.

El contacto constante lo familiarizó Constant contact familiarized him.

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acostumbrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (habituar) to accustom to

■ los acostumbró muy pronto she got them used to it very soon

2 (soler) to be in the habit of

■ no acostumbro (a) fumar por la mañana I don't usually smoke in the morning

► verbo pronominal acostumbrarse

1 (habituarse) to become accustomed (a, to), get used (a, to)

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verb

to accustom

- acostumbrarse

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1.

VT

acostumbrar a algn a algo — to get sb used to sth

acostumbrar a algn a las dificultades — to get sb used to the problems

acostumbrar a algn a hacer algo — to accustom sb to doing sth

2.

VI

acostumbrar (a) hacer algo — to be used o accustomed to doing sth, be in the habit of doing sth

los sábados acostumbra (a) ir al cine — on Saturdays he usually goes to the cinema

3.

See:

acostumbrarse
ACOSTUMBRAR ► La forma pronominal acostumbrarse a hacer algo se traduce al inglés por get used to + ((-ing)): Te acostumbrarás a trabajar aquí You'll get used to working here Con el tiempo me acostumbré a estar sin él In time I got used to being without him ► La expresión estar acostumbrado a hacer algo se traduce por to be used to + ((-ing)): Está acostumbrado a levantarse temprano He's used to getting up early Otra forma de traducir esta estructura al inglés es con la construcción to be accustomed to + ((-ing)), aunque tiene un registro formal: Está acostumbrado a levantarse temprano He is accustomed to getting up early ► Cuando el verbo acostumbrar equivale a soler, se puede traducir de dos formas distintas en inglés, dependiendo de si la acción a la que se refiere ocurre en el pasado o en el presente. ► En el {pasado}, lo traducimos por used to + ((infinitivo)): Cuando era niña acostumbraba a rezar todas las noches When I was a child I used to pray every night El año pasado acostumbrábamos a vernos todos los viernes Last year we used to meet every Friday ► En el {presente} se traduce por el adverbio usually + ((presente simple)): Los domingos acostumbro a levantarme tarde I usually get up late on Sundays Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

acostumbrar a alguien a algo/+ inf — to get somebody used to something/-ing
2.
acostumbrar vi

acostumbrar a + inf — to be accustomed to -ing, be in the habit of -ing

acostumbraba a dar un paseo después de comer — I used to go for a walk after lunch, I was accustomed to o in the habit of going for a walk after lunch
3.
acostumbrarse v pron

acostumbrarse a algo/alguien — to get used to something/somebody

acostumbrarse a + inf — to get used to -ing

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= accustom, wean, acclimatise [acclimatize, -USA].

Ex. To the critics of Panizzi, accustomed to the simplicity of the finding catalog, 'the whole volume' represented 'a magnificent mistake'.

Ex. Classes which are not accustomed to the practice of silent reading will need weaning.

Ex. Listening to stories, poems, nursery rhymes, nonsense, while occupied with a loved adult in a comforting activity, acclimatizes the infant to the rhythms of prose and poetry.

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* acostumbrarse = become + adept, inure.

* acostumbrarse a = get + a feel for, live with, get used to.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* acostumbrarse a manejar Algo = get + the hang of.

* acostumbrarse a una idea = get used to + idea, deal with + concept.

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1.
verbo transitivo

acostumbrar a alguien a algo/+ inf — to get somebody used to something/-ing
2.
acostumbrar vi

acostumbrar a + inf — to be accustomed to -ing, be in the habit of -ing

acostumbraba a dar un paseo después de comer — I used to go for a walk after lunch, I was accustomed to o in the habit of going for a walk after lunch
3.
acostumbrarse v pron

acostumbrarse a algo/alguien — to get used to something/somebody

acostumbrarse a + inf — to get used to -ing

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= accustom, wean, acclimatise [acclimatize, -USA].

Ex: To the critics of Panizzi, accustomed to the simplicity of the finding catalog, 'the whole volume' represented 'a magnificent mistake'.

Ex: Classes which are not accustomed to the practice of silent reading will need weaning.

Ex: Listening to stories, poems, nursery rhymes, nonsense, while occupied with a loved adult in a comforting activity, acclimatizes the infant to the rhythms of prose and poetry.

* acostumbrarse = become + adept, inure.

* acostumbrarse a = get + a feel for, live with, get used to.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* acostumbrarse a manejar Algo = get + the hang of.

* acostumbrarse a una idea = get used to + idea, deal with + concept.

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acostumbrar [A1 ]

vt

acostumbrar a algn A algo to get sb used TO sth

para acostumbrarlo al ruido de los motores to get him used to o accustomed to the noise of the engines

lo acostumbraron a tomarlo or a que lo tomara desde pequeño they got him used to taking it o into the habit of taking it from when he was small

■ acostumbrar

vi

acostumbrar ( A) + INF to be accustomed TO -ING, be in the habit OF -ING

acostumbraba (a) dar un paseo después de comer I usually went for o I used to go for a walk after lunch, I was in the habit of o I was accustomed to going for a walk after lunch

■ acostumbrarse

v pron

acostumbrarse A algo/algn to get used TO sth/sb

se acostumbró muy pronto al nuevo horario she very quickly got used to the new schedule

acostumbrarse A + INF to get used TO -ING

no me puedo acostumbrar a comer sin sal I can't get used to eating food without salt

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acostumbrar ( conjugate acostumbrar) verbo transitivo acostumbrar a algn a algo/hacer algo to get sb used to sth/doing sth
verbo intransitivo: acostumbrar a hacer algo to be accustomed to doing sth, be in the habit of doing sth
acostumbrarse verbo pronominal acostumbrarse a algo/algn to get used to sth/sb;
acostumbrarse a hacer algo to get used to doing sth
acostumbrar
I vi (tener por costumbre) to be in the habit of: acostumbra a contar cuanto le sucede, he's in the habit of telling everything that happens to him
acostumbramos a comer a las dos, we usually have lunch at two o'clock
II vtr (inculcar un hábito) to get (somebody) used [a, to]: acostumbró a su hija a dormir la siesta, she got her daughter used to taking a siesta
' acostumbrar' also found in these entries:
English:
accustom
- use to

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acostumbrar

♦ vt

acostumbrar a alguien a algo to get sb used to sth;

acostumbrar a alguien a hacer algo to get sb used to doing sth

♦ vi

acostumbrar (a) hacer algo to be in the habit of doing sth;

acostumbra (a) trabajar los sábados he usually works on Saturdays

♦ See also the pronominal verb acostumbrarse

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acostumbrar

I v/t get used (a to)

II v/i

:

acostumbraba a venir a este café todas las mañanas he used to come to this café every morning

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acostumbrar vt

: to accustom

acostumbrar vi

: to be accustomed, to be in the habit

♦ See also the reflexive verb acostumbrarse

Spanish-English dictionary > acostumbrar

60 continuamente

adv.

1 continually.

2 continuously, at all hours, around the clock, constantly.

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continuamente

► adverbio

1 continuously

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ADV

1) (=repetidamente) constantly, continually

el teléfono sonaba continuamente — the telephone was ringing constantly o continually

2) (=sin interrupción) constantly, continuously

el prisionero ha de ser vigilado continuamente — the prisoner has to be watched constantly o continuously

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adverbio (con frecuencia, repetidamente) continually, constantly; ( sin interrupción) continuously

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= all the time, continuously, steadily, continually, persistently, hourly, all the way through, constantly.

Ex. Improvements are, however being made all the time: the dividing line between microcomputer and minicomputer is already blurred.

Ex. The format of the body of entry is the same as for catalog cards except that the fields are printed continuously instead of starting new lines.

Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.

Ex. The real object of education is to leave a man in the condition of continually asking questions.

Ex. The modern trend of persistently growing subscription prices to scientific journals is due to the tremendous increase in the manufacturing cost per page.

Ex. Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.

Ex. All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.

Ex. They point out that, 'The Library of Congress faces problems in the integration of new copy on a monumental scale, with the result that it is constantly revising its retrospective file'.

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adverbio (con frecuencia, repetidamente) continually, constantly; ( sin interrupción) continuously

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= all the time, continuously, steadily, continually, persistently, hourly, all the way through, constantly.

Ex: Improvements are, however being made all the time: the dividing line between microcomputer and minicomputer is already blurred.

Ex: The format of the body of entry is the same as for catalog cards except that the fields are printed continuously instead of starting new lines.

Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.

Ex: The real object of education is to leave a man in the condition of continually asking questions.

Ex: The modern trend of persistently growing subscription prices to scientific journals is due to the tremendous increase in the manufacturing cost per page.

Ex: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.

Ex: All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.

Ex: They point out that, 'The Library of Congress faces problems in the integration of new copy on a monumental scale, with the result that it is constantly revising its retrospective file'.

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continuamente

adverb

1 (con frecuencia, repetidamente) continually, constantly

el teléfono ha estado sonando continuamente the phone has been ringing continually o constantly o nonstop, the phone hasn't stopped ringing

2 (sin interrupción) continuously

hay que estar continuamente pendiente de él you have to be at his beck and call the whole time o all the time

llovió continuamente durante cuatro días it rained continuously o constantly for four days

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continuamente adverbio (con frecuencia, repetidamente) continually, constantly;
( sin interrupción) continuously
continuamente adverbio continuously
Recuerda que continuous significa que la acción es ininterrumpida (continuous sound, sonido continuo), mientras que continual hace referencia a una acción frecuente o repetida (his continual questions, sus continuas preguntas).
' continuamente' also found in these entries:
English:
continually
- continuously
- perpetually
- steadily
- keep
- stream

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continuamente adv

1. [con repetición] continually;

protesta continuamente she never stops complaining, she complains all the time

2. [sin interrupción] continuously;

la información es continuamente actualizada the information is constantly updated;

los siguieron continuamente durante dos semanas they followed them continuously for two weeks

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continuamente adv continually

Spanish-English dictionary > continuamente

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