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without windows

1 ikkunaton

• without windows

Suomi-Englanti sanakirja > ikkunaton
2 luce

"deviation;

Abweichung;

aberração (luz)"

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f light

luce al neon neon light

dare alla luce un figlio give birth to a son

fig far luce su qualcosa shed light on something

motoring luci pl di posizione side lights

luci pl posteriori rear lights

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luce s.f.

1 light (anche fig.): luce del sole, sunlight; luce della luna, moonlight; luce elettrica, electric light; luce diurna, daylight; luce diretta, direct light; luce debole, faint light; luce forte, bright light; luce diffusa, diffused light; luce abbagliante, dazzling light; un filo di luce, a glimmer of light; fascio di luce, beam of light; raggio di luce, ray of light; quella stanza riceve luce dal cortile, that room is lit by a window overlooking the courtyard; sposta quel vaso, lì non prende luce, move that flowerpot, it doesn't get any light there; dar luce a un locale, to let light into a room; tre finestre danno luce alla sala da pranzo, the dining room is lit by three windows; quel quadro non è in buona luce, that picture is not in a good light; non riesco a vederti perché ho la luce negli occhi, I can't see you because I'm dazzled (o because the light is shining into my eyes); aveva una strana luce negli occhi, (fig.) he had a strange gleam in his eyes // alla luce del sole, by the light of the sun, (fig.) openly (o publicly): ho agito alla luce del sole, I acted openly // alla luce della fede, della ragione, della scienza, (fig.) by the light of faith, reason, science

2 (sorgente luminosa, lampada, dispositivo illuminante) light; (elettricità) electricity: le luci della città, the lights of the town; le luci dei negozi, the shop lights; la bolletta della luce, the electricity bill; accendere la luce, to turn (o to switch o to put) on the light; spegnere la luce, to turn out (o to switch off o to put off) the light; è andata via la luce per tre ore, the electricity (o power) was cut off for three hours; è tornata la luce, the electricity (o power) has come back on; la città è ancora senza luce, the city is still without electricity (o power) // (aut.): luci di posizione, di arresto, parking, stop lights; luci della retromarcia, reversing (o amer. backup) lights // luci della ribalta, (fig.) limelight // cinema a luci rosse, porno cinema

3 pl. (poet.) (occhi) eyes

4 (apertura) opening; light window; (arch.) span; (mecc.) port: (arch.) luce di un arco, arch span; un negozio con tre luci, a shop with three windows (o lights); luce di aspirazione, (di motore) inlet port (o admission opening); luce di scarico, (di motore) exhaust port

5 (lastra di specchio) mirror, looking glass: un armadio a tre luci, a wardrobe with three mirrors.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: far luce su qlco., (fig.) to throw (o cast) light upon sthg. // mettere qlcu. in buona, cattiva luce, (fig.) to place s.o. in a favourable, unfavourable light // alla luce di quanto ha detto..., in the light of what he said... // mettere in luce, (fig.) to show (o to display o to stress o to emphasize): quell'opera ha messo in luce le sue qualità di scrittore, that work has shown (o brought out) his qualities as a writer; mettere in luce l'importanza di qlco., to stress (o to bring out) the importance of sthg.; ha messo i fatti nella giusta luce, he showed the facts in their true light; si è messo in luce vincendo il torneo di tennis, he stepped into the limelight by winning the tennis tournament // dare alla luce un bambino, to give birth to a child; venire alla luce, (nascere) to be born; (essere scoperto) to come to light: fatti curiosi sono venuti alla luce, some curious facts have come to light // portare alla luce, to bring to light: gli scavi hanno portato alla luce oggetti di grande interesse archeologico, the excavations have brought to light objects of great archaeological interest // far luce su un argomento, to throw (o to shed) light on a subject.

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['lutʃe] 1.
sostantivo femminile

1) light

luce naturale, artificiale — natural, artificial light

luce del sole, delle stelle — sunlight, starlight

luce del giorno — daylight

fa poca luce — [lampada, candela] it doesn't give much light

2) (elettricità) electricity, power

accendere, spegnere la luce — to turn the light on, off

bolletta della luce — electricity bill

palo della luce — electricity pole o post

3) fig.

alla luce di — in the light of [ fatti]

fare luce su — to cast o throw o shed light on

(ri)portare alla luce — to dig up o unearth o excavate [ rovine]

venire alla luce — (nascere) to come into the world

vedere la luce — [ opera] to see the light of day

dare alla luce qcn. — to give birth to sb., to bring sb. into the world

la luce della ragione — (lume) the light of reason

è la luce dei suoi occhi — she's the light of her life

4) arch. (di ponte, arco) span

5) tecn. opening

6) edil.

un bagno senza luce — a bathroom without windows

7) cinem.

cinema a -i rosse — porno cinema BE o movie theater AE

film a -i rosse — blue film BE colloq. o movie AE colloq.
2.
sostantivo femminile plurale luci (fanali) (head)lights

luce di retromarcia — reversing o backup AE light

- i abbaglianti — headlights on full beam BE, high beam AE, brights AE colloq.

- i anabbaglianti — dipped BE o dimmed AE headlights

- i di emergenza — hazard lamps BE o lights AE

- i fendinebbia — foglamps, foglights

- i di posizione — sidelights, parking lights

- i della ribalta — footlights

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mettere in luce qcs. — to highlight sth.

mettersi in luce — to draw attention to oneself

brillare di luce propria — to be a shining light

brillare di luce riflessa — to bask in sb.'s reflected glory

agire alla luce del sole — to act openly

in o sotto falsa luce in a false light; in buona luce in a favourable light; non ti conoscevo in o sotto questa luce — I knew nothing of o about that side of you

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luce

/'lut∫e/

I sostantivo f.

1 light; luce naturale, artificiale natural, artificial light; luce del sole, delle stelle sunlight, starlight; luce del giorno daylight; fa poca luce [lampada, candela] it doesn't give much light

2 (elettricità) electricity, power; accendere, spegnere la luce to turn the light on, off; bolletta della luce electricity bill; palo della luce electricity pole o post

3 fig. alla luce di in the light of [ fatti]; fare luce su to cast o throw o shed light on; (ri)portare alla luce to dig up o unearth o excavate [ rovine]; venire alla luce (nascere) to come into the world; vedere la luce [ opera] to see the light of day; dare alla luce qcn. to give birth to sb., to bring sb. into the world; la luce della ragione (lume) the light of reason; è la luce dei suoi occhi she's the light of her life

4 arch. (di ponte, arco) span

5 tecn. opening

6 edil. un bagno senza luce a bathroom without windows

7 cinem. cinema a -i rosse porno cinema BE o movie theater AE; film a -i rosse blue film BE colloq. o movie AE colloq.

II luci f.pl.

(fanali) (head)lights

IDIOMS

mettere in luce qcs. to highlight sth.; mettersi in luce to draw attention to oneself; brillare di luce propria to be a shining light; brillare di luce riflessa to bask in sb.'s reflected glory; agire alla luce del sole to act openly; in o sotto falsa luce in a false light; in buona luce in a favourable light; non ti conoscevo in o sotto questa luce I knew nothing of o about that side of you

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COMPOUNDS

luce di retromarcia reversing o backup AE light; - i abbaglianti headlights on full beam BE, high beam AE, brights AE colloq.; - i anabbaglianti dipped BE o dimmed AE headlights; - i di emergenza hazard lamps BE o lights AE; - i fendinebbia foglamps, foglights; - i di posizione sidelights, parking lights; - i della ribalta footlights.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > luce
3 अलोचन

a-locana
mf (ā) n. without eyes;

without windows (to look through) Car.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > अलोचन
4 Caeci

1.
caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.
I.
Act., not seeing, blind.
A.
Lit.:
Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:
traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:
catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:
si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:
caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:
perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:
gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—
2.
Prov.:
ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:
apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:
caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—
B.
Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):
o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:
non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.
casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:
caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:
caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:
mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:
cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:
amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:
quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:
amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:
mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:
caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:
caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:
fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —
2.
Meton. of the passions themselves:
caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:
ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:
exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:
amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:
festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:
furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:
caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:
ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—
3.
Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:
in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:
caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:
caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:
caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:
ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:
et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:
lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:
cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:
timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—
C.
Transf.
1.
Of plants, without buds or eyes:
rami,
Plin. 16, 30, 54, § 125; cf. caeco and oculus. —
2.
Of the large intestine:
intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—
II.
Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.
A.
Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;
2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,
fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:
in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:
fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:
spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:
colubri,
Col. 10, 231:
ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:
venenum,
id. 6, 822:
tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:
viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:
insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:
saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:
vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;
but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.
in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):
caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:
caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—
B.
Trop.:
caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:
improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,
venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:
caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:
res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:
obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:
fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:
sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:
tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:
amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:
stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—
2.
By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:
murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,
clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:
mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—
III.
Neutr., that obstructs the sight, or trop., the perception; dark, gloomy, thick, dense, obscure.
A.
Lit.:
nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:
caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:
tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;
3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:
latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:
iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:
loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:
cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:
latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:
cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,
domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:
parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:
pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:
carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:
sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:
smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—
B.
Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:
eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:
caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,
dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:
crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):
verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—

* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.
2.
Caecus, i, m.; agnomen of Appius Claudius Crassus, as being blind, Cic. Brut. 14, 55; cf. Liv. 9, 29, 11; Cic. Sen. 6, 16.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Caeci
5 caecum

1.
caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.
I.
Act., not seeing, blind.
A.
Lit.:
Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:
traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:
catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:
si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:
caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:
perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:
gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—
2.
Prov.:
ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:
apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:
caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—
B.
Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):
o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:
non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.
casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:
caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:
caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:
mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:
cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:
amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:
quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:
amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:
mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:
caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:
caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:
fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —
2.
Meton. of the passions themselves:
caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:
ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:
exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:
amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:
festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:
furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:
caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:
ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—
3.
Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:
in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:
caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:
caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:
caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:
ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:
et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:
lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:
cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:
timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—
C.
Transf.
1.
Of plants, without buds or eyes:
rami,
Plin. 16, 30, 54, § 125; cf. caeco and oculus. —
2.
Of the large intestine:
intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—
II.
Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.
A.
Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;
2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,
fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:
in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:
fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:
spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:
colubri,
Col. 10, 231:
ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:
venenum,
id. 6, 822:
tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:
viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:
insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:
saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:
vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;
but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.
in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):
caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:
caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—
B.
Trop.:
caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:
improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,
venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:
caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:
res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:
obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:
fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:
sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:
tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:
amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:
stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—
2.
By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:
murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,
clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:
mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—
III.
Neutr., that obstructs the sight, or trop., the perception; dark, gloomy, thick, dense, obscure.
A.
Lit.:
nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:
caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:
tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;
3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:
latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:
iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:
loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:
cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:
latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:
cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,
domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:
parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:
pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:
carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:
sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:
smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—
B.
Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:
eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:
caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,
dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:
crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):
verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—

* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.
2.
Caecus, i, m.; agnomen of Appius Claudius Crassus, as being blind, Cic. Brut. 14, 55; cf. Liv. 9, 29, 11; Cic. Sen. 6, 16.

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6 Caecus

1.
caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.
I.
Act., not seeing, blind.
A.
Lit.:
Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:
traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:
catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:
si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:
caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:
perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:
gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—
2.
Prov.:
ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:
apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:
caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—
B.
Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):
o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:
non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.
casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:
caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:
caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:
mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:
cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:
amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:
quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:
amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:
mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:
caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:
caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:
fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —
2.
Meton. of the passions themselves:
caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:
ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:
exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:
amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:
festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:
furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:
caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:
ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—
3.
Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:
in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:
caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:
caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:
caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:
ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:
et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:
lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:
cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:
timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—
C.
Transf.
1.
Of plants, without buds or eyes:
rami,
Plin. 16, 30, 54, § 125; cf. caeco and oculus. —
2.
Of the large intestine:
intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—
II.
Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.
A.
Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;
2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,
fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:
in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:
fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:
spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:
colubri,
Col. 10, 231:
ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:
venenum,
id. 6, 822:
tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:
viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:
insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:
saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:
vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;
but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.
in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):
caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:
caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—
B.
Trop.:
caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:
improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,
venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:
caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:
res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:
obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:
fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:
sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:
tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:
amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:
stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—
2.
By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:
murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,
clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:
mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—
III.
Neutr., that obstructs the sight, or trop., the perception; dark, gloomy, thick, dense, obscure.
A.
Lit.:
nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:
caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:
tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;
3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:
latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:
iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:
loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:
cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:
latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:
cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,
domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:
parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:
pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:
carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:
sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:
smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—
B.
Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:
eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:
caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,
dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:
crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):
verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—

* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.
2.
Caecus, i, m.; agnomen of Appius Claudius Crassus, as being blind, Cic. Brut. 14, 55; cf. Liv. 9, 29, 11; Cic. Sen. 6, 16.

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7 caecus

1.
caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.
I.
Act., not seeing, blind.
A.
Lit.:
Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:
traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:
catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:
si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:
caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:
perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:
gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—
2.
Prov.:
ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:
apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:
caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—
B.
Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):
o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:
non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.
casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:
caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:
caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:
mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:
cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:
amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:
quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:
amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:
mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:
caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:
caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:
fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —
2.
Meton. of the passions themselves:
caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:
ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:
exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:
amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:
festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:
furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:
caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:
ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—
3.
Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:
in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:
caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:
caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:
caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:
ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:
et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:
lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:
cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:
timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—
C.
Transf.
1.
Of plants, without buds or eyes:
rami,
Plin. 16, 30, 54, § 125; cf. caeco and oculus. —
2.
Of the large intestine:
intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—
II.
Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.
A.
Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;
2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,
fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:
in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:
fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:
spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:
colubri,
Col. 10, 231:
ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:
venenum,
id. 6, 822:
tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:
viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:
insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:
saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:
vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;
but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.
in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):
caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:
caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—
B.
Trop.:
caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:
improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,
venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:
caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:
res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:
obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:
fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:
sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:
tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:
amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:
stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—
2.
By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:
murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,
clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:
mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—
III.
Neutr., that obstructs the sight, or trop., the perception; dark, gloomy, thick, dense, obscure.
A.
Lit.:
nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:
caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:
tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;
3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:
latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:
iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:
loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:
cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:
latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:
cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,
domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:
parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:
pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:
carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:
sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:
smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—
B.
Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:
eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:
caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,
dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:
crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):
verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—

* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.
2.
Caecus, i, m.; agnomen of Appius Claudius Crassus, as being blind, Cic. Brut. 14, 55; cf. Liv. 9, 29, 11; Cic. Sen. 6, 16.

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8 cecus

1.
caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.
I.
Act., not seeing, blind.
A.
Lit.:
Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:
traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:
catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:
si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:
caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:
perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:
gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—
2.
Prov.:
ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:
apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:
caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—
B.
Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):
o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:
non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.
casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:
caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:
caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:
mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:
cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:
amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:
quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:
amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:
mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:
caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:
caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:
fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —
2.
Meton. of the passions themselves:
caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:
ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:
exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:
amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:
festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:
furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:
caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:
ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—
3.
Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:
in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:
caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:
caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:
caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:
ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:
et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:
lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:
cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:
timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—
C.
Transf.
1.
Of plants, without buds or eyes:
rami,
Plin. 16, 30, 54, § 125; cf. caeco and oculus. —
2.
Of the large intestine:
intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—
II.
Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.
A.
Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;
2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,
fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:
in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:
fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:
spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:
colubri,
Col. 10, 231:
ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:
venenum,
id. 6, 822:
tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:
viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:
insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:
saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:
vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;
but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.
in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):
caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:
caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—
B.
Trop.:
caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:
improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,
venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:
caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:
res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:
obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:
fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:
sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:
tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:
amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:
stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—
2.
By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:
murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,
clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:
mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—
III.
Neutr., that obstructs the sight, or trop., the perception; dark, gloomy, thick, dense, obscure.
A.
Lit.:
nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:
caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:
tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;
3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:
latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:
iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:
loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:
cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:
latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:
cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,
domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:
parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:
pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:
carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:
sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:
smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—
B.
Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:
eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:
caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,
dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:
crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):
verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—

* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.
2.
Caecus, i, m.; agnomen of Appius Claudius Crassus, as being blind, Cic. Brut. 14, 55; cf. Liv. 9, 29, 11; Cic. Sen. 6, 16.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > cecus
9 coecus

1.
caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.
I.
Act., not seeing, blind.
A.
Lit.:
Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:
traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:
catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:
si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:
caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:
perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:
gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—
2.
Prov.:
ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:
apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:
caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—
B.
Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):
o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:
non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.
casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:
caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:
caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:
mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:
cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:
amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:
quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:
amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:
mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:
caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:
caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:
fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —
2.
Meton. of the passions themselves:
caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:
ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:
exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:
amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:
festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:
furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:
caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:
ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—
3.
Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:
in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:
caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:
caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:
caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:
ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:
et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:
lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:
cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:
timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—
C.
Transf.
1.
Of plants, without buds or eyes:
rami,
Plin. 16, 30, 54, § 125; cf. caeco and oculus. —
2.
Of the large intestine:
intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—
II.
Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.
A.
Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;
2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,
fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:
in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:
fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:
spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:
colubri,
Col. 10, 231:
ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:
venenum,
id. 6, 822:
tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:
viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:
insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:
saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:
vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;
but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.
in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):
caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:
caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—
B.
Trop.:
caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:
improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,
venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:
caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:
res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:
obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:
fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:
sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:
tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:
amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:
stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—
2.
By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:
murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,
clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:
mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—
III.
Neutr., that obstructs the sight, or trop., the perception; dark, gloomy, thick, dense, obscure.
A.
Lit.:
nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:
caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:
tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;
3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:
latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:
iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:
loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:
cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:
latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:
cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,
domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:
parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:
pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:
carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:
sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:
smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—
B.
Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:
quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:
eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:
caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,
dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:
crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):
verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—

* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.
2.
Caecus, i, m.; agnomen of Appius Claudius Crassus, as being blind, Cic. Brut. 14, 55; cf. Liv. 9, 29, 11; Cic. Sen. 6, 16.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > coecus
10 caecus

caecus adj. with (once in H.) comp. [SCA-], not seeing, blind: qui caecus annos multos fuit: corpus, the blind part, back, S. — Prov.: ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit, H.: apparet id quidem etiam caeco, a blind man can see that, L.— Fig., of persons, mentally or morally blind, blinded: non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos efficit caecos, etc.: mater caeca crudelitate: cupidine, S.: amentiā: quem mala stultitia Caecum agit, H.: mens, Ta.: ad has belli artes, L.: Hypsaeā caecior, H.—Of wolves: quos ventris Exegit caecos rabies, blind to danger, V.—Meton., of passions: avaritia: praedae cupido, O.: amor sui, H.: festinatio, L.: timor, Ph. — Praegn., blind, at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless: caecae suspitionis tormentum: caeca regens filo vestigia, V.: consilium, rash: casus.—Not seen, not discernible, invisible, concealed, hidden, obscure, dark: vallum, Cs.: fores, private, V.: tabes, O.: volnus, in the back, V.: domūs scelus, V.: viae, blind ways, Tb.: res caecae et ab aspectūs iudicio remotae: fata, H.: eventus, V.: tumultus, secret conspiracies, V.: stimuli in pectore, O.: murmur, muffled, V. — Obstructing the sight, dark, gloomy, thick, dense, obscure: nox, Ct.: caligo, V.: in nubibus ignes, i. e. deepening the gloom, V.: domus, without windows: pulvis, V.: acervus, chaotic, O.: quantum mortalia pectora caecae Noctis habent! i. e. dissimulation, O.: exspectatio, i. e. of an uncertain result: crimen, that cannot be proved, L.
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I
caeca -um, caecior -or -us, caecissimus -a -um ADJ

blind; unseeing; dark, gloomy, hidden, secret; aimless, confused, random; rash
II
caeci N M

blind person

Latin-English dictionary > caecus
11 un bagno senza luce

un bagno senza luce

a bathroom without windows

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Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > un bagno senza luce
12 itsu

[from *utsu] iz.

1. blind man gizonezkoa., blindwoman emakumezkoa. ; \itsuak the blind; \itsu ak beste bat badarama, zer gertatuko da? if one blind man is leading another, what is going to happen?; \itsu batek ere errepara dezake hau: gure herria irakiten ari dela even a blind person could see that our country is seething

2. ( itsutasuna) blindness; gure bihotzaren \itsua eta gogorra! how blind and hard our hearts are! io.

1. ( p.) blind, sightless; begi batetik \itsu blind in one eye; begi bat \itsua du he's blind in one eye; \itsu baino hobe da oker izatea (atsot.) g.g.b. something's better than nothing | it is better to be cross-eyed than blind

2. (irud.)

a. ( zentzuari, adimenari d.) blind; maitasun \itsu blind love; joera \itsu bat an unwavering instinct; halabehar \itsua inevitable fate

b. ( erabat zaletu) erretzaile \itsua a strongly addicted smoker | a smoker firmly set in the habit; mozkor \itsua da he's an {inveterate || incorregible} drunk

3. heste \itsu caecum; gela \itsu room without windows; oihan \itsua a dense forest

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > itsu
13 interior

adj.

1 inside, inner.

ropa interior underwear

2 domestic (politics) (comercio, política).

3 inland (geography).

4 interior, inside, indoor, inland.

5 internal.

f. & m.

central midfielder (sport) (jugador).

interior derecho/izquierdo inside right/left

m.

1 interior (parte de dentro).

el interior del edificio the inside of the building

en el interior de inside

2 interior, inland area (geography).

3 inner self, heart.

en mi interior deep down

4 underpants (calzoncillos). (Colombian Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)

5 inside, interior.

6 indoor scene.

7 provinces.

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interior

► adjetivo

1 (bolsillo) inside; (habitación) without a view, interior; (jardín) interior

■ es un piso muy oscuro porque es todo interior it's a very dark flat as none of the rooms has an outside window

2 (del país) domestic, internal

3 GEOGRAFÍA inland

► nombre masculino

1 (en una vivienda) inside

■ pasemos al interior let's go inside

2 (conciencia) inside

■ en mi interior pienso que me he equivocado deep down I think I made a mistake

3 GEOGRAFÍA interior

4 Interior Ministry of the Interior, ≈ GB Home Office, ≈ US Department of the Interior

► nombre masculino plural interiores

1 (en cine) interiors, interior shots

■ rodaron los interiores en el palacio they shot the interiors in the palace

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FRASEOLOGÍA

patio interior inner courtyard

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1. adj.
1) interior

2) inner

3) internal

4) indoor
2. noun m.
1) inside

2) interior

3) inland

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1. ADJ

1) [espacio] interior; [patio] inner, interior; [escalera] internal, interior; [bolsillo] inside; [paz, fuerza] inner

la parte interior de la casa — the inside o interior of the house

en la parte interior — inside, on the inside

habitación/piso interior — room/flat without a view onto the street

pista interior — (Dep) inside lane

un joven con mucha vida interior — a reflective young man
ropa
2) (=nacional) [comercio, política, mercado] domestic

3) (Geog) inland

2. SM

1) (=parte interna) inside, interior

el interior quedó destrozado por el fuego — the inside o interior was destroyed by the fire

el interior de la cueva — the inside o interior of the cave

se dirigieron al interior del edificio — they went inside the building

el cuerpo fue hallado en el interior de un vehículo — the body was found inside a vehicle

busque su regalo en el interior del paquete — look for your free gift inside the packet

plantas de interior — house plants

diseño de interiores — interior design

decoración de interiores — interior decoration

2) (=alma) soul

esto refleja un interior atormentado — that reflects a soul in torment

en mi interior seguía amándola — in my heart I loved her still

dije para mi interior — I said to myself

3) (Geog) interior

una tribu del interior del Brasil — a tribe from the Brazilian interior

no soy de la costa, soy del interior — I'm not from the coast, I'm from inland

mañana lloverá en las zonas del interior — tomorrow there will be rain in inland areas

4)

(Ministerio del) Interior — (Pol) ≈ Home Office, ≈ Justice Department (EEUU)

5) (Dep) inside-forward

interior derecho — inside-right

interior izquierdo — inside-left

6) pl interiores (Cine) interiors

el estudio donde ruedan los interiores — the studio where they shoot the interiors

7) pl interiores Col, Ven (=calzoncillos) (under)pants, shorts (EEUU)

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I
adjetivo

a) <patio/escalera> interior, internal, inside (before n); <habitación/piso> with windows facing onto a central staircase or patio

b) <bolsillo/revestimiento> inside (before n)

la parte interior del colchón — the inside of the mattress

en la parte interior — inside o on the inside

c) <vida/mundo> inner

oyó una voz interior — she heard an inner voice

d) <política/comercio> domestic, internal
II
masculino

1)

a) ( parte de dentro)

en el interior de la habitación — inside the room

el interior estaba en perfectas condiciones — the interior was in perfect condition

b) ( de un país) interior

c) (Méx, RPl, Ven) ( provincias) provinces (pl)

d) ( de una persona)

en su interior estaba muy intranquilo — inside he was very worried

allá en su interior la amaba — deep down he really loved her

- interior derecho/izquierdo

2) Interior masculino (period) ( Ministerio del Interior) Ministry of the Interior, ≈Department of the Interior ( in US), ≈Home Office ( in UK)

3) interiores masculino plural (Cin) interior shots (pl)

4) interiores masculino plural (Col, Ven) (Indum) underwear

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= interior, intra- + Nombre, indoor, inland.

Ex. The variety of reader places in a library adds interest to the interior but also provide for the many preferences of the users, some of whom seem to prefer a very busy location.

Ex. The Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE) was devised in order to facilitate the presentation of comparable statistics on intra- and extra- Community trade.

Ex. If we wanted to gather everything on particular plants together under the general heading 'Horticulture,' we might change the above example to 635.9(582.675)65 to make the main facet the individual plant (in this case anemones), with environment ( indoor...) a secondary feature.

Ex. However, diaries and photos also show the efforts of all expedition members to fulfil Wegener's plans for a meteorological and glaciological profile of Greenland's entire inland ice cap.

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* camiseta interior de tirantes = singlet, vest.

* decoración de interiores = interior landscaping, interior decoration, interior design.

* decorador de interiores = interior designer.

* del interior = inland.

* desierto interior de Australia, el = outback, the.

* diseño de interiores = interior design.

* en su interior = between its covers.

* escuchar la voz interior = listen to + the voice within.

* hacia el interior y el exterior de = in and out of.

* interior de la cubierta = inside cover.

* jardín interior = internal garden.

* la voz interior = the voice within.

* Ministerio del Interior, el = Home Office, the.

* Ministro del Interior = Minister of Internal Affairs, Home Secretary.

* mobiliario y decoración interior = furnishings, home furnishings.

* patio interior = enclosed courtyard.

* paz interior = peace of mind, inner peace.

* planta de interior = houseplant.

* prenda de ropa interior = undergarment.

* prenda interior = undergarment.

* ropa interior = undies, underclothes.

* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.

* vaciar el interior de Algo = gut.

* vuelo interior = domestic flight.

* zona del interior = hinterland.

* zona interior despoblada = backcountry.

* zonas inhabitadas del interior = back country.

* zonas salvajes del interior = back country.

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I
adjetivo

a) <patio/escalera> interior, internal, inside (before n); <habitación/piso> with windows facing onto a central staircase or patio

b) <bolsillo/revestimiento> inside (before n)

la parte interior del colchón — the inside of the mattress

en la parte interior — inside o on the inside

c) <vida/mundo> inner

oyó una voz interior — she heard an inner voice

d) <política/comercio> domestic, internal
II
masculino

1)

a) ( parte de dentro)

en el interior de la habitación — inside the room

el interior estaba en perfectas condiciones — the interior was in perfect condition

b) ( de un país) interior

c) (Méx, RPl, Ven) ( provincias) provinces (pl)

d) ( de una persona)

en su interior estaba muy intranquilo — inside he was very worried

allá en su interior la amaba — deep down he really loved her

- interior derecho/izquierdo

2) Interior masculino (period) ( Ministerio del Interior) Ministry of the Interior, ≈Department of the Interior ( in US), ≈Home Office ( in UK)

3) interiores masculino plural (Cin) interior shots (pl)

4) interiores masculino plural (Col, Ven) (Indum) underwear

* * *

= interior, intra- + Nombre, indoor, inland.

Ex: The variety of reader places in a library adds interest to the interior but also provide for the many preferences of the users, some of whom seem to prefer a very busy location.

Ex: The Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE) was devised in order to facilitate the presentation of comparable statistics on intra- and extra- Community trade.

Ex: If we wanted to gather everything on particular plants together under the general heading 'Horticulture,' we might change the above example to 635.9(582.675)65 to make the main facet the individual plant (in this case anemones), with environment ( indoor...) a secondary feature.

Ex: However, diaries and photos also show the efforts of all expedition members to fulfil Wegener's plans for a meteorological and glaciological profile of Greenland's entire inland ice cap.

* camiseta interior de tirantes = singlet, vest.

* decoración de interiores = interior landscaping, interior decoration, interior design.

* decorador de interiores = interior designer.

* del interior = inland.

* desierto interior de Australia, el = outback, the.

* diseño de interiores = interior design.

* en su interior = between its covers.

* escuchar la voz interior = listen to + the voice within.

* hacia el interior y el exterior de = in and out of.

* interior de la cubierta = inside cover.

* jardín interior = internal garden.

* la voz interior = the voice within.

* Ministerio del Interior, el = Home Office, the.

* Ministro del Interior = Minister of Internal Affairs, Home Secretary.

* mobiliario y decoración interior = furnishings, home furnishings.

* patio interior = enclosed courtyard.

* paz interior = peace of mind, inner peace.

* planta de interior = houseplant.

* prenda de ropa interior = undergarment.

* prenda interior = undergarment.

* ropa interior = undies, underclothes.

* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.

* vaciar el interior de Algo = gut.

* vuelo interior = domestic flight.

* zona del interior = hinterland.

* zona interior despoblada = backcountry.

* zonas inhabitadas del interior = back country.

* zonas salvajes del interior = back country.

* * *

interior¹

adjective

1 ‹patio/escalera› interior, internal, inside ( before n); ‹habitación/piso› with windows facing onto a central staircase or patio

2 ‹bolsillo/revestimiento› inside ( before n)

la parte interior del colchón the inside o interior of the mattress

en la parte interior inside o on the inside

ropa

3 ‹vida/mundo› inner

oyó una voz interior que la recriminaba she heard an inner voice reproaching her

4 ‹política/comercio› domestic, internal

interior²

masculine

A

1

(parte de dentro): el interior del cajón estaba vacío the drawer was empty

veía lo que ocurría en el interior de la habitación she could see what was happening inside the room

el interior estaba en perfectas condiciones the interior was in perfect condition, inside it was in perfect condition

2 (de un país) interior

el interior es muy montañoso the interior is very mountainous, inland it is very mountainous

3 (Méx, RPl, Ven) (provincias) provinces (pl)

en el interior in the provinces, away from the capital

4

(de una persona): en su interior estaba muy intranquilo inside o inwardly he was very worried

en el interior de su alma la amaba deep down he really loved her

Compuestos:

● interior derecho

masculine and feminine inside right

● interior izquierdo

masculine and feminine inside left

B

Interior masculine ( period) (Ministerio del Interior) Ministry of the Interior, ≈ Department of the Interior ( in US), ≈ Home Office ( in UK)

C interiores mpl ( Cin) interior shots (pl)

D interiores mpl (Col, Ven) ( Indum) underwear

E interiores mpl ( Chi) ( Coc) offal

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interior adjetivo
a) ‹patio/escalera› interior, internal, inside ( before n);

‹habitación/piso› with windows facing onto a central staircase or patio
b) ‹bolsillo/revestimiento› inside ( before n);

◊ en la parte interior inside o on the inside

c) ‹vida/mundo› inner

d) ‹política/comercio› domestic, internal

■ sustantivo masculino
1
a) (de cajón, maleta, coche) inside;

( de edificio) interior, inside;
( de un país) interior;
◊ en el interior de la habitación inside the room

b) (Méx, RPl, Ven) ( provincias) provinces (pl)

c) ( de una persona):

◊ en su interior estaba muy intranquilo inside he was very worried;

allá en su interior la amaba deep down he really loved her
2
◊ Interior sustantivo masculino (period) ( Ministerio del Interior) Ministry of the Interior, ≈ Department of the Interior ( in US), ≈ Home Office ( in UK)

3
◊ interiores sustantivo masculino plural (Col, Ven) (Indum) underwear

interior
I adjetivo
1 inner, inside, interior: es un piso interior, the flat doesn't overlook the street
ropa interior, underwear
2 (espiritual) inward, interior
monólogo interior, interior monologue
3 Pol domestic, internal
comercio interior, inland o domestic trade
4 Geography inland
II sustantivo masculino
1 inside, interior
figurado en mi interior estaba arrepentida, deep down I was sorry
2 Geography interior
3 Pol Ministerio del Interior, Home Office, US Department of the Interior ➣ Ver nota en ministerio 4 Cine (usu pl) están rodando interiores, they are filming interiors
' interior' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baldosa
- camiseta
- chimenea
- combinación
- comercio
- corral
- decoración
- decorador
- decoradora
- dentro
- destripar
- faja
- fondo
- forrar
- forro
- homóloga
- homólogo
- iluminación
- interiorismo
- interiorista
- lencería
- linterna
- ministerio
- ministra
- ministro
- nacional
- PIB
- prenda
- producto
- revocar
- ropa
- seno
- vacía
- vacío
- corpiño
- enagua
- franela
- galería
- planta
- política
- relleno
- retrovisor
- secretario
- slip
English:
affair
- bodice
- brassiere
- corner
- design
- emptiness
- GDP
- gut
- home
- Home Secretary
- inboard
- indoor
- inland
- inner
- inside
- interior
- internal
- inward
- offshore
- passage
- passageway
- shadow cabinet
- slip
- small
- sparsely
- stream
- trade
- underclothes
- underwear
- unspoken
- wall
- within
- house
- ledge
- out
- pith
- quadrangle
- revamp
- under

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interior

♦ adj

1. [de dentro] inside, inner;
[patio, jardín] interior, inside; [habitación, vida] inner;
ropa interior, prendas interiores underwear;

adelantó por la calle interior he overtook on the inside

2. [nacional] domestic;

comercio interior domestic trade;

un asunto de política interior a domestic (policy) issue

3. Geog inland

♦ nm

1. [parte de dentro] inside, interior;

desalojaron el interior del edificio they evacuated the (inside of the) building;

pintaron el interior de la habitación they painted the room;

en el interior del hotel se agolpaban las admiradoras his admirers formed a crowd inside the hotel;

en el interior de la botella había un mensaje there was a message inside the bottle

2. [de país] interior, inland area

3. [de una persona] inner self, heart;

en mi interior deep down

4. Col, Ven [calzoncillos] underpants

♦ nmf
Dep [jugador] central midfielder
Comp
interior izquierdo inside left;
interior derecho inside right

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interior

I adj

1 interior; bolsillo inside atr

2 COM, POL domestic

II m

1 interior;

en su interior fig inwardly

2 DEP inside-forward, central midfielder

3

:

interiores pl TV etc indoor shots

* * *

interior adj

: interior, inner

interior nm

1) : interior, inside

2) : inland region

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interior¹ adj

1. (jardín, patio) interior

algunas casas tienen un patio interior some houses have got an interior courtyard

2. (habitación, piso) inner

duermo en una habitación interior I sleep in an inner room

3. (bolsillo) inside

lo metió en el bolsillo interior he put it in his inside pocket

4. (comercio, política) domestic

el mercado interior the domestic market

interior² n interior / inside

hace más frío en el interior que en la costa it's colder in the interior than on the coast

sólo se come el interior de la fruta you only eat the inside of the fruit

en el interior de inside / in

en el interior del hotel inside the hotel

Spanish-English dictionary > interior
14 base

adj.

host.

f.

1 foundations (parte inferior) (de edificio).

base de maquillaje foundation (cream)

2 basis (fundamento, origen).

el petróleo es la base de su economía their economy is based on oil

ese argumento se cae por su base that argument is built on sand

partimos de la base de que… we assume that…

sentar las bases para to lay the foundations of

base imponible (finance) taxable income

3 base.

base aérea air base

base espacial space station

base de lanzamiento launch site

base naval naval base

base de operaciones operational base

4 base (chemistry).

5 base (math & geometry).

6 base.

7 makeup.

8 radix, base of a system of numbers or logarithms.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: basar.

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base

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) base

■ la base de la torre the base of the tower

2 figurado basis

■ las cereales son la base de nuestra agricultura cereals form the basis of our agriculture

■ si partimos de la base de que... if we start from the premise that...

3 QUÍMICA base, alkali

4 MATEMÁTICAS base

5 (en béisbol) base

► nombre femenino plural bases

1 (de concurso) rules

2 las bases (de partido etc) grass roots, rank and file

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a base de (por) through, by means of, using 2 (de) consisting of

■ se hizo rico a base de trabajar mucho he became rich through hard work

■ una dieta a base de hortalizas y pescado a diet consisting of vegetables and fish

a base de bien familiar really well

en base a based on, on the basis of

base aérea air base

base de datos database

base de datos documental documentary database

base de datos relacional relational database

base de lanzamiento launch site

base de operaciones operational headquarters

base imponible taxable income

base naval naval base

* * *

noun f.

1) base

2) basis

•

- base de datos

* * *

1. SF

1) (=parte inferior) base

la base de la columna — the base of the pillar

este jarrón tiene muy poca base — this vase has a very narrow base

la fecha de caducidad viene en la base del paquete — the use-by date is on the base o the bottom of the pack

la base del cráneo — the base of the skull

2) (=fondo) [de pintura] background; [de maquillaje] foundation

sobre una base de amarillo — on a yellow background

primero se coloca una base de tomate — start by laying a tomato base

3) (=fundamento) basis

ese artículo no tiene base científica alguna — that article has no scientific basis at all

la base del éxito está en el trabajo — the key to success is hard work

• carecer de base — [acusación] to lack foundation, be unfounded; [argumento] to lack justification, be unjustified

• de base — [error, dato] basic, fundamental; [activista, apoyo] grass-roots antes de s

• en base a [uso periodístico] —

un programa elaborado en base a criterios subjetivos — a programme based on subjective criteria

en base a lo que acabamos de ver — based on what we have just seen

en base a que: no publicaron la carta en base a que era demasiado larga — they didn't publish the letter because it was too long

• partir de una base, un juez tiene que partir de una base de neutralidad absoluta — a judge must start out from a position of absolute neutrality

partiendo de esta base, nos planteamos la necesidad... — on this assumption, we think it necessary...

partir de la base de que... — to take as one's starting point that...

• sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of sth

Chomsky sentó las bases de la gramática generativa — Chomsky laid the foundations of generative grammar

su visita sentó las bases para una futura cooperación — her visit paved the way for o laid the foundations of future cooperation

• sobre la base de algo — on the basis of sth

hay que negociar sobre la base de resoluciones previas — we must negotiate on the basis of previous resolutions

- coger a algn fuera de base

base de poder — power base

4) (=componente principal)

la leche es la base de su alimentación — his diet is milk-based

la base de este jabón es la soda — this soap is soda-based

• a base de algo, una dieta a base de arroz — a rice-based diet, a diet based on rice

un plato a base de verduras — a vegetable-based dish, a dish based on vegetables

este aparato funciona a base de ultrasonidos — this machine works with ultrasound

sólo conseguirás salir adelante a base de mucho esfuerzo — you will only get ahead by working hard

• a base de hacer algo — by doing sth

así, a base de no hacer nada, poco vas a conseguir — you won't achieve much by doing nothing

a base de insistir, la convenció para comprar la casa — by o through his insistence, he persuaded her to buy the house

a base de bien Esp * —

hoy hemos trabajado a base de bien — we've done loads of work today *

nos divertimos a base de bien — we had a whale of a time *

cenamos a base de bien — we had a really good meal

base imponible — (Econ) taxable income

5) (=conocimientos básicos) grounding

le falta un poco de base — he doesn't have the proper grounding

este manual le aportará una buena base de química — this handbook will give you a good grounding in chemistry

6) (Mil) base

base aérea — air base

base aeronaval — naval air base

base avanzada — forward base

base de lanzamiento — launch site

base de operaciones — operations base

base espacial — space station

base militar — military base

base naval — naval base

7) pl bases

a) (=condiciones) [de concurso] conditions, rules; [de convocatoria] requirements

b) (Pol)

las bases — the rank and file

8) (Inform)

base de datos — database

base de datos documental — documentary database

base de datos relacional — relational database

9) (Mat) [en una potencia] base

10) (Quím) base

11) (Téc) base, mounting

12) (Agrimensura) base, base line

13) (Ling) (tb: base derivativa) base form

14) (Béisbol) base

15) ** (=droga) base

2.

SMF (Baloncesto) guard

3. ADJ INV

1) (=de partida) [campamento, campo] base antes de s ; [puerto] home antes de s

dejamos el campamento base por la mañana — we left base camp in the morning

2) (=básico) [idea] basic; [documento, texto] provisional, draft

han aprobado el texto base para el nuevo convenio — they have approved the provisional o draft text of the new agreement

• alimento base — staple (food)

• color base — base colour o (EEUU) color
salario, sueldo
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I
femenino

1)

a) ( parte inferior) base

b) tb

base de maquillaje — foundation

2)

a) ( fundamento)

tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso — I have sufficient grounds to claim that

la base de una buena salud es una alimentación sana — the basis of good health is a balanced diet

sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of something

un movimiento sin base popular — a movement without a popular power base

tomar algo como base — to take something as a starting point

sobre la base de estos datos — on the basis of this information

b) ( componente principal)

la base de su alimentación es el arroz — their diet is based on rice

la base de este perfume es el jazmín — this perfume has a jasmine base

c) ( conocimientos básicos)

tiene una sólida base científica — he has a sound grounding in science

llegó al curso sin ninguna base — he didn't have the basics when he began the course

- base de datos

- base imponible

3) (en locs)

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

4) ( centro de operaciones) base

base aérea/naval/militar — air/naval/military base

- base de lanzamiento

5)

las bases — (Pol) the rank and file (pl)

6) (Mat, Quím) base

7) bases femenino plural ( de concurso) rules (pl)

8)

a) ( en béisbol) base

b) base masculino y femenino ( en baloncesto) guard
II
adjetivo invariable

a) (básico, elemental) basic; <documento/texto> draft (before n)

b) < campamento> base (before n)

* * *

= base, base, base plate, basis [bases, -pl.], basis [bases, -pl.], bedrock, core, cornerstone [corner-stone], foundation, grounding, underpinning, cradle, warp and woof.

Ex. The reader should now have a reasonably firm base from which to begin a more detailed reading of the specification of elements.

Ex. The base of a notation is the set of symbols used in a specific notation.

Ex. The two windows in the base plate of the scanner help move the read head accurately across the bar codes.

Ex. These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex. These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex. We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.

Ex. The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex. Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.

Ex. In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.

Ex. The experience gained with these special schemes provided a grounding for work on the development of a new general scheme.

Ex. The criteria must be subject to continuing review and annual updating if they are to remain valid as the underpinning for a professional activity.

Ex. 'I have to leave fairly soon,' he said as he returned the receiver to its cradle, 'so let's get down to business'.

Ex. Training in self-help is part of the warp and woof of any tenable theory of reference work.

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* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* afianzar las bases = strengthen + foundations.

* aplicar una capa base = prime.

* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* banda de base = baseband.

* basado en un gestor de bases de datos = DBMS-based.

* base cognitiva = knowledge base [knowledge-base].

* base de datos = data bank [databank], database [data base], database software.

* base de datos automatizada = computer database, computer-held database, computerised database, machine-readable database.

* base de datos bibliográfica = bibliographic database.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* base de datos catalográfica = catalogue database, cataloguing database.

* base de datos comercial = commercial database.

* base de datos completa = full-provision database.

* base de datos con información confidencial = intelligence database.

* base de datos cruzada = cross database.

* base de datos de acceso mediante suscripción = subscription database.

* base de datos de autoridades = authority database.

* base de datos de carburantes = TULSA.

* base de datos de documentos primarios = source database.

* base de datos de documentos secundarios = reference database.

* base de datos de dominio público = public domain database.

* base de datos de educación = ERIC.

* base de datos de imágenes = image database, image bank.

* base de datos de investigación = research database.

* base de datos del gobierno de USA = CRECORD, FEDREG.

* base de datos de lógica difusa = fuzzy database.

* base de datos de medicina = MEDLINE.

* base de datos de negocios = business database.

* base de datos de pago = subscription database.

* base de datos de patentes = WPI.

* base de datos de propiedades = properties database.

* base de datos de referencia = reference database.

* base de datos de referencia a especialistas = referral database.

* base de datos de registros de catálogo = catalogue record database.

* base de datos de texto = textual data base, text-oriented database, text database.

* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.

* base de datos de texto libre = free text database.

* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.

* base de datos distribuida = distributed database.

* base de datos documental = textual data base.

* base de datos en CD-ROM = CD-ROM database.

* base de datos en disco óptico = optical disc database.

* base de datos en estado original = raw database.

* base de datos en línea = online database.

* base de datos estadística = statistical database.

* base de datos externa = external database.

* base de datos factual = factual database.

* base de datos financiera = financial database.

* base de datos interna = in-house database.

* base de datos jurídica = legal database.

* base de datos local = local area database.

* base de datos multimedia = multimedia database.

* base de datos no bibliográfica = non-bibliographic database.

* base de datos numérica = numeric database, numerical database.

* base de datos numérico-textual = textual-numeric database, text-numeric database.

* base de datos relacional = relational database.

* base de datos residente = resident database.

* base de datos terminológica = terminology database.

* base de datos textual = textual data base.

* base de operaciones = home base.

* base de un número = subscript numeral.

* base impositiva = tax base.

* base lógica = rationale.

* base militar = military base.

* bases = background.

* base teórica = theoretical underpinning, theoretical underpinning.

* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos = cross database searching.

* campamento base = base camp.

* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* como base para = as a basis for.

* con base de arena = sand-based.

* con base empírica = empirically-based.

* con base en = based in.

* conformar las bases = set + the framework.

* conocimiento de base = foundation study.

* constituir la base = form + the foundation.

* constituir la base de = form + the basis of.

* construir la base = form + the skeleton.

* creador de bases de datos = database producer.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos = knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).

* directorio de empresas en base de datos = company directory database.

* distribuidor de bases de datos = online system host, database host, host system, online service vendor.

* distribuidor de bases de datos en línea = online vendor.

* empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* en base a = in terms of, on the grounds that/of, on the basis of.

* en la base = at the core (of).

* en su base = at its core.

* específico de una base de datos = database-specific.

* formar la base = form + the foundation.

* formar la base de = form + the basis of.

* gestión de bases de datos = database management.

* gestor de bases de datos = database management system (DBMS), DBMS system.

* gestor de bases de datos relacionales = relational database management system.

* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.

* industria de las bases de datos = database industry.

* línea base = baseline [base line].

* meta base de datos = meta-database.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés = formula fiction.

* organismo de base popular = grassroots organisation.

* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* portada de una base de datos = file banner.

* presupuesto de base cero = zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB), zero-base(d) budget.

* productor de bases de datos = database producer.

* programa de gestión de bases de datos = database management software.

* proveedor de bases de datos = database provider.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

* remedio a base de hierbas = herbal remedy.

* sentar base = make + things happen.

* sentar las bases = lay + foundation, set + the scene, set + the wheels in motion, set + the tone, set + the framework, set + the pattern, provide + the basis, lay + the basis for, provide + the material for.

* sentar las bases de Algo = lay + the groundwork for.

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

* sin base = unsupported, ill-founded.

* sobre base de arena = sand-based.

* sobre esta base = on this basis, on that basis.

* sobre la base de = in relation to, on the usual basis.

* subsistir a base de = live on.

* tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.

* tratamiento a base de hierbas = herbal treatment.

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I
femenino

1)

a) ( parte inferior) base

b) tb

base de maquillaje — foundation

2)

a) ( fundamento)

tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso — I have sufficient grounds to claim that

la base de una buena salud es una alimentación sana — the basis of good health is a balanced diet

sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of something

un movimiento sin base popular — a movement without a popular power base

tomar algo como base — to take something as a starting point

sobre la base de estos datos — on the basis of this information

b) ( componente principal)

la base de su alimentación es el arroz — their diet is based on rice

la base de este perfume es el jazmín — this perfume has a jasmine base

c) ( conocimientos básicos)

tiene una sólida base científica — he has a sound grounding in science

llegó al curso sin ninguna base — he didn't have the basics when he began the course

- base de datos

- base imponible

3) (en locs)

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

4) ( centro de operaciones) base

base aérea/naval/militar — air/naval/military base

- base de lanzamiento

5)

las bases — (Pol) the rank and file (pl)

6) (Mat, Quím) base

7) bases femenino plural ( de concurso) rules (pl)

8)

a) ( en béisbol) base

b) base masculino y femenino ( en baloncesto) guard
II
adjetivo invariable

a) (básico, elemental) basic; <documento/texto> draft (before n)

b) < campamento> base (before n)

* * *

= base, base, base plate, basis [bases, -pl.], basis [bases, -pl.], bedrock, core, cornerstone [corner-stone], foundation, grounding, underpinning, cradle, warp and woof.

Ex: The reader should now have a reasonably firm base from which to begin a more detailed reading of the specification of elements.

Ex: The base of a notation is the set of symbols used in a specific notation.

Ex: The two windows in the base plate of the scanner help move the read head accurately across the bar codes.

Ex: These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex: These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex: We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.

Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex: Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.

Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.

Ex: The experience gained with these special schemes provided a grounding for work on the development of a new general scheme.

Ex: The criteria must be subject to continuing review and annual updating if they are to remain valid as the underpinning for a professional activity.

Ex: 'I have to leave fairly soon,' he said as he returned the receiver to its cradle, 'so let's get down to business'.

Ex: Training in self-help is part of the warp and woof of any tenable theory of reference work.

* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* afianzar las bases = strengthen + foundations.

* aplicar una capa base = prime.

* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* banda de base = baseband.

* basado en un gestor de bases de datos = DBMS-based.

* base cognitiva = knowledge base [knowledge-base].

* base de datos = data bank [databank], database [data base], database software.

* base de datos automatizada = computer database, computer-held database, computerised database, machine-readable database.

* base de datos bibliográfica = bibliographic database.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* base de datos catalográfica = catalogue database, cataloguing database.

* base de datos comercial = commercial database.

* base de datos completa = full-provision database.

* base de datos con información confidencial = intelligence database.

* base de datos cruzada = cross database.

* base de datos de acceso mediante suscripción = subscription database.

* base de datos de autoridades = authority database.

* base de datos de carburantes = TULSA.

* base de datos de documentos primarios = source database.

* base de datos de documentos secundarios = reference database.

* base de datos de dominio público = public domain database.

* base de datos de educación = ERIC.

* base de datos de imágenes = image database, image bank.

* base de datos de investigación = research database.

* base de datos del gobierno de USA = CRECORD, FEDREG.

* base de datos de lógica difusa = fuzzy database.

* base de datos de medicina = MEDLINE.

* base de datos de negocios = business database.

* base de datos de pago = subscription database.

* base de datos de patentes = WPI.

* base de datos de propiedades = properties database.

* base de datos de referencia = reference database.

* base de datos de referencia a especialistas = referral database.

* base de datos de registros de catálogo = catalogue record database.

* base de datos de texto = textual data base, text-oriented database, text database.

* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.

* base de datos de texto libre = free text database.

* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.

* base de datos distribuida = distributed database.

* base de datos documental = textual data base.

* base de datos en CD-ROM = CD-ROM database.

* base de datos en disco óptico = optical disc database.

* base de datos en estado original = raw database.

* base de datos en línea = online database.

* base de datos estadística = statistical database.

* base de datos externa = external database.

* base de datos factual = factual database.

* base de datos financiera = financial database.

* base de datos interna = in-house database.

* base de datos jurídica = legal database.

* base de datos local = local area database.

* base de datos multimedia = multimedia database.

* base de datos no bibliográfica = non-bibliographic database.

* base de datos numérica = numeric database, numerical database.

* base de datos numérico-textual = textual-numeric database, text-numeric database.

* base de datos relacional = relational database.

* base de datos residente = resident database.

* base de datos terminológica = terminology database.

* base de datos textual = textual data base.

* base de operaciones = home base.

* base de un número = subscript numeral.

* base impositiva = tax base.

* base lógica = rationale.

* base militar = military base.

* bases = background.

* base teórica = theoretical underpinning, theoretical underpinning.

* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos = cross database searching.

* campamento base = base camp.

* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* como base para = as a basis for.

* con base de arena = sand-based.

* con base empírica = empirically-based.

* con base en = based in.

* conformar las bases = set + the framework.

* conocimiento de base = foundation study.

* constituir la base = form + the foundation.

* constituir la base de = form + the basis of.

* construir la base = form + the skeleton.

* creador de bases de datos = database producer.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos = knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).

* directorio de empresas en base de datos = company directory database.

* distribuidor de bases de datos = online system host, database host, host system, online service vendor.

* distribuidor de bases de datos en línea = online vendor.

* empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* en base a = in terms of, on the grounds that/of, on the basis of.

* en la base = at the core (of).

* en su base = at its core.

* específico de una base de datos = database-specific.

* formar la base = form + the foundation.

* formar la base de = form + the basis of.

* gestión de bases de datos = database management.

* gestor de bases de datos = database management system (DBMS), DBMS system.

* gestor de bases de datos relacionales = relational database management system.

* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.

* industria de las bases de datos = database industry.

* línea base = baseline [base line].

* meta base de datos = meta-database.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés = formula fiction.

* organismo de base popular = grassroots organisation.

* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* portada de una base de datos = file banner.

* presupuesto de base cero = zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB), zero-base(d) budget.

* productor de bases de datos = database producer.

* programa de gestión de bases de datos = database management software.

* proveedor de bases de datos = database provider.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

* remedio a base de hierbas = herbal remedy.

* sentar base = make + things happen.

* sentar las bases = lay + foundation, set + the scene, set + the wheels in motion, set + the tone, set + the framework, set + the pattern, provide + the basis, lay + the basis for, provide + the material for.

* sentar las bases de Algo = lay + the groundwork for.

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

* sin base = unsupported, ill-founded.

* sobre base de arena = sand-based.

* sobre esta base = on this basis, on that basis.

* sobre la base de = in relation to, on the usual basis.

* subsistir a base de = live on.

* tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.

* tratamiento a base de hierbas = herbal treatment.

* * *

base¹

feminine

A

1 (parte inferior) base

la base de una columna the base of a column

el contraste está en la base the hallmark is on the base o the bottom

2 (fondo) background

sobre una base de tonos claros against o on a background of light tones

3

tb base de maquillaje foundation

4 (permanente) soft perm

B

1

(fundamento): no tienes suficiente base para asegurar eso you don't have sufficient grounds to claim that

la base de una buena salud es una alimentación sana the basis of good health is a balanced diet

esa afirmación carece de bases sólidas that statement is not founded o based on any firm evidence

sentar las bases de un acuerdo to lay the foundations of an agreement

un movimiento sin base popular a movement without a popular power base

tomar algo como base to take sth as a starting point

partiendo or si partimos de la base de que … if we start from the premise o assumption that …

sobre la base de estos datos podemos concluir que … on the basis of this information we can conclude that …

2

(componente principal): la base de su alimentación es el arroz rice is their staple food, their diet is based on rice

la base de este perfume es el jazmín this perfume has a jasmine base, this is a jasmine-based perfume

los diamantes forman la base de la economía the economy is based on diamonds

3

(conocimientos básicos): tiene una sólida base científica he has a sound basic knowledge of o he has a sound grounding in science

llegó sin ninguna base he hadn't mastered the basics when he arrived

Compuestos:

● base de datos

database

● base de datos relacional

relational database

● base imponible

tax base ( AmE), taxable income o base ( BrE)

C ( en locs):

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered

lo consiguió a base de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to achieve it

un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet, a diet mainly consisting of vegetables

una bebida a base de ginebra a gin-based drink

vive a base de pastillas pills are what keep her going

de base ‹planteamiento/error› fundamental, basic;

‹militante› rank-and-file ( before n), ordinary ( before n); ‹movimiento/democracia› grass roots ( before n)

en base a ( crit); on the basis of

en base a las recientes encuestas on the evidence o basis of recent polls

una propuesta de negociación en base a un programa de diez puntos a proposal for negotiations based on a ten-point plan

a base de bien ( Esp fam): comimos a base de bien we really ate well, we had a really good meal

D (centro de operaciones) base

Compuestos:

● base aérea

air base

● base de lanzamiento

launch site

● base de operaciones

center* of operations, operational headquarters ( sing o pl)

● base militar

military base

● base naval

naval base

E ( Pol) tb

bases rank and file (pl)

F ( Mat) base

G ( Quím) base

H bases fpl (de un concurso) rules (pl), conditions of entry (pl)

I

1 (en béisbol) base

2

base masculine and feminine (en baloncesto) guard

base²

adj inv

1 (básico, elemental) ‹alimento› basic, staple ( before n); ‹documento/texto› draft ( before n)

la idea base partió de … the basic idea stemmed from …

salario, sueldo

2 (de origen) ‹puerto› home ( before n); ‹campamento› base ( before n)

* * *

Del verbo basar: ( conjugate basar)

basé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

base es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
basar
base
basar ( conjugate basar) verbo transitivo ‹teoría/idea› base algo en algo to base sth on sth
basarse verbo pronominal
a) [ persona] basese EN algo:

◊ ¿en qué te basas para decir eso? and what basis o grounds do you have for saying that?;

se basó en esos datos he based his argument (o theory etc) on that information
b) [teoría/creencia/idea/opinión] basese EN algo to be based on sth

base sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( parte inferior) base

b) tb

◊ base de maquillaje foundation

2
a) ( fundamento) basis;

◊ la base de una buena salud the basis of good health;

tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso I have sufficient grounds to claim that;
sentar las bases de algo to lay the foundations of sth;
tomar algo como base to take sth as a starting point
b) ( conocimientos básicos):

◊ tiene una sólida base científica he has a sound grounding in science;

llegó al curso sin ninguna base he didn't have the basics when he began the course;
base de datos database
3 ( en locs)
◊ a base de: un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet;

vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills
4 ( centro de operaciones) base;
◊ base aérea/naval/militar air/naval/military base

5
◊ bases sustantivo femenino plural ( de concurso) rules (pl)

6
a) ( en béisbol) base

b)

◊ base sustantivo masculino y femenino ( en baloncesto) guard

basar verbo transitivo to base [en, on]
base
I sustantivo femenino
1 base
2 (fundamento de una teoría, de un argumento) basis, (motivo) grounds: tus quejas no tienen base alguna, your complaints are groundless
3 (conocimientos previos) grounding: tiene muy mala base en matemáticas, he's got a very poor grasp of maths
4 Mil base
base aérea/naval, air/naval base
5 Inform base de datos, data base
II fpl
1 Pol the grass roots: las bases no apoyan al candidato, the candidate didn't get any grass-roots support
2 (de un concurso) rules
♦ Locuciones: a base de: la fastidiaron a base de bien, they really messed her about
a base de estudiar consiguió aprobar, he passed by studying
a base de extracto de camomila, using camomile extract
' base' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- basar
- columpiarse
- concentración
- esquema
- fundar
- fundamentar
- fundarse
- innoble
- mantenerse
- pie
- salario
- somier
- subsistir
- tejemaneje
- asiento
- banco
- bastardo
- cimentar
- fundamento
- inicial
- mantener
- rejilla
- sueldo
English:
air base
- base
- basis
- circuit board
- cornerstone
- data base
- decision making
- fatty
- foundation
- from
- grounding
- rank
- rationale
- roll out
- stand
- undercoat
- work
- air
- ball
- base pay
- bed
- cover
- data
- educated
- found
- French
- go
- ground
- hard
- home
- model
- pickle
- primary
- report
- rocky
- sordid
- squash
- staple
- starchy
- taxable
- under

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base

♦ nf

1. [parte inferior] base;
[de edificio] foundations;
colocaron un ramo de flores en la base del monumento they placed a bunch of flowers at the foot of the monument

Comp
base de maquillaje foundation (cream)
2. [fundamento, origen] basis;

el respeto al medio ambiente es la base de un desarrollo equilibrado respect for the environment is o forms the basis of balanced development;

el petróleo es la base de su economía their economy is based on oil;

salí de la universidad con una sólida base humanística I left university with a solid grounding in the humanities;

ese argumento se cae por su base that argument is built on sand;

esta teoría carece de base this theory is unfounded, this theory is not founded on solid arguments;

partimos de la base de que… we assume that…;

se parte de la base de que todos ya saben leer we're starting with the assumption that everyone can read;

sentar las bases para… to lay the foundations of…;

sobre la base de esta encuesta se concluye que… on the basis of this opinion poll, it can be concluded that… Fin base imponible taxable income

3. [conocimientos básicos] grounding;

habla mal francés porque tiene mala base she doesn't speak French well because she hasn't learnt the basics properly

4. [militar, científica] base

Comp
base aérea air base;
base espacial space station;

base de lanzamiento launch site;

base naval naval base;

base de operaciones operational base;
[aeropuerto civil ] base (of operations)
5. Quím base

6. Geom base

7. Mat base

8. Ling base (form)

9. Informát base de datos database;

base de datos documental documentary database;

base de datos relacional relational database

10. Com base de clientes customer base

11.
bases [para prueba, concurso] rules

12.
las bases [de partido, sindicato] the grass roots, the rank and file;

afiliado de las bases grassroots member

13. [en béisbol] base;
Méx
dar base por bola a alguien to walk sb

♦ nmf
[en baloncesto] guard
♦ a base de loc prep

by (means of);

me alimento a base de verduras I live on vegetables;

el flan está hecho a base de huevos crème caramel is made with eggs;

a base de no hacer nada by not doing anything;

a base de trabajar duro fue ascendiendo puestos she moved up through the company by working hard;

aprender a base de equivocarse to learn the hard way;

se sacó la carrera a base de codos she got her degree by sheer hard work

Comp
Esp Fam
a base de bien: nos humillaron a base de bien they really humiliated us;

lloraba a base de bien he was crying his eyes out;

los niños disfrutaron a base de bien the children had a great time

♦ en base a loc prep
[considerado incorrecto] on the basis of;
en base a lo visto hasta ahora, no creo que puedan ganar from what I've seen so far, I don't think they can win;

el plan se efectuará en base a lo convenido the plan will be carried out in accordance with the terms agreed upon

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base

I f

1 QUÍM, MAT, MIL, DEP base

2

:

bases pl de concurso etc conditions

3

:

una dieta a base de frutas a diet based on fruit, a fruit-based diet;

consiguió comprarse una casa a base de ahorrar he managed to buy a house by (dint of) saving;

nos divertimos a base de bien we had a really o fam a real good time

II m/f en baloncesto guard

* * *

base nf

1) : base, bottom

2) : base (in baseball)

3) fundamento: basis, foundation

4)

base de datos : database

5)

a base de : based on, by means of

6)

en base a : based on, on the basis of

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base n

1. (en general) base

colocaron la estatua sobre una base de mármol they placed the statue on a marble base

2. (fundamento) basis [pl. bases]

la higiene es la base de una buena salud hygiene is the basis of good health

la base de su alimentación es la patata their diet is based on potatoes

a base de (mediante) by / through (basado en) based on

una alimentación a base de pescado a diet based on fish

han logrado el éxito a base de tocar en directo they've achieved success by playing live

base de datos database

base militar military base

Spanish-English dictionary > base
15 ni

conj.

1 not even.

ni siquiera not even

anda tan atareado que ni tiene tiempo para comer he's so busy he doesn't even have time to eat

2 neither.

3 nor.

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ni

► conjunción

1 neither, nor

■ no tengo tiempo ni ganas I don't have the time or the inclination

2 (ni siquiera) not even

■ no lo quiero ni regalado I wouldn't want it even if they were giving it away

■ no tengo tiempo ni para comer I don't even have time to eat

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡ni hablar! no way!

ni que it's not as if

■ ni que fuera tonta it's not as if I were stupid!

■ ni que hubiera sido millonario anyone would think he were a millionaire!

* * *

conj.

neither, nor

- ni siquiera

* * *

CONJ

1) (=y no) [con verbo negativo en inglés] or; [con verbo afirmativo en inglés] nor

no le gustan las plantas ni los animales — he doesn't like plants or animals

no bebe ni fuma — he doesn't smoke or drink

un edificio sin puertas ni ventanas — a building without doors or windows

- a mí no me gusta -ni a mí — "I don't like it" - "nor do I" o "neither do I"

ni... ni...: no tenía ni amigos ni familiares — he had no friends and no family (either), he had no friends or family, he had neither friends nor family

no es ni blanco ni negro — it's not black and it's not white (either), it's neither black nor white

no vinieron ni Juan ni Pedro — Juan didn't come and neither did Pedro, neither Juan nor Pedro came

ni vino ni llamó por teléfono — he didn't come and he didn't phone (either), he neither came nor phoned

ni lo sé ni me importa — I don't know and I don't care

ni que lo hagas bien ni que lo hagas mal te dirán nada — whether you do it well or badly, they won't say anything

2) [para dar más énfasis] even

no sabe ni dónde está Moscú — he doesn't even know where Moscow is

ni a ti te lo dirá — he won't tell even YOU

no lo compraría ni aunque tuviera dinero — I wouldn't buy it even if I had the money

no tengo ni idea — I have no idea

no ha llamado ni nada — he hasn't phoned or anything

ni se sabe — God knows, who knows?

• ni siquiera — not even

ni siquiera nos ha visto — he didn't even see us

ni siquiera me llamó — he didn't even phone me

• ni uno, -¿cuántos tienes? -ni uno — "how many have you got?" - "not a single one" o "none"

no hemos comprado ni un regalo — we haven't bought a single present

no me ha dicho ni una palabra desde que llegó — she hasn't said a single word to me since she got here

ni uno de sus parientes lo ha felicitado — not (a single) one of his relatives has congratulated him

no tengo ni un duro — I haven't got a penny

3) [exclamaciones]

• ¡ni hablar! — no way!, not on your life!

¿yo? ¿votar a esos? ¡ni hablar! — me vote for them? no way! o not on your life!

• ¡ni por esas!, he intentado convencerla prometiéndole un regalo, pero ni por esas — I tried to persuade her with a present but even that didn't work

• ni que, siempre cuidando de él, ¡ni que fueras su madre! — you're always taking care of him, anyone would think you were his mother!

vaya unos humos que tiene, ¡ni que fuese un dios! — he's so arrogant, he must think he's God!

¡pero tú qué te has creído!, ¡ni que yo fuese tonto! — you must think I'm stupid or something!

¡qué curso ni qué curso! ¡yo he aprendido por mi cuenta! — what are you talking about, taking a course? I've studied by myself!

4)

• ni bien — Arg, Uru as soon as

ni bien me fui, sonó el teléfono — as soon as I left, the phone rang

* * *

conjunción

1) ( con otro negativo)

venía sin gabardina ni paraguas — he wasn't wearing a raincoat or carrying an umbrella

no se lastimó ni nada — he didn't hurt himself or anything

no vino él ni su mujer — neither he nor his wife came

yo no pienso ir - ni yo (tampoco) — I don't intend going - neither do I

ni... ni: ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drink; no nos avisaron ni a Sol ni a mí — they didn't tell Sol or me (either)

2)

a) tb

ni siquiera — not even

b)

ni un/una: no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single book; de sus amigos no vino ni uno — not one of his friends came

3)

a) ( en frases que expresan rechazo)

ni hablar! — out of the question!

ni aunque me lo pida de rodillas — not even if he gets down on bended knee

b) ( en frases que expresan enfado)

ni que fuera el jefe! — anyone would think he was the boss

no podemos permitírnoslo ni que fuéramos millonarios! — we can't afford it, we're not millionaires you know!

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* lanzarse sin ton ni son = dive + head-first.

* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.

* ¡ni en sueños! = no dice!.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* ¡ni hablar! = no dice!.

* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.

* ¡ni idea! = beats me!, beats me!.

* ni incluso = for that matter, not even.

* ni inmutarse = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.

* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.

* ni lo uno ni lo otro = in-between, betwixt and between.

* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.

* ni... ni... = neither... nor....

* ¡ni pensarlo! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* ni pestañear = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.

* ni por asomo = not by a long shot, never in a month of Sundays, by no stretch of the imagination.

* ni por casualidad = never in a month of Sundays.

* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* ni remotamente = by no stretch of the imagination.

* ¡Ni se te ocurra! = Not on your life!.

* ni siquiera una vez = not once (did).

* ni tampoco = nor.

* ni una chispa de viento = not a drop of wind, not a drop of wind.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* ¡ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.

* ni una sola vez = not once (did).

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.

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

* no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.

* no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.

* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.

* no tener ni voz ni voto en = have + no say in.

* nunca + Verbo + ni un + Nombre = never + Verbo + one + Nombre.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.

* sin más ni más = for the love of it, without much ado.

* sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.

* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.

* sin ton ni son = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason, without rhyme or reason.

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conjunción

1) ( con otro negativo)

venía sin gabardina ni paraguas — he wasn't wearing a raincoat or carrying an umbrella

no se lastimó ni nada — he didn't hurt himself or anything

no vino él ni su mujer — neither he nor his wife came

yo no pienso ir - ni yo (tampoco) — I don't intend going - neither do I

ni... ni: ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drink; no nos avisaron ni a Sol ni a mí — they didn't tell Sol or me (either)

2)

a) tb

ni siquiera — not even

b)

ni un/una: no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single book; de sus amigos no vino ni uno — not one of his friends came

3)

a) ( en frases que expresan rechazo)

ni hablar! — out of the question!

ni aunque me lo pida de rodillas — not even if he gets down on bended knee

b) ( en frases que expresan enfado)

ni que fuera el jefe! — anyone would think he was the boss

no podemos permitírnoslo ni que fuéramos millonarios! — we can't afford it, we're not millionaires you know!

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* lanzarse sin ton ni son = dive + head-first.

* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.

* ¡ni en sueños! = no dice!.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* ¡ni hablar! = no dice!.

* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.

* ¡ni idea! = beats me!, beats me!.

* ni incluso = for that matter, not even.

* ni inmutarse = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.

* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.

* ni lo uno ni lo otro = in-between, betwixt and between.

* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.

* ni... ni... = neither... nor....

* ¡ni pensarlo! = over + Posesivo + dead body.

* ni pestañear = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.

* ni por asomo = not by a long shot, never in a month of Sundays, by no stretch of the imagination.

* ni por casualidad = never in a month of Sundays.

* ni que decir tiene que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* ni remotamente = by no stretch of the imagination.

* ¡Ni se te ocurra! = Not on your life!.

* ni siquiera una vez = not once (did).

* ni tampoco = nor.

* ni una chispa de viento = not a drop of wind, not a drop of wind.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* ¡ni una palabra a nadie! = not a word to anyone!.

* ni una sola vez = not once (did).

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.

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

* no tener ni idea sobre Algo = not know the first thing about.

* no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.

* no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.

* no tener ni puta idea = not get + Posesivo + shit together.

* no tener ni voz ni voto en = have + no say in.

* nunca + Verbo + ni un + Nombre = never + Verbo + one + Nombre.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.

* sin más ni más = for the love of it, without much ado.

* sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.

* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.

* sin ton ni son = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason, without rhyme or reason.

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ni

conjunction

A [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

(con otro negativo): venía sin gabardina ni paraguas he wasn't wearing a raincoat or carrying an umbrella

no se lastimó ni nada he didn't hurt himself or anything

no vino él ni su mujer neither he nor his wife came

yo no pienso ir — ni yo (tampoco) I don't intend going — nor do I o neither do I o ( colloq) me neither

ni … ni: ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drink

no nos avisaron ni a Sol ni a Pablo ni a mí they didn't tell Sol, or Pablo or me

no vinieron ni él ni su mujer neither he nor his wife came

ni me gusta ni me deja de gustar I don't like him or dislike him, I neither like nor dislike him

chicha² A. (↑ chicha (2)), fu, más³ (↑ más (3)), modo, etc

B

1

tb ni siquiera not even

¿ni (siquiera) piensas llamarlo? aren't you even going to call him?

2

ni un/una: no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single book, they didn't sell one book

y de esto ni una palabra a nadie and not a word of this to anyone

de sus amigos no vino ni uno not one of his friends came

no me queda ni una I haven't a single one left

C

1

(en frases que expresan rechazo): ¡ni hablar! out of the question!, certainly not!

ni borracha volvería ahí wild horses wouldn't drag me back there ( colloq)

ni aunque me lo pida de rodillas not even if he gets down on bended knee

¡qué receta ni qué receta! yo lo hago a mi manera recipe? forget the recipe, I do it my own way

2

(en frases que expresan enfado): ¡ni que fuera el dueño de la empresa! anyone would think he owned the company

no podemos permitírnoslo ¡ni que fuéramos millonarios! we can't afford it, we're not millionaires you know o it's not as if we're millionaires!

3

(en frases que expresan satisfacción, alegría): llegas que ni caída del cielo you couldn't have arrived at a better time

te queda que ni a la medida it looks as if it was made to measure

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ni conjunción
a) ( con otro negativo):

◊ no vino él ni su mujer neither he nor his wife came;

yo no pienso ir — ni yo (tampoco) I don't intend going — neither do I;
ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drink;
no nos avisó ni a él ni a mí he didn't tell him or me (either);
ni siquiera not even;
¿ ni siquiera piensas llamarlo? aren't you even going to call him?;
no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single book
b) (expresando rechazo, enfado):

◊ ¡ni hablar! out of the question!;

ni aunque me lo ruegue not even if he gets down on his knees
ni conj 1 no... ni, ni... ni, neither... nor, not... or: ni vive ni deja vivir, she won't live or let live
no iréis ni tú ni él, neither you nor he will go
no tiene valor ni carácter, she has neither courage nor character ➣ Ver nota en neither
2 (siquiera) even: ni aunque me maten, not even if they kill me
¡ni hablar!, no way!
ni por todo el oro del mundo, not for all the gold on earth
no llamó ni una vez, she didn't phone even once
no lo digas ni en broma, don't say that even as a joke
'ni' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acordarse
- adiós
- advertir
- alma
- añadidura
- anda
- ápice
- arte
- asomo
- brizna
- broma
- calva
- calvo
- caso
- cerrarse
- colorante
- comer
- coña
- Cristo
- decir
- dios
- encima
- entender
- enterarse
- entrar
- eso
- figurarse
- flor
- ir
- golpe
- gota
- hablar
- idea
- jota
- loca
- loco
- magín
- más
- mu
- mucha
- mucho
- nombrar
- orden
- oro
- pajolera
- pajolero
- papa
- patata
- peluquín
- pena
English:
alone
- anywhere
- bat
- beneath
- break
- cagey
- can
- chalk
- clear off
- clinch
- cloud
- clue
- dead
- decency
- do
- dread
- even
- far
- fear
- flinch
- for
- half
- head
- home
- inch
- iota
- jot
- less
- life
- likely
- modicum
- muster
- needless
- neither
- nelly
- never
- nor
- not
- notion
- or
- pause
- peep
- penny
- remotely
- rhyme
- self-pity
- shred
- shudder
- skin
- speck

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ni

♦ conj

ni… ni… neither… nor…;

ni mañana ni pasado neither tomorrow nor the day after;

ni mi padre ni mi madre vendrá neither my father nor my mother is coming;

no… ni… neither… nor…, not… or… (either);

no es alto ni bajo he's neither tall nor short, he's not tall or short (either);

no es rojo ni verde ni azul it's neither red nor green nor blue;

ni un/una… not a single…;

no me quedaré ni un minuto más I'm not staying a minute longer;

ni uno/una not a single one;

no he aprobado ni una I haven't passed a single one;

ni que as if;

¡ni que yo fuera tonto! as if I were that stupid!;

¡ni que nos sobrara el dinero! it's not as if we have money to burn!, anyone would think we had money to burn!;

ni que decir tiene it goes without saying;

¡no es listo ni nada! he isn't half clever!;

te queda que ni hecho a medida it couldn't look better on you if it had been tailor-made;

¡ni hablar! certainly not!, it's out of the question!

♦ adv

not even;

ni siquiera not even;

ni (siquiera) me saludó she didn't even say hello;

anda tan atareado que ni tiene tiempo para comer he's so busy he doesn't even have time to eat

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ni

conj neither;

ni … ni neither … nor;

ni siquiera not even;

no di ni una I made a real mess of things;

ni que not even if

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ni conj

1) : neither, nor

afuera no hace ni frío ni calor: it's neither cold nor hot outside

2)

ni que : not even if, not as if

ni que me pagaran: not even if they paid me

ni que fuera (yo) su madre: it's not as if I were his mother

3)

ni siquiera : not even

ni siquiera nos llamaron: they didn't even call us

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ni conj

1. (en doble negación) neither... nor

no ha venido ni ha llamado he neither came nor phoned

no vendrá ni hoy ni mañana he won't come today or tomorrow

2. (ni siquiera) not even

no quiero ni pensarlo I don't even want to think about it

¡ni hablar! no way!

Spanish-English dictionary > ni
16 compter

compter [kɔ̃te]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

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➭ TABLE 1

1. <

   a. ( = calculer) to count

• combien en avez-vous compté ? how many did you count?

• 40 cm ? j'avais compté 30 40cm? I made it 30

• on peut compter sur les doigts de la main ceux qui comprennent vraiment you can count on the fingers of one hand the people who really understand

• compter les points (figurative) to sit back and watch

• ses jours sont comptés he hasn't long to live

   b. ( = prévoir) to reckon

• j'ai compté qu'il nous en fallait 10 I reckoned we'd need 10

• je compte 150 grammes de pâtes par personne I allow 150 grammes of pasta per person

• il faut bien compter 10 jours you must allow at least 10 days

   c. ( = inclure) to include

• cela fait un mètre en comptant l'ourlet that makes one metre including the hem

• nous étions dix, sans compter le professeur there were ten of us, not counting the teacher

• la ville compte quelques très belles églises the town has some very beautiful churches

   d. ( = facturer) to charge for

• compter qch à qn to charge sb for sth

• ils n'ont pas compté le café they didn't charge for the coffee

   e. ( = prendre en considération) to take into account

• ta bonne volonté te sera comptée your helpfulness will be taken into account

• il aurait dû venir, sans compter qu'il n'avait rien à faire he ought to have come, especially as he had nothing to do

   f. ( = classer) to consider

• on compte ce livre parmi les meilleurs de l'année this book is considered among the best of the year

   g. ( = avoir l'intention de) to intend to ; ( = s'attendre à) to expect to

• ils comptent partir demain they intend to leave tomorrow

• j'y compte bien ! I should hope so!

2. <

   a. ( = calculer) to count

• il sait compter jusqu'à 10 he can count up to 10

• compter de tête to count in one's head

• tu as mal compté you counted wrong

   b. ( = être économe) to economize

• dépenser sans compter ( = être dépensier) to spend extravagantly ; ( = donner généreusement) to give without counting the cost

   c. ( = avoir de l'importance) to count

• c'est le résultat qui compte it's the result that counts

• sa mère compte beaucoup pour lui his mother is very important to him

   d. ( = valoir) to count

• compter double to count double

   e. ( = figurer) compter parmi to rank among

• compter au nombre de to be one of

• ça a compté pour beaucoup dans sa décision that was an important factor in his decision

   f. (locutions)

► à compter de as from

• cette loi prendra effet à compter du 30 septembre this law will take effect as from 30 September► compter avec ( = tenir compte de) to take account of

• il faut compter avec l'opinion you've got to take account of public opinion

• un nouveau parti avec lequel il faut compter a new party that has to be taken into account► compter sans

• on avait compté sans la grève we hadn't reckoned on there being a strike► compter sur

• compter sur ses doigts to count on one's fingers

• nous comptons sur vous pour demain we're expecting you tomorrow

• ne comptez pas sur moi (pour agir) don't count on me ; (pour participer) you can count me out

• ne comptez pas trop là-dessus don't count on it

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kɔ̃te
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( dénombrer) to count

on compte deux millions de chômeurs — there is a total of two million unemployed

on ne compte plus ses victoires — he/she has had countless victories

je ne compte plus les lettres anonymes que je reçois — I've lost count of the anonymous letters I have received

il a toujours compté ses sous — he has always watched the pennies

sans compter — [donner, dépenser] freely

2) ( évaluer)

compter une bouteille pour trois — to allow a bottle between three people

il faut compter environ 100 euros — you should reckon on GB ou count on paying about 100 euros

je préfère compter large — I prefer to be on the safe side

3) ( faire payer)

compter quelque chose à quelqu'un — to charge somebody for something

il m'a compté 30 euros de déplacement — he charged a 30 euro call-out fee

4) ( inclure) to count

je vous ai compté dans le nombre des participants — I've counted you as one of ou among the participants

sans compter les primes — not counting bonuses

sans compter les soucis — not to mention the worry

notre club compte des gens célèbres — our club has some well-known people among its members

5) ( projeter)

compter faire — to intend to do

je compte m'acheter un ordinateur — I'm hoping to buy myself a computer

6) ( s'attendre à)

il comptait que je lui prête de l'argent — he expected me to lend him some money

‘je vais t'aider’ - ‘j'y compte bien’ — ‘I'll help you’ - ‘I should hope so too’

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( dire les nombres) to count

il ne sait pas compter — he can't count

2) ( calculer) to count, to add up

il sait très bien compter, il compte très bien — he's very good at counting

3) ( avoir de l'importance) to matter ( pour quelqu'un to somebody)

ce qui compte c'est qu'ils se sont réconciliés — what matters is that they have made it up

c'est l'intention or le geste qui compte — it's the thought that counts

ça compte beaucoup pour moi — it means a lot to me

le salaire compte beaucoup dans le choix d'une carrière — pay is an important factor in the choice of a career

4) ( avoir une valeur) to count

compter double/triple — to count double/triple

5) ( figurer)

compter au nombre de, compter parmi — to be counted among

6)

compter avec — ( faire face) to reckon with [difficultés, concurrence]; ( ne pas oublier) to take [sb/sth] into account [personne, chose]

il doit compter avec les syndicats — he has to reckon with the unions

il faut compter avec l'opinion publique — one must take public opinion into account

7)

compter sans — ( négliger) not to take [sb/sth] into account [personne, chose]

c'était compter sans le brouillard — that was without allowing for the fog

8)

compter sur — ( attendre) to count on [personne, aide]; (dépendre, faire confiance) to rely on [personne, ressource]; ( prévoir) to reckon on [somme, revenu]

vous pouvez compter sur moi, je vais m'en occuper — you can rely ou count on me, I'll see to it

ne compte pas sur moi — (pour venir, participer) count me out

je vais leur dire ce que j'en pense, tu peux compter là- dessus (colloq) or sur moi! — I'll tell them what I think, you can be sure of that!

quand il s'agit de faire des bêtises, on peut compter sur toi! — (colloq) hum trust you to do something silly!

3.

se compter verbe pronominal

leurs victoires se comptent par douzaines — they have had dozens of victories

les faillites dans la région ne se comptent plus — there have been countless bankruptcies in the area

4.

à compter de locution prépositive as from

pendant 12 mois à compter de la date de vente — for 12 months with effect from the date of sale

5.

sans compter que locution conjonctive ( en outre) and what is more; ( d'autant plus que) especially as

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kɔ̃te
1. vt

1) (établir le nombre de) to count

2) (= inclure, dans une liste) to include

sans compter qn — not counting sb

sans compter qch — not counting sth, not including sth

On sera dix-huit, sans compter les enfants. — There'll be eighteen of us, not counting the children.

sans compter que — besides which

3) (= facturer) to charge for

Il n'a pas compté le deuxième café. — He didn't charge us for the second coffee.

4) (= avoir à son actif, comporter) to have

L'institut compte trois prix Nobel. — The institute has three Nobel prizewinners.

5) (prévoir: une certaine quantité, un certain temps) to allow, to reckon on

Il faut compter environ deux heures. — You have to allow about two hours., You have to reckon on about two hours.

6) (= avoir l'intention de)

compter faire qch — to intend to do sth

Je compte bien réussir. — I fully intend to succeed.

Je compte partir début mai. — I intend to leave at the beginning of May.

2. vi

1) (calculer) to count

Il savait compter à l'âge de trois ans. — He could count when he was three years old.

à compter du 10 janvier COMMERCE — from 10 January, as from 10 January

2) (= être non négligeable) to count, to matter

L'honnêteté, ça compte quand même. — Honesty counts after all.

3) (qu'on peut prendre en compte) to count

Ça ne compte pas - il s'est fait aider. — That doesn't count - he had help.

compter pour — to count for

4) (= figurer)

compter parmi — to be among, to rank among

5) (inclure dans ses prévisions)

compter avec qch/qn — to reckon with sth/sb

compter sans qch/qn — to reckon without sth/sb

6)

compter sur [personne] — to count on, to rely on, [aide] to count on

7) (= être économe) to watch every penny, to count the pennies

Pendant longtemps, il a fallu compter. — For a long time we had to watch every penny.

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compter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( dénombrer) to count; compter les jours to count the days; ‘j'ai compté cinq coups à l'horloge’-‘j'en ai compté six’ ‘I counted five strokes of the clock’-‘I counted six’; ‘combien y a-t-il de bouteilles?’-‘j'en compte 24’ ‘how many bottles are there?’-‘I make it 24’; on compte deux millions de chômeurs/3 000 cas de malaria there is a total of two million unemployed/3,000 cases of malaria; une heure après le début de l'attaque on comptait déjà 40 morts an hour after the attack started 40 deaths had already been recorded; on ne compte plus ses victoires he/she has had countless victories; je ne compte plus les lettres anonymes que je reçois I've lost count of the anonymous letters I have received; j'ai compté qu'il y avait 52 fenêtres/500 euros I counted a total of 52 windows/500 euros; as-tu compté combien il reste d'œufs? have you counted how many eggs are left?;

2 ( évaluer) compter une bouteille pour trois to allow a bottle between three people; pour aller à Caen il faut compter cinq heures you must allow five hours to get to Caen; il faut compter environ 100 euros you should reckon on GB ou count on paying about 100 euros; compter large/très large/trop large to allow plenty/more than enough/far too much; j'ai pris une tarte pour huit, je préfère compter large I got a tart for eight, I prefer to be on the safe side;

3 ( faire payer) compter qch à qn to charge sb for sth; il m'a compté la livre à 1,71 euro he charged me 1.71 euros to the pound; il m'a compté 50 euros de déplacement he charged a 50 euro call-out fee;

4 ( inclure) to count; je vous ai compté dans le nombre des participants I've counted you as one of ou among the participants; nous t'avons déjà compté pour le repas de la semaine prochaine we've already counted you (in) for the meal next week; as-tu compté la TVA? have you counted the VAT?; 2 000 euros par mois sans compter les primes 2,000 euros a month not counting bonuses; sans compter les soucis not to mention the worry; j'ai oublié de compter le col et la ceinture quand j'ai acheté le tissu I forgot to allow for the collar and the waistband when I bought the fabric; je le comptais au nombre de mes amis I counted him among my friends ou as a friend; s'il fallait compter le temps que j'y passe if I had to work out how much time I'm spending on it;

5 ( avoir) to have [habitants, chômeurs, alliés]; to have [sth] to one's credit [victoire, succès]; notre club compte des gens célèbres our club has some well-known people among its members; un sportif qui compte de nombreuses victoires à son actif a sportsman who has many victories to his credit; il compte 15 ans de présence dans l'entreprise he has been with the company for 15 years;

6 ( projeter) compter faire to intend to do; ‘comptez-vous y aller?’-‘j'y compte bien’ ‘do you intend to go?’-‘yes, I certainly do’; je compte m'acheter un ordinateur I'm hoping to buy myself a computer;

7 ( s'attendre à) il comptait que je lui prête de l'argent he expected me to lend him some money; ‘je vais t'aider’-‘j'y compte bien’ ‘I'll help you’-‘I should hope so too’;

8 ( donner avec parcimonie) il a toujours compté ses sous he has always watched the pennies; compter jusqu'au moindre centime to count every penny; sans compter [donner, dépenser] freely; se dépenser sans compter pour (la réussite de) qch to put everything one's got into sth.

B vi

1 ( dire les nombres) to count; compter jusqu'à 20 to count up to 20; il ne sait pas compter he can't count; il a trois ans mais il compte déjà bien he's three but he's already good at counting; compter sur ses doigts to count on one's fingers;

2 ( calculer) to count, to add up; il sait très bien compter, il compte très bien he's very good at counting; cela fait 59 non pas 62, tu ne sais pas compter! that makes 59 not 62, you can't count!; compter sur ses doigts to work sums out on one's fingers;

3 ( avoir de l'importance) [avis, diplôme, apparence] to matter (pour qn to sb); ce qui compte c'est qu'ils se sont réconciliés what matters is that they have made it up; c'est l'intention or le geste qui compte it's the thought that counts; 40 ans dans la même entreprise ça compte/ça commence à compter 40 years in the same company, that's quite something/it's beginning to add up; ça compte beaucoup pour moi it means a lot to me; je ne compte pas plus pour elle que son chien I mean no more to her than her dog; compter dans to be a factor in [réussite, échec]; le salaire compte beaucoup dans le choix d'une carrière pay is an important factor in the choice of a career; cela a beaucoup compté dans leur faillite it was a major factor in their bankruptcy; ça fait longtemps que je ne compte plus dans ta vie it's been a long time since I have meant anything to you; il connaît tout ce qui compte dans le milieu du cinéma he knows everybody who is anybody in film circles;

4 ( avoir une valeur) [épreuve, faute] to count; compter double/triple to count double/triple; compter double/triple par rapport à to count for twice/three times as much as; ça ne compte pas, il a triché it doesn't count, he cheated; le dernier exercice ne compte pas dans le calcul de la note the last exercise isn't counted in the calculation of the grade; la lettre ‘y’ compte pour combien? how much is the letter ‘y’ worth?; la lettre ‘z’ compte pour combien de points? how many points is the letter ‘z’ worth?; une faute de grammaire compte pour quatre points four marks are deducted for a grammatical error;

5 ( figurer) compter au nombre de, compter parmi to be counted among;

6 compter avec ( faire face) to reckon with [difficultés, concurrence, belle-mère]; ( ne pas oublier) to take [sb/sth] into account [personne, chose]; ( prévoir) to allow for [retard, supplément]; il doit compter avec les syndicats he has to reckon with the unions; il faut compter avec l'opinion publique one must take public opinion into account; il faut compter avec le brouillard dans cette région you should allow for fog in that area;

7 compter sans ( négliger) to reckon without [risque, gêne]; ( oublier) not to take [sb/sth] into account [personne, chose]; c'était compter sans le brouillard that was without allowing for the fog; j'avais compté sans la TVA I hadn't taken the VAT into account;

8 compter sur ( attendre) to count on [personne, aide]; (dépendre, faire confiance) to rely on [personne, ressource]; ( prévoir) to reckon on [somme, revenu]; vous pouvez compter sur moi, je viendrai you can count on me, I'll be there; tu peux compter sur ma présence you can count on me ou on my being there; vous pouvez compter sur moi, je vais m'en occuper you can rely ou count on me, I'll see to it; ne compte pas sur moi (pour venir, participer) count me out; ne compte pas sur moi pour payer tes dettes/faire la cuisine don't rely on me to pay your debts/do the cooking; ne compte pas sur eux pour le faire don't count on them to do it; le pays peut compter sur des stocks de vivres en provenance de… the country can count on stocks of food supplies coming from…; le pays peut compter sur ses réserves de blé the country can rely on its stock of wheat; je ne peux compter que sur moi-même I can only rely on myself; je leur ferai la commission, compte sur moi I'll give them the message, you can count on me; je vais leur dire ce que j'en pense, tu peux compter là-dessus○ or sur moi! I'll tell them what I think, you can be sure of that!; quand il s'agit de faire des bêtises, on peut compter sur toi○! iron trust you to do something silly!; compter sur la discrétion de qn to rely on sb's discretion; je compte dessus I'm counting ou relying on it.

C se compter vpr leurs victoires se comptent par douzaines they have had dozens of victories; les défections se comptent par milliers there have been thousands of defections; leurs chansons à succès ne se comptent plus they've had countless hits; les faillites dans la région ne se comptent plus there have been countless bankruptcies in the area.

D à compter de loc prép as from; réparations gratuites pendant 12 mois à compter de la date de vente free repairs for 12 months with effect from the date of sale.

E sans compter que loc conj ( en outre) and what is more; ( d'autant plus que) especially as; c'est dangereux sans compter que ça pollue it's dangerous and what's more it causes pollution.

Idiome

compte là-dessus et bois de l'eau fraîche○ that'll be the day.

[kɔ̃te] verbe transitif

1. [dénombrer - objets, argent, personnes] to count

on ne compte plus ses bévues we've lost count of his mistakes

on ne compte plus ses crimes she has committed countless ou innumerable crimes

j'ai compté qu'il restait 200 euros dans la caisse according to my reckoning there are 200 euros left in the till

compter les heures/jours [d'impatience] to be counting the hours/days

il m'a compté absent/présent (familier) he marked me (down as) absent/present

compter les points (sens propre & figuré) to keep score

on peut les compter sur les doigts de la main you can count them of the fingers of one hand

on peut lui compter les côtes he's as thin as a rake

2. [limiter] to count (out)

le temps lui est compté

a. [il va mourir] his days are numbered

b. [pour accomplir quelque chose] he's running out of time

ses jours sont comptés his days are numbered

il ne comptait pas sa peine/ses efforts he spared no pains/effort

tu es toujours à compter tes sous! you're always counting your pennies!

3. [faire payer] to charge for

nous ne vous compterons pas la pièce détachée we won't charge you ou there'll be no charge for the spare part

le serveur nous a compté deux euros de trop the waiter has overcharged us by two euros, the waiter has charged us 15 francs too much

4. [payer, verser] to pay

il m'a compté deux jours à 90 euros he paid me (for) two days at 90 euros

5. [inclure] to count (in), to include

dans le total nous n'avons pas compté le vin wine has not been included in the overall figure

6. [classer - dans une catégorie]

compter quelque chose/quelqu'un parmi to count something/somebody among, to number something/somebody among

7. [prendre en considération] to take into account, to take account of

et je ne compte pas la fatigue! and that's without mentioning the effort!

compter quelqu'un/quelque chose pour: nous devons compter sa contribution pour quelque chose we must take some account of her contribution

8. [avoir - membres, habitants] to have

nous sommes heureux de vous compter parmi nous ce soir we're happy to have ou to welcome you among us tonight

il compte beaucoup d'artistes au nombre de ou parmi ses amis he numbers many artists among his friends

elle compte déjà cinq victoires dans des grands tournois she's already won five big tournaments

9. [s'attendre à] to expect

je compte recevoir les résultats cette semaine I'm expecting the results this week

10. [avoir l'intention de] to intend

compter faire quelque chose to intend to do something, to mean to do something, to plan to do something

11. [prévoir] to allow

il faut compter entre 14 et 20 euros pour un repas you have to allow between 14 and 20 euros for a meal

je compte qu'il y a un bon quart d'heure de marche/une journée de travail I reckon there's a good quarter of an hour's walk/there's a day's work

(en usage absolu)

compter juste to skimp

compter large to be generous

il faudra deux heures pour y aller, en comptant large it will take two hours to get there, at the most

12. SPORT [boxeur] to count out (separable)

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[kɔ̃te] verbe intransitif

1. [calculer] to count, to add up

compter jusqu'à 10 to count (up) to 10

compter sur ses doigts to count on one's fingers

compter avec une calculette to add up with a calculator

si je compte bien, tu me dois 345 francs if I've counted right ou according to my calculations, you owe me 345 francs

tu as dû mal compter you must have got your calculations wrong, you must have miscalculated

2. [limiter ses dépenses] to be careful (with money)

3. [importer] to count, to matter

ce qui compte, c'est ta santé/le résultat the important thing is your health/the end result

40 ans d'ancienneté, ça compte! 40 years' service counts for something!

une des personnes qui ont le plus compté dans ma vie one of the most important people in my life

tu comptes beaucoup pour moi you mean a lot to me

je prendrai ma décision seule! — alors moi, je ne compte pas? I'll make my own decision! — so I don't count ou matter, then?

tu as triché, ça ne compte pas you cheated, it doesn't count

à l'examen, la philosophie ne compte presque pas philosophy is a very minor subject in the exam

compter double/triple to count double/triple

compter pour quelque chose/rien to count for something/nothing

quand il est invité à dîner, il compte pour trois! when he's invited to dinner he eats enough for three!

compter pour du beurre (familier) to count for nothing

4. [figurer]

compter parmi to rank with, to be numbered among

elle compte parmi les plus grands pianistes de sa génération she is one of the greatest pianists of her generation

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compter avec verbe plus préposition

to reckon with

désormais, il faudra compter avec l'opposition from now on, the opposition will have to be reckoned with

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compter sans verbe plus préposition

to fail to take into account, to fail to allow for

il avait compté sans la rapidité de Jones he had failed to take Jones' speed into account

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compter sur verbe plus préposition

[faire confiance à] to count ou to rely ou to depend on (inseparable)

[espérer - venue, collaboration, événement] to count on (inseparable)

c'est quelqu'un sur qui tu peux compter he's/she's a reliable person

ne compte pas trop sur la chance don't count ou rely too much on luck

je vous le rendrai — j'y compte bien! I'll give it back to you — I should hope so!

je peux sortir demain soir? — n'y compte pas! can I go out tomorrow night? — don't count ou bank on it!

il ne faut pas trop y compter don't count on it, I wouldn't count on it

compter sur quelqu'un/quelque chose pour: compte sur lui pour aller tout répéter au patron! you can rely on him to go and tell the boss everything!

si c'est pour lui jouer un mauvais tour, ne comptez pas sur moi! if you want to play a dirty trick on him, you can count me out!

compte là-dessus (et bois de l'eau fraîche)! (familier & ironique) you must be joking!, dream on!

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se compter verbe pronominal

(emploi passif) to be counted

les détournements de fonds se comptent par dizaines there have been dozens of cases of embezzlement

ses succès ne se comptent plus her successes are innumerable ou are past counting

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se compter verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

1. [s'estimer] to count ou to consider oneself

je ne me compte pas parmi les plus malheureux I count myself as one of the luckier ones

2. [s'inclure dans un calcul] to count ou to include oneself

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à compter de locution prépositionnelle

as from ou of

à compter du 7 mai as from ou of May 7th

à compter de ce jour, nous ne nous sommes plus revus from that day on, we never saw each other again

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en comptant locution prépositionnelle

including

il faut deux mètres de tissu en comptant l'ourlet you need two metres of material including ou if you include the hem

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sans compter locution adverbiale

[généralementéreusement]

donner sans compter to give generously ou without counting the cost

se dépenser sans compter to spare no effort

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sans compter locution prépositionnelle

[sans inclure] not counting

[sans parler de] to say nothing of, not to mention

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sans compter que locution conjonctive

quite apart from the fact that

il est trop tôt pour aller dormir, sans compter que je n'ai pas du tout sommeil it's too early to go to bed, quite apart from the fact that I'm not at all sleepy

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tout bien compté locution adverbiale

all things considered, all in all

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > compter

17 Т-26

ТАК ТОЛЬКО coll AdvP Invar adv fixed WO
without special need, reason or without a definite goal, intention

just
merely.
...Она (Соня) часто приходила на госпитальный двор, под окна, особенно под вечер, а иногда так только, чтобы постоять на дворе минутку и хоть издали посмотреть на окна палаты (Достоевский 3)....She (Sonia) would come often to the hospital yard and stand beneath the windows, especially in the evening, sometimes merely to stand in the yard for a moment and look at the windows, even if only from a distance (3b).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Т-26

18 так только

• ТАК ТОЛЬКО coll

[AdvP; Invar; adv; fixed WO]

=====

⇒ without special need, reason or without a definite goal, intention:

- just;

- merely.

♦...Она [Соня] часто приходила на госпитальный двор, под окна, особенно под вечер, а иногда так только, чтобы постоять на дворе минутку и хоть издали посмотреть на окна палаты (Достоевский 3)....She [Sonia] would come often to the hospital yard and stand beneath the windows, especially in the evening, sometimes merely to stand in the yard for a moment and look at the windows, even if only from a distance (3b).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > так только

19 costar el oro y el moro

(v.) = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune

Ex. The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'.

Ex. Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.

Ex. In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.

Ex. Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.

* * *

(v.) = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune

Ex: The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'.

Ex: Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.

Ex: In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.

Ex: Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.

Spanish-English dictionary > costar el oro y el moro

20 costar un ojo de la cara

costar un ojo de la cara

familiar to cost an arm and a leg

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costar un ojo de la cara

to cost an arm and a leg

* * *

(v.) = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune

Ex. The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'.

Ex. Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.

Ex. In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.

Ex. Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.

* * *

(v.) = cost + the earth, cost + an arm and a leg, cost + a pretty penny, cost + a fortune

Ex: The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'.

Ex: Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.

Ex: In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.

Ex: Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.

Spanish-English dictionary > costar un ojo de la cara

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