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Spirit [ˈspɪrɪt] n the 1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) a. another name for the Holy Ghost b. God, esp when regarded as transcending material limitations 2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) the influence of God or divine things upon the soul 3. (Christian Churches, other) Christian Science God or divine substance spirit1 n 1. (Philosophy) the force or principle of life that animates the body of living things 2. temperament or disposition truculent in spirit 3. liveliness; mettle they set to it with spirit 4. the fundamental, emotional, and activating principle of a person; will the experience broke his spirit 5. a sense of loyalty or dedication team spirit 6. the prevailing element; feeling a spirit of joy pervaded the atmosphere 7. state of mind or mood; attitude he did it in the wrong spirit 8. (plural) an emotional state, esp with regard to exaltation or dejection in high spirits 9. a person characterized by some activity, quality, or disposition a leading spirit of the movement 10. the deeper more significant meaning as opposed to a pedantic interpretation the spirit of the law 11. that which constitutes a person's intangible being as contrasted with his physical presence I shall be with you in spirit 12. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) a. an incorporeal being, esp the soul of a dead person b. (as modifier) spirit world vb (tr) 1. (usually foll by away or off) to carry off mysteriously or secretly 2. (often foll by up) to impart animation or determination to [from Old French esperit, from Latin spīritus breath, spirit; related to spīrāre to breathe] spirit2 n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) (often plural) any distilled alcoholic liquor such as brandy, rum, whisky, or gin 2. (Chemistry) Chem a. an aqueous solution of ethanol, esp one obtained by distillation b. the active principle or essence of a substance, extracted as a liquid, esp by distillation 3. (Chemistry) Pharmacol a. a solution of a volatile substance, esp a volatile oil, in alcohol b. (as modifier) a spirit burner 4. (Chemistry / Alchemy) Alchemy any of the four substances sulphur, mercury, sal ammoniac, or arsenic [special use of spirit1, name applied to alchemical substances (as in sense 4), hence extended to distilled liquids] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
spirit noun 1. soul, life, psyche, ego, essential being, inner self The human spirit is virtually indestructable. 2. life force, vital spark, breath His spirit left him during the night. 3. ghost, phantom, spectre, vision, shadow, shade (literary), spook (informal), apparition, sprite, eidolon Do you believe in the existence of evil spirits? 4. courage, guts (informal), grit, balls (taboo slang), backbone, spunk (informal), gameness, ballsiness (taboo slang), dauntlessness, stoutheartedness She was a very brave girl and everyone admired her spirit. 5. liveliness, energy, vigour, life, force, fire, resolution, enterprise, enthusiasm, sparkle, warmth, animation, zest, mettle, welly (slang), ardour, earnestness, brio They played with spirit. 6. attitude, character, quality, humour, temper, outlook, temperament, complexion, disposition They approached the talks in a conciliatory spirit. 7. team spirit, loyalty, togetherness There is a great sense of spirit among the squad. 8. heart, sense, nature, soul, core, substance, essence, lifeblood, quintessence, fundamental nature the real spirit of the Labour movement 10. feeling, atmosphere, character, feel, quality, tone, mood, flavour, tenor, ambience, vibes (slang) I appreciate the sounds, smells and the spirit of the place. 11. resolve, will, drive, resolution, conviction, determination, motivation, dedication, backbone, fortitude, persistence, tenacity, perseverance, willpower, firmness, constancy, single-mindedness, steadfastness, doggedness, resoluteness, indomitability It takes a lot of spirit to win with 10 men. plural noun mood, feelings, morale, humour, temper, tenor, disposition, state of mind, frame of mind A bit of exercise will help lift his spirits. Translations spirit [ˈspɪrɪt] A. N 1. (= soul, inner force) → espíritu m I'll be with you in spirit → estaré contigo en espíritu young in spirit → joven de espíritu the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak → las intenciones son buenas pero la carne es débil 2. (= ghost, supernatural being) → espíritu m evil spirit → espíritu m maligno the spirit world → el mundo de los espíritus 3. (= courage) → espíritu m; (= liveliness) → ímpetu m, energía f to break sb's spirit → quebrantar el espíritu a algn they lack spirit → les falta espíritu a woman of spirit → una mujer con espíritu or brío show some spirit! → ¡anímate! the team soon began to show their spirit → el equipo pronto empezó a animarse to do sth with spirit → hacer algo con energía to sing with spirit → cantar con brío 4. (= attitude, mood) → espíritu m a spirit of adventure → un espíritu aventurero community spirit → civismo m they wish to solve their problems in a spirit of cooperation → quieren resolver sus problemas con espíritu de cooperación he refused to enter into the spirit of things → se negó a entrar en ambiente festive spirit → espíritu m festivo in a spirit of friendship → con espíritu de amistad generosity of spirit → bondad f de espíritu a spirit of optimism → un espíritu optimista public spirit → civismo m to take sth in the right/wrong spirit → interpretar bien/mal algo that's the spirit! → ¡así me gusta!, ¡ánimo! see also fighting D see also team D 5. (= essence) [of agreement, law] → espíritu m the spirit of the age/the times → el espíritu de la época/de los tiempos the spirit of the law → el espíritu de la ley 6. (= person) → alma f the leading or moving spirit in the party → el alma del partido, la figura más destacada del partido she was a free spirit → era una persona sin convencionalismos see also kindred 7. spirits 7.1. (= state of mind) to be in good spirits → tener la moral alta to be in high spirits → estar animadísimo, estar muy alegre it was just a case of youthful high spirits → no fue más que una demostración típica del comportamiento impetuoso de la juventud I tried to keep his spirits up → intenté animarlo or darle ánimos we kept our spirits up by singing → mantuvimos la moral alta cantando to lift or raise sb's spirits → levantar el ánimo or la moral a algn to be in low spirits → tener la moral baja, estar bajo de moral my spirits rose somewhat → se me levantó un poco el ánimo or la moral 8. (Chem) → alcohol m B. VT (= take) to spirit sth away → llevarse algo como por arte de magia, hacer desaparecer algo he was spirited out of the country → lo sacaron del país clandestinamente or de forma clandestina C. CPD spirit duplicator N → copiadora f al alcohol spirit gum N → cola f de maquillaje spirit lamp N → lamparilla f de alcohol spirit level N → nivel m de burbuja spirit stove N → infernillo m de alcohol spirit [ˈspɪrɪt] n (= soul) → esprit m to be with sb in spirit → être avec qn en pensée, être avec qn par la pensée, accompagner qn en pensée, accompagner qn par la pensée (= ghost) → esprit m (= mood, attitude) → esprit m public spirit → civisme m the spirit of the age → l'esprit de l'époque the spirit of the times → l'esprit de l'époque to enter into the spirit of sth → participer de bon cœur à qch (= courage) → courage m (= liveliness) → énergie f (= essence) [law, agreement, movement] → esprit m npl (= drink) → spiritueux mpl, alcool m (fort) spirit n (= soul) → Geist m; the life of the spirit → das Seelenleben; he was troubled in spirit (liter) → etwas lastete auf seiner Seele (geh); I’ll be with you in spirit → im Geiste werde ich bei euch sein; the spirit is willing (but the flesh is weak) → der Geist ist willig(, aber das Fleisch ist schwach) (= supernatural being, ghost) → Geist m no pl (= courage) → Mut m, → Schneid m; (= vitality, enthusiasm) → Elan m, → Schwung m; a man of spirit (= courageous) → ein mutiger Mensch; a horse with plenty of spirit → ein feuriges Pferd; to break somebody’s spirit → jdn brechen, jds Mut brechen; to sing with spirit → mit Inbrunst singen; to reply with spirit → mutig antworten; to put spirit into something → Leben in eine Sache bringen (= mental attitude: of country, group of people, doctrine, reform etc) → Geist m; (= mood) → Stimmung f; Christmas spirit (Rel) → weihnachtlicher Geist; (= mood) → weihnachtliche Stimmung; a spirit of optimism/rebellion → eine optimistische/rebellische Stimmung; to do something in a spirit of optimism/humility → etw voll Optimismus/voller Demut tun; in a spirit of forgiveness/revenge → aus einer vergebenden/rachsüchtigen Stimmung heraus; Christian spirit → Christlichkeit f; the spirit of the age → der Zeitgeist; he has the right spirit → er hat die richtige Einstellung; to enter into the spirit of something → bei etw mitmachen or dabei sein; when the spirit moves him → wenn es ihn überkommt; that’s the spirit! (inf) → so ists recht! (inf) no pl (= intention) → Geist m; the spirit of the law → der Geist or Sinn des Gesetzes; to take something in the right/wrong spirit → etw richtig/falsch auffassen; to take something in the spirit in which it was intended → etw so nehmen, wie es gemeint war; the spirit in which it is done → wie es getan wird spirits pl (= state of mind) → Stimmung f, → Laune f; (= courage) → Mut m; to be in high spirits → bester Laune sein; to be in good/low spirits → guter/schlechter Laune sein; to be out of spirits → niedergeschlagen sein; to keep up one’s spirits → den Mut nicht verlieren; my spirits rose → ich bekam (neuen) Mut; her spirits fell → ihr sank der Mut; to raise or lift somebody’s spirits → jdn aufmuntern; to revive somebody’s spirits → jds Lebensgeister wiedererwecken vt to spirit somebody/something away or off → jdn/etw verschwinden lassen or wegzaubern; to spirit somebody out of a room etc → jdn aus einem Zimmer etc wegzaubern spirit [ˈspɪrɪt] n a. (soul) → spirito I'll be with you in spirit → ti sarò vicino col pensiero one of the greatest spirits of the age → uno dei più grandi personaggi dell'epoca one of the leading spirits in the party → uno dei principali animatori del partito d. (attitude) → spirito community spirit, public spirit → senso civico in a spirit of optimism → con un atteggiamento ottimista to enter into the spirit of sth → entrare nello spirito di qc that's the spirit! (fam) → bravo!, così va bene! the spirit of the law → lo spirito della legge to take sth in the right/wrong spirit → prendere qc bene/male e. spirits npl (state of mind) high spirits → buon umore m to be in low spirits → essere giù di morale we kept our spirits up by singing → ci siamo tenuti su di morale cantando my spirits rose somewhat → mi sono tirato un po' su spirit away spirit off vt + adv → far sparire misteriosamente n spirit [ˈspirit] 1 a principle or emotion which makes someone act The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays. emosie روح، مَبْدأ дух duch ånd der Geist πνεύμα, αίσθηση espíritu vaim, meelsus روحيه henki esprit נֶפֶש भावना duh szellem semangat hugarfar spirito 精神 마음 dvasia gars semangat geest ånd, kraft uczucie, nastawienie espírito spirit дух; настроение duch duh duh anda, stämning, sinnelag น้ำใจ ruh 精神,道義,感情 дух رائج ذہنی یا اخلاقی رویہ tinh thần, linh hồn 精神,道义,感情 2 a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; (also adjective ) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him. gees روح الإنْسان، شَبَح дух duch(ovní) sjæl; ånd; åndelig der Geist πνεύμα espíritu hing, vaim ذهن henki, sielu esprit; (adj.) des esprits נֶפֶש आत्मा duh, duša lélek, szellem roh andi spirito; degli spiriti 魂 정신, 영혼 dvasia gars jiwa geest ånd, sjel dusza, duch espírito spirit; duh душа, дух duch; duchovný duh duh ande จิตใจ ruh 精神,靈魂 душа انسان کا غیر مادّی ناطق، ذی شعور وجود، روح linh hồn, hồn ma 精神,灵魂 3 liveliness; courage He acted with spirit. geestigheid شَجاعَه душа odvaha liv og sjæl der Elan σφρίγος, θάρρος valor innukus, julgus شادي؛ سر زندگي into, rohkeus courage אוֹמֵץ जोश hrabrost, srčanost élénkség semangat fjör, kraftur coraggio, (forza d'animo) 元気 원기, 용기 narsumas, entuziazmas entuziasms; drosme semangat levenskracht mot, kraft, liv zapał coragem curaj воодушевление odvaha elan duša kraft, liv, energi ความมุ่งมั่น canlılık, şevk, moral 氣魄 натхнення; хоробрість حوصلہ، ہمت lòng can đảm, tính hăng hái 气魄 adj spirited full of courage or liveliness a spirited attack/description. geestig شُجاع، حَيَوي енергичен odvážný; živý veloplagt temperamentvoll θαρραλέος, ζωηρός animado, enérgico, vigoroso julge, elav rohkea, eloisa fougueux; plein de verve נִמרַץ सजीव, उत्साही, साहसी, तेजस्वी živahan, odvažan élénk penuh semangat kraftmikill, fjörlegur coraggioso; vivace 元気のある 용기 있는, 힘찬 narsus, drąsus enerģisks; drošs; dzīvs bersemangat levendig modig, energisk, spirituell porywający vivo energic; curajos; plin de vervă воодушевлённый;живой odvážny; živý duhovit nadahnut livlig, kraftfull, modig ซึ่งมุ่งมั่น canlı, ateşli 有精神的,生氣勃勃的 натхненний; хоробрий حوصلہ اور ہمت سے بھرپور đầy khí thế, hăng say 有精神的,生气勃勃的 adv spiritedly geestig بِشَجاعَه оживено čile veloplagt temperamentvoll θαρραλέα con vigor elavalt eloisasti avec verve בְּאוֹמֵץ साहस से, सजीवता से živahno, odvažno élénken dengan penuh semangat af krafti coraggiosamente 元気に 활발하게, 힘차게 narsiai, su įkarščiu enerģiski; droši; dzīvi dengan penuh semangat levendig modig, energisk z zapałem corajosamente cu vervă воодушевлённо;живо čulo živahno nadahnuto livligt, kraftfullt, modigt อย่างมีชีวิตชีวา; อย่างกล้าหาญ şevkle, coşkuyla 精神飽滿地 натхненно; хоробро بلند حوصلے سے đầy khí thế, hăng say 精神饱满地 n pl spirits 1 a person's mood He's in good/high/low spirits (= He's happy / very cheerful / depressed); This news may raise his spirits. emosie, bui مَعْنَوِيّات، روح مَعْنَوِيَّه настроение nálada humør die Stimmung διάθεση humor meeleolu mieliala humeur; moral מַצַב רוּחַ मनोदशा raspoloženje kedv semangat hugarástand umore, morale 気分 기분 nuotaika garastāvoklis; oma angin stemming humør nastrój estado de espírito dispoziţie; morală настроение, душевное состояние nálada razpoloženje raspoloženje humör อารมณ์ ruhsal durum 情緒 настрій, душевний стан مزاج cảm xúc 情绪 2 strong alcoholic drink, eg whisky, gin, vodka etc. spiritualieë مَشْروبات روحِيَّه алкохол lihovina spiritus die Spirituosen(pl.) οινοπνευματώδες ποτό licor kange alkohoolne jook väkevät juomat spiritueux מַשקֶה חָרִיף शराब žestoka pića szesz(es ital) minuman keras brenndur drykkur alcolico 酒 주정 stiprus alkoholinis gėrimas stiprs alkoholisks dzēriens minuman keras sterke drank sprit, brennevin alkohol wysokoprocentowy bebida alcoólica spirtos спиртной напиток liehovina žganje špiritus sprit แอลกอฮอล์; เหล้า alkollü içkiler 烈酒 алкоголь, спиртний напій تیز کشید کردہ شراب rượu mạnh, cồn 烈性酒 adj spiritual [-tʃul] of one's spirit or soul, or of one's religious beliefs. geestelik روحِي ، روحاني духовен duchovní spirituel; åndelig geistig πνευματικός espiritual hingeline, vaimulik henkinen, hengellinen spirituel רוּחָנִי अध्यात्मिक duševni, duhovni lelki rohani andlegur; trúarlegur spirituale 精神的な 영적인 dvasinis garīgs; reliģisks rohaniah; batiniah geestelijk åndelig, ånds-, sjele- duchowy espiritual spiritual духовный; церковный duchovný duhoven duhovni andlig, själslig, religiös ซึ่งเกี่ยวกับจิตใจ; ซึ่งเกี่ยวกับศาสนา ruhsal, manevî 精神上的,宗教的 духовний; релігійний روحانی thuộc tâm, linh hồn con người, thuộc giáo hội 精神上的,宗教的 adv spiritually geestelik روحِيّا، روحانِيّا духовно duchovně spirituelt; åndeligt geistig πνευματικά espiritualmente hingeliselt, vaimulikult henkisesti, hengellisesti spirituellement בְּרוחָנִיוּת अध्यात्मिकतापूर्वक duhovno lelkileg secara spiritual andlega spiritualmente 精神的に 정신적으로 dvasiškai garīgi dari segi rohaniah geestelijk åndelig duchowo espiritualmente spiriual; cu spirit духовно duchovne duhovno duhovno andligt, själsligt, religiöst โดยที่เกี่ยวกับจิตใจ ruhen, manen 精神地 духовно; релігійно روحانی طور پر thuộc linh hồn con người, thuộc giáo hội 精神地 spirit level a tool consisting of a bar containing a glass tube of liquid, for testing whether a surface is level. waterpas مِقياس إسْتِواء السَّطح терзия vodováha vaterpas die Nivellierwaage αλφάδι nível de aire vaaderpass تراز vatupassi niveau à bulle פֶּלֶס तलमापी, साधनी libela, razulja alkoholos vízszintező waterpas hallamælir livella アルコール水準器 수준기(水準器) gulsčiukas līmeņrādis timbang air waterpas vater poziomica nível de bolha boloboc ватерпас vodováha vodna tehtnica libela vattenpass เครื่องปรับระดับผิวหน้าให้ตรง kabarcıklı düzeç, tesviye ruhu 酒精水準儀 спиртовий рівень افقی سطح کی ہمواری جانچنے کا آلہ ống ni vô 酒精水准仪 spirit → رَوح duševno ånd Geist πνεύμα espíritu henki esprit duh spirito 精神 정신 geest ånd duch espírito дух ande วิญญาณ ruh tinh thần 精神 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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