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subject n [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt] 1. a. the predominant theme or topic, as of a book, discussion, etc. b. (in combination) subject-heading 2. (Social Science / Education) any branch of learning considered as a course of study 3. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar Logic a word, phrase, or formal expression about which something is predicated or stated in a sentence; for example, the cat in the sentence The cat catches mice 4. a person or thing that undergoes experiment, analysis, treatment, etc. 5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who lives under the rule of a monarch, government, etc. 6. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an object, figure, scene, etc., as selected by an artist or photographer for representation 7. (Philosophy) Philosophy a. that which thinks or feels as opposed to the object of thinking and feeling; the self or the mind b. a substance as opposed to its attributes 8. (Music / Classical Music) Also called theme Music a melodic or thematic phrase used as the principal motif of a fugue, the basis from which the musical material is derived in a sonata-form movement, or the recurrent figure in a rondo 9. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic a. the term of a categorial statement of which something is predicated b. the reference or denotation of the subject term of a statement. The subject of John is tall is not the name John, but John himself 10. an originating motive change the subject to select a new topic of conversation adj [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt] (usually postpositive and foll by to) 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) being under the power or sovereignty of a ruler, government, etc. subject peoples 2. showing a tendency (towards) a child subject to indiscipline 3. exposed or vulnerable subject to ribaldry 4. conditional upon the results are subject to correction adv subject to (preposition) under the condition that we accept, subject to her agreement vb [səbˈdʒɛkt] (tr)
1. (foll by to) to cause to undergo the application (of) they subjected him to torture 2. (often passive; foll by to) to expose or render vulnerable or liable (to some experience) he was subjected to great danger 3. (foll by to) to bring under the control or authority (of) to subject a soldier to discipline 4. Now rare to subdue or subjugate 5. Rare to present for consideration; submit 6. Obsolete to place below Abbreviation subj [from Latin subjectus brought under, from subicere to place under, from sub- + jacere to throw] subjectable adj subjectability n subjectless adj subject-like adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
subject noun 1. topic, question, issue, matter, point, business, affair, object, theme, substance, subject matter, field of inquiry or reference It was I who first raised the subject of plastic surgery. 2. branch of study, area, field, discipline, speciality, branch of knowledge a tutor in maths and science subjects 3. participant, case, patient, victim, client, guinea pig (informal) Subjects in the study were forced to follow a modified diet. 4. citizen, resident, native, inhabitant, national Roughly half of them are British subjects. adjective subordinate, dependent, satellite, inferior, captive, obedient, enslaved, submissive, subservient, subjugated colonies and other subject territories verb 1. put through, expose, submit, lay open, make liable He had subjected her to four years of beatings and abuse. subject to 2. liable to, open to, exposed to, vulnerable to, prone to, susceptible to, disposed to Prices may be subject to alteration. 3. bound by, under the control of, accountable to, constrained by It could not be subject to another country's laws. 4. dependent on, hanging on, contingent on, controlled by, hinging on, conditional on The merger is subject to certain conditions. Translations subject A. [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt] N 1. (= topic, theme) → tema m; (= plot) → argumento m, asunto m to change the subject → cambiar de tema let's change the subject → cambiemos de tema changing the subject → hablando de otra cosa ..., cambiando de tema ... it's a delicate subject → es un asunto delicado on the subject of → a propósito de ... (while we're) on the subject of money → ya que de dinero se trata ... this raises the whole subject of money → esto plantea el problema general del dinero 2. (Scol, Univ) → asignatura f 3. (Gram) → sujeto m 5. (Sci) guinea pigs make excellent subjects → los conejillos son materia excelente(para los experimentos etc) B. [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt] ADJ 2. subject to (= liable to) [+ law, tax, delays] → sujeto a; [+ disease] → propenso a; [+ flooding] → expuesto a; (= conditional on) [+ approval etc] → sujeto a these prices are subject to change without notice → estos precios están sujetos a cambio sin previo aviso subject to correction → bajo corrección subject to confirmation in writing → sujeto a confirmación por escrito C. [səbˈdʒekt] VT to subject sb to sth → someter a algn a algo to subject a book to criticism → someter un libro a la crítica to be subjected to inquiry → ser sometido a una investigación I will not be subjected to this questioning → no tolero este interrogatorio or esta interrogación she was subjected to much indignity → tuvo que aguantar muchas afrentas subject [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt] n (= topic) [discussion, book, letter, essay] → sujet m The subject of my project was the internet → Le sujet de mon projet était l'Internet. to change the subject → changer de sujet (SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY) (academic) → matière f What's your favourite subject? → Quelle est ta matière préférée? [photograph, painting, drawing] → sujet m [criticism, inquiry, investigation] → sujet m [experiment, research] → sujet m (GRAMMAR) [verb, sentence] → sujet m (= citizen) → sujet m adj to be subject to (= obliged to obey) [+ law, rules] → être soumis(e) à to be subject to (= prone to) [+ disease, drought, floods] → être sujet(te) à to be subject to (= liable to) [+ delay, alteration, taxes] → être sujet(e) à to be subject to (= depend on) [+ approval, certain conditions] → être soumis(e) à subject to confirmation in writing → sous réserve de confirmation écrite subject to status → sujet(te) à examen du dossier (= dependent) [peoples, territories] → assujetti(e) subject n (Gram) → Subjekt nt, → Satzgegenstand m (= topic, Mus) → Thema nt; the subject of the picture is … → das Thema or Sujet (geh) → des Bildes ist …; he paints urban subjects → er malt städtische Motive; to change the subject → das Thema wechseln; on the subject of … → zum Thema (+gen) → …; while we’re on the subject → da wir gerade beim Thema sind; while we’re on the subject of mushrooms → wo wir gerade von Pilzen reden, apropos Pilze; that’s off the subject → das gehört nicht zum Thema (= object) → Gegenstand m (→ of +gen); (in experiment, = person) → Versuchsperson f, → Versuchsobjekt nt; (= animal) → Versuchstier nt, → Versuchsobjekt nt; (esp Med, for treatment) → Typ m; he is the subject of much criticism → er wird stark kritisiert, er ist Gegenstand häufiger Kritik; he’s a good subject for treatment by hypnosis → er lässt sich gut hypnotisch behandeln; the survey team asked 100 subjects → die Meinungsforscher befragten 100 Personen (Phot) → Objekt nt adj (= conquered) → unterworfen subject to (= under the control of) → unterworfen (+dat); provinces subject to foreign rule → Provinzen pl → unter Fremdherrschaft; to be subject to something (to law, constant change, sb’s will) → einer Sache (dat) → unterworfen sein; to illness → für etw anfällig sein; to consent, approval → von etw abhängig sein; northbound trains are subject to delays → bei Zügen in Richtung Norden muss mit Verspätung gerechnet werden; prices/opening times are subject to change or alteration without notice → Preisänderungen/Änderungen der Öffnungszeiten sind vorbehalten; all these plans are subject to last minute changes → all diese Pläne können in letzter Minute noch geändert werden; subject to flooding → überschwemmungsgefährdet; to be subject to taxation → besteuert werden; subject to correction → vorbehaltlich Änderungen; all offers are subject to availability → alle Angebote nur so weit verfügbar; subject to confirmation in writing → vorausgesetzt, es wird schriftlich bestätigt; subject to certain conditions → unter bestimmten Bedingungen vt to subject somebody to something (to questioning, analysis, treatment) → jdn einer Sache (dat) → unterziehen; to test also → jdn einer Sache (dat) → unterwerfen; to torture, suffering, heat, ridicule, criticism → jdn einer Sache (dat) → aussetzen; to subject somebody to insults → jdn beschimpfen; to subject somebody to criticism → jdn unter Kritik nehmen, jdn kritisieren vr to subject oneself to something (to insults, suffering) → etw hinnehmen; (to criticism, ridicule) → sich einer Sache (dat) → aussetzen; (to examination, test, questioning) → sich einer Sache (dat) → unterziehen subject: subject catalogue n → Schlagwortkatalog m subject heading n → Überschrift f; (in index) → Rubrik f subject index n → Sachregister nt subject [ɐn, adj ˈsʌbdʒɪkt; ɐvb səbˈdʒɛkt] 1. n a. (topic, gen) → argomento, soggetto (Scol) → materia let's keep to the subject → non divaghiamo let's drop the subject → lasciamo perdere (while we're) on the subject of money ... → a proposito di soldi... to change the subject → cambiare discorso b. (Gram) → soggetto c. (Pol) (of country) → cittadino/a; (of sovereign) → suddito/a 2. adj a. subject to (liable to, law, tax, disease, delays) → soggetto/a a subject to doing that (conditional upon) → a condizione di fare or che si faccia ciò subject to confirmation in writing → a condizione di ricevere conferma per iscritto these prices are subject to change without notice → questi prezzi sono suscettibili di modifiche senza preavviso subject to contract (Comm) → fino a stipulazione del contratto b. (people, nation) → assoggettato/a, sottomesso/a adj subject [ˈsabdʒikt] (of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power subject nations. ondergeskik خاضِع несамостоятелен poddaný, závislý underlagt abhängig υποτελής dominado, subyugado alluv, allutatud زير سلطه درآوردن alamais- assujetti נָתִין परतंत्र, पराधीन, शासित, अधीन podložan, podređen alávetett, függő terjajah undirokaður; ósjálfstæður sottomesso 従属する 속국의 pavergtas pakļauts; atkarīgs dijajah onderworpen underlagt, uselvstendig podbity, podległy dominado supus зависимый poddaný, závislý podrejen potčinjen underlydande ซึ่งขึ้นอยู่กับ bağımlı 從屬的(國家等),未獨立的 підкорений, залежний ماتحت lệ thuộc, dưới quyền 从属的(国家等),未独立的 n 1 a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject. onderdaan رَعِيَّه поданик poddaný, -á undersåt der/die Untertan(in) υπήκοος súbdito (riigi)alam تابع kansalainen sujet/-ette נָתִין नागरिक podanik, podložnik alattvaló rakyat þegn suddito 臣民 국민 valdinys, pilietis pavalstnieks orang onderdaan statsborger, undersått poddany súbdito supus подданный poddaný, -á; občan, občianka podložnik državljanin undersåte, medborgare ผู้อยู่ภายใต้การปกครอง uyruk, vatandaş 臣民 підданий رعیت dân, thần dân 臣民 2 someone or something that is talked about, written about etc We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject. onderwerp مَوضوع للبَحْث тема téma emne der Gegenstad θέμα tema, asunto teema, sisu فاعل aihe sujet נוֹשֵא प्रजा, जनता tema, predmet téma bahan percakapan (mál)efni, viðfang soggetto, argomento 主題 주제 tema, dalykas temats; jautājums tajuk onderwerp emne, tema temat assunto subiect тема téma tema subjekat ämne หัวข้อ; ประเด็น konu 題目 тема; предмет розмови موضوع بحث chủ đề, đề tài 题目 3 a branch of study or learning in school, university etc He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject. vak مَوضوع تَعْليمي уч. предмет předmět fag das Fach μάθημα asignatura õppeaine رشته تحصيلي aine matière מִקצוֹעַ विषय školski predmet (tan)tárgy mata pelajaran námsgrein materia 科目 과목 dalykas, disciplina mācību priekšmets; disciplīna mata pelajaran vak fag; disiplin przedmiot disciplina materie предмет; дисциплина predmet predmet predmet skolämne สาขาวิชา ders 科目 предмет, дисципліна تعلیم کا کوءی شعبہ môn học 科目 4 a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter. geskikte ding مَوضوع ، شَيء повод důvod genstand der Gegenstand αντικείμενο(συζήτησης κτλ.) motivo asi, objekt علت kohde sujet (de) נוֹשֵא व्यक्ति predmet (pokusa, poruge) téma sasaran tilefni, ástæða motivo 対象 꺼리 objektas, pagrindas objekts; iemesls sasaran voorwerp emne, gjenstand przedmiot motivo subiect (de) повод dôvod vzrok predmet föremål สิ่งที่เหมาะสม neden, sebep 原因 об'єкт, предмет کوءی چیز یا بات جو کسی خاص موقع کا موضوع ہو đối tượng 原因 5 in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball. onderwerp مُبْتدأ الجُمْلَه، فاعِل، المُسْنَد إليْهِ предлог podmět subjekt; grundled das Subjekt υποκείμενο (γραμμ.) sujeto alus مشروط به subjekti sujet נוֹשֵא प्रयोग वस्तु subjekt alany subyek frumlag soggetto 主語 주어 veiksnys teikuma priekšmets subjek onderwerp subjekt podmiot sujeito subiect подлежащее podmet osebek subjekat subjekt ประธานของประโยค özne 主語 підмет فاعل chủ ngữ 主语 [səbˈdʒekt] v 1 to bring (a person, country etc) under control They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule). onder beheer bring يُخْضِع подчинявам podrobit si underlægge unterwerfen υποτάσσω dominar, subyugar (oma) kontrolli alla võtma تحت تسلط درآوردن alistaa valtaansa assujettir לְשַעֲבֵּד अधीन करना podvrći, podložiti leigáz menguasai ná valdi yfir, undiroka assoggettare, sottomettere 服従させる 지배하다 pajungti, pavergti pakļaut; paverdzināt menguasai onderwerpen underkaste podporządkować sobie submeter a supune подчинять podrobiť si podvreči potčiniti underkuva, betvinga ทำให้อยู่ใต้อำนาจ boyun eğdirmek 使服從,征服 підкоряти, підпорядковувати محکوم بنانا chinh phục , khuất phục 使服从,征服 2 to cause to suffer, or submit (to something) He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory. aan iets onderwerp يَخضَعُ لِ، مُعَرَّض لِ подлагам vystavit underkaste aussetzen υποβάλλω someter alistama, allutama مطيع ساختن alistaa soumettre עָמַד בִּפנֵי के प्रभाव में डालना, का विषय बनाना izvrgnuti kitesz vminek menjadi sasaran láta sæta sottoporre 受けさせる 당하다 priversti pergyventi, patirti pakļaut menjadi sasaran onderwerpen utsette for poddawać submeter a supune подвергать podrobiť, vystaviť izpostaviti podvrgnuti utsätta, låta undergå นำไปสู่ maruz bırakmak, uğratmak 使受到 піддавати پریشانی میں ڈالنا bắt phải chịu, đưa ra 使受到 n subjection [səbˈdʒekʃən] onderwerping خُضوع، إخْضاع подчиняване podřízenost underkastelse die Unterwerfung υποταγή sujección, sometimiento allutamine مطيع سازي alistaminen sujétion הַכנָעָה वशीकरण, अधीनीकरण, परतन्त्रता, पराधीनता, दासता podjarmljivanje, pokornost alávetés, leigázás, elnyom(at)ás; alárendelés; meghódítás sasaran undirokun soggezione; sottomissione 服従 담함 pavergimas pakļaušana penguasaan onderwerping undertrykking/-kuing zależność sujeição supunere подчинение podriadenosť podvrženost potčinjavanje underkuvande, underkastelse การทำให้ตกอยู่ใต้อำนาจ maruz bırakma, boyun eğdirme 征服,隸屬 підкорення; залежність محکومی sự chinh phục, sự đưa ra 征服,隶属 adj subjective [səbˈdʒektiv] (of a person's attitude etc) arising from, or influenced by, his own thoughts and feelings only; not objective or impartial You must try not to be too subjective if you are on a jury in a court of law. subjektief ذاتي субективен subjektivní subjektiv subjektiv υποκειμενικός subjetivo subjektiivne شخصي subjektiivinen subjectif סוּבּיֶקטִיבִי काल्पनिक, अवास्तविक, आत्मगत, आत्मपरक, आत्मनिष्ठ, व्यक्तिनिष्ठ, स्वानुभूतिमूलक, व्यक्ति सापेक्ष, कर्तृपदीय subjektivan, osoban szubjektív subyektif huglægur; hlutdrægur soggettivo 主観的な 주관적인 subjektyvus subjektīvs subjektif subjectief subjektiv subiektywny subjectivo subiectiv; imparţial субъективный osobný, subjektívny subjektiven subjektivan subjektiv ซึ่งเป็นความคิดส่วนตัว öznel, sübjektif 主觀的 суб'єктивний نفسی، داخلی chủ quan, thuộc chủ ngữ 主观的 adv subˈjectively subjektief ذاتِيّا субективно subjektivně subjektivt subjektiv υποκειμενικά subjetivamente subjektiivselt باطنا subjektiivisesti subjectivement בְּאוֹפֶן סוּבּיֶקטִיבִי आत्मपरकता से, व्यक्तिनिष्ठता से subjektivno szubjektív módon secara subyektif huglægt soggettivamente 主観的に 주관적으로 subjektyviai subjektīvi dengan subjektif subjectief subjektiv subiektywnie subjectivamente (în mod) subiectiv субъективно subjektívne subjektivno subjektivno subjektivt อย่างเป็นความคิดส่วนตัว öznel şekilde 主觀地 суб'єктивно موضوعی اعتبار سے chủ quan, thuộc chủ ngữ 主观地 subject matter the subject discussed in an essay, book etc. onderwerp مادَّة المَوْضوع въпрос (на обсъждане) téma emne der Gegenstand περιεχόμενο, κύριο θέμα asunto teema, sisu موضوع aihe sujet נוֹשֵא विषय-वस्तु predmet, sadržaj tárgy bahan pembahasan viðfangsefni argomento, contenuto, materia 主題 내용, 주제 aptariamas dalykas, problema, tema (grāmatas, raksta) tēma; priekšmets; galvenā[] problēma[] tajuk pembahasan onderwerp emne, tema, stoff problem, zagadnienie assunto subiect содержание téma tematika tema innehåll, ämne สาระสำคัญ konu 題材,題目 тема, предмет کسی کتاب وغیرہ میں بحث کیا جانے والا موضوع chủ đề 题材,题目 change the subject to start talking about something different I mentioned the money to her, but she changed the subject. onderwerp verander يُغَيِّر المَوْضوع сменям темата změnit téma skifte emne das Thema wechseln αλλάζω θέμα cambiar de tema/asunto kõneainet vahetama موضوع را عوض كردن vaihtaa puheenaihetta changer de sujet לְשָנוֹת נוֹשֵא promijeniti temu más tárgyra tér mengganti bahan percakapan skipta um umræðuefni cambiare argomento 主題を変える (이야기) 주제를 바꾸다 pakeisti pokalbio temą mainīt sarunas tēmu tukar tajuk van onderwerp veranderen forandre temaet zmienić temat mudar de assunto a schimba subiectul перевести разговор на другую тему zmeniť tému menjati temo promeniti temu byta []ämne เปลี่ยนหัวข้อ konuyu değiştirmek 改變議題(或話題) змінити тему موضوع تبدیل کرنا đổi chủ đề, đánh trống lảng 改变议题(或话题) subject to 1 liable or likely to suffer from or be affected by He is subject to colds; The programme is subject to alteration. onderworpe aan مُعَرَّض، مُحْتَمَل أن، قابِل لِ، عُرْضَةً لِ поддавам се лесно на náchylný k; podléhající modtagelig for; med forbehold for anfällig für που υπόκειται σε, επιρρεπής (ser) propenso a; (estar) sujeto a aldis, alluv دستخوش چيزي قرار دادن altis sujet à כָּפוּף ל- बशर्ते कि podložan ki van téve vminek menderita sem er hætt við e-u soggetto a ~しがちである (~에) 종속되다 linkęs, galintis (ką nors daryti) pakļauts menderita vatbaar voor utsatt for; med forbehold om narażony na, podlegający sujeito a expus la подверженный (чему-л.) náchylný na; podliehajúci podvržen sklon vara föremål för, drabbas av ที่มีแนวโน้ม ...-e uğrayabilir, karşı karşıya 易患...的,易受...的 схильний до کسی کے ذریعے اثر انداز ہونے والا với giả thuyết là 易患...的,易受...的 2 depending on These plans will be put into practice next week, subject to your approval. afhangende بالإعْتِماد على، مُتَوَقِّف على при условие че podle afhængig af abhänig von υπό τον όρο dependiendo de sõltuvalt تحت تسلط قرار دادن riippuen sous réserve de מוּתנֶה ב- के अधीन ovisno o, pod uvjetom da vmitől függően tergantung með fyrirvara um (subordinatamente a) ~に従って (~에) 따라 esant atkarīgs; atkarībā esošs bergantung afhankelijk van under forutsetning av pod warunkiem dependendo de cu condiţia (ca) при условии (чего-л.) podľa pod pogojem u skladu sa under förutsättning av ขึ้นอยู่กับ ...-e bağlı olarak, ...-e göre []取決於...,以...爲條件 залежний; такий, що підлягає منحصر ہونا tùy thuộc vào 须经...的 subject → موضوع téma emne Gegenstand θέμα asignatura aihe sujet tema materia 主題 주제 onderwerp tema temat assunto предмет ämne หัวข้อ konu chủ đề 科目 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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