the

the ¹  ( before a vowel; before a consonant)

def.art.

1.

a. Used before singular or plural nouns and noun phrases that denote particular, specified persons or things: the baby; the dress I wore.

b. Used before a noun, and generally stressed, to emphasize one of a group or type as the most outstanding or prominent: considered Lake Shore Drive to be the neighborhood to live in these days.

c. Used to indicate uniqueness: the Prince of Wales; the moon.

d. Used before nouns that designate natural phenomena or points of the compass: the weather; a wind from the south.

e. Used as the equivalent of a possessive adjective before names of some parts of the body: grab him by the neck; an infection of the hand.

f. Used before a noun specifying a field of endeavor: the law; the film industry; the stage.

g. Used before a proper name, as of a monument or ship: the Alamo; the Titanic.

h. Used before the plural form of a numeral denoting a specific decade of a century or of a life span: rural life in the Thirties.

2. Used before a singular noun indicating that the noun is generic: The wolf is an endangered species.

3.

a. Used before an adjective extending it to signify a class and giving it the function of a noun: the rich; the dead; the homeless.

b. Used before an absolute adjective: the best we can offer.

4. Used before a present participle, signifying the action in the abstract: the weaving of rugs.

5. Used before a noun with the force of per: cherries at $1.50 the box.

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[Middle English, from Old English the, alteration (influenced by , th-, oblique case stem of demonstrative pron.) of se, masculine demonstrative pron.; see so- in Indo-European roots.]

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the ²  ( before a vowel; before a consonant)

adv.

1. Because of that. Used before a comparative: thinks the worse of you after this mistake.

2. To that extent; by that much: the sooner the better.

3. Beyond any other: enjoyed reading the most.

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[Middle English, from Old English th, th, instrumental of thæt, neuter demonstrative pron.; see to- in Indo-European roots.]

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the¹

determiner (article)

1. used preceding a noun that has been previously specified the pain should disappear soon the man then opened the door Compare a¹

2. used with a qualifying word or phrase to indicate a particular person, object, etc., as distinct from others ask the man standing outside give me the blue one Compare a¹

3. used preceding certain nouns associated with one's culture, society, or community to go to the doctor listen to the news watch the television

4. used preceding present participles and adjectives when they function as nouns the singing is awful the dead salute you

5. used preceding titles and certain uniquely specific or proper nouns, such as place names the United States the Honourable Edward Brown the Chairman the moon

6. used preceding a qualifying adjective or noun in certain names or titles William the Conqueror Edward the First

7. used preceding a noun to make it refer to its class generically the white seal is hunted for its fur this is good for the throat to play the piano

8. used instead of my, your, her, etc., with parts of the body take me by the hand

9. (usually stressed) the best, only, or most remarkable Harry's is the club in this town

10. used with proper nouns when qualified written by the young Hardy

11. another word for per esp with nouns or noun phrases of cost fifty pence the pound

12. Often facetious or derogatory my; our the wife goes out on Thursdays

13. used preceding a unit of time in phrases or titles indicating an outstanding person, event, etc. match of the day housewife of the year

[Middle English, from Old English thē, a demonstrative adjective that later superseded sē (masculine singular) and sēo, sio (feminine singular); related to Old Frisian thi, thiu, Old High German der, diu]

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the²

adv

1. (often foll by for) used before comparative adjectives or adverbs for emphasis she looks the happier for her trip

2. used correlatively before each of two comparative adjectives or adverbs to indicate equality the sooner you come, the better the more I see you, the more I love you

[Old English thī, thȳ, instrumental case of the¹ and that; related to Old Norse thī, Gothic thei]

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the¹ (stressed ði; unstressed before a consonant ðə, unstressed before a vowel ði)
definite article.

1. (used, esp. before a noun, with a specifying or particularizing effect, as opposed to the indefinite or generalizing force of the indefinite article a or an): the book you gave me.

2. (used to mark a noun as indicating something well-known or unique): the Alps.

3. (used with or as part of a title): the Duke of Wellington.

4. (used to mark a noun as indicating the best-known, most approved, most important, etc.): the place to ski.

5. (used to mark a noun as being used generically): The dog is a quadruped.

6. (used in place of a possessive pronoun, to note a part of the body or a personal belonging): He was shot in the arm.

7. (used before adjectives that are used substantively, to note an individual, a class or number of individuals, or an abstract idea): to visit the sick; from the sublime to the ridiculous.

8. (used to indicate one particular decade of a lifetime or of a century): the sixties.

9. enough: She didn't have the courage to leave.

10. (used distributively, to note any one separately); a or an: at one dollar the pound.

[before 900; Middle English, late Old English, replacing sē nominative singular masculine article. compare that]

the²
(before a consonanttə; before a voweltē),
adv.

1. (used to modify an adjective or adverb in the comparative degree and to signify “in or by that,” “on that account,” “in or by so much,” or “in some or any degree”): He's been on vacation and looks the better for it.

2. (used in correlative constructions to modify an adjective or adverb in the comparative degree, in one instance with relative force and in the other with demonstrative force, and signifying “by how much … by so much” or “in what degree … in that degree”): the more the merrier.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English thē, thȳ, instrumental case of demonstrative pronoun. compare that, lest]

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Eight-Fold Path, The

the method of spiritual attainment outlined in Buddha’ s sermons on the Four Noble Truths: pain, the cause of pain, the cessation of pain, and the path that leads to this cessation, emphasizing, in the last, right view, thought, speech, action, livelihood, efïort, mindfulness, and concentration.

See also: Buddhism

Translations

the (strong form) [ðiː] (weak form) [ðə]

A. DEF ART

1. (singular) → el/la; (plural) → los/las
the boy → el niño
the woman → la mujer
the cars → los coches
the chairs → las sillas
do you know the Smiths? → ¿conoce a los Smith?
how's the leg? → ¿cómo va la pierna?
all the → todo el .../toda la ..., todos los .../todas las ...
I'll meet you at the bank/station → quedamos en el banco/la estación
the cheek of it! → ¡qué frescura!
he's the man for the job → es el más indicado para el puesto
from the → del/de la, de los/las
it's ten miles from the house/village → está a diez millas de la casa/del pueblo
I haven't the money → no tengo dinero
of the → del/de la, de los/las
the soup of the day → la sopa del día
it was the year of the student riots → fue el año de los disturbios estudiantiles
oh, the pain! → ¡ay qué dolor!
he hasn't the sense to understand → no tiene bastante inteligencia para comprender
I haven't the time → no tengo tiempo
to the → al/a la, a los/las
we went to the theatre → fuimos al teatro

2. (+ adjective)

2.1. (denoting plural) → los/las
the rich and the poor → los ricos y los pobres

2.2. (denoting sing) → lo
within the realms of the possible → dentro de lo posible
the good and the beautiful → lo bueno y lo bello

3. (+ noun, denoting whole class) → el/la
to play the piano/flute → tocar el piano/la flauta
in this age of the computer → en esta época del ordenador ...

4. (+ comparative) → el/la
she was the elder → era la mayor

5. (distributive) 50 pence the pound → 50 peniques la libra
eggs are usually sold by the dozen → los huevos se venden normalmente por docena
paid by the hour → pagado por hora
25 miles to the gallon → 25 millas por galón
700 lire to the dollar → 700 liras por dólar

6. (emphatic) you don't mean the professor Bloggs? → ¿quieres decir el profesor Bloggs del que tanto se habla?
it was the colour of 1995 → fue el color que estaba tan de moda en 1995

7. (in titles) Richard the Second → Ricardo Segundo
Ivan the Terrible → Iván el Terrible

B. ADV
she looks all the better for it → se la ve mucho mejor por eso
it will be all the better → será tanto mejor
the more he works the more he earns → cuanto más trabaja más gana
(all) the more so because → tanto más cuanto que ...
the more ... the less → mientras más ... menos ...
the sooner the better → cuanto antes mejor

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the [ˈðə ˈðiː] def art

(gen) → le m, la f, l' before word starting with a vowel or before mute h, les mfpl
the boy → le garçon
the girl → la fille
the ink → l'encre
the history of the world → l'histoire du monde
the children → les enfants
Give it to the postman → Donne-le au facteur.
to play the piano → jouer du piano
to play the flute → jouer de la flûte
the rich and the poor → les riches et les pauvres
the twenties → les années vingt

(in titles, with names) Elizabeth the First → Élisabeth I^re
Peter the Great → Pierre le Grand
the Taylors → les Taylor

(= per) 13 km to the litre → 13 km au litre
2 dollars to the pound → 2 dollars la livre

(in comparisons) the more ... the more ...
The more he works, the more he earns → Plus il travaille, plus il gagne de l'argent.
the sooner the better → le plus tôt sera le mieux

(stressed)
THE James Brown → le célèbre James Brown
It's THE colour to wear → C'est LA couleur à porter.
THE place to be
Camden Market is THE place to be at the weekend → Le marché de Camden est l'endroit où il faut être le week-end.

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the [, (vor Vokalen auch, zur Betonung auch)]

def art

→ der/die/das; in the room → im or in dem Zimmer; on the edge → am or an dem Rand; he went up on(to) the stage → er ging aufs or auf das Podium; to play the piano/guitar → Klavier/Gitarre spielen; all the windows → all die or alle Fenster; have you invited the Browns? → haben Sie die Browns or (with children) → die Familie Brown eingeladen?; in the 20s → in den zwanziger Jahren or Zwanzigerjahren pl; Henry the Eighth → Heinrich der Achte; how’s the leg/wife? (inf) → wie gehts dem Bein/Ihrer Frau? (inf)

(with adj used as n) → das, die; (with comp or superl) → der/die/das; the Good → das Gute; the poor/rich → die Armen pl → /Reichen pl; translated from the German → aus dem Deutschen übersetzt; she was the prettier/prettiest → sie war die Hübschere/Hübscheste

(denoting whole class) → der/die/das; the elephant is in danger of extinction → der Elefant ist vom Aussterben bedroht

(distributive use) 80p the pound → 80 Pence das or pro Pfund; by the hour → pro Stunde; the car does thirty miles to the gallon → das Auto braucht eine Gallone auf dreißig Meilen, das Auto verbraucht 11 Liter auf 100km

(stressed) → der/die/das; it’s THE restaurant in this part of town → das ist DAS Restaurant in diesem Stadtteil

adv (with comp adj or adv) all the more/better/harder → umso mehr/besser/schwieriger; the more he has the more he wants → je mehr er hat, desto mehr will er; (all) the more so because … → umso mehr, als … ? better², worse

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the (ðə) , (ði) adjective

(The form (ðə) is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house (ðəhaus) or consonant sound eg the union (ðəˈjuːnjən) ; the form (ði) is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple (ði ˈapl) or vowel sound eg the honour (ði ˈonə) ). die أداة التَّعريف: تُسْتَعْمَل للإشارَةِ الى إسمٍ ذُكِر سابِقا определителен член o/a ten, ta, to, ti, ty, ta der/die/das den; det; -en; -et ο, η, το, οι, τα el, la, los, las (määrav artikkel) حرف معرفه l', le, la, les הַ- दी, जब स्पष्टत: प्रकट हो“कौन या क्या अभिप्राय है” तब प्रयोग होता है određeni član, koji određuje prethodno spomenutu imenicu a, az kata depan -(i)nn, –(i)n, –(i)ð il, lo, la その 그 tas tas yang de, het -en, –a/-en, –et; –ene, –ene/-a ten o/a ‑l, -a, ‑i, -le этот (эта), тот (та) (člen určitý) ten, tá, to ta, tisti taj motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. []et, []en; eller av fristående artikel, t.ex.: den (det, de) [] คำนำหน้านามชี้เฉพาะ Not: Bir takım ya da cümlecik eklenerek belirli duruma getirilmiş bir isimden önce 'the' kullanılır. 用於指已知的事物 вказує на те, що даний предмет або особа відомі співрозмовникові حرف تعريف dùng để chỉ người, vật đã đề cập trước, hay sắp đề cập và đã biết 用于指已知的事物

1. used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known. Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off! o/a kata depan (이미 언급된) 그 de, het คำนำหน้านามที่กล่าวมาแล้ว 表示指定的定冠詞 指说话人与听者已知的人（物）

2. used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc. The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well. تُسـتَعْمَل مع الإسم المُفْرَد أو الصِّفَه لِتُشير إلى النَّوع بصورةٍ عامَّه o/a der/die/das ο, η, το, οι, τα (για να δηλώσει μια κατηγορία στοιχείων) el, la l', le, la a, az kata depan -(i)nn, –(i)n, –(i)ð il, lo, la ～というもの (단수명사나 형용사와 함께 쓰여 전체를 나타내는) 그 de, het -en, –a/-en, –et o/a -l, -a, -i, -le; la указывает на представителя определённого класса motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. [häst]en; eller ibland utan slutartikel: han spelar piano ใช้คำนามชี้เฉพาะ Not: 'The' + tekil isim veya sıfat bir hayvan ya da nesne türünü/grubunu temsil eder. 統指類別或總稱 统指类别或总称

3. used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names. the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean). تُسْتَعْمَل مع الأشياء الفَريدَه في العَناوين والألقاب o/a der/die/das ο, η, το (για μοναδικές οντότητες) el, la l', le, la a, az kata depan -(i)nn, –(i)n, –(i)ð il, lo, la 固有名詞に (고유명사 앞에 쓰이는) 그 de, het -en, –a/-en, –et; –ene, –ene/-a -l, -a, -i, -le герцог Эдинбургский, Атлантический Океан [hertig]en [av E.], [Atlant]en ใช้กับคำนามเฉพาะ Not: 'The', denizlerin, ırmakların, ada topluluklarının, sıra dağların, çoğul ülke adlarının, çöllerin, bölgelerin adını oluşturan özel isimlerden önce kullanılır. 指獨一無二的事物 指独一无二的事物

4. used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc. In this job we are paid by the hour. تُسْتَعْمَل بعدَ حَرْفِ جَر مع كَلِمات تُشير إلى الكَمِيَّه أو الزَّمَن o/a eine/-r/s(oder unübersetzt) (με) το, την, το el, la, los, las au, (à) l', (à) la (elosztóan:) -nként kata depan (á/fyrir) –(i)nn, –(i)n, –(i)ð il, lo, la 単位に (양, 시간의 단위를 나타내는 전치사 뒤의) 그 de, het i (timen, osv.) o/a la, pe На это работе получают почасовую оплату motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan best. slutartikel: vi får betalt per timme ใช้ตามหลังบุพบท เกี่ยวกับจำนวน : เวลา Not: Edattan sonra miktar/zaman ifade eden kelimelerle kullanılır. 在介詞後面與表示計量單位、時間等連用 在介词后面与表示计量单位、时间等连用

5. used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other. He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all. تُسْتَعْمَل في المقارَنَه مع درجَة أفْعَل التَّفْضيل o/a der/die/das, am ο, η, το, οι, τα (με τη χρήση υπερθετικού βαθμού) el, la, los, las le, la, les (felsőfok előtt) a leg... kata depan (fellur brott í þÿðingu) il, lo, la, i, gli, le 最上級とともに (최상급 형용사, 부사와 함께 사람, 사물을 나타내는) 그 de, het den, det; de o/a самый motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan fristående artikel: han är den snällaste man jag känner, vi tycker bäst om honom ใช้กับขั้นสุดของคำคุณศัพท์ Not: Enüstünlük derecesi ile sıfat ya da zamir olarak kullanılan first, second, v.b. ve only'den önce kullanılır. 用於形容詞、副詞最高級之前 用于形容词、副词最高级之前

6. (often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc. He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it. تُستعمل مع درجة المقارنة بين إثنين muito um so mucho le, la, les annál jobb kata depan þeim mun, því il, lo, la, i, gli, le それだけ (사람,사물이 더 ~함을 나타내는 비교급 형용사와 함께 사용되는) 그 des te desto muito тем (перед прилагательным в сравнительной степени) så mycket, desto ใช้กับ comparative adjective แสดงว่าเหนือกว่า Not: Bir kimsenin/nesnenin durumunu belirtmede karşılaştırıcı sıfatlarla kullanılır. 用於形容詞比較級之前(並常與all連用，表示人或事的更好/更壞) 用于形容词比较级之前，并常与all连用，表示人或事的更好或更坏

the … the …

(with comparative adjective or adverb) used to show the connection or relationship between two actions, states, processes etc. The harder you work, the more you earn. hoe تُسْتَعْمَل مع الصِّفه أو الحال في دَرَجَة المُقارنَه لِتُعَبِّر عن التَّناسُب الطَّرْدي للفِعْل أو الصِّفَه колкото повече... толкова повече... quanto mais..., mais... čím..., tím... je...desto jo ... jo; jo ... desto όσο (πιο)..τόσο (πιο) cuanto más ... más mida ... seda هرچه mitä…sitä plus (...) plus (...) הַ- जितना भी, जिस हद तक, उतना ही, उस हद तक što... to minél ... annál kata depan più (...) più (...)* すればするほど～ますます～ (비교급 형용사 또는 부사와 함께 사용되어 두 행위, 상태, 과정들 간의 비교를 나타내는 데 사용되는) 그 kuo..., tuo jo... jo lebih hoe ... hoe jo...jo, dess...dess quanto mais..., mais... cu cât..., cu atât... чем ..., тем ... bolj ko... bolj što ju ... desto ใช้แสดงการเชื่อมต่อหรือความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างอาการสองอาการ, สถานการณ์สองสิ่ง, วิธีการสองแบบ ne (kadar) ... ise, (o kadar) 和形容詞或副詞比較級連用(表示連接兩個動作、狀態等) чим ... тим ... دو عمل کے درميان رابط کو بتلانے کے ليے dùng với tính so sánh để chỉ mối quan hệ giữa hành động, trạng thái... 和形容词或副词比较级连用（表示连接两个动作、状态等）

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