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cope 1
(kōp)intr.v. coped, cop·ing, copes
1. To contend or strive, especially on even terms or with success: coping with child-rearing and a full-time job.
2. To contend with difficulties and act to overcome them: "Facing unprecedented problems, the Federal Reserve of the early 1930s couldn't cope" (Robert J. Samuelson).
[Middle English copen, coupen, to strike, from Old French couper, from Vulgar Latin *colpāre, from Late Latin colpus, blow; see coup.]
cop′er n.
cope 2
(kōp)n.
1. A long ecclesiastical vestment worn over an alb or surplice.
2. A covering resembling a cloak or mantle.
3. A coping.
tr.v. coped, cop·ing, copes
1. To cover or dress in a cope.
2. To provide with coping: cope a wall.
[Middle English cope, from Old English -cāp, from Medieval Latin cāpa, cloak, from Late Latin cappa.]
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cope
(kəʊp)vb
1. (foll by: with) to contend (against)
2. (intr) to deal successfully with or handle a situation; manage: she coped well with the problem.
3. (tr) archaic
a. to deal with
b. to meet in battle
[C14: from Old French coper to strike, cut, from coup blow; see coup1]
cope
(kəʊp)n
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a large ceremonial cloak worn at solemn liturgical functions by priests of certain Christian sects
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) any covering shaped like a cope
vb
(Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to dress (someone) in a cope
[Old English cāp, from Medieval Latin cāpa, from Late Latin cappa hooded cloak; see cap]
cope
(kəʊp)vb (tr)
1. (Building) to provide (a wall) with a coping
2. (Building) to join (two moulded timber members)
n
(Building) another name for coping
[C17: probably from French couper to cut; see cope1]
COPE
(kəʊp)(in South Africa) n acronym for
Congress of the People: a political party founded in 2008 by dissident members of the ANC
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cope1
(koʊp)v. coped, cop•ing. v.i.
1. to struggle esp. on fairly even terms or with some degree of success (usu. fol. by with): I will try to cope with his rudeness.
2. to face and deal with responsibilities or problems esp. calmly or adequately: After his breakdown he couldn't cope any longer.
3. Archaic. to come into contact; meet.
v.t. 4. Obs. to encounter.
[1300–50; < Old French couper to strike, derivative of coup coup]
cope2
(koʊp)n., v. coped, cop•ing. n.
1. a long mantle worn by an ecclesiastic, esp. in processions.
2. any cloaklike or canopylike covering.
3. coping.
v.t. 4. to furnish with a cope or coping.
[1175–1225; Middle English < Medieval Latin cāpa, variant of cappa cap1]
cope3
(koʊp)v.t. coped, cop•ing.
to cut to fit against a molding, as with a coping saw.
[1565–75; < French couper to cut; see cope1]
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cope
Past participle: coped
Gerund: coping
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| Noun | 1. |  cope - brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wallbrick - rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures" |
| 2. | cope - a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions cloak - a loose outer garment | |
| Verb | 1. | cope - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" extemporize, improvise - manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks" fend - try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died" hack, cut - be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by - manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" |
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cope
verb manage, get by (informal), struggle through, rise to the occasion, survive, carry on, make out (informal), make the grade, hold your own It was amazing how my mother coped after my father died.
cope with something deal with, handle, struggle with, grapple with, wrestle with, contend with, tangle with, tussle with, weather She has had to cope with losing all her previous status and money.
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Translations
يَتَغَلَّبُ عَلَىيَتَغلَّب عَلى المَشاكِل
zvládnout
klaremagteoverkomme
selviytyä
nositi se
bjarga sér; ráîa viî
うまく対処する
대처하다
susidorotisusitvarkyti
tikt galā
obvladati
klara av
รับมือได้
altından kalkmakbaşa çıkmaküstesinden gelmek
đối phó
cope
1 [kəʊp] VI1. → arreglárselas
he's coping pretty well → se las está arreglando bastante bien
we shall be able to cope better next year → podremos arreglarnos mejor el año que viene
can you cope? → ¿tú puedes con esto?
how are you coping? → ¿cómo lo llevas?
he can't cope any more → ya no puede más
he's coping pretty well → se las está arreglando bastante bien
we shall be able to cope better next year → podremos arreglarnos mejor el año que viene
can you cope? → ¿tú puedes con esto?
how are you coping? → ¿cómo lo llevas?
he can't cope any more → ya no puede más
2. to cope with [+ task, person] → poder con; [+ situation] → enfrentarse con; [+ difficulties, problems] (= tackle) → hacer frente a, abordar; (= solve) → solucionar
cope
2 [kəʊp] N (Rel) → capa f pluvialCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cope
[ˈkəʊp] vi [person] → s'en sortir, tenir le coup
It was hard, but we coped → C'était dur, mais nous nous en sommes sortis.
to cope with sth (= contend with) [person] → faire face à qch
She's got a lot of problems to cope with → Elle doit faire face à de nombreux problèmes.
It was hard, but we coped → C'était dur, mais nous nous en sommes sortis.
to cope with sth (= contend with) [person] → faire face à qch
She's got a lot of problems to cope with → Elle doit faire face à de nombreux problèmes.
(= accommodate) to cope with sth
an extra four lanes to cope with increasing traffic levels → quatre voies supplémentaires pour supporter l'augmentation de la circulation
to be unable to cope [system] → être insuffisant(e)
an extra four lanes to cope with increasing traffic levels → quatre voies supplémentaires pour supporter l'augmentation de la circulation
to be unable to cope [system] → être insuffisant(e)
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cope
1n
(Eccl) → Pluviale nt
(Archit) = coping
cope
2vi → zurechtkommen; (with work) → es schaffen; to cope with (problems, children, difficult person) → fertig werden mit, zurechtkommen mit; how do you cope all by yourself? → wie werden Sie so allein fertig?, wie kommen Sie so allein zurecht?; I can’t cope with all this work → ich bin mit all der Arbeit überfordert; she can’t cope with the stairs any more → sie schafft die Treppe nicht mehr
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cope
[kəʊp] vi → farcelato cope with (task, child) → farcela con (situation, difficulties, problems, tackle) → affrontare, far fronte a (solve) → risolvere
he's coping pretty well → se la cava abbastanza bene
leave it to me, I'll cope → lascia stare, ci penso io
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cope
(koup) verb to manage; to deal with successfully. I can't cope with all this work.
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cope
→ يَتَغَلَّبُ عَلَى zvládnout klare zurechtkommen αντιμετωπίζω επιτυχώς sobrellevar selviytyä surmonter nositi se far fronte うまく対処する 대처하다 het aankunnen klare brasene poradzić sobie aguentar справляться klara av รับมือได้ başa çıkmak đối phó 应付Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
cope
vi to — with afrontar, (overcome) superar, (endure successfully) sobrellevar, (deal with) lidiar con, (face) hacer frente aEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.