cope

  • 41COPE — ► sustantivo masculino PESCA Parte más espesa de la red de pescar. * * * cope (de «copo2») m. Parte central, más espesa, de la *red de pescar. * * * cope. (De copo2). m. Parte más espesa de la red de pescar. * * * La cadena …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 42Cope — This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cloaks or capes, or perhaps a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive one. The derivation is from the Middle English cape, cope …

    Surnames reference

  • 43cope — v. (D; intr.) to cope with (to cope with difficulties) * * * [kəʊp] (D; intr.) to cope with (to cope with difficulties) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 44cope — 1 verb (I) 1 to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation: I ve never driven a big van before, but I m sure I can cope. (+ with): A family and a full time job is a lot to cope with. 2 if a machine or system can cope with a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45Copé — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Jean François Copé, homme politique français, fils de Roland Copé. Roland Copé, médecin et acteur français. Catégories : HomonymieHomonymie de patronyme …

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  • 46cope — I. /koʊp / (say kohp) verb (i) (coped, coping) (sometimes followed by with) to be able to deal effectively with a situation, especially one that presents difficulties: he s not coping well on his own with the children. {Middle English coupe(n),… …

  • 47cope — 1. v.intr. 1 (foll. by with) deal effectively or contend successfully with a person or task. 2 manage successfully; deal with a situation or problem (found they could no longer cope). Etymology: ME f. OF coper, colper f. cop, colp blow f. med.L… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 48cope — 1. verb /kəʊp/ a) To deal effectively with something difficult. I thought I would never be able to cope with life after the amputation, but I have learned how to be happy again. b) To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal. I wanted to… …

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  • 49COPE —    The Cadena de Ondas Populares Españolas (Popular Spanish Airwaves Network) is a private radio network in which the Roman Catholic Church has a 50 percent stake, and is the second most popular after SER, which in 1997 had 9.4 million listeners… …

    Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

  • 50cope — There are two distinct words cope in English. The now more familiar one, ‘deal with’ [14], comes from Old French coper, and originally meant ‘hit, punch’. The Old French verb was a derivative of the noun cop ‘blow’, which in turn was a variant of …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins