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adjective* * *1) ((of people etc) able to turn easily and successfully from one task, activity or occupation to another: a versatile entertainer; He will easily get another job - he is so versatile.) wendig•- academic.ru/80067/versatility">versatility* * *ver·sa·tile[ˈvɜ:sətaɪl, AM ˈvɜ:rsət̬əl]* * *['vɜːsətaɪl]adjvielseitighe has a very versatile mind — er ist geistig sehr flexibel
* * *1. a) flexibel, beweglichb) vielseitig (begabt oder gebildet):a versatile actor ein vielseitiger Schauspieler2. vielseitig (verwendbar) (Werkzeug etc)3. unbeständig, wandelbar4. BOT, ZOOL (frei) beweglich* * *adjectivevielseitig; (mentally) flexibel; (having many uses) vielseitig verwendbar* * *adj.vielseitig adj.wendig adj. -
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[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) halm; strå; strå-2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) strå3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) sugerør•* * *[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) halm; strå; strå-2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) strå3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) sugerør• -
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stro:1) ((also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) paja2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) paja3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) paja, pajita•straw n1. paja2. pajita / cañatr[strɔː]1 (dried stalk(s)) paja2 (for drinking) paja, pajita1 de paja\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa straw in the wind un indicio de cómo pueden ir las cosasthat's the last straw! ¡eso ya es el colmo!, ¡lo que faltaba para el duro!the straw that broke the camel's back la gota que colmó el vasoto clutch/grasp at straws agarrarse a un clavo ardiente/aferrarse a una esperanza vanato draw/get the short straw tocarle a uno bailar con la más feato not care/give a straw for something importarle algo un pepino/bledo a unostraw hat sombrero de pajastraw man hombre de pajastraw poll / straw vote SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL sondeo informal de opiniónstraw n1) : paja fthe last straw: el colmoadj.• de paja adj.• ficticio, -a adj.• paja adj.• pajizo, -a adj.n.• paja s.f.• pajita s.f.• pitillo s.m.strɔːa) u c paja fwe'll draw straws for it — el que saque la paja or pajita más corta lo hace
to be the last o final straw — ser* el colmo, ser* lo último
to clutch o grasp at straws — aferrarse desesperadamente a una esperanza
the straw which broke the camel's back — la gota que colmó el vaso or (Méx) que derramó el vino; (before n)
b) c ( for drinking) pajita f, paja f, caña f (Esp), pitillo m (Col), popote m (Méx)[strɔː]1. N1) (Agr) paja f- clutch or grasp at straws- draw or get the short straw2) (=drinking straw) pajita f, caña f, popote m (Mex)2.ADJ (=made of straw) de paja; (=colour) pajizo, color paja3.CPDstraw poll, straw vote N — votación f de tanteo
* * *[strɔː]a) u c paja fwe'll draw straws for it — el que saque la paja or pajita más corta lo hace
to be the last o final straw — ser* el colmo, ser* lo último
to clutch o grasp at straws — aferrarse desesperadamente a una esperanza
the straw which broke the camel's back — la gota que colmó el vaso or (Méx) que derramó el vino; (before n)
b) c ( for drinking) pajita f, paja f, caña f (Esp), pitillo m (Col), popote m (Méx) -
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n; -(e)s, kein Pl. straw; auf Dach: thatch; ein Dach mit Stroh decken thatch a roof with straw; wie Stroh schmecken umg. taste like cardboard, have no taste (at all); Stroh im Kopf haben umg. be as thick as two short planks (Am. as a board), have sawdust between one’s ears; leeres Stroh dreschen umg., fig. flog a dead horse; (belangloses Zeug reden) talk a lot of hot air* * *das Strohstraw* * *[ʃtroː]nt -(e)s, no plstraw; (= Dachstroh) thatchStróh im Kopf haben (inf) — to have sawdust between one's ears (inf)
See:→ dreschen* * *(( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) straw* * *<-[e]s>[ʃtro:]nt kein pl straw▶ wie \Stroh brennen to go up like dry tinder▶ [nur] \Stroh im Kopf haben (fam) to be dead from the neck up [or BRIT have sawdust between one's ears] fam* * *das; Stroh[e]s strawmit Stroh gedeckt — <roof, cottage> thatched with straw
* * *ein Dach mit Stroh decken thatch a roof with straw;wie Stroh schmecken umg taste like cardboard, have no taste (at all);Stroh im Kopf haben umg be as thick as two short planks (US as a board), have sawdust between one’s ears;* * *das; Stroh[e]s strawmit Stroh gedeckt — <roof, cottage> thatched with straw
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stro:1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) strå, halm2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) halmstrå3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) sugerør•belg--------halm--------stråIsubst. \/strɔː\/1) (halm)strå, siv2) halm3) sivgult4) ( til drikk) sugerørcatch\/clutch\/grasp at a straw ( overført) gripe etter et halmstrå, klynge seg til et halmstrånot care a straw eller not care two straws være revnende likegyldig, ikke bry seg det spor omdraw straws trekke lodd (med lange og korte strå)draw the short straw trekke det korteste strået, trekke det dårligste loddetman of straw stråmann fingert motstander argument som det er lett å tilbakevisenot a straw ikke det grannnot worth a straw ikke verdt det granna straw in the wind en liten pekepinn, et hint, et vinkthe last straw eller the straw that broke the camel's back dråpen som fikk begeret til å flyte overIIadj. \/strɔː\/1) halm-, strå-2) halmfarget, halmgul, sivgul3) (spesielt amer.) verdiløs, betydningsløs4) (spesielt amer.) fingert, skinn-, proforma- -
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[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) hálmur2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) hálmstrá3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) (sog)rör• -
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szívószál, szalmaszál, szalmakalap, szalma* * *[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) szalma2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) szalmaszál3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) szívószál• -
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[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) palha2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) palha3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) palhinha•* * *[strɔ:] n 1 palha. 2 canudo. 3 fig ninharia, bagatela, pouquinho. • adj 1 de palha. 2 sem valor. 3 cor de palha. a straw in the wind indício, sinal. I don’t care a straw coll pouco me importa, não dou a mínima. it is not worth a straw não vale um tostão. it is the last straw (that breaks the camel’s back) é a última gota que faz transbordar o copo, é a gota d’água. man of straw a) homem de palha (espantalho). b) testa de ferro. straw bid Amer oferta pro forma. to clutch (ou grasp at) a straw fig agarrar-se em qualquer coisa no desespero. -
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adj. hasır, saman————————n. çöp, hasır, saman, saman çöpü, kamış, pipet, hasır işi, hasır şapka, önemsiz şey* * *saman* * *[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) saman2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) saman çöpü3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) kamış• -
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[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) slama2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) slamnata bilka3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) slamica•* * *I [strɔ:]1.nounslamnata bilka, slama, pletena slama; slamica (za pitje); figuratively bilka, malenkost, mrvica; slamnikin the straw obsolete v porodni posteljia straw in the wind — slamica v vetru, figuratively majhna stvar, ki je znak prihodnjih velikih dogodkovthe last straw figuratively tisto, kar preseže merothe last straw that breaks the camel's back — majhen dodatek bremenu, ki zlomi kameli hrbet, figuratively tisto, kar sodu izbije dnoa man of straw — slamnati mož, lutka, slabič; ptičje strašiloto be (to lie) in the straw obsolete biti otročnicaI don't care a straw — še malo mi ni mar, požvižgam sea straw shows which way the wind blows — tudi majhna stvar pokaže (da slutiti) važne stvari (dogodke)it is not worth a straw — ni vredno prebite pare, počenega grošato be quite out of one's straw figuratively biti ves zmešan, zmedento split straws — cepiti slamice, figuratively ukvarjati se z nekoristnimi stvarmi, prepirati se zaradi malenkostito throw straws against the wind figuratively zaman se truditi;2.adjectiveslamnatII [strɔ:]transitive verbobsolete napolniti ali nastlati s slamo -
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• olki• olkinen• oljenkorsi• oljet• pahnat• imupilli• juomapilli• hiukka• sirotella• pilli• korsi* * *stro:1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) oljet2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) oljenkorsi3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) pilli• -
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[strɔː] 1.2) (for thatching) paglia f.3) (for drinking) cannuccia f.2.modificatore [bag, hat] di paglia••to grasp o clutch at straws attaccarsi o aggrapparsi a qualsiasi cosa; the last o final straw la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso; a man of straw un uomo di paglia; a straw in the wind — un indizio, un segno premonitore
* * *[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) paglia; di paglia2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) pagliuzza; nulla3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) cannuccia•* * *[strɔː] 1.2) (for thatching) paglia f.3) (for drinking) cannuccia f.2.modificatore [bag, hat] di paglia••to grasp o clutch at straws attaccarsi o aggrapparsi a qualsiasi cosa; the last o final straw la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso; a man of straw un uomo di paglia; a straw in the wind — un indizio, un segno premonitore
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noun2) (single stalk) Strohhalm, derclutch or grasp at straws — (fig. coll.) sich an einen Strohhalm klammern
be the last straw, be the straw that broke the camel's back — (coll.) das Fass zum Überlaufen bringen
that's the last or final straw — jetzt reicht's aber
draw straws [for something] — Hölzchen [um etwas] ziehen
pick the short straw — (fig.) das schlechtere Los ziehen
3)[drinking-]straw — Trinkhalm, der; Strohhalm, der
* * *[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) das Stroh, Stroh-...2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) der Strohhalm3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) der Strohhalm•- academic.ru/118961/the_last_straw">the last straw* * *I. nbale of \straw Strohballen mto chew a \straw auf einem Strohhalm kauento draw \straws losen, Streichhölzchen ziehensb doesn't care a \straw [or two \straws], what... jdm ist völlig schnuppe, was... fam6.▶ to be the \straw that breaks the camel's back ( prov) der Tropfen sein, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt prov▶ to draw the short \straw den Kürzeren ziehen▶ to be the final [or last] \straw das Fass zum Überlaufen bringen▶ to make bricks without \straw auf Sand bauen\straw basket geflochtener Korb\straw boater steifer Strohhut* * *[strɔː]1. nit's the last straw, it's the straw that breaks the camel's back (prov) — das ist der letzte Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt (prov)
to clutch or grasp at straws — sich an einen Strohhalm klammern
to draw the short straw — den kürzeren ziehen
man of straw — Strohmann m; (in politics) Marionette f
See:→ drowning2) (= drinking straw) Trink- or Strohhalm m2. adj attrStroh-; basket aus Strohstraw mat — Strohmatte f
* * *straw [strɔː]A s1. Strohhalm m:draw straws Strohhalme ziehen (als Lose);the last straw (that breaks the camel’s back) der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt;that’s the last straw! jetzt reichts (mir) aber!;3. Trinkhalm m4. Strohhut mB adj1. strohern, Stroh…2. strohfarben3. fig besonders USa) wertlosb) Schein…* * *noun2) (single stalk) Strohhalm, derclutch or grasp at straws — (fig. coll.) sich an einen Strohhalm klammern
be the last straw, be the straw that broke the camel's back — (coll.) das Fass zum Überlaufen bringen
that's the last or final straw — jetzt reicht's aber
draw straws [for something] — Hölzchen [um etwas] ziehen
pick the short straw — (fig.) das schlechtere Los ziehen
3)[drinking-]straw — Trinkhalm, der; Strohhalm, der
* * *n.Stroh nur sing. n.Strohhalm m. -
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[strɔː]n( dried stalks) słoma f; ( for drinking) słomka f* * *[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) słoma2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) słoma3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) słomka• -
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[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) salms; salmi; salmu-2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) Viņu piedāvājums nav plika graša vērts.3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) (kokteiļu) salmiņš•* * *salmi, salms; salmiņš; salmu cepure; nieks; salmu; salmu krāsas -
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[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) šiaudai; šiaudinis2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) šiaudas3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) šiaudelis• -
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adj. halm-, av strå, av halm; värdelös--------n. strå, halmstrå; sugrör* * *[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) halm2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) halmstrå, [] ruttet lingon3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) sugrör• -
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[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) sláma, slaměný2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) stéblo3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) brčko•* * *• sláma• brčko -
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[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) slama; slamený2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) steblo3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) slamka•* * *• vystlat slamou• zväzovat slamou• slamovo žltý• slamený• slamený klobúk• slamka• slama• trúsit• tycinka• umelé pletivo• fiktívny• bezcenný• brcko• rozhadzovat• pokryt slamou• na slamu• malickost• nepravý• neoficiálny -
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[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) paie2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) pai3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) pai•
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