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1 he came down on me like a ton of bricks
English-Dutch dictionary > he came down on me like a ton of bricks
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2 come down on somebody like a ton of bricks
обрушиться, накинуться (с критикой, руганью)I just asked Diana if I could leave early tonight and she came down on me like a ton of bricks.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > come down on somebody like a ton of bricks
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3 like a ton of bricks
I adj infmlII adv infmlIf the evidence is available against me, he'll be down on me like a ton of bricks — Если будут доказательства моей вины, то он с меня живого не слезет
1)The fondest father doesn't welcome his offspring landing on his bed like a ton of bricks at 5.30 in the morning — Даже самому любящему отцу не понравится, когда его отпрыск хлопнется к нему в постель в 5.30 утра
When her husband showed up in the early hours of the morning she came down on him like a ton of bricks — Когда ее муж заявился домой под утро, она накинулась на него как пантера
2)She gave him a pleasant smile that settled on him like a ton of bricks — Она очаровательно улыбнулась ему, и эта улыбка проникла в самую душу
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > like a ton of bricks
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4 come down on smb. like a cartload of bricks
разг.(come down on smb. like a cartload (thousand или ton) of bricks)наброситься (с упрёками, обвинениями и т. п.), обрушиться на кого-л.; задать головомойку кому-л.; см. тж. like bricksSweedle: "They come down on you like a cartload of bricks, flatten you out, and when you don't swell up again they complain of it." (J. Galsworthy, ‘Justice’, act IV) — Суидл: "Судьи навалятся на вас, точно целый воз кирпичей, раздавят в лепешку, а потом сами возмущаются, если вы не в силах встать на ноги."
When I expressed my disapproval of her she came down on me like a thousand of bricks. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Virtue’) — Дженит набросилась на меня с упреками, когда я выразил ей свое неодобрение.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > come down on smb. like a cartload of bricks
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5 like a thousand (or ton) of bricks
paзг.c oгpoмнoй cилoй, нeиcтoвo [пepвoнaч. aмep.]When I expressed my disapproval of her she came down on me like a thousand of bricks (W. S. Maugham). Before he could turn around to learn what her eyes had seen, he felt a fist like a ton of bricks strike his jaw (L. Hughes). In fact, I want this town clean of heroin and every other drug before we have Scotland Yard descending on us like a ton of bricks and proving we're nothing but a bunch of country hicks (Th. Sharpe)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > like a thousand (or ton) of bricks
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6 come down
(to decrease; to become less: Tea has come down in price.) bajarcome down vb bajarv.• bajar v.v + adv1)a) ( descend) bajarb) ( reach) llegar*her hair came down to her waist — el pelo le llegaba hasta or a la cintura
c) ( collapse) \<\<ceiling/wall\>\> caerse*, venirse* abajod) \<\<plane\>\> aterrizar*; ( in accident) caer*2) ( decrease) \<\<price\>\> bajar3) ( from the north) venir*4) ( decide)to come down against/in favor of something/somebody — \<\<judge/court\>\> fallar en contra/a favor de algo/alguien
5) (be passed down, inherited)6) ( deal with)to come down on somebody/something: the firm comes down severely on absenteeism — la empresa trata el ausentismo con mano dura
1.VI + PREP bajar2. VI + ADV1) (=descend) [person, prices, temperature] bajar ( from de) (to a); [rain] caer; [plane] (=land) aterrizar; (=crash) estrellarseif it comes down to it, we'll have to move — si es necesario habrá que mudarse
if it comes down heads — [coin] si sale cara
2) (=be transmitted) [heirloom] pasar; [tradition] ser transmitido3) [building] (=be demolished) ser derribado(-a); (=fall down) derrumbarse* * *v + adv1)a) ( descend) bajarb) ( reach) llegar*her hair came down to her waist — el pelo le llegaba hasta or a la cintura
c) ( collapse) \<\<ceiling/wall\>\> caerse*, venirse* abajod) \<\<plane\>\> aterrizar*; ( in accident) caer*2) ( decrease) \<\<price\>\> bajar3) ( from the north) venir*4) ( decide)to come down against/in favor of something/somebody — \<\<judge/court\>\> fallar en contra/a favor de algo/alguien
5) (be passed down, inherited)6) ( deal with)to come down on somebody/something: the firm comes down severely on absenteeism — la empresa trata el ausentismo con mano dura
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7 come down
1) (move lower) [ person] venire giù, scendere; [ lift] scenderehe's really come down in the world — fig. è veramente caduto in basso
2) (drop) [price, inflation, temperature] scendere, abbassarsi; [ unemployment] diminuire, calare3) meteor. [snow, rain] venire giù, cadere4) (land) [ helicopter] posarsi; [ aircraft] atterrare6) fig. (be resumed by) ridursi a [problem, fact]* * *(to decrease; to become less: Tea has come down in price.) calare* * *1. vi + prep2. vi + advto come down (from/to) — scendere (da/a), (building) essere demolito (-a), (prices, temperature) diminuire, calare* * *1) (move lower) [ person] venire giù, scendere; [ lift] scenderehe's really come down in the world — fig. è veramente caduto in basso
2) (drop) [price, inflation, temperature] scendere, abbassarsi; [ unemployment] diminuire, calare3) meteor. [snow, rain] venire giù, cadere4) (land) [ helicopter] posarsi; [ aircraft] atterrare6) fig. (be resumed by) ridursi a [problem, fact] -
8 come down on
v. straffen,terecht zettencome down on1 neerkomen op ⇒ toespringen (op), overvallen2 straffen3 〈 informeel〉krachtig/dringend eisen♦voorbeelden: -
9 ■ come down
■ come downv. i. + avv.1 ( di persona) scendere; venire giù: Come down from the ladder!, scendi dalla scala!; to come down to earth, scendere a terra; ( di divinità, ecc.) discendere sulla terra2 ( di cosa) scendere; abbassarsi; calare: The barrier came down with a crash, la barriera si è abbassata rumorosamente; The curtain came down to deafening applause, il sipario è calato tra applausi assordanti3 ► to come, def. 54 ( di valore, prezzo, ecc.) calare; scendere; diminuire; abbassarsi; ridursi: Prices have generally come down, i prezzi si sono quasi tutti abbassati; The temperature has come down, la temperatura è scesa; to come down in price, scendere (o calare) di prezzo7 ( di pioggia, ecc.) cadere; venire giù; ( di nebbia) calare, scendere: It's really coming down, sta piovendo a dirotto; sta diluviando8 venire, arrivare ( dal nord): Yesterday he came down from Manchester, è arrivato ieri da Manchester10 (fam. USA) succedere; capitare: If anything comes down, just whistle, se succede qualcosa, fa' un fischio13 – to come down on, punire severamente; rimproverare; strigliare; essere severo con: The judge came down heavily on him, il giudice è stato severo con lui; He came down really hard on her, è andato giù molto pesante con lei14 – to come down on, esigere da; pretendere da; ingiungere a: They came down on me for an immediate settlement, mi ingiunsero di pagare subito15 – to come down to, ridursi a; trattarsi alla fin fine di: It comes down to your word against his, tutto si riduce alla tua parola contro la sua16 (fam.) – to come down with, prendersi, buscarsi ( una malattia): to come down with flu, prendersi l'influenza; DIALOGO → - Feeling ill- I think I'm coming down with something, credo che mi stia venendo qualcosa; credo che sto covando qualcosa17 (fam., ingl. sett.) – to come down with, tirare fuori, sborsare ( denaro) □ (fam. GB) to come down a peg or two, calare le arie; abbassare la cresta □ ( anche leg.) to come down in favour of, pronunciarsi a favore di □ to come down in sb. 's opinion, calare nella considerazione di q. □ to come down in the world, scendere nella scala sociale; cadere in basso □ (fam.) to come down on sb. like a ton of bricks, fare una sfuriata a q.; levare il pelo a q. □ to come down on the side of, prendere posizione in favore di; schierarsi con □ (fam. USA) to come down the pike, capitare; comparire; succedere; presentarsi □ (fig.) to come down to earth ( with a bump), tornare (di botto) con i piedi sulla terra; essere (bruscamente) richiamato alla realtà □ (fam.) to come down to the wire, essere prossimo alla conclusione; essere in dirittura d'arrivo. -
10 come down
intransitive verb2) (come to place regarded as lower) herunterkommen; runterkommen (ugs.); (come southwards) runterkommen (ugs.)come down in a field — auf einem Acker [not]landen/auf einen Acker stürzen
4) (be passed on) [Sage, Brauch:] überliefert werden5)come down to — (reach) reichen bis
6)come down to — (be reduced to) hinauslaufen auf (+ Akk.)
7)come down to — (be a question of) ankommen (to auf + Akk.)
8) (suffer change for the worse)she has come down in the world — sie hat einen Abstieg erlebt
come down to something — (be forced to resort to something) auf etwas (Akk.) angewiesen sein
9)come down with — bekommen [Krankheit]
* * ** * *vi1. (move down) [herunter]fallen; snow, rain fallen; trousers rutschen; plane [not]landen; (crash) abstürzenafter several encores, the curtain finally came down for the last time nach mehreren Zugaben fiel schließlich der letzte Vorhang2. (collapse) einstürzenthe building will have to \come down down das Gebäude muss abgerissen werden3. (move downstairs) [die Treppe] herunterkommen [o heruntergehento \come down down a few pounds ein paar Pfund nachlassen6. (lose rank) sinken, absteigenhe's \come down down er ist ganz schön tief gesunken7. (handed down) tradition überliefert werden9. (depend on)10. (amount to)it all \come downs down to money in the end letzten Endes ist doch alles eine Geldfrage11. (reach decision)13. (be taken ill)14. (rebuke)15. (be removed)those pictures will have to \come down down diese Bilder müssen runter fam* * *vi1) (from ladder, stairs) herunterkommen; (aircraft also) landen; (from mountain also) absteigen; (snow, rain) fallencome down from there at once! — komm da sofort runter!
we came down to 6,000 metres — wir gingen auf 6.000 m runter
4) (= be a question of) ankommen (to auf +acc)5) (= lose social rank) sinken, absteigenyou've come down in the world a bit — du bist aber ganz schön tief gesunken
her hair comes down to her shoulders — die Haare gehen or fallen ihr bis auf die Schultern
7) (= be transmitted tradition, story etc) überliefert werden8)when did you come down? — wann bist du von der Uni runter? (inf), wann haben Sie die Universität verlassen?; (for vacation) seit wann habt ihr Semesterferien?9) (dated US inf= be about to happen)
there's a bank robbery coming down next week — für nächste Woche ist ein Banküberfall geplant* * *come down v/i1. herab-, herunterkommen, (Regen, Schnee) fallen2. (ein)stürzen, (-)fallen, (Fußball) (im Strafraum etc) fallen, zu Fall kommen, fig fallen (Grenzen)3. FLUG niedergehenshe has come down quite a bit sie ist ganz schön tief gesunken5. SCHULE, UNIV Bra) die Universität verlassenb) in die Ferien gehen6. überliefert werden9. come down ona) sich stürzen auf (akk),come down handsomely sich spendabel zeigen12. come down toa) hinauslaufen auf (akk),b) ankommen auf (akk):when it comes right down to it wenn es darauf ankommt* * *intransitive verb2) (come to place regarded as lower) herunterkommen; runterkommen (ugs.); (come southwards) runterkommen (ugs.)come down in a field — auf einem Acker [not]landen/auf einen Acker stürzen
4) (be passed on) [Sage, Brauch:] überliefert werden5)come down to — (reach) reichen bis
6)come down to — (be reduced to) hinauslaufen auf (+ Akk.)
7)come down to — (be a question of) ankommen (to auf + Akk.)
come down to something — (be forced to resort to something) auf etwas (Akk.) angewiesen sein
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vi( crash) abstürzen;after several encores, the curtain finally came down for the last time nach mehreren Zugaben fiel schließlich der letzte Vorhang2) ( collapse) einstürzen;the building will have to \come down down das Gebäude muss abgerissen werdento \come down down a few pounds ein paar Pfund nachlassen6) ( lose rank) sinken, absteigen;he's \come down down er ist ganz schön tief gesunken8) (fam: stop feeling [positive] effect)9) ( depend on)to \come down down to sth auf etw akk ankommento \come down down to sth auf etw akk hinauslaufen;it all \come downs down to money in the end letzten Endes ist doch alles eine Geldfrage13) ( be taken ill)to \come down down with sth sich dat etw eingefangen haben15) ( be removed)those pictures will have to \come down down diese Bilder müssen runter ( fam) -
12 brinco
m.jump.el corazón me dio un brinco cuando oí su voz my heart skipped a beat when I heard his voiceen un brinco (figurative) in a second, quicklyse levantó del asiento de un brinco she jumped up from her seatpegar o dar un brinco to jump, to give a startdaba brincos de alegría she was jumping for joypres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: brincar.* * *\dar un brinco to skip, hopdar brincos to jump up and down* * *noun m.jump, leap* * *SM (=salto) [gen] jump, leap; [al correr] skipde o en un brinco — at one bound
dar brincos — to hop (about), jump (about)
pegar un brinco — to jump, give a start
* * *masculino jump, leap, boundpegó or dio un brinco del susto — (fam) he jumped with fright
* * *= hopping, hop, skip, jump.Ex. The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.Ex. I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.Ex. The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.Ex. Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.* * *masculino jump, leap, boundpegó or dio un brinco del susto — (fam) he jumped with fright
* * *= hopping, hop, skip, jump.Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.
Ex: I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.Ex: The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.Ex: Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.* * *jump, leap, boundsubió los escalones de un brinco he went up the steps in one leap o boundse despertó de un brinco he woke up with a startpegó or dio un brinco del susto ( fam); he jumped with frightentró dando brincos de alegría she came in jumping for o leaping with joyCompuesto:* * *
Del verbo brincar: ( conjugate brincar)
brinco es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
brincó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
brincar
brinco
brincar ( conjugate brincar) verbo intransitivo [ niño] to jump up and down;
[ cordero] to gambol, skip around;
[ liebre] to hop;
verbo transitivo (Méx) ‹valla/obstáculo› to jump
brinco sustantivo masculino
jump, leap, bound;
pegó or dio un brinco del susto (fam) he jumped with fright
brincar verbo intransitivo to skip
brinco sustantivo masculino skip
♦ Locuciones: dar brincos de alegría, to jump with joy
' brinco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salto
English:
bound
- hop
- jump
- leap
- skip
- spring
* * *brinco nmjump;se levantó del asiento de un brinco she jumped up from her seat;daba brincos de alegría she was jumping for joy;el corazón me dio un brinco cuando oí su voz my heart skipped a beat when I heard his voice;en un brinco in a second, quickly;Méx Famponerse al brinco: mi padre se me puso al brinco porque anoche llegué muy tarde my father came down on me like a ton of bricks because I came in late last night;Venquitar los brincos a alguien to bring sb down a peg (or two)* * *m famleap, bound;dar brincos jump up and down;dar opegar un brinco fig jump, start* * *brinco nm1) salto: jump, leap, skip2)pegar un brinco : to give a start, to jump* * *brinco n jump -
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brick [brɪk]1. nouna. brique f2. compounds[house] en brique(s)* * *[brɪk] 1.1) Construction brique f2) GB ( child's toy) cube m2.Phrasal Verbs:- brick up••it's like banging one's head against ou talking to a brick wall — autant parler à un mur
to run up against ou run into a brick wall — se heurter à un mur
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[brɪk]to drop a brick fig fam — fare una gaffe
to meet or come up against a brick wall fig — trovarsi davanti un ostacolo insormontabile
you can't make bricks without straw — (Proverb) non si può far niente senza l'occorrente
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SF1) (=follón) rowbuscar bronca — to be looking for a fight, be spoiling for a fight
dar una bronca a algn — (Teat, Taur) to give sb the bird *
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1. nounbe or come down on somebody like a ton of bricks — (coll.) jemanden unheimlich fertig machen od. zusammenstauchen (ugs.)
2) (toy) Bauklötzchen, das2. adjectiveZiegelstein-; Backstein-3. transitive verbbrick up/in — zu-/einmauern
* * *[brik]((a block of) baked clay used for building: a pile of bricks; ( also adjective) a brick wall.) der Ziegel- academic.ru/8936/brickbat">brickbat- bricklayer* * *[brɪk]n3.* * *[brɪk]nyou can't make bricks without straw (Prov) — wo nichts ist, kann auch nichts werden
he came or was down on me like a ton of bricks (inf) — er hat mich unheimlich fertiggemacht (inf)
to drop a brick ( Brit fig inf ) — ins Fettnäpfchen treten
2) (= toy) (Bau)klotz m4) (dated inf) feiner Kerl (inf)* * *brick [brık]A sbe in with the bricks umg zum lebenden Mobiliar gehören;come down on sb like a ton of bricks umg jemandem ganz gewaltig aufs Dach steigen;drop a brick Br umg ins Fettnäpfchen treten;you could have built a wall with the bricks he shit vulg dem ging der Arsch ganz schön auf Grundeis!;swim like a brick hum schwimmen wie eine bleierne Ente2. Br Baustein m, (Bau)Klötzchen n (für Kinder):box of bricks Baukasten m3. a) (Gold- etc) Barren mb) Packung f (Eis)4. umg Pfundskerl m, feiner KerlB adj1. Ziegel…, Backstein…2. ziegelförmiga) einmauern,b) zumauern* * *1. nounbe or come down on somebody like a ton of bricks — (coll.) jemanden unheimlich fertig machen od. zusammenstauchen (ugs.)
2) (toy) Bauklötzchen, das2. adjectiveZiegelstein-; Backstein-3. transitive verbbrick up/in — zu-/einmauern
* * *n.Backstein m.Baustein -e m.Klotz ¨-er m.Stein -e m.Ziegel - m.Ziegelstein m. -
17 come
come [kʌm]∎ she won't come when she's called elle ne vient pas quand on l'appelle;∎ here come the children voici les enfants qui arrivent;∎ here he comes! le voilà qui arrive!;∎ it's stuck - ah, no, it's coming! c'est coincé - ah, non, ça vient!;∎ coming! j'arrive!;∎ come here! venez ici!; (to dog) au pied!;∎ come to the office tomorrow passez ou venez au bureau demain;∎ he came to me for advice il est venu me demander conseil;∎ you've come to the wrong person vous vous adressez à la mauvaise personne;∎ you've come to the wrong place vous vous êtes trompé de chemin, vous faites fausse route;∎ if you're looking for sun, you've come to the wrong place si c'est le soleil que vous cherchez, il ne fallait pas venir ici;∎ please come this way par ici ou suivez-moi s'il vous plaît;∎ I come this way every week je passe par ici toutes les semaines;∎ American come and look, come look venez voir;∎ familiar come and get it! à la soupe!;∎ he came whistling up the stairs il a monté l'escalier en sifflant;∎ a car came hurtling round the corner une voiture a pris le virage à toute vitesse;∎ people are constantly coming and going il y a un va-et-vient continuel;∎ fashions come and go la mode change tout le temps;∎ after many years had come and gone après bien des années;∎ familiar I don't know whether I'm coming or going je ne sais pas où j'en suis;∎ you have come a long way vous êtes venu de loin; figurative (made progress) vous avez fait du chemin;∎ the computer industry has come a very long way since then l'informatique a fait énormément de progrès depuis ce temps-là;∎ also figurative to come running arriver en courant;∎ we could see him coming a mile off on l'a vu venir avec ses gros sabots;∎ figurative you could see it coming on l'a vu venir de loin, c'était prévisible;∎ proverb everything comes to him who waits tout vient à point à qui sait attendre(b) (as guest, visitor) venir;∎ can you come to my party on Saturday night? est-ce que tu peux venir à ma soirée samedi?;∎ I'm sorry, I can't come (je suis) désolé, je ne peux pas venir;∎ would you like to come for lunch/dinner? voulez-vous venir déjeuner/dîner?;∎ I can only come for an hour or so je ne pourrai venir que pour une heure environ;∎ come for a ride in the car viens faire un tour en voiture;∎ she's come for her money elle est venue prendre son argent;∎ Angela came and we had a chat Angela est venue et on a bavardé;∎ they came for a week and stayed a month ils sont venus pour une semaine et ils sont restés un mois;∎ he couldn't have come at a worse time il n'aurait pas pu tomber plus mal∎ to come in time/late arriver à temps/en retard;∎ I've just come from the post office j'arrive de la poste à l'instant;∎ we came to a small town nous sommes arrivés dans une petite ville;∎ the time has come to tell the truth le moment est venu de dire la vérité;∎ to come to the end of sth arriver à la fin de qch;∎ I was coming to the end of my stay mon séjour touchait à sa fin;∎ there will come a point when… il viendra un moment où…;∎ when you come to the last coat of paint… quand tu en seras à la dernière couche de peinture…;∎ (reach) her hair comes (down) to her waist ses cheveux lui arrivent à la taille;∎ the mud came (up) to our knees la boue nous arrivait ou venait (jusqu') aux genoux(d) (occupy specific place, position) venir, se trouver;∎ the address comes above the date l'adresse se met au-dessus de la date;∎ my birthday comes before yours mon anniversaire vient avant ou précède le tien;∎ a colonel comes before a lieutenant un colonel a la préséance sur un lieutenant;∎ Friday comes after Thursday vendredi vient après ou suit jeudi;∎ that speech comes in Act 3/on page 10 on trouve ce discours dans l'acte 3/à la page 10;∎ the fireworks come next le feu d'artifice est après;∎ what comes after the performance? qu'est-ce qu'il y a après la représentation?(e) (occur, happen) arriver, se produire;∎ when my turn comes, when it comes to my turn quand ce sera (à) mon tour, quand mon tour viendra;∎ such an opportunity only comes once in your life une telle occasion ne se présente qu'une fois dans la vie;∎ he has a birthday coming son anniversaire approche;∎ there's a storm coming un orage se prépare;∎ success was a long time coming la réussite s'est fait attendre;∎ take life as it comes prenez la vie comme elle vient;∎ Christmas comes but once a year il n'y a qu'un Noël par an;∎ Bible it came to pass that… il advint que…;∎ come what may advienne que pourra, quoi qu'il arrive ou advienne∎ the idea just came to me one day l'idée m'est soudain venue un jour;∎ suddenly it came to me (I remembered) tout d'un coup, je m'en suis souvenu; (I had an idea) tout d'un coup, j'ai eu une idée;∎ I said the first thing that came into my head or that came to mind j'ai dit la première chose qui m'est venue à l'esprit;∎ the answer came to her elle a trouvé la réponse∎ writing comes naturally to her écrire lui est facile, elle est douée pour l'écriture;∎ a house doesn't come cheap une maison coûte ou revient cher;∎ the news came as a shock to her la nouvelle lui a fait un choc;∎ her visit came as a surprise sa visite nous a beaucoup surpris;∎ it comes as no surprise to learn he's gone (le fait) qu'il soit parti n'a rien de surprenant;∎ he's as silly as they come il est sot comme pas un;∎ they don't come any tougher than Big Al on ne fait pas plus fort que Big Al;∎ it'll all come right in the end tout cela va finir par s'arranger;∎ the harder they come the harder they fall plus dure sera la chute(h) (be available) exister;∎ this table comes in two sizes cette table existe ou se fait en deux dimensions;∎ the dictionary comes with a magnifying glass le dictionnaire est livré avec une loupe∎ it was a dream come true c'était un rêve devenu réalité;∎ to come unhooked se décrocher;∎ to come unravelled se défaire;∎ the buttons on my coat keep coming undone mon manteau se déboutonne toujours∎ she came to trust him elle en est venue à ou elle a fini par lui faire confiance;∎ we have come to expect this kind of thing nous nous attendons à ce genre de chose maintenant;∎ how did you come to lose your umbrella? comment as-tu fait pour perdre ton parapluie?;∎ how did the door come to be open? comment se fait-il que la porte soit ouverte?;∎ (now that I) come to think of it maintenant que j'y songe, réflexion faite;∎ it's not much money when you come to think of it ce n'est pas beaucoup d'argent quand vous y réfléchissez(k) (be owing, payable)∎ I still have £5 coming (to me) on me doit encore 5 livres;∎ there'll be money coming from her uncle's will elle va toucher l'argent du testament de son oncle;∎ he got all the credit coming to him il a eu tous les honneurs qu'il méritait;∎ familiar you'll get what's coming to you tu l'auras cherché ou voulu;∎ familiar he had it coming (to him) il ne l'a pas volé∎ a smile came to her lips un sourire parut sur ses lèvres ou lui vint aux lèvres∎ how come? comment ça?;∎ familiar come again? quoi?;∎ American how's it coming? comment ça va?;∎ come to that à propos, au fait;∎ I haven't seen her in weeks, or her husband, come to that ça fait des semaines que je ne l'ai pas vue, son mari non plus d'ailleurs;∎ if it comes to that, I'd rather stay home à ce moment-là ou à ce compte-là, je préfère rester à la maison;∎ don't come the fine lady with me! ne fais pas la grande dame ou ne joue pas à la grande dame avec moi!;∎ don't come the innocent! ne fais pas l'innocent!;∎ British familiar don't come it with me! (try to impress) n'essaie pas de m'en mettre plein la vue!; (lord it over) pas la peine d'être si hautain avec moi!;∎ the days to come les prochains jours, les jours qui viennent;∎ the battle to come la bataille qui va avoir lieu;∎ Religion the life to come l'autre vie;∎ in times to come à l'avenir;∎ for some time to come pendant quelque temps;∎ that will not be for some time to come ce ne sera pas avant quelque temps∎ (by) come tomorrow/Tuesday you'll feel better vous vous sentirez mieux demain/mardi;∎ I'll have been here two years come April ça fera deux ans en avril que je suis là;∎ come the revolution you'll all be out of a job avec la révolution, vous vous retrouverez tous au chômage∎ come, come!, come now! allons!, voyons!4 noun∎ it came about that… il arriva ou il advint que…;∎ how could such a mistake come about? comment une telle erreur a-t-elle pu se produire?;∎ the discovery of penicillin came about quite by accident la pénicilline a été découverte tout à fait par hasard(a) (walk, travel across → field, street) traverser;∎ as we stood talking she came across to join us pendant que nous discutions, elle est venue se joindre à nous∎ to come across well/badly (at interview) faire une bonne/mauvaise impression, bien/mal passer; (on TV) bien/mal passer;∎ he never comes across as well on film as in the theatre il passe mieux au théâtre qu'à l'écran;∎ he came across as a total idiot il donnait l'impression d'être complètement idiot∎ the author's message comes across well le message de l'auteur passe bien;∎ her disdain for his work came across le mépris qu'elle avait pour son travail transparaissait∎ we came across an interesting problem on a été confrontés à ou on est tombés sur un problème intéressant;∎ she reads everything she comes across elle lit tout ce qui lui tombe sous la mainfamiliar (give → information) donner□, fournir□ ; (→ help) offrir□ ; (→ money) raquer, se fendre de;∎ he came across with the money he owed me il m'a filé le fric qu'il me devait;∎ the crook came across with the names of his accomplices l'escroc a vendu ses complices(pursue) poursuivre;∎ he came after me with a stick il m'a poursuivi avec un bâton(a) (encouraging, urging)∎ come along, drink your medicine! allez, prends ou bois ton médicament!;∎ come along, we're late! dépêche-toi, nous sommes en retard!(b) (accompany) venir, accompagner;∎ she asked me to come along (with them) elle m'a invité à aller avec eux ou à les accompagner(c) (occur, happen) arriver, se présenter;∎ an opportunity like this doesn't come along often une telle occasion ne se présente pas souvent;∎ don't accept the first job that comes along ne prenez pas le premier travail qui se présente;∎ he married the first woman that came along il a épousé la première venue∎ the patient is coming along well le patient se remet bien;∎ the work isn't coming along as expected le travail n'avance pas comme prévu;∎ how's your computer class coming along? comment va ton cours d'informatique?(object → come to pieces) se démonter; (→ break) se casser; (project, policy) échouer;∎ to come apart at the seams (garment) se défaire aux coutures;∎ the book came apart in my hands le livre est tombé en morceaux quand je l'ai pris;∎ figurative under pressure he came apart sous la pression il a craqué(attack) attaquer, se jeter sur;∎ he came at me with a knife il s'est jeté sur moi avec un couteau;∎ figurative questions came at me from all sides j'ai été assailli de questions∎ come away from that door! écartez-vous de cette porte!;∎ I came away with the distinct impression that all was not well je suis reparti avec la forte impression que quelque chose n'allait pas;∎ he asked her to come away with him (elope) il lui a demandé de s'enfuir avec lui; British (go on holiday) il lui a demandé de partir avec lui(b) (separate) partir, se détacher;∎ the page came away in my hands la page m'est restée dans les mains∎ he came back with me il est revenu avec moi;∎ to come back home rentrer (à la maison);∎ figurative the colour came back to her cheeks elle reprit des couleurs;∎ we'll come back to that question later nous reviendrons à cette question plus tard;∎ to come back to what we were saying pour en revenir à ce que nous disions∎ it's all coming back to me tout cela me revient (à l'esprit ou à la mémoire);∎ her name will come back to me later son nom me reviendra plus tard∎ they came back with an argument in favour of the project ils ont répondu par un argument en faveur du projet∎ he came back strongly in the second set il a bien remonté au deuxième set;∎ they came back from 3-0 down ils ont remonté de 3 à 0brouiller, éloigner;∎ he came between her and her friend il l'a brouillée avec son amie, il l'a éloignée de son amie;∎ we mustn't let a small disagreement come between us nous n'allons pas nous disputer à cause d'un petit malentendu➲ come by(stop by) passer, venir(acquire → work, money) obtenir, se procurer; (→ idea) se faire;∎ jobs are hard to come by il est difficile de trouver du travail;∎ how did you come by this camera/those bruises? comment as-tu fait pour avoir cet appareil-photo/ces bleus?;∎ how did she come by all that money? comment s'est-elle procuré tout cet argent?;∎ how on earth did he come by that idea? où est-il allé chercher cette idée?(descend → ladder, stairs) descendre; (→ mountain) descendre, faire la descente de(a) (descend → from ladder, stairs) descendre; (→ from mountain etc) descendre, faire la descente; (plane → crash) s'écraser; (→ land) atterrir;∎ to come down to breakfast descendre déjeuner ou prendre le petit déjeuner;∎ come down from that tree! descends de cet arbre!;∎ they came down to Paris ils sont descendus à Paris;∎ hem-lines are coming down this year les jupes rallongent cette année;∎ he's come down in the world il a déchu;∎ you'd better come down to earth tu ferais bien de revenir sur terre ou de descendre des nues∎ rain was coming down in sheets il pleuvait des cordes;∎ the ceiling came down le plafond s'est effondré∎ the dress comes down to my ankles la robe descend jusqu'à mes chevilles;∎ her hair came down to her waist les cheveux lui tombaient ou descendaient jusqu'à la taille(d) (decrease) baisser;∎ he's ready to come down 10 percent on the price il est prêt à rabattre ou baisser le prix de 10 pour cent(e) (be passed down) être transmis (de père en fils);∎ this custom comes down from the Romans cette coutume nous vient des Romains;∎ the necklace came down to her from her great-aunt elle tient ce collier de sa grand-tante(f) (reach a decision) se prononcer;∎ the majority came down in favour of/against abortion la majorité s'est prononcée en faveur de/contre l'avortement;∎ to come down on sb's side décider en faveur de qn(g) (be removed) être défait ou décroché;∎ that wallpaper will have to come down il va falloir enlever ce papier peint;∎ the Christmas decorations are coming down today aujourd'hui, on enlève les décorations de Noël;∎ the tree will have to come down (be felled) il faut abattre cet arbre;∎ these houses are coming down soon on va bientôt démolir ces maisons∎ the boss came down hard on him le patron lui a passé un de ces savons;∎ one mistake and he'll come down on you like a ton of bricks si tu fais la moindre erreur, il te tombera sur le dos∎ they came down on me to sell the land ils ont essayé de me faire vendre le terrain□(amount) se réduire à, se résumer à;∎ it all comes down to what you want to do tout cela dépend de ce que vous souhaitez faire;∎ it all comes down to the same thing tout cela revient au même;∎ that's what his argument comes down to voici à quoi se réduit son raisonnement(become ill) attraper;∎ he came down with a cold il s'est enrhumé, il a attrapé un rhume(present oneself) se présenter;∎ more women are coming forward as candidates davantage de femmes présentent leur candidature;∎ the police have appealed for witnesses to come forward la police a demandé aux témoins de se faire connaître∎ the townspeople came forward with supplies les habitants de la ville ont offert des provisions;∎ he came forward with a new proposal il a fait une nouvelle proposition;∎ Law to come forward with evidence présenter des preuvesvenir;∎ she comes from China elle vient ou elle est originaire de Chine;∎ to come from a good family être issu ou venir d'une bonne famille;∎ this word comes from Latin ce mot vient du latin;∎ this wine comes from the south of France ce vin vient du sud de la France;∎ this passage comes from one of his novels ce passage est extrait ou provient d'un de ses romans;∎ that's surprising coming from him c'est étonnant de sa part;∎ a sob came from his throat un sanglot s'est échappé de sa gorge;∎ familiar I'm not sure where he's coming from je ne sais pas très bien ce qui le motive□∎ come in! entrez!;∎ they came in through the window ils sont entrés par la fenêtre;∎ come in now, children, it's getting dark rentrez maintenant, les enfants, il commence à faire nuit;∎ British familiar Mrs Brown comes in twice a week (to clean) Madame Brown vient (faire le ménage) deux fois par semaine(b) (plane, train) arriver(c) (in competition) arriver;∎ she came in second elle est arrivée deuxième(d) (be received → money, contributions) rentrer;∎ there isn't enough money coming in to cover expenditure l'argent qui rentre ne suffit pas à couvrir les dépenses;∎ how much do you have coming in every week? combien touchez-vous ou encaissez-vous chaque semaine?∎ news is just coming in of a riot in Red Square on nous annonce à l'instant des émeutes sur la place Rouge∎ come in car number 1, over j'appelle voiture 1, à vous;∎ come in Barry Stewart from New York à vous, Barry Stewart à New York∎ when do endives come in? quand commence la saison des endives?;∎ leather has come in le cuir est à la mode ou en vogue∎ these gloves come in handy or useful for driving ces gants sont bien commodes ou utiles pour conduire∎ where do I come in? quel est mon rôle là-dedans?;∎ this is where the law comes in c'est là que la loi intervient;∎ he should come in on the deal il devrait participer à l'opération;∎ I'd like to come in on this (conversation) j'aimerais dire quelques mots là-dessus ou à ce sujet(be object of → abuse, reproach) subir;∎ to come in for criticism être critiqué, être l'objet de critiques;∎ the government came in for a lot of criticism over its handling of the crisis le gouvernement a été très critiqué pour la façon dont il gère la crise;∎ to come in for praise être félicité(be given a part in) prendre part à;∎ they let him come in on the deal ils l'ont laissé prendre part à l'affaire∎ they came into a fortune (won) ils ont gagné une fortune; (inherited) ils ont hérité d'une fortune(b) (play a role in) jouer un rôle;∎ it's not simply a matter of pride, though pride does come into it ce n'est pas une simple question de fierté, bien que la fierté joue un certain rôle;∎ money doesn't come into it! l'argent n'a rien à voir là-dedans!résulter de;∎ what will come of it? qu'en adviendra-t-il?, qu'en résultera-t-il?;∎ no good will come from or of it ça ne mènera à rien de bon, il n'en résultera rien de bon;∎ let me know what comes of the meeting faites-moi savoir ce qui ressortira de la réunion;∎ that's what comes from listening to you! voilà ce qui arrive quand on vous écoute!➲ come off(a) (fall off → of rider) tomber de; (→ of button) se détacher de, se découdre de; (→ of handle, label) se détacher de; (of tape, wallpaper) se détacher de, se décoller de; (be removed → of stain, mark) partir de, s'enlever de∎ to come off the pill arrêter (de prendre) la pilule(c) (climb down from, leave → wall, ladder etc) descendre de;∎ to come off a ship/plane débarquer d'un navire/d'un avion;∎ I've just come off the night shift (finished work) je viens de quitter l'équipe de nuit; (finished working nights) je viens de finir le travail de nuit∎ oh, come off it! allez, arrête ton char!(a) (rider) tomber; (button) se détacher, se découdre; (handle, label) se détacher; (stain, mark) partir, s'enlever; (tape, wallpaper) se détacher, se décoller;∎ the handle came off in his hand la poignée lui est restée dans la main(c) (fare, manage) s'en sortir, se tirer de;∎ you came off well in the competition tu t'en es bien tiré au concours;∎ to come off best gagner(d) familiar (happen) avoir lieu□, se passer□ ; (be carried through) se réaliser□ ; (succeed) réussir□ ;∎ did the game come off all right? le match s'est bien passé?;∎ my trip to China didn't come off mon voyage en Chine n'a pas eu lieu;∎ his plan didn't come off son projet est tombé à l'eau∎ I'll come on after (you) je vous suivrai(b) (in imperative) come on! (with motion, encouraging, challenging) vas-y!, allez!; (hurry) allez!; familiar (expressing incredulity) tu rigoles!;∎ come on Scotland! allez l'Écosse!;∎ come on in/up! entre/monte donc!;∎ oh, come on, for goodness sake! allez, arrête!∎ how is your work coming on? où en est votre travail?;∎ my roses are coming on nicely mes rosiers se portent bien;∎ her new book is coming on quite well son nouveau livre avance bien;∎ he's coming on in physics il fait des progrès en physique∎ as night came on quand la nuit a commençé à tomber;∎ it's coming on to rain il va pleuvoir;∎ I feel a headache/cold coming on je sens un mal de tête qui commence/que je m'enrhume(e) (start functioning → electricity, gas, heater, lights, radio) s'allumer; (→ motor) se mettre en marche; (→ utilities at main) être mis en service;∎ has the water come on? y a-t-il de l'eau?(f) (behave, act)∎ don't come on all macho with me! ne joue pas les machos avec moi!;∎ familiar you came on a bit strong tu y es allé un peu fort∎ his new play is coming on on va donner sa nouvelle pièce(a) (proceed to consider) aborder, passer à;∎ I want to come on to the issue of epidemics je veux passer à la question des épidémies∎ she was coming on to me in a big way elle me draguait à fond(a) (exit, go out socially) sortir;∎ as we came out of the theatre au moment où nous sommes sortis du théâtre;∎ would you like to come out with me tonight? est-ce que tu veux sortir avec moi ce soir?;∎ figurative if he'd only come out of himself or out of his shell si seulement il sortait de sa coquille(b) (make appearance → stars, sun) paraître, se montrer; (→ flowers) sortir, éclore; figurative (→ book) paraître, être publié; (→ film) paraître, sortir; (→ new product) sortir;∎ to come out in a rash (person) se couvrir de boutons, avoir une éruption;∎ his nasty side came out sa méchanceté s'est manifestée;∎ I didn't mean it the way it came out ce n'est pas ce que je voulais dire∎ as soon as the news came out dès qu'on a su la nouvelle, dès que la nouvelle a été annoncée∎ when do your stitches come out? quand est-ce qu'on t'enlève tes fils?(e) (declare oneself publicly) se déclarer;∎ to come out strongly (for/against) se prononcer avec vigueur (pour/contre);∎ the governor came out against/for abortion le gouverneur s'est prononcé (ouvertement) contre/pour l'avortement;∎ familiar to come out (of the closet) (homosexual) révéler (publiquement) son homosexualité□, faire son come-out∎ the government came out of the deal badly le gouvernement s'est mal sorti de l'affaire;∎ everything will come out fine tout va s'arranger;∎ I came out top in maths j'étais premier en maths;∎ to come out on top gagner(h) (go into society) faire ses débuts ou débuter dans le monde∎ this sum won't come out je n'arrive pas à résoudre cette opération∎ the pictures came out well/badly les photos étaient très bonnes/n'ont rien donné;∎ the house didn't come out well la maison n'est pas très bien sur les photos∎ to come out of a document sortir d'un document(amount to) s'élever à∎ to come out in spots or a rash avoir une éruption de boutons(say) dire, sortir;∎ what will he come out with next? qu'est-ce qu'il va nous sortir encore?;∎ he finally came out with it il a fini par le sortir(a) (move, travel in direction of speaker) venir;∎ at the party she came over to talk to me pendant la soirée, elle est venue me parler;∎ do you want to come over this evening? tu veux venir à la maison ce soir?;∎ his family came over with the early settlers sa famille est arrivée ou venue avec les premiers pionniers;∎ I met him in the plane coming over je l'ai rencontré dans l'avion en venant∎ they came over to our side ils sont passés de notre côté;∎ he finally came over to their way of thinking il a fini par se ranger à leur avis∎ her speech came over well son discours a fait bon effet ou bonne impression;∎ he came over as honest il a donné l'impression d'être honnête;∎ he doesn't come over well on television il ne passe pas bien à la télévision;∎ her voice comes over well sa voix passe ou rend bien∎ he came over all funny (felt ill) il s'est senti mal tout d'un coup, il a eu un malaise; (behaved oddly) il est devenu tout bizarre;∎ to come over dizzy être pris de vertige;∎ to come over faint être pris d'une faiblesseaffecter, envahir;∎ a change came over him un changement se produisit en lui;∎ a feeling of fear came over him il a été saisi de peur, la peur s'est emparée de lui;∎ what has come over him? qu'est-ce qui lui prend?(a) (make a detour) faire le détour;∎ we came round by the factory nous sommes passés par ou nous avons fait le détour par l'usine(c) (occur → regular event)∎ don't wait for Christmas to come round n'attendez pas Noël;∎ when the championships/elections come round au moment des championnats/élections;∎ the summer holidays will soon be coming round again bientôt, ce sera de nouveau les grandes vacances(d) (change mind) changer d'avis;∎ he finally came round to our way of thinking il a fini par se ranger à notre avis;∎ they soon came round to the idea ils se sont faits à cette idée;∎ (change to better mood) don't worry, she'll soon come round ne t'en fais pas, elle sera bientôt de meilleure humeur(e) (recover consciousness) reprendre connaissance, revenir à soi; (get better) se remettre, se rétablir;∎ she's coming round after a bout of pneumonia elle se remet d'une pneumonie∎ his sense of conviction came through on voyait qu'il était convaincu;∎ her enthusiasm comes through in her letters son enthousiasme se lit dans ses lettres;∎ your call is coming through je vous passe votre communication;∎ you're coming through loud and clear je vous reçois cinq sur cinq;∎ figurative his message came through loud and clear son message a été reçu cinq sur cinq(b) (be granted, approved) se réaliser;∎ did your visa come through? avez-vous obtenu votre visa?;∎ my request for a transfer came through ma demande de mutation a été acceptée∎ he came through for us il a fait ce qu'on attendait de lui□ ;∎ did he come through on his promise? a-t-il tenu parole?□ ;∎ they came through with the documents ils ont fourni les documents□ ;∎ he came through with the money il a rendu l'argent comme prévu□∎ we came through marshland nous sommes passés par ou avons traversé des marais;∎ the rain came through my coat la pluie a traversé mon manteau;∎ water is coming through the roof l'eau s'infiltre par le toit∎ they came through the accident without a scratch ils sont sortis de l'accident indemnes;∎ I'm sure you will come through this crisis je suis sûr que tu te sortiras de cette crise;∎ she came through the exam with flying colours elle a réussi l'examen avec brio➲ come to(a) (recover consciousness) reprendre connaissance, revenir à soi∎ when it comes to physics, she's a genius pour ce qui est de la physique, c'est un génie;∎ when it comes to paying you can't see anyone for dust quand il faut payer, il n'y a plus personne(b) (amount to) s'élever à, se monter à;∎ how much did dinner come to? à combien s'élevait le dîner?;∎ her salary comes to £750 a month elle gagne 750 livres par mois;∎ the plan never came to anything le projet n'a abouti à rien;∎ that nephew of yours will never come to anything ton neveu n'arrivera jamais à rien∎ now we come to questions of health nous en venons maintenant aux questions de santé;∎ he got what was coming to him il n'a eu que ce qu'il méritait;∎ to come to a conclusion arriver à une conclusion;∎ to come to power accéder au pouvoir;∎ what is the world or what are things coming to? où va-t-on ?;∎ what are things coming to when there aren't even enough hospital beds available? où va-t-on s'il n'y a pas assez de lits dans les hôpitaux?;∎ I never thought it would come to this je ne me doutais pas qu'on en arriverait là;∎ let's hope it won't come to that espérons que nous n'en arrivions pas là∎ the two roads come together at this point les deux routes se rejoignent à cet endroit∎ everything came together at the final performance tout s'est passé à merveille pour la dernière représentation□∎ the government is coming under pressure to lower taxes le gouvernement subit des pressions visant à réduire les impôts(b) (be classified under) être classé sous;∎ that subject comes under "current events" ce sujet est classé ou se trouve sous la rubrique "actualités"∎ I come up to town every Monday je viens en ville tous les lundis;∎ they came up to Chicago ils sont venus à Chicago;∎ she came up the hard way elle a réussi à la force du poignet;∎ Military an officer who came up through the ranks un officier sorti du rang(c) (approach) s'approcher;∎ to come up to sb s'approcher de qn, aborder qn;∎ the students came up to him with their questions les étudiants sont venus le voir avec leurs questions;∎ it's coming up to five o'clock il est presque cinq heures;∎ coming up now on Channel 4, the seven o'clock news et maintenant, sur Channel 4, le journal de sept heures;∎ familiar one coffee, coming up! et un café, un!∎ my beans are coming up nicely mes haricots poussent bien(e) (come under consideration → matter) être soulevé, être mis sur le tapis; (→ question, problem) se poser, être soulevé; Law (→ accused) comparaître; (→ case) être entendu;∎ that problem has never come up ce problème ne s'est jamais posé;∎ the question of financing always comes up la question du financement se pose toujours;∎ the subject came up twice in the conversation le sujet est revenu deux fois dans la conversation;∎ your name came up twice on a mentionné votre nom deux fois;∎ she comes up for re-election this year son mandat prend fin cette année;∎ my contract is coming up for review mon contrat doit être révisé;∎ to come up before the judge or the court (accused) comparaître devant le juge; (case) être entendu par la cour;∎ her case comes up next Wednesday elle passe au tribunal mercredi prochain∎ to deal with problems as they come up traiter les problèmes au fur et à mesure;∎ she's ready for anything that might come up elle est prête à faire face à toute éventualité;∎ I can't make it, something has come up je ne peux pas venir, j'ai un empêchement;∎ I'll let you know if anything comes up (if I find further information) s'il y a du nouveau, je vous tiendrai au courant; (anything that is suitable) je vous tiendrai au courant si je vois quelque chose qui vous convienne∎ when the lights came up at the interval lorsque les lumières se rallumèrent à l'entracte∎ everything she eats comes up (again) elle vomit ou rejette tout ce qu'elle mange(i) (colour, wood etc)∎ the colour comes up well when it's cleaned la couleur revient bien au nettoyage∎ did their number come up? (in lottery) ont-ils gagné au loto?; figurative est-ce qu'ils ont touché le gros lot?(be confronted with) rencontrer;∎ they came up against some tough competition ils se sont heurtés à des concurrents redoutables(find unexpectedly → person) rencontrer par hasard, tomber sur; (→ object) trouver par hasard, tomber sur;∎ we came upon the couple just as they were kissing nous avons surpris le couple en train de s'embrasser∎ the mud came up to their knees la boue leur montait ou arrivait jusqu'aux genoux;∎ she comes up to his shoulder elle lui arrive à l'épaule;∎ we're coming up to the halfway mark nous atteindrons bientôt la moitié∎ his last book doesn't come up to the others son dernier livre ne vaut pas les autres;∎ to come up to sb's expectations répondre à l'attente de qn;∎ the play didn't come up to our expectations la pièce nous a déçus(offer, propose → money, loan) fournir; (think of → plan, suggestion) suggérer, proposer; (→ answer) trouver; (→ excuse) trouver, inventer;∎ they came up with a wonderful idea ils ont eu une idée géniale;∎ what will she come up with next? qu'est-ce qu'elle va encore inventer?ⓘ Come on down! Il s'agit de la formule consacrée du jeu télévisé The Price is Right (dont l'équivalent français est Le Juste prix) qui débuta en 1957 aux États-Unis, et dans les années 80 en Grande-Bretagne. L'animateur de l'émission prononçait ces paroles ("Descendez!") pour inviter les membres du public sélectionnés pour participer au jeu à venir le rejoindre sur la scène. Aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule plaisamment pour dire à quelqu'un d'approcher ou bien pour indiquer à quelqu'un qui doit prononcer un discours ou se produire sur scène qu'il est temps de prendre place.ⓘ Come up and see me sometime... Cette formule fut utilisée pour la première fois par Mae West dans le film de 1933 She Done Him Wrong (dont le titre français est Lady Lou); la citation exacte était en fait Why don't you come up sometime, see me? ("Pourquoi est-ce que tu ne monterais pas un de ces jours, pour me voir?"). Il s'agit de l'archétype de l'invitation au badinage. Encore aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule en imitant l'air canaille de Mae West. -
18 gó|ra
Ⅰ f 1. (wzniesienie) (wysokie) mountain; (niskie) hill- stroma/wysoka/lesista góra a steep/high/wooded mountain- szczyt góry the top a. summit of a mountain- zbocze góry the side of a mountain, a mountain slope- chodzić po górach to walk in the mountains- wciąż schodzili z góry they were going downhill all the time- dźwigali bagaże pod górę they carried their luggage uphill- wejść/wspiąć się na górę to climb a mountain- zejść z góry to come down a. descend książk. a mountain- góry i doły (na drodze) potholes- góry i doliny hills and dales- góry Szkocji the (Scottish) Highlands2. (sterta) pile, mountain- góra śmieci a pile a. heap of rubbish- mieć górę naczyń do zmywania to have loads a. mountains of washing-up to do pot.- pod choinką leżała góra prezentów there was a pile of presents under the Christmas tree3. (górna część) top- przeszukać coś od góry do dołu to search sth from top to bottom- zmierzyć kogoś wzrokiem od góry do dołu to look sb up and down- od góry do dołu w bloku zapaliły się światła lights came on all over the block- siedział u góry stołu he sat at the head of the table- na górze at the top- każda strona ma numer na górze each page is numbered at the top- list leżał na górze komody the letter was lying on top of the chest (of drawers)4. sgt (w budynku) upstairs- zawsze urządzają przyjęcia na górze they always hold their parties upstairs- na górę upstairs- iść/przyjść z góry to go/come downstairs- z góry dobiegł go głos a voice could be heard from upstairs- poszli na górę już dawno temu they went upstairs a long time ago5. (miejsce, położenie) powietrze na górze jest bardzo zimne the upper air is very cold- tam, na górze up there- w górę up, upwards- balon płynął w górę the balloon floated upwards- w górze rzeki upriver- w górę rzeki upstream- do góry up- w ładną pogodę dym idzie prosto do góry in fine weather the smoke rises straight up- iść do góry po schodach/drabinie to go up a. climb the stairs/a ladder- do samej góry to the very top- tą stroną do góry! (oznaczenie przesyłki) this side up!- twarzą do góry face up a. uppermost- ku górze upwards- w górze (w powietrzu) up in the air, in the sky- w górze powoli płynęły obłoki clouds were floating (by) slowly in the sky- trzymaj ręce w górze! keep your hands up!- od góry from above- trzeba do wieży wejść od góry you have to enter the tower from above- z góry from above; from on high książk.- ceny idą w górę przen. prices are going up- pnie się w górę do władzy przen. he’s climbing (up) the power ladder- idzie w górę w swojej firmie przen. he’s rising in his company- barometr/licznik idzie w górę przen. the barometric pressure/meter reading is rising6. sgt (strych) przest. attic, loft- zawsze rozwieszała pranie na górze she always hung her washing out to dry in the attic- ten stary fotel trzeba już wynieść na górę you should put that old armchair (up) in the loft7. sgt pot. (zwierzchnicy) the authorities- rozkaz przyszedł z góry the order came from above a. from upstairs iron. a. (down) from on high żart.- góra szukała porozumienia ze strajkującymi górnikami the authorities were seeking a compromise with the striking miners8. środ., Muz. (wysokie tony) high notes pl, high register Ⅱ adv. pot. (co najwyżej) at (the) most; max pot.- miała góra pięćdziesiąt lat she was fifty (years old) at the mostⅢ górą adv. (powyżej) overhead, up above- górą leciał samolot an airplane flew overhead- kula przeszła górą the bullet flew over his head/their heads a. passed overheadⅣ z górą adv. (ponad, przeszło) over, upwards of- było tam z górą dwadzieścia osób there were over twenty people thereⅤ z góry adv. (zawczasu) in advance, beforehand- wiedzieć coś z góry to know sth in advance- z góry wiedziałem, że tak się stanie I knew beforehand that would happen- dziękować komuś z góry to thank sb in advance- osądzić kogoś/coś z góry to prejudge sb/sth- cieszyć się na coś z góry to look forward to sth- to było z góry postanowione it was foreordained- to było z góry ukartowane it was a put-up job GB pot.- to było z góry wiadomo it was to be expected; we knew that from the start a. the word go pot.- □ góra lodowa iceberg- góra świadek Geol. inselberg, island mountain- góry fałdowe Geol. fold a. folded mountains- góry kadłubowe Geol. residual hills- góry młode Geol. young mountains- góry stare Geol. old mountains- góry stołowe Geol. tableland, table mountains■ do góry dnem bottom up- do góry nogami upside down, wrong side up- przewrócili dom do góry nogami they turned the house upside down- powiesił obraz do góry nogami he hung the picture upside down- głowa a. uszy do góry! cheer up!; chin up! pot.- ręce do góry! hands up!- brać górę (nad kimś/czymś) to get the upper hand over sb/sth, to get the better of sb/sth- być górą to have the upper hand a. advantage- nasi górą! our team is in the lead!- mieć pod górę pot. to have a hard time (of it)- teraz mamy pod górę, ale później będzie lepiej it’s an uphill struggle a. a battle at the moment, but things will get better later- obiecywać komuś złote góry to promise sb the earth- wiara góry przenosi faith moves mountains- patrzeć na kogoś z góry to look down on sb- wsiąść na kogoś z góry to come down hard on sb a. down on sb like a ton of bricks- za górami, za lasami over hill, over dale- za siódmą górą over the hill and far away- jeżeli góra nie chce przyjść do Mahometa, to Mahomet musi iść do góry przysł. if the mountain won’t come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain przysł.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > gó|ra
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19 tomber
I.v. trans.1. To 'floor', to knock down.2. To 'bowl over', to astound.3. To woo, to win over. (With this meaning, the verb can refer to sexual prowess. Il l'a tombée fastoche! He scored with her easy!)4. Tomber la veste:a To take one's jacket off (because of the hot weather, exertion, etc.).b (fig.): To 'get stuck in', to participate in some hard graft. (The image here is of rolling up one's sleeves in order to 'muck in' with one's minions. Il est pas fier lui, notre patron, il a tombé la veste pour nous aider! He's no boardroom smoothie, our boss, he came and grafted with us!)II.v. intrans.1. To get 'nicked', 'picked up', to be arrested.2. To get sentenced.3. Laisser tomber (of item of conversation): To 'drop it', to change topic.a To 'let someone down', to fail to support someone in his hour of need.b To 'ditch' someone, to jettison someone when he or she is of no further use.5. Qu'est-ce qu'il tombe! It ain't half chucking it down! — It's pouring buckets!6. Tomber sur quelqu'un: To come down on someone (like a ton of bricks), to reproach someone violently.7. Tomber sur un bec: To 'hit a snag', to suffer a setback.8. Tomber quelque part: To 'land', to end up somewhere. On est tombé dans un patelin perdu! We finished up in some God- forsaken place!9. Je ne sais pas d'où il est tombé! I don't know where he sprang from! — He's a total stranger as far as I'm concerned. 10 Tomber pile: To arrive in the nick of time. -
20 нахвърлям
нахвърлям хартии по пода litter the floor with paperнахвърлям бои върху платното dash colours on the canvasнахвърлям се на/върху (нападам) attack, assault, turn on, fling out at, set on, fly out at, let out at, jump on/upon, make for, go for, drop on, spring at/upon, come down upon, pounce upon, lash out at(на ядене) fall upon, tackleнахвърлям се върху сладкиш address o.s. to the pieнахвърлям се яростно върху някого come down on s.o. like a ton of bricksвсички се нахвърлят върху него everybody is down on himнахвърлям се с жар на нещо throw o.s. into s.th.той отново се нахвърли, но аз отскочих назад he came on again, but I jumped backте бяха готови да се нахвърлят (един върху друг) they were ready to fly out* * *нахвъ̀рлям,гл.1. throw (about), fling (about); \нахвърлям бои върху платното dash colours on the canvas; \нахвърлям хартии по пода litter the floor with paper;2. ( план и пр.) outline, sketch (out), draft, draw up, rough (out), track out, jot down, dash off;\нахвърлям се на/върху ( нападам) attack, assault, turn on, fling out at, set on, fly out at, let fly at, let out at, jump on/upon, make for, go for, drop on, spring at/upon, come down upon, pounce upon, lash out at; downbeat, downcast; (на ядене) fall upon, tackle; ( критикувам) lash out/let fly at; всички се нахвърлят върху него everybody is down on him; \нахвърлям се с жар на нещо throw/fling o.s. into s.th.; \нахвърлям се яростно върху някого come down on s.o. like a ton of bricks; fulminate against s.o.; те бяха готови да се нахвърлят (един върху друг) they were ready to fly out/let fly.* * *outline (проект, план); pencil (с молив)* * *1. (на ядене) fall upon, tackle 2. (план и пр.) outline, sketch (out), draft, rough (out), track out, jot down, dash off 3. - хартии по пода litter the floor with paper 4. throw (about), fling (about) 5. НАХВЪРЛЯМ бои върху платното dash colours on the canvas 6. НАХВЪРЛЯМ се върху сладкиш address o.s. to the pie 7. НАХВЪРЛЯМ се на/върху (нападам) attack, assault, turn on, fling out at, set on, fly out at, let out at, jump on/upon, make for, go for, drop on, spring at/upon, come down upon, pounce upon, lash out at 8. НАХВЪРЛЯМ се с жар на нещо throw o.s. into s.th. 9. НАХВЪРЛЯМ се яростно върху някого come down on s.o. like a ton of bricks 10. всички се нахвърлят върху него everybody is down on him 11. те бяха готови да се нахвърлят (един върху друг) they were ready to fly out 12. той отново се нахвърли, но аз отскочих назад he came on again, but I jumped back
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