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1 the gilt is off the gingerbread
разг.≈ позолота стёрлась, от былой красоты и следа не осталось [происходит от выражения take the gilt off the gingerbread; см. take the gilt off the gingerbread]...it was incredible, Sally assured herself, that any serious trouble could crop up between Dick and Amy. She was horrified when Dick said: ‘Oh, the gilt's off the gingerbread, I'm afraid, Mother. Amy's never been the same to me since I came home.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 42) — "...быть того не может, - утешала себя Салли, - чтобы у Дика и Эми все разладилось". Она пришла в ужас, когда Дик сказал ей: - Боюсь, мама, что кончились наши золотые сны. С самого моего возвращения Эми ни одного дня не была со мной такой, как прежде.
Edith: "...This complete loveliness that we feel together now will fade, so many years and the gilt wears off the gingerbread, and... we shall have forgotten what it was like." (N. Coward, ‘Cavalcade’, part II, sc. V) — Эдит: "...Эти чувства, которые мы сейчас питаем друг к другу, охладеют с годами. Позолота сотрется... и мы забудем, как это было прекрасно когда-то."
‘Ah, Crawford, my dear chap,’ he said. ‘I thought you would feel the gilt was off the gingerbread unless I put in an appearance. Master I must call you now. I congratulate you.’ (C. P. Snow, ‘The Masters’, ch. 46) — - Крофорд, дружище, - сказал Тей, - а я думал, что вы без меня не сможете понять прелести вашего нового поста. Теперь я должен буду называть вас шефом. Поздравляю.
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2 horrify
verb (to shock greatly: Mrs Smith was horrified to find that her son had a tattooed chest.) horrorizar; escandalizarhorrify vb horrorizartr['hɒrɪfaɪ]1 horrorizar, espantarv.• horrorizar v.'hɔːrəfaɪ, 'hɒrɪfaɪtransitive verb -fies, -fying, -fied horrorizar*she was horrified to find out that... — se horrorizó al enterarse de que...
['hɒrɪfaɪ]VT1) (=fill with horror) horrorizarI was horrified to discover that... — me horrorizó descubrir que...
2) (=shock) escandalizar* * *['hɔːrəfaɪ, 'hɒrɪfaɪ]transitive verb -fies, -fying, -fied horrorizar*she was horrified to find out that... — se horrorizó al enterarse de que...
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3 well
(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) tener en mucho/poco a alguien, tener muy buena/mala opinión de alguienwell1 adj adv1. bien2. buenowell, what shall we do then? bueno, ¿qué hacemos pues?can I go as well? ¿puedo ir yo también?as well as y... tambiénhe has a helicopter as well as a plane tiene un avión, y también un helicópterowell2 n pozotr[wel]1 (in good health) bien■ I'm very well, thank you estoy muy bien, gracias2 (satisfactory, right) bien1 (gen) bien■ well played! ¡bien jugado!2 (with modals) bien■ she couldn't very well refuse ¿cómo iba a decir que no?■ you may as well tell him, he'll find out anyway ¿de qué te sirve no decírselo, se va a enterar de todas maneras3 (much, quite) bien1 (gen) bueno, bien, pues■ well, I think that... bueno, yo creo que...■ well why didn't you say so? ¿pues, por qué no lo has dicho?■ well, as I said earlier bueno, como he dicho antes2 (surprise) ¡vaya!■ well, well, well, look who it is! ¡vaya! ¡mira quién es!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall's well that ends well bien está lo que bien acabaall well and good muy bien, perfectoas well (also, too) tambiénas well as además de, aparte de■ she studies German as well as English además de inglés, estudia alemánit's all very well to «+ inf» resulta muy fácil + infto be (just) as well to «+ inf» no estar de más + inf, convenir + infto be well in with somebody ser muy amigo,-a de alguiento be well off for something tener algo de sobrato be well out of something tener la suerte de haberse librado de algoto be well up on/in something estar muy bien informado,-a de algoto do well (business etc) ir bien, marchar bien, tener éxito 2 (person - success) irle bien las cosas 3 (- health) encontrarse bien, estar biento do well by somebody tratar bien a alguiento do well for oneself prosperar, tener éxitoto do well in something hacer algo bien, irle algo bien a alguiento do well out of... sacar provecho de...to do well to do something convenir hacer algoto speak well of somebody hablar bien de alguiento think well of somebody pensar bien de alguienvery well muy bien, buenowell and truly completamentewell done! ¡muy bien!, ¡así se hace!well I never! ¡vaya!, ¡habráse visto!well off (comfortable, rich) acomodado,-a, rico,-a, pudiente————————tr[wel]1 (for water) pozo2 (of staircase) hueco de la escalera; (of lift) hueco del ascensor1 (tears, blood) brotar (up, -), manar (up, -)1) rightly: bien, correctamente2) satisfactorily: biento turn out well: resultar bien, salir bien3) completely: completamentewell-hidden: completamente escondido4) intimately: bienI knew him well: lo conocía bien5) considerably, far: muy, bastantewell ahead: muy adelantewell before the deadline: bastante antes de la fecha6)as well also: también7) as well aswell adj1) satisfactory: bienall is well: todo está bien2) desirable: convenienteit would be well if you left: sería conveniente que te fueras3) healthy: bien, sanowell n1) : pozo m (de agua, petróleo, gas, etc.), aljibe m (de agua)2) source: fuente fa well of information: una fuente de informaciónwell interjv.• manar v.adj.• bien adj.adv.• bien adv.• mucho adv.• muy adv.• muy bien adv.• pues adv.interj.• bueno interj.n.• depósito s.m.• fuente s.f.• manantial s.m.• pozo s.m.
I wel1) (to high standard, satisfactorily) <sing/write/work> biento do well: you did very well lo hiciste muy bien; he's doing very well le van muy bien las cosas; he's done well for himself ha sabido abrirse camino; mother and baby are doing well madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien; well done! así se hace!, muy bien!; to go well — \<\<performance/operation\>\> salir* bien; worth I b)
2) ( thoroughly) <wash/dry/know> bienhe knows only too well that... — bien sabe or sabe de sobra que...
well and truly — (colloq)
he was well and truly drunk — estaba pero bien borracho or completamente borracho
to be well away — (BrE colloq)
3)a) ( considerably) (no comp) bastanteb) ( with justification)she was horrified, as well she might be — se horrorizó, y con razón
she couldn't very well deny it — ¿cómo iba a negarlo?
4) ( advantageously) < marry> biento do well to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf, deber + inf
to come off well o do well out of something — salir* bien parado de algo
5) (in phrases)a)as well — ( in addition) también
are they coming as well? — ¿ellos también vienen?
b)as well as — ( in addition to) además de
c)may/might as well: I might as well not bother, for all the notice they take para el caso que me hacen, no sé por qué me molesto or no vale la pena que me moleste; now you've told him, you may as well give it to him! — ahora que se lo has dicho dáselo ¿total?
II
1) ( healthy) bienyou look well — tienes buena cara or buen aspecto
how are you? - I'm very well, thank you — ¿cómo estás? - muy bien, gracias
2) (pleasing, satisfactory) bienthat's all well and good, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...
it's all very well for him to talk, but... — él podrá decir todo lo que quiera pero..., es muy fácil hablar, pero...
all's well that ends well — bien está lo que bien acaba; alone I b)
3)as well: it would be as well to keep this quiet mejor no decir nada de esto; it's just as well I've got some money with me — menos mal que llevo dinero encima
III
1)a) (introducing/continuing topic, sentence) bueno, bienwell, shall we get started? — bueno or bien ¿empezamos?
well now o then, what's the problem? — a ver ¿qué es lo que pasa?
b) ( expressing hesitation)do you like it? - well... — ¿te gusta? - pues or (esp AmL) este...
2)a) ( expressing surprise)well, well, well! look who's here! — vaya, vaya! or anda! mira quién está aquí!
well, I never! — qué increíble!
b) ( expressing indignation) buenowell, if that's how you feel...! — bueno, si eso es lo que piensas...
c) ( dismissively) bah!d) ( expressing resignation) bueno(oh) well, that's the way it goes — bueno... qué se le va a hacer!
3)a) ( expressing expectation)well? I'm listening — bien, tú dirás, ¿sí? te escucho
well? who won? — bueno ¿y quién ganó?
b) ( expressing skepticism) bueno(yes,) well, that remains to be seen — (sí,) bueno, eso está por verse
IV
1)a) ( for water) pozo m, aljibe mb) (for oil, gas) pozo m2)a) ( for stairs) caja f or hueco m de la escalerab) ( for ventilation) (BrE) patio m (de luces or de luz), pozo m de aire•Phrasal Verbs:- well up
I [wel]1. N2) [of stairs] hueco m, caja f3) (in auditorium) estrado m2.VI (also: well out, well up) brotar, manar
II [wel] (compar better) (superl best)1. ADV1) (=in a good manner) bien(and) well I know it! — ¡(y) bien que lo sé!
to eat/live well — comer/vivir bien
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he sings as well as she does — canta tan bien como ella•
to do well at school — sacar buenas notas en el colegioyou would do well to think seriously about our offer — le convendría considerar seriamente nuestra oferta
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well done! — ¡bien hecho!•
to go well — ir bien•
well played! — (Sport) ¡bien hecho!•
to speak well of sb — hablar bien de algn•
to think well of sb — tener una buena opinión de algn2) (=thoroughly, considerably)a) bien•
to be well in with sb — llevarse muy bien con algn•
it continued well into 1996 — siguió hasta bien entrado 1996well over a thousand — muchos más de mil, los mil bien pasados
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she knows you too well to think that — te conoce demasiado bien para pensar eso de tias we know all or only too well — como sabemos perfectamente
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to wish sb well — desear todo lo mejor a algn•
it was well worth the trouble — realmente valió la penab)well dodgy/annoyed ** — bien chungo * /enfadado
3) (=probably, reasonably)you may well be surprised to learn that... — puede que te sorprenda mucho saber que...
it may well be that... — es muy posible que + subjun
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we may as well begin now — ya podemos empezar, ¿no?"shall I go?" - "you may or might as well" — "¿voy?" - "por qué no"
we might (just) as well have stayed at home — para lo que hemos hecho, nos podíamos haber quedado en casa
she cried, as well she might — lloró, y con razón
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you may well ask! — ¡buena pregunta!•
I couldn't very well leave — me resultaba imposible marcharmea)• as well — (=in addition) también
and it rained as well! — ¡y además llovió!
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as well as his dog he has two rabbits — además de un perro tiene dos conejosI had Paul with me as well as Lucy — Paul estaba conmigo, así como Lucy or además de Lucy
could you manage to eat mine as well as yours? — ¿podrías comerte el mío y el tuyo?
all sorts of people, rich as well as poor — gente de toda clase, tanto rica como pobre
b)• to leave well alone, my advice is to leave well alone — te aconsejo que no te metas
2. ADJ1) (=healthy) bienI'm very well thank you — estoy muy bien, gracias
are you well? — ¿qué tal estás?
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to get well — mejorarseget well soon! — ¡que te mejores!
2) (=acceptable, satisfactory) bienthat's all very well, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...
it or we would be well to start early — mejor si salimos temprano
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it would be as well to ask — más vale or valdría preguntar•
it's as well for you that nobody saw you — menos mal que nadie te vio•
it's just as well we asked — menos mal que preguntamos3. EXCL1) (introducing topic, resuming) buenowell, it was like this — bueno, pues así ocurrió
well, as I was saying... — bueno, como iba diciendo
well, that's that! — ¡bueno, asunto concluido!
well, if we must go, let's get going — bueno, si nos tenemos que ir, vayámonos
well then? — ¿y qué?
3) (concessive, dismissive) pueswell, if you're worried, why don't you call her? — pues si estás tan preocupada ¿por qué no la llamas?
well, I think she's a fool — pues yo pienso que es tonta
well, thank goodness for that! — (pues) ¡gracias a Dios!
5) (expressing surprise) ¡vaya!well, what do you know! * — ¡anda, quién lo diría!
well, who would have thought it! — ¡anda, quién lo diría!
well, well! — ¡vaya, vaya!
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I [wel]1) (to high standard, satisfactorily) <sing/write/work> biento do well: you did very well lo hiciste muy bien; he's doing very well le van muy bien las cosas; he's done well for himself ha sabido abrirse camino; mother and baby are doing well madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien; well done! así se hace!, muy bien!; to go well — \<\<performance/operation\>\> salir* bien; worth I b)
2) ( thoroughly) <wash/dry/know> bienhe knows only too well that... — bien sabe or sabe de sobra que...
well and truly — (colloq)
he was well and truly drunk — estaba pero bien borracho or completamente borracho
to be well away — (BrE colloq)
3)a) ( considerably) (no comp) bastanteb) ( with justification)she was horrified, as well she might be — se horrorizó, y con razón
she couldn't very well deny it — ¿cómo iba a negarlo?
4) ( advantageously) < marry> biento do well to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf, deber + inf
to come off well o do well out of something — salir* bien parado de algo
5) (in phrases)a)as well — ( in addition) también
are they coming as well? — ¿ellos también vienen?
b)as well as — ( in addition to) además de
c)may/might as well: I might as well not bother, for all the notice they take para el caso que me hacen, no sé por qué me molesto or no vale la pena que me moleste; now you've told him, you may as well give it to him! — ahora que se lo has dicho dáselo ¿total?
II
1) ( healthy) bienyou look well — tienes buena cara or buen aspecto
how are you? - I'm very well, thank you — ¿cómo estás? - muy bien, gracias
2) (pleasing, satisfactory) bienthat's all well and good, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...
it's all very well for him to talk, but... — él podrá decir todo lo que quiera pero..., es muy fácil hablar, pero...
all's well that ends well — bien está lo que bien acaba; alone I b)
3)as well: it would be as well to keep this quiet mejor no decir nada de esto; it's just as well I've got some money with me — menos mal que llevo dinero encima
III
1)a) (introducing/continuing topic, sentence) bueno, bienwell, shall we get started? — bueno or bien ¿empezamos?
well now o then, what's the problem? — a ver ¿qué es lo que pasa?
b) ( expressing hesitation)do you like it? - well... — ¿te gusta? - pues or (esp AmL) este...
2)a) ( expressing surprise)well, well, well! look who's here! — vaya, vaya! or anda! mira quién está aquí!
well, I never! — qué increíble!
b) ( expressing indignation) buenowell, if that's how you feel...! — bueno, si eso es lo que piensas...
c) ( dismissively) bah!d) ( expressing resignation) bueno(oh) well, that's the way it goes — bueno... qué se le va a hacer!
3)a) ( expressing expectation)well? I'm listening — bien, tú dirás, ¿sí? te escucho
well? who won? — bueno ¿y quién ganó?
b) ( expressing skepticism) bueno(yes,) well, that remains to be seen — (sí,) bueno, eso está por verse
IV
1)a) ( for water) pozo m, aljibe mb) (for oil, gas) pozo m2)a) ( for stairs) caja f or hueco m de la escalerab) ( for ventilation) (BrE) patio m (de luces or de luz), pozo m de aire•Phrasal Verbs:- well up -
4 espantar
v.1 to frighten or scare away.espanta a las moscas con el rabo it keeps the flies off with its tailEl monstruo espanta a los chicos The monster frightens the kids.2 to frighten, to scare.3 to appall, to shock.4 to chase away, to shoo off, to shoo out, to beat.El granjero espantó a los cuervos The farmer chased away the crows.5 to be frightening, to be scary, to be frightful, to inspire fear.Esa vieja casa espanta That old house is frightening.* * *1 (asustar) to frighten, scare, scare off2 (ahuyentar) to frighten away1 (asustarse) to be frightened, be scared2 (asombrarse) to be amazed, be astonished* * *1. VT1) (=asustar) [gen] to frighten, scare; [haciendo huir] to frighten off o away, scare off o awayel ruido espantó a las reses — the noise frightened o scared the cattle
espantó a los perros con una escoba — she frightened the dogs off o away with a broom
con ese genio espanta a todas las chicas — with that temper of his he frightens o scares all the girls (off o away)
2) (=horrorizar) to horrify, appalle espantaba la idea de tener que ir solo — he was horrified o appalled at the thought of having to go on his own
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( ahuyentar) <peces/pájaros> to frighten awayc) ( apartar de si)2) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) to horrify, appall*2.le espanta la idea de vivir allí — the idea of living there appalls o horrifies him
espantar via) (fam) ( asustar)b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) fantasma3.espantarse v pron1) pájaro/peces to get frightened away; caballo to take fright, be startled2) (fam) ( uso hiberbólico) to be horrified o appalled* * *= chase away, scare away, drive away, spook.Ex. Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.Ex. Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.Ex. The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.----* espantarse = shy.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( ahuyentar) <peces/pájaros> to frighten awayc) ( apartar de si)2) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) to horrify, appall*2.le espanta la idea de vivir allí — the idea of living there appalls o horrifies him
espantar via) (fam) ( asustar)b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) fantasma3.espantarse v pron1) pájaro/peces to get frightened away; caballo to take fright, be startled2) (fam) ( uso hiberbólico) to be horrified o appalled* * *= chase away, scare away, drive away, spook.Ex: Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.
Ex: Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.* espantarse = shy.* * *espantar [A1 ]vtA1 (ahuyentar) ‹peces/pájaros› to frighten awaycon ese peinado lo vas a espantar al pobre ( fam); with that hairstyle you'll frighten o scare the poor guy off ( colloq)3 (apartar de sí) ‹sueño/pena/miedo›se tomó un café para espantar el sueño she had a coffee to stop herself from falling asleep o to keep herself awakecantando se espantan las penas by singing you drive your troubles away o keep your troubles at bayespanta de ti esos malos pensamientos drive those evil thoughts out of your mind, rid yourself of those evil thoughts ( liter)le era imposible espantar el miedo que sentía he could not drive away o shake off his feeling of fearB ( fam) (uso hiperbólico) to horrify, appall*le espanta la idea de vivir allí the idea of living there appalls o horrifies him■ espantarvi1 ( fam)2A1 «pájaro/peces» to get frightened away2 «caballo» to take fright, be startled, spook ( AmE)B ( fam) (uso hiberbólico) to be horrified o appalledse va a espantar cuando lo sepa she'll be horrified o appalled when she finds out* * *
espantar ( conjugate espantar) verbo transitivo
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2 (fam) ( horrorizar) to horrify, appall( conjugate appall)
verbo intransitivoa) (fam) ( asustar):◊ es tan feo que espanta he's absolutely hideous (colloq)b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) [ fantasma]:
espantarse verbo pronominal [pájaro/peces] to get frightened away;
[ caballo] to take fright, be startled
espantar verbo transitivo
1 (ahuyentar) to shoo o scare away: espantó a los atacantes con un tiro al aire, he scared away his attackers by firing a shot into the air
2 (causar espanto) to scare, frighten
' espantar' also found in these entries:
English:
scare
- frighten
* * *♦ vt1. [ahuyentar] to frighten o scare away;espanta a las moscas con el rabo it keeps the flies off with its tail;RDom Famespantar la mula to split2. [asustar] to frighten, to scare;Famel loco de mi hermano me espanta a todos los novios my crazy brother frightens off o scares away all my boyfriends3. [pasmar] to appal, to shock;sus costumbres espantarían a cualquier occidental their customs would appal any Westernerno conseguía espantar el fantasma de los celos she couldn't rid herself of the jealousy she felt♦ vi1. [asustar] to be frightening;esa casa espanta sólo de verla that house is frightening just to look at* * *v/t1 ( asustar) frighten, scare2 ( ahuyentar) frighten away, shoo away3 fam ( horrorizar) horrify, appall* * *espantar vtasustar: to scare, to frighten* * *espantar vb1. (ahuyentar) to scare away / to frighten away¡espanta las moscas! shoo the flies away!2. (causar miedo) to scare / to frightenle espanta la oscuridad he's afraid of the dark / he's scared of the dark -
5 escandalizar
v.to scandalize, to shock.* * *1 to scandalize, shock1 to make a racket, make a fuss, make a din1 to be shocked (de/por, at), be scandalized (de/por, by)* * *verbto shock, scandalize* * *1.VT to scandalize, shock2.VI to make a fuss, create a scene3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to shock2.escandalizar via) ( causar escándalo) to shockb) (fam) ( armar jaleo) to make a row o racket (colloq)3.escandalizarse v pron to be shocked* * *= outrage + Posesivo + every fibre.Ex. And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.----* escandalizarse = throw + Posesivo + arms up in horror.* * *1.verbo transitivo to shock2.escandalizar via) ( causar escándalo) to shockb) (fam) ( armar jaleo) to make a row o racket (colloq)3.escandalizarse v pron to be shocked* * *= outrage + Posesivo + every fibre.Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.
* escandalizarse = throw + Posesivo + arms up in horror.* * *escandalizar [A4 ]vtto shockescandalizó a todos los presentes con la ropa que llevaba he shocked o scandalized everyone there with the clothes he worevas a escandalizar a tus padres con esas palabrotas your parents will be shocked to hear you use language like that■ escandalizarvi1 (causar escándalo) to shockle gusta escandalizar she likes to shock people, she likes to shockto be shockedse escandalizó de que vivieran juntos sin casarse he was shocked o scandalized that they were living together without being marriedse escandalizó cuando le dijeron el precio he was horrified when they told him the price* * *
escandalizar ( conjugate escandalizar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to shock
escandalizarse verbo pronominal
to be shocked
escandalizar
I verbo transitivo to shock
II verbo intransitivo to shock, offend, make a racket
' escandalizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chocar
English:
scandalize
- shock
- outrage
* * *♦ vtto scandalize, to shock;logra escandalizar a todos con las cosas que dice he manages to shock everyone with the things he says;casos de corrupción que escandalizan a la opinión pública cases of corruption which scandalize o shock public opinion♦ vi[alborotar] to make a fuss* * *v/t shock, scandalize* * *escandalizar {21} vt: to shock, to scandalizeescandalizar vi: to make a fuss* * *escandalizar vb to shock
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