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1 stake
مَصْلَحَة \ good: use; value: What’s the good of that? Rules are made for your own good. interest: sth. with which one is concerned; sth. to which one gives eager attention: They have many different business interests. Her interests in life are music and reading. service: a group of people who work for the government or who supply some public need: the fire service; the fighting services (army, navy and air force). stake: a personal interest that shows one’s faith in sth., and one’s acceptance of risk: I’ve bought a farm on the island, so now I have a stake there. \ See Also اهتمام (اهتِمام)، مرفق عام (مَرْفَق عامّ) -
2 at stake
رَهْنَ الأحْداث \ at stake: in a position of risk: When life is at stake, expense does not matter. \ مَرْهون بالتَّقادِير \ at stake: in a position of risk: When life is at stake, expense does not matter. \ مُعَرَّض للخَطَر \ at stake: in a position of risk: When life is at stake, expense does not matter. -
3 голову/руку даю на отсечение
Русско-английский учебный словарь > голову/руку даю на отсечение
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4 giocare
1. v/i playd'azzardo, in Borsa gamble( scommettere) betgiocare a tennis, flipper playgiocare d'astuzia use cunning2. v/t play( ingannare) trick* * *giocare v. intr.1 to play: i bambini stanno giocando a nascondersi, the children are playing hide-and-seek; giocare con le bambole, to play with dolls; giocare alla palla, to play with a ball; giocare a carte, a scacchi, a tennis, to play cards, chess, tennis; a chi tocca giocare?, whose turn is it to play?; gioca bene a carte, he plays a good game of cards; giocare correttamente, scorrettamente, to play fair, foul; giocare per divertimento, per interesse, to play for fun, for money; giocare in casa, fuori casa, ( di squadra) to play at home, away (from home); con chi gioca la nostra squadra?, who is our team playing against? // a che gioco giochiamo?, what is your little game? // giocare sulla credulità di qlcu., to play on s.o.'s credulity3 ( scommettere) to bet*, giocare su un cavallo, to lay money (o to bet) on a horse // giocare sul sicuro, to make a safe bet4 ( in Borsa) to gamble on the stock exchange; to speculate: giocare al rialzo, to bull (o to speculate for a rise); giocare al ribasso, to bear // il giocare in Borsa, stockjobbing5 ( contare, aver peso) to count, to play a part: in queste cose gioca molto la fortuna, luck plays an important role in such matters; ha giocato molto la sua conoscenza delle lingue, his knowledge of languages played an important part (o counted strongly)◆ v.tr.1 to play: giocare una bella partita, to play a good game; avresti dovuto giocare l'asso di cuori, you should have played the ace of heart // giocare bene le proprie carte, (fig.) to play one's cards well // ha giocato tutte le sue carte, (fig.) he played every card he had (o all his cards)2 ( scommettere) to bet*, to stake; (puntare, numero o cavallo) to bet* on, to gamble on; ho giocato Golden Mist, I bet on Golden Mist; gioca 10 sterline sul numero 1, bet (o stake) 10 pounds on number 1; si è giocato una fortuna alla roulette, he gambled away a fortune at roulette; giochiamoci una cena, let's play for a dinner // mi sono giocato anche la camicia, I bet my shirt on it // mi giocherei la testa, I'd bet my life3 ( mettere a rischio, rischiare) to risk: ti stai giocando la carriera, you're risking your career; col tuo comportamento ti sei giocato la vacanza, your behaviour has cost you your holidays // si è giocato la vita stupidamente, he threw his life away foolishly4 ( ingannare) to fool, to make* a fool of (s.o.): penso proprio che siamo stati giocati, I really think we've been fooled (o hoodwinked).* * *[dʒo'kare]1) (gen) Sport to playgiocare a scacchi/ai soldatini/al pallone — to play (at) chess/soldiers/football
giocava con l'accendino — (trastullarsi) he was toying o playing with the lighter
giocare in Nazionale Calcio — to play for Italy
2) (scommettere), (anche: giocare d'azzardo) to gamblegiocare in Borsa — to speculate o gamble on the Stock Exchange
3) (intervenire: fattore) to matter, count, come into play4) (muoversi liberamente: meccanismo) to play freely5)a che gioco giochiamo? — what are you playing at?2. vt1) (partita, carta) to play2)giocare (su) Casinò — to stake (on), wager (on), Corse to bet (on)ormai è troppo tardi, ti sei giocato la carriera — it's too late now, your career is ruined
3) (imbrogliare) to deceive, trick, take in* * *[dʒo'kare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to play [partita, carta]; to gamble, to bet*, to stake [ soldi]2) (ingannare)2.giocare qcn. — to trick sb
1)giocare a — to play [carte, dama, nascondino, calcio, tennis]
a che gioco giocate? — what are you playing? fig. what are you playing at?
4) (speculare)giocare in borsa — to gamble on the Stock Exchange, to play the market
5) (influire) to play a part3.giocare a favore di qcn. — [ fattore] to work o weigh in sb.'s favour
* * *giocare/dʒo'kare/ [1]1 to play [partita, carta]; to gamble, to bet*, to stake [ soldi]2 (ingannare) giocare qcn. to trick sb.(aus. avere)1 giocare a to play [carte, dama, nascondino, calcio, tennis]; giocare con le bambole to play with one's dolls; a che gioco giocate? what are you playing? fig. what are you playing at?2 (gingillarsi) smetti di giocare con la penna! stop fiddling with your pen!4 (speculare) giocare in borsa to gamble on the Stock Exchange, to play the marketIII giocarsi verbo pronominaleto risk, to stake; - rsi la reputazione to gamble away one's reputation. -
5 К-94
СТАВИТЬ/ПОСТАВИТЬ НА КАРТУ что VP subj: human or collect obj: abstr ( usu. жизнь, честь etc)) to risk one's life, reputation, security etc in the hope of winning or gaining sth.: X поставил на карту Y - X staked Y X laid (put) Y on the line (in limited contexts) X endangered YY поставлен на карту \К-94 Y is at stakeiiX поставит всё на карту = X will risk it all X will go for broke X will lay it all on the line....Двадцать раз жизнь свою, даже честь поставлю на карту... но свободы моей не продам (Лермонтов 1)....Twenty times I can stake my life, even my honor, but my freedom I shall never sell (1b)....Излагая столь ясно свои либеральные убеждения, он (Феденька) ведь и рисковал. Он ставил на карту всё своё административное будущее... (Салтыков-Щедрин 2)....By declaring his liberal convictions in so uncompromising a way, Fedenka ran a certain risk. As a matter of fact, he endangered his whole administrative future... (2a).Конечно, у всех на языке одно слово «адвокат», и не просто адвокат, а адвокат из адвокатов - на карту поставлена жизнь отца (Рыбаков 1). Of course, everyone thought of the same thing, which was to get a lawyer, not just any lawyer, but the best in the business, as father's life was at stake (1a). -
6 поставить на карту
• СТАВИТЬ/ПОСТАВИТЬ НА КАРТУ что[VP; subj: human or collect; obj: abstr (usu. жизнь, честь etc)]=====⇒ to risk one's life, reputation, security etc in the hope of winning or gaining sth.:- X laid < put> Y on the line;- [in limited contexts] X endangered Y;- X will lay it all on the line.♦...Двадцать раз жизнь свою, даже честь поставлю на карту... но свободы моей не продам (Лермонтов 1)....Twenty times I can stake my life, even my honor, but my freedom I shall never sell (1b).♦...Излагая столь ясно свои либеральные убеждения, он [Феденька] ведь и рисковал. Он ставил на карту всё своё административное будущее... (Салтыков-Щедрин 2)....By declaring his liberal convictions in so uncompromising a way, Fedenka ran a certain risk. As a matter of fact, he endangered his whole administrative future... (2a).♦...Конечно, у всех на языке одно слово "адвокат", и не просто адвокат, а адвокат из адвокатов - на карту поставлена жизнь отца (Рыбаков 1). Of course, everyone thought of the same thing, which was to get a lawyer, not just any lawyer, but the best in the business, as father's life was at stake (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > поставить на карту
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7 ставить на карту
• СТАВИТЬ/ПОСТАВИТЬ НА КАРТУ что[VP; subj: human or collect; obj: abstr (usu. жизнь, честь etc)]=====⇒ to risk one's life, reputation, security etc in the hope of winning or gaining sth.:- X laid < put> Y on the line;- [in limited contexts] X endangered Y;- X will lay it all on the line.♦...Двадцать раз жизнь свою, даже честь поставлю на карту... но свободы моей не продам (Лермонтов 1)....Twenty times I can stake my life, even my honor, but my freedom I shall never sell (1b).♦...Излагая столь ясно свои либеральные убеждения, он [Феденька] ведь и рисковал. Он ставил на карту всё своё административное будущее... (Салтыков-Щедрин 2)....By declaring his liberal convictions in so uncompromising a way, Fedenka ran a certain risk. As a matter of fact, he endangered his whole administrative future... (2a).♦...Конечно, у всех на языке одно слово "адвокат", и не просто адвокат, а адвокат из адвокатов - на карту поставлена жизнь отца (Рыбаков 1). Of course, everyone thought of the same thing, which was to get a lawyer, not just any lawyer, but the best in the business, as father's life was at stake (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ставить на карту
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8 отрязвам
отрязвам къс от cut off a piece from(от вестник и пр. чрез операция) cut out(ампутирам) amputate, take off(сливици) remove(късо-опашка, коса) dock, cropотрязвам върха на (дърво, храст) tipотрязвам главата на behead, decapitate2. (отказвам) refuse flatly, give a curt refusal, give (s.o.) a brush-offотрязвам пътя за отстъпление на cut off/intercept the retreat ofтой е отрязъл главата на баща си he is the spit and image/the picture/a second edition of his father* * *отря̀звам,гл.1. cut off (и коса), (с ножици и пр.) snip/clip off, (с трион) saw off; \отрязвам върха на ( дърво, храст) tip; \отрязвам главата на behead, decapitate; \отрязвам къс от cut off a piece from; (от вестник и пр.) cut out; ( чрез операция) excise, excind, exsect; ( ампутирам) amputate, take off; ( сливици) remove; ( късо опашка, коса) dock, crop; \отрязвам пътя за отстъпление на intercept the retreat of;2. ( отказвам) refuse flatly, give a curt refusal, give (s.o.) a brush-off; • \отрязвам главата си I’d stake my life on it, I’ll eat my boots/hat/head (if); той е отрязал главата на баща си he is the spit and image/the picture/a second edition of his father.* * *cut; cut away; cut off: The hair-dresser отрязвам my hair. - Фризьорът отряза косата ми.; crop; detruncate; exscind{eksind}; nip off* * *1. (ампутирам) amputate, take off 2. (късо - опашка, коса) dock, crop 3. (от вестник и пр. 4. (отказвам) refuse flatly, give a curt refusal, give (s. o.) a brush-off 5. (сливици) remove 6. cut off (u коса), (с ножици и) snip/clip off. (c трион) saw off 7. ОТРЯЗВАМ върха на (дърво, храст) tip 8. ОТРЯЗВАМ главата на behead, decapitate 9. ОТРЯЗВАМ къс от cut off a piece from 10. ОТРЯЗВАМ пътя за отстъпление на cut off/intercept the retreat of 11. ОТРЯЗВАМ си главата I'd stake my life on it, I'll eat my boots/hat/head (if) 12. той е отрязъл главата на баща си he is the spit and image/the picture/a second edition of his father 13. чрез операция) cut out -
9 Г-238
РУЧАТЬСЯ/ПОРУЧИТЬСЯ ГОЛОВОЙ (за кого-что) VP subj: human often foil. by a что-clause) to assure ( s.o. of sth.), guarantee sth. emphatically, be prepared to be held accountable (for s.o. or sth.): X ручается головой (за Y-a) = X vouches for Y with X's life X would (is prepared to etc) stake (bet) his life on thing Y X is willing to bet his life that... X swears that... (in limited contexts) X says he'd stake his life on thing Y (bet his life that...) X is betting his reputation on Y.Много ещё говорил полковник о том, как привести людей к благополучию... Он ручался головой, что если только одеть половину русских мужиков в немецкие штаны, - науки возвысятся, торговля подымется, и золотой век настанет в России (Гоголь 3). The colonel had a great deal more to say about how people were to achieve happiness and prosperity....He said he'd bet his life that if half of the Russian peasants were dressed in German trousers, the level of culture would rise, trade would improve, and the golden age would dawn in Russia (3a).Я ручаюсь головой, что, если бы я привел откуда-нибудь свежего человека на репетицию («Черного снега»), он пришел бы в величайшее изумление (Булгаков 12). I swear that if I were to bring a layman into a rehearsal (of Black Snow) he would be amazed (12a). -
10 поручиться головой
[VP; subj: human; often foll. by a что-clause]=====⇒ to assure (s.o. of sth.), guarantee (sth.) emphatically, be prepared to be held accountable (for s.o. or sth.):- X would <is prepared to etc> stake < bet> his life on thing Y;- X is willing to bet his life that...;- X swears that...;- [in limited contexts] X says he'd stake his life on thing Y (bet his life that...);- X is betting his reputation on Y.♦ Много ешё говорил полковник о том, как привести людей к благополучию... Он ручался головой, что если только одеть половину русских мужиков в немецкие штаны, - науки возвысятся, торговля подымется, и золотой век настанет в России (Гоголь 3). The colonel had a great deal more to say about how people were to achieve happiness and prosperity....He said he'd bet his life that if half of the Russian peasants were dressed in German trousers, the level of culture would rise, trade would improve, and the golden age would dawn in Russia (3a).♦ Я ручаюсь головой, что, если бы я привел откуда-нибудь свежего человека на репетицию ["Черного снега"], он пришел бы в величайшее изумление (Булгаков 12). I swear that if I were to bring a layman into a rehearsal [of Black Snow] he would be amazed (12a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > поручиться головой
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11 ручаться головой
[VP; subj: human; often foll. by a что-clause]=====⇒ to assure (s.o. of sth.), guarantee (sth.) emphatically, be prepared to be held accountable (for s.o. or sth.):- X would <is prepared to etc> stake < bet> his life on thing Y;- X is willing to bet his life that...;- X swears that...;- [in limited contexts] X says he'd stake his life on thing Y (bet his life that...);- X is betting his reputation on Y.♦ Много ешё говорил полковник о том, как привести людей к благополучию... Он ручался головой, что если только одеть половину русских мужиков в немецкие штаны, - науки возвысятся, торговля подымется, и золотой век настанет в России (Гоголь 3). The colonel had a great deal more to say about how people were to achieve happiness and prosperity....He said he'd bet his life that if half of the Russian peasants were dressed in German trousers, the level of culture would rise, trade would improve, and the golden age would dawn in Russia (3a).♦ Я ручаюсь головой, что, если бы я привел откуда-нибудь свежего человека на репетицию ["Черного снега"], он пришел бы в величайшее изумление (Булгаков 12). I swear that if I were to bring a layman into a rehearsal [of Black Snow] he would be amazed (12a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ручаться головой
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12 Г-250
ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ ГОЛОВУ (РУКУ) НА ОТСЕЧЕНИЕ (кому) coll VP subj: human usu. 1st pers sing pres or fut, or infin with готов, мочь etc usu. foil. by a что-clause) to assert, vouch for sth. with absolute confidence, conviction: даю голову на отсечение, что... = I'd bet (stake) my life that... (on it) I'd bet my right arm that...He дам голову на отсечение, но не исключено, что КГБ узнал о моей книге (Амальрик 1). I wouldn't bet my life on it, but I think it quite possible that the KGB found out about my book (1a).«Ну что же мне сказать, - ответил Юра, беспокойно заёрзал по стулу, встал, прошёлся и снова сел. — Во-первых, завтра вам станет лучше, - есть признаки, даю вам голову на отсечение» (Пастернак 1). "Well, what is there for me to say?" replied Yura. He fidgeted on his chair, got up, paced the room, and sat down again. "In the first place, you'll feel better tomorrow. There are clear indications-I'd stake my life on it-that you've passed the crisis" (1a).Голову отдам на отсечение, они в этом своём заведении наверняка принимали и высшее московское начальство» (Зиновьев 2). "I'd bet my right arm that some of the biggest bosses from Moscow have been invited to enjoy the delights of their establishment" (2a). -
13 давать голову на отсечение
[VP; subj: human; usu. 1st pers sing pres or fut, or infin with готов, мочь etc; usu. foll. by a что-clause]=====⇒ to assert, vouch for sth. with absolute confidence, conviction:- даю голову на отсечение, что... ≈ I'd bet (stake) my life that... (on it);- I'd bet my right arm that...♦ Не дам голову на отсечение, но не исключено, что КГБ узнал о моей книге (Амальрик 1). I wouldn't bet my life on it, but I think it quite possible that the KGB found out about my book (1a).♦ "Ну что же мне сказать, - ответил Юра, беспокойно заёрзал по стулу, встал, прошёлся и снова сел. - Во-первых, завтра вам станет лучше, - есть признаки, даю вам голову на отсечение" (Пастернак 1). "Well, what is there for me to say?" replied Yura. He fidgeted on his chair, got up, paced the room, and sat down again. "In the first place, you'll feel better tomorrow. There are clear indications-I'd stake my life on it-that you've passed the crisis" (1a).♦ "Голову отдам на отсечение, они в этом своём заведении наверняка принимали и высшее московское начальство" (Зиновьев 2). "I'd bet my right arm that some of the biggest bosses from Moscow have been invited to enjoy the delights of their establishment" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > давать голову на отсечение
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14 давать руку на отсечение
[VP; subj: human; usu. 1st pers sing pres or fut, or infin with готов, мочь etc; usu. foll. by a что-clause]=====⇒ to assert, vouch for sth. with absolute confidence, conviction:- даю голову на отсечение, что... ≈ I'd bet (stake) my life that... (on it);- I'd bet my right arm that...♦ Не дам голову на отсечение, но не исключено, что КГБ узнал о моей книге (Амальрик 1). I wouldn't bet my life on it, but I think it quite possible that the KGB found out about my book (1a).♦ "Ну что же мне сказать, - ответил Юра, беспокойно заёрзал по стулу, встал, прошёлся и снова сел. - Во-первых, завтра вам станет лучше, - есть признаки, даю вам голову на отсечение" (Пастернак 1). "Well, what is there for me to say?" replied Yura. He fidgeted on his chair, got up, paced the room, and sat down again. "In the first place, you'll feel better tomorrow. There are clear indications-I'd stake my life on it-that you've passed the crisis" (1a).♦ "Голову отдам на отсечение, они в этом своём заведении наверняка принимали и высшее московское начальство" (Зиновьев 2). "I'd bet my right arm that some of the biggest bosses from Moscow have been invited to enjoy the delights of their establishment" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > давать руку на отсечение
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15 дать голову на отсечение
[VP; subj: human; usu. 1st pers sing pres or fut, or infin with готов, мочь etc; usu. foll. by a что-clause]=====⇒ to assert, vouch for sth. with absolute confidence, conviction:- даю голову на отсечение, что... ≈ I'd bet (stake) my life that... (on it);- I'd bet my right arm that...♦ Не дам голову на отсечение, но не исключено, что КГБ узнал о моей книге (Амальрик 1). I wouldn't bet my life on it, but I think it quite possible that the KGB found out about my book (1a).♦ "Ну что же мне сказать, - ответил Юра, беспокойно заёрзал по стулу, встал, прошёлся и снова сел. - Во-первых, завтра вам станет лучше, - есть признаки, даю вам голову на отсечение" (Пастернак 1). "Well, what is there for me to say?" replied Yura. He fidgeted on his chair, got up, paced the room, and sat down again. "In the first place, you'll feel better tomorrow. There are clear indications-I'd stake my life on it-that you've passed the crisis" (1a).♦ "Голову отдам на отсечение, они в этом своём заведении наверняка принимали и высшее московское начальство" (Зиновьев 2). "I'd bet my right arm that some of the biggest bosses from Moscow have been invited to enjoy the delights of their establishment" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дать голову на отсечение
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16 дать руку на отсечение
[VP; subj: human; usu. 1st pers sing pres or fut, or infin with готов, мочь etc; usu. foll. by a что-clause]=====⇒ to assert, vouch for sth. with absolute confidence, conviction:- даю голову на отсечение, что... ≈ I'd bet (stake) my life that... (on it);- I'd bet my right arm that...♦ Не дам голову на отсечение, но не исключено, что КГБ узнал о моей книге (Амальрик 1). I wouldn't bet my life on it, but I think it quite possible that the KGB found out about my book (1a).♦ "Ну что же мне сказать, - ответил Юра, беспокойно заёрзал по стулу, встал, прошёлся и снова сел. - Во-первых, завтра вам станет лучше, - есть признаки, даю вам голову на отсечение" (Пастернак 1). "Well, what is there for me to say?" replied Yura. He fidgeted on his chair, got up, paced the room, and sat down again. "In the first place, you'll feel better tomorrow. There are clear indications-I'd stake my life on it-that you've passed the crisis" (1a).♦ "Голову отдам на отсечение, они в этом своём заведении наверняка принимали и высшее московское начальство" (Зиновьев 2). "I'd bet my right arm that some of the biggest bosses from Moscow have been invited to enjoy the delights of their establishment" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дать руку на отсечение
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tête [tεt]━━━━━━━━━2. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. [de personne, animal] head• faire la tête au carré à qn (inf!) to smash sb's face in (inf!)• tenir tête à qn/qch to stand up to sb/sth• gagner d'une tête [cheval] to win by a head• avoir la tête dure ( = têtu) to be stubbornb. ( = visage, expression) face• quand il a appris la nouvelle il a fait une drôle de tête ! you should have seen his face when he heard the news!• il en fait une tête ! just look at his face!c. ( = personne) head• le repas coûtera 150 € par tête de pipe (inf!) the meal will cost 150 euros a headd. ( = partie supérieure) [de clou, marteau] head ; [d'arbre] tope. ( = partie antérieure) headf. ( = facultés mentales) avoir toute sa tête to have all one's faculties• où ai-je la tête ? whatever am I thinking of?• c'est une tête en maths he's (or she's) really good at mathsg. (Football) headerh. (locutions)• foncer or se jeter tête baissée dans to rush headlong into► la tête haute• marcher la tête haute to walk with one's head held high► coup de tête head-butt ; (figurative) sudden impulse• être à la tête d'un mouvement/d'une affaire ( = diriger) to head a movement/a business• se trouver à la tête d'une petite fortune to find o.s. the owner of a small fortune► de la tête aux pieds from head to foot► en tête• on monte en tête ou en queue ? shall we get on at the front or the back?• dans les sondages, il arrive largement en tête he's well ahead in the polls2. <► tête de nœud (vulg!) dickhead (vulg!)* * *tɛt1) gén headla tête basse — ( humblement) with one's head bowed
la tête haute — ( dignement) with one's head held high
tête baissée — [se lancer, foncer] headlong
la tête en bas — [être suspendu, se retrouver] upside down
au-dessus de nos têtes — ( en l'air) overhead
être tombé sur la tête — (colloq) fig to have gone off one's rocker (colloq)
2) ( dessus du crâne) head3) ( visage) faceune bonne/sale tête — a nice/nasty face
tu en fais une tête! — what a face!, why the long face?
tu as une tête à faire peur, aujourd'hui! — you look dreadful today!
4) ( esprit) mindde tête — [citer, réciter] from memory; [calculer] in one's head
ça (ne) va pas, la tête? — (colloq) are you out of your mind or what?
mets-lui ça dans la tête — drum it into him/her
se mettre dans la or en tête de faire — to take it into one's head to do
monter à la tête de quelqu'un, faire tourner la tête de quelqu'un — [alcool, succès] to go to somebody's head
il n'est pas bien dans sa tête — (colloq) he isn't right in the head
5) ( personne) faceavoir ses têtes — to have one's favourites [BrE]
en tête à tête — [être, dîner] alone together
6) ( mesure de longueur) headgagner d'une courte tête — [personne] to win by a narrow margin; [cheval] to win by a short head
7) ( unité de troupeau) head (inv)8) ( individu)par tête — gén a head, each; ( dans des statistiques) per capita
par tête de pipe — (colloq) each
9) ( vie) headvouloir la tête de quelqu'un — ( mort) to want somebody's head; ( disgrâce) to be after somebody's head
risquer sa tête — to risk one's neck (colloq)
des têtes vont tomber — fig heads will roll
10) ( direction)11) ( premières places) topêtre en tête — (de liste, classement) to be at the top; (d'élection, de course, sondage) to be in the lead
le gouvernement, le premier ministre en tête, a décidé que... — the government, led by the Prime Minister, has decided that...
des tas de gens viendront, ta femme en tête — heaps of people are coming, your wife to begin with
12) ( extrémité) ( de train) front; (de convoi, cortège) head; (d'arbre, de mât) top; (de vis, rivet, clou) head13) Sport ( au football) header15) ( en électronique) (d'enregistrement, effacement) head; ( d'électrophone) cartridgetête de lecture — (de magnétophone, magnétoscope) head
•Phrasal Verbs:••j'en mettrais ma tête à couper or sur le billot — I'd swear to it
en avoir par-dessus la tête — (colloq) to be fed up to the back teeth (colloq)
se prendre la tête à deux mains — (colloq) ( pour réfléchir) to rack one's brains (colloq)
prendre la tête — (colloq) to be a drag (colloq)
se prendre la tête — (colloq) to do one's head in (colloq)
* * *tɛt nf1) [personne, animal] headla tête la première [tomber] — head first
2) (= visage, expression) face3) FOOTBALL headerfaire une tête — to head the ball, to do a header
4) (= position)en tête SPORT — in the lead, (d'un cortège) at the front, at the head
en tête de SPORT — leading, [cortège] leading
à la tête de [organisation] — at the head of, in charge of
prendre la tête de [peloton, course] — to take the lead in, [organisation, société] to become the head of
calculer qch de tête — to work sth out in one's head, to do a mental calculation of sth
perdre la tête (= s'affoler) — to lose one's head, (= devenir fou) to go off one's head
ça ne va pas, la tête? * — are you crazy?
tenir tête à qn — to stand up to sb, to defy sb
* * *tête ⇒ Le corps humain nf1 gén (d'animal, insecte, de personne, plante) head; bouger la tête to move one's head; dessiner une tête de femme to draw a woman's head; statue à tête de chien statue with a dog's head; en pleine tête (right) in the head; blessure à la tête head injury; frapper qn à la tête to hit sb on the head; la tête la première [tomber, plonger] head first; la tête basse ( humblement) with one's head bowed; la tête haute ( dignement) with one's head held high; garder la tête haute fig to hold one's head high; tête baissée [se lancer, foncer] headlong; la tête en bas [être suspendu, se retrouver] upside down; au-dessus de nos têtes ( en l'air) overhead; sans tête [corps, cadavre] headless; coup de tête headbutt; donner un coup de tête à qn to headbutt sb; tomber sur la tête lit to fall on one's head; être tombé sur la tête○ fig to have gone off one's rocker○; salut, p’tite tête○! hello, bonehead○!; ⇒ bille, coûter, donner, gros;2 ( dessus du crâne) head; se couvrir/se gratter la tête to cover/to scratch one's head; avoir la tête rasée to have a shaven head; sortir tête nue or sans rien sur la tête to go out bareheaded; se laver la tête to wash one's hair; j'ai la tête toute mouillée my hair's all wet;3 ( visage) face; une bonne/sale tête a nice/nasty face; il a une belle tête he's got a nice face; si tu avais vu ta tête! you should have seen your face!; t'as vu la tête qu'il a tirée○? did you see his face?; tu en fais une tête! what a face you're pulling!; ne fais pas cette tête-là! don't pull such a face!; faire une tête longue comme ça○ to look miserable; il a fait une drôle de tête quand il m'a vu he pulled a face when he saw me; quelle tête va-t-il faire? how's he going to react?; faire une tête de circonstance to assume a suitable expression; à cette nouvelle, il a changé de tête on hearing this, his face fell; il (me) fait la tête he's sulking; ne fais pas ta mauvaise tête don't be so difficult; elle fait sa mauvaise tête she's being difficult; il a une tête à tricher he looks like a cheat; elle a une tête à être du quartier she looks like a local; tu as une tête à faire peur, aujourd'hui! you look dreadful today!; se faire la or une tête de Pierrot to make oneself up as (a) Pierrot; ⇒ six;4 ( esprit) de tête [citer, réciter] from memory; [calculer] in one's head; tu n'as pas de tête! you have a mind like a sieve!; avoir en tête de faire to have it in mind to do; avoir qch en tête to have sth in mind; j'ai bien d'autres choses en tête pour le moment I've got a lot of other things on my mind at the moment; je n'ai pas la référence en tête I can't recall the reference; où avais-je la tête? whatever was I thinking of?; ça (ne) va pas, la tête○? are you feeling all right?; j'ai la tête vide my mind is a blank; j'avais la tête ailleurs I was dreaming, I was thinking of something else; elle n'a pas la tête à ce qu'elle fait her mind isn't on what she's doing; avoir la tête pleine de projets, avoir des projets plein la tête to have one's head full of plans; quand il a quelque chose dans la or en tête, il ne l'a pas ailleurs○ once he's got GB ou gotten US something into his head, he can't think of anything else; n'avoir rien dans la tête to be empty-headed, to be an airhead○; c'est lui qui t'a mis ça dans la tête! you got that idea from him!; mets-lui ça dans la tête drum it into him/her; se mettre dans la or en tête que to get it into one's head that; se mettre dans la or en tête de faire to take it into one's head to do; mets-toi bien ça dans la tête! get it into your head once and for all!; mettez-vous dans la tête que je ne signerai pas get it into your head that I won't sign; passer par la tête de qn [idée] to cross sb's mind; on ne sait jamais ce qui leur passe par la tête you never know what's going through their minds; passer au-dessus de la tête de qn to be ou go (right) over sb's head; sortir de la tête de qn to slip sb's mind; ça m'est sorti de la tête it slipped my mind; cette fille lui a fait perdre la tête he's lost his head over that girl; monter la tête à Pierre contre Paul to turn Pierre against Paul; j'ai la tête qui tourne my head's spinning; ça me fait tourner la tête it's making my head spin; monter à la tête, faire tourner la tête de qn [alcool, succès] to go to sb's head; elle t'a fait tourner la tête she's turned your head; il n'est pas bien dans sa tête○ he isn't right in the head; il a encore toute sa tête (à lui) he's still got all his faculties ou marbles○; il n'a plus sa tête à lui he's no longer in possession of all his faculties, he's lost his marbles○; n'en faire qu'à sa tête to go one's own way; tenir tête à qn to stand up to sb; sur un coup de tête on an impulse; ⇒ fort;5 ( personne) face; j'ai déjà vu cette tête-là quelque part I've seen that face somewhere before; voir de nouvelles têtes to see new faces; avoir ses têtes to have one's favouritesGB; en tête à tête [être, rester, dîner] alone together; être (en) tête à tête avec qn to be alone with sb; rencontrer qn en tête à tête to have a meeting with sb in private; un dîner en tête à tête an intimate dinner for two;6 ( mesure de longueur) head; avoir une tête de plus que qn, dépasser qn d'une tête to be a head taller than sb; gagner d'une courte tête [personne] to win by a narrow margin; [cheval] to win by a short head; avoir une tête d'avance sur qn to be a short length in front of sb;7 ( unité de troupeau) head ( inv); 30 têtes de bétail 30 head of cattle; un troupeau de 500 têtes a herd of 500 head;8 ( individu) par tête gén a head, each; Stat per capita; par tête de pipe○ each; ça fera 100 euros par tête it'll be 100 euros each ou a head; le PNB par tête the per capita GNP;9 ( vie) head; ma tête est mise à prix there's a price on my head; vouloir la tête de qn ( mort) to want sb's head; ( disgrâce) to be after sb's head; risquer sa tête to risk one's neck○; des têtes vont tomber fig heads will roll;10 ( direction) frapper une révolte à la tête to go for the leaders of an uprising; le groupe de tête the leading group; c'est lui la tête pensante du projet/mouvement/gang he's the brains behind the project/movement/gang; être à la tête d'un mouvement/parti to be at the head of a movement/party; il restera à la tête du groupe he will stay on as head of the group; il a été nommé à la tête du groupe he was appointed head of the group; on l'a rappelé à la tête de l'équipe he was called back to head up ou lead the team; prendre la tête du parti to become leader of the party; prendre la tête des opérations to take charge of operations; être à la tête d'une immense fortune to be the possessor of a huge fortune;11 ( premières places) top; les él èves qui forment la tête de la classe the pupils at the top of the class; les candidats en tête de liste the candidates at the top of the list; être en tête (de liste, classement) to be at the top; (d'élection, de course, sondage) to be in the lead; venir en tête to come first; marcher en tête to walk at the front; à la tête d'un cortège at the head of a procession; marcher en tête d'un cortège to head ou lead a procession; il est en tête au premier tour Pol he's in the lead after the first round; il est en tête dans les sondages he's leading in the polls; l'équipe de tête au championnat the leading team in the championship; arriver en tête [coureur] to come in first; [candidat] to come first; le gouvernement, le premier ministre en tête, a décidé que… the government, led by the Prime Minister, has decided that…; des tas de gens viendront, ta femme en tête heaps of people are coming, your wife to begin with; en tête de phrase at the beginning of a sentence;12 ( extrémité) ( de train) front; (de convoi, cortège) head; (d'arbre, de mât) top; (de vis, rivet, clou) head; les wagons de tête the front carriages GB ou cars US; une place en tête de train a seat at the front of the train; je préfère m'asseoir en tête I prefer to sit at the front; la tête du convoi s'est engagée sur le pont the head of the convoy went onto the bridge; l'avion a rasé la tête des arbres the plane clipped the tops of the trees ou the treetops; en tête de file first in line; ⇒ queue;14 Mil ( d'engin) warhead; tête chimique/nucléaire chemical/nuclear warhead; missile à têtes multiples multiple-warhead missile;15 Électron (d'enregistrement, effacement) head; ( d'électrophone) cartridge; tête de lecture (de magnétophone, magnétoscope) head.tête d'affiche Cin, Théât top of the bill; tête d'ail Bot, Culin head of garlic; tête en l'air scatterbrain; être tête en l'air to be scatterbrained; tête blonde ( enfant) little one; nos chères têtes blondes hum our little darlings; tête brûlée daredevil; tête de chapitre chapter heading; tête chercheuse Mil homing device; missile à tête chercheuse homing missile; tête à claques○ pain○; quelle tête à claques, ce type! he's somebody you could cheerfully punch in the face; tête de cochon○ = tête de lard; tête couronnée crowned head; tête de delco® Aut distributor cap; tête d'écriture Ordinat write ou writing head; tête d'effacement Ordinat erase ou erasing head; tête d'épingle lit, fig pinhead; tête flottante Ordinat floating head; tête de lard○ péj ( têtu) mule; ( mauvais caractère) grouch; tête de ligne Transp end of the line; tête de linotte scatterbrain; tête de liste Pol chief candidate; tête de lit bedhead GB, headboard; tête magnétique magnetic head; tête de mort ( crâne) skull; ( symbole de mort) death's head; ( emblème de pirates) skull and crossbones (+ v sg); tête de mule○ mule; être une vraie tête de mule to be as stubborn as a mule; tête de nègre Culin chocolate marshmallow; tête de nœud● offensive prick●; tête d'oiseau○ péj featherbrain; tête de pioche○ = tête de mule; tête de pont Mil bridgehead; tête de série Sport seeded player; tête de série numéro deux number two seed; tête de Turc○ whipping boy; être la tête de Turc de qn to be sb's whipping boy; tête de veau Culin calf's head.j'en mettrais ma tête à couper or sur le billot I'd put my head on the block; en avoir par-dessus la tête to be fed up to the back teeth○ (de with); se prendre la tête à deux mains ( pour réfléchir)○ to rack one's brains○; prendre la tête○, être une (vraie) prise de tête○ to be a drag○.[tɛt] nom fémininA.[PARTIE DU CORPS]j'ai la tête qui tourne [malaise] my head is spinningne tourne pas la tête, elle nous regarde don't look round, she's watching usdès qu'il m'a vu, il a tourné la tête as soon as he saw me, he looked awayfaire une grosse tête (familier) ou la tête au carré (familier) à quelqu'un to smash somebody's head ou face inj'en donnerais ou j'en mettrais ma tête à couper I'd stake my life on itil ne réfléchit jamais, il fonce tête baissée he always charges in ou ahead without thinkingse cogner ou se taper la tête contre les murs to bang one's head against a (brick) wall2. [en référence à la chevelure, à la coiffure]nos chères têtes blondes [les enfants] our little darlings3. [visage, expression] faceavec lui, c'est à la tête du clienta. [restaurant] he charges what he feels likeb. [professeur] he gives you a good mark if he likes your face4. [mesure] headB.[SIÈGE DE LA PENSÉE]se mettre dans la tête ou en tête de faire quelque chose to make up one's mind to do somethingavoir la tête chaude, avoir la tête près du bonnet to be quick-tempereda. [succès] to go to somebody's headb. [chagrin] to unbalance somebodyavoir la tête vide/dure to be empty-headed/stubbornexcuse-moi, j'avais la tête ailleurs sorry, I was thinking about something else ou I was miles awayil n'a pas de tête [il est étourdi] he is scatterbrained ou a scatterbrainça m'est sorti de la tête I forgot, it slipped my mind2. [sang-froid, présence d'esprit] headavoir ou garder la tête froide to keep a cool headC.[PERSONNE, ANIMAL]1. [individu] personêtre une tête de lard ou de mule to be as stubborn as a mule, to be pig-headedtête de linotte ou d'oiseau ou sans cervelle scatterbrainjouer ou risquer sa tête to risk one's skinsauver sa tête to save one's skin ou neck4. [animal d'un troupeau] head (invariable)D.[PARTIE HAUTE, PARTIE AVANT, DÉBUT]1. [faîte] top2. [partie avant] front endprendre la tête du défilé to head ou to lead the processiona. [marcher au premier rang] to take the leadb. [commander, diriger] to take overa. [généralement] terminus, end of the line3. [début]6. ACOUSTIQUE head8. INFORMATIQUE heada. [sur rivière] bridgeheadb. [sur plage] beachheadà la tête de locution prépositionnelle1. [en possession de]elle s'est trouvée à la tête d'une grosse fortune she found herself in possession of a great fortune2. [au premier rang de] at the head ou front of————————de tête locution adjectivale1. [femme, homme] able2. [convoi, voiture] front (avant nom)————————de tête locution adverbiale[calculer] in one's headde tête, je dirais que nous étions vingt at a guess I'd say there were twenty of us————————en tête locution adverbiale1. [devant]a. [généralement] to be at the frontb. [dans une course, une compétition] to (be in the) lead2. [à l'esprit]en tête à tête locution adverbialeen tête de locution prépositionnelle1. [au début de] at the beginning ou start of2. [à l'avant de] at the head ou front ofles dirigeants syndicaux marchent en tête du défilé the union leaders are marching at the head of the procession3. [au premier rang de] at the top of————————par tête locution adverbialeça coûtera 40 euros par tête it'll cost 40 euros a head ou per head ou apiece→ link=parpar tête————————sur la tête de locution prépositionnelle1. [sur la personne de]le mécontentement populaire s'est répercuté sur la tête du Premier ministre popular discontent turned towards the Prime Minister2. [au nom de] in the name of3. [en prêtant serment]————————tête brûlée nom féminin————————tête de mort nom féminin1. [crâne] skull————————→ link=tête-de-nègretête-de-nègre (nom féminin)————————tête de Turc nom féminin -
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ГОЛОВУ ПРОЗАКЛАДЫВАЮ (готов ПРОЗАКЛАДЫВАТЬ) coll VP subj: я (often omitted) these forms only usu. foil. by a что-clause fixed WOI assure, guarantee (that sth. will happen, s.o. will do sth. etc): I'd (I'll) stake (bet) my life.«Вы рассмотрите: вот, например, каретник Михеев! ведь больше никаких экипажей и не делал, как только рессорные... А Пробка Степан, плотник! Я голову прозакладую (ип-grammat = прозакладываю), если вы где сыщете такого мужика» (Гоголь 3). "Now, just have a look. Take Mikheyev, the wheelwright, for instance. He never made a carriage that wasn't on springs....And Stepan Probka, the carpenter. I'll stake my life you'd never find another peasant like him" (3a). -
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• ГОЛОВУ ПРОЗАКЛАДЫВАЮ < готов ПРОЗАКЛАДЫВАТЬ> coll=====⇒ I assure, guarantee (that sth. will happen, s.o. will do sth. etc):- I'd < I'll> stake (bet) my life.♦ "Вы рассмотрите: вот, например, каретник Михеев! ведь больше никаких экипажей и не делал, как только рессорные... А Пробка Степан, плотник! Я голову прозакладую [ungrammat = прозакладываю], если вы где сыщете такого мужика" (Гоголь 3). "Now, just have a look. Take Mikheyev, the wheelwright, for instance. He never made a carriage that wasn't on springs...And Stepan Probka, the carpenter. I'll stake my life you'd never find another peasant like him" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > голову прозакладывать
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20 голову прозакладываю
• ГОЛОВУ ПРОЗАКЛАДЫВАЮ < готов ПРОЗАКЛАДЫВАТЬ> coll=====⇒ I assure, guarantee (that sth. will happen, s.o. will do sth. etc):- I'd < I'll> stake (bet) my life.♦ "Вы рассмотрите: вот, например, каретник Михеев! ведь больше никаких экипажей и не делал, как только рессорные... А Пробка Степан, плотник! Я голову прозакладую [ungrammat = прозакладываю], если вы где сыщете такого мужика" (Гоголь 3). "Now, just have a look. Take Mikheyev, the wheelwright, for instance. He never made a carriage that wasn't on springs...And Stepan Probka, the carpenter. I'll stake my life you'd never find another peasant like him" (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > голову прозакладываю
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