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1 I'm at sixes and sevens about what to do
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2 six
six [sɪks]1 noun(a) (number, numeral) six m inv;∎ British to be at sixes and sevens être sens dessus dessous;∎ I'm at sixes and sevens as to what to do je ne sais absolument pas quoi faire;∎ familiar it's six of one and half a dozen of the other, it's six and half a dozen c'est blanc bonnet et bonnet blanc, c'est kif-kif;(c) (in cricket) six points mpl;∎ he scored five sixes il a marqué cinq fois six points;∎ British familiar figurative to knock for six (person → knock down) étendre□ ; (→ flabbergast) abasourdir□ ; (enemy, opponent) battre à plate(s) couture(s)2 pronounsixsix;∎ familiar to be six feet under être six pieds sous terre, manger les pissenlits par la racine►► the Six Counties (les six comtés mpl de) l'Irlande f du Nord;History the Six Day War la guerre des Six-Jours;Sport the Six Nations (Tournament) le Tournoi des Six Nations -
3 six
1. adjective2. nounit is six of one and half-a-dozen of the other — (coll.) das ist Jacke wie Hose (ugs.); see also academic.ru/23561/eight">eight 1.
Sechs, diebe at sixes and sevens — sich in einem heillosen Durcheinander befinden; (on an issue or matter) heillos zerstritten sein (on über + Akk.); see also eight 2. 1), 3), 4); hit 1. 9)
* * *[siks] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 6.) die Sechs2) (the age of 6.) die Sechs2. adjective1) (6 in number.) sechs2) (aged 6.) sechs•- six-- sixth
- six-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is six years old.) sechsjährig* * *[sɪks]I. adj1. (number) sechshe is over \six feet tall er ist über 1 Meter 803. (time) sechs\six am/pm sechs Uhr morgens [o früh] /abends [o achtzehn Uhr]at \six thirty um halb sieben, um sechs [o achtzehn] Uhr dreißig4.II. n3. BRIT (clothing size) [Kleidergröße] 34; AM (clothing size) [Kleidergröße] 36; BRIT (shoe size) [Schuhgröße] 39; AM (shoe size) [Schuhgröße] 37\six of hearts Herz-Sechs fto throw a \six eine Sechs [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. einen Sechser] würfeln5. (public transport)▪ the \six die Sechs, der Sechser6.▶ it's \six of one and half a dozen of the other das ist Jacke wie Hose fam, das ist gehupft wie gesprungen fam▶ to knock [or hit] sb for \six BRIT (amaze) jdn umhauen fig fam; (defeat completely) jdn vernichtend schlagen▶ to be at \sixes and sevens völlig durcheinander sein* * *[sɪks]1. adjsechsshe is six ( years old) — sie ist sechs (Jahre alt)
at (the age of) six — im Alter von sechs Jahren, mit sechs Jahren
it's six ( o'clock) — es ist sechs (Uhr)
there are six of us —
six and a half/quarter —
in six-eight time (Mus) — im Sechsachteltakt
to be six foot under (hum) — sich (dat) die Radieschen von unten besehen (hum)
it's six (of one) and half a dozen (of the other) (inf) — das ist Jacke wie Hose (inf), das ist gehupft wie gesprungen (inf)
2. nsix and a half/quarter — Sechseinhalb/-einviertel f
to divide sth into six — etw in sechs Teile teilen
to be at sixes and sevens (things) — wie Kraut und Rüben durcheinanderliegen (inf); (person) völlig durcheinander sein
to knock sb for six ( Brit inf ) — jdn umhauen (inf)
* * *six [sıks]A adj1. sechs:Six Days’ War HIST Sechstagekrieg m;it is six of one and half a dozen of the other, auch it is six and two threes fig das ist gehupft wie gesprungen oder Jacke wie Hose;2. (in Zusammensetzungen) sechs…:six-cylinder(ed) AUTO sechszylindrig, Sechszylinder…B s1. Sechs f (Zahl, Spielkarte etc):the six of spades die Piksechs;by sixes immer sechs auf einmal;b) uneins sein, sich in den Haaren liegen;2. AUTO, TECH US umg Sechszylinder m (Motor und Wagen)* * *1. adjectivebe six feet or foot under — (coll.) unter der Erde liegen
2. nounit is six of one and half-a-dozen of the other — (coll.) das ist Jacke wie Hose (ugs.); see also eight 1.
Sechs, diebe at sixes and sevens — sich in einem heillosen Durcheinander befinden; (on an issue or matter) heillos zerstritten sein (on über + Akk.); see also eight 2. 1), 3), 4); hit 1. 9)
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4 care a bean
разг.(care a bean (bit, brass farthing, button, curse, tinker's curse или tinker's cuss, darn, dern, doit, farthing, fiddlestick, fig, groat, hang, hoot или hoot in Hades, jack-straw, jot, one iota))немного интересоваться (обыкн. употр. в отрицательной форме, но встречается тж. и в вопросительных и условных предложениях и означает совершенно не интересоваться, не беспокоиться, наплевать; ср. ни в грош не ставить) [continental - название обесцененных американских бумажных денег эпохи Войны за независимость]Mrs. H: "Do you suppose this Hornblower will care two straws about that, Jack?" (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Skin Game’, act I) — Миссис X: "Неужели ты воображаешь, Джек, что Хорнблоуэр хоть сколько-нибудь с этим посчитается?"
I don't care a continental for a Continental myself. (O. Henry, ‘Sixes and Sevens’, ‘A Ghost of a Chance’) — Я и гроша ломаного не дам за предка родом из Англии.
But I don't care a damn - pardon me, I mean - well, that's what I really do mean, I don't care a damn about tiled baths, and gas garbage-incinerators. (S. Lewis, ‘Ann Vickers’, ch. XLIV) — На кой черт... простите меня... впрочем, я именно это и думала: на кой черт мне нужны ванны, выложенные кафелем, и газовые мусоросжигатели?
...he's just an outlaw. He doesn't care a hang about anything... (J. Aldridge, ‘The Hunter’, ch. 16) —...сразу признаешь в нём бродягу. Ему на всех и на все наплевать...
Honest, Shirley, you're the only one I care a hoot for. (J. Lindsay, ‘All on the Never-Never’, ch. 13) — Честное слово, Шерли, кроме вас мне никто не нужен.
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5 кто
мест.;
род./вин. - кого;
дат. - кому;
твор. - кем;
пред. - ком
1) вопрос. who?;
whom? кто знает? ≈ who knows?
2) относ. who;
whom те, кто хочет идти ≈ those wishing to go он тот, кого никто не любит ≈ he is the one (whom) no one likes
3) неопред. anyone, someone если кто спросит ≈ if anyone asks ∙ кто бы ни кто бы то ни был кто где кто как кто куда кто кого кто что хоть ктомест. ( рд., вн. кого, дт. кому, тв. кем, пр. о ком)
1. вопр., относ. who;
~ такой? who`s that?;
мало ~ знает few people know;
2. неопр. anybody, anyone;
~ читал, а ~ писал письма some read, some wrote letters;
кому что нравится everyone to his taste;
~-~, а он не мог сделать этого others might have done it, but not he;
~-~, а он знал, что такое арктическая зима he knew, if anyone did, what an Arctic winter was like;
кому-кому, а вам надо бы знать you ought to know if anyone does;
они разбежались ~ куда they scattered in all directions;
~ где some here, some there;
~ как in various ways;
~ что whatever anyone;
~ кого who beats who;
~ ни, ~ бы ни whoever;
~ бы то ни был whoever it may be;
~ ни на есть anyone;
~ в лес, ~ по дрова погов. е all at sixes and sevens.
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