X and Y are made the same (made of the same stuff)

n. [u]

1 materia; materiale; roba; sostanza: What's this stuff?, che cos'è questa roba?; This is good stuff, questa è roba buona; DIALOGO → - New clothes- They've got some really nice stuff in that shop, hanno della roba veramente carina in quel negozio; hard stuff, superalcolici; droga pesante

2 stoffa (fig., ma arc. in senso concreto); tessuto (spec. di lana): a stuff gown, una toga di lana ( indossata dagli avvocati che non vestono la seta)

3 (fig.) pasta; stampo: The two are of the same stuff, i due sono dello stesso stampo

4 (fam.) cosa; cose (pl.): my swimming stuff, le mie cose da nuoto

5 (spreg.) cosa senza valore; robaccia; (fig.) sciocchezze: Take that stuff away!, porta via quella robaccia!; What stuff he writes!, che sciocchezze scrive!

6 faccenda; storia: What's this stuff about you giving up college?, che cos'è questa storia che vuoi lasciare l'università?

7 (ind. cartaria) pasta

8 (fig.) qualità fondamentale; essenza: the stuff of life, l'essenza della vita

9 (fam.) campo; materia; ramo: Our teacher knows his stuff, il nostro insegnante conosce bene la sua materia

10 ( sport USA) effetto ( dato a una palla)

11 ( slang) droga ( marijuana, eroina); roba ( gergo)

● (leg., in Inghil.) stuff-gown barristers, avvocati patrocinanti «ordinari» ( sono la quasi totalità; cfr. to take silk, sotto silk) □ (fam. ingl.) a bit of stuff, un bel pezzo di roba; una bella donna □ (fam.) to do one's stuff, fare quello che si deve fare; fare la propria parte; ( anche) esibirsi; far vedere quel che si sa fare: (fam.) Do your stuff!, fa' vedere quel che sai fare! □ (fam.) doctor's stuff, medicine □ to know one's stuff, sapere il fatto proprio: That boy knows his stuff, quel ragazzo sa il fatto suo (o ha tutti i numeri) □ (fam.) to be short of stuff, essere a corto di quattrini □ Stuff and nonsense!, balle!; fesserie!; sciocchezze! □ That's the stuff!, bravo!; proprio così!; ben fatto!; ben detto! □ (spreg.) political stuff, cose della politica; (la) politica: I don't know much about political stuff, di politica non me ne intendo □ (fam.) That's the stuff to give them!, questo è quello che ci vuole per loro! □ This book is good stuff, questo è un buon libro □ This wine is sorry stuff, questo vino è una porcheria □ He is made of sterner stuff than his brother, ha più forza di carattere che suo fratello.

A v. t.

1 riempire; imbottire ( anche fig.); turare: to stuff a bag with straw, riempire di paglia un sacco; to stuff a cushion with down, imbottire di piume un cuscino; to stuff one's ears with cotton wool, turarsi le orecchie con la bambagia; to stuff sb. 's head with nonsense, imbottire di sciocchezze la testa a q.

2 impagliare; imbalsamare: to stuff owls, impagliare gufi

3 ( cucina) farcire; infarcire: to stuff a turkey, farcire un tacchino

4 rimpinzare; ingrassare: to stuff a child with sweets, rimpinzare un bambino di dolci; to stuff a goose, ingrassare un'oca

5 cacciare; ficcare; comprimere: He stuffed a handkerchief into his pocket, si è cacciato un fazzoletto in tasca

6 riempire ( un contenitore)

7 (polit., USA) riempire ( un'urna) di schede fasulle

8 (fam.) battere, sconfiggere, sgominare; suonarle a ( un avversario)

9 (volg.) chiavare, scopare, fottere (volg.)

B v. i.

rimpinzarsi; ingozzarsi; abbuffarsi: He stuffed with crisps, si è abbuffato di patatine

● to stuff dates into one's mind, riempirsi la testa di date □ to stuff food into one's mouth, riempirsi la bocca di cibo; ( anche) ingozzarsi di cibo □ ( slang) to stuff it, abbozzare; mandare giù (fig.) □ to stuff oneself, rimpinzarsi; ingozzarsi; abbuffarsi.

1) no pl., no indef. art. (material[s]) Zeug, das (ugs.)

2) no pl., no indef. art. (activity, knowledge)

1) stopfen; zustopfen [Loch, Ohren]; (in taxidermy) ausstopfen; (Cookery) füllen

2) (sl.)

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1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) das Zeug

2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) das Zeug

3) (an old word for cloth.) der Wollstoff

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- academic.ru/117093/know_one%27s_stuff">know one's stuff

1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) vollstopfen

2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) füllen

3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) ausstopfen

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- stuffing

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I. n no pl

1. ( fam: indeterminate matter) Zeug nt oft pej fam

we've heard all this \stuff before das haben wir doch alles schon mal gehört!

there is a lot of \stuff about it on TV im Fernsehen wird dauernd darüber berichtet

his latest book is good \stuff sein neues Buch ist echt gut

that's the \stuff! BRIT ( fam) so ist's richtig!

to do one's \stuff ( fam) seine Sache gut machen

to know one's \stuff sich akk auskennen

he certainly knows his \stuff er weiß, wovon er spricht

2. (possessions) Sachen pl, Zeug nt oft pej fam

camping \stuff Campingsachen pl

3. (material) Material nt, Stoff m

sticky \stuff klebriges Zeug

4. (characteristics)

he's made of the same \stuff as his father er ist aus demselben Holz geschnitzt wie sein Vater

she's a nice bit of \stuff BRIT (sl) sie ist nicht ohne fam

the [very] \stuff of sth das Wesentliche [o der Kern] einer S. gen

the \stuff of which heroes are made der Stoff, aus dem Helden sind

▶ sb doesn't give a \stuff about sth BRIT ( fam) jdm ist etw scheißegal fam

▶ \stuff and nonsense BRIT ( dated) dummes Zeug pej fam, Blödsinn pej fam

II. vt

1. ( fam: gorge)

▪ to \stuff sb/oneself jdn/sich vollstopfen

▪ to \stuff down ⇆ sth etw in sich akk hineinstopfen pej, etw verschlingen pej [o hum fam verdrücken]

to \stuff one's face sich dat den Bauch vollschlagen fam

to \stuff sb with food jdn mästen pej

2. esp BRIT, AUS ( vulg: have sex)

▪ to \stuff sb jdn vögeln vulg [o sl bumsen

3. ( vulg: strong disapproval)

\stuff it [or BRIT also that]! Scheiß drauf! derb; esp BRIT, AUS

\stuff him! der kann mich mal! derb, zum Teufel mit ihm! sl; BRIT, AUS

get \stuffed! du kannst mich mal! derb, leck mich am Arsch! derb

4. (push inside)

▪ to \stuff sth etw stopfen; (fill) etw ausstopfen; (in cookery) etw füllen

they \stuffed the money into a bag and ran from the bank sie stopften das Geld in eine Tasche und rannten aus der Bank

\stuffed chicken gefülltes Hähnchen [o SCHWEIZ Poulet]

to \stuff sb's head with sth ( fig) jdm etw eintrichtern fam

5. (in taxidermy)

to \stuff animals Tiere ausstopfen

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1. n

1) Zeug nt

2) (inf)

3) (= possessions) Zeug nt, Sachen pl

4) (inf: drugs) Stoff m (inf)

5) (old: cloth) Material nt, Stoff m

2. vt

1) (= fill) container, room, person vollstopfen; hole zustopfen, verstopfen; contents, object, books (hinein)stopfen (into in +acc); (into envelope) stecken (into in +acc)

2) (COOK) füllen

3) cushion etc füllen; toy ausstopfen; (in taxidermy) ausstopfen

4) (Brit inf)

3. vi

4. vr

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stuff [stʌf]

A s

1. Stoff m, Material n

2. (Roh)Stoff m, (-)Material n

3. a) (Woll)Stoff m, Zeug n, Gewebe n

b) Br ( besonders Kamm)Wollstoff m

4. Zeug n, Sachen pl (Gepäck, Ware etc, a Nahrungsmittel etc):

this is good stuff umg das ist was Gutes

5. fig (fades etc) Zeug:

he is (made) of sterner stuff er ist aus härterem Holz geschnitzt;

he has good stuff in him in ihm steckt etwas;

the stuff that heroes are made of das Zeug, aus dem Helden gemacht sind;

good ( oder great) stuff! umg bravo!, prima!;

that’s the stuff (to give them)! umg so ists richtig!, nur weiter so!;

he knows his stuff er kennt sich aus, er versteht sein Fach;

do your stuff! umg auf gehts!;

he did his stuff er tat seine Arbeit; → rough A 6

6. (wertloses) Zeug, Plunder m, Kram m umg (auch fig):

take that stuff away! nimm das Zeug weg!;

stuff and nonsense! dummes Zeug!

7. a) umg Zeug n, Stoff m (Schnaps etc)

b) sl Stoff m (Drogen)

8. sl Getue n, Sums m

9. the stuff umg das nötige Kleingeld

10. Lederschmiere f

11. TECH Ganzzeug n, Papiermasse f:

stuff engine Holländer m

12. TECH Bauholz n

13. auch bit of stuff Br sl Mieze f

B v/t

1. (auch fig sich den Kopf mit Tatsachen etc) vollstopfen, vollpfropfen, (an)füllen:

stuff o.s. sich (den Magen) vollstopfen (on, with mit);

stuff a pipe eine Pfeife stopfen;

stuff sb (with lies) sl jemandem die Hucke volllügen; → arse A 1, throat A 1

2. auch stuff up ein Loch etc ver-, zustopfen:

my nose is stuffed up meine Nase ist verstopft oder zu

3. ein Sofa etc polstern

4. auch stuff out fig ein Buch etc füllen, ausstopfen, garnieren ( alle:

with mit)

5. überfüllen, -laden ( beide:

with mit)

6. jemanden überfüttern

7. Geflügel

a) stopfen

b) GASTR füllen, farcieren

8. Tiere ausstopfen

9. POL US eine Wahlurne mit gefälschten Stimmzetteln füllen

10. etwas stopfen ( into in akk)

11. (zusammen)pressen, (-)stopfen

12. Leder mit Fett imprägnieren

13. vulg eine Frau stopfen vulg (schlafen mit):

get stuffed! leck(t) mich (doch) am Arsch! sl

C v/i sich (den Magen) vollstopfen

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1) no pl., no indef. art. (material[s]) Zeug, das (ugs.)

2) no pl., no indef. art. (activity, knowledge)

1) stopfen; zustopfen [Loch, Ohren]; (in taxidermy) ausstopfen; (Cookery) füllen

2) (sl.)

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Stoff -e m.

Stopfen - m.

Zeug nur sing. n. v.

stopfen v.

vollstopfen v.

1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) materiale, stoff; medisin, middel

2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) ting

3) (an old word for cloth.) tøy, stoff

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- know one's stuff

1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) stoppe, proppe, stappe

2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) farsere, fylle med stuffing

3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) stoppe ut

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- stuffing

emne

juks

materiale

saker

stoff

tøy

subst. \/stʌf\/

1) materiale(r), emne, stoff

2) materie

3) ( overført) stoff, materiale, ting

• the stuff that dreams are made of

4) ( overført) innhold, natur, vesen, kjerne

• the stuff of freedom

5) ( overført) to, virke, stoff

• he has good stuff in him

6) materiale

• the cushion was filled with some soft stuff

7) produkt(er), saker, ting

• we eat a lot of stuff from our garden

• the stuff they write in the newspapers

• drink some of this stuff

• there is a lot of new stuff in the book

8) (britisk, hverdagslig) (ull)stoff

9) ( hverdagslig) saker (og ting), eiendeler, ting, greier

• I've packed my stuff

10) ( hverdagslig) maner, vesen, opptreden

11) ( hverdagslig) greie, tingest, dings

12) ( hverdagslig) jente

• a nice bit of stuff

13) ( slang) tyvegods

14) ( slang) narkotika, stoff

and stuff ( hverdagslig) og sånt, og lignende

• he likes reading and writing and stuff

do one's stuff vise hva en duger til

get one's stuff together ( hverdagslig) skjerpe seg

know one's stuff kunne sine saker

light stuff lett stoff

old stuff gammelt nytt

one's stuff sakene sine, sine ting

• she knows her stuff

poor stuff elendige saker

right stuff ekte saker

stuff and nonsense! tullprat!, sludder!, vrøvl!

that's the stuff sånn skal det være!, det er fine greier!, sånn ja!

the same old stuff det samme gamle

the stuff ( slang) penger

verb \/stʌf\/

1) stoppe, fylle

• stuff a cushion with feathers

2) ( også overført) proppe, stappe, fylle, fôre

• stuff with knowledge

3) stappe, pakke, presse ned, dytte, putte

4) stoppe ut

5) ( matlaging) fylle, farsere, spekke

6) proppe i seg mat, forspise seg

7) ( vulgært) knulle

8) (britisk, hverdagslig) gi blanke i, gi faen i, gi på båten

9) (britisk, hverdagslig) slå ned i støvlene, vinne stort over

get stuffed! (britisk, hverdagslig) dra til helvete!, kom deg vekk!, ryk og reis!

stuff (up) stoppe til, tette igjen

stuff away legge unna, legge bort

stuff it! la det være!, hold opp med det der!, kutt ut!

stuff oneself with something proppe seg med noe, stappe i seg noe

stuff out fylle ut

• stuff out a speech with platitudes

stuff someone with silly ideas sette griller i hodet på noen, proppe noen full med tåpelige ideer

stuff with fylle\/proppe med

tell someone to (go and) stuff themselves ( slang) be noen dra til helvete, be noen ryke og reise

[stʌf] n

1) (fam: indeterminate matter) Zeug nt ( oft pej) ( fam)

we've heard all this \stuff before das haben wir doch alles schon mal gehört!;

there is a lot of \stuff about it on TV im Fernsehen wird dauernd darüber berichtet;

his latest book is good \stuff sein neues Buch ist echt gut;

that's the \stuff! ( Brit) ( fam) so ist's richtig!;

to do one's \stuff ( fam) seine Sache gut machen;

to know one's \stuff sich akk auskennen;

he certainly knows his \stuff er weiß, wovon er spricht

2) ( possessions) Sachen fpl, Zeug nt ( oft pej) ( fam)

camping \stuff Campingsachen pl

3) ( material) Material nt, Stoff m;

sticky \stuff klebriges Zeug

4) ( characteristics)

he's made of the same \stuff as his father er ist aus demselben Holz geschnitzt wie sein Vater;

she's a nice bit of \stuff ( Brit) (sl) sie ist nicht ohne ( fam)

the [very] \stuff of sth das Wesentliche [o der Kern] einer S. gen;

the \stuff of which heroes are made der Stoff, aus dem Helden sind

\stuff and nonsense ( Brit) (dated) dummes Zeug ( pej) ( fam), Blödsinn ( pej) ( fam)

sb doesn't give a \stuff about sth ( Brit) ( fam) jdm ist etw scheißegal ( fam) vt

1) (fam: gorge)

to \stuff sb/ oneself jdn/sich voll stopfen;

to \stuff down <-> sth etw in sich akk hineinstopfen ( pej), etw verschlingen ( pej); [o ( hum) ( fam) verdrücken];

to \stuff one's face sich dat den Bauch vollschlagen ( fam)

to \stuff sb with food jdn mästen ( pej)

2) (esp Brit, Aus) (vulg: have sex)

to \stuff sb jdn vögeln ( vulg); [o (sl) bumsen];

3) (vulg: strong disapproval)

\stuff it [or (Brit a.) that] ! Scheiß drauf! ( derb)

(esp Brit, Aus)

\stuff him! der kann mich mal! ( derb), zum Teufel mit ihm! (sl)

(Brit, Aus)

get \stuffed! du kannst mich mal! ( derb), leck mich am Arsch! ( derb)

4) ( push inside)

to \stuff sth etw stopfen;

( fill) etw ausstopfen;

( in cookery) etw füllen;

they \stuffed the money into a bag and ran from the bank sie stopften das Geld in eine Tasche und rannten aus der Bank;

\stuffed chicken gefülltes Hähnchen;

to \stuff sb's head with sth ( fig) jdm etw eintrichtern ( fam)

5) ( in taxidermy)

to \stuff animals Tiere ausstopfen

two or more people are very similar in their views, characters, life styles etc: X и Y (сделаны) из одного теста = X are Y are cut from the same cloth

• (СДЕЛАНЫ < ИСПЕЧЕНЫ>) ИЗ ОДНОГО <ИЗ ТОГО ЖЕ, ИЗ ОДНОГО И ТОГО ЖЕ> ТЕСТА а//со//

[AdjP or PrepP; subj-compl with быть (subj: human, pl); the Part сделаны etc may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]

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⇒ two or more people are very similar in their views, characters, life styles etc:

- X и Y (сделаны) из одного теста≈ X are Y are cut from the same cloth;

- X and Y are cast in the same mold;

- X and Y are made the same (made of the same stuff);

- X and Y are of the same breed (ilk, stripe).

     ♦ "А тут еще это проклятье - демократическое воспитание: эгалите, фратэрните, все люди - братья, все из одного теста..." (Стругацкие 1). "And then this damned democratic upbringing: egaliti, fraterniti, all men are brothers, we're all made the same" (1a).

     ♦ Сталин не знал Европы, презирал партийных интеллигентов - эмигрантов, кичливых всезнаек, сделанных из того же теста, что и западные рабочие лидеры... Он вел в России жизнь подпольщика, его ссылали, он бежал, скрывался, а они жили за границей, в безопасности, почитывали, пописывали, становились известными (Рыбаков 2). Stalin didn't know Europe...and despised the emigre Party intellectuals - they were conceited know-it-alls of the same stripe as the Western labor leaders....While Stalin had been living the life of an underground activist, sent into exile, escaping, and going into hiding, they had been living abroad in perfect safety, doing a bit of reading, a bit of writing, and becoming famous (2a).

• (СДЕЛАНЫ < ИСПЕЧЕНЫ>) ИЗ ОДНОГО <ИЗ ТОГО ЖЕ, ИЗ ОДНОГО И ТОГО ЖЕ> ТЕСТА а//со//

[AdjP or PrepP; subj-compl with быть (subj: human, pl); the Part сделаны etc may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]

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⇒ two or more people are very similar in their views, characters, life styles etc:

- X и Y (сделаны) из одного теста≈ X are Y are cut from the same cloth;

- X and Y are cast in the same mold;

- X and Y are made the same (made of the same stuff);

- X and Y are of the same breed (ilk, stripe).

     ♦ "А тут еще это проклятье - демократическое воспитание: эгалите, фратэрните, все люди - братья, все из одного теста..." (Стругацкие 1). "And then this damned democratic upbringing: egaliti, fraterniti, all men are brothers, we're all made the same" (1a).

     ♦ Сталин не знал Европы, презирал партийных интеллигентов - эмигрантов, кичливых всезнаек, сделанных из того же теста, что и западные рабочие лидеры... Он вел в России жизнь подпольщика, его ссылали, он бежал, скрывался, а они жили за границей, в безопасности, почитывали, пописывали, становились известными (Рыбаков 2). Stalin didn't know Europe...and despised the emigre Party intellectuals - they were conceited know-it-alls of the same stripe as the Western labor leaders....While Stalin had been living the life of an underground activist, sent into exile, escaping, and going into hiding, they had been living abroad in perfect safety, doing a bit of reading, a bit of writing, and becoming famous (2a).

• (СДЕЛАНЫ < ИСПЕЧЕНЫ>) ИЗ ОДНОГО <ИЗ ТОГО ЖЕ, ИЗ ОДНОГО И ТОГО ЖЕ> ТЕСТА а//со//

[AdjP or PrepP; subj-compl with быть (subj: human, pl); the Part сделаны etc may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]

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⇒ two or more people are very similar in their views, characters, life styles etc:

- X и Y (сделаны) из одного теста≈ X are Y are cut from the same cloth;

- X and Y are cast in the same mold;

- X and Y are made the same (made of the same stuff);

- X and Y are of the same breed (ilk, stripe).

     ♦ "А тут еще это проклятье - демократическое воспитание: эгалите, фратэрните, все люди - братья, все из одного теста..." (Стругацкие 1). "And then this damned democratic upbringing: egaliti, fraterniti, all men are brothers, we're all made the same" (1a).

     ♦ Сталин не знал Европы, презирал партийных интеллигентов - эмигрантов, кичливых всезнаек, сделанных из того же теста, что и западные рабочие лидеры... Он вел в России жизнь подпольщика, его ссылали, он бежал, скрывался, а они жили за границей, в безопасности, почитывали, пописывали, становились известными (Рыбаков 2). Stalin didn't know Europe...and despised the emigre Party intellectuals - they were conceited know-it-alls of the same stripe as the Western labor leaders....While Stalin had been living the life of an underground activist, sent into exile, escaping, and going into hiding, they had been living abroad in perfect safety, doing a bit of reading, a bit of writing, and becoming famous (2a).

• (СДЕЛАНЫ < ИСПЕЧЕНЫ>) ИЗ ОДНОГО <ИЗ ТОГО ЖЕ, ИЗ ОДНОГО И ТОГО ЖЕ> ТЕСТА а//со//

[AdjP or PrepP; subj-compl with быть (subj: human, pl); the Part сделаны etc may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]

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⇒ two or more people are very similar in their views, characters, life styles etc:

- X и Y (сделаны) из одного теста≈ X are Y are cut from the same cloth;

- X and Y are cast in the same mold;

- X and Y are made the same (made of the same stuff);

- X and Y are of the same breed (ilk, stripe).

     ♦ "А тут еще это проклятье - демократическое воспитание: эгалите, фратэрните, все люди - братья, все из одного теста..." (Стругацкие 1). "And then this damned democratic upbringing: egaliti, fraterniti, all men are brothers, we're all made the same" (1a).

     ♦ Сталин не знал Европы, презирал партийных интеллигентов - эмигрантов, кичливых всезнаек, сделанных из того же теста, что и западные рабочие лидеры... Он вел в России жизнь подпольщика, его ссылали, он бежал, скрывался, а они жили за границей, в безопасности, почитывали, пописывали, становились известными (Рыбаков 2). Stalin didn't know Europe...and despised the emigre Party intellectuals - they were conceited know-it-alls of the same stripe as the Western labor leaders....While Stalin had been living the life of an underground activist, sent into exile, escaping, and going into hiding, they had been living abroad in perfect safety, doing a bit of reading, a bit of writing, and becoming famous (2a).

• (СДЕЛАНЫ < ИСПЕЧЕНЫ>) ИЗ ОДНОГО <ИЗ ТОГО ЖЕ, ИЗ ОДНОГО И ТОГО ЖЕ> ТЕСТА а//со//

[AdjP or PrepP; subj-compl with быть (subj: human, pl); the Part сделаны etc may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]

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⇒ two or more people are very similar in their views, characters, life styles etc:

- X и Y (сделаны) из одного теста≈ X are Y are cut from the same cloth;

- X and Y are cast in the same mold;

- X and Y are made the same (made of the same stuff);

- X and Y are of the same breed (ilk, stripe).

     ♦ "А тут еще это проклятье - демократическое воспитание: эгалите, фратэрните, все люди - братья, все из одного теста..." (Стругацкие 1). "And then this damned democratic upbringing: egaliti, fraterniti, all men are brothers, we're all made the same" (1a).

     ♦ Сталин не знал Европы, презирал партийных интеллигентов - эмигрантов, кичливых всезнаек, сделанных из того же теста, что и западные рабочие лидеры... Он вел в России жизнь подпольщика, его ссылали, он бежал, скрывался, а они жили за границей, в безопасности, почитывали, пописывали, становились известными (Рыбаков 2). Stalin didn't know Europe...and despised the emigre Party intellectuals - they were conceited know-it-alls of the same stripe as the Western labor leaders....While Stalin had been living the life of an underground activist, sent into exile, escaping, and going into hiding, they had been living abroad in perfect safety, doing a bit of reading, a bit of writing, and becoming famous (2a).

• (СДЕЛАНЫ < ИСПЕЧЕНЫ>) ИЗ ОДНОГО <ИЗ ТОГО ЖЕ, ИЗ ОДНОГО И ТОГО ЖЕ> ТЕСТА а//со//

[AdjP or PrepP; subj-compl with быть (subj: human, pl); the Part сделаны etc may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]

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⇒ two or more people are very similar in their views, characters, life styles etc:

- X и Y (сделаны) из одного теста≈ X are Y are cut from the same cloth;

- X and Y are cast in the same mold;

- X and Y are made the same (made of the same stuff);

- X and Y are of the same breed (ilk, stripe).

     ♦ "А тут еще это проклятье - демократическое воспитание: эгалите, фратэрните, все люди - братья, все из одного теста..." (Стругацкие 1). "And then this damned democratic upbringing: egaliti, fraterniti, all men are brothers, we're all made the same" (1a).

     ♦ Сталин не знал Европы, презирал партийных интеллигентов - эмигрантов, кичливых всезнаек, сделанных из того же теста, что и западные рабочие лидеры... Он вел в России жизнь подпольщика, его ссылали, он бежал, скрывался, а они жили за границей, в безопасности, почитывали, пописывали, становились известными (Рыбаков 2). Stalin didn't know Europe...and despised the emigre Party intellectuals - they were conceited know-it-alls of the same stripe as the Western labor leaders....While Stalin had been living the life of an underground activist, sent into exile, escaping, and going into hiding, they had been living abroad in perfect safety, doing a bit of reading, a bit of writing, and becoming famous (2a).

• (СДЕЛАНЫ < ИСПЕЧЕНЫ>) ИЗ ОДНОГО <ИЗ ТОГО ЖЕ, ИЗ ОДНОГО И ТОГО ЖЕ> ТЕСТА а//со//

[AdjP or PrepP; subj-compl with быть (subj: human, pl); the Part сделаны etc may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]

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⇒ two or more people are very similar in their views, characters, life styles etc:

- X и Y (сделаны) из одного теста≈ X are Y are cut from the same cloth;

- X and Y are cast in the same mold;

- X and Y are made the same (made of the same stuff);

- X and Y are of the same breed (ilk, stripe).

     ♦ "А тут еще это проклятье - демократическое воспитание: эгалите, фратэрните, все люди - братья, все из одного теста..." (Стругацкие 1). "And then this damned democratic upbringing: egaliti, fraterniti, all men are brothers, we're all made the same" (1a).

     ♦ Сталин не знал Европы, презирал партийных интеллигентов - эмигрантов, кичливых всезнаек, сделанных из того же теста, что и западные рабочие лидеры... Он вел в России жизнь подпольщика, его ссылали, он бежал, скрывался, а они жили за границей, в безопасности, почитывали, пописывали, становились известными (Рыбаков 2). Stalin didn't know Europe...and despised the emigre Party intellectuals - they were conceited know-it-alls of the same stripe as the Western labor leaders....While Stalin had been living the life of an underground activist, sent into exile, escaping, and going into hiding, they had been living abroad in perfect safety, doing a bit of reading, a bit of writing, and becoming famous (2a).

• (СДЕЛАНЫ < ИСПЕЧЕНЫ>) ИЗ ОДНОГО <ИЗ ТОГО ЖЕ, ИЗ ОДНОГО И ТОГО ЖЕ> ТЕСТА а//со//

[AdjP or PrepP; subj-compl with быть (subj: human, pl); the Part сделаны etc may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]

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⇒ two or more people are very similar in their views, characters, life styles etc:

- X и Y (сделаны) из одного теста≈ X are Y are cut from the same cloth;

- X and Y are cast in the same mold;

- X and Y are made the same (made of the same stuff);

- X and Y are of the same breed (ilk, stripe).

     ♦ "А тут еще это проклятье - демократическое воспитание: эгалите, фратэрните, все люди - братья, все из одного теста..." (Стругацкие 1). "And then this damned democratic upbringing: egaliti, fraterniti, all men are brothers, we're all made the same" (1a).

     ♦ Сталин не знал Европы, презирал партийных интеллигентов - эмигрантов, кичливых всезнаек, сделанных из того же теста, что и западные рабочие лидеры... Он вел в России жизнь подпольщика, его ссылали, он бежал, скрывался, а они жили за границей, в безопасности, почитывали, пописывали, становились известными (Рыбаков 2). Stalin didn't know Europe...and despised the emigre Party intellectuals - they were conceited know-it-alls of the same stripe as the Western labor leaders....While Stalin had been living the life of an underground activist, sent into exile, escaping, and going into hiding, they had been living abroad in perfect safety, doing a bit of reading, a bit of writing, and becoming famous (2a).

• (СДЕЛАНЫ < ИСПЕЧЕНЫ>) ИЗ ОДНОГО <ИЗ ТОГО ЖЕ, ИЗ ОДНОГО И ТОГО ЖЕ> ТЕСТА а//со//

[AdjP or PrepP; subj-compl with быть (subj: human, pl); the Part сделаны etc may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]

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⇒ two or more people are very similar in their views, characters, life styles etc:

- X и Y (сделаны) из одного теста≈ X are Y are cut from the same cloth;

- X and Y are cast in the same mold;

- X and Y are made the same (made of the same stuff);

- X and Y are of the same breed (ilk, stripe).

     ♦ "А тут еще это проклятье - демократическое воспитание: эгалите, фратэрните, все люди - братья, все из одного теста..." (Стругацкие 1). "And then this damned democratic upbringing: egaliti, fraterniti, all men are brothers, we're all made the same" (1a).

     ♦ Сталин не знал Европы, презирал партийных интеллигентов - эмигрантов, кичливых всезнаек, сделанных из того же теста, что и западные рабочие лидеры... Он вел в России жизнь подпольщика, его ссылали, он бежал, скрывался, а они жили за границей, в безопасности, почитывали, пописывали, становились известными (Рыбаков 2). Stalin didn't know Europe...and despised the emigre Party intellectuals - they were conceited know-it-alls of the same stripe as the Western labor leaders....While Stalin had been living the life of an underground activist, sent into exile, escaping, and going into hiding, they had been living abroad in perfect safety, doing a bit of reading, a bit of writing, and becoming famous (2a).

(pl. hundruð), n. hundred; tírœtt h. = 100; tólfrœtt h. = 120; hundruðum, by (in) hundreds; as value, one hundred and twenty ells of the stuff wadmal; h. frítt, a hundred paid in cattle; tólf hundruð mórend, twelve hundred in dark-striped wadmal; hundrað silfrs, ? the silver value of 120 ells (= 20 ounces).

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n. pl. hundruð; the form hund- (q. v.) only occurs in a few old compd words: [Goth. hunda, pl.; A. S. hund; O. H. G. hunt; the extended form in Hel. and old Frank, hundered; Germ. hundert; Dan. hundrede; Swed. hundra; the inflexive syllable is prob. akin to - ræðr in átt-ræðr]:—a hundred; the Scandinavians of the heathen time (and perhaps also all Teutonic people) seem to have known only a duo-decimal hundred (= 12 × 10 or 120); at that time 100 was expressed by tíu-tíu, cp. Ulf. taihun-taihund = ten-teen; Pal Vídalín says,—hundrað tólfrætt er sannlega frá heiðni til vor komið, en hið tíræða er líkast að Norðrlönd hafi ekki vitað af fyrr en Kristni kom hér og með henni lærdómr þeirrar aldar, Skýr. s. v. Hundrað (fine): but with the introduction of Christianity came in the decimal hundred, the two being distinguished by adjectives,—tólfrætt hundrað = 120, and tírætt hundrað = 100. But still the old popular duodecimal system continued in almost all matters concerned with economical or civil life, in all law phrases, in trade, exchange, property, value, or the like, and the decimal only in ecclesiastical or scholastic matters (chronology, e. g. Íb. ch. 1, 10). At the same time the word in speech and writing was commonly used without any specification of tírætt or tólfrætt, for, as Pal Vídalín remarks, every one acquainted with the language knew which was meant in each case; even at the present time an Icel. farmer counts his flocks and a fisherman his share (hlutr) by the duodecimal system; and everybody knows that a herd or share of one hundred and a half means 120 + 60 = 180. In old writers the popular way of counting is now and then used even in chronology and in computation, e. g. when Ari Frode (Íb. ch. 4) states that the year consists of three hundred and four days (meaning 364); the census of franklins given by the same writer (where the phrase is hundruð heil = whole or full hundreds) is doubtless reckoned by duodecimal, not decimal hundreds, Íb. ch. 10; and in the census of priests and churches taken by bishop Paul (about A. D. 1200) ‘tíræð’ is expressively added, lest duodecimal hundreds should be understood, Bs. i. 136. The Landn. (at end) contains a statement (from Ari?) that Iceland continued pagan for about a hundred years, i. e. from about 874–997 A. D. In the preface to Ólafs S., Snorri states that two duodecimal hundreds (tvau hundruð tólfræð) elapsed from the first colonisation of Iceland before historical writing began (i. e. from about A. D. 874–1115): levies of ships and troops are in the laws and Sagas counted by duodecimal hundreds, e. g. the body-guard of king Olave consisted of a hundred hirð-men, sixty house-carles and sixty guests, in all ‘two hundred’ men, i. e. 240, Mork. 126; the sons of earl Strút-Harald had a hundred men, of whom eighty were billetted out and forty returned, Fms. xi. 88, 89; hálft hundrað, a half hundred = sixty, Mork. l. c.

2. a division of troops = 120; hundraðs-flokkr, Fms. vi. (in a verse).

II. in indef. sense, hundreds, a host, countless number, see hund-, as also in the adverb, phrase, hundruðum, by hundreds (indefinitely), Fms. vi. 407, Þiðr. 275, 524: in mod. usage as adjective and indecl., except the pl. in -uð, thus hundruð ásauðum, Dipl. iv. 10.

B. As value, a hundred, i. e. a hundred and twenty ells of the stuff wadmal, and then simply value to that amount (as a pound sterling in English). All property, real as well as personal, is even at present in Icel. taxed by hundreds; thus an estate is a ‘twenty, sixty, hundred’ estate; a franklin gives his tithable property as amounting to so and so many hundreds. As for the absolute value of a hundred, a few statements are sufficient, thus e. g. a milch cow, or six ewes with lambs, counts for a hundred, and a hundrað and a kúgildi (cow’s value) are equal: the charge for the alimentation of a pauper for twelve months was in the law (Jb. 165) fixed to four hundred and a half for a male person, but three hundred and a half for a female; cp. also the phrase, það er ekki hundrað í hættunni, there is no hundred at stake, no great risk! In olden times a double standard was used,—the wool or wadmal standard, called hundrað talið = a hundred by tale, i. e. a hundred and twenty ells as stated above, and a silver standard, called hundrað vegit, a hundred by weight, or hundrað silfrs, a hundred in silver, amounting to two marks and a half = twenty ounces = sixty örtugar; but how the name hundred came to be applied to it is not certain, unless half an örtug was taken as the unit. It is probable that originally both standards were identical, which is denoted by the phrase, sex álna eyrir, six ells to an ounce, or a hundred and twenty ells equal to twenty ounces (i. e. wadmal and silver at par); but according as the silver coinage was debased, the phrases varied between nine, ten, eleven, twelve ells to an ounce (N. G. L. i. 80, 81, 387, 390, passim), which denote bad silver; whereas the phrase ‘three ells to an ounce’ (þriggja álna eyrir, Sturl. i. 163, passim, or a hundred in wadmal equal to half a hundred in silver) must refer either to a double ell or to silver twice as pure: the passage in Grág. i. 500 is somewhat obscure, as also Rd. 233: the words vegin, silfrs, or talin are often added, but in most cases no specification is given, and the context must shew which of the two standards is there meant; the wool standard is the usual one, but in cases of weregild the silver standard seems always to be understood; thus a single weregild (the fine for a man’s life) was one hundred, Njála passim.

2. the phrases, hundrað frítt, a hundred paid in cattle, Finnb. 236; tólf hundruð mórend, twelve hundred in dark striped wadmal, Nj. 225; hundrað í búsgögnum ok í húsbúningi, Vm. 65; hundraðs-gripr, hestr, hross, kapall, hvíla, sæng, rekkja, psaltari, etc., a beast, a horse, a bed, etc., of a hundred’s value, Am. 2, 10, Vm. 25, 39, 60, 153, Jm. 3, 30; hundraðs-úmagi, a person whose maintenance costs a hundred, Vm. 156; hundraðs virði, a hundred’s value, 68. For references see the Sagas and laws passim, and for more information see Mr. Dasent’s Essay in Burnt Njal.

C. A hundred, a political division which in olden times was common to all Teut. nations, but is most freq. in old Swedish laws, where several hundreds made a hérað or shire; cp. the A. S. and Engl. hundred, Du Cange hundredum; old Germ. hunderti, see Grimm’s Rechts Alterthümer; the centum pagi of Caesar, Bell. Gall. iv. ch. 1, is probably the Roman writer’s misconception of the Teut. division of land into hundreds; this is also the case with Tacit. Germ. ch. 12: cp. the Swed. local names Fjaðrunda-land, Áttundaland, and Tíunda-land, qs. Fjaðr-hunda land, Átthunda land, Tíhunda land, i. e. a combination of four, eight, ten hundreds. The original meaning was probably a community of a hundred and twenty franklins or captains. This division is not found in Icel.

= the, ye.

Nota: Forma arcaica.

Ex. The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.

Ex. The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.

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* a lo extremo = to the extreme.

* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.

* barrio de los ricos = upper town.

* de los mejores = as good as any.

* el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.

* el acabose = the last straw.

* el alcance = comprehensiveness.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* el año próximo = the year ahead.

* el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.

* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.

* el auténtico = the real McCoy.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* el bien de = the good of.

* el buenazo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.

* el charco = the big pond.

* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.

* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.

* el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.

* el colmo = the last straw.

* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.

* el copón = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* el corazón de = the heart of.

* el crecimiento de = the rising tide of.

* el cual = which.

* el de = that in, that of.

* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.

* El Diluvio = the Flood.

* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.

* el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.

* el doble = twice + as many.

* el doble de = twice + the number of.

* El Dorado = El Dorado.

* el enemigo en casa = the enemy within.

* el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.

* el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* el evitar = avoidance.

* el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* el final de = the close of.

* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.

* el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.

* el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.

* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.

* el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.

* el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.

* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.

* el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.

* el grado de = the extent of.

* el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.

* el grado en que = the extent to which.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).

* el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....

* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.

* el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.

* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.

* el impulsor de = the power behind.

* el interés público = the public interest.

* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.

* el lastre de = the shackles of.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.

* El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Oz.

* el más = all-time.

* el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.

* el más allá = hereafter.

* el más bajo = rock-bottom.

* el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.

* el más leído = the most widely read.

* el más recomendado = best of breed, the.

* el Mediterráneo = Mediterranean Sea, the, the Med.

* el mejor = best of breed, the.

* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor modo de = the best way of.

* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.

* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* el mentir = lying.

* el mes pasado = last month.

* el mío = mine.

* el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).

* el mismo número = as many.

* el modo como = the way in which.

* el modo de = the way in which.

* el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.

* el motor de = the power behind.

* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.

* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.

* el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.

* el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.

* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.

* el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.

* el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* el orgullo de = showpiece.

* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.

* el padre de = the father of.

* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.

* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.

* el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* el peso de = brunt of, the.

* el populacho = the great unwashed.

* el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

* el portavoz de = the voice of.

* el presente = thisness.

* el primer intento = the first time around.

* el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.

* el primero mencionado = former.

* el principal = the number one.

* el principio de = the dawn of.

* el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.

* el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.

* el proletariado = the great unwashed.

* el pulmón de = the heart of.

* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.

* el que = that, the one.

* el que aprende = learner.

* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).

* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* el que pregunta = inquirer [enquirer, -UK].

* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.

* el registro de los registros = record-of-record.

* el registro modelo = record-of-record.

* el resto = rest, the.

* el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).

* El Salvador = El Salvador.

* el segundo mencionado = latter.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el ser barato = cheapness.

* el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.

* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.

* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el súmmum = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el tamaño de = the extent of.

* el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.

* el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.

* el tiempo de Algo = in season.

* el tiempo es oro = time is money.

* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.

* el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).

* el tipo de = the range of.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* el total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.

* el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.

* el transcurso del tiempo = as time goes by.

* el último citado = latter.

* el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el último + Nombre = the latest + Nombre.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* el único = the one and only.

* el único e incomparable = the one and only.

* el único e inimitable = the one and only.

* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.

* el verdadero = the real McCoy.

* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.

* el ver televisión = television viewing.

* el viejo = the elder.

* el vulgo = the great unwashed.

* el yugo de = the shackles of.

* espicharlas = kick + the bucket.

* la = the, ye.

* la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.

* la belleza es superficial = beauty is only skin deep.

* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.

* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.

* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.

* la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* la caridad empieza por uno mismo = charity begins at home.

* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.

* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.

* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.

* la clave de = at the heart of.

* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* la comunidad en general = the community at large.

* la Convención de la Haya de 1954 = the 1954 Hague Convention.

* la copa del árbol = the top of the tree.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la crème de la crème = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* la cruz de = the bane of.

* la cuestión es que = the thing is.

* la década de los + Número = the + Número + s.

* la demanda de = a call for.

* la diversidad de = the range of.

* la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la época de Algo = in season.

* la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.

* la espalda de = the back of.

* la evidencia = the writing on the wall.

* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.

* la filosofía de = the reason behind, the reasoning behind.

* la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.

* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).

* la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.

* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.

* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.

* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.

* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.

* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.

* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.

* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.

* la hostia = the cat's pyjamas, the cat's pyjamas, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.

* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.

* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.

* la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

* La Isla del Tesoro = Treasure Island.

* la joya de = showpiece.

* la judicatura = the Bench.

* la justicia = the Bench.

* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.

* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la luz al final del túnel = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* la magistratura = the Bench.

* la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

* la mar de = a whole slew of.

* la mayoría con mucho de = the vast majority of.

* la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.

* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.

* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.

* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.

* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.

* la medida en que = the extent to which.

* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* la mejor manera = how best.

* la mejor manera de = the best way of.

* la mejor oferta = the best deal.

* la mejor opción = the best bet.

* la mejor salida = the best way forward.

* la mejor solución = the best way forward.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* la mentira = lying.

* la mirada en = eye(s) on.

* la misma persona = one and the same person.

* la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).

* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention.

* la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.

* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la parte de atrás de = the back of.

* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.

* la parte más importante = the heart of.

* la parte principal de = the bulk of.

* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* la parte trasera de = the back of.

* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.

* la pesadilla de = the bane of.

* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.

* la petición de = a call for.

* la píldora = the pill.

* la plebe = the great unwashed.

* la polla = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.

* la primera tentativa = the first time around.

* la primera vez = the first time around.

* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.

* la próxima moda = the next hot thing.

* la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* la que = that, the one.

* la razón de ser = the reason for being.

* la realidad es que = the fact remains that..., fact is, the fact is (that).

* la rehostia = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.

* la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....

* la riqueza de = the wealth of.

* la ruina de = the bane of.

* las = the, ye.

* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.

* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las ataduras de = the shackles of.

* las autoridades = the powers-that-be.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas + seguir + igual = business + revolve + as usual.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* las de = those for.

* las doce del mediodía = noon.

* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.

* la segunda opción = the next best choice.

* la segunda vez = the second time around.

* la semana pasada = last week.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* la situación = the course of events.

* la sociedad en general = society at large.

* las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.

* las profundidades del mar = the deep.

* las profundidades del océano = the deep.

* las pruebas = the writing on the wall.

* las raíces se encuentran = roots + lie.

* las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.

* las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

* las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario = Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.

* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.

* las uvas están verdes = sour grapes.

* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.

* la temporada de Algo = in season.

* la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.

* la tierra de las oportunidades = the land of opportunity.

* la tira de = a whole slew of.

* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.

* la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).

* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* la última vez = last time.

* la última vez que = the last time.

* la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.

* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.

* la ventaja de = the beauty of.

* la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.

* la verdad = the lowdown (on).

* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.

* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....

* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.

* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.

* la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* la víspera de = on the eve of.

* la voz de = the voice of.

* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.

* la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.

* la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.

* la voz del odio = the voice of hate.

* la voz interior = the voice within.

* lo absurdo = ridiculousness.

* lo adecuado = adequacy.

* lo + Adjetivo + que sea/esté = how + Adjetivo.

* lo anodino = blandness.

* lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.

* lo apropiado = appropriateness.

* lo barato = inexpensiveness.

* lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).

* lo bastante elevado = high enough.

* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo caro = expensiveness.

* lo chicano = Chicana.

* lo chulo = coolness.

* lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).

* lo completo = completeness.

* lo completo que Algo está = fullness.

* lo creas o no = believe it or not.

* lo decisivo = the last word.

* lo definitivo = the last word.

* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.

* lo directo = directness.

* lo divertido = the fun part.

* lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.

* lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).

* lo estrafalario = zaniness.

* lo estrambótico = zaniness.

* lo extenso = comprehensiveness.

* lo favorable = propitiousness.

* lo hebraico = Hebraica.

* lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.

* lo importante es lo que eres no cómo te llamas = a rose by any other name.

* lo imprescindible = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.

* lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.

* lo indefinido = indefiniteness.

* lo indirecto = indirectness.

* lo indispensable = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.

* lo insulso = blandness.

* lo interesante = the fun part.

* lo judío = Judaica.

* lo lindo = cuteness.

* lo llano = flatness.

* lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.

* lo más conveniente es que = optimally.

* lo más destacado = highlights.

* lo más detestado = pet hate.

* lo más importante = most of all, at its core.

* lo más interesante = highlights.

* lo más mínimo = so much as.

* lo más novedoso = the last word.

* lo más odiado = pet hate.

* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.

* lo más probable es que = most probably.

* lo más recio de = brunt of, the.

* lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.

* lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* lo mejor = the top of the tree.

* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.

* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.

* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor de todo = best of all.

* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....

* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.

* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.

* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.

* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.

* lo menos posible = as little as possible.

* lo mínimo = bare minimum, bare necessities, the.

* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.

* lo mismo ocurre en el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).

* lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.

* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.

* lo mismo que para = the same as that for.

* lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).

* lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.

* lo mucho que = how extensively.

* lo noble = high-mindedness.

* lo no convencional = unconventional, the.

* lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for), there + be + a tendency (to/for).

* lo oportuno = timeliness.

* lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.

* lo peor de = brunt of, the.

* lo peor del = the armpit of the.

* lo pintoresco = quaintness.

* lo plano = flatness.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* lo poco convencional = unconventional, the.

* lo primero = for one, first off.

* lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.

* lo prometido es deuda = a promise is a promise.

* lo propicio = propitiousness.

* lo público = publicness.

* lo que = that which, what.

* lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.

* lo que Algo o Alguien se merece, lo que le corresponde, bastante = fair share, fair share.

* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.

* lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.

* lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.

* lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.

* lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.

* lo que es aun mejor = better still.

* lo que es aun peor = worse still.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

* lo que es más = what is more, what's more.

* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.

* lo que es mejor aun = better still.

* lo que es muy importante = importantly.

* lo que es peor = what's worse.

* lo que es peor aun = worse still.

* lo que espera a = what is on store for.

* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.

* lo que existe (en el mercado) = what's out there.

* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lo que hay (en el mercado) = what's out there.

* lo que hay que hacer = do + the right thing, the way to go.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* lo que le corresponde = fair share.

* lo que nos espera = things to come.

* lo que quiera que = whatever.

* lo que sea = something or other.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* lo que + ser = what + be like.

* lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* lo rural = rurality.

* los = the, ye.

* los 365 días del año = year-round.

* los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.

* los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.

* los acontecimientos = the course of events.

* lo sagrado = sacredness.

* los albores de = the dawn of.

* los años cincuenta = fifties.

* los años treinta = thirties.

* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = lose + sight of the forest for the trees.

* los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* los comienzos de = the dawn of.

* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* los de = those for, those in.

* los demás = rest, the, everybody else.

* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* los días antes de = leading up to.

* los dos = both, both of them, both of which.

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* los gobernantes = the powers-that-be.

* los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.

* los mandamás = the powers-that-be.

* los más necesitados = those most in need.

* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.

* los menos locuaces = inarticulate, the.

* los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

* los necesitados = the needy.

* los orígenes de = the dawn of.

* los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].

* los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.

* los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.

* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.

* los que = those who.

* los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.

* los que mandan = the powers-that-be.

* los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.

* los que + Verbo = those + Participio.

* los tribunales = the Bench.

* lo suficientemente cerca = within range.

* lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.

* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.

* los últimos coletazos = fag-end.

* lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks, the cat's pyjamas.

* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.

* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* lo último = the last word.

* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.

* lo vanguardista = cutting edge.

* lo yidish = Yiddica.

* parmarlas = kick + the bucket.

* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

1 all, the whole of, all of.

Toda la mañana All morning. Perdió todo su dinero=He lost all his money.

2 every, each.

Todo carro que.. All car that....

3 entire.

all.

everything, absolutely everything, all, all the lot.

whole, unity, entirety.

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► adjetivo

1 (sin excluir nada) all

■ todos los vecinos lo vieron all the neighbours saw it

■ se bebió todo el vino he drank all the wine

■ tú responderás por todos nosotros you'll answer for all of us

2 (verdadero) real

■ era todo un reto it was a real challenge

■ era toda una mujer she was every inch a woman

3 (cada) every

■ todo delito every crime

■ todas las noches every night

■ todos los días every day

4 (igual) like, exactly like, the image of

■ era toda su madre she was exactly like her mother

► pronombre

1 (sin excluir nada) all, everything

■ llamaron todos they all phoned

■ le gusta todo she likes everything

2 (cualquiera) anybody

■ todo el que yo diga anybody I say

► nombre masculino todo

1 (totalidad) whole

■ si lo consideramos como un todo if we take it as a whole

2 (en charadas) all, whole

► adverbio

1 completely, totally, all

■ está todo mojado it's all wet

\

así y todo in spite of everything

a todo esto (por cierto) by the way 2 (mientras) in the meantime

con todo in spite of everything

de todas formas / después de todo anyway, after all

del todo completely, entirely

■ arriba del todo right at the top

eso es todo that's all, that's it

estar en todo to be really with it, know what's going on

fue todo uno familiar it all happened at once

hay de todo there are all sorts

jugarse el todo por el todo figurado to take the plunge

por todo,-a all over

■ por toda Francia all over France

ser todo uno familiar to be all the same thing

todo el mundo everybody

todo lo contrario quite the opposite, quite the contrary

todo lo más at the most

todo quisque / todo Dios familiar every Tom, Dick and Harry

todos y cada uno each and everyone

► nombre masculino

1 (totalidad) whole

■ si lo consideramos como un todo if we take it as a whole

2 (en charadas) all, whole

► adverbio

1 completely, totally, all

■ está todo mojado it's all wet

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