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X sits on his hands

1 В-270

ВОРОН (ГАЛОК, МУХ) СЧИТАТЬ ВОРОН (МУХ) ЛОВИТЬ all coll, disapprov VP subj: human
1. (often pres (in questions), neg imper, or infin with хватит, нечего etc) to look around aimlessly, absent-mindedly, getting distracted from what one is doing

X ворон считает \В-270 X stands (sits etc) gaping
X stands (sits etc) there just looking (around)
Neg Imper ворон не считай - (in limited contexts
with verbs of motion) look
watch) where you're going.

«Чего ворон-то считаете? - закричала Анна и замахала рукой. - Не видите, кто приехал?» (Абрамов 1). "Are you going to stand there just looking?" Anna waved her arms. "Don't you see who's come?" (1b).

«Как пройти в управление, к Дудыреву?» - «Топай прямо да ворон не считай. Толкнут ненароком...» Семён направился по обочине дороги, оглядываясь во все стороны (Тендряков 1). "Can you tell me how to get to the Director's office, to Dudyrev?" "Straight ahead, only look where you're going, or there'll be an accident." Simon made his way along the path by the road, looking around him on all sides (1a).

2. to spend time aimlessly, lazily, be idle

X ворон считает = X loafs (around)
X twiddles (sits around twiddling) his thumbs X does absolutely nothing X sits on his hands X goofs off.
Прекрати ворон считать! Сейчас же садись за уроки! Quit goofing off! Sit down and do your homework right now!

3. to be inactive (in a situation when some action is required or expected)

X ворон считает - X (stands back (by) and) does nothing
X sits on his hands X takes no action.
Вопрос о том, какому отделу отдать освободившееся помещение, ещё не решён, но если вы будете ворон считать, то ваш отдел его точно не получит. It has yet to be decided which department will get the offices that have been vacated, but if you don't take action yours certainly won't.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > В-270
2 ворон ловить

• ВОРОН <ГАЛОК, МУХ> СЧИТАТЬ; ВОРОН < МУХ> ЛОВИТЬ all coll, disapprov

[VP; subj: human]

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1. [often pres (in questions), neg imper, or infin with хватит, нечего etc]

⇒ to look around aimlessly, absent-mindedly, getting distracted from what one is doing:

- X ворон считает≈ X stands <sits etc> gaping;

- X stands <sits etc> there just looking (around);

|| Neg Imper ворон не считай≈ [in limited contexts;

- with verbs of motion] look < watch> where you're going.

     ♦ "Чего ворон-то считаете? - закричала Анна и замахала рукой. - Не видите, кто приехал?" (Абрамов 1). "Are you going to stand there just looking?" Anna waved her arms. "Don't you see who's come?" (1b).

     ♦ "Как пройти в управление, к Дудыреву?" - "Топай прямо да ворон не считай. Толкнут ненароком..." Семён направился по обочине дороги, оглядываясь во все стороны (Тендряков 1). "Can you tell me how to get to the Director's office, to Dudyrev?" "Straight ahead, only look where you're going, or there'll be an accident." Simon made his way along the path by the road, looking around him on all sides (1a).

2. to spend time aimlessly, lazily, be idle:

- X ворон считает≈ X loafs (around);

- X twiddles < sits around twiddling> his thumbs;

- X does absolutely nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X goofs off.

     ♦ Прекрати ворон считать! Сейчас же садись за уроки! Quit goofing off! Sit down and do your homework right now!

3. to be inactive (in a situation when some action is required or expected):

- X ворон считает≈ X (stands back <by> and) does nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X takes no action.

     ♦ Вопрос о том, какому отделу отдать освободившееся помещение, ещё не решён, но если вы будете ворон считать, то ваш отдел его точно не получит. It has yet to be decided which department will get the offices that have been vacated, but if you don't take action yours certainly won't.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ворон ловить
3 ворон считать

• ВОРОН <ГАЛОК, МУХ> СЧИТАТЬ; ВОРОН < МУХ> ЛОВИТЬ all coll, disapprov

[VP; subj: human]

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1. [often pres (in questions), neg imper, or infin with хватит, нечего etc]

⇒ to look around aimlessly, absent-mindedly, getting distracted from what one is doing:

- X ворон считает≈ X stands <sits etc> gaping;

- X stands <sits etc> there just looking (around);

|| Neg Imper ворон не считай≈ [in limited contexts;

- with verbs of motion] look < watch> where you're going.

     ♦ "Чего ворон-то считаете? - закричала Анна и замахала рукой. - Не видите, кто приехал?" (Абрамов 1). "Are you going to stand there just looking?" Anna waved her arms. "Don't you see who's come?" (1b).

     ♦ "Как пройти в управление, к Дудыреву?" - "Топай прямо да ворон не считай. Толкнут ненароком..." Семён направился по обочине дороги, оглядываясь во все стороны (Тендряков 1). "Can you tell me how to get to the Director's office, to Dudyrev?" "Straight ahead, only look where you're going, or there'll be an accident." Simon made his way along the path by the road, looking around him on all sides (1a).

2. to spend time aimlessly, lazily, be idle:

- X ворон считает≈ X loafs (around);

- X twiddles < sits around twiddling> his thumbs;

- X does absolutely nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X goofs off.

     ♦ Прекрати ворон считать! Сейчас же садись за уроки! Quit goofing off! Sit down and do your homework right now!

3. to be inactive (in a situation when some action is required or expected):

- X ворон считает≈ X (stands back <by> and) does nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X takes no action.

     ♦ Вопрос о том, какому отделу отдать освободившееся помещение, ещё не решён, но если вы будете ворон считать, то ваш отдел его точно не получит. It has yet to be decided which department will get the offices that have been vacated, but if you don't take action yours certainly won't.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ворон считать
4 галок считать

• ВОРОН <ГАЛОК, МУХ> СЧИТАТЬ; ВОРОН < МУХ> ЛОВИТЬ all coll, disapprov

[VP; subj: human]

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1. [often pres (in questions), neg imper, or infin with хватит, нечего etc]

⇒ to look around aimlessly, absent-mindedly, getting distracted from what one is doing:

- X ворон считает≈ X stands <sits etc> gaping;

- X stands <sits etc> there just looking (around);

|| Neg Imper ворон не считай≈ [in limited contexts;

- with verbs of motion] look < watch> where you're going.

     ♦ "Чего ворон-то считаете? - закричала Анна и замахала рукой. - Не видите, кто приехал?" (Абрамов 1). "Are you going to stand there just looking?" Anna waved her arms. "Don't you see who's come?" (1b).

     ♦ "Как пройти в управление, к Дудыреву?" - "Топай прямо да ворон не считай. Толкнут ненароком..." Семён направился по обочине дороги, оглядываясь во все стороны (Тендряков 1). "Can you tell me how to get to the Director's office, to Dudyrev?" "Straight ahead, only look where you're going, or there'll be an accident." Simon made his way along the path by the road, looking around him on all sides (1a).

2. to spend time aimlessly, lazily, be idle:

- X ворон считает≈ X loafs (around);

- X twiddles < sits around twiddling> his thumbs;

- X does absolutely nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X goofs off.

     ♦ Прекрати ворон считать! Сейчас же садись за уроки! Quit goofing off! Sit down and do your homework right now!

3. to be inactive (in a situation when some action is required or expected):

- X ворон считает≈ X (stands back <by> and) does nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X takes no action.

     ♦ Вопрос о том, какому отделу отдать освободившееся помещение, ещё не решён, но если вы будете ворон считать, то ваш отдел его точно не получит. It has yet to be decided which department will get the offices that have been vacated, but if you don't take action yours certainly won't.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > галок считать
5 мух ловить

• ВОРОН <ГАЛОК, МУХ> СЧИТАТЬ; ВОРОН < МУХ> ЛОВИТЬ all coll, disapprov

[VP; subj: human]

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1. [often pres (in questions), neg imper, or infin with хватит, нечего etc]

⇒ to look around aimlessly, absent-mindedly, getting distracted from what one is doing:

- X ворон считает≈ X stands <sits etc> gaping;

- X stands <sits etc> there just looking (around);

|| Neg Imper ворон не считай≈ [in limited contexts;

- with verbs of motion] look < watch> where you're going.

     ♦ "Чего ворон-то считаете? - закричала Анна и замахала рукой. - Не видите, кто приехал?" (Абрамов 1). "Are you going to stand there just looking?" Anna waved her arms. "Don't you see who's come?" (1b).

     ♦ "Как пройти в управление, к Дудыреву?" - "Топай прямо да ворон не считай. Толкнут ненароком..." Семён направился по обочине дороги, оглядываясь во все стороны (Тендряков 1). "Can you tell me how to get to the Director's office, to Dudyrev?" "Straight ahead, only look where you're going, or there'll be an accident." Simon made his way along the path by the road, looking around him on all sides (1a).

2. to spend time aimlessly, lazily, be idle:

- X ворон считает≈ X loafs (around);

- X twiddles < sits around twiddling> his thumbs;

- X does absolutely nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X goofs off.

     ♦ Прекрати ворон считать! Сейчас же садись за уроки! Quit goofing off! Sit down and do your homework right now!

3. to be inactive (in a situation when some action is required or expected):

- X ворон считает≈ X (stands back <by> and) does nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X takes no action.

     ♦ Вопрос о том, какому отделу отдать освободившееся помещение, ещё не решён, но если вы будете ворон считать, то ваш отдел его точно не получит. It has yet to be decided which department will get the offices that have been vacated, but if you don't take action yours certainly won't.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мух ловить
6 мух считать

• ВОРОН <ГАЛОК, МУХ> СЧИТАТЬ; ВОРОН < МУХ> ЛОВИТЬ all coll, disapprov

[VP; subj: human]

=====

1. [often pres (in questions), neg imper, or infin with хватит, нечего etc]

⇒ to look around aimlessly, absent-mindedly, getting distracted from what one is doing:

- X ворон считает≈ X stands <sits etc> gaping;

- X stands <sits etc> there just looking (around);

|| Neg Imper ворон не считай≈ [in limited contexts;

- with verbs of motion] look < watch> where you're going.

     ♦ "Чего ворон-то считаете? - закричала Анна и замахала рукой. - Не видите, кто приехал?" (Абрамов 1). "Are you going to stand there just looking?" Anna waved her arms. "Don't you see who's come?" (1b).

     ♦ "Как пройти в управление, к Дудыреву?" - "Топай прямо да ворон не считай. Толкнут ненароком..." Семён направился по обочине дороги, оглядываясь во все стороны (Тендряков 1). "Can you tell me how to get to the Director's office, to Dudyrev?" "Straight ahead, only look where you're going, or there'll be an accident." Simon made his way along the path by the road, looking around him on all sides (1a).

2. to spend time aimlessly, lazily, be idle:

- X ворон считает≈ X loafs (around);

- X twiddles < sits around twiddling> his thumbs;

- X does absolutely nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X goofs off.

     ♦ Прекрати ворон считать! Сейчас же садись за уроки! Quit goofing off! Sit down and do your homework right now!

3. to be inactive (in a situation when some action is required or expected):

- X ворон считает≈ X (stands back <by> and) does nothing;

- X sits on his hands;

- X takes no action.

     ♦ Вопрос о том, какому отделу отдать освободившееся помещение, ещё не решён, но если вы будете ворон считать, то ваш отдел его точно не получит. It has yet to be decided which department will get the offices that have been vacated, but if you don't take action yours certainly won't.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мух считать
7 ręka rę·ka

-ki, -ce; dat sg & loc sg -ce; gen pl rąk; inst pl - kami lub - koma; loc pl - kach
f

1) (= dłoń) hand

2) (= ramię) arm

do rąk własnych adresata — to be opened by addressee only

załatwimy to od ręki — we'll sort it out while you wait

zawsze mam to pod ręką — I always have it close at hand

machała rękami — she waved her arms about

informacja z pierwszej ręki — first-hand information

uzyskać informację z pierwszej ręki — to hear it straight from the horse's mouth

poszła mu na rękę w pracy — she helped him out at work

przyszedł do niej z pustymi rękoma — he came to her empty-handed

nic nie robi i siedzi z założonymi rękoma — he doesn't do anything and just sits on his hands

ręce do góry! — hands up!

szła pod rękę z Prezydentem — she walked arm in arm with the President

prosić kogoś o rękę (= zaręczyć się) — to propose to sb, to ask for sb's hand in marriage

ręce przy sobie! — (keep your) hands to yourself!

Nowy słownik polsko-angielski > ręka rę·ka
8 Б-24

СИДЕТЬ БАРИНОМ (КАК БАРИН) coll VP subj: human to be idle while everyone else is working cooperatively
X сидит барином - X sits around like royalty
X sits on his hands.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Б-24
9 Г-123

ХЛОПАТЬ ГЛАЗАМИ coll ЛУПАТЬ ГЛАЗАМИ substand, both often disapprov or iron VP subj: human
1. to open one's eyes wide and blink them (in surprise, confusion, embarrassment etc)

X хлопал глазами = X (just) stood (sat) there blinking (dumbly (confusedly etc))
X stood (sat etc) there blinking in bewilderment (confusion, surprise, embarrassment etc)
ты что глазами хлопаешь? - why are you blinking (at me) like that?

(Пепел:) Вчера, при свидетелях, я тебе продал часы за десять рублей... три - получил, семь - подай! Чего глазами хлопаешь? (Горький 3). (Р:) Yesterday, before witnesses, I sold you a watch for ten rubles. I received three rubles, now hand over the other seven. Why are you blinking at me like that? (3b).

2. to be idle, not take action when immediate action is called for

X хлопает глазами - X sits on his hands
X doesn't lift a finger X (sits back and) does nothing.
«Из-под носа дочь уводят... а ты, старый хрыч, глазами хлопаешь!» (Максимов 3). "Your daughter's being carried off under your very nose, and you don't lift a finger, you silly old devil" (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Г-123
10 У-177

ХЛОПАТЬ УШАМИ coll, disapprov VP subj: human
1. while listening to sth., not to understand or grasp what is being said

X ушами хлопает - X looks blank.

...Сослужил Лебедев еще одну службу: подстроил чтение вслух «Тёркина на том свете». Иностранцы ушами хлопали, Хрущёв смеялся... (Солженицын 2)....Lebedev performed another public service. He arranged a reading of Tyorkin in the Next World." The foreigners looked blank, but Khrushchev laughed... (2a).

2. to be idle, inactive (when the situation requires decisive, energetic action, often under circumstances when taking concrete action would keep sth. harmful from happening or would allow one to obtain sth. valuable, advance one's career etc)

X хлопает ушами - X sits on his hands
X sits around (here, there etc) doing nothing X does nothing.
«Вот, - сказал Трёшкин, проводив Ефима долгим тяжёлым взглядом. - У меня кот пропал, а ему шапку дают из кота. Как же это понять?» - «Если мы будем ушами хлопать, они и из нас шапок наделают», - сказал Черпаков (Войнович 6). There," Tryoshkin said, following Yefim with a long heavy stare. "My tomcat disappears, and they give him a hat made of tomcat fur. How am I to interpret that?" "If we sit here long enough, doing nothing, they'll make hats out of us, too," Cherpakov said (6a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > У-177
11 сидеть барином

• СИДЕТЬ БАРИНОМ <KAK БАРИН> coll

[VP; subj: human]

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⇒ to be idle while everyone else is working cooperatively:

- X сидит барином≈ X sits around like royalty;

- X sits on his hands.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сидеть барином
12 сидеть как барин

• СИДЕТЬ БАРИНОМ <KAK БАРИН> coll

[VP; subj: human]

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⇒ to be idle while everyone else is working cooperatively:

- X сидит барином≈ X sits around like royalty;

- X sits on his hands.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сидеть как барин
13 лупать глазами

• ХЛОПАТЬ ГЛАЗАМИ coll; ЛУПАТЬ ГЛАЗАМИ substand, both often disapprov or iron

[VP; subj: human]

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1. to open one's eyes wide and blink them (in surprise, confusion, embarrassment etc):

- X хлопал глазами≈ X Oust) stood < sat> there blinking (dumbly <confusedly etc>);

- X stood <sat etc> there blinking in bewilderment <confusion, surprise, embarrassment etc>;

|| ты что глазами хлопаешь? ≈ why are you blinking (at me) like that?

♦ [Пепел:] Вчера, при свидетелях, я тебе продал часы за десять рублей... три - получил, семь - подай! Чего глазами хлопаешь? (Горький 3). [R:] Yesterday, before witnesses, I sold you a watch for ten rubles. I received three rubles, now hand over the other seven. Why are you blinking at me like that? (3b).

2. to be idle, not take action when immediate action is called for:

- X хлопает глазами≈ X sits on his hands;

- X doesn't lift a finger;

- X (sits back and) does nothing.

♦ "Из-под носа дочь уводят... а ты, старый хрыч, глазами хлопаешь!"(Максимов 3). "Your daughter's being carried off under your very nose, and you don't lift a finger, you silly old devil" (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > лупать глазами
14 хлопать глазами

• ХЛОПАТЬ ГЛАЗАМИ coll; ЛУПАТЬ ГЛАЗАМИ substand, both often disapprov or iron

[VP; subj: human]

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1. to open one's eyes wide and blink them (in surprise, confusion, embarrassment etc):

- X хлопал глазами≈ X Oust) stood < sat> there blinking (dumbly <confusedly etc>);

- X stood <sat etc> there blinking in bewilderment <confusion, surprise, embarrassment etc>;

|| ты что глазами хлопаешь? ≈ why are you blinking (at me) like that?

♦ [Пепел:] Вчера, при свидетелях, я тебе продал часы за десять рублей... три - получил, семь - подай! Чего глазами хлопаешь? (Горький 3). [R:] Yesterday, before witnesses, I sold you a watch for ten rubles. I received three rubles, now hand over the other seven. Why are you blinking at me like that? (3b).

2. to be idle, not take action when immediate action is called for:

- X хлопает глазами≈ X sits on his hands;

- X doesn't lift a finger;

- X (sits back and) does nothing.

♦ "Из-под носа дочь уводят... а ты, старый хрыч, глазами хлопаешь!"(Максимов 3). "Your daughter's being carried off under your very nose, and you don't lift a finger, you silly old devil" (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > хлопать глазами
15 хлопать ушами

• ХЛОПАТЬ УШАМИ coll, disapprov

[VP; subj: human]

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1. while listening to sth., not to understand or grasp what is being said:

- X ушами хлопает≈ X looks blank.

♦...Сослужил Лебедев еще одну службу: подстроил чтение вслух "Тёркина на том свете". Иностранцы ушами хлопали, Хрущёв смеялся... (Солженицын 2)....Lebedev performed another public service. He arranged a reading of "Tyorkin in the Next World." The foreigners looked blank, but Khrushchev laughed... (2a).

2. to be idle, inactive (when the situation requires decisive, energetic action, often under circumstances when taking concrete action would keep sth. harmful from happening or would allow one to obtain sth. valuable, advance one's career etc):

- X хлопает ушами≈ X sits on his hands;

- X sits around <here, there etc> doing nothing;

- X does nothing.

♦ "Вот, - сказал Трёшкин, проводив Ефима долгим тяжёлым взглядом. - У меня кот пропал, а ему шапку дают из кота. Как же это понять?" - "Если мы будем ушами хлопать, они и из нас шапок наделают", - сказал Черпаков (Войнович 6). "There," Tryoshkin said, following Yefim with a long heavy stare. "My tomcat disappears, and they give him a hat made of tomcat fur. How am I to interpret that?" "If we sit here long enough, doing nothing, they'll make hats out of us, too," Cherpakov said (6a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > хлопать ушами
16 tenir

tenir [t(ə)niʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. indirect transitive verb

4. impersonal verb

5. reflexive verb

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1. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• la clé qu'il tient à la main the key that he's holding

• la clé qu'il tient dans sa main the key that he's holding

• il tient son fils par la main he's holding his son's hand

• tenir la porte à qn to hold the door open for sb

   b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keep

• tenir les yeux ouverts to keep one's eyes open

• le café le tient éveillé coffee keeps him awake

• tenir qch en place to keep sth in place

• tenir une note (Music) to hold a note

   c. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keep

   d. ( = détenir) to have

• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!

• nous le tenons we've got him

• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article

• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!

• en tenir pour qn (inf) ( = l'aimer) to have a crush on sb (inf)

   e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under control

   f. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold

   g. ( = occuper) [+ place, largeur] to take up ; [+ rôle] to have ; [+ emploi] to hold

• ça tient trop de place it takes up too much room

• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the right

• elle a bien tenu son rôle de chef she was a good manager

• elle tient le rôle d'Ophélie she plays the role of Ophelia

   h. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold

   i. ( = résister à) tenir l'alcool (inf) to be able to hold one's drink

• tenir le coup [personne] to survive ; [chose] to last

• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?

   j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep to

• tenir le rythme to keep up the pace

   k. (locutions)

► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as

• je le tenais pour un imbécile I regarded him as an idiot

• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb

• il tient cela de son père he gets that from his father► tiens ! (en donnant) here you are!

• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!

• tiens, tiens ! well, well!

2. <

   a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up

• ce chapeau ne tient pas sur ma tête this hat won't stay on my head

• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the tree

• il tient bien sur ses jambes he's very steady on his legs

   b. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last

• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?

• il n'y a pas de match qui tienne there's no question of going to any match

   c. ( = résister) to hold out

• tenir bon to hold out

• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer

   d. ( = pouvoir être contenu) to fit ( dans into)

• ils ne tiendront pas dans la voiture they won't fit into the car

• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight

• son discours tient en quelques pages his speech is just a few pages long

3. <

• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to

• il ne tenait plus à la vie he had lost his will to live

• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly

• il tient beaucoup à vous connaître he's very anxious to meet you

• elle tenait absolument à parler she insisted on speaking

• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...

• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to

• ça tient au climat it's because of the climate

• son succès tient à peu de chose his success hangs on very little

• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?

• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after

• il tient de son père he takes after his father

• il a de qui tenir it runs in the family

4. <

( = dépendre de) to depend

• il ne tient qu'à vous de décider it's up to you to decide

► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!

5. <

   a. (avec les mains) to hold

• il se tenait le ventre de douleur he was holding his stomach in pain

• se tenir à qch to hold onto sth

• ils se tenaient par la main they were holding hands

• ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms round each other's waists

   b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up

• tiens-toi droit (debout) stand up straight ; (assis) sit up straight

• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouching

• tenez-vous prêts à partir be ready to leave

• elle se tenait à sa fenêtre she was standing at her window

   c. ( = se conduire) to behave

• il ne sait pas se tenir he doesn't know how to behave

• se tenir tranquille to be quiet

• tiens-toi tranquille keep still

• se tenir mal (à table) to have bad table manners ; (en société) to behave badly

• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!

   d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take place

   e. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold together

• tout se tient it's all connected

   f. (locutions)

► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!

• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with

• nous nous en tiendrons là pour aujourd'hui we'll leave it at that for today

• il aimerait savoir à quoi s'en tenir he'd like to know where he stands

• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)

il se tient pour responsable he holds himself responsible

• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!

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təniʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( serrer) to hold

tiens-moi ça — hold this (for me)

tenir quelqu'un par la main — to hold somebody's hand

tenir la rampe — to hold onto the banisters

tiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!

tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!

si je le tenais! — if I could get my hands on him!

bien tenir — to hold on to

2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control

il nous tient — he's got a hold on us

3) Armée to hold

4) ( avoir attrapé) to hold

je te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!

pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you

tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US

5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]

de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? — where did you get that information?

elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère — she inherited her jewels from her mother

6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]

bien tenir sa maison — to keep one's house spick and span

tenir la comptabilité — to keep the books

7) ( garder) to keep

tenir quelqu'un occupé — to keep somebody busy

‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’

tenir une note — Musique to hold a note

8) ( conserver une position)

tenir sa tête droite — to hold one's head upright

tenir les yeux baissés — to keep one's eyes lowered

9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]

tenir la porte fermée avec son pied — to hold the door shut with one's foot

10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]

11) ( résister)

tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy

tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out

tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain

12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]

13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]

14) ( considérer)

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible

je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts — I consider my information to be correct

tenir quelqu'un pour mort — to give somebody up for dead

tenir pour certain que — to regard it as certain that

2.

tenir à verbe transitif indirect

1) ( avoir de l'attachement pour)

tenir à — to be fond of, to like

tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life

il tient à son argent — he can't bear to be parted from his money

tenir à son indépendance — to like one's independence

2) ( vouloir)

j'y tiens — I insist

tenir à faire — to want to do

je ne tiens pas à faire — I'd rather not do

tenir à ce que quelqu'un fasse — to insist that somebody should do

je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle y aille — I'd rather she didn't go

je tiens beaucoup à la revoir — I'd really like to see her again

nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt — you really must come to dinner soon

3) ( être dû à)

tenir à — to be due to

3.

tenir de verbe transitif indirect

1) ( ressembler à)

tenir de — to take after

il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from

de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? — where does she get her nastiness from?

2) ( s'apparenter à)

tenir de — to border on

4.

verbe intransitif

1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in

ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds — these shoes won't stay on my feet

2) ( résister)

tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on

tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting

j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) — I hope my car will last out

il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television

3) ( durer)

le plan tient-il toujours? — is the plan still on?

la neige tient — the snow is settling

les fleurs n'ont pas tenu — the flowers didn't last long

la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded

4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up

5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)

faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture — to fit six people into a car

mon article tient en trois pages — my article takes up only three pages

tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)

tenir en hauteur dans une pièce — to fit into a room (heightwise)

ne pas tenir en hauteur — to be too tall ( dans for)

5.

se tenir verbe pronominal

1) ( soi-même) to hold

se tenir la tête de douleur — to hold one's head in pain

2) ( l'un l'autre)

se tenir par le bras — to be arm in arm

ils se tenaient par la taille — they had their arms around each other's waists

se tenir par la main — to hold hands

3) ( s'accrocher) to hold on

se tenir par les pieds — to hold on with one's feet

tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock

4) ( demeurer)

se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out

se tenir sans bouger — to stay still

se tenir prêt — to be ready

se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself

se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still

5) ( se comporter) to behave

savoir se tenir — to know how to behave

tiens-toi bien! — behave yourself!

6) ( avoir une posture)

se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture

tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!

7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held

8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together

9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together

ça se tient — it makes sense

10) ( se considérer)

se tenir pour — to consider oneself to be

tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!

11) ( être fidèle)

s'en tenir à — to stand by

12) ( se limiter)

s'en tenir à — to keep to

s'en tenir aux ordres — to stick to orders

s'en tenir là — to leave it there

ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec — not to know what to make of

6.

verbe impersonnel

il ne tient qu'à toi de partir — it's up to you to decide whether to leave

qu'à cela ne tienne! — never mind!

7.

tiens exclamation oh!

tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!

tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?

tiens donc! — iron fancy that!

tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!

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t(ə)niʀ
1. vt

1) (avec sa main) to hold

Tu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?

Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.

2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run

tenir les comptes — to keep the books

tenir un rôle — to play a part

3) [promesse, engagement] to keep

4) (= considérer)

tenir qn pour — to take sb for

5) (= occuper)

tenir de la place — to take up space

6) (= résister à)

tenir l'alcool — to be able to hold a drink

tenir le coup — to hold out

7) (= garder, maintenir)

tenir sa langue fig — to hold one's tongue

tenir au chaud — to keep hot

tenir à l'abri — to keep under cover

tenir prêt — to have ready

Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.

8) (= avoir reçu)

tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb

2. vi

1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold

2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last

3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survive

tenir bon — to stand fast

tenir 3 jours — to last 3 days

4) (en donnant quelque chose)

tiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!

5) (exclamatif)

Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!

tiens? (surprise) — really?

6)

tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for

Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)

ça ne tient qu'à lui — it is entirely up to him

tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do

Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.

tenir à ce que qn fasse qch — to really want sb to do sth

7)

tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after

Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.

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tenir verb table: venir

A vtr

1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;

2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;

3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;

4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;

5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;

6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;

7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;

8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;

9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;

10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;

11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;

12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litres^GB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;

13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centre^GB of the square;

14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.

B tenir à vtr ind

1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;

2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;

3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.

C tenir de vtr ind

1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;

2 ( s'apparenter à) tenir de to border on; tenir du délire to border on madness.

D vi

1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;

2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;

3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colour^GB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;

4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;

5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.

E se tenir vpr

1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;

2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;

3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;

4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;

5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;

6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;

7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;

8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;

9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;

10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;

11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;

12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.

F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!

G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!

Idiome

en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.

[tənir] verbe transitif

A.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]

1. [retenir] to hold (on to)

tenir la main de quelqu'un to hold somebody's hand

je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped

2. [manier] to hold

tu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properly

B.[CONSERVER]

1. [maintenir - dans une position] to hold, to keep ; [ - dans un état] to keep

enlève les vis qui tiennent le panneau undo the screws which hold the panel in place

tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full

tenez-lui la tête hors de l'eau hold her head above the water

elle tient ses chiens attachés she keeps her dogs tied up

tenir chaud to keep warm

je veux une robe qui tienne chaud I'd like a warm dress

tenez-le prêt (à partir) make sure he's ready (to leave)

2. [garder - note] to hold

tenir l'accord to stay in tune

‘tenez votre droite’

a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’

b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’

3. (vieilli) [conserver - dans un lieu] to keep

4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collect

C.[POSSÉDER]

1. [avoir reçu]

tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody

les propriétés que je tenais de ma mère [par héritage] the properties I'd inherited from my mother

2. [avoir capturé] to have caught, to have got hold of

[avoir à sa merci] to have got

ah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!

si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!

elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hour

pendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?

3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou got

je crois que je tiens un scoop! I think I've got a scoop!

tenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something from

il a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?

nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...

tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the state

qu'est-ce que je tiens comme rhume! (familier) I've got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

elle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)

il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonight

qu'est-ce qu'il tient!

a. (familier) [il est stupide] what a twit (UK) ou blockhead!

b. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!

c. [il est enrhumé] he's got a stinking (UK) ou horrible cold!

4. [transmettre]

nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documents

D.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]

1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to hold

quand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angry

la jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy

ce rhume me tient depuis deux semaines I've had this cold for two weeks

MILITAIRE to control

[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) control

2. [diriger, s'occuper de - commerce, maison, hôtel] to run ; [ - comptabilité, registre] to keep

tenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashier

elle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"

le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the bar

tenir la marque JEUX & SPORT to keep score

3. [donner - assemblée, conférence, séance] to hold, to have

le tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new building

4. [prononcer - discours] to give ; [ - raisonnement] to have ; [ - langage] to use

il me tint à peu près ce langage La Fontaine (allusion) here's roughly what he said to me

tenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks

comment peux-tu tenir un tel raisonnement? how can you possibly think this way?

5. [astreint à]

être tenu à quelque chose: être tenu au secret professionnel to be bound by professional secrecy

nous sommes tenus à la discrétion we're obliged to be very discreet

je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her

6. THÉÂTRE [rôle] to play, to have

tenir un rôle dans (figuré) to play a part in

7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in hand

E.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]

1. [occuper] to take up (separable), to occupy

le fauteuil tient trop de place the armchair takes up too much room

tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place

2. [contenir] to hold

F.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]

1. [résister à] (to be able) to take

il tient l'alcool he can take (especially UK) ou hold his drink

tenir le coup

a. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold out

b. [digue] to hold (out)

c. [personne] (to be able) to take it

le soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nights

tenir la route [véhicule] to have good road-holding (UK), to hold the road well

ton raisonnement ne tient pas la route (figuré) your argument doesn't stand up to scrutiny

2. [respecter] to keep to, to stand by, to uphold

tenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise

[s'engager dans - pari]

je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!

tenu!, je tiens! JEUX you're on!

G.[CONSIDÉRER] (soutenu) to hold, to consider

tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as

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[tənir] verbe intransitif

1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay up

tenir en place to stay in place

mets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape better

la porte du placard ne tient pas fermée the cupboard door won't stay shut

tout ça tient avec de la colle all this is held together with glue

le porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you going

faire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into position

tenir à

a. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou to

b. [être contigu à] to be next to

[personne]

il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yet

je ne tiens plus sur mes jambes [de fatigue] I can hardly stand up any more

cet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair

elle ne tient pas en place she can't sit still

2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last out

je ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going in

le cœur ne tiendra pas his heart won't take it

tes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with reality

tenir bon ou ferme

a. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tight

b. [ne pas céder] to hold out

tenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its way

il me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my ground

le dollar tient toujours bon the dollar is still holding firm

ne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned him

ça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it

3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stay

aucun parfum ne tient sur moi perfumes don't stay on me

4. [être valable, être d'actualité - offre, pari, rendez-vous] to stand ; [ - promesse] to hold

ça tient toujours pour demain? is it still on for tomorrow?

il n'y a pas de... qui tienne: il n'y a pas de congé qui tienne there's no question of having leave

il n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!

5. [pouvoir être logé] to fit

le compte rendu tient en une page the report takes up one page

tenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)

on tient facilement à cinq dans la barque the boat sits five in comfort

son histoire tient en peu de mots his story can be summed up in a few words

6. (locution)

en tenir pour quelqu'un (familier) to have a crush on somebody

en tenir pour quelque chose

a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on something

b. [ne considérer que] to stick to something

elle en tient vraiment pour l'hypothèse de l'assassinat she seems convinced it was murder

tiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] here

tiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thundering

tiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself useful

tenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricity

s'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!

tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?

tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of him

elle a refusé? tiens donc! (familier & ironique) she said no? you amaze me! ou surprise, surprise!

un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)

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tenir à verbe plus préposition

1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to value

si tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...

2. [vouloir]

tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing something

je tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signed

tu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularly

tenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good education

tiens-tu à ce que cela se sache? do you really want it to become known?

je voudrais t'aider — je n'y tiens pas I'd like to help you — I'd rather you didn't

venez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!

3. [résulter de] to stem ou to result from, to be due to, to be caused by

le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness

à quoi ça tient? (familier) what's the reason for it?, what's it due to?

qu'à cela ne tienne never mind, fear not (humoristique)

4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]

il ne tient qu'à toi de mettre fin à ce désordre it's entirely up to you to sort out this shambles

s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision

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tenir de verbe plus préposition

1. [ressembler à] to take after

ce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setter

elle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!

2. [relever de]

sa guérison tient du miracle his recovery is something of a miracle

des propos qui tiennent de l'injure remarks verging on the insulting

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

ils marchaient en se tenant la main they were walking hand in hand

se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists

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se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[se dérouler - conférence] to be held, to take place ; [ - festival, foire] to take place

le festival se tient en plusieurs endroits there are several venues for the festival

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se tenir verbe pronominal transitif

se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands

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se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)

se tenir à

a. to hold on to

b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip

2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seated

se tenir (légèrement) en retrait to stand back (slightly)

se tenir debout to be standing (up)

se tenir droit

a. [debout] to stand up straight

b. [assis] to sit up straight

tiens-toi mieux sur ta chaise sit properly on your chair

c'est parce que tu te tiens mal que tu as mal au dos you get backaches because of bad posture

se tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out

se tenir coi to remain silent

3. [se conduire] to behave

bien se tenir to behave oneself

mal se tenir to behave oneself badly

4. [être cohérent]

se tenir (bien)

a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand up

b. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together

je voudrais trouver un alibi qui se tienne I'm looking for a plausible excuse

[coïncider - indices, événements] to hang together, to be linked

5. (locution)

s'en tenir à: tenez-vous-en aux ordres confine yourself to carrying out orders

d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop there

je ne m'en tiendrai pas à ses excuses I won't be content with a mere apology from him

ne pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself with

on ne se tenait plus de rire we were in absolute fits (of laughter)

tiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!

elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!

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se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se considérer comme]

je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yet

se tenir pour satisfait to feel satisfied

je ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius

2. (locution)

je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tenir

17 Hand

Hand <-, Hände> [hant, pl ʼhɛndə] f

1) anat hand;

die \Hand zur Faust ballen to clench one's fist;

die Hände in die Seiten stemmen to put one's hands on one's hips;

eine \Hand/ zwei Hände breit six inches/a foot wide;

es ist nur noch etwa eine \Hand breit Wein im Fass there's only about six inches of wine left in the barrel;

mit der flachen \Hand with the flat of one's hand;

Hände hoch! hands up!;

eine hohle \Hand machen to cup one's hands;

aus der hohlen \Hand from one's cupped hands;

sie tranken an der Quelle aus der hohlen \Hand they drank at the spring from their cupped hands;

linker/rechter \Hand on the left/right;

links liegt der See, der Gutshof liegt rechter \Hand the lake is on the left and the estate on the right;

zur linken/rechten \Hand on the left-hand/right-hand side;

zur linken \Hand sehen Sie das Rathaus on the left-hand side you can see the town hall;

eine ruhige [o sichere] \Hand a steady hand;

mit sanfter \Hand with a gentle hand;

sie versteht es, ihre Abteilung mit sanfter \Hand zu führen she knows how to run her department with a calm hand;

jdm die \Hand drücken [o schütteln] to shake sb's hand;

jdm etw in die \Hand drücken to press sth into sb's hand;

jdm die \Hand geben [ o geh reichen] to shake sb's hand;

etw in Händen halten ( geh) to have sth in one's hands;

das ist ein interessantes Buch, das Sie da gerade in Händen halten that's an interesting book that you've got there at the moment;

jdn an der [o bei der] \Hand haben [o nehmen] [o fassen] to take hold of sb's hand;

etw aus der \Hand essen to eat sth out of one's hand;

in die Hände klatschen to applaud [or clap];

jdm die \Hand küssen to kiss sb's hand;

etw aus der \Hand legen to put down sth sep;

lege jetzt die Zeitung aus der \Hand, wir frühstücken! put the paper down now, we're having breakfast;

jdm die \Hand auflegen to lay one's hand on sb;

Jesus hat Kranke geheilt, indem er ihnen die \Hand auflegte Jesus healed the sick by laying his hands on them;

etw in die \Hand nehmen to pick up sth sep;

er nimmt niemals ein Buch in die \Hand he never picks up a book;

( sich darum kümmern) to attend to sth;

lass mich die Sache mal in die \Hand nehmen let me take care of the matter;

jdm etw aus der \Hand nehmen to take sth from [or off] sb, to take sth out of sb's hand;

sie nahm ihrem Kind das Messer aus der \Hand she took the knife away from her child;

der Fall ist dem Richter aus der \Hand genommen worden the judge has been relieved of the case;

sich dat die Hände reiben to rub one's hands [together];

jdm die \Hand reichen [ o geh bieten] to give sb one's hand;

sie reichten sich zur Begrüßung die Hände they greeted each other by shaking hands;

jdm etw aus der \Hand schlagen to knock sth out of sb's hand;

Hände weg! hands off!;

die \Hand nicht vor den Augen sehen können not to be able to see one's hand in front of one's face

2) kein pl sport (\Handspiel) handball;

der Schiedsrichter erkannte auf \Hand the referee blew for handball

3) (Besitz, Obhut) hands;

der Besitz gelangte in fremde Hände the property passed into foreign hands

4) pol

die öffentliche \Hand ( der Staat) [central] government;

( die Gemeinde) local government;

das Vorhaben wird durch die öffentliche \Hand finanziert the project is being financed by the public sector

WENDUNGEN:

mit seiner Hände Arbeit with one's own hands;

die Firma hat er mit seiner Hände Arbeit aufgebaut he built the firm up with his own hands;

seine Hände mit Blut beflecken ( geh) to have blood on one's hands;

für jdn/ etw seine [o die] \Hand ins Feuer legen ( fam) to vouch for sb/sth;

\Hand und Fuß haben to be purposeful;

weder \Hand noch Fuß haben to have no rhyme or reason, to make no sense;

dieser Plan hat weder \Hand noch Fuß there's no rhyme or reason to this plan;

mit Händen und Füßen ( fam) tooth and nail;

gegen diese Pläne werde ich mich mit Händen und Füßen wehren I will fight these plans tooth and nail;

\Hand aufs Herz! ( fam) cross your heart, word of honour [or honor]; (Am)

\Hand aufs Herz, hast du wirklich nichts davon gewusst? give me your word of honour, did you really know nothing about it?;

die Hände überm Kopf zusammenschlagen to throw one's hands up in amazement;

wenn man sieht, wie sie sich benimmt, kann man nur noch die Hände überm Kopf zusammenschlagen when you see how she behaves you can only throw your hands up in amazement [or horror];

von der \Hand in den Mund leben to live from hand to mouth;

die Hände in den Schoß legen to sit back and do nothing;

[bei etw] die [o seine] Hände im Spiel haben to have a hand in sth;

dieser Geschäftemacher hat überall seine Hände im Spiel! this wheeler dealer has his finger in every pie;

seine Hände in Unschuld waschen to wash one's hands of a matter;

ich hatte damit nichts zu tun, ich wasche meine Hände in Unschuld! I had nothing to do with it, I wash my hands of the matter;

bei jdm [mit etw] in besten Händen sein to be in safe hands with sb [regarding sth];

bei ihr sind Sie damit in besten Händen you're in safe hands with her as far as that is concerned;

mit der bloßen \Hand with one's bare hands;

aus erster/zweiter \Hand first-hand/second-hand;

Informationen aus zweiter \Hand sind meist wenig verlässlich second-hand information is in most cases unreliable;

( vom ersten/ zweiten Eigentümer) with one previous owner/two previous owners;

er kauft Gebrauchtwagen, aber nur aus erster \Hand he buys second-hand cars but only with one previous owner;

in festen Händen sein ( fam) to be spoken for;

bei der kannst du nicht mehr landen, die ist schon in festen Händen you won't get anywhere with her, she's already spoken for;

fleißige Hände hard workers;

freie \Hand haben to have a free hand;

jdm freie \Hand lassen to give sb a free hand;

bei der Regelung dieser Angelegenheit will Ihnen unser Konzern freie \Hand lassen our company will give you free reign in settling this matter;

von fremder \Hand from a stranger;

die Unterschrift stammt von fremder \Hand this is a stranger's signature;

in fremde Hände übergehen to change hands;

bei etw eine glückliche \Hand haben to have the Midas touch with sth;

sie hat bei all ihren Geschäftsabschlüssen immer eine glückliche \Hand gehabt she has always had the Midas touch in all of her business deals;

von langer \Hand well in advance;

der Bankraub muss von langer \Hand geplant gewesen sein the bank robbery must have been planned well in advance;

mit leeren Händen empty-handed;

eine leitende [o lenkende] \Hand a guiding hand;

letzte \Hand an etw legen akk to put the finishing touches to sth;

eine lockere \Hand haben ( fam) to let fly at the slightest provocation ( fam)

gib ihm ja keine Widerworte, du weißt, er hat eine lockere \Hand! don't contradict him, you know he likes to let fly;

aus [o von] privater \Hand privately;

haben Sie den Leuchter aus einem Antiquitätengeschäft? - nein, aus privater \Hand did you get the candelabra from an antique shop? - no, from a private individual;

jds rechte \Hand sein to be sb's right-hand man;

mit etw schnell [o flink] [o gleich] bei der \Hand sein ( fam) to be quick to do sth;

sie ist mit abfälligen Bemerkungen schnell bei der \Hand she's quick to make disparaging remarks;

eine starke [o feste] \Hand a firm hand;

jdm etw zu treuen Händen übergeben to give sth to sb for safekeeping, to entrust sth to sb;

alle Hände voll zu tun haben to have one's hands full;

mit vollen Händen excessively, plentifully, lavishly;

er gab das Geld mit vollen Händen aus he spent his money left, right and centre [or (Am) center];

sie verteilte das Geld mit vollen Händen unter den Bedürftigen she gave generously to the needy;

hinter vorgehaltener \Hand in confidence;

man erzählt sich hinter vorgehaltener \Hand davon people are telling each other about it in confidence;

jdm/einer S. in die \Hand arbeiten to play into sb's hands/the hands of sth;

jdm in die Hände [o in jds Hände] fallen to fall into sb's hands;

schaut mal, was mir zufällig in die Hände gefallen ist! look what I came across by chance;

jdm aus der \Hand fressen ( fam) to eat out of sb's hand;

jdm sind die Hände gebunden;

jds Hände sind gebunden sb's hands are tied;

ich würde dir gerne helfen, aber meine Hände sind gebunden I would like to help you, but my hands are tied;

jdm zur [o an die] \Hand gehen to lend sb a [helping] hand;

durch jds Hände [o \Hand] gehen to pass through sb's hands;

jdm... von der \Hand gehen to be... for sb;

am Computer gehen einem viele Textarbeiten leicht von der \Hand working with texts is easy on a computer;

[mit etw] \Hand in \Hand gehen to go hand in hand [with sth];

das Ansteigen der Massenarbeitslosigkeit geht mit der Rezession \Hand in \Hand the rise in mass unemployment goes hand in hand with the recession;

von \Hand zu \Hand gehen to pass from hand to hand;

in jds Hände akk °übergehen to pass into sb's hands;

jdm etw auf die \Hand geben to promise sb sth faithfully;

etw aus der \Hand geben to let sth out of one's hands;

Bücher gebe ich nicht aus der \Hand I don't lend people books;

sie musste vorübergehend die Konzernleitung aus der \Hand geben she had to relinquish the management of the group temporarily;

mit Händen zu greifen sein to be as plain as the nose on your face [or ( Brit) as a pikestaff] ( fam)

die \Hand auf etw halten akk ( fam) to keep a tight rein on sth;

um jds \Hand anhalten ( geh) to ask for sb's hand in marriage ( form)

die [o seine [schützende]] \Hand über jdn halten ( geh) to protect sb;

die [o seine] \Hand hinhalten [o aufhalten] ( fam) to hold out one's hand [for money];

jdn [für etw] an der \Hand haben ( fam) to have sb on hand [for sth];

für Autoreparaturen habe ich jdn an der \Hand I've got someone on hand who can fix cars;

etw bei der [o zur] \Hand haben to have sth to hand;

ich möchte zu gerne wissen, welche Erklärung er diesmal bei der \Hand hat! I'd like to know what explanation he's got to hand this time!;

etw in der \Hand haben to have sth in one's hands;

ich habe diese Entscheidung nicht in der \Hand this decision is not in my hands;

etw gegen jdn in der \Hand haben to have sth on sb;

die Staatsanwaltschaft hat gegen den Konzern nicht genügend Beweise in der \Hand the state prosecution didn't have sufficient evidence on the company;

jdn [fest] in der \Hand haben to have sb [well] in hand;

in jds Händen sein to be in sb's hands;

die Geiseln sind in den Händen der Terroristen the hostages are in the hands of the terrorists;

der Vertrag wird morgen in Ihren Händen sein the contract will be in your hands tomorrow;

[bei jdm] in... Händen sein to be in... hands [with sb];

sie wird bei Ihnen in guten Händen sein she will be in good hands with you;

bei uns ist Ihr Wagen in den richtigen Händen your car is in the right hands with us;

zur \Hand sein to be at hand;

der Brief ist gerade nicht zur Hand the letter is not at hand at the moment;

jdn/etw in die \Hand [o Hände] kriegen [o bekommen] to get one's hands on sb/sth;

als Zollbeamter kriegt man so manche Waffe in die \Hand customs officers come across quite a few weapons in their job;

[bei etw] mit \Hand anlegen to lend a hand [with sth];

\Hand an sich legen akk ( geh) to kill oneself;

[klar] auf der \Hand liegen ( fam) to be [perfectly] obvious;

in jds \Hand dat liegen [o sein] ( geh) to be in sb's hands;

mein Schicksal liegt in Gottes \Hand my fate lies in God's hands;

jdm [etw] aus der \Hand lesen to read [sth] from sb's hand;

die Wahrsagerin las ihm aus der \Hand the fortune teller read his palm;

etw [alleine/selber] in die [eigene] \Hand nehmen to take sth in hand [oneself] [or into one's own hands];

ich muss die Sache selber in die \Hand nehmen I'm going to have to take the matter into my own hands;

etw zur \Hand nehmen ( geh) to pick up sth sep;

nach dem Essen nahm er die Zeitung zur \Hand after the meal he picked up the paper;

sich [ o geh einander] die Hände reichen können to be two of a kind;

was Schusseligkeit angeht, können die beiden sich die Hände reichen when it comes to being clumsy they're two of a kind;

sich die \Hand reichen können;

ach, du hältst das auch für das Beste? dann können wir uns ja die Hände reichen, ich nämlich auch! oh, you think that's for the best? well, great, so do I!;

keine \Hand rühren not to lift a finger;

ich arbeite mich halb zu Tode, und er sitzt da und rührt keine \Hand I'm working myself half to death and he just sits there and doesn't lift a finger!;

jdm ist die \Hand ausgerutscht ( fam) sb could not resist slapping sb;

wenn er gar zu frech ist, kann ihr schon mal die \Hand ausrutschen if he gets too cheeky sometimes she can't resist slapping him;

jdm etw in die \Hand [o Hände] spielen to pass sth on to sb;

der Verräter spielte ihnen diese Unterlagen in die Hände the traitor passed these documents on to them;

in die Hände spucken to roll up one's sleeves sep;

so, jetzt heißt es in die Hände gespuckt und frisch an die Arbeit gegangen! okay, let's roll up our sleeves and get cracking!;

jdm unter der \Hand [o den Händen] wegsterben to die while under sb's care;

der Patient starb den Chirurgen unter den Händen weg the patient died while under the surgeons' care;

jdn auf Händen tragen to fulfil [or (Am) fulfill] sb's every wish;

jdm etw in die \Hand sprechen to promise sb sth;

eine \Hand wäscht die andere you scratch my back I'll scratch yours;

sich nicht von der \Hand weisen lassen;

nicht von der \Hand zu weisen sein not to be able to be denied;

dieses Argument hat etwas für sich, es lässt sich nicht von der \Hand weisen there's something in this argument, there's no denying it;

die Erklärung klingt plausibel, sie ist also nicht von der \Hand zu weisen the explanation sounds plausible, there's no getting away from it;

es ist nicht von der \Hand zu weisen, dass... there's no getting away from the fact that...;

es ist nicht von der \Hand zu weisen, dass die Verhandlungen in einer Sackgasse angelangt sind there's no getting away from the fact that the negotiations have reached an impasse;

jdm unter den Händen zerrinnen [o wegschmelzen] to slip through sb's fingers;

jdm zuckt es in der \Hand sb's itching to hit sb;

an \Hand einer S. gen with the aid of sth;

sie erklärte die Aufgabe an \Hand eines Beispiels she explained the task with the aid of an example;

[bar] auf die \Hand ( fam) cash in hand;

das Bestechungsgeld wurde ihm bar auf die \Hand gezahlt the bribe was paid to him in cash;

ich will die 10.000 Euro aber auf die \Hand I want the 10,000 euros in cash;

aus der \Hand offhand;

aus der \Hand weiß ich auch keine Antwort I don't know the answer offhand either;

als Lehrerin muss man in der Lage sein, Schülern etwas aus der \Hand erklären zu können as a teacher you have to be able to explain something to pupils straight off the bat;

\Hand in \Hand hand in hand;

sie gingen \Hand in \Hand spazieren they went for a walk hand in hand;

unter der \Hand secretly, on the quiet ( fam)

etw unter der \Hand erfahren to hear sth through the grapevine;

von \Hand by hand;

ein von \Hand geschriebener Lebenslauf a handwritten curriculum vitae;

von jds \Hand ( geh) at sb's hand ( form)

von jds \Hand sterben to die at sb's hand;

zu jds Händen;

zu Händen von jdm for the attention of sb, attn: sb;

„An Fa. Duss & Dümmler GmbH & Co KG, zu Händen von Herrn Weissner“ Duss & Dümmler GmbH & Co. KG. Attn: Mr. Weissner

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18 ни шьёт ни порет

( кто)

прост., неодобр.

smb. does not move (raise, stir) a finger; smb. sits on his (her) hands; smb. sits idly

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни шьёт ни порет

19 creep

kri:p
1. гл.
1) а) ползать;
пресмыкаться A person accused creeped on his hands through the fire. ≈ Обвиняемый проползал на четвереньках через огонь. б) стлаться, виться( о плюще, вьюне и подобных растениях) ∙ Syn: crawl
2) пресмыкаться, раболепствовать
3) а) красться;
подкрадываться (также в сочетаниях с creep in, creep into, creep) If this wind continues, we can creep up to-morrow to Loch Roag. ≈ Если ветер будет дуть и дальше, можно попробовать завтра сделать вылазку к Лох Роаг. creep about on tiptoe Syn: steal б) незаметно красть, грабить в) медленно двигаться;
еле передвигать ноги (о больном) The mists crept upward chill and damp. ≈ Холодный, влажный туман поднимался вверх. г) перен. медленно увеличивать (громкость и т.п.) Creep in music. ≈ А теперь потихоньку введи музыку.
4) наводить ужас (другие переводы см. примеры) It makes my blood creep ≈ У меня от этого мороз по коже, волосы встают дыбом, кровь стынет в жилах (и т.п.)
5) мор. тралить
6) тех. а) набегать по инерции( о ремне и т. п.) б) удлинняться (о рельсах в результате длительного использования) в) проскальзывать( о покрышке относительно диска колеса)
7) геол. сползать, оползать( о почве в результате эрозии и т.п.) ∙ creep in creep on creep over creep up creep up on
2. сущ.
1) а) подкрадывание, движение крадучись, ползание, подползание б) вор( крадущий что-л., пока никто не смотрит), карманный вор
2) а) мн.;
разг. мурашки, ощущение смертного ужаса (также в варианте cold creeps, может прямо не переводиться) It gives you the creeps all down the small of the back. ≈ Так страшно, что вся спина покрывается гусиной кожей. б) амер. сл. зануда, дурак, ничтожество A fat city creep sits making eyes at the daughter. ≈ Сидит тут какой-то жирный дурак и пялится на мою дочь.
3) проход а) туннель под железнодорожной насыпью б) лазейка в заборе для скота или других домашних животных ∙ Syn: creep-hole
4) специальные значения а) геол. движущийся оползень, обвал б) тех. крип, ползучесть металла (или другого материала) creep limit creep strength в) тех. деформация (особенно металла, особенно при высоких температурах) г) мор. донный трал, драга Syn: creeper, drag д) тех. набегание ремня е) авто проскальзывание покрышки относительно диска колеса pl (разговорное) содрогание;
мурашки - to give the *s привести в содрогание, бросить в дрожь очень медленное движение лаз для скота (просторечие) вор, воришка;
мелкая кража( военное) трал для подводных лодок (техническое) крип, ползучесть (электротехника) просачивание, утечка по поверхности (геология) оползание( железнодорожное) угон пути ползать, ползти - the caterpillar crept away гусеница уползла - huge glaciers * slowly into the waters of the ocean громадные ледники медленно сползают в воды океана еле передвигать ноги красться, подкрадываться - to * about on tiptoe красться на цыпочках - the sea crept noiselessly up the shore прилив бесшумно подступал к берегу подкрадываться, надвигаться незаметно - old age comes *ing upon one unnoticed старость подкрадывается незаметно - a feeling of drowsiness crept over him его охватила дремота стелиться, виться пресмыкаться, прислуживаться, подлизываться, раболепствовать вкрадываться, вползать;
прокрадываться - some mistakes have crept into the text в текст вкрались некоторые ошибки - to * into smb.'s favour втираться кому-л. в доверие чувствовать мурашки по телу, содрогаться - this made her flesh * от этого у нее по телу мурашки забегали (морское) тралить (техническое) набегать по инерции > to have always a hole to * out at иметь всегда наготове лазейку;
> learn to * before you leap (пословица) научись сначала ползать, а уж потом скакать creep геол. движущийся оползень;
обвал ~ мор. донный трал, драга ~ вчт. дрейфовать ~ еле передвигать ноги (о больном) ~ красться, подкрадываться (часто creep in, creep into, creep up) ;
to creep about on tiptoe ходить на цыпочках ~ тех. крип, ползучесть металла ~ лазейка для скота (в изгороди) ~ тех. набегание ремня ~ тех. набегать по инерции (о ремне и т. п.) ~ (crept) ползать;
пресмыкаться ~ пресмыкаться, раболепствовать ~ pl разг. содрогание;
мурашки ~ стлаться, виться (о ползучих растениях) ~ мор. тралить ~ красться, подкрадываться (часто creep in, creep into, creep up) ;
to creep about on tiptoe ходить на цыпочках to ~ into (smb.'s) favour втираться (к кому-л.) в доверие to ~ into (smb.'s) favour содрогаться;
чувствовать мурашки по телу;
it makes my flesh (или blood) creep меня мороз по коже подирает от этого to ~ into (smb.'s) favour содрогаться;
чувствовать мурашки по телу;
it makes my flesh (или blood) creep меня мороз по коже подирает от этого

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > creep

20 sit

sɪt гл.;
прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - sat
1) а) сидеть;
садиться (тж. to sit oneself) Are the children sitting at the dinner table yet? ≈ Разве дети еще не сидят за обеденным столом? б) сажать, усаживать, рассаживать (напр., гостей за столом) We can sit twelve guests at our dinner table. ≈ Мы можем разместить двенадцать гостей за нашим обеденным столом.
2) вмещать;
быть рассчитанным на
3) а) сидеть на яйцах( о птице), высиживать б) сажать на яйца (птицу)
4) а) позировать (принимать и сохранять нужную позу в течение какого-л. промежутка времени) б) (правильно) держаться в седле в) иметь правильную позицию (о гребце)
5) а) находиться, быть расположенным;
стоять The car sits in the garage. ≈ Машина стоит в гараже. б) уст. проживать
6) сидеть (о платье)
7) обременять His principles sit loosely on him. ≈ Он себя своими принципами не стесняет.
8) проводить заседание, заседать( о суде или парламенте;
тж. sit in session)
9) присматривать за ребенком в отсутствие родителей (тж. sit in) ∙ sit about sit around sit back sit down sit for sit in sit on sit out sit through sit under sit up sit upon to sit at smb.'s feet ≈ быть чьим-л. учеником, последователем;
учиться у кого-л. to sit down hard on smth. ≈ решительно воспротивиться чему-л. sit tight sit on one's hands подгонка (под фигуру) - they noticed the perfect * of her dress они заметили, что платье на ней сидит великолепно( разговорное) место, служба, работа( редкое) сиденье( техническое) осадка;
оседание - the * of a wall осадка стены сидеть - to * in an armchair сидеть в кресле - to * cross-legged сидеть, положив нога на ногу;
сидеть, поджав под себя ноги, сидеть по-турецки - to * in a tree сидеть на дереве - to * in a circle сидеть кружком сажать, усаживать - he sat the boy (down) to do his lessons он усадил мальчика за уроки - to * oneself садиться, усаживаться - to * the baby посадить малыша (на горшок) (with) сидеть с кем-либо, ухаживать за кем-либо - to * with an invalid сидеть с больным, быть сиделкой при больном работать приходящей няней;
сидеть, оставаться с (чужими) детьми (за плату) (through) высиживать до конца - to * through an awful film высидеть до конца ужасного фильма - yes, I did * through the entire programme да, я досидел до конца программы заседать, проводить заседание - Parliament will * in (the) autumn сессия парламента состоится осенью - the House of Commons will * at eight o'clock заседание палаты общин начнется в 8 часов - to * into midnight прозаседать до полуночи разбирать, рассматривать;
расследовать - to * on a case разбирать дело - the committee is *ting on the question of procedure сейчас комиссия обсуждает процедурные вопросы заседать в суде, быть судьей - to * on the bench быть (мировым) судьей - to * in judgement быть судьей, заседать в суде;
(on) судить, осуждать - to * in judgement upon smb. сурово осуждать кого-либо сосредоточенно заниматься( чем-либо) ;
сидеть (над чем-либо) - to * over a book углубиться в книгу учиться, заниматься - he sat under Professor Holmes он учился у профессора Холмса - to * for examination готовиться к экзамену;
сдавать экзамен - to * for university entrance держать вступительные экзамены в университет оставаться, пребывать - to * at home сидеть дома;
ничего не делать, сидеть сложа руки - the car *s in the garage unused машина стоит без дела в гараже находиться, стоять - a kettle *ing on a stove чайник, стоящий на плите - the house *s well back from the road дом далеко отстоит от дороги вмещать, быть рассчитанным на какое-либо количество мест - the car will * six people comfortably в машину свободно могут сесть шесть человек - the hall *s five hundred people этот зал рассчитан на пятьсот мест (on, upon) обременять, давить - new bread *s heavy on one's stomach свежий хлеб тяжел для желудка - care *s (heavy) on his mind его давит забота - his responsibilities * but lightly upon him обязанности не очень обременяют его - her years sat lightly upon her она хорошо сохранилась, она выглядела моложе своих лет (on) подавлять (чье-либо сопротивление) ;
осадить( кого-либо) - that young man is becoming insufferable;
he needs to be sat on firmly этот молодой человек становится невыносимым;
его надо решительно поставить на место (on) (канцелярское) затягивать, откладывать;
мариновать - to * on plans отложить в долгий ящик какие-либо планы - he sat on those applicatios for a month он промариновал эти заявления целый месяц засесть, устроить засаду - they sat behind the bushes они притаились за кустами (редкое) находиться, быть расположенным исходить (откуда-либо) ;
иметь какое-либо направление - in what quarter *s the wind? откуда ветер? (on) скрывать, засекречивать;
противодействовать публикации, преданию гласности - to * on a report скрыть от общественности доклад позировать (художнику, фотографу) - to * for one's portrait позировать для портрета служить прототипом (образца) - to * for a novel character послужить прототипом литературного персонажа быть членом (какой-либо комиссии) ;
занимать пост (в каком-либо учреждении) - to * as judge занимать пост судьи - to * in Parliament быть членом парламента - to * on a board быть членом правления - to * on a jury входить в жюри;
быть присяжным заседателем (for) представлять( в парламенте) - to * for N., to * for the borough of N. представлять (в парламенте) избирательный округ N.;
быть депутатом от N. сидеть (о платье) - the coat *s badly on him пиджак сидит на нем плохо - the dress *s too close on the shoulders платье узко в плечах - the collar *s awkwardly at the back воротник сзади морщит подходить;
приличествовать - his new dignity *s rather awkwardly upon him в новом положении он чувствует себя неуверенно - a light scepticism *s gracefully on him ему идет легкий налет скептицизма - his principles * loosely on him у него нет твердых принципов - the name of reformer *s ill with him звание реформатора ему не подходит высиживать (птенцов) ;
сидеть на яйцах сажать на яйца держаться (на лошади) - to * a horse gracefully изящно держаться на лошади - to * tight крепко сидеть в седле (спортивное) иметь правильную позицию (о гребце) стоять (о судне) - to * in dry dock стоять в сухом доке - to * the water well хорошо держаться на воде > to * longer than a hen засиживаться в гостях > to * on one's hands воздерживаться от аплодисментов;
бездействовать;
палец о палец не ударить > to * on the fence выжидать, занимать нейтральную позицию > to * still вести себя мирно;
быть тише воды, ниже травы > to * pretty быть в выгодном положении > to * fat быть у власти;
пользоваться влиянием;
командовать > to * tight крепко сидеть на своем месте;
стойко держаться, не сдаваться > to * at smb.'s feet быть чьим-либо учеником, последователем ~ оставаться в бездействии;
the car sits in the garage машина стоит в гараже ~ обременять;
his principles sit loosely on him он себя своими принципами не стесняет ~ up разг. (внезапно) заинтересоваться (тж. sit up and take notice) ;
to make (smb.) sit up расшевелить, встряхнуть( кого-л.) ;
sit upon = sit on sit вмещать;
быть рассчитанным на;
the table sits six people за столом усаживается шесть человек ~ держаться на лошади ~ заседать (о суде или парламенте;
тж. sit in session) ~ иметь правильную позицию (о гребце) ~ находиться, быть расположенным;
стоять ~ обременять;
his principles sit loosely on him он себя своими принципами не стесняет ~ оставаться в бездействии;
the car sits in the garage машина стоит в гараже ~ позировать ~ присматривать за ребенком в отсутствие родителей (тж. sit in) ~ уст. проживать ~ сажать, усаживать ~ сажать на яйца (птицу) ~ сидеть (о платье) ;
to sit ill on плохо сидеть на ~ (sat) сидеть;
to sit oneself садиться, усаживаться ~ сидеть на яйцах (о птице) to ~ on one's hands бездействовать;
сидеть, сложа руки;
to sit at (smb.'s) feet быть (чьим-л.) учеником, последователем;
учиться (у кого-л.) ~ back бездельничать ~ back откидываться( на спинку стула и т. п.) ~ down мириться, терпеть( under) ;
to sit down under insults сносить оскорбления ~ down разг. приземляться, делать посадку ( о самолете) ~ down садиться ~ down сидеть to ~ down hard (on smth.) решительно воспротивиться (чему-л.) ~ down мириться, терпеть (under) ;
to sit down under insults сносить оскорбления ~ for представлять в парламенте (округ) to ~ for an examination экзаменоваться ~ сидеть (о платье) ;
to sit ill on плохо сидеть на ~ in наблюдать, присутствовать, участвовать (on) ~ in присматривать за ребенком в отсутствие родителей ~ on a board участвовать в работе правления ~ on a committee участвовать в работе комитета to ~ on one's hands бездействовать;
сидеть, сложа руки;
to sit at (smb.'s) feet быть (чьим-л.) учеником, последователем;
учиться (у кого-л.) to ~ on one's hands не аплодировать;
воздерживаться от выражения одобрения ~ (sat) сидеть;
to sit oneself садиться, усаживаться ~ out высидеть, пересидеть;
to sit (smb.) out пересидеть (кого-л.) ;
sit through выдержать, высидеть до конца;
sit under слушать проповеди ~ out высидеть, пересидеть;
to sit (smb.) out пересидеть (кого-л.) ;
sit through выдержать, высидеть до конца;
sit under слушать проповеди ~ out не участвовать (в танцах) ~ out высидеть, пересидеть;
to sit (smb.) out пересидеть (кого-л.) ;
sit through выдержать, высидеть до конца;
sit under слушать проповеди to ~ in judgement осуждать;
критиковать;
to sit tight разг. твердо держаться;
не сдавать своих позиций tight: tight крепко;
to sit tight твердо держаться;
не сдавать своих позиций ~ out высидеть, пересидеть;
to sit (smb.) out пересидеть (кого-л.) ;
sit through выдержать, высидеть до конца;
sit under слушать проповеди ~ up разг. (внезапно) заинтересоваться (тж. sit up and take notice) ;
to make (smb.) sit up расшевелить, встряхнуть (кого-л.) ;
sit upon = sit on ~ up не ложиться спать;
засиживаться до поздней ночи;
бодрствовать ~ up приподняться, сесть ( в постели) ~ up сидеть прямо;
выпрямиться ~ up разг. (внезапно) заинтересоваться (тж. sit up and take notice) ;
to make (smb.) sit up расшевелить, встряхнуть (кого-л.) ;
sit upon = sit on sit вмещать;
быть рассчитанным на;
the table sits six people за столом усаживается шесть человек

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