be a thorn in the flesh (in one's side)

{θɔ:n}
1. шип, трън, бодил, бодило
a THORN in one's side/in the flesh of one трън в очите
to be/sit on THORNs седя като на тръни
2. бодлив храст/дърво, трън, трънка, глог, драка
THORN bush бодлив храст
THORN bushes трънак
a crown of THORNs трънлив венец
3. руническият знак за th

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{dъ:n} n 1. шип, трън, бодил, бодило; a thorn in o.'s side/in the f

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шип; трън; бодил; драка; глог;

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thorn[uɔ:n] n 1. шип, трън, бодил; a \thorn in s.o.'s side ( flesh) трън в очите на, пречи му; to be ( sit) on \thorns седя като на тръни; 2. трън, трънка, драка; глог; \thorn bush ( tree) трънлив храст; \thorn bushes трънак; crown of \thorns трънлив венец; 3. името на староанглийска и исландска буква, съответстваща на th.

- thorny

pigg

torn

subst. \/θɔːn\/

1) ( botanikk) torn

2) ( botanikk) tornebusk, tornekratt

3) ( i runeskrift e.l.) thorn

4) ( zoologi) brodd, pigg

5) ( insekt) forklaring: måler i slekten Ennomus

be on thorns eller sit on thorns sitte som på nåler

a thorn in one's side en torn i øyet

a thorn in the flesh ( bibelsk) en torn i kjødet

- thorny

thorn n espina

tr[ɵɔːn]

noun

1 espina, pincho

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to be a thorn in one's side ser una espina que uno tiene clavada

thorn ['ɵɔrn] n

: espina f

• abrojo s.m.

• aguijón s.m.

• espina s.f.

• pincho s.m.

• púa s.f.

• uña s.f.

a) ( spine) espina f

b) ( shrub) espino m

1. N

1) (=prickle) espina f

- be a thorn in sb's side or flesh

2) (=bush, tree) espino m

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a) ( spine) espina f

b) ( shrub) espino m

1) (on plant) spina f.

2) (bush) cespuglio m. spinoso, rovo m.

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- thorny

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1 spina ( anche fig.): a thorn in one's side (o in one's flesh) una spina nel fianco; un cruccio continuo

2 (zool.) aculeo; spina

3 (bot.) spino; pianta spinosa

4 (bot., di solito hawthorn) biancospino

5 (ling.) lettera Гѕ ( nell'alfabeto anglosassone e nell'IPA)

● (bot.) thorn apple ( Datura stramonium), stramonio □ thorn bush, rovo, biancospino; ( anche) savana spinosa □ thorn forest, boscaglia spinosa □ thorn hedge, siepe di biancospino □ (fig.) to be [to sit] on thorns, essere [stare] sulle spine.

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1) (on plant) spina f.

2) (bush) cespuglio m. spinoso, rovo m.

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- thorny

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[θɔ:n] n 1 espinho. 2 espinheiro. 3 fig aflição, incômodo, tormento. to be a thorn in one’s side (flesh) ser uma fonte de aborrecimento para alguém.

1) General subject: a thorn in (one's) side, a thorn in ( one's) side, a thorn in one's side, eyesore, thorn in the flesh, a thorn in the flesh, a thorn in smb.'s flesh

2) Deprecatingly: fungus

3) Makarov: a thorn in (one's) flesh, thorn in ( one's) flesh, thorn in (one's) side

m; -s, -n; BOT. prickle, (Dorn) thorn; ZOOL. spine, eines Stachelschweins: auch quill; eines Insekts: sting; (Metallspitze) auch am Cello etc.: spike; am Sporn: point; am Stacheldraht: barb; fig. (Schmerzendes) sting; (Ansporn) spur; jemandem ein Stachel im Fleische sein be a thorn in s.o.’s flesh ( oder side); der Stachel des Ehrgeizes trieb sie an she was goaded ( oder spurred on) by ambition; einer Sache den Stachel nehmen take the sting out of s.th.; wider den Stachel löcken geh. kick against the pricks

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(Insekt) sting;

(Musikinstrument) spike;

(Pflanze) thorn; prickle; spine;

(Spitze) barb;

(Tier) quill; spine

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m -s, -n

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1) (a thin, stiff, pointed part growing on an animal or a plant.) spine

2) (a sharp point growing on a plant or animal: A hedgehog is covered with prickles.) prickle

3) (one of the sharp spines of certain animals (eg the porcupine).) quill

4) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) sting

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1. (spitzer Dorn: von Rose) thorn; (von Kakteen) spine

kleiner \Stachel prickle, spinule spec

2. (von Igel, Seeigel) spine; (kleiner) prickle, spiculum spec; (von Stachelschwein) quill

3. (Giftstachel) sting[er], aculeus spec

4. (spitzes Metallstück) Zaun, Halsband spike; Stacheldraht barb

▶ ein \Stachel im Fleisch (geh) a thorn in the flesh [or side]

▶ wider den \Stachel löcken to kick against the pricks BRIT

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1) spine; (Dorn) thorn

2) (GiftStachel) sting

3) (spitzes Metallstück) spike; (von Stacheldraht) barb

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Stachel m; -s, -n; BOT prickle, (Dorn) thorn; ZOOL spine, eines Stachelschweins: auch quill; eines Insekts: sting; (Metallspitze) auch am Cello etc: spike; am Sporn: point; am Stacheldraht: barb; fig (Schmerzendes) sting; (Ansporn) spur;

jemandem ein Stachel im Fleische sein be a thorn in sb’s flesh ( oder side);

der Stachel des Ehrgeizes trieb sie an she was goaded ( oder spurred on) by ambition;

einer Sache den Stachel nehmen take the sting out of sth;

wider den Stachel löcken geh kick against the pricks

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1) spine; (Dorn) thorn

2) (GiftStachel) sting

3) (spitzes Metallstück) spike; (von Stacheldraht) barb

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sting n.

thorn n.

1) General subject: a thorn in (one's) flesh, a thorn in ( one's) side, anxieties, disagreeables, (у кого-л.) get into trouble, hardships, lump, mess, pickle, rough goings, sorrow, thorn in the flesh, trouble, vexatious (smb.) (кому-л.), woe, woes, worries

2) Colloquial: Queer Street (обыкн. финансовые)

3) Dialect: burble, lob's pound

4) Military: bind (по службе)

5) Jargon: cinch, hard time (из-за кого-то), hot water, in Dutch, in for it, in hot water, in the soup, jam, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the butt, pain in the neck, pain in the rear, tsuris, kick-up

заноз|а -
1. ж. splinter;

2. м. и ж. разг. (о человеке) prickly character, thorn in the flesh;
~истый разг. rough, jagged;
перен. prickly;
~ить сов. (вн.) get* a splinter (in).

прост., неодобр.

to annoy, vex, irritate s.o. greatly

X стоит у Y-a поперёк горла - X sticks in Yb throat (craw, gullet)

• СТОЯТЬ ПОПЕРЕК ГОРЛ А у кого coll

[VP; subj: human or abstr]

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⇒ to annoy, vex, irritate s.o. greatly:

- X стоит у Y-а поперёк горла≈ X sticks in Y's throat <craw, gullet>;

- X is a thorn in Y's side < flesh>.

     ♦ В Москве двадцатых годов шутить было не с кем. Шутки Петеньки и одесситов стояли поперёк горла (Мандельштам 2). In the Moscow of the twenties there was nobody to exchange jokes with. The jokes of Fetia and the Odessans stuck in one's gullet (2a).

     ♦...Вообще посадили [ меня] не за то - был, не был дома, а за то, что я, какой есть, не гожусь в этой стране, вечно я им поперёк горла, а они мне (Марченко 2)....I was being sent up not because of whether or not I was home, but because I was who I was. This country was not the place for me: I was a thorn in their flesh and they in mine (2a).

- cierń wbił mu się w palec/stopę a thorn got stuck in his finger/foot

- żywopłot z cierni a thorn hedge

- dróżka zarosła a. zarośnięta cierniami a path overgrown with thorns

- nosić cierń w sercu to have a thorn in one’s side a. flesh

- myśl o tym była dla niego bolesnym cierniem the mere thought of that was an irritation to him

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pl. ocz- Nom. -y Gen. -u Ins. - ami l. - yma

1. ( narząd wzroku) eye, optic (arch.); piwne/brązowe/niebieskie oczy hazel/brown/blue eyes; podbite oko black eye, shiner, mouse; bystre oko sharp l. keen eye; mieć bystre oko be sharp l. keen eyed l. eyesighted; zaczerwienione oko reddish eye; kocie oczy ( na drodze) cat's eyes; kocie oko min. cat's eye; tygrysie oko min. tiger's eye; dno oka anat. eyegrounds, fundus of the eye; oko cyklonu meteor. bull's eye, the eye of the storm; sokole oko eagle eye; maślane oczy filmy eyes; wprawne oko practiced eye; w mgnieniu oka in a blink of an eye, in a twinkling, in a flash l. crack; na pierwszy rzut oka at first glance; coś widać na pierwszy rzut oka sth can be seen at first glance; bez zmrużenia oka without batting an eye; na moich oczach before l. under my eyes, in front of my very eyes; słabnąć l. niknąć w oczach ( o człowieku) be fading away, be wasting away; ale masz oko! good eye!; cieszący oko easy on the eye; cieszyć oko please the eye; klapki na oczach blinders, tunnel vision; klapki na oczy ( konia) blinders; Br. blinkers; w moich oczach to jest nic niewarte it's not worth a penny in my eyes l. to my mind; z zamkniętymi oczami with one's eyes closed; pożerać kogoś oczami devour sb with one's eyes; patrzeć na coś krzywym okiem frown upon sth, look askance at sth; być komuś solą w oku be a thorn in sb's side l. flesh, be the stone in sb's shoe; (szkolić się) pod okiem instruktora (train) under the supervision of the instructor; ciemno, choć oko wykol the night is inky black; rzucać się w oczy stick out a mile, stick out like a sore thumb; spędza mi to sen z oczu I can't get it out of my mind; czytam w twoich oczach, że... I can see l. read it in your eyes that...; dobrze ci z oczu patrzy you have a kind look in your eyes; iść, gdzie oczy poniosą go and never look back, walk and don't look back; jak okiem sięgnąć as far as the eye can see; mieć oczy wokół głowy have eyes at the back of one's head; zrobiło mi się ciemno przed oczami I was seeing spots before my eyes; mam to na oku I'm keeping a (sharp) eye on it; mieć coś na oku (np. o pracy) set sights on sth; mam babcię ciągle przed oczyma I can still see grandma before my eyes; miej oczy i uszy otwarte! keep your eyes and ears open!; powiedzieć l. wygarnąć komuś prawdę w oczy tell sb the truth to his/her face, speak the truth to sb's face; wspominać kogoś/coś z łezką w oku think softly l. affectionately l. nostalgically about sb/sth, think about sb/sth with affection; mydlić komuś oczy pull the wool over sb's eyes, throw dust in sb's eyes; nawet nie mrugnął okiem he didn't flicker an eyelid; nie mogłem od niej oderwać oczu I couldn't take my eyes off her; nie mogę spojrzeć jej w oczy I can't look her in the eye/face; mieć oko na coś keep one's eyes open l. peeled l. skinned for sth; nie spuszczaj z oka dzieci keep your eye on the children, keep a close eye l. watch on the children; podbić komuś oko give sb a black eye l. a shiner; własnym oczom nie wierzę! I can't believe my eyes!; nie zmrużyłem oka I didn't sleep a wink; otworzyć szeroko oczy open one's eyes wide; widzieć kątem oka see sth out of the corner of one's eye; strzec kogoś/czegoś jak oka w głowie keep a close eye on sb/sth; rzut oka na coś glimpse at sth; kiedy ty wreszcie przejrzysz na oczy? when will you finally take the blinds off?; przewracać oczami turn up l. roll one's eyes; robić do kogoś perskie oko give sb the eye, give sb a glad eye, make eyes at sb; kłamać w żywe oczy lie through one's teeth, lie in one's throat; na piękne oczy on trust; w cztery oczy in private; rozmawiać z kimś w cztery oczy talk heart to heart to sb, talk eye to eye; rzuć na to okiem have l. take a look l. glance at it, please; cast an eye over it, please; gołym okiem with the naked eye; stanąć z kimś oko w oko stand face to face with sb, confront sb eyeball to eyeball; stracić kogoś z oczu lose sight of sb; spuścić oczy lower one's eyes, cast one's eyes down; spojrzeć prawdzie w oczy face the truth; wake up and smell the coffee; see things for what they really are; świecić oczami za kogoś blush for sb, take the rap; widzieć coś gołym okiem see sth with the naked eye; widzieć coś na własne oczy see sth with one's own eyes; widzieć coś oczami duszy see sth in one's mind's eyes; wpaść komuś w oko catch sb's fancy l. eye, take l. tickle l. catch sb's fancy; zamknąć oczy close one's eyes, breathe one's last; przymykać na coś oczy turn a blind eye to sth; zejdź mi z oczu! get out of my sight!; oczy mi się kleją I have heavy eyes l. eyelids; pi razy oko sth in the neighborhood of, more or less; pasuje to jak pięść do oka it's like a square peg in a round hole; oczy wychodzą mu na wierzch ( ze zdziwienia) his eyes popped out; oko ci zbieleje it'll leave you open-mouthed; kruk krukowi oka nie wykole crows don't pick crows' eyes; dog does not eat dog; oko za oko, ząb za ząb an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth; pańskie oko konia tuczy the eye of the master does more work than both his hands; prawda w oczy kole the greater the truth, the greater the libel; strach ma wielkie oczy fear has big eyes; czego oko nie widzi, tego sercu nie żal what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over; what the eye sees not, the heart craves not.

2. pl. oka Gen. ok (= coś jak oko) eye; ( w rosole) eye; pawie oko peacock's eye, ocellus, eyespot.

3. ( w sieci rybackiej) mesh.

4. żegl. ( wachta) watch, lookout.

5. żegl. ( pętla na linie) eye-splice, loop.

"pin;

Dorn, Kern;

macho"

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f botany thorn

zoology spine

di pesce bone

electronics plug

anatomy spina dorsale spine

parcheggio m a spina di pesce angle parking

birra f alla spina draught beer, beer on tap

fig stare sulle spine be on tenterhooks

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spina s.f.

1 thorn: le spine di una rosa, the thorns of a rose; a forma di spina, spiniform; pieno di spine, thorny; spina piccola, spinule // corona di spine, crown of thorns // un letto di spine, a bed of thorns // questa è la mia spina, this is my cross // avere una spina nel cuore, to have an aching pain in one's heart // stare sulle spine, to be on tenterhooks // non c'è rosa senza spine, (prov.) no rose without a thorn

2 ( lisca di pesce) fishbone: un pesce pieno di spine, a fish full of bones // spina branchiale, gill raker // a spina di pesce, herringbone: disegno a spina di pesce, herringbone pattern; tessuto a spina di pesce, twill (o twilled o herringbone cloth)

3 (elettr.) plug: spina con interruttore, switch plug; spina di contatto, connecting plug; spina di prova, test plug; spina tripolare, three-pin plug

4 (mecc.) pin, peg: spina a occhio, eye pin; spina cilindrica, parallel pin; spina conica, taper pin; spina di riferimento, dowel; spina di sicurezza, shear (o break) pin; spina di torsione, torque pin

5 (mar.) eyebolt

6 ( di botte) bunghole

7 (anat.): spina dorsale, backbone (o spine); spina bifida, spina bifida.

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['spina]

sostantivo femminile

1) (di arbusto, rosa) thorn, prickle, spine

2) (di porcospino) prickle, spine

3) (lisca) bone

togliere le -e a — to bone [ pesce]

4) el. plug

inserire la spina di qcs. — to plug sth. in

staccare la spina — to unplug, to pull out the plug; (rilassarsi) to unwind

5) mecc. pin

6) (della botte) tap

alla spina — [ birra] (on) draught, on tap

7) mil. colloq. (recluta) sprog, rookie AE

8) a spina di pesce in a herringbone pattern

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spina bifida — med. spina bifida, rachischisis

spina dorsale — spine, backbone

non avere spina dorsale — fig. to have no backbone, to be spineless

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essere una spina nel fianco di qcn. — to be a thorn in sb.'s flesh o side

stare sulle -e — to have the fidgets, to be on the rack o on tenterhooks

tenere qcn. sulle -e — to keep sb. guessing o on tenterhooks

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spina

/'spina/

sostantivo f.

 1 (di arbusto, rosa) thorn, prickle, spine

 2 (di porcospino) prickle, spine

 3 (lisca) bone; togliere le -e a to bone [ pesce]

 4 el. plug; inserire la spina di qcs. to plug sth. in; staccare la spina to unplug, to pull out the plug; (rilassarsi) to unwind

 5 mecc. pin

 6 (della botte) tap; alla spina [ birra] (on) draught, on tap

 7 mil. colloq. (recluta) sprog, rookie AE

 8 a spina di pesce in a herringbone pattern

IDIOMS

essere una spina nel fianco di qcn. to be a thorn in sb.'s flesh o side; stare sulle -e to have the fidgets, to be on the rack o on tenterhooks; tenere qcn. sulle -e to keep sb. guessing o on tenterhooks

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COMPOUNDS

spina bifida med. spina bifida, rachischisis; spina dorsale spine, backbone; non avere spina dorsale fig. to have no backbone, to be spineless.

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( spids, til at stikke i jorden, som afmærkning, hegnspæl) stake ( fx

boundary stake),

( kraftigere: stolpe) post ( fx boundary post, fencing post);

( lang tynd, også telegrafpæl etc) pole;

( teltpløk, kroketpæl) peg;

( til fundamentering) pile;

(se også fortøjningspæl);

[ hele huset (etc) stod på gloende pæle]

(fig) everything was in a frenzy of excitement;

[ ramme en pæl gennem rygtet] stamp out (el. nail) the rumour;

[ en pæl i kødet] a thorn in one's flesh (el. side).