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1. adjective1) (one or other) [irgend]einsome fool — irgendein Dummkopf (ugs.)
some shop/book or other — irgendein Laden/Buch
some person or other — irgendjemand; irgendwer
2) (a considerable quantity of) einig...; etlich... (ugs. verstärkend)speak at some length/wait for some time — ziemlich lang[e] sprechen/warten
some time/weeks/days/years ago — vor einiger Zeit/vor einigen Wochen/Tagen/Jahren
some time soon — bald [einmal]
would you like some wine? — möchten Sie [etwas] Wein?
do some shopping/reading — einkaufen/lesen
4) (to a certain extent)that is some proof — das ist [doch] gewissermaßen ein Beweis
5)this is some war/poem/car! — (coll.) das ist vielleicht ein Krieg/Gedicht/Wagen! (ugs.)
6) (approximately) etwa; ungefähr2. pronouneinig...she only ate some of it — sie hat es nur teilweise aufgegessen
some say... — manche sagen...
some..., others... — manche..., andere...; die einen..., andere...
3. adverb... and then some — und noch einige/einiges mehr
(coll.): (in some degree) ein bisschen; etwas* * *1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.)2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) einige3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) einige4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) gewisse2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) beachtlich2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) einige3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) ungefähr3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) etwas- academic.ru/68805/somebody">somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *[sʌm, səm]I. adj inv, attrhe played \some records for me er spielte mir ein paar Platten vorhere's \some news you might be interested in ich habe Neuigkeiten, die dich interessieren könntenthere's \some cake in the kitchen es ist noch Kuchen in der KücheI made \some money running errands ich habe mit Gelegenheitsjobs etwas Geld verdientI've got to do \some more work ich muss noch etwas arbeiten\some people actually believed it gewisse Leute haben es tatsächlich geglaubtthere are \some questions you should ask yourself es gibt [da] gewisse Fragen, die du dir stellen solltestclearly the treatment has had \some effect irgendeine Wirkung hat die Behandlung sicher gehabtthere must be \some mistake da muss ein Fehler vorliegenhe's in \some kind of trouble er steckt in irgendwelchen Schwierigkeitencould you give me \some idea of when you'll finish? können Sie mir ungefähr sagen, wann sie fertig sind?it must have been \some teacher/pupils das muss irgendein Lehrer/müssen irgendwelche Schüler gewesen sein\some idiot's locked the door irgend so ein Idiot hat die Tür verschlossen fam\some day or another irgendwann4. (noticeable) gewissto \some extent bis zu einem gewissen Gradthere's still \some hope es besteht noch eine gewisse Hoffnung5. (slight, small amount) etwasthere is \some hope that he will get the job es besteht noch etwas Hoffnung, dass er die Stelle bekommtit was \some years later when they next met sie trafen sich erst viele Jahre später wiederwe discussed the problem at \some length wir diskutierten das Problem ausgiebigI've known you for \some years now ich kenne dich nun schon seit geraumer Zeitthat took \some courage! das war ziemlich mutig!he went to \some trouble er gab sich beträchtliche [o ziemliche] Mühethat was \some argument/meal! das war vielleicht ein Streit/Essen!\some mother she turned out to be sie ist eine richtige Rabenmutter\some hotel that turned out to be! das war vielleicht ein Hotel!\some chance! we have about one chance in a hundred of getting away ( iron) tolle Aussichten! die Chancen stehen eins zu hundert, dass wir davonkommen ironperhaps there'll be \some left for us — \some hopes! ( iron) vielleicht bleibt was für uns übrig — [das ist] sehr unwahrscheinlich!II. pron1. (unspecified number of persons or things) welchehave you got any drawing pins? — if you wait a moment, I'll get you \some haben Sie Reißnägel? — wenn Sie kurz warten, hole ich [Ihnen] welchedo you have children? — if I had \some I wouldn't be here! haben Sie Kinder? — wenn ich welche hätte, wäre ich wohl kaum hier!2. (unspecified amount of sth) welche(r, s)if you want whisky I'll give you \some wenn du Whisky möchtest, gebe ich dir welchenif you need more paper then just take \some wenn du mehr Papier brauchst, nimm es dir einfach [o nimm dir einfach welches]if you need money, I can lend you \some wenn du Geld brauchst, kann ich dir gerne was [o welches] leihen3. (at least a small number) einige, manchesurely \some have noticed einige [o manche] haben es aber sicher bemerktno, I don't want all the green beans, \some are enough nein, ich möchte nicht alle grünen Bohnen, ein paar genügenI've already wrapped \some of the presents ich habe einige [o ein paar] der Geschenke schon eingepackt\some of you have already met Imran einige von euch kennen Imran bereits5. (certain people) gewisse Leute\some just never learn! gewisse Leute lernen es einfach nie!no, I don't want all the mashed potatoes, \some is enough nein, ich möchte nicht das ganze Püree, ein bisschen genügthave \some of this champagne, it's very good trink ein wenig Champagner, er ist sehr gut\some of the prettiest landscape in Germany is found nearby eine der schönsten Landschaften Deutschlands liegt ganz in der Nähe7.we got our money's worth and then \some wir bekamen mehr als unser Geld wert war1. (roughly) ungefähr, in etwa\some twenty or thirty metres deep/high ungefähr zwanzig oder dreißig Meter tief/hoch\some thirty different languages are spoken in this country in diesem Land werden etwa dreißig verschiedene Sprachen gesprochenI'm feeling \some better mir geht es [schon] etwas [o ein bisschen] bessercould you turn the heat down \some? könntest du bitte die Heizung etwas herunterstellen?he sure does talk \some, your brother dein Bruder spricht wirklich vielhe needs feeding up \some er muss ganz schön aufgepäppelt werden famwe were really going \some on the highway wir hatten auf der Autobahn ganz schön was drauf fam4.▶ \some few einige, ein paar▶ \some little ziemlichwe are going to be working together for \some little time yet wir werden noch ziemlich lange zusammenarbeiten müssen* * *[sʌm]1. adj1) (with plural nouns) einige; (= a few, emph) ein paar; (= any in "if" clauses, questions) meist nicht übersetztdid you bring some records? — hast du Schallplatten mitgebracht?
some suggestions, please! — Vorschläge bitte!
some more ( tea)? — noch etwas (Tee)?
leave some cake for me — lass mir ein bisschen or etwas Kuchen übrig
did she give you some money/sugar? — hat sie Ihnen Geld/Zucker gegeben?
3) (= certain, in contrast) manche(r, s)some people say... — manche Leute sagen...
some people just don't care —
there are some things you just don't say some questions were really difficult — es gibt (gewisse or manche) Dinge, die man einfach nicht sagt manche (der) Fragen waren wirklich schwierig
4) (vague, indeterminate) irgendeinsome book/man or other — irgendein Buch/Mann
some woman rang up — da hat eine Frau angerufen
some woman, whose name I forget... — eine Frau, ich habe ihren Namen vergessen,...
some idiot of a driver — irgend so ein Idiot von (einem) Autofahrer
in some way or another —
or some such — oder so etwas Ähnliches
(at) some time last week — irgendwann letzte Woche
it took some courage — dazu brauchte man schon (einigen) or ziemlichen Mut
(that was) some argument/party! — das war vielleicht ein Streit/eine Party!
quite some time — ganz schön lange (inf), ziemlich lange
6) (iro) vielleicht ein (inf)some help you are/this is — du bist/das ist mir vielleicht eine Hilfe (inf)
2. pron1) (= some people) einige; (= certain people) manche; (in "if" clauses, questions) welchesome..., others... — manche..., andere...
there are still some who will never understand — es gibt immer noch Leute, die das nicht begreifen werden
2) (referring to plural nouns = a few) einige; (= certain ones) manche; (in "if" clauses, questions) welcheI've only seen some of the mountains — ich habe nur ein paar von den Bergen gesehen
they're lovely, try some — die schmecken gut, probieren Sie mal
I've still got some —
tell me if you see some —
3) (referring to singular nouns = a little) etwas; (= a certain amount, in contrast) manches; (in "if" clauses, questions) welche(r, s)here is the milk, if you feel thirsty drink some — hier ist die Milch, wenn du Durst hast, trinke etwas
I drank some of the milk —
I drank some of the milk but not all — ich habe etwas von der Milch getrunken, aber nicht alles
have some! — nehmen Sie sich (dat), bedienen Sie sich
it's lovely cake, would you like some? — das ist ein sehr guter Kuchen, möchten Sie welchen?
try some of this cake — probieren Sie doch mal diesen Kuchen
would you like some money/tea? – no, I've got some — möchten Sie Geld/Tee? – nein, ich habe Geld/ich habe noch
have you got money? – no, but he has some — haben Sie Geld? – nein, aber er hat welches
he only believed/read some of it — er hat es nur teilweise geglaubt/gelesen
some of his work is good — manches, was er macht, ist gut
4)this is some of the oldest rock in the world — dies gehört zum ältesten Gestein der Welt
some of the finest poetry in the English language — einige der schönsten Gedichte in der englischen Sprache
this is some of the finest scenery in Scotland — dies ist eine der schönsten Landschaften Schottlands
3. adv1) ungefähr, etwa, circa* * *A adj1. (vor Substantiven) (irgend)ein:some day eines Tages;some day (or other) irgendwann (einmal) (in der Zukunft);some day you’ll pay for this dafür wirst du noch einmal bezahlen;some other time ein andermal;some person irgendeiner, (irgend)jemand3. manche:4. ziemlich (viel)5. gewiss(er, e, es):some extent in gewissem Maße, einigermaßen6. etwas, ein wenig, ein bisschen:take some more nimm noch etwas7. ungefähr, gegen, etwa:8. umg ‚toll:some player! ein klasse Spieler!;that was some race! das war vielleicht ein Rennen!B adv1. besonders US etwas, ziemlich2. umg enorm, tollC pron1. (irgend)ein(er, e, es):some of these days dieser Tage, demnächst2. etwas:some of it etwas davon;some of these people einige dieser Leute;will you have some? möchtest du welche oder davon haben?;and then some umg und noch einige(s) mehr3. besonders US sl darüber hinaus, noch mehr4. some …, some … die einen …, die anderen …* * *1. adjective1) (one or other) [irgend]einsome fool — irgendein Dummkopf (ugs.)
some shop/book or other — irgendein Laden/Buch
some person or other — irgendjemand; irgendwer
2) (a considerable quantity of) einig...; etlich... (ugs. verstärkend)speak at some length/wait for some time — ziemlich lang[e] sprechen/warten
some time/weeks/days/years ago — vor einiger Zeit/vor einigen Wochen/Tagen/Jahren
some time soon — bald [einmal]
3) (a small quantity of) ein bisschenwould you like some wine? — möchten Sie [etwas] Wein?
do some shopping/reading — einkaufen/lesen
that is some proof — das ist [doch] gewissermaßen ein Beweis
5)this is some war/poem/car! — (coll.) das ist vielleicht ein Krieg/Gedicht/Wagen! (ugs.)
6) (approximately) etwa; ungefähr2. pronouneinig...some say... — manche sagen...
some..., others... — manche..., andere...; die einen..., andere...
3. adverb... and then some — und noch einige/einiges mehr
(coll.): (in some degree) ein bisschen; etwas* * *adj.einig adj.irgendein adj.irgendetwas adj.manch adj. -
2 turn\ down
1. Iall his shirts have collars that turn down на всех его рубашках отложные воротнички2. III1) turn down smth. /smth. down/ turn down a dark and narrow street (this road, the alley, the passage way, etc.) сворачивать в темную, узкую улочку и т.д.2) turn down smth. /smth. down/ turn down one's coat collar опустить воротник пальто; he turned down the brim of his hat он опустил поля своей шляпы; turn down the corner of the page загнуть уголок страницы; turn down a chair for a regular diner занять место в ресторане для постоянного клиента, прислонив стул к столу3) turn down smth. /smth. down/ turn down the light's) (the flame, a lamp, the sound /the volume/, etc.) убавлять свет и т.д.; he turned the wireless /the radio/ (the television) down он убавил звук радио (телевизора); he turned down the gas он уменьшил газ4) turn down smb., smth. /smb., smth. down/ coll. turn an applicant (a suitor, etc.) down отказывать просителю и т.д.; he asked Sally to marry him but she turned him down он сделал Сэлли предложение, но она ему отказала; turn down a proposal (a claim, an offer, a plea, a scheme, etc.) не принимать /отклонять/ предложение и т.д.; turn down a candidate отвергать /отводить/ чью-л. кандидатуру3. IVturn down smth. /smth. down/ in some manner turn the lights down low убавить свет, создать полумрак; turn the volume down low приглушить звук4. XI1) be turned down in some place a page was turned down about the middle of the book примерно в середине книги была загнута страница2) be turned down my application for a permit was turned down мне было отказано в пропуске; be turned down in some manner he was flatly turned down ему категорически отказали; be turned down on account of /because of/ smth. the boy was turned down on account of his heart (because of poor physique, etc.) мальчика не приняли /не взяли, не пропустили/ из-за плохого сердца и т.д.; be turned down by smth., smb. he was turned down by a large majority vote at the board meeting на собрании правления его кандидатура была отвергнута большинством голосов; he had a couple of stories turned down by this magazine несколько его рассказов было отвергнуто этим журналом; she was turned down by the board комиссия ее отвергла; he was turned down by her она его отвергла5. XVIturn down smth. /smth. down/ to smth. turn down the gas to a glimmer привернуть /убавить/ газ так, чтобы он еле-еле горел -
3 turn
1. I1) we all turned мы все повернулись [кругом]; he turned and went away in a rage он повернулся и в гневе пошел прочь; it is time for us to turn нам пора повернуть назад /пойти обратно/; he did not know which way /where/ то turn a) он не знал, куда повернуться; б) он не знал, к кому обратиться; the river turns and twists речка извивается /петляет/; the tide has turned начинается отлив или прилив; the wind is turning ветер меняется /меняет направление/; the weather has turned погода изменилась; I fear my luck will turn боюсь, мне изменит счастье /мне перестанет везти/2) the wheels turned колеса вертелись; the ball turns крутится шар; the merry-go-round turned карусель вертелась /вращалась/; this key is hard to turn этот ключ трудно повернуть; the tap won't turn кран не поворачивается3) my head is turning у меня кружится голова; heights always make his head turn высота всегда вызывает у него головокружение4) the leaves are beginning to turn листья начинают желтеть; her hair has begun to turn она начала седеть5) the milk has turned молоко прокисло6) the edge of the knife had turned лезвие ножа затупилось2. II1) turn in some manner turn abruptly (reluctantly, instinctively, wearily, insolently, etc.) резко и т.д. повернуть (ся) или свернуть; somewhere turn this way (that way, left, around, etc.) повернуть(ся) в эту сторону и т.д.; the main road turns sharp right шоссе круто уходит направо; turn homewards (west, etc.) направляться домой и т.д.; let's turn back давайте вернемся [назад]; she turned aside and began to sob она отвернулась и начала всхлипывать; turn round and let me see your face повернись и дай мне посмотреть тебе в лице; he turned round and round он все время поворачивался /крутился/; turn at tome time it is time to turn now теперь нам пора возвращаться /поворачивать назад/2) turn in some manner the boat (the car, the cart, etc.) turned over лодка и т.д. перевернулась; the aircraft struck the ground and turned over and over самолет врезался в землю и несколько раз перевернулся; turn head over heels перекувырнуться; the boat turned upside down лодка перевернулась /опрокинулась вверх дном/; my umbrella (my pocket, etc.) turned inside out у меня вывернулся зонтик и т.д.; the whole world turned topsy-turvy весь мир перевернулся, все в мире перевернулось3) turn in some manner the key (the handle, the tap, etc.) turns easily ключ и т.д. легко поворачивается4) turn in some manner the dancer turned quickly (awkwardly, gracefully. etc.) танцовщица быстро и т.д. кружилась5) turn in some manner the metal (the wood, this material, etc.) turns well (easily, quickly, etc.) этот металл и т.д. хорошо и т.д. поддается обточке3. III1) turn smb., smth. turn one's horse (one's car, the carriage, etc.) повернуть лошадь и т.д. обратно /назад/; she turned her steps она повернула назад; turn one's head обернуться, повернуть голову; turn the course of a river (the tide of events, etc.) изменить течение реки и т.д.; turn the conversation изменить тему разговора, повернуть беседу в другое русло; turn the corner а) поворачивать за угол; the саг turned the corner машина завернула за угол; б) выходить из затруднительного положения; once he has made up his mind, nothing will turn him если он что-нибудь решил, ничто не заставит его изменить своего решения2) turn smth. turn a page of a book (pancakes, an omelette, etc.) переворачивать страницу книги и т.д.; turn hay ворошить сено; turn soil пахать; turn a bed перетряхивать постель; turn a sheet отогнуть простыню; turn a garment (a dress, a suit, a coat, a cape, a collar, etc.) перелицовывать одежду и т.д.; turn a complete circle (a half-circle, 16 points, etc.) делать полный оборот и т.д.; turn a somersault делать сальто, кувыркаться || turn one's ankle вывихнуть /подвернуть/ ногу; turn smb.'s brain сводить кого-л. с ума; grief (overwork, etc.) has turned his brain от горя и т.д. он сошел с ума3) turn smth. turn a wheel вращать колесо; turn a handle крутить ручку; turn a key (the cap of a jar, the tap, the doorknob, etc.) поворачивать ключ и т.д.4) || turn smb.'s head вскружить кому-л. голову; success had not turned his head от успеха голова у него не закружилась; turn smb.'s stomach вызывать у кого-л. тошноту; the mere sight of food turns his stomach его воротит /мутит, тошнит/ от одного вида пищи; I'm afraid the rolling of the ship will turn my stomach боюсь, что качка на корабле вызовет у меня тошноту5) turn smb. turn an excellent husband (a soldier, a schoolmaster, a reporter, a poet, a Christian, etc.) стать [со временем] прекрасным мужем и т.д.; turn traitor (informer, etc.) стать предателем и т.д.6) || turn some colour стать какого-л. цвета, принять какую-л. окраску; turn all the colours of the rainbow окраситься во все цвета радуги; he turned colour он покраснел или побледнел7) turn smth. turn milk (cream) сквашивать молоко (сливки); heat has turned the milk от жары молоко скисло8) turn some age he has turned 40 ему стукнуло сорок9) turn smth. turn a blow отводить удар; the metal is thick enough to turn a bullet металл достаточно прочен, чтобы пуля от него отскочила /его не пробила/10) turn smth. turn candlesticks (wooden vessels, brass, lead pipes, columns, etc.) вытачивать /обтачивать/ подсвечники и т.д.11) turn smth. turn an epigram (a couplet, a witty reply, etc.) сочинить эпиграмму и т.д.; turn a pretty compliment сделать тонкий комплимент; he has a knack for turning a phrase он очень ловко жонглирует словами; I don't know how he managed to turn the trick я не знаю, как ему удалось провернуть это дельце12) turn smth. turn the edge of a knife (the edge of an axe, etc.) затупить лезвие ножа и т.д.4. IV1) turn smth., smb. somewhere turn one's саг (the horse, the carriage, one's steps, etc.) back (homewards, northwards, etc.) повернуть машину и т.д. назад и т.д.; turn your eyes /your look/ this way посмотри сюда; turn smth. in some manner turn your chair so that the light is on your left поверните стул так, чтобы свет падал слева; turn the corner at full speed поворачивать за угол на полном ходу2) turn smth., smb. in some manner turn the pages of a book (of a magazine, etc.) thoughtlessly (absent-mindedly, idly, quickly, etc.) бездумно и т.д. переворачивать страницы книги /перелистывать книгу/ и т.Л; turn some old letters nostalgically с грустью перебирать старью письма; turn a patient (a body, etc,) easily легко перевернуть больного и т.д.; the doctor turned him over and looked at his back врач перевернул его и осмотрел его спину; turn the boy around, I want to sound him поверий мальчика, я его выслушаю; turn the handle three times (the tap one notch, etc.) повернуть ручку три раза и т.д.; turn one's pockets (a coat, one's glove, etc.) inside out выворачивать карманы и т.д. [наизнанку]; turn the boat (the pail, etc.) upside down опрокидывать лодку и т.д. вверх дном; don't turn this box upside down этот ящик нельзя кантовать; turn a room upside down перевернуть все в комнате вверх дном || turn one's ankle unexpectedly (suddenly, etc.) неожиданно и т.д. подвернуть ногу; I turned my ankle painfully я подвернул ногу и мне очень больно3) turn smth. in some manner you are turning my words around ты передергиваешь мои слова4) turn some age at some time she has not yet turned 40 ей еще нет сорока; his son just turned 4 его сыну как раз исполнилось четыре года; it has just turned two сейчас ровно два часа5) turn smth. somewhere turn aside a blow отвести удар6) turn smth. at some time I could turn a Latin verse in my day в свое время я писал стихи на латыни5. VIturn smth., smb. into some [other] state1) turn the light low уменьшить свет; the lamp low подвернуть лампу; fear turned him cowardly страх сделал его трусом; what turned the milk bad /sour/? от чего скисло молоко; his behaviour turns me sick от его поведения меня всего переворачивает2) turn a bird (prisoners, the animals, an arrow, etc.) loose выпустить птичку и т.д. на свободу; why don't you turn them free? почему ты не отпустишь их?3) turn the leaves red (yellow, etc.) окрашивать листья багрянцем и т.д.; the very thought turned me pale одна мысль об этом заставила меня побледнеть, я побледнел при одной мысли об этом; illness (worry, etc.) turned his hair white /grey/ он поседел от болезни и т.д.; the success of others turns him green with envy он зеленеет от зависти, когда слышит об успехах других6. XI1) be turned out of some place be turned out of the country (out of the house, etc.) быть высланным /водворенным/ из страны и т.д.; he was turned out of the hall for making too much noise его вывели /выгнали/ из зала за то, что он очень шумел; be turned from smth. he was turned from the door его прогнали от дверей2) be turned to for smth. this book may be turned to for accurate information (for answers, for clues, etc,) в этой книге можно найти точные сведения и т.д.3) be turned the dress (the suit, etc.) must be turned платье и т.д. надо перелицевать4) be turned by smth. be turned by steam приводиться в движение паром; be turned by gas вращаться при помощи газа; the mill wheel is being turned by water-power (by electricity, etc.) мельничное колесо приводится в движение /вращается/ силой воды и т.д.5) be turned (in)to smth. the drawing-room (the nursery, etc.) was turned into a study гостиная и т.д. была превращена в кабинет, из гостиной и т.д. сделали кабинет; his love was turned to hatred его любовь перешла в ненависть; it was formerly thought that common metals could be turned into gold раньше думали, что обычные металлы можно превратить в золото7. XIIhave smth. turned have one's coat (one's dress, etc.) turned отдать пальто и т.д. в перелицовку8. XIIIturn to do smth. turn to look behind (to say smth., to pass the book to me, etc.) повернуться, чтобы посмотреть назад и т.д.9. XVturn into some state turn pale побледнеть: the leaves are beginning to turn yellow листья начинают желтеть; turn blue with cold посинеть от холода; turn green with envy позеленеть от зависти; her hair was said to have turned grey in one night говорили, что она поседела за одну ночь; this ink turns black on drying эти чернила становятся черными, когда высыхают; turn cold /colder/ холодать; the weather turned rainy (bad, stormy, etc.) погода стала дождливой и т.д.; whenever I come he turns sulky всегда, когда я прихожу, он начинает дуться; don't leave the milk on the table, it'll turn sour не оставляй молоко на столе, оно скиснет10. XVI1) turn to (off, towards, into, etc.) smth., smb. turn to the window (to the left, to the right, towards me, towards the sea, for home, etc.) повернуться к окну и т.Л; turn off the highway сворачивать с шоссе; the road turns to the north here здесь дорога уходит на север; the boat turned to windward лодка развернулась по ветру; he turned towards home он направился домой; turn into a wide road (into an alley, into the next street, etc.) свернуть на широкое шоссе и т.д.; they turned from the road into the woods они повернули с дороги в лес; turn at (in, on, etc.) smth. turn at the corner завернуть за угол, поворачивать на углу; turn in bed (in one's sleep, etc.) вертеться в постели и т.д.; the wheels won't turn in this mud в такой грязи колеса будут буксовать и не будут вращаться/; it's enough to make him turn in his grave он от этого в гробу перевернется; turn on one side while sleeping повернуться на бок во сне2) turn into smth. turn into a house (into the saloon at the corner, etc.) завернуть /заглянуть/ в дом и т.д.; turn into a town заехать в город3) turn to smth., smb. turn to the last page заглянуть на последнюю страницу; you'll find those figures if you turn to page 50 вы найдете эти цифры на странице/, если откроете страницу/ пятьдесят; my thoughts often turn to this subject мои мысли часто возвращаются к этой теме /к этому вопросу/; I shall now turn to another matter теперь я перейду к другому вопросу; I have no one to turn to мне не к кому обратиться; he is not the man you could turn to in these questions он не тот человек, к которому можно было бы обратиться с просьбой по таким вопросам; turn to smth., smb. for smth. turn to the dictionary for a word (to literature for reference, to a document for guidance, to his letter for consolation, etc.) обращаться к словари в поисках слова и т.Л; turn to his friend for help (to his mother for comfort, to his teacher for advice and guidance, to the police for protection, etc.) искать помощи у друга и т.д.; turn to the secretary for information (to his colleagues for support, etc.) обратиться к секретарю за справкой и т.д.; he turned to us for a loan он попросил нас дать ему взаймы денег4) turn to smth. turn to music (to the study of law, to medical practice, to journalism, to painting, to book-collecting, etc.) заняться музыкой и т.д.; turn to one's work приниматься /браться/ за работу; he is giving up the stage and turning to film work он бросает сцену и переходит на работу в кино; turn to drink начать пить; turn to crime заняться преступной деятельностью; the starling only turns to worms when there are no berries скворцы питаются червями только тогда, когда нет ягод5) turn on (round, etc.) smth. turn on an axle (on its axis, round the sun, etc.) вращаться на оси и т.д.; the door turns on its hinges дверь поворачивается на петлях; he turned on his heel and walked out of the room он круто повернулся и вышел из комнаты6) turn with smth. his head turns with giddiness у него кружится голова; his head has turned with success успех вскружил ему голову; the weathercock turns with the wind флюгер крутится по ветру; turn at smth. his stomach turns at the sight of blood (at the mere sight of food, etc.) у него поднимается тошнота при виде крови и т.д.7) turn (in)to smb., smth. turn into a butterfly (into a very pleasant fellow, into vinegar, into ice, etc.) превратиться в бабочку /стать бабочкой/ и т.д.; fog sometimes turns to snow (to rain) туман иногда переходит в снег (в дождь); the water has turned to ice вода превратилась в лед; the snow had turned (in)to slush снег превратился в слякоть; can a wolf turn into a lamb? разве может волк обернуться /стать/ овечкой?; my admiration soon turned to scorn мое восхищение скоро сменилось презрением; turn from smth. (in)to smth. the wind turned from west into south-west Южный ветер сменился юго-западным; the sphere has turned from blue to red шар из голубого стал красным; turn for smth. turn for the better (for the worse) (из)меняться к лучшему (к худшему)8) turn (up)on smth. everything (the whole argument, the outcome, the decision, etc.) turns on his answer (on that fact, on this point, etc.) все и т.д. зависит от его ответа и т.д.; the success of the trip turns on the weather успех поездки будет зависеть от погоды; everything turned upon the result of the battle все определялось исходом боя; the conversation turned (up)on sport (upon dress, upon hunting, on a variety of subjects, etc.).разговор вертелся вокруг /касался/ спорта и т.д.; the debate did not turn upon any practical propositions обсуждение не касалось никаких практических вопросов9) turn on (against) smb. the dog (the lion, the big.cat, etc.) turned on its trainer (on its owner, on its keeper, on its pursuers, etc.) собака и т.д. набросилась на своего дрессировщика и т.Л; even the most friendly dog may turn on you if you tease or annoy it даже самая добродушная собака может наброситься на человека, если ее раздразнить; why have you turned on me? что ты на меня взъелся?; what a fine excuse for turn logon me прекрасный повод, чтобы наброситься на меня; he turned angrily against his relatives (against his former friends, against his opponents, etc.) он яростно ополчился на своих родственников и т.А; the newspapers turned against the Parliament газеты начали кампанию против парламента; his words (his own criticism, etc.) turned against him его слова и т.д. обернулись против него самого10) turn from smb. he turned from his friends oil порвал со своими друзьями; он отвернулся от своих друзей; he turned from the Democrats and joined the Republicans он порвал с демократической партией в примкнул к республиканцам11. XXI11) turn smth., smb. to (towards, into, on, etc.) smth., smb. turn the саг to the bridge повернуть машину к месту, въехать на мост; turn one's car to the left (one's camera to the right, etc.) повернуть машину налево и т.д.; turn one's саг towards the centre of the town направиться [на машине] к центру города; turn one's horse to the hills погнать лошадь в горы; turn cows to pasture выгнать коров на пастбище; turn one's chair to the fire повернуть свое кресло к камину; plants turn blooms to the light растения поворачивают головки к свету; turn one's back to one's guests (to the audience, to the wall, etc.) повернуться /стать/ спиной к гостям и т.д.; turn the light into the dark room направить луч света в темную комнату; turn a telescope on a star (the searchlight on smb., etc.) направлять телескоп на звезду и т.д.; turn the talk into other channels перевести разговор на другую тему; turn one's eyes on the stage обратить или перевести взгляд на сцену; turn smth. with smth. he turned the blow with his arm он отвел удар рукой id turn a deaf ear to smb.'s request./to smb./ отказаться выслушать чью-л. просьбу, остаться глухим к чьей-л. просьбе2) turn smb. out of (from, etc.) smth. turn smb. out of his room (out of the house, out of a club, etc.) выгнать кого-л. из комнаты и т.д.; turn a beggar from one's door прогнать нищего от своих дверей3) turn smth. to smth., smb. turn one's thoughts (one's attention, one's mind) to one's work (to practical matters, to something more important, etc.) сосредоточить свои мысли и т.д. на работе и т.А; at last they turned their attention to her наконец они занялись ею; turn one's efforts to something more important направлять свои усилия на что-либо более важное4) turn smth. to smth. turn one's hand to useful work заняться полезным делом; he can turn his hand to almost anything он умеет делать почти все; he knows how to turn things to advantage /to account/ он знает, как из всего извлечь пользу; he turns even his errors to account даже из своих ошибок он извлекает пользу5) turn smth. on (in) smth. turn a wagon on its side опрокинуть телегу на бок; turn a chop in a pan перевернуть котлету на сковородке || turn one's ankle on the edge of the sidewalk вывихнуть ногу, споткнувшись о край тротуара6) turn smth. in smth. turn one's hat in one's hands (the toy in one's fingers, etc.) вертеть шляпу в руках и т.д.; turn the key in the lock поворачивать ключ в замке и т.д. id turn smb. round one's little finger вертеть кем-л. [как хочешь], помыкать кем-л.7) turn smth. (in)to smth. turn water into ice (defeat into victory, love to hatred, tears into laughter, etc.) превращать воду в лед и т.д.; turn a theatre into a cinema (a garden into a tennis-court, etc.) переделать /перестроить/ театр в кинозал и т.д.; turn one's land into money (one's bonds into cash, their stock into cash, etc.) обратить землю в деньги и т.д.; turn coins into paper money поменять звонкую монету на бумажные деньги; turn this piece of prose into verse переложить этот прозаический отрывок на стихи; turn this passage into Greek (a German letter into French, Latin into English, etc.) перевести этот отрывок на греческий язык и т.д.; turn smb. (in)to smb. turn her into a cinema star (the boy into a friend, our soldiers into a police force, etc.) сделать из нее кинозвезду и т.д.; turn a pessimist into an optimist превращать пессимиста в оптимиста; the fairy turned the prince into a frog фея превратила принца в лягушку id turn swords into ploughshares перековать мечи на орала8) turn smb., smth., against smb. turn the children against their father (everyone against the boy, his family against him, etc.) восстанавливать детей против отца и т.д.; turn friends against friends восстановить друзей друг против друга; it turns their argument against them это направляет их доводы против них самих9) turn smb., smth. from smth. turn smb. from his duty отвлекать кого-л. от исполнения своих обязанностей; nothing will ever turn him from his purpose ничто не заставит его изменять своему решению или отказаться от своей цели; turn a vessel from her course заставить судно отклониться от курса; turn the conversation from an unpleasant subject увести разговор от неприятной темы10) turn smth. out of /from/ smth. turn candlesticks out of /from/ brass вытачивать медные подсвечники12. XXIIturn smb. by doing smth. the police turned the advancing crowd by firing over their heads полиция заставила наступающую толпу повернуть назад, начав стрельбу в воздух13. XXVturn when... (as if..., etc.) she turned when she saw us увидев нас, она отвернулась или свернула; he turned as if to go он повернулся, делая вид, что собирается уходить14. XXVIturn smth. when... she turns his shirt-collars when they get frayed она перевертывает воротнички его сорочек, когда они вытираются -
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إلى \ to: showing possession or position: It belongs to them. It was stuck to the wall, in expressions of place and time; showing where sb. or sth. goes; showing an aim or limit; showing a point that is reached: We walked to school. He jumped on to the table. I was away from June to October. against: touching (usually sth. upright): He pressed his nose against the glass. for: towards: We set off for home. into: showing a change of condition: The castle was turned into a hotel. till, until: up to (a certain time): We waited from 6.30 till midnight. \ إلى \ there: in or to that place: Let’s go there; we line there. \ See Also في ذلك المكان \ إلى \ somewhere: in or to some place (but usu. anywhere in negative sentences and questions): I’ve met him somewhere before. Let’s go somewhere peaceful (to some peaceful place). \ See Also أو في مَكانٍ ما \ إلى الأبَد \ forever: (also two words: (for ever) for always; endlessly: I can’t wait forever. \ إلى أَبْعَد حَدّ \ exceedingly: very: He’s exceedingly clever. extremely: very: You’re extremely kind. \ إلى أَبْعَد الحُدود \ ever so: very: It’s ever so easy. \ إلى أَبْعَد مِن \ farther: at or to a greater distance: I was too tired to go farther. \ إلى اتّجاه آخر \ round: so as to face in a different or opposite direction: The wind went round from east to north. He turned the car round and went back. \ إلى الاتّجاه المُضادّ \ round: so as to face in a different or opposite direction: The wind went round from east to north. He turned the car round and went back. \ إلى الآخِر \ right: all the way: Go right to the end of the road. Go right back to the beginning. \ إلى أَسْفَل \ down: from a higher level to a lower one: The aeroplane came down slowly, from a higher level to a lower one: I climbed down the tree. The rope hung down the wall. downward, downwards: in a downward direction: He lay, face downwards, on the grass. over: to from an upright (or straight) position to a flat (or bent) position: I fell over. He knocked me over. \ إلى أَعْلَى \ up: towards the top of: We climbed up the hill, in or to higher position: She lives up in the hills. She looked up at the stars. He got up from his chair. Prices often go up. uphill: up a slope: The road winds uphill for a mile. upward: in an upward direction: The aeroplane flew upwards. \ إلى أَعْلَى وإلى أسفل \ up and down: off the ground and back to it; higher and lower: He was jumping up and down. He waved his stick up and down. \ إلى أَقْصَى ما أعرِفه عنه \ to the best of sb.’s knowledge: as far as I know: To the best of my knowledge, he is honest (I have no reason to doubt his honesty). \ إلى الأَمام \ along: on; forward: She hurried along. forth: old use forwards; onwards. forward: also forwards towards the front: He stepped forward(s) to greet me. \ إلى أَن \ (prep. fml.) pending: until: I put his letter in a drawer, pending his arrival. till: up to the time when: I waited till he was ready. until: up to the time that: She stayed until I returned. \ إلى الآن \ hitherto: up to now: Hitherto, he had never been absent from work. \ إلى أو بارتفاع الرُّكبة \ knee-deep: up to the knees: The river was only knee-deep. \ إلى أو في الاتِّجاه المُعَاكِس \ about: facing the opposite way: The ship turned about and came back to harbour. \ إلى أو في داخِل \ into: (showing direction) in: He fell into a hole. She came into the house. \ إلى أو نحو الأرض \ down: on to the ground: I fell down. He knocked me down. \ إلى أو نَحْوَ الدّاخِل \ inwards: towards the inside: The door opened inwards. \ إلى أيّ حَدّ \ any: (with comparative words) at all; in any way: Do you feel any better?He’s too old to go any faster. \ إلى أَيْنَ؟ \ where: in or to what place: Where do you live? Where are you going?. \ إلى الجانِب الآخر \ over: across, from one side to the other: The gate was locked, so he climbed over. \ إلى الجهة الأخرى \ the other way round: in the opposite direction; happening in another order or relationship: Turn the chair the other way round so that you can see out of the window. George didn’t hit John - it was the other way round (John hit George). \ إلى الجهة أو الناحية الأخرى \ over: so that a different side is upwards: Turn the page over. Roll the body over. \ إلى حَدّ أنّهُ \ so: showing an effect: It was so cold that the water froze. He’s not so ill as to need a doctor. \ إلى حَدٍّ بعيد \ by far: by a long way or very much: He is by far the better player of the two. He plays better by far. largely: mostly: The accident was largely his own fault. quite: (often followed by but) not very, but reasonably; fairly: She’s quite tall, but not as tall as you. He’s quite a nice boy, but he’s lazy. stiff: (with the verbs bore, scare, worry) to a state of tiredness; nearly to death: Long speeches bore me stiff. \ إلى حَدٍّ كبير \ enormously: very greatly: I enjoyed myself enormously. madly: in a mad way; very much: He’s madly keen on football. much: greatly: I don’t much like it. such: of a kind that produces a certain result: It was such a heavy box that I could not lift it. Its weight was such that I could not lift it. \ إلى حَدٍّ ما \ fairly: (with an adj. or adv.) slightly; not completely: a fairly easy job; fairly well done. moderately: reasonably; quite, but not very: I’m moderately sure about it. It was a moderately warm day. more or less: about, but not exactly: She’s more or less ready, but she can’t find her handbag. partially: not wholly; not completely: He’s partially blind. partly: not completely; in regard to a part: It was partly my fault, and partly his. rather: not very, but fairly: I was rather sorry to miss that meeting. We arrived rather (slightly) earlier than we expected. reasonably: fairly; enough, but not completely: I’m reasonably certain of success. slightly: a little: He’s slightly taller than I am. somewhat: rather: He’s somewhat older than you are. to a certain degree: not completely: To a certain degree, it was my fault. pretty: fairly; comparatively: a pretty cheap car (cheaper than most cars). \ See Also جزئيا (جزئيًّا)، باعتدال، تقريبا (تقريبًا) \ إلى حَيْثُ \ where: in or to the place in which: I’m going where I always go. Leave him where he is. \ See Also حيث (حَيْثُ) \ إلى الخَارج \ abroad: in or to another country: I spent my holiday abroad. out: from inside: The door opened and a man came out. \ See Also في الخَارِج \ إلى الخَلْف \ back: away from the front: Stand back from the fire. backward(s): towards the back: He fell over backwards. \ إلى داخِل \ in: showing entrance or direction: He looked in through the window. He came in. He threw a stone in. inside: on (or to) the inside of: Please wait inside the room. \ See Also في داخِل \ إلى درجة أَقَلّ \ down: less; to a weaker or lower state: First heat the metal up, then cool it down. We must cut down our costs. \ إلى الطَّابق الأَسْفَل \ down: downstairs: He’s out of bed and he’ll be down in a minute. downstairs: down the stairs: He hurried downstairs. \ إلى غير رَجْعَة \ for good: for ever: I’ve stopped smoking for good. \ إلى فَوْق \ up: towards the top of: We climbed up the hill. \ See Also فوق (فَوْق) \ إلى قِطع صغيرة \ to bits: (after verbs like come, go, fall, blow, cut, tear) into little pieces: My glasses fell to bits on the floor. \ إلى ما قبلَ (وقت محدد) \ hitherto: up to now; up to the past time already spoken of: Hitherto, he had never been absent from work. \ إلى النِّهاية \ out: completely: I was tired out. right: all the way: Go right to the end of the road. up: (with verbs) completely; to the end: Finish up your food. \ إلى هذا الحَدّ \ so far: until now: We’ve won six games so far. this: so: I didn’t expect him to be this late (so late as he is) The fish was only this big (the size that I’m showing you). \ See Also حتّى الآن \ إلى هُنا \ here: at, in or to this place: I live here. Come here! He lives near here. Is the hospital far from here?. \ See Also هنا (هُنا) \ إلى هُناك \ there: to that place: Let’s go there. \ See Also هناك (هُناك) \ إلى اليَمين \ clockwise: in the direction taken by the hands of a clock: To open this lock, turn the key clockwise (or in a clockwise direction). -
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turn [tɜ:n]tourner ⇒ 1A (a), 1B (a), 1B (d), 1C (d), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (f) faire tourner ⇒ 1A (a) retourner ⇒ 1B (a) changer ⇒ 1C (a) faire devenir ⇒ 1C (a) se tourner ⇒ 2 (a) se retourner ⇒ 2 (b) devenir ⇒ 2 (d) se changer ⇒ 2 (e) tour ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (d), 3 (f), 3 (g) tournant ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) virage ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (c) tournure ⇒ 3 (d)A.(a) (cause to rotate, move round) tourner; (shaft, axle) faire tourner, faire pivoter; (direct) diriger;∎ she turned the key in the lock (to lock) elle a donné un tour de clé (à la porte), elle a fermé la porte à clé; (to unlock) elle a ouvert la porte avec la clé;∎ turn the wheel all the way round faites faire un tour complet à la roue;∎ Cars to turn the (steering) wheel tourner le volant;∎ turn the knob to the right tournez le bouton vers la droite;∎ turn the knob to "record" mettez le bouton en position "enregistrer";∎ she turned the oven to its highest setting elle a allumé ou mis le four à la température maximum;∎ she turned her chair towards the window elle a tourné sa chaise face à la fenêtre;∎ he turned the car into the drive il a engagé la voiture dans l'allée;∎ we turned our steps homeward nous avons dirigé nos pas vers la maison;∎ turn your head this way tournez la tête de ce côté∎ she turned the conversation to sport elle a orienté la conversation vers le sport;∎ their votes could turn the election in his favour leurs voix pourraient faire basculer les élections en sa faveur;∎ he would not be turned from his decision to resign il n'y a pas eu moyen de le faire revenir sur sa décision de démissionner;∎ nothing would turn the rebels from their cause rien ne pourrait détourner les rebelles de leur cause;∎ you've turned my whole family against me vous avez monté toute ma famille contre moi;∎ we turned his joke against him nous avons retourné la plaisanterie contre lui;∎ let's turn our attention to the matter in hand occupons-nous de l'affaire en question;∎ she turned her attention to the problem elle s'est concentrée sur le problème;∎ to turn one's thoughts to God tourner ses pensées vers Dieu;∎ research workers have turned the theory to practical use les chercheurs ont mis la théorie en pratique;∎ how can we turn this policy to our advantage or account? comment tirer parti de cette politique?, comment tourner cette politique à notre avantage?;∎ to turn one's back on sb tourner le dos à qn;∎ she looked at the letter the minute his back was turned dès qu'il a eu le dos tourné, elle a jeté un coup d'œil à la lettre;∎ how can you turn your back on your own family? comment peux-tu abandonner ta famille?;∎ she turned her back on her friends elle a tourné le dos à ses amis;∎ to turn one's back on the past tourner la page, tourner le dos au passé;∎ she was so pretty that she turned heads wherever she went elle était si jolie que tout le monde se retournait sur son passage;∎ success had not turned his head la réussite ne lui avait pas tourné la tête, il ne s'était pas laissé griser par la réussite;∎ all their compliments had turned her head tous leurs compliments lui étaient montés à la tête ou lui avaient tourné la tête;∎ to turn the tables on sb reprendre l'avantage sur qn;∎ figurative now the tables are turned maintenant les rôles sont renversésB.∎ the very thought of food turns my stomach l'idée même de manger me soulève le cœur;∎ to turn sth on its head bouleverser qch, mettre qch sens dessus dessous;∎ recent events have turned the situation on its head les événements récents ont retourné la situation∎ he turned the beggar from his door il a chassé le mendiant;∎ they turned the poachers off their land ils ont chassé les braconniers de leurs terres(c) (release, let loose)∎ he turned the cattle into the field il a fait rentrer le bétail dans le champ(d) (go round → corner) tourner(e) (reach → in age, time) passer, franchir;∎ I had just turned twenty je venais d'avoir vingt ans;∎ she's turned thirty elle a trente ans passés, elle a dépassé le cap de la trentaine;∎ it has only just turned four o'clock il est quatre heures passées de quelques secondes(f) (do, perform) faire;∎ the skater turned a circle on the ice la patineuse a décrit un cercle sur la glace;∎ to turn a cartwheel faire la roue∎ I've turned my ankle je me suis tordu la chevilleC.∎ to turn sth into sth transformer ou changer qch en qch;∎ bitterness turned their love into hate l'amertume a transformé leur amour en haine;∎ she turned the remark into a joke elle a tourné la remarque en plaisanterie;∎ they're turning the book into a film ils adaptent le livre pour l'écran;∎ the sight turned his heart to ice le spectacle lui a glacé le cœur ou l'a glacé;∎ Stock Exchange you should turn your shares into cash vous devriez réaliser vos actions;∎ time had turned the pages yellow le temps avait jauni les pages(b) (make bad, affect)∎ the lemon juice turned the milk (sour) le jus de citron a fait tourner le lait∎ to turn a good profit faire de gros bénéfices;∎ he turns an honest penny il gagne sa vie honnêtement;∎ familiar he was out to turn a fast buck il cherchait à gagner ou faire du fric facilement∎ a well-turned leg une jambe bien faite;∎ figurative to turn a phrase faire des phrases∎ to turn on an axis tourner autour d'un axe;∎ the crane turned (through) 180° la grue a pivoté de 180°;∎ the key won't turn la clé ne tourne pas;∎ he turned right round il a fait volte-face;∎ they turned towards me ils se sont tournés vers moi ou de mon côté;∎ they turned from the gruesome sight ils se sont détournés de cet horrible spectacle;∎ turn (round) and face the front tourne-toi et regarde devant toi∎ figurative the smell made my stomach turn l'odeur m'a soulevé le cœur(c) (change direction → person) tourner; (→ vehicle) tourner, virer; (→ luck, wind) tourner, changer; (→ river, road) faire un coude; (→ tide) changer de direction;∎ Military right turn! à droite!;∎ we turned towards town nous nous sommes dirigés vers la ville;∎ he turned (round) and went back il a fait demi-tour et est revenu sur ses pas;∎ the road turns south la route tourne vers le sud;∎ the car turned into our street la voiture a tourné dans notre rue;∎ we turned onto the main road nous nous sommes engagés dans ou nous avons pris la grand-route;∎ we turned off the main road nous avons quitté la grand-route;∎ Stock Exchange the market turned downwards/upwards le marché était à la baisse/à la hausse;∎ figurative I don't know where or which way to turn je ne sais plus quoi faire∎ it's turning cold il commence à faire froid;∎ the weather's turned bad le temps s'est gâté;∎ the argument turned nasty la dispute s'est envenimée;∎ she turned angry when he refused elle s'est mise en colère quand il a refusé;∎ to turn red/blue virer au rouge/bleu;∎ he turned red il a rougi;∎ a lawyer turned politician un avocat devenu homme politique;∎ to turn professional passer ou devenir professionnel;∎ the whole family turned Muslim toute la famille s'est convertie à l'islam(e) (transform) se changer, se transformer;∎ the pumpkin turned into a carriage la citrouille s'est transformée en carrosse;∎ the rain turned to snow la pluie s'est transformée en neige;∎ the little girl had turned into a young woman la petite fille était devenue une jeune femme;∎ their love turned to hate leur amour se changea en haine ou fit place à la haine∎ the weather has turned le temps a changé3 noun(a) (revolution, rotation) tour m;∎ he gave the handle a turn il a tourné la poignée;∎ give the screw another turn donnez un autre tour de vis;∎ with a turn of the wrist avec un tour de poignet∎ take the second turn on the right prenez la deuxième à droite;∎ no right turn (sign) défense de tourner à droite;∎ figurative at every turn à tout instant, à tout bout de champ(c) (bend, curve in road) virage m, tournant m;∎ there is a sharp turn to the left la route fait un brusque virage ou tourne brusquement à gauche(d) (change in state, nature) tour m, tournure f;∎ the conversation took a new turn la conversation a pris une nouvelle tournure;∎ it was an unexpected turn of events les événements ont pris une tournure imprévue;∎ things took a turn for the worse/better les choses se sont aggravées/améliorées;∎ the patient took a turn for the worse/better l'état du malade s'est aggravé/amélioré;∎ the situation took a tragic turn la situation a tourné au tragique∎ at the turn of the year vers la fin de l'année;∎ at the turn of the century au tournant du siècle(f) (in game, order, queue) tour m;∎ it's my turn c'est à moi, c'est mon tour;∎ it's his turn to do the dishes c'est à lui ou c'est son tour de faire la vaisselle;∎ you'll have to wait your turn il faudra attendre ton tour;∎ they laughed and cried by turns ils passaient tour à tour du rire aux larmes;∎ to take it in turns to do sth faire qch à tour de rôle;∎ let's take it in turns to drive relayons-nous au volant;∎ we took turns sleeping on the floor nous avons dormi par terre à tour de rôle;∎ turn and turn about à tour de rôle(g) (action, deed)∎ to do sb a good/bad turn rendre service/jouer un mauvais tour à qn;∎ he did them a bad turn il leur a joué un mauvais tour;∎ I've done my good turn for the day j'ai fait ma bonne action de la journée;∎ proverb one good turn deserves another = un service en vaut un autre, un service rendu en appelle un autre∎ she had one of her (funny) turns this morning elle a eu une de ses crises ce matin∎ you gave me quite a turn! tu m'as fait une sacrée peur!, tu m'as fait une de ces peurs!;∎ it gave me such a turn! j'ai eu une de ces peurs!∎ let's go for or take a turn in the garden allons faire un tour dans le jardin(k) (tendency, style)∎ to have an optimistic turn of mind être optimiste de nature ou d'un naturel optimiste;∎ he has a strange turn of mind il a une drôle de mentalité;∎ to have a good turn of speed rouler vite;∎ turn of phrase tournure f ou tour m de phrase;∎ she has a witty turn of phrase elle est très spirituelle ou pleine d'esprit(l) (purpose, requirement) exigence f, besoin m;∎ this book has served its turn ce livre a fait son temps(n) Stock Exchange (transaction) transaction f (qui comprend l'achat et la vente); British (difference in price) écart m entre le prix d'achat et le prix de vente∎ a comedy turn un numéro de comédie∎ she interviewed each of us in turn elle a eu un entretien avec chacun de nous l'un après l'autre;∎ I told Sarah and she in turn told Paul je l'ai dit à Sarah qui, à son tour, l'a dit à Paul;∎ I worked in turn as a waiter, an actor and a teacher j'ai travaillé successivement ou tour à tour comme serveur, acteur et enseignant∎ to be on the turn être sur le point de changer;∎ the tide is on the turn c'est le changement de marée; figurative le vent tourne;∎ the milk is on the turn le lait commence à tourner∎ don't play out of turn attends ton tour pour jouer;∎ figurative to speak out of turn faire des remarques déplacées, parler mal à proposAmerican turn signal lever (manette f de) clignotant mse retourner contre, s'en prendre à∎ she turned aside to blow her nose elle se détourna pour se moucheralso figurative écarter, détourner∎ she turned her head away from him elle s'est détournée de lui∎ the college turned away hundreds of applicants l'université a refusé des centaines de candidats;∎ she turned the salesman away elle chassa le représentant;∎ to turn people away (in theatre etc) refuser du monde;∎ we've been turning business away nous avons refusé du travailse détourner;∎ he turned away from them in anger en ou de colère, il leur a tourné le dos∎ it was getting dark so we decided to turn back comme il commençait à faire nuit, nous avons décidé de faire demi-tour;∎ my mind is made up, there is no turning back ma décision est prise, je ne reviendrai pas dessus∎ turn back to chapter one revenez ou retournez au premier chapitre∎ to turn the clock back remonter dans le temps, revenir en arrière(a) (heating, lighting, sound) baisser∎ to turn down the corner of a page corner une page;∎ to turn down the bed ouvrir le lit∎ they offered him a job but he turned them down ils lui ont proposé un emploi mais il a rejeté leur offre;∎ familiar she turned me down flat elle m'a envoyé balader(move downwards) tourner vers le bas;∎ the corners of his mouth turned down il a fait la moue ou une grimace désapprobatrice➲ turn in(a) (return, give in → borrowed article, equipment, piece of work) rendre, rapporter; (→ criminal) livrer à la police;∎ they turned the thief in (took him to the police) ils ont livré le voleur à la police; (informed on him) ils ont dénoncé le voleur à la police∎ turn in the edges rentrez les bords∎ the actor turned in a good performance l'acteur a très bien joué;∎ the company turned in record profits l'entreprise a fait des bénéfices record(a) (feet, toes)∎ my toes turn in j'ai les pieds en dedans∎ he turned in at the gate arrivé à la porte, il est entré∎ to turn in on oneself se replier sur soi-même➲ turn off(a) (switch off → light) éteindre; (→ heater, radio, television) éteindre, fermer; (cut off at mains) couper; (tap) fermer;∎ she turned the ignition/engine off elle a coupé le contact/arrêté le moteur∎ her superior attitude really turns me off son air suffisant me rebute(a) (leave road) tourner;∎ we turned off at junction 5 nous avons pris la sortie d'autoroute 5(b) (switch off) s'éteindre;∎ the heater turns off automatically l'appareil de chauffage s'éteint ou s'arrête automatiquement➲ turn on(a) (switch on → electricity, heating, light, radio, television) allumer; (→ engine) mettre en marche; (→ water) faire couler; (→ tap) ouvrir; (open at mains) ouvrir;∎ figurative she can turn on the charm/the tears whenever necessary elle sait faire du charme/pleurer quand il le faut(b) familiar (person → interest) intéresser□ ; (→ sexually) exciter; (→ introduce to drugs) initier à la drogue□ ;∎ to be turned on (sexually) être excité;∎ the movie didn't turn me on at all le film ne m'a vraiment pas emballé;∎ he turned us on to this new pianist il nous a fait découvrir ce nouveau pianiste(attack) attaquer;∎ the dogs turned on him les chiens l'ont attaqué ou se sont jetés sur lui;∎ his colleagues turned on him and accused him of stealing ses collègues s'en sont pris à lui et l'ont accusé de vol(take drugs) se droguer(a) (switch on) s'allumer;∎ the oven turns on automatically le four s'allume automatiquement(b) (depend, hinge on) dépendre de, reposer sur;∎ the whole case turned on or upon this detail toute l'affaire reposait sur ce détail;∎ everything turns on whether he continues as president tout dépend s'il reste président ou non➲ turn out∎ she turns her toes out when she walks elle marche en canard∎ he turned his daughter out of the house il a mis sa fille à la porte ou a chassé sa fille de la maison;∎ he was turned out of his job il a été renvoyé∎ turn the cake out onto a plate démoulez le gâteau sur une assiette∎ to turn out a room faire une pièce à fond∎ he turns out a book a year il écrit un livre par an;∎ few schools turn out the kind of people we need peu d'écoles forment le type de gens qu'il nous faut(g) (police, troops) envoyer;∎ turn out the guard! faites sortir la garde!∎ nicely or smartly turned out élégant;∎ he was turned out in a suit and a tie il portait un costume-cravate;∎ she always turns her children out beautifully elle habille toujours bien ses enfants(a) (show up) venir, arriver; Military (guard) (aller) prendre la faction; (troops) aller au rassemblement;∎ thousands turned out for the concert des milliers de gens sont venus ou ont assisté au concert;∎ the doctor had to turn out in the middle of the night le docteur a dû se déplacer au milieu de la nuit(b) (car, person) sortir, partir;∎ the car turned out of the car park la voiture est sortie du parking∎ my feet turn out j'ai les pieds en canard ou en dehors∎ his statement turned out to be false sa déclaration s'est révélée fausse;∎ her story turned out to be true ce qu'elle a raconté était vrai;∎ he turned out to be a scoundrel il s'est révélé être un vaurien, on s'est rendu compte que c'était un vaurien;∎ it turns out that… il se trouve que… + indicative∎ I don't know how it turned out je ne sais pas comment cela a fini;∎ how did the cake turn out? le gâteau était-il réussi?;∎ the story turned out happily l'histoire s'est bien terminée ou a bien fini;∎ the evening turned out badly la soirée a mal tourné;∎ everything will turn out fine tout va s'arranger ou ira bien;∎ as it turns out, he needn't have worried en l'occurrence ou en fin de compte, ce n'était pas la peine de se faire du souci(a) (playing card, mattress, person, stone) retourner; (page) tourner; (vehicle) retourner; (boat) faire chavirer;∎ I was turning over the pages of the magazine je feuilletais la revue;∎ figurative to turn over a new leaf s'acheter une conduite;∎ Agriculture to turn over the soil retourner la terre(b) (consider) réfléchir à ou sur;∎ I was turning the idea over in my mind je tournais et retournais ou ruminais l'idée dans ma tête(c) (hand over, transfer) rendre, remettre;∎ he turned the responsibility over to his deputy il s'est déchargé de la responsabilité sur son adjoint;∎ to turn sb over to the authorities livrer qn aux autorités∎ he's turning the land over to cattle farming il reconvertit sa terre dans l'élevage du bétail∎ the store turns over £1,000 a week la boutique fait un chiffre d'affaires de 1000 livres par semaine(f) (search through) fouiller(g) British familiar (rob → person) voler□, dévaliser□ ; (→ store) dévaliser□ ; (→ house) cambrioler□(a) (roll over → person) se retourner; (→ vehicle) se retourner, faire un tonneau; (→ boat) se retourner, chavirer(c) (when reading) tourner;∎ please turn over (in letter) TSVP∎ she turned round and waved goodbye elle se retourna et dit au revoir de la main;∎ the dancers turned round and round les danseurs tournaient ou tournoyaient (sur eux-mêmes)(b) (face opposite direction → person) faire volte-face, faire demi-tour; (→ vehicle) faire demi-tour;∎ figurative she turned round and accused us of stealing elle s'est retournée contre nous et nous a accusés de vol(a) (rotate → head) tourner; (→ object, person) tourner, retourner; (→ vehicle) faire faire demi-tour à;∎ could you turn the car round please? tu peux faire demi-tour, s'il te plaît?(b) (quantity of work) traiter∎ to turn a situation round renverser une situation;∎ Commerce to turn a company round sauver une entreprise de la faillite(d) (sentence, idea) retourner∎ turn to chapter one allez au premier chapitre(b) (seek help from) s'adresser à, se tourner vers;∎ to turn to sb for advice consulter qn, demander conseil à qn;∎ I don't know who to turn to je ne sais pas à qui m'adresser ou qui aller trouver;∎ he turned to his mother for sympathy il s'est tourné vers sa mère pour qu'elle le console;∎ she won't turn to me for help elle ne veut pas me demander de l'aide;∎ he turned to the bottle il s'est mis à boire∎ her thoughts turned to her sister elle se mit à penser à sa sœur;∎ the discussion turned to the war on se mit à discuter de la guerre(d) (address → subject, issue etc) aborder, traiter;∎ we shall now turn to the problem of housing nous allons maintenant aborder le problème du logement;∎ let us turn to another topic passons à un autre sujet➲ turn up(a) (heat, lighting, radio, TV) mettre plus fort;∎ to turn the sound up augmenter ou monter le volume;∎ she turned the oven up elle a mis ou réglé le four plus fort, elle a augmenté la température du four;∎ British very familiar turn it up! la ferme!∎ her research turned up some interesting new facts sa recherche a révélé de nouveaux détails intéressants(c) (point upwards) remonter, relever;∎ she has a turned-up nose elle a le nez retroussé(d) (collar) relever; (trousers) remonter; (sleeve) retrousser, remonter; (in order to shorten) raccourcir en faisant un ourlet(e) (uncover → card) retourner∎ she turned up at my office this morning elle s'est présentée à mon bureau ce matin;∎ he'll turn up again one of these days il reviendra bien un de ces jours;∎ I'll take the first job that turns up je prendrai le premier poste qui se présentera(b) (be found) être trouvé ou retrouvé;∎ her bag turned up eventually elle a fini par retrouver son sac∎ don't worry, something will turn up ne t'en fais pas, tu finiras par trouver quelque chose;∎ until something better turns up en attendant mieux -
6 descender
v.1 to fall, to drop (valor, temperatura, nivel).ha descendido el interés por la política there is less interest in politics2 to descend.la niebla descendió sobre el valle the mist descended on the valleyel río desciende por el valle the river runs down the valley3 to be relegated.descender a segunda to be relegated to the second divisiondescender de categoría to be relegated4 to go down.5 to descend from.La tribu desciende de la región central the tribe comes from the central regionDe esa palabra descienden otras muchas many other words derive from that oneEl buen ánimo general descendió The general good mood descended.Ella descendió despacio She descended slowly.Ella desciende de guerreros She descends from warriors.El bus descendió por la colina The bus descended by way of the hill.Me descendió la temperatura My temperature descended.6 to get off, to get out.descender de un avión to get off a planedescender de un coche to get out of a car7 to walk down.Elsa descendió la colina Elsa walked down the hill.8 to lower, to reduce in intensity, to reduce.La fricción descendió el impulso The friction lowered the momentum.9 to have less.Me descendió la fiebre I have less fever.* * *1 to descend, go down, come down2 (temperatura, nivel, etc) to drop, fall, go down3 (ser descendiente) to descend (de, from), issue (de, from)4 (provenir) to come (de, from)1 (llevar más bajo) to take down, bring down, lower2 (bajar) to go down* * *verb1) to descend2) go down3) fall, drop•* * *1. VT1) [+ escalera, colina] to come down, go down, descend frmdescendió las escaleras y se nos acercó — he came down o frm descended the stairs and approached us
2) (=llevar abajo)descendieron al bombero al pozo — they lowered the fireman o let the fireman down into the well
descendieron al gato del tejado — they brought o got the cat down from the roof
un señor le ayudó a descender el equipaje — a man helped her to get o reach her luggage down
3) [en orden, jerarquía] to downgrade, demotelo han descendido de categoría por ineficacia — he has been downgraded o demoted for inefficiency
el single descendió tres puestos en las listas de éxitos — the single went down three places in the charts
2. VI1) (=disminuir) [fiebre] to go down, abate; [temperatura, precio, número, nivel] to go down, fall, drop; [ventas, demanda, producción] to fall, drop (off); [calidad] to go down, declineel índice de paro descendió considerablemente — unemployment has fallen o gone down considerably
2) [de un lugar a otro] [persona] to come down, go down, descend frm; [avión] to descendel río desciende limpio de la sierra — the river comes o runs down clean from the mountains
3) [en orden, jerarquía] to be downgraded, be demoted; (Dep) to be relegatedha descendido tras el reajuste de la plantilla — he has been downgraded o demoted in the staff reorganization
4)• descender de (=provenir de) —
esta palabra desciende del latín — this word comes from o derives from (the) Latin
desciende de linaje de reyes — he is descended from o comes from a line of kings
* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) temperatura/nivel to fall, dropb) (frml) ( desde una altura) avión to descend; persona to descend (frml), to come/go downdescendieron por la ladera oeste — they went/came down the western face
2)a) ( en jerarquía)b) (Dep) ( en fútbol) to go down, be relegated (BrE)3) ( proceder)* * *= descend, drop, dip, work + Posesivo + way down, come down, take + a dip, take + a dive.Ex. The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.Ex. If we want a more complete list, then we could set the cut-off point at 200 items, with the most relevant items at the beginning, and steadily decreasing relevance as we worked our way down the list.Ex. Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Ex. Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.Ex. The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.----* descender a = fall to.* descender de precio = come down in + price.* descender en picada = swoop.* descender por debajo de = fall below.* precio + descender = price + fall.* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) temperatura/nivel to fall, dropb) (frml) ( desde una altura) avión to descend; persona to descend (frml), to come/go downdescendieron por la ladera oeste — they went/came down the western face
2)a) ( en jerarquía)b) (Dep) ( en fútbol) to go down, be relegated (BrE)3) ( proceder)* * *= descend, drop, dip, work + Posesivo + way down, come down, take + a dip, take + a dive.Ex: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.Ex: If we want a more complete list, then we could set the cut-off point at 200 items, with the most relevant items at the beginning, and steadily decreasing relevance as we worked our way down the list.Ex: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.* descender a = fall to.* descender de precio = come down in + price.* descender en picada = swoop.* descender por debajo de = fall below.* precio + descender = price + fall.* * *descender [E8 ]viA1 «temperatura/nivel» to fall, drophacia allá desciende la numeración de la calle the street numbers go down in that directionel avión empezó a descender the plane began its descent o began to descenddescendieron por la ladera oeste they came down o descended the western faceel sendero que desciende hasta el río the path which goes down to the riverlos pasajeros descendieron a tierra the passengers disembarkedB1(en una jerarquía): el hotel ha descendido de categoría the hotel has been downgradedsu disco ha descendido en la lista de éxitos his record has gone down the charts2 ( Dep) (de categoría, nivel) to go down, be relegateddescienden directamente de los incas they are directly descended from o are direct descendants of the Incasdesciende de una familia noble he is of noble descent, he descends from a noble family ( frml)■ descendervtA ‹escaleras/montaña› to descend ( frml), to go/come downB ‹empleado› to demote, downgrade* * *
descender ( conjugate descender) verbo intransitivo
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[ persona] to descend (frml), to come/go down
2 ( en clasificación) to go down
3 ( proceder) descender de algn to be descended from sb
descender
I verbo intransitivo
1 (ir hacia abajo) to go down, descend
(disminuir: temperatura, precio) to fall, drop
2 (bajar de un vehículo) to get off [de, -]
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]
3 (provenir de) descender de, to descend from: desciende de los duques de Villamediana, he's a descendant of the Dukes of Villamediana
II verbo transitivo to bring down
' descender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
English:
descend
- dive
- nosedive
- relegate
- shelve
- slope
- descended
- drop
- nose
- plunge
- sink
* * *♦ vi1. [temperatura, nivel, precios] to fall, to drop;ha descendido el interés por la política there is less interest in politics;desciende el número de desempleados [en titulares] unemployment down2. [de una altura] to descend;descendimos por la cara este we made our descent by the east face;descender al interior de una mina to go down (into) a mine;el halcón descendió en picado the falcon swooped down;el río desciende por el valle the river runs down the valley;la niebla descendió sobre el valle the mist descended on the valleydescender de un coche to get out of a car;descender de un tren to get off a train4. [en el trabajo] to be demoted5. [en competición deportiva] to be relegated;descender a segunda to be relegated to the second division;descender de categoría to be relegateddesciende de aristócratas she's of aristocratic descent;el hombre desciende de los simios man is descended from the apes7. [en estimación] to go down;su prestigio como cantante descendió mucho his reputation as a singer plummeted♦ vtdescendió las escaleras rápidamente she ran down the stairs2. [en el trabajo] to demote;lo han descendido de categoría en el trabajo he's been demoted at work* * *I v/igo down, decrease, diminish2:* * *descender {56} vt1) : to descend, to go down2) bajar: to lower, to take down, to let downdescender vi1) : to descend, to come down2) : to drop, to fall3)descender de : to be a descendant of* * *descender vb2. (bajar de coche) to get out3. (bajar de autobús, tren, etc) to get off5. (proceder) to be descended6. (en una clasificación) to go down -
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ВВЕРХ (КВЕРХУ) НОГАМИ coll AdvP these forms only adv fixed WO1.advдержать, поставить, повесить, перевернуть что \Н-125 (to hold, put, hang, turn sth.) so that the top part is on the bottom and the bottom part is on topupside downbottom (wrong) side up.Среди совершенно непонятных для меня стихов, напечатанных вкривь и вкось, даже, кажется, кое-где вверх ногами... мне попался на глаза футуристический сборник «Садок судей»... (Катаев 3). Among these poems of which I could not understand a word, printed at all angles across the page, and sometimes even upside down...I came across a futurist collection called A Stew of Judges... (3a).2. перевернуть что, перевернуться \Н-125 и т. п. (obj-compl with перевернуть ( obj: abstr or concr, often всё), or subj-compl with copula ( subj: abstr or concr, often всё)) (in refer, to s.o. 's way of life, way of doing things, or, less often, the furnishings or objects in some place) (to bring sth., be brought etc) into a state of disorder, confusion: (turn sth. (everything etc)) upside down (on its head)(turn sth. (everything etc)) on its head (be (end up, turn etc)) topsy-turvy."...Доказано, что любовь - это состояние, зависящее от прилива крови к продолговатому мозгу, - серьёзно объяснил он. - И мне... не ясно, почему из-за этого факта, имеющего место в организме моего старшего брата, весь дом должен переворачиваться вверх ногами» (Каверин 1). "It has been proved," he observed seriously, "that...love is a condition which depends on the rush of blood to the medulla oblongata. And it's not at all clear to me why, because this is happening in the organism of my elder brother, the whole house has to be turned upside down" (1a)....Bee мысли в его голове перевернулись кверху ногами. И надо сказать, было от чего (Булгаков 9). All the thoughts in his head turned topsy-turvy. And, it must be said, with good reason (9a). -
8 вверх ногами
• ВВЕРХ < КВЕРХУ> НОГАМИ coll[AdvP; these forms only; adv; fixed WO]=====1. [adv]⇒ держать, поставить, повесить, перевернуть что вверх ногами (to hold, put, hang, turn sth.) so that the top part is on the bottom and the bottom part is on top:- upside down;- bottom (wrong) side up.♦ Среди совершенно непонятных для меня стихов, напечатанных вкривь и вкось, даже, кажется, кое-где вверх ногами... мне попался на глаза футуристический сборник "Садок судей"... (Катаев 3). Among these poems of which I could not understand a word, printed at all angles across the page, and sometimes even upside down...I came across a futurist collection called A Stew of Judges... (3a).2. перевернуть что, перевернуться вверх ногами и т.п. [obj-compl with перевернуть (obj: abstr or concr, often всё), or subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr or concr, often всё)]⇒ (in refer, to s.o.'s way of life, way of doing things, or, less often, the furnishings or objects in some place) (to bring sth., be brought etc) into a state of disorder, confusion:- (turn sth. <everything etc>) upside down (on its head);- (turn sth. <everything etc>) on its head;- (be <end up, turn etc>) topsy-turvy.♦ "...Доказано, что любовь - это состояние, зависящее от прилива крови к продолговатому мозгу, - серьёзно объяснил он. - И мне... не ясно, почему из-за этого факта, имеющего место в организме моего старшего брата, весь дом должен переворачиваться вверх ногами" (Каверин 1). "It has been proved," he observed seriously, "that...love is a condition which depends on the rush of blood to the medulla oblongata. And it's not at all clear to me why, because this is happening in the organism of my elder brother, the whole house has to be turned upside down" (1a).♦... Bee мысли в его голове перевернулись кверху ногами. И надо сказать, было от чего (Булгаков 9). All the thoughts in his head turned topsy-turvy. And, it must be said, with good reason (9a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > вверх ногами
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9 кверху ногами
• ВВЕРХ < КВЕРХУ> НОГАМИ coll[AdvP; these forms only; adv; fixed WO]=====1. [adv]⇒ держать, поставить, повесить, перевернуть что кверху ногами (to hold, put, hang, turn sth.) so that the top part is on the bottom and the bottom part is on top:- upside down;- bottom (wrong) side up.♦ Среди совершенно непонятных для меня стихов, напечатанных вкривь и вкось, даже, кажется, кое-где вверх ногами... мне попался на глаза футуристический сборник "Садок судей"... (Катаев 3). Among these poems of which I could not understand a word, printed at all angles across the page, and sometimes even upside down...I came across a futurist collection called A Stew of Judges... (3a).2. перевернуть что, перевернуться кверху ногами и т.п. [obj-compl with перевернуть (obj: abstr or concr, often всё), or subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr or concr, often всё)]⇒ (in refer, to s.o.'s way of life, way of doing things, or, less often, the furnishings or objects in some place) (to bring sth., be brought etc) into a state of disorder, confusion:- (turn sth. <everything etc>) upside down (on its head);- (turn sth. <everything etc>) on its head;- (be <end up, turn etc>) topsy-turvy.♦ "...Доказано, что любовь - это состояние, зависящее от прилива крови к продолговатому мозгу, - серьёзно объяснил он. - И мне... не ясно, почему из-за этого факта, имеющего место в организме моего старшего брата, весь дом должен переворачиваться вверх ногами" (Каверин 1). "It has been proved," he observed seriously, "that...love is a condition which depends on the rush of blood to the medulla oblongata. And it's not at all clear to me why, because this is happening in the organism of my elder brother, the whole house has to be turned upside down" (1a).♦... Bee мысли в его голове перевернулись кверху ногами. И надо сказать, было от чего (Булгаков 9). All the thoughts in his head turned topsy-turvy. And, it must be said, with good reason (9a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > кверху ногами
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10 come
1. adv as( in modo simile o uguale) likeinterrogativo, esclamativo how(prego?) pardon?fa' come ti ho detto do as I told youlavora come insegnante he works as a teachercome me like meun cappello come il mio a hat like minecome sta? how are you?, how are things?com'è bello! how nice it is!come mai? how come?, why?oggi come oggi nowadayscome se as if2. conj ( come se) as if, as though(appena, quando) as (soon as)come se niente fosse as if nothing had happened* * *come avv.1 (in frasi interr. dirette e indirette) how; what... like: come stai?, how are you?; come te la cavi in inglese?, what's your English like? (o how good is your English?); come si scrive questa parola?, how do you spell this word?; come si dice in inglese...?, what's the English for...?; come si fa?, how is it to be done? (o how do you do it?); com'era il film?, what was the film like?; com'è il tempo?, what's the weather like?; non so come dirglielo, I don't know how to tell him; fammi sapere come è andata, let me know how it went; non so proprio come sia riuscito a farlo, I just don't know how he managed to do it // come mai?, why?; ( enfatico) how come?; why ever?: mi domando come mai non sia ancora arrivato, I wonder why he hasn't got here yet; i documenti erano in regola, ma la domanda è stata respinta. Come mai?, the papers were in order, but the application was turned down. How come? // com'è che non sei mai in casa?, why are you never at home?; come dici?, come hai detto?, what's that? (o what did you say?) // come sarebbe a dire?, what do you mean? // come si permette?, how dare you! // com'è, come non è, (fam.), somehow or other; ( all'improvviso) all of a sudden // ma come?!, ( per esprimere meraviglia o sdegno) how come? (o what?) // come no?!, of course!: ''Accetterai, vero?'' ''Come no?!'' ''You'll accept, won't you?'' ''Of course (I will)!''2 ( in frasi esclamative) how: com'è gentile da parte sua!, how kind of you!; come mi dispiace!, how sorry I am!; guarda come nevica!, look how hard it's snowing!; come parla bene!, how well he speaks!; come sono cambiati i tempi!, how times have changed! // Con uso rafforzativo o enfatico: ''Vi siete divertiti?'' ''E come!'', ''Did you have a good time?'' ''And how!''; Ma come! Siete già tornati?, What! Back already?3 ( il modo in cui) how, the way: mi raccontò come era riuscito a ottenere il posto, he told me how he'd managed to get the job; ecco come sono andate le cose, this is how things went // bada a come parli, watch your tongue4 (in frasi comparative e nei compar. di uguaglianza) as (so)... as; (con un compar. di maggioranza) than: mio fratello è alto come me, my brother is as tall as me (o as I am); non è ( così) ingenuo come sembra, he isn't as simple as he seems; siamo arrivati più tardi di come avevamo previsto, we got there later than we expected; l'esame è andato meglio di come pensassi, I did better than I'd expected in the exam // Nelle similitudini: bianco come la neve, as white as snow; duro come il ferro, as hard as iron; il mare era liscio come l'olio, the sea was as smooth as glass5 ( in qualità di) as: ti parlo come amico, non come medico, I'm talking to you as a friend, not (as) a doctor; l'hanno citato come testimone, he was cited as a witness; tutti lo vorrebbero come socio, everyone would like him as a partner; come avvocato, non vale un gran che, as a lawyer, he isn't up to much6 ( nel modo in cui) as: ho fatto come hai voluto tu, I did as you wanted; non fare come me, don't do as I did; tutto è andato come speravamo, everything went as we'd hoped; non sempre si può fare come si vuole, you can't always do as you like; lascia le cose come stanno, leave things as they are7 ( per indicare somiglianza) like; ( nelle esemplificazioni) such as: indossava un abito come questo, she was wearing a dress like this one; correva come un pazzo, he was running like mad; è ingegnere come suo padre, he's an engineer, like his father; si è comportato come un vero signore, he behaved like a true gentleman; l'appartamento mi è costato qualcosa come 50.000 euro, the flat cost me something like 50,000 euros; non ti si presenterà più un'occasione come questa, you won't get another chance like this; c'erano famosi giornalisti e scrittori, come..., there were famous writers and reporters, such as...; in Lombardia ci sono bellissimi laghi, come il Lago Maggiore, il Lago di Como,..., there are some lovely lakes in Lombardy, such as Lake Maggiore, Lake Como,...8 (spesso in correl. con così, tanto) as; both... and; as well as: ( tanto) di giorno come di notte, by day as by night (o both by day and night o by day as well as by night); tanto il padre come la madre sono americani, his father and mother are both American; tanto gli uni come gli altri, both; tanto i greci come i romani..., both the Greeks and the Romans... (o the Greeks as well as the Romans...) // come pure, as well as: New York, come pure Londra, è un grande porto fluviale, New York is a great river port, as well as (o as is) London.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: oggi come oggi, as things are at present // vecchio com'è, old as he is // io come io, non accetterei, if it were me, I'd refuse // 6 sta a 3 come 10 sta a 5, 6 is to 3 as 10 is to 5 // come non detto, forget it // com'è vero che..., as sure as... // come segue, as follows // come sopra, as above // (comm.): come d'accordo, as agreed; come da campione, as per sample; come da copia acclusa, see enclosed copy; come da vostra richiesta, as requested.◆ cong.1 ( con valore temporale) as, as soon as: come mi vide, mi buttò le braccia al collo, as soon as she saw me, she threw her arms round my neck; come avvertì i primi sintomi, telefonò al medico, as soon as she noticed the first symptoms, she telephoned the doctor; come arrivavano, i candidati venivano condotti ai loro posti, as they arrived, the candidates were shown to their places2 ( con valore dichiarativo) that: tutti sanno come la Luna sia un satellite della Terra, everyone knows (that) the Moon is a satellite of the Earth3 come se, as if, as though: continuava a parlare, come se non sentisse quello che gli dicevo, he went on talking, as if (o as though) he hadn't heard what I said; come se fosse facile..., as if it were easy...◆ s.m.: il come e il perché, the whys and wherefores // volle sapere il come e il quando, he wanted to know the ins and outs.* * *['kome]1. avv1) (alla maniera di, nel modo che) as, like (davanti a sostantivo, pronome)a scuola come a casa — both at school and at home, at school as well as at home
non hanno accettato il progetto: come dire che siamo fregati — they didn't accept the plan: which means we've had it
2) (in quale modo: interrogativo, esclamativo) hownon hanno accettato il mio assegno — come mai? — they didn't accept my cheque — whyever not?
come?; come dici? — pardon? Brit, sorry?, excuse me? Am, what did you say?
com'è il tuo amico? — what's your friend like?
3)mi piace come scrive — I like the way he writes, I like his style of writing4) (in qualità di) ascome presidente, dirò che... — speaking as your president I must say that...
5)come è brutto! — how ugly he (o it) is!6)See:così,2. cong1)mi scrisse come si era rotto un braccio — he wrote to tell me about how he had broken an arm2) (quanto) how3) (correlativo) as, (con comparativi di maggioranza) thanè meglio/peggio di come mi aspettavo — it is better/worse than I expected
4) (appena che, quando) as soon ascome arrivò si mise a lavorare — as soon as he arrived he set to work, no sooner had he arrived than he set to work
come se n'è andato, tutti sono scoppiati a ridere — as soon as he left, everyone burst out laughing
5)la trattano come (se) fosse la loro schiava — they treat her like a slave o as if she were their slave
3. sm invnon so dirti il come e il quando di tutta questa faccenda — I couldn't tell you how and when all this happened
* * *['kome] 1.2) come mai, com'è che colloq. how come5) (nel modo in cui, allo stesso modo di) ascome sempre — as ever, the same as always
ecco come è successo — it happened like this, this is what happened
non è intelligente come te — he is not as o so intelligent as you
trattare qcn. come un bambino — to treat sb. like a child
8) (quanto)9) (quale) such as, likecittà come Roma e Milano — such cities as o cities such as Rome and Milan
10) (in qualità di, con la funzione di) ascome esempio di — as an instance o example of
come ben sai — as you well know o know full well
12) (nello spelling)13) (intensivo)avaro com'è, non ti darà nulla — he's so mean, he won't give you anything
14) come da as per2.come da istruzioni — as requested, as per your instructions
1) (quasi)mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto" — he looked at me as if to say "I told you so"
2) come se as if3) (non appena) as, as soon as4) (che) how, that3.sostantivo maschileil come e il perché di qcs. — the how and the why of sth
••come non detto — forget it, never mind
* * *come/'kome/I avverbio1 (nelle interrogative) come stai? how are you? come ti chiami? what's your name? come si scrive? how do you spell it? sapere come fare to know how to do; com'è John? what is John like? com'è la casa? what does the house look like? come? excuse me? pardon? sorry? come hai detto? what did you say?2 come mai, com'è che colloq. how come3 (nelle esclamative) come sei gentile! how kind of you! come sei cresciuto! haven't you grown! how you've grown! come ci siamo divertiti! what a great time we had! (ma) come! what! come no! of course! sure!4 (similmente a) come la maggior parte delle persone like most people; in una situazione come questa in such a situation; un cappello come quello a hat like that one5 (nel modo in cui, allo stesso modo di) as; fai come me do as I do; ha fatto come gli ho detto he did it the way I told him; (fai) come vuoi do as you like; come avevamo deciso as we had agreed; come sempre as ever, the same as always; come al solito as usual; come segue as follows6 (il modo in cui) ecco come è successo it happened like this, this is what happened; per come la vedo io as I see it7 (in paragoni) nero come il carbone as black as coal; è intelligente come te he is as intelligent as you; non è intelligente come te he is not as o so intelligent as you; trattare qcn. come un bambino to treat sb. like a child; è più facile di come pensavo it's easier than I thought8 (quanto) di giorno come di notte by day as well as by night; tanto qui come all'estero both here and abroad9 (quale) such as, like; in un paese come l'Italia in a country like Italy; città come Roma e Milano such cities as o cities such as Rome and Milan10 (in qualità di, con la funzione di) as; lavorare come insegnante to work as a teacher; presentarsi come candidato to stand as a candidate; come esempio di as an instance o example of; cosa c'è come dessert? what's for dessert?11 (in proposizioni incidentali) come ben sai as you well know o know full well; come potete vedere as you can see12 (nello spelling) T come Tom T for Tom13 (intensivo) avaro com'è, non ti darà nulla he's so mean, he won't give you anything14 come da as per; come da istruzioni as requested, as per your instructions; come da programma according to scheduleII congiunzione1 (quasi) rispettala come fosse tua madre respect her as though she were your mother; mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto" he looked at me as if to say "I told you so"2 come se as if; si comporta come se fosse a casa sua he acts like he owns the place; si sono comportati come se niente fosse they behaved as if nothing had happened3 (non appena) as, as soon as; come si è fatto buio sono tornato a casa as it went dark I came back home; come giro le spalle as soon as my back is turned4 (che) how, that; mi ha detto come l'ha trovato he told me how he had found itIII sostantivo m.il come e il perché di qcs. the how and the why of sth.come non detto forget it, never mind; come minimo at the very least.\See also notes... (come.pdf) -
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ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ) СТРЕКАЧА (СТРЕЧКА) highly coll, usu. humorVP subj: human or animal more often pfv) to run away quickly ( usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc)X дал стрекача = X took to his heels (out of some place)X made tracks X made off X bolted (from some place) X hightailed it X made a run for it X beat a hasty retreat (in limited contexts) X gave s.o. the slip.Александр Иванович не стал мешкать, бросил прощальный взгляд на потрескавшийся фундамент электростанции... и задал стрекача (Ильф и Петров 2). Alexander Ivanovich lost no time, cast a farewell glance at the crumbling foundation of the electric power station...and took to his heels (2b).To, что жеребенок наклонился к гусыне, страшно не понравилось одному гусаку. Гусак, вытянув шею, как змея, ринулся на жеребёнка. Бедняга от неожиданности так перепугался, что вспрыгнул на месте на всех четырёх ногах, а потом развернулся и дал стрекача к матери (Искандер 3). There was one gander who was greatly displeased that the colt bent down to the goose. Stretching its neck like a snake, the gander charged at the colt. The poor thing took such a fright that he leapt up with all four feet off the ground, and then turned and bolted for his mother (3a).Видно, пока головорез Теймыр возился с этой полонянкой... девушки успели далеко уйти или вообще дали стрекача (Искандер 5). While the cutthroat Temyr fussed around with this first captive...the girls had evidently walked way ahead or given him the slip completely (5a). -
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• ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> СТРЕКАЧА < СТРЕЧКА> highly coll. usu. humor[VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]=====⇒ to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):- X made off;- [in limited contexts] X gave s.o. the slip.♦ Александр Иванович не стал мешкать, бросил прощальный взгляд на потрескавшийся фундамент электростанции... и задал стрекача (Ильф и Петров 2). Alexander Ivanovich lost no time, cast a farewell glance at the crumbling foundation of the electric power station...and took to his heels (2b).♦ To, что жеребенок наклонился к гусыне, страшно не понравилось одному гусаку. Гусак, вытянув шею, как змея, ринулся на жеребёнка. Бедняга от неожиданности так перепугался, что вспрыгнул на месте на всех четырёх ногах, а потом развернулся и дал стрекача к матери (Искандер 3). There was one gander who was greatly displeased that the colt bent down to the goose. Stretching its neck like a snake, the gander charged at the colt. The poor thing took such a fright that he leapt up with all four feet off the ground, and then turned and bolted for his mother (За).♦ Видно, пока головорез Теймыр возился с этой полонянкой... девушки успели далеко уйти или вообще дали стрекача (Искандер 5). While the cutthroat Temyr fussed around with this first captive...the girls had evidently walked way ahead or given him the slip completely (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > давать стрекача
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• ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> СТРЕКАЧА < СТРЕЧКА> highly coll. usu. humor[VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]=====⇒ to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):- X made off;- [in limited contexts] X gave s.o. the slip.♦ Александр Иванович не стал мешкать, бросил прощальный взгляд на потрескавшийся фундамент электростанции... и задал стрекача (Ильф и Петров 2). Alexander Ivanovich lost no time, cast a farewell glance at the crumbling foundation of the electric power station...and took to his heels (2b).♦ To, что жеребенок наклонился к гусыне, страшно не понравилось одному гусаку. Гусак, вытянув шею, как змея, ринулся на жеребёнка. Бедняга от неожиданности так перепугался, что вспрыгнул на месте на всех четырёх ногах, а потом развернулся и дал стрекача к матери (Искандер 3). There was one gander who was greatly displeased that the colt bent down to the goose. Stretching its neck like a snake, the gander charged at the colt. The poor thing took such a fright that he leapt up with all four feet off the ground, and then turned and bolted for his mother (За).♦ Видно, пока головорез Теймыр возился с этой полонянкой... девушки успели далеко уйти или вообще дали стрекача (Искандер 5). While the cutthroat Temyr fussed around with this first captive...the girls had evidently walked way ahead or given him the slip completely (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > давать стречка
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• ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> СТРЕКАЧА < СТРЕЧКА> highly coll. usu. humor[VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]=====⇒ to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):- X made off;- [in limited contexts] X gave s.o. the slip.♦ Александр Иванович не стал мешкать, бросил прощальный взгляд на потрескавшийся фундамент электростанции... и задал стрекача (Ильф и Петров 2). Alexander Ivanovich lost no time, cast a farewell glance at the crumbling foundation of the electric power station...and took to his heels (2b).♦ To, что жеребенок наклонился к гусыне, страшно не понравилось одному гусаку. Гусак, вытянув шею, как змея, ринулся на жеребёнка. Бедняга от неожиданности так перепугался, что вспрыгнул на месте на всех четырёх ногах, а потом развернулся и дал стрекача к матери (Искандер 3). There was one gander who was greatly displeased that the colt bent down to the goose. Stretching its neck like a snake, the gander charged at the colt. The poor thing took such a fright that he leapt up with all four feet off the ground, and then turned and bolted for his mother (За).♦ Видно, пока головорез Теймыр возился с этой полонянкой... девушки успели далеко уйти или вообще дали стрекача (Искандер 5). While the cutthroat Temyr fussed around with this first captive...the girls had evidently walked way ahead or given him the slip completely (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дать стрекача
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• ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> СТРЕКАЧА < СТРЕЧКА> highly coll. usu. humor[VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]=====⇒ to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):- X made off;- [in limited contexts] X gave s.o. the slip.♦ Александр Иванович не стал мешкать, бросил прощальный взгляд на потрескавшийся фундамент электростанции... и задал стрекача (Ильф и Петров 2). Alexander Ivanovich lost no time, cast a farewell glance at the crumbling foundation of the electric power station...and took to his heels (2b).♦ To, что жеребенок наклонился к гусыне, страшно не понравилось одному гусаку. Гусак, вытянув шею, как змея, ринулся на жеребёнка. Бедняга от неожиданности так перепугался, что вспрыгнул на месте на всех четырёх ногах, а потом развернулся и дал стрекача к матери (Искандер 3). There was one gander who was greatly displeased that the colt bent down to the goose. Stretching its neck like a snake, the gander charged at the colt. The poor thing took such a fright that he leapt up with all four feet off the ground, and then turned and bolted for his mother (За).♦ Видно, пока головорез Теймыр возился с этой полонянкой... девушки успели далеко уйти или вообще дали стрекача (Искандер 5). While the cutthroat Temyr fussed around with this first captive...the girls had evidently walked way ahead or given him the slip completely (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дать стречка
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• ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> СТРЕКАЧА < СТРЕЧКА> highly coll. usu. humor[VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]=====⇒ to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):- X made off;- [in limited contexts] X gave s.o. the slip.♦ Александр Иванович не стал мешкать, бросил прощальный взгляд на потрескавшийся фундамент электростанции... и задал стрекача (Ильф и Петров 2). Alexander Ivanovich lost no time, cast a farewell glance at the crumbling foundation of the electric power station...and took to his heels (2b).♦ To, что жеребенок наклонился к гусыне, страшно не понравилось одному гусаку. Гусак, вытянув шею, как змея, ринулся на жеребёнка. Бедняга от неожиданности так перепугался, что вспрыгнул на месте на всех четырёх ногах, а потом развернулся и дал стрекача к матери (Искандер 3). There was one gander who was greatly displeased that the colt bent down to the goose. Stretching its neck like a snake, the gander charged at the colt. The poor thing took such a fright that he leapt up with all four feet off the ground, and then turned and bolted for his mother (За).♦ Видно, пока головорез Теймыр возился с этой полонянкой... девушки успели далеко уйти или вообще дали стрекача (Искандер 5). While the cutthroat Temyr fussed around with this first captive...the girls had evidently walked way ahead or given him the slip completely (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > задавать стрекача
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• ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> СТРЕКАЧА < СТРЕЧКА> highly coll. usu. humor[VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]=====⇒ to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):- X made off;- [in limited contexts] X gave s.o. the slip.♦ Александр Иванович не стал мешкать, бросил прощальный взгляд на потрескавшийся фундамент электростанции... и задал стрекача (Ильф и Петров 2). Alexander Ivanovich lost no time, cast a farewell glance at the crumbling foundation of the electric power station...and took to his heels (2b).♦ To, что жеребенок наклонился к гусыне, страшно не понравилось одному гусаку. Гусак, вытянув шею, как змея, ринулся на жеребёнка. Бедняга от неожиданности так перепугался, что вспрыгнул на месте на всех четырёх ногах, а потом развернулся и дал стрекача к матери (Искандер 3). There was one gander who was greatly displeased that the colt bent down to the goose. Stretching its neck like a snake, the gander charged at the colt. The poor thing took such a fright that he leapt up with all four feet off the ground, and then turned and bolted for his mother (За).♦ Видно, пока головорез Теймыр возился с этой полонянкой... девушки успели далеко уйти или вообще дали стрекача (Искандер 5). While the cutthroat Temyr fussed around with this first captive...the girls had evidently walked way ahead or given him the slip completely (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > задавать стречка
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• ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> СТРЕКАЧА < СТРЕЧКА> highly coll. usu. humor[VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]=====⇒ to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):- X made off;- [in limited contexts] X gave s.o. the slip.♦ Александр Иванович не стал мешкать, бросил прощальный взгляд на потрескавшийся фундамент электростанции... и задал стрекача (Ильф и Петров 2). Alexander Ivanovich lost no time, cast a farewell glance at the crumbling foundation of the electric power station...and took to his heels (2b).♦ To, что жеребенок наклонился к гусыне, страшно не понравилось одному гусаку. Гусак, вытянув шею, как змея, ринулся на жеребёнка. Бедняга от неожиданности так перепугался, что вспрыгнул на месте на всех четырёх ногах, а потом развернулся и дал стрекача к матери (Искандер 3). There was one gander who was greatly displeased that the colt bent down to the goose. Stretching its neck like a snake, the gander charged at the colt. The poor thing took such a fright that he leapt up with all four feet off the ground, and then turned and bolted for his mother (За).♦ Видно, пока головорез Теймыр возился с этой полонянкой... девушки успели далеко уйти или вообще дали стрекача (Искандер 5). While the cutthroat Temyr fussed around with this first captive...the girls had evidently walked way ahead or given him the slip completely (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > задать стрекача
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• ДАВАТЬ/ДАТЬ <ЗАДАВАТЬ/ЗАДАТЬ> СТРЕКАЧА < СТРЕЧКА> highly coll. usu. humor[VP; subj: human or animal; more often pfv]=====⇒ to run away quickly (usu. in order to escape danger, pursuit etc):- X made off;- [in limited contexts] X gave s.o. the slip.♦ Александр Иванович не стал мешкать, бросил прощальный взгляд на потрескавшийся фундамент электростанции... и задал стрекача (Ильф и Петров 2). Alexander Ivanovich lost no time, cast a farewell glance at the crumbling foundation of the electric power station...and took to his heels (2b).♦ To, что жеребенок наклонился к гусыне, страшно не понравилось одному гусаку. Гусак, вытянув шею, как змея, ринулся на жеребёнка. Бедняга от неожиданности так перепугался, что вспрыгнул на месте на всех четырёх ногах, а потом развернулся и дал стрекача к матери (Искандер 3). There was one gander who was greatly displeased that the colt bent down to the goose. Stretching its neck like a snake, the gander charged at the colt. The poor thing took such a fright that he leapt up with all four feet off the ground, and then turned and bolted for his mother (За).♦ Видно, пока головорез Теймыр возился с этой полонянкой... девушки успели далеко уйти или вообще дали стрекача (Искандер 5). While the cutthroat Temyr fussed around with this first captive...the girls had evidently walked way ahead or given him the slip completely (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > задать стречка
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I несов. - завора́чивать, сов. - заверну́ть1) (вн.; завинчивать, затягивать поворотами) screw (d) tight, tighten (d)завора́чивать кран — turn off the tap
2) (вн.; подворачивать - подол, рукава) tuck up (d); (рукава тж.) roll up (d)3) (вн. в вн.; обворачивать; упаковывать) wrap up (d in)4) ( сворачивать с пути) turnзавора́чивать за́ угол — turn (round) the corner
завора́чивай отсю́да! — turn back!, go away from here!
моё заявле́ние заверну́ли — my application was turned down
его́ ру́копись заверну́ли в изда́тельстве — he got a rejection slip from the publisher
7) тк. сов. разг. (начаться, наступить) begin, come onзаверну́ли моро́зы — frosts came on
8) тк. сов. разг. (вн.; сказать что-л неожиданное) say (d), utter (d); let loose (d)II прост.ну, ты и заверну́л речь! — some speech you made!
(тв.; руководить, управлять) run (d), manage (d)завора́чивать больши́ми дела́ми — run a big business, be a big boss
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