cat's whiskers

cat’s whiskers spl umg:

be the cat’s whiskers spitze sein umg (Person, Sache);

he thinks he’s the cat’s whiskers er hält sich für was Besonderes

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1  het neusje van de zalm ⇒ het einde

pl (inf)

creerse el ombligo del mundo

ser un creído,-a, ser engreído,-a, creerse el ombligo del mundo

высший класс

изюминка

высший класс

изюминка

kendini beğenmek, kendinden çok emin olmak

kendini beğenmek, kendinden çok emin olmak

1 gatto, gatta: DIALOGO → - Asking about house rules- We've got a cat; would that be a problem for you?, abbiamo un gatto; sarebbe un problema per te?

2 (zool., Felix catus) felino: the big cats, i grandi Felidi ( leone, tigre, ecc.); the cat family, i Felidi; i felini (fam.)

3 (fig. fam.) donna maligna, dispettosa; strega

4 ► cat-o'-nine-tails

5 bastoncino appuntito ( usato nel gioco della lippa)

6 (zool.) ► catfish

7 (naut.) ► cathead

8 (naut.) ► catboat

9 ( slang USA, spec. in ambito jazz) uomo; tipo; ( per estens.) appassionato di jazz, jazzomane

● (fam.) cat-and-dog life, vita di continui litigi □ cat-and-mouse game, il gioco del gatto col topo □ cat burglar, ladro acrobata □ (naut.) cat davit, gru di capone □ cat door = cat flap ► sotto □ cat-eyed, che ha occhi da gatto; che ci vede anche al buio □ cat flap, gattaiola; sportello per il gatto □ cat-like, (agg.) da gatto, simile a un gatto, felino, ( di passo, ecc., anche) furtivo, silenzioso; (avv.) come un gatto, con movenze feline □ cat litter, lettiera per gatti □ cat's cradle, ripiglino ( gioco); figura del ripiglino; (fig.) intrico, labirinto □ cat's-eye, (miner.) occhio di gatto; (autom.) catarifrangente, catadiottro □ (bot.) cat's foot, ( Nepeta hederacea) edera terrestre; ( Antennaria dioica) bambagia selvatica, coda di gatto □ cat's-paw, zampa di gatto; (meteor.) bava di vento; (naut.) nodo di gancio doppio; (fig.) strumento (involontario, di q.), burattino □ (bot.) cat's tail ( Typha latifolia), stiancia; tifa; biodo □ (elettron.) cat's-whisker, baffo di gatto □ (fam.) the cat's whiskers (o pyjamas, miaow), cosa (o persona) eccellente; il non plus ultra; il massimo: He thinks he's the cat's whiskers, si crede un dio; si crede d'essere chissà chi □ (fin., slang) cats and dogs, titoli di scarso valore; titoli ad alto contenuto speculativo □ (fig.) to bell the cat ► to bell (1) □ (fam.) not to have a cat's chance, non avere la minima (fam., uno straccio di) probabilità □ (fam.) to fight like cat and dog, essere come cane e gatto; litigare in continuazione □ to fight like Kilkenny cats, battersi fino alla distruzione reciproca □ (fig. fam.) to let the cat out of the bag, lasciarsi sfuggire un segreto □ (fam.) to be like a cat on hot bricks (o, USA, on a hot tin roof), essere nervosissimo; stare sui carboni ardenti □ (fam. GB) to look like the cat that got the cream, avere l'aria soddisfatta (o goduta) □ to look like something the cat brought in (o dragged in), essere malridotto (o malconcio); essere in uno stato da far pietà □ enough to make a cat laugh, ridicolo; assurdo; che fa ridere i polli □ to play cat and mouse with, fare il gioco del gatto col topo con; divertirsi a tormentare □ (fig. GB) to put (o to set) the cat among the pigeons, mettere in subbuglio; suscitare un vespaio; gettare un sasso in piccionaia □ (antiq.) to rain cats and dogs, piovere a dirotto (o a catinelle) □ (fig. fam.) to see which way the cat jumps, stare a vedere come si mettono le cose; vedere come butta □ (scherz.) Cat got your tongue?, hai perso la lingua? □ (fam.) The cat's out of the bag, il segreto è stato rivelato; qualcuno si è lasciato scappare il segreto □ (fam.) There are more ways than one to skin a cat, c'è più di un modo di affrontare la cosa □ There isn't enough room to swing a cat, non c'è spazio per rigirarsi □ (prov.) A cat may look at a king, anche un gatto può guardare un re ( cioè: anche chi è in basso ha i suoi diritti) □ (prov.) All cats are grey in the dark (o At night all cats are grey), di notte (o al buio) tutti i gatti sono neri □ (prov.) When the cat's away, the mice will play, quando il gatto non c'è, i topi ballano.

n. (abbr. fam. di catamaran)

(abbr. fam. di catalytic converter) marmitta catalitica.

A v. t.

(naut.) caponare ( l'ancora)

B v. i.

1 ( slang) rimettere; vomitare

2 ( slang USA) parlare in modo malevolo; malignare.

1. cat [kæt] n

1) ( animal) Katze f; ( class of animal) Katze f;

big \CAT Großkatze;

a domestic \CAT eine Hauskatze;

a stray \CAT eine streunende [o herrenlose] Katze;

to have a pet \CAT eine Katze als Haustier haben;

2) (fig fam: spiteful woman) Klatschweib nt ( pej) ( fam), Giftspritze f ( pej) ( fam)

who's she - the \CAT's mother? wer ist die denn schon? ( pej) ( fam)

3) ((dated) sl: person, usu male) Typ m ( fam)

he thinks he's the \CAT's whiskers er glaubt, er hätte den Vogel abgeschossen ( fam)

cool [or hep] \CAT cooler [o scharfer] Typ (sl)

to let the \CAT out of the bag die Katze aus dem Sack lassen ( prov)

to look like the \CAT that got the cream ( esp Brit) sich akk freuen wie ein Schneekönig;

all \CATs are grey in the dark [or (Am) at night, all \CATs are gray]; ( prov) bei Nacht sind alle Katzen grau ( prov)

to fight [or be] like \CAT and dog wie Hund und Katze sein ( prov)

a \CAT in hell's chance ( Brit) nicht die Spur einer Chance;

a \CAT may look at a king ( esp Brit) ( prov) sieht doch die Katze den Kaiser an;

while the \CAT's away the mice will play ( will play) wenn die Katze nicht zuhause ist, tanzen die Mäuse auf dem Tisch ( prov)

[a game of] \CAT and mouse [ein] Katz-und-Maus-Spiel nt;

to set [or put] the \CAT among the pigeons ( Brit) für die Katze im Taubenschlag sorgen;

to be like a \CAT on a hot tin roof [or ( Brit) (dated) hot bricks] Hummeln im Hintern haben ( fam) ( wait impatiently) wie auf Kohlen sitzen;

the \CAT's got sb's tongue jdm hat es die Sprache verschlagen ( iron)

to see which way the \CAT jumps ( fam) sehen, wie der Hase läuft;

to bell the \CAT der Katze die Schelle umhängen;

to look like something the \CAT brought [or dragged] in wie gerädert aussehen;

to rain \CATs and dogs wie aus Eimern schütten;

there's no room to swing a \CAT ( Brit) man kann sich vor lauter Enge kaum um die eigene Achse drehen

2. cat [kæt] n

( fam)

1) auto short for catalytic converter Kat m ( fam)

2) short for cat o' nine tails neunschwänzige Katze

3) short for caterpillar tractor Raupe f, Raupenfahrzeug nt

3. CAT [kæt] n

no pl med abbrev of computerized axial tomography Computertomographie f

1. cat [kæt] n

1) ( animal) Katze f; ( class of animal) Katze f;

big \cat Großkatze;

a domestic \cat eine Hauskatze;

a stray \cat eine streunende [o herrenlose] Katze;

to have a pet \cat eine Katze als Haustier haben;

2) (fig fam: spiteful woman) Klatschweib nt ( pej) ( fam), Giftspritze f ( pej) ( fam)

who's she - the \cat's mother? wer ist die denn schon? ( pej) ( fam)

3) ((dated) sl: person, usu male) Typ m ( fam)

he thinks he's the \cat's whiskers er glaubt, er hätte den Vogel abgeschossen ( fam)

cool [or hep] \cat cooler [o scharfer] Typ (sl)

to let the \cat out of the bag die Katze aus dem Sack lassen ( prov)

to look like the \cat that got the cream ( esp Brit) sich akk freuen wie ein Schneekönig;

all \cats are grey in the dark [or (Am) at night, all \cats are gray]; ( prov) bei Nacht sind alle Katzen grau ( prov)

to fight [or be] like \cat and dog wie Hund und Katze sein ( prov)

a \cat in hell's chance ( Brit) nicht die Spur einer Chance;

a \cat may look at a king ( esp Brit) ( prov) sieht doch die Katze den Kaiser an;

while the \cat's away the mice will play ( will play) wenn die Katze nicht zuhause ist, tanzen die Mäuse auf dem Tisch ( prov)

[a game of] \cat and mouse [ein] Katz-und-Maus-Spiel nt;

to set [or put] the \cat among the pigeons ( Brit) für die Katze im Taubenschlag sorgen;

to be like a \cat on a hot tin roof [or ( Brit) (dated) hot bricks] Hummeln im Hintern haben ( fam) ( wait impatiently) wie auf Kohlen sitzen;

the \cat's got sb's tongue jdm hat es die Sprache verschlagen ( iron)

to see which way the \cat jumps ( fam) sehen, wie der Hase läuft;

to bell the \cat der Katze die Schelle umhängen;

to look like something the \cat brought [or dragged] in wie gerädert aussehen;

to rain \cats and dogs wie aus Eimern schütten;

there's no room to swing a \cat ( Brit) man kann sich vor lauter Enge kaum um die eigene Achse drehen

2. cat [kæt] n

( fam)

1) auto short for catalytic converter Kat m ( fam)

2) short for cat o' nine tails neunschwänzige Katze

3) short for caterpillar tractor Raupe f, Raupenfahrzeug nt

3. CAT [kæt] n

no pl med abbrev of computerized axial tomography Computertomographie f

cat [kæt]

1 noun

(a) (animal) chat m; (female) chatte f;

∎ I'm not really a cat person je n'aime pas beaucoup les chats;

∎ to let the cat out of the bag révéler un secret par mégarde;

∎ to be like a cat on a hot tin roof or British on hot bricks être sur des charbons ardents;

∎ there isn't enough room to swing a cat il n'y a pas la place de se retourner;

∎ he looked like something the cat brought or dragged in il ne ressemblait à rien;

∎ has the cat got your tongue? tu as perdu ta langue?;

∎ to fight like cat and dog se battre comme des chiffonniers;

∎ familiar to be the cat's pyjamas être génial;

∎ British to put or to set the cat among the pigeons jeter un pavé dans la mare;

∎ to play (a game of) cat and mouse with sb jouer au chat et à la souris avec qn;

∎ British to wait for the cat to jump or to see which way the cat will jump attendre de voir d'où vient le vent;

∎ proverb when the cat's away the mice will play quand le chat n'est pas là les souris dansent;

∎ proverb a cat may look at a king un chien regarde bien un évêque

(b) pejorative (woman) rosse f, chipie f

(c) American familiar old-fashioned (man) mec m;

∎ what a cool cat! vraiment cool, ce type!

(d) familiar (boat) catamaran m

(e) familiar Technology (catalytic converter) pot m catalytique

2 compound-forming noun

(bowl, basket) pour chats; (breeder) de chats; (hair) de chat

►► cat burglar monte-en-l'air m inv;

cat burglary vol m de nuit à l'escalade;

cat door chatière f;

the cat family les félidés mpl;

cat flap chatière f;

cat food (UNCOUNT) nourriture f pour chats;

familiar cat's lick toilette f de chat, brin m de toilette;

∎ to give oneself or have a cat's lick se laver le bout du nez, faire une toilette de chat;

cat litter litière f (pour chats);

cat litter tray bac m à litière;

Radio cat's whisker chercheur m (de détecteur à galène);

∎ familiar he thinks he's the cat's whiskers il se prend pour le nombril du monde

✾ Play ✾ Film 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' Williams, Brooks 'La Chatte sur un toit brûlant'

cat

A n

1 ( domestic) chat m ; ( female) chatte f ;

2 ( feline) félin m ; big cat grand félin ;

3 ○ péj ( woman) chipie f ;

4 ○ †( guy) type ○ m ;

5 ○ abrév ⇒ catalytic converter.

B modif [basket] pour chat ; [litter, food] pour chats ; the cat family les félins mpl.

it was enough to make a cat laugh ○ c'était à se tordre ○ ; there are more ways than one to kill ou skin a cat il y a plus d'une façon de s'y prendre ; to be like a cat on a hot tin roof ou on hot bricks être sur des charbons ardents ; to fight like cat and dog se battre comme des chiffonniers ; to grin like a Cheshire cat avoir un sourire fendu jusqu'aux oreilles ; to let the cat out of the bag vendre la mèche ; the cat's out of the bag ce n'est plus un secret pour personne ; to look like something the cat brought ou dragged in être en piteux état ; to rain cats and dogs pleuvoir des cordes ; there's hardly enough room to swing a cat il y a à peine la place de se retourner ; to think one is the cat's whiskers GB ou pajamas US ou meow US se croire sorti de la cuisse de Jupiter ; to (wait and) see which way the cat jumps attendre de voir d'où vient le vent ; when the cat's away, the mice will play quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansent ; to play cat and mouse with sb jouer au chat et à la souris avec qn.

■ cat around ○ US draguer ○.