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1 elhibázott dolog
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2 elrontott ügy
damp squib -
3 félresikerült ügy
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4 неудавшаяся шутка
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5 неудавшееся развлечение
Makarov: a damp squib, damp squibУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > неудавшееся развлечение
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6 Rohrkrepierer
m; -s, -; MIL. barrel burst; fig. non-starter, Brit. auch damp squib, Am. auch dud* * *Rohr|kre|pie|rer [-krepiːrɐ]m -s, -(MIL sl)barrel burst* * *Rohr·kre·pie·rer<-s, ->m1. MIL barrel burst2. (Reinfall) flop* * * -
7 pétard
pétard [petaʀ]masculine nounb. ( = revolver) (inf!) gun* * *petaʀnom masculin1) ( explosif) banger GB, firecracker USun pétard mouillé — fig a damp squib
2) (sl) ( tapage) racket (colloq)faire du pétard — ( faire scandale) to make a hell of a row (colloq); ( protester) to kick up a fuss (colloq)
être en pétard — ( en colère) to be hopping mad (colloq) GB, to be real mad (colloq) US
* * *petaʀ nm1) (= feu d'artifice) banger Grande-Bretagne firecracker2) [cotillon] cracker3) CHEMINS DE FER detonator4) * (= arme de poing) shooter * piece *5) * (cigarette de drogue) joint* * *pétard nm1 ( explosif) banger GB, firecracker US; tirer un pétard to let off a banger; un pétard mouillé fig a damp squib;2 ○( tapage) racket○; faire du pétard ( faire scandale) to make a hell of a row○; ( protester) to kick up a fuss○; être en pétard ( en colère) to be hopping mad○ GB, to be real mad○ US;3 ◑( pistolet) shooter◑;5 ○( cigarette de marijuana) joint○.[petar] nom masculinlancer ou tirer des pétards to let off firecrackerslancer un pétard to cause a sensation ou a stirfaire du pétard to kick up ou to make a racket4. (familier) [cigarette] joint————————en pétard locution adjectivale -
8 не оправдывает ожиданий
Phraseological unit: damp squibУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > не оправдывает ожиданий
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9 не работает должным образом
Phraseological unit: damp squib (Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations..)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > не работает должным образом
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10 не удаться
1) General subject: abort, fail, go off like a damp squib2) Jargon: (провалиться) bomb (My first try bombed, but things got better. Моя первая попытка провалилась, но дела пошли лучше.)3) Makarov: fall flat -
11 неудача
1) General subject: a bad job, abortion, ambs ace, ambs-ace, bad, bad break, bad fortune, bad job, bad luck, baffle, balk, break down, clinker, clunker, crab, crab-tree, crabber, crack up, crack-up, cropper, defection, fail, failure, fiasco, flash in the pan, flivver, hard lines, hard luck, hoodoo, ill luck, ill success, ill-luck, meltdown, miscarriage, mischance, misfortune, mishap, muff, no-go, overshoot, reverse, rot, rough luck, setback, unluck, washout, rebuff, damp squib, debacle, adversity, reversal, hoo-doo, tough luck, defeat4) Mathematics: bad lack, lack of success7) Linguistics: infelicity8) Australian slang: a kick in the arse, blue duck, bung, crookie, fizzer, hard cheese, smack in the eye9) Automobile industry: failure (эксперимента)10) Jargon: blast, bust, cork, flake-out, frost, in sour, kerflummux, kettle of fish, lay-down, lead balloon, oil can, smash, suck, tough break, turkey, baddie, bloomer (в бизнесе), comedown, dead man's hand, flookem, flookum, fluke, flukum, flummox, flunk, stiff11) Information technology: miss (при поиске)12) Dentistry: endo failure, perio failure13) Graphic expression: belly-up14) Advertising: lemon (о товаре)15) Business: adverse fortune, falling down, flop16) Programming: undesired event17) Quality control: failure (напр. эксперимента), misfit18) Psychoanalysis: unsuccess19) Makarov: backset, evil, ill fortune20) Taboo: bad shit, bummer, screw-up, tough shit21) Gold mining: mishap (в ведении производственного процесса или при разведке)22) Phraseological unit: go down the toilet, bad iron -
12 обмануть ожидания
1) General subject: fail, go off like a damp squib, let down, (чьи-л.) drop short, (чьи-л.) fall short, (чьи-л.) turn sour on2) Mathematics: disappoint one's expectations3) Makarov: (чьи-л.) disappoint expectations -
13 с треском провалиться
1) General subject: lay an egg (о спектакле и т п), spectacularly fail2) Theatre: get the knock3) Makarov: go off like a damp squibУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > с треском провалиться
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14 фиаско
1) General subject: all-around failure, dead failure, dead frost, fiasco, fizzle, set-back, slip up, damp squib, a flash in the pan, debacle, defeat3) Bookish: derout5) Diplomatic term: flop7) Makarov: flash in the pan -
15 fuse
vb:[ fuse ud]( vælde frem) gush out;( ende ynkeligt) fizzle out ( fx fizzle out like a damp squib), peter out. -
16 kineser
sg - kinéseren, pl - kinésereкита́ец м* * ** * *(en -e) Chinese (pl -);( fyrværkeri) banger;[ kineserne] the Chinese;[ du store kineser!] Great Scott! golly![ fuse ud som en våd kineser] fizzle out like a damp squib. -
17 başarısız girişim
n. damp squib -
18 heyecansız şey
n. damp squib -
19 a da chix
to come off second bestto go wrongto go glimmeringto come out at / of the little end of the hornto come bad speedto get the wrong end of the stickto go phutto draw blankto go off like a damp squib. -
20 a înşela aşteptările
to delude / to disappoint hopes / expectationsto throw smb. out in his calculationsto go off like a damp squib.
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