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1 drive to wits' end

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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > drive to wits' end
2 drive

§ (drove, driven) მართვა, წაყვანა; მგზავრობა (არაქვეითად)

§

1 გასეირნება (მანქანით)

let's go for a drive მანქანით გავისეირნოთ

my summer-house is an hour's drive from Tbilisi ჩემი აგარაკი თბილისიდან ერთი საათის სავალზეა

2 მისასვლელი გზა, ხეივანი, ვიწრო განაკაფი ტყეში

3 ფაციფუცი, აჩქარება

armaments drive გამალებული შეიარაღება

independence drive მოძრაობა დამოუკიდებლობისათვის

4 (drove, driven) გარეკვა (გარეკავს), გალალვა

they drove the cattle to the river საქონელი მდინარეზე გარეკეს / გალალეს

the wind was driving the clouds ქარი ღრუბლებს მიერეკებოდა

they found a boat driven ashore ნაპირზე გამორიყული ნავი იპოვეს

the rain was driving in our faces წვიმა სახეში გვასხამდა / გვცემდა

5 წაყვანა (მატარებლისა, მანქანისა), ტარება (მანქანით, მოტოციკლით და სხვ.)

he drives the children to school every morning ყოველ დილას ბავშვები სკოლაში დაჰყავს (მანქანით)

he drove his guests about Tbilisi სტუმრებს თბილისი მანქანით შემოატარა

he always drives at high speeds მანქანა ყოველთვის სწრაფად დაჰყავს

6 მიყვანა (მიიყვანს)

drink drove him to his death სმამ საფლავში ჩაიყვანა

7 დაჩქარება (დააჩქარებს)

the engineer drove the workmen to finish the job ინჟინერი მუშებს სამუშაოს დასრულებას აჩქარებდა

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what are you driving at? რას გულისხმობ? რა გაქვს მხედველობაში? რისი თქმა გინდა?

to drive to despair / madness სასოწარკვეთილებაში ჩაგდება //სიგიჟემდე მიყვანა

to drive smb. mad ვისინე გაგიჟება (გააგიჟებს) / ძალიან გაბრაზება (გააბრაზებს)

to drive to one's wits' end ჭკუაზე შეშლა

this child will drive me to my wits' end ეს ბავშვი ჭკუაზე შემშლის

to let drive დაშენა (დაუშენს)

driving is my passion ძალიან მიყვარს მანქანის ტარება

we drove to Sukhumi overnight სოხუმამდე ღამით ვიარეთ

he is driving me nuts მაგიჟებს

to drive smb mad ვისიმე სიგიჟემდე მიყვანა

he is drunk and unfit to drive ნასვამია და მანქანას ვერ წაიყვანს

the pain drove her wild ტკივილმა ჭკუიდან გადაიყვანა

don't drive me out of my wits! მოთმინებას ნუ დამაკარგვინებ!

he drove me frantic with his silly questions სულელური შეკითხვებით გადამრია

he was driven into a corner კუთხეში მოამწყვდიეს // ძნელ / გამოუვალ მდგომარეობაში ჩააყენეს

we were cautioned not to drive fast გაგვაფრთხილეს, სწრაფად ნუ ივლითო

he was banned from driving მართვის უფლება ჩამოართვეს

we had a bumpy drive გზაში გვაჯანჯღარებდა

I avoid driving after dark დაღამებისშემდეგ მანქანით სიარულს ვერიდები

English-Georgian dictionary > drive
3 end

§ ბოლო, დაბოლოება; და (კავშირი, გრამ.)

§

1 ბოლო, დასასრული

the end of a sentence / of the film წინადადების ბოლო // ფილმის დასასრული

an end must be put to this ამას ბოლო უნდა მოეღოს

that will be the end of me ეს მე ბოლოს მომიღებს

a cigarette end სიგარეტის ნამწვი

at the end of the century საუკუნის დამლევს

at the end of the world გადაკარგულში // ცხრა მთას იქით

she was at the end of her patience მოთმინების ფიალა აევსო

she was at her wits' end მთლად დაიბნა

no end of უამრავი, უთვალავი

without end გაუთავებელი, უსასრულო

I'm at a loose end just now ახლა არაფერი საქმე არა მაქვს

he always gets hold of the wrong end of the stick ყოველთვის ყველაფერი უკუღმა ესმის

to make both ends meet გაჭირვებით თავის გატანა

for three days on end ზედიზედ სამი დღე

for hours on end საათობით

he thinks no end of himself ძალიან დიდი წარმოდგენა აქვს საკუთარ თავზე

the story put his hair on end ამ ამბავმა თმა ყალყზე დაუყენა

dead end ჩიხი

2 მიზანი

he gained his end თავის მიზანს მიაწია

3 დამთავრება (დაამთავრებს, დამთავრდება), დასრულება

they ended the concert with a dance კონცერტი ცეკვით დაასრულეს

the road ends here გზა აქ თავდება

how does the story end? როგორ თავდება მოთხრობა?

the game ended in a draw თამაში ყაიმით / ფრედ დამთავრდა

let’s end our quarrel მოდი, ჩხუბს თავი დავანებოთ

●●odds and ends 1 ნარჩენები, ნაყარ-ნუყარი

●●odds and ends 2 წვრილმანები

I’m at the end of my resources სახსრები გამომელია

the film should be ending soon ფილმი ალბათ მალე დასრულდება

at the end of the first half the score was 3 to 1 პირველი ნახევრის ბოლოს ანგარიში იყო სამით ერთი

his hair stood on end თმა ყალყზე დაუდგა

there's no end to it ამას ბოლო არ უჩანს

to the end of June ივნისის ბოლომდე

up to the end of this month ამ თვის ბოლომდე

the beginning and the end of his speech don't hang together მისი სიტყვის დასაწყისი და ბოლო ერთმანეთს ეწინააღმდეგება

my hair stood on end თმა ყალყზე დამიდგა

I'm at my wits' end სულ დავბიბენი // აღარ ვიცი რა ვქნა

he will sit in front of the TV hours on end ტელევიზორს საათობით უზის ხოლმე;

hours on end საათობით

finger-end თითის წვერი

he lives at the extreme end of the street ამ ქუჩის ბოლოში ცხოვრობს

to drive to one's wits' end ჭკუაზე შეშლა

there's a drip at the end of your nose ცინგლი ჩამოგდის

end game ენდშპილი

to come to a dead end ჩიხში მოქცევა

don’t confound the means with the ends! საშუალებებსა და მიზნებს ერთმანეთში ნუ აურევ!

my holiday came to an end ჩემი შვებულება დასრულდა

all his efforts ended in failure მისი ყველა ცდა მარცხით დამთავრდა

by the end of the day დღის დამლევისათვის

to burn the candle at both ends ძალ-ღონის უგუნურად ხარჯვა

to bring sth to an end რისიმე ბოლომდე მიყვანა

their assumption that the war would end soon turned out to be wrong მათი ვარაუდი, რომ ომი მალე დამთავრდებოდა, არ გამართლდა

he gained his end by art(s) თავის მიზანს ეშმაკობით მიაღწია

he appended a list at the end ბოლოში სია დაურთო

English-Georgian dictionary > end
4 drive

1. I
abs

1) learn [how] to drive научиться водить машину; who is going to drive кто поведет машину?, кто сядет за руль?

2) shall we walk or drive? пойдем пешком или поедем?
2. II
drive in some manner drive well (tirelessly, recklessly, cautiously, slowly, quickly, etc.) хорошо и т.д. водить машину /ездить/; drive at some time drive at night ездить ночью;
3. III
1) drive smth. drive a taxi (a railway engine, a tractor, etc.) водить такси и т.д..; can you drive a truck (a car)? вы умеете править грузовиком (машиной) /водить грузовик (машину)/?

2) drive smb. I never walk now he always drives me я теперь совсем пешком не хожу, он меня всюду возит [на машине]

3) drive smb., smth. drive a horse (a pair, a donkey, etc.) ехать на лошади и т.д. или погонять лошадь и т.д..; drive a carriage and pair ездить в карете, запряженной парой лошадей

4) drive smth. drive a pump (machinery, an engine, etc.) приводить в действие насос и т.д. || drive a bargain заключать сделку; he drives a hard bargain с ним трудно сговориться /сторговаться/
4. IV
drive smb. in some manner drive smb. hard загонять кого-л., перегрузить кого-л. работой
5. VI
drive smb. to some state drive smb. mad /insane, crazy, wild/ сводить кого-л. с ума
6. VII
drive smb. to do smth. drive smb. to leave (to resign, to beg, etc.) заставить /вынудить/ кого-л. уйти и т.д.
7. XI
1) be driven by smb. the car was driven by a woman за рулем сидела /машиной управляла, машину вела/ женщина

2) be driven by smth. this machine is driven by steam эта машина работает при помощи пара /на паре/

3) be driven to do smth. he was driven to steal он был вынужден воровать; be driven (in)to doing smth. he was driven (in)to stealing by hunger голод толкнул его на воровство
8. XVI
1) drive in smth. drive in a car (in a taxi, in a carriage, etc.) ездить в машине и т.д..; drive to (through, at, etc.) smth. drive to the station (through London, into the country. etc.) ехать на вокзал и т.д..; drive in the right direction ехать [на машине] в правильном направлении; drive at a great speed ехать /мчаться/ [на машине] с большой скоростью

2) drive over smb., smth. drive over a dog (over a bird, over a ditch, etc.) переехать /задавить/ собаку и т.д.

3) drive across (on, over, etc.) smth. the ship drove swiftly across (on) the waves корабль быстро несся по волнам: the clouds drove across the sky (over the city, etc.) тучи неслись по небу и т.д.

4) drive on (in, etc.) smth. the ship drove on the rocks корабль наскочил на скалы; the rain (the wind) was driving in our faces дождь (ветер) бил /хлестал/ [нам] в лицо

5) drive at smth. I don't know what you are driving at я не знаю, что вы этим хотите сказать /к чему вы клоните/
9. XXI1
1) drive smb. (in)to smth. drive smb. to the station (into the country, to the farm, etc.) (отвозить кого-л. на станцию и т.д..; my friend drove me to his house in his new car мой приятель отвез меня к себе домой на своей новой машине: drive some distance from smth. drive ten miles from the station проехать /отъехать/ десять миль от станции

2) drive smb., smth. to (up, out of, etc.) smth. drive the cows to pasture (one's cattle to market) гнать коров на пастбище (скот на базар); drive a horse (a donkey) up the hill гнать лошадь (осла) в гору; drive the свешу out of the town (out of their positions) выбить противника из города (с занятых им позиций); drive the prisoners into the enclosure загонять пленных за ограду; drive dry leaves along the paths (sand down the beach, etc.) гнать сухие листья по дорожкам и т.д.., the wind was driving the rain against the window-panes был сильный ветер, и дождь хлестал по стеклам окон; the gale drove the ship on to the rocks буря гнала корабль на скалы || drive a good (bad) bargain with smb. заключить выгодную (невыгодную) сделку с кем-л. id drive smth. home to smb. доводить что-л. до чьего-л. сознания; drive the point (the fact, an argument, etc.) home to smb. довести какую-л. мысль и т.д. до чьего-л. сознания; drive smb. into a corner загнать кого-л. в угол, припереть кого-л. к стенке

3) drive smth. through (into, etc.) smth. drive a tunnel through a mountain (a railway through a desert, a road through a hilly district, etc.) прокладывать тоннель в горах и т.д..; drive a nail into a wall (into а, board, into a plank, etc.) забить /загнать/ гвоздь в стену и т.д..; drive a knife into smb.'s back всадить нож кому-л. в спину; drive one's sword through smb.'s body вонзить саблю в кого-л.; drive one's fist through the window-pane разбить кулаком окно || drive smth. into smb.'s head вбивать что-л. кому-л. в голову

4) drive smb. to smth. drive smb. to despair /to desperation/ доводить кого-л. до отчаяния; drive smb. to extreme measures вынудить кого-л. принять крайние меры; she drove him to angry words она его так разозлила, что он начал ругаться; drive smb. to suicide толкать кого-л. на самоубийство; you're driving me to my wits' end ума не приложу, что с тобой делать; drive smb. out of smth. drive smb. out of his senses сводить кого-л. с ума
10. XXII
drive smb. into doing smth. drive smb. into lying (into resigning, into going away, etc.) заставлять /вынуждать/ кого-л. лгать и т.д..; she drove him into leaving her она так себя вела, что он вынужден был уйти от нее

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > drive
5 сводить с ума

1) General subject: bring to wit s' end, craze, dement, derange, drive crazy, drive mad, drive mad to drive out of his senses, (кого-л.) drive out of his mind, drive out of one's senses, drive to wit s' end, give the heebie-jeebies, madden, (кого-л.) send out of his mind, unbalance, (кого-л.) send mad, bring to wits' end, drive mad, give the jeebies, send mad, turn brain, drive insane (в прямом смысле лишать рассудка, а не в образном (drive crazy)), drive (smb.) mental, turn one's brain, addle

2) Colloquial: drive( smb.) nuts, (кого-л.) drive somebody nuts, freak out

3) Obsolete: bemad

4) Rare: mad

5) Religion: infatuate

6) British English: drive potty

7) Jargon: (кого-л.) drive someone crazy, (кого-либо) drive(smb) around the bend, (кого-либо) drive(smb) bonkers, (кого-либо) drive(smb) nuts

8) American English: get someone going

9) Makarov: bring to (one's) wit s' end, (кого-л.) send (smb.) mad, (кого-л.) send (smb.) off his head, (кого-л.) send (smb.) out of his mind, (кого-л.) drive a person distracted, (кого-л.) drive crazy, (кого-л.) drive daft, (кого-л.) drive distracted, (кого-л.) drive mad, (кого-л.) drive out of his mind, (кого-л.) drive out of his senses, (кого-л.) drive round the bend, (кого-л.) drive to distraction, drive out of senses, drive to wit s' end, drive to wits' end

10) Ebay. send somebody mad/ crazy

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > сводить с ума
6 выводить из терпения

1) General subject: bring to wit s' end, drive to wit s' end, (кого-л.) put out of patience, bring to wits' end

2) Makarov: bring to (one's) wit s' end, drive to wit s' end, drive to wits' end

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > выводить из терпения
7 wit

I noun
1) (humour) Witz, der

have a ready wit — schlagfertig sein

2) (intelligence) Geist, der

battle of wits — intellektueller Schlagabtausch

be at one's wit's or wits' end — sich (Dat.) keinen Rat mehr wissen

collect or gather one's wits — zu sich kommen

drive somebody out of his/her wits — jemanden um den Verstand bringen

frighten or scare somebody out of his/her wits — jemandem Todesangst einjagen

be frightened or scared out of one's wits — Todesangst haben

have/keep one's wits about one — auf Draht sein (ugs.) /nicht den Kopf verlieren

3) (person) geistreicher Mensch
II intransitive verb
to wit — nämlich

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[wit]
noun

1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) der Witz

2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) witziger Kopf

3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) geistige Fähigkeit

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- academic.ru/82686/witless">witless
- -witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits
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wit

[wɪt]

I. n

1. no pl (humour) Witz m, Geist m, Esprit m geh

a flash of \wit ein Geistesblitz m

biting/dry \wit beißender/trockener Humor

to have a ready \wit schlagfertig sein

2. no pl (intelligence) Verstand m

to be beyond the \wit of sb über jds Verstand [o Horizont] [hinaus]gehen

to have the \wit to do sth Verstand genug haben, etw zu tun

3. (practical intelligence)

▪ \wits pl geistige Fähigkeiten, Intelligenz f kein pl

battle of \wits geistiger Schlagabtausch, geistiges Kräftemessen

to be at one's \wits' end mit seiner Weisheit [o seinem Latein] am Ende sein

to collect [or gather] one's \wits seine fünf Sinne zusammennehmen fam, sich akk wieder besinnen

to frighten [or scare] sb out of his/her \wits [or the \wits out of sb] jdn zu Tode erschrecken

to be frightened [or scared] out of one's \wits sich akk zu Tode ängstigen

to have/keep one's \wits about one seine fünf Sinne beisammen haben/zusammenhalten fam

to live [or survive] on one's \wits sich akk [mit Schläue] durchs Leben schlagen

to lose one's \wits ( old) den Verstand verlieren

to need all one's \wits about one seine fünf Sinne zusammennehmen müssen fam

to pit one's \wits against sb/sth seinen Verstand an jdm/etw messen geh

4. (funny person) geistreiche Person, kluger Kopf fam; (astute person) schlagfertige Person

II. vi ( form)

▪ to \wit nämlich, und zwar

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I [wɪt]
vi (old JUR)

to wit — nämlich, und zwar
II [wɪt]
n

1) (= understanding) Verstand m

beyond the wit of man — über den menschlichen Verstand or Horizont hinaus

a battle of wits — ein geistiges Kräftemessen

to be at one's wits' end — am Ende seiner Weisheit sein, mit seinem Latein am Ende sein (hum inf)

I was at my wits' end (to find a solution) — ich wusste mir keinen Rat or Ausweg mehr(, wie ich eine Lösung finden könnte)

to drive sb out of his wits — jdn um seinen Verstand bringen

to lose one's wits — den or seinen Verstand verlieren

to collect one's wits — seine fünf Sinne (wieder) zusammennehmen

to frighten or scare sb out of his wits — jdn zu Tode erschrecken

to be frightened or scared out of one's wits — zu Tode erschreckt sein

to have or keep one's wits about one — seine (fünf) Sinne zusammen- or beisammenhaben, einen klaren Kopf haben

to sharpen one's wits — seinen Verstand schärfen

to use one's wits — seinen Verstand gebrauchen, sein Köpfchen or seinen Grips anstrengen (inf)

to live by or on one's wits — sich schlau or klug durchs Leben schlagen

2) (= humour, wittiness) Geist m, Witz m

full of wit — geistreich

the book is full of wit — es ist sehr viel Geistreiches in dem Buch

3) (= person) geistreicher Kopf

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wit¹ [wıt] s

1. meist pl geistige Fähigkeiten pl, Intelligenz f

2. meist pl Verstand m:

be at one’s wit’s ( oder wits’) end mit seiner Weisheit am Ende sein;

have one’s wits about one seine fünf Sinne oder seinen Verstand beisammenhaben;

have the wit to do sth Verstand genug haben, etwas zu tun;

keep one’s wits about one einen klaren Kopf behalten;

live by one’s wits sich mehr oder weniger ehrlich durchs Leben schlagen;

out of one’s wits von Sinnen, verrückt

3. Witz m, Geist m, Esprit m

4. geistreicher Mensch, witziger Kopf

5. obs

a) kluge Person

b) geistige Größe

c) Witz m, witziger Einfall

wit² [wıt] 1. und 3. sg präs wot [wɒt; US wɑt], sg präs wost [wɒst; US wɑst], pl präs wite [waıt], prät und pperf wist [wıst]

A v/t obs einer Sache gewahr werden

B v/i:

to wit obs oder JUR das heißt, nämlich

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I noun
1) (humour) Witz, der

have a ready wit — schlagfertig sein

2) (intelligence) Geist, der

battle of wits — intellektueller Schlagabtausch

be at one's wit's or wits' end — sich (Dat.) keinen Rat mehr wissen

collect or gather one's wits — zu sich kommen

drive somebody out of his/her wits — jemanden um den Verstand bringen

frighten or scare somebody out of his/her wits — jemandem Todesangst einjagen

be frightened or scared out of one's wits — Todesangst haben

have/keep one's wits about one — auf Draht sein (ugs.) /nicht den Kopf verlieren

3) (person) geistreicher Mensch
II intransitive verb
to wit — nämlich

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n.

Verstand -¨e m.

Witz -e m.

English-german dictionary > wit
8 глава

1. head

с вдигната/наведена глава head up/down

с гола глава bare-headed

с главата напред head foremost/first

с главата надолу head downwards

прен. wrong side up; upside down

глава до глава сп. neck and neck

(за коне при състезание) nip and tuck

боли ме глава have a headache

не мога да си вдигна главата от работа have o.'s hands full, be up to the ears in work

вино, което се качва в главата a heady wine, wine that goes/gets to o.'s head

2. (ум) mind, brains

умна глава a brainy fellow

той е умна глава he has a good head on his shoulders; his head is screwed on the right way

сече му главата he has a fine brain, he is sharp-witted

3. (отделен човек, животно) head

на глава a piece, per head, per capita

доход на глава income per capita/head

на глава от населението per capita of the population

двадесет глави добитък twenty head of cattle

4. (вожд) head

глава на семейство head of a family; wage-earner

държавен глава head of state

5.( разширена част на зеленчук и пр.) head

глава на гвоздей nail-head

глава зеле a head of cabbage

глава на карфица pinhead

глава лук an onion

глава на мак a poppy head

глава чесън a bulb of garlic

6. (на книга и пр.) chapter

главапърва chapter one

7. (на машина, уред) head-stock

дебела глава a thick skull

(упорит човек) a pig-headed fellow

дебела му е главата (тъп е) he's a numskull/a bonehead/a blockhead

луда глава a hothead, a madcap, a blockhead

лукова глава прен. a nobody, a nonentity

празна глава an empty pate

горе главата cheer up! глави надясно! воен. eyes right! от глава до пети from head/crown to foot, from top to toe, to o.'s finger ends

за главата му ще е he'll cut his own throat

едно за главата, друго за краката pell-mell, helter-skelter; all at si/es and sevens

на своя глава on o.'s own account/responsibility, on o.'s own head, off o.'s own bat

идва ми до главата s.th. befalls me

имала глава да пати it had to be just my luck; I was born for trouble

да ми е мирна главата to be on the safe side

нямам глава за (математика, езици и пр.) have no head for

не ми носи главата бира I can't drink beer, beer doesn't agree with me

блъскам си главата вж. блъскам

вдигам на главата си

обръщам с глава та надолу set in an uproar, turn topsy turvy/upside down

докарвам на главата на bring s.th. about s.o.'s ears

завъртявам главата на turn s.o.'s head

избивам от главата на get/knock out of s.o.'s head

излизам на глава с cope with, get the better of, hold o.'s own against

качвам се на главата на някого wind s.o. round o.'s (little) finger; get out of hand

децата са и се качили на главата her children have got out of hand

тя му се е качила на главата she's got him right under her thumb

махвам нещо от главата си get s.th. off o.'s hands; get rid of s.th.

махай се от главата ми off with you; hop it

минава ми нещо през главата suffel

набивам в главата, напълням главата на drive/hammer/knock into s.o.'s head, drive home to s.o.

надигам глава rear o.'s head, take the bit in/between o.'s teeth, kick over the traces, become restive

надминавам с една глава stand one head above

главата си режа, отрязвам си главата I'll forfeit my head, I bet you anything (че that)

слагам си главата в торбата take o.'s life in o.'s hands

стой над главата на breathe down s.o.'s neck

счупвам си главата break o.'s neck

търкам сол на главата на give s.o.'s head a washing; give s.o. a dressing down; haul/call over the coals

хващам се за главата be flabbergasted, be at o.'s wits end, be struck dumb

стоя цяла глава над другите stand head and shoulders above the rest

зоол. death's head moth

имам глава вид look like death

спя глава сън sleep like a log

8. нар. глава бледен deadly pale, with a deathly pale face

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глава̀,

ж., -ѝ 1. head; sl. bonce; боли ме \главаа have a headache; \главаа до \главаа спорт. neck and neck; (за коне при състезание) nip and tuck; не мога да си вдигна \главаата от работа have o.’s hands full, be up to the ears in work; с вдигната/наведена \главаа head up/down; с \главаата напред head foremost/first; с \главаата надолу head downwards; прен. wrong side up; upside down; с гола \главаа bareheaded;

2. (ум) mind, brains; той е умна \главаа he has a good head on his shoulders; his head is screwed on the right way; умна \главаа a brainy fellow;

3. ( отделен човек, животно) head; двадесет \главаи добитък twenty head of cattle; доход на \главаа income per capita/head; на \главаа a piece, per head, per capita; на \главаа от населението per capita of the population;

4. ( вожд) head; \главаа на семейство head of a family; wage-earner; държавен \главаа head of state;

5. ( разширена част на зеленчук и пр.) head; \главаа лук an onion; \главаа на гвоздей nail-head; \главаа на карфица pinhead; \главаа чесън a bulb of garlic;

6. (на книга и пр.) chapter;

7. (на машина, уред) head-stock;

8. (на магнетофон) head; записваща \главаа record(ing) head; изтриваща \главаа erase/erasing head; • блъскам си \главаата beat/busy o.’s brains (about, with); вдигам на \главаата си, обръщам с \главаата надолу set in an uproar, turn topsy-turvy/upside down; \главаата си режа, отрязвам \главаата си I’ll forfeit my head, I bet you anything (че that); \главаи надясно! воен. eyes right! горе \главаата cheer up!, keep your chin up! да ми е мирна \главаата to be on the safe side; дебела \главаа thick skull; ( упорит човек) pig-headed fellow; дебела му е \главаата ( тъп е) he’s a numskull/a bonehead/a blockhead; докарвам на \главаата на bring s.th. about s.o.’s ears; едно за \главаата, друго за краката pell-mell, helter-skelter; all at sixes and sevens; завъртам \главаата на turn s.o.’s head; идва ми до \главаата s.th. befalls me; избивам от \главаата на get/knock out of s.o.’s head; излизам на \главаа с cope with, get the better of, hold o.’s own against; имала \главаа да пати it had to be just my luck; I was born for trouble; качвам се на \главаата на някого wind s.o. round o.’s (little) finger; get out of hand; луда \главаа hothead, madcap, blockhead; (за момиче) fizgig; лукова \главаа прен. nobody, nonentity; махай се от \главаата ми off with you; hop it; махам нещо от \главаата си get s.th. off o.’s hands; get rid of s.th.; минава ми нещо през \главаата suffer; набивам в \главаата на drive/hammer/knock into s.o.’s head, drive home to s.o.; надигам \главаа rear o.’s head, take the bit in/between o.’s teeth, kick over the traces, become restive; надминавам с една \главаа stand one head above; на своя \главаа on o.’s own account/responsibility, on o.’s own head, off o.’s own bat; не можеш да излезеш на \главаа с него there is no reasoning with him; не си блъскай \главаата с това don’t trouble your head about that; от \главаа до пети from head/crown to foot, from top to toe, to o.’s finger ends; cap-a-pie; от много \главаа не боли store is no sore; отрязал е \главаата на баща си разг. he’s a chip off the old block; празна \главаа empty pate; слагам \главаата си в торбата take o.’s life in o.’s hands; стоя над \главаата на breathe down s.o.’s neck; стоя цяла \главаа над другите stand head and shoulders above the rest; счупвам \главаата си break o.’s neck; търкам сол на \главаата на give s.o.’s head a washing; give s.o. a dressing down; haul/call s.o. over the coals; тя се е качила на \главаата му she’s got him right under her thumb; удар/удрям с \главаа head-butt; хващам се за \главаата be flabbergasted, be at o.’s wits end, be struck dumb; ще хвърчат \главаи heads will roll.

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master (на колеж); (на семейство) - master; chapter (на книга); head: My глава aches. - Главата ме боли.

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1. ( разширена част на зеленчук и пр.) head 2. (вожд) head 3. (за коне при състезание) nip and tuck 4. (на книга и пр.) chapter 5. (на машина, уред) head-stock 6. (отделен човек, животно) head 7. (ум) mind, brains 8. (упорит човек) a pig-headed fellow 9. head 10. ГЛАВА до ГЛАВА сn. neck and neck 11. ГЛАВА зеле a head of cabbage 12. ГЛАВА лук an onion 13. ГЛАВА на гвоздей nail-head 14. ГЛАВА на карфица pinhead 15. ГЛАВА на мак a poppy head 16. ГЛАВА на семейство head of a family;wage-earner 17. ГЛАВА чесън a bulb of garlic 18. ГЛАВАпърва chapter one 19. ГЛАВАта си режа, отрязвам си ГЛАВАта I'll forfeit my head, I bet you anything (че that) 20. блъскам си ГЛАВАта вж. блъскам: вдигам на ГЛАВАта си, обръщам с ГЛАВА та надолу set in an uproar, turn topsy turvy/upside down 21. боли ме ГЛАВА have a headache 22. вино, което се качва в ГЛАВАта a heady wine, wine that goes/gets to o.'s head 23. горе ГЛАВАта cheer up! глави надясно! воен. eyes right! отГЛАВА до пети from head/crown to foot, from top to toe, to o.'s finger ends 24. да ми е мирна ГЛАВАта to be on the safe side 25. двадесет глави добитък twenty head of cattle 26. дебела ГЛАВА a thick skull 27. дебела му е ГЛАВАта (тъп е) he's a numskull/a bonehead/ a blockhead 28. децата са и се качили на ГЛАВАта her children have got out of hand 29. докарвам на ГЛАВАта на bring s. th. about s. o.'s ears 30. доход на ГЛАВА income per capita/head 31. държавен ГЛАВА head of state 32. едно за ГЛАВАта, друго за краката pell-mell, helter-skelter;all at si\\es and sevens 33. за ГЛАВАта му ще е he'll cut his own throat 34. завъртявам ГЛАВАта на turn s.o.'s head 35. зоол. death's head moth 36. идва ми до ГЛАВАта s. th. befalls me 37. избивам от ГЛАВАта на get/knock out of s. o.'s head 38. излизам на ГЛАВА с cope with, get the better of, hold o.'s own against 39. имала ГЛАВА да пати it had to be just my luck;I was born for trouble 40. имам ГЛАВА вид look like death 41. качвам се на ГЛАВАта на някого wind s. o. round o.'s (little) finger;get out of hand 42. луда ГЛАВА а hothead, a madcap, a blockhead 43. лукова ГЛАВА прен. a nobody, a nonentity 44. махай се от ГЛАВАта ми off with you;hop it 45. махвам нещо от ГЛАВАта си get s. th. off o.'s hands;get rid of s.th. 46. минава ми нещо през ГЛАВАта suffel 47. на ГЛАВА a piece, per head, per capita 48. на ГЛАВА от населението per capita of the population 49. на своя ГЛАВА on o.'s own account/responsibility, on o.'s own head, off o.'s own bat 50. набивам в ГЛАВАта, напълням ГЛАВАта на drive/hammer/knock into s. o.'s head, drive home to s.o. 51. надигам ГЛАВА rear o.'s head, take the bit in/between o.'s teeth, kick over the traces, become restive 52. надминавам с една ГЛАВА stand one head above 53. нар.: ГЛАВА бледен deadly pale, with a deathly pale face 54. не ми носи ГЛАВАта бира I can't drink beer, beer doesn't agree with me 55. не мога да си вдигна ГЛАВАта от работа have o.'s hands full, be up to the ears in work 56. нямам ГЛАВА за (математика, езици и пр.) have no head for 57. празна ГЛАВА an empty pate 58. прен. wrong side up;upside down 59. с ГЛАВАта надолу head downwards 60. с ГЛАВАта напред head foremost/first 61. с вдигната/наведена ГЛАВА head up/down 62. с гола ГЛАВА bare-headed 63. сече му ГЛАВАта he has a fine brain, he is sharp-witted 64. слагам си ГЛАВАта в торбата take o.'s life in o.'s hands 65. спя ГЛАВА сън sleep like a log 66. стой над ГЛАВАта на breathe down s. o.'s neck 67. счупвам си ГЛАВАта break o.'s neck 68. той е умна ГЛАВА he has a good head on his shoulders;his head is screwed on the right way 69. търкам сол на ГЛАВАта на give s. o.'s head a washing;give s. o. a dressing down;haul/call over the coals 70. тя му се е качила на ГЛАВАта she's got him right under her thumb 71. умна ГЛАВА a brainy fellow 72. хващам се за ГЛАВАта be flabbergasted, be at o.'s wits end, be struck dumb: стоя цяла ГЛАВА над другите stand head and shoulders above the. rest.

Български-английски речник > глава
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[wit]
noun

1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) graça

2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) humorista

3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) senso

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- witless
- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits
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wit¹

[wit] n 1 juízo. 2 capacidade ou faculdade mental (geralmente wits). he has quick wits / ele é de rápida compreensão. 3 razão, inteligência viva. 4 destreza, habilidade. have you not the wits to do it? / será que você não tem habilidade para fazer isto? 5 finura, perspicácia, agudeza, sagacidade. 6 engenho, aptidão. 7 entendimento, imaginação. 8 graça, humor, chiste. 9 pessoa espirituosa. 10 brincalhão. 11 wits sabedoria, juízo. she is out of her wits / ela perdeu o juízo. don’t lose your wits in an emergency! / não fique desorientado numa emergência! don’t drive me out of my wits! / não me faça enlouquecer! brevity is the soul of wit brevidade é a alma do saber. he has not his wits about him ele não está com a cabeça no lugar. he lives by his wits ele vive de expedientes. I am at my wit’s end não sei mais o que fazer. it sharpened his wits isto tornou-o mais esperto. to have a ready wit ser espirituoso. to sacre/terrify someone out of their wits, to frighten the wits out of someone amedrontar, apavorar alguém.

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wit²

[wit] vt+vi (ps, pp wist) arch saber. I wot / eu sei. thou wottest / tu sabes. he wot / ele sabe. we wist / nós sabemos. to wit isto é, quer dizer, a saber.

English-Portuguese dictionary > wit
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n

1) часто pl розум, ум

quick wits — кмітливість

slow wits — нетямущість

dull wits — тупоумство

to be out of one's wits — здуріти

are you out of your wits? — чи ти при своєму розумі?

to keep one's wits about one — не розгубитися

2) дотепність; дотеп

3) дотепник; дотепна людина

five wits — п'ять чуттів; розумові здібності

to live by one's wits — жити на сумнівні доходи; сяк-так викручуватися

2. v (pres. 1-ша і 3-тя особи sing wot; past і p.p. wist) заст.

знати, відати

to wit — тобто, а саме

God wot — Бог знає, Бог відає

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I [wit] n
1) pl розум

quick [slow] wits — кмітливість [некмітливість]

dull wits — тупоумство, тупість

to be out of one's wits — збожеволіти, втратити здатність міркувати

are you out of your wits — є та ви при своєму розуміє

to bring /to drive/ to one's wits' end — зводити з розуму, виводити з терпіння

to be at one's wits' end — стати в глухий кут, не знати, що робити; не дати собі ради

to have the wit to do smth — дібрати зробити що-н.

he had the wit to call the doctor — у нього вистачило розуму викликати лікаря

to keep one's wits about one — не розгубитися; не втратити голови

to have one's wits about one — бути напоготові; бути пройдисвітом

he has all his wits about him — його не обдуриш

to set one's wit to a problem — ломати голову над задачею

2) дотепність, дотеп

3) дотепник

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to live by one's wits — вивертатися всіма правдами, неправдами
II [wit] v
apx. (wist; 1-a a 3-a; oc. од. теп. ч. wot)

1) знати, відати

let wit — нехай буде відомо

God wot — бог відає

2) дізнатися

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to wit — тобто

English-Ukrainian dictionary > wit
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1 ჭკუა, გონება

keep your wits about you ჭკუა არ დაკარგო

he hadn't wit enough to guess it ამის მისახვედრად ჭკუა არ ეყო

●●she was scared out of her wits შიშისაგან გული გადაუტრიალდა

don't drive me out of my wits! მოთმინებას ნუ დამაკარგვინებ!

I'm at my wits' end სულ დავბიბენი / აღარ ვიცი რა ვქნა

are you in your wits? ჭკუაზე ხარ?!

2 მახვილგონიერება, გონებამახვილობა, ენამახვილობა

he has a delightful wit ძალიან ენამახვილია / გონებამახვილია

3 ხუმარა, ოხუნჯი

slow-witted გონებამძიმე

a trenchant wit მახვილი გონება

he has a quick wit გონებამახვილია, ენამახვილია

to drive to one's wits' end ჭკუაზე შეშლა

English-Georgian dictionary > wit
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I [wit] n
1) pl розум

quick [slow] wits — кмітливість [некмітливість]

dull wits — тупоумство, тупість

to be out of one's wits — збожеволіти, втратити здатність міркувати

are you out of your wits — є та ви при своєму розуміє

to bring /to drive/ to one's wits' end — зводити з розуму, виводити з терпіння

to be at one's wits' end — стати в глухий кут, не знати, що робити; не дати собі ради

to have the wit to do smth — дібрати зробити що-н.

he had the wit to call the doctor — у нього вистачило розуму викликати лікаря

to keep one's wits about one — не розгубитися; не втратити голови

to have one's wits about one — бути напоготові; бути пройдисвітом

he has all his wits about him — його не обдуриш

to set one's wit to a problem — ломати голову над задачею

2) дотепність, дотеп

3) дотепник

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to live by one's wits — вивертатися всіма правдами, неправдами
II [wit] v
apx. (wist; 1-a a 3-a; oc. од. теп. ч. wot)

1) знати, відати

let wit — нехай буде відомо

God wot — бог відає

2) дізнатися

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to wit — тобто

English-Ukrainian dictionary > wit
13 wit

I [wıt] n
1. часто pl ум, разум

quick [slow] wits - сообразительность [несообразительность]

dull wits - тупоумие, тупость

to be out of one's wits - обезуметь, утратить способность соображать

are you out of your wits? - да вы в своём уме?

to bring /to drive/ to one's wit s' end - сводить с ума, выводить из терпения

to be at one's wits' end - стать в тупик, не знать, что делать; ≅ ума не приложу

to have the wit to do smth. - сообразить сделать что-л.

he had the wit to call the doctor - у него хватило сообразительности вызвать врача

to keep one's wits about one - не растеряться; не потерять головы

to have one's wits about one - а) быть начеку; б) быть пройдохой /ловкачом/

he has all his wits about him - ≅ его не проведёшь

to set one's wit to a problem - ломать голову над задачей

2. остроумие, острословие

3. остряк, остроумный человек

♢ to live by one's wits - изворачиваться, всеми правдами и неправдами добывать средства к жизни; жить на сомнительные доходы
II [wıt] v (wist; 1-е и 3-е л. ед. ч. наст. вр. wot) арх.
1. знать, ведать

let wit - да будет известно

God wot - бог ведает

2. узнать

♢ to wit - то есть, а именно

НБАРС > wit
14 Verstand

m; -(e)s, kein Pl.; (Denkfähigkeit) intellect, mind; (Vernunft) (common) sense; (Ratio) (powers Pl. of) reason; (Intelligenz) intelligence; (Urteilsfähigkeit) powers Pl. of judg(e)ment; (Auffassungskraft) understanding; gesunder Verstand common sense; mein Verstand sagt mir common sense tells me; klarer / kühler Verstand a clear / cool head; scharfer Verstand keen (Am. sharp) mind ( oder intellect); mit Verstand intelligently, with a bit of common sense; den Verstand verlieren go mad (Am. crazy); jemanden um den Verstand bringen drive s.o. mad ( oder insane, bes. Am. crazy); wieder zu Verstand kommen come to one’s senses; das geht über meinen Verstand that’s beyond me; hat er denn keinen Verstand? has he got no sense in him ( oder wits about him)?; er ist nicht recht bei Verstand umg. he’s not in his right mind, he’s not all there; etw. mit Verstand genießen savo(u)r s.th.

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der Verstand

brains; sense; wits; brain; common sense; senses; wit; reason; understanding; mind; intellect; intelligence

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Ver|stạnd [fɛɐ'ʃtant]
m - (e)s
[-dəs] no pl (= Fähigkeit zu denken) reason; (= Intellekt) mind, intellect; (= Vernunft) (common) sense; (= Urteilskraft) (powers pl of) judgement
das müsste dir dein Verstand sagen — your common sense should tell you that

den Verstand verlieren — to lose one's mind

hast du denn den Verstand verloren?, bist du denn noch bei Verstand? — have you taken leave of your senses? (esp Brit), are you out of your mind?

jdn um den Verstand bringen — to drive sb out of his mind

nicht recht or ganz bei Verstand sein — not to be in one's right mind

zu Verstand kommen — to come to one's senses

mit seinem Verstand am Ende sein — to be at one's wits' end

das geht über meinen Verstand — it's beyond me, it beats me (inf)

da bleibt einem der Verstand stehen (fig inf) — the mind boggles (inf)

etw ohne Verstand tun — to do sth mindlessly

etw ohne Verstand essen/trinken — to eat/drink sth without paying attention

etw mit Verstand genießen/essen/trinken — to savour (Brit) or savor (US) sth, to relish sth

See:

→ klar

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der

1) (the thinking power of the mind: He was a person of great intellect.) intellect

2) (the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) mind

3) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) sense

4) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) understand

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Ver·stand

<-[e]s>

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtant]

m kein pl reason no art, no pl

jdm \Verstand zutrauen to think sb has [common] sense

bei klarem \Verstand sein to be in full possession of one's faculties [or in one's right mind]

bist du noch bei \Verstand? (fam) are you quite right in the head? fam

seinen \Verstand anstrengen (fam) to think hard

jdn um den \Verstand bringen to drive sb out of his/her mind

über jds \Verstand gehen to be beyond sb

nicht bei \Verstand sein to not be in one's right mind

da bleibt einem der \Verstand stehen the mind boggles

den \Verstand verlieren to lose [or go out of] one's mind

etw mit \Verstand essen/genießen/trinken to savour [or AM -or] sth

etw ohne \Verstand essen/rauchen/trinken to eat/smoke/drink sth without savouring [or AM -oring] it

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der; Verstand[e]s (Fähigkeit zu denken) reason no art.; (Fähigkeit, Begriffe zu bilden) mind; (Vernunft) [common] sense no art.

Tiere haben keinen Verstand — animals do not have the power or faculty of reason

der menschliche Verstand — the human mind

wenn du deinen Verstand gebraucht hättest — if you had used your brain or had been thinking

ich hätte ihm mehr Verstand zugetraut — I thought he would have had more sense

manchmal zweifle ich an seinem Verstand — I sometimes doubt his sanity

hast du denn den Verstand verloren — (ugs.) have you taken leave of your senses?; are you out of your mind?

das geht über meinen Verstand — that's beyond me

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Verstand m; -(e)s, kein pl; (Denkfähigkeit) intellect, mind; (Vernunft) (common) sense; (Ratio) (powers pl of) reason; (Intelligenz) intelligence; (Urteilsfähigkeit) powers pl of judg(e)ment; (Auffassungskraft) understanding;

gesunder Verstand common sense;

mein Verstand sagt mir common sense tells me;

klarer/kühler Verstand a clear/cool head;

scharfer Verstand keen (US sharp) mind ( oder intellect);

mit Verstand intelligently, with a bit of common sense;

den Verstand verlieren go mad (US crazy);

jemanden um den Verstand bringen drive sb mad ( oder insane, besonders US crazy);

wieder zu Verstand kommen come to one’s senses;

das geht über meinen Verstand that’s beyond me;

hat er denn keinen Verstand? has he got no sense in him ( oder wits about him)?;

er ist nicht recht bei Verstand umg he’s not in his right mind, he’s not all there;

etwas mit Verstand genießen savo(u)r sth

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der; Verstand[e]s (Fähigkeit zu denken) reason no art.; (Fähigkeit, Begriffe zu bilden) mind; (Vernunft) [common] sense no art.

Tiere haben keinen Verstand — animals do not have the power or faculty of reason

der menschliche Verstand — the human mind

wenn du deinen Verstand gebraucht hättest — if you had used your brain or had been thinking

ich hätte ihm mehr Verstand zugetraut — I thought he would have had more sense

manchmal zweifle ich an seinem Verstand — I sometimes doubt his sanity

hast du denn den Verstand verloren — (ugs.) have you taken leave of your senses?; are you out of your mind?

das geht über meinen Verstand — that's beyond me

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-¨e m.

apprehension n.

brain n.

brains n.

mind n.

reason n.

sanity n.

sense n.

understanding n.

wit n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Verstand
15 sbattere

1. v/t porta slam, bang

( urtare) bang

gastronomy beat

sbattere la porta in faccia a qualcuno close the door in someone's face

2. v/i bang

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sbattere v.tr.

1 ( battere violentemente contro) to knock, to bang; to beat*: sbattere qlco. contro un muro, to knock (o to bang) sthg. against a wall; sbattere il naso contro il muro, to bang (o to bump) one's nose against the wall // non so dove sbattere la testa, I don't know which way to turn (o I am at my wits' end) // sbattere la testa contro il muro, (fig.) to beat one's head against a brick wall

2 ( chiudere violentemente) to slam; to bang: uscì sbattendo la porta, he went out slamming the door; sbattere la porta in faccia a qlcu., to slam the door in s.o.'s face (anche fig.)

3 ( scagliare) to hurl, to fling*: sbatté le carte sul tavolo, he flung the cards on the table // sbattere via un paio di scarpe, to throw away a pair of shoes // l'hanno sbattuto in un paesino di campagna, they have shunted him to a country village // se non taci ti sbatto fuori dalla stanza, if you don't shut up, I'll throw you out of the room // sbattere in prigione, to fling into prison // sbattere via denaro, tempo, to waste money, time // sbattere una notizia in prima pagina, to splash a story across the front page // sbattere qlco. in faccia a qlcu., (fig.) to hurl sthg. in s.o.'s face

4 ( agitare, scuotere) to shake*; to toss: il vento sbatteva i rami, the wind was shaking (o tossing) the branches // l'uccello sbatteva le ali, the bird flapped its wings; sbattere il contenuto di una bottiglia, to shake the contents of a bottle; sbattere un tappeto, una coperta fuori dalla finestra, to shake a carpet, a blanket out of the window // sbattere la panna, to whip cream; sbattere le uova, to beat eggs

5 (fig. fam.) ( far apparire pallido) to make* (s.o.) look pale, to take* away s.o.'s colour: il verde ti sbatte, green makes you look pale

6 (volg.) ( possedere sessualmente) to fuck, to bang

◆ v. intr.

1 ( di porte, finestre) to bang, to slam: c'è una porta che sbatte, there is a door banging

2 ( di vele, di ali) to flap

3 (mecc.) ( di valvola) to clatter, to chatter, to rattle

4 (volg.) sbattersene, not to give a fuck.

◘ sbattersi v.rifl. (fam.) ( agitarsi) to rush around.

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['zbattere]
1. vt

1) (gen) to beat, (uova) to beat, whisk, (panna) to whip, (ali) to beat, flap, (porta) to slam, bang

sbattere un ginocchio contro qc — to bang one's knee on sth

ho sbattuto il ginocchio — I banged my knee

sbattere un pugno sul tavolo — to thump the table

sbattere la porta in faccia a qn (anche) fig — to slam the door in sb's face

se n'è andato sbattendo la porta — he went out slamming the door

non sapevo dove sbattere la testa fig — I didn't know which way to turn

sbattere la testa contro un muro fig — to bang one's head against a brick wall

finché non ci sbatte la testa contro non capirà — he'll find out the hard way

2) (buttare) to throw

sbattere qc per terra — to throw sth to the ground

sbattere qn fuori/in galera — to throw sb out/into prison

sbattere via — to throw away o out

sbattilo pure lì — just throw it over there

sbattere una notizia in prima pagina — to splash a piece of news across the front page

3) (fam! : possedere sessualmente) to fuck fam!

2. vi (aus avere)

1) (porta, finestra) to bang, (vele, ali) to flap

la finestra sbatte per il vento — the window is banging in the wind

sbattere contro qc — to knock against sth

2) fam

sbattersene — not to give a damn

me ne sbatto! — I don't give a damn!

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['zbattere] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (chiudere) to slam, to bang

sbattere la porta in faccia a qcn. — fig. to slam the door on sb. o in sb.'s face

2) (scuotere) to shake* (out) [ tappeto]

sbattere le ali — to flap, to flutter [ ali]; to flutter [ ciglia]

sbattere le palpebre — to blink

3) (gettare) to slam (su on; contro against)

sbattere giù il telefono — to slam down the phone, to bang down the receiver

sbattere a terra qcn. — to knock sb. down

un'onda ha sbattuto la barca sugli scogli — a wave dashed the boat against the rocks

sbattere qcs. in faccia a qcn. — to throw sth. in sb.'s face

sbattere via qcs. — to throw sth. away o out

sbattere qcn. in prigione o sbattere dentro qcn. colloq. to throw o clap sb. in jail; sbattere fuori qcn. to throw sb. out; sbattere qcn. (a lavorare) in un paesino — to shunt sb. to a little village

4) (urtare) to bang ( contro against, into); to bump ( contro against, on)

sbattere il ginocchio, la testa contro qcs. — to bang one's knee, head against sth.

non sapere più dove sbattere la testa — fig. to be at one's wits' end

5) gastr. to beat*, to whisk [ uova]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (fare rumore) [porta, persiane] to bang

2) (urtare)

(andare a) sbattere contro qcs. — to bump on o against sth., to hit sth.; [autista, auto] to crash o drive into sth
3.
verbo pronominale sbattersi

1) colloq. (darsi da fare)

-rsi per fare qcs. — to scramble o bustle (about) o go all out to do sth

2) sbattersene volg.

sbattersene (le palle) di — not to give a (god)damn o fuck about

sbattitene! — fuck it!

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sbattere

/'zbattere/ [2]

I verbo transitivo

1 (chiudere) to slam, to bang; sbattere la porta in faccia a qcn. fig. to slam the door on sb. o in sb.'s face

2 (scuotere) to shake* (out) [ tappeto]; sbattere le ali to flap, to flutter [ ali]; to flutter [ ciglia]; sbattere le palpebre to blink

3 (gettare) to slam (su on; contro against); sbattere giù il telefono to slam down the phone, to bang down the receiver; sbattere a terra qcn. to knock sb. down; un'onda ha sbattuto la barca sugli scogli a wave dashed the boat against the rocks; sbattere qcs. in faccia a qcn. to throw sth. in sb.'s face; sbattere via qcs. to throw sth. away o out; sbattere qcn. in prigione o sbattere dentro qcn. colloq. to throw o clap sb. in jail; sbattere fuori qcn. to throw sb. out; sbattere qcn. (a lavorare) in un paesino to shunt sb. to a little village

4 (urtare) to bang ( contro against, into); to bump ( contro against, on); sbattere il ginocchio, la testa contro qcs. to bang one's knee, head against sth.; non sapere più dove sbattere la testa fig. to be at one's wits' end

5 gastr. to beat*, to whisk [ uova]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

1 (fare rumore) [porta, persiane] to bang

2 (urtare) (andare a) sbattere contro qcs. to bump on o against sth., to hit sth.; [autista, auto] to crash o drive into sth.

III sbattersi verbo pronominale

1 colloq. (darsi da fare) -rsi per fare qcs. to scramble o bustle (about) o go all out to do sth.

2 sbattersene volg. sbattersene (le palle) di not to give a (god)damn o fuck about; sbattitene! fuck it!

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sbattere
16 loco

adj.

1 crazy, cracked, batty, crazed.

2 crazy.

m.

madman, crackpot, crazy person, head case.

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loco

► adjetivo

1 (gen) mad, crazy, insane

2 (muy ocupado) terribly busy

3 familiar (asombroso) amazing

■ tiene unas ganas locas de casarse she's dying to get married

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 lunatic, insane person

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo loco any old how

como un,-a loco,-a like mad

estar loco,-a de alegría to be over the moon

estar loco,-a por alguien to be mad about somebody

hacer el loco to act wild

hacerse el/la loco,-a to pretend to know nothing, act dumb

¡ni loco,-a! no way!

volver loco,-a a alguien to drive somebody crazy, drive somebody mad

■ este ruido me vuelve loco this noise is driving me mad

■ esa chica me vuelve loco I'm crazy about that girl

volverse loco,-a to go mad

loco,-a de remate stark raving mad

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1. (f. - loca)
adj.

crazy, mad

- volverse loco
2. (f. - loca)
noun

crazy person

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loco, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=no cuerdo) mad, crazy

¿estás loco? — are you mad o crazy?

no seas loco, eso es muy arriesgado — don't be stupid, that's very risky

una brújula loca — a compass whose needle no longer points north

estaba loco de alegría — he was mad o wild with joy

• andar o estar loco con algo — (=preocupado) to be worried to death about sth; (=contento) to be crazy about sth

ando loco con el examen — the exam is driving me crazy

está loca con su moto nueva — she's crazy about her new motorbike

• está loco por algn/algo, está loco por esa chica — he's mad o crazy about that girl

anda o está loca por irse a Inglaterra — she's mad keen to go to England

• tener o traer loco a algn, este asunto me tiene o trae loco — this business is driving me crazy

• volver loco a algn — to drive sb mad, drive sb round the bend

el marisco me vuelve loco — I'm crazy about seafood

• volverse loco — to go insane, go mad

estoy para volverme loco — I'm at my wits' end

este caos es para volverse loco — this is absolute chaos

- estar loco de atar o de remate

- estar más loco que una cabra

- no lo hago ni loco

- hacer algo a lo loco

- loco de verano

2) (=frenético) hectic

hoy he tenido un día loco — I've had a really hectic day today

3) * (=enorme)

llevo una prisa loca — I'm in a tremendous o real rush *

he tenido una suerte loca — I've been fantastically lucky *

2.

SM / F lunatic, madman/madwoman

el loco de César se ha comprado otro coche — that lunatic o madman César has bought another car

esta es una casa de locos — this place is a madhouse

• correr como un loco — to run like mad

• gritar como un loco — to shout like a madman, shout one's head off

• hacerse el loco — to act the fool

• es un loco perdido — he's stark raving mad

• ponerse como un loco — to start acting like a madman/madwoman

- cada loco con su tema

3.

SM Chile abalone, false abalone

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I
- ca adjetivo

1)

a) (Med, Psic) mad, insane

b) ( chiflado) crazy (colloq), nuts (colloq)

este tipo está medio loco — (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq)

no seas loco, te vas a matar — don't be stupid, you'll kill yourself

eso no lo hago (pero) ni loco — there's no way I'd do that

¿disculparme yo? ni (que estuviera) loco! — what, me apologize? not in a million years!

hacer algo a lo loco — to do something any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq)

gasta dinero a lo loco — he spends money like water

estar loco de remate or de atar — (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq)

tener or (Esp) traer loco a alguien — to be driving somebody crazy (colloq)

volver loco a alguien — to drive somebody crazy (colloq)

el chocolate me vuelve loca — I adore chocolate

volverse loco — to go mad

c) (contento, entusiasmado)

están locos con el nieto — they're besotted with their grandchild

está loca por él — she's crazy about him (colloq)

está loco por volver — he's dying to come back (colloq)

d) (fam) ( ajetreado)

anda (como) loco con los preparativos — the preparations are driving him mad (colloq)

2)

a) ( indicando gran cantidad)

tengo unas ganas locas de verla — I'm dying to see her (colloq)

tuvo una suerte loca — she was incredibly lucky

b)

loco de algo: estaba loca de alegría she was blissfully happy; está loco de celos he's wild with jealousy; estaba loco de dolor he was racked with pain; está loca de amor — she's madly in love
II
- ca masculino, femenino

1) ( enfermo mental) (m) madman; (f) madwoman

se puso como un loco — he went crazy o mad

maneja or (Esp) conduce como un loco — he drives like a lunatic

corrimos como locos — (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq)

gritaba como una loca — she was shouting her head off (colloq)

esto es de locos! — this is sheer madness!

el loco de Javier se vino a pie — Javier walked here, mad fool that he is

hay mucho loco suelto — (fam) there are a lot of weirdos about (colloq)

cada loco con su tema — (fam) to each his own

hacerse el loco — to act dumb (colloq)

la loca de la casa — (liter) the imagination

2) loco masculino (Zool) abalone

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= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], demented, crazed, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], bananas, mad, insane, deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, lunatic, nut, bonkers, wacko, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, berserk, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], madman, nutter, off + Posesivo + nut, kook, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], maniac, out of + Posesivo + senses, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck.

Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

Ex. Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.

Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.

Ex. It is frequently lack of that causes teachers to accuse children of being lazy, uncooperative, insubordinate, rude, or plain bananas.

Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.

Ex. Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.

Ex. Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.

Ex. The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.

Ex. This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.

Ex. The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on ' nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.

Ex. This client was bonkers, but believable.

Ex. Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.

Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.

Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.

Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.

Ex. Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.

Ex. 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.

Ex. Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.

Ex. Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.

Ex. A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.

Ex. He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.

Ex. This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.

Ex. Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.

Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

Ex. He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.

Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.

Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.

Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.

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* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* casa de locos = lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam.

* casa de los locos = asylum, mental asylum, madhouse.

* chillar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.

* como un loco = like crazy, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.

* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon.

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* estar loco por = have + a crush on.

* gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* hacerse el loco = act + dumb, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to.

* idea loca = wild thought.

* loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.

* loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.

* loco de atar = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, stir-crazy.

* loco de contento = chuffed to bits.

* loco del deporte = sports freak.

* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.

* loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.

* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.

* parecer loco = sound + crazy.

* ponerse como loco = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* sine loco (s.l.) = s.l. (sine loco).

* trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.

* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.

* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.

* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).

* * *
I
- ca adjetivo

1)

a) (Med, Psic) mad, insane

b) ( chiflado) crazy (colloq), nuts (colloq)

este tipo está medio loco — (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq)

no seas loco, te vas a matar — don't be stupid, you'll kill yourself

eso no lo hago (pero) ni loco — there's no way I'd do that

¿disculparme yo? ni (que estuviera) loco! — what, me apologize? not in a million years!

hacer algo a lo loco — to do something any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq)

gasta dinero a lo loco — he spends money like water

estar loco de remate or de atar — (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq)

tener or (Esp) traer loco a alguien — to be driving somebody crazy (colloq)

volver loco a alguien — to drive somebody crazy (colloq)

el chocolate me vuelve loca — I adore chocolate

volverse loco — to go mad

c) (contento, entusiasmado)

están locos con el nieto — they're besotted with their grandchild

está loca por él — she's crazy about him (colloq)

está loco por volver — he's dying to come back (colloq)

d) (fam) ( ajetreado)

anda (como) loco con los preparativos — the preparations are driving him mad (colloq)

2)

a) ( indicando gran cantidad)

tengo unas ganas locas de verla — I'm dying to see her (colloq)

tuvo una suerte loca — she was incredibly lucky

b)

loco de algo: estaba loca de alegría she was blissfully happy; está loco de celos he's wild with jealousy; estaba loco de dolor he was racked with pain; está loca de amor — she's madly in love
II
- ca masculino, femenino

1) ( enfermo mental) (m) madman; (f) madwoman

se puso como un loco — he went crazy o mad

maneja or (Esp) conduce como un loco — he drives like a lunatic

corrimos como locos — (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq)

gritaba como una loca — she was shouting her head off (colloq)

esto es de locos! — this is sheer madness!

el loco de Javier se vino a pie — Javier walked here, mad fool that he is

hay mucho loco suelto — (fam) there are a lot of weirdos about (colloq)

cada loco con su tema — (fam) to each his own

hacerse el loco — to act dumb (colloq)

la loca de la casa — (liter) the imagination

2) loco masculino (Zool) abalone

* * *

= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], demented, crazed, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], bananas, mad, insane, deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, lunatic, nut, bonkers, wacko, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, berserk, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], madman, nutter, off + Posesivo + nut, kook, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], maniac, out of + Posesivo + senses, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck.

Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.

Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.

Ex: It is frequently lack of that causes teachers to accuse children of being lazy, uncooperative, insubordinate, rude, or plain bananas.

Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.

Ex: Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.

Ex: Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.

Ex: The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.

Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.

Ex: The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on ' nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.

Ex: This client was bonkers, but believable.

Ex: Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.

Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.

Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.

Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.

Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.

Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.

Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.

Ex: Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.

Ex: A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.

Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.

Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.

Ex: Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.

Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.

Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.

Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.

Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.

* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* casa de locos = lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam.

* casa de los locos = asylum, mental asylum, madhouse.

* chillar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.

* como un loco = like crazy, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.

* estar loco = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.

* estar loco de contento = be beside + Reflexivo + with joy, be over the moon.

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* estar loco por = have + a crush on.

* gritar como un loco = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* hacerse el loco = act + dumb, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to.

* idea loca = wild thought.

* loco como una cabra = raving lunatic.

* loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.

* loco de atar = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, stir-crazy.

* loco de contento = chuffed to bits.

* loco del deporte = sports freak.

* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.

* loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.

* ¡ni loco! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.

* parecer loco = sound + crazy.

* ponerse como loco = get + (all) worked up (about), get + hot under the collar.

* ponerse loco = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.

* sine loco (s.l.) = s.l. (sine loco).

* trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.

* volver a Alguien loco = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* volver loco = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, piss + Nombre + off.

* volver loco a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops, push + Alguien + over the edge.

* volverse loco = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* volverse loco por = sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go + gaga (over).

* * *

loco¹ -ca

adjective

A

1 ( Med, Psic) mad, insane

2 (chiflado) crazy ( colloq), nuts ( colloq), mad ( BrE colloq)

este tipo está medio loco ( fam); this guy's not all there ( colloq), this guy's a bit cracked ( colloq)

¡pero ustedes están or ( AmL) son locos! you must be crazy o mad o insane o out of your mind! ( colloq)

no seas loco, te vas a matar don't be so stupid o foolish, you'll kill yourself

eso no lo hago (pero) ni loco there's no way I'd do that, nothing in the world would make me do that o induce me to do that

¿disculparme yo? ¡ni (que estuviera) loco! what, me apologize? not in a million years o no way o never!

llenó el formulario a lo loco she completed the form any which way ( AmE) o ( BrE) any old how ( colloq)

gasta dinero a lo loco he spends money like water o like there's no tomorrow

estar loco de remate or de atar ( fam); to be stark raving o stark staring mad, to be nutty as a fruitcake ( colloq), to be completely nuts ( colloq), to be mad as a hatter ( BrE)

traer or tener loco a algn ( Esp); to be driving sb mad o crazy o up the wall o round the bend ( colloq)

volver loco a algn to drive sb mad o crazy ( colloq)

vuelve locos a los hombres she drives men wild ( colloq)

el chocolate me vuelve loca I adore chocolate, I'm a chocolate addict ( colloq)

volverse loco to go mad

este desorden es para volverse loco this mess is enough to drive you crazy ( colloq)

3

(contento, entusiasmado): están locos con el nieto they're besotted with o crazy about their grandchild

está loca por él she's mad o crazy o wild about him ( colloq)

está loco por verla/por que le presenten a Laura he's dying o ( BrE) mad keen to see her/to be introduced to Laura ( colloq)

es loco por las aceitunas (CS); he's crazy about o mad on olives ( colloq)

4 ( fam) (preocupado) worried sick ( colloq)

anda (como) loco con las pruebas he's worried sick about the tests

B

1

(indicando gran cantidad): tengo unas ganas locas de verla I'm really looking forward to seeing her, I'm dying to see her ( colloq)

tuvo una suerte loca she was incredibly lucky

la obra tuvo un éxito loco the play was hugely successful

tienen la guita loca ( RPl arg); they're rolling in it ( colloq), they're absolutely loaded ( colloq)

2 loco DE algo:

estaba loca de alegría or de contenta she was incredibly happy, she was over the moon ( BrE colloq)

está loco de ira/celos he's wild with anger/jealousy

estaba loco de dolor he was racked with pain

está loca de amor por él she's madly in love with him

3

(CS fam) (indicando poca cantidad): por cuatro clientes locos que puedan venir, no vamos a abrir it's not worth opening up just for a few odd customers

loco² -ca

masculine, feminine

A (enfermo mental) ( masculine) madman; ( feminine) madwoman

se puso como un loco al oír la noticia he went crazy o mad when he heard the news

maneja or ( Esp) conduce como un loco he drives like a madman o lunatic

corrimos como locos para alcanzar el autobús ( fam); we ran like crazy o mad to catch the bus ( colloq)

gritaba como una loca she was shouting like a madwoman, she was shouting her head off ( colloq)

¡qué desorganización, esto es de locos! what chaos! this is pure o sheer madness!

el loco de Javier se ha venido a pie Javier walked here, madman that he is

hoy en día hay mucho loco suelto ( fam); there are a lot of loonies o nutcases o weirdos about these days ( colloq)

cada loco con su tema ( fam); to each his own, each to his own ( BrE)

ahora le ha dado por el budismo — cada loco con su tema she's into Buddhism now — oh well, each to his own o ( colloq) whatever turns you on

hacer el loco ( Chi fam); to make a fool of oneself

hacerse el loco to act dumb ( colloq)

no te hagas el loco don't act dumb, don't pretend you haven't seen/heard

la loca de la casa ( liter); the imagination

B

loco masculine ( Chi) ( Zool) abalone

C

loco masculine ( RPl arg) (hombre) guy ( colloq), bloke ( BrE colloq)

* * *

loco 1
◊ -ca adjetivo

a) (Med, Psic) mad, insane

b) ( chiflado) crazy (colloq), nuts (colloq);

◊ este tipo está medio loco (fam) the guy's not all there (colloq);

eso no lo hago (pero) ni loco there's no way I'd do that;
hacer algo a lo loco to do sth any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how (colloq);
estar loco de remate (fam) to be completely nuts (colloq);
tener or (Esp) traer loco a algn to be driving sb crazy (colloq);
volver loco a algn to drive sb crazy (colloq);
volverse loco to go mad
c) ( entusiasmado):

◊ está loca por él she's crazy about him (colloq);

está loco por volver he's dying to come back (colloq)
d) (fam) ( ajetreado):

◊ anda (como) loco con los preparativos the preparations are driving him mad (colloq)

e) ( indicando gran cantidad):

◊ tengo unas ganas locas de verla I'm dying to see her (colloq);

tuvo una suerte loca she was incredibly lucky
f) estar loco de algo: ‹de entusiasmo/furia/celos› to be wild with sth;

‹de dolor/remordimiento› to be racked with sth;
◊ estaba loca de alegría she was blissfully happy

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( enfermo mental) (m) madman;
(f) madwoman;
◊ se puso como un loco he went crazy o mad;

corrimos como locos (fam) we ran like crazy o mad (colloq);
hacerse el loco to act dumb (colloq)
loco 2 sustantivo masculino (Chi) (Zool) abalone
loco,-a
I adjetivo
1 mad, crazy
volverse loco, to lose one's mind o to go mad
2 (deseoso) estoy loco por ir a París, I'm eager to travel to Paris
3 (entusiasmado) está loca de alegría, she's thrilled
está loco por las motos, he's crazy about motorbikes
II m,f (hombre) madman, (mujer) madwoman
♦ Locuciones: hacerse el loco, to act the fool
familiar ¡ni loco!, I'd sooner die!
familiar traer/volver loco a alguien, to drive sb crazy
a lo loco, crazily

' loco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atar
- chiflada
- chiflado
- conforme
- enajenar
- enajenarse
- estragos
- hormigueo
- ida
- ido
- loc. cit.
- loca
- tema
- tocada
- tocado
- trastocarse
- trastornar
- volver
- volverse
- carro
- maniaco
- perdido
- poner
- rayado
- rayar
- rematado
English:
amok
- away
- bend
- berserk
- beside
- bit
- bonkers
- certifiable
- change over
- cracker
- crazy
- cuckoo
- delirious
- demented
- drive
- gaga
- head
- hijack
- insane
- loony
- lunatic
- mad
- madly
- madman
- maniac
- mind
- moon
- nut
- nuts
- nutter
- nutty
- parched
- potshot
- rampage
- raving
- roadhog
- send
- some
- something
- stark
- wall
- wild
- wildly
- wind up
- wit
- bumper car
- cracked
- fear
- flap
- go

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loco, -a

♦ adj

1. [demente] mad, crazy;

volver loco a alguien [enajenar, aturdir] to drive sb mad;

esos martillazos en la pared me van a volver loco that hammering on the wall is driving me mad;

el dolor lo volvía loco the pain was driving him mad;

volverse loco to go mad;

este niño me trae loco this child is driving me mad;

Comp

estar loco de atar o [m5] de remate to be stark raving mad;

Comp

¡ni loco! (absolutely) no way!;

¡no lo haría ni loco! there's no way you'd get me doing that!

2. [insensato] mad, crazy;

no seas loca, es muy peligroso don't be (so) stupid, it's very dangerous;

está medio loco pero es muy simpático he's a bit crazy, but he's very nice with it;

a lo loco [sin pensar] hastily;
[temerariamente] wildly;
conduce o Am [m5] maneja a lo loco he drives like a madman

3. [apasionado, entusiasmado] mad, crazy;

la abuela está loca con su nieto the grandmother's mad o crazy about her grandson;

estar loco de contento/pasión to be wild with joy/passion;

estar loco de amor to be madly in love;

estar loco de celos to be wildly o insanely jealous;

estar loco de ira to be raging mad;

estar o CSur [m5]ser loco por algo/alguien to be mad about sth/sb;

está o CSur [m5] es loco por ella [enamorado] he's madly in love with her, he's crazy about her;

está loca por conocerte she's dying to meet you;

está (como) loco por que lleguen los invitados he's desperate for the guests to arrive, he can't wait for the guests to arrive;

le vuelve loco el fútbol he's mad about soccer o Br football, he's soccer-crazy o Br football-crazy;

la vuelve loca la paella she absolutely adores paella

4. [muy ajetreado] mad, hectic;

llevamos una semana loca it's been a mad week for us

5. [enorme]
tengo unas ganas locas de conocer Italia I'm absolutely dying to go to Italy;

tuvimos una suerte loca we were extraordinarily o amazingly lucky;
RP Fam
tener la guita loca to be rolling in it

6. RP Fam [insignificante]
sólo van a venir tres o cuatro invitados locos only a handful of guests will show up;

no nos vamos a pelear por dos pesos locos let's not quarrel over a few measly pesos

♦ nm,f

1. [enfermo] [hombre] lunatic, madman;
[mujer] lunatic, madwoman;
conduce o Am [m5] maneja como un loco he drives like a madman;

corrimos como locos we ran like mad o crazy;

el loco de tu marido se puso a chillar that madman husband of yours started shouting;

ponerse como un loco [enfadarse] to go mad;

sería de locos empezar de nuevo todo el trabajo it would be crazy o madness to start the whole job over again;
Fam
¡deja de hacer el loco! stop messing around!;

Comp

cada loco con su tema: ya está otra vez Santi con lo del yoga, cada loco con su tema Santi's going on about yoga again, the man's obsessed!;

Comp
Fam
hacerse el loco to play dumb, to pretend not to understand

2. RP, Ven Fam [como apelativo]
este loco se encarga de todo this guy's in charge of everything;

loco, vení para acá come over here, Br mate o US buddy

3. Chile [molusco comestible] false abalone

* * *

loco

I adj mad, crazy;

a lo loco fam ( sin pensar) hastily;

es para volverse loco it’s enough to drive you mad o crazy;

loco de atar o

remate completely mad;

estar loco de alegría be insanely happy;

estar loco por alguien be mad o crazy about s.o.

II m

1 madman;

cada loco con su tema each to his own;

hacer el loco make a fool of o.s.

2 Rpl fam

guy;

loco, ayudame help me, pal

* * *

loco, -ca adj

1) demente: crazy, insane, mad

2)

a lo loco : wildly, recklessly

3)

volverse loco : to go mad

loco, -ca n

1) : crazy person, lunatic

2)

hacerse el loco : to act the fool

* * *

loco¹ adj crazy [comp. crazier; superl. craziest] / mad [comp. madder; superl. maddest]

volver loco (molestar) to drive crazy [pt. drove; pp. driven] (encantar) to be crazy about

me estás volviendo loco you're driving me crazy

me vuelve loca el chocolate I'm crazy about chocolate

volverse loco to go mad

loco² n lunatic

Spanish-English dictionary > loco
17 deshacerse

deshacerse

► verbo pronominal

1 (nudo) to come undone, come untied; (puntada) to come unsewn

2 (disolverse) to dissolve; (derretirse) to melt

3 (desaparecer) to disappear, fade away

■ la nube se deshizo y salió el sol the cloud disappeared and the sun came out

4 (afligirse) to go to pieces, be shattered

■ cuando fue despedido se deshizo when he was fired he went to pieces

5 (librarse) to get rid (de, of)

■ se deshizo del cadáver he got rid of the corpse

6 (agotarse) to break one's back, wear oneself out

7 (desvivirse) to go out of one's way ( por, to), bend over backwards

8 (chiflarse) to be crazy ( por, about), be mad ( por, about)

■ se deshace por las películas del oeste he's crazy about westerns

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to fall apart

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VPR

1) (=separarse) [nudo] to come undone, come untied; [costura] to come undone, split; [moño, trenza] to come undone

2) (=romperse) to smash, shatter

el libro se le deshizo en las manos — the book came apart in his hands

el jarrón se deshizo en sus manos — the vase just fell to pieces o came apart in his hands

cuando lo levanté, se me deshizo todo — when I lifted it up it all fell to bits

3) (=derretirse) [caramelo, hielo] to melt

se deshacen en la boca — they melt in your mouth

el hielo se deshizo al subir la temperatura — the ice melted as the temperature rose

4) (=desmembrarse) [organización, manifestación] to break up; [ejército] to be routed

cuando se deshizo la reunión — when the meeting broke up

5) (=desaparecer) to vanish

se deshizo como el humo — it vanished into thin air

6) [persona] (=afligirse) to go to pieces; (=impacientarse) to be at one's wits' end

se ha deshecho tras la tragedia — she has gone to pieces since the tragedy

7)

• deshacerse de — [queriendo] to get rid of; [sin querer] to part with; (Dep) to dispose of; (Com) to dump

logramos deshacernos de él — we managed to get rid of him

no quiero deshacerme de eso — I don't want to part with that

8) (=esforzarse)

se deshace trabajando — he works incredibly hard

• deshacerse en, deshacerse en cumplidos con algn — to be very complimentary towards sb, shower sb with compliments

deshacerse en elogios con algn — to be full of praise for sb, shower sb with praise

deshacerse en excusas — to apologize profusely

deshacerse en lágrimas — to burst o dissolve into tears

• se deshace por su familia — he bends over backwards for his family

deshacerse por hacer algo — to strive to do sth, do one's utmost to do sth

deshacerse por complacer a algn — to strive to please sb, do one's utmost to please sb

9) (Med) (=debilitarse) to get weak, grow feeble; (=consumirse) to waste away

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= throw away.

Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

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* deshacerse de = dispense with, dispose of, get + rid of, rid of, axe [ax, -USA], shed, jettison, shake off, break + loose from, chuck + Nombre + out, fob + Algo + off on + Alguien, land + Alguien + with + Nombre, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* deshacerse de Algo = drive out + with a pitchfork.

* deshacerse de Alguien/Algo = get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.

* deshacerse de + Nombre/Pronombre = let + Nombre + go.

* deshacerse de = offload + Nombre + onto.

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= throw away.

Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

* deshacerse de = dispense with, dispose of, get + rid of, rid of, axe [ax, -USA], shed, jettison, shake off, break + loose from, chuck + Nombre + out, fob + Algo + off on + Alguien, land + Alguien + with + Nombre, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

* deshacerse de Algo = drive out + with a pitchfork.

* deshacerse de Alguien/Algo = get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.

* deshacerse de + Nombre/Pronombre = let + Nombre + go.

* deshacerse de = offload + Nombre + onto.

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■deshacerse verbo reflexivo
1 (una lazada, un nudo) to come undone
2 (en un líquido) to dissolve
3 (derretirse) to melt
4 (por la tristeza) to go to pieces
deshacerse en lágrimas, to cry one's eyes out
(prodigarse) se deshizo en elogios, she praised it to the skies 5 deshacerse de alguien/algo, to get rid of sb/sthg
' deshacerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descomponerse
- desprenderse
- disolverse
- librarse
- prescindir
- tirar
- deshacer
English:
apart
- cast off
- destruction
- discard
- dispose of
- ditch
- do away with
- hand
- heart
- jettison
- part with
- rid
- shed
- undone
- come
- disposal
- fall
- see
- shake

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vpr

1. [desarmarse] to fall apart;
[costura] to come undone o unstitched; [trenza, moño] to come undone; [peinado] to get messed up;
el jarrón se deshizo en pedazos the vase smashed to pieces

2. [disolverse] [helado, mantequilla, nieve] to melt;
[pastilla, terrón de azúcar] to dissolve; [niebla] to lift;
el azúcar se deshace al contacto con el agua sugar dissolves when it comes into contact with water;

los caramelos se van deshaciendo en la boca the sweets gradually melt in your mouth;

la organización se deshizo tras la guerra the organization broke up after the war;

la concentración se deshizo antes de que llegara la policía the crowd dispersed before the police arrived

3.
deshacerse de [desprenderse de, librarse de] to get rid of;

se resiste a deshacerse de sus joyas she's reluctant to part with her jewels;

se deshicieron de un sofá viejo they got rid of an old sofa;

salió por una puerta trasera para deshacerse del detective he left by a back door to lose the detective;

nos costó mucho deshacernos de él it wasn't easy to get rid of him

4.
deshacerse en [prodigarse en] [m5] se deshizo en elogios con o [m5] hacia su anfitrión she lavished praise on her host;

se deshizo en lágrimas al enterarse he cried his heart out when he found out;

siempre se deshace en atenciones con nosotros she is always extremely attentive towards us

5.
deshacerse por alguien [desvivirse] to bend over backwards for sb;
[estar enamorado] to be madly in love with sb;
se deshace por la empresa, y nadie se lo reconoce he does everything he can for the company, and no one appreciates it;

está que se deshace por o [m5] con su nietecilla he absolutely dotes on his little granddaughter;

deshacerse por hacer/conseguir algo to go out of one's way to do/get sth

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deshacerse

v/r

1 de nudo de corbata, lazo etc come undone

2 de hielo melt; fig

go to pieces

3

:

deshacerse de get rid of

4

:

deshacerse en elogios be full of praise;

deshacerse en insultos let fly a series of insults

5

:

deshacerse por alguien fam bend over backward for s.o.

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vr

1) : to fall apart, to come undone

2)

deshacerse de : to get rid of

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deshacerse vb

1. (nudo) to come undone

se te han deshecho los cordones your shoelaces have come undone

2. (hielo, nieve, helado) to melt

el chocolate se deshace en la boca the chocolate melts in your mouth

3. (sólidos) to dissolve

el azúcar se deshace en el café sugar dissolves in coffee

deshacerse de to get rid of / to dispose of

se deshizo de la moto he got rid of his motorbike

Spanish-English dictionary > deshacerse
18 massimo

1. adj greatest, maximum

2. m maximum

al massimo at most

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massimo agg.superl.rel.

1 (il più grande) the greatest, largest, biggest; maximum (attr.); (l'estremo) extreme, utmost; (il più alto) the highest; (il più elevato) top (attr.), peak (attr.); (il più lungo) the longest; (il migliore) the best; (il più importante) the most important: con la massima cura, with the greatest (o with extreme) care; impara le lingue con la massima facilità, he learns languages with the greatest ease (o very easily); una cosa della massima importanza, something of the greatest (o utmost) importance; lavorare con il massimo impegno, to put the greatest effort into one's work; trattare qlcu. con il massimo rispetto, to treat s.o. with the greatest (o utmost) respect; la massima taglia che abbiamo è la 50, the largest (o biggest) size we have is 50; vi prego di prestare la massima attenzione, please pay the greatest (o maximum) attention; trarre il massimo beneficio da qlco., to get the maximum benefit out of sthg.; ottenere il massimo punteggio, to get the highest score; la temperatura massima, the highest (o the maximum) temperature; il massimo fiume italiano è il Po, the longest river in Italy is the Po; l'altitudine, la densità, la larghezza massima, the maximum height, density, width; procedere alla massima velocità consentita, to proceed at the maximum speed allowed; il massimo risultato, the best result; Picasso è il massimo esponente del cubismo, Picasso is the greatest (o the most important) exponent of cubism; carcere di massima sicurezza, top security prison; documenti della massima segretezza, top secret papers; massimo livello, top (o peak) level; limite massimo, top limit (o ceiling); prezzi massimi, top prices; vendere al massimo, to sell at best // ( sport) tempo massimo, time limit; peso massimo, heavy-weight // in massima parte, for the most part; largely: i dimostranti erano in massima parte studenti, the demonstrators were largely (o for the most part) students ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, questo agg. è espresso in ingl. in modi diversi, a seconda del significato assunto dall'agg. positivo grande

2 (mat., fis.) maximum // massimo comun divisore, highest common factor (o divisor)

◆ s.m.

1 maximum*; top, peak; height; (tutto quello) the most: il massimo della velocità, the maximum (o top) speed; il massimo della pressione, the maximum pressure; questo è il massimo della scortesia, this is the height of rudeness; era il massimo che potessi fare per lui, it was the most I could do for him // lavorare al massimo della produttività, to work at peak productivity; gli scambi commerciali con l'estero hanno raggiunto un nuovo massimo, foreign trade has reached a new peak // (dir.) il massimo della pena, the maximum penalty // laurearsi col massimo dei voti, to get a first-class degree // raggiungere il massimo della pensione, to get a full pension // spingere il motore al massimo, to drive at full (o top) speed // sono al massimo dell'esasperazione, I can't take any more (o I'm at my wits' end) // al massimo, (tutt'al più) at most; (al più tardi) at the latest: poteva avere al massimo vent'anni, he could have been twenty at most; mi fermerò al massimo fino a domenica, I'll stay till Sunday at the (very) latest

2 ( sport) (peso massimo) heavy-weight: la categoria dei massimi, heavy-weight class

3 ( Borsa) massimo storico, all-time peak: un massimo storico in Borsa, an all-time high (o peak o a record high) on the Stock Exchange.

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['massimo] massimo (-a)
1. agg superl di grande

(gen) greatest, (temperatura, livello, prezzo) maximum, highest, (importanza, cura) utmost, greatest

è una questione della massima importanza — it's a question of the greatest importance

è della massima importanza che tu ci sia — it is of the utmost importance o it is vital that you be o are there

è il massimo poeta del secolo — he is the greatest poet of the century

erano presenti le massime autorità — all the most important dignitaries were there

al massimo grado — to the highest degree

stupido al massimo grado — stupid beyond belief

ha la mia massima stima/il mio massimo rispetto — I have the highest regard/greatest respect for him

ottenere il massimo effetto con la minima spesa — to get the best results at the least cost

in massima parte — for the most part, mainly

arrivare entro il tempo massimo — to arrive within the time limit

il tempo massimo concesso — the maximum time allowed

la velocità massima che questa macchina può raggiungere è... — the top o maximum speed of this car is...

la velocità massima permessa nei centri abitati — the speed limit in built-up areas

2. sm

(gen) maximum

è il massimo che io possa fare — it's the most I can do

è il massimo della stupidità — (persona) you can't get much more stupid than him, (gesto) it's the height of stupidity

è il massimo! — (colmo) that's the limit o end!

può portare al massimo cinque persone — it can take five people at the most

cerca di impegnarti al massimo — try to do your best

costerà al massimo 5 sterline — it'll cost 5 pounds at (the) most

lavorare al massimo — to work flat out

sfruttare qc al massimo — to make full use of sth

al massimo finiamo lunedì — we'll finish on Monday at the outside

arriverò al massimo alle 5 — I'll arrive at 5 at the latest

ottenere il massimo dei voti Scol — to get full marks, (in votazione) to be accepted unanimously

il massimo della pena Dir — the maximum penalty

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['massimo] 1.
aggettivo

1) [punteggio, velocità] maximum, top; [prezzo, temperatura] highest, maximum; [ lusso] greatest; [attenzione, cautela, importanza, rispetto, segretezza] utmost

valore massimo — peak

carico massimo — maximum load

il massimo esponente della letteratura russa — the leading figure in Russian literature

con la -a cura, urgenza — with the utmost care, haste

della -a importanza — highly important, of the utmost importance

essere in stato di -a allerta — to be on red o full alert mil.

tempo massimo — time-limit

ai -i livelli — [ negoziati] top-level

carcere di -a sicurezza — maximum o top security prison

2) sport

pesi -i — heavyweight

3) mat.

massimo comun divisore — highest common factor, greatest common divisor o factor
2.
sostantivo maschile

1) (la quantità più grande, il grado più elevato) height, high, most

il massimo di — the height of [lusso, stupidità]

trarre il massimo da — to make the best of [ situazione]

il massimo dei voti — full marks BE, top grades AE

laurearsi in storia col massimo dei voti — to get a history first o a first in history BE, to graduate with honors in history AE

raggiungere il massimo — [rumore, inflazione] to reach its peak

non è il massimo — [efficienza, servizio] it's not all (that) it should be

era il massimo che potevo fare — it was all o the most I could do

il massimo della pena — the maximum sentence o penalty

2) (limite consentito o richiesto) maximum

ottenere un prestito fino a un massimo di... — to obtain a loan for a maximum amount of...

un massimo di 5 giorni — 5 days at the most

3) (meglio)

questo ristorante è il massimo — this restaurant is the top

4) al massimo at the maximum, at the most, at the utmost; (al più tardi) at the latest

tre giorni al massimo — three days at the longest

essere al massimo (storico) — to be at a record high

con il riscaldamento al massimo — with the heating at full blast

regola il grill al massimo — turn the grill to high

essere al massimo — [ persona] to be firing o working on all cylinders

sfruttare al massimo le proprie capacità — to maximize one's potential

partiremo al massimo giovedì — we'll leave on Thursday at the latest

se non ci riesco, al massimo ti chiamo — if I can't do it, I'll call you

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massimo

/'massimo/

I aggettivo

1 [punteggio, velocità] maximum, top; [prezzo, temperatura] highest, maximum; [ lusso] greatest; [attenzione, cautela, importanza, rispetto, segretezza] utmost; valore massimo peak; carico massimo maximum load; il massimo esponente della letteratura russa the leading figure in Russian literature; con la -a cura, urgenza with the utmost care, haste; della -a importanza highly important, of the utmost importance; essere in stato di -a allerta to be on red o full alert mil.; tempo massimo time-limit; ai -i livelli [ negoziati] top-level; carcere di -a sicurezza maximum o top security prison

2 sport pesi -i heavyweight

3 mat. massimo comun divisore highest common factor, greatest common divisor o factor

II sostantivo maschile

1 (la quantità più grande, il grado più elevato) height, high, most; il massimo di the height of [lusso, stupidità]; trarre il massimo da to make the best of [ situazione]; il massimo dei voti full marks BE, top grades AE; laurearsi in storia col massimo dei voti to get a history first o a first in history BE, to graduate with honors in history AE; raggiungere il massimo [rumore, inflazione] to reach its peak; non è il massimo [efficienza, servizio] it's not all (that) it should be; era il massimo che potevo fare it was all o the most I could do; il massimo della pena the maximum sentence o penalty

2 (limite consentito o richiesto) maximum; ottenere un prestito fino a un massimo di... to obtain a loan for a maximum amount of...; un massimo di 5 giorni 5 days at the most

3 (meglio) questo ristorante è il massimo this restaurant is the top

4 al massimo at the maximum, at the most, at the utmost; (al più tardi) at the latest; tre giorni al massimo three days at the longest; essere al massimo (storico) to be at a record high; con il riscaldamento al massimo with the heating at full blast; regola il grill al massimo turn the grill to high; essere al massimo [ persona] to be firing o working on all cylinders; sfruttare al massimo le proprie capacità to maximize one's potential; partiremo al massimo giovedì we'll leave on Thursday at the latest; se non ci riesco, al massimo ti chiamo if I can't do it, I'll call you.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > massimo
19 безвихідь

ж

impasse, deadlock, no-go

загнати в безвихідь — to bring to bay, to drive into a corner

потрапити в безвихідь — to be brought to bay, to be at one's wits' end

Українсько-англійський словник > безвихідь
20 a(-i) face cuiva capul calendar

to muddle smb. dizzy by dinning smth. into smb.'s ears

to knock smb. to fits

amer. to take the bark off a tree

to bring / to drive / to put smb. to his wits' end.

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