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1 kvenn-fat
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2 gordo
adj.fat, plump, chubby, big.m.1 fat man, fat guy, fat person, fatso.2 jackpot.3 fat.* * *► adjetivo1 (carnoso) fat2 (grueso) thick3 (grave) serious4 (importante) big■ ¡qué mentira tan gorda! what a big lie!► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 fat person (familiarmente) fatty2 el gordo the first prize in the lottery\armarse la gorda familiar to be hell to paycaer gordo,-a familiar not to stand somebodyestar sin gorda familiar to be brokehacer la vista gorda familiar to turn a blind eyequedarse sin gorda familiar to be broke————————2 el gordo the first prize in the lottery* * *(f. - gorda)adj.1) fat2) thick3) greasy, oily* * *gordo, -a1. ADJ1) [persona] (=obeso) fat; (=corpulento) stout, plump2) * [cosa, hecho] bigfue el desastre más gordo de su historia — it was the biggest o worst disaster in their history
y lo más gordo fue que... — and then to cap it all... *
3) [comida, sustancia] greasy, oily4) [agua] hard5) [lienzo, hilo] coarse6) Chile * (=querido) darling *gota 1., 1), perra 2), dedo 1), pez I, 1.2.SM / F fat man/woman¡gordo! — fatty! *, fatso! *
3. SM1) (Culin) fat, suet2) (=premio) jackpot, big prizegorda EL GORDO El Gordo, "the fat one", refers to a large lottery jackpot, particularly the one offered in the Spanish Lotería Nacional at Christmas. The Sorteo Extraordinario de Navidad takes place on December 22 and the jackpot is worth several million pounds to the holder or holders of the winning number. Because of the cost of buying an entire number, people generally buy décimos (tenth-part shares), which means the total winnings are usually shared out between a number of people.ganar el gordo — to hit the jackpot, win the big prize
See:ver nota culturelle LOTERÍA in lotería* * *I- da adjetivo1) <persona/piernas> fatme/le/nos cae gordo — (fam) I/she/we can't stand him (colloq)
3) <carne/tocino> fatty4) (fam) (importante, serio) bigalgo gordo debe haber ocurrido — something big o serious must have happened
fue una metedura de pata de las gordas — it was a terrible o a huge blunder (colloq)
armarse la gorda — (fam)
IIy entonces se armó la gordo — and then the feathers began to fly
- da masculino, femenino1)a) ( persona) (m) fat man; (f) fat womanese gordo simpático — that nice, rather fat man o guy
es un gordito precioso — he's a cute, chubby little thing
b) (fam) ( como apelativo ofensivo) fatso (colloq), fatty (colloq)c) (AmL) (fam) ( como apelativo cariñoso) dear, love•• Cultural note:In Spain, the name given to the big prizes in the Lotería Nacional and Lotería Primitiva, in particular the prize for the Christmas draw of the Lotería Nacional. In Latin America it also means a big lottery prize* * *I- da adjetivo1) <persona/piernas> fatme/le/nos cae gordo — (fam) I/she/we can't stand him (colloq)
3) <carne/tocino> fatty4) (fam) (importante, serio) bigalgo gordo debe haber ocurrido — something big o serious must have happened
fue una metedura de pata de las gordas — it was a terrible o a huge blunder (colloq)
armarse la gorda — (fam)
IIy entonces se armó la gordo — and then the feathers began to fly
- da masculino, femenino1)a) ( persona) (m) fat man; (f) fat womanese gordo simpático — that nice, rather fat man o guy
es un gordito precioso — he's a cute, chubby little thing
b) (fam) ( como apelativo ofensivo) fatso (colloq), fatty (colloq)c) (AmL) (fam) ( como apelativo cariñoso) dear, love•• Cultural note:In Spain, the name given to the big prizes in the Lotería Nacional and Lotería Primitiva, in particular the prize for the Christmas draw of the Lotería Nacional. In Latin America it also means a big lottery prize* * *gordo11 = fattie, fat lump, fat lump of lard, fatso.Ex: That makes him sound bad, but he isn't -- He's a man who married a 22-year-old hottie only to wind up with a 35-year-old fattie.
Ex: I saw her on the telly the other day and she still looked like a fat lump to me.Ex: This brand new book is going to turn you from a useless fat lump of lard into a tender caring, satisfying, lover for the woman you love.Ex: We are becoming a nation of wimps, fatsos and crybabies because we have created a hypersensitive social and legal environment.gordo22 = fat [fatter -comp., fattest -sup.].Ex: The article is entitled 'America the slim: or, where are the fat children in picture books'.
* dedo gordo del pie, el = big toe, the.* demasiado gordo = overweight.* hacer la vista gorda = look + the other way, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have seen.* hacer sudar la gota gorda = push + Nombre + to the edge.* mentira gorda = big fat lie.* pez gordo = power player, big wheel, big shot, big noise, big wig, fat cat.* premio gordo = jackpot.* sal gorda = kitchen salt, cooking salt, coarse salt.* sudar la gota gorda = sweat + buckets, sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, sweat + bullets.* sueldo de pez gordo = fat-cat salary.* * *A ‹persona/piernas/cara› fatsiempre ha sido muy gordo he's always been very overweight o very fatestás más gordo you've put on weight o you've got fatteres más bien gordita she's quite plumpB (grueso) ‹libro/rama/filete› thick; ‹lana/calcetines› thick; ‹suéter› thick, chunkyC ‹carne/tocino› fattyD ( fam) (importante, serio) bigalgo gordo debe haber ocurrido something big o serious must have happenedfue una metedura de pata de las gordas it was a terrible o a huge blunder ( colloq)armarse la gorda ( fam): cuando se entere se va a armar la gorda when he finds out there'll be hell to pay o there's going to be one hell of a fuss ( colloq)llegó ella y se armó la gordo it was absolute chaos o mayhem when she arrivedmasculine, feminineAese gordo simpático del número 28 that nice, rather fat man o guy who lives at number 28es un gordito precioso he's a cute, chubby little thing2 ( fam)(como apelativo cariñoso): gorda ¿te tomas un café? do you want a coffee, dear ( o love etc)?Bcarne con gordo fatty meatCle tocó el gordo he won the first prize o the jackpot (in the lottery)* * *
gordo 1◊ -da adjetivo
1 ‹persona/piernas› fat;◊ siempre ha sido gordo he's always been overweight o fat;
estás gordo you've put on weight;
es más bien gordita she's quite plump
2 ( grueso) ‹libro/lana/suéter› thick
3 ‹carne/tocino› fatty
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
(f) fat woman
gordo 2 sustantivo masculino (Jueg) ( premio mayor) jackpot ( in the state lottery)
gordo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (persona) fat
2 (cable, jersey, etc) thick
3 (importante, serio) big: estoy en un lío muy gordo, I'm in big trouble
II sustantivo masculino y femenino fat person
familiar fatty
III sustantivo masculino el gordo, (de una lotería) the jackpot
♦ Locuciones: caer gordo: le cae gordo, she can't bear o stand him
' gordo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gorda
- pez
- dedo
- estar
- para
- premio
English:
bigshot
- bigwig
- coarse
- fat
- fish
- fleshy
- jackpot
- overweight
- plump
- rub up
- slight
- toe
- toenail
- big
- block
- keep
- onto
- over
- thick
* * *gordo, -a♦ adj1. [persona] fat;está más gordo que antes he's put on weight;el Gordo y el Flaco Laurel and Hardy;Famme cae gordo I can't stand him2. [grueso] thick;Espsal gorda cooking salt3. [grande] big;dedo gordo [de la mano] thumb;[del pie] big toe;cayó una tormenta gorda there was a big o terrible stormcometió un error muy gordo he made a major mistake;tuve una discusión muy gorda con él I had one hell of an argument with him5. Famarmar la gorda to kick up a row o stink;cuando llegó la policía se armó la gorda when the police arrived all hell broke loose;ni gorda: no vi/no entendí ni gorda [nada] I couldn't see/I didn't understand a thing♦ nm,f1. [persona obesa] fat man, f fat woman;los gordos fat people♦ nm1. [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;le tocó el gordo [en lotería] he won first prize, he won the jackpot;le tocó el gordo con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] he hit the jackpot with that job;con esa hermana que tiene le ha tocado el gordo [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for him having a sister like that2. [grasa] fat* * *I adj1 fat2:me cae gordo fam I can’t stand him;se va a armar la gorda fam all hell will break loose fam ;¡ésta sí que es gorda! fam this is a disaster!;no veo ni gorda fam I can’t see a damn thing famII m, gorda f fat persontocado el gordo I’ve won the jackpot; fig I’ve hit the jackpot* * *gordo, -da adj1) : fat2) : thick3) : fatty, greasy, oily4) : unpleasantme cae gorda tu tía: I can't stand your auntgordo, -da n: fat persongordo nm1) grasa: fat2) : jackpot* * *gordo1 adj2. (grueso) thickgordo2 n2. (premio de lotería) jackpot -
3 gros
gros, grosse [gʀo, gʀos]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective4. adverb5. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. (dimension) big, large ; [personne, ventre, bébé] fat ; [lèvres, corde, pull, manteau] thick ; [chaussures, averse] heavyb. ( = important) [travail, problème, ennui, erreur] big ; [somme, entreprise] large ; [soulagement, progrès] great ; [dégâts] extensive ; [fièvre] high ; [rhume] badc. ( = houleux) [mer] roughd. ( = sonore) [soupir] deepf. ( = rude) [drap, laine, vêtement, plaisanterie, traits] coarse• nous dire ça, c'est un peu gros saying that to us was a bit thick (inf)2. <a. ( = personne) fat manb. ( = principal) le gros du travail est fait the bulk of the work is doned. ► en gros• dites-moi, en gros, ce qui s'est passé tell me roughly what happened3. <4. <b. ( = beaucoup) il risque gros he's risking a lot• je donnerais gros pour... I'd give a lot to...• il y a gros à parier que... it's a safe bet that...5. <► grosse caisse ( = instrument) bass drum► gros porteur ( = avion) jumbo jet* * *
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grosse gʀo, gʀos adjectif1) gén big, large2) ( épais) thick3) ( gras) fat4) ( important) big, large5) ( grave) [problème, erreur] serious, big; [déception, défaut] big, major6) ( fort) [rhume] bad; [sanglots] loud; [soupir, voix] deep; [pluie, chute de neige] heavy; [orage] big; [temps, mer] rough; [buveur, fumeur] heavygros malin! — (colloq) you silly fool! (colloq)
7) ( rude) [rire] coarse; [drap, laine] coarse
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nom masculin, féminin fat man/woman
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1) ( en grands caractères) [écrire] big2) ( beaucoup) [miser, perdre] lit a lot of money; fig a lotjouer gros — lit, fig to play for high stakes
il y a gros à parier que... — it's a good bet that...
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nom masculin invariable1) ( plupart)le gros de — the majority ou bulk of [spectateurs, passagers]; the main body of [manifestants, expédition]; the bulk of [travail]; most of [hiver, saison]; most of [déficit]
2) Commerce wholesale tradede gros — [magasin, prix] wholesale
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en gros locution adverbiale1) ( dans les grandes lignes) roughlyen gros je suis d'accord — basically, I agree
2) Commerce [acheter] wholesale3) ( en grands caractères) in big letters•Phrasal Verbs:- gros lot- gros mot- gros sel••en avoir gros sur le cœur or la patate — (colloq) to be very upset
* * *ɡʀo, ɡʀos gros, -se1. adj1) (fruit, maison, paquet) big, large, (câble, trait) thick, heavy2) (personne) fat3) (travaux, dégâts) extensive, (problème, quantité) great4)2. adv1) (= beaucoup)2)3. nm1) COMMERCE2)le gros de (= la majeure partie de) — most of, [travail] the bulk of
Le gros de l'hiver est derrière nous. — The worst of the winter is behind us now.
* * *A adj (before n)4 ( important) [entreprise, exploitation] big, large; [commerçant, producteur, industriel, actionnaire, client] big; [contrat, investissement, marché] big; [dégâts] considerable; [dépense, héritage, somme] big; [récolte, cueillette] big; un de nos plus gros clients/actionnaires one of our major customers/shareholders;6 ( fort) [mensonge, surprise] big; [rhume] bad; [sanglots] loud; [soupir, voix] deep; [câlin, larmes, appétit] big; [pluie, chute de neige] heavy; [orage] big; [temps, mer] rough; [buveur, fumeur] heavy; [mangeur] big; par gros temps in rough weather; avoir une grosse fièvre to have a very high temperature; avoir une grosse faim to be very hungry; d'une grosse voix in a very serious voice; pendant les grosses chaleurs when the weather is at its hottest; gros malin! you silly fool○!; un gros fainéant/porc a real lazybones/dirty pig;B nm,f fat man/woman; un petit gros a small fat man; une bonne grosse a plump old dear; mon gros my old thing; les petits payent pour les gros fig the rich live off the backs of the poor.C adv1 ( en gros caractères) [écrire] big ou in big letters; essaie d'écrire moins/plus gros try to write smaller/bigger;2 ( beaucoup) [miser, risquer, gagner, perdre] lit a lot of money; fig a lot; jouer gros lit, fig to play for high stakes; il y a gros à parier que… it's a good bet that…D nm1 ( plupart) le gros de the majority ou bulk of [spectateurs, lecteurs, passagers]; the main body of [manifestants, troupes, armée, expédition]; the bulk of [travail]; the main part of [effort, dépenses, revenus]; most of [été, hiver, saison]; most of [déficit]; le gros de la troupe a suivi the main body of the group followed;3 Pêche game fish; la pêche au gros game fishing.E en gros loc1 ( dans les grandes lignes) [expliquer, raconter] roughly; en gros, voilà ce qui s'est passé that's roughly what happened; il s'agit, en gros, de savoir si… what's roughly involved is finding out if…; en gros je suis d'accord avec toi basically, I agree with you;3 ( en gros caractères) [écrit, imprimé] in big letters.F grosse nf1 ( copie d'acte) engrossment;2 ( douze douzaines) gross.gros bétail Agric large livestock; gros bonnet○ big wig○ GB, big shot○; gros bras○ strong man; gros coup○ a big deal; réussir un gros coup to pull off a big deal; gros cube○ Aut, Transp big bike○ ou motorbike, big hog○ US; gros cul○ big truck; gros gibier Chasse big game; fig big time criminals (pl); gros lard○ fat slob○; gros linge heavy washing; gros lot Jeux first prize, jackpot; gagner or décrocher le gros lot lit, fig to hit the jackpot; gros morceau○ ( travail) big job; s'attaquer à un gros morceau to tackle a big job; gros mot swearword; dire des gros mots to use bad language, to swear; gros œuvre Constr shell (of a building); nous avons fini le gros œuvre we've finished the shell (of the building); gros plan Cin close-up; en gros plan in close-up; faire un gros plan sur to do a close-up of; gros plein de soupe○ fatso○; gros rouge○ red plonk○ GB, cheap red wine; gros sel Culin coarse salt; gros titre Presse headline; être en gros titres dans les journaux to hit the (newspaper) headlines; grosse caisse Mus bass drum; grosse légume○ = gros bonnet; grosse tête○ brain box○ GB, brain○.faire une grosse tête à qn◑ to give sb a thick ear○ GB, to beat sb upside the head○ US; avoir le cœur gros to have a heavy heart; en avoir gros sur le cœur or la patate○ to be very upset; gros comme le poing as big as my fist; gros comme une tête d'épingle no bigger than a pinhead; c'est un peu gros comme histoire! that's a bit of a tall story!; il dit des bêtises grosses comme lui he says ridiculous foolish things.( féminin grosse) [gro, gros] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [groz]) adjectifune grosse boîte de haricots a large ou big can of beansle paquet est/n'est pas (très) gros the parcel is/isn't (very) bigprends-le par le gros bout pick it up by the thick ou thicker endun gros pull a thick ou heavy jumperde grosses jambes fat ou stout legs3. [en intensif]un gros appétit/mangeur a big ou hearty appetite/eaterun gros bruit a loud ou big noiseun gros soupir a big ou heavy sigh4. [abondant] heavyson usine a de gros effectifs his factory employs large numbers of people ou has a large workforce5. [important] bigle gros avantage des supermarchés the big ou major advantage of supermarketsde gros dégâts extensive ou widespread damageune grosse entreprise a large ou big companyavoir de gros moyens to have a large income ou considerable resourcesde gros profits big ou fat profitsun gros rhume a bad ou heavy coldde gros ennuis serious trouble, lots of trouble6. [prospère] big7. [rude]une grosse voix a rough ou gruff voicel'astuce/la supercherie était un peu grosse the trick/the hoax was a bit obvious[exagéré]8. MÉTÉOROLOGIEpar gros temps/grosse mer in heavy weather/seas9. (soutenu) [rempli]————————, grosse [gro, gros] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [groz]) nom masculin, nom féminingros nom masculin1. [majorité]2. COMMERCEgros adverbecoûter/gagner gros to cost/to win a lot (of money)elle donnerait gros pour savoir she'd give her right arm ou a lot to find out————————de gros locution adjectivale[commerce, prix] wholesale————————en gros locution adjectivalebulk (modificateur)————————en gros locution adverbiale1. [approximativement] roughly2. [en lettres capitales]————————gros bonnet nom masculin————————grosse légume nom féminin[officier] brass (hat) -
4 pandorga
f.1 kite (cometa). (Paraguayan Spanish)2 fat woman, fat lady.3 joke, prank.* * *SF1) * (=jamona) fat woman2) (=cometa) kite3) And * (=molestia) bother, nuisance4) And (=mentira) lie* * *femenino (fam) ( mujer gorda) fat woman* * *femenino (fam) ( mujer gorda) fat woman* * *A ( fam) (mujer gorda) fat woman* * *pandorga nfPar [cometa] kite -
5 толстуха
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6 gorda
adj.1 fat, corpulent, plump, fleshy, obese (person).2 fat, rich, gray, oily (comida, sustancia).3 coarse, thick (hilo, tela) Lienzo gordo, coarse linen.4 great, large, big.5 torpid, stupid.6 unpleasant.f.fat lady, fat woman.* * *f., (m. - gordo)* * *SF1)ni gorda * —
no tener ni gorda — to be skint *, be broke *
2)la Gorda — the 1868 revolution in Spain
armarse la gorda * —
se armó la gorda cuando volvieron mis padres — there was a hell of a row when my parents came back *
3) Méx thick tortillagordo* * ** * *
gordo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (persona) fat
2 (cable, jersey, etc) thick
3 (importante, serio) big: estoy en un lío muy gordo, I'm in big trouble
II sustantivo masculino y femenino fat person
familiar fatty
III sustantivo masculino el gordo, (de una lotería) the jackpot
♦ Locuciones: caer gordo: le cae gordo, she can't bear o stand him
' gorda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
armarse
- gota
- pasar
- sal
- sudar
- vista
- pintor
English:
blind
- eye
- overlook
- sweat
- way
* * *I adj1 fat2:me cae gordo fam I can’t stand him;se va a armar la gorda fam all hell will break loose fam ;¡ésta sí que es gorda! fam this is a disaster!;no veo ni gorda fam I can’t see a damn thing famII m, gorda f fat persontocado el gordo I’ve won the jackpot; fig I’ve hit the jackpot* * * -
7 дебелина
stout/fat woman; fatty.; thickness(пълнота) stoutness, fatness, corpulence, obesity(на жица, метален лист и пр.) gaugeдебелина на пласта мин. liftтри цола на дебелина three inches in thickness, three inches thick(част от бедрото) haunch, buttock, ramp* * *дебелина̀,ж., само ед. thickness; ( пълнота) stoutness, fatness, corpulence, obesity; (на жица, метален лист и пр.) gauge; \дебелина на пласта миньорск. lift; три цола на \дебелина three inches in thickness, three inches thick.* * *corpulence ; fat {fEt}; fatness ; girth {gq;rT}; thickness* * *1. (на жица, метален лист и пр.) gauge 2. (пълнота) stoutness, fatness, corpulence, obesity 3. (част от бедрото) haunch, buttock, ramp 4. stout/fat woman;fatty.;thickness 5. ДЕБЕЛИНА на пласта мин. lift 6. три цола на ДЕБЕЛИНА three inches in thickness, three inches thick -
8 cometer un disparate
(v.) = make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunderEx. Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.Ex. He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.Ex. She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities.Ex. She put her foot in her mouth when she asked a fat woman who was not pregnant when her baby was due.Ex. She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it.Ex. After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.Ex. But we are all only human and I have recently ' dropped a bollock' as we English say.Ex. Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.* * *(v.) = make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunderEx: Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.
Ex: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.Ex: She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities.Ex: She put her foot in her mouth when she asked a fat woman who was not pregnant when her baby was due.Ex: She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it.Ex: After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.Ex: But we are all only human and I have recently ' dropped a bollock' as we English say.Ex: Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse. -
9 meter la pata
familiar to put one's foot in it* * ** * *(v.) = bark up + the wrong tree, be caught out, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, screw up, make + a bloomer, slip up, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunderEx. The article ' Barking up the wrong tree' argues that the belief, by many book publishers, that they can use the Internet to bypass booksellers and sell their books direct to purchasers, is fallacious.Ex. All librarians can tell tales of being caught out in this way, to learn of their error only when the answer has been produced: information on dance-halls when dinosaurs was asked for, or on the grey starling when something on Grace Darling was what was wanted = Todos los bibliotecarios pueden contar historias de cuando han metido la pata de este modo para aprender del error sólo cuando se ha producido la respuesta: información sobre los salones de baile cuando se preguntaba por los dinosaurios, o sobre el estornino gris cuando se quería algo sobre Grace Darling.Ex. She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities.Ex. She put her foot in her mouth when she asked a fat woman who was not pregnant when her baby was due.Ex. In other words, we have become our worst enemy, continually shooting ourselves in the foot.Ex. She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it.Ex. Although we're lucky to have them, eager beavers can screw up if you give them the opportunity.Ex. He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.Ex. He knew that if he slipped up again, he could be shipped to a higher-security prison and lose many of his privileges.Ex. Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.Ex. After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.Ex. But we are all only human and I have recently ' dropped a bollock' as we English say.Ex. Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.* * *(v.) = bark up + the wrong tree, be caught out, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, screw up, make + a bloomer, slip up, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunderEx: The article ' Barking up the wrong tree' argues that the belief, by many book publishers, that they can use the Internet to bypass booksellers and sell their books direct to purchasers, is fallacious.
Ex: All librarians can tell tales of being caught out in this way, to learn of their error only when the answer has been produced: information on dance-halls when dinosaurs was asked for, or on the grey starling when something on Grace Darling was what was wanted = Todos los bibliotecarios pueden contar historias de cuando han metido la pata de este modo para aprender del error sólo cuando se ha producido la respuesta: información sobre los salones de baile cuando se preguntaba por los dinosaurios, o sobre el estornino gris cuando se quería algo sobre Grace Darling.Ex: She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities.Ex: She put her foot in her mouth when she asked a fat woman who was not pregnant when her baby was due.Ex: In other words, we have become our worst enemy, continually shooting ourselves in the foot.Ex: She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it.Ex: Although we're lucky to have them, eager beavers can screw up if you give them the opportunity.Ex: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.Ex: He knew that if he slipped up again, he could be shipped to a higher-security prison and lose many of his privileges.Ex: Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.Ex: After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.Ex: But we are all only human and I have recently ' dropped a bollock' as we English say.Ex: Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse. -
10 tirarse una plancha
(v.) = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunderEx. She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities.Ex. She put her foot in her mouth when she asked a fat woman who was not pregnant when her baby was due.Ex. She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it.Ex. After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.Ex. But we are all only human and I have recently ' dropped a bollock' as we English say.Ex. Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.Ex. He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.Ex. Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.* * *(v.) = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunderEx: She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities.
Ex: She put her foot in her mouth when she asked a fat woman who was not pregnant when her baby was due.Ex: She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it.Ex: After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.Ex: But we are all only human and I have recently ' dropped a bollock' as we English say.Ex: Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.Ex: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.Ex: Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse. -
11 mujerona
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12 толстуха
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13 dondon
[dɔ̃dɔ̃] nom féminin(familier & péjoratif) -
14 толстуха
ж. разг.stout / fat woman; ( о девочке) stout / fat girl -
15 lairceach
stout, short-legged, fat, lairceag, a short, fat woman: -
16 Ф-13
ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ ФОКУС (ФОКУСЫ, ФОРТЕЛЬ, ФОРТЕЛИ) coll VP subj: human variants with фокусы, фортели are usu. impfv variants with фокус, фортель are usu. pfv) to do sth. unexpected, unusual, often absurdX выкинул фокус - X played a trickX pulled a stunt (a trick).Наконец кассу открывают... «Граждане, в общие и плацкартные вагоны билетов нет!» - кричит кассирша... «Не знают, как деньги выманить, - возмущается толстая... тётка. - Понаделали мягких вагонов - кому они нужны?.. Вот ещё раз, два такие фокусы выкинете, и ни один человек к вам не пойдёт» (Распутин 1). At last the ticket office opened.... "No second- or third-class tickets, citizens," shouted the cashier.... "Anything to get money out of us," blustered a fat woman...."Who wants their first-class carriages?...Play this trick once too often and you'll not have anybody using the railways" (1a). -
17 выкидывать фокус
• ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ ФОКУС <ФОКУСЫ, ФОРТЕЛЬ, ФОРТЕЛИ> coll[VP; subj; human; variants with фокусы, фортели are usu. impfv; variants with фокус, фортель are usu. pfv]=====⇒ to do sth. unexpected, unusual, often absurd:- X pulled a stunt (a trick).♦ Наконец кассу открывают... "Граждане, в общие и плацкартные вагоны билетов нет!" - кричит кассирша... "Не знают, как деньги выманить, - возмущается толстая... тётка. - Понаделали мягких вагонов - кому они нужны?.. Вот ещё раз, два такие фокусы выкинете, и ни один человек к вам не пойдёт" (Распутин 1). At last the ticket office opened.... "No second- or third-class tickets, citizens," shouted the cashier.... "Anything to get money out of us," blustered a fat woman...."Who wants their first-class carriages?...Play this trick once too often and you'll not have anybody using the railways" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выкидывать фокус
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18 выкидывать фокусы
• ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ ФОКУС <ФОКУСЫ, ФОРТЕЛЬ, ФОРТЕЛИ> coll[VP; subj; human; variants with фокусы, фортели are usu. impfv; variants with фокус, фортель are usu. pfv]=====⇒ to do sth. unexpected, unusual, often absurd:- X pulled a stunt (a trick).♦ Наконец кассу открывают... "Граждане, в общие и плацкартные вагоны билетов нет!" - кричит кассирша... "Не знают, как деньги выманить, - возмущается толстая... тётка. - Понаделали мягких вагонов - кому они нужны?.. Вот ещё раз, два такие фокусы выкинете, и ни один человек к вам не пойдёт" (Распутин 1). At last the ticket office opened.... "No second- or third-class tickets, citizens," shouted the cashier.... "Anything to get money out of us," blustered a fat woman...."Who wants their first-class carriages?...Play this trick once too often and you'll not have anybody using the railways" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выкидывать фокусы
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19 выкидывать фортели
• ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ ФОКУС <ФОКУСЫ, ФОРТЕЛЬ, ФОРТЕЛИ> coll[VP; subj; human; variants with фокусы, фортели are usu. impfv; variants with фокус, фортель are usu. pfv]=====⇒ to do sth. unexpected, unusual, often absurd:- X pulled a stunt (a trick).♦ Наконец кассу открывают... "Граждане, в общие и плацкартные вагоны билетов нет!" - кричит кассирша... "Не знают, как деньги выманить, - возмущается толстая... тётка. - Понаделали мягких вагонов - кому они нужны?.. Вот ещё раз, два такие фокусы выкинете, и ни один человек к вам не пойдёт" (Распутин 1). At last the ticket office opened.... "No second- or third-class tickets, citizens," shouted the cashier.... "Anything to get money out of us," blustered a fat woman...."Who wants their first-class carriages?...Play this trick once too often and you'll not have anybody using the railways" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выкидывать фортели
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20 выкидывать фортель
• ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ ФОКУС <ФОКУСЫ, ФОРТЕЛЬ, ФОРТЕЛИ> coll[VP; subj; human; variants with фокусы, фортели are usu. impfv; variants with фокус, фортель are usu. pfv]=====⇒ to do sth. unexpected, unusual, often absurd:- X pulled a stunt (a trick).♦ Наконец кассу открывают... "Граждане, в общие и плацкартные вагоны билетов нет!" - кричит кассирша... "Не знают, как деньги выманить, - возмущается толстая... тётка. - Понаделали мягких вагонов - кому они нужны?.. Вот ещё раз, два такие фокусы выкинете, и ни один человек к вам не пойдёт" (Распутин 1). At last the ticket office opened.... "No second- or third-class tickets, citizens," shouted the cashier.... "Anything to get money out of us," blustered a fat woman...."Who wants their first-class carriages?...Play this trick once too often and you'll not have anybody using the railways" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выкидывать фортель
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