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1 Leather Silk
A silk fabric hand woven in Japan, 45 -in. wide, from black dyed silk warp and silver-grey dyed silk weft. It is made in several qualities and shades of these two colours. The weft is very stiff and gives the fabric a leathery feel. Used for drapery and hangings. -
2 leather
[ˈleðə] noun, adjective(of) the skin of an animal prepared for making clothes, luggage etc:جِلْد، جِلْديa leather jacket/case.
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3 leather
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4 Artificial Leather
A cheap substitute for leather and used for upholstery work, suit cases, trimmings for ladies' hats, etc. A cotton fabric, plain weave, super yarns of uniform diameters is coated with a nitrocellulose preparation, and this surface is embossed so as to imitate leather. Many colours are produced. Several trade names are given to special styles.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Artificial Leather
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5 English Leather Cloth
A term used in Austria and Eastern Germany for heavy cotton or union linen satin weave fabric, used for boys' suits. It is a drill cloth of 5-shaft satin weave in widths 26-in. to 30-in., 104 ends and 64 picks per inch, 24's warp, 20's weft.Dictionary of the English textile terms > English Leather Cloth
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6 Diagonal English Leather
A knitted fabric usually made of carded woollen yarn, and sometimes of cotton. Used for riding breeches, shoe linings and heavy gloves.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Diagonal English Leather
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7 Kid Leather
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8 desaforado
adj.1 excessive, desperate, out of control.2 lawless.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desaforar.* * *► adjetivo1 (exagerado) huge, enormous, terrible2 (escandaloso) outrageous3 (fuera de la ley) lawless* * *ADJ [comportamiento] outrageous; [persona] lawless, disorderly; [grito] ear-splittinges un desaforado — he's a violent sort, he's dangerously excitable
* * *I II- da masculino, femeninocomo un desaforado — < correr> hell for leather; < gritar> at the top of one's voice
* * *= raging, intemperate, riotous, outrageous, excessive, desperate, out-of-control, wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], ardent.Ex. This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.Ex. From hermeneutics to the most intemperate positivism, the real challenge is that of conceiving a general methodology.Ex. I'd like to see the full force of the law brought down on these people who are involved in this riotous behaviour.Ex. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.Ex. This article discusses the out-of-control situation of federal paperwork and the consequent burdens it places on the US public and business sector.Ex. The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex. Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.* * *I II- da masculino, femeninocomo un desaforado — < correr> hell for leather; < gritar> at the top of one's voice
* * *= raging, intemperate, riotous, outrageous, excessive, desperate, out-of-control, wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], ardent.Ex: This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.
Ex: From hermeneutics to the most intemperate positivism, the real challenge is that of conceiving a general methodology.Ex: I'd like to see the full force of the law brought down on these people who are involved in this riotous behaviour.Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.Ex: This article discusses the out-of-control situation of federal paperwork and the consequent burdens it places on the US public and business sector.Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.* * *1 ‹fiesta› riotous, wild; ‹ambición› unbridled, boundless; ‹grito› terrible2 ‹partidario/nacionalista› ardent, ferventmasculine, femininese puso a comer como un desaforado he started eating as if he hadn't eaten in a weekcorrieron como desaforados they ran hell for leather o like crazy ( colloq)gritaba como un desaforado he was shouting at the top of his voice o like a madman, he was shouting his head off ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo desaforar: ( conjugate desaforar)
desaforado es:
el participio
desaforado◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino: como un desaforado ‹ correr› hell for leather;
‹ gritar› at the top of one's voice
' desaforado' also found in these entries:
English:
wild
* * *desaforado, -a♦ adj[gritos, baile, carrera] wild; [ambición, codicia, deseo] unbridled, wild; [celebración, fiesta] wild; [comilona, borrachera] enormous, gargantuan♦ nm,flos hinchas gritaban como desaforados the fans screamed wildly;bailaba/comía como un desaforado he danced/ate like a man possessed* * *adj1 ambición boundless2 grito ear-splitting -
9 desaforadamente
adv.1 to excess (excesivamente).2 furiously.3 outrageously, frantically.* * *► adverbio1 (con exceso) excessively2 (de forma escandalosa) outrageously3 (con atropello) lawlessly* * *ADV [comportarse] outrageously* * ** * *= wildly, like a lunatic, like crazy, with a vengeance, outrageously, outrageously, like a madman, like a madwoman, ardently.Ex. The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.Ex. It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.Ex. We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.Ex. However, as we shall see, the public librarian's dedication to his civilizing and stabilizing role in society was to surface with a vengeance in those times when the nation appeared threatened.Ex. I tend to wonder if it's me sometimes who is the only one not laughing outrageously at lines that were apparently meant to be funny.Ex. I tend to wonder if it's me sometimes who is the only one not laughing outrageously at lines that were apparently meant to be funny.Ex. He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness.Ex. Oh, summer of 2005, windows down, driving as fast as I can whilst beating on the steering wheel like a madwoman.Ex. They must take resolute measures for the abolition of this dictatorial regime and ardently defend the sovereign rights of its people.----* correr desaforadamente = run for + Posesivo + life.* gritar desaforadamente = 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.* * ** * *= wildly, like a lunatic, like crazy, with a vengeance, outrageously, outrageously, like a madman, like a madwoman, ardently.Ex: The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.
Ex: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.Ex: We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.Ex: However, as we shall see, the public librarian's dedication to his civilizing and stabilizing role in society was to surface with a vengeance in those times when the nation appeared threatened.Ex: I tend to wonder if it's me sometimes who is the only one not laughing outrageously at lines that were apparently meant to be funny.Ex: I tend to wonder if it's me sometimes who is the only one not laughing outrageously at lines that were apparently meant to be funny.Ex: He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness.Ex: Oh, summer of 2005, windows down, driving as fast as I can whilst beating on the steering wheel like a madwoman.Ex: They must take resolute measures for the abolition of this dictatorial regime and ardently defend the sovereign rights of its people.* correr desaforadamente = run for + Posesivo + life.* gritar desaforadamente = 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.* * *‹gritar› at the top of one's voice, like a madman; ‹bailar› wildly, unrestrainedlycorrían desaforadamente they were running hell for leather o like crazy ( colloq)* * *desaforadamente adv[correr, cantar, bailar] wildly, like crazy; [comer, beber] as if there was no tomorrow; [ambicionar, codiciar, desear] wildly;gritó desaforadamente he screamed his head off -
10 encuadernación en piel
(n.) = leather bindingEx. Various skins were used for leather bindings -- calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest -- and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain (blind).* * *(n.) = leather bindingEx: Various skins were used for leather bindings -- calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest -- and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain (blind).
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11 Karacho
* * *Ka|rạ|cho [ka'raxo]nt -s, no pler rannte/fuhr mit Karacho gegen die Wand — he ran/drove smack into the wall (inf)
* * *Ka·ra·cho<-s>[kaˈraxo]mit \Karacho (fam) full tiltsie fuhr mit \Karacho gegen die Hauswand she drove smack into the wall* * *das; Karachos inmit Karacho od. in vollem Karacho — (ugs.) hell for leather (coll.)
* * *mit Karacho like a bomb* * *das; Karachos inmit Karacho od. in vollem Karacho — (ugs.) hell for leather (coll.)
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12 Zeug
n; -(e)s, -e1. nur Sg.; umg., oft pej. stuff; (Sachen) auch things Pl.; (Plunder) loot; (Gerümpel, Trödel) junk; dummes Zeug nonsense, rubbish, bes. Am. garbage; ungereimtes Zeug reden talk a lot of nonsense; das ist ein tolles Zeug! it’s great stuff3. NAUT. tackle4. fig.: das Zeug haben zu einem Weltklassefußballer etc. have the makings of ( oder be cut out to be) a world-class footballer etc.; er hat das Zeug dazu he’s got what it takes umg.; was das Zeug hält umg. like mad; sich ( mächtig) ins Zeug legen put one’s back into it; sich für jemanden ins Zeug legen back s.o. up to the hilt; sich für etw. ins Zeug legen go all out for s.th., give s.th. one’s all-out support; jemandem was am oder ans Zeug flicken wollen umg. try to pin something on s.o.* * *das Zeugstuff; material* * *[tsɔyk]nt - (e)s[-gəs] no pl1) (inf) stuff no indef art, no pl; (= Ausrüstung) gear (inf); (= Kleidung) clothes pl, things pl (inf); (= Getier) things plaltes Zéúg — junk, trash
... und solches Zéúg —... and such things
2) (inf = Unsinn) nonsense, rubbish (esp Brit)ein/dieses Zéúg — a/this load of nonsense or rubbish (esp Brit)
dummes or ungereimtes Zéúg reden — to talk a lot of nonsense or drivel (inf) or twaddle (inf)
rede kein dummes Zéúg — don't talk nonsense
3)(= Fähigkeit, Können)
das Zéúg zu etw haben — to have (got) what it takes to be sth (inf)er hat nicht das Zéúg dazu — he hasn't got what it takes (inf)
4) (old) (= Stoff) material; (= Wäsche) linenjdm etwas am Zéúg flicken (inf) — to tell sb what to do
was das Zéúg hält (inf) — for all one is worth; laufen, fahren like mad
lügen, was das Zéúg hält (inf) — to lie one's head off (inf)
sich für jdn ins Zéúg legen (inf) — to stand up for sb
sich ins Zéúg legen — to go flat out (esp Brit) or all out (US); (bei Arbeit auch) to work flat out (esp Brit) or all out (US)
* * *das1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) stuff2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) stuff* * *<-[e]s>[tsɔyk]altes \Zeug junk, trash... und solches \Zeug... and such thingsdummes \Zeug treiben [o machen] to mess [or fool] about [or aroundwas trinkst du denn da für ein \Zeug? what's that stuff you're drinking? fam5.▶ jdm [was] am \Zeug[e] flicken wollen to find fault with sb▶ was das \Zeug hält for all one is worthlügen, was das \Zeug hält to lie one's head off fam* * *das; Zeug[e]s, Zeugesie hat das Zeug zu etwas — (fig.) she has what it takes to be something or has the makings of something
was das Zeug hält — (fig. ugs.) for all one's worth; < drive> hell for leather
sich [mächtig] ins Zeug legen — (fig.) do one's utmost
2) (ugs.)dummes/albernes Zeug — (Gerede) nonsense; rubbish
3) (Kleidung) things pl* * *dummes Zeug nonsense, rubbish, besonders US garbage;ungereimtes Zeug reden talk a lot of nonsense;das ist ein tolles Zeug! it’s great stuff3. SCHIFF tackle4. fig:das Zeug haben zu einem Weltklassefußballer etc have the makings of ( oder be cut out to be) a world-class footballer etc;er hat das Zeug dazu he’s got what it takes umg;was das Zeug hält umg like mad;sich (mächtig) ins Zeug legen put one’s back into it;sich für jemanden ins Zeug legen back sb up to the hilt;sich für etwas ins Zeug legen go all out for sth, give sth one’s all-out support;ans Zeug flicken wollen umg try to pin something on sb* * *das; Zeug[e]s, Zeugesie hat das Zeug zu etwas — (fig.) she has what it takes to be something or has the makings of something
was das Zeug hält — (fig. ugs.) for all one's worth; < drive> hell for leather
sich [mächtig] ins Zeug legen — (fig.) do one's utmost
2) (ugs.)dummes/albernes Zeug — (Gerede) nonsense; rubbish
3) (Kleidung) things pl* * *nur sing. f.clobber n. nur sing. n.clobber* n.clothes n.equipment n.fixings n.stuff n.things n.trinket n. -
13 piel de cabra
(n.) = goat, goatskinEx. Various skins were used for leather bindings -- calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest -- and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain (blind).Ex. Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.* * *(n.) = goat, goatskinEx: Various skins were used for leather bindings -- calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest -- and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain (blind).
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14 нестись во весь опор
1) General subject: burn the earth, burn the wind, career, go like blazes, ride for dear life, ride hell for leather, run hell-for-leather, go at full lick, ride for a fall, ride full tilt (во всю прыть)2) American: burn the breeze, burn up the road, go like sixty, go like sixty /split/, go like split3) Agriculture: whirl away4) Makarov: go the paceУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > нестись во весь опор
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15 сломя голову
1) General subject: at a breakneck pace, at a breakneck speed, at breakneck pace, at breakneck speed, by leaps and bounds, flat, flat out, full tilt, headlong, hell for leather, lickety split, like anything, pell-mell, pellmell, posthaste, slap bang, slap-bang, for all one is worth, for dear life, at full lick, at a dead run, fit to bust2) Colloquial: flat-out, hell-for-leather, lickety-split3) Poetical language: amain4) Set phrase: (бежать, мчаться, скакать, пр.) at breakneck speed, (бежать, мчаться, скакать, пр.) like mad5) Makarov: like blue murder -
16 dorado
adj.golden, gold-plated, aureate, gilt.m.1 gold, gold color, gold colour.2 gilt, gold plating, gilding.past part.past participle of spanish verb: dorar.* * *1 TÉCNICA gilding————————1→ link=dorar dorar► adjetivo1 golden (cubierto de oro) gold-plated, gilt1 TÉCNICA gilding* * *1. (f. - dorada)adj.2. noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (=parecido al oro) gold antes de s, golden liter2) (Téc) gilt, gilded2. SM1) (Téc) gilt, gilding2) (=pez) dorado* * *I- da adjetivob) < época> goldenII* * *= gold, gilt, gilding, golden-brown.Ex. It was a grand day, one of those dazzling spectacular blue and gold days of early fall.Ex. Various skins were used for leather bindings -- calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest -- and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain (blind).Ex. Clobbering is a form of decoration where the original designs or patterns have been disregarded or deliberately altered or disguised by overpainting with enamels and/or gilding.Ex. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden-brown -- if the profiteroles are too pale they will become soggy when cool.----* con abundantes dorados = heavily gilt.* edad dorada = golden age.* época dorada = glory days.* * *I- da adjetivob) < época> goldenII* * *= gold, gilt, gilding, golden-brown.Ex: It was a grand day, one of those dazzling spectacular blue and gold days of early fall.
Ex: Various skins were used for leather bindings -- calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest -- and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain (blind).Ex: Clobbering is a form of decoration where the original designs or patterns have been disregarded or deliberately altered or disguised by overpainting with enamels and/or gilding.Ex: Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden-brown -- if the profiteroles are too pale they will become soggy when cool.* con abundantes dorados = heavily gilt.* edad dorada = golden age.* época dorada = glory days.* * *1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de color oro) ‹botón/galones› gold; ‹pintura› gold, gold-colored* ‹cabello› ( liter) golden2 ‹época› goldenA1 (acción) gilding2 (capa) gilt* * *
Del verbo dorar: ( conjugate dorar)
dorado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
dorado
dorar
dorado 1◊ -da adjetivo
‹ pintura› gold, gold-colored( conjugate colored);
‹ cabello› (liter) golden
dorado 2 sustantivo masculino ( acción) gilding;
( capa) gilt
dorar ( conjugate dorar) verbo transitivo ‹marco/porcelana› to gild;
(Coc) ‹cebolla/papas› to brown
dorarse verbo pronominal (Coc) to brown
dorado,-a
I adjetivo golden
II m Téc gilding
dorar verbo transitivo
1 to gild
figurado dorar la píldora, to sugar the pill
2 (tostar) to brown
' dorado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dorada
- ribete
- sueño
English:
gilded
- gilt
- gold
- golden
- brass
* * *dorado, -a♦ adj1. [de color de oro] golden2. [de esplendor] golden;la edad dorada de la ópera italiana the golden age of Italian opera♦ nm1. [parte dorada] gilt;limpiar los dorados to clean the brass fittings* * *I adj gold; montura giltII m gilt* * *dorado, -da adj: gold, goldendorado, -da nm: gilt* * *dorado adj1. (en general) gold2. (color) golden -
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(acción) suddenly* * *= in blind, blind, cold turkeyEx. For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.Ex. Various skins were used for leather bindings -- calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest -- and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain ( blind).Ex. When heavy or frequent drinkers suddenly decide to quit ' cold turkey' they will experience some physical withdrawal symptoms.* * *= in blind, blind, cold turkeyEx: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
Ex: Various skins were used for leather bindings -- calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest -- and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain ( blind).Ex: When heavy or frequent drinkers suddenly decide to quit ' cold turkey' they will experience some physical withdrawal symptoms. -
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m spur* * *sprone s.m.1 spur: gli sproni di un cavaliere, a rider's spurs // a spron battuto, at full speed, (fig.) immediately (o without delay): ubbidire a spron battuto, to obey immediately // dar di sprone a un cavallo, to spur a horse2 (fig.) ( incitamento, stimolo) spur, stimulus*, incentive: lo sprone dell'ambizione, the spur (o stimulus) of ambition3 (zool., bot.) spur4 (arch.) scarp, buttress* * *['sprone]sostantivo maschile1) equit. spur2) fig. spuressere da sprone per qcs. — to be a spur for o of sth
3) sart. yoke••* * *sprone/'sprone/sostantivo m.1 equit. spur; dar di sprone al cavallo to dig in one's spurs2 fig. spur; essere da sprone per qcs. to be a spur for o of sth.3 sart. yokea spron battuto hell for leather. -
19 во все лопатки
• ВО ВСЕ ЛОПАТКИ удирать, бежать и т. п.[PrepP; Invar; adv; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to run away, race, gallop etc) very quickly, headlong:- at top (full) speed.♦ Он прискакал в Глупов, как говорится, во все лопатки... и едва вломился в пределы городского выгона, как тут же, на самой границе, пересёк уйму ямщиков (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). He galloped hell-for-leather, as they say, into Foolov...and no sooner had lie overrun the borders than he flogged a bunch of coachmen, right then and there on the town common (1a).♦ [Городничий:] Слушайте: вы побегите, да бегом во все лопатки, и снесите две записки... (Гоголь 4). [Mayor:] Listen, will you run, and I mean run, as fast as you can, and take two notes... (4b).♦ Она [Гева] кинулась к кустам и ударила... по самой их гуще. В просвете торопливо мелькнуло округлое тело прирученного ею павлина, тёмным звёздным небом раскинулся хвост. Царственная птица удирала во все лопатки (Обухова 1). She [Heva] rushed toward the bushes and struck out at them. The rounded body of the peacock she had tamed burst out from among their stems. The tail spread open like a starry sky. The regal bird was scrambling away at top speed (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > во все лопатки
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20 чертовски быстро
1) General subject: be hell-bent for leather, go hell-bent for leather2) Makarov: like blue murder
См. также в других словарях:
FOR LEATHER — … Useful english dictionary
hell-for-leather — adverb at breakneck speed they were travelling hell for leather • Derived from adjective: ↑breakneck * * * I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adverb : in a hell for leather manner : at full tilt : hell bent … Useful english dictionary
Hell Bent For Leather — Album par Judas Priest Sortie Novembre 1978 … Wikipédia en Français
Hell bent for leather — Album par Judas Priest Sortie Novembre 1978 … Wikipédia en Français
Hell Bent for Leather (song) — Infobox Song Name = Hell Bent For Leather Artist = Judas Priest Album = Killing Machine Released = 1979 Recorded = 1978 at Utopia, Basing Street and CBS Studios in London Genre = Heavy metal Length = 2:41 Label = Columbia Writer = Tipton Producer … Wikipedia
Hell Bent for Leather — Album par Judas Priest Sortie Novembre 1978 … Wikipédia en Français
Hell Bent for Leather (canción) — «Hell Bent For Leather» de Judas Priest Álbum Killing Machine / Hell Bent For Leather Escritor(es) Glenn Tipton P … Wikipedia Español
hell for leather — VERY FAST, very quickly, rapidly, speedily, swiftly, hurriedly, at full tilt, at full pelt, headlong, hotfoot, post haste, helter skelter, at the speed of light, at breakneck speed; informal like a bat out of hell, like the wind, like greased… … Useful english dictionary
hell-for-leather — I. adverb Date: 1889 in a hell for leather manner ; at full speed < rode hell for leather down the trail > II. adjective Date: 1920 marked by determined recklessness, great speed, or lack of restraint < a cocky, hell for leather fighting man H. H … New Collegiate Dictionary
hell-for-leather — /hel feuhr ledh euhr/, Informal. adj. 1. characterized by reckless determination or breakneck speed: The sheriff led the posse in a hell for leather chase. adv. 2. in a hell for leather manner; hellbent: motorcycles roaring hell for leather down… … Universalium
hell-for-leather — [hel′fər leth′ər] Slang adj. 1. with all of one s energy, will, etc.; with wholehearted or reckless determination 2. at full speed or with great speed [a hell for leather chase] adv. in a hell for leather manner or fashion … English World dictionary
