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1 gravy

['greɪvɪ]
nome sugo m. di carne, salsa f.

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he is on the gravy train — colloq. ha trovato una miniera d'oro

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['ɡreivi]
plural - gravies; noun

((a sauce made from) the juices from meat that is cooking.) (sugo di carne), (salsa a base di sugo di carne)

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gravy /ˈgreɪvɪ/
n. [u]

1 sugo ( di carne)

2 salsa, intingolo ( a base di sugo di carne)

3 (fig. fam.) soldi facili; guadagni illeciti

4 (fig. fam.) cuccagna; pacchia (pop.)

● ( macelleria) gravy beef, girello □ gravy boat, salsiera □ gravy job, lavoro ben retribuito; greppia (fig.) □ (fam.) gravy train, miniera d'oro (fig.); sinecura; pacchia (pop.): The Wall Street gravy train is over, è finita la pacchia della Borsa Valori di New York.

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['greɪvɪ]
nome sugo m. di carne, salsa f.

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he is on the gravy train — colloq. ha trovato una miniera d'oro

English-Italian dictionary > gravy
2 gravy

n infml esp AmE

This is the gravy — Это я заработал только так

After I pay expenses the rest is pure gravy — После оплаты расходов все остальное - чистый навар

Virtually every cent that came in was pure gravy — Фактически все эти деньги нам достались не за фиг собачий

Such a job is pure gravy — Это не работа, а настоящая лафа

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > gravy
3 gravy train

n infml

This kind of job is a real gravy train — Это не работа, а настоящая лафа

I'd prefer a gravy train like that — Я бы хотел такую же хипповую работу

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > gravy train
4 gravy

['greɪvɪ]
1) Общая лексика: взятка, лёгкая нажива, подливка (из сока жаркого), сок, который выделяется из мяса при жаренье, сок, который выделяется из мяса при жаренье, тушении, соус

2) Американизм: незаконные доходы, easy money (This job is \<b\>pure gravy\</b\>)

3) Кулинария: подлива

4) Сленг: "бешеные деньги"

5) Макаров: выделяемый из мяса при жарении или тушении сок, подливка из сока жареного мяса, сок, выделяющийся из мяса при жарении, соус из сока жареного мяса

6) Табуированная лексика: вагинальные выделения во время полового акта, сперма

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > gravy
5 the gravy train

inf кормушка; доходное место; работенка не бей лежачего
Jack's job at the Athletic club as Social Director is a regular gravy train.

Previously, it was a commonly held view among US companies that millitary supply contracts with the Pentagon were a gravy train.

Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > the gravy train
6 train

I trein noun
1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) tren

2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) cola

3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) serie, sucesión

4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.) (animales) recua; convoy

II trein verb
1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) formar, enseñar, instruir; entrenar, preparar

2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) apuntar; (cámara) enfocar

3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) guiar

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- trained
- trainee
- trainer
- training

train¹ n tren

the train for York leaves from platform 6 el tren con destino a York sale de la vía 6

by train en tren

train² vb

1. entrenar

athletes train very hard los atletas se entrenan muy duro

2. estudiar / formarse

he is training to be a lawyer estudia para ser abogado

train

tr[treɪn]

noun

1 (transport) tren nombre masculino

■ some got on the train and some got off unos subieron al tren y otros bajaron

■ I changed trains at Miranda hice transbordo en Miranda

2 (of dress) cola

3 (line - of animals) recua; (- of vehicles) convoy nombre masculino

4 (retinue) grupo, séquito

5 (of ideas, thoughts) serie nombre femenino, hilo; (of events) serie nombre femenino, sucesión nombre femenino

transitive verb

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL entrenar, preparar

2 (teach) enseñar, formar, capacitar

■ to train the mind formar la mente

■ he trained us to fight nos enseñó a luchar

■ the police are trained to shoot se enseña a la policía a disparar

3 (one's eye, ear, voice) educar

4 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL adiestrar

5 (animal) enseñar; (to perfom tricks) amaestrar, adiestrar

6 (direct - gun) apuntar (on, a); (- camera) enfocar (on, a), dirigir (on, hacia); (- plant) guiar

intransitive verb

1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL entrenarse, prepararse

■ he was training for the marathon se entrenaba para (correr) el maratón

2 (teach) estudiar

■ she trained to be a teacher estudió magisterio

■ he was trained as a nurse estudió enfermería

3 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL adiestrarse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in train en fase de preparación

to bring in its train acarrear, traer como consecuencia

train driver maquinista nombre masulino o femenino

train set juego de trenes

train spotter aficionado,-a a los trenes

train ['treɪn] vt

1) : entrenar (atletas), capacitar (empleados), adiestrar, amaestrar (animales)

2) point: apuntar (un arma, etc.)

train vi

: entrenar(se) (físicamente), prepararse (profesionalmente)

she's training at the gym: se está entrenando en el gimnasio

train n

1) : cola f (de un vestido)

2) retinue: cortejo m, séquito m

3) series: serie f (de eventos)

4) : tren m

passenger train: tren de pasajeros

train

v.

• adiestrar v.

• aleccionar v.

• amaestrar v.

• educar v.

• enseñar v.

• entrenar v.

• formar v.

• orientar v.

n.

• cola s.f.

• cola de un vestido s.f.

• convoy s.m.

• reguero de pólvora s.m.

• serie s.m.

• sucesión s.f.

• séquito s.m.

• tren s.m.

treɪn
I

noun

1) ( Rail) tren m

fast train — tren expreso or rápido

local o (BrE) slow train — tren que para en todas las estaciones

to take the train — tomar or (esp Esp) coger* el tren

to travel/go by train — viajar/ir* en tren; (before n)

train driver — (BrE) maquinista mf

train timetable — (esp BrE) horario m de trenes

the train journey — el viaje en tren

train set — ferrocarril m de juguete

2)

a) (of servants, followers) séquito m, cortejo m

b) (of events, disasters) serie f

train of thought: to lose one's train of thought — perder* el hilo (de las ideas)

3) (of dress, robe) cola f

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( instruct) \<\<athlete\>\> entrenar; \<\<soldier\>\> adiestrar; \<\<child\>\> enseñar; ( accustom) acostumbrar, habituar*; \<\<animal\>\> enseñar; ( to perform tricks etc) amaestrar, adiestrar; \<\<employee/worker\>\> ( in new skill etc) capacitar; \<\<teacher\>\> formar

they are being trained to use the machine — los están capacitando en el uso de la máquina, les están enseñando a usar la máquina

b) \<\<voice/ear\>\> educar*

c) \<\<plant\>\> guiar*

2) ( aim)

to train something ON something/somebody — \<\<camera/telescope\>\> enfocar* algo/a alguien con algo; \<\<gun\>\> apuntarle a algo/alguien con algo

2.

vi

a) ( receive instruction) \<\<nurse/singer/musician\>\> estudiar

she's training to be a nurse/teacher — estudia enfermería/magisterio, estudia para enfermera/maestra

he trained as a carpenter — aprendió el oficio de carpintero

b) ( Sport) entrenar(se)

[treɪn]
1. N

1) (Rail) tren m

diesel/electric train — tren m diesel/eléctrico

express/fast/slow train — tren m expreso/rápido/ordinario

high-speed train — tren m de alta velocidad

steam train — tren m de vapor

connecting train — tren m de enlace

through train — (tren m) directo m

• to catch a train (to) — coger or (LAm) tomar un tren (a)

I've got a train to catch — tengo que coger or (LAm) tomar un tren

• to change trains — cambiar de tren, hacer tra(n)sbordo

• to go by train — ir en tren

• to send sth by train — mandar algo por ferrocarril

• to take the train — coger or (LAm) tomar el tren

• to travel by train — viajar en tren
gravy
2) (=line) [of people, vehicles] fila f ; [of mules, camels] recua f, reata f

a train of reporters followed her everywhere — una cohorte de reporteros la seguía a todos sitios

3) (=sequence) serie f

a train of disasters/events — una serie de catástrofes/acontecimientos

• the earthquake brought great suffering in its train — el terremoto trajo consigo gran sufrimiento

the next stage of the operation was well in train — la siguiente fase de la operación ya estaba en marcha

• to put sth in train, set sth in train — poner algo en marcha

• train of thought, to lose one's train of thought — perder el hilo

you're interrupting my train of thought — me cortas el hilo de mis pensamientos

they were both silent, each following her own train of thought — estaban las dos calladas, cada una pensando en lo suyo

4) (=entourage) séquito m, comitiva f

5) [of dress] cola f

to carry sb's train — llevar la cola del vestido de algn

6) (Mech) [of gears] tren m

2. VT

1) (=instruct) [+ staff] formar; [+ worker] (in new technique) capacitar; [+ soldier, pilot] adiestrar; [+ athlete, team] entrenar; [+ animal] (for task) adiestrar; (to do tricks) amaestrar; [+ racehorse] entrenar, preparar

our staff are trained to the highest standards — el nivel de formación de nuestros empleados es del más alto nivel

you've got him well trained! — hum ¡le tienes bien enseñado! hum

he was trained in Salamanca — (for qualification) estudió en Salamanca; (for job) recibió su formación profesional en Salamanca

to train sb to do sth: his troops are trained to kill — a sus tropas se les enseña a matar

professional counsellors are trained to be objective — los consejeros profesionales están capacitados or adiestrados para ser objetivos

he had trained himself to write left-handed — aprendió por su cuenta a escribir con la izquierda

train yourself to think positively — habitúate a pensar de manera positiva

the dogs were trained to attack intruders — se adiestraba a los perros para que atacaran a los intrusos

• to train sb for sth, the programme trains young people for jobs in computing — el programa forma a la gente joven para realizar trabajos en informática

nobody trains you for the job of being a parent — nadie te enseña a ser padre

• to train sb in sth, officers trained in the use of firearms — oficiales entrenados or adiestrados en el uso de armas de fuego

they are training women in non-traditional female jobs — están formando a mujeres en trabajos que tradicionalmente no realizan las mujeres

2) (=develop) [+ voice, mind] educar

3) (=direct) [+ gun] apuntar (on a); [+ camera, telescope] enfocar (on a)

his gun was trained on Jo — apuntaba a Jo con la pistola

the camera was trained on me — la cámara me estaba enfocando

4) (=guide) [+ plant] guiar (up, along por)

3. VI

1) (=learn a skill) estudiar

where did you train? — (for qualification) ¿dónde estudió?; (for job) ¿dónde se formó?

he trained to be a lawyer — estudió derecho

she was training to be a teacher — estudiaba para (ser) maestra, estudiaba magisterio

• she trained as a hairdresser — estudió peluquería, aprendió el oficio de peluquera

• he's training for the priesthood — estudia para meterse en el sacerdocio

2) (Sport) entrenar, entrenarse

I train for six hours a day — (me) entreno seis horas diarias

to train for sth — entrenar(se) para algo

4.

CPD

train attendant N — (US) empleado(-a) m / f de a bordo de un tren

train crash N — accidente m ferroviario

train driver N — maquinista mf

train fare N —

I gave him the money for the train fare — le di dinero para el billete de tren

train journey N — viaje m en tren

train service N — servicio m de trenes

train set N — tren m de juguete (con vías, estaciones etc)

train station N — estación f de ferrocarril, estación f de tren

- train up

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[treɪn]
I

noun

1) ( Rail) tren m

fast train — tren expreso or rápido

local o (BrE) slow train — tren que para en todas las estaciones

to take the train — tomar or (esp Esp) coger* el tren

to travel/go by train — viajar/ir* en tren; (before n)

train driver — (BrE) maquinista mf

train timetable — (esp BrE) horario m de trenes

the train journey — el viaje en tren

train set — ferrocarril m de juguete

2)

a) (of servants, followers) séquito m, cortejo m

b) (of events, disasters) serie f

train of thought: to lose one's train of thought — perder* el hilo (de las ideas)

3) (of dress, robe) cola f

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( instruct) \<\<athlete\>\> entrenar; \<\<soldier\>\> adiestrar; \<\<child\>\> enseñar; ( accustom) acostumbrar, habituar*; \<\<animal\>\> enseñar; ( to perform tricks etc) amaestrar, adiestrar; \<\<employee/worker\>\> ( in new skill etc) capacitar; \<\<teacher\>\> formar

they are being trained to use the machine — los están capacitando en el uso de la máquina, les están enseñando a usar la máquina

b) \<\<voice/ear\>\> educar*

c) \<\<plant\>\> guiar*

2) ( aim)

to train something ON something/somebody — \<\<camera/telescope\>\> enfocar* algo/a alguien con algo; \<\<gun\>\> apuntarle a algo/alguien con algo

2.

vi

a) ( receive instruction) \<\<nurse/singer/musician\>\> estudiar

she's training to be a nurse/teacher — estudia enfermería/magisterio, estudia para enfermera/maestra

he trained as a carpenter — aprendió el oficio de carpintero

b) ( Sport) entrenar(se)

English-spanish dictionary > train
7 help

1. I
abs

1) help! на помощь!, помогите!, спасите!; we could finish the job faster if he would help мы бы кончили работу быстрее, если бы он помогал /помог/; crying won't help слезами горю не поможешь

2) do not tell him more then you can help не говорите ему больше того, что совершенно необходимо; do not stay more than you can help не оставайся /не задерживайся/ дольше, чем надо, будь там как можно меньше
2. II
help in some manner help much (a lot, a great deal, very little, etc.) много и т. д. помогать, оказывать большую и т. д. помощь
3. III
1) help smb. help one's parents (one's father, one's neighbours, one's friend, etc.) помогать /оказывать помощь/ своим родителям и т. д., поддерживать своих родителей и т. д.

2) help smth. help smb.'s cough (one's cold, one's aches, etc.) помогать при кашле и т. д., this medicine will help your illness это лекарство вам поможет одолеть болезнь; what have you got that will help a cold? что у вас есть от простуды?; that doesn't help the situation этим делу не поможешь

3) help smth. with can usually in the negative and interrogative can't help it /that/ ничего не могу сделать, ничего не поделаешь; I can't help the noise (his foolishness, his bad language, etc.) я ничего не могу поделать с шумом и т. д.; how can I help it? при чем же тут я?, чем тут поможешь?; I can't help it if he is annoyed пусть он сердится help что поделаешь; do not come (don't do it, don't look, don't answer, etc.) if you can help it если можешь / если тебе это удастся/, не приходи и т. д.
4. IV
help smb. somewhere help smb. up (in, out, off, etc.) помогать кому-л. подняться и т. д., help smb. down /downstairs, down to the ground/ помогать кому-л. спуститься; help smb. in some manner help smb. generously (materially, chivalrously, cheerfully, etc.) щедро и т. д. помогать кому-л.; he helped us a great deal он оказал нам большую помощь
5. VII
help smb. [to] do smth. help smb. [to] pack (fasten one's skates, find his things, to find a way out, to climb up, etc.) помогать кому-л. упаковывать / складывать/ вещи и т. д.
6. VIII
help smb., smth. doing smth. with can usually in the negative I can't help him leaving (him taking the child away, etc.) я не могу помешать ему уйти /его уходу, тому, что он уходит/ и т. д.; we cannot help things happening мы не можем предотвратить развития событий, от нас не зависит, как будут развиваться события
7. XI
be helped with can usually in the negative and interrogative how can it be helped? что можно сделать?; it cannot be helped ничего не поделаешь /не изменишь/
8. XIII
1) help [to] do smth. help to find smb.'s things (to write a letter, to fill in a form, conduct an experiment, etc.) помочь разыскать чьи-л. вещи и т. д., помогать в розыске чьих-л. вещей и т. д., his advice helped us to finish the job in time благодаря его совету нам удалось вовремя закончить работу; he helped to ruin this man он способствовал /содействовал/ табели /разорению/ этого человека

2) help but do smth. with can in the negative can't help but tell him (but grieve, but plague everybody, etc.) не могу удержаться, чтобы не сказать ему и т. д.
9. XIV
help doing smth. with can in the negative can't help laughing (limping, making this noise, shedding tears, trembling with emotion, wondering, hoping that he is still alive, etc.) я не могу не смеяться и т. д., I can't very well help accepting я не в силах отказаться; one can't help loving her ее нельзя не любить; I can't help his being so foolish что делать, если он так глуп; I can't help yawning я не могу удержаться от зевоты
10. XVI
help towards smth. help towards a peaceful solution of the conflict (towards the attainment of smb.'s ideals, towards the acquirement of smth., towards the propagation of smth., etc.) способствовать /содействовать/ мирному разрешению конфликта и т. д.
11. XVIII
help oneself help yourself! берите сами, пожалуйста, угощайтесь!; help oneself to smth. help oneself to wine (to cigarettes, to apples, etc.) самому угощаться вином и т. д., help yourself to anything you want берите сами все, что хотите /что вам хочется/; he didn't help himself to any food он ничего не брал /не ел/
12. XXI1
1) help smb. with smth. help smb. with this heavy trunk (with the ladder, with the parcels, etc.) помочь кому-л. справиться с тяжелым сундуком и т. д., help smb. with his overcoat помочь кому-л. надеть пальто; help her with her housework помогать ей по дому; help smb. with one's advice (with one's sympathy, with one's money, with a loan, etc.) помогать кому-л. советом и т. д.; they helped us with their financial support они оказали нам финансовую поддержку /материальную помощь/; help smb. into (out of, over, to, etc.) smth. help smb. into the car (out of the car) помочь кому-л. сесть в машину (выйти из машины); help smb. out of the difficulty помочь кому-л. справиться с трудностями / выпутаться из затруднительного положения/; help smb. across the street помочь кому-л. перейти [через] улицу; help smb. over the fence помочь кому-л. перелезть через забор; help smb. to his feet помочь кому-л. подняться /встать/

2) help smb. to smth. help smb. to a piece of veal (to mutton, to some more meat, to some gravy, to some bread and butter, to some vegetables, etc.) положить /дать/ кому-л. еще кусочек /угостить кого-л. еще кусочком/ телятины и т. д.', can I help you to something? что вам можно положить?, вам предложить /дать/ что-нибудь?
13. XXII
help smb. in doing smth. help smb. in achieving the goal (in reaching his aim, in finding what one wants, etc.) содействовать /помогать/ кому-л. в достижении /достигнуть/ цели и т. д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > help
8 lose one's shirt

1) выйти из себя, рассердиться, вспылить

I don't think it's anything to lose your shirt about. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Green Years’, book II, ch. 10) — Право же, не стоит из-за этого сердиться.

2) потерять всё до нитки, разориться; ≈ вылететь в трубу

The late Arnold Stone... said he had lost his shirt on Shakespeare... (J. O'Hara, ‘The Horse Knows the Way’, ‘Arnold Stone’) — Покойный Арнольд Стоун... разорился дотла, финансируя постановки пьес Шекспира...

The kid has his wits about him but he's just a kid. At his age, I saw my father lose his shirt in the crash, and from then on, until I landed the job at Coulter, it was always touch-and-go. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book I, ch. I) — Малый не глуп, ничего не скажешь. Но он еще мальчишка. Когда я был в его возрасте, мой отец потерял все до нитки во время кризиса и, пока я не получил место в колледже, мне приходилось очень туго.

‘So the next night he went back to the Tables and lost everything,’ I said. She nodded. ‘He lost his shirt and cashed a check.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘Pass the Gravy’, ch. 12) — - Вечером следующего дня Том опять отправился играть и на этот раз проиграл все, - сказал я. Эдита утвердительно качнула головой. - Он проигрался в пух и прах, и ему пришлось расплачиваться чеком.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > lose one's shirt

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