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  • 81 desfachatez

    f.
    1 cheek.
    2 nerve, brazenness, cynicism, cheek.
    * * *
    1 cheek, nerve
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=descaro) brazenness, cheek
    2)

    una desfachatez — a cheeky remark *, a brazen remark

    * * *
    femenino audacity, nerve (colloq)
    * * *
    = effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.
    Ex. This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.
    Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
    Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
    Ex. Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.
    Ex. We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.
    ----
    * con desfachatez = impudently.
    * con toda desfachatez = shamelessly.
    * tener la desfachatez de = have + the gall to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.
    * * *
    femenino audacity, nerve (colloq)
    * * *
    = effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.

    Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.

    Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
    Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
    Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.
    Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.
    * con desfachatez = impudently.
    * con toda desfachatez = shamelessly.
    * tener la desfachatez de = have + the gall to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.

    * * *
    audacity, nerve ( colloq), cheek ( BrE colloq)
    * * *

    desfachatez sustantivo femenino
    audacity, nerve (colloq)
    desfachatez sustantivo femenino cheek, nerve
    ' desfachatez' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cara
    - papo
    - coraje
    - desparpajo
    - rostro
    * * *
    Fam cheek;
    ¡qué desfachatez! the cheek of it!;
    actúa con mucha desfachatez he behaves really brazenly o without shame
    * * *
    f impertinence
    * * *
    desfachatez nf, pl - teces : audacity, nerve, cheek

    Spanish-English dictionary > desfachatez

  • 82 en cuanto a

    with respect to, regarding, as for
    ■ en cuanto a mí as for me, as far as I'm concerned
    * * *
    = as to, in extent of, in regard to, in terms of, in the way of, with regard(s) to, as for, as regards, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to, moving on to
    Ex. With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.
    Ex. In extent of enumeration and location of some topics, the sixteenth edition went back to the fourteenth edition.
    Ex. Headings represent the predilection of the cataloger in regard to terminology.
    Ex. And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness.
    Ex. Indeed, the changes are so rapid and so diverse, our plans for the future must also include what is presently possible in the way of information dissemination.
    Ex. KWOC or Keyword Out of Context indexes are intended to improve upon KWIC indexes, with regards to layout and presentation.
    Ex. As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs.
    Ex. Practice as regards integration varies considerably.
    Ex. As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.
    Ex. We now know enough in reference to the prevention and cure of communicable diseases so that the average human life might be lengthened by a third.
    Ex. Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee and is made up hills and valleys.
    Ex. Moving on to our second issue, we have identified three key barriers that continue to undermine the progress being made.
    * * *
    = as to, in extent of, in regard to, in terms of, in the way of, with regard(s) to, as for, as regards, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to, moving on to

    Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.

    Ex: In extent of enumeration and location of some topics, the sixteenth edition went back to the fourteenth edition.
    Ex: Headings represent the predilection of the cataloger in regard to terminology.
    Ex: And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness.
    Ex: Indeed, the changes are so rapid and so diverse, our plans for the future must also include what is presently possible in the way of information dissemination.
    Ex: KWOC or Keyword Out of Context indexes are intended to improve upon KWIC indexes, with regards to layout and presentation.
    Ex: As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs.
    Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably.
    Ex: As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.
    Ex: We now know enough in reference to the prevention and cure of communicable diseases so that the average human life might be lengthened by a third.
    Ex: Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee and is made up hills and valleys.
    Ex: Moving on to our second issue, we have identified three key barriers that continue to undermine the progress being made.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en cuanto a

  • 83 en lo referente a

    = as regards, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, in extent of, as to, as for, in the areas of, as to the matter of, now as to
    Ex. Practice as regards integration varies considerably.
    Ex. As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable.
    Ex. In extent of enumeration and location of some topics, the sixteenth edition went back to the fourteenth edition.
    Ex. With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.
    Ex. As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs.
    Ex. Electronic mail services have become especially useful to libraries and information centres in the areas of interlibrary loans.
    Ex. As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.
    Ex. Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee and is made up hills and valleys.
    * * *
    = as regards, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, in extent of, as to, as for, in the areas of, as to the matter of, now as to

    Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably.

    Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable.
    Ex: In extent of enumeration and location of some topics, the sixteenth edition went back to the fourteenth edition.
    Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.
    Ex: As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs.
    Ex: Electronic mail services have become especially useful to libraries and information centres in the areas of interlibrary loans.
    Ex: As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.
    Ex: Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee and is made up hills and valleys.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en lo referente a

  • 84 en lo relacionado con

    = in the areas of, as to the matter of
    Ex. Electronic mail services have become especially useful to libraries and information centres in the areas of interlibrary loans.
    Ex. As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.
    * * *
    = in the areas of, as to the matter of

    Ex: Electronic mail services have become especially useful to libraries and information centres in the areas of interlibrary loans.

    Ex: As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en lo relacionado con

  • 85 insolencia

    f.
    1 insolence.
    hacer/decir una insolencia to do/say something insolent
    2 piece of insolence, crude remark, gross remark, impertinent remark.
    * * *
    1 (atrevimiento) insolence
    2 (palabra) cheeky remark; (acción) cheeky thing to do
    \
    decir insolencias to be insolent, be cheeky
    * * *
    * * *
    a) ( cualidad) insolence
    b) ( dicho)
    * * *
    = effrontery, effrontery, blatancy, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.
    Ex. This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.
    Ex. This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.
    Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
    Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
    Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
    Ex. Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.
    Ex. We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.
    ----
    * con insolencia = impudently.
    * con toda insolencia = shamelessly.
    * * *
    a) ( cualidad) insolence
    b) ( dicho)
    * * *
    = effrontery, effrontery, blatancy, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.

    Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.

    Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.
    Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
    Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
    Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
    Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.
    Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.
    * con insolencia = impudently.
    * con toda insolencia = shamelessly.

    * * *
    1 (cualidad) insolence
    2
    (dicho): no pienso tolerar sus insolencias I don't intend to put up with his insolence o his insolent behavior
    contestarle así fue una insolencia it was very rude of you to answer him like that
    * * *

    insolencia sustantivo femenino

    b) ( dicho):

    ◊ no pienso tolerar sus insolencias I don't intend putting up with his insolence o his insolent behavior;

    contestarle así fue una insolencia it was very rude of you to answer him like that
    insolencia sustantivo femenino insolence
    ' insolencia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    atrevimiento
    - frescura
    English:
    impertinence
    - impudence
    - insolence
    * * *
    1. [falta de respeto] insolence;
    respondió con insolencia she replied insolently
    2. [dicho] insolent remark;
    ya estoy harto de sus insolencias [actos] I'm fed up of her insolent behaviour;
    ha hecho otra insolencia he's been insolent again;
    decir una insolencia to make an insolent remark
    * * *
    f insolence
    * * *
    impertinencia: insolence

    Spanish-English dictionary > insolencia

  • 86 desparpajo

    m.
    1 forwardness, self-assurance (informal).
    con desparpajo with assurance, confidently
    2 disorder, jumble, mess.
    3 discernment, savoir-faire.
    4 pertness, cheek, nerve, cynicism.
    5 flippant remark.
    * * *
    1 (desenvoltura) ease, self-assurance
    2 (descaro) nerve, impudence
    \
    con desparpajo in a carefree way, confidently
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=desenvoltura) self-confidence
    2) (=descaro) pey nerve *, cheek *
    3) (=inteligencia) savoir-faire
    4) CAm (=confusión) muddle
    5) And (=comentario) flippant remark
    * * *
    masculino ( desenvoltura) self-confidence; ( desfachatez) impudence, nerve (colloq)
    * * *
    masculino ( desenvoltura) self-confidence; ( desfachatez) impudence, nerve (colloq)
    * * *
    self-confidence
    entró caminando con gran desparpajo she walked in with great self-confidence o very self-confidently
    tuvo el desparpajo de negarlo todo he had the nerve o ( BrE) the cheek to deny everything
    * * *

    desparpajo sustantivo masculino ( desenvoltura) self-confidence;
    ( desfachatez) audacity, nerve (colloq)
    desparpajo m (desenvoltura) self-confidence
    (desenfado) ease
    ' desparpajo' also found in these entries:
    English:
    savvy
    * * *
    Fam
    1. [desenvoltura] self-assurance;
    tiene mucho desparpajo she's very self-assured;
    con desparpajo with assurance, confidently
    2. [frescura] cheek;
    ¡vaya desparpajo que tiene este diablillo! well, he's a cheeky little devil!
    3. CAm [desorden] chaos, confusion
    * * *
    m self-confidence;
    con mucho desparpajo with great self-confidence, very self-confidently
    * * *
    1) fam : self-confidence, nerve
    2) CA fam : confusion, muddle

    Spanish-English dictionary > desparpajo

  • 87 καταναιδευόμενον

    καταναιδεύομαι
    behave impudently to: pres part mp masc acc sg
    καταναιδεύομαι
    behave impudently to: pres part mp neut nom /voc /acc sg

    Morphologia Graeca > καταναιδευόμενον

  • 88 effrontément

    effrontément [efʀɔ̃temɑ̃]
    adverb
    [mentir] brazenly ; [sourire] impudently
    * * *
    efʀɔ̃temɑ̃ adv
    insolently, cheekily
    * * *
    effrontément adv [sourire, répondre] cheekily; [mentir, flatter] shamelessly.
    [efrɔ̃temɑ̃] adverbe
    impudently, cheekily (UK)
    mentir effrontément to lie shamelessly ou barefacedly ou brazenly

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > effrontément

  • 89 impudent

    ['impjudənt]
    (rude; disrespectful: an impudent child/suggestion.) predrzen
    - impudence
    * * *
    [ímpjudənt]
    adjective ( impudently adverb)
    predrzen, nesramen

    English-Slovenian dictionary > impudent

  • 90 cōnfīdenter

        cōnfīdenter adv. with comp. and sup.    [confidens], boldly, daringly, with intrepidity: dicere confidentius.—Audaciously, impudently, T.: confidentissime resistens, Her.
    * * *
    confidentius, confidentissime ADV
    boldly, daringly, with assurance; audaciously, impudently, with effrontery

    Latin-English dictionary > cōnfīdenter

  • 91 licenter

        licenter adv. with comp.    [licens], freely, without restraint, boldly, impudently, licentiously: at quam licenter!: id facere, L.: scribere, H.: licentius cum dominā vivere: Romanos laxius licentiusque futuros, more remiss in discipline, S.
    * * *
    boldly; impudently; licentiously/loosly; freely; w/out restraint; extravagantly

    Latin-English dictionary > licenter

  • 92 petulanter

        petulanter adv. with comp. and sup.    [petulans], pertly, wantonly, impudently, petulantly: in Pompeium invehi: iactari petulantius: petulantissime insectari.
    * * *
    rudely, insolently; petulantly; waywardly; with impudently aggressiveness

    Latin-English dictionary > petulanter

  • 93 impudent

    ['ɪmpjʊdənt]
    aggettivo impudente, sfacciato
    * * *
    ['impjudənt]
    (rude; disrespectful: an impudent child/suggestion.) impudente, sfacciato
    - impudence
    * * *
    impudent /ˈɪmpjʊdənt/
    a.
    impudente; insolente; sfacciato
    impudently avv.
    * * *
    ['ɪmpjʊdənt]
    aggettivo impudente, sfacciato

    English-Italian dictionary > impudent

  • 94 protervus

    prŏtervus, a, um, adj. [protero; qs. trampling on every thing; hence], violent, vehement.
    I.
    Lit. ( poet.):

    venti,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    Africus,

    id. Epod. 16, 22:

    Eurus,

    Ov. H. 11, 14:

    stella canis,

    scorching, oppressive, id. Am. 2, 16, 4.—
    II.
    Trop., forward, bold, pert, wanton, shameless, impudent (class.; generally milder than procax and petulans; v. protervitas): petulans protervo animo sum, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 3, 1:

    homo,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 12, 35; 1, 18, 61:

    dictum aut factum,

    id. ib. 2, 14, 47:

    vidua,

    id. Cael. 16, 38:

    Satyri, turba proterva,

    Ov. H. 5, 136:

    juvenes,

    Hor. C. 1, 25, 2:

    rixae,

    id. ib. 3, 14, 26:

    frons,

    id. ib. 2, 5, 15:

    oculi,

    Ov. H. 17, 77:

    manus,

    id. M. 5, 671:

    Musa,

    id. R. Am. 362:

    lingua,

    id. Ib. 520:

    sal protervum,

    ribald wit, Mart. 10, 9, 2.— Comp.:

    meretrix protervior,

    Just. 30, 2, 2.—Hence, adv., in two forms, proterve and proterviter.
    A. 1.
    In a bad sense, boldly, wantonly, shamelessly, impudently (class.):

    aedes arietare,

    Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 1:

    proterve iracundus,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 53 (immoderate, superbe, Don.):

    consectans aliquem proterve,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 44, 68.— Comp., Ov. A. A. 1, 599.— Sup., Aug. Civ. Dei, 5, 22.—
    2.
    In a good sense, boldly, with spirit:

    confidenter pro se et proterve loqui,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 207.—
    B.
    prŏtervĭter, boldly, wantonly, shamelessly, impudently, Enn. ap. Non. 513, 11 (Com. v. 8 Vahl.).

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > protervus

  • 95 бесцеремонно

    нареч. without ceremony, in a free and easy manner, with undue familiarity
    бесцеремонн|о - high-handedly, coolly;
    (нагло) impudently;
    ~ость ж. high-handedness;
    undue familiarity;
    (наглость) impudence;
    ~ый high-handed, unceremonious, cool;
    (наглый) impudent, forward;
    ~ое обращение с фактами high-handed treatment of facts.

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > бесцеремонно

  • 96 нагло

    2) Rare: petulantly
    4) Makarov: bareknuckle

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > нагло

  • 97 нахрапом

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > нахрапом

  • 98 Р-363

    ПОПАДАТЬ(СЯ)/ПОПАСТЬ(СЯ) (ПОДВЁРТЫВАТЬСЯ, ПОДВОРАЧИВАТЬСЯ/ПОДВЕРНУТЬСЯ) ПОД РУКУ (кому) VP subj: usu. concr or human more often past more often this WO) to turn up, happen to be proximate, be found by chance
    X попался Y-y под руку = Y happened to come across X
    Y happened upon X person X happened along
    (used as obj) всё, что подвернулось (всех, кто подвернулся) Y-y под руку - everything (everybody, anything, anyone) Y could get (lay) his hands on
    everything (anything) that came to hand everything (everyone etc) within reach everything (everyone etc) that comes within Yb reach
    первое, что подвернулось Y-y под руку = the first thing that came to hand
    the first thing Y laid his hand(s) on the first thing Yls hand happened to light upon the first thing Y could get (lay) his hands on.
    ...Через несколько дней ему под руку попался все тот же шахматный журнальчик («8 х 8»), он перелистал его, ища недостроенных мест, и, когда оказалось, что всё уже сделано, пробежал глазами отрывок в два столбца из юношеского дневника Чернышевского... (Набоков 1)....A few days later he happened to come across that same copy of (the chess magazine) 8x8\ he leafed throught it, looking for unfinished bits, and when all the problems turned out to be solved, he ran his eyes over the two-column extract from Chernyshevski's youthful diary... (1a).
    Тогда фашисты стали хватать всех, кто подвернулся под руку на Крещатике, сажали в машины и отправляли в Бабий Яр (Кузнецов 1). The fascists began to seize everybody on Kreshchatik they could lay their hands on, they put them in trucks and sent them off to Babi Yar (1a).
    Он читал и читал всё, что попадалось под руку, и читал так, что, приехав домой, когда лакеи еще раздевали его, он, уже взяв книгу, читал... (Толстой 5). Не read and read, anything that came to hand, so that coming home at night he picked up a book even while his valets were still taking off his clothes... (5a).
    По призванию... он был вор. Он крал, словно находясь в каком-то вдохновенном трансе. Крал нагло, открыто, жадно все, что попадало ему под руку (Максимов 2)....By vocation he was a thief. When he stole, he did so as though in a kind of inspired trance. He stole impudently, openly and greedily everything that came within his reach (2a).
    Видно, что повар руководствовался более каким-то вдохновеньем и клал первое, что попадалось под руку: стоял ли возле него перец - он сыпал перец, капуста ли попалась - совал капусту... (Гоголь 3). Evidently the cook was guided mostly by inspiration and put into the pot the first thing he laid his hand on. If a pepper shaker happened to be close by, he put in pepper, if it was cabbage, in went the cabbage (3c). It was obvious that the cook was guided by some kind of inspiration and put in the first thing that his hand happened to light upon: if pepper happened to be near, he put in some pepper, if cabbage turned up, he shoved in cabbage... (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Р-363

  • 99 подвернуться под руку

    • ПОПАДАТЬ(СЯ)/ПОПАСТЬ(СЯ) (ПОДВЕРТЫВАТЬСЯ, ПОДВОРАЧИВАТЬСЯ/ПОДВЕРНУТЬСЯ) ПОД РУКУ (кому)
    [VP; subj: usu. concr or human; more often past; more often this WO]
    =====
    ⇒ to turn up, happen to be proximate, be found by chance:
    - X попался Y-y под руку≈ Y happened to come across X;
    || [used as obj] всё, что подвернулось (всех, кто подвернулся) Y-y под руку≈ everything (everybody, anything, anyone) Y could get (lay) his hands on;
    - everything (everyone etc) within reach;
    - everything (everyone etc) that comes within Y's reach;
    || первое, что подвернулось Y-y под руку≈ the first thing that came to hand;
    - the first thing Y could get (lay) his hands on.
         ♦...Через несколько дней ему под руку попался все тот же шахматный журнальчик ["8х8"], он перелистал его, ища недостроенных мест, и, когда оказалось, что всё уже сделано, пробежал глазами отрывок в два столоца из юношеского дневника Чернышевского... (Набоков 1)....A few days later he happened to come across that same copy of [the chess magazine]8x8; he leafed throught it, looking for unfinished bits, and when all the problems turned out to be solved, he ran his eyes over the two-column extract from Chernyshevski's youthful diary... (1a).
         ♦ Тогда фашисты стали хватать всех, кто подвернулся под руку на Крещатике, сажали в машины и отправляли в Бабий Яр (Кузнецов 1). The fascists began to seize everybody on Kreshchatik they could lay their hands on; they put them in trucks and sent them off to Babi Yar (1a).
         ♦ Он читал и читал всё, что попадалось под руку, и читал так, что, приехав домой, когда лакеи еще раздевали его, он, уже взяв книгу, читал... (Толстой 5). He read and read, anything that came to hand, so that coming home at night he picked up a book even while his valets were still taking off his clothes... (5a).
         ♦ По призванию... он был вор. Он крал, словно находясь в каком-то вдохновенном трансе. Крал нагло, открыто, жадно все, что попадало ему под руку (Максимов 2)....By vocation he was a thief. When he stole, he did so as though in a kind of inspired trance. He stole impudently, openly and greedily everything that came within his reach (2a).
         ♦ Видно, что повар руководствовался более каким-то вдохновеньем и клал первое, что попадалось под руку: стоял ли возле него перец - он сыпал перец, капуста ли попалась - совал капусту... (Гоголь 3). Evidently the cook was guided mostly by inspiration and put into the pot the first thing he laid his hand on. If a pepper shaker happened to be close by, he put in pepper; if it was cabbage, in went the cabbage (3c). It was obvious that the cook was guided by some kind of inspiration and put in the first thing that his hand happened to light upon: if pepper happened to be near, he put in some pepper, if cabbage turned up, he shoved in cabbage... (3a).

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    • ПОПАДАТЬ(СЯ)/ПОПАСТЬ(СЯ) (ПОДВЕРТЫВАТЬСЯ, ПОДВОРАЧИВАТЬСЯ/ПОДВЕРНУТЬСЯ) ПОД РУКУ (кому)
    [VP; subj: usu. concr or human; more often past; more often this WO]
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    ⇒ to turn up, happen to be proximate, be found by chance:
    - X попался Y-y под руку≈ Y happened to come across X;
    || [used as obj] всё, что подвернулось (всех, кто подвернулся) Y-y под руку≈ everything (everybody, anything, anyone) Y could get (lay) his hands on;
    - everything (everyone etc) within reach;
    - everything (everyone etc) that comes within Y's reach;
    || первое, что подвернулось Y-y под руку≈ the first thing that came to hand;
    - the first thing Y could get (lay) his hands on.
         ♦...Через несколько дней ему под руку попался все тот же шахматный журнальчик ["8х8"], он перелистал его, ища недостроенных мест, и, когда оказалось, что всё уже сделано, пробежал глазами отрывок в два столоца из юношеского дневника Чернышевского... (Набоков 1)....A few days later he happened to come across that same copy of [the chess magazine]8x8; he leafed throught it, looking for unfinished bits, and when all the problems turned out to be solved, he ran his eyes over the two-column extract from Chernyshevski's youthful diary... (1a).
         ♦ Тогда фашисты стали хватать всех, кто подвернулся под руку на Крещатике, сажали в машины и отправляли в Бабий Яр (Кузнецов 1). The fascists began to seize everybody on Kreshchatik they could lay their hands on; they put them in trucks and sent them off to Babi Yar (1a).
         ♦ Он читал и читал всё, что попадалось под руку, и читал так, что, приехав домой, когда лакеи еще раздевали его, он, уже взяв книгу, читал... (Толстой 5). He read and read, anything that came to hand, so that coming home at night he picked up a book even while his valets were still taking off his clothes... (5a).
         ♦ По призванию... он был вор. Он крал, словно находясь в каком-то вдохновенном трансе. Крал нагло, открыто, жадно все, что попадало ему под руку (Максимов 2)....By vocation he was a thief. When he stole, he did so as though in a kind of inspired trance. He stole impudently, openly and greedily everything that came within his reach (2a).
         ♦ Видно, что повар руководствовался более каким-то вдохновеньем и клал первое, что попадалось под руку: стоял ли возле него перец - он сыпал перец, капуста ли попалась - совал капусту... (Гоголь 3). Evidently the cook was guided mostly by inspiration and put into the pot the first thing he laid his hand on. If a pepper shaker happened to be close by, he put in pepper; if it was cabbage, in went the cabbage (3c). It was obvious that the cook was guided by some kind of inspiration and put in the first thing that his hand happened to light upon: if pepper happened to be near, he put in some pepper, if cabbage turned up, he shoved in cabbage... (3a).

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