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1 unlucky
unlucky [ʌnˈlʌkɪ]a. ( = unfortunate) [person] malchanceux ; [coincidence, event] malencontreux• it was unlucky (for her) that her husband should walk in just then elle n'a pas eu de chance que son mari soit entré à cet instant précisb. ( = bringing bad luck) [number, colour] qui porte malheur* * *[ʌn'lʌkɪ]1) ( unfortunate) [person] malchanceux/-euse; [coincidence, event] malencontreux/-euse; [day] de malchance2) ( causing bad luck) néfaste, maléfique -
2 unlucky
1 ( unfortunate) [person] malchanceux/-euse ; [coincidence, event] malencontreux/-euse ; [day] de malchance ; to be unlucky enough to do avoir la malchance de faire ; it was unlucky for you that they rejected the offer malheureusement pour toi, ils ont rejeté l'offre ; you were unlucky not to get the job c'est pure malchance que tu n'aies pas obtenu le poste ; he is unlucky in love il n'a jamais de chance en amour ;2 ( causing bad luck) [number, colour, combination] néfaste, maléfique ; it's unlucky to walk under a ladder ça porte malheur de marcher sous une échelle ; red is an unlucky colour for me la couleur rouge me porte malheur.lucky at cards, unlucky in love heureux au jeu, malheureux en amour. -
3 under
under ['ʌndə(r)]sous ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d)-(g) moins de ⇒ 1 (b) au-dessous de ⇒ 1 (b) sous le poids de ⇒ 1 (c) conformément à ⇒ 1 (h) en cours de ⇒ 1 (i) dessous ⇒ 2 (a)(a) (beneath, below) sous;∎ the newspaper was under the chair/cushion le journal était sous la chaise/le coussin;∎ the pantry is under the stairs le garde-manger est sous l'escalier;∎ I can't see anything under it je ne vois rien (en) dessous;∎ put it under that mettez-le là-dessous;∎ there is a coat of paint under the wallpaper il y a une couche de peinture sous le papier peint;∎ the body was lying under a sheet le cadavre était étendu sous un drap;∎ he wore a white shirt under his jacket il portait une chemise blanche sous sa veste;∎ he pulled a wallet from under his jersey il a sorti un portefeuille de sous son pull;∎ he was carrying a paper under his arm il portait un journal sous le bras;∎ hold your hand under the tap mettez votre main sous le robinet;∎ stand under my umbrella mettez-vous sous mon parapluie;∎ we took shelter under a tree nous nous sommes abrités sous un arbre;∎ to be born under Aries/Leo être né sous le signe du Bélier/du Lion;∎ it can only be seen under a microscope on ne peut le voir qu'au microscope;∎ we had to crawl under the barbed wire on a dû passer sous les barbelés en rampant;∎ you have to crawl under it il faut ramper dessous;∎ the tunnel ran under the sea le tunnel passait sous la mer;∎ she was swimming under water/under the bridge elle nageait sous l'eau/sous le pont;∎ it's unlucky to walk under a ladder ça porte malheur de passer sous une échelle(b) (less than) moins de, au-dessous de;∎ under £7,000 moins de 7000 livres;∎ everything is under £5 tout est à moins de 5 livres;∎ is she under 16? est-ce qu'elle a moins de 16 ans?;∎ children under ten les enfants au-dessous ou de moins de dix ans;∎ in under ten minutes en moins de dix minutes(c) (weighed down by) sous le poids de;∎ he staggered under his heavy load il chancelait sous le poids de son lourd chargement;∎ figurative to sink under the weight of one's debts sombrer sous le poids de ses dettes(d) (indicating conditions or circumstances) sous, dans;∎ we had to work under appalling conditions on a dû travailler dans des conditions épouvantables;∎ she was murdered under strange circumstances elle a été tuée dans d'étranges circonstances;∎ under the circumstances vu les circonstances(e) (subject to) sous;∎ under duress/threat sous la contrainte/la menace∎ under sedation/treatment sous calmants/traitement(g) (directed, governed by) sous (la direction de);∎ he studied under Fox il a été l'élève de Fox;∎ she has two assistants under her elle a deux assistants sous ses ordres;∎ Music the Bristol Chamber Orchestra under Martin Davenport l'orchestre de (musique de) chambre de Bristol sous la direction de Martin Davenport;∎ I served under General White j'ai servi sous le général White;∎ the book describes Uganda under Amin le livre décrit l'Ouganda sous (le régime d')Amin Dada;∎ to come under (the authority of) the Home Office relever du ministère de l'Intérieur;∎ under her management, the firm prospered sous sa direction, l'entreprise a prospéré;∎ under fascism, many groups were outlawed sous le régime fasciste, de nombreux groupes furent interdits(h) (according to) conformément à, en vertu de, selon;∎ under the new law, all this will change avec la nouvelle loi, tout cela va changer;∎ under the new law, elections will be held every four years en vertu de ou selon la nouvelle loi, les élections auront lieu tous les quatre ans;∎ under the Emergency Powers Act conformément à la loi instituant l'état d'urgence;∎ under this system, the President has little real power dans ce système, le Président a peu de pouvoir véritable;∎ under (the terms of) his will/the agreement selon (les termes de) son testament/l'accord(i) (in the process of) en cours de;∎ under construction en cours de construction;∎ the matter is under consideration/discussion on est en train d'étudier/de discuter la question∎ under wheat/barley en blé/orge∎ you'll find the book under philosophy vous trouverez le livre sous la rubrique philosophie;∎ you'll find my number under Magee vous trouverez mon numéro sous Magee;∎ she writes under the name of Heidi Croft elle écrit sous le nom de Heidi Croft;∎ few singers perform under their own name peu de chanteurs gardent leur vrai nom2 adverb(a) (below ground, water, door etc)∎ to slide or to slip under se glisser dessous;∎ to pass under passer dessous;∎ to stay under (under water) rester sous l'eau(c) (less → in age, price)∎ you have to be 16 or under to enter il faut avoir 16 ans ou moins pour se présenter;∎ items at £20 and under des articles à 20 livres et au-dessous -
4 unlucky
[ʌn'lʌkɪ]1) (unfortunate) [ person] sfortunato; [coincidence, event] sfortunato, infelice; [ day] sfortunato, nero, infaustoto be unlucky enough to do — essere tanto sfortunato da fare, avere la sfortuna di fare
2) (causing bad luck) [number, colour] che porta sfortuna* * *(not lucky or fortunate: I am unlucky - I never win at cards.) sfortunato* * *unlucky /ʌnˈlʌkɪ/a.1 sfortunato; disgraziato: He's the unluckiest man I've ever met, è l'uomo più sfortunato che io abbia mai incontrato; I am always unlucky at cards, sono sempre sfortunato a carte; They were unlucky to be caught, sono stati sfortunati ad esser stati presi; an unlucky coincidence, una sfortunata coincidenza2 che porta sfortuna; sfortunato: an unlucky number, un numero sfortunato; Many people think magpies are unlucky, molte persone credono che le gazze portino sfortuna; It's unlucky for the bridegroom to see his bride on the day of the wedding, porta sfortuna che lo sposo veda la sposa il giorno delle nozze; (lett.) in an unlucky hour, in un momento infeliceunluckilyavv.sfortunatamente; disgraziatamenteunluckinessn. [u]sfortuna; disgrazia.* * *[ʌn'lʌkɪ]1) (unfortunate) [ person] sfortunato; [coincidence, event] sfortunato, infelice; [ day] sfortunato, nero, infaustoto be unlucky enough to do — essere tanto sfortunato da fare, avere la sfortuna di fare
2) (causing bad luck) [number, colour] che porta sfortuna -
5 unlucky
ʌnˈlʌkɪ прил.
1) неудачный unlucky at cards ≈ неудачник в картах unlucky in love ≈ неудачник в любви Some people feel that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder. ≈ Некоторые люди считают, что проходить под лестницей - к несчастью. Syn: unsuccessful, unfortunate
2) несчастливый Syn: unfortunate, ill-fated неудачный;
неудачливый, невезучий - this has been an * year for us для нас это был год, полный неудач - he is always * at cards ему всегда не везет в карты несчастливый - * omen зловещее презнаменование - born under an * star pодившийся под несчастливой звездой достойный сожаления ~ неудачный;
an unlucky day for their arrival неудачный день для их приезда unlucky несчастливый ~ неудачный;
an unlucky day for their arrival неудачный день для их приезда ~ неудачный -
6 ladder
1. noun2. intransitive verbhave a foot on the ladder — die erste Sprosse auf der Leiter des Erfolgs erklommen haben (geh.)
(Brit.) Laufmaschen/eine Laufmasche bekommen3. transitive verb(Brit.) Laufmaschen/eine Laufmasche machen in (+ Akk.)* * *['lædə] 1. noun1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) die Leiter2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) die Laufmasche2. verb(to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) Laufmaschen bekommen* * *lad·der[ˈlædəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. nit's unlucky to walk under a \ladder es bringt Unglück, unter einer Leiter durchzugehento be up a \ladder auf einer Leiter stehento go up a \ladder auf eine Leiter steigenthose who are further up the company \ladder die in den oberen Etagento climb the social \ladder gesellschaftlich aufsteigento move up the \ladder die Stufenleiter [des Erfolgs] hochklettern; (in a company) beruflich aufsteigenII. vt BRIT, AUSto \ladder tights eine Laufmasche in eine Strumpfhose machenI've \laddered my tights ich habe mir eine Laufmasche geholtIII. vi BRIT, AUS stockings, tights eine Laufmasche bekommenthose thin tights \ladder easily diese dünnen Strumpfhosen reißen schnell* * *['ldə(r)]1. n1) Leiter f2) (fig) (Stufen)leiter fto be at the top/bottom of the ladder — ganz oben/unten auf der Leiter stehen
evolutionary ladder — Leiter f der Evolution
social ladder — Leiter f des gesellschaftlichen Erfolges
to move up the social/career ladder — gesellschaftlich/beruflich aufsteigen
See:→ academic.ru/75586/top">top2. vt (Brit)stocking zerreißen3. vi (Britstocking) Laufmaschen bekommen* * *ladder [ˈlædə(r)]A s1. Leiter f (auch fig):the social ladder die gesellschaftliche Stufenleiter;3. besonders Br Laufmasche fB v/i besonders Br Laufmaschen bekommen (Strumpf etc)C v/t besonders Br sich eine Laufmasche holen in (dat):she’s laddered her tights* * *1. noun2) (Brit.): (in tights etc.) Laufmasche, die2. intransitive verb(Brit.) Laufmaschen/eine Laufmasche bekommen3. transitive verb(Brit.) Laufmaschen/eine Laufmasche machen in (+ Akk.)* * *n.Laufmasche f.Leiter - f. -
7 unlucky
[ʌn'lʌkɪ]прил.1) неудачный; неудачливыйSyn:2) несчастливыйSome people feel that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder. — Некоторые люди считают, что проходить под лестницей - к несчастью.
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8 ladder
lad·der [ʼlædəʳ, Am -ɚ] nit's unlucky to walk under a \ladder es bringt Pech, unter einer Leiter durchzugehen;to be up a \ladder auf einer Leiter stehen;to go up a \ladder auf eine Leiter steigenthose who are further up the company \ladder die in den oberen Etagen;to climb the social \ladder gesellschaftlich aufsteigen;to move up the \ladder die Stufenleiter [des Erfolgs] hochklettern;( in a company) beruflich aufsteigento \ladder tights eine Laufmasche in eine Strumpfhose machen;I've \laddered my tights ich habe mir eine Laufmasche geholt vi (Brit, Aus) stockings, tights eine Laufmasche bekommen;those thin tights \ladder easily diese dünnen Strumpfhosen reißen schnell -
9 unlucky un·lucky adj
[ʌn'lʌkɪ]- ier comp - iest superl (person, day) sfortunato (-a), (decision) infausto (-a), infelice, (number, object) che porta sfortuna or male, di malaugurioto be unlucky — (person) essere sfortunato (-a), non avere fortuna, (number, thing) portare sfortuna
it's unlucky to walk under a ladder — porta sfortuna or male passare sotto una scala
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