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1 канцелярская крыса
paper pusherSo long, Varibobu, you old paper pusher.
Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > канцелярская крыса
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2 конторская крыса
paper pusherSo long, Varibobu, you old paper pusher.
Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > конторская крыса
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3 burócrata
f. & m.bureaucrat, government employee, paper-pusher, officeholder.* * *1 bureaucrat* * *SMF1) pey bureaucrat2) (=funcionario) civil servant, administrative official, public official* * *masculino y femeninoa) (pey) bureaucrat (pej)b) (Méx) ( funcionario) civil servant, official* * *= bureaucrat, paper-pusher.Ex. The current public administration theory depicts a world in which the authoritative bureaucrat controls the subjugated vendor.Ex. The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.* * *masculino y femeninoa) (pey) bureaucrat (pej)b) (Méx) ( funcionario) civil servant, official* * *= bureaucrat, paper-pusher.Ex: The current public administration theory depicts a world in which the authoritative bureaucrat controls the subjugated vendor.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.* * *1 ( pey); bureaucrat2 ( Méx) (funcionario) civil servant, official* * *
burócrata sustantivo masculino y femeninoa) (pey) bureaucrat (pej)
burócrata mf bureaucrat
' burócrata' also found in these entries:
English:
bureaucrat
- faceless
* * *burócrata nmfbureaucrat* * *m/f bureaucrat* * *burócrata nmf: bureaucrat -
4 administrativo
adj.administrative, executive, management, administrating.m.white-collar worker, administrator, office worker, clerk.* * *► adjetivo1 administrative► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (funcionario) official, civil servant; (de empresa, banco) office worker* * *(f. - administrativa)adj.* * *administrativo, -a1.ADJ administrative; (Com) managerial; (=del gobierno) of the government, of the administration2.SM / F (=funcionario) clerk, office worker; (=encargado) administrator, administrative officer* * *I- va adjetivo administrativeII- va masculino, femenino administrative assistant (o officer etc); ( con funciones más rutinarias) clerk* * *= administrative, bureaucratic, clerical, managerial, administrative assistant, white collar worker, paper-pusher, office clerk, back-office, white collar.Ex. Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings.Ex. For the majority of ordinary people the European Community remains a remote bureaucratic organization.Ex. Prior to computerisation of the production of catalogues and indexes considerable clerical effort was expended in filing index and catalogue cards.Ex. The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of managerial Work'.Ex. If the idea of launching a program was accepted, it would be the administrative assistant's job to plan, organize, and implement it.Ex. There is no clear definition of a white collar worker, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics includes professional, technical, managerial, sales, and clerical workers in this category.Ex. The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.Ex. Other occupations included professor, attorney, carpenter, homemaker, realtor, office clerk, hospital director, librarian, researcher, student, teacher, and writer.Ex. As an organization, MCN has always championed back-office, mission-critical, 'heavy lifting' aspects of museum technologies.Ex. A new Federal regulation aimed at tackling white-collar crime has sobering implications for managers.----* administrativo de apoyo = clerical employee.* administrativo encargado de los archivos = file clerk.* auxiliar administrativo = administrative assistant.* cuestión administrativa = administrative issue.* derecho administrativo = administrative law.* error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.* exceso de personal administrativo = administrative bloat.* exceso de plantilla administrativa = administrative bloat.* justicia administrativa = administrative justice.* personal administrativo = administrative staff.* procedimiento administrativo = administrative procedure.* reforma administrativa = administrative reform.* registro administrativo = administrative record.* secretario administrativo = administrative secretary.* * *I- va adjetivo administrativeII- va masculino, femenino administrative assistant (o officer etc); ( con funciones más rutinarias) clerk* * *= administrative, bureaucratic, clerical, managerial, administrative assistant, white collar worker, paper-pusher, office clerk, back-office, white collar.Ex: Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings.
Ex: For the majority of ordinary people the European Community remains a remote bureaucratic organization.Ex: Prior to computerisation of the production of catalogues and indexes considerable clerical effort was expended in filing index and catalogue cards.Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of managerial Work'.Ex: If the idea of launching a program was accepted, it would be the administrative assistant's job to plan, organize, and implement it.Ex: There is no clear definition of a white collar worker, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics includes professional, technical, managerial, sales, and clerical workers in this category.Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.Ex: Other occupations included professor, attorney, carpenter, homemaker, realtor, office clerk, hospital director, librarian, researcher, student, teacher, and writer.Ex: As an organization, MCN has always championed back-office, mission-critical, 'heavy lifting' aspects of museum technologies.Ex: A new Federal regulation aimed at tackling white-collar crime has sobering implications for managers.* administrativo de apoyo = clerical employee.* administrativo encargado de los archivos = file clerk.* auxiliar administrativo = administrative assistant.* cuestión administrativa = administrative issue.* derecho administrativo = administrative law.* error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.* exceso de personal administrativo = administrative bloat.* exceso de plantilla administrativa = administrative bloat.* justicia administrativa = administrative justice.* personal administrativo = administrative staff.* procedimiento administrativo = administrative procedure.* reforma administrativa = administrative reform.* registro administrativo = administrative record.* secretario administrativo = administrative secretary.* * *administrativemasculine, feminineadministrative assistant ( o officer etc); (que desempeña funciones más rutinarias) clerk* * *
administrativo◊ -va adjetivo
administrative
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
administrative assistant (o officer etc);
( con funciones más rutinarias) clerk
administrativo,-a
I adjetivo administrative
II m,f (funcionario) official
' administrativo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
administrativa
- empleada
- empleado
- trámite
- secretaría
- secretario
- sumario
English:
administrative
- channel
- council
- office staff
- office worker
- assistant
- clerk
- file
- paper
* * *administrativo, -a♦ adjadministrative;personal administrativo administrative staff♦ nm,foffice worker, clerical worker* * *I adj administrativeII m, administrativa f administrative assistant* * *administrativo, -va adj: administrative* * *administrativo n office worker -
5 passacarte
* * *[passa'karte]sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile paper pusher* * *passacarte/passa'karte/m. e f.paper pusher. -
6 бюрократ
1) General subject: bureaucrat, limpet, red tapist, rubber stamp, tapist, Jack in office2) Cinema: paper shuffler, pencil pusher3) Jargon: jack in the office, paper-pusher4) Taboo: ass-polisher -
7 abrigo
m.1 coat, overcoat (item of clothing).abrigo de piel fur coat2 shelter (refugio).al abrigo de safe from; (peligro, ataque) sheltered from; (lluvia, viento) under the protection of (ley)3 south wind, Auster, souther.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: abrigar.* * *1 (prenda) coat, overcoat2 (refugio) shelter\al abrigo de protected from, sheltered fromal abrigo de la ley under the protection of the lawser de abrigo figurado to be undesirableabrigo de pieles fur coatropa de abrigo warm clothing, warm clothes plural* * *noun m.1) coat2) shelter* * *SM1) (=prenda) coat2) (=protección)a) [contra el frío]¿tienes suficiente abrigo? — are you warm enough?
b) [contra el viento, la lluvia] shelterlas rocas nos sirvieron de abrigo — the rocks sheltered us, the rocks gave us shelter
3)al abrigo de —
a) (=protegido por) [+ seto, roca] in the shelter of; [+ noche, oscuridad] under cover of; [+ ley, poder] under, under the protection ofcrearon empresas al abrigo de la nueva ley — they set up companies under the protection of the new law
se crearon pequeños bancos al abrigo del proceso de industrialización — the process of industrialization led to the creation of small banks
b) (=protegido de) [+ tormenta, viento] sheltered from; [+ escándalo, desgracias] protected fromnos pusimos al abrigo del viento — we took shelter o we sheltered from the wind
por su posición estaba al abrigo de semejantes infortunios — the nature of his position protected him from such misfortunes
4) (Náut) natural harbour, natural harbor (EEUU), haven* * *1)a) ( prenda) coatb) ( calor que brinda la ropa)un raído vestido era todo su abrigo — (liter) all she was wearing was a threadbare dress
2) (refugio, protección) shelteral abrigo de algo/alguien: al abrigo de los árboles sheltered under the trees; al abrigo de la lumbre by the fireside; corrió al abrigo de su madre — she ran to her mother for protection
* * *= coat, overcoat.Ex. The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.Ex. Sometimes I wonder if someday I will meet someone whose presence won't feel like an ill-fitting overcoat, like something heavy in my pocket that I should've left at home.----* abrigo de pieles = fur coat.* al abrigo de = on the lee side of.* ropa de abrigo = warm clothing.* * *1)a) ( prenda) coatb) ( calor que brinda la ropa)un raído vestido era todo su abrigo — (liter) all she was wearing was a threadbare dress
2) (refugio, protección) shelteral abrigo de algo/alguien: al abrigo de los árboles sheltered under the trees; al abrigo de la lumbre by the fireside; corrió al abrigo de su madre — she ran to her mother for protection
* * *= coat, overcoat.Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.
Ex: Sometimes I wonder if someday I will meet someone whose presence won't feel like an ill-fitting overcoat, like something heavy in my pocket that I should've left at home.* abrigo de pieles = fur coat.* al abrigo de = on the lee side of.* ropa de abrigo = warm clothing.* * *A1 (prenda) coatabrigo de invierno/entretiempo winter/light coatun raído vestido era todo su abrigo ( liter); all she was wearing was a threadbare dress2(calor que brinda la ropa): este niño necesita más abrigo this child needs to be wrapped up warmer, this child needs some more clothes onyo con una manta no tengo suficiente abrigo I'm not warm enough with one blanketropa de abrigo warm clothesle dieron una paliza de abrigo they gave him a real going-over ( colloq)B (refugio, protección) shelteral abrigo de algo/algn: al abrigo de los árboles, esperaron que pasara la lluvia they sheltered under the trees while they waited for the rain to stopcomimos al abrigo de la lumbre we ate by the firesidesiempre se pone al abrigo de los más poderosos he always makes sure he's in with the most influential peoplecorrió al abrigo de su madre she ran to her mother for protection* * *
Del verbo abrigar: ( conjugate abrigar)
abrigo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
abrigó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
abrigar
abrigo
abrigar ( conjugate abrigar) verbo transitivo
1 ( con ropa) to wrap … up warm;
2 ‹idea/esperanza› to cherish;
‹sospecha/duda› to harbor( conjugate harbor), entertain
verbo intransitivo [ ropa] to be warm
abrigarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to wrap up warm
abrigo sustantivo masculino
1
b) ( calor que brinda la ropa):
con una manta no tengo suficiente abrigo I'm not warm enough with one blanket;
ropa de abrigo warm clothes
2 (refugio, protección) shelter;◊ al abrigo de la lluvia/los árboles sheltered from the rain/under the trees;
al abrigo de la lumbre by the fireside
abrigar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (dar calor) to keep warm: esta vieja manta ya no abriga mucho, this old blanket isn't very warm
(tapar, cubrir, arropar) to wrap up: abriga bien al abuelo, keep grandfather wrapped up warm
2 (resguardar) to protect, shelter
3 (tener un deseo, un sentimiento) to cherish
(una sospecha) to have, harbour, US harbor
abrigo sustantivo masculino
1 (prenda) coat, overcoat
ropa de abrigo, warm clothes pl
2 (lugar resguardado) shelter u (amparo) shelter
♦ Locuciones: al abrigo de, protected o sheltered from
nos refugiamos al abrigo de los soportales, we took shelter under the arcades
de abrigo: me echaron una bronca de abrigo, they kicked up an almighty row
' abrigo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estado
- ir
- precio
- puesta
- puesto
- quedarse
- resguardo
- rota
- roto
- si
- solapa
- trabilla
- tres
- airear
- amplio
- arrimar
- batalla
- cerrar
- colgar
- cruzado
- desabotonarse
- desabrochar
- entretiempo
- espléndido
- forrado
- forro
- gabán
- manga
- modernizar
- molo
- paño
- piel
- salir
- suelto
- tapado
English:
buy
- coat
- cover
- from
- fur coat
- grimy
- hang
- herself
- himself
- leave on
- line
- mink coat
- off
- overcoat
- pick
- ride up
- shelter
- warm
- winnings
- fur
- get
- keep
- over
- take
* * *♦ nm1. [prenda] coatabrigo de piel o pieles fur coatesta manta me es de mucho abrigo this blanket keeps me nice and warm3. [refugio] shelter;al abrigo de [peligro, ataque] safe from;[lluvia, viento] sheltered from; [ley] under the protection of;creció al abrigo de sus abuelos she was brought up in her grandparents' care♦ de abrigo loc adjEsp Famse organizó una pelea de abrigo a real free-for-all broke out;es un niño de abrigo he's a little scamp* * *m1 coat;abrigo de entretiempo light coat2 ( protección) shelter;ropa de abrigo warm clothes;al abrigo de in the shelter of3:de abrigo fam real;un proyecto de abrigo a huge project* * *abrigo nm1) : coat, overcoat2) : shelter, refuge* * *abrigo n1. (prenda) coat2. (protección) shelter -
8 bata
f.1 housecoat.2 overall.3 dressing gown, housecoat, housedress, robe.4 white coat.5 bathrobe.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: batir.* * *1 (prenda ligera) housecoat; (albornoz) dressing gown, US robe2 (de trabajo) overall; (de médicos etc) white coat* * *noun f.1) bathrobe, housecoat2) lab coat* * *ISF1) [para levantarse de la cama] dressing gown; [encima de la ropa] housecoat; [de playa] wrap2) [de médico] white coat; [de científico] laboratory coat, lab coat3) (=guardapolvo) overall, smockII** SF mother* * *femenino ( para estar en casa) dressing gown, robe; ( de médico) white coat; ( de farmacéutico) lab coat; ( de colegio) work coat (AmE), overall (BrE)* * *= coat, robe, lab coat, smock.Ex. The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.Ex. It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.Ex. They are famous manufacturers of protective uniforms, including aprons, lab coats, scrubs and smocks.Ex. They are famous manufacturers of protective uniforms, including aprons, lab coats, scrubs and smocks.----* bata de baño = bathrobe.* bata de casa = housedress.* bata de laboratorio = lab coat.* * *femenino ( para estar en casa) dressing gown, robe; ( de médico) white coat; ( de farmacéutico) lab coat; ( de colegio) work coat (AmE), overall (BrE)* * *= coat, robe, lab coat, smock.Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.
Ex: It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.Ex: They are famous manufacturers of protective uniforms, including aprons, lab coats, scrubs and smocks.Ex: They are famous manufacturers of protective uniforms, including aprons, lab coats, scrubs and smocks.* bata de baño = bathrobe.* bata de casa = housedress.* bata de laboratorio = lab coat.* * *1 (para estar en casa) dressing gown, robe; (que se pone encima de la ropa) housecoatuna bata de baño a bathrobe2 (de médico) white coat; (de farmacéutico) lab coat* * *
Del verbo batir: ( conjugate batir)
bata es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
bata
batir
bata sustantivo femenino ( para estar en casa) dressing gown, robe;
( de médico) white coat;
( de colegio) work coat (AmE), overall (BrE)
batir ( conjugate batir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ huevos› to beat, whisk;
‹crema/nata› to whip;
‹ mantequilla› to churn
2 ‹marca/récord› to break;
‹enemigo/rival› to beat
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b)
batirse verbo pronominal
1 ( enfrentarse): batase a or en duelo to fight a duel
2 (Méx) ( ensuciarse) to get dirty;
bata sustantivo femenino
1 (de casa) dressing gown, housecoat
2 (de profesional sanitario) white coat
batir verbo transitivo
1 to beat
2 Culin (mezclar ingredientes) to beat, (levantar claras, etc) to whip, whisk
3 Dep (un récord) to break
4 (vencer, derrotar) to beat: nuestro equipo fue batido dos veces seguidas, our team was beaten two times consecutively
5 (las alas) to flap
6 (un metal) to hammer
7 (recorrer un monte en busca de alguien) to search
(en busca de caza) to beat
' bata' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
en
- guateada
- guateado
- acolchar
- guardapolvo
English:
coat
- dressing gown
- gown
- overall
- robe
- smock
- bath
- dressing
- wrap
* * *bata nf1. [de casa] housecoat;[al levantarse] dressing gown Am bata de baño bathrobe; Am bata de playa beach robe2. [de alumno, trabajo, profesor] overall;[de médico] white coat; [de laboratorio] lab coatJuan gasta mucho en batas Juan spends a lot on his gear o clothes4. CompRP Famvolar la bata: Luisa sale de viaje mañana, está que le vuela la bata Luisa's going off tomorrow, so she hasn't got the time or inclination to think about anything else;su último disco me vuela la bata I think her latest album is wicked;a Juana le vuela la bata Juana's off her head, Juana doesn't know what she's doing* * *fdressing gown2 MED (white) coat3 TÉC lab coat* * *bata nf1) : bathrobe, housecoat2) : smock, coverall, lab coat* * *bata n1. dressing gown2. (de estar por casa) housecoat3. (de médico) white coat4. (de operario, etc) overall5. (de niño) smock -
9 tecnicolor
m.Technicolor.* * *1 Technicolor* * *masculino Technicolor®* * *= technicolor.Ex. The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.* * *masculino Technicolor®* * *= technicolor.Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.
* * *tecnicolor®Technicolor®* * *
tecnicolor sustantivo masculino
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10 variopinto
adj.1 variegated, of all colors, colorful, motley.2 multifarious, variegated.* * *► adjetivo1 (diverso) diverse, assorted2 (mezclado) mixed, varied* * *ADJ1) (=de distintos colores) multi-coloured, multi-colored (EEUU), colourful, colorful (EEUU)2) (=diverso) [objetos, regalos] diverse, miscellaneous; [gente, público] very mixed* * *- ta adjetivo* * *= motley, kaleidoscopic, multifaceted [multi-faceted], technicolor, many-faceted, pied.Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.Ex. Recruitment of children's librarians is a kaleidoscopic issue involving multifaceted attempts to address a broad spectrum of problems.Ex. Recruitment of children's librarians is a kaleidoscopic issue involving multifaceted attempts to address a broad spectrum of problems.Ex. The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.Ex. The solutions to educational problems will be necessarily complex and many-faceted.Ex. West African indigenous pigs are black, white, black and white or pied in colour with well developed hair coat and erect ears.* * *- ta adjetivo* * *= motley, kaleidoscopic, multifaceted [multi-faceted], technicolor, many-faceted, pied.Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.
Ex: Recruitment of children's librarians is a kaleidoscopic issue involving multifaceted attempts to address a broad spectrum of problems.Ex: Recruitment of children's librarians is a kaleidoscopic issue involving multifaceted attempts to address a broad spectrum of problems.Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.Ex: The solutions to educational problems will be necessarily complex and many-faceted.Ex: West African indigenous pigs are black, white, black and white or pied in colour with well developed hair coat and erect ears.* * *variopinto -tael público asistente era de lo más variopinto there was a really mixed audience, the audience was a real mix of different people o ( colloq) a really mixed bagobjetos variopintos componen la decoración de la habitación the room is decorated with all kinds of miscellaneous objects* * *variopinto, -a adjdiverse* * *adj varied, diverse* * *variopinto, -ta adj: diverse, assorted, motley -
11 бумажный
Iбума́жная фа́брика — paper mill
бума́жная салфе́тка — paper napkin / tissue
бума́жное полоте́нце — paper towel
кни́га в бума́жной обло́жке — paperback
бума́жные де́ньги — paper money sg
••бума́жная волоки́та — red tape
бума́жная душа́ — paper-pusher, paper shuffler
IIбума́жный тигр — paper tiger
бума́жная ткань — cotton fabric
бума́жная пря́жа — cotton yarn
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12 urzędas
m (N pl urzędasy) pot., pejor. bureaucrat; pen-pusher pot.* * *mppl. -y pog. paper pusher.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > urzędas
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13 kontorist
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14 biuralistka
The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > biuralistka
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15 biurali|sta
The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > biurali|sta
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16 bureaucratic office workers
American: paper-pusher (My office is filled with \<b\>paper-pushers\</b\>)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > bureaucratic office workers
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17 Д-378
ЧЕРНИЛЬНАЯ ДУША derog NP usu. sing fixed WO1. obs a petty official (who quibbles over trivial matters)pettifoggerpetty scrivener.2. coll. Also: БУМАЖНАЯ ДУША coll, deroga callous, petty bureaucratby extension any person with bureaucratic tendencies, esp. in minor matterspaper shufflerpaper-pusher pettifogger....Кто-то уже пожаловался. Кляузники! Их еще не успеешь прижать как следует, а они уже бегут с жалобами. Что за люди, что за чернильные души! (Войнович 3). Someone must have complained. Tattletales! You barely have time to really put the pressure on them before they run off to complain. What people, what pettifoggers! (3a). -
18 К-434
КАНЦЕЛЙРСКАЯ (БУМАЖНАЯ, ЧЕРНИЛЬНАЯ) KPbICA coll, derog NPa callous petty bureaucratpaper-pusherpaper shuffler office drudge. -
19 бумажная душа
• ЧЕРНИЛЬНАЯ ДУША derog[NP; usu. sing; fixed WO]=====1. obs a petty official (who quibbles over trivial matters):- pettifogger;- petty scrivener.2. coll. Also: БУМАЖНАЯ ДУША coll, derog a callous, petty bureaucrat; by extension any person with bureaucratic tendencies, esp. in minor matters:- paper-pusher;- pettifogger.♦...Кто-то уже пожаловался. Кляузники! Их еще не успеешь прижать как следует, а они уже бегут с жалобами. Что за люди, что за чернильные души! (Войнович 3). Someone must have complained. Tattletales! You barely have time to really put the pressure on them before they run off to complain. What people, what pettifoggers! (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > бумажная душа
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20 чернильная душа
• ЧЕРНИЛЬНАЯ ДУША derog[NP; usu. sing; fixed WO]=====1. obs a petty official (who quibbles over trivial matters):- pettifogger;- petty scrivener.2. coll. Also: БУМАЖНАЯ ДУША coll, derog a callous, petty bureaucrat; by extension any person with bureaucratic tendencies, esp. in minor matters:- paper-pusher;- pettifogger.♦...Кто-то уже пожаловался. Кляузники! Их еще не успеешь прижать как следует, а они уже бегут с жалобами. Что за люди, что за чернильные души! (Войнович 3). Someone must have complained. Tattletales! You barely have time to really put the pressure on them before they run off to complain. What people, what pettifoggers! (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > чернильная душа
См. также в других словарях:
paper-pusher — ˈpaper ˌpusher noun [countable] informal disapproving someone whose job is doing unimportant office work; =PEN PUSHER: • unnecessary regulations that turn would be entrepreneurs into paper pushers … Financial and business terms
paper-pusher — paper .pusher n someone whose job is doing unimportant office work British Equivalent: pen pusherAmerican Equivalent: pencil pusher … Dictionary of contemporary English
paper pusher — UK US noun [C] DISAPPROVING WORKPLACE ► someone who works in an office doing work that is not considered to be important: »The management has turned highly trained biologists into paper pushers … Financial and business terms
paper-pusher — 1. n. a bureaucrat; a clerk in the military services; any office worker. (See also pencil pusher.) □ If those paper pushers can’t get their work done on time, make them stay late. □ I on’t want to talk to some paper pusher, I want to talk to the… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
paper-pusher — noun a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork • Hypernyms: ↑bureaucrat, ↑administrative official, ↑clerk * * * ˈpaper pusher 7 [paper pusher] noun ( … Useful english dictionary
paper-pusher — paper pushing, adj. /pay peuhr poosh euhr/, n. Informal. 1. a person who has a routine desk job. 2. a bureaucrat. Also called paper shuffler /pay peuhr shuf leuhr/. * * * … Universalium
paper pusher — noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] chiefly US informal + disapproving : someone who does boring or unimportant work in an office called also (US) pencil pusher (Brit) pen pusher … Useful english dictionary
paper-pusher — n Bureaucratic office workers. My office is filled with paper pushers. 1960s … Historical dictionary of American slang
paper-pusher — noun N. Amer. informal a bureaucrat or menial clerical worker. Derivatives paper pushing noun & adjective … English new terms dictionary
paper-pusher — noun (C) someone whose job is doing unimportant office work … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
paper-pusher — pa′per push er n. Informal. 1) cvb inf a person who has a routine desk job 2) cvb inf bureaucrat … From formal English to slang