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61 mint a kerge birka
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62 валять дурака
валять (ломать, корчить) дурака (ваньку)разг., неодобр.1) тж. повалять дурака (дурачиться, паясничать, потешать кого-либо своими выходками) play the fool; act (play) the ape (the monkey, the giddy goat); tomfool; kid aroundВечером все были невероятно смущены, только Карабанов валял дурака и вертелся между кроватями, как бес. (А. Макаренко, Педагогическая поэма) — In the evening everyone seemed extraordinarily embarrassed - Karabanov alone playing the fool, and twisting about between the beds like one possessed.
Тимофеев чуть дурачился, он любил чуточку повалять дурака в затянувшемся разговоре. (Ю. Сбитнев, Костёр в белой ночи) — Timofeyev was playing the fool a bit. He liked to do this when the talk seemed somewhat long drawn out.
2) тж. свалять дурака (ваньку) (делать глупости, поступать не так, как следует) do a foolish (stupid) thing; act the assСмирнов.
Да-с! Было время, когда я ломал дурака, миндальничал, медоточил, рассыпался бисером, шаркал ногами. (А. Чехов, Медведь) — Smirnov. Yes, my dear lady. Time was when I used to prance round them like a fool, idolise them, pamper them, flatter them, bow and scrape to them.3) (притворяться глупым, непонимающим, истеричным и т. п.) act (play) the fool (the ass); make a scene; go off into hystericsЮжин вышел из-за стола, оглядел Тулина со всех сторон, словно примериваясь. - Не валяйте ваньку, со мной эти фокусы не пройдут. (Д. Гранин, Иду на грозу) — Yuzhin came out from behind his desk and surveyed Tulin from all angles, as though measuring him up. 'Don't play the fool, man. It won't work with me.'
4) только в форме валять дурака (ваньку) (бездельничать, праздно проводить время) play the fool; fool about; kid around; idle; loafУправляющий оглядел толпу. Холодно, властно и угрожающе выпрямился. - Ну, довольно! Принимайтесь за работу! Я пришёл к вам не шутки шутить. Будете дурака валять - все убытки на вас навалю. (Ф. Гладков, Вольница) — The manager surveyed the crowd and drew himself up in a cold, threatening attitude. 'That will do! Get to work! I didn't come out here to joke. If you go on playing the fool, I'll make you pay all the losses.'
Другие в это время купались в реке, загорали, ловили бабочек, валяли дурака... (А. Рекемчук, Мальчики) — Meanwhile the others would be swimming in the nearby river and sunbathing, catching butterflies or just fooling about...
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63 дуру пороть
прост., неодобр.act (play) the fool (the ass, the giddy goat); play the monkey- Ну ладно, это ведь зря мы перед барином дуру пороли, - с обычной своей прямотой говорил он мужикам, собравшимся у его балагана. - Теперь надо работать. (Н. Задорнов, Амур-батюшка) — 'We all know we were acting the fool in front of his honour,' Yegor said with his usual straightforwardness to the men who had gathered outside his shed. 'And now we must get down to work.'
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64 a da cu căciula în câini
Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a da cu căciula în câini
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65 a face pe prostul
to look as if butter would not melt in one's mouthto play / to act the (giddy) goat / the idiotsl. amer. to cut didoesnu \a face pe prostul! </b>don't be (a) silly! -
66 a-şi face de cap (a face prostii)
Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi face de cap (a face prostii)
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67 jacques
n. m.1. 'Jemmy', crowbar.2. 'Prick', 'cock', penis.3. Faire le jacques: To 'act the giddy goat', to play the fool. Cesse donc de faire le jacques! Stop arsing about! -
68 zigoto
n. m. ( slightly pej.):1. 'Geezer', 'bloke', odd character. Qui m'a fichu un zigoto pareil? Where do you find nurks like that?2. Faire le zigoto:a To show off (in a silly way).b To 'act the giddy goat', to play the fool (also: zigomard). -
69 zouave
n. m. Faire le zouave: To 'act the giddy goat', to play the fool. Fais pas le zouave! Stop muckin' about! -
70 a face pe nebunul
to act the foolto play / to act the fool / (giddy) goatto cut didoesto play the ass / the foolto play horseto be on the rampage.
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