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1 read the handwriting on the wall
предвидеть что-либо (подмечая детали и намёки)I could easily read the handwriting on the wall, and I knew beforehand what was going to happen to our firm.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > read the handwriting on the wall
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2 read the handwriting on the wall
Общая лексика: увидеть признаки надвигающегося крахаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > read the handwriting on the wall
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3 handwriting
[ʹhænd͵raıtıŋ] n1. почеркhandwriting expert - специалист по почеркам, графолог
it is his handwriting - это его почерк /рука/
2. уст. рукопись♢
handwriting on the wall - а) библ. письмена на стене; б) зловещее предзнаменованиеto see /to read/ the handwriting on the wall - увидеть признаки надвигающегося несчастья /краха/
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noun (letters or other forms of script giving the written form of (a) language: the Chinese form of writing; I can't read your writing.) escriturawriting n1. letrayour writing is terrible! ¡tienes una letra horrible!2. escribir / escrituratr['raɪtɪŋ]1 (script) escritura; (handwriting) letracan you read my writing? ¿entiendes mi letra?2 (written work) composición nombre femenino, trabajo3 (occupation) profesión nombre femenino de escritor,-ra, trabajo literario; (activity) escribir nombre masculino1 obra, escritos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin writing por escritothe writing on the wall los malos presagioswriting desk escritoriowriting materials objetos nombre masculino plural de escritoriowriting paper papel nombre masculino de escribirwriting ['raɪt̬ɪŋ] n: escritura fn.• letra s.f.adj.• de escribir adj.n.• el escribir s.m.• escrito s.m.• escritura s.f.• profesión de escritor s.f.'raɪtɪŋa) u ( script) escritura fb) u ( written material)the wall was covered in writing — la pared estaba llena de pintadas or de graffiti
the writing is on the wall: the writing was on the wall for the company la compañía tenía los días contados; (before n) writing desk escritorio m; writing materials artículos mpl de escritorio; writing pad bloc m; writing paper — papel m de carta
c) u (BrE) ( handwriting) letra fd) u ( act of composing)e) u ( written composition) literatura ff) writings pl['raɪtɪŋ]1. N1) (=handwriting) letra f2) (=system) escritura f3) (=letters, words)I could see the writing but couldn't read it — podía ver que había algo escrito pero no podía leerlo
- see the writing on the wallthe writing is on the wall for the president/the company — el presidente/la compañia tiene los días contados
4) (=written work)5) (=activity) escritura fwriting is his hobby — su hobby es la escritura, su hobby es escribir
2.CPDwriting case N — estuche m para material de correspondencia
writing desk N — escritorio m
writing materials NPL — artículos mpl de escritorio
writing pad N — bloc m
writing paper N — papel m de escribir
writing table N — escritorio m
* * *['raɪtɪŋ]a) u ( script) escritura fb) u ( written material)the wall was covered in writing — la pared estaba llena de pintadas or de graffiti
the writing is on the wall: the writing was on the wall for the company la compañía tenía los días contados; (before n) writing desk escritorio m; writing materials artículos mpl de escritorio; writing pad bloc m; writing paper — papel m de carta
c) u (BrE) ( handwriting) letra fd) u ( act of composing)e) u ( written composition) literatura ff) writings pl -
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noun1) Schreiben, das2) (handwriting) Schrift, die3) (something written) Schrift, diethe writing on the wall — (fig.) das Menetekel an der Wand
* * *noun (letters or other forms of script giving the written form of (a) language: the Chinese form of writing; I can't read your writing.) die Schrift* * *writ·ing[ˈraɪtɪŋ, AM -t̬ɪŋ]nreading, \writing and arithmetic Lesen, Schreiben und Rechnen▪ in \writing schriftlichwe'll need to have your agreement in \writing wir brauchen Ihr schriftliches Einverständniscreative \writing kreatives Schreibenwomen's \writing Frauenliteratur f4. (written works)▪ \writings pl Schriften pl7. REL8.▶ the \writing is on the wall/the wall for sb die/jds Stunde hat geschlagen* * *['raItɪŋ]nSchrift f; (= act, profession) Schreiben nt; (= inscription) Inschrift fat the time of writing — als dies geschrieben wurde; (in present) während ich dies schreibe
his writings — seine Werke or Schriften
he earns a bit from his writing — er verdient sich ein bisschen (Geld) mit Schreiben
* * *A s1. Schreiben n (Tätigkeit)2. Schriftstellerei f3. a) schriftliche Ausfertigung oder Abfassungb) Komposition fin writing schriftlich;put in writing schriftlich niederlegen;the writing on the wall fig die Schrift an der Wand, das Menetekel5. Schrift f, (literarisches) Werk:the writings of Pope Popes Werke;6. Aufsatz m, Artikel m7. Brief m8. Inschrift f9. Schreibweise f, Stil m10. (Hand)Schrift fB adj1. schreibend, besonders schriftstellernd:writing man Schriftsteller m2. Schreib…* * *noun1) Schreiben, das2) (handwriting) Schrift, die3) (something written) Schrift, diethe writing on the wall — (fig.) das Menetekel an der Wand
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['raɪtɪŋ]1) U (activity)2) (handwriting) grafia f., scrittura f.his writing is poor, good — ha una brutta, bella grafia
to put sth. in writing — mettere qcs. per iscritto
4) (literature) opere f.pl., scritti m.pl.••the writing is on the wall — è un presagio o un segnale infausto
* * *noun (letters or other forms of script giving the written form of (a) language: the Chinese form of writing; I can't read your writing.) scrittura* * *['raɪtɪŋ]1) U (activity)2) (handwriting) grafia f., scrittura f.his writing is poor, good — ha una brutta, bella grafia
to put sth. in writing — mettere qcs. per iscritto
4) (literature) opere f.pl., scritti m.pl.••the writing is on the wall — è un presagio o un segnale infausto
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writing ['raɪtɪŋ]1 noun(a) (of books, letters) écriture f;∎ to take up writing (author) commencer à écrire;∎ to devote one's time to writing se consacrer à l'écriture;∎ writing as a career la carrière ou le métier d'écrivain;∎ it's a good piece of writing c'est bien écrit;∎ this is clear, concise writing c'est un style clair et concis, c'est écrit avec clarté et concision;∎ the report was four years in the writing il a fallu quatre ans pour rédiger le rapport;∎ at the time of writing au moment où j'écris/il écrit/ etc; Press à l'heure où nous mettons sous presse(b) (handwriting) écriture f;∎ I can't read your writing je ne peux pas déchiffrer votre écriture ou ce que vous avez écrit∎ there was writing all over the board il n'y avait plus de place pour écrire quoi que ce soit sur le tableau noir;∎ figurative the writing's on the wall l'issue est inéluctable;∎ the writing was on the wall for the Roman Empire la fin de l'empire romain était imminente;∎ I could see the writing on the wall je savais ce qui allait arriver∎ to learn reading and writing apprendre à lire et à écrire, apprendre la lecture et l'écriture(written works) œuvre f, écrits mpl;∎ the writings of Karl Marx les écrits mpl ou l'œuvre m de Karl Marx;∎ selected writings morceaux mpl choisispar écrit;∎ to put sth in writing mettre qch par écrit;∎ can we have that in writing? pouvons-nous avoir cela par écrit?;∎ you need her agreement in writing il vous faut son accord écrit;∎ I won't be satisfied until I see it in writing je ne serai pas satisfait tant que ce ne sera pas écrit noir sur blanc►► writing block bloc m de papier à lettres;writing case nécessaire m de correspondance;writing desk secrétaire m (meuble);writing materials matériel m nécessaire pour écrire;writing pad bloc-notes m;writing paper papier m à lettres;writing table secrétaire m (meuble) -
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writ·ing [ʼraɪtɪŋ, Am -t̬ɪŋ] nreading, \writing and arithmetic Lesen, Schreiben und Rechnen;in \writing schriftlich;we'll need to have your agreement in \writing wir brauchen Ihr schriftliches Einverständniscreative \writing kreatives Schreibenwomen's \writing Frauenliteratur f4) ( written works)7) relPHRASES:the \writing is on the wall/the wall for sb die/jds Stunde hat geschlagen; -
9 scribble
'skribl
1. verb1) (to write quickly or carelessly: He scribbled a message.) garabatear2) (to make meaningless marks with a pencil etc: That child has scribbled all over the wall.) garabatear
2. noun1) (untidy, careless handwriting.) garabato2) (a mark etc made by scribbling.) garabato•scribble vb1. escribir rápidamente2. garabatear / hacer garabatostr['skrɪbəl]1 garabato, garabatos nombre masculino plural1 garabatear, garrapatear1 garabatear, hacer garabatosscribble n: garabato mn.• garabato s.m.• garrapato s.m.v.• borrajear v.• borronear v.• emborronar v.• escarabajear v.• escribir de prisa v.• garabatear v.• garrapatear v.'skrɪbəl
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count & mass noun garabato m
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vi garabatear, hacer* garabatos['skrɪbl]1.2.VT garabatearto scribble one's signature — garabatear la firma, firmar a toda prisa
3.VI garabatear* * *['skrɪbəl]
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writing [ˈraɪtɪŋ]1. nouna. ( = handwriting, sth written) écriture f• there is in his writing evidence of a desire to... on trouve dans ses écrits la manifestation d'un désir de...2. compounds* * *['raɪtɪŋ]1) [U] ( activity)writing is her life — écrire, c'est sa vie
2) ( handwriting) écriture fhis writing is poor/good — il écrit mal/bien
3) ( words and letters) écriture f4) ( literature) littérature fthe writings of Colette — l'œuvre m de Colette
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skro:l
1. verb(to write untidily or hastily: I scrawled a hasty note to her.) garabatear
2. noun(untidy or bad handwriting: I hope you can read this scrawl.) garabatotr[skrɔːl]1 (writing) garabato, garabatos nombre masculino plural1 garabatear, garrapatear1 garabatear, hacer garabatosscrawl ['skrɔl] v: garabatearscrawl n: garabato mn.• escarabajo s.m.• garabato s.m.• garrapato s.m.• garrapatos s.m.pl.v.• borrajear v.• borronear v.• escarabajear v.• garabatear v.• garrapatear v.• hacer garabatos v.skrɔːl
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'hevi1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) tung, solid, massiv2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) tung3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) kraftig, tung, solid4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stor-5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) (storm)tung6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) tung, vanskelig, trettende7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) tung(tfordøyelig)8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) tung, grov, klosset•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather ofalvorlig--------tungIsubst. \/ˈhevɪ\/1) ( teater) skurkerolle2) ( hverdagslig for heavyweight) tungvektheavies ( militærvesen) tungt artilleri, tungt kavaleriIIadj. \/ˈhevɪ\/1) tung, grov, massiv, solid2) ( om tøystoff) tykk, kraftig3) ( militærvesen) tung, tungt (be)væpnet4) stor, vanskelig, høy, omfattende• a heavy loss\/defeat5) sterk, voldsom, kraftig, tett• a heavy blow\/storm6) bratt, dyp, dyp og kraftig, solid• a heavy sound\/voice7) ladet, tynget ned av, fylt, mettet8) (hverdagslig, også heavy with child) gravid9) ( om vin) tung11) tung, ufremkommelig12) tung, klumpet, klosset, treg, tungfør14) ( spesielt teater) alvorlig, verdig15) kjedelig, ensformig, tungt fordøyelig, vanskelig tilgjengelig• a heavy book\/play\/poem16) tung, mørk, dyster17) streng, hard, tung18) besværlig, tung, vanskelig19) tung, nedtrykt, bedrøvet, sørgmodig, sørgelig, nedslående20) søvnig, døsig, sløv, tung (i hodet)be too heavy on somebody ( hverdagslig) være for streng mot noena heavy buyer person som handler mye, storhandlera heavy crop en god avlinga heavy dose en kraftig dosea heavy drinker en som drikker tett, en som har alkoholproblemera heavy eater en storetera heavy fine en høy botheavy guns eller heavy artillery tungt artilleri, grovt artilleria heavy loser person som taper myebe heavy on bruke mye av, forbruke mye avheavy order eller heavy marching order marsjordre med full oppakningheavy rates høye avgifterheavy roads ( også) tungt føreheavy sale dårlig omsetninga heavy smoker en storrøykerheavy traffic tungtrafikk sterk trafikk, mye trafikkthe heavy villain den store skurken, den store kjeltringenheavy with full av, full medheavy with sleep søvndrukkenheavy woollens tykt ullstoffmake heavy weather of ( overført) gjøre mye vesen\/oppstyr avIIIadv. \/ˈhevɪ\/tungt, langsomtbe heavy into something\/someone ( hverdagslig) ha dilla på noe(n), være veldig opptatt av noe(n)lie heavy on hvile tungt på, tyngetime hangs heavy (on my hands) tiden faller meg lang, tiden går så sakte
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