she was knocking like mad

tomber malade — to fall ill ou sick, to get sick US

j'en suis malade — (colloq) fig it makes me sick

les malades — the sick (+ v pl), the patients

être malade comme un chien — (colloq) to be as sick as a dog

tomber malade — to fall ill, to get sick USA

d'un coup de hache — [couper, tuer] with a single blow from an axe GB ou ax US

à coups de hache — [couper, tuer] with an axe GB ou ax US

donner un coup de quelque chose à quelqu'un — gén to hit ou strike somebody with something

prendre un coup — [personne, voiture] to get a knock

en avoir pris un coup — (colloq) fig ( être très abîmé) to have taken (quite) a punishing

rendre coup pour coup — lit to fight back; fig to give tit for tat

en venir aux coups — to come to blows ( pour over)

les trois coups — Théâtre three knocks signalling [BrE] that the curtain is about to rise

porter un coup (sévère) à — to deal [somebody/something] a (severe) blow [personne, organisation]

en cas de coup dur — ( accident) should anything really bad happen; ( difficulté) if things get rough

ça m'a donné un (sacré) coup — (colloq) it gave me an awful shock

sur le coup de dix heures — (colloq) around ten

se donner un (petit) coup de brosse/peigne — to give one's hair a (quick) brush/comb GB, to brush/comb one's hair (quickly)

tous les coups sont permis — lit, fig no holds barred

blesser quelqu'un d'un coup de fusil or pistolet — to shoot and wound somebody

tuer quelqu'un d'un coup de fusil or pistolet — to shoot somebody dead

monter un coup — to plan a job (colloq)

coup monté! — set-up! (colloq)

mettre quelqu'un dans le coup — to cut somebody in on the deal (colloq)

être sur un gros coup — to be onto something big (colloq)

il a raté son coup — (colloq) he blew it (colloq)

être dans le coup — ( impliqué) to be in on it; ( au courant) to be up to date, to know what's going on

tu n'es plus dans le coup! — fig you're behind the times!

être/rester hors du coup — ( non impliqué) to have/to keep one's nose clean (colloq)

du premier coup — ( immédiatement) straight off; ( à la première tentative) at the first attempt

(encore) un coup pour rien — no go again (colloq)

du coup — (colloq) as a result

du même coup — (colloq) by the same token

pour le coup — (colloq) this time

en un seul coup — in one go (colloq)

sur le coup — ( à ce moment-là) at the time; ( immédiatement) instantly, on the spot

donne-moi encore un petit coup de gin — give me another shot (colloq) of gin

tenir le coup — ( résister à l'épreuve) [personne] to make it (colloq); [véhicule, chaussures] to last out; [lien, réparation] to hold; ( ne pas abandonner) [personne] to hold on; [armée] to hold out; ( faire face) to cope

en mettre un coup — (colloq) to give it all one's got (colloq)

être aux cent coups — (colloq) to be worried sick (colloq), to be in a state (colloq)

faire les quatre cents coups — (colloq) to be up to no good

attraper le coup pour faire quelque chose — (colloq) to get the knack of doing something; pierre

porter un coup fatal à qch fig — to deal a death blow to sth

un coup de poignard dans le dos fig — a stab in the back

tuer qn à coups de fusil — to shoot sb dead (with a rifle)

tué à coups de fusil — shot dead (with a rifle)

tuer qn à coups de revolver — to shoot sb dead (with a handgun)

blessé à coups de revolver — shot and wounded (with a handgun)

réussir son coup — to pull it off *

d'un seul coup (= subitement) — suddenly, (= à la fois) at one go

être dans le coup (= à la page) — to be with it

Между тем с каждой минутой она нравилась ему всё больше и больше. Он уже был без памяти в неё влюблён. (В. Катаев, Хуторок в степи) — With every moment that passed he loved her more, he was most desperately in love.

Даже самые старые генералы относились к нему, самому молодому, дружески и с уважением. А товарищи по чину и младшие любили без памяти. (С. Голубов, Багратион) — Even the senior Generals treated him, though their subordinate, with friendship and respect, and those of equal or lower rank simply worshipped him.

Здесь он с детства выучился плавать и нырять... здесь он без памяти полюбил жизнь на воде. (Эм. Казакевич, Сердце друга) — There as a child he learned to swim and dive... there he became enchanted by life on the water.

- Дома мне не велят зимой есть эскимо, потому что у меня гланды, а мы, что я, что Люська, обожаем эскимо без памяти. (С. Антонов, Алёнка) — 'I'm not allowed to eat ice-cream in the wintertime, on account of my tonsils, and Lusya and me - we're both of us crazy about it.'

- Я не хотел ревновать, но ревновал всё же. Я любил маму без памяти... (Ю. Бондарев, Выбор) — 'I did not wish to be jealous, but I was nonetheless. I loved your mother to distraction...'

Прожили Ася с Матвеем у родителей почти месяц. За это время и дед и бабушка полюбили мальчишку без памяти. (И. Грекова, Кафедра) — Asya and Matvei spent almost a month with her parents. In that time the grandfather and grandmother fell helplessly in love with him.

Хивря побежала без памяти к воротам, потому что стук повторился в них с большею силой и нетерпением. (Н. Гоголь, Сорочинская ярмарка) — Khivrya ran panic-stricken to the gate, because the knocking had been repeated, this time with increased force and impatience.

- Но пока я выбирал якорь, отец получил удар веслом в грудь - вырвало вёсла из рук у него - он свалился на дно без памяти. (М. Горький, Сказки об Италии) — 'But while I was fumbling for the anchor, the wind tore the oar out of my father's hand knocking him a blow on the chest that sent him reeling unconscious to the bottom of the boat.'

Мама лежала в жару и не поднимала головы: не то она спала, не то была без памяти. Она дышала часто, горячо и что-то шептала. (Ф. Гладков, Вольница) — Mother was feverish and did not move; she was either asleep or in a coma. Her breath came in short hot gasps and she was whispering something.

Помещик Манилов, ещё вовсе человек не пожилой, имевший глаза сладкие, как сахар, и щуривший их всякий раз, когда смеялся, был от него [Чичикова] без памяти. (Н. Гоголь, Мёртвые души) — The land-owner Manilov, not at all an elderly man yet, with eyes that were as sweet as sugar, and who puckered them up every time he laughed, lost his head over Chichikov.

lo puedes pegar con celo — you can stick it on with Sellotape ®, you can sellotape it on

es un crimen pegar a los niños — it's a crime to hit o smack children

• me pegó un golpe — he hit me

• pegar un grito — to shout, cry out

• le han pegado un puntapié — they gave him a kick, they kicked him

• pegar un salto — to jump ( with fright {etc}4})

• pegar un susto a algn — to scare sb, give sb a fright

• le pegaron un tiro — they shot him

pegar una silla a una pared — to move o put a chair up against a wall

pegar en algo — (=dar) to hit sth; (=rozar) to touch sth

pegaba con un palo en la puerta — he was pounding on o hitting the door with a stick

ese sombrero no pega con el abrigo — that hat doesn't match o go with the coat

este vino pega (mucho) — this wine is really strong o goes to your head

pegó un póster en la pared — she stuck (o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall

pegarla — (RPl fam) to be dead on (AmE colloq), to be spot on (BrE colloq)

pegarle a alguien — to hit somebody; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack somebody

su disco está pegando fuerte — her record is a big hit (colloq)

no pegar ni con cola — (fam)

me pegué con la mesa — I knocked o hit myself on the table

me pegué en la cabeza — I banged o knocked my head

se pegó un porrazo — (fam) she gave herself a nasty knock

pegársela — (Esp fam) to have a crash

pegársela a alguien — (Esp fam) ( ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody

pegarse una ducha — (fam) to take o have a shower

anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda — we had an amazing meal (colloq)

me voy a pegar unas vacaciones...! — I'm going to give myself a good vacation o (BrE) holiday

cómo se pega al teléfono! — she never stops yakking on the phone (colloq)

se pegó al or del timbre — she kept her finger on the doorbell

pegó un póster en la pared — she stuck (o pinned etc) a poster up on the wall

pegarla — (RPl fam) to be dead on (AmE colloq), to be spot on (BrE colloq)

pegarle a alguien — to hit somebody; (a un niño, como castigo) to smack somebody

su disco está pegando fuerte — her record is a big hit (colloq)

no pegar ni con cola — (fam)

me pegué con la mesa — I knocked o hit myself on the table

me pegué en la cabeza — I banged o knocked my head

se pegó un porrazo — (fam) she gave herself a nasty knock

pegársela — (Esp fam) to have a crash

pegársela a alguien — (Esp fam) ( ser infiel) to be unfaithful to somebody

pegarse una ducha — (fam) to take o have a shower

anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda — we had an amazing meal (colloq)

me voy a pegar unas vacaciones...! — I'm going to give myself a good vacation o (BrE) holiday

cómo se pega al teléfono! — she never stops yakking on the phone (colloq)

se pegó al or del timbre — she kept her finger on the doorbell

Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.