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1 Something's fishy here
Общая лексика: Это что-то не то здесьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Something's fishy here
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2 something's fishy here
Общая лексика: Это что-то не то здесьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > something's fishy here
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3 fishy
adjective1) fischartigfishy taste/smell — Fischgeschmack/-geruch, der
2) (coll.): (suspect) verdächtig* * *1) (of or like a fish: a fishy smell.) fischig2) (odd or suspicious: There's something fishy about that man.) faul* * *[ˈfɪʃi]1. (tasting of fish) fischig\fishy smell Fischgeruch m\fishy excuse faule Ausrede famthere is something \fishy about that daran ist irgendetwas faul fam* * *['fIʃɪ]adj (+er)1)2) (inf) verdächtig; excuse, story faul (inf)there's something fishy about his story — an seiner Geschichte ist was faul (inf)
* * *fishy adj (adv fishily)1. fischähnlich, -artig, fischig2. Fisch…:there’s a fishy smell in here hier riecht es nach Fisch3. fischreich4. umg faul, verdächtig:there’s sth fishy about that daran ist irgendetwas faul5. ausdruckslos, kalt:fishy eyes Fischaugen* * *adjective1) fischartigfishy taste/smell — Fischgeschmack/-geruch, der
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1) (of or like a fish: a fishy smell.) a pescado2) (odd or suspicious: There's something fishy about that man.) sospechosotr['fɪʃɪ]1 (taste, smell) a pescado2 (suspicious) sospechoso,-a1) : a pescadoa fishy taste: un sabor a pescado2) questionable: dudoso, sospechosothere's something fishy going on: aquí hay gato encerradoadj.• que sabe o huele a pescado adj.• sin brillo adj.'fɪʃiadjective -fishier, -fishiest1) ( of fish) <smell/taste> a pescado2) ( suspicious) (colloq) < story> sospechosoit sounds a bit fishy to me — me huele mal or (Esp) me huele a chamusquina (fam)
['fɪʃɪ]ADJ (compar fishier) (superl fishiest)1) [smell, taste] a pescado2) * (=suspect) sospechosothere's something fishy going on here — aquí hay gato encerrado, me huele a chamusquina (Sp) *
* * *['fɪʃi]adjective -fishier, -fishiest1) ( of fish) <smell/taste> a pescado2) ( suspicious) (colloq) < story> sospechosoit sounds a bit fishy to me — me huele mal or (Esp) me huele a chamusquina (fam)
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adj infml1)2)The girl who opened the door gave us a fishy glance — Девочка, открывшая нам дверь, бросила на нас подозрительный взгляд
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6 fishy
[ʼfɪʃi] adj1) ( tasting of fish) fischig;\fishy smell Fischgeruch m;there is a \fishy smell in here hier riecht es nach Fisch;( like fish) fischartig, fischähnlich;\fishy excuse faule Ausrede ( fam)there is something \fishy about that daran ist irgendetwas faul ( fam) -
7 זה לא מריח טוב
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8 Это что-то не то здесь
General subject: Something's fishy hereУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Это что-то не то здесь
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9 это мне не подходит
General subject: that will not do (for) me, something's fishy hereУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > это мне не подходит
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10 faul
I Adj.1. Obst, Gemüse, Ei, Zähne etc.: rotten, bad; Fisch, Fleisch: bad, präd. Brit. off, Am. bad; (stinkend) putrid; Holz: rotten; Wasser: foul, brackish; Luft: foul2. (träge) lazy, idle; faules Aas umg., pej. Mann: lazy sod (Am. bum) Sl.; Frau: lazy bitch; umg., hum. lazybones (Sg.) auf der faulen Haut liegen laze around; sich auf die faule Haut legen take a rest; er, nicht faul, handelte sofort he was on the ball and took immediate action; du hast wohl heute deinen faulen Tag? you must be having your lazy day today; am Wochenende war ich mal so richtig schön faul I had a really lazy time at the weekend3. fig. pej. Ausrede: lame; Kompromiss etc.: shabby; Friede: phon(e)y umg.; Witz: bad; Scheck, Wechsel: dud; (verdächtig) Person: shady; Sache: fishy; fauler Zauber humbug; da ist doch etwas faul there’s something fishy about it; etwas ist faul im Staate Dänemark something is rotten in the state of Denmark4. (säumig) Zahler: lateII Adv.: faul herumliegen laze around ( oder about); häng hier nicht faul rum, hilf mir lieber umg. instead of hanging around doing nothing you could help me* * *(kariös) decayed;(träge) sluggard; lazy; idle; slothful; indolent; shiftless;(verfault) bad; rotten; putrid* * *[faul]adj1) (= verfault) bad; Lebensmittel off pred (Brit), bad pred; Eier, Obst rotten, bad; Holz, Gesellschaftsordnung rotten; Geschmack, Geruch foul, putrid; Zahn bad, decayed; Laub rotting; Wasser foul2) (= verdächtig) fishy (inf), suspicious, dubious; (COMM) Wechsel, Scheck dud (inf); Kredit bad; (= fadenscheinig) Ausrede flimsy, feeble; Kompromiss uneasy; Friede empty; (= dumm) Witz badhier ist etwas fáúl (inf) — there's something fishy here (inf)
an der Sache ist etwas fáúl (inf) — there's something fishy about the whole business (inf)
etwas ist fáúl im Staate Dänemark (prov) — there's something rotten in the State of Denmark (prov)
3) (= träge) lazy, idlefáúl wie die Sünde — bone idle (Brit inf), very lazy
See:* * *1) (odd or suspicious: There's something fishy about that man.) fishy3) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) idle4) idly5) lazily6) (too inclined to avoid hard work, exercise etc: I take the bus to work as I'm too lazy to walk; Lazy people tend to become fat.) lazy* * *[faul]1. (nicht fleißig) idle, lazy\fauler Sack (pej) lazy slob\faule Blätter dead leaves; (faulig) foulein \fauler Kompromiss a shabby compromiseein \fauler Kredit a bad creditein \fauler Kunde a shady customeran diesem Angebot ist irgendwas \faul there's something fishy about this offer4. (ohne zu zögern)nicht \faul not slow5.* * *1.2) (träge) lazy; idlezu faul zu etwas sein/zu faul sein, etwas zu tun — be too lazy or idle for something/to do something
auf der faulen Haut liegen/sich auf die faule Haut legen — take it easy
3) (ugs.): (nicht einwandfrei) bad < joke>; dud < cheque>; false < peace>; lame < excuse>; shabby < compromise>; shady <business, customer>2.das ist doch [alles] fauler Zauber — it's [all] quite bogus
* * *A. adj1. Obst, Gemüse, Ei, Zähne etc: rotten, bad; Fisch, Fleisch: bad, präd Br off, US bad; (stinkend) putrid; Holz: rotten; Wasser: foul, brackish; Luft: foul2. (träge) lazy, idle;auf der faulen Haut liegen laze around;sich auf die faule Haut legen take a rest;er, nicht faul, handelte sofort he was on the ball and took immediate action;du hast wohl heute deinen faulen Tag? you must be having your lazy day today;am Wochenende war ich mal so richtig schön faul I had a really lazy time at the weekend3. fig pej Ausrede: lame; Kompromiss etc: shabby; Friede: phon(e)y umg; Witz: bad; Scheck, Wechsel: dud; (verdächtig) Person: shady; Sache: fishy;fauler Zauber humbug;da ist doch etwas faul there’s something fishy about it;etwas ist faul im Staate Dänemark something is rotten in the state of Denmark4. (säumig) Zahler: lateB. adv:faul herumliegen laze around ( oder about);häng hier nicht faul rum, hilf mir lieber umg instead of hanging around doing nothing you could help me* * *1.2) (träge) lazy; idlezu faul zu etwas sein/zu faul sein, etwas zu tun — be too lazy or idle for something/to do something
auf der faulen Haut liegen/sich auf die faule Haut legen — take it easy
3) (ugs.): (nicht einwandfrei) bad < joke>; dud < cheque>; false < peace>; lame < excuse>; shabby < compromise>; shady <business, customer>2.das ist doch [alles] fauler Zauber — it's [all] quite bogus
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11 Ding
n; -(e)s, -e oder umg. -er1. Pl. -e; (Sache) thing; (Gegenstand) auch object; gut Ding will Weile haben Sprichw. Rome wasn’t built in a day; aller guten Dinge sind drei Sprichw. good things come in threes; nach zwei missglückten Versuchen: third time lucky, Am. third time’s the charm; Name2. Dinge (Angelegenheiten) things, matters; der Stand der Dinge the state of affairs ( oder play); (so,) wie die Dinge liegen oder stehen as matters stand; das geht nicht mit rechten Dingen zu umg. there’s something fishy about it; wie ich die Dinge sehe as I see it; über den Dingen stehen be above it all; das ist ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit that’s absolutely impossible, that’s completely out of the question; unverrichteter Dinge without having achieved anything; Lage 23. fig.: guter Dinge sein (fröhlich) cheerful; (voll Hoffnung) (be) in good spirits; vor allen Dingen above all4. Pl. -er; umg., oft pej. (Gegenstand, Exemplar) thing; euph. Geschlechtsteil: thingy, knob, Am. johnson; Dinger (Brüste) boobs, Am. auch headlights, hooters5. Pl. -er; umg. (Kind, Mädchen, Tier) thing; armes / dummes Ding poor / silly (little) thing6. Pl. -er; umg.: ein krummes Ding something dodgy; ein ( krummes) Ding drehen pull a job Sl., get up to something (dodgy oder fishy); jemandem ein Ding verpassen get one over on s.o., get one’s own back on s.o.; das ist aber ein Ding now there’s something, you don’t say; das war ( vielleicht) ein ( tolles) Ding! that was really ( oder quite) something!; ihr macht ja schöne Dinger! you get up to all sorts (of tricks)!7. Pl. -e; PHILOS. thing, substance, entity; die letzten Dinge death and the life to come; die Lehre von den letzten Dingen eschatology* * *das Dingconcern; thing; business; object* * *Dịng I [dɪŋ]nt -(e)s, -e or (inf) -er1) (= Sache, Gegenstand) thingGläser, Flaschen und ähnliche Dinge — glasses, bottles and that sort of thing or and things of that kind
die Welt der Dinge (Philos) — the world of material objects
das ist nicht sein Ding (inf) — that's not really his thing (inf)
guter Dinge sein (geh) — to be in good spirits, to be of good cheer (old)
die Dinge beim ( rechten) Namen nennen — to call a spade a spade (Brit prov), to be frank
jedes Ding hat zwei Seiten (prov) — there are two sides to everything
gut Ding will Weile haben (Prov) — it takes time to do a thing well
See:→ dreiin diesen Dingen — about these things or matters
berufliche Dinge — professional matters
reden wir von andern Dingen — let's talk about something else
wir harrten der Dinge, die da kommen sollten — we waited to see what would happen
so wie die Dinge liegen — as things are, as matters lie
wie ich die Dinge sehe — as I see things or matters
vor allen Dingen — above all( things), first and foremost
es müsste nicht mit rechten Dingen zugehen, wenn... — it would be more than a little strange if...
See:→ Lauf3) inf) (= unbestimmtes Etwas) thing; (= Vorrichtung auch) gadgetdas Ding(s) da (inf) — that thing ( over) there
ein tolles Ding! — great! (inf)
das Ding ist gut! — that's a good one! (inf)
See:→ auch Dings4) pl - er inf = Verbrechen) jobein Ding leisten — to get (Brit) or be up to something
da hast du dir aber ein Ding geleistet — that was quite something you got (Brit) or were up to (inf)
Dinger machen — to get (Brit) or be up to all sorts of tricks (inf)
was macht ihr bloß für Dinger? — the things you do! (inf)
das war vielleicht ein Ding (inf) — that was quite something (inf)
See:→ drehen5) (= Mädchen) thing, creatureIInt -(e)s, -e (HIST)thing* * *(a person, especially a person one likes: She's a nice old thing.) thing* * *[ˈdɪŋ]nt1. (Gegenstand) thingpersönliche \Dinge personal effects [or items2. (Angelegenheiten, Vorgänge, Ereignisse)▪ \Dinge pl thingsreden wir von anderen \Dingen let's talk about something elsesie hat vor dem Urlaub noch tausend \Dinge zu erledigen she has a thousand things to be do before going on holidayin diesen \Dingen bin ich eigen! I'm very particular about these matters!wie ich die \Dinge sehe, hast du Unrecht as I see it, you are wronges waren seltsame \Dinge vorgekommen weird things had happeneddie \Dinge sind nun mal nicht so things aren't like thatdas ist der Lauf der \Dinge that's the way things govor allen \Dingen above all [things], first and foremostberufliche/private Dinge professional/private mattersder \Dinge harren, die da kommen [sollen] to wait and see [what happens]er harrte der \Dinge, die da kommen sollten he waited to see what would happenin \Dingen der/des... in... matters, where... is concernedin \Dingen des Geschmacks in matters of tastenach Lage der \Dinge the way things areüber praktische \Dinge sprechen to talk about practical thingsso wie die \Dinge liegen [o stehen] as things stand [at the moment]\Dinge des täglichen Lebens routine [or everyday] matters; plin Voraussicht der kommenden \Dinge in view of matters to comewas ist das denn für ein \Ding? what's that thing?das \Ding da that thing [over] theredas war vielleicht ein \Ding! (fam) that was quite something!das ist ja ein \Ding! (fam) now there's a thing!nicht jds \Ding sein to not be sb's thing famdas ist nicht so ganz mein \Ding that's not really my thing famein tolles \Ding something fantastic/amazingein tolles Ding! great!die \Dinger taugen nichts these things are no useein dummes/junges \Ding a silly/young thing5. PHILOS thingGott, der Schöpfer aller \Dinge God, the creator of everything [or of all things]das \Ding an sich the thing-in-itselfdie Welt der \Dinge the world of material objects6.▶ vor allen \Dingen above all▶ aller guten \Dinge sind drei all good things come in threeshier geht es nicht mit rechten \Dingen zu! there's something fishy here!▶ guter \Dinge sein to be in a good mood [or in good spirits]da hast du dir aber ein \Ding geleistet! that was quite something you got up to! fam▶ mach keine \Dinger! don't get up to any nonsense!▶ was machst du bloß für \Dinger? the things you do!▶ die \Dinge beim [rechten] Namen nennen to call a spade a spade▶ über den \Dingen stehen to be above it all▶ ein \Ding der Unmöglichkeit sein to be quite impossible▶ unverrichteter \Dinge without having achieved anythinger musste unverrichteter \Dinge wieder gehen he had to leave without achieving what he'd wanted to▶ jedes \Ding hat zwei Seiten there are two sides to everything* * *Idas; Ding[e]s, Dinge1) thingjedes Ding hat zwei Seiten — (fig.) there are two sides to everything
2) meist Plpersönliche/private Dinge — personal/private matters
3)IIguter Dinge sein — (geh.) be in good spirits
das; [e]s, Dinger (ugs.)1) thingein Ding drehen — < criminal> pull a job (sl.)
mach keine Dinger! — stop having me on (Brit. coll.); stop putting me on (Amer. coll.)
2) (Mädchen) thing; creature* * *gut Ding will Weile haben sprichw Rome wasn’t built in a day;aller guten Dinge sind drei sprichw good things come in threes; nach zwei missglückten Versuchen: third time lucky, US third time’s the charm; → Name2.Dinge (Angelegenheiten) things, matters;der Stand der Dinge the state of affairs ( oder play);stehen as matters stand;das geht nicht mit rechten Dingen zu umg there’s something fishy about it;wie ich die Dinge sehe as I see it;über den Dingen stehen be above it all;das ist ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit that’s absolutely impossible, that’s completely out of the question;3. fig:vor allen Dingen above all4. pl -er; umg, oft pej (Gegenstand, Exemplar) thing; euph Geschlechtsteil: thingy, knob, US johnson;armes/dummes Ding poor/silly (little) thing6. pl -er; umg:ein krummes Ding something dodgy;jemandem ein Ding verpassen get one over on sb, get one’s own back on sb;das ist aber ein Ding now there’s something, you don’t say;das war (vielleicht) ein (tolles) Ding! that was really ( oder quite) something!;ihr macht ja schöne Dinger! you get up to all sorts (of tricks)!7. pl -e; PHIL thing, substance, entity;die letzten Dinge death and the life to come;die Lehre von den letzten Dingen eschatology* * *Idas; Ding[e]s, Dinge1) thingjedes Ding hat zwei Seiten — (fig.) there are two sides to everything
2) meist Plpersönliche/private Dinge — personal/private matters
3)IIguter Dinge sein — (geh.) be in good spirits
das; [e]s, Dinger (ugs.)1) thingein Ding drehen — < criminal> pull a job (sl.)
mach keine Dinger! — stop having me on (Brit. coll.); stop putting me on (Amer. coll.)
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12 verdad
intj.right, isn't that right, isn't that so.f.1 truth.decir la verdad to tell the trutha decir verdad to tell the truth¿es verdad? is that true o right?eso no es verdad that isn't true o soen verdad truly, honestlyla verdad, no me importa to tell the truth o to be honest, I don't carela verdad es que no lo sé to be honest, I don't know, I don't really knowcantarle o decirle a alguien cuatro verdades (figurative) to tell somebody a few home truths2 fact (principio aceptado).3 true statement, true thing.* * *1 truth, truthfulness■ es bonita, ¿verdad? she's pretty, isn't she?■ vendrás, ¿verdad? you'll come, won't you?■ hay tres, ¿verdad? there are three, aren't there?\a decir verdad to tell the truthde verdad que... I swear...decir a alguien cuatro verdades familiar to give somebody a piece of one's minden verdad reallyfaltar a la verdad to liela verdad sea dicha to tell the truth¿no es verdad? isn't that so?tan verdad como que es de día / tan verdad como que Dios existe familiar it's as true as I'm standing herela pura verdad the plain truthverdad a medias a half truth* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=veracidad) truthhay una parte de verdad en todo esto — there is some truth o an element of truth in all this
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decir la verdad — to tell the trutha decir verdad, si te digo la verdad — to be honest, to tell you the truth
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en verdad — to be honest, reallyen verdad no sé qué contestarte — to be honest I don't know what to say to you, I really don't know what to say to you
en verdad os digo que seréis recompensados — (Biblia) verily I say unto you, you shall be rewarded
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faltar a la verdad — to be untruthful, be economical with the truth eufhora 2), b)•
en honor a la verdad — to be perfectly honest, in all honesty2)•de verdad — (como adj) real; (como adv) really
¿son de verdad estas balas? — are those real bullets?
-mañana vendré a ayudarte -¿de verdad? — "I'll come and help you tomorrow" - "really?" o"will you?"
de verdad que no me importa ir — I really don't mind going, I don't mind going, honestly o really
3)•es verdad — it's true
¿es verdad que a Diego le ha tocado la lotería? — is it true that Diego has won the lottery?
bien es verdad que es aún pronto para juzgar los resultados — of course, it's too soon to make any judgement about the results
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si bien es verdad que — although, even thoughsi bien es verdad que llevamos poco tiempo aquí, ya puedo decir que... — although o even though we haven't been here long, I can already say that...
4) *(para enfatizar)pues la verdad, no sé — to be honest I don't know, I don't really know
la verdad es que no me gusta mucho — to be honest I don't like it much, I don't really like it much
estás cansado ¿verdad? o¿no es verdad? — you're tired, aren't you?
hace frío ¿verdad? o¿no es verdad? — it's cold, isn't it?
no os gustó ¿verdad? — you didn't like it, did you?
¿verdad que sí fuimos? — we went, didn't we?, we did go, didn't we?
¿verdad que has sido tú? — it was you, wasn't it?
6) (=afirmación verdadera) truth- ser una verdad como un puño* * *1)a) ( veracidad) trutha decir verdad... — to tell you the truth...
la verdad, no lo sé — I don't honestly know
la verdad es que... — the truth is that...
si bien es verdad que... — it might well be true that...
b)de verdad — (loc adv) really; (loc adj) real
c) ( buscando corroboración)es muy guapa ¿verdad? — she's very beautiful, isn't she?
¿verdad que tú me entiendes? — you understand me, don't you?
2) ( enunciado verdadero) trutheso es una gran verdad — that is so true!
cantarle or decirle cuatro verdades a alguien — to tell somebody a few home truths
verdades como puños: dice verdades como puños — he isn't afraid to tell the truth
* * *= truth, verity.Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex. His listeners looked around at each other and acknowledged the verity of his statement by nodding assents.----* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* amigo de verdad = true friend.* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* averiguar la verdad = discern + the truth.* bala de verdad = live bullet.* búsqueda de la verdad = truth-seeking.* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.* conocer la verdad = discern + the truth.* cuatro verdades = home truth.* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de verdad = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.* en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.* en verdad = in truth, true, in all truth.* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.* la verdad = the lowdown (on).* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.* la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* llegado el momento de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.* munición de verdad = live ammunition, live munition.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.* no ser verdad = be untrue.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* pura verdad, la = unvarnished truth, la, pure truth, the.* ¡qué verdad que es! = how true!.* revelar la verdad = reveal + the truth.* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.* ser verdad = be true.* ser verdad de = be true of.* suero de la verdad = truth serum.* toda la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* una pizca de verdad = a grain of truth.* ¿verdad? = do you?, do you?, right?, weren't you?, weren't you?.* verdad amarga = home truth.* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.* verdades eternas = nuggets of truth.* verdades eternas, las = eternal verities, the.* verdad eterna = eternal truth.* verdad evangélica = gospel truth.* verdad incómoda = inconvenient truth.* verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.* verdad obvia = truism.* * *1)a) ( veracidad) trutha decir verdad... — to tell you the truth...
la verdad, no lo sé — I don't honestly know
la verdad es que... — the truth is that...
si bien es verdad que... — it might well be true that...
b)de verdad — (loc adv) really; (loc adj) real
c) ( buscando corroboración)es muy guapa ¿verdad? — she's very beautiful, isn't she?
¿verdad que tú me entiendes? — you understand me, don't you?
2) ( enunciado verdadero) trutheso es una gran verdad — that is so true!
cantarle or decirle cuatro verdades a alguien — to tell somebody a few home truths
verdades como puños: dice verdades como puños — he isn't afraid to tell the truth
* * *= truth, verity.Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
Ex: His listeners looked around at each other and acknowledged the verity of his statement by nodding assents.* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* amigo de verdad = true friend.* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* averiguar la verdad = discern + the truth.* bala de verdad = live bullet.* búsqueda de la verdad = truth-seeking.* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.* conocer la verdad = discern + the truth.* cuatro verdades = home truth.* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de verdad = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.* en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.* en verdad = in truth, true, in all truth.* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.* la verdad = the lowdown (on).* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.* la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* llegado el momento de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.* munición de verdad = live ammunition, live munition.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.* no ser verdad = be untrue.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* pura verdad, la = unvarnished truth, la, pure truth, the.* ¡qué verdad que es! = how true!.* revelar la verdad = reveal + the truth.* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.* ser verdad = be true.* ser verdad de = be true of.* suero de la verdad = truth serum.* toda la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* una pizca de verdad = a grain of truth.* ¿verdad? = do you?, do you?, right?, weren't you?, weren't you?.* verdad amarga = home truth.* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.* verdades eternas = nuggets of truth.* verdades eternas, las = eternal verities, the.* verdad eterna = eternal truth.* verdad evangélica = gospel truth.* verdad incómoda = inconvenient truth.* verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.* verdad obvia = truism.* * *A1 (veracidad) truthno sé cuánto habrá de verdad en lo que dice I don't know how much truth there is in what he sayses la pura verdad it's the gospel truthdime la verdad tell me the trutha decir verdad or si te digo la verdad, a mí tampoco me gustó to tell you the truth, I didn't like it eitherla verdad, sólo la verdad y nada más que la verdad the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truthme dijo la verdad a medias she only told me half the truth¿cuántos años tiene? — la verdad, no lo sé how old is he? — I don't honestly know o to tell you the truth, I don't knowla verdad es que me olvidé to be perfectly honest I forgot, the truth is I forgot¿te ayudaron? — la verdad es que no mucho did they help you? — well, frankly not a loten honor a la verdad in all fairnessla verdad de la verdad es que no quiero ir to be quite honest I don't want to go, the truth of the matter is I don't want to go¡eso no es verdad, yo no dije semejante cosa! that's not true, I said no such thing!en verdad os digo que … ( Bib) verily I say unto you …faltar a la verdad to be untruthfulcreer que se está en posesión de la verdad to think one is always rightir con la verdad por delante ( Esp); to be completely honestser verdad de la buena ( fam); to be really true2de verdad: ¿de verdad (que) hiciste eso? did you really do that?¡sí, hombre, de verdad que me gusta! yes, I mean it, I really do like it!mira que me voy a enojar or ( Esp) enfadar de verdad this time I really am going to get angryde verdad que lo siento I really am sorryuna pistola/un caballo de verdad a real gun/horse3(buscando corroboración): ¡qué guapa es! ¿verdad? she's really beautiful, isn't she?¿verdad que tú me entiendes? you understand me, don't you?B (enunciado verdadero) truthuna verdad científica a scientific trutheso es una gran verdad that is so true!, how right you are!cantarle or decirle cuatro verdades or las verdades del barquero a algn to tell sb a few home truthsser una verdad como un templo to be self-evidentser una verdad de Perogrullo to be patently obviousverdades como puños: dice verdades como puños he isn't afraid to tell the truth, however much it hurts o however unpalatable* * *
verdad sustantivo femenino
es la pura verdad it's the gospel truth;
a decir verdad … to tell you the truth …;
la verdad, no lo sé I don't honestly know;
¡no es verdad! that's not true!;
eso es una gran verdad that is so true!b)
( loc adj) real;◊ ¡de verdad que me gusta! I really do like it!;
una pistola de verdad a real gunc) ( buscando corroboración):◊ es guapa ¿verdad? she's beautiful, isn't she?;
¿verdad que tú me entiendes? you understand me, don't you?
verdad sustantivo femenino
1 truth: debes decir la verdad, you must tell the truth
eso no es verdad, that is not true
la pura verdad, the plain truth
2 (buscando asentimiento: tras una afirmación) es una gran soprano, ¿verdad?, she's a great soprano, isn't she?
¿verdad que tocas el violín?, you play the violin, don't you?
(: tras una negación) no eres racista, ¿verdad?, you're not racist, are you?
♦ Locuciones: a decir verdad, to tell the truth, de verdad, (ciertamente) really: de verdad que lo lamento, I really am sorry
(en serio) in earnest: están luchando de verdad, they are fighting for real
(auténtico) un amigo de verdad, a real friend
' verdad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- afrontar
- callar
- congruencia
- decir
- deformar
- derrumbarse
- desnuda
- desnudo
- encubrir
- esconder
- faltar
- honor
- hora
- infiel
- ocultar
- poder
- pura
- puro
- razón
- tonta
- tonto
- alteración
- alterar
- creer
- cuando
- demostrar
- disfrazar
- falsear
- grande
- hecho
- indiscutible
- le
- lejos
- media
- osar
- prueba
- reconocer
- revelar
- simulacro
- sonsacar
- tanto
- triunfar
English:
actually
- admittedly
- be
- bend
- blue
- chip
- coax
- credit
- crunch
- dark
- departure
- deviation
- do
- element
- embroider
- face
- fudge
- get
- have
- hold back
- honest
- impact
- moment
- naked
- outspoken
- overboard
- perversion
- pervert
- plain
- proper
- really
- rile
- should
- show
- simple
- strictly
- tell
- them
- think through
- tough
- truth
- truthful
- turn off
- uncover
- will
- bound
- but
- dearly
- degree
- effect
* * *♦ nf1. [realidad, afirmación real] truth;decir la verdad to tell the truth;di la verdad, ¿a ti qué te parece? tell the truth o be honest, what do you think?;a decir verdad to tell the truth;estás faltando a la verdad you're not telling the truth;¿es verdad? is that true o right?;eso no es verdad that isn't true o so;¿no es verdad? isn't that so?;bien es verdad que…, verdad es que… it's certainly true that…;si bien es verdad que… while it is true that…;en verdad truly, honestly;cree que está en posesión de la verdad she thinks she's always right about everything;ser la pura verdad to be the absolute truth;ir con la verdad por delante to be honest and up-front;las verdades del barquero home truths;Famtodo lo que dice son verdades como puños she always speaks the truth, however unpalatableverdad a medias half-truth;verdad de Perogrullo truism, platitude2. [con valor enfático]la verdad, no me importa to tell the truth o to be honest, I don't care;la verdad es que no lo sé to be honest, I don't know, I don't really know;la verdad es que nunca me ha gustado the truth is I've never liked her;la verdad es que la sopa está buenísima the soup's actually really good3. [buscando confirmación]no te gusta, ¿verdad? you don't like it, do you?;está bueno, ¿verdad? it's good, isn't it?;¿verdad que me quieres? you do love me, don't you?4. [principio aceptado] fact;su libro no es fiel a la verdad histórica his book doesn't accurately reflect historical fact♦ de verdad loc adv[en serio] seriously; [realmente] really;me gusta – ¿de verdad? I like it – (do you) really? o seriously?;de verdad que no sé qué decir I honestly o really don't know what to say♦ de verdad loc adj[auténtico] real;un héroe de verdad a real hero* * *f1 truth;a decir verdad to tell the truth;en verdad in truth;la verdad es que … the truth (of the matter) is that …;es verdad it’s true, it’s the truth;faltar a la verdad be untruthful;media verdad, verdad a medias half truth;decir cuatro verdades a alguien tell s.o. a few home truths;ser una verdad de Perogrullo be blindingly obvious2:de verdad real, proper;es un amigo de verdad he’s a real friend3:no te gusta, ¿verdad? you don’t like it, do you?;vas a venir, ¿verdad? you’re coming, aren’t you?* * *verdad nf1) : truth2)de verdad : really, truly3)¿verdad? : right?, isn't that so?* * *verdad n truth¿es verdad que has ganado? is it true that you won? / did you really win?de verdad, iré mañana por la mañana really, I'll go tomorrow morningPara traducir ¿verdad? como coletilla, hay que utilizar el verbo auxiliar y el pronombre adecuados, siempre en negativo si la frase es afirmativa y viceversaestás de acuerdo conmigo, ¿verdad? you agree with me, don't you?es de Santander, ¿verdad? he's from Santander, isn't he?son franceses, ¿verdad? they're French, aren't they?no se han ido, ¿verdad? they haven't gone, have they? -
13 torbido
liquid cloudy* * *torbido agg.1 ( non limpido) turbid, cloudy, muddy: un fiume torbido, a turbid (o muddy) river; liquido torbido, cloudy liquid◆ s.m.1 ( situazione, circostanza equivoca): c'è del torbido qui, there is something fishy here; pescare nel torbido, to fish in troubled waters* * *['torbido] torbido (-a)1. agg2. sm* * *['torbido] 1.1) (poco trasparente) [ liquido] cloudy, dreggy, muddy; [ vino] fickle2) (equivoco) [sguardo, passioni] turbid, dark; [ passato] shady2.sostantivo maschile* * *torbido/'torbido/2 (equivoco) [sguardo, passioni] turbid, dark; [ passato] shadypescare nel torbido to fish in troubled waters. -
14 Ч-190
ЧТО-ТО HE ТАК (HE TO) coll these forms only usu. indep. sent or obj clause with бытье fixed WOsth. about the situation is suspicious, not quite as it should be: что-то не так » something is wrong (amiss, out of line, just not right, not quite right etc)there is something wrong (amiss etc) (in limited contexts) something smells fishy (funny).«Хороший дом, - сказал мой старик, кивнув головой, -вызывай хозяина, поговорим, поторгуемся...» - «Хозяина нет, — сказал Сандро, - дом продаёт горсовет». - «А хозяин что, умер?»... - «Не то чтобы умер... здесь жил один грек. Так его вместе с женой арестовали и в Сибирь отправили...»...Вот оно как», - сказал мой старик и замолчал. Сандро тоже молчал. Я же сразу почувствовал, что здесь что-то не то! (Искандер 3). "It's a good house," my old man said with a nod. "Call out the owner, let's talk, let's drive a bargain." There isn't any owner," Sandro said. "The city soviet is selling the house." "What, did the owner die?"..."It's not that he died....A Greek lived here. He and his wife were arrested and sent to Siberia." "So that's it," my old man said, and fell silent. Sandro was also silent. I knew there was something wrong here! (3a).Так бы он и меня заподозрил в связи с Фаиной, как на меня взглянул... Да, он безукоризненно почувствовал и заподозрил что-то не то (Битов 2). The way he looked at me, he may even have suspected me of a liaison with Faina. Yes, he unerringly sensed and suspected something amiss (2a).Странно, - подумал Виктор. - В чём дело?..» Что-то здесь было не так (Стругацкие 1). "Funny," thought Victor. "What's going on?" Something was not quite right (1a).«Послушай, - сказала она, - тут есть какая-то ложь, что-то не то...» (Гончаров 1). "Listen," she said, "there is something wrong, some sort of lie in all this..." (1b). -
15 что-то не так
• ЧТО-ТО НЕ ТАК < HE TO> coll=====⇒ sth. about the situation is suspicious, not quite as it should be:- что-то не так≈ something is wrong <amiss, out of line, just not right, not quite right etc>;- there is something wrong <amiss etc>;- [in limited contexts] something smells fishy < funny>.♦ "Хороший дом, - сказал мой старик, кивнув головой, - вызывай хозяина, поговорим, поторгуемся..." - "Хозяина нет, - сказал Сандро, - дом продаёт горсовет". - "А хозяин что, умер?"... - "Не то чтобы умер... здесь жил один грек. Так его вместе с женой арестовали и в Сибирь отправили..." - "Вот оно как", - сказал мой старик и замолчал. Сандро тоже молчал. Я же сразу почувствовал, что здесь что-то не то! (Искандер 3). "It's a good house," my old man said with a nod. "Call out the owner, let's talk, let's drive a bargain." "There isn't any owner," Sandro said. "The city soviet is selling the house." "What, did the owner die?"..."It's not that he died....A Greek lived here. He and his wife were arrested and sent to Siberia." "So that's it," my old man said, and fell silent. Sandro was also silent. I knew there was something wrong here! (3a).♦ Так бы он и меня заподозрил в связи с Фаиной, как на меня взглянул... Да, он безукоризненно почувствовал и заподозрил что-то не то (Битов 2). The way he looked at me, he may even have suspected me of a liaison with Faina. Yes, he unerringly sensed and suspected something amiss (2a).♦ "Странно, - подумал Виктор. - В чём дело?.." Что-то здесь было не так (Стругацкие 1). "Funny," thought Victor. "What's going on?" Something was not quite right (1a).♦ "Послушай, - сказала она, - тут есть какая-то ложь, что-то не то..." (Гончаров 1). "Listen," she said, "there is something wrong, some sort of lie in all this..." (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > что-то не так
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16 что-то не то
• ЧТО-ТО НЕ ТАК < HE TO> coll=====⇒ sth. about the situation is suspicious, not quite as it should be:- there is something wrong <amiss etc>;- [in limited contexts] something smells fishy < funny>.♦ "Хороший дом, - сказал мой старик, кивнув головой, - вызывай хозяина, поговорим, поторгуемся..." - "Хозяина нет, - сказал Сандро, - дом продаёт горсовет". - "А хозяин что, умер?"... - "Не то чтобы умер... здесь жил один грек. Так его вместе с женой арестовали и в Сибирь отправили..." - "Вот оно как", - сказал мой старик и замолчал. Сандро тоже молчал. Я же сразу почувствовал, что здесь что-то не то! (Искандер 3). "It's a good house," my old man said with a nod. "Call out the owner, let's talk, let's drive a bargain." "There isn't any owner," Sandro said. "The city soviet is selling the house." "What, did the owner die?"..."It's not that he died....A Greek lived here. He and his wife were arrested and sent to Siberia." "So that's it," my old man said, and fell silent. Sandro was also silent. I knew there was something wrong here! (3a).♦ Так бы он и меня заподозрил в связи с Фаиной, как на меня взглянул... Да, он безукоризненно почувствовал и заподозрил что-то не то (Битов 2). The way he looked at me, he may even have suspected me of a liaison with Faina. Yes, he unerringly sensed and suspected something amiss (2a).♦ "Странно, - подумал Виктор. - В чём дело?.." Что-то здесь было не так (Стругацкие 1). "Funny," thought Victor. "What's going on?" Something was not quite right (1a).♦ "Послушай, - сказала она, - тут есть какая-то ложь, что-то не то..." (Гончаров 1). "Listen," she said, "there is something wrong, some sort of lie in all this..." (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > что-то не то
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17 Д-88
ДЕЛО НЕЧИСТО coll NP Invar VP subj. with copula pres or, rare, past fixed WOsth. is suspicious, may be not entirely legalit looks (seems) crooked (fishy, shady, underhanded, slippery)this is a crooked (fishy, shady) business there's something going on here (there) (in limited contexts) there's more here than meets the eye. -
18 дело нечисто
• ДЕЛО НЕЧИСТО coll[NP; Invar; VPsubj with copula; pres or, rare, past; fixed WO]=====⇒ sth. is suspicious, may be not entirely legal:- it looks (seems) crooked (fishy, shady, underhanded, slippery);- this is a crooked (fishy, shady) business;- [in limited contexts] there's more here than meets the eye.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дело нечисто
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19 hay gato encerrado
• it smells fishy• something smells bad• there's nothing to be done about it• there's something fishy here• this instant -
20 buena se va a armar
• there is plenty of room• there is unrest• there was a big flap about it• there's something fishy here
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smell fishy — in. to seem suspicious. (See also fishy.) n Barlowe squinted a bit. Something smells fishy here, he thought. □ Something about the deal smelled fishy … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
fishy — mod. dubious; questionable; likely to be improper or illegal. (See also smell fishy.) □ Something here is fishy. □ That was a pretty fishy story you told us … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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