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sputato agg. that has been spat out // questo ragazzo è suo padre sputato, (fam.) this boy is the spitting image (o dead spit) of his father.* * *[spu'tato] 1.participio passato sputare2.è sua madre -a — colloq. she's the spitting image of her mother
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such atali pl suchtale e quale just likeun tale someoneil signor tal dei tali Mr So-and-so* * *tale pron.dimostr. (questa, quella persona) he, she; the (o that) fellow, the (o that) person, the (o that) woman*, the one: è lui il tale che cercavi, that's (o he's) the fellow you were looking for; non mi parlare di quel tale, don't talk to me about that fellow; quella tale che ha telefonato sono io, I'm the one (o the person) that phoned // il tal dei tali, so-and-so (o what's-his-name); la tal dei tali, so-and-so (o what's-her-name)◆ pron.indef.1 (preceduto da art. indet.) someone: un tale mi disse che..., someone told me that...; c'è una tale che vuole parlarti, someone wishes to speak to you; ho appuntamento con un tale di Genova, I have an appointment with someone from Genoa // un tale che conosco, someone I know2 ( preceduto da quel, quella) the man*; the woman*: c'è quel tale dell'assicurazione, the insurance man is here; ha ritelefonato quella tale di ieri, the woman who phoned yesterday has called again.tale agg.1 ( simile, siffatto) such (a); like that (pred.): un tale fatto non era mai accaduto, nothing like that had ever happened (o such a thing had never happened); tali fatti accadono ogni giorno, such things (o things like that) happen every day; non avevo previsto una tale reazione da parte sua, I hadn't expected such a reaction on his part; come ci si può fidare di gente di tal genere?, how can you trust people like that (o such people)? // tale che, da, such as: la situazione non è tale da destare preoccupazione, the situation isn't such as to cause concern // la sua vista, un tempo ottima, non è più tale, his sight used to be excellent, but it no longer is2 ( con valore intensivo) such; so: c'era una tale confusione!, there was such chaos!; ho preso un tale spavento!, I got such a fright!; è ridotto in un tale stato!, he's in such a way!; è di una tal cocciutaggine!, he's so stubborn!; fu un tal peccato!, it was such a pity!; la violenza dello scoppio fu tale da mandare in frantumi tutti i vetri della casa, the force of the blast was so strong as to shatter all the windows in the house; ha subito un tale colpo che non riesce più a riprendersi, he suffered such a shock that he can't get over it3 (per esprimere somiglianza, identità, spesso in corr. con quale) like: tale il padre, tale il figlio, like father, like son // tale (e) quale → quale◆ agg.indef.1 (al sing. preceduto dall'art. indet.) a: un tale Signor Rossi, a Mr Rossi; tali fratelli Bianchi, a (firm called) Bianchi brothers2 (preceduto dall'art. det., per indicare qlco. o qlcu. in modo indeterminato) such-and-such: il tal giorno, alla tal ora, such-and-such a day, an hour; voleva sapere chi era la tal persona, he wanted to know who such-and-such was // ricordi quel tale amico di cui ti avevo parlato?, do you remember that friend of mine I told you about?◆ agg.dimostr. ( questo, quello) this, that; (pl.) these, those; ( sopracitato) above-mentioned, aforesaid; above: in tali circostanze, in (o under) those circumstances; in tal caso, in that case; dette tali parole, se ne andò, with these words he left; tale sconto è valido solo per comitive, the above (o above-mentioned o aforesaid) reduction is only valid for groups; tali provvedimenti hanno suscitato parecchie polemiche, these measures have caused a lot of controversy; il termine ultimo è il 31 maggio; se entro tale data non sarà stato effettuato il pagamento..., the deadline is May 31; if payment is not made by that date...* * *['tale]1. agg dimostr1) (simile, così grande) such (a)tale articolo è in vendita presso tutte le nostre filiali — the above-mentioned article is on sale at all our branches
e con tali scuse è riuscito ad evitare la punizione — and with excuses like those he managed to escape punishment
cosa ti fa credere che nutra tali sentimenti? — what makes you think he feels like that?
2)tale... tale... — like... like...tale padre tale figlio — like father like son
il tuo vestito è tale quale il mio — your dress is just o exactly like mine
hanno riportato una vittoria tale, quale non avevano sperato — they won an even greater victory than they had expected
2. agg indef1)ti cercava una tale Giovanna — somebody called Giovanna was looking for you
ha detto che vedeva un amico, un tal Rossi — he said he was meeting a friend, a certain Rossi
2) (persona o cosa indeterminata) such-and-such3. pron indef1)tale — (una certa persona) someone, (quella persona già menzionata) the one, the person, that person, that man (woman)è fidanzata con un tale dell'ufficio contabilità — she's engaged to someone in accounts
hai più visto quel tale di cui mi dicevi? — did you ever see that person o man you were telling me about again?
ha telefonato di nuovo quella tale — that woman phoned again
2)diciamo che l'ho saputo dal tal dei tali — let's just say I had o heard it from you know who
* * *['tale] 1.1) (simile)- i persone — such people o people like that
3) (questo)a tale scopo — for this purpose, to this end
a tale proposito vorrei dire... — in this regards I would like to say...
ho letto qualcosa a tale proposito sul "Times" — I read about it on the "Times"
4) (uguale, così)5) come tale, in quanto tale as such6) tale che..., tale dac'era un tale caldo o un caldo tale che non si riusciva a dormire it was so hot we couldn't sleep; a tal punto che — so much that
2.essere tale e quale a qcn. — to be the spitting o very image of sb
aggettivo indefinito1)un tale signor Mori, un tale Gino — a (certain) Mr Mori, a (certain) Gino
2)3.4.lui è il tale che cerchi — he's the person o man o one you're looking for
1)ho conosciuto un tale di Roma — I met a guy o man from Rome
ho incontrato un tale che dice di conoscerti — I met someone o a person who says he knows you
2)••il signor Tal dei Tali — Mr Somebody(-or-other), Mr So-and-so
tale (il) padre, tale (il) figlio — like father like son
* * *tale/'tale/1 (simile) - i persone such people o people like that; non lo credevo capace di una tale azione I didn't think he could do such a thing; in -i circostanze in such circumstances2 (in frasi esclamative) c'è una tale confusione! there's such a mess! è un tale idiota! he's such an idiot! fa un tale freddo! it's so cold!3 (questo) in tal caso in that case; a tale scopo for this purpose, to this end; a tale proposito vorrei dire... in this regards I would like to say...; ho letto qualcosa a tale proposito sul "Times" I read about it on the "Times"4 (uguale, così) la questione è irrisolta e tale rimarrà the question is unsettled and will remain so5 come tale, in quanto tale as such6 tale che..., tale da... c'era un tale caldo o un caldo tale che non si riusciva a dormire it was so hot we couldn't sleep; a tal punto che so much that7 (in correlazione con quale) l'ho trovato tale e quale I found him exactly the same; ho un vestito tale (e) quale a questo I have a dress just like this one; essere tale e quale a qcn. to be the spitting o very image of sb.1 un tale signor Mori, un tale Gino a (certain) Mr Mori, a (certain) Gino2 quel tale amico di cui ti ho parlato that friend I told you about; ci incontreremo il tal giorno alla tal ora we'll meet that day that time1 ho conosciuto un tale di Roma I met a guy o man from Rome; ho incontrato un tale che dice di conoscerti I met someone o a person who says he knows you2 c'è quel tale dell'assicurazione there's that man from the insurance companyil signor Tal dei Tali Mr Somebody(-or-other), Mr So-and-so; tale (il) padre, tale (il) figlio like father like son. -
123 точная копия
1) General subject: a spitting image, aftercast (литье), dead spit (кого-л., чего-л.), diplomatic copy, diplomatical copy, ditto, duplicate, exact to a hair, mastercopy, model, perfect copy, picture (кого-л.), reflection, reflexion, replica (а не реплика), ringer (кого-л.), speaking likeness, spit, the spit and image, the spit and image of (кого-л.), the very moral, twins, verbal copy (документа и т. п.), accurate copy2) Naval: facsimile copy (карты)3) Colloquial: carbon copy, the very moral of4) Engineering: facsimile5) Bookish: apograph6) Construction: faithful reproduction7) Mathematics: a precise replica of, an exact replica of8) Law: close copy9) Architecture: eviction copy, true copy10) Diplomatic term: (one's) look-alike11) Painting: replica12) Cinema: married print13) Polygraphy: facsimile copy14) Jargon: dead ringer, spitting image15) Information technology: facsimile (массива данных или программ), fax (массива данных или программ), replica (файла или программы), shadow copy, a very similar copy17) Advertising: dead reprint18) Patents: identical copier, identical copy19) Business: exact copy20) Makarov: express image of a person (кого-л.), express image of person (кого-л.), spit and image of (smb.) (кого-л.), the spit and image of (smb.) (кого-л.) -
124 copia
f.1 copy.sacar una copia to make a copyhacer una copia de seguridad de algo to make a backup of something2 copying.3 (spitting) image (person).4 carbon copy, cc.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: copiar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: copiar.* * *1 (gen) copy2 (de fotografía) print4 literal (abundancia) abundance\sacar una copia to make a copycopia legalizada certified true copypapel de copia copy paper* * *noun f.1) copy2) imitation* * *SF1) (=reproducción) [de fotografía, documento] copy; (Econ) duplicatecopia carbónica — Cono Sur carbon copy
copia de calco — Cono Sur carbon copy
copia de respaldo, copia de seguridad — (Inform) back-up copy
hacer una copia de seguridad — to back up, make a back-up copy
copia en color — colour o (EEUU) color copy
copia fotostática — photostat, photocopy
copia impresa — (Inform) hard copy
2) (=imitación) [de obra de arte, edificio] copy3) liter (=abundancia) abundance, plenty* * *1) (de documento, fotografía) copyhice or saqué dos copias — I made two copies
2) ( imitación) copy, imitation* * *= copy [copies, -pl.], copying, dump, duplicate, offloading [off-loading], reproduction, single copy [multiple copies, -pl.], transcript, duplicating, download, duplication.Ex. Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.Ex. The copying of words and phrases from the schedules encourages the indexer to use them as they stand.Ex. On The Source this can be sent from disk in one ' dump', which CompuServe accepts messages only in response to line-by-line prompts.Ex. Because duplicates can be easily made, sheaf catalogues were popular in applications where multiple copies were desirable.Ex. It enables easy access to on-line data bases and CD-ROM, off-loading of records, editing, and office tasks such as spreadsheets and word processing.Ex. Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.Ex. As stated earlier, the main purpose of electrostatic copiers is to produce single copies, but they will produce multiple copies very rapidly.Ex. The cataloguer must make an exact transcript of the title on the title page.Ex. This article discusses the lifespan of photographic film and warns about processing and duplicating methods = Este artículo trata de la vida útil de las películas fotográficas y advierte sobre los métodos de procesamiento y duplicado.Ex. The software enables the user to specify the entry point of the download.Ex. A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.----* catalogación por copia = copy cataloguing.* copia caché = caching.* copia de archivo = archival print.* copia de catalogación = derivative cataloguing.* copia de papel de calco = carbon copy.* copia de seguridad = backup [back-up], duplicate copy, backup copy.* copia de seguridad del sistema = system backup.* copia digitalizada = facsimile image.* copia electrónica = electrocopying [electro-copying].* copia en papel = hard copy [hardcopy].* copia exacta = replica.* copia impresa = printout [print-out], print copy, print-off.* copia literal = fair copy.* copia mecanografiada = typescript.* copia por ciclostil = cyclostyling.* copias = multiple copies [single copy, -sing.].* era de la copia electrónica, la = electrocopying era, the.* error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.* hacer copias = make + multiple copies.* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente = spirit duplication.* hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.* hacer una copia = download.* hacer varias copias de Algo = reproduce in + multiple copies, produce + multiple copies.* libertad de copia = copyleft.* ser una copia exacta de = be a dead ringer for.* sistema de copias de seguridad = backup system.* * *1) (de documento, fotografía) copyhice or saqué dos copias — I made two copies
2) ( imitación) copy, imitation* * *= copy [copies, -pl.], copying, dump, duplicate, offloading [off-loading], reproduction, single copy [multiple copies, -pl.], transcript, duplicating, download, duplication.Ex: Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.
Ex: The copying of words and phrases from the schedules encourages the indexer to use them as they stand.Ex: On The Source this can be sent from disk in one ' dump', which CompuServe accepts messages only in response to line-by-line prompts.Ex: Because duplicates can be easily made, sheaf catalogues were popular in applications where multiple copies were desirable.Ex: It enables easy access to on-line data bases and CD-ROM, off-loading of records, editing, and office tasks such as spreadsheets and word processing.Ex: Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.Ex: As stated earlier, the main purpose of electrostatic copiers is to produce single copies, but they will produce multiple copies very rapidly.Ex: The cataloguer must make an exact transcript of the title on the title page.Ex: This article discusses the lifespan of photographic film and warns about processing and duplicating methods = Este artículo trata de la vida útil de las películas fotográficas y advierte sobre los métodos de procesamiento y duplicado.Ex: The software enables the user to specify the entry point of the download.Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.* catalogación por copia = copy cataloguing.* copia caché = caching.* copia de archivo = archival print.* copia de catalogación = derivative cataloguing.* copia de papel de calco = carbon copy.* copia de seguridad = backup [back-up], duplicate copy, backup copy.* copia de seguridad del sistema = system backup.* copia digitalizada = facsimile image.* copia electrónica = electrocopying [electro-copying].* copia en papel = hard copy [hardcopy].* copia exacta = replica.* copia impresa = printout [print-out], print copy, print-off.* copia literal = fair copy.* copia mecanografiada = typescript.* copia por ciclostil = cyclostyling.* copias = multiple copies [single copy, -sing.].* era de la copia electrónica, la = electrocopying era, the.* error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.* hacer copias = make + multiple copies.* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente = spirit duplication.* hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.* hacer una copia = download.* hacer varias copias de Algo = reproduce in + multiple copies, produce + multiple copies.* libertad de copia = copyleft.* ser una copia exacta de = be a dead ringer for.* sistema de copias de seguridad = backup system.* * *A (de un documento, una fotografía) copyhice or saqué dos copias del informe I made two copies of the reportCompuestos:legally validated copycertified copy● copia de respaldo or de seguridadback-up copylegally validated copysoft copyB (imitación) copy, imitationes una copia del edificio que hay en París it's a copy o replica of the building in Paris* * *
Del verbo copiar: ( conjugate copiar)
copia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
copia
copiar
copia sustantivo femenino
copy;
copiar ( conjugate copiar) verbo transitivo
to copy;
copió el artículo a máquina he typed out a copy of the article;
le copia todo al hermano he copies his brother in everything;
le copié la respuesta a Ana I copied the answer from Ana
verbo intransitivo
to copy
copia sustantivo femenino
1 (reproducción) copy
2 (parecido) imitation: es una mala copia de Elvis, he's a bad Elvis impersonator
3 Inform copia de seguridad, backup
copiar verbo transitivo
1 (una persona, máquina) to copy [de, from]
2 Educ (en un examen) to cheat
3 (imitar) to imitate
' copia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
duplicar
- falsificar
- pirata
- sacar
- trasunto
- adjunto
- calco
- copiar
- exacto
- fiel
- imitación
- plagio
- réplica
English:
backup
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- certify
- copy
- fake
- hard copy
- imitation
- master copy
- minute
- original
- print
- printout
- replica
- score
- back
- carbon
- duplicate
- reprint
* * *copia nf1. [reproducción] copy;hacer una copia de algo to duplicate sth;sacar una copia to make a copycopia certificada certified copy; Informát copia impresa printout;copia en limpio fair copy2. [de disco, libro, software] copy;han vendido 20.000 copias de su último disco they've sold 20,000 copies of their latest recordcopia de evaluación [libro] Br inspection o US examination copy; [software] evaluation copy;copia maestra master copy;Informát copia de seguridad backup (copy);hacer una copia de seguridad de algo to back sth up, to make a backup of sth3. [imitación] copy;es una copia de un cuadro de Monet it's a copy of a painting by Monet4. [acción] copying5. [persona] (spitting) image6. [de fotografía] copy;quería dobles copias de este carrete, por favor I'd like an extra set of prints of this film, pleaseFot copia de contacto contact print* * *f copy* * *copia nf1) : copy2) : imitation, replica* * * -
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жен.
1) copy;
duplicate (второй экземпляр) ;
replica( точная - особ. о картине, выполненной автором оригинала) снимать копию( с чего-л.) ≈ to make a copy (of), to copy, to duplicate, to trace, to trace over снимать заверенную копию с чего-л. юр. ≈ to make an attested copy of smth., to exemplify smth. заверенная копия ≈ exemplification, vidimus точная копия ≈ exact copy, replica заверить копию ≈ to attest a copy уменьшенная копия ≈ (с картины и т. п.) reduction
2) image;
spitting image точная/живая копия своего отца ≈ the living image of his fatherкопи|я - ж.
1. copy;
заверенная ~ certified copy;
снимать ~ю с чего-л. make*/take* a copy of smth. ;
2. разг. (о ком-л. похожем) the image;
он точная ~ своего отца he`s the (living/spitting) image of his father. -
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I 1. spit noun((also spittle 'spitl) the liquid that forms in the mouth.) spytt2. verb1) (to throw out (spit) from the mouth: He spat in the gutter as an indication of contempt.) spytte2) (to send (out) with force: The fire spat (out) sparks.) sprute, spytteII spit noun(a type of sharp-pointed metal bar on which meat is roasted.) spiddspytt--------spytteIsubst. \/spɪt\/1) (grill)spidd, stekespidd2) landtunge, odde, nes, tange, utskytende (sand)bankeIIsubst. \/spɪt\/1) spytting2) spytt3) ( hverdagslig) regndrypp, lett snøfallspit and polish ( spesielt militærvesen) pussearbeid, pussing, polering pedanteri, pinlig orden og renslighetIIIsubst. \/spɪt\/spadestikkIV1) spytte2) spytte og frese, frese, fråde3) ( hverdagslig) småregne, regne lett, snø lett4) spytte ut5) ( overført) vrenge ut av seg, spytte ut• what have you done? spit it out!6) sprutespit at\/upon spytte på, behandle med forakt, vise forakt forspit fire sprute ild være veldig sintspit up kaste oppspit with rage fråde av raseri, skumme av raseri, koke av raseriVverb \/spɪt\/1) sette på spidd2) gjennombore, spidde -
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ТОЧКА В ТОЧКУ ТОЧЬ-В-ТОЧЬ both coll NP or AdvP these forms only fixed WO1.advpreciselyexactlyto a T to the letter perfectly letter-perfect (in refer, to time) to the minute on the button on the dot.(Мурзавецкая:)...Это подлог за это Сибирь. (Отдаёт письмо Чугунову.)...Сам, что ли? (Чугунов:) Где уж самому! Руки трясутся... Племянник. (Мурзавецкая:) Горецкий? (Чугунов:) Он, благодетельница. Думали, ничего из парня не выйдет, не учился нигде и грамоте едва знает, отдали частному землемеру в помощники, так всё одно что бросили... И вдруг какое дарование открылось! Что хотите дайте, точка в точку сделает (Островский 5). (М.:) It's forgery. Siberia for this! (She hands the letter back to Chugunov)...Did you do it yourself? (Ch.:) How could I do it? My hands shake. My nephew... (M.:) Goretsky? (Ch.:) It was he, my benefactress. We thought nothing would come of the lad. He never studiedhe scarcely knows how to read and write. We apprenticed him to a surveyorjust the same as casting him off. But what a talent he suddenly developed! Give him anything you like, he'll copy it exactly (5a).Всё вышло так, как думал Михаил. Правда, через милицию Першин его не разыскивал, во всяком случае при нём не заводил речь об этом, а всё остальное — точь-в-точь, тютелька в тютельку (Абрамов 1). It turned out just as Mikhail thought. Granted, Pershin had not gotten the police after him-or at least he made no mention of having done so - but as for the rest: to a T, to a hair (1 a).Опыты эти пока что реальных результатов не давали, хотя некоторые характерные признаки пукса (попсе word, гибрид картофеля с помидором) стали уже проявляться: листья и стебли на нём были вроде картофельные, зато корни точь-в-точь помидорные (Войнович 2). So far these experiments had not produced any actual results, although certain characteristics of the PATS (a hybrid of the potato and the tomato) had started to appear: the leaves and stems were potato-like, while the roots were letter-perfect tomato (2a).2. \Т-175 (похож, походит на кого-что и т. п.) ( modif or adv(a person or thing resembles another person or thing) very closely:X точка в точку похож на Y-a - X is the spitting image (spit and image) of Y X is identical in every way (to Y) X looks just like Y X is an exact copy (replica, duplicate) of Y.«Вводят, значит, этого китайца в кремлёвский дом и показывают на какого-то человека, точка в точку похожего на царя Николая» (Искандер 3). "So they bring this Chinaman into a house in the Kremlin and point out a man who's the spitting image of Czar Nicholas" (3a).He успели обыватели оглянуться, как из экипажа выскочил Байбаков, а следом за ним в виду всей толпы очутился точь-в-точь такой же градоначальник, как и тот, который, за минуту перед тем, был привезён в телеге исправником! (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). Before the townsfolk could look around, out of the carriage jumped Dormousov, and behind him, in full view of the crowd, appeared a town governor who was the spit and image of the one the commissioner had brought by cart the moment before! (1a).Артемий Филиппович (надевает очки и читает):) «Почтмейстер точь-в-точь департаментский сторож Михеев...» (Гоголь 4). (А.Е:) (Puts on his glasses and reads) "The Postmaster is an exact replica of the department's watchman Mikheyev..." (4a). -
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• ТОЧКА В ТОЧКУ; ТОЧЬ-В-ТОЧЬ both coll[NP or AdvP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====1. [adv]⇒ precisely:- exactly;- to a T;- perfectly;- [in refer, to time] to the minute;- on the dot.♦ [Мурзавецкая:]...Это подлог; за это Сибирь. (Отдаёт письмо Чугунову.)...Сам, что ли? [Чугунов:] Где уж самому! Руки трясутся... Племянник. [Мурзавецкая:] Горецкий? [Чугунов:] Он, благодетельница. Думали, ничего из парня не выйдет, не учился нигде и грамоте едва знает, отдали частному землемеру в помощники, так всё одно что бросили... И вдруг какое дарование открылось! Что хотите дайте, точка в точку сделает (Островский 5). [М.:] It's forgery. Siberia for this! (She hands the letter back to Chugunov)...Did you do it yourself? [Ch.:] How could I do it? My hands shake. My nephew... [M.:] Goretsky? [Ch.:] It was he, my benefactress. We thought nothing would come of the lad. He never studied; he scarcely knows how to read and write. We apprenticed him to a surveyor; just the same as casting him off. But what a talent he suddenly developed! Give him anything you like, he'll copy it exactly (5a).♦ Всё вышло так, как думал Михаил. Правда, через милицию Першин его не разыскивал, во всяком случае при нём не заводил речь об этом, а всё остальное - точь-в-точь, тютелька в тютельку (Абрамов 1). It turned out just as Mikhail thought. Granted, Pershin had not gotten the police after him-or at least he made no mention of having done so - but as for the rest: to a T, to a hair (1a).♦ Опыты эти пока что реальных результатов не давали, хотя некоторые характерные признаки пукса [попсе word, гибрид картофеля с помидором] стали уже проявляться: листья и стебли на нём были вроде картофельные, зато корни точь-в-точь помидорные (Войнович 2). So far these experiments had not produced any actual results, although certain characteristics of the PATS [a hybrid of the potato and the tomato] had started to appear: the leaves and stems were potato-like, while the roots were letter-perfect tomato (2a).2. точка в точку (похож, походит на кого-что и т.п.) [modif or adv]⇒ (a person or thing resembles another person or thing) very closely:- X точка в точку похож на Y-a - X is the spitting image < spit and image> of Y;- X is an exact copy <replica, duplicate> of Y.♦ "Вводят, значит, этого китайца в кремлёвский дом и показывают на какого-то человека, точка в точку похожего на царя Николая" (Искандер 3). "So they bring this Chinaman into a house in the Kremlin and point out a man who's the spitting image of Czar Nicholas" (3a).♦ Не успели обыватели оглянуться, как из экипажа выскочил Байбаков, а следом за ним в виду всей толпы очутился точь-в-точь такой же градоначальник, как и тот, который, за минуту перед тем, был привезён в телеге исправником! (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). Before the townsfolk could look around, out of the carriage jumped Dormousov, and behind him, in full view of the crowd, appeared a town governor who was the spit and image of the one the commissioner had brought by cart the moment before! (1a).♦ [Артемий Филиппович (надевает очки и читает):] "Почтмейстер точь-в-точь департаментский сторож Михеев..." (Гоголь 4). [А.Е:] (Puts on his glasses and reads) "The Postmaster is an exact replica of the department's watchman Mikheyev..." (4a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > точка в точку
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spitting\ image — • spitting image • spit and image noun informal An exact likeness; a duplicate. John is the spitting image of his grandfather. That vase is the spitting image of one I wanted to buy in Boston. Compare: like father, like son … Словарь американских идиом
spitting image — If a person is the spitting image of somebody, they look exactly alike.( Spit and image is also used and some suggest it is a hasty pronunciation of spirit & image , to suggest that someone completely resembles someone else. Example: He s the… … The small dictionary of idiomes
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spitting image — meaning ‘an exact double’, is an established phrase, although it is in origin a misunderstanding of spit and image (spit and picture also occurred), which was itself an extension of the early 19c phrase the (very) spit of. A transitional form… … Modern English usage
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spitting image — noun a perfect likeness or counterpart • Hypernyms: ↑likeness, ↑alikeness, ↑similitude * * * noun, pl ⋯ ages [count] : someone who looks very much like someone else usually singular She is the spitting image of her mother. * * * ˌspitting ˈimage… … Useful english dictionary
spitting image — If a person is the spitting image of somebody, they look exactly alike. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If one person is the spitting image of another, they look exactly like each other. Sarah is the spitting image of her mother … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions