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выходить на пенсиюto swallow one's words — брать свои слова обратноАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > swallow the anchor
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I ['swɒləʊ]nome zool. rondine f.••II ['swɒləʊ] III 1. ['swɒləʊ]one swallow doesn't make a summer — prov. una rondine non fa primavera
1) (eat) inghiottire, ingoiare, buttare giù [food, drink, pill]2) colloq. (believe) bere [story, explanation]3) (suffer) inghiottire, ingoiare, sopportare [insult, sarcasm]; reprimere [ anger]; rinunciare a [ pride]4) fig. (consume) inghiottire, trangugiare2.verbo intransitivo inghiottire* * *I 1. ['swoləu] verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.)2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!)2. noun(an act of swallowing.)- swallow up II ['swoləu] noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.)* * *swallow (1) /ˈswɒləʊ/n.1 inghiottimento; deglutizione3 gola; esofago e faringe● (geol.) swallow hole, inghiottitoio.swallow (2) /ˈswɒləʊ/n.● ( sport) swallow dive, tuffo semplice in avanti □ (zool.) swallow-fish ( Trigla hirundo), cappone imperiale; pesce gallinella □ swallow-tail, coda forcuta; marsina, frac □ (zool.) swallow-tail ( butterfly) ( Papilio machaon), macaone □ swallow-tailed, a coda di rondine: a swallow-tailed coat, una giacca a coda di rondine; una marsina; un frac □ (bot.) swallow-wort, ( Vincetoxicum officinale) vincetossico; ( Chelidonium majus) celidonia □ (prov.) One swallow does not make a summer, una rondine non fa primavera.♦ (to) swallow /ˈswɒləʊ/v. t. e i.1 inghiottire ( anche fig.); deglutire; ingoiare ( anche fig.); trangugiare; mandare giù; ingollare (pop.): to swallow one's breakfast, trangugiare la colazione; to swallow an insult, ingoiare un insulto; to swallow st. whole, inghiottire qc. senza masticare; mandare qc. giù in un (sol) boccone2 frenare; tenere a freno; trattenere; reprimere: to swallow one's anger, trattenere l'ira; Swallow your pride, frena il tuo orgoglio!3 (fig.) ringoiare; rimangiare; ritirare: to swallow one's tears, ringoiarsi le lacrime; to swallow one's promise, rimangiarsi una promessa4 (fam.) credere; bere (fam.): He'll swallow anything you tell him, crede qualsiasi cosa gli si dica; beve qualsiasi fandonia● ( gergo naut.) to swallow the anchor, lasciare il mare; sbarcare per sempre □ ( anche fig.) to swallow the bait, abboccare all'amo □ to swallow down, trangugiare; ingozzare; mandar giù ( anche fig.): to swallow down a pill, mandare giù una pillola □ ( anche fig.) to swallow up, inghiottire; assorbire ( entrate, guadagni, ecc.): He was swallowed up by the waves, è stato inghiottito dalle onde; The rent swallows up half his salary, l'affitto gli inghiotte metà dello stipendio □ ( del terreno) to swallow up the rain, assorbire la pioggia □ ( slang USA) ( di donna) to swallow a watermelon seed, restare incinta □ to swallow one's words, rimangiarsi quel che s'è detto; ritrattare.* * *I ['swɒləʊ]nome zool. rondine f.••II ['swɒləʊ] III 1. ['swɒləʊ]one swallow doesn't make a summer — prov. una rondine non fa primavera
1) (eat) inghiottire, ingoiare, buttare giù [food, drink, pill]2) colloq. (believe) bere [story, explanation]3) (suffer) inghiottire, ingoiare, sopportare [insult, sarcasm]; reprimere [ anger]; rinunciare a [ pride]4) fig. (consume) inghiottire, trangugiare2.verbo intransitivo inghiottire -
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I 1. ['swoləu] verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) pogoltniti2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) pogoltniti2. noun(an act of swallowing.) požiranje- swallow up II ['swoləu] noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) lastovka* * *I [swɔlou]nounzoology lastovkaII [swɔlou]1.nounžrelo, grlo; požiranje, požirek; geology (kraški) požiralnik; figuratively apetit, požrešnost, pohlep, poželenjeto drink s.th. at one swallow — izpiti kaj na dušek;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbpožirati, požreti, goltati, pogoltniti (tudi figuratively); zadušiti, potlačiti (jezo); preklicati; verjeti (kaj), biti lahkoveren; pohlepno čitati; mirno trpeti, prenesti (žalitev); priključiti si (tuje ozemlje)to swallow the anchor nautical slang obesiti mornarski poklic na klinto swallow the bait — pogoltniti vabo (trnek), figuratively vgrizniti v vabo, dati se speljati, iti na limaniceto swallow a camel figuratively verjeti nekaj neverjetnega; mirno trpeti, prenesti (kaj)to swallow a tavern token figuratively opi(ja)niti seto swallow one's words figuratively preklicati, nazaj vzeti svoje besede -
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I ['swɔləu] 1. сущ.1) глотокto drink smth. at one swallow — выпить что-л. одним глотком
I took a swallow of brandy. — Я глотнул бренди.
Syn:2) глотаниеSyn:3) глоткаSyn:2. гл.1) = swallow down глотать, проглатыватьto swallow nervously / hard — нервно сглотнуть
The snake swallowed its prey whole. — Змея проглотила свою добычу целиком.
Nasty medicine is difficult to swallow down. — Очень трудно принимать противные на вкус лекарства.
2) = swallow up поглощатьSmall companies are swallowed up by huge multinationals. — Мелкие компании поглощаются гигантскими транснациональными корпорациями.
She was swallowed up in the crowd. — Она затерялась в толпе.
The building was swallowed up by flames — Огонь охватил здание.
Half of my salary is swallowed up by rent. — Аренда квартиры съедает половину моей зарплаты.
I wished the ground would swallow me up. — Я готов был провалиться сквозь землю (от стыда).
3) стерпетьI found his story a bit hard to swallow. — Его рассказ показался мне не очень правдоподобным.
5) брать назад, отрекатьсяto swallow one's words — отрекаться от своих слов, брать свои слова назад
6) подавлять, сдерживать••II ['swɔləu] сущ.; зоол.to swallow the bait — попасться на удочку, клюнуть на что-л.
1) ласточка2) разг. шпионка••One swallow does not make a summer. посл. — Одна ласточка ещё не делает весны.
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11 anchor
'æŋkə 1. noun1) (something, usually a heavy piece of metal with points which dig into the sea-bed, used to hold a boat in one position.) anker2) (something that holds someone or something steady.) forankring, feste2. verb(to hold (a boat etc) steady (with an anchor): They have anchored (the boat) near the shore; He used a stone to anchor his papers.) ankre, feste- at anchoranker--------ankreIsubst. \/ˈæŋkə\/1) ( sjøfart) anker2) ( overført) anker, ankerfeste, støtte, støttepunkt3) ( hverdagslig) ankermann, nøkkelperson (sport, TV)anchors ( hverdagslig) bremser (på bil)at anchor for anker, ankret oppcome to anchor ankre oppdrop anchor eller cast anchor kaste ankerhit the anchors (austr., muntlig) stå på bremseneride at anchor eller lie at anchor ligge for ankerswallow the anchor (hverdagslig, om sjømann) gå i landweigh anchor eller raise anchor lette ankerIIverb \/ˈæŋkə\/1) ( sjøfart) ligge for anker, kaste anker, ankre opp2) ( overført) forankre, holde fast3) ( hverdagslig) slå seg til4) (hverdagslig, om TV-program) ledeanchor to holde fast ved -
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/'æɳkə/ * danh từ - (hàng hải) cái neo, mỏ neo =to cast anchor; to drop anchor+ thả neo =to weigh anchor+ nhổ neo =to bring a ship to anchor+ dừng tàu và thả neo - (kỹ thuật) neo sắt, mấu neo - (nghĩa bóng) nguồn tin cậy, nơi nương tựa !to be (lie, ride) at anchor - bỏ neo, đậu (tàu) !to come to [an] anchor - thả neo, bỏ neo (tàu) !to lay (have) an anchor to windward - (nghĩa bóng) có những biện pháp thận trọng; cẩn tắc vô ưu !to swallow the anchor - (hàng hải), (từ lóng) từ bỏ cuộc đời sống dưới nước * ngoại động từ - (hàng hải) neo (tàu) lại - néo chặt, giữ chặt (vật gì bằng neo sắt) =to anchor a tent to the ground+ néo chặt cái lều xuống đất bằng neo sắt - (nghĩa bóng) níu chặt, bám chặt =to anchor one's hope in (on)...+ đặt hy vọng vào... * nội động từ - (hàng hải) bỏ neo, thả neo -
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1) General subject: quit the army, retire2) Colloquial: hang up wings (о лётчике)3) Military: hit the beach, resign (по собственному желанию), resign (one's) commission, resign one's commission, swallow the anchorУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > выходить в отставку
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17 окончательно сойти на берег
Jargon: swallow the anchorУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > окончательно сойти на берег
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18 оставлять службу на флоте
Jargon: swallow the anchorУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > оставлять службу на флоте
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19 buttare
1. v/i botany shoot, sprout2. v/t throwbuttare via throw awayfig wastebuttare giù knock downlettera scribble downboccone gulp downcolloq buttare la pasta put the pasta on* * *buttare v.tr.1 ( gettare, lanciare) to throw*, to cast*, to fling*: buttami la palla, per favore, throw me the ball, please; i pescatori buttarono le reti, the fishermen cast their nets; il giocatore buttò i dadi, the player cast the dice; l'ancora fu buttata in acqua, the anchor was thrown into the water; fu arrestato e buttato in prigione, he was arrested and thrown into prison; buttare a terra qlcu., to knock s.o. to the ground; non buttare niente in terra!, don't throw (o drop) anything on to the floor; l'ha buttato per sbaglio dalla finestra, he threw it out of the window by mistake; gli buttò le braccia al collo, she flung her arms round his neck; aprì la valigia e vi buttò dentro un paio di vestiti, he opened his suitcase and threw some clothes in (o inside); l'ubriaco fu buttato fuori, the drunken man was thrown out; buttò le braccia in avanti, he flung his arms forwards; buttò indietro la testa, she threw her head back; buttò indietro le coperte e si alzò; he flung his bedclothes back and got up; buttalo via!, throw it away!; buttamelo giù, su, per favore, throw it down, up to me, please // mi ha buttato in faccia la verità, he flung the truth in my face // buttò un occhio al sedile prima di sedersi, he gave a look round before sitting down // buttare giù, ( abbattere) to knock down; ( ingoiare) to swallow; ( abbozzare) to rough out; to scribble: hanno buttato giù la chiesetta in piazza, they've knocked down (o demolished) the small church in the square; (fin.) buttare giù il mercato, to bang the market; butta giù questa medicina, da bravo, be a good little boy and swallow this medicine!; non sono riuscito a buttare giù neanche un boccone, I wasn't able to swallow a single mouthful; ti ho buttato giù uno schizzo dell'appartamento, I've sketched out a rough plan of the flat for you; pensavo di poter buttar giù il tema in fretta, I thought I could get the essay done out of the way; buttami giù due righe come pro-memoria, jot down (o scribble) a few lines for me as a reminder; la malattia l'ha buttata giù molto, her illness has really left her very weak // ha buttato là una frase per ferirmi, he dropped a hint just to hurt me; buttò là un'idea che ci sembrò meravigliosa, he casually suggested an idea we thought was wonderful // ha buttato all'aria tutta la casa per cercare gli occhiali che credeva d'aver perso, she turned the house upside down looking for her glasses she thought she had lost; ha buttato all'aria tutti i miei piani, he upset all my plans; furono costretti a buttare all'aria i loro progetti, they had to scrap their plans // buttare la pasta, il riso, to start cooking the pasta, the rice2 ( sprecare) to waste, to throw* away: buttar ( via) il denaro, il tempo, to waste money, time; non mi piace buttare i soldi dalla finestra, I don't approve of wasting (o squandering) money3 ( emettere) to send* out; (perdere, spec. di recipienti) to leak: il camino buttava fumo, the chimney was sending out smoke; il vaso buttava acqua da tutte le parti, the pot was leaking all over the place // la ferita buttava sangue, the wound was bleeding4 ( di piante) to put* out: le rose incominciano a buttare le gemme, the roses are beginning to put out buds◆ v. intr.1 ( volgere, tendere) to become*: il tempo butta al bello, the weather is becoming nice (o is clearing) // butta male!, things look pretty grim!◘ buttarsi v.rifl. to throw* oneself, to fling* oneself: si buttò ( giù) dalla finestra, he threw himself out of the window; si buttò esausto sul letto, he flung himself onto the bed exhausted; si buttò su una poltrona, he threw himself (o collapsed) into an armchair; si buttò ai miei piedi, he threw himself at my feet // si è buttato sotto il treno, he threw himself under the train; si buttò ( con impeto) contro l'avversario, he flung himself at his opponent // buttare col paracadute, to parachute // buttare nel lavoro, to throw oneself into a job; buttare nella politica, to plunge into politics; buttare anima e corpo in qlco., to throw oneself heart and soul into sthg.; non ha fatto niente tutto l'anno, ma alla fine si è buttato nello studio anima e corpo, he did nothing for the whole year but finally he really got stuck into his studies // io mi butto!, I'll have a go at it! // si butterebbe nel fuoco per sua figlia, he'd do absolutely anything for his daughter // buttare giù, ( deprimersi) to let oneself go.* * *[but'tare]1. vt1) (gettare) to throwbuttare la pasta/il riso Culin — to put pasta/rice into boiling water
buttarsi qc dietro le spalle — to throw sth over one's shoulder, (fig : passato) to put sth behind one
2) (anche: buttare via) (nella spazzatura) to throw away, discard, (sprecare: soldi, tempo) to waste3)buttare giù — (scritto) to jot down, scribble down, (cibo, boccone) to gulp down, (edificio) to pull down, knock down, (governo) to bring down
buttare giù qn — (deprimere) to get sb down
4)buttare la colpa addosso a qn — to lay the blame on sbbuttare a mare — (fig : soldi, occasione) to throw away
gli ha buttato in faccia tutto il suo disprezzo — she told him to his face how much she despised him
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fam : apparire) la faccenda butta male — things are looking bad3. vr (buttarsi)(saltare) to jumpbuttiamoci! — (saltiamo) let's jump!, (rischiamo) let's have a go!
buttarsi su o addosso a qn — to launch o.s. at sb
buttarsi nelle braccia di qn — to throw o.s. into sb's arms
buttarsi in ginocchio — to throw o.s. down on one's knees
buttarsi (anima e corpo) in qc — to throw o.s. (wholeheartedly) into sth
buttarsi giù — (stendersi) to lie down, (stimarsi poco) to have a low opinion of o.s., (scoraggiarsi) to get depressed o miserable
buttarsi nella mischia (anche) fig — to throw o.s. into the fray
* * *[but'tare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (lanciare) to throw*buttare qcs. per terra, in aria — to throw sth. to the ground, up into the air
buttare (via) — to throw away o out [cose vecchie, rifiuti]
non è da buttar via! — fig. it's not to be sneezed at!
3) (sprecare) to throw* away [occasione, soldi]4) (far cadere)buttare (giù) qcs. dalla finestra — to throw sth. out of the window
5) (stendere)6) (emettere) to spew, to eject [lava, fumo]7) buttare giù (rovesciare) to cast* down, to knock off, to knock down [vaso, sedia]; (abbattere) to throw* down, to pull down [ edificio]; to knock down [ albero]; [ vento] to blow* down [ albero]; (sfondare) to smash down [ porta]; (ingoiare) to swallow [ cibo]; (avvilire) to bring* down, to get* down [ persona]; (debilitare) [ malattia] to weaken [ persona]; (abbozzare) to dash off, to throw* off, to toss off, to write* down [ appunti]; (giocare) to throw* down [ carta]buttare qcn. giù dal letto — to get sb. out of bed
8) buttare fuori to throw* out [importuno, studente]; to throw* out, to kick out [ dipendente]buttare fuori di casa — to put out [ inquilino]; to turn out into the street [ coniuge]
9) buttare indietro to fling* back [testa, capelli]10) buttare là, buttare lì to throw* out [frase, idea]2. 3.verbo pronominale buttarsi1) (gettarsi) to throw* oneself- rsi sul letto — to throw oneself onto o to fall into bed
-rsi (giù) dalla finestra, sotto un treno — to throw oneself out of the window, in front of a train
- rsi in acqua — to throw oneself o jump into the water; (per fare un bagno) to go for a dip
2) fig.- rsi in — to throw oneself o pitch into [ lavoro]
3) (osare) to go* for it, to give* it a go4) (indossare)- rsi una sciarpa sulle spalle — to fling o sling a scarf around one's shoulders
5) (sfociare)il Po si butta nell'Adriatico — the River Po flows into o joins the Adriatic Sea
6) buttarsi giù (avvilirsi) to get* dejected••buttare qcs. in faccia a qcn. — to throw sth. into sb.'s teeth, to cast sth. up at sb.
buttare all'aria — to mess up [fogli, stanza, progetto]
buttare a mare qcs. — to throw sth. out the window
buttare un occhio su — to cast a glance o look at
buttare o -rsi alle spalle to leave behind, to turn one's back on [preoccupazioni, passato]; buttare al vento — to dish, to bungle [ piani]; to chuck, to fritter away [ denaro]
* * *buttare/but'tare/ [1]1 (lanciare) to throw*; buttare qcs. per terra, in aria to throw sth. to the ground, up into the air2 (sbarazzarsi) buttare (via) to throw away o out [cose vecchie, rifiuti]; non è da buttar via! fig. it's not to be sneezed at!3 (sprecare) to throw* away [occasione, soldi]4 (far cadere) buttare (giù) qcs. dalla finestra to throw sth. out of the window5 (stendere) buttare una coperta sul letto to throw a blanket over the bed6 (emettere) to spew, to eject [lava, fumo]7 buttare giù (rovesciare) to cast* down, to knock off, to knock down [vaso, sedia]; (abbattere) to throw* down, to pull down [ edificio]; to knock down [ albero]; [ vento] to blow* down [ albero]; (sfondare) to smash down [ porta]; (ingoiare) to swallow [ cibo]; (avvilire) to bring* down, to get* down [ persona]; (debilitare) [ malattia] to weaken [ persona]; (abbozzare) to dash off, to throw* off, to toss off, to write* down [ appunti]; (giocare) to throw* down [ carta]; buttare qcn. giù dal letto to get sb. out of bed8 buttare fuori to throw* out [importuno, studente]; to throw* out, to kick out [ dipendente]; buttare fuori di casa to put out [ inquilino]; to turn out into the street [ coniuge]9 buttare indietro to fling* back [testa, capelli]10 buttare là, buttare lì to throw* out [frase, idea](aus. avere) (germogliare) to bud, to come* up, to sproutIII buttarsi verbo pronominale1 (gettarsi) to throw* oneself; - rsi sul letto to throw oneself onto o to fall into bed; -rsi (giù) dalla finestra, sotto un treno to throw oneself out of the window, in front of a train; - rsi in acqua to throw oneself o jump into the water; (per fare un bagno) to go for a dip3 (osare) to go* for it, to give* it a go; buttati! go for it! just do it!buttare la pasta to put the pasta (into the boiling water); buttare qcs. in faccia a qcn. to throw sth. into sb.'s teeth, to cast sth. up at sb.; buttare all'aria to mess up [fogli, stanza, progetto]; buttare a mare qcs. to throw sth. out the window; buttare un occhio su to cast a glance o look at; buttare o -rsi alle spalle to leave behind, to turn one's back on [preoccupazioni, passato]; buttare al vento to dish, to bungle [ piani]; to chuck, to fritter away [ denaro]. -
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1. n медведь; медведица2. n медведь, неуклюжий человекbear sport — шумная, грубая игра
black bear — барибал, американский чёрный медведь
3. n медвежий мех4. n десятилетний бойскаут5. n бирж. проф. спекулянт, играющий на понижение, «медведь»6. n ручной дыропробивной пресс, медведка7. n метал. «козёл»8. v бирж. проф. играть на понижение9. v переносить, перевозитьto bear pain without flinching — переносить боль, не дрогнув
10. v книжн. носить, нестиbear losses — нести убытки; нести ущерб
11. v гнать, нестиbear away — унести, увести
12. v направляться, поворачиваться; держатьсяto bear in memory — помнить, запоминать, держать в памяти
13. v книжн. находиться, простираться14. v наводить15. v иметь, нести на себе16. v иметь, обладатьto bear date — иметь дату, быть датированным
bear that in mind! — запомни это!; имей это в виду!
to bear in mind — помнить; запоминать; иметь в виду
17. v выдерживать, нести тяжесть, нагрузку18. v опираться; стоять; нажимать, давитьa beam bearing on two uprights — брус, опирающийся на два столба
19. v иметь отношение к, быть связанным сto bear on — касаться, иметь отношение
20. v допускать, разрешатьhe spends more than his salary can bear — он тратит больше, чем позволяет ему жалованье
21. v рождать; производить на светborne by Eve, born of Eve — рождённый Евой
bear bore born — носить; перевозить; производить; выдерживать; выносить; терпеть; подтверждать; играть на понижение
22. v приносить плоды23. v держаться, вести себя24. n диал. ячмень25. n диал. наволочкаСинонимический ряд:1. animal (noun) animal; bear cub; black bear; grizzly; koala; panda; polar bear; teddy bear; Winnie the Pooh2. abide (verb) abide; accept; be capable of; brook; digest; endure; hold up under; lump; put up with; stand; stick out; stomach; suffer; swallow; sweat out; tolerate3. accompany (verb) accompany; attend; chaperon; companion; company; consort with; convoy; escort4. aim (verb) aim; bend; curve; deviate; turn; veer5. bear down (verb) bear down; drive; force; pressure; push; shove; thrust6. behave (verb) acquit; act; behave; comport; demean; deport; disport; do; go on; govern; move; operate; quit; succeed; work7. carry (verb) bring; buck; carry; conduct; convey; ferry; fetch; guide; have; lug; pack; possess; take; tote; transfer; transport8. demonstrate (verb) broadcast; demonstrate; display; exhibit; manifest; show; spread; transmit; utter9. head (verb) go; head; light out; make; set out; strike out; take off10. merit (verb) be worthy of; deserve; invite; merit; warrant11. nurse (verb) harbour; nurse12. press (verb) compress; constrain; crowd; crush; jam; press; squash; squeeze; squish; squush13. procreate (verb) beget; breed; generate; multiply; procreate; propagate; reproduce14. produce (verb) bring forth; deliver; give birth to; have a litter; litter; produce; spawn; turn out; yield15. relate (verb) affect; appertain; be pertinent; be relevant; bear on; concern; pertain; refer; relate; tend16. support (verb) carry on; keep up; maintain; remain firm; shoulder; support; sustain; upholdАнтонимический ряд:abort; avoid; decline; dodge; drop; eject; evade; expel; protest; pull; refuse; reject; repel; resent; shed; succumb
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