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1 sixty-four thousand dollar question
[ˌsɪkstɪfɔː(r)ˌθaʊzǝndˌdɒlǝ(r)'kwestʃǝn]N•
that's the sixty-four thousand dollar question — es la pregunta del millónEnglish-spanish dictionary > sixty-four thousand dollar question
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2 sixty-four thousand dollar question n
[ˌsɪkstɪfɔː'θaʊsəndˌdɒlə'kwɛstʃən]English-Italian dictionary > sixty-four thousand dollar question n
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3 the 64 (or sixty-four) dollars question
(пoзднee the 64000 или sixty-four thousand dollar question)paзг. caмый вaжный, peшaющий, кaвepзный вoпpoc [в paдиoвиктopинe, гдe ceдьмoй вoпpoc являeтcя caмым cлoжным, зa кaждый удaчный oтвeт пpиз удвaивaeтcя, т. e. 1-2-4-8-16-32-64 дoллapa; пepвoнaч. aмep.] Colonel But why should he have married you, feeling as he did about everything? Alison. That is the famous American question - you know the sixty-four dollar one! Perhaps it was revenge (J. Osborne). The $. question in Cannes. Can European films catch up with rivals in the US and Japan? (The European)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > the 64 (or sixty-four) dollars question
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4 sixty
sixty [ˈsɪkstɪ]• in the sixties ( = 1960s) dans les années soixante• the temperature was in the sixties ≈ il faisait entre quinze et vingt degrés* * *['sɪkstɪ]noun, adjective soixante (m) inv -
5 dollar
dollar ['dɒlə(r)](a) (currency) dollar m;∎ you can bet your bottom dollar or dollars to doughnuts that he'll be there tu peux être sûr qu'il sera là;∎ I feel like a million dollars je me sens merveilleusement bien;∎ familiar you look like a million dollars in that dress! tu es magnifique dans cette robe!;∎ that's the sixty-four thousand dollar question c'est la question à mille francsdollar balances soldes mpl en dollars;dollar bill billet m d'un dollar;dollar cost averaging = calcul du coût moyen en dollars; Stock Exchange coût m moyen des actions achetées par sommes fixes;dollar crisis crise f du dollar;dollar diplomacy diplomatie f du dollar;Finance dollar premium prime f sur le dollar;Finance dollar rate cours m du dollar;dollar sign (signe m du) dollar m -
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'dolə((usually abbreviated to $ when written) the standard unit of currency in several countries, eg the United States, Australia, Singapore: It costs ten dollars / $10.) dólardollar n dólartr['dɒləSMALLr/SMALL]1 dólar nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto feel like a million dollars sentirse en el séptimo cielo, sentirse en las nubesto look like a million dollars tener un aspecto maravilloso, estar despampanantedollar bill billete nombre masculino de un dólarthe sixty-four thousand dollar question la pregunta del millóndollar ['dɑlər] n: dólar mn.• dólar s.m.'dɑːlər, 'dɒlə(r)noun dólar mdollars to doughnuts — (AmE colloq)
it's dollars to doughnuts they'll come — te apuesto or juego lo que quieras (a) que vienen
to be (as) sound as a dollar — (AmE colloq) \<\<heart/engine\>\> funcionar or marchar como un reloj; \<\<person\>\> estar* (fuerte) como un toro
['dɒlǝ(r)]to feel/look like a million dollars: he made me feel like a million dollars me hizo sentir en el séptimo cielo or a las mil maravillas; she looked like a million dollars estaba despampanante; top dollar (AmE colloq) el mejor precio (or sueldo etc); you can bet your bottom dollar (colloq) puedes estar seguro, te lo doy firmado (fam); (before n) dollar bill billete m de un dólar; dollar sign — signo m or símbolo m del dólar
1.N dólar m2.CPDdollar area N — zona f del dólar
dollar bill N — billete m de un dólar
dollar cost averaging N — costo m promedio en dólares
dollar diplomacy N — (US) (Pol) diplomacia f a golpe de dólar
dollar rate N — cambio m del dólar
dollar sign N — signo m del dólar
* * *['dɑːlər, 'dɒlə(r)]noun dólar mdollars to doughnuts — (AmE colloq)
it's dollars to doughnuts they'll come — te apuesto or juego lo que quieras (a) que vienen
to be (as) sound as a dollar — (AmE colloq) \<\<heart/engine\>\> funcionar or marchar como un reloj; \<\<person\>\> estar* (fuerte) como un toro
to feel/look like a million dollars: he made me feel like a million dollars me hizo sentir en el séptimo cielo or a las mil maravillas; she looked like a million dollars estaba despampanante; top dollar (AmE colloq) el mejor precio (or sueldo etc); you can bet your bottom dollar (colloq) puedes estar seguro, te lo doy firmado (fam); (before n) dollar bill billete m de un dólar; dollar sign — signo m or símbolo m del dólar
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7 ♦ question
♦ question /ˈkwɛstʃən/n. [cu]1 domanda; interrogazione; quesito: Stop asking me questions, smettila di farmi domande; (gramm.) indirect question, interrogazione indiretta; rhetorical question, domanda retorica; trick question, domanda trabocchetto; to answer (o to reply to) a question, rispondere a una domanda; an embarrassing (o awkward) question, una domanda imbarazzante; to fire questions at sb., bersagliare q. di domande2 questione; discussione; problema; disputa; controversia; obiezione: a difficult question, una questione difficile; an open question, una questione pendente; un problema insoluto; the Middle East question, la questione mediorientale; It's not a question of money, non è questione di denaro; the question of the hour, il problema del momento; They granted my claim without question, accolsero il mio reclamo senza far questioni (o senza obiezioni); beyond (all) question (o out of the question) (avv.) fuor di dubbio; senza dubbio, certamente; (agg.) indubbio, indubitabile, certo, sicuro; to raise a question, sollevare una questione● ( nelle pubbliche riunioni) Question!, stia in argomento!; niente digressioni! □ question and answer, botta e risposta □ ( radio, TV) question-and-answer show, programma a quiz □ (leg.) question of fact [of law], questione di fatto [di diritto] □ question mark, punto interrogativo ( anche fig.) □ question master ► quizmaster □ (gramm. ingl.) question tag, «question tag»; breve domanda in coda a una frase (cfr. ital. «è vero?», «non è vero?»): In the sentence «He likes his job, doesn't he?», «doesn't he» is a question tag, nella frase «He likes his job, doesn't he?», «doesn't he» è una «question tag» □ (polit.: in Parlamento) question time, question time; fase dei lavori dedicata alle interrogazioni dei parlamentari □ to beg the question ► to beg □ to be beside the question, non essere pertinente; essere fuori tema □ to call st. in question, mettere in dubbio qc. □ to come into question, venire in discussione; essere discusso; acquistare importanza □ out of the question, fuori discussione; fuori questione; impossibile □ (fam.) to pop the question, fare una proposta di matrimonio □ (polit., ecc.) to put the question, sollevare una questione; mettere una questione ai voti □ ( USA) sixty-four ( thousand) dollar question, domanda da 100 milioni; domanda cruciale □ It's only a question of putting more sugar in it, si tratta solo di metterci più zucchero □ Where he went later is not the question, dove sia andato dopo è cosa del tutto irrilevante □ There is no question about (o of) his being honest, non c'è alcun dubbio sulla sua onestà □ Questions are welcome, i presenti sono invitati a fare domande.NOTA D'USO: - to make questions o to ask questions?- (to) question /ˈkwɛstʃən/A v. t.1 interrogare; far domande a (q.); esaminare: They were questioned by the immigration officer, sono stati interrogati dal funzionario dell'ufficio immigrazione2 mettere in questione; mettere in dubbio; contestare; dubitare di (qc.): I question the accuracy of the report, dubito dell'accuratezza della relazione; I question whether his plan will be successful, dubito che il suo piano riescaB v. i.● to question a statement, negare la validità di un'asserzione □ It cannot be questioned that (lett.: but that)…, è fuori dubbio che…FALSI AMICI: to question non significa questionare.
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