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1 minute
I.minute, US [transcription][-"nu ;t"] adj [particle, lettering] minuscule ; [quantity] infime ; [risk, rise, variation] minime ; to describe sth in minute detail décrire qch dans les moindres détails.II.A n1 ( unit of time) minute f ; a few minutes earlier/later quelques minutes avant/après ; five minutes past ten dix heures cinq ; it's five minutes' walk away c'est à cinq minutes à pied ; we arrived at eight o'clock to the minute nous sommes arrivés à huit heures pile ; we arrived without a minute to spare nous sommes arrivés au tout dernier moment ;2 ( short moment) minute f ; just a minute please une minute, s'il vous plaît ; I'll be ready in a minute je serai prêt dans une minute ; she won't be a minute elle sera là dans un instant ; it won't take a minute il y en aura pour un instant ; within minutes the police were there en l'espace de quelques minutes la police était sur les lieux ;3 ( exact instant) the minute I heard the news I telephoned dès que j'ai entendu la nouvelle j'ai téléphoné ; at that very minute à cet instant précis ; they're due to arrive any minute now ils devraient arriver d'une minute à l'autre ; stop talking this minute! arrêtez immédiatement de parler! ; I was just this minute going to phone you j'allais t'appeler à l'instant ; he's at this minute starting his speech il est tout juste en train de commencer son discours ; to arrive at the last minute arriver à la dernière minute ; to leave things to the last minute laisser les choses à la dernière minute ; to put sth off to the last minute repousser qch au dernier moment ; not for one minute did I think she was lying je n'ai pas pensé un seul instant qu'elle mentait ; he's always up to the minute with the news il est toujours au courant des dernières nouvelles ; she's always up to the minute in her clothes elle est toujours à la dernière mode ;2 Admin compte rendu m ; to take the minutes rédiger le compte rendu ; he read the minutes of the last meeting il a lu le compte rendu de la dernière réunion.there's one ou a sucker born every minute ○ ce ne sont pas les gogos ○ qui manquent. -
2 sucker
noun2) (one attracted)be a sucker for somebody/something — eine Schwäche für jemanden/etwas haben
* * *1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) der Sauger, der Saugnapf2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) der Gummisauger3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) der Schößling4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) säugen, stillen5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.)* * *suck·er[ˈsʌkəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. nhe is a \sucker for women er kann keiner Frau widerstehenall-day \sucker Dauerlutscher m9.II. vt AM1. (trick)▪ to \sucker sb into doing sth jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun2. (swindle)* * *['sʌkə(r)]nto be a sucker for sth — (immer) auf etw (acc) hereinfallen
to be had for a sucker — zum Narren gehalten werden, für dumm verkauft werden
he's looking for some sucker who'll lend him £200 — er sucht einen Dummen, der ihm £ 200 leiht
* * *A s1. saugendes Jungtier (besonders Spanferkel)2. ZOOLa) Saugrüssel mb) Saugnapf m3. FISCHb) Neunauge nc) Lumpenfisch m4. TECHa) Saugkolben mb) Saugventil nc) Saugrohr nd) Saugfuß m6. US Lutscher m7. sl Gimpel m pej, (gutgläubiger) Trottel umg:a) immer wieder reinfallen auf (akk),b) verrückt sein nach;there’s a sucker born every minute US die Dummen werden nicht alle8. US sl allga) Kerl mb) Ding nB v/t eine Pflanze von Schösslingen befreienC v/i Schösslinge treiben* * *nounbe a sucker for somebody/something — eine Schwäche für jemanden/etwas haben
* * *n.Gimpel - m.Säugling -e m.Wurzelschössling m. -
3 alle
Adj. präd. und Adv. umg.1. (aufgebraucht) finished, all gone; mein Geld ist alle I’ve run out of money, I’m broke allg.; der Zucker ist alle we’ve etc. run out of sugar, there’s no sugar left allg.; alle machen finish allg.; allmählich alle werden run out; Dumme werden nie alle fools will never die out allg., Am. there’s a sucker born every minute2. (erschöpft) whacked, bushed3. jemanden alle machen umg. (ruinieren, fertig machen) finish s.o. off allg.; (umbringen) do s.o. in* * *all of them (Pl.); everybody (Pl.); everyone (Pl.); all (Pl.)* * *ạl|le(r, s) I ['alə]1. indef pron1) attr all; (bestimmte Menge, Anzahl) all the; (auf eine Person bezüglich = all sein) Geld, Liebe, Freunde, Erfahrungen all one'salle Kinder dieser Stadt — all the children in this town
die Eltern fuhren mit allen Kindern weg — the parents went off with all their children
im Geschäft war alles Brot ausverkauft — all the bread in the shop was sold out
alle meine Kinder — all ( of) my children
alle Anwesenden/Beteiligten/Betroffenen — all those present/taking part/affected
ohne allen Grund — without any reason, with no reason at all
See:→ auch all2) sing (substantivisch) everything; (inf = alle Menschen) everybody, everyonealles, was... — all or everything that...; everybody or everyone who...
alles Schöne — everything beautiful, all that is beautiful
"alles für das Baby/den Heimwerker" — "everything for (the) baby/the handyman"
(ich wünsche dir) alles Gute — (I wish you) all the best
das ist alles, das wäre alles — that's all, that's it (inf)
das ist alles andere als... — that's anything but...
er ist alles, nur kein Vertreter — he's anything but a salesman
das ist mir alles gleich — it's all the same to me
es hat alles keinen Sinn mehr — nothing makes sense any more, it has all become meaningless
was es nicht alles gibt! — well (now) I've seen everything!, well I never (inf)
3) pl (substantivisch) all; (= alle Menschen auch) everybody, everyoneich habe ( sie) alle verschenkt — I've given them all away, I've given all of them away
alle drei/diejenigen, die... — all three/(those) who...
sie kamen alle — they all came, all of them came
sie haben alle kein Geld mehr — none of them has any money left
redet nicht alle auf einmal! — don't all talk at once! (mit Zeit-, Maßangaben) usu pl every
alle fünf Minuten/halbe Stunde/fünf Meilen — every five minutes/half-hour/five miles
alle Jahre wieder — year after year
2. advSee:→ alleII ['alə]1. pronSee:→ alle(r, s)2. adv (inf)all gonedie Milch ist alle — the milk's all gone, there's no milk left
alle werden — to be finished; (Vorräte auch) to run out
* * *(every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) all* * *al·le[ˈalə]▪ \alle sein to be all gone [or finished]der Kuchen ist \alle! the cake is all gone [or finished]etw \alle machen to finish sth off sepich bin ganz \alle I'm exhausted [or finished]al·le(r, s)[ˈalə, -lɐ, -ləs]er hat \alles Geld verloren he's lost all the money[ich wünsche dir] \alles Gute [I wish you] all the best\alle Anwesenden all those present\alle meine Freunde/Kinder all [of] my friends/childrenvor \allen Leuten in public, for all the world to see\alles Neue/Schöne/Wichtige everything [that's] [or all that's] new/beautiful/important\alles Übrige all the rest[wir/ihr/sie] \alle all of us/you/them, we/you/they allund damit sind \alle gemeint and that means everyonees kam zum Kampf \aller gegen \alle it turned into a free for allwir haben \alle kein Geld mehr none of us have any money leftich will euch \alle nie wieder sehen! I don't want to see any of you ever again!ihr seid \alle willkommen you're all welcome\alle auf einmal passen nicht durch die Tür everyone won't fit through the door at the same time\alle kamen gleichzeitig an everyone arrived at the same timewir kamen \alle rechtzeitig an we all arrived in timeredet nicht \alle auf einmal don't all speak at once\alle [davon] all of them, they allmir gefallen \alle [davon] I like all of them\alle beide/vier both/all fourihr habt \alle beide Recht you're both [or both of you are] rightich nehme \alle vier I'll take all four [of them]das sind aber viele Bücher, hast du sie \alle gelesen? that's a lot of books, have you read them all?▪ \alles everythingich habe ihr \alles erzählt I've told her everythingdas sagt schon \alles that says it alldas ist \alles that's everything [or all] [or fam it]das \alles all thatihr ist [das] \alles zu viel it's all too much for herwillst du das \alles essen? are you going eat everything [or all that] [or all of it]?\alles oder nichts all or nothingtrotz \allem in spite of everything [or of it all]über \alles above all [or everything] else\allem voran first and foremost\alles, was ich weiß, ist dass/warum/wer... all I know is that/why/who...▪ [das] \alles all [that]das ist doch \alles Unsinn! that's all nonsense!das geht dich doch \alles nichts an! that's nothing at all to do with you!was habt ihr im Urlaub so \alles gemacht? (fam) what did you get up to on holiday?wer war \alles da? who was there?\alles in \allem (insgesamt betrachtet) all in all\alles in \allem haben wir €1.000 ausgegeben [all] in all we spent €1,000▪ alles everyone, all of youso, nun aber \alles ab ins Bett! right, everyone [or all of you] off to bed now!bitte \alles aussteigen! all change, please!6. (bei Zeit und Maßangaben) every\alle fünf Minuten/drei Monate every five minutes/three months\alle Jahre wieder year after year\alle 14 Tage every other week7.▶ \alle für einen und einer für \alle all for one and one for allhast du sie noch \alle? are you mad? fam▶ \alles und jedes anything and everything; s.a. ein I. 2* * *Adjektiv; nicht attr1) (ugs.): (verbraucht, verkauft usw.)* * *alle adj präd und adv umg1. (aufgebraucht) finished, all gone;alle machen finish allg;allmählich alle werden run out;2. (erschöpft) whacked, bushed3.* * *Adjektiv; nicht attr1) (ugs.): (verbraucht, verkauft usw.) -
4 Дуракам счету нет
Fools are numerous. See На наш век дураков хватит (H)Cf:A fool is born every minute (Am.). Fools go in crowds (Am., Br.). If all fools wore feathers (white caps), we should seem a flock of geese (Br.). If all fools wore white caps, we'd all look like geese (Am.). If every fool held a bauble, fuel would be dear (Br.). There is one born every minute (Br.). There's a sucker born every minute (Am., Br.). The world is full of fools (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Дуракам счету нет
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5 На наш век дураков хватит
See Дуракам счету нет (Д)Cf: A fool is born every minute (Am.). If all fools wore white caps, we'd all look like geese (Am.). There is one born every minute (Br.). There's a sucker born every minute (Am., Br.). The world is full of fools (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > На наш век дураков хватит
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6 głup|i
adj. grad. 1. (nieinteligentny) stupid, foolish; (niepoważny) silly; daft GB pot.; (naiwny) silly, foolish- głupia mina a stupid/silly expression- głupie pytanie a silly question- głupiego robota! (bezcelowa) it’s pointless; it’s pissing in the wind posp.; (żmudna) it’s donkey work pot.- śmiać się jak głupi to laugh like an idiot/like a lunatic- biegać w kółko jak głupi to run around (in circles) like a chicken with its head cut off a. a headless chicken pot.- pracować jak głupi to work like mad pot.- udawać głupiego to play the fool; to play dumb pot.- głupie wymówki a. wykręty silly excuses- z głupiego zarozumiałego szczeniaka wyrósł na poważnego, odpowiedzialnego człowieka that silly conceited little twit grew up into a serious, responsible young man- przestała zadawać się z głupimi nastolatkami she stopped hanging around with silly teenagers- głupia byłam, że się na to zgodziłam it was stupid of me to agree to it- nie ma głupich! who do you think you’re fooling?!- nie bądź głupi! don’t be silly/stupid!- głupi osioł! pot., obraźl. stupid ass! GB pot., obraźl.2. pot. (lekceważąco) silly, stupid- głupia choroba/sprawa a silly illness/matter- nawet głupiego gwoździa nie umie wbić he can’t even get a stupid nail hammered in3. pot., pejor. głupią pogodę mamy tej zimy it’s really crazy weather this winter pot.- wplątała się w jakiś głupi romans she got involved in some stupid (love) affair- przez głupi upór through (one’s own) pigheadedness- przez głupi upór stracił okazję/pracę it was through his own pigheadedness that he missed that opportunity/lost that job4. (niezręczny, przykry) awkward, stupid- głupi błąd a boob GB pot.; a stupid mistake- głupia sytuacja an awkward situation- głupia wpadka a stupid blunder- głupie żarty/kawały/dowcipy clumsy jokes5. pot. (obłąkany) loony pot., crazy pot.■ śmiać się jak głupi do sera to be happy as a sandboy GB, to be happy as a clam US;głupich nie sieją, sami się rodzą there’s a sucker born every minute- głupi sam się ze skóry łupi a fool and his money are soon parted przysł.- mądry głupiemu ustępuje it isn’t wise to stand in a fool’s way- wysoki jak brzoza, a głupi jak koza all brawn (and) no brainThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > głup|i
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7 si|ać
impf (sieję) Ⅰ vt 1. Ogr., Roln. to sow [nasiona, rośliny]- siać marchewkę w rzędach to sow carrots in drills, to drill carrots- kukurydza siana jest maszynowo maize is sown mechanically ⇒ posiać , zasiać2. (wywoływać) to sow, to sow (the) seeds of [wątpliwości, zamęt, podejrzenia]; (szerzyć) to spread [plotki, idee, panikę, grozę]; to cause [śmierć, zgorszenie]- siać nienawiść to stir up hatred- siać niezgodę między sąsiadami to sow discord among neighbours- siać spustoszenie to cause a. wreak havoc- huragan siał w lasach spustoszenie the hurricane wreaked a. wrought havoc on forests ⇒ posiać , zasiać3. pot. (gubić) to lose [parasol, długopis]; (zarzucać) to mislay [okulary, klucze] 4. (przesiewać) to sift [mąkę] ⇒ przesiać Ⅱ vi 1. [deszcz] to fall 2. (strzelać) to shoot (z czegoś with sth); to rain vt (czymś sth)- siać z karabinu maszynowego/pistoletu to shoot with a machine gun/pistol- siali na nas granatami they rained grenades on us■ cicho, jak makiem siał książk. (as) quiet a. silent as the grave- w domu/pokoju było cicho jak makiem siał the house/room was quiet as the grave- głupich nie sieją, sami się rodzą przysł. there’s one (sucker) born every minute pot.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > si|ać
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8 Dumme
m, f; -n, -n fool, mug umg; der Dumme sein be left holding the baby ( oder carrying the can); einen Dummen findet man immer there are plenty of mugs (Am. fools) around; die Dummen sterben nicht aus oder werden nicht weniger there’s another one born every minute; da musst du dir schon einen Dümmeren suchen umg. you’ll have to find (yourself) another mug (Am. sucker)* * *Dụm|me(r) ['dʊmə] mug (inf), fool, sucker (inf)der Dumme sein — to be left to carry the can (inf), to be left holding the baby (inf)
einen Dummen finden — to find a mug (inf) or a sucker (inf)
* * *Dum·me(r)der muss einer von den ganz \Dummen sein he must be a right [or prize] idiot BRITdann kannst du aber kein ganz \Dummer sein you can't be that [or completely] stupidder \Dumme sein to be left holding the baby [or BRIT carrying the can] fig, take responsibility for a mistake* * *der/die; adj. Dekl. fooleinen Dummen finden, der etwas macht — find somebody stupid enough to do something
der Dumme sein — (ugs.) be the loser
* * *der Dumme sein be left holding the baby ( oder carrying the can);einen Dummen findet man immer there are plenty of mugs (US fools) around;werden nicht weniger there’s another one born every minute;da musst du dir schon einen Dümmeren suchen umg you’ll have to find (yourself) another mug (US sucker)* * *der/die; adj. Dekl. fooleinen Dummen finden, der etwas macht — find somebody stupid enough to do something
der Dumme sein — (ugs.) be the loser
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9 dümmer
Komp. dumm* * *Dụm|me(r) ['dʊmə] mug (inf), fool, sucker (inf)der Dumme sein — to be left to carry the can (inf), to be left holding the baby (inf)
einen Dummen finden — to find a mug (inf) or a sucker (inf)
* * *Dum·me(r)der muss einer von den ganz \Dummern sein he must be a right [or prize] idiot BRITdann kannst du aber kein ganz \Dummerr sein you can't be that [or completely] stupidder \Dummer sein to be left holding the baby [or BRIT carrying the can] fig, take responsibility for a mistake* * *
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