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1 behind the eight ball
неприятная ситуацияI ran over the neighbor’s lawn with my car, so I’m really behind the eight ball.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > behind the eight ball
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2 behind the eight ball
adj infml1) esp AmEHe broke his wife's crystal vase and is really behind the eight ball — Он расколол хрустальную вазу жены и точно получит от нее нагоняй
I ran over the neighbor's lawn with my car, so I'm really behind the eight ball — У меня будет неприятный разговор с соседями - я проехал на машине по их газону
I'm behind the eight ball again — Я, кажется, снова влип
2) AmESorry, I'm really behind the eight ball this month. I can't make a contribution — У меня действительно в этом месяце туго с деньгами. Я не могу сделать этот взнос
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > behind the eight ball
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3 behind the eight ball
амер.; жарг.в трудном, тяжёлом или проигрышном положении [первонач. тк. в бильярде]...circumstances have conspired to put you behind the legal eight ball (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Waylaid Wolf’, ch. 10) —...обстоятельства сложились так, что с точки зрения закона ваше положение очень серьезно.
You don't even know when the Depression was or what it was, either... The whole country was behind the eight ball, not just me! (P. Roth, ‘When She Was Good’, part II, ch. 3) — Ты даже не знаешь, когда был кризис и что это такое... Вся страна бедствовала, не только я!
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4 behind the eight ball
aмep. paзг.в тpуднoм, тяжёлoм, нeлoвкoм или пpoигpышнoм пoлoжeнии [пepвoнaч. т.к. в бильяpдe]After his unkind remarks were repeated to the boss, he really ended up behind the eight ball....Circumstances have conspired to put you behind the legal eight ball №. S. Gardner) -
5 behind the eight ball
1) Общая лексика: в затруднительном положении, в опасном положении, неудачник2) Разговорное выражение: в невыгодном положении (At a disadvantage.)3) Сленг: без денег (I was behind the eight ball again and coudn't make my car payment. Я был опять без денег и не мог сделать платёж за машину.), в проигрышном положении -
6 behind the eight-ball
Общая лексика: находиться в сложной ситуации -
7 behind the eight ball
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9 to be behind the eight
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10 be behind the eight ball
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11 be behind the eight ball
Общая лексика: оказаться в опасном положенииУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > be behind the eight ball
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12 you always find yourself behind the eight ball
Американизм: вечно у тебя какие-то проблемыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > you always find yourself behind the eight ball
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13 to be behind the eight ball
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14 be behind the eight ball
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15 ♦ eight
♦ eight /eɪt/a. e n.1 otto: eight hundred, ottocento; Only eight were invited, ne sono stati invitati solo otto; an eight-hour working day, una giornata lavorativa di otto ore; the eight of hearts, l'otto di cuori ( carta da gioco); Eight is my lucky number, l'otto è il mio numero fortunato; There are eight of them, sono in otto; Eight out of ten schools have an internet connection, otto scuole su dieci hanno la connessione internet2 otto ( anni d'età): He's eight, ha otto anni; an eight-year-old, un bambino (o una bambina) di otto anni4 (col verbo al sing. o al pl.) ( canottaggio) otto ( equipaggio e imbarcazione): The Oxford eight has ( o have) taken the lead, l'otto di Oxford è andato in testa; the Eights, le gare di canottaggio estive fra i college di Oxford● ( biliardo, USA) eight ball, palla nera; palla numero otto □ (telef., USA) 800 line (o number), numero verde □ ( sport) 800-metre runner, ottocentista □ ( slang USA) behind the eight ball, nei guai; nei casini □ (fam. GB) one over the eight, un bicchiere di troppo; ( come pred.) che ha bevuto un bicchiere di troppo, brillo, che ha alzato il gomito. -
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eight [eɪt]1 noun(a) (number, numeral) huit m inv;∎ to reach the last eight (in knockout competition) être en quart de finale;∎ British to have had one over the eight avoir bu plus que son compte(b) (in rowing) huit m (de pointe)2 pronounhuithuit;∎ to work an eight-hour day travailler huit heures par jour, faire des journées de huit heures; see also fiveAmerican eight hundred number ≃ numéro m vert -
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eight [eɪt]1. num. card. во́семь2. n1) восьмёрка2) (the Eights) pl гребны́е состяза́ния ме́жду оксфо́рдскими и ке́мбриджскими студе́нтами3):in eights в восьму́ю до́лю листа́
◊to cut eights де́лать восьмёрки ( в фигурном катании)
;to be behind the eight ball амер. оказа́ться в опа́сном или кра́йне затрудни́тельном положе́нии
;to have one over the eight сл. напи́ться, опьяне́ть
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18 eight ball
eight ball[´eit¸bɔl] n черна билярдна топка; • behind the \eight ball разг. в опасност, в затруднено положение. -
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1. adjectiveit's eight [o'clock] — es ist acht [Uhr]
eight ten/fifty — zehn nach acht/vor neun; (esp. in timetable) acht Uhr zehn/fünfzig
around eight, at about eight — gegen acht [Uhr]
half eight — (coll.) halb neun
eight-year-old — Achtjähriger, der/Achtjährige, die
be eight [years old] — acht [Jahre alt] sein
he won eight-six — er hat acht zu sechs gewonnen
Book/Volume/Part/Chapter Eight — Buch/Band/Teil/Kapitel acht; achtes Buch/achter Band/achter Teil/achtes Kapitel
2. nouneight-storey[ed] building — achtstöckiges od. achtgeschossiges Gebäude
1) (number, symbol) Acht, diethe first/last eight — die ersten/letzten acht
there were eight of us — wir waren [zu] acht
come eight at a time/in eights — acht auf einmal/zu je acht kommen
the [number] eight [bus] — die Buslinie Nr. 8; der Achter (ugs.)
[figure of] eight — Achter, der (ugs.); Acht, die
3) (Cards)eight [of hearts/trumps] — [Herz-/Trumpf]acht, die
4) (size)a size eight dress — ein Kleid [in] Größe 8
wear size eight shoes — [Schuh]größe 8 haben od. tragen
wear an eight, be size eight — Größe 8 tragen od. haben
* * *[eit] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) die Acht2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) die Acht3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) der Achter2. adjective2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) acht•- academic.ru/115990/eight-">eight-- eighth
- eight-year-old 3. adjectivean eight-year-old child.) achtjährig* * *[eɪt]I. adj1. (number) acht\eight times three is 24 acht mal drei ist 24that costs £\eight das kostet acht Pfundthe number \eight goes to the station die Linie acht fährt zum Bahnhofthe score is \eight three es steht acht zu dreithere were \eight of us wir waren zu achtthey're sold in packets of \eight das gibt's im Achterpackafter ringing the bell \eight times we... nachdem wir achtmal geklingelt hatten,...in \eight times out of ten in acht von zehn Fällenin chapter \eight in Kapitel acht, im achten Kapitela family of \eight eine achtköpfige Familie\eight and a quarter/half achteinviertel/achteinhalb\eight times the amount of... achtmal so viel...one in \eight [people] jeder Achtein \eight [different] colours/sizes in acht [verschiedenen] Farben/Größento bet at \eight to one acht zu eins wetten2. (age) achta boy of \eight ein achtjähriger Jungeto be/turn \eight [years old] acht [Jahre alt] sein/werdenat the age of \eight [or at \eight [years old]] [or aged \eight] mit acht Jahren, im Alter von acht Jahren geh3. (time)to be \eight [o'clock] acht [Uhr] seinat \eight [o'clock] um acht [Uhr]at \eight am/pm um acht Uhr morgens [o früh] /abends [o um zwanzig Uhr][at] about [or around] \eight [o'clock] gegen acht [Uhr]at \eight thirty um halb neun, um acht Uhr dreißigat \eight twenty/forty-five um zwanzig nach acht [o acht Uhr zwanzig] /Viertel vor neun [o drei viertel neun] [o acht Uhr fünfundvierzigII. nten \eights are eighty zehn mal acht gibt [o ist] [o macht] achtzigof the \eight only two were English von den acht waren nur zwei aus Englandthe number \eight die Zahl Acht; (representing sth specific) die Nummer Achttwo hundred and \eight zweihundert[und]achtto divide sth into \eight etw in acht Teile [o Stücke] teilenwe were divided up into groups of \eight wir wurden in Achtergruppen aufgeteiltto go in \eight at a time zu je acht eintreten▪ \eights pl Achterrennen nthe's reached the last \eight er hat das Viertelfinale erreichtto skate a figure of \eight [on the ice] [auf dem Eis] eine Acht [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ einen Achter] laufen3. BRIT (clothing size) [Kleidergröße] 36; AM [Kleidergröße] 38; BRIT (shoe size) [Schuhgröße] 41; AM [Schuhgröße] 39\eight of clubs/hearts Kreuz-/Herz-Acht f5. (public transport)▪ the \eight die Acht, der Achter ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ6.▶ to be behind the \eight ball AM im Nachteil sein* * *[eɪt]1. adjachtto be behind the eight ball ( US inf ) — in der Patsche sitzen (inf)
See:→ six2. nSee:→ six3)to have had one over the eight (inf) — einen über den Durst or einen zu viel getrunken haben (inf)
* * *eight [eıt]A adj acht:there were eight of us wir waren zu achtB s1. Acht f (Zahl, Spielkarte etc):the eight of hearts die Herzacht;3. AUTO, TECH US umg Achtzylinder m (Motor und Wagen)* * *1. adjectiveit's eight [o'clock] — es ist acht [Uhr]
eight ten/fifty — zehn nach acht/vor neun; (esp. in timetable) acht Uhr zehn/fünfzig
around eight, at about eight — gegen acht [Uhr]
half eight — (coll.) halb neun
eight-year-old — Achtjähriger, der/Achtjährige, die
be eight [years old] — acht [Jahre alt] sein
at [the age of] eight, aged eight — mit acht Jahren; im Alter von acht Jahren
Book/Volume/Part/Chapter Eight — Buch/Band/Teil/Kapitel acht; achtes Buch/achter Band/achter Teil/achtes Kapitel
2. nouneight-storey[ed] building — achtstöckiges od. achtgeschossiges Gebäude
1) (number, symbol) Acht, diethe first/last eight — die ersten/letzten acht
there were eight of us — wir waren [zu] acht
come eight at a time/in eights — acht auf einmal/zu je acht kommen
the [number] eight [bus] — die Buslinie Nr. 8; der Achter (ugs.)
[figure of] eight — Achter, der (ugs.); Acht, die
3) (Cards)eight [of hearts/trumps] — [Herz-/Trumpf]acht, die
4) (size)a size eight dress — ein Kleid [in] Größe 8
wear size eight shoes — [Schuh]größe 8 haben od. tragen
wear an eight, be size eight — Größe 8 tragen od. haben
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[eɪt] adj1) ( number) acht;\eight times three is 24 acht mal drei ist 24;that costs £\eight das kostet acht Pfund;the number \eight goes to the station die Linie acht fährt zum Bahnhof;the score is \eight three es steht acht zu drei;there are \eight of us wir sind [zu] acht;they're sold in packets of \eight das wird in einer Achterpackung verkauft;after ringing the bell \eight times we... nachdem wir achtmal geklingelt hatten,...;in chapter \eight in Kapitel acht, im achten Kapitel;a family of \eight eine achtköpfige Familie;\eight and a quarter/ half achteinviertel/achteinhalb;\eight times the amount of... achtmal so viel...;one in \eight [people] jeder Achte;in \eight [different] colours/ sizes in acht [verschiedenen] Farben/Größen;to bet at \eight to one acht zu eins wetten2) ( age) acht;a boy of \eight ein achtjähriger Junge;to be/turn \eight [years old] acht [Jahre alt] sein/werden;at the age of \eight [or at \eight [years old]] [or aged \eight] mit acht Jahren, im Alter von acht Jahren ( geh)3) ( time)to be \eight [o'clock] acht [Uhr] sein;at \eight [o'clock] um acht [Uhr];ten/twenty [minutes] past [or ( Am usu) after] \eight [o'clock] zehn/zwanzig [Minuten] nach acht [Uhr];ten/twenty [minutes] to [or ( Am usu) before] \eight [o'clock] zehn/zwanzig [Minuten] vor acht [Uhr];at \eight thirty um halb neun, um acht Uhr dreißig;at \eight twenty/ forty-five um zwanzig nach acht [o acht Uhr zwanzig] /Viertel vor neun [o drei viertel neun] [o acht Uhr fünfundvierzig] n1) (number, symbol) Acht f\eights pl Achterrennen nt;to skate a figure of \eight [on the ice] [auf dem Eis] eine Acht laufen(Am) ( clothing size) [Kleidergröße] 38;(Am) ( shoe size) [Schuhgröße] 395) ( public transport)the \eight die AchtPHRASES:to be behind the \eight ball (Am) im Nachteil sein;
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