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1 como un elefante en una cacharrería
* * *Ex. Lieberman is conducting himself like an elephant in a china shop and is inflicting strategic damage on Israel's interests.* * *Ex: Lieberman is conducting himself like an elephant in a china shop and is inflicting strategic damage on Israel's interests.
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2 como un elefante en una cristalería
• like a bull in a china shopDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > como un elefante en una cristalería
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3 elefante
m.elephant, jumbo.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino\elefante marino elephant seal* * *(f. - elefanta)noun* * *elefante, -aSM / F elephant* * *- ta masculino, femenino elephant* * *= elephant.Ex. It now seems a manifest absurdity to say that if this elephant were an orange, it would file in such-and-such a place.----* arriero de elefantes = mahout.* como un elefante en una cacharrería = like an elephant in a china shop.* elefante blanco = white elephant.* * *- ta masculino, femenino elephant* * *= elephant.Ex: It now seems a manifest absurdity to say that if this elephant were an orange, it would file in such-and-such a place.
* arriero de elefantes = mahout.* como un elefante en una cacharrería = like an elephant in a china shop.* elefante blanco = white elephant.* * *elefante -tamasculine, feminineelephantCompuestos:masculine white elephantmasculine, feminine elephant seal, sea elephant* * *
elefante◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino
elephant
elefante sustantivo masculino elephant
elefante marino, sea elephant, elephant seal
' elefante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colmillo
- enorme
- trompa
- autóctono
- bramar
- bramido
- macho
English:
bull
- elephant
- trunk
- white
* * *elefante, -a♦ nm,felephantelefante africano African elephant;elefante asiático Asian o Indian elephant♦ nmelefante marino elephant seal* * *m ZO elephant;como un elefante en una cacharrería like a bull in a china shop* * *elefante, -ta n: elephant* * *elefante n elephant -
4 cacharrería
f.pot shop, pottery shop.* * *1 pottery shop* * *SF1) (=tienda) crockery shop2) (=cacharros) crockery, pots pl3) And (=ferretería) ironmongery* * *femenino (Col) hardware store, ironmonger's (BrE)* * *----* como un elefante en una cacharrería = like an elephant in a china shop.* * *femenino (Col) hardware store, ironmonger's (BrE)* * ** como un elefante en una cacharrería = like an elephant in a china shop.* * *( Col)hardware store, ironmonger's ( BrE)* * *
cacharrería sustantivo femenino (Col) hardware store, ironmonger's (BrE)
* * *cacharrería nf= shop selling terracotta cookware, flowerpots etc* * *f kitchenware store -
5 cristalería
f.1 glassware shop, glass shop.2 glassware.* * *1 (fábrica) glassworks2 (tienda) glassware shop* * *SF1) (=arte) glassmaking2) (=fábrica) glassworks; (=tienda) glassware shop3) (=vasos) glassware; (=juego) set of glasses* * ** * ** * *A1 (taller) glazier's2 (fábrica) glassworks* * *
cristalería sustantivo femenino ( objetos) glassware;
( juego) set of glasses
cristalería sustantivo femenino
1 (vasos, jarras, etc) glassware
2 (tienda) glassware shop
3 (taller) glazier's
' cristalería' also found in these entries:
English:
glassware
- glassworks
* * *cristalería nf1. [vasos, copas] set of glasses2. [tienda] glazier's (shop)3. [fábrica] glassworks [singular]* * *f1 fábrica glassworks sg2 objetos glassware* * *cristalería nf1) : glassware shopcomo chivo en cristalería: like a bull in a china shop2) : glassware, crystal -
6 chivo
m.1 kid, young goat.2 billy goat.3 wages, pay.4 pimp.5 lover of a married woman.6 Guatemalan.7 man economically dependent on a woman.8 illicit business, graft.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: chivar.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (cría macho) kid, young goat; (cría hembra) kid, young she-goat\estar como un,-a chivo,-a familiar to be crazy, be madchivo expiatorio figurado scapegoat* * *(f. - chiva)noun* * *1. SM1) (Zool) billy goat2) Cono Sur (=rabia) fit of anger- comer chivo4) Caribe (=estafa) fraud; (=intriga) plot, intrigue; (=acto de contrabando) smuggling; (=géneros) contraband, smuggled goods pl6) Caribe (=golpe) punch, blow8) CAm * (=guatemalteco) Guatemalan9) CAm ** (=chulo) pimp10) ** (=maricón) poofter **2. ADJ CAm*1) (=guatemalteco) Guatemalan2)* * *- va masculino, femenino1)a) ( cría de la cabra) kidb) (Ven) ( cabra) goatestar como una chiva — (fam) to be crazy (colloq); ver tb chiva
c) chivo masculino (AmL) ( macho cabrío) billy goat* * *= kid.Ex. Each group was divided into two subgroups consisting of 5 she-goats and their 5 kids, one group for behavioural observations while the other group for physiological and health studies.----* barba de chivo = goatee, goatee, goatee beard.* barbita de chivo = goatee beard.* chivo expiatorio = scapegoat, sacrificial lamb, sacrificial goat, patsy, whipping boy.* * *- va masculino, femenino1)a) ( cría de la cabra) kidb) (Ven) ( cabra) goatestar como una chiva — (fam) to be crazy (colloq); ver tb chiva
c) chivo masculino (AmL) ( macho cabrío) billy goat* * *= kid.Ex: Each group was divided into two subgroups consisting of 5 she-goats and their 5 kids, one group for behavioural observations while the other group for physiological and health studies.
* barba de chivo = goatee, goatee, goatee beard.* barbita de chivo = goatee beard.* chivo expiatorio = scapegoat, sacrificial lamb, sacrificial goat, patsy, whipping boy.* * *chivo -vamasculine, feminineA1 (cría de la cabra) kid3hacerle de chivo los tamales a algn ( Méx fam) (estafar) to cheat sb, take sb for a ride ( colloq) (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to sb, cheat on sb ( AmE colloq)Compuesto:chivo expiatorio or emisarioscapegoatB* * *
Del verbo chivarse: ( conjugate chivarse)
me chivo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
se chivó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
chivo◊ -va sustantivo masculino, femenino
1
ver tb◊ chiva
2a)
b)
chivo,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Zool kid, young goat
2 figurado chivo expiatorio, sustantivo masculino scapegoat
' chivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chiva
English:
fallguy
- goatee
- scapegoat
* * *chivo, -a♦ nm,fkid, young goat;Famestar como una chiva to be off one's headchivo expiatorio scapegoat♦ nmMéx Fam pay, wages;día del chivo payday* * *m1 ZO kid2 C.Am., Méxwages pl* * *chivo, -va n1) : kid, young goat2)chivo expiatorio : scapegoatchivo nm1) : billy goat2) : fit of anger -
7 chino
adj.1 Chinese.2 curly, very curly.m.1 Chinese, Chink, Chinaman, native of China.2 Chinese, Chinese language.3 person with curly hair, curly-haired person.4 lad, boy, young man.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: chinar.* * *► adjetivo1 Chinese► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) Chinese person1 (idioma) Chinese2 (colador) sieve\engañar a alguien como a un chino familiar to take somebody for a rideeso me suena a chino familiar it's all Greek to meser un trabajo de chinos familiar to be a fiddly piece of worktrabajar como un chino familiar to work like a slave————————1 (idioma) Chinese2 (colador) sieve————————1 (piedrecita) pebble1 guessing game sing* * *(f. - china)noun adj.* * *I chino, -a1.ADJ Chinese2. SM / F1) (=persona) Chinese man/woman- es trabajo de chinos2) LAm (=mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed race ( of Amerindian and European parentage); (=indio) Indian, Amerindian3) LAm (=criado) servant/maid3. SM1) (Ling) Chinese- hablar en chino- me suena a chino2) (Culin) conical strainerchina IISM (Geol) pebble, stone* * *I- na adjetivo1) ( de la China) Chineseestar chino de risa — (Per fam) to be in stitches (colloq)
2) (Méx) < pelo> curlyII- na masculino, femenino1) ( de la China) (m) Chinese man; (f) Chinese womanlos chinos — the Chinese, Chinese people
engañar a alguien como a un chino — to take somebody for a ride; trabajar verbo intransitivo 2
2)a) (Arg, Per) ( mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed Amerindian and European parentageb) (Col fam) ( joven) kid (colloq)c) (Méx) ( de pelo rizado) curly-haired personIII1) ( idioma) Chinesees chino para mí or me suena a chino — it's all Greek to me
2) (fam) ( de hachís) lump, piece3) (Méx) ( pelo rizado) curly hair; ( para rizar el pelo) curler, roller4) (Per fam) ( tienda) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)* * *I- na adjetivo1) ( de la China) Chineseestar chino de risa — (Per fam) to be in stitches (colloq)
2) (Méx) < pelo> curlyII- na masculino, femenino1) ( de la China) (m) Chinese man; (f) Chinese womanlos chinos — the Chinese, Chinese people
engañar a alguien como a un chino — to take somebody for a ride; trabajar verbo intransitivo 2
2)a) (Arg, Per) ( mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed Amerindian and European parentageb) (Col fam) ( joven) kid (colloq)c) (Méx) ( de pelo rizado) curly-haired personIII1) ( idioma) Chinesees chino para mí or me suena a chino — it's all Greek to me
2) (fam) ( de hachís) lump, piece3) (Méx) ( pelo rizado) curly hair; ( para rizar el pelo) curler, roller4) (Per fam) ( tienda) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)* * *chino11 = Chinese, Chink, Chinaman.Nota: Uso ofensivo.Ex: There are Irish criminals, they are not all in Ireland; there are Chinese criminals; they are not all in China.
Ex: They tend to be utterly paranoid, always having at the back of their head strange notions of how 'these sneaky Chinks are out there to get them'.Ex: An innocent Chinese man was punched right on his left eye and yelled at 'We don't need Chinamen in this country!'.* barrio chino, el = Chinatown.* freír al estilo chino = stir-fry.* frito al estilo chino = stir-fry.* naranjita china = kumquat [cumquat].* papel de China = rice paper, pith paper.* repollo chino = Chinese cabbage.* República Popular China = Chinese People's Republic.* República Popular China, La = People's Republic of China, The.* trabajo de chinos = fiddly [fiddlier -comp., fiddliest -sup.].chino22 = stone.Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.
* * *A (de la China) ChineseB ( Méx) ‹pelo› curlymasculine, femininelos chinos the Chinese, Chinese peopleengañar a algn como a un chino to take sb for a rideB1 (Arg, Per) (mestizo) mestizo, person of mixed Amerindian and European parentage3 ( Méx) (de pelo rizado) curly-haired person, person with curly hairA (idioma) Chinesees chino para mí or me suena a chino (hablando de un tema) it's all Greek to me; (hablando de un idioma) it sounds like double Dutch to meC1 ( fam) (de hachís) lump, piecejugar a los chinos to play spoofD ( Méx)1 (pelo rizado) curly hair2 (para rizar el pelo) curler, roller* * *
chino 1◊ -na adjetivo
1 ( de la China) Chinese
2 (Méx) ‹ pelo› curly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( de la China) (m) Chinese man;
(f) Chinese woman;
2
chino 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( idioma) Chinese;◊ me suena a chino it's all Greek to me
2 (Méx) ( pelo rizado) curly hair;
( para rizar el pelo) curler, roller
3 (Per fam) ( tienda) convenience store, corner shop (BrE)
chino sustantivo masculino
1 (idioma) Chinese
2 familiar (lenguaje incomprensible) Greek: le sonaba a chino, it was all Greek to him
' chino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrio
- cuento
- novela
- sonar
- junco
English:
chinatown
- Chinese
- cock and bull story
- Dutch
- red light district
- story
- tall story
- curl
- curly
- double
- eye
- frizzy
- tall
* * *chino, -a♦ adj1. [de China] Chinese2. Am [mestizo] of mixed race♦ nm,f[persona] Chinese person;un chino a Chinese man;una china a Chinese woman;los chinos the Chinese;engañar a alguien como a un chino to take sb for a ride;trabajar como un chino to slave away;[pesado] to be hard work♦ nm1. [lengua] Chinese;Famme suena a chino [no lo conozco] I've never heard of it;[no lo entiendo] it's all Greek to me; Méx Famestá en chino que pase eso no way is that going to happen2. [pasapuré] hand-operated food mill3. Andes, RP [mestizo] = person of mixed ancestry4. Andes, Ven [niño] child♦ chinos nmpl1. [juego] = game in which each player must guess the number of coins or pebbles in the others' hands2. [pantalones] chinos♦ chino chano loc adv[poco a poco] bit by bit, little by little;caminaron sin detenerse y, chino chano, llegaron a su destino they walked on steadily and eventually got where they were going* * *I adj1 ChineseII m1 Chinese man;trabajo de chinos fam hard work2 idioma Chinese;me suena a chino fam it’s all Chinese odouble Dutch to me fam3 L.Am. desphalf-breed desp* * *chino, -na adj1) : Chinesechino, -na n: Chinese personchino nm: Chinese (language)* * *chino1 adj Chinesechino2 n1. (idioma) Chinese -
8 ven
intj.come here.pres.indicat.3rd person plural (ellos/ellas) present indicative of spanish verb: ver.imperat.2nd person singular (tú/usted) Imperative of Spanish verb: venir.* * ** * ** * ** * ** * *
Del verbo venir: ( conjugate venir)
ven es:
2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Del verbo ver: ( conjugate ver)
ven es:
3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
ven
venir
ver
ven see venir, ver 2
venir ( conjugate venir) verbo intransitivo
1
¿a qué vino? what did he come by o around for?;
vine dormida todo el tiempo I slept (for) the whole journey;
ven por or (Esp) a por algn/algo to come for sb/sth, come to pick sb/sth up;
la vino a buscar su madre her mother came to pick her up;
ven a ver esto come and see this
no vengas tarde don't be late home o backc) ( salir):
no me vengas con exigencias don't start making demands
2a) ( tener lugar):
¿qué viene después de las noticias? what's on after the news?;
ya vendrán tiempos mejores things will get betterb) ( indicando procedencia) ven de algo to come from sth;
le viene de familia it runs in his family;
¿a qué viene eso? why do you say that?
d) ( estar incluido):
no viene nada sobre la huelga there's nothing about the strike
3 ( convenir):
el jueves no me viene bien Thursday's no good for me;
me vendría bien un descanso I could do with a rest
4 ( como aux):
hace mucho que lo venía diciendo I'd been saying so all along
venirse verbo pronominal ( enf)
vense abajo [ persona] to go to pieces;
[ techo] to fall in, collapse;
[ estante] to collapse;
[ ilusiones] to go up in smoke;
[ proyectos] to fall through
ver 1 sustantivo masculino
1 ( aspecto):◊ ser de buen ven to be good-looking o attractive
2 ( opinión):◊ a mi/su ven in my/his view
ver 2 ( conjugate ver) verbo transitivo
1
◊ ¿ves algo? can you see anything?;
no se ve nada aquí you can't see a thing in here;
lo vi hablando con ella I saw him talking to her
esa película ya la he visto I've seen that movie before;
no poder (ni) ven a algn: no la puede ven he can't stand her
2 (entender, notar) to see;◊ ¿no ves lo que está pasando? don't o can't you see what's happening?;
se la ve preocupada she looks worried;
hacerse ven (RPl) to show off
3
¡ya venás lo que pasa! you'll see what happens;
¡ya se vená! we'll see
◊ ¡nunca he visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it!;
¡si vieras lo mal que lo pasé! you can't imagine how awful it was!;
¡hubieras visto cómo se asustaron! (AmL) you should have seen the fright they got!
4◊ a ver: (vamos) a ven ¿de qué se trata? OK o all right, now, what's the problem?;
está aquí, en el periódico — ¿a ven? it's here in the newspaper — let's see;
apriétalo a ven qué pasa press it and see what happens;
a ven si escribes pronto make sure you write soon
5a) ( estudiar):
tengo que ven cómo lo arreglo I have to work out how I can fix it;
ya vené qué hago I'll decide what to do later
◊ ¿la ha visto un médico? has she been seen by a doctor yet?
6a) (juzgar, considerar):
a mi modo or manera de ven the way I see it
no le veo la gracia I don't think it's funny
7 (visitar, entrevistarse con) ‹amigo/pariente› to see, visit;
‹médico/jefe› to see;◊ ¡cuánto tiempo sin vente! I haven't seen you for ages!
8◊ tener … que ver: ¿y eso qué tiene que ven? and what does that have to do with it?;
no tengo nada que ven con él I have nothing to do with him;
¿qué tiene que ven que sea sábado? what difference does it make that it's Saturday?
verbo intransitivo
1 ( percibir con la vista) to see;
no veo bien de lejos/de cerca I'm shortsighted/longsighted
2 ( constatar):◊ ¿hay cerveza? — no sé, voy a ven is there any beer? — I don't know, I'll have a look;
pues venás, todo empezó cuando … well you see, the whole thing began when …
3 ( pensar) to see;
estar/seguir en venemos (AmL fam): todavía está en venemos it isn't certain yet;
seguimos en venemos we still don't know anything
verse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) (percibirse, imaginarse) to see oneself
2 ( hallarse) (+ compl) to find oneself;
me vi obligado a despedirlo I had no choice but to dismiss him
3 (esp AmL) ( parecer):
no se ve bien con ese peinado that hairdo doesn't suit her
4 ( recípr)
◊ nos vemos a las siete I'll meet o see you at seven;
¡nos vemos! (esp AmL) see you!
vense con algn to see sb
venir verbo intransitivo
1 to come
ven y mira lo que he dibujado, come and see what I've drawn
2 (llegar) to come: viene el invierno, winter is coming
acaba de venir de la tienda, he's just come from the shop
3 (volver) to come back: vengo en un minuto, I'll be back in a minute
4 (proceder) to come from: estos juguetes vienen de China, these toys come from China
5 (surgir, sobrevenir) me vino la gripe, I went down with flu
(suceder) entonces vino la guerra civil, then came the civil war
6 (quedar) este jersey me viene grande, this sweater is too big for me
7 (aparecer, presentarse) to come: esa información viene en el capítulo dos, that information comes in chapter two
¿viene algo del terremoto?, is there anything about the earthquake?
viene en un estuche verde, it comes in a green case
8 (indicando aproximación) este libro viene a tener unos cien años, this book must be about a hundred years old
♦ Locuciones: venir al mundo, to be born
venir de lejos, to come from afar
ver 1 m (aspecto exterior) aún estás de buen ver, you're still good-looking
ver 2 I verbo transitivo
1 to see: vi tu cartera sobre la mesa, I saw your wallet on the table
no veo nada, I can't see anything
puede ver tu casa desde aquí, he can see your house from here ➣ Ver nota en see; (mirar la televisión) to watch: estamos viendo las noticias de las tres, we are watching the three o'clock news
(cine) me gustaría ver esa película, I'd like to see that film
2 (entender) no veo por qué no te gusta, I can't see why you don't like it
(considerar) a mi modo de ver, as far as I can see o as I see it
tus padres no ven bien esa relación, your parents don't agree with that relationship
(parecer) se te ve nervioso, you look nervous
3 (averiguar) ya veremos qué sucede, we'll soon see what happens
fam (uso enfático) ¡no veas qué sitio tan bonito!, you wouldn't believe what a beautiful place!
4 a ver, let's see: a ver si acabamos este trabajo, let's see if we can finish this job
me compré un compacto, - ¿a ver?, I bought a compact disc, - let's have a look!
5 (ir a ver, visitar) to see, visit: le fui a ver al hospital, I visited him in hospital
II verbo intransitivo
1 to see: no ve bien de lejos, he's shortsighted, US nearsighted
2 (dudar, pensar) ¿me prestas este libro?, - ya veré, will you lend me this book?, - I'll see
3 (tener relación) no tengo nada que ver con ese asunto, I have nothing to do with that business
solo tiene cincuenta años, - ¿y eso qué tiene qué ver?, he's only fifty, - so what?
♦ Locuciones: no poder ver a alguien: no puede (ni) verle, she can't stand him
¿To see, to watch o to look?
Los tres verbos reflejan tres conceptos muy distintos. To see hace referencia a la capacidad visual y no es fruto de una acción deliberada. A menudo se usa con can o could: I can see the mountains from my bedroom. Puedo ver las montañas desde mi dormitorio.
To look at implica una acción deliberada: I saw an old atlas, so I opened it and looked at the maps. Vi un atlas antiguo, así que lo abrí y miré los mapas.
To watch también se refiere a una acción deliberada, a menudo cuando se tiene un interés especial por lo que ocurre: I watched the planes in the sky with great interest. Miraba los aviones en el cielo con gran interés. Igualmente puede indicar el paso del tiempo (we watched the animals playing for half an hour, durante media hora observamos cómo jugaban los animales), movimiento (they stood there watching the cars drive off into the distance, se quedaron allí de pie viendo cómo se marchaban los coches) o vigilancia (the policemen have been watching this house because they thought we were thieves, los policías estaban vigilando la casa porque pensaban que éramos ladrones).
Para hablar de películas u obras de teatro usamos to see: Have you seen Hamlet?, ¿Has visto Hamlet? To watch se refiere a la televisión y los deportes en general: I always watch the television in the evening. Siempre veo la televisión por las noches. I like to watch football. Me gusta ver el fútbol. Al hablar de programas o partidos específicos podemos usar tanto to watch como to see: I like to see/watch the news at 9:00. Me gusta ver las noticias a las 9.00. Did you see/watch the match last night?, ¿Viste el partido anoche?
' ven' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acá
- achantarse
- antaño
- borde
- cuanta
- cuanto
- donde
- en seguida
- enseguida
- nosotras
- nosotros
- remolonear
- ver
- venir
- verse
- abrigado
- acta
- adentro
- afuera
- aguinaldo
- ahorrista
- alebrestarse
- alfiler
- almacén
- alzado
- amañar
- amarrado
- ancianato
- andadera
- angina
- anginas
- ansia
- apenas
- apersonarse
- aplazar
- aplicación
- aplicar
- arrecho
- arrimar
- bacenilla
- baúl
- billetero
- binoculares
- bocadillo
- bodega
- bodeguero
- bohío
- boludo
- bomba
- bombillo
English:
and
- any
- beside
- come
- here
- intersperse
- intervention
- minute
- no
- one
- pad
- prevention
- pucker
- quickly
- sometime
- stand about
- stand around
- us
- venerable
- venerate
- Venezuela
- Venezuelan
- venison
- venom
- venomous
- venomously
- way
- whenever
- applicant
- apply
- banana
- bang
- bar
- bean
- bin
- blond
- boot
- boxer
- briefs
- broad
- bruise
- bubble
- bucket
- bulb
- bull
- bumper car
- can
- carpet
- cashew (nut)
- celery
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См. также в других словарях:
like a bull in a china shop — ► like a bull in a china shop behaving clumsily in a delicate situation. Main Entry: ↑bull … English terms dictionary
like a bull in a china shop — phrase doing something with too much enthusiasm or too quickly and carelessly in a way that may damage things or upset someone Thesaurus: careless and casualsynonym Main entry: bull * * * behaving recklessly and clumsily in a place or situation… … Useful english dictionary
be like a bull in a china shop — to often drop or break things because you move awkwardly or roughly. Rob s like a bull in a china shop don t let him near those plants. She s like a bull in a china shop when it comes to dealing with people s feelings. (= behaves in a way that… … New idioms dictionary
bull in a china shop — If someone behaves like a bull in a China shop, they are clumsy when they should be careful … The small dictionary of idiomes
bull in a china shop — {n. phr.} A rough or clumsy person who says or does something to anger others or upset plans; a tactless person. * /We were talking politely and carefully with the teacher about a class party, but John came in like a bull in a china shop and his… … Dictionary of American idioms
bull in a china shop — {n. phr.} A rough or clumsy person who says or does something to anger others or upset plans; a tactless person. * /We were talking politely and carefully with the teacher about a class party, but John came in like a bull in a china shop and his… … Dictionary of American idioms
bull\ in\ a\ china\ shop — n. phr. A rough or clumsy person who says or does something to anger others or upset plans; a tactless person. We were talking politely and carefully with the teacher about a class party, but John came in like a bull in a china shop and his rough … Словарь американских идиом
bull in a China shop — If someone behaves like a bull in a China shop, they are clumsy when they should be careful. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
bull in a china shop — someone who is clumsy and upsets other people or plans He was like a bull in a china shop when I saw him at the meeting last week … Idioms and examples
Bull in a China shop — If someone behaves like a bull in a China shop, they are clumsy when they should be careful … Dictionary of English idioms
like a bull in a china shop — behaving clumsily in a delicate situation. → bull … English new terms dictionary