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1 to be walking a tightrope
Общая лексика: ходить по краю пропасти, ходить по острию ножаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > to be walking a tightrope
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2 be walking a tightrope
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3 tightrope
tightrope n corde f raide ; to walk the tightrope marcher sur une corde raide ; to be on a tightrope fig marcher sur la corde raide ; I'm walking the tightrope between my family and my job je suis tiraillé entre ma famille et mon travail. -
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['taɪtrəup]nlina f ( do akrobacji)to be on/walking a tightrope ( fig) — balansować na linie
* * *noun (a tightly-stretched rope or wire on which acrobats balance.) lina -
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tightrope ['taɪtrəʊp]corde f raide;∎ to walk the tightrope marcher sur la corde raide;∎ figurative she's walking a political tightrope elle s'est aventurée sur un terrain politique glissant ou dangereux►► tightrope walker funambule mf -
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['taɪtrəʊp]nome (for acrobats) fune f.* * *noun (a tightly-stretched rope or wire on which acrobats balance.) fune* * *tightrope /ˈtaɪtrəʊp/n.fune ( di funambolo)* * *['taɪtrəʊp]nome (for acrobats) fune f. -
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n; -(e)s, -e rope; MOT. (Schleppseil) towrope; (Tau) cable; (Hochseil) tightrope; am Seil gehen Bergsteiger: be roped together; auf dem Seil gehen / balancieren walk / balance on the tightrope; auf dem Seil tanzen fig. be walking a tightrope; in den Seilen hängen Boxer, auch fig.: be on the ropes* * *das Seilcord; tightrope; rope* * *[zail]nt -(e)s, -erope; (= Kabel) cable; (= Hochseil) tightrope, high wireauf dem Séíl tanzen (fig) — to be walking a tightrope
* * *((a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc: He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope.) rope* * *<-[e]s, -e>[zail]nt1. (dünnes Tau) rope2. (Drahtseil) cableauf dem \Seil tanzen to dance on the high wire* * *das; Seils, Seile rope; (DrahtSeil) cable* * *am Seil gehen Bergsteiger: be roped together;auf dem Seil gehen/balancieren walk/balance on the tightrope;auf dem Seil tanzen fig be walking a tightrope;* * *das; Seils, Seile rope; (DrahtSeil) cable* * *-e n.rope n.steel cable n.tightrope (for high wire artists) n. -
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f1. ridge walk* * *Grat|wan|de|rungf (lit)ridge walk; (fig) balancing act, tightrope walk* * *Grat·wan·de·rungf tightrope walk fig, balancing act* * *die ridge walk; (fig.) balancing act* * *1. ridge walk2. fig tightrope walk;sich auf einer Gratwanderung befinden be walking a tightrope* * *die ridge walk; (fig.) balancing act* * *f.tightrope walk n. -
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f.tightrope, high wire.* * *tightrope* * *(Espec) tightrope* * *(n.) = tightrope [tight-rope]Ex. This tightrope teaches the basics of funambulism, developing concentration, balance, and coordination skills as you traverse a 10 foot long tightrope.* * *(Espec) tightrope* * *(n.) = tightrope [tight-rope]Ex: This tightrope teaches the basics of funambulism, developing concentration, balance, and coordination skills as you traverse a 10 foot long tightrope.
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corde [kɔʀd]1. feminine nouna. ( = câble, cordage) rope• en corde• grimper or monter à la corde to climb a ropeb. (sur instrument de musique, raquette) string• orchestre/quatuor à cordes string orchestra/quartet• est-ce que c'est dans ses cordes ? is he up to it?• il pleut or il tombe des cordes (inf) it's pouring with rain2. compounds* * *kɔʀd1) (câble, lien) rope2) (d'arc, de raquette) string3) ( pendaison)4) Sportêtre à la corde — [coureur] to be on the inside; [cheval] to be on the rail
5) Musique ( d'instrument) string6) ( fil de chaîne) warp thread•Phrasal Verbs:••pleuvoir or tomber des cordes — (colloq) to rain cats and dogs (colloq)
ce n'est pas dans mes cordes — (colloq) it's not my line
c'est dans tes cordes — (colloq) it's just your sort of thing
quand la corde est trop tendue, elle casse — Proverbe ( d'une personne) if you push somebody too far, they'll snap; ( d'une situation) if you allow a situation to reach a certain point, something's got to give; pendu
* * *kɔʀd1. nf1) (= filin) rope2) (= matière) rope3) [violon, raquette, arc] string4) (= trame)5) ATHLÉTISME, AUTOMOBILES2. cordes nfpl1) BOXE2) MUSIQUE3) (locutions)être dans les cordes de qn — to be up sb's street Grande-Bretagne to be up sb's alley USA
C'est tout à fait dans ses cordes. — It's right up his street.
* * *corde nf2 (d'arc, de raquette) string ⇒ arc;4 Sport être à la corde [coureur] to be on the inside; [cheval] to be on the rail; commencer à la corde [coureur] to start in the inside lane; envoyer un boxeur dans les cordes to put a boxer against the ropes; prendre un virage à la corde to hug a bend;5 Mus ( d'instrument) string; les (instruments à) cordes the strings; à cordes croisées [piano] overstrung;6 Tex ( fil de chaîne) warp thread;7 Math chord;8 Aviat corde de l'aile wing chord;9 ( mesure) cord.corde dorsale spinal cord; corde à linge clothes line; corde lisse Sport climbing rope; corde à nœuds Sport knotted (climbing) rope; corde raide lit, fig tightrope; être sur/marcher sur la corde raide to be on/to walk a tightrope; corde de rappel Sport abseiling rope; corde à sauter skipping rope, jump rope US; cordes du tympan chorda tympani; cordes vocales vocal chords.pleuvoir or tomber des cordes to rain cats and dogs○; tirer sur la corde to push one's luck; il ne vaut pas la corde pour le pendre he's absolutely worthless; ce n'est pas dans mes cordes○ it's not my line; c'est dans tes cordes○ it's just your sort of thing; toucher or faire vibrer la corde sensible de qn to touch on something close to someone's heart; faire jouer la corde sensible to tug at the heartstrings; quand la corde est trop tendue, elle casse Prov ( d'une personne) if you push somebody too far, they'll snap; ( d'une situation) if you allow a situation to reach a certain point, something's got to give; ⇒ pendu.[kɔrd] nom féminin1. [lien] ropea. (familier) [profiter d'autrui] to push one's luck, to go a bit too farb. [abuser de sa santé, ses forces] to push oneself to the limits, to overdo it2. [câble tendu]corde raide high wire, tightropea. (sens propre) to be on ou to walk the tightropeb. (figuré) to walk a tightrope, to do a (difficult) balancing act3. [pour pendre] ropese mettre ou se passer la corde au coua. [se mettre à la merci de quelqu'un] to put one's head in a nooseb. [se marier] to saddle oneself with a wifeil ne faut pas parler de corde dans la maison d'un pendu (proverbe) talk not of ropes in a hanged man's housetoucher ou faire vibrer ou faire jouer la corde sensible to touch an emotional chord, to tug at the heartstrings7. [d'une arbalète, d'une raquette] stringavoir plus d'une corde ou plusieurs cordes à son arc to have more than one string to one's bowc'est dans ses cordes it's right up her street, it's her line10. [mesure] cord11. MATHÉMATIQUES chord————————cordes nom féminin pluriel————————à la corde locution adverbialeAUTOMOBILE & ÉQUITATION————————dans les cordes locution adverbiale[d'un ring] on the ropes————————de corde locution adjectivale,en corde locution adjectivale[semelle] cord (modificateur)[revêtement] whipcord (modificateur)[échelle] rope (modificateur) -
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ХОДИТЬ ПО ОСТРИЮ (ПО ЛЕЗВИЮ) НОЖА VP subj: human the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WOto take a great risk, do sth. that might have dangerous consequences for o.s.: X ходит по острию ножа X is walking a tightropeX is living (sitting) on a razors edge X is (skating) on thin ice.Работая одновременно на две разведки, он ходил по острию ножа: каждую минуту боялся разоблачения. Working simultaneously for two intelligence agencies, he was walking a tightrope: he lived in constant fear of exposure. -
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[VP; subj: human; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ to take a great risk, do sth. that might have dangerous consequences for o.s.:- X is (skating) on thin ice.♦ Работая одновременно на две разведки, он ходил по острию ножа: каждую минуту боялся разоблачения. Working simultaneously for two intelligence agencies, he was walking a tightrope: he lived in constant fear of exposure.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ходить по лезвию ножа
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16 ходить по острию ножа
[VP; subj: human; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ to take a great risk, do sth. that might have dangerous consequences for o.s.:- X is (skating) on thin ice.♦ Работая одновременно на две разведки, он ходил по острию ножа: каждую минуту боялся разоблачения. Working simultaneously for two intelligence agencies, he was walking a tightrope: he lived in constant fear of exposure.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ходить по острию ножа
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17 ходить по краю пропасти
1) General subject: be on the razor-edge, be on thin ice, sit on a barrel of gunpowder, to be on the razor-edge, sail close to the wind, sail near to the wind, skate on thin ice, skate over thin ice, to be walking a tightrope, walk a tightrope2) Makarov: razor-edgeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ходить по краю пропасти
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18 ходить по острию ножа
General subject: to be walking a tightrope, walk a tightropeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ходить по острию ножа
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19 balansiranje
n balancing, keeping the balance/ /equilibrium; fig walking the tightrope (ili highwire), the tightrope/high-wire act* * *• trade-off• balancing• balancin -
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м. спорт••на гра́ни фола — 1) ( почти нарушая правила) on the brink / verge of breaking the rules 2) ( подвергая себя опасности) precariously; on thin ice; on slippery ground; like walking a tightrope
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