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to catch at (to cling to) a straw

  • 1 straw

    [stro:]
    1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) slama
    2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) slamnata bilka
    3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) slamica
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    I [strɔ:]
    1.
    noun
    slamnata bilka, slama, pletena slama; slamica (za pitje); figuratively bilka, malenkost, mrvica; slamnik
    in the straw obsolete v porodni postelji
    a straw in the wind — slamica v vetru, figuratively majhna stvar, ki je znak prihodnjih velikih dogodkov
    the last straw figuratively tisto, kar preseže mero
    the last straw that breaks the camel's back — majhen dodatek bremenu, ki zlomi kameli hrbet, figuratively tisto, kar sodu izbije dno
    a man of straw — slamnati mož, lutka, slabič; ptičje strašilo
    to be (to lie) in the straw obsolete biti otročnica
    I don't care a straw — še malo mi ni mar, požvižgam se
    it is not worth a straw — ni vredno prebite pare, počenega groša
    to be quite out of one's straw figuratively biti ves zmešan, zmeden
    to split straws — cepiti slamice, figuratively ukvarjati se z nekoristnimi stvarmi, prepirati se zaradi malenkosti
    to throw straws against the wind figuratively zaman se truditi;
    2.
    adjective
    slamnat
    II [strɔ:]
    transitive verb
    obsolete napolniti ali nastlati s slamo

    English-Slovenian dictionary > straw

  • 2 straw

    {strɔ:}
    I. 1. слама, сламка
    to catch/clutch/grasp at/cling to a STRAW ловя се/хващам се за сламка
    a man of STRAW сламено чучело, прен. разг. лесно победим въображаем противник, ненадежден човек, човек без солидно финансово положение, подставено лице, леко оборим аргумент
    2. сламена/пластмасова и пр. сламка за пиене на питие
    3. сламена шапка
    4. attr сламен, от слама, с цвят на слама
    the last STRAW последната капка, която прелива чашата на търпението и пр.
    a STRAW that shows which way the wind blows лек намек, сочещ накъде вървят работите
    not worth a STRAW прен. неструващ пет пари
    to make bricks without STRAW залавям се за работа, без да имам необходимите материали
    to be in the STRAW ост. родилка съм
    II. v застилам/покривам със слама
    пълня/натъпквам със слама (cтол, дюшек и пр.), осейвам със слама
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    {strъ:} n 1. слама; сламка; to catch/clutch/grasp at/cling to a(2) {strъ:} v застилам/покривам със слама; пълня/натъпквам със
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    сламка; слама; сламен; разпръсвам;
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    1. a man of straw сламено чучело, прен. разг. лесно победим въображаем противник, ненадежден човек, човек без солидно финансово положение, подставено лице, леко оборим аргумент 2. a straw that shows which way the wind blows лек намек, сочещ накъде вървят работите 3. attr сламен, от слама, с цвят на слама 4. i. слама, сламка 5. ii. v застилам/покривам със слама 6. not worth a straw прен. неструващ пет пари 7. the last straw последната капка, която прелива чашата на търпението и пр 8. to be in the straw ост. родилка съм 9. to catch/clutch/grasp at/cling to a straw ловя се/хващам се за сламка 10. to make bricks without straw залавям се за работа, без да имам необходимите материали 11. пълня/натъпквам със слама (cтол, дюшек и пр.), осейвам със слама 12. сламена шапка 13. сламена/пластмасова и пр. сламка за пиене на питие
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    straw[strɔ:] I. n 1. сламка; слама; man of \straw сламено чучело; разг. въображаем противник; ненадежден човек; човек без солидно финансово положение; подставено ( фиктивно) лице; to catch at ( cling to) a \straw хващам се за сламка; the last \straw! the \straw that broke the camel' s back прен. последната капка; \straw in the wind, \straw which shows the way the wind blows прен. указание (намек) за хода на събитията (за общественото мнение); it's not worth a \straw (two \straws) пет пари не струва; not to care a \straw пет пари не давам; безразлично ми е; to make bricks without \straw залавям се за работа, без да имам нужните средства; 2. сламена шапка; 3. дреболия; 4. attr сламен (и прен.); II. v ост. 1. покривам със слама; 2. натъпквам (стол и пр.) със слама; 3. разпръсвам.

    English-Bulgarian dictionary > straw

  • 3 drown

    {drawn}
    1. давя (се), удавям (се)
    to DROWN oneself удавям се, самоубивам се чрез удавяне
    DROWNed man удавник
    2. прен. удавям, забравям, наводнявам (местност)
    to be DROWNed out оставам без подслон поради наводнение
    удавям (глас, звук), заглушавам (и с out)
    eyes DROWNed in tears плувнали в сълзи очи
    like a DROWNed rat като мокра кокошка
    to DROWN the miller кръщавам виното
    a DROWNing man will catch at/cling to a straw давещият се и за сламката се хваща
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    {drawn} v 1. давя (се), удавям (се); to drown o.s. удавям се, самоу
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    удавям; удавям; давя; заглушавам; наводнявам;
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    1. a drowning man will catch at/cling to a straw давещият се и за сламката се хваща 2. drowned man удавник 3. eyes drowned in tears плувнали в сълзи очи 4. like a drowned rat като мокра кокошка 5. to be drowned out оставам без подслон поради наводнение 6. to drown oneself удавям се, самоубивам се чрез удавяне 7. to drown the miller кръщавам виното 8. давя (се), удавям (се) 9. прен. удавям, забравям, наводнявам (местност) 10. удавям (глас, звук), заглушавам (и с out)
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    drown [draun] v 1. давя (се), удавям (се); to \drown o.s. удавям се ( съзнателно), хвърлям се във водата (за да се удавя); 2. прен. удавям (в пиене), забравям; 3. наводнявам ( местност); to be \drowned out оставам бездомен след наводнение; 4. удавям, сподавям (глас, звук), заглушавам, карам да се изгуби; eyes \drowned in tears окъпани (плувнали) в сълзи очи.

    English-Bulgarian dictionary > drown

  • 4 хвататься за соломинку

    разг.
    catch (clutch, snatch) at a straw; cling to a straw

    - Но послушай, послушай только, - начал я опять умолять её, хватаясь за соломинку, - всё это ещё можно поправить, ещё можно обделать другим образом, совершенно другим каким-нибудь образом (Ф. Достоевский, Униженные и оскорблённые) — 'But listen, just listen,' I began imploring her again clutching at a straw, 'all this can still be remedied, arranged differently, in quite a different sort of way.'

    - В Добрармию пошёл по своей охоте. И ушёл по своей охоте. - Стыдно стало? - Нет... А ты чего мне подсказываешь? Я за соломинку не цепляюсь, - давно уже на дне. (А. Н. Толстой, Хождение по мукам) — 'I joined the Volunteer Army because I wanted to. And I left it because I wanted to.' 'Your conscience troubled you?' 'No... don't try and put words into my mouth. I'm not clinging to a straw, I've been at the bottom for ages.'

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > хвататься за соломинку

  • 5 a se agăţa de un (fir de) pai

    to catch / to clutch at a straw
    to cling to a straw.

    Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se agăţa de un (fir de) pai

  • 6 chwy|cić

    pf — chwy|tać impf Ⅰ vt 1. (złapać) to get hold of, to take hold of; (bardziej zdecydowanie) to catch hold of, to grab (hold of) [torbę, talerz, krzesło, dziecko, zwierzę]; to catch [piłkę, jabłko]; to seize, to grasp [nóż, szablę]; [dźwig] to pick up [kontener]
    - chwytać piłkę obiema rękami a. w obie ręce to catch a ball with a. in both hands
    - chwytać (za) czapkę/kij to grab one’s cap/a stick
    - chwycić za klamkę to grab the door handle
    - chwytać linę to catch a. grab (at) a rope
    - chwycić rzucony cukierek to catch a sweet
    - chwycić kogoś za włosy/kark to grab sb by the hair/(the scruff of) the neck
    - chwycić kogoś za kołnierz/płaszcz to grab (hold of) a. get hold of sb by the collar/ to grab (hold of) sb’s coat
    - chwycić kogoś za rękę to grip sb’s hand, to grasp sb by the hand
    - chwycić kogoś za ramię to grip sb’s arm, to seize sb by the arm
    - chwycić kogoś w objęcia to grasp a. clasp sb in an embrace
    - pies chwycił go za nogawkę spodni the dog caught his trouser leg in its teeth
    2. (wędką, pułapką, sidłem) to catch [rybę, zwierzę, motyla]
    - chwytać ryby siecią/w sieć to catch fish with/in a net
    - chwytać konia na lasso to lasso a. rope a horse
    3. (spinać) to pin up [brzegi sukni] 4. przen. (postrzegać) to catch [dźwięki, spojrzenia]
    - chwytać uchem coś to catch the sound of sth
    - chwycić coś kątem oka to catch sth out of the corner of one’s eye
    5. przen. (pojmować) to grasp; to get pot.
    - chwycić żart to get a joke
    - chwytać, o co komuś chodzi to get what sb means
    - chwytać coś w lot to grasp sth immediately; to catch on (to sth) at once a. immediately pot.
    - chwytać rytm tańca to pick up the rhythm of a dance
    6. przen. (zauważać) to catch
    - chwycić kogoś na czymś to catch sb doing sth
    7. (przyciągać) [dywan, zasłony] to pick up, to attract [kurz] 8. przen. (ogarniać, opanowywać) chwyta go dolegliwość he is coming down with an illness
    - chwytały go bóle/konwulsje he was gripped by pain/seized by convulsions
    - chyba chwyta mnie grypa I think I’m coming down with a. I’m getting the flu
    - chwycił go kaszel he had a coughing fit
    - chwyciły ją dreszcze she started shivering
    - kobietę w ciąży często chwytają mdłości pregnant women often suffer from bouts of sickness
    - mojego kota chwyciła jakaś choroba my cat has caught a. picked up some disease
    - chwyta go sen he feels sleepy
    - położył się do łóżka i od razu chwycił go sen as soon as he got into bed he fell asleep a. he was overcome by sleep książk.
    - chwyta ją żal/wzruszenie she’s overcome with sorrow/emotion
    - gdy mróz chwyta, na ulicach robi się ślisko when it’s frosty a. there’s a frost the streets become slippery
    - w lutym chwyta zwykle kilkunastostopniowy mróz in February the temperature usually falls to 10 or 15 degrees below zero
    Ⅱ vi 1. przen. (przywrzeć) [farba, emulsja, barwnik] to take; [klej] to set, to stick; [taśma klejąca] to stick; [cement] to set
    - poczekaj, aż klej chwyci wait until the glue sets
    - ten klej nie chwyta metalu this glue doesn’t stick to a. adhere to metal
    - farba nie chwyciła the dye didn’t take
    2. pot., przen. (zyskać uznanie) [idea, pomysł, moda, reklama] to catch on pot.; [towar, film] to take off pot.; [propozycja] to be accepted
    - idea rządu koalicyjnego nie chwyciła the idea of a coalition government fell through a. didn’t take off
    Ⅲ chwycić się — chwytać się 1. (siebie samego) to clutch, to grasp
    - chwytać się za głowę z bólu to clutch one’s head in pain
    - chwytać się za bolącą nogę to grasp a. clutch an aching leg
    - chwytać się pod boki ze śmiechu to clutch one’s sides laughing, to hold one’s sides with laughter
    2. (jeden drugiego) to grasp one another, to hold one another
    - chwytać się za ręce to take hold of a. clasp one another’s hands
    3. (dla utrzymania równowagi) to hold on to, to cling to [mebli, poręczy, płotu, gałęzi]
    - chwycił się stołu, żeby nie upaść he caught hold of the table so as not to fall
    4. (dać się złapać) [ryba, zwierzę] to be caught 5. przen. (robić wszystko) to try (out), to resort to
    - chwytać się różnych pomysłów to try (out) different ideas
    - chwytać się różnych sposobów to resort to various methods a. means
    - chwytać się różnych zajęć to take on a. up various activities
    - chwytać się myśli/nadziei to cling to a. hold on to an idea/a hope
    - prezydent chwycił się pomocy wojska the president turned to the army for help
    6. pot. (spostrzegać w sobie) to catch oneself (na czymś doing sth)
    - chwytać się na myślach o śmierci to catch oneself thinking about death
    ■ chwycić byka za rogi to take the bull by the horns
    - chwycić wiatr Myślis. [pies] to catch the scent, to get the scent; Żegl. to catch the wind
    - chwytać oddech a. powietrze to gasp (for breath), to catch one’s breath
    - ranny z ledwością chwytał powietrze the injured man could hardly catch his breath
    - chwytać kogoś za słowa a. słówka to pick sb up on every word (they say)
    - nie chwytaj mnie za słowa, tylko uważnie mnie wysłuchaj just listen to what I’m saying and stop picking me up on every word
    - chwytać coś na gorąco pot. (w mediach) to cover sth as it happens, to be where the action is pot.
    - dobry reporter powinien chwytać życie na gorąco a good reporter should always be there on the spot
    - chwytać na gorąco relacje świadków to get eyewitness reports on the spot a. at the scene
    - chwycić za broń/pióro/pędzel to take up arms/writing/painting
    - chwytać kogoś za gardło [emocje] to bring a lump to sb’s throat
    - chwytać kogoś za serce a. duszę [słowa, widok] to pull a. tug at sb’s heartstrings
    - chwytać kogoś za serce [osoba] to play on sb’s heartstrings
    - żadne choroby się go nie chwytają he’s totally immune to illness
    - nie chwytają się go żadne nasze tłumaczenia none of our explanations seem to (be) get(ting) through to him
    - tonący brzytwy się chwyta przysł. a drowning man will clutch at a straw przysł.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > chwy|cić

  • 7 drowning

    удавяне; наводняване;
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    drowning[´drauniʃ] I. adj давещ се; a \drowning man will cling ( catch at) a straw удавникът за сламка се хваща; II. n 1. удавяне; death by \drowning смърт от удавяне; 2. наводняване.

    English-Bulgarian dictionary > drowning

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