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1 foist
tr[fɔɪst]1 endilgar algo a alguien, encajar algo a alguienfoist ['fɔɪst] vt: encajar, endilgar fam, colocarv.• imponer v.fɔɪstto foist something (OFF) ON o ONTO somebody — \<\<shoddy goods/responsibility\>\> endilgarle* algo a alguien, encajarle algo a alguien (fam)
to foist oneself on somebody — pegársele* a alguien (fam)
[fɔɪst]VTto foist o.s. on sb — pegarse a algn, insistir en acompañar a or ir con algn
* * *[fɔɪst]to foist something (OFF) ON o ONTO somebody — \<\<shoddy goods/responsibility\>\> endilgarle* algo a alguien, encajarle algo a alguien (fam)
to foist oneself on somebody — pegársele* a alguien (fam)
См. также в других словарях:
foist sth on sb — UK US foist sth on/upon sb Phrasal Verb with foist({{}}/fɔɪst/ verb ► to force someone to have or experience something they do not want: »His opinion is that the privatized market structure foisted on the rail network cannot deliver a solution … Financial and business terms
foist sth on/upon sb — UK US foist sth on/upon sb Phrasal Verb with foist({{}}/fɔɪst/ verb ► to force someone to have or experience something they do not want: »His opinion is that the privatized market structure foisted on the rail network cannot deliver a solution … Financial and business terms
foist sth upon sb — UK US foist sth on/upon sb Phrasal Verb with foist({{}}/fɔɪst/ verb ► to force someone to have or experience something they do not want: »His opinion is that the privatized market structure foisted on the rail network cannot deliver a solution … Financial and business terms
ˈfoist sth ˌon sb — phrasal verb to force someone to accept or deal with something that they do not want … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˈfoist sth uˌpon sb — phrasal verb to force someone to accept or deal with something that they do not want … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
foist — [fɔıst] v foist on/upon [foist sth on/upon sb] phr v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from early modern Dutch vuisten to take into your hands , from Middle Dutch vuyst fist ] to force someone to accept or have to deal with something that they… … Dictionary of contemporary English
foist — verb foist sth on/upon sb phrasal verb (T) to force someone to accept or have to deal with something that they do not want: I keep getting work foisted on me at the last minute … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
foist — [fɔɪst] verb foist sth on sb … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
foist somebody on somebody — ˈfoist sb/sth on/upon sb derived to force sb to accept sb/sth that they do not want • The title for her novel was foisted on her by the publishers. • When I was young my parents often foisted me upon a reluctant aunt for the weekend. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
foist something on somebody — ˈfoist sb/sth on/upon sb derived to force sb to accept sb/sth that they do not want • The title for her novel was foisted on her by the publishers. • When I was young my parents often foisted me upon a reluctant aunt for the weekend. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
foist somebody upon somebody — ˈfoist sb/sth on/upon sb derived to force sb to accept sb/sth that they do not want • The title for her novel was foisted on her by the publishers. • When I was young my parents often foisted me upon a reluctant aunt for the weekend. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
