to have the horn

French horn — валторна (музичний інструмент)

the (Cape) H. — мис Горн

horn of plenty (of abundance) — ріг достатку

to have (to wear) horns — бути рогоносцем

The whiff of grape-shot can, if needful, become a blast and tempest. (Th. Carlyle, ‘The French Revolution’, part I, book V, ch. 3) — Несколько залпов в случае необходимости могут превратиться в ураган огня.

...the young general Bonaparte's pounding of the Paris mob to pieces in 1795 called in playful approval by our respectable classes "the whiff of grapeshot"... (B. Shaw, ‘Major Barbara’, ‘Preface’) —...молодой генерал Бонапарт в 1795 году приказал стрелять из пушек в народ на улицах Парижа, и в знак шутливого одобрения наши высшие классы говорили об этом расстреле, как о "нескольких залпах"...

Don't be silly, Daddy. You're always saying we could have kept India with a few whiffs of grapeshot or something. (B. Davidson, ‘Golden Horn’, ch. 11) — Не глупи, папа, ты же всегда говорил, что мы могли бы сохранить Индию, стоило только немного пострелять.

Things... grew worse with me, who have had "as good luck as the cow that stuck herself with her own horn". (E. Bulwer-Lytton, ‘Pelhan’, ch. IV) — Дела... были плохи: мне повезло, как повезло корове, которая боднула себя своим же рогом.

I certainly appreciate them here when listen to these stick in the muds going on, oh, it is too dreadful, about their automobiles and how much they have to pay their maids and so on and so forth. (S. Lewis, ‘Arrowsmith’, ch. VI) — Я особенно ценю наши разговоры здесь, когда слушаю, как эти погрязшие в тине провинциалы распространяются - о, это слишком ужасно! - о своих автомобилях и о том, сколько им приходится платить служанке, и так далее и тому подобное.

‘...I always thought, you know, that you were a bit of a stick in the mud,’ he was saying, ‘but damn me if I do any longer...’ (B. Davidson, ‘Golden Horn’, ch. 23) — -...Я всегда думал, знаете ли, что вы человек косный, отсталый, - сказал Сэм. - Но, черт возьми, больше я этого не думаю...

to peep AT somebody/something — espiar* or atisbar a alguien/algo

he peeped at them as he drove by — les tocó la bocina or les pitó al pasar

I peeped the horn — toqué la bocina or el claxon

can I have a peep? — ¿puedo ver?, ¿a ver?, ¿puedo vichar? (RPl fam)

we didn't hear another peep from her all evening — no volvió a decir ni pío or ni mu en toda la noche (fam)

to take or have a peep (at sth) — echar una ojeada or miradita (a algo)

to peep at — echar una ojeada or miradita a

there hasn't been a peep out of them — no han dicho ni pío *

I don't want to hear peep out of you! — ¡tú ni chistar!, ¡tú ni pío! *

to peep AT somebody/something — espiar* or atisbar a alguien/algo

he peeped at them as he drove by — les tocó la bocina or les pitó al pasar

I peeped the horn — toqué la bocina or el claxon

can I have a peep? — ¿puedo ver?, ¿a ver?, ¿puedo vichar? (RPl fam)

we didn't hear another peep from her all evening — no volvió a decir ni pío or ni mu en toda la noche (fam)

there is a gale blowing out there — es stürmt draußen

blow on one's hands to warm them — in die Hände hauchen, um sie zu wärmen

blow hot and cold — (fig.) einmal hü und einmal hott sagen

blow one's own trumpet — (fig.) sein Eigenlob singen

blow one's nose — sich (Dat.) die Nase putzen

blow something to pieces — etwas in die Luft sprengen

[well,] I'm or I'll be blowed — ich werde verrückt! (salopp)

blow you, Jack! — du kannst mich mal gern haben! (salopp)

blow! — [so ein] Mist! (ugs.)

blow the expense — es ist doch Wurscht, was es kostet (ugs.)

blow it — (lose opportunity) es vermasseln (salopp)

in or at one blow — (lit. or fig.) mit einem Schlag

a blow-by-blow account — ein Bericht in allen Einzelheiten

come as or be a blow to somebody — ein schwerer Schlag für jemanden sein

it came to blows — es gab Handgreiflichkeiten

at a ( single) or one blow (fig) — mit einem Schlag (inf)

to deal sb/sth a blow (fig) — jdm/einer Sache einen Schlag versetzen

to strike a blow for sth (fig) — einer Sache (dat) einen großen Dienst erweisen

the door blew open/shut — die Tür flog auf/zu

then the whistle blew (Sport) — da kam der Pfiff

to blow one's nose — sich (dat) die Nase putzen

or horn (US) (fig) — sein eigenes Lob singen

or tire (US) — an dem Auto ist ein Reifen geplatzt

to be blown to pieces (bridge, car) — in die Luft gesprengt werden; (person) zerfetzt werden

= damn) blow! — Mist! (inf)

blow this rain! — dieser mistige Regen! (inf)

blow the expense/what he likes! — das ist doch wurscht, was es kostet/was er will (inf)

well, I'll be blowed — Mensch(enskind)! (inf)

I'll be blowed if I'll do it — ich denke nicht im Traum dran(, das zu tun)

... and blow me if he still didn't forget —... und er hat es trotzdem glatt vergessen (inf)

to blow one's chances of doing sth — es sich (dat) verscherzen, etw zu tun

I think I've blown it — ich glaube, ich habs versaut (inf)

= fellate) to blow sb — jdm einen blasen (sl)

to give a blow — blasen, pusten (inf); (when blowing nose) sich schnäuzen

= breath of air) to go for a blow — sich durchlüften lassen

blow hot and cold — (fig.) einmal hü und einmal hott sagen

blow one's own trumpet — (fig.) sein Eigenlob singen

blow one's nose — sich (Dat.) die Nase putzen

[well,] I'm or I'll be blowed — ich werde verrückt! (salopp)

blow you, Jack! — du kannst mich mal gern haben! (salopp)

blow! — [so ein] Mist! (ugs.)

blow the expense — es ist doch Wurscht, was es kostet (ugs.)

blow it — (lose opportunity) es vermasseln (salopp)

in or at one blow — (lit. or fig.) mit einem Schlag

come as or be a blow to somebody — ein schwerer Schlag für jemanden sein

give one blast of the horn — einmal ins Horn stoßen

blast you/him! — zum Teufel mit dir/ihm!

start blasting away — drauflosschießen (at auf + Akk.)

a blast from the past (inf) — eine Erinnerung an vergangene Zeiten

to blow a blast on the bugle — auf dem Horn blasen

to get the full blast of sb's anger — jds Wut in voller Wucht abkriegen

with the radio/heating on (at) full blast — mit dem Radio/der Heizung voll aufgedreht

= enjoyable experience) it was a blast — das war echt spitze (inf)

the police blasted their way in — die Polizei hat sich den Weg ins Haus frei geschossen or (with explosives) frei gebombt

blast ( it)! — verdammt! (inf), so ein Mist! (inf)

blast him for coming so late — Herrgott, dass er aber auch so spät kommen muss! (inf)

blast this car! — dieses verdammte Auto! (inf)

start blasting away — drauflosschießen (at auf + Akk.)

the plane was blown off course — el viento sacó el avión de su curso; wind I 1)

the referee blew the whistle — el árbitro tocó or hizo sonar el silbato or pito

to blow one's own trumpet o (AmE) horn — darse* bombo, tirarse flores

to blow somebody's head off — volarle* la tapa de los sesos a algn

to blow something sky high: this blows his theory sky high esto echa por tierra su teoría; if this goes off, we'll be blown sky high — como explote, saltamos por los aires

to blow one's top o lid — (colloq) explotar, ponerse* hecho una furia

I blew the oral test — la pifié en el oral (fam), la regué en el oral (Méx fam)

I'll be blowed if I'll apologize! — ya pueden esperar sentados a que pida perdón! (fam)

to blow hot and cold — dar* una de cal y otra de arena

to cushion or soften the blow — (lit) amortiguar el golpe; (fig) disminuir los efectos (de un desastre etc)

to deal or strike sb a blow — dar or asestar un golpe a algn

to strike a blow for freedom — (fig) dar un paso más hacia la libertad

to come to blows — (lit, fig) llegar a las manos

the wind blew the ship towards the coast — el viento llevó or empujó el barco hacia la costa

• to blow sb a kiss — enviar or tirar un beso a algn

• to blow bubbles — (soap) hacer pompas; (gum) hacer globos

• to blow one's nose — sonarse (la nariz)

• to blow smoke in sb's face or eyes — (lit) echar el humo en la cara or los ojos a algn; (US) (fig) engañar a algn

• to blow smoke rings — hacer anillos or aros de humo

• to blow sth sky-high — volar algo en mil pedazos

• to blow a matter wide open — destapar un asunto

• to blow one's chance of doing sth * — echar a perder or desperdiciar la oportunidad de hacer algo

• to blow sb's cover — desenmascarar a algn

• to blow it * — pifiarla *

now you've blown it! * — ¡ahora sí que la has pifiado! *

• to blow one's lines — (US) (Theat) * perder el hilo, olvidar el papel

• to blow a secret — revelar un secreto

• to blow grass ** — fumar hierba

blow this rain! — ¡dichosa lluvia! *

I'll be blowed if... — que me cuelguen si... *

blow the expense! — ¡al cuerno el gasto! *

• it's blowing a gale — hace muchísimo viento

I must blow — tengo que largarme *

blow drier, blow dryer N — secador m de pelo

blow job *** N — mamada *** f

to give sb a blow job — mamársela or chupársela a algn ***

the plane was blown off course — el viento sacó el avión de su curso; wind I 1)

the referee blew the whistle — el árbitro tocó or hizo sonar el silbato or pito

to blow one's own trumpet o (AmE) horn — darse* bombo, tirarse flores

to blow somebody's head off — volarle* la tapa de los sesos a algn

to blow something sky high: this blows his theory sky high esto echa por tierra su teoría; if this goes off, we'll be blown sky high — como explote, saltamos por los aires

to blow one's top o lid — (colloq) explotar, ponerse* hecho una furia

I blew the oral test — la pifié en el oral (fam), la regué en el oral (Méx fam)

I'll be blowed if I'll apologize! — ya pueden esperar sentados a que pida perdón! (fam)

to blow hot and cold — dar* una de cal y otra de arena

be in the wind — (fig.) in der Luft liegen

see how or which way the wind blows or lies — (fig.) sehen, woher der Wind weht

sail close to or near the wind — hart am Wind segeln; (fig.) sich hart an der Grenze des Erlaubten bewegen

take the wind out of somebody's sails — (fig.) jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen

the wind[s] of change — ein frischer Wind (fig.)