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1 play gooseberry
play gooseberry сопровождать влюбленных для приличия; быть третьим лицом -
2 play gooseberry
het vijfde rad/wiel aan de wagen zijn -
3 play gooseberry
inf третий лишнийI'm certainly not coming with you and your fiancee — I hate playing gooseberry.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > play gooseberry
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4 play gooseberry
сопровождать влюблённых для приличия; мешать влюблённым своим присутствием, быть "третьим лишним"Let the old woman choose between playing gooseberry or loitering behind alone. (W. Norris, ‘Matrimony’, OED) — Пусть старуха либо служит ширмой влюбленным, либо плетется одна позади.
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5 play gooseberry
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > play gooseberry
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6 play gooseberry
Общая лексика: оказаться третьим лишним, сопровождать ( девушку) в качестве дуэньи, сопровождать влюбленных для приличия -
7 play gooseberry
сводничать, посредничать при встрече двух влюбленныхАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > play gooseberry
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8 play gooseberry
iki sevgiliye eşlik etmek, iki sevgilinin arasındaki üçüncü kişi olmak -
9 play gooseberry
iki sevgiliye eşlik etmek, iki sevgilinin arasındaki üçüncü kişi olmak -
10 play gooseberry
• olla kolmantena pyöränä -
11 play gooseberry
быть третьим лицом, сопровождать влюбленных для приличия* * *сводничать, посредничать при встрече дву влюбленных -
12 Play gooseberry
Выступать в роли навязанного сопровождающего (например, влюбленных)Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Play gooseberry
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13 play gooseberry
v.hacer mal tercio, hacer de carabina. -
14 to play gooseberry
SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar ir de carabina, hacer de carabina, llevar la cesta -
15 to play gooseberry
همراه دونفرعاشق ومعشوق راه افتادن وموي دماغ ا -
16 to play gooseberry
būt "trešajam liekajam" -
17 to play gooseberry
сводничать, посредничать при встрече двух влюблённых -
18 gooseberry
gooseberry [ˈgʊzbərɪ]* * *['gʊzbərɪ], US ['guːsberɪ]••to be a ou play gooseberry — tenir la chandelle
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19 gooseberry
gooseberry ['gʊzbərɪ]∎ to be or to play gooseberry tenir la chandelle►► gooseberry bush groseillier m;∎ humorous we found you under a gooseberry bush c'est la cigogne qui t'a apporté -
20 gooseberry
to be a ou play gooseberry tenir la chandelle ; to feel a gooseberry se sentir de trop.
См. также в других словарях:
play gooseberry — play ˈgooseberry idiom (BrE) to be a third person with two people who have a romantic relationship and want to be alone together Main entry: ↑gooseberryidiom … Useful english dictionary
play gooseberry — be a gooseberry or play gooseberry British informal to be with two people who love each other and would prefer to be alone together … English dictionary
play gooseberry — vb British to be the unwanted third person present at a romantic assignation, as a chaper one, uninvited guest or unwitting intruder. The expression dates from the 19th century: in the language of par ents and children gooseberry then, as now,… … Contemporary slang
play gooseberry — British, humorous to be with two people who are having a romantic relationship and who would prefer to be alone. Yes, thank you, I d love to go to the cinema, if you two are sure you don t mind me playing gooseberry … New idioms dictionary
play gooseberry — Vrb phrs. To be an unwanted, extra person, usually in the company of a courting couple. See gooseberry … English slang and colloquialisms
gooseberry — [16] Probably, when all is said and done, gooseberry is simply a compound of goose and berry. But no one has ever been able to explain satisfactorily why the gooseberry should have been named after the goose, and there has been no lack of… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
gooseberry — [16] Probably, when all is said and done, gooseberry is simply a compound of goose and berry. But no one has ever been able to explain satisfactorily why the gooseberry should have been named after the goose, and there has been no lack of… … Word origins
gooseberry — the devil Not obsolete because the use survives in the expression play gooseberry, to play the devil with a courting couple by keeping them company when they would rather be left alone: Th match ther wur betwixt a tailor and owd… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
gooseberry — goose|ber|ry [ˈguzbəri, ˈgu:z , ˈgu:s US ˈgu:sberi] n plural gooseberries [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from goose + berry] 1.) a small round green fruit that grows on a bush and has a sour taste 2.) be a gooseberry also play gooseberry BrE… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gooseberry — [ˈgʊzb(ə)ri] noun [C] a small green fruit with a sour taste that grows on a bush • be a gooseberry; play gooseberry British informalto be with two people who have a sexual or romantic relationship and want to be alone together[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
gooseberry — n British See play gooseberry … Contemporary slang