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1 don kişotluk yapmak
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2 yeldeğirmenlerine saldırmak
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3 arremeter contra molinos de viento
• tilt at windmillsDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > arremeter contra molinos de viento
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4 gegen Windmühlen kämpfen
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5 Windmühle
* * *die Windmühlewindmill* * *Wịnd|müh|lefwindmill* * *(a machine with sails that work by wind power, for grinding corn or pumping water.) windmill* * *Wind·müh·lef (windbetriebene Mühle) windmill* * *die windmill* * *Windmühle f windmill;gegen Windmühlen kämpfen fig tilt at windmills* * *die windmill* * *f.wind mill n.windmill n. -
6 molino
m.1 mill.molino de aceite olive oil millmolino de viento windmill2 grinder.* * *1 mill\molino de viento windmill* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [gen] mill; (=trituradora) grinder2) * (=persona) fidget* * *a) ( máquina - para el trigo) mill; (- para la carne) grinder (AmE), mincer (BrE)b) ( fábrica) mill* * *= windmill, mill.Ex. The user question used for the tests was for information on windmills, wind power utilisation and wind-powered generators.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.----* luchar contra molinos = tilt against/at + windmills.* molino de agua = water mill.* molino de cemento = cement mill.* molino de harina = flour mill.* molino de viento = windmill.* represa de molino = millpond.* * *a) ( máquina - para el trigo) mill; (- para la carne) grinder (AmE), mincer (BrE)b) ( fábrica) mill* * *= windmill, mill.Ex: The user question used for the tests was for information on windmills, wind power utilisation and wind-powered generators.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.* luchar contra molinos = tilt against/at + windmills.* molino de agua = water mill.* molino de cemento = cement mill.* molino de harina = flour mill.* molino de viento = windmill.* represa de molino = millpond.* * *1 (máquina — para el trigo) mill; (— para la carne) mincer2 (fábrica) millmolino de papel paper millCompuestos:waterwheelwindmillwaterwheel* * *
molino sustantivo masculino
(— para la carne) grinder (AmE), mincer (BrE)
molino de viento windmill;
molino de papel paper mill
molino sustantivo masculino mill
' molino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aspa
- rueda
- muela
- piedra
- represa
English:
mill
- millstone
- sail
- treadmill
- windmill
- water
- wind
* * *molino nm1. [aparato] millmolino de aceite olive oil mill;molino de agua water mill;molino de viento [para grano] windmill;[aerogenerador] wind turbine2. [fábrica] mill* * *m mill* * *molino nm1) : mill2)molino de viento : windmill* * *molino n mill -
7 mulino
m millmulino a vento windmill* * *mulino s.m. mill: mulino ad acqua, watermill; mulino a mano, handmill; mulino a martelli, hammer mill; mulino a palle, ball mill; mulino a pestelli, stamping mill; mulino a tamburo, drum mill; mulino a vapore, steam mill; mulino a vento, windmill; mulino elettrico, electric mill; mulino per farina, flour mill; macina di mulino, millstone; ruota di mulino, mill wheel // combattere con i mulini a vento, to tilt at windmills // tirare acqua al proprio mulino, to bring grist to one's own mill // chi va al mulino s'infarina, (prov.) you can't touch pitch without being defiled.* * *[mu'lino]sostantivo maschile mill••* * *mulino/mu'lino/sostantivo m.mill\tirare l'acqua al proprio mulino to bring grist to one's mill; combattere contro i -i a vento to tilt at windmills\mulino ad acqua water mill; mulino a vento windmill. -
8 molino de viento
windmill* * *windmill; luchar contra molinos de molino (liter) to tilt at windmills (liter)* * *(n.) = windmillEx. The user question used for the tests was for information on windmills, wind power utilisation and wind-powered generators.* * *windmill; luchar contra molinos de molino (liter) to tilt at windmills (liter)* * *(n.) = windmillEx: The user question used for the tests was for information on windmills, wind power utilisation and wind-powered generators.
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9 сражаться с ветряными мельницами
1) General subject: fight with the windmills, tilt at windmills, tilt at wind-mills2) Politics: fight with (one's) own shadow3) Set phrase: fight with one's own shadow (дословно: Сражаться с собственной тенью. (т.е. с мнимым препятствием))4) Makarov: fight windmills, fight with own shadowУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сражаться с ветряными мельницами
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10 wiatrak
m 1. (młyn) windmill- drewniany wiatrak a wooden windmill- skrzydła wiatraka the sails of a windmill2. (wentylator) fan- pod sufitem obracał się wiatrak a fan rotated on the ceiling■ walczyć z wiatrakami to tilt at windmills- walka z wiatrakami a losing battle* * ** * *miGen. -a1. windmill; walczyć z wiatrakami przen. tilt at windmills.2. = wiatraczek 1.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wiatrak
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11 moulin
moulin [mulɛ̃]masculine noun* * *mulɛ̃nom masculin (édifice, appareil) millPhrasal Verbs:••on y entre comme dans un moulin — (colloq) one can just slip in
* * *mulɛ̃ nm1) (pour moudre) mill2) * (= moteur) engine* * *moulin nm1 ( édifice) mill;2 ( machine à moudre) mill;3 ○( moteur) engine.moulin à café coffee grinder, coffee mill; moulin à eau water mill; moulin à légumes vegetable mill; moulin à paroles chatterbox; moulin à poivre pepper mill; moulin à prières Relig prayer wheel; moulin à vent windmill.apporter de l'eau au moulin de qn to fuel sb's arguments; on ne peut être à la fois au four et au moulin one can't be in two places at once; on y entre comme dans un moulin one can just slip in; se battre contre des moulins à vent to tilt at windmills; jeter son bonnet par-dessus les moulins to let one's hair down.[mulɛ̃] nom masculin1. [machine, bâtiment] mill2. [instrument]3. (familier) [moteur] engine5. (Québec)moulin à paroles nom masculin -
12 донкихотствовать
1) General subject: fight with own shadow, fight windmills, tilt at windmills2) Makarov: fight with own shadow (вести бесплодную борьбу с воображаемым противником), fight windmills (сражаться с ветряными мельницами) -
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ж.millручная мельница — hand-mill, quern
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лить воду на чью-л. мельницу погов. — play into smb.'s handsвоевать с ветряными мельницами — fight* windmills, tilt at windmills
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14 yeldeğirmenlerine karşı savaşmak
fight windmills, tilt at windmillsTurkish-English dictionary > yeldeğirmenlerine karşı savaşmak
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15 мельница
ж.ручна́я ме́льница — handmill, quern
ветряна́я ме́льница — windmill
водяна́я ме́льница — watermill
парова́я ме́льница — steammill
кофе́йная ме́льница — coffee mill
••лить во́ду на чью-л ме́льницу погов. — ≈ play into smb's hands
воева́ть с ветряны́ми ме́льницами — fight windmills, tilt at windmills
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16 сражаться с ветряными мельницами
[srazhattsa s vetr'anymi m'el'nitsarni] To fight against the windmills. To waste energy in combating imaginary evils or difficulties; to attack an imaginary foe. Cf. To tilt at windmills.Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > сражаться с ветряными мельницами
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17 szélmalomharcot folytat
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18 szélmalomharcot vív
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19 Phantom
* * *das Phantomphantom; ghost* * *Phan|tom [fan'toːm]nt -s, -e1) (= Trugbild) phantomeinem Phantóm nachjagen (fig) — to tilt at windmills
* * *Phan·tom<-s, -e>[fanˈto:m]nt phantom* * *das; Phantoms, Phantome phantom; illusioneinem Phantom nachjagen — (fig.) chase [after] an illusion or a shadow
* * *einem Phantom nachjagen pursue an illusion* * *das; Phantoms, Phantome phantom; illusioneinem Phantom nachjagen — (fig.) chase [after] an illusion or a shadow
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20 walczyć
(-ę, -ysz); vito fight; ( rywalizować) to compete; ( zmagać się) to struggle* * *ipf.1. ( bić się) fight (z kimś/czymś against sb/sth); walczyć do ostatniej kropli krwi l. do upadłego fight to the bitter end; walczyć na śmierć i życie fight to the death; walczyć o wolność/niepodległość fight for freedom/independence; walczyć w obronie ojczyzny fight for one's country; walczyć z wrogiem fight the enemy; walczyć zaciekle fight tooth and nail; walczyć jak lew fight like a lion; walczyć z kimś jego własną bronią fight fire with fire; walczyć z wiatrakami tilt at windmills.3. (z uczuciami, siłami natury) struggle, fight ( z czymś with sth); (z chorobą, pokusą, ze snem) fight off ( z czymś sth); ( ze łzami) fight back, suppress ( z czymś sth); walczyć z czasem (np. pracując nad czymś) work against the clock; walczyć z przeciwnościami grapple with difficulties; walczyć ze śmiercią be fighting with death.4. (= zabiegać o coś) (o pokój, o wzrost wydajności pracy) strive ( o coś for sth); walczyć o sprawę fight for a cause; walczyć o władzę struggle for power.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > walczyć
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См. также в других словарях:
tilt at windmills — {v. phr.}, {literary} To do battle with an imaginary foe (after Cervantes Don Quixote). * /John is a nice guy but when it comes to departmental meetings he wastes everybody s time by constantly tilting at windmills./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tilt at windmills — {v. phr.}, {literary} To do battle with an imaginary foe (after Cervantes Don Quixote). * /John is a nice guy but when it comes to departmental meetings he wastes everybody s time by constantly tilting at windmills./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tilt at windmills — ► tilt at windmills attack imaginary enemies. [ORIGIN: with allusion to the story of Don Quixote tilting at windmills, believing they were giants.] Main Entry: ↑tilt … English terms dictionary
tilt at windmills — A person who tilts at windmills, tries to do things that will never work in practice … The small dictionary of idiomes
tilt at windmills — phrasal Etymology: so called fr. the episode in Don Quijote de la Mancha in which Don Quixote battles with a windmill, thinking it a giant more at don quixote : to fight imaginary enemies or illusory evils even though this rebellion may be a… … Useful english dictionary
tilt at windmills — attack imaginary enemies. [with allusion to the story of Don Quixote tilting at windmills, believing they were giants.] → tilt … English new terms dictionary
tilt at windmills — verb a) To attack imaginary enemies. b) To go on a wild goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity See Also: throw ones cap over the windmill, mistake windmills for giants … Wiktionary
tilt\ at\ windmills — v. phr. literary To do battle with an imaginary foe (after Cervantes Don Quixote). John is a nice guy but when it comes to departmental meetings he wastes everybody s time by constantly tilting at windmills … Словарь американских идиом
tilt at windmills — A person who tilts at windmills, tries to do things that will never work in practice. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
tilt at windmills — literary to waste time trying to deal with enemies or problems that do not exist. We re not tilting at windmills here. If we don t do something about these problems, our environment may be in serious danger … New idioms dictionary
Tilt at windmills — A person who tilts at windmills, tries to do things that will never work in practice … Dictionary of English idioms