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сотрясать воздух; говорить впустую/на ветерI dont't know why I bother talking to you — I'm just wasting my breath.
Don't waste your breath talking to her. She won't listen.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > waste one's breath
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speak uselessly, to no purpose не трать усилия зряDon’t waste your breath trying to make him do it, he won’t change his mind.
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нaпpacнo, пoпуcту тpaтить cлoвa, кpacнopeчиe; бpocaть cлoвa нa вeтepDon't you waste your breath trying to persuade me (J. Galsworthy) -
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Общая лексика: говорить попусту, трепать языком, сотрясать воздух -
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לדבר אל הקיר, לדבר לשווא* * *◙ אוושל רבדל,ריקה לא רבדל◄ -
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1) даром тратить силы/говорить напрасно2) to waste one's breath/words говорить на ветер/попусту тратить словаEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to waste one's breath
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16 ♦ breath
♦ breath /brɛɵ/n.1 [u] respiro; fiato; alito: bad breath, alito cattivo (o pesante); foul breath, alito fetido; to hold one's breath, trattenere il fiato (o il respiro); (fig.) trattenere il fiato, essere col fiato sospeso; to pause for breath, fare una pausa per riprender fiato; to recover one's breath, riprendere fiato; to take breath, riprendere fiato; to gasp for breath, ansimare; to be short of breath, avere il respiro corto; out of breath, senza fiato2 inspirazione; respiro; soffio: a deep breath, un respiro profondo; (one's) last breath, l'ultimo respiro; to take a breath, fare un respiro; inspirare4 accenno; cenno; traccia; ombra; sospetto: a breath of spring, un accenno di primavera; a breath of scandal, un sospetto di scandalo5 (fon.) espirazione● a breath of (fresh) air, una boccata d'aria fresca; (fig.) una ventata d'aria fresca □ the breath of life, necessità vitale; ragione di vita □ ( sport) breath-held diving, immersione in apnea □ (autom.) breath test, alcoltest; prova del fiato, prova del palloncino □ to catch breath, trattenere di colpo il respiro; ( anche) riprendere fiato □ (fam. USA) to change breath, bere un bicchierino; rifarsi la bocca □ to draw breath, inspirare; respirare; ( per estens.) essere in vita □ with one's dying (o last) breath, in punto di morte □ to get one's breath (back), riprendere fiato □ (fam.) Don't hold your breath, ce n'è da aspettare!; aspetta e spera! □ in a breath, in un soffio □ in the next breath, (rif. a qualcosa che si dice) l'istante successivo □ in the same breath, (rif. a qualcosa che si dice) contemporaneamente, simultaneamente □ Not a breath was heard, non s'udiva un sussurro □ to save one's breath, risparmiare il fiato; tacere □ under (o below) one's breath, sottovoce □ to take sb. 's breath away, far restare q. senza fiato; mozzare il fiato a q. □ to waste one's breath, sprecare il fiato □ with one's last breath, fino all'ultimo respiro. -
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♦ waste (1) /weɪst/a.2 di scarto: waste products, prodotti di scarto; waste matter, roba di scarto; rifiuti; waste materials, materiali di rifiuto; cascami● waste paper ► wastepaper □ waste silk, cascami di seta □ to lay waste, devastare; guastare; distruggere □ (agric.) to lie waste, restare incoltivato; essere improduttivo.♦ waste (2) /weɪst/n.1 [uc] sciupio; spreco; sperpero; perdita: There is too much waste in public spending, c'è troppo spreco nella spesa pubblica; a waste of time, una perdita di tempo; waste of money, sperpero di denaro2 cascame, cascami; rifiuti; scarto: wool waste, cascami di lana: toxic waste, rifiuti tossici; waste disposal, smaltimento dei rifiuti3 (geogr.) terreno incolto; deserto, distesa desolata: the wastes of central Asia, i deserti dell'Asia centrale5 [u] immondizia; rifiuti; spazzatura6 [u] acque reflue; effluenti (pl.)7 [u] (edil.) sterro eccedente● waste bin, bidone dell'immondizia; cestino per rifiuti □ (rag.) waste-book, brogliaccio □ (ind.) waste control, riduzione degli sprechi □ waste disposal unit, tritarifiuti elettrico, dissipatore ( per un lavello) □ (ind. min.) waste filling, ripiena □ waste management, trattamento dei rifiuti □ waste merchant, rottamaio; straccivendolo □ waste pipe, tubazione di scarico: (edil.) the waste pipes of the house, gli scarichi della casa □ (ind.) waste processing, trattamento dei rifiuti □ waste water ► wastewater □ to go (o to run) to waste, (agric.: di un terreno) rinselvatichire; (econ.: di una risorsa) andare sprecato.♦ (to) waste /weɪst/A v. t.1 sciupare; sprecare; dissipare; sperperare: to waste one's time, sciupare il tempo; Don't waste your money on useless gadgets, non sprecare i soldi in aggeggi inutili; (fam.) to waste one's breath (o one's words) sprecare il fiato; predicare al vento2 deteriorare; sciupare; logorare5 (lett.) devastare; mettere a ferro e fuoco8 ( slang sport) annientare; distruggere; travolgere; stracciare (fig.): ‘What about the match?’ ‘We got wasted’, ‘e la partita?’ ‘ci hanno stracciati!’B v. i.1 sprecarsi; andare sprecato; restare inutilizzato2 ( di solito to waste away) consumarsi; logorarsi; deperire: Too many people are wasting away for lack of food, troppa gente deperisce per mancanza di cibo● (fig.) to waste one's powder and shot, sprecare il tempo e la fatica □ to waste time, perdere tempo NOTA D'USO: - to lose time o to waste time?- □ The joke was wasted on Bill, Bill non ha capito la battuta □ (prov.) Waste not, want not, il risparmio è il miglior guadagno. -
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noun1) Atem, dersay something below or under one's breath — etwas vor sich (Akk.) hin murmeln
waste one's breath — seine Worte verschwenden
hold one's breath — den Atem anhalten
be out of/short of breath — außer Atem od. atemlos sein/kurzatmig sein
take somebody's breath away — (fig.) jemandem den Atem verschlagen
2) (one respiration) Atemzug, dertake or draw a [deep] breath — [tief] einatmen
in the same breath — im selben Atemzug
3) (air movement, whiff) Hauch, derthere wasn't a breath of air — es regte sich kein Lüftchen
* * *[breƟ]1) (the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs: My dog's breath smells terrible.) der Atem2) (an act of breathing: Take a deep breath.) der Atemzug•- academic.ru/8882/breathless">breathless- breathlessly
- breathlessness
- hold one's breath
- out of breath
- under one's breath* * *[breθ]nbad \breath Mundgeruch mwith bated \breath mit angehaltenem Atemto take a deep \breath tief Luft holento catch one's \breath [or get one's \breath back] verschnaufento draw \breath Luft [o Atem] holen famto gasp for \breath nach Atem ringento mutter [sth] under one's \breath [etw] leise vor sich akk hin murmelnto take sb's \breath away jdm den Atem raubento waste one's \breath in den Wind redena \breath of air ein Hauch m, ein Lüftchen ntit's like a \breath of fresh air when she visits ( fig) es ist so erfrischend, wenn sie zu Besuch kommtto go out for a \breath of fresh air an die frische Luft gehen, frische Luft schnappen gehen3.▶ to be the \breath of life [to sb] für jdn so wichtig sein wie die Luft zum Atmen* * *[breɵ]n1) Atem mto take a deep breath — einmal tief Luft holen; (before diving, singing etc) einmal tief einatmen
breath — Mundgeruch m
to have bad breath — aus dem Mund riechen, Mundgeruch haben
with one's dying breath —
out of breath — außer Atem, atemlos
to stop for breath — sich verschnaufen, eine Pause zum Luftholen machen
to say sth all in one breath — etw in einem Atemzug sagen
to say sth under one's breath — etw vor sich (acc) hin murmeln
save your breath — spar dir die Spucke (inf)
you're wasting your breath — du redest umsonst
See:→ fresh air2)(= slight stirring)
breath of wind — Lüftchen ntthere wasn't a breath of air — es regte sich or wehte kein Lüftchen
* * *breath [breθ] s1. Atem(zug) m:bad breath schlechter Atem, Mundgeruch m;have bad breath aus dem Mund riechen;be out of breath außer Atem sein;he caught his breath ihm stockte der Atem;catch sb’s breath jemandem den Atem verschlagen;draw breath Atem holen;draw one’s first breath das Licht der Welt erblicken;draw one’s last breath den letzten Atemzug tun;gasp for breath nach Luft schnappen;get one’s breath (back) wieder zu Atem kommen;get out of breath außer Atem kommen;go out for a breath of (fresh) air an die e Luft gehen, frische Luft schnappen gehen;have no breath left (völlig) außer Atem sein;hold one’s breath den Atem anhalten (a. fig);lose one’s breath außer Atem kommen;take breath Atem schöpfen, verschnaufen (a. fig);take sb’s breath away jemandem den Atem verschlagen;take a deep breath tief Luft holen;waste one’s breath in den Wind reden;you are wasting your breath du kannst dir deine Worte sparen;don’t waste your breath crying for help es hat gar keinen Sinn, um Hilfe zu rufen;in the same (next) breath im gleichen (nächsten) Atemzug;be mentioned ( oder spoken of) in the same breath as in einem oder im selben Atemzug genannt werden mit; → pause B 1, short A 82. fig Hauch m, Spur f, Anflug m:not a breath of suspicion nicht der geringste Verdacht3. Lufthauch m, Lüftchen n:4. Duft m5. LING stimmloser Hauch* * *noun1) Atem, dersay something below or under one's breath — etwas vor sich (Akk.) hin murmeln
be out of/short of breath — außer Atem od. atemlos sein/kurzatmig sein
take somebody's breath away — (fig.) jemandem den Atem verschlagen
2) (one respiration) Atemzug, dertake or draw a [deep] breath — [tief] einatmen
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breƟ1) (the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs: My dog's breath smells terrible.) aliento, respiración2) (an act of breathing: Take a deep breath.) respiración•- breathlessly
- breathlessness
- hold one's breath
- out of breath
- under one's breath
breath n alientotr[breɵ]1 (of person) aliento; (of animal) hálito2 (of air) soplo3 (of perfume) olor nombre masculino, olorcillo4 (life) aliento, vida5 (breathing) resuello, respiración nombre femenino6 (of scandal) rumor nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLout of breath sin aliento, sin resuelloshort of breath corto,-a de resuellounder one's breath en voz bajain the next breath a continuación, inmediatamente despuésin the same breath todo a la vez, al mismo tiempoto draw breath respirar, vivirto draw one's last breath exhalar el último suspiroto get one's breath back recobrar el alientoto take a deep breath respirar hondoto take one's breath away dejar pasmado,-a a unoa breath of fresh air una bocanada de aire frescobad breath mal aliento, halitosis nombre femeninobreath of life cosa imprescindible, requisito indispensablebreath test SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL prueba del alcoholbreath ['brɛɵ] n1) breathing: aliento mto hold one's breath: aguantar la respiración2) breeze: soplo ma breath of fresh air: un soplo de aire freson.• aliento s.m.• aspiración s.f.• huelgo s.m.• hálito s.m.• respiración s.f.• respiro s.m.• resuello s.m.• soplo s.m.• suspiro s.m.• vaharada s.f.• vaho s.m.breθcount & mass noun ( air exhaled or inhaled) aliento mto have bad breath — tener* mal aliento
to take a breath — aspirar, inspirar
in the same o next breath — a continuación, a renglón seguido
to be a breath of fresh air — ser* (como) una bocanada de aire fresco
to draw breath — (lit: breathe) respirar; ( live) (liter) vivir
to draw one's last breath — (liter) exhalar el último suspiro (liter)
to hold one's breath — contener* la respiración or el aliento
he promised - well, don't hold your breath — (colloq & hum) lo prometió - sí, pero mejor espera sentado (fam & hum)
to say something under one's breath — decir* algo entre dientes
to take somebody's breath away — dejar a alguien sin habla
to waste one's breath — gastar saliva
[breθ]with bated breath — con el corazón en un puño; save I 3) a)
1. N1) (lit) (=respiration) aliento mwithout pausing for breath — sin detenerse ni un momento para recobrar el aliento or la respiración
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to have bad breath — tener mal aliento•
he stopped running to catch his breath — dejó de correr para recobrar el aliento or la respiraciónhe was one of the meanest people who ever drew breath — era una de las personas más mezquinas que jamás ha visto este mundo
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to get one's breath back — recobrar el aliento or la respiración(fig)•
to hold one's breath — (lit) contener la respiración"he said he would be here" - "well, I wouldn't hold your breath" — -dijo que vendría -sí, pues yo le esperaría sentado *
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to lose one's breath — perder el aliento•
to be/get out of breath — estar/quedar sin aliento•
she felt hot and short of breath — tenía calor y se ahogabashe has asthma and sometimes gets short of breath — tiene asma y a veces se ahoga or le falta el aliento
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she sucked in her breath — tomó aliento, aspiró•
to take a breath — respirarbated, save I, 1., 4)•
he muttered something under his breath — dijo algo entre dientes or en voz baja2) (fig) (=puff) soplo m•
a breath of fresh air, we went out for a breath of fresh air — salimos a tomar el (aire) fresco2.CPDbreath freshener N — spray m bucal
breath-testbreath test N — (Aut) prueba f de alcoholemia
* * *[breθ]count & mass noun ( air exhaled or inhaled) aliento mto have bad breath — tener* mal aliento
to take a breath — aspirar, inspirar
in the same o next breath — a continuación, a renglón seguido
to be a breath of fresh air — ser* (como) una bocanada de aire fresco
to draw breath — (lit: breathe) respirar; ( live) (liter) vivir
to draw one's last breath — (liter) exhalar el último suspiro (liter)
to hold one's breath — contener* la respiración or el aliento
he promised - well, don't hold your breath — (colloq & hum) lo prometió - sí, pero mejor espera sentado (fam & hum)
to say something under one's breath — decir* algo entre dientes
to take somebody's breath away — dejar a alguien sin habla
to waste one's breath — gastar saliva
with bated breath — con el corazón en un puño; save I 3) a)
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1. дъх, дихание, дишане
out of/short of BREATH запъхтян, задъхан, задъхващ се
to draw/take a BREATH дишам, вдишвам, поемам дъх, прен. жив съм
to draw one's last BREATH издъхвам, умирам
to hold/catch one's BREATH затаявам дъх, секва ми дъхът (от страх, вълнение и пр.)
to gasp for/to lose one's BREATH задъхвам се, едва дишам, трудно си поемам дъх
to save one's BREATH въздържам се от излишни приказки
to waste one's BREATH говоря на вятъра, хабя напразно думите си
to take BREATH спирам да отдъхна
to take someone's BREATH away поразявам/смайвам/вземам акъла на някого
to get one'sBREATH again идвам на себе си, окопитвам се
in one/in the same BREATH едновременно (обик. за противоположни неща)
beneath/below/under one's BREATH тихичко, шепнешком
2. въздух, ветрец, полъх
a BREATH of (fresh) air мъничко чист въздух, прен. свежа струя, освежителен полъх
3. миризма, дъх, лъх
4. прен. живот, нещо от жизнено значение
5. ез. издишане
not a BREATH of никак, ни капчица, ни най-малко* * *{bred} n 1. дъх, дихание; дишане; out of/short of breath запъхтян,* * *дихание; дишане; дъх; лъх;* * *1. a breath of (fresh) air мъничко чист въздух, прен. свежа струя, освежителен полъх 2. beneath/below/under one's breath тихичко, шепнешком 3. in one/in the same breath едновременно (обик. за противоположни неща) 4. not a breath of никак, ни капчица, ни най-малко 5. out of/short of breath запъхтян, задъхан, задъхващ се 6. to draw one's last breath издъхвам, умирам 7. to draw/take a breath дишам, вдишвам, поемам дъх, прен. жив съм 8. to gasp for/to lose one's breath задъхвам се, едва дишам, трудно си поемам дъх 9. to get one'sbreath again идвам на себе си, окопитвам се 10. to hold/catch one's breath затаявам дъх, секва ми дъхът (от страх, вълнение и пр.) 11. to save one's breath въздържам се от излишни приказки 12. to take breath спирам да отдъхна 13. to take someone's breath away поразявам/смайвам/вземам акъла на някого 14. to waste one's breath говоря на вятъра, хабя напразно думите си 15. въздух, ветрец, полъх 16. дъх, дихание, дишане 17. ез. издишане 18. миризма, дъх, лъх 19. прен. живот, нещо от жизнено значение* * *breath[breu] n 1. дъх, дишане, дихание; to be out of ( short of) \breath запъхтян, задъхан съм, задъхвам се, запъхтявам се; to draw \breath дишам, вдишвам; поемам дъх; to draw o.'s last \breath издъхвам, умирам; with his dying \breath на смъртно легло; to hold ( bate, catch) o.'s \breath затаявам дъх, спирам дъха си, нащрек съм; прен. сепвам се, изплашвам се, изненадвам се; стресвам се; to gasp for \breath, to lose o.'s \breath задъхвам се, едва (трудно) дишам, трудно си поемам дъх, запъхтявам се; to spend ( waste) o.'s \breath прен. говоря на вятъра; хабя си думите; to save o.'s \breath пестя си приказките; to take s.o.'s \breath away прен. поразявам, смайвам, вземам ума на някого; all in the same \breath, all in a \breath на един дъх; със същия тон; (всички) едновременно; below ( under) o.'s \breath под носа си, шепнешком, тихичко, ниско; 2. въздух; ветрец; to get a \breath of air излизам малко на въздух; there isn't a \breath of air ( wind) не трепва лист, толкова е тихо; 3. миризма, дъх; лъх, полъх; 4. прен. живот; нещо жизненоважно, от първостепенно значение; it is the very \breath of life to me ценя го като живота си; 5. ез. издишане.
См. также в других словарях:
waste one's breath — {v. phr.} To speak or to argue with no result; do nothing by talking. * /The teacher saw that she was wasting her breath; the children refused to believe her./ * /I know what I want. You re wasting your breath./ … Dictionary of American idioms
waste one's breath — {v. phr.} To speak or to argue with no result; do nothing by talking. * /The teacher saw that she was wasting her breath; the children refused to believe her./ * /I know what I want. You re wasting your breath./ … Dictionary of American idioms
waste one's breath — phrasal : to speak without result : accomplish nothing by speaking * * * waste one s breath To talk to no avail or profitlessly ● breath * * * I talk or give advice without effect I have better things to do than waste my breath arguing II see… … Useful english dictionary
waste\ one's\ breath — v. phr. To speak or to argue with no result; do nothing by talking. The teacher saw that she was wasting her breath; the children refused to believe her. I know what I want. You re wasting your breath … Словарь американских идиом
waste one's breath — speak pointlessly without the desired results He is very stubborn and you are wasting your breath to try and argue with him … Idioms and examples
waste one's breath — talk or give advice without effect. → breath … English new terms dictionary
waste one's breath — phrasal to accomplish nothing by speaking … New Collegiate Dictionary
waste one's breath — talk to the wall, talk in vain … English contemporary dictionary
breath — n. 1) to draw, take a breath 2) to catch; hold one s breath 3) to get one s breath back 4) to lose one s breath 5) a deep; long breath (she took a deep breath) 6) out of breath ( breathless ) 7) (misc.) to spare, save one s breath ( to avoid a… … Combinatory dictionary
breath — n. 1 a the air taken into or expelled from the lungs. b one respiration of air. c an exhalation of air that can be seen, smelt, or heard (breath steamed in the cold air; bad breath). 2 a a slight movement of air; a breeze. b a whiff of perfume… … Useful english dictionary
breath — See: CATCH ONE S BREATH, DRAW A LONG BREATH or TAKE A LONG BREATH, HOLD ONE S BREATH, IN THE SAME BREATH, OUT OF BREATH, SAVE ONE S BREATH, SECOND WIND also SECOND BREATH, TAKE ONE S BREATH AWAY, UNDER ONE S BREATH, WASTE ONE S BREATH … Dictionary of American idioms