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  • 121 подымать на ноги

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    1. подымать на ноги кого [subj: human or nouns denoting a substance with a therapeutic effect]
    ⇒ to cure s.o.:
    - X поставил Y-а на ноги≈ X put <got, set> Y back on Y's feet.
         ♦ Мои приятели были воплощением здоровья, но материнский глаз нашёл в них какую-то перемену к худшему; обо мне же и говорить не приходится; меня сразу объявили заморышем, которого необходимо как можно скорее поставить на ноги (Лившиц 1). My friends were the picture of health, but the maternal eye saw a change for the worse in them; not to mention me - I was declared immediately to be a weakling who had to be put back on his feet as soon as possible (1a).
    2. подымать на ноги кого [subj: human; more often last van]
    ⇒ to help s.o. become self-sufficient in life (usu. in refer, to rearing one's child):
    - X поставил Y-а на ноги≈ X put <set, got> Y on Y's feet;
    - X helped Y find Y's feet.
         ♦ [Ксения:] Ты - старый наш слуга, тебя батюшка мой на ноги поставил, ты обо мне подумай... (Горький 2). [К.:] Youyou're an old servant of ours, my father put you on your feet - think about me... (2b).
         ♦ Много горьких жалоб услыхала тесная комната на седьмом этаже... То не хватало денег на ведёрко угля, и дети мёрзли, то протирались штанишки Жано, то надо было купить задачник Аннет. Она всё же поставила детей на ноги (Эренбург 4). Many bitter complaints were heard in the poky little room on the sixth storey.... At times there was not enough money for a bucket of coal and the children froze; or else Jeannot's trousers were worn out or an exercise-book had to be bought for Annette. But she managed to set the children on their feet (4a).
         ♦ Он станет теперь совсем одинок. А у него теперь шестеро детей. И лавка на руках, и поднимай на ноги всю ораву (Булгаков 5). [context transl] Now he would be altogether alone. And he had six children. And the shop was on his hands, and the upbringing of all the children (5a).
    3. подымать на ноги что [subj: human or collect; obj: collect]
    ⇒ to strengthen sth., make sth. more solid, independent, capable of functioning productively (again):
    - X поставил Y на ноги≈ X put (got, set) Y (back) on Y's feet (again).
         ♦ " Это [генерал Корнилов] кристальной честности человек, и только он один в состоянии поставить Россию на ноги" (Шолохов 3). " Не [General Kornilov] is a man of perfect integrity and he alone is capable of putting Russia on her feet again" (3a).
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    1. подымать на ноги кого-что [subj: human or a noun denoting a sound (variants поднимать (подымать)/поднять only)]
    ⇒ to awaken some person or group of people:
    - X поднял Y-ов на ноги≈ X got (woke) Ys up;
    - X got Ys out of bed (out of their beds).
         ♦ "Заявляетесь ночью в пьяном виде, поднимаете на ноги весь дом, и у вас ещё хватает совести повышать на меня голос..." (Максимов 1). "You roll up drunk in the middle of the night, you wake up the whole house, and still you have the gall to raise your voice to me" (1a).
         ♦ Собаки залаяли. Значит, жена тревожит, поднимает боранлинцев на ноги (Айтматов 2). The dogs were barking...so evidently his wife was busy spreading the news and getting the people of Boranly out of their beds (2a).
    2. подымать на ноги кого-что [subj: human; obj: human pl or collect; more often variants поднимать (подымать)/поднять; usu. pfv fut]
    ⇒ to make s.o. act energetically:
    - X поднял Y-а на ноги≈ X roused Y;
    - [in limited contexts] X had Y (out) doing sth.
         ♦ "Боже мой, без двадцати двенадцать! Мама, наверное, с ума сошла. Я обещала быть к ужину..." - "Может, все-таки останешься?" - "Нет, что ты! Она подымет на ноги всю московскую милицию!" (Ерофеев 3). "Oh my God, its twenty of twelve! Mama's probably crazy with worry. I promised to be home for supper...." "You don't think you could stay?" "No, its out of the question! She'd have the whole Moscow police force out looking for me!" (3a).
    3. подымать на ноги кого-что [subj: human or abstr; obj: human pl or collect; more often variants поднимать (подымать)/поднять; usu. pfv]
    ⇒ to agitate, disturb, arouse s.o. (usu. a group of people):
    - X поднял на ноги Y-ов≈ X created a commotion among Ys;
    - X stirred Ys up.
         ♦ Слух о мобилизации поднял всех на ноги. The rumor about mobilization stirred everyone up.
         ♦ Одиннадцатого октября, в тот самый день, когда в главной квартире всё было поднято на ноги известием о поражении Мака, в штабе эскадрона походная жизнь спокойно шла по-старому (Толстой 4). [context transl] On the eighth of October, the day when at headquarters all was in a turmoil over the news of Mack's defeat, the camp life of the officers in this squadron was quietly proceeding as usual (4a).

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  • 122 поставить на ноги

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    1. поставить на ноги кого [subj: human or nouns denoting a substance with a therapeutic effect]
    ⇒ to cure s.o.:
    - X поставил Y-а на ноги≈ X put <got, set> Y back on Y's feet.
         ♦ Мои приятели были воплощением здоровья, но материнский глаз нашёл в них какую-то перемену к худшему; обо мне же и говорить не приходится; меня сразу объявили заморышем, которого необходимо как можно скорее поставить на ноги (Лившиц 1). My friends were the picture of health, but the maternal eye saw a change for the worse in them; not to mention me - I was declared immediately to be a weakling who had to be put back on his feet as soon as possible (1a).
    2. поставить на ноги кого [subj: human; more often last van]
    ⇒ to help s.o. become self-sufficient in life (usu. in refer, to rearing one's child):
    - X поставил Y-а на ноги≈ X put <set, got> Y on Y's feet;
    - X helped Y find Y's feet.
         ♦ [Ксения:] Ты - старый наш слуга, тебя батюшка мой на ноги поставил, ты обо мне подумай... (Горький 2). [К.:] Youyou're an old servant of ours, my father put you on your feet - think about me... (2b).
         ♦ Много горьких жалоб услыхала тесная комната на седьмом этаже... То не хватало денег на ведёрко угля, и дети мёрзли, то протирались штанишки Жано, то надо было купить задачник Аннет. Она всё же поставила детей на ноги (Эренбург 4). Many bitter complaints were heard in the poky little room on the sixth storey.... At times there was not enough money for a bucket of coal and the children froze; or else Jeannot's trousers were worn out or an exercise-book had to be bought for Annette. But she managed to set the children on their feet (4a).
         ♦ Он станет теперь совсем одинок. А у него теперь шестеро детей. И лавка на руках, и поднимай на ноги всю ораву (Булгаков 5). [context transl] Now he would be altogether alone. And he had six children. And the shop was on his hands, and the upbringing of all the children (5a).
    3. поставить на ноги что [subj: human or collect; obj: collect]
    ⇒ to strengthen sth., make sth. more solid, independent, capable of functioning productively (again):
    - X поставил Y на ноги≈ X put (got, set) Y (back) on Y's feet (again).
         ♦ " Это [генерал Корнилов] кристальной честности человек, и только он один в состоянии поставить Россию на ноги" (Шолохов 3). " Не [General Kornilov] is a man of perfect integrity and he alone is capable of putting Russia on her feet again" (3a).
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    1. поставить на ноги кого-что [subj: human or a noun denoting a sound (variants поднимать (подымать)/поднять only)]
    ⇒ to awaken some person or group of people:
    - X поднял Y-ов на ноги≈ X got (woke) Ys up;
    - X got Ys out of bed (out of their beds).
         ♦ "Заявляетесь ночью в пьяном виде, поднимаете на ноги весь дом, и у вас ещё хватает совести повышать на меня голос..." (Максимов 1). "You roll up drunk in the middle of the night, you wake up the whole house, and still you have the gall to raise your voice to me" (1a).
         ♦ Собаки залаяли. Значит, жена тревожит, поднимает боранлинцев на ноги (Айтматов 2). The dogs were barking...so evidently his wife was busy spreading the news and getting the people of Boranly out of their beds (2a).
    2. поставить на ноги кого-что [subj: human; obj: human pl or collect; more often variants поднимать (подымать)/поднять; usu. pfv fut]
    ⇒ to make s.o. act energetically:
    - X поднял Y-а на ноги≈ X roused Y;
    - [in limited contexts] X had Y (out) doing sth.
         ♦ "Боже мой, без двадцати двенадцать! Мама, наверное, с ума сошла. Я обещала быть к ужину..." - "Может, все-таки останешься?" - "Нет, что ты! Она подымет на ноги всю московскую милицию!" (Ерофеев 3). "Oh my God, its twenty of twelve! Mama's probably crazy with worry. I promised to be home for supper...." "You don't think you could stay?" "No, its out of the question! She'd have the whole Moscow police force out looking for me!" (3a).
    3. поставить на ноги кого-что [subj: human or abstr; obj: human pl or collect; more often variants поднимать (подымать)/поднять; usu. pfv]
    ⇒ to agitate, disturb, arouse s.o. (usu. a group of people):
    - X поднял на ноги Y-ов≈ X created a commotion among Ys;
    - X stirred Ys up.
         ♦ Слух о мобилизации поднял всех на ноги. The rumor about mobilization stirred everyone up.
         ♦ Одиннадцатого октября, в тот самый день, когда в главной квартире всё было поднято на ноги известием о поражении Мака, в штабе эскадрона походная жизнь спокойно шла по-старому (Толстой 4). [context transl] On the eighth of October, the day when at headquarters all was in a turmoil over the news of Mack's defeat, the camp life of the officers in this squadron was quietly proceeding as usual (4a).

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  • 123 ставить на ноги

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    1. ставить на ноги кого [subj: human or nouns denoting a substance with a therapeutic effect]
    ⇒ to cure s.o.:
    - X поставил Y-а на ноги≈ X put <got, set> Y back on Y's feet.
         ♦ Мои приятели были воплощением здоровья, но материнский глаз нашёл в них какую-то перемену к худшему; обо мне же и говорить не приходится; меня сразу объявили заморышем, которого необходимо как можно скорее поставить на ноги (Лившиц 1). My friends were the picture of health, but the maternal eye saw a change for the worse in them; not to mention me - I was declared immediately to be a weakling who had to be put back on his feet as soon as possible (1a).
    2. ставить на ноги кого [subj: human; more often last van]
    ⇒ to help s.o. become self-sufficient in life (usu. in refer, to rearing one's child):
    - X поставил Y-а на ноги≈ X put <set, got> Y on Y's feet;
    - X helped Y find Y's feet.
         ♦ [Ксения:] Ты - старый наш слуга, тебя батюшка мой на ноги поставил, ты обо мне подумай... (Горький 2). [К.:] Youyou're an old servant of ours, my father put you on your feet - think about me... (2b).
         ♦ Много горьких жалоб услыхала тесная комната на седьмом этаже... То не хватало денег на ведёрко угля, и дети мёрзли, то протирались штанишки Жано, то надо было купить задачник Аннет. Она всё же поставила детей на ноги (Эренбург 4). Many bitter complaints were heard in the poky little room on the sixth storey.... At times there was not enough money for a bucket of coal and the children froze; or else Jeannot's trousers were worn out or an exercise-book had to be bought for Annette. But she managed to set the children on their feet (4a).
         ♦ Он станет теперь совсем одинок. А у него теперь шестеро детей. И лавка на руках, и поднимай на ноги всю ораву (Булгаков 5). [context transl] Now he would be altogether alone. And he had six children. And the shop was on his hands, and the upbringing of all the children (5a).
    3. ставить на ноги что [subj: human or collect; obj: collect]
    ⇒ to strengthen sth., make sth. more solid, independent, capable of functioning productively (again):
    - X поставил Y на ноги≈ X put (got, set) Y (back) on Y's feet (again).
         ♦ " Это [генерал Корнилов] кристальной честности человек, и только он один в состоянии поставить Россию на ноги" (Шолохов 3). " Не [General Kornilov] is a man of perfect integrity and he alone is capable of putting Russia on her feet again" (3a).
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    1. ставить на ноги кого-что [subj: human or a noun denoting a sound (variants поднимать (подымать)/поднять only)]
    ⇒ to awaken some person or group of people:
    - X поднял Y-ов на ноги≈ X got (woke) Ys up;
    - X got Ys out of bed (out of their beds).
         ♦ "Заявляетесь ночью в пьяном виде, поднимаете на ноги весь дом, и у вас ещё хватает совести повышать на меня голос..." (Максимов 1). "You roll up drunk in the middle of the night, you wake up the whole house, and still you have the gall to raise your voice to me" (1a).
         ♦ Собаки залаяли. Значит, жена тревожит, поднимает боранлинцев на ноги (Айтматов 2). The dogs were barking...so evidently his wife was busy spreading the news and getting the people of Boranly out of their beds (2a).
    2. ставить на ноги кого-что [subj: human; obj: human pl or collect; more often variants поднимать (подымать)/поднять; usu. pfv fut]
    ⇒ to make s.o. act energetically:
    - X поднял Y-а на ноги≈ X roused Y;
    - [in limited contexts] X had Y (out) doing sth.
         ♦ "Боже мой, без двадцати двенадцать! Мама, наверное, с ума сошла. Я обещала быть к ужину..." - "Может, все-таки останешься?" - "Нет, что ты! Она подымет на ноги всю московскую милицию!" (Ерофеев 3). "Oh my God, its twenty of twelve! Mama's probably crazy with worry. I promised to be home for supper...." "You don't think you could stay?" "No, its out of the question! She'd have the whole Moscow police force out looking for me!" (3a).
    3. ставить на ноги кого-что [subj: human or abstr; obj: human pl or collect; more often variants поднимать (подымать)/поднять; usu. pfv]
    ⇒ to agitate, disturb, arouse s.o. (usu. a group of people):
    - X поднял на ноги Y-ов≈ X created a commotion among Ys;
    - X stirred Ys up.
         ♦ Слух о мобилизации поднял всех на ноги. The rumor about mobilization stirred everyone up.
         ♦ Одиннадцатого октября, в тот самый день, когда в главной квартире всё было поднято на ноги известием о поражении Мака, в штабе эскадрона походная жизнь спокойно шла по-старому (Толстой 4). [context transl] On the eighth of October, the day when at headquarters all was in a turmoil over the news of Mack's defeat, the camp life of the officers in this squadron was quietly proceeding as usual (4a).

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  • 124 как огурчик

    [ как + NP; nom only; adv or subj-compl with быть (subj: human)]
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    ⇒ completely healthy-looking:
    - (look <be>) the picture of health;
    - (be < look>) fit as a fiddle.
         ♦ [author's usage] [Бургомистр:] Вспомните, кем я был при проклятом драконе? Больным, сумасшедшим. А теперь? Здоров как огурчик (Шварц 2). [В.:] Remember what I was like in the days of the accursed Dragon? I was sick, I was insane. But now I'm as fit as a fiddle (2b).

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  • 125 Aussehen

    (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-) v/i
    1. äußerlich: look; gut / schlecht aussehen be good-looking / ugly; gesundheitlich: look well / ill; du siehst schlecht aus auch you don’t look very well ( oder too good); aussehen nach oder wie look like; wie sieht er aus? what does he look like?; aussehen wie das blühende Leben look the very picture of health, Am. umg. look like a million dollars ( oder bucks); wie siehst du denn aus? umg. what happened to you?; er sah vielleicht aus! umg. he looked a real sight; you should have seen him; sie sah wie ausgekotzt aus umg. she looked like death warmed over (oder Brit. bloody awful)
    2. umg., fig. (eine Leistung erbringen): gut / schlecht aussehen be good / bad (bei, in at, in); im Mathe-Test habe ich ganz schlecht ausgesehen I did really badly in the maths (Am. math) test; im letzten Spiel haben sie schlecht ausgesehen umg. they lost their last game miserably ( oder big time umg.)
    3. (einen Eindruck machen) look; nach etwas / nichts aussehen look impressive / pathetic; der Blumenstrauß soll aber nach was aussehen! the bouquet should look good; es sieht nach Regen aus it looks like rain ( oder as if it’s going to rain); es sieht ( ganz) danach aus it (certainly) looks like it; er sieht ganz danach aus umg. he looks the sort; sehe ich danach oder so aus? umg. what do you take me for?; so siehst du aus! umg. that’s what 'you think
    4. fig. Situation etc.: look, seem; schlecht / gefährlich etc. aussehen look bad / dangerous etc.; das sieht nach Betrug / Verrat etc. aus that looks like fraud / betrayal; es sieht so aus, als käme er oder als ob er kommt it looks like he’s coming; mit dem oder für unseren Ausflug sieht es schlecht aus things aren’t looking good for our trip; wie sieht’s aus? umg. (wie geht’s) how are things?; (wie geht die Sache voran) how are you etc. getting on (Am. along)?; wie sieht’s ( damit) aus? umg. (wie findest du’s) what’s the verdict?; wie sieht’s bei oder mit dir aus? how about you?
    * * *
    das Aussehen
    aspect; air; looks; appearance; look
    * * *
    Aus|se|hen
    nt -s, no pl
    appearance

    dem Áússehen nach — to go by appearances, by the looks of it

    etw dem Áússehen nach beurteilen — to judge sth by appearances

    * * *
    das
    1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) appearance
    2) (look or appearance: His face had a frightening aspect.) aspect
    3) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) look
    4) ((attractive) appearance: She lost her looks as she grew older; good looks.) looks
    5) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) look
    * * *
    Aus·se·hen
    <-s>
    nt kein pl appearance
    ▪ jds \Aussehen nach judging [or going] by sb's appearance
    ▪ dem \Aussehen nach judging [or going] by appearances
    * * *
    das; Aussehens appearance
    * * *
    Aussehen n; -s, kein pl appearance, looks pl;
    dem Aussehen nach judging by appearances;
    man sollte nicht nach dem Aussehen urteilen one shouldn’t judge ( oder go) by appearances
    * * *
    das; Aussehens appearance
    * * *
    - n.
    air n.
    appearance n.

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  • 126 masło

    - sła; loc sg - śle; nt

    masło maślane — pot tautology

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    n.
    Gen.pl. maseł
    1. kulin. ( tłuszcz) butter; masło kakaowe cocoa butter; masło kokosowe coconut butter; masło orzechowe peanut butter; masło roślinne vegetable butter; to bułka z masłem it's a piece of cake; coś idzie jak po maśle it's a plain sailing; wyglądać jak pączek w maśle be a picture of health; masło maślane przen. tautology.
    2. ( kostka) slab of butter; smarować masłem spread with butter, butter.

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  • 127 selv

    even, herself, himself, itself, myself, oneself, ourselves, self, themselves, yourself
    * * *
    I. (et) self.
    II. pron myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves ( fx I did it myself; one had better do it oneself; you saw it yourselves);
    [ mig selv] myself;
    [ hende selv] herself (etc);
    (se også selve);
    [ hun syr selv sit tøj] she makes her own clothes;
    [ de har selv et hus] they have a house of their own;
    [ døren lukker selv] the door shuts automatically,
    ( på skilt:) self-closing;
    [ det må du selv om] that's up to you; that's your look-out;
    [ når jeg selv skal sige det] though I say it myself;
    [ det kan du sige dig selv] it goes without saying;
    [ selv tak!] se II. tak;
    [ du er et fæ! Det kan du selv være!] you are a fool! Same to you! el. You are another! el. Fool yourself!
    [ efter sb:]
    [ se ud som sundheden selv] look the picture of health;
    [ han var uskyldigheden selv] he was innocence itself; he was innocence personified;
    [ han er ærligheden (, venligheden etc) selv] he is the soul of honesty (, kindness etc);
    [ med sig:]
    [ bide sig selv i fingeren] bite one's own finger;
    [ det siger sig selv] that goes without saying;
    [ tage sig selv af dage] take one's (own) life;
    [ han ligner sig selv] he is just the same as ever;
    [ han ligner (, er) ikke sig selv] he is not himself;
    [ han ligner (, er) ikke mere sig selv] he is not his old self;
    [ med præp:]
    [ han gjorde det af sig selv] he did it of his own accord;
    [ det knækkede af sig selv] it cracked of itself;
    [ som virker af sig selv] automatic, self-acting;
    (se også II. følge, ude);
    (dvs alene) alone, by oneself;
    (se også begynde, noget);
    [ hos mig selv] in my own house;
    [ i sig selv] in itself;
    [ gå i sig selv], se gå;
    III. adv even;
    [ selv hans fjender] even his enemies, his very enemies;
    [ selv om] (even) though ( fx I say it (even) though he is my brother), in spite of the fact that;
    ( om hypotese) (even) if ( fx I would say it even if he was (, F:
    were) my brother).

    Danish-English dictionary > selv

  • 128 pera

    adj.
    posh (informal). (peninsular Spanish)
    niño pera spoiled o posh brat
    f.
    1 pear (fruit).
    2 (rubber) bulb.
    3 chin.
    * * *
    1 (fruta) pear
    ■ dale a la pera de la luz switch the light on/off
    \
    pedir peras al olmo familiar to ask the impossible
    ponerle a alguien las peras al cuarto familiar to tear somebody off a strip
    ser la pera familiar (persona divertida) to be a real laugh 2 (situación indignante) to be unbelievable, be incredible
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    I
    SF
    1) (Bot) pear
    2) (=barba) goatee; Chile * (=barbilla) chin
    3) [de atomizador, bocina] bulb
    4) (Elec) (=bombilla) bulb; (=interruptor) switch
    5) ** (=cabeza) nut *, bonce *, noggin (EEUU) *
    6) pl peras * (=pechos) tits ***
    7) * (=empleo) cushy job *
    8) LAm (Dep) punchball
    II
    * ADJ INV (=pijo) posh *

    niño o pollo pera — spoiled upper-class brat

    III
    ** SM fence *, receiver (of stolen goods)
    * * *
    1) (Bot) pear

    ser la pera — (fam) to be the limit (colloq)

    2)
    a) ( de goma) bulb
    b) ( interruptor) switch
    c) (Col) (para abrir, tirar, etc) perilla 2)
    3) ( en boxeo) punching ball (AmE), punchball (BrE)
    4) (CS fam) ( mentón) chin; ( barba) goatee
    * * *
    = pear.
    Ex. Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
    ----
    * con forma de pera = pear-shaped.
    * de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.
    * del año de la pera = from the year dot.
    * en forma de pera = pear-shaped.
    * No se le puede pedir peras al olmo = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
    * pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.
    * tomate de pera = pear tomato, Italian tomato, Roma tomato.
    * * *
    1) (Bot) pear

    ser la pera — (fam) to be the limit (colloq)

    2)
    a) ( de goma) bulb
    b) ( interruptor) switch
    c) (Col) (para abrir, tirar, etc) perilla 2)
    3) ( en boxeo) punching ball (AmE), punchball (BrE)
    4) (CS fam) ( mentón) chin; ( barba) goatee
    * * *
    = pear.

    Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

    * con forma de pera = pear-shaped.
    * de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.
    * del año de la pera = from the year dot.
    * en forma de pera = pear-shaped.
    * No se le puede pedir peras al olmo = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
    * pedirle peras al olmo = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.
    * tomate de pera = pear tomato, Italian tomato, Roma tomato.

    * * *
    niño2 (↑ niño (2))
    A ( Bot) pear
    estar (sano) como una pera to be fighting fit ( colloq), to be the picture of health ( colloq)
    hacerle la pera a algn ( RPl fam); to stand sb up
    pedirle peras al olmo to ask the impossible
    poner las peras al cuarto to tear sb off a strip ( colloq), to give sb a piece of one's mind
    ser la pera ( fam); to be the limit ( colloq)
    ser una perita en dulce ( fam) «persona» to be lovely;
    «situacion/mercado» to be ripe for the picking
    Compuesto:
    dessert pear
    B
    1 (de goma) bulb
    2 (interruptor) switch
    3 ( Col) (para tirar, abrir, etc) perilla f B. (↑ perilla)
    C (en boxeo) punching ball ( AmE), punchball ( BrE)
    D (CS fam)
    1 (mentón) chin
    2 (barba) goatee
    * * *

     

    pera sustantivo femenino
    1 (Bot) pear;

    pedirle peras al olmo to ask the impossible
    2 ( de goma) bulb
    3 ( en boxeo) punching ball (AmE), punchball (BrE)
    4 (CS fam) ( mentón) chin;
    ( barba) goatee
    pera sustantivo femenino
    1 Bot pear
    2 (objeto de goma) bulb
    3 (interruptor eléctrico) switch
    ♦ Locuciones: es del año de la pera, he's out of the ark
    eso es la pera, that's the limit
    pedir peras al olmo, to ask for the moon
    ' pera' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    año
    - corazón
    English:
    pear
    - pear-shaped
    - peel
    - ancient
    - one
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    1. [fruta] pear;
    Fam pera de agua dessert pear;
    pera limonera = type of pear which has a lemony taste
    2. [de goma] (rubber) bulb
    3. [interruptor] = light switch on cord
    4. [en barba] goatee
    5. Esp Fam
    peras [tetas] knockers
    6. CSur Fam [mentón] chin
    7. Comp
    partir peras to fall out;
    pedir peras al olmo to ask (for) the impossible;
    Fam
    ponerle a alguien las peras al cuarto to put the squeeze on sb;
    Esp Fam
    ser la pera to be something else;
    Fam
    ♦ adj inv
    Esp Fam posh;
    niño pera spoilt o Br posh brat
    * * *
    f pear;
    pedir peras al olmo ask the impossible;
    poner a alguien las peras al cuarto fig fam give s.o. a piece of one’s mind fam ;
    ser la pera fig pop be the limit
    * * *
    pera nf
    : pear
    * * *
    pera n pear

    Spanish-English dictionary > pera

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