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21 kup|ić
pf — kup|ować impf vt 1. (nabyć) to buy, to get [papierosy, książkę, telewizor, samochód]; Handl. to purchase- kupić coś od kogoś to buy sth from sb- kupić coś dla kogoś to buy a. get sth for sb- kupić sobie coś to buy oneself sth, to buy sth for oneself- kupić coś komuś to buy a. get sb sth- kupili jej rower they bought her a bicycle- co ci kupić na urodziny? what shall I get you for your birthday?- kupić coś w supermarkecie/u Harrodsa to buy a. get sth from a. at the supermarket/Harrods- zawsze kupuję pieczywo w pobliskiej piekarni I always buy a. get my bread at the local baker’s- kupić coś za 10 złotych to buy a. get sth for 10 zlotys- za to się wiele nie kupi that won’t buy a. get much- kupić coś tanio/drogo to buy a. get sth cheaply/for a high price- kupić coś na kredyt/na raty to buy sth on credit/on hire purchase GB a. on the installment plan US- kupić coś za gotówkę to buy sth with cash- kupić coś hurtem to buy sth wholesale- kupić coś na sztuki/na wagę to buy sth by the piece/by weight2. przen., pejor. (zjednać, zyskać) to buy [osobę, sympatię]- kupili ją obietnicami/prezentami they bought her with promises/gifts- kupił sobie ich przyjaźń he bought their friendship3. przen., pejor. (przekupić) to buy (off) pejor., to pay off pejor. [urzędnika, polityka]- kupili jego milczenie they bought his silence- jej kupić się nie da she cannot be bought (off)- każdego można kupić everyone has their price4. pot. (uwierzyć) to buy pot. [kłamstwa, obietnicę, pochlebstwo]- ona tego nie kupi she’ll never buy it- ludzie wszystko kupią people will buy anything5. pot. (zaakceptować) to go for pot. [pomysł, propozycję]- ja to kupuję! I’ll go for that!; amen to that! pot.6. Sport (transferować) to buy [zawodnika]- został kupiony przez Arsenal za 10 milionów funtów he was bought by Arsenal for 10 million pounds7. Gry kupić kartę to buy a card■ dziesięć razy można go kupić i sprzedać pot. he’s an easy mark pot., he couldn’t find his way out of a paper bag pot.- kupić nie kupić, potargować można no harm in trying- za co kupiłem, za to sprzedaję pot. I’m (just) telling it as I heard it pot.- kupić kota w worku to buy a pig in a poke- nie miała baba kłopotu, kupiła sobie prosię przysł. that’s asking for trouble- strzały kupidyna Cupid’s arrows a. darts2. Szt. cupidThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kup|ić
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22 herausfordern
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t challenge (zu to); (provozieren) provoke (into + Ger.); das Unglück herausfordern court disaster; sein Glück oder das Schicksal herausfordern tempt fateII v/i: zur Kritik herausfordern invite criticism; das fordert geradezu heraus zu etw. / etw. zu tun that’s an open invitation to s.th. / to do s.th.* * *to evoke; to spur on; to defy; to challenge; to dare; to instigate* * *he|raus|for|dern [hɛ'rausfɔrdɐn] sep1. vt (ESP SPORT)to challenge ( zu to); (= provozieren) to provoke (zu etw to do sth); Kritik, Protest to invite; (= heraufbeschwören) Gefahr to court; Unglück to court, to invitedas Schicksal heráúsfordern — to tempt fate or providence
2. vi* * *1) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) ask for2) (to ask (someone) to take part in a contest: He challenged his brother to a round of golf.) challenge3) (to challenge: I dare you to do it.) dare4) (to dare (someone to act); to challenge: I defy you to try and stop me!) defy* * *he·raus|for·dernI. vt▪ jdn \herausfordern to challenge sb2. (auffordern)▪ etw \herausfordern to invite sthGefahr \herausfordern to court dangerKritik \herausfordern to invite [or provoke] criticismdas Schicksal \herausfordern to tempt fateII. vi* * *1.transitives Verb1) (auch Sport) challenge2) (heraufbeschwören) provoke < person, resistance, etc.>; invite < criticism>; court < danger>2.sein Schicksal herausfordern — tempt fate or providence
intransitives Verb (provozieren)* * *herausfordern (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t challenge (das Unglück herausfordern court disaster;das Schicksal herausfordern tempt fateB. v/i:zur Kritik herausfordern invite criticism;das fordert geradezu heraus zu etwas/etwas zu tun that’s an open invitation to sth/to do sth* * *1.transitives Verb1) (auch Sport) challenge2) (heraufbeschwören) provoke <person, resistance, etc.>; invite < criticism>; court < danger>2.sein Schicksal herausfordern — tempt fate or providence
intransitives Verb (provozieren)* * *v.to challenge v.to defy v.to provoke v. -
23 prosić się
I.prosić się1ipf. (= błagać) ( o osobie) beg ( o coś for sth); sam się o to prosił he asked for it; prosić się o kłopoty be asking for trouble; (aż) prosić się o coś (= wymagać czegoś) (np. umycia, remontu) be crying out for sth.II.prosić się2ipf.( o świni) (= rodzić prosięta) farrow, pig.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > prosić się
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24 Bock
1. Bock <-[e]s, Böcke> [bɔk, pl ʼbœkə] m1) zool buck;(Schafs\Bock) ram;(Ziegen\Bock) billy- [or he-] goat4) sport buck, [vaulting] horse5) (Kutsch\Bock) boxWENDUNGEN:den \Bock zum Gärtner machen ( fam) to be asking for trouble;sie hat null \Bock auf nichts she's just not in the mood for anything;wenn du \Bock hast, kannst du ja mitkommen if you fancy it, you can come with us;einen [kapitalen] \Bock schießen ( fam) to drop a [real] clanger ( fam), to [really] boob ( fam), to make a [real] boob ( fam)2. Bock <-s, -> [bɔk] nt→ Bockbier -
25 gut gehen
gut ge|hen irreg aux sein sep irreg aux sein1. viimperssonst gehts dir gut! (iro) — are you feeling all right?, are you in your right mind?
2. vito go (off) well(inf)das konnte ja nicht gút gehen — it was bound to go wrong
See:→ gehen* * *1) (to be successful, healthy etc: Our business/grandfather is still going strong.) be going strong2) (to happen as expected, wanted or intended; to be successful or without problems: Nothing ever goes right for him.) go right -
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gut ge|hen irreg aux sein sep irreg aux sein1. viimperssonst gehts dir gut! (iro) — are you feeling all right?, are you in your right mind?
2. vito go ( off) welldas ist noch einmal gut gegangen — it turned out all right
das konnte ja nicht gút gehen — it was bound to go wrong
(inf)hoffentlich geht es mit den beiden gut! (inf) — I hope things will work out for the two of them
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27 a stârni / provoca neplăceri / tulburări
to be asking for trouble / for it.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a stârni / provoca neplăceri / tulburări
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28 einladen
einladen v LOGIS load* * *einladen
(beladen) to load, to freight, (Flugzeug) to emplane, (Lastkraftwagen) to entruck, (Schiff) to ship, to lade, to embark, to load, to take in [cargo], to put cargo on board;
• Aktionäre zur Zeichnung einladen to invite shareholders to subscribe capital;
• zu Missbräuchen einladen to be asking for trouble;
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29 zu Missbräuchen einladen
zu Missbräuchen einladen
to be asking for troubleBusiness german-english dictionary > zu Missbräuchen einladen
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30 udfordre
challenge, dare, defy* * *vb challenge ( til to);[ udfordre skæbnen] tempt providence; court disaster;( også) that is asking for trouble. -
31 amolado
1 sharpening, grinding————————1→ link=amolar amolar► adjetivo1 sharpened, ground1 sharpening, grinding* * *ADJ1) Cono Sur (=fastidiado) bothered, irritated3) And (=dañado) damaged, ruined* * *= sharpening.Ex. Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.* * *= sharpening.Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
* * *amolado -dano se figuran lo amolado que estuve they have no idea what a bad way I was inmeterse con él es salir amolado to get involved with him is asking for troubletu paraguas ya está amolado your umbrella is on its last legs -
32 devant
devant [d(ə)vɑ̃]1. prepositiona. ( = en face de) in front of ; ( = le long de) past• il marchait devant moi he was walking in front of or ahead of me• regarde devant toi look in front or ahead of youc. ( = en présence de) in front of• cela s'est passé juste devant nous or nos yeux it happened before our very eyesd. ( = face à) faced with ; ( = étant donné) in view of2. adverb• tu as mis ton pull devant derrière you've put your sweater on back-to-front (Brit) or backwards (US)b. ( = en avant) ahead• marchez devant, les enfants walk in front, children• passe devant, je te rejoindrai go on ahead and I'll catch up with you• passez devant, je ne suis pas pressé you go first, I'm in no hurry3. masculine noun4. plural masculine noun* * *
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1. dəvɑ̃1) ( en face de)devant quelqu'un/quelque chose — in front of somebody/something
regarder/marcher droit devant soi — to look/walk straight ahead
2) ( près de) outsidecela s'est passé devant chez moi — it happened in front of ou outside my house
il attendait devant la porte — ( à l'extérieur) he was waiting outside the door; ( à l'intérieur) he was waiting by the door
3) ( en présence de)cela s'est passé devant nous/nos yeux — it took place in front of us/before our very eyes
4) ( face à)fuir devant le danger — to run away from danger, to flee in the face of danger
l'impuissance des mots devant le malheur — the inadequacy of language when confronted with misfortune
5) ( en avant de)la voiture devant nous — the car ahead ou in front of us
il était si fatigué qu'il ne pouvait plus mettre un pied devant l'autre — he was so tired he could hardly put one foot in front of the other
elle est passée devant moi, elle m'est passée devant — (colloq) ( dans une file) she jumped the queue GB ou cut in line US and went ahead of me
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1) ( en face)‘où est la poste?’ - ‘tu es juste devant’ — ‘where's the post office?’ - ‘you're right in front of it’
2) ( en tête)je passe devant, si vous le permettez — ( pour montrer le chemin) I'll go ahead of you, if you don't mind
3) ( à l'avant) (dans une salle, un théâtre) at the front; ( dans une voiture) in the front
II dəvɑ̃nom masculin (de vêtement, maison, scène) frontde devant — [dents, chambre, porte] front
••* * *d(ə)vɑ̃1. vbSee:2. adv1) [placer] [situé] in frontIl marchait devant. — He was walking in front.
2) [passer]On est passés devant hier. — We went past it yesterday.
3) (= en avant) aheadIl est déjà loin devant. — He's already a long way ahead.
3. prépIl était assis devant moi. — He was sitting in front of me.
Nous sommes passés devant chez toi. — We went past your house.
Ils sont devant nous sur le plan technique. — They're ahead of us technically.
2) (en présence de) [notaire, magistrat, parent] in front of, beforeDevant le juge, il ne faisait plus le fier. — He wasn't so full of himself once he was before the judge.
3) (= face à) [événement] in the face of, [danger] in the face of4) (= étant donné) [circonstances, attitude] in view ofDevant son attitude, je préfère renoncer. — In view of his attitude, I'd rather give up the idea.
4. nm1) [immeuble, objet] frontles pattes de devant — the front legs, the forelegs
5. devants nmpl* * *I.A prép1 ( en face de) devant qn/qch in front of sb/sth; la voiture est garée devant la maison the car is parked in front of the house; il est assis devant la fenêtre he's sitting at the window; tu as mis ton pull devant derrière you've put your jumper on back to front; le bus est passé devant moi sans s'arrêter the bus went straight past me without stopping; regarder/marcher droit devant soi to look/walk straight ahead; regarde devant toi quand tu marches! look where you're going!; il était assis devant une bière he was sitting with a beer in front of him; pousse -toi de devant la télévision move away from the television ; enlève ça de devant moi ( obstacle à la vue) move that away, I can't see; ( obstacle au passage) move that out of my way;2 ( près de) outside; on se retrouve devant le théâtre let's meet outside the theatreGB; cela s'est passé devant chez moi it happened in front of ou outside my house; il attendait devant la porte ( à l'extérieur) he was waiting outside the door; ( à l'intérieur) he was waiting by the door;3 ( en présence de) il l'a dit devant moi he said it in front of me; il tremblait devant le juge he stood before the judge, trembling; il doit comparaître devant la Cour Suprême he has to appear before the Supreme Court ; tous les hommes sont égaux devant la loi all men are equal in the eyes of the law; je jure devant Dieu I swear before God; on est toujours ému devant un tel spectacle it's always such a moving sight; il ne fume jamais devant ses parents ( c'est interdit) he never smokes in front of his parents; il s'inclina devant elle he bowed before her; cela s'est passé devant nous/nos yeux it took place in front of us/before our very eyes; devant la situation, il faut faire faced with ou in view of the situation, it's necessary to do; je m'incline devant tes arguments I bow to your arguments; à la porte, il s'effaça devant moi when we got to the door, he stood back to let me pass; passer devant le maire to get married;4 ( face à) fuir devant le danger to run away from danger, to flee in the face of danger; hésiter devant le danger to hesitate in the face of danger; je recule devant ce genre de responsabilité I shy away from that kind of responsibility; l'égalité devant l'éducation equality in education; devant l'inévitable/la difficulté faced with the inevitable/difficulty; l'impuissance des mots devant le malheur the inadequacy of language when confronted with misfortune; la réaction des étudiants devant le texte the reaction of the students when faced ou confronted with the text; ils ont reconnu leur impuissance devant mon cas they had to admit they couldn't help me;5 ( en avant de) la voiture devant nous the car ahead ou in front of us; il était si fatigué qu'il ne pouvait plus mettre un pied devant l'autre he was so tired he could hardly put one foot in front of the other; elle est passée devant moi, elle m'est passée devant○ ( dans une file) she jumped the queue GB ou cut in line US and went ahead of me; laisser passer quelqu'un devant (soi) to let somebody go first;6 ( de reste) avoir beaucoup de travail devant soi to have a lot of work to do; avoir du temps devant soi to have plenty of time; avoir de l'argent devant soi to have some money to spare; avoir un mois devant soi to have a whole month ahead of one; avoir toute la vie devant soi to have one's whole life ahead of one.B adv1 ( en face) si tu passes devant, achète-moi un livre if you're passing it ou the bookshop, buy me a book; ‘où est la poste?’-‘tu es juste devant’ ‘where's the post office?’-‘you're right in front of it’;2 ( en tête) je passe devant, si vous le permettez ( pour montrer le chemin) I'll go ahead of you, if you don't mind; puis-je passer devant? ( dans une file) do you mind if I go before you?; pars devant, je te rejoins go ahead, I'll catch up with you;3 ( à l'avant) (dans une salle, un théâtre) at the front; ( dans une voiture) in the front; j'ai pris des places devant I've booked GB ou reserved seats at the front.sortir les pieds devant○ to leave feet first; se retrouver Gros Jean comme devant to be back at square one, to be back where one started.II.devant nm (de vêtement, maison, scène) front; une chambre sur le devant a room at the front; de devant [dents, chambre, porte] front; ⇒ scène.devant de cheminée fire-screen.prendre les devants to take the initiative; il savait qu'on allait le licencier: il a pris les devants et a démissionné he knew he was going to be made redundant: he pre-empted it by resigning ou he took the initiative and resigned first.[dəvɑ̃] préposition1. [en face de] in front of[avec mouvement] past2. [en avant de] in front of[en avance sur] ahead ofa. to go straight on ou ahead3. [en présence de]a. [devant les gens présents] to cry in front of everyoneb. [en public] to cry in publicje jure devant Dieu... I swear to God...[étant donné] given————————[dəvɑ̃] adverbe1. [à l'avant]devant derrière back to front, the wrong way round2. [en face]3. [en tête]passe devant, tu verras mieux come ou go through you'll get a better view————————[dəvɑ̃] nom masculin[généralement] frontprendre les devants to make the first move, to be the first to act————————de devant locution adjectivale[dent, porte] front————————de devant locution prépositionnelle -
33 cercarsele col lanternino
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35 au-devant de
odəvɑ̃də prépaller au-devant de qch [désirs] — to anticipate sth
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36 incontro (a)
incontro (a) prep.1 (verso, in direzione di) toward (s), up to (anche fig.): lo vide e gli corse incontro (a), she saw him and ran up to him; vienimi incontro (a) alla fermata dell'autobus, come and meet me at the bus stop; gli siamo andati incontro (a) alla stazione, we went to the station to meet them // andiamo ormai incontro (a) all'inverno, winter is coming on // in questo modo andrai incontro (a) a guai, you're heading (o asking) for trouble this way // andare, venire incontro (a) ai desideri di qlcu., to meet s.o.'s wishes; se il prezzo vi sembra troppo alto, cercheremo di venirvi incontro (a), if the price seems too high, we'll try to meet you halfway // andare incontro (a) a spese, to incur expenses; per ristrutturare la casa, andremo incontro (a) a forti spese, we'll meet a lot of expenses if we want to restructure the house2 (ant.) → contro3 (rar.) (dirimpetto a) opposite. -
37 egur
iz.1.a. wood; \egurra egin to chop woodb. [ izenen aurrean ] \egurrapurrak brushwood; \egur printzak brushwoodc. \egurrezko wooden, wood-2. ( sutean erretzeko) firewood; \egur lodi thick firewood3. ( enbor) log; ezar ezak \egur bat suan put a log on the fire4. (esa.)a. i-i \egurra eman to beat sb up, give sb a {beating || drubbing}; \egurra hartu to get beaten up | to get a thrashingb. (atsot.) ez daiteke \egurrik egin oihanera gabe you can't make an omelette without breaking some eggsc. berorren burua erretzeko \egur bila dabil hori he's asking for trouble5. (irud.) gizon \egurra da he's a hulk of a man -
38 deuil
n. m.1. Risk of arrest. Il y avait du deuil à sortir après le couvre-feu: Being out of doors after curfew was asking for trouble.2. Faire son deuil de quelque chose (also: en faire son deuil): To resign oneself to the loss of something. Ce fric-là, tu peux en faire ton deuil! You can kiss goodbye to that money!3. Porter le deuil: To lodge an (official) complaint.4. Avoir les ongles en deuil: To have dirty fingernails. -
39 doubler
v. trans.1. To 'double-cross', to deceive. Doubler un truand comme lui, c'est vraiment chercher la castagne: Trying to put one across a crook like him is really asking for trouble.2. To 'two-time', to be unfaithful to one's sexual partner. -
40 lanternino
sm [lanter'nino]
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trouble — trou|ble1 [ trʌbl ] noun *** ▸ 1 problems/worries ▸ 2 health problems ▸ 3 special difficult effort ▸ 4 unpleasant situation ▸ 5 when blame is likely ▸ 6 violence ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount problems, worries, or difficulties: The company… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English