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81 be after
(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) estar à procura -
82 be after
peşinde ol* * *(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) peşinde -
83 be after
• havitella• tavoitella• kärkkyä* * *(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) -
84 be after
(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) lete etter, søke etter -
85 be after
(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) essere alla ricerca di -
86 be after
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87 be after
(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) szukać -
88 be after
(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) meklēt; izsekot -
89 be after
(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) ieškoti -
90 be after
(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) vara [] efter -
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(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) hledat, sledovat* * *• mít za lubem -
92 be after
(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) a urmări -
93 be after
(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) γυρεύω, αναζητώ -
94 be after
(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) hľadať -
95 be after
(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) être à la recherche de -
96 be after
(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) estar à procura de -
97 be after
vi nastojati oko koga, čega; ići u stopu (za kim) / [fam] what are you after? = što tražiš ovdje?, što hoćeš? -
98 Usage note : what
In questionsAfter que the verb and subject are inverted and a hyphen is placed between them:what is he doing?= que fait-il? or qu’est-ce qu’il fait?When used in questions as a subject pronoun, what is translated by qu’est-ce qui:what happened?= qu’est-ce qui s’est passé?Used with a prepositionAfter a preposition the translation is quoi.Unlike in English, the preposition must always be placed immediately before quoi:with what did she cut it? or what did she cut it with?= avec quoi l’a-t-elle coupé?To introduce a clauseWhen used to introduce a clause as the object of the verb, what is translated by ce que (ce qu’ before a vowel):I don’t know what he wants= je ne sais pas ce qu’il veuttell me what happened= raconte-moi ce qui s’est passéFor particular usages see A in the entry what.As a determinerwhat used as a determiner is translated by quel, quelle, quels or quelles according to the gender and number of the noun that follows:what train did you catch?= quel train as-tu pris?what books do you like?= quels livres aimes-tu?what colours do you like?= quelles couleurs aimes-tu?For particular usages see B in the entry what. -
99 be after smb.'s scalp
(be after (или out for) smb.'s scalp)быть воинственно настроенным в отношении кого-л.; ≈ жаждать чьей-л. кровиHe just played a joke, and you went after his scalp. I'm glad he did it! (S. Lewis, ‘Arrowsmith’, ch. IX) — Клиф Клосон пошутил, а вы уже готовы стереть его в порошок. Мне понравилась его шутка.
‘What did you say to Van Campen? She was furious...’ Gage said, ‘She's after your scalp.’ (E. Hemingway, ‘A Farewell to Arms’, ch. XXII) — - Что вы такое сказали Ван Кампен? Она взбешена... - сказала Гейдж. Она готова с вас кожу живьем содрать.
He's out for your scalp. He thinks there was some hanky-panky between you and Ed over art oil deal. (G. Vidal, ‘Washington, D. C.’, part II, ch. IV) — Один из газетчиков жаждет твоей крови. Заподозрил, что ты хочешь обстряпать с Эдом какое-то грязное дельце, связанное с нефтью.
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100 day after day
день за днём, каждый день, каждодневно, изо дня в деньAny sort of happening, even an apparent misfortune, braced her up and left her really enjoying it. What she didn't like was a quiet life, the same thing day after day. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Angel Pavement’, ch. VI) — Какое угодно событие, пусть даже несчастье, будоражило ее, она как бы упивалась им. Тяготило ее только спокойное существование, когда все дни похожи один на другой.
We waited day after day for you to do something, but you failed to act. (E. Caldwell, ‘Tragic Ground’, ch. XVI) — Каждый день мы ждали, что вы предпримете что-нибудь, но вы так ничего и не сделали.
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