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1 con el rabo entre las piernas
* * *= with a flea in + Posesivo + earEx. So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.* * *= with a flea in + Posesivo + earEx: So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.
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2 con las orejas gachas
figurado with one's tail between one's legs* * *with one's tail between one's legs, crestfallen* * *(adj.) = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear, depressedEx. So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.Ex. As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.* * *(adj.) = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear, depressedEx: So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.
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3 дать резкий отпор
1) General subject: send away with a flea in his ear, send off with a flea in his ear2) Makarov: send away with a flea in his ear (кому-л.), send off with a flea in his ear (кому-л.) -
4 натривам
rubпрен. rub inнатривам дрехи със сапун soap linenстига си ми натривал за това stop rubbing it inима да ни натриват за това we shall never hear the last of itнатривам някому носа/муцуната give s.o. a piece of o.'s mind, take s.o. down (a peg or two), give it s.o. good, tell s.o. a few home truths, send s.o. off/away with a flea in his earнатривам се 1. вж. намазвам се2. вж. подмазвам се* * *натрѝвам,гл. rub; прен. rub in; \натривам дрехи със сапун soap linen; стига си ми натривал за това stop rubbing it in;\натривам се run (cream, etc. over o.’s body); • има да ни натриват за това we shall never hear the last of it; \натривам някому носа/муцуната give s.o. a piece of o.’s mind, take s.o. down (a peg or two), give it s.o. good, tell s.o. a few home truths, give s.o. the edge of o.’s tongue, send s.o. off/away with a flea in his ear.* * *grind in; rub{rXb}* * *1. rub 2. НАТРИВАМ ce вж. намазвам се 3. НАТРИВАМ дрехи със сапун soap linen 4. НАТРИВАМ някому носа/муцуната give s.o. a piece of o.'s mind, take s.o. down (a peg or two), give it s.o. good, tell s.o. a few home truths, send s.o. off/away with a flea in his ear 5. вж. подмазвам се 6. има да ни натриват за това we shall never hear the last of it 7. прен. rub in 8. стига си ми натривал за това stop rubbing it in -
5 cojo
adj.1 lame, disabled in one foot, limping, gammy.2 one-legged.f. & m.lame person, lame man.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: coger.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) lame, crippled2 (mueble) wobbly3 figurado (defectuoso) faulty, incomplete► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 lame person, cripple\andar a la pata coja to hop, hop along* * *I cojo, -a1. ADJ1) (=de andar defectuoso) lamepata 1., 2)2) (=con una sola pierna, pata) one-legged3) [mueble, objeto] wobbly4) (=incompleto) [equipo, organización] weak, lame2. SM / F1) [de andar defectuoso] lame person2) [con una sola pierna] one-legged personII* * *I- ja adjetivo1)a) <persona/animal> lameandar a la pata coja — (fam) to hop
brincar de cojito — (Méx fam) to hop
b) <mesa/silla> wobbly2) (fam) < razonamiento> shaky, weakII- ja masculino, femenino lame person* * *= lame man, lame.Ex. So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.Ex. I will rescue the lame and gather those who have been scattered, I will give them praise and honor in every land where they were put to shame.* * *I- ja adjetivo1)a) <persona/animal> lameandar a la pata coja — (fam) to hop
brincar de cojito — (Méx fam) to hop
b) <mesa/silla> wobbly2) (fam) < razonamiento> shaky, weakII- ja masculino, femenino lame person* * *= lame man, lame.Ex: So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.
Ex: I will rescue the lame and gather those who have been scattered, I will give them praise and honor in every land where they were put to shame.* * *A1 ‹persona/animal› lameestá cojo del pie derecho he's lame in his right legandar a la pata coja ( fam); to hopno eres/es ni cojo ni manco ( fam); you've/he's got your/his head screwed on ( colloq), you're/he's no fool2 ‹mesa/silla› wobblyB ( fam); ‹razonamiento› shaky, weakla definición queda coja the definition is lackinganda un poco cojo en inglés he's rather weak at English, he's struggling a little in Englishmasculine, femininelame personel cojo siempre le echa la culpa al empedrado a bad workman always blames his tools* * *
Del verbo coger: ( conjugate coger)
cojo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
coger
cojo
coger ( conjugate coger) verbo transitivo
1 (esp Esp)
coge un folleto pick up o take a leaflet
no cogen el teléfono (Esp) they're not answering the phone
2 ( atrapar) (esp Esp)
3
4 (Esp fam)
cojo sitio to save a place
5 (esp Esp) ( adquirir)
‹ insolación› to get;
‹costumbre/vicio› to pick up;
6 (esp Esp) ( captar)
7 (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
verbo intransitivo
1 (esp Esp) [ planta] to take;
[tinte/permanente] to take
2 (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
cogerse verbo pronominal (esp Esp)
b) ( recípr):
cojo◊ -ja adjetivo
andar a la pata coja or (Méx) brincar de cojito (fam) to hop
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
lame person
coger
I verbo transitivo
1 to take
(agarrar) to seize: me cogió del brazo, he seized me by the arm
(sostener) to hold: cógeme el bolso un momento, por favor, please hold my bag for a moment
2 (un medio de transporte) to take, catch
(una pelota, un resfriado, a alguien que huye, a alguien haciendo algo) to catch: ¡te cogí!, I caught you!
3 (recoger del suelo) to pick (up)
(una cosecha, flores, ropa tendida) to pick
4 (un hábito) to pick up
(velocidad, impulso) to gather
5 (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp: no lo cojo, I don't understand it
6 (atropellar) to run over, knock down
7 LAm vulgar to fuck
II verbo intransitivo familiar
1 (caber) to fit
2 (para indicar inicio de acción) cogió y se puso a cantar, he went and started singing
♦ Locuciones: ¡Dios me/te/le... coja confesado!, Lord help us!
no hay por donde cogerlo, awful, third-rate
cojo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (que camina con cierta dificultad) lame
2 (que no se apoya firmemente) rickety, wobbly
II sustantivo masculino y femenino lame person
' cojo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
- coja
English:
cripple
- lame
* * *cojo, -a♦ adj1. [persona, animal] lame;el perro está cojo de una pata the dog is lame in one leg2. [mueble] wobbly3. [razonamiento] faulty;tu explicación está un poco coja your explanation doesn't quite ring true♦ nm,fcripple* * *adj1 persona lame;es cojo he walks with a limp;* * *cojo, -ja adj1) : limping, lame2) : wobbly3) : weak, ineffectualcojo, -ja n: lame person* * *cojo adj1. (persona) with a limp2. (animal) lame -
6 прогнать
1) General subject: banish, bo, boo, chase, dismiss, drive, fire, give a kiss-off (кого-л.), hiss (шиканьем, свистом и т. п. тж. hiss away, hiss down, hiss off, hiss out), hunt, hunt away, kick away (часто с позором), pack off, send away, send flying, send off, send packing, send packing (кого-л.), send to the right-about, send to the right-about (кого-л.), shoo, sling out, turn back, turn somebody out of doors, send about his business, send about his business, send right, send rightabouts, send rights, whip off, hiss away (со сцены и т.п.), hiss down (со сцены и т.п.), hiss off (со сцены и т.п.), send about his business (вытурить, кого-л.), send about his business (кого-л.), send away with a flea in his ear (кого-л.), send off with a flea in his ear (кого-л.), show the door, send somebody about his business, chase away2) Colloquial: give it a run (give smth a run; проверить работоспособность на практике)4) Information technology: run -
7 poner verde
(v.) = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbishEx. She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.Ex. So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.Ex. Although many trashed her when she was still alive, her death granted her immortality.Ex. They screamed abuse at him and called him all the names under the sun while they kicked and beat him.Ex. He is applying for a court order to ban his ex-wife from saying nasty things about him to the media.Ex. People constanstly slagging her off for the way she looks is part of her weight problems at the moment.Ex. Last week he listed a bunch of really stupid things Harriet had written, totally cutting her up, and then ended saying she was a great lady.Ex. His reviews aren't about tearing the author down or praising them to the skies, but sparking the reader's curiosity.Ex. Horror fiction has been slated by book reviewers and a similar prejudice among librarians could explain its under-representation in library stocks.Ex. The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.* * *(v.) = mouth off, get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue, trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, slate, rubbishEx: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.
Ex: So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.Ex: Although many trashed her when she was still alive, her death granted her immortality.Ex: They screamed abuse at him and called him all the names under the sun while they kicked and beat him.Ex: He is applying for a court order to ban his ex-wife from saying nasty things about him to the media.Ex: People constanstly slagging her off for the way she looks is part of her weight problems at the moment.Ex: Last week he listed a bunch of really stupid things Harriet had written, totally cutting her up, and then ended saying she was a great lady.Ex: His reviews aren't about tearing the author down or praising them to the skies, but sparking the reader's curiosity.Ex: Horror fiction has been slated by book reviewers and a similar prejudice among librarians could explain its under-representation in library stocks.Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research. -
8 осадить
1) General subject: back, beleaguer, beset, deposit, give a rap on the knuckles, give a rap over the knuckles, lay siege (город), lay siege to, pull up, put in his place (кого-л.), rap knuckles, rein in, rein up (лошадь), score off (в споре), set, snub, squelch, tell where to get off (кого-л.), crop feathers, send about his business, take down a peg or two, give the brush-off (кого-л.), bring smb. down a peg2) Geology: precipitate3) Naval: upset4) Colloquial: bring down (кого-л.), brush the whole matter off (кого-л.), sit, brush off (кого-л.)5) Obsolete: siege6) Military: besiege7) Diplomatic term: lay siege to (город и т.п.)8) Jargon: put the freeze on (someone), bring down, freeze9) Makarov: rein back (лошадь), rein in (лошадь), tell (smb.) where to get off (кого-л.), call down, face down, crop feathers (кого-л.), crop the feathers of (кого-л.), crush (кого-л.), cut the comb of (кого-л.), knock off his perch (кого-л.), send away with a flea in his ear (кого-л.), send off with a flea in his ear (кого-л.), face down (противника и т. п.) -
9 enterarse de lo que vale un peine
(v.) = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongueEx. So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.* * *(v.) = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongueEx: So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.
Spanish-English dictionary > enterarse de lo que vale un peine
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10 poner bonito
(v.) = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongueEx. So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.* * *(v.) = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongueEx: So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.
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11 salir escaldado
figurado to get one's fingers burnt* * *(v.) = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongueEx. So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.* * *(v.) = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongueEx: So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.
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12 salir malparado
v.to come off badly, to come off in a weak position, to make out badly.* * *to come off badly* * *(v.) = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongueEx. So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.* * *(v.) = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongueEx: So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.
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13 сделать (кому-л.) резкое замечание
General subject: administer a sharp reproof to, administer a sharp reproval to, send away with a flea in his ear, send off with a flea in his earУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сделать (кому-л.) резкое замечание
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14 сделать резкое замечание
1) General subject: (кому-л.) administer a sharp reproof to, (кому-л.) administer a sharp reproval to, (кому-л.) send away with a flea in his ear, (кому-л.) send off with a flea in his ear2) Makarov: fire off a gunУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сделать резкое замечание
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15 давать пощечину
send smb. away with a flea in his ear словосочетание:send away with a flea in his ear (осадить кого-л., давать резкий отпор кому-л., давать пощечину) -
16 давать резкий отпор кому-л.
send smb. away with a flea in his ear словосочетание:send away with a flea in his ear (осадить кого-л., давать резкий отпор кому-л., давать пощечину)Русско-английский синонимический словарь > давать резкий отпор кому-л.
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17 ludus
lūdus, i, m. [id.], a play.I.Lit.A.In gen., a play, game, diversion, pastime:B.ad pilam se aut ad talos, aut ad tessaras conferunt, aut etiam novum sibi aliquem excogitant in otio ludum,
Cic. de Or. 3, 15, 58:datur concessu omnium huic aliqui ludus aetati,
id. Cael. 12, 28:campestris,
id. ib. 5, 11:nec lusisse pudet, sed non incidere ludum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 36.—In partic.1.Ludi, public games, plays, spectacles, shows, exhibitions, which were given in honor of the gods, etc.(α).In gen.:(β).hoc praetore ludos Apollini faciente,
Cic. Brut. 20, 78:ludos committere,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 6:ludos magnificentissimos apparare,
id. ib. 3, 8, 6:ludos apparatissimos magnificentissimosque facere,
id. Sest. 54, 116:ludos aspicere,
Ov. F. 6, 238:ludos persolvere alicui deo,
id. ib. 5, 330: ludis, during the games, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 63, 18; Plaut. Cas. prol. 27:circus maximus ne diebus quidem ludorum Circensium... irrigabatur,
Front. Aq. 97.— Sing.:haec ultra quid erit, nisi ludus?
Juv. 8, 199.—In this sense, ludi is freq. in appos. with the neutr. plur. of the adj. which names the games:(γ).ludi Consualia,
Liv. 1, 9, 6:ludi Cerealia,
id. 30, 39, 8:ludi Taurilia,
id. 39, 22, 1 (Weissenb. Taurii); 34, 54, 3; cf.:quaedam faciem soloecismi habent... ut tragoedia Thyestes, ut ludi Floralia ac Megalensia... numquam aliter a veteribus dicta,
Quint. 1, 5, 52; cf.:ludis Megalensibus,
Gell. 2, 24, 2.—Also with gen. of place:2.eo ipso die auditam esse eam pugnam ludis Olympiae memoriae proditum est,
Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6.—Stage-plays (opp. to the games of the circus):C.venationes autem ludosque et cum collegā et separatim edidit,
Suet. Caes. 10.—A place of exercise or practice, a school for elementary instruction and discipline (cf. schola):II.in ludum ire,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 1, 6:fidicinus,
music-school, id. Rud. prol. 43:litterarius,
id. Merc. 2, 2, 32:litterarum ludi,
Liv. 3, 44; 6, 25:ludus discendi,
Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 6:Dionysius Corinthi dicitur ludum aperuisse,
id. Fam. 9, 18, 1:Isocrates, cujus e ludo, tamquam ex equo Trojano, meri principes exierunt,
id. de Or. 2, 22, 94; id. Or. 42, 144:gladiatores, quos ibi Caesar in ludo habebat,
Caes. B. C. 1, 14, 4:militaris,
Liv. 7, 33, 1:litterarii paene ista sunt ludi et trivialis scientiae,
Quint. 1, 4, 27:litterarium ludum exercere,
Tac. A. 3, 66:obsides quosdam abductos e litterario ludo,
Suet. Calig. 45:ibi namque (in foro) in tabernis litterarum ludi erant,
Liv. 3, 44, 6:quem puerum in ludo cognōrat,
Nep. Att. 10, 3:in Flavī ludum me mittere,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 72; cf. Gell. 15, 11, 2; Suet. Gram. 4; id. Rhet. 1:sic veniunt ad miscellanea ludi,
Juv. 11, 26.Transf.A.Play, sport, i. e. any thing done, as it were, in play, without trouble, mere sport, child's play:B.oratio ludus est homini non hebeti,
Cic. de Or. 2, 17, 72:cum illa perdiscere ludus esset,
id. Fin. 1, 8, 27:quibus (Graecis) jusjurandum jocus est, testimonium ludus,
id. Fl. 5, 12.—Sport, jest, joke, fun: si vis videre ludos [p. 1084] jucundissimos, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 78:C.ad honores per ludum et per neglegentiam pervenire,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 70, § 181:aliquem per ludum et jocum evertere,
id. ib. 2, 1, 60, §155: amoto quaeramus seria ludo,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 27:vertere seria ludo,
id. A. P. 226:nil per ludum simulabitur,
Juv. 6, 324:ut ludos facit,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 52: ludos facere aliquem, to make sport of, make game of, to banter, jeer at, mock:ut nunc is te ludos facit,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 47:quem, senecta aetate, ludos facias,
id. Aul. 2, 2, 74.— With dat.:miris modis dī ludos faciunt hominibus,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 1, 1; id. Truc. 4, 2, 46.—In pass.:ludos fieri,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 72:hocine me aetatis ludos vis factum esse indigne?
id. Bacch. 5, 1, 4: ludos aliquem dimittere, to send one away with scorn and derision, or, as in Engl., to send one off with a flea in his ear:numquam hercle quisquam me lenonem dixerit, si te non ludos pessimos dimisero,
id. Rud. 3, 5, 11:ludos facis me,
id. Am. 2, 1, 21: facere ludos aliquid, to make a jest or a trifle of any thing, to throw away, to lose:nunc et operam ludos facit, et retia, etc.,
id. Rud. 4, 1, 9:ludos dare, praebere,
to make one's self ridiculous, Ter. Eun. 5, 7, 9:ludos alicui reddere,
to play tricks on, id. And. 3, 1, 21: dare ludum alicui, to give play to one, i. e. to humor, indulge, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 10, 7; id. Cas. prol. 25; id. Bacch. 4, 10, 9:amori dare ludum,
Hor. C. 3, 12, 1: ludus aetatis, the pleasures of love:si frui liceret ludo aetatis, praesertim recto et legitimo amore,
Liv. 26, 50.—Ludus, the title of a work of Nævius:ut est in Naevii Ludo,
Cic. de Sen. 6, 20; Fest. s. v. redhostire, p. 270, 22 Müll.—Also, Ludus de Morte Claudii, a work of Seneca. -
18 a trimite pe cineva la plimbare
to send smb. flying / packing / right-about / to the right-about / about his businessto turn smb. to the right-aboutto put / to send / to turn smb. out to grassto turn smb. adriftto show smb. the doorto send smb. with a flea in his ear.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a trimite pe cineva la plimbare
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19 moucher
I.v. trans.1. To 'take someone down a peg or two', to snub. Et comment qu'il l'a mouché! You should have seen the way he pushed his nose in it!2. To 'tick off', to tell off. Il s'est drôlement fait moucher! He was sent off with a flea in his ear!3. To 'bash up', to 'rollock', to beat up.4. (Sport): To 'thrash', to beat good and proper.II.v. pronom. S'en moucher. Not to give a fuck about something, not to care two hoots, to not give a damn about something. Et comment que je m'en mouche! And see how I care! (also: s'en moucher du coude or du pied). -
20 dinguer
v. intrans.a To thump someone and send him sprawling.b To 'send someone off with a flea in his ear', to send someone away with a torrent of abuse.2. Envoyer dinguer quelque chose: To 'chuck something out', to throw something away.
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send (someone) away with a flea in (their) ear — British & Australian, informal to angrily tell someone to go away. A young kid came asking for money but I sent him away with a flea in his ear … New idioms dictionary
flea in one's ear — phrasal : an unwelcome and usually unexpected hint or warning : an irritating rebuke I ll put a flea in his ear if he comes nosing around here sent the boy about his business with a flea in his ear … Useful english dictionary
flea in one's ear — After an attempt at something, if you are sent away with a flea in your ear, you are angrily reprimanded or humiliated. When Andy tried to put the blame on Pete, he was sent away with a flea in his ear … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
flea in one's ear — phrasal rebuke < sent him away with a flea in his ear > … New Collegiate Dictionary
flea in one's ear — noun A stinging rebuke or rebuff If he bothers me again, Ill send him home with a flea in his ear … Wiktionary
ear — W2S2 [ıə US ır] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of your body)¦ 2¦(hearing)¦ 3¦(grain)¦ 4 smile/grin etc from ear to ear 5 6 a sympathetic ear 7 close/shut your ears to something … Dictionary of contemporary English
A Flea in Her Ear — ( fr. La Puce à l oreille) is a 1907 play by Georges Feydeau written at the height of the Belle Époque.PlotIt is Paris at the turn of the century, and the lovely Raymonde Chandebise, after years of wedded bliss, begins to doubt the fidelity of… … Wikipedia
flea — /flee/, n. 1. any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap. 2. either of two common fleas of the genus Ctenocephalides, the very small, black… … Universalium
ear — noun 1 PART OF YOUR BODY (C) one of the organs on either side of your head that you hear with: Lou turned to Mark and whispered something in his ear. 2 HEARING (U) the ability to hear sounds: too high pitched to be heard by the human ear | have… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Flea (musician) — Flea Flea performing with Red Hot Chili Peppers at Slane Castle on August 23, 2003. Background information Birth name Michael Peter Balzary … Wikipedia
George Ştefănescu — His works are in private collections in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Israel, Japan, Canada, Cuba, Lebanon, Mexico, Austria, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.S..Radu Carneci wrote of … Wikipedia