(PROV) don't look a gift horse in the mouth

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gift [gɪft]

1. noun

   a. ( = present) cadeau m

   b. ( = donation) don m

• to make sb a gift of sth faire don de qch à qn

   c. ( = talent) don m

• he has a gift for maths il a un don pour les maths

• to have the gift of the gab (inf) avoir la langue bien pendue (PROV) don't look a gift horse in the mouth(PROV) à cheval donné, il ne faut pas regarder à la bouche ou à la bride

2. compounds

► gift shop noun boutique f de cadeaux

► gift token, gift voucher noun chèque-cadeau m

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1) ( present) cadeau m

2) ( donation) don m

3) ( talent) don m

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gift n

1 ( present) cadeau m (from de ; to à) ; a farewell/wedding gift un cadeau d'adieu/de mariage ; to give a gift to sb, to give sb a gift faire or offrir un cadeau à qn ; to give sb a gift of crystal/money offrir du cristal/de l'argent à qn ; they gave it to us as a gift ils nous en ont fait cadeau ; it's for a gift c'est pour offrir ; ‘how to claim your free gift’ Advertg ‘comment recevoir votre cadeau’ ; a gift from the gods un don du ciel ; the gift of life/sight le don de la vie/la vue ; fig it was a gift of a goal ○ le but était un vrai cadeau ; at that price, it's a gift! à ce prix-là, c'est donné or c'est un cadeau! ;

2 ( donation) don m (from de ; to à) ; a gift of £10,000/of an incubator un don de 10 000 livres sterling/d'une couveuse ; to make a gift of sth to sb faire don de qch à qn ;

3 ( talent) don m (for sth pour qch) ; to have a gift for ou of doing avoir le don de faire ;

4 Jur ( of property) donation f ; to make sb a gift of sth faire une donation à qn de qch ; by way of a gift en donation ; to be in sb's gift sout être à la discrétion de qn.

don't look a gift horse in the mouth Prov à cheval donné, on ne regarde pas les dents Prov.

1) (present) dono m., regalo m.

2) (donation) dono m., donazione f.

3) (talent) dono m., talento m.

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1) (something given willingly, eg as a present: a birthday gift.) regalo

2) (a natural ability: She has a gift for music.) dono

- gifted

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sigla

(med., gamete intrafallopian transfer) trasferimento di gameti nelle tube di Falloppio ( tecnica di fecondazione artificiale).

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1) (present) dono m., regalo m.

2) (donation) dono m., donazione f.

3) (talent) dono m., talento m.

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[lʊk] n

1) ( glance) Blick m;

to get [or take] a closer \look at sb/ sth jdn/etw etwas genauer unter die Lupe nehmen;

to get a good \look at sb/ sth jdn/etw genau sehen [o erkennen] können;

an angry/a quick \look ein verärgerter/kurzer Blick;

to give sb a \look ( glance) jdn ansehen;

( glimpse) jdm einen Blick zuwerfen;

she gave him a \look of real dislike sie sah ihn voller Abneigung an

2) ( facial expression) [Gesichts]ausdruck m;

a funny \look ein komischer Gesichtsausdruck

3) ( examination) Betrachtung f;

to have a \look at sth sich dat etw ansehen;

to have a \look for sb/ sth nach jdm/etw suchen;

to take a [good [or long] ,] hard \look at sb/ sth jdn/etw [lang und] prüfend ansehen

4) ( appearance) Aussehen nt;

I don't like the \look of that fence der Anblick des Zauns stört mich;

I don't like the \look and feel of it [also], das gefällt mir ganz und gar nicht;

by the \look[s] of things [or it] [so] wie es aussieht, [so] wie die Dinge liegen;

to have the \look of sb/ sth wie jd/etw aussehen

5) ( person's appearance)

\looks pl Aussehen nt kein pl;

he started to lose his \looks er verlor allmählich sein gutes Aussehen;

good \looks gutes Aussehen;

to not like sb's \looks nicht mögen, wie jd aussieht

6) ( style) Look m

if \looks could kill wenn Blicke töten könnten interj pass mal auf!;

\look, I've already told you that... hör mal, ich habe dir doch schon gesagt, dass...;

\look here! sieh dir das an! vi

1) ( use one's sight) sehen, blicken ( geh), schauen;

can I help you, madam? - no, thank you, I'm just \looking kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein? - nein, danke, ich seh mich nur um;

\look over there! sieh [o ( fam) schau] mal dort!;

\look at all this rubbish! sieh dir nur den ganzen Müll an!;

he's not much to \look at er sieht nicht besonders gut aus;

to \look away from sth den Blick von etw dat abwenden, von etw dat wegschauen;

to \look up at sb/ sth zu jdm/etw hinaufschauen;

to \look up from sth von etw dat aufsehen;

to \look the other way wegsehen, wegschauen ( fam)

to \look through a window aus einem Fenster sehen

2) ( search) suchen; in encyclopaedia nachschlagen;

to keep \looking weitersuchen

3) + adj o n ( appear) aussehen;

that dress \looks nice on you das Kleid steht dir gut;

you \look nice in that dress du siehst gut aus in dem Kleid;

it \looks very unlikely that... es scheint sehr unwahrscheinlich, dass...;

to \look one's age seinem Alter entsprechend aussehen, so alt aussehen, wie man tatsächlich ist;

I think he \looks his age ich finde, man sieht ihm sein Alter an;

to \look one's best besonders schön aussehen;

to \look bad/ good/ tired schlecht/gut/müde aussehen;

to \look bleak/ rosy future düster/rosig aussehen;

to \look like sb/ sth ( resemble) jdm/etw ähnlich sehen [o ähneln];

to \look [like [or to be]] sb/ sth wie jd/etw aussehen;

he \looked like a friendly sort of person er schien ein netter Mensch zu sein;

it \looks like rain es sieht nach Regen aus;

it \looks like September for the wedding wie es aussieht, wird die Hochzeit im September stattfinden;

to \look as if [or though] ... so aussehen, als [ob]...

4) ( pay attention to)

oh, \look! schau [o sieh] [doch] mal!;

to \look how/ what/where... aufpassen, wie/was/wo...;

\look where you're going! pass auf, wo du hintrittst!;

\look what you're doing! pass [doch] auf, was du machst!

5) ( face a direction) hinausgehen;

the windows \look onto the lake die Fenster gehen auf den See [hinaus];

to \look north/ east nach Norden/Osten [hinaus]gehen

\look alive [or lively] [or sharp] ! ( Brit) ( fam) mach schnell!, beeil dich!;

to make sb \look small jdn schlecht dastehen [o aussehen] lassen;

\look before you leap ( prov) erst wägen, dann wagen ( prov) vt to \look sb in the eye/ face jdm in die Augen/ins Gesicht sehen

to \look daggers at sb jdn mit Blicken durchbohren;

don't \look a gift horse in the mouth ( in the mouth) einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul ( prov)

1 occhiata; sguardo: to have (o to take) a good look at st., esaminare qc. attentamente; DIALOGO → - Car problems 3- I've had a good look at the car, ho dato una bella occhiata alla macchina; DIALOGO → - Clothes 4- I'll have a look, vado a dare uno sguardo; a dirty (o filthy) look, un'occhiataccia; an accusing look, uno sguardo di accusa; a despairing look, uno sguardo di disperazione; a forbidding look, un'espressione torva; a grim look, uno sguardo severo; an intent look, uno sguardo intenso; a knowing look, uno sguardo d'intesa; a murderous look, uno sguardo assassino; a penetrating look, uno sguardo penetrante; a questioning look, uno sguardo interrogativo; a quizzical look, un'occhiata interrogativa; a reproachful look, un'occhiata di rimprovero; a stern look, uno sguardo arcigno; a sly look, un'occhiata d'intesa; a searching look, uno sguardo scrutatore; a significant look, uno sguardo espressivo, eloquente; a kind look, uno sguardo gentile; to cast a look at sb., lanciare un'occhiata a q.

2 aspetto; apparenza; aria; cera (fig.); sembianza; espressione: by the look of it, a quanto pare; The old tower had a sinister look, la vecchia torre aveva un aspetto sinistro; to judge by looks, giudicare dalle apparenze; I don't like the look of it, non mi piace l'aria che tira! (fig.)

3 ( moda) look; stile

4 (pl.) bellezza: She hasn't lost her looks, non ha perso la sua bellezza; good looks, bell'aspetto, bella presenza; bellezza ( di una persona); She has looks but no brain, è bella, ma non ha cervello

● ( radio, TV) a look at today's papers, cosa scrivono i giornali, un'occhiata ai giornali; rassegna (della) stampa ( rubrica) □ to wear an ugly look on one's face, avere una brutta cera (o faccia) □ I don't like the look of that crack in the wall, quella crepa nel muro mi piace poco.

(= look here!) ehi!; guarda!; senti (un po')!

A v. i.

1 guardare; dare un'occhiata a; considerare; esaminare; osservare: I looked carefully but found nothing, guardai attentamente ma non trovai nulla; He looked at his watch, diede un'occhiata all'orologio; guardò l'orologio; Look (up) at the stars!, guarda le stelle!; to look down the street, guardare lungo la strada; Lois looked into the room, Lois ha dato un'occhiata alla stanza (o ha messo il naso nella stanza); to look round the corner, guardare dietro l'angolo; When one looks deeper, se si esaminano le cose più a fondo; DIALOGO → - Clothes 1- No, thanks, I'm just looking, no, grazie, sto solo dando un'occhiata

2 badare; stare attento: Look where you're putting your feet!, bada dove metti i piedi!

3 dare su; essere esposto a; guardare a: The windows look onto the garden, le finestre danno sul giardino; The bedroom looks east, la camera da letto guarda a levante (o è esposta a oriente)

4 apparire; parere; sembrare; avere l'aria di; essere (all'aspetto): You look pale, sei pallido; He looks depressed, ha un'aria depressa; DIALOGO → - School- You look a bit fed up, hai l'aria un po' scocciata; She looked ill, aveva una brutta cera; aveva l'aria di star male; DIALOGO → - Weather- This rain doesn't look like it's going to stop, questa pioggia sembra non voler smettere; He looks like an honest man, ha l'aria d'essere un uomo onesto; DIALOGO → - New flame- What does she look like?, che aspetto ha?; He looks about forty, dimostra una quarantina d'anni; DIALOGO → - Dinner 2- This looks good, sembra ottimo; to look blank, avere un'espressione vuota; avere l'espressione di chi non ha capito

B v. t.

1 guardare: He couldn't look us in the face, non osava guardarci in faccia; to look death in the face, guardare in faccia la morte

2 dimostrare, rivelare ( all'aspetto): My mother doesn't look her age ( o her years), mia madre non dimostra gli anni che ha

● to look alike, assomigliarsi; essere simili □ Look alive!, muoviti!; sbrigati! □ to look bad, avere un brutto aspetto; fare una cattiva impressione; non stare bene; ( di situazione) avere l'aria di mettersi male, non promettere niente di buono □ to look daggers at sb., fare gli occhiacci a q.; guardare in cagnesco q. □ to look good, star bene; avere un bell'aspetto; presentarsi bene; venire bene ( in foto): You look good in your new dress, stai bene con il vestito nuovo; The cake you baked looks good, la torta che hai preparato ha un bell'aspetto □ to look like, assomigliare a; somigliare a; ( anche) sembrare, parere, aver l'aria di, aver l'aspetto di: You look like your mother, somigli a tua madre; The room looks like a bomb has hit it, sembra che ci sia stato il terremoto nella stanza; What does she look like?, che aspetto ha?; che tipo è?; It looks like rain, sembra voglia (o stia per) piovere; il tempo minaccia pioggia; It looks like it, è probabile □ to look like a drowned rat, essere bagnato come un pulcino □ to look like hell, essere un orrore; stare da cani □ to look on the bright side ( of things), vedere il lato positivo ( di una situazione) □ to look oneself, essere quello di sempre; avere il solito aspetto: You don't look yourself today, oggi non sembri (più) tu; to look oneself again, essere quello di prima; star bene di nuovo □ to look sharp, stare all'erta, tenere gli occhi aperti (fig.); affrettarsi, sbrigarsi, fare in fretta □ (fig.) to look small, sembrare insignificante; avere un'aria dimessa: to make sb. look small, sminuire l'importanza di q. □ to look snappy = to look sharp ► sopra □ to look twice, dare due occhiate; (fig.) pensarci (su) due volte □ to look sb. up and down, guardare q. da capo a piedi; squadrare q. □ to look well, avere un bell'aspetto (o una buona cera); ( di un abito, ecc.) star bene, fare (bella) figura, figurare □ Look here!, guarda!; senti!; senti un po'!; ehi, dico! □ It looks as if it is about to rain, sembra che stia per piovere □ Look who's talking!, senti chi parla!; da che pulpito viene la predica! □ (prov.) Look after the pence and the pounds will look after themselves, il risparmio comincia dal poco □ (prov.) Look before you leap!, medita prima di agire!; non buttarti alla cieca! □ (prov.) Never look a gift horse in the mouth, a caval donato non si guarda in bocca.

1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) hest, gamp, hingst

2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) hest

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- horse-box

heroin

hest

subst. \/hɔːs\/

1) ( hverdagslig) hest, gamp

2) ( pattedyr i familien Equidae, særlig arten Equus caballus) hest

3) hingst, vallak

4) (tar verb i flertall, militærvesen) kavaleri, kavalerister

5) bukk, krakk, stativ

6) ( hverdagslig) hestekraft

7) ( gruvedrift) forklaring: hindring i en åre

8) (amer., slang) fuskelapp, jukselapp

9) (amer., slang) heroin

10) ( slang) forklaring: arbeid man allerede har fått lønn for

11) ( sjøfart) løybom, løygang

12) ( sjøfart) strekktau

13) ( turn) hest

a horse of another\/different colour noe helt annet

be able to eat a horse være skrubbsulten

bet on a horse each way ( hesteveddeløp) satse på samme hest både som vinner og på 2. eller 3. plass

captain of horses kaptein i kavalleriet

dead horse (amer., hverdagslig) forklaring: utdebattert sak som det likevel stadig refereres til

• that whole issue is a dead horse, don't keep going on about it

don't beat a dead horse eller don't whip a dead horse ikke prøv å gjenopplive en død sak

don't change\/swap horses in midstream du kan ikke bytte hest midt i strømmen, du kan ikke bytte hest midt på broen

eat like a horse ete som en hest, lange i seg

flog\/beat a dead horse (britisk, austr., amer.) terpe (forgjeves) på noe, diskutere noe som allerede er avgjort, spille krefter på noe uoppnåelig

from the horse's mouth ( om informasjon) førstehånds, rett fra kilden, fra pålitelig hold

get\/come (down) off one's high horse ( overført) stige ned fra sin høye hest, jekke seg ned

get on one's high horse eller be on\/ride one's high horse (hverdagslig, overført) sette seg på sin høye hest, være hovmodig

hold one's horses (hverdagslig, overført) ta det med ro, slappe av

horse and foot ( militærvesen) kavaleri og infanteri

horse artillery (amer., militærvesen, historisk) beredent artilleri (artilleri utstyrt med hester)

the horse latitudes forklaring: vindstille havstrøk på hver halvkule mellom passatvindene og vestavindene

a horse of mettle en fyrig hest

horses (amer., hverdagslig) hester, hestekrefter

• my dad's new car has 400 horses

horses for courses (austr., britisk) rett mann på rett plass

light horse ( historisk) lett kavaleri, lettbevæpnet kavaleri

Master of the Horses hoffstallmester

never look a gift horse in the mouth vær takknemlig for det du får

pick the winning horse eller pick the winner ( også overført) spille på riktig hest

put a horse to spenne for en hest

put the cart before the horse gjøre noe i omvendt rekkefølge, begynne i gal ende

put the horse to the cart spenne hesten for kjerren

regiment of horses kavaleriregiment

ride one's high horse eller ride the high horse ( overført) sette seg på sin høye hest, sitte på sin høye hest

take horse stige til hest

to horses eller to horse ( kommando) til hest, stig opp

white horse bølge med skumskavl (på sjøen)

wild horses could\/would not drag me there ikke 10 ville hester skal få meg avgårde

willing horse ( overført) arbeidsgamp, arbeidsjern, arbeidsmaur

winged horse bevinget hest, vingehest, Pegasus

work like a horse slite som et dyr, arbeide som en gamp, jobbe som en hest

you can lead\/take a horse to water but you can't make him drink du kan ikke tygge maten for noen

verb \/hɔːs\/

1) utstyre med hester, skaffe hester til

2) spenne hest for, spenne hester for

3) stige til hest

4) ri, ri på

5) gjøre narr av, drive ap med, holde leven med

6) opptre støyende og høyrøstet (f.eks. i en scene i et skuespill)

7) bære på ryggen, la sitte på ryggen

8) ( foreldet) pryle

horse around (amer., slang) holde leven, husere