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101 куда ни поверните
[subord clause; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ no matter which assumption you make or which approach you take:- no matter how (which way) you look at it.♦ Словом, куда ни повороти, [Чичиков] был очень порядочный человек (Гоголь 3). In short, whichever way you looked at it, he [Chichikov] was a man of utmost respectability and honesty (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > куда ни поверните
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102 куда ни повороти
[subord clause; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ no matter which assumption you make or which approach you take:- no matter how (which way) you look at it.♦ Словом, куда ни повороти, [Чичиков] был очень порядочный человек (Гоголь 3). In short, whichever way you looked at it, he [Chichikov] was a man of utmost respectability and honesty (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > куда ни повороти
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103 куда ни поворотите
[subord clause; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ no matter which assumption you make or which approach you take:- no matter how (which way) you look at it.♦ Словом, куда ни повороти, [Чичиков] был очень порядочный человек (Гоголь 3). In short, whichever way you looked at it, he [Chichikov] was a man of utmost respectability and honesty (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > куда ни поворотите
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104 any
❢ When any is used as a determiner in negative sentences it is not usually translated in French: we don't have any money = nous n'avons pas d'argent.When any is used as a determiner in questions it is translated by du, de l', de la or des according to the gender and number of the noun that follows: is there any soap? = y a-t-il du savon? ; is there any flour? = y a-t-il de la farine? ; are there any questions? = est-ce qu'il y a des questions? For examples and other determiner uses see A in the entry below. When any is used as a pronoun in negative sentences and in questions it is translated by en: we don't have any = nous n'en avons pas ; have you got any? = est-ce que vous en avez? For more examples and other pronoun uses see B below. For adverbial uses such as any more, any longer, any better etc see C below.A det1 (with negative, implied negative) he hasn't got any money/food il n'a pas d'argent/de nourriture ; they never receive any letters ils ne reçoivent jamais de lettres ; they hardly ate any cake ils n'ont presque pas mangé de gâteau ; I don't want any breakfast/lunch je ne veux pas de petit déjeuner/déjeuner ; I don't need any advice je n'ai pas besoin de conseils ; they couldn't get any details ils n'ont pas obtenu la moindre information ; he hasn't got any common sense il n'a aucun bon sens ;2 (in questions, conditional sentences) is there any tea/bread? est-ce qu'il y a du thé/pain? ; have you got any plums? est-ce que vous avez des prunes? ; if you have any doubts si vous avez le moindre doute ; if you have any money si vous avez de l'argent ;3 ( no matter which) n'importe quel/quelle, tout ; any hat/pen will do n'importe quel chapeau/stylo fera l'affaire ; you can have any cup you like vous pouvez prendre n'importe quelle tasse ; any teacher will tell you the same thing n'importe quel professeur te dira la même chose ; any information would be very useful tout renseignement serait très utile ; any complaints should be addressed to Mr Cook pour toute réclamation adressez-vous à M. Cook ; any child caught smoking will be punished tout enfant surpris à fumer sera puni ; I'm ready to help in any way I can je suis prêt à faire tout ce que je peux pour aider ; I do not wish to restrict your freedom in any way je n'ai pas l'intention d'entraver votre liberté de quelque façon que ce soit ; he might return at any time il peut revenir d'un moment à l'autre ; if you should want to discuss this at any time si à un moment ou à un autre vous souhaitez discuter de cela ; come round and see me any time passe me voir quand tu veux ; any one of you could have done it n'importe qui d'entre vous aurait pu le faire ; I don't buy any one brand in particular je n'achète aucune marque en particulier ; you can only take out £200 at any one time vous ne pouvez retirer que 200 livres sterling à chaque fois ; ⇒ case, chance, event, means, minute, old, rate.B pron1 (with negative, implied negative) he hasn't got any il n'en a pas ; there is hardly any left il n'en reste presque pas ; there aren't any others il n'y en a pas d'autres ; she doesn't like any of them ( people) elle n'aime aucun d'entre eux/elles ; ( things) elle n'en aime aucun/-e ;2 (in questions, conditional sentences) I'd like some tea, if you have any je voudrais du thé, si vous en avez ; have you got any? est-ce que vous en avez? ; have any of you got a car? est-ce que l'un/-e d'entre vous a une voiture? ; are any of them blue? y en a-t-il des bleus? ; we have very few blue shirts left, if any il doit rester très peu de chemises bleues, si toutefois il en reste ; if we have any, they'll be over there si nous en avons, ils/elles seront là-bas ;3 ( no matter which) n'importe lequel/laquelle ; ‘which colour would you like?’-‘any’ ‘quelle couleur veux-tu?’-‘n'importe laquelle’ ; any of those pens n'importe lequel de ces stylos ; any of them could do it n'importe qui d'entre eux/elles pourrait le faire.C adv1 ( with comparatives) there isn't any better lawyer in the country c'est le meilleur avocat du pays ; is he feeling any better? est-ce qu'il se sent mieux? ; have you got any more of these? est-ce que vous en avez d'autres? ; do you want any more wine? voulez-vous encore du vin? ; we can't give you any more than £4 an hour nous ne pouvons pas vous donner plus de 4 livres sterling de l'heure ; I can't paint pictures any more than I can write poetry je ne suis pas plus capable de peindre des tableaux que d'écrire des poèmes ; I don't like him any more than you do je ne l'aime guère plus que toi ; I don't know any more than that c'est tout ce que je sais ; any more of that and I'm leaving si ça continue je m'en vais ; any more stealing and you'll be in big trouble ○ si tu continues à voler tu vas avoir de gros problèmes ; he doesn't live here any more ou longer il n'habite plus ici ; I won't put up with it any longer ça ne peut pas continuer ainsi ; if we stay here any longer si nous restons plus longtemps ; can't you walk any faster? tu ne peux pas marcher plus vite? ; if it gets any hotter in here I shall have to leave s'il se met à faire plus chaud il faudra que je sorte ; I can't leave any later than 6 o'clock il faut que je parte à 6 heures au plus tard ;2 ○ ( at all) du tout ; that doesn't help me any ça ne m'aide pas du tout ; it didn't bother him any ça ne l'a pas du tout dérangé. -
105 premere
"to press;Drücken;Anziehen;apertar"* * *1. v/t press2. v/i press (su on)mi preme che it is important to me that* * *premere v.tr.1 to press: premi il grilletto!, press the trigger!; premere un bottone, to press a button; si premeva la mano sul fianco, he pressed his hand to his side2 ( spingere) to press; ( incalzare) to bear* down on (s.o.): la folla lo premeva da ogni lato, the crowd pressed in upon him from all sides; i nostri soldati premevano il nemico, our soldiers bore down on the enemy◆ v. intr.1 ( pesare, gravare) to press: se il coperchio della scatola preme sui fiori, li schiaccia, if the lid of the box presses down on the flowers, it will crush them // le truppe nemiche premevano ai confini, the enemy troops were mustering on the borders // la scarpa sinistra mi preme sull'alluce, my (o the) left shoe is pinching my toe2 ( insistere) to press (sthg.), to insist (on sthg.): premeva sempre sullo stesso punto, he always pressed (o insisted on) the same point3 ( esercitare pressione morale) to press (s.o.), to urge (s.o.): premono su di lui perché faccia testamento, they are urging him to make his will; premeva per essere ricevuto al più presto, he was pressing to be received as soon as possible4 ( importare, stare a cuore) to matter, to interest, to be of interest: è il tuo avvenire che mi preme, it is your future that matters to me; mi preme che lo sappia subito, I want him to know it at once; mi preme sapere se è arrivato bene, I am anxious to know whether he has arrived safely; la sua reputazione non gli preme affatto, he isn't at all concerned about his reputation // mi preme averlo oggi stesso, I'm very anxious to have it today.* * *['prɛmere]1. vt(gen) to press1)premere su — (gen) to press on, (pedale) to press down on, fig to put pressure on
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fig : stare a cuore) è una faccenda che mi preme molto — it's a matter which I am very concerned about* * *['prɛmere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (schiacciare) to press3) (incalzare) [ truppe] to bear* down on [ nemico]2.1) (appoggiare)premere su qcs. — to press sth., to press against sth.
2) (gravare) to press, to weigh3) (accalcarsi) to crowd, to push4) fig. (fare pressioni)premere su qcn. — to press sb., to urge sb
5) (insistere) to insist (su on)6) (essere urgente) to be* urgent, to be* pressing7) fig. (stare a cuore) to matter, to interest* * *premere/'prεmere/ [2]1 (schiacciare) to press(aus. avere)1 (appoggiare) premere su qcs. to press sth., to press against sth.; premere sull'acceleratore to step on the accelerator2 (gravare) to press, to weigh3 (accalcarsi) to crowd, to push5 (insistere) to insist (su on); premere su un punto to stress a point6 (essere urgente) to be* urgent, to be* pressing7 fig. (stare a cuore) to matter, to interest; mi preme saperlo I'm anxious to know; gli preme l'avvenire di suo figlio his son's future is close to his heart. -
106 onverschillig
onverschillig11 [geen verschil uitmakend] immaterial♦voorbeelden:2 hij zat daar met een onverschillig gezicht • he sat there looking completely indifferent/unconcernedzij is me totaal onverschillig • I'm completely indifferent to herhij is onverschillig voor lof/kritiek • he is indifferent to praise/criticism; 〈 informeel〉 praise/criticism leaves him coldII 〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:————————onverschillig2〈 voorzetsel〉1 regardless of, no matter♦voorbeelden:onverschillig wie/wat/waar/wanneer • regardless of/no matter who/what/where/when -
107 któ|ry
pron. 1. (przymiotny) which- który plecak jest twój? which rucksack is yours?- którą sukienkę wolisz? which dress do you like better a. do you prefer?- z którymi kolegami utrzymujesz kontakty? which of your friends are you in touch with?- „wzięłam twoją bransoletkę?” – „którą?” ‘I’ve taken your bracelet’ – ‘which one?’- nie pamiętam, którzy uczniowie dostali nagrody I don’t remember which pupils got prizes- zgadnij, na którym piętrze mieszkam guess which floor I’m on- nie wiem, który kolor wybrać I don’t know which a. what colour to choose- która z was mi pomoże? which of you will help me?- która godzina? what time is it?, what’s the time?- o której masz samolot? what time is your plane?- który dzisiaj ? a. którego dziś mamy? what’s the date today?- „podaj mi talerz” – „który?” – „obojętnie który” ‘pass me a plate, will you?’ – ‘which one?’ – ‘any one (will do)’- który to raz obiecujesz poprawę? how many times have you promised to mend your ways?- który ojciec tak córkę miłował! was there ever a father more devoted to his daughter? książk.2. (względny) (osobowy) who; (w przypadkach zależnych) whom; (nieosobowy) which; (w użyciu dzierżawczym) whose- ci, którzy oddali życie za ojczyznę those who gave their lives for their country- chłopcy, których spotkałem the boys (that) I met- samochód, który wynająłem the car (which a. that) I hired- drabina, na której stałem the ladder (that a. which) I was standing on, the ladder on which I was standing- autor, którego książka jest na liście bestsellerów an author whose book is on the bestseller list- wiersz, z którego pochodzą te słowa the poem (that) these words come from- wszyscy, którzy byli świadkami wypadku, proszeni są o zgłoszenie się na policję anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to contact the police- dla/do/od którego (osobowy) for/to/from whom; (nieosobowy) for/to/from which- moja sąsiadka, o której ci już opowiadałam... my neighbour, who(m) I’ve already told you about...- dom/kraj, w którym mieszkam the house/country I live in- dzień, w którym popełniono zbrodnię the day (when) the crime was committed- który to which- urodził się 1 września 1939, w którym to dniu wybuchła wojna he was born on 1 September 1939, the day war broke out- przeniósł się z powrotem do Krakowa, w którym to mieście urodził się he moved back to Cracow, the city where he was born3. (nieokreślony) any- niech no mi się który spóźni, to pożałuje! if any of you are late, you’ll be sorry!- czy który z was odprowadzi mnie na dworzec? will one of you see me off to the station?- którą drogę wybierzesz, dojedziesz do wybrzeża whichever road you choose, it’ll take you to the coast- mało a. rzadko który hardly any- mało a. rzadko który mężczyzna/samochód hardly any man/car- obojętnie który whichever (one), no matter which (one)The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > któ|ry
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108 irgendjemand
unbest. Pron. somebody, someone; in Fragen, Verneinungen: auch anybody, anyone; (egal wer) anybody, anyone; er ist ja ( schließlich) nicht irgendjemand (I mean,) he isn’t just anybody* * *someone; somebody; anyone; anybody* * *ịr|gend|je|mand ['ɪrgnt'jeːmant]indef pronsomebody; (fragend, verneinend, bedingend) anybodyich bin nicht irgendjemand — I'm not just anybody
* * *1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) anybody2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) anybody3) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) anyone4) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) anyone* * *ir·gend·je·mandRRpron indef pron someone, somebody; nach Negation, in Frage anybody, anyonehallo, ist dort \irgendjemand? hallo, is anybody there?ich suche \irgendjemand, der mir helfen kann I'm looking for someone [or somebody] to help me; (fragend, verneinend) anyone, anybodykommt hier \irgendjemand aus Köln? is anyone [or anybody] here from Cologne?\irgendjemand anderer/anderes sb elsegib das \irgendjemand anderem give that to somebody elsenicht [einfach] \irgendjemand not just anybodyschließlich bin ich der Direktor und nicht \irgendjemand! I'm the director, not just anybody!* * *Indefinitpronomen someone; somebody; somebody or another; (coll.) (fragend, veneint) anyone; anybody* * *irgendjemand indef pr somebody, someone; in Fragen, Verneinungen: auch anybody, anyone; (egal wer) anybody, anyone;er ist ja (schließlich) nicht irgendjemand (I mean,) he isn’t just anybody* * *Indefinitpronomen someone; somebody; somebody or another; (coll.) (fragend, veneint) anyone; anybody* * *pron.anybody pron.anyone pron.somebody pron.someone pron. -
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1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) nogen2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) hvem som helst3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) enhver; hvem som helst* * *1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) nogen2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) hvem som helst3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) enhver; hvem som helst -
110 anyone
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) nogen2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) hvem som helst3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) enhver; hvem som helst* * *1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some person: Is anybody there?) nogen2) (any person, no matter which: Get someone to help - anyone will do.) hvem som helst3) (everyone: Anyone could tell you the answer to that.) enhver; hvem som helst -
111 dregs
[dreɡz]1) (the solid matter which is left at the bottom of a container when the liquid is all used up: the dregs of the wine.) bundfald2) (anything worthless: the dregs of society.) udskud; bundfald* * *[dreɡz]1) (the solid matter which is left at the bottom of a container when the liquid is all used up: the dregs of the wine.) bundfald2) (anything worthless: the dregs of society.) udskud; bundfald -
112 sludge
(soft, slimy mud, grease or other matter which settles at the bottom of a liquid: The river-bed is covered with thick sludge.) slam* * *(soft, slimy mud, grease or other matter which settles at the bottom of a liquid: The river-bed is covered with thick sludge.) slam -
113 whichever
relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) hvilken som helst2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) ligegyldigt hvilken* * *relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) hvilken som helst2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) ligegyldigt hvilken -
114 caer aguanieve
v.to be sleeting, to sleet, to rain snow and water.* * *(v.) = sleetEx. It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.* * *(v.) = sleetEx: It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.
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115 coexistir
v.to coexist.* * *1 to coexist* * *VI to coexist ( con with)* * *verbo intransitivo to coexist* * *= coexist [co-exist], exist + side by side.Ex. In outlining the supposed 'stages of development' in reading, I emphasized that these were never steadily passed through, that in fact they can coexist.Ex. The real story here is that no matter which format ultimately comes out on top, the battle will be long and protracted, with both formats existing side by side for some time.* * *verbo intransitivo to coexist* * *= coexist [co-exist], exist + side by side.Ex: In outlining the supposed 'stages of development' in reading, I emphasized that these were never steadily passed through, that in fact they can coexist.
Ex: The real story here is that no matter which format ultimately comes out on top, the battle will be long and protracted, with both formats existing side by side for some time.* * *coexistir [I1 ]vito coexist* * *
coexistir ( conjugate coexistir) verbo intransitivo
to coexist
coexistir verbo intransitivo to coexist
' coexistir' also found in these entries:
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116 largo y tendido
at length* * *Ex. The real story here is that no matter which format ultimately comes out on top, the battle will be long and protracted, with both formats existing side by side for some time.* * *Ex: The real story here is that no matter which format ultimately comes out on top, the battle will be long and protracted, with both formats existing side by side for some time.
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117 llover a cántaros
figurado to rain cats and dogs————————to pour down, rain cats and dogs* * *to rain cats and dogs, pour (down); rain buckets* * *(v.) = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rainEx. Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.Ex. When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.Ex. When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope.Ex. The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time.Ex. What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain.Ex. It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.Ex. Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.Ex. She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house.Ex. These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.Ex. While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.Ex. It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers.Ex. Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain.* * *(v.) = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rainEx: Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.
Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.Ex: When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope.Ex: The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time.Ex: What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain.Ex: It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.Ex: Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.Ex: She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house.Ex: These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.Ex: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.Ex: It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers.Ex: Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain. -
118 llover a mantas
(v.) = hammer + it down with rain, teem with + rain, lash + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, chuck + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, tip + it down with rain, rain + cats and dogs, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rainEx. She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house.Ex. Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.Ex. It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.Ex. What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain.Ex. The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time.Ex. When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope.Ex. When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.Ex. Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.Ex. These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.Ex. While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.Ex. It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers.Ex. Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain.* * *(v.) = hammer + it down with rain, teem with + rain, lash + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, chuck + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, tip + it down with rain, rain + cats and dogs, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rainEx: She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house.
Ex: Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.Ex: It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.Ex: What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain.Ex: The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time.Ex: When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope.Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.Ex: Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.Ex: These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.Ex: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.Ex: It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers.Ex: Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain. -
119 llover a mares
to rain cats and dogs, bucket down* * *to rain cats and dogs, pour (down)* * *(v.) = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rainEx. Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.Ex. When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.Ex. When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope.Ex. The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time.Ex. What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain.Ex. It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.Ex. Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.Ex. She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house.Ex. These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.Ex. While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.Ex. It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers.Ex. Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain.* * *(v.) = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rainEx: Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.
Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.Ex: When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope.Ex: The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time.Ex: What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain.Ex: It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.Ex: Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.Ex: She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house.Ex: These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.Ex: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.Ex: It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers.Ex: Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain. -
120 ser el primero
(v.) = be second to none, come out on + topEx. The rate of growth in Australian data base activity is second to none in the world.Ex. The real story here is that no matter which format ultimately comes out on top, the battle will be long and protracted, with both formats existing side by side for some time.* * *(v.) = be second to none, come out on + topEx: The rate of growth in Australian data base activity is second to none in the world.
Ex: The real story here is that no matter which format ultimately comes out on top, the battle will be long and protracted, with both formats existing side by side for some time.
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