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ТУРУСЫ НА КОЛЁСАХ (разводить, подпускать, нести ит. п.) coll NP pl only fixed WOfoolish, senseless talk, absurdities: (tell) tall tales (cock-and-bull stories)that's baloney ((a bunch of) twaddle, (a lot of) nonsense etc) (come out with) all kinds of nonsense (cock-and-bull stories etc).The prevailing point of view connects this idiom with «турусы» (or «Tapacbi»)-the old Russian word for turrets that were moved on wheels and employed when besieging a fortified place. Stories about them were considered unbelievable and grossly exaggerated. -
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• ТУРУСЫ НА КОЛЕСАХ (разводить, подпускать, нести и т. п.) coll[NP; pl only; fixed WO]=====⇒ foolish, senseless talk, absurdities:- that's baloney <(a bunch of) twaddle, (a lot of) nonsense etc>;- (come out with) all kinds of nonsense (cock-and-bull stories etc).—————← The prevailing point of view connects this idiom with " турусы" (or "тарасы")-the old Russian word for turrets that were moved on wheels and employed when besieging a fortified place. Stories about them were considered unbelievable and grossly exaggerated.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > турусы на колесах
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m.1 tale.cuento de hadas fairy talecuento popular folk tale2 short story.3 story, lie (informal) (mentira, exageración).cuento chino tall story, whopperpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: contar.* * *1 (relato) story, tale2 LITERATURA short story\¿a cuento de qué? familiar why?, what for?dejarse de cuentos familiar (ir al grano) to get to the point 2 (decir mentiras) to stop telling fibsir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell somebodyno hagas como el cuento de la lechera figurado don't count your chickens before they are hatchedtener mucho cuento familiar to make a lot of fusstraer algo a cuento figurado to bring something upvenir a cuento to be pertinentcuento chino tall storycuento de hadas fairy tale* * *noun m.story, tale* * *ISM1) (=historia corta) short story; [para niños] story, taleel cuento de Blancanieves — the tale o story of Snow White
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de cuento, un héroe de cuento — a storybook o fairytale hero•
ir con el cuento, en seguida le fue con el cuento a la maestra — he went straight off and told the teacherel cuento de la lechera —
2) * (=mentira)no le duele nada, no es nada más que cuento — it doesn't hurt at all, he's just putting it on
todo eso es puro cuento para no ir al colegio — he just made it all up because he doesn't want to go to school
¡no me cuentes cuentos!, ¡no me vengas con cuentos!, ¡déjate de cuentos! — don't give me that! *
eso se me hace cuento — Cono Sur * I don't believe that for a minute, come off it! *
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tener cuento, tu hermanito tiene mucho cuento — your little brother is a big fibber *cuento chino — tall story, cock-and-bull story *
¡no me vengas con cuentos chinos! — don't give me that (rubbish)! *
el cuento del tío — And, Cono Sur confidence trick, confidence game ( EEUU)
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¿a cuento de qué?, ¿a cuento de qué sacas ese tema ahora? — what are you bringing that up for now?•
traer algo a cuento — to bring sth up•
venir a cuento, eso no viene a cuento — that's irrelevant, that doesn't come into it, that has nothing to do with ittodo esto viene a cuento de lo que acaba de pasar — this all has some bearing on what has just happened
4) frm (=cómputo)IISM [de bastón] point, tip* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex. There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.Ex. These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex. Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex. The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex. One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.----* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex: The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex: One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *A1 (narración corta) short story; (para niños) story, taleescritor de cuentos a short-story writerlibro de cuentos book of short storiesel cuento de Caperucita Roja the tale o story of Little Red Riding Hoodcuéntame un cuento tell me a storyaplícate el cuento ( fam); take notecontar el cuento: un minuto más y no habría contado el cuento one minute more and I wouldn't have been here o have lived to tell the tale ( colloq)el cuento de nunca acabar: ¿otra vez nos vamos a mudar? esto es el cuento de nunca acabar we're going to move again? this is like a neverending story o there seems to be no end to thistraer algo a cuento to bring sth upvenir a cuento: no saques a relucir cosas que no vienen a cuento don't dredge up things that have nothing to do with this o which have no bearing on this o which are irrelevantsin venir a cuento for no reason at all2 (chiste) joke, story¿sabes el cuento del elefante que …? do you know the joke o ( colloq) the one about the elephant that …?Compuestos:short storyfairy story, fairy taleB1 ( fam)(chisme): se enteró y le fue con el cuento al profesor she found out and ran off to tell the teacher ( colloq)siempre anda con cuentos sobre todo el mundo she's always gossiping about everybodycomer cuentos ( Ven fam): ¡tú sí que comes cuentos! you're so gullible! o you'd believe anything! o ( colloq) you'd fall for anything!no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in excuses o stories3 ( fam)(exageración): todos esos lloros son puro cuento para que te perdone all that crying is just put on to get me to forgive you¡qué vas a estar enfermo!, ¡tú lo que tienes es mucho cuento! you're not sick, you're just putting it on! ( colloq), you're not sick, stop fibbing! ( colloq)Compuestos:( fam):eso de que se va a casar es un cuento chino all that stuff about getting married is a load of baloney o ( AmE) bull o ( BrE) rubbish ( colloq)yo no soy tan ingenuo, así que no me vengas con cuentos chinos I'm not as gullible as you think, so don't give me your cock-and-bull story ( colloq)me quiso hacer el cuento del tío y no me dejé he tried to con me o pull a fast one on me but I didn't fall for it ( colloq)( fam); old wives' taleC(número): sin cuento countless, innumerable* * *
Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar)
cuento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
contar
cuento
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
y eso sin cuento las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
es muy largo de cuento it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
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◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;
sin cuento con que … without taking into account that …
contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):
su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
cuento sustantivo masculino
( para niños) story, tale;
cuento de hadas fairy story, fairy tale;
venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it;
sin venir a cuento for no reason at all
◊ no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in your excuses o storiesd) (fam) ( exageración):
eso es un cuento chino what a load of baloney;
el cuento del tío a con trick
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
cuento sustantivo masculino
1 story
2 Lit short story
contar un cuento, to tell a story
cuento de hadas, fairy tale
3 (embuste) lie: ¡déjate de cuentos!, get on with it!
4 (cotilleo, acusación) ya le fue con el cuento a la suegra, she ran off to tell the tale to her mother-in-law
5 cuento chino, tall story
♦ Locuciones: figurado eso no viene a cuento, that's beside the point
vivir del cuento, to live off other people
' cuento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colorín
- gratuitamente
- historia
- historieta
- modular
- moraleja
- novela
- si
- tal
- alargar
- aquél
- chabacano
- chiste
- colar
- contar
- inventar
- relato
- tragar
- venir
English:
bank on
- cock and bull story
- expect
- fairy story
- fairy tale
- horror story
- lurid
- moral
- number
- racy
- relate
- run
- spin out
- story
- tale
- tall story
- tell
- unfold
- yarn
- act
- eye
- fairy
- old
- short
- tall
- way
- yet
* * *♦ nm1. [narración] short story;[fábula] tale;un libro de cuentos a storybook;contar un cuento to tell a story;venir a cuento to be relevant;sin venir a cuento for no reason at all;y eso, ¿a cuento de qué? what's all this in aid of?;aplicarse el cuento: ¿ves lo que le ha pasado? pues aplícate el cuento see what happened to him? well, you just have a good think about that;Famir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell sb;Famser el cuento de nunca acabar to be a never-ending story o an endless businesscuento de hadas fairy tale; Fam el cuento de la lechera:es el cuento de la lechera that's pie in the sky¡déjate de cuentos! stop making things up!, don't give me that!;ése tiene mucho cuento he's always putting it on;venir con cuentos to tell fibs o stories;CSurhacerle a alguien el cuento del tío to pull a scam on sb, to con sb;Esptener más cuento que Calleja to be a big fibber;vivir del cuento to live by one's witscuento chino:lo del final del mundo es cuento chino that stuff about the end of the world is a load of Br rubbish o US bull;* * *m1 (short) story;cuento de nunca acabar fig never-ending story;ir con el cuento a alguien tell s.o. tales2 ( pretexto) excuse;tener mucho cuento put it on fam ;vivir del cuento fam live off other people3:venir a cuento be relevant;eso no viene a cuento that’s irrelevant;traer a cuento bring up* * *cuento nm1) : story, tale2)cuento de hadas : fairy tale3)sin cuento : countless* * *cuento n2. (en literatura) short story -
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f (GD historii) 1. sgt (dzieje) history- historia Polski the history of Poland- historia powszechna world history- historia sztuki art history, the history of art- historia filozofii/literatury the history of philosophy/literature- historia ludzkości the history of humanity a. humankind a. the human race- historia jej/jego życia the story of his/her life- fałszować historię to falsify history a. the historical record- wydarzenie, które zmieniło bieg historii an event that altered the course of history- przejść a. wejść do historii to go down in history- nasza przyjaźń należy (już) do historii you and I/he and I/she and I are history pot.2. sgt (opracowanie) history C, account C- dobrze udokumentowana historia drugiej wojny światowej a thoroughly researched history of World War II3. (G pl historii) Szkol. (lekcja) history (class)- spóźnił się na historię he was late for history a. for his history class4. (G pl historii) pot. (opowiadanie) story- historie o duchach ghost stories- historie miłosne love stories- historia wyssana z palca pot. (barwna) a tall tale a. story pot.; (kłamliwa) a cock-and-bull story pot.- opowiedzieć zabawną historię to tell a funny story- opowiadać niestworzone historie (barwne) to spin yarns; (kłamliwe) to tell tall tales a. cock-and-bull stories5. (G pl historii) (zdarzenie) (wiecznie/ciągle) ta sama historia the same old story- dziwna historia a strange a. funny thing- ładna historia! pot. a fine kettle of fish pot.- ale historia! pot. incredible! pot., unbelievable! pot.- □ historia choroby Med case history- historia naturalna książk. natural historyThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > histori|a
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РАССКАЗЫВАТЬ СКАЗКИ (кому) coll VP subj: human to tell s.o. invented, fabricated, concocted storiesX рассказывает (Y-y) сказки - X is spinning yarnsX is telling (fish) stories X is telling tall tales X is telling (giving, handing) Y cock-and-bull stories X is handing Y a line (in limited contexts) X is giving Y a song and dance X is making it upNeg Imper не рассказывай сказки = don't give me that. Cf. tell it to the marines.(author's usage) «Не кипятись, Варвара! Я никогда не вру». - «Врёшь! Врёшь! Это кому ты сказки-то сказываешь?» (Абрамов 1). "Don't get worked up, Varvara. I never lie to you." "Liar! Liar! Who are you telling stories to?" (1a).«И каждому из нас отлично понятно, что именно ты хотел сказать этими своими словами... А теперь будешь нам сказки рассказывать, он, мол, не в этом смысле» (Войнович 4). "Everyone here understands full well just what you meant by those words....And now, you're going to hand us some cock-and-bull story about what you meant and didn't mean" (4a).Шмага:)...Я убеждал Гришку отправиться в трактир «Собрание весёлых друзей»... (Дудукин:) Отказался? Неужели? (Коринкина:) Да это он сказки рассказывает (Островский 3). (Sh.:)...I tried to convince Grisha to set out with me for the Merry men Tavern.... (D.:) You mean to say he refused? Is it possible? (K.:) Don't listen to him, he's just making it up (3a). -
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• РАССКАЗЫВАТЬ СКАЗКИ ( кому) coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to tell s.o. invented, fabricated, concocted stories:- X is telling (giving, handing) Y cock-and-bull stories;- [in limited contexts] X is giving Y a song and dance;|| Neg Imper не рассказывай сказки≈ don't give me that. Cf. tell it to the marines.♦ [author's usage] "Не кипятись, Варвара! Я никогда не вру". - "Врёшь! Врёшь! Это кому ты сказки-то сказываешь?" (Абрамов 1). "Don't get worked up, Varvara. I never lie to you." "Liar! Liar! Who are you telling stories to?" (1a).♦ "И каждому из нас отлично понятно, что именно ты хотел сказать этими своими словами... А теперь будешь нам сказки рассказывать, он, мол, не в этом смысле" (Войнович 4). "Everyone here understands full well just what you meant by those words....And now, you're going to hand us some cock-and-bull story about what you meant and didn't mean" (4a).♦ [Шмага:]...Я убеждал Г ришку отправиться в трактир "Собрание весёлых друзей"... [Дудукин:] Отказался? Неужели? [Коринкина:] Да это он сказки рассказывает (Островский 3). [Sh.:]... I tried to convince Grisha to set out with me for the Merry men Tavern.... [D.:] You mean to say he refused? Is it possible? [K.:] Don't listen to him, he's just making it up (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > рассказывать сказки
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ОТЛИВАТЬ (ЛИТЬ)/ОТЛЙТЬ ПУЛИ (ПУЛЮ) highly coll VP subj: human variants with пули are usu. impfv, variants with пулю are usu. pfv)1. to lie shamelessly, brazenlyX пули отливает — X is spinning yarnsX is giving (telling) person Y cock-and-bull stories X is telling tall tales X is piling it on.И наврет совершенно без всякой нужды: вдруг расскажет, что у него была лошадь какой-нибудь голубой или розовой шерсти и тому подобную чепуху, так что слушающие, наконец, все отходят, произнесши: «Ну, брат, ты, кажется, уж начал пули лить» (Гоголь 3). And he would tell these lies utterly without any need for it: he would suddenly say that he had once had a light-blue or pink horse or some other nonsense of the kind, so that his listeners finally would move away from him, saying, "Well, brother, you seem to be giving us another of your cock-and-bull stories" (3c).(Городничий:) Прошу посмотреть, какие пули отливает! И старика-отца приплёл! (Гоголь 4). (Mayor:) Listen to him pile it on! He's even dragged in his father! (4f).2. to say or do sth. unusual, unexpected, often funnyX пули отливает — X is cutting upX is pulling (some) funny business. -
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=====1. to lie shamelessly, brazenly:- X is piling it on.♦ И наврет совершенно без всякой нужды: вдруг расскажет, что у него была лошадь какой-нибудь голубой или розовой шерсти и тому подобную чепуху, так что слушающие, наконец, все отходят, произнесши: "Ну, брат, ты, кажется, уж начал пули лить" (Гоголь 3). And he would tell these lies utterly without any need for it: he would suddenly say that he had once had a light-blue or pink horse or some other nonsense of the kind, so that his listeners finally would move away from him, saying, "Well, brother, you seem to be giving us another of your cock-and-bull stories" (3c).♦ [Городничий:] Прошу посмотреть, какие пули отливает! И старика-отца приплёл! (Гоголь 4). [Mayor:] Listen to him pile it on! He's even dragged in his father! (4f).2. to say or do sth. unusual, unexpected, often funny:- X is pulling (some) funny business.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > лить пули
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=====1. to lie shamelessly, brazenly:- X is piling it on.♦ И наврет совершенно без всякой нужды: вдруг расскажет, что у него была лошадь какой-нибудь голубой или розовой шерсти и тому подобную чепуху, так что слушающие, наконец, все отходят, произнесши: "Ну, брат, ты, кажется, уж начал пули лить" (Гоголь 3). And he would tell these lies utterly without any need for it: he would suddenly say that he had once had a light-blue or pink horse or some other nonsense of the kind, so that his listeners finally would move away from him, saying, "Well, brother, you seem to be giving us another of your cock-and-bull stories" (3c).♦ [Городничий:] Прошу посмотреть, какие пули отливает! И старика-отца приплёл! (Гоголь 4). [Mayor:] Listen to him pile it on! He's even dragged in his father! (4f).2. to say or do sth. unusual, unexpected, often funny:- X is pulling (some) funny business.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > лить пулю
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=====1. to lie shamelessly, brazenly:- X is piling it on.♦ И наврет совершенно без всякой нужды: вдруг расскажет, что у него была лошадь какой-нибудь голубой или розовой шерсти и тому подобную чепуху, так что слушающие, наконец, все отходят, произнесши: "Ну, брат, ты, кажется, уж начал пули лить" (Гоголь 3). And he would tell these lies utterly without any need for it: he would suddenly say that he had once had a light-blue or pink horse or some other nonsense of the kind, so that his listeners finally would move away from him, saying, "Well, brother, you seem to be giving us another of your cock-and-bull stories" (3c).♦ [Городничий:] Прошу посмотреть, какие пули отливает! И старика-отца приплёл! (Гоголь 4). [Mayor:] Listen to him pile it on! He's even dragged in his father! (4f).2. to say or do sth. unusual, unexpected, often funny:- X is pulling (some) funny business.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > отливать пули
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11 отливать пулю
=====1. to lie shamelessly, brazenly:- X is piling it on.♦ И наврет совершенно без всякой нужды: вдруг расскажет, что у него была лошадь какой-нибудь голубой или розовой шерсти и тому подобную чепуху, так что слушающие, наконец, все отходят, произнесши: "Ну, брат, ты, кажется, уж начал пули лить" (Гоголь 3). And he would tell these lies utterly without any need for it: he would suddenly say that he had once had a light-blue or pink horse or some other nonsense of the kind, so that his listeners finally would move away from him, saying, "Well, brother, you seem to be giving us another of your cock-and-bull stories" (3c).♦ [Городничий:] Прошу посмотреть, какие пули отливает! И старика-отца приплёл! (Гоголь 4). [Mayor:] Listen to him pile it on! He's even dragged in his father! (4f).2. to say or do sth. unusual, unexpected, often funny:- X is pulling (some) funny business.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > отливать пулю
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12 отлить пули
=====1. to lie shamelessly, brazenly:- X is piling it on.♦ И наврет совершенно без всякой нужды: вдруг расскажет, что у него была лошадь какой-нибудь голубой или розовой шерсти и тому подобную чепуху, так что слушающие, наконец, все отходят, произнесши: "Ну, брат, ты, кажется, уж начал пули лить" (Гоголь 3). And he would tell these lies utterly without any need for it: he would suddenly say that he had once had a light-blue or pink horse or some other nonsense of the kind, so that his listeners finally would move away from him, saying, "Well, brother, you seem to be giving us another of your cock-and-bull stories" (3c).♦ [Городничий:] Прошу посмотреть, какие пули отливает! И старика-отца приплёл! (Гоголь 4). [Mayor:] Listen to him pile it on! He's even dragged in his father! (4f).2. to say or do sth. unusual, unexpected, often funny:- X is pulling (some) funny business.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > отлить пули
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13 отлить пулю
=====1. to lie shamelessly, brazenly:- X is piling it on.♦ И наврет совершенно без всякой нужды: вдруг расскажет, что у него была лошадь какой-нибудь голубой или розовой шерсти и тому подобную чепуху, так что слушающие, наконец, все отходят, произнесши: "Ну, брат, ты, кажется, уж начал пули лить" (Гоголь 3). And he would tell these lies utterly without any need for it: he would suddenly say that he had once had a light-blue or pink horse or some other nonsense of the kind, so that his listeners finally would move away from him, saying, "Well, brother, you seem to be giving us another of your cock-and-bull stories" (3c).♦ [Городничий:] Прошу посмотреть, какие пули отливает! И старика-отца приплёл! (Гоголь 4). [Mayor:] Listen to him pile it on! He's even dragged in his father! (4f).2. to say or do sth. unusual, unexpected, often funny:- X is pulling (some) funny business.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > отлить пулю
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14 naopowiadać
pf.naopowiadać (komuś) bzdur l. niestworzonych rzeczy pot. tell (sb) cock-and-bull stories l. tall tales (o kimś/czymś about sb/sth); run off at the mouth.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > naopowiadać
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15 Märchen
n; -s, -1. fairy tale ( oder story)2. fig. (tall) story, yarn; erzähl doch keine Märchen! umg. don’t give me that crap!* * *das Märchenfairy tale* * *Mär|chen ['mɛːɐçən]nt -s, -fairy tale, fairy story; (inf) tall story* * *das1) (a legend or untrue story: fact or fable?) fable2) (an old, or children's, story of fairies, magic etc: a book of fairy-stories.) fairy-story3) (an untrue statement; a lie: I don't want to hear any fairy-stories!) fairy-story4) (a fairy-story: to tell fairy-tales; ( also adjective) the fairy-tale appearance of the countryside.) fairy-tale5) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) story6) (an untrue story; a lie: He told me he had a lot of money, but that was just a tale.) tale* * *Mär·chen<-s, ->[ˈmɛ:ɐ̯çən]nt1. (überlieferte Erzählung) fairytale▪ in \Märchen/im \Märchen in the fairytales„\Märchen aus Tausendundeiner Nacht“ “Tales from the Arabian Nights”erzähl [mir] keine \Märchen! don't tell me any fairy stories!* * *das; Märchens, Märchen1) fairy story; fairy tale* * *1. fairy tale ( oder story)2. fig (tall) story, yarn;erzähl doch keine Märchen! umg don’t give me that crap!* * *das; Märchens, Märchen1) fairy story; fairy tale* * *- n.fairy tale n.fairy-tale n. -
16 Märchen
Mär·chen <-s, -> [ʼmɛ:ɐ̭çən] nt1) ( überlieferte Erzählung) fairytale;in \Märchen/im \Märchen in the fairytales;„\Märchen aus Tausendundeiner Nacht“ ‘Tales from the Arabian Nights’erzähl [mir] keine \Märchen! don't tell me any fairy stories!
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