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121 fancy
'fænsi
1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) capricho, antojo2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantasía, imaginación3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) fantasía
2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) decorado, de fantasía
3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) apetecer, gustar2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) imaginarse, figurarse3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) gustar, sentirse atraído (por)•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy
fancy1 adj elegantefancy2 vb1. apetecerwhat do you fancy doing? ¿qué te apetece hacer?2. gustartr['fænsɪ]1 (imagination) fantasía, imaginación nombre femenino2 (whim) capricho, antojo1 (jewels, goods etc) de fantasía2 (unusual) estrafalario,-a3 (high-class, posh) elegante, de lujo4 (prices) exagerado,-a, excesivo,-a, exorbitante1 (want) apetecer, querer■ do you fancy a drink? ¿te apetece una copa?2 (find attractive) encontrar atractivo,-a3 (think) creer, suponer■ I'm not sure, but I fancy she was wearing blue no estoy seguro, pero creo que iba vestida de azul4 (think likely to do well) creer, parecer■ who do you fancy for the 400 metres hurdles? ¿quién crees que ganará los 400 metros vallas?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfancy that! ¡fíjate!, ¡pues vaya!fancy! ¿quién lo habría dicho?, ¡vaya!, ¡qué casualidad!■ fancy Nigel losing his job! ¿quién habría dicho que Nigel perdiera su trabajo?to take a fancy to somebody/something encapricharse con alguien/algoto catch somebody's fancy / take somebody's fancy hacerle gracia a alguien, encantarle a alguiento fancy oneself ser creído,-a, ser presumido,-ato fancy oneself as something dárselas de algo, creerse algofancy cake pastelito finofancy dress disfraz nombre masculinofancy dress ball baile nombre masculino de disfracesfancy man amante nombre masculinofancy woman amante nombre femeninoflights of fancy ilusiones nombre femenino plural1) imagine: imaginarse, figurarsefancy that!: ¡figúrate!, ¡imagínate!2) crave: apetecer, tener ganas de1) elaborate: elaborado2) luxurious: lujoso, elegante♦ fancily ['fæntsəli] adv1) liking: gusto m, afición f2) whim: antojo m, capricho m3) imagination: fantasía f, imaginación fadj.• de fantasía adj.• elegante adj.• postinero, -a adj.n.• afición s.f.• antojo s.m.• capricho s.m.• fantasía s.f.• gusto s.m.• imaginación s.f.• magín s.m.v.• fantasear v.• figurar v.• imaginar v.• suponer v.
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1. 'fænsifancies, fancying, fancied transitive verb (esp BrE)1) ( expressing surprise) (in interj)(just) fancy that! — pues mira tú!, imagínate!
fancy saying a thing like that! — cómo se te (or le etc) ocurre decir una cosa así!
2) (feel urge, desire for) (colloq)to fancy something/-ING: I really fancy an ice-cream qué ganas de tomarme un helado!; do you fancy going to see a movie? — ¿tienes ganas de or te gustaría or (esp Esp) te apetece ir al cine?
3) ( be physically attracted to) (colloq)to fancy somebody: I fancy her/him — me gusta mucho
4) ( rate highly)5) ( imagine) (frml)to fancy (THAT): she fancied she saw his face in the crowd — creyó ver su cara entre la multitud
2.
v reflto fancy oneself — (colloq) ser* (un) creído
to fancy oneself AS something: he fancies himself as an actor — se las da de actor
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adjective -cier, -ciesta) ( elaborate) elaboradob) ( superior) (pej) < hotel> de campanillas; < car> lujoso; < ideas> extravagante, estrambóticonothing fancy, just a sandwich will do — nada complicado, con un sandwich basta
c) ( of foodstuffs) (AmE)US Grade Fancy — ≈extra, ≈de primera calidad
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a) ( liking) (no pl)to take a fancy to somebody/something: they took a real fancy to each other quedaron prendados el uno del otro; she seems to have taken a fancy to you parece que le has caído en gracia; he's taken a fancy to that book se ha encaprichado con ese libro; to take o catch somebody's fancy: the ring quite took o caught my fancy el anillo me encantó or me dejó fascinada; buy whatever takes your fancy compra lo que te apetezca; to tickle somebody's fancy: the idea rather tickled my fancy — la idea me resultó atractiva
b) c ( whim) capricho m, antojo mc uc) ( unfounded idea) (liter) fantasía fd) ( imagination) imaginación f, fantasía f['fænsɪ]1. N1) (=liking)to catch or take sb's fancy — atraer a algn
to take a fancy to — [+ person] (amorously) quedarse prendado de, prendarse de; [+ thing] encapricharse con
he had taken a fancy to one of the secretaries — se había quedado prendado or se había prendado de una de las secretarias
2) (=whim) capricho m, antojo mtickle3) (=imagination) fantasía f, imaginación fflight I, 1., 1)4) (=vague idea)I have a fancy that he'll be late — tengo or me da la sensación de que llegará tarde
2. ADJ(compar fancier) (superl fanciest)1) (=elaborate) muy elaboradoI like good, plain food, nothing fancy — me gusta la buena comida, sencilla, nada muy elaborado or nada demasiado historiado
fancy footwork — (in football, dancing) filigranas fpl, florituras fpl (con los pies) ; (fig) gran habilidad f
2) (=elegant) [restaurant] de lujo, muy chic; [house, car] lujoso; [clothes] elegante, chic3) (=exaggerated) [price] desorbitado; [idea] estrambótico3. VT1) (=imagine) imaginarse, figurarsefancy that! * — ¡fíjate!, ¡imagínate!
fancy meeting you here! — ¡qué casualidad encontrarte aquí!
fancy him winning! — ¡qué raro que ganara él!
fancy letting him get away with it! — ¡mira que dejarle salirse con la suya!, ¡mira que dejar que se saliese con la suya!
fancy throwing that away, there's nothing wrong with it — ¡a quién se le ocurre tirar eso! está en perfectas condiciones
he fancied he saw a glint of amusement in her face — le pareció ver una chispa de diversión en su rostro
I rather fancy he's gone out — me da la impresión or se me hace que ha salido, se me antoja que ha salido liter
2) (=like, want)what do you fancy? — ¿qué quieres tomar?, ¿qué te apetece?
do you fancy an Indian meal? — ¿te apetece or (LAm) se te antoja un una comida india?
b) (in general)he fancies himself * — es un creído or un presumido
3) (esp Brit)* (=be attracted to)I could tell he fancied me — notaba que le gustaba mucho, notaba que se sentía atraído por mí
4) (=rate)which horse do you fancy for the Grand National? — ¿qué caballo es tu favorito para el Grand National?
4.CPDfancy dress N — disfraz m
are you going in fancy dress? — ¿vas a ir disfrazado or con disfraz?
fancy dress ball N — baile m de disfraces
fancy dress party N — fiesta f de disfraces
fancy goods NPL — (Comm) artículos mpl de regalo
fancy man † * N pej —
her fancy man — su amante, su amiguito *
fancy woman † * N pej —
his fancy woman — su querida, su amiguita *
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1. ['fænsi]fancies, fancying, fancied transitive verb (esp BrE)1) ( expressing surprise) (in interj)(just) fancy that! — pues mira tú!, imagínate!
fancy saying a thing like that! — cómo se te (or le etc) ocurre decir una cosa así!
2) (feel urge, desire for) (colloq)to fancy something/-ING: I really fancy an ice-cream qué ganas de tomarme un helado!; do you fancy going to see a movie? — ¿tienes ganas de or te gustaría or (esp Esp) te apetece ir al cine?
3) ( be physically attracted to) (colloq)to fancy somebody: I fancy her/him — me gusta mucho
4) ( rate highly)5) ( imagine) (frml)to fancy (THAT): she fancied she saw his face in the crowd — creyó ver su cara entre la multitud
2.
v reflto fancy oneself — (colloq) ser* (un) creído
to fancy oneself AS something: he fancies himself as an actor — se las da de actor
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adjective -cier, -ciesta) ( elaborate) elaboradob) ( superior) (pej) < hotel> de campanillas; < car> lujoso; < ideas> extravagante, estrambóticonothing fancy, just a sandwich will do — nada complicado, con un sandwich basta
c) ( of foodstuffs) (AmE)US Grade Fancy — ≈extra, ≈de primera calidad
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a) ( liking) (no pl)to take a fancy to somebody/something: they took a real fancy to each other quedaron prendados el uno del otro; she seems to have taken a fancy to you parece que le has caído en gracia; he's taken a fancy to that book se ha encaprichado con ese libro; to take o catch somebody's fancy: the ring quite took o caught my fancy el anillo me encantó or me dejó fascinada; buy whatever takes your fancy compra lo que te apetezca; to tickle somebody's fancy: the idea rather tickled my fancy — la idea me resultó atractiva
b) c ( whim) capricho m, antojo mc uc) ( unfounded idea) (liter) fantasía fd) ( imagination) imaginación f, fantasía f -
122 ♦ at
♦ at /æt, ət/prep.1 ( luogo) a, ad; in; da: at home, a casa; at school, a scuola; at my place, a casa mia; at the top of the page, in cima alla pagina; at the door, alla porta; sulla porta; at the conference, al congresso; at the barber's, dal barbiere; to sit at a table, essere seduto a un tavolo; I called at your office, sono passato dal tuo ufficio; We arrived at the airport, siamo arrivati all'aeroporto3 ( direzione) in direzione di; a, ad; con; contro; addosso: to wave at sb., agitare la mano in direzione di q.; salutare q. agitando la mano; He pointed at the picture, ha indicato il quadro; She smiled at me, mi ha sorriso; to aim at a target, mirare a un bersaglio; He threw a stone at the dog, ha tirato un sasso al cane; They're shooting at us, ci stanno sparando (addosso o contro); He rushed at me, si è precipitato addosso a me; Don't be mad at me!, non arrabbiarti con me!4 ( tempo) a, ad; in: at midday, a mezzogiorno; at six o'clock, alle sei; DIALOGO → - New member of staff 1- He's starting at 8.30, comincia alle 8:30; at night, di notte; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- The last train to Upminster is at 12.15, l'ultimo treno per Upminster è alle 12:15; at Easter, a Pasqua; at dinner, a pranzo; at the moment, al momento; in questo momento; at that time, a quell'epoca; at the age of 20, all'età di vent'anni; at the next election, alle prossime elezioni5 ( condizione) in; a: at peace, in pace; at war, in guerra; at rest, in riposo; at work, al lavoro; at his best, al suo meglio; at a disadvantage, in svantaggio6 ( causa) a; per; di; su: my surprise at her remark, la mia sorpresa alla sua osservazione; to laugh at st., ridere di qc.; at my request, su mia richiesta; at their invitation, su loro invito7 ( attività) in; a: to be good (o clever) at st., essere bravo (o abile) in qc. (o a fare qc.); He's a genius at cards, è un genio alle carte; to work at st., lavorare a qc.; Let's play at being soldiers!, giochiamo ai soldati!8 ( modo) a; di; con: at a gallop, al galoppo; at a run, di corsa; at leisure, con comodo; at random, a caso; a casaccio; at will, a volontà9 ( misura, velocità, frequenza, prezzo, ecc.) a: at 35 degrees, a 35 gradi; at 70 kmph, a 70 km all'ora; It was sold at a low price, è stato venduto a basso prezzo; at regular intervals, a intervalli regolari● at all ► all □ at first ► first □ at last ► last (1) □ at least ► least □ at most ► most □ at once ► once □ at that ► that (1) □ at worst ► worst (1) □ (fam.) At him [them, etc.]!, dàgli!; addosso! □ to be at st., mettere mano a qc.; fare qc.; combinare qc.: They've been at my papers, hanno rovistato nelle mie carte; What are the children at now?, che cosa stanno combinando i bambini?; Tom's at it again, Tom ha ricominciato (a fare qc., generalm. di criticabile); Tom ha riattaccato (o ci si è rimesso); ci risiamo con Tom. -
123 kick
I [kɪk]1) (of person) calcio m., pedata f.; (of horse, cow) calcio m.; (of swimmer) battuta f. delle gambe; (of footballer) calcio m., tiro m.to give sb., sth. a kick, to take a kick at sb., sth. — dare o tirare un calcio a qcn., qcs
2) colloq. (thrill)3) (of firearm) contraccolpo m., rinculo m.4) colloq. (strength) energia f., forza f.••II 1. [kɪk]a (real) kick in the teeth — una batosta, un calcio in faccia
verbo transitivo (once) dare un calcio a [person, door]; dare un calcio a, calciare [ball, tin can]; (repeatedly) prendere a calci, tirare calci a [person, object]to kick sb. on the leg, in the face — dare un calcio a qcn. alla gamba, in faccia
to kick sth. over a wall — mandare qcs. con un calcio oltre il muro
to kick sth. away — spostare qcs. con un calcio
to kick a hole in sth. — ammaccare qcs. con un calcio
2.to kick one's legs (in the air) — [ baby] scalciare, sgambettare
1) [ person] (once) dare un calcio; (repeatedly) tirare calci; [ swimmer] battere i piedi; [ dancer] slanciare la gamba; [horse, cow] scalciare•- kick in- kick off- kick out- kick up••to kick sb. when they're down — = criticare, offendere una persona che si trova in una posizione svantaggiata
to kick the habit — colloq. perdere il vizio; (of smoking) smettere
to kick over the traces — BE ribellarsi
* * *[kik] 1. verb1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) calciare, prendere a calci2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) rinculare2. noun1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.) calcio2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.) rinculo3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.) piacere•- kick off
- kick up* * *kick (1) /kɪk/n.2 ( sport: calcio, rugby) calcio: free kick, ( calcio) (calcio di) punizione; ( rugby) tiro libero; place kick, calcio piazzato; ( calcio) penalty kick, (calcio di) rigore; to take a penalty kick, calciare (o battere, tirare) un rigore6 [u] (fam.) effetto stimolante; forza; vigore; mordente: This liquor has quite a kick in it, questo liquore è piuttosto potente7 (fam.) eccitazione; forte piacere; godimento; spasso: to get a kick out of st., divertirsi un mondo a fare qc.; godere nel fare qc.; a game with no kick in it, un gioco che non dà gusto8 (preceduto da attr.) (fam.) passione passeggera (per qc.); mania; fregola (fam.): He's on the fishing kick at the moment, in questo momento ha la fregola della pesca● (fam.) a kick at the can, un tentativo □ ( sport) kick boxing, boxe thailandese, kick boxing □ ( sport) kick boxer, chi pratica la boxe thailandese □ (volg. USA) kick in the ass, calcio in culo (volg.); calcio nei denti; strapazzata; ( anche) spinta ( d'incoraggiamento) □ (fam. fig.) kick in the pants, calcio nel sedere; buona spinta ( d'incoraggiamento) □ (fam.) kick in the teeth, batosta; delusione □ kick-start, avviamento a pedale; pedale di avviamento ( di motocicletta); (fig.) avvio energico, impulso, rimessa in moto □ kick-starter, pedale di avviamento ( di motocicletta) □ kick up the backside = kick in the pants ► sopra □ kick wheel, tornio a pedale ( da vasaio) □ (fam.) for kicks, per divertimento; per divertirsi; per il gusto di farlo □ (fig.) to get more kicks than halfpence, ricevere più rimproveri che gentilezze; ricevere più calci che carezze □ (fam.) to get the kick, essere licenziato.kick (2) /kɪk/n.♦ (to) kick /kɪk/A v. t.1 dare un calcio (o calci) a; prendere a calci (o a pedate): Don't kick the dog, non prendere a calci il cane!; to be kicked, ricevere un calcio; to kick a door open [shut], aprire [chiudere] una porta con un calcio2 ( anche sport) colpire col piede; dare un calcio a: to kick a ball [a stone], dare un calcio a una palla [a una pietra]3 (seguito da avv. o compl. di luogo) mandare con un calcio (o a calci): to kick in, far entrare con un calcio; He kicked the stone into the water, con un calcio ha scagliato in acqua il sasso; to kick out, buttar fuori con un calcio (o a calci, a pedate) (► i singoli verbi frasali)7 (fig. fam.) liberarsi di, togliersi, smettere ( un vizio, un'abitudine, ecc.): to kick the habit, liberarsi dal vizio ( di fumare, bere ecc.)B v. i.3 (fig. fam.) recalcitrare; protestare; resistere; ribellarsi● ( slang USA) to kick ass, farsi obbedire; far scattare ( gli altri); essere grintoso; essere figo, ganzo (pop.) □ ( slang) to kick sb. 's ass (o butt), battere q.; suonarle a q. □ (fam.) to kick the bucket, morire; tirare le cuoia; crepare (fam.) □ (fam.) to kick one's heels, aspettare a lungo; fare anticamera □ (fig.) to kick sb. in the teeth, prendere a calci nei denti q.; prendere q. a pesci in faccia □ to kick into touch, ( rugby, calcio) calciare ( la palla) in fallo laterale ( rugby, anche: in touche); (fig. fam. GB) respingere, rifiutare recisamente □ ( slang USA) to kick it, smettere di drogarsi; ( anche) crepare, morire; divertirsi, spassarsela □ (fam.) to kick sb. upstairs, promuovere q. a una posizione più prestigiosa ma che comporta minor potere; promuovere q. per toglierlo di mezzo □ to kick sb. when (o while) they are down, infierire su q. in difficoltà; fare il maramaldo □ (fam.) I could kick myself, mi prenderei a calci; mi morderei le mani.* * *I [kɪk]1) (of person) calcio m., pedata f.; (of horse, cow) calcio m.; (of swimmer) battuta f. delle gambe; (of footballer) calcio m., tiro m.to give sb., sth. a kick, to take a kick at sb., sth. — dare o tirare un calcio a qcn., qcs
2) colloq. (thrill)3) (of firearm) contraccolpo m., rinculo m.4) colloq. (strength) energia f., forza f.••II 1. [kɪk]a (real) kick in the teeth — una batosta, un calcio in faccia
verbo transitivo (once) dare un calcio a [person, door]; dare un calcio a, calciare [ball, tin can]; (repeatedly) prendere a calci, tirare calci a [person, object]to kick sb. on the leg, in the face — dare un calcio a qcn. alla gamba, in faccia
to kick sth. over a wall — mandare qcs. con un calcio oltre il muro
to kick sth. away — spostare qcs. con un calcio
to kick a hole in sth. — ammaccare qcs. con un calcio
2.to kick one's legs (in the air) — [ baby] scalciare, sgambettare
1) [ person] (once) dare un calcio; (repeatedly) tirare calci; [ swimmer] battere i piedi; [ dancer] slanciare la gamba; [horse, cow] scalciare•- kick in- kick off- kick out- kick up••to kick sb. when they're down — = criticare, offendere una persona che si trova in una posizione svantaggiata
to kick the habit — colloq. perdere il vizio; (of smoking) smettere
to kick over the traces — BE ribellarsi
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1. I1) an opportunity (a chance, a good job, etc.) turned up подвернулась возможность и т.д.; till something better turns up пока не подвернется что-нибудь получше; several people turned up [неожиданно] появилось /пришло/ несколько человек; he was the only person who turned up только он один и явился; the employees failed to turn up служащие так и не пришли2) the ten of diamonds turned up выпала десятка бубен2. II1) turn up at some time turn up one of these days появиться на днях; turn up 10 minutes late опоздать на десять минут; I shouldn't think that he'll turn up tonight не думаю, чтоб он объявился сегодня вечером; tun up somewhere you did not expect me to turn up here, did you? вы не ожидали, что я появлюсь здесь, верно?2) turn up sometime her purse has turned up today сегодня ее кошелек нашелся; your watch (the book I lost, etc.) will turn up some day (one of these days, etc.) ваши часы и т.д. когда-нибудь и т.д. найдутся3. III1) turn up smth. /smth. up/ blow your horn when you turn up the drive посигнальте, когда будете подъезжать к дому2) turn up smb., smth. /smb., smth. up/ turn a child (the body, etc.) up перевернуть ребенка и т.д. [на спину]3) turn up smth. /smth. up/ turn one's collar up поднять воротник; turn up one's hat brims загнуть поля шляпы; turn up one's sleeves закатать рукава; turn up the hem подшивать подол платья; turn up the ends of one's trousers подвертывать брюки || turn up one's nose задирать нос4) turn up smth. /smth. up/ turn up some buried treasure (an old skull, some human bones, etc.) выкопать клад и т.д.5) turn up smth. /smth. up/ turn up the soil вскапывать /пахать/ землю6) turn up smb. /smb. up/ coll. the sight (his conduct, the stink, etc.) turns me up от этого зрелища и т.д. меня просто тошнит; the mere thought of flying turns me up даже от алиби мысли о полете мне делается дурно7) tuna up smth. /smth. up/ turn up the radio сделать радио погромче; turn up the gas увеличить газ; turn up the lamp сделать свет поярче4. XIbe turned up in some manner the gas is turned only half way up газ открыт только наполовину; the radio is turned up loud радио работает очень громко5. XIIIturn up to do smth. he turned up to help us он пришел помочь нам; something always turned up to prevent their meeting что-нибудь всегда мешало им встретиться6. XVI1) turn up at some place the branch turns up at the end /at the tip/ ветка на конце загибается вверх2) turn up from (at, in, etc,) some place turn up from India приехать из Индии; turn up at a meeting (in London, at smb.'s house, at my office, etc.) появиться на собрании и т.д.; his name is always turning up in the newspapers его имя все время мелькает /попадается, упоминается/ в газетах; turn up at (by) some time turn up at noon (at the last moment, etc.) появиться в полдень и т.д.; come around next week, maybe a job will turn up by then загляните на следующей неделе, может быть к тому времени появится /будет/ какая-нибудь работа; turn up for smth. nobody turned up for the lecture (for the meeting, for the outing, etc.) никто не пришел на лекцию и т.д.3) turn up under (between, in) smth. the pen turned up under the rug (the bank-note turned up between the pages of the book, the ring turned up in her drawer, etc.) ручка нашлась под ковриком и т.д.7. XXI11) turn up smth. /smth. up/ in (among, etc.) smth. turn up a word in the dictionary (a dictionary among his old books, etc.) отыскать /откопать/ слово в словаре и т.д.; among the letters I turned up a photograph of your mother среди писем я откопал /разыскал/ фотографию твоей матери2) || turn up one's nose at smth. воротить нос от чего-л.; she turned up her nose at the idea (at the suggestion, etc.) ей не понравилась эта мысль и т.д.; she turns up her nose at my cooking она воротит нос от моей стряпни8. XXVturn up where... (when...) he's always turning up where you don't want him он всегда появляется там, где он совсем не нужен; he turned up when we least expected him он объявился, когда мы меньше всего его ждали -
125 bit
B n1 ( small piece) (of food, substance, wood) morceau m (of de) ; (of paper, string, garden, land) bout m (of de) ; a bit of cheese/coal un morceau de fromage/charbon ; a bit of news une nouvelle ; every bit of dirt la moindre petite saleté ; a food processor and all its bits ○ un robot et tous ses accessoires mpl ; every bit of her wanted to say yes elle voulait dire oui de tout son cœur ; to take sth to bits démonter qch ; to come/fall to bits s'en aller/tomber en morceaux ;2 ○ ( small amount) a bit un peu ; a little bit un petit peu ; three and a bit trois et des poussières ○ ; and a bit over et des poussières ○ ; would you like a bit more? tu en veux encore? ; a bit of un peu de [time, peace, sun, butter, money etc] ; a bit of everything un peu de tout ; a bit of difficulty/information quelques difficultés/informations ; a bit of advice un petit conseil ; with a bit of luck avec un peu de chance ; to have a bit of bad luck ne pas avoir de chance ; to do a bit of shopping faire quelques courses fpl ; it won't do a bit of good ça ne servira à rien ; it isn't a bit of use asking cela ne sert à rien de demander ; that corkscrew isn't a bit of use ce tire-bouchon est bon à jeter ; wait a bit! attends un peu! ; after a bit un peu après ; quite a bit of, a good bit of pas mal de [time, money, resentment etc] ; quite a bit ou a good bit further/bigger bien plus loin/grand ;3 ○ ( section) passage m ; listen, this bit is brilliant! écoute, ce passage est génial ○ ! ; the next bit is even better ce qui suit est encore mieux ; the bit where Hamlet dies le moment où Hamlet meurt ;5 †( coin) pièce f ;C ○ a bit adv phr ( rather) un peu ; a bit deaf/cold/surprising un peu sourd/froid/surprenant ; a bit early un peu trop tôt ; a bit like me un peu comme moi ; move back a bit recule un peu ; it's asking a bit much c'est un peu trop demander ; she isn't a bit like me elle ne me ressemble pas du tout ; it's a bit of a surprise/a mess c'est un peu surprenant/en désordre ; he's a bit of a brute/a Tory il a un côté brute/Conservateur ; for a bit of a change pour changer un peu ; a bit of a disappointment un peu décevant ; to have a bit of a headache avoir un peu mal à la tête ; a bit of a problem un petit problème ; it was a bit of a shock to me ça m'a un peu choqué ; it was a bit of a joke ce n'était pas très sérieux ; we had a bit of a giggle nous avons bien ri.a bit of this and a bit of that un peu de tout ; a bit of stuff ○ une gonzesse ○ ; bit by bit petit à petit ; bits and bobs ○ affaires fpl ; bits and pieces ( fragments) morceaux mpl ; ( belongings) affaires fpl ; every bit as good/clever tout aussi bon/intelligent ; he's every bit a lawyer c'est le type même de l'avocat ; not a bit! de rien! ; not a bit of it ○ ! pas du tout! ; that's a bit off ○ ! c'est pas très réglo ○ ! ; to do one's bit faire sa part (de boulot ○) ; to have/take the bit between one's teeth avoir/prendre le mors aux dents ; ⇒ bite. -
126 scrape
scrape [skreɪp]1 noun∎ just give the saucepan a quick scrape frotte ou gratte un peu la casserole;∎ he had a nasty scrape on his knee il avait une méchante éraflure au genou, il s'était bien éraflé le genou;∎ she had given the car a nasty scrape on the side elle avait fait une belle éraflure sur le côté de la voiture∎ to get into a scrape se mettre dans le pétrin;∎ now you've really got yourself into a scrape! vous voilà dans de beaux draps ou dans un sacré pétrin!;∎ to get (oneself) out of a scrape se tirer d'affaire ou d'embarras;∎ you got me into this scrape, now get me out of it! c'est vous qui m'avez mis dans ce pétrin, maintenant il faut me tirer de là!(d) (thin layer) mince couche f;∎ toast with a scrape of butter du pain grillé recouvert d'une mince couche de beurre(a) (clean → boots, saucepan, earth) gratter, racler; (→ tools) gratter, décaper; (→ vegetables, windows) gratter;∎ scrape the mud off your shoes enlève ou gratte la boue de tes chaussures;∎ I spent the afternoon scraping the paint off the door j'ai passé l'après-midi à gratter la peinture de la porte;∎ to scrape sth clean/smooth gratter qch pour qu'il soit propre/lisse;∎ I scraped the ground with a stick j'ai gratté le sol avec un bâton;∎ figurative to scrape (the bottom of) the barrel (looking for money) racler les fonds de tiroir; (be reduced to extremes) être tombé bien bas;∎ you took him on? you must really be scraping the bottom of the barrel! tu as embauché ce type-là? tu devais vraiment être coincé!(b) (scratch → paint, table, wood) rayer; (→ skin, knee) érafler; (touch lightly) effleurer, frôler;∎ I scraped my knee je me suis éraflé le genou;∎ I just scraped the garage door as I drove in j'ai seulement frôlé ou effleuré la porte du garage en rentrant la voiture;∎ the plane just scraped the surface of the water l'avion frôla ou rasa la surface de l'eau;∎ to scrape the bottom (ship) sillonner ou talonner le fond∎ don't scrape the chair across the floor like that ne traîne pas la chaise par terre comme ça∎ to scrape a living arriver tout juste à survivre, vivoter;∎ to scrape a pass (in exam) réussir de justesse;∎ British to scrape acquaintance with sb se débrouiller pour faire la connaissance de qn∎ the branches scrape against the shutters les branches frottent contre les volets;∎ the door scraped shut la porte s'est refermée en grinçant;∎ the gardener scraped at the ground with a stick le jardinier grattait la terre avec un bâton;∎ I heard the noise of his pen scraping across the paper j'entendais le grattement de son stylo sur le papier∎ to scrape home (win game, race) gagner de justesse;∎ she just scraped clear of the bus in time elle a évité le bus de justesse;∎ the ambulance just scraped past l'ambulance est passée de justesse(c) (economize) faire des petites économies(d) (be humble) faire des courbettes ou des ronds de jambes(financially) se débrouiller, vivre tant bien que mal;∎ she had to scrape along on a small pension elle devait se débrouiller avec une petite retraite;∎ we'll scrape along somehow on va se débrouiller avec ce qu'on aenlever en grattantgratter;∎ the gardener was scraping away at the dry earth le jardinier grattait la terre sèche;∎ to scrape away at a violin racler du violon(hair) tirer en arrière;∎ with her hair scraped back les cheveux tirés en arrière(financially) se débrouiller;∎ I have just enough to scrape by (on) j'ai juste assez d'argent pour me débrouiller(paintwork) décaper; (woodwork, door) gratter(in election) être élu de justesse; (in entering university) entrer de justesse; Sport (in qualifying) se qualifier de justesse;∎ I just scraped in as the doors were closing j'ai réussi à entrer juste au moment où les portes se fermaient∎ he just scraped into university/parliament il est entré à l'université/au parlement d'extrême justesse(mud, paint) enlever au grattoir ou en grattant; (skin) érafler;∎ humorous we had to scrape him off the ground il a fallu le ramasser à la petite cuillères'enlever au grattoir;∎ this paint scrapes off easily pour enlever cette peinture, il suffit de la gratter∎ to scrape out a mixing bowl (with spatula) racler un bol avec une spatule; (with finger) racler un bol avec le doigt(exam) réussir de justesse; (doorway, gap) passer (de justesse);∎ the government will probably just scrape through the next election le gouvernement va probablement l'emporter de justesse aux prochaines élections(in exam) réussir de justesse; (in election) être élu ou l'emporter de justesse; (gap) passer de justesse; (financially) se débrouiller tout juste(a) (two objects) frotter l'un contre l'autre(b) (into pile) mettre en tas(c) (collect → supporters, signatures) réunir ou rassembler à grand-peine; (→ money for oneself) réunir en raclant les fonds de tiroirs; (→ money for event) réunir avec beaucoup de mal(a) (into pile → leaves, stones) mettre en tas(b) (collect → supporters, signatures) réunir ou rassembler à grand-peine; (→ money for oneself) réunir en raclant les fonds de tiroirs; (→ money for event) réunir avec beaucoup de mal∎ he scraped himself up off the floor il a fini par se relever -
127 profile
ˈprəufaɪl
1. сущ.
1) профиль, вид сбоку His handsome profile was turned away from the company. ≈ Его красивый профиль не был виден окружающим. This picture shows the girl in profile. ≈ На этой картине девочка нарисована в профиль.
2) контур, линия, очертание propeller blade profile ≈ контур лопасти винта Syn: outline, contour
3) а) краткий биографический очерк;
сведения из биографии A Washington newspaper published comparative profiles of the candidates' wives. ≈ Одна из вашингтонских газет опубликовала для сравнения краткие биографии жен всех кандидатов. б) краткий очерк (политического, исторического или географического характера)
4) степень общественного интереса к какому-л. событию, лицу и т.п. There is a growing number of women in high-profile positions in the government. ≈ Отмечается рост числа женщин на заметных позициях в правительстве. He is trying to keep a low profile at the moment. ≈ Он старается держаться в тени в настоящий момент.
5) спец. профиль, совокупность параметров system profile ≈ системный профиль (описание характеристик системы в табличной или графической форме)
6) тех. вертикальный разрез, сечение geologic profile ≈ геологический профиль;
геологический разрез
2. гл.
1) рисовать в профиль;
изображать в профиле, в разрезе тех.
2) повернуться в профиль;
повернуться боком
3) приводить краткие сведения биографического характера Every week they profile one of their authors. ≈ Каждую неделю они приводят краткую биографию одного из своих авторов.
4) тех. профилировать;
обрабатывать по шаблону профиль;
вид сбоку - she has a fine * у нее прекрасный профиль (техническое) вертикальный разрез( поперечное) сечение (специальное) эпюра( специальное) профиль;
очертание, контур - * of a slope профиль склона (горы) ;
линия откоса краткий биографический очерк краткий очерк политического, исторического или географического характера графическое изображение результатов опроса, проверки, наблюдений, измерений (в виде диаграмм) (психологическое) график личностных характеристик и профессиональных способностей человека четкость;
резкость;
ясность (определения, изображения) (компьютерное) параметры пользователя( компьютерное) профиль программы > low * сдержанная позиция;
спокойный тон, отсутствие резкости или выпадов (в материалах, докладах) > high * резкая позиция > to keep a low * вести себя сдержанно > to adopt a high * on an issue занять непримиримую позицию по какому-либо вопросу рисовать в профиль (техническое) изображать в профиле, в разрезе повернуться в профиль;
повернуться боком рассказывать о ком-либо;
представлять кого-либо( читателям, слушателям, телезрителям) - whom will the magazine * in the next issue? о ком будет статья в следующем номере журнала? (техническое) профилировать (техническое) обрабатывать по шаблону;
копировать (на станке) audience ~ рекл. характер аудитории company ~ профиль деятельности компании customer ~ характеристика клиента execution ~ вчт. рабочий профиль instalment ~ график платежей при покупке в рассрочку market ~ марк. анализ потенциального рынка сбыта по индивидуальным характеристикам market ~ срез рынка performance ~ вчт. функциональный разрез profile тех. вертикальный разрез, сечение ~ график ~ краткий биографический очерк ~ краткий очерк ~ очертание, контур ~ повернуться в профиль;
повернуться боком ~ тех. профилировать;
обрабатывать по шаблону ~ профиль ~ профиль ~ рисовать в профиль;
изображать в профиле, в разрезе ~ attr. тех. фасонный ~ of payments график платежей program ~ вчт. профиль программы repayment ~ график погашения risk ~ график риска statement ~ вчт. операторный профиль программы temperature ~ температурный профиль terminal ~ вчт. параметры терминала user ~ вчт. параметры пользователя -
128 but
1 მხოლოდ2 გარდა3 მაგრამhe wanted to come but he couldn't მოსვლა უნდოდა, მაგრამ ვერ შეძლო4 ხოლოI'm ready but she isn't მე მზად ვარ, ხოლო ის კი არა●●the next but one ერთის გამოშვებითI tried to convince him, but in vain ამაოდ ვეცადე მისი დარწმუნება/დაჯერებაshe was not beautiful but in compensation she was clever ლამაზი არ გახლდათ, სამაგიეროდ ჭკვიანი იყოI have no alternative but to expel you შენი გარიცხვის გარდა სხვა გზა არა მაქვს
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