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1 be backed into a corner
загнанный в угол; припертый к стенкеI've been backed into a corner and I have no choice but to sign the contract.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > be backed into a corner
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2 be backed into a corner
Общая лексика: некуда деваться (http://www.organicconsumers.org/ge/epacorner.cfm)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > be backed into a corner
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3 corner
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1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) esquina; rincón2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) rincón3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) córner, saque de esquina
2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) arrinconar, acorralar2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) tomar una curva•- cornered- cut corners
- turn the corner
corner n1. rincón2. esquina
córner sustantivo masculino (pl◊ - ners) corner (kick);lanzar un córner to take a corner ' córner' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrir - acaparar - achantarse - acorralar - ángulo - aprieto - arrinconar - boquera - comisura - de - doblar - esprintar - esquina - esquinar - esquinazo - estar - menda - mirar - pico - poner - puerta - rabillo - reojo - rincón - visibilidad - vuelta - alumbrar - cada - chino - derecho - dirigir - lagrimal - mero - miscelánea - paso - punta - saque - sitiar - tiro English: around - back up - corner - corner kick - drunk - go up - let off - pout - round - sag - blind - come - go - market - reverse - square - street - top - turntr['kɔːnəSMALLr/SMALL]2 (of room, cupboard, etc) rincón nombre masculino; (of mouth) comisura; (of eye) rabillo; (of page, envelope) ángulo4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in boxing) esquina5 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL monopolio1 (enemy, animal) arrinconar, acorralar; (person) arrinconar2 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL acaparar, monopolizar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfrom all corners of the world de todas partes del mundoto be in a tight corner estar en un aprietoto cut corners tomar atajosto see something out of the corner of one's eye ver algo con el rabillo del ojoto turn the corner figurative use empezar a levantarse, empezar a repuntarcorner piece (of book) cantoneracorner shop tienda de la esquinacorner table mesa rinconeracorner unit rinconeracorner ['kɔrnər] vt1) trap: acorralar, arrinconar2) monopolize: monopolizar, acaparar (un mercado)corner vi: tomar una curva, doblar una esquina (en un automóvil)corner n1) angle: rincón m, esquina f, ángulo mthe corner of a room: el rincón de una salaall corners of the world: todos los rincones del mundoto cut corners: atajar, economizar esfuerzos2) intersection: esquina f3) impasse, predicament: aprieto m, impasse mto be backed into a corner: estar acorraladoadj.• de esquina adj.n.• aristón s.m.• canto (Borde) s.m.• cantonada s.f.• cogujón s.m.• cornijal s.m.• esconce s.m.• esquina s.f.• esquinazo s.m.• rinconada s.f.• rincón s.m.• ángulo s.m. (the market)v.• acaparar v.v.• arrinconar v.• atacar v.• estancar v.'kɔːrnər, 'kɔːnə(r)
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1)from all o the four corners of the earth o world — de todas partes (del mundo)
to be in a (tight) corner — estar* en un aprieto
to drive/force somebody into a corner — acorralar a alguien
b) (outside angle - of street, page) esquina f; (- of table) esquina f, punta f; ( bend in road) curva faround the corner — a la vuelta de la esquina
to cut corners: we could produce a cheaper article, but only by cutting corners podríamos producir un artículo más barato, pero sólo si cuidáramos menos los detalles; (before n) corner shop — (BrE) tienda f de la esquina; ( local shop) tienda f de barrio
2) ( in soccer) ( corner kick) córner m, tiro m or saque m de esquina3) ( in boxing) esquina f
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1) ( trap) acorralar2) ( monopolize) acaparar
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vi tomar una curva['kɔːnǝ(r)]1. N1) (=angle) [of object] (outer) ángulo m, esquina f ; (inner) rincón m ; [of mouth] comisura f ; [of eye] rabillo m ; (=bend in road) curva f, recodo m ; (where two roads meet) esquina fthe corner of a table/page — la esquina de una mesa/página
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it's just around the corner — está a la vuelta de la esquina•
to cut a corner — (Aut) tomar una curva muy cerrada•
to go round the corner — doblar la esquina•
to turn the corner — doblar la esquina; (fig) salir del apuro•
a two-cornered fight — una pelea entre dos- be in a tight corner- cut corners- drive sb into a corner- paint o.s. into a corner2) (fig) (=cranny, place)•
in every corner — por todos los rincones•
the four corners of the world — las cinco partes del mundo•
in odd corners — en cualquier rincón3) (Ftbl) (also: corner kick) córner m, saque m de esquina4) (Comm) monopolio mhe made a corner in peanuts — se hizo con el monopolio de los cacahuetes, acaparó el mercado de los cacahuetes
2. VT1) [+ animal, fugitive] acorralar, arrinconar; (fig) [+ person] (=catch to speak to) abordar, detener2) (Comm) [+ market] acaparar3.VI (Aut) tomar las curvas4.CPDcorner cupboard N — rinconera f, esquinera f
corner flag N — (Ftbl) banderola f de esquina
corner house N — casa f que hace esquina
corner kick N — (Ftbl) córner m, saque m de esquina
corner seat N — asiento m del rincón, rinconera f
corner shop, corner store (US) N — tienda f de la esquina, tienda f pequeña del barrio
corner table N — mesa f rinconera
* * *['kɔːrnər, 'kɔːnə(r)]
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1)from all o the four corners of the earth o world — de todas partes (del mundo)
to be in a (tight) corner — estar* en un aprieto
to drive/force somebody into a corner — acorralar a alguien
b) (outside angle - of street, page) esquina f; (- of table) esquina f, punta f; ( bend in road) curva faround the corner — a la vuelta de la esquina
to cut corners: we could produce a cheaper article, but only by cutting corners podríamos producir un artículo más barato, pero sólo si cuidáramos menos los detalles; (before n) corner shop — (BrE) tienda f de la esquina; ( local shop) tienda f de barrio
2) ( in soccer) ( corner kick) córner m, tiro m or saque m de esquina3) ( in boxing) esquina f
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1) ( trap) acorralar2) ( monopolize) acaparar
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4 back
back [bæk]vers l'arrière ⇒ 1 (a) re + verbe ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c) de derrière ⇒ 2 (a) arrière ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (g) dos ⇒ 3 (a)-(c), 3 (e), 3 (f) fond ⇒ 3 (d) reculer ⇒ 4 (a), 5 (a) financer ⇒ 4 (b) parier sur ⇒ 4 (c)1 adverb(a) (towards the rear) vers l'arrière, en arrière;∎ he stepped back il a reculé d'un pas, il a fait un pas en arrière;∎ I pushed back my chair j'ai reculé ma chaise;∎ she tied her hair back elle a attaché ses cheveux;∎ he glanced back il a regardé derrière lui;∎ house set or standing back from the road maison écartée du chemin ou en retrait∎ to come back revenir;∎ to go back (return) retourner;∎ to go or turn back (retrace footsteps) rebrousser chemin;∎ we went back home nous sommes rentrés (à la maison);∎ my headache's back j'ai de nouveau mal à la tête, mon mal de tête a recommencé;∎ they'll be back on Monday ils rentrent ou ils seront de retour lundi;∎ I'll be right back je reviens tout de suite;∎ I'll be back (threat) vous me reverrez;∎ we expect him back tomorrow il doit rentrer demain;∎ as soon as you get back dès votre retour;∎ is he back at work? a-t-il repris le travail?;∎ he's just back from Moscow il arrive ou rentre de Moscou;∎ we went to town and back nous avons fait un saut en ville;∎ he went to his aunt's and back il a fait l'aller et retour chez sa tante;∎ the trip to Madrid and back takes three hours il faut trois heures pour aller à Madrid et revenir;∎ meanwhile, back in Washington entre-temps, à Washington;∎ back home, there's no school on Saturdays chez moi ou nous, il n'y a pas d'école le samedi;∎ Commerce the back-to-school sales les soldes fpl de la rentrée∎ she wants her children back elle veut qu'on lui rende ses enfants;∎ he went back to sleep il s'est rendormi;∎ business soon got back to normal les affaires ont vite repris leur cours normal;∎ miniskirts are coming back (in fashion) les minijupes reviennent à la mode∎ six pages back six pages plus haut;∎ back in the 17th century au 17ème siècle;∎ as far back as I can remember d'aussi loin que je m'en souvienne;∎ back in November déjà au mois de novembre;∎ familiar ten years back il y a dix ans□(e) (in reply, in return)∎ you should ask for your money back vous devriez demander un remboursement ou qu'on vous rembourse;∎ I hit him back je lui ai rendu son coup;∎ if you kick me I'll kick you back si tu me donnes un coup de pied, je te le rendrai;∎ she smiled back at him elle lui a répondu par un sourire;∎ to write back répondre (par écrit);∎ to get one's own back (on sb) prendre sa revanche (sur qn);∎ that's her way of getting back at you c'est sa façon de prendre sa revanche sur toi(a) (rear → door, garden) de derrière; (→ wheel) arrière (inv); (→ seat) arrière (inv), de derrière;∎ the back legs of a horse les pattes fpl arrière d'un cheval;∎ back entrance entrée f située à l'arrière;∎ the back room is the quietest la pièce qui donne sur l'arrière est la plus calme;∎ the back page of the newspaper la dernière page du journal;∎ to put sth on the back burner remettre qch à plus tard(b) (quiet → lane, road) écarté, isolé3 noun(a) (part of body) dos m;∎ back pain mal m de dos;∎ to have a back problem avoir des problèmes de dos;∎ she carried her baby on her back elle portait son bébé sur son dos;∎ I fell flat on my back je suis tombé à la renverse ou sur le dos;∎ we lay on our backs nous étions allongés sur le dos;∎ my back aches j'ai mal au dos;∎ the cat arched its back le chat a fait le gros dos;∎ I only saw them from the back je ne les ai vus que de dos;∎ she sat with her back to the window elle était assise le dos tourné à la fenêtre;∎ sitting with one's back to the light assis à contre-jour;∎ he was sitting with his back to the wall il était assis, dos au mur;∎ figurative to have one's back to the wall être au pied du mur;∎ to turn one's back on sb tourner le dos à qn; figurative abandonner qn;∎ when my back was turned quand j'avais le dos tourné;∎ you had your back to me tu me tournais le dos;∎ they have the police at their backs (in support) ils ont la police avec eux; (in pursuit) ils ont la police à leurs trousses;∎ with an army at his back (supporting him) soutenu par une armée;∎ to do sth behind sb's back faire qch dans le dos de qn;∎ he laughs at you behind your back il se moque de vous quand vous avez le dos tourné ou dans votre dos;∎ to talk about sb behind their back dire du mal de qn dans son dos;∎ the decision was taken behind my back la décision a été prise derrière mon dos;∎ he went behind my back to the boss il est allé voir le patron derrière mon dos ou à mon insu;∎ to be flat on one's back (bedridden) être alité ou cloué au lit;∎ familiar get off my back! fiche-moi la paix!;∎ mind your backs! attention, s'il vous plaît!;∎ the rich live off the backs of the poor les riches vivent sur le dos des pauvres;∎ to put sb's back up énerver qn;∎ to put one's back into sth mettre toute son énergie dans qch;∎ familiar that's it, put your back into it! allez, un peu de nerf!;∎ to put one's back out se faire mal au dos;∎ I'll be glad to see the back of her je serai content de la voir partir ou d'être débarrassé d'elle(b) (part opposite the front → gen) dos m, derrière m; (→ of coat, shirt, door) dos m; (→ of vehicle, building, head) arrière m; (→ of train) queue f; (→ of book) fin f;∎ to sit in the back (of car) monter à l'arrière;∎ to sit at the back (of bus) s'asseoir à l'arrière;∎ the carriage at the back of the train la voiture en queue de ou du train;∎ at the back of the book à la fin du livre;∎ the garden is out or round the back le jardin se trouve derrière la maison;∎ the dress fastens at the back or American in back la robe s'agrafe dans le dos;∎ there was an advert on the back of the bus il y avait une publicité à l'arrière du bus;∎ familiar she's got a face like the back of a bus elle est moche comme un pou(c) (other side → of hand, spoon, envelope) dos m; (→ of carpet, coin, medal) revers m; (→ of fabric) envers m; (→ of page) verso m; Finance (→ of cheque) dos m, verso m;∎ I know this town like the back of my hand je connais cette ville comme ma poche;∎ familiar you'll feel the back of my hand in a minute! tu vas en prendre une!(d) (farthest from the front → of cupboard, room, stage) fond m;∎ back of the mouth arrière-bouche f;∎ back of the throat arrière-gorge f;∎ we'd like a table at the or in the very back nous voudrions une table tout au fond;∎ familiar in the back of beyond en pleine brousse, au diable vauvert;∎ it was always there at the back of his mind that… l'idée ne le quittait pas que…;∎ it's something to keep at the back of your mind c'est quelque chose à ne pas oublier;∎ I've had it or it's been at the back of my mind for ages j'y pense depuis longtemps, ça fait longtemps que ça me travaille(f) (of chair) dos m, dossier m∎ (full) back arrière m;∎ right/left back arrière m droit/gauche∎ I backed the car into the garage j'ai mis la voiture dans le garage en marche arrière;∎ she backed him into the next room elle l'a fait reculer dans la pièce d'à côté(b) Commerce (support financially → company, venture) financer, commanditer; Finance (→ loan) garantir;∎ Finance to back a bill avaliser ou endosser un effet(c) (encourage → efforts, person, venture) encourager, appuyer, soutenir; Politics (→ candidate, bill) soutenir;∎ we backed her in her fight against racism nous l'avons soutenue dans sa lutte contre le racisme;∎ Sport to back a winner (horse, team) parier ou miser sur un gagnant; Finance & Commerce (company, stock) bien placer son argent; figurative jouer la bonne carte;∎ figurative to back the wrong horse parier ou miser sur le mauvais cheval(e) Textiles (strengthen, provide backing for → curtain, material) doubler; (→ picture, paper) renforcer∎ the car backed into the driveway la voiture est entrée en marche arrière dans l'allée;∎ I backed into my neighbour's car je suis rentré dans la voiture de mon voisin en reculant;∎ I backed into a corner je me suis retiré dans un coin∎ to go back and forth (person) faire des allées et venues; (machine, piston) faire un mouvement de va-et-vient;∎ his eyes darted back and forth il regardait de droite à gauchedevant derrière, à l'envers;∎ you've got your pullover on back to front tu as mis ton pull devant derrièreAmerican derrière►► Technology back boiler = ballon d'eau chaude situé derrière un foyer;Press back copy vieux numéro m;Australian & New Zealand back country campagne f, arrière-pays m inv;∎ figurative to get in through or by the back door être pistonné;∎ the back end of the year l'arrière-saison;Linguistics back formation dérivation f régressive;American back haul = trajet de retour d'un camion;Finance back interest arrérages mpl, intérêts mpl arriérés;Press back issue vieux numéro m;Golf the back nine les neuf derniers trous mpl;Press back number vieux numéro m;Banking back office back-office m;back office staff personnels mpl de back-office;Commerce back orders commandes fpl en souffrance;back page dernière page f;Football back pass passe f en retrait;back pay rappel m de salaire;back rent arriéré m de loyer;back road petite route f;back room (in house) pièce f de derrière; (in shop) arrière-boutique f; (for research) laboratoire m de recherche secret;back seat siège m arrière;back shift (people) = équipe du soir;∎ I hate the back shift je déteste être du soir;∎ to work or be on the back shift être (de l'équipe) du soir;Linguistics back slang ≃ verlan m;back straight ligne f (droite) d'en face;back street petite rue f;∎ I grew up in the back streets of Chicago j'ai été élevé dans les mauvais quartiers de Chicago;Horseracing back stretch (on race course) ligne f d'en face;Finance back taxes arriéré m d'impôts∎ she backed away from him elle a reculé devant lui;∎ figurative they have backed away from making a decision ils se sont abstenus de prendre une décision(accept defeat → in argument) admettre qu'on est dans son tort; (→ in conflict) faire marche arrière;∎ he finally backed down on the issue of membership il a fini par céder sur la question de l'adhésion(a) (withdraw) reculer;(b) American (accept defeat → in argument) admettre qu'on est dans son tort; (→ in conflict) faire marche arrière(have back facing towards) donner sur (à l'arrière);∎ the house backs onto the river l'arrière de la maison donne sur la rivière∎ don't back out now! ne faites pas marche arrière maintenant!;∎ they backed out of the deal ils se sont retirés de l'affaire;∎ to back out of a contract se rétracter ou se retirer d'un contrat;∎ he's trying to back out (of it) il voudrait se dédire➲ back up∎ to back sb up in an argument donner raison à qn;∎ her story is backed up by eye witnesses sa version des faits est confirmée par des témoins oculaires;∎ he backed this up with a few facts il a étayé ça avec quelques faits∎ traffic is backed up for 5 miles ≃ il y a un embouteillage sur 8 kmComputing sauvegarder -
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v.1 to corner (also figurative).El abogado arrinconó al acusado The lawyer put the defendant in a corner.2 to round up, to pen in, to pen up, to corral.3 to trap.* * *1 to corner (ganado) to pen in, round up* * *verb1) to corner2) corral* * *VT (Agr) [+ ganado] to pen, corral; (=arrinconar) to corner; (=intimidar) to intimidate* * *verbo transitivoa) <animal/fugitivo> to cornerb) < ganado> to round up* * *= corner, hem + Nombre + in.Ex. Okay, the jig's up! Your dean or department chair corners you and says: 'I think it's high time you taught your Introduction to Library History course on the Internet'.Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.* * *verbo transitivoa) <animal/fugitivo> to cornerb) < ganado> to round up* * *= corner, hem + Nombre + in.Ex: Okay, the jig's up! Your dean or department chair corners you and says: 'I think it's high time you taught your Introduction to Library History course on the Internet'.
Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.* * *acorralar [A1 ]vt1 (rodear) to cornercuando se vio acorralado sacó el revólver when he saw he was cornered he drew his revolveracorralado por la jauría brought to bay o cornered by the hounds2 (intimidar) to cornertodos lo atacaron y se sintió acorralado they all attacked him and he felt corneredse sentía acorralado por el pánico he felt panic-stricken3 ‹ganado› to round up* * *
acorralar ( conjugate acorralar) verbo transitivo
acorralar verbo transitivo to corner
' acorralar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrinconar
- sitiar
English:
pen
- round up
- corner
* * *acorralar vt1. [rodear] to corner;la policía acorraló a los fugitivos en una esquina the police cornered the fugitives;los visitantes acorralaron al equipo local en su área the visitors penned the home team inside their penalty areael ministro se vio acorralado por el entrevistador the minister was backed into a corner by the interviewer3. [ganado] to pen, to corral* * *v/t tb figcorner* * *acorralar vtarrinconar: to corner, to hem in, to corral* * *acorralar vb to corner -
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1) General subject: checkmate (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/business/14yellow.html), be backed into a corner (http://www.organicconsumers.org/ge/epacorner.cfm), there is no way out, one has nowhere to go2) Colloquial: nowhere to go -
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barbichette (inf) [baʀbi∫εt]feminine noun* * *baʀbiʃɛtnom féminin (small) goatee (beard)* * *baʀbiʃɛt nf* * *barbichette nf (small) goatee (beard).[barbiʃɛt] nom féminin -
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v.1 to put in a corner.arrinconar a alguien to leave somebody out in the coldEl abogado arrinconó al acusado The lawyer put the defendant in a corner.2 to discard.3 to (back into a) corner.4 to put aside, to neglect, to forget, to put into oblivion.Ricardo arrincona sus responsabilidades Richard forgets his responsibilities.* * *1 (poner en un rincón) to put in a corner2 (retirar) to lay aside, put away3 (acorralar) to corner4 figurado (desatender) to neglect1 (aislarse) to isolate oneself* * *verb1) to corner2) lay aside* * *1. VT1) [+ objeto] to put in a corner; [+ enemigo] to corner2) (=abandonar) to lay aside, discard; (=dar carpetazo a) to shelve, put on the back burner; (=apartar) to push aside; (=marginar) to leave out in the cold *2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( poner en rincón) to put... in a cornerb) (acosar, acorralar) to cornerc) ( marginar) to excluded) ( arrumbar) to leave, dump (colloq)2.arrinconarse v pron (fam) to cut oneself off* * *----* arrinconar Algo = put + Nombre + on mothballs, put + Nombre + on ice.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( poner en rincón) to put... in a cornerb) (acosar, acorralar) to cornerc) ( marginar) to excluded) ( arrumbar) to leave, dump (colloq)2.arrinconarse v pron (fam) to cut oneself off* * ** arrinconar Algo = put + Nombre + on mothballs, put + Nombre + on ice.* * *arrinconar [A1 ]vt1 (poner en un rincón) to put … in a corner2 (acosar, acorralar) to cornerme arrinconó y le tuve que decir la verdad she cornered me and I had to tell her the truthlo arrinconaron contra una pared they got him up against o they cornered him against a wall3 (marginar) to excludese preocupa mucho de no arrinconar a los viejos she's very concerned that the old people should not be left out o excluded4 (arrumbar) to leave, dump ( colloq)los arrinconó en el cobertizo she left o dumped them in the shed( fam); to cut oneself off* * *
arrinconar ( conjugate arrinconar) verbo transitivo
arrinconar verbo transitivo
1 (acorralar) to corner
2 (poner en un rincón) to put in a corner
' arrinconar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrumbar
English:
corner
- shelve
* * *arrinconar vt1. [apartar] to put in a corner3. [abandonar] to discard;el proyecto fue arrinconado the project was shelved4. [acorralar] to (back into a) corner;el presidente arrinconó con sus preguntas al candidato the president backed the candidate into a corner with his questions* * *v/t1 ( acorralar) cornerput away3 persona cold-shoulder* * *arrinconar vt1) acorralar: to corner, to box in2) : to push aside, to abandon -
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ПРИПИРАТЬ/ПРИПЕРЕТЬ (ПРИЖИМАТЬ/ПРИЖАТЬ) К СТЁНКЕ (К СТЕНЕ) кого all coll VP subj: human more often pfv) by using irrefutable facts and conclusive arguments, to make it impossible for s.o. to deny sth. or defend his own position in an argument, debate etc: X припёр Y-a к стенке - X pinned (nailed etc) Y to the wall X had (got) Y (up) against the wall X drove (backed) Y into a cornerприпёртый к стенке \С-563 (with) one's back against (to) the wall.«Ты знаешь: нарисовал этот Евдокимов похабную карикатуру на декана... Вёл он себя в высшей степени трусливо, сначала отнекивался, отрицал авторство и только тогда признался, когда доказательствами к стене приперли» (Ерофеев 3). "You know that Evdokimov drew a smutty caricature of the Dean...He behaved in a most cowardly fashion first he tried to get out of it, he denied authorship, and only when they nailed him to the wall with proof did he admit to it" (3a).«...Когда из Новосибирска отчалили?» - «Двадцать первого после обеда». - «Где предыдущие две ночи ночевали?» Выражение лица Овчинникова стало таким, словно при жеребьевке ему показали две спички и надо было определить, какая из них счастливая. Совершенно неожиданно он расхохотался: «Сдаюсь, шеф! Припер ты меня к стенке. У Люси Пряжкиной две ночи провёл» (Черненок 2). ".. When did you leave Novosibirsk?" "On the twenty-first, after lunch." "Where did you spend the two nights before that?" Ovchinnikov looked as if he had to choose the lucky matchstick out of several. Then, totally unexpectedly, he laughed. "I give up, chief! You've got me against the wall. I spent two nights with Lusya Priazh-kina" (2a).С его обострённой логикой насчёт Фаины он быстро припер ее к стенке, и она, с неожиданной, мучительной лёгкостью, созналась во всём (Битов 2). His sharpened logic where Faina was concerned quickly drove her into a corner, and with unexpected, excruciating readiness, she confessed all (2a). -
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ЗАГОНЯТЬ/ЗАГНАТЬ (ПРИПИРАТЬ/ПРИ-ПЕРЁТЬ, ПРИЖИМАТЬ/ПРИЖАТЬ) В УГОЛ кого coll VP subj: human by using conclusive arguments or irrefutable facts, to make it impossible for s.o. to deny sth., defend his own position etc: X припер Y-a в угол « X drove (forced, backed) Y into a corner....Увольнять Олёну за то, что муж ее загнал их в угол, а они ни черта толком не могли возразить ему, - нет, с этим он не согласен (Абрамов 1)....То fire her (Olyona) just because her husband had driven them into a corner and they had not been able to do a damn thing to get back-no, that he could not agree to (1a). -
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[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]=====⇒ by using irrefutable facts and conclusive arguments, to make it impossible for s.o. to deny sth. or defend his own position in an argument, debate etc:♦ "Ты знаешь: нарисовал этот Евдокимов похабную карикатуру на декана... Вёл он себя в высшей степени трусливо, сначала отнекивался, отрицал авторство и только тогда признался, когда доказательствами к стене приперли" (Ерофеев 3). "You know that Evdokimov drew a smutty caricature of the Dean...He behaved in a most cowardly fashion; first he tried to get out of it, he denied authorship, and only when they nailed him to the wall with proof did he admit to it" (3a).♦ "...Когда из Новосибирска отчалили?" - "Двадцать первого после обеда". - "Где предыдущие две ночи ночевали?" Выражение лица Овчинникова стало таким, словно при жеребьевке ему показали две спички и надо было определить, какая из них счастливая. Совершенно неожиданно он расхохотался: "Сдаюсь, шеф! Припер ты меня к стенке. У Люси Пряжкиной две ночи провёл" (Чернёнок 2). ".. When did you leave Novosibirsk?" "On the twenty-first, after lunch." "Where did you spend the two nights before that?" Ovchinnikov looked as if he had to choose the lucky matchstick out of several. Then, totally unexpectedly, he laughed. "I give up, chief! You've got me against the wall. I spent two nights with Lusya Priazhkina" (2a).♦ С его обострённой логикой насчёт Фаины он быстро припер ее к стенке, и она, с неожиданной, мучительной лёгкостью, созналась во всём (Битов 2). His sharpened logic where Faina was concerned quickly drove her into a comer, and with unexpected, excruciating readiness, she confessed all (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прижать к стене
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[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]=====⇒ by using irrefutable facts and conclusive arguments, to make it impossible for s.o. to deny sth. or defend his own position in an argument, debate etc:♦ "Ты знаешь: нарисовал этот Евдокимов похабную карикатуру на декана... Вёл он себя в высшей степени трусливо, сначала отнекивался, отрицал авторство и только тогда признался, когда доказательствами к стене приперли" (Ерофеев 3). "You know that Evdokimov drew a smutty caricature of the Dean...He behaved in a most cowardly fashion; first he tried to get out of it, he denied authorship, and only when they nailed him to the wall with proof did he admit to it" (3a).♦ "...Когда из Новосибирска отчалили?" - "Двадцать первого после обеда". - "Где предыдущие две ночи ночевали?" Выражение лица Овчинникова стало таким, словно при жеребьевке ему показали две спички и надо было определить, какая из них счастливая. Совершенно неожиданно он расхохотался: "Сдаюсь, шеф! Припер ты меня к стенке. У Люси Пряжкиной две ночи провёл" (Чернёнок 2). ".. When did you leave Novosibirsk?" "On the twenty-first, after lunch." "Where did you spend the two nights before that?" Ovchinnikov looked as if he had to choose the lucky matchstick out of several. Then, totally unexpectedly, he laughed. "I give up, chief! You've got me against the wall. I spent two nights with Lusya Priazhkina" (2a).♦ С его обострённой логикой насчёт Фаины он быстро припер ее к стенке, и она, с неожиданной, мучительной лёгкостью, созналась во всём (Битов 2). His sharpened logic where Faina was concerned quickly drove her into a comer, and with unexpected, excruciating readiness, she confessed all (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прижать к стенке
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[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]=====⇒ by using irrefutable facts and conclusive arguments, to make it impossible for s.o. to deny sth. or defend his own position in an argument, debate etc:♦ "Ты знаешь: нарисовал этот Евдокимов похабную карикатуру на декана... Вёл он себя в высшей степени трусливо, сначала отнекивался, отрицал авторство и только тогда признался, когда доказательствами к стене приперли" (Ерофеев 3). "You know that Evdokimov drew a smutty caricature of the Dean...He behaved in a most cowardly fashion; first he tried to get out of it, he denied authorship, and only when they nailed him to the wall with proof did he admit to it" (3a).♦ "...Когда из Новосибирска отчалили?" - "Двадцать первого после обеда". - "Где предыдущие две ночи ночевали?" Выражение лица Овчинникова стало таким, словно при жеребьевке ему показали две спички и надо было определить, какая из них счастливая. Совершенно неожиданно он расхохотался: "Сдаюсь, шеф! Припер ты меня к стенке. У Люси Пряжкиной две ночи провёл" (Чернёнок 2). ".. When did you leave Novosibirsk?" "On the twenty-first, after lunch." "Where did you spend the two nights before that?" Ovchinnikov looked as if he had to choose the lucky matchstick out of several. Then, totally unexpectedly, he laughed. "I give up, chief! You've got me against the wall. I spent two nights with Lusya Priazhkina" (2a).♦ С его обострённой логикой насчёт Фаины он быстро припер ее к стенке, и она, с неожиданной, мучительной лёгкостью, созналась во всём (Битов 2). His sharpened logic where Faina was concerned quickly drove her into a comer, and with unexpected, excruciating readiness, she confessed all (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прижимать к стене
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[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]=====⇒ by using irrefutable facts and conclusive arguments, to make it impossible for s.o. to deny sth. or defend his own position in an argument, debate etc:♦ "Ты знаешь: нарисовал этот Евдокимов похабную карикатуру на декана... Вёл он себя в высшей степени трусливо, сначала отнекивался, отрицал авторство и только тогда признался, когда доказательствами к стене приперли" (Ерофеев 3). "You know that Evdokimov drew a smutty caricature of the Dean...He behaved in a most cowardly fashion; first he tried to get out of it, he denied authorship, and only when they nailed him to the wall with proof did he admit to it" (3a).♦ "...Когда из Новосибирска отчалили?" - "Двадцать первого после обеда". - "Где предыдущие две ночи ночевали?" Выражение лица Овчинникова стало таким, словно при жеребьевке ему показали две спички и надо было определить, какая из них счастливая. Совершенно неожиданно он расхохотался: "Сдаюсь, шеф! Припер ты меня к стенке. У Люси Пряжкиной две ночи провёл" (Чернёнок 2). ".. When did you leave Novosibirsk?" "On the twenty-first, after lunch." "Where did you spend the two nights before that?" Ovchinnikov looked as if he had to choose the lucky matchstick out of several. Then, totally unexpectedly, he laughed. "I give up, chief! You've got me against the wall. I spent two nights with Lusya Priazhkina" (2a).♦ С его обострённой логикой насчёт Фаины он быстро припер ее к стенке, и она, с неожиданной, мучительной лёгкостью, созналась во всём (Битов 2). His sharpened logic where Faina was concerned quickly drove her into a comer, and with unexpected, excruciating readiness, she confessed all (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прижимать к стенке
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[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]=====⇒ by using irrefutable facts and conclusive arguments, to make it impossible for s.o. to deny sth. or defend his own position in an argument, debate etc:♦ "Ты знаешь: нарисовал этот Евдокимов похабную карикатуру на декана... Вёл он себя в высшей степени трусливо, сначала отнекивался, отрицал авторство и только тогда признался, когда доказательствами к стене приперли" (Ерофеев 3). "You know that Evdokimov drew a smutty caricature of the Dean...He behaved in a most cowardly fashion; first he tried to get out of it, he denied authorship, and only when they nailed him to the wall with proof did he admit to it" (3a).♦ "...Когда из Новосибирска отчалили?" - "Двадцать первого после обеда". - "Где предыдущие две ночи ночевали?" Выражение лица Овчинникова стало таким, словно при жеребьевке ему показали две спички и надо было определить, какая из них счастливая. Совершенно неожиданно он расхохотался: "Сдаюсь, шеф! Припер ты меня к стенке. У Люси Пряжкиной две ночи провёл" (Чернёнок 2). ".. When did you leave Novosibirsk?" "On the twenty-first, after lunch." "Where did you spend the two nights before that?" Ovchinnikov looked as if he had to choose the lucky matchstick out of several. Then, totally unexpectedly, he laughed. "I give up, chief! You've got me against the wall. I spent two nights with Lusya Priazhkina" (2a).♦ С его обострённой логикой насчёт Фаины он быстро припер ее к стенке, и она, с неожиданной, мучительной лёгкостью, созналась во всём (Битов 2). His sharpened logic where Faina was concerned quickly drove her into a comer, and with unexpected, excruciating readiness, she confessed all (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > припереть к стене
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[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]=====⇒ by using irrefutable facts and conclusive arguments, to make it impossible for s.o. to deny sth. or defend his own position in an argument, debate etc:♦ "Ты знаешь: нарисовал этот Евдокимов похабную карикатуру на декана... Вёл он себя в высшей степени трусливо, сначала отнекивался, отрицал авторство и только тогда признался, когда доказательствами к стене приперли" (Ерофеев 3). "You know that Evdokimov drew a smutty caricature of the Dean...He behaved in a most cowardly fashion; first he tried to get out of it, he denied authorship, and only when they nailed him to the wall with proof did he admit to it" (3a).♦ "...Когда из Новосибирска отчалили?" - "Двадцать первого после обеда". - "Где предыдущие две ночи ночевали?" Выражение лица Овчинникова стало таким, словно при жеребьевке ему показали две спички и надо было определить, какая из них счастливая. Совершенно неожиданно он расхохотался: "Сдаюсь, шеф! Припер ты меня к стенке. У Люси Пряжкиной две ночи провёл" (Чернёнок 2). ".. When did you leave Novosibirsk?" "On the twenty-first, after lunch." "Where did you spend the two nights before that?" Ovchinnikov looked as if he had to choose the lucky matchstick out of several. Then, totally unexpectedly, he laughed. "I give up, chief! You've got me against the wall. I spent two nights with Lusya Priazhkina" (2a).♦ С его обострённой логикой насчёт Фаины он быстро припер ее к стенке, и она, с неожиданной, мучительной лёгкостью, созналась во всём (Битов 2). His sharpened logic where Faina was concerned quickly drove her into a comer, and with unexpected, excruciating readiness, she confessed all (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > припереть к стенке
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[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]=====⇒ by using irrefutable facts and conclusive arguments, to make it impossible for s.o. to deny sth. or defend his own position in an argument, debate etc:♦ "Ты знаешь: нарисовал этот Евдокимов похабную карикатуру на декана... Вёл он себя в высшей степени трусливо, сначала отнекивался, отрицал авторство и только тогда признался, когда доказательствами к стене приперли" (Ерофеев 3). "You know that Evdokimov drew a smutty caricature of the Dean...He behaved in a most cowardly fashion; first he tried to get out of it, he denied authorship, and only when they nailed him to the wall with proof did he admit to it" (3a).♦ "...Когда из Новосибирска отчалили?" - "Двадцать первого после обеда". - "Где предыдущие две ночи ночевали?" Выражение лица Овчинникова стало таким, словно при жеребьевке ему показали две спички и надо было определить, какая из них счастливая. Совершенно неожиданно он расхохотался: "Сдаюсь, шеф! Припер ты меня к стенке. У Люси Пряжкиной две ночи провёл" (Чернёнок 2). ".. When did you leave Novosibirsk?" "On the twenty-first, after lunch." "Where did you spend the two nights before that?" Ovchinnikov looked as if he had to choose the lucky matchstick out of several. Then, totally unexpectedly, he laughed. "I give up, chief! You've got me against the wall. I spent two nights with Lusya Priazhkina" (2a).♦ С его обострённой логикой насчёт Фаины он быстро припер ее к стенке, и она, с неожиданной, мучительной лёгкостью, созналась во всём (Битов 2). His sharpened logic where Faina was concerned quickly drove her into a comer, and with unexpected, excruciating readiness, she confessed all (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > припирать к стене
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[VP; subj: human; more often pfv]=====⇒ by using irrefutable facts and conclusive arguments, to make it impossible for s.o. to deny sth. or defend his own position in an argument, debate etc:♦ "Ты знаешь: нарисовал этот Евдокимов похабную карикатуру на декана... Вёл он себя в высшей степени трусливо, сначала отнекивался, отрицал авторство и только тогда признался, когда доказательствами к стене приперли" (Ерофеев 3). "You know that Evdokimov drew a smutty caricature of the Dean...He behaved in a most cowardly fashion; first he tried to get out of it, he denied authorship, and only when they nailed him to the wall with proof did he admit to it" (3a).♦ "...Когда из Новосибирска отчалили?" - "Двадцать первого после обеда". - "Где предыдущие две ночи ночевали?" Выражение лица Овчинникова стало таким, словно при жеребьевке ему показали две спички и надо было определить, какая из них счастливая. Совершенно неожиданно он расхохотался: "Сдаюсь, шеф! Припер ты меня к стенке. У Люси Пряжкиной две ночи провёл" (Чернёнок 2). ".. When did you leave Novosibirsk?" "On the twenty-first, after lunch." "Where did you spend the two nights before that?" Ovchinnikov looked as if he had to choose the lucky matchstick out of several. Then, totally unexpectedly, he laughed. "I give up, chief! You've got me against the wall. I spent two nights with Lusya Priazhkina" (2a).♦ С его обострённой логикой насчёт Фаины он быстро припер ее к стенке, и она, с неожиданной, мучительной лёгкостью, созналась во всём (Битов 2). His sharpened logic where Faina was concerned quickly drove her into a comer, and with unexpected, excruciating readiness, she confessed all (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > припирать к стенке
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• ЗАГОНЯТЬ/ЗАГНАТЬ <ПРИПИРАТЬ/ПРИПЕРЕТЬ, ПРИЖИМАТЬ/ПРИЖАТЬ> В УГОЛ кого coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ by using conclusive arguments or irrefutable facts, to make it impossible for s.o. to deny sth., defend his own position etc:- X припер Y-а в угол≈ X drove (forced, backed) Y Into a corner.♦...Увольнять Олену за то, что муж ее загнал их в угол, а они ни черта толком не могли возразить ему, - нет, с этим он не согласен (Абрамов 1).... То fire her [Olyona] just because her husband had driven them into a comer and they had not been able to do a damn thing to get back-no, that he could not agree to (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > загнать в угол
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• ЗАГОНЯТЬ/ЗАГНАТЬ <ПРИПИРАТЬ/ПРИПЕРЕТЬ, ПРИЖИМАТЬ/ПРИЖАТЬ> В УГОЛ кого coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ by using conclusive arguments or irrefutable facts, to make it impossible for s.o. to deny sth., defend his own position etc:- X припер Y-а в угол≈ X drove (forced, backed) Y Into a corner.♦...Увольнять Олену за то, что муж ее загнал их в угол, а они ни черта толком не могли возразить ему, - нет, с этим он не согласен (Абрамов 1).... То fire her [Olyona] just because her husband had driven them into a comer and they had not been able to do a damn thing to get back-no, that he could not agree to (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > загонять в угол
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