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1 flat
غضِيض الصَّوْت \ flat: incorrect, below the true note: Does he sing well? No, he always sings flat. \ مُسَطَّح \ flat: smooth and level: Floors must be flat. \ مُنْبَطِح \ flat: spread out: He lay flat on his back. \ نَغْمَة مُنْخَفِضة \ flat: (in music) half a note lower than: E flat is lower than E. -
2 flat
أُفُقِيّ \ flat: to spread out: He lay flat on his back. horizontal: flat; level with the ground: a horizontal line. \ See Also منبطح (مُنْبَطِح) -
3 flat
[flæt]1. adjective1) level; without rise or fall:مُسَطَّح، مُنْبَسِطa flat surface.
2) dull; without interest:فاتِر، بارِد، غير مُثيرShe spent a very flat weekend.
3) (of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic:صَريح، تام، مؤكَّدa flat denial.
4) (of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air:مُفْرَغ من الهَواءHis car had a flat tyre.
5) (of drinks) no longer fizzy:لا طَعْمَ لَهُ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.
6) slightly lower than a musical note should be:غير واضِح، أدنى من اللازِم( also adverb) The choir went very flat.
2. adverbstretched out:متَمَدِّدShe was lying flat on her back.
3. noun1) (American aˈpartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block:شَقَّه سَكنيَّهDo you live in a house or a flat?
2) (in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.عَلامَة الخَفْض في الموسيقى3) a level, even part:راحَة اليَدthe flat of her hand.
4) ( usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc:أرض مُنْبَسِطَه، ساحِلmud flats.
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4 plat
plat, plate [pla, plat]1. adjectivea. flatb. [style] dullc. ( = obséquieux) il nous a fait ses plus plates excuses he made the humblest of apologies to us2. masculine nounb. ( = partie plate) flat (part) ; [de main] flat► à plat• remise à plat [de dossier, problème, situation] thorough review• tomber à plat [remarque, plaisanterie] to fall flat3. compounds• quel est le plat du jour ? what's today's special? ► plat de résistance main course ; (figurative) pièce de résistance* * *
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plate pla, plat adjectif1) ( sans relief) [fond, surface, pays] flat; [mer] smoothêtre plate, avoir la poitrine plate — to be flat-chested
2) ( peu profond) [chapeau, caillou, paquet] flat; [bateau] flat-bottomed; [montre, briquet] slimline; [cheveux] limp3) ( sans talon) [chaussure] flat4) fig [goût] bland; [vin] insipid; [style, description] lifeless; [traduction] flat; [texte] dull
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nom masculin1) (pour cuire, servir) dish2) ( aliments servis) dish3) ( partie d'un repas) course4) ( partie plate)5) ( terrain plat) flat ground
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à plat locution adverbiale1) ( horizontalement)poser or mettre quelque chose à plat — to lay something down flat
à plat ventre — lit flat on one's stomach
se mettre à plat ventre devant quelqu'un — fig to grovel in front of somebody
tomber à plat — [plaisanterie] to fall flat
2) ( hors d'usage)à plat — [pneu] flat; [batterie] flat GB, dead
3) (colloq) ( sans énergie)être à plat — [personne] to be run down
4) ( en ordre)mettre à plat — to review [something] from scratch [comptes, dossier]
•Phrasal Verbs:••faire un plat — (colloq) ( en natation) to do a belly flop (colloq)
faire du plat à quelqu'un — (colloq) to chat somebody up (colloq) GB, to come on to somebody (colloq)
mettre les petits plats dans les grands — (colloq) to go to town on a meal (colloq)
mettre les pieds dans le plat — (colloq) to put one's foot in it
faire tout un plat de quelque chose — (colloq) to make a big deal about something
* * *pla, at plat, -e1. adj1) (surface, relief) flat2) (= ennuyeux) (personne, livre) dull3) (= fade) (vin) flat-tasting2. nm1) (= récipient) dish2) CUISINE (= mets) dish3) (= partie plate) flat partà plat (pneu, batterie) — flat, (= fatigué) dead beat, tired out
* * *A adj1 ( sans relief) [fond, surface, pays, terrain] flat; [mer] smooth; un terrain parfaitement plat a perfectly flat plot of land; être plate, avoir la poitrine plate to be flat-chested; électroencéphalogramme plat electroencephalograph showing a flat trace;2 ( peu profond) [chapeau] flat; [bateau, embarcation] flat-bottomed; ( sans épaisseur) [caillou, paquet] flat; [montre, calculatrice, briquet] slimline; [cheveux] limp;4 ( fade) [saveur, goût] bland; [vin] insipid; ( sans caractère) [style, description] lifeless; [traduction] flat; [texte, discours] dull;5 ( humble) faire de plates excuses à qn to apologize abjectly to sb.B nm1 (pour cuire, servir) dish; plat de porcelaine/d'argent china/silver dish;2 ( aliments servis) dish; plat froid/chaud cold/hot dish; un plat de spaghetti/viande a dish of spaghetti/meat; un bon petit plat a tasty dish; ⇒ vengeance;3 ( partie d'un repas) course; plusieurs plats au choix a choice of several courses;4 ( partie plate) le plat de la main the flat of one's hand; le plat d'un couteau the flat of a knife;5 ( terrain plat) flat ground; courir sur du plat to run on the flat.C plate nf1 Naut flat-bottomed boat;2 Hist piece of plate armourGB.D à plat loc adv1 ( horizontalement) [mains, pieds] flat; poser or mettre qch à plat to lay sth down flat; pose les livres à plat sur mon bureau lay the books down flat on my desk; dormir à plat to sleep without a pillow; à plat ventre lit flat on one's stomach; dormir à plat ventre to sleep flat on one's stomach; se mettre à plat ventre devant qn fig to grovel in front of sb; tomber à plat [plaisanterie, remarque] to fall flat;3 ○( sans énergie) être à plat [personne] to be run down; sa maladie l'a mis à plat his illness really took it out of him○;4 ( en ordre) mettre/remettre qch à plat [comptes, activité, dossier] to review sth from scratch; une mise à plat du système fiscal est envisagée a complete review of the tax system is planned.plat de côtes top rib of beef; plat cuisiné Comm ready-cooked meal; ( chez soi) dish that takes time and trouble; plat du jour today's special, dish of the day; plat à légumes vegetable dish; plat de nouilles○ pej drip○ péj; plat à poisson serving dish for fish; plat de résistance Culin main course; fig main item; plat à tarte pie dish; plates côtes Culin top rib ¢ of beef.faire un plat○ ( en natation) to do a belly flop○; faire du plat à qn○ to chat sb up○ GB, to come on to sb○; mettre les petits plats dans les grands○ to go to town on a meal○; mettre les pieds dans le plat○ to put one's foot in it; faire tout un plat de qch○ to make a song and dance about sth○ GB, to make a big deal about sth.I3. [non saillant] flatelle est plate comme une planche à pain ou comme une limande (familier) she's (as) flat as a board ou pancake4. [non épais - montre, calculatrice] slimline5. [sans hauteur - casquette] flatchaussures plates ou à talons plats flat shoes[sans saveur - vin] insipid9. LITTÉRATURE → link=rime rime————————nom masculin1. [partie plate] flat (part)le plat de la main/d'une épée the flat of the hand/a sword2. [lieu plan]sur le plat on the flat ou levelÉQUITATION [course] flat race3. (familier) [plongeon] belly-flop4. (familier & locution)5. [de bœuf]6. IMPRIMERIE————————plate nom féminin————————à plat locution adjectivale1. (familier) [fatigué] (all) washed out2. (familier) [déprimé] down3. [pneu, batterie, pile] flat————————à plat locution adverbiale1. [horizontalement] flata. [robe] to unpick (and lay out the pieces)b. [projet, problème] to examine from all anglestomber à plat [plaisanterie] to fall flat2. [rouler] with a flat (tyre)————————à plat ventre locution adverbialeface down ou downwardsa. [après avoir été allongé] to flop over onto one's stomachb. [après avoir été debout] to lie face downwardsII[pla] nom masculin1. [contenant] dishplat ovale/à poisson oval/fish dish2. [préparation culinaire] dishplat cuisiné precooked ou ready-cooked dishle plat du jour the dish of the day, today's specialun plat en sauce a dish cooked ou made with a sauce3. [partie du menu] coursele plat principal ou de résistance the main course ou dishfaire (tout) un plat de quelque chose (familier) to make a big deal out of ou a g reat fuss about something -
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КЛАСТЬ/ПОЛОЖИТЬ (УЛОЖИТЬ) НА (6БЕ) ЛОПАТКИ кого VP subj: human more often pfv the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO1. in wrestling, to put s.o. flat on his backX положил Y-a на обе лопатки - X pinned Y.2. coll to win a victory over s.o. (in an argument, contest etc)X положил Y-a на обе лопатки = X pinned Y to the matX laid (put) Y flat on his back X beat Y (all) hollow.Он высмеял Топоркова за доклад, а затем... с профессиональной сноровкой уложил отца психоанализа на обе лопатки (Ерофеев 3). Не ridiculed Toporkov's report and then...with professional aplomb, he pinned the father of psychoanalysis to the mat (3a).«На судебном процессе я уложил рвачей на лопатки, и они получили по заслугам» (Черненок 2). "At the trial I had those grabbers flat on their backs, and they got what they deserved" (2a) -
6 класть на лопатки
[VP; subj: human; more often pfv; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====1. in wrestling, to put s.o. flat on his back:- X положил Y-а на обе лопатки≈ X pinned Y.2. coll to win a victory over s.o. (in an argument, contest etc):- X beat Y (all) hollow.♦ Он высмеял Топоркова за доклад, а затем... с профессиональной сноровкой уложил отца психоанализа на обе лопатки (Ерофеев 3). He ridiculed Toporkov's report and then...with professional aplomb, he pinned the father of psychoanalysis to the mat (3a).♦ "На судебном процессе я уложил рвачей на лопатки, и они получили по заслугам" (Черненок 2). "At the trial I had those grabbers flat on their backs, and they got what they deserved" (2a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > класть на лопатки
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7 класть на обе лопатки
[VP; subj: human; more often pfv; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====1. in wrestling, to put s.o. flat on his back:- X положил Y-а на обе лопатки≈ X pinned Y.2. coll to win a victory over s.o. (in an argument, contest etc):- X beat Y (all) hollow.♦ Он высмеял Топоркова за доклад, а затем... с профессиональной сноровкой уложил отца психоанализа на обе лопатки (Ерофеев 3). He ridiculed Toporkov's report and then...with professional aplomb, he pinned the father of psychoanalysis to the mat (3a).♦ "На судебном процессе я уложил рвачей на лопатки, и они получили по заслугам" (Черненок 2). "At the trial I had those grabbers flat on their backs, and they got what they deserved" (2a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > класть на обе лопатки
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8 положить на лопатки
[VP; subj: human; more often pfv; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====1. in wrestling, to put s.o. flat on his back:- X положил Y-а на обе лопатки≈ X pinned Y.2. coll to win a victory over s.o. (in an argument, contest etc):- X beat Y (all) hollow.♦ Он высмеял Топоркова за доклад, а затем... с профессиональной сноровкой уложил отца психоанализа на обе лопатки (Ерофеев 3). He ridiculed Toporkov's report and then...with professional aplomb, he pinned the father of psychoanalysis to the mat (3a).♦ "На судебном процессе я уложил рвачей на лопатки, и они получили по заслугам" (Черненок 2). "At the trial I had those grabbers flat on their backs, and they got what they deserved" (2a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > положить на лопатки
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9 положить на обе лопатки
[VP; subj: human; more often pfv; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====1. in wrestling, to put s.o. flat on his back:- X положил Y-а на обе лопатки≈ X pinned Y.2. coll to win a victory over s.o. (in an argument, contest etc):- X beat Y (all) hollow.♦ Он высмеял Топоркова за доклад, а затем... с профессиональной сноровкой уложил отца психоанализа на обе лопатки (Ерофеев 3). He ridiculed Toporkov's report and then...with professional aplomb, he pinned the father of psychoanalysis to the mat (3a).♦ "На судебном процессе я уложил рвачей на лопатки, и они получили по заслугам" (Черненок 2). "At the trial I had those grabbers flat on their backs, and they got what they deserved" (2a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > положить на обе лопатки
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10 уложить на лопатки
[VP; subj: human; more often pfv; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====1. in wrestling, to put s.o. flat on his back:- X положил Y-а на обе лопатки≈ X pinned Y.2. coll to win a victory over s.o. (in an argument, contest etc):- X beat Y (all) hollow.♦ Он высмеял Топоркова за доклад, а затем... с профессиональной сноровкой уложил отца психоанализа на обе лопатки (Ерофеев 3). He ridiculed Toporkov's report and then...with professional aplomb, he pinned the father of psychoanalysis to the mat (3a).♦ "На судебном процессе я уложил рвачей на лопатки, и они получили по заслугам" (Черненок 2). "At the trial I had those grabbers flat on their backs, and they got what they deserved" (2a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > уложить на лопатки
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11 уложить на обе лопатки
[VP; subj: human; more often pfv; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====1. in wrestling, to put s.o. flat on his back:- X положил Y-а на обе лопатки≈ X pinned Y.2. coll to win a victory over s.o. (in an argument, contest etc):- X beat Y (all) hollow.♦ Он высмеял Топоркова за доклад, а затем... с профессиональной сноровкой уложил отца психоанализа на обе лопатки (Ерофеев 3). He ridiculed Toporkov's report and then...with professional aplomb, he pinned the father of psychoanalysis to the mat (3a).♦ "На судебном процессе я уложил рвачей на лопатки, и они получили по заслугам" (Черненок 2). "At the trial I had those grabbers flat on their backs, and they got what they deserved" (2a)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > уложить на обе лопатки
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12 næse
nose, runny* * *(en -r) nose;( irettesættelse) reprimand;( på fly) nose;( på fodtøj) toe;(fig) have flair;[ have næse for] have a nose for, have flair for;[ det gik hans næse forbi] it passed by him, he just missed it;[ få en lang næse] be disappointed;[ stikke sin næse i] poke (el. stick) one's nose into;[ stikke (el. sætte) næsen i sky](fig) stick one's nose in the air;[ sætte sin næse op efter] aim at,(neds) fondly hope to get;[ tabe næse og mund] gape, be dumbfounded;[ tage næsen til sig] back out;(se også II. pille, I. pudse, II. række, snyde);[ med præp:][ gå lige efter næsen] follow one's nose;[ lige for næsen af os] under our (very) noses ( fx he stole it from under our (very) noses);( også) it was staring me in the face;[ ikke kunne huske fra næse til mund] have a memory like a sieve;( er syg) he is flat on his back,( er død) he has turned up his toes;[ sidde med næsen i bøgerne] pore over one's books; be (el. sit) buried in one's books;[ han sidder altid med næsen i en bog] he always has his nose in a book;(dvs irettesætte ham) rap him over (el. on) the knuckles;[pr. næse] a head, each;(dvs af beundring) go into raptures about;[ spille en på næsen] fool somebody;( være fræk) be pert to somebody;(se også II. rynke, skind);(fig) take somebody in, do somebody. -
13 лежать в лёжку
прост.be laid up for long; lie like a log; be flat on one's back; be bedridden- Маркушка-то в лёжку лежит, того гляди, богу душу отдаст. (Д. Мамин-Сибиряк, Дикое счастье) — Markushka is flat on his back. He may gasp his last at any moment.
Раз в месяц - с пенсии - Евстигнеич аккуратно напивался и после этого три дня лежал в лёжку. (В. Шукшин, Космос, нервная система и шмат сала) — Regularly, once a month, when he drew his pension, Yevstigneyich used to get drunk, after which he would be laid up for three days at a stretch.
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НА НОГАХ PrepP Invar subj-compl with copula (subj: human, obj-compl with увидеть etc obj: human), or adv1. in a standing positionon one's feetstanding.Майор Мышин сидел в кресле, а Наделашина держал на ногах... (Солженицын 3). Major Myshin was seated in his armchair, and he kept Nadelashin standing... (3a).2. awake and not in bedX был на ногах - X was up (and about)X was (had got (ten)) out of bed."В шесть чтобы был на ногах. Поедем к этому генералу» (Шолохов 5). "You've got to be up at six. We'll be going to see this general..." (5a).Пришёл Захар и, найдя Обломова не на постели, мутно поглядел на барина, удивляясь, что он на ногах (Гончаров 1). Zakhar came back and glared dully at his master, astonished that he should have got out of bed (1a), ( context transl) Zakhar came back and stood gazing dully at his master, surprised at not finding him in bed (1b).3. in motion, active and busyon one's feeton the go.Он устал: с утра на ногах Оренбург 2). Не was tired.Не had been on his feet all day (2a).4. healthy, not sickX был на ногах - X was up and aboutX was on his feet.Ему (Твардовскому) Демичев сурово выговаривал, что не оказался он в нужную минуту на ногах: надо было ехать в Рим выбираться вице-президентом Европейской Ассоциации Писателей, не хотели там ни Суркова, ни Симонова (Солженицын 2). Demichev had harshly reprimanded him (Tvar-dovsky) for not being up and about when he was needed: he was supposed to go to Rome and be elected vice-president of the European Community of Writers, they didn't want either Surkov or Simonov (2a).Возчиком был Тимофей Лобанов, а какая же помощь от Тимофея? Замаялся человек брюхом - день на ногах да день лежит на нарах (Абрамов 1). The driver was Timofei Lobanov, and how could he be of any help? The man's gut was all out of whack, he'd be on his feet one day and flat on his back the next (1a).5. (to be ill, combat illness) without taking to one's bed: (stay) on one's feet."Я вот, например, в больницах не лежу совсем. Должность не позволяет. На ногах болею» (Дудинцев 1). UI, for instance, do not use hospitals at all. My job won't allow me to. If I am ill, I stay on my feet" (1a). -
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• НА НОГАХ[PrepP; Invar; subj-compl with copula (subj: human), obj-compl with увидеть etc (obj: human), or adv]=====1. in a standing position:- standing.♦ Майор Мышин сидел в кресле, а Наделашина держал на ногах... (Солженицын 3). Major Myshin was seated in his armchair, and he kept Nadelashin standing... (3a).2. awake and not in bed:- X was (had got< ten>) out of bed.♦ "В шесть чтобы был на ногах. Поедем к этому генералу" (Шолохов 5). "You've got to be up at six. We'll be going to see this general..." (5a).♦ Пришёл Захар и, найдя Обломова не на постели, мутно поглядел на барина, удивляясь, что он на ногах (Гончаров 1). Zakhar came back and glared dully at his master, astonished that he should have got out of bed (1a), [context transl] Zakhar came back and stood gazing dully at his master, surprised at not finding him in bed (1b).3. in motion, active and busy:- on the go.♦ Он устал: с утра на ногах (Эренбург 2). He was tired. He had been on his feet all day (2a).4. healthy, not sick:- X was on his feet.♦ Ему [Твардовскому] Демичев сурово выговаривал, что не оказался он в нужную минуту на ногах: надо было ехать в Рим выбираться вице-президентом Европейской Ассоциации Писателей, не хотели там ни Суркова, ни Симонова (Солженицын 2). Demichev had harshly reprimanded him [Tvardovsky] for not being up and about when he was needed: he was supposed to go to Rome and be elected vice-president of the European Community of Writers; they didn't want either Surkov or Simonov (2a).♦ Возчиком был Тимофей Лобанов, а какая же помощь от Тимофея? Замаялся человек брюхом - день на ногах да день лежит на нарах (Абрамов 1). The driver was Timofei Lobanov, and how could he be of any help? The man's gut was all out of whack; he'd be on his feet one day and flat on his back the next (1a).5. (to be ill, combat illness) without taking to one's bed:- (stay) on one's feet.♦ "Я вот, например, в больницах не лежу совсем. Должность не позволяет. На ногах болею" (Дудинцев 1). "I, for instance, do not use hospitals at all. My job wont allow me to. If I am ill, I stay on my feet" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на ногах
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16 Rückenlage
* * *Rụ̈|cken|la|gefsupine positioner musste 3 Monate in Rückenlage verbringen — he had to spend 3 months lying (flat) on his back or lying in a supine position (form)
er schläft in Rückenlage — he sleeps on his back
* * *Rü·cken·la·gef supine position formin \Rückenlage lying on one's back, in a supine position formin \Rückenlage schlafen to sleep on one's back* * *Rückenlage f:in Rückenlage (lying) on one’s back;in Rückenlage schwimmen do the backstroke -
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أُفُقِيّ \ flat: to spread out: He lay flat on his back. horizontal: flat; level with the ground: a horizontal line. \ See Also منبطح (مُنْبَطِح) -
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أُفُقِيّ \ flat: to spread out: He lay flat on his back. horizontal: flat; level with the ground: a horizontal line. \ See Also منبطح (مُنْبَطِح) -
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ЛЕЖАТЬ ПЛАСТОМ (KAK ПЛАСТ) Ы/ VP subj: human ( usu. of a person who is sick or very tired) to lie completely immobileX лежит пластом - X is flat on his back.Теперь им совсем плохо, лежат пластом и до утра... на людях появиться не смогут (Стругацкие 3). Now they were quite ill, flat on their backs, and could not appear in public before morning (3a). -
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• ЛЕЖАТЬ ПЛАСТОМ <KAK ПЛАСТ> col![VP; subj: human]=====⇒ (usu. of a person who is sick or very tired) to lie completely immobile:- X лежит пластом≈ X is flat on his back.♦ Теперь им совсем плохо, лежат пластом и до утра... на людях появиться не смогут (Стругацкие 3). Now they were quite ill, flat on their backs, and could not appear in public before morning (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > лежать как пласт
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