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ПЕРЕМЫВАТЬ (МЫТЬ)/ПЕРЕМЫТЬ КОСТОЧКИ (КОСТИ) (кому, чьи)со11(\?\ subj: human, pi more often impfv) to talk unkindly about s.o. behind his back, discuss and criticize s.o. 's behavior in detail: Х-ы перемывают косточки Y-y - Xs are picking (tearing) Y to pieces Xs are gossiping about Y Xs are dishing the dirt about Y.«Слыхал, наверно, что тут про меня плели?.. Ну про фронтовика моего? Слыхал. Был тут у нас в войну один человек... Ну дак от него письмо. Сюда собирается... То-то опять начнут перемывать косточки...» (Абрамов 1). "I'm sure you've heard the gossip about me, haven't you?... You know-about my soldier. You heard. About the man who was here during the war....Well, the letter's from him. He's planning on coming here, so they'll start tearing me to pieces again soon" (1a).Женщины оживают, встряхиваются, их освеженный мозг вспоминает совершенно неожиданного человека, чьи косточки они, оказывается, забыли перемыть (Искандер 3). The women would revive and rouse themselves, their refreshed minds would suddenly recall that there was someone they had completely forgotten to gossip about (3a).The phrase originates in the ancient custom of giving a deceased person a second burial. While performing the customary ritual of washing the exhumed remains, i.e., the bones («косточки»), in preparation for reburial, people recalled and spoke of the deceased. -
2 мыть кости
[VP; subj: human, pi; more often impfv]=====⇒ to talk unkindly about s.o. behind his back, discuss and criticize s.o.'s behavior in detail:- Xs are dishing the dirt about Y.♦ "Слыхал, наверно, что тут про меня плели?.. Ну про фронтовика моего? Слыхал. Был тут у нас в войну один человек... Ну дак от него письмо. Сюда собирается... То-то опять начнут перемывать косточки..." (Абрамов 1). "I'm sure you've heard the gossip about me, haven't you?... You know-about my soldier. You heard. About the man who was here during the war....Well, the letter's from him. He's planning on coming here, so they'll start tearing me to pieces again soon" (1a).♦ Женщины оживают, встряхиваются, их освеженный мозг вспоминает совершенно неожиданного человека, чьи косточки они, оказывается, забыли перемыть (Искандер 3). The women would revive and rouse themselves, their refreshed minds would suddenly recall that there was someone they had completely forgotten to gossip about (3a).—————← The phrase originates in the ancient custom of giving a deceased person a second burial. While performing the customary ritual of washing the exhumed remains, 1.e., the bones (" косточки"), in preparation for reburial, people recalled and spoke of the deceased.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мыть кости
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3 мыть косточки
[VP; subj: human, pi; more often impfv]=====⇒ to talk unkindly about s.o. behind his back, discuss and criticize s.o.'s behavior in detail:- Xs are dishing the dirt about Y.♦ "Слыхал, наверно, что тут про меня плели?.. Ну про фронтовика моего? Слыхал. Был тут у нас в войну один человек... Ну дак от него письмо. Сюда собирается... То-то опять начнут перемывать косточки..." (Абрамов 1). "I'm sure you've heard the gossip about me, haven't you?... You know-about my soldier. You heard. About the man who was here during the war....Well, the letter's from him. He's planning on coming here, so they'll start tearing me to pieces again soon" (1a).♦ Женщины оживают, встряхиваются, их освеженный мозг вспоминает совершенно неожиданного человека, чьи косточки они, оказывается, забыли перемыть (Искандер 3). The women would revive and rouse themselves, their refreshed minds would suddenly recall that there was someone they had completely forgotten to gossip about (3a).—————← The phrase originates in the ancient custom of giving a deceased person a second burial. While performing the customary ritual of washing the exhumed remains, 1.e., the bones (" косточки"), in preparation for reburial, people recalled and spoke of the deceased.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мыть косточки
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4 перемывать кости
[VP; subj: human, pi; more often impfv]=====⇒ to talk unkindly about s.o. behind his back, discuss and criticize s.o.'s behavior in detail:- Xs are dishing the dirt about Y.♦ "Слыхал, наверно, что тут про меня плели?.. Ну про фронтовика моего? Слыхал. Был тут у нас в войну один человек... Ну дак от него письмо. Сюда собирается... То-то опять начнут перемывать косточки..." (Абрамов 1). "I'm sure you've heard the gossip about me, haven't you?... You know-about my soldier. You heard. About the man who was here during the war....Well, the letter's from him. He's planning on coming here, so they'll start tearing me to pieces again soon" (1a).♦ Женщины оживают, встряхиваются, их освеженный мозг вспоминает совершенно неожиданного человека, чьи косточки они, оказывается, забыли перемыть (Искандер 3). The women would revive and rouse themselves, their refreshed minds would suddenly recall that there was someone they had completely forgotten to gossip about (3a).—————← The phrase originates in the ancient custom of giving a deceased person a second burial. While performing the customary ritual of washing the exhumed remains, 1.e., the bones (" косточки"), in preparation for reburial, people recalled and spoke of the deceased.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > перемывать кости
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5 перемывать косточки
[VP; subj: human, pi; more often impfv]=====⇒ to talk unkindly about s.o. behind his back, discuss and criticize s.o.'s behavior in detail:- Xs are dishing the dirt about Y.♦ "Слыхал, наверно, что тут про меня плели?.. Ну про фронтовика моего? Слыхал. Был тут у нас в войну один человек... Ну дак от него письмо. Сюда собирается... То-то опять начнут перемывать косточки..." (Абрамов 1). "I'm sure you've heard the gossip about me, haven't you?... You know-about my soldier. You heard. About the man who was here during the war....Well, the letter's from him. He's planning on coming here, so they'll start tearing me to pieces again soon" (1a).♦ Женщины оживают, встряхиваются, их освеженный мозг вспоминает совершенно неожиданного человека, чьи косточки они, оказывается, забыли перемыть (Искандер 3). The women would revive and rouse themselves, their refreshed minds would suddenly recall that there was someone they had completely forgotten to gossip about (3a).—————← The phrase originates in the ancient custom of giving a deceased person a second burial. While performing the customary ritual of washing the exhumed remains, 1.e., the bones (" косточки"), in preparation for reburial, people recalled and spoke of the deceased.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > перемывать косточки
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6 перемыть кости
[VP; subj: human, pi; more often impfv]=====⇒ to talk unkindly about s.o. behind his back, discuss and criticize s.o.'s behavior in detail:- Xs are dishing the dirt about Y.♦ "Слыхал, наверно, что тут про меня плели?.. Ну про фронтовика моего? Слыхал. Был тут у нас в войну один человек... Ну дак от него письмо. Сюда собирается... То-то опять начнут перемывать косточки..." (Абрамов 1). "I'm sure you've heard the gossip about me, haven't you?... You know-about my soldier. You heard. About the man who was here during the war....Well, the letter's from him. He's planning on coming here, so they'll start tearing me to pieces again soon" (1a).♦ Женщины оживают, встряхиваются, их освеженный мозг вспоминает совершенно неожиданного человека, чьи косточки они, оказывается, забыли перемыть (Искандер 3). The women would revive and rouse themselves, their refreshed minds would suddenly recall that there was someone they had completely forgotten to gossip about (3a).—————← The phrase originates in the ancient custom of giving a deceased person a second burial. While performing the customary ritual of washing the exhumed remains, 1.e., the bones (" косточки"), in preparation for reburial, people recalled and spoke of the deceased.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > перемыть кости
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7 перемыть косточки
[VP; subj: human, pi; more often impfv]=====⇒ to talk unkindly about s.o. behind his back, discuss and criticize s.o.'s behavior in detail:- Xs are dishing the dirt about Y.♦ "Слыхал, наверно, что тут про меня плели?.. Ну про фронтовика моего? Слыхал. Был тут у нас в войну один человек... Ну дак от него письмо. Сюда собирается... То-то опять начнут перемывать косточки..." (Абрамов 1). "I'm sure you've heard the gossip about me, haven't you?... You know-about my soldier. You heard. About the man who was here during the war....Well, the letter's from him. He's planning on coming here, so they'll start tearing me to pieces again soon" (1a).♦ Женщины оживают, встряхиваются, их освеженный мозг вспоминает совершенно неожиданного человека, чьи косточки они, оказывается, забыли перемыть (Искандер 3). The women would revive and rouse themselves, their refreshed minds would suddenly recall that there was someone they had completely forgotten to gossip about (3a).—————← The phrase originates in the ancient custom of giving a deceased person a second burial. While performing the customary ritual of washing the exhumed remains, 1.e., the bones (" косточки"), in preparation for reburial, people recalled and spoke of the deceased.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > перемыть косточки
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8 jaser
jaser [ʒαze]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb* * *ʒazeverbe intransitif2) Canadianisme ( bavarder) to chat* * *ʒɒze vi* * *jaser verb table: aimer vi1 ( médire) to gossip (sur about); on jase sur ses fréquentations people are gossiping about the company he keeps; ça fait jaser it sets people talking;2 ( jacasser) [pie, geai, merle] to chatter;[ʒaze] verbe intransitif1. [médire] to gossip -
9 ánaága
to fidget, to be worried, fidgety, to move about worriedly suspecting that others are gossiping about oneself. -
10 cuento
m.1 tale.cuento de hadas fairy talecuento popular folk tale2 short story.3 story, lie (informal) (mentira, exageración).cuento chino tall story, whopperpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: contar.* * *1 (relato) story, tale2 LITERATURA short story\¿a cuento de qué? familiar why?, what for?dejarse de cuentos familiar (ir al grano) to get to the point 2 (decir mentiras) to stop telling fibsir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell somebodyno hagas como el cuento de la lechera figurado don't count your chickens before they are hatchedtener mucho cuento familiar to make a lot of fusstraer algo a cuento figurado to bring something upvenir a cuento to be pertinentcuento chino tall storycuento de hadas fairy tale* * *noun m.story, tale* * *ISM1) (=historia corta) short story; [para niños] story, taleel cuento de Blancanieves — the tale o story of Snow White
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de cuento, un héroe de cuento — a storybook o fairytale hero•
ir con el cuento, en seguida le fue con el cuento a la maestra — he went straight off and told the teacherel cuento de la lechera —
2) * (=mentira)no le duele nada, no es nada más que cuento — it doesn't hurt at all, he's just putting it on
todo eso es puro cuento para no ir al colegio — he just made it all up because he doesn't want to go to school
¡no me cuentes cuentos!, ¡no me vengas con cuentos!, ¡déjate de cuentos! — don't give me that! *
eso se me hace cuento — Cono Sur * I don't believe that for a minute, come off it! *
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tener cuento, tu hermanito tiene mucho cuento — your little brother is a big fibber *cuento chino — tall story, cock-and-bull story *
¡no me vengas con cuentos chinos! — don't give me that (rubbish)! *
el cuento del tío — And, Cono Sur confidence trick, confidence game ( EEUU)
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¿a cuento de qué?, ¿a cuento de qué sacas ese tema ahora? — what are you bringing that up for now?•
traer algo a cuento — to bring sth up•
venir a cuento, eso no viene a cuento — that's irrelevant, that doesn't come into it, that has nothing to do with ittodo esto viene a cuento de lo que acaba de pasar — this all has some bearing on what has just happened
4) frm (=cómputo)IISM [de bastón] point, tip* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex. There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.Ex. These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex. Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex. The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex. One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.----* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex: The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex: One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *A1 (narración corta) short story; (para niños) story, taleescritor de cuentos a short-story writerlibro de cuentos book of short storiesel cuento de Caperucita Roja the tale o story of Little Red Riding Hoodcuéntame un cuento tell me a storyaplícate el cuento ( fam); take notecontar el cuento: un minuto más y no habría contado el cuento one minute more and I wouldn't have been here o have lived to tell the tale ( colloq)el cuento de nunca acabar: ¿otra vez nos vamos a mudar? esto es el cuento de nunca acabar we're going to move again? this is like a neverending story o there seems to be no end to thistraer algo a cuento to bring sth upvenir a cuento: no saques a relucir cosas que no vienen a cuento don't dredge up things that have nothing to do with this o which have no bearing on this o which are irrelevantsin venir a cuento for no reason at all2 (chiste) joke, story¿sabes el cuento del elefante que …? do you know the joke o ( colloq) the one about the elephant that …?Compuestos:short storyfairy story, fairy taleB1 ( fam)(chisme): se enteró y le fue con el cuento al profesor she found out and ran off to tell the teacher ( colloq)siempre anda con cuentos sobre todo el mundo she's always gossiping about everybodycomer cuentos ( Ven fam): ¡tú sí que comes cuentos! you're so gullible! o you'd believe anything! o ( colloq) you'd fall for anything!no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in excuses o stories3 ( fam)(exageración): todos esos lloros son puro cuento para que te perdone all that crying is just put on to get me to forgive you¡qué vas a estar enfermo!, ¡tú lo que tienes es mucho cuento! you're not sick, you're just putting it on! ( colloq), you're not sick, stop fibbing! ( colloq)Compuestos:( fam):eso de que se va a casar es un cuento chino all that stuff about getting married is a load of baloney o ( AmE) bull o ( BrE) rubbish ( colloq)yo no soy tan ingenuo, así que no me vengas con cuentos chinos I'm not as gullible as you think, so don't give me your cock-and-bull story ( colloq)me quiso hacer el cuento del tío y no me dejé he tried to con me o pull a fast one on me but I didn't fall for it ( colloq)( fam); old wives' taleC(número): sin cuento countless, innumerable* * *
Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar)
cuento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
contar
cuento
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
y eso sin cuento las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
es muy largo de cuento it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
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◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;
sin cuento con que … without taking into account that …
contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):
su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
cuento sustantivo masculino
( para niños) story, tale;
cuento de hadas fairy story, fairy tale;
venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it;
sin venir a cuento for no reason at all
◊ no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in your excuses o storiesd) (fam) ( exageración):
eso es un cuento chino what a load of baloney;
el cuento del tío a con trick
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
cuento sustantivo masculino
1 story
2 Lit short story
contar un cuento, to tell a story
cuento de hadas, fairy tale
3 (embuste) lie: ¡déjate de cuentos!, get on with it!
4 (cotilleo, acusación) ya le fue con el cuento a la suegra, she ran off to tell the tale to her mother-in-law
5 cuento chino, tall story
♦ Locuciones: figurado eso no viene a cuento, that's beside the point
vivir del cuento, to live off other people
' cuento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colorín
- gratuitamente
- historia
- historieta
- modular
- moraleja
- novela
- si
- tal
- alargar
- aquél
- chabacano
- chiste
- colar
- contar
- inventar
- relato
- tragar
- venir
English:
bank on
- cock and bull story
- expect
- fairy story
- fairy tale
- horror story
- lurid
- moral
- number
- racy
- relate
- run
- spin out
- story
- tale
- tall story
- tell
- unfold
- yarn
- act
- eye
- fairy
- old
- short
- tall
- way
- yet
* * *♦ nm1. [narración] short story;[fábula] tale;un libro de cuentos a storybook;contar un cuento to tell a story;venir a cuento to be relevant;sin venir a cuento for no reason at all;y eso, ¿a cuento de qué? what's all this in aid of?;aplicarse el cuento: ¿ves lo que le ha pasado? pues aplícate el cuento see what happened to him? well, you just have a good think about that;Famir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell sb;Famser el cuento de nunca acabar to be a never-ending story o an endless businesscuento de hadas fairy tale; Fam el cuento de la lechera:es el cuento de la lechera that's pie in the sky¡déjate de cuentos! stop making things up!, don't give me that!;ése tiene mucho cuento he's always putting it on;venir con cuentos to tell fibs o stories;CSurhacerle a alguien el cuento del tío to pull a scam on sb, to con sb;Esptener más cuento que Calleja to be a big fibber;vivir del cuento to live by one's witscuento chino:lo del final del mundo es cuento chino that stuff about the end of the world is a load of Br rubbish o US bull;* * *m1 (short) story;cuento de nunca acabar fig never-ending story;ir con el cuento a alguien tell s.o. tales2 ( pretexto) excuse;tener mucho cuento put it on fam ;vivir del cuento fam live off other people3:venir a cuento be relevant;eso no viene a cuento that’s irrelevant;traer a cuento bring up* * *cuento nm1) : story, tale2)cuento de hadas : fairy tale3)sin cuento : countless* * *cuento n2. (en literatura) short story -
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* * *qs. hiksti, a, m. a hiccough, Bs. i. 847, Mag. 103; it is a popular saying that when people are slandering or gossiping about a person behind his back, he hiccoughs every time his name is mentioned, whence the saying, þar er eg nú að orði sem eg er ekki að borði, about me is the word, when I’m not at the board; þann sama dag sem biskup las bannit at Hólum, þá kom svo harðr hiksti at honum (viz. Daði), svo hann undraði, ok þat var ór hófi, svo at hann hugsaði að öndina mundi slíta af sér, Daði mælti þá, nú er eg þar at orði sem eg er ekki at borði, Safn i. 90,—the bishop was at that moment excommunicating him; cp. the saying, sjaldan kemr hixti af huga góðum, Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 552 and 557, l. 1. -
12 gossip
gossip ['gɒsɪp]1 noun(a) (UNCOUNT) (casual chat) bavardage m, papotage m; pejorative (rumour) commérage m, ragots mpl, racontars mpl; (in newspaper) potins mpl;∎ to have a good gossip bien papoter;∎ have you heard the latest (bit of) gossip? vous connaissez la dernière (nouvelle)?;∎ that's just (idle) gossip ce ne sont que des bavardages (futiles);∎ don't listen to gossip n'écoutez pas les racontars;∎ the paper gives all the local gossip il y a tous les petits potins du coin dans le journal∎ he's such a gossip! quelle commère!bavarder, papoter; (maliciously) faire des commérages, dire du mal des gens;∎ people are always gossiping about their neighbours les gens ont toujours des ragots à raconter sur leurs voisins►► gossip column échos mpl;∎ in the gossip columns dans les échos;gossip columnist, gossip writer échotier(ère) m,f -
13 chismoso
adj.gossipy, gossiping, talebearer.m.1 gossip, blab, chatterer, gossip person.2 nosy person, nosy parker.* * *► adjetivo1 gossipy, gossiping► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 gossip* * *(f. - chismosa)noun* * *chismoso, -a1.ADJ gossiping, scandalmongering2.SM / F gossip* * *I- sa adjetivo gossipy (colloq)II- sa masculino, femenino gossip, scandalmonger (colloq)* * *= scandalmonger, gossipy, tattler, gossip, gossiper, juicy [juicier -comp., juiciest -sup.].Ex. The novel 'Scandalmonger' examines the creation of the American republic through fictionalized versions of such characters as Washington and Jefferson.Ex. The author provides a pithy, gossipy update on the political machinations concerning bilingualism and related issues in the French Canadian province of Quebec.Ex. And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.Ex. If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.Ex. In fact, the most dangerous gossipers are ones that are close to you.Ex. The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.* * *I- sa adjetivo gossipy (colloq)II- sa masculino, femenino gossip, scandalmonger (colloq)* * *= scandalmonger, gossipy, tattler, gossip, gossiper, juicy [juicier -comp., juiciest -sup.].Ex: The novel 'Scandalmonger' examines the creation of the American republic through fictionalized versions of such characters as Washington and Jefferson.
Ex: The author provides a pithy, gossipy update on the political machinations concerning bilingualism and related issues in the French Canadian province of Quebec.Ex: And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.Ex: If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.Ex: In fact, the most dangerous gossipers are ones that are close to you.Ex: The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.* * *es terriblemente chismoso he's a terrible gossipno he visto un pueblo más chismoso que éste I've never known such a place for gossip, I've never known such a gossipy place2 (curioso) nosymasculine, feminine* * *
chismoso◊ -sa adjetivo
gossipy (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
gossip, scandalmonger (colloq)
chismoso,-a
I adjetivo gossipy
II sustantivo masculino y femenino gossip
' chismoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chismosa
- curiosa
- curioso
- alcahuete
- cuentero
- hablador
English:
gossip
- big
* * *chismoso, -a♦ adjgossipy;no seas tan chismoso don't be such a gossip♦ nm,fgossip, scandalmonger* * *I adj gossipyII m, chismosa f famgossip* * *chismoso, -sa adj: gossipy, gossipingchismoso, -sa n1) : gossiper, gossip* * * -
14 chisme
m.1 rumor, piece of gossip (cotilleo).2 thingamajig, thingy (informal) (cosa).3 gossiping, gossip.4 thing, gadget, doodad, do-dad.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: chismar.* * *1 (comentario) piece of gossip■ ¿cómo funciona este chisme? how does this thing work?\andar con chismes familiar to gossip* * *noun m.1) gossip2) stuff* * *SM1) * (=cosa) thing¿y este chisme para qué sirve? — and what's this thing for?
tiene la cartera llena de chismes — her bag is full of all sorts of things o bits and pieces
un chisme para cortar metal — a thing o whatnot * o thingummyjig * for cutting metal with
2) (=cotilleo)* * *a) ( chismorreo) piece of gossipchismes — gossip, tittle-tattle (colloq)
b) (Esp, Méx fam) (trasto, cacharro) thing, thingamajig (colloq)tiene su cuarto lleno de chismes — his room's full of junk o stuff (colloq)
* * *a) ( chismorreo) piece of gossipchismes — gossip, tittle-tattle (colloq)
b) (Esp, Méx fam) (trasto, cacharro) thing, thingamajig (colloq)tiene su cuarto lleno de chismes — his room's full of junk o stuff (colloq)
* * *chisme11 = widget.Ex: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.
chisme22 = titbit [tidbit, -UK], tidbit [titbit, -USA].Ex: Her young companion was exceedingly perturbed by this titbit of news; he knew that Kate Lespran was not one to make empty threats.
Ex: The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.* contar chismes de Alguien = tell + tales out of school about + Alguien.* lleno de chismes = gossipy.* * *1 (cotilleo) piece of gossipno me vengas con chismes don't come gossiping to me, don't come to me with your tittle-tattle o tales¿cómo funciona este chisme? how does this thing work?¿dónde está el chisme para cambiar de canal? where's the thing o thingamajig for changing channels?tiene su cuarto lleno de chismes his room's full of junk o stuff ( colloq)* * *
chisme sustantivo masculino
contar chismes to gossip
◊ un cuarto lleno de chismes a room full of junk o stuff (colloq)
chisme sustantivo masculino
1 familiar (objeto inútil) knick-knack
(cosa, aparato) thing
2 (cotilleo) piece of gossip: no me vengas con chismes, I don't want to hear your gossip
' chisme' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
copucha
- jugoso
- sabroso
English:
gadget
- thing
- titbit
- use
- whatsit
- gossip
- thingamabob
- widget
* * *chisme nm1. [cotilleo] rumour, piece of gossip;no hace más que contar chismes all she does is spread gossip¿para qué sirve este chisme? what's this thing here for?tienes el cuarto lleno de chismes your room is full of junk* * *m fam1 bit of gossip;2 objeto doodad fam, Brdoodah fam* * *chisme nm1) : gossip, tale* * *chisme n1. (cotilleo) gossip2. (aparato) thing -
15 historia
f.1 history (ciencia).pasar a la historia to go down in historyhistoria antigua/universal ancient/world historyhistoria del arte art historyhistoria natural natural history2 story.una historia de amor/fantasmas a love/ghost storyes siempre la misma historia it's the same old story3 story (informal) (excusa, enredo).¡déjate de historias! that's enough of that!no me vengas ahora con historias don't give me that!, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?4 recorded history, written history.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: historiar.* * *1 (estudio) history2 (narración) story, tale\¡déjate de historias! get to the point!, stop beating about the bush!es la historia de siempre it's the same old storyir con historias to tell storiespasar a la historia to go down in historytener una historia con alguien (lío) to have some trouble with somebody 2 (aventura) to have a fling with somebodyhistoria antigua ancient historyhistoria natural natural historyhistoria universal world history* * *noun f.1) history2) story3) tale* * *SF1) [de país, institución] historyla historia del cine — the history of film o cinema
es licenciado en historia — he has a degree in history, he has a history degree
pasar a la historia —
pasará a la historia como la primera mujer en el espacio — she will go down in history as the first woman in space
nuestro problema ya pasó a la historia — our problem is a thing of the past o has long since disappeared
tiene historia cómo conseguimos este libro — how we got hold of this book is an interesting story, there's an interesting story behind how we got hold of this book
historia del arte — history of art, art history
Historia Sagrada — Biblical history; [en la escuela] † Scripture
2) (=relato) storyla historia de siempre o la misma historia o la historia de todos los días — the same old story
3) (=enredo) story¡ahora no me cuentes la historia de tu vida! — don't tell me your whole life story now!
4) (=excusa) [sobre algo pasado] excuse, story; [sobre algo presente o futuro] excuseseguro que te viene con alguna historia — she's sure to give you some excuse o tell you some story
¿así que has estado trabajando hasta ahora? ¡no me vengas con historias o déjate de historias! — so you've been working right up to now, have you? don't give me any of your stories!
dijo que llegaba tarde por no se qué historia — he said he was going to be late for some reason or other
5) * (=lío) business *6) * (=romance) fling ** * *1) (Hist) historyhacer historia — to make history
2) ( relato) storyla historia de su familia/vida — his family history/the story of his life
3) (fam)a) (cuento, excusa)me vino con la historia de que... — he came up with this story o tale about...
b) ( asunto)c) ( lío amoroso) scene (colloq)* * *1) (Hist) historyhacer historia — to make history
2) ( relato) storyla historia de su familia/vida — his family history/the story of his life
3) (fam)a) (cuento, excusa)me vino con la historia de que... — he came up with this story o tale about...
b) ( asunto)c) ( lío amoroso) scene (colloq)* * *historia11 = history, chronology.Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.
Ex: This article provides a chronology of key developments in the evolution of standards for archival description = Este artículo presenta una cronología de los avances más importantes en la evolución de las normas para la descripción de documentos de archivo.* aficionado a la historia = history buff.* a lo largo de la historia = over time.* amante de la historia = history buff.* a través de la historia = over time.* clase de historia = history lesson.* colección de historia local = local history collection.* en el curso de la historia = in the course of history.* en el transcurso de la historia = in the course of history.* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.* hacer historia = make + history, history in the making, go down in + history.* historia accidentada = chequered history.* historia clínica = case history.* historia de la humanidad = human history.* historia de la humanidad, la = history of humanity, the, history of mankind, the.* historia de la imprenta = history of printing.* historia de la literatura = literary history.* historia del arte = art history.* historia de las bibliotecas = library history.* historia del libro = book history.* historia de los archivos = archival history.* historia de un condado = county history.* historia de vida = life history.* historia + enseñar = history + teach, lesson from history.* historia escrita = written history.* historia escrita, la = recorded history.* historia familiar = family history.* historia hablada = oral history.* historia literaria = literary history.* historia local = local history.* historia marítima = maritime history.* historia natural = natural history.* historia oral = oral history.* historia personal = personal history.* historia + remontarse a = trace + ascendancy.* historia social = social history.* historia trágica = tragic history.* la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.* lección de historia = lesson from history, history lesson.* libro de historia = history book.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* museo de historia natural = natural history museum.* pasar a la historia = history in the making, go down in + history.* pasar a la historia como = go down as, go down in + the history books as.* pasar a la historia como = go down in + history as, go down in + the annals of history as.* pasar a los anales de la historia como = go down in + history, go down in + history as, go down in + the history books as, go down in + the annals of history as.* que hace historia = history-making.* relatar la historia de = trace + the history of.* Sala de Manuscritos e Historia Local = Manuscript and Local History Room.* sentido de la historia = sense of history.* tener una larga historia = extend + far back, stretch + far back in time.historia22 = story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, account.Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.* contar historias = tell + tales.* contar una historia = spin + a yarn, weave + a tale, narrate + story, weave + story.* historia amorosa = fling.* historia de amor = love story.* historia de detectives = detective story.* historia + desvelar = story + unfold.* historia heróica = heroic story.* historia nunca contada = untold story.* historia pintoresca = colourful story.* historia + revelar = story + unfold.* historia verídica = true story.* narrar una historia = narrate + story.* recrear una historia = recreate + story.* tejer una historia = weave + story.* urdir una historia = weave + story.* * *A ( Hist) historyhistoria de la literatura/música history of literature/musicclase/libro de historia history class/bookeste tapiz tiene una larga historia this tapestry has a long historyel robo más espectacular de la historia de este país the most spectacular robbery in this country's historyla historia se repite history repeats itselfdejar algo/a algn para la historia ( Chi fam): dejó el auto para la historia he wrecked the car, he totalled the car ( AmE colloq), he wrote the car off ( BrE colloq)lo dejaron para la historia con tanto golpe they knocked the living daylights out of him ( colloq)hacer historia to make historyun concierto que hará historia a concert which will go down in o make historypasar a la historia (por ser importante) to go down in historypasará a la historia como un gran político he will go down in history as a great statesmanuna fecha que pasará a la historia a date that will go down in historyCompuestos:ancient history( AmL) medical historymodern historynatural history● Historia Sagrada or SacraBiblical historyworld historyB (relato) storyel libro cuenta la historia de su vida the book tells the story of his lifemira, no me cuentes la historia de tu vida ( fam); look, I don't want to hear your whole life story ( colloq)me contó toda la historia de su familia he told me his whole family historyme contó toda la historia she told me the whole storyes una historia larga de contar it's a long storyuna historia de amor a love storyC ( fam)1(cuento, excusa): ahora me viene con la historia de que le robaron la cartera now he's come up with this story o tale about his wallet being stolenno me vengas con historias don't give me any of your storiesdéjate de historias y dime por qué no viniste ayer stop making excuses and tell me why you didn't come yesterdayya estoy harta de escuchar siempre la misma historia I'm fed up with hearing the same old excuse o story time and again ( colloq)2(asunto): alguien se quejó de no sé qué historias somebody complained about something or other ( colloq)estuvo metido en una historia de drogas he was mixed up in some business o something to do with drugs ( colloq)3 (lío amoroso) scene ( colloq)tuvo una historia con una inglesa he had a scene with an English girl* * *
Del verbo historiar: ( conjugate historiar)
historia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
historia
historiar
historia sustantivo femenino
1 (Hist) history;
historia clínica medical history;
pasar a la historia ( por ser importante) to go down in history;
( perder actualidad) (fam):◊ aquello ya pasó a la historia that's ancient history now (colloq)
2 ( relato) story;
3 (fam) (cuento, asunto):◊ me vino con la historia de que … he came up with this story o tale about …;
déjate de historias stop making excuses;
se quejó de no sé qué historias he complained about something or other (colloq)
historia sustantivo femenino
1 history
2 (cuento) story, tale
familiar ¡no me cuentes historias!, don't give me that!
♦ Locuciones: hacer historia, to make history
pasar a la historia, (por ser importante) to go down in history
(no tener actualidad) to be a thing of the past
' historia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cala
- contar
- deprimente
- exagerada
- exagerado
- hermosa
- hermoso
- hinchar
- histórica
- histórico
- inflar
- jamás
- lacrimógena
- lacrimógeno
- meramente
- momento
- motor
- narrar
- real
- reivindicar
- tejer
- accidentado
- amañar
- colar
- culminante
- encachado
- ir
- jugoso
- moderno
- mundial
- novelesco
- protagonista
- relatar
- relato
- rico
- sabroso
- seguir
- serie
- tonto
- trabar
- triste
- verdadero
- verde
- verosímil
English:
account
- ball
- ball game
- borderline
- concoct
- cook up
- creepy
- cuff
- DPhil
- earthy
- embellish
- embroider
- end
- exclusive
- extensive
- fascination
- first
- fudge
- ghost
- hand down
- history
- hoax
- improbable
- invest
- made-up
- make up
- moral
- pity
- plot
- spin
- story
- student
- touch
- trace
- true
- twist
- unlikely
- untold
- woe
- yarn
- base
- case
- course
- go
- life
- making
- natural
- past
- saga
- study
* * *historia nf1. [ciencia] history;un profesor/libro de historia a history teacher/book;historia de la ciencia/literatura history of science/literature;he comprado una historia de Grecia I've bought a history of Greece;ha sido la mayor catástrofe de la historia it was the worst disaster in history;hacer historia to make history;pasar a la historia: una victoria que pasará a la historia a victory that will go down in history;el cine mudo ya pasó a la historia silent movies are now a thing of the pasthistoria antigua ancient history;historia del arte art history;historia contemporánea = modern history since the French Revolution;historia económica economic history;historia medieval medieval history;historia moderna = history of the period between 1492 and the French Revolution;historia natural natural history;historia oral oral history;historia política political history;historia sagrada biblical history;historia universal world history2. [narración] story;una historia de amor/fantasmas a love/ghost story;una historia real a true story;nos contó varias historias de su viaje a Rusia she told us several stories about her trip to Russia;es siempre la misma historia it's the same old story;es una historia larga de contar it's a long story¡déjate de historias! that's enough of that!;no me vengas ahora con historias don't give me that!, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?está metido en una historia muy turbia he's involved in a very shady business;está metido en una historia de drogas he's mixed up in something to do with drugstener una historia con alguien to have a fling with sb* * *f1 history;pasar a la historia go down in history2 ( cuento) story;una historia de drogas fam some drugs business;déjate de historias fam stop making excuses* * *historia nf1) : history2) narración, relato: story* * *historia n1. (asignatura) history3. (excusa) excuse -
16 humor
m.1 mood.estar de buen/mal humor to be in a good/bad moodestar de un humor de perros to be in a filthy mood2 humor (gracia).un programa de humor a comedy programno tiene sentido del humor she doesn't have a sense of humoren vez de enfadarme, me lo tomé con humor rather than get upset, I just laughed it offhumor negro black humor3 mood (ganas).no estoy de humor I'm not in the moodno está de humor para ponerse a cocinar she doesn't feel like cooking4 humor (anatomy).5 pus.6 merry disposition.7 humour, normal body fluid.* * *1 (ánimo) mood2 (carácter) temper3 (gracia) humour (US humor)4 (líquido) humour (US humor)\estar de buen humor / estar de mal humor to be in a good mood / to be in a bad moodestar de humor para algo / tener humor para algo to feel like (doing) something, feel in the mood for (doing) somethingtener un humor de perros familiar to be in a foul moodhumor acuoso aqueous humour (US humor)humor negro black comedyhumor vítreo vitreous humour (US humor)* * *noun m.1) humor2) mood3) temper* * *ISM1) (=estado de ánimo) mood, humour, humor (EEUU), temperbuen humor — good humour, good mood
estar de buen/mal humor — to be in a good/bad mood, be in a good/bad temper
seguir el humor a algn — to humour sb, go along with sb's mood
2) (=gracia) humour, humor (EEUU), humorousness frmIISM (Med, Bio) humour, humor (EEUU)* * *1)a) ( estado de ánimo) moodestar de buen/mal humor — to be in a good/bad mood
hay que tener humor para... — you have to be really enthusiastic o (BrE) keen to...
estar de un humor de perros — (fam) to be in a filthy o foul mood (colloq)
b) ( gracia) humor*2) (Biol, Fisiol) humor** * *= humour [humor, -USA], temper.Ex. If you are looking for books about humor in orchestral music, you can combine these two lists.Ex. A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.----* buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.* comedia de humor negro = black comedy.* con buen humor = good-humouredly.* con humor = humorously.* con un humor de perros = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* de buen humor = good-humouredly, in good humour.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].* de mal humor = crotchety.* esquech de humor = comedy sketch.* estar de buen humor = be high.* humor acuoso = aqueous humour.* humor barato = cheap laughs.* humor corporal = body fluid.* humor de perros = vicious temper.* humor serio = deadpan humour.* humor visual = slapstick.* humor vítreo = vitreous humour.* perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.* programa de humor = comedy programme.* sentido del humor = sense of humour.* sin humor = humourless [humorless, -USA].* sketch de humor = comedy sketch.* tomarse Algo con humor = take + Nombre + in good humour.* ver Algo con humor = a funny eye for.* * *1)a) ( estado de ánimo) moodestar de buen/mal humor — to be in a good/bad mood
hay que tener humor para... — you have to be really enthusiastic o (BrE) keen to...
estar de un humor de perros — (fam) to be in a filthy o foul mood (colloq)
b) ( gracia) humor*2) (Biol, Fisiol) humor** * *= humour [humor, -USA], temper.Ex: If you are looking for books about humor in orchestral music, you can combine these two lists.
Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.* buen humor = cheerfulness, good humour.* comedia de humor negro = black comedy.* con buen humor = good-humouredly.* con humor = humorously.* con un humor de perros = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* de buen humor = good-humouredly, in good humour.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].* de mal humor = crotchety.* esquech de humor = comedy sketch.* estar de buen humor = be high.* humor acuoso = aqueous humour.* humor barato = cheap laughs.* humor corporal = body fluid.* humor de perros = vicious temper.* humor serio = deadpan humour.* humor visual = slapstick.* humor vítreo = vitreous humour.* perder el sentido del humor = lose + sense of humour.* programa de humor = comedy programme.* sentido del humor = sense of humour.* sin humor = humourless [humorless, -USA].* sketch de humor = comedy sketch.* tomarse Algo con humor = take + Nombre + in good humour.* ver Algo con humor = a funny eye for.* * *A1 (estado de ánimo) moodestá de buen humor she's in a good moodestá de mal humor she's in a bad mood, she's in a mood ( colloq)no estoy de humor para aguantar tus bromas I'm in no mood to put up with your jokesestá de un humor que no hay quien lo aguante he's in such a foul mood that he's quite unbearable, he's in an unbearable moodhay que tener humor para irse a correr a las seis de la mañana you have to be really keen to go running at six in the morningestar de un humor de perros ( fam); to be in a filthy o foul mood ( colloq), to be like a bear with a sore head ( colloq)2 (gracia) humor*Compuesto:black humor*Compuestos:aqueous humor*vitreous humor** * *
humor sustantivo masculino
no estoy de humor para salir I'm not in the mood to go out
humor sustantivo masculino
1 (talante, ánimo) mood: hoy estoy de buen humor, today I'm in a good mood
2 (alegría, ingenio) humour, US humor
un chiste de humor negro, a black joke
' humor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ácida
- ácido
- aprovecharse
- café
- cambiante
- depender
- dotada
- dotado
- encarar
- festiva
- festivo
- fina
- fino
- humorismo
- levantarse
- proverbial
- rara
- raro
- restituir
- sentida
- sentido
- variable
- chinche
- chusco
- corriente
- de
- diablo
- endemoniado
- leche
- malo
- mufa
- nota
- peculiar
- perro
- talante
English:
bad-tempered
- clean
- dark
- dry
- foul
- good
- good-humoured
- grumpy
- huff
- humor
- humour
- ill-humour
- mood
- moody
- petulantly
- put
- reminiscent
- sense
- sick
- spirit
- temper
- wicked
- zany
- bad
- dryness
- grace
- humorless
- in
- inclined
- raunchy
- ribald
- touch
- warped
- wit
* * *humor nm1. [estado de ánimo] mood;[carácter] temperament;estar de buen/mal humor to be in a good/bad mood;Famestar de un humor de perros to be in a filthy mood2. [gracia] humour;un programa de humor a comedy programme;no tiene sentido del humor she doesn't have a sense of humour;en vez de enfadarme, me lo tomé con humor rather than get upset, I just laughed it offhumor negro black humour3. [ganas] mood;no estoy de humor I'm not in the mood;no está de humor para ponerse a cocinar she doesn't feel like cooking4. Anat humourhumor ácueo aqueous humour;humor acuoso aqueous humour;humor vítreo vitreous humour* * *m1 humor, Brhumour;sentido del humor sense of humor o Br humourestar de buen/mal humor be in a good/bad mood;estar de humor para hacer algo be in the mood to do sth3 ( genio):tener un humor de perros fam be bad-tempered* * *humor nm1) : humor2) : mood, temperestá de buen humor: she's in a good mood* * *humor n1. (estado de ánimo) mood2. (comicidad) humourestar de buen/mal humor to be in a good/bad mood -
17 now then
interj infml1)Take a look at this letter - now then, where did I put it? — А сейчас взгляните на это письмо - да, а куда же я его дел?
Now then, what did you want to tell me? — Так что ты хотел мне сказать?
Now then, what sort of trouble have you been getting into? — Так в какую историю ты попал?
2)Now then, what's the matter? — А в чем дело, собственно говоря?
Now then, who's been smoking? — А кто тут у нас курит?
Now then, what are you up to? — А ну-ка, что ты тут задумал?
Now then, what's all this? — И что это все значит?
Now then, who's the naughty boy? — А ну, кто тут у нас шалит?
3)Now then, look out — Ну, берегись
Now then, stop it! — Послушайте, прекратите!
Now then, cut it out — А ну, прекратили это безобразие
Now then, what's the noise about? — Что это за шум, я вас спрашиваю?
4)Now then, are you going to be a sensible girl? — Так ты возьмешься за ум или нет?
Now then, anybody want to comment? — Итак, кто-то хочет высказаться?
At long last the waitress deigned to notice us, her pencil poised above her pad and said, "Now then?" — Наконец, официантка удостоила нас своим пониманием и, приготовив карандаш с блокнотом, спросила: "Ну так что?"
5)They had orders to let no one out. Now then — У них приказ никого не выпускать. Так-то вот
I ain't gossiping. I'm making an intelligent observation about the state of television, now then — Я не болтаю языком, а высказываю свое мнение насчет телевидения. Усек?
She's the best friend I've ever had and just you remember that. Now then — Она моя самая лучшая подруга, и прошу это не забывать. Понятно?
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18 Schwatzen
I v/i umg. (plaudern) chat, Brit. auch natter; (inhaltlos reden) blather on; in der Schule: talk (in class); (klatschen) gossip; (ausplaudern) talk, blab; mit dem Nachbarn schwatzen be chatting with one’s neighbo(u)r; hört endlich auf zu schwatzen! stop chattering!II v/t say; dummes Zeug schwatzen talk a lot of nonsense ( oder drivel); was schwatzt er schon wieder? what’s he going ( oder babbling) on about now?* * *to chat; to babble; to gossip; to twaddle; to chatter; to gabble; to natter; to blab; to patter* * *schwạt|zen ['ʃvatsn]1. vito talk; (pej ) (unaufhörlich) to chatter; (über belanglose, oberflächliche Dinge, kindisch) to prattle; (= Unsinn reden) to blather (inf); (= klatschen) to gossip2. vtto talkdummes Zeug schwatzen — to talk a lot of rubbish (esp Brit inf) or drivel (inf)
* * *1) (to talk quickly and noisily about unimportant things: The children chattered among themselves.) chatter2) (to talk idly, rapidly and indistinctly: The women are always jabbering with one another.) jabber* * *schwat·zen[ˈʃvatsn̩]schwät·zen[ˈʃvɛtsn̩]SÜDD, ÖSTERRI. vi2. (sich wortreich auslassen) to talk a lot4. (im Unterricht reden) to talk [out of turn] in class5.II. vt▪ etw \schwatzen to talk sthdummes Zeug \schwatzen to talk rubbish [or AM trash]Unsinn \schwatzen to talk nonsense* * *1.1) chat2) (über belanglose Dinge) chatter; natter (coll.)3) (etwas ausplaudern) talk; blab4) (in der Schule) talk2.transitives Verb say; talk <nonsense, rubbish>* * *Schwatzen n; -s, kein pl; umg chatting; inhaltloses: blathering on; (Klatschen) gossiping; (Ausplaudern) talking, blabbing; in der Schule:ein Eintrag wegen Schwatzens an entry in the register for talking in class* * *1.1) chat2) (über belanglose Dinge) chatter; natter (coll.)3) (etwas ausplaudern) talk; blab4) (in der Schule) talk2.transitives Verb say; talk <nonsense, rubbish>* * *v.to blab v.to chatter v.to gossip v.to patter v.to twaddle v.
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