a grain of hope

a grain of truth — (fig.) ein Gran od. Körnchen Wahrheit

go against the grain [for somebody] — (fig.) jemandem gegen den Strich gehen (ugs.)

grain (fig) — es geht einem gegen den Strich

a grain of truth — (fig.) ein Gran od. Körnchen Wahrheit

go against the grain [for somebody] — (fig.) jemandem gegen den Strich gehen (ugs.)

This fevered hope had grown up again like a grain of mustard seed during the quiet which followed the hasty conjecture that Troy was drowned. (Th. Hardy, ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’, ch. XLIX) — В сердце Болдвуда, подобно зерну, упавшему на благодатную почву, стала разгораться лихорадочная надежда, что Трой утонул.

‘I knew him.’ ‘Only a week.’ ‘And ten years.’ ‘Ah! don't tell me that a glimpse and three words at a wedding-’ ‘The grain of mustard seed, dear.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Flowering Wilderness’, ch. XI) — - я знала его. - Но ведь только одну неделю. - И десять лет. - Не хочешь же ты сказать, что один взгляд, брошенный тогда на свадьбе, и несколько слов, которыми вы обменялись... - Это было искрой, которая не погасла.

stendere la biancheria sul filo — to put o peg the washing on the line

senza filo — [microfono, telefono] cordless

bruciare qcn. sul filo di lana — fig. to nose sb. out

dire qcs. con un fil di voce — to say sth. in a thready o faint voice

rifare il filo a — to put an edge on, to sharpen [coltello, forbici]

filo chirurgico — med. catgut, gutstring

filo conduttore — el. conductor; fig. central thread, main theme

filo di Scozia — tess. lisle

filo spinato — barbed o razor wire

essere appeso o sospeso o attaccato a un filo to be hanging by a thread o on a string; essere o camminare sul filo del rasoio to be on a knife-edge o razor('s) edge; dare a qcn. del filo da torcere to lead sb. a merry dance, to give sb. a rough ride; fare il filo a qcn. to do a line with sb., to chat sb. up; passare a fil di spada to put sb. to the sword; per filo e per segno [ conoscere] backwards (and forwards), like the back of one's hand; [ raccontare] in great detail; a fil di logica logically speaking; tirare le fila di qcs. — to pull the strings of sth

andar con muletas — to walk on o with crutches

encontraron una maleta con 800.000 dólares — they found a suitcase containing 800,000 dollars o with 800,000 dollars in it

amable con todos — kind to o towards everybody

ser insolente con el jefe — to be disrespectful to o towards the boss

once con siete — [11,7] eleven point seven ( 11.7)

con tantas dificultades, no se descorazonó — in spite of all o for all the difficulties he didn't lose heart

¡vaya con el niño! — * the cheeky monkey! *

con que + subjun —

con que me invite, me conformo — as long as o provided that she invites me, I don't mind

ella se lo ofreció, con lo que or con lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto — she offered it to him, which put me in an awkward position

con todo lo que tengo que hacer! — on top of everything else I have to do!; todo III 2)

caray con la niña (or el vecino, etc)! — well would you believe it!

con + inf: con llorar no se arregla nada crying won't solve anything; con llamarlo por teléfono ya cumples if o as long as you call him, that should do; con decirte que... I mean, to give you an example...; me contento con que apruebes — as long as you pass I'll be happy; tal III 2)

ella se lo ofreció, con lo que or con lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto — she offered it to him, which put me in an awkward position

con todo lo que tengo que hacer! — on top of everything else I have to do!; todo III 2)

caray con la niña (or el vecino, etc)! — well would you believe it!

con + inf: con llorar no se arregla nada crying won't solve anything; con llamarlo por teléfono ya cumples if o as long as you call him, that should do; con decirte que... I mean, to give you an example...; me contento con que apruebes — as long as you pass I'll be happy; tal III 2)

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