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1 dreje
1верте́ть, крути́ть; враща́тьdréje et telefónnummer — набира́ть но́мер телефо́на
dréje af — 1) отвёртывать 2) сверну́ть 3) перемени́ть те́му (разгово́ра)
dréje om — повёртывать
det dréjer sig om... — речь идёт о...
* * *dial, fork, slew, swivel, turn, twiddle, twist* * *vb turn;( keramisk) throw;( sno) twirl, twist;( rotere) turn (round); revolve,( om en akse også) rotate;( på automatisk telefon) dial;[ med sig:][ dreje sig] turn,( rotere) revolve,( om en akse også) rotate,( om vind) change, shift,(tlf) direct dial ( fx a number), direct dial to ( fx a country);[ dreje sig om]( handle om) be about ( fx tell me what it is (all) about);( gælde) be a matter of ( fx it is a matter of minutes);( være centreret om) turn on ( fx all his thoughts turned on the one question; the whole debate turns on a single point);[ dreje sig om sin akse] revolve on its axis;[ det er det det drejer sig om] that is the point, that is what it is all about;[ hvad drejer det sig om?] what is it (all) about?[ det drejer sig om hvorvidt] the question is whether;[ det drejer sig om minutter (, £100)] it is a question (el. matter) of minutes (, £100);[ det er ikke penge det drejer sig om] money is not the point;[ den person det drejer sig om] the person in question;[ når det drejer sig om] when it comes to ( fx when it comes to helping other people he is always willing);[ når det drejer sig om penge] where money is concerned;[ når det drejer sig om en forbrydelse] in case of a crime;[ med præp & adv:][ dreje `af] turn (aside),(mar) bear away;(om vej etc) branch off;(fig) change the subject, veer off;[ dreje samtalen hen på] bring the conversation round to;[ dreje `om] turn;[ dreje om hjørnet] turn the corner;[ dreje halsen om på ham] wring his neck;[ dreje nøglen om] turn the key;(fig) close down, shut up shop,T put up the shutters;[ dreje op for]( dreje højere op) turn up;[` dreje på] turn,(T: frem og tilbage) twiddle (with) ( fx the knobs on the radio);(mar) heave to;(mar) haul the wind. -
2 knap
I sg - knappen, pl - knapperпу́говица ж; кно́пка жII 1. aнедоста́точный, ску́дный2. advедва́, то́лько, почти́* * *barely, button, scarce* * *I. (en -per) button;(radio etc) (control) knob,( knapper også) controls;( kontakt) button;( på stok) knob;[ dreje én en knap] take somebody in, play somebody a trick;[ dreje på knappen] turn the knob;(dvs frem og tilbage) twiddle with the controls (el. knobs);( svarer til) toss up for it;( være tvivlrådig) be in two minds.II. adj scanty ( fx resources),(kun efter vb) scarce;( kortfattet) brief, concise;[ det er knapt med smør] butter is scarce, there is a shortage of butter;( ved et enkelt måltid) there is not very much butter;[ tiden er knap] time is (running) short; time presses;[ have knapt med penge] be short of funds, be hard up.III. adv( næppe) hardly, scarcely;( knap og nap) just under ( fx just under an hour);( kun lige) barely ( fx he was barely 21; I barely knew her);[ knap nok] hardly, scarcely; barely. -
3 skød
bosom, lap* * *I. (et -er)( frakkeskød) tail, skirt;( på damedragt) basque.II. (et -)( del af legemet) lap, knee ( fx sit on her lap (el. knee));( moderskød) womb;(fig) bosom ( fx in the bosom of one's family);[ hvad fremtiden bærer i sit skød] what the future holds in store;(fig) fold one's arms, sit back;[ sidde med hænderne i skødet] twiddle one's thumbs,(fig: være passiv) sit back.III. præt af skyde. -
4 tommelfinger
* * *thumb;(fig) her fingers are all thumbs, she is all thumbs;[ trille tommelfingre] twiddle one's thumbs;[ rejse på tommelfingeren] hitchhike, hitch, thumb it.
См. также в других словарях:
Twiddle — Twid dle, v. t. [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. {Tweedle}.] To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one s thumbs; to twiddle a watch key. [Written also twidle.] Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twiddle — ► VERB ▪ play or fiddle with (something) in a purposeless or nervous way. ► NOUN 1) an act of twiddling. 2) a rapid or intricate series of musical notes. ● twiddle one s thumbs Cf. ↑twiddle one s thumbs … English terms dictionary
twiddle one's thumbs — {v. phr.} To do nothing; be idle. * /I d rather work than stand around here twiddling my thumbs./ … Dictionary of American idioms
twiddle one's thumbs — {v. phr.} To do nothing; be idle. * /I d rather work than stand around here twiddling my thumbs./ … Dictionary of American idioms
twiddle — (v.) 1540s, to trifle, of unknown origin; of the fingers, first recorded 1670s. Figurative phrase twiddle one s thumbs have nothing to do is recorded from 1846; to twirl one s thumbs in the same sense is recorded from 1816. Related: Twiddled;… … Etymology dictionary
twiddle one's thumbs — ► twiddle one s thumbs be idle; have nothing to do. Main Entry: ↑twiddle … English terms dictionary
twiddle — [twid′ l] vt. twiddled, twiddling [prob. < TW(IST) or TW(IRL) + (D)IDDLE] to twirl or play with lightly or idly vi. 1. to toy or trifle with some object 2. to be busy about trifles 3 … English World dictionary
Twiddle — Twid dle, v. i. To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles. Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twiddle — Twid dle, n. 1. A slight twist with the fingers. [1913 Webster] 2. A pimple. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twiddle your thumbs — twiddle (your) thumbs to do nothing. Dan spent a whole day twiddling his thumbs, waiting for a package to be delivered … New idioms dictionary
twiddle thumbs — twiddle (your) thumbs to do nothing. Dan spent a whole day twiddling his thumbs, waiting for a package to be delivered … New idioms dictionary
