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/fiʃ/ * danh từ - cá =freshwater fish+ cá nước ngọt =salt-water fish+ cá nước mặn - cá, món cá - (thiên văn học) chòm sao Cá - người cắn câu, người bị mồi chài - con người gã (có cá tính đặc biệt) =a queer fish+ một con người (gã) kỳ quặc !all's fish that comes to his net - lớn bé, to nhỏ hắn quơ tất !to be as drunk as a fish - say bí tỉ !to be as mute as a fish - câm như hến !to drink like a fish - (xem) drink !to feed the fishes - chết đuối - bị say sóng !like a fish out of water - (xem) water !to have other fish to fly - có công việc khác quan trọng hơn !he who would catch fish must not mind getting wet - muốn ăn cá phải lội nước, muốn ăn hét phải đào giun !neither fish, fish, not good red herring - môn chẳng ra môn, khoai chẳng ra khoai !never fry a fish till it's caught - chưa làm vòng chớ vội mong ăn thịt !never offer to teach fish to swim - chớ nên múa rìu qua mắt thợ !a pretty kettle of fish - (xem) kettle !there's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it - thừa mứa chứa chan, nhiều vô kể * nội động từ - đánh cá, câu cá, bắt cá =to fish in the sea+ đánh cá ở biển - (+ for) tìm, mò (cái gì ở dưới nước) - (+ for) câu, moi những điều bí mật * ngoại động từ - câu cá ở, đánh cá ở, bắt cá ở =to fish a river+ đánh cá ở sông - (hàng hải) =to fish the anchor+ nhổ neo - rút, lấy, kéo, moi =to fish something out of water+ kéo cái gì từ dưới nước lên - (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) câu (cá), đánh (cá), bắt (cá), tìm (san hô...) =to fish a troud+ câu một con cá hồi !to fish out - đánh hết cá (ở ao...) - moi (ý kiến, bí mật) !to fish in troubled waters - lợi dụng đục nước béo cò * danh từ - (hàng hải) miếng gỗ nẹp, miếng sắt nẹp (ở cột buồm, ở chỗ nối) - (ngành đường sắt) thanh nối ray ((cũng) fish plate) * ngoại động từ - (hàng hải) nẹp (bằng gỗ hay sắt) - nối (đường ray) bằng thanh nối ray * danh từ - (đánh bài) thẻ (bằng ngà... dùng thay tiền để đánh bài) -
2 kettle
/'ketl/ * danh từ - ấm đun nước !pretty (fine, nice) kettle of fish - tình thế rất khó xử, việc rắc rối
См. также в других словарях:
pretty kettle of fish — see under ↑kettle1 • • • Main Entry: ↑fish … Useful english dictionary
pretty kettle of fish — a bad state of affairs; a very difficult and annoying situation; something to be considered or reckoned with. From kiddle, a basket set in the opening of a weir for catching fish. Also called a nice kettle of fish … Dictionary of ichthyology
pretty kettle of fish — See: KETTLE OF FISH … Dictionary of American idioms
pretty kettle of fish — See: KETTLE OF FISH … Dictionary of American idioms
pretty\ kettle\ of\ fish — See: kettle of fish … Словарь американских идиом
a pretty kettle of fish — ► a pretty (or fine) kettle of fish informal an awkward state of affairs. Main Entry: ↑kettle … English terms dictionary
(a) pretty kettle of fish — mainly American a difficult situation. That s a fine kettle of fish the car won t start and I have to leave in five minutes … New idioms dictionary
kettle of fish — noun informal terms for a difficult situation he got into a terrible fix he made a muddle of his marriage • Syn: ↑fix, ↑hole, ↑jam, ↑mess, ↑muddle, ↑pickle • … Useful english dictionary
kettle of fish — {v. phr.}, {informal} Something to be considered; how things are; a happening; business. * /I thought he needed money, but it was another kettle of fish his car had disappeared./ Usually used with pretty , fine , nice , but meaning bad trouble. * … Dictionary of American idioms
kettle of fish — {v. phr.}, {informal} Something to be considered; how things are; a happening; business. * /I thought he needed money, but it was another kettle of fish his car had disappeared./ Usually used with pretty , fine , nice , but meaning bad trouble. * … Dictionary of American idioms
kettle\ of\ fish — v. phr. informal Something to be considered; how things are; a happening; business. I thought he needed money, but it was another kettle of fish his car had disappeared. Usually used with pretty , fine , nice , but meaning bad trouble. He had two … Словарь американских идиом