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1 Achilles
n. (Greek Mythology) Achilles, hero of Homer's "Iliad" who was killed when wounded in the heel -
2 ахиллесова пята
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3 Achilova pata
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4 Achilleshiel
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5 akilkalkano
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6 пета
heelот глава до пети from head to toe/footвъртя се на пета около dance attendance onпо петите съм на be at/on s.o.'s heelsте са по петите ни they are close on usвървя по петите на follow at/on s.o.'s heels, tread on s.o.'s heels, dog the footsteps of, tail after, follow as a shadow, shadowвлача се по петите на trail at s.o.'s heelsгоня някого по петите pursue s.o. closelyплюя си на петите take to o.'s heels, show a clean pair of heelsсърцето му падна в петите bis heart sank into his boots/leapt into his mouth.fifth (part)не струва ни пета it's not worth a (brass) farthing* * *пета̀,ж., -ѝ heel; анат. calx; наплитам \петаа heel a sock; от глава до \петаи from head to toe/foot; • Ахилесова \петаа (the) heel of Achilles; Achilles’ heel; влача се по \петаите на pursue s.o. closely; вървя по \петаите на follow at/on s.o.’s heels, tread on s.o.’s heels, dog the footsteps of, tail after, follow as a shadow, shadow; въртя се на \петаа около dance attendance on; плюя си на \петаите take to o.’s heels, show a clean pair of heels; сърцето му падна в \петаите his heart sank into his boots/leapt into his mouth; те са по \петаите ни they are close on us/hard on our heels.* * *heel; toe (тех.)* * *1. heel 2. Ахилесова ПЕТА (the) heel of Achilles;Achilles' heel 3. влача се по петите на trail at s. o.'s heels 4. вървя по петите на follow at/on s.o.'s heels, tread on s. o.'s heels, dog the footsteps of, tail after, follow as a shadow, shadow 5. въртя се на ПЕТА около dance attendance on 6. гоня някого пo петите pursue s. o. closely 7. една ПЕТА one fifth. петак farthing 8. наплитам ПЕТА heel a sock 9. не струва ни ПЕТА it's not worth a (brass) farthing 10. от глава до пети from head to toe/foot 11. плюя си на петите take to o.'s heels, show a clean pair of heels 12. по петите съм на be at/on s. o.'s heels 13. сърцето му падна в петите bis heart sank into his boots/leapt into his mouth.fifth (part) 14. те са пo петите ни they are close on us -
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8 Ahilova peta
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9 ахиллесова пята
Achilles' heel, the heel of Achilles -
10 Ахиллесова пята
heel of Achilles, Achilles' heelРусско-английский словарь по общей лексике > Ахиллесова пята
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11 Ахиллесова пята
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12 ахиллесова пята
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13 Talón de Aquiles
• Achilles' heel• heel out• heel-and-toe race• weak moment• weak point• weak pulse• weak spot -
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15 עקב-אכילס
Achilles' heel, (Greek Mythology) only spot which is vulnerable (taken from the story in which Achilles is dipped in the river) -
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• heel of Achilles• heel plate -
17 akilleshæl
Achilles' heel, vulnerable point,T chink in one's armour. -
18 ахіллесова п'ята
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19 ахиллесова пята
Achilles' heel, weak point -
20 tallone di Achille
См. также в других словарях:
Achilles' heel — {n. phr.}, {literary} A physical or psychological weakness named after the Greek hero Achilles who was invulnerable except for a spot on his heel. * /John s Achilles heel is his lack of talent with numbers and math./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Achilles' heel — {n. phr.}, {literary} A physical or psychological weakness named after the Greek hero Achilles who was invulnerable except for a spot on his heel. * /John s Achilles heel is his lack of talent with numbers and math./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Achilles Heel — may refer to:* Achilles heel, a metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength * Achilles Heel (band), a band from New York state * Achilles Heel (album), an album by Pedro the Lion * Achilles tendon … Wikipedia
achilles' heel — A person s weak spot is their Achilles heel … The small dictionary of idiomes
Achilles heel — ► NOUN ▪ a weakness or vulnerable point. ORIGIN from the mythological Greek hero Achilles, whose mother plunged him into the River Styx when he was a baby, thus making his body invulnerable except for the heel by which she held him … English terms dictionary
Achilles' heel — Achilles heel, Achilles tendon Use an apostrophe in both expressions for consistency, even though the connection with Achilles is remote in the second … Modern English usage
Achilles' heel — n. (one s) vulnerable or susceptible spot * * * … Universalium
Achilles’ heel — [n] vulnerability chink in the armor*, deficiency, frailty, handicap, soft underbelly*, susceptibility, weakness; concepts 101,230,411,580 … New thesaurus
Achilles' heel — n. (one s) vulnerable or susceptible spot … English World dictionary
Achilles' heel — This article deals with the phrase. For other uses, see Achilles Heel. An Achilles’ heel is a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength, actually or potentially leading to downfall. While the mythological origin refers to a physical… … Wikipedia
Achilles' heel — n. a person s weak or vulnerable point. Etymology: L Achilles f. Gk Akhilleus, a hero in the Iliad, invulnerable except in the heel * * * noun a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness • Hypernyms: ↑weak part, ↑weak spot, ↑soft spot * * * n… … Useful english dictionary