battery chicken

a two-mile run — una corsa di due miglia

to go for a run — andare a correre, fare una corsa

at a run — di corsa

to make a run for it — scappare di corsa

to have a run of (good) luck, bad luck — avere una fortuna, una sventura dopo l'altra

to have a six-month run — essere replicato per sei mesi

the run of the cards was against me — mi sono capitate delle carte bruttissime

in the normal run of things — nell'ordine normale delle cose

the run up to York — il viaggio per York

to give sb. the run of sth. — mettere qcs. a disposizione di qcn.

in the long run — a lungo andare, alla lunga

she ran a very fast time — ha fatto un ottimo tempo

to run sb. to the station — portare qcn. alla stazione

to run sth. over to sb.'s house — portare qcs. a casa di qcn.

to run the car into a tree — schiantarsi con la macchina contro un albero

to run one's hand over sth. — passare la mano su qcs.

to run one's eye(s) over sth. — percorrere qcs. con lo sguardo

to run one's pen through sth. — cancellare qcs. con la penna

who is running things here? — chi è responsabile qui dentro?

stop trying to run my life! — smettila di cercare di gestirmi la vita!

to run tests on sth. — effettuare dei test su qcs.

to run a check on sb. — raccogliere informazioni su qcn

to run for o to catch the bus fare una corsa per prendere l'autobus; to run across sth. attraversare qcs. di corsa; to run for the exit precipitarsi verso l'uscita; to run in the 100 metres — partecipare alla gara dei 100 metri

sorry - must run! — scusa - devo scappare

to leave the engine running — lasciare il motore acceso

a pain ran up my leg — un dolore mi percorse tutta la gamba

a wave of excitement ran through the crowd — un'ondata di entusiasmo attraversò la folla

his eyes ran over the page — diede un'occhiata alla pagina

my nose is running — mi cola il naso

tears ran down his face — le lacrime gli scorrevano sul viso, aveva il volto rigato di lacrime

to run for president — candidarsi alla presidenza

the telex runs — il telex dice

so the argument runs — così prosegue il ragionamento

a two-mile run — una corsa di due miglia

to go for a run — andare a correre, fare una corsa

at a run — di corsa

to make a run for it — scappare di corsa

to have a run of (good) luck, bad luck — avere una fortuna, una sventura dopo l'altra

to have a six-month run — essere replicato per sei mesi

the run of the cards was against me — mi sono capitate delle carte bruttissime

in the normal run of things — nell'ordine normale delle cose

the run up to York — il viaggio per York

to give sb. the run of sth. — mettere qcs. a disposizione di qcn.

in the long run — a lungo andare, alla lunga

she ran a very fast time — ha fatto un ottimo tempo

to run sb. to the station — portare qcn. alla stazione

to run sth. over to sb.'s house — portare qcs. a casa di qcn.

to run the car into a tree — schiantarsi con la macchina contro un albero

to run one's hand over sth. — passare la mano su qcs.

to run one's eye(s) over sth. — percorrere qcs. con lo sguardo

to run one's pen through sth. — cancellare qcs. con la penna

who is running things here? — chi è responsabile qui dentro?

stop trying to run my life! — smettila di cercare di gestirmi la vita!

to run tests on sth. — effettuare dei test su qcs.

to run a check on sb. — raccogliere informazioni su qcn

to run for o to catch the bus fare una corsa per prendere l'autobus; to run across sth. attraversare qcs. di corsa; to run for the exit precipitarsi verso l'uscita; to run in the 100 metres — partecipare alla gara dei 100 metri

sorry - must run! — scusa - devo scappare

to leave the engine running — lasciare il motore acceso

a pain ran up my leg — un dolore mi percorse tutta la gamba

a wave of excitement ran through the crowd — un'ondata di entusiasmo attraversò la folla

his eyes ran over the page — diede un'occhiata alla pagina

my nose is running — mi cola il naso

tears ran down his face — le lacrime gli scorrevano sul viso, aveva il volto rigato di lacrime

to run for president — candidarsi alla presidenza

the telex runs — il telex dice

so the argument runs — così prosegue il ragionamento

The children play indoors when it rains. — Когда идёт дождь, дети играют дома.

The seashore was full of children, playing about in the sand. — На берегу было полно детей, игравших в песке.

I like a girl who doesn't play with her food or drink. — Мне нравится девушка, которая не относится легкомысленно к своей еде или питью.

He taught young ladies to play billiards. — Он научил молодых леди играть в бильярд.

I played him for championship. — Я играл с ним на звание чемпиона.

Don't play (at) cards against your father, he always wins. — Не играй в карты со своим отцом, он всегда выигрывает.

to play a trump — ходить с козыря, козырять

He played the ball back close to the net. — Он отбил мяч низко над сеткой.

The captain wants to play Mills as defence in our next game. — Капитан хочет выставить Миллса защитником в следующем матче.

He went in in the second innings with no time to play himself in. — Он начал вторую подачу, не успев войти в форму.

"We'll start with the Mozart, play ourselves in." He took the violin out of its case. — "Мы начнём с Моцарта, чтобы разыграться". Он вытащил из футляра скрипку.

They're playing you for a bunch of saps! — Они держат вас за компанию недоумков.

Natalie played one against the other for a few days, and reconciled them the following weekend. — Натали в течение нескольких дней натравливала их друг на друга, а в конце следующей недели заставила помириться.

My kid sister plays piano. — Моя маленькая сестрёнка играет на фортепьяно.

I couldn't play with such crippled fingers, even if I wanted to. — Я не мог бы играть такими застывшими пальцами, даже если бы очень захотел.

Just then the music began to play. — Именно тогда начала играть музыка.

to play (music) at sight — играть (музыкальное произведение) с листа

to play (music) by ear — подбирать (музыкальное произведение, мелодию) на слух

The band played a martial air. — Оркестр играл военную мелодию.

The small band played the company into the supper-room. — Под звуки небольшого оркестрика компания перешла в комнату для ужина.

The new drama plays for three hours. — Новая драма идёт три часа.

Miss Kelly plays Marie. — Мисс Келли играет роль Мари.

The doctor had not the least suspicion of the farce that was playing. — Доктор и не подозревал о разыгрывавшемся фарсе.

He was alone in the world, with his life half played. — Он был один в целом свете с наполовину сыгранной жизнью.

We played that we were gypsies. — Мы притворились цыганами.

Though she had often played at sentiment, no man had ever touched her heart. — Хотя она часто разыгрывала из себя чувствительную натуру, ни один мужчина не тронул ещё её сердца.

to play a trick / practical joke — подшучивать, разыгрывать; дурачиться

It's no good playing at business, you have to take it seriously. — В бизнес не играют, это дело серьёзное.

"I'm afraid, doctor, we are playing at cross-questions and crooked answers," said Fred. — "Боюсь, доктор, что мы играем в нечестные вопросы и жульнические ответы", - сказал Фред.

Butterflies play among flowers. — Среди цветов порхают бабочки.

He played about them like a bee. — Он носился между ними, как пчёлка.

No smile ever played upon her thin lips. — На её тонких губах никогда не играла улыбка.

Lightning plays in the sky. — В небе сверкает молния.

Alfred allows his fancy to play round the idea. — Альфред даёт волю своей фантазии.

The molars play vertically on each other like a pair of scissors. — Коренные зубы перемещаются вертикально по отношению друг к другу, как лезвия ножниц.

to play a good stick — хорошо фехтовать

to play a searchlight upon a motor boat — направить прожектор на моторку

We kept playing the enemy with round-shot. — Мы продолжали забрасывать неприятеля пушечными ядрами.

Marlborough erected another battery to play upon the south-eastern bastion. — Мальборо соорудил ещё одну батарею, чтобы обстреливать юго-восточный бастион.

The fountains played in his honour. — В его честь били фонтаны.

The firemen were not permitted to play on the flames. — Пожарным не разрешили залить водой пламя.

Only something very important would have made you play this game. — Только что-то очень серьёзное могло заставить тебя осуществить это дело.

Of the 70,000 men "playing" 40,000 are non-unionists. — Из 70000 бастующих 40000 не являются членами профсоюза.

"I've had another word with the Minister." "Will he play?" "He's promised to do everything he can." — "Я ещё раз говорил с министром. - Пойдёт ли он на уступки? - Он обещал сделать всё, что в его силах."

to play it close to one's chest — не давать заглядывать в свои карты; действовать скрытно

to play it cool — вести себя спокойно, хладнокровно, не суетиться

to play for laughs /a laugh — пытаться вызвать смех у аудитории

at play — в игре, в процессе игры

Play was very slow. — Игра шла очень медленно.