bay-book

Bay Psalm Book — Массачу́сетский псалты́рь ( первое англоязычное печатное издание в Северной Америке)

Wilson was no strict moralist. He was not too nice in his scruples. He recognized that this was a world where dishonesty was often successful. It was doubtful in the righteous man usually had the chance to "flourish like the green bay tree". (W. Du Bois, ‘Worlds of Color’, ch. X) — Уилсон не был очень строг в вопросах морали или излишне щепетилен. Он соглашался с тем, что в нынешнем мире люди без совести и чести нередко добиваются успеха, тогда как у порядочного человека очень мало шансов жить припеваючи.

Monopoly also flourished like a bay tree in these years. (W. Foster, ‘Outline Political History of the Americas’, book III, ch. 22) — Эти годы ознаменовались также расцветом монополий.

la hoja — LAm ** pot *, hash *

hojas sueltas — loose sheets, loose-leaf paper sing

volver la hoja — (lit) to turn the page; (=cambiar de tema) to change the subject; (=cambiar de actividad) to turn over a new leaf

hoja de ruta — waybill; (fig) road map

hoja de trabajo — (Inform) worksheet

hoja de vida — And curriculum vitae, résumé (EEUU), CV

hoja plegadiza — flap ( of table etc)

temblar como una hoja — to shake like a leaf

temblar como una hoja — to shake like a leaf

Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

• pedir cuentas a algn — to demand an explanation from sb

• pedir algo a Dios — to pray to God for sth

• pedir disculpas — to apologize

• pedir algo por favor, me pidió por favor que fuera discreto — he asked me to please keep it to myself

• pedir hora — to make an appointment

• pedir limosna — to beg

• pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

• pedir perdón — (=disculparse) to apologize; [suplicando] to beg (for) forgiveness

• pedir permiso — to ask (for) permission

hemos pedido dos cafés y un té — we've asked for o ordered two coffees and a tea

• pedir la mano de algn — to ask for sb's hand

• pedir a algn en matrimonio — to ask for sb's hand in marriage

• pedir algo a gritos o voces — to be crying out for sth

• pedir por algn — (Rel) to pray for sb

me pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)

me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions

pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado

pedir a una mujer en matrimonio — to ask for a woman's hand in marriage (frml)

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered

me pidió disculpas or perdón — he apologized (to me)

me pidió explicaciones or cuentas — he asked me to justify my actions

pidió que lo trasladaran — he asked to be transferred; ver prestado

pedir a una mujer en matrimonio — to ask for a woman's hand in marriage (frml)

esta planta está pidiendo a gritos que la rieguen — this plant is crying out to be watered

Ex: This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.

Ex: Each group was then arranged alphabetically by authors' surnames on the shelves of bookcases and listed in the same order on sheets attached to these cases to show the contents of each case.

hojas de laurel — (Culin) bay leaves

dormirse en or sobre los laureles — to rest on one's laurels

dormirse en or sobre los laureles — to rest on one's laurels

Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

Ex: Preventive medicine in the community, for example, is obviously vital, but this is no reason for hospital doctors and nurses to feel conscience-stricken because they wait for patients to come to them.

Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

té de menta — mint o peppermint tea

té de menta — mint o peppermint tea

Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

un cuerpo a cuerpo entre los dos políticos — a head-on o head-to-head confrontation between the two politicians

• de cuerpo entero — [retrato, espejo] full-length

• de medio cuerpo — [retrato, espejo] half-length

• cuerpo serrano — hum body to die for

• ¡cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground!

hurtó el cuerpo y eludió a sus vecinos — he sneaked off o away and avoided his neighbours

encontraron el cuerpo entre los matorrales — they found the body o corpse in the bushes

cuerpo de bomberos — fire brigade, fire department (EEUU)

un armario de dos cuerpos — a cupboard in two sections o parts

• dar cuerpo a algo, el suavizante que da cuerpo a su cabello — the conditioner that gives your hair body

sugirieron varios puntos para dar cuerpo al proyecto — they suggested several points to round out o give more substance to the project

• tomar cuerpo — [plan, proyecto, personaje, historia] to take shape

batió las claras hasta que tomaron cuerpo — she beat the egg whites until they were fluffy o stiff

tenía el miedo metido en el cuerpo — (fam) he was scared stiff (colloq)

a cuerpo de rey — (fam)

a cuerpo gentil — (fam) without a coat (o sweater etc)

echarse algo al cuerpo — (fam) < comida> to have something to eat; < bebida> to have something to drink

entregarse a algo en cuerpo y alma — to put one's heart and soul into something (fam)

pedirle el cuerpo algo a alguien — (fam)

sacar(le) el cuerpo a alguien — (AmL fam) to steer clear of somebody

sacar(le) el cuerpo a algo — (AmL fam) ( a trabajo) to get out of something; ( a responsabilidad) to evade o shirk something

encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río — (period) his lifeless body was found by the river (frml)

dar/tomar cuerpo — idea/escultura to take shape

tenía el miedo metido en el cuerpo — (fam) he was scared stiff (colloq)

a cuerpo de rey — (fam)

a cuerpo gentil — (fam) without a coat (o sweater etc)

echarse algo al cuerpo — (fam) < comida> to have something to eat; < bebida> to have something to drink

entregarse a algo en cuerpo y alma — to put one's heart and soul into something (fam)

pedirle el cuerpo algo a alguien — (fam)

sacar(le) el cuerpo a alguien — (AmL fam) to steer clear of somebody

sacar(le) el cuerpo a algo — (AmL fam) ( a trabajo) to get out of something; ( a responsabilidad) to evade o shirk something

encontraron su cuerpo sin vida junto al río — (period) his lifeless body was found by the river (frml)

dar/tomar cuerpo — idea/escultura to take shape

Ex: But when he speaks to me he always scans my body and stares at my breasts.