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  • 1 ledw|o

    a. ledwie adv. 1. (prawie nie, z trudem) barely, hardly, scarcely
    - ledwo słyszalny/widoczny/przytomny barely audible/visible/conscious
    - ledwo żywy barely alive, half-dead
    - ledwo go znam I hardly a. barely know him
    - ledwo udźwignął jej walizkę he barely managed to lift her suitcase
    - ledwo mógł chodzić he could hardly walk, he was barely a. hardly able to walk
    - ledwo mnie nie zabił he almost a. nearly killed me
    - ledwo ledwo only just
    - puls był wyczuwalny ledwo ledwo you could hardly feel his/her pulse
    - zdążyłem na pociąg, ale ledwo ledwo I caught the train, but only just
    2. (dopiero co) only just
    - sklep ledwo otworzono the shop has only just opened (up)
    - goście ledwo co wyszli the guests have only just left
    conj. ledwo wyszli, zaczęło padać they had only just left a. hardly got outside when it started to rain
    - ledwo zabrał się do pracy, zadzwonił telefon he had scarcely a. only just got down to (some) work when the telephone rang
    - ledwo…, a już as soon as…
    - ból ustapił, ledwo wzięła tabletkę the pain stopped as soon as she took the tablet
    part. (zaledwie) just, barely
    - ledwo miesiąc/rok (for) just a. barely a month/year
    - ledwo dwa dni temu just a. barely two days ago
    - pieniędzy wystarczyło mu ledwo na bilet tramwajowy he barely had enough money for a tram ticket
    - butelka była ledwo napoczęta the bottle had hardly been touched

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ledw|o

  • 2 сила

    ж.
    1. strength, force

    изо всех сил — with all one's strength / might

    бежать изо всех сил — run* as fast / quickly as one can

    силой оружия — by force of arms, at the point of the bayonet / sword

    брать силой — take* by force

    это сверх сил, свыше сил, не по силам — it is beyond one's power(s); (вне чьей-л. компетенции) it is outside one's competence; ( непереносимо) one can endure it no longer

    испытывать чьи-л. силы — lest smb.'s strength

    выбиться из сил — strain oneself to the utmost, become* exhausted

    не в силах (+ инф.) — unable (+ to inf.)

    общими силами — with combined forces / effort

    сила духа, характера — strength of mind, fortitude

    в силу привычки — by force of habit, from sheer force of habit

    собираться с силами — collect one's strength, gather oneself up

    2. тех., физ. power, force

    ударная сила — striking / hitting power; impact

    сила сцепления — cohesive force, cohesion

    сила тяготения — attraction, gravity

    подъёмная сила — carrying capacity / power; ав. lift

    сила тока — current strength; current intensity

    3. мн. воен. force sg.
    4. юр.:

    сила закона — validity / force of the law

    входить, вступать в силу — come* into force, take* effect

    оставаться в силе — remain valid, hold* good / true; (о судебном решении, приговоре) remain in force

    оставлять в силе (вн.; о решении, приговоре) — confirm (d.)

    утратить силу — lose* validity, become* invalid

    5.:

    в силу (рд.) — because of, on account of, owing to, by virtue (of)

    в силу этого — on that ground, accordingly

    в силу закона, декрета и т. п. — on the force of the law, decree, etc.; in virtue of the law, decree, etc.; in virtue of the law, decree, etc.

    он в большой силе — he has great credit, he is very powerful

    рабочая сила — labour force, manpower

    Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > сила

  • 3 merge de parcă ar avea picioare de plumb

    he is hardly able to walk
    aprox. his legs give way.

    Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > merge de parcă ar avea picioare de plumb

  • 4 сила

    ж.
    1) физ., тех. force

    си́ла тя́ги — tractive force

    си́ла сцепле́ния — cohesive [kəʊ-] force, cohesion [kəʊ-]

    си́ла тя́жести — gravity

    си́ла тяготе́ния — attraction, gravity

    си́ла сопротивле́ния — resistance

    подъёмная си́ла — carrying capacity / power; авиа lift

    си́ла зву́ка — sound intensity

    си́ла ве́тра — strength of wind

    си́ла то́ка — current strength / intensity

    уда́рная си́ла — striking / hitting power; impact

    2) (степень проявления, интенсивность чего-л) power, force

    уда́р большо́й си́лы — powerful / strong / forceful blow

    си́ла взры́ва — explosive power / force

    землетрясе́ние си́лой 5 ба́ллов — 5-point earthquake

    ве́тер си́лой 6 ба́ллов — wind force 6

    развива́ть си́лу — develop strength

    набира́ть си́лу — gain strength, become stronger

    уда́рить с си́лой — deal a forceful / powerful blow

    4) мн. (способность действовать, энергия) power(s) (pl), strength sg

    собира́ться с си́лами — collect one's strength, gather oneself up

    по́лный сил — full of strength

    испы́тывать чьи-л си́лы — test smb's strength

    приложи́ть все си́лы — do everything in one's power

    выбива́ться из сил — strain oneself to the utmost, lead oneself to exhaustion

    вы́биться из сил, быть без сил — be exhausted [drained; worn out; played out]

    набира́ться сил — gather strength

    быть ещё в си́лах — be still vigorous enough

    си́лы оста́вили / поки́нули его́ книжн.his strength failed him

    5) (крепость, стойкость - о человеческих качествах) power

    си́ла во́ли — willpower

    си́ла ду́ха / хара́ктера — strength of mind, fortitude

    6) (мощное воздействие, влияние) force; power

    си́ла обстоя́тельств — the force of circumstances

    си́ла его́ аргуме́нтов — the force of his arguments

    си́ла привы́чки — the force of habit

    зна́ние - си́ла — knowledge is power

    си́ла красоты́ — the power of beauty

    си́ла её актёрского мастерства́ — the force of her acting

    когда́ мы вме́сте, мы - си́ла — we are strong when we are together

    7) ( мощь) strength

    вое́нная си́ла госуда́рства — the military strength of a nation

    8) ( власть) powerfulness, power

    он в большо́й си́ле — he is very powerful

    си́лой ору́жия — by force of arms

    без примене́ния си́лы — without the use of force

    с по́мощью гру́бой си́лы — by brute force

    поли́тика с пози́ции си́лы — position-of-strength / power policy

    10) юр. ( действенность по закону) force, effect; validity

    си́ла зако́на — validity / force of the law

    входи́ть / вступа́ть в си́лу — come into force, take effect

    обра́тная си́ла зако́на — retroactive effect of the law

    име́ющий си́лу — valid

    остава́ться в си́ле — remain valid, hold good / true; (о судебном решении, приговоре) remain in force

    оставля́ть в си́ле (вн.; о решении, приговоре)confirm (d)

    утра́тить си́лу — lose validity, become invalid

    11) уст. и высок. ( войско) force, army

    собрала́сь огро́мная си́ла — a huge army was formed

    12) мн. воен. forces

    вооружённые си́лы — armed forces

    вое́нно-возду́шные си́лы — air force(s)

    морские́ си́лы — naval forces

    сухопу́тные си́лы — land forces

    гла́вные си́лы — main body sg

    накопле́ние сил — build-up

    13) мн. (люди, общественные группы) forces

    консервати́вные си́лы — conservative forces

    тво́рческие си́лы — creative talent sg

    14) мн. рел. ( чин ангелов) virtues ( an order of angels)

    си́лы небе́сные / беспло́тные — angels; hosts

    15) (в мистических учениях - одна из субстанций, способствующих или мешающих действиям человека) power
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    си́лы небе́сные! в знач. межд. уст. — good heavens!, goodness gracious!

    в си́лу (рд.) в знач. предл. — because of, on account of, owing to, by virtue (of)

    в си́лу э́того — on that ground, accordingly

    в си́лу обстоя́тельств — owing to the force of circumstances

    в си́лу зако́на — by / in virtue of the law

    в си́лу привы́чки — by force of habit, from sheer force of habit

    все́ми си́лами — in every way possible, as hard as one can, with all one's might

    жива́я си́ла воен.manpower

    изо всех си́л, что есть си́лы — with all one's strength / might

    бежа́ть изо всех си́л — run as fast / quickly as one can

    крича́ть изо всех си́л — cry at the top of one's voice

    лошади́ная си́ла тех.horsepower (сокр. HP, h.p.)

    не в си́лах (+ инф.)unable (+ to inf)

    нечи́стая си́ла — см. нечистый

    никаки́ми си́лами (не + инф. или буд. вр.)no power on earth can (+ inf)

    о́бщими си́лами — with combined forces / effort

    от си́лы — at the very most; maximum

    рабо́чая си́ла — labour force, manpower

    сверх / свы́ше сил, не по си́лам, не под си́лу кому́-лbeyond smb's power(s)

    свои́ми си́лами — without outside help

    сил (бо́льше) нет (+ инф.)I can't bear (+ to inf)

    сил нет, как хо́чется (+ инф.)I'm dying (+ to inf)

    с на́ми кре́стная си́ла! как межд. — may the Lord God protect us!, heaven help us!

    со стра́шной си́лой (очень) — terribly; like hell

    э́то в на́ших си́лах — it is within our power; it is quite possible

    че́рез си́лу — 1) ( с трудом) with difficulty; barely 2) ( без желания) unwillingly

    ходи́ть че́рез си́лу — be hardly able to walk

    есть че́рез си́лу — force oneself to eat

    Христо́с в си́ле рел., иск. — Christ [kraɪst] in glory

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > сила

  • 5 aufrecht

    Adj.
    1. auch Adv. upright, erect; aufrecht sitzen sit up (straight); aufrecht stehen stand erect; sich aufrecht halten hold o.s. up straight; sich kaum noch / nicht mehr aufrecht halten können hardly / not be able to stand up straight any more; er hält sich erstaunlich aufrecht fig. he is taking it very well
    2. fig. (ehrlich) upright, honest
    * * *
    erect; upstanding; endwise; upright
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    auf|recht ['aufrɛçt]
    1. adj (lit, fig)
    upright; Körperhaltung, Gangart auch erect

    in or mit áúfrechtem Gang (fig)with one's head held high

    2. adv

    áúfrecht gehen/stehen — to walk/stand upright or erect

    áúfrecht sitzen — to sit up(right)

    etw áúfrecht hinstellen — to place sth upright, to place sth in an upright position

    halte dich áúfrecht! — stand up straight!

    * * *
    1) (upright; erect: Stand the table on end; The cat's fur stood on end.) on end
    2) (upright: He held his head erect.) erect
    4) (( also adverb) standing straight up; erect or vertical: He placed the books upright in the bookcase; She stood upright; a row of upright posts.) upright
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    auf·recht
    [ˈaufrɛçt]
    I. adj upright, erect
    II. adv upright, erect
    \aufrecht sitzen to sit up[right]
    etw \aufrecht hinstellen to place sth upright [or in an upright position]
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    1.
    1) upright < position>; upright, erect <posture, bearing>

    etwas aufrecht hinstellenplace something upright or in an upright position

    2) (redlich) upright
    2.
    adverbial <walk, sit, hold oneself> straight, erect

    sich kaum noch aufrecht halten könnenbe hardly able to stand

    * * *
    1. auch adv upright, erect;
    aufrecht sitzen sit up (straight);
    aufrecht stehen stand erect;
    sich aufrecht halten hold o.s. up straight;
    sich kaum noch/nicht mehr aufrecht halten können hardly/not be able to stand up straight any more;
    er hält sich erstaunlich aufrecht fig he is taking it very well
    2. fig (ehrlich) upright, honest
    * * *
    1.
    1) upright < position>; upright, erect <posture, bearing>

    etwas aufrecht hinstellenplace something upright or in an upright position

    2) (redlich) upright
    2.
    adverbial <walk, sit, hold oneself> straight, erect
    * * *
    adj.
    upstanding adj. adv.
    endwise adv.
    uprightly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > aufrecht

  • 6 Bein

    n; -(e)s, -e
    1. auch eines Tisches, einer Hose etc.: leg; krumme / schlanke Beine haben have crooked ( Person auch: bandy) / slim legs; die Beine übereinander schlagen cross one’s legs; mit übereinander geschlagenen Beinen cross-legged, (with) legs crossed; von einem Bein aufs andere treten umg. shift from one foot to the other; geh du, du hast jüngere Beine umg. you go, your legs are in better shape ( oder younger) than mine; ich konnte mich nicht mehr auf den Beinen halten I could hardly stand on my (own two) feet; das geht in die Beine! bei körperlicher Anstrengung: you really feel it in your legs, it goes for your legs; bei zu viel Alkohol: it goes straight to your knees; von Tanzmusik: it makes you want to get up and dance; er hat jetzt zu viel am Bein fig. he has too much on his hands now, he has too much to do at the moment; auf einem Bein kann man nicht stehen umg. you can’t stop at one (drink); jemandem ein Bein stellen auch fig. trip s.o. up; beim Fußball: das Bein stehen lassen trip up one’s opponent, trip s.o. up; ( schon) auf den Beinen sein be up and about (already); dauernd auf den Beinen sein always be on the go; ich muss mich auf die Beine machen I must ( oder have to) get moving, I must ( oder have to) be off ( oder be making tracks); jemandem Beine machen (fortjagen) send s.o. packing; (antreiben) get s.o. moving; die Beine in die Hand oder unter den Arm nehmen müssen umg. have to scoot off, have to stir one’s stumps, have to step on it; jemandem auf die Beine helfen help s.o. up, help s.o. onto his ( oder her) feet, fig. set s.o. up, give s.o. a leg up; einer Sache auf die Beine helfen fig. get s.th. going; wieder auf den Beinen sein (gesund sein) be back on one’s feet again; ( wieder) auf die Beine kommen (gesund werden, auch fig. wirtschaftlich etc.) get back on one’s feet (again); (sich aufrichten) get up (again); wir werden dich bald wieder auf die Beine bringen! we’ll have you back on your feet ( oder running around) again in no time; schwach auf den Beinen sein be a bit shaky ( oder wobbly); auf schwachen oder wack(e) ligen Beinen stehen fig. be shaky, be a shaky affair; etw. auf die Beine stellen get s.th. up and running, launch ( oder start) s.th.; auf eigenen Beinen stehen stand on one’s own two feet; mit beiden Beinen im Leben stehen have both feet firmly on the ground; sich (Dat) ( etwas oder kurz) die Beine vertreten umg. stretch one’s legs; wie lange willst du noch die Beine unter unseren Tisch strecken? umg. how much longer are you going to be living off us?; mein Schlüssel hat ( wohl) Beine bekommen oder gekriegt umg. my key seems to have walked off; die ganze Stadt war auf den Beinen the whole town had turned out; alles, was Beine hat anyone and everyone, the whole population ( oder town etc.); ausreißen I, Bauch, Grab, Klotz, Knüppel, Kopf, link etc.; siehe auch Fuß1
    2. MED., österr., schw., südd., sonst altm. (Knochen) bone; diese Nachricht etc. ist ihm in die Beine gefahren the news etc. shook him to the core
    3. Dial., bes. nordd. (Fuß) foot
    * * *
    das Bein
    leg
    * * *
    [bain]
    nt -(e)s, -e
    1) leg

    mit übereinandergeschlagenen Béínen — cross-legged

    von einem Béín aufs andere treten — to shift from one leg or foot to the other

    sich kaum auf den Béínen halten können — to be hardly able to stay or stand on one's feet

    er ist noch gut auf den Béínen — he's still sprightly

    schwach auf den Béínen sein — to be a bit shaky

    jdm ein Béín stellen (lit, fig)to trip sb up

    jdm wieder auf die Béíne helfen (lit, fig)to help sb back on his feet

    sich auf die Béíne machen (inf)to make tracks (inf)

    die Béíne unter den Arm or in die Hand nehmen (inf)to take to one's heels

    die Béíne in den Bauch or Leib stehen (inf)to stand around until one is fit to drop (inf)

    mit beiden Béínen im Leben or auf der Erde stehen (fig)to have both feet (firmly) on the ground

    mit einem Béín im Grab stehen (fig)to have one foot in the grave

    mit einem Béín im Gefängnis stehen — to be likely to end up in jail

    das steht auf schwachen Béínen (fig)that isn't very sound

    auf eigenen Béínen stehen (fig)to be able to stand on one's own two feet

    auf einem Béín kann man nicht stehen! (fig inf)you can't stop at one!

    er fällt immer wieder auf die Béíne (fig)he always falls on his feet

    wieder auf die Béíne kommen (fig)to get back on one's feet again

    jdn wieder auf die Béíne bringen or stellen (fig) — to get sb back on his/her feet again

    etw auf die Béíne stellen (fig)to get sth off the ground; Geld etc to raise sth

    die Béíne breit machen (sl: zum Geschlechtsverkehr)to spread one's legs (sl)

    etw ans Béín binden (fig)to saddle oneself with sth

    jdn/etw am Béín haben (fig inf) — to have sb/sth (a)round one's neck (inf)

    See:
    2) (= Knochen) bone

    der Schreck ist ihm in die Béíne gefahren —

    Fleisch am Béín (old)meat on the bone

    See:
    Stein
    3) (= Elfenbein) ivory
    4) (dial = Fuß) foot
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    das
    1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) leg
    2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) leg
    3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) leg
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    <-[e]s, -e>
    [bain]
    nt
    1. (Körperteil) leg
    jdm ein \Bein amputieren to amputate sb's leg
    die \Beine ausstrecken/spreizen/übereinanderschlagen to stretch [out]/part/cross one's legs
    sich dat ein/das rechte \Bein brechen to break one's/one's right leg
    das \Bein heben Hund to lift a leg
    jdm auf die \Beine helfen (a. fig) to help sb back on [or onto] their feet a. fig
    schwach/unsicher auf den \Beinen sein to be weak/unsteady on one's feet
    auf einem \Bein stehen to stand on one leg
    jdm ein \Bein stellen (a. fig) to trip sb [or sep trip up] a. fig
    die \Beine [lang] von sich dat strecken to stretch out one's legs
    von einem \Bein aufs andere treten to shift from one foot [or leg] to the other
    ein \Bein verlieren to lose a leg
    sich dat die \Beine vertreten to stretch one's legs
    jdn/etw wieder auf die \Beine bringen (a. fig) to get sb/sth back on their/its feet again a. fig
    wieder auf die \Beine kommen (aufstehen) to get back on one's feet [again], to find one's legs fam; (fig: sich wirtschaftlich erholen) to be back on one's feet again fig; (gesund werden) to be up on one's feet again fig
    2. (Hosenbein) leg
    Jeans mit engen \Beinen drainpipes npl
    weite \Beine flares npl
    Hosen mit weiten \Beinen flared trousers
    3. SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ (veraltet: Knochen) bone
    4. (eines Möbelstücks, Gerätes) leg
    5. NORDD (Fuß) foot
    jdm aufs \Bein treten to step on sb's toes
    6.
    sich dat die \Beine [nach etw dat] abrennen [o ablaufen] [o wund laufen] (fam) to run one's legs off [for sth] fam
    sich dat die \Beine abstehen [o in den Bauch stehen] (fam) to be standing around for ages fam
    die \Beine unter den Arm [o in die Hand] nehmen (fam) to take to one's heels fam, to leg it sl
    sich dat [bei etw dat] kein \Bein ausreißen (fam) to not bust a gut [over sth] sl
    du hast dir weiß Gott kein Bein ausgerissen! you didn't really kill yourself! fam
    \Beine bekommen (fam) to grow legs and walk away fig hum fam
    jdm/sich etw ans \Bein binden to saddle sb/oneself with sth fam
    mit beiden \Beinen auf dem Boden stehen to have both feet on the ground fig
    die \Beine breit machen (pej fam) to spread one's legs pej fam
    jdn auf die \Beine bringen (fam: mobilisieren) to mobilize sb; (zusammenbringen) to bring sb together
    auf eigenen \Beinen stehen to be able to stand on one's own two feet fig
    jdm in die \Beine fahren to go right through sb
    immer wieder auf die \Beine fallen (fam) to always land on one's feet fig
    in die \Beine gehen Musik to make you want to dance; Anstrengung to tire one's legs
    mit einem \Bein im Gefängnis stehen to be running the risk of a jail sentence
    mit einem \Bein im Grabe stehen (krank, in Gefahr sein) to have one foot in the grave; (berufsbedingt) to defy death
    nicht mehr so gut auf den \Beinen sein to be not as young as one used to be
    jdn/etw am \Bein haben (fam) to have sb/sth round one's neck fig fam
    sich akk kaum noch [o nicht mehr] auf den \Beinen halten können to be hardly able to stand on one's [own two] feet
    alles, was \Beine hat (fam) everything on two legs hum fam
    was die \Beine hergeben (fam) as fast as one's legs can carry one
    jüngere \Beine haben (fam) to have [got] a younger pair of legs [on one] hum
    ein langes \Bein machen FBALL to make a sliding tackle
    mit beiden \Beinen im Leben stehen to have both feet [firmly] on the ground fig
    mit dem linken \Bein zuerst aufgestanden sein to have got out of bed [on] the wrong side fig
    jdm [tüchtig [o lange]] \Beine machen (fam) to give sb a [swift] kick in [or up] the arse [or AM ass] sl
    verschwinde endlich, oder muss ich dir erst \Beine machen? get lost, or do you need a kick up the arse? sl
    sich akk auf die \Beine machen (fam) to get a move on
    auf schwachen \Beinen stehen to have a shaky foundation fig, to be untenable
    auf den \Beinen sein (in Bewegung sein) to be on one's feet; (auf sein) to be up and about
    wieder auf den \Beinen sein (gesund sein) to be on one's feet [or up and about] again
    auf einem \Bein kann man nicht stehen! (fig fam) you can't stop at one! fam
    ein \Bein stehen lassen FBALL to trip the opponent
    etw auf die \Beine stellen to get sth off the ground
    eine Mannschaft/ein Programm auf die \Beine stellen to put together a team/programme [or AM program]
    die \Beine unter jds Tisch strecken (fam) to have one's feet under sb's table fig fam
    * * *
    das; Bein[e]s, Beine
    1) leg

    jemandem Beine machen(ugs.) make somebody get a move on (coll.)

    er hat sich (Dat.) kein Bein ausgerissen — (ugs.) he didn't overexert himself

    jemandem ein Bein stellen — trip somebody; (fig.) put or throw a spanner or (Amer.) a monkey wrench in somebody's works

    jemandem [einen] Knüppel od. Prügel zwischen die Beine werfen — (fig.) put or throw a spanner or (Amer.) a monkey wrench in somebody's works

    das hat Beine gekriegt(fig. ugs.) it seems to have [grown legs and] walked (coll.)

    die Beine in die Hand od. unter die Arme nehmen — (fig. ugs.) step on it (coll.)

    [wieder] auf die Beine kommen — (ugs.) get back on one's/its feet [again]

    jemanden/etwas [wieder] auf die Beine bringen — (ugs.) put somebody/something back on his/her/its feet again

    jemandem auf die Beine helfen — help somebody to his/her feet

    ich kann mich nicht mehr/kaum noch auf den Beinen halten — I can't/can hardly stand up

    auf eigenen Beinen stehen(fig.) stand on one's own two feet; support oneself

    mit beiden Beinen im Leben od. [fest] auf der Erde stehen — have both feet [firmly] on the ground

    mit dem linken Bein zuerst aufgestanden sein(ugs.) have got out of bed on the wrong side

    mit einem Bein im Gefängnis/Grab[e] stehen — (fig.) stand a good chance of ending up in prison/have one foot in the grave

    von einem Bein aufs andere treten(ugs.) shift from one foot to the other

    2) (HosenBein, TischBein, StuhlBein usw.) leg
    * * *
    Bein n; -(e)s, -e
    1. auch eines Tisches, einer Hose etc: leg;
    krumme/schlanke Beine haben have crooked ( Person auch: bandy)/slim legs;
    mit übereinander geschlagenen Beinen cross-legged, (with) legs crossed;
    von einem Bein aufs andere treten umg shift from one foot to the other;
    geh du, du hast jüngere Beine umg you go, your legs are in better shape ( oder younger) than mine;
    ich konnte mich nicht mehr auf den Beinen halten I could hardly stand on my (own two) feet;
    das geht in die Beine! bei körperlicher Anstrengung: you really feel it in your legs, it goes for your legs; bei zu viel Alkohol: it goes straight to your knees; von Tanzmusik: it makes you want to get up and dance;
    er hat jetzt zu viel am Bein fig he has too much on his hands now, he has too much to do at the moment;
    auf einem Bein kann man nicht stehen umg you can’t stop at one (drink);
    das Bein stehen lassen trip up one’s opponent, trip sb up;
    (schon) auf den Beinen sein be up and about (already);
    dauernd auf den Beinen sein always be on the go;
    ich muss mich auf die Beine machen I must ( oder have to) get moving, I must ( oder have to) be off ( oder be making tracks);
    jemandem Beine machen (fortjagen) send sb packing; (antreiben) get sb moving;
    unter den Arm nehmen müssen umg have to scoot off, have to stir one’s stumps, have to step on it;
    jemandem auf die Beine helfen help sb up, help sb onto his ( oder her) feet, fig set sb up, give sb a leg up;
    wieder auf den Beinen sein (gesund sein) be back on one’s feet again;
    (wieder) auf die Beine kommen (gesund werden, auch fig wirtschaftlich etc) get back on one’s feet (again); (sich aufrichten) get up (again);
    wir werden dich bald wieder auf die Beine bringen! we’ll have you back on your feet ( oder running around) again in no time;
    schwach auf den Beinen sein be a bit shaky ( oder wobbly);
    wack(e)ligen Beinen stehen fig be shaky, be a shaky affair;
    etwas auf die Beine stellen get sth up and running, launch ( oder start) sth;
    auf eigenen Beinen stehen stand on one’s own two feet;
    mit beiden Beinen im Leben stehen have both feet firmly on the ground;
    sich (dat) (
    kurz)
    die Beine vertreten umg stretch one’s legs;
    wie lange willst du noch die Beine unter unseren Tisch strecken? umg how much longer are you going to be living off us?;
    mein Schlüssel hat (wohl) Beine bekommen oder
    gekriegt umg my key seems to have walked off;
    die ganze Stadt war auf den Beinen the whole town had turned out;
    alles, was Beine hat anyone and everyone, the whole population ( oder town etc); ausreißen A, Bauch, Grab, Klotz, Knüppel, Kopf, link etc; auch Fuß1
    2. MED, österr, schweiz, südd, sonst obs (Knochen) bone;
    ist ihm in die Beine gefahren the news etc shook him to the core
    3. dial, besonders nordd (Fuß) foot
    * * *
    das; Bein[e]s, Beine
    1) leg

    jemandem Beine machen(ugs.) make somebody get a move on (coll.)

    er hat sich (Dat.) kein Bein ausgerissen — (ugs.) he didn't overexert himself

    jemandem ein Bein stellen — trip somebody; (fig.) put or throw a spanner or (Amer.) a monkey wrench in somebody's works

    jemandem [einen] Knüppel od. Prügel zwischen die Beine werfen — (fig.) put or throw a spanner or (Amer.) a monkey wrench in somebody's works

    das hat Beine gekriegt(fig. ugs.) it seems to have [grown legs and] walked (coll.)

    die Beine in die Hand od. unter die Arme nehmen — (fig. ugs.) step on it (coll.)

    [wieder] auf die Beine kommen — (ugs.) get back on one's/its feet [again]

    jemanden/etwas [wieder] auf die Beine bringen — (ugs.) put somebody/something back on his/her/its feet again

    jemandem auf die Beine helfen — help somebody to his/her feet

    ich kann mich nicht mehr/kaum noch auf den Beinen halten — I can't/can hardly stand up

    auf eigenen Beinen stehen(fig.) stand on one's own two feet; support oneself

    mit beiden Beinen im Leben od. [fest] auf der Erde stehen — have both feet [firmly] on the ground

    mit dem linken Bein zuerst aufgestanden sein(ugs.) have got out of bed on the wrong side

    mit einem Bein im Gefängnis/Grab[e] stehen — (fig.) stand a good chance of ending up in prison/have one foot in the grave

    von einem Bein aufs andere treten(ugs.) shift from one foot to the other

    2) (HosenBein, TischBein, StuhlBein usw.) leg
    * * *
    -e n.
    leg n.

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  • 7 Bein

    Bein <-[e]s, -e> [bain] nt
    1) ( Körperteil) leg;
    jdm ein \Bein amputieren to amputate sb's leg;
    die \Bein ausstrecken/ spreizen/ übereinanderschlagen to stretch [out]/part/cross one's legs;
    sich dat ein \Bein/das rechte \Bein brechen to break one's leg/one's right leg;
    jdn/etw [wieder] auf die \Bein bringen to get sb back on his/sth back on its feet again;
    das \Bein heben Hund to lift a leg;
    jdm [wieder] auf die \Beine helfen to help sb back on [or onto] his feet;
    wieder auf die \Beine kommen ( sich wieder aufrichten) to get back on one's feet [again], to find one's legs;
    schwach/unsicher auf den \Beinen sein to be weak/unsteady on one's feet;
    auf einem \Bein stehen to stand on one leg;
    jdm ein \Bein stellen to trip up sb sep;
    die \Beine [lang] von sich strecken to stretch out one's legs;
    von einem \Bein aufs andere treten to shift from one foot to the other;
    ein \Bein verlieren to lose a leg;
    sich dat die \Beine vertreten to stretch one's legs
    2) (Hosen\Bein) leg;
    weite \Beine flares;
    Jeans mit engen \Beinen drainpipes npl
    3) ( Knochen) bone
    WENDUNGEN:
    die \Beine unter den Arm [o in die Hand] nehmen ( fam) to take to one's heels, to leg it (sl)
    sich dat die \Beine in den Bauch stehen ( fam) to be standing until one is ready to drop ( fam)
    mit beiden \Beinen auf dem Boden stehen to have both feet on the ground;
    mit einem \Bein im Gefängnis stehen to be running the risk of a jail sentence;
    mit einem \Bein im Grabe stehen ( sterbenskrank sein) to have one foot in the grave;
    mit beiden \Beinen im Leben stehen to have both feet [firmly] on the ground;
    die \Beine unter jds Tisch strecken ( fam) to have one's feet under sb's table;
    jüngere \Beine haben ( fam) to have [got] a younger pair of legs [on one] ( hum)
    mit dem linken \Bein zuerst aufgestanden sein to have got out of bed on the wrong side;
    sich dat die \Beine [nach etw] abrennen [o ablaufen] [o wund laufen] ( fam) to run one's legs off [for sth];
    sich dat [bei etw] kein \Bein ausreißen ( fam) to not bust a gut [over sth] (sl)
    \Beine bekommen ( fam) to go for a walk on its own ( hum)
    jdm/ sich dat etw ans \Bein binden to saddle sb/oneself with sth;
    jdn auf die \Beine bringen [o stellen] ( Menschen zusammenbringen) to bring people together sep;
    jdm in die \Beine fahren to make sb shake all over, to go right through sb;
    immer wieder auf die \Beine fallen ( fam) to always land on one's feet;
    jdn/etw am \Bein haben ( fam) to have sb/sth round one's neck ( fam)
    alles, was \Beine hat,... ( fam) everything on two legs... ( hum)
    sich dat kaum noch [o nur noch mit Mühe] /nicht mehr auf den \Beinen halten können to be hardly able to stand on one's [own two] feet;
    jdm [wieder] auf die \Beine helfen to help sb back on [or onto] his feet;
    was die \Beine hergeben ( fam) as fast as one's legs can carry one;
    auf einem \Bein kann man nicht stehen! (man nicht stehen!) ( fam) you can't stop at one!;
    wieder auf die \Beine kommen ( wieder gesund werden) to be up on one's feet again;
    ( sich wirtschaftlich wieder erholen) to recover one's economic state;
    jdm [tüchtig] \Beine machen ( fam) to give sb a [swift] kick in [or up] the arse [or (Am) ass] (sl)
    verschwinde endlich, oder muss ich dir erst \Beine machen? get lost, or do you need a kick up the arse? ( hum) (sl)
    sich auf die \Beine machen ( fam) to get a move on;
    auf den \Beinen sein ( in Bewegung sein) to be on one's feet;
    ( auf sein) to be up and about;
    ich bin nicht mehr so gut auf den \Beinen I'm not as young as I used to be (a. hum)
    wieder auf den \Beinen sein to be on one's feet [or up and about] again;
    auf eigenen \Beinen stehen to be able to stand on one's own two feet;
    auf schwachen \Beinen stehen to have a shaky foundation, to be untenable;
    etw auf die \Beine stellen to get sth going;
    jdm ein \Bein stellen to trip up sb sep

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  • 8 В-77

    ВЕТРОМ ШАТАЕТ кого coll VP impers fixed WO
    (a person is) unable to walk steadily, hardly able to stand up (from weakness, old age, drunkenness etc)
    X-a ветром шатает - a (good) breeze could knock (blow) X over
    (in limited contexts) X trembles in the wind (X is so drunk) he can't stand up straight.
    "...Колыма, Воркута, Тайшет. Так ведь там от истощения подыхали пачками, доходяг буквально ветром шатало...» (Марченко 1). "...Kolyma, Vorkuta, Taishet. There they used to die like flies from exhaustion, 'goners' would literally tremble in the wind..." (1a).

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  • 9 Н-144

    ЁЛЕ (ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ) НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ (ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ) coll VP subj: human pres or past) to be barely able to walk ( usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc)
    X еле ноги волочил - X could hardly put one foot in front of the other
    X could scarcely drag one foot after the other X could scarcely (barely) drag himself along (around) X's legs would barely move.
    ...Эти стихи он (Шаламов) писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2)....He (Shalamov) had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).
    ... (Нюра) еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ещё и днём... (Войнович 2)....(Nyura) could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).
    Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a).

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  • 10 ветром шатает

    [VP; impers; fixed WO]
    =====
    (a person is) unable to walk steadily, hardly able to stand up (from weakness, old age, drunkenness etc):
    - X-a ветром шатает a (good) breeze could knock (blow) X over;
    - [in limited contexts] X trembles in the wind;
    - (X is so drunk) he can't stand up straight.
         ♦ "...Колыма, Воркута, Тайшет. Так ведь там от истощения подыхали пачками, доходяг буквально ветром шатало..." (Марченко 1). "...Kolyma, Vorkuta, Ikishet. There they used to die like flies from exhaustion, 'goners' would literally tremble in the wind..." (1a).

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  • 11 едва ноги волочить

    ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ <ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ> coll
    [VP; subj: human; pres or past]
    =====
    to be barely able to walk (usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc):
    - X еле ноги волочил X could hardly put one foot in front of the other;
    - X's legs would barely move.
         ♦...Эти стихи он [Шаламов] писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2).... Не [Shalamov] had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).
         ♦... [Нюра] еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ешё и днём... (Войнович 2)....[Nyura] could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).
         ♦ Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a).

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  • 12 едва ноги передвигать

    ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ <ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ> coll
    [VP; subj: human; pres or past]
    =====
    to be barely able to walk (usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc):
    - X еле ноги волочил X could hardly put one foot in front of the other;
    - X's legs would barely move.
         ♦...Эти стихи он [Шаламов] писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2).... Не [Shalamov] had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).
         ♦... [Нюра] еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ешё и днём... (Войнович 2)....[Nyura] could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).
         ♦ Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > едва ноги передвигать

  • 13 едва ноги таскать

    ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ <ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ> coll
    [VP; subj: human; pres or past]
    =====
    to be barely able to walk (usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc):
    - X еле ноги волочил X could hardly put one foot in front of the other;
    - X's legs would barely move.
         ♦...Эти стихи он [Шаламов] писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2).... Не [Shalamov] had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).
         ♦... [Нюра] еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ешё и днём... (Войнович 2)....[Nyura] could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).
         ♦ Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > едва ноги таскать

  • 14 едва ноги тащить

    ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ <ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ> coll
    [VP; subj: human; pres or past]
    =====
    to be barely able to walk (usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc):
    - X еле ноги волочил X could hardly put one foot in front of the other;
    - X's legs would barely move.
         ♦...Эти стихи он [Шаламов] писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2).... Не [Shalamov] had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).
         ♦... [Нюра] еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ешё и днём... (Войнович 2)....[Nyura] could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).
         ♦ Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > едва ноги тащить

  • 15 едва ноги тянуть

    ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ <ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ> coll
    [VP; subj: human; pres or past]
    =====
    to be barely able to walk (usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc):
    - X еле ноги волочил X could hardly put one foot in front of the other;
    - X's legs would barely move.
         ♦...Эти стихи он [Шаламов] писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2).... Не [Shalamov] had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).
         ♦... [Нюра] еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ешё и днём... (Войнович 2)....[Nyura] could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).
         ♦ Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > едва ноги тянуть

  • 16 еле ноги волочить

    ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ <ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ> coll
    [VP; subj: human; pres or past]
    =====
    to be barely able to walk (usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc):
    - X еле ноги волочил X could hardly put one foot in front of the other;
    - X's legs would barely move.
         ♦...Эти стихи он [Шаламов] писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2).... Не [Shalamov] had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).
         ♦... [Нюра] еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ешё и днём... (Войнович 2)....[Nyura] could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).
         ♦ Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > еле ноги волочить

  • 17 еле ноги передвигать

    ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ <ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ> coll
    [VP; subj: human; pres or past]
    =====
    to be barely able to walk (usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc):
    - X еле ноги волочил X could hardly put one foot in front of the other;
    - X's legs would barely move.
         ♦...Эти стихи он [Шаламов] писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2).... Не [Shalamov] had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).
         ♦... [Нюра] еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ешё и днём... (Войнович 2)....[Nyura] could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).
         ♦ Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > еле ноги передвигать

  • 18 еле ноги таскать

    ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ <ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ> coll
    [VP; subj: human; pres or past]
    =====
    to be barely able to walk (usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc):
    - X еле ноги волочил X could hardly put one foot in front of the other;
    - X's legs would barely move.
         ♦...Эти стихи он [Шаламов] писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2).... Не [Shalamov] had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).
         ♦... [Нюра] еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ешё и днём... (Войнович 2)....[Nyura] could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).
         ♦ Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > еле ноги таскать

  • 19 еле ноги тащить

    ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ <ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ> coll
    [VP; subj: human; pres or past]
    =====
    to be barely able to walk (usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc):
    - X еле ноги волочил X could hardly put one foot in front of the other;
    - X's legs would barely move.
         ♦...Эти стихи он [Шаламов] писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2).... Не [Shalamov] had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).
         ♦... [Нюра] еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ешё и днём... (Войнович 2)....[Nyura] could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).
         ♦ Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > еле ноги тащить

  • 20 еле ноги тянуть

    ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ <ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ> coll
    [VP; subj: human; pres or past]
    =====
    to be barely able to walk (usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc):
    - X еле ноги волочил X could hardly put one foot in front of the other;
    - X's legs would barely move.
         ♦...Эти стихи он [Шаламов] писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2).... Не [Shalamov] had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).
         ♦... [Нюра] еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ешё и днём... (Войнович 2)....[Nyura] could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).
         ♦ Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > еле ноги тянуть

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