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21 вести высокомерно
American: mount the high horse, ride one's high horse -
22 felül a magas lóra
to ride one's high horse, to ride the high horse -
23 fölényeskedik
to get on one's high horse, to ride the high horse -
24 magas lóról beszél
to ride the high horse, to get on one's high horse -
25 magas lovon ül
to ride one's high horse, to ride the high horse -
26 заноситься
1) General subject: be above oneself, get above oneself, get superior, to be above oneself, to be on( one's) high horse, to be set up, fly at higher game, hold head high, ride a cockhorse2) Colloquial: go to your head3) American: showboat -
27 cresta
intj.damn it.f.1 comb.2 crest.estar en la cresta (de la ola) to be riding high3 ridgelike formation.* * *1 (de ave) crest; (de gallo) comb2 (de pelo) toupée3 (de montaña, ola) crest\dar a alguien en la cresta familiar to deflate somebody, bring somebody down to earthestar en la cresta de la ola familiar to be on the crest of a wavelevantar la cresta / alzar la cresta familiar to give oneself airs, get on one's high horse* * *noun f.1) crest2) comb* * *SF1) (Orn) [gen] crest; [de gallo] comb2) (Geog) crest3) [de ola] crest4) (=peluca) wig, toupée* * *1)a) (Zool) crest; ( de gallo) combb) (de ola, monte) crestestar en la cresta de la ola — to be on o be riding on the crest of the wave
2) (Chi vulg) ( uso expletivo) mierda 2) d)* * *= ridge, crest.Ex. It is worth camping out there for the weekend but probably with mates as it is hard to convince the chicks they want to hike over a ridge to get to a place with no bogs.Ex. In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.----* cresta de montaña = mountain ridge.* * *1)a) (Zool) crest; ( de gallo) combb) (de ola, monte) crestestar en la cresta de la ola — to be on o be riding on the crest of the wave
2) (Chi vulg) ( uso expletivo) mierda 2) d)* * *= ridge, crest.Ex: It is worth camping out there for the weekend but probably with mates as it is hard to convince the chicks they want to hike over a ridge to get to a place with no bogs.
Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.* cresta de montaña = mountain ridge.* * *A1 ( Zool) crest; (de gallo) comb2 (de una ola) crestestar en la cresta de la ola to be on o be riding the crest of a wave3 (de un monte) crestB( Chi vulg) (uso expletivo): ¿dónde cresta(s) dejé las llaves? where the hell did I leave the keys? ( colloq)¡apúrate por la cresta! get a move on for goodness sake ( colloq)¡por la cresta! otra vez me equivoqué damn it! I've got(ten) it wrong again! (sl)¡a la cresta con el trabajo! to hell with work! ( colloq)con esta inflación todos nos vamos a ir a la cresta with inflation like this we're all going to be up shit creek ( vulg)dile que se vaya a la cresta tell him to go to hell (sl)gana más que la cresta he earns a hell of a lot ( colloq), he earns a goddamn ( AmE) o ( BrE) bloody fortune (sl)sacarse la cresta ( Chi vulg): me caí y casi me saco la cresta I fell and nearly broke my neck o killed myself ( colloq)se sacó la cresta en moto he smashed himself up in a motorbike accident ( colloq)* * *
cresta sustantivo femeninoa) (Zool) crest;
( de gallo) comb
cresta sustantivo femenino
1 (de plumas) crest
(carnosa) comb
2 (estilo punk) Mohawk haircut
3 (cumbre) crest, top
4 (de una ola) crest
♦ Locuciones: estar en la cresta de la ola, to be on the crest of the wave
' cresta' also found in these entries:
English:
crest
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* * *cresta nf1. [de ave] crest;[de gallo] comb2. [peinado punk] Mohican3. [de ola, montaña] crest;estar en la cresta (de la ola) to be riding high* * *f crest;estar en la cresta de la ola fig be riding high, be on the crest of a wave* * *cresta nf1) : crest2) : comb (of a rooster)* * *cresta n1. (de ave) crest2. (de gallo) comb3. (de montaña) ridge -
28 corno
m (pl generally le corna) hornramificate antlerscorno da scarpe shoehorn* * *corno pl.f. corna nel sign. 1; pl.m. corni nei significati 2, 3, 4 e in alcune espressioni idiomatiche, s.m.1 (zool.) horn; ( ramificate) antlers: corno di cervo, hartshorn; corna di antilope, antelope horns; uccise un cervo e appese le corna come trofeo di caccia, he killed a stag and hung up the antlers as a trophy // fare le corna, ( come scongiuro) to touch wood; ( come insulto) to give s.o. the V sign (o the fingers); ( tradire) ( di marito) to be unfaithful to one's wife; ( di moglie) to make a cuckold of one's husband // prendere il toro per le corna, (fig.) to take the bull by the horns // rompere le corna a qlcu., ( picchiarlo) to hit (o to beat) s.o. hard // rompersi le corna, (fig.) to get the worst of it (o to be defeated) // dire peste e corna di qlcu., (fig.) to slander (o to speak ill of) s.o. // alzare le corna, (fig.) to get on one's high horse // non vale un corno, it isn't worth a fig // un corno!, not at all! (o nonsense!) // a forma di corno, horn-shaped // e in alcune espressioni idiomatiche, corno da scarpe, shoehorn; corno di montagna, mountain peak; corni della luna, horns (o cusps) of the moon // corna di lumaca, horns of a snail // corno dell'abbondanza, cornucopia (o horn of plenty) // corni di un dilemma, horns of a dilemma2 ( materiale) horny matter, horn: corno artificiale, ( galalite) galalith; manico di corno, horn handle; pettine di corno, horn comb3 (mus.) horn: corno ( da caccia), hunting horn; corno francese, French horn; corno inglese, English horn (o cor anglais); suonatore di corno ( da caccia), horn blower; ( cornista) horn player; suonare un corno ( da caccia), to sound a horn4 (tecn.) horn: i corni di un'incudine, the horns of an anvil; (elettr.) corno polare, pole horn (o pole tip): corno polare d'entrata, leading pole tip; corno polare d'uscita, trailing pole tip.* * *['kɔrno]1. sm, corni pl mMus horn2. sm no pl1) (materiale) horndi corno — (bottone, manico) horn attr
2) famfelice? — un corno! — happy? — anything but!
3) Geog3. sm, corna pl f1) (Zool : di toro, lumaca) horn, (di cervo) antler2) famfare le corna — (per scaramanzia) to keep one's fingers crossed
PAROLA CHIAVE: corno non si traduce mai con cornfare le corna a qn — (a marito, moglie) to cheat on sb
* * *1) (pl. -a) zool. horn2) (pl. -i) (materiale) horn3) (pl. -i) mus. horn4) (pl. -i) (amuleto) = horn-shaped amulet5) (pl. -i) (di cappello, luna, incudine) horn6) colloq. (niente)7) geogr.•corno inglese — cor anglais, English horn
••fare le -a — (per scaramanzia) = to touch wood
fare le -a a qcn. — (gesto) = to jeer at sb. (with a gesture of the hand)
avere o portare le -a to be a cuckold ant.; mettere o fare le -a a qcn. to two-time sb.; rompersi le -a — to get the worst of it
* * *cornopl. -i, pl.f. -a /'kɔrno/ ⇒ 34sostantivo m.3 (pl. -i) mus. horn4 (pl. -i) (amuleto) = horn-shaped amulet5 (pl. -i) (di cappello, luna, incudine) horn6 colloq. (niente) non capire un corno to be thick as a brick; non vale un corno it's not worth a toss; un corno! my foot! no way!7 geogr. Corno d'Africa Horn of Africafare le -a (per scaramanzia) = to touch wood; fare le -a a qcn. (gesto) = to jeer at sb. (with a gesture of the hand); avere o portare le -a to be a cuckold ant.; mettere o fare le -a a qcn. to two-time sb.; rompersi le -a to get the worst of it\corno da caccia hunting horn; corno francese French horn; corno inglese cor anglais, English horn; corno da scarpe shoehorn. -
29 a se umfla în pene (ca un păun)
to give oneself airsto put on airs / sideto puff oneself upto suffer from / to have a swelled headto get on one's high horseto give oneself a pat on the back over smth. / for having done smth.to cut a dash / a figure / a show / a flashto wag one's chinto set up one's combto be too big for one's bootsto be as vain as a peacocksl. to do the grand.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se umfla în pene (ca un păun)
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30 pe ducă
1. going awayabout to go.2. running short / outcoming to an end.3. fig. on one's deathbedon one's last legson one's uppers / beam-endsoff one's high horsee pe ducă aprox. his / her number is up. -
31 poner los nervios de punta
• get on one's high horse• get on the ball• get one's money's worth• get one's nose in front• get undressed• get uneven• get very far• get very rough• grate cheese• grate the teeth• jar on one's nervesDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > poner los nervios de punta
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32 Thron
m; -(e)s, -e throne (auch fig.); den Thron besteigen ascend ( oder accede to) the throne; auf den Thron verzichten renounce (one’s right oder claim to) the throne; jemandem auf den Thron folgen succeed s.o. on the throne; vom Thron stoßen auch fig. dethrone, oust (from the throne); sein Thron wackelt auch fig. his throne looks insecure; auf dem Thron sitzen fig., hum. be on the throne* * *der Thronthrone* * *[troːn]m -(e)s, -ethrone; (hum inf = Nachttopf) potvon seinem Thrón herabsteigen (fig) — to come down off one's high horse
* * *der1) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) crown2) (the ceremonial chair of a king, queen etc, pope or bishop.) throne3) (the king or queen: He swore allegiance to the throne.) throne* * *<-[e]s, -e>[tro:n]m throne▶ jds \Thron wackelt sb's throne is shaking* * *der; Thron[e]s, Throne thronesein Thron wackelt — (fig.) his position is becoming very shaky
* * *den Thron besteigen ascend ( oder accede to) the throne;auf den Thron verzichten renounce (one’s right oder claim to) the throne;jemandem auf den Thron folgen succeed sb on the throne;vom Thron stoßen auch fig dethrone, oust (from the throne);sein Thron wackelt auch fig his throne looks insecure;auf dem Thron sitzen fig, hum be on the throne* * *der; Thron[e]s, Throne thronesein Thron wackelt — (fig.) his position is becoming very shaky
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33 sich aufs hohe Ross setzen
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34 a nu tine nasul pe sus
to come off one's perch / one's high horse. -
35 cu nasul pe sus
with one's nose in the airon one's high horse. -
36 afectar los nervios
• get on one's high horse• get on the ball• get up to one's neck• get up very late -
37 ponerse a flote
• get back on one's feet• get on like a house on fire• get on one's high horse• get out of control• get out of file -
38 makov
adj of poppy, poppy- I biti manji od -a zrna eating out of one's hand, knocked from one's high horse -
39 oholiti se
vr impf be haughty/arrogant, be excessively proud, swell with pride, give oneself airs, puff up, be on one's high horse, have one's nose in the air -
40 streep
2 [smalle strook] stripe ⇒ line, 〈 breed〉 band, 〈 breed〉 bar, 〈 onregelmatig〉 streak 〈van licht/vuil〉♦voorbeelden:〈 figuurlijk〉 een streep door een plan halen • thwart a plan, knock a plan on the headop zijn strepen staan • get up on one's high horse
См. также в других словарях:
on one's high horse — {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Acting as if you are better than others; being very proud and scornful. * /Martha was chairman of the picnic committee, and at the picnic she was on her high horse, telling everyone what to do./ * /Mrs. Jones asked to… … Dictionary of American idioms
on one's high horse — {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Acting as if you are better than others; being very proud and scornful. * /Martha was chairman of the picnic committee, and at the picnic she was on her high horse, telling everyone what to do./ * /Mrs. Jones asked to… … Dictionary of American idioms
on\ one's\ high\ horse — adj. phr. informal 1. Acting as if you are better than others; being very proud and scornful. Martha was chairman of the picnic committee, and at the picnic she was on her high horse, telling everyone what to do. Mrs. Jones asked to see a less… … Словарь американских идиом
off one's high horse — {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Not acting proud and scornful; humble and agreeable. * /The girls were so kind to Nancy after her mother died that she came down off her high horse and made friends with them./ 2. Acting friendly again; not angry and… … Dictionary of American idioms
off one's high horse — {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Not acting proud and scornful; humble and agreeable. * /The girls were so kind to Nancy after her mother died that she came down off her high horse and made friends with them./ 2. Acting friendly again; not angry and… … Dictionary of American idioms
off\ one's\ high\ horse — adj. phr. informal 1. Not acting proud and scornful; humble and agreeable. The girls were so kind to Nancy after her mother died that she came down off her high horse and made friends with them. 2. Acting friendly again; not angry and unpleasant… … Словарь американских идиом
on one's high horse — 1. In an attitude of fancied superiority 2. Very much on one s dignity • • • Main Entry: ↑high * * * informal used to refer to someone’s behaving in an arrogant or pompous manner get down off your high horse … Useful english dictionary
on one's high horse — ► on one s high horse informal behaving arrogantly or pompously. Main Entry: ↑high … English terms dictionary
get on one's high horse — behave with arrogance He is back on his high horse and has started giving orders to everyone … Idioms and examples
Get off one's high horse — one s arrogance is unacceptable … Dictionary of Australian slang
high horse — originally (late 14c.) fine, tall horse; war horse, charger (high steed is from c.1300), also, like high hall, status symbol; figurative sense of airs, easily wounded dignity in mount (one s) high horse affect airs of superiority is from 1782… … Etymology dictionary