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21 fiato
m breathsenza fiato breathlesstutto d'un fiato in one goriprendere fiato catch one's breath* * *fiato s.m.1 breath: avere il fiato corto, to be short of breath; avere il fiato grosso, essere senza fiato, to be out of breath (o to be breathless o to be panting); trattenere il fiato, to hold (o to catch) one's breath; prender fiato, to take (o draw) breath (anche fig.); gridai con quanto fiato avevo in gola, I shouted at the top of my voice; non mi stancherò di ripetere la stessa cosa finché avrò fiato in gola, I'll keep on saying the same thing until I'm blue in the face // è tutto fiato sprecato, it's all a waste of breath // mi hai fatto rimanere senza fiato!, you have taken my breath away!; rimanemmo senza fiato per la meraviglia, we were breathless (o speechless) with astonishment // tutto d'un fiato, all in one (o at a) breath (o in one gulp): bere (qlco.) tutto d'un fiato, to gulp (sthg.) down (o to drain sthg.); ho letto quel libro tutto d'un fiato, I read that book in a sitting (o in one go) // (mus.) strumenti a fiato, fiati, wind instruments (o wind o winds) // dare fiato alle trombe, to sound the trumpets; (fig.) to trumpet abroad (o to shout from the rooftops)2 ( resistenza) stamina, wind, staying power, breath: non ho fiato per nuotare fino alla boa, I haven't got the stamina to swim as far as the buoy; questo atleta non ha fiato, this athlete has no staying power; giù di fiato, ( di atleta) out of training* * *['fjato] 1.sostantivo maschile1) (respiro) breath; (resistenza) staminaavere il fiato grosso o corto to be out of o short of breath; trattenere il fiato to hold one's breath (anche fig.); tirare il fiato to draw breath; fig. to breathe; mozzare o togliere il fiato a qcn. to take sb.'s breath away (anche fig.); da mozzare il fiato [bellezza, velocità] breathtaking; essere o rimanere senza fiato to be breathless (anche fig.) ( per over); lasciare qcn. senza fiato to leave o make sb. breathless (anche fig.); (ri)prendere fiato to get one's breath o wind back, to recover o catch one's breath; fig. to get one's second wind; mi manca il fiato I am o feel breathless o out of breath; gridare con quanto fiato si ha in gola to scream at the top of one's voice o lungs; tutto d'un fiato [ bere] in one swallow o gulp; [ dire] in a single breath; [ leggere] in one go, straight through; strumento a fiato — wind instrument
2) (alito)2.••finché avrò fiato — as long as I have breath in my body o I draw breath
stare o rimanere col fiato sospeso to hold one's breath; tenere qcn. col fiato sospeso to keep o leave sb. in suspense; sprecare il fiato to waste words o one's breath; (è tutto) fiato sprecato! — it's like water off a duck's back
* * *fiato/'fjato/I sostantivo m.1 (respiro) breath; (resistenza) stamina; avere il fiato grosso o corto to be out of o short of breath; trattenere il fiato to hold one's breath (anche fig.); tirare il fiato to draw breath; fig. to breathe; mozzare o togliere il fiato a qcn. to take sb.'s breath away (anche fig.); da mozzare il fiato [bellezza, velocità] breathtaking; essere o rimanere senza fiato to be breathless (anche fig.) ( per over); lasciare qcn. senza fiato to leave o make sb. breathless (anche fig.); (ri)prendere fiato to get one's breath o wind back, to recover o catch one's breath; fig. to get one's second wind; mi manca il fiato I am o feel breathless o out of breath; gridare con quanto fiato si ha in gola to scream at the top of one's voice o lungs; tutto d'un fiato [ bere] in one swallow o gulp; [ dire] in a single breath; [ leggere] in one go, straight through; strumento a fiato wind instrument2 (alito) avere il fiato pesante to have bad breathII fiati m.pl.mus. windsfinché avrò fiato as long as I have breath in my body o I draw breath; avere il fiato sul collo to be rushed off one's feet; risparmia il fiato! save your breath! stare o rimanere col fiato sospeso to hold one's breath; tenere qcn. col fiato sospeso to keep o leave sb. in suspense; sprecare il fiato to waste words o one's breath; (è tutto) fiato sprecato! it's like water off a duck's back. -
22 abgehetzt
I P.P. abhetzenII Adj.* * *ạb|ge|hetzt ['apgəhɛtst]adjout of breathSee:→ auch abhetzen* * *ab·ge·hetztadj worn-out* * *Adjektiv exhausted; (außer Atem) breathless* * *B. adj* * *Adjektiv exhausted; (außer Atem) breathless* * *adj.exhausted adj. -
23 unmenschlich
I Adj. inhuman, cruel; umg. (sehr groß) tremendous; unmenschliche Hitze / Kälte unbearable heat / cold; unmenschliches Leid unbearable suffering; ( schier) Unmenschliches leisten perform superhuman featsII Adv. behandeln, quälen etc.: inhumanly, cruelly; unmenschlich ( viel) zu tun haben umg. have a terrific amount ( oder masses of things) to do, be rushed off one’s feet* * *inhumane; inhuman* * *ụn|mensch|lich1. adj1) Verhalten, Behandlung inhuman, appalling2) (inf = unerträglich) terrible2. adv1) behandeln, foltern in an inhuman way, appallingly2) heiß, kalt, schwül unbearably* * *1) (extremely cruel or brutal; not seeming to be human: His treatment of his children was quite inhuman.) inhuman2) inhumanely3) (unkind or cruel: inhumane treatment of prisoners-of-war.) inhumane* * *un·mensch·lich[ˈʊnmɛnʃlɪç]1. (grausam) inhuman[e], brutalein \unmenschlicher Diktator a brutal [or inhuman] dictator\unmenschliche Grausamkeit inhuman cruelty2. (inhuman) appalling\unmenschliche Bedingungen appalling conditions3. (fam: mörderisch, unerträglich) tremendous, terrible\unmenschliche Hitze tremendous heat* * *1.1) inhuman; brutal; subhuman, appalling < conditions>2.2) (entsetzlich) appallingly (coll.)* * *A. adj inhuman, cruel; umg (sehr groß) tremendous;unmenschliche Hitze/Kälte unbearable heat/cold;unmenschliches Leid unbearable suffering;(schier) Unmenschliches leisten perform superhuman featsB. adv behandeln, quälen etc: inhumanly, cruelly;unmenschlich (viel) zu tun haben umg have a terrific amount ( oder masses of things) to do, be rushed off one’s feet* * *1.1) inhuman; brutal; subhuman, appalling < conditions>2.2) (entsetzlich) appallingly (coll.)* * *adj.inhuman adj.inhumane adj. adv.inhumanely adv.inhumanly adv. -
24 tregua
f trucefig break, let-up* * *tregua s.f.2 ( riposo) rest, respite: il dolore non gli dà tregua, the pain never lets up (o gives him a moment's respite) // senza tregua, non-stop (o without a break): lavorare senza tregua, to work without a break; piove senza tregua da tre giorni, the rain hasn't let up for three days.* * *['trɛgwa, 'tregwa]sostantivo femminile1) mil. truce2) fig. (sosta) respite, restsenza tregua — unceasingly, nonstop, without a break
non dare tregua a qcn. — to give sb. no respite
* * *tregua/'trεgwa, 'tregwa/sostantivo f.1 mil. truce2 fig. (sosta) respite, rest; dopo qualche giorno di tregua after a few days' respite; non avere un attimo di tregua to be rushed off one's feet; senza tregua unceasingly, nonstop, without a break; piove senza tregua da due giorni it has been raining continuously for two days; non dare tregua a qcn. to give sb. no respite. -
25 сбиваться с ног [lang name=Russian]уставать
разг to be falling off one's feet, to be ready to drop, от многочисленных дел to be rushed off one's feet, to run one's feet/legs off, to knock oneself outРусско-английский учебный словарь > сбиваться с ног [lang name=Russian]уставать
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26 andar de cabeza / ir de cabeza
andar de cabeza / ir de cabezato be rushed off one's feet -
27 bourre
bourre [buʀ]feminine noun[de coussin] stuffing* * *buʀ1) ( pour remplissage) stuffing; ( déchets textiles) flock; ( de cartouche) wad2) ( en botanique) down••être à la bourre — (colloq) to be pushed for time
* * *buʀ nf1) [coussin, matelas] stuffing2) (autre locution) *Là j'ai pas le temps, on est à la bourre. — I don't have time right now, we're rushed off our feet.
* * *A ◑†nm ( policier) cop○.B nf2 Bot down.I(très familier) [bur] nom masculinles bourres the cops, the fuzzII[bur] nom féminin————————à la bourre locution adverbialeb. [dans son travail] to be behind -
28 bourré
bourre [buʀ]feminine noun[de coussin] stuffing* * *buʀ1) ( pour remplissage) stuffing; ( déchets textiles) flock; ( de cartouche) wad2) ( en botanique) down••être à la bourre — (colloq) to be pushed for time
* * *buʀ nf1) [coussin, matelas] stuffing2) (autre locution) *Là j'ai pas le temps, on est à la bourre. — I don't have time right now, we're rushed off our feet.
* * *A ◑†nm ( policier) cop○.B nf2 Bot down. -
29 Ohr
n; -(e)s, -en1. ANAT. ear (auch fig., Gehör); gute / schlechte Ohren haben have good / poor hearing; jemandem etw. ins Ohr flüstern whisper s.th. into s.o.’s ear; die Ohren anlegen Hund, Pferd: lay back its ears; ich habe es mit eigenen Ohren gehört I heard it with my own ears; jemandem eins hinter die Ohren geben umg. give s.o. a clip (a)round the ears; spitzen I, taub 12. fig., in Wendungen: die Ohren aufmachen listen carefully; die Ohren spitzen oder lange Ohren bekommen prick up one’s ears; ganz Ohr sein be all ears; ein Ohr haben für have an ear for; ein feines Ohr haben für have a good ear for; ein offenes Ohr für jemanden haben be prepared to listen to s.o.; ein offenes Ohr finden find a good listener; jemandem ein Ohr oder die Ohren abreden oder abquatschen umg. jabber away endlessly at s.o.; gleich gibt’s rote Ohren oder einen Satz heiße Ohren umg., hum. you’re just asking for a clip (a)round the ears; ich habe es noch im Ohr (Musik etc.) it’s still going (a)round in my head; stärker: it’s still ringing in my ears; die Melodie geht leicht ins Ohr it’s a really catchy tune; jemandem in den Ohren liegen pester s.o.; jemanden übers Ohr hauen umg. rip s.o. off; sich aufs Ohr legen umg. get some shuteye; schreib dir das hinter die Ohren! umg. and don’t you forget it!; bis über die oder beide Ohren in Arbeit / Schulden etc. stecken umg. be up to one’s ears in work / debt etc.; bis über die oder beide Ohren verliebt umg. head over heels in love; viel um die Ohren haben umg. have an awful lot on one’s plate; von einem Ohr ( bis) zum anderen grinsen umg. grin from ear to ear; mir klingen die Ohren my ears are burning; halt die Ohren steif! umg. keep your pecker (Am. chin) up!; sich (Dat) die Ohren brechen Sl. slave away, work one’s fingers to the bone; mir kam zu Ohren, dass... I happened to hear that...; was kommt mir da zu Ohren? what’s this I hear?; ich traute meinen Ohren nicht I couldn’t believe my ears; es ist nichts für fremde Ohren it’s not for public consumption; das ist nichts für zarte Ohren this is not for sensitive souls; er hört nur mit halbem Ohr hin he’s only half listening; auf dem Ohr ist er taub he’s deaf ( oder he doesn’t want to know) where that’s concerned; wasch dir mal die Ohren! umg. you should get your ears seen to; zum einen Ohr hinein, zum andern hinaus in one ear, out the other; faustdick I 2, Nacht 2, schlackern, taub 1, trocken I 4* * *das Ohrear* * *[oːɐ]nt -(e)s, -enearauf einem Óhr taub sein — to be deaf in one ear
auf dem Óhr bin ich taub (fig) — nothing doing (inf), I won't hear of it
auf taube/offene Óhren stoßen — to fall on deaf/sympathetic ears
bei jdm ein aufmerksames/geneigtes/offenes Óhr finden — to find sb a ready/willing/sympathetic listener
ein offenes Óhr für jdn/etw haben — to be ready to listen to sb/sth
ein musikalisches Óhr haben — to have a musical ear or an ear for music
ein scharfes or feines Óhr haben — to have a good ear
die Óhren steifhalten (inf) — to keep one's chin up
die Óhren anlegen — to put its ears back
mir klingen die Óhren — my ears are burning
seine Kritik klingt ihnen noch immer in den Óhren — his criticism is still ringing in their ears
jdm die Óhren volljammern (inf) — to keep (going) on or moaning at sb
die Wände haben Óhren — walls have ears
sich aufs Óhr legen or hauen (inf) — to turn in (inf), to hit the hay or the sack (inf), to kip down (Brit inf)
jdn bei den Óhren nehmen, jdm die Óhren lang ziehen (inf) — to tweak sb's ear(s)
für deutsche/englische Óhren klingt das komisch — that sounds odd to German/English ears
diese Nachricht war nicht für fremde Óhren bestimmt — this piece of news was not meant for other ears
jdm eins or ein paar hinter die Óhren geben (inf) — to give sb a clip round (Brit) or a smack on the ear
ein paar or eins hinter die Óhren kriegen (inf) — to get a clip round (Brit) or a smack on the ear
or schlagen (inf) — to hit sb over the head with sth
schreib es dir hinter die Óhren (inf) — will you (finally) get that into your (thick) head (inf), has that sunk in? (inf)
noch nass or feucht or nicht trocken hinter den Óhren sein — to be still wet behind the ears
jdm etw ins Óhr sagen — to whisper sth in sb's ear
die Melodie geht ( leicht) ins Óhr — the tune is very catchy
du hast wohl Dreck or Watte in den Óhren! (inf) — are you deaf or something?, is there something wrong with your ears?
ich habe seine Worte noch deutlich im Óhr — I can still hear his words clearly, his words are still ringing in my ears
jdn übers Óhr hauen — to take sb for a ride (inf), to pull a fast one on sb (inf)
bis über die or beide Óhren verliebt sein — to be head over heels in love
bis über die or beide Óhren verschuldet sein — to be up to one's ears or eyes (Brit) in debt
viel um die Óhren haben (inf) — to have a lot on (one's plate) (inf), to be rushed off one's feet (inf)
zum einen Óhr hinein und zum anderen wieder hinaus gehen (inf) — to go in one ear and out the other (inf)
dein Wort in Gottes Óhr — God willing
* * *(the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) ear* * *<-[e]s, -en>[ˈo:ɐ̯]nt earabstehende \Ohren haben sb's ears stick outdie \Ohren anlegen Tier to put its ears backfeine/scharfe \Ohren haben to have a keen/sharp earin jds \Ohr flüstern to whisper in sb's eargute/schlechte \Ohren haben to have good/bad earsein \Ohr für Musik haben to have a good ear for musicrote \Ohren bekommen to go redjdm sausen die \Ohren sb's ears are buzzing [or singing]auf einem \Ohr taub sein to be deaf in one earin den \Ohren weh tun to grate on the earsjdn am \Ohr ziehen to pull sb's earjds \Ohren sind zu sb's ears are deaf▶ von einem \Ohr zum andern strahlen to grin from ear to ear▶ ein aufmerksames/geneigtes/offenes \Ohr finden to find a ready/willing/sympathetic listener [or a sympathetic ear]▶ eins hinter die \Ohren bekommen to get a clip round [or on] the ear, to get a thick ear▶ die \Ohren auf Durchzug stellen to not listen [to sb]▶ nicht für fremde \Ohren [bestimmt] sein to be not [meant] for other ears▶ für jds \Ohren to sb's earsfür deutsche/englische \Ohren klingt das komisch that sounds odd to a German/to an English person▶ jdm eins [o ein paar] hinter die \Ohren geben (fam) to give sb a clip round the ear [or a thick ear]▶ ins \Ohr gehen to be catchy▶ etw noch im \Ohr haben to be still able to hear sthich habe seine Worte noch deutlich im \Ohr I can still clearly hear his words, his words are still ringing in my ears▶ mit halbem \Ohr hinhören to listen with half an ear, to half-listen▶ jdm etw um die \Ohren hauen [o schlagen] (fam) to hit [or beat] sb round [or over] the head with sth, throw something [back] at sb▶ zu einem \Ohr hinein-, und zum anderen wieder hinausgehen (fam) to go in at one ear and out at the other▶ jdm klingen die \Ohren sb's ears are burning▶ jdm zu \Ohren kommen to come to sb's ears [or attention]▶ jdm sein \Ohr leihen to lend sb one's ear▶ jdm [mit etw dat] in den \Ohren liegen (fam) to go [or keep] on at sb [about sth], to badger [or pester] sb [with sth]▶ \Ohren wie ein Luchs haben to have a very sharp sense of hearing▶ bei jdm auf offene \Ohren stoßen to fall on sympathetic ears [with sb]bei ihr stößt man immer auf offene \Ohren she always has a sympathetic ear▶ jdn um ein offenes \Ohr bitten to ask sb to listen to one▶ ein offenes \Ohr für jdn/etw haben to be willing to listen to sb/sth▶ ein scharfes [o feines] \Ohr haben to have a sharp [or keen] sense of hearing, to have a good ear▶ etw schmeichelt jd's \Ohr sth is music in sb's ear▶ sich dat etw hinter die \Ohren schreiben (fam) to get sth into one's head, to etch sth indelibly in one's mindsag mal, sitzt du auf deinen \Ohren, oder was ist los? hey, have you gone deaf or something?▶ die \Ohren spitzen to prick one's ears▶ bis über beide \Ohren in Arbeit/Schulden, etc. stecken (fam) to be up to one's ears in work, debt, etc.▶ tauben \Ohren predigen to preach to deaf ears▶ seinen \Ohren nicht trauen to not believe one's ears▶ bis über die [o beide] \Ohren verliebt sein to be head over heels in lovean jedem Film-Set können Ihnen Regisseure Sache erzählen, dass Ihnen die \Ohren wackeln on any film set the director can tell you things that will make your hair curl▶ die Wände haben \Ohren the walls have ears▶ das ist nichts für zarte \Ohren that is not for tender [or sensitive] ears* * *das; Ohr[e]s, Ohren1) eargute/schlechte Ohren haben — have good/poor hearing sing.
ich habe seine Worte/die Melodie noch im Ohr — his words are still ringing in my ears/the tune is still going around my head
2) (fig.)die Ohren aufmachen od. aufsperren/spitzen — (ugs.) pin back/prick up one's ears
ein offenes Ohr für jemanden/etwas haben — be ready to listen to somebody/be open to or ready to listen to something
auf dem Ohr hört er schlecht/nicht — (ugs.) he doesn't want to hear anything about that
sich aufs Ohr legen od. (ugs.) hauen — get one's head down (coll.)
noch feucht/nicht [ganz] trocken hinter den Ohren sein — (ugs.) be still wet behind the ears
schreib dir das mal hinter die Ohren! — (ugs.) just you remember that!
eine od. eins/ein paar hinter die Ohren kriegen — (ugs.) get a thick ear (Brit. coll.)
jemandem [mit etwas] in den Ohren liegen — (ugs.) pester somebody the whole time [with something]
bis über beide Ohren verliebt [in jemanden] — (ugs.) head over heels in love [with somebody]
bis über beide od. die Ohren in etwas stecken — (ugs.) be up to one's ears in something (coll.)
jemanden übers Ohr hauen — (ugs.) take somebody for a ride (fig. coll.); put one over on somebody (coll.)
viel od. eine Menge um die Ohren haben — (ugs.) have a lot on one's plate (coll.)
zum einen Ohr rein- und zum anderen wieder rausgehen — (ugs.) go in one ear and out the other (coll.); s. auch faustdick 2.; Fell 1); Floh 1)
* * *gute/schlechte Ohren haben have good/poor hearing;jemandem etwas ins Ohr flüstern whisper sth into sb’s ear;die Ohren anlegen Hund, Pferd: lay back its ears;ich habe es mit eigenen Ohren gehört I heard it with my own ears;die Ohren aufmachen listen carefully;lange Ohren bekommen prick up one’s ears;ganz Ohr sein be all ears;ein Ohr haben für have an ear for;ein feines Ohr haben für have a good ear for;ein offenes Ohr für jemanden haben be prepared to listen to sb;ein offenes Ohr finden find a good listener;abquatschen umg jabber away endlessly at sb;einen Satz heiße Ohren umg, hum you’re just asking for a clip (a)round the ears;ich habe es noch im Ohr (Musik etc) it’s still going (a)round in my head; stärker: it’s still ringing in my ears;die Melodie geht leicht ins Ohr it’s a really catchy tune;jemandem in den Ohren liegen pester sb;jemanden übers Ohr hauen umg rip sb off;sich aufs Ohr legen umg get some shuteye;schreib dir das hinter die Ohren! umg and don’t you forget it!;beide Ohren in Arbeit/Schulden etcbeide Ohren verliebt umg head over heels in love;viel um die Ohren haben umg have an awful lot on one’s plate;von einem Ohr (bis) zum anderen grinsen umg grin from ear to ear;mir klingen die Ohren my ears are burning;halt die Ohren steif! umg keep your pecker (US chin) up!;sich (dat)die Ohren brechen sl slave away, work one’s fingers to the bone;mir kam zu Ohren, dass … I happened to hear that …;was kommt mir da zu Ohren? what’s this I hear?;ich traute meinen Ohren nicht I couldn’t believe my ears;es ist nichts für fremde Ohren it’s not for public consumption;das ist nichts für zarte Ohren this is not for sensitive souls;er hört nur mit halbem Ohr hin he’s only half listening;auf dem Ohr ist er taub he’s deaf ( oder he doesn’t want to know) where that’s concerned;wasch dir mal die Ohren! umg you should get your ears seen to;zum einen Ohr hinein, zum andern hinaus in one ear, out the other; → faustdick A 2, Nacht 2, schlackern, taub 1, trocken A 4* * *das; Ohr[e]s, Ohren1) eargute/schlechte Ohren haben — have good/poor hearing sing.
ich habe seine Worte/die Melodie noch im Ohr — his words are still ringing in my ears/the tune is still going around my head
2) (fig.)die Ohren aufmachen od. aufsperren/spitzen — (ugs.) pin back/prick up one's ears
ein offenes Ohr für jemanden/etwas haben — be ready to listen to somebody/be open to or ready to listen to something
auf dem Ohr hört er schlecht/nicht — (ugs.) he doesn't want to hear anything about that
sich aufs Ohr legen od. (ugs.) hauen — get one's head down (coll.)
noch feucht/nicht [ganz] trocken hinter den Ohren sein — (ugs.) be still wet behind the ears
schreib dir das mal hinter die Ohren! — (ugs.) just you remember that!
eine od. eins/ein paar hinter die Ohren kriegen — (ugs.) get a thick ear (Brit. coll.)
jemandem [mit etwas] in den Ohren liegen — (ugs.) pester somebody the whole time [with something]
bis über beide Ohren verliebt [in jemanden] — (ugs.) head over heels in love [with somebody]
bis über beide od. die Ohren in etwas stecken — (ugs.) be up to one's ears in something (coll.)
jemanden übers Ohr hauen — (ugs.) take somebody for a ride (fig. coll.); put one over on somebody (coll.)
viel od. eine Menge um die Ohren haben — (ugs.) have a lot on one's plate (coll.)
zum einen Ohr rein- und zum anderen wieder rausgehen — (ugs.) go in one ear and out the other (coll.); s. auch faustdick 2.; Fell 1); Floh 1)
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30 mil
adj.1 thousand, a thousand.2 thousandth.f. & m.thousand.dos mil two thousandmil años/pesos a thousand years/pesosmil cien one thousand one hundredmil y una/uno (figurative) a thousand and onemil y un detalles a hundred and one detailstengo mil cosas que hacer I've got loads of things to do;m.thousand, a thousand.* * *► adjetivo1 thousand2 (milésimo) thousandth1 a thousand, one thousand\el año dos mil the year two thousandlas Mil y Una Noches the Arabian Nights* * *1. adj. 2. noun m.a thousand, one thousand* * *ADJ INV PRON SM a o one thousandseismil veces — a thousand times, thousands of times
* * *Iadjetivo invariable/pronombre thousandmil quinientos pesos — fifteen hundred pesos, one thousand five hundred pesos
20 mil millones — 20 billion (AmE), 20 thousand million (BrE)
IIestar/ponerse a mil — (Col, Ven fam) ( nervioso) to be/get uptight (colloq); ( furioso) to be/get hopping mad (colloq)
masculino (number) one thousandse lo he dicho miles de veces — I've told him hundreds o thousands of times
* * *= thousand.Ex. They have literally changed thousands of sexist job titles.----* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.* cientos de miles = hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands.* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.* decenas de miles = tens of thousands.* durante miles de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.* funcionar a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, work like + a charm.* hace miles de años = aeons ago.* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.* marchar a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* miles = oodles.* miles de = thousands of, myriad, many hundreds of.* miles de años = aeon [eon], thousands of years.* mil millones = billion.* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.* salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.* uno entre mil = one of a thousand.* * *Iadjetivo invariable/pronombre thousandmil quinientos pesos — fifteen hundred pesos, one thousand five hundred pesos
20 mil millones — 20 billion (AmE), 20 thousand million (BrE)
IIestar/ponerse a mil — (Col, Ven fam) ( nervioso) to be/get uptight (colloq); ( furioso) to be/get hopping mad (colloq)
masculino (number) one thousandse lo he dicho miles de veces — I've told him hundreds o thousands of times
* * *= thousand.Ex: They have literally changed thousands of sexist job titles.
* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.* cientos de miles = hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands.* dar cien mil vueltas = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.* decenas de miles = tens of thousands.* durante miles de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.* funcionar a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, work like + a charm.* hace miles de años = aeons ago.* ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.* llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on + like a house on fire.* marchar a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* miles = oodles.* miles de = thousands of, myriad, many hundreds of.* miles de años = aeon [eon], thousands of years.* mil millones = billion.* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.* salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.* uno entre mil = one of a thousand.* * *mil1adj inv/pronthousandmil quinientos pesos fifteen hundred pesos, one thousand five hundred pesosel año mil the year one thousandLas mil y una noches ( Lit) the Arabian Nightsse lo he dicho una y mil veces I've told him a thousand timestengo mil cosas que hacer I have a thousand and one things to doa las mil quinientas or a las mil y una very lateestar/ponerse a mil ( Col fam) (nervioso) to be/get uptight ( colloq) (furioso) to be/get hopping mad ( colloq)mil2(number) one thousandel dos por mil de la población two per thousand of the population, zero o nought point two percent of the populationse lo he dicho miles de veces I've told him hundreds o thousands of times* * *
mil adj inv/pron
thousand;
20 mil millones 20 billion (AmE), 20 thousand million (BrE);
tengo mil cosas que hacer I have a thousand and one things to do
■ sustantivo masculino
(number) one thousand
mil adjetivo & sustantivo masculino thousand
mil millones, a billion
mil personas, a o one thousand people
' mil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acoquinar
- acto
- alcanzar
- alistar
- alistarse
- amotinarse
- amotinar
- aterrorizar
- avanzadilla
- baja
- bajo
- base
- batirse
- billete
- brecha
- brigada
- caballería
- cabeza
- cabida
- cabo
- cadete
- caída
- caído
- cambio
- campaña
- campo
- cañón
- capacidad
- capitán
- capitana
- capitanear
- capitular
- capitulación
- capote
- carga
- carro
- catapulta
- cerca
- cerco
- civil
- clavar
- cobertura
- columna
- comandante
- comando
- combate
- comodoro
- compañía
- conflagración
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- action
- advance
- airborne
- and
- anonymous
- antipersonnel
- arena
- arm
- assault
- AWOL
- barracks
- barrage
- base
- baton
- battle
- be
- beat
- billion
- blank
- bombshell
- bowdlerize
- brass
- brief
- bunker
- cadet
- call up
- capture
- casualty
- charge
- colour
- command
- commander
- commanding officer
- cool
- corporal
- corps
- cruise missile
- decorate
- deploy
- depot
- desert
- desertion
- detachment
- detail
- dig in
- disarmament
- disengage
- dispatch
* * *mil númthousand;dos mil two thousand;mil pesos a thousand pesos;miles de dólares thousands of dollars;mil cien one thousand one hundred;miles (de) [gran cantidad] thousands (of);tengo mil cosas que hacer I've got loads of things to do;RP Fama mil: estar a mil to be rushed off one's feet;ponerse a mil to go flat out;ver también treinta* * *I adj thousandII m thousand;a miles by the thousands* * *mil adj: thousandmil nm: one thousand, a thousand* * *mil num thousandmiles de... thousands of... -
31 сбиться с ног
1) General subject: be off legs, run off ( one's) legs, run off one's legs, to be (run) off (one's) legs2) Set phrase: run off legs3) Idiomatic expression: be rushed off one's feet -
32 Öhr
n; -(e)s, -en1. ANAT. ear (auch fig., Gehör); gute / schlechte Ohren haben have good / poor hearing; jemandem etw. ins Ohr flüstern whisper s.th. into s.o.’s ear; die Ohren anlegen Hund, Pferd: lay back its ears; ich habe es mit eigenen Ohren gehört I heard it with my own ears; jemandem eins hinter die Ohren geben umg. give s.o. a clip (a)round the ears; spitzen I, taub 12. fig., in Wendungen: die Ohren aufmachen listen carefully; die Ohren spitzen oder lange Ohren bekommen prick up one’s ears; ganz Ohr sein be all ears; ein Ohr haben für have an ear for; ein feines Ohr haben für have a good ear for; ein offenes Ohr für jemanden haben be prepared to listen to s.o.; ein offenes Ohr finden find a good listener; jemandem ein Ohr oder die Ohren abreden oder abquatschen umg. jabber away endlessly at s.o.; gleich gibt’s rote Ohren oder einen Satz heiße Ohren umg., hum. you’re just asking for a clip (a)round the ears; ich habe es noch im Ohr (Musik etc.) it’s still going (a)round in my head; stärker: it’s still ringing in my ears; die Melodie geht leicht ins Ohr it’s a really catchy tune; jemandem in den Ohren liegen pester s.o.; jemanden übers Ohr hauen umg. rip s.o. off; sich aufs Ohr legen umg. get some shuteye; schreib dir das hinter die Ohren! umg. and don’t you forget it!; bis über die oder beide Ohren in Arbeit / Schulden etc. stecken umg. be up to one’s ears in work / debt etc.; bis über die oder beide Ohren verliebt umg. head over heels in love; viel um die Ohren haben umg. have an awful lot on one’s plate; von einem Ohr ( bis) zum anderen grinsen umg. grin from ear to ear; mir klingen die Ohren my ears are burning; halt die Ohren steif! umg. keep your pecker (Am. chin) up!; sich (Dat) die Ohren brechen Sl. slave away, work one’s fingers to the bone; mir kam zu Ohren, dass... I happened to hear that...; was kommt mir da zu Ohren? what’s this I hear?; ich traute meinen Ohren nicht I couldn’t believe my ears; es ist nichts für fremde Ohren it’s not for public consumption; das ist nichts für zarte Ohren this is not for sensitive souls; er hört nur mit halbem Ohr hin he’s only half listening; auf dem Ohr ist er taub he’s deaf ( oder he doesn’t want to know) where that’s concerned; wasch dir mal die Ohren! umg. you should get your ears seen to; zum einen Ohr hinein, zum andern hinaus in one ear, out the other; faustdick I 2, Nacht 2, schlackern, taub 1, trocken I 4* * *das Ohrear* * *[oːɐ]nt -(e)s, -enearauf einem Óhr taub sein — to be deaf in one ear
auf dem Óhr bin ich taub (fig) — nothing doing (inf), I won't hear of it
auf taube/offene Óhren stoßen — to fall on deaf/sympathetic ears
bei jdm ein aufmerksames/geneigtes/offenes Óhr finden — to find sb a ready/willing/sympathetic listener
ein offenes Óhr für jdn/etw haben — to be ready to listen to sb/sth
ein musikalisches Óhr haben — to have a musical ear or an ear for music
ein scharfes or feines Óhr haben — to have a good ear
die Óhren steifhalten (inf) — to keep one's chin up
die Óhren anlegen — to put its ears back
mir klingen die Óhren — my ears are burning
seine Kritik klingt ihnen noch immer in den Óhren — his criticism is still ringing in their ears
jdm die Óhren volljammern (inf) — to keep (going) on or moaning at sb
die Wände haben Óhren — walls have ears
sich aufs Óhr legen or hauen (inf) — to turn in (inf), to hit the hay or the sack (inf), to kip down (Brit inf)
jdn bei den Óhren nehmen, jdm die Óhren lang ziehen (inf) — to tweak sb's ear(s)
für deutsche/englische Óhren klingt das komisch — that sounds odd to German/English ears
diese Nachricht war nicht für fremde Óhren bestimmt — this piece of news was not meant for other ears
jdm eins or ein paar hinter die Óhren geben (inf) — to give sb a clip round (Brit) or a smack on the ear
ein paar or eins hinter die Óhren kriegen (inf) — to get a clip round (Brit) or a smack on the ear
or schlagen (inf) — to hit sb over the head with sth
schreib es dir hinter die Óhren (inf) — will you (finally) get that into your (thick) head (inf), has that sunk in? (inf)
noch nass or feucht or nicht trocken hinter den Óhren sein — to be still wet behind the ears
jdm etw ins Óhr sagen — to whisper sth in sb's ear
die Melodie geht ( leicht) ins Óhr — the tune is very catchy
du hast wohl Dreck or Watte in den Óhren! (inf) — are you deaf or something?, is there something wrong with your ears?
ich habe seine Worte noch deutlich im Óhr — I can still hear his words clearly, his words are still ringing in my ears
jdn übers Óhr hauen — to take sb for a ride (inf), to pull a fast one on sb (inf)
bis über die or beide Óhren verliebt sein — to be head over heels in love
bis über die or beide Óhren verschuldet sein — to be up to one's ears or eyes (Brit) in debt
viel um die Óhren haben (inf) — to have a lot on (one's plate) (inf), to be rushed off one's feet (inf)
zum einen Óhr hinein und zum anderen wieder hinaus gehen (inf) — to go in one ear and out the other (inf)
dein Wort in Gottes Óhr — God willing
* * *(the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) ear* * *<-[e]s, -en>[ˈo:ɐ̯]nt earabstehende \Ohren haben sb's ears stick outdie \Ohren anlegen Tier to put its ears backfeine/scharfe \Ohren haben to have a keen/sharp earin jds \Ohr flüstern to whisper in sb's eargute/schlechte \Ohren haben to have good/bad earsein \Ohr für Musik haben to have a good ear for musicrote \Ohren bekommen to go redjdm sausen die \Ohren sb's ears are buzzing [or singing]auf einem \Ohr taub sein to be deaf in one earin den \Ohren weh tun to grate on the earsjdn am \Ohr ziehen to pull sb's earjds \Ohren sind zu sb's ears are deaf▶ von einem \Ohr zum andern strahlen to grin from ear to ear▶ ein aufmerksames/geneigtes/offenes \Ohr finden to find a ready/willing/sympathetic listener [or a sympathetic ear]▶ eins hinter die \Ohren bekommen to get a clip round [or on] the ear, to get a thick ear▶ die \Ohren auf Durchzug stellen to not listen [to sb]▶ nicht für fremde \Ohren [bestimmt] sein to be not [meant] for other ears▶ für jds \Ohren to sb's earsfür deutsche/englische \Ohren klingt das komisch that sounds odd to a German/to an English person▶ jdm eins [o ein paar] hinter die \Ohren geben (fam) to give sb a clip round the ear [or a thick ear]▶ ins \Ohr gehen to be catchy▶ etw noch im \Ohr haben to be still able to hear sthich habe seine Worte noch deutlich im \Ohr I can still clearly hear his words, his words are still ringing in my ears▶ mit halbem \Ohr hinhören to listen with half an ear, to half-listen▶ jdm etw um die \Ohren hauen [o schlagen] (fam) to hit [or beat] sb round [or over] the head with sth, throw something [back] at sb▶ zu einem \Ohr hinein-, und zum anderen wieder hinausgehen (fam) to go in at one ear and out at the other▶ jdm klingen die \Ohren sb's ears are burning▶ jdm zu \Ohren kommen to come to sb's ears [or attention]▶ jdm sein \Ohr leihen to lend sb one's ear▶ jdm [mit etw dat] in den \Ohren liegen (fam) to go [or keep] on at sb [about sth], to badger [or pester] sb [with sth]▶ \Ohren wie ein Luchs haben to have a very sharp sense of hearing▶ bei jdm auf offene \Ohren stoßen to fall on sympathetic ears [with sb]bei ihr stößt man immer auf offene \Ohren she always has a sympathetic ear▶ jdn um ein offenes \Ohr bitten to ask sb to listen to one▶ ein offenes \Ohr für jdn/etw haben to be willing to listen to sb/sth▶ ein scharfes [o feines] \Ohr haben to have a sharp [or keen] sense of hearing, to have a good ear▶ etw schmeichelt jd's \Ohr sth is music in sb's ear▶ sich dat etw hinter die \Ohren schreiben (fam) to get sth into one's head, to etch sth indelibly in one's mindsag mal, sitzt du auf deinen \Ohren, oder was ist los? hey, have you gone deaf or something?▶ die \Ohren spitzen to prick one's ears▶ bis über beide \Ohren in Arbeit/Schulden, etc. stecken (fam) to be up to one's ears in work, debt, etc.▶ tauben \Ohren predigen to preach to deaf ears▶ seinen \Ohren nicht trauen to not believe one's ears▶ bis über die [o beide] \Ohren verliebt sein to be head over heels in lovean jedem Film-Set können Ihnen Regisseure Sache erzählen, dass Ihnen die \Ohren wackeln on any film set the director can tell you things that will make your hair curl▶ die Wände haben \Ohren the walls have ears▶ das ist nichts für zarte \Ohren that is not for tender [or sensitive] ears* * *das; Ohr[e]s, Ohren1) eargute/schlechte Ohren haben — have good/poor hearing sing.
ich habe seine Worte/die Melodie noch im Ohr — his words are still ringing in my ears/the tune is still going around my head
2) (fig.)die Ohren aufmachen od. aufsperren/spitzen — (ugs.) pin back/prick up one's ears
ein offenes Ohr für jemanden/etwas haben — be ready to listen to somebody/be open to or ready to listen to something
auf dem Ohr hört er schlecht/nicht — (ugs.) he doesn't want to hear anything about that
sich aufs Ohr legen od. (ugs.) hauen — get one's head down (coll.)
noch feucht/nicht [ganz] trocken hinter den Ohren sein — (ugs.) be still wet behind the ears
schreib dir das mal hinter die Ohren! — (ugs.) just you remember that!
eine od. eins/ein paar hinter die Ohren kriegen — (ugs.) get a thick ear (Brit. coll.)
jemandem [mit etwas] in den Ohren liegen — (ugs.) pester somebody the whole time [with something]
bis über beide Ohren verliebt [in jemanden] — (ugs.) head over heels in love [with somebody]
bis über beide od. die Ohren in etwas stecken — (ugs.) be up to one's ears in something (coll.)
jemanden übers Ohr hauen — (ugs.) take somebody for a ride (fig. coll.); put one over on somebody (coll.)
viel od. eine Menge um die Ohren haben — (ugs.) have a lot on one's plate (coll.)
zum einen Ohr rein- und zum anderen wieder rausgehen — (ugs.) go in one ear and out the other (coll.); s. auch faustdick 2.; Fell 1); Floh 1)
* * ** * *das; Ohr[e]s, Ohren1) eargute/schlechte Ohren haben — have good/poor hearing sing.
ich habe seine Worte/die Melodie noch im Ohr — his words are still ringing in my ears/the tune is still going around my head
2) (fig.)die Ohren aufmachen od. aufsperren/spitzen — (ugs.) pin back/prick up one's ears
ein offenes Ohr für jemanden/etwas haben — be ready to listen to somebody/be open to or ready to listen to something
auf dem Ohr hört er schlecht/nicht — (ugs.) he doesn't want to hear anything about that
sich aufs Ohr legen od. (ugs.) hauen — get one's head down (coll.)
noch feucht/nicht [ganz] trocken hinter den Ohren sein — (ugs.) be still wet behind the ears
schreib dir das mal hinter die Ohren! — (ugs.) just you remember that!
eine od. eins/ein paar hinter die Ohren kriegen — (ugs.) get a thick ear (Brit. coll.)
jemandem [mit etwas] in den Ohren liegen — (ugs.) pester somebody the whole time [with something]
bis über beide Ohren verliebt [in jemanden] — (ugs.) head over heels in love [with somebody]
bis über beide od. die Ohren in etwas stecken — (ugs.) be up to one's ears in something (coll.)
jemanden übers Ohr hauen — (ugs.) take somebody for a ride (fig. coll.); put one over on somebody (coll.)
viel od. eine Menge um die Ohren haben — (ugs.) have a lot on one's plate (coll.)
zum einen Ohr rein- und zum anderen wieder rausgehen — (ugs.) go in one ear and out the other (coll.); s. auch faustdick 2.; Fell 1); Floh 1)
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33 с ног сбиться
Colloquial: be rushed off (one's) feet, be run off ( one's) feet -
34 millón
m.1 million.2 pinball machine, pinball, pin table.* * *1 million1 a fortune\millones de veces thousands of timesun millón de gracias thanks a million* * *noun m.* * *ISM esp LAm (variety of) milletIISM millionun millón — a o one million
un millón y medio de visitantes — a million and a half visitors, one-and-a-half million visitors
un millón de sellos — a o one million stamps
¡un millón de gracias! — thanks a million!, thanks ever so much!
* * *masculino million15 mil millones — 15 billion (AmE), 15 thousand million (BrE)
* * *= million.Ex. There are currently 1.23 million record on the LASER minicomputer system.----* cientos de millones = hundred million.* con millones de ventas = megaselling.* de millones de + Moneda = multimillion + Moneda.* de millones de volúmenes = million-volume.* de varios millones = multi-million [multimillion].* durante millones de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.* más de un millón = million-plus.* millón de millones = billion.* millones de = billions of, millions of.* millones de años = aeon [eon].* mil millones = billion.* por millones = in the millions, by the millions.* que se cuentan por millones = numbered in millions.* * *masculino million15 mil millones — 15 billion (AmE), 15 thousand million (BrE)
* * *= million.Ex: There are currently 1.23 million record on the LASER minicomputer system.
* cientos de millones = hundred million.* con millones de ventas = megaselling.* de millones de + Moneda = multimillion + Moneda.* de millones de volúmenes = million-volume.* de varios millones = multi-million [multimillion].* durante millones de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.* más de un millón = million-plus.* millón de millones = billion.* millones de = billions of, millions of.* millones de años = aeon [eon].* mil millones = billion.* por millones = in the millions, by the millions.* que se cuentan por millones = numbered in millions.* * *millionun millón de gracias thank you very muchtengo un millón de cosas que hacer I've got a million and one things to dose lo he dicho millones de veces I've told him thousands o millions of timesesas joyas valen millones those jewels are worth millions (of pesos o euros etc)* * *
millón sustantivo masculino
million;
un millón de gracias thank you very much
millón sustantivo masculino million
' millón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ganarse
- kilo
- valor
- caja
- de
- gracia
English:
amount to
- churn out
- gross
- million
- sell
- tune
- upward
- upwards
- well
- umpteen
* * *millón núm1. [mil millares] million;dos millones two million;un millón de personas a million people;tengo un millón de cosas que hacer I've got a million things to do;un millón de gracias thanks a million;Ven Fama millón: estar a millón to be rushed off one's feet;ponerse a millón to go flat out2.millones [un dineral] a fortune, millions;su casa costó millones their house cost a fortune* * *m million;mil millones a billion* * ** * *millón n million -
35 быть очень занятым
1) General subject: have hands full, have many irons in the fire2) Colloquial: be hard at it, be hard at work, to be hard at it ( at work)4) Idiomatic expression: be rushed off one's feetУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > быть очень занятым
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36 ukrop
m sgt (G ukropu) boiling water- smoczek sparzony ukropem a. wyparzony w ukropie a dummy sterilized in boiling water* * *uwijać się jak w ukropie — ( biegając) to dart around; ( pracując) to work like crazy
* * *miboiling water; zwijać się jak w ukropie work like billy-o, bustle about feverishly.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ukrop
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37 vandret
horizontal, horizontally* * *adj horizontal, level;( i krydsordsopgave) across;(dvs af travlhed) be rushed off one's feet. -
38 bólido
m.bolide, meteorite.* * *1 (en el espacio) meteor, fireball\ir de bólido to be rushed off one's feet* * *SM1) (Aut) racing cariba como un bólido — * he was really shifting *
2) (Náut) powerboat, speedboat3) (Astron) meteorite* * *masculino (Auto) racing carsalió/pasó como (un) bólido — he went out/shot by like greased lightning (colloq)
* * *= hot-rod.Ex. Some people are interested in photography or painting or dress-making or hot-rods.----* como un bólido = like the clappers.* * *masculino (Auto) racing carsalió/pasó como (un) bólido — he went out/shot by like greased lightning (colloq)
* * *= hot-rod.Ex: Some people are interested in photography or painting or dress-making or hot-rods.
* como un bólido = like the clappers.* * *1 ( Auto) racing carsalió/pasó como (un) bólido he went out/shot by like greased lightning ( colloq)ir de bólido to be in a hurry2 ( Astron) meteor* * *
bólido sustantivo masculino sports car
' bólido' also found in these entries:
English:
shoot
* * *bólido nm1. [automóvil] racing car;ir como un bólido to go at a rate of knots, Br to go like the clappers2. [meteorito] meteor* * *m1 racing car2 AST meteor;como un bólido fig fam like greased lightning -
39 ir de bólido
to be rushed off one's feet -
40 ir de culo
familiar to be rushed off one's feet
См. также в других словарях:
rushed off one's feet — Frantically busy • • • Main Entry: ↑rush … Useful english dictionary
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be rushed off feet — be run/rushed off (your) feet to have to work very hard or very fast. There s only one secretary working for the whole accounts department and the poor woman is run off her feet. We weren t exactly rushed off our feet there was only one visitor… … New idioms dictionary
rushed — adjective 1) a rushed divorce Syn: hasty, fast, speedy, quick, swift, rapid, hurried 2) he was too rushed to enjoy his stay Syn: pressed for time, busy, in a hurry, run off one s feet … Thesaurus of popular words
up to one's eyes — (informal) VERY BUSY, fully occupied; overloaded, overburdened, overworked, under pressure, hard pressed, rushed/run off one s feet; informal pushed, up against it. → eye … Useful english dictionary
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be run off feet — be run/rushed off (your) feet to have to work very hard or very fast. There s only one secretary working for the whole accounts department and the poor woman is run off her feet. We weren t exactly rushed off our feet there was only one visitor… … New idioms dictionary
List of Six Feet Under characters — The following are a list of descriptions for characters on the HBO television series Six Feet Under, which aired from 2001–2005 for five seasons. Contents 1 Major characters 1.1 Nate Fisher 1.2 David Fisher … Wikipedia
To fall into one's hands — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To fall off — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
on the hop — (Brit. informal) 1 he was caught on the hop: UNPREPARED, unready, off guard, unawares, by surprise, with one s defences down; informal napping; Brit. informal … Useful english dictionary