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121 поезд попал в заносы
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > поезд попал в заносы
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122 К-354
НЕПОЧАТЫЙ КРАЙ чего coll НЕПОЧАТЫЙ УГОЛ obs NP sing only often quantit subj-compl with copula ( subj / gen: abstr or concr) usu. this WO an enormous number or quantitya host(have) no end of (there is) no end to an abundance a wealth plenty (in limited contexts) (be) snowed under (with sth.).Путь Хлебникова был для меня запретен. Да и кому, кроме него, оказался бы он под силу? Меня и не тянуло в ту сторону: передо мной расстилался непочатый край иных задач... (Лившиц 1). For me the path chosen by Khlebnikov was a forbidden one. And who, apart from him, would have found the strength to pursue it? I was not tempted in that direction: before me unfolded a host of different problems... (1a).Работы у тамошних партий -край непочатый (Алешковский 1). The parties there were just snowed under with work (1a). -
123 кандидата прокатили большинством голосов
Makarov: (на выборах) candidate was snowed under by a huge majority, (на выборах) the candidate was snowed under by a huge majorityУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > кандидата прокатили большинством голосов
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124 непочатый край
• НЕПОЧАТЫЙ КРАЙ чего coll; НЕПОЧАТЫЙ УГОЛ obs[NP; sing only; often quantit subj-compl with copula (subj/ gen: abstr or concr; usu. this WO]=====⇒ an enormous number or quantity:- a host;- an abundance;- a wealth;- plenty;- [in limited contexts](be) snowed under (with sth.).♦ Путь Хлебникова был для меня запретен. Да и кому, кроме него, оказался бы он под силу? Меня и не тянуло в ту сторону: передо мной расстилался непочатый край иных задач... (Лившиц 1). For me the path chosen by Khlebnikov was a forbidden one. And who, apart from him, would have found the strength to pursue it? I was not tempted in that direction: before me unfolded a host of different problems... (1a).♦ Работы у тамошних партий - край непочатый (Алешковский 1). The parties there were just snowed under with work (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > непочатый край
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125 непочатый угол
• НЕПОЧАТЫЙ КРАЙ чего coll; НЕПОЧАТЫЙ УГОЛ obs[NP; sing only; often quantit subj-compl with copula (subj/ gen: abstr or concr; usu. this WO]=====⇒ an enormous number or quantity:- a host;- an abundance;- a wealth;- plenty;- [in limited contexts](be) snowed under (with sth.).♦ Путь Хлебникова был для меня запретен. Да и кому, кроме него, оказался бы он под силу? Меня и не тянуло в ту сторону: передо мной расстилался непочатый край иных задач... (Лившиц 1). For me the path chosen by Khlebnikov was a forbidden one. And who, apart from him, would have found the strength to pursue it? I was not tempted in that direction: before me unfolded a host of different problems... (1a).♦ Работы у тамошних партий - край непочатый (Алешковский 1). The parties there were just snowed under with work (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > непочатый угол
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126 eindecken
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/refl stock up ( mit on); sich gut eindecken mit stock up on plenty of, lay in a good supply of; sich mit Vorräten eindecken lay in provisionsII v/t2. umg., fig. inundate; jemanden mit Aufträgen / Fragen etc. eindecken swamp s.o. with work / bombard s.o. with questions; mit Geschenken etc.: shower; eingedeckt* * *ein|de|cken sep1. vrsich ( mit etw) éíndecken — to stock up (with sth); (für den Haushalt) to get in supplies (of sth)
ich bin gut eingedeckt, ich habe mich eingedeckt — I am well supplied
2. vtein Dach mit Ziegeln/Stroh éíndecken — to tile/thatch a roof
2) (inf = überhäufen) to inundatemit Arbeit eingedeckt sein — to be snowed under with or inundated with work
* * *ein|de·ckenI. vrII. vt1. BAUein mit Stroh eingedecktes Dach a thatched roof* * *1.reflexives Verb stock up2.* * *eindecken (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/r stock up (mit on);sich gut eindecken mit stock up on plenty of, lay in a good supply of;sich mit Vorräten eindecken lay in provisionsB. v/t2. umg, fig inundate;jemanden mit Aufträgen/Fragen etc* * *1.reflexives Verb stock up2. -
127 erdrücken
v/t1. (zu Tode drücken) crush (to death)2. fig. (überbelasten) overwhelm; (niederdrücken) weigh down; von Arbeit fast erdrückt snowed under ( oder swamped) with work, hopelessly overworked3. fig. (Raum) Möbelstück etc.: be too overpowering for; (Kunstwerk etc.) auch kill umg.* * *er|drụ̈|cken [ɛɐ'drʏkn] ptp erdrü\#cktvtto crush ( to death); (fig = überwältigen) to overwhelmdie Schuld erdrückte ihn beinah[e] — the sense of guilt oppressed him or weighed down on him
* * *er·drü·cken *vt1. (zu Tode drücken)▪ jdn/ein Tier \erdrücken to crush sb/an animal to deathmerkst du nicht, dass du dein Kind mit deiner Liebe fast erdrückst? can't you see that you're almost stifling the child with love3. (sehr stark belasten)▪ jdn \erdrücken to overwhelm sbdie Schulden drohten ihn zu \erdrücken he's up to his ears in debts* * *transitives Verb1) crush2) (fig.) overwhelm* * *erdrücken v/t1. (zu Tode drücken) crush (to death)von Arbeit fast erdrückt snowed under ( oder swamped) with work, hopelessly overworked* * *transitives Verb1) crush2) (fig.) overwhelm* * *v.to crush v.to overwhelm v. -
128 Ersticken
I v/t (hat erstickt)1. suffocate; durch Erdrosselung etc.: choke2. (Feuer) smother, put out3. fig. (Gefühl etc.) suppress; (Geräusch, Lachen) smother, stifle; (Aufstand) suppress, quell; KeimII v/i (ist)1. suffocate (an + Dat from), be suffocated (by); an einer Gräte etc. ersticken choke (to death) on a bone etc.; vor Hitze ersticken suffocate from the heat2. fig.: vor Lachen etc. ersticken choke with laughter etc.; in Arbeit ersticken be snowed under with work, be drowning in work; mit erstickter Stimme in a choked voice* * *to stifle; to choke up; to quell; to suffocate; to asphyxiate; to choke; to smother* * *er|stị|cken [ɛɐ'ʃtɪkn] ptp ersti\#ckt1. vtjdn to suffocate, to smother; Feuer to smother; Geräusche to stifle, to smother; (fig = unterdrücken) Aufruhr etc to suppressmit erstickter Stimme — in a choked voice
2. vi aux seinto suffocate; (Feuer) to die, to go out; (Stimme) to become chokedunsere Städte ersticken im Verkehr — our cities are being choked by traffic
in der Arbeit ersticken (inf) — to be snowed under with (Brit) or in (US) work, to be up to one's neck in work (inf)
er erstickt im Geld (inf) — he's rolling in money (inf)
die Luft im Zimmer war zum Ersticken — the air in the room was suffocating or stifling
* * *1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) choke2) (to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate: He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat!) stifle3) (to extinguish or put out (flames).) stifle4) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) smother5) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) smother6) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) smother7) (to (cause to) come to a sudden end: Opposition was quickly snuffed out.) snuff out8) suffocation9) (to kill, die, cause distress to or feel distress, through lack of air or the prevention of free breathing: A baby may suffocate if it sleeps with a pillow; The smoke was suffocating him; May I open the window? I'm suffocating.) suffocate* * *Er·sti·ckennt kein pl choking, suffocating* * *1.vor Lachen ersticken — (ugs.) choke with laughter
zum Ersticken sein — < heat> be stifling
2.in Arbeit ersticken — (ugs.) be swamped with work
transitives Verb1) suffocateder Widerstand wurde erstickt — (fig.) resistance was suppressed
etwas sofort od. im Keim ersticken — (fig.) nip something in the bud
* * *zum Ersticken Luft etc: stifling, suffocating;zum Ersticken heiß stifling(ly) hot* * *1.intransitives Verb; mit sein suffocate; (sich verschlucken) chokevor Lachen ersticken — (ugs.) choke with laughter
zum Ersticken sein — < heat> be stifling
2.in Arbeit ersticken — (ugs.) be swamped with work
transitives Verb1) suffocateder Widerstand wurde erstickt — (fig.) resistance was suppressed
etwas sofort od. im Keim ersticken — (fig.) nip something in the bud
* * *v.to asphyxiate v.to blanket v.to damp v.to smother v.to stifle v.to suffocate v.
См. также в других словарях:
snowed under — phrase with too much work to deal with We’re snowed under with applications for the job. Thesaurus: busy and workingsynonym Main entry: snow * * * snowed under : having to deal with too much of something : overwhelmed by something … Useful english dictionary
snowed under with — Overwhelmed with a heap or rapid accumulation of • • • Main Entry: ↑snow … Useful english dictionary
snowed under — ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ with n (emphasis) If you say that you are snowed under, you are emphasizing that you have a lot of work or other things to deal with. [INFORMAL] Ed was snowed under with fan mail when he was doing his television… … English dictionary
snowed under — Someone who is snowed under has so many things to do, usually work, that they unable to cope with it all. With the flu epidemic, doctors and nurses are completely snowed under … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
snowed under — having too much work to do. She wants me to take some time off but I m snowed under with work at the moment. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of snowed under (= covered by so much snow that people cannot get out or move around) … New idioms dictionary
snowed under — verb have too much work. We are completely snowed under at work because it is the end of the tax year … Wiktionary
snowed under — with too much work to deal with We re snowed under with applications for the job … English dictionary
be snowed under — ► to have more work than you can deal with: be snowed under with/by sth »We have been snowed under with phone calls all day. »One of her major concerns is to ensure that her boss never gets snowed under. Main Entry: ↑snow … Financial and business terms
be snowed under — to have so much work that you have problems dealing with it all. She wants me to take some time off but I m snowed under with work at the moment. (often + with) … New idioms dictionary
(be) snowed under (with something) — be snowed ˈunder (with sth) idiom to have more things, especially work, than you feel able to deal with • I d love to come but I m completely snowed under at the moment. Main entry: ↑snowidiom … Useful english dictionary
snowed under — covered in snow, inundated … English contemporary dictionary