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buʃ1) (a growing thing between a tree and a plant in size: a rose bush.) arbusto2) ((in Australia, Africa etc) wild uncultivated country.) breña•- bushybush n arbustotr[bʊʃ]1 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (lining) forro1 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL forrar————————tr[bʊʃ]1 (plant) arbusto2 (land) breña1 (thicket) matorral nombre masculino, maleza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe bush (in Australia) el montebush telegraph radio macutobush ['bʊʃ] n1) shrub: arbusto m, mata f2) thicket: maleza f, matorral mn.• algaido s.m.• arandela s.f.• arbusto s.m.• forro de metal s.m.• mata s.f.• matorral s.m.
I bʊʃ1)a) c ( shrub) arbusto m, mata fto beat about the bush — andarse* con rodeos
to beat the bushes for something — (AmE) buscar* algo por todas partes
2) u ( wild country)
II
adjective (AmE colloq) poco profesional
I [bʊʃ]1. N- beat about the bush2) (in Africa, Australia)2.CPDbush baby N — (Zool) lemúrido m
bush telegraph * N — (fig) teléfono m árabe *
II
[bʊʃ]N (Tech) cojinete m* * *
I [bʊʃ]1)a) c ( shrub) arbusto m, mata fto beat about the bush — andarse* con rodeos
to beat the bushes for something — (AmE) buscar* algo por todas partes
2) u ( wild country)
II
adjective (AmE colloq) poco profesional
См. также в других словарях:
beat\ the\ bushes — • beat the bushes • beat the brush v. phr. informal To try very hard to find or get something. The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground. Contrast: beat about the bush or beat around the bush … Словарь американских идиом
beat the bushes (to) — Search everywhere; aggressively market even in rural or unlikely places. ► “These discounts invariably attract classic, value oriented investors who beat the bushes for dollars they can pick up for 80 cents.” (Barron’s, Oct. 23, 1995, p. 35) … American business jargon
beat the bushes — also[beat the brush] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try very hard to find or get something. * /The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground./ Contrast: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH or BEAT AROUND THE BUSH … Dictionary of American idioms
beat the bushes — also[beat the brush] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try very hard to find or get something. * /The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground./ Contrast: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH or BEAT AROUND THE BUSH … Dictionary of American idioms
beat the bushes — phrasal : to scour or search through all likely or possible areas beating the bushes for promising talent * * * I informal search thoroughly I was out beating the bushes for investors to split the risk II see beat … Useful english dictionary
beat the bushes — American to try very hard to get or achieve something. She s not out there beating the bushes for a job she s just as happy not working … New idioms dictionary
beat the bushes — phrasal to search thoroughly through all possible areas … New Collegiate Dictionary
beat the bushes — idi to search far and wide … From formal English to slang
beat\ the\ brush — • beat the bushes • beat the brush v. phr. informal To try very hard to find or get something. The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground. Contrast: beat about the bush or beat around the bush … Словарь американских идиом
To beat the dust — Beat Beat (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To beat the hoof — Beat Beat (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English