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  • 101 bully

    bully [ˈbʊlɪ]
    1. noun
    (ironic) bully for you! t'es un chef ! (inf)
    ( = persecute) tyranniser ; ( = frighten) intimider ; (at school) brutaliser
    * * *
    ['bʊlɪ] 1.
    1) ( child) petite brute f; ( adult) tyran m
    2) (colloq & dated) (also bully beef) singe (sl) m
    2.
    (colloq) exclamation
    3.
    transitive verb [person, child] maltraiter; [country] intimider

    English-French dictionary > bully

  • 102 stock

    stock [stɒk]
    1. noun
       a. ( = supply) réserve f
    to take stock of [+ situation, prospects] faire le point de ; [+ person] jauger
       b. also livestock bétail m
       c. [of company] valeurs fpl ; ( = shares) actions fpl
       d. ( = descent) origine f
       e. (for soup) bouillon m
    [argument, joke, excuse, response] classique
       a. [+ shop] approvisionner ( with en ) ; [+ larder] remplir ( with de ) ; [+ river] peupler ( with de) empoissonner
    well-stocked [shop] bien approvisionné ; [library] bien pourvu
       b. ( = have in stock) avoir, vendre
    stock market noun Bourse f, marché m financier
    to stand stock-still rester planté comme un piquet ; (in fear) rester cloué sur place
    s'approvisionner( with, on en, de, for pour)
    [+ shop] approvisionner ; [+ freezer] remplir
    * * *
    [stɒk] 1.
    1) [U] (in shop, warehouse) stock m

    to have something in stock — ( in shop) avoir quelque chose en magasin; ( in warehouse) avoir quelque chose en stock

    to be out of stock[product, model] être épuisé

    2) (supply, store) ( on large scale) stock m (of de); ( on domestic scale) provisions fpl

    to get in ou lay in stocks of provisions — faire des stocks

    3) Finance ( capital) ensemble m du capital or des actions d'une sociét é
    4) ( descent) souche f, origine f
    5) ( standing) cote f
    6) Culinary bouillon m

    beef stockbouillon m de bœuf

    7) ( flower) giroflée f d'hiver
    8) ( cravat) lavallière f
    9) (+ v pl) ( cattle) bétail m, cheptel m bovin; ( bloodstock) chevaux mpl de race
    2.
    stocks plural noun
    1) History, Law
    2) GB Finance valeurs fpl, titres mpl

    government stockfonds mpl d'État

    stocks closed higher/lower — la Bourse a clôturé en hausse/en baisse

    stocks and sharesvaleurs fpl mobilières

    3) US actions fpl
    3.
    adjective [size] courant; [answer] classique; [character] stéréotypé
    4.
    1) Commerce ( sell) avoir, vendre
    2) ( with supplies) remplir [larder, fridge]; garnir [shelves]; approvisionner [shop]; peupler [lake]

    well-stocked[garden, library] bien fourni

    Phrasal Verbs:
    ••

    English-French dictionary > stock

  • 103 extract

    1. [ɪks'trækt] vt
    object wyciągać (wyciągnąć perf); tooth usuwać (usunąć perf), wyrywać (wyrwać perf); mineral ( from ground) wydobywać (wydobyć perf); ( from another substance) uzyskiwać (uzyskać perf); promise, confession wymuszać (wymusić perf); money wyłudzać (wyłudzić perf)
    2. ['ɛkstrækt] n
    ( of novel) wyjątek m, urywek m; ( of recording) fragment m; ( from plant etc) wyciąg m, ekstrakt m
    * * *
    1. [ik'strækt] verb
    1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) wydobywać, usuwać (ząb)
    2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) wybierać
    3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) robić wyciąg
    2. ['ekstrækt] noun
    1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) wyjątek
    2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) wyciąg, ekstrakt

    English-Polish dictionary > extract

  • 104 hack

    [hæk] 1. vt 2. n ( pej)
    ( writer) pismak m (pej); ( horse) wynajmowany koń m
    3. vi
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    [hæk] 1. verb
    1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) rąbać, ciąć
    2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) rąbać
    2. noun
    1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) (na)cięcie
    2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) koń/pojazd do wynajęcia
    - hacking
    - hacksaw

    English-Polish dictionary > hack

  • 105 quarter

    ['kwɔːtə(r)] 1. n
    ( fourth part) ćwierć f; (US) ( coin) ćwierć f dolara; ( of year) kwartał m; ( of city) dzielnica f

    it's a quarter to 3, (US) it's a quarter of 3 — jest za kwadrans trzecia

    it's a quarter past 3, (US) it's a quarter after 3 — jest kwadrans po trzeciej

    2. vt
    ćwiartować (poćwiartować perf); ( MIL) ( lodge) zakwaterowywać (zakwaterować perf)
    * * *
    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) ćwiartka, kwadrans, kwartał
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) ćwierć dolara
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) dzielnica
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strona (świata)
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) łaska
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) ćwiartka
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) kwadra
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) kwarta
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trymestr
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) pokroić na cztery części
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) podzielić na cztery części
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) zakwaterować
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kwartalnie
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kwartalnik
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters

    English-Polish dictionary > quarter

  • 106 side

    [saɪd] 1. n
    strona f; ( of body) bok m; ( team) przeciwnik m; ( of hill) zbocze nt
    2. adj 3. vi

    to side with sbstawać (stanąć perf) po czyjejś stronie

    by the side ofprzy +instr

    side by side work wspólnie; stand obok siebie

    the right/wrong side — właściwa/niewłaściwa strona

    * * *
    1. noun
    1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) strona, bok
    2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) bok, ściana
    3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) bok
    4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) strona
    5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) bok
    6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) część, strona
    7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) stok
    8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) punkt widzenia
    9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) strona
    2. adjective
    (additional, but less important: a side issue.) uboczny
    - - side
    - - sided
    - sidelong
    - sideways
    - sideburns
    - side effect
    - sidelight
    - sideline
    - sidelines
    - side road
    - sidestep
    - side-street
    - sidetrack
    - sidewalk
    - from all sides
    - on all sides
    - side by side
    - side with
    - take sides

    English-Polish dictionary > side

  • 107 extract

    1. [ik'strækt] verb
    1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) izraut; izdabūt; izdibināt
    2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) izdalīt (fragmentu)
    3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) ekstrahēt; izspiest
    2. ['ekstrækt] noun
    1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) izvilkums (no grāmatas)
    2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) ekstrakts
    * * *
    ekstrakts; izvilkums, īss izklāsts; izraut; izdabūt, izdibināt; iegūt; izspiest; izvēlēties; izvilkt; ekstrahēt

    English-Latvian dictionary > extract

  • 108 hack

    [hæk] 1. verb
    1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) sacirst; sakapāt
    2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) izcirst (ceļu)
    2. noun
    1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) iecirtums; robs
    2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) zirgs; taksometrs
    - hacking
    - hacksaw
    * * *
    nodzīts zirgs, kleperis; iecirtums, ierobījums; cērte, kaplis; jājamzirgs; rakstnieķelis, skribents; cirsta brūce; spēriens pa kājas lielu; taksometrs; taksists; sauss klepus; cirtnis; reportieris; iecirst, ierobīt; jāt; braukt ar taksometru; sacirst, sakapāt; iecirst; nolīgt rakstnieķeļa darbam, samierināties; ciest; paciest; uzkaplēt, uzirdināt; iespert pa kājas lielu; sausi klepot

    English-Latvian dictionary > hack

  • 109 quarter

    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) ceturtdaļa
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) divdesmit pieci centi
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvartāls
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) puse; mala; virziens
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) žēlastība
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) (kautķermeņa) ceturtdaļa; gurns
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) augošs/dilstošs mēness
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) (spēles) ceturtdaļa/periods
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) ceturksnis
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) sadalīt četrās daļās
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dalīt ar četri
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) izvietot; izmitināt
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) reizi ceturksnī/trijos mēnešos
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) ceturkšņa žurnāls
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters
    * * *
    ceturtdaļa; ceturksnis; kvartāls, ceturksnis; divdesmit piecu centu monēta; ceturtdaļa; puse, vieta; kvartāls; dzīvoklis, mājoklis; kazarmas; aprindas; labvēlība, iecietība; ceturtdaļjūdze; ceturtdaļjūdzes skrējiens; kvarterklājs; sadalīt četrās daļās; izvietot pa dzīvokļiem; mitināties, dzīvot; meklēt; ieiet jaunā fāzē; sacirst gabalos

    English-Latvian dictionary > quarter

  • 110 extract

    1. [ik'strækt] verb
    1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) ištraukti, išgauti
    2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) rinkti (ištraukas)
    3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) išspausti, išskirti, ekstrahuoti
    2. ['ekstrækt] noun
    1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) ištrauka
    2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) ekstraktas

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > extract

  • 111 hack

    [hæk] 1. verb
    1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) kapoti
    2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) prakirsti, prakapoti
    2. noun
    1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) rantas, užkarpa, įpjova
    2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) nuomojamas arklys/automobilis
    - hacking
    - hacksaw

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > hack

  • 112 quarter

    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) ketvirtis
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 centų moneta
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvartalas
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) pusė, šalis
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) pasigailėjimas
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) pasturgalis
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) jaunatis, delčia
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) vienas iš keturių kėlinių
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) ketvirtis
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) perpjauti į keturias dalis
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dalyti iš keturių
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) apgyvendinti
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kas ketvirtį
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) ketvirčio žurnalas
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > quarter

  • 113 extract

    n. extrakt; utdrag, protokollsutdrag
    --------
    v. dra ut; pressa ut
    * * *
    1. [ik'strækt] verb
    1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) dra ut, få (tvinga) fram
    2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) göra utdrag ur
    3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) utvinna
    2. ['ekstrækt] noun
    1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) utdrag
    2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) extrakt

    English-Swedish dictionary > extract

  • 114 hack

    n. hack; skåra; torrhosta; taxi; maskinskrivare
    --------
    v. skära, hacka, slå, hacka sönder; köra taxi; åka; rida
    * * *
    [hæk] 1. verb
    1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) hacka, skära
    2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) hugga []
    2. noun
    1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) hack, hugg, skåra
    2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) ridhäst, uthyrningshäst, taxi
    - hacking
    - hacksaw

    English-Swedish dictionary > hack

  • 115 quarter

    n. fjärdedel; kvarter, grannskap; kvart; kvartal; område; stadsdel; nåd; förskoning
    --------
    v. dela i fyra lika delar; kvadrera, fyrdela; stycka i fyra delar; hysa, inkvartera; bli inkvarterad
    * * *
    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) fjärdedel, kvart, kvartal
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 cent, 25-centsmynt
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvarter
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) håll
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) pardon, nåd
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) bakfjärding, bakdel
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) månkvarter
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) period
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) kvartalstermin, halv termin
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dela i fyra delar
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dela med fyra
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) inkvartera
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) en gång i kvartalet
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) kvartalstidskrift
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters

    English-Swedish dictionary > quarter

  • 116 extract

    1. [ik'strækt] verb
    1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) vytáhnout
    2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) vypsat si
    3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) extrahovat
    2. ['ekstrækt] noun
    1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) výtah
    2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) výtažek
    * * *
    • těžit
    • výtažek
    • vytěžit
    • vyluhovat
    • vytahovat
    • výtah
    • vyloudit
    • extrakt
    • extrahovat
    • koncentrát
    • dobývat

    English-Czech dictionary > extract

  • 117 hack

    [hæk] 1. verb
    1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) rozsekat
    2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) prosekat (si)
    2. noun
    1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) zásek
    2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) nájemný kůň; taxi
    - hacking
    - hacksaw
    * * *
    • výjimečný čin
    • sekat
    • sek

    English-Czech dictionary > hack

  • 118 quarter

    ['kwo:tə] 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) čtvrtina, čtvrt
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) čtvrťák
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) čtvrť
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) strana, směr
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milost
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) čtvrtina
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) čtvrť
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) čtvrtina
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestr
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) (roz)čtvrtit
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dělit čtyřmi
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) ubytovat
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) čtvrtletně
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) čtvrtletník
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters
    * * *
    • ubytovat
    • rozčtvrtit
    • kvartál
    • čtvrtdolar
    • čtvrt
    • čtvrtina

    English-Czech dictionary > quarter

  • 119 extract

    1. [ik'strækt] verb
    1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) vytiahnuť
    2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) vypísať si
    3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) extrahovať
    2. ['ekstrækt] noun
    1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) výťah
    2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) výťažok
    * * *
    • vynímat
    • výtažok
    • vynikat
    • vytiahnut
    • výnatok
    • vybrat
    • vytrhnút
    • úryvok
    • extrahovat

    English-Slovak dictionary > extract

  • 120 hack

    [hæk] 1. verb
    1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) rozsekať
    2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) presekať (si)
    2. noun
    1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) zásek, zárez
    2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) kôň na prenájom; taxík
    - hacking
    - hacksaw
    * * *
    • zaseknút
    • skomolit
    • urobit zárez
    • preorávat
    • prenajat
    • hákovat
    • jazdit na koni
    • casto používat
    • rozsekat na kúsky
    • pokašlávat
    • kopnút do holene
    • obracat zem

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