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1 перестраховщик
1) General subject: buck passer, hedger, safety-first man, a belt and suspenders man2) Economy: reinsurer3) Insurance: carrier -
2 сваливающий ответственность на других
Deprecatingly: buck passerУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сваливающий ответственность на других
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3 человек, уклоняющийся от принятия решений
Deprecatingly: buck passerУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > человек, уклоняющийся от принятия решений
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4 nerf
nerf [nεʀ]masculine nouna. nerveb. ( = vigueur) allons, du nerf ! come on, buck up! (inf)* * *nɛʀ
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nom masculin1) Anatomie nerve2) ( vigueur) spirit, go (colloq)allez, du nerf! — (colloq) come on, buck up! (colloq)
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nerfs nom masculin pluriel ( système nerveux) nervesPhrasal Verbs:••ses nerfs ont lâché — he/she went to pieces
avoir les nerfs en pelote (colloq) or en boule (colloq) or à vif — to be really wound up
être sur les nerfs, avoir ses nerfs — (colloq) to be on edge
taper (colloq) sur les nerfs de quelqu'un — to get on somebody's nerves
passer ses nerfs sur (colloq) quelqu'un — to take it out on somebody
* * *nɛʀ1. nm1) ANATOMIE nerve2) (= vigueur) spiritavoir du nerf [personne] — to have spirit
2. nerfs nmplIl me tape sur les nerfs. — He gets on my nerves.
* * *A nm1 Anat nerve; nerf optique/sciatique/auditif optic/sciatic/auditory nerve; nerf pneumogastrique or vague vagus (nerve);2 ( vigueur) spirit, go○; montrer que l'on a du nerf to show one has (a bit of) spirit ou go○; redonner du nerf à qn to put new heart into sb; allez du nerf! un peu de nerf○! come on, buck up○! GB, hang in there○!B nerfs nmpl ( système nerveux) nerves; être malade des nerfs to suffer from nerves; avoir les nerfs solides to have strong nerves.nerf de bœuf pizzle.jouer avec les nerfs de qn to be deliberately annoying; ses nerfs ont lâché he went to pieces; avoir les nerfs à fleur de peau to be very touchy, to have frayed nerves; avoir les nerfs en pelote○ or en boule○ or à vif to be really wound up; être sur les nerfs, avoir ses nerfs○ to be on edge; vivre sur les nerfs to live on one's nerves; taper or porter sur les nerfs de qn to get on sb's nerves; être à bout de nerfs to be at the end of one's tether ou rope US; passer ses nerfs sur qn/qch○ to take it out on sb/sth; avoir des nerfs d'acier to have nerves of steel; l'argent est le nerf de la guerre money is the sinews of war.[nɛr] nom masculinnerf moteur/sensitif/mixte motor/sensor/mixed nerveavoir les nerfs solides ou des nerfs d'acier to have nerves of steelil est toujours ou il vit sur les nerfs he's highly-strung, he lives on his nerves2. (toujours singulier) [énergie]ça, c'est une voiture qui a du nerf! now that's what I call a responsive car!allez, du nerf! come on, put some effort into it!3. [tendon] piece of gristle4. IMPRIMERIE ribnerf de bœuf nom masculin
См. также в других словарях:
buck-passer — ☆ buck passer [buk′pas΄ər ] n. 〚see phr. PASS THE BUCK under BUCK3〛 Informal a person who regularly seeks to shift blame or responsibility to someone else buck passing n. * * * See … Universalium
buck-passer — ☆ buck passer [buk′pas΄ər ] n. [see phr. PASS THE BUCK under BUCK3] Informal a person who regularly seeks to shift blame or responsibility to someone else buck passing n … English World dictionary
buck-passer — n. phr. A person who passes the buck. Mr. Jones was a buck passer even at home, and tried to make his wife make all the decisions. Compare: pass the buck, buck passing … Словарь американских идиом
buck passer — noun Etymology: buck (X) : a person that habitually evades responsibility • buck passing ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun * * * buck passing, n. Informal. a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to another, esp. unjustly or improperly. [ … Useful english dictionary
buck passer — [buck passing] See: PASS THE BUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
buck passer — [buck passing] See: PASS THE BUCK … Dictionary of American idioms
buck passer — buck′ pass er n. Informal. inf a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to another • Etymology: 1930–35 buck′ pass ing, n … From formal English to slang
buck passer — buck passing, n. Informal. a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to another, esp. unjustly or improperly. [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
buck passer — noun Date: 1920 a person who habitually passes the buck • buck passing noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
buck passer — n. person who avoids responsibility by passing it on to someone else, person who regularly passes the buck to another … English contemporary dictionary
buck-passing — noun or adj Buck passing clerks in stores make customers angry. Compare: pass the buck, buck passer … Словарь американских идиом