but he did not react at all

1. ( часто to) реагировать; отзываться

2. (on, upon) влиять, действовать; воздействовать; вызывать (ответную) реакцию

3. (against) противодействовать; оказывать сопротивление, сопротивляться; устремляться обратно или назад (от чего-л.)

4. хим. вызывать реакцию или вступать в реакцию

5. воен. отвечать ( на атаку); оказывать сопротивление

1) cinem. ripresa f.

2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.

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verbo transitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken)

1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]

2) (have) fare [bath, shower]; fare, prendersi [ holiday]; prendere [milk, pills]

3) (carry along) portare [ object]

4) (accompany, lead)

5) (go by) prendere [bus, plane]; prendere, imboccare [ road]

6) (negotiate) [ driver] prendere [ bend]; girare [ corner]; [ horse] saltare [ fence]

7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]

8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]

9) ling. reggere [object, case]

10) (react to)

11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]

12) (assume)

13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]

14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]

15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere

16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]

17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]

18) mat. (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]

20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]

21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]

verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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1 il prendere; presa

2 quantità di selvaggina (di pesce, ecc.) presa; carniere (fig.): It was an excellent take, siamo tornati (sono tornati, ecc.) col carniere pieno; a great take of fish, una pesca eccezionale

3 incasso, introito (di cinema, teatr., ecc.)

4 (cinem., TV) ripresa

5 (fam.) guadagno; profitto; ricavo

6 (fisc.) gettito: the tax take, il gettito delle imposte

7 (fam.) bottino; parte ( del bottino, del malloppo)

8 (fam.) bustarella; pizzo; tangente

9 (fam. USA) punto di vista; interpretazione; teoria; opinione

● (fam.) to be on the take, prendere la bustarella (o il pizzo); farsi corrompere.

(pass. took, p. p. taken)

A v. t.

1 prendere; pigliare; afferrare; cogliere, sorprendere; catturare; conquistare, impadronirsi di; conquistare; guadagnare; ricevere; comprare; sottrarre; togliere; rubare: Will you take a glass of wine?, prendi (o vuoi) un bicchiere di vino?; to take st. (up) with one's hands, prendere qc. con le mani; to take sb. 's hand, prendere (o afferrare) la mano a q.; Let me take your coat!, posso prenderti il cappotto? ( lo metto a posto io, ecc.); I took the flat for a year, presi l'appartamento (in affitto) per un anno; Take what you like, piglia quello che vuoi!; He was taken in the act, è stato colto (o preso) in flagrante; The fortress was taken by the enemy, la fortezza fu conquistata (o presa) dal nemico; to take a Senate seat, conquistare un seggio al Senato (in Italia, ecc.); He takes three hundred pounds a month, guadagna (o prende) trecento sterline al mese; The thief took all the silver, il ladro ha rubato tutta l'argenteria; The shopkeeper took 10 p off the price, il negoziante tolse dieci penny dal prezzo; We take two newspapers daily, compriamo due giornali tutti i giorni

2 prendere con sé; portare via; portare; condurre; accompagnare: Take your umbrella with you, prenditi l'ombrello!; Take these parcels to the post office, will you?, mi porti questi pacchi alla posta?; This path will take you to the river, questo sentiero ti porterà al fiume; I took my guest home, accompagnai a casa l'ospite; Take the children for a walk, porta i bambini a fare una passeggiata! NOTA D'USO: - to bring o to take?-

3 prendere; accettare; assumere; accollarsi: Do you take credit cards?, accettate le carte di credito?; DIALOGO → - Paying 1- Which credit cards do you take?, quali carte di credito accettate?; to take holy orders, prendere gli ordini sacri; to take one's degree, prendere la laurea; They won't take our advice, non accettano i nostri consigli; He took the job, ha accettato il posto; They cannot take defeat, non riescono ad accettare la sconfitta; to take the blame, accollarsi (o assumersi) la colpa

4 prendere; assumere; ingerire: to take a medicine, prendere una medicina; to take one's meals at a restaurant, prendere i pasti (o mangiare) al ristorante; to take drugs, assumere droga; drogarsi

5 prendere; prendere in esame; considerare; giudicare; ritenere; reputare; valutare; supporre: to take sb. at his word, prendere q. in parola; to take st. as done, considerare qc. come già fatto; to take sb. as a swindler, prendere q. per un imbroglione; Let's take John, for instance, prendiamo John, per esempio; to take sb. at his face value, valutare q. per quello che sembra; I take it you're the person in charge here, se non sbaglio è lei che comanda qui; DIALOGO → - Wedding- I take it she said yes then?, suppongo che abbia detto di sì, quindi

6 comprendere, intendere: Do you take my meaning?, intendi quel che voglio dire?

7 portare: Take him another glass of wine, portagli un altro bicchiere di vino!

8 fare: to take a walk [a bath], fare una passeggiata [un bagno]; to take a nap, fare un sonnellino; to take a picture (o a photograph) fare una fotografia; to take an exam, fare (o dare, sostenere) un esame; (stat.) to take a census, fare un censimento; The horse took the jump, il cavallo ha fatto il salto ( non ha rifiutato l'ostacolo)

9 attirare; attrarre; trasportare (fig.); incantare; cattivarsi; affascinare: I was not much taken by ( o with) his behaviour, sono stato tutt'altro che attratto dal suo comportamento; This author takes his readers with him, quest'autore affascina (o trasporta) i lettori

10 (spesso impers.) impiegare; metterci; volerci; richiedere; occorrere: I took three days to finish my work, impiegai tre giorni per finire il mio lavoro; DIALOGO → - Building work- The builders said the job would take six to eight weeks, max, i muratori dicono che per i lavori ci vorranno da sei a otto settimane al massimo; How long did it take you to go there?, quanto tempo ci hai messo per andare là?; These things take time, ci vuol tempo per queste cose; It takes a lot of patience, ci vuole molta pazienza

11 resistere a; reggere (a); sostenere; sopportare: to take a thrust, reggere una spinta

12 (cinem., TV) riprendere; girare: to take a scene, riprendere una scena

13 prendere; possedere ( una donna)

14 (comm., leg.) prendere; accettare ( in pagamento)

15 (gramm.) reggere; prendere: Transitive verbs take a direct object, i verbi transitivi reggono il complemento oggetto

16 provare; sentire: to take pleasure in st. [in doing st.], provare piacere in qc. [a fare qc.]

17 misurare; rilevare; prendere: to take sb. 's temperature, misurare la temperatura (fam.: la febbre) a q.

18 afferrare; cogliere: to take an opportunity, cogliere un'occasione

19 ( di un recipiente, un locale, un veicolo) contenere; portare: This bottle only takes half a litre, questa bottiglia contiene solo mezzo litro; The hall can take 200 people, la sala può contenere 200 persone; The coach takes (up) 50 passengers, il pullman porta 50 passeggeri

20 tirare, sferrare; dare: to take a shot at a bird, tirare un colpo (o sparare) a un uccello; to take a punch at sb., tirare (o sferrare) un pugno a q.

21 portare ( una misura d'indumento): What size do you take, madam?, che misura (o numero) porta, signora?

22 ( sport) vincere: ( boxe) to take nearly every round, vincere quasi tutte le riprese; ( tennis) to take the set, vincere il set

23 (a dama, a scacchi) mangiare ( una pedina, un pezzo)

24 (fam.) darle (o suonarle) a (q.); battere (q.) ( a pugni, o in una gara): The champion took the challenger in the first round, il detentore del titolo batté lo sfidante nel primo round

25 ( boxe) incassare ( colpi): He can take blows well, incassa bene i colpi; è un buon incassatore

26 ( calcio, ecc.) fare, effettuare, eseguire ( un tiro, una rimessa, ecc.); dare ( un calcio); battere; segnare ( un gol, un canestro): to take a penalty, tirare (o battere) un rigore; ( cricket) to take a run, effettuare una corsa ( verso il wicket); to take a free kick, battere (o tirare) una punizione

27 (fam.) imbrogliare; truffare; fregare (fam.): The salesman tried to take me, il commesso ha cercato di fregarmi

28 (fam.; al passivo) defraudare; derubare: The old lady was taken for all her money, la vecchia signora è stata derubata di tutti i soldi

B v. i.

1 ( anche mecc.) prendere; far presa; attaccare: This gear won't take, quest'ingranaggio non prende (o non fa presa); The fire took rapidly, il fuoco prese subito; This paint takes well, questa vernice attacca bene

2 avere successo; attecchire; I don't think it will take, non credo che attecchirà

3 agire; funzionare; avere effetto: The vaccine did not take, il vaccino non ha agito

4 (fam.) essere fotogenico; venire bene: She does not take well, non viene bene ( in fotografia)

5 ( di pesce) abboccare ( all'amo)

● to take advantage of, approfittare di; sfruttare □ (mil.) to take aim, prendere la mira; mirare; puntare □ to take all the fun out of st., guastare la festa; rovinare tutto □ to take sb. 's arm, prendere il braccio di q.; prender q. per il braccio □ to take st. as read, dare qc. per letto □ (fig.) to take a back seat, occupare un posto di scarsa importanza; accontentarsi di un ruolo secondario □ (leg.) to take bankruptcy, accettare di essere messo in fallimento □ (autom., ecc.) to take a bend, prendere una curva: to take a bend as tightly as possible, stringere una curva al massimo □ to take bets, accettare scommesse □ (fig.) to take the bit between one's teeth, stringere i denti (fig.) □ to take breath, prendere (o ripigliare) fiato □ to take by surprise, cogliere di sorpresa; prendere (o conquistare) di sorpresa □ to take care, stare attento; fare attenzione; badare; guardarsi: Take care what you say, fa' attenzione a quel che dici!; Take care not to break it, bada di non romperlo! □ to take care of, badare a; prendersi cura di, aver cura di; (fam. eufem.) sistemare, eliminare, uccidere: Who will take care of the baby?, chi si prenderà cura del bambino?; Take care of yourself! abbi cura di te!; riguardati! □ (fig.) to take the chair, assumere la presidenza; presiedere una seduta □ to take a chair, prendere posto; accomodarsi; sedersi □ to take a chance, correre un rischio; tentare la sorte □ to take one's chances, correre il rischio; arrischiare, azzardare; tentare la sorte; stare al gioco (fig.) □ to take no chances, non volere correre rischi; andare sul sicuro □ to take charge of st., prendere in consegna qc.; occuparsi di qc.; assumere il comando (la direzione) di qc.: The new commander took charge of the garrison, il nuovo comandante assunse (o prese) il comando della guarnigione □ to take command, prendere il comando □ (relig.) to take communion, fare la comunione □ to take courage, farsi coraggio; farsi animo □ to take a deep breath, tirare un lungo respiro □ to take a different view, essere di tutt'altro avviso; essere di parere contrario □ to take effect, ( di una medicina, ecc.) avere (o fare) effetto; ( di una legge e sim.) entrare in vigore; essere attuato; andare in porto (fig.): The new law takes effect as of July 1st, la nuova legge entra in vigore dal primo di luglio □ to take a fever, contrarre una febbre ( malarica, ecc.) □ to take fright, prendersi paura; spaventarsi □ to take hold of sb., impadronirsi di q.: A great tenderness took hold of him, una grande tenerezza si è impadronita di lui □ to take hold of st., afferrare qc.: He took hold of the bar, ha afferrato la sbarra □ to take a holiday, andare in vacanza □ to take st. in hand, prendere in mano qc. (fig.); intraprendere qc. □ to take an interest in st., interessarsi a qc. □ to take into account, tener presente; tener conto di; prendere in considerazione: We must take his youth into account, dobbiamo tener conto della sua giovinezza □ to take sb. into one's confidence, concedere a q. la propria fiducia; mettere q. a parte dei propri segreti □ (fam.) to take it, tener duro; non batter ciglio □ to take it easy, prendersela comoda, non strapazzarsi; ( anche) non prendersela, restare calmo □ to take it into one's head (o mind), mettersi in testa, figgersi in capo ( un'idea, ecc.) □ to take a joke in earnest, prender sul serio uno scherzo □ to take a leap (o a jump), fare un salto □ to take leave of sb., prendere congedo (o commiato) da q.; accomiatarsi da q. □ to take leave of one's senses, impazzire □ (leg.) to take legal action, adire le vie legali □ to take legal advice, consultare un avvocato; rivolgersi a un legale per un parere □ to take a letter, ( anche) battere una lettera sotto dettatura □ to take sb. 's life, togliere la vita a q.; uccidere q. □ (fam.) to take one's life in one's hands, rischiare la vita □ to take a look at st., dare un'occhiata a qc. □ to take a look round, dare un'occhiata in giro; guardarsi attorno (o intorno) □ (fam.) to take the mickey out of sb., prendere in giro q.; sfottere q. (fam.) □ to take minutes, mettere a verbale; verbalizzare □ to take the nonsense out of sb., togliere i grilli dalla testa a q. □ to take notes, prendere appunti □ to take notice of st., fare attenzione a qc.; occuparsi (o interessarsi) di qc.; rendersi conto di qc. □ to take an oath, fare (o prestare) un giuramento □ to take offence, offendersi □ to take other people's ideas, appropriarsi delle idee altrui □ to take pains, darsi (o prendersi) pena (di fare qc.); sforzarsi; darsi da fare; fare il possibile: to take pains to do a job well, sforzarsi di fare bene un lavoro □ to take part in st., prendere parte, partecipare a qc. □ to take place, aver luogo; accadere; avvenire; verificarsi □ (polit.) to take power, salire al potere; andare al governo □ to take pride in st., andare orgoglioso di qc. □ (mil.) to take sb. prisoner, far prigioniero q. □ ( boxe) to take punishment, subire una punizione; incassare colpi durissimi □ (fam.) to take the rap, essere incolpato (spec. per colpe altrui); prendersi la colpa □ to take refuge, trovar rifugio; rifugiarsi; riparare □ to take a seat, prendere posto; mettersi a sedere; accomodarsi □ to take sides with sb., parteggiare per q.; schierarsi con q. □ to take stock, (comm.) fare l'inventario; (fig.) valutare la situazione (e sim.) □ to take things as they are, prendere il mondo come viene □ to take things coolly, conservare il sangue freddo; mantenere la calma; non agitarsi □ to take things easy, prender le cose alla leggera; tirare a campare; fare il proprio comodo; prendersela comoda □ to take things seriously, prender le cose sul serio □ to take one's time, prendersela comoda; andare adagio: He took his time over the job, se la prese comoda col lavoro □ to take its toll on sb. [st.], farsi sentire su q. [qc.] ( in senso negativo) □ to take the train, prendere il treno; servirsi del treno ( e non dell'autobus, ecc.): DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- I usually take the bus, but sometimes I go by train, di solito prendo l'autobus, ma a volte vado in treno □ to take the trouble to do st., prendersi il disturbo di fare qc.; darsi la pena di fare qc. □ to take turns, fare a turno, alternarsi: (autom.) to take turns at the wheel, alternarsi al volante □ to take a vow, fare un voto □ to take a wife, prender moglie □ to take wing, levarsi a volo □ to be taken ill, ammalarsi; sentirsi male □ (fam.) to be taken short, avere un bisognino ( un bisogno impellente) □ It took a lot of doing, ci volle del bello e del buono □ Take your seats!, seduti!, a posto!; ( anche, ferr.) in carrozza! □ How old do you take me to be?, quanti anni mi dai? □ (fam.) I can take him or leave him, non mi è né simpatico né antipatico; mi lascia indifferente □ Take it or leave it!, prendere o lasciare! □ (fam.) I am not taking any, grazie, no!; ( anche) non ci sto!

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1) cinem. ripresa f.

2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.

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verbo transitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken)

1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]

2) (have) fare [bath, shower]; fare, prendersi [ holiday]; prendere [milk, pills]

3) (carry along) portare [ object]

4) (accompany, lead)

5) (go by) prendere [bus, plane]; prendere, imboccare [ road]

6) (negotiate) [ driver] prendere [ bend]; girare [ corner]; [ horse] saltare [ fence]

7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]

8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]

9) ling. reggere [object, case]

10) (react to)

11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]

12) (assume)

13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]

14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]

15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere

16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]

17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]

18) mat. (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]

20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]

21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]

verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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1 to force.

forzar a alguien a hacer algo to force somebody to do something

forzar la vista to strain one's eyes

forzar una cerradura to force a lock

Ricardo forzó la puerta Richard forced the door.

2 to rape.

3 to enforce, to muscle, to impose, to foist.

La policía forzó el reglamento The police enforced the rules.

4 to coerce, to constrain, to force.

La policía forzó a Ricardo The police coerced Richard.

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(o changes to ue in stressed syllables; z changes to c before e)

Present Indicative

fuerzo, fuerzas, fuerza, forzamos, forzáis, fuerzan.

Past Indicative

forcé, forzaste, forzó, forzamos, forzasteis, forzaron.

Present Subjunctive

fuerce, fuerces, fuerce, forcemos, forcéis, fuercen.

Imperative

fuerza (tú), fuerce (él/Vd.), forcemos (nos.), forzad (vos.), fuercen (ellos/Vds.).

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1) to force, compel

2) strain

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1) (=obligar) to force

2) [+ puerta, cerradura] to force; (Mil) [+ ciudadela, fuerte] to storm, take

3) [+ ojos, voz] to strain; [+ sonrisa] to force

4) (=violar) to rape

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verbo transitivo

1) ( obligar) to force

2)

a) < vista> to strain

b) < sonrisa> to force

3) <puerta/cerradura> to force

4) ( violar) to rape

forzarse v pron ( obligarse) to make o force oneself

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= compel, constrain, force, oblige, force + Nombre + open, strain, extrude, enforce, shoehorn, pry + Nombre + open.

Nota: Sinónimo de prise + Nombre + open.

Ex. It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new role.

Ex. Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.

Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex. The user interested in children's sports, therefore, is obliged, when looking under the general heading, to differentiate between those works which are general and those which are on men's sports.

Ex. Do not force a book open, especially when it is new.

Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.

Ex. In theory, at least, information provision has always been seen as an integral part of the library service, but in practice this had tended to become extruded to the point of non-existence by the time it reaches the smaller rural branches and mobile libraries = En teoría, al menos, la difusión de la información siempre se ha visto como una parte integral del servicio bibliotecario, aunque en la práctica se ha tendido a forzarla hasta el punto de su inexistencia cuando llega a las bibliotecas sucursales rurales más pequeñas y a las bibliotecas móviles.

Ex. Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.

Ex. We should not expect faculty to shoehorn their approaches into a technical developer's ideas of what is valuable or the correct pedagogical approach.

Ex. If the paper clip has not rusted and the paper is sturdy, a paper clip can be removed by gently prying it open.

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* abrir forzando = force + Nombre + open.

* abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.

* forzar a = coerce (into), press into.

* forzar a cerrar un Negocio = drive out of + business.

* forzar la separación de = coerce + Nombre + away from.

* forzar una respuesta = coerce + a response.

* que fuerza los músculos = muscle-straining.

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verbo transitivo

1) ( obligar) to force

2)

a) < vista> to strain

b) < sonrisa> to force

3) <puerta/cerradura> to force

4) ( violar) to rape

forzarse v pron ( obligarse) to make o force oneself

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= compel, constrain, force, oblige, force + Nombre + open, strain, extrude, enforce, shoehorn, pry + Nombre + open.

Nota: Sinónimo de prise + Nombre + open.

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forzar [ A11 ]

A (obligar) to force

me vi forzado a echarlo del local I had to o I was forced to o ( frml) I was obliged to throw him off the premises

1 ‹vista› to strain

estaba forzando la vista I was straining my eyes

2 ‹sonrisa› to force

C ‹puerta/cerradura› to force

D (violar) to rape

(obligarse) to make o force oneself

todos los días me fuerzo a caminar dos kilómetros every day I make myself walk two kilometers

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a) ‹ vista› to strain;

◊ estaba forzando la vista I was straining my eyes

b) ‹ sonrisa› to force

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forzar vt

1. [obligar, empujar] to force;

forzar a alguien a hacer algo to force sb to do sth;

yo no forzaría la situación I wouldn't force the situation

2. [cerradura, mecanismo] to force;

no fuerces el motor don't overtax the engine;

forzar la vista to strain one's eyes;

forzar la salida [de programa] to force quit

3. [violar] to rape

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1 force;

forzar la voz strain one’s voice

2 ( violar) rape

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forzar {36} vt

1) obligar: to force, to compel

2) : to force open

3) : to strain

forzar los ojos: to strain one's eyes

* * *

forzar vb to force

1) (answer) rispondere

2) (react) [patient, organism] rispondere, reagire; [ car] rispondere

3) (listen, adapt) adeguarsi

* * *

1) (to answer with words, a reaction, gesture etc: He didn't respond to my question; I smiled at her, but she didn't respond.) rispondere

2) (to show a good reaction eg to some course of treatment: His illness did not respond to treatment by drugs.) rispondere

3) ((of vehicles etc) to be guided easily by controls: The pilot said the plane did not respond to the controls.) rispondere

•

- response

* * *

1 (relig.) responsorio

2 (relig.) risposta ( data dai fedeli all'officiante)

3 (archit.) parasta, pilastro sporgente ( alle due estremità di un portico, di una navata, ecc.).

1 rispondere; reagire: Police responded with teargas, la polizia ha risposto con il gas lacrimogeno; Many people respond to stress by eating more, molte persone reagiscono allo stress mangiando di più; The market responded positively to the announcement, il mercato ha risposto positivamente all'annuncio; The patient failed to respond to the antibiotics, il paziente non ha risposto agli antibiotici; to respond to sb. 's needs, soddisfare le esigenze di q.

2 rispondere; replicare: to respond to a letter, rispondere a una lettera; He responded that he was aware of the problem, ha risposto di essere cosciente del problema; «I don't believe a word of it» she responded, «non credo a una parola» rispose; to respond negatively [positively] to a question, rispondere negativamente [affermativamente] a una domanda

3 rispondere ( al sacerdote, parlando o cantando)

4 essere (o mostrarsi) sensibile (a): to respond to children [animals], essere sensibile ai bambini [agli animali]

5 ( boxe, ecc.) rispondere ai colpi; replicare.

* * *

1) (answer) rispondere

2) (react) [patient, organism] rispondere, reagire; [ car] rispondere

3) (listen, adapt) adeguarsi

X и бровью не повёл - X didn't bat (blink) an eye (an eyelid)

• (И) БРОВЬЮ <ГЛАЗОМ, УХОМ, НОСОМ, УСОМ> НЕ ВЕДЕТ/НЕ ПОВЕЛ; (И) БРОВЬЮ НЕ ШЕВЕЛЬНУЛall coll

[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past; usu. this WO]

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⇒ s.o. does not outwardly react to sth., does not display his emotions toward sth. said or done in his presence:

- X и бровью не повёл≈ X didn't bat < blink> an eye < an eyelid>;

- X didn't turn a hair;

- X didn't raise an eyebrow;

- [in limited contexts] X didn't (even) seem to hear;

- X didn't show a flicker of interest.

     ♦ "Покажи тебе самую что ни есть раскрасавицу - ты даже глазом не поведешь. Потому что биотоки отрицательные подключат" (Айтматов 2). "You could be shown the most ravishing creature you've ever set eyes on and you'll not even bat an eyelid. This will be because the bio-currents will cut out this feeling" (2a).

     ♦ "Борода-то у вас настоящая?" - спросила Таня. "Можете дёрнуть", - улыбнулся Востоков. Она с удовольствием дёрнула. Востоков даже и глазом не повёл (Аксёнов 7). "Is your beard real?" "You may pull it, if you like," Vostokov said, smiling. She gave it a good, stiff tug. Vostokov did not blink an eye (7a).

     ♦ "Привьет [used in place of the correct form привет to show a German accent], Марья Николаевна!" - огибая её, почтительно поклонился Штабель... Та и ухом не повела, продолжая одной ей ведомый разговор с самой собою (Максимов 3). Stabel bowed and spoke as he went around her. "How do you do, Maria Nikolaevna?..." She didn't turn a hair but continued her private conversation with herself (3a).

     ♦ Ардабьев вскочил с песка и вдруг закричал на весь берег, торжествующе размахивая руками: "Ар-да-би-о-ла!"... А рыбак с безнадёжной удочкой и ухом не повёл( Евтушенко 1). Ardabiev leapt up from the sand and suddenly shouted out to all the canalside, triumphantly waving his arms: "Ar-da-bio-la!"...But the fisherman with his despondent fishing-rod did not even seem to hear (1a).

• (И) БРОВЬЮ <ГЛАЗОМ, УХОМ, НОСОМ, УСОМ> НЕ ВЕДЕТ/НЕ ПОВЕЛ; (И) БРОВЬЮ НЕ ШЕВЕЛЬНУЛall coll

[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past; usu. this WO]

=====

⇒ s.o. does not outwardly react to sth., does not display his emotions toward sth. said or done in his presence:

- X и бровью не повёл≈ X didn't bat < blink> an eye < an eyelid>;

- X didn't turn a hair;

- X didn't raise an eyebrow;

- [in limited contexts] X didn't (even) seem to hear;

- X didn't show a flicker of interest.

     ♦ "Покажи тебе самую что ни есть раскрасавицу - ты даже глазом не поведешь. Потому что биотоки отрицательные подключат" (Айтматов 2). "You could be shown the most ravishing creature you've ever set eyes on and you'll not even bat an eyelid. This will be because the bio-currents will cut out this feeling" (2a).

     ♦ "Борода-то у вас настоящая?" - спросила Таня. "Можете дёрнуть", - улыбнулся Востоков. Она с удовольствием дёрнула. Востоков даже и глазом не повёл (Аксёнов 7). "Is your beard real?" "You may pull it, if you like," Vostokov said, smiling. She gave it a good, stiff tug. Vostokov did not blink an eye (7a).

     ♦ "Привьет [used in place of the correct form привет to show a German accent], Марья Николаевна!" - огибая её, почтительно поклонился Штабель... Та и ухом не повела, продолжая одной ей ведомый разговор с самой собою (Максимов 3). Stabel bowed and spoke as he went around her. "How do you do, Maria Nikolaevna?..." She didn't turn a hair but continued her private conversation with herself (3a).

     ♦ Ардабьев вскочил с песка и вдруг закричал на весь берег, торжествующе размахивая руками: "Ар-да-би-о-ла!"... А рыбак с безнадёжной удочкой и ухом не повёл( Евтушенко 1). Ardabiev leapt up from the sand and suddenly shouted out to all the canalside, triumphantly waving his arms: "Ar-da-bio-la!"...But the fisherman with his despondent fishing-rod did not even seem to hear (1a).

• (И) БРОВЬЮ <ГЛАЗОМ, УХОМ, НОСОМ, УСОМ> НЕ ВЕДЕТ/НЕ ПОВЕЛ; (И) БРОВЬЮ НЕ ШЕВЕЛЬНУЛall coll

[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past; usu. this WO]

=====

⇒ s.o. does not outwardly react to sth., does not display his emotions toward sth. said or done in his presence:

- X и бровью не повёл≈ X didn't bat < blink> an eye < an eyelid>;

- X didn't turn a hair;

- X didn't raise an eyebrow;

- [in limited contexts] X didn't (even) seem to hear;

- X didn't show a flicker of interest.

     ♦ "Покажи тебе самую что ни есть раскрасавицу - ты даже глазом не поведешь. Потому что биотоки отрицательные подключат" (Айтматов 2). "You could be shown the most ravishing creature you've ever set eyes on and you'll not even bat an eyelid. This will be because the bio-currents will cut out this feeling" (2a).

     ♦ "Борода-то у вас настоящая?" - спросила Таня. "Можете дёрнуть", - улыбнулся Востоков. Она с удовольствием дёрнула. Востоков даже и глазом не повёл (Аксёнов 7). "Is your beard real?" "You may pull it, if you like," Vostokov said, smiling. She gave it a good, stiff tug. Vostokov did not blink an eye (7a).

     ♦ "Привьет [used in place of the correct form привет to show a German accent], Марья Николаевна!" - огибая её, почтительно поклонился Штабель... Та и ухом не повела, продолжая одной ей ведомый разговор с самой собою (Максимов 3). Stabel bowed and spoke as he went around her. "How do you do, Maria Nikolaevna?..." She didn't turn a hair but continued her private conversation with herself (3a).

     ♦ Ардабьев вскочил с песка и вдруг закричал на весь берег, торжествующе размахивая руками: "Ар-да-би-о-ла!"... А рыбак с безнадёжной удочкой и ухом не повёл( Евтушенко 1). Ardabiev leapt up from the sand and suddenly shouted out to all the canalside, triumphantly waving his arms: "Ar-da-bio-la!"...But the fisherman with his despondent fishing-rod did not even seem to hear (1a).

• (И) БРОВЬЮ <ГЛАЗОМ, УХОМ, НОСОМ, УСОМ> НЕ ВЕДЕТ/НЕ ПОВЕЛ; (И) БРОВЬЮ НЕ ШЕВЕЛЬНУЛall coll

[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past; usu. this WO]

=====

⇒ s.o. does not outwardly react to sth., does not display his emotions toward sth. said or done in his presence:

- X и бровью не повёл≈ X didn't bat < blink> an eye < an eyelid>;

- X didn't turn a hair;

- X didn't raise an eyebrow;

- [in limited contexts] X didn't (even) seem to hear;

- X didn't show a flicker of interest.

     ♦ "Покажи тебе самую что ни есть раскрасавицу - ты даже глазом не поведешь. Потому что биотоки отрицательные подключат" (Айтматов 2). "You could be shown the most ravishing creature you've ever set eyes on and you'll not even bat an eyelid. This will be because the bio-currents will cut out this feeling" (2a).

     ♦ "Борода-то у вас настоящая?" - спросила Таня. "Можете дёрнуть", - улыбнулся Востоков. Она с удовольствием дёрнула. Востоков даже и глазом не повёл (Аксёнов 7). "Is your beard real?" "You may pull it, if you like," Vostokov said, smiling. She gave it a good, stiff tug. Vostokov did not blink an eye (7a).

     ♦ "Привьет [used in place of the correct form привет to show a German accent], Марья Николаевна!" - огибая её, почтительно поклонился Штабель... Та и ухом не повела, продолжая одной ей ведомый разговор с самой собою (Максимов 3). Stabel bowed and spoke as he went around her. "How do you do, Maria Nikolaevna?..." She didn't turn a hair but continued her private conversation with herself (3a).

     ♦ Ардабьев вскочил с песка и вдруг закричал на весь берег, торжествующе размахивая руками: "Ар-да-би-о-ла!"... А рыбак с безнадёжной удочкой и ухом не повёл( Евтушенко 1). Ardabiev leapt up from the sand and suddenly shouted out to all the canalside, triumphantly waving his arms: "Ar-da-bio-la!"...But the fisherman with his despondent fishing-rod did not even seem to hear (1a).

• (И) БРОВЬЮ <ГЛАЗОМ, УХОМ, НОСОМ, УСОМ> НЕ ВЕДЕТ/НЕ ПОВЕЛ; (И) БРОВЬЮ НЕ ШЕВЕЛЬНУЛall coll

[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past; usu. this WO]

=====

⇒ s.o. does not outwardly react to sth., does not display his emotions toward sth. said or done in his presence:

- X и бровью не повёл≈ X didn't bat < blink> an eye < an eyelid>;

- X didn't turn a hair;

- X didn't raise an eyebrow;

- [in limited contexts] X didn't (even) seem to hear;

- X didn't show a flicker of interest.

     ♦ "Покажи тебе самую что ни есть раскрасавицу - ты даже глазом не поведешь. Потому что биотоки отрицательные подключат" (Айтматов 2). "You could be shown the most ravishing creature you've ever set eyes on and you'll not even bat an eyelid. This will be because the bio-currents will cut out this feeling" (2a).

     ♦ "Борода-то у вас настоящая?" - спросила Таня. "Можете дёрнуть", - улыбнулся Востоков. Она с удовольствием дёрнула. Востоков даже и глазом не повёл (Аксёнов 7). "Is your beard real?" "You may pull it, if you like," Vostokov said, smiling. She gave it a good, stiff tug. Vostokov did not blink an eye (7a).

     ♦ "Привьет [used in place of the correct form привет to show a German accent], Марья Николаевна!" - огибая её, почтительно поклонился Штабель... Та и ухом не повела, продолжая одной ей ведомый разговор с самой собою (Максимов 3). Stabel bowed and spoke as he went around her. "How do you do, Maria Nikolaevna?..." She didn't turn a hair but continued her private conversation with herself (3a).

     ♦ Ардабьев вскочил с песка и вдруг закричал на весь берег, торжествующе размахивая руками: "Ар-да-би-о-ла!"... А рыбак с безнадёжной удочкой и ухом не повёл( Евтушенко 1). Ardabiev leapt up from the sand and suddenly shouted out to all the canalside, triumphantly waving his arms: "Ar-da-bio-la!"...But the fisherman with his despondent fishing-rod did not even seem to hear (1a).

• (И) БРОВЬЮ <ГЛАЗОМ, УХОМ, НОСОМ, УСОМ> НЕ ВЕДЕТ/НЕ ПОВЕЛ; (И) БРОВЬЮ НЕ ШЕВЕЛЬНУЛall coll

[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past; usu. this WO]

=====

⇒ s.o. does not outwardly react to sth., does not display his emotions toward sth. said or done in his presence:

- X и бровью не повёл≈ X didn't bat < blink> an eye < an eyelid>;

- X didn't turn a hair;

- X didn't raise an eyebrow;

- [in limited contexts] X didn't (even) seem to hear;

- X didn't show a flicker of interest.

     ♦ "Покажи тебе самую что ни есть раскрасавицу - ты даже глазом не поведешь. Потому что биотоки отрицательные подключат" (Айтматов 2). "You could be shown the most ravishing creature you've ever set eyes on and you'll not even bat an eyelid. This will be because the bio-currents will cut out this feeling" (2a).

     ♦ "Борода-то у вас настоящая?" - спросила Таня. "Можете дёрнуть", - улыбнулся Востоков. Она с удовольствием дёрнула. Востоков даже и глазом не повёл (Аксёнов 7). "Is your beard real?" "You may pull it, if you like," Vostokov said, smiling. She gave it a good, stiff tug. Vostokov did not blink an eye (7a).

     ♦ "Привьет [used in place of the correct form привет to show a German accent], Марья Николаевна!" - огибая её, почтительно поклонился Штабель... Та и ухом не повела, продолжая одной ей ведомый разговор с самой собою (Максимов 3). Stabel bowed and spoke as he went around her. "How do you do, Maria Nikolaevna?..." She didn't turn a hair but continued her private conversation with herself (3a).

     ♦ Ардабьев вскочил с песка и вдруг закричал на весь берег, торжествующе размахивая руками: "Ар-да-би-о-ла!"... А рыбак с безнадёжной удочкой и ухом не повёл( Евтушенко 1). Ardabiev leapt up from the sand and suddenly shouted out to all the canalside, triumphantly waving his arms: "Ar-da-bio-la!"...But the fisherman with his despondent fishing-rod did not even seem to hear (1a).

• (И) БРОВЬЮ <ГЛАЗОМ, УХОМ, НОСОМ, УСОМ> НЕ ВЕДЕТ/НЕ ПОВЕЛ; (И) БРОВЬЮ НЕ ШЕВЕЛЬНУЛall coll

[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past; usu. this WO]

=====

⇒ s.o. does not outwardly react to sth., does not display his emotions toward sth. said or done in his presence:

- X и бровью не повёл≈ X didn't bat < blink> an eye < an eyelid>;

- X didn't turn a hair;

- X didn't raise an eyebrow;

- [in limited contexts] X didn't (even) seem to hear;

- X didn't show a flicker of interest.

     ♦ "Покажи тебе самую что ни есть раскрасавицу - ты даже глазом не поведешь. Потому что биотоки отрицательные подключат" (Айтматов 2). "You could be shown the most ravishing creature you've ever set eyes on and you'll not even bat an eyelid. This will be because the bio-currents will cut out this feeling" (2a).

     ♦ "Борода-то у вас настоящая?" - спросила Таня. "Можете дёрнуть", - улыбнулся Востоков. Она с удовольствием дёрнула. Востоков даже и глазом не повёл (Аксёнов 7). "Is your beard real?" "You may pull it, if you like," Vostokov said, smiling. She gave it a good, stiff tug. Vostokov did not blink an eye (7a).

     ♦ "Привьет [used in place of the correct form привет to show a German accent], Марья Николаевна!" - огибая её, почтительно поклонился Штабель... Та и ухом не повела, продолжая одной ей ведомый разговор с самой собою (Максимов 3). Stabel bowed and spoke as he went around her. "How do you do, Maria Nikolaevna?..." She didn't turn a hair but continued her private conversation with herself (3a).

     ♦ Ардабьев вскочил с песка и вдруг закричал на весь берег, торжествующе размахивая руками: "Ар-да-би-о-ла!"... А рыбак с безнадёжной удочкой и ухом не повёл( Евтушенко 1). Ardabiev leapt up from the sand and suddenly shouted out to all the canalside, triumphantly waving his arms: "Ar-da-bio-la!"...But the fisherman with his despondent fishing-rod did not even seem to hear (1a).

• (И) БРОВЬЮ <ГЛАЗОМ, УХОМ, НОСОМ, УСОМ> НЕ ВЕДЕТ/НЕ ПОВЕЛ; (И) БРОВЬЮ НЕ ШЕВЕЛЬНУЛall coll

[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past; usu. this WO]

=====

⇒ s.o. does not outwardly react to sth., does not display his emotions toward sth. said or done in his presence:

- X и бровью не повёл≈ X didn't bat < blink> an eye < an eyelid>;

- X didn't turn a hair;

- X didn't raise an eyebrow;

- [in limited contexts] X didn't (even) seem to hear;

- X didn't show a flicker of interest.

     ♦ "Покажи тебе самую что ни есть раскрасавицу - ты даже глазом не поведешь. Потому что биотоки отрицательные подключат" (Айтматов 2). "You could be shown the most ravishing creature you've ever set eyes on and you'll not even bat an eyelid. This will be because the bio-currents will cut out this feeling" (2a).

     ♦ "Борода-то у вас настоящая?" - спросила Таня. "Можете дёрнуть", - улыбнулся Востоков. Она с удовольствием дёрнула. Востоков даже и глазом не повёл (Аксёнов 7). "Is your beard real?" "You may pull it, if you like," Vostokov said, smiling. She gave it a good, stiff tug. Vostokov did not blink an eye (7a).

     ♦ "Привьет [used in place of the correct form привет to show a German accent], Марья Николаевна!" - огибая её, почтительно поклонился Штабель... Та и ухом не повела, продолжая одной ей ведомый разговор с самой собою (Максимов 3). Stabel bowed and spoke as he went around her. "How do you do, Maria Nikolaevna?..." She didn't turn a hair but continued her private conversation with herself (3a).

     ♦ Ардабьев вскочил с песка и вдруг закричал на весь берег, торжествующе размахивая руками: "Ар-да-би-о-ла!"... А рыбак с безнадёжной удочкой и ухом не повёл( Евтушенко 1). Ardabiev leapt up from the sand and suddenly shouted out to all the canalside, triumphantly waving his arms: "Ar-da-bio-la!"...But the fisherman with his despondent fishing-rod did not even seem to hear (1a).

• (И) БРОВЬЮ <ГЛАЗОМ, УХОМ, НОСОМ, УСОМ> НЕ ВЕДЕТ/НЕ ПОВЕЛ; (И) БРОВЬЮ НЕ ШЕВЕЛЬНУЛall coll

[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past; usu. this WO]

=====

⇒ s.o. does not outwardly react to sth., does not display his emotions toward sth. said or done in his presence:

- X и бровью не повёл≈ X didn't bat < blink> an eye < an eyelid>;

- X didn't turn a hair;

- X didn't raise an eyebrow;

- [in limited contexts] X didn't (even) seem to hear;

- X didn't show a flicker of interest.

     ♦ "Покажи тебе самую что ни есть раскрасавицу - ты даже глазом не поведешь. Потому что биотоки отрицательные подключат" (Айтматов 2). "You could be shown the most ravishing creature you've ever set eyes on and you'll not even bat an eyelid. This will be because the bio-currents will cut out this feeling" (2a).

     ♦ "Борода-то у вас настоящая?" - спросила Таня. "Можете дёрнуть", - улыбнулся Востоков. Она с удовольствием дёрнула. Востоков даже и глазом не повёл (Аксёнов 7). "Is your beard real?" "You may pull it, if you like," Vostokov said, smiling. She gave it a good, stiff tug. Vostokov did not blink an eye (7a).

     ♦ "Привьет [used in place of the correct form привет to show a German accent], Марья Николаевна!" - огибая её, почтительно поклонился Штабель... Та и ухом не повела, продолжая одной ей ведомый разговор с самой собою (Максимов 3). Stabel bowed and spoke as he went around her. "How do you do, Maria Nikolaevna?..." She didn't turn a hair but continued her private conversation with herself (3a).

     ♦ Ардабьев вскочил с песка и вдруг закричал на весь берег, торжествующе размахивая руками: "Ар-да-би-о-ла!"... А рыбак с безнадёжной удочкой и ухом не повёл( Евтушенко 1). Ardabiev leapt up from the sand and suddenly shouted out to all the canalside, triumphantly waving his arms: "Ar-da-bio-la!"...But the fisherman with his despondent fishing-rod did not even seem to hear (1a).

• (И) БРОВЬЮ <ГЛАЗОМ, УХОМ, НОСОМ, УСОМ> НЕ ВЕДЕТ/НЕ ПОВЕЛ; (И) БРОВЬЮ НЕ ШЕВЕЛЬНУЛall coll

[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past; usu. this WO]

=====

⇒ s.o. does not outwardly react to sth., does not display his emotions toward sth. said or done in his presence:

- X и бровью не повёл≈ X didn't bat < blink> an eye < an eyelid>;

- X didn't turn a hair;

- X didn't raise an eyebrow;

- [in limited contexts] X didn't (even) seem to hear;

- X didn't show a flicker of interest.

     ♦ "Покажи тебе самую что ни есть раскрасавицу - ты даже глазом не поведешь. Потому что биотоки отрицательные подключат" (Айтматов 2). "You could be shown the most ravishing creature you've ever set eyes on and you'll not even bat an eyelid. This will be because the bio-currents will cut out this feeling" (2a).

     ♦ "Борода-то у вас настоящая?" - спросила Таня. "Можете дёрнуть", - улыбнулся Востоков. Она с удовольствием дёрнула. Востоков даже и глазом не повёл (Аксёнов 7). "Is your beard real?" "You may pull it, if you like," Vostokov said, smiling. She gave it a good, stiff tug. Vostokov did not blink an eye (7a).

     ♦ "Привьет [used in place of the correct form привет to show a German accent], Марья Николаевна!" - огибая её, почтительно поклонился Штабель... Та и ухом не повела, продолжая одной ей ведомый разговор с самой собою (Максимов 3). Stabel bowed and spoke as he went around her. "How do you do, Maria Nikolaevna?..." She didn't turn a hair but continued her private conversation with herself (3a).

     ♦ Ардабьев вскочил с песка и вдруг закричал на весь берег, торжествующе размахивая руками: "Ар-да-би-о-ла!"... А рыбак с безнадёжной удочкой и ухом не повёл( Евтушенко 1). Ardabiev leapt up from the sand and suddenly shouted out to all the canalside, triumphantly waving his arms: "Ar-da-bio-la!"...But the fisherman with his despondent fishing-rod did not even seem to hear (1a).

• (И) БРОВЬЮ <ГЛАЗОМ, УХОМ, НОСОМ, УСОМ> НЕ ВЕДЕТ/НЕ ПОВЕЛ; (И) БРОВЬЮ НЕ ШЕВЕЛЬНУЛall coll

[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past; usu. this WO]

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⇒ s.o. does not outwardly react to sth., does not display his emotions toward sth. said or done in his presence:

- X и бровью не повёл≈ X didn't bat < blink> an eye < an eyelid>;

- X didn't turn a hair;

- X didn't raise an eyebrow;

- [in limited contexts] X didn't (even) seem to hear;

- X didn't show a flicker of interest.

     ♦ "Покажи тебе самую что ни есть раскрасавицу - ты даже глазом не поведешь. Потому что биотоки отрицательные подключат" (Айтматов 2). "You could be shown the most ravishing creature you've ever set eyes on and you'll not even bat an eyelid. This will be because the bio-currents will cut out this feeling" (2a).

     ♦ "Борода-то у вас настоящая?" - спросила Таня. "Можете дёрнуть", - улыбнулся Востоков. Она с удовольствием дёрнула. Востоков даже и глазом не повёл (Аксёнов 7). "Is your beard real?" "You may pull it, if you like," Vostokov said, smiling. She gave it a good, stiff tug. Vostokov did not blink an eye (7a).

     ♦ "Привьет [used in place of the correct form привет to show a German accent], Марья Николаевна!" - огибая её, почтительно поклонился Штабель... Та и ухом не повела, продолжая одной ей ведомый разговор с самой собою (Максимов 3). Stabel bowed and spoke as he went around her. "How do you do, Maria Nikolaevna?..." She didn't turn a hair but continued her private conversation with herself (3a).

     ♦ Ардабьев вскочил с песка и вдруг закричал на весь берег, торжествующе размахивая руками: "Ар-да-би-о-ла!"... А рыбак с безнадёжной удочкой и ухом не повёл( Евтушенко 1). Ardabiev leapt up from the sand and suddenly shouted out to all the canalside, triumphantly waving his arms: "Ar-da-bio-la!"...But the fisherman with his despondent fishing-rod did not even seem to hear (1a).

• (И) БРОВЬЮ <ГЛАЗОМ, УХОМ, НОСОМ, УСОМ> НЕ ВЕДЕТ/НЕ ПОВЕЛ; (И) БРОВЬЮ НЕ ШЕВЕЛЬНУЛall coll

[VP; subj: human; more often pfv past; usu. this WO]

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⇒ s.o. does not outwardly react to sth., does not display his emotions toward sth. said or done in his presence:

- X и бровью не повёл≈ X didn't bat < blink> an eye < an eyelid>;

- X didn't turn a hair;

- X didn't raise an eyebrow;

- [in limited contexts] X didn't (even) seem to hear;

- X didn't show a flicker of interest.

     ♦ "Покажи тебе самую что ни есть раскрасавицу - ты даже глазом не поведешь. Потому что биотоки отрицательные подключат" (Айтматов 2). "You could be shown the most ravishing creature you've ever set eyes on and you'll not even bat an eyelid. This will be because the bio-currents will cut out this feeling" (2a).

     ♦ "Борода-то у вас настоящая?" - спросила Таня. "Можете дёрнуть", - улыбнулся Востоков. Она с удовольствием дёрнула. Востоков даже и глазом не повёл (Аксёнов 7). "Is your beard real?" "You may pull it, if you like," Vostokov said, smiling. She gave it a good, stiff tug. Vostokov did not blink an eye (7a).

     ♦ "Привьет [used in place of the correct form привет to show a German accent], Марья Николаевна!" - огибая её, почтительно поклонился Штабель... Та и ухом не повела, продолжая одной ей ведомый разговор с самой собою (Максимов 3). Stabel bowed and spoke as he went around her. "How do you do, Maria Nikolaevna?..." She didn't turn a hair but continued her private conversation with herself (3a).

     ♦ Ардабьев вскочил с песка и вдруг закричал на весь берег, торжествующе размахивая руками: "Ар-да-би-о-ла!"... А рыбак с безнадёжной удочкой и ухом не повёл( Евтушенко 1). Ardabiev leapt up from the sand and suddenly shouted out to all the canalside, triumphantly waving his arms: "Ar-da-bio-la!"...But the fisherman with his despondent fishing-rod did not even seem to hear (1a).