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butcher's boy

1 butcher

butcher ['bʊtʃə(r)]

1 noun

(a) (gen) boucher m;

∎ she's gone to the butcher's elle est partie chez le boucher;

∎ the butcher's wife la bouchère;

∎ butcher's shop boucherie f;

∎ British butcher's boy garçon m boucher

(b) (murderer) boucher m

(c) familiar (surgeon, dentist) boucher m, charcutier m

(d) South of England familiar (rhyming slang butcher's hook = look) to have a butcher's (at sb/sth) mater (qn/qch);

∎ let's have a butcher's (at it)! montre un peu!

2 transitive verb

(a) (animal) abattre, tuer

(b) (person) massacrer

(c) familiar (story, joke) massacrer

(d) familiar (of surgeon, dentist → patient) charcuter

►► Ornithology butcher bird écorcheur m, pie-grièche f écorcheur;

butcher's block (for professional use) billot m; (for domestic use) planche f à découper;

Botany butcher's broom petit houx m, fragon m épineux

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2 butcher

butcher ⇒ Shops, trades and professions

A n

1 ( person) lit, fig boucher m ; butcher's (shop) boucherie f ; butcher's boy GB garçon m boucher ; butcher's meat viande f de boucherie ;

2 US ( candy-seller) vendeur m ambulant.

B vtr

1 abattre [animal] ; débiter [meat] ; fig ( all contexts) massacrer ;

2 US vendre [sweets, candy].

Idiom

to have ou take a butcher's (hook) at sth/sb ○ GB jeter un œil ○ à qch/qn.

Big English-French dictionary > butcher
3 butcher

1. noun
1) Fleischer, der; Metzger, der (bes. westd., südd.); Schlachter, der (nordd.)

butcher's [shop] — Fleischerei, die; Metzgerei, die (bes. westd., südd.); see also academic.ru/5116/baker">baker

2) (fig.): (murderer) [Menschen]schlächter, der
2. transitive verb
schlachten; (fig.): (murder) niedermetzeln; abschlachten

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['bu ə] 1. noun
(a person whose business is to kill cattle etc for food and/or sell their flesh.) der Fleischer, der Metzger
2. verb
1) (to kill for food.) schlachten

2) (to kill cruelly: All the prisoners were butchered by the dictator.) abschlachten

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butch·er

[ˈbʊtʃəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. (job) Metzger(in) m(f), Fleischer(in) m(f), Schlachter(in) m(f) NORDD, Fleischhauer(in) m(f) ÖSTERR

2. ( pej: killer) Schlächter(in) m(f) pej

3.

▶ the \butcher, the baker, [and] the candlestick-maker alle möglichen Leute, Hinz und Kunz fam

II. vt

1. (slaughter)

▪ to \butcher an animal ein Tier schlachten

the animals were \butchered for meat die Tiere wurden geschlachtet und zu Fleisch verarbeitet

2. (murder)

▪ to \butcher sb/an animal jdn/ein Tier niedermetzeln [o abschlachten

3. ( fig: ruin)

▪ to \butcher sth etw verhunzen fam

to \butcher a language eine Sprache verunstalten

4. SPORT

to \butcher a team eine Mannschaft vernichtend schlagen [o fam auseinandernehmen]

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['bʊtʃə(r)]
1. n

1) Fleischer m, Metzger m (dial), Schlachter m (N Ger)

butcher's ( shop) — Fleischerei f, Metzgerei f (dial), Schlachterei f (N Ger)

at the butcher's — beim Fleischer etc

butcher's boy — Fleischerjunge etc

butcher's wife — Fleischersfrau etc f

2) (fig: murderer) Schlächter m

3) butcherspl (Brit inf

= look) give us a butchers — lass mal gucken (inf)

take or have a butchers ( at that) — guck mal (das an) (inf)

do you want a butchers? — willste mal gucken? (inf)

2. vt
animals schlachten; people abschlachten, niedermetzeln; (fig) play, piece of music, language vergewaltigen
his butchered body — seine schrecklich zugerichtete Leiche

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butcher [ˈbʊtʃə(r)]

A s

1. Fleischer m, Metzger m, Schlachter m:

butcher’s Fleischerei f, Metzgerei f;

at the butcher’s beim Metzger

2. fig

a) (Menschen)Schlächter m, brutaler Mörder

b) Henker m (Richter, der wegen seiner Bluturteile berüchtigt ist)

c) General etc, der sinnlos Blut vergießt

3. Pfuscher m pej

4. US Verkäufer m (von Süßigkeiten etc, besonders in Zügen oder Theatern)

B v/t

1. schlachten

2. abschlachten, niedermetzeln

3. verpfuschen pej

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1. noun
1) Fleischer, der; Metzger, der (bes. westd., südd.); Schlachter, der (nordd.)

butcher's [shop] — Fleischerei, die; Metzgerei, die (bes. westd., südd.); see also baker

2) (fig.): (murderer) [Menschen]schlächter, der
2. transitive verb
schlachten; (fig.): (murder) niedermetzeln; abschlachten

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n.

Fleischer m.

Metzger - m.

Schlachter m. v.

niedermachen v.

niedermetzeln v.

English-german dictionary > butcher
4 boy

1. noun
1) Junge, der

baby boy — kleiner Junge

boys' school — Jungenschule, die

a boy's name — ein Jungenname

[my] boy — (as address) [mein] Junge

boys will be boys — so sind Jungs/Männer nun mal

jobs for the boys — Vetternwirtschaft, die (abwertend)

2) (servant) Boy, der
2. interjection
[oh] boy! — Junge, Junge! (ugs.)

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[boi]
noun

1) (a male child: She has three girls and one boy.) der Knabe

2) (( as part of another word) a male (often adult) who does a certain job: a cowboy; a paper-boy.) der...-junge

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- academic.ru/8549/boyhood">boyhood
- boyfriend
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boy

[bɔɪ]

I. n

1. (male child) Junge m, Bub m SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ

2. (friends)

▪ the \boys pl

he always spends Friday nights with the \boys er verbringt Freitagnacht immer mit seinen Kumpels

one of the \boys ein richtiger Mann [o fam echter Kerl

3. (in office, shop) Laufbursche m; (in hotel, lift) Boy m

4. AM (sl: testicles)

▪ \boys pl Eier pl sl

5.

▶ \boys will be \boys ( saying) Jungs sind nun mal so

▶ the big \boys die Großen

▶ the \boys in blue ( fam) die Polizei f, die Jungs in Grün BRD hum fam

▶ to be a local \boy made good ein erfolgreicher junger Mann von hier sein

▶ my \boy ( dated) mein Junge

▶ our/the \boys MIL unsere Jungs

▶ \boys' toys (hum, pej) Männerspielzeug nt

II. interj

[oh] \boy, that was good! Junge, Junge, war das gut! fam

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[bɔɪ]
n

1) (= male child) Junge m, Bub m (dial)

bad or naughty boy! — du frecher Bengel; (to animal) böser Hund! etc

sit, boy! (to dog) — sitz!

the Jones boy — der Junge von Jones

boys will be boys — Jungen sind nun mal so

a school for boys —

good morning, boys — guten Morgen(, Jungs)!

See:

→ old boy

2) (inf: fellow) Knabe m (inf);

3)

(= friend) the boys — meine/seine Kumpels

jobs for the boys — Vetternwirtschaft f

4) (= native servant, liftboy) Boy m; (= messenger boy, ship's boy) Junge m; (= butcher's etc boy) (Lauf)junge m; (= pageboy) (Hotel)boy m; (= stable boy) Stalljunge or (older) -bursche m

5)

oh boy! (inf) — Junge, Junge! (inf)

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boy [bɔı]

A s

1. Knabe m, Junge m:

boy’s name männlicher Vorname, Jungenname m;

a German boy ein junger Deutscher;

he has been with us from a boy er ist schon von Kindheit an bei uns;

boys will be boys Jungen sind nun einmal so;

the ( oder our) boys unsere Jungs (z. B. Soldaten);

jobs for the boys umg Vetternwirtschaft f;

boy! bes US umg Mann!;

oh boy! bes US umg au- weia!; ach, du Schreck!; → old boy

2. umg Sohn m:

my boy mein Junge

3. umg Freund m (eines Mädchens)

4. besonders pej Boy m (eingeborener oder farbiger Diener)

5. (Lift) Boy m, (Zeitungs- etc) Junge m, (Büro- etc) Gehilfe m

6. besonders US umg Bursche m:

the boys koll umg die Bande, der Verein;

the science boys hum die Wissenschaftler

B adj männlich, Knaben…:

boy child Knabe m, Junge m, Kind n männlichen Geschlechts;

boy chorister Chorknabe m;

boy singer Sängerknabe m;

boy wonder Wunderkind n, -knabe m

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1. noun
1) Junge, der

baby boy — kleiner Junge

boys' school — Jungenschule, die

a boy's name — ein Jungenname

[my] boy — (as address) [mein] Junge

boys will be boys — so sind Jungs/Männer nun mal

jobs for the boys — Vetternwirtschaft, die (abwertend)

2) (servant) Boy, der
2. interjection
[oh] boy! — Junge, Junge! (ugs.)

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n.

Bengel - (slang) m.

Bube -n f.

Junge -n m.

Knabe -n m.

English-german dictionary > boy
5 slagterdreng

butcher's boy.

Danish-English dictionary > slagterdreng
6 garçon

garçon [gaʀsɔ̃]

1. masculine noun

   a. ( = enfant, fils) boy

• tu es un grand garçon maintenant you're a big boy now

• c'est un garçon manqué she's a real tomboy

   b. ( = jeune homme) young man

• il est beau or joli garçon he's good-looking

• c'est un brave garçon he's a nice guy

• ce garçon ira loin that young man will go far

   c. ( = serveur) waiter

2. compounds

► garçon d'ascenseur lift (Brit) or elevator (US) attendant ; ( = jeune homme) lift (Brit) or elevator (US) boy

► garçon de café waiter

► garçon de courses messenger ; ( = jeune homme) errand boy

► garçon d'écurie stable boy

► garçon d'honneur best man

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gaʀsɔ̃
nom masculin

1) (enfant, fils) boy

2) ( jeune homme) young man

un brave or gentil garçon — a nice chap GB ou guy US

être beau or joli garçon — to be good-looking; bon, mauvais

3) ( célibataire) bachelor

4) ( serveur)

garçon (de café) — waiter; ( employé de magasin) (shop) assistant GB, salesclerk US

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Phrasal Verbs:

- garçon d'ascenseur

- garçon de cabine

- garçon de courses

- garçon d'écurie

- garçon d'étage

- garçon de ferme

- garçon d'honneur

- garçon manqué

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ɡaʀsɔ̃ nm
1) (par opposition à fille) boy

2) (= jeune homme) lad

3) (= homme) guy, chap Grande-Bretagne

C'est un garçon très bien. — He's a really nice guy.

4) (= célibataire) bachelor

un vieux garçon — a bachelor

5) (= serveur)

Garçon! — Waiter!

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garçon ⇒ Les métiers et les professions nm

1 (enfant, adolescent, fils) boy; petit garçon little boy; tu es un grand garçon maintenant you're a big boy now;

2 ( jeune homme) young man, (young) fellow GB, (young) guy; un brave or gentil garçon a nice lad GB ou guy US; être beau or joli garçon to be good-looking, to be a handsome fellow GB ou guy US; ⇒ mauvais;

3 ( célibataire) bachelor; rester garçon to remain single ou a bachelor; vieux garçon old bachelor; ⇒ enterrer;

4 ( serveur) waiter;

5 ( employé de magasin) (shop) assistant GB, salesclerk US.

Composés

garçon d'ascenseur lift GB ou elevator US attendant; garçon boucher butcher's assistant; garçon de bureau office boy; garçon de cabine Naut cabin steward; garçon de café waiter; garçon coiffeur hairdresser's assistant; garçon de courses messenger; garçon d'écurie stable lad GB, stableboy; garçon d'étage floor housekeeper; garçon de ferme farmhand; garçon d'honneur best man; garçon de laboratoire laboratory assistant; garçon livreur delivery man; garçon manqué tomboy; garçon de recettes bank messenger.

[garsɔ̃] nom masculin

1. [enfant] boy

grand garçon: un grand garçon comme toi, ça ne pleure pas big boys like you don't cry

petit garçon little boy

garçon manqué tomboy

2. [homme] boy

garçon d'honneur best man

il est plutôt joli garçon he's quite good-looking

c'est un bon ou brave garçon he's a good sort

c'est un mauvais garçon he's a bad lot (UK), he's bad news

3. [célibataire] bachelor

4. [employé]

garçon de bureau/courses office/errand boy

garçon boucher butcher's boy ou assistant

5. [serveur]

garçon (de café ou de salle) waiter

6. (familier) [en appellatif]

attention, mon garçon! watch it, sonny!

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[garsɔ̃] adjectif masculin

1. [célibataire] unmarried

2. [qui a une apparence masculine] boyish

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > garçon
7 garçon boucher

nm

butcher's assistant

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butcher's boy ou assistant

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > garçon boucher
8 garzone sm

[ɡar'dzone]
(di negozio) boy

il garzone del macellaio — the butcher's boy

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > garzone sm
9 garzone

sm [ɡar'dzone]
(di negozio) boy

il garzone del macellaio — the butcher's boy

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > garzone
10 бабник

1) General subject: Stud, easy-rider, jelly roll, lover boy, philander, philanderer, wencher, womaniser

2) Colloquial: wolf, womanizer, holy terror, ram, tomcat, guch hound

3) American: jelly-roll, lover-boy

4) Australian slang: slut

5) Rude: pussy-hound (He's a total pussy hound.)

6) Jargon: cake-eater, campus butcher, chaser, crusher, dancer, easy rider, furper, fusser, hound dog, loltygagger, on the make, on the pitch, woman-chaser, hound, boomer, cake, hot pants hot-pants

7) Student language: big-time operator

8) Taboo: Handsome Harry, John, banger, big-dame hunter (см. big-game hunter), big-time operator (см. small-time operator), body-snatcher, broad-chaser (см. broad), candy kid, chicken butcher, chippy chaser, come-on, cunt-chaser, educated fox, eye-gazer, eye-giver, fast operator, fast worker, fem follower, fleece-hunter, flower-fancier (см. flower), free-lance, gal-sneaker, gash hound, gay Lothario, heavy cake, hen's egg, holer, home blaster, killer, knave of hearts, ladies' man, man of affairs, man on the make, masher, scammer, sharp-shooter, sheik, skirt-chaser, snake, squaw man, stepson, sugar-chaser, supper-jet, tail-chaser, thriller, travelling salesman, wild-oats sower, winker, woman's home companion

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > бабник
11 scrap

I 1. [skræp]
nome

1) (fragment) (of paper, cloth) pezzetto m., brandello m.; (of verse, conversation) frammento m.; (cutting) ritaglio m.; (of land) particella f., lotto m.

scraps of news, information — notizie, informazioni frammentarie

there wasn't a scrap of evidence — non c'era neanche uno straccio di prova

he never does a scrap of work — non fa mai niente

2) (discarded goods) (metal) ferraglia f.

to sell sth. for scrap — vendere qcs. come rottame
2.
nome plurale scraps (of food) avanzi m.; (in butcher's) ritagli m., scarti m.
3.
modificatore [price, value] di rottamazione
II [skræp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) colloq. (do away with) lasciare perdere [system, scheme]; abbandonare [ talks]

2) (dispose of) smantellare, demolire [aircraft, equipment]
III [skræp]
nome colloq. (fight) zuffa f., rissa f.
IV [skræp]
verbo intransitivo colloq. (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) (fight) azzuffarsi

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I 1. [skræp] noun
1) (a small piece or fragment: a scrap of paper.)

2) ((usually in plural) a piece of food left over after a meal: They gave the scraps to the dog.)

3) (waste articles that are only valuable for the material they contain: The old car was sold as scrap; ( also adjective) scrap metal.)

4) (a picture etc for sticking into a scrapbook.)
2. verb
(to discard: They scapped the old television set; She decided to scrap the whole plan.)

- scrappy
- scrappily
- scrappiness
- scrapbook
- scrap heap II 1. [skræp] noun
(a fight: He tore his jacket in a scrap with another boy.)
2. verb
(to fight: The dogs were scrapping over a bone.)

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I [skræp]
1. n

1) (small piece) pezzo, pezzetto, (fig: of truth) briciolo

a scrap of paper — un pezzo di carta

a scrap of conversation — un frammento di conversazione

there's not a scrap of proof — non c'è la benché minima prova

it's not a scrap of use — non serve a un bel niente

2)

scraps npl — (left-overs) avanzi mpl

3) (iron, gold) scarti mpl

to sell sth for scrap — vendere qc come rottame

2. vt

(gen) buttar via, (ship, car) demolire, (fig: plan) scartare

in the end the plan was scrapped — alla fine il progetto venne scartato
II [skræp] fam
1. n

(fight) bisticcio, zuffa

he got into a scrap with a bigger boy — si è azzuffato con un ragazzo più grande

2. vi

to scrap (with sb) — bisticciare or azzuffarsi (con qn)

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scrap (1) /skræp/
n.

1 pezzo; pezzetto; frammento; brandello: It's only a scrap of paper, non è che un pezzo di carta ( anche fig.)

2 brano, passo ( di uno scritto)

3 (fig.) briciolo; briciola; (un) po'; (un) poco: not a scrap of honesty, neanche un briciolo di onestà

4 [u] (collett.) cascami; rottami; scarti: to collect scrap, raccogliere rottami

5 (pl.) avanzi ( di cibo); rimasugli

6 (pl.) ritagli ( di giornale); fotografie ritagliate

7 (pl.) ciccioli

8 (fam.) individuo minuto; cosino da nulla; affarino pelle e ossa

● scrap-heap, mucchio di rottami; roba di scarto: to be on the scrap-heap, ( di un'idea) essere nel dimenticatoio; ( di persona) essere inutile □ scrap metal, rottami di ferro; rottami di metallo □ scrap-metal merchant, rottamatore, rottamaio □ scraps of news, notizie frammentarie □ scrap paper, carta straccia; foglietti (già scritti su un lato) per appunti □ scrap recovery, recupero degli scarti □ scrap value, valore di rottamazione □ to sell st. for scrap, rottamare qc., vendere qualcosa come rottame □ (fam.) I don't care a scrap, non me ne importa (un bel) niente.
scrap (2) /skræp/
n.

(fam.) baruffa; alterco; lotta; mischia; rissa; zuffa: to get into a scrap, gettarsi nella mischia, accettare lo scontro fisico.
(to) scrap (1) /skræp/
v. t.

1 gettare via; buttare fra i rottami; scartare

2 fare a pezzi; demolire; smantellare; rottamare: to scrap a ship, demolire una nave

3 accantonare, scartare ( progetti, piani, ecc.).
(to) scrap (2) /skræp/
v. i.

(fam.) azzuffarsi; altercare; battagliare; lottare; rissare.

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I 1. [skræp]
nome

1) (fragment) (of paper, cloth) pezzetto m., brandello m.; (of verse, conversation) frammento m.; (cutting) ritaglio m.; (of land) particella f., lotto m.

scraps of news, information — notizie, informazioni frammentarie

there wasn't a scrap of evidence — non c'era neanche uno straccio di prova

he never does a scrap of work — non fa mai niente

2) (discarded goods) (metal) ferraglia f.

to sell sth. for scrap — vendere qcs. come rottame
2.
nome plurale scraps (of food) avanzi m.; (in butcher's) ritagli m., scarti m.
3.
modificatore [price, value] di rottamazione
II [skræp]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-)

1) colloq. (do away with) lasciare perdere [system, scheme]; abbandonare [ talks]

2) (dispose of) smantellare, demolire [aircraft, equipment]
III [skræp]
nome colloq. (fight) zuffa f., rissa f.
IV [skræp]
verbo intransitivo colloq. (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) (fight) azzuffarsi

English-Italian dictionary > scrap
12 slip

1. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (slide) rutschen; [Messer:] abrutschen; (and fall) ausrutschen

2) (escape) schlüpfen

let a chance/opportunity slip — sich (Dat.) eine Chance/Gelegenheit entgehen lassen

let slip that... — verraten, dass...

3) (go)

slip to the butcher's — [rasch] zum Fleischer rüberspringen (ugs.)

slip from the room — aus dem Zimmer schlüpfen

4) (move smoothly) gleiten

everything slipped into place — (fig.) alles fügte sich zusammen

5) (make mistake) einen [Flüchtigkeits]fehler machen

6) (deteriorate) nachlassen; [Moral, Niveau, Ansehen:] sinken
2. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) stecken

slip the dress over one's head — das Kleid über den Kopf streifen

slip somebody something — jemandem etwas zustecken

2) (escape from) entwischen (+ Dat.)

the dog slipped its collar — der Hund streifte sein Halsband ab

the boat slipped its mooring — das Boot löste sich aus seiner Verankerung

slip somebody's attention — jemandes Aufmerksamkeit (Dat.) entgehen

slip somebody's memory or mind — jemandem entfallen

3) (release) loslassen
3. noun
1) (fall)

after his slip — nachdem er ausgerutscht [und gestürzt] war

a slip on these steps could be nasty — auf diesen Stufen auszurutschen könnte schlimme Folgen haben

2) (mistake) Versehen, das; Ausrutscher, der (ugs.)

a slip of the tongue/pen — ein Versprecher/Schreibfehler

make a slip — einen Fehler machen

3) (underwear) Unterrock, der

4) (pillowcase) [Kopf]kissenbezug, der

5) (strip)

slip of metal/plastic — Metall-/Plastikstreifen, der

6) (piece of paper) [Einzahlungs-, Wett]schein, der

slip [of paper] — Zettel, der

7)

give somebody the slip — (escape) jemandem entwischen (ugs.); (avoid) jemandem ausweichen

8)

a slip of a girl — ein zierliches Mädchen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/120790/slip_across">slip across

- slip away

- slip back

- slip behind

- slip by

- slip down

- slip in

- slip into

- slip off

- slip on

- slip out

- slip over

- slip past

- slip through

- slip up

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I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) ausrutschen

2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) gleiten

3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) sich irren

4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) schlüpfen

5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) abstreifen

6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) gleiten lassen
2. noun
1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) das Ausrutschen

2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) der Flüchtigkeitsfehler

3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) der Slip

4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) die Reling

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- slipper
- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun
(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) der Streifen

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slip

[slɪp]

I. n

1. (fall) Ausrutscher m fam; of price, value Fall m

to have a \slip ausrutschen und hinfallen

2. (paper) Zettel m; (form) Formular nt; (receipt) Kassenzettel m; (galley proof) Druckfahne f; LAW (ship's insurance) Beleg über die beabsichtigte Seeversicherungspolice

compliments \slip Kurzmitteilung f

a \slip of paper ein Zettel m, ein Stück nt Papier

paying-in [or deposit] \slip Einzahlungsformular nt

3. (mistake) Flüchtigkeitsfehler m, Schnitzer m fam

a \slip of the pen ein Schreibfehler m

a \slip of the tongue ein Versprecher m

to make a \slip einen Schnitzer machen fam

4. (garment) Unterrock m

5. HORT Ableger m

6. (small)

a \slip of a girl eine halbe Portion von einem Mädchen pej fam

a \slip of a thing ein schmales Ding

7. (in cricket)

▪ the \slips pl Bereich schräg hinter dem Schlagmann

8. AEROSP Slippen nt fachspr, Seitenrutsch m

9. no pl (clay) [Mal-]Schlicker m fachspr

10.

▶ to give sb the \slip ( fam) jdn abhängen fam

▶ there's many a \slip ['twixt cup and lip] ( prov) man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben prov

II. vi

<- pp->

1. (slide) person ausrutschen; knife, hand abrutschen; tyres wegrutschen; clutch schleifen

the CD \slipped out of his hand/through his fingers die CD ist ihm aus der Hand/durch die Finger gerutscht

to \slip on the ice/in the mud auf dem Eis/im Schlamm ausrutschen

▪ to \slip off sth von etw dat abrutschen; (drop off) von etw dat herunter-/hinunterrutschen

2. ( fig)

everything seemed to \slip into place alles schien [plötzlich] zusammenzupassen

to \slip into a coma ins Koma fallen

to let sth \slip secret etw ausplaudern

to let one's attention/concentration/guard \slip seine Aufmerksamkeit/Konzentration/Aufsicht schleifen lassen

he let his guard \slip for just a moment er war nur für einen Moment unaufmerksam

you can't afford to let your concentration \slip for a second man darf keine Sekunde lang unkonzentriert sein

to let it \slip that... verraten, dass...

3. (creep)

to \slip out the door/into the house zur Tür hinausschleichen/ins Haus schleichen

to \slip downstairs/upstairs die Treppe hinunter-/heraufschleichen

to \slip through a gap durch ein Loch schlüpfen

to \slip into a seat sich akk in einen Sitz drücken

4. (decline) dollar, price, productivity sinken

the song has \slipped [two places] to number 17 das Lied ist [um zwei Plätze] auf [die] Nummer 17 gefallen

the country is \slipping into recession das Land driftet in die Rezession ab

quality standards have \slipped die Qualitätsstandards haben nachgelassen

5. (make mistake) person sich akk versprechen

he \slipped and accidentally mentioned the surprise party ihm rutschte aus Versehen etwas über die Überraschungsparty heraus

6. ( fam: slacken)

▪ to be \slipping:

you're \slipping du bist nachlässig geworden, du lässt nach

7. (adopt)

▪ to \slip into sth sich dat etw angewöhnen

to \slip into a habit sich dat etwas angewöhnen

to \slip into bad habits sich dat schlechte Gewohnheiten aneignen

8. clothing

▪ to \slip into sth in etw akk hineinschlüpfen

▪ to \slip out of sth etw ausziehen

to \slip into something more comfortable in etwas Bequemeres schlüpfen

9.

▶ to \slip through the net [or cracks] durch die Maschen schlüpfen

▶ to \slip through sb's fingers jdm entkommen

▶ to let sth \slip through one's fingers [or grasp] sich dat etw entgehen lassen

▶ to let sb \slip through one's fingers jdn entwischen lassen

▶ \slip, slop, slap AUS Rat eines Australiers: ziehen Sie sich ein T-Shirt an, cremen Sie sich mit einem Sonnenschutzmittel ein und setzen Sie sich einen Sonnenhut auf

III. vt

<- pp->

1. (put)

▪ to \slip sth somewhere:

he \slipped his arm around her waist er legte seinen Arm um ihre Taille

someone had \slipped a piece of paper between the pages jemand hatte ein Stück Papier zwischen die Seiten gelegt

\slip the key through the letter box werfen Sie den Schlüssel in den Briefkasten

she \slipped the key under the mat sie schob den Schlüssel unter die Matte

she \slipped her hand into his sie nahm ihn verstohlen bei der Hand

he \slipped the letter into his pocket er steckte den Brief in seine Tasche

she \slipped a ten pound note into his hand sie drückte ihm eine Zehnpfundnote in die Hand

to \slip sb money/a note jdm Geld/eine Nachricht zustecken

2. (escape)

▪ to \slip sth sich akk aus etw dat befreien; chains, leash sich akk von etw dat befreien; ( fig)

to \slip sb's attention jdm [o jds Aufmerksamkeit] entgehen

sth \slips sb's mind [or memory] jd vergisst etw

3. AUTO

to \slip the car into gear den Gang schnell einlegen

to \slip the clutch die Kupplung lösen

4. NAUT

to \slip anchor den Anker lichten

5. MED

to \slip a disk sich dat einen Bandscheibenschaden zuziehen

6. (knitting)

to \slip a stitch abketten

7.

▶ to \slip one over on sb ( dated fam) jdn reinlegen fam

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[slɪp]
1. n

1)

(= slide) she had a nasty slip — sie ist ausgerutscht und bös gefallen

2) (= mistake) Ausrutscher m, Patzer m

to make a (bad) slip — sich (übel) vertun (inf), einen (ganz schönen) Bock schießen (inf)

a slip of the pen — ein Flüchtigkeitsfehler m

a slip of the tongue — ein Versprecher m

it was just a slip of the pen —

there's many a slip ( 'twixt cup and lip) (Prov) — man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben (Prov), zwischen Lipp und Kelchesrand (schwebt der finstern Mächte Hand) (liter)

3) (= pillow slip) Kissenbezug m

4) (= undergarment) Unterrock m

waist slip — Halbunterrock m

full-length slip — Unterkleid nt

5) (of paper) Zettel m

slips of paper — Zettel pl

withdrawal slip — Auszahlungsschein m

sales slip — Kassenzettel m

6) (inf = person)

7) (HORT for planting) Steckling m; (for grafting) Reis nt

8) (CRICKET: position/area) Position/Gebiet neben dem Torwächter (= fielder) Eckmann m

9) pl (THEAT) Bühnenloge f

10) (POTTERY) geschlämmter Ton

11) (AVIAT: side-slip) Schlipp m

2. vt

1) (= move smoothly) schieben; (= slide) gleiten or rutschen lassen

to slip sth across to sb — jdm etw zuschieben; (unobtrusively) jdm etw zuschmuggeln

she slipped the dress over her head — sie streifte sich (dat) das Kleid über den Kopf

to slip one's arm round sb's waist — jdm den Arm um die Taille legen

to slip one over on sb (inf) — jdn reinlegen (inf)

to slip sb some money (inf) — jdm etwas Geld zustecken (inf)

2) (= escape from) sich losreißen von

the dog slipped its lead — der Hund schlüpfte aus seinem Halsband

the boat had slipped its moorings —

to slip anchor (Naut) — den Anker kappen (form)

it/his birthday slipped my mind or memory — ich habe es/seinen Geburtstag vergessen or verschwitzt (inf)

3) (= loose) losmachen

he slipped the dog from its chain — er machte den Hund (von der Kette) los

4) (MED)

to slip a disc — sich (dat) einen Bandscheibenschaden zuziehen

a slipped disc — ein Bandscheibenschaden m

5) (AUT) clutch schleifen lassen

6)

to slip a stitch — eine Masche (ungestrickt) abheben

3. vi

1) (= slide person) (aus)rutschen; (feet, tyres) (weg)rutschen; (= become loose knot, nut) sich lösen; (AUT clutch) schleifen

the knife slipped — das Messer rutschte ab

it slipped from her hand — es rutschte ihr aus der Hand

the beads slipped through my fingers — die Perlen glitten durch meine Finger

money slips through her fingers — das Geld rinnt ihr (nur so) durch die Finger

to let sth slip through one's fingers — sich (dat) etw entgehen lassen

the police let the thief slip through their fingers — die Polizei ließ sich (dat) den Dieb in letzter Minute durch die Finger schlüpfen

suddenly everything slipped into place — plötzlich passte alles zusammen

2) (= move quickly) schlüpfen; (= move smoothly) rutschen

I'll slip round to the shop — ich spring schnell zum Laden

the motorcycle slips through the traffic — das Motorrad schlängelt sich durch den Verkehr

3)

to let ( it) slip that... — fallen lassen, dass...

he let slip an oath — ihm entfuhr ein Fluch

to let a secret slip — ein Geheimnis ausplaudern

to let a chance slip — eine Gelegenheit vorübergehen lassen

4) (= decline standards, morals etc) fallen

you're slipping! (inf) — du lässt nach (inf)

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slip¹ [slıp]

A s

1. (Aus)Gleiten n, (-)Rutschen n

2. Fehltritt m (auch fig)

3. Missgeschick n, Panne f:

there’s many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lip (Sprichwort) man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben

4. (Flüchtigkeits)Fehler m, Lapsus m, Schnitzer m umg:

slip of the pen Lapsus Calami, Schreibfehler;

slip of the tongue Lapsus Linguae, Versprecher m;

it was a slip of the tongue ich habe mich (er hat sich etc) versprochen

5. Fehler m, Fehlleistung f, Panne f

6. Unterkleid n, -rock m

7. (Kissen) Bezug m

8. JAGD Koppel f, (Hunde)Leine f:

give sb the slip fig jemandem entwischen

9. SCHIFF Slip m, Schlipp m (schiefe Ebene für den Stapellauf)

10. TECH Schlupf m (Nacheilen der Drehzahl)

11. TECH Nachbleiben der Fördermenge bei Pumpen

12. GEOL kleine Verwerfung, Erdrutsch m

13. FLUG Slip m (Seitwärtsbewegung des Flugzeugs, um Höhe zu verlieren)

B v/i

1. gleiten, rutschen:

slip from der Hand etc entgleiten;

it slipped from my lips es ist mir herausgerutscht umg;

let slip etwas verraten;

he let slip a wrong word ihm entschlüpfte ein falsches Wort;

let slip that … fallen lassen, dass …;

let an opportunity slip (through one’s fingers) sich eine Gelegenheit entgehen lassen;

slip into bad language in Obszönitäten abgleiten;

the money slipped through her fingers das Geld zerrann ihr unter den Händen;

slip into second place SPORT sich auf den zweiten Platz schieben; → mind A 2

2. ausgleiten, -rutschen

3. sich (hoch- etc)schieben, (ver)rutschen

4. sich lösen (Knoten)

5. schlüpfen ( into in ein Kleid etc; out of aus einem Kleid etc):

slip through schlüpfen durch (a. fig)

6. (einen) Fehler machen, sich vertun ( beide:

on bei)

7. umg nachlassen (Kräfte etc), nachgeben (Preise etc):

he is slipping er lässt nach

C v/t

1. gleiten lassen, ( besonders heimlich) stecken oder tun ( alle:

into in akk):

slip sb sth jemandem etwas zustecken; → slip in B

2. → slip off B, slip on

3. ein Hundehalsband, auch eine Fessel etc abstreifen: → collar A 2

4. einen Hund etc loslassen

5. etwas loslassen

6. jemandem entwischen, -kommen

7. jemandes Aufmerksamkeit entgehen: → mind A 2

8. einen Knoten lösen

9. → slink B

10. MED sich die Schulter etc auskugeln oder verrenken:

slip one’s shoulder;

slip a disc einen Bandscheibenvorfall erleiden;

slipped disc Bandscheibenvorfall m

slip² [slıp] s Keramik: Glasurschlicker m

slip³ [slıp] s

1. Pfropfreis n, Ableger m, Setzling m

2. fig Sprössling m

3. Streifen m, Stück n (Holz, Papier etc), Zettel m:

a slip of a boy fig ein schmächtiges Bürschchen;

a slip of a room fig ein winziges Zimmer

4. (Kontroll)Abschnitt m

5. TYPO Fahne f

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1. intransitive verb,
- pp-

1) (slide) rutschen; [Messer:] abrutschen; (and fall) ausrutschen

2) (escape) schlüpfen

let a chance/opportunity slip — sich (Dat.) eine Chance/Gelegenheit entgehen lassen

let slip that... — verraten, dass...

3) (go)

slip to the butcher's — [rasch] zum Fleischer rüberspringen (ugs.)

slip from the room — aus dem Zimmer schlüpfen

4) (move smoothly) gleiten

everything slipped into place — (fig.) alles fügte sich zusammen

5) (make mistake) einen [Flüchtigkeits]fehler machen

6) (deteriorate) nachlassen; [Moral, Niveau, Ansehen:] sinken
2. transitive verb,
- pp-

1) stecken

slip the dress over one's head — das Kleid über den Kopf streifen

slip somebody something — jemandem etwas zustecken

2) (escape from) entwischen (+ Dat.)

the dog slipped its collar — der Hund streifte sein Halsband ab

the boat slipped its mooring — das Boot löste sich aus seiner Verankerung

slip somebody's attention — jemandes Aufmerksamkeit (Dat.) entgehen

slip somebody's memory or mind — jemandem entfallen

3) (release) loslassen
3. noun
1) (fall)

after his slip — nachdem er ausgerutscht [und gestürzt] war

a slip on these steps could be nasty — auf diesen Stufen auszurutschen könnte schlimme Folgen haben

2) (mistake) Versehen, das; Ausrutscher, der (ugs.)

a slip of the tongue/pen — ein Versprecher/Schreibfehler

make a slip — einen Fehler machen

3) (underwear) Unterrock, der

4) (pillowcase) [Kopf]kissenbezug, der

5) (strip)

slip of metal/plastic — Metall-/Plastikstreifen, der

6) (piece of paper) [Einzahlungs-, Wett]schein, der

slip [of paper] — Zettel, der

7)

give somebody the slip — (escape) jemandem entwischen (ugs.); (avoid) jemandem ausweichen

8)

a slip of a girl — ein zierliches Mädchen

Phrasal Verbs:

- slip across

- slip away

- slip back

- slip behind

- slip by

- slip down

- slip in

- slip into

- slip off

- slip on

- slip out

- slip over

- slip past

- slip through

- slip up

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(error) n.

Lapsus -en m. (of the tongue) n.

Versprecher m. (son) n.

Sprößling m. n.

Ausgleiten n.

Ausrutscher m.

Fehler - m.

Fehlleistung f.

Fehltritt m.

Flüchtigkeitsfehler m.

Missgeschick n.

Panne -n f.

Schlupf (Techn.) (•Nachbleiben der Drehzahl•) m.

Setzling -e m. v.

ausgleiten v.

ausrutschen v.

gleiten v.

(§ p.,pp.: glitt, ist geglitten)

rutschen v.

schlüpfen v.

verrutschen v.

English-german dictionary > slip
13 matón

m.

1 hired assassin, butcher, murderer, gangster.

2 tough guy, bully, bully-boy, rough guy.

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matón

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 familiar bully, thug

2 familiar (guardaespaldas) bodyguard

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noun m.

bully

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SM (=bravucón) thug; [en el colegio] bully, thug

matón de barrio — local thug, local bully-boy *

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masculino ( del barrio) thug; ( en la escuela) bully; ( criminal) thug, heavy (colloq)

* * *

= bully.

Ex. In most stories about bullies the hero is nastily abused and then confronts the bully and soundly beats him at his own game.

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* matón callejero = street bully.

* ser chiquito pero matón = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

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masculino ( del barrio) thug; ( en la escuela) bully; ( criminal) thug, heavy (colloq)

* * *

= bully.

Ex: In most stories about bullies the hero is nastily abused and then confronts the bully and soundly beats him at his own game.

* matón callejero = street bully.

* ser chiquito pero matón = punch above + Posesivo + weight.

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matón¹

adjective

bullying ( before n)

chiquito or chiquitito or chico or pequeño pero matón small but powerful

matón²

masculine

(del barrio) thug; (en la escuela) bully; (criminal) thug, heavy ( colloq)

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matón sustantivo masculino ( del barrio) thug;
( en la escuela) bully;
( criminal) thug, heavy (colloq)
matón,-ona m,f fam thug, bully
' matón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gorila
- guapa
- guapo
- matona
English:
bully
- cutthroat
- heavy
- rough
- roughneck
- thug
- tough
- hoodlum

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matón, -ona nm,f
Fam
1. [persona agresiva] thug, bully

2. [guardaespaldas] heavy

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matón

m

1 de colegio bully

2 ( criminal) thug;

matón a sueldo hired killer

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matón nm, pl matones : thug, bully

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matón n bully [pl. bullies] / thug

Spanish-English dictionary > matón
14 beau

beau, belle [bo, bεl]

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1. adjective

2. masculine noun

3. feminine noun

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► bel, instead of beau, is used before a masculine noun beginning with a vowel or silent h.

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1. <

   a. beautiful ; [homme] good-looking

• il est beau garçon he's good-looking

• se faire beau to get dressed up

• il a fait du beau travail he did a beautiful job

• il m'a fait un très beau cadeau he gave me a lovely present

• les beaux quartiers the smart part of town

   b. (moralement) un beau geste a noble act

• ce n'est pas beau de mentir it isn't nice to tell lies

   c. ( = agréable) [voyage, journée] lovely

• il fait beau the weather's nice

• il fait très beau the weather's lovely

• il est arrivé un beau matin he turned up one fine morning

• c'est le bel âge ! it's nice to be young!

   d. ( = réussi) successful ; [résultat] excellent

• elle a fait une belle carrière she had a successful career

• c'est le plus beau jour de ma vie ! this is the best day of my life!

• c'est une belle mort it's a good way to go

• ce serait trop beau ! that would be too much to hope for!

   e. ( = grand) [revenu, profit] handsome ; [brûlure, peur] nasty

• ça fait une belle somme ! that's a tidy (inf) sum!

• ça a fait un beau scandale it caused quite a scandal

• il a attrapé une belle bronchite he's got a bad chest infection

• c'est un beau menteur he's a terrible liar

• c'est un beau salaud (inf!) he's a real bastard (vulg!)

   f. (locutions)

► avoir beau

• on a beau faire, ils n'apprennent rien no matter what you do, they don't learn anything

• il a eu beau essayer, il n'a pas réussi despite his efforts, he was unsuccessful

• on a beau dire, il n'est pas bête say what you like, he's not stupid► bel et bien really

• cet homme a bel et bien existé the man really did exist

• il s'est bel et bien trompé he got it well and truly wrong► de plus belle [crier, rire] even louder

• reprendre de plus belle [combat, polémique, violence] to start up again with renewed vigour

• continuer de plus belle [discrimination, répression] to be worse than ever

2. <

   a. le beau the beautiful

• elle n'achète que du beau she only buys the best

• c'est du beau ! (reproche) charming! ; (consternation) this is a fine mess!

   b. (temps) être au beau fixe [baromètre] to be set fair ; [relations] to be excellent

   c. faire le beau [chien] to sit up and beg

3. <

belle

   a. ( = femme) ma belle ! (inf) sweetheart!

• La Belle au bois dormant Sleeping Beauty

• La Belle et la Bête Beauty and the Beast

• se faire la belle (inf) to break out of jail

   b. ( = partie décisive) decider

• on fait la belle ? shall we play a decider?

   c. ( = action, parole) (inf) il en a fait de belles quand il était jeune he was a bit wild when he was young

• en apprendre de belles sur qn to hear things about sb

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1.

( bel before vowel or mute h), belle, mpl beaux bo, bɛl adjectif

1) ( esthétiquement) [enfant, femme, visage, yeux, cheveux] beautiful; [homme, garçon] handsome; [jambes] nice; [corps, silhouette] good; [couleur, son, jardin, objet] beautiful

se faire beau — to do oneself up

faire quelqu'un beau — to smarten somebody up

ce n'est pas (bien) beau à voir! — (colloq) it's not a pretty sight!

2) ( qualitativement) [vêtements, machine, spectacle] good; [collection, spécimen] fine; [travail, cadeau] nice; [temps, jour] fine, nice; [journée, promenade] lovely; [discours, projet] fine; [effort, victoire] nice; [geste, sentiment] noble; [carrière] successful; [succès, avenir, optimisme] great

fais de beaux rêves! — sweet dreams!

il fait beau — the weather is fine

il n'est pas beau de faire — it's not nice to do

un beau jour — one fine day

au beau milieu de — right in the middle of

c'est bien beau tout ça, mais — (colloq) that's all very fine, but

trop beau pour être vrai — too good to be true

ça serait trop beau! — (colloq) one should be so lucky! (colloq)

ce ne sont que de belles paroles — it's all talk

3) ( quantitativement) [somme, héritage] tidy; [salaire] very nice; [appétit] big

belle pagaille — absolute mess

bel égoïste — awful egoist

2.

nom masculin

1) ( choses intéressantes)

qu'est-ce que tu as fait de beau? — done anything interesting?

2) Philosophie ( beauté)

le beau — beauty

3) Météorologie

le temps est/se met au beau — the weather is/is turning fine

3.

avoir beau locution verbale

j'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas — it's no good my trying, I can't do it

l'économie a beau se développer, le chômage progresse — even if the economy does develop, unemployment is still growing

on a beau dire, ce n'est pas si simple — no matter what people say, it's not that easy

4.

bel et bien locution adverbiale

1) ( irréversiblement) well and truly

bel et bien fini — well and truly over

2) ( indiscutablement) definitely

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Phrasal Verbs:

- beau fixe

- beau gosse

- beau parleur

- beau parti

- beau sexe

- beaux jours

- bel esprit

- belle page

- belle plante

- belles années

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faire le beau — [chien] to sit up and beg; [personne] to show off

c'est du beau! — (colloq) iron lovely! iron

tout beau (tout beau)! — ( pour calmer) easy(, easy)!

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bo, bɛl (belle) bel (devant un nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet) beaux mpl
1. adj

1) [maison, spectacle] lovely, beautiful, [vacances] lovely

un bel été — a lovely summer

une belle journée — a beautiful day, a lovely day

2) (femme) beautiful, (homme) handsome

C'est une belle femme. — She is a beautiful woman.

un bel homme — a handsome man

C'est un beau garçon. — He is a good-looking boy.

3) (temps) fine, nice

si le temps est beau — if the weather's fine, if the weather's nice

il fait beau; il fait beau temps — the weather's fine

Il fait beau aujourd'hui. — It's a nice day today.

4) (sentiment) fine, (acte) good

un beau geste fig — a fine gesture

5) (valeur intensive)

un beau salaire — a very nice salary, a very good salary

un beau gâchis — a fine mess

un beau rhume — an awful cold

6) (autres locutions)

le beau monde — high society

un beau parleur — a smooth talker

un beau jour — one day, one fine day

un beau matin — one morning, one fine morning

avoir beau jeu de; Il a beau jeu de protester. — It's easy for him to protest.

bel et bien — well and truly, (= vraiment) really, really and truly

de plus belle — more than ever

avoir beau faire qch; J'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas. — No matter how hard I try, I just can't do it., However hard I try, I just can't do it.

pour les beaux yeux de qn lit — for love of sb, for sb's sake

être promis à un bel avenir — to have a fine future ahead of one

Cette chanteuse d'à peine vingt ans semble promise à un bel avenir. — This singer, barely twenty years old, appears to have a fine future ahead of her.

2. nf

1) SPORT (= rencontre décisive) decider

2) (= évasion)

se faire la belle * — to do a bunk *

3. belles nfpl

en entendre de belles sur qn/qch — to hear a thing or two about sb/sth

en faire de belles — to do stupid things, to do some stupid things

en dire de belles — to say stupid things, to say some stupid things

4. nm

1) (= concept)

le beau — beauty

avoir le sens du beau — to have an aesthetic sense

2) (autres locutions)

le temps est au beau — the weather is set fair

le plus beau c'est que... — the best of it is that...

c'est du beau! — lovely! ironique

faire le beau [chien] — to sit up and beg

* * *

beau ( bel before vowel or mute h), belle, mpl beaux

A adj

1 ( esthétiquement) [enfant, femme, visage, yeux, cheveux] beautiful; [homme, garçon] handsome; [jambes] nice; [corps, silhouette, dents] good; [couleur, son, musique, maison, jardin, objet] beautiful; tu es belle ( extraordinairement) you're beautiful; ( normalement) you look lovely; c'est une belle fille she's very nice-looking; c'est une belle femme she's a beautiful woman; avoir belle allure [personne] to cut a fine figure; [maison, voiture] to be fine-looking; se faire beau to do oneself up; faire beau qn to smarten sb up; ce n'est pas (bien) beau à voir○! it's not a pretty sight!; peindre qch sous de belles couleurs to make sth sound wonderful; ⇒ fille;

2 ( qualitativement) [vêtements, machine, performance, match, spectacle] good; [œuvre, collection, bijou, spécimen] fine; [travail, poste, cadeau, anniversaire] nice; [temps, jour] fine, nice; [journée, promenade, rêve] lovely; [promesse, débat, discours, projet] fine; [effort, victoire, exemple, manière] nice; [geste, sentiment, âme] noble; [pensée] beautiful; [carrière] successful; [succès, avenir, optimisme] great; fais de beaux rêves! sweet dreams!; il fait beau the weather is fine; il n'est pas beau de faire it's not nice to do; un beau jour/matin/soir one fine day/morning/evening; au beau milieu de right in the middle of; rien n'est trop beau pour lui/eux nothing is too good for him/them; c'est bien beau tout ça, mais○ that's all very fine, but; trop beau pour être vrai too good to be true; ça serait trop beau○! one should be so lucky○!; ce ne sont que de belles paroles it's all talk; assez de belles paroles, dites ce que vous avez à dire enough of your fine words, say what you have to say; il y a beau temps qu'il n'est pas venu he hasn't been here for ages; ⇒ démener, pluie;

3 ( quantitativement) [somme, héritage] tidy; [salaire] very nice; [appétit] big; belle pagaille absolute mess; beau mensonge whopping lie, whopper○; bel égoïste awful egoist; beau salaud◑ real bastard◑.

B nm

1 ( choses intéressantes) qu'est-ce que tu as fait de beau? done anything interesting?; tu n'as rien de beau à nous raconter? anything interesting to tell us?; le plus beau (de l'histoire) est que the best part (of the story) is that;

2 Philos ( beauté) le beau beauty; goût/recherche/sentiment du beau taste/quest/feeling for beauty;

3 ( bonne qualité) best quality; n'acheter que du beau to buy only the best quality;

4 ( homme) dandy; jouer les beaux to be a dandy; ⇒ vieux;

5 Météo le temps est/se met au beau the weather is/is turning fine.

C avoir beau loc verbale j'ai beau essayer/travailler, je n'y arrive pas it's no good my trying/working, I can't do it; l'économie a beau se développer, le chômage progresse even if the economy does develop, unemployment is still growing; on a beau dire, ce n'est pas si simple no matter what people say, it's not that easy.

D bel et bien loc adv

1 ( irréversiblement) well and truly; bel et bien fini well and truly over;

2 ( indiscutablement) definitely; il était bel et bien coupable he was definitely guilty.

E belle nf

1 ( femme) courtiser les belles to go courting the ladies; ma belle darling, love○ GB, doll○ US;

2 ( maîtresse) lady friend; avoir rendez-vous avec sa belle to have a date with one's lady friend;

3 Jeux decider; faire la belle to play the decider.

F de plus belle loc adv with renewed vigour^GB; les hostilités ont repris de plus belle hostilities resumed with renewed vigour^GB; la pluie a repris de plus belle it started raining again harder than ever; frapper de plus belle to hit harder than ever; crier de plus belle to shout louder than ever.

G belles○ nfpl ( paroles) stories; j'en ai appris or entendu de belles à ton sujet I have been hearing stories about you; on en raconte de belles sur elle there are quite a few stories about her.

Composés

beau fixe Météo fine weather; être au beau fixe [temps, baromètre] to be set fair; [[affaire, relation] to be going well; avoir le moral au beau fixe○ to be on a high○; beau gosse○ good-looking guy○; être beau gosse to be good-looking; beau linge○ high society; fréquenter le beau linge to hang out○ with society types; beau parleur smooth talker; beau parti ( homme) eligible bachelor; ( femme) good match; épouser un beau parti to marry money; beau sexe fair sex; beaux jours ( beau temps) fine weather ¢; ( belle époque) good days; les beaux jours sont arrivés the fine weather is here; c'étaient les beaux jours those were the days; Beau Danube bleu Mus Blue Danube; bel esprit bel esprit; la Belle au Bois dormant Sleeping Beauty; Belle Époque Belle Époque; style Belle Époque Belle Époque style; belle page Imprim right-hand page; belle plante○ gorgeous specimen○; belle vie life of ease; c'est la belle vie! this is the life!; avoir la belle vie to live it up; belles années happy years.

Idiomes

faire le beau [chien] to sit up and beg; [personne] to show off; (se) faire la belle○ ( s'évader) to do a bunk○ GB, to take a powder○ US; l'avoir belle○ to have an easy life; en faire voir de belles○ à qn to give sb a hard time; c'est du beau○! iron lovely! iron; tout beau (tout beau)! ( pour calmer) easy (, easy)!; il ferait beau voir○ (qu'il vienne) I'd like to see the day (when he shows up)○.

[bo] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet bel [bɛl]) ( féminin belle [bɛl], pluriel masculin beaux [bo], pluriel féminin belles [bɛl]) adjectif

A.

1. [bien fait, joli - femme] beautiful, good-looking ; [ - homme] good-looking, handsome ; [ - enfant, physique, objet, décor] beautiful, lovely

il est beau garçon ou (familier) gosse he's good-looking, he's a good-looking guy

ils forment un beau couple they make a lovely couple

se faire beau/belle to get dressed up, to do oneself up

ce n'était pas beau à voir (familier) it wasn't a pretty sight

il est beau comme l'amour ou un ange ou un astre ou le jour

a. [homme] he's a very handsome ou good-looking man

b. [petit garçon] he's a very handsome ou good-looking boy

il est beau comme un dieu he looks like a Greek god

elle est belle comme un ange ou le jour she's a real beauty

sois belle et tais-toi! (familier) just concentrate on looking pretty!

2. [attrayant pour l'oreille - chant, mélodie, voix] beautiful, lovely

3. [remarquable, réussi - poème, texte] fine, beautiful ; [ - chanson, film] beautiful, lovely

de beaux vêtements fine clothes

le boucher a de la belle marchandise the butcher's got nice meat

il y a eu quelques beaux échanges there were a few good ou fine rallies

nous avons fait un beau voyage we had a wonderful trip

4. MÉTÉOROLOGIE fine, beautiful

la mer sera belle the sea will be calm

temps froid mais beau sur tout le pays the whole country will enjoy cold but sunny weather

du beau temps nice ou good weather

les derniers beaux jours the last days of summer

B.

1. [digne] noble, fine

une belle âme a noble nature

[convenable] nice

ce n'est pas beau de mentir! it's very naughty ou it's not nice to lie!

2. [brillant intellectuellement] wonderful, fine

c'est un beau sujet de thèse it's a fine topic for a thesis

3. [d'un haut niveau social] smart

faire un beau mariage

a. [argent] to marry into money ou a fortune

b. [classe] to marry into a very good family

le beau monde ou (familier) linge the upper crust, the smart set

C.

1. [gros, important - gains, prime, somme] nice, handsome, tidy

donnez-moi un beau melon/poulet give me a nice big melon/chicken

il a un bel appétit he has a good ou hearty appetite

un beau coup en Bourse a spectacular deal on the Stock Exchange

2. [en intensif]

je me suis fait une belle bosse I got a great big bump

il y a eu un beau scandale there was a huge scandal

un bel hypocrite a real hypocrite

il y a beau temps: il y a beau temps de ce que je te dis là (familier) what I'm telling you now happened ages ago

3. [agréable] good

présenter quelque chose sous un beau jour to show something in a good light

c'est trop beau pour être vrai it's too good to be true

c'est beau l'amour! love's a wonderful thing!

4. [prospère] good

tu as encore de belles années devant toi you still have quite a few good years ahead of you

avoir une belle situation

a. [argent] to have a very well-paid job

b. [prestige] to have a high-flying job

5. [dans des appellations]

venez, ma belle amie do come along, darling

alors, (ma) belle enfant, qu'en dis-tu? (familier) what do you think about that, my dear?

mon beau monsieur, personne ne vous a rien demandé! my friend, this is none of your business!

6. [certain]

un beau jour/matin one fine day/morning

D. (ironique)

belle demande! [saugrenue] what a question!

c'est du beau travail! a fine mess this is!

beaux discours: ils ont oublié tous leurs beaux discours they've forgotten all their fine ou fine-sounding words

garde tes belles promesses ou tes beaux serments! you can keep your promises!

j'en ai appris ou entendu de belles sur toi! I heard some fine ou right things about you!

il en a fait de belles quand il était petit! he didn't half get up to some mischief when he was little!

nous voilà beaux! we're in a fine mess now!

c'est bien beau tout ça, mais... that's all very fine ou well, but...

le plus beau (familier) : et tu ne sais pas le plus beau! and you haven't heard the best part (yet)!, and the best part's still to come!

beau adverbe

1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE

il fait beau the weather's ou it's fine

il fera beau et chaud it'll be warm and sunny

il n'a pas fait très beau l'été dernier the weather wasn't very nice ou good last summer

2. (locution)

il ferait beau voir qu'elle me donne des ordres! her, boss me around? that'll be the day!

avoir beau faire (quelque chose): j'avais beau tirer, la porte ne s'ouvrait pas however hard I pulled, the door wouldn't open

j'ai eu beau le lui répéter plusieurs fois, il n'a toujours pas compris I have told him and told him but he still hasn't understood

on a beau dire, on a beau faire, les jeunes s'en vont un jour de la maison (familier) whatever you do or say, young people eventually leave home

vous avez beau dire, elle a quand même tout financé elle-même say what you like ou you may criticize, but she's paid for it all herself

a beau mentir qui vient de loin (proverbe) it's easy to lie when there's nobody around to contradict you

tout beau: alors, vous signez? — hé, tout beau (tout beau)! you will sign then? — hey, steady on ou not so fast!

beau nom masculin

1. [esthétique]

elle aime le beau she likes beautiful things

[objets de qualité]

pour les meubles du salon, je veux du beau I want really good ou nice furniture for the living room

2. [homme] beau, dandy

3. (locution)

au beau: le temps est au beau the weather looks fine

au beau fixe: le temps/baromètre est au beau fixe the weather/barometer is set fair

nos relations sont au beau fixe (familier) things between us are looking rosy

il a le moral au beau fixe (familier) he's in high spirits

c'est du beau! (familier) : elle a dit un gros mot — c'est du beau! she said a rude word! — how naughty!

faire le beau [chien] to sit up and beg

belle nom féminin

1. [jolie femme] beauty

[dame] lady

‘la Belle et la Bête’ Madame Leprince de Beaumont, Cocteau ‘Beauty and the Beast’

‘la Belle au bois dormant’ Perrault ‘Sleeping Beauty’

2. (familier) [en appellatif]

tu te trompes, ma belle! you're quite wrong my dear!

3. (humoristique & littéraire) [amie, amante] lady friend, beloved

4. SPORT decider, deciding match

JEUX decider, deciding game

5. (familier & locution)

(se) faire la belle to do a runner (UK), to cut and run (US)

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au plus beau de locution prépositionnelle

au plus beau de la fête when the party was in full swing

au plus beau du discours right in the middle of the speech

bel et bien locution adverbiale

well and truly

elle s'est bel et bien échappée she got away and no mistake

bel et bon locution adjectivale,

bel et bonne locution adjectivale

fine

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de plus belle locution adverbiale

[aboyer, crier] louder than ever, even louder

[frapper] harder than ever, even harder

[taquiner, manger] more than ever, even more

il s'est mis à travailler de plus belle he went back to work with renewed energy

belle de Fontenay nom féminin

Belle de Fontenay potato

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belle page nom féminin

IMPRIMERIE right-hand page

chaque chapitre commence en belle page each chapter starts on the right-hand page

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > beau

15 da prep

[da]
da + il= dal, da + lo= dallo, da + l'= dall', da + la= dalla, da + i= dai, da + gli= dagli, da + le= dalle

1) (agente, mezzo) by

fare qc da sé — to do sth (for) o.s.

dipinto da un grande artista — painted by a great artist

riconoscere qn dal passo — to recognize sb by his (o her) step

2)

(causa) tremare dal freddo — to shiver with cold

morire dallo spavento — to die of fright

3) (provenienza, distanza, separazione) from, (fuori di) out of, (giù da) off

a 3 km da Roma — 3 km(s)from Rome

arrivare da Milano — to arrive from Milan

da dove vieni? — where do you come from?

l'aereo parte da Gatwick — the plane departs from Gatwick

scendere dal treno — to get off the train

staccarsi da qn — to leave o part from sb

toglitelo dalla testa — get it out of your head

uscire dalla scuola — to come out of school

4) (stato in luogo) at, (presso) at, with

abita da quelle parti — he lives somewhere round there, he lives in that area

ti aspetto dal macellaio — I'll wait for you at the butcher's

sono da Pietro — I'm at Pietro's (house)

vive da un amico — he's living at a friend's o with a friend

5) (moto a luogo) to, (moto per luogo) through

questo treno passa da Genova — this train goes through Genoa

è uscito dalla finestra — he went out through o by (way of) the window

vado da Pietro/dal giornalaio — I'm going to Pietro's (house)/to the newsagent's

6) (tempo: durata) for, (a partire da: nel passato) since, (nel futuro) from

da allora — since then

vivo qui da un anno — I've been living here for a year

è a Londra da martedì — he has been in London since Tuesday

da oggi in poi — from today onwards

d' ora in poi o in avanti — from now on

da quando sei qui — since you have been here

sono qui dalle sei — I've been here since six o'clock

7)

(qualità, caratteristica) una ragazza dai capelli biondi — a fair-haired girl, a girl with fair hair

un vestito da 300 euro — a 300-euro dress

un ragazzo dagli occhi azzurri — a blue-eyed boy, a boy with blue eyes

sordo da un orecchio — deaf in one ear

è una cosa da poco — it's nothing special

8) (modo) like

trattare qn da amico — to treat sb like o as a friend

non è da lui — it's not like him

comportarsi da uomo — to behave like a man

è da vigliacchi fare così — that's a spineless way to behave

9) (predicativo) as

da bambino piangevo molto — I cried a lot as a child o when I was a child

da giovane — as a young man (o woman)

fare da guida — to act as a guide

fare da maestro — to act as a teacher

fare da padre a — to be a father to

da studente — as a student

10)

(fine, scopo) cavallo da corsa — racehorse

macchina da corsa — racing car

vino da pasto — table wine

abito da sera — evening dress

11) (seguito da infinito: consecutivo) that (spesso omesso), (finale) to

casa da affittare — house to let

qualcosa da bere — something to drink

qualcosa da mangiare — something to eat

ero così stanco da non stare più in piedi — I was so tired (that) I couldn't stand

casa da vendere — house for sale

12)

da... a... — from... to...

contare da 1 a 10 — to count from 1 to 10

dalle 3 alle 5 — from 3 to o till 5 (o'clock)

c'erano dalle 30 alle 40 persone — there were between 30 and 40 people there

è cambiato dall'oggi al domani — he changed overnight

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > da prep

16 da

prep [da]
da + il= dal, da + lo= dallo, da + l'= dall', da + la= dalla, da + i= dai, da + gli= dagli, da + le= dalle

1) (agente, mezzo) by

fare qc da sé — to do sth (for) o.s.

dipinto da un grande artista — painted by a great artist

riconoscere qn dal passo — to recognize sb by his (o her) step

2)

(causa) tremare dal freddo — to shiver with cold

morire dallo spavento — to die of fright

3) (provenienza, distanza, separazione) from, (fuori di) out of, (giù da) off

a 3 km da Roma — 3 km(s)from Rome

arrivare da Milano — to arrive from Milan

da dove vieni? — where do you come from?

l'aereo parte da Gatwick — the plane departs from Gatwick

scendere dal treno — to get off the train

staccarsi da qn — to leave o part from sb

toglitelo dalla testa — get it out of your head

uscire dalla scuola — to come out of school

4) (stato in luogo) at, (presso) at, with

abita da quelle parti — he lives somewhere round there, he lives in that area

ti aspetto dal macellaio — I'll wait for you at the butcher's

sono da Pietro — I'm at Pietro's (house)

vive da un amico — he's living at a friend's o with a friend

5) (moto a luogo) to, (moto per luogo) through

questo treno passa da Genova — this train goes through Genoa

è uscito dalla finestra — he went out through o by (way of) the window

vado da Pietro/dal giornalaio — I'm going to Pietro's (house)/to the newsagent's

6) (tempo: durata) for, (a partire da: nel passato) since, (nel futuro) from

da allora — since then

vivo qui da un anno — I've been living here for a year

è a Londra da martedì — he has been in London since Tuesday

da oggi in poi — from today onwards

d' ora in poi o in avanti — from now on

da quando sei qui — since you have been here

sono qui dalle sei — I've been here since six o'clock

7)

(qualità, caratteristica) una ragazza dai capelli biondi — a fair-haired girl, a girl with fair hair

un vestito da 300 euro — a 300-euro dress

un ragazzo dagli occhi azzurri — a blue-eyed boy, a boy with blue eyes

sordo da un orecchio — deaf in one ear

è una cosa da poco — it's nothing special

8) (modo) like

trattare qn da amico — to treat sb like o as a friend

non è da lui — it's not like him

comportarsi da uomo — to behave like a man

è da vigliacchi fare così — that's a spineless way to behave

9) (predicativo) as

da bambino piangevo molto — I cried a lot as a child o when I was a child

da giovane — as a young man (o woman)

fare da guida — to act as a guide

fare da maestro — to act as a teacher

fare da padre a — to be a father to

da studente — as a student

10)

(fine, scopo) cavallo da corsa — racehorse

macchina da corsa — racing car

vino da pasto — table wine

abito da sera — evening dress

11) (seguito da infinito: consecutivo) that (spesso omesso), (finale) to

casa da affittare — house to let

qualcosa da bere — something to drink

qualcosa da mangiare — something to eat

ero così stanco da non stare più in piedi — I was so tired (that) I couldn't stand

casa da vendere — house for sale

12)

da... a... — from... to...

contare da 1 a 10 — to count from 1 to 10

dalle 3 alle 5 — from 3 to o till 5 (o'clock)

c'erano dalle 30 alle 40 persone — there were between 30 and 40 people there

è cambiato dall'oggi al domani — he changed overnight

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > da

17 активный гомосексуалист

1) Jargon: husband

2) Taboo: Athenian, active partner, ass bandit, back seat driver, baggage boy, butch, dead eye dick, gander, gut butcher, gut-sticker, insertor (который вводит пенис в анус или в рот), miner, stone (см. sponge), vampire, wolf

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > активный гомосексуалист

18 разносчик

1) General subject: boy, cadger, chapman, faker, hawker, higgler, huckster, man, messenger, packman, peddler, peddlery, pedlar, pedler, tranter, vender, vendor, Cheap Jack

2) Dialect: jagger

3) American: butcher (обыкн. в поездах)

4) Obsolete: badger

5) Military: vector (заразы, болезни, инфекции)

6) Rare: deliverer (писем, книг)

7) Business: conveyor, delivery man

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > разносчик

19 PO

praep. 1. (później niż) after
- po śniadaniu/pracy/wojnie after breakfast/work/the war

- po chwili after a bit a. moment

- po godzinie/dwóch latach an hour/two years later, after an hour/two years

- po dwuletnim pobycie w więzieniu after two years in prison

- po południu in the afternoon

- pięć/kwadrans po czwartej five/a quarter past four

- wróciła po dwunastej she came back after twelve

- po ukończeniu studiów rozpoczął pracę w szkole after a. on graduating he began working at a school

- zdrzemnął się po wyjściu gości he nodded off after the guests had left pot.

- po pięćdziesiątce musisz zacząć dbać o siebie when you’re over fifty you need to take care of yourself

- po czym and then, after which

- oprowadził mnie po starym mieście, po czym zaprosił na piwo he showed me around the Old Town and then invited me for a beer

- po czasie late

- oddał referat pięć dni po czasie he handed in his paper five days late
2. (w przestrzeni, w różnych miejscach) (all) over, around, round GB
- po całym mieście/kraju/domu all over (the) town/the country/the house

- po całej Europie all over Europe, throughout the whole of Europe

- ubrania porozrzucane po pokoju clothes flung all over a. scattered around the room

- porozlewać wodę po podłodze to spill water all over the floor

- biegać po sklepach to run round the shops pot.

- chodzić po korytarzu/pokoju to walk up and down the corridor/around the room

- chodzić po lesie/górach to walk in the forest/mountains

- oprowadzić kogoś po zamku to show sb around a castle

- szukać czegoś po encyklopediach to look a. hunt through encyclopedias for sth

- szepczą o tym po kawiarniach tongues are beginning to wag (about it)
3. (o powierzchni) (na) on; (wzdłuż) along
- chodzić po piasku/trawie to walk on sand/grass

- poruszać się po szynach to move (along) on rails

- jechać na rowerze po szosie/ścieżce to cycle along a. on a road/path

- ślizgać się po zamarzniętym jeziorze to skate on a frozen lake

- bębnić palcami po stole to drum one’s fingers on the table

- wchodzić/schodzić po schodach to walk up/down the stairs

- zjeżdżać po poręczy to slide down the banisters

- zupa ściekała mu po brodzie the soup was dripping down his chin

- poruszać się po linii prostej to move in a straight line

- przechodzić przez jezdnię po pasach to cross the road at a zebra crossing

- głaskać kogoś po włosach/policzku to stroke sb’s hair/cheek

- całować kogoś po rękach to kiss sb’s hands

- pokrzywy parzyły go po nogach nettles were stinging his legs
4. (o stronie) on
- po tej/drugiej stronie ulicy on this/on the other side of the street

- po prawej stronie drogi to the right of the road

- po obu stronach kartki on both sides of the paper

- kawałek chleba posmarowany po wierzchu dżemem a piece of bread with jam spread on top

- placek przypalony po brzegach a pie burnt along the edges
5. (do górnej granicy) (przestrzennej) (up) to, as far as; (czasowej) up to, till, until
- po szyję/czubek głowy up to the neck/the top of one’s head

- silne wiatry od Bałkanów po Skandynawię strong winds from the Balkans up to Scandinavia

- wody było po kolana the water was knee-deep

- talerz pełen po brzegi a plate full to the brim

- od średniowiecza po schyłek Oświecenia from the Middle Ages up to a. until the end of the Enlightenment

- od profesora po sekretarkę from the professor down to the secretary
6. (w hierarchii, kolejności) after
- była w naszym domu pierwszą osobą po ojcu she was the second most important person in our home after father

- miał piąty po zwycięzcy czas na mecie he had the fifth best time (after the winner)

- jeden po drugim one after the other a. another

- przesłuchiwał taśmę po taśmie he listened to one tape after another

- krok po kroku step by step

- dzień po dniu day after day; day in, day out
7. (dziedziczenie) from (kimś sb)
- odziedziczyć coś po kimś to inherit sth from sb

- objąć stanowisko po kimś to take over sb’s position, to succeed sb

- objął tron po wuju he succeeded his uncle to a. on the throne

- dom miał po dziadku he inherited the house from his grandfather

- po matce miała talent muzyczny she had inherited her mother’s musical talent

- prowadził po ojcu sklep mięsny he ran a butcher’s shop inherited from his father

- nosić imię po dziadku to be named after one’s grandfather
8. (następstwo) [sprzątać, zmywać] after (kimś sb)
- rozpaczać po kimś to grieve over a. for sb

- płakać po kimś to mourn sb

- obiecywać sobie coś a. oczekiwać czegoś po kimś/czymś to expect sth from sb/sth

- nie obiecuj sobie po nim zbyt wiele don’t expect too much from him

- czego oczekujesz po tym zebraniu? what are you expecting from the meeting?

- butelka po mleku/piwie a milk/beer bottle

- pusty worek po ziemniakach an empty potato sack
9 (na podstawie) by
- poznać kogoś po głosie/ruchach to recognize sb by their voice/movements

- po czym go poznałeś? how did you recognize him?

- widać po twoich oczach, że jesteś zmęczona I can see a. tell by your eyes that you’re tired

- sądząc po akcencie, (on) pochodzi z Dublina judging by a. from his accent, he comes from Dublin
10 (cel) for (kogoś/coś sb/sth)
- stać w kolejce po mięso to stand in the meat queue, to queue up for meat

- zadzwonić po lekarza/taksówkę to phone for the doctor/a taxi

- poszła do sklepu po chleb she went to the shop for some bread

- poszedł po wnuczkę he went to collect his granddaughter

- zatelefonowała do niego po radę she called him to ask for some advice

- przyszedłem tu tylko po to, żeby wyjaśnić całą sprawę I just came here to explain the whole thing a. business pot.

- nie po to przez pięć lat studiowałam prawo, żeby pracować jako kelnerka I didn’t study law for five years (in order) to work as a waitress

- co a. cóż ci po pękniętej filiżance? what do you need a cracked cup for?

- nic mi po takich radach what’s the use of advice like that?

- nic tu po mnie I’m not needed here; I may as well go a. be off pot

- po co what for?, why?

- po cóż whatever for?

- po co ci nóż? what do you need a knife for?

- nie wiem, po co tu przyszła I don’t know what she came here for a. why she came here
11 (wyrażające miarę, liczbę, wartość) po trzy z każdej strony three on each side
- po parę razy dziennie several times a day

- trzy pliki po sto banknotów (każdy) three bundles of a hundred banknotes each

- po 2 złote za sztukę (at) 2 zlotys each a. apiece

- po 5 złotych za kilo (at) 5 zlotys a a. per kilo

- po ile? a. po czemu? przest. how much?

- po ile te pomidory? how much are these tomatoes?

- wchodziły po jednej they entered one by one a. one at a time

- podchodzić do stołu po dwóch/trzech to come up to a. approach the table in twos/threes

- po trochu bit by bit, little by little

- zapłaciliśmy po dziesięć złotych we paid ten zlotys each

- dostali po dwa jabłka they each got two apples

- każde dziecko dostało po zabawce each child a. each of the children got a toy

- Adam i Robert wygrali po książce Adam and Robert each won a book
12 (w wyrażeniu przysłówkowym) po ojcowsku/profesorsku/chłopięcemu like a father/professor/boy
- zrób to po swojemu do it your own way

- czy mówisz po litewsku/włosku? can you speak Lithuanian/Italian?

- powiedz to po angielsku say it in English

■ po temu (stosowny) for it

- to nie miejsce i czas po temu this is not the (right) time or place for it

- powiem jej, kiedy nadarzy się po temu okazja I’ll tell her when I get the chance a. opportunity

- mam po temu powody I have my reasons

- miała wszelkie warunki po temu, żeby być dobrą aktorką she had all the makings of a good actress

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abbr ( SZKOL: = Przysposobienie Obronne)

civil defence course

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PO

abbr.

szkoln. (= przysposobienie obronne) civil defence course.

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20 po

praep. 1. (później niż) after
- po śniadaniu/pracy/wojnie after breakfast/work/the war

- po chwili after a bit a. moment

- po godzinie/dwóch latach an hour/two years later, after an hour/two years

- po dwuletnim pobycie w więzieniu after two years in prison

- po południu in the afternoon

- pięć/kwadrans po czwartej five/a quarter past four

- wróciła po dwunastej she came back after twelve

- po ukończeniu studiów rozpoczął pracę w szkole after a. on graduating he began working at a school

- zdrzemnął się po wyjściu gości he nodded off after the guests had left pot.

- po pięćdziesiątce musisz zacząć dbać o siebie when you’re over fifty you need to take care of yourself

- po czym and then, after which

- oprowadził mnie po starym mieście, po czym zaprosił na piwo he showed me around the Old Town and then invited me for a beer

- po czasie late

- oddał referat pięć dni po czasie he handed in his paper five days late
2. (w przestrzeni, w różnych miejscach) (all) over, around, round GB
- po całym mieście/kraju/domu all over (the) town/the country/the house

- po całej Europie all over Europe, throughout the whole of Europe

- ubrania porozrzucane po pokoju clothes flung all over a. scattered around the room

- porozlewać wodę po podłodze to spill water all over the floor

- biegać po sklepach to run round the shops pot.

- chodzić po korytarzu/pokoju to walk up and down the corridor/around the room

- chodzić po lesie/górach to walk in the forest/mountains

- oprowadzić kogoś po zamku to show sb around a castle

- szukać czegoś po encyklopediach to look a. hunt through encyclopedias for sth

- szepczą o tym po kawiarniach tongues are beginning to wag (about it)
3. (o powierzchni) (na) on; (wzdłuż) along
- chodzić po piasku/trawie to walk on sand/grass

- poruszać się po szynach to move (along) on rails

- jechać na rowerze po szosie/ścieżce to cycle along a. on a road/path

- ślizgać się po zamarzniętym jeziorze to skate on a frozen lake

- bębnić palcami po stole to drum one’s fingers on the table

- wchodzić/schodzić po schodach to walk up/down the stairs

- zjeżdżać po poręczy to slide down the banisters

- zupa ściekała mu po brodzie the soup was dripping down his chin

- poruszać się po linii prostej to move in a straight line

- przechodzić przez jezdnię po pasach to cross the road at a zebra crossing

- głaskać kogoś po włosach/policzku to stroke sb’s hair/cheek

- całować kogoś po rękach to kiss sb’s hands

- pokrzywy parzyły go po nogach nettles were stinging his legs
4. (o stronie) on
- po tej/drugiej stronie ulicy on this/on the other side of the street

- po prawej stronie drogi to the right of the road

- po obu stronach kartki on both sides of the paper

- kawałek chleba posmarowany po wierzchu dżemem a piece of bread with jam spread on top

- placek przypalony po brzegach a pie burnt along the edges
5. (do górnej granicy) (przestrzennej) (up) to, as far as; (czasowej) up to, till, until
- po szyję/czubek głowy up to the neck/the top of one’s head

- silne wiatry od Bałkanów po Skandynawię strong winds from the Balkans up to Scandinavia

- wody było po kolana the water was knee-deep

- talerz pełen po brzegi a plate full to the brim

- od średniowiecza po schyłek Oświecenia from the Middle Ages up to a. until the end of the Enlightenment

- od profesora po sekretarkę from the professor down to the secretary
6. (w hierarchii, kolejności) after
- była w naszym domu pierwszą osobą po ojcu she was the second most important person in our home after father

- miał piąty po zwycięzcy czas na mecie he had the fifth best time (after the winner)

- jeden po drugim one after the other a. another

- przesłuchiwał taśmę po taśmie he listened to one tape after another

- krok po kroku step by step

- dzień po dniu day after day; day in, day out
7. (dziedziczenie) from (kimś sb)
- odziedziczyć coś po kimś to inherit sth from sb

- objąć stanowisko po kimś to take over sb’s position, to succeed sb

- objął tron po wuju he succeeded his uncle to a. on the throne

- dom miał po dziadku he inherited the house from his grandfather

- po matce miała talent muzyczny she had inherited her mother’s musical talent

- prowadził po ojcu sklep mięsny he ran a butcher’s shop inherited from his father

- nosić imię po dziadku to be named after one’s grandfather
8. (następstwo) [sprzątać, zmywać] after (kimś sb)
- rozpaczać po kimś to grieve over a. for sb

- płakać po kimś to mourn sb

- obiecywać sobie coś a. oczekiwać czegoś po kimś/czymś to expect sth from sb/sth

- nie obiecuj sobie po nim zbyt wiele don’t expect too much from him

- czego oczekujesz po tym zebraniu? what are you expecting from the meeting?

- butelka po mleku/piwie a milk/beer bottle

- pusty worek po ziemniakach an empty potato sack
9 (na podstawie) by
- poznać kogoś po głosie/ruchach to recognize sb by their voice/movements

- po czym go poznałeś? how did you recognize him?

- widać po twoich oczach, że jesteś zmęczona I can see a. tell by your eyes that you’re tired

- sądząc po akcencie, (on) pochodzi z Dublina judging by a. from his accent, he comes from Dublin
10 (cel) for (kogoś/coś sb/sth)
- stać w kolejce po mięso to stand in the meat queue, to queue up for meat

- zadzwonić po lekarza/taksówkę to phone for the doctor/a taxi

- poszła do sklepu po chleb she went to the shop for some bread

- poszedł po wnuczkę he went to collect his granddaughter

- zatelefonowała do niego po radę she called him to ask for some advice

- przyszedłem tu tylko po to, żeby wyjaśnić całą sprawę I just came here to explain the whole thing a. business pot.

- nie po to przez pięć lat studiowałam prawo, żeby pracować jako kelnerka I didn’t study law for five years (in order) to work as a waitress

- co a. cóż ci po pękniętej filiżance? what do you need a cracked cup for?

- nic mi po takich radach what’s the use of advice like that?

- nic tu po mnie I’m not needed here; I may as well go a. be off pot

- po co what for?, why?

- po cóż whatever for?

- po co ci nóż? what do you need a knife for?

- nie wiem, po co tu przyszła I don’t know what she came here for a. why she came here
11 (wyrażające miarę, liczbę, wartość) po trzy z każdej strony three on each side
- po parę razy dziennie several times a day

- trzy pliki po sto banknotów (każdy) three bundles of a hundred banknotes each

- po 2 złote za sztukę (at) 2 zlotys each a. apiece

- po 5 złotych za kilo (at) 5 zlotys a a. per kilo

- po ile? a. po czemu? przest. how much?

- po ile te pomidory? how much are these tomatoes?

- wchodziły po jednej they entered one by one a. one at a time

- podchodzić do stołu po dwóch/trzech to come up to a. approach the table in twos/threes

- po trochu bit by bit, little by little

- zapłaciliśmy po dziesięć złotych we paid ten zlotys each

- dostali po dwa jabłka they each got two apples

- każde dziecko dostało po zabawce each child a. each of the children got a toy

- Adam i Robert wygrali po książce Adam and Robert each won a book
12 (w wyrażeniu przysłówkowym) po ojcowsku/profesorsku/chłopięcemu like a father/professor/boy
- zrób to po swojemu do it your own way

- czy mówisz po litewsku/włosku? can you speak Lithuanian/Italian?

- powiedz to po angielsku say it in English

■ po temu (stosowny) for it

- to nie miejsce i czas po temu this is not the (right) time or place for it

- powiem jej, kiedy nadarzy się po temu okazja I’ll tell her when I get the chance a. opportunity

- mam po temu powody I have my reasons

- miała wszelkie warunki po temu, żeby być dobrą aktorką she had all the makings of a good actress

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abbr ( SZKOL: = Przysposobienie Obronne)

civil defence course

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po

prep.

+ Loc.

1. ( czas) after; past; dziesięć po trzeciej ten past l. after three; już po wszystkim it's all over now; mądry Polak po szkodzie everybody's got 20/20 hindsight, (it's easy to be) wise after the event; po chwili after a while, a moment later; po lecie przychodzi jesień summer is followed by fall l. autumn; po kilku latach after a few years, (a) few years later; po śniadaniu after breakfast; po zmroku after dark; przyjadę po świętach I'll come after Christmas.

2. ( kolejność) after; jeden po drugim one after another.

3. ( pochodzenie) from, of; butelka po winie (empty) wine bottle; garnek po mleku dirty milk pot; puszka po rybach empty fish can; rzeczy po kimś hand-me-downs.

4. (= na podstawie) by; nie dać czegoś znać po sobie not let sth show; rozpoznać kogoś po akcencie/głosie recognize l. tell sb by his l. her accent/voice.

5. ( dziedziczenie) after, from; dostała imię po babce she was named after her grandmother; głos mam po ojcu I get my voice from my father; objąć stanowisko po kimś take over from sb; spadek po wujku inheritance from one's uncle.

6. ( hierarchia) after, next to; najważniejszy po prezydencie next to president; pierwszy po Bogu next to God; po Mickiewiczu after Mickiewicz.

7. (przestrzeń, powierzchnia) in, around, on, over, along; całować kogoś po policzkach/rękach kiss sb's cheeks/hand; chodzić po linie walk on a rope; dreszcz przebiegł mi po plecach chill ran down my spine; głaskać kogoś po włosach stroke sb's hair; po drugiej stronie on the other side; po kładce over the footbridge; po korytarzu in l. along the corridor; po kraju around the country; po lesie/górach in the forest/mountains; po linii prostej in a straight line; po niebie in the sky; po mieście around the city; po okolicy around the neighborhood; po pokoju around the room; po trawie on grass; schodzić po schodach/drabinie go down the stairs/ladder; wchodzić po schodach/drabinie go up the stairs/ladder; wędrować po górach walk l. hike the mountains.

8. ( rozciągłość w przestrzeni) around, round; chodzić po ludziach go from door to door; przesiadywać po kawiarniach sit around in cafes; jeździć po sanatoriach go from one sanatorium to another; włóczyć się po sądach drag o.s. from court to court.

9. ( rozciągłość w czasie) to, till, until; pisać po całych dniach write for days on end; ślęczeć po nocach sit up late.

10. ( systematyczność) by; po kawałku piece by piece, bit by bit; po trochu bit by bit; little by little.

11. + Acc. ( zasięg) (up) to; stać w wodzie po kolana stand knee-deep in water; kufel wypełniony po brzegi beer mug full to the brim; uśmiać się po pachy laugh one's head off.

12. + Acc. ( kres) till, until, to; aż po wszystkie czasy przest. till l. to the end of time; po dziś dzień przest. to this day.

13. + Acc. ( cel) for; przyjść po poradę come for advice; dzwonić po lekarza call a doctor; sięgać po poradnik reach for a handbook; po co? what for?; po co to robisz? what are you doing this for?; nie pójdę tam, bo i po co? I'm not going there, what's the use?; po co o tym myślisz? what's the use of thinking about it?; nie wiem, po co to zrobiłem I don't know what I did it for; licho wie po co god knows why; po co ta mowa? pot. save your breath; po jakie licho l. kiego grzyba? pot. what the heck l. hell for?

14. + Acc. (okeślona, powtarzająca się ilość, liczba) a, per; po trzy złote za kilogram three zloty a kilo; po pięć sztuk w paczce five items per pack.

15. + Acc. ( wyliczanie) po pierwsze firstly; po trzecie thirdly; po wtóre l. drugie secondly.

16. + Dat. ( sposób) in; po angielsku/polsku in English/Polish; po bożemu in a godly fashion; po cichu silently; po góralsku highlanders' fashion; po koleżeńsku friendly; po ludzku humanely; po mistrzowsku in a masterly way; po nowemu in a new way; po ojcowsku like a father; po pijanemu when drunk; po prostu just like that; po staremu in the (same) old way; posuwać się po omacku grope in the dark.

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