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1 can’t make head or tail of sth
عَجَزَ عن فَهْم \ can’t make head or tail of sth.: not to understand at all: I can’t make head or tail of this foreigner’s speech. -
2 can't make head or tail of something
концов не найти; не понять что к чемуWe couldn't make head or tail of the film.
We don't have any enemies we know of, yet we keep getting threatening telephone calls; we can't make head or tail of it.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > can't make head or tail of something
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3 can't make head or tail
Экономика: не понятьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > can't make head or tail
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4 can't make head or tail of it
Общая лексика: ничего нельзя понять, не разбиратьсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > can't make head or tail of it
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5 one can't make head or tail of it
Пословица: концов не найтиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > one can't make head or tail of it
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6 I can't make head nor or or tail of it
English-spanish dictionary > I can't make head nor or or tail of it
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7 He can't make head or tail of it.
expr.Er wird daraus nicht klug. ausdr.English-german dictionary > He can't make head or tail of it.
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8 make head or tail of smth.
(make head or tail of smth. (или smb.))понимать что-л. (или кого-л.), разбираться в чём-л. (или в ком-л.; обыкн. употр. в отрицательных предложениях или в утвердительных предложениях с отрицательным значением)The pragmatists had vigour... The most important of them wrote well, and they gave an appearance of simplicity to problems which I had not been able to make head or tail of. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Summing Up’, ch. 66) — В прагматистах чувствовалась сила... Виднейшие из них писали отличным языком, и они умели придать видимость простоты тем проблемам, над которыми я безуспешно бился.
He put on his cap with ponderous decision. ‘Little guys,’ he said, ‘That's a race all by itself. I can't make head or tall of them.’ (I. Shaw, ‘The Young Lions’, ch. 17) — И, надевая с решительным видом фуражку, Файн добавил: "Парни маленького роста - это какая-то особая раса, я никак не могу их понять"
‘If anyone can make head or tail of that,’ he reported, with professional irritation, ‘he damned well ought to be an authority on l'explication du texte.’ (C. P. Snow, ‘Corridors of Power’, ch. III) — - В этом может разобраться, - сказал он с досадой, естественной для знатока, - только специалист по l'explication du texte [фр. толкование текстов].
Large English-Russian phrasebook > make head or tail of smth.
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9 make head or tail of sth
لا يَفهم شيئًا \ make head or tail of sth.: not to understand at all: I can’t make head or tail of this foreigner’s speech. \ يَعْجز عن فَهْم \ make head or tail of sth.: not understand at all: I can’t make head or tail of this foreigner’s speech. -
10 make head or tail of
(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) finde hoved eller hale* * *(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) finde hoved eller hale -
11 make head or tail of
(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) encontrar pies y cabeza -
12 make head or tail of
(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) skilja hvorki upp né niður í -
13 make head or tail of
(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) kiokoskodik -
14 make head or tail of
(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) compreender -
15 make head or tail of
(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) anlamak -
16 make head or tail of
(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) razumeti -
17 make head or tail of
(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) saada tolkkua -
18 make head or tail of
(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) (ikke) bli klok på -
19 make head or tail of
(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) comprendere -
20 make head or tail of
(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) aus etwas schlau werden
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can't make head nor tail of something — can t make head nor/or tail of (something) to not be able to understand something at all. We couldn t make head or tail of the film. What does his message say? I don t know I can t make head or tail of it … New idioms dictionary
can't make head or tail of something — can t make head nor/or tail of (something) to not be able to understand something at all. We couldn t make head or tail of the film. What does his message say? I don t know I can t make head or tail of it … New idioms dictionary
can't make head nor tail of — can t make head nor/or tail of (something) to not be able to understand something at all. We couldn t make head or tail of the film. What does his message say? I don t know I can t make head or tail of it … New idioms dictionary
can't make head or tail of — can t make head nor/or tail of (something) to not be able to understand something at all. We couldn t make head or tail of the film. What does his message say? I don t know I can t make head or tail of it … New idioms dictionary
can't make head nor tail of something — can t make head nor ˈtail of sth idiom to be unable to understand sth • I couldn t make head nor tail of what he was saying. Main entry: ↑headidiom … Useful english dictionary
can't make head or tail of — If you can t make head or tail of something, you can t understand it at all. Amy s message was so confusing. I couldn t make head or tail of it! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
can't make head nor tail of smth — understand, find meaning in something We couldn t make head nor tail of what he was trying to say during his speech … Idioms and examples
make head or tail of — {v. phr.}, {informal} To see the why of; finding a meaning in; understand. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. * /She could not make head or tail of the directions on the dress pattern./ * /Can you make head or tail of the … Dictionary of American idioms
make head or tail of — {v. phr.}, {informal} To see the why of; finding a meaning in; understand. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. * /She could not make head or tail of the directions on the dress pattern./ * /Can you make head or tail of the … Dictionary of American idioms
make\ head\ or\ tail\ of — v. phr. informal To see the why of; finding a meaning in; understand. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. She could not make head or tail of the directions on the dress pattern. Can you make head or tail of the letter? … Словарь американских идиом
make head or tail of — verb a) To understand even minimally. See if you can make head or tail of this chapter. Im baffled. b) To determine to be good or bad … Wiktionary