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2 echar agua en el mar
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3 llevar hierro a Vizcaya
• carry coals to NewcastleDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > llevar hierro a Vizcaya
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4 llevar leńa al monte
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5 chover no molhado
Dicionário português (brasileiro)-Inglês > chover no molhado
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6 garami air laut
carry coals to Newcastle, carryed coals to Newcastle, carryed coals to Newcastle, carrying coals to Newcastle -
7 Eule
f; -, -n1. owl2. geh. fig.: Eulen nach Athen tragen carry coals to Newcastle; das hieße Eulen nach Athen tragen that would be carrying coals to Newcastle3. ZOOL. (Nachtfalter) noctuid4. umg., fig. pej. old bag* * *die Euleowl; owlet* * *Eu|le ['ɔylə]f -, -nowl; (pej = hässliche Frau) crowÉúlen nach Athen tragen (prov) — to carry coals to Newcastle (Brit prov), to do something unnecessary
* * *(a type of bird that flies at night and feeds on small birds and animals.) owl* * *Eu·le<-, -n>[ˈɔylə]f1. (Vogel) owlalte \Eule old crow [or pej crone3.* * *die; Eule, Eulen owl* * *1. owl2. geh fig:Eulen nach Athen tragen carry coals to Newcastle;das hieße Eulen nach Athen tragen that would be carrying coals to Newcastle4. umg, fig pej old bag* * *die; Eule, Eulen owl* * *-n f.eagle owl n.owl n.owlet n. -
8 в Тулу со своим самоваром не ездят
Set phrase: if there's a wish to play the clown, bring samovars to Tula town, one shouldn't bring coals to Newcastle (one should not bring to a place what is plentiful there and what the place is famous for), one shouldn't carry coals to Newcastle (one should not bring to a place what is plentiful there and what the place is famous for), one shouldn't carry owls to Athens (one should not bring to a place what is plentiful there and what the place is famous for), they don't bring coals to Newcastle (one should not bring to a place what is plentiful there and what the place is famous for), they don't carry coals to Newcastle (one should not bring to a place what is plentiful there and what the place is famous for), they don't carry samovars to Tula town, don't carry coals to NewcastleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > в Тулу со своим самоваром не ездят
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9 leña
f.firewood, wood, fire wood, fuelwood.* * *1 wood, firewood\dar leña a alguien familiar to give somebody a hiding* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [para el fuego] firewoodleña de oveja — Cono Sur sheep droppings
2) * (=golpes) thrashing, hidingdar leña a algn, cargar o hartar de leña a algn — to thrash sb, give sb a good hiding
sacudirle leña a algn — to give sb (some) stick *, lay into sb *
* * *femenino wood, firewooddar/repartir leña — (fam)
echar leña al fuego — to add fuel to the fire
llevar leña al monte — to take coals to Newcastle
* * *= firewood, wood.Ex. This book focuses on the provisioning of the Roman army with food, fodder, and firewood.Ex. This hierarchy shows a general subject area, buildings, and its subordinate subject areas: building materials, auxiliary construction practices, construction in specific materials, wood construction, roofing and so on.----* chimenea de leña = wood-burning fireplace.* cocina a leña = wood-burning stove.* cocina de leña = wood-burning stove.* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.* estufa de leña = log-burning stove.* * *femenino wood, firewooddar/repartir leña — (fam)
echar leña al fuego — to add fuel to the fire
llevar leña al monte — to take coals to Newcastle
* * *= firewood, wood.Ex: This book focuses on the provisioning of the Roman army with food, fodder, and firewood.
Ex: This hierarchy shows a general subject area, buildings, and its subordinate subject areas: building materials, auxiliary construction practices, construction in specific materials, wood construction, roofing and so on.* chimenea de leña = wood-burning fireplace.* cocina a leña = wood-burning stove.* cocina de leña = wood-burning stove.* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.* estufa de leña = log-burning stove.* * *wood, firewoodrecogió leña para la chimenea he collected some firewoodla leña tardó en prender the wood took time to catchven aquí que te voy a dar leña I'm going to give you a good hiding ( colloq)la policía repartió leña en la manifestación the police set about o laid into the demonstrators ( colloq)echar leña al fuego to add fuel to the fire o flameshacer leña del árbol caído ( Ven); to take advantage of somebody else's misfortunellevar leña al monte to take o carry coals to Newcastle* * *
leña sustantivo femenino
wood, firewood
leña sustantivo femenino
1 firewood
2 fam (paliza) thrashing, blows pl
♦ Locuciones: figurado echar leña al fuego, to add fuel to the fire
' leña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prender
- angoleño
- chamizo
- chispeante
- chispear
- chisporrotear
- cortar
- echar
- encender
- haz
- quemar
- verde
English:
bundle
- chop
- coal
- firewood
- fuel
- gather
- stoke
- throw on
- wood
- woodshed
- fire
* * *leña nf1. [madera] firewood;cortar leña to chop firewood;leña menuda kindling;hacer leña del árbol caído to turn somebody else's misfortune to one's advantage;llevar leña al monte to make a pointless effort, Br to carry coals to Newcastlelos gamberros repartieron leña por todas partes the hooligans beat up anyone who crossed their path;hubo mucha leña en la final the final was really dirty* * *f (fire)wood;echar leña al fuego fig add fuel to the fire* * *leña nf: wood, firewood* * *leña n firewood -
10 возить уголь в Ньюкасл
1) General subject: carry coals to Newcastle, carry coals to Newcastle (Ньюкасл-центр угольной промышленности в Англии)2) Makarov: carry coals to Newcastle (т. е. заниматься бессмысленным делом ср. ездить в Тулу со своим самоваром)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > возить уголь в Ньюкасл
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11 vaso
m potanatomy vessel* * *vaso s.m.1 pot; jar: vaso da fiori, flowerpot; un vaso di gerani, a pot of geraniums; un vaso di marmellata, a jar (o pot) of jam; mettere in vaso, to pot // vaso da notte, chamber pot // portare vasi a Samo, to carry coals to Newcastle2 ( decorativo, per fiori) vase: vaso di cristallo, di porcellana, crystal, china vase; ha dei bellissimi vasi cinesi, he has some very fine Chinese vases; sistemare i fiori nel vaso, to arrange the flowers in the vase3 (recipiente spec. sacro) vessel: vasi sacri, sacred vessels // il Vaso d'elezione, ( Bibbia) the Chosen Vessel* * *['vazo]sostantivo maschile1) (elemento decorativo) vase; (per piante) pot, jarvaso da fiori — (non recisi) flowerpot; (recisi) flower vase
2) (per alimenti) jar, pot3) (in servizi igienici) bowl4) anat. bot. vessel•••un vaso di coccio tra -i di ferro — = a defenceless person
* * *vaso/'vazo/sostantivo m.1 (elemento decorativo) vase; (per piante) pot, jar; un vaso di cristallo a crystal vase; un vaso di gerani a pot of geraniums; vaso da fiori (non recisi) flowerpot; (recisi) flower vase; pianta in vaso potted plant2 (per alimenti) jar, pot3 (in servizi igienici) bowl4 anat. bot. vesselun vaso di coccio tra -i di ferro = a defenceless person; portare -i a Samo to carry coals to Newcastle\ -
12 заниматься бессмысленным делом
1) General subject: bay the moon, boondoggle, carry coal to Newcastle (г. Ньюкасл - центр угольной промышленности), gild refined gold2) Makarov: carry coals to Newcastle, carry coals to Newcastle (букв.: возить уголь в Ньюкасл ср. ездить в Тулу со своим самоваром)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > заниматься бессмысленным делом
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13 agua
f.1 water.agua del grifo tap wateragua con hielo iced wateragua de lavanda lavender wateraguas menores urineagua mineral (sin gas/con gas) (still/sparkling) mineral wateragua oxigenada hydrogen peroxideagua potable drinking wateraguas residuales sewageagua salada salt wateraguas termales thermal spring watersaguas territoriales territorial watersagua de colonia eau de cologneagua corriente running wateragua destilada distilled wateragua dulce fresh wateragua embotellada bottled water2 slope.un tejado de dos aguas a ridged roofpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: aguar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: aguar.* * *(Takes el in singular)1 water2 (lluvia) rain3 ARQUITECTURA slope of a roof1 (del mar, río) waters\claro como el agua crystal clearcomo agua de mayo a godsendcomo dos gotas de agua like two peas in a podestar con el agua al cuello figurado to be up to one's neck in itestar entre dos aguas to sit on the fencehacérsele la boca agua a uno figurado to make one's mouth waterhacerse una cosa agua en la boca to melt in one's mouthnunca digas de esta agua no beberé never say neverromper aguas to break watersagua bendita holy wateragua corriente running wateragua de colonia (eau de) cologneagua de lluvia rainwateragua de mar seawateragua del grifo tap wateragua dulce fresh wateragua mineral con gas sparkling mineral wateragua mineral sin gas still mineral wateragua oxigenada hydrogen peroxideagua potable drinking wateragua salada salt wateraguas jurisdiccionales territorial watersaguas residuales sewage singaguas termales thermal springs* * *noun f.- agua dulce
- agua mineral
- agua oxigenada
- aguas residuales* * *SF1) [para beber, lavar] waterdos aguas con gas y una sin gas, por favor — two sparkling mineral waters and one still one, please
ha sido un invierno de mucha agua — it's been a very wet winter, we've had a lot of rain this winter
¡hombre al agua! — man overboard!
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lanzar un barco al agua — to launch a boat•
caer agua — to rain•
echarse al agua — (lit) to dive in; (fig) to take the plunge•
¡agua va! — look out!, careful!hacérsele la boca agua a algn Esp, hacérsele agua la boca a algn LAm —
se me hace la boca agua solo de pensar en la sopa — just thinking about the soup makes my mouth water, my mouth is watering just thinking about the soup
se le hace la boca agua de pensar en los beneficios — he's drooling at the thought of the profit he'll make
- cambiar el agua al canario o a las aceitunasla noticia fue recibida como agua de mayo en los mercados financieros — the news was welcomed with open arms on the financial markets
este dinero nos viene como agua de mayo — this money is a godsend, this money couldn't have come at a better time
- mear agua benditaagua (de) cuba — Chile bleach
agua de seltz — seltzer, soda (water), seltzer water (EEUU)
agua fuerte — nitric acid solution
agua (de) panela — Col, Ven hot lemon
claro, grabado, víaagua perra — Chile boiled water ( drunk for its cleansing properties)
3) CAm (=zumo) juice•
aguas abajo — downstream, downriver•
aguas arriba — upstream, upriver•
hacer aguas — [barco] to take in water; [explicación, teoría] to be full of holes, not to hold water; [relación, organización, proyecto] to founder•
romper aguas, rompió aguas camino del hospital — her waters broke on the way to the hospital•
tomar las aguas — to take the watersvolver las aguas a su cauce —
aguas mayores — euf faeces sing frm, feces sing (EEUU) frm
aguas menores — euf urine sing
5) pl aguas (=ondulación)a) [de piedra preciosa] veinsb) [de tejado] pitch, slopecubrir aguas — to put the roof on, top out
el diamante tenía unas aguas preciosas — the diamond sparkled beautifully, the diamond had a wonderful sparkle
* * *femenino‡1) wateragua de lluvia/mar — rainwater/seawater
bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)
cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)
como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious
hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder
hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)
se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water
ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go
más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious
ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past
sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave
venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment
agua que no has de beber déjala correr — if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people
2) ( lluvia) rain3) (AmC, Andes)a) (fam) ( bebida gaseosa) soda (AmE), fizzy drink (BrE)b) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE)4) aguas femenino plurala) (de mar, río) waters (pl)estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence
volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal
b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)5) aguas femenino plural (Fisiol) tb6) aguas femenino plural ( vertientes) slopetejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof
* * *= water.Ex. We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.----* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.* absorción del agua = water absorption.* achicar agua = bale out + water, bail + water.* a cuatro aguas = hipped.* aerobics en el agua = water aerobics.* agua + arrastrar = wash away.* agua bendita = holy water.* agua caliente = hot water.* agua con gas = carbonated water.* agua con jabón = soapy water.* agua corriente = running water.* agua de colonia = eau de cologne.* agua del grifo = tap water.* agua de lluvia = rain water.* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].* agua de manantial = spring water.* agua de mojado = fountain solution.* agua de riego = irrigation water.* agua destilada = distilled water.* agua dulce = freshwater [fresh water].* agua embotellada = bottled water.* agua en botella = bottled water.* agua estancada = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water.* agua fría = cold water.* agua helada = ice water.* agua hirviendo = boiling water.* agua jabonosa = soapy water.* agua limpia de impurezas = purified water.* agua + llevar = wash away.* agua marina = sea-water [seawater].* agua mineral = mineral water, spring water.* agua normal = still water.* agua oxigenada = hydrogen peroxide.* agua poco profunda = shallow water.* agua potable = drinking water.* agua purificada = purified water.* aguas abajo = downstream.* agua salada = salt water [saltwater].* agua salobre = salt water [saltwater].* aguas arriba = upstream.* aguas bravas = whitewater, turbulent waters.* aguas costeras = coastal waters.* agua sin gas = still water.* aguas internacionales = international waters.* aguas jurisdiccionales = territorial waters, jurisdictional waters.* aguas litorales = coastal waters.* aguas mansas = still waters.* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.* aguas poco profundas = shallows.* aguas polares = polar waters.* aguas rápidas = whitewater, turbulent waters.* aguas residuales = sewage, waste water [wastewater], liquid waste, sewerage.* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.* aguas revueltas = rip, rip tide.* aguas sucias = foul water.* aguas templadas = temperate waters.* aguas termales = thermal springs.* aguas territoriales = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters.* aguas tranquilas = still waters.* aguas turbias = muddy waters.* aguas turbulentas = rip tide, turbulent waters.* agua subterránea = groundwater.* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.* ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.* al agua = water-based, overboard.* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.* bomba de agua = water pump.* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.* brazo de agua = inlet.* calentador de agua = water heater.* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.* cañón de agua = water cannon.* caudal de agua = volume of water.* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.* causado por el agua = water-related.* cloración del agua = water chlorination.* cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.* colchón de agua = waterbed [water bed].* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board, water company.* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.* conservar agua = conserve + water.* contador del agua = water meter.* contaminación del agua = water pollution.* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].* daño causado por el agua = water damage.* dar agua = lose + water, leak.* de agua = water-based.* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.* deslizarse sobre el agua = aquaplane.* detector de agua = water detector.* diluir con agua = dilute with + water.* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.* escape de agua = water leakage, water leak.* escasez de agua = water shortage.* factura de electricidad, agua o gas = utility bill.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falto de agua = waterless.* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.* fuente de agua = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy.* gestión de aguas = water management.* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.* hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.* hervidor de agua = kettle.* hervir agua = boil + water.* hilo de agua = trickle.* impulsado por el agua = water-powered.* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.* lavar con agua = rinse off.* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.* limpiar con agua = wash away.* línea de agua, la = water line, the.* llave de paso del agua = water valve.* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.* marca de agua = watermark.* marcas de agua = watermarking.* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.* molino de agua = water mill.* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.* nivel del agua = water level.* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.* orilla del agua = water's edge.* pecina de las aguas residuales = sewage sludge.* perder agua = lose + water, leak.* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage plant, sewage treatment plant.* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].* red de agua potable = water mains.* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.* resistente al agua = water resistant.* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.* ron con agua = grog.* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.* seda formando aguas = watered silk.* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.* sin agua = waterless.* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua = water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.* sistema de rociadores de agua = sprinkler system, water sprinkler system.* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hipped roof.* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.* transmitido por el agua = waterborne.* transportado por el agua = waterborne.* tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage treatment, sewage disposal, waste water treatment.* tratamiento del agua = water treatment.* tromba de agua = pelting rain, downpour, waterspout, soaking rain.* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.* vapor de agua = water vapour.* volumen de agua = volume of water.* * *femenino‡1) wateragua de lluvia/mar — rainwater/seawater
bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)
cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)
como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious
hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder
hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)
se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water
ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go
más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious
ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past
sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave
venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment
agua que no has de beber déjala correr — if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people
2) ( lluvia) rain3) (AmC, Andes)a) (fam) ( bebida gaseosa) soda (AmE), fizzy drink (BrE)b) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE)4) aguas femenino plurala) (de mar, río) waters (pl)estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence
volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal
b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)5) aguas femenino plural (Fisiol) tb6) aguas femenino plural ( vertientes) slopetejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof
* * *= water.Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.
* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.* absorción del agua = water absorption.* achicar agua = bale out + water, bail + water.* a cuatro aguas = hipped.* aerobics en el agua = water aerobics.* agua + arrastrar = wash away.* agua bendita = holy water.* agua caliente = hot water.* agua con gas = carbonated water.* agua con jabón = soapy water.* agua corriente = running water.* agua de colonia = eau de cologne.* agua del grifo = tap water.* agua de lluvia = rain water.* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].* agua de manantial = spring water.* agua de mojado = fountain solution.* agua de riego = irrigation water.* agua destilada = distilled water.* agua dulce = freshwater [fresh water].* agua embotellada = bottled water.* agua en botella = bottled water.* agua estancada = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water.* agua fría = cold water.* agua helada = ice water.* agua hirviendo = boiling water.* agua jabonosa = soapy water.* agua limpia de impurezas = purified water.* agua + llevar = wash away.* agua marina = sea-water [seawater].* agua mineral = mineral water, spring water.* agua normal = still water.* agua oxigenada = hydrogen peroxide.* agua poco profunda = shallow water.* agua potable = drinking water.* agua purificada = purified water.* aguas abajo = downstream.* agua salada = salt water [saltwater].* agua salobre = salt water [saltwater].* aguas arriba = upstream.* aguas bravas = whitewater, turbulent waters.* aguas costeras = coastal waters.* agua sin gas = still water.* aguas internacionales = international waters.* aguas jurisdiccionales = territorial waters, jurisdictional waters.* aguas litorales = coastal waters.* aguas mansas = still waters.* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.* aguas poco profundas = shallows.* aguas polares = polar waters.* aguas rápidas = whitewater, turbulent waters.* aguas residuales = sewage, waste water [wastewater], liquid waste, sewerage.* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.* aguas revueltas = rip, rip tide.* aguas sucias = foul water.* aguas templadas = temperate waters.* aguas termales = thermal springs.* aguas territoriales = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters.* aguas tranquilas = still waters.* aguas turbias = muddy waters.* aguas turbulentas = rip tide, turbulent waters.* agua subterránea = groundwater.* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.* ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.* al agua = water-based, overboard.* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.* bomba de agua = water pump.* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.* brazo de agua = inlet.* calentador de agua = water heater.* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.* cañón de agua = water cannon.* caudal de agua = volume of water.* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.* causado por el agua = water-related.* cloración del agua = water chlorination.* cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.* colchón de agua = waterbed [water bed].* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board, water company.* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.* conservar agua = conserve + water.* contador del agua = water meter.* contaminación del agua = water pollution.* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].* daño causado por el agua = water damage.* dar agua = lose + water, leak.* de agua = water-based.* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.* deslizarse sobre el agua = aquaplane.* detector de agua = water detector.* diluir con agua = dilute with + water.* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.* escape de agua = water leakage, water leak.* escasez de agua = water shortage.* factura de electricidad, agua o gas = utility bill.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falto de agua = waterless.* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.* fuente de agua = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy.* gestión de aguas = water management.* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.* hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.* hervidor de agua = kettle.* hervir agua = boil + water.* hilo de agua = trickle.* impulsado por el agua = water-powered.* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.* lavar con agua = rinse off.* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.* limpiar con agua = wash away.* línea de agua, la = water line, the.* llave de paso del agua = water valve.* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.* marca de agua = watermark.* marcas de agua = watermarking.* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.* molino de agua = water mill.* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.* nivel del agua = water level.* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.* orilla del agua = water's edge.* pecina de las aguas residuales = sewage sludge.* perder agua = lose + water, leak.* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage plant, sewage treatment plant.* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].* red de agua potable = water mains.* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.* resistente al agua = water resistant.* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.* ron con agua = grog.* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.* seda formando aguas = watered silk.* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.* sin agua = waterless.* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua = water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.* sistema de rociadores de agua = sprinkler system, water sprinkler system.* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hipped roof.* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.* transmitido por el agua = waterborne.* transportado por el agua = waterborne.* tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage treatment, sewage disposal, waste water treatment.* tratamiento del agua = water treatment.* tromba de agua = pelting rain, downpour, waterspout, soaking rain.* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.* vapor de agua = water vapour.* volumen de agua = volume of water.* * *f‡A wateresta agua no es potable this isn't drinking wateragua de la llave or ( Esp) del grifo or ( RPl) de la canilla or ( Per) del caño or (AmC, Ven) del chorro tap wateragua de lluvia rainwateragua de mar seawaternos han cortado el agua our water's been cut offbailarle el agua a algn ( Esp fam) (adularlo) to suck up to sb ( colloq); ( Méx fam) (coquetearle) to give sb the come-on ( colloq)lo supo de primera agua he got it straight from the horse's mouthestar con el agua al cuello (en un aprieto) to be up to one's neck in problems ( colloq) (muy apurado) to be up to one's eyes in workestar más claro que el agua to be as plain as day, be (patently) obvious, be as plain as the nose on your face ( colloq)no pienso hacerle más favores, eso está más claro que el agua I'm not doing him any more favors, that's for surehacer agua «embarcación» to take in water;«negocio/institución» to founderla teoría hace agua por todos lados the theory doesn't hold water at all, the theory has a lot of flawsha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since thenllevar el agua a su molino to turn things to one's advantagelo que por agua viene, por agua se va ( Col); easy come, easy gomás claro, échale or echarle agua it's as plain as day, it's obvious, it's as plain as the nose on your face ( colloq)quedar en agua de borrajas to come to nothinghabía interés pero todo quedó en agua de borrajas there was some interest but nothing came of it o but it all came to nothingsacar agua de las piedras to make something out of nothingser agua pasada: olvídalo, ya es agua pasada forget it, that's water under the bridgesu amor por él ya es agua pasada her love for him is a thing of the pastsin decir agua va without so much as a by-your-leavevenirle a algn como agua de mayo ( Esp): este dinero me viene como agua de mayo this money is a real godsend o has come just at the right momentagua pasada no mueve molino it's no use crying over spilt milkagua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other peoplealgo tendrá el agua cuando la bendicen (refiriéndose a una persona) there must be something about him/her; (refiriéndose a una cosa) there must be something in itdel agua mansa líbreme Dios que de la brava me libro yo still waters run deepnunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to youCompuestos:holy watersoft waterrunning waterbarley watereau de cologne( Chi) bleachrun-off rainwater● agua de espliego or de lavandalavender waterrain watersea waterrosewatersoda (water), seltzer (water) ( AmE)distilled waterfresh waterun pescado de agua dulce a freshwater fishhard wateraqua fortis, nitric acid● agua Jane®(Ur) bleachmineral wateragua mineral con gas sparkling o carbonated mineral water, fizzy water ( BrE)agua mineral sin gas still mineral waterperoxide, hydrogen peroxide ( tech)heavy waterdrinking wateraqua regiasalt waterfpl baptismal watersfpl sewagefpl rainwaterfpl sewagefpl (CS) sewagetonic waterB (lluvia) rainCompuesto:sleetC (AmC, Andes)2 (infusión) tea, infusion ( frml)tómate un agüita para el dolor de estómago have an herb ( AmE) o ( BrE) herbal tea for your stomachachese tomó un agua de menta she had a cup of mint tealos derechos de pesca en estas aguas fishing rights in these watersla zona bañada por las aguas del Nilo the area through which the waters of the Nile flowestar or nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fencelos últimos esfuerzos para atraer a los votantes que están entre dos aguas the last-minute efforts to pick up the votes of those who are still undecidedvolver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce hablaremos del asunto we'll talk the matter over once things settle down o return to normal2 (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)tomar las aguas to take the watersCompuestos:fpl territorial waters (pl)fpl coastal watersfpl ground waterfpl surface waterfpl thermal waters (pl)fpl territorial waters (pl)(reflejos): una tela brillante y con aguas a shiny, watered fabricun topacio con hermosas aguas a sparkling topaztb aguas amnióticas amniotic fluidrompió aguas her waters brokeCompuestos:( euf)( euf)tejado a dos aguas gable o apex o saddle roofcubrir aguas to put the roof on* * *
Del verbo aguar: ( conjugate aguar)
agua es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
agua
aguar
agua feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
1 water;◊ agua de lluvia/mar rainwater/seawater;
agua corriente/destilada running/distilled water;
agua de colonia eau de cologne;
agua dulce fresh water;
agua mineral mineral water;
agua mineral con gas/sin gas sparkling/still mineral water;
agua oxigenada peroxide, hydrogen peroxide (tech);
agua potable/salada drinking/salt water;
como agua para chocolate (Méx fam) furious;
estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck;
estar más claro que el agua to be (patently) obvious;
hacérsele agua la boca a algn (AmL): se me hizo agua la boca it made my mouth water;
ser agua pasada to be a thing of the past;
agua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people;
nunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to you
2 ( lluvia) rain
3 (AmC, Andes) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE);
4◊ aguas sustantivo femenino plural
aguar ( conjugate aguar) verbo transitivo
aguarse verbo pronominal (fam) to be spoiled
agua sustantivo femenino water
agua bendita, holy water
agua corriente, running water
agua dulce, fresh water
agua mineral, mineral water
agua oxigenada, hydrogen peroxide
agua potable, drinking water
agua salada, salt water
aguas jurisdiccionales, territorial waters
aguas residuales, sewage sing
♦ Locuciones: figurado estar con el a. al cuello, to be up to one's neck in it
aguar verbo transitivo
1 to water down
2 (frustar, estropear) to spoil
♦ Locuciones: figurado aguar la fiesta a alguien, to spoil sb's fun
' agua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abastecimiento
- achicar
- acometida
- acrecentar
- actuar
- aguatera
- aguatero
- ahogarse
- ajo
- apercibirse
- badén
- bailar
- bañar
- barro
- bautizar
- boca
- bomba
- bombear
- borraja
- bota
- brote
- buscar
- caída
- caliza
- calizo
- cangrejo
- chorro
- cobrador
- cobradora
- colonia
- columna
- concienciar
- conducción
- confluir
- consistente
- corriente
- corte
- dar
- depurar
- dimanar
- dulce
- echar
- empañar
- enchufar
- enturbiar
- escorrentía
- escurrirse
- estancar
- estancada
- estancado
English:
bitten
- board
- bob
- boil
- bring
- canteen
- churn
- clear
- coastguard
- cologne
- come up to
- conserve
- contaminate
- crystal-clear
- cut off
- dam
- dam up
- deluge
- dilute
- disconnect
- dishwater
- distil
- distill
- dive
- drain
- dredge up
- drinking
- eau de Cologne
- edge
- element
- emulsion paint
- escape
- expanse
- fizzy
- flounder
- font
- forced
- foul
- fresh
- freshwater
- geyser
- glass
- glassy
- godsend
- gush
- hard
- heave
- hot-water bottle
- ice over
- ice up
* * *1. [líquido] wateragua de azahar = drink made with orange blossom, used as a mild sedative;aguas bautismales baptismal waters;agua bendita holy water;agua blanda soft water;RP agua de la canilla tap water;agua de coco coconut milk;agua de colonia eau de Cologne;agua corriente running water;agua destilada distilled water;agua dulce fresh water;agua dura hard water;agua embotellada bottled water;Méx aguas frescas fresh fruit drinks;agua fuerte nitric acid;agua del grifo tap water;Chile, Col, Méx agua de la llave tap water;agua de lluvia rainwater;Euf aguas mayores faeces;agua medicinal water with medicinal properties;Euf aguas menores urine;agua de mesa bottled water, table water;Fam Dep agua milagrosa ≈ magic sponge;agua mineral mineral water;Cuba [agua con gas] sparkling mineral water;agua mineral con gas sparkling mineral water;agua mineral sin gas still mineral water;Cuba agua natural still mineral water;aguas negras sewage;agua nieve sleet;está cayendo agua nieve it's sleeting;agua de nieve melt-water;agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide;agua pesada heavy water;agua pluvial rainwater;agua potable drinking water;Quím agua regia aqua regia;aguas residuales sewage;agua de rosas rose-water;agua salada salt water;agua salobre salt water;agua de Seltz Seltzer (water);Am aguas servidas sewage;agua subterránea groundwater;aguas superficiales surface water;agua tónica tonic water;Esp agua de Valencia = cocktail of champagne, orange juice and Cointreau2.aguas [de río, mar] waters;aguas arriba/abajo upstream/downstreamaguas bravas white water;aguas continentales inland o continental waters;aguas costeras coastal waters;aguas jurisdiccionales territorial waters;aguas territoriales territorial waters3. [lluvia] rain;ha caído mucha agua there has been a lot of rain4. [grieta en barco] leak;hacer agua [barca] to leak;[negocio] to go under;este negocio hace agua por todas partes this firm is on the point of going undertomar las aguas to take the watersaguas termales thermal o hot springs6. [vertiente de tejado] slope;un tejado de dos aguas a ridged roof;cubrir aguas to put the roof onha roto aguas her waters have broken8.aguas [en diamante, tela] water10. CompFam¡al agua, patos! [en piscina] in you jump!;Fambailarle el agua a alguien to lick sb's boots;Famcambiar el agua al canario to take a leak;claro como el agua as clear as day;más claro, agua nothing can be clearer than that;Méx Famcomo agua para chocolate hopping mad, fizzing;echar agua al mar to carry coals to Newcastle;entre dos aguas in doubt, undecided;estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck (in it);hacerse agua en la boca to melt in one's mouth;se me hace la boca agua it makes my mouth water;se me hizo la boca agua al ver el pastel when I saw the cake, my mouth started watering;nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence;quedar en agua de borrajas to come to nothing;sacar agua de las piedras to make something out of nothing;sin decir agua va ni agua viene suddenly, unexpectedly;venir como agua de mayo to be a godsend;las aguas volvieron a su cauce things got back to normal;no digas nunca de esta agua no beberé you should never say never;agua pasada no mueve molino it's no use crying over spilt milk♦ interjMéx Fam¡aguas! look o watch out!, careful!* * *f1 water;claro como el agua obvious, as plain as day;como agua de mayo a godsend;te ha estado esperando como agua de mayo he’s been longing to see you;es agua pasada it’s water under the bridge;ha corrido mucha agua a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then;estar como agua para el chocolate Méx fam be fuming, be hopping mad fam ;hacer agua MAR take in water, have a leak;llevar agua al mar be a waste of time, Br tb carry coals to Newcastle;se me hace la boca agua it makes my mouth water2:aguas pl waters;aguas abajo dowstream;aguas arriba upstream;hacer aguas mayores defecate, move one’s bowels;hacer aguas menores urinate, pass water;las aguas vuelven a su cauce fig things are getting back to normal;rompió aguas her waters broke;tomar las aguas take the waters* * *agua nf1) : water2)agua oxigenada : hydrogen peroxide3)aguas negras or aguas residuales : sewage4)como agua para chocolate Mex fam : furious5)echar aguas Mex fam : to keep an eye out, to be on the lookout* * *agua n water -
14 acqua
"water;Wasser"* * *f wateracqua corrente running wateracqua minerale mineral wateracqua potabile drinking wateracqua di rubinetto tap wateracqua ossigenata hydrogen peroxideuna teoria che fa acqua a theory that doesn't hold wateracqua in bocca! keep it under your hat!ha l'acqua alla gola ( non ha tempo) he's pushed for timeacque pl watersacque pl territoriali territorial watersin cattive acque in deep water* * *acqua s.f.1 water: acqua di mare, seawater; acqua dolce, salata, fresh, salt water; acqua dura, leggera, hard, soft water; acqua ferma, stagnant water; acqua piovana, rainwater; acqua minerale, mineral water; acqua distillata, distilled water; acqua salmastra, brackish water; acqua sorgiva, spring water; acqua termale, hot spring; acqua lustrale, santa, holy water // filo d'acqua, trickle of water // giochi d'acqua, fountains // specchio d'acqua, expanse of water // vortice d'acqua, eddy // (geogr.): acqua alta, tidal wave; acqua di riflusso, stagnante, backwater; acqua morta, slack; acque poco profonde, soundings; corso d'acqua, stream (o watercourse) // (meteor.) acque meteoriche, meteoric water // (geol.): acqua sotterranea, groundwater; ritorno di acqua sotterranea, backflooding; acque vadose, vadose water // (chim.): acqua ossigenata, hydrogen peroxide; acqua regia, aqua regia // (fis.) acqua pesante, heavy water // acqua di rose, rosewater; all'acqua di rose, (fig.) superficial, shallow // acqua cheta, (fig.) sly person; (fam.) slyboots: l'acqua cheta rovina i ponti, still waters run deep // acqua in bocca!, keep it under your hat! // diamante della più bell'acqua, diamond of the first water; della più bell'acqua, (fig.) first class (o of the highest order) // un pesce fuor d'acqua, a fish out of water // tempesta in un bicchier d'acqua, a storm in a teacup // affogare in un bicchier d'acqua, to drown in an inch of water // assomigliarsi come due gocce d'acqua, to be as like as two peas (in a pod) // avere l'acqua alla gola, to be in a tight corner // fare acqua, to leak; un ragionamento che fa acqua da tutte le parti, (fig.) an unsound argument; quell'azienda fa acqua, that company isn't doing well // fare un buco nell'acqua, to beat the air (o to get nowhere o to come up against a stone wall) // sott' acqua, underwater; lavorare sott' acqua, (fig.) to act in an underhand way // lasciar correre l'acqua per la sua china, to let matters take their course (o to refrain from interfering) // gettare acqua sul fuoco, to dampen s.o.'s enthusiasm (o to pour oil on troubled waters) // navigare in cattive acque, to be in deep waters // pestare l'acqua nel mortaio, to flog a dead horse // tirar l'acqua al proprio mulino, to bring grist to one's mill // è acqua passata, it's all water under the bridge; ne è passata di acqua sotto i ponti!, that's a long time ago!; acqua passata non macina più, (prov.) let bygones be bygones2 ( pioggia) rain: acqua a catinelle, heavy rain; piovere acqua a catinelle, to rain cats and dogs // rovescio d'acqua, shower (o downpour) // scroscio d'acqua, cloud burst (o downpour) // prendere un sacco d'acqua, to get soaked (o drenched)* * *1. ['akkwa]sf1) (gen) water, (pioggia) rainle acque sfpl Med the watersmi dai un bicchiere d'acqua, per favore? — could I have a glass of water please?
prendere l'acqua — to get caught in the rain, get wet
2)acqua, acqua! — (in giochi) you're cold!(all')acqua e sapone — (faccia, ragazza: senza trucco) without makeup, (semplice) natural
fare acqua (da tutte le parti) — (situazione, posizione) to be shaky
la sua versione dei fatti fa acqua da tutte le parti — his version of what happened won't hold water
essere con o avere l'acqua alla gola — to be snowed under
trovarsi o navigare in cattive acque — to be in deep water
2.* * *['akkwa] 1.sostantivo femminile1) water2) (pioggia) rainveniva giù tanta acqua — colloq. it was pouring
prendere l'acqua — to get wet, to get caught in the rain
sotto l'acqua — [stare, camminare] in the rain
3) colloq. (urina)4) miner. (trasparenza) water2.sostantivo femminile plurale acque1) fisiol. (liquido amniotico) waters2) (alle terme)passare, bere le -e — to take, to drink the waters
•acqua alta — (alta marea) high tide o water
acqua bassa — (bassa marea) low tide o water
acqua corrente — running water, water from the mains
acqua dura — chim. hard water
acqua gassata — sparkling o carbonated water
acqua potabile — drinkable o drinking water
acqua di o del rubinetto tap water; acqua salata (di mare) salt water; (in cucina) salted water; acqua santa acquasanta; acqua di Seltz Seltzer water; acqua tonica tonic water; - e bianche (di rifiuto) = waste water free of excrement; -e continentali continental waters; -e internazionali international waters; -e nere sewage, black water; -e di rifiuto, scarico, di scolo waste water, sewage sludge; -e territoriali territorial o home waters; -e termali — thermal waters, spa water
••ogni acqua va alla china, l'acqua va al mare — prov. = things will run their course
essere un'acqua cheta — = to be a sly person and do things behind people's back
fare acqua — [ imbarcazione] to make water, to leak; fig. [ragionamento, teoria] not to hold water
navigare o essere in cattive -e to be in deep water; avere l'acqua alla gola to be in a tight corner, to be hard-pressed; buttare via il bambino con l'acqua sporca to throw the baby out with the bathwater; tirare l'acqua (del WC) to flush the toilet; portare o tirare acqua al proprio mulino to have an axe to grind; gettare acqua sul fuoco to pour oil on troubled waters; calmare le -e to smooth ruffled feathers, to pour oil on troubled waters; fare calmare le -e to allow the dust to settle; ha scoperto l'acqua calda! he reinvented the wheel! acqua in bocca! mum's the word! keep it under your hat! l'acqua cheta rompe i ponti prov. still waters run deep; portare acqua al mare to carry coals to Newcastle; acqua e sapone [ viso] = without make-up; [ ragazza] = fresh and natural; all'acqua di rose — [soluzione, persona] milk-and-water, wishy-washy
* * *acqua/'akkwa/I sostantivo f.1 water; un bicchiere d'acqua a glass of water; l'acqua del lago è inquinata the water in the lake is polluted; sott'acqua underwater2 (pioggia) rain; veniva giù tanta acqua colloq. it was pouring; prendere l'acqua to get wet, to get caught in the rain; sotto l'acqua [stare, camminare] in the rain5 (nei giochi infantili) acqua! you're getting colder!II acque f.pl.1 fisiol. (liquido amniotico) waters2 (alle terme) passare, bere le -e to take, to drink the watersè acqua passata it's all water under the bridge; è passata molta acqua sotto i ponti a lot of water has flowed under the bridge; ogni acqua va alla china, l'acqua va al mare prov. = things will run their course; essere un'acqua cheta = to be a sly person and do things behind people's back; fare acqua [ imbarcazione] to make water, to leak; fig. [ragionamento, teoria] not to hold water; navigare o essere in cattive -e to be in deep water; avere l'acqua alla gola to be in a tight corner, to be hard-pressed; buttare via il bambino con l'acqua sporca to throw the baby out with the bathwater; tirare l'acqua (del WC) to flush the toilet; portare o tirare acqua al proprio mulino to have an axe to grind; gettare acqua sul fuoco to pour oil on troubled waters; calmare le -e to smooth ruffled feathers, to pour oil on troubled waters; fare calmare le -e to allow the dust to settle; ha scoperto l'acqua calda! he reinvented the wheel! acqua in bocca! mum's the word! keep it under your hat! l'acqua cheta rompe i ponti prov. still waters run deep; portare acqua al mare to carry coals to Newcastle; acqua e sapone [ viso] = without make-up; [ ragazza] = fresh and natural; all'acqua di rose [soluzione, persona] milk-and-water, wishy-washy\acqua alta (alta marea) high tide o water; acqua bassa (bassa marea) low tide o water; acqua benedetta holy water; acqua di Colonia (eau de) cologne; acqua corrente running water, water from the mains; acqua distillata distilled water; acqua dolce fresh water; acqua dura chim. hard water; acqua di fonte spring water; acqua gassata sparkling o carbonated water; acqua di mare seawater; acqua minerale mineral water; acqua naturale still water; acqua non potabile undrinkable water; acqua ossigenata hydrogen peroxide; acqua pesante heavy water; acqua piovana rainwater; acqua potabile drinkable o drinking water; acqua ragia → acquaragia; acqua di rose rose-water; acqua di o del rubinetto tap water; acqua salata (di mare) salt water; (in cucina) salted water; acqua santa → acquasanta; acqua di Seltz Seltzer water; acqua tonica tonic water; - e bianche (di rifiuto) = waste water free of excrement; - e continentali continental waters; - e internazionali international waters; - e nere sewage, black water; -e di rifiuto, scarico, di scolo waste water, sewage sludge; - e territoriali territorial o home waters; - e termali thermal waters, spa water. -
15 portare
( trasportare) carry( accompagnare) take( avere adosso) wear( condurre) leadportare via take awaymi ha portato un regalo he brought me a presentportale un regalo take her a presentportare in tavola serveessere portato per qualcosa/per fare qualcosa have a gift for something/for doing somethingportare fortuna be luckyporta bene i propri anni he doesn't look his age* * *portare v.tr.1 (verso chi parla, ascolta) to bring*; ( andare a prendere) to fetch: portami un bicchier d'acqua, bring me a glass of water; portami i libri che ho lasciato sul tavolo, fetch me the books I left on the table; questo vento porterà pioggia, this wind will bring rain; spero mi porterai buone notizie, I hope you'll bring me good news; ti porto una tazza di tè?, shall I bring you a cup of tea?; portare dentro, fuori, su, giù, to bring in, out, up, down // devo portare in tavola?, shall I serve the dinner?2 ( lontano da chi parla; accompagnare) to take*: mi porti al cinema questa sera?, will you take me to the pictures tonight?; porta questa lettera a mio fratello, alla posta, take this letter to my brother, to the post; porta questo vassoio in camera sua, take this tray to his room; il suo cappello fu portato via dal vento, his hat blew off; ti porterò a casa in automobile, I'll drive you home; ti porterò a passeggio, I'll take you for a walk; portare dentro, fuori, su, giù, to take in, out, up, down // portare via, ( togliere) to take away; ( rubare) to steal; ( far morire) to carry off: mi fai il piacere di portare via la tua roba?, will you please take your stuff away?; in autobus mi hanno portato via il portafoglio, they stole my wallet on the bus; una polmonite l'ha portato via in pochi giorni, he was carried off by pneumonia within a few days; è un lavoro che porta via molto tempo, it's a job that takes a long time // che il diavolo ti porti!, go to the devil!3 ( portare con fatica, sostenere; portare d'abitudine) to carry: porta di sopra questo baule, carry this trunk upstairs; non porto mai l'ombrello, I never carry an umbrella; i poliziotti in Inghilterra non portano armi, the police in Britain don't carry guns; porta sempre molto denaro contante con sé, he always carries a lot of cash on him; portare qlcu. in trionfo, to carry s.o. in triumph; portare una valigia sulle spalle, to carry a suitcase on one's shoulders // ognuno ha la propria croce da portare, everyone has his own cross to bear; portare qlcu. in palmo di mano, to hold s.o. in great esteem (o to have a high opinion of s.o.) // quell'uomo porta bene i suoi anni, that man doesn't look his age // portare vasi a Samo, acqua al mare, to carry coals to Newcastle4 portare avanti, to maintain, to carry out: ha sempre portato avanti una linea politica coraggiosa, he always carried out (o maintained) a courageous policy; portò avanti per tutta la vita un discorso di culturizzazione delle masse, throughout his life he carried out the task of promoting mass education; ha sempre portato avanti le sue battaglie in prima persona, he has always fought his own battles; (dir.) portare avanti un'azione legale, to maintain a legal action; portare fra le braccia qlcu., to carry s.o. in one's arms5 ( portare con sé) to bring*, to take*: hai portato il costume da bagno?, did you bring your bathing costume?; porta con te un po' di dollari, take some dollars with you; porta con te tuo fratello, take your brother with you6 ( condurre) to lead*: questa strada porta all'albergo, this road leads to the hotel; il benessere sociale portò a questa situazione, social affluence led to this situation // portare un piano a compimento, to carry out a plan // portare qlcu. a conoscenza di qlco., to bring sthg. to s.o.'s knowledge // tutte le strade portano a Roma, (prov.) all roads lead to Rome7 ( indurre) to induce: tutto porta a credere alla sua innocenza, everything induces (o leads) one to believe in his innocence // portare qlcu. alla disperazione, to drive s.o. to despair8 ( guidare, condurre) to drive*; to pilot: non sa portare l'auto, he can't drive (a car); portare la nave in porto, to pilot the ship into port9 ( indossare, avere) to wear*, to have on, to be dressed in (sthg.): portava un paio di scarpe bianche, she was wearing a pair of white shoes; portare i capelli lunghi, corti, to wear one's hair long, short (o to have long, short hair); portare un fiore all'occhiello, to wear a flower in one's button hole; portare occhiali, gioielli, to wear glasses, jewels; portare un soprabito, un cappello, to wear an overcoat, a hat; portare il lutto, to wear mourning10 ( nutrire) to nourish, to bear*: portare odio, to nourish feelings of hatred; portare rancore verso qlcu., to bear s.o. a grudge; portare speranze, to nourish hopes // portare rispetto a qlcu., to have respect for s.o.11 ( causare) to cause, to bring forth: questo cattivo tempo porterà molte malattie, this bad weather will cause a lot of illness; la sua assenza mi ha portato molto danno, his absence has done me a lot of harm; portare fortuna, to bring luck12 ( produrre) to bear*, to bring* forth, to yield, to produce: il melo non porterà nessun frutto quest'anno, the apple tree will not bear any fruit this year13 ( avere) to bear*, to have*: questa lettera porta una data sbagliata, this letter is wrongly dated; questo documento porta una firma falsa, this document bears a false signature; il suo libro porta uno strano titolo, his book has a strange title14 ( sopportare) to bear*, to endure: porta la sua pena con molto coraggio, he bears his pain very bravely15 ( addurre) to bring forward, to put forward: portare prove, buone ragioni, un esempio, to bring (o to put) forward proofs, good reasons, an example; portò delle scuse ridicole, he made some absurd excuses17 (di cannone ecc.) ( aver una portata di) to have a range of (sthg.)◘ portarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron.2 ( andare) to go*; ( venire) to come*: cercherò di portarmi a Roma al più presto, I'll try to come, to go to Rome as soon as possible; dovresti portarti in città verso mezzogiorno, you should be in town around noon* * *[por'tare]1. vt1) (sostenere, sorreggere: peso, bambino, pacco) to carryportare via — to take away, (rubare) to take
porta bene i suoi anni — he's wearing well, he doesn't look his age
2)(consegnare, recare)
portare qc (a qn) — to take (o bring) sth (to sb)porta il libro in cucina! — (vicino a chi parla) bring the book into the kitchen!, (lontano da chi parla) take the book into the kitchen!
posso portarli a casa? — can I bring (o take) them home?
portare qc alla bocca — to lift o put sth to one's lips
portare fortuna/sfortuna a qn — to bring (good) luck/bad luck to sb
3) (condurre) to take, (sogg : strada) to take, lead(
fig : indurre) portare qn a (fare) qc — to lead sb to (do) sthdove porta questa strada? — where does this road lead?, where does this road take you?
4) (indossare: scarpe, vestito, occhiali) to wear, have onporta i capelli lunghi — he wears his hair long, he has long hair
5) (avere: nome, titolo, firma) to have, bear, (fig : sentimenti) to bearil documento porta la tua firma — the document has o bears your signature
2. vip (portarsi)(recarsi) to goportarsi al tiro Calcio, Basket — to move into a scoring position
* * *[por'tare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (verso chi parla) to bring*; (andare a prendere) to fetch2) (lontano da chi parla) to take*portare qcs. a qcn. — to take sb. sth., to take sth. to sb.
3) (trasportare) to carryportare qcs. sulle spalle — to carry sth. on one's back
essere portato dal vento — to be blown along by the wind, to be borne on the wind
4) (prendere con sé) to take*, to bring* [ oggetto]5) (accompagnare) to take*; (condurre con sé) to bring* [amico, cane]portare qcn. a scuola, all'ospedale — to take sb. to school, to the hospital
portare qcn. a ballare — to take sb. dancing
6) (condurre) to bring*, to lead* (anche fig.)questa discussione non ci sta portando da nessuna parte — fig. this discussion is leading o getting us nowhere
portare qcn. alla follia, alla disperazione — fig. to drive sb. to madness, despair
7) (causare)portare danno — to cause o do harm
portare fortuna, sfortuna a qcn. — to bring sb. good, bad luck
porta bene, male fare — it's good, bad luck to do
8) (indurre)tutto porta a credere che — there is every indication that, all the indications are that
9) (avere) to wear* [barba, capelli]10) (indossare) to wear*, to have* on [ vestito]; to wear* [gioiello, occhiali, lenti a contatto]; to take* [ taglia]11) (avere) to bear*, to have* [nome, titolo]portare i segni di — to bear the marks o signs of
ne porta ancora i segni — fig. he still bears the scars
12) (reggere, sostenere) [colonna, struttura] to bear*, to hold*, to support [tetto, peso]; [persona, animale] to bear* [ peso]13) (nutrire un sentimento) to bear*, to nourish [amore, rancore]portare rispetto a qcn. — to have respect for sb.
14) (addurre) to adduce, to put* forward [ragione, motivazioni]; to bring* forward, to produce [ prove]15) (comunicare, riferire)16) mat. colloq.scrivo 3, porto 2 — I put down 3 and carry 2
17) portare via (prendere con sé) to take* away, to carry away"due hamburger da portare via" — "two hamburgers to take away BE o to go AE "; (rubare) to steal*, to take*; (trasportare) [ acqua] to bear* away, to carry away [persona, barca]; [ vento] to blow* off, to blow* away [ cappello]; (richiedere) to take* (up) [ tempo]
18) portare avanti (proseguire) to follow through, to pursue [idea, teoria]; to carry out [campagna, indagine]; (mettere avanti) to put* forward, to put* on [ orologio]19) portare indietro to take* back, to return [ merce]; (mettere indietro) to put* back, to turn back [ orologio]20) portare su to carry up; (al piano di sopra) to take* upstairs; (far aumentare) to force up [ prezzi]21) portare giù, sotto to bring* down; (al piano di sotto) to take* downstairs22) portare dentro to bring* inside, to fetch in23) portare fuori to carry out, to fetch out2.portare fuori il cane — to take the dog for a walk, to walk the dog
1) (condurre) to lead*2) arm.3.verbo pronominale portarsi1) (andare) to go*; (venire) to come*; (spostarsi) to move2) (con sé) to bring* along3) portarsi dietro to bring* along* * *portare/por'tare/ [1]Tra i verbi inglesi che traducono l'italiano portare, to bring e to take sottolineano il movimento e la direzione verso cui si porta qualcosa: to bring implica l'idea di venire verso chi parla o ascolta, to take l'idea di allontanarsi da chi parla o ascolta (cameriere, mi porti il conto per favore! = waiter, bring me the bill, please!; prenditi l'ombrello! = take your umbrella with you!). Il verbo to carry, invece, non implica alcuna direzione ma piuttosto l'idea di trasportare qualcosa, o portare qualcosa con sé: mi porti tu questi libri, per favore? = will you carry these books for me, please? non porto mai molti soldi con me = I never carry much money with me. Tra gli equivalenti più specifici di portare, tutti elencati nella voce qui sotto, si noti in particolare to wear, cioè indossare.1 (verso chi parla) to bring*; (andare a prendere) to fetch; portami quella sedia bring me that chair; ci ha portato dei regali dal suo viaggio he brought us back presents from his trip; portami qualcosa da bere get me something to drink; te ne porto un altro I'll fetch you another one2 (lontano da chi parla) to take*; portare qcs. a qcn. to take sb. sth., to take sth. to sb.; portare delle sedie in giardino to take chairs into the garden; portare la macchina dal meccanico to take the car to the garage3 (trasportare) to carry; portare una valigia to carry a suitcase; portare qcs. sulle spalle to carry sth. on one's back; portare in braccio un bambino to hold a baby in one's arms; essere portato dal vento to be blown along by the wind, to be borne on the wind4 (prendere con sé) to take*, to bring* [ oggetto]; non dimenticare di portare un ombrello don't forget to take an umbrella5 (accompagnare) to take*; (condurre con sé) to bring* [amico, cane]; portare qcn. a scuola, all'ospedale to take sb. to school, to the hospital; ti porto a casa I'll take you home; portare qcn. a ballare to take sb. dancing6 (condurre) to bring*, to lead* (anche fig.); un autobus ti porterà in albergo a bus will take you to the hotel; cosa ti ha portato qui? what brought you here? questa discussione non ci sta portando da nessuna parte fig. this discussion is leading o getting us nowhere; portare qcn. alla follia, alla disperazione fig. to drive sb. to madness, despair7 (causare) portare danno to cause o do harm; portare fortuna, sfortuna a qcn. to bring sb. good, bad luck; porta bene, male fare it's good, bad luck to do; portare frutti to bear fruit8 (indurre) tutto porta a credere che there is every indication that, all the indications are that; questo ci porta alla conclusione che this leads us to the conclusion that9 (avere) to wear* [barba, capelli]; porta i capelli lunghi she wears her hair long10 ⇒ 35 (indossare) to wear*, to have* on [ vestito]; to wear* [gioiello, occhiali, lenti a contatto]; to take* [ taglia]; che numero porti di scarpe? what size shoes do you take? porto il 40 di scarpe I take size 40 shoes11 (avere) to bear*, to have* [nome, titolo]; porto il nome di mia nonna I'm named after my grandmother; portare i segni di to bear the marks o signs of; ne porta ancora i segni fig. he still bears the scars12 (reggere, sostenere) [colonna, struttura] to bear*, to hold*, to support [tetto, peso]; [persona, animale] to bear* [ peso]13 (nutrire un sentimento) to bear*, to nourish [amore, rancore]; portare rispetto a qcn. to have respect for sb.; porta pazienza! be patient! have some patience!14 (addurre) to adduce, to put* forward [ragione, motivazioni]; to bring* forward, to produce [ prove]15 (comunicare, riferire) porta loro i miei saluti send them my regards16 mat. colloq. scrivo 3, porto 2 I put down 3 and carry 217 portare via (prendere con sé) to take* away, to carry away; portare via la spazzatura to clear away the rubbish; "due hamburger da portare via" "two hamburgers to take away BE o to go AE "; (rubare) to steal*, to take*; (trasportare) [ acqua] to bear* away, to carry away [persona, barca]; [ vento] to blow* off, to blow* away [ cappello]; (richiedere) to take* (up) [ tempo]18 portare avanti (proseguire) to follow through, to pursue [idea, teoria]; to carry out [campagna, indagine]; (mettere avanti) to put* forward, to put* on [ orologio]19 portare indietro to take* back, to return [ merce]; (mettere indietro) to put* back, to turn back [ orologio]20 portare su to carry up; (al piano di sopra) to take* upstairs; (far aumentare) to force up [ prezzi]22 portare dentro to bring* inside, to fetch in23 portare fuori to carry out, to fetch out; portare fuori il cane to take the dog for a walk, to walk the dog; portare fuori l'immondizia to put the garbage out(aus. avere)1 (condurre) to lead*; questa strada porta alla chiesa this road leads to the church2 arm. un cannone che porta a 2500 metri a cannon with a range of 2500 metresIII portarsi verbo pronominale1 (andare) to go*; (venire) to come*; (spostarsi) to move; - rsi in testa alla classifica to get to first place2 (con sé) to bring* along; - rsi il lavoro a casa to take one's work home3 portarsi dietro to bring* along; un'abitudine che ci si porta dietro dall'infanzia a habit that is carried over from childhood -
16 fero
fĕro, tuli, latum, ferre (ante-class. redupl. form in the tempp. perff.:I.tetuli,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 84; 168; id. Men. 4, 2, 25; 66; id. Rud. prol. 68: tetulisti, Att. and Caecil. ap. Non. 178, 17 sq.:tetulit,
Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 40; id. Men. 2, 3, 30; Ter. And. 5, 1, 13:tetulerunt,
Lucr. 6, § 672:tetulissem,
Ter. And. 4, 5, 13:tetulisse,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 1, 2:tetulero,
id. Cist. 3, 19:tetulerit,
id. Poen. 3, 1, 58; id. Rud. 4, 3, 101), v. a. and n. [a wide-spread root; Sanscr. bhar-, carry, bharas, burden; Gr. pherô; Goth. bar, bairo, bear, produce, whence barn, child; Anglo-Saxon beran, whence Engl. bear, birth; cf. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 300; Fick, Vergl. Wort. p. 135. The perf. forms, tuli, etc., from the root tul-, tol-; Sanscr. tol-jami, lift, weigh; Gr. tlênai, endure, cf. talas, talanton; Lat. tollo, tolerare, (t)latus, etc. Cf. Goth. thulan, Germ. dulden, Geduld; Anglo-Sax. tholian, suffer. Supine latum, i. e. tlatum; cf. supra; v. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 220; Corss. Ausspr. 2, 73], to bear, carry, bring. (For syn. cf.: gero, porto, bajulo, veho; effero, infero; tolero, patior, sino, permitto, etc.)Lit.A.In gen.:B.ferri proprie dicimus, quae quis suo corpore bajulat, portari ea, quae quis in jumento secum ducit, agi ea, quae animalia sunt,
Dig. 50, 16, 235: oneris quidvis feret, Ter. Ph. 3, 3, 29:quin te in fundo conspicer fodere aut arare aut aliquid ferre,
id. Heaut. 1, 1, 17:numerus eorum, qui arma ferre possent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 29, 1:arma et vallum,
Hor. Epod. 9, 13:sacra Junonis,
id. S. 1, 3, 11:cadaver nudis humeris (heres),
id. ib. 2, 5, 86:argentum ad aliquem,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 142; cf.:symbolum filio,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 30:olera et pisciculos minutos ferre obolo in cenam seni,
Ter. And. 2, 2, 32; cf.:vina et unguenta et flores,
Hor. C. 2, 3, 14:discerpta ferentes Memora gruis,
id. S. 2, 8, 86; cf.:talos, nucesque sinu laxo,
id. ib. 2, 3, 172:in Capitolium faces,
Cic. Lael. 11, 37:iste operta lectica latus per oppidum est ut mortuus,
id. Phil. 2, 41, 106:lectica in Capitolium latus est,
Suet. Claud. 2:circa judices latus (puer),
Quint. 6, 1, 47:prae se ferens (in essedo) Darium puerum,
Suet. Calig. 19.— Poet. with inf.:natum ad Stygios iterum fero mergere fontes,
Stat. Ach. 1, 134.—Prov.:ferre aliquem in oculis, or simply oculis,
i. e. to hold dear, love exceedingly, Cic. Phil. 6, 4, 11; id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3, § 9; Q. Cic. Fam. 16, 27, 2.—In partic.1.With the idea of motion predominating, to set in motion, esp. to move onward quickly or rapidly, to bear, lead, conduct, or drive away; with se or mid. (so esp. freq.), to move or go swiftly, to haste, speed, betake one's self; and of things, to flow, mount, run down.(α).Act.:(β).ubi in rapidas amnis dispeximus undas: Stantis equi corpus transvorsum ferre videtur Vis, et in advorsum flumen contrudere raptim: Et, quocumque oculos trajecimus, omnia ferri Et fluere assimili nobis ratione videntur,
Lucr. 4, 422 sq.:ubi cernimus alta Exhalare vapore altaria, ferreque fumum,
to send up, id. 3, 432; cf.:vis ut vomat ignes, Ad caelumque ferat flammai fulgura rursum,
id. 1, 725; and:caelo supinas si tuleris manus,
raisest, Hor. C. 3, 23, 1:te rursus in bellum resorbens Unda fretis tulit aestuosis,
id. ib. 2, 7, 16; cf.:ire, pedes quocumque ferent,
id. Epod. 16, 21; and:me per Aegaeos tumultus Aura feret,
id. C. 3, 29, 64:signa ferre,
to put the standards in motion, to break up, Caes. B. G. 1, 39 fin.; 1, 40, 12; Liv. 10, 5, 1 al.:pol, si id scissem, numquam huc tetulissem pedem,
have stirred foot, have come, Ter. And. 4, 5, 13:pedem,
Verg. A. 2, 756; Val. Fl. 7, 112:gressum,
to walk, Lucr. 4, 681; cf.:agiles gressus,
Sil. 3, 180:vagos gradus,
Ov. M. 7, 185:vestigia,
Sil. 9, 101:vagos cursus,
id. 9, 243.— Absol.:quo ventus ferebat,
bore, drove, Caes. B. G. 3, 15, 3:interim, si feret flatus, danda sunt vela,
Quint. 10, 3, 7:itinera duo, quae extra murum ad portum ferebant,
led, Caes. B. C. 1, 27, 4:pergit ad speluncam, si forte eo vestigia ferrent,
Liv. 1, 7, 6.—Prov.:in silvam ligna ferre,
to carry coals to Newcastle, Hor. S. 1, 10, 34.—With se or mid., to move or go swiftly, to hasten, rush:2.cum ipsa paene insula mihi sese obviam ferre vellet,
to meet, Cic. Planc. 40, 96; cf.:non dubitaverim me gravissimis tempestatibus obvium ferre,
id. Rep. 1, 4:hinc ferro accingor rursus... meque extra tecta ferebam,
Verg. A. 2, 672; 11, 779:grassatorum plurimi palam se ferebant,
Suet. Aug. 32.—Of things as subjects:ubi forte ita se tetulerunt semina aquarum,
i. e. have collected themselves, Lucr. 6, 672.—Mid.:ad eum omni celeritate et studio incitatus ferebatur,
proceeded, Caes. B. C. 3, 78, 2:alii aliam in partem perterriti ferebantur,
betook themselves, fled, id. B. G. 2, 24, 3:(fera) supra venabula fertur,
rushes, springs, Verg. A. 9, 553:huc juvenis nota fertur regione viarum,
proceeds, id. ib. 11, 530:densos fertur moribundus in hostes,
rushes, id. ib. 2, 511:quocumque feremur, danda vela sunt,
Cic. Or. 23, 75; cf.:non alto semper feremur,
Quint. 12, 10, 37:ego, utrum Nave ferar magna an parva, ferar unus et idem,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 200:non tenui ferar Penna biformis per liquidum aethera Vates,
fly, id. C. 2, 20, 1.—Of inanimate subjects:(corpuscula rerum) ubi tam volucri levitate ferantur,
move, Lucr. 4, 195; cf.:quae cum mobiliter summa levitate feruntur,
id. 4, 745; cf.:tellus neque movetur et infima est, et in eam feruntur omnia nutu suo pondera,
Cic. Rep. 6, 17 fin.:Rhenus longo spatio per fines Nantuatium, etc.... citatus fertur,
flows, Caes. B. G. 4, 10, 3; cf. Hirt. B. [p. 738] G. 8, 40, 3:ut (flamma) ad caelum usque ferretur,
ascended, arose, Suet. Aug. 94.—Rarely ferre = se ferre: quem procul conspiciens ad se ferentem pertimescit,
Nep. Dat. 4 fin. —To carry off, take away by force, as a robber, etc.: to plunder, spoil, ravage:3.alii rapiunt incensa feruntque Pergama,
Verg. A. 2, 374:postquam te (i. e. exstinctum Daphnin) fata tulerunt,
snatched away, id. E. 5, 34. So esp. in the phrase ferre et agere, of taking booty, plundering, where ferre applies to portable things, and agere to men and cattle; v. ago.—To bear, produce, yield:4.plurima tum tellus etiam majora ferebat, etc.,
Lucr. 5, 942 sq.; cf.:quae autem terra fruges ferre, et, ut mater, cibos suppeditare possit,
Cic. Leg. 2, 27, 67:quem (florem) ferunt terrae solutae,
Hor. C. 1, 4, 10:quibus jugera fruges et Cererem ferunt,
id. ib. 3, 24, 13:angulus iste feret piper et thus,
id. Ep. 1, 14, 23:(olea) fructum ramis pluribus feret,
Quint. 8, 3, 10.— Absol.:ferundo arbor peribit,
Cato, R. R. 6, 2.—Of a woman or sheanimal, to bear offspring, be pregnant:5.ignorans nurum ventrem ferre,
Liv. 1, 34, 3;of animals: equa ventrem fert duodecim menses, vacca decem, ovis et capra quinque, sus quatuor,
Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 19; cf.:cervi octonis mensibus ferunt partus,
Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 112:nec te conceptam saeva leaena tulit,
Tib. 3, 4, 90.— Poet.:quem tulerat mater claro Phoenissa Laconi,
i. e. had borne, Sil. 7, 666.—To offer as an oblation:6.liba et Mopsopio dulcia melle feram,
Tib. 1, 7, 54; so,liba,
id. 1, 10, 23:lancesque et liba Baccho,
Verg. G. 2, 394:tura superis, altaribus,
Ov. M. 11, 577.—To get, receive, acquire, obtain, as gain, a reward, a possession, etc.:II.quod posces, feres,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 106; cf.: quodvis donum et praemium a me optato;id optatum feres,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 27:fructus ex sese (i. e. re publica) magna acerbitate permixtos tulissem,
Cic. Planc. 38, 92:partem praedae,
id. Rosc. Am. 37, 107:ille crucem pretium sceleris tulit, hic diadema,
Juv. 13, 105:coram rege sua de paupertate tacentes Plus poscente ferent,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 44.Trop.A.In gen., to bear, carry, bring:B.satis haec tellus morbi caelumque mali fert,
bears, contains, Lucr. 6, 663;veterrima quaeque, ut ea vina, quae vetustatem ferunt, esse debent suavissima,
which carry age, are old, Cic. Lael. 19, 67:scripta vetustatem si modo nostra ferent,
will have, will attain to, Ov. Tr. 5, 9, 8:nomen alicujus,
to bear, have, Cic. Off. 3, 18, 74; cf.:insani sapiens nomen ferat, aequus iniqui,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 15:nomen,
Suet. Aug. 101; id. Calig. 47:cognomen,
id. Aug. 43; id. Galb. 3; cf.:ille finis Appio alienae personae ferendae fuit,
of bearing an assumed character, Liv. 3, 36, 1:Archimimus personam ejus ferens,
personating, Suet. Vesp. 19; cf.also: (Garyophyllon) fert et in spinis piperis similitudinem,
Plin. 12, 7, 15, § 30: fer mi auxilium, bring assistance, aid, help, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 29 (Trag. v. 50 ed. Vahl.); cf.:alicui opem auxiliumque ferre,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 3, § 9:auxilium alicui,
Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5; Ter. And. 1, 1, 115; Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19; Caes. B. G. 1, 13, 5; 4, 12, 5; Hor. Epod. 1, 21 et saep.: opem, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 31, 66 (Trag. v. 86 ed. Vahl.):opem alicui,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 3, 23; Ter. And. 3, 1, 15; id. Ad. 3, 4, 41; Cic. Rab. Perd. 1, 3 (with succurrere saluti); id. Fin. 2, 35, 118 (with salutem); id. Fam. 5, 4, 2:subsidium alicui,
Caes. B. G. 2, 26, 2:condicionem,
to proffer, id. ib. 4, 11, 3; cf. Cic. Rosc. Am. 11, 30:Coriolanus ab sede sua cum ferret matri obviae complexum,
offered, Liv. 2, 40, 5:si qua fidem tanto est operi latura vetustas,
will bring, procure, Verg. A. 10, 792:ea vox audita laborum Prima tulit finem,
id. ib. 7, 118: suspicionem falsam, to entertain suspicion, Enn. ap. Non. 511, 5 (Trag. v. 348 ed. Vahl.).—In partic.1.(Acc. to I. B. 1.) To move, to bring, lead, conduct, drive, raise:2.quem tulit ad scenam ventoso gloria curru,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 177; so,animi quaedam ingenita natura... recta nos ad ea, quae conveniunt causae, ferant,
Quint. 5, 10, 123; cf. absol.:nisi illud, quod eo, quo intendas, ferat deducatque, cognoris,
Cic. de Or. 1, 30, 135:exstincti ad caelum gloria fertur,
Lucr. 6, 8; cf.:laudibus aliquem in caelum ferre,
to extol, praise, Cic. Fam. 10, 26, 2; cf. id. Rep. 1, 43; Quint. 10, 1, 99; Suet. Otho, 12; id. Vesp. 6:eam pugnam miris laudibus,
Liv. 7, 10, 14; cf.:saepe rem dicendo subiciet oculis: saepe supra feret quam fieri possit,
wilt exalt, magnify, Cic. Or. 40, 139:ferte sermonibus et multiplicate fama bella,
Liv. 4, 5, 6:ferre in majus vero incertas res fama solet,
id. 21, 32, 7:crudelitate et scelere ferri,
to be impelled, carried away, Cic. Clu. 70, 199:praeceps amentia ferebare,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 46, § 121; cf.:ferri avaritia,
id. Quint. 11, 38:orator suo jam impetu fertur,
Quint. 12 praef. §3: eloquentia, quae cursu magno sonituque ferretur,
Cic. Or. 28, 97; cf.:(eloquentia) feratur non semitis sed campis,
Quint. 5, 14, 31:oratio, quae ferri debet ac fluere,
id. 9, 4, 112; cf.:quae (historia) currere debet ac ferri,
id. 9, 4, 18; so often: animus fert (aliquem aliquo), the mind moves one to any thing:quo cujusque animus fert, eo discedunt,
Sall. J. 54, 4; cf.:milites procurrentes consistentesque, quo loco ipsorum tulisset animus,
Liv. 25, 21, 5; and:qua quemque animus fert, effugite superbiam regiam,
id. 40, 4, 14:si maxime animus ferat,
Sall. C. 58, 6; cf. Ov. M. 1, 775.—With an object-clause, the mind moves one to do any thing, Ov. M. 1, 1; Luc. 1, 67; Suet. Otho, 6; cf.also: mens tulit nos ferro exscindere Thebas,
Stat. Th. 4, 753.—(Acc. to I. B. 2.) To carry off, take away:3.omnia fert aetas, animum quoque,
Verg. E. 9, 51:postquam te fata tulerunt,
id. ib. 5, 34:invida Domitium fata tulere sibi,
Anthol. Lat. 4, 123, 8;like efferre,
to carry forth to burial, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 89.—(Acc. to I. B. 3.) To bear, bring forth, produce:4.haec aetas prima Athenis oratorem prope perfectum tulit,
Cic. Brut. 12, 45:aetas parentum, pejor avis, tulit Nos nequiores,
Hor. C. 3, 6, 46:Curium tulit et Camillum Saeva paupertas,
id. ib. 1, 12, 42.—(Acc. to I. B. 6.) To bear away, to get, obtain, receive:5. a.Cotta et Sulpicius omnium judicio facile primas tulerunt,
Cic. Brut. 49, 183:palmam,
to carry off, win, id. Att. 4, 15, 6:victoriam ex inermi,
to gain, Liv. 39, 51, 10; 2, 50, 2; 8, 8, 18:gratiam et gloriam annonae levatae,
id. 4, 12, 8:maximam laudem inter suos,
Caes. B. G. 6, 21, 4:centuriam, tribus,
i. e. to get their votes, Cic. Planc. 20, 49; 22, 53; id. Phil. 2, 2, 4:suffragia,
Suet. Caes. 13 (diff. from 8. a.):responsum ab aliquo,
to receive, Cic. Cat. 1, 8, 19; Caes. B. G. 6, 4 fin.:repulsam a populo,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 54:repulsam,
id. de Or. 2, 69 fin.; id. Phil. 11, 8, 19; id. Att. 5, 19 al.: calumniam, i. e. to be convicted of a false accusation, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 1:ita ut filius partem dimidiam hereditatis ferat,
Gai. Inst. 3, 8:singulas portiones,
id. ib. 3, 16; 61.—To bear in any manner.(α).With acc.: servi injurias nimias aegre ferunt, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17:(β).(onus senectutis) modice ac sapienter sicut omnia ferre,
Cic. de Sen. 1, 2:aegre ferre repulsam consulatus,
id. Tusc. 4, 17, 40:hoc moderatiore animo ferre,
id. Fam. 6, 1, 6:aliquid toleranter,
id. ib. 4, 6, 2:clementer,
id. Att. 6, 1, 3:quod eo magis ferre animo aequo videmur, quia, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 48, § 126:ut tu fortunam, sic nos te, Celse, feremus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 8, 17.—With an object-clause:(γ).ut si quis aegre ferat, se pauperem esse,
take it ill, Cic. Tusc. 4, 27, 59:hoc ereptum esse, graviter et acerbe ferre,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 58, § 152:quomodo ferant veterani, exercitum Brutum habere,
id. Phil. 10, 7, 15.—With de:(δ).de Lentulo scilicet sic fero, ut debeo,
Cic. Att. 4, 6, 1:quomodo Caesar ferret de auctoritate perscripta,
id. ib. 5, 2, 3:numquid moleste fers de illo, qui? etc.,
id. ib. 6, 8, 3.—Absol.:b. (α).sin aliter acciderit, humaniter feremus,
Cic. Att. 1, 2, 1:si mihi imposuisset aliquid, animo iniquo tulissem,
id. ib. 15, 26, 4.—With acc.: quis hanc contumeliam, quis hoc imperium, quis hanc servitutem ferre potest? Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17:(β).qui potentissimorum hominum contumaciam numquam tulerim, ferrem hujus asseclae?
Cic. Att. 6, 3, 6:cujus desiderium civitas ferre diutius non potest,
id. Phil. 10, 10, 21:cogitandi non ferebat laborem,
id. Brut. 77, 268:unum impetum nostrorum,
Caes. B. G. 3, 19, 3:vultum atque aciem oculorum,
id. ib. 1, 39, 1:cohortatio gravior quam aures Sulpicii ferre didicissent,
to hear unmoved, Cic. Phil. 9, 4, 9:vultum,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 121:multa tulit fecitque puer, sudavit et alsit,
id. A. P. 413:spectatoris fastidia,
id. Ep. 2, 1, 215:fuisse (Epaminondam) patientem suorumque injurias ferentem civium,
Nep. Epam. 7.—Of personal objects:quem ferret, si parentem non ferret suum?
brook, Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 28:optimates quis ferat, qui, etc.,
Cic. Rep. 1, 33:vereor, ut jam nos ferat quisquam,
Quint. 8, 3, 25:an laturi sint Romani talem regem,
id. 7, 1, 24:quis enim ferat puerum aut adolescentulum, si, etc.,
id. 8, 5, 8.—With an object-clause:(γ).ferunt aures hominum, illa... laudari,
Cic. de Or. 2, 84, 344:non feret assiduas potiori te dare noctes,
Hor. Epod. 15, 13; Ov. M. 2, 628:illa quidem in hoc opere praecipi quis ferat?
Quint. 11, 3, 27; 11, 1, 69:servo nubere nympha tuli,
Ov. H. 5, 12; cf.:alios vinci potuisse ferendum est,
id. M. 12, 555. —With quod:6.quod rapta, feremus, dummodo reddat eam,
Ov. M. 5, 520:illud non ferendum, quod, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 131. —With the access, notion of publicity, to make public, to disclose, show, exhibit:b.eum ipsum dolorem hic tulit paulo apertius,
Cic. Planc. 14, 34; cf.:laetitiam apertissime tulimus omnes,
id. Att. 14, 13, 2:neque id obscure ferebat nec dissimulare ullo modo poterat,
id. Clu. 19, 54:haud clam tulit iram adversus praetorem,
Liv. 31, 47, 4; cf.:tacite ejus verecundiam non tulit senatus, quin, etc.,
id. 5, 28, 1.—Prae se ferre, to show, manifest, to let be seen, to declare:7.cujus rei tantae facultatem consecutum esse me, non profiteor: secutum me esse, prae me fero,
Cic. N. D. 1, 5, 12:noli, quaeso, prae te ferre, vos plane expertes esse doctrinae,
id. ib. 2, 18, 47:non mediocres terrores... prae se fert et ostentat,
id. Att. 2, 23, 3:hanc virtutem prae se ferunt,
Quint. 2, 13, 11:liberalium disciplinarum prae se scientiam tulit,
id. 12, 11, 21:magnum animum (verba),
id. 11, 1, 37.—Of inanim. and abstr. subjects:(comae) turbatae prae se ferre aliquid affectus videntur,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:oratio prae se fert felicissimam facilitatem,
id. 10, 1, 11.—Of speech, to report, relate, make known, assert, celebrate:b.haec omnibus ferebat sermonibus,
Caes. B. C. 2, 17, 2:alii alia sermonibus ferebant Romanos facturos,
Liv. 33, 32, 3:ferte sermonibus et multiplicate fama bella,
id. 4, 5, 6:patres ita fama ferebant, quod, etc.,
id. 23, 31, 13; cf. with acc.:hascine propter res maledicas famas ferunt,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 149:famam,
id. Pers. 3, 1, 23:fama eadem tulit,
Tac. A. 1, 5; cf. id. ib. 15, 60:nec aliud per illos dies populus credulitate, prudentes diversa fama, tulere,
talk about, id. ib. 16, 2:inimici famam non ita, ut nata est, ferunt,
Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 23:quod fers, cedo,
tell, say, Ter. Ph. 5, 6, 17:nostra (laus) semper feretur et praedicabitur, etc.,
Cic. Arch. 9, 21.—With an object-clause:cum ipse... acturum se id per populum aperte ferret,
Liv. 28, 40, 2; id. ib. §1: saepe homines morbos magis esse timendos ferunt quam Tartara leti,
Lucr. 3, 42:Prognen ita velle ferebat,
Ov. M. 6, 470; 14, 527:ipsi territos se ferebant,
Tac. H. 4, 78; id. A. 4, 58; 6, 26 (32); cf.:mihi fama tulit fessum te caede procubuisse, etc.,
Verg. A. 6, 503:commentarii ad senatum missi ferebant, Macronem praesedisse, etc.,
Tac. A. 6, 47 (53).—Ferunt, fertur, feruntur, etc., they relate, tell, say; it is said, it appears, etc.—With inf.:c.quin etiam Xenocratem ferunt, cum quaereretur ex eo, etc... respondisse, etc.,
Cic. Rep. 1, 2:fuisse quendam ferunt Demaratum, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 19:quem ex Hyperboreis Delphos ferunt advenisse,
id. N. D. 3, 23, 57; Hor. C. 3, 17, 2:homo omnium in dicendo, ut ferebant, accrrimus et copiosissimus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 11, 45:Ceres fertur fruges... mortalibus instituisse,
Lucr. 5, 14:in Syria quoque fertur item locus esse, etc.,
id. 6, 755:is Amulium regem interemisse fertur,
Cic. Rep. 2, 3:qui in contione dixisse fertur,
id. ib. 2, 10 fin.:quam (urbem) Juno fertur terris omnibus unam coluisse,
Verg. A. 1, 15:non sat idoneus Pugnae ferebaris,
you were accounted, held, Hor. C. 2, 19, 27:si ornate locutus est, sicut fertur et mihi videtur,
Cic. de Or. 1, 11, 49; cf.: cum quaestor ex Macedonia venissem Athenas florente [p. 739] Academia, ut temporibus illis ferebatur, id. ib. § 45.—To give out, to pass off a person or thing by any name or for any thing; and, in the pass., to pass for any thing, to pass current:8.hunc (Mercurium) omnium inventorem artium ferunt,
Caes. B. G. 6, 17, 1:ut Servium conditorem posteri fama ferrent,
Liv. 1, 42, 4:qui se Philippum regiaeque stirpis ferebat, cum esset ultimae,
set himself up for, boast, Vell. 1, 11, 1:avum M. Antonium, avunculum Augustum ferens,
boasting of, Tac. A. 2, 43; cf.:qui ingenuum se et Lachetem mutato nomine coeperat ferre,
Suet. Vesp. 23:ante Periclem, cujus scripta quaedam feruntur,
Cic. Brut. 7, 27 (quoted paraphrastically, Quint. 3, 1, 12): sub nomine meo libri ferebantur artis rhetoricae, Quint. prooem. 7; cf.:cetera, quae sub nomine meo feruntur,
id. 7, 2, 24; Suet. Caes. 55; id. Aug. 31; id. Caes. 20:multa ejus (Catonis) vel provisa prudenter vel acta constanter vel responsa acute ferebantur,
Cic. Lael. 2, 6:qua ex re in pueritia nobilis inter aequales ferebatur,
Nep. Att. 1, 3.—Polit. and jurid. t. t.a.Suffragium or sententiam, to give in one's vote, to vote, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 1; cf.:b.ferunt suffragia,
Cic. Rep. 1, 31; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7:de quo foedere populus Romanus sententiam non tulit,
id. Balb. 15, 34; cf.:de quo vos (judices) sententiam per tabellam feretis,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 47, § 104;so of the voting of judges,
id. Clu. 26, 72;of senators: parcite, ut sit qui in senatu de bello et pace sententiam ferat,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 31, § 76; cf. id. Fam. 11, 21, 2.—Legem (privilegium, rogationem) ad populum, or absol., to bring forward or move a proposition, to propose a law, etc.:c.perniciose Philippus in tribunatu, cum legem agrariam ferret, etc.,
Cic. Off. 2, 21, 73; cf. id. Sull. 23, 65:quae lex paucis his annis lata esset,
id. Corn. 1, 3 (vol. xi. p. 10 B. and K.):familiarissimus tuus de te privilegium tulit, ut, etc.,
id. Par. 4, 32:Sullam illam rogationem de se nolle ferri (shortly before: Lex ferri coepta),
id. Sull. 23, 65:rogationem de aliquo, contra or in aliquem, ad populum, ad plebem,
id. Balb. 14, 33; id. Clu. 51, 140; id. Brut. 23, 89; Caes. B. C. 3, 1, 4; Liv. 33, 25, 7:nescis, te ipsum ad populum tulisse, ut, etc.,
proposed a bill, Cic. Phil. 2, 43, 100:ut P. Scaevola tribunus plebis ferret ad plebem, vellentne, etc.,
id. Fin. 2, 16, 54; cf. Liv. 33, 25, 6:quod Sulla ipse ita tulit de civitate, ut, etc.,
Cic. Caecin. 35, 102:nihil de judicio ferebat,
id. Sull. 22, 63:cum, ut absentis ratio haberetur, ferebamus,
id. Att. 7, 6, 2.— Impers.:lato ut solet ad populum, ut equum escendere liceret,
Liv. 23, 14, 2. —Judicem, said of the plaintiff, to offer or propose to the defendant as judge:9.quem ego si ferrem judicem, refugere non deberet,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 15, 45; id. de Or. 2, 70, 285.—Hence, judicem alicui, in gen., to propose a judge to, i. e. to bring a suit against, to sue a person:se iterum ac saepius judicem illi ferre,
Liv. 3, 57, 5; 3, 24, 5; 8, 33, 8.—Mercant. t. t., to enter, to set or note down a sum in a book:10.quod minus Dolabella Verri acceptum rettulit, quam Verres illi expensum tulerit, etc.,
i. e. has set down as paid, has paid, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 39, § 100 sq., v. expendo.—Absol., of abstr. subjects, to require, demand, render necessary; to allow, permit, suffer:ita sui periculi rationes ferre ac postulare,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 40, § 105; cf.:gravioribus verbis uti, quam natura fert,
id. Quint. 18, 57: quid ferat Fors, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38 (Ann. 203 ed. Vahl.):quamdiu voluntas Apronii tulit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 23, § 57:ut aetas illa fert,
as is usual at that time of life, id. Clu. 60, 168:ad me, ut tempora nostra, non ut amor tuus fert, vere perscribe,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 4, 5:quod ita existimabam tempora rei publicae ferre,
id. Pis. 2, 5:si ita commodum vestrum fert,
id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:prout Thermitani hominis facultates ferebant,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 34, § 83:si vestra voluntas feret,
if such be your pleasure, id. de Imp. Pomp. 24, 70:ut opinio et spes et conjectura nostra fert,
according to our opinion, hope, and belief, id. Att. 2, 25, 2:ut mea fert opinio,
according to my opinion, id. Clu. 16, 46: si occasio tulerit, if occasion require, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 21, 6:dum tempus ad eam rem tulit, sivi, animum ut expleret suum,
Ter. And. 1, 2, 17: in hac ratione quid res, quid causa, quid tempus ferat, tu perspicies, Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 6:natura fert, ut extrema ex altera parte graviter, ex altera autem acute sonent,
id. Rep. 6, 18.— Impers.:sociam se cujuscumque fortunae, et, si ita ferret, comitem exitii promittebat (sc. res or fortuna),
Tac. A. 3, 15; so,si ita ferret,
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17 COAL
• Don't carry coals to Newcastle - В лес дров не возят, в колодец воду не льют (B)• If coals don't burn, they blacken - Клевета что уголь: не обожжет, так замарает (K) -
18 в Тулу со своим самоваром не ездят
посл.lit. they don't carry samovars to Tula town; cf. they don't (one shouldn't) bring (carry) coals to Newcastle; one shouldn't carry owls to AthensМожно было, конечно, уехать с Таськой куда-нибудь к тёплому морю и прокутить всё в два-три года, было бы что вспомнить, да ведь кто в Тулу со своим самоваром ездит? (П. Проскурин, Тайга) — He could, of course, take Tasya somewhere to the warm sea coast and spend all those millions in a couple of years or so - that would be something to remember! But what was the idea of going with your own wife on a spree to a resort? Like taking your own samovar to Tula!
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в Тулу со своим самоваром не ездят
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19 краставичар
seller/vendor of cucumbers; cucumber grower* * *краставича̀р,м., -и seller/vendor of cucumbers; cucumber grower; • на \краставичаря краставици продавам take/carry coals to Newcastle; carry owls to Athens; teach o.’s grandmother to suck eggs.* * *seller/vendor of cucumbers; cucumber grower -
20 дрова в лес возить
ирон.lit. carry firewood to the woods; cf. carry coals to NewcastleРусско-английский фразеологический словарь > дрова в лес возить
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carry coals to Newcastle — To take a thing where it is already most abundant • • • Main Entry: ↑coal * * * carry/take/coals to Newcastle british phrase to supply something to a place or person when they do not need it because they have a lot of it already Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
carry coals to Newcastle — {v. phr.} To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty. * /The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle./ * /Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he told the doctor how to… … Dictionary of American idioms
carry coals to Newcastle — {v. phr.} To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty. * /The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle./ * /Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he told the doctor how to… … Dictionary of American idioms
Carry coals to Newcastle — Newcastle New cast le, prop. n. A town in England. [PJC] {Carry coals to Newcastle} to do something utterly superfluous; to do something useless or wasteful; from the nearness of Newcastle to the coal mining district. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carry coals to Newcastle — carry/take coals to Newcastle British to take something to a place or a person that has a lot of that thing already. Exporting pine to Scandinavia is a bit like carrying coals to Newcastle … New idioms dictionary
carry\ coals\ to\ Newcastle — v. phr. To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty. The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle. Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he told the doctor how to cure a… … Словарь американских идиом
To carry coals to Newcastle — Carry Car ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carrying}.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from OF. car, char, F. car, car. See {Car}.] 1. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; often… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carry coals to Newcastle — Meaning To do something pointless and superfluous. Origin Newcastle in England was a well known coal mining area and the first coal exporting port. Taking coal there was an architypally pointless activity, on a par with selling snow to Eskimos … Meaning and origin of phrases
carry coals to Newcastle — verb To do something that is unneeded or redundant … Wiktionary
carry coals to Newcastle — take an unnecessary item to an area where it is already plentiful (such as taking ice to Antarctica) … English contemporary dictionary
carry coals to Newcastle — idi to provide something already present in abundance … From formal English to slang