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  • 21 vote

    1. I
    have the right /be entitled/ to vote иметь право голоса; abstain from voting воздержаться от голосования; without the right to vote без права решающего голоса, с совещательным голосом; my mind is not made up, so I would rather not vote у меня нет твердого мнения, поэтому я лучше воздержусь от голосования
    2. II
    vote in some manner vote unanimously (conscientiously, decisively, etc.) голосовать единогласно и т.А; vote in the affirmative (in the negative) голосовать за (против); vote by ballot (by (a) show of hands) тайно (открыто) голосовать, голосовать при помощи бюллетеней (поднятием рук)
    3. III
    vote smth. vote an address (a message, a petition to the king, an appeal, etc.) принять приветствие и т.д. большинством голосов; vote a deputation избрать делегацию; vote taxes (a sum, etc.) принять решение относительно налогов и т.д., проголосовать за налоги и т.д.; vote Republican голосовать за [партию] республиканцев
    4. V
    vote smb. smb. vote him president of the club (him chairman, her secretary, the girl "Miss America", etc.) избрать его председателем клуба и т.д.; vote smb. smth. vote smb. a sum of money (the president t 100,000, etc.) проголосовать за ассигнование кому-л. суммы денег и т.д.
    5. XI
    1) be voted by smb. be voted by the general meeting (by the assembly, by the House, etc.) пройти голосование на общем собрании и т.д.; money for a new school was voted by the board правление ассигновало деньги /проголосовало за ассигнование денег/ на новую школу
    2) be voted smb., smth. be voted a bore (a fine fellow, a public nuisance, a failure, etc.) считаться скучным человеком и т.д.; the trip (the new play, her new book, etc.) was voted a success по общему мнению поездка и т.д. удалась; she was voted charming (pleasant, etc.) ее все считают /находят/ очаровательной и т.д.
    6. XVI
    vote for /in favour of/ (against) smb., smth. vote for (against) their candidate (for president, in favour of the best man, for the Democrats, against the bill, etc.) голосовать за (против) их кандидата и т.д.; I shall not vote for this resolution я не буду голосовать за эту резолюцию; vote (up)on smth. vote on a proposal (on the question, upon whether or not it should be..., etc.) голосовать /проводить голосование/ по данному предложению и т.А; vote with smb. vote with the opposition (with the Republicans, etc.) голосовать за кандидата оппозиции и т.д., голосовать за того, за кого голосует оппозиция и т.д.
    7. XVII
    vote for (against) doing smth. vote for (against) leaving (for stopping, against starting early, for going there, etc.) быть за то (против того), чтобы уйти и т.д.
    8. XXI1
    vote smth. for smb., smth. vote sum of money for the sufferers (f 1000 for education, a grant for the expedition, etc.) проголосовать за ассигнование суммы денег /голосованием утвердить сумму денег/ для /на/ пострадавших и т.д.; vote smb. into smth. vote smb. into Parliament (into office, into the committee, etc.) [голосованием] избирать /выбирать/ кого-л. в парламент и т.д.; vote smb. into the chair выбрать кого-л. председателем: vote smb. out of smth. vote smb. out of office забаллотировать кого-л.
    9. XXV
    1) vote that the report be accepted (that political procession should be forbidden in the city, etc.) голосовать за то, чтобы отчет был принят и т.д.
    2) I vote that we go to the movie (that we go to the theatre, that we avoid him in future, etc.) coll. я за то, чтобы пойти /мы пошли/ в кино и т.д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > vote

  • 22 spare

    1. I
    often in the negative have no time (no bread, no money, no paper, no room, etc.) to spare не иметь лишнего времени и т.д.; you haven't a moment to spare у вас и минуты свободной нет; every hour I can spare каждый свободный час [своего времени]; I got to the station with five minutes to spare я попал на вокзал /я добрался до вокзала/ за пять минут до отхода поезда; there was plenty of width for that shelf and room to spare по ширине эта полка легко войдет и еще останется место; I have time and to spare времени у меня более чем достаточно; we have enough and to spare у нас всего предостаточно
    2. III
    1) spare smth., smb. usually with can; I can spare a minute (some time, an hour, etc.) я могу уделить минутку и т.д.; I cannot spare the time у меня нет [на это] времени; can you spare a cigarette (a book, a cup of sugar, etc.)? нет ли у вас сигареты и т.д.?, не можете ли вы дать мне сигарету и т.д.?; I cannot spare my horse (my bicycle, my motor car, etc.) я не могу дать [взаймы] /одолжить/ свою лошадь и т.д.; we cannot spare a single worker мы не можем отпустить ни одного рабочего
    2) spare smb. spare oneself (his pupils, his men, one's enemy, etc.) щадить /жалеть/ себя и т.д.; the enemy spared neither young nor old враг не давал пощады ни старикам, ни детям; we walked uphill to spare the horse мы [спешились и] пошли в гору пешком, чтобы облегчить лошади подъем; spare smth. spare an ancient monument (the city, etc.) пощадить /не трогать, не разрушать/ древний памятник и т.д., the fire spared nothing огонь /пожар/ ничего не пощадил, все погибло в огне; spare smb.'s life не лишать кого-л. жизни, пощадить кого-л.; spare smb.'s feelings (по)щадить чьи-л. чувства; I'll try to spare her blushes я постараюсь не заставлять ее краснеть /не вгонять ее в краску/
    3) spare smth. spare words (threats, one's effort, the whipped cream, the butter, etc.) экономить /не расходовать зря/ слова и т.д.; spare your money, this little sum won't help him оставь у себя эти деньги, такая маленькая сумма его не выручит
    3. V
    spare smb. smth.
    1) usually with can; I can spare you some money (a gallon of petrol, a cigarette, a dollar, one of those books, etc.) я могу дать вам немного денег и т.д.; how much time can you spare me? сколько вы мне можете уделить времени?; [willingly (generously, nobly, etc.)] spare smb. smth. [охотно и т.д.] уделять /давать/ что-л. кому-л.
    2) spare you the humiliation of a public exposure (him the painful details, himself the trouble, me this journey, me your complaints, him the trouble, you all the suffering I can, her the pain of hearing the story, etc.) избавить вас от унижения публичного разоблачения и т.д.; we wanted to spare him embarrassment нам не хотелось смущать его
    4. VII
    spare smth. to do smth. usually in the negative spare no time (no trouble, no effort, etc.) to help me не (по)жалеть времени и т.д., чтобы помочь мне; he spared no pains to please me он из кожи вон лез, чтобы угодить мне
    5. VIII
    spare smth. in doing smth. usually in the negative he spared no pains in helping me он мне помогал, не щадя сил; he's spared no expense in building the house он не жалел расходов на строительство дома
    6. XI
    1) be spared he cannot be spared, we need him он нам нужен, мы не можем обойтись без него
    2) his life was spared его пощадили, ему даровали жизнь
    7. XXI1
    spare smth. for smth. usually with can; I can't spare the time for a holiday (a week for a vacation at present, land for a garden, etc.) я не могу выкроить /тратить/ время /у меня нет времени/ на отдых и т.д.; spare your energy for some other work приберегите силы для другой работы; out of his income he spares one tenth for travels он откладывает одну десятую своего заработка на путешествия; spare smth. for smb. spare time for one's friends находить время для друзей; spare smb. for smth. I can spare you for tomorrow (for an hour, etc.) я могу вас отпустить на завтра и т.д., я могу завтра и т.д. обойтись без вас; spare smth. from smth. I cannot spare time from business (from my duties, from my work, etc.) я не могу отрываться от дел и т.д.; he spent nearly all the time he could spare from his duties in study он тратил все свободное от дел время на занятия

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > spare

  • 23 give\ up

    1. I
    don't give up! не сдавайтесь!; I feel like giving up я готов все бросить /уступить, сдаться/; I give up! сдаюсь!
    2. III
    1) give up smth. /smth. up/ visitors are not required to give up their sticks and umbrellas [before entering the galleries] посетители могут не сдавать зонты и трости [ перед входом в галерею]
    2) give up smth., smb. /smth., smb. up/ give up a fortress (a position, arms, the keys of the city, etc.) сдавать крепость и т. д.; the gangsters gave up a kidnapped child гангстеры отдали /вернули/ украденного ребенка
    3) give up smth. /smth. up/ give up all one possesses (her fortune, etc.) пожертвовать всем, что имеешь и т. д.; give up one's right (one's position, one's job, his point, his plan, the crown, his political life, the idea of going abroad, one's hobby, etc.) отказаться от своего права и т. д.; give up one's faith потерять веру, перестать верить; he gave up all hope он потерял всякую надежду; give up smb. /smb. up/ I've given her up я махнул на нее рукой; she was so late that we had given her up она так опаздывала, что мы уже не надеялись, что она придет /что мы перестали ее ждать/; the doctors gave him (the patient) up врачи потеряли надежду вылечить его (больного) / считали его (больного) безнадежным/
    4) give up smth., smb. /smth., smb. up/ give up military secrets выдавать военные тайны; we do not give up the names of our contributors имена наших авторов или жертвователей и т. д. сохраняются /держатся/ в тайне; nature is slowly giving up some of her secrets природа неохотно открывает свой тайны
    3. XI
    1) be given up the plan (the picnic, etc.) was given up от плана и т. д. отказались.
    2) be given up to smth. she was entirely given up to work (to what she was doing, etc.) она была поглощена работой и т. д.; his mornings were given up to business no утрам он всегда занимался делами /работал/; the upper floors are given up to sleeping rooms верхние этажи отведены под спальни
    4. XIV
    give up doing smth. give up smoking (drinking, gambling, etc.) бросать курить и т. д., give up working бросить работу; give up wearing hats (travelling, going to galleries, etc.) перестать носить шляпы и т. д.
    5. XVIII
    1) give oneself up he decided to give himself up он решил явиться с повинной
    2) give oneself up to smth. give oneself up to pleasure (to one's emotions, to the joy of living, to justice, etc.) полностью предаться /отдаться/ удовольствиям и т. д.
    6. XXI1
    1) give up smth., smb. /smth., smb. up/ to smb., smth. give up one's seat to a woman уступить место женщине; give up smb. to the police передавать кого-л. в руки полиции; give up smth. for smth. give up an old car for a new one поменять старую машину на новую
    2) give up smth., smb. /smth., smb. up/ to smth., smb. give up one's life to science ( to study, to art, etc.) посвятить свою жизнь науке и т. д.; he gave up his whole life to his children он всю свою жизнь отдал детям
    7. ХХI2
    give up smb. /smb. up/ for smth. give up smb. for dead (for lost, etc.) считать кого-л. умершим и т. д.
    8. XXIV2
    give up smth., smb. /smth., smb. up/ as being in some state give up the attempts (the job, the goal, etc.) as hopeless (unattainable, etc.) прекратить / оставить, бросить/ все попытки и т. д. как безнадежные и т. д., give him up as dead решить, что он мертв [и перестать оказывать ему помощь]

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > give\ up

  • 24 sight

    1. noun
    1) (faculty) Sehvermögen, das

    loss of sight — Verlust des Sehvermögens

    near sight — see academic.ru/66874/short_sight">short sight

    by sight — mit dem Gesichtssinn od. den Augen

    know somebody by sight — jemanden vom Sehen kennen; see also long sight; short sight

    2) (act of seeing) Anblick, der

    at [the] sight of somebody/blood — bei jemandes Anblick/beim Anblick von Blut

    catch sight of somebody/something — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas erblicken

    lose sight of somebody/something — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren

    shoot somebody at or on sight — jemanden gleich [bei seinem Erscheinen] erschießen

    3) (spectacle) Anblick, der

    be a sorry sight — einen traurigen Anblick od. ein trauriges Bild bieten

    it is a sight to see or to behold or worth seeing — das muss man gesehen haben

    be/look a [real] sight — (coll.) (amusing) [vollkommen] unmöglich aussehen (ugs.); (horrible) böse od. schlimm aussehen

    4) in pl. (noteworthy features) Sehenswürdigkeiten Pl.

    see the sights — sich (Dat.) die Sehenswürdigkeiten ansehen

    5) (range) Sichtweite, die

    in sight — (lit. or fig.) in Sicht

    come into sight — in Sicht kommen

    keep somebody/something in sight — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten

    within or in sight of somebody/something — (able to see) in jemandes Sichtweite (Dat.) /in Sichtweite einer Sache

    be out of sight — außer Sicht sein; (coll.): (be excellent) wahnsinnig sein (ugs.)

    keep or stay out of [somebody's] sight — sich [von jemandem] nicht sehen lassen

    keep somebody/something out of sight — jemanden/etwas niemanden sehen lassen

    keep something/somebody out of somebody's sight — jemanden etwas/jemanden nicht sehen lassen

    not let somebody/something out of one's sight — jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen

    out of sight, out of mind — (prov.) aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn

    6) (device for aiming) Visier, das

    sights — Visiervorrichtung, die

    set/have [set] one's sights on something — (fig.) etwas anpeilen

    set one's sights [too] high — (fig.) seine Ziele [zu] hoch stecken

    lower/raise one's sights — (fig.) zurückstecken/sich (Dat.) ein höheres Ziel setzen

    2. transitive verb
    sichten [Land, Schiff, Flugzeug, Wrack]; sehen [Entflohenen, Vermissten]; antreffen [seltenes Tier, seltene Pflanze]
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) das Sehvermögen
    2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) die Sicht(-weite)
    3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) die Sehenswürdigkeit
    4) (a view or glimpse.) der Blick
    5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) der Anblick
    6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) das Visier
    2. verb
    1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) sichten
    2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) anvisieren
    •
    - sight-seeing
    - sight-seer
    - catch sight of
    - lose sight of
    * * *
    [saɪt]
    I. n
    1. no pl (ability to see)
    [sense of] \sight Sehvermögen nt; (strength of vision) Sehleistung f, Sehkraft f
    he's got very good \sight er sieht sehr gut
    his \sight is deteriorating seine Sehkraft lässt nach
    to improve sb's \sight jds Sehleistung verbessern
    to lose one's \sight das Sehvermögen verlieren
    2. no pl (visual access) Sicht f; (visual range) Sichtweite f, Sicht f
    don't let the baby out of your \sight behalte das Baby im Auge
    land in \sight! Land in Sicht!
    get out of my \sight! ( fam) geh mir aus den Augen!
    to be in/come into \sight in Sichtweite sein/kommen
    to disappear from \sight außer Sichtweite verschwinden
    to keep \sight of sth etw im Auge behalten
    to lose \sight of sth/sb ( also fig) etw aus den Augen verlieren a. fig
    out of \sight außer [o nicht in] Sichtweite
    to keep out of \sight sich akk nicht sehen lassen
    to put sth out of \sight etw wegräumen [o verstecken
    3. no pl ( fig) Sicht f
    in the \sight of God/the law vor Gott/dem Gesetz
    a house within \sight of the mountains ein Haus mit Blick auf die Berge
    4. no pl (act of seeing) Anblick m
    they can't stand the \sight of each other sie können einander nicht ertragen
    she faints at the \sight of blood sie wird beim Anblick von Blut ohnmächtig
    at first \sight auf den ersten Blick
    love at first \sight Liebe f auf den ersten Blick
    to catch \sight of sb/sth jdn/etw erblicken
    if I ever catch \sight of you again... wenn du mir noch einmal unter die Augen kommst,...
    to do sth on \sight etw sofort tun
    to hate [or loathe] /be sick of the \sight of sb/sth den Anblick einer Person/einer S. gen hassen/nicht mehr ertragen
    to know sb by \sight jdn vom Sehen her kennen
    to play [music] at [or from] \sight [Musik] vom Blatt spielen
    5. no pl (image, spectacle) Anblick m
    to not be a pretty \sight kein angenehmer Anblick sein
    to be [or look] a \sight ( fam: ridiculous) lächerlich aussehen; (terrible) furchtbar aussehen
    to be a \sight to behold (beautiful) ein herrlicher Anblick sein; (funny) ein Bild [o Anblick] für die Götter sein a. hum fam
    6. no pl ( form: inspection) of a document, contract Einsicht f (of in + akk)
    to request \sight of the papers Einsicht in die Unterlagen verlangen
    ▪ \sights pl Sehenswürdigkeiten pl
    the \sights and sounds of London alle Sehenswürdigkeiten von London
    8. (on a gun) Visier nt, Visiereinrichtung f
    to line up the \sights das Visier ausrichten
    9. no pl ( fam: a lot)
    ▪ a \sight deutlich, um einiges
    food is a darn \sight more expensive than it used to be Essen ist um einiges teurer, als es früher war
    he's a \sight better than he was yesterday er ist heute deutlich besser als gestern
    10.
    ▶ to lower one's \sights seine Ziele zurückschrauben
    ▶ out of \sight, out of mind ( prov) aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn prov
    ▶ to be out of \sight (beyond what's possible) außerhalb des Möglichen sein [o liegen]; ( fam: excellent) spitze [o toll] sein fam
    the price of the house is out of \sight der Preis für das Haus ist unbezahlbar
    the group's new record is out of \sight! die neue Platte der Gruppe ist der Wahnsinn! fam
    ▶ to be a \sight for sore eyes ( fam: welcome sigh) ein willkommener Anblick sein; (attractive) eine [wahre] Augenweide sein
    ▶ second \sight das zweite Gesicht
    she's got the \sight sie hat das zweite Gesicht
    ▶ to set one's \sights on sth sich dat etw zum Ziel machen
    ▶ \sight unseen ungesehen, unbesehen SCHWEIZ
    I never buy anything \sight unseen ich kaufe niemals etwas ungesehen
    ▶ to be within [or in] \sight of sth kurz vor etw dat stehen
    II. vt
    to \sight land/a criminal Land/einen Kriminellen sichten
    2.
    to \sight a gun ein Gewehr mit einem Visier versehen
    * * *
    [saɪt]
    1. n
    1) (= faculty) Sehvermögen nt

    long/short sight — Weit-/Kurzsichtigkeit f

    to have long/short sight — weit-/kurzsichtig sein

    to lose/regain one's sight — sein Augenlicht verlieren/wiedergewinnen

    2)

    (= glimpse, seeing) it was my first sight of Paris — das war das Erste, was ich von Paris gesehen habe

    at first sight I hated him, but then... —

    love at first sight —

    at the sight of the police they ran away — als sie die Polizei sahen, rannten sie weg

    to catch sight of sb/sth — jdn/etw entdecken or erblicken

    if I catch sight of you round here again... — wenn du mir hier noch einmal unter die Augen kommst,...

    don't let me catch sight of you with her again —

    to get a sight of sb/sth we had a glorious sight of the mountains — jdn/etw zu sehen or zu Gesicht bekommen wir hatten einen herrlichen Blick auf die Berge

    to lose sight of sb/sth (lit, fig) — jdn/etw aus den Augen verlieren

    don't lose sight of the fact that... — Sie dürfen nicht außer Acht lassen, dass...

    See:
    → second sight
    3) (= sth seen) Anblick m

    the sight of blood/her makes me sick — wenn ich Blut/sie sehe, wird mir übel

    that is the most beautiful sight I've ever seen — das ist das Schönste, was ich je gesehen habe

    I hate or can't bear the sight of him/his greasy hair — ich kann ihn/seine fettigen Haare (einfach) nicht ausstehen

    to be a sight to see or behold — ein herrlicher Anblick sein; (funny) ein Bild or Anblick für die Götter sein (inf)

    you're a sight for sore eyes — es ist schön, dich zu sehen

    5) (= range of vision) Sicht f

    to be in or within sight —

    to keep sb/sth out of sight — jdn/etw nicht sehen lassen

    keep out of my sight! — lass dich bloß bei mir nicht mehr sehen or blicken

    to be out of or lost to sight — nicht mehr zu sehen sein, außer Sicht sein

    when he's out of our sight —

    darling, I'll never let you out of my sight again — Schatz, ich lasse dich nie mehr fort

    out of sight, out of mind (Prov) — aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn (Prov)

    6) (COMM)

    sight unseen — unbesehen, ohne Besicht (form)

    7) (fig

    = opinion) in sb's sight — in jds Augen (dat)

    8) usu pl (of city etc) Sehenswürdigkeit f
    9) (on telescope etc) Visiereinrichtung f; (on gun) Visier nt

    to have sb/sth in or within one's sights (fig) — jdn/etw im Fadenkreuz haben

    10)

    (= aim, observation) to take a sight with a gun etc at sth — etw mit einem Gewehr etc anvisieren

    11) (inf)

    a sight better/cheaper — einiges besser/billiger

    12) (inf)

    out of sight — sagenhaft (sl), der Wahnsinn (inf)

    2. vt
    1) (= see) sichten (ALSO MIL); person ausmachen
    2) gun (= provide with sights) mit Visier versehen; (= adjust sights) richten
    * * *
    sight [saıt]
    A s
    1. Sehvermögen n, -kraft f, Auge(nlicht) n:
    good sight gute Augen;
    long (near) sight Weit-(Kurz)sichtigkeit f;
    have second sight das Zweite Gesicht haben;
    lose one’s sight das Augenlicht verlieren
    2. (An)Blick m, Sicht f:
    at ( oder on) sight auf Anhieb, beim ersten Anblick, sofort;
    shoot sb at sight jemanden sofort oder ohne Warnung niederschießen;
    at the sight of beim Anblick (gen);
    at first sight auf den ersten Blick;
    play (sing, translate) at sight vom Blatt spielen (singen, übersetzen);
    catch sight of erblicken;
    know by sight vom Sehen kennen;
    a) aus den Augen verlieren (a. fig),
    b) fig etwas übersehen;
    she can’t bear ( oder stand) the sight of blood sie kann kein Blut sehen
    3. fig Auge n:
    in my sight in meinen Augen;
    find favo(u)r in sb’s sight Gnade vor jemandes Augen finden
    4. Sicht(weite) f:
    a) in Sicht(weite),
    b) fig in Sicht;
    within sight of the victory den Sieg (dicht) vor Augen;
    out of sight außer Sicht;
    out of sight, out of mind (Sprichwort) aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn;
    there’s no end in sight ein Ende ist nicht abzusehen;
    be nowhere in sight nirgends zu sehen sein;
    come in sight in Sicht kommen;
    (get) out of my sight! geh mir aus den Augen!;
    a) wegtun,
    b) umg Essen wegputzen;
    remain out of sight nach wie vor nicht in Sicht sein
    5. WIRTSCH Sicht f:
    payable at sight bei Sicht fällig;
    bill (payable) at sight Sichtwechsel m;
    30 days (after) sight 30 Tage (nach) Sicht;
    bill (payable) after sight Nachsichtwechsel m;
    buy sth sight unseen etwas unbesehen kaufen
    6. Anblick m:
    you’re sight for sore eyes umg
    a) schön, dich wieder mal zu sehen
    b) dich gibt’s ja auch noch!;
    be ( oder look) a sight umg verboten oder zum Abschießen aussehen;
    I did look a sight umg ich sah vielleicht aus;
    what a sight you are! umg wie siehst du denn aus!; → god 1
    7. Sehenswürdigkeit f:
    his roses were a sight to see seine Rosen waren eine Sehenswürdigkeit;
    see the sights of a town die Sehenswürdigkeiten einer Stadt besichtigen
    8. umg Menge f, Masse f, Haufen m (Geld etc):
    a long sight better zehnmal besser;
    not by a long sight bei Weitem nicht
    9. ASTRON, JAGD, MIL, TECH Visier(einrichtung) n(f):
    take (a careful) sight (genau) (an)visieren oder zielen;
    have in one’s sights, have one’s sights set on im Visier haben (a. fig);
    lower one’s sights fig Abstriche machen, zurückstecken;
    raise one’s sights fig höhere Ziele anstreben;
    set one’s sights on sth fig etwas ins Auge fassen;
    set one’s sights a bit higher sich etwas höhere Ziele stecken; → full sight
    B v/t
    1. sichten, erblicken
    2. MIL
    a) anvisieren ( auch ASTRON, SCHIFF)
    b) das Geschütz richten
    c) eine Waffe etc mit einem Visier versehen
    3. WIRTSCH einen Wechsel präsentieren
    C v/i zielen, visieren
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (faculty) Sehvermögen, das

    by sight — mit dem Gesichtssinn od. den Augen

    know somebody by sight — jemanden vom Sehen kennen; see also long sight; short sight

    2) (act of seeing) Anblick, der

    at [the] sight of somebody/blood — bei jemandes Anblick/beim Anblick von Blut

    catch sight of somebody/something — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas erblicken

    lose sight of somebody/something — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren

    shoot somebody at or on sight — jemanden gleich [bei seinem Erscheinen] erschießen

    3) (spectacle) Anblick, der

    be a sorry sight — einen traurigen Anblick od. ein trauriges Bild bieten

    it is a sight to see or to behold or worth seeing — das muss man gesehen haben

    be/look a [real] sight — (coll.) (amusing) [vollkommen] unmöglich aussehen (ugs.); (horrible) böse od. schlimm aussehen

    4) in pl. (noteworthy features) Sehenswürdigkeiten Pl.

    see the sights — sich (Dat.) die Sehenswürdigkeiten ansehen

    5) (range) Sichtweite, die

    in sight — (lit. or fig.) in Sicht

    keep somebody/something in sight — (lit. or fig.) jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten

    within or in sight of somebody/something — (able to see) in jemandes Sichtweite (Dat.) /in Sichtweite einer Sache

    be out of sight — außer Sicht sein; (coll.): (be excellent) wahnsinnig sein (ugs.)

    keep or stay out of [somebody's] sight — sich [von jemandem] nicht sehen lassen

    keep somebody/something out of sight — jemanden/etwas niemanden sehen lassen

    keep something/somebody out of somebody's sight — jemanden etwas/jemanden nicht sehen lassen

    not let somebody/something out of one's sight — jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen

    out of sight, out of mind — (prov.) aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn

    6) (device for aiming) Visier, das

    sights — Visiervorrichtung, die

    set/have [set] one's sights on something — (fig.) etwas anpeilen

    set one's sights [too] high — (fig.) seine Ziele [zu] hoch stecken

    lower/raise one's sights — (fig.) zurückstecken/sich (Dat.) ein höheres Ziel setzen

    2. transitive verb
    sichten [Land, Schiff, Flugzeug, Wrack]; sehen [Entflohenen, Vermissten]; antreffen [seltenes Tier, seltene Pflanze]
    * * *
    n.
    Anblick -e m.
    Sehkraft -¨e f.
    Sehvermögen n. v.
    sichten v.

    English-german dictionary > sight

  • 25 capture *** cap·ture

    ['kæptʃə(r)]
    1. n
    (of animal, soldier, escapee) cattura, (of city etc) presa, (thing caught) preda, (data capture) registrazione f or rilevazione f di dati
    2. vt
    (animal) catturare, prendere, (escapee, soldier) catturare, far prigioniero, (city etc) prendere, (fig: attention) attirare, cattivare, (Art: atmosphere etc) cogliere, rendere

    English-Italian dictionary > capture *** cap·ture

  • 26 ruin

    1. III
    1) ruin smth. ruin the crop (one's health, one's life, one's career, one's reputation, smb.'s good name, etc.) погубить урожай и т.д.; ruin one's new hat (smb.'s dress, etc.) испортить свою новую шляпу и т.д.; he ruined my new car он разбил мою новую машину; ruin a church (a city, etc.) разрушать церковь и т.д.; the frost will ruin our flowers этот мороз погубит наши цветы; the rain ruined our plans этот дождь сорвал наши планы; you will ruin your prospects if you continue to be so foolish если вы будете продолжать вести себя глупо, вы загубите свое будущее; ruin smb. ruin a girl обесчестить девушку
    2) ruin smb. ruin one's family (one's father, etc.) разорить свою семью и т.д.; her extravagance ruined him его разорило ее сумасбродство
    2. IV
    1) ruin smth., smb. in some manner ruin smth. completely (wholly, totally, utterly, irreparably, etc.) полностью и т.д. (по)губить что-л.; ruin smb. politically погубить кого-л. в политическом отношении, погубить чью-л. политическую карьеру
    2) ruin smb. in some manner ruin smb. completely (utterly, etc.) совершенно разорить кого-л. и т.д.
    3. XI
    1) be ruined the material is ruined этот материал совершенно испорчен; the carpet is ruined ковру конец; be ruined in smth. he is ruined in health у него плохое /испорченное/ здоровье; be ruined in some manner be ruined utterly /entirely, totally/ быть совершенно испорченным; he was ruined politically его политическая карьера была погублена; my dignity as a man is sadly ruined мое мужское достоинство серьезно пострадало /задето/
    4. XVIII
    ruin oneself over smb., smth. he ruined himself over an adventuress (over this affair, etc.) эта авантюристка и т.д. разорила его; ruin oneself by doing smth. ruin oneself by speculating (by gambling, etc.) разориться на спекулятивных сделках и т.д.
    5. XXII
    ruin smth. by doing smth. she is ruining her health by smoking она разрушает себе здоровье курением

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > ruin

  • 27 leave

    A n
    1 ( also leave of absence) ( time off) gen congé m ; Mil permission f ; to take leave prendre des congés ; to take three days' leave prendre trois jours de congé ; I've taken all my leave for this year j'ai pris tous mes congés pour cette année ; to be granted 24 hours' leave Mil recevoir une permission de 24 heures ; to be on leave gen être en congé ; Mil être en permission ; to come home on leave Mil rentrer en permission ;
    2 ( permission) autorisation f ; to give sb leave to do donner à qn l'autorisation de faire ; to have sb's leave to do avoir l'autorisation de qn de faire ; to ask sb's leave to do, to ask leave of sb (to do) sout demander à qn l'autorisation de faire ; by ou with your leave avec votre permission ; without so much as a by your leave sans autre forme de procès ;
    3 ( departure) to take leave of sb prendre congé de qn ; he took his leave il a pris congé.
    B vtr ( prét, pp left)
    1 ( depart from) gen partir de [house, station etc] ; ( more permanently) quitter [country, city etc] ; ( by going out) sortir de [room, building] ; he left home early il est parti tôt de chez lui ; to leave school ( permanently) quitter l'école ; the plane/train leaves Paris for Nice at 9.00 l'avion/le train pour Nice part de Paris à 9 heures ; to leave the road/table quitter la route/table ; to leave France to live in Canada quitter la France pour aller vivre au Canada ; to leave the track [train] dérailler ; to leave the ground [plane] décoller ; to leave one's seat se lever ; I left him cleaning his car quand je suis parti, il nettoyait sa voiture ; the smile left her face fig son sourire s'est effacé ; as soon as the words left her lips… à peine eut-elle fini de parler… ;
    2 ( leave behind) ( forgetfully) laisser [person] ; oublier [object] ; ( deliberately) quitter [partner] ; laisser [key, instructions, name, tip, address] (for pour ; with chez) ; ( permanently) abandonner [animal, children, family] ; he left his umbrella on the train il a oublié son parapluie dans le train ; the kittens had been left in a sack on avait abandonné les chatons dans un sac ; she's left her husband elle a quitté son mari ; to leave sb sth laisser qch à qn ; I've left him some instructions/the key je lui ai laissé des instructions/la clé ; to leave sb/sth in sb's care confier qn/qch à qn ;
    3 ( let remain) laisser [food, drink, gap, choice] ; he left his vegetables/wine il a laissé ses légumes/son vin ; you leave me no choice ou alternative but to… vous ne me laissez pas d'autre choix que de… ; he left us in no doubt as to ou about his feelings il ne nous a laissé aucun doute quant à ses sentiments ; to leave sth lying around laisser traîner qch ; to leave sth tidy/open/in ruins laisser qch en ordre/ouvert/en ruines ; to leave sb homeless laisser qn sans domicile ; to be left homeless se retrouver sans domicile ; there are/we have five minutes left il reste/il nous reste cinq minutes ; he was left short of money/time il ne lui restait plus beaucoup d'argent/de temps ; he stared at what was left of the house il a regardé longuement ce qui restait de la maison ; ten minus seven leaves three Math sept ôtés de dix, il reste trois ; the accident left him an orphan/a cripple l'accident a fait de lui un orphelin/un invalide ; the attack left her with a scar/a broken nose elle a gardé une cicatrice/un nez cassé après l'agression ; where does that leave me? qu'est-ce que je vais devenir? ;
    4 ( allow to do) to leave sth to sb laisser [qch] à qn [job, task] ; to leave it (up) to sb to do laisser à qn le soin de faire ; it will be left to him to do it on lui laissera le soin de le faire ; to leave the decision/choice (up) to sb laisser à qn le soin de décider/choisir ; to leave it up to sb where/how etc to do laisser qn décider où/comment etc faire ; to leave sb to do laisser qn faire ; leave him to sleep laisse-le dormir ; to leave sb to it ( to do something) laisser qn se débrouiller ; ( to be alone) laisser qn tranquille ; to leave sb to himself, to leave sb be ○ laisser qn tranquille ; leave him/me alone laisse-le/-moi tranquille ; leave it to ou with me je m'en occupe, je m'en charge ; leave everything to me! je m'en occupe, je me charge de tout! ;
    5 ( result in) [oil, wine, tea] faire [stain] ; [cup, plate etc] laisser [stain, mark] ; [cup, heel, chair] faire [hole, dent] ; the operation will leave a scar vous garderez une cicatrice de l'opération ;
    6 ( postpone) laisser [task, homework, housework] ; leave it till tomorrow/Friday/the end laisse ça pour demain/vendredi/la fin ;
    7 ( stop and agree) to leave it that convenir que ; to leave it at that en rester là ;
    8 Jur ( bequeath) laisser, léguer [money, property] ; to leave sth to sb, to leave sb sth léguer qch à qn ;
    9 ( be survived by) laisser [widow, son, daughter] ;
    10 ( pass) to leave sth on one's left/right passer qch à gauche/à droite.
    C vi ( prét, pp left) partir ; to leave for partir pour [airport, France] ; to leave for work partir travailler ; to leave for another company partir dans une autre société ; he left for a career in advertising il est parti pour faire carrière dans la publicité.
    D v refl ( prét, pp left) to leave oneself (with) se réserver [time, money] ; to leave oneself short of money/time ne pas prévoir assez d'argent/de temps.
    ■ leave about, leave around:
    ▶ leave [sth] around ( carelessly) laisser traîner [books, papers, toys] ; ( deliberately) disposer [cushions, books, magazines].
    ▶ leave [sth] aside, leave aside [sth] laisser [qch] de côté ; leaving aside the question of ( ignoring for now) si on laisse de côté la question de ; ( not mentioning) sans parler du problème de.
    ▶ leave [sb/sth] behind
    1 ( go faster than) distancer [person, competitor] ; fig (in business, intellectually) distancer [person, competitor] ; the teacher left the students behind les étudiants n'arrivaient pas à suivre le professeur ;
    2 ( move away from) [vehicle, plane] s'éloigner de [coast, country, ground] ; [traveller] laisser [qch] derrière soi [town, country] ; [person] quitter [family, husband] ; fig en finir avec, tirer un trait sur [past, problems, relationship] ;
    3 ( fail to bring) ( accidentally) oublier, laisser [object, child, animal] ; ( deliberately) laisser [object, child, animal] ;
    ▶ leave [sth] behind ( cause to remain) [person] laisser [chaos, problems, bitterness] ; [earthquake, storm, flood] faire [damage] ; to leave chaos behind laisser la pagaille ○ ; the army/tornado left a trail of destruction behind it l'armée/la tornade a tout détruit sur son passage ; to be ou get left behind ( not keep up) ( physically) [person] se faire distancer ; ( intellectually) ne pas suivre, être largué ○ ; ( in business) [country, company] se laisser distancer ; ( not be taken) ( accidentally) être oublié ; ( deliberately) the plants were left behind on a laissé les plantes.
    ■ leave go, leave hold ( usage critiqué) lâcher ; to leave go ou hold of sb/sth lâcher qn/qch.
    ■ leave in:
    ▶ leave [sth] in laisser [object, paragraph, quote].
    ■ leave off:
    ▶ leave off [rain] cesser ; [person] s'interrompre ; to carry on ou continue where one left off reprendre là où on en était ; where did we leave off? où en étions-nous? ; leave off ○ ! arrête ○ ! ;
    ▶ leave off doing ( stop) cesser or arrêter de faire ;
    ▶ leave [sth] off, leave off [sth]
    1 ( not put on) ne pas mettre [coat, tie, hat, lid, blanket] ; ( not put back on) ne pas remettre [coat, tie, hat, lid, blanket] ;
    2 ( not switch on) ne pas allumer [light, TV] ; ne pas brancher [iron, kettle] ; ( leave switched off) laisser [qch] éteint [light, central heating, TV] ; laisser [qch] débranché [iron, kettle] ;
    3 ( omit) omettre [name, item, letter] ; ( by mistake) oublier [name, item, letter] ; to leave sth off a list omettre qch d'une liste.
    ■ leave on:
    ▶ leave [sth] on
    1 ( not remove) garder [coat, tie, hat] ; laisser [lid, blanket, bandage, label] ;
    2 ( not switch off) laisser [qch] allumé [light, TV, central heating] ; laisser [qch] branché [iron] ; laisser [qch] ouvert [gas, tap] ; laisser [safety catch].
    ■ leave out:
    ▶ leave [sb/sth] out, leave out [sb/sth]
    1 ( fail to include) ( accidentally) omettre, oublier [word, line, name, fact] ; oublier [ingredient, object, person] ( deliberately) omettre [name, fact, reference] ; ne pas mettre [ingredient, object] ; (from social group, activity) tenir [qn] à l'écart ; to feel left out se sentir tenu à l'écart ; leave it out ○ ! arrête ○ ! ; to leave sth out of omettre qch de [text] ; to leave sb out of exclure qn de [group] ; leave me out of it! ne me mêlez pas à ça! ; to leave sth out of one's calculations ne pas tenir compte de qch dans ses calculs ;
    2 ( let remain outdoors) laisser [qch] dehors [bicycle, washing, milk] ;
    3 ( not put away) laisser [qch] dehors [clothes] ;
    4 ( not put in) ne pas mettre [contact lenses, plug] ; ( not put back) ne pas remettre [contact lenses, plug].
    ▶ leave [sth] over
    1 ( cause to remain) laisser [food, drink] ; there is/we have some money left over il reste/il nous reste de l'argent ;
    2 ( postpone) remettre [qch] à plus tard [discussion, meeting].

    Big English-French dictionary > leave

  • 28 Д-307

    КАК НА ДРОЖЖАХ расти, подниматься и т. п. coll как + PrepP Invar adv (intensif)) (of a person- usu. an adolescent, a city, a house under construction etc) (to grow) very quickly: (grow) by leaps and bounds (grow) like mad (crazy) (of a building, city etc) (grow) like a mushroom (in limited contexts, usu. of a teenager) (grow) like a weed (a beanstalk) shoot up.
    Дом водопроводчика поднимался, как на дрожжах: ряд за рядом, ряд за рядом... из первосортного огнеупора, в два с половиной кирпича... (Максимов 3). The plumber's house was growing by leaps and bounds: row by row, it rose, each row two-and-a-half thicknesses of the best firebrick (3a).
    (Жарков:) Москва как на дрожжах поднимается (Розов 4). (Zh.:) Moscow is growing like a mushroom (4a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Д-307

  • 29 как на дрожжах

    • КАК НА ДРОЖЖАХ расти, подниматься и т.п. coll
    [ как + PrepP; Invar; adv (intensif)]
    =====
    ⇒ (of a person- usu. an adolescent, a city, a house under construction etc) (to grow) very quickly:
    - (grow) like mad < crazy>;
    - [of a building, city etc] (grow) like a mushroom;
    - [in limited contexts, usu. of a teenager](grow) like a weed < a beanstalk>;
    - shoot up.
         ♦ Дом водопроводчика поднимался, как на дрожжах: ряд за рядом, ряд за рядом... из первосортного огнеупора, в два с половиной кирпича... (Максимов 3). The plumber's house was growing by leaps and bounds: row by row, it rose, each row two-and-a-half thicknesses of the best firebrick (За).
         ♦ [Жарков:] Москва как на дрожжах поднимается (Розов 4). [Zh.:] Moscow is growing like a mushroom (4a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как на дрожжах

  • 30 alley

    ['æli]
    1) ((often alleyway) a narrow street in a city etc (usually not wide enough for vehicles).) smøge; baggade
    2) (a long narrow area used for the games of bowling or skittles: a bowling alley.) bane
    * * *
    ['æli]
    1) ((often alleyway) a narrow street in a city etc (usually not wide enough for vehicles).) smøge; baggade
    2) (a long narrow area used for the games of bowling or skittles: a bowling alley.) bane

    English-Danish dictionary > alley

  • 31 fortify

    1) (to prepare (a building, city etc) for an attack by strengthening and arming it: The king fortified the castle against the attacking armies.) forskanse; befæste
    2) (to strengthen or enrich (eg food, drink): Sherry is a fortified wine.) tilsætte; berige
    •
    * * *
    1) (to prepare (a building, city etc) for an attack by strengthening and arming it: The king fortified the castle against the attacking armies.) forskanse; befæste
    2) (to strengthen or enrich (eg food, drink): Sherry is a fortified wine.) tilsætte; berige
    •

    English-Danish dictionary > fortify

  • 32 gateway

    noun (an opening or entrance into a city etc, which contains a gate.) portåbning
    * * *
    noun (an opening or entrance into a city etc, which contains a gate.) portåbning

    English-Danish dictionary > gateway

  • 33 ghetto

    ['ɡetəu]
    plural - ghetto(e)s; noun
    (a (poor) part of a city etc in which a certain group of people (especially immigrants) lives: Large cities like New York have many ghettoes.) ghetto
    * * *
    ['ɡetəu]
    plural - ghetto(e)s; noun
    (a (poor) part of a city etc in which a certain group of people (especially immigrants) lives: Large cities like New York have many ghettoes.) ghetto

    English-Danish dictionary > ghetto

  • 34 outlying

    (distant, far from a city etc: outlying villages.) afsides liggende
    * * *
    (distant, far from a city etc: outlying villages.) afsides liggende

    English-Danish dictionary > outlying

  • 35 entlegen

    Adj.
    1. remote, out-of-the-way umg.
    2. fig. Gedanke etc.: strange, offbeat umg., way-out umg.
    * * *
    outlying; distant; far; remote
    * * *
    ent|le|gen [ɛnt'leːgn]
    adj
    Ort, Haus (= abgelegen) remote, out-of-the-way; (= weit weg) far away or off, remote; (fig) Gedanke etc odd, out-of-the-way
    * * *
    (distant, far from a city etc: outlying villages.) outlying
    * * *
    ent·le·gen
    [ɛntˈle:gn̩]
    1. (abgelegen) remote
    * * *
    Adjektiv (entfernt) remote, out-of-the-way < place>
    * * *
    1. remote, out-of-the-way umg
    2. fig Gedanke etc: strange, offbeat umg, way-out umg
    * * *
    Adjektiv (entfernt) remote, out-of-the-way < place>
    * * *
    adj.
    outlying adj.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > entlegen

  • 36 fortify

    transitive verb
    1) (Mil.) befestigen
    2) (strengthen, lit. or fig.) stärken
    3) aufspriten [Wein]
    * * *
    1) (to prepare (a building, city etc) for an attack by strengthening and arming it: The king fortified the castle against the attacking armies.) befestigen
    2) (to strengthen or enrich (eg food, drink): Sherry is a fortified wine.) verbessern
    •
    - academic.ru/28991/fortification">fortification
    * * *
    for·ti·fy
    <- ie->
    [ˈfɔ:tɪfaɪ, AM ˈfɔ:rt̬ə-]
    vt
    1. MIL
    ▪ to \fortify sth [with sth] etw [mit etw dat] befestigen
    ▪ to \fortify oneself [with sth] sich akk [mit etw dat] stärken
    to \fortify [sb's] confidence/resolve ( form) jds Selbstvertrauen/Entschlusskraft stärken
    3. usu passive (enrich)
    ▪ to be fortified [with sth] [mit etw dat] angereichert sein
    the fruit drink is fortified with vitamin C der Fruchtsaft ist mit Vitamin C angereichert
    * * *
    ['fɔːtIfaɪ]
    vt (MIL)
    town befestigen; wine mit zuckerreichem Most vergären; food anreichern; person bestärken; (food, drink) stärken
    * * *
    fortify [ˈfɔː(r)tıfaı] v/t
    1. MIL befestigen
    2. TECH Gewebe etc verstärken
    3. stärken, kräftigen
    4. fig geistig oder moralisch stärken, ermutigen, bestärken:
    fortify o.s. against sth sich gegen etwas wappnen
    5. a) Wein etc (durch Alkoholzusatz) verstärken:
    fortified wine Dessertwein m
    b) Nahrungsmittel (mit Vitaminen etc) anreichern
    6. fig eine Theorie untermauern ( with mit)
    * * *
    transitive verb
    1) (Mil.) befestigen
    2) (strengthen, lit. or fig.) stärken
    3) aufspriten [Wein]
    * * *
    v.
    befestigen v.
    verstärken v.

    English-german dictionary > fortify

  • 37 О-101

    КРЕПКИЙ (ТВЁРДЫЙ) ОРЕШЕК (ОРЕХ) coll NP sing only)
    1. a person who is unbending, difficult to deal with, convince, subjugate etc
    tough cookie (nut, customer).
    «Напрасно вы упорствуете... Ответьте нам на один вопрос, и мы отпустим вас в камеру отдыхать. Так всё-таки кто же вас заслал в деревню Красное?» - «Кому надо, тот знает», - сказал Чонкин, отдуваясь. Словно кувалдой дали ему в подбородок... «Крепкий орешек», - потирая ушибленную руку, задумчиво сказал полковник (Войнович 4). "There's no point in resisting....Answer one question and we'll let you go rest in your cell. Who sent you to the village of Krasnoye?" "That's known by who's supposed to know," said Chonkin, panting. The next punch hit his chin like a sledgehammer.... "A tough nut," said the colonel pensively, rubbing his bruised hand (4a).
    2. (of a matter, concept) difficult to understand, (of a problem) difficult to solve, (of an undertaking) difficult to accomplish, (of a fortress, city etc) difficult to capture etc
    tough (hard) nut to crack.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > О-101

  • 38 крепкий орех

    • КРЕПКИЙ (ТВЕРДЫЙ) ОРЕШЕК < ОРЕХ> coll
    [NP; sing only]
    =====
    1. a person who is unbending, difficult to deal with, convince, subjugate etc:
    - tough cookie (nut, customer).
         ♦ "Напрасно вы упорствуете... Ответьте нам на один вопрос, и мы отпустим вас в камеру отдыхать. Так всё-таки кто же вас заслал в деревню Красное?" - "Кому надо, тот знает", - сказал Чонкин, отдуваясь. Словно кувалдой дали ему в подбородок... " Крепкий орешек", - потирая ушибленную руку, задумчиво сказал полковник (Войнович 4). "There's no point in resisting....Answer one question and we'll let you go rest in your cell. Who sent you to the village of Krasnoye?" "That's known by who's supposed to know," said Chonkin, panting. The next punch hit his chin like a sledgehammer.... "A tough nut," said the colonel pensively, rubbing his bruised hand (4a).
    2. (of a matter, concept) difficult to understand, (of a problem) difficult to solve, (of an undertaking) difficult to accomplish, (of a fortress, city etc) difficult to capture etc:
    - tough (hard) nut to crack.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > крепкий орех

  • 39 крепкий орешек

    • КРЕПКИЙ (ТВЕРДЫЙ) ОРЕШЕК < ОРЕХ> coll
    [NP; sing only]
    =====
    1. a person who is unbending, difficult to deal with, convince, subjugate etc:
    - tough cookie (nut, customer).
         ♦ "Напрасно вы упорствуете... Ответьте нам на один вопрос, и мы отпустим вас в камеру отдыхать. Так всё-таки кто же вас заслал в деревню Красное?" - "Кому надо, тот знает", - сказал Чонкин, отдуваясь. Словно кувалдой дали ему в подбородок... "Крепкий орешек", - потирая ушибленную руку, задумчиво сказал полковник (Войнович 4). "There's no point in resisting....Answer one question and we'll let you go rest in your cell. Who sent you to the village of Krasnoye?" "That's known by who's supposed to know," said Chonkin, panting. The next punch hit his chin like a sledgehammer.... "A tough nut," said the colonel pensively, rubbing his bruised hand (4a).
    2. (of a matter, concept) difficult to understand, (of a problem) difficult to solve, (of an undertaking) difficult to accomplish, (of a fortress, city etc) difficult to capture etc:
    - tough (hard) nut to crack.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > крепкий орешек

  • 40 твердый орех

    • КРЕПКИЙ (ТВЕРДЫЙ) ОРЕШЕК < ОРЕХ> coll
    [NP; sing only]
    =====
    1. a person who is unbending, difficult to deal with, convince, subjugate etc:
    - tough cookie (nut, customer).
         ♦ "Напрасно вы упорствуете... Ответьте нам на один вопрос, и мы отпустим вас в камеру отдыхать. Так всё-таки кто же вас заслал в деревню Красное?" - "Кому надо, тот знает", - сказал Чонкин, отдуваясь. Словно кувалдой дали ему в подбородок... " Крепкий орешек", - потирая ушибленную руку, задумчиво сказал полковник (Войнович 4). "There's no point in resisting....Answer one question and we'll let you go rest in your cell. Who sent you to the village of Krasnoye?" "That's known by who's supposed to know," said Chonkin, panting. The next punch hit his chin like a sledgehammer.... "A tough nut," said the colonel pensively, rubbing his bruised hand (4a).
    2. (of a matter, concept) difficult to understand, (of a problem) difficult to solve, (of an undertaking) difficult to accomplish, (of a fortress, city etc) difficult to capture etc:
    - tough (hard) nut to crack.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > твердый орех

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