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2 clobber
столкновение с препятствием ( в полете на малой высоте) ; жарг. поражать цель с воздуха -
3 clobber
clob·ber[ˈklɒbəʳ, AM ˈklɑ:bɚ]I. vt▪ to \clobber sb jdn bestrafen▪ to \clobber sb jdm schaden▪ to \clobber sb jdn vernichtend schlagen* * *['klɒbə(r)] (inf)1. n(Brit: belongings) Zeug nt (inf); (= clothes) Klamotten pl (inf)2. vt1)to clobber sb one — jdm ein paar vor den Latz knallen (inf)
2) (= charge a lot) schröpfenthe taxman really clobbered me — das Finanzamt hat mir ganz schön was abgeknöpft (inf)
* * *clobber1 [ˈklɒbə; US ˈklɑbər] s Br sla) Klamotten pl (Kleider)b) Klamotten pl, Plunder m, Kram m (alle pej)clobber2 [ˈklɒbə; US ˈklɑbər] v/t umg1. zusammenschlagen, fertigmachen (auch fig)* * *n.Zeug nur sing. f. -
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5 hit
1. n удар, толчокpinch hit — удар, выполненный за другого игрока
2. n попадание3. n вчт. результативное обращение в память ЭВМ; релевантная выдача4. n успех; удача; удачная попыткаlucky hit — неожиданный успех, счастливый случай, везение
a hit that will never come again — случай, который больше не представится
to be a hit — иметь успех, произвести сенсацию
hit ratio — процент удач; результативность
5. n спектакль, концерт, фильм, имеющий большой успех; нашумевшая пьеса, книга; популярная песенка, шлягер, «хит»smash hit — спектакль, имеющий сенсационный успех
6. n выпад; ядовитое, ехидное, саркастическое замечание7. n выигрыш8. n сл. доза наркотика9. n сл. предумышленное убийство гангстерами10. v ударять11. v ударяться12. v попадать; поражать, ранитьhit home — попасть в цель; попадать в самую точку
13. v затрагивать, уязвлять; задевать за живоеto hit the high spots — касаться только главного или наиболее интересного; затрагивать только основные моменты
14. v наносить ущерб; причинять неприятности, страдания15. v найти, напасть, натолкнуться; обнаружитьhit up — находить; найти; нападать; напасть
16. v прийтись впору, подойти; понравиться17. v разг. амер. добраться, попасть18. v разг. достигать19. v разг. амер. разг. брать в долг; выпрашиватьto hit the road — выступать в поход, отправляться в путь
you have hit it — вы попали в цель; вы попали в точку, вы угадали; вы правы
to hit the nail on the head — правильно угадать, попасть в точку
to hit the bottle — пьянствовать, прикладываться к бутылке
to hit the hay, to hit the sack — завалиться спать
to hit the headlines — стать сенсацией, произвести сенсацию
Синонимический ряд:1. shot (adj.) shot; struck; wounded2. achievement (noun) achievement; click; knockout; masterstroke; sellout; success3. blow (noun) blow; clout; crack; pound; punch; slap; smack; sock; stroke; thwack; whack4. collision (noun) collision; crash; impact5. knock (noun) knock; lick; rap; swat; swipe; wipe6. smash (noun) bang; bell ringer; smash; succes fou; ten-strike; wow7. achieve (verb) accomplish; achieve; attain; gain; reach; win8. affect (verb) affect; befit; fit; suit; touch9. attack (verb) assail; assault; attack; beset; fall on; go at; have at; occur; sail in; storm10. beat (verb) beat; clobber; club; punch; sock11. collide with (verb) collide with; impact12. crash (verb) bump; butt; clash; collide; crash; jostle13. find (verb) come upon; discover; find; happen upon; meet with14. happen (verb) chance; happen; light; luck; meet; stumble; tumble15. happened (verb) bumped; chanced; happened; lighted or lit; met; stumbled; tumbled16. strike (verb) bash; buffet; catch; clout; ding; flail; kick; knock; pop; slam; slog; smack; smash; smite; smote; strike; swat; thrash; whack; wham17. struck (verb) caught; clouted; occurred; popped; slogged; smote/smitten or smote; socked; struck; swatted; whacked -
6 bugger about
I phrvi BrE vulg sl1)2)II phrvt BrE vulg slHe's not serious about her, he's just buggering about — У него нет серьезных намерений, он просто решил с ней поразвлекаться
1)2)Look, all I want is a simple answer to a simple question. Now stop buggering me about! — Перестань морочить мне голову! Мне нужен четкий ответ на четкий вопрос
Don't try to be too clever with him. If he thinks you're buggering him about he'll clobber you — Будь с ним осторожнее. Если он подумает, что ты ему пудришь мозги, то он тебя накажет
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7 slam
1. n громкое хлопанье; шум2. n сильный удар3. n нокаутирующий удар4. n амер. разг. строгая критика5. v со стуком закрывать, захлопывать6. v с шумом закрываться, захлопываться7. v со стуком швырять, бросать8. v падать со стуком, стукаться9. v хлопать, стучать10. v с силой надвинуть, нажатьto slam on the brakes — нажать на тормоза, резко затормозить
11. v бить, ударять12. v посылать, направлять ударом13. v разг. резко критиковать; разносить, подвергать нападкам14. n карт. шлем15. v карт. выиграть шлем16. v полностью разбить, разгромитьСинонимический ряд:1. animadversion (noun) animadversion; aspersion; obloquy; reflection; slur; stricture2. bang (noun) bang; blast; boom; burst; clap; crack; crash; smash; wham3. blow (noun) bash; bastinado; bat; belt; biff; blow; bop; pound; slosh; smack; sock; thwack; wallop; whack; whop4. bang (verb) bang; clap; close; crash; push; whack5. fling (verb) belt; blast; clobber; fling; hurl; slug; smash; throw; wallop6. hit (verb) catch; clout; hit; knock; pop; slog; smack; smite; strike; swat; wham7. lambaste (verb) blister; castigate; drub; excoriate; flay; lambaste; lash into; roast; scarify; scathe; scorch; score; scourge; slap; slash -
8 wallop
1. n разг. сильный удар2. n шум, грохотwith a wallop — с шумом, с грохотом; тяжело
3. n шотл. топот4. n шотл. шумное падение; неуклюжий прыжок5. n шотл. сильное влияние; шок6. n шотл. возбуждение7. v разг. сильно ударить; избить, отдубасить, исколотить8. v разг. нанести сильный удар9. v разг. разг. разбить наголову, нанести жестокое поражение, разгромить10. v диал. топотать, мчаться с шумом и грохотом11. v диал. ходить вперевалку12. v диал. диал. разг. шлёпнуться, плюхнуться, «загреметь»13. v диал. редк. кипеть ключом; клокотатьСинонимический ряд:1. blow (noun) bash; bastinado; bat; belt; biff; blow; bop; crack; pound; slam; slosh; smack; sock; thwack; whack; whop2. impact (noun) appulse; bump; clash; collision; concussion; crash; impact; impingement; jar; jolt; jounce; percussion; shock; smash3. thrill (noun) bang; boot; kick; thrill4. beat (verb) baste; batter; beat; belabor; buffet; drub; hammer; lam; lambaste; paste; pelt; pound; pummel; thrash; tromp; whop5. slam (verb) belt; blast; clobber; slam; slug; smash6. whip (verb) curry; dust; lick; mop up; overrun; overwhelm; rout; shellac; skunk; smear; smother; steamroller; trim; trounce; upend; whip; whomp -
9 sonar
Multiple Entries: sonar soñar
sonar ( conjugate sonar) verbo intransitivo 1 [teléfono/timbre] to ring; [ disparo] to ring out; soñaron las doce en el reloj the clock struck twelve; me suenan las tripas (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq) 2 (+ compl) [ persona] to sound; sonaba preocupada she sounded worried; suena a hueco it sounds hollow 3◊ me suena tu cara your face is o looks familiar;¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you? 4 (AmL fam) ( fracasar):◊ soné en el examen I blew it in the exam (colloq);sonamos we've blown it now (colloq) verbo transitivo 1 2 (Méx fam) sonarse verbo pronominal: tb
soñar ( conjugate soñar) verbo transitivo◊ la casa soñada her/his/their dream houseverbo intransitivo soñar con algo/algn to dream about sth/sb;◊ que sueñes con los angelitos (fr hecha) sweet dreamssoñar con algo to dream of sth
sonar verbo intransitivo
1 (un instrumento, una melodía) to sound: su voz sonaba a preocupación, her voice sounded worried (un despertador) to ring, buzz
2 (dar una impresión) to sound: lo que dices me suena a chino, what you are saying is Greek to me
eso me suena a problemas, that sounds like trouble
su propuesta no suena mal, I like the sound of her proposal
3 (ser familiar) su cara me suena, his face rings a bell, ese nombre no me suena de nada, that name is completely unknown to me
4 (ser citado, mencionado) su nombre suena como candidato al premio, his name was put forward as a candidate for the prize
soñar
I verbo transitivo
1 to dream: soñé que vivía en una isla desierta, I dreamt I was living on a desert island
2 (imaginar) to imagine: la boda fue tal como la había soñado, her wedding was just like in her dreams
II verbo intransitivo
1 (dormido) sueñas en voz alta, you talk in your sleep
esta noche soñé con él, last night I had a dream about him
2 (imaginar) deja de soñar (despierto), stop daydreaming
no sueñes con que te invite, don't expect to be invited
3 (desear) sueña con volver a su tierra natal, she dreams of returning to her homeland ' soñar' also found in these entries: Spanish: alta - alto - repicar - sonar - tocar - a - explorar - soñado - suena English: and - blare - blow - chime - clang - clank - clash - daydream - dream - fantasize - go off - jangle - moon over sb - must - rattle - reverie - ring - set off - sonar - sound - buzz - go - settr['səʊnɑːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (abbr of sound navigation and ranging) sonar nombre masculinosonar ['so:.nɑr] n: sonar mn.• sonar (MAR, ELN) s.m.'səʊnɑːr, 'səʊnɑː(r)noun sónar m['sǝʊnɑː(r)]N sonar m* * *['səʊnɑːr, 'səʊnɑː(r)]noun sónar m -
10 soñado
Del verbo sonar: ( conjugate sonar) \ \
sonado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: sonado sonar soñado
sonado
◊ -da adjetivo1 ‹boda/suceso/noticia› much-talked-about 2 3 (AmL fam) ( en dificultades) [estar] in a mess (colloq), in trouble (colloq)
sonar ( conjugate sonar) verbo intransitivo 1 [teléfono/timbre] to ring; [ disparo] to ring out; soñadoon las doce en el reloj the clock struck twelve; me suenan las tripas (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq) 2 (+ compl) [ persona] to sound; sonaba preocupada she sounded worried; suena a hueco it sounds hollow 3◊ me suena tu cara your face is o looks familiar;¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you? 4 (AmL fam) ( fracasar):◊ soné en el examen I blew it in the exam (colloq);sonamos we've blown it now (colloq) verbo transitivo 1 2 (Méx fam) sonarse verbo pronominal: tb
soñado -da adjetivo (AmL fam) divine (colloq), heavenly (colloq); ver tb soñar
sonado,-a adjetivo
1 (un boxeador) brain-damaged, punch-drunk
2 fam (chiflado) mad
3 (célebre, muy comentado) much talked of
sonar verbo intransitivo
1 (un instrumento, una melodía) to sound: su voz sonaba a preocupación, her voice sounded worried (un despertador) to ring, buzz
2 (dar una impresión) to sound: lo que dices me suena a chino, what you are saying is Greek to me
eso me suena a problemas, that sounds like trouble
su propuesta no suena mal, I like the sound of her proposal
3 (ser familiar) su cara me suena, his face rings a bell, ese nombre no me suena de nada, that name is completely unknown to me
4 (ser citado, mencionado) su nombre suena como candidato al premio, his name was put forward as a candidate for the prize ' soñado' also found in these entries: Spanish: soñar - sonada - sonado - sueño - campana English: undreamt-of -
11 sonado
Del verbo sonar: ( conjugate sonar) \ \
sonado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: sonado sonar soñado
sonado
◊ -da adjetivo1 ‹boda/suceso/noticia› much-talked-about 2 3 (AmL fam) ( en dificultades) [estar] in a mess (colloq), in trouble (colloq)
sonar ( conjugate sonar) verbo intransitivo 1 [teléfono/timbre] to ring; [ disparo] to ring out; sonadoon las doce en el reloj the clock struck twelve; me suenan las tripas (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq) 2 (+ compl) [ persona] to sound; sonaba preocupada she sounded worried; suena a hueco it sounds hollow 3◊ me suena tu cara your face is o looks familiar;¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you? 4 (AmL fam) ( fracasar):◊ soné en el examen I blew it in the exam (colloq);sonamos we've blown it now (colloq) verbo transitivo 1 2 (Méx fam) sonarse verbo pronominal: tb
soñado -da adjetivo (AmL fam) divine (colloq), heavenly (colloq); ver tb soñar
sonado,-a adjetivo
1 (un boxeador) brain-damaged, punch-drunk
2 fam (chiflado) mad
3 (célebre, muy comentado) much talked of
sonar verbo intransitivo
1 (un instrumento, una melodía) to sound: su voz sonaba a preocupación, her voice sounded worried (un despertador) to ring, buzz
2 (dar una impresión) to sound: lo que dices me suena a chino, what you are saying is Greek to me
eso me suena a problemas, that sounds like trouble
su propuesta no suena mal, I like the sound of her proposal
3 (ser familiar) su cara me suena, his face rings a bell, ese nombre no me suena de nada, that name is completely unknown to me
4 (ser citado, mencionado) su nombre suena como candidato al premio, his name was put forward as a candidate for the prize ' sonado' also found in these entries: Spanish: soñar - sonada - sueño - campana - soñado English: undreamt-of -
12 sueño
Del verbo sonar: ( conjugate sonar) \ \
sueno es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativoMultiple Entries: sonar sueño
sonar ( conjugate sonar) verbo intransitivo 1 [teléfono/timbre] to ring; [ disparo] to ring out; sueñoon las doce en el reloj the clock struck twelve; me suenan las tripas (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq) 2 (+ compl) [ persona] to sound; sonaba preocupada she sounded worried; suena a hueco it sounds hollow 3◊ me suena tu cara your face is o looks familiar;¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you? 4 (AmL fam) ( fracasar):◊ soné en el examen I blew it in the exam (colloq);sonamos we've blown it now (colloq) verbo transitivo 1 2 (Méx fam) sonarse verbo pronominal: tb
sueño sustantivo masculino 1 tener el sueño ligero/pesado to be a light/heavy sleeper; perder el sueño (por algo) to lose sleep (over sth)b) ( ganas de dormir):◊ ¿tienes sueño? are you tired/sleepy?;el vino me dio sueño the wine made me sleepy; me empezó a entrar sueño I started feeling sleepy; se me quitó el sueño I don't feel sleepy any more 2 su sueño dorado es llegar a ser actriz her (greatest) dream is to become an actress
sonar verbo intransitivo
1 (un instrumento, una melodía) to sound: su voz sonaba a preocupación, her voice sounded worried (un despertador) to ring, buzz
2 (dar una impresión) to sound: lo que dices me suena a chino, what you are saying is Greek to me
eso me suena a problemas, that sounds like trouble
su propuesta no suena mal, I like the sound of her proposal
3 (ser familiar) su cara me suena, his face rings a bell, ese nombre no me suena de nada, that name is completely unknown to me
4 (ser citado, mencionado) su nombre suena como candidato al premio, his name was put forward as a candidate for the prize
sueño sustantivo masculino
1 (estado de dormir) sleep: tengo el sueño ligero/pesado, I'm a light/heavy sleeper
2 (necesidad de dormir) sleepiness: te caes de sueño, you can hardly keep your eyes open
tenía sueño, she felt o was sleepy
3 (lo soñado) dream: tuve un sueño espantoso, I had a nightmare
4 (ilusión, ambición, deseo) dream: se cumplieron sus sueños, her dreams came true
5 (fantasías) fancy, delusion: eso no son más que sueños, that is nothing but dreams
6 sueño eterno, last sleep o eternal rest Locuciones: conciliar el sueño, to fall asleep
quitar el sueño, to be worried about sthg o sb ' sueño' also found in these entries: Spanish: cabecear - comentar - conciliar - engañar - ilusión - intranquila - intranquilo - lograr - pesada - pesado - quitar - realizar - repetirse - romper - rondar - satisfacer - vencer - atrasado - dar - despertar - despierto - desvelar - dormir - entrar - espabilar - imposible - ininterrumpido - interpretar - ligero - liviano - muerto - pesadilla - profundo - rendir - reparador - repetición - repetir - tener - terrible English: American Dream - broken - catch up - come - deprivation - disturb - disturbed - dream - drowsy - feel - fulfil - fulfill - fulfillment - fulfilment - lie down - nourish - refreshing - short - sleep - sleeper - sleepy - snatch - true - undisturbed - vision - wild - bleary - fantasy - keep - pipe - slumber -
13 suena
Del verbo sonar: ( conjugate sonar) \ \
suena es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: sonar suena
sonar ( conjugate sonar) verbo intransitivo 1 [teléfono/timbre] to ring; [ disparo] to ring out; suenaon las doce en el reloj the clock struck twelve; me suenan las tripas (fam) my tummy's rumbling (colloq) 2 (+ compl) [ persona] to sound; sonaba preocupada she sounded worried; suena a hueco it sounds hollow 3◊ me suena tu cara your face is o looks familiar;¿te suena este refrán? does this proverb ring a bell (with you) o sound familiar to you? 4 (AmL fam) ( fracasar):◊ soné en el examen I blew it in the exam (colloq);sonamos we've blown it now (colloq) verbo transitivo 1 2 (Méx fam) sonarse verbo pronominal: tb
suena, suenan, etc see sonar
sonar verbo intransitivo
1 (un instrumento, una melodía) to sound: su voz sonaba a preocupación, her voice sounded worried (un despertador) to ring, buzz
2 (dar una impresión) to sound: lo que dices me suena a chino, what you are saying is Greek to me
eso me suena a problemas, that sounds like trouble
su propuesta no suena mal, I like the sound of her proposal
3 (ser familiar) su cara me suena, his face rings a bell, ese nombre no me suena de nada, that name is completely unknown to me
4 (ser citado, mencionado) su nombre suena como candidato al premio, his name was put forward as a candidate for the prize ' suena' also found in these entries: Spanish: música - sonar - soñar - sonora - sonoro - ubicar - chino - hueco English: bell - Dutch - faintly - familiar - ominously - ring - sound -
14 punk out
phrvi AmE sl1)He was supposed to ask her out but he punked out at the last moment — Он хотел попросить ее о свидании, но в последний момент струсил
2)If I punked out, my parents would probably clobber me — Если я стану панком, то родители меня вероятнее всего изобьют
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15 beat out
1. phr v сбиватьthe dry grass caught fire but we soon beat it out — сухая трава загорелась, но мы быстро сбили огонь
2. phr v выковывать3. phr v выбиватьto beat out of countenance — приводить в замешательство, смущать
4. phr v отбивать тактbeat back — отбивать, отражать
5. phr v выманить; обманным путём лишить6. phr v разг. быстро сочинить, состряпать7. phr v разг. выяснять; уяснятьСинонимический ряд:beat decisively (verb) beat decisively; clobber; conquer; defeat; overcome; thwart; trounce; whip; win -
16 belt
1. n пояс, кушак, ремень; портупея2. n пояс; корсет; бандаж3. n пояс, зона, район; полоса4. n лес. шпалера5. n воен. пулемётная лента6. n мор. броневой пояс7. n тех. приводной ремень8. n лента9. n геогр. узкий пролив10. n архит. облом11. n сл. рюмка, стаканчик спиртноговстряска; потрясение
12. n сл. кайф, кейф13. n интервал14. v подпоясывать; затягивать поясом15. v опоясывать; очерчивать16. v вешать на поясto tighten belt — затягивать пояс, ограничивать потребление
17. v пороть ремнём18. v сл. ударить кулаком, треснуть19. v амер. сл. пить20. v сл. двигаться рывками; мчаться сломя головуСинонимический ряд:1. band (noun) area; band; district; region; stretch; strip; stripe; territory; tract; verge; zone2. blow (noun) bang; bash; bastinado; bat; biff; blow; bop; crack; pound; slam; slosh; smack; smash; sock; thwack; wallop; whack; whop3. girdle (noun) ceinture; cinch; cincture; cummerbund; girdle; girth; ribbon; sash; string; waistband4. band (verb) attach; band; begird; begirdle; cinch; cincture; encincture; encircle; encompass; engird; engirdle; gird; girdle; surround5. slam (verb) blast; clobber; hit; slam; slug; smack; smash; sock; wallop6. strap (verb) strap; switch; whip -
17 clap
1. n хлопанье, хлопок2. n хлопки, аплодисменты3. n удар4. n шлепок; шлёпанье; похлопывание5. v хлопать; аплодировать, рукоплескать6. v делать резкое движение, рывок7. v похлопать8. v разг. упрятать, загнать9. n груб. трипперСинонимический ряд:1. bang (noun) bang; blast; boom; burst; crack; crash; peal; smash; wham2. blow (noun) blow; cuff; hit; impact; jab; slam; slap; smack; swat3. applaud (verb) acclaim; applaud; applause; approve; cheer; give a standing ovation; handclap; praise; root4. hit (verb) bang; box; clobber; crash; hit; slam; slap; smack; strike; swat; thump; whackАнтонимический ряд:
См. также в других словарях:
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clobber — clobber1 [kläb′ər] vt. [< ?] Slang 1. a) to beat or hit repeatedly; maul b) to strike with great force 2. to defeat decisively clobber2 [kläb′ər] n. [Brit. Slang] Brit. Slang … English World dictionary
clobber — [[t]klɒ̱bə(r)[/t]] clobbers, clobbering, clobbered 1) N UNCOUNT You can refer to someone s possessions, especially their clothes, as their clobber. [BRIT, INFORMAL] 2) VERB If you clobber someone, you hit them. [INFORMAL] [V n] Hillary clobbered… … English dictionary
clobber — I UK [ˈklɒbə(r)] / US [ˈklɑbər] verb [transitive] Word forms clobber : present tense I/you/we/they clobber he/she/it clobbers present participle clobbering past tense clobbered past participle clobbered informal 1) to defeat someone easily 2) to… … English dictionary
clobber — clobber1 /klob euhr/, v.t. Slang. 1. to batter severely; strike heavily: He tried to clobber me with his club. 2. to defeat decisively; drub; trounce. 3. to denounce or criticize vigorously. [1940 45, Amer.; orig. uncert.] Syn. 2. whip, thrash,… … Universalium
clobber — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1879 slang British clothes 1 II. transitive verb (clobbered; clobbering) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1943 1. to pound mercilessly; … New Collegiate Dictionary
clobber — tv. to strike someone; to beat someone; to outscore someone. □ I ought to clobber you, but good. □ She clobbered him over the head with her bouquet … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
clobber — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t., slang, pummel, punish; defeat. See impulse, success. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. punch, pound, beat, wallop, pummel, hit, strike, belt, drub, thrash, *slug, *sock. III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… … English dictionary for students
clobber — clob·ber || klÉ’bÉ™ v. defeat, smash, pound mercilessly; paint over a decoration, cover a decoration with paint … English contemporary dictionary
clobber — Noun. Clothes and personal belongings. Informal Verb. To hit. E.g. I clobbered him over the head with a pool cue and made a break for the exit … English slang and colloquialisms