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81 chorrada
f.flapdoodle, nonsense, bosh.* * *1 (de líquido) extra drop3 (regalito) little something4 familiar (adorno superfluo) frill5 familiar (fruslería) trinket, knick-knack* * *SF1) [de líquido] extra drop2) * (=objeto insignificante) knick-knack3) * (=tontería)4) ** [de orina]* * *femenino (Esp fam)a) ( estupidez)decir chorradas — to talk drivel o twaddle (colloq)
b) ( cosa insignificante) little thing* * *femenino (Esp fam)a) ( estupidez)decir chorradas — to talk drivel o twaddle (colloq)
b) ( cosa insignificante) little thing* * *12(cosa insignificante): no te enfades por una chorrada así don't get angry over a silly little thing like that¿qué le vas a regalar? — no sé, cualquier chorrada what are you going to give her? — I don't know, just some little thing* * *
chorrada sustantivo femenino (Esp fam)a) ( estupidez):◊ decir chorradas to talk drivel o twaddle (colloq)
chorrada sustantivo femenino familiar piece of nonsense: ¡deja de decir chorradas!, stop talking nonsense
* * *chorrada nfFam¡deja de hacer chorradas! stop mucking about!cómprale alguna chorrada y ya está just get him any old thing and be done with it;se pelearon por una chorrada they fell out over nothingel profesor nos dio una chorrada de artículos para leer the teacher gave us stacks of articles to read4. RP [robo]¡$5 por un café es una chorrada! $5 for a cup of coffee is daylight robbery!* * *f fampiece of junk;decir chorradas fam talk garbage, Brtalk rubbish* * * -
82 ram it
expr AmE vulg slJust tell her to ram it — Скажи ей, чтобы она заткнулась
You don't hear me giving you hell about that bike of mine you stole, do you? So why don't you just ram it, Charlie? — Я ведь на тебя не орал, когда ты спер мой велосипед, а? Так какого же ты хера не заткнешься, наконец?
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83 miesza|ć
impf Ⅰ vt 1. (łączyć) to mix (up), to blend- warzywa kroimy, mieszamy i dodajemy sos cut the vegetables, mix them, and then add the dressing- mieszać mąkę z cukrem to mix flour with sugar ⇒ wymieszać2. (poruszać w czymś) to stir- długo mieszał herbatę he stirred his tea for a long time ⇒ wymieszać3. (przeplatać) to intersperse- autor miesza rzeczywistość z fantastyką the author intersperses reality with fantasy- nie mieszajmy tych spraw ze sobą please, don’t mix those two things up ⇒ pomieszać4. (mylić) to mix up, to confuse- mieszał nazwiska, daty, fakty he mixed up names, dates, and facts- mieszasz pojęcia you’re confusing the ideas- zawsze mieszał bliźniaków ze sobą he has always mixed up the twins ⇒ pomieszać5. (wciągać) to involve, to mix up- niepotrzebnie mieszasz ojca w nasze sprawy you needn’t involve father in our affairs- mnie do tego nie mieszaj! don’t get me mixed up in it! ⇒ wmieszać6. (wprawiać w zakłopotanie) to confound, to disconcert- mieszał go jej groźny wzrok he was disconcerted by her glare; ⇒ zmieszaćⅡ vi pot., pejor. (mącić) to interfere, to meddle- nie mieszaj, daj nam spokojnie pracować don’t interfere, just let us do our work ⇒ namieszaćⅢ mieszać się 1. (łączyć się) to mix (z czymś with sth)- gazy łatwo się ze sobą mieszają gases mix easily ⇒ zmieszać się2. (przeplatać się) to be interspersed- ze scenami poważnymi mieszał się przewrotny humor perverse humour was interspersed between serious scenes ⇒ pomieszać się3. (wtrącać się) to interfere, to meddle- mieszał się do naszej rozmowy he kept interrupting our conversation- nie mieszaj się w nasze życie don’t interfere a. meddle in our affairs- przestań się mieszać w cudze sprawy mind your own business ⇒ wmieszać się4. (mylić się) starszym ludziom mieszają się daty i fakty old people mix up dates and facts- wszystko mi się miesza I’m all mixed up ⇒ pomieszać się5. (peszyć się) to be disconcerted- mieszał się pod wpływem pytań nauczyciela he was disconcerted by the teacher’s questions ⇒ zmieszać się■ mieszać komuś w głowie to confuse sbThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > miesza|ć
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84 x-beliebig
umg.* * *x-be|lie|big [ɪks-]1. adjany old (inf)wir können uns an einem x-belíébigen Ort treffen — we can meet anywhere you like
2. advas you like* * *x-be·lie·big[ɪksbəˈli:bɪç]jeder X\x-beliebige anyone, any old person fames kann nicht jeder X\x-beliebige hier Mitglied werden we/they don't let just anybody become a member hereetw \x-beliebig verwenden to use sth as many times as one likes* * *Adjektiv (ugs.)irgendein x-beliebiger/irgendeine x-beliebige/irgendein x-beliebiges — any old (coll. attrib.)
jeder x-beliebige Ort — any old place (coll.)
* * *x-beliebig umgA. adj any old …;jeder x-Beliebige just anybody, any Tom, Dick, or HarryB. adv any old way;x-beliebig viele any number of, umpteen* * *Adjektiv (ugs.)irgendein x-beliebiger/irgendeine x-beliebige/irgendein x-beliebiges — any old (coll. attrib.)
jeder x-beliebige Ort — any old place (coll.)
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85 yet
yet [jet]1. adverb• are you coming? -- not just yet est-ce que vous venez ? -- pas tout de suite► as yetb. ( = already) (in questions) déjà• have you had your lunch yet? avez-vous déjà déjeuné ?c. ( = so far) (with superlative) jusqu'icid. ( = still) encoree. ( = from now) we've got ages yet nous avons encore plein de temps2. conjunction( = however) pourtant ; ( = nevertheless) toutefois* * *[jet] 1.conjunction ( nevertheless) pourtant2.1) (up till now, so far: with negatives) encore, jusqu'à présent; ( in questions) déjà; ( with superlatives) jusqu'iciit's not ready yet —
not yet — pas encore, pas pour l'instant
this is his best/worst yet — c'est ce qu'il a fait de mieux/de pire jusqu'ici
it's the best yet — jusqu'ici, c'est le mieux
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86 old
A n1 ( old people) the old (+ v pl) les personnes fpl âgées ; old and young together jeunes et vieux ensemble ;2 ( earlier era) (in days) of old (au temps) jadis ; the knights of old les chevaliers d'antan ; I know him of old je le connais depuis longtemps.C adj1 (elderly, not young) vieux/vieille, âgé ; an old man un vieil homme, un vieillard ; old people les vieux ; older people les personnes âgées ; if I live to be old si je vis vieux ; to get ou grow old vieillir, se faire vieux/vieille ; to look old avoir l'air âgé ; old before one's time vieux avant l'âge ; grief has made her old before her time le chagrin l'a vieillie avant l'âge ; do you want old Mr Salter or young Mr Salter? est-ce que vous voulez le père ou le fils Salter? ;2 ( of a particular age) how old are you/is he? quel âge as-tu/a-t-il? ; no-one knows how old this tree is personne ne connaît l'âge de cet arbre ; she is 10 years old elle a 10 ans ; a six-year-old boy un garçon (âgé) de six ans ; a six-year old un enfant (âgé) de six ans ; when you were one year old quand tu avais un an ; this bread is a week old ce pain est vieux d'une semaine ; a centuries-old tradition une tradition vieille de plusieurs siècles ; to be as old as sb/as the century avoir le même âge que qn/que le siècle ; I'm older than you je suis plus âgé que toi ; she is 10 years older than him elle a 10 ans de plus que lui ; the north wing is 100 years older than the east wing l'aile nord a été construite 100 ans avant l'aile est ; my older brother/sister mon frère aîné/ma sœur aînée ; an older man/woman un homme/une femme plus âgé/-e ; the older children play here les grands jouent ici ; I'll tell you when you're older je te le dirai quand tu seras plus grand ; he's going to be handsome when he's older ce sera un beau jeune homme plus tard ; as you get older you learn what really matters en vieillissant on apprend ce qui est vraiment important ; I'm the oldest c'est moi l'aîné/-e ; the oldest person there was 18 la personne la plus âgée de l'assemblée avait 18 ans ; old enough to be your father/mother assez vieux/vieille pour être ton père/ta mère ; to be old enough to do être en âge de faire ; you're old enough to know better à ton âge tu devrais avoir plus de bon sens ; you're too old for silly games ces jeux stupides ne sont plus de ton âge ; he's too old for you il est trop vieux pour toi ; that dress is too old for you cette robe fait trop vieux pour toi ; to be old for one's age être mûr pour son âge ;3 ( not new) [garment, object, car, song, tradition, family] vieux/vieille ; [story, excuse] classique ; [joke] rebattu ; an old friend un vieil ami ; the old town la vieille ville ; an old firm une maison établie depuis longtemps ;4 (former, previous) [address, school, job, boss, admirer, system] ancien/-ienne (before n) ; there's our old house voilà notre ancienne maison ; where is her old confidence? où est passée son ancienne assurance? ; do you see much of the old crowd ○ ? est-ce que tu en vois beaucoup de notre vieille bande ○ ? ; in the old days autrefois, dans le temps ; just like old times comme au bon vieux temps ; in the good old days au bon vieux temps ;5 ○ ( as term of affection) vieux/vieille ; there was old Jim il y avait ce bon vieux Jim ○ ; there's old Fido voilà ce brave vieux Fido ○ ; dear old Max ce cher vieux Max ○ ; good old Jon! ce bon vieux Jon ○ ! ; good old British weather! iron ce sacré ○ climat anglais! ; hello, old chap/girl†! salut, mon vieux/ma vieille ○ ! ; how are you, you old devil ○ ? ça va, vieux ○ ? ;6 ○ ( as intensifier) a right old battle/mess une sacrée bataille/pagaille ○ ; they were having a high ou rare old time ils s'amusaient comme des fous ○ ; just put them down any old how/where mets-les n'importe comment/où ; I don't want just any old doctor/any old car je ne veux pas de n'importe quel docteur/n'importe quelle voiture ; any old tie will do n'importe quelle cravate fera l'affaire. The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’. -
87 love
love [lʌv]1 noun(a) (for person) amour m;∎ motherly love amour m maternel;∎ we didn't marry for love nous n'avons pas fait un mariage d'amour;∎ he did it out of love for her il l'a fait par amour pour elle;∎ it was love at first sight ce fut le coup de foudre;∎ to be in love (with sb) être amoureux (de qn), French Canadian être en amour (avec qn);∎ they were deeply in love ils s'aimaient profondément;∎ to fall in love (with sb) tomber amoureux (de qn), French Canadian tomber en amour (avec qn);∎ literary to make violent love to sb faire une cour ardente à qn;∎ make love not war! faites l'amour, pas la guerre!;∎ Mark sends or gives you his love Mark t'embrasse;∎ give my love to Gordon embrasse Gordon de ma part ou pour moi;∎ (lots of) love from Jayne, all my love, Jayne (in letter) affectueusement, Jayne;∎ familiar I wouldn't do it for love nor money je ne le ferais pas pour tout l'or du monde, je ne le ferais pour rien au monde□ ;∎ familiar you can't get a taxi for love nor money round here pas moyen de trouver un taxi par ici;∎ there's no love lost between them ils se détestent cordialement(b) (for object, hobby, one's country etc) amour m;∎ his love of good food sa passion pour la bonne chère;∎ he has a great love of Scotland il a beaucoup d'amour pour l'Écosse;∎ she fell in love with the house immediately elle a eu le coup de foudre pour la maison;∎ I don't do this job for the love of it je ne fais pas ce travail pour le ou par plaisir(c) (beloved person) amour m;∎ he's one of her many loves c'est un des nombreux hommes qu'elle a aimés;∎ she's the love of his life c'est la femme de sa vie;(d) (favourite activity) passion f;∎ music is his great love la musique est sa grande passion∎ (my) love mon amour;∎ 40 love 40 zéro;∎ two sets to love deux sets à rien ou à zéro∎ I like you but I don't love you je t'aime bien mais je ne suis pas amoureux de toi;∎ familiar I love my brother but he drives me round the bend j'aime beaucoup mon frère, mais il me rend chèvre;∎ familiar I'll have to love you and leave you ce n'est pas le tout mais il faut que j'y aille∎ don't you just love that little dress? cette petite robe est vraiment adorable, tu ne trouves pas?;∎ I love lying or to lie in bed on Sunday mornings j'adore faire la grasse matinée le dimanche;∎ she loves to hear you sing elle adore vous entendre chanter;∎ I'd love to come j'aimerais beaucoup venir;∎ I'd love you to come j'aimerais beaucoup que ou cela me ferait très plaisir que tu viennes;∎ she'd love to see you again elle serait enchantée ou ravie de vous revoir;∎ would you like to come too? - I'd love to voudriez-vous venir aussi? - avec grand plaisir(c) (prize → one's country, freedom etc) aimer►► love affair liaison f (amoureuse); figurative passion f;∎ his love affair with Paris sa passion pour Paris;love child enfant mf de l'amour;love knot lacs m d'amour;love letter lettre f d'amour, billet m doux;love life vie f sentimentale;∎ familiar how's your love life? comment vont tes amours?;love match mariage m d'amour;love nest nid m d'amour;love potion philtre m;love scene scène f d'amour;love song chanson f d'amour;love story histoire f d'amour;love token gage m d'amour;love triangle ménage m à trois -
88 alone
ə'ləun1) (with no-one else; by oneself: He lived alone; She is alone in believing that he is innocent.) solo2) (only: He alone can remember.) sólo, solamente•alone1 adj soloalone2 adv sólo / solamentethe shirt alone costs £40 sólo la camisa cuesta 40 librastr[ə'ləʊn]1 (unaccompanied) solo,-a1 (only) sólo, solamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlet alone y mucho menos■ he can't boil an egg, let alone make an omelette no sabe cocer un huevo, y mucho menos hacer una tortillato be alone in «+ ger» ser el/la único,-a que + verbo■ you're not alone in thinking we've made a mistake no eres el único que piensa que nos hemos equivocadoto be alone with somebody estar a solas con alguiento go it alone ir por libreto leave something alone no tocar algoto leave somebody alone dejar a alguien en paz, dejar tranquilo,-a a alguienalone [ə'lo:n] adv: sólo, solamente, únicamentealone adj: solothey're alone in the house: están solos en la casaadj.• huérfano, -a adj.• solo, -a adj.• único, -a adj.adv.• aisladamente adv.• solamente adv.
I ə'ləʊna) ( without others) solob)to leave something/somebody alone — dejar algo/a alguien en paz
to leave o let well (enough) alone: I'd leave well alone if I were you — yo que tú no me metería (en camisa de once varas)
c)let alone: I can't afford beer, let alone champagne no puedo comprar ni cerveza, para qué hablar de champán; she can't sew a button on, let alone make a dress — no sabe ni pegar un botón menos aún hacer un vestido
d) ( unique)to be alone in -ing: am I alone in finding the novel a bore? — ¿soy la única que encuentra la novela aburrida?
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a) ( without others) soloto go it alone: he decided to go it alone — decidió establecerse/hacerlo por su cuenta
b) ( exclusively)c) ( without addition) sólo[ǝ'lǝʊn]their kitchen alone is bigger than my apartment — ya sólo la cocina or (AmL) la cocina nomás es más grande que todo mi apartamento
1. ADJ1) (=by oneself) soloto be alone — estar solo or a solas
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all alone — (completamente) solo•
I feel so alone — me siento tan sola•
am I alone in thinking so? — ¿soy yo el único que lo cree?they are not alone in their belief — no son los únicos que lo creen, no son ellos solos los que lo creen
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to leave sb alone — dejar solo a algn•
I was alone with my thoughts — estaba a solas con mis pensamientos2) (=undisturbed)a)leave or let me alone! — ¡déjame en paz!, ¡déjame estar! (LAm)
b)to leave or let sth alone — no tocar algo
leave or let it alone! — ¡déjalo!, ¡no lo toques!
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why can't he leave or let things alone? — (fig) ¿por qué no puede dejar las cosas como están?•
to leave or let well alone, you'd better leave or let well alone — mejor no te metas en ese asuntodon't interfere, just leave or let well alone — no te entrometas, déjalo estar
the article doesn't look bad as it is, I would leave or let well alone — el artículo no está mal tal y como está, yo no lo tocaría
3) (as conj)•
let alone, I wouldn't allow her to go with her sister, let alone by herself — no la dejaría ir con su hermana, y aún menos solahe can't read, let alone write — no sabe leer y aún menos escribir
he can't change a light bulb, let alone rewire the house! — no puede ni cambiar una bombilla, ¿cómo va a renovar toda la instalación eléctrica de la casa?
2.ADV solamente, solo, sóloIn the past the standard spelling for solo as an adverb was with an accent (sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.
you and you alone can make that decision — tú y solamente or solo tú puedes tomar esa decisión, eres el único que puede tomar esa decisión
the travel alone cost £600 — solamente or solo el viaje costó 600 libras
she spends more money on hats alone than I do on my entire wardrobe — solo en sombreros se gasta más de lo que yo gasto en ropa, se gasta más en sombreros nomás que lo que yo gasto en toda mi ropa (LAm)
she decided to go it alone * — (=do it unaided) decidió hacerlo sola, decidió hacerlo por su cuenta; (=start a company) decidió establecerse por su cuenta
the US is prepared to go it alone as the only nation not to sign the treaty — EEUU está dispuesto a quedarse solo siendo el único país que no firme el tratado
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I [ə'ləʊn]a) ( without others) solob)to leave something/somebody alone — dejar algo/a alguien en paz
to leave o let well (enough) alone: I'd leave well alone if I were you — yo que tú no me metería (en camisa de once varas)
c)let alone: I can't afford beer, let alone champagne no puedo comprar ni cerveza, para qué hablar de champán; she can't sew a button on, let alone make a dress — no sabe ni pegar un botón menos aún hacer un vestido
d) ( unique)to be alone in -ing: am I alone in finding the novel a bore? — ¿soy la única que encuentra la novela aburrida?
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a) ( without others) soloto go it alone: he decided to go it alone — decidió establecerse/hacerlo por su cuenta
b) ( exclusively)c) ( without addition) sólotheir kitchen alone is bigger than my apartment — ya sólo la cocina or (AmL) la cocina nomás es más grande que todo mi apartamento
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89 conseil
conseil [kɔ̃sεj]1. masculine nouna. ( = recommandation) piece of advice• il est de bon conseil he gives good or sound adviceb. ( = profession) consultancy• cabinet or société de conseil firm of consultantsc. ( = personne) consultant (en in)• conseil juridique legal consultant or adviser• conseil en communication communications or media consultantd. ( = assemblée) board2. compounds► conseil d'administration [de société anonyme] board of directors ; [d'hôpital, école] board of governors━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━In France, the « Conseil constitutionnel » is an official body that ensures that the constitution is respected in matters of legislation and during elections. The « Conseil d'État » examines bills before they are submitted to the « Conseil des ministres », a weekly meeting which some or all ministers attend. → ARRONDISSEMENT COMMUNE DÉPARTEMENT RÉGION━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Each « département » of France is run by a Conseil général, whose remit covers transport, housing, secondary schools, social welfare, and cultural and economic development. The council is made up of « conseillers généraux », each of whom represents a « canton » and is elected for a six-year term. Half of the council's members are elected every three years.* * *kɔ̃sɛjnom masculin1) ( avis) advice [U]quelques conseils de prudence — a few words of caution ou warning
2) ( assemblée) council3) ( conseiller) consultant•Phrasal Verbs:* * *kɔ̃sɛj1. nm1) (= avis) piece of advice, advice no pldonner un conseil à qn — to give sb some advice, to give sb a piece of advice
demander conseil à qn — to ask sb's advice, to ask sb for advice
Est-ce que je peux te demander conseil? — Can I ask your advice?, Can I ask you for some advice?
2) (= assemblée) council3) (= expert) consultant2. adj* * *conseil nm1 ( avis) advice ¢; un conseil a piece of advice; des conseils some advice; beaucoup de conseils a lot of advice; donner un conseil à qn to give sb advice; demander conseil à qn to ask (for) sb's advice; suivre/écouter les conseils de qn to follow/to listen to sb's advice; un petit conseil a little piece of advice; un bon conseil a piece of good advice; conseil d'ami piece of friendly advice; un conseil gratuit a piece of free advice; quelques conseils de prudence a few words of caution ou warning; sur les conseils de qn on sb's advice; donner à qn le conseil de faire to advise sb to do; il est de bon conseil he always gives good advice; conseils d'entretien cleaning ou care instructions; ⇒ nuit;3 ( conseiller) consultant; conseil en gestion management consultant.conseil d'administration Entr board of directors; conseil de classe Scol staff meeting (for all those teaching a given class); conseil de discipline Admin, Mil, Scol disciplinary committee; conseil de famille Jur Board of Guardians; ( non officiel) family meeting ou gathering; conseil général Pol council of a French department; conseil de guerre Mil council of war; conseil des ministres Pol gén council of ministers; ( au Royaume-Uni) Cabinet meeting; conseil municipal Pol town council; conseil régional Pol regional council; conseil de révision Mil medical board (assessing fitness for military service); conseil de surveillance Entr supervisory board; conseil d'université Univ senate; Conseil constitutionnel Jur Constitutional Council; Conseil économique et social Pol Economic and Social Council; Conseil d'État Pol Council of State (advising government on administrative matters); Conseil de l'Europe, CE Pol Council of Europe; Conseil de sécurité (de l'ONU) Pol (UN) Security Council; Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, CSA Radio, TV body which monitors broadcasting; Conseil supérieur de la langue française body responsible for the regulation and advancement of the French language; Conseil supérieur de la magistrature, CSM Jur High Council for the Judiciary.ⓘ Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel The body which appoints the heads of the public broadcasting systems, licenses private contractors, monitors advertising and oversees all matters concerning impartiality, freedom of speech, quality and the promotion of French language and culture in the broadcast media.[kɔ̃sɛj] nom masculina. [d'ami] adviceb. [trucs] tips, hintsagir sur/suivre le conseil de quelqu'un to act on/to take somebody's advicedemander conseil à quelqu'un to ask somebody's advice, to ask somebody for advice(comme adjectif; avec ou sans trait d'union)3. [assemblée] board[réunion] meetinga. [d'une société] board of directorsb. [d'une organisation internationale] governing bodyconseil de cabinet cabinet council, council of ministersle Conseil constitutionnelFrench government body ensuring that laws, elections and referenda are constitutionalle Conseil économique et social consultative body advising the government on economic and social mattersconseil général ≃ county councila. [réunion] war council ≃ War Cabinetb. [tribunal] court-martialle Conseil des ministres ≃ the Cabineta. [en ville] ≃ town council, ≃ local (urban) councilb. [à la campagne] ≃ parish council (UK), ≃ local (rural) council4. ÉDUCATION————————de bon conseil locution adjectivaleun homme de bon conseil a man of sound advice, a wise counsellordemande-lui, elle est de bon conseil ask her, she's good at giving adviceThe Conseil constitutionnel, which ensures that new laws do not contravene the constitution, has nine members appointed for a nine-year period; it also includes the surviving former Presidents of France. The President of the Republic and any member of parliament can refer laws to the Conseil Constitutionnel for scrutiny.The French Council of State acts both as the highest court to which the legal affairs of the state can be referred, and as a consultative body to which bills and rulings are submitted by the government prior to examination by the Conseil des ministres. It has 200 members.The President himself presides over the Conseil des ministres, which traditionally meets every Wednesday morning; strictly speaking, when ministers assemble in the sole presence of the Prime Minister, this is known as le Conseil du cabinet.The body responsible for the administration of a département. Members are elected for a six-year term, with one councillor per canton, and are headed by the président du conseil général.The committee body for the administration of a région. Members are elected for a six-year term and are headed by the président du conseil régional. They decide on matters of planning, construction, regional development and education.This state body advises on the appointment of members of the magistrature, and on specific points of law concerning the judiciary. It is also consulted when the president wishes to exercise his official pardon. It has ten members: the Minister of Justice and nine others appointed by the President of the Republic.The town council is elected during the municipales (local elections). Elected members, or conseillers municipaux, oversee the administration of a commune in conjunction with the mayor.Demander conseilWhat should I do? Qu'est-ce que je dois faire ?What would you do, if you were me? Qu'est-ce que tu ferais si tu étais moi ?What would you do in my place? Qu'est-ce que tu ferais à ma place ?Do you think I should tell him? Tu crois que je devrais le lui dire ?I could do with ou I need some advice. J'aurais besoin d'un conseilDonner un conseilWhy don't you (just) tell her? Pourquoi ne pas le lui dire (carrément) ?Take my advice and say nothing to her. Je te conseille de ne rien lui direIf I were you, I'd phone him. Si j'étais toi, je l'appelleraisIf you ask me, I think you should resign. Si tu veux mon avis, je pense que tu devrais démissionnerPerhaps ou Maybe you should warn him. Peut-être que tu devrais le prévenirI'd think twice about going. Je réfléchirais à deux fois avant d'y allerYou could always try writing to him. Ce serait peut-être pas mal de lui écrireIt might be better to do it yourself. Ce serait peut-être mieux que tu le fasses toi-mêmeNow listen to me: you really must go and see a doctor. Écoute, il faut absolument que tu ailles voir un médecinIf you want my advice, you'll pretend it never happened. Si tu veux mon avis, fais comme si rien ne s'était passéI hope you won't take this the wrong way, but... Ne le prends pas mal, mais...It's not really any of my business, but... Je sais que ça ne me regarde pas, mais... -
90 perché non dici piuttosto che non hai voglia di farlo?
perché non dici piuttosto che non hai voglia di farlo?why don't you just say that you don't want to do it?\Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > perché non dici piuttosto che non hai voglia di farlo?
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91 yet *****
[jɛt]1. adv1) (already, up to now, so far) già, (now, by now) ancoraas yet — per ora, finora
2) (still) ancorahe may come yet; he may yet come — può ancora arrivare
3)(in addition, even)
yet again — di nuovoyet another/more — ancora un altro/più
4) frmI do not like him, nor yet his sister — lui non mi piace, e tanto meno sua sorella
2. conjma, tuttaviaand yet — eppure, tuttavia
it was funny, yet sad at the same time — era buffo e triste nel contempo
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92 follow one's nose
1. идти напрямик2. прислушиваться к внутреннему голосу (решать по ходу дела, по ситуации)Oh, I don't know just where I want to go; I'll just follow my nose and see what happens.
As far as recruitment is concerned, I tend to follow my nose. I meet someone for an informal interview and see if I like them.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > follow one's nose
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93 sit back and let something happen
expr infmlI can't just sit back and let you ruin yourself on drugs — Я не могу сидеть и молча наблюдать, как ты гробишь себя наркотиками
Don't worry. Just sit back and let things take care of themselves — Не беспокойся, расслабься, все образуется само собой
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > sit back and let something happen
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94 make a Federal case out of smth.
амер.; разг.(make a Federal (или federal) case out of smth.)Do you want to make a federal case out of this, and the Service the laughingstock of the country? (F. Knebel, ‘Night of Camp David’, ch. 19) — Неужели вы собираетесь раздуть это дело и сделать секретную службу посмешищем всей страны?
‘I don't want to make a federal case out of the thing,’ he said, ‘but it was kind of intriguing.’ (F. Knebel, ‘Night of Camp David’, ch. 2) — - Я не склонен преувеличивать значение этой беседы с президентом, - сказал Джим, - но она меня заинтриговала.
‘I am going for a swim...’ ‘Why don't you just take a shower?’ ‘Because I want to go in the ocean!.. I'm not planning to swim to Brazil. If you're going to make a federal case of it, I won't go in.’ (J. O'Hara, ‘The Horse Knows the Way’) — - Я собираюсь поплавать... - А почему бы тебе не принять вместо этого душ? - Потому что я хочу поплавать в океане... Я не собираюсь плыть в Бразилию. Если ты намерена поднять шум из-за этого, я вообще не буду купаться.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > make a Federal case out of smth.
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95 zullen
1 [moeten] shall♦voorbeelden:II 〈 hulpwerkwoord〉1 [ter vorming van de toekomende tijd] 〈 1e persoon〉 shall; 〈 2e en 3e persoon〉 will; 〈 voorwaardelijk〉 should, would♦voorbeelden:maar het zou nog erger worden • but worse was yet to comedat zul je nu altijd zien! • isn't that (just) typical!wat zou dat? • so what?, what's that to you?zou je ze niet? • don't you just love 'em?2 zou je denken? • do you think (so)?als ik het kon, zou ik het doen • I would (do it) if I couldzou je niet eens naar bed gaan? • isn't it (about) time you went to bed?het zal je gebeuren! • imagine it was you!hij zou fraude gepleegd hebben • he is said to have committed frauddat zal vorig jaar geweest zijn • that would be last yearmen zou menen (dat) • one would think (that)het zal je eigen kind maar wezen! • imagine it was your own kid!wie zal het zeggen? • who's to say?, who can say?zou hij ziek zijn? • can he be ill/sick?het zou wat • big deal, so what -
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97 do one
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98 валить
1) General subject: cut, dump, fall, fell, flock, heap, overturn, pour, pour in (о дыме, о толпе), push down, push over, smash down, throng, topple, tumble, lay (валить вину на кого-л. — lay* / put* / lump the blame on smb.), belch (дым валит из трубы - clouds of smoke are / smoke is belching from the chimney)2) Mathematics: throw down3) General subject: smashdown5) Jargon: take a hike, (идти) roll7) Phraseological unit: do one (If you hate this country, why don't you just do one.) -
99 дрянь, бесполезная вещь, дерьмо
Jargon: crap (Why don't you just throw this crap away? Почему ты не выкинешь это дерьмо?)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > дрянь, бесполезная вещь, дерьмо
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100 Р-349
НА СКОРУЮ РУКУ coll PrepP Invar adv more often used with pfv verbs fixed WO(todo sth.) hurriedly, without spending much time on it, not as thoroughly as it could or should be donehastilyin a hurry in a rough-and-ready fashion slapdash (do) a rush job (on sth.) (equivalents incorporate the verb) slap sth. together (throw sth. together, cobble sth. together, whip sth. out etc) hastily (in a hurry) give sth. a lick and a promiseпостроить (сколотить и т. п.) - = jerry-build sth.перекусить (перехватить и т. п.) - = grab a quick bite (to eat)приготовить поесть \Р-349 - whip up sth.написать что \Р-349 = whip off sth.( usu. in refer, to a short piece of writing, a letter etc) tear (dash) off sth.Дождь лил ливнем, и Ростов с покровительствуемым им молодым офицером Ильиным сидел под стороженным на скорую руку шалашиком (Толстой 6). The rain was falling in torrents, and Rostov, with a young officer named Ilyin, a protege of his, was sitting in a hastily rigged-up shelter (6a).«К февралю она (установка, идентифицирующая голоса) будет готова?» - «К февралю? Вы что - смеетесь? Если для отчёта, на скорую руку да на долгую муку - ну, что-нибудь... через полгодика» (Солженицын 3). "Will it (the voice identifier) be ready by February?" "By February? Are you joking? If it's a question of slapping something together in a hurry and regretting it later, well then-in half a year" (3a).Пришлось вместе с профессором Португаловым и приват-доцентом Ивановым и Борнгартом анатомировать и микроскопировать кур в поисках бациллы чумы и даже в течение трех вечеров на скорую руку написать брошюру «Об изменениях печени у кур при чуме» (Булгаков 10). Не had to work with Professor Portugalov and Assistant Professors Ivanov and Bom hart, dissecting and microscoping chickens in search of the plague bacillus. He even hastily whipped out a pamphlet in three evenings, "On the Changes in Chicken Kidneys as a Result of the Plague" (10a).(Клавдия Васильевна:) Я поставлю чайник. (Леночка:) Нет, нет! Что-нибудь на скорую руку. У нас, кажется, ещё ветчина есть (Розов 2). (К.:) I'll put the kettle on. (L.:) No, please, don't bother. Just a quick bite I think we've still got some ham left (2a).
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