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1 as dry as a bundle of sticks
as dry as a bundle of stickscompletamente seco.English-Portuguese dictionary > as dry as a bundle of sticks
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2 bundle
1. noun(a number of things bound together: a bundle of rags.) trouxa2. verb1) ((often with up or together) to make into bundles: Bundle up all your things and bring them with you.) juntar2) (to go, put or send (away) in a hurried or disorderly way: They bundled him out of the room.) empurrar* * *bun.dle[b'∧ndəl] n 1 pacote, fardo, feixe. 2 trouxa, embrulho, rolo. 3 lote, grupo, monte. 4 coleção. 5 feixe de fibras (musculares ou nervosas). • vt+vi 1 embrulhar, empacotar, entrouxar, enfeixar. 2 mandar ou ir às pressas, correr. 3 preparar-se para partir, arrumar as malas. 4 deitar-se na cama completamente vestido (costume antigo com o(a) namorado(a), no País de Gales e na Nova Inglaterra). a bundle of money um monte (ou pacote) de dinheiro. a bundle of nerves pessoa nervosíssima. as dry as a bundle of sticks completamente seco. they bundled her away (or off) mandaram-na embora, puseram-na para fora. to bundle off sair às pressas. to bundle up a) vestir-se com roupa que protege do frio, agasalhar-se bem. b) fazer uma trouxa (de roupas, objetos etc.). -
3 chrust
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4 gather
1. I1) the clouds are gathering собираются тучи; a crowd (people, guests, etc.) begin to gather начинает собираться толпа и т. д.; swallows (starlings, etc.) begin to gather начинают слетаться ласточки и т. д. || the storm gathers надвигается гроза; darkness is gathering сгущается тьма; the boil has gathered and burst нарыв созрел и прорвался2) dust (dirt, mud, pus, snow, etc.) gathers набирается /скапливается, собирается/ пыль и т. д.3) as far as I can gather насколько я могу судить2. IIgather in some manner gather quickly (regularly, gradually, slowly, etc.) быстро и т. д. собираться; the family gathered together вся семья собралась вместе; gather at some time gather weekly (annually, often, seldom, etc.) собираться еженедельно /каждую неделю/ и т. д.3. III1) gather smb., smth. gather one's relatives ( one's friends, children of all ages, the club, etc.) собирать /созывать/ своих родственников и т. д.2) gather smth. gather shells (pebbles, stones, sticks, etc.) собирать ракушки и т. д.: gather a collection of coins (of butterflies, of stamps, etc.) собирать коллекцию монет и т. д., коллекционировать монеты и т. д.; gather information (facts about these events, stories about ancient people, material, data, impressions, knowledge, experience, etc.) накапливать /собирать/ информацию и т. д.3) gather smth. gather one's toys (one's papers and books, one's things, one's tools, etc.) собирать /складывать, подбирать, убирать/ свой игрушки и т. д.4) gather smth. gather flowers собирать /рвать/ цветы; gather fruit (blackberries, strawberries, honey, etc.) собирать плоды /фрукты/ и т. д.; gather the harvest /the crops/ снимать /собирать/ урожай; gather the grain убирать хлеб; gather a rich (poor) crop of hay накосить много (мало) сена; gather taxes (rents, debts, etc.) собирать налоги и т. д.5) gather smth. gather rust (dust, mud, etc.) покрываться ржавчиной и т. д.6) gather smth. gather speed (height, etc.) набирать /увеличивать/ скорость и т. д.; gather strength собраться с силами; gather one's thoughts /one's wits/ собраться с мыслями7) gather smth. gather a blouse (a skirt, sleeves, a collar, etc.) собирать в сборку /присборить/ блузку и т. д.4. IV1) gather smb., smth. in some manner gather one's friends (one's relatives, all one's things, etc.) together собирать вместе своих друзей и т. д.2) gather smth. in some manner gather facts (information, data, etc.) systematically (methodically, stubbornly, etc.) систематически и т. д. накапливать /набирать/ факты и т. д.; gather experience gradually постепенно приобретать опыт3) gather smth. in some manner gather one's things (one's toys, sticks, shells, etc.) gaily (noisily, noiselessly, carefully, etc.) весело и т. д. собирать /подбирать/ свои вещи и т. д.5. XIIIgather to do smth. gather to see what had happened (to celebrate the occasion, to greet the heroes, to hear the news, etc.) собраться, чтобы посмотреть, что случилось и т. д.6. XVI1) gather around smb., smth. gather around the fire (around the table, around the platform, etc.) собираться вокруг костра и т. д.; gather around the speaker (around the teacher, around the juggler, etс.) окружить /собраться вокруг/ оратора и т.д.,gather at about (in, on, etc.) smth. gather at the scene of the accident (at /about/ the entrance, at the window, in the street, in the garden, in the fields, in the room, etc.) собираться на месте происшествия и т. д.; clouds gathered in the sky на небе собирались тучи; tears gathered in his eyes его глаза наполнились слезами; dust gathered on the table стол покрылся пылью; all his friends gathered round him все его друзья встали на его защиту; gather in smth. gather in groups (in crowds, in flocks, in herds, in packs, etc.) собираться группами и т. д.; gather about /over/ smb. clouds were gathering over him ему грозили неприятности2) gather from smth. that is what I gathered from his words (from her report, from these facts, etc.) вот что я заключил /вывел/ из его слов и т. д.; as far as I could gather from the introduction насколько я могу судить по введению...7. XXI11) gather smb. at /in/ some place gather children in the garden ( a crowd in the street, people at the meeting, etc.) собрать детей в саду и т. д.; gather smb. around smb., smth. gather children around the teacher (a small group of curious passers-by around the platform, many staunch friends around him, etc.) собрать детей вокруг учителя и т. д.2) gather smth. for smth., smb. gather sticks for a fire (stamps for one's collection, facts for one's report, etc.) набирать /собирать/ сучья для костра и т. д.; please gather some flowers for me пожалуйста, нарвите мне цветов; gather smth. from smth. gather facts from various sources (information from the papers, etc.) собирать /набирать/ факты из разных источников и т. д.; gather smth. into smth. gather dry leaves (garbage, hay, etc.) into a heap /into a pile/ сгребать сухие листья и т. д. в кучу /в груду/; gather stones (pebbles, etc.) into a pile собирать камни и т. д. в кучу; gather sticks (wood) into a bundle сделать вязанку прутьев (дров); gather books into bundles упаковать книги в связки; gather grapes into baskets собирать виноград в корзины; gather cotton into bales собирать хлопок в кипы; gather smb.'s poems (smb.'s essays, smb.'s articles and stories, etc.) into one volume собрать чьи л. стихотворения и т. д. в один том3) gather smth. at /in/ smth. gather a blouse in the sleeves присборить рукава блузки; gather the skirt at the waist присборить юбку в талии4) gather smth. from smth. I could not gather much from his confused story я мало что понял из его путанного рассказа5) gather smth. about /around/ smb. gather one's shawl about oneself закутаться в платок; gather one's coat about /around/ oneself плотнее застегнуть пальто8. XXVgather that... I gather that you are leaving soon (that he refused to come, etc.) я слышал, что вы скоро уезжаете и т. д.9. XXVII2gather from smth. that... gather from certain facts (from the papers, from his remarks, from some hints, from her words, from their letter, etc.) that he is ill (that everything has been decided, etc.) заключать /делать вывод/ по некоторым фактам и т. д., что он болен и т. д.; I gathered from his words (from her letter. from your remarks, etc.) (that)... я сделал вывод /заключил, понял/ из его слов и т. д., [что]...; from what John said I gather that he'll be giving up his job in the summer из того, что Джон сказал, я понял, что он летом уйдет с работы10. XXVIII2gather it from smth. that... I gathered it from his words (from his answer, from your remark, etc.) that... я сделал такой вывод /такое заключение/ на основании его слов и т. д., что... -
5 bobaayemii
plural mbobaayemii / nounbundle of dry sticks
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