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n1) часто pl розум, ум2) дотепність; дотеп3) дотепник; дотепна людинаfive wits — п'ять чуттів; розумові здібності
to live by one's wits — жити на сумнівні доходи; сяк-так викручуватися
2. v (pres. 1-ша і 3-тя особи sing wot; past і p.p. wist) заст.знати, відатиto wit — тобто, а саме
God wot — Бог знає, Бог відає
* * *I [wit] n1) pl розумquick [slow] wits — кмітливість [некмітливість]
dull wits — тупоумство, тупість
to be out of one's wits — збожеволіти, втратити здатність міркувати
to bring /to drive/ to one's wits' end — зводити з розуму, виводити з терпіння
to be at one's wits' end — стати в глухий кут, не знати, що робити; не дати собі ради
to have the wit to do smth — дібрати зробити що-н.
to keep one's wits about one — не розгубитися; не втратити голови
to have one's wits about one — бути напоготові; бути пройдисвітом
2) дотепність, дотеп3) дотепник••II [wit] vto live by one's wits — вивертатися всіма правдами, неправдами
apx. (wist; 1-a a 3-a; oc. од. теп. ч. wot)1) знати, відати2) дізнатися•• -
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I [wit] n1) pl розумquick [slow] wits — кмітливість [некмітливість]
dull wits — тупоумство, тупість
to be out of one's wits — збожеволіти, втратити здатність міркувати
to bring /to drive/ to one's wits' end — зводити з розуму, виводити з терпіння
to be at one's wits' end — стати в глухий кут, не знати, що робити; не дати собі ради
to have the wit to do smth — дібрати зробити що-н.
to keep one's wits about one — не розгубитися; не втратити голови
to have one's wits about one — бути напоготові; бути пройдисвітом
2) дотепність, дотеп3) дотепник••II [wit] vto live by one's wits — вивертатися всіма правдами, неправдами
apx. (wist; 1-a a 3-a; oc. од. теп. ч. wot)1) знати, відати2) дізнатися•• -
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I [wıt] n1. часто pl ум, разумquick [slow] wits - сообразительность [несообразительность]
dull wits - тупоумие, тупость
to be out of one's wits - обезуметь, утратить способность соображать
are you out of your wits? - да вы в своём уме?
to bring /to drive/ to one's wit s' end - сводить с ума, выводить из терпения
to be at one's wits' end - стать в тупик, не знать, что делать; ≅ ума не приложу
to have the wit to do smth. - сообразить сделать что-л.
he had the wit to call the doctor - у него хватило сообразительности вызвать врача
to keep one's wits about one - не растеряться; не потерять головы
to have one's wits about one - а) быть начеку; б) быть пройдохой /ловкачом/
he has all his wits about him - ≅ его не проведёшь
2. остроумие, острословие3. остряк, остроумный человекII [wıt] v (wist; 1-е и 3-е л. ед. ч. наст. вр. wot) арх.♢
to live by one's wits - изворачиваться, всеми правдами и неправдами добывать средства к жизни; жить на сомнительные доходы1. знать, ведать2. узнать♢
to wit - то есть, а именно -
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1. n часто ум, разумdull wits — тупоумие, тупость
2. n остроумие, острословиеsuperfine wit — утончённый ум; тонкое остроумие
3. n остряк, остроумный человек4. v арх. знать, ведать5. v арх. узнатьСинонимический ряд:1. awareness (noun) awareness; consciousness2. discrimination (noun) acumen; astucity; astuteness; clear-sightedness; discernment; discrimination; keenness; penetration; perception; perceptiveness; percipience; perspicacity; sagacity; shrewdness3. humorist (noun) clown; comedian; comic; droll; funnyman; humorist; jester; joker; jokester; punster; quipster; wag; zany4. humour (noun) comedy; drollness; funniness; humorousness; humour; wittiness5. intelligence (noun) brainpower; brains; intellect; intelligence; lucidity; mentality; mother wit; reason; saneness; sanity; sense; senses; soundness; soundnesss; understanding; wisdom; wits6. mind (noun) brain; gray matter; head; mind7. satire (noun) badinage; cleverness; drollery; esprit; facetiousness; humor; quip; repartee; satire; witticismАнтонимический ряд:despondency; dullness; gloom; gravity; heaviness; inanity; irrationality; melancholy; monotony; senselessness; sobriety -
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1) General subject: dull brain, dull intelligence, dull wits, hebetude, imbecility, oscitancy, cluelessness2) Makarov: thickness -
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1) General subject: beetle, bluntness, density, dull wits, dullness, heavy mind, hebetude, obtuseness, obtusity, opaqueness, oscitancy, simplicity, skull, stupidity, torpor, vacant mind, dimness, fatuousness, cluelessness, woodenness2) Medicine: dulness (перкуторного звука)3) Colloquial: dodoism4) Psychiatry: flattening5) Psychology: vacancy8) Makarov: dullness (перкуторного звука), opacity9) Ebay. (термин, впервые введённый американским писателем Барбаой Тухман) wooden-headedness -
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dull/slow brain;
dull/slow wits мн.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > тупой ум
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wit1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) vidd, vittighet, åndfullhet2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) slagferdig person, vittig hode3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) vett•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's witsforstand--------vett--------viddIsubst. \/wɪt\/1) vett, forstand, intelligens2) ånd, vidd3) intelligent person, forstandig person4) humoristisk person, vittig person5) ( gammeldags) skjønnåndbe at one's wit's end ikke vite sin arme råd, ikke vite verken ut eller inncollect one's wits samle tankeneflash of wit se ➢ flash, 1have a ready wit være slagferdighave\/keep one's wits about one ha hodet på rett plass, holde hodet kaldthave quick wits være snartenktin possession of one's five wits ved sine fulle femlive by one's wits være uten vanlig arbeid, leve på sin intelligens og snedighetlose one's wits miste hodet, miste besinnelsen, gå fra forstandenout of one's wits fra vettet, ikke riktig klokpit one's wits against prøve sine krefter motquick\/nimble wit rask oppfattelse, slagferdighetslow\/dull wit sen oppfattelsewits vett, intelligens forstand, åndsevnerIIverb (pret. og perf. partisipp: wist) \/wɪt\/( gammeldags) viteGod wot Gud skal viteto wit nemlig, det vil si -
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wɪt
1. сущ.
1) часто мн. разум, ум
2) остроумие to display, show wit ≈ продемонстрировать остроумие/сообразительность dry wit ≈ сдержанный юмор keen, penetrating, rapier-like, sharp, sophisticated wit ≈ едкий юмор, острая сатира Syn: sagacity
3) остряк ∙ be at one's wit's end have one's wits about one keep one's wits about one live by one's wits out of one's wits
2. гл.
1) ведать, знать
2) узнать ∙ to wit юр. ≈ то есть, a именно часто pl ум, разум - quick *s сообразительность - dull *s тупоумие, тупость - to be out of one's *s обезуметь, утратить способность соображать - are you out of your *s? да вы в своем уме? - to bring /to drive/ to one's *s' end сводить с ума, выводить из терпения - to be at one's *s' стать в тупик, не знать, что делать;
ума не приложу - to have the * to do smth. сообразить сделать что-л. - he had the * to call the doctor у него хватило сообразительности вызвать врача - to keep one's *s about one не растеряться;
не потерять головы - to have one's *s about one быть начеку;
быть пройдохой /ловкачом/ - he has all his *s about him его не проведешь - to set one's * to a problem ломать голову над задачей остроумие, острословие остряк, остроумный человек > to live by one's *s изворачиваться, всеми правдами и неправдами добывать средства к жизни;
жить на сомнительные доходы( устаревшее) знать, ведать - let * да будет известно - God wot Бог ведает (устаревшее) узнать > to * то есть, а именно ~ остряк;
he sets up for a wit он хочет казаться остроумным;
to be at one's wit's end стать в тупик;
не знать, что делать to have (или to keep) one's wits about one быть начеку to have (или to keep) one's wits about one понимать что к чему;
to live by one's wits кое-как изворачиваться;
out of one's wits обезумевший ~ (часто pl) ум, разум;
he has quick (slow) wits он сообразителен (несообразителен) ~ остряк;
he sets up for a wit он хочет казаться остроумным;
to be at one's wit's end стать в тупик;
не знать, что делать to have (или to keep) one's wits about one понимать что к чему;
to live by one's wits кое-как изворачиваться;
out of one's wits обезумевший to have (или to keep) one's wits about one понимать что к чему;
to live by one's wits кое-как изворачиваться;
out of one's wits обезумевший wit (pres. wot, past & p. p. wist) уст. знать, ведать;
to wit юр. то есть, а именно wit (pres. wot, past & p. p. wist) уст. знать, ведать;
to wit юр. то есть, а именно ~ остроумие ~ остряк;
he sets up for a wit он хочет казаться остроумным;
to be at one's wit's end стать в тупик;
не знать, что делать ~ (часто pl) ум, разум;
he has quick (slow) wits он сообразителен (несообразителен) -
14 голова
1. ж.1. (в разн. знач.) head; (в знач. единицы счёта скота) head (pl. head); (перен.: ум) mind; ( мозг) brains pl.у меня этого даже и в голове не было — it had not even entered my head, it was not even in my mind, it never crossed my mind
мне пришла в голову мысль — a thought has occurred to me, или has struck me, или has come into my mind, или has crossed my mind
2.:голова сахару — sugar-loaf*
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человек с головой — a man* with brains, a man* of senseтупая голова — dull / slow brain; dull / slow wits pl.
умная голова — clever brain, wise head
светлая голова — lucid mind, bright intellect, bright spirit
голову давать на отсечение разг. — stake one's head / life; wager / lay* one's life
голову повесить — hang* one's head, become* / be dejected / despondent
головой ручаться за кого-л. — answer / vouch for smb. as for oneself, answer for smb. with one's life
быть головой выше кого-л. — be far superior to smb., be head and shoulders above smb.
валить с больной головы на здоровую — lay* the blame on smb. else; lay* one's own fault at smb. else's door
(действовать) через чью-л. голову — (act) over smb.'s head
вбить в голову кому-л. (вн.) разг. — knock / hammer into smb.'s head (d.)
вбить себе в голову (вн.) — get* / take* into one's head (d.)
с головы до ног — from head to foot, from top to toe
в первую голову — in the first place, first and foremost
выдать головой кого-л. — betray smb.
выдать себя с головой — give* oneself away
выкинуть из головы (вн.) разг. — put* out of one's head (d.), dismiss (d.), get* rid (of)
забрать себе в голову (вн.) — take* into one's head (d.)
ломать себе голову (над) — puzzle (over), rack one's brains (over)
намылить кому-л. голову разг. — give* smb. a good scolding, или dressing-down; haul smb. over the coals идиом.
на свою голову — bring* smth. upon oneself
очертя голову — headlong, rashly
поднять голову — hold* up one's head
поплатиться головой — pay* for smth. with one's life*
потерять голову — lose* one's head / wits
не терять головы — keep* one's head
ударять в голову — rush to the head; (о вине и т. п.) go* to one's head
окунуться, уйти с головой во что-л. — plunge into smth., get* up to one's neck in smth.
у него кружится голова — he feels giddy; (от; перен.) he is dizzy (with)
2. м. (руководитель)у него это из головы вон разг. — he clean forgot it, it quite escaped him
chief, masterгородской голова ист. — mayor
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сам себе голова — one's own master -
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1. (о ноже, карандаше и т. п.) blunt; ( о форме) obtuseтупой угол мат. — obtuse angle
2. ( бессмысленный) vacant, stupid, meaningless3. ( несообразительный) dull, obtuse, stupid, slow-witted; ( ограниченный) narrow(-minded)тупой ум — dull / slow brain; dull / slow wits pl.
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v.1 to put out (fuego, incendio).apagar el fuego de la cocina to turn o switch off the cooker“por favor apaguen sus cigarrillos” “please extinguish your cigarettes”2 to quench.El agua apaga la sed Water quenches thirst.3 to turn off, to close down, to put out, to shut down.María apaga la lámpara Mary turns off the lamp.4 to extinguish, to quench, to put out, to douse.El agua apaga el fuego Water puts out the fire.5 to blow out.Ricardo apagó la candela de un soplido Richard blew out the candle at a blow.* * *1 (fuego) to extinguish, put out2 (luz) to turn out, turn off, put out3 (televisión etc) to switch off, turn off4 (color) to soften1 (luz) to go out; (televisión) to go off2 (emoción) to fade, wane\apaga y vámonos let's call it a day* * *verb1) to turn off, switch off2) put out, blow out•- apagarse* * *1. VT1) [+ fuego, vela, cerilla] to put out; [soplando] to blow outapagó el cigarrillo en el cenicero — he put out o stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray
por favor, apaguen sus cigarrillos — please extinguish all cigarettes
- entonces apaga y vámonos2) (Elec) to turn off, switch offapaga la luz/tele — turn o switch the light/TV off
apagar el sistema — (Inform) to close o shut down the system
3) [+ sed] to quench4) [+ ira] to calm; [+ rencor] to pacify5) [+ dolor] to take away, soothe6) [+ sonido] to muffle, deaden; (Mús) to mute7) [+ color] to tone down, soften8) [+ cal] to slake2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <luz/televisión/motor> to turn off, switch off; <cigarrillo/fuego> to put out, extinguish (frml); <vela/cerilla> to put out; ( soplando) to blow out2.apagarse v pron1) luz/fuego/vela to go outse ha apagado el brillo de sus ojos — (liter) the sparkle has gone out of her eyes
* * *= turn off, quench, snub out, extinguish, dim, snuff out, snuff, dampen, stamp out.Ex. Trapping must be turned off by hand when the document has been picked up by the borrower.Ex. By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.Ex. 'Who will tell her?' 'I'll take care of that,' responded the principal with acerbity, snubbing out her cigarette.Ex. His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.Ex. At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.Ex. The producer did a 'hatchet job' on the film, substantially dumbing down the project and snuffing out any subtlety or nuance.Ex. Perhaps it was his hunger for precision and philosophical truth that snuffed the literary flame in Musil.Ex. Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.Ex. The existence of the Internet and World Wide Web has made it almost impossible to stamp out crimes committed by hackers.----* apagar el ardor = dampen + Posesivo + ardor.* apagar el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + ardor.* apagar el fuego = put out + the flames.* apagar la cal = slake + lime.* apagar la cal viva = slake + quicklime.* apagar la luz = turn + the light off.* apagar la sed = slake + Posesivo + thirst.* apagarse = subside.* apagar un fuego = extinguish + fire, put down + fire.* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.* fuego + apagar = fire + be out.* luz + apagarse = light + go out.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <luz/televisión/motor> to turn off, switch off; <cigarrillo/fuego> to put out, extinguish (frml); <vela/cerilla> to put out; ( soplando) to blow out2.apagarse v pron1) luz/fuego/vela to go outse ha apagado el brillo de sus ojos — (liter) the sparkle has gone out of her eyes
* * *= turn off, quench, snub out, extinguish, dim, snuff out, snuff, dampen, stamp out.Ex: Trapping must be turned off by hand when the document has been picked up by the borrower.
Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.Ex: 'Who will tell her?' 'I'll take care of that,' responded the principal with acerbity, snubbing out her cigarette.Ex: His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.Ex: The producer did a 'hatchet job' on the film, substantially dumbing down the project and snuffing out any subtlety or nuance.Ex: Perhaps it was his hunger for precision and philosophical truth that snuffed the literary flame in Musil.Ex: Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.Ex: The existence of the Internet and World Wide Web has made it almost impossible to stamp out crimes committed by hackers.* apagar el ardor = dampen + Posesivo + ardor.* apagar el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + ardor.* apagar el fuego = put out + the flames.* apagar la cal = slake + lime.* apagar la cal viva = slake + quicklime.* apagar la luz = turn + the light off.* apagar la sed = slake + Posesivo + thirst.* apagarse = subside.* apagar un fuego = extinguish + fire, put down + fire.* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.* fuego + apagar = fire + be out.* luz + apagarse = light + go out.* * *apagar [A3 ]vtA1 ‹luz› to turn off, switch off, put out; ‹televisión/motor› to turn off, switch off2 ‹cigarrillo/fuego/incendio› to put out, extinguish ( frml); ‹vela/cerilla› to put out; (soplando) to blow outlos años no habían apagado su pasión his passion had not faded o died with the years■ apagarseA «luz/fuego/vela» to go outla luz se apagó y se volvió a encender the light went out o off and came on againse ha apagado el brillo de sus ojos ( liter); the sparkle has gone out of her eyesB ( liter); «ira» to abate; «pasión» to fade; «entusiasmo» to wanese habían apagado los ánimos revolucionarios their revolutionary fervor had died down o wanedsu vida se va apagando lentamente his life is slowly ebbing away ( liter)* * *
apagar ( conjugate apagar) verbo transitivo ‹luz/televisión/motor› to turn off, switch off;
‹cigarrillo/fuego› to put out;
‹vela/cerilla› to put out;
( soplando) to blow out
apagarse verbo pronominal [luz/fuego/vela] to go out
apagar vtr (un fuego) to put out
(una luz, una radio, etc) to turn off, switch off
(un color) to soften
(la sed) to quench
' apagar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desconectar
- luz
English:
beat out
- blow out
- come forward
- douse
- extinguish
- leave on
- power down
- put off
- put out
- quench
- shut down
- shut off
- stub
- switch off
- turn off
- turn out
- black
- blow
- damp
- dampen
- put
- shut
- snuff
- stamp
- switch
- turn
* * *♦ vt1. [luz] to switch off;[aparato] to turn o switch off;apaga el horno turn o switch off the oven;Informátapagar equipo [en menú] shut down2. [extinguir] [fuego, cigarrillo, vela] to put out;“por favor apaguen sus cigarrillos” “please extinguish your cigarettes”3. [reducir] [sed] to quench;[dolor] to get rid of; [color] to soften; [sonido] to muffle; [brillo] to dull♦ viEsp Fam¡apaga y vámonos!: si eso es lo mejor que sabes hacer, ¡apaga y vámonos! if that's the best you can do we might as well forget it;si no quieren ayudarnos, ¡apaga y vámonos! if they don't want to help us, let's not waste any more time over it* * *apaga y vámonos we may as well call it a day* * *apagar {52} vt1) : to turn off, to shut off2) : to extinguish, to put out* * *apagar vb1. (luz, aparato) to turn off / to switch off -
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муж.mind; brains мн. ч.; разг.; ( разум) wit, intellectчеловек большого ума — man of great intellect; very clever man, person of keen intellect
спятить, свихнуться, своротить, сбрендить с ума — разг. to go out of one's mind/head
держать в уме — to keep smth. in one's head
перебирать в уме — to turn smth. over in one's mind
доходить до чего-л. своим умом — to work smth. by oneself, to come to smth. on one's own
раскидывать умом — разг. to think smth. over
жить своим умом — to think for oneself, to live his own way
считать в уме — to count in one's head; to do mental arithmetic
у него что на уме, то и на языке разг. — he wears his heart on his sleep
у него другое на уме разг. — he has something at/in the back of his mind, he's thinking of something else
у него что-то на уме — he has smth. on his mind
у него свое на уме — he has smth. up his sleeve
ум хорошо, а два лучше — two heads are better than one; four eyes see more than two
сколько голов - столько умов — many men, many minds
выживший из ума — шотланд. doited
браться за ум — разг. to come to one's senses, to become/grow reasonable
война умов — battle of wits, war of wits
выживать из ума — to lose one's mind, to have one's mind gone
гибкий ум, живой ум — nimble mind, quick mind, lively wit/mind
лишаться ума — to go mad/crazy, to lose one's mind
набираться ума — to learn sense; to grow wise; to get some sense into one's head
наставлять на ум — to teach smb. some sense
с умом — sensibly, intelligently
сводить с ума — (кого-л.) to drive smb. mad
сходить с ума — to go mad, to go off one's head; (от чего-л.) to go crazy (with)
••быть без ума от кого-л. — to be crazy/wild about smb.
в своем уме — in one's senses, in one's right mind
ему пришло на ум — it occured to him; it crossed his mind
научить уму-разуму — to teach smb. some good sense
научиться уму-разуму — to learn sense, to grow wise
не в своем уме — not right in the head, out of one's sense
у него ума палата — разг. he is big/long on brains
ум за разум заходит разг. — be crazy
ум короток разг. — be dull or dense
ума не приложу разг. — I am at a loss, I am at my wit's end, I have no idea
- доводить до умаэто у него из ума нейдет разг. — he cannot get it out of his head/mind
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18 голова
ж.1) ( часть тела) headуда́р по голове́ — blow on the head
на́ голову вы́ше — a head taller
с непокры́той голово́й — bareheaded
2) (ум, рассудок; способности) mind; head; brains plпа́рень с голово́й — a man with brains, a man of sense
вот э́то голова́! — he has a (great) brain!
име́ть свою́ го́лову на плеча́х — be able to think for oneself
у меня́ э́того да́же и в голове́ не́ было — it had not even entered my head, it was not even in my mind, it never crossed my mind
мне пришла́ в го́лову мысль — a thought has occurred to me [has struck me, has come into my mind, has crossed my mind]
3) (с прил. - человек как носитель какого-л качества) head, personсве́тлая / у́мная голова́ — clever brain, wise head; bright person
сме́лая голова́ — bold spirit
горя́чая голова́ — hothead
пуста́я голова́ — empty pate
тупа́я голова́ — dull / slow brain; dull / slow wits pl
4) м. разг. ( начальник) chief, masterгородско́й голова́ ист. — mayor
сам себе́ голова́ — one's own master
голова́ коме́ты — the head of a comet
в голове́ проце́ссии — at the head of a procession
6) (продукт в форме шара, конуса)голова́ са́хару — sugarloaf
голова́ сы́ру — a cheese
7) ( единица счёта скота) head (pl без изменения)сто голо́в скота́ — a hundred head of cattle
••голова́ в го́лову спорт — neck and neck
в голова́х — at the head of the bed
в пе́рвую го́лову — in the first place, first and foremost
вали́ть с больно́й головы́ на здоро́вую — lay the blame on smb else; lay one's own fault at smb else's door
вбить / забра́ть себе́ в го́лову (вн.) — get / take (d) into one's head
вбить (вн.) в го́лову кому́-л разг. — knock / hammer (d) into smb's head
вы́кинуть из головы́ (вн.) разг. — put (d) out of one's head, dismiss (d), get rid (of)
лома́ть себе́ го́лову (над) — puzzle (over), rack one's brains (over)
вы́дать с голово́й кого́-л — betray smb
вы́дать себя́ с голово́й — give oneself away
го́лову пове́сить — hang one's head; become despondent
дава́ть го́лову на отсече́ние разг. — stake one's head / life; wager / lay one's life
на го́лову вы́ше кого́-л — far superior to smb, head and shoulders above smb
на све́жую го́лову — with a fresh head
на свою́ го́лову — bring smth upon oneself
намы́лить го́лову кому́-л разг. — give smb a good scolding / dressing-down; haul smb over the coals идиом.
подня́ть го́лову — hold up one's head
поплати́ться голово́й — pay for smth with one's life
поста́вить с головы́ на́ ноги — put everything in the proper way / perspective
руча́ться за кого́-л голово́й — answer / vouch for smb as for oneself, answer for smb with one's life
с головы́ до ног — from head to foot, from top to toe
сложи́ть го́лову — fall on the field of battle
уйти́ / окуну́ться с голово́й во что-л — plunge into smth, get up to one's neck in smth
че́рез чью-л го́лову — over smb's head
сломя́ голову разг. — like mad, at breakneck speed
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19 olej
oil; ( obraz olejny) oil paintingnie mieć oleju w głowie — pot to be dead between the ears (pot)
* * *miGen.pl. -ei l. -ów1. ( pochodzenia roślinnego) oil; olej lniany linseed oil; olej rycynowy castor oil; olej maszynowy lube; olej żywiczny resin oil, resinol; oleje święte rz.-kat. holy oil; mieć olej w głowie żart. have quick wits; mieć na tyle oleju w głowie, żeby coś zrobić have the gumption l. wit to do sth; nudny jak flaki z olejem dry as dust, dull as ditchwater.2. (pochodzący z ropy naftowej, węgla, smoły) oil; olej napędowy fuel oil, diesel oil; olej smarowy lubricant.3. mal. ( farba) oil-paint.4. mal. ( obraz) oil painting.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > olej
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20 embrutecimiento
m.stultification.* * *SMuna televisión de pésima calidad contribuye al embrutecimiento progresivo de la población — low-quality television is increasingly helping to dull people's wits o senses
* * *= barbarising [barbarizing, -USA].Nota: Nombre.Ex. I can see the barbarising of our own culture by wealth - wealth retreating more and more into fewer and fewer hands and anarchy outside that.* * *= barbarising [barbarizing, -USA].Nota: Nombre.Ex: I can see the barbarising of our own culture by wealth - wealth retreating more and more into fewer and fewer hands and anarchy outside that.
* * *stultification* * *[acción] stultification* * *m brutalization
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