electric ring

to ring down/up the curtain — baisser/lever le rideau; fig

ring finger — (dedo m) anular m

the bull had a ring through its nose — el toro tenía un aro en la nariz or una nariguera

curtain ring — argolla f, anilla f

napkin ring — servilletero m

to run rings around something/somebody — darle* mil vueltas a algo/algn

a name with a familiar ring to it — un nombre muy conocido or que suena mucho

to give somebody a ring — llamar (por teléfono) a algn, telefonear a algn, hablarle a algn (Méx)

to ring true — ser* or sonar* convincente

electric ring — quemador m eléctrico, hornillo m eléctrico

gas ring — fuego m de gas

onion rings — aros mpl de cebolla rebozados

pineapple rings — rodajas fpl de piña

the ring — (fig) el boxeo

the building was ringed by police — la policía rodeaba or cercaba el edificio

ring binder N — carpeta f de anillas or (LAm) anillos

ring finger N — (dedo m) anular m

ring main N — (Elec) red f de suministro or abastecimiento

ring road N — (Brit) carretera f de circunvalación, ronda f, periférico m (LAm)

ring spanner N — llave f dentada

to give sb a ring — llamar a algn (por teléfono), dar un telefonazo or un toque a algn *

I'll give you a ring — te llamo, te doy un telefonazo or un toque *

you could ring the changes by substituting ground almonds — podrías cambiar or variar sustituyendo la almendra molida

ring finger — (dedo m) anular m

the bull had a ring through its nose — el toro tenía un aro en la nariz or una nariguera

curtain ring — argolla f, anilla f

napkin ring — servilletero m

to run rings around something/somebody — darle* mil vueltas a algo/algn

a name with a familiar ring to it — un nombre muy conocido or que suena mucho

to give somebody a ring — llamar (por teléfono) a algn, telefonear a algn, hablarle a algn (Méx)

to ring true — ser* or sonar* convincente

make or run rings [a]round somebody — (fig.) jemanden in die Tasche stecken (ugs.)

there's a ring at the door — es hat geklingelt

give two rings — zweimal läuten od. klingeln

ring in somebody's ears — jemandem in den Ohren klingen

ring true/false — (fig.) glaubhaft/unglaubhaft klingen

it rings a bell — (fig. coll.) es kommt mir [irgendwie] bekannt vor

the rings of Saturn — die Saturnringe pl

to have ( dark) rings round or under one's eyes —

to run rings round sb (inf) — jdn in die Tasche stecken (inf)

the valley rang with their shouts — das Tal hallte von ihren Rufen wider (geh)

that/his name rings a bell (fig inf) — das/sein Name kommt mir bekannt vor

he/it rings my bell ( US inf ) — den/das find ich gut (inf)

to ring the changes ( lit : on bells ) — (etw) im Wechsel läuten; (fig) alle Variationen durchspielen

make or run rings [a]round somebody — (fig.) jemanden in die Tasche stecken (ugs.)

give two rings — zweimal läuten od. klingeln

ring true/false — (fig.) glaubhaft/unglaubhaft klingen

it rings a bell — (fig. coll.) es kommt mir [irgendwie] bekannt vor

to put a ring round — fare un cerchio intorno a, cerchiare [ad]

that story has a familiar ring (to it) — questa storia non è nuova o suona familiare

to ring for — chiamare [ taxi]

wedding ring — fede f, (of smoke) spirale f

to run rings round sb fig — surclassare qn

they were sitting in a ring — erano seduti in circolo or in cerchio

to ring the changes fig — variare

the name doesn't ring a bell (with me) fig — questo nome non mi dice niente

to ring true/false fig — suonare vero (-a) /falso (-a)

to put a ring round — fare un cerchio intorno a, cerchiare [ad]

that story has a familiar ring (to it) — questa storia non è nuova o suona familiare

to ring for — chiamare [ taxi]

Then, glory of glories, the town put in a White Way. White Ways were in fashion in the Middlewest. They were composed of ornamented posts with clusters of high-powered electric lights along two or three blocks on Main Street. The Dauntless confessed: ‘White Way Is Installed - Town Lit Up Like Broad-way - Speech by Hon. James Blausser - Come On You Twin Cities - Our Hat Is In the Ring.’ (S. Lewis, ‘Main Street’, ch. XXXV) — Затем - о величайшее достижение! - город устроил "белую дорогу" "Белые дороги" были в моде на Среднем Западе. Вдоль двух-трех кварталов Главной улицы устанавливали столбы с украшениями и гроздьями электрических ламп. Это и была "белая дорога". "Неустрашимый" вещал: "Белая дорога готова! Город освещен, как Бродвей! Речь мистера Джеймса Блоссера! Выходите-ка против нас, города-близнецы, мы ждем вас на арене!"

...in February 1912 when seven Republican governors declared that the requirements of good government demanded his candidacy, the indomitable Colonel replied that, if tendered the nomination, he would accept it. ‘My hat is in the ring!’ shouted Roosevelt with great gusto... (Ch. Beard and M. Beard, ‘The Rise of American Civilization’, ch. XXVII) —...когда в феврале 1912 года семь губернаторов-республиканцев заявили, что для правильного ведения государственных дел необходимо выдвинуть в кандидаты на пост президента Теодора Рузвельта, неукротимый полковник ответил, что если его кандидатуру выдвинут, то он не будет снимать ее. - я принимаю вызов! - громогласно заявил он с большим воодушевлением...