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1 keep the flies away from face
Общая лексика: отгонять мух с (чьего-л.) лицаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > keep the flies away from face
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2 face
feis 1. noun1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) ansikt2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) overflate, forside3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) stuss, stuff2. verb1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) vende (ut) mot, stå like overfor2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) snu/vende seg mot, stå med fronten mot3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) avfinne seg med, akseptere konsekvensene av•- - faced- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
- save one's faceansikt--------blikk--------fjes--------geip--------grimaseIsubst. \/feɪs\/1) ansikt, fjes2) ansiktsuttrykk, oppsyn, mine, grimase, utseende3) prestisje4) (over)flate5) forside, fremside, fasade (på bygning)6) avers (på mynt e.l.), medalje7) rettside, utside, overside, ytterside8) urskive, tallskive9) landskapsform, terreng, topografi10) bane (på hammer eller ambolt)11) egg (på kniv e.l.)13) ( gruvedrift) bruddsted15) ( på stein eller klippe) side16) ( tannlegefag) tyggeflate17) ( militærvesen) front (av formasjon)face to face ansikt til ansiktfall (flat) on one's face ( også overført) falle pladask, falle rett i bakken, mislykkes totalt, gå på trynetfly in the face of gå rakt på, rase rett imot ( overført) trosse, sette seg opp motfull face forfraget face (amer., slang) oppnå respekt, status, få anerkjennelseget out of someone's face slutte å irritere noen, slutte å plage noenhave the face to være frekk nok tilher\/his face is her\/his fortune hun\/han lever på sitt utseendein somebody's face rett (opp) i ansiktet\/fjeset på noenlike for nesen på noenin (the) face of (stilt) overfor, ansikt til ansikt medpå tross av, til tross forkeep a straight \/serious face holde maskenlie on one's face ligge på magenlong face lang i ansiktet, lang i maskenlook somebody in the face se noen rett i øynenelose face miste ansikt, tape ansiktmake\/pull a face skjære ansikter, skjære grimasermake a long face bli lang i maskenmake\/pull faces (at) gjøre grimaser (til)off his\/her face støvle full, helt kanonpull a face gjøre grimaserpull a long face bli lang ansiktetput a bold\/brave face on it gjøre gode miner til slett spillput the best face one can on it holde masken så godt man kan fremstille saken som man best kansave (one's) face redde skinnet, redde sitt eget skinnset one's face against sette seg tvert imotshow one's face vise seg, stikke hodet innshut your face! ( slang) hold kjeft!tell something to someone's face si noe rett opp i ansiktet til noenthat puts a new face on the matter det forandrer saken, det setter saken i et nytt lysto somebody's face rett (opp) i ansiktet på noen, åpent, slik at noen ser\/hører detwipe one's face tørke seg i ansiktetwipe something off the face of the earth eller wipe something off the map utslette noe (fullstendig)IIverb \/feɪs\/1) vende ansiktet mot, vende fronten mot, stå\/være vendt (ut) mot, se mot, ha forsiden mot, ligge motvende seg mot noen\/vende ansiktet mot noen• in which direction does the house face?2) ( også overført) stå overfor, møte, stå foran, stå ansikt til ansikt med3) møte (modig), trosse, se i øynene, gjøre front mot• face dangers\/the enemy• let's face it - he is...vi må erkjenne at han... \/ man kan ikke komme fra at han...4) legge med billedsiden opp (spillekort, brev e.l.)5) ( tekstilfag) forsyne med slag, besette, kante6) forsterke, sko, fôre7) kle, belegge8) ( bygg) forblende, fôre9) ( mekanikk) overflatebehandle, sletthøvle, jevne, avrette (en flate), planere, skjerpe (om stein)10) farge, tilsette fargestoff (om te)11) ( militærvesen) la gjøre front mot, la foreta en vendingabout face! helt om!• right\/left about face!(helt) høyre\/venstre om!be faced by bli møtt avbe faced with stå\/være stilt overfor, ha utsikt til, ha foran segface about\/round snu seg helt rundtface down konfrontere tvinge i senk, kue, undertrykkeface it out stå på, ikke gi segface on to ha utsikt overface out klare, få bukt medface the consequences ta konsekvenseneface the music bli konfrontert med de ubehagelige konsekvensene av sine handlingerface towards ha blikket rettet mot, se motface up to møte (modig), se i øynene ta stilling til, ta tak i• face up to the fact that...bøye seg for, forsone seg med, stå for -
3 fly in smb.'s face
(или in the face of smb. или smth.)дepжaтьcя вызывaющe, oткpытo нe пoвинoвaтьcя; нe cчитaтьcя, пpeнeбpeгaть кeм-л. (или чём-л.); бpocaть вызoв кoму-л. (или чeму-л.); иcкушaть (cудьбу)If my daughter flies in my face, surely my husband may (CЛ. Dickens). Regardless of decorum, you are prepared to fly in the face of propriety (Ch. Bronte). 'You've got to do it,' he said. 'The lot's fallen to you and it's bad work flying in the face of fate' (H. Caine) -
4 to keep the flies away from one's face
to keep the flies away from one's/smb's face отгонять мух от лицаEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to keep the flies away from one's face
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5 fly
fly [flaɪ]mouche ⇒ 1 (a) braguette ⇒ 1 (b) voler ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) prendre l'avion ⇒ 2 (a) filer ⇒ 2 (b) piloter ⇒ 3 (a)1 noun∎ familiar they're dropping like flies (dying, fainting) ils tombent comme des mouches;∎ familiar this illness is killing them off like flies cette maladie les fait tomber comme des mouches;∎ familiar the recession is killing companies off like flies la récession fait une véritable hécatombe parmi les entreprises;∎ figurative the fly in the ointment (person) l'empêcheur(euse) m,f de tourner en rond; (problem) l'os m;∎ figurative there's a fly in the ointment il y a un os;∎ familiar there are no flies on him il n'est pas fou;∎ figurative he wouldn't hurt a fly il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche;∎ familiar to be catching flies (yawn, have mouth open) gober les mouches;(b) (often pl) (on trousers) braguette f;∎ your flies are or fly is undone or open ta braguette est ouverte∎ to go for a fly faire un tour en avion∎ to do sth on the fly (craftily, secretively) faire qch en douce(a) (bird, insect, plane, pilot) voler; (passenger) prendre l'avion; (arrow, bullet, missile) voler, filer;∎ the first plane to fly faster than the speed of sound le premier avion à dépasser la vitesse du son;∎ it flies well (plane) il se pilote bien;∎ I'm flying to Berlin tomorrow (passenger) je prends l'avion pour Berlin demain; (pilot) je vole à Berlin demain;∎ he flies to Paris about twice a month (passenger) il va à Paris en avion environ deux fois par mois;∎ we fly to Berlin four days a week (airline) nous avons des vols pour Berlin quatre jours par semaine;∎ we fly to over a dozen destinations (airline) nous desservons plus d'une douzaine de destinations;∎ soon we'll be flying over Manchester nous allons bientôt survoler Manchester;∎ to fly across the Channel traverser la Manche en avion;∎ to fly via London faire escale à Londres;∎ those who have flown British in or American with Concorde ceux qui ont voyagé en Concorde, ceux qui ont pris le Concorde;∎ he flies for an American airline il est pilote dans une compagnie aérienne américaine;∎ which airline did you fly with? avec quelle compagnie aérienne as-tu voyagé?;∎ they don't fly from Heathrow any more ils n'ont plus de vols au départ de Heathrow;∎ the trapeze artist flew through the air le trapéziste a voltigé;∎ figurative the bird had already flown l'oiseau s'était envolé(b) (move quickly → person) filer; (→ time) passer à toute vitesse; (flee) s'enfuir; (shoot into air → sparks, dust, cork, shavings) voler;∎ familiar I really must fly! il faut vraiment que je file ou que je me sauve!;∎ she flew out of the room elle est sortie de la pièce comme un bolide;∎ he came flying round the corner il a débouché du coin comme un bolide;∎ he flew to her rescue il a volé à son secours;∎ the time seems to have flown! le temps est passé à une vitesse!;∎ the past two years have just flown les deux dernières années ont passé à toute vitesse ou se sont envolées;∎ time flies!, doesn't time fly! comme le temps passe!;∎ the door flew open and there stood… la porte s'est ouverte brusquement sur…;∎ to fly into a rage or temper s'emporter, sortir de ses gonds;∎ to knock or to send sb flying envoyer qn rouler à terre;∎ to knock or to send sth flying envoyer qch voler;∎ his hat went flying across the room son chapeau a volé ou voltigé à travers la pièce;∎ the insults were really flying les insultes fusaient de toutes parts∎ he let fly with a powerful left hook il a décoché ou envoyé un puissant crochet du gauche;∎ she then let fly with a string of accusations elle a alors lancé un flot d'accusations;∎ to (let) fly at sb (physically) sauter ou se jeter sur qn; (verbally) s'en prendre violemment à qn;∎ to fly in the face of sth (reason, evidence, logic) défier qch;∎ this flies in the face of our agreement cela contrecarre notre accord(a) (plane, helicopter → of pilot) piloter;(b) (passengers, people, goods) transporter en avion; (route → of pilot, passenger) emprunter; (airline) voyager avec; (distance → of passenger, pilot, plane) parcourir; (combat mission) effectuer;∎ to fly the Atlantic (pilot, passenger) traverser l'Atlantique en avion; (plane) traverser l'Atlantique;∎ her employers flew her to the States ses employeurs l'ont envoyée aux États-Unis en avion;∎ we're flying them home on the first flight nous les rapatrions par le premier vol∎ a flag is flown on public buildings when… tous les bâtiments publics arborent un drapeau quand…(d) (flee from → the country) fuir;∎ familiar to fly the coop se faire la malle;∎ a fly guy un malin, un rusé►► fly agaric amanite f tue-mouches;fly ball (in baseball) chandelle f;fly cruise forfait m avion et croisière;Sport fly half (in rugby) demi m d'ouverture;∎ to play fly half jouer (en) demi d'ouverture;Sport fly kick (in rugby) coup m de pied à suivre;Fishing fly rod canne f à mouche;fly spray bombe f insecticide(bird, insect) voleter, voltiger; (plane, pilot) voler dans les parages, survoler les parages; figurative (rumours) courir;∎ there are lots of figures flying about or around on entend tellement de chiffres différents(bird, insect, plane) s'envoler➲ fly back(person, passengers → to an area) emmener en avion; (→ from an area) ramener en avion; (→ to own country) rapatrier en avion∎ the time has flown by! comme le temps a passé!;∎ as the days flew by à mesure que les jours s'enfuyaient➲ fly in(b) (bird, insect) entrer(troops, reinforcements, food) envoyer en avion; (of pilot → to an area) emmener; (→ from an area) amener➲ fly off∎ when do you fly off to Paris? quand prenez-vous l'avion pour Paris?;∎ she's always flying off somewhere elle est toujours entre deux avions(a) (from oil rig, island) évacuer en avion ou hélicoptère➲ fly out∎ planes fly out of the airport at a rate of 20 an hour les avions décollent de l'aéroport au rythme de 20 par heure;∎ which airport did you fly out of? de quel aéroport es-tu parti?;∎ a medical team flew out to the disaster area une équipe médicale s'est rendue en avion sur la région sinistrée;∎ I'll fly out to join you next Monday je prendrai l'avion pour te rejoindre lundi prochain;∎ we flew out but we're going back by boat nous avons fait l'aller en avion mais nous rentrons en bateau(b) (come out suddenly → from box, pocket) s'échapper;∎ the knife flew out of his hand le couteau lui a échappé de la main(person, supplies → to an area) envoyer par avion; (→ from an area) évacuer par avion;∎ they flew the President out (to a place) ils ont emmené le président en avion; (from a place) ils ont ramené le président en avion∎ figurative he flew past on a bicycle il est passé à toute vitesse en bicyclette(b) (time, days) passer à toute vitesse(a) (plane, bird) s'envoler;∎ the plane flew up to 10,000 metres l'avion est monté à 10000 mètres;∎ I flew up from London on Saturday j'ai pris l'avion depuis Londres samedi(b) (end of plank, lid) se soulever;∎ glass flew up into the air des éclats de verre ont été projetés en l'air -
6 ir en contra de
(v.) = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul ofEx. Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.Ex. If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.Ex. But since the project, development have largely gone against it, with many libraries installing their own data systems.Ex. Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.Ex. To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.Ex. What factors told against them?.Ex. These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.Ex. Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.Ex. These two functions of the library have often been at cross purposes to one another, because each has been associated with a conflicting view of the kind and amount of assistance to be offered to the reader.Ex. By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.Ex. This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice.Ex. Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.Ex. Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.Ex. Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.Ex. Unfortunately the Library of Congress still has a policy which runs counter to this need.Ex. This runs contrary to earlier user studies, particularly those of scientists and engineers, which concluded that perceived source accessibility was the overwhelming factor in source selection.Ex. Sharp of tongue, Watterston was often at loggerheads with the authorities, particularly the Joint Library Committee.Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.Ex. To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.Ex. Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe.Ex. As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order.* * *(v.) = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul ofEx: Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.
Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.Ex: But since the project, development have largely gone against it, with many libraries installing their own data systems.Ex: Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.Ex: What factors told against them?.Ex: These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.Ex: These two functions of the library have often been at cross purposes to one another, because each has been associated with a conflicting view of the kind and amount of assistance to be offered to the reader.Ex: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.Ex: This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice.Ex: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.Ex: Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.Ex: Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.Ex: Unfortunately the Library of Congress still has a policy which runs counter to this need.Ex: This runs contrary to earlier user studies, particularly those of scientists and engineers, which concluded that perceived source accessibility was the overwhelming factor in source selection.Ex: Sharp of tongue, Watterston was often at loggerheads with the authorities, particularly the Joint Library Committee.Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.Ex: Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe.Ex: As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order. -
7 desdeñar
v.to disdain, to despise, to disregard, to down-play.* * *1 (despreciar) to disdain, scorn2 (rechazar) to turn down1 not to deign (de, to)* * *1. VT1) (=despreciar) to scorn, disdain2) (=rechazar) to turn up one's nose at2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) ( menospreciar) to scornb) < pretendiente> to spurn* * *= disdain, scorn, be scornful of, hold in + disgrace, snub, spurn, disregard, despise, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon, fly in + the face of.Ex. If people want regimentation which relieves them of responsibility, how then do you explain parents reaching out for control of schools, disdaining the help of experts.Ex. Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex. There is a large number of people who cannot afford paperbacks and would like to read, but are afraid or scornful of the ethos of the middle-class library.Ex. Yet, despite his great erudition and powerful writings, his scheme has had little success in establishing itself as a major competitor to such schemes as DC, UDC and LC, which Bliss himself held in some contempt.Ex. Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.Ex. The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex. The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.Ex. If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( menospreciar) to scornb) < pretendiente> to spurn* * *= disdain, scorn, be scornful of, hold in + disgrace, snub, spurn, disregard, despise, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon, fly in + the face of.Ex: If people want regimentation which relieves them of responsibility, how then do you explain parents reaching out for control of schools, disdaining the help of experts.
Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex: There is a large number of people who cannot afford paperbacks and would like to read, but are afraid or scornful of the ethos of the middle-class library.Ex: Yet, despite his great erudition and powerful writings, his scheme has had little success in establishing itself as a major competitor to such schemes as DC, UDC and LC, which Bliss himself held in some contempt.Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.Ex: The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex: The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.* * *desdeñar [A1 ]vt1 (menospreciar) to scornno tienes por qué desdeñarlos porque no tienen estudios there's no reason to look down on them o to look down your nose at them just because they haven't had an educationdesdeñó el dinero/la fama she scorned money/fame2 ‹pretendiente› to spurn* * *
desdeñar ( conjugate desdeñar) verbo transitivo
desdeñar verbo transitivo to disdain
' desdeñar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despreciar
English:
disdain
- scorn
- sniff
- spurn
- scornful
- snub
* * *desdeñar vt1. [despreciar] to scorn;desdeñó a varios pretendientes she spurned several suitors;desdeña a la gente que no es de su clase he looks down on anyone not of his class2. [desestimar] to dismiss;no conviene desdeñar las posibilidades del equipo inglés the English team's chances should not be ruled out* * *v/t scorn* * *desdeñar vtdespreciar: to disdain, to scorn, to despise* * *desdeñar vb to scorn -
8 hacer caso omiso
(v.) = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push asideEx. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.Ex. This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.Ex. Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.Ex. I realize that our pleas are no doubt continuing to fall on deaf ears at Thomson.Ex. The same argument on the part of librarians met deaf ears.Ex. America is criminalizing those who object to its military plans, and is thumbing its nose at the Geneva Convention.Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex. If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.* * *(v.) = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push asideEx: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
Ex: This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.Ex: Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.Ex: I realize that our pleas are no doubt continuing to fall on deaf ears at Thomson.Ex: The same argument on the part of librarians met deaf ears.Ex: America is criminalizing those who object to its military plans, and is thumbing its nose at the Geneva Convention.Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels. -
9 no prestar atención
(v.) = disregard, overlook, close + the door on, go + unheeded, fly in + the face ofEx. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.Ex. This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.Ex. Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues.Ex. Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.Ex. If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.* * *(v.) = disregard, overlook, close + the door on, go + unheeded, fly in + the face ofEx: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
Ex: This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.Ex: Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues.Ex: Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure. -
10 no tener en cuenta
(v.) = disregard, overlook, skip over, be oblivious of/to, close + the door on, skip, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, fly in + the face of, drop + Nombre + out of the pictureEx. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.Ex. This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.Ex. If this is the first time you are using DOBIS/LIBIS the field for your password is empty and you should skip over it by pressing the tabulator key once again.Ex. The advocacy of title entry for serials generally implies an ideology which is oblivious of the aims our catalog was designed to serve.Ex. Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues.Ex. The search engines skips sites with no scientific content.Ex. Congress is being left out of the picture, and, more importantly, the American people are left in the dark once again.Ex. If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.Ex. My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.* * *(v.) = disregard, overlook, skip over, be oblivious of/to, close + the door on, skip, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, fly in + the face of, drop + Nombre + out of the pictureEx: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
Ex: This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.Ex: If this is the first time you are using DOBIS/LIBIS the field for your password is empty and you should skip over it by pressing the tabulator key once again.Ex: The advocacy of title entry for serials generally implies an ideology which is oblivious of the aims our catalog was designed to serve.Ex: Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues.Ex: The search engines skips sites with no scientific content.Ex: Congress is being left out of the picture, and, more importantly, the American people are left in the dark once again.Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.Ex: My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing. -
11 burla
f.1 taunt.hacer burla de to mock2 joke.3 trick.4 mockery, banter, chaffing, jeer.5 ridicule, taunt.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: burlar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: burlar.* * *1 (mofa) mockery, gibe2 (broma) joke3 (engaño) deception, trick\en son de burla in fun, tongue in cheekentre burlas y veras half-jokingly* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=mofa) gibe, taunthacer burla de algn — to make fun of sb, mock sb
hace burla de todo — he makes fun of o mocks everything
2) (=broma) jokede burlas — in fun, tongue in cheek
* * *a) ( mofa)todos le hacen la burla — everyone makes fun of her o mocks her
b) ( atropello)esto es una burla del reglamento — this makes a mockery of the regulations
* * *= ridicule, derision, hoax, jibe, mockery, taunt, jeer, sniggering, snigger, sneer, scoff, snicker, banter.Ex. Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.Ex. The article 'To perpetuate what is derisory without derision' laments the destruction of books.Ex. This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.Ex. The article highlights her countless subtle jibes at academe.Ex. Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.Ex. This comedy is full of infantile jokes and adolescent sniggering about homosexuals.Ex. The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.Ex. At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.Ex. To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.Ex. I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.Ex. The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.----* burla de = thumbing of the nose at.* objeto de burla = object of ridicule.* * *a) ( mofa)todos le hacen la burla — everyone makes fun of her o mocks her
b) ( atropello)esto es una burla del reglamento — this makes a mockery of the regulations
* * *= ridicule, derision, hoax, jibe, mockery, taunt, jeer, sniggering, snigger, sneer, scoff, snicker, banter.Ex: Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.
Ex: The article 'To perpetuate what is derisory without derision' laments the destruction of books.Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.Ex: The article highlights her countless subtle jibes at academe.Ex: Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.Ex: This comedy is full of infantile jokes and adolescent sniggering about homosexuals.Ex: The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.Ex: At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.Ex: To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.Ex: I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.Ex: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.* burla de = thumbing of the nose at.* objeto de burla = object of ridicule.* * *1(mofa): era objeto de las burlas de todos he was the butt of everyone's jokestodos le hacen la burla everyone makes fun of her o mocks her2(chanza, broma): lo dije en son de burla I said it tongue in cheeklo dijo entre burlas y veras he said it only half in jest o he said it half joking, half serious3(atropello): el precio de las entradas es una burla al público they're robbing people o ( colloq) ripping people off charging that much for the ticketsno le perdonaría esa burla a su confianza she would not forgive him that betrayal of her trustesto es una burla del reglamento this makes a mockery of the regulations* * *
Del verbo burlar: ( conjugate burlar)
burla es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
burla
burlar
burla sustantivo femeninoa) ( mofa):
b) ( atropello):◊ esto es una burla del reglamento this makes a mockery of the regulations
burlar ( conjugate burlar) verbo transitivo
burlarse verbo pronominal burlase de algo/algn to make fun of sth/sb
burla sustantivo femenino
1 (mofa) mockery
2 (broma) joke
♦ Locuciones: hacer burla de, to make fun of
burlar verbo transitivo
1 (engañar) to outwit
2 (esquivar) to evade
' burla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mueca
- refinada
- refinado
- remedar
- sorna
- vacilar
- guasa
- son
- tomadura de pelo
English:
mockery
- spoof
* * *burla nf1. [mofa] taunt;hacer burla de to mock;fue el blanco de las burlas de sus compañeros he was the butt of his colleagues' jokes;fue la burla de todo el mundo everyone made fun of her;esa sentencia es una burla a la justicia that sentence is a travesty of justice2. [broma] joke;entre burlas y veras half-jokingly3. [engaño] trick* * *f1 ( mofa) joke;hacer burla de alguien fam make fun of s.o.2 ( engaño) trick* * *burla nf1) : mockery, ridicule2) : joke, trick3)hacer burla de : to make fun of, to mock* * *burla nhacer burla de... to make fun of... -
12 condición humana
f.human condition.* * *la condición humana the human condition* * *(n.) = human natureEx. If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.* * *la condición humana the human condition* * *la condición humana(n.) = human condition, theEx: Genomic research will dramatically improve the human condition.
(n.) = human natureEx: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.
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13 naturaleza humana
f.human nature, humankind, humanity.* * *human nature, human condition* * *(n.) = human natureEx. If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.* * *(n.) = human natureEx: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.
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14 И-27
идтй/пойтй вразрез с чем VP subj: abstr) to contradict sth., disagree with sth. completelyX идёт вразрез с Y-ом - X goes against YX runs counter to Y X is in direct contradiction to Y X is out of tune with Y X flies in the face of Y.Было бы тягостным недоразумением и шло бы вразрез с прямыми намерениями автора, если бы полемика с прошлым о прошлом, проходящая через эту книгу, была истолкована как желание оживить литературное движение, скончавшееся ровным счётом восемнадцать лет назад (Лившиц 1). It would be an onerous misunderstanding and would go against the author's immediate intentions, if the polemics with the past about the past which run through this book, were to be interpreted as a wish to resurrect a literary movement which died exactly eighteen years ago (1a).О.М(андельштам) всегда знал, что его понятия идут вразрез с временем... но после «Четвёртой прозы» это его уже не страшило (Мандельштам 1). M(andelstam) always knew that his ideas were out of tune with the times...but after writing the "Fourth Prose" he was no longer worried about it (1a). -
15 идти вразрез
• ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ ВРАЗРЕЗ с чем[VP; subj: abstr]=====⇒ to contradict sth., disagree with sth. completely:- X flies in the face of Y.♦ Было бы тягостным недоразумением и шло бы вразрез с прямыми намерениями автора, если бы полемика с прошлым о прошлом, проходящая через эту книгу, была истолкована как желание оживить литературное движение, скончавшееся ровным счётом восемнадцать лет назад (Лившиц 1). It would be an onerous misunderstanding and would go against the author's immediate intentions, if the polemics with the past about the past which run through this book, were to be interpreted as a wish to resurrect a literary movement which died exactly eighteen years ago (1a).♦ О.М[андельштам] всегда знал, что его понятия идут вразрез с временем... но после "Четвёртой прозы" это его уже не страшило (Мандельштам 1). M[andelstam] always knew that his ideas were out of tune with the times...but after writing the "Fourth Prose" he was no longer worried about it (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > идти вразрез
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16 пойти вразрез
• ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ ВРАЗРЕЗ с чем[VP; subj: abstr]=====⇒ to contradict sth., disagree with sth. completely:- X flies in the face of Y.♦ Было бы тягостным недоразумением и шло бы вразрез с прямыми намерениями автора, если бы полемика с прошлым о прошлом, проходящая через эту книгу, была истолкована как желание оживить литературное движение, скончавшееся ровным счётом восемнадцать лет назад (Лившиц 1). It would be an onerous misunderstanding and would go against the author's immediate intentions, if the polemics with the past about the past which run through this book, were to be interpreted as a wish to resurrect a literary movement which died exactly eighteen years ago (1a).♦ О.М[андельштам] всегда знал, что его понятия идут вразрез с временем... но после "Четвёртой прозы" это его уже не страшило (Мандельштам 1). M[andelstam] always knew that his ideas were out of tune with the times...but after writing the "Fourth Prose" he was no longer worried about it (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пойти вразрез
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17 oyoq
1. leg, foot; end, limit, far end; place in a room closest to the door (i.e., farthest from the place of honor). oyoq ostida underfoot; near at hand, at every step of the way. oyoq bos to walk; to take a step; to go to. oyoq kiyimi footwear. oyoq osti bo’l to be trampled. oyoq osti qil to trample. oyoqqa bos to take steps, to (begin to) walk; to move forward. oyoqqa bostir to set on one’s feet; to set going. oyoqqa tur to stand up; to rise up; to get back on one’s feet. oyoqqa turg’iz /qo’y to set back on one’s feet, to set aright. oyoq ustida standing up. oyoqda/oyoq ustida/oyoquzra tur to stand on one’s own two feet. oyoqdan yiq(it) to topple; to undermine. oyoqdan qol to lose one’s ability to walk; to break down, to no longer be usable. oyoqda qoldir to leave standing, to leave in the lurch. bir oyoqi to’rda, bir oyoqi go’rda to have one foot in the grave. suyuq oyoq/oyoqi engil loose, whorish. oyoqi olti, qo’li etti overjoyed, on cloud nine. oyoq olish behavior, comportment. oyoqi osmonda foiled, defeated, overthrown. og’ir oyoq pregnant. oyoqi kuygan tovuqdek like a chicken with its head cut off. o’z oyoqi bilan on his own. oyoqi osmondan keldi to be overthrown. oyoq uchi bilan/oyoq tira to stand up for o.s., to be obstinate. oyoqim tortamayapti to have second thoughts about going. oyoq uzat /oyoq chiqar to become wayward. oyoq ostidan chiq to appear underfoot. oyoq qo’y to set to (doing s.t.). yuziga oyoq qo’y to do s.t. that flies in the face (of another). oyoqiga bosh ur /oyoqiga yiqil to bow down before s.o., to prostrate o.s. before s.o. o’z oyoqidan yit to leave of one’s own accord, to make o.s. scarce. oyoqidan tort to tattle on, to sell out (one’s accomplices). osmonga chiqsang oyoqingdan tortaman, erga kirsang, qulog’ingdan I’ll catch you no matter what. oyoqini osmondan keltir to overthrow. oyoqini qo’lga urib as fast as one’s legs can carry one. ikki oyoqini bir Etikka tiq /oldingi oyoqlar forelegs. oyoq mashina sewing machine. oyoq uchida on tiptoe. oyoq chal to trip up. oyoq chalishtirib o’tir to sit with one’s legs crossed. oyoqi ildam quick legged, nimble. oyoqdan hor to have one’s feet get tired. oyoq qo’l hand and foot; helper. oyoq qo’lli/oyoq qo’li chaqqon oyoqi to’rtta bo’l to be married, hitched. oyoq uz to stop visiting or frequenting 2. (originally wooden) dish, bowl; drinking glass -
18 uchyb|ić
pf — uchyb|iać impf vi książk. 1. (naruszać) to transgress vt (czemuś sth) [normom, przepisom, zasadom, tradycji]; to breach vt (czemuś sth) [etykiecie, protokółowi]- czyny uchybiające prawom człowieka acts that infringe (on) human rights- uchybić/iać dobremu wychowaniu to transgress the bounds of polite behaviour- ta decyzja uchybia zdrowemu rozsądkowi the decision flies in the face of common sense2. (obrazić) to offend vt, to insult vt (komuś sb) 3. (być niestosownym) to be an insult (czemuś to sth); to offend (czemuś against sth)- pańska propozycja uchybia mojemu wiekowi/stanowisku your offer is an insult a. is insulting to my age/position- to uchybia mojej godności it is below a. beneath my dignityThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > uchyb|ić
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19 С-665
ИСКУШАТЬ (ИСПЫТЫВАТЬ) СУДЬБУ (ПРОВИДЕНИЕ lit) VP subj: human often neg imper or infin with нельзя, не надо, не следует etc) to do sth. that seems or is excessively risky, likely to bring harm to oneselfX искушает судьбу - X tempts fate(in limited contexts) X flies in the face of fortune (providence)."...Кажется (я боюсь искушать судьбу), кажется, мы попытаемся прилететь в Москву (во Внуково) в воскресенье 8-го» (Ивинская 1). "I think-I am afraid of tempting fate-I think we shall try to fly back to Moscow (Vnukovo) on Sunday the 8th" (1a). -
20 искушать провидение
• ИСКУШАТЬ < ИСПЫТЫВАТЬ> СУДЬБУ (ПРОВИДЕНИЕ lit)[VP; subj: human; often neg Imper or infin with нельзя, не надо, не следует etc]=====⇒ to do sth. that seems or is excessively risky, likely to bring harm to oneself:- [in limited contexts] X flies in the face of fortune < providence>.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > искушать провидение
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