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1 flogging a dead horse
1) Общая лексика: как мёртвому припарки2) Разговорное выражение: дохлый номер -
2 flogging a dead horse
טחינת מים, ברכה לבטלה* * *◙ הלטבל הכרב,םימ תניחט◄ -
3 flogging a dead horse
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4 flogging a dead horse
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5 flogging a dead horse
spillande av krut på döda kråkor, inslagning av öppna dörrar -
6 that is flogging a dead horse
that is flogging a dead horseisso é malhar em ferro frio.English-Portuguese dictionary > that is flogging a dead horse
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7 don't waste time flogging a dead horse!
Дипломатический термин: хватит об этом говорить. что было-то былоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > don't waste time flogging a dead horse!
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8 flog a dead horse
paзг.«cтeгaть дoxлую лoшaдь», зaнимaтьcя бecпoлeзным дeлoм, зpя тpaтить cилы, нaпpacнo cтapaтьcя (нaпp., cтpeмитьcя oживить угacший paзгoвop, пpoпaвший интepec к чeму-л.)', гиблoe дeлoDepleach said with almost a splutter, 'Oh, damn it all, man, you can't flog a dead horse. It's all over and done with years ago' (A. Christie). The uproar was so great that there were three attempts to take the vote with one union official admitting: 'We're flogging a dead horse' (Daily Worker) -
9 flog a dead horse
IDM1. व्यर्थ का प्रयत्न करनाGetting any information out of him is like flogging a dead horse. -
10 beat etc a dead horse
expr infmlDon't waste time whipping a dead horse — Хватит об этом говорить. Что было, то было
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > beat etc a dead horse
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11 horse
noun1) Pferd, das; (adult male) Hengst, derbe/get on one's high horse — (fig.) auf dem hohen Roß sitzen/sich aufs hohe Roß setzen (ugs.)
hold your horses! — (fig.) immer sachte mit den jungen Pferden! (ugs.)
as strong as a horse — bärenstark (ugs.)
eat/work like a horse — wie ein Scheunendrescher essen (salopp) /wie ein Pferd arbeiten
I could eat a horse — (coll.) ich habe einen Bärenhunger (ugs.)
[right or straight] from the horse's mouth — (fig.) aus erster Hand od. Quelle
it's [a question or matter of] horses for courses — (fig.) jeder sollte die Aufgaben übernehmen, für die er am besten geeignet ist
2) (Gymnastics)[vaulting] horse — [Sprung]pferd, das
3) (framework) Gestell, das[clothes-]horse — Wäscheständer, der
* * *[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) das Pferd2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) der Bock•- academic.ru/116690/horse-box">horse-box- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
- from the horse's mouth* * *[hɔ:s, AM hɔ:rs]I. n\horse and carriage Pferdekutsche f\horse and cart Pferdefuhrwerk ntcoach and \horses Postkutsche fto eat like a \horse fressen wie ein Scheunendrescher famto ride a \horse reitento work like a \horse wie ein Pferd arbeiten2. pl▪ the \horses pl das Pferderennento play the \horses beim Pferderennen wettenwooden vaulting \horse hölzernes Pferd4. (helper)willing \horse fleißiger Helfer/fleißige Helferin7.▶ to back the wrong \horse aufs falsche Pferd setzen▶ to drive a coach and \horses through sth BRIT (violate) sich akk den Teufel um etw akk scheren fam; (disprove)she drove a coach and \horses through his arguments sie wischte seine Argumente einfach vom Tischyou're flogging a dead \horse there das ist echt vergebliche Liebesmüh' fam▶ to be on one's high \horse auf dem hohen Ross sitzenhey! hold your \horses! not so fast! he, nun mal langsam, nicht so schnell!▶ one has locked the stable door after the \horse has bolted der Zug ist abgefahren▶ never look a gift \horse in the mouth ( prov) einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul prov▶ to put the cart before the \horse das Pferd am Schwanz aufzäumen▶ you can take [or lead] a \horse to water, but you can't make him drink ( prov) man kann jdn nicht zu seinem Glück zwingenII. vi▪ to \horse about [or around] Blödsinn machen, herumblödeln* * *[hɔːs]nhe lost a lot of money on the horses (betting) — er hat beim Pferderennen or bei der Pferdewette viel Geld verloren
2)to eat like a horse — wie ein Scheunendrescher m essen or fressen (inf)
information straight from the horse's mouth — Informationen pl aus erster Hand
to change or switch horses in midstream — mitten im Strom die Pferde wechseln
it's a case of horses for courses (Brit) — man muss den Richtigen/die Richtige/das Richtige dafür finden
* * *horse [hɔː(r)s]A s1. Pferd n:(as) strong as a horse so stark wie ein Bär, bärenstark;he is as strong as a horse auch er hat Bärenkräfte;back the wrong (right) horse fig aufs falsche (richtige) Pferd setzen;back the wrong horse auch auf die falsche Karte setzen;breathe like a horse wie eine Dampflokomotive schnaufen;eat like a horse wie ein Scheunendrescher essen umg;hold your horses! umg langsam!, immer mit der Ruhe!;you can lead ( oder take) a horse to water but you can’t make it drink (Sprichwort) man kann niemanden zwingen, einen guten Vorschlag anzunehmen;spur a willing horse fig jemanden unnötigerweise antreiben;2. a) Hengst mb) Wallach m3. koll MIL Kavallerie f, Reiterei f:regiment of horse Kavallerieregiment n;a thousand horse tausend Reiter;horse and foot Kavallerie und Infanterie, die ganze Armee4. TECH (Säge- etc) Bock m, Gestell n, Ständer m5. TYPO Anlegetisch m6. Bergbau:a) Bühne fb) Gebirgskeil m10. sl Heroin nB v/t1. mit Pferden versehen:a) Truppen etc beritten machenb) einen Wagen bespannen2. auf ein Pferd setzen oder laden4. umg derbe Späße treiben mitC v/i1. aufsitzen, aufs Pferd steigen3. rossen (Stute)* * *noun1) Pferd, das; (adult male) Hengst, derbe/get on one's high horse — (fig.) auf dem hohen Roß sitzen/sich aufs hohe Roß setzen (ugs.)
hold your horses! — (fig.) immer sachte mit den jungen Pferden! (ugs.)
as strong as a horse — bärenstark (ugs.)
eat/work like a horse — wie ein Scheunendrescher essen (salopp) /wie ein Pferd arbeiten
I could eat a horse — (coll.) ich habe einen Bärenhunger (ugs.)
[right or straight] from the horse's mouth — (fig.) aus erster Hand od. Quelle
it's [a question or matter of] horses for courses — (fig.) jeder sollte die Aufgaben übernehmen, für die er am besten geeignet ist
2) (Gymnastics)[vaulting] horse — [Sprung]pferd, das
3) (framework) Gestell, das[clothes-]horse — Wäscheständer, der
* * *n.Bock ¨-e m.Gaul Gäule m.Pferd -e n.Ross -e n. -
12 horse
[hɔ:s, Am hɔ:rs] n\horse and carriage Pferdekutsche f;\horse and cart Pferdefuhrwerk nt;coach and \horses Postkutsche f;to eat like a \horse fressen wie ein Scheunendrescher ( fam)to ride a \horse reiten;to work like a \horse wie ein Pferd arbeiten2) plthe \horses pl das Pferderennen;to play the \horses beim Pferderennen wettenwooden vaulting \horse hölzernes Pferd4) ( helper)willing \horse fleißiger Helfer/fleißige HelferinPHRASES:to put the cart before the \horse das Pferd am Schwanz aufzäumen;to drive a coach and \horses through sth ( Brit) ( violate) sich akk den Teufel um etw akk scheren ( fam) ( disprove)she drove a coach and \horses through his arguments sie wischte seine Argumente einfach vom Tisch;one has locked the stable door after the \horse has bolted der Zug ist abgefahren;never look a gift \horse in the mouth ( prov) einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul ( prov)you can take [or lead] a \horse to water, but you can't make him drink ( but you can't make him drink) man kann jdn nicht zu seinem Glück zwingen;to be a dark \horse ( Brit) sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen;to flog a dead \horse sich dat die Mühe sparen können;you're flogging a dead \horse there das ist echt vergebliche Liebesmüh' ( fam)to be on one's high \horse auf dem hohen Ross sitzen;to back the wrong \horse aufs falsche Pferd setzen;to change [or swap] \horses [in] midstream einen anderen Kurs einschlagen;to hold one's \horses ( fam) die Luft anhalten;hey! hold your \horses! not so fast! he, nun mal langsam, nicht so schnell! vi -
13 dead
dead [ded]mort ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c)-(e), 1 (g), 1 (i), 3 engourdi ⇒ 1 (b) éteint ⇒ 1 (c) hors jeu ⇒ 1 (f) terne ⇒ 1 (h) exactement ⇒ 2 (a) complètement ⇒ 2 (b)∎ dead woman morte f;∎ the dead woman's husband le mari de la défunte;∎ he has been dead for five years il est mort ou décédé il y a cinq ans, cela fait cinq ans qu'il est mort;∎ to be dead on arrival être mort ou décédé avant l'arrivée à l'hôpital;∎ dead or alive mort ou vif;∎ more dead than alive plus mort que vif;∎ half dead with hunger/exhaustion/fear à demi mort de faim/d'épuisement/de peur;∎ also figurative dead and buried mort et enterré;∎ they are all dead and gone now ils sont tous morts maintenant;∎ stone dead raide mort;∎ to drop (down) or to fall down dead tomber raide mort;∎ to shoot sb dead tuer qn (avec une arme à feu), abattre qn;∎ to leave sb for dead laisser qn pour mort;∎ familiar we're just British flogging or American beating a dead horse nous nous dépensons en pure perte□, nous nous acharnons inutilement□ ;∎ familiar you're a dead man tu es un homme mort;∎ familiar drop dead! va te faire voir!;∎ familiar dead as a doornail or a dodo on ne peut plus mort;∎ to step into a dead man's shoes être promu à la suite du décès de son supérieur;∎ familiar I wouldn't be seen dead in that restaurant je ne mettrai jamais les pieds dans ce restaurant□ ;∎ familiar I wouldn't be seen dead wearing something like that jamais de la vie je ne mettrai quelque chose comme ça□ ;∎ familiar I wouldn't be seen dead with him plutôt mourir que de me montrer en sa compagnie□ ;∎ proverb dead men tell no tales les morts ne parlent pas;∎ dead in the water mort dans l'œuf(b) (lacking in sensation → fingers, toes etc) engourdi;∎ to go dead s'engourdir;∎ dead to all sense of honour insensible à tout sentiment d'honneur;∎ he is dead to reason il ne veut pas entendre raison;∎ familiar she's dead from the neck up elle n'a rien dans la tête;∎ familiar to be dead to the world dormir d'un sommeil de plomb(d) (lacking activity → town) mort; (→ business, market) très calme; Banking & Finance (→ account) inactif;∎ this place is dead in winter cet endroit est mort l'hiver(e) (language) mort(g) Electricity (battery) mort, à plat; (wire) hors ou sans tension; Telecommunications (phone, line) coupé;∎ the line went dead la ligne a été coupée;∎ the phone is or has gone dead il n'y a pas de tonalité(j) (finished with → cigar) entièrement fumé;∎ familiar are these glasses dead? est-ce que vous avez fini avec ces verres□ ?∎ familiar he's the dead spit of his father c'est son père tout craché;∎ she fell to the floor in a dead faint elle tomba à terre, inconsciente;∎ on a dead level with sth exactement au même niveau que qch;2 adverb∎ dead ahead tout droit;∎ dead in the middle juste au milieu, au beau milieu;∎ British to be dead level (with sth) être exactement au même niveau (que qch);∎ British dead on time juste à l'heure;∎ British to arrive dead on the hour arriver à l'heure pile ou juste à l'heure;∎ dead beat crevé, mort;∎ dead broke complètement fauché;∎ dead drunk ivre mort;∎ dead easy super facile, fastoche;∎ British dead good super bon;∎ British it was dead lucky c'était un super coup de bol ou de pot;∎ dead tired mort, crevé∎ the sea was dead calm la mer était parfaitement calme;∎ to be dead against sb/sth être absolument contre qn/qch;∎ to be dead set on doing sth être fermement décidé à faire qch;∎ to be dead set on sth tenir absolument ou à tout prix à qch;∎ to be dead set against sb/sth être résolument opposé à qn/qch;∎ Nautical wind dead ahead vent droit debout∎ humorous he has two speeds - dead slow and stop il est d'une lenteur!∎ to play dead faire le mort;∎ to stop dead s'arrêter net;∎ to stop sb dead arrêter qn net∎ the dead les morts;∎ Religion to rise from the dead ressusciter d'entre les morts4 noun∎ (depth) in the dead of winter au cœur de l'hiver;∎ in the or at dead of night au milieu ou au plus profond de la nuit►► dead body cadavre m, corps m;∎ familiar (it'll be) over my dead body! il faudra me tuer d'abord!;∎ familiar you'll marry him over my dead body! moi vivant, tu ne l'épouseras pas!;Nautical dead calm calme m plat;Technology dead centre point m mort; (of lathe) centre m fixe;∎ it's a dead cert that he'll be there il sera là à coup sûr;Typography dead copy vieille épreuve f;figurative dead duck (plan, proposal → which will fail) désastre m assuré□, plan m foireux; (→ which has failed) désastre m, fiasco m;∎ he's a dead duck c'en est fini de lui;∎ it's a dead end (job) il n'y a aucune perspective d'avenir; (line of investigation, research) cela ne mènera ou conduira à rien;∎ to come to a dead end (street) se terminer en cul de sac;∎ figurative to come to or to reach a dead end aboutir à une impasse;(a) (influence) mainmise f, emprise f;∎ the dead hand of tradition le poids de la traditiondead heat = course dont les vainqueurs sont déclarés ex aequo; (horse race) dead-heat m;∎ it was a dead heat (athletics race) les coureurs sont arrivés ex aequo;dead letter Administration (letter that cannot be delivered) lettre f non distribuée, (lettre f passée au) rebut m; (law, rule) loi f ou règle f caduque ou tombée en désuétude;∎ to become a dead letter (law, rule) tomber en désuétude;∎ figurative it's a dead letter c'est mort et enterré;American Administration dead mail courrier m non distribuée;dead man's fingers (coral) alcyon m;Railways dead man's handle manette f d'homme-mort;dead march marche f funèbre;Nautical dead reckoning estime f;∎ to navigate by dead reckoning naviguer à l'estime;familiar dead ringer sosie□ m;∎ to be a dead ringer for sb être le sosie de qn;the Dead Sea la mer Morte;the Dead Sea Scrolls les manuscrits mpl de la mer Morte;dead silence silence m complet ou de mort;dead stock (UNCOUNT) Agriculture machines fpl agricoles;dead stop arrêt m brutal;∎ to come to a dead stop s'arrêter net;dead weight poids m mort; Cars poids m utile;∎ figurative he's a dead weight c'est un poids mort;dead white European male = écrivain, musicien etc européen blanc mort depuis longtemps;∎ there is too much dead wood in this office il y a trop de gens payés à ne rien faire dans ce bureau✾ Film 'Dead of Night' Hamer, Dearden et al 'Au cœur de la nuit' -
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15 flog
- gg-1) auspeitschenflog something to death — (fig.) etwas zu Tode reiten
* * *[floɡ]past tense, past participle - flogged; verb- academic.ru/28144/flogging">flogging- flog a dead horse* * *<- gg->[flɒg, AM flɑ:g]vt1. (punish)3.* * *[flɒg]vt1) (= beat) prügeln, schlagen; thief, mutineer auspeitschen* * *A v/t1. prügeln, schlagen:a) offene Türen einrennenb) seine Zeit verschwenden;flog sth to death fig etwas zu Tode reiten2. auspeitschen3. antreiben:flog along vorwärtstreibenflog sth out of sb jemandem etwas austreiben5. Br umg verkaufen* * *- gg-1) auspeitschenflog a dead horse — (fig.) seine Kraft und Zeit verschwenden
flog something to death — (fig.) etwas zu Tode reiten
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16 hacerle una paja a un muerto
(v.) = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the windEx. When Harries refuted the view that Africans were 'helpless cogs in the wheels of capitalist industrialization,' he was flogging a dead horse.Ex. Despite all the written and spoken words, and the charge that to even raise the issue now is to beat a dead horse, there are, regrettably, a host of continuing problems in the area of fairness of headings.Ex. Loving people is like farting in the wind; you don't actually accomplish anything, but you feel better.* * *(v.) = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the windEx: When Harries refuted the view that Africans were 'helpless cogs in the wheels of capitalist industrialization,' he was flogging a dead horse.
Ex: Despite all the written and spoken words, and the charge that to even raise the issue now is to beat a dead horse, there are, regrettably, a host of continuing problems in the area of fairness of headings.Ex: Loving people is like farting in the wind; you don't actually accomplish anything, but you feel better. -
17 no llevar a ningún fin
(v.) = beat + a dead horse, flog + a dead horse, fart + in the windEx. Despite all the written and spoken words, and the charge that to even raise the issue now is to beat a dead horse, there are, regrettably, a host of continuing problems in the area of fairness of headings.Ex. When Harries refuted the view that Africans were 'helpless cogs in the wheels of capitalist industrialization,' he was flogging a dead horse.Ex. Loving people is like farting in the wind; you don't actually accomplish anything, but you feel better.* * *(v.) = beat + a dead horse, flog + a dead horse, fart + in the windEx: Despite all the written and spoken words, and the charge that to even raise the issue now is to beat a dead horse, there are, regrettably, a host of continuing problems in the area of fairness of headings.
Ex: When Harries refuted the view that Africans were 'helpless cogs in the wheels of capitalist industrialization,' he was flogging a dead horse.Ex: Loving people is like farting in the wind; you don't actually accomplish anything, but you feel better. -
18 ser una pérdida de tiempo
to be a waste of time* * *(v.) = be idle, beat + a dead horse, flog + a dead horse, fart + in the windEx. It would be idle to pretend that there have been no changes in the past twenty years.Ex. Despite all the written and spoken words, and the charge that to even raise the issue now is to beat a dead horse, there are, regrettably, a host of continuing problems in the area of fairness of headings.Ex. When Harries refuted the view that Africans were 'helpless cogs in the wheels of capitalist industrialization,' he was flogging a dead horse.Ex. Loving people is like farting in the wind; you don't actually accomplish anything, but you feel better.* * *(v.) = be idle, beat + a dead horse, flog + a dead horse, fart + in the windEx: It would be idle to pretend that there have been no changes in the past twenty years.
Ex: Despite all the written and spoken words, and the charge that to even raise the issue now is to beat a dead horse, there are, regrettably, a host of continuing problems in the area of fairness of headings.Ex: When Harries refuted the view that Africans were 'helpless cogs in the wheels of capitalist industrialization,' he was flogging a dead horse.Ex: Loving people is like farting in the wind; you don't actually accomplish anything, but you feel better. -
19 flog
[floɡ]past tense, past participle - flogged; verb(to beat; to whip: You will be flogged for stealing the money.) chicotear- flogging- flog a dead horse* * *[flɔg] vt 1 fustigar, açoitar, vergastar, chicotear. 2 incutir ou tirar com açoites. 3 atirar repetidamente a linha de pesca em. 4 sl ativar, fomentar a venda de, fazer propaganda de. 5 empenhar. he flogged it into the boy / incutiu no menino. that is flogging a dead horse isso é malhar em ferro frio. to flog it Mil marchar. to flog one’s car to death/ into the ground usar até arrebentar. to flog to death coll estragar (história, piada, etc.) por excessiva repetição. you flog yourself to death/ into the ground você trabalha demais. -
20 kij
Ⅰ m 1. (patyk) stick; (trzonek) handle- bić kogoś kijem to beat sb with a stick- kij od miotły a broomstick, a broomhandle- szczotka na kiju a broom- kuśtykał o kiju he was hobbling along on a. with a stick2. Sport (hokejowy) stick; (baseballowy) bat; (golfowy) club; (bilardowy) cue 3. pot. (wędka) (fishing) rod- moczyć kij pot. to angleⅡ kije plt (kara) lashes- został skazany na 50 kijów he received 50 lashes■ bez kija ani przystąp a. nie podchodź pot. steer clear of him/her/them, give him/her/them a wide berth- jakby kij połknął pot. (as) stiff as a poker a. ramrod- kij samobij a magic stick that beats people at the owner’s command- kijem go/jej nie można zapędzić do nauki pot. trying to get him/her to study is flogging a dead horse pot.- metoda kija i marchewki the carrot and stick approach- (to) nie w kij dmuchał pot. it is/was no mean feat- wetknąć a. wsadzić a. włożyć kij w mrowisko to stir up a hornets’ nest, to put a. set a cat among the pigeons* * ** * *miGen. -a Gen.pl. -ów1. stick; kij baseballowy sport (baseball) bat; kij bilardowy sport cue; kij hokejowy sport hockey stick; kij golfowy sport (golf) club; kij narciarski sport ski stick l. pole; jakby kij połknął as stiff as a poker l. ramrod; nie kijem go, to pałką it is six of one and half a dozen of the other; nie w kij dmuchał no small beer; wetknąć kij w mrowisko stir up a hornet's nest; każdy kij ma dwa końce every coin has two sides, there are two sides to everything, there are two sides to every question.2. beating, flogging, whipping; kij będzie w robocie sb's gonna get a good whipping.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kij
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