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1 have an ace in the hole
Am иметь козырь (про запас)He doesn't usually risk that much unless he thinks he has an ace in the hole.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > have an ace in the hole
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3 have an ace in the hole
держа́ть (в запа́се) ко́зыриThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > have an ace in the hole
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4 have an (or one's) ace in the hole
см. an one's ace in the holeConcise English-Russian phrasebook > have an (or one's) ace in the hole
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ace [eɪs]1 noun(a) (on card, dice, dominoes) as m;∎ Cards the ace of spades l'as m de pique;∎ figurative to have an ace up one's sleeve, to have an ace in the hole avoir un atout en réserve;∎ to hold all the aces avoir tous les atouts dans son jeu;∎ to come within an ace of doing sth être à deux doigts de faire qch∎ she's an ace at chess c'est un as aux échecs∎ to serve an ace servir un acefamiliar super, génial;∎ she's an ace skier, she's ace at skiing c'est une skieuse formidable;∎ the film was really ace! le film était vraiment super!∎ he aced his opponent il a servi un ace contre son adversaire; figurative il n'a pas laissé une chance à son adversaire∎ to ace a hole faire un trou en un∎ to ace an exam réussir un examen les doigts dans le nez -
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noun(Cards, Tennis, person) As, dasplay one's ace — (fig.) seinen Trumpf ausspielen
hold all the aces — alle Trümpfe auf od. in der Hand haben
he was within an ace of doing it — (hair's breadth) er hätte es um ein Haar getan
* * *[eis]1) (the one in playing-cards: the ace of spades.) das As2) (a person who is expert at anything: He's an ace with a rifle.) ein As3) (a serve in tennis in which the ball is not touched by the opposing player.) das As4) (the ``one'' on dominoes or dice.)* * *[eɪs]I. n\ace of diamonds/clubs/hearts/spades Karo-/Kreuz-/Herz-/Pikass ntto serve an \ace ein Ass schlagen, mit einem Ass punkten4.▶ to be [or come] within an \ace of death/losing/winning um Haaresbreite [o um ein Haar] sterben/verlieren/gewinnen▶ to have an \ace up one's sleeve [or AM also in the hole] noch einen Trumpf in [o auf] der Hand haben▶ to play one's \ace seinen Trumpf ausspielen\ace footballer Spitzenfußballer(in) m(f)▪ to \ace sb jdn mit einem Ass schlagen* * *I [eɪs]1. n2) (inf: expert) Ass nt (at in +dat)tennis ace — Tennisass nt
3) (TENNIS: serve) Ass nt2. adj attr(= excellent) Star-II [eɪs]ace photographer — Starfotograf(in) m(f)
vt (US sl= kill) umbringen, töten* * *ace [eıs]A s1. Ass n (Spielkarte):ace of hearts Herzass;play one’s ace fig seinen Trumpf ausspielen2. Eins f (auf Würfeln)3. Golf, Tennis, Volleyball: Ass n5. umg Ass n, Kanone f (at in dat):soccer ace Fußballstar m;ace at driving Fahrkünstler(in)B adj umg hervorragend, Spitzen…, Star…:ace footballer Fußballstar m;ace skier Skiass n;C v/t1. a) Tennis: jemandem ein Ass servieren2. US umg einen Test etc mit Glanz bestehen* * *noun(Cards, Tennis, person) As, dasace of trumps/diamonds — Trumpf-/Karoass, das
play one's ace — (fig.) seinen Trumpf ausspielen
hold all the aces — alle Trümpfe auf od. in der Hand haben
he was within an ace of doing it — (hair's breadth) er hätte es um ein Haar getan
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[eis]1) (the one in playing-cards: the ace of spades.) ás2) (a person who is expert at anything: He's an ace with a rifle.) ás3) (a serve in tennis in which the ball is not touched by the opposing player.) ace4) (the ``one'' on dominoes or dice.)* * *[eis] n 1 ás (carta do baralho, peça de dominó, dado). 2 ponto único. 3 ponto ganho com um único golpe no tênis, golfe e outros jogos esportivos. 4 perito. 5 Sport craque, campeão. 6 Aeron ás da aviação. 7 ninharia, coisa ou quantidade insignificante. 8 sl batuta, habilidoso. ace boon sl o melhor amigo de alguém. ace high coll muito elevado. not an ace nem o mínimo. to have an ace in the hole, to have an ace up one’s sleeve manter ainda um trunfo na reserva. within an ace of por um triz, quase. he was within an ace of being run over / por um triz ele teria sido atropelado. -
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[eɪs] 1.1) (in cards) asso m.2) fig. (trump) atout m., carta f. vincente3) (in tennis) ace m.4) (expert) asso m.2.••to have an ace up one's sleeve, in the hole — avere un asso nella manica
* * *[eis]1) (the one in playing-cards: the ace of spades.) asso2) (a person who is expert at anything: He's an ace with a rifle.) asso, campione3) (a serve in tennis in which the ball is not touched by the opposing player.) servizio vincente, ace4) (the ``one'' on dominoes or dice.) il numero uno* * *[eɪs]1. nCards, (fig: sportsman, driver) asso2. adj(fam: excellent) eccezionaleto be ace at sth — essere bravissimo (-a) in or a qc
* * *ace /eɪs/A n.1 (a carte, dadi e domino) asso: the ace of clubs, l'asso di fiori; I've only an ace ( left) in my hand, mi è rimasto soltanto un asso in mano2 ( di persona) asso; campione: a basketball ace, un campione di basket; flying ace, asso dell'aviazione; to be an ace at st., essere bravissimo a fare qc.; essere un asso in qc.B a. (fam.)1 bravissimo; in gambissima: an ace skater, un bravissimo pattinatore; un asso del pattinaggio; to be ace at st., essere bravissimo (o un asso) in qc.2 fantastico; grandioso: «What was the concert like?» «It was ace», «com'era il concerto?» «fantastico»; We had an ace time at Jenny's party, ci siano divertiti da pazzi alla festa di Jenny● (fam.) ace buddy, amico del cuore; amicone □ (fam. USA) ace in the hole, asso nella manica (fig.); carta segreta □ ( slang USA) ace of spades, (spreg.) negro; (volg.) vagina, topa (pop.) □ (fam. GB) ace up one's sleeve, asso nella manica (fig.); carta segreta □ to hold all the aces, avere tutti gli assi in mano (fig.); condurre il gioco (fig.) □ to play one's ace, giocare il proprio asso (fig.) □ to trump sb. 's ace ► to trump □ within an ace of, sul punto di; a un pelo da; lì lì per; a un soffio da: I came within an ace of slapping her face, ero sul punto di mollarle uno schiaffo; to come within an ace of death, sfiorare la morte; within an ace of winning, a un soffio dalla vittoria.(to) ace /eɪs/ (fam.)A v. t.1 battere; stracciare; stendere2 ammazzare; far fuoriB v. i.( di veicolo) andare come un bolide; andare sparato; essere una bomba.* * *[eɪs] 1.1) (in cards) asso m.2) fig. (trump) atout m., carta f. vincente3) (in tennis) ace m.4) (expert) asso m.2.••to have an ace up one's sleeve, in the hole — avere un asso nella manica
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noun(Cards, Tennis, person) As, dasplay one's ace — (fig.) seinen Trumpf ausspielen
hold all the aces — alle Trümpfe auf od. in der Hand haben
he was within an ace of doing it — (hair's breadth) er hätte es um ein Haar getan
* * *[eis]1) (the one in playing-cards: the ace of spades.) das As2) (a person who is expert at anything: He's an ace with a rifle.) ein As3) (a serve in tennis in which the ball is not touched by the opposing player.) das As4) (the ``one'' on dominoes or dice.)* * *[eɪs]I. n\ace of diamonds/clubs/hearts/spades Karo-/Kreuz-/Herz-/Pikass ntto serve an \ace ein Ass schlagen, mit einem Ass punkten4.▶ to be [or come] within an \ace of death/losing/winning um Haaresbreite [o um ein Haar] sterben/verlieren/gewinnen▶ to have an \ace up one's sleeve [or AM also in the hole] noch einen Trumpf in [o auf] der Hand haben▶ to play one's \ace seinen Trumpf ausspielen\ace footballer Spitzenfußballer(in) m(f)▪ to \ace sb jdn mit einem Ass schlagen* * *I [eɪs]1. n2) (inf: expert) Ass nt (at in +dat)tennis ace — Tennisass nt
3) (TENNIS: serve) Ass nt2. adj attr(= excellent) Star-II [eɪs]ace photographer — Starfotograf(in) m(f)
vt (US sl= kill) umbringen, töten* * *ACE abk* * *noun(Cards, Tennis, person) As, dasace of trumps/diamonds — Trumpf-/Karoass, das
play one's ace — (fig.) seinen Trumpf ausspielen
hold all the aces — alle Trümpfe auf od. in der Hand haben
he was within an ace of doing it — (hair's breadth) er hätte es um ein Haar getan
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eɪs сущ.
1) спорт очко, выигранное одним ударом, броском и т. п.( в теннисе, гандболе и т.п.) score an ace ≈ выиграть очко
2) карт. туз the ace of trumps
3) первоклассный летчик, ас;
выдающийся спортсмен и т. п. the ace of aces авиац. ≈ лучший ас;
перен. лучший из лучших
4) разг. маленькая частица, йота not worth an ace ≈ нет ни грана;
ни гроша не стоит within an ace of ≈ на волосок от, на грани, чуть не I was within an ace of being sentenced to death. ≈ Меня чуть было не приговорили к смерти. ∙ ace in the hole амер. ≈ скрытое преимущество to have an ace up one's sleeve ≈ иметь козырь про запас(карточное) туз;
- the * of trumps козырной туз;
главный козырь;
самый веский довод;
- to trump smb.'s * побить чьего-л. туза козырем;
парировать чей-л. удар "один" (в домино или костях) загон мяча в лунку одним ударом (гольф) очко, выигранное одним ударом, броском и т. п. (теннис, гандбол) ас, первоклассный летчик-истребитель самолет командира эскадрильи знаток, специалист высшей квалификации;
ас;
эксперт;
- * at chess ас в шахматах (разговорное) маленькая частица, йота;
чуточка;
- not worth an * нет ни грана;
ни гроша не стоит;
- within an * of на волосок от, на грани, чуть не;
- within an * of death на волосок от смерти;
- he was within an * of telling her everything он чуть было не сказал ей обо всем (американизм) (сленг) один доллар( американизм) (сленг) один год тюрьмы (американизм) (сленг) столик на одного в ресторане( американизм) (сленг) посетитель-одиночка в ресторане > the * of *s лучший из лучших;
> * in the hole (американизм) скрытое преимущество, козырь, оставленный про запас;
друг, на которого можно положиться в трудную минуту;
> to have an * up one's sleeve иметь козырь про запас опытнейший, первоклассный;
выдающийся;
- * flier первоклассный летчик, летчик-ас (спортивное) получить очко одним ударом, броском и т. п. (американизм) (сленг) (университетское) получить высшую оценку на экзамене (американизм) (сленг) сделать отлично, в лучшем видеace очко ~ первоклассный летчик, ас;
выдающийся спортсмен;
the ace of aces ав. лучший ас;
перен. лучший из лучших ~ карт. туз~ первоклассный летчик, ас;
выдающийся спортсмен;
the ace of aces ав. лучший ас;
перен. лучший из лучшихwithin an ~ of на волосок от, чуть не -
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1. [eıs] n1. карт. тузthe ace of trumps - а) козырной туз; б) главный козырь; самый веский довод
to trump smb.'s ace - а) побить чьего-л. туза козырем; б) парировать чей-л. удар
2. 1) «один» ( в домино или костях)2) загон мяча в лунку одним ударом ( гольф)3) очко, выигранное одним ударом, броском и т. п. (теннис, гандбол)3. 1) ас, первоклассный лётчик-истребитель2) самолёт командира эскадрильи4. знаток, специалист высшей квалификации; ас; эксперт5. разг. маленькая частица, йота; чуточкаnot worth an ace - нет ни грана; ни гроша не стоит
within an ace of - на волосок от, на грани, чуть не
he was within an ace of telling her everything - он чуть было не сказал ей обо всём
6. амер. сл. один доллар7. амер. сл. один год тюрьмы8. амер. сл.1) столик на одного ( в ресторане)2) посетитель-одиночка ( в ресторане)♢
the ace of aces - лучший из лучших2. [eıs] aace in the hole - амер. а) скрытое преимущество, козырь, оставленный про запас; б) друг, на которого можно положиться в трудную минуту
опытнейший, первоклассный; выдающийся3. [eıs] vace flier - первоклассный лётчик, лётчик-ас
1. спорт. получить очко одним ударом, броском и т. п.2. амер. сл.1) унив. получить высшую оценку ( на экзамене)2) сделать (что-л.) отлично, в лучшем виде -
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/eis/ * danh từ - (đánh bài) quân át, quân xì; điểm 1 (trên quân bài hay con súc sắc) =duece ace+ một con "hai" và một con "một" (đánh súc sắc) - phi công xuất sắc (hạ được trên mười máy bay địch); vận động viên xuất sắc; người giỏi nhất (về cái gì...); nhà vô địch - (thể dục,thể thao) cú giao bóng thắng điểm; điểm thắng giao bóng (quần vợt) - chút xíu =to be within an ace of death+ suýt nữa thì chết !ace in the hole - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) quân bài chủ cao nhất dành cho lúc cần đến (đen & bóng) - người bạn có thể dựa khi gặp khó khăn !the ace of aces - phi công ưu tú nhất - người xuất sắc nhất trong những người xuất sắc !the ace of trumps - quân bài chủ cao nhất !to have an ace up one's sleeve - giữ kín quân bài chủ cao nhất dành cho lúc cần !to trump somebody's ace - cắt quân át của ai bằng bài chủ - gạt được một đòn ác hiểm của ai -
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[eɪs]сущ.1) спорт. очко, выигранное одним ударом, броском (в теннисе, гандболе)2) карт. туз3) ас, первоклассный специалист, знаток4) разг. маленькая частица, йотаnot worth an ace — нет ни грана; ни гроша не стоит
within an ace of — на волосок от, на грани, чуть не
I was within an ace of being sentenced to death. — Меня чуть было не приговорили к смерти.
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A n1 ( in cards) as m ;3 ( in tennis) as m ;4 ( expert) as m ; a flying ace un as de l'aviation ; to be an ace at doing sth ○ être un champion pour faire qch.to have an ace up one's sleeve ou in the hole avoir un atout en réserve ; to hold all the aces avoir tout pouvoir ; to be within an ace of sth être à deux doigts de qch ; to play one's ace jouer son atout. -
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1. noun1) Loch, dasmake a hole in something — (fig.) eine ganze Menge von etwas verschlingen
pick holes in — (fig.): (find fault with) zerpflücken (ugs.); auseinander nehmen (ugs.); madig machen (ugs.) [Person]
hole in the heart — Loch in der Herzscheidewand
3) (coll.) (dingy abode) Loch, das (salopp abwertend); (wretched place) Kaff, das (ugs. abwertend); Nest, das (ugs. abwertend)2. transitive verbhole in one — Hole-in-One, das; As, das
1) Löcher/ein Loch machen in (+ Akk.)2) (Naut.)be holed — leckschlagen (Seemannsspr.)
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/87854/hole_up">hole up* * *[həul] 1. noun2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) das Loch3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) das Loch, der Punkt2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) durchlöchern•- hole out* * *[həʊl, AM hoʊl]I. nto dig a \hole ein Loch grabento need sth like one needs a \hole in the head etw ist für jemanden so überflüssig wie ein Kropf famto cut \holes in sth Löcher in etw akk schneidento make a \hole through a wall ein Loch in eine Wand brechenan 18-\hole course ein Golfplatz m mit 18 Löchern\hole-in-one Hole in One ntwhat a \hole that place was! war das vielleicht ein übles Loch!the new proposal has several \holes in it der neue Vorschlag weist einige Mängel aufto pick \holes [in sth] [etw] kritisierenbe careful, some people will try to pick \holes in everything you say pass auf, einige Leute werden versuchen, alles, was du sagst, auseinanderzunehmenstop picking \holes all the time hör auf, ständig das Haar in der Suppe zu suchento be in a [bit of a] \hole [ganz schön] in Schwierigkeiten steckento get sb out of a \hole jdm aus der Patsche [o Klemme] helfento be in the \hole eingelocht sein famhe was in the \hole for six weeks er war sechs Wochen im Bau11.▶ the black \hole of Calcutta die reinste Hölle▶ to blow a \hole in sth etw über den Haufen werfen▶ to be [half a million dollars] in the \hole AM ( fam) [mit einer halben Million Dollar] in den Miesen sein BRD fam▶ to make a \hole in sb's savings ein Loch in jds Ersparnisse reißen▶ money burns \holes [or a \hole] in sb's pocket jd wirft das Geld mit beiden Händen zum Fenster raus▶ to be a round peg in a square \hole wie die Faust aufs Auge passenII. vt2. (in golf)to \hole a ball einen Ball einlochento \hole in one einlochen* * *[həʊl]1. n1) (in clothes, bucket, ground etc) Loch ntto be full of holes ( fig, plot, story ) — viele Schwächen aufweisen; (argument, theory) unhaltbar sein
I need that like I need a hole in the head (inf) — das ist das Letzte, was ich gebrauchen kann
to get sb out of a hole — jdm aus der Patsche or Klemme helfen (inf)
2. vt1) (= make a hole in) ein Loch machen in (+acc)3. vi1) (socks etc) Löcher bekommen* * *hole [həʊl]A s1. Loch n:a) durchlöchert, löch(e)rig,b) fig fehlerhaft, wack(e)lig (Theorie etc);find a better hole fig etwas Besseres finden;make a hole in figa) ein Loch in Vorräte etc reißen,b) jemandes Ruf etc schaden,c) jemandes Stolz etc verletzen,d) eine Flasche anbrechen;wear one’s socks into holes seine Socken so lange tragen, bis sie Löcher haben;2. Loch n, Grube f, Höhlung f3. Höhle f, Bau m (eines Tieres), Loch n (einer Maus)4. TECH Loch n, Bohrung f, Öffnung f5. umgb) Kaff n, Nest n (beide umg)6. umg Patsche f, Klemme f:be in the hole Schulden haben7. US kleine Buchta) runde Vertiefung, in die der Ball geschlagen werden mussb) (Spiel)Bahn f:10. sla) (Arsch)Loch n vulgb) Loch n vulg (Scheide)c) Maul n, Fresse f vulgB v/tb) durchlöchern2. Bergbau: schrämen3. ein Tier in seine Höhle treiben4. Golf: den Ball einlochena) einsperren,b) fig einen Antrag etc auf Eis legenC v/ihe holed in one ihm gelang ein Asa) sich in seine Höhle verkriechen (Tier),* * *1. noun1) Loch, dasmake a hole in something — (fig.) eine ganze Menge von etwas verschlingen
pick holes in — (fig.): (find fault with) zerpflücken (ugs.); auseinander nehmen (ugs.); madig machen (ugs.) [Person]
3) (coll.) (dingy abode) Loch, das (salopp abwertend); (wretched place) Kaff, das (ugs. abwertend); Nest, das (ugs. abwertend)2. transitive verbhole in one — Hole-in-One, das; As, das
1) Löcher/ein Loch machen in (+ Akk.)2) (Naut.)be holed — leckschlagen (Seemannsspr.)
Phrasal Verbs:- hole up* * *n.Bohrung -en f.Höhle -n f.Loch ¨-er n.Markierung f. -
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[eɪs] nto be an \ace at sth ein Ass in etw dat seinto score an \ace ein Ass schlagen, mit einem Ass punktenPHRASES:to be [or come] within an \ace of death/losing/winning um Haaresbreite [o um ein Haar] sterben/verlieren/gewinnen;to have an \ace up one's sleeve [or (Am a.) in the hole] noch einen Trumpf in [o auf] der Hand haben;to have [or hold] all the \aces alle Trümpfe in der Hand haben [o halten];to play one's \ace seinen Trumpf ausspielen nmodifier (dated) (sl) Spitzen-;\ace footballer Spitzenfußballer(in) m(f);to \ace sb jdn mit einem Ass schlagen -
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разг.(an ace up one's sleeve (амер. an или one's ace in the hole))"козырь про запас", скрытое преимущество (обыкн. употр. с гл. to have) [have an ace up one's sleeve разновидность выражения have smth. up one's sleeve; см. have smth. up one's sleeve]But you've thought of it from one angle. I have another ace in the hole. (J. O'Hara, ‘The Instrument’, ch. II) — Но ты рассмотрел все это под одним углом зрения. У меня же имеется еще одно дополнительное соображение.
Harold did not always spill the beans at once; he would bide his time and adopt a sphinx-like air. Sometimes he went to bed with whatever ace he had still up his sleeve. (L. P. Hartley, ‘A Perfect Woman’, ch. XXVI) — Гарольд не всегда спешил выкладывать все, что у него было на уме. Иногда он удалялся почивать с непроницаемым видом сфинкса, приберегая еще не пущенный в игру козырь до более подходящего момента.
...it is difficult to find even references to the committee. Evidently it served as an "ace in the hole", that was never needed. (R. Miller, ‘Dag Hammarskjold and Crisis Diplomacy’, ch. VII) —...трудно найти какие-либо указания на то, что эта комиссия существовала. Видимо, она была чем-то вроде "козыря про запас", который так и не пригодился.
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not an acenem o mínimo. to have an ace in the hole, to have an ace up one’s sleeve manter ainda um trunfo na reserva. -
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КОЗЫРЬ (-и) В РУКАХ у кого (против кого) давать КОЗЫРЬ (-и) В РУКИ кому all coll NP usu. obj (both variants) or VP subj. with copula (1st var.)) sth. that gives s.o. the advantage over another, puts s.o. in a favorable, winning position: (have (hold, hand s.o. etc)) a trump card (hold (give s.o. etc)) the high card(s) (have (give s.o. etc)) a powerful card to play (keep (have)) an ace up one's sleeve (have) an ace in the hole (have) a hole card (in limited contexts) (be) one up on s.o.Женщина... уходит, и Ася шепчет в необыкновенном волнении: «Она не должна знать! Я потом объясню. Она догадывается, но мы не дадим ей козыри в руки» (Трифонов 6)... The woman goes out, and Asya whispers to me with surprising agitation, "She must not know! I'll explain later. She guesses, but we won't hand her the trump cards so easily" (6a).
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