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Общая лексика: он закусил нижнюю губуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he bit his teeth into his lower lip
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[lip]1) (either of the folds of flesh which form the edge of the mouth: She bit her lip.) ustnica2) (the edge of something: the lip of a cup.) rob•- - lipped- lip-read
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- pay lip-service to* * *I [lip]nounustna, ustnica; plural usta, šoba; slang predrznost, nesramnost, jezikanje; rob (jame, rane); kljun (posode)to bite one's lip — gristi si ustnico (v jezi), zadrževati smehslang to give lip — jezikati, predrzno odgovarjatito hang on s.o.'s lips — napeto koga poslušatito keep a thing within, one's lips — obdržati kaj zaseslang none of your lip! — ne bodi predrzen!, ne jezikaj!II [lip]transitive verbdotakniti se z usti; poetically poljubiti; oplakovati (breg reke); mrmrati, šepetati -
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noun1) Lippe, dielower/upper lip — Unter-/Oberlippe, die
bite one's lip — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) auf die Lippen beißen
escape somebody's lips — jemandes Lippen (Dat.) entschlüpfen
lick one's lips — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Lippen lecken
not let a word pass one's lips — kein Wort über seine Lippen kommen lassen
keep a stiff upper lip — (fig.) Haltung bewahren
3) (coll.): (impudence)* * *[lip]1) (either of the folds of flesh which form the edge of the mouth: She bit her lip.) die Lippe2) (the edge of something: the lip of a cup.) der Rand•- academic.ru/83846/-lipped">-lipped- lip-read
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- pay lip-service to* * *[lɪp]I. nto kiss sb on the \lips jdn auf den Mund küssendon't give me any of that \lip spar dir deine Unverschämtheiten4.I wanted to talk back to him, but instead I bit my \lip mir lag schon eine Entgegnung auf der Zunge, aber ich habe sie mir dann doch verkniffen▶ to keep a stiff upper \lip Haltung bewahren▶ to be on everyone's [or everybody's] \lips in aller Munde sein▶ my \lips are sealed meine Lippen sind versiegeltII. vt<- pp->to \lip a hole (in golf) der Golfball bleibt am Rande des Loches liegen* * *[lɪp]nhe wouldn't open his lips — er wollte den Mund nicht aufmachen
to lick or smack one's lips — sich (dat) die Lippen lecken
the question on everyone's lips — die Frage, die sich (dat) jeder stellt
any more of your lip and there'll be trouble — wenn du weiterhin so eine (dicke or freche) Lippe riskierst, gibts Ärger (inf)
none of your lip! — sei nicht so frech
* * *lip [lıp]A slower (upper) lip Unter-(Ober)lippe f;stiff upper lip figa) (unerschütterliche) Haltung,b) (Selbst)Beherrschung f;a) Haltung bewahren,b) sich nichts anmerken lassen;bite one’s lip fig sich auf die Lippen beißen;we heard it from his own lips wir hörten es aus seinem eigenen Mund;it never passed my lips es kam nie über meine Lippen; → button C 1, hang C 1, lick A 1, seal2 B 6 a, smack2 B 32. umg Unverschämtheit f, freches Geschwätz:none of your lip! sei nicht so unverschämt oder frech!3. MUSa) Mundstück n (am Blasinstrument)b) Lippe f (der Orgelpfeife)4. Rand m (einer Wunde, einer Schale, eines Kraters etc)5. Tülle f, Schnauze f (eines Kruges etc)6. TECH Schneide f, Messer n (eines Stirnfräsers etc)B adjlip consonant Lippenlaut m2. fig nur äußerlich, geheuchelt:lip sympathy geheuchelte AnteilnahmeC v/t1. mit den Lippen berühren2. poet küssen3. murmeln, flüstern* * *noun1) Lippe, dielower/upper lip — Unter-/Oberlippe, die
bite one's lip — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) auf die Lippen beißen
escape somebody's lips — jemandes Lippen (Dat.) entschlüpfen
lick one's lips — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Lippen lecken
keep a stiff upper lip — (fig.) Haltung bewahren
3) (coll.): (impudence)* * *n.Lippe -n f.Rand ¨-er m.Schnauze -n f.Tülle -n f.Unverschämtheit f. -
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1 ბაგე, ტუჩიlower / upper lip ქვედა / ზედა ტუჩი●●to hang on smb's lips გატაცებით ვისიმე სმენა2 თავხედობაnone of your lip! აბა, ნუ თავხედობ! -
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bite [baɪt]mordre ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a), 2 (c), 2 (d) piquer ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a), 2 (b) agacer ⇒ 1 (b) morsure, piqûre ⇒ 3 (a) bouchée ⇒ 3 (b)∎ I bit a piece out of the pear j'ai mordu dans la poire;∎ the dog bit him on the leg le chien l'a mordu à la jambe;∎ the dog bit the rope in two le chien a coupé la corde en deux avec ses dents;∎ to bite one's nails se ronger les ongles;∎ he bit his lip il s'est mordu la lèvre;∎ figurative they've been bitten by the photography bug ils sont devenus des mordus de photographie;∎ also figurative to bite one's tongue se mordre la langue;∎ figurative to bite the bullet serrer les dents;∎ we're going to have to bite the bullet and fire them il va falloir prendre le taureau par les cornes et les renvoyer;∎ to bite the dust mordre la poussière;∎ theirs is the latest plan to bite the dust leur projet est le dernier à être tombé à l'eau;∎ to bite the hand that feeds one montrer de l'ingratitude envers qn qui vous veut du bien;∎ proverb once bitten, twice shy chat échaudé craint l'eau froide;∎ what's biting him? quelle mouche l'a piqué?∎ I bit into the apple j'ai mordu dans la pomme;∎ does the dog bite? il mord, votre chien?;∎ he bit through the cord il coupa la ficelle avec ses dents;∎ are they or the fish biting (today)? alors, ça mord?;∎ figurative don't worry, I don't bite! n'ayez pas peur, je ne mords pas!(b) (mustard, spice) piquer(c) (air, wind) mordre, cingler∎ the acid bit into the metal l'acide a attaqué le métal;∎ the rope bit into his wrists la corde mordait dans la chair de ses poignets∎ the law is beginning to bite les effets de la loi commencent à se faire sentir3 noun∎ mosquito bites piqûres fpl de moustiques;∎ chew each bite 30 times mâchez chaque bouchée 30 fois;∎ he swallowed the steak in three bites il a avalé le bifteck en trois bouchées;∎ figurative the repairs took a big bite out of our savings les réparations ont fait un trou dans nos économies;∎ do you want a bite? tu veux (y) goûter?;∎ British familiar to have or to get another or a second bite at the cherry s'y reprendre à deux fois∎ we stopped for a bite (to eat) nous nous sommes arrêtés pour manger un morceau;∎ I haven't had a bite all day je n'ai rien mangé de la journée□∎ did you get a bite? ça a mordu?(e) (sharpness → of mustard, spice) piquant m; (→ of speech, wit) mordant m; (→ of air, wind) caractère m cinglant ou mordant∎ to bite sth back se retenir de dire qcharracher d'un coup de dents;∎ she bit off a piece of toast elle a mordu dans la tartine;∎ to bite off more than one can chew avoir les yeux plus grands ou gros que le ventre;∎ familiar to bite sb's head off enguirlander qn -
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пoпacть в пoлocу нeвeзeнияFred. You must have struck a bad patch. You seem to have run into the type of society woman whose whole life is wrapped up in beauty parlors (G. H. Hanna). 'Struck a bad patch?' asked Mrs Jones. He bit his lip. 'I am destitute' (P. H. Johnson) -
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1. transitive verb,bite one's nails — an den Nägeln kauen; (fig.) wie auf Kohlen sitzen
bite one's lip — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) auf die Lippen beißen
he won't bite you — (fig. coll.) er wird dich schon nicht beißen
bite the hand that feeds one — (fig.) sich [seinem Gönner gegenüber] undankbar zeigen
bite the dust — (fig.) daran glauben müssen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,what's biting or bitten you? — (fig. coll.) was ist mit dir los?; was hast du denn?
bit, bitten1) beißen; (sting) stechen; [Rad:] fassen, greifen; [Schraube:] fassen; (take bait, lit. or fig.) anbeißen2) (have an effect) sich auswirken; greifen3. nounhe took a bite of the apple — er biss in den Apfel
can I have a bite? — darf ich mal [ab]beißen?
2) (taking of bait) [An]beißen, dasI haven't had a bite all day — es hat den ganzen Tag noch keiner angebissen
I haven't had a bite [to eat] since breakfast — ich habe seit dem Frühstück nichts mehr gegessen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/84648/bite_off">bite off* * *1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) bißen2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) der Biß2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) das Anbeißen•- biting- bite the dust* * *[baɪt]I. n\bite mark Bisswunde fsnake/dog \bite Schlangen-/Hundebiss mto give sb a \bite jdn beißenthe legal costs took a big \bite out of their money ein großer Teil ihres Geldes ging für die Rechtskosten drauf famto give sth more \bite report, critique etw schärfer formulierento have [real] \bite [echten] Biss haben famat last I've got a \bite endlich hat etwas angebissen5.II. vt<bit, bitten>1. (cut with teeth)to \bite one's nails an seinen Nägeln kauen2. (grip road)to \bite the road tyres greifen3. (affect people)the laws \bite him hard die Gesetze treffen ihn hart4.▶ to \bite the bullet in den sauren Apfel beißenthe racing bug bit him badly das Rennfieber hat ihn schwer mitgenommen▶ to \bite the hand that feeds one die Hand beißen, die einen füttertIII. vi<bit, bitten>just go and ask her — she won't \bite ( hum) frag sie mal — sie beißt [dich] schon nichtto \bite at bait anbeißen a. fig3. (grip road)these tyres are biting very well diese Reifen haben ein sehr griffiges Profil4. (affect adversely) einschneidende Wirkung habenthe recession was beginning to \bite die Rezession machte sich langsam bemerkbar5. (reduce)▪ to \bite into sth etw reduzierenher job began to \bite into her free time ihr Job nahm immer mehr ihrer Freizeit in Anspruch6. (attack)▪ to \bite into sth:the rope bit into his flesh das Seil schnitt in sein Fleisch ein; ( fig)the cold began to \bite into their bones die Kälte begann ihnen in die Knochen zu kriechen7.* * *[baɪt] vb: pret bit, ptp bitten1. n1) Biss mhe took a bite ( out) of the apple — er biss in den Apfel
2) (= wound etc) (= dog, snake, flea bite etc) Biss m; (= insect bite) Stich m; (= love bite) (Knutsch)fleck m (inf)3) (FISHING)I think I've got a bite — ich glaube, es hat einer angebissen
4) (of food) Happen mthere's not a bite to eat —
5)6)2. vtthe trapeze artist bites the rope between her teeth — die Trapezkünstlerin hält das Seil mit den Zähnen fest
don't worry, he won't bite you (fig inf) — keine Angst, er wird dich schon nicht beißen (inf)
to bite the dust (inf) — dran glauben müssen (inf)
he had been bitten by the travel/music bug — ihn hatte das Reisefieber/das Musikfieber erwischt (inf)
to bite the hand that feeds you (prov) — sich (dat) ins eigene Fleisch schneiden
what's biting you? (fig inf) — was ist mit dir los? (inf), was hast du denn?
4) (inf3. vi2) (fish fig inf) anbeißen3) (cold, frost, wind) beißen, schneiden* * *bite [baıt]A v/t prät bit [bıt], pperf bitten [ˈbıtn], obs bit1. beißen:a dog bit her (on the) leg ein Hund biss sie ins Bein;bite the hand that feeds one Gutes mit Schlechtem vergelten;bite one’s nailsa) an den Nägeln kauen,a) ins Gras beißen,b) abgeschmettert werden (Plan etc),c) dran glauben müssen (getrunken werden, ausrangiert werden);what’s biting you? umg was ist mit dir los?;I’ve been bitten before ich bin ein gebranntes Kind;bite back sich eine Äußerung etc verkneifen;bite off abbeißen;bite off more than one can chew umg sich zu viel zumuten, sich übernehmen; → bitten B, bullet, head Bes Redew, lip A 1, tongue A 12. beißen, stechen (Insekt)3. a) beißen in (dat):the smoke bit our eyes der Rauch beizte uns die Augen4. schneiden in (akk) (Säge)5. CHEM ätzen, zerfressen, angreifen6. fig (nur passiv) angreifen, in Mitleidenschaft ziehen:badly bitten schwer mitgenommen7. the biter bit der betrogene Betrüger;it was a case of the biter bit er etc wurde mit seinen eigenen Waffen geschlagenB v/i1. (zu)beißen:a) (hinein)beißen in (akk), anbeißen,b) → A 4, A 5;a) etwas zum Beißen,b) fig etwas Konkretes;3. beißen, stechen (Insekt)4. beißen (Rauch, Gewürz etc), schneiden (Wind, Kälte etc)5. fassen, greifen (Rad, Schraube etc)b) greifen (Sanktionen etc)C s1. Beißen n, Biss m:he took a bite out of the apple er biss in den Apfel;put the bite on sb US sl jemanden unter Druck setzen2. Biss m, Stich m (eines Insekts)3. Biss(wunde) m(f)I haven’t had a bite to eat all day ich hab den ganzen Tag noch nichts gegessen5. (An)Beißen n (der Fische):6. Fassen n, Greifen n (von Rädern, Schrauben etc):these screws have plenty of bite diese Schrauben fassen oder greifen sehr gut;sth has lost its bite fig etwas greift nicht mehr7. CHEM Beizen n, Ätzen n8. Schärfe f (eines Gewürzes etc)9. figa) Bissigkeit f, Schärfe fb) Würze f, Geist mc) SPORT Biss m* * *1. transitive verb,bite one's nails — an den Nägeln kauen; (fig.) wie auf Kohlen sitzen
bite one's lip — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) auf die Lippen beißen
he won't bite you — (fig. coll.) er wird dich schon nicht beißen
bite the hand that feeds one — (fig.) sich [seinem Gönner gegenüber] undankbar zeigen
bite the dust — (fig.) daran glauben müssen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,what's biting or bitten you? — (fig. coll.) was ist mit dir los?; was hast du denn?
bit, bitten1) beißen; (sting) stechen; [Rad:] fassen, greifen; [Schraube:] fassen; (take bait, lit. or fig.) anbeißen2) (have an effect) sich auswirken; greifen3. nouncan I have a bite? — darf ich mal [ab]beißen?
2) (taking of bait) [An]beißen, dasI haven't had a bite [to eat] since breakfast — ich habe seit dem Frühstück nichts mehr gegessen
Phrasal Verbs:- bite off* * *(snack) n.Happen - m. n.Beißen -ereien n.Biss -e m.Bissen - m.(§ p.,p.p.: bit, bitten)= beißen v.(§ p.,pp.: biß, gebissen)schneiden v.(§ p.,pp.: schnitt, geschnitten) -
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1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) morder, picar (pez, i2etc/i2)
2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) mordisco; picadura2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) picada•- biting- bite the dust
bite1 n1. mordisco2. picadura / mordedura3. bocadobite2 vb1. morderbe careful, my dog bites cuidado, que mi perro muerde2. picartr[baɪt]1 (act) mordisco2 (of insect) picadura3 (of dog etc) mordedura4 (of food) bocado5 (incisiveness) mordacidad nombre femenino6 (grip of wheel, cog) agarre nombre masculino1 morder2 (insect, snake) picar3 (grip) agarrar1 morder■ be careful, it bites ten cuidado, que muerde2 (insect, snake) picar3 (fish) picar4 (grip) agarrarse5 (recession etc) apretar, hacerse sentir, hacerse notar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a bite probar bocadoto bite the bullet apechugarto bite the dust morder el polvoto bite the hand that feeds one volverse en contra de su bienhechorto bite somebody's head off echar un rapapolvo a alguiento bite off more than one can chew abarcar demasiadoto be bitten by something (hobby, interest) estar obsesionado,-a por algowhat's bitten you? ¿qué mosca te ha picado?once bitten twice shy gato escaldado del agua fría huye1) : morder2) sting: picar3) puncture: punzar, pinchar4) grip: agarrarbite vi1) : morderthat dog bites: ese perro muerde2) sting: picar (dícese de un insecto), cortar (dícese del viento)3) : picarthe fish are biting now: ya están picando los peces4) grab: agarrarsebite n1) biting: mordisco m, dentellada f2) snack: bocado ma bite to eat: algo de comer3) : picadura f (de un insecto), mordedura f (de un animal)4) sharpness: mordacidad f, penetración fn.• bocado s.m.• dentellada s.f.• mordacidad s.f.• mordedura s.f.• mordisco s.m.• picada s.f.• picadura (de mosca) s.f.• piscolabis s.m.• refrigerio s.m.• resquemor s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: bit, bitten) = abocar v.• adentellar v.• dentellear v.• morder v.• picar v.• resquemar v.
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1. baɪt(past bit; past p bitten) transitive verb \<\<person/dog\>\> morder*; \<\<bug\>\> picar*to bite one's nails — comerse or morderse* las uñas
once bitten, twice shy — el gato escaldado del agua fría huye
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vi1)a) \<\<person/dog\>\> morder*; \<\<mosquito\>\> picar*; \<\<wind/frost\>\> cortarto bite into something — darle* un mordisco a algo, hincarle* el diente a algo
to bite on something — morder* algo
b) ( take bait) \<\<fish\>\> picar*2) \<\<law/recession\>\> hacerse* sentir•Phrasal Verbs:
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to have o get two bites at the cherry — (BrE) tener* una segunda oportunidad
2) c ( wound - from insect) picadura f; (- from dog, snake) mordedura f3) c ( snack) (colloq) (no pl) bocado mto have a bite (to eat) — comer un bocado, comer algo
4) ua) ( of flavor) lo fuerteb) ( sharpness) mordacidad f[baɪt] (vb: pt bit) (pp bitten)1. N1) (=act) mordisco m ; (=wound) [of dog, snake etc] mordedura f ; [of insect] picadura f ; (=toothmark) dentellada fto take a bite out of — [+ apple etc] dar un mordisco a; (esp US) (fig) [+ savings, budget] llevarse un pellizco de
- put the bite on sb2) * [of food] bocado mdo you fancy a bite (to eat)? — ¿te apetece algo (de comer)?
3) (Fishing)are you getting any bites? — ¿están picando?
4) (fig) (=sharpness) mordacidad f ; [of food, drink] fuerza fa speech with bite — un discurso mordaz or incisivo
2. VT1) [dog, person] morder; [bird, fish, insect] picarit won't bite (you)! * — ¡no te va a morder!, ¡no muerde!
to bite one's nails — comerse or morderse las uñas
what's biting you? * — ¿qué mosca te ha picado? *
to get bitten * — (=be cheated) dejarse timar
- bite the bullet- bite the dust- bite one's lip or tongue2) [acid] corroer; (Mech) asir, trabar3. VI1) [dog, person] morder; [insect, fish] picar2) (fig) [cuts, inflation etc] hacerse sentir- bite off- bite on* * *
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1. [baɪt](past bit; past p bitten) transitive verb \<\<person/dog\>\> morder*; \<\<bug\>\> picar*to bite one's nails — comerse or morderse* las uñas
once bitten, twice shy — el gato escaldado del agua fría huye
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vi1)a) \<\<person/dog\>\> morder*; \<\<mosquito\>\> picar*; \<\<wind/frost\>\> cortarto bite into something — darle* un mordisco a algo, hincarle* el diente a algo
to bite on something — morder* algo
b) ( take bait) \<\<fish\>\> picar*2) \<\<law/recession\>\> hacerse* sentir•Phrasal Verbs:
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to have o get two bites at the cherry — (BrE) tener* una segunda oportunidad
2) c ( wound - from insect) picadura f; (- from dog, snake) mordedura f3) c ( snack) (colloq) (no pl) bocado mto have a bite (to eat) — comer un bocado, comer algo
4) ua) ( of flavor) lo fuerteb) ( sharpness) mordacidad f -
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I. 1. захапвам, хапя, ухапвам, гриза
to BITE the dust падам повален/победен, умирам
to BITE one's lips прехапвам устнй (oт вълнение, яд, за да не npuxна от смях и пр.)
what is biting you? какво тe тревожи/мъчи/гризе? to have something to BITE on прен. имам нещо определено да върша/проучвам
2. захапвам въдицата, кълва, прен. оставям се да ме подведат, лапвам въдицата
3. жиля, ужилвам, ощипвам
4. попарвам (за слана)
5. разяждам (за киселина) (обик. с in)
6. изк. ецвам, гравирам
7. паря, смъдя, лютя
8. скачвам се, закачвам се, скопчвам се
the wheels BITE won't BITE колелата боксуват
once bitten twice shy парен каша духа
bitten with обхванат/заразен от (ентусиазъм и пр)
bite at посягам да захапя/ухапя
bite off отхапвам
I could BITE my tongue off съжалявам/пукам се от яд (не съм казал нещо)
to BITE someone's head/nose off отговарям рязко/гневно на някого
II. 1. ухапване. ужилване, ощипване
2. ухапано/ужилено място
3. хапка, хапване
to have a BITE хапвам си малко
without BITE or sup ни ял, ни пил
4. остър/парлив вкус, прен. острота, парливост, язвителност (на стил и пр.)
5. кълване (по въдицата за риоа)
6. тех. скачване. закачване. захващане, скопчване, зъболекарство захапка
to put the BITE on someone ам. sl, измъквам пари от някого* * *{bait} v (bit {bit} ; bit, bitten {bitn}) 1. захапвам; хапя,(2) n 1. ухапване. ужилване, ощипване: 2. ухапано/ ужилено мя* * *хапка; ухапване; хапя; ухапвам; щипя; ям; ужилване; ръфам; скачване; скачвам; ожилвам; попарвам; похапка; жиля; захапвам; залък; късче;* * *1. bite at посягам да захапя/ухапя 2. bite off отхапвам 3. bitten with обхванат/заразен от (ентусиазъм и пр) 4. i could bite my tongue off съжалявам/пукам се от яд (не съм казал нещо) 5. i. захапвам, хапя, ухапвам, гриза 6. ii. ухапване. ужилване, ощипване 7. once bitten twice shy парен каша духа 8. the wheels bite won't bite колелата боксуват 9. to bite one's lips прехапвам устнй (oт вълнение, яд, за да не npuxна от смях и пр.) 10. to bite someone's head/nose off отговарям рязко/гневно на някого 11. to bite the dust падам повален/победен, умирам 12. to have a bite хапвам си малко 13. to put the bite on someone ам. sl, измъквам пари от някого 14. what is biting you? какво тe тревожи/мъчи/гризе? to have something to bite on прен. имам нещо определено да върша/проучвам 15. without bite or sup ни ял, ни пил 16. жиля, ужилвам, ощипвам 17. захапвам въдицата, кълва, прен. оставям се да ме подведат, лапвам въдицата 18. изк. ецвам, гравирам 19. кълване (по въдицата за риоа) 20. остър/парлив вкус, прен. острота, парливост, язвителност (на стил и пр.) 21. паря, смъдя, лютя 22. попарвам (за слана) 23. разяждам (за киселина) (обик. с in) 24. скачвам се, закачвам се, скопчвам се 25. тех. скачване. закачване. захващане, скопчване, зъболекарство захапка 26. ухапано/ужилено място 27. хапка, хапване* * *bite [bait] I. v ( bit [bit]; bit, bitten [bitn]) 1. захапвам; хапя; ухапвам; to \bite the dust падам победен, прен. целувам земята; падам на бойното поле; падам от кон; умирам; преставам да съществувам; 2. впивам се, врязвам се, притискам силно, забивам се; the belt bit her flesh коланът се впиваше в тялото ѝ; 3. захапвам (въдицата); прен. налапвам въдицата, хващам се, оставям се да ме подведат, лъжа се, измамвам се; 4. жиля; ужилвам; щипя; ущипвам; лютя (и прен.); the wind bit his face вятърът щипеше лицето му; 5. попарвам (за слана); ослане́н; посърнал, клюмнал; 6. разяждам (за киселина - обикн. с in); 7. изк. ецвам; 8. въздействам силно, правя силно впечатление на, повлиявам на; the recession started biting into the industry рецесията започна да се отразява ( негативно) върху индустрията; 9. тех. скачвам се, закачвам се, хващам; the wheels won't \bite колелата буксуват; • \bite on that! добре си помисли за това, да ти е обица на ухото; what's biting you? какво те яде? какво те притеснява; to be bitten бивам излъган, изигран, измамен, заблуден, надхитрен; once bit( ten) twice shy парен каша духа; to \bite s.o.'s head off отвръщам рязко и грубо, сопвам се; bitten with the enthusiasm заразен от ентусиазма на; to \bite the bullet заемам се с неприятно задължение; to \bite o.'s lip ( tongue) глътвам си думите, не казвам това, което ми е на езика; II. n 1. ухапване, ужилване, ощипване; the wind has a \bite вятърът щипе (жули); • his bark is worse than his \bite не е толкова опасен, колкото изглежда; 2. ухапано, ужилено, ощипано (мястото, раната); 3. остра болка (физическа и душевна); 4. залък, къс, хапка, малко ядене; to have a \bite хапвам си; a \bite of bread малко хлебец; I haven't had a \bite to eat нищичко не съм ял; to make two \bites at a cherry правя два опита в нещо; получавам втори шанс; to take a \bite out of отнемам, намалявам; набутвам (заделена сума); 5. остър, парлив вкус; прен. острота, сила, язвителност, сарказъм (на стила и пр.); his criticism lacks \bite в критиката му няма острота (злъчност); 6. кълване по въдицата (за риба); 7. тех. скачване, закачване; 8. pl измама, лъжа́; подвеждане; заблуда, въдица. -
10 bite
I [baɪt]1) (mouthful) morso m., boccone m.to have o take a bite of sth. — prendere un boccone di qcs
2) colloq. (snack) boccone m., spuntino m.3) (from insect) puntura f.; (from dog, snake) morso m.4) fig. (of wind, cold) sferza f.; (of food) sapore m. piccante; (of performance, film) mordente m., mordacità f.5) pesc. (l')abboccareII 1. [baɪt] 2.to have a bite — fare abboccare; fig. trovare una persona adatta
1) (take effect) [measure, rule, shortage] farsi sentire2) pesc. [ fish] abboccare•- bite off••to be bitten by the DIY bug — colloq. avere la mania del fai da te
* * *1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) mordere; pungere2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) morso; puntura2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) presa•- biting- bite the dust* * *I [baɪt]1) (mouthful) morso m., boccone m.to have o take a bite of sth. — prendere un boccone di qcs
2) colloq. (snack) boccone m., spuntino m.3) (from insect) puntura f.; (from dog, snake) morso m.4) fig. (of wind, cold) sferza f.; (of food) sapore m. piccante; (of performance, film) mordente m., mordacità f.5) pesc. (l')abboccareII 1. [baɪt] 2.to have a bite — fare abboccare; fig. trovare una persona adatta
1) (take effect) [measure, rule, shortage] farsi sentire2) pesc. [ fish] abboccare•- bite off••to be bitten by the DIY bug — colloq. avere la mania del fai da te
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11 bite
1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) bite2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) bit, bitt, (insekt)stikk2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) napp•- biting- bite the dustbite--------bitt--------stikkIsubst. \/baɪt\/1) bitt, stikk2) ( om fiske) napp3) bit, matbit, smakebit4) jafs, tygg5) tak, grep, feste6) bitt, tannstilling7) bitende kulde8) sviende smak, sviing (om f.eks. brennevin på tungen)9) ( overført) stikk, brodd, snerta bite and a sup noe å spise og drikkeput the bite on a person for money presse noen for pengerII1) bite, bite i\/på2) svi, etse3) tære på4) ( om hjul e.l.) ta, få tak, få feste5) ( overført) bite i, tygge på, hanskes med6) bite på kroken7) (austr., hverdagslig) bommebite back ta igjenbite somebody's head off bite av noen, avvise noen ( overført) karnøfle noen (gi noen en ørefik), drepe noen, kaste noen på dørhvis han oppdager det, kommer han til å drepe megbite off bite avbite off more than one can chew ta seg vann over hodet, ta munnen for fullbite one's lip ( overført) bite noe i seg bite seg i leppenbite one's tongue off bite tungen av seg• after I said that, I could have bitten my tongue offetter at jeg hadde sagt det, kunne jeg ha bitt tungen av megbite the dust ( hverdagslig) bite i gresset, dø, stupebite the hand that feeds one være utakknemlig mot sin velgjøreronce bitten, twice shy brent barn skyr ildenwhat's biting (you)? eller what's eating (you)? hva er det som rir deg?, hva er det i veien med deg? -
12 into
[ʹıntu:,ʹıntə] prep1. указывает на движение или направление внутрь чего-л. вto look into smb.'s eyes - смотреть кому-л. в глаза
2. ( часто far into) указывает на продолжение процесса до момента, далеко отстоящего от начала какого-л. отрезка времени доthe lamp was still burning on into the day - лампа ещё горела, хотя уже давно было светло
this process lasted well into this century - этот процесс захватил значительную часть нашего века
3. указывает на1) проникновение в какую-л. среду, сферу вto marry into a family - женившись /выйдя замуж/, войти в семью
to get into difficulties - столкнуться с трудностями, оказаться в затруднительном положении
to fall into a trap - попасть в западню /ловушку/
3) проникновение в сущность чего-л. вto inquire /to investigate/ into the matter - глубоко исследовать /изучать/ вопрос
4) включение в состав или наличие в составе чего-л. вhydrogen enters into the composition of water - водород входит в состав воды
4. указывает на1) переход в новое состояние в; передаётся тж. глагольными префиксамиto put into shape - а) придавать форму; б) приводить в порядок
to translate from English into Russian, to put English into Russian - переводить с английского на русский
5. указывает на1) деление предмета на части, сгибание, складывание наto divide [to cut, to break] smth. into pieces - делить [резать, ломать] что-л. на куски /части/
2) деление:three into twenty one is seven - двадцать один (делённое) на три равно семи
3) умножение:seven (multiplied) into three is twenty one - семь (умноженное) на три равно двадцати одному
6. указывает на результат действия, сообщая предшествующему глаголу каузативность; передаётся описательно:an insurance agent had scared him into insuring his property - страховой агент так запугал его, что он застраховал своё имущество
7. указывает на столкновение с кем-л., чем-л. наto walk into smb. - случайно встретить кого-л.
8. в сочетаниях:into the bargain - к тому же, вдобавок
to take into account /consideration/ - учитывать
to come into being - возникнуть, появиться
to be into smth. - разг. а) увлекаться чем-л.; her two sons are both into the arts - оба её сына увлекаются искусством; б) быть связанным с чем-л.
to be into smb. - разг. быть должным кому-л.
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13 pipe one's eye
редк.плакать, обливаться слезами, лить слёзы...he had got it into his head that his own peculiar mission was to pipe his eye. Which he did perpetually. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’, ch. XXXII) —...он вбил себе в голову, что ему лично судьбой предназначено лить слезы. Этим он и занимался постоянно.
She bit her lip and said: ‘Dad, I shall pipe my eye if I stay down here with you.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Flowering Wilderness’, ch. XII) — Закусив губу, Динни сказала: "Папа, если я не уйду, то, чего доброго, расплачусь"
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14 prevent
pri'vent(to stop (someone doing something or something happening): He prevented me from going.) impedir- preventive
prevent vb impedir / evitartr[prɪ'vent]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto prevent somebody from doing something impedir a alguien hacer algoto prevent something from happening impedir que pase algoprevent [pri'vɛnt] vt1) avoid: prevenir, evitarsteps to prevent war: medidas para evitar la guerra2) hinder: impedirv.• cautelar v.• desbaratar v.• estorbar v.• evitar v.• impedir v.• imposibilitar v.• obstaculizar v.• precaver v.• prevenir v.(§pres: -vengo, -vienes...-venimos) pret: -vin-fut: -vendr-•)• remediar v.prɪ'venta) ( hinder) impedir*to prevent somebody/something (FROM) -ING, to prevent somebody's/something's -ING — impedir* que alguien/algo (+ subj)
she was prevented from attending the conference by a sudden illness — una repentina enfermedad impidió que asistiera or le impidió asistir al congreso
b) ( forestall) \<\<crime/disease/accident\>\> prevenir*, evitar[prɪ'vent]VT1) (=avert) (by taking precautions) [+ accident, disaster, death, war, pregnancy] prevenir, evitar; [+ illness] prevenirwe want to prevent a recurrence of yesterday's violence — queremos evitar que la violencia desplegada ayer se repita, queremos prevenir or evitar una repetición de la violencia desplegada ayer
2) (=impede, put a stop to) [+ crime, corruption] impedir; [+ attempt] prevenir, impedirinstallations to prevent any attempt to escape — instalaciones fpl para prevenir or impedir cualquier intento de huida
bodyguards prevented his attempt to shoot the president — unos guardaespaldas hicieron fracasar su intento de disparar al presidente
to prevent the spread of AIDS/nuclear weapons — impedir la propagación del SIDA/la proliferación de las armas nucleares
to prevent sb (from) doing sth, prevent sb's doing sth — impedir que algn haga algo
I can't prevent him (from) leaving the country, I can't prevent his leaving the country — no puedo impedir que se vaya del país
* * *[prɪ'vent]a) ( hinder) impedir*to prevent somebody/something (FROM) -ING, to prevent somebody's/something's -ING — impedir* que alguien/algo (+ subj)
she was prevented from attending the conference by a sudden illness — una repentina enfermedad impidió que asistiera or le impidió asistir al congreso
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15 keep
keep [ki:p]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━3. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► vb: pret, ptp kept━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = retain) garder• keep the change! gardez la monnaie !• to keep sth for o.s. garder qch pour soib. ( = put aside) garderc. ( = have ready) avoird. ( = stock) fairee. ( = store) ranger• where do you keep the sugar? où est-ce que vous rangez le sucre ?f. ( = detain) retenir• what kept you? qu'est-ce qui vous a retenu ?g. ( = have) [+ shop] tenir ; [+ bees, chickens] éleverh. ( = support) subvenir aux besoins de ; [+ mistress] entreteniri. ( = observe) [+ law, vow] respecterj. [+ accounts, diary] tenir• they kept him at it all day ils l'ont fait travailler toute la journée► to keep sth from sb ( = conceal) cacher qch à qn• I know he's keeping something from me je sais qu'il me cache quelque chose► to keep sb from doing sth ( = prevent) empêcher qn de faire qch• what can we do to keep it from happening again? que pouvons-nous faire pour que ça ne se reproduise pas ?► to keep sb to sth• she kept him to his promise elle l'a forcé à tenir sa promesse► to keep o.s. to o.s. se tenir à l'écart• she keeps herself to herself elle n'est pas très sociable► to keep sb/sth + -ing• keep him talking while... fais-lui la conversation pendant que...• he kept the engine running il a laissé le moteur en marche► to keep sb/sth + adjectivea. ( = continue) continuerb. ( = remain) resterc. (in health) aller• how are you keeping? comment allez-vous ?d. [food] se conserver► to keep + -ing• to keep doing sth ( = continue) continuer de faire qch ; ( = do repeatedly) ne pas arrêter de faire qch• I keep forgetting to pay the gas bill j'oublie tout le temps de payer la facture de gaz► to keep + preposition• "keep off the grass" « défense de marcher sur les pelouses »• keep on this road until you come to... suivez cette route jusqu'à ce que vous arriviez à...• keep to the left! gardez votre gauche !• she keeps to herself elle n'est pas très sociable► to keep + adjective• keep calm! reste calme !3. nouna. ( = livelihood, food) I got £30 a week and my keep je gagnais 30 livres par semaine logé et nourrib. [of castle] donjon m4. compoundsa. ( = continue) continuera. ( = restrain) retenirb. ( = conceal) cacher ; [+ secrets] ne pas révéler• I'm sure he's keeping something back je suis sûr qu'il me (or nous etc) cache quelque chose► keep downa. [+ one's anger] contenir• it's just a way to keep women down c'est une manière de cantonner les femmes à un statut inférieurb. [+ inflation, costs] maîtriser ; [+ number] limiter• could you keep the noise down? est-ce que vous pourriez faire un peu moins de bruit ?[person] rester à l'écart• they want to keep young people off the streets ils veulent empêcher les jeunes de traîner dans les ruesa. ( = continue) continuer• "keep out" « défense d'entrer »• keep out of this! ne t'en mêle pas ![+ person, dog] ne pas laisser entrer• that coat looks as if it will keep out the cold ce manteau doit bien protéger du froid► keep to inseparable transitive verb► keep up[prices] se maintenir• to keep up with sb (in race, walk) aller aussi vite que qn ; (in work) se maintenir au niveau de qn• slow down, I can't keep up with you ralentis un peu, je ne peux pas te suivre• keep it up! continuez !b. ( = maintain) [+ house] maintenir en bon état* * *[kiːp] 1.1) ( maintenance) pension f2) Architecture donjon m2.transitive verb (prét, pp kept)1) ( cause to remain)to keep somebody indoors — [person] garder quelqu'un à l'intérieur; [illness] retenir quelqu'un à l'intérieur
to keep something/somebody clean — garder quelque chose/quelqu'un propre
to be kept clean/locked — rester propre/fermé (à clé)
to keep somebody talking/waiting — retenir/faire attendre quelqu'un
2) ( detain) retenir3) ( retain) garder4) ( have and look after) tenir [shop]; avoir [dog]; élever [chickens]5) ( sustain)to keep something going — entretenir quelque chose [conversation, fire, tradition]
6) ( store) mettre, ranger7) ( have in stock) vendre, avoir8) ( support financially) faire vivre, entretenir [family]; avoir [servant]9) ( maintain by writing in) tenir [accounts, diary]10) ( conceal)to keep something from somebody — taire or cacher quelque chose à quelqu'un
11) ( prevent)12) ( observe) tenir [promise]; garder [secret]; se rendre à [appointment]; célébrer [occasion]; observer [commandments]13) Musicto keep time ou the beat — battre la mesure
14) ( maintain) entretenir [car, house]3.intransitive verb (prét, pp kept)1) ( continue)to keep doing — continuer à or de faire, ne pas arrêter de faire
‘keep left’ — ‘tenez votre gauche’
2) ( remain)3) ( stay in good condition) [food] se conserver, se garder4) ( wait) [news, business] attendre5) ( in health)4. 5.‘how are you keeping?’ — ‘comment allez-vous?’
for keeps adverbial phrase pour de bon, pour toujoursPhrasal Verbs:- keep at- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep to- keep up•• -
16 stiff
adjectivebe frozen stiff — steif vor Kälte sein; [Wäsche, Körper[teile]:] steif gefroren sein
3) (formal) steif; förmlich [Brief, Stil]4) (difficult) hart [Test]; schwer [Frage, Prüfung]; steil [Abstieg, Anstieg]be stiff going — (fig. coll.) harte Arbeit sein
5) stark, (Seemannsspr.) steif [Wind, Brise]6) (not bending, not working freely, aching) steif [Gelenk, Gliedmaßen, Nacken, Person]; schwergängig [Angel, Kolben, Gelenk]9) (thick) zäh[flüssig]10) (coll.)be bored/scared/worried stiff — sich zu Tode langweilen/eine wahnsinnige Angst haben (ugs.) /sich (Dat.) furchtbare (ugs.) Sorgen machen
* * *[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) steif2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) steif4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) schwierig5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) steif6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) steif•- academic.ru/92115/stiffly">stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff* * *[stɪf]I. nworking \stiff Prolet m pejyou lucky \stiff! du Glückspilz! famII. adjhis clothes were \stiff with dried mud seine Kleidung starrte vor angetrocknetem Schmutzthe handle on this door is rather \stiff der Türgriff lässt sich schlecht bewegen\stiff brush harte Bürste\stiff cardboard fester Karton\stiff collar steifer Kragento keep a \stiff upper lip Haltung bewahrencome on Richard, keep a \stiff upper lip komm, Richard, lass dir nichts anmerken\stiff brandy starker Weinbrand\stiff breeze steife Brise\stiff challenge große Herausforderung\stiff criticism herbe Kritik\stiff competition harter Wettbewerb\stiff drink harter Drink\stiff resistance erbitterter Widerstanda \stiff right/left BOXING eine harte Rechte/Linke6. (high) [extrem] hoch\stiff cuts einschneidende Kürzungen\stiff fee/tax überzogene Gebühr/Steuer7. (difficult) question schwer, schwierig\stiff climb/work-out anstrengende Klettertour/anstrengendes FitnesstrainingI got frozen \stiff waiting at the bus stop ich wäre fast erfroren, als ich an der Bushaltestelle warteteI've been worried \stiff ich habe mir wahnsinnige Sorgen gemachtto be scared \stiff zu Tode erschrocken sein1. (cheat)▪ to be \stiffed betrogen werden2. (not tip)to \stiff a porter/taxi driver/waiter einem Gepäckträger/Taxifahrer/Kellner kein Trinkgeld geben3. (snub)4. (kill)▪ to \stiff sb jdn kaltmachen slV. vi film, TV programme ein Misserfolg m sein, floppen* * *[stɪf]1. adj (+er)1) steif; corpse starr, steif; brush, bristles hart; dough, paste fest2) resistance, drink, dose stark; fight zäh, hart; sentence, challenge, competition hart; opposition stark, heftig; breeze steif; climb, test schwierig; examination, task schwer, schwierig; penalty, punishment schwer; price, demand hoch3) door, lock, drawer klemmend4)to be stiff with cold —
to go stiff with terror — in Angststarre verfallen
5) smile kühl; bow, person, manner, atmosphere steif2. advsteif3. n (inf)Leiche f* * *stiff [stıf]A adj (adv stiffly)b) TECH schwer gängig (Gang, Schraube)2. zäh, dick, steif (Teig etc):b) stark (Medizin)6. figa) hart (Gegner etc)b) scharf (Konkurrenz etc)c) hartnäckig, verbissen (Kampf, Widerstand etc)7. schwierig, hart (Aufgabe etc)8. hart (Strafe)9. WIRTSCHa) stabil, fest:a stiff market eine stabile Marktlageb) überhöht (Preise)10. steif, förmlich (Atmosphäre etc)11. a) steif, linkisch (Person)b) starr, schematisch (Stil etc)12. umg unglaublich:a bit stiff ziemlich stark, allerhand14. sl blau, besoffenB s sl1. Leiche f2. chancenloses Pferd3. a) allg Kerl m:poor stiff armes Schwein umgb) steifer oder linkischer Kerlc) Besoffene(r) m/f(m)d) Tippelbruder m oft hum4. a) gefälschter Scheckb) Wechsel mC v/t sl1. einem Kellner etc kein Trinkgeld geben* * *adjective1) (rigid) steif; hart [Bürste, Stock]be frozen stiff — steif vor Kälte sein; [Wäsche, Körper[teile]:] steif gefroren sein
2) (intense, severe) hartnäckig; schroff [Absage]; kräftig [Standpauke]3) (formal) steif; förmlich [Brief, Stil]4) (difficult) hart [Test]; schwer [Frage, Prüfung]; steil [Abstieg, Anstieg]be stiff going — (fig. coll.) harte Arbeit sein
5) stark, (Seemannsspr.) steif [Wind, Brise]6) (not bending, not working freely, aching) steif [Gelenk, Gliedmaßen, Nacken, Person]; schwergängig [Angel, Kolben, Gelenk]8) (strong) steif (ugs.) [Drink]; stark [Dosis, Medizin]9) (thick) zäh[flüssig]10) (coll.)be bored/scared/worried stiff — sich zu Tode langweilen/eine wahnsinnige Angst haben (ugs.) /sich (Dat.) furchtbare (ugs.) Sorgen machen
* * *adj.steif adj. -
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stɪf
1. прил.
1) а) прям. перен. тугой, негибкий, неэластичный, жесткий The man loves her yoni fiercely with big lingam, the stiff one. ≈ Мужчина мощно любит ее йони большим жестким лингамом (Дж. Джойс, "Улисс", эп. 15 "Цирцея") б) густой, плотный в) окостеневший, одеревенелый;
предик. разг. до изнеможения, до смерти г) перен. устойчивый (о ценах, рынке)
2) а) непоколебимый, непреклонный б) натянутый, холодный, чопорный в) строгий( о наказании, приговоре и т. п.)
3) а) сильнодействующий;
крепкий( о напитке) a stiff doze of medicine ≈ сильная доза лекарства б) сильный( о ветре) в) трудный
4) неловкий, неуклюжий ∙ keep a stiff upper lip
2. сущ.;
сл.
1) а) документ, ценная бумага б) подметное письмо в) деньги
2) а) труп Syn: corpse, dead body б) спорт человек, играющий во втором составе;
запасной
3) а) бродяга, нищий Syn: tramp, vagabond б) презр. своего рода местоимение Hold your trap, you old stiff. ≈ А ну заткнись, старый дурак. в) пьяница вексель поддельная банкнота поддельный чек тайное письмо;
секретное послание;
записка переданная тайком нескладеха босяк, бродяга зануда, "сухарь" жадина, сквалыга мертвецки пьяный человек труп, мертвец участник соревнования, обреченный на неудачу (особ. о скаковой лошади) ;
пустой номер парень, человек - lucky * счастливчик - poor * бедолага (американизм) рабочий( особ. неквалифицированный) ;
работяга;
батрак жесткий, крепкий;
тугой, неэластичный - * brush жесткая щетка - * cardboard твердый картон окоченевший, застывший;
оцепеневший - * with rheumatism скованный ревматизмом - * in death окоченевший /застывший/ (о трупе) - a * one труп, мертвец - to be * with cold окоченеть от холода - my legs feel * у меня ноги совершенно онемели, у меня ноги как деревянные - I feel * я не могу ни согнуться, ни разогнуться - I am * around the neck я голову не могу повернуть напряженный, деревянный - * smile застывшая улыбка - * face напряженное /деревянное/ лицо - * style вымученный стиль плохо действующий, тугоподвижный - * hinges тугие петли - the door is * дверь не открывается - the handle is * ручка не поворачивается полужидкий;
вязкий, густой, плотный - * dough крутое тесто - beat the egg whites until * взбить белки в густую пену твердый, решительный, непреклонный - * denial решительный отказ - * in the back твердый, решительный (о человеке) ожесточенный, упорный - * battle ожесточенная битва - * resistance упорное сопротивление;
(военное) тж. упорная борьба - * fight ожесточенная /упорная/ борьба - * offensive мощное наступление неловкий, неуклюжий - * bow неловкий поклон мертвецки пьяный холодный, чопорный - * manners церемонное обращение - * bow церемонный поклон - * reserve холодная сдержанность - * smile натянутая /вымученная/ улыбка трудный - * examination трудный экзамен - I had a * job to get the book мне пришлось немало потрудиться, чтобы достать эту книгу - the book is * reading чтение этой книги требует усилий, читать эту книгу нелегко тяжелый, крутой( о спуске, подъеме и т. п.) - * terrain труднопроходимая /пересеченная/ местность твердый, трудный для обработки (о почве) сильный (о ветре) крепкий (о напитках) - pour me out something *, give me a * one (разговорное) налейте мне чего-л. покрепче сильнодействующий (о лекарстве) - * dose большая доза (о ценах и т. п.) высокий устойчивый - * market устойчивый рынок чрезмерный( о требованиях и т. п.) строгий (о наказании) плотно упакованный( разговорное) битком набитый( редкое) упрямый (медицина) ригидный (морское) остойчивый, невалкий > * as a poker негнущийся, жесткий;
чопорный, церемонный > to carry /to have, to keep/ * upper lip не терять мужества, не падать духом, держаться молодцом > that's a bit * это уж слишком! до изнеможения, до смерти - to bore smb. * надоесть кому-л. до чертиков - to scare smb. * напугать кого-л. до смерти жестко;
не сгибаясь - his clothes were frozen * его одежда замерзла и стояла колом to keep a ~ upper lip сохранять присутствие духа;
держаться молодцом;
as stiff as a poker чопорный;
= словно аршин проглотил ~ окостеневший;
одеревенелый;
stiff in death застывший, окоченевший (о трупе) ;
he has a stiff leg у него нога онемела I have a ~ neck мне надуло в шею;
I feel stiff = не могу ни согнуться, ни разогнуться I have a ~ neck мне надуло в шею;
I feel stiff = не могу ни согнуться, ни разогнуться ~ a predic. разг. до изнеможения, до смерти;
they bored me stiff я чуть не умер от тоски, скуки;
I was scared stiff я перепугался до смерти to keep a ~ upper lip проявлять твердость характера to keep a ~ upper lip сохранять присутствие духа;
держаться молодцом;
as stiff as a poker чопорный;
= словно аршин проглотил stiff sl бродяга ~ натянутый, холодный, чопорный;
stiff bow церемонный поклон ~ тугой, негибкий, неэластичный;
жесткий;
stiff cardboard негнущийся картон ~ непреклонный, непоколебимый;
stiff denial решительный отказ ~ плотный, густой;
stiff dough густое тесто ~ сильнодействующий;
крепкий (о напитке) ;
a stiff doze of medicine сильная доза лекарства ~ трудный;
stiff task нелегкая задача;
stiff examination трудный экзамен ~ окостеневший;
одеревенелый;
stiff in death застывший, окоченевший (о трупе) ;
he has a stiff leg у него нога онемела ~ sl вексель ~ a predic. разг. до изнеможения, до смерти;
they bored me stiff я чуть не умер от тоски, скуки;
I was scared stiff я перепугался до смерти ~ натянутый, холодный, чопорный;
stiff bow церемонный поклон ~ неловкий, неуклюжий ~ непреклонный, непоколебимый;
stiff denial решительный отказ ~ окостеневший;
одеревенелый;
stiff in death застывший, окоченевший (о трупе) ;
he has a stiff leg у него нога онемела ~ плотный, густой;
stiff dough густое тесто ~ sl поддельный чек ~ сильнодействующий;
крепкий (о напитке) ;
a stiff doze of medicine сильная доза лекарства ~ сильный (о ветре) ~ строгий (о наказании, приговоре и т. п.) ~ трудный;
stiff task нелегкая задача;
stiff examination трудный экзамен ~ sl труп ~ тугой, негибкий, неэластичный;
жесткий;
stiff cardboard негнущийся картон ~ устойчивый (о ценах, рынке) ~ устойчивый ~ sl формалист, педант ~ чрезмерный (о требовании и т. п.) ~ трудный;
stiff task нелегкая задача;
stiff examination трудный экзамен ~ a predic. разг. до изнеможения, до смерти;
they bored me stiff я чуть не умер от тоски, скуки;
I was scared stiff я перепугался до смерти -
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stif1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) rígido, tieso2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) duro3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) espeso4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difícil5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) fuerte6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) frío, formal, estirado•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff
stiff adj rígido / durotr[stɪf]1 (hair, fabric) rígido,-a, tieso,-a; (card, collar, brush, lock) duro,-a3 (door, window) difícil de abrir, difícil de cerrar4 (not liquid) espeso,-a, consistente5 (person, manner) estirado,-a, tieso,-a; (smile) forzado,-a6 figurative use (climb, test, etc) difícil, duro,-a; (breeze) fuerte; (sentence, punishment) severo,-a7 familiar (price, fee) excesivo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto keep a stiff upper lip poner a mal tiempo buena carato be bored stiff aburrirse como una ostrato be frozen stiff estar helado,-a hasta los huesosto be scared stiff estar muerto,-a de miedoto be worried stiff estar preocupadísimo,-astiff ['stɪf] adj1) rigid: rígido, tiesoa stiff dough: una masa firme2) : agarrotado, entumecidostiff muscles: músculos entumecidos3) stilted: acartonado, poco natural4) strong: fuerte (dícese del viento, etc.)5) difficult, severe: severo, difícil, duroadj.• duro, -a adj.• empinado, -a adj.• entumecido, -a adj.• espeso, -a adj.• estirado, -a adj.• fuerte adj.• rígido, -a adj.• subido, -a adj.• tieso, -a adj.• yerto, -a adj.n.• cadáver s.m.
I stɪfadjective -er, -est1)a) <collar/bristles> duro; < fabric> tieso, duro; < corpse> rígido; < muscles> entumecido, agarrotadoto have a stiff neck — tener* tortícolis
I'm stiff after that walk — estoy dolorido or (esp AmL) adolorido despues de la caminata
b) <paste/dough> consistente2) <test/climb> difícil, duro; < resistance> férreo, tenaz; < penalty> fuerte, severo; <terms/conditions> duro; <breeze/drink> fuerte3) <person/manner> almidonado, acartonado, estirado; <bow/smile> forzado, poco espontáneo
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adverb (colloq)
III
noun (sl) fiambre m (fam), cuerpo m[stɪf]1. ADJ(compar stiffer) (superl stiffest)1) (=rigid) [card, paper, chair] rígido, duro; [collar, fabric] duro, tieso; [brush, boots] duro; [corpse] rígido2) (=firm) [paste, mixture] compacto, consistente3) (Physiol) [joints, limbs, muscles] entumecido, agarrotado; [fingers] rígido, agarrotado; [movement] rígidoinactivity can make your joints stiff — sus articulaciones se pueden entumecer or agarrotar por la inactividad
to become or get stiff — [joints, limbs, muscles] entumecerse, agarrotarse
to feel stiff — (because of cold, injury etc) sentirse agarrotado; (after exercise) tener agujetas
I feel stiff all over — (after exercise) tengo agujetas por todo el cuerpo
to be stiff with cold — estar aterido, estar entumecido de frío
- be as stiff as a board or poker- keep a stiff upper lip4) (=unresponsive) [door, drawer, lock] duro, que no abre bien, atorado (esp LAm)the lock was stiff — costaba abrir el cerrojo, el cerrojo no abría bien
5) (=cold, formal) [smile, bow] frío; [person, manner] estirado, frío; [atmosphere] estirado, fríohe gave a stiff bow — se inclinó con frialdad or con formalidad
stiff and formal — [person, manner, atmosphere] estirado y formal
6) (=tough) [climb, test] difícil, duro; [penalty, sentence, fine] severo; [resistance] tenaz; [challenge] difícil; [opposition, competition] duro7) (=high) [price] excesivo, exorbitante; [price rise] fuerte8) (=strong) [breeze] fuerte; [drink] cargadothat's a bit stiff! * — ¡eso es mucho or demasiado!, ¡se han pasado! *
2.ADVto be worried stiff — estar muy preocupado, estar preocupadísimo
3. N**1) (=corpse) cadáver m, fiambre * m hum2) (US) (=tramp) vagabundo(-a) m / f ; (=drunk) borracho(-a) m / f* * *
I [stɪf]adjective -er, -est1)a) <collar/bristles> duro; < fabric> tieso, duro; < corpse> rígido; < muscles> entumecido, agarrotadoto have a stiff neck — tener* tortícolis
I'm stiff after that walk — estoy dolorido or (esp AmL) adolorido despues de la caminata
b) <paste/dough> consistente2) <test/climb> difícil, duro; < resistance> férreo, tenaz; < penalty> fuerte, severo; <terms/conditions> duro; <breeze/drink> fuerte3) <person/manner> almidonado, acartonado, estirado; <bow/smile> forzado, poco espontáneo
II
adverb (colloq)
III
noun (sl) fiambre m (fam), cuerpo m -
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A n1 ( mouthful) bouchée f ; in one bite en une bouchée ; to have ou take a bite of sth prendre une bouchée de qch ; to take a bite out of sth fig faire un trou dans qch ; that will take a big bite out of our budget/profits cela va faire un grand trou dans notre budget/marge bénéficiaire ;2 ○ ( snack) morceau m (à manger) ; to have a bite (to eat) manger un morceau ; to have ou grab a quick bite (to eat) manger un morceau en vitesse ;3 fig (impact, keen edge) (of wind, cold) morsure f ; ( of food) piquant m ; (of argument, performance, style, film) mordant m ; his speech/film has bite son discours/film a du mordant ;5 Fishg touche f ; to have a bite lit avoir une touche ; fig trouver amateur ; the house is up for sale but we haven't had any bites yet la maison est en vente mais nous n'avons pas encore trouvé amateur ;6 Dent occlusion f.B vtr ( prét bit, pp bitten) [person, animal] mordre ; [insect] piquer ; to bite sth in two couper [qch] en deux d'un coup de dent ; to bite one's nails se ronger les ongles.1 ( take effect) [measure, policy, rule, new rates, strike, shortage] se faire sentir ;2 Fishg [fish] mordre.he/she won't bite you ○ ! il/elle ne va pas te manger ○ ! ; to bite one's lip se mordre les lèvres ; to bite the hand that feeds you cracher dans la soupe ; the biter bit tel est pris qui croyait prendre ; to be bitten by the DIY/health food bug ○ attraper le virus ○ du bricolage/de la diététique ; ⇒ bullet.■ bite back:▶ bite back [sth] ravaler [rude comment, reply].■ bite into:▶ bite into [sth] lit mordre dans [fruit, sandwich etc] ; fig ( affect) avoir un effet sur [economy, finances].■ bite off:▶ bite off [sth], bite [sth] off arracher [qch] d'un coup de dent.■ bite on:▶ bite on [sth] mordre sur.■ bite through:▶ bite through [sth] [person, animal] percer [qch] avec ses dents. -
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1.
adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) (hacia) abajo2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) al suelo3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) a través de los tiempos4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) abajo5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.) abajo
2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) abajo2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) hacia abajo3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) por
3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) tragarse rápidamente- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright
4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) total- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground
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noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) plumón- downie®- downy
down adv prep abajodon't look down! ¡no mires hacia abajo!she walked down the road bajó la calle andando down también combina con muchos verbos. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplostr[daʊn]1 (on bird) plumón nombre masculino; (on peach) pelusa; (on body, face) vello, pelusilla; (on upper lip) bozo, pelusilla————————tr[daʊn]1 (to a lower level) (hacia) abajo2 (at a lower level) abajo■ can you see that cottage down below in the valley? ¿ves aquella casita allá abajo en el valle?3 (along) por5 (in time) a través de■ why don't you go and lie down? ¿por qué no te echas?2 (at lower level) abajo■ down here/there aquí/allí abajo4 (less - of price, quantity, volume, etc)■ sales are down by 10% las ventas han bajado un diez por ciento5 (on paper, in writing)6 (of money - to be paid at once in cash) al contado; (- out of pocket) menos1 (to a lower level- escalator) de bajada; (- train) que va hacia las afueras2 familiar (finished, dealt with) acabado,-a, hecho,-a■ seven down, three to go! ¡he hecho siete, faltan tres!3 (not in operation) no operativo,-a4 familiar (depressed) deprimido,-a1 (knock over, force to ground) derribar, tumbar1 (to dog) ¡quieto!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLdown to (as far as) hastadown under (en) Australiadown with...! ¡abajo...!to be down on somebody tenerle ojeriza a alguiento be down to something quedar sólo algoto be/come/go down with something SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL estar con algoto down tools dejar de trabajarto have a down on somebody tenerle ojeriza a alguien, tenerle manía a alguiento keep food down retener comidato put something down dejar algo■ can you put that book down for a second? ¿puedes dejar ese libro un momento?to put the phone down colgardown ['daʊn] vt1) fell: tumbar, derribar, abatir2) defeat: derrotardown adv1) downward: hacia abajo2)to lie down : acostarse, echarse3)to put down (money) : pagar un depósito (de dinero)4)to sit down : sentarse5)to take down, to write down : apuntar, anotardown adj1) descending: de bajadathe down elevator: el ascensor de bajada2) reduced: reducido, rebajadoattendance is down: la concurrencia ha disminuido3) downcast: abatido, deprimidodown n: plumón mdown prep1) : (hacia) abajodown the mountain: montaña abajoI walked down the stairs: bajé por la escalera2) along: por, a lo largo dewe ran down the beach: corrimos por la playa3) : a través dedown the years: a través de los añosadj.• acostado, -a adj.• descendente adj.• triste adj.adv.• abajo adv.• bajo adv.• hacia abajo adv.n.• borra s.f.• plumón s.m.• vello s.m.prep.• abajo de prep.v.• derrocar v.
I daʊn1)a) ( in downward direction)to look down — mirar (hacia or para) abajo
down, boy! — abajo!
b) ( downstairs)can you come down? — ¿puedes bajar?
2)a) ( of position) abajodown here/there — aquí/allí (abajo)
down under — (colloq) en Australia
b) ( downstairs)I'm down in the cellar — estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano
c) (lowered, pointing downward) bajadod) ( in position)the carpet isn't down yet — aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra
e) ( prostrate)3) (of numbers, volume, intensity)my temperature is down to 38° C — la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C
4)a) (in, toward the south)to go/come down south/to London — ir*/venir* al sur/a Londres
b) (at, to another place) (esp BrE)5)a) (dismantled, removed)once this wall is down — una vez que hayan derribado esta pared; see also burn, cut, fall down
b) ( out of action)the system is down — ( Comput) el sistema no funciona
c) ( deflated)6) ( in writing)he's down for tomorrow at ten — está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez
she's down as unemployed — consta or figura como desempleada
7) ( hostile)to be down on somebody — (colloq)
my teacher's down on me at the moment — la maestra me tiene ojeriza, la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo (AmL fam)
8) down toa) ( as far as) hastab) ( reduced to)c) ( to be done by)
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1)a) ( in downward direction)b) ( at lower level)2)a) ( along)we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi — seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí
b) ( further along)the library is just down the street — la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante
c) (to, in) (BrE colloq)3) ( through)
III
1) (before n) ( going downward)the down escalator — la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar
2) ( depressed) (colloq) (pred) deprimido
IV
1) ua) ( on bird) plumón mb) (on face, body) vello m, pelusilla fc) (on plant, fruit) pelusa f
V
a) ( drink) beberse or tomarse rápidamenteb) ( knock down) \<\<person\>\> tumbar, derribar
I [daʊn] When down is an element in a phrasal verb, eg back down, glance down, play down, look up the verb.1. ADV1) (physical movement) abajo, hacia abajo; (=to the ground) a tierra•
to fall down — caerse•
I ran all the way down — bajé toda la distancia corriendo2) (static position) abajo; (=on the ground) por tierra, en tierrato be down — (Aer) haber aterrizado, estar en tierra; [person] haber caído, estar en tierra
he isn't down yet — (eg for breakfast) todavía no ha bajado
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down by the river — abajo en la ribera•
down on the shore — abajo en la playa3) (Geog)•
he came down from Glasgow to London — ha bajado or venido de Glasgow a Londresto go down under — (Brit) * (=to Australia) ir a Australia; (=to New Zealand) ir a Nueva Zelanda
4) (in writing)5) (in volume, degree, status)I'm £20 down — he perdido 20 libras
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I'm down to my last cigarette — me queda un cigarrillo nada más7) (=ill)8)down to: it's down to him — (=due to, up to) le toca a él, le incumbe a él
9) (as deposit)to pay £50 down — pagar un depósito de 50 libras, hacer un desembolso inicial de 50 libras
down with traitors! — ¡abajo los traidores!
11) (=completed etc)one down, five to go — uno en el bote y quedan cinco
12) (esp US)to be down on sb — tener manía or inquina a algn *
2. PREPlooking down this road, you can see... — mirando carretera abajo, se ve...
2) (=at a lower point on)he lives down the street (from us) — vive en esta calle, más abajo de nosotros
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face down — boca abajo3. ADJ1) (=depressed) deprimido2) (=not functioning)3) (Brit) [train, line] de bajada4. VT*1) [+ food] devorar; [+ drink] beberse (de un trago), tragarse2) [+ opponent] tirar al suelo, echar al suelo; [+ plane] derribar, abatir- down tools5.Nto have a down on sb — (Brit) * tenerle manía or inquina a algn *
6.CPDdown bow N — (Mus) descenso m de arco
down cycle N — (Econ) ciclo m de caída
down payment N — (Econ) (=initial payment) entrada f ; (=deposit) desembolso m inicial
II
[daʊn]N (on bird) plumón m, flojel m ; (on face) bozo m ; (on body) vello m ; (on fruit) pelusa f ; (Bot) vilano m
III
[daʊn]N (Geog) colina fthe Downs — (Brit) las Downs (colinas del sur de Inglaterra)
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I [daʊn]1)a) ( in downward direction)to look down — mirar (hacia or para) abajo
down, boy! — abajo!
b) ( downstairs)can you come down? — ¿puedes bajar?
2)a) ( of position) abajodown here/there — aquí/allí (abajo)
down under — (colloq) en Australia
b) ( downstairs)I'm down in the cellar — estoy aquí abajo, en el sótano
c) (lowered, pointing downward) bajadod) ( in position)the carpet isn't down yet — aún no han puesto or colocado la alfombra
e) ( prostrate)3) (of numbers, volume, intensity)my temperature is down to 38° C — la fiebre me ha bajado a 38° C
4)a) (in, toward the south)to go/come down south/to London — ir*/venir* al sur/a Londres
b) (at, to another place) (esp BrE)5)a) (dismantled, removed)once this wall is down — una vez que hayan derribado esta pared; see also burn, cut, fall down
b) ( out of action)the system is down — ( Comput) el sistema no funciona
c) ( deflated)6) ( in writing)he's down for tomorrow at ten — está apuntado or anotado para mañana a las diez
she's down as unemployed — consta or figura como desempleada
7) ( hostile)to be down on somebody — (colloq)
my teacher's down on me at the moment — la maestra me tiene ojeriza, la maestra la ha agarrado conmigo (AmL fam)
8) down toa) ( as far as) hastab) ( reduced to)c) ( to be done by)
II
1)a) ( in downward direction)b) ( at lower level)2)a) ( along)we drove on down the coast/the Mississippi — seguimos por la costa/a lo largo del Misisipí
b) ( further along)the library is just down the street — la biblioteca está un poco más allá or más adelante
c) (to, in) (BrE colloq)3) ( through)
III
1) (before n) ( going downward)the down escalator — la escalera mecánica de bajada or para bajar
2) ( depressed) (colloq) (pred) deprimido
IV
1) ua) ( on bird) plumón mb) (on face, body) vello m, pelusilla fc) (on plant, fruit) pelusa f
V
a) ( drink) beberse or tomarse rápidamenteb) ( knock down) \<\<person\>\> tumbar, derribar
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