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1 come a cropper
expr infml1)He was performing stunts on his bike, caught his foot in the chain and came a real cropper — Он показывал на своем велосипеде различные трюки, попал ногой в цепь и грохнулся на землю
2)Boy, did he come a cropper — Он сел в большую лужу
He was very proud of himself until he came a cropper in his last job — Он был очень гордый, пока не облажался на последней работе
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2 castaña
f.1 chestnut.2 Ray's bream, Brama brama.* * *1 BOTÁNICA chestnut2 (de pelo) bun3 (vasija) demijohn5 familiar (borrachera) binge, skinful\sacarle a alguien las castañas del fuego to bail somebody out, get somebody out of trouble* * *SF1) (=fruto) chestnut- conducir a toda castaña- ser una castaña¡toma castaña! — * [indicando disfrute] take that!; [indicando sorpresa] just imagine!
castaña de cajú — Arg, Uru cashew nut
castaña del Brasil, castaña de Pará — Brazil nut
2) * (=golpe) punchdarse una castaña — to give o.s. a knock
3) * (=borrachera)4) [de pelo] bun, chignon5) (=vasija) demijohn6) * (=año)* * *1) ( fruto) chestnuttoma castaña! — (Esp fam) ( expresando - regodeo) so there! (colloq); (- sorpresa) wow! (colloq)
2) (Esp fam)a) ( borrachera)cogió una castaña — he got plastered (colloq)
b) (golpe, choque) bump* * *= chestnut.Ex. He successfully walks the tightrope between being a scholar and being a fan, delivering a book that makes chestnuts like The Wizard of Oz fresh and fun again.----* castaña caliente = roast chestnut.* castaña de Indias = horse chestnut.* castañas glaseadas = marron glacé.* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.* * *1) ( fruto) chestnuttoma castaña! — (Esp fam) ( expresando - regodeo) so there! (colloq); (- sorpresa) wow! (colloq)
2) (Esp fam)a) ( borrachera)cogió una castaña — he got plastered (colloq)
b) (golpe, choque) bump* * *= chestnut.Ex: He successfully walks the tightrope between being a scholar and being a fan, delivering a book that makes chestnuts like The Wizard of Oz fresh and fun again.
* castaña caliente = roast chestnut.* castaña de Indias = horse chestnut.* castañas glaseadas = marron glacé.* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.* * *A (fruto) chestnutsacar las castañas del fuego con mano ajena to get sb else to do one's dirty worksacarle las castañas del fuego a algn to bail sb out, get sb out of trouble¡toma castaña! ( Esp fam) (expresando regodeo) so there! ( colloq) (expresando sorpresa) wow! ( colloq), well! ( colloq)Compuestos:( AmL) cashew nuthorse chestnut( RPl) Brazil nutdried chestnutB* * *
castaña sustantivo femenino ( fruto) chestnut;
castaña de Pará (RPl) Brazil nut;
castaña pilonga dried chestnut
castaño,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 Bot chestnut
2 (color) chestnut-brown
II adjetivo (color de un objeto) chestnut-brown
(del pelo, los ojos) brown, dark
castaña sustantivo femenino
1 chestnut
2 familiar (bodrio) rubbish
3 (choque violento) bump
♦ Locuciones: figurado sacarle a alguien las castañas del fuego, to save sb's bacon, US to get sb out of trouble
' castaña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asado
- asar
English:
chalk
- chestnut
- conker
- different
- water chestnut
- Brazil
- cashew (nut)
- horse
* * *castaña nf1. [fruto] chestnut;Famsacarle a alguien las castañas del fuego to get sb out of trouble;Fam¡toma castaña! so there!castaña de agua water chestnut; RP castaña de cajú cashew nut;castaña de Indias horse chestnut;RP castaña de Pará Brazil nut;castaña pilonga dried chestnut[con vehículo] to have a crashllevar una castaña to be plastered o leglesseste libro es una castaña this book is boring6. [moño] bun* * *f chestnut;castaña asada roasted chestnut;sacar las castañas del fuego a alguien fig fam pull s.o.’s chestnuts out of the fire fam ;a toda castaña fam hell for leather fam ;¡toma castaña! fam how about that! fam* * *castaña nf: chestnut* * *¡vaya castaña se ha dado con la bici! he came a cropper on his bike! -
3 hij is met de fiets omgeklapt
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4 omklappen
1 [doen tuimelen] turn/swing over/back♦voorbeelden:1 [tuimelen] turn/swing over/back2 [informeel] tumble/topple over♦voorbeelden: -
5 planter
planter [plɑ̃te]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ plante, graine] to plant ; [+ jardin] to put plants inb. [+ clou] to hammer in ; [+ pieu] to drive in• planter là ( = laisser sur place) [+ personne] to leave behind ; [+ travail, outils] to dump (inf) ; ( = délaisser) [+ épouse] to walk out on (inf)• ne restez pas planté là à ne rien faire ! don't just stand there doing nothing!2. intransitive verb3. reflexive verba. ( = se tromper) to mess up (inf)b. ( = avoir un accident) to crash* * *plɑ̃te
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1) to plant [tomates, jardin]2) ( enfoncer) to drive in [pieu]; to knock in [clou]3) ( dresser) to pitch [tente]planter un décor — lit to put up a set; fig to set the scene
4) (colloq) ( mettre) to put, to stick (colloq)5) (colloq) ( abandonner)planter là — to drop [outil]; to abandon [voiture]; to pack in (colloq) [travail]; to walk out on [époux]
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(colloq) verbe intransitif Informatique to crash
3.
se planter verbe pronominal1) [fleur, parterre] to be planted2) ( s'enfoncer) [clou] to go in3) [personne]4) (colloq) ( se tenir)5) (colloq) ( avoir un accident) to crash6) (colloq) ( se tromper) to get it wrong; ( se perdre) to get lost* * *plɑ̃te vt1) [fleur, légume, arbre] to plantDaphné a planté des tomates. — Daphne planted some tomatoes.
2) [clou, pieu] to hammer inplanter qch dans [clou, pieu] — to hammer sth into
Jean-Pierre a planté un clou dans le mur. — Jean-Pierre hammered a nail into the wall.
Elle lui a planté un couteau dans le dos. — She stuck a knife in his back.
4) [tente] to put up, to pitchplanter sa tente quelque part — to pitch one's tent somewhere, to put up one's tent somewhere
André a planté sa tente au bord du lac. — André pitched his tent beside the lake.
5) [drapeau, échelle] to put up6) fig7) * (= abandonner) [amoureux] to ditchplanter là; Il m'a planté là et il est remonté dans sa voiture. — He dumped me there and got back in his car.
* * *planter verb table: aimerA vtr1 Agric, Hort to plant [rosier, pommes de terre, tomates, jardin]; route plantée d'arbres tree-lined road, road lined with trees;2 ( ficher) to drive in [pieu]; to knock in [clou]; planter un pieu dans qch to drive a stake into sth; planter un couteau/une fourchette dans to stick a knife/a fork into; planter ses dents/ses griffes dans le bras de qn to sink one's teeth/to dig one's claws into sb's arm; planter une flèche dans une cible to shoot an arrow into a target; clou mal planté nail which has not gone in straight; planter un drapeau au pôle Sud to put up a flag at the South Pole;3 ( dresser) to pitch [tente]; planter un décor lit to put up a set; fig to set the scene; planter une échelle contre un mur to stand a ladder against a wall; bâtiment planté en rase campagne building stuck in the middle of nowhere;4 ( mettre) to put, to stick○; planter la bouteille sur la table to stick the bottle on the table; planter un baiser sur la joue de qn to plant a kiss on sb's cheek;5 ○( abandonner) planter là to drop [outil]; to dump○, to abandon [voiture]; to pack in○, to chuck in○ GB [travail]; to walk out on, to ditch○ [époux]; il m'a planté là et a sauté dans un taxi he left me standing there and jumped into a taxi; il a tout planté là et est parti en Inde he dropped everything ou he chucked○ it all in and went off to India.B ○vi Ordinat to crash.C se planter vpr1 Hort [fleur, parterre] to be planted; se planter au printemps to be planted in the spring;2 ( se ficher) [clou, pieu] to go in;3 [personne] se planter une épine/un clou dans le pied to get a thorn/a nail in one's foot; avoir une épine plantée dans le pied to have a thorn in one's foot;4 ○( se tenir) aller se planter devant qch/qn to go and stand in front of sth/sb;5 ○( avoir un accident) to crash; se planter en planeur to crash in a glider; se planter en vélo to have a bicycle accident;6 ○( se tromper) to get it wrong; ( se perdre) to get lost; se planter dans une addition to get a sum all wrong; il s'est planté en histoire he made a mess of the history paper ou exam.[plɑ̃te] verbe transitif2. [enfoncer] to stick ou to drive in (separable)[avec un marteau] to hammer in (separable)4. [poser résolument]5. [dépeindre - personnage] to sketch (in)6. (familier) [abandonner - personne, voiture] to dump, to ditch ; [ - travail, projet] to pack in (separable)————————[plɑ̃te] verbe intransitif————————se planter verbe pronominal intransitif2. (familier) [se tenir immobile] to stand3. (familier) [se tromper] to get it wrongon s'est complètement plantés, c'est infaisable we've got it completely wrong, it can't be done4. (familier) [dans un accident] to (have a) crash5. (familier) [échouer] to make a complete mess of things6. (familier) [ordinateur] to crash
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