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he drank some water

1 some

1. pronoun, adjective
1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) algún, algo, cierto, unos, algunos, ciertos

2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) alguno

3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) un poco, unos pocos

4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) cierto

2. adjective
1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) bastante

2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) algún

3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) unos, cerca de, alrededor de

3. adverb
((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) un poco, algo

- somebody
- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me

some¹ adj

1. un poco de / algo de

do you want some more cake? ¿quieres un poco más de tarta?

Muchas veces no se traduce al español

I need some glue necesito pegamento

would you like some tea? ¿quieres té?

I've got to buy some bread tengo que comprar pan

2. unos / algunos

he gave me some sweets me dio unos caramelos

some people left before the end algunos se fueron antes del final

there are some biscuits in the kitchen hay galletas en la cocina

some² pron

1. un poco / algo

she cut a piece of pizza and gave me some cortó un trozo de pizza y me dio un poco

I've made some coffee would you like some? he hecho café ¿quieres un poco?

2. unos / algunos

some danced and others sang algunos bailaban y otros cantaban

some

tr[sʌm]

adjective

1 (with plural noun) unos,-as, algunos,-as; (a few) unos,-as cuantos,-as, unos,-as pocos,-as

■ there were some flowers on the table había unas flores en la mesa

■ would you like some biscuits? ¿quieres galletas?

2 (with singular noun) algún, alguna; (a little) algo de, un poco de

■ would you like some coffee? ¿quieres café?

■ he needs some money necesita dinero

3 (certain) cierto,-a, alguno,-a

■ unlike some people I know no como algunas personas que conozco

■ some days are better than others algunos días son mejores que otros

■ I like some classical music me gusta alguna música clásica

■ in some ways en cierto modo

■ to some extent hasta cierto punto

4 (unknown, unspecified) algún, alguna

■ some day algún día, un día de éstos

■ for some reason or another por alguna razón u otra

■ there's some bloke at the door hay un tipo en la puerta

■ some other time otra vez, otro día

5 (quite a lot of) bastante

■ she's been gone some time hace ya bastante tiempo que se ha ido

■ it's some distance away queda bastante lejos

■ some years ago hace algunos años

6 familiar ironic (none, not at all) valiente, menudo,-a

■ some help that was! ¡valiente ayuda!

■ some friend you are! ¡valiente amigo eres tú!, ¡menudo amigo eres!

7 familiar (quite a, a fine) menudo,-a

■ that was some meal! ¡menuda comida!, ¡ésa sí que era una comida!, ¡vaya comilona!

■ he's quite some guy! ¡menudo tío!

pronoun

1 (unspecified number) unos,-as, algunos,-as

■ there are no potatoes - I'll have to buy some no quedan patatas - tendré que comprar

■ keys? - I saw some on the table ¿llaves? - he visto unas sobre la mesa

2 (unspecified amount) no se traduce

■ you'll need plenty of money - I've got some te hará falta mucho dinero - ya tengo

■ if you want more paper, there's some in the drawer si te hace falta más papel, hay en el cajón

3 (certain ones) ciertos,-as, algunos,-as; (a certain part) algo, un poco, parte nombre femenino

■ some say it was suicide algunos dicen que se suicidó

■ some of my friends algunos amigos míos

■ some of the money parte del dinero

■ I agree with some of what she said estoy de acuerdo con parte de lo que ha dicho

adverb

1 (approximately, about) unos,-as, alrededor de, aproximadamente

■ there were some twenty people había unas veinte personas

■ some 100 miles away a unas cien millas de aquí

2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (rather, a little) un poco

■ they waited some esperaron un poco

■ he likes her some le gusta bastante

some ['sʌm] adj

1) : un, algún

some lady stopped me: una mujer me detuvo

some distant galaxy: alguna galaxia lejana

2) : algo de, un poco de

he drank some water: tomó (un poco de) agua

3) : unos

do you want some apples?: ¿quieres unas manzanas?

some years ago: hace varios años

some pron

1) : algunos

some went, others stayed: algunos se fueron, otros se quedaron

2) : un poco, algo

there's some left: queda un poco

I have gum; do you want some?: tengo chicle, ¿quieres?

some

adj.

• alguno adj.

• algún adj.

• un poco de adj.

• uno, -a adj.

• unos adj.

• vario, -a adj.

adv.

• algunos adv.

• mucho adv.

• muy adv.

pron.

• alguno pron.

• algunos pron.

• uno pron.

• unos pron.

I sʌm, weak form səm
adjective

1)

a) ( unstated number or type) (+ pl n) unos, unas

there were some boys/girls in the park — había unos or algunos niños/unas or algunas niñas en el parque

I need some new shoes/scissors — necesito (unos) zapatos nuevos/una tijera nueva

would you like some cherries? — ¿quieres (unas) cerezas?

there are some good restaurants around here — por aquí hay buenos restaurantes

b) ( unstated quantity or type) (+ uncount n)

some paint fell on my head — me cayó (un poco de) pintura en la cabeza

you'll need some French currency — vas a necesitar algo de dinero francés

I can give you some information — te puedo dar (alguna) información

let's go home and have some dinner — vayamos a casa a cenar

would you like some coffee? — ¿quieres café?

2) (a, one) (+ sing count noun) algún, -guna

they owe us some sort of explanation — nos deben algún tipo de explicación

some compromise may still be found — todavía puede llegarse a un acuerdo

some day I'll get my revenge — ya me vengaré algún día

some day soon — un día de éstos

3)

a) (particular, not all) (+ pl n) algunos, -nas

I like some modern artists — algunos artistas modernos me gustan

in some ways — en cierto modo

some people never learn — hay gente que no aprende nunca

b) (part of, not whole) (+ uncount n)

some German wine is red, but most is white — Alemania produce algunos vinos tintos pero la mayoría son blancos

some Shakespeare is very rarely performed — algunas obras de Shakespeare no se representan casi nunca

4)

a) (not many, a few) algunos, -nas

b) (not much, a little) un poco de

5)

a) (several, many)

she's been bed-ridden for some years now — hace años que está postrada en cama

b) ( large amount of)

we've known each other for quite some time now — ya hace mucho (tiempo) que nos conocemos

there'll be some celebrating in Wales tonight — esta noche sí que habrá fiesta en Gales

6) (colloq)

a) ( expressing appreciation)

that's some car you've got! — vaya coche que tienes!, qué cochazo tienes!

b) (stressing remarkable, ridiculous nature)

that was some exam! — vaya examen!

you do ask some questions! — haces cada pregunta!

c) ( expressing irony)

some present! I had to pay for it! — qué regalo ni qué regalo! lo tuve que pagar yo!

some friend you are! — qué buen amigo eres! (iró)

II

pronoun

1)

a) ( a number of things or people) algunos, -nas

b) ( an amount)

there's no salt left; we'll have to buy some — no queda sal; vamos a tener que comprar

2)

a) ( a number of a group) algunos, -nas

some are mine and the others belong to Peter — algunos son míos y los otros son de Peter

b) ( part of an amount)

some of what I've written — algo or parte de lo que he escrito

the coffee's ready: would you like some? — el café está listo: ¿quieres?

3) ( certain people) algunos, -nas

some say that... — algunos dicen que...

III

adverb ( approximately) unos, unas; alrededor de

there were some fifty people there — había unas cincuenta personas, había alrededor de cincuenta personas

[sʌm]
1. ADJECTIVE

1) (=an amount of)
When refers to something you can't count, it usually isn't translated:
will you have some tea? — ¿quieres té?

have some more cake — toma or sírvete más pastel

you've got some money, haven't you? — tienes dinero, ¿no?

let's have some breakfast — vamos a desayunar

we gave them some food — les dimos comida or algo de comida

there's some great acting in this film — hay algunas actuaciones muy buenas en esta película

2) (=a little) algo de, un poco de

all I have left is some chocolate — solamente me queda algo de or un poco de chocolate

she has some experience with children — tiene algo de or un poco de experiencia con niños

the book was some help, but not much — el libro ayudó algo or un poco, pero no mucho, el libro fue de alguna ayuda, pero no mucha

I did some writing this morning — he escrito un poco esta mañana

she went out for some fresh air — salió para tomar un poco de aire fresco

3) (=a number of) unos

some boys were shouting at him — unos chicos le estaban gritando

I have some wonderful memories — tengo unos recuerdos maravillosos

would you like some sweets/grapes? — ¿quieres caramelos/uvas?

we've got some biscuits, haven't we? — tenemos galletas, ¿no?

you need some new trousers/glasses — necesitas unos pantalones nuevos/unas gafas nuevas

surely she has some friends? — debe de tener por lo menos algún amigo

4) (=certain)

some people say that... — algunos dicen que..., algunas personas dicen que..., hay gente que dice que...

some people hate fish — algunas personas odian el pescado, hay gente que odia el pescado

some people just don't care — hay gente que no se preocupa en lo más mínimo

some people have all the luck! — ¡los hay que tienen suerte!, ¡algunos parece que nacen de pie! *

in some ways he's right — en cierto modo or sentido, tiene razón

I paid for mine, unlike some people I could mention — yo pagué el mío, no como ciertas personas or algunos a los que no quiero nombrar

some mushrooms are poisonous — ciertos tipos de setas son venenosas

I like some jazz music — me gusta cierto tipo de jazz

5) (indefinite) algún + masc noun, alguna + fem noun

some day — algún día

some day next week — algún día de la semana que viene

some idiot of a driver — algún imbécil de conductor

I read it in some book (or other) — lo he leído en algún libro

for some reason (or other) — por alguna razón, por una u otra razón

there must be some solution — alguna solución tiene que haber

some man was asking for you — un hombre estuvo preguntando por ti

• this will give you some idea of... — esto te dará una idea de...

• let's make it some other time — hagámoslo otro día

6) (=a considerable amount of) bastante

it took some courage to do that — hacer eso exigió bastante valor

it's a matter of some importance — es un asunto de bastante importancia

• she is some few years younger than him — es bastantes años más joven que él

• I haven't seen him for some time — hace bastante (tiempo) que no lo veo
length 1., 4)
7) (=a considerable number of)

I haven't seen him for some years — hace bastantes años que no lo veo

I posted it some days ago (now) — lo mandé por correo hace (ya) varios días

8) *
emphatic
a) (admiring)

that's some fish! — ¡eso sí que es un pez!, ¡eso es lo que se llama un pez!, ¡vaya pez!

that's some woman — ¡qué mujer!

it was some party — ¡vaya fiesta!, ¡menuda fiesta!

b) iro

"he says he's my friend" - "some friend!" — -dice que es mi amigo -¡menudo amigo!

you're some help, you are! — ¡vaya ayuda das!, ¡menuda ayuda eres tú!

some expert! — ¡valiente experto!

c) (in annoyance)

some people! — ¡qué gente!

2. PRONOUN

1) (=a certain amount, a little) un poco

have some! — ¡toma un poco!

could I have some of that cheese? — ¿me das un poco de ese queso?

I only want some of it — solo quiero un poco

thanks, I've got some — gracias, ya tengo

"I haven't got any paper" - "I'll give you some" — -no tengo nada de papel -yo te doy

• it would cost twice that much and then some * — costaría el doble de eso y algo más de propina *

2) (=a part) una parte

I've read some of the book — he leído (una) parte del libro

some of what he said was true — parte de lo que dijo era cierto

some (of it) has been eaten — se han comido un poco or una parte

give me some! — ¡dame un poco!

3) (=a number) algunos(-as) mpl/fpl

some (of them) have been sold — algunos (de ellos) se han vendido

some of my friends came — vinieron algunos de mis amigos

I don't want them all, but I'd like some — no los quiero todos, pero sí unos pocos or cuantos, no los quiero todos, pero sí algunos

would you like some? — ¿quieres unos pocos or cuantos?, ¿quieres algunos?

4) (=certain people) algunos, algunas personas

some believe that... — algunos creen que..., algunas personas creen que..., hay gente que cree que...

3. ADVERB

1) (=about)

some 20 people — unas 20 personas, una veintena de personas

some £30 — unas 30 libras

2) (esp US)
*
a) (=a lot) mucho

we laughed some — nos reímos mucho

Edinburgh to London in five hours, that's going some! — de Edimburgo a Londres en cinco horas, ¡eso sí que es rapidez!

b) (=a little)

you'll feel better when you've slept some — te sentirás mejor cuando hayas dormido un poco

* * *

I [sʌm], weak form [səm]
adjective

1)

a) ( unstated number or type) (+ pl n) unos, unas

there were some boys/girls in the park — había unos or algunos niños/unas or algunas niñas en el parque

I need some new shoes/scissors — necesito (unos) zapatos nuevos/una tijera nueva

would you like some cherries? — ¿quieres (unas) cerezas?

there are some good restaurants around here — por aquí hay buenos restaurantes

b) ( unstated quantity or type) (+ uncount n)

some paint fell on my head — me cayó (un poco de) pintura en la cabeza

you'll need some French currency — vas a necesitar algo de dinero francés

I can give you some information — te puedo dar (alguna) información

let's go home and have some dinner — vayamos a casa a cenar

would you like some coffee? — ¿quieres café?

2) (a, one) (+ sing count noun) algún, -guna

they owe us some sort of explanation — nos deben algún tipo de explicación

some compromise may still be found — todavía puede llegarse a un acuerdo

some day I'll get my revenge — ya me vengaré algún día

some day soon — un día de éstos

3)

a) (particular, not all) (+ pl n) algunos, -nas

I like some modern artists — algunos artistas modernos me gustan

in some ways — en cierto modo

some people never learn — hay gente que no aprende nunca

b) (part of, not whole) (+ uncount n)

some German wine is red, but most is white — Alemania produce algunos vinos tintos pero la mayoría son blancos

some Shakespeare is very rarely performed — algunas obras de Shakespeare no se representan casi nunca

4)

a) (not many, a few) algunos, -nas

b) (not much, a little) un poco de

5)

a) (several, many)

she's been bed-ridden for some years now — hace años que está postrada en cama

b) ( large amount of)

we've known each other for quite some time now — ya hace mucho (tiempo) que nos conocemos

there'll be some celebrating in Wales tonight — esta noche sí que habrá fiesta en Gales

6) (colloq)

a) ( expressing appreciation)

that's some car you've got! — vaya coche que tienes!, qué cochazo tienes!

b) (stressing remarkable, ridiculous nature)

that was some exam! — vaya examen!

you do ask some questions! — haces cada pregunta!

c) ( expressing irony)

some present! I had to pay for it! — qué regalo ni qué regalo! lo tuve que pagar yo!

some friend you are! — qué buen amigo eres! (iró)

II

pronoun

1)

a) ( a number of things or people) algunos, -nas

b) ( an amount)

there's no salt left; we'll have to buy some — no queda sal; vamos a tener que comprar

2)

a) ( a number of a group) algunos, -nas

some are mine and the others belong to Peter — algunos son míos y los otros son de Peter

b) ( part of an amount)

some of what I've written — algo or parte de lo que he escrito

the coffee's ready: would you like some? — el café está listo: ¿quieres?

3) ( certain people) algunos, -nas

some say that... — algunos dicen que...

III

adverb ( approximately) unos, unas; alrededor de

there were some fifty people there — había unas cincuenta personas, había alrededor de cincuenta personas

English-spanish dictionary > some
2 drink

driŋk
1. past tense - drank; verb
1) (to swallow (a liquid): She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.) beber, tomar

2) (to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity.) beber

2. noun
1) ((an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing: He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink.) bebida

2) ((a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor: He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house?) bebida, copa

•

- drink in
- drink to / drink to the health of
- drink to / drink the health of
- drink up

drink¹ n

1. bebida

a new fruit drink una nueva bebida de frutas

can I have a drink? ¿puedo beber algo?

2. trago

a drink of tea un trago de té

drink² vb beber

can I have something to drink? ¿puedo beber algo?

he drank some water bebió agua

El pasado de drink es drank y el participio pasado es drunk

drink

tr[drɪŋk]

noun

1 (gen, alcohol) bebida; (alcoholic drink) copa, trago; (soft drink) refresco

■ let's go for a drink! ¡vamos a tomar algo!, ¡vamos a tomar una copa!

■ would you like a drink? ¿quieres tomar algo?

■ we just had one drink sólo tomamos una (copa)

■ I want a drink of water quiero (beber) agua

■ she has a drink problem tiene problemas con la bebida

transitive verb (pt drank tr[draŋk], pp drunk tr[drʌŋk])

1 (gen) beber, tomar

■ you haven't drunk your tea no te has bebido el té

■ what do you want to drink? ¿qué quieres beber?, ¿qué quieres tomar?

intransitive verb

1 beber

■ she doesn't drink (alcohol) no bebe (alcohol)

■ don't drink and drive si bebes, no conduzcas

noun the drink

1 familiar (the sea) el mar, la mar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to drink a toast to somebody brindar por alguien

to drink like a fish beber como un cosaco, beber como una esponja

to drink oneself into a stupor ponerse como una cuba, beber hasta perder el conocimiento

to drink oneself to death matar a uno la bebida

to drive somebody to drink empujar a alguien a la bebida

to drink somebody under the table aguantar más bebiendo que alguien

to drink to something/somebody brindar por algo/alguien

to have something to drink tomar(se) algo

drink ['drɪŋk] v, drank ['dræŋk] ; drunk ['drʌŋk] or drank ; drinking vt

1) imbibe: beber, tomar

2)

to drink up absorb: absorber

drink vi

1) : beber

2) : beber alcohol, tomar

drink n

1) : bebida f

2) : bebida f alcohólica

drink

n.

• beber s.m.

• bebida s.f.

• bebido s.m.

• trago s.m.

• trinquis s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: drank, drunk) = beber v.

• chupar v.

• copear v.

drɪŋk
I

noun

1) u

a) ( any liquid) bebida f

b) ( alcohol) bebida f

to drive somebody/to take to drink — llevar a alguien/darse* a la bebida

2) c

a) (amount drunk, served, sold)

have a drink of water/milk — bebe or (esp AmL) toma un poco de agua/leche

b) ( alcoholic) copa f, trago m (fam)

to have a drink — tomar una copa

the drinks are on me! — yo invito!

II
1.

(past drank; past p drunk) transitive verb beber, tomar (esp AmL)

give me something to drink — dame algo de beber or (esp AmL) para tomar

2.

v refl

he drank himself to death — lo mató la bebida

3.

vi

1) ( swallow) beber, tomar (esp AmL)

2)

a) ( consume alcohol) beber, tomar (AmL)

I don't drink — no bebo, no tomo (alcohol) (AmL)

b) ( toast)

to drink TO somebody — brindar por alguien

I'll drink to that! — brindo por que así sea!

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- drink in

- drink up

[drɪŋk] (vb: pt drank) (pp drunk)
1. N

1) (=liquid to drink) bebida f

there's food and drink in the kitchen — hay comida y bebidas en la cocina, hay cosas de comer y de beber en la cocina

have you got drinks for the children? — ¿habéis traído algo para que beban los niños?

I need a drink of water — necesito un poco de agua

• cold drinks — (non-alcoholic) refrescos mpl

• to give sb a drink — darle algo de beber a algn

• can I have a drink? — ¿me podrías dar algo de beber or (LAm) tomar?

• hot drinks will be available — se servirá café y té

I felt better after a hot drink — me sentía mejor después de beber algo caliente
meat 1., 1), soft 2.
2) (=glass of alcohol) copa f, trago m

• to go (out) for a drink — salir a tomar algo, salir a tomar una copa

they've asked us round for drinks — nos han invitado a su casa a tomar algo or a tomar unas copas

• to have a drink — tomar algo

we had a drink or two — tomamos unas copas or unos tragos
drive 2., 7)
3) (=alcoholic liquor) alcohol m, bebida f

he's given up drink — ha dejado de beber, ha dejado el alcohol or la bebida

• he has a drink problem — tiene problemas con el alcohol or la bebida

• to take to drink — darse a la bebida
worse 1.
4)

the drink * — (=the water) (gen) el agua; (=sea) el mar

2.

VT beber, tomar (esp LAm)

would you like something to drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?

• in the end he drank himself to death — al final la bebida lo llevó a la tumba

• this coffee isn't fit to drink — este café no se puede beber

• to drink sb's health — brindar por la salud de algn

• we drank ourselves into a stupor — bebimos hasta perder el sentido

• to drink sb under the table * — darle cien vueltas a algn bebiendo

• to drink a toast to sth/sb — brindar por algo/algn

3. VI

1) (=imbibe liquid) beber

• to drink from the bottle — beber de la botella

• to drink out of paper cups — beber en vasos de plástico

2) (=imbibe alcohol) beber, tomar (LAm)

he doesn't drink — no bebe (alcohol), no toma (alcohol) (esp LAm)

• don't drink and drive — si bebes, no conduzcas

• he drinks like a fish — bebe como una esponja

• to drink to sth/sb — brindar por algo/algn

4.

CPD

drink driver N — (Brit) conductor(a) m / f en estado de embriaguez

a campaign against drink drivers — una campaña contra los que beben y conducen

drink problem N —

• to have a drink problem — tener un problema con la bebida

drinks cabinet N — mueble m bar

drinks party N — cóctel m

- drink down

- drink in

- drink up

* * *
[drɪŋk]
I

noun

1) u

a) ( any liquid) bebida f

b) ( alcohol) bebida f

to drive somebody/to take to drink — llevar a alguien/darse* a la bebida

2) c

a) (amount drunk, served, sold)

have a drink of water/milk — bebe or (esp AmL) toma un poco de agua/leche

b) ( alcoholic) copa f, trago m (fam)

to have a drink — tomar una copa

the drinks are on me! — yo invito!

II
1.

(past drank; past p drunk) transitive verb beber, tomar (esp AmL)

give me something to drink — dame algo de beber or (esp AmL) para tomar

2.

v refl

he drank himself to death — lo mató la bebida

3.

vi

1) ( swallow) beber, tomar (esp AmL)

2)

a) ( consume alcohol) beber, tomar (AmL)

I don't drink — no bebo, no tomo (alcohol) (AmL)

b) ( toast)

to drink TO somebody — brindar por alguien

I'll drink to that! — brindo por que así sea!

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- drink in

- drink up

English-spanish dictionary > drink
3 напивам

1. (правя пиян) make (s.o.) drunk, liquor (s.o.) up

2. (стомна и пр.) have the first sip (of)

напивам ce

3. get drunk/tight, blow o.s. up (с on), sl. lush, have one over the eight

напивам се здравата ам. sl. get/have o.'s load

да се напием по този случай (та да забравим за случилото се) let's drink it off

те се напиха и скоро забравиха за кавгата they soon drank down the quarrel

напил се е като свиня/смок he's as drunk as a lord

напивам се за кураж take Dutch courage

напивам се от мъка drown o.'s sorrow in drink

4. drink o.'s fill

напихме се с вода we drank some water, we quenched our thirst

5. (просмуквам се) absorb (water)

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напѝвам,

гл.

1. ( правя пиян) make (s.o.) drunk, liquor (s.o.) up;

2. ( стомна и пр.) have the first sip (of);

\напивам се 1. get drunk/tight, blow o.s. up (с on), sl. lush, have one over the eight; да се напием по този случай (та да забравим за случилото се) let’s drink it off; \напивам се за кураж take Dutch courage; \напивам се здравата амер. sl. get/have o.’s load; \напивам се от мъка drown o.’s sorrow in drink; напил се е като свиня/смок he’s as drunk as a lord; те се напиха и скоро забравиха за кавгата they soon drank down the quarrel;

2. drink o.’s fill; напихме се с вода we drank some water, we quenched our thirst.

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besot; fuddle; inebriatein; lush{lXS}; plaster (жарг.)

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1. (правя пиян) make (s.o.) drunk, liquor (s.о.) up 2. (просмуквам се) absorb (water) 3. (стомна и пр.) have the first sip (of) 4. drink o.'s fill 5. get drunk/tight, blow o.s. up (c on), sl. lush, have one over the eight 6. НАПИВАМ ce 7. НАПИВАМ се за кураж take Dutch courage 8. НАПИВАМ се здравата ам. sl. get/have o.'s load 9. НАПИВАМ се от мъка drown o.'s sorrow in drink 10. да се напием по този случай (та да забравим за случилото се) let's drink it off 11. напил се е като свиня/смок he's as drunk as a lord 12. напихме се с вода we drank some water, we quenched our thirst 13. те се напиха и скоро забравиха за кавгата they soon drank down the quarrel

Български-английски речник > напивам
4 напия

вж. напивам

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напѝя,

напѝвам гл.

1. ( правя пиян) make (s.o.) drunk, liquor (s.o.) up;

2. ( стомна и пр.) have the first sip (of);

\напия се 1. get drunk/tight, blow o.s. up (с on), sl. lush, have one over the eight; да се напием по този случай (та да забравим за случилото се) let’s drink it off; \напия се за кураж take Dutch courage; \напия се здравата амер. sl. get/have o.’s load; \напия се от мъка drown o.’s sorrow in drink; напил се е като свиня/смок he’s as drunk as a lord; те се напиха и скоро забравиха за кавгата they soon drank down the quarrel;

2. drink o.’s fill; напихме се с вода we drank some water, we quenched our thirst.

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вж. напивам

Български-английски речник > напия
5 burning

burning

tr['bɜːnɪŋ]

noun

1 (of waste, body) incineración nombre femenino

2 (of building) incendio

3 (of skin) quemadura

4 (sensation) escozor nombre masculino

adjective

1 (on fire) en llamas, ardiendo

2 (sun) abrasador,-ra, de justicia; (heat) achicharrante

3 (desire, need) ardiente

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be burning hot hacer un calor achicharrante

burning issue / burning question cuestión nombre femenino candente

burning

adj.

• abrasador adj.

• ardiente adj.

• candente adj.

• palpitante adj.

• urente adj.

n.

• abrasamiento s.m.

• ardimiento s.m.

• encendimiento s.m.

• quema s.f.

• quemadura s.f.

• quemazón s.m.

'bɜːrnɪŋ, 'bɜːnɪŋ
adjective (before n)

a) ( hot) < sand> ardiente; < sun> abrasador

b) (as adv)

it's burning hot — está muy caliente, está ardiendo

the burning hot sand — la arena ardiente

c) ( intense) < desire> ardiente; < hatred> violento

d) ( urgent) <question/issue> candente

['bɜːnɪŋ]
1. N

1) (=singeing)

there's a smell of burning — huele a quemado

I can smell burning — huelo a quemado

2) (=setting on fire) quema f

the burning (down) of the Embassy during the riots — la quema de la embajada durante los disturbios

2. ADJ

1) (=on fire) [building, forest] en llamas; [coals, flame] ardiente; [candle] encendido

the burning bush — (Bible) la zarza ardiente, la zarza que ardía sin consumirse

2) (=hot) [sun] abrasador, ardiente; [sand] ardiente; [desert] infernal; [face, skin] ardiendo; [thirst, fever] abrasador; [sensation] de ardor, de escozor

they drank some water to cool their burning throats — bebieron agua para refrescar sus ardientes gargantas

with a burning face — (through embarrassment, shame) con la cara ardiendo de vergüenza

3) (=intense) [desire, passion, eyes] ardiente; [ambition] que quema; [hatred] violento; [question, topic] candente

3.

ADV

burning hot, his forehead was burning hot — su frente estaba ardiendo

don't touch that, it's burning hot! — ¡no toques eso! ¡está ardiendo!

phew, it's burning hot today! — ¡uf! ¡hoy hace un calor abrasador!

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['bɜːrnɪŋ, 'bɜːnɪŋ]
adjective (before n)

a) ( hot) < sand> ardiente; < sun> abrasador

b) (as adv)

it's burning hot — está muy caliente, está ardiendo

the burning hot sand — la arena ardiente

c) ( intense) < desire> ardiente; < hatred> violento

d) ( urgent) <question/issue> candente

English-spanish dictionary > burning
6 keep

keep [ki:p]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. noun

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret, ptp kept

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1. transitive verb

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► When keep is part of a set combination, eg keep control, keep an appointment, look up the noun.

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   a. ( = retain) garder

• you can keep this book tu peux garder ce livre

• keep the change! gardez la monnaie !

• to keep sth for o.s. garder qch pour soi

• keep it to yourself (inf) garde ça pour toi

• I can't keep telephone numbers in my head je n'arrive pas à retenir les numéros de téléphone

   b. ( = put aside) garder

• we're keeping the best ones for Christmas nous gardons les meilleurs pour Noël

• you must keep it in a cold place il faut le conserver au froid

   c. ( = have ready) avoir

• I always keep a blanket in the car j'ai toujours une couverture dans la voiture

   d. ( = stock) faire

• we don't keep that model any more nous ne faisons plus ce modèle

   e. ( = store) ranger

• where do you keep the sugar? où est-ce que vous rangez le sucre ?

• keep it somewhere safe mettez-le en lieu sûr

   f. ( = detain) retenir

• they kept him prisoner for two years ils l'ont gardé prisonnier pendant deux ans

• what kept you? qu'est-ce qui vous a retenu ?

• he was kept in hospital over night il a dû passer une nuit à l'hôpital

• they kept him in a dark room il était enfermé dans une salle sombre

• the flu kept her in bed une grippe l'a forcée à garder le lit

   g. ( = have) [+ shop] tenir ; [+ bees, chickens] élever

   h. ( = support) subvenir aux besoins de ; [+ mistress] entretenir

• you can't keep a family on that ça ne suffit pas pour faire vivre une famille

• I have three children to keep j'ai trois enfants à nourrir

   i. ( = observe) [+ law, vow] respecter

   j. [+ accounts, diary] tenir

• keep a note of this number note ce numéro

   k. (set structures)

► to keep sb at sth

• 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

• to keep sb waiting faire attendre qn

• keep him talking while... fais-lui la conversation pendant que...

• she managed to keep the conversation going elle a réussi à entretenir la conversation

• he kept the engine running il a laissé le moteur en marche► to keep sb/sth + adjective

• to keep sth clean tenir qch propre

• exercise will keep you fit l'exercice physique vous maintiendra en forme

• keep me informed tenez-moi au courant

2. intransitive verb

   a. ( = continue) continuer

• to keep straight on continuer tout droit

   b. ( = remain) rester

• to keep in the middle of the road rester au milieu de la route

   c. (in health) aller

• how are you keeping? comment allez-vous ?

• she's not keeping well elle ne va pas bien

   d. [food] se conserver

• that letter will keep until tomorrow cette lettre peut attendre jusqu'à demain

   e. (set structures)

► to keep + -ing

• to keep doing sth ( = continue) continuer de faire qch ; ( = do repeatedly) ne pas arrêter de faire qch

• he kept walking il a continué de marcher

• he kept interrupting us il n'a pas arrêté de nous couper la parole

• I keep forgetting to pay the gas bill j'oublie tout le temps de payer la facture de gaz► to keep + preposition

• she bit her lip to keep from crying elle s'est mordu la lèvre pour s'empêcher de pleurer

• he's promised to keep off alcohol il a promis de ne plus boire

• "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 !

• to keep fit se maintenir en forme

• to keep still se tenir tranquille

3. noun

   a. ( = livelihood, food) I got £30 a week and my keep je gagnais 30 livres par semaine logé et nourri

   b. [of castle] donjon m

   c. ► for keeps (inf) ( = permanently) pour toujours

4. compounds

► keep-fit noun (British) aérobic f

• she does keep-fit once a week elle fait de l'aérobic une fois par semaine

• keep-fit classes cours mpl d'aérobic

5. Phrasal Verbs

► keep at inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = continue) continuer

• you should keep at it tu devrais persévérer

   b. ( = nag at) harceler► keep away

1. intransitive verb

ne pas s'approcher

• keep away from the fire ne t'approche pas du feu

2. separable transitive verb

empêcher de s'approcher

• the police kept the crowds away la police a empêché la foule de s'approcher► keep back

1. intransitive verb

ne pas approcher

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = restrain) retenir

• he struggled to keep back his tears il retenait ses larmes à grand-peine

   b. ( = 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 down

1. intransitive verb

rester à couvert

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ one's anger] contenir

• it's just a way to keep women down c'est une manière de cantonner les femmes à un statut inférieur

   b. [+ inflation, costs] maîtriser ; [+ number] limiter

• to keep prices down empêcher les prix de monter

• could you keep the noise down? est-ce que vous pourriez faire un peu moins de bruit ?

• she drank some water but couldn't keep it down elle a bu de l'eau mais elle a tout vomi► keep in

1. intransitive verb

• to keep in with sb rester en bons termes avec qn

2. separable transitive verb

[+ anger] contenir► keep off

1. intransitive verb

[person] rester à l'écart

• if the rain keeps off s'il ne se met pas à pleuvoir

2. separable transitive verb

• they want to keep young people off the streets ils veulent empêcher les jeunes de traîner dans les rues

• keep your hands off! pas touche ! (inf)► keep on

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = continue) continuer

• he kept on reading il a continué de lire

• keep on till you get to the school continuez jusqu'à l'école

   b. (British = nag) don't keep on! (inf) laisse-moi tranquille !

2. separable transitive verb

[+ employee] garder► keep on about (inf) inseparable transitive verb

(British) ne pas arrêter de parler de

► keep on at (inf) inseparable transitive verb

(British) harceler

• she kept on at him to look for a job elle le harcelait pour qu'il cherche du travail► keep out

1. intransitive verb

rester en dehors

• "keep out" « défense d'entrer »

• keep out of this! ne t'en mêle pas !

2. separable transitive verb

[+ 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

[+ promise] tenir ; [+ agreement, rules, schedule] respecter ; [+ plan] s'en tenir à

► keep up

1. intransitive verb

[prices] se maintenir

• I hope the good weather will keep up j'espère que le beau temps va se maintenir

• they went so fast I couldn't keep up ils allaient si vite que je n'arrivais pas à suivre

► to keep up with

• 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

• to keep up with the class se maintenir au niveau de la classe

• the company has failed to keep up with the times la société n'a pas réussi à évoluer

• to keep up with demand parvenir à satisfaire la demande

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ pressure, standards] maintenir ; [+ correspondence] entretenir ; [+ study] continuer

• they can no longer keep the payments up ils n'arrivent plus à payer les traites

• keep it up! continuez !

   b. ( = maintain) [+ house] maintenir en bon état

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[kiːp] 1.
noun

1) ( maintenance) pension f

to pay for one's keep — payer une pension

to earn one's keep — gagner de quoi vivre

2) Architecture donjon m
2.
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 keep something warm — garder quelque chose au chaud

to keep somebody warm — protéger quelqu'un du froid

to be kept clean/locked — rester propre/fermé (à clé)

to keep somebody talking/waiting — retenir/faire attendre quelqu'un

I won't keep you to your promise — tu n'es pas obligé de tenir ta promesse

to keep an engine running — laisser un moteur en marche

2) ( detain) retenir

I won't keep you a minute — je n'en ai pas pour longtemps

3) ( retain) garder

4) ( have and look after) tenir [shop]; avoir [dog]; élever [chickens]

5) ( sustain)

to keep something going — entretenir quelque chose [conversation, fire, tradition]

I'll make you a sandwich to keep you going — je te ferai un sandwich pour que tu tiennes le coup

have you got enough work to keep you going? — avez-vous assez de travail pour vous occuper?

6) ( store) mettre, ranger

I keep a spare key — j'ai un double de la clé

7) ( have in stock) vendre, avoir

8) ( 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)

to keep somebody from doing — empêcher quelqu'un de faire

12) ( observe) tenir [promise]; garder [secret]; se rendre à [appointment]; célébrer [occasion]; observer [commandments]

13) Music

to 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

to keep going — continuer

keep at it! — persévérez!

keep straight on — continuez tout droit

‘keep left’ — ‘tenez votre gauche’

2) ( remain)

to keep indoors — rester à l'intérieur

to keep out of the rain — se protéger de la pluie

to keep warm — se protéger du froid

to keep calm — rester calme

to keep silent — garder le silence

3) ( stay in good condition) [food] se conserver, se garder

4) ( wait) [news, business] attendre

5) ( in health)

‘how are you keeping?’ — ‘comment allez-vous?’

she's keeping well — elle va bien
4.
reflexive verb

to keep oneself — subvenir à ses propres besoins

to keep oneself warm — se protéger du froid

to keep oneself healthy — rester en forme

to keep oneself to oneself — ne pas être sociable
5.
for keeps adverbial phrase pour de bon, pour toujours

Phrasal Verbs:

- keep at

- keep away

- keep back

- keep down

- keep in

- keep off

- keep on

- keep out

- keep to

- keep under

- keep up

- keep up with

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to keep in with somebody — rester en bons termes avec quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > keep
7 trinken

vt/i; trinkt, trank, hat getrunken drink (auch übermäßig Alkohol); ein Bier trinken have a beer; einen Tee trinken have a cup ( oder glass) of tea; was trinken Sie? what would you like to drink?; (bes. Alkohol) auch what’ll you have?, what are you drinking?, what’s your poison? altm. umg., hum.; trinken auf (+ Akk) (jemanden oder etw.) drink to; ich möchte nur etw. trinken (nothing to eat, thank you,) I’d just like s.th. to drink ( oder a drink); möchten Sie schon etwas zu trinken bestellen? would you like (to order) a drink (before your meal)?; darauf müssen wir ( einen) trinken umg. we’ll have to drink to that, that calls for a drink; ich brauch was zu trinken umg. I need a drink, give me a drink; gern einen trinken umg. be fond of ( oder partial to) a drop, like one’s drink ( oder one’s beer etc.); er trinkt keinen Tropfen he doesn’t touch drink ( oder a drop oder it); einen oder etwas trinken gehen go for a drink ( Bier: auch beer oder pint); trinken wir noch was umg. let’s have another drink ( oder one); der Wein lässt sich trinken umg. this wine isn’t (too) bad; positiv anerkennend: auch this is a decent wine; Wohl

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to drink

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trịn|ken ['trɪŋkn] pret tra\#nk [traŋk] ptp getru\#nken [gə'trʊŋkn]
1. vt
to drink; ein Bier, Tasse Tee, Flasche Wein auch to have
alles/eine Flasche leer trinken — to finish off all the drink/a bottle

ich habe nichts zu trinken im Haus — I haven't any drink in the house

er trinkt gern einen (inf) — he likes his drink

(schnell) einen trinken gehen (inf) — to go for a (quick) drink

See:

→ Tisch

2. vi
to drink
jdm zu trinken geben — to give sb a drink, to give sb something to drink

lass mich mal trinken — let me have a drink

auf jds Wohl/jdn/etw trinken — to drink sb's health/to sb/to sth

3. vr

sich satt trinken — to drink one's fill → volltrinken

sich arm trinken — to drink one's money away

See:

→ volltrinken

4. vr impers

es trinkt sich gut/schlecht daraus — it is easy/difficult to drink from

dieser Wein trinkt sich gut — this is a pleasant or palatable wine

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1) (to swallow (a liquid): She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.) drink

2) (to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity.) drink

3) (to drink: He's in the bar swigging beer.) swig

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trin·ken

<trank, getrunken>

[ˈtrɪŋkn̩]

I. vt

1. (Flüssigkeit schlucken)

▪ etw \trinken to drink sth

Wasser \trinken to drink [or have] some water

kann ich bei Ihnen wohl ein Glas Wasser \trinken? could you give [or spare] me a glass of water [to drink]?

möchten Sie lieber Kaffee oder Tee \trinken? would you prefer coffee or tea [to drink]?

ich trinke gerne Orangensaft I like drinking orange juice

▪ etw zu \trinken sth to drink

gern [mal] einen \trinken (fam) to like a[n occasional] drink

[mit jdm] einen \trinken gehen (fam) to go for a drink [with sb]

2. (anstoßen)

▪ auf jdn/etw \trinken to drink to sb/sth

sie tranken alle auf sein Wohl they all drank to his health

II. vi

1. (Flüssigkeit schlucken) to drink, to have a drink

2. (alkoholische Getränke zu sich nehmen) to drink

er ist eigentlich ein netter Mensch, leider trinkt er he's a nice person really, but he likes his drink

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb drink

jemandem etwas zu trinken geben — give somebody something to drink

was trinken Sie? — what are you drinking?; (was möchten Sie trinken?) what would you like to drink?

auf jemanden/etwas trinken — drink to somebody/something
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb drink

einen Kaffee usw. trinken — have a coffee etc.

einen Schluck Wasser trinken — have a drink of water

einen trinken — have a drink

einen trinken gehen — (ugs.) go for a drink
3.
reflexives Verb

sich satt trinken — drink one's fill

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trinken v/t & v/i; trinkt, trank, hat getrunken drink (auch übermäßig Alkohol);

ein Bier trinken have a beer;

einen Tee trinken have a cup ( oder glass) of tea;

was trinken Sie? what would you like to drink?; (besonders Alkohol) auch what’ll you have?, what are you drinking?, what’s your poison? obs umg, hum;

trinken auf (+akk) (jemanden oder etwas) drink to;

ich möchte nur etwas trinken (nothing to eat, thank you,) I’d just like sth to drink ( oder a drink);

möchten Sie schon etwas zu trinken bestellen? would you like (to order) a drink (before your meal)?;

darauf müssen wir (einen) trinken umg we’ll have to drink to that, that calls for a drink;

ich brauch was zu trinken umg I need a drink, give me a drink;

gern einen trinken umg be fond of ( oder partial to) a drop, like one’s drink ( oder one’s beer etc);

er trinkt keinen Tropfen he doesn’t touch drink ( oder a drop oder it);

einen oder

etwas trinken gehen go for a drink (Bier: auch beer oder pint);

trinken wir noch was umg let’s have another drink ( oder one);

der Wein lässt sich trinken umg this wine isn’t (too) bad; positiv anerkennend: auch this is a decent wine; → Wohl

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb drink

jemandem etwas zu trinken geben — give somebody something to drink

was trinken Sie? — what are you drinking?; (was möchten Sie trinken?) what would you like to drink?

auf jemanden/etwas trinken — drink to somebody/something
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb drink

einen Kaffee usw. trinken — have a coffee etc.

einen Schluck Wasser trinken — have a drink of water

einen trinken — have a drink

einen trinken gehen — (ugs.) go for a drink
3.
reflexives Verb

sich satt trinken — drink one's fill

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v.

(§ p.,pp.: trank, getrunken)

= to drink v.

(§ p.,p.p.: drank, drunk)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > trinken
8 de

de [də]

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1. preposition

2. article

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1. <

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► de + le = du ; de + les = des ; de becomes d' before a vowel or silent h.

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► Lorsque de fait partie d'une locution du type décider de, content de, de plus en plus, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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   a. (provenance) from

• s'échapper de to escape from

• il arrive du Japon he has just arrived from Japan

• nous recevons des amis du Canada we've got friends from Canada staying with us

• l'avion de Londres the plane from London

• je l'ai vu en sortant de la maison I saw him as I was coming out of the house

   b. (lieu) in

• les magasins de Londres the shops in London

• les voisins du 2^e étage the neighbours on the 2nd floor

   c. (destination) to

• l'avion de Bruxelles the plane to Brussels

• la route de Tours the road to Tours

   d. (appartenance) of

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► Lorsque de sert à exprimer l'appartenance, il se traduit par of ; on préférera toutefois souvent le génitif lorsque le possesseur est une personne ou un animal.

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• les oreilles du lapin the rabbit's ears

• la maison de David David's house

• la maison de notre ami our friend's house

• un ami de la famille a friend of the family

• un ami de mon père a friend of my father's

• la porte de la maison the door of the house

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► Après un pluriel se terminant par un s, l'apostrophe s'utilise sans s.

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• la maison de nos amis our friends' house

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► On ajoute cependant le 's après un nom commun se terminant par ss.

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• la loge de l'actrice the actress's dressing-room

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► Dans le cas où le possesseur est une chose, l'anglais supprime parfois le 's.

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• le pied de la table the table leg

• le bouton de la porte the door knob

• les romanciers du 20^e siècle 20th-century novelists

   e. (contenu) of

• une bouteille de vin a bottle of wine

• une pincée de sel a pinch of salt

• une collection de timbres a collection of stamps

   f. (matière)

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► En anglais, un nom en apposition sert souvent à décrire la matière dont quelque chose est fait.

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• un vase de cristal a crystal vase

• une table de chêne an oak table

   g. (qualité) un homme de goût a man of taste

• quelque chose de beau something lovely

• rien d'intéressant nothing interesting

   h. (agent) by

• un film de Fellini a Fellini film

• un concerto de Brahms a concerto by Brahms

• c'est de qui ? who is it by?

• ce poème n'est pas de moi I didn't write the poem

   i. ( = avec)

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► Lorsque de signifie avec, au moyen de, à l'aide de, ou exprime la manière ou la cause, la traduction dépend du contexte ; reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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• il l'attrapa de la main gauche he caught it with his left hand

• marcher d'un pas lent to walk slowly

• rougir de honte to go red with embarrassment

• être fatigué de répéter to be tired of repeating

• couvert de boue covered in mud

   j. ( = par) il gagne 30 € de l'heure he earns 30 euros an hour

   k. ( = durant) de jour during the day

• de nuit during the night

• 3 heures du matin 3 o'clock in the morning

• je ne l'ai pas vu de la soirée I haven't seen him all evening

   l. (locutions) il y a deux verres de cassés there are two broken glasses

• j'ai une semaine de congé I've got a week's holiday

• il est d'une bêtise ! he's so stupid!

• tu as de ces idées ! you have the strangest ideas!

• le jour de Noël Christmas Day

• cette saleté de temps this rotten weather

• la ville de Paris the city of Paris

• le mois de juin the month of June

• une pièce de 6 m² a room 6 metres square

• un enfant de 5 ans a 5-year-old child

• un voyage de trois jours a three-day journey

• il y aura une attente de quelques heures you will have to wait a few hours

• un chèque de 100 € a cheque for 100 euros

• il est professeur d'anglais he's an English teacher

► de... à from... to

• de chez moi à la gare, il y a 5 km it's 5km from my house to the station

• du 2 au 7 mai from 2 to 7 May

• les enfants de 9 à 12 ans children from 9 to 12► de... en from... to

• il va de village en village he goes from village to village

• de jour en jour from day to day

• le nombre diminue d'année en année the number is decreasing every year

• nous allions de surprise en surprise we had one surprise after another

2. <

   a. (affirmation)

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► L'article de n'est souvent pas traduit mais il peut parfois être rendu par some.

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• au déjeuner, nous avons eu du poulet we had chicken for lunch

• j'ai du travail à faire I've got work to do

• j'ai des voisins charmants I've got lovely neighbours

• boire de l'eau to drink water

• ils vendent des pommes they sell apples

• il mange des biscuits toute la journée he eats biscuits all day

• elle a de jolies mains she's got lovely hands

• il portait des lunettes he was wearing glasses

• il a joué du Chopin he played Chopin

• cela demande de la patience it takes patience

• c'est du vol ! that's robbery!

• j'ai acheté des pommes I bought some apples

   b. (interrogation, hypothèse)

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► Dans les questions et les hypothèses, de soit ne se traduit pas, soit est rendu par any ou some.

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• accepteriez-vous de l'argent liquide ? would you take cash?

• as-tu de l'argent ? have you got any money?

• as-tu rencontré des randonneurs ? did you meet any hikers?

• si tu achètes du vin, j'en prendrai aussi if you buy some wine, I'll buy some too

• s'il y a des problèmes if there are any problems

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► Dans les offres polies, on utilise plus souvent some.

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• tu veux de l'aide ? do you want any help? ; (plus poli) would you like some help?

• voulez-vous des œufs ? would you like some eggs?

• vous ne voulez vraiment pas de vin ? are you sure you don't want some wine?

   c. ► pas... de... not any... no...

• je n'ai pas acheté de pommes I didn't buy any apples

• je n'ai pas de voisins I haven't got any neighbours

• il n'y a pas de pain there isn't any bread there's no bread

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(d' before vowel or mute h) də, d préposition

1) ( indiquant l'origine) from

le train de Bruxelles — the train from Brussels

il arrive du Japon — he's just come from Japan

à 20 mètres de là — 20 metres [BrE] from there

un enfant de mon premier mari — a child by my first husband

un vin de Grèce — ( rapporté de là-bas) a wine from Greece; ( fait là-bas) a Greek wine

né de parents immigrés — born of immigrant parents

il est de père italien — his father is Italian

de méfiant il est devenu paranoïaque — he went from being suspicious to being paranoid

2) ( indiquant la progression)

de...à, de...en — from...to

de 8 à 10 heures — from 8 to 10 (o'clock)

du matin au soir — from morning till night

d'heure en heure — from hour to hour

3) ( indiquant la destination) to

4) ( indiquant la cause)

mourir de soif — to die of thirst

pleurer de rage — to cry with rage

trembler de froid — to shiver with cold

5) ( indiquant la manière) in

parler d'un ton monocorde — to speak in a monotone

tirer de toutes ses forces — to pull with all one's might

6) ( indiquant le moyen) with

pousser quelque chose du pied — to push something aside with one's foot

vivre de saucisses — to live on sausages

7) ( indiquant l'agent) by

un poème de Victor Hugo — a poem by Victor Hugo

avoir un enfant de quelqu'un — to have a child by somebody

8) ( indiquant la durée)

travailler de nuit/de jour — to work at night/during the day

ne rien faire de la journée — to do nothing all day

9) (indiquant l'appartenance, la dépendance)

les chapeaux de Paul — Paul's hats

un élève du professeur Talbin — one of professor Talbin's students

l'immensité de la mer — the immensity of the sea

le toit de la maison — the roof of the house

la porte de la chambre — the bedroom door

le cadran du téléphone — the dial on the telephone

c'est bien de lui — it's just like him

10) ( détermination par le contenant)

le foin de la grange — the hay in the barn

le vin du tonneau — ( qui s'y trouve) the wine in the barrel; ( qu'on a tiré) the wine from the barrel

11) ( détermination par le contenu) of

une tasse de café — a cup of coffee

12) ( détermination par la quantité) of

une minute de silence — one minute of silence, a minute's silence

13) ( détermination par le lieu) of

les pyramides d'Égypte — the pyramids of Egypt

14) ( détermination par le temps) of

le 20 du mois — the 20th of the month

la réunion de samedi — Saturday's meeting

la réunion du 20 juin — the meeting on 20 June

le train de 15 heures — the 3 o'clock train

les ventes de juin — the June sales

15) (détermination par la dimension, la mesure)

un livre de 200 pages — a 200-page book

être long de 20 mètres — to be 20 metres [BrE] long

7 euros de l'heure — 7 euros an hour

trop lourd de trois kilos — three kilos too heavy

16) (détermination par la nature, fonction, matière)

un billet de train — a train ticket

une robe de coton rouge — a red cotton dress

une bulle d'air — an air bubble

17) ( apposition) of

le mois de juillet — the month of July

le nom de Flore — the name Flore

18) ( avec attribut du nom ou du pronom)

trois personnes de tuées — three people killed

deux heures de libres — two hours free

20 euros de plus — 20 euros more

l'ourlet a deux centimètres de trop — the hem is two centimetres [BrE] too long

quelque chose/rien de nouveau — something/nothing new

c'est quelqu'un de célèbre — he's/she's famous

c'est ça de fait — (colloq) that's that out of the way

19) ( avec un infinitif)

ça me peinait de la voir ainsi — it upset me to see her like that

et eux de rire — and they laughed

20) ( après un déverbal)

le filtrage de l'eau pose de gros problèmes — filtering water poses big problems

21) ( après un superlatif) gén of; ( avec un lieu ou ensemble assimilé) in

le plus grand restaurant de la ville — the biggest restaurant in the town

22) (colloq) (en corrélation avec le pronom un, une)

pour une gaffe, c'en est une, de gaffe! — as blunders go, that was a real one!

23) ( dans une comparaison chiffrée) than

plus/moins de 10 — more/less than 10

••

La préposition

Certains emplois de la préposition de sont traités ailleurs dans le dictionnaire, notamment

lorsque de introduit le complément de verbes transitifs indirects comme douter de, jouer de, de verbes à double complément comme recevoir quelque chose de quelqu'un, de certains noms comme désir de, obligation de, de certains adjectifs comme fier de, plein de

lorsque de fait partie de locutions comme d'abord, de travers ou de composés comme chemin de fer, pomme de terre

lorsque de est utilisé dans la structure de déterminants indéfinis comme peu de, moins de etc

lorsque de fait suite à être dans certaines tournures être I

D'autres renvois essentiels apparaissent dans l'entrée ci-dessous, mais on se reportera également aux notes d'usage répertoriées pour certaines constructions

L'article indéfini

de article indéfini pluriel est traité avec un I

L'article partitif: de, de l', de la, du

Lorsqu'il exprime une généralité non quantifiée ou une alternative, de, article partitif ne se traduit pas: manger de la viande/du lapin/des oeufs = to eat meat/rabbit/eggs; il ne boit jamais de vin = he never drinks wine; tu prends du café au petit déjeuner? = do you have coffee for breakfast?; voulez-vous de la bière ou du vin? = would you like beer or wine?; il ne veut pas de vin mais de la bière = he doesn't want wine, he wants beer

Lorsque l'idée de quantité est présente il se traduit par some ou any: achète de la bière/des bananes = buy some beer/some bananas; voulez-vous de la bière? = would you like some beer?; évidemment, tu leur as donné de l'argent? = of course, you gave them some money?; y a-t-il du soleil? = is there any sun?; il n'y a pas de soleil = there isn't any sun, there's no sun; il y a rarement du soleil = there's seldom any sun; il n'y a jamais de soleil = there's never any sun; il n'y a plus de vin = there isn't any more wine

Et lorsque qu'il s'agit d'une partie déterminée d'un tout, il se traduit par some of ou any of: elle a mangé des gâteaux que j'ai achetés = she has eaten some of the cakes I bought; a-t-elle bu du vin que j'ai apporté? = did she drink any of the wine I brought?; je ne prendrai plus de ce mélange = I won't take any more of this mixture

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de
1. nm

1) (à jouer) dice

un coup de dés — a throw of the dice

2) (dé à coudre) thimble

2. dés nmpl

1) (= jeu) dice, game of dice

2) CUISINE

couper en dés — to dice

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de ⇒ Note d'usage (d' before vowel or mute h) prép

1 ( indiquant l'origine) from; leur départ/le train de Bruxelles their departure/the train from Brussels; il arrive du Japon he's just come from Japan; de la fenêtre, on peut voir… from the window, one can see…; à 20 mètres de là 20 metres^GB from there; de ce moment fml from that moment; un enfant de mon premier mari/mariage a child by my first husband/from my first marriage; elle est de Taiwan she's from Taiwan; un vin de Grèce ( rapporté de là-bas) a wine from Greece; ( fait là-bas) a Greek wine; né de parents immigrés born of immigrant parents; il est de père italien et de mère chinoise his father is Italian and his mother Chinese; le bébé est de février the baby was born in February; de méfiant il est devenu paranoïaque he went from being suspicious to being paranoid; d'ici là between now and then; d'ici la fin du mois by the end of the month; ⇒ par;

2 ( indiquant la progression) de…à, de…en from…to; de 8 à 10 heures from 8 to 10 (o'clock); de mardi à samedi, du mardi au samedi from Tuesday to Saturday; du matin au soir from morning till night; d'une semaine à l'autre from one week to the next; de Lisbonne à Berlin from Lisbon to Berlin; de l'équateur aux pôles from the equator to the poles; de ville en ville from town to town; d'heure en heure from hour to hour; de déception en désillusion from disappointment to disillusion; ⇒ Charybde, long, moins, moment, place, plus;

3 ( indiquant la destination) to; le train de Paris the train to Paris, the Paris train;

4 ( indiquant la cause) mourir de soif/de chagrin/d'une pneumonie to die of thirst/of a broken heart/of pneumonia; phobie de l'eau/la foule fear of water/crowds; des larmes de désespoir tears of despair; un hurlement de terreur a scream of terror; pleurer de rage to cry with rage; hurler de terreur to scream with terror; trembler de froid to shiver with cold; ⇒ joie;

5 ( indiquant la manière) in; parler d'un ton monocorde to speak in a monotone; s'exprimer de manière élégante to express oneself in an elegant way; plaisanterie d'un goût douteux joke in dubious taste; tirer de toutes ses forces to pull with all one's might; il a répondu d'un geste obscène he answered with an obscene gesture; ⇒ beau, cœur, concert, mémoire, tac, trait;

6 ( indiquant le moyen) with; pousser qch du pied to push sth aside with one's foot; soulever qch d'une main to lift sth with one hand; gravure/graver de la pointe d'un couteau engraving/to engrave with the point of a knife; suspendu des deux mains hanging by two hands; déjeuner/vivre de saucisses et de haricots to lunch/to live on sausages and beans; il a fait de sa chambre un bureau he made his bedroom into a study; ⇒ coup, coude;

7 ( indiquant l'agent) by; un poème/dessin de Victor Hugo a poem/drawing by Victor Hugo; avoir un enfant de qn to have a child by sb; respecté de tous respected by all;

8 ( indiquant la durée) travailler de nuit/de jour to work at night/during the day; ne rien faire de la journée/semaine to do nothing all day/week; de ma vie je n'avais vu ça I had never seen such a thing in my life; ⇒ temps;

9 (indiquant l'appartenance, la dépendance) les chapeaux de Paul/de mon frère/de mes parents Paul's/my brother's/my parents' hats; les oreilles de l'ours/de mon chat the bear's/my cat's ears; la politique de leur gouvernement/de la France their government's/France's policy, the policy of their government/of France; un élève du professeur Talbin one of professor Talbin's students; l'immensité de l'espace/la mer the immensity of space/the sea; le toit de la maison the roof of the house; la porte de la chambre the bedroom door; les rideaux de la chambre sont sales the bedroom curtains are dirty; j'ai lavé les rideaux de la chambre I washed the bedroom curtains; le cadran du téléphone the dial on the telephone; c'est bien de lui it's just like him;

10 ( détermination par le contenant) le foin de la grange the hay in the barn; le vin du tonneau ( qui s'y trouve) the wine in the barrel; ( qu'on a tiré) the wine from the barrel;

11 ( détermination par le contenu) of; une tasse de café a cup of coffee; un sac de charbon a sack of coal;

12 ( détermination par la quantité) of; cinq pages de roman five pages of a novel; deux mètres de tissu two metres^GB of material; trois litres de vin three litres^GB of wine; une minute de silence one minute of silence, a minute's silence; quatre heures de musique four hours of music; deux milliardièmes de seconde two billionths of a second; le quart de mes économies a quarter of my savings; la totalité or l'ensemble de leurs œuvres the whole of their works; les sept maisons du hameau the seven houses of the hamlet;

13 ( détermination par le lieu) of; les pyramides d'Égypte the pyramids of Egypt; le roi de Brunéi the King of Brunei; le premier ministre du Japon the prime minister of Japan, the Japanese prime minister; le comte de Monte-Cristo the Count of Monte-Cristo;

14 ( détermination par le temps) of; les ordinateurs de demain the computers of tomorrow; le 20 du mois the 20th of the month; la réunion de samedi Saturday's meeting; la réunion du 20 juin the meeting on 20 June; le train de 15 heures the 3 o'clock train; les ventes de juin the June sales;

15 (détermination par la dimension, la mesure) un livre de 200 pages a 200-page book; un spectacle de deux heures a two-hour show; une grue de 50 tonnes a 50-tonne crane; être long de 20 mètres, avoir 20 mètres de long to be 20 metres^GB long; 20 euros de l'heure 20 euros an hour; enceinte de trois mois three months' pregnant; on aura deux heures d'attente we'll have a two-hour wait; on aura deux heures de retard we'll be two hours late; trop lourd de trois kilos three kilos too heavy; plus/moins de trois more/less than three; elle est la plus âgée/jeune de deux ans she's the oldest/youngest by two years;

16 (détermination par la nature, fonction, matière) un billet de train a train ticket; une statue de cristal a crystal statue; un livre de géographie a geography book; un professeur de botanique a botany teacher; un chapeau de cow-boy a cowboy hat; une salle de réunion a meeting room; une robe de coton rouge a red cotton dress; une bulle d'air/de savon an air/a soap bubble; un joueur de tennis a tennis player; un produit de qualité a quality product; un travail de qualité quality work; un spécialiste de l'électronique an electronics expert, an expert in electronics; un homme de bon sens a man of common sense; la théorie de la relativité the theory of relativity; ⇒ bois, laine;

17 ( apposition) of; le mois de juillet the month of July; la ville de Singapour the city of Singapore; le titre de duc the title of duke; le nom de Flore the name Flore; le terme de quark the term quark;

18 ( avec attribut du nom ou du pronom) trois personnes de tuées three people killed; une jambe de cassée a broken leg; un seul ticket de valable only one valid ticket; deux heures de libres two hours free; 200 euros de plus 200 euros more; l'ourlet a deux centimètres de trop the hem is two centimetres^GB too long; ton imbécile de frère your stupid brother; quelque chose/rien de nouveau something/nothing new; je n'ai jamais rien vu de semblable I've never seen anything like it; c'est quelqu'un de célèbre he's/she's famous; c'est ça de fait○ that's that out of the way, that's that taken care of;

19 ( avec un infinitif) de la voir ainsi me peinait seeing her like that upset me; ça me peinait de la voir ainsi it upset me to see her like that; et eux/toute la salle de rire and they/the whole audience laughed; être content de faire to be happy to do;

20 ( après un déverbal) le filtrage de l'eau pose de gros problèmes filtering water poses big problems; le remplacement de la chaudière a coûté très cher replacing the boiler was very expensive;

21 ( après un superlatif) gén of; ( avec un lieu ou ensemble assimilé) in; le plus jeune des trois frères the youngest of the three brothers; le roi des rois the king of kings; le plus grand restaurant de la ville the biggest restaurant in the town; le plus vieux de la classe/famille the oldest in the class/family;

22 ○(en corrélation avec le pronom un, une) pour une gaffe, c'en est une, de gaffe! as blunders go, that was a real one!; est-ce que j'en ai une, moi, de voiture? and me, have I got a car?;

23 ( dans une comparaison chiffrée) than; plus/moins de 10 more/less than 10.

[də] (devant voyelle ou 'h' muet d' [d], contraction de 'de' avec 'le' du [dy], contraction de 'de' avec 'les' des [de]) préposition

A.[INDIQUANT L'ORIGINE, LE POINT DE DÉPART]

1. [indiquant la provenance] from

il n'est pas d'ici he's not from (around) here

il a sorti un lapin de son chapeau he produced ou pulled a rabbit out of his hat

2. [à partir de]

de quelques fleurs des champs, elle a fait un bouquet she made a posy out of ou from a few wild flowers

faire un drame de rien to make a fuss over nothing

3. [indiquant l'auteur] by

4. [particule]

Madame de Sévigné Madame de Sévigné

épouser un/une de quelque chose (familier) to marry a man/woman with an aristocratic sounding name

B.[DANS LE TEMPS]

1. [à partir de] from

de ce jour from that day

2. [indiquant le moment]

de jour during the ou by day

travailler de nuit to work nights

il n'a pas travaillé de l'année he hasn't worked all year

je ne le vois pas de la semaine I don't see him at all during the week

le train de 9 h 30 the 9.30 train

[depuis]

de longtemps, on n'avait vu cela such a thing hadn't been seen for a long time

C.[INDIQUANT LA CAUSE]

rougir de plaisir to blush with pleasure

mourir de peur/de faim to die of fright/of hunger

pleurer de joie to cry for joy

souffrir de rhumatismes to suffer from rheumatism

se tordre de douleur/de rire to be doubled up in pain/with laughter

D.[INDIQUANT LE MOYEN, L'INSTRUMENT]

faire signe de la main to wave

il voit mal de l'œil gauche he can't see properly with his left eye

E.[INDIQUANT LA MANIÈRE]

manger de bon appétit to eat heartily

de toutes ses forces with all one's strength

F.[AVEC DES NOMBRES, DES MESURES]

1. [emploi distributif]

50 euros de l'heure 50 euros per ou an hour

2. [introduisant une mesure]

un appartement de 60 m² a 60 m² flat

un homme d'1 m 80 a man who is 1 m 80 tall

une femme de 30 ans a 30-year-old woman

un moteur de 15 chevaux a 15 h.p. engine

un cadeau de 50 euros a gift worth 50 euros

une équipe de 15 personnes a team of 15

3. [indiquant une différence dans le temps, l'espace, la quantité]

distant de cinq kilomètres five kilometres away

ma montre retarde de 10 mn my watch is 10 minutes slow

ce colis est trop lourd de 100 grammes this parcel is 100 grammes too heavy

G.[INDIQUANT L'APPARTENANCE]

la maison de mes parents/Marie my parents'/Marie's house

la porte du salon the living room door

les pays de l'UE the countries in the EU, the EU countries

pour les membres du club for members of the club ou club members

les élèves de sa classe the pupils in his class

H.[MARQUANT LA DÉTERMINATION]

1. [indiquant la matière, la qualité, le genre etc.]

un buffet de chêne an oak dresser

un bonhomme de neige a snowman

une réaction d'horreur a horrified reaction

une pause de publicité a commercial break

un livre d'un grand intérêt a book of great interest

elle est d'un snob! she is so snobbish!, she's such a snob!

2. [indiquant le contenu, le contenant]

l'eau de la citerne the water in the tank

un pot de fleurs

a. [récipient] a flowerpot

b. [fleurs] a pot of flowers

3. [dans un ensemble]

le plus jeune de la classe the youngest pupil in the class

le plus jeune des deux the younger of the two

4. [avec une valeur emphatique]

l'as des as the champ

le fin du fin the very latest thing

I.[SERVANT DE LIEN SYNTAXIQUE]

1. [après un verbe]

parler de quelque chose to speak about ou of something

se séparer de quelqu'un to leave somebody

se libérer du passé to free oneself from the past

instruire quelqu'un de ses intentions to notify somebody of one's plans

ce champ est entouré d'une palissade this field is surrounded by a fence

2. [après un substantif]

l'amour de quelque chose the love of something

troubles de l'audition hearing problems

3. [après un adjectif]

sûr de soi sure of oneself

il est facile de critiquer it's easy to criticize

4. [après un pronom]

rien de nouveau nothing new

quoi de plus beau que la mer? what is more beautiful than the sea?

5. [devant un adjectif, participe ou adverbe]

c'est une heure de perdue that's an hour lost

restez une semaine de plus stay (for) one more ou an extra week

6. [introduisant un nom en apposition]

le mois de janvier the month of January

au mois de janvier in January

cet imbécile de Pierre that idiot Pierre

7. [indiquant le sujet d'un ouvrage]

‘De l'art d'être mère’ ‘The Art of Being a Mother’

8. (littéraire) [introduisant un infinitif]

et tous de rire they all burst into laughter

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[də] (devant voyelle ou 'h' muet d' [d], contraction de 'de' avec 'le' du [dy], contraction de 'de' avec 'les' des [de]) article partitif

1. [dans une affirmation]

j'ai acheté de la viande I bought (some) meat

c'est de la provocation/de l'entêtement! it's sheer provocation/pig-headedness!

j'ai bu de ce vin I drank some of that wine

manger de la viande to eat meat

chanter du Fauré to sing some Fauré ou a piece by Fauré

[dans une interrogation]

prends-tu du sucre dans ton café? do you take sugar in your coffee?

[dans une négation]

il n'y a pas de place there's no room, there isn't any room

2. [exprimant une comparaison]

il y a du prophète chez lui he's a bit like a prophet

ça c'est du Julien tout craché ou du pur Julien that's Julien all over, that's typical of Julien

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[də] (devant voyelle ou 'h' muet d' [d], contraction de 'de' avec 'le' du [dy], contraction de 'de' avec 'les' des [de]) article défini

[dans une affirmation]

il a de bonnes idées he has ou he's got (some) good ideas

[dans une négation]

nous ne faisons pas de projets pour cet été we are not making any plans for this summer

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de... à locution correlative

1. [dans l'espace] from... to

2. [dans le temps] from... to

d'un instant à l'autre

a. [progressivement] from one minute to the next

b. [bientôt] any minute ou time now

d'ici à demain by tomorrow

3. [dans une énumération] from... to

4. [dans une évaluation]

ça vaut de 100 à 150 euros it's worth between 100 and 150 euros

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de... en locution correlative

1. [dans l'espace] from... to

2. [dans le temps]

de jour en jour from day to day

l'espoir s'amenuisait d'heure en heure hope dwindled as the hours went by

le nombre d'étudiants augmente d'année en année the number of students is getting bigger by the year ou every year ou from one year to the next

3. [dans une évolution]

de déduction en déduction, il avait trouvé le coupable he'd deduced who the culprit was

aller de déception en déception to go from one disappointment to the next

un musée où vous irez de surprise en surprise a museum where many surprises await you

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > de

9 plain

plein
1. adjective
1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) sencillo; liso; sin ornamentos; llano (persona)

2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) claro, evidente

3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco

4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) claro, evidente

5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) común, ordinario, poco atractivo, feúcho, poco agraciado

2. noun
1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) llanura

2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) punto del derecho

•

- plainly
- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English

plain¹ adj

1. claro

it was plain that nobody was at home estaba claro que no había nadie en casa

2. sencillo

plain food comida sencilla

También, refiriéndose a la comida, plain quiere decir que no lleva cosas añadidas

a plain omelette una tortilla francesa

plain chocolate chocolate sin leche

plain flour harina sin levadura

3. liso / sin dibujo

a plain white blouse una blusa lisa de color blanco

plain² n llanura

the great plains of central Asia las grandes llanuras de Asia central

plain

tr[pleɪn]

adjective

1 (clear) claro,-a, evidente

■ he made it quite plain lo dejó muy claro

2 (straightforward) franco,-a, directo,-a

■ we need to do some plain speaking tenemos que hablar con franqueza

■ tell me in plain language dímelo en lenguaje corriente

■ the plain truth la pura verdad

3 (simple, ordinary) sencillo,-a; (without pattern) liso,-a

4 (unattractive) poco agraciado,-a, feúcho,-a

5 (chocolate) sin leche; (flour) sin levadura

adverb

1 (absolutely) totalmente

2 (clearly) claramente, francamente

noun

1 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL llanura

2 (in knitting) punto del derecho

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in plain clothes vestido,-a de paisano

in plain English en términos sencillos, en cristiano

to be (all) plain sailing ser coser y cantar

to make oneself plain explicarse

plain ['pleɪn] adj

1) simple, unadorned: liso, sencillo, sin adornos

2) clear: claro

in plain language: en palabras claras

3) frank: franco, puro

the plain truth: la pura verdad

4) homely: ordinario, poco atractivo

5)

in plain sight : a la vista de todos

plain n

: llanura f, llano m, planicie f

plain

adj.

• bueno, -a adj.

• desnudo, -a adj.

• liso, -a adj.

• llano, -a adj.

• natural adj.

• ordinario, -a adj.

• puro, -a adj.

• santo, -a adj.

• sencillo, -a adj.

• simple adj.

• sin adornos adj.

• sin atractivo adj.

adv.

• claro adv.

n.

• llana s.f.

• llanada s.f.

• llano s.m.

• llanura s.f.

• plana s.f.

• planicie s.f.

I pleɪn
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( unadorned) <decor/cooking> sencillo; < language> sencillo, llano; < fabric> liso

tell me in plain English — dímelo en términos sencillos or (fam & hum) en cristiano

just plain water, thank you — agua nada más, gracias

b) ( Culin)

plain chocolate — (BrE) chocolate m sin leche

plain flour — harina f común

2)

a) ( clear) claro

to make something plain — dejar algo (en) claro

the reasons are plain to see — las razones saltan a la vista or son obvias

b) (blunt, straightforward)

the plain truth — la pura verdad, la verdad lisa y llana

the time has come for some plain speaking — ya es hora de que hablemos con franqueza or sin rodeos

I'll be plain with you, Mr Andrews — seré franco or sincero con usted, señor Andrews

3) ( not good-looking) feo, poco agraciado

II

adverb

a) ( downright) (as intensifier) totalmente

she's not incapable, she's just plain lazy — no es que sea incapaz: lo que es es vaga

that's just plain stupid — eso es una completa estupidez

b) ( bluntly) < tell> claramente, francamente

III

noun llanura f

the (Great) Plains — las grandes llanuras

[pleɪn]
1. ADJ
(compar plainer) (superl plainest)
1) (=clear, obvious) claro, evidente

it is plain that — es evidente or obvio que, está claro que

• to make sth plain (to sb) — poner algo de manifiesto (a algn), dejar algo claro

you have made your feelings plain — has puesto tus sentimientos de manifiesto, has dejado claros tus sentimientos

• her guilt was plain to see — saltaba a la vista que era culpable

- it's as plain as a pikestaff or as the nose on your face or as day

2) (=outspoken, honest) franco

I shall be plain with you — le hablaré con toda franqueza, seré franco con usted

let me be plain with you — déjeme que le hable claramente or sin rodeos, permítame que le hable con franqueza frm

• plain dealing — negocios mpl limpios

3) (=unadorned) [answer] franco; [living] sencillo, sin lujo; [food, cooking] sencillo, corriente; [language, style] sencillo, llano; [envelope] en blanco; [paper] liso; [fabric] de un solo color, liso

he drank plain water — bebió agua nada más

they're very plain people — es gente muy sencilla or llana

she used to be plain Miss Jones — antes se llamaba la Srta. Jones sin más

it's just plain common sense — es de sentido común

• in plain clothes — [policeman] (vestido) de civil or paisano

• in plain English or language — (=understandably) en lenguaje claro or sencillo; (=frankly) (hablando) sin rodeos

• the plain truth — la verdad lisa y llana

- it's plain sailing from now on

4) (=not pretty) poco atractivo

she's terribly plain — no es nada atractiva

- be a plain Jane

2. ADV

1) * (=completely)

he's plain wrong — no tiene razón, y punto

it's just plain stupid — es una ridiculez absoluta or total

2) (=simply) claramente, con toda claridad

• I can't put it plainer than that — más claramente no lo puedo decir, no lo puedo decir con más claridad

• he told me quite plain that... — me dijo claramente or con toda claridad que...

3. N

1) (Geog) llanura f, llano m

the Great Plains — (US) las Grandes Llanuras

2) (Knitting) punto m sencillo

4.

CPD

plain chocolate N — chocolate m amargo or sin leche

plain flour N — harina f sin levadura

plain speaking N — franqueza f

she has a reputation for plain speaking — tiene fama de ser franca

plain yogurt N — yogur m natural

* * *

I [pleɪn]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( unadorned) <decor/cooking> sencillo; < language> sencillo, llano; < fabric> liso

tell me in plain English — dímelo en términos sencillos or (fam & hum) en cristiano

just plain water, thank you — agua nada más, gracias

b) ( Culin)

plain chocolate — (BrE) chocolate m sin leche

plain flour — harina f común

2)

a) ( clear) claro

to make something plain — dejar algo (en) claro

the reasons are plain to see — las razones saltan a la vista or son obvias

b) (blunt, straightforward)

the plain truth — la pura verdad, la verdad lisa y llana

the time has come for some plain speaking — ya es hora de que hablemos con franqueza or sin rodeos

I'll be plain with you, Mr Andrews — seré franco or sincero con usted, señor Andrews

3) ( not good-looking) feo, poco agraciado

II

adverb

a) ( downright) (as intensifier) totalmente

she's not incapable, she's just plain lazy — no es que sea incapaz: lo que es es vaga

that's just plain stupid — eso es una completa estupidez

b) ( bluntly) < tell> claramente, francamente

III

noun llanura f

the (Great) Plains — las grandes llanuras

English-spanish dictionary > plain

10 trinken

trin·ken <trank, getrunken> [ʼtrɪŋkn̩]

vt

1) ( Flüssigkeit schlucken)

etw \trinken to drink sth;

Wasser \trinken to drink [or have] some water;

kann ich bei Ihnen wohl ein Glas Wasser \trinken? could you give [or spare] me a glass of water [to drink]?;

möchten Sie lieber Kaffee oder Tee \trinken? would you prefer coffee or tea [to drink]?;

ich trinke gerne Orangensaft I like drinking orange juice;

etw zu \trinken sth to drink;

gern [mal] einen \trinken ( fam) to like a[n occasional] drink;

[mit jdm] einen \trinken gehen ( fam) to go for a drink [with sb]

2) ( anstoßen)

auf jdn/etw \trinken to drink to sb/sth;

sie tranken alle auf sein Wohl they all drank to his health

vi

1) ( Flüssigkeit schlucken) to drink, to have a drink

2) ( alkoholische Getränke zu sich nehmen) to drink;

er ist eigentlich ein netter Mensch, leider trinkt er he's a nice person really, but he likes his drink

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > trinken

11 Ш-91

ОТМАЧИВАТЬ / ОТМОЧИТЬ (ОТКАЛЫВАТЬ/ОТКОЛОТЬ, ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ, УДРАТЬ obs) ШТУКУ (ШТУКИ) highly coll VP subj: human variants with штуки are usu. impfv variants with штуку are usu. pfv) to do sth. unexpected, unusual, absurd
X отмочил штуку - X pulled a stunt (a trick, a number)
X played a trick.
Тогда Стёпа отколол такую штуку: стал на колени перед неизвестным курильщиком и произнёс: «Умоляю, скажите, какой это город?» (Булгаков 9). Then Styopa pulled a crazy stunt, he dropped on his knees before the unknown smoker and asked: UI implore you, tell me what city is this?" (9a).

...Кот отмочил штуку почище номера с чужими часами. Неожиданно поднявшись с дивана, он на задних лапах подошёл к подзеркальному столику, передней лапой вытащил пробку из графина, налил воды в стакан, выпил её, водрузил пробку на место и гримировальной тряпкой вытер усы (Булгаков 9)____The torn pulled an even neater trick (than the watch trick). Suddenly getting up from the sofa, he walked up to the dressing table under the mirror, drew the cork out of the carafe with his front paw, poured some water into a glass, drank it, restored the cork to its proper place and wiped his whiskers with the make-up cloth (9a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Ш-91

12 выкидывать штуки

• ОТМАЧИВАТЬ/ОТМОЧИТЬ <ОТКАЛЫВАТЬ/ОТКОЛОТЬ, ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ, УДРАТЬ obs> ШТУКУ < ШТУКИ> highly coll

[VP; subj: human; variants with штуки are usu. impfv; variants with штуку are usu. pfv]

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⇒ to do sth. unexpected, unusual, absurd:

- X отмочил штуку≈ X pulled a stunt (a trick, a number);

- X played a trick.

     ♦ Тогда Стёпа отколол такую штуку: стал на колени перед неизвестным курильщиком и произнёс: "Умоляю, скажите, какой это город?" (Булгаков 9). Then Styopa pulled a crazy stunt; he dropped on his knees before the unknown smoker and asked: "I implore you, tell me what city is this?" (9a).

     ♦...Кот отмочил штуку почище номера с чужими часами. Неожиданно поднявшись с дивана, он на задних лапах подошёл к подзеркальному столику, передней лапой вытащил пробку из графина, налил воды в стакан, выпил её, водрузил пробку на место и гримировальной тряпкой вытер усы (Булгаков 9) The tom pulled an even neater trick [than the watch trick]. Suddenly getting up from the sofa, he walked up to the dressing table under the mirror, drew the cork out of the carafe with his front paw, poured some water into a glass, drank it, restored the cork to its proper place and wiped his whiskers with the make-up cloth (9a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выкидывать штуки

13 выкидывать штуку

• ОТМАЧИВАТЬ/ОТМОЧИТЬ <ОТКАЛЫВАТЬ/ОТКОЛОТЬ, ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ, УДРАТЬ obs> ШТУКУ < ШТУКИ> highly coll

[VP; subj: human; variants with штуки are usu. impfv; variants with штуку are usu. pfv]

=====

⇒ to do sth. unexpected, unusual, absurd:

- X отмочил штуку≈ X pulled a stunt (a trick, a number);

- X played a trick.

     ♦ Тогда Стёпа отколол такую штуку: стал на колени перед неизвестным курильщиком и произнёс: "Умоляю, скажите, какой это город?" (Булгаков 9). Then Styopa pulled a crazy stunt; he dropped on his knees before the unknown smoker and asked: "I implore you, tell me what city is this?" (9a).

     ♦...Кот отмочил штуку почище номера с чужими часами. Неожиданно поднявшись с дивана, он на задних лапах подошёл к подзеркальному столику, передней лапой вытащил пробку из графина, налил воды в стакан, выпил её, водрузил пробку на место и гримировальной тряпкой вытер усы (Булгаков 9) The tom pulled an even neater trick [than the watch trick]. Suddenly getting up from the sofa, he walked up to the dressing table under the mirror, drew the cork out of the carafe with his front paw, poured some water into a glass, drank it, restored the cork to its proper place and wiped his whiskers with the make-up cloth (9a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выкидывать штуку

14 выкинуть штуки

• ОТМАЧИВАТЬ/ОТМОЧИТЬ <ОТКАЛЫВАТЬ/ОТКОЛОТЬ, ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ, УДРАТЬ obs> ШТУКУ < ШТУКИ> highly coll

[VP; subj: human; variants with штуки are usu. impfv; variants with штуку are usu. pfv]

=====

⇒ to do sth. unexpected, unusual, absurd:

- X отмочил штуку≈ X pulled a stunt (a trick, a number);

- X played a trick.

     ♦ Тогда Стёпа отколол такую штуку: стал на колени перед неизвестным курильщиком и произнёс: "Умоляю, скажите, какой это город?" (Булгаков 9). Then Styopa pulled a crazy stunt; he dropped on his knees before the unknown smoker and asked: "I implore you, tell me what city is this?" (9a).

     ♦...Кот отмочил штуку почище номера с чужими часами. Неожиданно поднявшись с дивана, он на задних лапах подошёл к подзеркальному столику, передней лапой вытащил пробку из графина, налил воды в стакан, выпил её, водрузил пробку на место и гримировальной тряпкой вытер усы (Булгаков 9) The tom pulled an even neater trick [than the watch trick]. Suddenly getting up from the sofa, he walked up to the dressing table under the mirror, drew the cork out of the carafe with his front paw, poured some water into a glass, drank it, restored the cork to its proper place and wiped his whiskers with the make-up cloth (9a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выкинуть штуки

15 выкинуть штуку

• ОТМАЧИВАТЬ/ОТМОЧИТЬ <ОТКАЛЫВАТЬ/ОТКОЛОТЬ, ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ, УДРАТЬ obs> ШТУКУ < ШТУКИ> highly coll

[VP; subj: human; variants with штуки are usu. impfv; variants with штуку are usu. pfv]

=====

⇒ to do sth. unexpected, unusual, absurd:

- X отмочил штуку≈ X pulled a stunt (a trick, a number);

- X played a trick.

     ♦ Тогда Стёпа отколол такую штуку: стал на колени перед неизвестным курильщиком и произнёс: "Умоляю, скажите, какой это город?" (Булгаков 9). Then Styopa pulled a crazy stunt; he dropped on his knees before the unknown smoker and asked: "I implore you, tell me what city is this?" (9a).

     ♦...Кот отмочил штуку почище номера с чужими часами. Неожиданно поднявшись с дивана, он на задних лапах подошёл к подзеркальному столику, передней лапой вытащил пробку из графина, налил воды в стакан, выпил её, водрузил пробку на место и гримировальной тряпкой вытер усы (Булгаков 9) The tom pulled an even neater trick [than the watch trick]. Suddenly getting up from the sofa, he walked up to the dressing table under the mirror, drew the cork out of the carafe with his front paw, poured some water into a glass, drank it, restored the cork to its proper place and wiped his whiskers with the make-up cloth (9a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выкинуть штуку

16 откалывать штуки

• ОТМАЧИВАТЬ/ОТМОЧИТЬ <ОТКАЛЫВАТЬ/ОТКОЛОТЬ, ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ, УДРАТЬ obs> ШТУКУ < ШТУКИ> highly coll

[VP; subj: human; variants with штуки are usu. impfv; variants with штуку are usu. pfv]

=====

⇒ to do sth. unexpected, unusual, absurd:

- X отмочил штуку≈ X pulled a stunt (a trick, a number);

- X played a trick.

     ♦ Тогда Стёпа отколол такую штуку: стал на колени перед неизвестным курильщиком и произнёс: "Умоляю, скажите, какой это город?" (Булгаков 9). Then Styopa pulled a crazy stunt; he dropped on his knees before the unknown smoker and asked: "I implore you, tell me what city is this?" (9a).

     ♦...Кот отмочил штуку почище номера с чужими часами. Неожиданно поднявшись с дивана, он на задних лапах подошёл к подзеркальному столику, передней лапой вытащил пробку из графина, налил воды в стакан, выпил её, водрузил пробку на место и гримировальной тряпкой вытер усы (Булгаков 9) The tom pulled an even neater trick [than the watch trick]. Suddenly getting up from the sofa, he walked up to the dressing table under the mirror, drew the cork out of the carafe with his front paw, poured some water into a glass, drank it, restored the cork to its proper place and wiped his whiskers with the make-up cloth (9a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > откалывать штуки

17 откалывать штуку

• ОТМАЧИВАТЬ/ОТМОЧИТЬ <ОТКАЛЫВАТЬ/ОТКОЛОТЬ, ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ, УДРАТЬ obs> ШТУКУ < ШТУКИ> highly coll

[VP; subj: human; variants with штуки are usu. impfv; variants with штуку are usu. pfv]

=====

⇒ to do sth. unexpected, unusual, absurd:

- X отмочил штуку≈ X pulled a stunt (a trick, a number);

- X played a trick.

     ♦ Тогда Стёпа отколол такую штуку: стал на колени перед неизвестным курильщиком и произнёс: "Умоляю, скажите, какой это город?" (Булгаков 9). Then Styopa pulled a crazy stunt; he dropped on his knees before the unknown smoker and asked: "I implore you, tell me what city is this?" (9a).

     ♦...Кот отмочил штуку почище номера с чужими часами. Неожиданно поднявшись с дивана, он на задних лапах подошёл к подзеркальному столику, передней лапой вытащил пробку из графина, налил воды в стакан, выпил её, водрузил пробку на место и гримировальной тряпкой вытер усы (Булгаков 9) The tom pulled an even neater trick [than the watch trick]. Suddenly getting up from the sofa, he walked up to the dressing table under the mirror, drew the cork out of the carafe with his front paw, poured some water into a glass, drank it, restored the cork to its proper place and wiped his whiskers with the make-up cloth (9a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > откалывать штуку

18 отколоть штуки

• ОТМАЧИВАТЬ/ОТМОЧИТЬ <ОТКАЛЫВАТЬ/ОТКОЛОТЬ, ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ, УДРАТЬ obs> ШТУКУ < ШТУКИ> highly coll

[VP; subj: human; variants with штуки are usu. impfv; variants with штуку are usu. pfv]

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⇒ to do sth. unexpected, unusual, absurd:

- X отмочил штуку≈ X pulled a stunt (a trick, a number);

- X played a trick.

     ♦ Тогда Стёпа отколол такую штуку: стал на колени перед неизвестным курильщиком и произнёс: "Умоляю, скажите, какой это город?" (Булгаков 9). Then Styopa pulled a crazy stunt; he dropped on his knees before the unknown smoker and asked: "I implore you, tell me what city is this?" (9a).

     ♦...Кот отмочил штуку почище номера с чужими часами. Неожиданно поднявшись с дивана, он на задних лапах подошёл к подзеркальному столику, передней лапой вытащил пробку из графина, налил воды в стакан, выпил её, водрузил пробку на место и гримировальной тряпкой вытер усы (Булгаков 9) The tom pulled an even neater trick [than the watch trick]. Suddenly getting up from the sofa, he walked up to the dressing table under the mirror, drew the cork out of the carafe with his front paw, poured some water into a glass, drank it, restored the cork to its proper place and wiped his whiskers with the make-up cloth (9a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > отколоть штуки

19 отколоть штуку

• ОТМАЧИВАТЬ/ОТМОЧИТЬ <ОТКАЛЫВАТЬ/ОТКОЛОТЬ, ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ, УДРАТЬ obs> ШТУКУ < ШТУКИ> highly coll

[VP; subj: human; variants with штуки are usu. impfv; variants with штуку are usu. pfv]

=====

⇒ to do sth. unexpected, unusual, absurd:

- X отмочил штуку≈ X pulled a stunt (a trick, a number);

- X played a trick.

     ♦ Тогда Стёпа отколол такую штуку: стал на колени перед неизвестным курильщиком и произнёс: "Умоляю, скажите, какой это город?" (Булгаков 9). Then Styopa pulled a crazy stunt; he dropped on his knees before the unknown smoker and asked: "I implore you, tell me what city is this?" (9a).

     ♦...Кот отмочил штуку почище номера с чужими часами. Неожиданно поднявшись с дивана, он на задних лапах подошёл к подзеркальному столику, передней лапой вытащил пробку из графина, налил воды в стакан, выпил её, водрузил пробку на место и гримировальной тряпкой вытер усы (Булгаков 9) The tom pulled an even neater trick [than the watch trick]. Suddenly getting up from the sofa, he walked up to the dressing table under the mirror, drew the cork out of the carafe with his front paw, poured some water into a glass, drank it, restored the cork to its proper place and wiped his whiskers with the make-up cloth (9a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > отколоть штуку

20 отмачивать штуки

• ОТМАЧИВАТЬ/ОТМОЧИТЬ <ОТКАЛЫВАТЬ/ОТКОЛОТЬ, ВЫКИДЫВАТЬ/ВЫКИНУТЬ, УДРАТЬ obs> ШТУКУ < ШТУКИ> highly coll

[VP; subj: human; variants with штуки are usu. impfv; variants with штуку are usu. pfv]

=====

⇒ to do sth. unexpected, unusual, absurd:

- X отмочил штуку≈ X pulled a stunt (a trick, a number);

- X played a trick.

     ♦ Тогда Стёпа отколол такую штуку: стал на колени перед неизвестным курильщиком и произнёс: "Умоляю, скажите, какой это город?" (Булгаков 9). Then Styopa pulled a crazy stunt; he dropped on his knees before the unknown smoker and asked: "I implore you, tell me what city is this?" (9a).

     ♦...Кот отмочил штуку почище номера с чужими часами. Неожиданно поднявшись с дивана, он на задних лапах подошёл к подзеркальному столику, передней лапой вытащил пробку из графина, налил воды в стакан, выпил её, водрузил пробку на место и гримировальной тряпкой вытер усы (Булгаков 9) The tom pulled an even neater trick [than the watch trick]. Suddenly getting up from the sofa, he walked up to the dressing table under the mirror, drew the cork out of the carafe with his front paw, poured some water into a glass, drank it, restored the cork to its proper place and wiped his whiskers with the make-up cloth (9a).

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