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poдитьcя пoд cчacтливoй звeздoй [мeтaфopa взятa из acтpoлoгии]'Did the driver survive?' 'Survive! He was hardly scratched. He must have been born under a lucky star when you see what happened to the lorry cab'Concise English-Russian phrasebook > be born under a lucky star
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1. noun1) Stern, derthree/four star hotel — Drei-/Vier-Sterne-Hotel, das
two/four star [petrol] — Normal-/Super[benzin], das
the Stars and Stripes — (Amer.) das Sternenbanner
2) (prominent person) Star, der4) (Astrol.) Stern, der2. attributive adjectiveread one's/the stars — sein/das Horoskop lesen
star pupil — bester Schüler/beste Schülerin
3. transitive verb,star turn or attraction — Hauptattraktion, die
4. intransitive verb,starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall — mit Humphrey Bogart und Lauren Bacall in den Hauptrollen
- rr-•• Cultural note:star in a film/play/TV series — in einem Film/einem Stück/einer Fernsehserie die Hauptrolle spielen
Die amerikanische Nationalflagge. Die 13 abwechselnd roten und weißen Streifen stehen für die Gründungsstaaten und die 50 weißen Sterne für die heutigen Bundesstaaten.* * *1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) der Stern2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) der Stern3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) der Stern4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) der Star, Star-...2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) als Hauptdarsteller auftreten2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) in einer Hauptrolle zeigen•- academic.ru/70330/stardom">stardom- starry
- starfish
- starlight
- starlit
- star turn
- see stars
- thank one's lucky stars* * *[stɑ:ʳ, AM stɑ:r]I. nshooting \star Sternschnuppe ffour-\star hotel Viersternehotel ntto mark sth with a \star etw mit einem Sternchen versehen4. (mark on animal) Stirnfleck eines Tieresfilm/rock \star Film-/Rockstar ma \star of stage and screen ein berühmter Bühnen- und Filmschauspielera rising \star jemand, der auf dem besten Wege ist, ein Star zu werden6. (horoscope)▪ the \stars pl die Sterne, Horoskop nt7.▶ to be born under a lucky/an unlucky \star ( fam) unter einem/keinem glücklichen Stern geboren sein▶ sb's \star has waned jd hat an Popularität verlorenII. vt<- rr->1. THEAT, FILMthe new production of ‘King Lear’ will \star John Smith as [or in the role of] Lear die neue Produktion von ‚King Lear‘ zeigt John Smith in der Rolle des Lear▪ to \star sth etw mit einem Sternchen versehenIII. vi<- rr->1. THEAT, FILMto \star in a film/play in einem Film/Theaterstück die Hauptrolle spielen2. (be brilliant) brillierenIV. adj attr, inv Star-Natalie is the \star student in this year's ballet class Natalie ist die hervorragendste Schülerin der diesjährigen Ballettklasse\star witness Hauptzeuge, -zeugin m, f* * *[stAː(r)]1. nthe Stars and Stripes —
you can thank your lucky stars that... — Sie können von Glück sagen, dass...
a three-star general ( US Mil ) —, Mil ) ein Dreisternegeneral m
2) (= person) Star m2. adj attrHaupt-star performer/player — Star m
3. vt2) (FILM ETC)starring... — in der Hauptrolle/den Hauptrollen...
4. vi (FILM ETC)die Hauptrolle spielen or haben* * *star [stɑː(r)]A s1. ASTRONa) Stern mb) Fixstern mc) Gestirn n2. Stern m:a) sternähnliche Figurb) fig Größe f, Berühmtheit f (Person)c) Orden md) TYPO Sternchen n (Hinweiszeichen)e) weißer Stirnfleck (besonders eines Pferdes):Star of David [ˈdeıvıd] David(s)stern;a literary star fig ein Stern am literarischen Himmel;five-star general Fünfsternegeneral m;three-star restaurant Dreisternerestaurant n;the guidebook awarded the restaurant two stars der Führer verlieh dem Restaurant zwei Sterne3. a) Stern m (Schicksal)unlucky star Unstern m;he was born under a lucky star er wurde unter einem guten oder glücklichen Stern geboren;follow one’s star seinem (Glücks)Stern vertrauen;you may thank ( oder bless) your (lucky) stars that … Sie können von Glück sagen, dass …; → ascendant A 1, set D 14. (Bühnen-, besonders Film)Star m5. SPORT etc Star m:6. ELEK Stern mB adj1. Stern…:2. Haupt…:star player Star m;star performance Elitevorstellung f;star turn Hauptattraktion f4. hervorragend, Star…:C v/t1. mit Sternen schmücken oder besäena film starring … ein Film mit … in der Hauptrolle3. TYPO mit Sternchen versehenstar as fig Hervorragendes leisten als, glänzen als* * *1. noun1) Stern, derthree/four star hotel — Drei-/Vier-Sterne-Hotel, das
two/four star [petrol] — Normal-/Super[benzin], das
the Stars and Stripes — (Amer.) das Sternenbanner
2) (prominent person) Star, der4) (Astrol.) Stern, der2. attributive adjectiveread one's/the stars — sein/das Horoskop lesen
star pupil — bester Schüler/beste Schülerin
3. transitive verb,star turn or attraction — Hauptattraktion, die
- rr- (feature as star)4. intransitive verb,starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall — mit Humphrey Bogart und Lauren Bacall in den Hauptrollen
- rr-•• Cultural note:star in a film/play/TV series — in einem Film/einem Stück/einer Fernsehserie die Hauptrolle spielen
Die amerikanische Nationalflagge. Die 13 abwechselnd roten und weißen Streifen stehen für die Gründungsstaaten und die 50 weißen Sterne für die heutigen Bundesstaaten.* * *n.Stern -e m. -
3 star
stɑ:
1. сущ.
1) звезда;
светило bright star ≈ яркая звезда distant star ≈ далекая звезда evening star ≈ вечерняя звезда morning star ≈ утренняя звезда stars shine, twinkle ≈ звезды светят, сияют, горят falling star, shooting star ≈ метеор, падающая звезда fixed stars ≈ неподвижные звезды north star ≈ Полярная звезда Syn: luminary
2) а) звезда (фигура) б) что-л. напоминающее звезду по форме в) полигр. звездочка
3) звездочка (знак отличия, знак качества) a star on a shoulder-strap ≈ звездочка на погоне three-star hotel ≈ трехзвездочный отель
4) перен. звезда;
выдающаяся личность;
кинозвезда basketball star ≈ знаменитый баскетболист film, movie амер. star ≈ кинозвезда guest star ≈ заезжая знаменитость track star ≈ известный бегун, знаменитый лыжник
5) судьба, рок, учать to thank/bless one's stars ≈ благодарить судьбу star rises ≈ звезда восходит star sets, wanes ≈ звезда закатывается Her star was rising. ≈ Ее звезда восходила. She was born under a lucky star. ≈ Она родилась под счастливой звездой. Syn: fate, fortune ∙ stars and stripes ≈ государственный флаг США
2. прил.
1) звездный;
звездообразный star system ≈ галактика, звездная система Syn: stellar, sidereal
2) а) главный;
ведущий, б) выдающийся;
замечательный, известный Syn: prominent
3) проходящий с участием звезд star performance ≈ представление с участием знаменитостей
3. гл.
1) а) украшать звездами б) отмечать, помечать( что-л. в тексте) звездочкой
2) награждать звездой, орденом
3) а) играть главные роли, выступать в главных ролях б) предоставлять главную роль to star an actress ≈ дать актрисе главную роль
4) блистать( в обществе и т.п.) звезда - shooting * метеор, падающая звезда - the North /the Polar/ * Полярная звезда - diurnal *, * of day /of noon/ дневное светило, солнце Полярная звезда звезда (фигура) - a five-point * пятиконечная звезда (полиграфия) звездочка звездочка, звезда (знак различия) - a general's * генеральская звезда - a * on a shoulder-strap звездочка на погоне звезда (знак отличия) - Silver S. Серебряная Звезда (орден) (специальное) звезда - * of planes (математика) связка плоскостей пятно, отметина, звездочка ( на лбу животного) звезда, ведущий актер или актриса;
премьер;
премьерша;
кинозвезда - Hollywood *s голливудские звезды - opera * дива выдающаяся личность, светило - literary * знаменитый писатель (американизм) (спортивное) чемпион - tennis * звезда тенниса судьба, рок, звезда - to be born under a lucky * родиться под счастливой звездой - to bless one's *s благодарить судьбу - to foretell future events by the *s предсказывать судьбу по звездам - to read *s заниматься астрологией - the *s were against it сама судьба была против этого - his * is evidently setting его звезда явно заходит - he is through with his * удача ему изменила, фортуна повернулась к нему спиной (юридическое) заключенный, совершивший преступление впервые (тж. * prisoner) прикуп (бильярд) пиротехническая ракета( военное) осветительный снаряд > (bless) my *s (and garters) ! Бог ты мой!, вот те на!, да ну! > to see *s света невзвидеть;
искры из глаз посыпались > to sleep in the * hotel (новозеландское) (сленг) спать под открытым небом относящийся к звезде или звездам;
звездный - * cloud (астрономия) звездное облако - * catalogue звездный каталог, каталог звезд - * place /position/ положение звезды на небе звездообразный - * connection соединение звездой главный - * witness главный свидетель отличный, знаменитый;
свойственный звезде (экрана, спорта и т. п.) - * tennis-player звезда тенниса - she received * billing ее фамилия стояла в афише на первом месте и была напечатана крупно с участием звезд - * performance представление с участием знаменитостей - an all(-) * cast блестящий состав исполнителей - * turn гвоздь программы осветительный - * composition( военное) осветительный состав звездчатый - * quartz звездчатый кварц как компонент сложных слов( американизм) (военное) имеющий на погонах столько-то звезд (о генералах) - one-star general бригадный генерал - two-star general генерал-майор - five-star general генерал армии как компонент сложных слов показывающий качество( гостиницы, вина и т. п.) - five-star наивысшего качества - five-star hotel пятизвездочный отель усеивать или украшать звездами награждать орденом играть главные роли;
быть звездой - Laurence Olivier *ring в главной роли - Лоренс Оливье давать главную роль - to * an actress дать актрисе главную роль - the movie *s a famous stage actress в фильме главную роль играет знаменитая театральная актриса блистать (в роли, на каком-л. поприще и т. п.) помечать (слова в тексте) звездочкой покупать, брать прикуп (бильярд) > to * the glaze (сленг) ограбить витрину ювелирного магазина active ~ активная звезда film ~ кинозвезда ~ звезда;
светило;
fixed stars неподвижные звезды ~ судьба, рок;
to have one's star in the ascendant преуспевать;
to thank (или to bless) one's stars благодарить судьбу stars and stripes государственный флаг США;
I saw stars = у меня искры посыпались из глаз ~ звезда, ведущий актер или актриса;
выдающаяся личность;
literary star известный писатель;
soccer star знаменитый футболист morning ~ утренняя звезда, Венера passive ~ пассивная звезда shooting ~ метеор, падающая звезда ~ звезда, ведущий актер или актриса;
выдающаяся личность;
literary star известный писатель;
soccer star знаменитый футболист star выдающийся;
великолепный;
ведущий;
star witness главный свидетель ~ звезда, ведущий актер или актриса;
выдающаяся личность;
literary star известный писатель;
soccer star знаменитый футболист ~ звезда;
светило;
fixed stars неподвижные звезды ~ звездный ~ полигр. звездочка ~ играть главные роли, быть звездой;
to star in the provinces гастролировать в провинции в главных ролях ~ (что-л.), напоминающее звезду;
звездочка (белая отметина на лбу животного) ~ отмечать звездочкой ~ предоставлять главную роль ~ судьба, рок;
to have one's star in the ascendant преуспевать;
to thank (или to bless) one's stars благодарить судьбу ~ украшать звездами ~ играть главные роли, быть звездой;
to star in the provinces гастролировать в провинции в главных ролях ~ system театр. труппа с одним, двумя первоклассными актерами и слабым ансамблем star выдающийся;
великолепный;
ведущий;
star witness главный свидетель stars and stripes государственный флаг США;
I saw stars = у меня искры посыпались из глаз ~ судьба, рок;
to have one's star in the ascendant преуспевать;
to thank (или to bless) one's stars благодарить судьбу -
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[stɑː] 1. сущ.1) звезда; светилоfalling / shooting star — метеор, падающая звезда
stars shine / twinkle — звёзды светят, сияют, горят
Syn:2)Syn:б) что-л. напоминающее по форме звездув) полигр. звёздочка (*)Syn:asterisk 1.3) звёздочка (знак отличия, знак качества)4)а) звезда, знаменитость; выдающаяся личностьfilm star брит. / movie star амер. — кинозвезда
б) амер.; спорт. чемпионtrack star — известный бегун; знаменитый лыжник
5) судьба, рок, участьto thank / bless one's stars — благодарить судьбу
His star set / waned. — Его звезда закатилась.
Her star was rising. — Её звезда восходила.
She was born under a lucky star. — Она родилась под счастливой звездой.
Syn:6) эл.; = star connection соединение звездой, соединение по схеме "звезда"••2. прил.1) звёздныйstar system — галактика, звёздная система
Syn:2) главный; ведущий3) выдающийся; замечательный, известныйSyn:4) звёздный, проходящий с участием звёзд3. гл.star performance — представление с участием звёзд, звёздное представление
1) украшать звёздами; осыпать звёздами2) отмечать, помечать (что-л. в тексте) звёздочкой3) награждать звездой, орденом4)а) играть главные роли, выступать в главных ролях5) блистать (в обществе и т. п.) -
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1 noun∎ to sleep (out) under the stars dormir ou coucher à la belle étoile;∎ the morning/evening star l'étoile du matin/du soir;∎ to have stars in one's eyes être sur un petit nuage;∎ figurative to see stars voir trente-six chandelles;∎ figurative to reach for the stars essayer d'atteindre les sommets∎ his star is rising son étoile brille chaque jour davantage;∎ his star is on the wane son étoile pâlit;∎ to be born under a lucky star être né sous une bonne étoile;∎ I thanked my (lucky) stars I wasn't chosen j'ai remercié le ciel de ne pas avoir été choisi;∎ the influence of the stars l'influence des astres;∎ familiar what do my stars say today? que dit mon horoscope aujourd'hui□ ?;∎ it's written in the stars c'est le destin∎ the restaurant has gained another star le restaurant s'est vu décerner une étoile supplémentaire;∎ the Star of David l'étoile de David;∎ the Stars and Bars le drapeau des États Confédérés;∎ the Stars and Stripes la bannière étoilée (le drapeau américain)(d) (asterisk) astérisque m(e) (celebrity) vedette f, star f;∎ one movie won't make him a star il ne deviendra pas une star en un seul film;∎ she was an up-and-coming rock star elle était en train de devenir une grande star du rock;∎ he's a rising star in the Labour party il est en train de devenir un personnage important du parti travailliste;∎ to be the star of the class être la vedette de la classe(f) (blaze → on animal) étoile f∎ the star attraction of tonight's show la principale attraction du spectacle de ce soir;∎ the star turn la vedette;∎ to get star billing être en tête d'affiche;∎ to give sb star billing mettre qn en tête d'affiche;∎ the hotel gives all its clients star treatment cet hôtel offre à sa clientèle un service de première classe(b) (salesman, pupil etc) meilleur;∎ he's our star witness c'est notre témoin-vedette ou notre témoin principal∎ in a star configuration connecté en étoile∎ the play starred David Caffrey la pièce avait pour vedette David Caffrey;∎ "Casablanca", starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman "Casablanca", avec Humphrey Bogart et Ingrid Bergman (dans les rôles principaux)(b) (mark with asterisk) marquer d'un astérisque∎ candles starred the darkness des bougies étoilaient l'obscurité;∎ the bay was starred with sail boats la baie était parsemée de voiliers∎ who starred with Redford in "The Sting"? qui jouait avec Redford dans "L'Arnaque"?;∎ "Othello", with Laurence Olivier starring in the title role "Othello", avec Laurence Olivier dans le rôle principal;∎ he's starring in a new TV serial il est la vedette d'un nouveau feuilleton télévisé;∎ he starred as a gangster il avait un rôle de gangster►► star anise anis m étoilé;star apple pomme f étoilée;British History Star Chamber tribunal m correctionnel; figurative pejorative tribunal m arbitraire ou inquisitorial;∎ Court of Star Chamber = tribunal anglais de 1487;Electricity star connection couplage m en étoile;star fruit carambole f;star jump (exercise) = saut avec extension latérale des membres;Computing star network réseau m en étoile;Computing star point point m neutre;star ruby rubis m étoilé;star sapphire saphir m étoilé;Military star shell obus m éclairant;star sign signe m (du zodiaque);Computing star structure structure f en étoile;Star Wars la guerre des étoiles (nom donné à l'Initiative de défense stratégique, programme militaire spatial mis en place dans les années 80 par le président américain Reagan);Star Wars research la recherche sur la défense stratégique✾ Film 'A Star Is Born' Wellman, Cukor 'Une étoile est née'ⓘ COURT OF STAR CHAMBER En 1487, Henri VII mit en place cet organe judiciaire dans le but de renforcer l'autorité de son gouvernement. Ce tribunal jouissait d'une grande popularité de par son impartialité et le fait qu'il échappait à la corruption des nobles, les obligeant à se plier à la justice royale. -
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♦ born /bɔ:n/A p. p. dito bear (1)B a.nato: to be born, nascere: I was born in Bangor, sono nato a Bangor; DIALOGO → - Birthday- I was born on the 21st of July, sono nata il 21 luglio; DIALOGO → - Talking about children- Our second child was born in January, a gennaio è nato il nostro secondo figlio; born to a single mother, nato da madre nubile; born to suffer, nato per soffrire; destinato a soffrire; a born leader, un leader nato; a newly born baby, un neonato: French.-born, francese di nascita NOTA D'USO: - nascere-; born of, nato da; generato da; frutto di: caution born of experience, una prudenza nata dall'esperienza● born and bred, nato e cresciuto; fino al midollo □ ( di attore) born in a trunk, figlio d'arte □ born on the wrong side of the blanket, (figlio) illegittimo □ born to be hanged, destinato a finire sulla forca □ born under a lucky star, nato sotto una buona stella □ born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, nato con la camicia □ in all my born days, in tutta la mia vita; in vita mia □ I wasn't born yesterday!, non sono nato ieri! □ (fam.) They don't know they are born, non sanno quanto sono fortunati; hanno la vita facile □ (prov.) There's one born every minute, la mamma dei cretini è sempre incinta.NOTA D'USO: - born o borne?- -
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adjective1) (favoured by chance) glücklichbe lucky [in love/at games] — Glück [in der Liebe/im Spiel] haben
be lucky enough to be rescued — das [große] Glück haben, gerettet zu werden
2) (favouring somebody by chance) glücklich [Umstand, Zufall, Zusammentreffen usw.]; see also academic.ru/24952/escape">escape 1. 1)lucky charm — Glücksbringer, der
* * *1) (having good luck: He was very lucky to escape alive.) Glück haben2) (bringing good luck: a lucky number; a lucky charm.) glückbringend* * *[ˈlʌki]1. (fortunate) glücklichyou \lucky thing! ( fam) du Glückliche(r)!, du Glückspilz!\lucky her! die Glückliche!you're getting married? who's the \lucky man/woman? du heiratest? wer ist denn der/die Glückliche?you are \lucky in having such a beautiful house du kannst dich glücklich schätzen, so ein wunderbares Haus zu besitzenwe'll be \lucky if... wir können von Glück sagen, wenn...you had a \lucky escape! da hast du ja noch mal Glück gehabt!she's \lucky to be alive sie hat Glück, dass sie noch lebtit is \lucky that they came home zum Glück sind sie nach Hause gekommenshe's going to ask for a salary increase — she'll be \lucky! sie will um eine Gehaltserhöhung bitten — na dann viel Glück!did your husband give you those earrings? — I should be so \lucky! hat dir dein Mann die Ohrringe geschenkt? — schön wär's! fama \lucky find ein glücklicher Fundto be \lucky at games/in love Glück im Spiel/in der Liebe habento be born \lucky ein Glückskind seinto count oneself \lucky sich akk glücklich schätzento get \lucky ( fam) Glück haben; (meet sb) jdn kennenlernen; ( hum: have sex) sich dat näherkommen euph2. (bringing fortune) Glück bringend, Glücks-what a \lucky break! Glück gehabt!\lucky buy günstiger Kauf\lucky day Glückstag m\lucky number Glückszahl fto make a \lucky guess einen Zufallstreffer landen* * *['lʌkɪ]adj (+er)1) (= having luck) Glücks-that was a lucky move — der Zug war Glück
you lucky thing!, lucky you! — du Glückliche(r) mf
the lucky winner — der glückliche Gewinner, die glückliche Gewinnerin
I was lucky enough to meet him — ich hatte das (große) Glück, ihn kennenzulernen
you are lucky to be alive — du kannst von Glück sagen, dass du noch lebst
you were lucky to catch him — du hast Glück gehabt, dass du ihn erwischt hast
to strike ( it) lucky (with sb), to get lucky (with sb) (inf) —
he's a lucky man to have a wife like that — mit dieser Frau hat er das große Los gezogen (inf)
you'll be lucky to make it in time — wenn du das noch schaffst, hast du (aber) Glück
I want another £500 – you'll be lucky! — ich will nochmal £ 500 haben – viel Glück!
I should be so lucky! (iro) — schön wärs! (inf)
to be lucky at cards/in love — Glück im Spiel/in der Liebe haben
to be born lucky — ein Glücks- or Sonntagskind sein
to be lucky ( in) that... —
we are lucky in having (such) a great teacher — wir haben Glück, dass wir so einen großartigen Lehrer haben
I am luckier than most: I have a job — ich bin besser dran als die meisten, ich habe (wenigstens) einen Job
2) (= bringing luck) star, day Glücks-lucky charm — Glücksbringer m, Talisman m
to be lucky (charm, number etc) — Glück bringen
3) (= happening fortunately) coincidence glücklichit was lucky I stopped him in time — ein Glück, dass ich ihn rechtzeitig aufgehalten habe, zum Glück habe ich ihn rechtzeitig aufgehalten
it's lucky for you I remembered the number — dein Glück, dass ich die Nummer noch wusste
that was very lucky for you — da hast du aber Glück gehabt
they had a lucky escape from the fire — sie waren dem Feuer glücklich entkommen
he had a lucky escape in the accident — bei dem Unfall ist er glücklich davongekommen
that was a lucky escape — da habe ich/hast du etc noch mal Glück gehabt
* * *1. Glücks…, glücklich:a lucky day ein Glückstag;lucky dip Bra) Grabbelsack m umg,b) fig umg Glück(s)sache f, Glücksspiel n;lucky hit Glücks-, Zufallstreffer m;a) Glück haben,you are lucky to be still alive du hast Glück oder du kannst von Glück sagen, dass du noch lebst;you’ll be lucky!, you should be so lucky! iron so siehst du aus!;it was lucky that … es war ein Glück, dass …; glücklicherweise …, zum Glück …;lucky for you! dein Glück!;it is lucky for you that … du hast Glück oder du kannst von Glück sagen, dass …;third time lucky aller guten Dinge sind drei; → bastard A 2 b, beggar A 3, bleeder 3 a, blighter a, count1 B 5, devil A 1, dog A 4, son 2, strike A 92. Glück bringend, Glücks…:lucky penny Glückspfennig m;* * *adjective1) (favoured by chance) glücklichbe lucky [in love/at games] — Glück [in der Liebe/im Spiel] haben
be lucky enough to be rescued — das [große] Glück haben, gerettet zu werden
Could you lend me £100? - You'll be lucky! — Könntest du mir 100 Pfund leihen? - So siehst du aus!
2) (favouring somebody by chance) glücklich [Umstand, Zufall, Zusammentreffen usw.]; see also escape 1. 1)3) (bringing good luck) Glücks[zahl, -tag usw.]lucky charm — Glücksbringer, der
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1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.)2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.)3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.)4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; (also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.)
2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.)2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.)•- stardom- starry
- starfish
- starlight
- starlit
- star turn
- see stars
- thank one's lucky stars
star1 n estrellastar2 vb protagonizartr[stɑːSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL protagonizar (in, -)1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL tener como protagonista a, presentar como estrella2 (mark with star) marcar con un asterisco1 (horoscope) horóscopo m sing■ what do my stars say? ¿qué dice mi horóscopo?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto see stars ver estrellasstar attraction atracción nombre femenino estelarstar pupil alumno,-a estrellastar role papel nombre masculino estelarstar sign signo del zodíacostar witness testigo nombre masulino o femenino principalthe morning star / evening star el lucero del alba / el lucero de la tardethe star of David la estrella de Davidthe Stars and Stripes la bandera de los Estados Unidos1) : marcar con una estrella o un asterisco2) feature: ser protagonizado porstar vi: tener el papel principalto star in: protagonizarstar n: estrella fadj.• estelar adj.• principal adj.• sobresaliente adj.n.• asterisco s.m.• astro s.m.• estrella (Astronomía) s.f.v.• adornar con estrellas v.• estrellar v.• ser la estrella v.stɑːr, stɑː(r)
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1) (Astrol, Astron) ( astral body) astro m; ( visible in the sky at night) estrella fto be born under a lucky star — nacer* con buena estrella
to see stars — ver* las estrellas
to thank one's lucky stars — (colloq) dar* gracias al cielo; (before n)
two-/four-star petrol — (BrE) gasolina f or (RPl) nafta f normal/súper, bencina f corriente/especial (Andes)
3) ( celebrity) estrella f; (before n)star attraction — atracción f estelar or especial
star witness — testigo mf principal
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1.
- rr- transitive verb1) (Cin, Theat, TV)the famous film which starred Bogart and Bergman — la famosa película que tuvo como protagonistas a Bogart y Bergman
`2005', starring Mike Kirnon — `2005', con (la actuación estelar de) Mike Kirnon
2) ( mark) \<\<passage/items\>\> marcar* con un asterisco
2.
vi[stɑː(r)]1. N1) (Astron) estrella f, astro mthe Stars and Stripes — (US) las barras y las estrellas
the Stars and Bars — (US) (Hist) la bandera de los estados confederados
- have stars in one's eyes- see stars- be born under a lucky star- believe in one's lucky star2) (=film star, sports star etc) estrella f3) (Typ) asterisco m4) stars (=horoscope) horóscopo m2. VT1) (=adorn with stars) estrellar, adornar con estrellas, sembrar de estrellas; (=mark with star) señalar con asterisco2) (Cine etc) presentar como estrella3.VI (Cine etc) tener el papel principal4.CPD estrella, estelarstar anise N — anís m estrellado
star attraction N — atracción f principal
star grass N — azucena f
star of Bethlehem N — (Bot) leche f de gallina, matacandiles m
Star of David N — estrella f de David
star player N — estrella f
star prize N — gran premio m, primer premio m
star rating N — [of hotel, restaurant] categoría f
star screwdriver N — destornillador m de estrella
star shell N — cohete m luminoso, bengala f
star system N — (Astron) sistema m estelar; (Cine) star-system m
star turn N — = star attraction
"star wars" N — (Mil) "guerra f de las galaxias"
* * *[stɑːr, stɑː(r)]
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1) (Astrol, Astron) ( astral body) astro m; ( visible in the sky at night) estrella fto be born under a lucky star — nacer* con buena estrella
to see stars — ver* las estrellas
to thank one's lucky stars — (colloq) dar* gracias al cielo; (before n)
two-/four-star petrol — (BrE) gasolina f or (RPl) nafta f normal/súper, bencina f corriente/especial (Andes)
3) ( celebrity) estrella f; (before n)star attraction — atracción f estelar or especial
star witness — testigo mf principal
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1.
- rr- transitive verb1) (Cin, Theat, TV)the famous film which starred Bogart and Bergman — la famosa película que tuvo como protagonistas a Bogart y Bergman
`2005', starring Mike Kirnon — `2005', con (la actuación estelar de) Mike Kirnon
2) ( mark) \<\<passage/items\>\> marcar* con un asterisco
2.
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1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) stjerne2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) stjerne3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) stjerne; -stjernes4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) (film-/idretts)stjerne; stjerne-2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) spille hovedrolle i2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) presentere (en skuespiller) i hovedrolle•- stardom- starry
- starfish
- starlight
- starlit
- star turn
- see stars
- thank one's lucky starsstjerneIsubst. \/stɑː\/1) ( også overført) stjerne2) (film, sport e.l.) stjerne3) ( typografi) asterisk, stjerne4) ( på hest e.l.) bles5) ( elektronikk) stjernekobling6) (britisk, slang) fange som soner for første gangborn under a lucky star født under en lykkestjerne, født med flaksreach for the stars ( overført) sikte mot stjernenethank one's lucky star takke sin lykkestjerne, takke skjebnenIIverb \/stɑː\/1) (film, teater) spille hovedrollen, ha hovedrollen2) merke med stjerne(r), pynte med stjerne(r)3) være stjerne, utmerke seg -
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N1. ताराThere are infinite stars in the universe.2. नक्षत्रOne born under a lucky star is believed to be lucky.3. प्रसिद्ध व्यक्तिLata Mangeshkar is a well known star.4. तारा जैसाStars are used to decorate trees at the time of festivals.5. सितारा/तारिका/अभिनेत्रीShe was the star in this serial.Taj is a 5 star hotel.--------V1. तारांकित करनाThe starred lessons are to be read carefully. -
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[bɔːn] 1. прил.1) родившийся; появившийся на свет(one's) born days — чья-л. жизнь
to be born again — снова родиться, возродиться
He never was so delighted in his born days. — Он никогда за свою жизнь не был так счастлив.
2) врождённый, природный, прирождённый••2. прич. прош. вр. от bear Ito be born in the purple — быть знатного рода; быть отпрыском короля
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1. noun1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) zvezda2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) zvezda3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) zvezda4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; ( also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) zvezda2. verb1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) igrati glavno vlogo2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) (v filmu) igrati glavno vlogo•- stardom- starry
- starfish
- starlight
- starlit
- star turn
- see stars
- thank one's lucky stars* * *I [sta:]1.nounastronomyzvezda, ozvezdje; printing zvezdica; bela lisa na konjskem čelu ipd.; zvezda (odlikovanje); figuratively vidna osebnost; zvezdnik, -ica, slaven ali glaven filmski igralec (igralka); slovit pevecstar turn figuratively glavna točka, glavna atrakcijalode star — zvezda, po kateri se ravna smer (kurz), zlasti severnica; figuratively zvezda vodnicanorth star, pole star — (zvezda) severnicashooting star, falling star — zvezdni utrinekStars and Stripes, Star-Spangled Banner — zastava ZDAhis star has set — njegova zvezda je zašla, njegova slava je minilathe stars were against it figuratively usoda ni tako hotela, usoda je bila protito follow one's star figuratively zaupati svoji zvezdito see stars figuratively vse zvezde videti (od udarca itd.)I may thank my stars I was not there — lahko govorim o sreči, da nisem bil tam;2.adjectivezvezden; glaven; vodilen, odlikujoč sestar prosecution witness juridically glavna obremenilna pričaII [sta:]transitive verbokrasiti, posuti (kaj) z zvezdami; printing staviti (označiti z) zvezdico; theatre dati (komu) glavno vlogostarred with gold — okrašen z zlatimi zvezdami; intransitive verb blesteti, bleščati se; theatre igrati glavno vlogostarred by X.Y. — v glavni vlogi (igra) ɔ. Y. -
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быть удачливым, преуспевать, идти и гору; его (её и т. д.) звезда восходит [этим. см. be born under a lucky star]; см. тж. one's star was set и one's sun is in the ascendantHis star was in the ascendant, for as he strode noisily along the passages... he met no one... (A. J. Crontn, ‘Hatter's Castle’, book III, ch. 4) — Броуди повезло: с шумом проходя по коридорам... он никого не встретил...
Large English-Russian phrasebook > have one's star in the ascendant
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adj.star.producto estrella star o flagship productf.1 star (astro).tener buena/mala estrella to be lucky/unluckyestrella fugaz shooting starestrella polar Pole Star2 star (artista, deportista).es la estrella del equipo he's the star of the teamestrella invitada guest star3 star.un hotel de cuatro estrellas a four-star hotel4 Estrella.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: estrellar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: estrellar.* * *1 (gen) star\haber nacido con buena estrella figurado to be born under a lucky startener buena estrella / tener mala estrella figurado to be lucky / be unluckyver las estrellas figurado to see starsestrella de cine film starestrella de mar starfishestrella errante / estrella fugaz shooting star* * *noun f.1) star2) fate, fortune* * *1. SF1) (Astron) star- ver las estrellasnacer 1., 1)2) (Tip) asterisk, star3) (Cine, Teat) star¿quién es la estrella de la película? — who's the star of the film?, who stars in the film?
estrella de cine — film star, movie star (EEUU)
4) (Mil) star, pip5) (Zool) blaze, white patch2.ADJ INV star antes de s* * *1)a) (Astron) starver (las) estrellas — to see stars
b) ( suerte)tener buena/mala estrella — to be born lucky/unlucky
unos nacen con estrella y otros nacen estrellados — (fam & hum) some are born under a lucky star and some are born seeing stars (hum)
2)a) ( como símbolo) starb) ( asterisco) asterisk3) ( ídolo) star* * *= star, flagship.Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.Ex. The two sat gravely in silence, Modjeski fingering the stars on her necklace while she thought.Ex. The main library may the be flagship of the system, and its large collection and monumental architecture the pride and joy of the community boosters, but it is the branch library where people come to get their reading material.----* aficionado a contemplar las estrellas = stargazer.* aficionado a mirar las estrellas = stargazer.* aficionado a observar las estrellas = stargazer.* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.* Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.* con forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].* contemplación de las estrellas = star watch.* contemplar las estrellas = stargaze.* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.* dormir bajo las estrellas = sleep under + the stars.* en forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].* estrella de cine = movie star, film-star.* estrella de la música pop = pop star.* estrella del escenario = stage star.* estrella de mar = starfish.* estrella fugaz = rustling star, shooting star, falling star.* estrella polar = Pole Star [polestar. -USA], lodestar.* estrella polar, la = Polaris, North Star, the.* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.* guerra de las estrellas = battle of the stars.* joven estrella = starlet.* lleno de estrellas = starry.* llorarle a las estrellas = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* luz de las estrellas = starlight.* mirar las estrellas = stargaze.* pieza estrella = showpiece.* polvo de estrellas = stardust.* producto estrella = star product.* puntuación con estrellas = star rating.* red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].* súper estrella = superstar.* valoración con estrellas = star rating.* ver las estrellas = see + stars.* * *1)a) (Astron) starver (las) estrellas — to see stars
b) ( suerte)tener buena/mala estrella — to be born lucky/unlucky
unos nacen con estrella y otros nacen estrellados — (fam & hum) some are born under a lucky star and some are born seeing stars (hum)
2)a) ( como símbolo) starb) ( asterisco) asterisk3) ( ídolo) star* * *= star, flagship.Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.Ex: The two sat gravely in silence, Modjeski fingering the stars on her necklace while she thought.
Ex: The main library may the be flagship of the system, and its large collection and monumental architecture the pride and joy of the community boosters, but it is the branch library where people come to get their reading material.* aficionado a contemplar las estrellas = stargazer.* aficionado a mirar las estrellas = stargazer.* aficionado a observar las estrellas = stargazer.* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.* Posesivo + buena estrella = Posesivo + lucky star.* con forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].* contemplación de las estrellas = star watch.* contemplar las estrellas = stargaze.* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.* dormir bajo las estrellas = sleep under + the stars.* en forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].* estrella de cine = movie star, film-star.* estrella de la música pop = pop star.* estrella del escenario = stage star.* estrella de mar = starfish.* estrella fugaz = rustling star, shooting star, falling star.* estrella polar = Pole Star [polestar. -USA], lodestar.* estrella polar, la = Polaris, North Star, the.* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.* guerra de las estrellas = battle of the stars.* joven estrella = starlet.* lleno de estrellas = starry.* llorarle a las estrellas = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* luz de las estrellas = starlight.* mirar las estrellas = stargaze.* pieza estrella = showpiece.* polvo de estrellas = stardust.* producto estrella = star product.* puntuación con estrellas = star rating.* red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].* súper estrella = superstar.* valoración con estrellas = star rating.* ver las estrellas = see + stars.* * *A1 ( Astron) starel cielo estaba lleno/tachonado de estrellas the sky was full of/studded with starsun cielo sin estrellas a starless skyver (las) estrellas to see stars2(suerte): no quiso mi estrella que fuera así fate would not have it sotener buena estrella to be born lucky o under a lucky startener mala estrella to be born unluckyunos nacen con estrella y otros nacen estrellados ( fam hum); some are born under a lucky star and some are born seeing stars ( hum), fortune smiles on some but not on othersCompuestos:star of Bethlehemstar of Davidstarfish( RPl) poinsettiashooting starPole StarB1 (como símbolo) starun hotel de tres estrellas a three-star hotel2 (asterisco) asteriskC (ídolo) staruna estrella de cine a movie staruna estrella de la canción a famous singerla nueva estrella del tenis mundial the new star of world tennisCompuesto:rising starD ( como adj inv):ése fue el tema estrella de la discusión that was the major ( AmE) o ( BrE) main theme of the discussionuno de los locutores estrella de la televisión one of television's top presentersel coche estrella de la gama the top-of-the-range model* * *
Del verbo estrellar: ( conjugate estrellar)
estrella es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
estrella
estrellar
estrella sustantivo femenino
estrella fugaz shooting star;
estrella polar Pole Star;
un hotel de tres estrellas a three-star hotel;
una estrella de cine a movie star
estrellar ( conjugate estrellar) verbo transitivo:
estrelló el coche contra un árbol he smashed his car into a tree
estrellarse verbo pronominal ( chocar) to crash;
se estrelló con la moto he had a motorcycle accident;
estrellase contra algo [ coche] to crash into sth;
[ olas] to crash against sth;
estrella sustantivo femenino star
estrella de cine, film star
Zool estrella de mar, starfish
♦ Locuciones: ver las estrellas, to see stars
estrellar vtr fam to smash [contra, into, against]: estrelló la planeadora contra las rocas, he smashed the speedboat into the rocks
' estrella' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fugaz
- lucir
- polar
- sol
- vista
- brillante
- brillar
- brillo
- centelleante
- centellear
- destellar
- destello
- divo
- estrellado
- melocotón
English:
allow
- autograph
- down-to-earth
- film star
- fulfillment
- fulfilment
- guest star
- live
- narrowly
- North Star
- overdose
- shooting star
- star
- starfish
- upstage
- would-be
- film
- guest
- leading
- north
- pole
- superstar
- would
* * *♦ adj invstar;producto estrella star o flagship product;el deporte estrella de las Olimpiadas the star event of the Olympics;la pieza estrella de la colección the jewel of the collection♦ nf1. [astro] star;en forma de estrella star-shaped;ver las estrellas to see starsestrella binaria binary star;estrella doble binary star;estrella enana dwarf star;estrella enana blanca white dwarf star;estrella enana roja red dwarf star;estrella fugaz shooting star;estrella gigante red giant;estrella nova nova;Estrella polar Pole Star;estrella supernova supernova2. [suerte, destino] fate;su estrella quiso que la conociera fate willed that he should meet her;nacer con estrella to be born lucky;tener buena/mala estrella to be lucky/unlucky3. [artista, deportista] star;es la estrella del equipo he's the star of the teamestrella de cine Br film star, US movie star;estrella invitada guest star4. [símbolo] star;un hotel de cuatro estrellas a four-star hotelestrella de David Star of David5. estrella de mar starfish* * *f tbtener buena/mala estrella be born lucky/unlucky;nació con buena estrella he was born under a lucky star;ver las estrellas fig fam see stars fam ;hotel de tres estrellas three-star hotel* * *estrella nf1) astro: starestrella fugaz: shooting star2) : destinytener buena estrella: to be born lucky3) : movie star4)estrella de mar : starfish* * *estrella n star -
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* * *Sọnn|tags|kindnt (lit)Sunday's child* * *Sonn·tags·kindnt child of fortuneein \Sonntagskind sein to be born under a lucky star, to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth* * *er ist ein Sonntagskind — (fig.) he was born lucky or under a lucky star
* * *Sonntagskind n:er ist ein Sonntagskind he was born on a Sunday; (Glückskind) he was born under a lucky star* * *er ist ein Sonntagskind — (fig.) he was born lucky or under a lucky star
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naître° [nεtʀ]➭ TABLE 59━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━intransitive verba. to be born• quand l'enfant doit-il naître ? when is the baby due?• je l'ai vu naître ! I've known him since he was a baby!• faire naître [+ soupçons, désir] to arouse• de cette rencontre est né le mouvement qui... from this meeting sprang the movement which...* * *nɛtʀverbe intransitif1) [personne, animal] to be bornl'enfant à naître — the unborn baby ou child
2) ( commencer d'exister) [mouvement, projet] to be born; [entreprise] to come into existence; [amour, amitié] to spring up; [jour] to break; [soupçon] to arisenaître de — to arise out of [désir]
faire naître — to give rise to [espoir, conflit]
voir naître — to see the birth of [journal]
3) liternaître à — to awaken to [art, religion]
* * *nɛtʀ vi1) [personne] to be bornJe suis né en 1960. — I was born in 1960.
Il est né en 1982. — He was born in 1982.
Il naît plus de filles que de garçons. — More girls than boys are born.
2)naître de [conflit, complications] — to arise from, to be born out of
3) (découverte)naître à [amour, poésie] — to awaken to
* * *naître verb table: naître vi1 ( venir au monde) [personne, animal] to be born; elle est née le 5 juin 92 she was born on 5 June 92; le bébé doit naître à la fin du mois the baby is due at the end of the month; elle vient de naître she's only just been born; les bébés qui viennent de naître newborn babies; l'enfant à naître the unborn baby ou child; voir qn naître lit to see sb being born; je l'ai vu naître fig I have known him since he was born; être né sourd/cardiaque to be born deaf/with a heart condition; être né paresseux/fatigué to be born lazy/tired; tous les hommes naissent libres all men are born free; être né de père italien/inconnu to be born of an Italian/unknown father; être né dans une famille de cinq enfants to be born into a family of five children; être né pour faire to be born to do; il est né pour enseigner/gouverner he was born to teach/govern; être né sous le signe du Lion to be born under the sign of Leo; Madame Masson née Roux Mrs Masson née Roux; il naît environ six enfants par nuit about six children are born every night; il n'est pas encore né celui qui me fera changer d'avis hum there isn't a person living who could make me change my mind;2 ( commencer d'exister) [mouvement, projet] to be born; [entreprise] to come into existence; [amour, amitié] to spring up; [jour] to break; [soupçon, doute] to arise; naître de to arise out of [fusion, désir]; faire naître to give rise to [espoir, jalousie, conflit, sourire]; voir naître to see the birth of [conflit, désenchantement, journal];[nɛtr] verbe intransitif (aux être)je ne suis pas né d'hier ou de la dernière couvée ou de la dernière pluie I wasn't born yesterdayil est né coiffé ou sous une bonne étoile he was born under a lucky star2. [être destiné à]être né pour to be born ou destined ou meant to3. (littéraire)naître à [s'ouvrir à] to awaken to4. [apparaître - sentiment, doute, espoir] to arise, to be born (soutenu) ; [ - problème] to crop ou to come up ; [ - projet] to be conceived ; [ - communauté, entreprise] to spring up ; [ - mouvement] to spring up, to arisefaire naître des soupçons/la sympathie to arouse suspicion/sympathyson intervention a fait naître une polémique au sein du gouvernement his intervention gave rise to ou caused much controversy in the government5. (littéraire) [fleur] to spring ou to come up -
18 Glückskind
n: sie ist ein Glückskind she was born under a lucky star* * *Glụ̈cks|kindntchild of Fortune* * *Glücks·kindnt (fam) a lucky personsie war ein \Glückskind she was born lucky* * *das lucky person* * *Glückskind n:sie ist ein Glückskind she was born under a lucky star* * *das lucky person* * *n.darling of fortune n.lucky fellow n. -
19 Р-192
РОДИТЬСЯ В РУБАШКЕ (В СОРОЧКЕ) coll. occas. humor VP subj: human usu. past) to be luckyX родился в рубашке - X was born under a lucky starX was born lucky. Cf. have the luck of the Irish.«Может быть, вы в сорочке родились, если это вам так сойдет» (Солженицын 2). "If you get away with this, you must have been born under a lucky star" (2a).According to popular belief a baby born with a caul («в рубашке», «в сорочке») will succeed in everything he or she does. -
20 родиться в рубашке
• РОДИТЬСЯ В РУБАШКЕ < B СОРОЧКЕ> со// occas. humor[VP; subj: human; usu. past]=====⇒ to be lucky:- X was born lucky. Cf. have the luck of the Irish.♦ "Может быть, вы в сорочке родились, если это вам так сойдет" (Солженицын 2). "If you get away with this, you must have been born under a lucky star" (2a).—————← According to popular belief a baby born with a caul ("в рубашке", "в сорочке") will succeed in everything he or she does.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > родиться в рубашке
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