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1 äußerst furchtsam
(he etc is very timid.) he etc wouldn't say boo to a goose -
2 Sie traut sich nicht, den Mund aufzumachen.
She wouldn't say boo to a goose. coll.Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Sie traut sich nicht, den Mund aufzumachen.
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3 Piep
I Interj.: piep! Vogel: cheep!; er sagte nicht mal piep umg. there wasn’t a peep from him; er konnte nicht ( einmal) mehr piep sagen vor Staunen: it left him speechless, he just sat ( oder stood) there gaping; wenn jemand übersatt ist: he was so full he just sat there* * *der Pieppeep; cheep* * *[piːp]m -s, -e(= Piepgeräusch) peep, beep; (inf)keinen Píép mehr machen — to have had it (inf)
er traute sich nicht mal, Píép zu sagen or machen (inf) — he wouldn't have dared to say boo to a goose (inf)
* * *<-s>[pi:p]m* * *der; Pieps, Piepe (ugs.)(Ton) peepkeinen Piep [davon] sagen — not say a thing [about it]
* * *Piep m umg1.du hast wohl ’n Piep! you must be crazy2.er sagte nicht mal Piep umg there wasn’t a peep from him;er konnte nicht (einmal) mehr Piep sagen vor Staunen: it left him speechless, he just sat ( oder stood) there gaping; wenn jemand übersatt ist: he was so full he just sat there; → Pieps* * *der; Pieps, Piepe (ugs.)(Ton) peepkeinen Piep [davon] sagen — not say a thing [about it]
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4 piep
I Interj.: piep! Vogel: cheep!; er sagte nicht mal piep umg. there wasn’t a peep from him; er konnte nicht ( einmal) mehr piep sagen vor Staunen: it left him speechless, he just sat ( oder stood) there gaping; wenn jemand übersatt ist: he was so full he just sat there* * *der Pieppeep; cheep* * *[piːp]m -s, -e(= Piepgeräusch) peep, beep; (inf)keinen Píép mehr machen — to have had it (inf)
er traute sich nicht mal, Píép zu sagen or machen (inf) — he wouldn't have dared to say boo to a goose (inf)
* * *<-s>[pi:p]m* * *der; Pieps, Piepe (ugs.)(Ton) peepkeinen Piep [davon] sagen — not say a thing [about it]
* * *A. int:piep! Vogel: cheep!* * *der; Pieps, Piepe (ugs.)(Ton) peepkeinen Piep [davon] sagen — not say a thing [about it]
См. также в других словарях:
wouldn't say boo to a goose — ► wouldn t say boo to a goose is very shy or reticent. Main Entry: ↑boo … English terms dictionary
wouldn't say boo to a goose — British, informal, American, informal, Australian, informal if someone wouldn t say boo to a goose, they are shy and nervous. She wouldn t say boo to a goose, so I don t think she s cut out for a career in the police. I remember her as a quiet… … New idioms dictionary
wouldn't say boo to a goose — Brit. used to emphasize that someone is very shy or reticent * * * wouldn t say boo to a goose see ↑boo, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑goose … Useful english dictionary
someone wouldn't say boo to a goose — someone wouldn’t say boo to a goose british informal phrase used for saying that someone is very quiet and shy Thesaurus: not confident or shy and easily embarrassedsynonym confidence and pride Main entry: boo … Useful english dictionary
wouldn't say boo to a goose — used to emphasize that someone is very shy or reticent. → boo … English new terms dictionary
not say boo to a goose — To be extremely timid • • • Main Entry: ↑boo * * * not say boo to a ˈgoose idiom (BrE) (NAmE not say boo to ˈanyone) to be very shy … Useful english dictionary
someone wouldn't say boo to a goose — British informal used for saying that someone is very quiet and shy … English dictionary
not say boo to anyone — not say boo to a ˈgoose idiom (BrE) (NAmE not say boo to ˈanyone) to be very shy or gentle • He s so nervous he wouldn t say boo to a goose. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
boo — ► EXCLAMATION 1) said suddenly to surprise someone. 2) said to show disapproval or contempt. ► VERB (boos, booed) ▪ say ‘boo’ to show disapproval or contempt. ● wouldn t say boo to a goose Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
boo — 1 verb (I, T) 1 to shout boo to show that you do not like a person, performance, idea etc: Some of the audience started booing. 2 boo sb off (stage) to shout boo until a performer leaves the stage: His jokes were so bad he got booed off stage. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
say — 1 /seI/ verb past tense and past participle said /sed/ 3rd person singular says USE WORDS 1 WORD/SOUND (T) to pronounce a word or sound: “What did you say?” | “I m so tired” she said. | say hello/goodbye etc: She left without even saying goodbye … Longman dictionary of contemporary English