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n infmlI wouldn't have thought you were such a fast worker — Я никогда бы не подумал, что ты такой шустрый малый насчет девушек
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fast worker
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['fɑːstˌwɜːkə]1) Общая лексика: завзятый бабник, пролаза, проныра, скоростник3) Сленг: завзятый обманщик -
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разг.парень не промах, ловкач, не из робкого десятка, шустрый малый; человек, не теряющий даром времени...he had had two while some fellows... had not been able to secure a single drink. Jimmy and Joe acknowledged that he was undoubtedly a fast worker. (J. B. Priestley, ‘The Good Companions’, book II, ch. V) —...на остановке он ухитрился выпить дважды, тогда как другим... не удалось приложиться к бутылке и один раз. Джимми и Джо должны были признать, что он, как видно, парень не промах.
‘I'm going to get married.’ ‘Admit you're a fast worker.’ (I. Murdoch, ‘A Severed Head’, ch. XXIII) — - Я собираюсь жениться. - Наш пострел везде поспел.
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Conversation vocabulary and slang. English-Russian dictionary > chaser, banger, easy-rider, fast-worker
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1) ( moving quickly) schnell;to be a \fast driver/ runner schnell fahren/laufen2) ( performing quickly) schnell;3) ( short) schnellcan you tell me the \fastest way to get from here to Gloucester? können Sie mir sagen, wie man von hier am schnellsten nach Gloucester kommt?;\fast train Schnellzug m, D-Zug m5) phot\fast film lichtempfindlicher Film;\fast shutter speed kurze Belichtungszeitto be \fast clock, watch vorgehento be \fast fest sein;to make sth \fast [to sth] etw [an etw dat] festmachen\fast living flottes Leben, lockerer Lebenswandel;\fast woman leichtlebige FrauPHRASES:to be a \fast worker ( fam) schnell arbeiten, ein Draufgänger/eine Draufgängerin sein ( fam) see also pull adv1) ( at speed) schnell;it all happened so \fast es ging alles so schnell;not so \fast! nicht so schnell!;as \fast as one's legs would carry one so schnell seine Beine ihn trugen;to be \fast approaching sth rasch auf etw akk zugehen;the time is \fast approaching when... der Zeitpunkt rückt schnell näher, an dem...2) ( soon) schnell, baldthe glue had set and my hand was stuck \fast der Leim war getrocknet und meine Hand klebte fest;to stand \fast ausharren, standhalten4) invto be/lie \fast asleep tief schlafenPHRASES:to hold \fast to an idea/ a principle an einer Idee/einem Prinzip festhalten;to play \fast and loose with sb (dated) mit jdm ein falsches Spiel treiben;to break one's \fast das Fasten brechen -
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♦ worker /ˈwɜ:kə(r)/n.lavoratore, lavoratrice; operaio, operaia ( indica anche chi lavora in un dato ambito): He's a good worker, è un gran lavoratore; contract worker, lavoratore a contratto; a factory worker, un operaio di fabbrica; office worker, impiegato; relief worker, volontario; agricultural worker, (lavorante) agrario; shift worker, turnista; manual worker, persona che fa un lavoro manuale; fellow workers, colleghi; (fam.) a fast worker, uno che va dritto allo scopo ( negli approcci); a hard worker, un gran lavoratore; a quick worker, un lavoratore svelto; uno che lavora in fretta; a tireless worker, un lavoratore instancabile; a skilled worker, un operaio specializzato; unskilled worker, operaio non specializzato; seasonal worker, (lavoratore) stagionale● (zool.) worker-bee, ape operaia □ (econ.) worker effectiveness, efficienza della manodopera □ (econ.) worker (o workers') participation, cogestione aziendale; partecipazione operaia. -
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worker ['wɜ:kə(r)](a) Industry (gen) travailleur(euse) m,f, employé(e) m,f; (manual) ouvrier(ère) m,f, travailleur(euse) m,f;∎ relations between workers and management les relations entre les travailleurs ou les employés et la direction;∎ he's a fast worker! il travaille vite!;∎ she's a good worker elle travaille bien;∎ she's a hard worker elle travaille dur(b) Entomology ouvrière f►► worker ant (fourmi f) ouvrière f;worker bee (abeille f) ouvrière f;worker director = ouvrier qui fait partie du conseil d'administration;worker participation participation f ouvrière;worker representation représentation f du personnel -
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worker [ˈwɜ:kər]travailleur m, - euse f* * *['wɜːkə(r)] 1.1) ( employee) ( in manual job) ouvrier/-ière m/f; ( in white-collar job) employé/-e m/fshe's a good/slow worker — elle travaille bien/lentement
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fast [fɑ:st]rapide ⇒ 1 (a) en avance ⇒ 1 (b), 2 (b) solide ⇒ 1 (c) bon teint ⇒ 1 (d) libertin ⇒ 1 (e) vite ⇒ 2 (a) solidement ⇒ 2 (c) jeûne ⇒ 3 jeûner ⇒ 4∎ a fast film une pellicule rapide;∎ she's a fast runner elle court vite;∎ a fast time (in race etc) un bon temps, un bon chrono;∎ at a fast pace d'un pas vif ou rapide;∎ in fast motion en accéléré;∎ a grass court is faster than a hard one (in tennis) le jeu est plus rapide sur gazon que sur un court en dur;∎ he's a fast worker il va vite en besogne; figurative il ne perd pas de temps;∎ he's on the fast track (to the top) il gravit les échelons rapidement;∎ they see independence as the fast track to democracy ils considèrent que l'indépendance les mènera rapidement à la démocratie;∎ there's no fast track to success dans la vie, on ne réussit du jour au lendemain;∎ familiar to pull a fast one on sb jouer un mauvais tour à qn∎ my watch is or familiar I'm (three minutes) fast ma montre avance (de trois minutes)(c) (secure → knot, rope) solide; (→ door, window, lid) bien fermé; (→ grip) ferme, solide; (→ friend) sûr, fidèle;∎ to make a boat fast amarrer un bateau∎ the colour is not fast la couleur déteint ou s'en va∎ fast living vie f dissolue ou de dissipation;∎ familiar he's in with a fast set il fréquente une bande de viveurs ou de fêtards2 adverb∎ how fast is the car going? à quelle vitesse roule la voiture?;∎ he needs help fast il lui faut de l'aide de toute urgence;∎ she ran off as fast as her legs would carry her elle s'est sauvée à toutes jambes, elle a pris ses jambes à son cou;∎ the insults came fast and furious les insultes volaient ou pleuvaient dru;∎ as fast as I ate he gave me more il me resservait à mesure que je mangeais;∎ he'll do it fast enough if you pay well il ne se fera pas prier si vous payez bien;∎ not so fast! doucement!, pas si vite!;∎ not so fast, I haven't finished une minute, je n'ai pas fini(b) (ahead of correct time) en avance;∎ my watch is running fast ma montre avance(c) (securely) ferme, solidement;∎ shut fast bien fermé;∎ to hold fast (on) to sth tenir fermement qch;∎ figurative they held fast despite the threats ils ont tenu bon malgré les menaces;∎ figurative to play fast and loose (with sb) jouer double jeu (avec qn);∎ to play fast and loose with sb's emotions se jouer des émotions de qn;∎ to play fast and loose with the statistics truquer ou falsifier les statistiques∎ to be fast asleep dormir à poings fermés ou profondément∎ fast by the school qui jouxte l'école, attenant à l'école3 nounjeûne m;∎ to break one's fast rompre le jeûne;∎ Religion a fast day un jour maigre ou de jeûne►► fast bowler (in cricket) lanceur m rapide;fast break (in basketball) contre-attaque f;Nuclear fast breeder reactor surrégénérateur m, surgénérateur m;fast food fast-food m, prêt-à-manger m;∎ figurative to live life in the fast lane vivre à cent à l'heure;familiar fast talk baratin m;British fast train rapide m -
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fast, US [transcription][f_st]B adj1 ( speedy) rapide ; a fast train un express ; a fast time Sport un bon temps ; to be a fast walker/reader/writer marcher/lire/écrire vite ; he's a fast worker ○ gen ça ne traîne pas avec lui ○ ; ( in seduction) il ne perd pas son temps ;2 Sport [court, pitch, track] rapide ;3 ( ahead of time) my watch is fast ma montre avance ; you're five minutes fast ta montre avance de cinq minutes ;5 Phot [film, exposure] rapide ;6 ( firm) ( jamais épith) [door, lid] bien fermé ; [rope] bien attaché ; to make sth fast amarrer qch [boat] ; attacher [rope] ;C adv1 ( rapidly) [move, speak, write] vite, rapidement ; how fast can you knit/read? est-ce que tu tricotes/lis vite? ; I need help fast j'ai besoin d'aide tout de suite ; I ran as fast as my legs would carry me je me suis sauvé à toutes jambes ; these customs are fast disappearing ces coutumes se perdent ; education is fast becoming a luxury l'éducation va bientôt devenir un luxe ; the time is fast approaching when I will do dans peu de temps je ferai ; not so fast! minute ○ ! ; as fast as I make the toast, he eats it il mange les toasts à mesure que je les fais ; I couldn't get out of there fast enough ○ ! je n'avais qu'une hâte, c'était de partir! ;2 ( firmly) [hold] ferme ; [stuck] bel et bien ( before pp) ; [shut] bien ; to stand fast tenir ferme ; to be fast asleep dormir à poings fermés.to pull a fast one on sb rouler qn ○ ; he pulled a fast one on me je me suis fait rouler ○ or avoir ; to play fast and loose faire les quatre cents coups ○ ; to play fast and loose with sb traiter qn à la légère. -
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I 1. intransitive verb2. noun II 1. adjectivea day of fasting — ein Fast[en]tag
the rope is fast — das Tau ist fest[gemacht]
make [the boat] fast — das Boot festmachen
hard and fast — fest; bindend, verbindlich [Regeln]
2) (not fading) farbecht [Stoff]; echt, beständig [Farbe]3) (rapid) schnellfast train — Schnellzug, der; D-Zug, der
he is a fast worker — (lit. or fig.) er arbeitet schnell; (in amorous activities) er geht mächtig ran (ugs.)
pull a fast one [on somebody] — (coll.) jemanden übers Ohr hauen od. reinlegen (ugs.)
4)2. adverbbe fast [by ten minutes], be [ten minutes] fast — [Uhr:] [zehn Minuten] vorgehen
1) (lit. or fig.) festhold fast to something — sich an etwas (Dat.) festhalten; (fig.) an etwas (Dat.) festhalten
2) (soundly)be fast asleep — fest schlafen; (when one should be awake) fest eingeschlafen sein
3) (quickly) schnellnot so fast! — nicht so hastig!
4)play fast and loose with somebody — mit jemandem ein falsches od. doppeltes Spiel treiben
* * *I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) schnell2) (quick: a fast worker.) schnell3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) vorgehen2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) schnell- academic.ru/26562/fastness">fastness- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) fasten2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) das Fasten- fastingIII adjective2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fest•* * *fast1[fɑ:st, AM fæst]I. adj1. (moving quickly) schnellto be a \fast driver/runner schnell fahren/laufen2. (performing quickly) schnellto be a \fast reader/typist/worker schnell lesen/tippen/arbeiten3. (short) schnellcan you tell me the \fastest way to get from here to Gloucester? können Sie mir sagen, wie man von hier am schnellsten nach Gloucester kommt?\fast train Schnellzug m, D-Zug m5. PHOT\fast film lichtempfindlicher Film\fast shutter speed kurze Belichtungszeit▪ to be \fast clock, watch vorgehen▪ to be \fast fest seinto make sth \fast [to sth] etw [an etw dat] festmachen\fast living flottes Leben, lockerer Lebenswandel\fast woman leichtlebige Frau10.▶ to be a \fast worker ( fam) schnell arbeiten, ein Draufgänger/eine Draufgängerin sein fam; see also pullII. adv1. (at speed) schnellit all happened so \fast es ging alles so schnellnot so \fast! nicht so schnell!as \fast as one's legs would carry one so schnell seine Beine ihn trugento be \fast approaching sth rasch auf etw akk zugehenthe time is \fast approaching when... der Zeitpunkt rückt schnell näher, an dem...2. (soon) schnell, baldthe glue had set and my hand was stuck \fast der Leim war getrocknet und meine Hand klebte festto stand \fast ausharren, standhalten4. invto be/lie \fast asleep tief schlafen5.▶ to hold \fast to an idea/a principle an einer Idee/einem Prinzip festhaltenfast2[fɑ:st, AM fæst]I. vi fastenII. n Fastenzeit fto break one's \fast das Fasten brechen* * *I [fAːst]1. adj (+er)1) (= quick) schnellshe's a fast runner/reader — sie kann schnell laufen/lesen
he's a fast worker (lit) — er arbeitet schnell; (fig) er geht mächtig ran (inf)
to pull a fast one (on sb) (inf) — jdn übers Ohr hauen (inf)
fast train (Brit) — D-Zug m
2)to be fast (clock, watch) — vorgehen
3) tennis court, squash ball etc schnell2. adv1) schnell2) (fig)3) (old)IIto follow fast on sth — dicht auf etw (acc) folgen
1. adj1) (= firm, secure) fest2) colour, dye farbecht2. adv1) (= firmly, securely) festto stick fast — festsitzen; (with glue) festkleben
to stand fast by sth — an etw (dat) festhalten
to hold fast to sth — an etw (dat) festhalten
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to be fast asleep — tief or fest schlafen1. vi(= not eat) fasten2. nFasten nt; (= period of fasting) Fastenzeit f* * *fast1 [fɑːst; US fæst]A adj1. schnell, geschwind, rasch:a fast car ein schneller Wagen;fast forward schneller Vorlauf (eines Videorekorders etc);fast train Schnell-, D-Zug m;my watch is (ten minutes) fast meine Uhr geht (10 Minuten) vor;he’s a fast workera) er arbeitet schnell,3. schnell (hohe Geschwindigkeit gestattend):4. fig flott, leichtlebig: → liver25. FOTOa) hochempfindlich (Film)b) lichtstark (Objektiv)B adv1. schnell, geschwind, rasch2. zu schnell:3. live fast ein flottes Leben führen4. obs oder poet nahe:follow fast upon dicht folgen auf (akk)fast2 [fɑːst; US fæst]A adj1. fest, befestigt, sicher, festgemacht, unbeweglich:2. fest (Griff, Knoten etc):fast sleep fester oder tiefer Schlaf;take fast hold of fest packen3. fig fest (Freundschaft etc):fast friends unzertrennliche oder treue Freunde4. (to) widerstandsfähig (gegen), beständig (gegen[über]):fast colo(u)r (wasch)echte Farbe;fast to light lichtechtB adv1. fest:hold fast festhalten;be fast asleep fest oder tief schlafen;a) fest eingeklemmt,b) festgefahren2. stark:it’s raining fastA v/i fastenB s1. Fasten n. break one’s fast das Fasten brechen2. a) Fastenzeit f* * *I 1. intransitive verb2. noun II 1. adjectivea day of fasting — ein Fast[en]tag
1) (fixed, attached) festthe rope is fast — das Tau ist fest[gemacht]
make [the boat] fast — das Boot festmachen
hard and fast — fest; bindend, verbindlich [Regeln]
2) (not fading) farbecht [Stoff]; echt, beständig [Farbe]3) (rapid) schnellfast train — Schnellzug, der; D-Zug, der
he is a fast worker — (lit. or fig.) er arbeitet schnell; (in amorous activities) er geht mächtig ran (ugs.)
pull a fast one [on somebody] — (coll.) jemanden übers Ohr hauen od. reinlegen (ugs.)
4)2. adverbbe fast [by ten minutes], be [ten minutes] fast — [Uhr:] [zehn Minuten] vorgehen
1) (lit. or fig.) festhold fast to something — sich an etwas (Dat.) festhalten; (fig.) an etwas (Dat.) festhalten
2) (soundly)be fast asleep — fest schlafen; (when one should be awake) fest eingeschlafen sein
3) (quickly) schnell4)play fast and loose with somebody — mit jemandem ein falsches od. doppeltes Spiel treiben
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adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) rápido2) (quick: a fast worker.) rápido3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) adelantado
2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) deprisa- fastness- fast foods
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verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) ayunar
2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) ayuno- fasting
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adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) firme2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) firme•fast1 adj1. rápido2. adelantadofast2 adv rápidamente / rápidotr[fɑːst]1 (gen) rápido,-a2 (tight, secure) firme, seguro,-a3 (clock) adelantado,-a4 (colours) sólido,-a5 (active) muy activo,-a, ajetreado,-a1 rápidamente, deprisa■ how fast was he going? ¿a qué velocidad iba?2 (securely) firmemente; (thoroughly) profundamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfast and furious a un ritmo vertiginosoto be stuck fast estar bien encajado,-a, estar atrancado,-ato hold fast to something agarrarse bien a algoto live in the fast lane vivir deprisa, vivir a topeto play fast and loose with somebody jugar con alguiento pull a fast one on somebody jugar una mala pasada a alguiento stand fast mantenerse firmenot so fast! familiar ¡un momento!fast food comida rápidafast lane carril nombre masculino rápido————————tr[fɑːst]1 ayuno1 ayunarfast ['fæst] vi: ayunarfast adv1) securely: firmemente, seguramenteto hold fast: agarrarse bien2) rapidly: rápidamente, rápido, de prisa3) soundly: profundamentefast asleep: profundamente dormidofast adj1) secure: firme, seguroto make fast: amarrar (un barco)2) faithful: lealfast friends: amigos leales3) rapid: rápido, veloz4) : adelantado10 minutes fast: 10 minutos adelantado5) deep: profundoa fast sleep: un sueño profundo6) colorfast: inalterable, que no destiñe7) dissolute: extravagante, disipado, disolutofast n: ayuno madj.• adelantado, -a adj.• fijo, -a adj.• ligero, -a adj.• rápido, -a adj.• veloz adj.adv.• aprisa adv.• de prisa adv.• rápidamente adv.n.• ayuno s.m.v.• ayunar v.
I fæst, fɑːstadjective -er, -est1)a) ( speedy) rápidoto pull a fast one on somebody — (colloq) jugarle* una mala pasada a alguien, hacerle* una jugarreta a alguien
b) (pred)my watch is five minutes fast — mi reloj (se) adelanta cinco minutos, tengo el reloj cinco minutos adelantado
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1) ( quickly) rápidamente, rápido, deprisahow fast were you going? — ¿a qué velocidad ibas?
2) ( firmly)to hold fast to something — agarrarse fuerte a or de algo
to stand fast — mantenerse* firme
to be fast asleep — estar* profundamente dormido
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intransitive verb ayunar
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noun ayuno m
I [fɑːst]1. ADJ(compar faster) (superl fastest)1) (=speedy) rápido; (Phot) [film] de alta sensibilidadhe was too fast for me — corrió más que yo; (fig) se me adelantó
- pull a fast one on sb2) [clock] adelantadomy watch is five minutes fast — mi reloj está or va cinco minutos adelantado
3) (Sport) [pitch] seco y firme; [court] rápido4) (=dissipated) [person] lanzado, fresco; [life] disoluto, disipado5) (=firm) fijo, firme6) [colour, dye] que no destiñe2. ADV1) (=quickly) rápidamente, deprisahow fast can you type? — ¿a qué velocidad escribes a máquina?
faster! — ¡más (rápido)!
not so fast! * — (interrupting) ¡un momento!
- play fast and loose with2) (=firmly) firmementeto hold fast — agarrarse bien; (fig) mantenerse firme
it's stuck fast — está bien pegado; [door] está atrancado or atascado
3.CPDfast bowler N — (Cricket) lanzador(a) m / f rápido(-a)
the fast lane — (in countries with right-hand drive) ≈ el carril de la derecha; (in countries with left-hand drive) ≈ el carril de la izquierda
fast-trackfast track N — (fig) vía f rápida
fast train N — tren m rápido, ≈ Intercity m (Sp), ≈ Talgo m (Sp)
II [fɑːst]1.N ayuno mto break one's fast — frm interrumpir el ayuno
2.VI ayunar3.CPD* * *
I [fæst, fɑːst]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( speedy) rápidoto pull a fast one on somebody — (colloq) jugarle* una mala pasada a alguien, hacerle* una jugarreta a alguien
b) (pred)my watch is five minutes fast — mi reloj (se) adelanta cinco minutos, tengo el reloj cinco minutos adelantado
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1) ( quickly) rápidamente, rápido, deprisahow fast were you going? — ¿a qué velocidad ibas?
2) ( firmly)to hold fast to something — agarrarse fuerte a or de algo
to stand fast — mantenerse* firme
to be fast asleep — estar* profundamente dormido
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intransitive verb ayunar
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noun ayuno m
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