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5 be pushing up the daisies
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6 push up the daisies
paзг. чacтo шутл.oтпpaвитьcя нa тoт cвeт, oтдaть кoнцыFraser was singing to himself the same tune he had sung every evening since his last leave: What will we care for the why and the wherefore when you and I are pushing up the daisies? (Gr. Greene) -
7 to push up the daisies
Отправиться на тот свет, умереть. Это выражение вызывает в воображении картину кладбища, где на могилах растут цветы, особенно ромашки.Igor has been pushing up the daisies for many years now. — Игорь умер много лет назад.
Другая фраза, заставляющая вспомнить кладбище, - to put someone to bed with a shovelHe was put to bed with a shovel about eight years ago. — Он умер около восьми лет назад.
English-Russian dictionary of expressions > to push up the daisies
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adj infmlIf you talk to me like that again, you'll be pushing up daisies — Если ты будешь говорить со мной в таком тоне, ты быстро отправишься на тот свет
I'll be pushing up daisies before this problem is solved — Я быстрее коньки отброшу, прежде чем они решат эту проблему
And where are all these brave fellows who were going to change the world? Pushing up the daisies? — А где все эти бравые молодые люди, которые собирались изменить мир? Откинули копыта?
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > pushing up daisies
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жарг.≈ отправиться на тот свет, сыграть в ящик, отдать концыFraser was singing to himself the same tune he had sung every evening since his last leave: What will we care for The why and the wherefore When you and I Are pushing up the daisies? (Gr. Greene, ‘The Heart of the Matter’, book I, part I, ch. II) — Фрезер мурлыкал песенку, которую он пел каждый вечер, с тех пор как вернулся из отпуска: Нам, признаться, дела нет До чужих тревог и бед. Если мы с тобой - юнцы - Сами отдаем концы.
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12 malva
adj.mauve.f.mallow.m.mauve (color).* * *► adjetivo1 (color) mauve1 BOTÁNICA mallow\estar criando malvas familiar to be pushing up the daisiesestar como una malva to be as meek as a lambmalva loca hollyhock, rose mallow* * *1.ADJ INV [color] mauve2.SF (Bot) mallowmalva loca, malva real, malva rósea — hollyhock
* * *Iadjetivo invariable mauveIIfemenino mallowIIIestar criando malvas — (Esp fam) to be pushing up daisies (colloq)
masculino mauve* * *Iadjetivo invariable mauveIIfemenino mallowIIIestar criando malvas — (Esp fam) to be pushing up daisies (colloq)
masculino mauve* * *malva11 = mallow.Ex: Mallow originates from southern Europe and Asia but has spread all over the world as a common weed.
* criar malvas = push up + (the) daisies.malva22 = purple, mauve.Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: Rarely do we think of a color as being invented by a person, yet in the case of the color mauve this might be a reasonable way to think about it.* * *mauvemallowCompuesto:hollyhock, rose mallow ( AmE)mauve* * *
malva adj inv/m
mauve
■ sustantivo femenino
mallow;
malva
I adj inv & m (color) mauve
II f Bot mallow
' malva' also found in these entries:
English:
mauve
* * *♦ adj invmauve♦ nfmallow;Famcriar malvas to push up daisies♦ nm[color] mauve* * *I adj mauveII f BOT mallow;estar criando malvas fig fam be pushing up daisies;ser (como) una malva fig be as gentle as a lamb* * *malva adj & nf: mauve* * * -
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'deiziplural - daisies; noun(a type of small common flower with a yellow centre and usually white petals: The field was full of daisies.) margaritadaisy n margaritatr['deɪzɪ]1 margarita\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be pushing up (the) daisies estar criando malvasdaisy chain guirnalda de margaritasn.• chiribita s.f.• margarita s.f.• maya s.f.'deɪzias fresh as a daisy — tan fresco como una lechuga
to be pushing up (the) daisies — (colloq & hum) estar* criando malvas; (before n)
['deɪzɪ]daisy chain — guirnalda f de margaritas
1.N margarita f- be pushing up the daisies2.CPDdaisy chain N — (lit) guirnalda f de margaritas; (fig) serie f
* * *['deɪzi]as fresh as a daisy — tan fresco como una lechuga
to be pushing up (the) daisies — (colloq & hum) estar* criando malvas; (before n)
daisy chain — guirnalda f de margaritas
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14 criar malvas
v.to push up daisies, to be dead.* * *Esp *to be pushing up the daisies** * *(v.) = push up + (the) daisiesEx. Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.* * *(v.) = push up + (the) daisiesEx: Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.
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15 Radieschen
* * *das Radieschenradish* * *Ra|dies|chen [ra'diːsɠən]nt -s, -radishdie Radieschen von unten ansehen or besehen (hum) — to be pushing up the daisies (hum)
* * *(a plant with a red-skinned white root used as food.) radish* * *Ra·dies·chen<-s, ->[raˈdi:sçən]nt radish▶ sich dat die \Radieschen von unten ansehen [o besehen] [o betrachten] können (hum sl) to be pushing up [the] daisies hum* * *das; Radieschens, Radieschen: radish* * *Radieschen n radish;sich die Radieschen von unten ansehen umg be pushing up (the) daisies* * *das; Radieschens, Radieschen: radish* * *n.radish n. -
16 push
push [pʊʃ]poussée ⇒ 1 (a) mot d'encouragement ⇒ 1 (b) effort ⇒ 1 (e) pousser ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (d), 3 (a) enfoncer ⇒ 2 (a) appuyer (sur) ⇒ 2 (b), 3 (b) forcer ⇒ 2 (d) prôner ⇒ 2 (e) avancer ⇒ 3 (c)1 noun∎ to give sb/sth a push pousser qn/qch;∎ the door opens at the push of a button il suffit d'appuyer sur un bouton pour que la porte s'ouvre;∎ he expects these things to happen at the push of a button il s'attend à ce que ça se fasse sur commande(b) (encouragement) mot m d'encouragement;∎ he'll do it, but he needs a little push il le fera, mais il a besoin qu'on le pousse un peu;∎ he just needs a push in the right direction il a juste besoin qu'on le mette sur la bonne voie∎ when it comes to the push, when push comes to shove au moment critique ou crucial□ ;∎ I can lend you the money if it comes to the push au pire, je pourrai vous prêter l'argent□ ;∎ if it comes to the push, he'll choose Sarah not Gillian s'il fallait qu'il choisisse, il prendrait Sarah et pas Gillian□ ;∎ at a push à la limite□ ;∎ I can do it at a push je peux le faire si c'est vraiment nécessaire□∎ the final push for the summit le dernier effort pour atteindre le sommet;∎ to make a push for change lutter pour le changement;∎ the club's push for promotion les efforts soutenus du club pour être promu;∎ a sales push une campagne de promotion des ventes;∎ the push towards protectionism is gathering strength la tendance au protectionnisme se renforce∎ the platoon made a push to capture the airfield la section a fait une poussée pour s'emparer de l'aérodrome(g) (drive, dynamism) dynamisme m;∎ he has a lot of push il est très dynamique(h) (billiards) coup m queuté∎ she pushed the door open/shut elle ouvrit/ferma la porte (en la poussant);∎ he pushed her onto the chair/into the room il la poussa sur la chaise/(pour la faire entrer) dans la pièce;∎ to push sb into a corner acculer qn;∎ to push sb out of the way écarter qn;∎ don't push (me)! ne (me) poussez pas!, ne (me) bousculez pas!;∎ a man was pushed out of the window quelqu'un a poussé un homme par la fenêtre;∎ figurative did he fall or was he pushed? il est tombé ou on l'a poussé?;∎ did he leave or was he pushed? (from job) il est parti de lui-même ou on l'y a poussé?;∎ push all that mess under the bed pousse tout ce bazar sous le lit;∎ he pushed the branches apart il a écarté les branches;∎ she pushed her way to the bar elle se fraya un chemin jusqu'au bar;∎ push one tube into the other enfoncez un tube dans l'autre;∎ he pushed a gun into my ribs il m'enfonça un revolver dans les côtes;∎ she pushed the cork into the bottle elle enfonça le bouchon dans la bouteille;∎ he pushed his hands into his pockets il enfonça ses mains dans ses poches;∎ to push an attack home pousser à fond une attaque;∎ to push home one's advantage tirer le meilleur parti possible de son avantage(b) (press → doorbell, pedal, button) appuyer sur∎ it will push inflation upwards cela va relancer l'inflation;∎ the crisis is pushing the country towards chaos la crise entraîne le pays vers le chaos;∎ he is pushing the party to the right il fait glisser le parti vers la droite;∎ buying the car will push us even further into debt en achetant cette voiture, nous allons nous endetter encore plus;∎ economic conditions have pushed the peasants off the land les paysans ont été chassés des campagnes par les conditions économiques∎ to push sb to do sth pousser qn à faire qch;∎ to push sb into doing sth forcer ou obliger qn à faire qch;∎ his parents pushed him to become a doctor ses parents l'ont poussé à devenir médecin;∎ her teacher pushed her in Latin son professeur l'a poussée à travailler en latin;∎ he needs pushing il faut toujours le pousser;∎ their coach doesn't push them hard enough leur entraîneur ne les pousse pas assez;∎ I like to push myself hard j'aime me donner à fond;∎ he pushed the car to its limits il a poussé la voiture à la limite de ses possibilités;∎ you're still weak, so don't push yourself tu es encore faible, vas-y doucement;∎ he won't do it if he's pushed too hard il ne le fera pas si l'on insiste trop;∎ don't push him too far ne le poussez pas à bout;∎ I won't be pushed, I need time to think it over! je ne me laisserai pas bousculer, j'ai besoin de temps pour y réfléchir!;∎ when I pushed her, she admitted it quand j'ai insisté, elle a avoué;∎ he keeps pushing me for the rent il me relance sans cesse au sujet du loyer;∎ familiar don't push your luck! n'exagère pas!∎ he's trying to push his own point of view il essaie d'imposer son point de vue personnel;∎ the mayor is pushing his town as the best site for the conference le maire présente sa ville comme le meilleur endroit pour tenir la conférence;∎ the government is pushing the idea of people setting up small businesses le gouvernement favorise la création de petites entreprises;∎ he's pushing himself as a compromise candidate il se présente comme le candidat du compromis;∎ there are so many adverts pushing beauty products il y a tellement de publicités pour des produits de beauté(f) (stretch, exaggerate → argument, case) présenter avec insistance, insister sur;∎ if we push the comparison a little further si on pousse la comparaison un peu plus loin;∎ familiar that's pushing it a bit! (going too far) c'est un peu exagéré!;∎ I'll try to arrive by 7 p.m. but it's pushing it a bit je tâcherai d'arriver à 19 heures, mais ça va être juste□∎ to be pushing thirty friser la trentaine;∎ the car was pushing 100 mph ≃ la voiture frisait les 160∎ to push shares placer des valeurs douteuses∎ to push against sth pousser qch;∎ no pushing please! ne poussez pas, s'il vous plaît!;∎ people were pushing to get in les gens se bousculaient pour entrer;∎ he pushed through the crowd to the bar il s'est frayé un chemin jusqu'au bar à travers la foule;∎ somebody pushed past me quelqu'un est passé en me bousculant;∎ we'll have to get out and push il va falloir descendre pousser(b) (press → on button, bell, knob) appuyer∎ the army pushed towards the border l'armée a avancé jusqu'à la frontière;∎ the country is pushing towards democracy le pays évolue vers la démocratie(d) (extend → path, fence) s'étendre;∎ the road pushed deep into the hills la route s'enfonçait dans les collines►► push button bouton-poussoir m;Commerce push money prime f au vendeur;Marketing push strategy stratégie f push;push stroke (in billiards, snooker) coup m queuté;Computing push technology technologie f du push de données(a) (physically) malmener;∎ he didn't hit her but he was pushing her about il ne l'a pas frappée mais il la malmenait∎ I won't be pushed about! je ne vais pas me laisser marcher sur les pieds!(a) (continue) continuer, persévérer;∎ to push ahead with the work poursuivre les travaux;∎ they decided to push ahead with the plans to extend the school ils ont décidé d'activer les projets d'extension de l'école∎ research is pushing ahead les recherches avancent(trolley, pram) pousser (devant soi)∎ I'll be pushing along now bon, il est temps que je file(b) (reject → proposal) écarter, rejeter;∎ issues which have been pushed aside des questions qui ont été volontairement écartées;∎ you can't just push aside the problem like that vous ne pouvez pas faire comme si le problème n'existait pas;∎ I pushed my doubts aside je n'ai pas tenu compte de mes doutesrepousser;∎ she pushed my hand away elle repoussa ma main;∎ he pushed his chair away from the fire il éloigna sa chaise du feu(a) (person) repousser (en arrière); (crowd) faire reculer, refouler; (curtains) écarter; (bedclothes) rejeter, repousser;∎ he pushed me back from the door il m'a éloigné de la porte(b) (repulse → troops) repousser;∎ the enemy was pushed back ten miles/to the river l'ennemi a été repoussé d'une quinzaine de kilomètres/jusqu'à la rivière(c) (postpone) repousser;∎ the meeting has been pushed back to Friday la réunion a été repoussée à vendredi∎ she pushed the clothes down in the bag elle a tassé les vêtements dans le sac;∎ he pushed down the lid but it wouldn't shut il a appuyé sur le couvercle mais il ne voulait pas fermer(b) (knock over) renverser, faire tomber(pedal, lever) s'abaisser; (person → on pedal, lever) appuyer (on sur)(argue for) demander; (campaign for) faire campagne pour;∎ some ministers were pushing for more monetarist policies certains ministres demandaient une politique plus monétariste;∎ to push for a 35-hour week demander la semaine de 35 heures;∎ I'm going to push for a bigger budget je vais faire tout ce qui est en mon pouvoir pour obtenir un budget plus important;∎ the unions are pushing for 10 percent les syndicats font pression pour obtenir 10 pour cent;∎ to push for a decision exiger qu'une décision soit prisepousser (en avant);∎ he was pushed forward by the crowd la foule l'a poussé en avant;∎ figurative to push oneself forward se mettre en avant, se faire valoir➲ push in(a) (drawer) pousser; (electric plug, key) enfoncer, introduire; (disk) insérer; (knife, stake, spade) enfoncer; (button, switch) appuyer sur;∎ push the button right in appuyer à fond sur le bouton∎ they pushed me in the water ils m'ont poussé dans l'eau;∎ he opened the door and pushed me in il ouvrit la porte et me poussa à l'intérieur(c) (break down → panel, cardboard) enfoncer;∎ the door had been pushed in la porte avait été enfoncée∎ (in queue) to push in ahead of sb doubler qn;∎ no pushing in! faites la queue!;∎ she's always pushing in where she's not wanted il faut toujours qu'elle s'immisce ou s'impose là où on ne veut pas d'elle➲ push off(a) (knock off) faire tomber;∎ they pushed me off the ladder ils m'ont fait tomber de l'échelle;∎ I pushed him off the chair je l'ai fait tomber de sa chaise∎ push the lid off soulève le couvercle;∎ they tried to push her (car) off the road ils ont essayé de faire sortir sa voiture de la route;∎ to push sb off a committee exclure ou écarter qn d'un comité∎ time for me to push off il faut que je file;∎ push off! de l'air!, dégage!➲ push on∎ (urge on) to push sb on to do sth pousser ou inciter qn à faire qch(on journey → set off again) reprendre la route, se remettre en route; (→ continue) poursuivre ou continuer son chemin; (keep working) continuer, persévérer;∎ let's push on to Dundee poussons jusqu'à Dundee;∎ they're pushing on with the reforms ils poursuivent leurs efforts pour faire passer les réformes➲ push out(a) (person, object) pousser dehors;∎ they pushed the car out of the mud ils ont désembourbé la voiture en la poussant;∎ the bed had been pushed out from the wall le lit avait été écarté du mur;∎ to push one's way out se frayer un chemin vers la sortie;∎ to push the boat out déborder l'embarcation; figurative faire la fête(b) (stick out → hand, leg) tendre(c) (grow → roots, shoots) faire, produire∎ we've been pushed out of the Japanese market nous avons été évincés du marché japonais(appear → roots, leaves) pousser; (→ snowdrops, tulips) pointer(a) (pass → across table, floor) pousser;∎ he pushed the book over to me il poussa le livre vers moi∎ many cars had been pushed over onto their sides beaucoup de voitures avaient été renversées sur le côté(a) (project, decision) faire accepter; (deal) conclure; (bill, budget) réussir à faire voter ou passer(b) (thrust → needle) passer;∎ she eventually managed to push her way through (the crowd) elle réussit finalement à se frayer un chemin (à travers la foule)(car, person) se frayer un chemin; (troops, army) avancer(door, drawer) fermer∎ she pushed herself up onto her feet elle se releva;∎ familiar he's pushing up (the) daisies il mange les pissenlits par la racine∎ the effect will be to push interest rates up cela aura pour effet de faire grimper les taux d'intérêt -
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v.1 to breed, to rear (animales).Ellos crían ganado They breed cattle.2 to bring up.nos criaron en el respeto a los demás we were brought up to respect othersElla cría dos chicos She brings up two kids.3 to breastfeed.4 to mature (vino).5 to nurse, to wet-nurse.La nana crió al chico The nanny nursed the boy.* * *1 (educar niños) to bring up, rear, care for3 (animales) to breed, raise, rear4 (producir) to have, grow; (vinos) to make, mature1 (engendrar) to give birth1 (crecer) to grow; (formarse) to be brought up2 (producirse) to grow* * *verb1) to raise, bring up2) breed* * *1. VT1) (=educar) [+ niño] to bring up, raise ( esp EEUU)los crió su abuela hasta los diez años — they were brought up o raised by their grandmother till they were ten
2) (=amamantar) to nurse, suckle, feedal niño lo crió su tía — the baby was nursed o suckled o fed by his aunt
3) [+ ganado] to rear, raise; [+ aves de corral] to breed; [para competición] to breedcría cuervos (que te sacarán los ojos) —
qué mala suerte tuvo con sus hijos; ya sabes, cría cuervos... — she's been so unlucky with her children, after all she's done for them they've repaid her with nothing but ingratitude
4) [+ hortalizas] to growcriar malvas —
5) (=producir)2. VI1) (=tener crías) to breed2) (=madurar) [vino] to age, mature3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < niño>a) (cuidar, educar) to bring up, raisela criaron los abuelos — she was brought up o raised by her grandparents
b) ( amamantar) to breast-feed2) < ganado> to raise, rear; ( para la reproducción) to breed; <pollos/pavos> to breed3) ( producir)2. 3.criarse v pron to grow upa la que te criaste — (CS fam) any old how
* * *= breed, rear, raise, fledge, nurse, raise + Animales, hatch.Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.Ex. One of the main characteristics of written language, especially for people reared in oral cultural milieus, is the inability of the learner to rely on what has always been available: the non-verbal element of communication.Ex. The current generation of young adults were raised on television, video games, music videos, and other highly visual media = La generación actual de jóvenes se han educado con la televisión, los vídeojuegos, los vídeos musicales y otros medios visuales.Ex. Birds in territories with more foliage cover were more likely to fledge young.Ex. The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.Ex. New animal husbandry systems should be developed that provide opportunities for livestock animals to be raised in environments where they are permitted to engage in 'natural behaviour'.Ex. The eggs a chicken lays without the help of a cockerel are not fertilised and will therefore never hatch.----* criar malvas = push up + (the) daisies.* criar niños = rear + children, raise + children, child rearing.* criarse = grow up.* Dios los cría y ellos se juntan = birds of a feather flock together.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < niño>a) (cuidar, educar) to bring up, raisela criaron los abuelos — she was brought up o raised by her grandparents
b) ( amamantar) to breast-feed2) < ganado> to raise, rear; ( para la reproducción) to breed; <pollos/pavos> to breed3) ( producir)2. 3.criarse v pron to grow upa la que te criaste — (CS fam) any old how
* * *= breed, rear, raise, fledge, nurse, raise + Animales, hatch.Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
Ex: One of the main characteristics of written language, especially for people reared in oral cultural milieus, is the inability of the learner to rely on what has always been available: the non-verbal element of communication.Ex: The current generation of young adults were raised on television, video games, music videos, and other highly visual media = La generación actual de jóvenes se han educado con la televisión, los vídeojuegos, los vídeos musicales y otros medios visuales.Ex: Birds in territories with more foliage cover were more likely to fledge young.Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.Ex: New animal husbandry systems should be developed that provide opportunities for livestock animals to be raised in environments where they are permitted to engage in 'natural behaviour'.Ex: The eggs a chicken lays without the help of a cockerel are not fertilised and will therefore never hatch.* criar malvas = push up + (the) daisies.* criar niños = rear + children, raise + children, child rearing.* criarse = grow up.* Dios los cría y ellos se juntan = birds of a feather flock together.* * *vtA ‹niño›1 (cuidar, educar) to bring up, raisela criaron los abuelos maternos she was brought up o raised by her maternal grandparentsfui criada en el amor a los libros I was brought up to love booksya tiene a sus hijos criados her children are grown up now2 (amamantar) to breast-feedcriado con biberón bottle-fedlo crió su madre his mother breast-fed himB ‹ganado› to raise, rear; (para la reproducción) to breed; ‹pollos/pavos› to breedC(producir): el pan ha criado moho the bread has gone moldyeste perro cría pulgas this dog is always covered in fleasesos libros van a criar polvo those books are just going to gather dust■ criarvi«mujer» to breast-feed; «animal» to suckle■ criarseto grow upnos criamos juntos we were brought up together, we grew up togetherme crié con mi abuela I was brought up o raised by my grandmother* * *
criar ( conjugate criar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ niño›
2
( para la reproducción) to breed
criarse verbo pronominal
to grow up;
me crie con mi abuela I was brought up by my grandmother
criar verbo transitivo
1 (niños) to bring up, rear
2 (animales) to breed, raise
3 (vino) to make
4 (producir, generar) to have, grow: esta tierra cría gusanos, this soil breeds worms
♦ Locuciones: criar malvas, to push up daisies
' criar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
educar
- formar
- moho
English:
breed
- keep
- nurture
- raise
- rear
- bring
* * *♦ vt1. [amamantar] [sujeto: mujer] to breast-feed;[sujeto: animal] to suckle2. [animales] to breed, to rear;[flores, árboles] to grow3. [producir] [musgo, humedad]el muro ha criado mucho musgo there's a lot of moss growing on the wall4. [vino] to mature5. [educar] to bring up;niño mal criado spoilt child;cría cuervos (y te sacarán los ojos): con todo lo que lo he ayudado, ahora no quiere ayudarme a mí – sí, cría cuervos (y te sacarán los ojos) after all the times I've helped him, now he won't help me – yes, some people are just so ungrateful* * *v/t1 niños raise, bring up2 animales breed* * *criar {85} vt1) : to breed2) : to bring up, to raise* * *criar vb -
18 charlatán
adj.loose-tongued, prating.m.1 charlatan, fraud, faker, fake.2 braggart, bluffer, brag, boaster.3 chatterbox, chatterer, blabbermouth, talkative person.4 charlatan, mountebank, flamboyant deceiver.* * *► adjetivo1 (hablador) talkative2 (chismoso) gossipy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (parlanchín) chatterbox2 (chismoso) gossip; (bocazas) bigmouth3 (embaucador) trickster* * *(f. - charlatana)noun* * *charlatán, -ana1. ADJ1) (=hablador) talkative2) (=chismoso) gossipy2. SM / F1) (=hablador) chatterbox2) (=chismoso) gossip3) (=estafador) trickster, confidence trickster, con man *4) (=vendedor aprovechado) smooth-tongued salesman* * *I- tana adjetivo (fam) talkativeII- tana masculino, femenino (fam)a) ( parlanchín) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( vendedor deshonesto) dishonest hawker; ( curandero deshonesto) charlatan* * *= trickster, huckster, charlatan, talkative, chattery, chatterbox, windbag, quack.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters.Ex. He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex. Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.Ex. He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex. Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.Ex. This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.* * *I- tana adjetivo (fam) talkativeII- tana masculino, femenino (fam)a) ( parlanchín) chatterbox (colloq)b) ( vendedor deshonesto) dishonest hawker; ( curandero deshonesto) charlatan* * *= trickster, huckster, charlatan, talkative, chattery, chatterbox, windbag, quack.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters.Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.Ex: Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.Ex: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex: Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.Ex: This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.* * *masculine, feminineB1 (vendedor — ambulante) hawker; (— deshonesto) dishonest o cunning salesperson2 (curandero deshonesto) charlatan* * *
charlatán
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam)
( curandero) charlatan
charlatán,-ana
I adj (hablador) talkative
(indiscreto) indiscreet, gossipy
(fanfarrón) boasting
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (hablador) chatterbox
(indiscreto) indiscreet person, gossip
(fanfarrón) boaster, show off
2 (embaucador, timador) trickster
' charlatán' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
charlatana
- hablador
- habladora
- sacamuelas
- saltabanco
- saltabancos
- vocinglera
- vocinglero
- curandero
- loro
English:
charlatan
- garrulous
- windbag
- chatter
- quack
* * *charlatán, -ana♦ adjtalkative♦ nm,f1. [hablador] chatterbox3. [indiscreto] gossip4. [vendedor] hawker, pedlar♦ nm[ave] bobolink* * *I adj talkativeII m, charlatana f chatterbox* * *: talkative, chatty1) : chatterbox2) farsante: charlatan, phony* * *charlatán1 adj talkativecharlatán2 n chatterbox [pl. chatterboxes] -
19 cotorra
f.1 parrot (ave).2 chatterbox (informal) (person).hablar como una cotorra to talk nineteen to the dozen3 woman who talks too much.4 taxi, taxi cab, taxicab.* * *1 (ave) parrot\hablar como una cotorra to be a chatterbox* * *SF1) (Orn) (=loro) parrot; (=urraca) magpie2) * (=persona) chatterbox *, windbag * pey* * *1)a) (Zool) ( loro) parrothablar como una cotorra — to talk a mile a minute (AmE colloq), to talk nineteen to the dozen (BrE colloq)
b) (fam) ( persona) chatterbox (colloq)2) (Ven fam) ( conversación) chat (colloq); (cuento, mentira) tale* * *= parrot, chattery, chatterbox, windbag.Ex. When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.Ex. He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex. Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.----* cotorra monje = monk parakeet.* hablar como una cotorra = talk + Posesivo + socks off.* * *1)a) (Zool) ( loro) parrothablar como una cotorra — to talk a mile a minute (AmE colloq), to talk nineteen to the dozen (BrE colloq)
b) (fam) ( persona) chatterbox (colloq)2) (Ven fam) ( conversación) chat (colloq); (cuento, mentira) tale* * *= parrot, chattery, chatterbox, windbag.Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.
Ex: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.Ex: Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.* cotorra monje = monk parakeet.* hablar como una cotorra = talk + Posesivo + socks off.* * *Ahablar como una cotorra to talk a mile a minute ( AmE colloq), to talk nineteen to the dozen ( BrE colloq)1 (conversación) long chat, gas ( colloq)2 (cuento, mentira) taleecharle la cotorra a algn to spin sb a yarn o tale o line* * *
cotorra sustantivo femenino
cotorra sustantivo femenino
1 Orn parrot
2 figurado pey (persona) chatterbox
' cotorra' also found in these entries:
English:
chatterbox
- nineteen
* * *cotorra nf1. [ave] parrot;Famhablar como una cotorra to talk nineteen to the dozen* * *f ZO parrot; fampersona motormouth fam* * *cotorra nf1) : small parrot* * *cotorra n1. (ave) parrot -
20 erba
f grassgastronomy erbe pl herbserbe aromatiche herbsalle erbe with herbsfig in erba budding* * *erba s.f.1 grass; ( medicinale, aromatica) herb; ( infestante) weed: coperto d'erba, grassy (o turfy); ricoprire d'erba, to grass; filo d'erba, blade of grass; tagliare, fare l'erba, to cut (o to mow) the grass; erbe aromatiche, sweet herbs; infuso d'erbe, herbal (o herb-) tea; mangiare sull'erba, to have a picnic; tenere a erba un cavallo, to put a horse out to grass // d'erba, herbal; senza erba, herbless // in erba, green (o unripe), (fig.) budding: grano in erba, green corn; un campione in erba, a budding champion; un dottore in erba, a budding physician (o doctor) // vietato calpestare l'erba, (please) keep off the grass // fare d'ogni erba un fascio, to generalize // l'erba voglio non cresce neanche nel giardino del re, (prov.) you can't have everything you want // l'erba del vicino è sempre più verde, (prov.) the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence2 (bot. pop.): erba amara, ( Chrysanthemum balsamita) costmary (o rosemary); erba benedetta, ( Geum urbanum) avens-root; erba calderina, ( Senecio vulgaris) groundsel; erba cali, soda, ( Salsola kali) glasswort (o kali); erba cervina, ( Nardus stricta) moor mat-grass; erba cicutaria, ( Erodium cicutarium) stork's-bill; erba cimicina, ( Geranium robertianum) crane's bill; erba cipollina, ( Allium schoenoprasum) chive (s); erba cristallina, ( Mesembryanthemum crystallinum) ice plant; erba del cucco, ( Silene inflata) bladder-campion; erba di San Giovanni, ( Hypericum perforatum) Aaron's beard (o great St. John's wort); erba di San Lorenzo, ( Ajuga reptans) bugle; erba di San Giacomo, ( Senecio jacobaea) ragwort; erba di San Pietro, ( Crithmum maritimum) samphire; erba di Venere, ( Acorus calamus) calamus; erba fragolina, ( Sanicula europaea) sanicle; erba fumaria, ( Adoxa moschatellina) moschatel; erba galletta, ( Lathyrus pratensis) vetchling; erba grata, ( Potamogeton pusillus) baby pondweed; erba guada, ( Reseda luteola) weld; erba luisa, ( Lippia citrodora) lemon verbena; erba mazzolina, ( Dactylis glomerata) cock's foot; erba medica, ( Medicago sativa) alfalfa (o lucerne); erba morella, ( Solanum nigrum) morel; erba moscatella, ( Salvia sclarea) clary; erba peperina, ( Filipendula hexapetala) dropwort; erba querciola, ( Teucrium chamaedrys) wall germander; erba renaiola, ( Spergula arvensis) spurry; erba sana, ( Hypericum androsaemum) tutsan; erba vellutina, ( Cynoglossum officinale) dog's (o hound's) tongue; erba vettonica, ( Agrimonia eupatoria) agrimony; erba zolfina, ( Galium verum) cheese-rennet // erba da gatti, da porri, dei dolori, impaziente, lucciola ecc. → gatto, porro, dolore, impaziente, lucciola ecc.* * *['ɛrba]sfgrass, Culin, Med herb, (fam : marijuana) grass, potin erba — (fig : pittore, scultore) budding
fare di ogni erba un fascio fig — to lump everything (o everybody) together
* * *['ɛrba]sostantivo femminile1) (tappeto erboso) grass"vietato calpestare l'erba" — "keep off the grass"
2) (pianta) herb; (infestante) weed- e aromatiche — aromatic o mixed herbs
3) colloq. (marijuana) grass, dope4) in erba (ancora verde) [ grano] in the blade, bladed; (giovane) [musicista, campione] budding•erba gatta — catmint BE, catnip AE
••l'erba del vicino è sempre più verde — the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence)
* * *erba/'εrba/sostantivo f.1 (tappeto erboso) grass; "vietato calpestare l'erba" "keep off the grass"3 colloq. (marijuana) grass, dopevedere l'erba dalla parte delle radici to be pushing up (the) daisies; l'erba del vicino è sempre più verde the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence)\
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