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41 sparkle
1. noun1) (an effect like that made by little sparks: There was a sudden sparkle as her diamond ring caught the light.) gnist(ring)2) (liveliness or brightness: She has lots of sparkle.) livlighet, funkling2. verb1) (to glitter, as if throwing off tiny sparks: The snow sparkled in the sunlight.) funkle, gnistre2) (to be lively or witty: She really sparkled at that party.) stråle, briljere, sprudle•funkle--------gnistIsubst. \/ˈspɑːkl\/1) (liten) gnist, gnistring, tindring, glimt2) funkling, glitring, glans, briljans3) ( overført) gnist, glimthan har glimt i øyet \/ det er noe spesielt ved ham4) livlighet, spillende liv5) skumming, perling, bobler6) spill (av lys)IIverb \/ˈspɑːkl\/1) gnistre, tindre, glitre, skinne, lyse, stråle, briljerebarna så på juletreet med strålende\/tindrende øyne2) ( overført) gnistre, glimre, sprudle3) ( om vin) mussere, perle, skumme, sprudle -
42 such
1. adjective, no compar. or superl.1) (of that kind) solch...such a person — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Mensch; ein solcher Mensch
such a book — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Buch; ein solches Buch
such things — so etwas
or some such thing — oder so etwas; oder etwas in der Art
you'll do no such thing — das wirst du nicht tun
there is no such bird — solch einen od. einen solchen Vogel gibt es nicht
experiences such as these — solche od. derartige Erfahrungen
I will take such steps as I think necessary — ich werde die Schritte unternehmen, die ich für notwendig halte
at such a moment as this — in einem Augenblick wie diesem; (disapproving) gerade jetzt
in such a case — in einem solchen od. (ugs.) so einem Fall
for or on such an occasion — zu einem solchen Anlass
such a one as he/she is impossible to replace — jemand wie er/sie ist unersetzlich
I got such a fright that... — ich bekam einen derartigen od. (ugs.) so einen Schrecken, dass...
such was the force of the explosion that... — die Explosion war so stark, dass...
3) with adj. so2. pronounshe has such lovely blue eyes — sie hat so schöne blaue Augen
as such — als solcher/solche/solches; (strictly speaking) im Grunde genommen; an sich
such as — wie [zum Beispiel]
* * *1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) solch2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) derartig3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) derartig4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) solch2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) der/die/das, solch- academic.ru/71813/suchlike">suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is* * *[sʌtʃ, sətʃ]I. adjI had never met \such a person before so [o geh solch] ein Mensch [o ein solcher Mensch] war mir noch nie begegnetI don't spend money on \such things für solche [o fam so] Dinge gebe ich kein Geld auspresent on this grand occasion were Andrew Davies, Melissa Peters and other \such stars bei diesem besonderen Anlass waren Andrew Davies, Melissa Peters und andere Stars dieser Größenordnung zugegenI have been involved in many \such courses ich habe [schon] viele Kurse dieser Art gemachthe said she had a cold, superior manner or some \such remark er sagte, sie sei kalt und überheblich, oder so etwas [o fam was] in der RichtungI tried to tell her in \such a way that she wouldn't be offended ich versuchte es ihr so zu sagen, dass sie nicht beleidigt warI'll show you \such books as I have ich zeige Ihnen, was ich an Büchern habein \such cases in solchen [o fam so] Fällen\such a thing so etwas [o fam was]I'm looking for a cloth for cleaning silver — do you have \such a thing? ich suche ein Tuch, mit dem man Silber putzen kann — führen Sie das?I said no \such thing so etwas habe ich nie gesagt, ich habe nie etwas Derartiges gesagtthere's no \such thing as ghosts so etwas wie Geister gibt es nicht2. (so great) solche(r, s), derartighe' \such an idiot! er ist so [o geh solch] ein Idiot!, er ist ein solcher [o derartiger] Idiot!why are you in \such a hurry? warum bist du so [o derart] in Eile?\such beauty is rare solche [o so viel] Schönheit ist selten3.II. pron1. (of that type) solche(r, s)we were second-class citizens and they treated us as \such wir waren Bürger zweiter Klasse und wurden auch so [o als solche] behandelt\such being the case... wenn das so ist,...\such is life so ist das Leben\such as it is so wie die Dinge liegen\such as it was, we had no alternative but to call our parents so wie die Dinge lagen, blieb uns nichts anderes übrig, als unsere Eltern anzurufenour lunch was \such that we don't really need an evening meal unser Mittagessen war so üppig, dass wir kein Abendessen brauchenthe wound was \such that... die Wunde war so groß, dass...\such is the elegance of his typeface that... seine Schrift ist so elegant, dass...\such as wiesmall companies \such as ours are very vulnerable in a recession Kleinunternehmen wie unseres sind äußerst rezessionsanfälligthat sum of money is to cover costs \such as travel and accommodation dieser Betrag soll Auslagen wie Reise- und Unterbringungskosten abdecken3. (suchlike) dergleichenwe talked about our kids, the weather and \such wir sprachen über unsere Kinder, das Wetter und Ähnliches [o dergleichen4. (strictly speaking)▪ as \such an [und für] sich, eigentlichwe don't have a secretary as \such wir haben eigentlich [o an [und für] sich] keine richtige Sekretärinthere was no vegetarian food as \such es gab kein eigentlich vegetarisches Essen5.▶ \such as it is:you're welcome to borrow my tennis racket, \such as it is du kannst dir gerne meinen Tennisschläger ausborgen — soweit er überhaupt noch viel taugtbreakfast, \such as it was, consisted of a couple of croissants and a cup of coffee das Frühstück, soweit vorhanden, bestand aus ein paar Croissants und einer Tasse Kaffeethe car, \such as it is, will get you to work auch wenn das Auto nicht mehr viel taugt, kannst du damit immer noch zur Arbeit fahrenshe's \such an arrogant person sie ist so [o dermaßen] arrogantthat's \such a good film das ist so ein [o ein wirklich] guter Film\such a big city! was für eine große Stadt!I've never had \such good coffee ich habe noch nie [einen] so guten Kaffee getrunkenit's \such a long time ago es ist [schon] so lange herto be \such a long way [away] so weit weg seinI'd put on \such a lot of weight that... ich hatte so [o dermaßen] viel zugenommen, dass...\such nice weather so schönes Wetterit was \such nice weather that... das Wetter war so schön, dass...\such that... so [o auf die Art]... dass...we still have to link the sentences \such that they constitute a narrative wir müssen die Sätze noch so verbinden, dass sie eine Erzählung ergeben* * *[sʌtʃ]1. adj1) (= of that kind) solche(r, s)such a person — so or solch ein Mensch, ein solcher Mensch
such a book — so ein Buch, ein solches Buch
such people/books — solche Leute/Bücher
many/few/all such people/books — viele/wenige/all solche Leute/Bücher
all such books are very expensive —
such a thing — so etwas, so was
have you got such a thing as...? there's such a thing as divorce — haben Sie so etwas wie...? es gibt so etwas wie eine Scheidung
I'll/you'll do no such thing — ich werde mich/du wirst dich hüten
... or some such idea —... oder so etwas,... oder so was in der Richtung (inf),... oder so ähnlich
... or some such name/place —... oder so (ähnlich)
he was such a one/just such another — er war einer von ihnen/auch (so) einer
men/books such as these, such men/books as these — Männer/Bücher wie diese, solche Männer/Bücher
writers such as Agatha Christie, such writers as Agatha Christie —
he's not such a fool as you think — er ist nicht so dumm, wie Sie denken
I'm not such a fool as to believe that or that I'd believe that — ich bin nicht so dumm or kein solcher Dummkopf, dass ich das glaube
such people as attended — die(jenigen), die anwesend waren
I'll give you such books/money as I have — was ich an Büchern/Geld habe, gebe ich Ihnen
2)(= so much, so great etc)
he's such a liar — er ist so or solch ein Lügner, er ist ein derartiger or solcher Lügnerhe did it in such a way that... — er machte es so, dass...
such wealth! — welch( ein) Reichtum!
3) predhis surprise was such that..., such was his surprise that... — seine Überraschung war so groß, dass..., er war so überrascht, dass...
his manner was such that... —
her speech was such that... — ihre Rede war so gehalten, dass...
4)See:2. advso, solch (geh)3. pronrabbits and hares and such — Kaninchen, Hasen und dergleichen
such being the case... —
such was not my intention — dies war nicht meine Absicht
such as it is — so, wie es nun mal ist
the food, such as there was of it... —
I'll give you such as I have — ich gebe Ihnen, was ich habe
* * *such [sʌtʃ]A adj1. solch(er, e, es), derartig(er, e, es):such a man ein solcher Mann;no such thing nichts dergleichen;there are such things so etwas gibt es oder kommt vor;such a life as they live ein Leben, wie sie es führen;such people as you see here die(jenigen) oder alle Leute, die man hier sieht;a system such as this ein derartiges System;such a one ein solcher, eine solche, ein solches;Mr such and such Herr Soundso;such and such persons die und die Personen2. ähnlich, derartig(er, e, es):such is life so ist das Leben;such as it is wie es nun einmal ist;such being the case da es sich so verhälthe got such a fright that … er bekam einen derartigen Schrecken, dass …;such was the force of the explosion so groß war die Gewalt der Explosion5. umg so gewaltig, solch:we had such fun! wir hatten (ja) so einen Spaß!B adv so, derart:such a nice day so ein schöner Tag;such a long time eine so lange ZeitC pron1. solch(er, e, es), der, die, das, die pl:a) diejenigen, welche; alle, die; solche, die,b) wie (zum Beispiel);such was not my intention das war nicht meine Absicht;man as such der Mensch als solcher;all such alle dieser Art;and such (like) und dergleichen2. umg oder WIRTSCH der-, die-, dasselbe, dieselben pl* * *1. adjective, no compar. or superl.1) (of that kind) solch...such a person — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Mensch; ein solcher Mensch
such a book — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Buch; ein solches Buch
or some such thing — oder so etwas; oder etwas in der Art
there is no such bird — solch einen od. einen solchen Vogel gibt es nicht
experiences such as these — solche od. derartige Erfahrungen
I will take such steps as I think necessary — ich werde die Schritte unternehmen, die ich für notwendig halte
at such a moment as this — in einem Augenblick wie diesem; (disapproving) gerade jetzt
in such a case — in einem solchen od. (ugs.) so einem Fall
for or on such an occasion — zu einem solchen Anlass
such a one as he/she is impossible to replace — jemand wie er/sie ist unersetzlich
2) (so great) solch...; derartigI got such a fright that... — ich bekam einen derartigen od. (ugs.) so einen Schrecken, dass...
such was the force of the explosion that... — die Explosion war so stark, dass...
3) with adj. so2. pronounas such — als solcher/solche/solches; (strictly speaking) im Grunde genommen; an sich
such as — wie [zum Beispiel]
* * *adj.derartig adj.solch adj.solcher adj.solches adj. -
43 just
I.A adv1 ( very recently) to have just done venir (juste) de faire ; she's just arrived elle vient juste d'arriver ; I'm just back je viens juste de rentrer ; it has just been varnished ça vient juste d'être verni ;2 ( immediately) juste ; just after your birthday juste après ton anniversaire ; just after you left/arrived juste après ton départ/arrivée ; just before juste avant ; it's just after 10 am/midnight il est 10 heures passées/minuit passé de quelques minutes ;3 ( slightly) ( with quantities) un peu ; ( indicating location or position) juste ; just over 20 kg un peu plus de 20 kg ; just under 15 cm un peu moins de 15 cm ; just beyond ou past ou after the station juste après la gare ; just below the knee juste en-dessous du genou ; just on the left juste à gauche ;4 (only, merely) juste ; just a cup of tea juste une tasse de thé ; just for fun juste pour rire ; there will be just the three of us il y aura juste nous trois ; not cross, just disappointed pas fâché, juste déçu ; just two days ago il y a juste deux jours ; just last week pas plus tard que la semaine dernière ; he's just a child ce n'est qu'un enfant ; not just men pas seulement les hommes ;5 ( purposely) exprès ; he did it just to annoy us il l'a fait exprès pour nous embêter ; I came just to see you je suis venu exprès pour te voir ;6 ( barely) tout juste ; just on time tout juste à l'heure ; he's just 20 il a tout juste 20 ans ; I've got just enough money j'ai tout juste assez d'argent ; the oven is just hot enough le four est tout juste assez chaud ; I (only) just caught the train j'ai eu le train de justesse ; he (only) just passed the exam il a réussi à l'examen de justesse ;7 ( simply) tout simplement ; just tell the truth dis la vérité, tout simplement ; she just won't listen elle ne veut tout simplement pas écouter ; I was just wondering if… je me demandais tout simplement si… ; that's just the way it is c'est comme ça, c'est la vie ; just a moment ou minute ou second ( please wait) un instant ; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un instant, minute ○ ;8 (exactly, precisely) exactement ; that's just what I suggested c'est exactement ce que j'ai suggéré ; it's just what she wants c'est exactement ce qu'elle veut ; it's just what you were expecting c'est bien ce à quoi tu t'attendais ; just as I thought, we're too late c'est bien ce que je pensais, nous arrivons trop tard ; just how do you hope to persuade him? comment espères-tu le persuader au juste? ; just how many there are isn't known on ne sait pas au juste combien il y en a ; it's just right c'est parfait ; just at that moment, Paul arrived juste à ce moment-là Paul est arrivé ; it's just on 8 am GB il est exactement 8 heures, il est 8 heures pile ; he likes everything to be just so il aime que les choses soient parfaitement en ordre ; she looks just like her father elle ressemble à son père comme deux gouttes d'eau ; it's just like him to forget c'est bien lui d'oublier ; it's just like you to be late c'est bien toi d'être en retard ; just so! tout à fait ; that's just it ou the trouble c'est bien ça le problème ; that's just the point! justement! ;9 (possibly, conceivably) it might ou could just be true il se peut que ça soit vrai ; he may just make it in time il se peut qu'il arrive à temps ;10 ( at this or that very moment) to be just doing être en train de faire ; to be just about to do être sur le point de faire ; I'm just finishing the letter je suis en train de finir la lettre ; I'm just coming j'arrive ; he was just leaving il partait ; I'm just off! j'y vais! ;11 (positively, totally) that was just wonderful/delicious c'était vraiment merveilleux/délicieux ; that's just ridiculous/wrong c'est tout à fait ridicule/faux ; that's just typical! iron ça ne m'étonne vraiment pas! ; that's just great! ( enthusiastically) c'est vraiment formidable! ; ( ironically) il ne manquait plus que ça! ;12 ( easily) I can just imagine her as president je n'ai aucun mal à l'imaginer présidente ; can't you just picture the scene! ce n'est pas difficile d'imaginer la scène! ; I can just smell the pineforests je sens déjà l'odeur des pins ;13 ( with imperatives) donc ; just keep quiet! tais-toi donc! ; just look at the time! regarde donc l'heure qu'il est! ; just you dare! essaie donc voir! ; just imagine! imagine donc! ; just think, you could have been hurt! mais tu te rends compte? tu aurais pu être blessé ;14 ( in requests) if I could just interrupt you si je peux me permettre de vous interrompre ; if you could just hold this box si vous pouvez tenir cette boîte ; could you just wait five minutes? est-ce que vous pourriez attendre cinq minutes? ;15 ( for emphasis in responses) ‘he 's adorable’-‘isn 't he just’ ‘il est adorable’-‘ah, ça oui’ ; ‘that film was dreadful’-‘wasn't it just!’ ‘ce film était absolument nul!’-‘ah, ça oui! ; ‘she's really full of herself’-‘isn't she just’ ‘elle est vraiment imbue de sa personne’-‘ça tu peux le dire’ ; ‘I bet you're furious’-‘aren't I just’ ‘je parie que tu es furieux’-‘et comment!’ ;16 ( equally) just as big/funny/well as… aussi grand/drôle/bien que… ; I can just as easily walk je peux tout aussi bien y aller à pied.B just about adv phr presque ; just about cooked/finished presque cuit/fini ; ‘are you ready?’-‘just about’ ‘es-tu prêt?’-‘presque’ ; it's just about 10 o'clock il est presque 10 heures ; just about everything /anything à peu près tout/n'importe quoi ; I can just about see it/reach it je peux tout juste le voir/l'attraper ; just about enough for two juste assez pour deux ; I've had just about enough! j'en ai marre ○ ! ; just about here à peu près ici ; it's just about the most boring film I've seen c'est sans doute le film le plus ennuyeux que j'aie vu ; it's just about the best holiday we've had ce sont sans doute les meilleures vacances que nous ayons passées.C just now adv phr ( a short time ago) I saw him just now je viens juste de le voir ; ( at the moment) en ce moment.D just as conj phr juste au moment où ; he arrived just as I was leaving il est arrivé juste au moment où je partais.it's just as well it's waterproof heureusement que c'est imperméable ; just as well! tant mieux! ; it would be just as well if you asked him tu ferais bien de lui demander ; I'd just as soon you didn't mention it j'aimerais autant que tu le gardes pour toi ; take your raincoat just in case it rains prends ton imperméable au cas où il pleuvrait ; I always check just in case je vérifie toujours, on ne sait jamais.II.B adj1 ( fair) [person, society, decision, cause, comment, war] juste ; [action, complaint, demand] justifié ; [anger, claim, criticism, suspicion] légitime ; [reward] mérité ; as is only just à juste titre ; it's only just ce n'est que justice (to do de faire ; that que + subj) ; to be just in one's dealings with sb faire preuve d'équité dans ses relations avec qn ; without just cause sans raison valable ;2 ( exact) [account, balance, calculation] juste, exact ;to sleep the sleep of the just dormir du sommeil du juste. -
44 fur
1. nounfur coat/hat — Pelzmantel, der/-mütze, die
2. intransitive verb,trimmed/lined with fur — mit Pelz besetzt od. verbrämt/gefüttert
- rr-the kettle has/pipes have furred [up] — im Kessel hat sich Kesselstein/in den Rohren hat sich Wasserstein gebildet
* * *[fə:]1) (the thick, short, fine hair of certain animals.) der Pelz2) (the skin(s) of these animals, often used to make or decorate clothes etc for people: a hat made of fur; ( also adjective) a fur coat.) der Pelz, Pelz-...3) (a coat, cape etc made of fur: She was wearing her fur.) der Pelz•- academic.ru/29949/furrier">furrier- furry* * *[fɜ:ʳ, AM fɜ:r]I. n\fur and feather Haar- und Federwild ntfake/real \fur künstlicher/echter Pelzfun \fur Kunstpelz m3. HUNTto have \fur on one's tongue eine belegte Zunge haben5.the only reason Mark said that was to make the \fur fly Mark sagte das nur, um einen Riesenkrach zu provozieren fam\fur lining Pelzbesatz mIII. vi<- rr->▪ to \fur up kettle, pipes verkalken* * *[fɜː(r)]1. nthat will really make the fur fly (inf) — da werden die Fetzen fliegen (inf)
2) pl Pelze pl2. attrPelz-fur coat/collar — Pelzmantel m/-kragen m
* * *A s1. Pelz m, Fell n:make the fur fly Stunk machen (Person), (auch Sache) für helle Aufregung sorgen;when she got furious the fur flew flogen die Fetzen2. a) Pelzfutter n, -besatz m, -verbrämung f:fur collar Pelzkragen mc) pl Pelzwerk n, -kleidung f, Rauchwaren pl3. koll Pelztiere pl:4. MED (Zungen)Belag m5. Belag m, besonders Kesselstein mB v/t2. jemanden in Pelz kleiden4. TECH ausfüllen, verkleiden* * *1. nounfur coat/hat — Pelzmantel, der/-mütze, die
2. intransitive verb,trimmed/lined with fur — mit Pelz besetzt od. verbrämt/gefüttert
- rr-the kettle has/pipes have furred [up] — im Kessel hat sich Kesselstein/in den Rohren hat sich Wasserstein gebildet
* * *n.Fell -e n.Pelz -e m. -
45 look
look [lʊk]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun2. plural noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = glance) do you want a look? tu veux jeter un coup d'œil ?• and now for a quick look at the papers et maintenant, les grands titres de vos journaux► to have/take a look• take a look at this! regarde !• take a good look! regarde bien !• to take a long hard look at o.s. (psychologically) faire son autocritique• I just want to have a look round (in town) je veux simplement faire un tour ; (in a shop) je ne fais que regarderb. ( = expression) regard m• I told her what I thought and if looks could kill, I'd be dead (inf) je lui ai dit ce que je pensais et elle m'a fusillé du regardc. ( = search) to have a look for sth chercher qch• have another look! cherche bien !d. ( = appearance) air m• you can't go by looks(PROV) il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences2. plural nouna. ( = see, glance) regarder• look over there! regarde là-bas !• look! regarde !• look what a mess you've made! regarde le gâchis que tu as fait !• look who's here! (inf) regarde qui est là !• to look the other way ( = avert one's eyes) détourner le regard ; (figurative) fermer les yeux (fig) (PROV) look before you leap il faut réfléchir avant d'agir► to look + adverb/preposition• look here, we must discuss it first (inf) écoutez, il faut d'abord en discuter• look here, that isn't what I said! (inf) dites donc, ce n'est pas (du tout) ce que j'ai dit !• she looked into his eyes elle l'a regardé droit dans les yeux ; (romantically) elle a plongé son regard dans le sien• to look over sb's shoulder regarder par-dessus l'épaule de qn ; (figurative) être constamment sur le dos de qnb. ( = face) [building] donnerc. ( = search) chercherd. ( = seem) avoir l'air• how do I look? comment me trouves-tu ?• how does it look to you? qu'en pensez-vous ?• try to look as if you're glad to see them! essaie d'avoir l'air content de les voir !• it doesn't look as if he's coming on dirait qu'il ne va pas venir► to look + adjective/noun• how are you getting on with your autobiography? -- it's looking good comment avance ton autobiographie ? -- elle avance bien• it makes him look ten years older/younger ça le vieillit/rajeunit de dix ans• how pretty you look! comme vous êtes jolie !• what does he look like? comment est-il ?• it looks like salt ( = seems) on dirait du sel• look where you're going! regarde où tu vas !• look what you've done now! regarde ce que tu as fait !5. compounds• our team didn't have or get a look-in notre équipe n'a jamais eu la moindre chance de gagner[+ invalid, child, animal, plant] s'occuper de ; [+ one's possessions] prendre soin de ; [+ finances] gérer• look after yourself! (inf) prends soin de toi !• she's quite old enough to look after herself elle est assez grande pour se débrouiller (inf) toute seule• will you look after my bag for me? tu peux surveiller mon sac ?• I'm looking ahead at what might happen j'essaie d'imaginer ce qui pourrait se passer► look around intransitive verb regarder autour de soia. ( = observe) [+ person, object] regarder• just look at this mess! regarde un peu ce fouillis !• just look at you! (inf) regarde de quoi tu as l'air !• to look at him you would never think that... à le voir, on n'imaginerait pas que...b. ( = consider) [+ situation, problem] examinerc. ( = check) vérifier ; ( = see to) s'occuper de• will you look at the carburettor? pourriez-vous vérifier le carburateur ?d. ( = have in prospect) (inf) you're looking at a minimum of £65 ça va vous coûter 65 livres au minimum• they are looking at savings of $3 million les économies pourraient atteindre 3 millions de dollars► look away intransitive verb détourner les yeux ( from de ) ; (figurative) fermer les yeux• looking back, I'm surprised I didn't suspect anything avec le recul, je suis étonné de n'avoir rien soupçonné• to look back on sth ( = remember, evaluate) repenser à qch• when they look back on this match... lorsqu'ils repenseront à ce match...• we can look back over 20 years of happy marriage nous avons derrière nous 20 ans de bonheur conjugal► look behind intransitive verb regarder en arrière• don't look down or you'll fall ne regarde pas en bas, sinon tu vas tomber► look down on inseparable transitive verba. ( = despise) mépriserb. ( = overlook) dominer• the castle looks down on the valley le château domine la vallée► look for inseparable transitive verba. ( = seek) [+ object, work] chercher[+ event, meal, trip, holiday] attendre avec impatience• I look forward to the day when... j'attends avec impatience le jour où...• are you looking forward to your birthday? tu te réjouis pour ton anniversaire ?• I'm really looking forward to it je m'en réjouis à l'avance► look in intransitive verb regarder à l'intérieur• the doctor will look in again tomorrow le docteur repassera demain► look into inseparable transitive verb( = examine) examiner• there's obviously been a mistake. I'll look into it il y a dû y avoir une erreur. Je vais m'en occuper► look on• they just looked on while the raiders escaped ils ont regardé les bandits s'enfuir sans intervenira. ( = look outside) regarder dehorsb. ( = take care) faire attention• I told you to look out! je t'avais bien dit de faire attention !• look out! attention !• I've looked out the minutes of the meeting j'ai trouvé le procès-verbal de la réunion► look out for inseparable transitive verba. ( = look for) chercher ; ( = watch out for) [+ sth good] essayer de repérer ; [+ danger] se méfier deb. ( = look after) (inf) [+ person] s'occuper de[+ document, list] parcourir ; [+ goods, produce] inspecter ; [+ town, building] visiter ; [+ person] (quickly) jeter un coup d'œil à ; (slowly) regarder de la tête aux piedsa. ( = glance about) regarder (autour de soi)b. ( = search) chercherc. ( = look back) se retourner• don't look round! ne vous retournez pas !a. ( = scan) [+ mail] regarder ; (thoroughly) [+ papers, book] examiner ; (briefly) [+ papers, book] parcourirb. ( = revise) [+ lesson] réviser ; ( = re-read) [+ notes] relirec. ( = ignore) he just looked right through me (inf) il a fait comme s'il ne me voyait pas► look to inseparable transitive verba. ( = seek help from) se tourner vers• many sufferers look to alternative therapies de nombreux malades se tournent vers les médecines parallèlesb. ( = think of) penser àc. ( = seek to) chercher àa. ( = seek out) (inf) [+ person] passer voir• look me up the next time you are in London passez me voir la prochaine fois que vous serez à Londresb. (in reference book) [+ name, word] chercher[+ reference book] consulter( = admire) admirer* * *[lʊk] 1.1) ( glance) coup m d'œilto have ou take a look at something — jeter un coup d'œil à or sur quelque chose
to have ou take a good look at — fig examiner [quelque chose] soigneusement; lit regarder [quelque chose] de près
to have a look inside/behind something — regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière quelque chose
to have a look round — faire un tour de [house, town]
to have a look through — ( scan) chercher dans [archives, files]; parcourir [essay, report]
to take a long hard look at something — fig étudier sérieusement quelque chose
2) ( search)3) ( expression) regard ma look of sadness/anger — un regard triste/rempli de colère
he got some odd ou funny looks — on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air
from the look on his face... — à son expression...
4) ( appearance) ( of person) air m; (of building, scenery) aspect mI like the look of him — il a l'air sympa (colloq)
by the look of him... — à le voir...
5) ( style) look (colloq) m2.looks plural noun3.to keep one's looks — rester beau/belle
transitive verb1) (gaze, stare) regarderto look somebody in the eye/in the face — regarder quelqu'un dans les yeux/en face
to look somebody up and down — ( appraisingly) regarder quelqu'un de haut en bas
2) ( appear)4.1) regarder ( into dans; over par-dessus)to look away — détourner le regard or les yeux
to look the other way — lit regarder ailleurs; fig fermer les yeux
I didn't know where to look — fig je ne savais plus où me mettre; ( in shop)
2) ( search) chercher, regarderto look down — parcourir [list]
3) (appear, seem) avoir l'air, paraîtreyou look good enough to eat! — tu es mignon/-onne à croquer! (colloq)
it looks to me as if ou like... (colloq) — j'ai l'impression que...
it looks likely that — il semble probable que (+ subj)
it looks certain that — il semble certain que (+ indic)
to look like somebody/something — ressembler à quelqu'un/quelque chose
you look like being the only man there — il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent
4) ( listen) écoute5) ( be oriented)5.to look north — [house, room] être orienté au nord
- looking combining formdistinguished-looking — [person] à l'air distingué
sinister-looking — [place] à l'aspect sinistre
Phrasal Verbs:- look at- look for- look in- look on- look out- look to- look up••if looks could kill... — il/elle etc m'a fusillé du regard
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46 so
1) ( to such a degree) so;your hair is \so soft dein Haar ist so [unglaublich] weich;what are you looking \so pleased about? was freut dich denn so?;she's \so beautiful sie ist so [wunder]schön;I am \so cold mir ist dermaßen kalt;she's ever \so kind and nice sie ist so unglaublich freundlich und nett;she's quite reasonable to work with - more \so than I was led to believe man kann ganz gut mit ihr zusammenarbeiten - viel besser als mir zuerst erzählt wurde;I was \so excited ich war so dermaßen aufgeregt;he's not \so stupid as he looks er ist nicht [ganz] so dumm, wie er aussieht;\so fair a face he could not recall ( liter) (old) niemals zuvor hatte er ein so liebreizendes Gesicht gesehen ( liter)what's \so bad about sport? was ist so schlecht am Sport?;are things really \so wonderful? ist wirklich alles so wunderbar?;why do you complain \so? warum beklagst du dich so sehr?;is that why you hate him \so? ist das der Grund, warum du ihn so sehr hasst?;and I love you \so und ich liebe dich so sehr;you worry \so du machst dir so viele Sorgen;2) ( in such a way) so;we've \so planned our holiday that the kids will have just as much fun as us wir haben unsere Ferien so geplant, dass die Kinder genauso viel Spaß haben werden wie wir;( like this) so;gently fold in the eggs like \so rühren Sie so die Eier vorsichtig unter;( with hand motions) so;‘the table that I liked best was about \so wide,’ „der Tisch, der mir am besten gefallen hat, war ungefähr so breit“3) ( perfect)to be just \so genau richtig sein;I want everything just \so ich will alles ganz ordentlich haben;if you don't do things just \so, he comes along and yells at you wenn du nicht alles genau richtig machst, kommt er und schreit dich an4) ( also) auch;I'm hungry as can be and \so are the kids ich habe einen Riesenhunger und die Kinder auch;I've got an enormous amount of work to do - \so have I ich habe jede Menge Arbeit - ich auch;I'm allergic to nuts - \so is my brother ich bin allergisch gegen Nüsse - mein Bruder auch5) ( yes) ja;should we get going now? - I should say \so sollen wir jetzt anfangen? - ja, ich finde schon;I'm afraid \so ( as a reply) ich fürchte ja;I hope they stay together - I hope \so, too ich hoffe, sie bleiben zusammen - das hoffe ich auchhaha, you don't have a bike - I do \so haha, du hast ja gar kein Fahrrad - hab' ich wohl!7) ( that) das, es;\so they say... man sagt..., wie man sich erzählt...;\so I believe glaube ich jedenfalls;I'm sorry I'm late - \so you should be es tut mir leid, dass ich so spät dran bin - das will ich auch schwer hoffen;well then, \so be it nun gut8) ( true) wahr;is that \so? ist das wahr?, stimmt das?;\so it is das stimmt;if \so... wenn das so ist...;he looks like James Dean - \so he does er sieht aus wie James Dean - stimmt!;to be quite \so wirklich stimmen;that being \so nachdem das geschehen war, und dannPHRASES:\so far \so good so weit, so gut;\so long bis dann [o später];\so much for sth so viel zu etw dat;\so to speak [or say] sozusagen;and \so on [or forth] und so weiter;\so what? na und?, na wenn schon? conj1) ( therefore) daher, folglich, [und] so;I couldn't find you \so I left ich konnte dich nicht finden, deshalb bin ich gegangen;my landlord kicked me out and \so I was forced to seek yet another apartment mein Vermieter hat mich rausgeworfen, weshalb ich mir eine neue Wohnung suchen musste2) ( fam);he said he wanted to come along, \so I told him that... er sagte, er wolle mitfahren, worauf ich ihm mitteilte, dass...PHRASES:\so [or as] long as... (if) sofern;I'll join the army \so long as you do too ich gehe zum Militär, sofern du auch gehst;( for the time) solange;\so long \so he doesn't go too far,... solange er nicht zu weit geht,...;\so there;that's \so 70's das ist so typisch für die 70er -
47 clean
I adj1) infmlAnother clean atomic explosion was carried out in the Pacific — Еще один взрыв атомной бомбы с малым количеством радиоактивных осадков был произведен в Тихом океане
2) infmlIt was a very clean party. I even heard two funny clean jokes — Это была очень пристойная вечеринка. Я даже услышал два приличных анекдота
Why not make a jolly day of it with lots of good clean fun? — А почему бы и не повеселиться? Только без всяких там похабных штучек
3) infml4) infmlThere's nothing like a clean thrill of the first flight — Ничто не сравнится с неподдельным восхитительным чувством первого полета
5) infmlHe's cleaner than a jailbird — У него денег меньше, чем у арестанта
6) infml7) AmE infmlBut because of your youth, your clean records, I hereby sentence you to three years' confinement — Принимая во внимание вашу молодость и тот факт, что вы раньше не были судимы, я приговариваю вас к трем годам лишения свободы
8) sl esp BrEThe ship returned home clean. No fish had been caught — Судно вернулось с пустым трюмом. Улова не было
9) AmE slThe kid is clean. Captain, he's a war hero and he's never been mixed up in the rackets — Парень ни при чем, капитан, и, кроме того, он герой войны и никогда не был замешан в преступном бизнесе
10) AmE slThe police searched me but I was clean — Полиция обыскала меня, но оружия не нашла
He's clean. Captain, no gun — Все в порядке, капитан, пистолета у него нет
11) AmE slThe police busted his apartment in the early hours of the morning but he was clean — Полиция совершила налет на его квартиру рано утром, но наркотиков у него не обнаружила
12) AmE sl13) AmE slShe's clean right now but she'll get the call in an hour or two — Сейчас она еще не забалдела, но часа через два у нее начнется кайф
14) AmE Bl slNow there's a clean dude! — Смотри, какой стиляга!
II advNew threads, huh? Clean, baby, clean! — Новые шмотки? Клево, очень клево! Настоящая фирма!
1) infmlThe way he acts you may think he's clean off his chump — Судя по его поведению, можно подумать, что он совсем рехнулся
2) infml3) AmE slHe played so clean and beautiful — Его игра не только технически совершенна, но и прекрасна
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48 enjoy
enjoy [ɪn'dʒɔɪ]∎ to enjoy sth/doing sth aimer qch/faire qch;∎ to enjoy a hot bath aimer prendre des bains chauds;∎ to enjoy a glass of wine with one's meal aimer boire un verre de vin avec son repas;∎ to enjoy life aimer la vie;∎ he enjoys swimming/going to the cinema il aime la natation/aller au cinéma;∎ I don't enjoy being made fun of je n'aime pas qu'on se moque de moi;∎ enjoy your meal! bon appétit!;∎ did you enjoy your meal, sir? avez-vous bien mangé, monsieur?;∎ I thoroughly enjoyed the weekend/party j'ai passé un excellent week-end/une excellente soirée;∎ I enjoy the various advantages the job has to offer j'apprécie les divers avantages qu'offre ce poste;∎ I'm really enjoying this fine weather quel plaisir, ce beau temps;∎ did you enjoy it? cela t'a plu?;∎ what did you enjoy most? qu'avez-vous préféré?, qu'est-ce qui vous a le plus plu?;∎ to enjoy oneself s'amuser;∎ enjoy yourselves! amusez-vous bien!;∎ did you enjoy yourself? alors, c'était bien?;∎ to enjoy life profiter de la vie;∎ the Duke and Duchess, enjoying a joke with their daughter (photograph caption) le Duc et la Duchesse, riant avec leur fille d'une plaisanterie;∎ I enjoyed seeing them make fools of themselves j'ai pris plaisir à les voir se ridiculiser;∎ I don't enjoy being woken up in the middle of the night je n'aime pas qu'on me réveille en plein milieu de la nuit(b) (possess → rights, respect, privilege, income, good health) jouir de; (→ profits) bénéficier de;∎ to enjoy good health/a high standard of living jouir d'une bonne santé/d'un haut niveau de vie -
49 barrel
ˈbærəl
1. сущ.
1) бочка, бочонок;
перен. "содержимое бочонка", выпивка barrel fever barrel roll
2) баррель (мера жидких, сыпучих и некоторых твердых материалов)
3) ствол, дуло( оружия)
4) брюхо (лошади, коровы)
5) амер.;
разг. деньги для финансирования какой-л. кампании
6) тех. барабан, вал, цилиндр;
валик музыкальной шкатулки
7) пуговица в виде цилиндра или бочонка
8) толстяк, полный человек
9) анат. барабанная полость (уха) ∙ to give someone both barrels ≈ яростно нападать на кого-л. (как будто стелять из двустволки) to sit on a barrel of gunpowder ≈ "сидеть на пороховой бочке" to scrape the barrel ≈ с трудом набрать необходимую сумму, "скрести по сусекам" on the barrel ≈ на месте, тут же;
немедленно barrel house, barrel shop ≈ трактир, кабак;
пивная to be over the barrel ≈ быть совершенно беспомощным (как утонувший человек, которого положили сверху на бочку, чтобы вода могла вытечь из легких)
2. гл.
1) разливать по бочонкам, рассыпать по бочкам (тж. to barrel off)
2) копить, накапливать
3) нестись, лететь на полной скорости (тж. to barrel in) Another storm system is barrelling in and should reach eastern areas by tomorrow. ≈ К восточным берегам на полной скорости приближается еще один тайфун, он достигнет их завтра. We dove for that, sweating bullets as I barreled over that Messerschmidt at 800 feet full throttle. ≈ Чтобы догнать его, мы вошли в пике;
воздух просто дышал пулями, а я шпарил за тем мессершмитом на восьмистах футах над землей, газ в пол.бочка, бочонок - * staves бочарная клепка - * of beer бочка пива спиртное, хмельное( разговорное) куча, уйма - a * of fun очень весело, забавно баррель (мера жидких, сыпучих и некоторых твердых материалов: мыла, солонины и т. п.) (военное) ствол (огнестрельного оружия) - * receiver ствольная коробка - * burst разрыв в канале ствола - a gun with two *s двуствольное ружье, двустволка трубка( в авторучке) ;
полость (в карандаше) (техническое) цилиндр;
барабан (техническое) втулка;
гильза( техническое) бобина;
катушка( техническое) тубус( микроскопа) (строительство) свод( туннеля) (анатомия) барабанная плоскость( уха) (американизм) "кубышка" (средства на ведение политической кампании) круп( лошади, коровы) > over a * неловкое, беспомощное положение > they really had us over a * они связали нас по рукам и ногам > to hit the * начать пьянствовать > to scrape the (bottom of the) * (разговорное) с трудом набрать необходимую сумму разливать по бочкам;
затаривать в бочки хранить на складе( разговорное) двигаться очень быстроbarrel анат. барабанная полость (уха) ~ баррель (мера жидких, сыпучих и некоторых твердых материалов) ~ баррель ~ бочка, бочонок ~ бочка ~ брюхо (лошади, коровы) ~ амер. разг. деньги для финансирования (какой-л.) кампании ~ разливать по бочонкам ~ ствол, дуло (оружия) ~ тех. цилиндр, барабан, вал~ house, ~ shop амер. sl. трактир, кабак;
пивная~ house, ~ shop амер. sl. трактир, кабак;
пивнаяto holler down a rain ~ "кричать в пустую бочку", заниматься пустозвонствомprint ~ вчт. печатающая головка -
50 barrel
1. [ʹbærəl] n1. 1) бочка, бочонок2) спиртное, хмельное3) разг. куча, уймаa barrel of fun - ≅ очень весело, забавно
2. баррель (мера жидких, сыпучих и некоторых твёрдых материалов: мыла, солонины и т. п.)3. воен. ствол ( огнестрельного оружия)a gun with two barrels - двуствольное ружьё, двустволка
4. трубка ( в авторучке); полость ( в карандаше)5. тех.1) цилиндр; барабан2) втулка; гильза3) бобина; катушка4) тубус ( микроскопа)6. стр. свод ( туннеля)7. анат. барабанная полость ( уха)8. амер. «кубышка» ( средства на ведение политической кампании)9. круп (лошади, коровы)♢
over a barrel - неловкое, беспомощное положение2. [ʹbærəl] vto scrape the (bottom of the) barrel - разг. с трудом набрать необходимую сумму
1. разливать по бочкам; затаривать в бочки2. хранить на складе3. разг. двигаться очень быстро -
51 figure
1. [ʹfıgə] n1. 1) цифра; числоdouble [three, four] figures - двузначные [трёхзначные, четырёхзначные] числа
target /control, key/ figures - контрольные цифры
income running into six figures - доход, выраженный шестизначным числом
2) pl количественная информация, количественные данные; цифры2. pl разг. арифметикаto be smart [quick] at figures - хорошо [быстро] считать
3. диаграмма, рисунок, чертёж ( в книге)see figure 2 on page 5 - смотрите рис. 2 на с. 5
4. фигура, внешний вид, телосложение; облик, образa fine figure of a man - видный /представительный/ мужчина
the girl had a nice slender figure - у девушки была красивая стройная фигура
5. 1) фигура, персона, личностьhe was one of the greatest figures of his age - он был одним из самых выдающихся людей своего времени
a person of figure - выдающаяся /замечательная/ личность
2) человек; кто-то, нектоI saw figures moving in the dusk - в полутьме я видел какие-то движущиеся фигуры; я видел, что в темноте кто-то ходит
6. 1) изображение; портрет; статуяthe wall was decorated with figures of beasts, birds, flowers - стена была украшена изображениями животных, птиц, цветов
a figure of a deer stood on the mantelpiece - на камине стояла фигурка оленя
2) (of) воплощение или предмет (чего-л.)a figure of fun - предмет всеобщего осмеяния; посмешище
7. впечатление8. риторическая фигура, троп (тж. figure of speech)9. фигура (в танцах, фигурном катании, пилотаже)10. узор (на ткани, бумаге)11. разг. ценаto buy at a high [at a low] figure - покупать по высокой [по низкой] цене
what's the figure? - сколько я вам должен?, сколько это стоит?
12. мат. фигура, тело13. гороскоп ( в астрологии)♢
to cut /to make/ a conspicuous /good, great/ figure - играть важную рольto cut /to make/ a little [poor, ridiculous] figure - играть незначительную [жалкую, смешную] роль
to cut no figure - преим. амер. не играть никакой роли, не иметь никакого значения; не производить никакого впечатления
to do things on the big figure - амер. делать что-л. в большом масштабе, поставить что-л. на широкую ногу
2. [ʹfıgə] vto miss a /one's/ figure - амер. допустить грубую ошибку /просчёт/, просчитаться
1. изображать (графически, диаграммой и т. п.)2. 1) представлять себеhow do you figure it to yourself? - как вы это себе представляете?
2) амер. разг. считать, полагатьI figure that it will take three years - я считаю, что на это понадобится три года
I figure that you'd want your tea - я полагаю, что вам пора пить чай
will it explode? - John figures not - а оно не взорвётся? - Джон думает, что нет
they backed him because they figured him an upright man - они поддерживали его, так как считали его честным человеком
3. (on)1) рассчитывать на2) полагатьсяI figured on him leaving early - я надеялся, что он рано уйдёт
3) планировать, собираться4. 1) играть важную рольthe vice-president really figured in the company - в этой фирме вице-президент был (важной) фигурой
he will certainly figure in history - он, несомненно, войдёт в историю
2) фигурировать, участвоватьpersons who figured in a robbery - лица, замешанные в ограблении
5. украшать ( фигурами)6. обозначать цифрами7. разг. ( часто figure up)1) считать, подсчитывать; вычислять2) складыватьto figure smth. in - включать что-л. в подсчёт
have you figured in the cost of the hotel? - а вы учли расходы на гостинцу?
8. выполнять фигуры (в танцах, фигурном катании и т. п.)9. придавать форму10. амер. разг. быть подходящимthat figures! - это меня устраивает!
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52 -Discussing video games-
Social1 Discussing video gamesYou've got a lot of games here. Hai un sacco di videogiochi qui.Are you a big gamer? Sei un appassionato di videogiochi?What kind of games are you into? Quali giochi ti interessano?I like sports games, adventure games and driving games, but adventure games are my favourite. Mi piacciono i giochi di sport, di avventura e di guida, ma quelli di avventura sono i miei preferiti.What are you playing at the moment? A che stai giocando in questo periodo?I'm really into Dark Realm. Sono davvero preso da Dark Realm.Have you ever played Dark Realm? Hai mai giocato a Dark Realm?What's it like? Com'è?What do you have to do exactly? Cosa devi fare precisamente?You'd have to play the game to get the idea. Dovresti giocare per fartene un'idea.What are the graphics like? Com'è la grafica?The graphics are pretty cool. La grafica è una figata.You should have a go. Dovresti provare.It's an online game. Si gioca online.You buy the software which you have to install. Compri il software che devi installare.When you sign in you get a password to play online. Quando ti registri ricevi una password per giocare online.You play against other people online. Giochi contro altra gente online.You can play against people from all over the world. Puoi giocare contro persone di tutto il mondo.That sounds fun. Sembra divertente.It's a great laugh playing the game with your mates. È molto divertente giocare con i tuoi amici.Is there anything else to pay once you've bought the software? C'è altro da pagare dopo che hai comprato il software?There's a catch. C'è un tranello.You have to pay a subscription fee to play online. Ti devi abbonare per giocare online.It's not much, but it soon starts adding up after a while. Non è molto ma dopo un po' le spese cominciano ad accumularsi.Sounds like too much palaver for me. Sembra un po' troppo complicato per i miei gusti. -
53 miss out
1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verb* * *2) ((often with on) to be left out of something: George missed out (on all the fun) because of his broken leg.) verpassen* * *◆ miss outI. vt▪ to \miss out out ⇆ sb/sth1. (accidentally) comma, patient, word jdn/etw vergessen [o übersehenII. vi zu kurz kommen* * *1. vt sepauslassen; (= accidentally not see) übersehen; last line or paragraph etc weglassen2. vi (inf)zu kurz kommenhe's been missing out on life — er ist im Leben zu kurz gekommen
* * *1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verbmiss out on something — (coll.) sich (Dat.) etwas entgehen lassen
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54 bug
I n1) infmlHe has a bug that he is a wonderful judge of guys' characters — У него заскок. Он думает, что хорошо разбирается в характерах людей
She had the acting bug and wanted a small part — Ее тянуло к искусству, и поэтому она хотела выступить хотя бы в малой роли
I went sailing once and caught the bug — Одного раза для меня было достаточно, чтобы заразиться парусным спортом
She's bitten by that same bug of wanting to improve everybody's lives for them — У нее мания соваться со своими советами, как лучше устроить жизнь своего ближнего
Like you I got bitten by the SF bug quite early in life — Как и ты, я заразился научной фантастикой в раннем возрасте
2) infmlWhen a new machine is put into operation some bugs are liable to become apparent — При вводе оборудования в эксплуатацию выявляются некоторые дефекты
As soon as I get the bugs out I can run my program — Как только я отлажу программу, то сразу запущу ее
There is a little bug still but it hardly causes any problems — Есть небольшая неисправность, но она несущественна
3) infmlI'm not feeling well. I must have picked up a bug somewhere — Я плохо себя чувствую. Должно быть, я где-то простудился
There must be a bug about — В городе, должно быть, эпидемия гриппа
4) slWe can't talk because the phone has a bug on it — Мы не можем говорить откровенно, потому что в телефоне установлен "жучок"
I found a little bug carefully taped under my chair — Я обнаружил небольшой микрофон, который аккуратно приклеили лентой под моим стулом
5) sl esp AmEThousand soccer bugs literally crashed the gate — Тысяча футбольных фанатов буквально снесли ворота и прорвались без билета
He has turned into a real compact disc bug — Для него, кроме компакт-дисков, больше ничего не существует
6) AmE slII vt sl1)We will have to bug the bookie joint to get the goods on those guys — Нам будет нужно установить в конторе у букмекеров подслушивающие устройства, чтобы собрать против них улики
2) esp AmEI suspected something was bugging her from the way she used to give me hell every time I came home only a half hour late — Я подозревал, что что-то мучает ее, даже судя по тому, как она на меня орала, стоило мне опоздать хотя бы на полчаса
Look, you're bugging me — Послушай, ты мне надоел
Stop bugging me, man! — Отстань от меня!
There was plenty of opportunities for me to be bugged by this incessant nagging till I had to declare that subject off limits too — Было предостаточно поводов, чтобы заколебать меня этим бесконечным нытьем, пока я не запретил говорить на эту тему
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55 get
I vi sl esp AmE usu imperII vtHe presented a cocked revolver and told them to get — Он выхватил револьвер с взведенным курком и приказал им сваливать
1) infmlGet your dinner at once! — Иди, ешь сейчас же!
2) infml3) infmlIt gets me when I move — Стоит мне пошевелиться, как начинает болеть
4) infmlYou say that the music seemed to you very sad, that it got you — Ты говоришь, что музыка показалась тебе печальной и тронула тебя за душу
5) infmlIt really gets me when he says those stupid things — Меня раздражает, когда он говорит эти глупости
It gets me the way he walks around the place like he owns it — Меня бесит его манера разгуливать по дому, как будто это его собственность
6) infml7) infmlI'm sorry but this problem gets me — Должен сказать, что эта задача ставит меня в тупик
8) infmlHa, ha, can't get me! — Ха-ха, ты меня не поймаешь
9) infmlMy big brother will get you! — Я скажу своему брату, и он тебе даст!
10) infml11) infmlSorry, I don't get it — Извини, но это я не понимаю
It's just between you and me, get it? — Это строго между нами, понятно?
12) infml13) infmlSorry, but I didn't get your name — Извини, но я не расслышал твоего имени
14) infml15) infml esp BrE16) sl esp AmEShe had not brought it along for fun - she was out to get her rival — Она захватила эту штуку с собой не просто так, а потому что решила разделаться со своей соперницей
17) sl esp AmEI'm afraid drinking will get him — Боюсь, что пьянство его погубит
Such practices will surely get you in the end — Если ты будешь продолжать в том же духе, то это тебя до добра не доведет
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56 lay an egg
expr sl1)If I laid an egg - and I laid some big ones - that was my fault — Если я совершал ошибки, а я совершал довольно крупные ошибки, то это моя вина
2)I guess she really laid an egg — Мне кажется, что она снова сморозила какую-то глупость
3)The film was fun to make but it laid an egg at the box office — Фильм было интересно снимать, но в кассовом отношении он провалился
4) AmEHalf the audience laid an egg when I told this one — Половина зала буквально легла, когда я рассказал этот анекдот
I didn't know whether to cry or lay an egg — Я не знал, плакать мне или смеяться
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57 this is it
expr excl infml1)This is really it! — Это то, что надо!
This is it! The world's best hot rod! — Ты только посмотри! Какой автомобиль, а?
2)"It can't be much fun silting by yourself at home most evenings" "This is it! I'm pretty well fed up with being married to an MP, I can tell you" — "Должно быть, не очень-то весело сидеть дома одной по вечерам" - "Вот именно! Мне уже надоело быть замужем за членом парламента, уверяю вас"
3) AmEOkay, this is it! — Ну, принялись!
Get ready, this is it! Jump now! — Приготовиться, сейчас самое страшное. Ну, пошел!
An offensive was about to be launched and headquaters felt that this was it — Приближалось наступление, и в штабе чувствовали, что наступает решающий момент
This is it. From now on no power on earth can save the doomed city — Это был конец. Никакая сила на земле не могла спасти обреченный город
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58 a wet blanket
1) человек, действующий расхолаживающе на других, отбивающий охоту к чему-л., портящий другим настроение; занудаClare's recklessness was nothing new. To come the elder sister! To be a wet blanket! Impossible! (J. Galsworthy, ‘Over the River’, ch. VIII) — Безрассудство Клэр не было новостью для Динни. Но встать в позу наставницы? Обдать Клэр ушатом холодной воды? Невозможно!
You go ahead and go with your friends, and have a good time. I don't want to go. If I go I'll only be a wet blanket and spoil the fun. And I'd really rather stay here. (J. Jones, ‘Some Came Running’, book VI, ch. LXXIV) — Ты поезжай со своими друзьями. Желаю вам повеселиться. Я не хочу ехать. Если я поеду, то нагоню на всех скуку и испорчу веселье. К тому же мне хочется побыть дома.
2) что-л. действующее расхолаживающе, отбивающее охоту к чему-л.; см. тж. put a wet blanket onIt was an unlucky toast... It was a wet blanket to the evening. (E. Gaskell, ‘Mary Barton’, ch. II) — Это был неудачный тост... Он испортил весь вечер.
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59 the chips are down and the stakes are high
амер.(the chips are down and the stakes are high (сокр. (when) the chips are down))когда наступает ответственный, критический момент [букв. фишки брошены, и ставки высоки (в рулетке)]The previews are always more fun than the actual shows anyway. Since the chips are not down, everyone is at ease and the audience is aware of it. (A. Marx, ‘Life With Groucho’, ch. XXV) — Предварительные просмотры всегда интереснее, чем последующие постановки. Ответственный момент еще не наступил, актеры чувствуют себя спокойно, и зрительный зал понимает это.
When the chips are down a man shows what he really is. (DAS) — Человека узнают по тому, как он ведет себя в минуту опасности.
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60 fly
A n2 ( of trousers) = flies 1 ;C adj ○1 US chic ;2 GB ( clever) malin.1 ( operate) piloter [aircraft, spacecraft, balloon] ; faire voler [model aircraft, kite] ; the pilot flew the plane to… le pilote a emmené l'avion jusqu'à… ; to fly sth to the moon piloter qch jusqu'à la lune ;2 ( transport by air) emmener [qn] par avion [person] ; transporter [qch/qn] par avion [animal, wounded, supplies, food] ; we will fly you to New York for £150 nous vous emmènerons à New York (en avion) pour 150 livres sterling ; to fly troops/food out to the scene acheminer des troupes/des vivres sur les lieux par avion ;3 ( cross by air) traverser [qch] en avion [Atlantic, Channel] ;4 ( cover by air) [bird, aircraft, spacecraft] parcourir [distance] ; I fly over 10,000 km a year ( as passenger) je vole plus de 10 000 km par an ; ( as pilot) je fais plus de 10 000 km par an ;5 ( display) [ship] arborer [flag, ensign, colours] ; [organization, person] agiter [flag] ; the embassy was flying the German flag le drapeau allemand flottait sur l'ambassade ;1 [bird, insect, aircraft, rocket, balloon, kite] voler (from de ; to à) ; to fly north/south voler vers le nord/vers le sud ; to fly over ou across sth survoler qch ; to fly past ou over(head) passer dans le ciel ; a swan flew past the window un cygne est passé devant la fenêtre (en volant) ; to fly into a cage entrer dans une cage (en volant) ; to fly into a tree percuter un arbre (en vol) ; to fly into Gatwick atterrir à Gatwick ; the bird flew down and ate the bread l'oiseau s'est abattu sur le pain et l'a mangé ; there's a mosquito flying around il y a un moustique ; rumours were flying (around) des bruits circulaient ;2 [passenger] voyager en avion, prendre l'avion ; [pilot] piloter, voler ; to fly from Orly partir d'Orly ; to fly from Rome to Athens aller de Rome à Athènes en avion ; to fly in Concorde prendre le Concorde ; she flew to Madrid in a helicopter elle est allée à Madrid en hélicoptère ; we fly to Boston twice a day [airline] nous avons deux vols par jour pour Boston ; to fly over ou across sth survoler [Alps, Paris, Atlantic] ; to fly out to s'envoler pour ; to fly home rentrer en avion ; to fly around the world faire le tour du monde en avion ;3 ( be propelled) [bullet, glass, sparks, insults, threats] voler ; to fly over the wall/across the room/into the room voler par-dessus le mur/à travers la pièce/dans la pièce ; a splinter flew into his eye il a reçu une écharde dans l'œil ; to fly in all directions voler dans toutes les directions ; to fly off s'envoler ; to fly open s'ouvrir brusquement ; to go flying ○ [person] faire un vol plané ; [object, objects] valdinguer ○ ; to send sb flying ○ jeter qn sur le carreau ○ ; to send sth flying ○ envoyer valdinguer ○ qch ; to fly at sb sauter sur qn ; to fly into a rage ou temper fig se mettre en colère ; to fly into a panic fig paniquer, s'affoler ;4 (rush, hurry) I must fly! il faut que je file ○ ! ; to fly past/in/out etc passer/entrer/sortir etc en trombe ○ ;5 ( go quickly) ( also fly past, fly by) [time, holidays] passer vite, filer ○ ; time flies when you're having fun! le temps passe vite quand on s'amuse! ;to drop/die like flies tomber/mourir comme des mouches ; he wouldn't hurt ou harm a fly il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche ; there are no flies on her elle n'est pas née de la dernière pluie ; to fly in the face of ( defy) défier [authority, danger, tradition] ; ( contradict) être en contradiction flagrante avec [evidence, proof] ; to let fly (with) lit tirer [arrow, hail of bullets] ; to let fly a stream of abuse lancer un flot d'injures ; to let fly at sb s'en prendre à qn ; he really let fly il a piqué une crise terrible.■ fly in:▶ fly [sth/sb] in, fly in [sth/sb] acheminer [qch] par avion [food, supplies] ; to have sb/sth flown in faire venir qn/qch par avion.■ fly off [bird, insect] s'envoler.
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