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hit sb like a ton of bricks

1 like a ton of bricks

I adj infml
If the evidence is available against me, he'll be down on me like a ton of bricks — Если будут доказательства моей вины, то он с меня живого не слезет
II adv infml
1)

The fondest father doesn't welcome his offspring landing on his bed like a ton of bricks at 5.30 in the morning — Даже самому любящему отцу не понравится, когда его отпрыск хлопнется к нему в постель в 5.30 утра

When her husband showed up in the early hours of the morning she came down on him like a ton of bricks — Когда ее муж заявился домой под утро, она накинулась на него как пантера

He came down on us like a ton of bricks — Он нас ругал на чем свет стоит

She came down on me like a ton of bricks — Она набросилась на меня как бешеная

2)

She gave him a pleasant smile that settled on him like a ton of bricks — Она очаровательно улыбнулась ему, и эта улыбка проникла в самую душу

That new experience hit her like a ton of bricks — Пережитое потрясло ее до глубины души

The news hit him like a ton of bricks — Эта новость его потрясла

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > like a ton of bricks
2 hit like a ton of bricks

1) Общая лексика: потрясти до глубины души

2) Сленг: производить необычайно сильное впечатление, словно "обухом по голове"

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > hit like a ton of bricks
3 hit smb. like a pile (or a ton) of bricks

пpoизвecти oчeнь cильнoe впeчaтлeниe нa кoгo-л., oшapaшить кoгo-л.

The news of her arrival hit him like a ton of bricks

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > hit smb. like a pile (or a ton) of bricks
4 hit like ton of bricks

Сленг: внушать страх, приводить в состояние оцепенения

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > hit like ton of bricks
5 brick

1. noun
1) (block) Ziegelstein, der; Backstein, der; (clay) Lehmziegel, der

be or come down on somebody like a ton of bricks — (coll.) jemanden unheimlich fertig machen od. zusammenstauchen (ugs.)

2) (toy) Bauklötzchen, das
2. adjective
Ziegelstein-; Backstein-
3. transitive verb
brick up/in — zu-/einmauern

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[brik]
noun

((a block of) baked clay used for building: a pile of bricks; ( also adjective) a brick wall.) der Ziegel

- academic.ru/8936/brickbat">brickbat
- bricklayer
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brick

[brɪk]

n

1. (building block) Ziegel[stein] m, Backstein m

to invest in \bricks and mortar in Immobilien investieren; (buy a house) ein Haus kaufen

2. usu sing ( dated or also hum: loyal person) prima Kumpel m sl, feiner Kerl fam

3.

▶ to come down on sb like a ton of \bricks ( fam) jdn [richtig] fertigmachen fam

▶ you can't make \bricks without straw ( prov) wo nichts ist, kann auch nichts werden prov

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[brɪk]
n

1) (BUILD) Ziegel- or Backstein m

you can't make bricks without straw (Prov) — wo nichts ist, kann auch nichts werden

he came or was down on me like a ton of bricks (inf) — er hat mich unheimlich fertiggemacht (inf)

to drop a brick ( Brit fig inf ) — ins Fettnäpfchen treten

to drop sb/sth like a hot brick (inf) — jdn/etw wie eine heiße Kartoffel fallen lassen

2) (= toy) (Bau)klotz m

box of ( building) bricks — Baukasten m

3) (of ice cream) Block m

4) (dated inf) feiner Kerl (inf)

be a brick! — sei ein Kumpel!

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brick [brık]

A s

1. Ziegel(stein) m, Backstein m:

be in with the bricks umg zum lebenden Mobiliar gehören;

come down on sb like a ton of bricks umg jemandem ganz gewaltig aufs Dach steigen;

drop a brick Br umg ins Fettnäpfchen treten;

hit sb like a ton of bricks umg bei jemandem wie eine Bombe einschlagen (Nachricht etc);

shit bricks ( oder a brick) vulg sich vor Angst etc in die Hose(n) scheißen;

you could have built a wall with the bricks he shit vulg dem ging der Arsch ganz schön auf Grundeis!;

swim like a brick hum schwimmen wie eine bleierne Ente

2. Br Baustein m, (Bau)Klötzchen n (für Kinder):

box of bricks Baukasten m

3. a) (Gold- etc) Barren m

b) Packung f (Eis)

4. umg Pfundskerl m, feiner Kerl

B adj

1. Ziegel…, Backstein…

2. ziegelförmig

C v/t mit Ziegeln etc belegen oder pflastern oder einfassen:

brick up ( oder in)

a) einmauern,

b) zumauern

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1. noun
1) (block) Ziegelstein, der; Backstein, der; (clay) Lehmziegel, der

be or come down on somebody like a ton of bricks — (coll.) jemanden unheimlich fertig machen od. zusammenstauchen (ugs.)

2) (toy) Bauklötzchen, das
2. adjective
Ziegelstein-; Backstein-
3. transitive verb
brick up/in — zu-/einmauern

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n.

Backstein m.

Baustein -e m.

Klotz ¨-er m.

Stein -e m.

Ziegel - m.

Ziegelstein m.

English-german dictionary > brick
6 Г-408

КАК ГРОМОМ ПОРАЗИТЬ (ОГЛУШИТЬ) кого VP subj: usu. abstr often past passive Part как громом поражённый usu. this WO to come as a total shock, dumbfound s.o.: X Y-a как громом поразил - X struck (hit) Y like a bolt of lightning X came as a bombshell X hit Y like a ton of bricks
как громом поражённый = thunderstruck
as if struck by lightning stunned as by a thunderclap.
Оба они (оба парня)... стали исчезать в пучине. Мы все стояли как громом поражённые (Попов 1). The two of them (young men)...began to disappear beneath the waves....We all stood there, thunderstruck (1a).

«Дорогие друзья, - лучезарно сказал космонавт, - я хочу, чтобы мы за этим прекрасным столом выпили за комсомол, воспитавший нас...» Молодой хозяин, услышав этот тост, застыл, как поражённый громом (Искандер 4). "Dear friends," the cosmonaut said radiantly, "I propose that we at this excellent table drink a toast to the Komsomol that has nurtured us...When he heard that, the young host stopped dead as if struck by lightning (4a).

Наутро город встал как громом поражённый, потому что история приняла размеры странные и чудовищные. На Персональной улице к полудню осталось в живых только три курицы... (Булгаков 10). When the town awakened in the morning, it was stunned as by a thunderclap, for the affair assumed strange and monstrous proportions. By noontime, only three hens were still alive on Personal Street.. (10a)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Г-408
7 как громом оглушить

• КАК ГРОМОМ ПОРАЗИТЬ < ОГЛУШИТЬ> кого

[VP; subj: usu. abstr; often past passive Part как громом поражённый; usu. this WO]

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⇒ to come as a total shock, dumbfound s.o.:

- X Y-a как громом поразил≈ X struck < hit> Y like a bolt of lightning;

- X came as a bombshell;

- X hit Y like a ton of bricks;

|| как громом поражённый≈ thunderstruck;

- as if struck by lightning;

- stunned as by a thunderclap.

     ♦ Оба они [оба парня]... стали исчезать в пучине. Мы все стояли как громом поражённые (Попов 1). The two of them [young men]... began to disappear beneath the waves....We all stood there, thunderstruck (1a).

     ♦ "Дорогие друзья, - лучезарно сказал космонавт, - я хочу, чтобы мы за этим прекрасным столом выпили за комсомол, воспитавший нас..." Молодой хозяин, услышав этот тост, застыл, как поражённый громом (Искандер 4). "Dear friends," the cosmonaut said radiantly, "I propose that we at this excellent table drink a toast to the Komsomol that has nurtured us...." When he heard that, the young host stopped dead as if struck by lightning (4a).

     ♦ Наутро город встал как громом поражённый, потому что история приняла размеры странные и чудовищные. На Персональной улице к полудню осталось в живых только три курицы... (Булгаков 10). When the town awakened in the morning, it was stunned as by a thunderclap, for the affair assumed strange and monstrous proportions. By noontime, only three hens were still alive on Personal Street.. (10a)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как громом оглушить
8 как громом поразить

• КАК ГРОМОМ ПОРАЗИТЬ < ОГЛУШИТЬ> кого

[VP; subj: usu. abstr; often past passive Part как громом поражённый; usu. this WO]

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⇒ to come as a total shock, dumbfound s.o.:

- X Y-a как громом поразил≈ X struck < hit> Y like a bolt of lightning;

- X came as a bombshell;

- X hit Y like a ton of bricks;

|| как громом поражённый≈ thunderstruck;

- as if struck by lightning;

- stunned as by a thunderclap.

     ♦ Оба они [оба парня]... стали исчезать в пучине. Мы все стояли как громом поражённые (Попов 1). The two of them [young men]... began to disappear beneath the waves....We all stood there, thunderstruck (1a).

     ♦ "Дорогие друзья, - лучезарно сказал космонавт, - я хочу, чтобы мы за этим прекрасным столом выпили за комсомол, воспитавший нас..." Молодой хозяин, услышав этот тост, застыл, как поражённый громом (Искандер 4). "Dear friends," the cosmonaut said radiantly, "I propose that we at this excellent table drink a toast to the Komsomol that has nurtured us...." When he heard that, the young host stopped dead as if struck by lightning (4a).

     ♦ Наутро город встал как громом поражённый, потому что история приняла размеры странные и чудовищные. На Персональной улице к полудню осталось в живых только три курицы... (Булгаков 10). When the town awakened in the morning, it was stunned as by a thunderclap, for the affair assumed strange and monstrous proportions. By noontime, only three hens were still alive on Personal Street.. (10a)

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как громом поразить
9 оглоушивать

несов. - оглоу́шивать, сов. - оглоу́шить; (вн.) разг.

1) ( ударять) hit (d) on the head; crown (d)

2) ( ошеломлять) stun (d), shock (d); hit (d) like a ton of bricks амер. sl

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > оглоушивать
10 производить необычайно сильное впечатление, словно обухом по голове

Jargon: hit like a ton of bricks

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > производить необычайно сильное впечатление, словно обухом по голове
11 brick

{brik}
I. 1. тухла
2. събир. тухли, кирпич
3. калъп, блок, брикет, блокче шоколад/сладолед/пресован чай и пр.
a box of BRICKs детски строителни блокчета
4. разг. честен/предан/добросърдечен/щедър човек
to drop a BRICK извършвам нещо нетактично, правя гаф
like a load/ton of BRICKs със съкрушителна сила
II. 1. облицовам с тухли, правя тухлена настилка
2. to BRICK in/up зазиждам (прозорец, врата и пр.)
III. 1. направен/изграден от тухли, тухлен
2. керемиденочервен, брик

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{brik} n 1. тухла; 2. сьбир. тухли, кирпич; 3. калъп, блок, бри(2) v 1. облицовам с тухли; правя тухлена настилка; 2. to brick {3} а 1. направен/изграден от тухли; тухлен; 2. керемиденоче

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тухлен; тухла; сладур; брикет;

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1. a box of bricks детски строителни блокчета 2. i. тухла 3. ii. облицовам с тухли, правя тухлена настилка 4. iii. направен/изграден от тухли, тухлен 5. like a load/ton of bricks със съкрушителна сила 6. to brick in/up зазиждам (прозорец, врата и пр.) 7. to drop a brick извършвам нещо нетактично, правя гаф 8. калъп, блок, брикет, блокче шоколад/сладолед/пресован чай и пр 9. керемиденочервен, брик 10. разг. честен/предан/добросърдечен/щедър човек 11. събир. тухли, кирпич
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brick [brik] I. n 1. тухла; air-dried \bricks кирпич; burnt \bricks печени тухли; as hard as a \brick твърд като камък; \brick and mortar недвижимо имущество (като инвестиция); 2. събир. тухли; 3. калъп, блок, кубче, брикет; a \brick of tea кубче разтворим чай; a \brick of ice cream сладолед в квадратна кутия; a \brick of soap калъп сапун; a box of \bricks детска играчка, кутия с дървени кубчета; 4. разг. добър (свестен) човек, добро момче, симпатяга, арабия; be a \brick! хайде, ти си добро момче, разбран човек; a gold \brick slFONT face=TmsTr 1) измама, фалшификация; 2) безделник, кръшкач; • to make \bricks without straw заемам се с трудна и безполезна работа, мъча се напразно; to drop a \brick правя гаф, казвам (извършвам) нещо нетактично; to be in with the \bricks участвам от самото начало, един от основателите съм; to hit the \bricks ам. sl обявявам стачка; to come down upon s.o. like a ton of \bricks разг. нахвърлям се бясно върху някого; to shit a \brick vulg умирам (напикавам се) от страх; he can see through a \brick wall сече му главата (акълът), той е много проницателен (прозорлив, наблюдателен); built like a \brick shit-house sl vulg як, здрав, едър; II. v 1.: to \brick in (up) зазиждам; 2. облицовам с тухли; III. adj, attr тухлен; от тухли; to bang o.'s head against a \brick wall разг. правя напразни усилия; заел съм се с непосилна задача.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > brick
12 brick

1. [brık] n
1. 1) кирпич; клинкер

2) pl детские кубики (тж. box of bricks)

2. брусок, брикет (мыла, чая, мороженого и т. п.)

3. разг. славный парень, молодчина, «молоток»

you behaved like a brick - ты вёл себя молодцом

4. промах, нарушение правил поведения

to drop a brick - разг. допустить бестактность, сделать промах, «ляпнуть»

5. амер. сл. пакет марихуаны ёмкостью 1 килограмм

♢ like a brick, like bricks - охотно; энергично

only a brick throw from - совсем рядом, в двух шагах

to have a brick in one's hat - амер. напиться, наклюкаться

like a cat on hot bricks - ≅ как на горячих угольях

to make bricks without straw - делать (что-л.) впустую, заниматься бесполезным делом

to hit the bricks - амер. сл. бастовать

like a ton of bricks - стремительно; ≅ как таран

his dreams never reached the stage of bricks and mortar - его мечты так и не осуществились
2. [brık] a
кирпичный, клинкерный

brick lining - тех. футеровка

brick pavement - клинкерная мостовая

♢ to knock /to run/ one's head against a brick wall - лбом стену прошибать; лезть на рожон
3. [brık] v
класть кирпичи; облицовывать; выкладывать кирпичом; мостить кирпичом

НБАРС > brick
13 ♦ brick

♦ brick /brɪk/
n.

1 [cu] mattone; laterizio: built in brick (o brick-built) (costruito) in mattoni; di mattoni; a brick wall, un muro di mattoni

2 pezzo rettangolare; cubetto; blocchetto

3 blocchetto di legno ( per il gioco delle costruzioni)

4 mattonella ( di gelato)

5 (fam. GB, antiq.) vero amico; angelo; tesoro: Celia, you're a brick!, Celia, sei un angelo!

● bricks and mortar, edifici (pl.); case (pl.); ( come investimento) il mattone, la casa, gli immobili (pl.); ( anche) il settore immobiliare □ (comput., econ.) brick-and-mortar, tradizionale (ossia non appartenente alla «new economy») □ brick-earth, argilla per mattoni □ brick flooring, ammattonato □ brick hammer, martello da muratore □ brick kiln, fornace da mattoni □ brick pavement, ammattonato □ brick red, rosso mattone □ brick veneer, rivestimento di mattoni (di casa, su una struttura di legno); (Austral.) casa con questo rivestimento □ (fam.) to be a brick (o a few bricks) short of a load, essere un po' picchiato; non essere tutto giusto □ (fam.) to come down on sb. like a ton of bricks, fare una sfuriata a q.; levare il pelo a q.; mangiarsi vivo q. □ to come up against a brick wall, andare a sbattere contro un muro (fig.) □ (fam.) to drop a brick, fare una gaffe; dirla grossa □ ( slang USA) to hit the bricks, uscire in strada; scioperare, scendere in strada; uscire di prigione □ to make bricks without straw, fare qc. senza avere i mezzi necessari.
(to) brick /brɪk/
v. t.

costruire, pavimentare con mattoni; ammattonare, mattonare

● to brick up, murare ( con mattoni: una finestra, ecc.) □ ( slang) to be bricking it, cacarsi sotto (dalla paura).

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ brick
14 tomber

tomber [tɔ̃be]

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1. intransitive verb

2. transitive verb

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► Lorsque tomber fait partie d'une locution comme tomber amoureux, tomber de sommeil, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. to fall ; [échafaudage, mur] to fall down ; [cheveux] to fall out

• il est tombé et s'est cassé la jambe he fell and broke his leg

• tomber par terre to fall down

• se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil to fall into an armchair

• attention ! tu vas tomber careful! you'll fall

• tomber à l'eau to fall into the water ; (figurative) to fall through

• tomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree

• tomber d'une chaise to fall off a chair

• tomber d'une échelle to fall off a ladder

• tomber de cheval to fall off one's horse

• tomber de haut to fall from a height ; (figurative) to come down with a bump

• il est tombé sur la tête ! (inf) he must be mad!

• la nouvelle vient de tomber à l'instant the news has just come through

• un fax vient de tomber a fax has just come through

► faire tomber to knock down ; (en renversant) to knock over ; (en lâchant) to drop ; [+ température, prix] to bring down

• le chien l'a fait tomber the dog knocked him over

• faire tomber le gouvernement to bring down the government

   b. [neige, pluie] to fall ; [brouillard] to come down

• la nuit tombe it's getting dark

• il tombe de la neige it's snowing

• qu'est-ce qu'il tombe ! (inf) it's coming down in buckets! (inf)

• il tombe quelques gouttes it's raining slightly

• la foudre est tombée tout près the lightning has struck nearby

   c. ( = baisser) to drop ; [jour] to draw to a close ; [prix, nombre] to fall ; [colère] to die down ; [assurance, enthousiasme] to fall away

• le dollar est tombé à 2 € the dollar has fallen to 2 euros

• les prix ne sont jamais tombés aussi bas prices have reached an all-time low

• ils sont tombés bien bas they've sunk really low

   d. ( = disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to disappear ; [record] to fall

• l'as et le roi sont tombés the ace and king have been played

   e. ( = pendre) to hang

• sa jupe tombe bien her skirt hangs nicely

• ses cheveux lui tombaient sur les épaules his hair came down to his shoulders

• les rideaux tombaient jusqu'au plancher the curtains came down to the floor

   f. ( = échoir) [date, choix, sort] to fall ; [verdict, sanction] to be pronounced

• les deux concerts tombent le même jour the two concerts fall on the same day

   g. ( = arriver, se produire) il est tombé en pleine réunion he walked straight into a meeting

• bien tomber (moment) to come at the right moment ; (chance) to be lucky

• mal tomber (moment) to come at the wrong moment ; (chance) to be unlucky

• ça tombe bien that's fortunate

• il est vraiment bien/mal tombé avec son nouveau patron he's really lucky/unlucky with his new boss

• ça tombe à pic (inf) that's perfect timing

• ça ne pouvait pas mieux tomber it couldn't have come at a better time

   h. ( = être arrêté) (inf!) to get busted (inf!)

   i. (locutions)

► laisser tomber to drop

• il a voulu faire du droit mais il a vite laissé tomber he wanted to do law but he soon dropped it

• la famille nous a bien laissé tomber the family really let us down

• laisse tomber ! (inf) forget it! ; (irritation) give it a rest! (inf)► tomber dans to fall into

• tomber dans l'eau to fall into the water

• tomber dans la misère to become destitute

• tomber dans le coma to fall into a coma

• son œuvre est tombée dans l'oubli his work fell into oblivion► tomber sur ( = rencontrer par hasard) to run into ; ( = trouver par hasard) to come across ; ( = critiquer) (inf) to go for (inf)

• tomber sur le dos to fall on one's back

• j'ai eu la chance de tomber sur un spécialiste I was lucky enough to come across a specialist

• en prenant cette rue, vous tombez sur la gare if you go along this street, you'll find the station

• je suis tombé sur une vieille photo I came across an old photo

• on a tiré au sort et c'est tombé sur moi we drew straws and I was the lucky winner

• et il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi ! it just had to be me!

• il m'est tombé sur le râble or le dos (inf!: inf!) he laid into me (inf)► tomber dessus (inf)

il nous est tombé dessus le jour de Noël he landed on us on Christmas Day (inf)

• une quantité de problèmes leur est tombée dessus they had a whole series of problems

• ils nous sont tombés dessus à huit contre trois eight of them laid into the three of us (inf)

2. <

   a. (Sport) ( = vaincre) (inf)

to throw

   b. ( = séduire) (inf)

il les tombe toutes he's a real ladykiller

   c. ( = retirer) (inf)

tomber la veste to slip off one's jacket

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I
1. tɔ̃be
verbe transitif (+ v avoir) Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe]

2.

verbe intransitif (+ v être)

1) ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off

tomber dans un trou — to fall down a hole

j'ai fait tomber un vase — I knocked a vase over

j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère — I knocked the vase off the shelf

le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit — the wind blew a tile off the roof

se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil — to flop into an armchair

laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis — to drop a cake on the carpet

le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter — the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself

2) ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall; [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop

il tombe des gouttes — it's spotting with rain

qu' est-ce que ça tombe! — (colloq)

ça tombe dru! — (colloq) ( pluie) it's pouring down!

la foudre est tombée sur un arbre — the lightning struck a tree

une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne — there was a dim light coming through the skylight

une pâle clarté tombait de la lune — the moon cast a pale light

3) (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall; [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down

faire tomber — to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]

il est tombé bien bas — ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low

il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime — he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation

je tombe de sommeil — I can't keep my eyes open

4) (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out

le roi est tombé — ( aux cartes) the king has been played

faire tomber — to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to break down [barrières]

5) ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope

6) ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall

tomber bien/mal — [vêtement, rideau] to hang well/badly

sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles — her skirt comes down to her ankles

7) (se retrouver, se placer)

tomber dans la vulgarité — to lapse into vulgarity

vous tombez dans le paradoxe — you are being paradoxical

tomber sous le coup d'une loi — Droit to fall within the provisions of a law

la conversation est tombée sur la politique — the conversation came around to politics

8) ( devenir) to fall

tomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love

9) ( être donné) [décision] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given

tomber sur les écrans — [nouvelle] to come through on screen

dès que le journal tombe des presses — as soon as the newspaper comes off the press

10) ( rencontrer)

tomber sur — gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches)

tomber sur la bonne page — to hit on the right page

je suis tombé sur un examinateur sévère à l'examen — I got a harsh examiner in the exam

je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais — I found what I was looking for by chance

si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place — if you follow that street, you'll come to the square

11) ( survenir) gén to come

tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! — ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!

tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir — you're lucky/unlucky, I was just about to leave

il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus! — (colloq) (décision, choix) why does it always have to be me?; ( mésaventure) why does it always have to happen to me?

tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion — [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting

12) ( coïncider) [date] to fall on [jour, quantième]

13) ( abandonner)

laisser tomber — to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]

laisse tomber! — (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest! (colloq)

laisser tomber quelqu'un — ( pour se séparer) to drop somebody; ( pour ne plus aider) to let somebody down

14) ( agresser)

tomber sur quelqu'un — ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq); [pillards, police] to descend on somebody; ( critiquer) to go for somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq)

15) ( mourir) euph to die

II tɔ̃be
nom masculin (de vêtement, tissu) hang [U]

ce velours a un beau tomber — this velvet hangs well

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tɔ̃be
1. vi

1) (par terre, d'un mur) to fall

Attention, tu vas tomber! — Be careful, you'll fall!

tomber à l'eau — to fall in the water, fig, [projet] to fall through

tomber de fatigue — to drop from exhaustion

tomber de sommeil — to be asleep on one's feet

Il tombe de sommeil. — He's asleep on his feet.

2) (dans un certain état)

tomber en panne — to break down

tomber en ruine — to fall into ruins

tomber enceinte — to get pregnant, to fall pregnant

3) (= survenir)

ça tombe bien — that's good timing

ça tombe mal — that's bad timing

il est bien tombé — he's been lucky

il est mal tombé — he's been unlucky

tomber juste [opération, calcul] — to come out right

4)

laisser tomber (= lâcher) — to drop

Elle a laissé tomber son stylo. — She dropped her pen., (= renoncer à) to give up

Il a laissé tomber le piano. — He gave up the piano., (= faire faux bond à) to let down

Il ne laisse jamais tomber ses amis. — He never lets his friends down.

laisse tomber — drop it

Laisse tomber, il n'acceptera jamais. — Drop it, he'll never agree.

5)

tomber sur [difficulté] — to come across

tomber sur quelqu'un [ami, connaissance] — to bump into someone

Je suis tombé sur lui en sortant de chez Pierre. — I bumped into him coming out of Pierre's place., (= attaquer) [personne] to set about

2. vt

tomber la veste — to slip off one's jacket

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tomber verb table: aimer

A nm (de vêtement, tissu) hang ¢; ce velours a un beau tomber this velvet hangs well.

B vtr (+ v avoir)

1 Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe];

2 ○( séduire) to bed○ [femme]; ( charmer) il les tombe toutes they all fall for him.

C vi (+ v être)

1 ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off; je me suis cassé un bras/j'ai cassé un vase en tombant I fell and broke my arm/a vase; tomber à la mer/dans une rivière to fall into the sea/into a river; tomber dans un trou to fall down a hole; tomber sur to fall on [tapis, maison, tête]; tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to land on one's backside; tomber d'un toit/de cheval to fall off a roof/off a horse; tomber d'un arbre [personne] to fall from a tree; [fruit, feuille] to fall off a tree; tomber du lit/de ma poche to fall out of bed/out of my pocket; l'assiette m'est tombée des mains the plate fell out of my hands; ces lunettes me tombent du nez these glasses are slipping off my nose; attention, tu vas me faire tomber! be careful, you'll make me fall!; j'ai fait tomber un vase I knocked a vase over; j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère I knocked the vase off the shelf; il a fait tomber son adversaire ( au rugby) he brought his opponent down; le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit/un arbre sur les voitures the wind blew a tile off the roof/a tree down onto the cars; se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil/sur un lit to flop into an armchair/onto a bed; laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis to drop a cake on the carpet; le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself;

2 ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall (sur onto); [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop; un rayon de lumière tombait sur mon livre a ray of light fell onto my book; il est tombé 200 mm d'eau or de pluie pendant la nuit 200 mm of rain fell during the night; il tombe des gouttes it's spotting with rain; qu'est-ce que ça tombe○!, ça tombe dru○! ( pluie) it's pouring down!, it's coming down in buckets○!; la pluie n'a pas cessé de tomber pendant tout le voyage it rained steadily throughout the journey; la foudre est tombée sur un arbre the lightning struck a tree; une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne there was a dim light coming through the skylight; une pâle clarté tombait de la lune the moon cast a pale light;

3 (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall (de by; à to); [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down; le dollar est tombé au-dessous de 0.90 euro the dollar has fallen to below 0.90 euro; la température est tombée à/de 10°C the temperature has fallen to/by 10°C; leur personnel est tombé à 200 employés their staff is down to 200 employees; faire tomber to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]; il est tombé bien bas ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low; il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation; je tombe de sommeil I can't keep my eyes open;

4 (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out; le roi est tombé ( aux cartes) the king has been played; faire tomber to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to remove [obstacle]; to eradicate [tabou]; faire tomber les barrières fig to break down barriers;

5 ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope; avoir les épaules qui tombent to have sloping shoulders; ⇒ bras;

6 ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall; [vêtement, rideau] to hang; cheveux qui tombent sur les yeux hair that falls over one's eyes; manteau qui tombe bien/mal coat that hangs well/badly; sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles her skirt comes down to her ankles;

7 (se retrouver, se placer) tomber dans un piège lit, fig to fall into a trap; tomber en disgrâce/ruine to fall into disgrace/ruin; tomber dans la vulgarité/sensiblerie to lapse into vulgarity/sentimentality; vous tombez dans le paradoxe you are being paradoxical; tomber sous le charme de qn to fall under sb's spell; tomber sous le coup d'une loi Jur to fall within the provisions of a law; tomber aux mains or entre les mains de qn [document, pouvoir] to fall into sb's hands; la conversation est tombée sur la politique the conversation came around to politics; ⇒ Charybde, sens;

8 ( devenir) to fall; tomber malade/amoureux to fall ill/in love;

9 ( être donné) [décision, sentence, verdict] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given; tomber sur les écrans [nouvelle] to come through on screen; la nouvelle nous tombe à l'instant Radio, TV the news has just come through to us; dès que le journal tombe des presses as soon as the newspaper comes off the press; les paroles qu'il a laissé tomber de sa bouche the words that fell from his lips; ⇒ sourd;

10 ( rencontrer) tomber sur gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami, connaissance]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches) tomber sur la bonne page/le bon numéro to hit on the right page/the right number; je suis tombé sur un sujet difficile/un examinateur sévère à l'examen I got a difficult question/a harsh examiner in the exam; je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais I found what I was looking for by chance ; mes yeux sont tombés sur une jolie femme/une expression amusante my eyes fell on a pretty woman/a funny expression; si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place if you follow that street, you'll come to the square;

11 ( survenir) gén to come; c'est tombé juste au bon moment/comme il fallait it came just at the right time/when it was needed; cette réforme ne pouvait pas mieux/plus mal tomber this reform couldn't have come at a better/worse time; tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!; tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir you're lucky/unlucky ou you've timed that well/badly, I was just about to leave; ça tombe bien/mal, j'avais justement besoin de ce livre that's good/bad luck, I just needed that book; il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus○! [décision, choix] why does it always have to be me?; [mésaventure] why does it always have to happen to me?; tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting;

12 ( coïncider) [date, anniversaire, fête] to fall on [jour, quantième]; ça tombe un mercredi/le 17 avril it falls on a Wednesday/on 17 April;

13 ( abandonner) laisser tomber to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]; il a fallu laisser tomber I/we etc had to give up; laisse tomber! (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest○!; laisser tomber qn ( pour se séparer) to drop sb; ( pour ne plus aider) to let sb down; il a laissé tomber sa petite amie he dropped his girlfriend; ne me laisse pas tomber! don't let me down!; ⇒ chaussette;

14 ( agresser) tomber sur qn ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on sb, to lay○ into sb; [pillards, police] to descend on sb; ( critiquer) to go for sb, to lay○ into sb; ils nous sont tombés dessus à dix contre un they fell on us, ten to one; il s'est fait tomber dessus par des voleurs/un chien he was set on by robbers/attacked by a dog;

15 ( mourir) euph [soldat] to fall euph; tomber sous le feu de l'ennemi to fall under enemy fire; tomber pour qch to die for sth; ⇒ champ.

Idiome

en tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to be flabbergasted○.

I

[tɔ̃be] nom masculin

(littéraire)

au tomber du jour ou de la nuit at nightfall ou dusk

II

[tɔ̃be] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)

A.[CHANGER DE NIVEAU - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ]

1. [personne] to fall (down), to fall over

[meuble, pile de livres] to fall over, to topple over

[cloison] to fall down, to collapse

[avion, bombe, projectile] to fall

tomber par terre to fall on the floor, to fall down

tomber à plat ventre to fall flat on one's face

tomber dans un fauteuil to fall ou to collapse into an armchair

tomber de fatigue to be ready to drop (from exhaustion)

tomber de sommeil to be asleep on one's feet

ne monte pas à l'échelle, tu vas tomber don't go up the ladder, you'll fall off

tomber dans l'escalier to fall down the stairs

tomber de cheval to fall off ou from a horse

tomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree ou from a tree

faire tomber quelqu'un

a. [en lui faisant un croche-pied] to trip somebody up

b. [en le bousculant] to knock ou to push somebody over

le vent a fait tomber des arbres the wind blew some trees over ou down

elle l'a fait tomber de la table she pushed him off the table

faire tomber quelque chose

a. [en poussant] to push something over

b. [en renversant] to knock something over

c. [en lâchant] to drop something

d. [en donnant un coup de pied] to kick something over

j'ai fait tomber mes lunettes I've dropped my glasses

tu es tombé bien bas (figuré) you've sunk very low

2. (soutenu) [mourir] to fall, to die

tomber sur le champ de bataille to fall on the battlefield

ceux qui sont tombés au champ d'honneur those killed in action

3. [se détacher - feuille, pétale, fruit] to fall ou to drop off ; [ - cheveu, dent] to fall ou to come out

ne ramasse pas les cerises qui sont tombées don't pick the cherries which are on the ground

4. [pendre - cheveux, tentures] to hang ; [ - moustaches] to droop ; [ - seins] to sag, to droop

ses longs cheveux lui tombaient dans le dos her long hair hung down her back

une mèche lui tombait sur un œil a lock of hair hung over one eye

il a les épaules qui tombent he's got sloping shoulders

la robe tombe bien sur toi the dress hangs well ou nicely on you

5. [s'abattre, descendre - rayon de soleil, radiations, nuit] to fall ; [ - brouillard, gifle, coup] to come down

la neige/pluie tombait it was snowing/raining

une goutte est tombée dans mon cou a drop trickled ou rolled down my neck

(tournure impersonnelle)

il tombe en moyenne 3 mm d'eau par jour the average daily rainfall is 3 mm

il en est tombé, de la pluie! (familier) it tipped ou threw it down! (UK), it poured!

il tombera de la neige sur l'est there will be snow in the east

il tombe quelques gouttes it's spitting

il tombe de grosses gouttes/gros flocons big drops/flakes are falling

il tombe de la grêle it's hailing

toi, tu as ta paie qui tombe tous les mois (familier) you have a regular salary coming in (every month)

il lui tombe au moins 3 000 euros par mois (familier) he has at least 3,000 euros coming in every month

ça va tomber!

a. [il va pleuvoir] it's going to pour (with rain)!

b. [il va y avoir des coups] you're/we're etc. going to get it!

des têtes vont tomber! heads will roll!

tomber sous les yeux de quelqu'un to come to somebody's attention

6. [déboucher]

là où la rue Daneau tombe dans le boulevard Lamain at the point where Rue Daneau joins ou meets Boulevard Lamain

continuez tout droit et vous tomberez sur le marché keep going straight on and you'll come to the market

7. [diminuer - prix, température, voix, ton] to fall, to drop ; [ - fréquentation] to drop (off) ; [ - fièvre] to come down, to drop ; [ - colère] to die down, to subside ; [ - inquiétude] to melt away, to vanish ; [ - enthousiasme, agitation, intérêt] to fall ou to fade away, to subside ; [ - tempête] to subside, to abate, to die away ; [ - vent] to drop, to fall, to die down ; [ - jour] to draw to a close

la température est tombée de 10 degrés the temperature has dropped ou fallen (by) 10 degrees

sa cote de popularité est tombée très bas/à 28 % his popularity rating has plummeted/has dropped to 28%

faire tomber la fièvre to bring down ou to reduce somebody's temperature

8. [disparaître - obstacle] to disappear, to vanish ; [ - objection, soupçon] to vanish, to fade

sa réticence est tombée devant mes arguments she gave way in the face of my arguments

sa joie tomba brusquement his happiness suddenly vanished ou evaporated

ses défenses sont tombées he dropped his guard

9. [s'effondrer - cité] to fall ; [ - dictature, gouvernement, empire] to fall, to be brought down, to be toppled ; [ - record] to be broken ; [ - concurrent] to go out, to be defeated ; [ - plan, projet] to fall through

les candidats de droite sont tombés au premier tour the right-wing candidates were eliminated in the first round

le chef du gang est tombé hier the ringleader was arrested yesterday

faire tomber

a. [cité] to bring down

b. [gouvernement] to bring down, to topple

c. [record] to break

d. [concurrent] to defeat

10. [devenir]

tomber amoureux to fall in love

tomber enceinte to become pregnant

tomber malade to become ou to fall ill

tomber fou (familier) to go mad

tomber (raide) mort to drop dead, to fall down dead

11. JEUX [carte]

tous les atouts sont tombés all the trumps have been played

B.[SE PRODUIRE, ARRIVER]

1. [événement] to fall ou to be on

mon anniversaire tombe un dimanche my birthday is ou falls on a Sunday

tomber juste [calcul] to work out exactly

bien tomber to come at the right moment ou time

ton bureau l'intéresse — ça tombe bien, je voulais m'en débarrasser he's interested in your desk — that's good, I wanted to get rid of it

mal tomber to come at the wrong moment ou at a bad time

le mardi tombe assez mal pour moi Tuesday's not a good day ou very convenient for me

[personne]

on est tombés en plein pendant la grève des trains we got there right in the middle of the rail strike

tomber juste [deviner] to guess right

bien tomber

a. [opportunément] to turn up at the right moment

b. [avoir de la chance] to be lucky ou in luck

ah, vous tombez bien, je voulais justement vous parler ah, you've come just at the right moment, I wanted to speak to you

tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! you couldn't have come at a better time!

il est excellent, ce melon, je suis bien tombé this melon's excellent, I was lucky

mal tomber

a. [inopportunément] to turn up at the wrong moment

b. [ne pas avoir de chance] to be unlucky ou out of luck

il ne pouvait pas plus mal tomber he couldn't have picked a worse time

travailler pour Fanget? tu aurais pu plus mal tomber working for Fanget? it could be worse

tu tombes à point! you've timed it perfectly!, perfect timing!

2. [nouvelles] to be ou to come out

les dernières nouvelles qui viennent de tomber font état de 143 victimes news just out ou released puts the number of victims at 143

à 20 h, la nouvelle est tombée the news came through at 8 p.m

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[tɔ̃be] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)

1. [triompher de - candidat, challenger] to defeat

2. (familier) [séduire] to seduce

il les tombe toutes he's got them falling at his feet

3. (familier & locution)

tomber la veste to slip off one's jacket

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tomber dans verbe plus préposition

[se laisser aller à - découragement, désespoir] to sink ou to lapse into (inseparable)

sans tomber dans l'excès inverse without going to the other extreme

des traditions qui tombent dans l'oubli traditions which are falling into oblivion

tomber dans la dépression to become depressed

tomber dans l'erreur to commit an error

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tomber en verbe plus préposition

tomber en lambeaux to fall to bits ou pieces

tomber en ruine to go to rack and ruin

tomber en morceaux to fall to pieces

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tomber sur verbe plus préposition

(familier)

1. [trouver par hasard - personne] to come across, to run ou to bump into, to meet up with (US) ; [ - objet perdu, trouvaille] to come across ou upon, to stumble across

je suis tombé sur ton article dans le journal I came across your article in the newspaper

je suis tombé sur une arête I bit on a fishbone

on a tiré au sort et c'est tombé sur elle lots were drawn and her name came up

2. [avoir affaire à - examinateur, sujet d'examen] to get

quand j'ai téléphoné, je suis tombé sur sa mère/un répondeur when I phoned, it was her mother who answered (me)/I got an answering machine

3. [assaillir - personne] to set about, to go for

il tombe sur les nouveaux pour la moindre erreur he comes down on the newcomers (like a ton of bricks) if they make the slightest mistake

il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi! it had to be me!

4. [se porter sur - regard, soupçon] to fall on ; [ - conversation] to turn to

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tomber

15 потрясти до глубины души

General subject: shake sb. to (one's) foundations (This heartless attitude by a trained professional shook us to our foundations.), hit like a ton of bricks

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > потрясти до глубины души

16 dup|a

Ⅰ f wulg. 1. (pośladki) arse GB posp., ass US posp.
- latać z gołą dupą to run around bare-arsed GB posp. a. bare-assed US posp.

- spodnie z dziurą na dupie trousers with a hole in the bum a. arse GB pot. a. butt a. ass US pot.

- dać komuś w dupę to kick sb’s arse

- dostał od ojca w dupę he caught it from his father pot.

- jeszcze nie dostał od życia w dupę he’s had it real easy up to now pot.

- strasznie dostali w dupę po podniesieniu podatków the rise in taxes really hit them

- tylko siedzi na dupie i nic nie robi he just sits on his arse doing nothing

- pocałuj mnie w dupę! (you can) kiss my arse!

- nogi mu z dupy powyrywam! I’ll kick the shit out of him! posp.
2. (odbyt) arse(hole) GB posp., ass(hole) US posp.
- mam go/to w dupie przen. I don’t give a shit about him/it posp.

- możesz to sobie wsadzić w dupę! stick a. shove it up your arse wulg.

- to można zrobić z palcem w dupie it’s a piece of piss GB posp.

- ciemno tu jak (u Murzyna) w dupie it’s pitch-black a. pitch-dark here
3. obraźl. (kobieta) nice bit (of stuff) GB pot., obraźl.; piece of ass a. tail US posp., obraźl.
- niezła z niej dupa she’s a nice piece pot., pejor.
4. pejor. (oferma) arsehole GB posp., asshole US posp.
- ale z niego dupa! he’s such an arsehole!

- dupa wołowa a prat GB pot., pejor.; a wanker GB posp., pejor.; dipshit US pot., pejor.
Ⅱ inter. posp. myślałem, że będzie ładna pogoda, a tu dupa! I thought it’d be nice weather, but it’s piss-awful posp.
■ do dupy z taką robotą/pogodą! sod this job/weather! GB posp., screw this job/weather! posp.

- on/to jest do dupy! he/it sucks! posp.

- o w dupę! oh, shit! wulg.

- dawać komuś dupy (sypiać z kimś) to sleep with sb; (podlizywać się) to lick a. kiss sb’s arse wulg.

- ona każdemu daje dupy she’ll do it with just about anybody pot.

- ale daliśmy dupy! (o nieudolnym działaniu) we really cocked a. buggered it up GB posp.; we really screwed (it) up US pot.

- dobrać się komuś do dupy to come down on sb (like a ton of bricks) pot.

- obrobić komuś dupę to smear sb; to do a hatchet job on sb pot.

- robić komuś koło dupy (intrygować przeciwko) to try to fix sb pot.; (szkalować) to run sb down

- rozmawiać o dupie Maryni to talk about some meaningless crap posp.

- wchodzić a. włazić komuś w dupę (bez mydła a. bez wazeliny) to kiss sb’s arse

- wyglądać jak dupa a. pół dupy zza krzaka to look really weird pot.

- wziąć kogoś za dupę to put the screws on sb pot., to get sb by the short and curlies a. by the short hairs pot.

- wziął dupę w troki i wyjechał z miasta he got his arse out of town GB posp., he hauled ass out of town US posp.

- rusz dupę! move your arse! posp.

- takie pomysły to o dupę a. kant dupy potłuc! these ideas are a total waste of time! pot.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dup|a

17 tomber

I.

v. trans.

1. To 'floor', to knock down.

2. To 'bowl over', to astound.

3. To woo, to win over. (With this meaning, the verb can refer to sexual prowess. Il l'a tombée fastoche! He scored with her easy!)

4. Tomber la veste:

  a To take one's jacket off (because of the hot weather, exertion, etc.).

  b (fig.): To 'get stuck in', to participate in some hard graft. (The image here is of rolling up one's sleeves in order to 'muck in' with one's minions. Il est pas fier lui, notre patron, il a tombé la veste pour nous aider! He's no boardroom smoothie, our boss, he came and grafted with us!)

II.

v. intrans.

1. To get 'nicked', 'picked up', to be arrested.

2. To get sentenced.

3. Laisser tomber (of item of conversation): To 'drop it', to change topic.

4. Laisser tomber quelqu'un:

  a To 'let someone down', to fail to support someone in his hour of need.

  b To 'ditch' someone, to jettison someone when he or she is of no further use.

5. Qu'est-ce qu'il tombe! It ain't half chucking it down! — It's pouring buckets!

6. Tomber sur quelqu'un: To come down on someone (like a ton of bricks), to reproach someone violently.

7. Tomber sur un bec: To 'hit a snag', to suffer a setback.

8. Tomber quelque part: To 'land', to end up somewhere. On est tombé dans un patelin perdu! We finished up in some God- forsaken place!

9. Je ne sais pas d'où il est tombé! I don't know where he sprang from! — He's a total stranger as far as I'm concerned. 10 Tomber pile: To arrive in the nick of time.

Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French > tomber

18 brick

brɪk
1. сущ.
1) кирпич;
клинкер Syn: clinker
2) брусок( мыла, чая и т. п.) box of bricks ≈ детские кубики
3) разг. славный парень, молодчина
4) буханка (хлеба) ∙ to drop a brick ≈ сделать ляпсус, допустить бестактность to have a brick in one's hat сл. ≈ быть пьяным like a hundred/thousand of bricks разг. ≈ с огромной силой like a cat on hot bricks ≈ как на горячих угольях to make bricks without straw библ. ≈ работать, не имея нужного материала;
затевать безнадежное дело
2. прил. кирпичный to run one's head against a brick wall ≈ прошибать лбом стену, добиваться невозможного
3. гл. класть кирпичи;
облицовывать или мостить кирпичом They have bricked up the lower part of the window. ≈ Они выложили кирпичом нижнюю часть окна. brick in brick up кирпич;
клинкер детские кубики (тж. box of *s) брусок, брикет( мыла, чая, мороженого и т. п.) (разговорное) славный парень, молодчина, "молоток";
- you behaved like a * ты вел себя молодцом промах, нарушение правил поведения - to drop a * (разговорное) допустить бестактность, сделать промах, "ляпнуть" (американизм) (сленг) пакет марихуаны емкостью 1 килограмм - like a *, like *s охотно;
энергично - only a * throw from совсем рядом, в двух шагах - to have a * in one's hat (американизм) напиться, наклюкаться - like a cat on hot *s как на горячих угольях - to make *s without straw делать что-л. впустую, заниматься бесполезным делом - to hit the *s (американизм) (сленг) бастовать - like a ton of *s стремительно;
как таран - his dreams never reached the stage of *s and mortar его мечты так и не осуществились кирпичный, клинкерный - * lining( техническое) футеровка - * pavement клинкерная мостовая > to knock /to run/ one's head against a * wall лбом стену прошибать;
лезть на рожон класть кирпичи;
облицовывать;
выкладывать кирпичем;
мостить кирпичем Bath ~ состав для чистки металлических изделий brick брусок (мыла, чая и т. п.) ;
box of bricks детские кубики brick брусок (мыла, чая и т. п.) ;
box of bricks детские кубики ~ кирпич;
клинкер ~ кирпичный;
to run one's head against a brick wall прошибать лбом стену, добиваться невозможного ~ класть кирпичи;
облицовывать или мостить кирпичом;
brick in, brick up закладывать кирпичами ~ разг. славный парень, молодчина ~ класть кирпичи;
облицовывать или мостить кирпичом;
brick in, brick up закладывать кирпичами ~ класть кирпичи;
облицовывать или мостить кирпичом;
brick in, brick up закладывать кирпичами to drop a ~ сделать ляпсус, допустить бестактность to have a ~ in one's hat sl. быть пьяным;
like a hundred (или a thousand) of bricks разг. с огромной силой like a cat on hot bricks = как на горячих угольях;
to make bricks without straw библ. работать, не имея нужного материала;
затевать безнадежное дело to have a ~ in one's hat sl. быть пьяным;
like a hundred (или a thousand) of bricks разг. с огромной силой like a cat on hot bricks = как на горячих угольях;
to make bricks without straw библ. работать, не имея нужного материала;
затевать безнадежное дело ~ кирпичный;
to run one's head against a brick wall прошибать лбом стену, добиваться невозможного

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > brick

19 О-31

(УДАРИТЬ (БИТЬ)/УДАРИТЬ) КАК
БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО) ОБУХОМ ПО ГОЛОВЕ coll
VP or как etc + NP subj-compl with бытьв) subj: usu. abstr fixed WO
(of an unexpected piece of news, event etc) to shock s.o. greatly

X был (для Y-a) как обухом по голове = X hit Y like a thunderbolt

a bolt of lightning, a ton of bricks)
X was (like) a body blow (to Y) Y was stunned by X.
Оба эти подонка... стали давать против меня показания. Чего только они не врали!.. Вышел я от следователя как убитый... Будто обухом по голове была для меня вся эта история (Буковский 1)....These two rats began giving evidence against me. The bullshit they talked!...I left the investigator's office poleaxed... This whole business had been a body blow (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > О-31

20 бить будто обухом по голове

• (УДАРИТЬ < БИТЬ rare>/УДАРИТЬ) КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> ОБУХОМ ПО ГОЛОВЕ coll

[VP or как etc + NP (subj-compl with быть; subj: usu. abstr; fixed WO]

=====

⇒ (of an unexpected piece of news, event etc) to shock s.o. greatly:

- X был( для Y-a) как обухом по голове≈ X hit Y like a thunderbolt <a bolt of lightning, a ton of bricks>;

- X was (like) a body blow (to Y);

- Y was stunned by X.

     ♦ Оба эти подонка... стали давать против меня показания. Чего только они не врали!.. Вышел я от следователя как убитый... Будто обухом по голове была для меня вся эта история (Буковский 1)....These two rats began giving evidence against me. The bullshit they talked!...I left the investigator's office poleaxed... This whole business had been a body blow (1a).

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