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1 Fell off the back of a lorry
Разговорное выражение: плохо лежалоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Fell off the back of a lorry
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2 it fell off the back of a lorry
Общая лексика: что упало, то пропалоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > it fell off the back of a lorry
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3 off the back of the lorry
брит.; разг. краденый"Where did you get it?" - "It fell off the back of the lorry." — "Где ты это взял?" - "Нашёл. На дороге валялось".
Англо-русский современный словарь > off the back of the lorry
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4 back of a lorry
Задняя часть грузовика. Если говорят fell off the back of a lorry (выпало из кузова грузовика), то это значит, что что-то было украдено. Выражение употребляется в случае, когда говорят о вещах, выпавших из кузова машины, когда водитель забывает закрыть задние двери или закрывает их неплотно, а машина движется с большой скоростью или по извилистой дороге.He says he bought his computer from Dixons, but I suspect it fell off the back of a lorry. — Он говорит, что купил свой компьютер у Диксонов, но я подозреваю, что этот компьютер был украден.
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5 lorry
lorry [ˈlɒrɪ]* * *['lɒrɪ], US ['lɔːrɪ]heavy lorry — poids m lourd
••it fell off the back of a lorry — (colloq) euph c'est de la marchandise récupérée
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6 ♦ lorry
♦ lorry /ˈlɒrɪ/n.2 autocarro; camion (cfr. USA truck /1/, def. 5): articulated lorry, autoarticolato; refrigerated lorry, camion frigorifero● lorry bombing, attentato terroristico compiuto lanciando un autocarro pieno d'esplosivo ( e spesso guidato da un conducente suicida) □ lorry driver, camionista □ lorry park, parcheggio per autocarri □ (iron.: di un oggetto rubato o sottratto) It fell off the back of a lorry, didn't it?, cosa vorresti far credere, d'averlo trovato per strada? -
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lorry, US [transcription]["lO ;rI"] n (pl - ies) GB camion m ; heavy lorry poids m lourd ; army lorry camion militaire. -
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British camion m, poids m lourd;►► lorry driver chauffeur m de camion, routier(ère) m,f;lorry park aire f de stationnement pour poids lourds -
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noun* * *['lori]((American truck) a motor vehicle for carrying heavy loads: He has a licence to drive a lorry; a coal-lorry.) der Lastwagen- academic.ru/117218/lorry-driver">lorry-driver* * *lor·ry[ˈlɒri]▶ it fell off the back end of a \lorry! das ist vom Laster gefallen!* * *['lɒrɪ]n (Brit)Last( kraft)wagen m, Lkw m, Laster m (inf)it fell off the back of a lorry (hum inf) — ich hab/er hat etc das "gefunden" (hum inf)
* * *lorry [ˈlɒrı] s Br1. Last(kraft)wagen m, Lastauto n, Lkw m:* * *nounit fell off the back of a lorry — (joc.) das ist mir/ihm usw. zugelaufen (ugs. scherzh.)
* * *(UK) n.Lastauto -s n.Laster - m.Lastkraftwagen m.Lastwagen m. -
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['lɒrɪ] [AE 'lɔːrɪ]nome BE camion m., autocarro m.••it fell off the back of a lorry — eufem. = è merce rubata
* * *['lori]((American truck) a motor vehicle for carrying heavy loads: He has a licence to drive a lorry; a coal-lorry.) camion* * *['lɒrɪ] [AE 'lɔːrɪ]nome BE camion m., autocarro m.••it fell off the back of a lorry — eufem. = è merce rubata
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'lori((American truck) a motor vehicle for carrying heavy loads: He has a licence to drive a lorry; a coal-lorry.) camiónlorry n camióntr['lɒrɪ]1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL camión nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlorry park aparcamiento para camionesn.• camión (Automóvil) s.m.n.• vagoneta s.f.'lɔːri, 'lɒri['lɒrɪ] (Brit)lorry driver — camionero, -ra m,f
1.N camión mit fell off the back of a lorry * — euph es de trapicheo *
2.CPDlorry driver N — camionero(-a) m / f
lorry load N — carga f
* * *['lɔːri, 'lɒri]lorry driver — camionero, -ra m,f
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12 плохо лежало
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13 dies wurde geklaut
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14 hintenherum
Adv. umg.1. round the back, Am. around back2. euph. (am Gesäß) around one’s posterior* * *hịn|ten|he|rum ['hɪntnhɛ'rʊm]adv1) (= von der hinteren Seite) from the back* * *hin·ten·he·rum[ˈhɪntn̩hɛˈrʊm]ich habe es \hintenherum erfahren a little bird told me provdiese Handtücher hat er \hintenherum bekommen these towels fell off the back of a lorry fig fam* * *s. hintenrum* * *hintenherum adv umg1. round the back, US around back2. euph (am Gesäß) around one’s posterior* * *s. hintenrum* * *präp.from behind expr. -
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16 chueco
adj.1 crooked, dishonest.2 shady, false, ill-reputed.m.double-crosser, betrayer, snake in the grass.* * *ADJ LAm1) (=torcido) crooked, bent2) (=patizambo) bandy-legged* * *I- ca adjetivo1) (AmL) ( torcido) crooked, askew2) (Chi, Méx fam) ( deshonesto) < persona> crooked (colloq); <escritura/documento> false; < elecciones> riggedcomprar/vender de chueco — (Méx fam) to buy/sell stolen goods
tiene un stereo comprado de chueco — he bought a stolen stereo
3)a) (Méx, Ven fam) ( cojo) lameb) (RPl) ( patizambo) knock-kneedc) (Per) ( patituerto) bow-leggedII- ca masculino, femenino1) (Chi, Méx fam) ( deshonesto)2) (Méx fam) ( cojo) cripple (pej)IIIadverbio (AmL fam)a) ( torcido)camina/escribe chueco — he can't walk/write straight
b) <jugar/pelear> dirty (colloq)* * *I- ca adjetivo1) (AmL) ( torcido) crooked, askew2) (Chi, Méx fam) ( deshonesto) < persona> crooked (colloq); <escritura/documento> false; < elecciones> riggedcomprar/vender de chueco — (Méx fam) to buy/sell stolen goods
tiene un stereo comprado de chueco — he bought a stolen stereo
3)a) (Méx, Ven fam) ( cojo) lameb) (RPl) ( patizambo) knock-kneedc) (Per) ( patituerto) bow-leggedII- ca masculino, femenino1) (Chi, Méx fam) ( deshonesto)2) (Méx fam) ( cojo) cripple (pej)IIIadverbio (AmL fam)a) ( torcido)camina/escribe chueco — he can't walk/write straight
b) <jugar/pelear> dirty (colloq)* * *este cuadro está chueco this picture's crooked o not straightB (Chi, Méx fam)2 ( fam); ‹negocio› shady ( colloq), crooked ( colloq); ‹escritura/documento› false; ‹elecciones› riggedtiene un stereo comprado de chueco he bought his stereo from a fence ( colloq), his stereo fell off the back of a lorry ( BrE colloq)C2 ( RPl) (patizambo) knock-kneed3 ( Per) (patituerto) bow-legged, bandy-leggedmasculine, feminineaquí los chuecos son los políticos all the politicians here are crooked ( colloq)eres una chueca, dijiste que participarías you're so unreliable, you told me you would take part1(torcido): camina/escribe chueco he can't walk/write straight2 ‹jugar/pelear› dirty ( colloq)seguro que la consiguió chueco I'm sure she came by it dishonestly ( colloq)* * *
chueco 1◊ -ca adjetivo
1 (AmL) ( torcido) crooked, askew
2 (Chi, Méx fam) ( deshonesto) ‹ persona› crooked (colloq);
‹ documento› false;
‹ elecciones› rigged
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Chi, Méx fam) ( deshonesto):◊ es un chueco he's crooked (colloq)
chueco 2 adverbio (AmL fam)a) ( torcido):◊ camina/escribe chueco he can't walk/write straight
' chueco' also found in these entries:
English:
bow-legged
- cockeyed
- crooked
- lop
* * *chueco, -a♦ adj1. Am [torcido] twisted2. Am [patizambo] bowlegged♦ nm,f1. Am [patizambo] bowlegged person;ser un chueco to have bow legs* * *adj L.Am. ( torcido) twisted* * *chueco, -ca adj1) : crooked, bent2) Chile, Mex fam : dishonest, shady -
17 что упало, то пропало
1) General subject: it fell off the back of a lorryУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > что упало, то пропало
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18 Das ist vom Lastwagen gefallen.
(ugs.: gestohlen)This fell off the back of a lorry. Br. coll. hum.Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Das ist vom Lastwagen gefallen.
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19 Das ist von der Palette gefallen.
(ugs.: geklaut)This fell off the back of a lorry. Br. coll. hum.Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Das ist von der Palette gefallen.
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20 ♦ fall
♦ fall /fɔ:l/n.1 caduta; ruzzolone: a fall from a ladder [from a horse], una caduta da una scala a pioli [da cavallo]; a bad (o nasty) fall, una brutta caduta; to have (o to take) a fall, cadere per terra; fare una caduta: DIALOGO → - Skiiing- Did you have any major falls?, hai fatto qualche brutta caduta?; to break a fall, attutire una caduta2 caduta; crollo; capitolazione: a rock fall, una caduta di massi; the fall of the Roman Empire, la caduta (o il crollo) dell'impero romano; the fall of the government, la caduta del governo; the fall of Saigon, la caduta di Saigon4 (meteor.) caduta; precipitazione (atmosferica): a fall of snow, una nevicata; a heavy fall of hailstones, un forte rovescio di grandine7 (al pl., spec. nei toponimi = waterfall) cascata, cascate: the Niagara Falls, le cascate del Niagara8 declivio; pendio; discesa9 diminuzione; calo; ribasso; abbassamento; (econ., fin.) flessione; ( della moneta, delle quotazioni, ecc.) svilimento; a fall in temperature, un abbassamento di temperatura; a fall in exports, una flessione delle esportazioni; a fall in unemployment, un calo della disoccupazione; a sharp fall, una netta caduta11 (mus., poet.) cadenza15 (mecc.) catena di comando; cavo di manovra16 (naut.) tirante19 ( slang USA) arresto; condanna: to do (o to take) a fall, essere arrestato; andare in galera; andare dentro● (comput.) fall back, fall back ( capacità del modem di ridurre automaticamente la velocità di trasmissione) □ (comput.) fall forward, fall forward ( capacità del modem di aumentare la velocità di trasmissione) □ fall from grace, caduta nel peccato; ( anche) caduta in disgrazia, perdita di prestigio □ (fam. USA) fall guy, capro espiatorio; vittima; ( anche) facile vittima, gonzo, pollo, piccione (fam.) □ fall line, ( sci) linea di massima pendenza; (geol.) linea di caduta (o di stacco) □ the Fall of Man, ► fall, def. 3 □ ( anche fig.) the fall of the curtain, il calare del sipario □ (edil.) fall pipe, pluviale; doccia □ ( slang USA) to take the fall, prendersi la colpa (o la punizione, al posto di un altro) □ (fam. USA) to take a fall out of sb., avere la meglio (o spuntarla) su q.♦ (to) fall /fɔ:l/1 cadere; cascare; precipitare; crollare: I slipped and fell, sono scivolato e sono caduto (a terra); to fall on one's knees, cadere in ginocchio; to fall to the floor, cadere per terra (o sul pavimento); to fall overboard, cadere in mare; to fall off a wall [down the stairs, into a well, out of the window], cadere da un muro [giù dalle scale, in un pozzo, dalla finestra]; to fall to one's death, precipitare ( da un luogo elevato) e restare ucciso; morire per una caduta dall'alto; He fell on the bed, è caduto (o è crollato) sul letto; We fell into each other's arms, ci siamo buttati l'uno nelle braccia dell'altro; to fall into a deep sleep, cadere in un sonno profondo2 cadere; scendere: The rain was falling, cadeva la pioggia; Night fell suddenly, la notte cadde di colpo; Silence fell on the assembly, sull'assemblea cadde il silenzio; My eyes fell on the date, il mio sguardo cadde sulla data; Her hair fell down her back, i capelli le scendevano sulla schiena3 cadere; crollare; capitolare: The government has fallen, è caduto il governo; The city fell to the enemy, la città cadde nelle mani del nemico5 ( anche fin.) calare, scendere, diminuire, abbassarsi; ( della moneta) deprezzarsi, svalutarsi: Prices will fall, i prezzi caleranno; Temperatures fell below zero, le temperature scesero sotto lo zero; The water table has fallen considerably, la falda acquifera si è abbassata notevolmente; His voice fell to a whisper, la sua voce si è abbassata fino a un sussurro; The yen has fallen against the euro, lo yen è sceso rispetto all'euro; The wind fell, il vento è calato7 ( di parola) cadere; uscire; sfuggire: to fall from sb. 's lips, uscire di bocca; He let fall that…, si è lasciato sfuggire che…8 cadere in tentazione; peccare10 ( del viso, ecc.) mostrare disappunto; mostrare sgomento: His face fell when I told him, quando glielo dissi ci rimase13 ( seguito da agg.) cadere ( in una data condizione o situazione); diventare: to fall asleep, addormentarsi; to fall ill, ammalarsi; to fall open, aprirsi, spalancarsi ( cadendo)● (fam.) to fall about one's ears, crollare; andare a rotoli □ (fam.) to fall between the cracks, andare perso; finire ignorato □ to fall between two stools, mancare entrambi i bersagli; perdere sui due fronti □ to fall by the wayside, rinunciare; abbandonare □ to fall due, scadere □ to fall flat, non avere successo, andare a vuoto; fare fiasco; fare cilecca (fam.); ( di battuta, ecc.) non essere capito, non far ridere □ to fall flat on one's face, cadere bocconi; (fig.) fare fiasco, fare una figura barbina □ to fall foul (o afoul) of, scontrarsi con; urtarsi con; entrare in conflitto con; trovarsi contro (q.); mettersi nei guai con; pestare i piedi a; infrangere (una regola, una legge); (naut.) entrare in collisione con ( un'altra nave) □ (relig.) to fall from grace, perdere lo stato di grazia; cadere nel peccato; ( anche) perdere prestigio, cadere in disgrazia □ to fall in love (with), innamorarsi (di) □ (aeron.) to fall in spin, cadere in vite; avvitarsi □ to fall in two, spaccarsi in due □ ( di cavallo e sim.) to fall lame, azzopparsi □ to nearly fall off one's chair, rimanere di stucco □ (fam.) to fall off the back of a lorry ► lorry □ to fall on deaf ears, restare inascoltato; cadere nel vuoto □ to fall on one's feet, cadere in piedi ( anche fig.) □ to fall on hard times, avere un rovescio di fortuna □ to fall on one's sword, gettarsi sulla spada ( per uccidersi) □ to fall on stony ground, ( di parole, consiglio, ecc.) venire ignorato; cadere nel vuoto □ to fall prey to, cadere in preda a; cadere in □ to fall short (of), (di tiro, ecc.), essere troppo corto (e non raggiungere); (fig.) essere insufficiente (a), non bastare (per), non raggiungere (il numero, ecc., desiderato); essere inferiore a ( speranze, aspettative, ecc.) □ (fig. fam.) to fall through the floor, restare di stucco □ to fall to pieces, ► fall apart □ ( di voce) to fall to a whisper, diventare un sussurro □ to fall victim to, cadere vittima di.
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