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tail [teɪl]1 noun(a) (of animal) queue f;∎ figurative with one's tail between one's legs la queue basse, la queue entre les jambes;∎ to be on sb's tail suivre qn de près;∎ the detective was still on his tail le détective le filait toujours;∎ familiar the car was right on my tail la voiture me collait au derrière ou aux fesses;∎ to turn tail and run prendre ses jambes à son cou;∎ it's a case of the tail wagging the dog c'est le monde à l'envers;∎ the tail of the hostages is wagging the dog of foreign policy le problème des otages décide de la politique étrangère∎ to put a tail on sb faire filer qn□ ;∎ we've got a tail quelqu'un nous file□, nous sommes suivis□∎ he worked his tail off il s'est vraiment décarcassé∎ he's looking for some tail il cherche une femme à se mettre sur le bout3 tailsfamiliar (tailcoat) queue f de pie□2 adverb∎ (of coin) it's tails! (c'est) pile!►► Aviation tail assembly dérive f;tail end (of storm, season, meeting, story) fin f; (of cloth) bout m; (of procession) queue f, fin f;tail feather penne f;Cars tail lamp feu m arrière;tail rotor (of helicopter) fenestron m;Aviation tail section arrière m;∎ a seat in the tail section une place à l'arrièresuivre;∎ she tailed along behind or after us elle traînait derrière nous(sound) s'affaiblir, décroître; (interest, enthusiasm, support) diminuer petit à petit; (book) se terminer en queue de poisson; (competitors in race) s'espacer;∎ his voice tailed slowly away peu à peu sa voix s'affaiblit∎ the line of cars tailed back for 10 miles la file de voitures s'étendait sur 16 km -
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1. noun1) Schwanz, der2) (fig.)have somebody/something on one's tail — (coll.) jemanden/etwas auf den Fersen haben (ugs.)
be/keep on somebody's tail — (coll.) jemandem auf den Fersen sein/bleiben (ugs.)
with one's tail between one's legs — mit eingezogenem Schwanz (ugs.)
turn tail [and run] — Fersengeld geben (ugs.); die Flucht ergreifen
3) (of comet) Schweif, der4)[shirt-]tail — Hemdzipfel, der (ugs.)
2. transitive verbtails [it is] — Zahl; see also academic.ru/33950/head">head 1. 5)
1) (remove stalks of)2) (coll.): (follow) beschattenPhrasal Verbs:- tail off* * *[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) der Schwanz2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) der Schwanz2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) beschatten- -tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) Wappen- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off* * *[teɪl]I. n1. (of animal) Schwanz m; of a horse also Schweif m geh; of a bear, badger, wild boars Bürzel m; of a dog, predatory game, and a squirrel also Rute f fachspr; of an insect Hinterleib mto wag/swish one's \tail mit dem Schwanz wedeln/schlagen2. ( fig: rear) Schwanz m fig; of an aeroplane also Rumpfende nt; of a car Heck nt; of a comet Schweif m; of a kite Schwanz m; of a hurricane Ausläufer m; of a letter Unterlänge f fachspr; of a note Notenhals mto have sb on one's \tail jdn auf den Fersen habento keep/be on sb's \tail jdm auf den Fersen bleiben/seinget off my \tail! musst du so dicht auffahren! m fam6. (reverse of coin)▪ \tails pl Zahlseite fheads or \tails? Kopf oder Zahl?heads I win, \tails you lose! ich gewinne auf jeden Fallto put a \tail on sb jdn beschatten lassenthey're chasing \tail (sl) sie sind auf Weiberjagd sl11.▶ it's a case of the \tail wagging the dog da wedelt ja der Schwanz mit dem Hund▶ to go off [or away] with one's \tail between one's legs sich akk mit eingezogenem Schwanz [o wie ein geprügelter Hund] davonschleichen [o davonmachen] fam▶ to not be able to make head or \tail [or heads or \tails] of sth aus etw dat nicht schlau werden fam, sich dat keinen Reim auf etw akk machen können famII. vt1. (remove the stalks of fruit)▪ to \tail sth etw putzen2. ( fam)▪ to \tail sb jdn beschatten, jdm folgen* * *[teɪl]1. nwith his tail between his legs (fig) — wie ein geprügelter Hund, mit eingezogenem Schwanz (inf)
to turn tail — ausreißen, die Flucht ergreifen
he was right on my tail — er saß mir direkt im Nacken
2) (of aeroplane, kite, procession, list) Schwanz m; (of comet) Schweif m; (of shirt) Zipfel m; (of jacket, coat) Schoß m; (of letter) Schleife f; (MUS, of note) Notenhals m4) (inf)they were out looking for tail — sie hielten nach Weibern (inf) or Bräuten (sl) Ausschau
5)tails pl (on coin) — Rück- or Zahlseite f
6) pl (= jacket) Frack m, Schwalbenschwanz m (inf)"tails (will be worn)" — "Frackzwang" m
2. vt2)See:→ top* * *tail1 [teıl]A s1. ZOOL Schweif m, Schwanz m:(it’s a case of) the tail wagging the dog der Schwanz wedelt mit dem Hund umg;with one’s tail up hochgestimmt, übermütig;have one’s tail up in Hochstimmung oder übermütig sein;with one’s tail down, with one’s tail between one’s legs bedrückt, mit eingezogenem Schwanz umg;have one’s tail down bedrückt sein, den Schwanz hängen lassen umg;be (keep) on sb’s tail jemandem auf den Fersen sein (bleiben);sit on sb’s tail AUTO zu dicht auf jemanden auffahren;twist sb’s tail jemanden piesacken oder schikanieren;turn tail (and run) davonlaufen2. umg Hinterteil n, Steiß mtail of a comet Kometenschweif m;tail of a letter Briefschluss;out of the tail of one’s eye aus den Augenwinkeln;tail of a storm (ruhigeres) Ende eines Sturmes4. Haarzopf m, -schwanz m6. a) Schleppe f (eines Kleides)b) (Rock-, Hemd) Schoß m, (-)Zipfel m7. pl Frack m8. Schleife f (eines Buchstabens)9. ELEK, TECHa) Nachimpuls mb) Signalschwanz m11. Sterz m12. LIT Koda f13. ANATa) Sehnenteil m (eines Muskels)b) Pankreasschwanz mc) Nebenhoden m14. FLUGa) Leitwerk nb) Heck n, Schwanz m15. a) Gefolge nb) Anhang m (einer Partei)c) große Masse (einer Gemeinschaft)16. umg Beschatter m (Detektiv etc):put a tail on sb jemanden beschatten lassen17. besonders US vulgb) Fotze f, Möse f (beide vulg) (Vagina)B v/t1. einen Schwanz an einem Drachen etc anbringen4. Früchte zupfen, entstielen5. einen Hund stutzen6. am Schwanz packen7. umg jemanden beschattenC v/i1. sich hinziehen, einen Schwanz bilden:a) abflauen, abnehmen, sich verlieren,b) zurückbleiben, -fallen,c) sich auseinanderziehen (Kolonne etc),d) sich verschlechtern, nachlassen4. ARCH (mit dem Ende) eingelassen sein (in, into in akk oder dat)tail2 [teıl] JURheir in tail Vorerbe m;issue in tail erbberechtigte Nachkommenschaft;tenant in tail Eigentümer m, dessen Rechte durch Nacherbenbestimmungen beschränkt sind;estate in tail male Fideikommiss nB adj beschränkt (Erbfolge etc)* * *1. noun1) Schwanz, der2) (fig.)have somebody/something on one's tail — (coll.) jemanden/etwas auf den Fersen haben (ugs.)
be/keep on somebody's tail — (coll.) jemandem auf den Fersen sein/bleiben (ugs.)
turn tail [and run] — Fersengeld geben (ugs.); die Flucht ergreifen
3) (of comet) Schweif, der4)[shirt-]tail — Hemdzipfel, der (ugs.)
5) (of man's coat) Schoß, der7) in pl. (on coin)2. transitive verbtails [it is] — Zahl; see also head 1. 5)
2) (coll.): (follow) beschattenPhrasal Verbs:- tail off* * *n.Ende -n n.Heck -e n.Rest -e m.Schwanz -¨e m. -
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1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) cola2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) cola
2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) pisarle los talones a alguien, seguir a alguien, seguir de cerca- - tailed- tails
3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) cruz- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off
tail n cola / rabotr[teɪl]1 (gen) cola; (of some four-legged animals) cola, rabo3 (pursuer) perseguidor,-ra1 seguir de cerca1 (suit) frac nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be on somebody's tail pisarle los talones a alguiento have one's tail between one's legs tener el rabo entre las piernasto turn tail huirtail wind viento de colatail ['teɪl] vtfollow: seguir de cerca, pegarsetail n1) : cola f, rabo m (de un animal)2) : cola f, parte f posteriora comet's tail: la cola de un cometa3) tails npl: cruz f (de una moneda)heads or tails: cara o cruzn.• cola s.f.• faldón s.m.• frac s.m.• rabo s.m.• trenza s.f.v.• seguir de cerca v.
I teɪl1)a) (of horse, fish, bird) cola f; (of dog, pig) rabo m, cola fto be on somebody's tail — pisarle los talones a algn, seguir* a algn de cerca
to turn tail — poner* pies en polvorosa
with one's tail between one's legs — con el rabo entre las piernas, con la cola entre las patas (Méx)
b) ( buttocks) (colloq) trasero m (fam), cola f (AmL fam), pompis m (Esp fam)3) ( pursuer) (colloq)to put a tail on somebody — hacer* seguir a algn
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transitive verb ( follow) \<\<suspect\>\> seguir*Phrasal Verbs:- tail off[teɪl]1. N1) [of bird, horse, fish, plane] cola f; [of dog, bull, ox] cola f, rabo m; [of comet] cabellera f, cola f; [of shirt] faldón m; [of procession] cola f, tramo m final; (=loose end) cabo m; [of hair] mechón m- turn tail3) ** (=buttocks) trasero m4) (=person following) sombra fa piece of tail — una tipa *, una tía (Sp) *
2.VT (=follow) seguirle la pista a; top I, 4., 4)3.CPDtail end N — [of procession, queue] cola f, tramo m final; (fig) [of party, storm] final m
tail section N — [of aeroplane] sección f de cola
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I [teɪl]1)a) (of horse, fish, bird) cola f; (of dog, pig) rabo m, cola fto be on somebody's tail — pisarle los talones a algn, seguir* a algn de cerca
to turn tail — poner* pies en polvorosa
with one's tail between one's legs — con el rabo entre las piernas, con la cola entre las patas (Méx)
b) ( buttocks) (colloq) trasero m (fam), cola f (AmL fam), pompis m (Esp fam)3) ( pursuer) (colloq)to put a tail on somebody — hacer* seguir a algn
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transitive verb ( follow) \<\<suspect\>\> seguir*Phrasal Verbs:- tail off -
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[teɪl] n1) ( of animal) Schwanz m; of a horse also Schweif m ( geh) of a bear, badger, wild boars Bürzel m; of a dog, predatory game, and a squirrel also Rute f fachspr; of an insect Hinterleib m;to wag/swish one's \tail mit dem Schwanz wedeln/schlagen;2) (fig: rear) Schwanz m ( fig) of an aeroplane also Rumpfende nt; of a car Heck nt; of a comet Schweif m; of a kite Schwanz m; of a hurricane Ausläufer m; of a letter Unterlänge f fachspr; of a note Notenhals m;heads or \tails? Kopf oder Zahl?;heads I win, \tails you lose! ( saying) ich gewinne auf jeden Fallto put a \tail on sb jdn beschatten lassen8) no plthey're chasing \tail (sl) sie sind auf Weiberjagd (sl)PHRASES:it's a case of the \tail wagging the dog da wedelt ja der Schwanz mit dem Hund;to not be able to make head or \tail [or heads or \tails] of sth aus etw dat nicht schlau werden ( fam), sich dat keinen Reim auf etw akk machen können ( fam)to go off [or away] with one's \tail between one's legs sich akk mit eingezogenem Schwanz [o wie ein geprügelter Hund] davonschleichen [o davonmachen] ( fam)to turn \tail [and run] die Flucht ergreifen, Fersengeld geben ( fam)to be/keep on sb's \tail jdm auf den Fersen sein/bleiben;to have sb on one's \tail jdn auf den Fersen haben vtto \tail sth etw putzen2) ( fam);to \tail sb jdn beschatten, jdm folgen
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