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1 come down in buckets
лить как из ведраI can't drive in this rain — it's coming down in buckets.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > come down in buckets
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2 bucket
1. nounEimer, der2. intransitive verbkick the bucket — (fig. sl.) ins Gras beißen (salopp)
* * *(a container for holding water, milk etc: We carried water in buckets to the burning house.) der Eimer* * *buck·et[ˈbʌkɪt]I. nchampagne \bucket Sektkübel ma \bucket of water ein Eimer m Wasser▪ \buckets pl Unmengen plin \buckets eimerweisethe rain came down in \buckets es goss wie aus Kübeln4.▪ to \bucket down wie aus Eimern gießen2. (career) rasento \bucket [or go \bucketing] along the road die Straße entlangrasento \bucket [or go \bucketing] down the hill den Hügel hinunterrasen* * *['bʌkɪt]1. n(also of dredger, grain elevator) Eimer m; (of excavator, water wheel) Schaufel fa bucket of water — ein Eimer m Wasser
it's coming down in buckets ( US inf ) — es gießt or schüttet wie aus or mit Kübeln (inf)
See:→ kick, drop2. vi (Brit inf)it's bucketing!, the rain is bucketing (down)! — es gießt or schüttet wie aus or mit Kübeln (inf)
* * *bucket [ˈbʌkıt]A s1. Eimer m, Kübel m:weep buckets umg wie ein Schlosshund heulen2. TECHa) Schaufel f (eines Schaufelrades)b) Förderkübel m, Eimer m (eines Baggers)c) Flügelrad n3. → academic.ru/9381/bucketful">bucketfulB v/t1. schöpfen:bucket out ausschöpfenC v/i1. it’s bucketing (down), the rain’s bucketing (down) Br umg es gießt (wie) mit oder (wie) aus oder in Kübeln* * *1. nounEimer, dera bucket of water — ein Eimer [voll] Wasser
2. intransitive verbkick the bucket — (fig. sl.) ins Gras beißen (salopp)
the rain or it is bucketing down — es gießt wie aus Kübeln (ugs.)
* * *n.Schaufel -n f. -
3 gießen
(Blumen) to water;(Metall) to cast;(schütten) to throw; to pour* * *gie|ßen ['giːsn] pret go\#ss [gɔs] ptp gego\#ssen [gə'gɔsn]1. vt1) Flüssigkeit to pour; (= verschütten) to spill; Pflanzen, Garten etc to water; (liter) Licht to shed2. vi impersto poures gießt in Strömen or wie aus Eimern — it's pouring down, it's bucketing down (Brit inf), it's coming down in buckets (US inf)
* * *2) (to form in a mould: The metal is moulded into long bars.) mould3) (to (cause to) flow in a stream: She poured the milk into a bowl; Water poured down the wall; People were pouring out of the factory.) pour4) (to rain heavily: The rain was teeming down.) teem* * *gie·ßen< goss, gegossen>[ˈgi:sn̩]I. vt▪ etw \gießen1. (bewässern) to water sth2. (schütten) to pour sthein Glas randvoll \gießen to fill [up sep] a glass to the brim▪ etw auf etw akk/über etw akk \gießen to pour sth on/over sth; (verschütten) to spill sth on/over sth3. TECH to cast sthetw [in Barren/Bronze/Wachs] \gießen to cast sth [into bars/in bronze/in wax]* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (rinnen lassen/schütten) pour (in + Akk. into, über + Akk. over)2) (verschütten) spill (über + Akk. over)3) (begießen) water <plants, flowers, garden>4) cast <machine part, statue, candles, etc.>; cast, found < metal>; found < glass>2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (unpers., ugs.) pour [with rain]es gießt in Strömen — it is coming down in buckets; it's raining cats and dogs
* * *A. v/t1. pour (in +akk into;aus out of;sein Licht gießen über (+akk) fig shed its light over2. (Blumen) waterB. v/i unpers; umg:es gießt it’s pouring;wie aus Kübeln etc it’s coming down in buckets* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (rinnen lassen/schütten) pour (in + Akk. into, über + Akk. over)2) (verschütten) spill (über + Akk. over)3) (begießen) water <plants, flowers, garden>4) cast <machine part, statue, candles, etc.>; cast, found < metal>; found < glass>2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (unpers., ugs.) pour [with rain]es gießt in Strömen — it is coming down in buckets; it's raining cats and dogs
* * *(Keramik) f.slip casting n. -
4 Eimer
m; -s, -1. bucket, bes. Am. pail; ein Eimer ( voll) Wasser a bucket(ful) of water; es gießt wie aus oder mit Eimern umg. it’s bucketing down, it’s raining cats and dogs; in den Eimer schmeißen umg. bin, toss, chuck (away)2. umg., fig.: im Eimer sein Auto, Uhr etc.: have had it, be up the spout; Gesundheit, Kuchen, Ruf etc.: be ruined ( oder buggered Sl.); Ehe etc.: be in tatters; damit sind unsere Pläne im Eimer bang go our plans3. umg., fig. pej. (Schiff) tub* * *der Eimerpail; bucket* * *Ei|mer ['aimɐ]m -s, -ein Éímer (voll) Wasser — a bucket(ful) of water
es gießt wie mit or aus Éímern (inf) — it's bucketing down (Brit inf), it's coming down in buckets (US inf), it's raining cats and dogs (inf)
2)im Éímer sein (inf) — to be up the spout (Brit inf), to be down the drain or tubes (US inf)
* * *der1) (a container for holding water, milk etc: We carried water in buckets to the burning house.) bucket2) (a bucket: Fetch a pail of water.) pail* * *Ei·mer<-s, ->[ˈaimɐ]▶ es gießt wie mit [o aus] \Eimern (fam) it's raining cats and dogs fam, it's bucketing down BRIT fam* * *der; Eimers, Eimer bucket; (AbfallEimer) binein Eimer [voll] Wasser — a bucket of water
es gießt wie aus Eimern — (ugs.) it's raining cats and dogs (coll.); it's coming down in buckets (coll.)
im Eimer sein — (salopp) be up the spout (coll.)
* * *1. bucket, besonders US pail;ein Eimer (voll) Wasser a bucket(ful) of water;mit Eimern umg it’s bucketing down, it’s raining cats and dogs;in den Eimer schmeißen umg bin, toss, chuck (away)2. umg, fig:im Eimer sein Auto, Uhr etc: have had it, be up the spout; Gesundheit, Kuchen, Ruf etc: be ruined ( oder buggered sl); Ehe etc: be in tatters;damit sind unsere Pläne im Eimer bang go our plans3. umg, fig pej (Schiff) tub* * *der; Eimers, Eimer bucket; (AbfallEimer) binein Eimer [voll] Wasser — a bucket of water
es gießt wie aus Eimern — (ugs.) it's raining cats and dogs (coll.); it's coming down in buckets (coll.)
im Eimer sein — (salopp) be up the spout (coll.)
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5 Kübel
m; -s, -; bucket; größerer, für Pflanzen: tub; (Toiletteneimer) (latrine) bucket; es gießt wie aus oder wie mit Kübeln umg. it’s bucketing (down), it’s coming down in buckets; Kübel voll Bosheit oder Schmutz über jemanden ausgießen fig. unleash torrents of abuse on s.o.* * *der Kübelbucket; tub* * *Kü|bel ['kyːbl]m -s, -bucket, pail; (für Jauche etc) container; (inf im Gefängnis) latrine or toilet bucket, crapper (inf); (für Bäume) tubes regnet ( wie) aus or mit Kǘbeln — it's bucketing down (Brit), it's coming down in buckets
* * *(a small round container for ice-cream etc.) tub* * *Kü·bel<-s, ->[ˈky:bl̩]m1. (großer Eimer) bucket, pail5.* * *der; Kübels, Kübel1) pail; (PflanzenKübel) tub2) (Toiletteneimer) [latrine] bucket* * *wie mit Kübeln umg it’s bucketing (down), it’s coming down in buckets;Schmutz über jemanden ausgießen fig unleash torrents of abuse on sb* * *der; Kübels, Kübel1) pail; (PflanzenKübel) tubes gießt wie aus Kübeln — (ugs.) it's bucketing down
2) (Toiletteneimer) [latrine] bucket* * *bucket n.tub n. -
6 pleuvoir
pleuvoir [pløvwaʀ]➭ TABLE 23• il pleut à torrents or à verse2. intransitive verb[coups, projectiles] to rain down ; [critiques, invitations] to shower down* * *pløvwaʀ
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verbe impersonnel to rainil pleut à torrents or à seaux — it's pouring with rain
il pleut des cordes — (colloq) it's coming down in buckets
des gâteaux comme s'il en pleuvait — (colloq) loads (colloq) of cakes
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verbe intransitif [obus, coups] to rain down; [demandes d'emploi] to pour in; [questions, critiques] to come thick and fast* * *pløvwaʀ1. vb impersIl pleut. — It's raining.
il pleut à verse; il pleut à torrents — it's pouring, it's pouring down
2. vifig, [lettres, appels] to pour inpleuvoir sur [bombes] — to rain down on, [critiques, insultes] to shower down on
* * *pleuvoir verb table: pleuvoirA v impers to rain; il pleut it's raining; il pleut à grosses gouttes the rain is falling in big drops; il pleut à torrents or à seaux it's pouring with rain; il pleut des cordes○ or des hallebardes it's coming down in buckets; il pleut à ne pas mettre un chat dehors it's coming down in buckets; des gâteaux comme s'il en pleuvait○ loads of cakes○.B vi [obus, coups] to rain down; [demandes d'emploi] to pour in; les compliments pleuvaient compliments were being handed out left, right and centreGB; les mauvaises nouvelles pleuvent bad news is coming in thick and fast.[pløvwar] verbe impersonnelil pleut à seaux ou à verse ou (familier) des cordes ou (familier) des hallebardes it's raining cats and dogs ou stair rods (UK)————————[pløvwar] verbe intransitif[insulte] to shower downfaire pleuvoir les malédictions sur quelqu'un to rain curses upon ou on somebody's head -
7 tomber
tomber [tɔ̃be]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tomber fait partie d'une locution comme tomber amoureux, tomber de sommeil, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• attention ! tu vas tomber careful! you'll fall• il est tombé sur la tête ! (inf) he must be mad!► faire tomber to knock down ; (en renversant) to knock over ; (en lâchant) to drop ; [+ température, prix] to bring downb. [neige, pluie] to fall ; [brouillard] to come downc. ( = 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 eurosd. ( = disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to disappear ; [record] to falle. ( = pendre) to hangf. ( = échoir) [date, choix, sort] to fall ; [verdict, sanction] to be pronouncedg. ( = arriver, se produire) il est tombé en pleine réunion he walked straight into a meeting• il est vraiment bien/mal tombé avec son nouveau patron he's really lucky/unlucky with his new bossh. ( = être arrêté) (inf!) to get busted (inf!)i. (locutions)• 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)• en prenant cette rue, vous tombez sur la gare if you go along this street, you'll find the station• et il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi ! it just had to be me!2. <b. ( = séduire) (inf)c. ( = retirer) (inf)* * *
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1. tɔ̃beverbe transitif (+ v avoir) Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe]
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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 off2) ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall; [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to dropqu' est-ce que ça tombe! — (colloq)
ça tombe dru! — (colloq) ( pluie) it's pouring down!
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 downfaire 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
4) (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die outle 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 slope6) ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to falltomber bien/mal — [vêtement, rideau] to hang well/badly
7) (se retrouver, se placer)tomber sous le coup d'une loi — Droit to fall within the provisions of a law
8) ( devenir) to falltomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love
9) ( être donné) [décision] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be giventomber sur les écrans — [nouvelle] to come through on screen
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)
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 cometu 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 tɔ̃benom masculin (de vêtement, tissu) hang [U]* * *tɔ̃be1. vi1) (par terre, d'un mur) to fallAttention, tu vas tomber! — Be careful, you'll fall!
tomber à l'eau — to fall in the water, fig, [projet] to fall through
Il tombe de sommeil. — He's asleep on his feet.
tomber enceinte — to get pregnant, to fall pregnant
3) (= survenir)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, 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 verb table: aimerB vtr (+ v avoir)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.en tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to be flabbergasted○.I[tɔ̃be] nom masculinau tomber du jour ou de la nuit at nightfall ou duskII[tɔ̃be] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)A.[CHANGER DE NIVEAU - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ][avion, bombe, projectile] to falltomber par terre to fall on the floor, to fall downtomber dans un fauteuil to fall ou to collapse into an armchairne monte pas à l'échelle, tu vas tomber don't go up the ladder, you'll fall offtomber de cheval to fall off ou from a horsetomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree ou from a treea. [en lui faisant un croche-pied] to trip somebody upb. [en le bousculant] to knock ou to push somebody overa. [en poussant] to push something overb. [en renversant] to knock something overc. [en lâchant] to drop somethingd. [en donnant un coup de pied] to kick something over3. [se détacher - feuille, pétale, fruit] to fall ou to drop off ; [ - cheveu, dent] to fall ou to come outla robe tombe bien sur toi the dress hangs well ou nicely on you5. [s'abattre, descendre - rayon de soleil, radiations, nuit] to fall ; [ - brouillard, gifle, coup] to come downla neige/pluie tombait it was snowing/rainingune goutte est tombée dans mon cou a drop trickled ou rolled down my neckil tombe de grosses gouttes/gros flocons big drops/flakes are fallingtoi, 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 montha. [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!6. [déboucher]là où la rue Daneau tombe dans le boulevard Lamain at the point where Rue Daneau joins ou meets Boulevard Lamaincontinuez tout droit et vous tomberez sur le marché keep going straight on and you'll come to the market7. [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 closela température est tombée de 10 degrés the temperature has dropped ou fallen (by) 10 degreessa 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 temperaturesa joie tomba brusquement his happiness suddenly vanished ou evaporated9. [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 throughles candidats de droite sont tombés au premier tour the right-wing candidates were eliminated in the first rounda. [cité] to bring downb. [gouvernement] to bring down, to topplec. [record] to breakd. [concurrent] to defeat10. [devenir]tomber malade to become ou to fall illtomber (raide) mort to drop dead, to fall down dead11. JEUX [carte]B.[SE PRODUIRE, ARRIVER]1. [événement] to fall ou to be onmon anniversaire tombe un dimanche my birthday is ou falls on a Sundaytomber juste [calcul] to work out exactlyton 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 itmal tomber to come at the wrong moment ou at a bad timele 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 striketomber juste [deviner] to guess righta. [opportunément] to turn up at the right momentb. [avoir de la chance] to be lucky ou in luckah, vous tombez bien, je voulais justement vous parler ah, you've come just at the right moment, I wanted to speak to youil est excellent, ce melon, je suis bien tombé this melon's excellent, I was luckya. [inopportunément] to turn up at the wrong momentb. [ne pas avoir de chance] to be unlucky ou out of lucktu tombes à point! you've timed it perfectly!, perfect timing!2. [nouvelles] to be ou to come outles dernières nouvelles qui viennent de tomber font état de 143 victimes news just out ou released puts the number of victims at 143à 20 h, la nouvelle est tombée the news came through at 8 p.m————————[tɔ̃be] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)1. [triompher de - candidat, challenger] to defeat2. (familier) [séduire] to seduce3. (familier & locution)————————tomber dans verbe plus préposition[se laisser aller à - découragement, désespoir] to sink ou to lapse into (inseparable)————————tomber en verbe plus prépositiontomber en lambeaux to fall to bits ou pieces————————tomber sur verbe plus préposition1. [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 across2. [avoir affaire à - examinateur, sujet d'examen] to getquand 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 machineil tombe sur les nouveaux pour la moindre erreur he comes down on the newcomers (like a ton of bricks) if they make the slightest mistake4. [se porter sur - regard, soupçon] to fall on ; [ - conversation] to turn to -
8 Bindfaden
m string; starker: twine; dicker: cord; zum Nähen und Schnüren: packthread; ein Bindfaden a piece of ( oder some) string; es regnet Bindfäden fig. it’s pouring, it’s coming down in buckets umg., the rain is coming down in sheets* * *der Bindfadenpackthread; string* * *Bịnd|fa|denmstringes regnet Bindfäden (inf) — it's sheeting down (Brit inf), it's coming down in buckets (US inf)
* * *Bind·fa·denm stringein Stück \Bindfaden a piece of string* * *der stringein [Stück] Bindfaden — a piece of string
es regnet Bindfäden — (ugs.) it's raining cats and dogs (coll.)
* * *ein Bindfaden a piece of ( oder some) string;es regnet Bindfäden fig it’s pouring, it’s coming down in buckets umg, the rain is coming down in sheets* * *der stringein [Stück] Bindfaden — a piece of string
es regnet Bindfäden — (ugs.) it's raining cats and dogs (coll.)
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9 В-14
лить, хлынуть КАК ИЗ ВЕДРА coll как + PrepP Invar adv( usu. of rain) (to rain, pour) heavily: (come down) in buckets (in bucketfuls, in torrents, in sheets)(rain) buckets (rain (pour)) cats and dogs.(Зилов (поднимает трубку, набирает номер):)...Льёт как из ведра... Привет, Дима... Поздравляю, старик, ты оказался прав... Да вот насчёт дождя, чёрт бы его подрал! (Вампилов 5). (Z. (takes receiver, dials number):)...It's coming down in buckets... Hullo, Dima... Congratulations, you were right...About the blasted rain of course (5a).Косой дождь, гонимый сильным ветром, лил как из ведра (Толстой 2). The slanting rain, driven by a strong wind, pours down in bucketfuls (2b).Да, это был дождь, тот, что «как из ведра», тот, что падает перед настоящей календарной весной, расталкивая ветки можжевельника и корешки молочая (Эренбург 2). It was the kind of rain of which one says, "It came down in sheets" the kind of rain that heralds the real spring, stirring the branches of the juniper and the roots of the wort (2a). -
10 как из ведра
• ЛИТЬ, ХЛЫНУТЬ КАК ИЗ ВЕДРА coll[ как + PrepP; Invar; adv]=====⇒ (usu. of rain) (to rain, pour) heavily:- (come down) in buckets (in bucketfuls, in torrents, in sheets);- (rain < pour>) cats and dogs.♦ [Зилов (поднимает трубку, набирает номер):]...Льёт как из ведра... Привет, Дима... Поздравляю, старик, ты оказался прав... Да вот насчёт дождя, чёрт бы его подрал! (Вампилов 5). [Z. (takes receiver, dials number):]... It's coming down in buckets... Hullo, Dima... Congratulations, you were right...About the blasted rain of course (5a).♦ Косой дождь, гонимый сильным ветром, лил как из ведра (Толстой 2). The slanting rain, driven by a strong wind, pours down in bucketfuls (2b).♦ Да, это был дождь, тот, что "как из ведра", тот, что падает перед настоящей календарной весной, расталкивая ветки можжевельника и корешки молочая (Эренбург 2). It was the kind of rain of which one says, "It came down in sheets"; the kind of rain that heralds the real spring, stirring the branches of the juniper and the roots of the wort (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как из ведра
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11 bucket
(a container for holding water, milk etc: We carried water in buckets to the burning house.) bøtte, spannbøtte--------pøs--------spannIsubst. \/ˈbʌkɪt\/1) bøtte, spann, pøs (sjøfart)2) ( teknikk) graveskovl, grabb, pøs, stempel (i pumpe), skovl (på vannhjul)3) (slang, om bil\/båt) holk, skranglekassea drop in the bucket en dråpe i havetkick the bucket ( slang) dø, vandre hedenin buckets bøttevis, i store mengderIIverb \/ˈbʌkɪt\/1) ( også bucket down) pøsregne, hølje ned2) øse, bære i bøtte, fylle i bøtte3) kjøre\/ri\/seile fort og ujevnt4) ( hverdagslig) komme med voldsomme beskyldninger\/avsløringer5) ( handel) gjøre uhederlige forretningerbucket about ( om skip) slingre, kaste på seg -
12 rain
rein 1. noun1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) regn(vær)2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) -regn2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) regne2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) regne/hagle ned•- rainy- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rainregn--------regneIsubst. \/reɪn\/regn, regnværen skur av kuler\/kuleregnright as rain ( hverdagslig) prima, i skjønneste ordenrain or shine uansett hva slags vær det blir ( overført) uansett hva som henderrain stopped play ( sport) spillet ble avbrutt av regnIIverb \/reɪn\/1) regne2) (overført, falle som regn) hagle, strømme3) la regne, øse, la haglebe rained off\/out (amer.) innstilles på grunn av regn, regne innethe blows rain (down) (up) on somebody slagene hagler ned over enit never rains but it pours ( ordtak) en ulykke kommer sjelden alene, alt skjer på en gangit's raining buckets ( hverdagslig) det øser ned, det striregnerit's raining cats and dogs ( hverdagslig) det øser ned, det striregnerrain gifts (up) on somebody overøse noen med gaver -
13 spandevis
* * *adv:[ i spandevis] in buckets;[ det regner spandevis] it is coming down in buckets,T it is bucketing down. -
14 ♦ bucket
♦ bucket /ˈbʌkɪt/n.1 secchio; secchia7 (naut.) bugliolo11 (al pl.) (fam.) grande quantità● bucket dredger, draga a noria; draga a tazze □ (fam.) bucket list, lista delle cose da fare prima di morire □ (autom., aeron.) bucket-seat, sedile anatomico □ (fam. spreg.) bucket shop, ( USA) agenzia (generalm. non autorizzata) di compravendita titoli, valori, ecc.; (GB) agenzia turistica poco affidabile che pratica prezzi stracciati □ ( USA) bucket truck, autogru (per riparazione di linee aeree, potatura di alberi, ecc.) □ to cry buckets, piangere a dirotto □ ( slang, antiq.) to kick the bucket, morire; tirare le cuoia, crepare (fam.) □ It's coming down in buckets, piove a dirotto (o a catinelle); diluvia.(to) bucket /ˈbʌkɪt/v. i. (fam.) -
15 schütten
I v/t (gießen) pour (auch TECH.); (verschütten) spill; (Erde, Schutt etc.) dump, tip; auf einen Haufen schütten heap up* * *to dump; to throw; to pour; to scatter* * *schụ̈t|ten ['ʃʏtn]1. vtto tip; Flüssigkeiten to pour; (= verschütten) to spill2. vi impers (inf)es schüttet — it's pouring (with rain), it's pouring (down), it's bucketing (down) (Brit inf), it's coming down in buckets (US inf)
* * *schüt·ten[ˈʃʏtn̩]I. vt1. (kippen)▪ etw [irgendwohin] \schütten to tip sth [somewhere]sie schüttete das Mehl in eine Schüssel she poured the flour into a bowl2. (gießen)▪ etw [irgendwohin] \schütten to pour sth [somewhere]▪ jdm/sich etw irgendwohin \schütten to pour sb/oneself sth somewhereII. vi* * *1.transitives Verb pour <liquid, flour, grain, etc.>; (unabsichtlich) spill <liquid, flour, etc.>; tip <rubbish, coal, etc.>2.jemandem/sich Wein über den Anzug schütten — spill wine on somebody's/one's suit
* * *auf einen Haufen schütten heap upB. v/i unpers umg:* * *1.transitives Verb pour <liquid, flour, grain, etc.>; (unabsichtlich) spill <liquid, flour, etc.>; tip <rubbish, coal, etc.>2.jemandem/sich Wein über den Anzug schütten — spill wine on somebody's/one's suit
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16 lać
1. (leję, lejesz); vt 2. vi( o deszczu) to pour; (pot!: oddawać mocz) to piss (pot!)leje jak z cebra — (przen) pot the rain's lub it's pouring down
lać wodę — (pot: mówić, pisać nieściśle) to waffle (pot)
* * *ipf.1. (= nalewać) pour; lać krew spill blood; lać łzy shed tears; lać wodę przen. (= pisać l. mówić mało treściwie) lay it on thick; lać w siebie alkohol drink one's fill, get tanked up; lać w kogoś alkohol get sb tanked up.2. (dzwony, świece) cast.3. pot. (= bić) pound, hammer.4. ( o deszczu) pour (down); leje jak z cebra it's raining cats and dogs, it's coming down in buckets l. sheets, it's l. the rain's pouring down.5. wulg. (= oddawać mocz) piss.ipf.1. (= spływać) gush, pour; żar się leje z nieba it's sweltering hot.2. pot. (= bić się) hammer each other l. one another, pound each other l. one another.3. be cast.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > lać
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17 ceber
- ra; -rythe rain's lub it's pouring down* * *mi- br- Gen. -a (wooden) bucket, (wooden) pail; leje jak z cebra the rain's coming down in buckets; przest. it's raining cats and dogs.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ceber
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18 lu|nąć
pf Ⅰ vt pot. (uderzyć) to whack- lunąłem go na odlew I whacked him with all my mightⅡ vi 1. (o deszczu) to start lashing a. pouring down- lunął rzęsisty deszcz there was a sudden torrential downpour- lunęło jak z cebra it started raining cats and dogs a. coming down in buckets2. (chlusnąć) to gush- przez wyrwę w murze lunęły potoki brudnej wody streams of dirty water gushed out through the breach in the wall3. pot. (wylać) to gush- lunął wodą z wiadra he threw water out of the bucketThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > lu|nąć
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19 лить
нсв1) vt заставлять течь to pourлить молоко́ в кру́жку — to pour milk into a mug
вода́ льёт из кра́на — water runs from the tap
дождь льёт как из ведра́ — the rain is coming down in buckets, it's pouring down/pouring with rain
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20 gießen;
gießt, goss, hat gegossenI v/t1. pour (in + Akk into; aus out of; auf oder über + Akk over); (verschütten) spill; sein Licht gießen über (+ Akk) fig. shed its light over2. (Blumen) waterII v/i unpers.; umg.: es gießt it’s pouring; es gießt in Strömen oder wie aus Kübeln etc. it’s coming down in buckets
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