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1 it's like banging your head against a brick wall
es como machacar en hierro fríoEnglish-spanish dictionary > it's like banging your head against a brick wall
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2 (to) be banging your head against a brick wall
идиом. биться головой о стену (о чем-л. трудно выполнимом или невыполнимом)Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) be banging your head against a brick wall
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3 (to) be banging your head against a brick wall
идиом. биться головой о стену (о чем-л. трудно выполнимом или невыполнимом)Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) be banging your head against a brick wall
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brick [brɪk]1 noun(a) (for building) brique f;∎ a house made of brick une maison en brique;∎ to invest in bricks and mortar investir dans l'immobilier;∎ familiar to come down on sb like a ton of bricks passer un savon à qn;∎ proverb you can't make bricks without straw à l'impossible nul n'est tenu;(b) (of ice cream) pavé m∎ a box of bricks un jeu de construction∎ you're a brick! tu es vraiment ou super sympa!(building) en brique ou briques►► brick red rouge m brique inv;brick wall mur m de brique;∎ figurative to come up against a brick wall se heurter à un obstacle infranchissable;∎ it's like talking to a brick wall autant (vaut) parler à un mur ou un sourd;∎ it's like banging your head against a brick wall c'est peine perduemurermurermurer -
5 wall
1. nountown/garden wall — Stadt-/Gartenmauer, die
the south wall of the house — die Südwand des Hauses
a concrete wall — eine Betonwand/-mauer
the Berlin Wall — (Hist.) die [Berliner] Mauer
2) (internal) Wand, diebe hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen
hang a picture on the wall — ein Bild an die Wand hängen
drive or send somebody up the wall — (fig. coll.) jemanden auf die Palme bringen (ugs.)
go up the wall — (fig. coll.) die Wände hochgehen (ugs.)
3) (Mount., Min.) Wand, die; (fig.) Mauer, diea wall of water/fire — (fig.) eine Wasser-/Feuerwand
the North Wall of the Eiger — die Eigernordwand; (fig.)
2. transitive verba wall of silence/prejudice — eine Mauer des Schweigens/von Vorurteilen
[be] walled — von einer Mauer/Mauern umgeben [sein]
X is a walled city/town — X hat eine Stadtmauer
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/93584/wall_in">wall in- wall off- wall up•• Cultural note:Eine Straße nahe der Südspitze der Insel Manhattan in New York mit wichtigen Banken und Börsen. Der Name ist auch ein Synonym für die New York Stock Exchange* * *[wo:l] 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) die Mauer2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) die Wand2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) ummauern- walled- -walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) tapezieren- wall-to-wall- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall* * *[wɔ:l]I. nthis is like banging your head against a brick \wall das ist, als ob man mit dem Kopf gegen eine Wand renntcity \wall Stadtmauer fthe Great W\wall of China die Chinesische Mauerdry-stone \wall Bruchsteinmauer f2. MED, ANAT Wand fartery \wall Arterienwand fa \wall of men eine Mauer von Menschena \wall of silence ( fig) eine Mauer des Schweigensa \wall of water eine Wasserwanda \wall of words ein Wortschwall m pej5.▶ to go to the \wall Konkurs machen▶ this must not go beyond these four \walls das muss innerhalb dieser vier Wände bleiben▶ to have one's back to the \wall mit dem Rücken an der [o zur] Wand stehen▶ to hit [or come up against] a brick \wall gegen eine Wand rennen▶ to talk to a brick \wall gegen eine Wand reden▶ the writing is on the \wall das Ende vom Lied ist abzusehenII. vt▪ sth is \walled in etw ist ummauert [o mit einer Mauer umgeben▪ to be \walled off durch eine Mauer abgetrennt werden; (in a building) durch eine Wand abgetrennt werden; ( fig) abgeschottet sein3. (imprison)▪ to \wall sb ⇆ up jdn einmauern4. (fill in)▪ to \wall sth ⇆ up etw zumauern* * *[wɔːl]1. na wall of policemen/troops — eine Mauer von Polizisten/Soldaten
to go up the wall (inf) — die Wände rauf- or hochgehen (inf)
this constant noise is driving me up the wall (inf) — bei diesem ständigen Lärm könnte ich die Wände rauf- or hochgehen (inf)
to go to the wall ( inf : firm etc ) — kaputtgehen (inf)
See:→ brick wall, back2. vtmit einer Mauer umgeben* * *wall [wɔːl]A s2. (Innen)Wand f:3. Mauer f (auch fig):a) die Berliner Mauer,b) die Klagemauer (in Jerusalem)4. Wall m (auch fig), (Stadt-, Schutz-)Mauer f:within the walls in den Mauern (einer Stadt)5. ANAT (Brust-, Zell- etc) Wand fB v/ta) ver-, zumauern,b) (aus)mauern, umwanden3. mit einem Wall umgeben, befestigen:up against the wall in einer aussichtslosen Lage;a white wall is a fool’s paper (Sprichwort) Narrenhände beschmieren Tisch und Wände;a) jemanden in die Enge treiben,b) jemanden an die Wand drücken drive ( oder send) sb up the wall umg jemanden auf die Palme bringen;a) an die Wand gedrückt werden,b) WIRTSCH Konkurs machen go up the wall, climb the wall(s) umg auf die Palme gehen;* * *1. noun1) (of building, part of structure) Wand, die; (external, also free-standing) Mauer, dietown/garden wall — Stadt-/Gartenmauer, die
a concrete wall — eine Betonwand/-mauer
the Berlin Wall — (Hist.) die [Berliner] Mauer
2) (internal) Wand, diedrive or send somebody up the wall — (fig. coll.) jemanden auf die Palme bringen (ugs.)
go up the wall — (fig. coll.) die Wände hochgehen (ugs.)
3) (Mount., Min.) Wand, die; (fig.) Mauer, diea wall of water/fire — (fig.) eine Wasser-/Feuerwand
the North Wall of the Eiger — die Eigernordwand; (fig.)
2. transitive verba wall of silence/prejudice — eine Mauer des Schweigens/von Vorurteilen
[be] walled — von einer Mauer/Mauern umgeben [sein]
X is a walled city/town — X hat eine Stadtmauer
Phrasal Verbs:- wall in- wall off- wall up•• Cultural note:Eine Straße nahe der Südspitze der Insel Manhattan in New York mit wichtigen Banken und Börsen. Der Name ist auch ein Synonym für die New York Stock Exchange* * *n.Mauer -n f.Wand ¨-e f. -
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[wɔ:l] nthis is like banging your head against a brick \wall das ist, als ob man mit dem Kopf gegen eine Wand rennt;city \wall Stadtmauer f;the Great W\wall of China die Chinesische Mauer;dry-stone \wall Bruchsteinmauer f2) med, anat Wand f;artery \wall Arterienwand fa \wall of men eine Mauer von Menschen;a \wall of silence ( fig) eine Mauer des Schweigens;a \wall of water eine Wasserwand;PHRASES:to have one's back to the \wall mit dem Rücken an der [o zur] Wand stehen;to talk to a brick \wall gegen eine Wand reden;\walls have ears ( saying) die Wände haben Ohren;to be a fly on the \wall Mäuschen spielen ( fam)the writing is on the \wall das Ende vom Lied ist abzusehen;this must not go beyond these four \walls das muss innerhalb dieser vier Wände bleiben;to be off-the-\wall verrückt sein ( fam)to climb the \walls in anger die Wände hochgehen ( fam) due to worry vor Sorgen verrückt werden ( fam)to go to the \wall Konkurs machen;sth is \walled in etw ist ummauert [o mit einer Mauer umgeben];to be \walled off durch eine Mauer abgetrennt werden;( in a building) durch eine Wand abgetrennt werden; ( fig) abgeschottet sein3) ( imprison)to \wall sb <-> up jdn einmauern4) ( fill in)to \wall sth <-> up etw zumauern -
7 pared
f.1 wall.entre cuatro paredes cooped up at homelas paredes oyen walls have earssi las paredes hablasen… if the walls could talk…subirse por las paredes (figurative) to hit the roof, to go up the wallestá que se sube por las paredes she's in an absolute rage, she's fit to be tiedintenté convencerle, pero como si hablara a la pared (informal) I tried to persuade him, but it was like talking to a brick wallpared maestra main wallpared medianera party wall2 side.3 one-two (sport).hacer la pared to play a one-two* * *1 wall2 (de una montaña) side\las paredes oyen walls have earsponer a alguien contra la pared to put somebody in a tight spotpared maestra main wall, structural wallpared medianera party wall* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de edificio, habitación] wallestar cara a la pared — (Escol) to be stood in the corner
entre cuatro paredes —
hablar a la pared —
- ponerse blanco como la pared2) (Anat) wall3) (Alpinismo) face wall4) (Ftbl)hacer la pared — to make o do a one-two *
* * *1)a) (Arquit, Const) walles como darse contra las paredes — (fam) it's like banging your head against a brick wall
es como hablarle a la pared — (fam) it's like talking to a brick wall
hasta la pared de enfrente — (Chi, Méx fam) loads (pl) (colloq)
las paredes oyen — walls have ears
subirse or trepar por las paredes — (fam) (de rabia, irritación) to go through the roof (colloq); ( de aburrimiento) to be climbing the walls (with boredom) (colloq)
b) ( de recipiente) sidec) (Anat) walld) ( de montaña) face2) ( en fútbol) one-twohacer la pared — to play a one-two, to play a wall pass (AmE)
* * *= wall, lining.Ex. The planning arrangements can also be seen to be much more flexible if the number of walls in the building are reduced to a minimum.Ex. The conference brought together the disciplines of painting, paper and textile conservation and covered their approaches and problems with regard to lining.----* biblioteca sin paredes = library without walls.* cogido entre la espada y la pared = caught between two stools.* con la espalda contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall.* con las dimensiones de una pared = wall-sized.* contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, against a/the wall.* contra una pared = against a/the wall.* decoración de paredes = wall covering.* entre la espada y la pared = between the rock and the hard place, between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place.* estar con la espalda contra la pared = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.* estar entre la espada y la pared = be on the horns of a dilemma.* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* interruptor de pared = wall switch.* montado en la pared = wall-mounted.* pared abdominal, la = abdominal wall, the.* pared arterial = artery wall.* pared con cámara de aire = cavity wall.* pared del acantilado = cliff face.* pared de ladrillo = brick wall.* pared del precipio = cliff face.* pared divisoria = partition wall.* pared energética = energy wall.* poner en la pared = pin up.* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.* recubrimiento de paredes = wall covering.* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera = wood panelling.* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera de roble = oak panelling.* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.* subirse por las paredes = be beside + Reflexivo.* * *1)a) (Arquit, Const) walles como darse contra las paredes — (fam) it's like banging your head against a brick wall
es como hablarle a la pared — (fam) it's like talking to a brick wall
hasta la pared de enfrente — (Chi, Méx fam) loads (pl) (colloq)
las paredes oyen — walls have ears
subirse or trepar por las paredes — (fam) (de rabia, irritación) to go through the roof (colloq); ( de aburrimiento) to be climbing the walls (with boredom) (colloq)
b) ( de recipiente) sidec) (Anat) walld) ( de montaña) face2) ( en fútbol) one-twohacer la pared — to play a one-two, to play a wall pass (AmE)
* * *= wall, lining.Ex: The planning arrangements can also be seen to be much more flexible if the number of walls in the building are reduced to a minimum.
Ex: The conference brought together the disciplines of painting, paper and textile conservation and covered their approaches and problems with regard to lining.* biblioteca sin paredes = library without walls.* cogido entre la espada y la pared = caught between two stools.* con la espalda contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall.* con las dimensiones de una pared = wall-sized.* contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, against a/the wall.* contra una pared = against a/the wall.* decoración de paredes = wall covering.* entre la espada y la pared = between the rock and the hard place, between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place.* estar con la espalda contra la pared = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.* estar entre la espada y la pared = be on the horns of a dilemma.* estar que + subirse + por las paredes = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* interruptor de pared = wall switch.* montado en la pared = wall-mounted.* pared abdominal, la = abdominal wall, the.* pared arterial = artery wall.* pared con cámara de aire = cavity wall.* pared del acantilado = cliff face.* pared de ladrillo = brick wall.* pared del precipio = cliff face.* pared divisoria = partition wall.* pared energética = energy wall.* poner en la pared = pin up.* poner entre la espada y la pared = press to + the point.* recubrimiento de paredes = wall covering.* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera = wood panelling.* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera de roble = oak panelling.* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.* subirse por las paredes = be beside + Reflexivo.* * *Aviven pared por medio they live next doordarse contra las paredes ( fam): estaba que se daba contra las paredes he was furious o ( colloq) hopping mades como darse contra las paredes it's like banging your head against a brick wallentre cuatro paredes cooped upme he pasado el día (encerrado) entre cuatro paredes I've been cooped up o stuck indoors all dayes como hablarle a la pared ( fam); it's like talking to a brick wallhabía gente hasta la pared de enfrente there were loads of people there, the place was absolutely packedle echó sal hasta la pared de enfrente he put half a ton of salt in ( colloq)las paredes oyen walls have earssubirse or treparse por las paredes ( fam) (de rabia, irritación) to go through the roof ( colloq) (de aburrimiento) to be climbing the walls (with boredom) ( colloq); (de angustia) to go spare o frantic ( colloq)2 (de un recipiente) side3 ( Anat) wallpared abdominal stomach wall; (parte interior) stomach liningla pared del intestino the intestinal wall4 (de una montaña) faceCompuestos:wall of the arterycell wallcurtain wallmain wall, supporting wallparty wallB (en fútbol) one-two* * *
pared sustantivo femenino
1a) (Arquit, Const) wall;
las paredes oyen walls have ears
2 ( en fútbol) one-two
pared sustantivo femenino wall: mi casa da pared con pared con el salón de Juan, my house runs adjacent to Juan's living room
♦ Locuciones: las paredes oyen, walls have ears
poner a alguien contra la pared, to have sb up against the wall
subirse por las paredes, to go up the wall
' pared' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- acolchada
- acolchado
- atravesar
- brecha
- cara
- desconchada
- desconchado
- desconcharse
- enyesar
- espada
- estampar
- grieta
- llenar
- los
- montante
- pegar
- pelada
- pelado
- perchero
- proyectar
- reloj
- rendija
- réplica
- resquicio
- revocar
- tabique
- tirar
- acolchar
- agrietarse
- alfombra
- alisar
- almanaque
- alto
- apoyar
- arrimar
- bajar
- blanquear
- comba
- combarse
- contra
- delgado
- descascararse
- empapelar
- emparejar
- escalar
- escarpado
- estrellar
- fijo
- frontón
English:
barrel
- blow
- brace
- chink
- crack
- devil
- face
- grime
- hang
- hole
- mend
- notice
- paintbrush
- plaster
- ricochet
- scrape
- sheer
- smear
- split
- thick
- tile
- wall
- wall socket
- wall-to-wall carpet
- attach
- down
- fitted
- knock
- rock
- through
* * *pared nf1. [de construcción] wall;entre cuatro paredes cooped up at home;me pusieron contra la pared they had me up against the wall;las paredes oyen walls have ears;si las paredes hablasen… if the walls could talk…;subirse por las paredes to hit the roof, to go up the wall;está que se sube por las paredes she's in an absolute rage, she's fit to be tied;Fames como hablar a la pared it's like talking to a brick wallpared maestra main wall;2. [de montaña] facepared artificial climbing wall3. [de nariz, intestino] wall;[caja] side pared arterial arterial wall;pared celular cell wall4. Dep one-two;hacer la pared to play a one-two* * *f wall;subirse por las paredes hit the roof;las paredes oyen walls have ears;poner a alguien contra la pared fig force s.o. into a corner* * *pared nf: wall* * *pared n wall -
8 bang
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1. noun1) (a sudden loud noise: The door shut with a bang.) portazo, golpe estrepitoso2) (a blow or knock: a bang on the head from a falling branch.) golpe (violento), golpetazo
2. verb1) (to close with a sudden loud noise: He banged the door.) batir2) (to hit or strike violently, often making a loud noise: The child banged his drum; He banged the book down angrily on the table.) batir, golpear3) (to make a sudden loud noise: We could hear the fireworks banging in the distance.) estallar, detonar•- bangerbang1 n1. golpe2. estrépito / explosión / estallidothe rocket exploded with a loud bang al explotar, el cohete produjo un gran estallidobang2 vb1. golpearse / dar un golpe2. golpear / dar golpes3. tocartr[bæŋ]1 (blow) golpe nombre masculino3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL flequillo1 golpear, dar golpes en■ don't bang the table! ¡no des golpes en la mesa!2 taboo (have sex with) follar1 dar golpes2 taboo (have sex with) follar1 familiar justo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbang on! familiar ¡exacto!bang go my chances! familiar ¡mi gozo en un pozo!to go bang hacer pumto go with a bang tener mucho éxitoit's like banging your head against a brick wall es como machacar en hierro fríoto bang the door dar un portazoto bang on a door dar golpes en una puertato bang one's fist on the table dar un puñetazo en la mesato bang against something dar un golpe contra algoto bang into somebody / something chocar contra alguien / algoto bang on a drum tocar un tamborto bang one's head darse un golpe en la cabezato bang somebody on the head dar un coscorrón en la cabeza a alguienbang ['bæŋ] vt1) strike: golpear, darsehe banged his elbow against the door: se dio con el codo en la puerta2) slam: cerrar (la puerta) con un portazobang vi1) slam: cerrarse de un golpe2)to bang on : aporrear, golpearshe was banging on the table: aporreaba la mesabang adv: directamente, exactamentebang n1) blow: golpe m, porrazo m, trancazo m2) explosion: explosión f, estallido m3) slam: portazo m4) bangs npl: flequilla f, fleco mn.• detonación s.f.• golpazo s.m.• golpe s.m.• portazo s.m.• trancazo s.m.• traque s.m.• traquido s.m.• tras s.m.• triquitraque s.m.• zapatazo s.m.v.• golpear con ruido o con violencia v.• portear v.• traquetear v.
I bæŋ1)to go over o (BrE) off with a bang to go with a bang ser* todo un éxito; she returned to politics with a bang — volvió a la política a lo grande
b) ( pleasure) (AmE colloq) (no pl)2) c ( blow) golpe m, trancazo m, golpetazo m3) c bangs pl (AmE) ( fringe) flequillo m, cerquillo m (AmL), chasquilla f (Chi), capul f (Col), fleco m (Méx), pollina f (Ven)
II
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a) ( strike) golpearb) ( slam)
2.
via) ( strike)to bang into something — darse* contra algo
b) ( slam) \<\<door\>\> cerrarse* de un golpe, dar* un portazothe gate was banging in the wind — la puerta daba golpes or (AmL tb) se golpeaba con el viento
c) ( move noisily)Phrasal Verbs:- bang out- bang up
III
1)to go bang — \<\<gun\>\> dispararse, hacer* bang! or pum!
bang went our holiday — (BrE colloq) nuestras vacaciones se fueron al garete or al diablo (fam)
2) (as intensifier) (esp BrE colloq)bang in the middle — justo or exactamente en el medio
to be bang up to date — estar* muy al día
bang on time — a la hora justa or exacta
to be bang on — dar* en el blanco, acertar* de lleno
IV
interjection pum!, bang![bæŋ]bang! bang! you're dead! — (used to or by children) pum! pum! te maté!
1.N (=noise) [of explosion] estallido m ; [of door] portazo m ; [of blow] porrazo m, golpe m- get more bang for the buck or more bangs for your bucks2. ADV1)to go bang — hacer ¡pum!, estallar
bang went £10 * — adiós 10 libras
2) * justo, exactamenteit hit him bang on the ear — le dio justo en la oreja, le dio en toda la oreja *
bang on! — ¡acertado!
the answer was bang on — (Brit) la respuesta dio en el blanco
bang on time — (Brit) a la hora justa
it was bang on target — (Brit) dio justo en el blanco
3. VT1) (=strike) golpear2) *** (=have sex with) echarse un polvo con ***, tirarse ***4.VI (=explode) explotar, estallar; (=slam) [door] cerrarse de golpeto bang at or on sth — dar golpes en algo
5.EXCL ¡pum!; (of a blow) ¡zas!- bang on- bang out- bang up* * *
I [bæŋ]1)to go over o (BrE) off with a bang to go with a bang ser* todo un éxito; she returned to politics with a bang — volvió a la política a lo grande
b) ( pleasure) (AmE colloq) (no pl)2) c ( blow) golpe m, trancazo m, golpetazo m3) c bangs pl (AmE) ( fringe) flequillo m, cerquillo m (AmL), chasquilla f (Chi), capul f (Col), fleco m (Méx), pollina f (Ven)
II
1.
a) ( strike) golpearb) ( slam)
2.
via) ( strike)to bang into something — darse* contra algo
b) ( slam) \<\<door\>\> cerrarse* de un golpe, dar* un portazothe gate was banging in the wind — la puerta daba golpes or (AmL tb) se golpeaba con el viento
c) ( move noisily)Phrasal Verbs:- bang out- bang up
III
1)to go bang — \<\<gun\>\> dispararse, hacer* bang! or pum!
bang went our holiday — (BrE colloq) nuestras vacaciones se fueron al garete or al diablo (fam)
2) (as intensifier) (esp BrE colloq)bang in the middle — justo or exactamente en el medio
to be bang up to date — estar* muy al día
bang on time — a la hora justa or exacta
to be bang on — dar* en el blanco, acertar* de lleno
IV
interjection pum!, bang!bang! bang! you're dead! — (used to or by children) pum! pum! te maté!
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9 ♦ bang
♦ bang /bæŋ/A n.2 forte rumore secco; botto; fracasso; bang: The door closed with a bang, la porta si chiuse con fracasso3 scoppio; esplosione; detonazione; colpo; botto5 ( slang USA) divertimento; piacere; eccitazione; gusto; goduria: to get a bang out of st., provarci gusto (o godere) a fare qc.10 (comput.) punto esclamativoB avv.1 (GB) esattamente; dritto; proprio; in pieno: The snowball hit me bang on the forehead, la palla di neve mi ha colpito in piena fronte; bang in the middle, proprio al centro; nel bel mezzo (di qc.); bang on time, puntualissimo; in perfetto orario; spaccando il secondo; (fam.) bang on, esatto; azzeccato; perfetto; centratoC inter.bang!; bum!● ( slang) bang for one's (o the) buck, convenienza; rapporto costo/beneficio: We got the biggest bang for our buck, abbiamo fatto un vero affare □ (fam. GB) bang to rights, in flagrante, con le mani nel sacco; ( anche) sistemato, a posto □ to go bang, esplodere; scoppiare; fare bum: Bang went the gun, bum! fece il fucile; (fam.) Bang go my hopes of a pay rise!, addio speranze di un aumento di stipendio! □ (fam.) with a bang, di colpo; ( anche) in modo spettacolare, a meraviglia, col botto (fam.): to go off (o over) with a bang, riuscire a meraviglia; avere un successo strepitoso □ not with a bang but a whimper (da un verso di T. S. Eliot), senza fare grande impressione; in modo anonimo.(to) bang /bæŋ/A v. t.1 colpire; dare un colpo su; battere; urtare; picchiare: He banged the table with his fist, batté un pugno sul tavolo; I banged my head against a beam, ho picchiato la testa (o ho dato una testata) contro una trave2 sbattere; sbatacchiare: He went out banging the door, se ne è andato sbattendo la porta; to bang pots, sbatacchiare pentole; to bang a drawer shut, chiudere un cassetto con fracasso; to bang down the phone, sbattere giù il telefono; Jean banged the book down on the table, Jean sbatté il libro sul tavolo4 (volg.) sbattere; chiavare; scopareB v. i.2 scoppiare; esplodere3 sbattere; urtare (contro qc.): There is a shutter banging somewhere, c'è una persiana che sbatte da qualche parte: to bang open, aprirsi con fracasso ( sbattendo contro il muro); My elbow banged against the table, il mio gomito ha urtato il tavolo4 (con compl. di direzione) muoversi rumorosamente: to bang about a room, muoversi rumorosamente in una stanza6 ( Borsa, fin.) deprimere, far crollare: to bang the market, far crollare il mercato ( con la vendita di un elevato quantitativo di merci o di titoli) □ (fig.) It's just like banging your head against a brick wall, è come battere la testa nel muro. -
10 cabezazo
m.1 headbutt (blow) (with head).2 blow on the head.3 head-butt, butt.4 good idea, brainstorm.* * *1 (golpe recibido) blow on the head; (golpe dado) butt2 DEPORTE header\dar un cabezazo DEPORTE to head the ball* * *noun m.1) butt2) header* * *SM [gen] head butt, butt; (=porrazo) bump on the head; (Dep) header* * *1)a) ( golpe)se dio un cabezazo en el estante — he hit o banged his head on the shelf
darse (de) cabezazos contra la pared: podría darme cabezazos contra la pared — I feel like kicking myself (colloq)
b) (Dep) header2) (Col fam) ( buena idea) brainwave* * *1)a) ( golpe)se dio un cabezazo en el estante — he hit o banged his head on the shelf
darse (de) cabezazos contra la pared: podría darme cabezazos contra la pared — I feel like kicking myself (colloq)
b) (Dep) header2) (Col fam) ( buena idea) brainwave* * *A1(golpe): al levantarse se dio un cabezazo en el estante as he got up he hit o banged o bumped his head on the shelfle di un cabezazo I headbutted himdarse (de) cabezazos contra la pared: y encima he perdido el avión, podría darme cabezazos contra la pared and not only that but I've missed the plane, I feel like kicking myself ( colloq)no se lo puedo hacer entender, es como darse cabezazos contra la pared I can't get through to him, it's like banging your head against a brick wall ( colloq)2 ( Dep) headerel segundo gol lo marcó de un cabezazo he scored the second goal with his head o with a header, he headed in the second goal3 ( en peleas) head butt* * *
cabezazo sustantivo masculinoa) ( golpe):◊ se dio un cabezazo en el estante he hit o banged his head on the shelfb) (Dep) header
cabezazo sustantivo masculino
1 (dado con la cabeza) butt
(recibido en la cabeza) blow on the head
2 Ftb header: le di un cabezazo a la pelota, I headed the ball
' cabezazo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tope
English:
butt
- header
* * *cabezazo nm1. [golpe] [con la cabeza] head-butt;[en la cabeza] blow o bump on the head;dar un cabezazo a alguien to head-butt sb;2. Dep header;marcar de un cabezazo to score with a header, to head a goalcabezazo en plancha diving header* * *mdarse un cabezazo hit one’s head2 en fútbol header;cabezazo en plancha diving header* * *cabezazo nm: butt, blow with the head -
11 mur
mur [myʀ]masculine noun• les murs ont des oreilles ! walls have ears!• franchir le mur du son to break the sound barrier ► mur végétal or végétalisé or vivant living wall* * *myʀ
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nom masculin wallrester or être entre quatre murs — to be cooped up
c'est à se taper (colloq) or cogner (colloq) la tête contre les murs — you feel like banging your head against the wall (colloq)
faire du mur — (colloq) ( au tennis) to practise [BrE] hitting a ball against the wall
faire les pieds au mur — lit to do a handstand against the wall; fig to tie oneself up in knots
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Phrasal Verbs:••faire le mur — ( s'échapper) to go over the wall; ( au football) to make a wall
* * *myʀ nm* * *A nm1 gén, Archit, Constr wall; un mur de pierre/de briques a stone/brick wall; il y avait des tableaux aux murs there were pictures (hanging) on the walls; monter or élever un mur to put up a wall; mur mitoyen/de clôture/d'enceinte party/boundary/outer wall; les murs de la ville the city walls; hors des murs (de la ville) lit outside the city walls, fig outside the city limits; coller qn au mur to put sb up against the wall and shoot him/her; être le dos au mur to have one's back to the wall; rester or être entre quatre murs to be cooped up; c'est à se taper or cogner la tête contre les murs you feel like banging your head against the wall○; les murs ont des oreilles walls have ears; faire du mur○ ( au tennis) to practiseGB hitting a ball against the wall; faire les pieds au mur lit to do a handstand against the wall; fig to tie oneself up in knots;2 ( obstacle) wall; se heurter à un mur de silence to come up against a wall of silence;3 ( personne froide) cold fish; parler à un mur to be talking to a brick wall.B murs nmpl ( local) ( d'entreprise) premises; (d'ambassade, de palais) confines; le ministre est dans nos murs aujourd'hui the minister is with us today; être dans ses murs to own one's own house.mur d'appui ( de soutènement) retaining wall; ( parapet) parapet; mur de l'Atlantique Atlantic Wall; mur de Berlin Berlin wall; mur portant or porteur load-bearing wall; mur du son sound barrier; franchir le mur du son to break the sound barrier; mur de soutènement retaining wall; Mur des Lamentations Wailing Wall.faire le mur ( s'échapper) to go over the wall; ( au football) to make a wall; mettre qn au pied du mur to call sb's bluff; être au pied du mur to be up against the wall; aller dans le mur to be heading for disaster.[myr] nom masculin1. [construction] wallmur aveugle blank ou windowless wallmur d'enceinte outer ou surrounding wallmur porteur ou portant load-bearing wallmur de soutènement retaining ou breast wall2. [escarpement] steep slopemur artificiel rock-climbing ou artificial wall[de silence] wall6. AÉRONAUTIQUE————————murs nom masculin pluriel[remparts] (city) wallsles murs [d'un commerce] the building -
12 mûr
mur [myʀ]masculine noun• les murs ont des oreilles ! walls have ears!• franchir le mur du son to break the sound barrier ► mur végétal or végétalisé or vivant living wall* * *myʀ
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nom masculin wallrester or être entre quatre murs — to be cooped up
c'est à se taper (colloq) or cogner (colloq) la tête contre les murs — you feel like banging your head against the wall (colloq)
faire du mur — (colloq) ( au tennis) to practise [BrE] hitting a ball against the wall
faire les pieds au mur — lit to do a handstand against the wall; fig to tie oneself up in knots
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Phrasal Verbs:••faire le mur — ( s'échapper) to go over the wall; ( au football) to make a wall
* * *myʀ nm* * *A nm1 gén, Archit, Constr wall; un mur de pierre/de briques a stone/brick wall; il y avait des tableaux aux murs there were pictures (hanging) on the walls; monter or élever un mur to put up a wall; mur mitoyen/de clôture/d'enceinte party/boundary/outer wall; les murs de la ville the city walls; hors des murs (de la ville) lit outside the city walls, fig outside the city limits; coller qn au mur to put sb up against the wall and shoot him/her; être le dos au mur to have one's back to the wall; rester or être entre quatre murs to be cooped up; c'est à se taper or cogner la tête contre les murs you feel like banging your head against the wall○; les murs ont des oreilles walls have ears; faire du mur○ ( au tennis) to practiseGB hitting a ball against the wall; faire les pieds au mur lit to do a handstand against the wall; fig to tie oneself up in knots;2 ( obstacle) wall; se heurter à un mur de silence to come up against a wall of silence;3 ( personne froide) cold fish; parler à un mur to be talking to a brick wall.B murs nmpl ( local) ( d'entreprise) premises; (d'ambassade, de palais) confines; le ministre est dans nos murs aujourd'hui the minister is with us today; être dans ses murs to own one's own house.mur d'appui ( de soutènement) retaining wall; ( parapet) parapet; mur de l'Atlantique Atlantic Wall; mur de Berlin Berlin wall; mur portant or porteur load-bearing wall; mur du son sound barrier; franchir le mur du son to break the sound barrier; mur de soutènement retaining wall; Mur des Lamentations Wailing Wall.faire le mur ( s'échapper) to go over the wall; ( au football) to make a wall; mettre qn au pied du mur to call sb's bluff; être au pied du mur to be up against the wall; aller dans le mur to be heading for disaster.1. [fruit, graine, abcès etc] ripetrop mûr overripe, too ripepas mûr unripe, not ripe2. [personne] matureaprès mûre réflexion after careful thought ou consideration5. (familier) [tissu] worn -
13 bang
1. transitive verb1) knallen (ugs.); schlagen; zuknallen (ugs.), zuschlagen [Tür, Fenster, Deckel]bang one's head on or against the ceiling — mit dem Kopf an die Decke knallen (ugs.) od. schlagen
2. intransitive verbhe banged the nail in — er haute den Nagel rein (ugs.)
1) (strike)bang [against something] — [gegen etwas] schlagen od. (ugs.) knallen
2) (make sound of blow or explosion) knallen; [Trommeln:] dröhnen3. nounbang away at something — (shoot) auf etwas (Akk.) ballern (ugs.)
1) (blow) Schlag, der2) (noise) Knall, der4. adverbthe party went off with a bang — (fig.) die Party war eine Wucht (ugs.)
2) (explosively)go bang — [Gewehr, Feuerwerkskörper:] krachen
3)bang goes something — (fig.): (something ends suddenly) aus ist es mit etwas
bang went £50 — 50 Pfund waren weg
4)bang off — (coll.): (immediately) sofort
5) (coll.): (exactly) genauyou are bang on time — du bist pünktlich auf die Minute (ugs.)
* * *[bæŋ] 1. noun1) (a sudden loud noise: The door shut with a bang.) der Knall2) (a blow or knock: a bang on the head from a falling branch.) der Schlag2. verb1) (to close with a sudden loud noise: He banged the door.) zuknallen2) (to hit or strike violently, often making a loud noise: The child banged his drum; He banged the book down angrily on the table.) schlagen, knallen3) (to make a sudden loud noise: We could hear the fireworks banging in the distance.) krachen•- academic.ru/5314/banger">banger* * *[bæŋ]I. nto go off with a \bang gun, fireworks krachend [o mit einem Knall] losgehenthere was a loud \bang on the door jemand hämmerte gegen die Türa \bang on the head ein Schlag m auf den Kopf6.II. adv1. (precisely) genau, exakt\bang in the middle of the road/of dinner mitten auf der Straße/beim Essen\bang up-to-date topaktuell, hochaktuellto go \bang [mit einem lauten Knall] explodieren; balloon [laut] knallend zerplatzen3.III. interjIV. vi Krach machen; door, shutters knallen, schlagento \bang at the door an [o gegen] die Tür hämmern [o schlagenV. vt1. (hit)to \bang the door die Tür zuschlagento \bang one's fist on the table mit der Faust auf den Tisch hauento \bang the phone down den Hörer auf die Gabel knallento \bang a woman eine Frau bumsen [o vögeln] vulg4.* * *I [bŋ]1. nthere was a bang outside — draußen hat es geknallt
to go off with a bang — mit lautem Knall losgehen; ( inf
to get more bang for the buck or more bangs for your bucks (esp US) — etwas für sein Geld geboten kriegen (inf)
2) (= violent blow) Schlag mhe gave himself a bang on the shins — er hat sich (dat) die Schienbeine angeschlagen
to have a bang with sb — mit jdm bumsen (inf)
2. adv1)to go bang — knallen; (gun also) peng machen (inf); (balloon) zerplatzen, peng machen (inf)
his answer was bang on — seine Antwort war genau richtig
is that right? – bang on — stimmt das? – haargenau
bang up to date — auf dem neuesten Stand
they came bang up against fierce opposition —
the whole bang shoot (Brit) (people) — das ganze Zeug (inf) die ganze Bande (inf)
3. interjpeng; (of hammer) klopfbang goes my chance of promotion (inf) — und tschüs mit der Beförderung (inf), und das wars dann mit der Beförderung
bang go my dreams of fame and fortune (inf) — und das wars dann mit meinen Träumen von Ruhm und Reichtum (inf)
4. vt1) (= thump) schlagen, knallen (inf)he banged his fist on the table —
I'll bang your heads together if you don't shut up! (inf) — wenn ihr nicht ruhig seid, knallts (inf)
I felt like banging their heads together (inf) — ich hätte ihnen am liebsten ein paar links und rechts geknallt (inf)
to bang one's head etc on sth — sich (dat) den Kopf etc an etw (dat) anschlagen, mit dem Kopf etc gegen etw knallen (inf)
5. vi2)IIto bang on or at sth — gegen or an etw (acc) schlagen
n(US: fringe) Pony m, Ponyfransen plbangs — Ponyfrisur f
* * *bang1 [bæŋ]A s1. heftiger oder knallender Schlag:he gave the ball a bang er drosch den Ball weg2. Bums m umg, Krach m, Knall m:3. umga) Paukenschlag m, Sensation f:b) Schwung m, Elan mc) US (Nerven)Kitzel m, Spaß m:get a bang out of sth an einer Sache mächtig Spaß haben4. sl Schuss m (Heroin etc)5. vulg Nummer f (Geschlechtsverkehr):have a bang eine Nummer machen oder schiebenB v/t1. dröhnend schlagen, knallen mit, krachen lassen, eine Tür etc zuschlagen, zuknallen, einen Ball etc dreschen:bang one’s fist on the table mit der Faust auf den Tisch schlagen;he banged his thumb with the hammer er haute sich mit dem Hammer auf den Daumen;bang one’s head against a brick wall fig mit dem Kopf gegen die Wand rennen:bang off losknallen mit einem Gewehr etc, ein Musikstück (auf dem Klavier) herunterhämmern (beide umg);bang out umg einen Artikel etc (schnell) herunterschreiben, hinwerfen;bang the drum for sb (sth) fig für jemanden (etwas) die Trommel rühren;b) Br sl einbuchten3. umg obs vermöbeln umg, verprügelnC v/i1. knallen:a) krachenb) zuschlagen (Tür etc)c) ballern umg, schießen:bang away drauflosknallen umg ( → C 2);b) fig umg zufällig treffen;bang away at sich klemmen hinter (akk)D advgo bang explodieren2. umg bums umg, auf einmal:bang went the money bums war das Geld weg;bang in the eye peng ins Auge;bang in the middle of mitten in (akk)3. umg (ganz) genau:bang on time auf die Sekunde pünktlichE int peng!, bum(s)!bang2 [bæŋ]A s meist pl Pony m, Ponyfrisur fB v/t1. das Haar an der Stirn kurz abschneiden2. den Schwanz stutzen* * *1. transitive verb1) knallen (ugs.); schlagen; zuknallen (ugs.), zuschlagen [Tür, Fenster, Deckel]2. intransitive verbbang one's head on or against the ceiling — mit dem Kopf an die Decke knallen (ugs.) od. schlagen
1) (strike)bang [against something] — [gegen etwas] schlagen od. (ugs.) knallen
2) (make sound of blow or explosion) knallen; [Trommeln:] dröhnen3. nounbang away at something — (shoot) auf etwas (Akk.) ballern (ugs.)
1) (blow) Schlag, der2) (noise) Knall, der4. adverbthe party went off with a bang — (fig.) die Party war eine Wucht (ugs.)
1) (with impact) mit voller Wuchtgo bang — [Gewehr, Feuerwerkskörper:] krachen
3)bang goes something — (fig.): (something ends suddenly) aus ist es mit etwas
bang went £50 — 50 Pfund waren weg
4)bang off — (coll.): (immediately) sofort
5) (coll.): (exactly) genau* * *n.Knall -e m.Schlag -¨e m. v.knallen v.schlagen v.(§ p.,pp.: schlug, geschlagen) -
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КАК ОБ (В) СТЁНКУ (ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ) ГОРОХ (ГОРОХОМ) КАК ОТ СТЁНКИ (ОТ СТЕНЫ) ГОРОХ ЧТО СТЕНЕ (СТЁНКЕ) ГОРОХ all coll, disapprov (как + PrepP or что + NP these forms only usu. subj-compl with copula ( subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause) fixed WOall requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.: (itfs) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall) (itfs) like talking to the wall (a brick wall) you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall) you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).Обо всём этом ему (Наделашину) говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не (Nadelashin) had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).«Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох...» (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох» (Пастернак 1). "Careful — it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a). -
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• КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov[ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]=====⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:- (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как в в стену горох
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• КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov[ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]=====⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:- (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как в в стену горохом
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• КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov[ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]=====⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:- (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как в стенку горох
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18 как в стенку горохом
• КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov[ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]=====⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:- (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как в стенку горохом
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19 как в стену горох
• КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov[ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]=====⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:- (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как в стену горох
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20 как в стену горохом
• КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov[ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]=====⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:- (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как в стену горохом
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