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  • 101 verso

    1. prep towards
    andare verso casa head for home
    verso le otto about eight o'clock
    2. m di poesie verse
    ( modo) manner
    non c'è verso there is no way
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    verso1 prep.
    1 ( con riferimento a direzione) toward (s); -ward (s): andavano verso i monti, verso Milano, they went toward (s) the mountains, toward (s) Milan; era diretto verso la stazione, he was heading toward (s) the station; vidi un'auto che veniva verso di me, I saw a car coming toward (s) me; volse lo sguardo verso il cielo, he gazed skyward (s); verso l'interno, l'esterno, inward (s), outward (s); verso est, ovest, nord, sud, eastward (s), westward (s), northward (s), southward (s) (o toward the east, west, north, south); proseguendo verso est..., continuing eastward (s)...; quando arrivate allo svincolo, prendete la strada che va verso ovest, when you reach the motorway crossing, take the road going west (wards) (o the road towards the west) // guardare verso qlcu., to look in s.o.'s direction // andare verso casa, to go home // verso dove è diretto quel treno?, where is that train bound for? // una finestra verso la strada, a room facing (o looking on to) the street // la mia camera guarda verso est, I have an east-facing room
    2 ( dalle parti di, in prossimità di) near: verso la stazione, near the station; verso via Garibaldi, near Via Garibaldi; abita verso Torino, he lives near Turin; il deragliamento è avvenuto verso il confine svizzero, the derailment occurred near the Swiss border
    3 ( riferito a tempo) ( circa) about; ( non oltre) toward (s): era verso (la) mezzanotte, it was about (o towards) midnight; chiamami verso le cinque, call me (at) about five o'clock; verso sera, toward (s) evening; verso la fine della settimana, dell'anno, towards the end of the week, the year; si sposò verso i trent'anni, he got married when he was about thirty // tornerò verso i primi del mese, I'll be back at the beginning of the month
    4 ( nei riguardi di) to, towards; ( contro) against: mostrare comprensione verso i deboli, to show understanding towards the weak; essere gentile verso qlcu., to be kind to s.o.; l'esercito avanzò verso il nemico, the army advanced against (o on) the enemy.
    verso2 s.m.
    1 (ant.) ( riga di scrittura) line
    2 ( poesia) verse [U]; poetry [U]; ( riga di poesia) line (of verse): versi d'occasione, occasional verse; in verso esametro, in hexameter verse; in verso sciolto, in blank verse; una strofa di sei versi, a six-line verse; mi piacciono i suoi versi, I like his poetry; studiate i primi venti versi, study the first twenty lines; comporre versi, to write verse; recitare versi, to recite lines of verse; mettere in versi una leggenda, to put a legend into verse; scrivere in versi, to write in verse
    3 ( suono) sound; noise: mi rispose con uno strano verso, he answered with a strange noise
    4 ( di animali) call, cry: nella foresta si sentono i versi di uccelli e altri animali, in the wood you can hear the cries of birds and other animals; riconosceva ogni animale dal suo verso, he could recognize every animal by its cry
    5 ( cadenza) cadence, sound
    6 ( gesto) (habitual) gesture; ( maleducato) (rude) gesture; ( smorfia) grimace, face // rifare il verso a qlcu., to mimic s.o.
    7 ( direzione) direction, way; ( lato) side: prendete per questo verso e poi voltate a sinistra, go this way and then turn left; il vento soffia sempre da quel verso, the wind always blows from that direction; spazzolare una stoffa contro il suo verso, to brush a cloth against the grain; andare nello stesso verso, to go in the same direction // per un verso lo approvo, per l'altro no, in one way I approve of him, but in another I don't // quella persona non mi va a verso, I don't like that person // esaminare la questione da tutti i versi, to examine the matter from all sides // lasciare andare le cose per il loro verso, to let things take their course // prendere qlcu. per il suo verso, to handle s.o. in the right way
    8 ( modo, maniera) way: non c'è verso di saperlo, there is no way of knowing; ho cercato di convincerlo, ma non c'è stato verso, I tried to convince him but I didn't get anywhere; per un verso o per un altro egli riesce sempre, in one way or another he is always successful
    9 ( ragione) reason: ora per un verso ora per un altro non riesco mai ad andare a teatro, for one reason or another I never manage to go to the theatre; per un verso o per l'altro erano tutti insoddisfatti, for one reason or another they were all dissatisfied.
    verso3 s.m. ( retro) verso*, reverse, back: il verso di una moneta, di una pagina, the verso (o reverse o back) of a coin, of a page; verso di un assegno, di una cambiale, back of a cheque, of a bill of exchange
    ◆ agg.: pollice verso, thumbs down.
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    I ['vɛrso] sm inv
    (di pagina) verso, (di moneta) reverse
    II ['vɛrso] sm
    1) (di animale, uccello) call, cry

    qual è il verso del gatto? — what noise o sound does a cat make?

    fare il verso a qn — (imitare) to take sb off, mimic sb

    2) (riga: di poesia) line, verse
    versi smpl, (poesia) verse sg III ['vɛrso] prep
    1) (in direzione di) toward(s), to

    è tardi, faremmo bene ad avviarci verso casa — it's late, we'd better head for home

    2) (nei pressi di) near, around (about)
    3) (in senso temporale) about, around

    arrivi verso che ora? — around o about what time will you arrive?

    4) (nei confronti di) for, towards
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    I 1. ['vɛrso]
    sostantivo maschile
    1) metr. line (of verse)

    (ri)fare il verso a qcn. — to take sb. off

    4) (direzione) way, direction

    andare per il verso sbagliato — fig. [ piano] to go awry

    andare per il proprio verso — fig. [ cosa] to take its course

    5) (modo, maniera) way

    per un verso..., per l'altro... — on the one hand..., on the other hand...

    2.
    sostantivo maschile plurale versi (componimento) verse

    mettere in -i — to versify o put into verse

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    prendere qcn., qcs. per il verso giusto, sbagliato — to get on the right, wrong side of sb., sth

    II ['vɛrso]
    sostantivo maschile invariabile (rovescio) (di foglio) back; (di moneta) reverse
    III ['vɛrso]
    1) (in direzione di) toward(s)

    venne verso di me, verso il bambino — he came toward(s) me, the child

    guardare verso qcn. — to look in sb.'s direction

    viaggiare verso nord — to travel northward(s) o toward(s) the north

    verso l'alto, il basso — upward(s), downward(s)

    verso l'interno, l'esterno — inward(s), outward(s)

    girare qcs. verso destra, sinistra — to turn sth. to the right, left

    verso mezzogiorno — about o around noon

    verso la fine di maggio — toward(s) o around the end of May

    4) (nei riguardi di) toward(s), to
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    verso1
    /'vεrso/
    I sostantivo m.
     1 metr. line (of verse); un verso di dodici sillabe a line of twelve syllables; in -i in verse
     2 (grido caratteristico) (di animali) cry; (di uccelli) call; qual è il verso del leone? what noise does the lion make?
     3 (imitazione) (ri)fare il verso a qcn. to take sb. off
     4 (direzione) way, direction; andare nello stesso verso to go in the same direction; andare per il verso sbagliato fig. [ piano] to go awry; andare per il proprio verso fig. [ cosa] to take its course
     5 (modo, maniera) way; non c'è verso di fare there is no way of doing; fargli ammettere che ha torto? non c'è verso! make him admit he's wrong? no chance!
     6 (lato) per un verso..., per l'altro... on the one hand..., on the other hand...; mettere la gonna per il verso sbagliato to put one's skirt on the wrong way around
    II versi m.pl.
      (componimento) verse; mettere in -i to versify o put into verse
    per un verso o per l'altro one way or another; prendere qcn., qcs. per il verso giusto, sbagliato to get on the right, wrong side of sb., sth.
    \
    - i liberi free verse; - i sciolti blank verse.
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    verso2
    /'vεrso/
    m.inv.
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    verso3
    /'vεrso/
     1 (in direzione di) toward(s); venne verso di me, verso il bambino he came toward(s) me, the child; guardare verso qcn. to look in sb.'s direction; spostarsi da sinistra verso destra to move from left to right; migrazioni verso sud migration to the south; dirigersi verso casa to head for home; viaggiare verso nord to travel northward(s) o toward(s) the north; verso l'alto, il basso upward(s), downward(s); verso l'interno, l'esterno inward(s), outward(s); girare qcs. verso destra, sinistra to turn sth. to the right, left
     2 (nei pressi di) ci fermeremo verso Mantova we'll stop near Mantua
     3 (di tempo) verso sera toward(s) evening; verso mezzogiorno about o around noon; verso la fine di maggio toward(s) o around the end of May
     4 (nei riguardi di) toward(s), to.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > verso

  • 102 ἀνίστημι

    ἀνίστημι (α-priv., ἵστημι; Hom. +) fut. ἀναστήσω; 1 aor. ἀνέστησα; pf. 3 sg. ἀνέστακεν 1 Km 15:12; 2 aor. ἀνέστην, impv. ἀνάστηθι and ἀνάστα: Eph 5:14, Ac 9:11 v.l.; 11:7 v.l.; 12:7 (cp. TestAbr B 2 p. 106, 2 [Stone p. 60] al.; ParJer 1:1 opp. vs. 10). Ptc. ἀναστάς, W-S. §14, 15, B-D-F §95, 3; fut. mid. ἀναστήσομαι; aor. pass. subj. 3 sg. ἀνασταθῇ 1 Esdr 2:18, n. ptc. ἀνασταθέντα 2 Macc 5:16. Trans. (1–5 below): fut. and 1 aor. act.; intr. (6–11 below): 2 aor. and all mid. forms.
    ① to cause to stand or be erect, raise, erect, raise up trans.,
    ⓐ of images of deities (oft. of statues SIG 867, 68; 1073, 45; BGU 362 VI, 4 et al.). PtK 2 p. 14, 16 (Ath. 26, 2 [pass.])
    ⓑ of one lying down, esp. one sick (Artem. 2, 37 p. 139, 23 τοὺς νοσοῦντας ἀνίστησιν; Jos., Ant. 7, 193) δοὺς αὐτῇ χεῖρα ἀνέστησεν αὐτήν he gave her his hand and raised her up Ac 9:41.
    ② to raise up by bringing back to life, raise, raise up, trans.—esp. of the dead raise up, bring to life (Ps.-X., Cyn. 1, 6; Paus. 2, 26, 5 [Asclepius] ἀνίστησι τεθνεῶτας; Ael. Aristid. 45, 29 K. = 8 p. 95 D.: [Sarapis] κειμένους ἀνέστησεν; Palaeph. p. 35, 8; Himerius, Or. [Ecl.] 5, 32; 2 Macc 7:9; Just., D. 46, 7 al.; Orig., C. Cels. 2, 48, 20) J 6:39f, 44, 54; in full ἀ. ἐκ νεκρῶν Ac 13:34 (Herodas 1, 43 ἐκ νερτέρων ἀνίστημί τινα). Esp. of Jesus’ resurrection Ac 2:24, 30 v.l., 32; 3:26 (in wordplay w. ἀ. vs. 22); 13:33f; 17:31. Ign. says of Jesus ἀνέστησεν ἑαυτόν ISm 2 (cp. Theodore Prodr. 5, 88 H. ἂν … ἑαυτὸν αὐτὸς ἐξαναστήσῃ πάλιν).
    ③ to cause to be born, raise up, trans., in the idiom ἀνιστάναι σπέρμα raise up seed=to beget, to procreate σπέρμα τῷ ἀδελφῷ children for his brother Mt 22:24 (Gen 38:8) w. ref. to levirate marriage. Of procreation in gener. σπέρμα ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ ἀνέστησαν the upright have left descendants in Is. GJs 1:3 (s. ἐξανίστημι 2).
    ④ to cause to appear for a role or function, raise up, trans. (Plut., Marcell. 314 [27, 2]; Synes., Ep. 67 p. 210c; EpJer 52; PsSol 17:21; cp. Did., Gen. 139, 7) προφήτην ὑμῖν Ac 3:22 (after Dt 18:15 and in wordplay w. ἀ. Ac. 3:26, s. 2 above). Through election τίνα ἀναστήσουσιν εἰς τὸν τόπον τοῦ Ζαχαρίου GJs 24:4.
    ⑤ to erect a structure, trans. (Jos., Ant. 19, 329 ναούς) Mk 14:58 D.
    ⑥ to stand up from a recumbent or sitting position, stand up, rise to speak, intr. (X., An. 3, 2, 34 ἀναστὰς εἶπε) ἀναστὰς ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς εἶπεν Mt 26:62; cp. Mk 14:57, 60; Lk 17:12 v.l.; out of bed (2 Km 11:2; cp. of God Just., D. 127, 2 οὔτε καθεύδει οὔτε ἀνίσταται) 11:7, 8. Rise and come together for consultation (Mitt-Wilck. II/2, 83, 15f: ἀναστὰς εἰς συμβούλιον καὶ σκεψάμενος μετὰ τῶν …) Ac 26:30. Of one recovered from illness Mk 9:27 or come back to life (Proverbia Aesopi 101 P.) ἀνέστη τὸ κοράσιον Mk 5:42; cp. Lk 8:55. W. inf. foll. to show purpose ἀ. ἀναγνῶναι stand up to read (scripture) Lk 4:16; ἀ. παίζειν 1 Cor 10:7 (Ex 32:6); ἀ. ἄρχειν Ro 15:12; Is 11:10). Short for stand up and go (Sus 34) ἀναστὰς ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς εἰς μέσον he stood up and went before them Mk 14:60; ἀ. ἀπὸ τῆς συναγωγῆς Lk 4:38; ἀ. ἀπὸ τῆς προσευχῆς 22:45. ἀπὸ τοῦ σάκκου GJs 13:2; ἀπο τοῦ ὕπνου 14:2. Of a tree that is bent over and rises again B 12:1.
    ⑦ to come back to life from the dead, rise up, come back from the dead, intr. (Il. 21, 56; Hdt. 3, 62, 4) J 11:23f; 1 Cor 15:51 D (PBrandhuber, D. sekund. LAA b. 1 Cor 15:51: Biblica 18, ’37, 303–33; 418–38); 1 Th 4:16; IRo 4:3; ISm 7:1; B 11:7 (Ps 1:5); 2 Cl 9:1; AcPl BMM verso 38; in full ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀ. (Phlegon: 257 Fgm. 36, 3, 3 Jac. ἀνέστη ὁ Βούπλαγος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν) Mk 9:10; 12:25; Qua (apolog.). Lk 16:30 v.l. w. ἀπό. Partic. of Jesus’ resurrection (cp. Hos 6:2 ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ ἀναστησόμεθα; -->cp. 1 Cor 15:4) Mt 17:9 v.l.; 20:19 v.l.; Mk 8:31; 9:9f, 31; 10:34; 16:9; Lk 18:33; 24:7, 46; J 20:9; Ac 17:3; Ro 14:9 v.l.; 1 Th 4:14; IRo 6:1; B 15:9. Intr. used for the pass. ὑπὸ τ. θεοῦ ἀναστάντα raised by God (from the dead) Pol 9:2; περὶ τῶν ὑπὸ τοῦ χριστοῦ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστάντων Papias (11:2). Fig., of a spiritual reawakening ἀνάστα ἐκ τ. νεκρῶν arise from the dead Eph 5:14 (cp. Cleopatra ln. 127f and Rtzst., Erlösungsmyst. 6; 135ff).—For lit. s. ἀνάστασις, end.
    ⑧ to show oneself eager to help, arise, intr., to help the poor, of God 1 Cl 15:6 (Ps 11:6).
    ⑨ to come/appear to carry out a function or role, rise up, arise, intr. (1 Macc 2:1; 14:41; Jdth 8:18; 1 Esdr 5:40) of a king Ac 7:18 (Ex 1:8). Of a priest Hb 7:11, 15. Of accusers in court Mt 12:41; Lk 11:32 (s. ἐγείρω 12); Mk 14:57 (cp. the use of קום ‘stand up’ in 11Q Temple 61, 7). Of a questioner who appears in a group of disciples Lk 10:25, cp. Ac 6:9 (s. 2 Ch 20:5). Of an enemy ἀ. ἐπί τινα (Gen 4:8; 2 Ch 20:23; Sus 61 Theod.; ApcEsdr 3:12 p. 27, 23 Tdf. [for ἐπαναστήσονται Mt 10:21; Mk 13:12]) rise up or rebel against someone Mk 3:26.
    ⑩ to initiate an action, intr., gener., w. weakened basic mng., to indicate the beginning of an action (usu. motion) expr. by another verb: rise, set out, get ready (X., Cyr. 5, 2, 14; Gen 13:17; 19:14; 1 Macc 16:5; Tob 8:10; 10:10; Sus 19 Theod.; Jos., Ant. 14, 452; Just., D. 9, 2) ἀναστὰς ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῷ he got ready and followed him Mt 9:9; Lk 5:28; Mk 2:14. ἀ. ἐξῆλθεν 1:35; ἀ. ἀπῆλθεν 7:24; ἀ. ἔρχεται 10:1; ἀ. ἔδραμεν Lk 24:12; ἀναστᾶσα ἐπορεύθη (cp. Gen 43:8) Lk 1:39, cp. 15:18. ἀναστάντες ἐξέβαλον 4:29; ἀναστᾶσα διηκόνει vs. 39; ἀ. ἔστη 6:8; ἀ. ἦλθεν 15:20; ἀνάστηθι καὶ πορεύου get up and go! Ac 8:26, cp. 27. For this ἀναστὰς πορεύθητι (but v.l. ἀνάστα πορ.) 9:11. ἀνάστηθι καὶ εἴσελθε vs. 6. ἀνάστηθι καὶ στρῶσον vs. 34. ἀναστὰς κατάβηθι 10:20 al.
    ⑪ to become a standing structure, rise, go up, intr. (Mel., P. 36 ἔργον) Mk 13:2 v.l.—Dalman, Worte 18f. B. 668. DELG s.v. ἵστημι. M-M. TW. Sv.

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  • 103 начиная ... и кончая

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    The entire combined mill department, the raw mill feed to the slurry blending, is operated from a central control room.

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    Products ranging toothpaste to missile nose cones...

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    Adults of various species show great diversity in size ranging from 1 mm in some species found in fish to over 400 mm in length found in some mammalian species.

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    A fluvial denudation takes place, beginning with a rapid tectonic uplift and ending with the development of a peneplain.

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    With the metals still in contact there can be a potential difference between them of anywhere from a tiny fraction of a volt to several volts.

    Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > начиная ... и кончая

  • 104 Г-85

    ОТКРЫВАТЬ/ОТКРЫТЬ (РАСКРЫВАТЬ/ РАСКР&ТЬ) ГЛАЗА VP usu. pfv past fixed WO
    1. -(на что) (subj: human to begin to see a situation as it really is or people as they really are
    X открыл глаза (на Y) X opened his eyes (to Y)
    X saw the light.
    (Люди) просыпались от вынужденной спячки периода Хозяина, открывали глаза на действительность и рвались развернуть свои творческие потенции, зажимавшиеся столько десятилетий (Зиновьев 1)....People were beginning to wake up after the forced hibernation of the Boss period, to open their eyes to reality, impatient to give full rein to their creative potential which had been repressed for so many decades (1a).
    (Платонов:) Ты первая перестанешь заблуждаться! Ты первая откроешь глаза и оставишь меня! (Чехов 1). (R:) You'll be the first to realize the error of your ways and see the light. You'll leave me first (1b).
    2. - кому (на кого-что) (subj: human or abstr
    to show s.o. that his perceptions of sth. are erroneous, help s.o. to comprehend the true nature of some person or phenomenon
    X открыл Y-y глаза на Z-a - X opened Yb eyes (the eyes of Y) to Z
    X made (helped) Y see what...Z is X showed Y the truth about Z thing X was an eyeopener (eye-opener).
    «Его речь мне просто глаза открыла на многое» (Чуковская 2). "His speech opened my eyes to a lot of things" (2a).
    «Иванько воспользовался тем, что Борис Иванович (Стукалин, председатель Государственного комитета по делам издательств), к сожалению, слишком мягок и доверчив»... В таком случае не открыть ли нам глаза доверчивому Борису Ивановичу на одного из его ближайших соратников? (Войнович 3). "Ivanko took advantage of the fact that, unfortunately, Boris Ivanovich (Stukalin, Chairman of the State Committee on Publishing) is too soft and credulous."...But, in that case, shouldn't we open the eyes of the credulous Boris Ivanovich to one of his closest comrades-in-arms? (3a).
    Глебов принял лекарство и прилёг одетый на тахту, думая о том, что сегодня надо бы наконец, если всё будет благополучно и дочка вернётся живая, поговорить с нею о Толмачёве. Раскрыть глаза на это ничтожество (Трифонов 2). Glebov took his medication and lay down fully dressed on the couch, thinking how today-provided all was well and she actually returned alive-he must talk to his daughter about Tolmachev and make her see what a nonentity this young man was (2a).
    В Олю он окончательно влюбился после велосипедной прогулки с ней и с Яшей по Шварцвальду, которая, как потом он показывал на следствии, «нам всем троим открыла глаза»... (Набоков 1). Не fell in love with Olya conclusively after a bicycle ride with her and Yasha in the Black Forest, a tour which, as he later testified at the inquest, uwas an eye-opener for all three of us"... (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Г-85

  • 105 Г-318

    НЕ за горами coll PrepP Invar subj-compl with copula)
    1. ( subj: concr, collect, or human) some place (organization, person) is a short distance (from somewhere), nearby
    not (very (too, that, so)) far away.
    2. ( subj: abstr) (of an event or the time of an event) sth. will occur soon, in the near future: sth. is not (too (very)) far away (off)
    sth. will happen any day now sth. is close at hand (in limited contexts) sth. is getting closer every day.
    ...Он (Мандельштам) уже знал, что над ним нависла смертельная опасность и гибель не за горами (Мандельштам 2).... Не (Mandelstam) knew by now that he was in mortal danger and that his end was not far away (2a).
    Снова, как и в прошлом году в это время, стало казаться, что победа не за горами (Гладков 1). Again-as at the same time the previous year-it was beginning to seem that victory was not far off (1a).
    Пролетарская революция в тылу у противника не за горами (Максимов 2.) "Any day now а proletarian revolution will break out on the enemy's home front" (2a).
    «Вы, товарищ Чонкин, по политподготовке отстаете от большинства других бойцов... А ведь не за горами инспекторская поверка. С чем вы к ней придете?» (Войнович 2). "In political training, you, Comrade Chonkin, are lagging far behind most of the rest of the men....The check on political training is getting closer every day and what are you going to have to show when it comes?" (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Г-318

  • 106 Л-33

    ОДНА ЛАСТОЧКА ВЕСНЫ НЕ ДЕЛАЕТ (saying) isolated indications or the first signs of some phenomenon do not ensure its beginning or realization: one swallow does not make a summer (a spring).
    "...Вот уже скоро сорок лет, как я наблюдаю эту тяжёлую болезнь, и впервые не узнал ее. Вы совершили чудо. Но одна ласточка не делает весны. Будущее покажет» (Каверин 1). "I've been observing this grave illness for forty years now, and for the first time I've not been able to recognise it. You've performed a miracle. But one swallow doesn't make a summer. The future will show" (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Л-33

  • 107 Н-35

    ДЛЯ НАЧАЛА coll PrepP Invar adv
    as a beginning, initially
    for a start
    to start (with) for starters as a starter to begin with (in limited contexts) one starts (begins) by (doing sth.).
    «Вот ваш бюджет - три миллиона. Для начала хватит?» (Аксенов 12). "Here's your budget-three million. Will that be enough for a start?" (12a)
    ...Ему пришлось не сладко - кончался нэп, наступал государственный сектор. Для начала Алихану предложили расчленить кофейню-кондитерскую и свободно выбрать одно из двух: или кофейню, или кондитерскую (Искандер 3)....Life was not sweet for him-the New Economic Policy ended, the state took over the economy. To start with, Ali Khan was ordered to separate the coffehouse and bake shop and freely choose one of the two: either the coffehouse or the bake shop (3a)
    А я бы на твоем месте, знаешь, что сделал? Для начала я перестал бы быть холуем при Иванько» (Войнович 3). "And in your position, you know what I would do? To start, I would stop toadying to Ivanko!" (3a).
    «Ты представляешь себе, какой поднимется шум, когда кто-нибудь из них для начала преподнесет читающей публике „Ревизора" или, на самый худой конец, „Евгения Онегина"!» (Булгаков 9). "Can you imagine the furore when one of them will, as a starter, present the reading public with an Inspector General or, if worst comes to worst, a Yevgeny OneginV (9a).
    Маг сказал: «Однако мы заговорились, дорогой Фагот, а публика начинает скучать. Покажи нам для начала что-нибудь простенькое» (Булгаков 9)....The magician said, "That's enough talk from us, my dear Faggot-the audience is getting bored. Show us something simple to begin with" (9b).
    He зная, чем его развлечь, я ему для начала рассказал о шахматном турнире, выигранном его любимым гроссмейстером Спасским (Войнович 6). Not knowing how to entertain him, I began by talking about the chess tournament, which had been won by his favorite grand master, Spassky (6a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Н-35

  • 108 вопрос

    (= проблема) question, problem, matter, issue, item, point
    • Анализ проводится для ответа на следующие вопросы. - The analysis seeks to answer the following questions.
    • Более тонким вопросом является... - It is a more delicate matter to...
    • В главе 2 мы вернемся к этому вопросу и попытаемся показать, что... - In Chapter 2 we shall return to this question and try to show that...
    • В подобной ситуации мы могли бы задать два вопроса:... - In such a situation, we might ask two questions:...
    • В свете этого законен вопрос... - In light of this, one can legitimately ask...
    • В статье [1] Смит поднял вопрос, имеющий существенный интерес. - A point of considerable interest was raised by Smith [1].
    • В частности, должны быть рассмотрены три вопроса. - Three questions in particular have to be considered.
    • Возможно, наиболее насущным вопросом является... - The most urgent question, perhaps, is...
    • Возникает вопрос, действительно ли... - The question arises whether...
    • Возникает вопрос, действительно ли возможно (установить, увидеть и т. п.)... - The question arises as to whether it is possible to...
    • Возникает вопрос, действительно ли обратное (утверждение и т. п.) выполняется необходимо. - A question arises as to whether the converse necessarily holds.
    • Вопрос... все еще остается, в основном, без ответа, хотя... - The question of... is still largely unanswered, although...
    • Это вопрос договоренности, что... - It is a matter of convention that...
    • Далее в приложении мы исследуем данный вопрос. - We explore this topic further in the appendix.
    • Данный вопрос возник, поскольку... - This issue is raised here because...
    • До тех пор, пока не..., этот вопрос не получал ответа. - The question remained unanswered until...
    • Интересные, но трудные вопросы возникают, когда... - Interesting but difficult questions arise when...
    • Здесь мы заканчиваем обсуждение этих вопросов. - At this point we bring our discussion of these matters to a close.
    • Итак, напрашивается следующий вопрос. - Hence the following question suggests itself:
    • Многие авторы поставили под вопрос справедливость этого утверждения... - Many authors have questioned the validity of this statement.
    • Можно задаться вопросом, действительно ли... - It may be asked whether...
    • Мы (еще) увидим, что данные вопросы тесно взаимосвязаны. - We shall see that these questions are closely related.
    • Мы вынуждены задаться вопросом, действительно ли... - We are led to inquire whether...
    • Мы избежали вопроса, действительно ли... - We have evaded the question as to whether...
    • Мы начинаем с вопроса о... - Let us begin by asking about...
    • Мы не будем входить в рассмотрение этого сложного вопроса. - We shall not enter into this complicated question.
    • Мы не будем затрагивать вопрос о... - We shall not touch on the question of...
    • Мы не будем обсуждать вопрос, действительно ли... - We shall not discuss the question of whether...
    • Мы обсуждаем вопрос о том, действительно ли... - We are discussing the question of whether...
    • Мы обсуждаем вопрос о том, что такое... - We are discussing the question of what is...
    • Мы обязаны ответить на вопрос, действительно ли... - We must answer the question whether...
    • Мы рассмотрим эти вопросы позднее. - We shall deal with these matters later.
    • На этот вопрос нельзя дать определенный ответ. - The answer to this question is not known with certainty.
    • Нам предстоит решить вопрос... - We have to solve the problem...
    • He рассматривались вопросы... - No consideration has been given to questions of...
    • Не самый маловажный из этих вопросов это... - Not least among these questions is...
    • Некоторые из этих вопросов получат развитие в следующей главе. - Some of these points will be developed further in the next chapter.
    • Обратимся теперь к вопросу выбора... - We now turn to the matter of selecting...
    • Один ответ на данный вопрос находится в концепции... - One answer to this question lies in the concept of...
    • Один существенный вопрос, который необходимо отметить, состоит в том, что... - One vital point to be noticed is that...
    • Однако это всего лишь вопрос удобства, а никак не... - But this is merely a matter of convenience, and is not...
    • Важным является вопрос, действительно ли... - One important question is whether...
    • Основной вопрос состоит в том, как мы должны приступить к задаче... - The main question is how we should approach the problem of...
    • Основным вопросом данной главы является... - Our main business in this chapter is to...
    • Оставляя на некоторое время в стороне вопрос, действительно ли... - Putting aside for a moment the question whether...
    • Остается еще вопрос, действительно ли... - It remains to be seen whether...
    • Остается ответить еще на многие другие вопросы. - Many other questions remain to be answered.
    • Остается рассмотреть вопрос о... - It remains to take up the question of...
    • Ответ на этот вопрос дается... - The answer to this question is provided by...
    • Первый из этих вопросов влечет за собой... - The first of these questions involves...
    • Перед нами встал вопрос,... - We were confronted with a question:...
    • Позднее мы вернемся к вопросу о... - Later we shall turn to the question of...
    • Предварительный обзор данного вопроса был бы неполным без... - A preview of this subject would be incomplete without...
    • Прежде чем..., необходимо уделить серьезное внимание этим и другим вопросам. - These and other questions need to be given serious attention before...
    • Принципиальным вопросом является, действительно ли... - A major issue is whether...
    • Применимость этой процедуры все еще находится под вопросом. - The viability of this procedure is still in question; This procedure is still open to question.
    • Разумно задать вопрос... - A reasonable question is:...
    • Рассмотрим сначала вопрос о... - Let us first consider the question of...
    • Рассмотрим этот вопрос далее. - We consider this question a little further.
    • Следующим вопросом является, действительно ли... - The next question is whether...
    • Существенным вопросом теперь является, действительно ли... - The essential question now is whether...
    • Существенным вопросом, на который следует ответить, является: действительно ли... - A major question to be answered is whether...
    • Теперь возвратимся к вопросу, поставленному в самом начале этой главы. - We now return to the question posed at the beginning of the chapter.
    • Теперь возникает вопрос, а действительно ли... - The question now arises as to whether...
    • Теперь возникает вопрос, как могут птицы ориентироваться после захода солнца. - The question now arises as to how birds can navigate after sunset.
    • Теперь можно было бы задать вопрос, действительно ли... - The question may now be raised whether...
    • Теперь мы должны рассмотреть вопрос, действительно ли... - We must now take up the question of whether...
    • Теперь мы задаемся вопросом, действительно ли... - We now ask whether...
    • Теперь мы подходим к одному важному вопросу. - Now we come to an important question.
    • Теперь мы способны ответить на несколько вопросов, которые... - This puts us in a position to answer several questions which...
    • Чтобы ответить на этот вопрос, давайте... - То answer this question, let us...
    • Чтобы ответить на этот вопрос, мы... - То answer this we shall...
    • Чтобы ответить на этот вопрос, мы должны принять во внимание, что... - То answer this question, we must take into account that...
    • Чтобы ответить на этот вопрос, нам надо более детально рассмотреть... - То answer this question we need to look more closely at...
    • Это новые вопросы, так как... - These questions are new because...
    • Это важный вопрос. - This is an important matter.
    • Это действительно глубокий вопрос. - This is indeed a deep question.
    • Это не вполне решает вопрос. - This does not quite settle the matter.
    • Это простой вопрос. - It is a simple matter.
    • Этот вопрос является фундаментальным. - This question is fundamental.

    Русско-английский словарь научного общения > вопрос

  • 109 открывать глаза

    • ОТКРЫВАТЬ/ОТКРЫТЬ <РАСКРЫВАТЬ/РАСКРЫТЬ> ГЛАЗА
    [VP; usu. pfv past; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ to begin to see a situation as it really is or people as they really are:
    - X открыл глаза (на Y) ≈ X opened his eyes (to Y);
    - X saw the light.
         ♦ [ Люди] просыпались от вынужденной спячки периода Хозяина, открывали глаза на действительность и рвались развернуть свои творческие потенции, зажимавшиеся столько десятилетий (Зиновьев 1)....People were beginning to wake up after the forced hibernation of the Boss period, to open their eyes to reality, impatient to give full rein to their creative potential which had been repressed for so many decades (1a).
         ♦ [Платонов:] Ты первая перестанешь заблуждаться! Ты первая откроешь глаза и оставишь меня! (Чехов 1). [R:] You'll be the first to realize the error of your ways and see the light. You'll leave me first (1b).
    ⇒ to show s.o. that his perceptions of sth. are erroneous, help s.o. to comprehend the true nature of some person or phenomenon:
    - X открыл Y-y глаза на Z-a - X opened Y's eyes < the eyes of Y> to Z;
    - X made < helped> Y see what...Z is;
    - thing X was an eyeopener < eye-opener>.
         ♦ "Его речь мне просто глаза открыла на многое" (Чуковская 2). "His speech opened my eyes to a lot of things" (2a).
         ♦ "Иванько воспользовался тем, что Борис Иванович [Стукалин, председатель Государственного комитета по делам издательств], к сожалению, слишком мягок и доверчив"... В таком случае не открыть ли нам глаза доверчивому Борису Ивановичу на одного из его ближайших соратников? (Войнович 3). "Ivanko took advantage of the fact that, unfortunately, Boris Ivanovich [Stukalin, Chairman of the State Committee on Publishing] is too soft and credulous."...But, in that case, shouldn't we open the eyes of the credulous Boris Ivanovich to one of his closest comrades-in-arms? (3a).
         ♦ Глебов принял лекарство и прилёг одетый на тахту, думая о том, что сегодня надо бы наконец, если всё будет благополучно и дочка вернётся живая, поговорить с нею о Толмачёве. Раскрыть глаза на это ничтожество (Трифонов 2). Glebov took his medication and lay down fully dressed on the couch, thinking how today-provided all was well and she actually returned alive - he must talk to his daughter about Tolmachev and make her see what a nonentity this young man was (2a).
         ♦ В Олю он окончательно влюбился после велосипедной прогулки с ней и с Яшей по Шварцвальду, которая, как потом он показывал на следствии, "нам всем троим открыла глаза"... (Набоков 1). He fell in love with Olya conclusively after a bicycle ride with her and Yasha in the Black Forest, a tour which, as he later testified at the inquest, "was an eye-opener for all three of us"... (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > открывать глаза

  • 110 открыть глаза

    • ОТКРЫВАТЬ/ОТКРЫТЬ <РАСКРЫВАТЬ/РАСКРЫТЬ> ГЛАЗА
    [VP; usu. pfv past; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ to begin to see a situation as it really is or people as they really are:
    - X открыл глаза (на Y) ≈ X opened his eyes (to Y);
    - X saw the light.
         ♦ [ Люди] просыпались от вынужденной спячки периода Хозяина, открывали глаза на действительность и рвались развернуть свои творческие потенции, зажимавшиеся столько десятилетий (Зиновьев 1)....People were beginning to wake up after the forced hibernation of the Boss period, to open their eyes to reality, impatient to give full rein to their creative potential which had been repressed for so many decades (1a).
         ♦ [Платонов:] Ты первая перестанешь заблуждаться! Ты первая откроешь глаза и оставишь меня! (Чехов 1). [R:] You'll be the first to realize the error of your ways and see the light. You'll leave me first (1b).
    ⇒ to show s.o. that his perceptions of sth. are erroneous, help s.o. to comprehend the true nature of some person or phenomenon:
    - X открыл Y-y глаза на Z-a - X opened Y's eyes < the eyes of Y> to Z;
    - X made < helped> Y see what...Z is;
    - thing X was an eyeopener < eye-opener>.
         ♦ "Его речь мне просто глаза открыла на многое" (Чуковская 2). "His speech opened my eyes to a lot of things" (2a).
         ♦ "Иванько воспользовался тем, что Борис Иванович [Стукалин, председатель Государственного комитета по делам издательств], к сожалению, слишком мягок и доверчив"... В таком случае не открыть ли нам глаза доверчивому Борису Ивановичу на одного из его ближайших соратников? (Войнович 3). "Ivanko took advantage of the fact that, unfortunately, Boris Ivanovich [Stukalin, Chairman of the State Committee on Publishing] is too soft and credulous."...But, in that case, shouldn't we open the eyes of the credulous Boris Ivanovich to one of his closest comrades-in-arms? (3a).
         ♦ Глебов принял лекарство и прилёг одетый на тахту, думая о том, что сегодня надо бы наконец, если всё будет благополучно и дочка вернётся живая, поговорить с нею о Толмачёве. Раскрыть глаза на это ничтожество (Трифонов 2). Glebov took his medication and lay down fully dressed on the couch, thinking how today-provided all was well and she actually returned alive - he must talk to his daughter about Tolmachev and make her see what a nonentity this young man was (2a).
         ♦ В Олю он окончательно влюбился после велосипедной прогулки с ней и с Яшей по Шварцвальду, которая, как потом он показывал на следствии, "нам всем троим открыла глаза"... (Набоков 1). He fell in love with Olya conclusively after a bicycle ride with her and Yasha in the Black Forest, a tour which, as he later testified at the inquest, "was an eye-opener for all three of us"... (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > открыть глаза

  • 111 раскрывать глаза

    • ОТКРЫВАТЬ/ОТКРЫТЬ <РАСКРЫВАТЬ/РАСКРЫТЬ> ГЛАЗА
    [VP; usu. pfv past; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ to begin to see a situation as it really is or people as they really are:
    - X открыл глаза (на Y) ≈ X opened his eyes (to Y);
    - X saw the light.
         ♦ [ Люди] просыпались от вынужденной спячки периода Хозяина, открывали глаза на действительность и рвались развернуть свои творческие потенции, зажимавшиеся столько десятилетий (Зиновьев 1)....People were beginning to wake up after the forced hibernation of the Boss period, to open their eyes to reality, impatient to give full rein to their creative potential which had been repressed for so many decades (1a).
         ♦ [Платонов:] Ты первая перестанешь заблуждаться! Ты первая откроешь глаза и оставишь меня! (Чехов 1). [R:] You'll be the first to realize the error of your ways and see the light. You'll leave me first (1b).
    ⇒ to show s.o. that his perceptions of sth. are erroneous, help s.o. to comprehend the true nature of some person or phenomenon:
    - X открыл Y-y глаза на Z-a - X opened Y's eyes < the eyes of Y> to Z;
    - X made < helped> Y see what...Z is;
    - thing X was an eyeopener < eye-opener>.
         ♦ "Его речь мне просто глаза открыла на многое" (Чуковская 2). "His speech opened my eyes to a lot of things" (2a).
         ♦ "Иванько воспользовался тем, что Борис Иванович [Стукалин, председатель Государственного комитета по делам издательств], к сожалению, слишком мягок и доверчив"... В таком случае не открыть ли нам глаза доверчивому Борису Ивановичу на одного из его ближайших соратников? (Войнович 3). "Ivanko took advantage of the fact that, unfortunately, Boris Ivanovich [Stukalin, Chairman of the State Committee on Publishing] is too soft and credulous."...But, in that case, shouldn't we open the eyes of the credulous Boris Ivanovich to one of his closest comrades-in-arms? (3a).
         ♦ Глебов принял лекарство и прилёг одетый на тахту, думая о том, что сегодня надо бы наконец, если всё будет благополучно и дочка вернётся живая, поговорить с нею о Толмачёве. Раскрыть глаза на это ничтожество (Трифонов 2). Glebov took his medication and lay down fully dressed on the couch, thinking how today-provided all was well and she actually returned alive - he must talk to his daughter about Tolmachev and make her see what a nonentity this young man was (2a).
         ♦ В Олю он окончательно влюбился после велосипедной прогулки с ней и с Яшей по Шварцвальду, которая, как потом он показывал на следствии, "нам всем троим открыла глаза"... (Набоков 1). He fell in love with Olya conclusively after a bicycle ride with her and Yasha in the Black Forest, a tour which, as he later testified at the inquest, "was an eye-opener for all three of us"... (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > раскрывать глаза

  • 112 раскрыть глаза

    • ОТКРЫВАТЬ/ОТКРЫТЬ <РАСКРЫВАТЬ/РАСКРЫТЬ> ГЛАЗА
    [VP; usu. pfv past; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ to begin to see a situation as it really is or people as they really are:
    - X открыл глаза (на Y) ≈ X opened his eyes (to Y);
    - X saw the light.
         ♦ [ Люди] просыпались от вынужденной спячки периода Хозяина, открывали глаза на действительность и рвались развернуть свои творческие потенции, зажимавшиеся столько десятилетий (Зиновьев 1)....People were beginning to wake up after the forced hibernation of the Boss period, to open their eyes to reality, impatient to give full rein to their creative potential which had been repressed for so many decades (1a).
         ♦ [Платонов:] Ты первая перестанешь заблуждаться! Ты первая откроешь глаза и оставишь меня! (Чехов 1). [R:] You'll be the first to realize the error of your ways and see the light. You'll leave me first (1b).
    ⇒ to show s.o. that his perceptions of sth. are erroneous, help s.o. to comprehend the true nature of some person or phenomenon:
    - X открыл Y-y глаза на Z-a - X opened Y's eyes < the eyes of Y> to Z;
    - X made < helped> Y see what...Z is;
    - thing X was an eyeopener < eye-opener>.
         ♦ "Его речь мне просто глаза открыла на многое" (Чуковская 2). "His speech opened my eyes to a lot of things" (2a).
         ♦ "Иванько воспользовался тем, что Борис Иванович [Стукалин, председатель Государственного комитета по делам издательств], к сожалению, слишком мягок и доверчив"... В таком случае не открыть ли нам глаза доверчивому Борису Ивановичу на одного из его ближайших соратников? (Войнович 3). "Ivanko took advantage of the fact that, unfortunately, Boris Ivanovich [Stukalin, Chairman of the State Committee on Publishing] is too soft and credulous."...But, in that case, shouldn't we open the eyes of the credulous Boris Ivanovich to one of his closest comrades-in-arms? (3a).
         ♦ Глебов принял лекарство и прилёг одетый на тахту, думая о том, что сегодня надо бы наконец, если всё будет благополучно и дочка вернётся живая, поговорить с нею о Толмачёве. Раскрыть глаза на это ничтожество (Трифонов 2). Glebov took his medication and lay down fully dressed on the couch, thinking how today-provided all was well and she actually returned alive - he must talk to his daughter about Tolmachev and make her see what a nonentity this young man was (2a).
         ♦ В Олю он окончательно влюбился после велосипедной прогулки с ней и с Яшей по Шварцвальду, которая, как потом он показывал на следствии, "нам всем троим открыла глаза"... (Набоков 1). He fell in love with Olya conclusively after a bicycle ride with her and Yasha in the Black Forest, a tour which, as he later testified at the inquest, "was an eye-opener for all three of us"... (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > раскрыть глаза

  • 113 не за горами

    [PrepP; Invar; subj-compl with copula]
    =====
    1. [subj: concr, collect, or human]
    ⇒ some place (organization, person) is a short distance (from somewhere), nearby:
    - not (very <too, that, so>) far away.
    2. [subj: abstr]
    ⇒ (of an event or the time of an event) sth. will occur soon, in the near future:
    - (sth.) is not (too < very>) far away < off>;
    - (sth.) will happen any day now;
    - (sth.) is close at hand;
    - [in limited contexts] (sth.) is getting closer every day.
         ♦...Он [Мандельштам] уже знал, что над ним нависла смертельная опасность и гибель не за горами (Мандельштам 2).... Не [Mandelstam] knew by now that he was in mortal danger and that his end was not far away (2a).
         ♦ Снова, как и в прошлом году в это время, стало казаться, что победа не за горами (Гладков 1). Again-as at the same time the previous year-it was beginning to seem that victory was not far off (1a).
         ♦ Пролетарская революция в тылу у противника не за горами (Максимов 2.) "Any day now a proletarian revolution will break out on the enemy's home front" (2a).
         ♦ "Вы, товарищ Чонкин, по политподготовке отстаёте от большинства других бойцов... А ведь не за горами инспекторская поверка. С чем вы к ней придёте?" (Войнович 2). "In political training, you, Comrade Chonkin, are lagging far behind most of the rest of the men....The check on political training is getting closer every day and what are you going to have to show when it comes?" (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не за горами

  • 114 одна ласточка весны не делает

    [saying]
    =====
    ⇒ isolated indications or the first signs of some phenomenon do not ensure its beginning or realization:
    - one swallow does not make a summer < a spring>.
         ♦ "...Вот уже скоро сорок лет, как я наблюдаю эту тяжёлую болезнь, и впервые не узнал ее. Вы совершили чудо. Но одна ласточка не делает весны. Будущее покажет" (Каверин 1). "I've been observing this grave illness for forty years now, and for the first time I've not been able to recognise it. You've performed a miracle. But one swallow doesn't make a summer. The future will show" (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > одна ласточка весны не делает

  • 115 для начала

    [PrepP; Invar; adv]
    =====
    ⇒ as a beginning, initially:
    - [in limited contexts] one starts (begins) by (doing sth.).
         ♦ "Вот ваш бюджет - три миллиона. Для начала хватит?" (Аксенов 12). "Here's your budget-three million. Will thatbeenough for a start?" (12a)
         ♦...Ему пришлось не сладко - кончался нэп, наступал государственный сектор. Для начала Алихану предложили расчленить кофейню-кондитерскую и свободно выбрать одно из двух: или кофейню, или кондитерскую (Искандер 3)....Life was not sweet for him-the New Economic Policy ended, the state took over the economy. To start with, Ali Khan was ordered to separate the coffehouse and bake shop and freely choose one of the two: either the coffehouse or the bake shop (3a)
         ♦ "А я бы на твоем месте, знаешь, что сделал? Для начала я перестал бы быть холуем при Иванько" (Войнович 3). "And in your position, you know what I would do? To start, I would stop toadying to Ivanko!" (3a).
         ♦ "Ты представляешь себе, какой поднимется шум, когда кто-нибудь из них для начала преподнесет читающей публике "Ревизора" или, на самый худой конец, "Евгения Онегина"!" (Булгаков 9). "Can you imagine the furore when one of them will, as a starter, present the reading public with an Inspector General or, if worst comes to worst, a Yevgeny OneginV (9a).
         ♦...Маг сказал: "Однако мы заговорились, дорогой Фагот, а публика начинает скучать. Покажи нам для начала что-нибудь простенькое" (Булгаков 9)....The magician said, "That's enough talk from us, my dear Faggot-the audience is getting bored. Show us something simple to begin with" (9b).
         ♦ Не зная, чем его развлечь, я ему для начала рассказал о шахматном турнире, выигранном его любимым гроссмейстером Спасским (Войнович 6). Not knowing how to entertain him, I began by talking about the chess tournament, which had been won by his favorite grand master, Spassky (6a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > для начала

  • 116 ringa

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    [Swahili Word] -ringa
    [English Word] be conceited
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] intransitive
    [Related Words] maringo
    [Swahili Example] msichana yule anajiringa kwa kujiona ni mzuri sana
    [English Example] that girl is conceited for she thinks she is very beautiful
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    [Swahili Word] -ringa
    [English Word] show off
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] intransitive
    [Related Words] maringo
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    [Swahili Word] -ringa
    [English Word] act important
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] intransitive
    [Related Words] maringo
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    [Swahili Word] -ringa
    [English Word] put on airs
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] intransitive
    [Related Words] maringo
    [Swahili Example] Tegemea alipoolewa na Kabenga aliringa sana siku chache za mwanzoni [Kez]
    [English Example] when Tegemea was married by Kabenga, she put on airs a few days at the beginning
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    [Swahili Word] -ringa
    [English Word] swagger
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] intransitive
    [Related Words] maringo
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    [Swahili Word] -ringa
    [English Word] irritate
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] intransitive
    [Related Words] maringo
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    [Swahili Word] -ringa
    [English Word] provoke
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] intransitive
    [Related Words] maringo
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    [Swahili Word] -ringa
    [English Word] set one's cap for someone
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] intransitive
    [Related Words] maringo
    [English Definition] aim to seduce
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    [Swahili Word] -ringa
    [English Word] impregnate
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Class] transitive
    [Related Words] maringo
    [Swahili Definition] -pa mimba
    [English Definition] cause a woman or girl to get pregnant
    [Swahili Example] nilikuwa nimefanya kosa la kumringa. (Siku Njema, uk. 132)
    [English Example] I had made the mistake of impregnating her
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    Swahili-english dictionary > ringa

  • 117 Jahr

    n; -(e)s, -e
    1. Zeitspanne: year; ein halbes Jahr six months; anderthalb Jahre a year and a half, eighteen months; im Jahr 2003 in (the year) 2003; bis zum 31. Dezember d. J. (= dieses Jahres) until December 31st of this year; Anfang der achtziger Jahre in the early eighties; das ganze Jahr all year; alle Jahre every year; auf Jahre hinaus for years to come; im Lauf der Jahre through ( oder over) the years; in diesem / im nächsten Jahr this / next year; mit den Jahren with (the) years; nach Jahren after (many) years; nach Jahr und Tag after a very long time, (many) years later; seit Jahr und Tag for a long time, for many years; heute vor einem Jahr a year ago today; von Jahr zu Jahr from year to year; weitS. as the years go by; Jahr für Jahr year after year
    2. Alter: mit oder im Alter von 20 Jahren at the age of twenty; in den besten Jahren sein be in the prime of life; in die Jahre kommen be getting on (a bit), be getting a bit long in the tooth hum., Am. be getting up there; seine Jahre spüren feel one’s age; ( noch) jung an Jahren sein be (still) young ( oder in one’s youth); mit den Jahren lernt man das over the years, as the years go by; seine Jahre voll haben be able to retire (having contributed to pension fund for the necessary number of years), have reached retirement (age); Buckel 2
    * * *
    das Jahr
    year
    * * *
    [jaːɐ]
    nt -(e)s, -e
    1) year

    ein halbes Jáhr — six months sing or pl

    ein drei viertel Jáhr — nine months sing or pl

    anderthalb Jáhre — one and a half years sing, eighteen months sing or pl

    zwei Jáhre Garantie — a two-year guarantee

    im Jáhr(e) 1066 — in( the year) 1066

    die sechziger Jáhre — the sixties sing or pl

    alle Jáhre — every year

    alle zehn Jáhre — every ten years

    alle Jáhre wieder — year after year

    ein Jáhr ums andere — year after year

    auf Jáhre hinaus — for years ahead

    auf Jáhr und Tag — to the very day

    einmal im Jáhr(e) — once a year

    das ganze Jáhr über — all year (round or through)

    pro Jáhr — a year, per annum

    das Buch des Jáhres — the book of the year

    noch nach Jáhren — years later

    nach Jáhr und Tag — after (many) years

    vor Jáhr und Tag — (many) years ago

    seit Jáhr und Tag — for years

    mit den Jáhren — as( the) years go by, over the years

    zwischen den Jáhren (inf) — between Christmas and New Year

    (freiwilliges) soziales/ökologisches Jáhr — year of voluntary work in the social services/environmental sector

    2)

    (= Alter, Lebensjahr) er ist zehn Jáhre (alt) — he is ten years old

    mit dreißig Jáhren — at the age of thirty

    Personen über 18 Jáhre/unter 18 Jáhren — people over/under (the age of) 18

    in die Jáhre kommen (inf) — to be getting on (in years)

    man sieht ihm seine Jáhre nicht an — his age doesn't show

    in den besten Jáhren sein or stehen — to be in the prime of one's life

    mit den Jáhren — as one gets older

    * * *
    das
    1) (the period of time the earth takes to go once round the sun, about 365 days: We lived here for five years, from November 1968 to November 1973; a two-year delay.) year
    2) (the period from January 1 to December 31, being 365 days, except in a leap year, when it is 366 days: in the year 1945.) year
    * * *
    <-[e]s, -e>
    [ˈja:ɐ̯]
    nt
    1. (Zeitraum von 12 Monaten) year
    die 20er-/30er-\Jahre etc. the twenties/thirties etc. + sing/pl vb
    anderthalb \Jahre a year and a half
    ein dreiviertel \Jahr nine months
    ein halbes \Jahr six months, half a year
    das ganze \Jahr über throughout the whole year
    ein viertel \Jahr three months
    letztes [o im letzten] \Jahr last year
    nächstes [o im nächsten] \Jahr next year
    das neue \Jahr the new year
    alles Gute zu Weihnachten und viel Glück im neuen \Jahr! merry Christmas and a happy new year
    \Jahr für [o um] \Jahr year after year
    noch früh im \Jahr sein to be at the beginning of the year
    im \Jahre... in [the year]...
    ... im [o pro] \Jahr... a year
    ich gehe zweimal im \Jahr zum Arzt I go to the doctor's twice a year
    in diesem/im nächsten \Jahr this/next year
    in einem \Jahr/in... \Jahren in a year/in... years
    mit den \Jahren as the years go by, over the years
    mit... \Jahren at... [years of age]
    nach einem \Jahr after a year
    nach \Jahren for years
    vor einem \Jahr a year ago
    vor [...] \Jahren [...] years ago
    alle... \Jahre every... years
    alle hundert \Jahre ändert sich das Klima the climate changes every hundred years
    alle \Jahre wieder every year
    der/die/das... des \Jahres the... of the year
    dieser Bestseller wurde zum Buch des \Jahres gekürt this bestseller was chosen as book of the year
    auf \Jahre hinaus for years to come
    2. (Lebensjahre)... [years old]
    ... \Jahre jung sein (hum)... years young hum
    sie ist 80 \Jahre jung she's 80 years young
    3.
    ▶ in den besten \Jahren [sein] [to be] in one's prime
    ▶ im \Jahre des Heils (veraltet) in the year of grace old
    ▶ im \Jahre des Herrn anno domini, in the year of our Lord
    ▶ in die \Jahre kommen (euph fam) to be getting on [in years]
    ▶ nach/seit \Jahr und Tag (geh) after/for many years
    ▶ das verflixte siebte \Jahr (fam) the seven-year itch
    * * *
    das; Jahr[e]s, Jahre
    1) year

    anderthalb Jahre — eighteen months; a year and a half

    im Jahr[e] 1908 — in [the year] 1908

    jedes zweite Jahr — [once] every two years

    lange Jahre [hindurch] — for many years

    Jahr für od. um Jahr — year after year

    von Jahr zu Jahr — from one year to the next; from year to year

    vor Jahr und Tag — (mit Präteritum) many years ago; (mit Plusquamperfekt) many years before

    2) (LebensJahr) year

    er ist zwanzig Jahre [alt] — he is twenty years old or of age

    Kinder bis zu zwölf Jahren — children up to the age of twelve or up to twelve years of age

    alle Männer zwischen 18 und 45 Jahren — all men between the ages of 18 and 45

    mit 65 Jahren od. im Alter von 65 Jahren — at the age of 65

    das hat er schon in jungen Jahren gelernt — he learned that at an early age or while he was still young

    mit den Jahren — as he/she etc. grows/grew older

    * * *
    Jahr n; -(e)s, -e
    1. Zeitspanne: year;
    ein halbes Jahr six months;
    anderthalb Jahre a year and a half, eighteen months;
    im Jahr 2003 in (the year) 2003;
    bis zum 31. Dezember d. J. (=
    dieses Jahres) until December 31st of this year;
    Anfang der achtziger Jahre in the early eighties;
    das ganze Jahr all year;
    alle Jahre every year;
    auf Jahre hinaus for years to come;
    im Lauf der Jahre through ( oder over) the years;
    in diesem/im nächsten Jahr this/next year;
    mit den Jahren with (the) years;
    nach Jahren after (many) years;
    nach Jahr und Tag after a very long time, (many) years later;
    seit Jahr und Tag for a long time, for many years;
    heute vor einem Jahr a year ago today;
    von Jahr zu Jahr from year to year; weitS. as the years go by;
    Jahr für Jahr year after year
    2. Alter:
    im Alter von 20 Jahren at the age of twenty;
    in den besten Jahren sein be in the prime of life;
    in die Jahre kommen be getting on (a bit), be getting a bit long in the tooth hum, US be getting up there;
    seine Jahre spüren feel one’s age;
    (noch) jung an Jahren sein be (still) young ( oder in one’s youth);
    mit den Jahren lernt man das over the years, as the years go by;
    seine Jahre vollhaben be able to retire (having contributed to pension fund for the necessary number of years), have reached retirement (age); → Buckel 2
    * * *
    das; Jahr[e]s, Jahre
    1) year

    anderthalb Jahre — eighteen months; a year and a half

    im Jahr[e] 1908 — in [the year] 1908

    jedes zweite Jahr — [once] every two years

    lange Jahre [hindurch] — for many years

    Jahr für od. um Jahr — year after year

    von Jahr zu Jahr — from one year to the next; from year to year

    vor Jahr und Tag — (mit Präteritum) many years ago; (mit Plusquamperfekt) many years before

    2) (LebensJahr) year

    er ist zwanzig Jahre [alt] — he is twenty years old or of age

    mit 65 Jahren od. im Alter von 65 Jahren — at the age of 65

    mit den Jahren — as he/she etc. grows/grew older

    * * *
    -e n.
    year n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Jahr

  • 118 PO

    praep. 1. (później niż) after
    - po śniadaniu/pracy/wojnie after breakfast/work/the war
    - po chwili after a bit a. moment
    - po godzinie/dwóch latach an hour/two years later, after an hour/two years
    - po dwuletnim pobycie w więzieniu after two years in prison
    - po południu in the afternoon
    - pięć/kwadrans po czwartej five/a quarter past four
    - wróciła po dwunastej she came back after twelve
    - po ukończeniu studiów rozpoczął pracę w szkole after a. on graduating he began working at a school
    - zdrzemnął się po wyjściu gości he nodded off after the guests had left pot.
    - po pięćdziesiątce musisz zacząć dbać o siebie when you’re over fifty you need to take care of yourself
    - po czym and then, after which
    - oprowadził mnie po starym mieście, po czym zaprosił na piwo he showed me around the Old Town and then invited me for a beer
    - po czasie late
    - oddał referat pięć dni po czasie he handed in his paper five days late
    2. (w przestrzeni, w różnych miejscach) (all) over, around, round GB
    - po całym mieście/kraju/domu all over (the) town/the country/the house
    - po całej Europie all over Europe, throughout the whole of Europe
    - ubrania porozrzucane po pokoju clothes flung all over a. scattered around the room
    - porozlewać wodę po podłodze to spill water all over the floor
    - biegać po sklepach to run round the shops pot.
    - chodzić po korytarzu/pokoju to walk up and down the corridor/around the room
    - chodzić po lesie/górach to walk in the forest/mountains
    - oprowadzić kogoś po zamku to show sb around a castle
    - szukać czegoś po encyklopediach to look a. hunt through encyclopedias for sth
    - szepczą o tym po kawiarniach tongues are beginning to wag (about it)
    3. (o powierzchni) (na) on; (wzdłuż) along
    - chodzić po piasku/trawie to walk on sand/grass
    - poruszać się po szynach to move (along) on rails
    - jechać na rowerze po szosie/ścieżce to cycle along a. on a road/path
    - ślizgać się po zamarzniętym jeziorze to skate on a frozen lake
    - bębnić palcami po stole to drum one’s fingers on the table
    - wchodzić/schodzić po schodach to walk up/down the stairs
    - zjeżdżać po poręczy to slide down the banisters
    - zupa ściekała mu po brodzie the soup was dripping down his chin
    - poruszać się po linii prostej to move in a straight line
    - przechodzić przez jezdnię po pasach to cross the road at a zebra crossing
    - głaskać kogoś po włosach/policzku to stroke sb’s hair/cheek
    - całować kogoś po rękach to kiss sb’s hands
    - pokrzywy parzyły go po nogach nettles were stinging his legs
    4. (o stronie) on
    - po tej/drugiej stronie ulicy on this/on the other side of the street
    - po prawej stronie drogi to the right of the road
    - po obu stronach kartki on both sides of the paper
    - kawałek chleba posmarowany po wierzchu dżemem a piece of bread with jam spread on top
    - placek przypalony po brzegach a pie burnt along the edges
    5. (do górnej granicy) (przestrzennej) (up) to, as far as; (czasowej) up to, till, until
    - po szyję/czubek głowy up to the neck/the top of one’s head
    - silne wiatry od Bałkanów po Skandynawię strong winds from the Balkans up to Scandinavia
    - wody było po kolana the water was knee-deep
    - talerz pełen po brzegi a plate full to the brim
    - od średniowiecza po schyłek Oświecenia from the Middle Ages up to a. until the end of the Enlightenment
    - od profesora po sekretarkę from the professor down to the secretary
    6. (w hierarchii, kolejności) after
    - była w naszym domu pierwszą osobą po ojcu she was the second most important person in our home after father
    - miał piąty po zwycięzcy czas na mecie he had the fifth best time (after the winner)
    - jeden po drugim one after the other a. another
    - przesłuchiwał taśmę po taśmie he listened to one tape after another
    - krok po kroku step by step
    - dzień po dniu day after day; day in, day out
    7. (dziedziczenie) from (kimś sb)
    - odziedziczyć coś po kimś to inherit sth from sb
    - objąć stanowisko po kimś to take over sb’s position, to succeed sb
    - objął tron po wuju he succeeded his uncle to a. on the throne
    - dom miał po dziadku he inherited the house from his grandfather
    - po matce miała talent muzyczny she had inherited her mother’s musical talent
    - prowadził po ojcu sklep mięsny he ran a butcher’s shop inherited from his father
    - nosić imię po dziadku to be named after one’s grandfather
    8. (następstwo) [sprzątać, zmywać] after (kimś sb)
    - rozpaczać po kimś to grieve over a. for sb
    - płakać po kimś to mourn sb
    - obiecywać sobie coś a. oczekiwać czegoś po kimś/czymś to expect sth from sb/sth
    - nie obiecuj sobie po nim zbyt wiele don’t expect too much from him
    - czego oczekujesz po tym zebraniu? what are you expecting from the meeting?
    - butelka po mleku/piwie a milk/beer bottle
    - pusty worek po ziemniakach an empty potato sack
    9 (na podstawie) by
    - poznać kogoś po głosie/ruchach to recognize sb by their voice/movements
    - po czym go poznałeś? how did you recognize him?
    - widać po twoich oczach, że jesteś zmęczona I can see a. tell by your eyes that you’re tired
    - sądząc po akcencie, (on) pochodzi z Dublina judging by a. from his accent, he comes from Dublin
    10 (cel) for (kogoś/coś sb/sth)
    - stać w kolejce po mięso to stand in the meat queue, to queue up for meat
    - zadzwonić po lekarza/taksówkę to phone for the doctor/a taxi
    - poszła do sklepu po chleb she went to the shop for some bread
    - poszedł po wnuczkę he went to collect his granddaughter
    - zatelefonowała do niego po radę she called him to ask for some advice
    - przyszedłem tu tylko po to, żeby wyjaśnić całą sprawę I just came here to explain the whole thing a. business pot.
    - nie po to przez pięć lat studiowałam prawo, żeby pracować jako kelnerka I didn’t study law for five years (in order) to work as a waitress
    - co a. cóż ci po pękniętej filiżance? what do you need a cracked cup for?
    - nic mi po takich radach what’s the use of advice like that?
    - nic tu po mnie I’m not needed here; I may as well go a. be off pot
    - po co what for?, why?
    - po cóż whatever for?
    - po co ci nóż? what do you need a knife for?
    - nie wiem, po co tu przyszła I don’t know what she came here for a. why she came here
    11 (wyrażające miarę, liczbę, wartość) po trzy z każdej strony three on each side
    - po parę razy dziennie several times a day
    - trzy pliki po sto banknotów (każdy) three bundles of a hundred banknotes each
    - po 2 złote za sztukę (at) 2 zlotys each a. apiece
    - po 5 złotych za kilo (at) 5 zlotys a a. per kilo
    - po ile? a. po czemu? przest. how much?
    - po ile te pomidory? how much are these tomatoes?
    - wchodziły po jednej they entered one by one a. one at a time
    - podchodzić do stołu po dwóch/trzech to come up to a. approach the table in twos/threes
    - po trochu bit by bit, little by little
    - zapłaciliśmy po dziesięć złotych we paid ten zlotys each
    - dostali po dwa jabłka they each got two apples
    - każde dziecko dostało po zabawce each child a. each of the children got a toy
    - Adam i Robert wygrali po książce Adam and Robert each won a book
    12 (w wyrażeniu przysłówkowym) po ojcowsku/profesorsku/chłopięcemu like a father/professor/boy
    - zrób to po swojemu do it your own way
    - czy mówisz po litewsku/włosku? can you speak Lithuanian/Italian?
    - powiedz to po angielsku say it in English
    ■ po temu (stosowny) for it
    - to nie miejsce i czas po temu this is not the (right) time or place for it
    - powiem jej, kiedy nadarzy się po temu okazja I’ll tell her when I get the chance a. opportunity
    - mam po temu powody I have my reasons
    - miała wszelkie warunki po temu, żeby być dobrą aktorką she had all the makings of a good actress
    * * *
    abbr ( SZKOL: = Przysposobienie Obronne)
    * * *
    PO
    abbr.
    szkoln. (= przysposobienie obronne) civil defence course.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > PO

  • 119 acuse

    m.
    acknowledgment, acknowledgement.
    pres.subj.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: acusar.
    * * *
    acuse de recibo acknowledgement of receipt
    * * *
    SM
    * * *
    ----
    * acuse de recibo = acknowledgement of receipt.
    * * *
    * acuse de recibo = acknowledgement of receipt.
    * * *

    Del verbo acusar: ( conjugate acusar)

    acusé es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    acuse es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    acusar    
    acuse
    acusar ( conjugate acusar) verbo transitivo
    1

    acuse a algn de algo to accuse sb of sth;

    b) (Der) acuse a algn de algo to charge sb with sth

    c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)

    2 ( reconocer):

    acusar verbo transitivo
    1 to accuse [de, of]
    Jur to charge [de, with]
    2 (sentir los efectos de un golpe, una sustancia, una ausencia, etc) to feel: la niña acusó el cansancio del viaje, the tiring journey was beginning to affect the child
    3 (mostrar, denunciar) to show: su rostro acusaba su crueldad, his face showed his cruelty
    4 Com acusar recibo, to acknowledge receipt [de, of]
    acuse sustantivo masculino acuse de recibo, acknowledgment of receipt
    ' acuse' also found in these entries:
    English:
    acknowledgement
    - return receipt
    * * *
    acuse nm
    acuse de recibo acknowledgement of receipt; [nota] acknowledgement slip; Informát acknowledgement
    * * *
    m
    :
    acuse de recibo acknowledgement of receipt
    * * *
    acuse nm
    acuse de recibo : acknowledgment of receipt

    Spanish-English dictionary > acuse

  • 120 cana

    adj.&f.
    feminine of CANO.
    f.
    1 gray hair.
    peinar canas (informal) to be getting on, to be old
    2 nick (British), joint (United States) (informal) (cárcel). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Cuban Spanish, River Plate)
    3 single white hair, gray hair, white hair.
    4 jail, prison, jailhouse, hock.
    5 policeman, pig, undercover cop.
    * * *
    1 grey hair, white hair
    ■ me están saliendo canas I'm starting to go grey, I've got some grey hairs
    \
    echar una cana/canita al aire familiar to let one's hair down
    peinar canas familiar to be getting on, be getting old
    * * *
    f., (m. - cano)
    * * *
    I
    SF (tb: canas) white o grey o (EEUU) gray hair
    II LAm *
    1. SF
    1) (=cárcel) jail; (=celda) prison cell
    2) (=policía) police
    2.
    SM (=policía) policeman
    * * *
    1) ( pelo) gray* hair, white hair

    sacarle canas verdes a alguien — to drive somebody to an early grave

    2) (AmS arg) ( cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)
    3)
    a) (RPl arg) ( cuerpo de policía)

    la cana — the cops (pl) (colloq)

    b) (RPl arg) cana masculino y femenino ( agente) cop (colloq)
    * * *
    = grey hair [gray hair].
    Ex. The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.
    ----
    * echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.
    * echar una cana al aire = one-night stand, kick up + Posesivo + heels.
    * echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
    * echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
    * * *
    1) ( pelo) gray* hair, white hair

    sacarle canas verdes a alguien — to drive somebody to an early grave

    2) (AmS arg) ( cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)
    3)
    a) (RPl arg) ( cuerpo de policía)

    la cana — the cops (pl) (colloq)

    b) (RPl arg) cana masculino y femenino ( agente) cop (colloq)
    * * *
    = grey hair [gray hair].

    Ex: The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.

    * echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.
    * echar una cana al aire = one-night stand, kick up + Posesivo + heels.
    * echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
    * echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

    * * *
    A (pelo) gray* hair, white hair
    ya tiene canas she already has gray hairs o gray hair, she is already beginning to go gray
    cargar canas ( Chi): más respeto con él que carga canas show some respect for your elders
    echar una cana al aire to let one's hair down
    peinar canas ( fam); to be getting on ( colloq)
    respetar las canas to have respect for one's elders
    sacarle canas verdes a algn to drive sb to an early grave
    B ( AmS arg) (cárcel) slammer (sl), nick ( BrE colloq)
    C
    1
    ( RPl arg) (cuerpo de policía): la cana the cops (pl) ( colloq), the pigs (pl) ( arg pej)
    2
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    cana    
    caña
    cana 1 sustantivo femenino
    1 ( pelo) gray( conjugate gray) hair, white hair;
    ◊ echar una caña al aire to let one's hair down;


    (colloq)
    2 (AmS arg) ( cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)
    3 (RPl arg) ( cuerpo de policía):
    ◊ la caña the cops (pl) (colloq)

    cana 2 sustantivo masculino y femenino (RPl arg) ( agente) cop (colloq)
    caña sustantivo femenino
    a) ( planta) reed

    b) (tallo del bambú, azúcar) cane;


    caña de azúcar sugar cane



    cano,-a adjetivo (blanco) white
    (gris) grey
    cana sustantivo femenino (gris) grey hair
    (blanco) white hair: tengo muchas canas, I have a lot of grey hairs
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar echar una cana al aire, to let one's hair down
    peinar canas, to have grey hair
    caña sustantivo femenino
    1 (para pescar) rod
    2 Bot reed
    (tallo) cane, stem: una silla de caña, a cane chair
    caña de azúcar, sugar cane
    3 fam (vaso de cerveza) glass of draught, US draft beer
    4 (hueso largo) long bone
    un hueso de caña, a long bone
    5 (de unas botas) leg
    unas botas de caña, log boots
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar darle caña a alguien, to have a go at somebody
    meterle caña al coche, to go at full speed o to thrash a car
    ' caña' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cana
    - flotador
    - obtenerse
    - bota
    - carrete
    - pesca
    - salir
    English:
    angler
    - angling
    - cane
    - cane sugar
    - fishing rod
    - hair
    - pint
    - reed
    - rod
    - sugar cane
    - sugar plantation
    - town
    - cop
    - fishing
    - gray
    - straw
    - sugar
    - tiller
    * * *
    Cana;
    las bodas de Caná the wedding feast at Cana
    * * *
    f
    1 ( pelo gris) gray o Br
    grey hair; ( pelo blanco) white hair;
    echar una cana al aire fam let one’s hair down fam ;
    peinar canas be getting on, be getting old
    2 Cu, Rpl fam ( cárcel) can fam
    :
    la cana the cops fam
    pl
    * * *
    cana nf
    1) : gray hair
    2)
    salirle canas : to go gray, to get gray hair
    3)
    echar una cana al aire : to let one's hair down
    * * *
    cana n grey hair

    Spanish-English dictionary > cana

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