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101 programa educativo
m.education program.* * *(n.) = educational program(me), education programme, instructional programme, learning program(me)Ex. Those of you here can best answer the question: What are the goals of your educational programs?.Ex. Out of 18 different education programs conducted by small companies, two-thirds were conducted by manufacturing companies, the remainder were in health services, construction, or transportation companies.Ex. Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.Ex. The learning programs themselves can influence whether e-learners sink or swim.* * *(n.) = educational program(me), education programme, instructional programme, learning program(me)Ex: Those of you here can best answer the question: What are the goals of your educational programs?.
Ex: Out of 18 different education programs conducted by small companies, two-thirds were conducted by manufacturing companies, the remainder were in health services, construction, or transportation companies.Ex: Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.Ex: The learning programs themselves can influence whether e-learners sink or swim. -
102 prosperar
v.1 to prosper, to thrive.Prospera el negocio Business prospers.Me prospera el negocio My business prospers.2 to be successful.* * *1 to prosper, thrive* * *verbto prosper, thrive* * *VI [industria] to prosper, thrive; [idea, proyecto] to prosper; (=tener éxito) to be successfulla moción de censura no prosperó — the censure motion was unsuccessful o was defeated
* * *verbo intransitivoa) negocio/país to prosper, thrive; persona to do well, make goodb) iniciativa/proyecto ( aceptarse) to be accepted, prosper* * *= flourish, prosper, bloom, thrive, boom, flower, blossom, do + best.Ex. The reference librarian, on the other hand, wants a tool which is reflective of the approach that a user might take at that moment, not the approach of a user who might have flourished at the time when the record was made.Ex. Surrounded by all this frenetic activity, it is difficult for even the most objective of viewers to discern which of these initiatives will prosper and which will fall by the wayside.Ex. The article 'TULIP blooms in Tennesee' describes TULIP, a collaborative project to provide image access to 43 periodicals to members of the academic community.Ex. Librarians need to pay greater attention to the politics of this organisational environment if libraries are to thrive.Ex. Public libraries in China boomed at the beginning of the present century.Ex. Librarians seek to provide a challenging, dynamic environment in which individual growth can flower.Ex. At last, library schools and students recognise the true potential of the profession of librarianship, and the profession has the chance to blossom and flourish.Ex. It is time for the ALA to establish its priorities, concerning itself with those things libraries do best before dabbling in other, peripheral affairs.----* no prosperar = fall by + the wayside.* prosperar de = thrive on.* prosperar o fracasar = sink or swim.* * *verbo intransitivoa) negocio/país to prosper, thrive; persona to do well, make goodb) iniciativa/proyecto ( aceptarse) to be accepted, prosper* * *= flourish, prosper, bloom, thrive, boom, flower, blossom, do + best.Ex: The reference librarian, on the other hand, wants a tool which is reflective of the approach that a user might take at that moment, not the approach of a user who might have flourished at the time when the record was made.
Ex: Surrounded by all this frenetic activity, it is difficult for even the most objective of viewers to discern which of these initiatives will prosper and which will fall by the wayside.Ex: The article 'TULIP blooms in Tennesee' describes TULIP, a collaborative project to provide image access to 43 periodicals to members of the academic community.Ex: Librarians need to pay greater attention to the politics of this organisational environment if libraries are to thrive.Ex: Public libraries in China boomed at the beginning of the present century.Ex: Librarians seek to provide a challenging, dynamic environment in which individual growth can flower.Ex: At last, library schools and students recognise the true potential of the profession of librarianship, and the profession has the chance to blossom and flourish.Ex: It is time for the ALA to establish its priorities, concerning itself with those things libraries do best before dabbling in other, peripheral affairs.* no prosperar = fall by + the wayside.* prosperar de = thrive on.* prosperar o fracasar = sink or swim.* * *prosperar [A1 ]vi1 «negocio/país» to prosper, thrive; «persona» to do well, make good2 «iniciativa/proyecto» (aceptarse) to be accepted, prosperla idea no ha prosperado the idea has been unsuccessful o has not prospered* * *
prosperar ( conjugate prosperar) verbo intransitivo
[ persona] to do well, make good
prosperar verbo intransitivo
1 (una persona, empresa) to prosper, thrive
2 (una idea, etc) to be accepted o successful
' prosperar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
florecer
English:
flourish
- prosper
- thrive
- well
- world
* * *prosperar vi1. [mejorar] to prosper, to thrive2. [triunfar] to be successful;la idea no prosperó the idea was unsuccessful* * *v/i prosper, thrive* * *prosperar vi: to prosper, to thrive* * *prosperar vb to prosper -
103 crever
crever [kʀəve]➭ TABLE 51. transitive verba. [+ pneu] to puncture ; [+ ballon] to burstc. crever la faim or la dalle (inf!) to be starving (inf)2. intransitive verba. [fruit, sac, abcès] to burst• crever de faim/froid to starve/freeze to death3. reflexive verb• se crever au travail to work o.s. to death* * *kʀəve
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1) ( percer) to puncture, to burst [pneu, ballon]; to burst [bulle, abcès, tympan]crever les yeux de quelqu'un — ( accidentellement) to blind somebody; ( volontairement) to put somebody's eyes out
ça te crève les yeux — fig it's staring you in the face
ça crève les yeux — fig it's blindingly obvious
ça crève le cœur — fig it's heartbreaking
2) (colloq) ( épuiser) [travail, chaleur] to wear [somebody] out; [patron] to work [somebody] into the groundcrever un cheval — ( au galop) to ride a horse into the ground
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verbe intransitif1) ( se percer) [pneu, nuage, abcès, tympan] to burst; [paquet] to burst open2) [automobiliste, cycliste] to have a puncture3) ( mourir) [plante, animal] to diecrever de faim/froid — to be starving/freezing
4) ( éclater) pejcrever d'envie/de jalousie — to be eaten up ou consumed with envy/with jealousy
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se crever verbe pronominal••* * *kʀəve1. vt1) [tambour, ballon] to burst2) [pneu] (délibérément) to slash, (accidentellement) to puncture3)2. vi1) [pneu] to burst, [automobiliste] to have a puncture Grande-Bretagne to have a flat USAJ'ai crevé sur l'autoroute. — I had a puncture on the motorway.
2) [abcès, sac, paquet] to burst, to burst open3) * (= mourir) to die, to snuff it *4) * figOn crève de chaud ici. — It's boiling in here.
* * *crever verb table: leverA vtr1 ( percer) to puncture, to burst [pneu, ballon]; to burst [bulle, abcès, tympan]; crever les yeux de qn ( accidentellement) to blind sb; ( volontairement) to put ou gouge littér sb's eyes out; ça te crève les yeux fig it's staring you in the face; ça crève les yeux fig it's blindingly obvious; ça me crève le cœur fig it breaks my heart; ça crève le cœur fig it's heartbreaking;2 ○( épuiser) [travail, chaleur] to wear [sb] out; [patron] to work [sb] into the ground; cet enfant me crève this child is wearing me out; crever ses hommes (au travail) to work one's men into the ground; crever un animal ( au travail) to work an animal into the ground; crever un cheval ( au galop) to ride a horse into the ground;3 ○( être affamé) la crever◑, crever la faim○ or la dalle◑ to be famished; on la crève◑ ici they're starving us here.B vi1 ( se percer) [pneu, ballon, bulle, nuage, abcès, tympan] to burst; [paquet, sac] to burst open; faire crever les groseilles cook the redcurrants gently until they burst (open);2 [automobiliste, cycliste] to have a puncture; j'ai crevé deux fois en route I had two punctures on the way;3 ( mourir) [plante, animal] to die; laisser crever des plantes/un chien to let plants/a dog die; faire crever des plantes to kill plants;4 ◑( mourir) [personne] to snuff it○ GB, to croak○, to die; qu'il crève! he can go to hell○!, he can die for all I care!; plutôt crever (que de…) I'd rather die (than…); crever de faim/froid to be starving/freezing; laisser qn crever de faim/froid to let sb starve/freeze to death; on crève de froid/chaleur dans cette maison it's freezing/baking ou boiling in this house; il fait un froid/une chaleur à crever it's terribly cold/hot; tu veux nous faire crever! are you trying to finish us off?; crever de rire to kill oneself○ laughing; c'est à crever de rire it's hysterically funny○; crever d'envie/de jalousie to be eaten up ou consumed with envy/with jealousy; crever d'orgueil to be terribly full of oneself.C se crever vpr1 ( se percer) se crever un tympan to burst an eardrum; il s'est crevé un œil he put one of his eyes out;2 ◑( s'épuiser) to wear oneself out; se crever au travail to work oneself to death; se crever à faire qch to wear oneself out ou get worn out doing sth; je me suis crevé à le peindre I wore myself out painting it; je me suis crevé pendant deux ans dans cette usine I've slaved away for two years in this factory.marche ou crève sink or swim.[krəve] verbe transitif1. [faire éclater - abcès] to burst (open) ; [ - bulle, ballon, sac] to burst ; [ - pneu] to puncture, to burst ; [ - tympan] to puncture, to pierceun cri vint crever le silence a cry pierced ou rent the silencea. [agression] to gouge ou to put out somebody's eyeb. [accident] to blind somebody in one eyecela crève le cœur it's heartbreaking ou heart-rendinga. (familier) [c'est évident] it's as plain as the nose on your face, it sticks out a mileb. [c'est visible] it's staring you in the face, it's plain for all to see2. (familier) [fatiguer] to wear out3. (locution)————————[krəve] verbe intransitif3. [mourir - animal, végétal] to die (off)————————crever de verbe plus préposition1. [éprouver]a. [par pauvreté] to be starvingb. [être en appétit] to be starving ou famishedje crève de chaud! I'm baking ou boiling!on crève de froid ici it's freezing cold ou you could freeze to death herecrever de peur/d'inquiétude to be scared/worried to death2. [être plein de]crever d'orgueil to be puffed up ou bloated with pride————————se crever verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)se crever au boulot ou à la tâche to work oneself to death -
104 всичко
everything; allвсичко двадесет a total of twenty, twenty in allвсичко или нищо all or nothing; sink or swimценя повече от всичко value above everythingвсичко друго, освен anything, butвсичко живо everybody, every living thing, everything that has lifeвсичко необходимо all that is needed, all-the necessaries/requisitesвсичко останало all the restзалагам на карта всичко, което имам stake o.'s allправя всичко (възможно) do o.'s utmost, lay o.s. out, go out of o.'s wayвсичко е свършено с it is alt over withвсичко си има край there is an end to everythingвсичко става you never can tell; things happenвсичко на времето си all in its proper timeвсичко най-хубаво all the bestчовек, който го бива за всичко a Jack of all tradesпристигам с всичкото си величие appear in all o.'s glory* * *all; everything - всичко на всичко* * *1. everything;all 2. ВСИЧКО двадесет a total of twenty, twenty in all 3. ВСИЧКО друго, освен anything, but 4. ВСИЧКО е свършено с it is alt over with 5. ВСИЧКО живо everybody, every living thing, everything that has life 6. ВСИЧКО или нищо all or nothing;sink or swim 7. ВСИЧКО на времето си all in its proper time 8. ВСИЧКО на всичко altogether. all told, (all) in all 9. ВСИЧКО най-хубаво all the best 10. ВСИЧКО необходимо all that is needed, all -the necessaries/requisites 11. ВСИЧКО останало all the rest 12. ВСИЧКО си има край there is an end to everything 13. ВСИЧКО става you never can tell;things happen 14. ВСИЧКО съм за be all (in all) to 15. бих дал ВСИЧКО да зная I would give anything to know 16. готов за ВСИЧКО prepared for anything 17. давам ВСИЧКО, което имам give o.'s all 18. далеч от ВСИЧКО away from it all 19. загубвам ВСИЧКО, което имам lose o.'s all 20. залагам на карта ВСИЧКО, което имам stake o.'s all 21. отгоре на ВСИЧКО on top of it all, to top it all 22. повече от ВСИЧКО друго above all else 23. правя ВСИЧКО (възможно) do o.'s utmost, lay о. s. out, go out of o.'s way 24. преди ВСИЧКО in the first place, above all (things), first and foremost 25. преди ВСИЧКО друго before everything else 26. пристигам с ВСИЧКОто си величие appear in all o.'s glory 27. това е ВСИЧКО that's all 28. това е ВСИЧКО, което имам на тоя свят it's my all 29. ценя повече от ВСИЧКО value above everything 30. човек, който го бива за ВСИЧКО a Jack of all trades -
105 spaccare
break in twolegna split, chop* * *spaccare v.tr. to split*, to cleave*; ( rompere) to break*: spaccare un pezzo di legno, to split (o to cleave) a piece of wood; ha spaccato il tavolo, he broke the table; spaccare legna, to chop wood // c'era un sole che spaccava le pietre, the sun was blazing down // quest'orologio spacca il minuto, this watch keeps perfect time // se lo incontro di nuovo gli spacco la faccia, il muso, if I come across him again I'll smash his face in // o la va o la spacca, (fam.) it's do or die.◘ spaccarsi v.intr.pron. to split*, to cleave*; ( rompersi) to break*: un legno che si spacca facilmente, wood that splits easily; il ghiaccio si sta spaccando, the ice is breaking up.* * *[spak'kare]1. vt2. vip (spaccarsi)(rompersi) to break, split, (fig : scindersi: partito) to split* * *[spak'kare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (rompere) to break*, to smash [bicchiere, piatto]; to chop (up) [ legna]; to split*, to break* [ pietra]2) fig. to split* [gruppo, partito]2.verbo pronominale spaccarsi1) (rompersi) to break*; [muro, specchio] to crack; [legno, roccia] to split*2) fig. [gruppo, partito] to split*••spaccare il minuto — [ orologio] to keep perfect time; [ persona] to be dead on time
* * *spaccare/spak'kare/ [1]1 (rompere) to break*, to smash [ bicchiere, piatto]; to chop (up) [ legna]; to split*, to break* [ pietra]2 fig. to split* [ gruppo, partito]II spaccarsi verbo pronominale1 (rompersi) to break*; [ muro, specchio] to crack; [ legno, roccia] to split*; - rsi la testa to split one's head open2 fig. [ gruppo, partito] to split*ti spacco la faccia! I'll smash your face in! spaccare il minuto [ orologio] to keep perfect time; [ persona] to be dead on time; o la va o la spacca sink or swim. -
106 FLJÓTA
* * *(flýt; flaut, flutum; flotinn), v.1) to float on the water (hann sá þar f. langskip tjaldat);2) to run, stream;3) fig. to float about, spread (of news);4) to be flooded, to flow (flaut í blóði gólf allt); flaut hann allr í tárum, he was bathed in tears.* * *pret. flaut, 2nd pers. flauzt; flautt scarcely occurs, pl. flutu; pres. flýt, pl. fljótum, pret. subj. flyti; part. flotinn; sup. flotið: [A. S. fleôtan; Engl. float; O. H. G. fliozan; Germ. fliessen; Dan. flyde; Swed. flyta]1. to float on the water; sá þar fljóta langskip tjaldat, Eg. 88; þar sem þat flaut í höfninni, 359; láta þeir f. skipit, Fms. x. 347; par sá þeir f. fyrir skip Þorvalds, Korm. 234; hverir láta fljóta fley við bakka, Hkv. 2. 4; flýtr meðan lifir en sökkr þegar dautt er, Rb. 352: in the saying, flýtr meðan ekki sökkr, a phrase answering to the Engl. sink or swim; fugla er f. á vatni, fowls that swim, Grág. ii. 346; þá flýtr hann til lands, floats ashore, Sks. 94; séðú hve flotinn flýtr, Skálda 163.β. metaph. to float about, spread, of news, Bs. ii. 143; láta orð f., Mar. 14; þat hefir flotið um þrjá bæi eðr fjóra, N. G. L. i. 141, Hom. 45.γ. reflex., láta fljótask, to drift, Sks. 133.2. to run, stream, of running waier; svá sem rennandi vötn f. at ýmissum uppsprettum, Fms. ii. 89: to form a pool, vötnin flutu fjórtán álna djúp, Stj. 58; með fljótandum tárum, with gushing tears, Mar.β. intrans. to be flooded; flaut hann allr í tárum, he was in floods of tears, Fms. x. 24; flutu í vatni augun klár, Pass. 2. 11; flaut í blóði gólf allt, the floor was flooded with blood, Eg. 217; jörðin flaut af hunangi, Stj. 453; ketillinn flýtr með feiti, Bs. ii. 135; flaut allt land af mönnum, Fms. viii. 400. -
107 бросить на произвол судьбы
1) General subject: expose, (кого-л.) turn adrift in the world, set adrift, turn adrift, (людей) leave (people) to fend for themselves, (людей) leave (people) to their own devices, (кого-л.) leave (someone) to (their) own devices, cast adrift, leave to sink or swim, abandon to the whims of fate2) Makarov: cast loose, cut adriftУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > бросить на произвол судьбы
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108 будь что будет!
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109 была не была
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110 была не была!
1) General subject: sink or swim!, come hell or high water2) Set phrase: come what may!, cross I win, tails ( or apple) you lose, hang it all!, heads I win, tails (or apple) you lose, here goes!, neck or nothing!, what will be will be! (usually exclaimed by a person who has made up his mind to take the risk of doing something or to be brave enough to do something) -
111 или пан, или пропал
Set phrase: a feast or a famine, a feast or a fast, kill or cure, make a spoon or spoil a horn, make or break, make or mar, man or mouse, neck or nothing (all or nothing. used as a statement of one's determination and readiness to try and do something despite possible risks, failure, even one's death), sink or swim, win or loseУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > или пан, или пропал
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112 испытание на выживание
1) General subject: sink-or-swim test2) Engineering: survival testУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > испытание на выживание
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113 пан или пропал
1) General subject: play an all-or-nothing game, stand or fall, double or nothing, hit or miss2) British English: double or quits3) Australian slang: Sydney or the bush4) Set phrase: a feast or a famine, a feast or a fast, kill or cure, make a spoon or spoil a horn, make or break, make or mar, man or mouse, neck or nothing (all or nothing. used as a statement of one's determination and readiness to try and do something despite possible risks, failure, even one's death), sink or swim, win or lose, all or nothing -
114 эх, была не была!
Set phrase: neck or nothing (дословно: Либо добьюсь, либо себе шею сверну), sink or swim! (дословно: Потону или выплыву!) -
115 koza
raz kozie śmierć! — (przen) sink or swim!
* * *f.Gen.pl. kóz1. zool. goat ( Capra); koza domowa domestic goat ( Capra hircus); pot. (= samica kozy) nanny goat, she-goat; na pochyłe drzewo każda koza skacze poverty begets poverty, it's no great feat to kick a fellow when he's down; przyjdzie koza do woza I shall catch you some day carrying corn to our mill, you're going to need my help someday; przyszła koza do woza! so you've come (to beg) for my help, haven't you?; raz kozie śmierć a man can die but once; come what may!2. pot. (= nastolatka) filly.3. pot. (= więzienie) jug, can; siedzieć w kozie be in the can.4. pot., szkoln. detention.5. pot. (= piecyk) iron stove.6. pot. ( do noszenia cegieł) hod.7. muz. ( instrument) bagpipes.8. icht. (= kózka) spined loach ( Cobitis taenia).The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > koza
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117 marcher
marcher [maʀ∫e]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. to walk ; [soldats] to march• on marche sur la tête ! (inf) it's crazy!• venez, on va marcher un peu come on, let's go for a walk• c'est marche ou crève ! (inf!) it's sink or swim!• « défense de marcher sur les pelouses » "keep off the grass"b. ( = progresser) marcher vers le succès to be on the road to successc. ( = être dupe) (inf) on lui raconte n'importe quoi et il marche you can tell him anything and he'll swallow it (inf)• est-ce que le métro marche aujourd'hui ? is the underground running today?• les études, ça marche ? (inf) how's college going?* * *maʀʃeverbe intransitif1) ( utiliser ses pieds) [personne, animal, robot] to walk2) ( poser le pied) to tread ( dans in; sur on)se laisser marcher sur les pieds — fig to let oneself be walked over
3) ( avancer) to gomarcher sur les mains — [gymnaste] to walk on one's hands
4) ( fonctionner) [mécanisme, réforme, procédé] to workma radio marche bien/marche mal — my radio works well/doesn't work properly
5) (colloq) ( aller)marcher (bien)/marcher mal — [travail, relations, examen] to go well/not to go well; [affaires, film, élève] to do well/not to do well
6) (colloq) ( être d'accord) to go for itc'est trop risqué, je ne marche pas — it's too risky, count me out
ça marche! — ( marché conclu) it's a deal!; ( la commande est prise) coming up!
7) (colloq) ( croire naïvement) to fall for ittu verras, elle marchera à tous les coups — you'll see, she falls for it every time
8) (colloq) ( obéir)••il ne marche pas, il court! — (colloq) he's as gullible as they come
marcher sur la tête de quelqu'un — (colloq) to walk all over somebody
* * *maʀʃe vi1) [personne] to walkElle marche cinq kilomètres par jour. — She walks 5 kilometres every day.
Elle marchait devant. — She was walking in front.
marcher sur [gazon, l'asphalte] — to walk on, [clou] to step on, [crotte de chien] to step in
marcher dans [herbe] — to walk on, [flaque] to step in
2) MILITAIRE, [armée] to marchmarcher sur [ville, pays] — to march on
3) (= aller) [affaires, santé] to go, (= bien aller) to go wellAlors les études, ça marche? — How are you getting on at school?
marcher comme sur des roulettes — to go smoothly, to go without any hitches
4) (= fonctionner) [appareil] to work, [transports] to runLe métro marche normalement aujourd'hui. — The underground is running normally today.
5) (= se mouvoir) [véhicule, train] to goLe convoi marchait à vive allure. — The convoy was going fast., The convoy was moving fast
6) (= être d'accord) to go along, to agreeIl a refusé de marcher dans la combine. — He wouldn't play the game.
7) (croire naïvement) to be taken inIl essaie de te faire marcher. — He's pulling your leg., (pour tromper) to lead sb up the garden path
* * *marcher verb table: aimer vi1 ( utiliser ses pieds) [personne, animal, robot] to walk; il marche vite he walks fast; marcher à travers champs to walk across fields; allons marcher un peu let's go for a little walk; marcher avec des talons/chaussures plates to wear high heels/flat shoes;2 ( poser le pied) to tread (dans in; sur on); j'ai marché sur mes lunettes I trod on my spectacles; marcher sur les pieds de qn to tread on sb's toes; tu m'as marché sur le pied you stood on my foot; se laisser marcher sur les pieds fig to let oneself be walked over; à la soirée on se marchait sur les pieds fig the party was packed; ne marche pas dans les flaques don't walk in the puddles; marcher dans une flaque d'eau to step in a puddle; l'homme marchera sur Mars man will walk on Mars;3 ( avancer) to go; notre train marche vite our train goes fast; malgré les embouteillages, nous avons bien marché despite the traffic jams, we've made good time; marcher vers la gloire fig to be on the road to fame; marcher sur les mains [gymnaste] to walk on one's hands; marcher en tête de cortège to march at the head of the procession; marcher sur Paris/le palais présidentiel to march on Paris/the presidential palace;4 ( fonctionner) [mécanisme, dispositif] to work; [système, réforme, procédé] to work; ma radio marche bien/marche mal my radio works well/doesn't work properly; insecticide qui ne marche pas pour les fourmis insecticide that doesn't work on ants; faire marcher qch to get sth to work; ma montre ne marche plus my watch has stopped working; la poste marche de mieux en mieux the postal service is getting better and better; marcher au gaz/à l'électricité to run on gas/on electricity; Ivan marche à la vodka hum Ivan lives on vodka; les trains/bus ne marchent pas le dimanche the trains/buses don't run on Sundays;5 ○( aller) marcher (bien)/marcher mal [travail, relations, examen] to go well/not to go well; [affaires, film, livre, élève] to do well/not to do well; [acteur] to go down well/not to go down well; comment a marché ton examen? how did your exam go?; comment marchent les affaires? how is business?;6 ○( être d'accord) to go for it; je marche I'll go for it; c'est trop risqué, je ne marche pas it's too risky, count me out; elle marche pour cent euros par jour she' s agreed to one hundred euros a day; pour cent euros, ça marche for one hundred euros, you're on; ça marche! ( marché conclu) it's a deal!; ( la commande est prise) coming up!;7 ○( croire naïvement) to fall for it; tu verras, elle marchera à tous les coups you'll see, she falls for it every time; faire marcher qn to pull sb's leg; je te faisais marcher I was just pulling your leg; elle fait marcher sa mère comme elle veut she's got her mother wrapped round her little finger;8 ○( obéir) faire marcher son monde or personnel to be good at giving orders.il ne marche pas, il court○! he's as gullible as they come; marcher sur la tête de qn○ to walk all over sb.[marʃe] verbe intransitif1. [se déplacer à pied] to walkj'ai marché longtemps/un peu I took a long/short walkdescendre une avenue en marchant lentement/rapidement to stroll/to hurry down an avenuemarcher à grands pas ou à grandes enjambées to stride (along)a. (sens propre) to walk towards, to be headed for, to be on one's way toa. (sens propre) to walk straight ou in a straight linemarcher sur une ville/sur l'ennemi to march on a city/against the enemy3. [poser le pied]marcher sur to step ou to tread onmarcher dans [flaque, saleté] to step ou to tread inne marche pas sur les fleurs! keep off the flowers!, don't walk on the flowers!marcher sur les pieds de quelqu'un to tread ou to stand ou to step on somebody's feetmarcher à l'électricité to work ou to run on electricityfaire marcher [machine] to work, to operate5. [donner de bons résultats - manœuvre, ruse] to come off, to work ; [ - projet, essai] to be working (out), to work ; [ - activité, travail] to be going wellses études marchent bien/mal she's doing well/not doing very well at collegeles affaires marchent mal/très bien business is slack/is going wellça fait marcher les affaires it's good for business ou for tradene t'inquiète pas, ça va marcher don't worry, it'll be OKet le travail, ça marche? how's work (going)?si ça marche, je monterai une exposition if it works out, I'll organize an exhibitionleur couple/commerce n'a pas marché their relationship/business didn't work outça a l'air de bien marcher entre eux they seem to be getting on fine together, things seem to be going well between them[en voiture]6. [au restaurant]7. (familier) [s'engager] to go along with thingsje ne marche pas! nothing doing!, count me out!marcher dans une affaire to get mixed up ou involved in a scheme8. (familier) [croire] to fall for itje lui ai dit que ma tante était malade et il n'a pas marché, il a couru (humoristique) I told him that my aunt was ill and he bought the whole story ou and he swallowed it hook, line and sinkera. [le taquiner] to pull somebody's leg, to have somebody on (UK)b. [le berner] to take somebody for a ride, to lead somebody up the garden path -
118 a da în burduful dracului pe cineva
to leave smb. to his own devices / resourcesto leave smb. to sink or swim / scoţ.înv. to his (own) purchase.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a da în burduful dracului pe cineva
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119 lăsat în plata Domnului / în voia soartei
left to one's own devicesleft to sink or swim.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > lăsat în plata Domnului / în voia soartei
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120 ori, ori
it's now or nevernow then! sink or swim!
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