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1 Danaidenfass
n geh. fig.: ein Danaidenfass füllen fill the vessel of the Danaids, perform a hopeless task* * *Danaidenfass n geh fig:ein Danaidenfass füllen fill the vessel of the Danaids, perform a hopeless task -
2 het is onbegonnen werk
Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > het is onbegonnen werk
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3 werk
2 [plaats] work♦voorbeelden:het betere werk • the right thingzijn werk goed/slecht doen • make a good/bad job of one's workhet grote werk • the big jobgeen half werk doen • not stop at half measures, go the whole hogze houden hier niet van half werk • they don't do things by halves heredat is een heel werk • it's quite a joblos werk hebben • have a casual jobhet is onbegonnen werk • it's a hopeless taskpublieke werken • public workshet vuile werk opknappen (voor iemand) • do the dirty work (for someone)aangenomen werk • contract workeen nieuwe fabriek geeft werk aan 250 mensen • a new factory provides jobs/work for 250 people(vast) werk hebben • have a regular jobhet is zijn werk • it's his businesshij kan het werk niet aan • 〈 te zwaar〉 he isn't up to his work; 〈 te veel〉 he's up to the neck in workveel werk maken van de aankleding van zijn huis • take great pains over the furnishing of one's houseiemand werk opdragen • give someone a task(op school) werk opgeven • give an assignmentwerk zoeken • look for work/employment〈 figuurlijk〉 heb je altijd zo lang werk met het eten klaarmaken • do you always take so long preparing dinner/breakfast/ 〈enz.〉aan het werk gaan • set to workaan het werk houden • keep goingiedereen aan het werk! • everybody to their work!iemand aan het werk zetten • put someone to workhard aan het werk gaan • set to work at full tilt〈 figuurlijk〉 er is werk aan de winkel • there's work to be done, there's a lot to do/to be doneer is weinig werk in de bouw • work is slack in the building tradehoe gaat dat in z'n werk? • how is it done?werk in uitvoering • road workshoe is dat allemaal in zijn werk gegaan • how did it all come abouthet ging allemaal zo razendsnel in zijn werk • it was all such very quick workonder het werk mag er niet gerookt worden • smoking is forbidden at work/during working hourste werk stellen • employ, set to workheel behoedzaam te werk gaan • go very carefullyimpulsief te werk gaan, oneerlijk te werk gaan • act on impulse, act unfairlyieder ging op zijn eigen manier te werk • each took his/her own linezonder werk zitten • be out of work/unemployedniet op zijn werk komen • fail to turn up for work/dutywerk van iemand maken • play up to someonewerk van iets maken • do something about something; take action; 〈 sterker〉 put some work into something; 〈 klacht indienen〉 complain about somethingze wilden er geen werk van maken • they didn't want to take the matter in handalles in het werk stellen • make every effort to, strain every nerve (to), leave no stone unturneddat is geen werk • that's unfair -
4 onbegonnen
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5 безнадежная задача
General subject: hopeless taskУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > безнадежная задача
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6 kalbur
"coarsely meshed sieve; riddle; screen. - altı what has passed through a sieve; siftings; screenings. -a çevirmek /ı/ to riddle with holes. -a dönmek to be riddled with holes. -dan geçirmek /ı/ to sift, sieve; to screen; to riddle. - gibi riddled, full of holes. - makinesi screening machine, bolting machine. -la su taşımak to be engaged in a hopeless task." -
7 imposible
adj.1 impossible (irrealizable).es imposible de arreglar it's impossible to fix, it can't be fixedes imposible que se lo haya dicho he can't possibly have told hernos fue imposible ir we were unable to gohacer lo imposible to do everything possible and more2 unbearable, impossible (informal) (insoportable).el tráfico en el centro estaba imposible the traffic in the center was impossible o a nightmareintj.no way, no can do.* * *► adjetivo1 impossible\estar imposible to be impossiblehacer lo imposible to do the impossible, do one's utmosthacerle la vida imposible a alguien to make life impossible for somebodyparece imposible que... I can't believe that...ponerse imposible familiar to become impossible* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=no posible) impossiblees imposible — it's impossible, it's out of the question
¡parece imposible! — you'd never believe it!
2) (=inaguantable) impossible3) (=difícil) impossible2.SMun imposible — [tarea] an impossible task; [objetivo] an impossible goal
lo que voy a pedir es un imposible — what I'm about to ask is impossible, I'm about to ask for the impossible
* * *I1) [ser] <sueño/amor> impossible2) ( inaguantable) < persona> impossibleII* * *= impossible, hopeless.Ex. Inaccuracies can lead to its being impossible to identify the documents to which citations relate.Ex. This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.----* conseguir lo imposible = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible, shoot (for) + the moon.* creer en lo imposible = believe in + the impossible.* esperar lo imposible = shoot (for) + the moon, cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* hacer lo imposible = do + the impossible, lean over + backwards, double over + backwards.* hacer lo imposible para = jump through + hoops.* hacer que sea imposible = render + impossible.* imposible de comparar = incommemsurable, incommensurate.* imposible de delimitar = unmappable.* imposible de entregar = undeliverable.* imposible de localizar = untraceable.* imposible de medir = incommemsurable, incommensurate.* imposible de mezclar = unmixable.* imposible de representar = unmappable.* imposible de resistir = impossible to resist.* intentar algo imposible = bang + Posesivo + head against.* intentar lograr lo imposible = square + the circle.* intentar lo imposible = attempt + the impossible, be an attempt at the impossible, square + the circle.* lograr lo imposible = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible.* mejor imposible = as good as it gets.* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.* pretender lograr lo imposible = square + the circle.* pretender lo imposible = square + the circle.* resultar imposible = prove + impossible.* ser imposible = be out of the question, be dead meat.* sueño imposible = impossible dream.* * *I1) [ser] <sueño/amor> impossible2) ( inaguantable) < persona> impossibleII* * *= impossible, hopeless.Ex: Inaccuracies can lead to its being impossible to identify the documents to which citations relate.
Ex: This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.* conseguir lo imposible = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible, shoot (for) + the moon.* creer en lo imposible = believe in + the impossible.* esperar lo imposible = shoot (for) + the moon, cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* hacer lo imposible = do + the impossible, lean over + backwards, double over + backwards.* hacer lo imposible para = jump through + hoops.* hacer que sea imposible = render + impossible.* imposible de comparar = incommemsurable, incommensurate.* imposible de delimitar = unmappable.* imposible de entregar = undeliverable.* imposible de localizar = untraceable.* imposible de medir = incommemsurable, incommensurate.* imposible de mezclar = unmixable.* imposible de representar = unmappable.* imposible de resistir = impossible to resist.* intentar algo imposible = bang + Posesivo + head against.* intentar lograr lo imposible = square + the circle.* intentar lo imposible = attempt + the impossible, be an attempt at the impossible, square + the circle.* lograr lo imposible = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible.* mejor imposible = as good as it gets.* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.* pretender lograr lo imposible = square + the circle.* pretender lo imposible = square + the circle.* resultar imposible = prove + impossible.* ser imposible = be out of the question, be dead meat.* sueño imposible = impossible dream.* * *A [ SER] ‹sueño/amor› impossiblees imposible hacerlo en menos tiempo it's impossible to do it any quickerme es imposible acompañarte it's impossible for me to go with youle resultaba imposible concentrarse he found it impossible to concentratees imposible que lo sepan they can't possibly knowes imposible de explicar it's impossible to explainlos médicos hicieron lo imposible para salvarlo the doctors did everything they could to try and save himhizo lo imposible para convencerla he did everything he could o he did his utmost to persuade herB1 (inaguantable) ‹persona› impossibleestá imposible hoy he's (being) impossible todayes un niño imposible he's an impossible o a very difficult childme pides un imposible you're asking me for something that's impossible, you're asking the impossible of me* * *
imposible adjetivo
1 [ser] ‹sueño/amor› impossible;
es imposible que lo sepan they can't possibly know;
hicieron lo imposible they did everything they could
2 ( inaguantable) ‹ persona› impossible;
imposible
I adjetivo
1 impossible: resulta imposible de creer, it's impossible to believe
es imposible que ya hayan vuelto, they can't possibly have got back already
2 fam (inaguantable, intratable) unbearable: tiene un carácter imposible, he is quite unbearable
II sustantivo masculino the impossible, impossible thing: no me pidas imposibles, don't ask me for the impossible
♦ Locuciones: hacer lo imposible, to do one's utmost: hicieron lo imposible por ayudar a los heridos, they did their utmost to help the injured
' imposible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dejar
- me
- tener
- venga
- cuenta
- estar
- imposibilitar
- ser
- vida
English:
defy
- democracy
- detection
- impossible
- question
- that
- unreadable
- virtually
- awkward
- clearly
- hell
- hopeless
- job
- notice
- physically
- possibly
- rule
- the
- unobtainable
- way
* * *♦ adj1. [irrealizable] impossible;nos fue imposible asistir we were unable to be there;es imposible de arreglar it's impossible to fix, it can't be fixed;es imposible que no se haya enterado he must have found out;es imposible que se lo haya dicho he can't possibly have told her;hacer lo imposible to do everything possible and moreestos niños son imposibles these kids are impossible;el tráfico en el centro estaba imposible the traffic in the centre was impossible o a nightmare♦ nmme estás pidiendo un imposible you're asking the impossible of me;pedir imposibles to ask for the impossible* * *adj impossible;hacer lo imposible do everything in one’s power* * *imposible adj: impossible* * *imposible adj impossible -
8 Karren
I v/t (hat gekarrt) auch umg., fig. cart; jemanden ( mit dem Auto) nach Hause karren umg. run s.o. home (in the car)II v/i (ist) umg. drive (around)* * *der Karrencart; chariot; trolley; barrow* * *Kạr|ren ['karən]m -s, -ein Karren voll Obst — a cartload of fruit
2) (fig inf)jdm an den Karren fahren or pinkeln — to take sb to task
den Karren einfach laufen lassen — to let things go or slide
den Karren in den Dreck fahren — to ruin things, to get things in a mess
der Karren ist hoffnungslos verfahren, der Karren steckt im Dreck — we/they etc are really in a mess
den Karren aus dem Dreck ziehen, den Karren wieder flottmachen — to put things back on the rails, to get things sorted out
* * *der1) (a two-wheeled (usually horse-drawn) vehicle for carrying loads: a farm cart.) cart2) (to carry (in a cart): He carted the manure into the field.) cart3) (a type of small cart for carrying things etc: She quickly filled the trolley with groceries.) trolley* * *Kar·ren<-s, ->[ˈkarən]m1. (Schubkarre) wheelbarrow2. (offener Pferdewagen) cart3.▶ jdn vor seinen \Karren spannen to use sb for one's own purposes* * *der; Karrens, Karren (bes. südd., österr.) cart; (zweirädrig) barrow; (Schubkarren) [wheel]barrow; (für Gepäck usw.) trolleyein Karren voll Sand — a cartload/barrowload of sand; (fig.)
den Karren in den Dreck fahren — (ugs.) get things into a mess; mess things up
den Karren [für jemanden] aus dem Dreck ziehen — (ugs.) sort out the mess [for somebody]
jemandem an den Karren fahren — (ugs.) tell somebody where he/she gets off (coll.)
* * *1. cart;ein Karren voll Äpfel a cartload of apples2. umg, figden Karren in den Dreck fahren mess things up;den Karren aus dem Dreck ziehen straighten things out;der Karren ist total verfahren things are in a hopeless mess;den Karren (einfach) laufen lassen let things go;jemanden vor seinen Karren spannen rope sb in;ich lass mich nicht vor seinen Karren spannen I’m not going to be his dogsbody (US gofer)3. umg:alter Karren old banger (US beater), old jalopy* * *der; Karrens, Karren (bes. südd., österr.) cart; (zweirädrig) barrow; (Schubkarren) [wheel]barrow; (für Gepäck usw.) trolleyein Karren voll Sand — a cartload/barrowload of sand; (fig.)
den Karren in den Dreck fahren — (ugs.) get things into a mess; mess things up
den Karren [für jemanden] aus dem Dreck ziehen — (ugs.) sort out the mess [for somebody]
jemandem an den Karren fahren — (ugs.) tell somebody where he/she gets off (coll.)
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9 справа
I ж1) (робота, заняття) work, business2) (коло питань, сфера інтересів) affair, concern, businessторговельні справи — dealings, business
втручатися не в свою справу — to interfere in other people's affairs, to stick one's nose into smb.'s business
3) тк. одн. ( мета діяльності) cause4) ( діяння) deed, actчорна справа — dirty deed, crime, black deed
5) мн.справи покращуються — things are improving; фіг. the mercury is rising
6) ( питання) matter, pointлегка справа — easy matter, child's play
7) юр. caseпорушувати справу (проти кого-небудь) — to bring an action against smb., to take institute proceedings against smb.
8) канц. ( папка з документами) file, folder, dossier9) (спеціальність, професія) occupation; concernавтомобільна справа — motoring, automobile business
бухгалтерська справа — accountancy, accounting
10)як ваші справи? — how goes the world with you?, how are you getting on?
в чому справа? — what is the matter?; what's the game?; ( при скрутному становищі) what's the trouble?; (у суперечці, сварці) what's cooking?, what's the row?
не в цьому справа — that is not the question; it is not the case; that's not the point
справа в тому, що — the fact (the point, the question, the thing, the truth) is that
мати справу (з кимсь) — to deal ( with), to have dealings ( with)
II присл. див. праворучпропаща справа — bad job, a lost cause, hopeless undertaking
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10 дело
ср.1) affair, business, work; occupation, pursuit; lineвмешиваться/лезть не в свое дело — to interfere in other people's affairs, to stick one's nose into smb.'s business
что за дело? (кому-л.) — what is it (to)?, what does it matter (to)?
не у дел — (to be) out of work/job
при деле — to have smth. to keep one busy, to keep oneself busy/occupied
2) только ед. (цель, интересы и т. п.) causeвступать в дело — to go into the action, to come into play
гиблое дело, пропащее дело, дохлое дело — it's a lost cause, hopeless undertaking
дело чьих-л. рук — this is smb.'s handwork/doing
черное дело — dirty deed, crime, black deed
4) (событие, происшествие) affair, business5) обыкн. мн. ч. (положение, обстоятельства) things, matters; affair, occasion, work, doingдело усложняется тем, что — the added complication is that
как его дела? — how is he getting on?, how are things going with him?
ясное дело — matter of course, sure enough
такие-то дела! разг. — so that's how things are!, that is the way it is!
вот это дело! — good!, now you are talking sense!
за чем дело стало? — what's holding matters/things up?, what's the hitch?
дело прошлое — that's a thing of the past, that's all over now
6) (вопрос, предмет чего-л.) matter, point, concernбыть делом далекого будущего — to be a good distance in the future, to be a long way in the future
ближе к делу — come to the point, get down to business
говорить дело — разг. to talk sense, to have a point
дело хозяйское — разг. it's up to you, it's your choice/business
другое дело, совсем другое дело — it's quite another matter, that's a horse of a different colour идиом.
7) обыкн. ед. (специальность)автомобильное дело — motoring, automobile business
бухгалтерское дело — accountancy, accounting
- библиотечное деловоенное дело — soldiering, military science
- военно-инженерное дело
- гончарное дело
- горнорудное дело
- рекламное дело
- скорняжное дело
- стеклодувное дело8) юр. caseвозбуждать дело — (против кого-л.) to bring an action against smb., to take institute proceedings against smb.
отстаивать дело — ( в суде) to fight a suit
пришить дело, намотать дело — сленг to cook up charges against smb.
9) канц. file, dossierличное дело — personal file; personal record(s) мн. ч.
подшить к делу, приложить к делу — to file
10) устар.; воен. action, battle•На самом деле, все происходит как раз наоборот. — What actually happens happens the other way round.
обычное дело — commonplace, something common
••- в том то и дело
- делать дело
- дело в том что
- дело в шляпе
- за дело
- и на словах и на деле
- иметь дело
- испытывать на деле
- как дела?
- между делом
- на деле
- на самом деле
- нет дела
- первым делом
- сделать свое дело
- то и дело
- то ли дело
- употреблять в дело
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