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101 schützen
I v/t1. protect ( vor + Dat from); (verteidigen) defend (gegen, vor + Dat against, from); (sichern, bewahren) guard (against); gegen Wetter etc.: shelter (from); (decken) cover; weitS. shield; (abschirmen) screen, shield; (geleiten) escort; (erhalten) preserve, conserve; (Umwelt etc.) auch protect; (bewachen) watch over; bedrohte Arten müssen besser geschützt werden endangered species must be better protected; vor Hitze schützen! store away from heat; vor Nässe schützen! keep dry, keep ( oder store) in a dry place2. patentrechtlich schützen patent, protect with a patent; urheberrechtlich schützen copyright; den Namen schützen lassen register the name as a trademark; geschütztII v/refl protect o.s. (gegen, vor + Dat from); sich schützen vor (+ Dat) auch guard against; sich beim Geschlechtsverkehr schützen use protective measures when having sex, have safe sex* * *to screen; to safeguard; to shield; to protect; to guard* * *Schụ̈t|zen ['ʃʏtsn]m -s, - (TEX)shuttle* * *1) (to guard or defend from danger; to keep safe: She protected the children from every danger; Which type of helmet protects the head best?; He wore a fur jacket to protect himself against the cold.) protect2) ((with against or from (something bad)) to guarantee or make safe: Keep your jewellery in the bank to secure it against theft.) secure3) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) shade4) (to give protection: That line of trees shelters my garden.) shelter* * *schüt·zen[ˈʃʏtsn̩]I. vt1. (beschirmen)▪ jdn [vor jdm/etw] \schützen to protect sb [against [or from] sb/sth]Gott schütze dich! may the Lord protect you!das Öl ist vor Sonnenlicht zu \schützen this oil must be kept away from [or out of] [direct] sunlight▪ etw/Tiere \schützen to place a protection order on sth/animals [or protect sth/animals by law]geschützte Pflanzen protected plants▪ etw \schützen to patent sth [or protect sth by patent]ein Firmensignet \schützen lassen to copyright [or register] a company logo [or protect a company logo by copyright]gesetzlich geschützt registered [as a trade mark]patentrechtlich [o durch das Patentrecht] geschützt protected by patent, patentedurheberrechtlich [o durch das Urheberrecht] geschützt protected by copyright, copyright[ed]II. vi▪ [vor etw dat [o gegen etw akk]] \schützen to provide [or offer] [or give] protection [from [or against] sth]* * *1.transitives Verb protect (vor + Dat. from, gegen against); safeguard <interest, property, etc.> (vor + Dat. from)sich schützend vor jemanden/etwas stellen — stand protectively in front of somebody/something
gesetzlich geschützt — registered [as a trade mark]
2.‘vor Wärme/Kälte/Licht schützen’ — ‘keep away from heat/cold/light’
intransitives Verb provide or give protection (vor + Dat. from, gegen against); (vor Wind, Regen) provide or give shelter (vor + Dat. from)* * *A. v/t1. protect (gegen, vor +dat against, from); (sichern, bewahren) guard (against); gegen Wetter etc: shelter (from); (decken) cover; weitS. shield; (abschirmen) screen, shield; (geleiten) escort; (erhalten) preserve, conserve; (Umwelt etc) auch protect; (bewachen) watch over;bedrohte Arten müssen besser geschützt werden endangered species must be better protected;vor Hitze schützen! store away from heat;vor Nässe schützen! keep dry, keep ( oder store) in a dry place2.patentrechtlich schützen patent, protect with a patent;urheberrechtlich schützen copyright;B. v/r protect o.s. (gegen, vor +dat from);sich schützen vor (+dat) auch guard against;sich beim Geschlechtsverkehr schützen use protective measures when having sex, have safe sex* * *1.transitives Verb protect (vor + Dat. from, gegen against); safeguard <interest, property, etc.> (vor + Dat. from)sich schützend vor jemanden/etwas stellen — stand protectively in front of somebody/something
gesetzlich geschützt — registered [as a trade mark]
2.‘vor Wärme/Kälte/Licht schützen’ — ‘keep away from heat/cold/light’
intransitives Verb provide or give protection (vor + Dat. from, gegen against); (vor Wind, Regen) provide or give shelter (vor + Dat. from)* * *(vor) v.to protect (from) v. v.to guard v. -
102 Выше нос!
Do not despair, make the best of a difficult or painful situation. See Ничего не попишешь (H)Var.: Выше голову!Cf: Brazen it out! (Am.). Grin and bear it! (Am.). Keep a stiff upper lip! (Am.). Keep your chin (head) up! (Am., Br.). Keep your pecker up! (Br.). Make the best of a bad bargain (Am., Br.). Make the best of a bad market (Br.) -
103 pfeifen
vt/i; pfeift, pfiff, hat gepfiffen1. (Lied etc.) whistle; Polizist, Schiedsrichter etc.: blow the whistle; Wind, Geschoss: whistle; THEAT. (auspfeifen) hiss, boo; vor sich hin pfeifen whistle to o.s.; er pfiff seinem Hund he whistled to his dog; pfeifendes Geräusch whistling (sound); pfeifender Atem wheezing2. SPORT (Fußballspiel etc. leiten) (be) referee; (Freistoß etc.) give, award a free kick etc.; wer pfeift das Spiel morgen? who is refereeing the match ( oder game) tomorrow?; er hat das Foul nicht gepfiffen he didn’t whistle for ( oder call) the foul3. umg., fig.: ich pfeif drauf! I don’t give a damn; ich pfeif aufs Geld I don’t give a damn ( oder two hoots) about the money; ich pfeife auf die Meinung der Leute I don’t give a damn ( oder I couldn’t care less) what people think; ich werd dir was pfeifen! you know what you can do; dem werd ich was pfeifen! he can take a running jump ( oder flying leap)* * *das Pfeifenpiping* * *pfei|fen ['pfaifn] pret pfi\#ff [pfɪf] ptp gepfi\#ffen [gə'pfɪfn]1. vito whistle (+dat for); (auf einer Trillerpfeife) to blow one's whistle; (MUS = auf einer Pfeife spielen) to pipe; (Wind) to whistle; (Radio) to whinemit Pfeifen und Trommeln zogen sie durch die Stadt — they made their way through the town amid piping and drumming or with pipes piping and drums beating
ich pfeife darauf! (inf) — I couldn't care less, I don't give a damn (inf)
ich pfeife auf seine Meinung (inf) — I couldn't care less about what he thinks
pféífender Atem — wheezing
sein Atem ging pféífend — he was wheezing
2. vtto whistle; (MUS) to pipe; (SPORT inf ) Spiel to ref (inf); Abseits, Foul to givedas pféífen ja schon die Spatzen von den Dächern — that's common knowledge, it's all over town
* * *1) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) pipe2) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) whistle3) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) whistle4) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) whistle5) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) whistle* * *pfei·fen< pfiff, gepfiffen>[ˈpfaifn̩]I. vi1. (Pfeiftöne erzeugen) to whistleich pfeife auf euer Mitleid! I don't need your sympathy!3.II. vt1. (Töne erzeugen) whistle▪ [jdm] etw \pfeifen to whistle sth [to sb]eine Melodie \pfeifen to whistle a melody2. SPORTein Spiel \pfeifen to referee a gameeinen Elfmeter \pfeifen to award [or give] a penalty* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) whistle; < bird> sing; pipees pfeift in seiner Brust — he wheezes in his chest; s. auch Loch 1)
2) mit sein3) (auf einer Trillerpfeife o. ä.) <policeman, referee, etc.> blow one's whistle; (Sport): (als Schiedsrichter fungieren) act as referee4) (salopp)2.auf jemanden/etwas pfeifen — not give a damn about somebody/something
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb2)sich (Dat.) eins pfeifen — (ugs.) whistle [nonchalantly] to oneself; (auf einer Pfeife) pipe, play <tune etc.>; (auf einer Trillerpfeife o. ä.) blow < signal etc.> on one's whistle
einen Elfmeter pfeifen — (Sport) blow [the whistle] for a penalty
3) (salopp spött.)ich pfeif' dir was — go and get knotted (coll.)
* * *1. (Lied etc) whistle; Polizist, Schiedsrichter etc: blow the whistle; Wind, Geschoss: whistle; THEAT (auspfeifen) hiss, boo;vor sich hin pfeifen whistle to o.s.;er pfiff seinem Hund he whistled to his dog;pfeifendes Geräusch whistling (sound);pfeifender Atem wheezingwer pfeift das Spiel morgen? who is refereeing the match ( oder game) tomorrow?;er hat das Foul nicht gepfiffen he didn’t whistle for ( oder call) the foul3. umg, fig:ich pfeif drauf! I don’t give a damn;ich pfeif aufs Geld I don’t give a damn ( oder two hoots) about the money;ich pfeife auf die Meinung der Leute I don’t give a damn ( oder I couldn’t care less) what people think;ich werd dir was pfeifen! you know what you can do;dem werd ich was pfeifen! he can take a running jump ( oder flying leap)* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) whistle; < bird> sing; pipees pfeift in seiner Brust — he wheezes in his chest; s. auch Loch 1)
2) mit sein3) (auf einer Trillerpfeife o. ä.) <policeman, referee, etc.> blow one's whistle; (Sport): (als Schiedsrichter fungieren) act as referee4) (salopp)2.auf jemanden/etwas pfeifen — not give a damn about somebody/something
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb2)sich (Dat.) eins pfeifen — (ugs.) whistle [nonchalantly] to oneself; (auf einer Pfeife) pipe, play <tune etc.>; (auf einer Trillerpfeife o. ä.) blow <signal etc.> on one's whistle
einen Elfmeter pfeifen — (Sport) blow [the whistle] for a penalty
3) (salopp spött.)ich pfeif' dir was — go and get knotted (coll.)
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104 ешь пирог с грибами, да язык держи за зубами
Set phrase: a still tongue makes a wise head, give every man thine ear, but few thy voice, he knows much who knows how to hold his tongue, he that speaks sows, and he that holds his peace gathers, hear and see and be still (contrast: a fool's bell is soon rung. foolish tongues talk by dozen. your tongue is made of very loose leather), hear and see and say but little (contrast: a fool's bell is soon rung. foolish tongues talk by dozen. your tongue is made of very loose leather), hear much, speak little (do not be talkative), hold your tongue, keep your breath (or wind) to cool your broth (or porridge), let not your tongue run at rover, save your breath (or wind) to cool your broth (or porridge), there is a time to speak and a time to be silentУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ешь пирог с грибами, да язык держи за зубами
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105 MOUTH
• Closed (close) mouth catches no flies (A) - В закрытый рот муха не залетит (B)• Cool mouth and warm feet live long (A) - Держи голову в холоде, живот в голоде, а ноги в тепле (Д)• Fish who keeps his mouth shut will never get caught (A) - В закрытый рот муха не залетит (B)• Fish wouldn't get caught if it kept its mouth shut (A) - Язык мой - враг мой (Я)• He that will stop every man's mouth must have a great deal of meal - На чужой роток не накинешь платок (H)• Into a mouth shut (a shut mouth) flies fly not - В закрытый рот муха не залетит (B)• Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open - Держи рот на замке, а гляди в оба (Д)• Loud mouth and a shallow brain go well together (A) - У дурака язык впереди ног бежит (У)• Out of the mouth of babes speaks the truth - Устами младенца глаголет истина (У)• Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings come great truths - Устами младенца глаголет истина (У)• Out of thy mouth into God's ears - Вашими бы устами да мед пить. (B), Из твоих уст да Богу в уши (И)• Roasted ducks don't fly into your mouth - Без труда не вытащишь и рыбку из пруда (Б)• Still mouth makes a wise head (А) - Говори меньше, умнее будешь (Г)• Truth comes out of the mouths of babes and sucklings - Устами младенца глаголет истина (У)• Wise head makes a close mouth (A) - Дурак кричит, умный молчит (Д) -
106 abheben
(trennb., -ge-)I v/t (hat)2. (Masche) slipII v/i3. (hat) beim Kartenspiel: cut the cardsIII v/refl (hat): sich abheben von contrast with, stand out from; sich gegen etw. abheben stand out ( oder be set off) against s.th.* * *das Abheben(Flugzeug) takeoff;(Rakete) liftoff* * *ạb|he|ben sep1. vt1) (= anheben) to lift (up), to raise; (= abnehmen) to take off; Telefonhörer to pick up, to lift (up); Telefon to answer; (beim Stricken) Masche to slip2) (CARDS) to take, to pick up3) Geld to withdraw2. vi2) (= ans Telefon gehen) to answer; (beim Stricken) to sliplass es doch klingeln, du brauchst nicht abzuheben — let it ring, you don't have to answer (it)
3) (= Geld abheben) to withdraw moneydu kannst nicht dauernd abheben! — you can't keep on withdrawing money or drawing money out
4)abheben (form, Jur) — to emphasize sth
See:→ auch abgehoben3. vrsich von jdm/etw abheben — to stand out from sb/sth
sich gegen jdn/etw abheben — to stand out against sb/sth
nur um sich von anderen or gegen andere abzuheben — just to be different (from other people), just to make oneself stand out
sich wohltuend gegen etw abheben — to make a pleasant contrast with sth, to contrast pleasantly with sth
* * *1) (to divide (a pack of cards).) cut2) (to take (money) from a bank: I drew out $40 yesterday.) draw out3) ( of a rocket etc) to leave the ground (noun lift-off) lift off* * *ab|he·benI. vi1. LUFT2. (den Hörer abnehmen) to answer [the phone]ich heb' ab! I'll get it!3. KARTEN to pick [up]du bist mit A\abheben dran! it's your turn to pick up!▪ darauf \abheben, dass... to concentrate [or focus] on the fact that...ein Rolls Royce?! jetzt hebst du aber ab! a Rolls Royce?! you must be joking!II. vt irreg1. FINGeld [von seinem Konto] \abheben to withdraw money [from one's account]2. KARTENeine Karte vom Stapel \abheben to take [or pick] a card from the packeine Masche \abheben to cast off a stitchIII. vr* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives, auch intransitives Verb[den Hörer] abheben — answer [the telephone]
3) (von einem Konto) withdraw < money>2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb < balloon> rise; <aircraft, bird> take off; < rocket> lift off3.unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb stand out; contrastsich von od. gegen etwas/von jemandem abheben — stand out against or contrast with something/somebody
* * *abheben (trennb, -ge-)A. v/t (hat)2. (Masche) slip3. (Geld) draw (von from)4. (unterstreichen) set apart (von from)5. TECH:Späne abheben remove the chipsB. v/iumg, figdu brauchst nicht gleich abzuheben don’t let it go to your head2. (hat) Telefon: answer the phone;kannst du mal abheben? auch can you get it?3. (hat) beim Kartenspiel: cut the cards4. (hat) (hinweisen):C. v/r (hat):sich abheben von contrast with, stand out from;sich gegen etwas abheben stand out ( oder be set off) against sth* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives, auch intransitives Verb1) lift off <lid, cover, etc.>[den Hörer] abheben — answer [the telephone]
3) (von einem Konto) withdraw < money>2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb < balloon> rise; <aircraft, bird> take off; < rocket> lift off3.unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb stand out; contrastsich von od. gegen etwas/von jemandem abheben — stand out against or contrast with something/somebody
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107 tonto
adj.1 silly, dull, empty-headed, foolish.2 silly, footling, foolish.3 useless, dumb.4 stupefied.m.fool, blockhead, dunce, idiot.* * *► adjetivo1 silly, stupid, US dumb■ ¡qué idea más tonta! what a stupid idea!► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 fool, idiot\a tontas y a locas without rhyme or reasonhacer el tonto / hacer la tonta to act the foolhacerse el tonto / hacerse la tonta to play dumbponerse tonto,-a familiar to get stroppytonto,-a de remate / tonto,-a de capirote familiar prize idiotun,-a tonto,-a del bote familiar a right berk, a real twerp* * *1. (f. - tonta)noun2. (f. - tonta)adj.foolish, stupid* * *tonto, -a1. ADJ1) [persona]a) (=bobo) [dicho con afecto] silly; [dicho con enfado] stupidvenga, vente con nosotros, ¡no seas tonto! — come on, come with us, don't be silly!
¡qué tonto soy! — how silly o stupid of me!
¿tú te has creído que yo soy tonto?, ¿me tomas por tonto? — do you think I'm stupid?
b) [poco inteligente] stupid¡y parecía tonto! — and we thought he was stupid!
a lo tonto —
¿para qué esforzarse a lo tonto? — why go to all that trouble for nothing?
y a lo tonto, a lo tonto, se le pasó la mitad del día — and before he knew it, half the day had slipped by
a tontas y a locas —
piénsalo bien, no quiero que actúes/hables a tontas y a locas — think carefully, don't just do/say the first thing that comes into your head
esos jóvenes sin seso que solo hablan a tontas y a locas — these silly youngsters who chatter away without even thinking what they're saying
c) (=insolente) silly¡si te pones tonto no te vuelvo a traer al cine! — if you start being silly I won't take you to the cinema again!
d) (=torpe)hoy se me olvida todo, estoy como tonto — I keep forgetting things today, I'm out of it *
dejar a algn tonto — Esp to leave sb speechless
e) (=presumido) stuck-up *f) (Med) imbecilepelo 8)2) [risa, frase, accidente] silly¡qué fallo más tonto! — it was a really silly mistake!
caja 1)me pilló en una hora tonta y le presté el dinero — I wasn't thinking at that moment and I lent him the money
2. SM / F1) idiotsoy un tonto, ¡nunca debí haberla escuchado! — I'm such an idiot, I should never have listened to her!
allí estaba, riéndome como una tonta — there I was, laughing like an idiot
2) (Med) imbecile3. SM1) (Circo, Teat) clown, funny man* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) [SER] < persona> ( falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb (colloq); ( ingenuo) sillyfui tan tonto como para decirle que sí — I was stupid o foolish enough to say yes
b) [ESTAR] ( intratable) difficult, silly; ( disgustado) upsetdejar tonto a alguien — (Esp fam) to leave somebody speechless
hacer tonto a alguien — (Chi fam) to fool somebody
2) <excusa/error/historia> sillyIIhacer el tonto — ( hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool; ( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself
hacerse el tonto — to act dumb
* * *= fool, witless, bonehead, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], imbecile, cretin, lemon, airheaded, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex. The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex. Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.----* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.* chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.* chiste tonto para desternillarse = knee slapper.* chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.* como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.* guaperas tonto = himbo.* hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.* hacerse el tonto = act + dumb.* no tener un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.* risa tonta = giggle.* risita tonta = giggle.* rubia tonta = dumb blonde.* típica rubia tonta = bimbo.* típico guaperas tonto = himbo.* tonto de capirote = blockhead, prize idiot.* tonto del bote = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead.* tonto del bote, tonto de remate, tonto del culo, tonto perdido, chiflado per = knucklehead.* tonto del cullo = arsehole [asshole, -USA].* tonto del culo = mug, prick, as daft as a brush, prize idiot, knucklehead.* tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.* tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.* tonto genio = idiot savant.* tonto perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.* tontos /tarea de tontos = fool's errand.* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) [SER] < persona> ( falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb (colloq); ( ingenuo) sillyfui tan tonto como para decirle que sí — I was stupid o foolish enough to say yes
b) [ESTAR] ( intratable) difficult, silly; ( disgustado) upsetdejar tonto a alguien — (Esp fam) to leave somebody speechless
hacer tonto a alguien — (Chi fam) to fool somebody
2) <excusa/error/historia> sillyIIhacer el tonto — ( hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool; ( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself
hacerse el tonto — to act dumb
* * *= fool, witless, bonehead, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], imbecile, cretin, lemon, airheaded, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex: The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.* chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.* chiste tonto para desternillarse = knee slapper.* chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.* como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.* guaperas tonto = himbo.* hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.* hacerse el tonto = act + dumb.* no tener un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.* risa tonta = giggle.* risita tonta = giggle.* rubia tonta = dumb blonde.* típica rubia tonta = bimbo.* típico guaperas tonto = himbo.* tonto de capirote = blockhead, prize idiot.* tonto del bote = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead.* tonto del bote, tonto de remate, tonto del culo, tonto perdido, chiflado per = knucklehead.* tonto del cullo = arsehole [asshole, -USA].* tonto del culo = mug, prick, as daft as a brush, prize idiot, knucklehead.* tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.* tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.* tonto genio = idiot savant.* tonto perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.* tontos /tarea de tontos = fool's errand.* * *A¡pero qué tonto eres! ¿de verdad te lo has creído? you idiot! did you really believe it?mírala … y parecía tonta look at her, and we thought she was stupid!no seas tonta, aprovecha ahora que puedes don't be silly! make the most of it while you cany él fue tan tonto como para decirle que sí and he was stupid o dumb o foolish enough to say yes2 [ ESTAR] (travieso) difficult, silly; (disgustado) upsetno me hagas caso, hoy estoy tonta don't take any notice of me, I'm in a funny mood todayse pone muy tonto siempre que hay visita he gets really silly o difficult when there are visitorsa lo tonto: a lo tonto, a lo tonto lleva ya ganados varios millones he's won several million just like that o without even tryinglo dijo a lo tonto y resulta que acertó it was a wild guess o he said it without thinking and it turned out to be righthablas a lo tonto you're talking through your hata tontas y a locas without thinkinggasta el dinero a tontas y a locas she spends money like there's no tomorrow ( colloq)ser más tonto que Abundio or que hecho de encargo or que una mata de habas ( Esp fam); to be as dumb as they come ( colloq), to be daft as a brush ( BrE colloq)B ‹excusa/error/historia› sillyfue una caída de lo más tonta pero ya ves, me rompí el tobillo it was such a silly o ridiculous fall but, as you see, I broke my anklemasculine, feminineeres un tonto por haberte dejado engañar así you're an idiot o a fool to let yourself be taken in like thathacer el tonto (hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool, to fool o clown around; (actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneselfhacerse el tonto to act dumbno te hagas la tonta, que sabes muy bien de lo que estoy hablando you know very well what I'm talking about so don't pretend you don't o so don't act dumble gusta/gustaba más que a un tonto una tiza or un lápiz or un palo ( Esp fam); he is/was crazy o nuts about it ( colloq)Compuestos:prize idiot, utter foolvillage idiotidealistic puppet o stooge* * *
tonto◊ -ta adjetivo
1
( ingenuo) silly
( disgustado) upset
2 ‹excusa/error/historia› silly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy (colloq);
( ingenuo) idiot, fool;
( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself;◊ hacerse el tonto to act dumb
tonto,-a
I adjetivo silly, familiar dumb: ¿cómo pude ser tan tonto?, how could I be so stupid?
fue lo bastante tonto como para decirle la verdad, he was foolish enough to tell him the truth
una observación tonta, a trivial remark
II sustantivo masculino y femenino fool, idiot, familiar dummy
hacer el tonto, to play the fool
hacerse el tonto, to play dumb
tonto de remate, prize idiot
' tonto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bobalicón
- bobalicona
- boluda
- boludo
- burrada
- capirote
- definitivamente
- fatua
- fatuo
- hacer
- hombre
- manteca
- pelo
- perdida
- perdido
- remate
- simple
- tarugo
- todavía
- tonta
- tratar
- asno
- baboso
- gana
- ganso
- huevón
- idiota
- imbécil
- lelo
- lerdo
- mongólico
- necio
- pavo
- pendejo
- salame
- soquete
- tontear
- tontería
- zanahoria
English:
act
- asinine
- clot
- clown around
- dim
- do
- dozy
- dumb
- fool
- goof
- help
- idiotic
- lark about
- lark around
- mess about
- mess around
- muck about
- muck around
- need
- play
- prize
- silly
- soft-headed
- such
- thing
- daft
- foolish
- kind
- know
- stupid
- that
* * *tonto, -a♦ adj1. [persona] [estúpido] stupid;[menos fuerte] silly;pero ¿seré tonto? otra vez me he vuelto a confundir I must be stupid or something, I've gone and got it wrong again;nos toman por tontos they think we're idiots;¿estás tonto? ¿para qué me pegas? don't be stupid! what are you hitting me for?;no seas tonto, no hay por qué preocuparse don't be silly, there's no need to worry;ser más tonto que Abundio to be as thick as two short planks2. [retrasado mental] dim, backward3.[arrogante] to get awkward, Br to get stroppyponerse tonto [pesado, insistente] to be difficult;4. [sin sentido] [risa] mindless;[esfuerzo] pointless;fue una caída tonta it was so silly, falling over like that;a lo tonto: lo perdí a lo tonto I stupidly lost it;me tropecé a lo tonto I tripped over like an idiot;me he ido haciendo con una extensa colección de sellos a lo tonto I've built up a sizeable stamp collection without hardly realizing it♦ nm,fidiot;los listos y los tontos de la clase the bright ones and the dim ones in the class;el tonto del pueblo the village idiot;hacer el tonto [juguetear] to mess around;[no actuar con inteligencia] to be stupid o foolish;estoy haciendo el tonto intentando convencerle I'm wasting my time trying to convince him;hacerse el tonto to act innocent;a tontas y a locas without thinkingtonto útil useful idiot* * *I adj silly, foolishII m, tonta f fool, idiot;haba fam complete idiot;tonto del pueblo village idiot;hacer el tonto play the fool;hacerse el tonto act dumb fam ;a tontas y a locas in a slapdash way* * *tonto, -ta adj1) : dumb, stupid2) : silly3)a tontas y a locas : without thinking, haphazardlytonto, -ta n: fool, idiot* * *¡qué fallo más tonto! what a stupid mistake!tonto2 n fool / idiot -
108 torcer
v.1 to twist (retorcer) (cuerda, cuerpo).torcer el gesto to pull a faceElla torció los hilos She twisted the threads.El chico torció la verdad The boy twisted the truth.2 to turn.torció la cabeza she turned her headel camino tuerce a la izquierda the road turns to the left3 to corrupt (person).* * *1 (gen) to twist3 (desviar) to change4 (cuadro) to slant5 figurado (significado, frase, etc) to distort6 figurado (corromper a alguien) to corrupt, pervert8 MEDICINA to sprain1 (girar) to turn1 (gen) to twist2 (doblarse) to bend; (madera) to warp3 (ladearse) to become slanted4 MEDICINA to sprain, twist6 figurado (una persona) to go astray7 figurado (empeorar) to take a turn for the worse\no dar su brazo a torcer figurado not to give intorcer el gesto figurado to look crosstorcer la vista to look away* * *verb1) to turn2) bend, twist3) sprain, strain* * *1. VT1) (=retorcer) [+ dedo, muñeca, tronco] to twist; [+ tobillo] to twist, sprain; [+ madera] to warp; [+ soga] to plait; (=doblar) to bend¡me torció el brazo! — he twisted my arm!
2)torcer los ojos o la vista — to squint
3) [+ ropa] to wring4) (=cambiar) [+ rumbo] to change; [+ voluntad] to bend; [+ pensamientos] to turn; [+ significado] to distort, twistel conflicto ha torcido el curso de los acontecimientos — the conflict has changed the course of events
5) (=pervertir) [+ persona] to lead astray2.VI (=girar) [camino, vehículo, viajero] to turn3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivotorció el gesto de dolor — she grimaced in o winced with pain
2) < esquina> to turn3) < ropa> to wring (out)4) <curso/rumbo> to change2.3.el sendero tuerce a la izquierda — the path bends o curves round to the left
torcerse v pron1) <tobillo/muñeca> to twist2) madera/viga to warp3) planes to fall through* * *= skew, twist.Ex. The truncated derived search keys for titles are derived from up to four words, so that the matrix in this case is four dimensional, albeit skewed because not the same number of letters is derived from each word.Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.----* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.* torcer la vista = squint.* torcer los ojos = squint.* * *1.verbo transitivotorció el gesto de dolor — she grimaced in o winced with pain
2) < esquina> to turn3) < ropa> to wring (out)4) <curso/rumbo> to change2.3.el sendero tuerce a la izquierda — the path bends o curves round to the left
torcerse v pron1) <tobillo/muñeca> to twist2) madera/viga to warp3) planes to fall through* * *= skew, twist.Ex: The truncated derived search keys for titles are derived from up to four words, so that the matrix in this case is four dimensional, albeit skewed because not the same number of letters is derived from each word.
Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.* dar el brazo a torcer = give in to.* torcer la vista = squint.* torcer los ojos = squint.* * *vtA1 ‹cuerpo/tronco› to twist; ‹brazo› to twist; ‹cabeza› to turnme torció el brazo she twisted my arm2 ‹ojo›tuerce un ojo he has a squint in one eyetorció la cara en una mueca de dolor she grimaced in o winced with painB ‹esquina› to turnC ‹ropa› to wring out, wringD ‹curso/rumbo› to changeaquel suceso torció el curso de la historia that event changed o altered the course of history■ torcervi(girar) «persona/vehículo» to turnel sendero tuerce a la izquierda/hacia el norte the path bends o curves round to the left/turns northward(s)al final de la calle tuerza a la derecha turn right at the end of the street■ torcerseA ‹tobillo› to twist; ‹muñeca› to sprainB «madera/viga» to warpC «planes» to fall throughD(al escribir): escribe recto, te estás torciendo keep your writing straight, your lines are sloping* * *
torcer ( conjugate torcer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ cuerpo› to twist;
‹ cabeza› to turn;
2 ‹ esquina› to turn
3 ‹curso/rumbo› to change
verbo intransitivo ( girar) [persona/vehículo] to turn;
[ camino] to bend, curve
torcerse verbo pronominal
1 ‹tobillo/muñeca› to sprain
2 [madera/viga] to warp
torcer
I verbo transitivo
1 (curvar) to bend
2 (retorcer) to twist: me he torcido el tobillo, I've twisted my ankle
3 (tergiversar) to twist
II verbo transitivo & vi (girar) to turn: tuerce a la izquierda, turn left
' torcer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brazo
- doblar
- gesto
- girar
- izquierda
- izquierdo
- tuerce
- tuerza
English:
bear
- bend
- buckle
- sprain
- turn
- veer
- squint
- twist
- wry
* * *♦ vt1. [retorcer] [cuerpo, cuerda] to twist;¡me vas a torcer el brazo! you're twisting my arm!;torcer el gesto to make o pull a face2. [doblar] [aguja, alambre] to bend3. [girar] to turn;torció la cabeza she turned her headtorcer el curso de los acontecimientos to divert o change the course of events5. [persona] to corrupt♦ vi[girar] to turn;el camino tuerce a la izquierda the road turns to the left;al llegar al cruce tuerce a la derecha when you get to the crossroads, turn right* * *II v/i turn;torcer a la derecha turn right* * *torcer {14} vt1) : to bend, to twist2) : to sprain3) : to turn (a corner)4) : to wring, to wring out5) : to distorttorcer vi: to turn* * *torcer vb1. (retorcer) to twist3. (girar) to turntorcer el gesto to pull a face / to grimace -
109 affaire
affaire [afεʀ]━━━━━━━━━3. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = problème, question) matter• ce n'est pas une petite or une mince affaire it's no small matter• comment je fais ? -- c'est ton affaire ! what do I do? -- that's your problem!• avec les ordinateurs, il est à son affaire when it comes to computers, he knows his stuff (inf)• aller à Glasgow, c'est toute une affaire it's quite a business getting to Glasgow• la belle affaire ! big deal!► avoir affaire à [+ cas, problème] to have to deal with ; [+ personne] ( = s'occuper de) to be dealing with ; ( = être reçu ou examiné par) to be dealt with by• tu auras affaire à moi ! you'll be hearing from me!► faire + affaireb. ( = faits connus du public) affair ; ( = scandale) scandalc. (Law, police) cased. ( = transaction) deal ; ( = achat avantageux) bargain• l'affaire est faite ! that's the deal settled!e. ( = entreprise) business2. <a. ( = intérêts publics et privés) affairs• occupe-toi or mêle-toi de tes affaires ! mind your own business!b. ( = activités commerciales) business sg► d'affaires [repas, voyage, relations] businessc. ( = vêtements, objets personnels) things• range tes affaires ! put your things away!3. <• il en a fait une affaire d'État (inf) he made a great song and dance about it ► affaire de famille ( = entreprise) family business ; ( = problème) family problem* * *afɛʀ
1.
1) ( ensemble de faits) gén affair; (à caractère politique, militaire) crisis, affair; (à caractère délictueux, scandaleux) ( d'ordre général) scandal; ( de cas unique) affair; ( soumis à la justice) case2) (histoire, aventure) affair3) (occupation, chose à faire) matter, businessc'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre — that's my business, not yours
4) ( spécialité)la mécanique, c'est leur affaire — mechanics is their thing
5) ( transaction) dealune bonne/mauvaise affaire — a good/bad deal
la belle affaire! — (colloq) big deal! (colloq)
6) ( achat avantageux) bargain7) ( entreprise) business, concernc'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire — lit she runs the whole business; fig she runs the whole show
8) (question, problème)c'est une affaire de temps/goût — it's a matter of time/taste
en faire toute une affaire — (colloq) to make a big deal (colloq) of it
9) (difficulté, péril)être hors or tiré d'affaire — [malade] to be in the clear
on n'est pas encore sortis or tirés d'affaire — we're not out of the woods yet
10) ( relation)
2.
affaires nom féminin pluriel1) ( activités lucratives) gén business [U]; ( d'une seule personne) business affairs2) ( problèmes personnels) business [U]ça, c'est mes affaires! — (colloq) that's my business!
occupe-toi de tes affaires! — (colloq) mind your own business!
3) ( effets personnels) things, belongings4) Administration, Politique affairs•Phrasal Verbs:••il/ça fera l'affaire — he/that'll do
elle fait or fera notre affaire — she's just the person we need
ça fera leur affaire — ( convenir) that's just what they need; ( être avantageux) it'll suit them
* * *afɛʀ1. nf1) (= problème, question) matterce sont mes affaires (= cela me concerne) — that's my business
les affaires étrangères POLITIQUE — foreign affairs
2) (criminelle, judiciaire) case, (scandaleuse) affair3) (= entreprise) businessSon affaire marche bien. — His business is doing well.
4) (= marché, transaction) deal5) (= occasion intéressante) bargainC'est une affaire à ce prix là. — It's a bargain at that price.
6) (locutions)se tirer d'affaire — to get o.s. out of trouble
avoir affaire à — to be faced with, to be dealing with
2. affaires nfpl1) (= activité commerciale) business sg2) (= effets personnels) things, belongings* * *A nf1 ( ensemble de faits) gén affair; (à caractère politique, militaire) crisis, affair; (à caractère délictueux, scandaleux) ( d'ordre général) scandal; ( de cas unique) affair; ( soumis à la justice) case; une mystérieuse affaire a mysterious affair; l'affaire des otages the hostage crisis ou affair; l'affaire de Suez the Suez crisis; une affaire politique/de corruption a political/corruption scandal; l'affaire des fausses factures the scandal of the bogus invoices; affaire civile/criminelle civil/criminal case; il a été condamné pour une affaire de drogue he was convicted in a drug case;2 (histoire, aventure) affair; une affaire délicate a delicate matter ou affair; une drôle d'affaire an odd affair; j'ignore tout de cette affaire I don't know anything about the matter; pour une affaire de cœur for an affair of the heart; être mêlé à une sale affaire to be mixed up in some nasty business; quelle affaire! what a business ou to-do!; c'est une affaire d'argent/d'héritage there's money/an inheritance involved; et voilà toute l'affaire and that's that;3 (occupation, chose à faire) matter, business; c'est une affaire qui m'a pris beaucoup de temps it's a matter that has taken up a lot of my time; il est parti pour une affaire urgente he's gone off on some urgent business; c'est toute une affaire it's quite a business; c'est une (tout) autre affaire that's another matter (entirely); ce n'est pas une petite or mince affaire it's no small ou simple matter; c'est mon affaire, pas la vôtre that's my business, not yours; c'est l'affaire de tous it's something which concerns everyone ou us all; ça ne change rien à l'affaire that doesn't change a thing; l'affaire se présente bien/mal things are looking good/bad; j'en fais mon affaire I'll deal with it;4 ( spécialité) il connaît bien son affaire he knows his business; c'est une affaire d'hommes/de femmes it's men's/women's business; c'est une affaire de garçons/filles it's boys'/girls' stuff péj; la mécanique/soudure, c'est leur affaire mechanics/welding is their thing; c'est une affaire de spécialistes it's a case for the specialists;5 ( transaction) deal; une bonne/mauvaise affaire a good/bad deal; conclure une affaire to make ou to strike a deal; l'affaire a été conclue or faite the deal was settled; faire affaire avec qn to make a deal with sb; la belle affaire○! big deal○!; ⇒ sac;6 ( achat avantageux) bargain; à ce prix-là, c'est une affaire at that price, it's a bargain; j'ai fait une affaire I got a bargain; tu y feras des affaires you'll find bargains there; on ne fait plus beaucoup d'affaires au marché aux puces there aren't many bargains to be had at the flea market any more; j'ai acheté cette robe en solde mais je n'ai pas fait une affaire I bought this dress in the sales but it wasn't a good buy;7 ( entreprise) business, concern; affaire commerciale/d'import-export/de famille commercial/import-export/family business ou concern; de petites affaires small businesses ou concerns; affaire industrielle industrial concern; leur fils a repris l'affaire their son took over the business; c'est elle qui fait marcher l'affaire lit she runs the whole business; fig she runs the whole show; une affaire en or fig a gold mine;8 (question, problème) c'est une affaire de temps/goût it's a matter of time/taste; c'est l'affaire de quelques jours/d'un quart d'heure it'll only take a few days/a quarter of an hour; c'est affaire de politiciens it's a matter for the politicians; c'est l'affaire des politiciens it's the concern of politicians; il en a fait une affaire personnelle he took it personally; en faire toute une affaire○ to make a big deal○ of it ou a fuss○ about it; on ne va pas en faire une affaire d'État○! let's not make a big issue out of it!; c'est une affaire de famille fig it's a family affair;9 (difficulté, péril) être hors or tiré d'affaire [malade] to be in the clear; s'il obtient le poste, il est tiré d'affaire if he gets the job, his problems are over; se tirer d'affaire to get out of trouble; tirer or sortir qn d'affaire to get sb out of a spot; on n'est pas encore sortis or tirés d'affaire we're not out of the woods yet;10 ( relation) avoir affaire à to be dealing with [malfaiteur, fou, drogue, fausse monnaie]; nous avons affaire à un escroc/faux we're dealing with a crook/fake; je le connais mais je n'ai pas souvent affaire à lui I know him but I don't have much to do with him; j'ai eu affaire au directeur lui-même I saw the manager himself; tu auras affaire à moi! you'll have me to contend with!B affaires nfpl1 ( activités lucratives) gén business ¢; ( d'une seule personne) business affairs; être dans les affaires to be in business; faire des affaires avec to do business with; les affaires sont calmes/au plus bas business is quiet/at its lowest ebb; les affaires reprennent or marchent mieux business is picking up; il gère les affaires de son oncle he runs his uncle's business affairs; parler affaires to talk business; revenir aux affaires to go back into business; avoir le sens des affaires to have business sense; voir qn pour affaires to see sb on business; voyager pour affaires to go on a business trip; le monde des affaires the business world; quartier/milieux/lettre/rendez-vous d'affaires business district/circles/letter/appointment; le français/chinois des affaires business French/Chinese; un homme dur en affaires a tough businessman;2 ( problèmes personnels) business ¢; ça, c'est mes affaires○! that's my business!; occupe-toi de tes affaires! mind your own business!; se mêler or s'occuper des affaires des autres to interfere ou meddle in other people's business ou affairs; mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires to put one's affairs in order; parler de ses affaires à tout le monde to tell everybody one's business; ça n'arrange pas mes affaires qu'elle vienne her coming isn't very convenient for me;3 ( effets personnels) things, belongings; mets tes affaires dans le placard put your things in the cupboard; mes affaires de sport/de classe my sports/school things;4 Admin, Pol affairs; affaires publiques/sociales/étrangères public/social/foreign affairs; les affaires intérieures d'un pays a country's internal affairs; les affaires de l'État affairs of state.être à son affaire to be in one's element; il/ça fera l'affaire he'll/that'll do; il/ça ne peut pas faire l'affaire he/that won't do; ça a très bien fait l'affaire it was just the job; elle fait or fera notre affaire she's just the person we need; ça fera leur affaire ( convenir) that's just what they need; ( être avantageux) it'll suit them; faire or régler son affaire à qn○ ( tuer) to bump sb off○; ( sévir) to sort sb out.[afɛr] nom féminingérer ou diriger une affaire to run a business2. [marché] (business) deal ou transactionà mon avis, ce n'est pas une affaire! I wouldn't exactly call it a bargain!(c'est une) affaire conclue!, c'est une affaire faite! it's a deal!lui, c'est vraiment pas une affaire!a. (familier) [il est insupportable] he's a real pain!b. [il est bête] he's no bright spark!3. [problème, situation délicate] businessune mauvaise ou sale affaire a nasty businessce n'est pas une mince affaire, c'est tout une affaire it's quite a businessc'est une autre affaire that's another story ou a different propositionsortir ou tirer quelqu'un d'affairea. [par amitié] to get somebody out of troubleb. [médicalement] to pull somebody throughêtre sorti ou tiré d'affairea. [après une aventure, une faillite] to be out of trouble ou in the clearb. [après une maladie] to be off the danger list4. [scandale]affaire (politique) (political) scandal ou affair[crime] murderaffaire civile/correctionnelle civil/criminal action6. [ce qui convient]la mécanique c'est pas/c'est son affaire (familier) car engines aren't exactly/are just his cup of tea7. [responsabilité]fais ce que tu veux, c'est ton affaire do what you like, it's your business ou problemen faire son affaire to take the matter in hand, to make it one's businessl'architecte? j'en fais mon affaire I'll deal with ou handle the architect8. [question]l'âge/l'argent/le temps ne fait rien à l'affaire age/money/time doesn't make any difference9. (locution)avoir affaire à forte partie to have a strong ou tough opponentavoir affaire à plus fort/plus malin que soi to be dealing with someone stronger/more cunning than oneselftu vas avoir affaire à moi si tu tires la sonnette! if you ring the bell, you'll have me to deal with!elle a eu affaire à moi quand elle a voulu vendre la maison! she had me to contend with when she tried to sell the house!être à son affaire: à la cuisine, il est à son affaire in the kitchen ou when he's cooking he's in his elementtout à son affaire, il ne m'a pas vu entrer he was so absorbed in what he was doing, he didn't see me come in————————affaires nom féminin plurielles affaires vont bien/mal business is good/badpour affaires [voyager, rencontrer] for business purposes, on businessvoyage/repas d'affaires business trip/lunchêtre aux affaires to run the country, to be the head of stateaffaires intérieures internal ou domestic affairs3. [situation matérielle]ses affaires his business affairs, his financial situation[situation personnelle]s'il revient, elle voudra le revoir et ça n'arrangera pas tes affaires if he comes back, she'll want to see him and that won't help the situationmêle-toi de tes affaires! mind your own business!, keep your nose out of this!en affaires locution adverbialeêtre dur en affaires [généralement] to drive a hard bargain, to be a tough businessman ( feminine businesswoman)toutes affaires cessantes locution adverbialetoutes affaires cessantes, ils sont allés chez le maire they dropped everything and went to see the mayor -
110 haut
haut, e [ˈo, ˈot]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective5. adverb6. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. high ; [herbe, arbre, édifice] tall• avoir une haute opinion de soi-même to have a high opinion of o.s.• être haut en couleur ( = rougeaud) to have a high colour ; ( = coloré, pittoresque) to be colourfulb. ( = ancien) le haut Moyen Âge the Early Middle Ages2. <a. ( = hauteur) le mur a 3 mètres de haut the wall is 3 metres high• combien fait-il de haut ? how high is it?b. ( = partie supérieure) top• « haut » "this way up"c. ( = vêtement) topd. (locutions)• être au plus haut (dans les sondages) [personne] to be riding high ; [cote, popularité] to be at its peak• voir les choses de haut ( = avec détachement) to take a detached view of things• prendre qch de haut ( = avec mépris) to react indignantly to sth• prendre qn de haut to look down on sb► de haut en bas, du haut en bas [couvrir, fouiller] from top to bottom ; [s'ouvrir] from the top downwards• du haut en bas de la hiérarchie at all levels of the hierarchy► du haut [tiroir, étagère, dents] top• des ordres qui viennent d'en haut orders from above► en haut ( = au sommet) at the top ; (dans un immeuble) upstairs• en haut de [+ immeuble, escalier, côte, écran] at the top of3. <4. <5. <a. ( = en hauteur) [monter, sauter, voler] high• haut les mains ! hands up!b. ( = fort) lire tout haut to read aloudc. ( = dans les aigus) monter haut to hit the top notese. ( = en arrière) voir plus haut see above6. <* * *
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haute ’o, ’ot adjectif1) [montagne, mur, talon] high; [arbre, monument] tall; [herbe] long, tallattention, la première marche est haute — be careful, the first step is steep
2) ( situé en altitude) high3) ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [température, salaires, précision] high; [note, ton] high, high-pitched4) ( dans une hiérarchie) (before n) [personnage, poste] high-ranking; [clergé, magistrat] senior; [société] high; [responsabilités] big; [dirigeant, responsable] senior, high-rankinghaut Comité/Conseil — National Committee/Council
5) Géographie upper6) Histoire
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1) ( à un niveau élevé) [monter, voler] high2) ( dans le temps) far back3) ( dans un texte)4) ( fort) loudlyparler haut et clair — fig to speak unambiguously
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nom masculin1) ( partie élevée) top2) ( hauteur)faire 50 mètres de haut — to be 50 metres [BrE] high
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en haut locution ( à l'étage supérieur) upstairs; ( à un étage supérieur) on an upper floor; (de rideau, mur, page) at the top; (le ciel, le paradis) abovepasser par en haut — ( par la route) to take the top road
les voleurs sont entrés par en haut — ( par l'étage) the thieves got in upstairs
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hauts nom masculin pluriel Géographie heightsPhrasal Verbs:••voir les choses de haut — ( avec sérénité) to have a detached view of things
avoir or connaître des hauts et des bas — to have one's ups and downs
l'emporter or gagner or vaincre haut la main — to win hands down
prendre quelqu'un de haut — to look down one's nose at somebody; cri, pavé
* * *'o, 'ot haut, -e1. adj1) (situation) highplus haut (en altitude, sur un mur) — higher up, further up, (dans un texte) above
2) (dimensions) (immeuble) tall, (paroi) high3) (son, ton, voix) high, high-pitchedà haute voix — aloud, out loud
haut en couleur (chose) — colourful Grande-Bretagne colorful USA brightly coloured Grande-Bretagne brightly colored USA (personnage) colourful Grande-Bretagne colorful USA
2. adv1) [situé, placé] highen haut (dans une armoire, sur une pente) — at the top, (dans une maison) upstairs
La salle de bain est en haut. — The bathroom is upstairs.
Le nid est tout en haut de l'arbre. — The nest is right at the top of the tree.
tomber de haut — to fall from a height, figto come back to earth with a bump
dire qch tout haut — to say sth aloud, to say sth out loud
4)haut les mains! — hands up!, stick 'em up! *
3. nm1) (partie supérieure) topLe haut de l'immeuble a été endommagé. — The top of the building was damaged., The upper floors of the building were damaged.
2) (hauteur)de haut en bas (mouvement) — downwards, (en intégralité) from top to bottom
* * *A adj1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur ( étendu verticalement) [montagne, mur, talon] high; [arbre, monument, bâtiment] tall; [herbe] long, tall; homme de haute taille tall man; un objet plus haut que large an object that is higher than it is wide; un bâtiment haut de 20 étages a building 20 storeys GB ou stories US high, a 20-storey GB ou 20-story US building; un mât haut de 10 mètres a mast ten metresGB high, a ten-metreGB mast; plus haut/moins haut que higher/lower than; l'immeuble dans lequel il habite est très haut he lives in a block of high-rise flats GB ou a high-rise apartment block US; attention, la première marche est haute be careful, the first step is steep;2 ( situé en altitude) high; une haute branche a high branch; la partie haute d'un bâtiment/mur/arbre the top part of a building/wall/tree; l'étagère la plus haute the top shelf; une robe à taille haute a high-waisted dress;3 ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, capacité, précision] high; [note, ton] high, high-pitched; les hauts salaires/revenus high salaries/incomes; parler à haute voix to speak loudly; dire/lire qch à haute voix to say/read sth out loud; jouer une carte plus haute to play a higher card; être à haut risque to be very risky; être du plus haut ridicule to be highly ridiculous; au plus haut point immensely, intensely; aimer qch au plus haut point to like sth immensely; produit de haute qualité high-quality product; avoir une haute opinion de qn/soi-même to have a high opinion of sb/oneself; tenir qn en haute estime to hold sb in high esteem ou regard;4 ( dans une hiérarchie) (before n) [personnage, situation, poste] high-ranking; [clergé, magistrat] senior; [société, rang] high; [responsabilités] big; [dirigeant, responsable] senior, high-ranking; les plus hautes instances the highest authorities; bénéficier de hautes protections to have friends in high places; le haut Comité/Conseil pour the National Committee/Council for; haute surveillance close supervision;6 Hist dater de la plus haute antiquité to date from earliest antiquity; le haut Moyen Âge the early Middle Ages.B adv1 ( à un niveau élevé) [monter, s'élever, voler, sauter] high; voler très haut dans le ciel to fly high in the sky; un personnage haut placé a person in a high position; viser trop haut to aim too high; la lune est haut dans le ciel the moon is high up in the sky; haut perché sur perched high on; le plus haut the highest; sauter le plus haut to jump the highest; de haut from above;2 ( dans le temps) far back; aussi haut qu'on remonte dans l'antiquité however far back in history we go;3 ( dans un texte) plus haut above; comme indiqué plus haut as noted above; colle-le plus haut sur la page stick it higher up on the page; voir plus haut see above;4 ( fort) loudly; parler haut to talk loudly; parlez moins haut! keep your voice down!; parlez plus haut! speak up!; dire qch bien haut to say sth loud(ly); mettre la radio plus haut to turn the radio up; tout haut out loud; parler haut et clair fig to speak unambiguously; ne dire or n'avoir jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre never to raise one's voice.C nm1 ( partie élevée) top; le haut du mur the top of the wall; le haut du visage the top part of the face; le haut du corps the top half of the body; dans le haut (de) at the top (of); l'appartement/l'étagère du haut the top flat/shelf; les pièces du haut the upstairs rooms; sur le haut de la colline/côte at the top of the hill/slope; commencer par le haut to start at the top; prendre qch par le haut to get hold of the top of sth; du haut de from the top of; de or du haut en bas from top to bottom; parler du haut d'un balcon/d'une tribune to speak from a balcony/a platform; le haut de son maillot de bain the top of her swimsuit;2 ( hauteur) mesurer or faire 50 mètres de haut to be 50 metresGB high; une tour de 35 m de haut a 35 m tower; être à son plus haut to be at its highest level.D en haut loc ( à l'étage supérieur) upstairs; ( à un étage supérieur) on an upper floor; (de rideau, mur, page) at the top; (le ciel, le paradis) above; le bruit vient d'en haut the noise is coming from above; tout en haut right at the top; jusqu'en haut up to the top, right to the top; passer par en haut ( par la route) to take the top road; les voleurs sont entrés par en haut ( par l'étage) the thieves got in upstairs; ordre qui vient d'en haut order from the top; mettez la date en haut de la page à droite put the date in the top right-hand corner of the page.haut en couleur [personnage, tableau, texte] colourfulGB; haut fait heroic deed; haut fonctionnaire senior civil servant; haut lieu de centreGB of ou for; en haut lieu in high places; une décision prise en haut lieu a decision taken at a high level; haut plateau high plateau; haute définition TV high definition; télévision (à) haute définition high definition TV; écran à haute définition graphique Ordinat screen with high resolution graphics; haute école lit, Équit haute école, classical equitation; c'est un exercice de haute école fig it's a very advanced exercise; haute mer Naut open sea; Haute Cour (de Justice) High Court of Justice; hautes eaux high water (sg); hautes sphères high social circles; hautes terres Géog highlands; hautes voiles Naut upper sails; hauts fourneaux blast furnace.marcher la tête haute to walk with one's head held high; prendre or regarder or voir les choses de haut ( sans s'arrêter aux détails) to see things in broad terms; ( avec sérénité) to have a detached view of things; tomber de haut to be dumbfounded; regarder qn de haut en bas to look sb up and down; avoir or connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs; haut les mains! hands up!; l'emporter or gagner or vaincre haut la main to win hands down; prendre qn/qch de haut to look down one's nose at sb/sth; ⇒ cri, pavé.les hautes colonnes du temple the lofty ou towering columns of the temple[qui a poussé] high2. [d'une certaine dimension]3. [situé en hauteur] high4. [extrême, intense] highc'est de la plus haute importance it's of the utmost ou greatest importancede haut niveau top-level, high-levella haute coiffure haute coiffure, designer hairdressingde hautes études commerciales/militaires advanced business/military studiesles hauts fonctionnaires top ou top-ranking civil servantsles hauts salaires the highest ou top salaries6. [dans une échelle de valeurs] hightenir quelqu'un/quelque chose en haute estime to hold somebody/something in high esteem9. HISTOIRE————————adverbe1. [dans l'espace] highlevez haut la jambe raise your leg (up) high ou high up2. [dans le temps] far (back)[dans un livre]3. [fort, avec puissance]parlez plus haut speak up, speak louderdites-le haut et clair ou bien haut tell (it to) everyone, say it out loud5. [dans une hiérarchie] highnous l'avons toujours placé très haut dans notre estime (figuré) we've always held him in high regard————————nom masculin1. [partie supérieure] top[sur une caisse, un emballage]‘haut’ ‘(this way ou side) up’2. [vêtement & gén] top[de robe] bodice3. [hauteur]a. [chuter] to fall headlongb. [être déçu] to come down (to earth) with a bumpc. [être surpris] to be flabbergasted————————hauts nom masculin pluriel1. [dans des noms de lieux] heights2. (locution)avoir ou connaître des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs————————haute nom fémininde haut locution adverbialeprendre ou regarder ou voir les choses de haut to look at things with an air of detachment2. [avec mépris]3. (locution)a. [être surpris] to be flabbergastedb. [être déçu] to come down (to earth) with a bumpde haut en bas locution adverbiale1. [sans mouvement] from top to bottom3. [avec mépris]regarder ou considérer quelqu'un de haut en bas to look somebody up and downd'en haut locution adverbiale1. [depuis la partie élevée] from abovedu haut locution adjectivalea. [de la partie haute du village] the people up the top end (of the village)b. [des étages supérieurs] the people upstairsdu haut de locution prépositionnelle1. [depuis la partie élevée de - échelle, colline] from the top of2. (figuré)en haut locution adverbiale1. [à l'étage supérieur] upstairs2. [dans la partie élevée] at the topnous sommes passés par en haut [par la route du haut] we came along the high road3. [en l'air] up in the skyen haut de locution prépositionnelle -
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1 [denkvermogen] (power of) reason ⇒ 〈 bevattingsvermogen〉 (powers of) comprehension, 〈 hersenen〉 brain(s), 〈 hersenen〉 wit(s)2 [vermogen om te oordelen] (powers of) judgment♦voorbeelden:een scherp verstand • a keen mindgebruik toch je verstand! • use your head!, have some sense!een goed verstand hebben • have a good head on one's shouldersdieren hebben geen verstand • animals have no reasonpraten naar men verstand heeft • talk according to one's lightshij heeft zijn verstand verloren • he has taken leave of his senseshet verstand ontwikkelen • develop the intellecthoe kan ik je dit aan je verstand peuteren! • how can I get this into your thick skull!zijn verstand verliezen • go out of one's mindzijn verstand erbij houden • keep a level headiemand iets aan het verstand brengen • drive something home to someonebij zijn (volle) verstand • in full possession of one's facultieshij is niet goed bij zijn verstand • he's out of his mindmet verstand aan het werk gaan • go to work intelligentlydat gaat mijn verstand te boven • that's beyond my comprehension2 verstand hebben van • know about, understand, be a good judge ofverstand genoeg hebben om dat te laten • have enough sense not to do thatdaar heb ik geen verstand van • I don't know the first thing about that¶ met dien verstande • on the understanding that, provided (that) -
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• Even the corn has ears - У стен есть уши (У)• Full ear of corn will bend its head; an empty ear will stand upright (A) - Пустой колос голову кверху носит (П)• Give every man thine (your) ear, but few thy (your) voice - Больше слушай, меньше говори (Б)• Have a long (a wide) ear and a short tongue - Больше слушай, меньше говори (Б)• He who has ears let him hear - Глухому поп по две обедни не служит (Г)• In at one ear and out of the other - В одно ухо входит, а в другое выходит (B)• It is better to play with the ears than with the tongue - Больше слушай, меньше говори (Б)• Keep your mouth shut and your ears open - Больше слушай, меньше говори (Б)• Must I tell you a tale and find your ears too? - Глухому поп по две обедни не служит (Г)• Nothing between the ears - Умница, как попова курица (У)• Open your ears - Слушай ухом, а не брюхом (C)• There is not much between the ears - Умница, как попова курица (У)• Unplug your ears - Слушай ухом, а не брюхом (C)• Wall has ears and the plain has eyes (The) - У стен есть уши (У) -
113 g|ęba
f (G pl gąb a. gęb) 1. posp. (twarz) mug posp., kisser posp.- zakazana gęba an ugly mug- dać komuś/dostać w gębę to give sb one/to get one in the kisser a. face- zamknij gębę! shut your face! pot.- ani razu nie otworzył gęby he didn’t open his trap once pot.- przyglądał się im z rozdziawioną gębą he stared at them with his mouth wide open2. (pysk zwierzęcia) mouth, maw■ na gębę pot. verbally- to bogacz pełną gębą he’s as rich as they come- aktorka pełną gębą a born actress, an actor through and through- nie mieć czego do gęby włożyć to be starving- nie mieć do kogo gęby otworzyć pot. to have no one to talk to- śmiać się całą gębą to laugh one’s head off pot.- gęba na kłódkę! keep your trap shut!- drzeć na kogoś gębę to bawl sb out pot.- trzeba mu zatkać gębę pieniędzmi we’ll have to give him some money to shut him up- gęba się mu/jej nie zamyka pot., pejor. he/she never stops yapping pot.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > g|ęba
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114 schowa|ć
pf Ⅰ vt 1. (umieścić, włożyć) to put [sth] (away), to put (away)- schować chustkę do kieszeni to put a handkerchief in one’s pocket- przed wyjściem schowaj wszystkie zabawki put all the toys away before you go- schować coś na pamiątkę to keep sth as a memento- schować miecz do pochwy to sheathe one’s sword ⇒ chować2. (ukryć) to conceal, to hide [sth] (away), to hide (away)- schować narkotyki w podwieszanym suficie to conceal drugs in a false ceiling- schować cukierki przed dziećmi to hide the sweets from the children- co tam schowałeś w tej szufladzie? what have you got hidden (away) in that drawer?- schować zbiegłego więźnia w stodole to hide an escaped prisoner in the barn ⇒ chować3. (wciągnąć) to draw a. pull in, to draw a. pull [sth] in [czułki, macki]; to sheathe [pazury]; to retract [podwozie] ⇒ chować 4. (odłożyć na później) to put [sth] aside, to put aside, to store [sth] away, to store away- schować chleb na drogę/na jutro to put aside some bread for the journey/for tomorrow ⇒ chować5. (zasłonić) to bury- schować głowę pod poduszkę to bury one’s head under a pillow- schowała twarz w dłoniach/w poduszkę she buried her face in her hands/in the pillow- schował ręce do kieszeni he hid his hands in his pockets ⇒ chowaćⅡ schować się 1. (zniknąć) to disappear, to hide (oneself); [księżyc, słońce] to hide- pociąg schował się w tunelu the train disappeared into the tunnel- skoro tylko słońce się schowało, ważki zniknęły w trzcinach as soon as the sun went down, the dragonflies disappeared into the reeds- księżyc schował się za chmury the moon hid itself behind the clouds ⇒ chować się2. (schronić się) to hide out, to hole up- schować się przed policją to hide from the police- schować się pod drzewem/przed burzą to find shelter under a tree/from the storm ⇒ chować się3. (wsunąć się) to retract- czy podwozie się schowało? did the landing gear retract? ⇒ chować się■ schowaj się ze swoimi radami/pomysłami pot. keep your advice/ideas to yourself- inne ogrody przy twoim mogą się schować pot. your garden puts others to shameThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > schowa|ć
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115 u|cho
n 1. (N pl uszy, G pl uszu a. uszów) Anat. (narząd słuchu) ear- odstające/spiczaste uszy protruding/pointed ears- pies ze zwisającymi uszami a dog with floppy ears- głuchy na jedno/lewe ucho deaf in one ear/in the left ear- prawym uchem a. na prawe ucho słabiej słyszę (the hearing in) my right ear is not so good- wytargać kogoś za uszy to box sb’s ears- szeptać a. mówić komuś coś do ucha to whisper sth into sb’s ear- boli go/ją ucho he/she has an earache- odmroziłem sobie uszy my ears are frostbitten- przyłożył ucho do dziurki od klucza he put his ear to the keyhole- naciągnął a. nałożył czapkę głęboko/lekko na uszy he pulled his cap down over/just over his ears- zarumieniła się po uszy a. po czubki uszu her whole face turned red- zatykał uszy, by nie słyszeć ich wrzasków he plugged his ears so as not to hear their screaming2. sgt (słuch) ear- czujne/wprawne/wyczulone ucho a keen/trained/sensitive ear- dźwięki miłe dla ucha sounds that are easy on the ear- mieć muzykalne ucho to have an ear for music- on ma ucho do języków he has an ear for languages- złowił a. schwytał uchem lekki szmer his ear caught a faint rustle- masz dobre ucho, jeśli to usłyszałeś you must have good ears if you heard that3. zw. pl (N pl ucha a. uszy, G pl uszu a. uszów) (przy czapce) ear flap zw. pl 4. (N pl ucha a. uszy, G pl uch a. uszu a. uszów) (przy koszu, kubku, dzbanie) handle; (z tkaniny, sznura) loop- chwycił plecak za ucho he grabbed the rucksack by the loop5. (N pl ucha, G pl uch) (w igle) eye- ucho liny Żegl. eye- ucho środkowe Anat. middle ear- ucho wewnętrzne Anat inner ear- ucho zewnętrzne Anat. outer ear- być czyimś uchem i okiem książk. to be sb’s eyes and ears- brzęczeć komuś nad uszami to drone (on and on) at sb- dać ucha czemuś to listen to sth- dostać a. zobaczyć ucho od śledzia pot. to get damn all GB pot., to not get diddly-squat a. doodly-squat US- dotrzeć a. dojść do niepowołanych uszu to be heard by the wrong people- drażnić uszy to grate on one’s/sb’s ears- dzwoni mu/jej w uszach his/her ears a. eardrums are ringing- cisza aż w uszach dzwoni the silence is deafening- dźwięczeć komuś w uszach to ring in sb’s ears- kłaść coś komuś do uszu a. w uszy to drum a. hammer sth into sb- kłaść a. tulić uszy po sobie to put a. have one’s tail between one’s legs- mieć oczy i uszy otwarte to keep a. have one’s wits about one- mieć swoje za uszami to have a thing or two on one’s conscience- mieć usta od ucha do ucha to have a wide mouth- mam uszy pełne hałasu my ears ache from all the noise- miała uszy pełne muzyki the music played in her head- mówić coś komuś na ucho (w sekrecie) to tell sb sth in secret- nie wierzę a. nie chcę wierzyć własnym uszom I can’t believe my ears- obić się komuś o uszy to ring a bell with sb pot.- po uszy zakochany head over heels in love- po uszy w długach/w pracy up to one’s ears a. neck in debt/in work pot.- przejść a. przecisnąć się przez ucho igielne to pass through the eye of a needle- jego głos świdrował w uszach he had a piercing voice- rozdzierające uszy odgłosy wybuchów ear-splitting detonations- puszczać coś mimo uszu to turn a deaf ear to sth- słuchać czegoś a. chłonąć coś chciwym uchem to listen avidly to sth- słuchać jednym uchem (a drugim wypuszczać) to listen with only half an ear- słyszeć coś na własne uszy to hear sth with one’s own ears- spać na oba uszy przest. to sleep like a log a. top- choćbyś stawał na uszach, i tak jej nie przekonasz you’ll never manage to convince her- strzyc uszami a. uchem to prick up a. cock one’s ears- nie mówmy o tym teraz, bo sąsiadka strzyże/inni strzygą uszami a. uchem we’d better not talk about it now as the neighbour’s/the others’ ears are flapping pot.- uśmiechać się od ucha do ucha to smile a. grin from ear to ear- wpadać w ucho [melodia, piosenka] to be catchy- wpadające w ucho melodie/powiedzonka catchy tunes/sayings- zamykać a. zatykać uszy na coś to close a. shut one’s ears to sth- zobaczę/zobaczy prędzej a. raczej swoje ucho, aniżeli… there’s more chance of finding Elvis on the moon than there is of… pot.- uczciwszy uszy przest. (if you’ll) pardon a. excuse the expression- klął, aż wszystkim uszy więdły his swearing made everyone’s ears burn- jadł a. wcinał, aż mu się uszy trzęsły pot. he ate ravenously- zajadali obiad/kanapki, aż im się uszy trzęsły they scoffed their dinner/sandwiches GB pot., they scarfed down their dinner/sandwiches US pot.- wlatywać a. wchodzić jednym uchem, a drugim wylatywać a. wychodzić to go in (at) one ear and out (at) the other- uszy bolą słuchać it assaults the ears, it’s painful to listen toThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > u|cho
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116 wbi|ć
pf — wbi|jać impf Ⅰ vt 1. (zagłębić) to stick in [igłę]; to sink, to ram [słup]; to dig in [paznokcie]- wbiłem sobie drzazgę w palec I got a splinter in my finger- wbić gwóźdź młotkiem to hammer a. drive in a nail- wbić łopatę w ziemię to dig a spade into the ground- wbić komuś nóż w plecy to stick a. plunge a knife into sb’s back, to stab sb in the back przen.- wbić pieczątkę/wizę do paszportu pot. to stamp a passport/to stamp a visa in a passport a. a passport with a visa- scena pościgu (aż) wbiła mnie w fotel pot. the chase scene had me on the edge of my seat2. Sport to score [gola, bramkę]- wbić kosza to score a. make a basket3. (nałożyć) to stick- wbić mięso na ruszt to skewer the meat- wbiłem buty I stepped a. got into my shoes- wbić czapkę głęboko na uszy to pull a cap right down over one’s ears- wbijać obręcz na beczkę to put a hoop on a barrel4. pot. (zjeść łapczywie) to wolf (down), to gobble (up) [potrawę, obiad]- wbił cały talerz makaronu he wolfed down a. scarfed down US pot. a plateful of pastaⅡ wbić się — wbijać się 1. [gwóźdź, nóż] to stick (in)- gwóźdź wbił mi się w stopę the nail stuck in my foot- cierń wbił mi się w skórę a thorn dug a. bit into my skin- drzazga wbiła mi się w palec I got a. I have a splinter in my finger- strzała wbiła się w sam środek tarczy the arrow sank into the centre of the target- dziób statku wbił się w lód the ship’s bow (got) stuck in the ice2. pot. wbić się w coś to squeeze a. climb into sth [ubranie]- z trudem wbiła się w sukienkę she (only) just squeezed a. got into her dress■ wbić jajko do miseczki to crack a. break an egg into a bowl- wbić kogoś w dumę/pychę to make sb feel very proud/conceited, to make sb swell with pride/conceit- wbić sobie coś do głowy a. w głowę pot. (uznać coś za pewne) to get sth into one’s head; (z trudem się czegoś nauczyć) to get a. beat sth into one’s head [wiadomości, daty, wzory]- wbił sobie do głowy, że jego żona ma romans he got a. took it into his head that his wife was having an affair- wbij to sobie do głowy a. łba pot. raz na zawsze get that into your head a. thick skull pot. once and for all- jak sobie wbije coś do głowy, to nikogo nie słucha once he gets an idea a. a notion into his head, he refuses to listen to anyone- nauczyciel wbijał im do głowy bezużyteczne informacje the teacher drummed a. pumped useless information into their heads- wbić się w pamięć to engrave a. imprint itself in one’s memory, to stick in one’s memory a. mind- jej twarz wbiła mi się w pamięć her face was engraved on a. etched in my memoryThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wbi|ć
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117 держаться
нсв1) за что-л to hold on(to)держа́ться за пери́ла — to hold on to the rail
2) на чём-л to be supported byпу́говица де́ржится на одно́й ни́тке — the button is hanging by a thread
3) придерживаться to stick to, to adhere toдержа́ться за до́лжность — to hold down a job
4) вести себя to keepдержа́ться особняко́м — to keep oneself to oneself
держа́ться уве́ренно — to keep one's head
5) не сдаваться to hold one's ground/ownдержи́сь! — BE keep your end up! coll
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118 gedachte
1 [het denken aan iets] thought4 [voornemen, plan] idea♦voorbeelden:de gedachte koesteren • entertain the thoughtzijn gedachten de vrije loop laten • give one's thoughts free rein(diep) in gedachten zijn • be deep in thoughtiets in gedachten doen • do something absent-mindedly/with one's mind elsewhereiets in gedachten houden • keep one's mind on something; 〈 rekening houden met〉 bear something in mind2 de achterliggende gedachte is dat … • the underlying idea/thought is that …iemands innigste gedachten • someone's innermost thoughtseen treffende/belangrijke gedachte • a striking/an important ideahij kan de gedachte eraan niet van zich afzetten • he can't put the thought/idea out of his headzijn gedachten bij iets houden • keep one's mind on somethingde gedachte niet kunnen verdragen dat … • not be able to bear the thought/bear to think that …zijn gedachten over iets laten gaan • turn one's mind to somethingde gedachte alleen al … • the very thought/idea …zich verheugen bij de gedachte aan iets • be delighted at the idea of something; 〈 zich verheugen op〉 look forward to somethinger niet bij zijn met zijn gedachten • have one's mind on something else(iemand) op de gedachte brengen • give (someone) the ideanooit uit iemands gedachten zijn • never be out of someone's mindvan gedachten wisselen • exchange ideaszijn eerste gedachte was • his first thought waszet die gedachte (maar) uit je hoofd • (you can) put that idea out of your headiemand tot andere gedachten brengen • make someone change his mindop twee gedachten hinken • be in two minds (about something)4 wij kwamen op de gedachte om … • it occurred to us to …van gedachten veranderen • change one's mind -
119 عقل
عَقْل \ head: the brain: I did that sum in my head. mentality: the manner of thinking that controls character and behaviour: I can’t understand the mentality of anyone who would do a terrible thing like that !. mind: that with which we think; brain: His mind was full of evil thoughts. reason: common sense; sensible and fair opinion or advice: He’s too excited to listen to reason. sense: (also common sense) reasonable ideas; natural good judgement; natural wisdom: Do talk sense! You should have enough sense to keep out of trouble. wits: good sense; quickness of mind: Keep your wits about you (Be ready to think and act quickly). \ See Also كلام مَعْقُول، حصافة (حَصَافَة) \ عَقْل إِلِكْترُونِيّ \ computer: a large machine for calculating or storing facts and figures. \ See Also حاسوب -
120 common sense
عَقْل \ head: the brain: I did that sum in my head. mentality: the manner of thinking that controls character and behaviour: I can’t understand the mentality of anyone who would do a terrible thing like that !. mind: that with which we think; brain: His mind was full of evil thoughts. reason: common sense; sensible and fair opinion or advice: He’s too excited to listen to reason. sense: (also common sense) reasonable ideas; natural good judgement; natural wisdom: Do talk sense! You should have enough sense to keep out of trouble. wits: good sense; quickness of mind: Keep your wits about you (Be ready to think and act quickly). \ See Also كلام مَعْقُول، حصافة (حَصَافَة)
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