last throw of the dice

the dice are loaded — i dadi sono truccati

to dice with death — scherzare con la morte

throw the dice — getta i dadi

to play dice — giocare a dadi

to dice with death — scherzare con la morte

the dice are loaded — i dadi sono truccati

to dice with death — scherzare con la morte

coup à la porte — knock at the door

coup de marteau — hammer blow

casser la porte à (grands) coups de marteau — to break down the door with a hammer

à coups de subventions — by means of subsidies

fièvre combattue à coups d'antibiotiques — fever controlled with antibiotics

sous le coup d'un embargo — under an embargo

donner un coup de poing/pied/couteau à quelqu'un — to punch/kick/stab somebody

sous le coup de la colère — in (a fit of) anger

sous le coup de la fatigue/peur — out of tiredness/fear

être sous le coup d'une forte émotion — to be in a highly emotional state

tomber sous le coup d'une condamnation — to be liable to conviction

au douzième coup de minuit — on the last stroke of midnight

coup de gong — stroke of a gong

coup de sifflet — whistle blast

donner un coup sur la table — to dust the table

les volets ont besoin d'un coup de peinture — the shutters need a lick of paint

d'un coup d'aile — with a flap of its wings

coup défendu — Jeux, Sport foul

réussir son coup — to pull it off

essayer encore un coup — to have another shot

à chaque coup, à tout coup, à tous les coups — every time

ce coup-ci/-là — this/that time

après coup — afterwards, in restropect

au coup par coup — as things come

coup sur coup — in succession

tout d'un coup, tout à coup — suddenly, all of a sudden

d'un coup, d'un seul coup — just like that

pleure un bon coup — have a good cry

respire un grand coup — take a deep breath

boire à petits coups — to sip

boire à grands coups — to swig

je te paye un coup (à boire) — I'll buy you a drink

j'ai vu venir le coup — I could see it coming

faire coup double — to kill two birds with one stone

porter un rude coup à qch — to deal a severe blow to sth

donner un coup de couteau à qn — to stab sb

recevoir un coup de couteau — to be stabbed

donner un coup de coude à qn — to nudge sb

à coups de hache — with an axe

à coups de marteau — with a hammer

un coup de fusil — a rifle shot

sur le coup de minuit — on the stroke of midnight

sur le coup de midi — at the stroke of noon

sur le coup de huit heures — at the stroke of eight o'clock

coup de sonnette — ring of the bell

Ça m'a fait un coup de le voir comme ça! — It gave me a shock to see him like that!

coup de crayon — pencil line

coup de pinceau — brushstroke

donner un coup de balai — to sweep up, to give the floor a sweep

donner un coup de chiffon — to dust, to do some dusting

un coup de fatigue — a wave of tiredness

un coup de génie — a stroke of genius

un coup médiatique — a media stunt

du premier coup — first time, at the first attempt

Il a été reçu au permis du premier coup. — He passed his driving test first time.

du même coup — at the same time

à tous les coups — every time

Je me trompe de rue à tous les coups. — I get the street wrong every time.

avoir le coup — to have the knack

être sur un coup — to be on to something

boire un coup — to have a drink

du coup — as a result

à coup sûr — definitely, without fail

après coup — afterwards

Après coup j'ai regretté de m'être mis en colère. — Afterwards I was sorry I'd lost my temper.

coup sur coup — in quick succession

sur le coup; Il est mort sur le coup. — He died instantly.

Sur le coup je ne l'ai pas reconnu. — I didn't recognize him at first.

sous le coup de; agir sous le coup de la colère — to do sth out of anger

tomber sous le coup de la loi — to constitute a statutory offence

to cast a stone — бросить камень

to cast ashore — выбрасывать на берег

to cast anchor — бросать якорь

to cast a net — закидывать сеть

to cast lots — бросать жребий

Pieces of wood are cast up all along this coast. — Весь берег покрыт выброшенными из моря деревянными обломками.

A body was cast up last night. — Вчера вечером на берег выбросило труп.

to cast an eye / a glance / a look — бросить взгляд

The girl cast her eyes down modestly. — Девушка скромно опустила глаза.

He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing. — Он пожал плечами, покачал головой, поднял глаза, но ничего не сказал.

to cast a shadow on smth. — отбрасывать тень на что-л.

to cast light (up)on smth. — проливать свет на что-л.; вносить ясность

to cast doubt on their integrity — подвергать сомнению их честность

The snake cast off its old skin. — Змея сбросила старую кожу.

He cast up his accounts. — Он прикинул свои расходы.

to cast a horoscope — составлять гороскоп

to cast a play — распределять роли в пьесе

to cast actors for parts — назначать актёров на определённые роли

to cast parts to actors — распределять роли между актёрами

to cast steel — разливать сталь

to cast machine parts — отливать детали машин

Don't cast off the boat till everyone is on board. — Не отчаливайте, пока все не поднимутся на борт.

Cast off all ropes! — Отдать концы!

to cast in one's lot with smb. / smth. — связать судьбу с кем-л. / чем-л.

to cast oneself on someone's mercy — рассчитывать на чьё-л. снисхождение

to cast the blame on smb. — взваливать вину на кого-л.

to cast a spell upon smb. — очаровать, околдовать кого-л.

to cast smth. in smb.'s teeth — бранить кого-л. за что-л.; бросать кому-л. упрёк в чём-л.

the last cast — последний шанс

It was the last cast of the dice for the old party of the aristocracy. — Это был последний шанс для старой партии аристократов.

to make a long cast ahead — делать прогноз на отдалённое будущее

all-star cast — звёздный состав исполнителей

supporting cast — второй состав

to head a cast — играть главную роль

to select a cast — назначить состав исполнителей

Volk proposed making a plaster cast of Lincoln's face, which he would then use to make his bust portrait. — Фольк предложил снять гипсовый слепок с лица президента Линкольна, чтобы затем на его основе сделать бюст.

a yellowish cast — желтоватый оттенок

a mind of philosophic cast — философский склад ума

a melancholy cast of mind — меланхолический склад ума

a strongly individual cast of character — в высший степени оригинальный характер

cast of features — черты лица

the delicate cast of features — тонкие черты лица

His countenance assumed a deeper cast of dejection. — На его лице появился оттенок ещё большего уныния.

to stake / set / put on a cast — рискнуть

tiró un papel por la ventanilla — he threw a piece of paper out of the window

tírame la pelota — throw me the ball

les tiraban piedras a los soldados — they were throwing stones at the soldiers

me tiró un beso — she blew me a kiss

van a tirar la casa — they are going to demolish {o} pull down the house

la moto la tiró al suelo — the motorbike knocked her over

el viento ha tirado la valla — the wind has knocked the fence down

¡abre, o tiro la puerta abajo! — open up, or I'll break the door down!

tropezó y tiró la bandeja — she tripped and dropped the tray

han tirado muchas bombas en la capital — many bombs have been dropped on the capital

no tires las sobras, que se las voy a dar al perro — don't throw away the leftovers, I'll give them to the dog

tira las sobras a la basura — throw the leftovers in the bin

no tires el aceite por el sumidero — don't tip {o} pour the oil down the drain

estos pantalones están para tirarlos — these trousers have had it, these trousers are about ready for the dustbin

no hay que tirar la comida — you shouldn't waste food

has tirado el dinero comprando eso — it was a waste of money buying that, you wasted your money buying that

el aparato tira el proyectil a 2.000m — the machine throws the projectile 2,000m

deja ya de tirar patadas — stop kicking

la mula le tiró una coz — the mule kicked him {o} gave him a kick

¡mamá, Carlos me ha tirado un mordisco! — Carlos has bitten me, Mum!

tirar brazo — to swim

• tirarla [de] — † (=dárselas de) to fancy oneself as, pose as

¡tira un poco más fuerte! — pull a bit harder!

tire de ese cabo — pull that end

¡no le tires de la trenza a tu hermana! — don't pull your sister's pigtail!

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain

tirar de la manga a algn — to tug at sb's sleeve

un burro tiraba de la carreta — a donkey was pulling the cart along, the cart was drawn by a donkey

los niños tiraban del trineo — the children were pulling the sledge along

no le tira el estudio — studying does not appeal to him, studying holds no attraction for him

la patria tira siempre — one's native land always exerts a powerful pull

este vestido tira un poco de aquí — this dress is a bit tight here

me tira de sisa — it's tight round my armpits

tiraron de cuchillos — they drew their knives

¡no tires! — don't shoot!

tirar con bala — to use live ammunition

los guardas tiraban a matar — the guards were shooting to kill

mi jefa es de las que tiran a matar — my boss is the sort of person who goes for the kill

¡tira! — shoot!

tiró fuera de la portería — he shot wide of the goal

tira tú ahora — it's your go now

podemos tirar con menos dinero — we can get by on less money

ir tirando — to get by, manage

-¿qué tal esa salud? -vamos tirando — "how's your health?" - "we're getting by"

el motor no tira — the engine isn't pulling

esta moto no tira — there's no life in this motorbike

tire usted adelante — go straight on

¡tira de una vez! — get on with it!, go on, then!

tirar a la derecha — to turn right

tirar por una calle — to turn down a street, go off along a street

esos zapatos tirarán todavía otro invierno — those shoes will last another winter yet

tiene el pelo rubio tirando a rojizo — he has reddish blond hair

es mediocre tirando a malo — it's middling to bad, it's mediocre verging on bad

tira más bien a cuidadoso — he's on the careful side

tira a su padre — he takes after his father

la pequeña tira para actriz — the little girl has ambitions of becoming an actress

tira para médico — he's attracted towards a career in medicine

nos queda gasolina para 20km a todo tirar — we have only enough petrol for 20kms at the most {o} at the outside

llegará el martes a todo tirar — he'll arrive on Tuesday at the latest

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more