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1 straccio
(pl -cci) 1. m per pulire clothper spolverare duster* * *straccio s.m.1 rag; tatters (pl.); ( per pulire) cloth: straccio per la polvere, duster; straccio per le scarpe, shoe-cloth; straccio per i pavimenti, floorcloth; un mucchio di vecchi stracci, a heap of old rags; gli stracci si usano per fare carta, rags are used for making paper; era vestito di stracci, he was dressed in rags (o tatters); commercio, industria degli stracci, rag trade, industry; commerciare in stracci, to deal in rags // ridursi uno straccio, (fig.) to wear oneself out; sentirsi uno straccio, (fig.) to feel like a wet rag // non ho uno straccio di vestito da mettermi, I haven't got a rag to wear // non ha trovato uno straccio di marito, she never got within striking distance of a husband3 (tess.) noil; combings (pl.).* * *['strattʃo] straccio -cia, -ci, -ce1. agg2. sm* * *I1) (cencio) rag; (per pulire) (cleaning) clothvestito di -ci — in rags o tatters
straccio per la polvere — duster, dust cloth AE
non c'era neanche uno straccio di prova — there wasn't a scrap o shred of evidence
••IIsentirsi uno straccio — to feel like a wet rag o worn out
pl. -ci, -ce ['strattʃo, tʃi, tʃe] aggettivocarta -a — scrap paper, wastepaper
* * *straccio1pl. -ci /'stratt∫o, t∫i/sostantivo m.1 (cencio) rag; (per pulire) (cleaning) cloth; vestito di -ci in rags o tatters; straccio per la polvere duster, dust cloth AE; straccio per pavimenti floor cloth2 uno straccio di non avere uno straccio di possibilità not to have a prayer; non c'era neanche uno straccio di prova there wasn't a scrap o shred of evidenceessere ridotto a uno straccio to be worn to a frazzle; sentirsi uno straccio to feel like a wet rag o worn out.————————straccio2pl. -ci, -ce /'stratt∫o, t∫i, t∫e/carta -a scrap paper, wastepaper. -
2 chiffe
chiffe [∫if]feminine noun* * *ʃifnom féminin pejchiffe molle — drip, wet blanket
* * *ʃif nf* * *chiffe nf fig wet blanket○, drip○; être une vraie chiffe molle, être mou comme une chiffe to be a real drip ou wet blanket.[ʃif] nom fémininc'est une vraie chiffe molle he's got no guts, he's totally spineless -
3 cencio
m (pl -ci) rag, piece of cloth( per spolverare) dusterbianco come un cencio white as a sheet* * *cencio s.m.1 rag // cappello a cencio, soft (felt) hat; cappello a cencio a tesa larga, slouch hat; essere, sentirsi un cencio, ( fisicamente molto debole) to feel like a wet rag (o to be extremely weak o to feel run down)2 ( per spolverare) duster; ( per pavimenti) floor cloth; ( per stoviglie) dishcloth, drying-up cloth // essere bianco come un cencio lavato, to be as white as a sheet* * *1) (pezzo di stoffa) rag; (per spolverare) dustercoperto di -ci — in rags, in tatters
••bianco o pallido come un cencio as white as a sheet; essere ridotto (a) un cencio — to be the shadow of one's former self
* * *cenciopl. -ci /'t∫ent∫o, t∫i/sostantivo m.1 (pezzo di stoffa) rag; (per spolverare) duster2 (vestito logoro) coperto di -ci in rags, in tattersbianco o pallido come un cencio as white as a sheet; essere ridotto (a) un cencio to be the shadow of one's former self. -
4 ramollo
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5 dweil
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6 mou
mou, molle [mu, mɔl]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective[substance, oreiller] soft ; [tige, tissu, geste, poignée de main] limp2. masculine nouna. ( = personne) (sans caractère) spineless character ; (apathique) lethargic person ; (trop indulgent) soft personb. [de corde] avoir du mou to be slack• donne un peu de mou pour que je puisse faire un nœud let the rope out a bit so that I can make a knot* * *
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1) ( pas ferme) [coussin, matière] soft; [tige, étoffe] limp; [choc] dull2) ( sans tenue) [trait du visage] weak; [chair, ventre] flabby; [cheveux] limp3) ( apathique) [personne] listless; [poignée de main] limp; [croissance, reprise économique] sluggish4) ( sans énergie) [parent, professeur] soft5) ( sans conviction) pej [version, libéralisme] watered-down; [discours, résistance] feeble
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nom masculin1) ( personne) pej wimp (colloq)2) ( en boucherie) lights (pl) GB, lungs (pl) US3) ( de corde)donner du mou à quelqu'un — (colloq) fig to give somebody a bit of leeway
* * *mu, mɔl (molle) mol (devant un nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet)1. adj1) (sans rigidité) (siège, substance, sol) softMon matelas est trop mou. — My mattress is too soft.
2)4) péjoratif (personne, caractère) spinelessJe le trouve un peu mou. — I think he's rather spineless.
5) (résistance, protestations) feeble2. nm1) (= abats) lights pl lungs pl2) [corde] slack3) péjoratif (= personne) wimp* * *A adj3 ( apathique) [personne, enfant] listless; [poignée de main] limp; [croissance, reprise économique] sluggish;4 ( sans énergie) [parent, professeur] soft, overindulgent;B nm3 ( de corde) slack; avoir du mou to be slack; donner du mou to let (the rope) out a bit; donner/laisser du mou à qn○ fig to give sb/to let sb have a bit of leeway.[mu] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet mol [mɔl]) ( féminin molle [mɔl]) adjectifmon revers est trop mou my backhand is too weak ou lacks powerallez, rame plus vite, c'est mou tout ça! (familier) come on, pull on those oars, let's see some effort![estompé - contour] soft3. [sans conviction - protestation, excuse, tentative] feeble, weak ; [ - doigté, style] lifeless, dull ; [ - élève] apathetic, lethargic[sans force de caractère] spineless5. LINGUISTIQUE soft————————[mu] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet mol [mɔl]), molle [mɔl] nom masculin, nom féminin1. [moralement] spineless individual2. [physiquement] weak ou feeble individual————————nom masculina. [cordage] to be slackb. [vis, charnière] to be loose, to have a bit of play3. (très familier & locution) -
7 быть совершенно разбитым
General subject: feel like a wet ragУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > быть совершенно разбитым
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8 welk
* * *faded; drooping* * *wẹlk [vɛlk]adjBlume, Pflanze wilted, faded; Blatt dead; (fig ) Schönheit fading, wilting; Haut, Gesicht tired-looking; (= schlaff) flaccid; Hände witheredwie ein welkes Pflänzchen (inf) — like a wet rag (inf)
* * *[vɛlk]1. (verwelkt) wilted▪ \welk sein/werden to be wilted/to wilt2. (schlaff) worn-out* * ** * ** * * -
9 sentirsi uno straccio
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10 zich voelen als een dweil
zich voelen als een dweilVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > zich voelen als een dweil
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11 мокрая курица
разг.1) неодобр., пренебр. (человек, имеющий жалкий, забитый вид) cf. as limp as rags; like a dying duck in a thunderstorm- Ну уж, батюшка мой, - ты совсем мокрая курица, осовел. (А. Толстой, Мишука Налымов) — 'Well, well, old boy, you've got drunk as an owl and limp as rags.'
2) пренебр., презр. (безвольный, трусливый человек) chicken-hearted fellow; spineless creature; bedraggled hen; wet rag"Коли б настоящий был человек - прибил бы меня, а то - курица мокрая! И ещё спрашивает: за что?" (И. Тургенев, После смерти) — 'If he were a real man, he'd beat me up for it, but he's just a wet rag. He has the cheek to ask me: what for?'
- Чиж - индейский петух, пока тихо, а стоит показаться японцам - мигом превращается в мокрую курицу. (А. Степанов, Порт-Артур) — 'He's like a bantam cock when there's no fighting on, but as soon as the Japanese put in an appearance he looks like a bedraggled hen.'
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12 быть совершенно измочаленным
1) General subject: be reduced to a pulp, to be reduced to a pulp2) Makarov: feel like a dish-towel, feel like a rag, feel like a wet dish-towelУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > быть совершенно измочаленным
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