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101 morder el anzuelo
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102 irentsi
[from *ira/irenots-i or * ira/irenuts-i] du/ad.1.a. ( oro.) to swallow; listua \irentsi to gulp | to swallow hard; sugeak osorik \irentsi zuen the snake swallowed it whole; baleak Jonas \irentsi zuen the whale swallowed Jonah up; amua irensten duen arraina bezala like a fish that swallowed a hookb. ( janaria, itoka, presaka) to gulp down, wolf downc. ( edaria, itoka, presaka) to guzzle down, gulp down, gobble down; irents zezakeen ardo guztia edan zuen he drank all the wine he could {gulp || guzzle} downd. ( kea) to inhalee. ( medikuen hizkera) to ingest; "produktu hau irents baledi, jo ezazu medikuarengana berehalakoan" "should this product be ingested, consult a doctor immediately"a. to devour, eat up, gulp down; lehoiak irensten duen arkumea bezala like a lamb gobbled up by a lionb. ( itoka, lasterka) to gobble up, gulp down3. (irud.)a. ( gezurra, istorioa) to swallow, fall for, be taken by; \irentsi duzu gezur hori ere? did you fall for that lie too?; ipuin hori irents dezakeenak apoak eta suge biziak ere \irentsi lituzke anyone who falls for that story would fall for anything; den-dena \irentsi zuen berak! he swallowed it hook, line, and sinker!; hori ez dut irensten I won't buy that | I won't fall for that | I won't be taken in by that; hila dela \irentsi du he fell for the story that she diedb. ( bidegabekeria) to have to put up withc. ( jasan) ezin \irentsi dezaket haren izaera gaiztoa I can't {take || stand || stomach} her nasty characterd. ( esandakoa) to eat; esan dituen guztiak \irentsi beharko ditu lehen ministroak the prime minister will have to eat all of the words he's saida. to swallow up; lurrak \irentsi zituen the earth swallowed them up in the earthquake; herioak \irentsi du gure itxaropena death took away our hopeb. ( suak, suteak) to swallow up, engulf; suak \irentsi zituen haren eskuizkribu guztiak fire engulfed all of his manuscriptsc. ( itsasoa, e.a.) to swallow up, engulf; zerbat arrantzale \irentsi ote ditu Bizkaiko Golkoak? how many fishermen have been swallowed up by the Bay of Biscay?d. ( eritasuna, gaitza) to consume; eritasun hark milaka \irentsi zituen that disease consumed thousands5. to soak up, absorb; lurrak laster \irentsi zuen goizeko euria the soil quickly soaked up the morning rain6. ( alferrik xahutu) Arkaismoa. to squander, fritter away -
103 avaler
v. trans.1. Avaler son extrait de naissance (joc.): To 'croak', to 'snuff it', to die (also: avaler sa chique/ le goujon/ sa fourchette).2. Avaler une histoire: To 'fall for something hook, line and sinker', to show oneself to be over-gullible in believing a rather unlikely tale.3. Avaler la consigne: To forget to carry out one's orders. (Some sources suggest that this omission might be intentional.)4. Avaler des couleuvres: To 'swallow one's pride', to have to take abuse in silence.5. Avoir avalé le pépin: To be 'in the pudding club', to be 'preggers', to be pregnant. -
104 caver
v. trans. To 'con', to 'rook', to swindle. Il s'est fait caver en beauté: He fell for it hook, line and sinker. -
105 chopin
n. m.1. 'Windfall', financial stroke of luck. Sans ce beau chopin ott aurait fait faillite: Without that money out of the blue, we would have gone bust.2. Attractive bird, pretty lass, beautiful girl.3. Avoir un chopin pour: To 'have a soft spot' for someone of the opposite sex. Il a un sacré chopin pour ma frangine: He's fallen for my sister, hook, line and sinker!4. Faire un beau chopin (of woman): To find a sugar-daddy, to find a wealthy lover. -
106 cru
I.n. m. Elle est de mon cru, celle-là! That's my kind of humour!II.adj.1. Avaler quelque chose tout cru: To 'fall for something hook, line and sinker', to react in a very gullible way.2. Manger quelqu'un tout cru (fig.): To dispose of someone summarily, to cut someone down to size in an argument. -
107 culbuter
I.v. trans.1. To 'screw', to fuck, to have intercourse with.2. To 'take someone for a ride', to 'diddle', to con someone. Elle l'a drôlement culbuté: He fell for her patter hook, line and sinker.II.v. intrans.1. To double one's money (at gambling or in a trade transaction).2. To 'come a cropper', to 'come unstuck', to suffer a setback. -
108 debout
adv.1. Ne plus tenir debout: To be 'knackered', 'dead-tired', to be exhausted.2. Ça ne tient pas debout (of argument): It doesn't hold water—It doesn't make sense.3. Avoir quelqu'un lout debout: To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle someone. Il s'est fait avoir tout debout: He went for that hook, line and sinker. -
109 donner
I.v. trans.1. To inform on, to denounce someone.2. (Cards): To deal. C'est à vous de donner. It's your turn to deal. (In this case the verb is only transitive by implication.)3. C'est donné! (iron.): It's cheap at the price! — I wouldn't call that expensive!4. On t'en donnera! (iron.): You'll be lucky! — You're setting your sights a bit high!II.v. intrans.1. Donner dans:a (also: donner dans le panneau): To 'fall for something hook, line and sinker', to be totally fooled by a ploy.b To become, to undergo a change of character. Depuis la mort de sa femme, il donne dans le grincheux: He's become a real misery guts since his missus passed away.2. Donner à pleins tubes: To give one's all, to make an all-out effort.III.v. trans. reflex.1. S'en donner (of pleasurable activity): To 'get some in', to get one's fill. On va s'en donner du bon temps! We're going to let our hair down!2. Se donner peur: To panic without reason.IV.v. pronom. Se la donner. To have one's suspicions, to be 'cagey', to be wary about something. On se la donnait qu'il était flic: It was thought he might be a cop working undercover. -
110 encaisser
v. trans.1. To 'take punishment', to receive blows. Il a drôlement encaissé dans les cinq premiers rounds: He soaked up a hell of a lot of punishment in the first five rounds.2. To swallow insults. Il a tout encaissé sans rien dire: He took this flood of abuse without a murmur.4. Encaisser des salades: To 'fall for something hook, line and sinker', to show oneself to be extremely gullible. -
111 flouser
1. To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle. Il nous a flousés de première! We fell for his patter hook, line and sinker!2. To do a 'pongy', to 'fart', to break wind. -
112 gober
I.v. trans. To 'go for something hook, line and sinker', to fall for something. Il gobe n'importe quoi: He'll believe anything.II.v. pronom. To 'fancy oneself', to have no mean opinion of oneself. -
113 grimper
v. trans.1. To 'mount', to 'screw', to have intercourse with. Il y a belle lurette qu'il la grimpe: He's been having it off with her for yonks!2. Grimper à l'arbre: To 'fall for something', to be taken in by an unlikely story. Et comment qu'il l'a fait grimper à l'arbre! He certainly got him to swallow that 'hook, line and sinker'! -
114 morceau
n. m.1. Gober le morceau (fig.): To 'swallow the bait', to 'fall for something hook, line and sinker', to be duped (also: avaler le morceau).2. Un beau morceau (chauvinist utterance): A 'bit of alright', a 'nice bit of skirt', an attractive woman.3. C'est un sacré morceau: It's a tough nut to crack—It's a difficult task.4. Emporter le morceau: To clinch the deal.5. Cracher le morceau: To own up, to confess.6. Casser le morceau à quelqu'un: To break unpleasant news in an ungentle manner. Et sec, il lui a cassé le morceau! He let him have it straight from the shoulder, no messing! -
115 pilule
n. f.1. Avaler la pilule (fig.): To 'fall for something', to be gullible. Et comment qu'il a avalé la pilule! He fell for it hook, line and sinker!2. Dorer la pilule: To 'sugar the pill', to give a silver lining to a grey cloud, to make things look better than they really are.4. Envoyer quelqu'un se faire dorer la pilule: To tell someone to 'get stuffed', to tell someone off in no uncertain manner. (Auguste Le Breton, in his L'ARGOT CHEZ LES VRAIS DE VRAI, sees in the expression a connection with buggery, much in the vein of the naval 'golden rivet'.)6. Prendre la pilule (fig.): To 'come a cropper', to suffer a serious setback. -
116 posséder
v. trans. Posséder quelqu'un: To 'lead someone up the garden path', to fool someone. Et comment que je l'ai possédé! He fell for my spiel hook, line and sinker! -
117 repasser
I.v. trans.1. To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle. (The verb is often used in the passive with faire as in Je me suis fait repasser en beauté! I fell for that hook, line and sinker!)2. To 'bump off', to kill.II.v. intrans. Pouvoir repasser (iron.): To 'have another think coming', to be expecting too much. Si c'est du fric que tu veux, tu peux toujours repasser! If it's money you're after, you can whistle for it! -
118 попасться на удочку
swallow the bait; fall for smth hook, line and sinkerАмериканизмы. Русско-английский словарь. > попасться на удочку
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119 con man
n slHe looks like a con man to me — Мне кажется, что он отъявленный жулик
Our trouble is we're very suspicious of honest people but we fall hook, line and sinker for con men — Мы с подозрением относимся к честным людям, но готовы поверить любому проходимцу. Вот какая штука
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120 hook
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