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61 joke
‹əuk
1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) chiste2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) gracia
2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) contar chistes2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) bromear•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke
joke1 n1. chistedo you know any jokes? ¿sabes algún chiste?2. bromajoke2 vb decir en broma / bromeartr[ʤəʊk]1 chiste nombre masculino■ shall I tell you a joke? ¿te cuento un chiste?2 (practical) broma3 (person) payaso1 bromear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's no joke (not funny) no tiene gracia 2 (difficult, serious) no es ningún chiste, no es para reírseto be beyond a joke pasar de castaño oscuroto be joking estar de bromato crack a joke contar un chisteto joke about something reírse de algoto make a joke of something reírse de algoto play a joke on somebody gastar una broma a alguiento tell a joke contar un chisteyou must be joking! ¡venga ya!joke n1) story: chiste m2) prank: broma fn.• broma s.f.• bufonada s.f.• chanada s.f.• chanza s.f.• chascarrillo s.m.• chasco s.m.• chilindrina s.f.• chirigota s.f.• chiste s.m.• chistorete s.m.• chuscada s.f.• chuzonería s.f.• cuchufleta s.f.• gracia s.f.• hazmerreír s.m.• zumba s.f.v.• bromear v.• burlarse de v.• chancear v.• guasearse v.• regodearse v.• reírse de v.
I dʒəʊka) ( verbal) chiste m; ( directed at somebody) broma fto tell o crack a joke — contar* un chiste
they made endless jokes about my new hairstyle — no paraban de reírse de mi nuevo peinado
it's beyond a joke — se pasa de castaño oscuro
the joke's on her/me/them — le/me/les salió el tiro por la culata (fam)
b) ( practical joke) broma fto play a joke on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma a alguien
is that your idea of a joke? — ¿a ti te parece gracioso eso?
c) (contemptible person, thing)
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intransitive verb bromear, vacilar[dʒǝʊk]you must o have to be joking! — tú debes estar loco! or ni loco que estuviera!
1.N (=witticism, story) chiste m ; (=practical joke) broma f ; (=hoax) broma f ; (=person) hazmerreír mwhat sort of a joke is this? — ¿qué clase de broma es esta?
the joke is that... — lo gracioso es que...
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to take sth as a joke — tomar algo a broma•
to crack a joke — hacer un chiste•
for a joke — en broma•
one can have a joke with her — tiene mucho sentido del humor•
is that your idea of a joke? — ¿es que eso tiene gracia?•
he will have his little joke — siempre está con sus bromas•
it's no joke — no tiene nada de divertido•
the joke is on you — la broma la pagas tú•
to play a joke on sb — gastar una broma a algn•
I don't see the joke — no le veo la gracia•
he's a standing joke — es un pobre hombre•
I can take a joke — tengo mucha correa or mucho aguante•
why do you have to turn everything into a joke? — ¿eres incapaz de tomar nada en serio?•
what a joke! — iro ¡qué gracia! iro2.VI (=make jokes) contar chistes, hacer chistes; (=be frivolous) bromearto joke about sth — (=make jokes about) contar chistes sobre algo; (=make light of) tomarse algo a risa
I was only joking — lo dije en broma, no iba en serio
you're joking!, you must be joking! — ¡no lo dices en serio!
3.CPD* * *
I [dʒəʊk]a) ( verbal) chiste m; ( directed at somebody) broma fto tell o crack a joke — contar* un chiste
they made endless jokes about my new hairstyle — no paraban de reírse de mi nuevo peinado
it's beyond a joke — se pasa de castaño oscuro
the joke's on her/me/them — le/me/les salió el tiro por la culata (fam)
b) ( practical joke) broma fto play a joke on somebody — hacerle* or gastarle una broma a alguien
is that your idea of a joke? — ¿a ti te parece gracioso eso?
c) (contemptible person, thing)
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intransitive verb bromear, vacilaryou must o have to be joking! — tú debes estar loco! or ni loco que estuviera!
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62 ever
adverb1) (always, at all times) immer; stetsever since [then] — seit [dieser Zeit]
2) in comb. with compar. adj. or adv. noch; immerget ever deeper into debt — sich noch od. immer mehr verschulden
3) in comb. with participles etc4) (at any time) je[mals]never ever — nie im Leben
nothing ever happens — es passiert nie etwas
his best performance ever — seine beste Vorstellung überhaupt
it hardly ever rains — es regnet so gut wie nie
don't you ever do that again! — mach das bloß nicht noch mal!
as ever — wie gewöhnlich; (iron.) wie gehabt
if I ever catch you doing that again — wenn ich dich dabei noch einmal erwische
the greatest tennis player ever — der größte Tennisspieler, den es je gegeben hat
5) (coll.) (emphasizing question)what ever does he want? — was will er nur?
how ever did I drop it?/could I have dropped it? — wie konnte ich es nur fallen lassen?
6) intensifieras soon as ever I can — so bald wie irgend möglich
I'm ever so sorry — (coll.) mir tut es ja so leid
thanks ever so [much] — (coll.) vielen herzlichen Dank
it was ever such a shame — (coll.) es war so schade
* * *['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) jemals2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) immer3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) immer, sonst•- academic.ru/116035/ever-">ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) immergrüne Pflanze- everlasting- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever* * *[ˈevəʳ, AM -ɚ]adv inv1. (at any time) jemalsnothing \ever happens here in the evenings hier ist abends nie was loshave you \ever been to London? bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?nobody has \ever heard of this book keiner hat je etwas von diesem Buch gehörtif \ever somebody was guilty, then that scumbag was dieser Mistkerl war todsicher schuldigit was a brilliant performance if \ever there was one dies war eine wahrhaft ausgezeichnete Darbietungif \ever you're in Dubai,... solltest du je in Dubai sein,...he rarely, if \ever does any cleaning er putzt kaum, wenn überhaupt jehardly \ever kaumto hardly \ever do sth etw so gut wie nie tunas good as \ever so gut wie eh und jeworse/happier than \ever schlimmer/glücklicher als je zuvor2. (always)they lived happily \ever after sie lebten glücklich bis ans Ende ihrer Tage; (in fairy tales) und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute\ever better immer besseras \ever wie gewöhnlich\ever since... seitdem...3. (of all time)the biggest trade fair \ever die größte Handelsmesse, die es je gabthe first performance \ever die allererste Darbietung4. (as intensifier)how \ever could anyone...? wie kann jemand nur...?what \ever have you done to him? was hast du ihm bloß angetan?when \ever are we going to get this finished? wann haben wir das endlich fertig?am I \ever! und wie!was she \ever a fast runner! sie war wirklich eine schnelle LäuferinMark got \ever so drunk last night Mark war gestern Abend wahnsinnig betrunkenthank you \ever so much tausend Dank* * *['evə(r)]adv1) je(mals)seldom, if ever — selten, wenn überhaupt
as if I ever would — als ob ich das jemals täte
don't you ever say that again! — sag das ja nie mehr!
have you ever been to Glasgow? —
did you ever see or have you ever seen anything so strange? — hast du schon jemals so etwas Merkwürdiges gesehen?
more beautiful than ever (before) —
the best soup I have ever tasted — die beste Suppe, die ich je(mals) gekostet habe
the first... ever — der etc allererste...
the first man ever to walk on the moon — der erste Mensch, der je(mals) den Mond betrat
I'll never, ever forgive myself — das werde ich mir nie im Leben verzeihen
2)(= at all times)
ever since I was a boy — seit ich ein Junge warever since I have lived here... — seitdem ich hier lebe...
ever since (then) — seit der Zeit, seitdem
for ever and a day — für alle Zeiten, ewig und drei Tage (inf)
3)be he ever so charming — wenn er auch noch so liebenswürdig ist, sei er auch noch so liebenswürdigshe's the best grandmother ever — sie ist die beste Großmutter, die es gibt
did you ever! (inf) — also so was!
4)when ever will they come? — wann kommen sie denn bloß or endlich?
See:5) (inf)ever so/such — unheimlich
7)yours ever or ever yours, Wendy — viele Grüße, Ihre Wendy* * *ever [ˈevə(r)] adv1. immer (wieder), fortwährend, ständig, unaufhörlich:ever after(wards), ever since von der Zeit an, seit der Zeit, seitdem;ever recurrent immer oder ständig wiederkehrend;2. immer (vor komp):ever larger immer größer (werdend)3. je, jemals (besonders in fragenden, verneinenden und bedingenden Sätzen):do you ever see him?;have you ever been to London? bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?;scarcely ever, hardly ever, seldom if ever fast nie;the best I have ever seen das Beste, was ich je gesehen habe;for the first time ever zum allerersten Mal5. irgend, überhaupt, nur:as soon as I ever can sobald ich nur kann, sobald es mir irgend möglich ist;how ever did he manage? wie hat er das nur fertiggebracht?ever so long eine Ewigkeit, ewig lange (beide umg);ever so much noch so sehr, so viel wie nur irgend möglich, sehr viel;thank you ever so much! tausend Dank!;ever so many unendlich viele;ever so simple ganz einfach;let him be ever so rich mag er auch noch so reich seinwhat ever does he want? was will er denn überhaupt?;what ever do you mean? was (in aller Welt) meinst du denn eigentlich?* * *adverb1) (always, at all times) immer; stetsever since [then] — seit [dieser Zeit]
2) in comb. with compar. adj. or adv. noch; immerget ever deeper into debt — sich noch od. immer mehr verschulden
3) in comb. with participles etc4) (at any time) je[mals]as ever — wie gewöhnlich; (iron.) wie gehabt
the greatest tennis player ever — der größte Tennisspieler, den es je gegeben hat
5) (coll.) (emphasizing question)how ever did I drop it?/could I have dropped it? — wie konnte ich es nur fallen lassen?
6) intensifierI'm ever so sorry — (coll.) mir tut es ja so leid
thanks ever so [much] — (coll.) vielen herzlichen Dank
it was ever such a shame — (coll.) es war so schade
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63 louse
1) вошь•- apple plant louse
- bee louse
- blood sucking louse
- blood-sucking horse louse
- body louse
- book louse
- brown chicken louse
- carp louse
- cat louse
- cattle biting louse
- cattle red louse
- clothes louse
- crab louse
- dog biting louse
- dog louse
- elephant louse
- fish louse
- fluff louse
- goat biting louse
- goose body louse
- head louse
- hog louse
- horse biting louse
- horse louse
- horse sucking louse
- human body louse
- human head louse
- large chicken louse
- large duck louse
- long-nosed cattle louse
- pear louse
- pubic louse
- rabbit louse
- root louse
- seal louse
- shaft louse
- sheep biting louse
- slender goose louse
- slender Guinea-pig louse
- slender pigeon louse
- small pigeon louse
- water louse
- wood louse* * *• вошь -
64 shark
1) акула2) энт. капюшонница ( Cucullia)•- angel shark
- bamboo sharks
- banjo shark
- barbeled hound shark
- basking shark
- black shark
- black-finned shark
- black-tip shark
- blind shark
- blue shark
- blue-gray carpet shark
- bone shark
- bonnethead sharks
- bottlenose shark
- bramble sharks
- broad-finned shark
- broad-nosed seven-gilled shark
- bull shark
- bullhead shark
- carpet shark
- cat shark
- collared carpet shark
- common shark
- cookiecutter shark
- coral cat shark
- cow shark
- crocodile shark
- daggernose shark
- death shark
- dogfish shark
- dwarf shark
- elephant shark
- false cat shark
- fin-backed cat sharks
- flap-nosed hound shark
- fox shark
- frill shark
- frilled shark
- giant shark
- goblin shark
- gray nurse shark
- gray shark
- great basking shark
- great white shark
- green silver-spangled shark
- Greenland shark
- griset sharks
- ground shark
- gulper shark
- gummy shark
- gurry shark
- hammer-headed shark
- hook-toothed shark
- horn sharks
- hound shark
- kitefin sharks
- lantern shark
- lemon shark
- leopard shark
- lettuce shark
- light-tailed shark
- liver-oil shark
- long-tailed carpet sharks
- lucifer shark
- mackerel shark
- mako shark
- mallet sharks
- man-eater shark
- megamouth shark
- monkey shark
- night shark
- nurse shark
- oil shark
- one-finned shark
- Pacific angel shark
- Portuguese shark
- pygmy shark
- ragged-tooth shark
- requiem sharks
- salmon shark
- sand sharks
- sand tiger shark
- saw shark
- sawtail cat shark
- scaffold shark
- school shark
- seven-gill shark
- seven-gilled shark
- sharp-nosed shark
- shy shark
- silk shark
- six-gilled shark
- sleeper sharks
- slender-tooth shark
- slim shark
- slit-eyed shark
- smooth-hound shark
- snaggletooth shark
- soupfin shark
- spadenose shark
- spinner shark
- spotted cat shark
- spotted gummy shark
- swell shark
- thresher shark
- tiger shark
- typical shark
- weasel shark
- whale shark
- whip-tailed shark
- whiskery shark
- white shark
- white-nosed shark
- whitetip reef shark
- zebra shark* * * -
65 snake
змея; pl змеи ( Serpentes)- African coral snake
- amphibious sea snakes
- Arizona coral snake
- Asian water snake
- Asian wolf snake
- Asiatic lance-head snake
- Australian black snake
- awl-headed snake
- beaked snake
- black and yellow rat snake
- black snake
- black-banded snake
- black-headed snake
- black-naped snake
- blind snake
- blue-banded sea snake
- blunt-headed tree snake
- bridal snake
- brown snake
- brown water snake
- bull snake
- bush snake
- Cape many-spotted snake
- carpet snake
- cat snake
- cat-eyed snake
- centiped-eater snake
- Ceylon wolf snake
- chicken snake
- colubrid snakes
- common water snake
- constricting snakes
- copperhead snake
- coral snake
- corn snake
- crab-eating water snake
- crayfish snake
- cross-barred snake
- cross-barred tree snake
- crowned snake
- deep-sea snakes
- desert black snake
- dog-faced water snake
- double-ended snake
- dwarf reed snake
- dwarf snake
- earth snake
- egg-eating snake
- elephant's trunk snake
- emerald snake
- false coral snake
- false smooth snake
- fierce snake
- Fiji cobra snake
- file snake
- flying snake
- garter snake
- giant snakes
- glass snake
- glossy snake
- grass snake
- gray rat snake
- green snake
- ground snake
- hair snakes
- harmless snakes
- hog-nosed snake
- hooded tree snake
- house snake
- Indian egg-eating snake
- indigo snake
- innocuous snake
- Javan wart snake
- keel-bellied water snake
- keeled snake
- king snake
- lance-head snake
- large whip snake
- leaf-nosed snake
- long-nosed snake
- lyre snake
- Manchurian black water snake
- mangrove snake
- many-spotted snake
- masked water snake
- Mexican hook-nosed snake
- milk snake
- mole snake
- Montpellier snake
- mud snake
- night snake
- olive sea snake
- oriental coral snake
- parrot snake
- patch-nosed snake
- pilot black snake
- pine snake
- pipe snakes
- polyodont snake
- purple-glossed snake
- queen snake
- queen water snake
- rat snake
- red-bellied mud snake
- red-bellied water snake
- reed snake
- ribbon snake
- ringhals snake
- ring-necked snake
- Round Island snakes
- sand snake
- scarlet snake
- sea snakes
- sharp-tailed snake
- shield snake
- shield-nosed snake
- shield-tailed snakes
- shovel-nosed snake
- slender blind snakes
- slender coral snake
- slug snake
- slug-eater snake
- small-eyed snake
- smooth snake
- snail-eating snakes
- speckled snake
- striped snake
- sunbeam snake
- tentacled snake
- thread coral snake
- thread snakes
- tiger snake
- tree snake
- twig snake
- two-headed snake
- typical snakes
- vine snake
- viperine snake
- viperine water snake
- wart snakes
- water snake
- western whip snake
- whip snake
- white-lipped snake
- wolf snake
- wood snake
- worm snake
- worm-eating snake
- yellow-lipped snake* * *• змеи• змея• щука -
66 ever
'evə 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) noensinne, noen gang, (nesten) aldri2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) alltid, stadig3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) veldig, svært•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) eviggrønt tre, eviggrønn plante- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / foreveralltid--------stadig--------støttadv. \/ˈevə\/1) noensinne, noengang• has he ever been here?• did you ever?• I've seldom, if ever, felt this great• as if he would ever...som om han noensinne skulle...2) ( noe gammeldags) alltid, stadig3) (hverdagslig, etter spørreord) i all verden, i alle dager• who ever could it be?• why ever do you say such a thing?• how ever did you do that?• where ever did you go?4) (hverdagslig, forsterkende) i det hele tatt, overhodet5) ( etter superlativ) som noensinne fantes, noensinne6) ( før komparativ) stadig, større og større, mindre og mindre7) veldigas ever som alltid, som vanligenn noensinne, som bare, som alltidever after alle sine dagerever and again nå og da, fra tid til annenever and anon ( litterært) nå og da, fra tid til annenever since hele tiden sidenhelt siden, så lengeever so (britisk, hverdagslig) veldig, kjempe-ever so little aldri så liteever so much ( før komparativ) (veldig) myeever such (britisk, hverdagslig) veldig (mye), kjempe-for ever for bestandig, i all evighet• England for ever!evig og alltid, ustanselig, jevnt og truttfor ever and ever eller for ever and a day i all evighet, for bestandig fra evighet til evighet -
67 joke
‹əuk 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) vits, spøk, fleip2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) spøk, vittighet2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) spøke, slå vitser2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) erte, spøke (med)•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a jokespøk--------spøke--------vitsIsubst. \/dʒəʊk\/1) spøk, vits, pek, morsomhet2) vits, noe latterlig, skyteskive for narrestrekercrack\/make jokes fortelle vitser, spøkeit's getting beyond a joke nå går det for langt, nå er det ikke morsomt merit's no joke det er ingen spøk, det er ingenting å spøke medmake a joke of somebody drive gjøn med noenmake a joke of something ta noe som en spøkplay a joke (up)on somebody spille noen et pusssee the joke forstå spøken, forstå hva som er morsomtstanding joke stående vits (noe(n) som stadig gjøres til latter)take a joke tåle spøk, tåle å bli ledd avthe joke's on me det er meg spøken går ut over, det er meg de ler avIIverb \/dʒəʊk\/1) spøke, slå vitser2) ( foreldet) drive gjøn med, gjøre narr avjoke about spøke omjoke with spøke med -
68 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) brandari2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) spaug, brandari2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) segja brandara, grínast með2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) gera að gamni sínu•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke -
69 joke
móka to joke: tréfál, mókázik* * *[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) tréfa2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) móka2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) tréfál2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) tréfál, mókázik•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke -
70 ever
['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) nunca/alguma vez2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) sempre3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) IMPOSSIBLE!•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) sempre verde/hífen?- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever* * *ev.er['ev2] adv 1 sempre, constantemente, eternamente, continuamente. the ever increasing poverty / a pobreza sempre crescente. an ever recurrent complaint / uma queixa que sempre se repete. 2 jamais, nunca. did you ever see anything like it? / já viu uma coisa dessas? 3 já, alguma vez. be as quick as ever you can apresse-se o mais que puder. ever after, ever afterwards, ever since desde então, depois que, desde, desde o tempo que. ever and again continuamente, sempre de novo. for ever para sempre. for ever so long quem sabe, por quanto tempo. hardly ever quase nunca. if I were ever so rich por mais rico que eu fosse. liberty for ever! viva a liberdade! not for ever so much nem por tudo deste mundo. who ever can it be? quem poderia ser? -
71 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) partida2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) piada2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) brincar2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) brincar•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke* * *[dʒouk] n 1 chiste, gracejo, brincadeira, graça, pilhéria, troça. she cannot see a joke, she cannot take a joke / ela não gosta de gracejos, ela não é amiga de brincadeiras. I do not see the joke / não sei qual é a graça. 2 pândega, pagode, ridículo. • vt+vi 1 troçar, chacotear, gracejar, brincar, galhofar, pilheriar. you are joking / você não está falando sério, você está brincando. 2 ridicularizar, zombar. a practical joke peça, travessura, trote (telefone). in joke de brincadeira. it’s no joke é sério. to be/ go beyond a joke perder a graça, ficar preocupante. to tell a joke contar uma anedota. -
72 joke
n. fıkra, şaka, muziplik, komiklik, alay konusu————————v. şaka yapmak, espri yapmak, muziplik yapmak, fıkra anlatmak* * *1. şaka yap (v.) 2. şaka (n.)* * *[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) şaka2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) komik olay, gülünç bir şey2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) şaka yapmak2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) takılmak, şaka olsun diye söylemek•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke -
73 ever
['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) (sploh) kdaj2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) vedno3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) tako; sploh•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) zimzelen- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever* * *[évə]adverbvedno, nenehno, vselej; večno; nekdaj, včasih, (sploh) kdajas ever — kakor hitro, bržkoever afterwards, ever since — odtlejarchaic ever and anon — tu in tamcolloquially ever so — še kako, zelowho (what, how, where, when) ever — kdo (kaj, kako, kje, kam, kdaj) le, že -
74 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) šala2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) šala2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) šaliti se2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) šaliti se•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke* * *I [džouk]nounšala, dovtipto play practical jokes on s.o. — zagosti jo komu, neslane šale zbijati s komII [džouk]1.intransitive verbšaliti se, šale zbijati ( with s, z);2.transitive verbnagajati, zbadati koga ( about zaradi) -
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• irvistellä• ilvehtiä• ilveillä• ilve• juoni• jekku• juju• hassutus• herja• hassutella• huuli• hupsutella• hullutus• hupijuttu• hullutella• vitsailla• vitsi• elje• temppu• tepponen• kepponen (pila)• keino• kepponen• koiruus• kokkapuhe• leikki• leikinlasku• leikkipuhe• leikkiä• jäynä• metku• pelleillä• sukkeluus• sutkaus• kuje• kujeilla• laskea leikkiä• pila• pilailla• pilajuttu• konnankoukku• kompa• kolttonen• lysti* * *‹əuk 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) vitsi, kepponen2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) vitsi2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) vitsailla2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) laskea leikkiä•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
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76 ईसादन्त
ඊසාදන්ත iisaadanta īsādanta adjhaving tusks as long as a plough-pole, i.e., an elephant. -
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I [dʒəʊk]1) (amusing story) barzelletta f., battuta f., storiella f. ( about su)to have a joke about sth. — raccontare una storiella su qcs
2) (laughing matter) scherzo m., burla f.3) (prank) scherzo m., burla f.to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn., giocare un brutto tiro a qcn
4) (object of ridicule) (person) zimbello m.; (event, situation) cosa f. buffa, ridicolaII [dʒəʊk]verbo intransitivo scherzare, raccontare barzelletteit's no joking matter — non è cosa da ridere, non c'è da scherzare
* * *[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) barzelletta2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) cosa ridicola2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) scherzare2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) scherzare•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke* * *I [dʒəʊk]1) (amusing story) barzelletta f., battuta f., storiella f. ( about su)to have a joke about sth. — raccontare una storiella su qcs
2) (laughing matter) scherzo m., burla f.3) (prank) scherzo m., burla f.to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn., giocare un brutto tiro a qcn
4) (object of ridicule) (person) zimbello m.; (event, situation) cosa f. buffa, ridicolaII [dʒəʊk]verbo intransitivo scherzare, raccontare barzelletteit's no joking matter — non è cosa da ridere, non c'è da scherzare
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1. noun1) Witz, der; Scherz, dersomebody's little joke — (iron.) jemandes Scherzchen
do something for a joke — etwas spaßeshalber od. zum Spaß tun
have a joke with somebody — mit jemandem scherzen od. spaßen
he can/can't take a joke — er versteht Spaß/keinen Spaß
the joke was on him — er war der Narr
this is getting beyond a joke — da hört der Spaß auf
2. intransitive verbthis is no joke — das ist nicht zum Lachen
scherzen, Witze machen ( about über + Akk.)joking apart — Scherz od. Spaß beiseite!
you have [got] to be joking! — (coll.) das soll wohl ein Witz sein!; mach keine Witze!
* * *[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) der Witz2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) der Streich2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) necken2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) spaßen•- academic.ru/40069/joker">joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke* * *[ʤəʊk, AM ʤoʊk]I. nto crack/tell \jokes Witze reißen fam /erzählento get a \joke einen Witz verstehen [o fam kapieren]to get [or go] beyond a \joke nicht mehr witzig [o lustig] [o komisch] seinthey made a \joke of it, but it was obvious they were offended sie lachten darüber, aber es war offensichtlich, dass sie beleidigt warento play a \joke on sb jdm einen Streich spielento not be able to take a \joke keinen Spaß vertragen [o verstehen]to do sth for a \joke etw zum [o aus] Spaß tunthe \joke was on me der Spaß ging auf meine Kostento be no \joke kein Kinderspiel [o keine Kleinigkeit] seinII. vi scherzen, witzeln▪ to be joking Spaß machendon't worry, I was only joking when I said I'd go without you keine Bange, ich hab doch nur zum Spaß gesagt, dass ich ohne dich geheyou must be [or you've got to be] joking! das meinst du doch nicht im Ernst!, das soll wohl ein Witz sein!▪ to \joke that... scherzen, dass...* * *[dZəʊk]1. nWitz m; (= hoax) Scherz m; (= prank) Streich m; (inf) (= pathetic person or thing) Witz m; (= laughing stock) Gespött nt, Gelächter ntfor a joke — zum Spaß, zum or aus Jux (inf)
I don't see the joke —
he can/can't take a joke — er versteht Spaß/keinen Spaß
what a joke! — zum Totlachen! (inf), zum Schießen! (inf)
the joke is that... — das Witzige or Lustige daran ist, dass...
it's beyond a joke (Brit) — das ist kein Spaß or Witz mehr, das ist nicht mehr lustig
why do you have to turn everything into a joke? — warum müssen Sie über alles Ihre Witze machen?, warum müssen Sie alles ins Lächerliche ziehen?
I'm not in the mood for jokes — ich bin nicht zu(m) Scherzen aufgelegt
to make a joke of sth — Witze über etw (acc) machen
to make jokes about sb/sth — sich über jdn/etw lustig machen, über jdn/etw Witze machen or reißen (inf)
2. viWitze machen, scherzen (geh) (about über +acc); (= pull sb's leg) Spaß machenyou must be joking! — das ist ja wohl nicht Ihr Ernst, das soll wohl ein Witz sein
you're joking! — mach keine Sachen (inf) or Witze!
..., he joked —..., sagte er scherzhaft
* * *joke [dʒəʊk]A s1. Witz m:crack jokes Witze reißen;2. a) Scherz m, Spaß m:this time the joke’s on me diesmal bin ich der Dumme;be no joke eine ernste Angelegenheit sein; keine Kleinigkeit sein;that’s going beyond a joke das ist kein Spaß mehr, das ist nicht mehr lustig;I don’t see the joke ich verstehe nicht, was daran so lustig sein soll;he can’t take a joke er versteht keinen Spaßb) Streich m:play a joke on sb jemandem einen Streich spielen;3. Zielscheibe f des Spotts, Gespött n:make a joke of sb jemanden zum Gespött oder lächerlich machen;standing joke Zielscheibe ständigen SpottsI was only joking ich hab nur Spaß gemacht, das war nicht ernst gemeint;I’m not joking ich meine das ernst, ich mache keinen Spaß;you must be joking, are you joking? das ist doch nicht dein Ernst!C v/t jemanden hänseln, necken* * *1. noun1) Witz, der; Scherz, dersomebody's little joke — (iron.) jemandes Scherzchen
do something for a joke — etwas spaßeshalber od. zum Spaß tun
have a joke with somebody — mit jemandem scherzen od. spaßen
2. intransitive verbhe can/can't take a joke — er versteht Spaß/keinen Spaß
scherzen, Witze machen ( about über + Akk.)joking apart — Scherz od. Spaß beiseite!
you have [got] to be joking! — (coll.) das soll wohl ein Witz sein!; mach keine Witze!
* * *n.Scherz -e m.Spaß ¨-e m.Witz -e m. v.scherzen v. -
79 memory
noun1) Gedächtnis, dashave a good/poor memory for faces — ein gutes/schlechtes Personengedächtnis haben
2) (recollection, person or thing remembered, act of remembering) Erinnerung, die (of an + Akk.)have a vague memory of something — sich nur ungenau an etwas (Akk.) erinnern
it slipped or escaped my memory — es ist mir entfallen
from memory — aus dem Gedächtnis od. Kopf
in memory of — zur Erinnerung an (+ Akk.); attrib.
a trip down memory lane — eine Reise in die Vergangenheit
3) (Computing) Speicher, der* * *['meməri]plural - memories; noun1) (the power to remember things: a good memory for details.) das Gedächtnis2) (the mind's store of remembered things: Her memory is full of interesting stories.) das Gedächtnis3) (something remembered: memories of her childhood.) die Erinnerung4) (the time as far back as can be remembered: the greatest fire in memory.) das Gedenken5) (a part of computer in which information is stored for immediate use; a computer with 8 megabytes of memory)•- academic.ru/46134/memorize">memorize- memorise
- from memory
- in memory of / to the memory of* * *memo·ry[ˈmeməri, AM -mɚi]nto have a \memory like an elephant ein Elefantengedächtnis habenloss of \memory Gedächtnisschwund mto have a good \memory for names/numbers ein gutes Namen-/Zahlengedächtnis habena bad/good/photographic \memory ein schlechtes/gutes/fotografisches Gedächtnisimpaired \memory Gedächtnisschwäche fwithin living/sb's \memory soweit man/jd zurückdenken kannthis is still within my \memory daran kann ich mich noch erinnernto commit sth to \memory sich dat etw einprägento recite sth from \memory etw aus dem Gedächtnis rezitierento search one's \memory versuchen, sich akk zu erinnernin \memory of sb/sth zum Gedenken an jdn/etwto bring back memories Erinnerungen wachrufen* * *['memərɪ]n1) Gedächtnis nt; (= faculty) Erinnerungsvermögen ntto commit sth to memory — sich (dat) etw einprägen; poem etw auswendig lernen
I have a bad memory for faces/names — ich habe ein schlechtes Personengedächtnis/Namensgedächtnis
See:→ living2) (= thing remembered) Erinnerung f (of an +acc)he had happy memories of his father — er verband angenehme Erinnerungen mit seinem Vater
3) (COMPUT) (Arbeits-, Haupt)speicher m4)sb's memory — jds Andenken nt ehren
in memory of — zur Erinnerung or zum Gedenken (form) an (+acc)
* * *memory [ˈmemərı] s1. Gedächtnis n, Erinnerung(svermögen) f(n):from memory aus dem Gedächtnis, auswendig;speak from memory frei sprechen;call to memory sich etwas ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen;escape sb’s memory jemandes Gedächtnis entfallen;the memory goes first zuerst wird man vergesslich;have a good (weak) memory ein gutes (schwaches) Gedächtnis haben;have a bad memory for names ein schlechtes Namensgedächtnis haben;have a bad memory for faces sich keine Gesichter merken können, ein schlechtes Personengedächtnis haben;retain a clear memory of sth etwas in klarer Erinnerung behalten;if my memory serves me (right) wenn ich mich recht erinnere;before memory, beyond memory vor undenklichen Zeiten;the best of my memory soweit ich mich erinnern kann; → commit 2, erase 3, jog1 A 1, living A 1, sieve A 1, sponge A 1, wipe out 22. Andenken n, Erinnerung f:of an akk):memories of one’s youth Jugenderinnerungen4. COMPUT Speicher m:memory access Speicherzugriff m;memory bank Speicherbank f;memory capacity Speicherkapazität f;memory expansion Speichererweiterung f;memory function Speicherfunktion f;memory location Speicherplatz m;memory protection Speicherschutz m;memory unit Speichereinheit f* * *noun1) Gedächtnis, dashave a good/poor memory for faces — ein gutes/schlechtes Personengedächtnis haben
2) (recollection, person or thing remembered, act of remembering) Erinnerung, die (of an + Akk.)have a vague memory of something — sich nur ungenau an etwas (Akk.) erinnern
it slipped or escaped my memory — es ist mir entfallen
from memory — aus dem Gedächtnis od. Kopf
in memory of — zur Erinnerung an (+ Akk.); attrib.
3) (Computing) Speicher, der* * *n.Andenken - n.Erinnerung f.Gedächtnis n. -
80 train
1. transitive verb1) ausbilden (in in + Dat.); erziehen [Kind]; abrichten [Hund]; dressieren [Tier]; schulen [Geist, Auge, Ohr]; bilden [Charakter]train somebody as a teacher/soldier/engineer — jemanden zum Lehrer/Soldaten/Ingenieur ausbilden
he/she has been well/badly/fully trained — er/sie besitzt eine gute/schlechte/umfassende Ausbildung
2) (Sport) trainieren3) (teach and accustom)train an animal to do something/to something — einem Tier beibringen, etwas zu tun/etwas beibringen
train oneself to do something — sich dazu erziehen, etwas zu tun
train a child to do something/to something — ein Kind dazu erziehen, etwas zu tun/zu etwas erziehen
train somebody to use a machine — jemanden in der Bedienung einer Maschine schulen
4) (Hort.) ziehen; erziehen (fachspr.)5) (aim) richten (on auf + Akk.)2. intransitive verbhe is training as or to be a teacher/doctor/engineer — er macht eine Lehrer- / Arzt- / Ingenieursausbildung
2) (Sport) trainieren3. noun1) (Railw.) Zug, deron the train — im Zug
2) (of skirt etc.) Schleppe, die3)train of thought — Gedankengang, der
* * *I [trein] noun1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) der Zug2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) die Schleppe3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) die ReiheII [trein] verb1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) ausbilden2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) richten•- academic.ru/76089/trained">trained- trainee
- trainer
- training* * *[treɪn]I. n▪ to be on a \train in einem Zug sitzento board a \train in einen Zug einsteigento change \trains umsteigento miss/take [or catch] a \train einen Zug verpassen/nehmen▪ to be in \train im Gange seina \train of events eine Kette von Ereignissen\train of thought Gedankengang man elephant/camel \train ein Elefanten-/Kamelzuga \train of barges ein Schleppzug mwagon \train Wagenkolonne f\train schedule Fahrplan m\train driver Lokführer(in) m(f)III. vi1. (learn)she \trained as a pilot sie machte eine Pilotenausbildungto \train to London/New York mit dem Zug nach London/New York fahrenIV. vt1. (teach)you must \train your husband to do housework! du musst deinen Mann zur Hausarbeit erziehen!to \train children to be polite Kinder zur Höflichkeit erziehento \train dogs Hunde abrichtento \train lions/tigers/elephants Löwen/Tiger/Elefanten dressierento \train one's mind seinen Verstand schulen2. HORTto \train roses/grape vines Rosen/Weintrauben ziehen3. (point at)to \train a gun/light/telescope on [or upon] sb/sth eine Waffe/ein Licht/Teleskop auf jdn/etw richten* * *I [treɪn]nto go/travel by train — mit dem Zug or der (Eisen)bahn fahren/reisen
to take or catch or get the 11 o'clock train — den Elfuhrzug nehmen
4) (of dress) Schleppe f5)II1. vt1) person ausbilden; staff weiterbilden; child erziehen; animal abrichten, dressieren; mind schulen; (SPORT) trainierento train sb as sth — jdn als or zu etw ausbilden
to train oneself to do sth —
to train an animal to do sth — ein Tier dazu abrichten, etw zu tun
a lion trained to do tricks — ein dressierter Löwe, der Kunststücke macht
she has her husband well trained (hum) — sie hat ihren Mann gut dressiert (hum)
2) (= aim) gun, telescope richten (on auf +acc)she trained her roses along/up the trellis — sie ließ ihre Rosen am Gitter entlang-/hochwachsen
2. vi1) (ESP SPORT) trainieren ( for für)let's go train (Brit) — komm, wir gehen trainieren
2) (= study) ausgebildet werdenhe trained as a teacher —
where did you train? — wo haben Sie Ihre Ausbildung erhalten?, wo sind Sie ausgebildet worden?
* * *train [treın]A s1. BAHN (Eisenbahn)Zug m:go by train mit dem Zug oder der Bahn fahren;be on the train im Zug sein oder sitzen, mitfahren;take a train to mit dem Zug fahren nach2. Zug m (von Personen, Wagen etc), Kette f, Kolonne f:train of barges Schleppzug (Kähne)3. Gefolge n (auch fig):4. fig Reihe f, Folge f, Kette f (von Ereignissen etc):train of thought Gedankengang m;a) im Gang(e),b) bereit ( for für);put in train in Gang setzen7. TECHa) Walzwerk n8. Schleppe f (am Kleid)10. PHYS Reihe f, Serie f:train of impulses Stromstoßreihe, -serie;train of waves Wellenzug m11. CHEM Gerätesatz mB v/t1. jemanden er-, aufziehen2. BOTa) ( besonders am Spalier) ziehenb) wachsen lassen4. jemandem etwas einexerzieren, beibringen5. SPORT einen Läufer, ein Pferd etc trainierenb) Pferde zureiten7. ein Geschütz etc richten (on auf akk)C v/iwhere did you train? wo wurden Sie ausgebildet?;she’s training to be a make-up artist sie macht eine Ausbildung als Maskenbildnerin3. mit dem Zug oder der Bahn fahrentn abk1. train2. town3. ton t* * *1. transitive verb1) ausbilden (in in + Dat.); erziehen [Kind]; abrichten [Hund]; dressieren [Tier]; schulen [Geist, Auge, Ohr]; bilden [Charakter]train somebody as a teacher/soldier/engineer — jemanden zum Lehrer/Soldaten/Ingenieur ausbilden
he/she has been well/badly/fully trained — er/sie besitzt eine gute/schlechte/umfassende Ausbildung
2) (Sport) trainierentrain an animal to do something/to something — einem Tier beibringen, etwas zu tun/etwas beibringen
train oneself to do something — sich dazu erziehen, etwas zu tun
train a child to do something/to something — ein Kind dazu erziehen, etwas zu tun/zu etwas erziehen
4) (Hort.) ziehen; erziehen (fachspr.)5) (aim) richten (on auf + Akk.)2. intransitive verbhe is training as or to be a teacher/doctor/engineer — er macht eine Lehrer- / Arzt- / Ingenieursausbildung
2) (Sport) trainieren3. noun1) (Railw.) Zug, dergo or travel by train — mit dem Zug od. der Bahn fahren
2) (of skirt etc.) Schleppe, die3)train of thought — Gedankengang, der
* * *(animals) v.dressieren v. v.anlernen v.trainieren v. n.Eisenbahn f.Zug ¨-e m.
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