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21 запутаться в
1) General subject: not to (to be unable to) make head or tail of (smth.) (чем-л.), get into a muddle (чём-л.)2) Naval: run afoul of (в водорослях и т. п.; чем-л.)3) Makarov: be unable to make head or tail of (чем-л.), not to make head or tail of (smth.) (чем-л.), entangle oneself in -
22 не суметь разобраться в
1) General subject: (быть не в состоянии) not to (to be unable to) make head or tail of (smth.) (чем-л.)2) Makarov: be unable to make head or tail of (чем-л.), not to make head or tail of (smth.) (чем-л.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > не суметь разобраться в
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23 Т-137
ВЗЯТЬ В ТОЛК (что) coll VP subj: human usu. infin with a finite form of не мочь or neg fut often foil. by a subord clause) to comprehend sth.: X не мог взять в толк - X couldn't understand (figure out) sth. X couldn't make (could make no) sense of sth. X couldn't make head nor (or) tail of sth. X couldn't make heads or tails of sth. (in limited contexts) X couldn't grasp the fact that...«Но к чему так громко? Старик услышит, обидится». — «Ничего он не услышит... А и услышит, не возьмёт в толк, - с придурью» (Пастернак 1). "But don't talk so loud. You don't want to hurt the old man's feelings." "He won't hear anything.... And if he did, he wouldn't understand-he's not quite right in the head" (1a).«Что такое? - не могла Романиха в толк взять. - Ведь должно же быть хоть кому-то в этом городе жить хорошо» (Суслов 1). "What is this?" Romanikha could make no sense of it. "There should be someone in the city who's living well" (1a).Он никак не мог взять в толк, какого чёрта мельничный жёрнов оказался лежащим на пастухе, а сам пастух при этом оказался лежащим в воде (Искандер 3)....Не could not make head nor tail of it— how the devil did the millstone end up lying on the shepherd, and the shepherd lying in the water? (3a).Тётушка Хрисула не могла взять в толк, что разноязыкой нашей деревенской молодёжи к этому времени проще всего было говорить по-русски (Искандер 5). Auntie Chrysoula could not grasp the fact that by now the young people of our polyglot villages found it easiest to speak Russian (5a). -
24 взять в толк
• ВЗЯТЬ В ТОЛК ( что) coll[VP; subj: human; usu. infin with a finite form of не мочь or neg fut; often foll. by a subord clause]=====⇒ to comprehend (sth.):- X couldn't make (could make no) sense of (sth.);- X couldn't make head nor (or) tail of (sth.);- X couldn't make heads or tails of (sth.);- [in limited contexts] X couldn't grasp the fact that...♦ "Но к чему так громко? Старик услышит, обидится". - "Ничего он не услышит... А и услышит, не возьмёт в толк, - с придурью" (Пастернак 1). "But don't talk so loud. You don't want to hurt the old man's feelings." "He won't hear anything.... And if he did, he wouldn't understand-he's not quite right in the head" (1a).♦ " Что такое? - не могла Романиха в толк взять. - Ведь должно же быть хоть кому-то в этом городе жить хорошо" (Суслов 1). "What is this?" Romanikha could make no sense of it. "There should be someone in the city who's living well" (1a).♦...Он никак не мог взять в толк, какого чёрта мельничный жёрнов оказался лежащим на пастухе, а сам пастух при этом оказался лежащим в воде (Искандер 3)....He could not make head nor tail of it - how the devil did the millstone end up lying on the shepherd, and the shepherd lying in the water? (3a).♦ Тётушка Хрисула не могла взять в толк, что разноязыкой нашей деревенской молодёжи к этому времени проще всего было говорить по-русски (Искандер 5). Auntie Chrysoula could not grasp the fact that by now the young people of our polyglot villages found it easiest to speak Russian (5a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > взять в толк
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25 durchfinden
v/refl (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-): sich durchfinden ( durch) find one’s way (around oder through); sich nicht mehr durchfinden be lost; sich nicht mehr durchfinden in Durcheinander etc.: be unable to make head(s) or tail(s) of s.th.* * *dụrch|fin|denvir sep (lit, fig)to find one's way through ( durch etw sth)ich finde ( mich) hier nicht mehr durch (fig) — I am simply lost
ich kann mich bei diesem Kram nicht durchfinden (fig) — I can't make head nor tail of this mess
* * *durch|fin·den[ˈdʊrçfɪndn̩]vi, vr irregdurch dieses/bei diesem Durcheinander finde ich langsam nicht mehr durch I'm finding it increasingly hard to keep track in this chaos* * *sich [durch etwas] durchfinden — find one's way through [something]
* * *durchfinden v/r (irr, trennb, hat -ge-):sich durchfinden (durch) find one’s way (around oder through);sich nicht mehr durchfinden be lost;* * *sich [durch etwas] durchfinden — find one's way through [something]
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26 zurechtfinden
v/refl (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)1. find one’s way (around)2. fig., mit etw., im Leben: manage, cope; (etw. verstehen) get the hang of it umg.; an einem Arbeitsplatz: settle in; findest du dich zurecht? will you be all right?; ich find mich überhaupt nicht mehr zurecht I don’t know what’s going on any more ( oder where to start looking), I’m lost; ich find mich mit diesem System überhaupt nicht zurecht I can’t make head(s) or tail(s) of this system* * *sich zurechtfindento orientate; to orient* * *zu|rẹcht|fin|denvr septo find one's way ( in +dat around)sich mit etw zurechtfinden — to get the hang of sth (inf); (durch Gewöhnung) to get used to sth
* * *zu·recht|fin·den[tsuˈrɛçtfɪndn̩]* * *unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb find one's way [around]er findet sich im Leben/in der Welt nicht [mehr] zurecht — he is not able to cope with life/the world [any longer]
* * *zurechtfinden v/r (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)1. find one’s way (around)2. fig, mit etwas, im Leben: manage, cope; (etwas verstehen) get the hang of it umg; an einem Arbeitsplatz: settle in;findest du dich zurecht? will you be all right?;ich find mich überhaupt nicht mehr zurecht I don’t know what’s going on any more ( oder where to start looking), I’m lost;ich find mich mit diesem System überhaupt nicht zurecht I can’t make head(s) or tail(s) of this system* * *unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb find one's way [around]er findet sich im Leben/in der Welt nicht [mehr] zurecht — he is not able to cope with life/the world [any longer]
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27 acca
f : non capire un'acca not understand a thing* * *acca s.f. aitch, letter H // non ne capimmo un'acca, we could not make head or tail of it; non ne sapeva un'acca, he knew nothing about it; non vale un'acca, it isn't worth a fig.* * *['akka]sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile invariabile1) (lettera) h, H2) (niente)non capisco un'acca — I can't make head or tail of it, I don't understand a thing (about it)
non capisco un'acca d'informatica — I haven't got a clue o I'm completely clueless about computing
* * *acca/'akka/m. e f.inv.1 (lettera) h, H2 (niente) non capisco un'acca I can't make head or tail of it, I don't understand a thing (about it); non capisco un'acca d'informatica I haven't got a clue o I'm completely clueless about computing. -
28 matassa
f skein* * *matassa s.f.1 skein; hank; (fig.) tangle, muddle: una matassa di cotone, a hank of cotton; una matassa di lana, a skein of wool; è una matassa così imbrogliata!, (fig.) it is such a muddle!; arruffare la matassa, (fig.) to create confusion; dipanare una matassa, to unravel a skein; dipanare la matassa, (fig.) to clear up the confusion (o difficulty) // trovare il bandolo della matassa, to disentangle a matter: non riesco a trovare il bandolo della matassa, I can't make head or tail of this2 (elettr.) coil: le matasse di un avvolgimento, the coils of a winding.* * *[ma'tassa]sostantivo femminile hank; (di lana) skeinsbrogliare la matassa — fig. to unravel a problem
* * *matassa/ma'tassa/sostantivo f.hank; (di lana) skein; sbrogliare la matassa fig. to unravel a problem; non riuscivo a trovare il bandolo della matassa I couldn't make head (n)or tail of it. -
29 mitkommen
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)1. come (along) too; kommst du mit? are you coming (too)?; lockend, Prostituierte etc.: want some company?; sie kann nicht mitkommen she can’t come (with us); bis zur nächsten Ecke komme ich noch mit I’ll come with you as far as the next corner2. (Schritt halten) keep up; geistig: be able to follow; da komme ich ( einfach) nicht mit geistig: it’s above my head, I can’t make head or tail of it; in der Schule gut mitkommen / nicht mitkommen get along well / lag behind at (Am. in) school; im Unterricht / in Englisch gut mitkommen make good progress in class / in English* * *to come along* * *mịt|kom|menvi sep irreg aux seinkommst du auch mit? — are you coming too?
komm doch mit! — (do) come with us/me etc!, why don't you come too?
kommst du mit ins Kino? — are you coming to the cinema (with me/us)?
bis zum Bahnhof mitkommen — to come as far as the station
ich bin gerade noch mit dem Zug mitgekommen — I just caught the train
sie kommt in der Schule/in Französisch gut mit — she is getting on well at school/with French
* * *(to come with or accompany the person speaking etc: Come along with me!) come along* * *mit|kom·menvi irreg Hilfsverb: sein1. (begleiten)▪ [mit jdm] \mitkommen to come [with sb]kommst du mit? are you coming with me/us/too?kommt doch mit uns mit do come with us2. (Schritt halten können)▪ [mit jdm] \mitkommen to keep up [with sb]3. (mitgeschickt werden)mit der Post \mitkommen to come with the post [or AM mail]das zweite Paket kommt vielleicht mit der zweiten Lieferung mit the second parcel may come in/with the second postin der Schule gut/schlecht \mitkommen to get on well/badly at school5. (verstehen)ich komme da nicht mit I don't get it* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come tookommst du mit? — are you coming [with me/us]?
in der Schule/im Unterricht gut/schlecht mitkommen — get on well/badly at school/with one's lessons
da komme ich nicht mehr mit! — (fig. ugs.) I can't understand it at all
* * *mitkommen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)1. come (along) too;sie kann nicht mitkommen she can’t come (with us);bis zur nächsten Ecke komme ich noch mit I’ll come with you as far as the next cornerin der Schule gut mitkommen/nicht mitkommen get along well/lag behind at (US in) school;im Unterricht/in Englisch gut mitkommen make good progress in class/in English* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) come tookommst du mit? — are you coming [with me/us]?
2) (Schritt halten) keep upin der Schule/im Unterricht gut/schlecht mitkommen — get on well/badly at school/with one's lessons
da komme ich nicht mehr mit! — (fig. ugs.) I can't understand it at all
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30 zusammenreimen
(trennb., hat -ge-) fig.I v/t: sich (Dat) etw. zusammenreimen make sense of s.th.; den Rest kannst du dir selbst zusammenreimen you can work the rest out for yourselfII v/refl make sense; wie reimt sich das zusammen? where is the sense in that?, what is one supposed to make of that?; wie reimt sich das mit seinen Plänen zusammen? how does that fit ( oder tie) in with his plans?* * *zu|sạm|men|rei|men sep1. vt (inf)das kann ich mir nicht zusammenreimen — I can't make head or tail of this, I can't figure it out at all
das kann ich mir jetzt zusammenreimen, warum... — I can see now why...
2. vrto make sense* * *zu·sam·men|rei·menvrich kann es mir einfach nicht \zusammenreimen I can't make head or tail of itdas reimt man sich leicht zusammen, wenn... it's easy to see when...was sie sich da alles zusammengereimt hat, und all das nur, weil... you wouldn't believe the things she was thinking, and all because...* * *zusammenreimen (trennb, hat -ge-) figA. v/t:sich (dat)etwas zusammenreimen make sense of sth;den Rest kannst du dir selbst zusammenreimen you can work the rest out for yourselfB. v/r make sense;wie reimt sich das zusammen? where is the sense in that?, what is one supposed to make of that?;wie reimt sich das mit seinen Plänen zusammen? how does that fit ( oder tie) in with his plans?* * *(alt.Rechtschreibung) v.to make out v. -
31 staart
3 [achterste, onderste gedeelte] tail (end)♦voorbeelden:met de staart omhoog • with its tail upmet de staart kwispelen • wag its tail〈 figuurlijk〉 met de staart tussen de benen afdruipen • slink off with one's tail between one's legsde staart van een vlieger • the tail of a kite4 dat muisje/die zaak zal een staartje hebben/krijgen • we haven't seen/heard the last of itdaar is kop noch staart aan te vinden • there's neither head nor tail to it; 〈 niets van te begrijpen〉 I can't make head or tail of it〈 wiskunde〉 deling met/zonder staart • long/short division -
32 raccapezzarsi
[rakkapet'tsarsi]verbo pronominaleraccapezzarsi in qcs. — to make o figure sth. out
* * *raccapezzarsi/rakkapet'tsarsi/ [1]raccapezzarsi in qcs. to make o figure sth. out; non riesco a raccapezzarmi in questa teoria I can't make head or tail of this theory; non mi ci raccapezzo più I'm at a loss. -
33 понять
1) General subject: appreciate, apprehend, awake, be on to (что-л.), be wise, compass, comprehend, conceive, enter into, fathom, figure out, gain an insight, gain an insight into, get a read, get at (I cannot get at the meaning - я не могу понять смысла), get the hang of, get the hang of (что-л.), get wise, get wise to (что-либо), grasp, gripe, imagine, interpret, penetrate, perceive, pick out (значение), realize, savvy, see, see the hang of (что-л.), see the light, seize (мысль), sense, suss, take (do you take me? - вы меня понимаете?), to be (get) wise (to), to be on to (smth.) (что-л.), twig, twig on, understand, unravel (smth), wise up, get at, give to understand, have/ get a handle on smth. (e.g. "I thought I had a handle on it, but guess I lost it."), get at (что-л.), get into mind (что-л.), work out (контекстуальный перевод на русский язык), know, get the point, be clear about, get a point2) Colloquial: catch, cotton on, get your head around ( smth) (что-то), wrap (one's) head around (I can't seem to wrap my head around the new system at all. He/She doesn't understand how the new system works.), get a sense3) American: warm wise to (что-л.)5) Religion: get the message6) Diplomatic term: take point (кого-л.)7) Psychology: accept, gather (из того, что сказано или сделано), make out (с трудом)8) Jargon: dig, get jeny, latch on (to something), take a tumble, tumble to, make, put (someone) wise, rap to, tumble9) Makarov: make head or tail of (smth.) (что-л.), catch on, find out10) Phraseological unit: come to realize (I have come to realize that I not only have the power to make a difference in my community, but I have a responsibility to do it), put (one's) finger on it (There's something strange about him, I just can't put my finger on it... - никак не могу понять / никак не могу разобраться, что именно)11) Idiomatic expression: get through one's head -
34 Reim
1) ( Endreim) rhymeWENDUNGEN:sich dat einen [o seinen] \Reim auf etw akk machen ( fam) to draw one's own conclusions about [or have one's own opinions on] sth;sich dat einen \Reim darauf machen, warum/was... to be able to work out [or make sense of] why/what...; -
35 хвана
вж. хващам* * *хва̀на,хва̀щам гл.1. ( вземам с ръка) take, catch, catch hold of (за by); ( здраво) grip; ( сграбчвам) grasp; ( внезапно) seize, snatch; (грубо) grab; ( топка и пр.) catch; опитвам се да хвана catch at; \хвана главата си с ръце put o.’s hands to o.’s head; \хвана някого за гушата fly at s.o.’s throat; \хвана някого за яката collar s.o.; \хвана здраво grip/take a good grip of/on; have a strong grip; \хвана някого под ръка take s.o.’s arm;2. ( докосвам) touch;3. ( ловя, залавям лов, престъпник, болест) catch, get; ( престъпник и пр.) lay hold of, lay hands on; \хвана в грешка find out; detect in error, catch out in error; \хвана в лъжа уч. sl. nail; \хвана в мрежата си прен. net; \хвана венерическа болест sl. cop a dose; \хвана на местопрестъплението catch/surprise in the act, catch red-handed, catch with the goods; ( престъпник) sl. nobble; \хвана някого неподготвен catch s.o. nodding/napping/bending/tripping/off their guard/at a bad time;6. ( ловя, задържам) catch; (за ваксина) take; преждата не хваща боя the yarn won’t dye; \хвана каймак cream over; \хвана кора crust over; \хвана корен take/strike root; \хвана ръжда rust;7. (за прожектор и пр.) pick out;10. ( започвам) begin, start, commence; set in; не хваща работа he never sticks to a job;11. ( залавям се с) turn o.’s hand to; каквото хване, добре го свършва whatever he turns his hand to he does well;12. ( прихващам; продавам на някаква цена) charge; скъпо ми хващате брашното you are charging too much for the flour;13. ( подействам, правя впечатление) get, grip; • думите му хванаха място his words went home, his words worked; не ме хваща сън I can’t sleep, I can’t get a wink of sleep; не ми хваща окото it didn’t appeal to me, I didn’t like/fancy it; не мога да му хвана края I can’t make head or tail of it; хванало ме е слънцето I’ve got a touch of the sun; хваща ме виното the wine gets/goes (in)to my head; хваща ме срам become/be ashamed; хваща ме ток get an electric shock; хваща ме хрема catch a cold (in the head); \хвана вяра believe; \хвана гората escape to the forest; become an outlaw; \хвана кривия път go to the bad; \хвана място fill the bill; come in useful; \хвана окото catch the eye; (за жена) be an eyeful; \хвана пътя set off; take to the road; hit the road; хващат ме дяволите get furious/mad, fly into a rage; хващат ме нервите get nervous, get the jitters;\хвана се 1. take hold (за of), get hold of, take/get a grasp of; опитвам да се хвана за grasp/catch at; хвани се за мене hold on to me; хващаме се за ръце join hands;3. ( вярвам) разг. fall for it, be taken in; • няма да се хвана на лъжите ти I am not to be taken in by your lies; хванеш ли се на хорото, трябва да играеш in for a penny, in for a pound; if you dance you must pay the fiddler; you can’t back out; \хвана се в капана fall/walk into a trap/into the net; \хвана се в собствения си капан fall into o.’s own trap; the biter bit; \хвана се за главата clutch o.’s head, прен. be flabbergasted, (не знам какво да правя) be at o.’s wits end; \хвана се за дребни неща be over-particular; \хвана се за работа set to work; \хвана се за сламка clutch at a straw; \хвана се на бас make a bet; \хвана се на въдицата swallow the bait, rise to the bait; \хвана се на работа take a job; \хвана се на хорото join the dance; \хвана се с лоши другари keep bad company.* * *вж. хващам -
36 быть не в состоянии разобраться в
Makarov: be unable to make head or tail of (smth.) (чем-л.), not to make head or tail of (smth.) (чем-л.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > быть не в состоянии разобраться в
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37 auskennen
v/refl (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-): sich auskennen ( in einem Ort etc.) know one’s way around (a place etc.); Wissensgebiet etc.: know all about s.th.; sich mit Hunden / Autos auskennen be good with dogs / know a lot about cars; er kennt sich aus he knows what’s what; ich kenne mich nicht mehr aus I’m at a complete loss; da soll sich noch einer auskennen! I can’t make head nor tail (Am. heads or tails) of it!* * *sich auskennento know one's way* * *aus|ken|nenvr sep(an einem Ort) to know one's way around; (auf einem Gebiet) to know a lot ( auf or in +dat about)sich in der Stadt áúskennen — to know one's way around the town
sich bei Männern/Frauen (gut) áúskennen — to know (a lot) about men/women
* * *aus|ken·nen1. (sich gut zurechtfinden)2. (Kenntnisse besitzen)▪ sich akk [auf etw dat/in etw dat] \auskennen to know a lot [about sth], to be well versed in form [or know all about] sth, to know one's stuff famich kenne mich mit dieser Technik nicht aus I don't know much about this technology3. (wissen, woran man ist)* * *unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb know one's way around or about; (in einer Sache) know what's whatsie kennt sich in dieser Stadt aus — she knows her way around the town
sich [gut] mit/in etwas (Dat.) auskennen — know [a lot] about something
* * *auskennen v/r (irr, trennb, hat -ge-):sich mit Hunden/Autos auskennen be good with dogs/know a lot about cars;er kennt sich aus he knows what’s what;ich kenne mich nicht mehr aus I’m at a complete loss;* * *unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb know one's way around or about; (in einer Sache) know what's whatsich [gut] mit/in etwas (Dat.) auskennen — know [a lot] about something
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38 unverständlich
Adj. (undeutlich) unintelligible; (nicht nachvollziehbar) incomprehensible (auch Verhalten etc.); Grund: obscure; das ist mir völlig unverständlich (ich kann es nicht nachvollziehen) I just can’t understand it; (es ist mir zu hoch) it’s beyond me (completely); (ich kann nichts damit anfangen) I can’t make head or tail (Am. heads or tails) of it* * *unintelligible; incomprehensible* * *ụn|ver|ständ|lichadj(= nicht zu hören) inaudible; (= unbegreifbar) incomprehensible* * *1) (impossible to understand: an incomprehensible statement.) incomprehensible2) (not able to be understood: unintelligible writing/words.) unintelligible* * *un·ver·ständ·lich[ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ʃtɛntlɪç]1. (akustisch nicht zu verstehen) unintelligible▪ [jdm] \unverständlich sein to be unintelligible [to sb]2. (unbegreifbar) incomprehensible▪ [jdm] \unverständlich sein, warum/wie... to be incomprehensible [to sb] why/how...* * *es ist [mir] unverständlich, warum... — I cannot or do not understand why...
* * *unverständlich adj (undeutlich) unintelligible; (nicht nachvollziehbar) incomprehensible (auch Verhalten etc); Grund: obscure;das ist mir völlig unverständlich (ich kann es nicht nachvollziehen) I just can’t understand it; (es ist mir zu hoch) it’s beyond me (completely); (ich kann nichts damit anfangen) I can’t make head or tail (US heads or tails) of it* * *es ist [mir] unverständlich, warum... — I cannot or do not understand why...
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39 latin
latin, e [latɛ̃, in]1. adjective2. masculine noun( = langue) Latin* * *
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latine latɛ̃, in adjectif1) [auteurs, textes] Latin2) ( méditerranéen) [tempérament] Latin; [culture] Mediterranean3) Linguistique
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nom masculin Linguistique Latin••* * *latɛ̃, in nm/f Latin, -e* * *A adj1 Antiq [auteurs, textes] Latin;3 Ling langues latines Romance languages;4 Relig [église, croix, rite] Latin.B ⇒ Les langues nm Ling Latin; latin de cuisine péj dog Latin; latin populaire or vulgaire Vulgar Latin; bas latin low Latin.c'est à y perdre son latin one can't make head or tail of it.( féminin latine) [latɛ̃, in] adjectif2. LINGUISTIQUE [appartenant au latin] Latin[issu du latin] Romance (modificateur)les langues latines the Romance ou Latin languages3. SOCIOLOGIE Latinle tempérament latin the Latin ou Mediterranean temperament5. [à Paris]le Quartier Latin the Latin Quarter (area on the Left Bank of the Seine traditionally associated with students and artists)les Latins the Latin people, the Latinslatin nom masculin -
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pf (połapię) Ⅰ vt to catch [motyle, muchy, ptaki] Ⅱ połapać się pot. (zorientować się) to wise up pot. (w czymś to sth); to suss out GB pot. (w czymś sth); (uchwycić sens) to understand (w czymś sth)- połapać się, że… to suss out that…- trudno się w tym filmie połapać it’s hard to make head or tail of this film- nie móc się połapać w czymś not to be able to make head (n)or tail of sthThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > połap|ać
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make head or tail of — To find any sense in • • • Main Entry: ↑make * * * (or heads or tails) [usu. with negative] understand at all we couldn t make head or tail of his answer … Useful english dictionary
make head or tail of — ► make head or tail of understand at all. Main Entry: ↑head … English terms dictionary
make head or tail of — {v. phr.}, {informal} To see the why of; finding a meaning in; understand. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. * /She could not make head or tail of the directions on the dress pattern./ * /Can you make head or tail of the … Dictionary of American idioms
make head or tail of — {v. phr.}, {informal} To see the why of; finding a meaning in; understand. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. * /She could not make head or tail of the directions on the dress pattern./ * /Can you make head or tail of the … Dictionary of American idioms
make\ head\ or\ tail\ of — v. phr. informal To see the why of; finding a meaning in; understand. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. She could not make head or tail of the directions on the dress pattern. Can you make head or tail of the letter? … Словарь американских идиом
make head or tail of — verb a) To understand even minimally. See if you can make head or tail of this chapter. Im baffled. b) To determine to be good or bad … Wiktionary
make head or tail of usu. with negative — understand at all. → head … English new terms dictionary
make head nor tail of smth — understand, find meaning in something We couldn t make head nor tail of what he was trying to say during his speech … Idioms and examples
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can't make head nor tail of something — can t make head nor/or tail of (something) to not be able to understand something at all. We couldn t make head or tail of the film. What does his message say? I don t know I can t make head or tail of it … New idioms dictionary
can't make head or tail of something — can t make head nor/or tail of (something) to not be able to understand something at all. We couldn t make head or tail of the film. What does his message say? I don t know I can t make head or tail of it … New idioms dictionary