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(-s, -ar), m. dolt, fool (þú mant virðr sem hinn heimskasti s.).* * *m. [? vulgar Engl. snob; N. Lancashire snape], a dolt, with the notion of impostor or charlatan; in the ancient law a person who attacks an innocent man, e. g. who falsely boasts of having dishonoured a woman, was called snápr, and was to be punished as if really guilty, and his fine was called snáps-gjöld or ‘snob’s fine,’ þar sem heimskir menn ok snápar ráða upp á saklausa menn, N. G. L. i. 20; nú vænisk maðr því at …, gjaldi slíkan rétt, sem hann væri sannr at því máli, ok heiti maðr at verri, þat heita snáps-gjöld, Gþl. 204: in mod. Icel., when a priest or a married man breaks the seventh commandment, and to escape degradation and punishment hires another person to bear the blame, this latter is called snápr; hence it has become a by-word, a dummy, dolt, idiot; þessir menn munu vera snápar ok hafa ekki komit fyrr í önnur lönd, Fms. ii. 64; þér sofit sem snápar, Edda (Gl.), Str. 71, Fas. ii. 225; skynlauss s., Stj. 473; at snápar snubbi þik, 423; viltir snápar, 418: an impostor, laga-snápr, a ‘whipper-snapper,’ pettifogger; orð-snápr, a ‘word-snob,’ babbler, Acts xvii. 18; sem margr snápr hefir svarat hér til, Gþl. 172.II. the pointed end of a gimlet, pen, pencil, or the like, which may be the primitive sense of this word. -
82 scratch
I(Scratch)nounOld scratch дьяволII1. noun1) царапина; to get off with a scratch отделаться царапиной; легко отделаться2) росчерк; пометка; каракули; a scratch of the pen росчерк пера3) почесывание, расчесывание4) скрип; царапанье; чирканье5) sport стартовая черта; to come (up)to the scratchа) подойти к стартовой черте;б) решиться (на что-л.); быть готовым к борьбе; быть в форме;to start from scratchа) sport не иметь преимущества;б) начать все с (самого) начала6) sport участник состязания, не получающий преимущества (тж. scratch man)7) (pl.) vet. мокрец (у лошади)8) насечка, метка9) штрафное касание (в бильярде); fig. счастливая случайность10) = scratch-wigup to scratch на должной высоте; в хорошем виде2. adjective1) случайный2) разношерстный, сборный; собранный наспех; scratch crew (или team, pack) collocation случайно или наспех подобранная спортивная команда; scratch dinner обед, приготовленный на скорую руку, импровизированный обед3) используемый для черновиков, набросков; scratch paper бумага для заметок3. verb1) царапать(ся), скрести(сь); расцарапать, оцарапать;to scratch the surface of smth.а) не проникать глубже поверхности чего-л.;б) относиться поверхностно к чему-л.2) нацарапать (письмо, рисунок)3) чесать(ся); to scratch one's head почесать затылок (тж. перен.)4) рыть когтями5) скрипеть (о пере)6) чиркать7) вычеркивать (из списка участников, кандидатов, тж. scratch off, scratch out, scratch through)8) отказываться (от чего-л.); бросатьscratch alongscratch outscratch togetherscratch upscratch my back and I will scratch yours = услуга за услугу* * *1 (0) скрип2 (a) неумышленный3 (n) деньги; каракуля; накладка из волос; сатана; царапина; черта4 (v) оцарапать; царапать* * *1) царапать(ся), чесать(ся) 2) царапина* * *[ skrætʃ] n. царапина, ссадина; метка, пометка; каракули; почесывание, расчесывание, зуд; скрип; линия старта; участник состязания; росчерк v. царапать, поцарапать; скрипеть, заскрипеть; чесать, чесаться; скрести; выкапывать, рыть когтями; вычеркивать; бросать, отказываться* * *бросатьвычеркиватькаракулиметканабросковнасечканацарапатьотказыватьсяоцарапатьпометкапочесатьпочесатьсяпочесываниерабочийразношерстныйрасцарапатьрасчесываниерасчесыватьросчеркрытьсясборныйскрестискрипскрипетьслучаенслучайныйцарапаньецарапатьцарапатьсяцарапиначесатьчирканьечиркать* * *I сущ. сленг сатана II 1. сущ. 1) а) царапина; перен. небольшая драка б) почесывание в) царапанье, скрип г) удар, влекущий за собой штраф (в бильярде); перен. счастливая случайность 2) а) росчерк, черточка б) спорт стартовая черта в) метка 3) а) спорт участник состязания, не получающий преимущества (тж. scratch man) б) лошадь, снятая со скачек 2. прил. 1) черновой 2) сборный 3) собранный, подобранный без должной подготовки 3. гл. 1) а) царапать(ся) б) чесать(ся) в) рыть когтями, рыться (в земле) г) наносить удар, влекущий за собой штраф (в биллиарде) 2) а) чиркать, черкать; нацарапать, набрасывать (письмо, рисунок) б) скрипеть (о пере) в) вычеркивать; отказываться (от чего-л.) 3) а) зарабатывать, делать деньги б) с трудом наскребать, выкапывать (что бы то ни было) -
83 slinky
прил. облегающий (о платье) изящный;
плавный - * gait плавная походка;
волнующая походка;
неслышные шаги гибкий, тоненький (преимущественно о женщине) облегающий (о платье) ;
в обтяжку - a * evening dress вечернее платье, подчеркивающее фигуру скольжение;
сползание ошибка;
промах - a * of the pen описка - a * of the tongue обмолвка, оговорка - to make a * ошибиться;
дать маху лифчик комбинация детский фартучек плавки наволочка свора, сворка (для охотничьих собак) (морское) слип( морское) стапель (геология) сдвиг;
небольшой сброс( геология) высота сброса( техническое) падение числа оборотов (техническое) пробуксовка > to give smb. the * избегать кого-либо;
ускользнуть (улизнуть) от кого-либо > there is many a * twixt the cup and the lip (пословица) пока стакан не осушил, не говори, что не пролил;
не говори "гоп", пока не перепрыгнешь скользить;
плавно (или быстро) передвигаться - a boat *s through the water лодка скользит по воде - the red sun *ped out of the sea красный диск солнца поднимался над морем - time *s along время бежит( мчится) - just * across to the baker's сбегай-ка в булочную напротив( over) пропустить;
забыть;
отнестись невнимательно - to * over a subject обойти какой-либо вопрос молчанием двигаться тихо, незаметно - mother *ped into the children's room to make sure they were all asleep мать на цыпочках вошла (прокралась) в детскую, чтобы удостовериться, что все дети спят - the mouse *ped into its hole мышь юркнула в нору - she *ped out of the room она выскользнула из комнаты - he *ped out into the road он незаметно прокрался к дороге - he *ped past the door without being seen он незаметно проскользнул мимо двери - to * between the sheets нырнуть в постель вкрадываться - errors have *ped into the text в текст вкрались ошибки - I don't know how the article *ped into the magazine не понимаю, как эта статья проскочила (попала) в журнал проходить незаметно - time *s past время летит сделать (что-либо) тихо и незаметно - he *ped a wink to his brother он незаметно подмигнул брату ускользать;
удирать - to let a chance( an opportunity) * упустить удобный случай( благоприятную возможность) - the power was *ping from them власть ускользала из их рук - money *s through one's fingers деньги так и текут сквозь пальцы - they let him * from them они упустили его - he *ped his pursuers он ускользнул от погони выскальзывать, соскальзывать - the cup *ped out of her hands чашка выскользнула у нее из рук - the books *ped to the floor книги упали на пол - the blanket *ped off a bed одеяло свалилось (сползло) на пол с кровати снимать, стягивать - to * one's (the) ring off one's finger снять кольцо с пальца - the dog *ped his collar собака стянула с себя ошейник( освободилась от ошейника) поскользнуться - my foot *ped я поскользнулся - to * on the ice (on the stairs) поскользнуться на льду (на лестнице) (техническое) скользить, буксовать ошибаться, совершать промах (также * up) - he rarely *s он редко ошибается - he *s now and then in his grammar он иногда делает грамматические ошибки (разговорное) ослабевать, терять силы - he has *ped badly since his heart-attack он очень сдал после сердечного приступа - the old man is *ping старик слабеет (теряет силы) (разговорное) спадать, понижаться - prices have *ped during the past year (американизм) за последний год цены упали (понизились) вывихнуть - he *ped his shoulder он вывихнул плечо освобождать;
сбрасывать - the snake *ped its skin змея сбросила кожу - to * a lock открыть замок отмычкой;
взломать замок ускользать (из памяти и т. п.) - lately things seem to * (away) from me в последнее время я многое стал забывать - the appointment *ped (from) my memory я забыл, что назначил встречу - this point has *ped (from) his attention на этот вопрос он не обратил внимания срываться (с языка, губ) - her name *ped from my lips (from my tongue) ее имя сорвалось у меня с языка - he let * the truth он невольно открыл правду вставить (слово, замечание и т. п.) - to * a cutting remark вставить едкое замечание уклоняться( от удара) (сельскохозяйственное) выкинуть плод( о животных) - the cow *ped her calf корова принесла недоношенного теленка (железнодорожное) отцеплять (вагон) (морское) вытравить( якорную цепь) спускать( собак) переносить не провязывая (петлю - в вязанье) обвести, обойти ( противника - футбол) - to slip from smth., to slip into smth. переходить от одного к другому - he *ped from poetry to prose он перешел от поэзии к прозе - the tango *ped into a waltz танго перешло в вальс - he sometimes *s into dreadful language иногда он вдруг переходит на ругань - to slip smth. into smth. (незаметно, потихоньку) всунуть что-либо куда-либо - to * a coin into smb.'s hand незаметно сунуть кому-либо монету - to * a drawer into its place задвинуть ящик - to slip smth. out of smth. (незаметно, потихоньку) вытащить что-либо откуда-либо - to * papers out of a drawer вытащить бумаги из ящика - to slip into clothes( быстро) одеться - he *ped into his coat он быстро накинул пальто - to slip out of clothes (быстро) сбросить с себя одежду - she *ped out of her shoes and entered the room она тихо сняла туфли и вошла в комнату - to slip smth. over smb. (разговорное) всучить кому-либо что-либо;
обойти, обмануть кого-либо в чем-либо > to * money to smb. дать взятку ("сунуть") кому-либо > to * one's breath( one's wind) испустить дух, умереть > to * one's cable отдать концы, умереть > to let * the dogs of war начать войну > to * one's ways (шотландское) спокойно идти своим путем > to * ont's trolley (сленг) свихнуться > to * a cog (сленг) напортачить, ошибиться длинная узкая полоска - a * of paper полоска (листок) бумаги щепа;
лучина побег, отросток;
черенок;
саженец отпрыск - bastard * внебрачный ребенок маленькое существо - a mere * of a girl совсем девочка;
просто ребенок - an undersized * заморыш стандартное печатное извещение, уведомление, предупреждение - a rejection * (стандартное) письменное отклонение рукописи - the pink * предупреждение об увольнении( на розовой бумаге) бланк, регистрационная карточка - a voting * бланк избирательного бюллетеня - a complaint * карточка с записью жалобы (покупателя и т. п.) (полиграфия) гранка (оттиск) - proofs in * корректура в гранках( американизм) узкая скамья( церковная) (театроведение) кулисы срезать( черенок, побег) сорвать, отломать (также * off) - to * off a flower сорвать цветок - to * off a sprig отломать ветку (специальное) суспензия, взвесь( американизм) скисшее, свернувшееся молоко( техническое) стеклопаста, шликер -
84 pensionieren
v/t pension off; sich pensionieren lassen retire, go into retirement; sich vorzeitig pensionieren lassen take early retirement* * *to pension; to superannuate; to retire* * *pen|si|o|nie|ren [pãzio'niːrən, pãsio'niːrən, pɛnsio'niːrən] ptp pensioniertvtto pension off, to retiresich pensioníéren lassen — to retire
sich vorzeitig pensioníéren lassen — to take early retirement
* * *1) (to allow to retire, or to dismiss, with a pension: They pensioned him off when they found a younger man for the job.) pension off2) (to retire (a person) from employment because of old age, especially with a pension.) superannuate* * *pen·si·o·nie·ren *[pãzi̯oˈni:rən, pɛnzi̯oˈni:rən]vt▪ pensioniert werden to be pensioned offvorzeitig pensioniert werden to be given early retirement* * *transitives Verb pension off; retiresich [vorzeitig] pensionieren lassen — retire [early]; take [early] retirement
* * *pensionieren v/t pension off;sich pensionieren lassen retire, go into retirement;sich vorzeitig pensionieren lassen take early retirement* * *transitives Verb pension off; retiresich [vorzeitig] pensionieren lassen — retire [early]; take [early] retirement
* * *v.to retire v.to superannuate v. -
85 falta
f.1 lack (carencia).hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of worka falta de in the absence ofpor falta de for want o lack offue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidencees una falta de educación it's bad mannerses una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect2 absence (ausencia).nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absenceechar en falta algo/a alguien to notice that something/somebody is missing; (notar la ausencia de) to miss something/somebody (echar de menos)sin falta without failel lunes sin falta on Monday without fail3 fault.sacarle faltas a alguien/algo to find fault with somebody/somethingfalta de ortografía spelling mistake4 foul (sport) (infracción).lanzar o sacar una falta to take a free kickfalta libre directa direct free kick offensefalta personal personal foul5 offense (law).falta grave/leve serious/minor offense6 missed period.7 shortcoming, lapse, foul, failing.8 need, want.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: faltar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: faltar.* * *1 (carencia) lack2 (escasez) shortage3 (ausencia) absence4 (error) mistake5 (defecto) fault, defect6 (mala acción) misdeed7 MEDICINA missed period8 DERECHO misdemeanour (US misdemeanor)\a falta de... for want of..., for lack of...coger a alguien en falta to catch somebody outechar en falta to misshacer falta to be necessaryno hace falta que... there is no need for...pillar a alguien en falta to catch somebody outponer falta a alguien to mark somebody absentpor falta de...→ link=a a falta desacar faltas a to find fault withsacar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kicksin falta without failtirar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kick¡falta hacía! and about time too!falta de educación bad manners pluralfalta de pago nonpayment* * *noun f.1) lack, want2) fault, error3) foul* * *SF1) (=carencia)a) [de recursos, información, control, acuerdo] lacklos candidatos demostraron en el examen su absoluta falta de preparación — in the exam the candidates revealed their total lack of preparation
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falta de respeto — disrespect, lack of respectla falta de respeto por las ideas de los demás — disrespect o lack of respect for other people's ideas
¡qué falta de respeto! — how rude!
b)• a falta de — in the absence of, for want of
a falta de información fiable, nos limitamos a repetir los rumores — in the absence of reliable information, we can merely repeat the rumours, we can merely repeat the rumours, for want of reliable information
a falta de champán para celebrarlo, beberemos cerveza — as we don't have any champagne to celebrate with, we'll drink beer
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a falta de un término/sistema mejor — for want of a better term/system•
a falta de tres minutos para el final — three minutes from the endc)• por falta de — for lack of
d)•
echar algo/a algn en falta — to miss sth/sbeducación 3)durante el festival se echaron en falta a las grandes estrellas — the big names were missing from the festival
2)• hacer falta, me hace mucha falta un coche — I really o badly * need a car
no nos hace falta nada — we've got everything we need, we don't need anything else
¡falta hacía! — and about time too!
si hace falta, voy — if necessary, I'll go, if need be, I'll go
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hacer falta hacer algo, para ser enfermero hace falta tener vocación — you have to be dedicated to be a nurseno hace falta ser un experto para llegar a esa conclusión — you don't need to be an expert to reach that conclusion
¡hace falta ser tonto para no darse cuenta! — you have to be pretty stupid not to realize!
hace falta que el agua esté hirviendo — the water must be o needs to be boiling
si hace falta que os echemos una mano, llamadnos — if you need us to give you a hand, give us a call
ni falta que hace iró —
-¿te han invitado al concierto? -no, ni falta que me hace — "haven't they invited you to the concert?" - "no, and I couldn't care less" *
3) (Escol) (=ausencia) absence•
poner falta a algn — to mark sb absent, put sb down as absent4) (=infracción)a) (Jur) offence, offense (EEUU)•
falta grave — serious offence, serious offense (EEUU), serious misconduct•
falta leve — minor offence, minor offense (EEUU), misdemeanour, misdemeanor (EEUU)b) (Ftbl, Balonmano) foul; (Tenis) faultha sido falta — it was a foul o fault
va a sacar la falta — (Ftbl) he's going to take the free kick; (Balonmano) he's going to take the free throw
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cometer una falta contra algn — to foul sb•
lanzamiento de falta — (Ftbl) free kick5) (=fallo) [de persona] shortcoming, fault; [de máquina, producto] flaw, fault•
sacar faltas a algn — to point out sb's shortcomings, find fault with sb•
sin falta — without fail6) [por estar embarazada] missed period* * *1) (carencia, ausencia)falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something
es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it
a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none
echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing
2) ( inasistencia) tb3) ( de la menstruación) missed period4)hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)
5) (infracción, omisión) offense*una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*
fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out
6) ( defecto)sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something
7) (Dep)a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) faultb) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex. Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex. By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex. Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.Ex. Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.----* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* falta de = lack of.* falta de acceso = unavailability.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* falta de actualidad = datedness.* falta de adecuación = misfit.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falta de alineación = misalignment.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.* falta de certeza = uncertainty.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.* falta de comunicación = poor communication.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* falta de concienciación = unawareness.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.* falta de control = dirty data.* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.* falta de coordinación = misalignment.* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.* falta de dirección = indirection.* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* falta de espacio = tightness of space.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* falta de fondos = underfunding.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* falta de honradez = dishonesty.* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* falta de información = lack of information.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* falta de moderación = intemperance.* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.* falta de notoriedad = low profile.* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.* falta de peso = underweight.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.* falta de renovación = non-renewal.* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].* falta de resolución = procrastination.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falta de seriedad = flippancy.* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.* falta de unión = disunity.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* que falta = missing.* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sin falta = without fail.* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.* ver faltas en = see + faults in.* * *1) (carencia, ausencia)falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something
es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it
a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none
echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing
2) ( inasistencia) tb3) ( de la menstruación) missed period4)hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)
5) (infracción, omisión) offense*una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*
fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out
6) ( defecto)sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something
7) (Dep)a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) faultb) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex: Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.Ex: Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* falta de = lack of.* falta de acceso = unavailability.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* falta de actualidad = datedness.* falta de adecuación = misfit.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falta de alineación = misalignment.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.* falta de certeza = uncertainty.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.* falta de comunicación = poor communication.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* falta de concienciación = unawareness.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.* falta de control = dirty data.* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.* falta de coordinación = misalignment.* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.* falta de dirección = indirection.* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* falta de espacio = tightness of space.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* falta de fondos = underfunding.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* falta de honradez = dishonesty.* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* falta de información = lack of information.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* falta de moderación = intemperance.* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.* falta de notoriedad = low profile.* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.* falta de peso = underweight.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.* falta de renovación = non-renewal.* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].* falta de resolución = procrastination.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falta de seriedad = flippancy.* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.* falta de unión = disunity.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* que falta = missing.* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sin falta = without fail.* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.* ver faltas en = see + faults in.* * *A (carencia, ausencia) falta DE algo lack OF sthpor falta de fondos owing to a lack of fundsno se pudo terminar por falta de tiempo we could not finish it because we ran out of time o we did not have enough time o owing to lack of timefalta de personal staff shortagees por la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it¿por qué no vienes? — no es por falta de ganas why don't you come? — it's not that I don't want tosiente mucho la falta de su hijo she misses her son terriblya falta de un nombre mejor for want of a better namea falta de información más detallada in the absence of more detailed informationa falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or ( Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas half a loaf is better than noneechar algo en falta: aquí lo que se echa en falta es un poco de formalidad what's needed around here is a more serious attitudeechó en falta algunas de sus alhajas she realized some of her jewelry was missingse echará mucho en falta su aporte her contribution will be greatly missedB (inasistencia) absencele pusieron falta they marked her down as absenttienes más de 30 faltas you have been absent over 30 timessin falta without failC (de la menstruación) missed periodes la segunda falta I've missed two periodsDhacer falta: hace falta mucha paciencia para tratar con él you need a lot of patience to deal with himno hace falta que se queden los dos there's no need for both of you to stay¡hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!le hace falta descansar he needs to resta ver si te cortas el pelo, que buena falta te hace ( fam); it's high time o it's about time you got your hair cut ( colloq)me haces mucha falta (te necesito) I need you very much; (te echo de menos) ( AmL) I miss you terribly, I miss you very muchnos hace tanta falta como los perros en misa ( fam); that's all we need, we need it like we need a hole in the head ( colloq)E (infracción, omisión) offense*incurrir en una falta grave to commit a serious misdemeanor*fue una falta de respeto contestarle así it was very rude o disrespectful of you to answer him like thatagarrar or coger a algn en falta to catch sb outCompuestos:es una falta de educación poner los codos sobre la mesa it's bad manners to put your elbows on the table( Der) (minor) bodily harmacusar a algn de falta de lesiones to accuse sb of causing bodily harmspelling mistakenonpaymentF ( Dep)1 (infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (— en tenis) faultel árbitro pitó falta the referee gave o awarded a foul2 (tiro libre — en fútbol) free kick; (— en balonmano) free throw* * *
Del verbo faltar: ( conjugate faltar)
falta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
falta
faltar
falta sustantivo femenino
1 (carencia, ausencia) falta de algo ‹de interés/dinero› lack of sth;
es la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it;
fue una falta de respeto it was very rude of you/him/her/them;
eso es una falta de educación that's bad manners;
a falta de más información in the absence of more information
2 ( inasistencia) tb
le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent
3a)◊ hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay;
si hace falta … if necessary …;
hacen falta dos vasos más we need two more glasses;
le hace falta descansar he/she needs to restb)
4 ( defecto) fault;
sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo to find fault with sth;
falta de ortografía spelling mistake
5 (Dep)
(— en tenis) fault
(— en balonmano) free throw
faltar ( conjugate faltar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ ¿quién falta? who's missing?;
(en colegio, reunión) who's absent?;
a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cupb) ( no haber suficiente):
nos faltó tiempo we didn't have enough timec) ( hacer falta):
les falta cariño they need affection
2 ( quedar):◊ yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;
nos falta poco para terminar we're almost finished;
me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book;
solo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out;
falta poco para Navidad it's not long until Christmas;
faltan cinco minutos para que empiece there are five minutes to go before it starts;
¡no faltaba más! ( respuesta — a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!;
(— a una petición) of course, certainly;
(— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!
3a) ( no asistir):◊ te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;
falta a algo ‹ al colegio› to be absent from sth;
‹ a una cita› to miss sth;
ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twiceb) ( no cumplir):
¡no me faltes al respeto! don't be rude to me
falta sustantivo femenino
1 lack: se perdió la cosecha por falta de lluvia, the harvest was lost through lack of rain
2 (ausencia) absence: no notaron su falta, they didn't miss him
3 (imperfección) fault, defect: tiene faltas de ortografía, he made some spelling mistakes
4 Jur misdemeanour
5 Dep Ftb foul
Ten fault
♦ Locuciones: echar algo/a alguien en falta, to miss sthg/sb
hacer falta, to be necessary: (nos) hace falta un reloj, we need a watch
no hace falta que lo veas, there is no need for you to see it
sin falta, without fail
faltar verbo intransitivo
1 (estar ausente) to be missing: falta el jefe, the boss is missing
2 (no tener) to be lacking: le falta personalidad, he lacks personality
3 (restar) to be left: aún falta para la Navidad, it's a long time until Christmas
faltó poco para que ganaran, they very nearly won
no falta nada por hacer, there's nothing more to be done
sólo me falta el último capítulo por leer, I've only got the last chapter to read
4 (no acudir) tu hermano faltó a la cita, your brother didn't turn up/come
5 (incumplir) eso es faltar a la verdad, that is not telling the truth
faltar uno a su palabra, to break one's word
6 (insultar) faltar a alguien, to be rude to someone: ¡sin faltar!, don't be rude!
(ofender) no era mi intención faltarte al respeto, I didn't mean to be rude to you
♦ Locuciones: ¡lo que faltaba!, that's all it needed!
¡no faltaba más!, (but) of course!
' falta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acrecentar
- adolecer
- ante
- apagada
- apagado
- apercibirse
- apuro
- área
- atonía
- bajeza
- bastarse
- cachondeo
- calor
- carencia
- cometer
- deberse
- debilidad
- delicadeza
- desenfreno
- desgana
- desprecio
- desvergüenza
- dimanar
- distracción
- echar
- educación
- enervar
- enjuagar
- error
- estrechez
- evidenciar
- faltar
- flojedad
- hígado
- incorrección
- informalidad
- injusticia
- inquietud
- inseguridad
- insignificancia
- lastre
- ligereza
- linier
- naturalidad
- ñoñería
- ñoñez
- orden
- osadía
- oscuridad
- pecado
English:
absence
- amiss
- antibiotic
- application
- badly
- carry on
- catch out
- close down
- coordination
- dark
- deficiency
- deprivation
- difference
- diffidence
- disagreement
- disrespect
- fail
- failing
- failure
- fall through
- fault
- folding
- foul
- half-heartedness
- hate
- if
- impurity
- infringement
- joblessness
- lack
- liability
- marble
- microphone
- miss
- missing
- mistake
- muscle
- nearly
- necessary
- need
- news
- numb
- off
- out of
- persuasion
- practice
- practise
- remain
- remorselessness
- self-doubt
* * *falta nf1. [ausencia] absence;[carencia] lack; [escasez] shortage;nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absence;estos animales tienen falta de cariño these animals suffer from a lack of affection;en estos momentos hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of work at the moment;la falta de agua impide el desarrollo de la región water is in short supply in the region, something which is holding back its development;estoy cometiendo muchos errores, es la falta de costumbre I'm making a lot of mistakes, I'm out of practice;fue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidence;ha sido una falta de delicadeza decirle eso it was tactless of you to say that to him;es una falta de educación it's bad manners;es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect;a falta de in the absence of;a falta de un sitio mejor, podríamos ir a la playa in the absence of anywhere better, we could always go to the beach;echar en falta algo/a alguien [notar la ausencia de] to notice that sth/sb is missing;[echar de menos] to miss sth/sb;no fuimos de vacaciones por falta de dinero we didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough money;si no voy contigo no es por falta de ganas if I don't go with you, it isn't because I don't want to;sin falta without fail;hemos de entregar este proyecto el lunes sin falta this project has to be handed in on Monday without fail;a falta de pan, buenas son tortas: no es lo ideal, pero a falta de pan, buenas son tortas it's not ideal, but it will have to do for want of anything better2.hacer falta [ser necesario] to be necessary;me hace falta suerte I need some luck;me haces mucha falta I really need you;si hiciera falta, llámanos if necessary, call us;¡hace falta ser caradura!, ¡volver a pedirme dinero! what a nerve, asking me for money again!;espero que lo traten con disciplina, que buena falta le hace I hope they are strict with him, he certainly needs it o it's high time someone was;no va a venir, ni falta que hace she isn't coming, not that anyone cares3. [no asistencia] absence;me han puesto dos faltas este mes I was marked absent twice this monthfalta de asistencia absence4. [imperfección] fault;[defecto de fábrica] defect, flaw;sacarle faltas a algo/alguien to find fault with sth/sb5. [infracción] misdemeanour, offence;[incumplimiento] breach; [error] mistake;una falta contra la disciplina a breach of discipline;falta grave/leve serious/minor misdemeanour o offence;he tenido tres faltas en el dictado I made three mistakes in my dictationfalta de ortografía spelling mistake; Com falta de pago non-payment [en tenis] fault;señalar una falta to give o award a free kickfalta antideportiva [en baloncesto] unsportsmanlike foul;falta libre directa direct free kick offence;falta libre indirecta indirect free kick offence;falta personal [en baloncesto] personal foul;falta de pie [en tenis] foot fault;falta de saque [en tenis] service fault;falta técnica [en baloncesto] technical foulmarcar de falta to score from a free kick;falta libre directa direct free kick;falta libre indirecta indirect free kick8. [en la menstruación] missed period;ha tenido ya dos faltas she has missed two periods* * *f1 ( escasez) lack, want;falta de lack of, shortage of;a opor falta de due to o for lack of;through lack of time;por falta de capital for lack of capital2 ( error) mistake;sin faltas perfect3 ( ausencia) absence;echar en falta a alguien miss s.o.hacerle falta a alguien foul s.o.;cometer doble falta double-faultlanzar una falta take a free kick;marcar de falta score from a free kick;pitar falta blow one’s whistle for a free kick6:hacer falta be necessary;buena falta le hace it’s about time;no me hace falta I don’t need it;ni falta que hace he/it won’t be missed, he’s/it’s no great loss7:sin falta without fail* * *falta nf1) carencia: lackhacer falta: to be lacking, to be needed2) defecto: defect, fault, error3) : offense, misdemeanor4) : foul (in basketball), fault (in tennis)* * *falta n1. (carencia, escasez) lack / shortage2. (ausencia) absence3. (error) mistake4. (acción censurable) offence5. (en fútbol, baloncesto) foul6. (en tenis) faultno hace falta que vengas you don't need to come / there's no need for you to come -
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tenir [t(ə)niʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 22━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tenir fait partie d'une locution comme tenir compagnie, tenir chaud, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <b. ( = maintenir dans un certain état) to keepc. ( = gérer) [+ hôtel, magasin, comptes, maison, ménage] to keepd. ( = détenir) to have• si je le tenais ! just let me get my hands on him!• parfait, je tiens mon article great, now I have my article• qu'est-ce qu'il tient ! (inf) ( = il est ivre) he's plastered (inf!) ; ( = il est idiot) he's such an idiot!e. ( = contrôler) [+ enfant, classe] to have under controlf. ( = organiser) [+ séance, réunion, conférence] to hold• il tenait sa droite [conducteur] he was keeping to the righth. ( = contenir) [récipient] to hold• avec tout ce travail, est-ce qu'il pourra tenir le coup ? with all that work will he be able to cope?j. ( = respecter) [+ promesse, pari, planning] to keep tok. (locutions)► tenir qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to regard sb/sth as• elle le tient pour responsable de l'accident she holds him responsible for the accident► tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb• tiens, voilà mon frère ! oh, there's my brother!• tiens, tiens ! well, well!2. <a. ( = rester en place) [objet fixe, nœud, clou] to hold ; [objets empilés, échafaudage] to stay up• la branche est cassée mais elle tient encore the branch is broken but it's still attached to the treeb. ( = durer) [accord, beau temps, coiffure] to hold ; [couleur] to be fast ; [mariage, fleurs] to last• ça tient toujours, notre pique-nique ? (inf) is our picnic still on?c. ( = résister) to hold out• il fait trop chaud, on ne tient plus ici it's too hot - we can't stand it here any longer• à cette table, on peut tenir à huit this table can seat eight3. <• tenir à ( = être attaché à) [+ réputation, opinion de qn] to care about ; [+ objet, personne] to be fond of ; ( = avoir pour cause) to be due to• tu veux aller au cinéma ? -- je n'y tiens pas do you want to go to the cinema? -- not particularly• il tient à ce que nous sachions... he is anxious that we should know...• tu viens avec nous ? -- si tu y tiens are you coming with us? -- if you really want me to• à quoi ça tient ? why is that?• tenir de ( = ressembler à) [+ parent] to take after4. <( = dépendre de) to depend► qu'à cela ne tienne ! no problem!5. <b. ( = être dans une position) se tenir debout to be standing up• redresse-toi, tu te tiens mal stand up straight, you're slouchingc. ( = se conduire) to behave• il n'a qu'à bien se tenir ! he'd better behave himself!d. ( = avoir lieu) [conférence, réunion] to be held ; [festival] to take placee. ( = être cohérent) [raisonnement] to hold togetherf. (locutions)► tiens-toi bien ! wait till you hear the next bit!• tu sais combien elle a gagné ? tiens-toi bien: 3 millions ! do you know how much she won? you won't believe it! - 3 million!► s'en tenir à ( = se limiter à) to confine o.s. to ; ( = se satisfaire de) to content o.s. with• je sais à quoi m'en tenir sur son compte I know the sort of man he is► se tenir pour ( = se considérer comme)• tenez-vous-le pour dit ! (avertissement) you've been warned!* * *təniʀ
1.
1) ( serrer) to holdtiens! — ( voici) here you are!; ( écoute-moi) look!
tiens! c'est pour toi — ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!
2) ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [somebody] under control3) Armée to hold4) ( avoir attrapé) to holdje te tiens! — I've caught ou got you!
pendant que je te tiens — fig whilst I've got you
tenir une grippe — (colloq) to have flu GB ou the flu US
5) ( posséder) to have [renseignements]6) ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi]; to run [boutique, maison, journal]; to be in charge of [standard, bureau d'accueil]7) ( garder) to keep‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ — ‘keep out of reach of children’
tenir une note — Musique to hold a note
8) ( conserver une position)9) ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]10) ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]11) ( résister)tenir la mer — [navire] to be seaworthy
tenir le coup — (physiquement, moralement) to hold out
tenir le choc — [matériel] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain
12) ( contenir) to hold [quantité, litres]13) ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]14) ( considérer)tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour responsable — to hold somebody/something responsible
2.
tenir à verbe transitif indirecttenir à — to be fond of, to like
tenir à sa réputation/à la vie — to value one's reputation/one's life
2) ( vouloir)3) ( être dû à)
3.
tenir de verbe transitif indirect1) ( ressembler à)il a de qui tenir — (colloq) you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from
2) ( s'apparenter à)
4.
verbe intransitif1) ( rester en place) [attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick (à to); [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in2) ( résister)tenir (bon) — ( surmonter les conditions) to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on; Armée to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on
tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion — to last without cigarettes till the end of the meeting
il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne — (colloq) there's no question of watching television
3) ( durer)la couleur n'a pas tenu — the colour [BrE] has faded
4) ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; [alibi] to stand up5) ( être contenu) [personnes, objets] to fit ( dans into)tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur — to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough ( dans for)
5.
se tenir verbe pronominal1) ( soi-même) to hold2) ( l'un l'autre)3) ( s'accrocher) to hold ontiens-toi or tenez-vous bien — (colloq) fig prepare yourself for a shock
4) ( demeurer)se tenir accroupi/allongé — to be squatting/stretched out
se tenir tranquille — ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself
se tenir immobile — ( debout) to stand still
5) ( se comporter) to behave6) ( avoir une posture)se tenir bien/mal — to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture
tiens-toi droit! — ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!
7) ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held8) ( être liés) [événements] to fit together9) ( être cohérent) [raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together10) ( se considérer)tenez-vous le pour dit! — (colloq) I don't want to have to tell you again!
11) ( être fidèle)12) ( se limiter)
6.
verbe impersonnel
7.
tiens exclamation oh!tiens (donc), vous voilà! — oh, there you are!
tiens, vous croyez? — do you think so?
tiens donc! — iron fancy that!
tiens tiens (tiens)! — well, well!
* * *t(ə)niʀ1. vt1) (avec sa main) to holdTu peux tenir la lampe, s'il te plaît? — Can you hold the torch, please?
Il tenait un enfant par la main. — He was holding a child by the hand.
2) (= gérer) [magasin, hôtel] to run3) [promesse, engagement] to keep4) (= considérer)5) (= occuper)6) (= résister à)7) (= garder, maintenir)Tenez votre chien en laisse. — Keep your dog on the lead.
8) (= avoir reçu)tenir qch de qn [histoire] — to have heard sth from sb, [qualité, défaut] to have inherited sth from sb, to have got sth from sb
2. vi1) (= ne pas se défaire) [noeud, joint] to hold2) (= ne pas disparaître) [neige, gel] to last3) (= résister) (= survivre) to survivetiens, voilà le stylo! — there's the pen!
5) (exclamatif)Tiens, c'est Alain là-bas! — Look, that's Alain over there!
6)tenir à [ami, objet] — to be attached to, to care for
Il tient beaucoup à elle. — He's very attached to her., (= avoir pour cause) to be due to, to stem from, (= dépendre de)
tenir à faire — to really want to do, to be determined to do
Elle tient à y aller. — She's determined to go.
7)tenir de (= relever de) — to partake of, (= ressembler à) to take after
Il tient de son père. — He takes after his father.
* * *tenir verb table: venirA vtr1 ( serrer) to hold [objet, personne, animal]; tiens-moi ça hold this (for me); tiens-moi hold me; tiens-moi la main hold my hand; tenir qn par la main/le bras to hold sb's hand/arm; tenir un enfant contre sa poitrine to hold a child to one's breast; tenir qch à la main/dans ses mains to hold sth in one's hand/in one's hands; tenir un couteau par le manche to hold a knife by the handle; tenir la rampe to hold onto the banister; tenir son chien to hold one's dog; tenir fermement qch to hold sth firmly ou tightly; tenir qch serré sous le bras to hold sth firmly ou tightly under one's arm; tiens!, tenez! ( voici) here you are!; ( écoutez-moi) look!; tiens! c'est pour toi ( voici un cadeau) here, it's for you; ( voici une gifle) take that!; si je le tenais! if I could get or lay my hands on him!; bien tenir to hold on to [portefeuille, chien]; faire tenir une lettre/un message à qn† to dispatch a letter/a message to sb; ⇒ deux;2 ( avoir sous son contrôle) to keep [sb] under control [élèves, enfants]; tenir sa classe to control one's class well; tenir son cheval Équit to keep one's horse well in hand; il nous tient he's got a hold on us;3 Mil (occuper, contrôler) to hold [colline, pont, ville]; tenir la première place Sport to be in first place;4 ( avoir attrapé) to hold [animal, coupable, meurtrier]; je te tiens! I've caught ou got you!; pendant que je te tiens fig whilst I've got you; tenir une grippe○ to have flu GB ou the flu US;5 ( posséder) to have [preuves, renseignements]; il tient le sujet de son prochain roman he's got the subject of his next novel; tenir qch de qn to get sth from sb [trait physique, caractère, information]; il tient ses yeux bleus de son père he gets his blue eyes from his father; il tient ses informations d'un ami he got his information from a friend; je tiens cette nouvelle de Paul I got this news from Paul; d'où or de qui tenez-vous ce renseignement? where did you get that information?; d'où tenez-vous cette certitude? what makes you so certain?; elle tient ses bijoux de sa mère she inherited her jewels from her mother;6 ( avoir la charge de) to hold [emploi, poste, assemblée]; to run [café, boutique, maison, journal, municipalité]; to be in charge of, to be on duty on [standard, bureau d'accueil]; bien tenir sa maison to keep one's house spick and span; tenir la comptabilité to keep the books;7 ( garder) to keep; tenir qn occupé to keep sb busy; tenir sa chambre propre to keep one's room tidy; tenir les aliments au frais to keep food in a cool place; ‘tenir hors de portée des enfants’ ‘keep out of reach of children’; tenir un accord secret to keep an agreement secret; tenir la porte fermée to keep the door closed; tenir une note Mus to hold a note; tenir un article† to carry an item; tenir les cours† Fin to maintain prices;8 ( conserver une position) tenir sa tête droite/immobile to hold one's head upright/still; tenir les bras écartés to hold one's arms apart; tenir les mains/les bras en l'air to hold up one's hands/one's arms; tenir les yeux ouverts/baissés to keep one's eyes open/lowered; tenir les poings serrés to keep one's fists clenched;9 ( maintenir en place) to hold down [chargement]; to hold up [pantalon, chaussettes]; tenir la porte fermée avec son pied to hold the door shut with one's foot;10 ( ne pas s'écarter de) to keep to [trajectoire]; to keep [rythme] ; tenir sa droite/sa gauche to keep to the right/to the left; tenir le large to stay in open waters;11 ( résister) ne pas tenir la comparaison not to bear comparison; tenir l'eau to be waterproof; tenir la mer [navire] to be seaworthy; tenir le coup (physiquement, moralement) to hold out; tenir le choc lit [matériel, appareil, verre] to withstand the impact; [personne] to stand the strain;12 ( contenir) to hold [quantité]; tenir vingt litres to hold twenty litresGB; ma voiture ne tient que deux personnes there's room for only two people in my car;13 ( occuper) [objet] to take up [espace, place, volume]; [personne] to hold [rôle, position]; tenir peu de place not to take up much room; tenir la place de deux personnes to take up as much room as two people; le monument tient le centre de la place the monument stands in the centreGB of the square;14 ( considérer) tenir qch pour sacré to hold sth sacred; tenir qn pour responsable to hold sb responsible; je le tiens pour un lâche I consider him (to be) a coward; je tiens mes renseignements pour exacts I consider my information to be correct; tenir qn pour mort to give sb up for dead; tenir pour certain que to regard it as certain that.B tenir à vtr ind1 ( avoir de l'attachement pour) tenir à to be fond of, to like [personne, objet]; tenir à sa réputation/à la vie to value one's reputation/one's life; il tient à son argent he can't bear to be parted from his money; tenir à son indépendance to like one's independence; tenir au corps [aliment] to be nourishing;2 ( vouloir) j'y tiens I insist; si vous y tenez if you insist; tenir à faire to want to do; elle tient à vous parler she insists on speaking to you; je ne tiens pas à faire I'd rather not do; tenir à ce que qn fasse to insist that sb should do; je ne tiens pas à ce qu'elle fasse I'd rather she didn't do; je tiens beaucoup à la revoir I'd really like to see her again; il tient à rentrer avant la nuit he's anxious to get home before dark; nous tenons absolument à vous avoir à dîner bientôt you really must come to dinner soon; ne reste pas si tu n'y tiens pas don't stay if you don't want to;3 ( être dû à) tenir à to be due to; la mauvaise récolte tient au manque d'eau the poor harvest is due to a lack of water; tes erreurs tiennent à ton inexpérience your mistakes are due to your lack of experience.C tenir de vtr ind1 ( ressembler à) tenir de to take after; tenir de sa mère/son père to take after one's mother/one's father; il a de qui tenir○ you can (just) see who he takes after ou where he gets it from; de qui peut-elle tenir pour être si méchante? where does she get her nastiness from?;D vi1 ( rester en place) [clou, attache, corde, étagère, barrage, soufflé] to hold; [timbre, colle, sparadrap] to stick; [assemblage, bandage] to stay in place; [coiffure] to stay tidy; [mise en plis] to stay in; tenir au mur avec de la colle/des épingles ( adhérer) to stick to the wall with glue/pins; tenir sur une jambe/un pied to stand on one leg/one foot; ces chaussures ne me tiennent pas aux pieds these shoes won't stay on my feet;2 ( résister) tenir (bon) ( surmonter les conditions) [personne, matériel] to hold out; ( refuser de capituler) gén to hang on, to hold out; Mil to hold out; ( ne pas relâcher sa prise) [personne] to hang on; tenir sans cigarettes jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to last ou go without cigarettes till the end of the meeting; tenir jusqu'à la fin de la réunion to hold out until the end of the meeting; tenir économiquement to hold ou last out in economic terms; j'espère que ma voiture va tenir (bon) I hope my car will last out; on a voulu me renvoyer mais j'ai tenu (bon) they wanted to fire me but I hung on; je ne peux plus (y) tenir I can't stand it any longer; il n'y a pas de télévision qui tienne○ there's no question of watching television;3 ( durer) le plan tient-il toujours? is the plan still on?; leur mariage tient encore their marriage is still holding together; le soleil n'a pas tenu longtemps the sun didn't last long; la neige tient/ne tient pas the snow is settling/is not settling; les fleurs n'ont pas tenu the flowers didn't last long; la couleur n'a pas tenu the colourGB has faded; tenir au lavage [couleur] not to run in the wash GB ou laundry US;4 ( rester valable) [théorie, argument] to hold good; ton alibi ne tient plus your alibi no longer stands up; ‘ça tient toujours pour demain?’ ‘is it still all right for tomorrow?’;5 ( être contenu) [personnes, véhicule, meubles, objets] to fit (dans into); mes vêtements tiendront dans une valise my clothes will fit into one suitcase; tenir à six dans une voiture to fit six into a car; faire tenir six personnes dans une voiture to fit six people into a car; mon article tient en trois pages my article takes up only three pages; tenir en hauteur/largeur/longueur to be short enough/narrow enough/short enough (dans for); tenir en hauteur dans une pièce to fit into a room (heightwise); ne pas tenir en hauteur/largeur/longeur to be too tall/wide/long (dans for); ne pas tenir en largeur dans un espace to be too wide for a space.E se tenir vpr1 ( soi-même) [personne] to hold [tête, ventre, bras]; se tenir la tête de douleur to hold one's head in pain; se tenir la tête à deux mains to hold one's head in one's hands;2 ( l'un l'autre) se tenir par le bras [personnes] to be arm in arm; ils se tenaient par la taille they had their arms around each other's waists; se tenir par la main [personnes] to hold hands;3 ( s'accrocher) to hold on; se tenir par les pieds to hold on with one's feet; se tenir à une branche/à la rampe to hold onto a branch/onto the banisters; se tenir d'une main à qch to hold onto sth with one hand; tiens-toi or tenez-vous bien○ fig prepare yourself for a shock;4 ( demeurer) se tenir accroupi/allongé/penché/courbé/à genoux to be squatting/stretched out/leaning/bent over/kneeling; se tenir au milieu/à la porte ( debout) to be standing in the middle/at the door; se tenir caché/sans bouger/au chaud to stay hidden/still/in the warm; se tenir prêt to be ready; se tenir tranquille ( immobile) to keep still; ( silencieux) to keep quiet; ( dans la légalité) to behave oneself; se tenir immobile ( debout) to stand still;5 ( se comporter) to behave; se tenir bien/mal to behave well/badly; savoir se tenir to know how to behave; tiens-toi bien! behave yourself!;6 ( avoir une posture) se tenir droit or bien/mal to have (a) good posture/(a) bad posture; tiens-toi droit! ( debout) stand up straight!; ( assis) sit straight!;7 ( avoir lieu) [manifestation, exposition] to be held; la réunion se tiendra au Caire the meeting will be held in Cairo;8 ( être liés) [événements] to fit together;9 ( être cohérent) [exposé, raisonnement, œuvre] to hold together; il n'y a rien à dire, tout se tient there's nothing to be said, it all holds together; ça se tient it makes sense;10 ( se considérer) se tenir pour to consider oneself to be; je me tiens pour satisfait des résultats I consider myself to be satisfied with the results; tenez-vous le pour dit○! I don't want to have to tell you again!;11 ( être fidèle) s'en tenir à to stand by; je m'en tiendrai à ma promesse/notre accord/leur décision I will stand by my promise/our agreement/their decision;12 ( se limiter) s'en tenir à to keep to; s'en tenir au minimum/au sujet to keep to a minimum/to the point; s'en tenir aux ordres to stick to orders; s'en tenir là to leave it there; ne pas savoir à quoi s'en tenir avec qn/qch not to know what to make of sb/sth.F v impers il ne tient qu'à toi de partir it's up to you to decide whether to leave; qu'à cela ne tienne! never mind!G tiens excl oh!; tiens (donc), vous voilà! oh, there you are!; tiens, je parie que c'est ta mère! oh! I bet it's your mother; tiens, vous croyez? do you think so?; tiens, tu es invité aussi? oh! so you've been invited as well?; tiens, tu n'étais pas au courant? didn't you know?; tiens donc! iron fancy that!; tiens tiens (tiens)! well, well!en tenir pour qn to have a crush on sb.[tənir] verbe transitifA.[AVOIR DANS LES MAINS]1. [retenir] to hold (on to)je tenais mal la bouteille et elle m'a échappé I wasn't holding the bottle tightly enough and it slipped2. [manier] to holdtu tiens mal ta raquette/ton arc you're not holding your racket/your bow properlyB.[CONSERVER]tiens-lui la porte, il est chargé hold the door open for him, he's got his hands full2. [garder - note] to hold‘tenez votre droite’a. [sur la route] ‘keep (to the) right’b. [sur un Escalator] ‘keep to the right’4. (Belgique) [collectionner] to collectC.[POSSÉDER]1. [avoir reçu]tenir quelque chose de quelqu'un [par hérédité] to get something from somebody[avoir à sa merci] to have gotah, ah, petit coquin, je te tiens! got you, you little devil!si je tenais celui qui a défoncé ma portière! just let me get ou lay my hands on whoever smashed in my car door!elle m'a tenu une heure avec ses histoires de divorce I had to listen to her going on about her divorce for a whole hourpendant que je vous tiens (au téléphone), pourrais-je vous demander un service? since I'm speaking to you (on the phone), may I ask you a favour?3. [détenir - indice, information, preuve] to have ; [ - contrat] to have, to have won ; [ - réponse, solution] to have (found) ou gottenir quelque chose de [l'apprendre] to have (got) something fromil a eu des troubles psychologiques — de qui tenez-vous cela? he's had psychological problems — who told you that?nous tenons de source sûre/soviétique que... we have it on good authority/we hear from Soviet sources that...tenir quelque chose de [le tirer de]: je tiens mon autorité de l'État I derive my power from the stateelle en tient une couche! (familier) she's as thick as two short planks (UK), what a dumb bell! (US)il en tient une bonne ce soir (familier) he's had a skinful (UK) ou he's three sheets to the wind tonightb. [il est ivre] he's really plastered!4. [transmettre]nous vous ferons tenir une copie des documents (soutenu) we will make sure you receive a copy of the documentsD.[CONTRÔLER, AVOIR LA RESPONSABILITÉ DE]1. [avoir prise sur, dominer] to holdquand la colère le tient, il peut être dangereux he can be dangerous when he's angryla jalousie le tenait jealousy had him in its grip, he was gripped by jealousy[avoir de l'autorité sur - classe, élève] to (keep under) controltenir la caisse to be at the cash desk, to be the cashierelle tient la rubrique artistique à "Madame" she has a regular Arts column in "Madame"le soir, il tenait le bar at night he used to serve behind the barle tribunal tiendra audience dans le nouveau bâtiment the court hearings will be held in the new buildingtenir des propos désobligeants/élogieux to make offensive/appreciative remarks5. [astreint à]je me sens tenu de la prévenir I feel morally obliged ou duty-bound to warn her7. ÉQUITATION [cheval] to keep in handE.[EXPRIME UNE MESURE]tenir une place importante to have ou to hold an important place2. [contenir] to holdF.[ÊTRE CONSTANT DANS]1. [résister à] (to be able) to takea. (familier) [assemblage, vêtements] to hold outb. [digue] to hold (out)c. [personne] (to be able) to take itle soir, je ne tiens pas le coup I can't take late nightstenir une promesse to keep ou to fulfil a promise[s'engager dans - pari]je tiens la gageure ou le pari! I'll take up the challenge!tenir quelqu'un/quelque chose pour to consider somebody/something to be, to look upon somebody/something as————————[tənir] verbe intransitif1. [rester en position - attache] to hold ; [ - chignon] to stay up, to hold ; [ - bouton, trombone] to stay on ; [ - empilement, tas] to stay upmets du gel, tes cheveux tiendront mieux use gel, your hair'll hold its shape betterle porridge vous tient au corps ou à l'estomac porridge keeps you goingfaire tenir quelque chose avec de la colle/des clous to glue/to nail something into positiona. [être fixé à] to be fixed on ou tob. [être contigu à] to be next to[personne]il ne tient pas encore bien sur sa bicyclette/ses skis/ses jambes he's not very steady on his bike/his skis/his legs yetcet enfant ne tient pas sur sa chaise this child can't sit still ou is always fidgeting in his chair2. [résister - union] to last, to hold out ; [ - chaise, vêtements] to hold ou to last out ; [ - digue] to hold out ; [ - personne] to hold ou to last outje ne tiens plus au soleil, je rentre I can't stand the sun any more, I'm going intes arguments ne tiendront pas longtemps face à la réalité your arguments won't hold for very long when faced with realitytenir bon ou fermea. [s'agripper] to hold firm ou tightb. [ne pas céder] to hold outtenez bon, les secours arrivent hold ou hang on, help's on its wayil me refusait une augmentation, mais j'ai tenu bon he wouldn't give me a rise but I held out ou stood my groundne pas y tenir, ne (pas) pouvoir y tenir: n'y tenant plus, je l'appelai au téléphone unable to stand it any longer, I phoned himça sent si bon le chocolat, je ne vais pas pouvoir y tenir there's such a gorgeous smell of chocolate, I just won't be able to resist it3. [durer, ne pas s'altérer - fleurs] to keep, to last ; [ - tissu] to last (well) ; [ - beau temps] to last, to hold out ; [ - bronzage] to last ; [ - neige] to settle, to stayil n'y a pas de "mais ma tante" qui tienne, tu vas te coucher! there's no "but Auntie" about it, off to bed with you!5. [pouvoir être logé] to fittenir en hauteur/largeur (dans) to fit vertically/widthwise (in)6. (locution)a. (familier) [aimer] to be hooked on somethingb. [ne considérer que] to stick to somethingtiens, tenez [en donnant quelque chose] heretiens, tenez [pour attirer l'attention, pour insister]: tiens, le tonnerre gronde listen, it's thunderingtiens, rends-toi utile here, make yourself usefultenez, je ne vous ferai même pas payer l'électricité look, I won't even charge you for the electricitys'il est intéressé par le salaire? tiens, bien sûr que oui! is he interested in the salary? you bet he is!tiens, tenez [exprime la surprise, l'incrédulité]: tiens, Bruno! que fais-tu ici? (hello) Bruno, what are you doing here?tiens, je n'aurais jamais cru ça de lui well, well, I'd never have expected it of himun tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras (proverbe) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (proverbe)————————tenir à verbe plus préposition1. [être attaché à - personne] to care for, to be very fond of ; [ - objet] to be attached to ; [ - réputation] to care about ; [ - indépendance, liberté] to valuesi tu tiens à la vie... if you value your life...2. [vouloir]tenir à faire quelque chose to be eager to do ou to be keen on doing somethingje tiens à être présent à la signature du contrat I insist on being there when the contract is signedtu veux lui parler? — je n'y tiens pas vraiment would you like to talk to him? — not really ou not particularlytenir à ce que: je tiens à ce qu'ils aient une bonne éducation I'm most concerned that they should have a good educationvenez dîner, j'y tiens absolument! come and have dinner, I insist!le bonheur tient parfois à peu de chose sometimes it's the little things that give people the most happiness4. (tournure impersonnelle) [être du ressort de]s'il ne tenait qu'à moi if it was up to me ou my decision————————tenir de verbe plus préposition1. [ressembler à] to take afterce chien tient à la fois de l'épagneul et du setter this dog is a sort of cross between a spaniel and a setterelle est vraiment têtue/douée — elle a de qui tenir! she's so stubborn/gifted — it runs in the family!2. [relever de]————————se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)se tenir par le cou/la taille to have one's arms round each other's shoulders/waists————————se tenir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se tenir verbe pronominal transitifse tenir la tête à deux mains to hold ou to clutch one's head in one's hands————————se tenir verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se retenir] to hold on (tight)b. [fortement] to cling to, to clutch, to grip2. [se trouver - en position debout] to stand, to be standing ; [ - en position assise] to sit, to be sitting ou seateda. [debout] to stand up straightb. [assis] to sit up straightse tenir aux aguets to be on the lookout, to watch out3. [se conduire] to behave4. [être cohérent]a. [argumentation, intrigue] to hold together, to stand upb. [raisonnement] to hold water, to hold together5. (locution)d'abord ingénieur puis directrice d'usine, elle ne s'en est pas tenue là she started out as an engineer, then became a factory manager, but she didn't stop therene pas se tenir de [joie, impatience] to be beside oneself withtiens-toi bien, tenez-vous bien: ils ont détourné, tiens-toi bien, deux millions d'euros! they embezzled, wait for it, 2 million euros!elle a battu le record, tenez-vous bien, de plus de deux secondes! she broke the previous record and by over two seconds, would you believe!————————se tenir pour verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se considérer comme]je ne me tiens pas encore pour battu I don't reckon I'm ou I don't consider myself defeated yetje ne me tiens pas pour un génie I don't regard myself as ou think of myself as ou consider myself a genius2. (locution)je ne supporterai pas tes insolences, tiens-le-toi pour dit! I'll say this only once, I won't put up with your rudeness! -
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I1. [slıp] n1. скольжение; сползание2. ошибка; промахa slip of the tongue - обмолвка, оговорка
to make a slip - ошибиться; дать маху
3. 1) лифчик2) комбинация3) детский фартучек4) pl плавки5) наволочка5. мор.1) слип2) стапель6. геол.1) сдвиг; небольшой сброс2) высота сброса7. тех.1) падение числа оборотов2) пробуксовка♢
to give smb. the slip - а) избегать кого-л.; б) ускользнуть /улизнуть/ от кого-л.there is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip - посл. пока стакан не осушил, не говори, что не пролил; ≅ не говори «гоп», пока не перепрыгнешь
2. [slıp] vI1. 1) скользить; плавно или быстро передвигатьсяthe red sun slipped out of the sea - красный диск солнца поднимался над морем
time slips along - время бежит /мчится/
2) (over) пропустить; забыть; отнестись невнимательноto slip over a subject - обойти какой-л. вопрос молчанием
2. 1) двигаться тихо или незаметноmother slipped into the children's room to make sure they were all asleep - мать на цыпочках вошла /прокралась/ в детскую, чтобы удостовериться, что все дети спят
he slipped past the door without being seen - он не заметно проскользнул мимо двери
2) вкрадыватьсяI don't know how the article slipped into the magazine - не понимаю, как эта статья проскочила /попала/ в журнал
3) проходить незаметно4) сделать (что-л.) тихо и незаметно3. ускользать; удиратьto let a chance [an opportunity] slip - упустить удобный случай [благоприятную возможность]
4. 1) выскальзывать, соскальзыватьthe blanket slipped off a bed - одеяло свалилось /сползло/ на пол с кровати
2) снимать, стягиватьto slip one's /the/ ring off one's finger - снять кольцо с пальца
the dog slipped his collar - собака стянула с себя ошейник /освободилась от ошейника/
5. 1) поскользнутьсяto slip on the ice [on the stairs] - поскользнуться на льду [на лестнице]
2) тех. скользить, буксовать6. ошибаться, совершать промах (тж. slip up)he slips now and then in his grammar - он иногда делает грамматические ошибки
7. разг.1) ослабевать, терять силыhe has slipped badly since his heart-attack - он очень сдал после сердечного приступа
the old man is slipping - старик слабеет /теряет силы/
2) спадать, понижатьсяprices have slipped during the past year - амер. за последний год цены упали /понизились/
8. вывихнуть9. освобождать; сбрасыватьto slip a lock - открыть замок отмычкой; взломать замок
II А1. ускользать (из памяти и т. п.)lately things seem to slip (away) from me - в последнее время я многое стал забывать
the appointment slipped (from) my memory - я забыл, что назначил встречу
this point has slipped (from) his attention - на этот вопрос он не обратил внимания
2. срываться (с языка, губ)her name slipped from my lips /from my tongue/ - её имя сорвалось у меня с языка
3. вставить (слово, замечание и т. п.)4. уклоняться ( от удара)5. с.-х. выкинуть плод ( о животных)6. ж.-д. отцеплять ( вагон)7. мор. вытравить ( якорную цепь)8. спускать ( собак)9. переносить не провязывая ( петлю - в вязанье)10. обвести, обойти ( противника - футбол)II Б1. to slip from smth. to smth., to slip into smth. переходить от одного к другомуhe sometimes slips into dreadful language - иногда он вдруг переходит на ругань
2. to slip smth. into smth. (незаметно, потихоньку) всунуть что-л. куда-л.to slip a coin into smb.'s hand - незаметно сунуть кому-л. монету
3. to slip smth. out of smth. (незаметно, потихоньку) вытащить что-л. откуда-л.4. to slip into clothes (быстро) одеться5. to slip out of clothes (быстро) сбросить с себя одеждуshe slipped out of her shoes and entered the room - она тихо сняла туфли и вошла в комнату
6. to slip smth. over smb. разг.1) всучить кому-л. что-л.2) обойти, обмануть кого-л. в чём-л.♢
to slip money to smb. - дать взятку /«сунуть»/ кому-л.
to slip one's breath /one's wind/ - испустить дух, умереть
to slip one's cable - отдать концы, умереть
to let slip the dogs of war - поэт. начать войну
to slip one's ways - шотл. спокойно идти своим путём
to slip one's trolley - сл. свихнуться
IIto slip a cog - сл. напортачить, ошибиться
1. [slıp] n1. 1) длинная узкая полоскаa slip of paper - полоска /листок/ бумаги
2) щепа; лучина2. 1) побег, отросток; черенок; саженец2) поэт. отпрыск3) маленькое существоa mere slip of a girl - ≅ совсем девочка; просто ребёнок
3. 1) стандартное печатное извещение, уведомление или предупреждение2) бланк, регистрационная карточкаa complaint slip - карточка с записью жалобы (покупателя и т. п.)
4. полигр. гранка ( оттиск)5. амер. узкая скамья ( церковная)6. pl театр. кулисы2. [slıp] v1) срезать (черенок, побег)2) сорвать, отломать (тж. slip off)II [slıp] n1. спец. суспензия, взвесь2. амер. скисшее, свернувшееся молоко3. тех. стеклопаста, шликер -
88 kras
kras1〈de〉1 [beweging, resultaat] scratch2 [geluid] scrape♦voorbeelden:die plaat zit vol krassen • that record is full of scratcheseen kras met de pen • a stroke of the pen————————kras2♦voorbeelden:hij is nog kras voor zijn jaren • he's very hale and hearty for his agedat lijkt me al te kras • that seems a bit thick/steep to mehet een beetje (te) kras uitdrukken • put it a bit (too) strong/crassly -
89 across
across [ə'krɒs](a) (from one side to the other of) d'un côté à l'autre de;∎ she drew a line across the page elle a tiré un trait en travers de la page;∎ to walk across sth traverser qch;∎ she swam across the lake elle a traversé le lac à la nage;∎ I ran across the street j'ai traversé la rue en courant;∎ can you help me across the road? pouvez-vous m'aider à traverser la rue?;∎ they built a bridge across the lake ils ont construit un pont sur le lac;∎ she threw it across the room elle l'a jeté en travers de ou de l'autre côté de la pièce;∎ he lay across the bed il était couché ou allongé en travers du lit;∎ she felt a pain across her chest une douleur lui a traversé la poitrine;∎ he's very broad across the shoulders il est très large d'épaules(b) (on the other side of) de l'autre côté de;∎ the house across the street la maison d'en face;∎ we live across the street from them nous habitons en face de chez eux;∎ the woman from across the street la femme d'en face;∎ there's a supermarket just across the road from us/our house il y a un supermarché juste en face/en face de notre maison;∎ just across the border de l'autre côté ou au-delà de la frontière;∎ he sat across the table from me il s'assit en face de moi;∎ she glanced across the room at us elle nous lança un regard de l'autre bout de la pièce∎ he leaned across my desk il s'est penché par-dessus mon bureau;∎ a smile spread across her face un sourire a éclairé son visage(d) (so as to cross) en travers de, à travers;∎ the study of literature across cultures l'étude de la littérature à travers différentes cultures;∎ the lines cut across each other les lignes se coupent∎ he gave speeches all across Europe il a fait des discours dans toute l'Europe;∎ across the political spectrum dans l'ensemble de la classe politique∎ he hit me across the face il m'a frappé au visage2 adverb(a) (from one side to the other) d'un côté à l'autre;∎ the room is 3 metres across la pièce fait 3 mètres de large;∎ I helped him across je l'ai aidé à traverser(b) (on or to the other side) de l'autre côté;∎ he reached across and picked the pen up il a tendu le bras et a pris le stylo;∎ she walked across to Mary elle s'est dirigée vers Mary;∎ I looked across at my mother j'ai regardé ma mère(c) (in crosswords) horizontalement;∎ what's 23 across? (clue) quelle est la définition du 23 horizontal ou horizontalement?; (solution) quelle est la réponse du 23 horizontal ou horizontalement?en face de;∎ the man sitting across from me l'homme qui était assis en face de moi;∎ the house across from ours la maison située en face de la nôtresystématiquement;∎ stock prices have fallen across the board le prix des actions a baissé de façon systématique;∎ the policy applies to everybody in the company across the board cette politique concerne tous les employés de l'entreprise quelle que soit leur position -
90 slip
I 1. slip past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) skli, gli, miste fotfeste2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) glippe3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) forverre, skli ut, miste fotfeste4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) slippe ubemerket bort5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) unnslippe, slippe bort fra6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) stikke, liste2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) skliing2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) feiltrinn, lapsus3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) underkjole4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) slipp, bedding•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II slip noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) papirstrimmel/-lappfeil--------gli--------skli--------skrense--------sluringIsubst. \/slɪp\/1) gliding, skliing, snubling2) fall, nedgang3) feil(trinn), lapsus4) putevar, putetrekk5) underkjole, underskjørt, løstsittende plagg6) remse, strimmel, bit• could you give me the slip of wood?7) blankett, seddel, slipp, lapp8) ( cricket) slip (utespiller rett bak slagmannen på off-siden)9) ( sjøfart) slipp, bedding, slippanordning16) ( elektronikk) sakking, slippgive somebody the slip ( hverdagslig) unngå noen, stikke av fra noenslip of the pen skrivefeilslip of the tongue forsnakkelseslip proof spaltekorrektur(the) lip man skal ikke selge skinnet før bjørnen er skutt, ingen kjenner dagen før sola har gått nedIIverb \/slɪp\/1) gli, skli, snuble• mind you don't slip!2) smette, glippe, smyge3) liste seg, snike, smette• how time slips by!4) stikke (til), liste, smugle5) ( om kvalitet) bli verre, gå ned6) begå en (mindre) feil, feile7) miste grepet, glippe• Vincent used to be good at tennis, but has been slipping latelyVincent pleide å være god i tennis, men han har mistet grepet i det siste8) (mekanikk, om clutch) slure9) slippe (løs), rømme10) ( om strikking) hente (over)11) unnslippe, glippe, unngålet slip gå glipp av, la gå fra seg la glippe ut (av munnen)slip into ( om rask påkledning) ta fort på seg, slenge på seg, smette på seg, hive seg islip off liste seg bort kle av seg, ta (fort) av seg, vrenge av segslip out smette ut, smyge seg utsive ut, lekke utslip over something fare lett over noe, gli lett over noeslip something over on someone lure noen, bedra noenslip up skli (og miste fotfestet) ( hverdagslig) tabbe seg ut -
91 ♦ stroke
♦ stroke (1) /strəʊk/n.1 colpo ( anche fig.); botta; percossa: with a stroke of the hammer, con un colpo di martello; strokes of the birch, colpi di verga; vergate; sword stroke, colpo di spada; a stroke of luck, un colpo di fortuna; master stroke, colpo da maestro; stroke of genius, idea geniale; lampo di genio2 tratto ( di penna, ecc.); asta ( di scrittura): with a stroke of the pen, con un tratto di penna; thin strokes, aste sottili3 colpo di pennello; pennellata: He dashed off the portrait with a few bold strokes, ha buttato giù il ritratto con poche, sicure pennellate6 (med.) colpo apoplettico; colpo (fam.); accidente (fam.); apoplessia; ictus (apoplettico) cerebrale: The old man suffered a stroke, al vecchio è venuto un colpo7 (fam.) azione ostile; attacco; brutto tiro: to pull a stroke, fare un tiro mancino; fare uno scherzo da prete (fam.)8 (fig.) quantità soddisfacente; (un) po' di: He hasn't done a stroke of work up to now, finora non ha fatto neanche un po' di lavoro9 (fig.) buon colpo; mossa azzeccata; buona mossa10 suono ( dell'orologio); il battere dell'ora; rintocco; (fig.) lo scadere: on the stroke of midnight, al rintocco della mezzanotte; ( calcio, ecc.) on the stroke of half time, allo scadere del primo tempo11 ( baseball, cricket, golf, tennis, ecc.) colpo; giocata: I won the golf round by three strokes, vinsi la partita di golf per tre colpi; ( golf) approach stroke, colpo di approccio ( alla buca)13 ( canottaggio) colpo di remo; palata; vogata; voga: ( di un armo) to row under 40 strokes, essere sotto i 40 colpi ( al minuto); to row a fast stroke, tenere una buona vogata; to row a long stroke, fare la voga lunga; vogare lungo15 (mecc.) corsa ( del pistone); tempo ( del motore): a four-stroke engine, un motore a quattro tempi● ( canottaggio) stroke oar, capovoga □ a stroke of lightning (o a lightning stroke), un fulmine □ a stroke of wit, una battuta spiritosa □ ( canottaggio) stroke rate, numero di colpi; ritmo delle battute; cadenza ( di un nuotatore) □ ( baseball, cricket) stroke selection, scelta dei colpi ( da parte del battitore) □ ( canottaggio) stroke timer, contacolpi □ at a stroke, d'un tratto; di botto □ a good stroke of business, un buon affare; un affarone; un bel colpo □ (naut.) to keep stroke, vogare in cadenza; tenere il tempo □ (fig. fam.) to be off one's stroke, essere giù di forma □ on the stroke, puntualmente; in perfetto orario.stroke (2) /strəʊk/n.carezza; lisciata; lisciatina● ( USA, fam.) stroke magazine, rivista pornografica.(to) stroke (1) /strəʊk/A v. i. ( canottaggio)B v. t.(to) stroke (2) /strəʊk/v. t.1 lisciare; accarezzare; passare la mano su: The girl was stroking the cat, la ragazza accarezzava il gatto● (fig.) to stroke sb. down, lisciare q.; cercare di rabbonire q. □ (fig.) to stroke sb. the wrong way, prendere q. per il verso sbagliato. -
92 lay\ down
1. III1) lag down smth., smb. /smth., smb. down/ lay down a volume (the basket, one's coat, one's hat, the wounded man, etc.) класть том и т. д.; lay down the pen and take up the sword отложить в сторону перо и взяться за меч; she laid herself down она легла /улеглась/2) lag down smth. /smth. down/ lay down a railway (a road, a canal, a gas pipe, a main, a cable, etc.) прокладывать железную дорогу и т. д.; lay down a plant (a ship, a battleship, etc.) закладывать завод и т. д., начинать строительство завода и т. д., lay down vegetables (melons, etc.) сажать овощи и т. д.; lay down a solid foundation закладывать прочный фундамент, закладывать прочную основу3) lag down smth. /smth. down/ lay down principles ( rules, limits, prices, etc.) устанавливать /утверждать/ принципы и т. д., lay down the law а) устанавливать /формулировать/ закон; б) говорить назидательным тоном, заявлять безапелляционно; don't lay down the law to me не командуй [мной]!, lay down conditions ставить условия; lay down a programme (a course of action, a general policy, a menu, etc.) разрабатывать / составлять/ программу и т. д.4) lay down smth. /smth. down/ lay down one's arms сдаваться, капитулировать; the enemy laid down their arms враг сложил оружие; lay down [an] office /the duties of office/ отказываться от должности; lay down power складывать полномочия; lay down hopes оставлять надежды; lay down one's life отдавать свою жизнь, жертвовать жизнью5) 1) lay down wine хранить /выдерживать/ вино в подвале /погребе/6) || lay down money ставить деньги (в карточной игре и т. п.)2. IVlay down smb., smth. in some manner she laid the baby (the vase, the book, etc.) down gently она осторожно положила /опустила/ ребенка и т. д.3. XIbe laid down on such case no general rule can be laid down для таких случаев нельзя сформулировать общее правило; be laid down in smth. one should act as laid down in the law следует действовать / поступать/ в соответствии с законом; as laid down in the foregoing paragraph как утверждается в предыдущем параграфе /абзаце/4. XXI11) lay down smth. in /to, with, under/ smth. lay down land (a field, a plot, etc.) in /to, with, under/ grass (wheat, etc.) засеивать землю и т. д. травой и т. д.2) lay down smth. /smth. down/ for smb. she endeavoured to lay down for herself a future course of action она пыталась наметить себе /определить для себя/ линию поведения на будущее3) lay down one's life for smth., smb. he laid down his life for a great cause он отдал свою жизнь за великое дело; I'd lay down my life for you я за вас готов жизнью пожертвовать5. XXIV1|| lay down smth. as a maxim формулировать что-л. как афоризм; we lay it down as an axiom that... мы принимаем за аксиому, что... -
93 bend
I [bend] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. bent1)а) сгибать; гнуть, изгибатьto bend the knee — преклонять колена; молиться
to bend one's neck — сгибать шею; покоряться
Don't bend the corners of the pages in, it damages them. — Не загибай уголки страниц, от этого они портятся.
б) сгибаться, гнуться; изгибатьсяAs Jim bent over to pick up the pen, he felt a sharp pain in his back. — Когда Джим наклонился, чтобы поднять ручку, он почувствовал резкую боль в спине.
The top of the box bends back to show the goods. — Крышка коробки откидывается назад, так чтобы можно было видеть товары.
The doctor said that Bob's legs would always bend in as a result of so much horse-riding. — Доктор сказал, что у Боба всегда будут кривые ноги, так как он слишком много ездил верхом.
•Syn:2) поворачивать, отклонятьсяBefore it reaches the church, the road bends to the left. — Перед церковью дорога поворачивает налево.
Syn:3) ( bend to) принуждать, склонять к (чему-л.)to bend smb. to submission — подчинять, покорять кого-л.
Grandfather was a very powerful man, and used to bend us to his wishes. — Дед был очень властным человеком и всегда старался подчинить нас своей воле.
4) (bend before / to) покоряться, подчиняться, уступать (кому-л.); соглашаться с (кем-л.)I'd advise you to bend before the old lady's wishes. — Я бы советовал вам пойти навстречу пожеланиям этой старой леди.
The local council was forced to bend to public pressure. — Муниципальный совет был вынужден уступить общественному давлению.
Syn:5) ( bend to) книжн. приложить (усилия, энергию) к (чему-л.); употребить силы для (достижения чего-л.)I will bend my efforts to better assure coordination among the sections. — Я приложу все силы, чтобы лучше координировать работу отделов.
6) мор. вязать, привязывать (трос, паруса)Bend a sail to its yard. — Привяжи парус к рее.
Syn:••- bend over backwards- bend smb.'s ear
- bend the truth 2. сущ.1) поворот, изгиб; излучинаslight bend — лёгкий, небольшой изгиб
to make a bend — изгибаться, делать излучину
Syn:2) мор.; обычно мн. вельсы; шпангоуты3) ( bends) разг. кессонная болезнь4) тех. колено; отвод5) спорт. наклон туловища ( упражнение)••- on the bend
- round the bend
- around the bend II [bend] сущ.; геральд.пояс (полоса на щите, идущая от левой верхней стороны герба к правой нижней)III [bend] сущ.; мор.bend sinister, sinister bend — левая перевязь ( символ незаконнорожденности в английской геральдике)
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94 scratch
[skræʧ] 1. гл.1)а) царапать, скрести, оцарапать, расцарапатьto scratch the surface of smth. — оцарапать поверхность чего-л.
б) царапаться, скрестись2)а) чесать, расчёсыватьб) чесатьсяIf you keep scratching away at that spot, you'll break the skin. — Если вы будете продолжать расчёсывать это пятно, вы раздерёте кожу.
3) рыть когтями; рыться ( в земле)The farmyard was quiet, with just a few chickens scratching about for food. — На скотном дворе было тихо, только несколько цыплят копались в земле в поисках еды.
That cat has scratched up all my young plants again! — Эта кошка снова повыдёргивала у меня всю рассаду!
4) чиркать6)а) нацарапатьб) набросать, небрежно написать (письмо, рисунок)7) = scratch off / out / throughа) вычёркивать (из списка участников, кандидатов)All the names on the list had been scratched out. — Все имена, фигурировавшие в списке, были вычеркнуты.
б) отказываться (от чего-л.); бросать (что-л.)Two of the best runners have scratched from the race. — Два лучших бегуна отказались от участия в забеге.
8) = scratch out выскребать, выкапывать9) крим. быть фальшивомонетчиком; изготавливать фальшивые документыSyn:•- scratch out
- scratch together
- scratch up••- scratch the surface of smth.- scratch smth. and find smth.
- scratch one's head 2. сущ.1)а) царапинаб) чёрточка, чертав) метка; насечка2) почёсывание, расчёсывание, зуд3) царапанье, скрип4) каракуля, закорючкаscratch of the pen — росчерк пера; подпись
5) спорт. линия старта- come up to the scratch- come to the scratch6)а) спорт.; = scratch man участник состязания, не получающий преимуществаб) лошадь, снятая со скачек7)а) ( scratches) вет. мокрец ( вид воспаления волосистой области ступни у лошадей)б) = scratch wig8) амер.; разг. деньги ( обычно бумажные)••- up to scratch
- get off with a scratch 3. прил.1) черновой, написанный наспех2) разг. случайно собранный вместе, сборный, перемешанный; разношёрстныйscratch crew / pack / team — наспех подобранная спортивная команда
scratch dinner — обед, приготовленный на скорую руку; импровизированный обед
3) случайный, неумышленный, нечаянныйSyn:accidental 1., casual 1. -
95 נקודה
נְקוּדָּהf. (b. h. נְקֻדָּה; preced.) point, dot, drop. Y.Sabb.VII, 10d top יש שהוא כותב נ׳ אחתוכ׳ sometimes a man writes one dot (a touch of the pen by which a Daleth is changed into a Resh). Y. Ḥag.II, 77c והוא מראה להן בנ׳ (של מעלן)וכ׳ and it (the letter Beth) points with its upper stroke (saying), He above (has created me); ib. נ׳ לאחריו the projecting point (of the Beth) beneath to the right side; Pesik. R. s. 21; (Gen. R. s. 1 עוקץ); a. fr.Pl. נְקוּדּוֹת. Y.Gitt.II, 44b top אפי׳ עירב נ׳ even if he connected the dots (which he had dropped to form letters, v. נָטַף); a. fr.Esp. (Massorah) mark by diacritical dots above letters. Ab. dR. N. ch. XXXIV מעליהן) אעביר נ׳ (not אעבור) I will remove the dots from above them. Gen. R. s. 48, v. כְּחָב; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ab. dR. N. l. c.; Treat. Sofrim VI, 3 עשר נ׳ בחורה there are ten passages in the Torah marked with dots; a. fr. -
96 נְקוּדָּה
נְקוּדָּהf. (b. h. נְקֻדָּה; preced.) point, dot, drop. Y.Sabb.VII, 10d top יש שהוא כותב נ׳ אחתוכ׳ sometimes a man writes one dot (a touch of the pen by which a Daleth is changed into a Resh). Y. Ḥag.II, 77c והוא מראה להן בנ׳ (של מעלן)וכ׳ and it (the letter Beth) points with its upper stroke (saying), He above (has created me); ib. נ׳ לאחריו the projecting point (of the Beth) beneath to the right side; Pesik. R. s. 21; (Gen. R. s. 1 עוקץ); a. fr.Pl. נְקוּדּוֹת. Y.Gitt.II, 44b top אפי׳ עירב נ׳ even if he connected the dots (which he had dropped to form letters, v. נָטַף); a. fr.Esp. (Massorah) mark by diacritical dots above letters. Ab. dR. N. ch. XXXIV מעליהן) אעביר נ׳ (not אעבור) I will remove the dots from above them. Gen. R. s. 48, v. כְּחָב; a. fr.Pl. as ab. Ab. dR. N. l. c.; Treat. Sofrim VI, 3 עשר נ׳ בחורה there are ten passages in the Torah marked with dots; a. fr. -
97 ekin
iz.1. ( esfortzua) effort, determination, steadfastness; ekinaren \ekinaz by keeping at it2. ( jarduna) activity, exertion, enterprise; bere \ekinaz through {his || her} efforts; haren arreta! haren \ekina! what concentration! what action!3. ( iraupena) persistence, insistencea. task, jobb. ( egin) work; hitzak ugari, \ekinak urri action speaks louder than words io.1. ( langilea) diligent, hard-working; lanari \ekina i. hard working ii. dedicated to wor; lanean oso \ekina da she's a very hard worker2. tenacious, dogged, determined, persevering; ondo \ekina zagoz zeu you're really tenacious now3. ( setatia) obstinate, stubborn, obdurate du/ad.1. to be busy, be occupied in; lanari \ekin to get down to work; \ekin eta \ekin eta egin (atsot.) have at it and have it (atsot.) ; hementxe naukazu "zeri nakio?" here you've got me wondering, "what am I going to do?"2. ( lanbideari) to take to, be busy doing; maisutzari \ekin to be teaching; lumari \ekin to take up the pen | take to writing3. ( hasi) to take to; bideari \ekin to hit the road; ihesari \ekin to take to one's heels; lasterrari \ekin to start running ; negarrari \ekin to break down in tears; \ekin lanari! get to work!4.a. to insist ; gizonak \ekin, Jainkoak egin (atsot.) man proposes, God disposes (atsot.)b. \ekin eta \ekin! come on!5. ( eraso) to charge, attack, assault; etsaiari \ekin to charge the enemy | to go at the enemy; zakurrak arrotzei ekiten die the dog takes after strangers; oilar bik elkarri \ekin zioten gogor the two cocks went at each other with ferocity -
98 журналист
1) General subject: devil, feature-writer, gazetteer, journalist, knight of the pen, newsman, newspaperman, newsperson, pressman, publicist, scribe2) Jocular: quill-driver3) Economy: columnist4) Australian slang: journo5) Diplomatic term: newspaper man6) Cinema: intermediary, minder7) Polygraphy: article writer, mag man, magazine writer8) Advertising: intermediary (как представитель СМИ)9) Mass media: spin doctor (ангажированность которого не является тайной)10) Business: feature writer -
99 handy
(a) (near at hand) proche;∎ I always keep my glasses handy je range toujours mes lunettes à portée de main;∎ have you got a pen and paper handy? as-tu un stylo et du papier sous la main?(b) (person → good with one's hands) adroit de ses mains;∎ he's handy about the house il est bricoleur;∎ he's not the handiest man in the world ce n'est pas un très bon bricoleur;∎ to be handy at doing sth être doué pour faire qch, bien savoir faire qch;∎ she's handy with a drill elle sait se servir d'une perceuse;∎ familiar he's a bit handy with his fists il sait se servir de ses poings(c) (convenient, useful) commode, pratique;∎ living in the centre is handy for work pour le travail c'est pratique d'habiter en ville;∎ that's handy! c'est pratique ou commode!;∎ he's a handy guy to have around il peut rendre des tas de services;∎ she's a handy person to have around in a crisis c'est quelqu'un qu'il est bon d'avoir ou c'est quelqu'un d'utile en cas de crise;∎ a handy piece of advice un conseil utile;∎ to come in handy être utile;∎ don't throw it away, it might come in handy one day ne le jette pas, ça pourrait servir un jour -
100 Scratch
1. n1) подряпина2) тех. риска; мітка; насічка3) дряпання4) скрип, чиркання5) тк sing спорт. лінія старту6) кін. тимчасова назва кінофільму7) спорт. учасник змагання, що не має переваги на старті8) амер., розм. перо (для писання)9) кривулька, карлючка10) амер., розм. фальшивий чек11) амер., розм. фальшивомонетник12) розчерк2. adj1) розм. випадково (поспіхом) зібраний докупи; імпровізований; різношерстийscratch crew (team) — розм. наспіх зібрана спортивна команда
2) наспіх написаний (намальований)scratch man — спорт. учасник змагання, що не має переваги на старті
Old S. — диявол
3. v1) дряпати, подряпати, роздряпати2) дряпатися3) розпушувати (землю)4) скрипіти (про перо)5) чиркнути, тернути6) чухати; розчухати7) чухатися8) надряпати; видряпати; вигравірувати10) скребтися; рити кігтями12) вишкрібати, виривати (яму тощо)13) викреслювати, перекреслювати; зіскрібати (часто to scratch out)14) відступитися; відмовлятися (від чогось)15) діал. скнарити16) амер., розм. підробляти чекscratch about — ритися, копатися (у пошуках чогось)
scratch along — насилу (ледве) зводити кінці з кінцями
to scratch smb. off (from) a list — викреслити когось зі списку
scratch out, scratch through — підчищати (букву, слово); викреслювати
scratch together, scratch up — насилу зібрати, накопичити (гроші)
scratch it! — розм. тікай!
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