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1 much

much [mʌt∫]

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1. pronoun

2. adjective

3. adverb

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► compar more, superl most

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1. pronoun

   a. ( = a lot) much has happened since then beaucoup de choses se sont passées depuis

• we have much to be thankful for nous avons tout lieu d'être reconnaissants

• does it cost much? est-ce que ça coûte cher ?

• is it worth much? est-ce que ça a de la valeur ?

► much of ( = a large part of) une bonne partie de

• much of what you say une bonne partie de ce que vous dites► to make much of sth attacher beaucoup d'importance à qch

• he made too much of it il y attachait trop d'importance

   b. (in negative sentences)

► not/nothing... much ( = a small amount) pas beaucoup

• I haven't got much left il ne m'en reste pas beaucoup

• what was stolen? -- nothing much qu'est-ce qui a été volé ? -- pas grand-chose

• he hadn't much to say about it il n'avait pas grand-chose à en dire

• there's not much anyone can do about it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire

• we don't see much of each other nous ne nous voyons pas beaucoup

• it isn't up to much (inf) ce n'est pas terrible (inf)

• she won but there wasn't much in it elle a gagné mais de justesse

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► Constructions with valoir are often used when assessing value or merit.

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• I don't think much of that film à mon avis ce film ne vaut pas grand-chose

• there isn't much in it (in choice, competition) ça se vaut

2. adjective

beaucoup de

• much money beaucoup d'argent

• much crime goes unreported beaucoup de crimes ne sont pas signalés

• without much money avec peu d'argent

• it's a bit much! (inf) c'est un peu fort !

3. adverb

   a. ( = to a great degree) beaucoup

• he hasn't changed much il n'a pas beaucoup changé

• she doesn't go out much elle ne sort pas beaucoup

• much bigger beaucoup plus grand

• much more easily beaucoup plus facilement

• it doesn't much matter ça n'a pas grande importance

• much to my amazement à ma grande stupéfaction

► very much

• thank you very much merci beaucoup

• I very much hope that... j'espère de tout cœur que...

   b. ( = more or less) it's much the same c'est quasiment la même chose

• the town is much the same as it was ten years ago la ville n'a pas beaucoup changé en dix ans

   c. (set structures)

► as much

• as much again encore autant

• twice as much deux fois plus

• half as much again la moitié de plus

• I thought as much! c'est bien ce que je pensais !

• as much as possible autant que possible

• as much time as... autant de temps que...

• I need it as much as you do j'en ai autant besoin que toi

• I love him as much as ever je l'aime toujours autant

• twice as much money as... deux fois plus d'argent que...

• I didn't enjoy it as much as all that je ne l'ai pas aimé tant que ça

• you could pay as much as $200 for that ça peut te coûter jusqu'à 200 dollars► however much

• however much you like him... quelle que soit votre affection pour lui,...► how much? combien ?

• how much does it cost? combien ça coûte ?► much as

• much as I dislike doing this,... bien que je n'aime pas du tout faire cela,...► much less ( = and even less)

he couldn't understand the question, much less answer it il ne pouvait pas comprendre la question et encore moins y répondre► not much of a (inf) ( = not a great)

he is not much of a writer ce n'est pas un très bon écrivain

• I'm not much of a drinker je ne bois pas beaucoup► so much ( = a lot) tellement

• he'd drunk so much that... il avait tellement bu que...

• so much of what he says is untrue il y a tellement de mensonges dans ce qu'il dit

• he beat me by so much il m'a battu de ça

• so much so that... à tel point que...

• so much for his help! c'est ça qu'il appelle aider !

• so much for that! tant pis !

• so much the better! tant mieux !► not so much... as

• I think of her not so much as a doctor but as a friend je la considère plus comme une amie que comme un médecin► this/that much

• this much? (ça ira) comme ça ?

• he was at least this much taller than me il était plus grand que moi d'au moins ça

• I know this much... ce que je sais, c'est que...

• this much is certain... un point est acquis...

• this much is true... ce qui est sûr, c'est que...► too much trop

• I've eaten too much j'ai trop mangé

• he talks too much il parle trop

• that was too much for me c'en était trop pour moi

• too much sugar trop de sucre

• the stress was too much for me je n'arrivais plus à supporter le stress

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Note: When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup

For particular usages, see I below

When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose

When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent

For particular usages see III below
[mʌtʃ] 1.
adverb

1) ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup

much smaller — beaucoup plus petit

the film is much better — le film est bien meilleur

it's much better organized — c'est beaucoup mieux organisé

she doesn't worry much about it — ça ne l'inquiète pas beaucoup

we'd much rather stay here — nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici

they are much to be pitied — ils sont bien à plaindre

much loved by her friends — très aimée de ses amis

your comments would be much appreciated — tous vos commentaires seront les bienvenus

he's not much good at doing — il n'est pas très doué pour faire

does it hurt much? — est-ce que ça fait très mal?

she's much the best teacher here — elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici

much to my surprise — à ma grande surprise

2) ( often) beaucoup, souvent

we don't go out much — nous ne sortons pas beaucoup

do you go to concerts much? — est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert?

3) ( nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près

it's much the same — c'est à peu près pareil (as que)

it's pretty much like driving a car — c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture

in much the same way — à peu près de la même façon (as que)

much the same is true of China — la situation est à peu près la même en Chine

4) ( specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — trop

very much — ( a lot) beaucoup; ( absolutely) tout à fait

he misses you very much — tu lui manques beaucoup

it's very much the norm — c'est tout à fait la norme

I feel very much the foreigner — je me sens tout à fait étranger

so much — tellement

as much — autant (as que)

I like them as much as you (do) — je les aime autant que toi

they hated each other as much as ever — ils se détestaient toujours autant

I thought as much — ça ne m'étonne pas, je m'en doutais

however much — même si

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord

5) (emphatic: setting up a contrast)

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante
2.
pronoun

1) ( a great deal) beaucoup; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose

do you have much left? — est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup?

we didn't eat much — nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose

there isn't much to do — il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire

he doesn't have much to complain about — il n'a pas à se plaindre

it leaves much to be desired — ça laisse (vraiment) à désirer

there's much to be said for it — ça présente des avantages

much of — une grande partie de

much of the difficulty lies in... — une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans...

I don't see much of them now — je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant

to make much of something — ( focus on) insister sur quelque chose; ( understand) comprendre quelque chose

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — tellement, tant

we'd eaten so much that — nous avions tellement mangé que

so much of her work is gloomy — une si grande partie de son œuvre est sombre

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience

too much — trop

it costs too much — c'est trop cher

it's too much! — lit c'est trop!; ( in protest) c'en est trop!

she was too much of an egotist to do — elle était trop égoïste pour faire

the heat was too much for them — ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur

he was too much for his opponent — il était trop fort pour son adversaire

he's read this much already — il a déjà lu tout ça

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix

twice as much — deux fois plus

if we had half as much as you — si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as

as much as possible — autant que possible

it can cost as much as £50 — ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire

as much as to say... — d'un air de dire...

how much? — combien?

tell them how much you won — dis-leur combien tu as gagné

do you know how much this means to me? — est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi?

3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)

it's not ou nothing much — ce n'est pas grand-chose

it's not up to much — GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose

he's not much to look at — il n'est pas très beau

she doesn't think much of him — elle n'a pas très bonne opinion de lui

I'm not much of a reader — je n'aime pas beaucoup lire

it wasn't much of a life — ce n'était pas une vie

I'm not much of a one for cooking — (colloq) la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort (colloq)
3.
quantifier beaucoup de

I haven't got (very) much time — je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps

she didn't speak much English — elle ne connaissait que quelques mots d'anglais

to spend too much money — dépenser trop d'argent

we don't have too much time — nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps

don't use so much salt — ne mets pas tant de sel

we paid twice as much money — nous avons payé deux fois plus d'argent

how much time have we got left? — combien de temps nous reste-t-il?
4.
much+ combining form

much-loved/-respected — très apprécié/respecté

much-maligned — tant décrié

much-needed — indispensable
5.
much as conjunctional phrase bien que (+ subj)

much as we regret our decision we have no choice — bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix
6.
much less conjunctional phrase encore moins

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler
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so much as adverbial phrase

without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology — sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser

if you so much as move — si tu fais le moindre mouvement

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there isn't much in GB ou to US it — (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près

there isn't much in it for us — ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose

she's late again? that's a bit much! — elle est encore en retard? elle exagère!

they're much of a muchness — il n'y a pas beaucoup de différence entre eux

English-French dictionary > much
2 amazement

noun, no pl.

Verblüffung, die; Verwunderung, die

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noun (great surprise: To my amazement, he had never heard of her.) die Verblüffung

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amaze·ment

[əˈmeɪzmənt]

n no pl Erstaunen nt, Verwunderung f

to sb's \amazement zu jds Verwunderung [o Erstaunen]

to shake one's head in \amazement erstaunt den Kopf schütteln

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[ə'meɪzmənt]
n
Erstaunen nt, Verwunderung f
much to my amazement — zu meinem großen Erstaunen

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amazement s Erstaunen n, Verwunderung f, -blüffung f:

in amazement → academic.ru/2030/amazed">amazed;

to my amazement zu meinem Erstaunen

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noun, no pl.

Verblüffung, die; Verwunderung, die

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n.

Schrecken m.

Verblüffung f.

English-german dictionary > amazement
3 amazement

noun (great surprise: To my amazement, he had never heard of her.) forbauselse, forundring

subst. \/əˈmeɪzmənt\/

1) forundring, (stor) overraskelse, stor forbauselse

• much to my amazement

til min store forbauselse

2) ( gammeldags) målløs forbauselse, forvirring

amazement at forundring over

in amazement med forundring, overrasket

• he looked at her in amazement

han så overrasket på henne

English-Norwegian dictionary > amazement
4 admiración

f.

1 admiration, regard, esteem, respect.

2 admiration, wonder, astonishment, wonderment.

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admiración

► nombre femenino

1 admiration

■ sentía admiración por ella he admired her

■ les causó admiración she impressed them

2 (signo) exclamation mark

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noun f.

admiration

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SF

1) (=aprecio) admiration

es conocida su admiración por el rey — his admiration for the king is well known

un gesto digno de admiración — an admirable gesture

• causar o despertar admiración — to be (much) admired

• ganarse la admiración de algn — to win sb's admiration

• sentir o tener admiración a o por algn — to admire sb

siento o tengo mucha admiración por él — I admire him greatly o very much

le tengo mucha admiración — I admire him greatly o very much

2) (=asombro) amazement

ante la admiración de todos — to everyone's amazement

3) (Tip) exclamation mark

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femenino

a) ( respeto) admiration

siento gran admiración por usted — I have great admiration for you

es digno de admiración — he's/it's admirable

b) ( sorpresa) amazement

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= admiration.

Ex. So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.

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* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie = play to + Nombre.

* conseguir admiración = gain + respect.

* digno de admiración = admirable.

* exclamar con admiración = ooh and aah.

* merecer admiración = deserve + admiration.

* ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.

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femenino

a) ( respeto) admiration

siento gran admiración por usted — I have great admiration for you

es digno de admiración — he's/it's admirable

b) ( sorpresa) amazement

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= admiration.

Ex: So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.

* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie = play to + Nombre.

* conseguir admiración = gain + respect.

* digno de admiración = admirable.

* exclamar con admiración = ooh and aah.

* merecer admiración = deserve + admiration.

* ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.

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admiración

feminine

1 (respeto) admiration

siento gran admiración por usted/su obra I have great admiration for you/your work

su comportamiento es digno de admiración his behavior is admirable

es la admiración de propios y extraños she is greatly admired by friends and strangers alike

2 (sorpresa) amazement

para sorpresa y admiración de todos to everyone's surprise and amazement

no salgo de mi admiración ¡cuánto ha adelgazado! I can't get over how much weight he's lost

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admiración sustantivo femenino
a) ( respeto) admiration

b) ( sorpresa) amazement

admiración sustantivo femenino
1 admiration
2 Ling exclamation mark
' admiración' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
córcholis
- digna
- digno
- encandilar
- impresionar
- objeto
- rendida
- rendido
- signo
- afectar
- ferviente
English:
admiration
- exclamation mark
- exclamation point
- open
- some
- win
- admirable

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admiración nf

1. [respeto] admiration;

digno de admiración admirable;

“¡eres la mejor!”, dijo con admiración “you're the best!” he said admiringly;

siento mucha admiración por él I admire him greatly

2. [sorpresa] amazement;

declaró, para admiración de todos, que dimitía del cargo he announced, to everyone's amazement, that he was resigning from the post;

causó admiración con el traje que llevaba she caused a sensation with her dress

3. [signo ortográfico] Br exclamation mark, US exclamation point

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admiración

f

1 admiration

2 TIP

:

signo de admiración exclamation mark

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admiración nf, pl - ciones : admiration

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admiración n

1. (aprecio) admiration

2. (signo de ortografía) exclamation mark

Spanish-English dictionary > admiración
5 stupore sm

[stu'pore]
amazement, astonishment

con mio grande stupore ho scoperto che... — much to my amazement I discovered that...
PAROLA CHIAVE: stupore non si traduce mai con la parola inglese stupor

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > stupore sm
6 iznenađenje

n surprise, astonishment, amazement I na moje - to my s./ast./am,; na opće - to everyone's s./ast./am.; na veliko - much to the amazement of; s velikim sam -m.., it was with great surprise that I...; izazvati - cause a s., come as a s.; ne izazvati - co

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• chance

• wonder

• sensation

• surprise

Hrvatski-Engleski rječnik > iznenađenje
7 stupore

sm [stu'pore]
amazement, astonishment

con mio grande stupore ho scoperto che... — much to my amazement I discovered that...
PAROLA CHIAVE: stupore non si traduce mai con la parola inglese stupor

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > stupore
8 zeer tot mijn verbazing

zeer tot mijn verbazing

(very) much to my amazement

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > zeer tot mijn verbazing
9 zeer

zeer¹

〈 het〉

1 [pijn] pain, ache

2 [pijnlijke plaats] sore

♦voorbeelden:

1   oud zeer • an old sore, old sores

     dat doet zeer • that hurts

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zeer²

I 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 [pijnlijk] sore, painful, aching

♦voorbeelden:

1   een zeer hoofd • an aching head

II 〈 bijwoord〉

1 [in hoge mate] very ⇒ extremely, greatly

♦voorbeelden:

1   het is zeer te betreuren • it is a great pity (that)

     zeer tot mijn verbazing • (very) much to my amazement

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > zeer
10 Erstaunen

I v/t (hat erstaunt) astonish; stärker: astound, amaze

II v/i

1. (ist) Person: be astonished; stärker: be astounded, be amazed

2. (hat) Sache: cause astonishment ( oder amazement), astonish ( oder amaze) everyone

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das Erstaunen

astonishment; wondrousness; amazement

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Er|stau|nen [ɛɐ'ʃtaunən]
nt
astonishment, amazement
jdn in Erstáúnen (ver)setzen — to astonish or amaze sb

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(to surprise greatly: I was astonished by his ignorance.) astonish

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Er·stau·nen

nt amazement

voller \Erstaunen full of amazement

jdn in \Erstaunen versetzen to amaze sb

zu jds \Erstaunen to sb's amazement

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das; Erstaunens astonishment; amazement

jemanden in Erstaunen versetzen — astonish or amaze somebody

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Erstaunen n; -s, kein pl astonishment; stärker: amazement;

in Erstaunen geraten → erstaunen B;

in Erstaunen (ver)setzen → erstaunen A;

zu meinem (großen) Erstaunen (much) to my astonishment

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das; Erstaunens astonishment; amazement

jemanden in Erstaunen versetzen — astonish or amaze somebody

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n.

astonishment n.

wondrousness n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Erstaunen
11 удивление

1. amazement

неописуемое удивление — blank amazement

ужас и удивление — wonder and amazement

я онемел от удивления — I was struck dumb with amazement

быть охваченным удивлением — to be smitten with amazement

онемев от удивления, в немом удивлении — in mute amazement

2. surprisal

3. wonderment

4. astonishment; surprise

мы с удивлением огляделись — we looked about us in surprise

вызвать чувство удивления — to create a feeling of surprise

к моему великому удивлению — much to my astonishment

к общему удивлению — to everyone's astonishment

5. surprise

6. wonder

Синонимический ряд:

изумление (сущ.) изумление

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > удивление
12 Р-180

РАЗЕВАТЬ/РАЗИНУТЬ POT ( РТЫ) highly coll РАСКРЫВАТЬ/РАСКРЫТЬ (ОТКРЫВАТЬ/ОТКРЫТЬ) POT (РТЫ) coll VP subj: human
1. to begin to speak, say sth., express one's opinion etc: X рот разинул — X opened his mouth

Neg (in cases where one or more speakers monopolize the conversation) X не мог рта раскрыть = X couldn't get a word in edgewise.

«Кто там смел рот разинуть», - сказал грозно исправник... (Пушкин 1). "Who was it dared open his mouth over there?" asked the superintendent menacingly (1a).

2. to get distracted from what one should be doing or paying attention to at the given moment

X разинул рот = X was napping (spacing out)

чего рот разинул? - why are you standing (sitting etc) there with your mouth open?
why are you standing (sitting etc) there gaping?
Neg Imper не разевай рот! - wake up!
get with it!
3. to be utterly amazed and show one's amazement

X рот разинул - X's mouth fell open
X's jaw dropped (in amazement) X gasped X gaped with open mouth (in limited contexts) X was knocked (thrown) for a loop
X стоял разинув рот - X stood there with his mouth open.

(Расплюев:) А сколько ты мне, например, говорит, Иуда, дашь денег под это детище?.. Того так и шелохнуло, и рот разинул... (Сухово-Кобылин 2). (R.:) And how much would you give me, Judas, he says, on this little trinket? That stirred him so, his mouth fell open (2b).

...Недоимок накопилось такое множество, что местный казначей, заглянув в казённый ящик, разинул рот... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)..Such an amount of taxes went uncollected that when the local treasurer looked into the treasury cash-box, his jaw dropped in amazement. (1b).

И бабка, и тетка Бекей, и Гульджамал с дочкой - все стояли бы разинув рты. Где это видано, чтобы голова была человечья, а тело рыбье! (Айтматов 1). And grandma, and Aunt Bekey, and Guldzhamal with her daughter would all stand gaping with open mouths. Who has ever seen a creature with a human head and the body of a fish! (1a). And old grandma, Aunt Bekai and Guljamal with her daughter—they'd all stand there with their mouths open Who's ever heard of such a thing?-a person's head on a fish's body (1b)

4. (often pfv Verbal Adv with слушать) to become totally absorbed in listening to s.o.: X слушал раскрыв рот = X listened open-mouthed ( with open mouth, with his mouth wide open).

Коротеев... любит пощеголять своими знаниями, ему лестно, что Лена слушает его раскрыв рот... Оренбург 3). Dmitry (Koroteyev) was., fond of showing off his knowledge, it flattered him to have Lena listening to him open-mouthed (3a).

«Смотри, как девчоночке голову задуряет! А она рот раскрыла, дура, и слухает (regional = слушает)» (Свирский 1). "See how he's turning that girl's head' And there she stands with her mouth wide open drinking it all in, the fool!" (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Р-180
13 открывать рот

• РАЗЕВАТЬ/РАЗИНУТЬ РОТ < РТЫ> highly coll; РАСКРЫВАТЬ/РАСКРЫТЬ (ОТКРЫВАТЬ/ОТКРЫТЬ) РОТ (РТЫ) coll

[VP; subj: human]

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1. to begin to speak, say sth., express one's opinion etc: X рот разинул ≈ X opened his mouth; || Neg [in cases where one or more speakers monopolize the conversation]

⇒ X не мог рта раскрыть ≈ X couldn't get a word in edgewise.

     ♦ "Кто там смел рот разинуть", - сказал грозно исправник... (Пушкин 1). "Who was it dared open his mouth over there?" asked the superintendent menacingly (1a).

2. to get distracted from what one should be doing or paying attention to at the given moment:

- X разинул рот≈ X was napping (spacing out);

|| чего рот разинул? - why are you standing (sitting etc) there with your mouth open?;

- why are you standing (sitting etc) there gaping?;

|| Neg Imper не разевай рот! ≈ wake up!;

- get with it!

3. to be utterly amazed and show one's amazement:

- X рот разинул≈ X's mouth fell open;

- X's jaw dropped (in amazement);

- X gasped;

- X gaped with open mouth;

- [in limited contexts] X was knocked (thrown) for a loop;

|| X стоял разинув рот≈ X stood there with his mouth open.

     ♦ [Расплюев:] А сколько ты мне, например, говорит, Иуда, дашь денег под это детище?.. Того так и шелохнуло, и рот разинул... (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [R.:] And how much would you give me, Judas, he says, on this little trinket? That stirred him so, his mouth fell open (2b).

     ♦...Недоимок накопилось такое множество, что местный казначей, заглянув в казённый ящик, разинул рот... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)...Such an amount of taxes went uncollected that when the local treasurer looked into the treasury cash-box, his jaw dropped in amazement. (1b).

     ♦ И бабка, и тетка Бекей, и Гульджамал с дочкой - все стояли бы разинув рты. Где это видано, чтобы голова была человечья, а тело рыбье! (Айтматов 1). And grandma, and Aunt Bekey, and Guldzhamal with her daughter would all stand gaping with open mouths. Who has ever seen a creature with a human head and the body of a fish! (1a). And old grandma, Aunt Bekai and Guljamal with her daughter - they'd all stand there with their mouths open Who's ever heard of such a thing?-a person's head on a fish's body (1b)

4. [often pfv Verbal Adv with слушать]

⇒ to become totally absorbed in listening to s.o.:

- X слушал раскрыв рот≈ X listened open-mouthed (with open mouth, with his mouth wide open).

     ♦ Коротеев... любит пощеголять своими знаниями, ему лестно, что Лена слушает его раскрыв рот... (Эренбург 3). Dmitry [Koroteyev] was., fond of showing off his knowledge, it flattered him to have Lena listening to him open-mouthed (3a).

     ♦ "Смотри, как девчоночке голову задуряет! А она рот раскрыла, дура, и слухает [regional = слушает]" (Свирский 1). "See how he's turning that girl's head' And there she stands with her mouth wide open drinking it all in, the fool!" (1a).

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14 открывать рты

• РАЗЕВАТЬ/РАЗИНУТЬ РОТ < РТЫ> highly coll; РАСКРЫВАТЬ/РАСКРЫТЬ (ОТКРЫВАТЬ/ОТКРЫТЬ) РОТ (РТЫ) coll

[VP; subj: human]

=====

1. to begin to speak, say sth., express one's opinion etc: X рот разинул ≈ X opened his mouth; || Neg [in cases where one or more speakers monopolize the conversation]

⇒ X не мог рта раскрыть ≈ X couldn't get a word in edgewise.

     ♦ "Кто там смел рот разинуть", - сказал грозно исправник... (Пушкин 1). "Who was it dared open his mouth over there?" asked the superintendent menacingly (1a).

2. to get distracted from what one should be doing or paying attention to at the given moment:

- X разинул рот≈ X was napping (spacing out);

|| чего рот разинул? - why are you standing (sitting etc) there with your mouth open?;

- why are you standing (sitting etc) there gaping?;

|| Neg Imper не разевай рот! ≈ wake up!;

- get with it!

3. to be utterly amazed and show one's amazement:

- X рот разинул≈ X's mouth fell open;

- X's jaw dropped (in amazement);

- X gasped;

- X gaped with open mouth;

- [in limited contexts] X was knocked (thrown) for a loop;

|| X стоял разинув рот≈ X stood there with his mouth open.

     ♦ [Расплюев:] А сколько ты мне, например, говорит, Иуда, дашь денег под это детище?.. Того так и шелохнуло, и рот разинул... (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [R.:] And how much would you give me, Judas, he says, on this little trinket? That stirred him so, his mouth fell open (2b).

     ♦...Недоимок накопилось такое множество, что местный казначей, заглянув в казённый ящик, разинул рот... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)...Such an amount of taxes went uncollected that when the local treasurer looked into the treasury cash-box, his jaw dropped in amazement. (1b).

     ♦ И бабка, и тетка Бекей, и Гульджамал с дочкой - все стояли бы разинув рты. Где это видано, чтобы голова была человечья, а тело рыбье! (Айтматов 1). And grandma, and Aunt Bekey, and Guldzhamal with her daughter would all stand gaping with open mouths. Who has ever seen a creature with a human head and the body of a fish! (1a). And old grandma, Aunt Bekai and Guljamal with her daughter - they'd all stand there with their mouths open Who's ever heard of such a thing?-a person's head on a fish's body (1b)

4. [often pfv Verbal Adv with слушать]

⇒ to become totally absorbed in listening to s.o.:

- X слушал раскрыв рот≈ X listened open-mouthed (with open mouth, with his mouth wide open).

     ♦ Коротеев... любит пощеголять своими знаниями, ему лестно, что Лена слушает его раскрыв рот... (Эренбург 3). Dmitry [Koroteyev] was., fond of showing off his knowledge, it flattered him to have Lena listening to him open-mouthed (3a).

     ♦ "Смотри, как девчоночке голову задуряет! А она рот раскрыла, дура, и слухает [regional = слушает]" (Свирский 1). "See how he's turning that girl's head' And there she stands with her mouth wide open drinking it all in, the fool!" (1a).

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15 открыть рот

• РАЗЕВАТЬ/РАЗИНУТЬ РОТ < РТЫ> highly coll; РАСКРЫВАТЬ/РАСКРЫТЬ (ОТКРЫВАТЬ/ОТКРЫТЬ) РОТ (РТЫ) coll

[VP; subj: human]

=====

1. to begin to speak, say sth., express one's opinion etc: X рот разинул ≈ X opened his mouth; || Neg [in cases where one or more speakers monopolize the conversation]

⇒ X не мог рта раскрыть ≈ X couldn't get a word in edgewise.

     ♦ "Кто там смел рот разинуть", - сказал грозно исправник... (Пушкин 1). "Who was it dared open his mouth over there?" asked the superintendent menacingly (1a).

2. to get distracted from what one should be doing or paying attention to at the given moment:

- X разинул рот≈ X was napping (spacing out);

|| чего рот разинул? - why are you standing (sitting etc) there with your mouth open?;

- why are you standing (sitting etc) there gaping?;

|| Neg Imper не разевай рот! ≈ wake up!;

- get with it!

3. to be utterly amazed and show one's amazement:

- X рот разинул≈ X's mouth fell open;

- X's jaw dropped (in amazement);

- X gasped;

- X gaped with open mouth;

- [in limited contexts] X was knocked (thrown) for a loop;

|| X стоял разинув рот≈ X stood there with his mouth open.

     ♦ [Расплюев:] А сколько ты мне, например, говорит, Иуда, дашь денег под это детище?.. Того так и шелохнуло, и рот разинул... (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [R.:] And how much would you give me, Judas, he says, on this little trinket? That stirred him so, his mouth fell open (2b).

     ♦...Недоимок накопилось такое множество, что местный казначей, заглянув в казённый ящик, разинул рот... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)...Such an amount of taxes went uncollected that when the local treasurer looked into the treasury cash-box, his jaw dropped in amazement. (1b).

     ♦ И бабка, и тетка Бекей, и Гульджамал с дочкой - все стояли бы разинув рты. Где это видано, чтобы голова была человечья, а тело рыбье! (Айтматов 1). And grandma, and Aunt Bekey, and Guldzhamal with her daughter would all stand gaping with open mouths. Who has ever seen a creature with a human head and the body of a fish! (1a). And old grandma, Aunt Bekai and Guljamal with her daughter - they'd all stand there with their mouths open Who's ever heard of such a thing?-a person's head on a fish's body (1b)

4. [often pfv Verbal Adv with слушать]

⇒ to become totally absorbed in listening to s.o.:

- X слушал раскрыв рот≈ X listened open-mouthed (with open mouth, with his mouth wide open).

     ♦ Коротеев... любит пощеголять своими знаниями, ему лестно, что Лена слушает его раскрыв рот... (Эренбург 3). Dmitry [Koroteyev] was., fond of showing off his knowledge, it flattered him to have Lena listening to him open-mouthed (3a).

     ♦ "Смотри, как девчоночке голову задуряет! А она рот раскрыла, дура, и слухает [regional = слушает]" (Свирский 1). "See how he's turning that girl's head' And there she stands with her mouth wide open drinking it all in, the fool!" (1a).

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16 открыть рты

• РАЗЕВАТЬ/РАЗИНУТЬ РОТ < РТЫ> highly coll; РАСКРЫВАТЬ/РАСКРЫТЬ (ОТКРЫВАТЬ/ОТКРЫТЬ) РОТ (РТЫ) coll

[VP; subj: human]

=====

1. to begin to speak, say sth., express one's opinion etc: X рот разинул ≈ X opened his mouth; || Neg [in cases where one or more speakers monopolize the conversation]

⇒ X не мог рта раскрыть ≈ X couldn't get a word in edgewise.

     ♦ "Кто там смел рот разинуть", - сказал грозно исправник... (Пушкин 1). "Who was it dared open his mouth over there?" asked the superintendent menacingly (1a).

2. to get distracted from what one should be doing or paying attention to at the given moment:

- X разинул рот≈ X was napping (spacing out);

|| чего рот разинул? - why are you standing (sitting etc) there with your mouth open?;

- why are you standing (sitting etc) there gaping?;

|| Neg Imper не разевай рот! ≈ wake up!;

- get with it!

3. to be utterly amazed and show one's amazement:

- X рот разинул≈ X's mouth fell open;

- X's jaw dropped (in amazement);

- X gasped;

- X gaped with open mouth;

- [in limited contexts] X was knocked (thrown) for a loop;

|| X стоял разинув рот≈ X stood there with his mouth open.

     ♦ [Расплюев:] А сколько ты мне, например, говорит, Иуда, дашь денег под это детище?.. Того так и шелохнуло, и рот разинул... (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [R.:] And how much would you give me, Judas, he says, on this little trinket? That stirred him so, his mouth fell open (2b).

     ♦...Недоимок накопилось такое множество, что местный казначей, заглянув в казённый ящик, разинул рот... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)...Such an amount of taxes went uncollected that when the local treasurer looked into the treasury cash-box, his jaw dropped in amazement. (1b).

     ♦ И бабка, и тетка Бекей, и Гульджамал с дочкой - все стояли бы разинув рты. Где это видано, чтобы голова была человечья, а тело рыбье! (Айтматов 1). And grandma, and Aunt Bekey, and Guldzhamal with her daughter would all stand gaping with open mouths. Who has ever seen a creature with a human head and the body of a fish! (1a). And old grandma, Aunt Bekai and Guljamal with her daughter - they'd all stand there with their mouths open Who's ever heard of such a thing?-a person's head on a fish's body (1b)

4. [often pfv Verbal Adv with слушать]

⇒ to become totally absorbed in listening to s.o.:

- X слушал раскрыв рот≈ X listened open-mouthed (with open mouth, with his mouth wide open).

     ♦ Коротеев... любит пощеголять своими знаниями, ему лестно, что Лена слушает его раскрыв рот... (Эренбург 3). Dmitry [Koroteyev] was., fond of showing off his knowledge, it flattered him to have Lena listening to him open-mouthed (3a).

     ♦ "Смотри, как девчоночке голову задуряет! А она рот раскрыла, дура, и слухает [regional = слушает]" (Свирский 1). "See how he's turning that girl's head' And there she stands with her mouth wide open drinking it all in, the fool!" (1a).

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17 разевать рот

• РАЗЕВАТЬ/РАЗИНУТЬ РОТ < РТЫ> highly coll; РАСКРЫВАТЬ/РАСКРЫТЬ (ОТКРЫВАТЬ/ОТКРЫТЬ) РОТ (РТЫ) coll

[VP; subj: human]

=====

1. to begin to speak, say sth., express one's opinion etc: X рот разинул ≈ X opened his mouth; || Neg [in cases where one or more speakers monopolize the conversation]

⇒ X не мог рта раскрыть ≈ X couldn't get a word in edgewise.

     ♦ "Кто там смел рот разинуть", - сказал грозно исправник... (Пушкин 1). "Who was it dared open his mouth over there?" asked the superintendent menacingly (1a).

2. to get distracted from what one should be doing or paying attention to at the given moment:

- X разинул рот≈ X was napping (spacing out);

|| чего рот разинул? - why are you standing (sitting etc) there with your mouth open?;

- why are you standing (sitting etc) there gaping?;

|| Neg Imper не разевай рот! ≈ wake up!;

- get with it!

3. to be utterly amazed and show one's amazement:

- X рот разинул≈ X's mouth fell open;

- X's jaw dropped (in amazement);

- X gasped;

- X gaped with open mouth;

- [in limited contexts] X was knocked (thrown) for a loop;

|| X стоял разинув рот≈ X stood there with his mouth open.

     ♦ [Расплюев:] А сколько ты мне, например, говорит, Иуда, дашь денег под это детище?.. Того так и шелохнуло, и рот разинул... (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [R.:] And how much would you give me, Judas, he says, on this little trinket? That stirred him so, his mouth fell open (2b).

     ♦...Недоимок накопилось такое множество, что местный казначей, заглянув в казённый ящик, разинул рот... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)...Such an amount of taxes went uncollected that when the local treasurer looked into the treasury cash-box, his jaw dropped in amazement. (1b).

     ♦ И бабка, и тетка Бекей, и Гульджамал с дочкой - все стояли бы разинув рты. Где это видано, чтобы голова была человечья, а тело рыбье! (Айтматов 1). And grandma, and Aunt Bekey, and Guldzhamal with her daughter would all stand gaping with open mouths. Who has ever seen a creature with a human head and the body of a fish! (1a). And old grandma, Aunt Bekai and Guljamal with her daughter - they'd all stand there with their mouths open Who's ever heard of such a thing?-a person's head on a fish's body (1b)

4. [often pfv Verbal Adv with слушать]

⇒ to become totally absorbed in listening to s.o.:

- X слушал раскрыв рот≈ X listened open-mouthed (with open mouth, with his mouth wide open).

     ♦ Коротеев... любит пощеголять своими знаниями, ему лестно, что Лена слушает его раскрыв рот... (Эренбург 3). Dmitry [Koroteyev] was., fond of showing off his knowledge, it flattered him to have Lena listening to him open-mouthed (3a).

     ♦ "Смотри, как девчоночке голову задуряет! А она рот раскрыла, дура, и слухает [regional = слушает]" (Свирский 1). "See how he's turning that girl's head' And there she stands with her mouth wide open drinking it all in, the fool!" (1a).

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18 разевать рты

• РАЗЕВАТЬ/РАЗИНУТЬ РОТ < РТЫ> highly coll; РАСКРЫВАТЬ/РАСКРЫТЬ (ОТКРЫВАТЬ/ОТКРЫТЬ) РОТ (РТЫ) coll

[VP; subj: human]

=====

1. to begin to speak, say sth., express one's opinion etc: X рот разинул ≈ X opened his mouth; || Neg [in cases where one or more speakers monopolize the conversation]

⇒ X не мог рта раскрыть ≈ X couldn't get a word in edgewise.

     ♦ "Кто там смел рот разинуть", - сказал грозно исправник... (Пушкин 1). "Who was it dared open his mouth over there?" asked the superintendent menacingly (1a).

2. to get distracted from what one should be doing or paying attention to at the given moment:

- X разинул рот≈ X was napping (spacing out);

|| чего рот разинул? - why are you standing (sitting etc) there with your mouth open?;

- why are you standing (sitting etc) there gaping?;

|| Neg Imper не разевай рот! ≈ wake up!;

- get with it!

3. to be utterly amazed and show one's amazement:

- X рот разинул≈ X's mouth fell open;

- X's jaw dropped (in amazement);

- X gasped;

- X gaped with open mouth;

- [in limited contexts] X was knocked (thrown) for a loop;

|| X стоял разинув рот≈ X stood there with his mouth open.

     ♦ [Расплюев:] А сколько ты мне, например, говорит, Иуда, дашь денег под это детище?.. Того так и шелохнуло, и рот разинул... (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [R.:] And how much would you give me, Judas, he says, on this little trinket? That stirred him so, his mouth fell open (2b).

     ♦...Недоимок накопилось такое множество, что местный казначей, заглянув в казённый ящик, разинул рот... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)...Such an amount of taxes went uncollected that when the local treasurer looked into the treasury cash-box, his jaw dropped in amazement. (1b).

     ♦ И бабка, и тетка Бекей, и Гульджамал с дочкой - все стояли бы разинув рты. Где это видано, чтобы голова была человечья, а тело рыбье! (Айтматов 1). And grandma, and Aunt Bekey, and Guldzhamal with her daughter would all stand gaping with open mouths. Who has ever seen a creature with a human head and the body of a fish! (1a). And old grandma, Aunt Bekai and Guljamal with her daughter - they'd all stand there with their mouths open Who's ever heard of such a thing?-a person's head on a fish's body (1b)

4. [often pfv Verbal Adv with слушать]

⇒ to become totally absorbed in listening to s.o.:

- X слушал раскрыв рот≈ X listened open-mouthed (with open mouth, with his mouth wide open).

     ♦ Коротеев... любит пощеголять своими знаниями, ему лестно, что Лена слушает его раскрыв рот... (Эренбург 3). Dmitry [Koroteyev] was., fond of showing off his knowledge, it flattered him to have Lena listening to him open-mouthed (3a).

     ♦ "Смотри, как девчоночке голову задуряет! А она рот раскрыла, дура, и слухает [regional = слушает]" (Свирский 1). "See how he's turning that girl's head' And there she stands with her mouth wide open drinking it all in, the fool!" (1a).

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19 разинуть рот

• РАЗЕВАТЬ/РАЗИНУТЬ РОТ < РТЫ> highly coll; РАСКРЫВАТЬ/РАСКРЫТЬ (ОТКРЫВАТЬ/ОТКРЫТЬ) РОТ (РТЫ) coll

[VP; subj: human]

=====

1. to begin to speak, say sth., express one's opinion etc: X рот разинул ≈ X opened his mouth; || Neg [in cases where one or more speakers monopolize the conversation]

⇒ X не мог рта раскрыть ≈ X couldn't get a word in edgewise.

     ♦ "Кто там смел рот разинуть", - сказал грозно исправник... (Пушкин 1). "Who was it dared open his mouth over there?" asked the superintendent menacingly (1a).

2. to get distracted from what one should be doing or paying attention to at the given moment:

- X разинул рот≈ X was napping (spacing out);

|| чего рот разинул? - why are you standing (sitting etc) there with your mouth open?;

- why are you standing (sitting etc) there gaping?;

|| Neg Imper не разевай рот! ≈ wake up!;

- get with it!

3. to be utterly amazed and show one's amazement:

- X рот разинул≈ X's mouth fell open;

- X's jaw dropped (in amazement);

- X gasped;

- X gaped with open mouth;

- [in limited contexts] X was knocked (thrown) for a loop;

|| X стоял разинув рот≈ X stood there with his mouth open.

     ♦ [Расплюев:] А сколько ты мне, например, говорит, Иуда, дашь денег под это детище?.. Того так и шелохнуло, и рот разинул... (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [R.:] And how much would you give me, Judas, he says, on this little trinket? That stirred him so, his mouth fell open (2b).

     ♦...Недоимок накопилось такое множество, что местный казначей, заглянув в казённый ящик, разинул рот... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)...Such an amount of taxes went uncollected that when the local treasurer looked into the treasury cash-box, his jaw dropped in amazement. (1b).

     ♦ И бабка, и тетка Бекей, и Гульджамал с дочкой - все стояли бы разинув рты. Где это видано, чтобы голова была человечья, а тело рыбье! (Айтматов 1). And grandma, and Aunt Bekey, and Guldzhamal with her daughter would all stand gaping with open mouths. Who has ever seen a creature with a human head and the body of a fish! (1a). And old grandma, Aunt Bekai and Guljamal with her daughter - they'd all stand there with their mouths open Who's ever heard of such a thing?-a person's head on a fish's body (1b)

4. [often pfv Verbal Adv with слушать]

⇒ to become totally absorbed in listening to s.o.:

- X слушал раскрыв рот≈ X listened open-mouthed (with open mouth, with his mouth wide open).

     ♦ Коротеев... любит пощеголять своими знаниями, ему лестно, что Лена слушает его раскрыв рот... (Эренбург 3). Dmitry [Koroteyev] was., fond of showing off his knowledge, it flattered him to have Lena listening to him open-mouthed (3a).

     ♦ "Смотри, как девчоночке голову задуряет! А она рот раскрыла, дура, и слухает [regional = слушает]" (Свирский 1). "See how he's turning that girl's head' And there she stands with her mouth wide open drinking it all in, the fool!" (1a).

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20 разинуть рты

• РАЗЕВАТЬ/РАЗИНУТЬ РОТ < РТЫ> highly coll; РАСКРЫВАТЬ/РАСКРЫТЬ (ОТКРЫВАТЬ/ОТКРЫТЬ) РОТ (РТЫ) coll

[VP; subj: human]

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1. to begin to speak, say sth., express one's opinion etc: X рот разинул ≈ X opened his mouth; || Neg [in cases where one or more speakers monopolize the conversation]

⇒ X не мог рта раскрыть ≈ X couldn't get a word in edgewise.

     ♦ "Кто там смел рот разинуть", - сказал грозно исправник... (Пушкин 1). "Who was it dared open his mouth over there?" asked the superintendent menacingly (1a).

2. to get distracted from what one should be doing or paying attention to at the given moment:

- X разинул рот≈ X was napping (spacing out);

|| чего рот разинул? - why are you standing (sitting etc) there with your mouth open?;

- why are you standing (sitting etc) there gaping?;

|| Neg Imper не разевай рот! ≈ wake up!;

- get with it!

3. to be utterly amazed and show one's amazement:

- X рот разинул≈ X's mouth fell open;

- X's jaw dropped (in amazement);

- X gasped;

- X gaped with open mouth;

- [in limited contexts] X was knocked (thrown) for a loop;

|| X стоял разинув рот≈ X stood there with his mouth open.

     ♦ [Расплюев:] А сколько ты мне, например, говорит, Иуда, дашь денег под это детище?.. Того так и шелохнуло, и рот разинул... (Сухово-Кобылин 2). [R.:] And how much would you give me, Judas, he says, on this little trinket? That stirred him so, his mouth fell open (2b).

     ♦...Недоимок накопилось такое множество, что местный казначей, заглянув в казённый ящик, разинул рот... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)...Such an amount of taxes went uncollected that when the local treasurer looked into the treasury cash-box, his jaw dropped in amazement. (1b).

     ♦ И бабка, и тетка Бекей, и Гульджамал с дочкой - все стояли бы разинув рты. Где это видано, чтобы голова была человечья, а тело рыбье! (Айтматов 1). And grandma, and Aunt Bekey, and Guldzhamal with her daughter would all stand gaping with open mouths. Who has ever seen a creature with a human head and the body of a fish! (1a). And old grandma, Aunt Bekai and Guljamal with her daughter - they'd all stand there with their mouths open Who's ever heard of such a thing?-a person's head on a fish's body (1b)

4. [often pfv Verbal Adv with слушать]

⇒ to become totally absorbed in listening to s.o.:

- X слушал раскрыв рот≈ X listened open-mouthed (with open mouth, with his mouth wide open).

     ♦ Коротеев... любит пощеголять своими знаниями, ему лестно, что Лена слушает его раскрыв рот... (Эренбург 3). Dmitry [Koroteyev] was., fond of showing off his knowledge, it flattered him to have Lena listening to him open-mouthed (3a).

     ♦ "Смотри, как девчоночке голову задуряет! А она рот раскрыла, дура, и слухает [regional = слушает]" (Свирский 1). "See how he's turning that girl's head' And there she stands with her mouth wide open drinking it all in, the fool!" (1a).

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