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  • 61 ser demasiado preciso

    (v.) = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs
    Ex. Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.
    Ex. This volume is too long, contains too many lengthy theoretical arguments that often split hairs, and is written in a tedious prose style.
    * * *
    (v.) = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs

    Ex: Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.

    Ex: This volume is too long, contains too many lengthy theoretical arguments that often split hairs, and is written in a tedious prose style.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser demasiado preciso

  • 62 ser demasiado quisquilloso

    (v.) = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs
    Ex. Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.
    Ex. This volume is too long, contains too many lengthy theoretical arguments that often split hairs, and is written in a tedious prose style.
    * * *
    (v.) = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs

    Ex: Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.

    Ex: This volume is too long, contains too many lengthy theoretical arguments that often split hairs, and is written in a tedious prose style.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser demasiado quisquilloso

  • 63 усуквам

    twist; wind round
    прен. beat about the bush; palter; quibble
    усуквам се twist, coil
    усуквам се около някого hang around s.o.; fawn (up)on s.o.
    усуквам се за пари be hard up (for money)
    не го усуквай! don't beat about the bush, got to the point, but me no buts
    да не го усукваме not to put too fine a point upon it
    * * *
    усу̀квам,
    гл. twist; wind round; give a twist; прен. beat about the bush, palter; quibble, hum (hem) and haw; resort to evasions, use evasions;
    \усуквам се twist, coil; convolve; \усуквам се около някого hang around s.o.; fawn (up)on s.o.; • да не го усукваме not to put too fine a point upon it; не го усуквай! don’t beat about the bush, get to the point, but me no buts.
    * * *
    twist ; wind; coil; cockle; kink; palter
    * * *
    1. twist;wind round 2. УСУКВАМ ce twist, coil 3. УСУКВАМ се за пари be hard up (for money) 4. УСУКВАМ се около някого hang around s.o.;fawn (up)on s.o. 5. да не го усукваме not to put too fine a point upon it 6. не го усуквай! don't beat about the bush, got to the point, but me no buts 7. прен. beat about the bush;palter;quibble

    Български-английски речник > усуквам

  • 64 deutlich

    I Adj.
    1. Ahnung, Erinnerung, Gefühl etc.: clear, distinct; Fortschritt, Unterschied: auch marked; (merklich) noticeable
    2. Aussprache: clear, intelligible; Schrift: legible
    3. (eindeutig) clear, plain; Antwort, Worte: plain; (unverblümt) blunt, plainspoken; ein deutlicher Beweis seiner Unschuld clear proof of his innocence; deutlicher Wink broad hint; etw. deutlich machen make s.th. clear ( oder plain) (+ Dat to); jemandem etw. deutlich machen auch explain s.th. to s.o.; weitS.: drive s.th. home to s.o.; sehr deutlich werden not pull any punches, talk straight with s.o. umg.; muss ich noch deutlicher werden? am I making myself understood?, have I not made myself clear enough?; eine deutliche Sprache sprechen Person: not mince matters ( oder one’s words); Sache: speak volumes
    II Adv. siehe I; deutlich besser etc. much better etc.; um es ganz deutlich zu sagen to put it quite bluntly, not to put too fine a point on it; habe ich mich deutlich genug ausgedrückt? have I made myself understood ( oder clear)?
    * * *
    notedly (Adv.); perspicuous (Adj.); lucid (Adj.); visible (Adj.); explicit (Adj.); well-defined (Adj.); conspicuous (Adj.); emphatic (Adj.); articulate (Adj.); direct (Adj.); clear (Adj.); distinct (Adj.); plain (Adj.)
    * * *
    deut|lich ['dɔytlɪç]
    1. adj
    1) (= klar) clear
    2) (= unmissverständlich) clear, plain

    eine déútliche Sprache mit jdm reden — to speak plainly or bluntly with sb

    déútlich werden — to make oneself clear or plain

    muss ich déútlicher werden? — have I not made myself clear or plain enough?

    2. adv
    1) (= klar) sehen, unterscheiden, sprechen clearly; erkennbar, hörbar, wahrnehmbar clearly, plainly

    déútlich zu erkennen/sehen/hören — easy to recognize/see/hear

    déútlich fühlen — to feel distinctly

    ich fühle déútlich, dass... — I have the distinct feeling that...

    2) (= unmissverständlich) sich ausdrücken, sagen explicitly

    jdm etw déútlich vor Augen führen — to make sth perfectly clear or plain to sb

    sich déútlich ausdrücken — to make oneself clear or plain

    ich muss es einmal déútlich sagen — let me make myself perfectly clear

    jdm déútlich zu verstehen geben, dass... — to make it clear or plain to sb that...

    * * *
    1) (striking and well-marked: a dress with bold stripes.) bold
    2) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) clear
    4) (easily seen, heard or noticed: There are distinct differences between the two; Her voice is very distinct.) distinct
    6) (stated, or stating, fully and clearly: explicit instructions; Can you be more explicit?) explicit
    7) (noticeably: It's markedly easier to do it by this method.) markedly
    8) (clear; striking: I have many vivid memories of that holiday; a vivid image/description.) vivid
    9) (noticeable; definite: He walks with a pronounced limp.) pronounced
    10) ((of pictures, outlines etc) clear and distinct: the sharp outline of the mountain.) sharp
    * * *
    deut·lich
    [ˈdɔytlɪç]
    I. adj
    1. (klar) clear
    [un]\deutliche Schrift [il]legible writing
    \deutliche Umrisse distinct [or clear] [or sharp] outlines
    [jdm] \deutlich werden to become clear [to sb]
    2. (eindeutig) clear
    das war \deutlich! that was clear [or plain] enough!
    \deutlich werden to make oneself clear [or plain], to use words of one syllable a. iron
    muss ich \deutlicher werden? have I not made myself clear [enough]?
    ich hoffe, ich muss nicht \deutlicher werden! I hope I won't have to spell it out
    II. adv
    1. (klar) clearly, plainly
    etw \deutlich fühlen to distinctly feel sth
    \deutlich sprechen to speak clearly [or distinctly]
    etw \deutlich zeichnen to draw sth in sharp detail/contrast
    2. (eindeutig) clearly, plainly
    sich akk \deutlich ausdrücken to make oneself clear [or plain]
    \deutlich fühlen, dass... to have the distinct feeling that...
    * * *
    1.

    daraus wird deutlich, dass/wie... — this makes it clear that/how...

    2) (eindeutig) clear, distinct <recollection, feeling>
    2.
    2) (eindeutig) clearly; plainly
    * * *
    A. adj
    1. Ahnung, Erinnerung, Gefühl etc: clear, distinct; Fortschritt, Unterschied: auch marked; (merklich) noticeable
    2. Aussprache: clear, intelligible; Schrift: legible
    3. (eindeutig) clear, plain; Antwort, Worte: plain; (unverblümt) blunt, plainspoken;
    ein deutlicher Beweis seiner Unschuld clear proof of his innocence;
    deutlicher Wink broad hint;
    etwas deutlich machen make sth clear ( oder plain) (+dat to);
    jemandem etwas deutlich machen auch explain sth to sb; weitS.: drive sth home to sb;
    sehr deutlich werden not pull any punches, talk straight with sb umg;
    muss ich noch deutlicher werden? am I making myself understood?, have I not made myself clear enough?;
    eine deutliche Sprache sprechen Person: not mince matters ( oder one’s words); Sache: speak volumes
    B. adv → A;
    deutlich besser etc much better etc;
    um es ganz deutlich zu sagen to put it quite bluntly, not to put too fine a point on it;
    habe ich mich deutlich genug ausgedrückt? have I made myself understood ( oder clear)?
    * * *
    1.

    daraus wird deutlich, dass/wie... — this makes it clear that/how...

    2) (eindeutig) clear, distinct <recollection, feeling>
    2.
    2) (eindeutig) clearly; plainly
    * * *
    adj.
    bold adj.
    broad adj.
    clarion adj.
    clear adj.
    clear cut (unambiguous) adj.
    conspicuous adj.
    distinct (from) adj.
    distinct adj.
    explicit adj.
    lucid adj.
    obvious adj.
    perspicuous adj. adv.
    articulately adv.
    conspicuously adv.
    lucidly adv.
    notedly adv.
    perspicuously adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > deutlich

  • 65 amonestar

    v.
    1 to reprimand.
    Ellos amonestaron a los matones They reprimanded the bullies.
    2 to caution (sport).
    3 to publish the banns of.
    4 to bind over, to order not to cause trouble, to rap.
    El profesor amonesta a los alumnos The professor binds over the students.
    * * *
    1 (reprender) to reprimand, admonish
    2 (advertir) to warn
    3 DEPORTE to caution, book
    4 (en una boda) to publish the banns of
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=reprender) to reprimand; (=advertir) to warn; (=avisar) to advise; (Dep) to caution, book; (Jur) to caution
    2) (Rel) to publish the banns of
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( reprender) to reprimand, admonish (frml); ( en fútbol) to caution, book
    2) (Der, Relig) < novios> to publish the banns of
    * * *
    = reprimand, hand + a reprimand, censure, slap + Nombre + down, admonish, berate, tell + Nombe + off, slap + Nombre + on the wrist, give + Nombre + a verbal warning.
    Ex. At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.
    Ex. The board of trustees decided to hand Balzac an official reprimand with the warning that if more staff resigned he would be asked to resign himself.
    Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
    Ex. Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.
    Ex. For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.
    Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
    Ex. Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.
    Ex. After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.
    Ex. If we caught them necking, we'd give them a verbal warning and send them on their way.
    ----
    * amonestar verbalmente = give + Nombre + a verbal warning.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( reprender) to reprimand, admonish (frml); ( en fútbol) to caution, book
    2) (Der, Relig) < novios> to publish the banns of
    * * *
    = reprimand, hand + a reprimand, censure, slap + Nombre + down, admonish, berate, tell + Nombe + off, slap + Nombre + on the wrist, give + Nombre + a verbal warning.

    Ex: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.

    Ex: The board of trustees decided to hand Balzac an official reprimand with the warning that if more staff resigned he would be asked to resign himself.
    Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
    Ex: Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.
    Ex: For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.
    Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
    Ex: Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.
    Ex: After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.
    Ex: If we caught them necking, we'd give them a verbal warning and send them on their way.
    * amonestar verbalmente = give + Nombre + a verbal warning.

    * * *
    amonestar [A1 ]
    vt
    A (reprender) to reprimand, admonish ( frml); (en fútbol) to caution, book
    B ( Der, Relig) ‹novios› to publish the banns of
    * * *

    amonestar ( conjugate amonestar) verbo transitivo ( reprender) to reprimand, admonish (frml);
    ( en fútbol) to caution, book
    amonestar verbo transitivo
    1 (reprender) to rebuke, reprimand
    Dep to warn
    2 Rel to publish the banns of
    ' amonestar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    admonish
    - book
    - caution
    * * *
    1. [reprender] to reprimand
    2. [en fútbol] to caution
    3. [para matrimonio] to publish the banns of
    * * *
    v/t
    1 reñir reprimand
    2 DEP caution
    * * *
    apercibir: to admonish, to warn

    Spanish-English dictionary > amonestar

  • 66 regañar

    v.
    to scold, to call down, to chide, to chew out.
    * * *
    1 to scold, tell off
    1 (reñir) to argue, quarrel, fall out
    2 (refunfuñar) to moan, grumble, complain
    * * *
    1.
    VT to scold, tell off *
    2. VI
    1) [persona] to grumble, grouse *
    2) [dos personas] to fall out, quarrel
    3) †† [perro] to snarl, growl
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo (esp AmL) to scold, to tell... off (colloq)
    2.
    regañar vi (Esp) ( pelearse) to quarrel

    ha regañado con el novio — ( ha discutido) she's had an argument with her boyfriend; ( ha roto) she's split up o broken up with her boyfriend

    * * *
    = set about, rebuff, reprimand, chide, slap + Nombre + down, upbraid, scold, tell + Nombe + off, get at.
    Ex. I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.
    Ex. 'Do not rebuff him before he has swept out his body or before he has said that for which he came'.
    Ex. At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.
    Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex. Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.
    Ex. The generalists upbraid the vocationalists for promoting mere 'training' for work that may quickly become obsolete rather than 'education' for a career with a future.
    Ex. Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.
    Ex. Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.
    Ex. If you're always getting at them for smaller things, they won't know when they're really doing something wrong.
    ----
    * regañar constantemente = nag (at).
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo (esp AmL) to scold, to tell... off (colloq)
    2.
    regañar vi (Esp) ( pelearse) to quarrel

    ha regañado con el novio — ( ha discutido) she's had an argument with her boyfriend; ( ha roto) she's split up o broken up with her boyfriend

    * * *
    = set about, rebuff, reprimand, chide, slap + Nombre + down, upbraid, scold, tell + Nombe + off, get at.

    Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.

    Ex: 'Do not rebuff him before he has swept out his body or before he has said that for which he came'.
    Ex: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.
    Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex: Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.
    Ex: The generalists upbraid the vocationalists for promoting mere 'training' for work that may quickly become obsolete rather than 'education' for a career with a future.
    Ex: Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.
    Ex: Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.
    Ex: If you're always getting at them for smaller things, they won't know when they're really doing something wrong.
    * regañar constantemente = nag (at).

    * * *
    regañar [A1 ]
    vt
    ( esp AmL) to scold, to give … a talking-to ( colloq), to tell … off ( colloq)
    ¿te regañó por llegar tarde? did she tell you off for being late?, did you get a talking-to for being late?
    ■ regañar
    vi
    ( Esp)
    1 (pelearse) to quarrel
    regañamos por una tontería we quarreled over nothing
    ha regañado con el novio (ha discutido) she's had an argument o a row o ( colloq) a tiff with her boyfriend; (ha roto) she's split up o broken up with her boyfriend
    2 (quejarse) to grumble
    * * *

     

    regañar ( conjugate regañar) verbo transitivo (esp AmL) to scold, to tell … off (colloq)
    verbo intransitivo (Esp) ( pelearse) to quarrel
    regañar
    I verbo transitivo to scold, tell off
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (en una discusión) to argue, quarrel
    2 (romper una relación) to split up, break up
    ' regañar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    caldo
    - discutir
    - reñir
    - repaso
    - retar
    - rezongar
    English:
    chastise
    - pull up
    - reprehend
    - scold
    - tell off
    - tick off
    - pull
    - tell
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    [reprender] to tell off;
    me regañaron por acabarme toda la cerveza I got a row for finishing all the beer
    ♦ vi
    Esp [pelearse] to fall out;
    ha regañado con su hermana he's fallen out with his sister;
    están regañados they've fallen out
    * * *
    I v/t tell off
    II v/i quarrel
    * * *
    : to scold, to give a talking to
    1) quejarse: to grumble, to complain
    2) reñir: to quarrel, to argue
    * * *
    regañar vb (reñir) to tell off [pt. & pp. told]

    Spanish-English dictionary > regañar

  • 67 reprender

    v.
    1 to tell off (a niños).
    2 to reprehend, to admonish, to scold, to bawl out.
    María reprocha a su esposo Mary reproaches her husband.
    * * *
    1 to reprimand, scold
    * * *
    VT (=amonestar) to reprimand, tell off *; [+ niño] to scold
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to scold, tell... off (colloq)
    * * *
    = set about, rebuke, reprimand, chide, censure, slap + Nombre + down, admonish, upbraid, castigate, chastise, berate, scold, tell + Nombe + off, slap + Nombre + on the wrist, get at.
    Ex. I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.
    Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
    Ex. At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.
    Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
    Ex. Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.
    Ex. For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.
    Ex. The generalists upbraid the vocationalists for promoting mere 'training' for work that may quickly become obsolete rather than 'education' for a career with a future.
    Ex. In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.
    Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.
    Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
    Ex. Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.
    Ex. Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.
    Ex. After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.
    Ex. If you're always getting at them for smaller things, they won't know when they're really doing something wrong.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to scold, tell... off (colloq)
    * * *
    = set about, rebuke, reprimand, chide, censure, slap + Nombre + down, admonish, upbraid, castigate, chastise, berate, scold, tell + Nombe + off, slap + Nombre + on the wrist, get at.

    Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.

    Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
    Ex: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.
    Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
    Ex: Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.
    Ex: For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.
    Ex: The generalists upbraid the vocationalists for promoting mere 'training' for work that may quickly become obsolete rather than 'education' for a career with a future.
    Ex: In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.
    Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.
    Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
    Ex: Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.
    Ex: Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.
    Ex: After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.
    Ex: If you're always getting at them for smaller things, they won't know when they're really doing something wrong.

    * * *
    reprender [E1 ]
    vt
    to scold, tell … off ( colloq)
    reprendió a los niños por jugar con la pelota en la calle she scolded the children o told the children off for playing ball in the street
    * * *

    reprender ( conjugate reprender) verbo transitivo
    to scold, tell … off (colloq)
    reprender verbo transitivo to reprimand, scold, tell off
    ' reprender' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amonestar
    English:
    reprehend
    - reprimand
    - reprove
    - task
    - berate
    - chastise
    - rebuke
    - scold
    - up
    * * *
    [a niños] to tell off; [a empleados] to reprimand
    * * *
    v/t scold, tell off fam
    * * *
    : to reprimand, to scold
    * * *
    reprender vb to tell off [pt. & pp. told]

    Spanish-English dictionary > reprender

  • 68 en un maremagnum

    = in a whirl, in a twirl
    Ex. Not to put too fine a point on it, some people like being in a whirl and having too much to do.
    Ex. I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.
    * * *
    = in a whirl, in a twirl

    Ex: Not to put too fine a point on it, some people like being in a whirl and having too much to do.

    Ex: I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en un maremagnum

  • 69 llamarle la atención a Alguien

    (v.) = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist
    Ex. At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.
    Ex. Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.
    Ex. After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.
    * * *
    (v.) = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist

    Ex: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.

    Ex: Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.
    Ex: After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.

    Spanish-English dictionary > llamarle la atención a Alguien

  • 70 если называть вещи своими именами

    2) Makarov: properly speaking

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > если называть вещи своими именами

  • 71 사실대로 말하자면

    adv. not to put too fine a point on it, not to put too fine a point up on it

    Korean-English dictionary > 사실대로 말하자면

  • 72 papale

    papal
    * * *
    papale agg. ( del papa) papal: benedizione papale, papal blessing
    ◆ avv. (fam.) (in modo esplicito, chiaro) frankly, bluntly; explicitly: parlare papale papale, to speak very bluntly; mi ha detto di andarmene papale papale, he told me, in no uncertain terms, to go away.
    * * *
    [pa'pale]
    aggettivo papal
    ••

    papale papale — bluntly, not to put too fine a point on it

    * * *
    papale
    /pa'pale/
    papal
    \
    papale papale bluntly, not to put too fine a point on it.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > papale

  • 73 далеко

    вж. далеч
    който полека върви, далеко отива more haste less speed
    прен. far removed/remote (от from)
    не много далеко от no great way from, within easy distance of
    съвсем не е далеко... is no distance at all
    доста далеко a good distance off, quite far away
    не по- далеко от not further than
    далеко от живота remote from life
    далеко от всекидневния живот removed from everyday life
    далеко от опасност out of reach of danger
    далеко от погледите на хората out of public view
    далеко от света far from the world
    далеко от целта off the mark
    прен. wide of/beside the mark
    далеко е it's a long way off
    далеко е до it's a long way to
    не е далеко it's quite near, it's only a short way off
    много съм далеко от истината be at a very far remove from the truth, be far removed from the truth
    отивам далеко go a long way
    прен. go too far, go to great lengths
    не отивам по- далеко прен. leave it at that
    да не отиваме по- далеко прен. not to put too fine a point on it
    отивам още по- далеко прен. go one better
    седя далеко от sit a long way from
    гледам да съм по- далеко от някого keep out of s.o.'s way
    оставям далеко зад себе си leave far behind
    далеко от мислите ми a long way from my thought
    далеко съм от мисълта, че I'm far from saying that
    далеко съм от мисълта да far be it from me to
    далеко от грижи on the windy side of care
    не е далеко денят, когато the day is not far distant when
    той далеко не е така добър he is nothing like as good, he is far from being as good, he is not as good by far
    далеко най-добрият easily the best
    той е далеко най-добрият he is far and away the best
    далеко не far from it
    далеко от очите, далеко от сърцето out of sight, out of mind
    * * *
    far: I live далеко away from here. - Живея много далеко от тук.
    * * *
    1. вж. далеч 2. който полека върви, ДАЛЕКО отива more haste less speed

    Български-английски речник > далеко

  • 74 далекопровод

    transmission line
    (електрически) power-line/-cable/-conduit, power transmission line
    петролен далекопровод pipeline. далеч far. far away/off, a long way off
    * * *
    далекопрово̀д,
    м., -и, (два) далекопрово̀да transmission line; ( електрически) power-line/-cable/-conduit, power transmission line; петролен \далекопровод pipeline.
    * * *
    1. (електрически) power-line/-cable/-conduit, power transmission line 2. (за разстояние и) farther 3... съвсем не е ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД... is no distance at all 4. transmission line 5. ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД е it's a long way off 6. ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД е до it's a long way to 7. ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД най-добрият easily the best 8. ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД не far from it 9. ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД от всекидневния живот removed from everyday life 10. ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД от грижи on the windy side of care 11. ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД от живота remote from life 12. ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД от мислите ми a long way from my thought 13. ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД от опасност out of reach of danger 14. ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД от очите, ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД от сърцето out of sight, out of mind 15. ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД от погледите на хората out of public view 16. ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД от света far from the world 17. ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД от целта off the mark 18. ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД съм от мисълта да far be it from me to 19. ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД съм от мисълта, че I'm far from saying that 20. гледам да съм по-ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД от някого keep out of s. o.'s way 21. да не отиваме по-ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД прен. not to put too fine a point on it 22. да не отиваме толкова ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД we needn't go so far afield 23. доста ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД a good distance off, quite far away 24. достатъчно ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД far enough off 25. много съм ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД от истината be at a very far remove from the truth, be far removed from the truth 26. не е ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД it's quite near, it's only a short way off 27. не е ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД денят, когато the day is not far distant when 28. не много ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД от no great way from, within easy distance of 29. не мога да видя нищо от толкова ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД I can see nothing at that distance 30. не отивам (много) ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД not go very far 31. не отивам по-ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД прен. leave it at that 32. не по- ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД от not further than 33. оставям ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД зад себе си leave far behind 34. отивам ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД go a long way 35. отивам още по- ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД прен. go one better 36. отивам по- ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД or get beyond 37. пo- ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД further 38. петролен ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД pipeline. далеч far. far away/off, a long way off 39. прен. far removed/remote (от from) 40. прен. go too far, go to great lengths 41. прен. wide of/ beside the mark 42. седя ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД от sit a long way from 43. той ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД не е така добър he is nothing like as good, he is far from being as good, he is not as good by far 44. той е ДАЛЕКОПРОВОД най-добрият he is far and away the best

    Български-английски речник > далекопровод

  • 75 попросту

    нареч. разг.
    simply, without ceremony

    попросту говоря — to put it bluntly, bluntly speaking, not to put too fine a point on it

    попросту говоря, он нечестный человек — to put it bluntly, he is not an honest person

    Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > попросту

  • 76 ca să vorbim pe şleau

    to put it bluntly
    not to put too fine a point on it
    speaking plainly / in plain terms / English
    without mincing matters
    stripped of a fine name
    v. şi \ca să vorbim pe şleau deschis.

    Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > ca să vorbim pe şleau

  • 77 that's about the size of it

    разг.
    именно так, так оно и есть, так обстоит дело

    ‘Tell me about the son. I hear he's no damn good.’ ‘That's about the size of it, I guess,’ said Mike. (J. O'Hara, ‘Ten North Frederick’, part I) — - Расскажите мне о сыне Джо. Я слышал, что он никудышный парень. - Да, так оно и есть, - сказал Майк.

    ‘This incident has somewhat, shall I say, disarranged your career?’ ‘What do you think?’ Howard replied. ‘Not to put too fine a point upon it, it's meant that you have to say good-bye to being a research scientist, and start again? Or is that putting it too high?’ ‘That's about the size of it.’ (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, ch. 28) — - Этот инцидент в какой-то степени, если я могу так выразиться, испортил вашу карьеру? - А вы как думаете? - ответил Говард. - То есть, грубо говоря, это означает, что вам пришлось распрощаться с карьерой ученого-исследователя и начинать все сначала? Или тут я хватил через край? - Нет, все правильно, так оно и есть.

    ‘You think what you call "social ownership" will be a cure for all the ills the flesh is heir to, don't you, Bill?’ Frisco liked to give himself an air of leisurely cynicism. ‘Put an end to the whole business of exploitation, poverty and war?’ ‘That's about the size of it,’ Bill grinned. (K. S. Prlchard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. II) — - И это ваше так называемое обобществление собственности вы считаете панацеей от всех зол, так, что ли, Билл? - спросил Фриско, любивший поиронизировать. - И собираетесь положить конец эксплуатации, нищете, войнам? - Вы почти угадали, - усмехнулся Билл.

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > that's about the size of it

  • 78 далеч

    far, far away/off, a long way off; прен. far removed/remote (от from)
    не много далеч от no great way from, within easy distance of
    далеч съм от мисълта да far be it from me to
    далеч от beside
    * * *
    далѐч,
    и далѐко нареч. far, far away/off, a long way off; прен. far removed/remote (от from); гледам да съм по-\далеч от някого keep out of s. o’s way; да не отиваме по-\далеч прен. not to put too fine a point on it; да не отиваме толкова \далеч we needn’t go so far afield; \далеч най-добрият easily the best; \далеч не far from it; \далеч от грижи on the windy side of care; \далеч от опасност out of reach of danger; \далеч от очите, \далеч от сърцето out of sight, out of mind; \далеч от погледите на хората out of public view; \далеч от целта off the mark; прен. wide of/beside the mark; \далеч съм от мисълта да far be it from me to; \далеч съм от мисълта, че I’m far from saying that; доста \далеч a good distance off, quite far away; достатъчно \далеч far enough off; много съм \далеч от истината be far removed from the truth; не е \далеч it’s quite near, it’s only a short way off; не много \далеч от no great way from, within easy distance of; не отивам по-\далеч прен. leave it at that; оставям \далеч зад себе си leave far behind; отивам \далеч go a long way; прен. go too far, go to great lengths; отивам по-\далеч от get beyond; прен. go one better than; по-\далеч further; (за разстояние и пр.) farther; … съвсем не е \далеч … is no distance at all; той \далеч не е така добър he is nothing like as good, he is far from being as good, he is not as good by far; той е \далеч най-добрият he is far and away the best; • който върви полека, \далеч стига more haste less speed.
    * * *
    away

    Български-английски речник > далеч

  • 79 далече

    далѐче,
    далѐч и далѐко нареч. far, far away/off, a long way off; прен. far removed/remote (от from); гледам да съм по-\далече от някого keep out of s. o’s way; да не отиваме по-\далече прен. not to put too fine a point on it; да не отиваме толкова \далече we needn’t go so far afield; \далече най-добрият easily the best; \далече не far from it; \далече от грижи on the windy side of care; \далече от опасност out of reach of danger; \далече от очите, \далече от сърцето out of sight, out of mind; \далече от погледите на хората out of public view; \далече от целта off the mark; прен. wide of/beside the mark; \далече съм от мисълта да far be it from me to; \далече съм от мисълта, че I’m far from saying that; доста \далече a good distance off, quite far away; достатъчно \далече far enough off; много съм \далече от истината be far removed from the truth; не е \далече it’s quite near, it’s only a short way off; не много \далече от no great way from, within easy distance of; не отивам по-\далече прен. leave it at that; оставям \далече зад себе си leave far behind; отивам \далече go a long way; прен. go too far, go to great lengths; отивам по-\далече от get beyond; прен. go one better than; по-\далече further; (за разстояние и пр.) farther; … съвсем не е \далече … is no distance at all; той \далече не е така добър he is nothing like as good, he is far from being as good, he is not as good by far; той е \далече най-добрият he is far and away the best; • който върви полека, \далече стига more haste less speed.
    * * *
    far

    Български-английски речник > далече

  • 80 откровенно говоря

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > откровенно говоря

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