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one's cards close to one's chest

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1 hold one's cards close to one's chest

или keep one's cards close to one's chest

или play one's cards close to one's chest

   paзг.

   дepжaть чтo-л в ceкpeтe, нe paзглaшaть чтo-л.; пoмaлкивaть; дepжaть язык зa зубaми

    Despite his readiness to talk generally about the difficulties of his people, the nationalist leader kept his cards close to his chest and said nothing of any substance

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > hold one's cards close to one's chest
2 hold/keep/play one's cards close to one's/the chest

hold/keep/play one's cards close to one's/the chest

zich niet in de kaart laten kijken, terughoudend zijn

English-Dutch dictionary > hold/keep/play one's cards close to one's/the chest
3 play (one's cards) close to one's chest

play (one's cards) close to one's chest

gesloten/terughoudend zijn

English-Dutch dictionary > play (one's cards) close to one's chest
4 keep one's cards close to one's chest

см. hold one's cards close to one's chest

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > keep one's cards close to one's chest
5 play one's cards close to one's chest

см. hold one's cards close to one's chest

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > play one's cards close to one's chest
6 play cards close to one's chest

(play cards (them, a thing, etc.) close to one's (или the) chest)

держать (что-л.) в секрете, не разглашать (что-л.); ≈ держать язык за зубами

‘What about the kidnapping, Paul?’ ‘I don't know. The police are playing it awfully close to the chest.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Mischievous Doll’, ch. 7) — - А что слышно о похищении, Поль? - Ничего не знаю. Полиция помалкивает об этом.

She smiled and said, ‘You play them rather close to your chest, don't you, Mr. Mason?’ ‘At times I think it is advisable.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Blonde Bonanza’, ch. 13) — - Вы слишком осторожны, не так ли, мистер Мейсон? - сказала она с улыбкой. - Я думаю, осторожность никогда не помешает.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > play cards close to one's chest
7 play one's cards close to one's chest

«держать карты ближе к орденам»; не показывать карты
I'm sure he has some scheme in mind, but he's playing his cards very close to his chest and I don't know what his scheme is.

Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > play one's cards close to one's chest
8 to play or keep one's cards close to one's chest or close to the vest

no soltar prenda

English-spanish dictionary > to play or keep one's cards close to one's chest or close to the vest
9 play one's cards close to one's chest

sich bedeckt halten

English-German idiom dictionary > play one's cards close to one's chest
10 play cards close to one's chest

Поговорка: быть скрытным, осторожным, не раскрывать свои карты

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > play cards close to one's chest
11 play cards close to one's chest

çıkarı için gizlice hareket etmek, kozunu sona saklamak

English-Turkish dictionary > play cards close to one's chest
12 play cards close to one's chest

çıkarı için gizlice hareket etmek, kozunu sona saklamak

English-Turkish dictionary > play cards close to one's chest
13 chest

chest [t∫est]

1. noun

a. (part of body) poitrine f

• to get something off one's chest (inf) dire ce que l'on a sur le cœur

b. ( = box) coffre m

2. compounds

► chest freezer noun congélateur-bahut m

► chest infection noun infection f des voies respiratoires

► chest of drawers noun commode f

► chest pains plural noun douleurs fpl de poitrine

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[tʃest] 1.
noun

1) Anatomy poitrine f

2) ( furniture) coffre m

3) ( crate) caisse f
2.
noun modifier [ pains] de poitrine; [ infection, specialist] des voies respiratoires; [ X-ray] des poumons

••

to get something off one's chest — (colloq) vider son sac (colloq)

to hold ou keep one's cards close to one's chest — ne pas jouer cartes sur table

English-French dictionary > chest
14 close

close

1. close [kləʊs, Am kloʊs] adj

usu pred

1) ( short distance) nah[e];

let's go to the \closest pub lasst uns in die nächste Kneipe gehen!;

to be \close to sth in der Nähe einer S. gen liegen;

our guest-house was \close to the sea unsere Pension war nicht weit vom Meer entfernt;

\close combat Nahkampf m;

\close to the ground dicht über dem Boden;

in \close proximity in unmittelbarer Nähe;

at \close quarters aus der Nähe [betrachtet];

at \close range aus kurzer Entfernung;

\close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander

2) ( near)

to be \close to exhaustion total erschöpft sein;

to be \close to perfection so gut wie perfekt sein;

to be \close to tears den Tränen nahe sein

3) ( near in time) nahe [bevorstehend];

it's \close to X-Mas Weihnachten steht vor der Tür;

war is \close ein Krieg steht unmittelbar bevor;

\close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander

4) ( intimate)

to be \close to sb jdm nahestehen;

my brother and I have always been very \close mein Bruder und ich standen uns schon immer sehr nahe;

... because of their \close links with terrorist groups... wegen ihrer engen Verbindung zu Terrorgruppen;

\close bond enges Band;

\close co-operation enge Zusammenarbeit;

just \close family nur die nächsten Verwandten;

\close friend enger Freund/enge Freundin;

\close friendship enge Freundschaft;

\close links eine enge Verbindung;

\close relatives nahe Verwandte

5) ( little space between) eng;

\close handwriting enge Schrift;

ten pages of \close print zehn eng bedruckte Seiten;

\close ranks geschlossene Reihen;

\close weave dichtes Gewebe;

6) (fig: dense)

\close argument stichhaltiges Argument;

\close reasoning geschlossene Argumentation

7) ( almost equal) knapp;

the race is going to be a \close contest das wird ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen!;

the election was too \close a call der Ausgang der Wahl war völlig offen;

\close race Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt

8) ( similar)

to be \closest equivalent to sth etw dat am nächsten kommen;

\close resemblance große Ähnlichkeit;

to bear a \close resemblance to sb/ sth jdm/etw sehr ähnlich sehen/sein

9) ( exact) genau;

to pay \close attention to sb jdm gut zuhören;

to pay \close attention to sth genau auf etw akk achten;

to keep a \close eye on sth etw gut im Auge behalten

10) ( secret) verschwiegen;

she's very \close about her relationship was ihre Beziehung angeht, ist sie sehr verschwiegen;

\close secret großes Geheimnis

11) (airless, stifling) schwül;

( in room) stickig

12) ( mean) knauserig ( pej)

13) ( almost)

\close to [or on] ... nahezu..., fast...;

\close to midnight kurz vor Mitternacht

14) ling

\close vowel geschlossener Vokal

PHRASES:

to be \close to the bone der Wahrheit ziemlich nahe kommen;

that was a \close call! das war knapp!;

to hold [or keep] one's cards \close to one's chest sich dat nicht in die Karten sehen lassen;

that was too \close for comfort! das ging gerade nochmal gut!;

( distance)

she lives too \close for comfort sie wohnt näher als ihr lieb ist;

that was a \close shave! das war knapp! ( fam)

to have had a \close shave gerade noch davongekommen sein adv

( near in location) nahe;

( near in time) nahe [bevorstehend];

please come \closer kommen Sie doch näher!;

the election is getting \close die Wahlen stehen unmittelbar vor der Tür;

she came \close to getting that job fast hätte sie die Stelle bekommen;

to come \close to blows beinahe handgreiflich werden;

to be \close at hand person in Reichweite sein; event unmittelbar bevorstehen;

to come \close to tears den Tränen nahekommen;

to come \close to the truth der Wahrheit nahekommen;

to get \close to sb/ sth jdm/etw nahekommen;

to hold sb \close jdn fest an sich drücken;

on looking \closer bei genauerem Hinsehen;

\close by in der Nähe;

the little child stood \close by his mother das kleine Kind stand dicht bei seiner Mutter;

from \close up aus der Nähe;

\close together dicht beieinander;

please stand \close together können Sie vielleicht noch ein bisschen aufrücken?;

these appointments are too \close together diese Termine liegen einfach zu dicht aufeinander

PHRASES:

to sail \close to the wind sich akk hart an der Grenze des Erlaubten bewegen vi

to \close on sb/ an animal sich akk jdm/einem Tier bedrohlich nähern n ( Brit) Hof m; ( in street names) Straßenname für Sackgassen ( around cathedral) Domhof m; ( Scot) schmaler, meist offener Durchgang oder Hof

2. close [kləʊz, Am kloʊz] vt

1) ( shut)

to \close sth etw schließen;

to \close a book ein Buch zumachen;

to \close a company/ factory/ shop einen Betrieb/eine Fabrik/einen Laden schließen;

to \close the curtains die Vorhänge zuziehen;

to \close the door/ one's mouth/ the window die Tür/seinen Mund/das Fenster zumachen;

to \close one's ears ( fig) sich akk taub stellen;

to \close one's eyes seine Augen zumachen [o schließen];

to \close one's eyes to sth ( fig) die Augen vor etw dat verschließen;

to \close a plant/ railway line ein Werk/eine Bahnstrecke stilllegen;

to \close ranks die Reihen schließen;

the party has \closed ranks on the issue die Partei nimmt dem Thema gegenüber eine geschlossene Stellung ein;

to \close a road eine Straße sperren

2) ( bring to an end)

the matter is \closed der Fall ist abgeschlossen;

the performance was \closed with ‘Auld Lang Syne’ die Aufführung endete mit dem Lied ‚Auld Lang Syne‘;

to \close a bank account ein Konto auflösen;

to \close a case law einen Fall abschließen;

case \closed a. law der Fall ist abgeschlossen;

to \close a deal einen Handel [ab]schließen;

to \close a discussion eine Diskussion beenden;

let's \close this discussion with a brief summary lassen Sie mich diese Diskussion mit einer kurzen Zusammenfassung abschließen;

to \close a meeting ein Besprechung beenden

3) ( make smaller)

to \close sth etw schließen;

to \close the gap between x and y die Kluft zwischen x und y überwinden

4) elec

to \close a circuit einen Stromkreis schließen

5) comput

to \close a file eine Datei zumachen [o schließen];

PHRASES:

to \close the stable door after the horse has bolted den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist ( prov) vi

1) ( shut) wound sich schließen; door, window, lid zugehen; shop, bank schließen;

her eyes \closed in tiredness vor Müdigkeit fielen ihr die Augen zu;

this box doesn't \close properly diese Kiste geht nicht richtig zu

2) ( shut down) schließen; shop zumachen; factory also stilllegen

3) ( end) zu Ende gehen; meeting schließen; play abgesetzt werden stockex

the pound \closed at $1.62 das Pfund schloss mit 1,62 Dollar

4) ( approach) sich akk nähern;

the tanks \closed to within 50 metres of the frontline die Panzer kamen bis auf 50 Meter an die Front heran n

1) no pl ( end) Ende nt, Schluss m;

to bring [or draw] sth to a \close etw beenden;

to come to a \close zu Ende gehen, enden;

to draw to a \close sich dem Ende zuneigen;

at the \close of business bei Geschäftsschluss;

at the \close of trading, by the \close stockex bei Börsenschluss

2) ( cricket)

the \close Ende des Spieltages beim Kricket

3) mus Kadenz f

English-German students dictionary > close
15 chest

chest

A n

1 Anat poitrine f ;

2 ( container) ( furniture) coffre m ; ( for packing) caisse f ;

3 Fin ( fund) caisse f.

B modif Med [pains] de poitrine ; [infection, specialist] des voies respiratoires ; [X-ray] des poumons.

Idioms

to get something off one's chest ○ vider son sac ○ ; to hold ou keep one's cards close to one's chest ne pas jouer cartes sur table.

Big English-French dictionary > chest
16 chest

I est noun
(the part of the body between the neck and waist, containing the heart and the lungs: a severe pain in his chest.)

- get something off one's chest

II est noun
(a large, strong wooden or metal box: The sheets were kept in a wooden chest.)

- chest of drawers

chest n

1. pecho

a hairy chest un pecho peludo

2. arcón / cofre

a treasure chest el cofre del tesoro

chest

tr[ʧest]

noun

1 (large) arca, arcón nombre masculino; (small) cofre nombre masculino; (tea chest, packing case) cajón nombre masculino; (trunk) baúl nombre masculino

2 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL pecho

■ chest pains dolores de pecho

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to get something off one's chest desahogarse

chest of drawers cómoda

chest ['ʧɛst] n

1) : cofre m, baúl m

2) : pecho m

chest pains: dolores de pecho

chest

n.

• aportadera s.f.

• arca s.f.

• baúl s.m.

• caja s.f.

• cajón s.m.

• cofre s.m.

• hucha s.f.

• pecho s.m.

tʃest
noun

1) ( Anat) pecho m

to get something off one's chest — desahogarse* contando/confesando algo

to play o keep one's cards close to one's chest — no soltar* prenda (fam)

2) ( box) arcón m

3) (AmE) ( treasury) tesorería f; ( funds) fondos mpl

[tʃest]
1. N

1) (Anat) pecho m

to have chest trouble — tener problemas respiratorios, padecer de los bronquios

to have a cold on the chest — tener el pecho resfriado

- get sth off one's chest

2) (=box) cofre m, arca f

chest of drawers — cómoda f

2.

CPD [pain] de pecho

chest cold N — resfriado m de pecho

chest expander N — tensor m, extensor m

chest freezer N — congelador m de arcón

chest infection N — infección f de las vías respiratorias

chest measurement, chest size N — anchura f de pecho; [of clothes] talla f (de chaqueta etc)

chest specialist N — especialista mf de las vías respiratorias

chest X-ray N — radiografía f torácica

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[tʃest]
noun

1) ( Anat) pecho m

to get something off one's chest — desahogarse* contando/confesando algo

to play o keep one's cards close to one's chest — no soltar* prenda (fam)

2) ( box) arcón m

3) (AmE) ( treasury) tesorería f; ( funds) fondos mpl

English-spanish dictionary > chest
17 chest

{tJest}
1. сандък, ракла, шкафче, ковчеже
CHEST of drawers скрин
medicine CHEST домашна аптечка
2. каса, ковчежничество, фондове, пари
3. гръден кош, гърди
to get something olf one's CHEST разг. казвам си го и ми олеква
to hold/keep one's cards/play close to one's CHEST предпазлив/скрит/потаен съм

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{tJest} n 1. сандък, ракла; шкафче; ковчеже; chest of drawers скрин

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ракла; сандък; скрин; гръден кош; каса;

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1. chest of drawers скрин 2. medicine chest домашна аптечка 3. to get something olf one's chest разг. казвам си го и ми олеква 4. to hold/keep one's cards/play close to one's chest предпазлив/скрит/потаен съм 5. гръден кош, гърди 6. каса, ковчежничество, фондове, пари 7. сандък, ракла, шкафче, ковчеже
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chest[tʃest] n 1. сандък; \chest of drawers скрин; medicine \chest домашна аптечка; 2. гръден кош; гърди; a pain in o.'s \chest болка в гърдите; a cold in o.'s \chest белодробна простуда; to get it off o.'s \chest изповядвам се и ми олеква; to stick out o.'s \chest пъча се, надувам се; to play ( keep) o.'s \chest потаен съм, не разкривам пред никого намеренията си; 3. каса; ковчежничество; фондове, пари; the community \chest обществени средства.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > chest
18 chest

[tʃest] 1.
nome

1) anat. torace m., petto m.

2) (container) cassapanca f.

3) (crate) cassa f.
2.
modificatore med. [ pains] al petto; [infection, specialist] delle vie respiratorie; [ X-ray] al torace

••

to get something off one's chest — colloq. levarsi un peso dallo stomaco

to hold o keep one's cards close to one's chest — non mettere le carte in tavola

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I [ est] noun
(the part of the body between the neck and waist, containing the heart and the lungs: a severe pain in his chest.)

- get something off one's chest
II [ est] noun
(a large, strong wooden or metal box: The sheets were kept in a wooden chest.)

- chest of drawers

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[tʃest] 1.
nome

1) anat. torace m., petto m.

2) (container) cassapanca f.

3) (crate) cassa f.
2.
modificatore med. [ pains] al petto; [infection, specialist] delle vie respiratorie; [ X-ray] al torace

••

to get something off one's chest — colloq. levarsi un peso dallo stomaco

to hold o keep one's cards close to one's chest — non mettere le carte in tavola

English-Italian dictionary > chest
19 chest

noun

1) Kiste, die; (for clothes or money) Truhe, die

2) (part of body) Brust, die

get something off one's chest — (fig. coll.) sich (Dat.) etwas von der Seele reden

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I [ est] noun
(the part of the body between the neck and waist, containing the heart and the lungs: a severe pain in his chest.) der Brustkasten

- academic.ru/116337/get_something_off_one%27s_chest">get something off one's chest
II [ est] noun
(a large, strong wooden or metal box: The sheets were kept in a wooden chest.) die Kiste

- chest of drawers

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chest

[tʃest]

n

1. (torso) Brust f, Brustkorb m

to fold one's arms across one's \chest die Arme vor der Brust verschränken

\chest pains Schmerzen in der Brust

hairy \chest haarige [Männer]brust

2. (woman's breast) Brust f, Busen m

3. (trunk) Truhe f; (box) Kiste f

medicine \chest Arzneimittelschränkchen nt, Hausapotheke f

4. (treasury) Schatzkästchen nt

5.

▶ to get sth off one's \chest sich dat etw von der Seele reden, etw loswerden fam

▶ to keep [or play] one's cards close to one's \chest sich dat nicht in die Karten sehen lassen

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I [tʃest]
n
(for tea, tools etc) Kiste f; (= piece of furniture, for clothes, money etc) Truhe f
chest of drawers — Kommode f
II
n (ANAT)
Brust f, Brustkorb m (ESP MED)
the boxer's broad chest — der breite Brustkasten des Boxers

to measure sb's chest — jds Brustweite or Brustumfang messen

to get sth off one's chest (fig inf) — sich (dat) etw von der Seele reden, etw loswerden

to have a weak chest — schwach auf der Brust sein (inf)

a chest cold — Bronchialkatarr(h) m

chest pains — Schmerzen pl in der Brust

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chest [tʃest]

A s

1. Kiste f, Truhe f:

chest (of drawers) Kommode f;

chest-on-chest Doppelkommode f;

chest freezer Gefrier-, Tiefkühltruhe f

2. ANAT Brust(korb) f(m), Brustkasten m:

chest out, stomach in Brust raus, Bauch rein!;

have a chest cold eine Bronchitis haben, es auf der Brust haben umg;

chest expander SPORT Expander m;

chest hair Brusthaar n;

chest measurement Brustumfang m, -weite f;

chest note ( oder tone) MUS Brustton m;

chest voice ( oder register) MUS Bruststimme f;

beat its chest sich gegen die Brust trommeln (Affe);

get sth off one’s chest umg sich etwas von der Seele reden;

play it close to the chest umg auf Nummer sicher gehen

3. Kasse f (auch fig)

B v/t chest down the ball (Fußball) den Ball von der Brust abtropfen lassen

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noun

1) Kiste, die; (for clothes or money) Truhe, die

2) (part of body) Brust, die

get something off one's chest — (fig. coll.) sich (Dat.) etwas von der Seele reden

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(furniture) (luggage) n.

Truhe f. n.

Brust ¨-e m.

Brustkasten m.

Brustkorb m.

Kiste -n f.

Koffer - m.

English-german dictionary > chest
20 chest

I est noun
(the part of the body between the neck and waist, containing the heart and the lungs: a severe pain in his chest.) bryst(hule/-kasse), bringe

- get something off one's chest
II est noun
(a large, strong wooden or metal box: The sheets were kept in a wooden chest.) kiste, kasse

- chest of drawers

bringe
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bryst
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brystkasse
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kiste

I
subst. \/tʃest\/

1) kiste, kasse, skrin, boks

2) bryst, brystkasse, bringe

• a weak chest

dårlig bryst \/ svake lunger

3) kasse, fond

beat\/thump one's chest slå seg på brystet

get something off one's chest lette sitt hjerte ved å snakke om noe, snakke om noe

keep\/hold\/play one's cards close to one's chest holde tann for tunge, holde på en hemmelighet, holde kortene tett til brystet

throw one's chest out skyte frem brystet
II
verb \/tʃest\/

bare i utrykk

chest a ball (down) ( sport) forklaring: ta ned en ball på brystet, dempe en ball med brystet

English-Norwegian dictionary > chest

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play/hold/keep your cards close to the/your chest/vest — to keep your plans, ideas, etc., hidden from other people No one knows if he s going to run for reelection. He s still playing his cards close to his chest. • • • Main Entry: ↑card … Useful english dictionary
play one's cards close to one's chest — To conceal one s full intentions ● card * * * I play (or keep) one s cards close to one s chest (or vest) informal be secretive and cautious about one s intentions II see ch … Useful english dictionary
keep (or play) one's cards close to one's chest (or US vest) — informal be extremely secretive about one s intentions. → chest … English new terms dictionary
keep one's cards close to one's chest — ► keep (or play) one s cards close to one s chest informal be extremely secretive about one s intentions. Main Entry: ↑chest … English terms dictionary
play one's cards close to one's chest — ► keep (or play) one s cards close to one s chest informal be extremely secretive about one s intentions. Main Entry: ↑chest … English terms dictionary
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play (or keep) one's cards close to one's vest — see chest. → vest … English new terms dictionary
play one's cards close to one's vest — play (or keep) one s cards close to one s vest see chest … Useful english dictionary
chest — ► NOUN 1) the front surface of a person s body between the neck and the stomach. 2) the circumference of a person s upper body. 3) a large strong box for storage or transport. 4) Brit. the treasury or financial resources of an institution. ● get… … English terms dictionary
close — 1 verb 1 SHUT (I, T) to shut something so that there is no longer a space or hole, or to become shut in this way: Ann closed her book and stood up. | close a door/window/gate: Would you mind if I closed the window? | close the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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