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21 bête
bête [bεt]1. feminine nouna. ( = animal) animal ; ( = insecte) insect• c'est une brave or une bonne bête ! (humorous) he's a good-natured chap2. adjectivea. ( = stupide) [personne, idée, sourire] stupid• ce qu'il peut être bête ! he's such a fool!• il est plus bête que méchant he's not really nasty, just stupid• lui, pas si bête, est parti à temps he's no fool, so he left in time• c'est bête, on n'a pas ce qu'il faut pour faire des crêpes it's too bad we haven't got the ingredients for making pancakes• que je suis bête ! how stupid of me!3. compounds• ils nous ont regardés comme des bêtes curieuses they looked at us as if we were two-headed monsters ► bête féroce wild animal• c'est ma bête noire (chose) that's my pet hate ; (personne) I just can't stand him ► bête sauvage wild animal* * *bɛt
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adjectif [personne, air, idée, question] stupid; [problème] simple; [accident] sillyc'est bête, je ne peux pas venir — it's a shame I can't come
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nom féminin gén creature; ( quadrupède) animalPhrasal Verbs:••il est bête comme ses pieds (colloq) or à manger du foin — (colloq) he's (as) thick as two short planks (colloq) GB, he's as dumb as can be
chercher la petite bête — (colloq) to nit-pick (colloq)
reprendre du poil de la bête — (colloq) to perk up
travailler comme une bête — (colloq) to work like crazy (colloq)
* * *bɛt1. nf1) (tout animal) animalcomme une bête [travailler] — like a dog
2) (= bestiole) insect, creature3)2. adjstupid, silly* * *A adj1 ( pas intelligent) [personne, air, idée, question] stupid; ce que tu peux être bête! you can be so stupid sometimes!; il est loin d'être bête he's far from stupid; il n'est pas bête he's no fool; tiens ce n'est pas bête ça! hey that's not a bad idea!; suis-je bête! how stupid of me!; c'est bête à pleurer it's too stupid for words; tu es bien bête d'avoir accepté it was really stupid of you to accept; je suis restée toute bête I was dumbfounded; bête et méchant [personne, plaisanterie] nasty; il est bête et discipliné he just does as he's told;2 ( très simple) [problème, objet] simple; j'ai une question toute bête I have a very simple question; c'est tout bête it's quite simple; tu prends une boîte toute bête you just take an ordinary box;3 ( regrettable) [accident] silly; c'est (trop) bête d'échouer/d'en arriver là it's (such) a shame to fail/that things should come to this; c'est bête, je ne peux pas venir it's (such) a shame I can't come.B nf1 Zool ( quadrupède) animal; ( insecte) insect, bug; la sale bête m'a mordue the wretched animal bit me; on n'est pas des bêtes! we're not animals!; la Belle et la bête Beauty and the beast; nos amis les bêtes our four-legged friends;2 Agric ( vache) cow; ( taureau) bull; il a une cinquantaine de bêtes he has around 50 head of cattle;4 ○( personne talentueuse) au tennis/en musique c'est une (vraie) bête! he's/she's (really) brilliant at tennis/music; une bête de scène/du rock a brilliant actor/rock star; une bête de travail a workaholic.bête à bon Dieu Zool ladybird GB, ladybug US; bête à concours○ exam fiend○; bête à cornes Zool horned animal; bête curieuse freak; regarder qn comme une bête curieuse to look at sb as if he/she were a freak; bête féroce Zool ferocious animal; bête noire bête noire GB, pet hate, pet peeve US; être la bête noire de qn [personne, sujet, problème] to be sb's bête noire GB ou pet hate; bête sauvage Zool wild animal; bête de somme Zool beast of burden.il est bête comme ses pieds○ or une oie he's (as) thick as two short planks○ GB; elle est bête à manger du foin○ or de la paille○ she's got nothing between her ears; bon et bête commencent par la même lettre kind souls are easily duped; chercher la petite bête○ to nit-pick○; reprendre du poil de la bête○ to perk up; travailler comme une bête○ to work like crazy○.[bɛt] adjectifil est plus bête que méchant he's not wicked, just (plain) stupidmais non, cela ne me dérange pas, ce que tu peux être bête! of course you're not putting me out, how silly (can you be ou of you)!c'est encore moi qui vais payer, je suis bien bête, tiens! I'll end up paying again, like an idiot!mais oui, je me souviens maintenant, suis-je bête! ah, now I remember, how stupid of me!je ne suis pas bête au point de... I know better than to...pas si bête, j'ai pris mes précautions I took some precautions, since I'm not a complete idiotêtre bête comme ses pieds ou comme une cruche ou comme une oie ou à manger du foin to be as thick as two short planks (UK), to be as dumb as the day is long (US)je suis bête et discipliné, moi, je fais ce qu'on me dit de faire! I'm just carrying out orders!2. [regrettable]je n'ai pas su le retenir, comme c'est bête! I didn't know how to keep him, what a pity ou waste!c'est bête de ne pas y avoir pensé it's silly ou stupid not to have thought of itce serait trop bête de laisser passer l'occasion it would be a pity not to take advantage of the occasion3. [simple]c'est tout bête, il suffisait d'y penser! it's so simple, we should have thought of it before!ce n'est pas bête, ton idée! that's quite a good idea you've got there!c'est bête comme tout ou chou (familier) it's simplicity itself ou easy as pie ou easy as falling off a log4. [stupéfait]en être ou rester tout bête to be struck dumb ou dumbfounded————————[bɛt] nom féminina. [généralement] wild animal ou beastb. [félin] big catbête féroce ou sauvage wild animal ou beastbête de somme ou de charge beast of burdenje ne veux pas être la bête de somme du service I don't want to do all the dirty work in this department2. [personne]grosse bête, va! you silly fool!c'est une bonne ou brave bêtea. (familier) [généralementéreux] he's a good sortb. [dupe] he's a bit of a suckersa/ma bête noire his/my bugbearle latin, c'était ma bête noire Latin was my pet hatebête de scène/télévision great live/television performerse payer ou se servir sur la bête to get one's payment in kind (by docking it off a man's pay, or by demanding a woman's sexual favours)3. RELIGION -
22 parola
f word( facoltà) speechparola d'ordine passwordessere di parola keep one's wordchiedere la parola ask for the floorparola per parola word for word* * *parola s.f.1 word: parola composta, semplice, compound, simple word; parola d'origine germanica, word of German origin; una parola di cinque lettere, di tre sillabe, a five-letter, three-syllable word; cercare la parola adatta, esatta, to look for the suitable, exact word; egli è buono nel vero senso della parola, he is good in the real sense of the word; la musica è di Schubert, le parole di Heine, the music is by Schubert and the words by Heine; non credo una parola di quanto ha detto, I do not believe a word of what he said; non ho capito una parola di quello che ha detto, I didn't understand a word of what he said; non ho parole per ringraziarti, I have no words to thank you; non riesco a cavargli una parola di bocca, I can't get a word out of him; voglio scambiare due parole con te, I want (to have) a word with you; avere una buona parola per tutti, to have a kind (o good) word for everyone; senza proferir parola, without (saying) a word; tradurre i pensieri in parole, to put one's thoughts into words; ripetere parola per parola, to repeat word for word // parole incrociate, crosswords (o crossword puzzle) // gioco di parole, pun // parola d'ordine, password // (inform.): parola di identificazione, call word; parola chiave, password (o keyword); parola di controllo, word check // giro di parole, circumlocution: basta con i giri di parole e vieni al dunque, stop beating about the bush and come to the point // in altre parole, in other words // in una parola, in one word // in poche parole, in a few words // essere di poche parole, to be of few words; un uomo di poche parole, a man of few words // l'ultima parola, ( il prezzo minimo) the lowest price // non è detta l'ultima parola, the last word has not been said // avere l'ultima parola, to have the last word // non farne parola, don't say a word about it (o keep it secret) // pesare le parole, to weigh one's words; moderare le parole, to moderate one's words // dire, mettere una buona parola a favore di qlcu., to say (o to put in) a word for s.o. // far parola di qlco. con qlcu., to mention (o to speak of) sthg. to s.o. // suggerire le parole a qlcu., to prompt s.o. // non dire parola di qlco., not to breathe a word about sthg. // non sapere una parola di latino, not to know a word of Latin (o the first thing about Latin) // passar dalle parole ai fatti, to get down to brass tacks // passar parola, to pass the word on // rimaner senza parole, to be struck dumb (o to be left speechless) // togliere, rubare la parola di bocca a qlcu., to take the words out of s.o.'s mouth // venire a parole con qlcu., to have words with s.o. // è una parola!, ( non è facile) it's easier said than done! // non ho parole, ( in segno di riprovazione) the less said the better; a buon intenditor poche parole, (prov.) a word to the wise (is sufficient)2 ( facoltà di parlare) speech: il dono della parola, the gift of speech; se gli animali avessero la parola..., if animals could speak (o had the power of speech)...; perdere la parola, to lose the power (o faculty) of speech; gli manca la parola, ( di animale) it can do anything but speak3 ( discorso) words (pl.), speech: gli rivolsi la parola in francese, I addressed him in French; le mie parole sono rivolte a te, my words are addressed to you; non mi ha nemmeno rivolto la parola, he hasn't even spoken to me // la parola a Mr Smith, I will now call on Mr Smith (o I shall now ask Mr Smith to address the meeting) // non bastano le parole, ci vogliono i fatti, actions are needed, not just words // la parola è tua, it's your turn // gli fu tolta la parola, he was not allowed to say any more (o to speak any further) // chiedere, domandare la parola, to ask leave to speak, (pol.) to raise a point of order // dare la parola a qlcu., to call upon s.o. to speak (o to address the meeting) // ottenere la parola, to be allowed to speak // prender la parola, to begin to speak (o to take the floor) // avere la parola facile, to have a glib tongue; non avere la parola facile, to be slow of speech // la parola di Dio, the Word of God; la parola è d'argento, il silenzio è d'oro, (prov.) speech is silvern, silence is golden4 ( promessa, impegno) word, promise; (mil.) parole: è uomo di parola, he is a man of his word (o he is as good as his word); mi fido della tua parola, I take you at your word (o I take your word for it); credere qlcu. sulla parola, to take a person's word; dare la propria parola a qlcu., to give one's word to s.o.; mantenere la propria parola, to keep one's word; non mantenere la propria parola, to break one's word, (mil.) to break one's parole; prendere qlcu. in parola, to take s.o. at his word; rimangiarsi la parola, to eat one's words (o to take back one's words) // sulla mia parola, on my word; impegno sulla parola, gentleman's agreement; prestar denaro sulla parola, to lend money on trust // parola d'onore, word of honour: parola d'onore, questa è la verità, on my word (o honestly) this is the truth; essere in parola con qlcu., to be negotiating with s.o.* * *[pa'rɔla]sostantivo femminile1) wordgioco di -e — pun, word game
parola per parola — [ripetere, raccontare] verbatim, word-for-word; [ tradurre] literally, word-for-word
togliere le -e di bocca a qcn. — to take the words right out of sb.'s mouth
non capire una parola di qcs. — not to understand a word of sth.
non ne farò parola — I won't breath a word, it won't pass my lips
è tutto facile, a -e — it only sounds easy o everything is easy when you're talking about it
2) (facoltà) speechlibertà di parola — freedom of expression o speech, free speech
avere, prendere la parola — to have, take the floor
avere l'ultima parola — to have the final word o the last say, to win the argument
4) (promessa, impegno) wordmantenere, non mantenere la parola — to keep, break one's word
dare la propria parola — to pledge o give one's word
credere a qcn. sulla parola — to take sb.'s word for it
parola d'onore! — on o upon my word (of honour)!
prendere qcn. in parola — to take sb. at his word
•parola composta — ling. compound
parola d'ordine — password, codeword; mil. parole, password, watchword
••senza -e — dumbstruck, speechless
le ultime -e famose! — iron. famous last words!
venire a -e con qcn. — to have words with sb.
mettere una buona parola per qcn. — to put in a good word for sb.
mangiarsi le -e — to clip one's speech, to slur one's speech o words
passare parola — to spread o pass the word
tante belle -e, ma... — talk is all very well but...
in -e povere — to put it simply, in plain words
a buon intenditor poche -e — least said soonest mended, a nod is as good as a wink (to a blind horse)
* * *parola/pa'rɔla/sostantivo f.1 word; gioco di -e pun, word game; in una parola in a word; in altre -e in other words; con -e tue in your own words; un uomo di poche -e a man of few words; parola per parola [ripetere, raccontare] verbatim, word-for-word; [ tradurre] literally, word-for-word; togliere le -e di bocca a qcn. to take the words right out of sb.'s mouth; non sono riuscito a cavarle di bocca una sola parola I couldn't get a word out of her; avere una parola buona per tutti to have a kind word for everyone; non è detta l'ultima parola the last word has not been said; senza dire una parola without saying a word; non capire una parola di qcs. not to understand a word of sth.; non credo a una sola parola I don't believe a word of it; non ne farò parola I won't breath a word, it won't pass my lips; è tutto facile, a -e it only sounds easy o everything is easy when you're talking about it; la Parola di Dio the Word of God2 (facoltà) speech; gli organi della parola the organs of speech; perdere l'uso della parola to lose the power of speech; avere la parola facile to be a fluent speaker; gli manca solo la parola it can almost talk3 (possibilità di esprimersi) libertà di parola freedom of expression o speech, free speech; avere diritto di parola to have the right to speak; avere, prendere la parola to have, take the floor; avere l'ultima parola to have the final word o the last say, to win the argument4 (promessa, impegno) word; una donna di parola a woman of her word; mantenere, non mantenere la parola to keep, break one's word; dare la propria parola to pledge o give one's word; credere a qcn. sulla parola to take sb.'s word for it; parola d'onore! on o upon my word (of honour)! hai la mia parola! you have my guarantee! prendere qcn. in parola to take sb. at his wordsenza -e dumbstruck, speechless; sono senza -e! words fail me! I'm at loss for words! I'm speechless! le ultime -e famose! iron. famous last words! venire a -e con qcn. to have words with sb.; mettere una buona parola per qcn. to put in a good word for sb.; mangiarsi le -e to clip one's speech, to slur one's speech o words; passare parola to spread o pass the word; tante belle -e, ma... talk is all very well but...; -e sante! how right you are! è una parola! (it's) easier said than done! in poche -e in a nutshell; in -e povere to put it simply, in plain words; a buon intenditor poche -e least said soonest mended, a nod is as good as a wink (to a blind horse)\parola d'accesso password; parola chiave keyword; parola composta ling. compound; parola magica magic word; parola d'ordine password, codeword; mil. parole, password, watchword; - e (in)crociate crossword (puzzle). -
23 voix
voix [vwα]feminine nouna. ( = sons) voice• donner de la voix ( = crier) to bawl• la voix de la conscience/raison the voice of conscience/reason• voix de basse/de ténor bass/tenord. [de verbes] voice• à la voix active/passive in the active/passive voice* * *vwanom féminin invariable1) (en phonétique, physiologie) voicedonner de la voix — [chien] to give tongue
être/rester sans voix — to be/to remain speechless
2) ( expression) voicela voix de la sagesse/de la raison — the voice of wisdom/of reason
3) Musique voiceposer or placer sa voix — to place one's voice
4) ( opinion) voice5) Politique vote6) Linguistique voice•Phrasal Verbs:- voix off* * *vwɒ nf1) (de qn) voice2) POLITIQUE voteIl a obtenu cinquante pour cent des voix. — He got 50% of the votes.
à 2 voix — in 2 parts, for 2 voices
4)* * *voix nf inv1 Phon, Physiol voice; d'une voix douce/puissante/cassée in a gentle/powerful/cracked voice; voix de femme/d'homme woman's/man's voice; voix blanche expressionless voice; élever la voix to raise one's voice; voix intérieure inner voice; entendre des voixs to hear voices; à voix haute out loud; à voix basse in a low voice; donner de la voix Chasse [chien] to give tongue; être/rester sans voix to be/remain speechless; à portée de voix within earshot;2 ( expression) voice; la voix de la sagesse/de la raison/du cœur the voice of wisdom/of reason/of the heart; c'est la voix du sang qui parle it's in the blood;3 Mus voice; voix de soprano/ténor/baryton soprano/tenor/baritone voice; voix de tête/poitrine head/chest voice; être en voix to be in good voice; avoir de la voix to have a loud voice; poser or placer sa voix to place one's voice; il a la voix bien/mal placée his voice is correctly/incorrectly placed; travailler sa voix to work on one's voice; cantate à quatre voix cantata for four voices; une des plus belles voixs du monde one of the finest voices in the world;4 ( opinion) voice; la voix du peuple/des opprimés the voice of the people/of the oppressed; faire entendre sa voix to make oneself heard;5 Pol vote; par 194 voix contre 33 by 194 votes to 33; additionner les voix des socialistes et celles des communistes to count the socialists' and the communists' votes together; avoir voix consultative to be present in an advisory capacity; avoir voix délibérative to have the right to vote;6 Ling voice; à la voix active/passive in the active/passive voice.voix angélique ( d'orgue) vox angelica; voix céleste ( d'orgue) voix céleste; voix humaine ( d'orgue) vox humana; voix off Cin voice-over.[vwa] nom féminin1. PHYSIOLOGIE voiceprendre une grosse/petite voix to put on a gruff/tiny voicea. [chien] to bayb. [personne] to shout, to bawl[partition] partchanter à plusieurs/cinq voix to sing in parts/five partsfugue à deux/trois voix fugue for two/three voicesvoix de basse/soprano/ténor bass/soprano/tenor voicevoix de poitrine/tête chest/head voice3. [personne] voice4. [message] voiceécouter la voix de la raison/de la sagesse/de Dieu to listen to the voice of reason/of wisdom/of Godavoir voix au chapitre to have a ou one's say in the matterun homme, une voix one man one votevoix pour/contre vote for/againstobtenir 1 500 voix to win ou to get 1,500 votesrecueillir ou remporter 57 % des voix to win 57% of the vote ou votesdonner sa voix à to give one's vote to, to vote forvoix active/passive active/passive voicevoir aussi link=pluriel pluriel————————à voix basse locution adverbialeles deux hommes discutaient à voix basse dans un coin the two men spoke in lowered tones in a cornerà haute voix locution adverbiale,à voix haute locution adverbiale1. [lire] aloud————————en voix locution adjectivaleelle n'est pas en voix ce soir she's not in very good voice ou singing well tonight————————sans voix locution adjectivaleêtre ou rester sans voixa. [d'épouvante] to be speechless, to be struck dumbb. [d'émotion, de chagrin] to be speechless -
24 pieza
f.1 piece (pedazo, parte).una pieza de ajedrez a chess pieceuna pieza de fruta a piece of fruitun dos piezas a two-piece suitdejar/quedarse de una pieza to leave/be thunderstruckpieza de coleccionista collector's itempieza de museo museum piece, exhibit2 catch.3 room.4 play (obra) (dramática).5 track.6 kill, animal killed.7 chip, piece.* * *1 (gen) piece; (de un aparato) part2 MÚSICA piece, piece of music3 TEATRO play4 (de un juego de tablero) piece5 (en caza) piece6 (habitación) room7 (de tela) roll; (remiendo) patch\dejar de una pieza to dumbfoundquedarse de una pieza to be dumbfoundedpieza de recambio spare part* * *noun f.1) piece2) component, part•- pieza de repuesto* * *1. SF1) (=componente)a) [de rompecabezas, colección] piecepoco a poco fueron encajando todas las piezas del misterio — little by little all the pieces of the mystery fell into place
b) [de una exposición] exhibituna exposición de piezas de cerámica/orfebrería — an exhibition of ceramics/silverware
c) [de mecanismo, motor] part, componentlas piezas del motor — the engine parts o components
d)de una pieza: el capó estaba construido de una pieza — the bonnet was made in one piece
me quedé de una pieza — I was totally dumbstruck o gobsmacked *
- ser de una sola piezapieza clave — (lit) essential part; (fig) key element
pieza de convicción — (Jur) piece of evidence
pieza de oro — (=moneda) gold coin, gold piece; (=objeto) gold object
pieza de recambio, pieza de repuesto — spare (part), extra (EEUU)
2) (=ejemplar)a) [de carne, fruta] pieceb) (Arte) examplec) (tb: pieza de caza) specimen3) (Ajedrez) piece4) (Cos) (=remiendo) patch; (=rollo de tela) roll5) esp LAm (=habitación) room6) (=obra) (Mús) piece, composition; (Literat) work; (Teat) playpieza corta — (Mús) short piece; (Teat) playlet
pieza musical — piece of music, musical piece
7) (Mil)8) (Odontología) toothpieza bucal, pieza dental, pieza dentaria — tooth
9) * (=persona)¡buena pieza estás tú hecho! — you're a fine one!
2.SMF ** (=camello) pusher ** * *1)a) (elemento, parte) piecela pieza clave de su política — the key element o feature of their policy; ver tb dos I
b) (Tec) partlas piezas de un reloj/motor — watch/engine parts o components
dejar a alguien de una pieza — to leave somebody speechless
quedarse de una pieza — to be dumbfounded
ser de una sola pieza — (AmL) to be as straight as a die
c) ( en ajedrez) piece; (unidad, objeto) pieceser una pieza de museo — (fam) to be a museum piece (colloq)
2) ( en caza) piece, specimen3) ( de tela) roll4) (Mús, Teatr) piece¿me permite esta pieza? — (ant) may I have the pleasure of this dance?
5) (esp AmL) ( dormitorio) bedroom; ( en hotel) room* * *= part, building block, workpiece.Ex. Machines with interchangeable parts can now be constructed with great economy of effort.Ex. This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.Ex. This guide to punch press selection examines the advantages/disadvantages of available machine designs and stresses how workpiece size and shape is critical to every purchase plan.----* pieza clave = cornerstone [corner-stone], building block.* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.* pieza de archivo = archival file.* pieza de carne = cut of meat.* pieza de recambio = spare part, repair part.* pieza de repuesto = part, spare part, repair part.* pieza eléctrica = electrical part.* pieza estrella = showpiece.* pieza mecánica = mechanical part.* pieza musical = piece of music, item, a piece of + music.* una pieza más en el engranaje = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.* una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.* * *1)a) (elemento, parte) piecela pieza clave de su política — the key element o feature of their policy; ver tb dos I
b) (Tec) partlas piezas de un reloj/motor — watch/engine parts o components
dejar a alguien de una pieza — to leave somebody speechless
quedarse de una pieza — to be dumbfounded
ser de una sola pieza — (AmL) to be as straight as a die
c) ( en ajedrez) piece; (unidad, objeto) pieceser una pieza de museo — (fam) to be a museum piece (colloq)
2) ( en caza) piece, specimen3) ( de tela) roll4) (Mús, Teatr) piece¿me permite esta pieza? — (ant) may I have the pleasure of this dance?
5) (esp AmL) ( dormitorio) bedroom; ( en hotel) room* * *= part, building block, workpiece.Ex: Machines with interchangeable parts can now be constructed with great economy of effort.
Ex: This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.Ex: This guide to punch press selection examines the advantages/disadvantages of available machine designs and stresses how workpiece size and shape is critical to every purchase plan.* pieza clave = cornerstone [corner-stone], building block.* pieza clave que falta = missing piece.* pieza de archivo = archival file.* pieza de carne = cut of meat.* pieza de recambio = spare part, repair part.* pieza de repuesto = part, spare part, repair part.* pieza eléctrica = electrical part.* pieza estrella = showpiece.* pieza mecánica = mechanical part.* pieza musical = piece of music, item, a piece of + music.* una pieza más en el engranaje = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.* una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.* * *A1 (elemento, parte) pieceuna cubertería de 24 piezas a 24-piece cutlery setuna pieza del rompecabezas a piece of the jigsaw puzzlela pieza clave de su política the key element o feature of their policyun bañador de dos piezas a two-piece bathing suit2 ( Tec) partlas piezas de un reloj/motor/televisor watch/engine/television parts o componentsal verlo se quedó de una (sola) pieza she was (absolutely) flabbergasted o dumbfounded o dumbstruck when she saw himme lo dijo de una manera que me dejó de una (sola) pieza he said it so rudely that I was left speechless o I was struck dumb o I was completely taken abackser de una sola pieza ( AmL); to be as straight as a die, be an upright citizenLuis es (mucha) pieza para el ajedrez Luis is really good at chess o ( colloq) a pretty nifty chess playerno trates de competir con él, es mucha pieza para ti don't try and compete with him, he's more than a match for you o he's in a different class to o from you o he's out of your league ( colloq)3 (en ajedrez) piece4 (unidad, objeto) pieceuna pieza de museo a museum piece o exhibitla colección se compone de 30 piezas the collection is made up of 30 piecesuna pieza arqueológica an archaeological pieceuna pieza única a unique piecevenden las manzanas por piezas you can buy apples individuallyCompuestos:piece of evidencetooth● pieza de recambio or de repuestospare partB (en caza) piece, specimenel total de piezas cobradas the total bagC (de tela) rollera el final de la pieza it was a remnant o an endpiece o the end of the roll¿me permite esta pieza? ( ant); may I have the pleasure of this dance?* * *
pieza sustantivo femenino
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pieza de recambio or de repuesto spare part;◊ quedarse de una pieza to be dumbfounded;
ser de una sola pieza (AmL) to be as straight as a die
(unidad, objeto) piece;◊ ser una pieza de museo (fam) to be a museum piece
2 (Mús, Teatr) piece
3 (esp AmL) ( dormitorio) bedroom;
( en hotel) room
pieza sustantivo femenino
1 piece, part
una pieza de repuesto, a spare part
2 Teat Mús piece
3 (en una casa) room
♦ Locuciones: dejar de una pieza, to leave speechless
' pieza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- adelgazar
- componente
- contraste
- desajustar
- desconchada
- desconchado
- desencajar
- desencajada
- desencajado
- desencajarse
- ensayar
- habitación
- holgura
- macho
- mira
- obús
- plato
- reemplazar
- romper
- salirse
- tope
- torre
- adaptar
- adelantar
- alojado
- brazalete
- cambiar
- cerámica
- cónico
- correr
- cubierto
- cuña
- desmontable
- desmontar
- encajar
- enganche
- falla
- forjar
- interpretar
- moneda
- mover
- pan
- parte
- practicar
- que
- refacción
- repuesto
- salir
- tocar
English:
casting
- component
- cut
- kill
- lavatory
- man
- office
- part
- piece
- play
- replace
- replacement
- replacement part
- roll
- room
- spare
- bed
- cast
- collector
- each
- individual
- item
- moving
- panel
- peg
- track
* * *pieza nf1. [unidad] piece;una pieza de ajedrez a chesspiece;una pieza de fruta a piece of fruit;una pieza dental a tooth;una vajilla de cien piezas a hundred-piece dinner service;una pieza de coleccionista a collector's item;piezas de artillería guns, artillery;construyó el televisor pieza a pieza he put the television together piece by piece;Famdejar/quedarse de una pieza to leave/be thunderstruck;Am Fames de una pieza she's a really decent personpieza arqueológica archaeological piece; Fig pieza clave linchpin;pieza de coleccionista collector's item;pieza de museo museum piece, exhibit;Figesta máquina de escribir es una pieza de museo this typewriter's a museum piece2. [de mecanismo] partpieza de recambio spare part, US extra;pieza de repuesto spare part, US extra3. [de pesca] catch;[de caza] kill¡menuda pieza está hecha Susana! Susana's a fine one o right one!5. [parche] patch6. [obra dramática] play7. [habitación] room8. Mús piece10. [rollo de tela] roll* * *fde dos/tres piezas two-piece/three-piece2 TEA play3 ( habitación) room4 fam:quedarse de una pieza be amazed* * *pieza nf1) elemento: piece, part, componentvestido de dos piezas: two-piece dresspieza de recambio: spare partpieza clave: key element2) : piece (in chess)3) obra: piece, workpieza de teatro: play4) : room, bedroom* * *pieza n1. (en general) piece2. (de un mecanismo) part -
25 разевать рот
разевать (раскрывать, открывать) ротпрост.1) (начинать говорить, желая высказать своё мнение, протест и т. п.) open one's mouth (trying to speak one's piece, the word); give voice to smth.; open one's lips; protest- Кто там смел рот разинуть, - сказал розно исправник. (А. Пушкин, Дубровский) — 'Who has dared to open his lips over there?' asked the ispravnik ferociously.
Чистяков попытался раскрыть рот, но Алексей Андрианович не дал: "Благодарить потом будешь!" (Ю. Поляков, Апофегей) — Chistyakov was about to protest, but he had no chance. 'It's all right, laddie. You don't have to thank me at all.'
2) (быть рассеянным, невнимательным, неосмотрительным и т. п.) gape; stand gaping with one's mouth wide open- Я ему говорю - гляди, Степан! Нельзя рот разевать в таком строгом случае! (М. Горький, Мать) — 'I said to him, 'Look sharp, Stepan! We mustn't gape in a case like this.''
- Да и до войны ещё в том промах был, что растыкали нас по границе, как шашки на доске. И стояли мы так, разиня рот. (С. Голубое, Багратион) — 'And even before that a mistake was made in lining us up on the frontier like chequers on a chequer-board and making us stand there gaping with our mouths wide open.'
3) (очень изумляться, поражаться) be agape; be struck dumb (speechless); gape with wonder; be open-mouthed with astonishmentПтицын и Тоцкий не могли не улыбнуться, но сдержались. Остальные просто разинули рты от удивления. (Ф. Достоевский, Идиот) — Ptitsyn and Totsky were on the verge of smiling, but refrained. The rest were simply agape.
- Да, сударь, я вам такое могу рассказать, что вы только рот разинете да так и останетесь до второго пришествия с разинутым ртом. (Ф. Достоевский, Село Степанчиково и его обитатели) — 'Yes, sir, I could tell you a story that would simply make you gape with wonder, so that you would stay with your mouth open till the Second Coming.'
Розовый платочек выпорхнул из руки, покружился, упал в пыль - Никита Сомов, оттолкнув разинувшего от изумления рот Сеньку, бросился поднимать. (Н. Грибачёв, Рассказ о первой любви) — Suddenly a pink handkerchief escaped her hand, fluttered in the air and fell into the dust. Nikita Somov pushed aside Senka, who stood in open-mouthed wonder at Sonya's performance, and rushed to pick it up.
4) (сильно увлечься, засмотреться, заслушаться) listen to smb. open-mouthed (with one's mouth open); watch smth. holding one's breathВообще, пожалуйста, насчёт декораций не стесняйтесь, я подчиняюсь Вам, изумляюсь и обыкновенно сижу у вас в театре разинув рот. (А. Чехов, Письмо К. С. Алексееву (Станиславскому), 10 ноября 1903) — Please do just as you like about the scenary, I leave it entirely to you; I am amazed and generally sit with my mouth wide open at your theatre.
Коротеев - толковый инженер, но он любит пощеголять своими знаниями, ему лестно, что Лена слушает его, раскрыв рот. (И. Эренбург, Оттепель) — Koroteyev was sound enough, just fond of showing off his knowledge. It flattered him to have Lena listening to him open-mouthed.
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26 потерять дар слова
lose the power of speech; lose one's tongue; be struck dumb; cf. one has seen a wolf; one's tongue failed oneВаря больше ничего не слышала. Ей казалось, что она потеряла дар речи. (И. Гофф, Юноша с перчаткой) — Varya did not hear any more. She seemed to have lost the power of speech.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > потерять дар слова
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27 mæle
I. (et) speech, voice;[ få sit mæle igen] recover one's voice, find one's tongue;[ han er grov i mælet] his voice is gruff;[ have tabt mælet] be tongue-tied.II. vb speak,F utter ( fx he did not speak (, utter) a word). -
28 lelo
adj.silly, foolish, stupid, simpleton.m.halfwit, dope, silly person.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar gormless, stupid* * *lelo, -a *1.ADJ (=tonto) slow2.SM / F (=tonto) halfwitparece que te ven cara de lelo — they seem to think you're totally stupid, they seem to think you were born yesterday
* * ** * *= dullard, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, potty [pottier -comp., pottiest -sup.], kook, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], nonce, gaga, barmy [barmier -comp., barmiest -sup.].Ex. The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.Ex. The press may be free, but the system is potty.Ex. He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.Ex. This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.Ex. So if Ellen and Baltar are anything to go by, it seems exceptionally smart people are a bit gaga.Ex. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.* * ** * *= dullard, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, potty [pottier -comp., pottiest -sup.], kook, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], nonce, gaga, barmy [barmier -comp., barmiest -sup.].Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.Ex: The press may be free, but the system is potty.Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.Ex: So if Ellen and Baltar are anything to go by, it seems exceptionally smart people are a bit gaga.Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.* * *( fam)2 (pasmado) speechlessme quedé lelo con su respuesta I was struck dumb by his reply, his reply left me speechlessmasculine, feminine* * *
lelo◊ -la adjetivo (fam) ( tonto) slow on the uptake;
( pasmado) speechless
lelo,-a familiar
I adjetivo stupid, silly
II sustantivo masculino y femenino dummy, dimwit
' lelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
boba
- bobo
- lela
English:
barmy
- birdbrained
- dopey
* * *lelo, -a♦ adjstupid, slow♦ nm,fidiot* * *adj slow(-witted)* * *lelo, -la adj: silly, stupid -
29 С-462
СОВЕТ ДА (И) ЛЮБОВЬ (вам, им) obsoles, folk poet formula phrase these forms only usu. this WOa wish for a happy life to those who are entering marriage:I wish you (them) every happinessI wish you (them) peace and happinessbest wishes for a happy life togethermay you (they) live happily ever after.(Саша шепчет Платонову на ухо.) (Платонов:) Ах, черт возьми! Вот память-то! Что же ты раньше молчала? Сергей Павлович! (Войницев:) Что? (Платонов:) А он и молчит! Женился и молчит!.. (Кланяется.) Совет да любовь, милый человек! (Чехов 1). (Sasha whispers in Platonov's ear.) (Platonov:) Damnation! What a memory—why didn't you tell me before? Sergey! (Sergey:) Yes? (Platonov:) He's struck dumb too. Gets married and doesn't breathe a v/ord....(Bows) I wish you every happiness, man (1b).«Возьми себе свою красавицу вези ее куда хочешь, и дай вам бог любовь да совет!»(Пушкин 2). "Take your beautiful one, go with her where you want, and may God grant you peace and happiness!" (1a).Авдотья Назаровна:) Они будут жить да поживать, а мы глядеть на них да радоваться. Совет им и любовь... (Чехов 4). (A.N.:) They'll have their bit of fun and we'll enjoy watching them. May they live happily ever after (4b). -
30 совет да любовь
• СОВЕТ ДА <И> ЛЮБОВЬ (вам, им) obsoles, folk poet[formula phrase; these forms only; usu. this WO]=====⇒ a wish for a happy life to those who are entering marriage:- I wish you < them> every happiness;- I wish you < them> peace and happiness;- may you < they> live happily ever after.(Саша шепчет Платонову на ухо.) [Платонов:] Ах, черт возьми! Вот память-то! Что же ты раньше молчала? Сергей Павлович! [Войницев:] Что? [Платонов:] А он и молчит! Женился и молчит!.. (Кланяется.) Совет да любовь, милый человек! (Чехов 1). (Sasha whispers in Platonovs ear.) [Platonov:] Damnation! What a memory - why didn't you tell me before? Sergey! [Sergey:] Yes? [Platonov:] He's struck dumb too. Gets married and doesn't breathe a word....(flows) I wish you every happiness, man (1b).♦ "Возьми себе свою красавицу; вези ей куда хочешь, и дай вам бог любовь да совет!"(Пушкин 2). "Take your beautiful one, go with her where you want, and may God grant you peace and happiness!" (1a).♦ [Авдотья Назаровна:] Они будут жить да поживать, а мы глядеть на них да радоваться. Совет им и любовь... (Чехов 4). [A.N.:] They'll have their bit of fun and we'll enjoy watching them. May they live happily ever after (4b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > совет да любовь
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31 совет и любовь
• СОВЕТ ДА <И> ЛЮБОВЬ (вам, им) obsoles, folk poet[formula phrase; these forms only; usu. this WO]=====⇒ a wish for a happy life to those who are entering marriage:- I wish you < them> every happiness;- I wish you < them> peace and happiness;- may you < they> live happily ever after.(Саша шепчет Платонову на ухо.) [Платонов:] Ах, черт возьми! Вот память-то! Что же ты раньше молчала? Сергей Павлович! [Войницев:] Что? [Платонов:] А он и молчит! Женился и молчит!.. (Кланяется.) Совет да любовь, милый человек! (Чехов 1). (Sasha whispers in Platonovs ear.) [Platonov:] Damnation! What a memory - why didn't you tell me before? Sergey! [Sergey:] Yes? [Platonov:] He's struck dumb too. Gets married and doesn't breathe a word....(flows) I wish you every happiness, man (1b).♦ "Возьми себе свою красавицу; вези ей куда хочешь, и дай вам бог любовь да совет!"(Пушкин 2). "Take your beautiful one, go with her where you want, and may God grant you peace and happiness!" (1a).♦ [Авдотья Назаровна:] Они будут жить да поживать, а мы глядеть на них да радоваться. Совет им и любовь... (Чехов 4). [A.N.:] They'll have their bit of fun and we'll enjoy watching them. May they live happily ever after (4b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > совет и любовь
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32 Angst
Adj.; nur präd.: mir ist oder wird angst ( und bange) I’m worried ( oder scared) to death, I’m scared stiff ( oder out of my wits) umg.* * *die Angstanxiety; jitters; fright; fear* * *Ạngst [aŋst]f -, ordm;e['ɛŋstə] (=innere Unruhe PSYCH) anxiety (um about); (= Sorge) worry (um about); (= Befürchtung) fear (um for, vor +dat ofstärker = Furcht, Grauen) fear, dread ( vor +dat of); (= Existenzangst) angstAngst haben — to be afraid or scared
Angst vor Spinnen/vorm Fliegen haben — to be afraid or scared of spiders/flying
Angst um jdn/etw haben — to be anxious or worried about sb/sth
das machte ihm Angst ( und Bange) — that worried him, that made him anxious
aus Angst, etw zu tun — for fear of doing sth
keine Angst, ich sage es ihm schon — don't you worry, I'll tell him
* * *<-, Ängste>[aŋst, pl ˈɛŋstə]f1. (Furcht) fear▪ die \Angst vor jdm/etw the fear of sb/sth\Angst [vor jdm/etw/einem Tier] haben to be afraid [of sb/sth/an animal]ich habe solche \Angst! I am so afraid!er hat im Dunkeln \Angst he is afraid of the dark\Angst um jdn/etw haben to be worried about sb/sthjdm \Angst [und bange] machen to strike fear into sb's heartaus \Angst, etw zu tun for fear of doing sthvor \Angst by [or with] fearvor \Angst war sie wie gelähmt [it was as if] she was paralyzed by fearvor \Angst brachte er kein Wort heraus he was struck dumb with fearkeine \Angst! (fam) don't worry\Angst und Schrecken verbreiten to spread fear and terror2. (seelische Unruhe) anxietyin tausend Ängsten [um jdn] schweben to be terribly worried [about sb]* * *die; Angst, Ängste1) (Furcht) fear (vor + Dat. of); (Psych.) anxietyAngst [vor jemandem/etwas] haben — be afraid or frightened [of somebody/something]
Angst bekommen od. (ugs.) kriegen, es mit der Angst [zu tun] bekommen od. (ugs.) kriegen — become or get frightened or scared
jemandem Angst einflößen/einjagen/machen — frighten or scare somebody
aus Angst, sich zu verraten, sagte er kein einziges Wort — he didn't say a word for fear of betraying himself
2) (Sorge) worry; anxietyAngst [um jemanden/etwas] haben — be worried or anxious [about somebody/something]
sie hat Angst, ihn zu verletzen — she is worried about hurting him
* * *aus Angst out of fear;Angst haben vor be afraid ( oder scared, frightened) of;keine Angst! no need to be frightened, don’t worry;schreckliche Ängste ausstehen be frightened out of one’s mind ( oder wits);es mit der Angst zu tun bekommen oder umgkriegen get the wind up;* * *die; Angst, Ängste1) (Furcht) fear (vor + Dat. of); (Psych.) anxietyAngst [vor jemandem/etwas] haben — be afraid or frightened [of somebody/something]
Angst bekommen od. (ugs.) kriegen, es mit der Angst [zu tun] bekommen od. (ugs.) kriegen — become or get frightened or scared
jemandem Angst einflößen/einjagen/machen — frighten or scare somebody
aus Angst, sich zu verraten, sagte er kein einziges Wort — he didn't say a word for fear of betraying himself
2) (Sorge) worry; anxietyAngst [um jemanden/etwas] haben — be worried or anxious [about somebody/something]
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33 orðtak
n.1) phrase, expression (þat er orðtak, at sá er týhraustr);2) watchword (þá skulu vér hafa allir eitt orðtak: fram, fram Kristmenn);3) speech, words, way of speaking; þá fellust öllum Ásum orðtök, words failed them, they were struck dumb; þat var eitt orðtak allra, all said the same; Gunnarr heyrði öll orðtökin, G. heard every word they said; hafa orðtak við e-n, to have a talk with one. -
34 przerażeni|e
Ⅰ sv ⇒ przerazić Ⅱ n sgt (silny lęk) terror- oniemieć z przerażenia to be struck dumb with terror- ochłonąć z przerażenia to recover from one’s terror- ogarnęło go przerażenie he was overcome with terror- okrzyk przerażenia wyrwał się z jej piersi she let out a scream of terror a. horror- z przerażeniem myślał o egzaminach/przeprowadzce the thought of the exams/of moving terrified him a. filled him with dread a. dismay- ku swojemu przerażeniu zobaczyła, że nie ma paszportu to her horror a. (utter) dismay she saw that she didn’t have her passport (with her)The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przerażeni|e
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35 zdumieni|e
Ⅰ sv ⇒ zdumieć Ⅱ n sgt amazement- wydać okrzyk zdumienia to give a cry of amazement- otworzyć szeroko oczy ze zdumienia to open one’s eyes wide with amazement- ze zdumieniem stwierdził, że… to his amazement he found that…- ku mojemu (najwyższemu) zdumieniu… to my (utter) amazement…- zdumienie odebrało mi mowę I was struck dumbThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zdumieni|e
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36 zapanjiti se
vr pf be struck dumb, be stupefied/ /dumbfounded/staggered/stunned, be left breathless, have one's breath taken away; coll: be knocked out, be bowled over, do a double take; sl it knocked my socks off; - zinuti -
37 zašutjeti
vi pf become/fall silent; coll: clam up, pipe down; hold one's tongue; (zanijemjeli) be struck dumb; (radio) go dead, go off the air | svi su -li a silence fell -
38 не то слово
разг.it is not the word < for it>; that's hardly the word;... is too weak a word to describe one's feelings- И вам стало меня жалко? - Он ответил: - Жалко - не то слово. Просто я подумал, что нехорошо оставлять вас одну. (Эм. Казакевич, Сердце друга) — 'And you were sorry for me?' 'Sorry isn't the word. I just thought it wouldn't be nice to leave you alone.'
- Эту бумагу мама получила уже перед самым концом рабочего дня. Сказала, что для вас это очень важно. - Важно - не то слово, - едва слышно отвечает Завьялов. (А. Чаковский, Свет далёкой звезды) — 'Mother received the message just before the office closed... She said it was very important.' 'Important - that's hardly the word,' Zavyalov replied, barely audibly.
- Алё, старушка. Ты что там немеешь? Довольна? "Довольна" - это было не то слово. Она не знала, как это всё понять. Тем более после последней её неудачи. (И. Ракша, Далеко ли до Чукотки?) — 'Hullo, there! Have you been struck dumb? Aren't you pleased?' 'Pleased' was too weak a word to describe her feelings. She didn't know what to make of it - especially considering her last failure.
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39 λύκος
A wolf, Il.16.156, 352; πολιός grisly, 10.334;κρατερώνυχες Od.10.218
; ὀρέστεροι ib. 212;ὠμοφάγοι Il.16.156
;κοιλογάστορες A.Th. 1041
; the small Egyptian wolves mentioned by Hdt. 2.67 were perh. jackals: various kinds distd. by Opp.C.3.293 sqq.: prov. λύκον ἰδεῖν to see a wolf, i. e. to be struck dumb, as was vulgarly believed of any one at whom a wolf got the first look (Pl.R. 336d), Theoc.14.22; λύκου πτερά, of things that are not, 'pigeon's milk', Suid.; ὡς λ. χανών, of vain expectation, Eub.15.11, cf. Ar.Fr. 337, Euphro 1.31;λ. κεχηνώς Ar.Lys. 629
; πρίν κεν λ. οἶν ὑμεναιοῖ, of an impossibility, Id. Pax 1076, 1112, cf. Il.22.263; ὡς λύκοι ἄρν' ἀγαπῶσιν, of treacherous or unnatural love, Poet. ap. Pl.Phdr. 241d; λύκου βίον ζῆν, i. e. live by rapine, Prov. ap. Plb.16.24.4; ἐκ λύκου στόματος, of getting a thing praeter spem, Zen.3.48; τῶν ὤτων ἔχειν τὸν λύκον 'catch a Tartar', Apollod.Car.18, cf. Plb.30.20.8; λ. ἀετὸν φεύγει, of the inescapable, Diogenian.6.19; λ. περὶ φρέαρ χορεύει, of those engaged in vain pursuits, ib.21.VI nickname of παιδερασταί, AP12.250 (Strat.), cf. Pl.Phdr. 241d.X = ὀροβάγχη, v.l. in marg. of Dsc.2.142.XI an engine of war for defending gates, Procop.Goth.1.21. (Cf. Skt. vŕ[null ]kas, Lith. vi[ltilde]kas, Slav. vl[ucaron]k[ucaron], Goth. wulfs.) -
40 çarpılmak
"1. to become crooked; to get askew. 2. to warp, become warped; to be bent. 3. to be paralyzed (by a malevolent spirit). 4. to be struck dumb with amazement, be dumbfounded. 5. /a/ to be taken by, be captivated by. 6. to get an offended look on one´s face. 7. /la/ math. to be multiplied (by). 8. (for a door, shutter, etc.) to be slammed, be banged."
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