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en forme de poire, specialist term piriforme; (female figure) plus fort au niveau des hanches2 adverb∎ to go pear-shaped (go wrong) partir en eau de boudin;∎ it all went pear-shaped after they wouldn't lend us the money ça s'est gâté quand ils ont refusé de nous prêter l'argent□Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > pear-shaped
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figure, bottle birnenförmigPHRASES: -
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pear-shaped [ˊpeəʃeɪpt] aгрушеви́дный -
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pear-shaped ARCH birnenförmigEnglish-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > pear-shaped
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adjective birnenförmig* * *adj figure, bottle birnenförmig* * *['pɛəʃeɪpt]adjbirnenförmig* * *pear-shaped adj birnenförmig -
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adjective en forma de peratr['peəʃeɪpt]1 en forma de peraadj.• de forma de pera adj.['pɛǝʃeɪpt]ADJ (lit) en forma de pera- go pear-shaped -
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Грушевидный. Грушевидная фигура — это характерная особенность пожилых людей, когда тело полнеет и лишний жир накапливается около талии, живота и ягодиц:He started getting pear-shaped in his forties. — Он начал полнеть к сорока.
Pear-shaped также может характеризовать неудачи в сфере бизнеса:After the managing director died, the firm started going pear-shaped. — После того, как умер директор-распорядитель, фирма стала катиться по наклонной плоскости.
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a грушевидныйСинонимический ряд:sonorous (adj.) full; harmonious; mellow; resonant; rich; sonorous; sweet -
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a крушовиден* * *крушообразен;* * *a крушовиден* * *pear-shaped[´pɛə¸ʃeipt] adj крушообразен, крушовиден; to go \pear-shaped провалям се, пропадам; обърквам се (за план). -
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adjective pæreformetadj. \/ˈpeəʃeɪpt\/pæreformetgo pear-shaped ( britisk) gå til helvete, gå ad undas -
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adjective em forma de pera* * *pear-shaped[p'ɛə ʃeipt] adj 1 periforme: em forma de pêra. 2 Mus claro, ressoante, harmonioso. -
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adj.1 en forma de pera (figure)to go pear-shaped irse a paseo o (británico) al piso o (español de Colombia, español de México) en banda (RP) -
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прил. грушевидный грушевидныйБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > pear-shaped
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Общая лексика: грушевидный -
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2) Геология: узкая седловина3) Морской термин: грушеобразный4) Металлургия: грушевидный (напр. о конвертере)5) Табуированная лексика: дефектный -
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[`pɛəʃeɪpt]грушевидныйАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > pear-shaped
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Pear-shaped — is a metaphorical term with several meanings, all in reference to the shape of a pear, i.e. tapering towards the top and rounded at the bottom.The oldest usage from the Oxford English Dictionary ( OED ) is the most literal, a 1731 reference in a… … Wikipedia
pear-shaped — adj 1.) go pear shaped BrE informal if an activity or situation goes pear shaped, it goes wrong ▪ The whole thing went pear shaped. 2.) someone who is pear shaped has wide ↑hips and a fairly small chest … Dictionary of contemporary English
pear-shaped — pear ,shaped adjective 1. ) curved in shape and smaller at the top 2. ) INFORMAL a pear shaped person is larger below the waist than above the waist go pear shaped BRITISH INFORMAL to become unsuccessful … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pear-shaped — a. Of the form of a pear. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pear-shaped — [per′shāpt΄] adj. 1. shaped like a pear 2. full, clear, even, and resonant: said of sung tones … English World dictionary
pear-shaped — pear′ shaped adj. 1) having the shape of a pear; tapering near the top and bulging toward the base or bottom 2) mad (of a vocal tone) clear, resonant, and without harshness; full bodied • Etymology: 1750–60 … From formal English to slang
pear-shaped — 1) ADJ Something that is pear shaped has a shape like a pear. ...her pear shaped diamond earrings. 2) ADJ If someone, especially a woman, is pear shaped, they are wider around their hips than around the top half of their body. 3) PHRASE: V… … English dictionary
Pear shaped — If something has gone pear shaped it means it has become a disaster. It might be preparing a dinner party or arranging a meeting, any of these things can go completely pear shaped … The American's guide to speaking British
pear-shaped — adj British awry, faulty, inadequate. This increas ingly common adult colloquialism is usually heard in the phrase to go pear shaped , presumably from the image of a balloon or football losing its spherical shape after puncturing. ► Things were… … Contemporary slang
pear-shaped — Adj. Out of shape, unorganised, wrong. Heard in the expression go pear shaped. E.g. All our plans went pear shaped after our funds were cut by the finance department … English slang and colloquialisms
pear-shaped — UK / US adjective 1) informal a pear shaped person is larger below the waist than above the waist 2) curved in shape and smaller at the top • go pear shaped … English dictionary