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1. noundon't count your chickens [before they are hatched] — (prov.) man soll den Pelz nicht verkaufen, ehe man den Bären erlegt hat
2)2. adjectiveshe's no chicken — (coll.): (is no longer young) sie ist nicht mehr die Jüngste
(coll.) feig[e]3. intransitive verbchicken out — (coll.) kneifen
* * *[' ikin]1) (a young bird, especially a young hen: She keeps chickens.) das Küken2) (its flesh used as food: a plate of fried chicken.) das Huhn3) ((slang.) a coward.)•- academic.ru/12385/chicken-hearted">chicken-hearted- chicken-pox
- chicken out* * *chick·en[ˈtʃɪkɪn]I. nfried/roasted \chicken Brathähnchen ntgrilled \chicken Grillhähnchen ntto play \chicken eine Mutprobe machen [o ablegen4.▶ don't count your \chickens before they're hatched ( prov) man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben prov▶ it's a \chicken and egg situation hier stellt sich die Frage, was zuerst da war: die Henne oder das Ei?, das ist eine [echte] Zwickmühleto be too \chicken to do sth zu feige sein, [um] etw zu tun* * *['tʃIkɪn]1. nchicken liver — Hühner- or Geflügelleber f
don't count your chickens (before they're hatched) (Prov) — man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben (Prov)
2. adj (inf)feighe's chicken — er ist ein Feigling or ein feiges Huhn (inf)
* * *chicken [ˈtʃıkın]A s1. Küken n, Hühnchen n, Hähnchen n:count one’s chickens before they are hatched das Fell des Bären verkaufen, ehe man ihn hat2. Huhn n3. Huhn n, Hühnerfleisch nshe is no chicken sie ist (auch) nicht mehr die Jüngste5. umg Angsthase m, Feigling ma) eine Mutprobe ablegen (Kinder),b) es auf eine Konfrontation etc ankommen lassen7. US sl Strichjunge mB adj umg feiga) kneifen (vor dat),b) aussteigen (aus)* * *1. noun1) Huhn, das; (grilled, roasted) Hähnchen, dasdon't count your chickens [before they are hatched] — (prov.) man soll den Pelz nicht verkaufen, ehe man den Bären erlegt hat
2)2. adjectiveshe's no chicken — (coll.): (is no longer young) sie ist nicht mehr die Jüngste
(coll.) feig[e]3. intransitive verbchicken out — (coll.) kneifen
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chick·en [ʼtʃɪkɪn] ngrilled \chicken Grillhähnchen nt;to play \chicken eine Mutprobe machen [o ablegen];PHRASES:it's a \chicken and egg situation hier stellt sich die Frage, was zuerst da war: die Henne oder das Ei?, das ist eine [echte] Zwickmühle;to be no spring \chicken nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein ( fam)don't count your \chickens before they're hatched (your \chickens before they're hatched) man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben ( prov) adj; ( pej) (sl) feige, ängstlich;to be too \chicken to do sth zu feige sein, [um] etw zu tun -
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I [feɪl]1) (in an examination) bocciatura f.; (mark) insufficienza f.2) without fail [arrive, do] certamente, sicuramente; [ happen] a colpo sicuro, immancabilmenteII 1. [feɪl]1) essere bocciato a, non passare [exam, driving test]; essere bocciato in [ subject]; bocciare, respingere [candidate, pupil]2) (omit)to fail to mention that... — dimenticare di dire che
3) (be unable)4) (let down) abbandonare [ friend]; venir meno agli impegni presi nei confronti di [person, nation]; [ courage] venir meno a, abbandonare [ person]; [ memory] tradire [ person]2.1) (be unsuccessful) [ exam candidate] essere bocciato, respinto; [attempt, plan] fallire2) (weaken) [ eyesight] abbassarsi, indebolirsi; [ health] peggiorare; [ person] deperire; [ light] abbassarsi, smorzarsi3) (not function) [ brakes] guastarsi; [ engine] fermarsi, guastarsi; [ power] mancare, essere interrotto; [ water supply] mancare4) agr. [ crop] essere scarso5) (go bankrupt) fallire6) med. [ heart] arrestarsi* * *[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) fallire, non riuscire2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) guastarsi3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) venire meno4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) bocciare5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) mancare•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) in mancanza di- failure- without fail* * *fail /feɪl/n.● (tecn.) fail-safe, (agg.) di sicurezza; a prova d'errore (o di guasto); fail-safe; (sost.) misura di sicurezza, misura o piano di riserva: fail-safe device, dispositivo ausiliario di sicurezza; dispositivo fail-safe.♦ (to) fail /feɪl/A v. i.1 fallire; andare a vuoto; fare fiasco: to fail in an attempt, fallire in un tentativo; to fail abysmally, fallire clamorosamente; Our plan failed, il nostro piano è fallito (o è stato un fiasco); The wheat crop failed, il raccolto del grano è andato perduto2 non riuscire: to fail to reach an agreement, non riuscire ad accordarsi; Our team failed to score, la nostra squadra non è riuscita a segnare; He failed to be admitted, non è stato ammesso; I fail to understand why you quit your job, non capisco (o non riesco a capire) perché tu ti sia licenziato; No one can fail to notice that…, non si può non notare che…3 (+ inf.) trascurare; omettere; mancare; non…: He failed to warn us, trascurò di avvertirci; non ci ha avvertiti; Don't fail to inform us, non mancare di informarci; John failed to turn up, John non si fece vedere; The letter failed to arrive, la letterà non arrivò; You failed to stop at the lights, non ti sei fermato al semaforo; It never fails to irritate me, non manca mai di (o riesce sempre a) irritarmi4 essere respinto (o bocciato): Many candidates failed, molti candidati sono stati respinti; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- If I fail the exams I might get kicked out of college, se non passo gli esami potrei essere espulso dall'università5 – to fail in, mancare a; venir meno a: to fail in one's duty, mancare (o venir meno) al proprio dovere7 diminuire; scemare; esaurirsi; venir meno; indebolirsi; affievolirsi: Light was failing, la luce stava scemando; Our supplies are failing, le nostre scorte si stanno esaurendo; to be failing fast, esaurirsi in fretta; (rif. a salute) essere sempre più debole, peggiorare velocemente8 (mecc.) smettere di funzionare; rompersi; guastarsi; andare in panne; fermarsi: The engine has failed, s'è guastato il motore9 (fin., leg.) fallireB v. t.2 non superare ( un esame); essere respinto (o bocciato) in: to fail one's driving test, non superare l'esame di guida; I failed maths, sono stato bocciato (o mi hanno bocciato) in matematica3 abbandonare (q.); mancare a; venir meno a; voltare le spalle a; tradire (le aspettative di): His courage failed him, gli è mancato il coraggio; Words fail me, non ho parole; mi mancano le parole; non so cosa dire; I won't fail you, non verrò meno alla tua fiducia; non ti deluderò; non ti abbandonerò● if all else fails, in mancanza d'altro; alla peggio.NOTA D'USO: - to fail to do o to fail doing?-* * *I [feɪl]1) (in an examination) bocciatura f.; (mark) insufficienza f.2) without fail [arrive, do] certamente, sicuramente; [ happen] a colpo sicuro, immancabilmenteII 1. [feɪl]1) essere bocciato a, non passare [exam, driving test]; essere bocciato in [ subject]; bocciare, respingere [candidate, pupil]2) (omit)to fail to mention that... — dimenticare di dire che
3) (be unable)4) (let down) abbandonare [ friend]; venir meno agli impegni presi nei confronti di [person, nation]; [ courage] venir meno a, abbandonare [ person]; [ memory] tradire [ person]2.1) (be unsuccessful) [ exam candidate] essere bocciato, respinto; [attempt, plan] fallire2) (weaken) [ eyesight] abbassarsi, indebolirsi; [ health] peggiorare; [ person] deperire; [ light] abbassarsi, smorzarsi3) (not function) [ brakes] guastarsi; [ engine] fermarsi, guastarsi; [ power] mancare, essere interrotto; [ water supply] mancare4) agr. [ crop] essere scarso5) (go bankrupt) fallire6) med. [ heart] arrestarsi -
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[wimp](a person lacking in courage or confidence.) skvat* * *[wimp](a person lacking in courage or confidence.) skvat -
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adjective1) scheu [Tier, Vogel]2) (fearful) ängstlich [Person, Miene, Worte]* * *['timid]- academic.ru/92731/timidly">timidly- timidity
- timidness* * *tim·id<-er, -est or more \timid, most \timid>[ˈtɪmɪd]to be a \timid soul eine scheue Seele sein* * *['tImɪd]adjscheu, ängstlich; person, behaviour, words also schüchtern, zaghaft; measure zaghaftto be timid about doing sth — etw nur zögernd tun
* * *timid [ˈtımıd] adj (adv timidly)1. furchtsam, ängstlich2. schüchtern, zaghaft* * *adjective1) scheu [Tier, Vogel]2) (fearful) ängstlich [Person, Miene, Worte]3) (lacking boldness) zaghaft; (shy) schüchtern* * *adj.befangen adj.furchtsam adj.ängstlich adj. -
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I [wɪmp]nome colloq. spreg. (ineffectual person) incapace m. e f., imbranato m. (-a); (fearful person) fifone m. (-a)II [wɪmp]verbo intransitivo (anche wimp out) filarsela, defilarsi* * *[wimp](a person lacking in courage or confidence.) imbranato* * *wimp /wɪmp/ (fam.)n.uomo senza spina dorsale; uomo di stoppa; rammollito, smidollato; donnicciolawimpy, wimpisha.1 debole; rammollito; smidollato; inetto* * *I [wɪmp]nome colloq. spreg. (ineffectual person) incapace m. e f., imbranato m. (-a); (fearful person) fifone m. (-a)II [wɪmp]verbo intransitivo (anche wimp out) filarsela, defilarsi -
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wimp(a person lacking in courage or confidence.) tímido, cortado, paradotr[wɪmp]1 familiar pejorative debilucho,-a, esmirriado,-a, canijo,-awɪmpnoun (colloq) pelele m (fam)[wɪmp]ABBR (Comput) = windows, icons, menu {or}3} mice, pointers* * *[wɪmp]noun (colloq) pelele m (fam) -
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wimp(a person lacking in courage or confidence.) tímido, cortado, paradotr[wɪmp]1 familiar pejorative debilucho,-a, esmirriado,-a, canijo,-awɪmpnoun (colloq) pelele m (fam)[wɪmp]Nhe's a wimp — (physically) es un debilucho *; (in character) es un parado *
- wimp out* * *[wɪmp]noun (colloq) pelele m (fam) -
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wimp(a person lacking in courage or confidence.) pyse, reddhareIsubst. \/wɪmp\/( hverdagslig) svekling, feigingIIverb \/wɪmp\/bare i uttrykkwimp out bakke ut, trekke seg -
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[wimp](a person lacking in courage or confidence.) -
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nyúlbéla, lekvár, gyenge ember, félénk ember to wimp: sumákol* * *[wimp](a person lacking in courage or confidence.) nyúl(béla) -
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[wimp](a person lacking in courage or confidence.) -
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[wimp](a person lacking in courage or confidence.) kendine güvensiz kişi -
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[wimp](a person lacking in courage or confidence.) zguba -
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wimp(a person lacking in courage or confidence.) -
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noun* * *[wimp](a person lacking in courage or confidence.)* * *[wɪmp]( pej)he \wimped out of going on the roller coaster er hat beim Achterbahnfahren gekniffen* * *[wɪmp]n (inf)Schwächling m, Waschlappen m (inf)* * *wimp [wımp] umgA s1. Schwächling m3. Feigling m* * *noun* * *n.Feigling -e m.Schwächling m. -
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[wɪmp]* * *[wimp](a person lacking in courage or confidence.) mięczak -
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[wimp](a person lacking in courage or confidence.) gļēvulis -
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[wimp](a person lacking in courage or confidence.) ištižėlis, lepšis -
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