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1 petty bickering
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2 en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
familiar in the twinkling of an eye————————in the twinkling of an eye* * ** * *= in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap, in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, at the flick of a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, at the drop of a hat, in a triceEx. Society has moved from micro to macro scale in almost the blink of an eye.Ex. You can send an email message from Boston to Addis Ababa in a twinkling of an eye, but that message may be expunged in a second twinkling.Ex. Firefox installs in a snap, and it's free.Ex. The article is entitled 'Chemistry in a Jiffy'.Ex. In the time it takes to flick a switch, the party can disintegrate into a free-for-all of petty bickering.Ex. It may now be possible to lower your blood pressure at the flick of a switch by stimulating parts of the brain with electrodes.Ex. Either armor piercing or high explosive ammunition may be selected with the flick of a switch.Ex. In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs.Ex. In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system.Ex. What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.Ex. Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.Ex. These people have absolutely no scruples, commiting genocide with the tip of a hat.Ex. Burglars could be in and out in a flash and it may be hours before you even realise that anything is missing.Ex. Life is too short, and it can be over in a heartbeat.Ex. And quick as a wink, Jack picked up the coin and put it into his purse.Ex. Sometimes these tantrums start at the drop of a hat for often no apparent reason other than the fact that he's 2 years old.Ex. In a trice we find ourselves left without civilisation -- just a push of a wrong button and everything goes straight to a primitive state.* * *= in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap, in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, at the flick of a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, at the drop of a hat, in a triceEx: Society has moved from micro to macro scale in almost the blink of an eye.
Ex: You can send an email message from Boston to Addis Ababa in a twinkling of an eye, but that message may be expunged in a second twinkling.Ex: Firefox installs in a snap, and it's free.Ex: The article is entitled 'Chemistry in a Jiffy'.Ex: In the time it takes to flick a switch, the party can disintegrate into a free-for-all of petty bickering.Ex: It may now be possible to lower your blood pressure at the flick of a switch by stimulating parts of the brain with electrodes.Ex: Either armor piercing or high explosive ammunition may be selected with the flick of a switch.Ex: In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs.Ex: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system.Ex: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.Ex: These people have absolutely no scruples, commiting genocide with the tip of a hat.Ex: Burglars could be in and out in a flash and it may be hours before you even realise that anything is missing.Ex: Life is too short, and it can be over in a heartbeat.Ex: And quick as a wink, Jack picked up the coin and put it into his purse.Ex: Sometimes these tantrums start at the drop of a hat for often no apparent reason other than the fact that he's 2 years old.Ex: In a trice we find ourselves left without civilisation -- just a push of a wrong button and everything goes straight to a primitive state. -
3 mercado libre
m.free market, open market, parallel market.* * *= free market, open market, free-for-allEx. The creation of a free market would lead to fewer titles, higher prices and a deterioration in relationships.Ex. Perhaps too, since their skills are identical, the advice here might benefit the new frontier of free-lance librarians, private researchers, information brokers, librarians-without-a-library, and so on, plying their trade on the open market, for fees.Ex. In the time it takes to flick a switch, the party can disintegrate into a free-for-all of petty bickering.* * *= free market, open market, free-for-allEx: The creation of a free market would lead to fewer titles, higher prices and a deterioration in relationships.
Ex: Perhaps too, since their skills are identical, the advice here might benefit the new frontier of free-lance librarians, private researchers, information brokers, librarians-without-a-library, and so on, plying their trade on the open market, for fees.Ex: In the time it takes to flick a switch, the party can disintegrate into a free-for-all of petty bickering. -
4 sálvese el que pueda
Ex. In the time it takes to flick a switch, the party can disintegrate into a free-for-all of petty bickering.* * *Ex: In the time it takes to flick a switch, the party can disintegrate into a free-for-all of petty bickering.
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5 clocher
I.clocher1 [klɔ∫e]masculine nounII.➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• qu'est-ce qui cloche ? what's up (with you)? (inf)* * *
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(colloq) klɔʃe verbe intransitif ( être défectueux) [argumentation] to be faulty
II klɔʃenom masculin2) fig ( pays natal) home townesprit de clocher — parochial ou small-town mentality
* * *klɔʃe1. nm1) [édifice] church tower, (en pointe) steeple2) (locution) péjoratif2. vi(= ne pas aller)Il y a quelque chose qui cloche. — There is something wrong.
* * *clocher verb table: aimerA nm2 fig ( pays natal) home town; il n'a jamais quitté son clocher he has never left his home town; esprit de clocher parochial ou small-town mentality; querelle/rivalités de clocher parish-pump GB ou local quarrel/rivalries.B ○vi ( être défectueux) [argumentation] to be faulty; il y a quelque chose qui cloche dans l'amplificateur/dans ce que tu dis there's something wrong with the amplifier/with what you are saying.I[klɔʃe] nom masculin2. [village]————————de clocher locution adjectivaleesprit de clocher parochialism, parish-pump mentalityII[klɔʃe] verbe intransitif————————[klɔʃe] verbe transitif -
6 спор по пустякам
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7 battibecco
m (pl -cchi) argument* * ** * ** * *battibeccopl. - chi /batti'bekko, ki/sostantivo m.bickering, squabble . -
8 перебранка
1) General subject: bicker, brawl, broil, catfight (в основном между женщинами), dust up, dust-up, hassle, quarrel, squabble, tig, verbal tussle, wrangle, and fro, bickering, stoush2) Colloquial: back-chat, breeze, rhubarb, slanging match3) Bookish: altercation4) Australian slang: scrap5) Diplomatic term: flak6) Jargon: rookery7) Makarov: petty bicker, to-and-fro
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