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1 pie
nounas sweet/nice etc. as pie — (coll.) superfreundlich (ugs.)
as easy as pie — (coll.) kinderleicht (ugs.)
have a finger in every pie — (coll.) überall die Finger drin haben (ugs.)
that's all just pie in the sky — (coll.) das sind alles nur Luftschlösser
* * *(food baked in a covering of pastry: a steak/apple pie.) die Pastete- academic.ru/117895/pie_in_the_sky">pie in the sky* * *[paɪ]▶ easy as \pie kinderleicht▶ to be as nice as \pie (a. iron) person, behaviour superfreundlich sein▶ \pie in the sky Luftschlösser plthat's just \pie in the sky das sind nur Luftschlösser* * *[paɪ]nPastete f; (sweet) Obstkuchen m; (individual) Tortelett ntas nice/sweet as pie (inf) — superfreundlich (inf)
she's got a finger in every pie (fig inf) — sie hat überall ihre Finger drin (inf)
* * *pie1 [paı] s ORN obs oder dial Elster fpie2 [paı] s Pie f:pie in the sky umga) Luftschlösser pl,b) leere Versprechungen pl;a) jemandem das Blaue vom Himmel (herunter) versprechen umg,b) jemandem den Himmel auf Erden versprechen;pie3 [paı]A s TYPO Zwiebelfisch(e) m(pl)* * *noun(of meat, fish, etc.) Pastete, die; (of fruit etc.) ≈ Obstkuchen, deras sweet/nice etc. as pie — (coll.) superfreundlich (ugs.)
as easy as pie — (coll.) kinderleicht (ugs.)
have a finger in every pie — (coll.) überall die Finger drin haben (ugs.)
that's all just pie in the sky — (coll.) das sind alles nur Luftschlösser
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2 pie
(food baked in a covering of pastry: a steak/apple pie.) pai, tertepaiIsubst. \/paɪ\/1) pai2) (amer.) kake (med fyll)be as easy as pie ( hverdagslig) være så lett som ingentingbe nice as pie være svært så hyggelig\/høfligget one's share of the pie ( hverdagslig) få sin del av kakahave a finger in every pie være involvert i alt, blande seg i altpie in the sky ( hverdagslig) tomme løfter, valgflesk, utopiIIsubst. \/paɪ\/1) ( boktrykking) fisk2) ( overført) uorden, virvarIIIsubst. \/paɪ\/( britisk) forklaring: brukt i navn på fugler som ligner en skjære -
3 promise
'promis 1. verb1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) love2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) gi løfte om, garantere3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) tegne (til), love godt2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) løfte, tilsagn2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) løfterike utsikter•love--------løfteIsubst. \/ˈprɒmɪs\/1) løfte, lovnad2) tilsagn3) forespeiling, utsikt• there was every promise of...det var alle utsikter til...4) forjettelsebe under a promise være bundet av et løftebind oneself by a promise binde seg til et løftebe full of promise love godt, være løfterikgive\/afford promise of gi løfte om, love godtgive something a lick and a promise fare over med harelabbhave a\/the promise of ha fått løfte omhold out the promise of something to a person forespeile noen noekeep a promise holde et løftekeep one's promise holde sitt løftemake\/give a promise (av)gi et løfteof great\/high promise eller full of promise løfterik, svært lovendeon the promise of mot løfte ompromises are like piecrust to be broken løfter er til for å brytesshow promise være lovende, se lovende ut, love godtIIverb \/ˈprɒmɪs\/1) love, utlove2) ( formelt) gi tilsagn til3) bebude, varsle4) love, gi løfte om, gi forventning om, gi håp om5) tegne til, se ut til å ville, tyde påbe promised something få løfte om, bli lovet noeI promise jeg lover, det lover jegI promise you ( hverdagslig) jeg forsikrer deg, jeg lover degdet blir ikke enkelt, det lover jeg degpromise the moon (and the stars) eller promise the earth\/pie in the sky love gull og grønne skogerpromise well\/fair love godt, se lovende ut
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