-
1 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) picior2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) crac (de pantaloni)3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) picior4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapă•- - legged- pull someone's leg -
2 pull someone's leg
(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) a păcăli -
3 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) a (se) întinde puternic2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) a întinde3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) a pune la grea încercare4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) a cerne; a strecura2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) tracţiune, tensiune2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensiune (nervoasă)3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) entorsă, luxaţie4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) solicitare•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) rasă2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) predispoziţie la3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) acorduri, accente
См. также в других словарях:
pull your leg — fool you, tell you a false story as a joke If he said Canada has a tropical climate, he was pulling your leg … English idioms
pull the leg of — verb tell false information to for fun (Freq. 2) Are you pulling my leg? • Syn: ↑kid • Hypernyms: ↑gull, ↑dupe, ↑slang, ↑befool, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
leg-pull — noun as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true • Syn: ↑leg pulling • Hypernyms: ↑jest, ↑joke, ↑jocularity * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: back formation from … Useful english dictionary
leg-pull — UK / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms leg pull : singular leg pull plural leg pulls British a joke, or something that you do to try to trick someone in a funny way … English dictionary
pull — ► VERB 1) exert force on (something) so as to move it towards oneself or the origin of the force. 2) remove by pulling. 3) informal bring out (a weapon) for use. 4) move steadily: the bus pulled away. 5) move oneself with effort or against… … English terms dictionary
leg-pull — n [C usually singular] BrE a joke in which you make someone believe something that is not true ▪ My first reaction was that this must be a leg pull. →pull sb s leg at ↑pull1 (11) … Dictionary of contemporary English
leg-pull — n. An attempt to make somebody believe something that is not true, done as a joke. Syn: leg pulling. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pull someone's leg — If you pull someone s leg, you tease them, but not maliciously … The small dictionary of idiomes
Pull — Pull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pulling}.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall, piol, spiol.] 1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly. [1913 Webster] Ne er pull your hat upon your brows. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leg-pull — leg puller, n. /leg pool /, n. an amusing hoax, practical joke, or the like: The entire story was a hilarious leg pull. [1910 15] * * * … Universalium
Pull — Pull, n. 1. The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to move something by drawing toward one. [1913 Webster] I awakened with a violent pull upon the ring which was fastened at the top of my box. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. A contest; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
