-
1 queer smb.'s pitch
разг.(queer smb.'s (или the) pitch)насолить, сделать пакость кому-л.; ≈ подложить свинью кому-л. [первонач. жаргон бродячих актёров; pitch означает обычное место для представлений]‘...Clare, you look so lovely!’ ‘That, if true, is not a reason for queering my pitch at home.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Over the River’, ch. IV) — -...Клэр, вы такая очаровательная! - Но это, пусть вы и правы, не дает вам основания компрометировать меня в глазах домашних.
...if she noticed that any woman had predatory intentions on Charles she took care to queer her pitch. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Theatre’, ch. XI) —...если Джулия замечала, что какая-нибудь актриса посягает на Чарлза, она всячески старалась ей насолить.
If only I can queer Paddy Cavan's pitch for him, now and again, I'll die happy. Since I've been back in the game, I've heard some pretty crook deals Paddy's put over lately. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XVIII) — Если б мне удалось подложить свинью Пэдди Кевану, я бы умер спокойно. С тех пор как я опять вошел в игру, я немало наслышался о его новых проделках.
I'm not in love with Bill, so I don't want to queer his pitch, and though I deeply adore you, I'm not in love with you, so I don't want to queer yours. (P. H. Johnson, ‘An Error of Judgement’, ch. 20) — Я не влюблена в Билла и поэтому не хочу портить ему жизнь. И хотя я восхищаюсь тобой, я не влюблена и в тебя и твою жизнь не хочу портить.
-
2 queer smb.'s pitch
(тж. queer the pitch for smb.) paзг.нacoлить, cдeлaть пaкocть кoму-л.; пoдлoжить cвинью кoму-л. [пepвoнaч. жapгoн бpoдячиx aктёpoв; pitch oзнaчaeт мecтo для пpeдcтaвлeний]If she noticed that any woman had predatory intentions on Charles she took care to queer her pitch (W. S. Maugham). She says they'll be well off one day if Mr Jan doesn't queer their pitch (D. Francis). You see, gentlemen not only have your own efforts failed, but they have queered the pitch for everyone else (F. Forsyth) -
3 queer someone's pitch
expr infmlIf she noticed that any woman had predatory intentions on her lover she took care to queer her pitch — Если она замечала, что какая-нибудь женщина положила глаз на ее любовника, она всячески старалась ей насолить
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > queer someone's pitch
-
4 queer somebody's pitch
перебежать дорогу кому-либо; подставить ножку; подложить свиньюShe queered my pitch by asking for promotion before I did.
We did everything we could for you here, and you repay the school by doing your best to queer the pitch for us.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > queer somebody's pitch
-
5 Queer (one's) pitch
Британский английский: вмешаться в (чьи-л.) дела и все испортить -
6 queer (smb.'s) pitch
Австралийский сленг: ломать, подкладывать (кому-л.) свинью, расстраивать чьи либо-планы -
7 queer smb.'s pitch
plânını bozmak -
8 queer smb.'s pitch
plânını bozmak -
9 queer someone's pitch
ломать, расстраивать чьи либо-планы; подкладывать кому-либо свинью -
10 queer\ sy's\ pitch
-
11 queer someone's pitch
ломать, расстраивать чьи либо-планы; подкладывать кому-либо свиньюEnglish-Russian australian expression > queer someone's pitch
-
12 queer sb's pitch
planlarini bozmak, isini sekteye ugratmak -
13 to queer somebody's pitch
fastidiarle los planes a alguien -
14 to queer sb's pitch
-
15 to queer somebody's pitch
izjaukt kāda nodomus -
16 queer
queer [kwɪə(r)]∎ he's a queer fish! c'est un drôle d'individu!;∎ he's got some queer ideas il a de drôles d'idées, il a des idées bizarres;∎ she's a queer-looking person elle a une drôle de tête;∎ she has a queer-sounding name elle a un drôle de nom(b) (suspicious) suspect, louche;∎ there've been some queer goings-on around here il s'est passé des choses bizarres ici∎ he's a bit queer in the head il lui manque une case∎ American pejorative as queer as a three-dollar bill pédé comme un phoque∎ to be in queer street être dans une mauvaise passe2 nounvery familiar (homosexual) pédé m, pédale ffamiliar gâter□, gâcher□ ;∎ British to queer sb's pitch couper l'herbe sous les pieds de qn►► American familiar queer money (counterfeit) fausse monnaie□ f -
17 queer
queer [kwɪər]1. adjectivea. ( = strange) bizarre ; ( = suspicious) louche2. noun* * *[kwɪə(r)]1) ( strange) étrange, bizarre2) ( suspicious) louche, suspect3) (dated) GB ( ill) patraque (colloq)4) (colloq) injur ( homosexual) pédé (sl) offensive, homosexuel/-elle•• -
18 queer
B adj1 ( strange) étrange, bizarre ;2 ( suspicious) louche, suspect ;to queer sb's pitch contrecarrer les plans de qn ; to be in Queer Street GB être dans une mauvaise passe. -
19 queer
1. adjective3) (out of sorts, faint) unwohl2. noun 3. transitive verbI feel queer — mir ist komisch od. (ugs.) flau
queer the pitch for somebody, queer somebody's pitch — jemandem einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen
* * *[kwiə] 1. adjective1) (odd, strange or unusual: queer behaviour; queer noises in the middle of the night.) sonderbar2) (sick; unwell: I do feel a bit queer - perhaps I ate too many oysters.) unwohl3) ((slang) homosexual.)2. noun(a homosexual.)- academic.ru/90631/queerly">queerly- queerness* * *[kwɪəʳ, AM kwɪr]I. adj1. (strange) seltsam, merkwürdig, komischto be [a bit] \queer in the head nicht [ganz] richtig im Kopf seinto have \queer ideas [or notions] schräge Ideen [o merkwürdige Vorstellungen] habento have a \queer-sounding name einen merkwürdig klingenden Namen haben3. (suspicious) merkwürdigthere's something \queer about that house irgendetwas stimmt nicht mit diesem Haus4. BRIT ( fam or dated: not well) unwohl, schwach, komisch; (giddy) schwind[e]lig, schwumm[e]rig famsuddenly she came over all \queer plötzlich wurde ihr ganz komisch5.▶ to be in Q\queer Street BRIT ( old sl: in trouble) in der Bredouille [o Tinte] [o in Schwulitäten] sein fam; (in financial trouble) in Geldnöten [o Zahlungsschwierigkeiten] seinII. n ( pej fam: homosexual) Schwule(r) m oft pej fam; female Lesbe f oft pej fam; male warmer Bruder pej fam▶ to \queer sb's pitch AUS, BRIT ( fig pej fam) jdm einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen [o die Tour vermasseln] [o die Suppe versalzen] fig pej fam* * *[kwɪə(r)]1. adj (+er)1) (= strange) eigenartig, seltsam, komisch; (= eccentric) komisch, kauzig; (inf = mentally unbalanced) nicht ganz richtig (im Kopf) (inf)he's a bit queer in the head (inf) — er ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf (inf)
doesn't it feel queer being the only woman? — kommst du dir nicht komisch vor als einzige Frau?
2) (= causing suspicion) verdächtig, nicht ganz hasenrein (inf)there's something queer about it — da ist etwas faul dran (inf)
I came over all queer — mir wurde ganz anders (inf) or komisch (inf)
4) (pej inf: homosexual) schwul (inf)2. n(pej inf: homosexual) Schwule(r) mf (inf)3. vt(inf: spoil) versauen (inf), vermasseln (inf)* * *queer [kwıə(r)]A adj (adv queerly)2. verdächtig, anrüchig, faul, komisch:there’s sth queer about it an der Sache stimmt etwas nicht;6. sla) wertlosb) gefälscht, falschB v/t2. umga) in eine schwierige oder gefährliche Lage bringenC s1. pej Schwule(r) m (Homosexueller)2. sl Blüte f (Falschgeld)* * *1. adjective1) (strange) sonderbar; seltsam; (eccentric) komisch; verschroben2) (shady, suspect) merkwürdig; seltsam3) (out of sorts, faint) unwohl2. noun 3. transitive verbI feel queer — mir ist komisch od. (ugs.) flau
queer the pitch for somebody, queer somebody's pitch — jemandem einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen
-
20 queer
I 1. [kwɪə(r)]1) (strange) strano, bizzarro, curioso2) (suspicious) dubbio, sospetto3) BE ant. (ill) indisposto4) colloq. spreg. (homosexual) da frocio2.••II [kwɪə(r)]to be in Queer Street — BE essere pieno di debiti o in difficoltà finanziarie
verbo transitivo rovinare, guastare••to queer sb.'s pitch — rompere le uova nel paniere a qcn
* * *[kwiə] 1. adjective1) (odd, strange or unusual: queer behaviour; queer noises in the middle of the night.) bizzarro, strano2) (sick; unwell: I do feel a bit queer - perhaps I ate too many oysters.) indisposto, male3) ((slang) homosexual.) omosessuale2. noun(a homosexual.) omosessuale- queerly- queerness* * *[kwɪə(r)]1) (odd) strano (-a), curioso (-a), singolarethere's something queer going on here — qui c'è qualcosa che non va, qui sta succedendo qc di strano
queer in the head fam — tocco (-a), picchiato (-a)
2) (ill) strano (-a), non giusto (-a)3) fam, (offensive: homosexual) omosessuale4) (suspicious) dubbio (-a), sospetto (-a)2. n oldfam, (offensive: male homosexual) finocchio3. vtto queer sb's pitch fam — rovinare tutto a qn, rompere le uova nel paniere a qn
* * *queer /kwɪə(r)/A a.1 strano; bizzarro; curioso; singolare; eccentrico: a queer way of pronouncing English, uno strano modo di pronunciare l'inglese2 dubbio; di dubbia moralità; sospetto; poco chiaro: a queer fellow, un tipo di dubbia moralità; queer money, denaro di dubbia provenienzaB n.(spreg.) finocchio, frocio, checca (pop.)● queer-bashing, pestaggio degli omosessuali □ (fam.) a queer fish, un tipo strano; un eccentrico □ (fam.) queer in the head, matto da legare; pazzo □ queer theory, discussione sulla sessualità non eterosessuale; ‘queer theory’ □ to feel queer, sentirsi indisposto; star poco bene □ ( slang ingl., antiq.) in Queer Street, inguaiato (pop.); pieno di debitiqueerly avv. queerness n. [u]. (to) queer /kwɪə(r)/v. t. ( slang)1 guastare; rovinare; sciupare* * *I 1. [kwɪə(r)]1) (strange) strano, bizzarro, curioso2) (suspicious) dubbio, sospetto3) BE ant. (ill) indisposto4) colloq. spreg. (homosexual) da frocio2.••II [kwɪə(r)]to be in Queer Street — BE essere pieno di debiti o in difficoltà finanziarie
verbo transitivo rovinare, guastare••to queer sb.'s pitch — rompere le uova nel paniere a qcn
См. также в других словарях:
queer someone's pitch — To spoil someone s chances • • • Main Entry: ↑queer * * * queer someone’s pitch british old fashioned phrase to spoil what someone is doing or planning to do Thesaurus: to stop someone doing somethingsynonym to kill a person or animal … Useful english dictionary
queer somebody's pitch — queer sb s ˈpitch | queer the ˈpitch (for sb) idiom (BrE, informal) to spoil sb s plans or their chances of getting sth Main entry: ↑queeridiom … Useful english dictionary
queer someone's pitch — ► queer someone s pitch Brit. informal spoil someone s plans or chances of doing something. Main Entry: ↑queer … English terms dictionary
queer someone's pitch — queer (someone s) pitch British & Australian to spoil someone s chances of doing something. She queered my pitch by asking for promotion before I did … New idioms dictionary
queer one's pitch — phrasal or queer the pitch : to spoil something planned, arranged, or attempted I answered rather cautiously so as not to queer your pitch Stephen Haggard … Useful english dictionary
queer someone's pitch — Brit. spoil someone s plans or chances of doing something. → queer … English new terms dictionary
queer someone's pitch — verb To make a task more difficult for the speaker … Wiktionary
Queer one's pitch — upset someone s plans … Dictionary of Australian slang
queer one's pitch — Australian Slang upset someone s plans … English dialects glossary
queer someone's pitch — British old fashioned to spoil what someone is doing or planning to do … English dictionary
queer one's pitch — Spoil one s plans or chances (usu. by anticipation or imitation) … A concise dictionary of English slang
