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  • 1 REINVENT THE WHEEL

    у нас говорят "изобрести велосипед", у них - "колесо".

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  • 2 reinvent the wheel

    изобретать велосипед; открывать Америку

    Why reinvent the wheel when there are drugs already on the market that are effective?

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  • 3 reinvent the wheel

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  • 4 reinvent the wheel

       изpeкaть oбщeизвecтныe иcтины; изoбpeтaть вeлocипeд
        You don't need to reinvent the wheel. Read up on what others have done

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  • 5 reinvent the wheel

    reinvent v the wheel GEN sich mit gelösten Problemen beschäftigen, das Rad neu erfinden

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  • 6 reinvent the wheel

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  • 7 reinvent\ the\ wheel

    jalgratast leiutama, valmis asja uuesti tegema

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  • 8 to reinvent the wheel

    «Заново изобретать колесо». Зря тратить время и усилия, создавая то, что уже существует; изобретать велосипед. Колесо — это одно из ранних и самых гениальных изобретений человечества, известное с 3500 г. до нашей эры.

    The problem of refugees has been with us for many years, yet we seem constantly to be creating a new way of dealing with every new influx. Why is it necessary to reinvent the wheel every time? — Проблема беженцев существует у нас многие годы, но мы почему-то каждый раз придумываем новые пути решения этого вопроса. Зачем нужно всякий раз изобретать велосипед?

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  • 9 to reinvent the wheel

    to reinvent the wheel
    reinventar a roda: recorrer a um método ou recurso simples.

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  • 10 to reinvent the wheel

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  • 11 wheel

    wheel, US hwi ;l
    A n
    1 ( on vehicle) roue f ; (on trolley, piece of furniture) roulette f ; front/back wheel roue avant/arrière ;
    2 ( for steering) ( in vehicle) volant m ; Naut roue f (de gouvernail) ; to be at ou behind the wheel être au volant ; to take the wheel ( in vehicle) prendre le volant ; Naut tenir la roue ; to fall asleep at the wheel s'endormir au volant ;
    3 (in watch, mechanism, machine) rouage m ; the wheels of government fig les rouages du gouvernement ;
    4 ( for pottery) tour m ;
    6 Games ( in roulette) roue f.
    B wheels npl ( car) bagnole f, voiture f ; are these your new wheels? c'est ta nouvelle bagnole ? ; have you got wheels ? tu es motorisé ?
    C vtr pousser [bicycle, barrow, pram] ; to wheel a child in a pram promener un enfant dans sa poussette ; they wheeled me into the operating theatre ils m'ont emmené dans la salle d'opération sur un chariot.
    D vi
    1 ( also wheel round) ( circle) [bird] tournoyer ;
    2 ( turn sharply) [person, regiment] faire demi-tour ; [car, motorbike] braquer fortement ; [ship] virer de bord ; to wheel to the right [person, regiment] faire demi-tour à droite ; right/left wheel! Mil demi-tour droite/gauche!
    E - wheeled (dans composés) a three-/four-wheeled vehicle un véhicule à trois/quatre roues.
    to wheel and deal magouiller ; the wheel of fortune la roue de la fortune ; it's wheels within wheels l'affaire est plus compliquée qu'elle n'en a l'air ; to reinvent the wheel réinventer la roue ; to be fifth wheel US être la cinquième roue du carrosse.
    wheel out:
    wheel [sth] out, wheel out [sth] remettre [qch] sur le tapis [argument, story] ; ressortir [excuse, statistics].

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  • 12 reinvent

    reinvent [‚ri:ɪnˈvent]
       b. to reinvent o.s. as sth se métamorphoser en qch

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  • 13 reinvent

    reinvent [‚ri:ɪn'vent]
    figurative to reinvent the wheel refaire ce qui a déjà été fait;
    to reinvent oneself changer d'image

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  • 14 reinvent

    •• * Глагол to reinvent до недавнего времени отсутствовал в словарях. Его нет даже в таком полном издании, как Webster’s Third New International Dictionary. Что странно: по крайней мере во фразеологизме to reinvent the wheel это слово встречается уже давно. American Heritage Dictionary не очень убедительно пытается разбить значение этого выражения на два:

    •• 1. To do something again, from the beginning, especially in a needless or inefficient effort: “School districts need not reinvent the wheel every time they try to improve their schools.” (Washington Post) 2. To recast something familiar or old into a different form: “ Call it reinventing the wheel or recasting old ideas, but these contemporary versions have a spirit and style all their own.” (New York Times)
    •• По-моему, во втором примере значение идентично первому, и употребление этого выражения имеет явно отрицательный оттенок (как и в случае его русского эквивалента изобретать велосипед).
    •• В 1990-е годы слово reinvent оказалось востребованным в соответствии с законами языковой моды и утратило отрицательный оттенок, во всяком случае на первых порах. Произошло это с подачи Ала Гора, который первым стал говорить о необходимости to reinvent the government. Вот характерная цитата:
    •• Reinventing Governmentis not just a cutesie name dreamed up by Al Gore to describe what he did to the federal government. (Henry Lamb)
    •• C тех пор написаны целые тома на эту тему. Перевод вроде бы не представляет трудностей – можно, например, воспользоваться русским глаголом переосмыслить – кстати, я не нашел его в словаре Ожегова – ( переосмыслить функции власти/ государства) или сказать новый взгляд на... В принципе же интересен вопрос, зачем вообще нужно такое новомодное словоупотребление, если есть другие вполне подходящие слова, например to reform. Думаю, что дело как раз в некоторой усталости от таких известных слов – желание назвать в общем-то известные вещи по-новому является одной из пружин не только языковой моды, но и развития языка вообще. Кстати, American Heritage дает опять-таки неоправданно дробное описание значения слова to reinvent:
    •• 1. To make over completely: “She reinvented Indian cooking to fit a Western kitchen and a Western larder.” (Irene Sax, Food and Wine August 1990) 2. To bring back into existence or use: reinvented the concept of neighborliness.
    •• По сути это, конечно, просто оттенки одного значения. А вот перевод в обоих случаях неочевиден. В первом примере можно, наверное, сказать она предложила новый/ собственный/ обновленный вариант ( новую интерпретацию) индийской кухни. Во втором действительно напрашивается глагол возродить.
    •• Интересно употребление этого слова в отношении людей, как правило в варианте to reinvent oneself: Our continuing series on people reinventing themselves through their work (National Public Radio)- <...> о людях, которые начинают новую жизнь, сменив занятие или реализуют себя в новом деле.

    English-Russian nonsystematic dictionary > reinvent

  • 15 wheel

    1. noun
    1) Rad, das

    [potter's] wheel — Töpferscheibe, die

    [roulette] wheel — Roulett, das

    reinvent the wheel — (fig.) sich mit Problemen aufhalten, die längst gelöst sind

    put or set the wheels in motion — (fig.) die Sache in Gang setzen

    the wheels of bureaucracy turn slowly(fig.) die Mühlen der Bürokratie mahlen langsam

    2) (for steering) (Motor Veh.) Lenkrad, das; (Naut.) Steuerrad, das

    at or behind the wheel — (of car) am od. hinterm Steuer; (of ship; also fig.) am Ruder

    3) (Mil.): (drill movement) Schwenkung, die

    left/right wheel — Links-/Rechtsschwenkung, die

    2. transitive verb
    1) (turn round) wenden
    2) (push) schieben

    wheel oneself(in a wheelchair) fahren

    3. intransitive verb
    2)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/81903/wheel_about">wheel about
    - wheel in
    - wheel out
    - wheel round
    * * *
    [wi:l] 1. noun
    1) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) das Rad
    2) (any of several things similar in shape and action: a potter's wheel; He was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.) die Scheibe, das Steuer
    2. verb
    1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) schieben, rollen
    2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) sich umdrehen
    3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) kreisen
    - wheeled
    - -wheeled
    - wheelbarrow
    - wheelchair
    - wheelhouse
    - wheelwright
    * * *
    [wi:l]
    I. n
    1. (circular object) Rad nt
    alloy \wheels AUTO Aluminiumfelgen pl, Alufelgen pl
    front/rear \wheel Vorder-/Hinterrad nt
    to be on \wheels Rollen haben
    2. (for steering) Steuer nt; AUTO Steuerrad nt
    keep your hands on the \wheel! lass die Hände am Steuer!
    to be at [or behind] the \wheel am [o hinterm] Steuer sitzen
    to get behind the \wheel sich akk hinters Steuer setzen fam
    to take the \wheel sich akk ans Steuer setzen fam
    3. (vehicle)
    \wheels pl ( fam) fahrbarer Untersatz hum fam
    set of \wheels Schlitten m sl
    4. ( fig: cycle, process) Kreis m
    the \wheel of fortune das Glücksrad
    the \wheel of life der Kreis des Lebens
    5. ( fig)
    \wheels pl (workings) Räder pl
    the \wheels of bureaucracy move very slowly die Mühlen der Bürokratie mahlen sehr langsam
    to set the \wheels in motion die Sache in Gang bringen
    6. (at fairground)
    the [big] \wheel das Riesenrad
    7. (shape)
    a \wheel of cheese ein Laib m Käse
    8.
    to be a big \wheel AM ( fam) ein hohes Tier sein fam
    to feel like a fifth [or AM third] \wheel sich dat wie das fünfte Rad am Wagen vorkommen fam
    to be hell on \wheels ( fam) ein Hansdampf in allen Gassen sein fam
    to run on \wheels wie am Schnürchen laufen fam
    to set one's shoulder to the \wheel sich akk mächtig anstrengen [o [mächtig] ins Zeug legen]
    to spin one's \wheels AM Däumchen drehen
    \wheels within \wheels BRIT [schwer durchschaubare] Beziehungen
    II. vt
    to \wheel sth/sb somewhere (roll) etw/jdn irgendwohin rollen; (push) etw/jdn irgendwohin schieben
    to \wheel a pram along einen Kinderwagen schieben
    to \wheel in sth etw hereinrollen
    to \wheel out ⇆ sth ( pej fig fam) etw hervorholen [o fam ausgraben] fig
    III. vi kreisen
    to \wheel and deal ( pej fam) mauscheln pej fam
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    [wiːl]
    1. n
    1) Rad nt; (= steering wheel) Lenkrad nt; (NAUT) Steuer(rad) nt; (= roulette wheel) Drehscheibe f; (= paddle wheel) Schaufelrad nt; (= potter's wheel) (Töpfer)scheibe f

    at the wheel (lit) — am Steuer; (fig also) am Ruder

    wheel (of fortune) — Glücksrad nt

    the wheels of progress — der Fortschritt; (in history) die Weiterentwicklung

    the wheels of government/justice — die Mühlen der Regierung/der Gerechtigkeit

    2) (MIL) Schwenkung f

    a wheel to the right, a right wheel — eine Schwenkung nach rechts, eine Rechtsschwenkung

    3) pl (inf: car) fahrbare(r) Untersatz (hum inf)

    do you have wheels?bist du motorisiert? (inf)

    2. vt
    1) (= push) bicycle, pram, child schieben; (= pull) ziehen; (invalid) wheelchair fahren

    the cripple wheeled himself into the room/along — der Krüppel fuhr mit seinem Rollstuhl ins Zimmer/fuhr in seinem Rollstuhl

    2) (= cause to turn) drehen
    3. vi
    (= turn) drehen; (birds, planes) kreisen; (MIL) schwenken

    to wheel leftnach links schwenken

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    wheel [wiːl; hwiːl]
    A s
    1. (Wagen) Rad n:
    three-wheel dreiräd(e)rig; fifth wheel, meal2, oil B, shoulder A 1, spoke1 A 4
    2. allg Rad n, TECH auch Scheibe f
    3. SCHIFF Steuer-, Ruderrad n
    4. Steuer(rad) n, Lenkrad n:
    a) am Steuer (of von oder gen),
    b) fig am Ruder;
    5. umg
    a) besonders US (Fahr)Rad n
    b) pl AUTO Wagen m, fahrbarer Untersatz umg
    6. HIST Rad n (Folterinstrument):
    break sb on the wheel jemanden rädern oder aufs Rad flechten;
    break a butterfly on a ( oder the) wheel fig mit Kanonen auf oder nach Spatzen schießen
    7. fig (Glücks) Rad n:
    wheel of life (Buddhismus) Rad des Lebens oder Werdens;
    a sudden turn of the wheel eine plötzliche (Schicksals)Wende
    8. fig Rad n, treibende Kraft, pl Räder(werk) pl(n), Getriebe n:
    the wheels of government die Regierungsmaschinerie;
    the wheels of history were beginning to turn das Rad der Geschichte begann sich zu drehen;
    wheels within wheels ein kompliziertes Räderwerk;
    a) die wahren Gründe etc sind nur schwer zu durchschauen,
    b) die Dinge sind komplizierter, als sie aussehen
    9. Drehung f, Kreis(bewegung) m(f)
    10. MIL Schwenkung f:
    right (left) wheel! rechts (links) schwenkt!
    11. big wheel 2
    B v/t
    1. drehen, im Kreis bewegen
    2. MIL eine Schwenkung ausführen lassen
    3. ein Fahrrad, einen Kinderwagen, einen Patienten im Rollstuhl etc schieben, einen Servierwagen etc auch rollen
    4. Räder anbringen an (dat)
    C v/i
    1. sich (im Kreis) drehen, (Vögel, Flugzeug) kreisen
    2. MIL schwenken:
    wheel to the right (left) eine Rechts-(Links)schwenkung machen
    3. rollen, fahren
    4. besonders US umg radeln
    5. wheel and deal umg, meist pej (zweifelhafte) Geschäfte machen
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) Rad, das

    [potter's] wheel — Töpferscheibe, die

    [roulette] wheel — Roulett, das

    reinvent the wheel(fig.) sich mit Problemen aufhalten, die längst gelöst sind

    put or set the wheels in motion — (fig.) die Sache in Gang setzen

    the wheels of bureaucracy turn slowly(fig.) die Mühlen der Bürokratie mahlen langsam

    2) (for steering) (Motor Veh.) Lenkrad, das; (Naut.) Steuerrad, das

    at or behind the wheel — (of car) am od. hinterm Steuer; (of ship; also fig.) am Ruder

    3) (Mil.): (drill movement) Schwenkung, die

    left/right wheel — Links-/Rechtsschwenkung, die

    2. transitive verb
    1) (turn round) wenden
    2) (push) schieben
    3. intransitive verb
    2)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    Laufrad -¨er n.
    Rad ¨-er n.

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  • 16 reinvent

    re·in·vent
    [ˌri:ɪnˈvent]
    vt
    to \reinvent sth etw neu erfinden
    to \reinvent oneself artist sich akk neu erschaffen [o ÖSTERR erfinden] [o ein neues Image geben]
    to \reinvent the wheel ( iron) noch einmal bei null [o Adam und Eva] anfangen, das Rad noch einmal [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR neu] erfinden fig
    * * *
    ["riːɪn'vent]
    vt

    to reinvent oneselfsich (dat) ein neues Image geben

    * * *
    v.
    wieder erfinden v.

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  • 17 reinvent

    В 1990-е годы слово reinvent оказалось «востребованным» в соответствии с законами языковой моды и утратило отрицательный оттенок, во всяком случае на первых порах. Произошло это с подачи Ала Гора, который первым стал говорить о необходимости to reinvent the government.

    "Reinventing Government" is not just a cutsie name dreamed up by Al Gore to describe what he did to the federal government (Henry Lamb).

    She reinvented Indian cooking to fit a Western kitchen and a Western larder”(Irene Sax, Food and Wine August 1990). — она предложила новый/ собственный/ обновленный вариант (новую интерпретацию) индийской кухни.

    Reinvented the concept of neighborliness. — тут напрашивается глагол «возродить».

    The English annotation is below. (English-Russian) > reinvent

  • 18 wheel

    {wi:l}
    I. 1. колело
    ground/landing WHEELs ав. колесници на самолет
    2. ост. велосипед
    3. волан, кормило, щурвал
    to take the WHEEL хващам кормилото, прен. поемам ръководството
    the man at the WHEEL кормчията, разг. ръководителят, главният
    4. въртене, кръгообразно движение
    5. чекрък
    6. грънчарско колело
    7. ист. колело за изтезания
    8. разг. важна/отговорна/влиятелна личност (ам. и big WHEEL)
    9. ам. рефрен
    10. pl sl. моторно превозно средство, особ. лека кола
    11. ам. sl. долар
    12. огнено колело (фойерверк)
    WHEELs of life жизнени процеси
    the WHEELs of government/state държавният апарат
    to grease the WHEELs давам рушвет
    to go on (oiled) WHEELs вървя гладко/като по мед и масло
    WHEELs within WHEELs сложно/заплетено положение, преплитане на интереси, скрити въздействия/подбуди
    fly on the WHEEL фуклъо
    to break a fly/a butterfly on the WHEEL наказвам прекомерно строго, полагам големи усилия за дребна работа
    II. 1. карам, движа, тегля (кола, количка и пр.)
    2. карам, прекарвам, превозвам (стоки, товари)
    3. карам с голяма скорост
    to WHEEL along карам/движа се гладко
    4. поставям колела на
    5. въртя (се), обръщам (се), завъртвам (се), извъртам (се) (about, round)
    to WHEEL about/around прен. променям мнението/тактиката си, обръщам се на 180
    6. бутам, тикам (количка, мебели на колелца и пр.)
    вкарвам (in, into в)
    изкарвам (out, out of от)
    7. въртя се, вия се (за птица и пр.)
    8. пътувам с/возя се в кола, карам велосипед
    WHEEL and deal ам. разг., търг., пол. правя машинации, действувам безскрупулно
    * * *
    {wi:l} n 1. колело; ground/landing wheels ав. колесници на самолет;(2) {wi:l} v 1. карам, движа, тегля (кола, количка и пр.); 2. к
    * * *
    щурвал; волан; колело;
    * * *
    1. 1 ам. sl. долар 2. 1 огнено колело (фойерверк) 3. fly on the wheel фуклъо 4. ground/landing wheels ав. колесници на самолет 5. i. колело 6. ii. карам, движа, тегля (кола, количка и пр.) 7. pl sl. моторно превозно средство, особ. лека кола 8. the man at the wheel кормчията, разг. ръководителят, главният 9. the wheels of government/state държавният апарат 10. to break a fly/a butterfly on the wheel наказвам прекомерно строго, полагам големи усилия за дребна работа 11. to go on (oiled) wheels вървя гладко/като по мед и масло 12. to grease the wheels давам рушвет 13. to take the wheel хващам кормилото, прен. поемам ръководството 14. to wheel about/around прен. променям мнението/тактиката си, обръщам се на 180 15. to wheel along карам/движа се гладко 16. wheel and deal ам. разг., търг., пол. правя машинации, действувам безскрупулно 17. wheels of life жизнени процеси 18. wheels within wheels сложно/заплетено положение, преплитане на интереси, скрити въздействия/подбуди 19. ам. рефрен 20. бутам, тикам (количка, мебели на колелца и пр.) 21. вкарвам (in, into в) 22. волан, кормило, щурвал 23. въртене, кръгообразно движение 24. въртя (се), обръщам (се), завъртвам (се), извъртам (се) (about, round) 25. въртя се, вия се (за птица и пр.) 26. грънчарско колело 27. изкарвам (out, out of от) 28. ист. колело за изтезания 29. карам с голяма скорост 30. карам, прекарвам, превозвам (стоки, товари) 31. ост. велосипед 32. поставям колела на 33. пътувам с/возя се в кола, карам велосипед 34. разг. важна/отговорна/влиятелна личност (ам. и big wheel) 35. чекрък
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    wheel [wi:l] I. n 1. колело; cog \wheel (spur \wheel) зъбно колело; ground ( landing) \wheels ав. колесници на самолет; Fortune's \wheel колелото на щастието, на съдбата; third ( fifth) \wheel пето колело, излишен човек; 2. щурвал, кормило; волан; to take the \wheel хващам кормилото, прен. поемам ръководството; the big \wheel, the man at the \wheel кормчията; разг. главният; 3. ам. велосипед; 4. чекрък; 5. грънчарско колело; 6. въртене, кръгообразно движение; 7. тех. шлифовъчен кръг; 8. ист. колело, на което са връзвали престъпници, за да им счупят костите с чук; to break on the \wheel чупя костите на ( престъпник); the \wheels of life жизнените процеси; the \wheels of State ( government) държавният апарат; to grease the \wheels подпомагам ( процес), способствам (нещо да върви гладко); to put a spoke in s.o.'s \wheel спъвам, осуетявам плановете на някого; to set the \wheels in motion задвижвам машината (колелата); стартирам (процес и пр.); to put o.'s shoulder to the \wheel залавям се енергично за работа (да подпомагам); to spin o.'s \wheels ам. тъпча на едно място, не напредвам, не постигам резултат; \wheels within \wheels сложно (заплетено) положение; преплитане на интереси (мотиви); to reinvent the \wheel прен. откривам Америка; II. v 1. карам (движа) кола, количка; изкарвам ( out); 2. карам, прекарвам (стоки, товари); поставям колело на; 3. карам с голяма скорост; 4. обръщам (се), извъртам (се) (и \wheel round); right ( left) \wheel! дясното (лявото) рамо напред! 5. вия се (за птица); 6. карам велосипед; карам, возя се в кола; 7. прен. променям си мнението ( about, around); 8. тех. шлифовам с шлифовъчен кръг; \wheel and deal заговорнича, правя машинации.

    English-Bulgarian dictionary > wheel

  • 19 reinvent

    re·in·vent [ˌri:ɪnʼvent] vt
    to \reinvent sth etw neu erfinden;
    to \reinvent oneself artist sich akk neu erschaffen [o ein neues Image geben];
    to \reinvent the wheel ( iron) noch einmal bei null [o Adam und Eva] anfangen, das Rad noch einmal erfinden ( fig)

    English-German students dictionary > reinvent

  • 20 reinvent

    [ˌriːɪn'vent]
    VT
    1)
    - reinvent the wheel
    2)

    to reinvent o.s. — reinventarse

    English-spanish dictionary > reinvent

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