round driving belt

d'un coup de hache — [couper, tuer] with a single blow from an axe GB ou ax US

à coups de hache — [couper, tuer] with an axe GB ou ax US

donner un coup de quelque chose à quelqu'un — gén to hit ou strike somebody with something

prendre un coup — [personne, voiture] to get a knock

en avoir pris un coup — (colloq) fig ( être très abîmé) to have taken (quite) a punishing

rendre coup pour coup — lit to fight back; fig to give tit for tat

en venir aux coups — to come to blows ( pour over)

les trois coups — Théâtre three knocks signalling [BrE] that the curtain is about to rise

porter un coup (sévère) à — to deal [somebody/something] a (severe) blow [personne, organisation]

en cas de coup dur — ( accident) should anything really bad happen; ( difficulté) if things get rough

ça m'a donné un (sacré) coup — (colloq) it gave me an awful shock

sur le coup de dix heures — (colloq) around ten

se donner un (petit) coup de brosse/peigne — to give one's hair a (quick) brush/comb GB, to brush/comb one's hair (quickly)

tous les coups sont permis — lit, fig no holds barred

blesser quelqu'un d'un coup de fusil or pistolet — to shoot and wound somebody

tuer quelqu'un d'un coup de fusil or pistolet — to shoot somebody dead

monter un coup — to plan a job (colloq)

coup monté! — set-up! (colloq)

mettre quelqu'un dans le coup — to cut somebody in on the deal (colloq)

être sur un gros coup — to be onto something big (colloq)

il a raté son coup — (colloq) he blew it (colloq)

être dans le coup — ( impliqué) to be in on it; ( au courant) to be up to date, to know what's going on

tu n'es plus dans le coup! — fig you're behind the times!

être/rester hors du coup — ( non impliqué) to have/to keep one's nose clean (colloq)

du premier coup — ( immédiatement) straight off; ( à la première tentative) at the first attempt

(encore) un coup pour rien — no go again (colloq)

du coup — (colloq) as a result

du même coup — (colloq) by the same token

pour le coup — (colloq) this time

en un seul coup — in one go (colloq)

sur le coup — ( à ce moment-là) at the time; ( immédiatement) instantly, on the spot

donne-moi encore un petit coup de gin — give me another shot (colloq) of gin

tenir le coup — ( résister à l'épreuve) [personne] to make it (colloq); [véhicule, chaussures] to last out; [lien, réparation] to hold; ( ne pas abandonner) [personne] to hold on; [armée] to hold out; ( faire face) to cope

en mettre un coup — (colloq) to give it all one's got (colloq)

être aux cent coups — (colloq) to be worried sick (colloq), to be in a state (colloq)

faire les quatre cents coups — (colloq) to be up to no good

attraper le coup pour faire quelque chose — (colloq) to get the knack of doing something; pierre

porter un coup fatal à qch fig — to deal a death blow to sth

un coup de poignard dans le dos fig — a stab in the back

tuer qn à coups de fusil — to shoot sb dead (with a rifle)

tué à coups de fusil — shot dead (with a rifle)

tuer qn à coups de revolver — to shoot sb dead (with a handgun)

blessé à coups de revolver — shot and wounded (with a handgun)

réussir son coup — to pull it off *

d'un seul coup (= subitement) — suddenly, (= à la fois) at one go

être dans le coup (= à la page) — to be with it

Ex: The plank was hauled in and out between the cheeks by girths at each end which were wound round a small windlass underneath the ribs.

to drive sth. into — portare qcs. dentro [garage, space]

he was driven to drink — fu spinto all'alcolismo (by da)

to drive sb. mad o crazy — colloq. fare impazzire o diventare matto qcn. (anche fig.)

to drive sth. into sb.'s head — fig. fare entrare qcs. nella testa di qcn., ficcare qcs. in testa a qcn

to drive into — entrare (con l'auto) in [garage, space]; andare a sbattere contro [tree, lamppost]

to drive sth. into — portare qcs. dentro [garage, space]

he was driven to drink — fu spinto all'alcolismo (by da)

to drive sb. mad o crazy — colloq. fare impazzire o diventare matto qcn. (anche fig.)

to drive sth. into sb.'s head — fig. fare entrare qcs. nella testa di qcn., ficcare qcs. in testa a qcn

to drive into — entrare (con l'auto) in [garage, space]; andare a sbattere contro [tree, lamppost]

prendere un colpo in o alla testa — to bump one's head

un colpo di coda — (di cavallo) a flick of the tail

ti venisse un colpo! fam — drop dead!

ricevere un colpo in testa — to get a bang o knock on the head

sparare un colpo di — to let off [fucile, pistola]

sparare un colpo su o contro qcn., qcs. — to fire o take a shot at sb., sth

essere un duro colpo, un colpo terribile — to be a blow (per qcn. to, for sb.)

colpo di testa — (nel calcio) header

mi ha fatto venire un colpo! — it gave me quite a turn o a nasty turn!

a mamma piglierà un colpo — my mum's going to have a cow scherz.

colpo apoplettico — med. stroke

colpo basso — (nella boxe) blow below the belt (anche fig.)

colpo di calore — heat exhaustion o stroke

colpo di fortuna — lucky break o strike, stroke of luck

colpo di scena — twist, turnup for the books BE

- i di sole — cosmet. highlights

senza esclusione di -i — [ lotta] with the gloves off

fare colpo su qcn. — to make a hit with o an impression on sb.

perdere -i — [ motore] to miss

to machine all over — обрабатывать ( изделие) кругом

to dry run the machine — управлять станком на холостом ходу ( без обработки)

to program the machine — программировать ( обработку) на станке