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41 hold
[həʊld, Am hoʊld] ngrab \hold of my hand and I'll pull you up nimm meine Hand und ich ziehe dich hoch;I just managed to grab \hold of Lucy before she fell in the pool ich konnte Lucy gerade noch schnappen, bevor sie in den Pool fiel ( fam)to keep \hold of sth etw festhalten;sb loses \hold of sth jdm entgleitet etw;sb loses \hold of the reins jdm gleiten die Zügel aus der Hand;2)( fig)to take \hold of sth custom, fashion auf etw akk überschwappen ( fam) fire, epidemic, disease auf etw akk übergreifenit's a difficult mountain to climb as there aren't many \holds der Berg ist schwierig zu erklettern, weil in der Wand nicht viele Griffe sind;to lose one's \hold den Halt verlieren4) (wrestling, martial arts) Griff m;no \holds barred contest Wettbewerb, bei dem alle Griffe erlaubt sind;to break free from sb's \hold sich akk aus jds Griff befreien;to loosen one's \hold on sb/ sth den Griff an jdm/etw lockern;to release one's \hold on sb/ sth jdn/etw loslassen5) telecto be on \hold in der Warteschleife sein;to put sb on \hold jdn in die Warteschleife schalten;his phone is engaged, can I put you on \hold? bei ihm ist besetzt, wollen Sie warten?6) ( delay)to be on \hold auf Eis liegen ( fig)to put sth on \hold etw auf Eis legen ( fig)can we put this discussion on \hold until tomorrow? können wir diese Diskussion auf morgen verschieben?7) (control, influence) Kontrolle f;the allies maintained their \hold on the port throughout the war die Alliierten hielten den Hafen während des gesamten Krieges besetzt;get \hold of yourself! reiß dich zusammen! ( fam)to lose one's \hold on life mit dem Leben nicht mehr fertigwerden;to lose one's \hold on reality den Sinn für die Realität verlieren;he hasn't got any \hold over [or on] me er kann mir nichts anhaben;no \holds barred ohne jegliches Tabu;when he argues with his girlfriend there are no \holds barred wenn er mit seiner Freundin streitet, kennt er kein Pardon;I'll get \hold of some crockery for the picnic ich besorge Geschirr für das Picknick;I'll get \hold of John if you phone the others wenn du die anderen anrufst, versuche ich, John zu erreichen;to get \hold of information Informationen sammeln10) ( understand)to get \hold of sth etw verstehen;to get \hold of the wrong idea etw falsch verstehen;don't get \hold of the wrong idea versteh mich nicht falsch;the student already has a good \hold of the subject der Student weiß bereits recht gut über das Thema Bescheid1) (grasp, grip)to \hold sb in one's arms jdn in den Armen halten;to \hold the door open for sb jdm die Tür aufhalten;to \hold a gun eine Waffe [in der Hand] halten;to \hold hands Händchen halten ( fam)to \hold sb's hand jds Hand halten;to \hold sth in one's hand etw in der Hand halten;to \hold one's nose sich dat die Nase zuhalten;to \hold sth in place etw halten autoto \hold the road eine gute Straßenlage haben;the latest model \holds the road well when cornering das neueste Modell weist in den Kurven gutes Fahrverhalten auf;to \hold one's sides with laughter sich dat die Seiten vor Lachen halten, sich akk vor Lachen krümmen2) ( carry)will the rope \hold my weight? wird das Seil mein Gewicht aushalten?3) ( maintain)to \hold one's head high ( fig) erhobenen Hauptes dastehen;to \hold oneself in readiness sich akk bereithalten;to \hold oneself upright sich akk gerade halten;to \hold oneself well sich akk gut halten4) (retain, restrain)to \hold [on to] the lead in Führung bleiben;to \hold sb to ransom jdn bis zur Zahlung eines Lösegelds gefangen halten5) ( keep)to \hold one's course seinen Kurs [beibe]halten (a. fig)to \hold a note einen Ton halten;to \hold the prices at an acceptable level die Preise auf einem vernünftigen Niveau halten;to \hold one's serve sports den Aufschlag halten;sth is \holding its value pictures, antiques etw behält seinen Wert;to \hold sb to his/ her word jdn beim Wort nehmen6) (delay, stop)to \hold sth etw zurückhalten;we'll \hold lunch until you get here wir warten mit dem Essen, bis du hier bist;will you \hold my calls for the next half hour, please? können Sie bitte die nächste halbe Stunde niemanden durchstellen?;she's on the phone at the moment, will you \hold the line? sie spricht gerade, möchten Sie warten [o ( fam) dran bleiben] ?;we'll \hold the front page until we have all the details wir halten die erste Seite frei, bis wir alle Einzelheiten haben;\hold everything! ( when sth occurs to sb) stopp!, warte!;( when sceptical) Moment mal ( fam)\hold it [right there]! stopp!;ok, \hold it! phot gut, bleib so!;to \hold sth in abeyance etw ruhen lassen;to \hold one's breath die Luft anhalten;he said he'd finish the report by tomorrow but I'm not \holding my breath ( fig) er sagte, er würde den Bericht bis morgen fertig machen, aber ich verlasse mich lieber nicht darauf;to \hold one's fire mil das Feuer einstellen, nicht gleich sein ganzes Pulver verschießen ( fig) ( fam)\hold your fire! nicht schießen!; ( fig)stop shouting at me and \hold your fire! hör auf mich anzubrüllen und reg dich ab! ( fam)to \hold confiscated goods/ a parcel konfiszierte Waren/ein Paket einbehalten7) ( have room for)one bag won't \hold all of the shopping der Einkauf passt nicht in eine Tüte;this room \holds 40 people dieser Raum bietet 40 Personen Platz;the CD rack \holds 100 CDs in den CD-Ständer passen 100 CDs;my brain can't \hold so much information at one time ich kann mir nicht so viel auf einmal merken;this hard disk \holds 13 gigabytes diese Festplatte hat ein Speichervolumen von 13 Gigabyte8) ( involve)to \hold sth for sth für jdn mit etw dat verbunden sein;fire seems to \hold a fascination for most people Feuer scheint auf die meisten Menschen eine Faszination auszuüben;death \holds no fear for her der Tod macht ihr keine Angst;sth \holds many disappointments/ surprises etw hält viele Enttäuschungen/Überraschungen bereit -
42 _дурість
all asses wag their ears all men are fools, but the wisest of fools are called philosophers arguing with a fool shows there are two ask a silly question and you get a silly answer as the fool thinks, so the bell clinks the ass is known by its ears asses as well as pitchers have ears blame-all and praise-all are two blockheads change of weather is a discourse of fools children and fools have merry lives children and fools must not play with edged tools children and fools tell the truth dreams give wings to fools the darkest place is under the candlestick every ass loves to hear himself bray every ass thinks himself worthy to stand with the king's horses every fool will be meddling experience is the teacher of fools folly grows without watering a fool always finds a bigger fool to admire a fool always rushes to the fore a fool and his money are soon parted a fool believes everything a fool is known by his conversation a fool is known by his laughing a fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man answer in seven years a fool over forty is a fool indeed a fool may give a wise man counsel a fool may sometimes speak to the purpose a fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out a fool who keeps his mouth closed fools the whole world the fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool the fool wonders; the wise man asks a fool's voice is known by a multitude of words fools and bairns should never see half-done work fools go in crowds fools make feasts and wise men eat them fools never know when they are well fools rush in where angels fear to tread fortune favors the fools give a man enough rope and he will hang himself a great talker may be no fool, but he is one that relies on him he is a fool who cannot be angry but a wise man who will not he that makes himself an ass must not complain if men ride him he who is born a fool is never cured honey is not for the ass's mouth if all fools wore white caps, we'd all look like geese if an ass goes traveling, he'll not come back a horse if fools went not to market, bad wares would not be sold in spite of colleges and schools, the world remains a ship of fools it is better to remain silent and be thought of as a fool than to speak and prove the same it is ill manners to silence a fool, and it is cruelty to let him go on it is a silly fish, that is caught twice with the same bait a learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one lend and lose is the game of fools little wit in the head makes much work for the feet one fool makes many never bray at an ass never show a fool a half-done work no fool like an old fool none is a fool always, everyone sometimes riches serve a wise man but command a fool silence is the virtue of a fool success ruins a fool there are a great many asses without long ears it is better to lose with a wise man than to win with a fool a wager is a fool's argument the way of a fool is right in his own eyes when a fool has made up his mind, the market has gone by a white wall is the fool's writing paper: he writes his name there a wise man changes his mind, a fool never will a wise man learns by the experiences of others; an ordinary man learns by his own experience; a fool learns by nobody's experiences a wise man's day is worth a fool's life the wise seek wisdom; the fool has found it words are the wise man's counters and the fool's money -
43 break
A n1 ( fracture) fracture f ;3 ( gap) (in fence, wall) brèche f ; (in row, line) espace m ; (in circuit, chain, sequence) rupture f ; (in conversation, match) pause f ; ( in performance) entracte m ; (in traffic, procession) trou m, espace m ; a break in the clouds une éclaircie ; a break in transmission une interruption dans la retransmission ;4 Radio, TV ( also commercial break) page f de publicité ; we're going to take a break now tout de suite, une page de publicité ;5 ( pause) gen pause f ; Sch récréation f ; to take a break faire une pause ; I walked/worked for six hours without a break j'ai marché/travaillé pendant six heures sans m'arrêter ; to have a break from work arrêter de travailler ; to take ou have a break from working/driving ne plus travailler/conduire pendant un temps ; to take ou have a break from nursing/teaching arrêter le métier d'infirmière/d'enseignant pendant un temps ; I often give her a break from looking after the kids je m'occupe souvent des enfants pour qu'elle se repose ; give us a break ○ ! fiche-nous la paix ○ ! ;6 ( holiday) vacances fpl ; the Christmas break les vacances de Noël ; a weekend break in Milan un week-end à Milan ;7 fig ( departure) rupture f (with avec) ; a break with tradition/the past une rupture avec la tradition/le passé ; it's time to make a ou the break ( from family) il est temps de voler de ses propres ailes ; ( from job) il est temps de passer à autre chose ;8 ○ ( opportunity) chance f ; her big break came in 1973 1973 a été l'année de sa veine ○ ; he gave me a break il m'a donné ma chance ; a lucky break un coup de veine ○ ; a bad break des déboires mpl ; to give sb an even break donner sa chance à qn ;10 ( escape bid) to make a break for it ○ ( from prison) se faire la belle ○ ; to make a break for the door/the trees se précipiter vers la porte/les arbres ;11 Print line break fin f d'alinéa ; page break changement m de page ; paragraph break fin f de paragraphe ;13 (in snooker, pool) ( first shot) it's your break c'est à toi de casser ; ( series of shots) to make a 50 point break marquer une série de 50 points ;1 ( damage) casser [chair, eggs, rope, stick, toy] ; casser, briser [glass, plate, window] ; casser [machine] ; to break a tooth/a nail/a bone se casser une dent/un ongle/un os ; to break one's leg/arm se casser la jambe/le bras ; to break one's back lit se casser la colonne vertébrale ; I nearly broke my back moving the piano fig j'ai failli me briser les reins en déplaçant le piano ; to break one's neck lit avoir une rupture des vertèbres cervicales ; somebody is going to break their neck on those steps fig quelqu'un va se casser la figure sur ces marches ○ ; she broke the bottle over his head elle lui a cassé la bouteille sur la tête ;2 (split, rupture) briser [seal] ; couper [sentence, word] ; the skin is not broken il n'y a pas de plaie ; not a ripple broke the surface of the water pas une ride ne troublait la surface de l'eau ; to break surface [diver, submarine] remonter à la surface ; the river broke its banks la rivière a débordé ;3 ( interrupt) [person] rompre [silence] ; [shout, siren] déchirer [silence] ; couper [circuit, current] ; rompre [monotony, spell] ; rompre [ties, links] (with avec) ; to break one's silence sortir de son silence (on à propos de) ; to break sb's concentration déconcentrer qn ; we broke our journey in Milan nous avons fait un arrêt à Milan ; the tower breaks the line of the roof/of the horizon la tour rompt la ligne du toit/de l'horizon ; to break step rompre le pas ;4 ( disobey) enfreindre [law] ; ne pas respecter [embargo, blockade, conditions, terms] ; violer [treaty] ; désobéir à [commandment, rule] ; briser [strike] ; rompre [vow] ; manquer [appointment] ; he broke his word/promise il a manqué à sa parole/promesse ;5 (exceed, surpass) dépasser [speed limit, bounds] ; battre [record, opponent] ; franchir [speed barrier] ; briser [class barrier] ;7 fig ( destroy) [troops] briser [rebellion] ; briser [person, resistance, determination, will] ; to break sb's spirit saper le moral de qn ; to break sb's hold over sb débarrasser qn de l'emprise de qn ; discussions which aim to break this deadlock des discussions qui visent à nous sortir de cette impasse ; to break a habit se défaire d'une habitude ;8 ( ruin) ruiner [person] ; this contract will make or break the company ( financially) ce contrat fera la fortune ou la ruine de l'entreprise ; this decision will make or break me ( personally) cette décision sera mon salut ou ma perte ;9 Equit débourrer [young horse] ;10 ( in tennis) to break sb's serve faire le break ;11 Mil casser [officer] ;12 ( decipher) déchiffrer [cipher, code] ;13 ( leave) to break camp lever le camp ;14 ( announce) annoncer [news] ; révéler [truth] ; to break the news to sb apprendre la nouvelle à qn ; break it to her gently annonce-lui la nouvelle avec douceur.1 ( be damaged) [branch, chair, egg, handle, tooth, string] se casser ; [plate, glass, window] se briser ; [arm, bone, leg] se fracturer ; [bag] se déchirer ; china breaks easily la porcelaine se casse facilement ; the vase broke in two/into a thousand pieces le vase s'est brisé en deux/en mille morceaux ; the sound of breaking glass le bruit de verre brisé ;4 ( stop for a rest) faire une pause ;7 ( discontinue) to break with sb rompre les relations avec qn ; to break with a party/the church quitter un parti/l'église ; to break with tradition/convention rompre avec la tradition/les conventions ;8 ( weaken) their spirit never broke leur moral n'a jamais faibli ; to break under torture/interrogation céder sous la torture/l'interrogation ;9 ( change tone) [boy's voice] muer ; her voice breaks on the high notes sa voix s'éraille dans les aigus ; in a voice breaking with emotion d 'une voix brisée par l'émotion ;10 (in snooker, pool) casser.■ break away:1 ( become detached) [island, shell] se détacher (from de) ; to break away from [group, person] rompre avec [family, party, organization] ; [state] se séparer de [union] ; [animal] se détacher de [herd] ; [boat] rompre [moorings] ;2 ( escape) échapper (from à) ;3 Sport [runner, cyclist] se détacher (from de) ;▶ break away [sth], break [sth] away enlever [outer shell, casing].■ break down:1 ( stop functioning) [car, elevator, machine] tomber en panne ; we broke down on the main street nous sommes tombés en panne sur la grand-rue ;2 ( collapse) fig [alliance, coalition] éclater ; [negotiations] échouer ; [contact, communication] cesser ; [law and order] se dégrader ; [argument] ne pas tenir debout ; [system] s'effondrer ; [person] s'effondrer, craquer ; he broke down under the strain il a craqué sous la pression ;3 ( cry) fondre en larmes ;4 ( be classified) [cost findings, statistics] se décomposer (into en) ; the cost of the repair breaks down as follows le prix de la réparation se décompose ainsi ;5 ( decompose) [compound] se décomposer (en into) ;6 ( confess) ( under interrogation) céder ;▶ break [sth] down, break down [sth]1 ( demolish) lit enfoncer [door] ; démolir [fence, wall] ; fig faire tomber [barriers] ; vaincre [opposition, resistance, shyness] ;2 ( analyse) ventiler [budget, cost, expenses, statistics] ; décomposer [word] (into en) ; décomposer [data, findings] (into par) ; décomposer [argument] ;3 ( cause to decompose) décomposer [compound, gas] (into en) ; [enzyme, catalyst] dissoudre [protein, starch] ; [gastric juices] dissoudre [food].■ break even Fin rentrer dans ses frais.■ break free:■ break in1 ( enter forcibly) [thief] entrer (par effraction) ; [police] entrer de force ; the burglar broke in through a window le cambrioleur est entré par une fenêtre ;2 ( interrupt) interrompre ; ‘I don't want to go,’ he broke in ‘je ne veux pas y aller,’ a-t-il interrompu ; to break in on sb/sth interrompre qn/qch ;▶ break [sth] in débourrer [young horse] ; assouplir [shoe] ; to break in one's glasses s'habituer à ses lunettes ;▶ break [sb] in accoutumer [qn] au travail [recruit, newcomer] ; to break sb in gently donner le temps à qn de s'accoutumer au travail.■ break into:▶ break into [sth]1 ( enter by force) entrer dans [qch] (par effraction) [building] ; forcer la portière de [car] ; forcer [safe, till] ; her car was broken into sa voiture a été cambriolée ;2 ( start to use) entamer [new packet, new bottle, banknote, savings] ;4 ( begin to do) to break into song/cheers se mettre à chanter/acclamer ; to break into peals of laughter éclater de rire ; to break into a run/gallop se mettre à courir/au galop ;5 ( make headway) [company] s'implanter sur [market] ; [person] s'introduire dans [job market] ; [person] percer dans [show business].■ break loose [dog, horse] s'échapper (from de).■ break off:2 ( stop speaking) s'interrompre ; she broke off to answer the phone elle s'est interrompue pour répondre au téléphone ;3 ( pause) faire une pause, s'arrêter ;▶ break off [sth], break [sth] off1 ( snap) casser [branch, piece, segment, mast] ;2 ( terminate) rompre [engagement, relationship, contact, negotiations, ties] ; interrompre [conversation] ; they decided to break it off (relationship, engagement) ils ont décidé de rompre ; to break off doing arrêter de faire.■ break out:1 ( erupt) [epidemic, fire] se déclarer ; [fight, panic, riot, storm] éclater ; [rash] apparaître ; to break out in a rash ou in spots [person] avoir une éruption de boutons ; [face] se couvrir de boutons ; to break out in a sweat se mettre à transpirer ;2 ( escape) [prisoner] s'évader ; to break out of s'échapper de [cage, prison] ; sortir de [routine, vicious circle] ; se libérer de [chains, straitjacket].▶ break through [army] faire une percée ;▶ break through [sth] percer [defences, reserve] ; franchir [barrier, cordon] ; se frayer un passage à travers [crowd] ; traverser [mur] ; [sun] percer [clouds].■ break up:▶ break up1 ( disintegrate) lit [wreck] se désagréger ; fig [empire] s'effondrer ; [alliance] éclater ; [group, family, couple] se séparer ; their marriage/relationship is breaking up leur mariage/relation va mal ;3 GB Sch schools break up on Friday les cours finissent vendredi ; we break up for Christmas on Tuesday pour Noël, nous finissons mardi ;▶ break [sth] up, break up [sth] ( split up) disperser [demonstrators] ; démanteler [spy ring, drugs ring] ; séparer [team, couple] ; désunir [family] ; briser [alliance, marriage] ; démembrer [empire] ; diviser [sentence, word] (into en) ; morceler [land] ; [diagrams] aérer [text] ; mettre fin à [party, fight, demonstration] ; 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44 slice
slice [slaɪs]1 noun(a) (of bread, meat, cake, cheese) tranche f; (of pizza) part f; (round → of lemon, sausage, carrot, onion, banana etc) rondelle f;∎ to cut sth into slices (bread, meat, cake, cheese) couper qch (en tranches); (pizza) couper qch (en parts); (lemon, sausage, carrot, onion, banana etc) couper qch (en rondelles);∎ he cut himself a large slice of bread il s'est coupé une grande tranche de pain∎ a large slice of my income goes on rent une bonne partie de mes revenus est absorbée par le loyer;∎ to take a large slice of the credit for sth s'attribuer une large part du mérite de qch;∎ a slice of the profits une part des bénéfices;∎ familiar they were all very keen to get a slice of the action tout le monde voulait participer□∎ cake slice pelle f à gâteau∎ she puts a lot of slice on her serve elle slice beaucoup ses balles au service∎ apple slice tartelette f aux pommes(a) (cut into pieces → cake, bread, ham) couper (en tranches); (→ pizza) couper (en parts); (→ sausage, carrot, courgette, banana) couper (en rondelles);∎ to slice sth in two or in half couper qch en deux;∎ to slice sth open ouvrir qch en le coupant∎ this bread doesn't slice very easily ce pain n'est pas très facile à couper;∎ the knife sliced into the flesh le couteau a pénétré dans la chair∎ Television a slice of life documentary un documentaire très réaliste(branch) couper(branch) couper;∎ to slice off the tip of one's finger se trancher le bout du doigt;∎ slice me off some ham/cheese coupe-moi une tranche de jambon/fromage(a) (cut → rope, cable) couper (net), trancher;∎ he sliced through the red tape il a éliminé toute la paperasserie d'un seul coup(b) (go, move) traverser (rapidement), fendre;∎ the boat sliced through the water le bateau fendait l'eau;∎ the arrow sliced through the air la flèche fendit l'air;∎ the river slices through the city la rivière coupe la ville en deux;∎ to slice through the enemy lines transpercer les lignes adverses(cake, ham, bread) couper (en tranches); (pizza) couper (en parts); (banana, sausage, carrot, courgette) couper (en rondelles) -
45 life
life nсрок службыaircraft fatigue lifeусталостный ресурс воздушного суднаaircraft safe lifeбезопасный срок службы воздушного суднаaverage service lifeсредний срок службыcrew life supportсистема жизнеобеспечения экипажаdesign lifeрасчетный срок службыextend service lifeпродлевать срок службыfatigue lifeусталостный ресурсflying lifeсрок службы в часах налетаlife beltспасательный поясlife expectancyпредполагаемый срок службыlife jacketспасательный жилетlife lineпредохранительный тросlife preserverспасательный жилетlife raftsспасательные средстваlife ropeспасательный канатlife support systemсистема жизнеобеспечения(воздушного судна) life until discardedсрок службы до списанияoperating lifeпродолжительность эксплуатацииoverhaul lifeсрок службы до капитального ремонтаserve out the service lifeвырабатывать срок службыservice lifeамортизационный срок службыservice life testиспытание на амортизационный ресурсshelf lifeсрок годности при хранении на складеspecified lifeназначенный ресурсstorage lifeсрок храненияthroughout the service lifeна протяжении всего срока службыuseful lifeэксплуатационный срок службыworking lifeдолговечность
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