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  • 1 eludir

    v.
    1 to avoid.
    eludir a la prensa to avoid the press
    Elude sus responsabilidades a menudo He often avoids his responsibilities.
    2 to elude, to be out of the grasp of, to be out of someone's grasp, to get out of someone's grasp.
    El significado de esto elude a Ricardo The significance of this eludes Richard.
    * * *
    1 (responsabilidad, justicia, etc) to evade
    2 (pregunta) to avoid, evade; (persona) to avoid
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=evitar) [+ problema, responsabilidad] to evade; [+ control, vigilancia] to dodge; [+ pago, impuesto] to avoid

    no eludas mis preguntas — don't evade o avoid my questions

    2) [+ persona] to avoid
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <problema/compromiso/pago> to evade, avoid
    b) < persona> to avoid
    * * *
    = bypass [by-pass], dodge, elude, escape, evade, deflect, parry, baulk [balk, -USA], fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, duck out of, steer away from.
    Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.
    Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
    Ex. The definition of a 'work' has eluded cataloguers for many years, and AACR2 has not found a solution.
    Ex. Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.
    Ex. Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.
    Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.
    Ex. 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.
    Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.
    Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.
    Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.
    Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
    Ex. There's no polite way to duck out of a dinner party.
    Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.
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    * agacharse para eludir = duck out of + harm's way.
    * eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).
    * eludir responsabilidad = pass + the buck.
    * eludirse = duck away.
    * eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.
    * eludir una obligación = duck + an obligation.
    * eludir una oposición = negotiate + resistance.
    * eludir una responsabilidad = shirk + responsibility.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <problema/compromiso/pago> to evade, avoid
    b) < persona> to avoid
    * * *
    = bypass [by-pass], dodge, elude, escape, evade, deflect, parry, baulk [balk, -USA], fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, duck out of, steer away from.

    Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

    Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
    Ex: The definition of a 'work' has eluded cataloguers for many years, and AACR2 has not found a solution.
    Ex: Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.
    Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.
    Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.
    Ex: 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.
    Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.
    Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.
    Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.
    Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
    Ex: There's no polite way to duck out of a dinner party.
    Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.
    * agacharse para eludir = duck out of + harm's way.
    * eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).
    * eludir responsabilidad = pass + the buck.
    * eludirse = duck away.
    * eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.
    * eludir una obligación = duck + an obligation.
    * eludir una oposición = negotiate + resistance.
    * eludir una responsabilidad = shirk + responsibility.

    * * *
    eludir [I1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹problema› to evade, avoid, dodge; ‹pago› to avoid, evade
    un compromiso que no puedes eludir an obligation which you can't evade o duck
    eludió la persecución de la policía she escaped from o she avoided capture by her police pursuers
    me eludió la mirada she avoided my gaze, she avoided looking me in the eye
    2 ‹persona› to avoid
    me ha estado eludiendo toda la semana she's been avoiding o dodging me all week
    consiguió eludir a los periodistas he managed to avoid o elude the reporters
    * * *

    eludir ( conjugate eludir) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹problema/compromiso/pago› to evade, avoid

    b) ‹ persona› to avoid

    eludir verbo transitivo to avoid
    ' eludir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    capear
    - desentenderse
    - evitar
    English:
    avoid
    - dodge
    - duck
    - elude
    - evade
    - fend off
    - skirt
    - berth
    - bypass
    - divert
    - fend
    - get
    - parry
    - shirk
    - side
    * * *
    eludir vt
    1. [evitar] [compromiso, responsabilidad] to avoid, to evade;
    [problema, dificultad, tema] to avoid; [pregunta] to evade, to avoid, to dodge;
    eludir el pago de una deuda to avoid paying a debt;
    eludir al fisco to avoid paying taxes;
    eludir el servicio militar to avoid o get out of doing military service;
    eludió hacer declaraciones he avoided making any statement;
    eludió su mirada she avoided his eyes
    2. [perseguidores]
    eludir a to avoid, to evade;
    consiguió eludir a la policía he managed to avoid the police;
    Der
    * * *
    v/t evade, avoid
    * * *
    eludir vt
    evadir: to evade, to avoid, to elude
    * * *
    eludir vb to avoid

    Spanish-English dictionary > eludir

  • 2 avoid

    ə'void
    (to keep away from (a place, person or thing): He drove carefully to avoid the holes in the road; Avoid the subject of money.) evitar
    avoid vb evitar / eludir / esquivar
    tr[ə'vɔɪd]
    1 evitar
    2 (question) eludir
    3 (person) esquivar
    avoid [ə'vɔɪd] vt
    1) shun: evitar, eludir
    2) forgo: evitar, abstenerse de
    I always avoided gossip: siempre evitaba los chismes
    3) evade: evitar
    if I can avoid it: si puedo evitarlo
    v.
    • eludir v.
    • esquivar v.
    • evitar v.
    • excusar v.
    • huir v.
    • precaver v.
    • rehuir v.
    • salvar v.
    • soslayar v.
    ə'vɔɪd
    transitive verb \<\<obstacle/place\>\> evitar; \<\<topic/question\>\> evitar, eludir; \<\<blow\>\> esquivar, eludir

    why are you avoiding me? — ¿por qué me rehúyes?

    to avoid -ing — evitar + inf

    [ǝ'vɔɪd]
    VT [+ obstacle] evitar, esquivar; [+ argument, question, subject] evitar, eludir; [+ duty] eludir; [+ danger] salvarse de

    are you trying to avoid me? — ¿me estás evitando or esquivando?

    to avoid tax — (legally) evitar pagar impuestos; (illegally) defraudar al fisco

    I'm trying to avoid being seen by Jeremy — estoy intentando evitar que me vea Jeremy, estoy intentando que Jeremy no me vea

    * * *
    [ə'vɔɪd]
    transitive verb \<\<obstacle/place\>\> evitar; \<\<topic/question\>\> evitar, eludir; \<\<blow\>\> esquivar, eludir

    why are you avoiding me? — ¿por qué me rehúyes?

    to avoid -ing — evitar + inf

    English-spanish dictionary > avoid

  • 3 avoid

    v. 1. зугтах, бултах, далдирах. She \avoided my eyes. Тэр миний харцнаас далдирч байв. 2. хамгаалах, зайлуулах. avoidable adj. avoidance n.

    English-Mongolian dictionary > avoid

  • 4 avoid

    avoid [ə'vɔɪd]
    (a) (object, person) éviter; (danger, task, punishment) éviter, échapper à; (blow) esquiver;
    ∎ she avoided my eyes elle évita mon regard;
    ∎ we can't avoid inviting them nous ne pouvons pas faire autrement que de les inviter;
    ∎ you've been avoiding me tu m'évites;
    ∎ they couldn't avoid hitting the car ils n'ont pas pu éviter la voiture;
    ∎ avoid giving them too much information évitez de leur donner trop d'informations;
    ∎ to avoid the truth refuser de voir la réalité en face;
    ∎ don't avoid the issue n'essaie pas d'éviter ou d'éluder la question;
    ∎ Finance to avoid (paying) taxes (legally) se soustraire à l'impôt; (illegally) frauder le fisc
    (b) Law (void) annuler, rendre nul

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  • 5 Г-88

    ПОПАДАТЬСЯ/ПОПАСТЬСЯ (ПОПАДАТЬ/ ПОПАСТЬ) НА ГЛАЗА кому VP subj: human, animal, or concr often neg infin after стараться or in infin clause introduced by чтобы) to happen to be seen or met by s.o., or to attract s.o. 's attention
    X попался на глаза Y-y = X caught Yb eye
    Y caught sight of X Y's eyes lighted (lit) on X (in limited contexts) thing X came to Y's notice (to the notice of Y) Y came across thing X thing X turned up
    Neg (or with negated predic
    of people only) X не хотел (X старался не etc) попадаться Y-y на глаза - X tried to keep out of Y's sight (in limited contexts) X didn't want (tried not) to invite attention
    Neg Imper
    usu. used as a warning or threat) не попадайся Y-y на глаза - stay (keep) out of Y's sight.
    Конечно же, и шкаф, и граммофон попадались ему на глаза множество раз, но лишь сейчас он отметил их... (Максимов 3). Of course, the cupboard and the gramophone had caught his eye countless times in the past but he had never before taken notice of them... (3a).
    Сначала она его дичилась и однажды, перед вечером, встретив его на узкой тропинке, проложенной пешеходами через ржаное поле, зашла в высокую, густую рожь... чтобы только не попасться ему на глаза (Тургенев 2). At first she avoided him, and one day, late in the afternoon, meeting him on a narrow path that walkers had made across a rye fie Id, she turned into the dense, tall rye...so that he would not catch sight of her (2f).
    Бирюков подошёл к книжному стеллажу, задумчиво стал разглядывать шеренги книг. На глаза попался полный ряд старинных изданий (Чернёнок 1). Birukov went over to the bookshelf and looked thoughtfully over the ranks of books. His eyes lit on a row of old editions (1a).
    Практика показала, что... эти надписи обязательно попадут на глаза кому нужно (Буковский 1). Practice showed that these inscriptions would invariably come to the notice of whomever they were meant for (1a).
    Среди совершенно непонятных для меня стихов, напечатанных вкривь и вкось, даже, кажется, кое-где вверх ногами... мне попался на глаза футуристический сборник «Садок судей»... (Катаев 3). Among these poems of which I could not understand a word, printed at all angles across the page, and sometimes ( no) even upside down. I came across a futurist collection called A Stew of Judges... (3a).
    Она невольно отворачивалась от меня... невольно вот что было горько, вот что меня сокрушало! Но делать было нечего - и я старался не попадаться ей на глаза... (Тургенев 3). Involuntarily she turned away from me...involuntarily, it was that which was so bitter, so crushing - but there was nothing I could do. I did my best to keep out of her sight... (3b).
    И без того обездоленная слухами о своем классовом происхождении, совесть его (председателя) окончательно замолкла и в распрях его страстей уже не принимала никакого участия, как бедная родственница, лишний рот, незаметно устраивалась где-нибудь в уголке, чтобы не слишком попадаться на глаза... (Искандер 3). His (the Chairman's) conscience, which had already been harassed and impoverished anyway by rumors about his class origin, was silenced for good and took no sides in the feuding among his passions-like a poor female relative, an extra mouth to feed, who fixes herself up in some out-of-the-way corner lest she invite too much attention... (3a).

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  • 6 попадать на глаза

    • ПОПАДАТЬСЯ/ПОПАСТЬСЯ <ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ> НА ГЛАЗА кому
    [VP; subj: human, animal, or concr; often neg infin after стараться or in infin clause introduced by чтобы ]
    =====
    ⇒ to happen to be seen or met by s.o., or to attract s.o.'s attention:
    - X попался на глаза Y-y ≈ X caught Y's eye;
    - Y's eyes lighted < lit> on X;
    - [in limited contexts] thing X came to Y's notice < to the notice of Y>;
    || Neg [or with negated predic;
    - of people only] X не хотел <X старался не etc> попадаться Y-y на глаза≈ X tried to keep out of Y's sight;
    - [in limited contexts] X didn't want < tried not> to invite attention;
    || Neg Imper [usu. used as a warning or threat] не попадайся Y-у на глаза≈ stay < keep> out of Y's sight.
         ♦ Конечно же, и шкаф, и граммофон попадались ему на глаза множество раз, но лишь сейчас он отметил их... (Максимов 3). Of course, the cupboard and the gramophone had caught his eye countless times in the past but he had never before taken notice of them... (3a).
         ♦ Сначала она его дичилась и однажды, перед вечером, встретив его на узкой тропинке, проложенной пешеходами через ржаное поле, зашла в высокую, густую рожь... чтобы только не попасться ему на глаза (Тургенев 2). At first she avoided him, and one day, late in the afternoon, meeting him on a narrow path that walkers had made across a rye fie Id, she turned into the dense, tall rye...so that he would not catch sight of her (2f).
         ♦ Бирюков подошёл к книжному стеллажу, задумчиво стал разглядывать шеренги книг. На глаза попался полный ряд старинных изданий (Чернёнок 1). Birukov went over to the bookshelf and looked thoughtfully over the ranks of books. His eyes lit on a row of old editions (1a).
         ♦ Практика показала, что... эти надписи обязательно попадут на глаза кому нужно (Буковский 1). Practice showed that these inscriptions would invariably come to the notice of whomever they were meant for (1a).
         ♦ Среди совершенно непонятных для меня стихов, напечатанных вкривь и вкось, даже, кажется, кое-где вверх ногами... мне попался на глаза футуристический сборник "Садок судей"... (Катаев 3). Among these poems of which I could not understand a word, printed at all angles across the page, and sometimes even upside down. I came across a futurist collection called A Stew of Judges... (3a).
         ♦ Она невольно отворачивалась от меня... невольно; вот что было горько, вот что меня сокрушало! Но делать было нечего - и я старался не попадаться ей на глаза... (Тургенев 3). Involuntarily she turned away from me...involuntarily; it was that which was so bitter, so crushing - but there was nothing I could do. I did my best to keep out of her sight... (3b).
         ♦ И без того обездоленная слухами о своем классовом происхождении, совесть его [председателя] окончательно замолкла и в распрях его страстей уже не принимала никакого участия, как бедная родственница, лишний рот, незаметно устраивалась где-нибудь в уголке, чтобы не слишком попадаться на глаза... (Искандер 3). His [the Chairman's] conscience, which had already been harassed and impoverished anyway by rumors about his class origin, was silenced for good and took no sides in the feuding among his passions-like a poor female relative, an extra mouth to feed, who fixes herself up in some out-of-the-way corner lest she invite too much attention... (3a).

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  • 7 попадаться на глаза

    • ПОПАДАТЬСЯ/ПОПАСТЬСЯ <ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ> НА ГЛАЗА кому
    [VP; subj: human, animal, or concr; often neg infin after стараться or in infin clause introduced by чтобы ]
    =====
    ⇒ to happen to be seen or met by s.o., or to attract s.o.'s attention:
    - X попался на глаза Y-y ≈ X caught Y's eye;
    - Y's eyes lighted < lit> on X;
    - [in limited contexts] thing X came to Y's notice < to the notice of Y>;
    || Neg [or with negated predic;
    - of people only] X не хотел <X старался не etc> попадаться Y-y на глаза≈ X tried to keep out of Y's sight;
    - [in limited contexts] X didn't want < tried not> to invite attention;
    || Neg Imper [usu. used as a warning or threat] не попадайся Y-у на глаза≈ stay < keep> out of Y's sight.
         ♦ Конечно же, и шкаф, и граммофон попадались ему на глаза множество раз, но лишь сейчас он отметил их... (Максимов 3). Of course, the cupboard and the gramophone had caught his eye countless times in the past but he had never before taken notice of them... (3a).
         ♦ Сначала она его дичилась и однажды, перед вечером, встретив его на узкой тропинке, проложенной пешеходами через ржаное поле, зашла в высокую, густую рожь... чтобы только не попасться ему на глаза (Тургенев 2). At first she avoided him, and one day, late in the afternoon, meeting him on a narrow path that walkers had made across a rye fie Id, she turned into the dense, tall rye...so that he would not catch sight of her (2f).
         ♦ Бирюков подошёл к книжному стеллажу, задумчиво стал разглядывать шеренги книг. На глаза попался полный ряд старинных изданий (Чернёнок 1). Birukov went over to the bookshelf and looked thoughtfully over the ranks of books. His eyes lit on a row of old editions (1a).
         ♦ Практика показала, что... эти надписи обязательно попадут на глаза кому нужно (Буковский 1). Practice showed that these inscriptions would invariably come to the notice of whomever they were meant for (1a).
         ♦ Среди совершенно непонятных для меня стихов, напечатанных вкривь и вкось, даже, кажется, кое-где вверх ногами... мне попался на глаза футуристический сборник "Садок судей"... (Катаев 3). Among these poems of which I could not understand a word, printed at all angles across the page, and sometimes even upside down. I came across a futurist collection called A Stew of Judges... (3a).
         ♦ Она невольно отворачивалась от меня... невольно; вот что было горько, вот что меня сокрушало! Но делать было нечего - и я старался не попадаться ей на глаза... (Тургенев 3). Involuntarily she turned away from me...involuntarily; it was that which was so bitter, so crushing - but there was nothing I could do. I did my best to keep out of her sight... (3b).
         ♦ И без того обездоленная слухами о своем классовом происхождении, совесть его [председателя] окончательно замолкла и в распрях его страстей уже не принимала никакого участия, как бедная родственница, лишний рот, незаметно устраивалась где-нибудь в уголке, чтобы не слишком попадаться на глаза... (Искандер 3). His [the Chairman's] conscience, which had already been harassed and impoverished anyway by rumors about his class origin, was silenced for good and took no sides in the feuding among his passions-like a poor female relative, an extra mouth to feed, who fixes herself up in some out-of-the-way corner lest she invite too much attention... (3a).

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  • 8 попасть на глаза

    • ПОПАДАТЬСЯ/ПОПАСТЬСЯ <ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ> НА ГЛАЗА кому
    [VP; subj: human, animal, or concr; often neg infin after стараться or in infin clause introduced by чтобы ]
    =====
    ⇒ to happen to be seen or met by s.o., or to attract s.o.'s attention:
    - X попался на глаза Y-y ≈ X caught Y's eye;
    - Y's eyes lighted < lit> on X;
    - [in limited contexts] thing X came to Y's notice < to the notice of Y>;
    || Neg [or with negated predic;
    - of people only] X не хотел <X старался не etc> попадаться Y-y на глаза≈ X tried to keep out of Y's sight;
    - [in limited contexts] X didn't want < tried not> to invite attention;
    || Neg Imper [usu. used as a warning or threat] не попадайся Y-у на глаза≈ stay < keep> out of Y's sight.
         ♦ Конечно же, и шкаф, и граммофон попадались ему на глаза множество раз, но лишь сейчас он отметил их... (Максимов 3). Of course, the cupboard and the gramophone had caught his eye countless times in the past but he had never before taken notice of them... (3a).
         ♦ Сначала она его дичилась и однажды, перед вечером, встретив его на узкой тропинке, проложенной пешеходами через ржаное поле, зашла в высокую, густую рожь... чтобы только не попасться ему на глаза (Тургенев 2). At first she avoided him, and one day, late in the afternoon, meeting him on a narrow path that walkers had made across a rye fie Id, she turned into the dense, tall rye...so that he would not catch sight of her (2f).
         ♦ Бирюков подошёл к книжному стеллажу, задумчиво стал разглядывать шеренги книг. На глаза попался полный ряд старинных изданий (Чернёнок 1). Birukov went over to the bookshelf and looked thoughtfully over the ranks of books. His eyes lit on a row of old editions (1a).
         ♦ Практика показала, что... эти надписи обязательно попадут на глаза кому нужно (Буковский 1). Practice showed that these inscriptions would invariably come to the notice of whomever they were meant for (1a).
         ♦ Среди совершенно непонятных для меня стихов, напечатанных вкривь и вкось, даже, кажется, кое-где вверх ногами... мне попался на глаза футуристический сборник "Садок судей"... (Катаев 3). Among these poems of which I could not understand a word, printed at all angles across the page, and sometimes even upside down. I came across a futurist collection called A Stew of Judges... (3a).
         ♦ Она невольно отворачивалась от меня... невольно; вот что было горько, вот что меня сокрушало! Но делать было нечего - и я старался не попадаться ей на глаза... (Тургенев 3). Involuntarily she turned away from me...involuntarily; it was that which was so bitter, so crushing - but there was nothing I could do. I did my best to keep out of her sight... (3b).
         ♦ И без того обездоленная слухами о своем классовом происхождении, совесть его [председателя] окончательно замолкла и в распрях его страстей уже не принимала никакого участия, как бедная родственница, лишний рот, незаметно устраивалась где-нибудь в уголке, чтобы не слишком попадаться на глаза... (Искандер 3). His [the Chairman's] conscience, which had already been harassed and impoverished anyway by rumors about his class origin, was silenced for good and took no sides in the feuding among his passions-like a poor female relative, an extra mouth to feed, who fixes herself up in some out-of-the-way corner lest she invite too much attention... (3a).

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  • 9 попасться на глаза

    • ПОПАДАТЬСЯ/ПОПАСТЬСЯ <ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ> НА ГЛАЗА кому
    [VP; subj: human, animal, or concr; often neg infin after стараться or in infin clause introduced by чтобы ]
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    ⇒ to happen to be seen or met by s.o., or to attract s.o.'s attention:
    - X попался на глаза Y-y ≈ X caught Y's eye;
    - Y's eyes lighted < lit> on X;
    - [in limited contexts] thing X came to Y's notice < to the notice of Y>;
    || Neg [or with negated predic;
    - of people only] X не хотел <X старался не etc> попадаться Y-y на глаза≈ X tried to keep out of Y's sight;
    - [in limited contexts] X didn't want < tried not> to invite attention;
    || Neg Imper [usu. used as a warning or threat] не попадайся Y-у на глаза≈ stay < keep> out of Y's sight.
         ♦ Конечно же, и шкаф, и граммофон попадались ему на глаза множество раз, но лишь сейчас он отметил их... (Максимов 3). Of course, the cupboard and the gramophone had caught his eye countless times in the past but he had never before taken notice of them... (3a).
         ♦ Сначала она его дичилась и однажды, перед вечером, встретив его на узкой тропинке, проложенной пешеходами через ржаное поле, зашла в высокую, густую рожь... чтобы только не попасться ему на глаза (Тургенев 2). At first she avoided him, and one day, late in the afternoon, meeting him on a narrow path that walkers had made across a rye fie Id, she turned into the dense, tall rye...so that he would not catch sight of her (2f).
         ♦ Бирюков подошёл к книжному стеллажу, задумчиво стал разглядывать шеренги книг. На глаза попался полный ряд старинных изданий (Чернёнок 1). Birukov went over to the bookshelf and looked thoughtfully over the ranks of books. His eyes lit on a row of old editions (1a).
         ♦ Практика показала, что... эти надписи обязательно попадут на глаза кому нужно (Буковский 1). Practice showed that these inscriptions would invariably come to the notice of whomever they were meant for (1a).
         ♦ Среди совершенно непонятных для меня стихов, напечатанных вкривь и вкось, даже, кажется, кое-где вверх ногами... мне попался на глаза футуристический сборник "Садок судей"... (Катаев 3). Among these poems of which I could not understand a word, printed at all angles across the page, and sometimes even upside down. I came across a futurist collection called A Stew of Judges... (3a).
         ♦ Она невольно отворачивалась от меня... невольно; вот что было горько, вот что меня сокрушало! Но делать было нечего - и я старался не попадаться ей на глаза... (Тургенев 3). Involuntarily she turned away from me...involuntarily; it was that which was so bitter, so crushing - but there was nothing I could do. I did my best to keep out of her sight... (3b).
         ♦ И без того обездоленная слухами о своем классовом происхождении, совесть его [председателя] окончательно замолкла и в распрях его страстей уже не принимала никакого участия, как бедная родственница, лишний рот, незаметно устраивалась где-нибудь в уголке, чтобы не слишком попадаться на глаза... (Искандер 3). His [the Chairman's] conscience, which had already been harassed and impoverished anyway by rumors about his class origin, was silenced for good and took no sides in the feuding among his passions-like a poor female relative, an extra mouth to feed, who fixes herself up in some out-of-the-way corner lest she invite too much attention... (3a).

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  • 10 avoid

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    [English Word] avoid
    [Swahili Word] -ambaa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] avoid
    [English Plural] layout OK?
    [Swahili Word] -baidisha
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] avoid
    [Swahili Word] -piga chenga
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] avoid
    [Swahili Word] -epa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] akitazama mbele kuyaepa macho yake [Sul]
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    [English Word] avoid
    [Swahili Word] -epuka
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Definition] kutoka katika hali fulani [Masomo 31]
    [Swahili Example] Kuyeyusha upesi kunawasaidia popo kuepuka kuwa na uzito mkubwa ambao ungewapa taabu ya kuruka [Masomo 31]
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    [English Word] avoid
    [Swahili Word] -epusha
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] -epuka
    [Swahili Definition] kuondoa (hasa kutoka katika hatari) [Masomo 245]
    [English Example] Let's avoid this storm my child; avoiding the eyes and mouths of peope from oneself.
    [Swahili Example] tuepushe na kimbunga hiki, mwanangu [Kez], kujiepusha na macho na midomo ya watu [Sul]
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    [English Word] avoid
    [Swahili Word] -geua
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] avoid
    [Swahili Word] -hadhari
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] avoid
    [Swahili Word] -kwepa
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] avoid
    [Swahili Word] -piga pande
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] -piga
    [English Example] for this she avoided them for many days
    [Swahili Example] kwa hivyo aliwapiga pande siku nyingi [Sul]
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    [English Word] avoid
    [Swahili Word] -tahadhari
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] Arabic
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    [English Word] avoid
    [Swahili Word] -zungua
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] avoid each other
    [Swahili Word] -epukana
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] avoid each other's company
    [Swahili Word] -enda mbago
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] avoid someone's company
    [Swahili Word] -tukanisha
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [English Word] be avoided
    [Swahili Word] -epukwa
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Derived Word] -epuka
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    [English Word] cause to avoid
    [Swahili Word] -ambaza
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    English-Swahili dictionary > avoid

  • 11 schlecht

    I Adj.
    1. allg. bad (Komp. schlechter worse, Sup. schlechtest worst); Augen, Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Qualität, Leistung etc.: bad, poor; nicht schlecht! not bad; schlechter Absatz WIRTS. poor sales; ein schlechtes Geschäft a bad deal; schlechte Aussichten auch poor prospects, a grim outlook Sg.; ein schlechtes Zeichen a bad sign; wir hatten ( nur) schlechtes Wetter we had (nothing but) bad weather; schlechtes Essen bad food; schlechter Flug bad flight; ich war ein schlechter Schüler auch I was no good at school ( oder was a terrible student); ich hatte schlechte Lehrer I had bad teachers; schlechte Führung bad conduct; eine schlechte Nachricht bad news Sg.; zuerst die schlechte Nachricht first, the bad news; schlechte Zeiten bad ( oder hard) times; schlecht in etw. sein be bad at s.th.; schlechter werden get worse, deteriorate; du bist ein schlechter Lügner you’re a bad liar
    2. (böse) bad; (boshaft) auch wicked; ein schlechter Mensch a bad ( oder wicked) person; sie hat einen schlechten Charakter she has an evil disposition; er ist abgrundtief schlecht he is rotten to the core; ein schlechter Freund not a good friend, a treacherous friend
    3. (verdorben) bad, off; (schädlich) bad; Luft: bad, stale; (verschmutzt) polluted; Wasser: polluted, contaminated; Wein: off; schlecht werden go off (Am. go bad); die Milch ist schlecht has gone off (Am. bad), is off (Am. bad); es muss weg, bevor’s schlecht wird umg. we must get rid of it before it goes bad ( oder off)
    4. (unpassend) bad; einen schlechten Augenblick wählen pick a bad ( oder the wrong) moment; im Moment ist es schlecht just now is not a good time; Freitagnachmittag ist schlecht Friday afternoon is bad for me
    5. Gesundheit: poor; sein Zustand ist schlecht he is in a bad way; das feuchte Klima ist schlecht für ihn the damp climate is bad for him; mir ist schlecht I feel ill (bes. Am. sick); (ich habe einen Brechreiz) I feel sick; mir wird schlecht (ich muss brechen) I’m going to be sick; es kann einem schlecht dabei werden umg. it’s enough to make you sick; mir ist jetzt schon ganz schlecht umg. I’m feeling quite ill already; Laune 1, Tag1 4 etc.
    II Adv.
    1. allg. badly; schlecht riechen / schmecken smell / taste bad; er hört / sieht schlecht he can’t hear / see very well; his hearing / eyesight is bad ( oder poor); ich verstehe dich ganz schlecht I can hardly hear what you’re saying; schlecht aussehen not look good; gesundheitlich: look ill; wie ist die Lage? - es sieht schlecht aus things are looking bad, the prospects are bleak; schlecht dran sein umg. be badly off; es steht schlecht um ihn things aren’t looking too good for him; gesundheitlich: he’s in a bad way; schlecht abschneiden bei Prüfung, Wettkampf etc.: do badly; schlecht dastehen be in a bad way; damit würde ich mich nur schlechter stellen I’d be worse off than (I was) before; schlecht besucht sein Lokal, Vorstellung etc.: be poorly attended; Sie wären schlecht beraten zu (+ Inf.) I wouldn’t advise you to (+ Inf.), I would advise you against (+ Ger.) schlecht bezahlt badly paid; schlecht gelaunt grumpy, in a bad mood; schlecht sitzend Anzug etc.: badly-fitting; schlecht und recht after a fashion; er hat’s mehr schlecht als recht getan auch he made a hit-or-miss ( oder rough) job of it
    2. es geht ihm schlecht he’s having a bad ( oder hard) time, things are going badly for him; gesundheitlich: he’s not well ( stärker: in a bad way); finanziell: he’s in a bad way financially, he’s pretty hard up umg.; es geht ihnen nicht schlecht they’re doing pretty well; es ist mir noch nie so schlecht gegangen gesundheitlich: I’ve never been so ill; finanziell, wirtschaftlich: things have never been so bad (for me); wenn das rauskommt, geht’s euch aber schlecht umg. if that gets out you’ll be in for it
    3. schlecht machen umg. (jemanden) run down, knock ( bei jemandem in front of s.o.); warum musst du immer alles schlecht machen? auch why do you always have to be so disparaging about everything?, why are you always trashing everything? umg.
    4. schlecht behandeln treat badly, maltreat; schlecht reden von talk negatively about; (schlecht machen) run down, say nasty things about umg.; ich bin auf ihn schlecht zu sprechen don’t talk to me about him; es bekam ihm schlecht Essen etc.: it didn’t agree with him; fig. it didn’t do him any good; er kann es sich schlecht leisten zu (+ Inf.) he can’t really afford to (+ Inf.) er hat nicht schlecht gestaunt umg. he wasn’t half surprised; das kann ich schlecht sagen I can’t really say; heute geht es schlecht (passt nicht) it’s awkward ( oder difficult) today; ich kann schlecht nein sagen (bin zu gutmütig) I just can’t say no, I find it hard to say no; (in diesem Fall) I can hardly ( oder I can’t very well) say no
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    poor (Adj.); ill (Adj.); sick (Adj.); bad (Adj.); weak (Adj.); unpalatable (Adj.); wicked (Adj.); amiss (Adv.)
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    schlẹcht [ʃlɛçt]
    1. adj
    1) bad; Zustand, Aussprache, Geschmack, Zensur, Leistung poor, bad; Qualität poor, bad, inferior; Luft stale, bad; Zeiten bad, hard

    das Schlechte in der Welt/im Menschen — the evil in the world/in man

    See:
    → Dienst
    2) pred (= ungenießbar) off pred (Brit), bad

    die Milch/das Fleisch ist schlecht — the milk/meat has gone off or is off (Brit), the milk/meat has gone bad or is bad

    3) (gesundheitlich etc) Zustand poor; Nieren, Herz bad; Durchblutung bad, poor

    schlecht aussehen (Mensch) — to look bad or sick or ill; (Lage) to look bad

    mit jdm/etw sieht es schlecht aus — sb/sth looks in a bad way

    See:
    2. adv

    schlecht bezahlt (Person, Job) — low-paid, badly paid

    sich schlecht vertragen (Menschen) — to get along badly; (Dinge, Farben etc) not to go well together

    an jdm schlecht handeln — to do sb wrong, to wrong sb

    schlecht über jdn sprechen/von jdm denken — to speak/think ill of sb

    2) (= mit Schwierigkeiten) hören, sehen badly; lernen, begreifen with difficulty

    er kann schlecht nein or Nein sagen — he finds it hard to say no, he can't say no

    da kann man schlecht nein or Nein sagen — you can hardly say no to that, it's hard to say no to that

    das lässt sich schlecht machen, das geht schlecht — that's not really possible or on (inf)

    das kann ich schlecht sagen — it's hard to say, I can't really say

    sie kann es sich schlecht leisten, zu... — she can ill afford to...

    3)

    (in festen Redewendungen) auf jdn/etw schlecht zu sprechen sein — not to have a good word to say for sb/sth

    4) (inf)

    er hat nicht schlecht gestaunt — he wasn't half surprised (Brit inf), he was very surprised

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    1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) badly
    2) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) bad
    3) (rotten: This meat is bad.) bad
    4) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) bad
    5) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) bad
    6) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) bad
    7) (bad or evil: The government is corrupt.) corrupt
    8) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) ill
    9) (not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) ill
    10) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) sick
    11) (not as good as usual, or as it should be: His work has gone off recently;) off
    12) (shameful or disgraceful: That was an unworthy act/thought.) unworthy
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    [ʃlɛçt]
    I. adj
    1. (nachteilig, übel) bad
    nicht \schlecht! not bad!
    das ist keine \schlechte Idee! that's not a bad idea!
    das ist ein \schlechtes Zeichen that's a bad sign
    Rauchen ist \schlecht für die Gesundheit smoking is bad for your health
    \schlechtes Benehmen bad manners pl
    \schlechter Geschmack bad taste
    ein \schlechter Geruch a bad smell
    \schlechte Gewohnheiten bad habits
    \schlechter Laune sein to be in a bad mood
    \schlechte Manieren haben to have bad manners
    eine \schlechte Meinung über jdn haben to have a poor opinion of sb
    sich akk zum S \schlechten wenden to take a turn for the worse
    \schlechtes Wetter bad weather
    \schlechte Zeiten hard times
    2. (minderwertig) bad, poor
    ein \schlechtes Beispiel geben to be a bad example
    \schlechte Luft stale air
    von \schlechter Qualität of poor quality
    \schlechter Stil bad style
    \schlechte Verarbeitung/Waren inferior workmanship/goods
    ▪ \schlecht sein/werden to be/become bad, to be/go off BRIT
    ich fürchte, das Fleisch ist \schlecht geworden I'm afraid the meat has gone off BRIT
    deine Aussprache ist noch zu \schlecht your pronunciation is still not good enough
    er sprach [ein] \schlechtes Französisch he spoke poor French
    es regnete stark, und die Sicht war \schlecht it was raining heavily and visibility was poor
    ein \schlechter Esser sein to be a poor eater
    eine \schlechte Ernte a poor harvest
    ein \schlechtes Gehalt a poor salary
    in Latein/Mathematik \schlecht sein to be bad at Latin/mathematics
    in Englisch ist er \schlechter als ich he is worse at English than I am
    5. (moralisch) bad, wicked, evil
    er ist ein \schlechter Mensch he is a wicked man
    er ist nicht der S\schlechteste he's not too bad
    ich habe nur S\schlechtes über sie gehört I've heard only bad things about her
    das war ein \schlechter Scherz that was a dirty trick
    ein \schlechtes Gewissen haben to have a bad conscience
    das S\schlechte im Menschen/in der Welt the evil in man/in the world
    jdm etwas S\schlechtes nachsagen to speak disparagingly about sb, to cast aspersions on sb form
    einen \schlechten Ruf haben [o in \schlechtem Ruf stehen] to have a bad reputation
    S\schlechtes über jdn sagen to say sth bad about sb; s.a. Gesellschaft
    \schlechte Augen poor [or weak] eyesight, weak eyes
    eine \schlechte Durchblutung a poor [or bad] circulation
    eine \schlechte Entwässerung water retention
    bei \schlechter Gesundheit sein to be in poor health
    ein \schlechtes Herz a bad heart
    in \schlechter Verfassung [o in \schlechtem Zustand] sein to be in [a] poor condition
    ▪ jdm ist [o wird] [es] \schlecht sb feels sick [or ill]
    da kann einem ja \schlecht werden! (fig fam) it's enough to make you ill!
    8.
    ▶ es [bei jdm] \schlecht haben to not be doing well [or to be doing badly] [with sb]
    II. adv
    1. (nachteilig, übel)
    in dem Restaurant speist man nicht \schlecht you can eat [quite] well in that restaurant
    so \schlecht habe ich selten gegessen I've rarely had such bad food
    \schlecht aussehen (Mensch) to look sick [or ill]; (Lage) to look bad
    es sieht \schlecht aus it doesn't [or things don't] look good
    mit ihm sieht es \schlecht aus the prospects [or things] don't look good for him
    \schlecht beraten ill-advised
    \schlecht gelaunt [o (fam) drauf] bad-tempered, ill-tempered form, in a bad mood pred
    \schlecht sitzend ill-fitting
    um jdn/etw steht es \schlecht sb/sth is in a bad way, things look bad for sb/sth
    2. (ungenügend) badly, poorly
    die Geschäfte gehen \schlecht business is bad
    sie verdient ziemlich \schlecht she is badly [or poorly] paid
    er spricht \schlecht Französisch he speaks poor French
    ich kann dich \schlecht sehen I can't see you very well
    sie war \schlecht zu verstehen she was hard to understand
    er kann sich \schlecht anpassen he finds it difficult [or hard] to adjust
    die Vorstellung war \schlecht besucht the performance was poorly attended
    etw \schlecht beschreiben to describe sth superficially [or badly]
    \schlecht bezahlt badly [or poorly] paid, low-paid attr
    \schlecht geplant/konzipiert badly [or poorly] planned/conceived
    \schlecht lernen to be a poor learner
    \schlecht zahlen to pay badly
    von jdm \schlecht denken to think ill of sb
    an jdm \schlecht handeln to do sb wrong, to wrong sb
    über jdn \schlecht reden to say bad things about sb, to speak disparagingly about sb
    die beiden können sich \schlecht leiden the two of them don't get along [with each other]
    \schlecht mit jdm auskommen to not get on [well] with sb
    sich akk \schlecht vertragen Menschen to not get on well; Dinge, Farbe to not go well together
    die beiden vertragen sich \schlecht they don't get on well
    die Farben vertragen sich \schlecht the colours don't go well together
    jdm geht es \schlecht sb doesn't feel [or isn't] well
    \schlecht hören to be hard of hearing
    \schlecht sehen to have poor [or weak] eyesight
    6. (kaum, schwerlich) hardly
    du wirst \schlecht anders können you can't really do anything else
    es ist \schlecht vorstellbar it's difficult to imagine
    sie kann \schlecht nein sagen she finds it hard to say no, she can't say no
    da kann man \schlecht nein sagen you can hardly say no
    heute geht es \schlecht today is not very convenient
    heute passt es mir \schlecht it's not very convenient for me today
    das lässt sich \schlecht machen that's not really possible
    das kann ich \schlecht sagen it's hard to say, I can't really say
    er kann es sich \schlecht leisten, das Treffen jetzt abzusagen he can ill afford to cancel the meeting now
    das wird sich \schlecht vermeiden lassen it can hardly be avoided
    7.
    ▶ \schlecht gerechnet at the very least
    ▶ jdn aber \schlecht kennen to not know sb [very well]
    ▶ nicht \schlecht (fam)
    er war nicht \schlecht beeindruckt he wasn't half impressed fam
    nicht \schlecht staunen (fam) to be astonished
    da hat sie nicht \schlecht gestaunt she wasn't half surprised fam
    nicht \schlecht verwundert sein to be amazed
    ▶ \schlecht und recht [o mehr \schlecht als recht] (hum fam) after a fashion, more or less
    ich spiele Klavier, aber mehr \schlecht als recht I can play the piano, after a fashion
    ▶ auf jdn/etw \schlecht zu sprechen sein to not have a good word to say for sb/sth
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    1.
    1) bad; poor, bad <food, quality, style, harvest, health, circulation>; poor <salary, eater, appetite>; poor-quality < goods>; bad, weak < eyes>

    mit jemandem od. um jemanden/mit etwas steht es schlecht — somebody/something is in a bad way

    jemanden schlecht machen — (herabsetzen) run somebody down; disparage somebody

    2) (böse) bad; wicked
    3) nicht attr. (ungenießbar) off
    2.

    er sieht/hört schlecht — his sight is poor/he has poor hearing

    über jemanden od. von jemandem schlecht sprechen — speak ill of somebody

    schlecht bezahlt — badly or poorly paid

    3) in

    schlecht und recht, mehr schlecht als recht — after a fashion

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    A. adj
    1. allg bad (komp
    schlechter worse, sup
    schlechtest worst); Augen, Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Qualität, Leistung etc: bad, poor;
    nicht schlecht! not bad;
    schlechter Absatz WIRTSCH poor sales;
    schlechte Aussichten auch poor prospects, a grim outlook sg;
    wir hatten (nur) schlechtes Wetter we had (nothing but) bad weather;
    schlechtes Essen bad food;
    schlechter Flug bad flight;
    ich war ein schlechter Schüler auch I was no good at school ( oder was a terrible student);
    ich hatte schlechte Lehrer I had bad teachers;
    schlechte Führung bad conduct;
    zuerst die schlechte Nachricht first, the bad news;
    schlechte Zeiten bad ( oder hard) times;
    schlecht in etwas sein be bad at sth;
    schlechter werden get worse, deteriorate;
    du bist ein schlechter Lügner you’re a bad liar
    2. (böse) bad; (boshaft) auch wicked;
    ein schlechter Mensch a bad ( oder wicked) person;
    sie hat einen schlechten Charakter she has an evil disposition;
    er ist abgrundtief schlecht he is rotten to the core;
    ein schlechter Freund not a good friend, a treacherous friend
    3. (verdorben) bad, off; (schädlich) bad; Luft: bad, stale; (verschmutzt) polluted; Wasser: polluted, contaminated; Wein: off;
    schlecht werden go off (US go bad);
    ist schlecht has gone off (US bad), is off (US bad);
    es muss weg, bevor’s schlecht wird umg we must get rid of it before it goes bad ( oder off)
    4. (unpassend) bad;
    einen schlechten Augenblick wählen pick a bad ( oder the wrong) moment;
    im Moment ist es schlecht just now is not a good time;
    Freitagnachmittag ist schlecht Friday afternoon is bad for me
    5. Gesundheit: poor;
    sein Zustand ist schlecht he is in a bad way;
    das feuchte Klima ist schlecht für ihn the damp climate is bad for him;
    mir ist schlecht I feel ill (besonders US sick); (ich habe einen Brechreiz) I feel sick;
    mir wird schlecht (ich muss brechen) I’m going to be sick;
    es kann einem schlecht dabei werden umg it’s enough to make you sick;
    mir ist jetzt schon ganz schlecht umg I’m feeling quite ill already; → Laune 1, Tag1 4 etc
    B. adv
    1. allg badly;
    schlecht riechen/schmecken smell/taste bad;
    er hört/sieht schlecht he can’t hear/see very well; his hearing/eyesight is bad ( oder poor);
    ich verstehe dich ganz schlecht I can hardly hear what you’re saying;
    schlecht aussehen not look good; gesundheitlich: look ill;
    wie ist die Lage? -
    es sieht schlecht aus things are looking bad, the prospects are bleak;
    schlecht dran sein umg be badly off;
    es steht schlecht um ihn things aren’t looking too good for him; gesundheitlich: he’s in a bad way;
    schlecht abschneiden bei Prüfung, Wettkampf etc: do badly;
    schlecht dastehen be in a bad way;
    damit würde ich mich nur schlechter stellen I’d be worse off than (I was) before;
    schlecht besucht sein Lokal, Vorstellung etc: be poorly attended;
    Sie wären schlecht beraten zu (+inf) I wouldn’t advise you to (+inf), I would advise you against (+ger)
    schlecht bezahlt badly paid;
    schlecht gelaunt grumpy, in a bad mood;
    schlecht sitzend Anzug etc: badly-fitting;
    schlecht und recht after a fashion;
    er hat’s mehr schlecht als recht getan auch he made a hit-or-miss ( oder rough) job of it
    2.
    es geht ihm schlecht he’s having a bad ( oder hard) time, things are going badly for him; gesundheitlich: he’s not well ( stärker: in a bad way); finanziell: he’s in a bad way financially, he’s pretty hard up umg;
    es geht ihnen nicht schlecht they’re doing pretty well;
    es ist mir noch nie so schlecht gegangen gesundheitlich: I’ve never been so ill; finanziell, wirtschaftlich: things have never been so bad (for me);
    wenn das rauskommt, geht’s euch aber schlecht umg if that gets out you’ll be in for it
    3.
    schlecht behandeln treat badly, maltreat;
    schlecht reden von talk negatively about; (schlechtmachen) run down, say nasty things about umg;
    ich bin auf ihn schlecht zu sprechen don’t talk to me about him;
    es bekam ihm schlecht Essen etc: it didn’t agree with him; fig it didn’t do him any good;
    er kann es sich schlecht leisten zu (+inf) he can’t really afford to (+inf)
    er hat nicht schlecht gestaunt umg he wasn’t half surprised;
    das kann ich schlecht sagen I can’t really say;
    heute geht es schlecht (passt nicht) it’s awkward ( oder difficult) today;
    ich kann schlecht Nein sagen (bin zu gutmütig) I just can’t say no, I find it hard to say no; (in diesem Fall) I can hardly ( oder I can’t very well) say no
    * * *
    1.
    1) bad; poor, bad <food, quality, style, harvest, health, circulation>; poor <salary, eater, appetite>; poor-quality < goods>; bad, weak < eyes>

    mit jemandem od. um jemanden/mit etwas steht es schlecht — somebody/something is in a bad way

    jemanden schlecht machen — (herabsetzen) run somebody down; disparage somebody

    2) (böse) bad; wicked
    3) nicht attr. (ungenießbar) off
    2.

    er sieht/hört schlecht — his sight is poor/he has poor hearing

    über jemanden od. von jemandem schlecht sprechen — speak ill of somebody

    schlecht bezahlt — badly or poorly paid

    3) in

    schlecht und recht, mehr schlecht als recht — after a fashion

    * * *
    adj.
    amiss adj.
    bad adj.
    ill adj.
    unpalatable adj. adv.
    badly adv.
    unpalatably adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schlecht

  • 12 desnudar

    v.
    1 to undress (person).
    2 to strip (cosa).
    desnudó su discurso de toda floritura he avoided all ornament in his speech
    3 to reveal, to bare.
    * * *
    1 to undress
    2 figurado (despojar) to strip
    3 figurado (desenvainar) to unsheathe
    1 (persona) to get undressed, take one's clothes off
    2 figurado (rechazar) to cast aside (de, -)
    * * *
    verb
    to undress, strip
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ persona] to undress
    2) liter [+ espada] to unsheathe liter
    3) (Geol) to denude
    4) * [+ jugador] to fleece *
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo ( desvestir) to undress
    2.
    desnudarse v pron (refl) ( desvestirse) to undress, take one's clothes off

    se desnudó delante de todos — he stripped (off) o undressed in front of everyone

    * * *
    = bare.
    Ex. The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.
    ----
    * desnudar(se) = undress.
    * desnudar a un santo para vestir a otro, desvestir a un santo para vestir a = rob Peter to pay Paul, rob Peter to pay Paul.
    * desnudarse = get + naked.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo ( desvestir) to undress
    2.
    desnudarse v pron (refl) ( desvestirse) to undress, take one's clothes off

    se desnudó delante de todos — he stripped (off) o undressed in front of everyone

    * * *
    = bare.

    Ex: The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.

    * desnudar(se) = undress.
    * desnudar a un santo para vestir a otro, desvestir a un santo para vestir a = rob Peter to pay Paul, rob Peter to pay Paul.
    * desnudarse = get + naked.

    * * *
    desnudar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 (desvestir) ‹niño/enfermo› to undress
    2 ( liter); ‹espada› to unsheathe ( liter)
    A ( refl) (desvestirse) to undress, take one's clothes off
    se desnudó y se metió en la ducha he took his clothes off o undressed and got into the shower
    se desnudó delante de todos he stripped (off) o undressed in front of everyone
    estaba tan cansada que ni se desnudó she was so tired that she didn't even get undressed
    * * *

    desnudar ( conjugate desnudar) verbo transitivo ( desvestir) to undress
    desnudarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( desvestirse) to undress, take one's clothes off;

    desnudar verbo transitivo to undress, strip: le desnudó con la mirada, she undressed him with her eyes

    ' desnudar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    bare
    - disrobe
    - rob
    - strip
    - undress
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [persona] to undress;
    desnudar a un santo para vestir a otro to rob Peter to pay Paul
    2. [cosa] to strip (de of);
    desnudó su discurso de toda floritura he avoided all ornament in his speech
    3. Fam [quitar el dinero a] to clean out
    * * *
    v/t
    1 undress
    2 fig: en el juego fleece
    * * *
    1) : to undress
    2) : to strip, to lay bare
    * * *
    desnudar vb to undress

    Spanish-English dictionary > desnudar

  • 13 Г-91

    ПРЙТАТЬ ГЛАЗА (ВЗГЛЯД, ВЗОР) VP subj: human to avoid or be afraid of looking directly at another or others
    X прятал глаза — X hid his eyes (from Y)
    X avoided Y's eyes X averted his eyes X wouldn't look at Y X wouldn't (took care not to) look Y in the eye
    X avoided eye contact (with Y). "Я получил в тот день полное удовлетворение, - вспоминал Иван Петрович. - Отец был напуган. Долго затем искал его взгляда, но он прятал глаза» (Олеша 2). "That day was completely satisfying," Ivan Babichev reminisced. "Father was scared. For a long time afterward, when I tried to look into his eyes, he hid them from me" (2a).
    «Оно надо же, беда свалилась... Кто ж гадал...» - виновато забормотал он, пряча глаза (Тендряков 1). "What a thing to happen to me...you never can tell." he muttered guiltily, avoiding Simons eyes (1a).
    В 11 часов - звонок, прибежала секретарша из СП (Союза писателей), очень поспешная, глаза как-то прячет и суетливо сует мне отпечатанную бумажку, что сегодня в 3 часа дня совещание об идейном воспитании писателей (Солженицын 2). At 11 А. М. there was а ring at the door, and a flustered secretary from the Writer's Union rushed in. Taking care not to look me in the eye, she fumblingly thrust a scrap of typewritten paper into my hand, announcing a conference on the ideological education of writers at 3 PM. that same day (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Г-91

  • 14 прятать взгляд

    • ПРЯТАТЬ ГЛАЗА <ВЗГЛЯД, ВЗОР>
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    ⇒ to avoid or be afraid of looking directly at another or others:
    - X прятал глаза≈ X hid his eyes (from Y);
    - X avoided eye contact (with Y).
         ♦ "Я получил в тот день полное удовлетворение, - вспоминал Иван Петрович. - Отец был напуган. Долго затем искал его взгляда, но он прятал глаза" (Олеша 2). "That day was completely satisfying," Ivan Babichev reminisced. "Father was scared. For a long time afterward, when I tried to look into his eyes, he hid them from me" (2a).
         ♦ "Оно надо же, беда свалилась... Кто ж гадал..." - виновато забормотал он, пряча глаза (Тендряков 1). "What a thing to happen to me...you never can tell." he muttered guiltily, avoiding Simons eyes (1a).
         ♦ В 11 часов - звонок, прибежала секретарша из СП [Союза писателей], очень поспешная, глаза как-то прячет и суетливо сует мне отпечатанную бумажку, что сегодня в 3 часа дня совещание об идейном воспитании писателей (Солженицын 2). At 11 А. М. there was a ring at the door, and a flustered secretary from the Writer's Union rushed in. Taking care not to look me in the eye, she fumblingly thrust a scrap of typewritten paper into my hand, announcing a conference on the ideological education of writers at 3 PM. that same day (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прятать взгляд

  • 15 прятать взор

    • ПРЯТАТЬ ГЛАЗА <ВЗГЛЯД, ВЗОР>
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    ⇒ to avoid or be afraid of looking directly at another or others:
    - X прятал глаза≈ X hid his eyes (from Y);
    - X avoided eye contact (with Y).
         ♦ "Я получил в тот день полное удовлетворение, - вспоминал Иван Петрович. - Отец был напуган. Долго затем искал его взгляда, но он прятал глаза" (Олеша 2). "That day was completely satisfying," Ivan Babichev reminisced. "Father was scared. For a long time afterward, when I tried to look into his eyes, he hid them from me" (2a).
         ♦ "Оно надо же, беда свалилась... Кто ж гадал..." - виновато забормотал он, пряча глаза (Тендряков 1). "What a thing to happen to me...you never can tell." he muttered guiltily, avoiding Simons eyes (1a).
         ♦ В 11 часов - звонок, прибежала секретарша из СП [Союза писателей], очень поспешная, глаза как-то прячет и суетливо сует мне отпечатанную бумажку, что сегодня в 3 часа дня совещание об идейном воспитании писателей (Солженицын 2). At 11 А. М. there was a ring at the door, and a flustered secretary from the Writer's Union rushed in. Taking care not to look me in the eye, she fumblingly thrust a scrap of typewritten paper into my hand, announcing a conference on the ideological education of writers at 3 PM. that same day (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прятать взор

  • 16 прятать глаза

    • ПРЯТАТЬ ГЛАЗА <ВЗГЛЯД, ВЗОР>
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    ⇒ to avoid or be afraid of looking directly at another or others:
    - X прятал глаза≈ X hid his eyes (from Y);
    - X avoided eye contact (with Y).
         ♦ "Я получил в тот день полное удовлетворение, - вспоминал Иван Петрович. - Отец был напуган. Долго затем искал его взгляда, но он прятал глаза" (Олеша 2). "That day was completely satisfying," Ivan Babichev reminisced. "Father was scared. For a long time afterward, when I tried to look into his eyes, he hid them from me" (2a).
         ♦ "Оно надо же, беда свалилась... Кто ж гадал..." - виновато забормотал он, пряча глаза (Тендряков 1). "What a thing to happen to me...you never can tell." he muttered guiltily, avoiding Simons eyes (1a).
         ♦ В 11 часов - звонок, прибежала секретарша из СП [Союза писателей], очень поспешная, глаза как-то прячет и суетливо сует мне отпечатанную бумажку, что сегодня в 3 часа дня совещание об идейном воспитании писателей (Солженицын 2). At 11 А. М. there was a ring at the door, and a flustered secretary from the Writer's Union rushed in. Taking care not to look me in the eye, she fumblingly thrust a scrap of typewritten paper into my hand, announcing a conference on the ideological education of writers at 3 PM. that same day (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > прятать глаза

  • 17 besser

    I Komp. gut; wohl 2
    II Adj.
    1. better; ein besseres Geschäft etc. (gutes) an upmarket shop etc., Am. an upscale store etc.; ein besserer Stoff a better ( oder superior) material; besser werden improve, get better; hoffentlich ist das Wetter zum Wochenende besser I hope the weather will be better at the weekend; er ist besser dran als ich he’s better off than me; es wäre besser, wenn sie das nicht wüsste it would be better if she did not know this ( oder for her not to know this); besser ist besser just to be on the safe side; es wurde noch besser iro. that wasn’t all, it gets better; das wäre ja noch besser! iro. you must be joking!; um so oder desto besser so much the better, that’s even better; besser als gar nichts better than nothing(, I suppose); Hälfte
    2. subst.: das Bessere ist des Guten Feind Sprichw. the search for something better leads to the neglect of what is good; jemanden eines Besseren belehren put s.o. right, weitS. open s.o.’s eyes; sich eines Besseren besinnen change one’s mind, think better of s.th.; ich habe Besseres zu tun I’ve got better ( oder more important) things to do; eine Wende zum Besseren a change for the better
    3. (sozial) höher gestellt: superior, better-class; in besseren Kreisen verkehren move in higher ( oder more elevated) circles; die besseren Leute superior ( oder better-class) people; eine Wohngegend für bessere Leute a residential area for a better class of people ( oder for the well-to-do); eine bessere Gegend / Adresse a superior ( oder better-class oder respectable) area / address; in einem besseren Restaurant essen eat in a better ( oder upmarket, Am. upscale) restaurant; ich suche ein Zimmer in einem besseren Hotel I’m looking for a room in a better-class hotel; etwas Besseres something better; sie meint, sie sei etwas Besseres she thinks she’s superior
    4. pej.: eine bessere Tippse etc. a glorified typist etc.
    III Adv.
    1. better; es besser wissen know better; es besser machen als jemand do better than s.o., go one up on s.o.; ich hoffe, du hast es mal besser I hope things will start looking up for you; bes. finanziell: I hope you’ll be better off; es geht ihm heute besser he’s feeling better today; wenn es dir wieder besser geht, darfst du nach Hause when you feel better ( oder have recovered) you can go home; es geht ( wirtschaftlich etc.) besser things are looking up; du kannst es besser als er you’re better at it than him ( oder he is); sich besser stellen better o.s., improve one’s (financial) position; durch den Berufswechsel stellt er sich besser he will be better off with his change of career; besser gestellt finanziell etc.: better-off; die besser Gestellten Bessergestellte; besser verdienen earn more; die besser Verdienenden Besserverdienende; du tätest besser daran zu gehen it would be better if you went; einen Mantel etc. nur für besser tragen wear a coat etc. only for best; besser gesagt or rather
    2. (lieber) gehen wir besser, wir sollten besser gehen I think we should go, I think ( oder perhaps) we’d better go; möchtest du noch ein Glas?- besser nicht I’d better not; Ruf 4
    * * *
    better (Adv.); better (Adj.); superior (Adj.)
    * * *
    bẹs|ser ['bɛsɐ]
    1. adj comp von gut

    bessere Kreise/Gegend — better circles/area

    er hat bessere Tage or Zeiten gesehen (iro) — he has seen better days

    du willst wohl etwas Besseres sein! (inf) — I suppose you think you're better than other people, I suppose you think yourself superior

    besser werden — to improve, to get better

    das wäre noch besser (iro) — no way

    eine Wendung zum Besseren nehmen — to take a turn for the better

    jdn eines Besseren belehren — to teach sb otherwise or better

    See:
    2)
    2. adv comp von gut, wohl

    besser ist besser — (it is) better to be on the safe side

    umso besser! (inf) — so much the better!

    besser (gesagt) — or rather, or better

    das macht nichts besser — that doesn't improve matters, that doesn't make things any (the) better

    2)

    (= lieber) lass das besser bleiben — you had better leave well alone

    du tätest besser daran... — you would do better to..., you had better...

    * * *
    1) (good to a greater extent: His new car is better than his old one.) better
    2) (preferable: Better to do it now than later.) better
    3) (well to a greater extent: He sings better now than he did before.) better
    * * *
    bes·ser
    [ˈbɛsɐ]
    I. adj komp von gut
    1. (höher) better
    \besseres Gehalt higher wages, better pay
    \bessere Qualität superior quality
    ▪ etwas B\besseres something better
    nichts B\besseres nothing better
    Sie finden nichts B\besseres! you won't find anything better!
    es gibt auf dem Markt nichts B\besseres it's the best on the market
    ▪ \besser sein to be better
    etw könnte \besser sein sth could be better, sth has room for improvement
    nicht \besser als... no better than...
    ▪ [es ist] \besser, [wenn]... it would be better if...
    \besser, man sieht uns nicht zusammen it would be better if nobody saw us together
    ▪ etw wird \besser [o mit etw dat wird es \besser] sth is getting better [or improving
    2. (sozial höhergestellt) more respectable, better-off, genteel iron
    3. (iron fam: kaum mehr als)
    ▪ etw ist ein \besserer/ \besseres/eine \bessere... sth is just a bit better than... [or a better sort of]
    das nennen Sie anständige Wohnung? das ist doch allenfalls eine \bessere Bruchbude! you call that a decent flat? it's just a slightly upmarket garden shed!
    4.
    ▶ jdn eines B\besseren belehren to put sb right, to enlighten sb
    ich lasse mich gern[e] eines B\besseren belehren I'm willing to admit I'm wrong
    ▶ sich akk eines B \besseren besinnen to think better of sth
    ▶ B\besseres zu tun haben to have other things to do [or prov fish to fry]
    als ob ich nichts B\besseres zu tun hätte! as if I had nothing better to do!; s.a. Wendung
    II. adv komp von gut, wohl
    1. (nicht mehr schlecht)
    es geht jdm \besser MED sb is [or feels] better, sb is recovering
    es geht [etw dat] \besser ÖKON sth is doing better [or recovering]
    es geht der Landwirtschaft noch nicht \besser the agricultural industry is still not doing well; \besser verdienen to get a better wage, to earn more
    2. (mehr als gut) better
    \besser verdienen to earn more
    3. (fam: lieber) better
    dem solltest du \besser aus dem Wege gehen! it would be better if you avoided him!, you would do better to keep out of his way!
    lass \besser mich ran! let me have a go!
    soll ich ihm von unserem Gespräch berichten? — nein, das lassen Sie \besser bleiben! shall I tell him about our conversation? — no, it would be better not to!
    4.
    ▶ \besser [gesagt] (richtiger) rather, properly speaking form
    ▶ es \besser haben to be [a lot] better off
    ▶ es [mit jdm] \besser haben to be better off [with sb]
    ▶ \besser ist \besser [it's] best to be on the safe side [or prov better [to be] safe than sorry]
    ▶ es kommt noch \besser (iron fam) you haven't heard the half of it! fam
    ▶ jd täte \besser daran... sb would do better to...
    ▶ jd will es [o alles] [immer] \besser wissen sb [always] knows better
    ▶ umso \besser! (fam) all the better!
    * * *
    1.

    besser werden — get better; <work etc.> improve

    um so besser — so much the better; all the better; that wasn't the best of it (iron.)

    jemanden eines Besseren belehren — (geh.) put somebody right; s. auch besinnen 1)

    2) (sozial höher gestellt) superior; upper-class

    bessere od. die besseren Kreise — more elevated circles

    eine bessere Gegend/Adresse — a smart[er] or [more] respectable area/address

    3) (abwertend) glorified
    2.
    adverbial better

    [immer] alles besser wissen — always know better

    es besser haben — be better off; (es leichter haben) have an easier time of it

    es kommt noch besser — (iron.) it gets even better (iron.)

    besser gesagt — to be [more] precise

    er täte besser daran, zu... — he would do better to...

    3.
    Adverb (lieber)

    das lässt du besser sein od. (ugs.) bleiben — you'd better not do that

    * * *
    A. komp → gut; wohl2
    B. adj
    1. better;
    ein besseres Geschäft etc (gutes) an upmarket shop etc, US an upscale store etc;
    ein besserer Stoff a better ( oder superior) material;
    besser werden improve, get better;
    hoffentlich ist das Wetter zum Wochenende besser I hope the weather will be better at the weekend;
    er ist besser dran als ich he’s better off than me;
    es wäre besser, wenn sie das nicht wüsste it would be better if she did not know this ( oder for her not to know this);
    besser ist besser just to be on the safe side;
    es wurde noch besser iron that wasn’t all, it gets better;
    das wäre ja noch besser! iron you must be joking!;
    desto besser so much the better, that’s even better;
    besser als gar nichts better than nothing(, I suppose); → Hälfte
    2. subst:
    das Bessere ist des Guten Feind sprichw the search for something better leads to the neglect of what is good;
    jemanden eines Besseren belehren put sb right, weitS. open sb’s eyes;
    sich eines Besseren besinnen change one’s mind, think better of sth;
    ich habe Besseres zu tun I’ve got better ( oder more important) things to do;
    eine Wende zum Besseren a change for the better
    3. (sozial) höher gestellt: superior, better-class;
    in besseren Kreisen verkehren move in higher ( oder more elevated) circles;
    die besseren Leute superior ( oder better-class) people;
    eine Wohngegend für bessere Leute a residential area for a better class of people ( oder for the well-to-do);
    eine bessere Gegend/Adresse a superior ( oder better-class oder respectable) area/address;
    in einem besseren Restaurant essen eat in a better ( oder upmarket, US upscale) restaurant;
    ich suche ein Zimmer in einem besseren Hotel I’m looking for a room in a better-class hotel;
    etwas Besseres something better;
    sie meint, sie sei etwas Besseres she thinks she’s superior
    4. pej:
    eine bessere Tippse etc a glorified typist etc
    C. adv
    1. better;
    es besser wissen know better;
    es besser machen als jemand do better than sb, go one up on sb;
    ich hoffe, du hast es mal besser I hope things will start looking up for you; besonders finanziell: I hope you’ll be better off;
    es geht ihm heute besser he’s feeling better today;
    wenn es dir wieder besser geht, darfst du nach Hause when you feel better ( oder have recovered) you can go home;
    besser things are looking up;
    du kannst es besser als er you’re better at it than him ( oder he is);
    sich besser stellen better o.s., improve one’s (financial) position;
    durch den Berufswechsel stellt er sich besser he will be better off with his change of career;
    besser gestellt finanziell etc: better-off;
    besser verdienen earn more;
    du tätest besser daran zu gehen it would be better if you went;
    nur für besser tragen wear a coat etc only for best;
    besser gesagt or rather
    gehen wir besser, wir sollten besser gehen I think we should go, I think ( oder perhaps) we’d better go;
    möchtest du noch ein Glas?-
    besser nicht I’d better not; → Ruf 4
    * * *
    1.

    besser werden — get better; <work etc.> improve

    um so besser — so much the better; all the better; that wasn't the best of it (iron.)

    jemanden eines Besseren belehren — (geh.) put somebody right; s. auch besinnen 1)

    2) (sozial höher gestellt) superior; upper-class

    bessere od. die besseren Kreise — more elevated circles

    eine bessere Gegend/Adresse — a smart[er] or [more] respectable area/address

    3) (abwertend) glorified
    2.
    adverbial better

    [immer] alles besser wissen — always know better

    es besser haben — be better off; (es leichter haben) have an easier time of it

    es kommt noch besser — (iron.) it gets even better (iron.)

    besser gesagt — to be [more] precise

    er täte besser daran, zu... — he would do better to...

    3.
    Adverb (lieber)

    das lässt du besser sein od. (ugs.) bleiben — you'd better not do that

    * * *
    adj.
    better adj. adv.
    superiorly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > besser

  • 18 Д-399

    КРИВИТЬ/ПОКРИВИТЬ ДУШОЙ (перед кем, в чём против чего) coll VP subj: human fixed WO
    to say sth. one knows to be false or do sth. one knows to be wrong, ignoring one's conscience ( usu. pretending to be sincere while attempting to deceive s.o. or o.s.): X кривит душой (перед Y-ом) - X is lying (to Y)
    X is bending the truth X is playing false (with Y) X isn't being straight (with Y) (in limited contexts) X is going (acting etc) against his conscience (in doing sth.)
    X кривит душой перед самим собой — X is deceiving (trying to deceive) himself
    не кривя душой - without dissembling
    (in limited contexts) without holding anything back.
    «Нюся?» - «Она. - Он подмигнул мне. - Ничего девка?» — «Красивая». Возможно, я покривил душой, но что я мог еще сказать (Войнович 5). "Nyusa?" That's her, all right." He winked at me. "Good stuff?" "Beautiful," I said. Perhaps I was bending the truth, but what else could I do? (5a).
    «Он (председатель), дьявол, на нас взъелся... А из-за чего?..» Тут Лизка немного покривила душой. На самом-то деле она знала, из-за чего взъелся на них председатель (Абрамов 1). "That monster (the Chairman) is out to get us....And for what?..." Lizka was playing somewhat false here. She did in fact know why the Chairman was out to get them... (1a).
    Александров садится в сознании выполненного долга и избегнутой опасности. В самом деле, он не покривил душой, дурного не сказал, товарища не предал... (Эткинд 1)....Aleksandrov can sit down with the feeling of duty done and danger avoided. And indeed he has not spoken against his conscience or said anything shameful, he has not betrayed his comrade... (1a).
    Кровь кинулась Григорию в голову, когда напал глазами на свой курень... «Не щипет ( ungrammat = щиплет) глаза?» - улыбнулся Пантелей Прокофьевич, оглядываясь, и Григорий, не лукавя и не кривя душой, сознался: «щипет... даишо ( ungrammat = еще) как!..» (Шолохов 3). The blood rushed to Grigory's head as his eyes rested on his own home...."Aren't your eyes stinging?" Pantelei smiled as he looked round at his son, and Grigory confessed frankly and without dissembling, "Yes they are-that they are!" (3a).
    ...C кем и за кого мы? Давайте же поговорим по-товарищески, не кривя душой» (Шолохов 3). "Who are we with? Who do we support?...Let's talk it over in a spirit of comradeship without holding anything back" (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Д-399

  • 19 кривить душой

    • КРИВИТЬ/ПОКРИВИТЬ ДУШОЙ (переднем, в чём; против чего) coll
    [VP; subj: human; fixed WO) to say sth. one knows to be false or do sth. one knows to be wrong, ignoring ones conscience (usu. pretending to be sincere while attempting to deceive s.o. or o.s.): X кривит душой (перед Y-ом) - X is lying (to Y); X is bending the truth; X is playing false (with Y); X isn't being straight (with Y); [in limited contexts]
    =====
    ⇒ X is going (acting etc) against his conscience (in doing sth.); || X кривит душой перед самим собой ≈ X is deceiving (trying to deceive) himself; || не кривя душой ≈ without dissembling; [in limited contexts] without holding anything back.
         ♦ "Нюся?" - "Она. - Он подмигнул мне. - Ничего девка?" - "Красивая". Возможно, я покривил душой, но что я мог еще сказать (Войнович 5). "Nyusa?" "That's her, all right." He winked at me. "Good stuff?" "Beautiful," I said. Perhaps I was bending the truth, but what else could I do? (5a).
         ♦ "Он [председатель], дьявол, на нас взъелся... А из-за чего?.." Тут Лизка немного покривила душой. На самом-то деле она знала, из-за чего взъелся на них председатель (Абрамов 1). "That monster [the Chairman] is out to get us....And for what?..." Lizka was playing somewhat false here. She did in fact know why the Chairman was out to get them... (1a).
         ♦...Александров садится в сознании выполненного долга и избегнутой опасности. В самом деле, он не покривил душой, дурного не сказал, товарища не предал... (Эткинд 1)....Aleksandrov can sit down with the feeling of duty done and danger avoided. And indeed he has not spoken against his conscience or said anything shameful; he has not betrayed his comrade... (1a).
         ♦ Кровь кинулась Григорию в голову, когда напал глазами на свой курень... "Не щипет [ungrammat = щиплет] глаза?" - улыбнулся Пантелей Прокофьевич, оглядываясь, и Григорий, не лукавя и не кривя душой, сознался: "щипет... даишо [ungrammat = ещё] как!.." (Шолохов 3). The blood rushed to Grigory's head as his eyes rested on his own home...."Aren't your eyes stinging?" Pantelei smiled as he looked round at his son, and Grigory confessed frankly and without dissembling, "Yes they are-that they are!" (3a).
         ♦ "...С кем и за кого мы? Давайте же поговорим по-товарищески, не кривя душой" (Шолохов 3). "Who are we with? Who do we support?...Let's talk it over in a spirit of comradeship without holding anything back" (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > кривить душой

  • 20 покривить душой

    • КРИВИТЬ/ПОКРИВИТЬ ДУШОЙ (переднем, в чём; против чего) coll
    [VP; subj: human; fixed WO) to say sth. one knows to be false or do sth. one knows to be wrong, ignoring ones conscience (usu. pretending to be sincere while attempting to deceive s.o. or o.s.): X кривит душой (перед Y-ом) - X is lying (to Y); X is bending the truth; X is playing false (with Y); X isn't being straight (with Y); [in limited contexts]
    =====
    ⇒ X is going (acting etc) against his conscience (in doing sth.); || X кривит душой перед самим собой ≈ X is deceiving (trying to deceive) himself; || не кривя душой ≈ without dissembling; [in limited contexts] without holding anything back.
         ♦ "Нюся?" - "Она. - Он подмигнул мне. - Ничего девка?" - "Красивая". Возможно, я покривил душой, но что я мог еще сказать (Войнович 5). "Nyusa?" "That's her, all right." He winked at me. "Good stuff?" "Beautiful," I said. Perhaps I was bending the truth, but what else could I do? (5a).
         ♦ "Он [председатель], дьявол, на нас взъелся... А из-за чего?.." Тут Лизка немного покривила душой. На самом-то деле она знала, из-за чего взъелся на них председатель (Абрамов 1). "That monster [the Chairman] is out to get us....And for what?..." Lizka was playing somewhat false here. She did in fact know why the Chairman was out to get them... (1a).
         ♦...Александров садится в сознании выполненного долга и избегнутой опасности. В самом деле, он не покривил душой, дурного не сказал, товарища не предал... (Эткинд 1)....Aleksandrov can sit down with the feeling of duty done and danger avoided. And indeed he has not spoken against his conscience or said anything shameful; he has not betrayed his comrade... (1a).
         ♦ Кровь кинулась Григорию в голову, когда напал глазами на свой курень... "Не щипет [ungrammat = щиплет] глаза?" - улыбнулся Пантелей Прокофьевич, оглядываясь, и Григорий, не лукавя и не кривя душой, сознался: "щипет... даишо [ungrammat = ещё] как!.." (Шолохов 3). The blood rushed to Grigory's head as his eyes rested on his own home...."Aren't your eyes stinging?" Pantelei smiled as he looked round at his son, and Grigory confessed frankly and without dissembling, "Yes they are-that they are!" (3a).
         ♦ "...С кем и за кого мы? Давайте же поговорим по-товарищески, не кривя душой" (Шолохов 3). "Who are we with? Who do we support?...Let's talk it over in a spirit of comradeship without holding anything back" (3a).

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