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101 speak
(a) (say, pronounce) dire, prononcer;∎ the baby spoke his first words le bébé a dit ses premiers mots;∎ I only had three lines to speak in the play je n'avais que trois lignes à dire dans la pièce;∎ to speak one's mind dire ce qu'on pense;∎ she spoke my name in her sleep elle a prononcé mon nom dans son sommeil;∎ he didn't speak a word il n'a pas dit un mot;∎ without a word being spoken sans qu'un mot ne soit prononcé;∎ to speak the truth dire la vérité;∎ their behaviour speaks volumes for their generosity leur comportement en dit long sur leur générosité ou montre à quel point ils sont généreux;∎ his silence speaks volumes son silence en dit long(b) (language) parler;∎ he doesn't speak a word of Greek il ne parle pas un mot de grec;∎ English spoken (sign) ici on parle anglais;∎ figurative we just don't speak the same language nous ne parlons pas le même langage, c'est tout∎ to speak to or esp American with sb parler à ou avec qn;∎ to speak about or of sth parler de qch;∎ to speak to sb about sth parler à qn de qch;∎ I'll speak to her about it je lui en parlerai;∎ to speak in a whisper chuchoter;∎ speak to me! dites(-moi) quelque chose!;∎ don't speak to your mother like that! ne parle pas à ta mère sur ce ton!;∎ speak when you're spoken to! ne parlez que lorsque l'on s'adresse à vous!;∎ don't speak with your mouth full ne parle pas la bouche pleine;∎ it seems I spoke too soon on dirait que j'ai parlé un peu vite;∎ speak now or forever hold your peace parlez maintenant ou gardez le silence pour toujours;∎ she isn't speaking to me elle ne me parle plus;∎ she hasn't spoken to me since elle ne m'a pas adressé la parole depuis;∎ they're not speaking (to each other) ils ne s'adressent pas ou plus la parole;∎ isn't it about time you two started speaking again? est-ce que vous ne devriez pas faire la paix?;∎ I know them by sight but not to speak to je ne les connais que de vue;∎ are you on speaking terms with them? (do you know them?) tu les connais?; (are you reconciled with them?) vous vous parlez?;∎ we're no longer on speaking terms nous ne nous parlons plus;∎ speaking of which justement, à ce propos;∎ generally speaking en général;∎ personally speaking en ce qui me concerne, quant à moi;∎ financially/legally speaking financièrement/légalement parlant, du point de vue financier/légal;∎ speaking as a politician en tant qu'homme politique;∎ you shouldn't speak ill of the dead tu ne devrais pas dire du mal des morts;∎ he always speaks well/highly of you il dit toujours du bien/beaucoup de bien de vous(b) (on telephone) parler;∎ Kate Smith speaking Kate Smith à l'appareil, c'est Kate Smith;∎ may I speak to Kate? - speaking puis-je parler à Kate? - c'est moi;∎ I'm speaking from Australia j'appelle d'Australie(c) (in debate, meeting etc → make a speech) faire un discours, parler; (→ intervene) prendre la parole, parler;∎ he began to speak il a pris la parole;∎ she got up to speak elle s'est levée pour parler;∎ the chair called upon Mrs Fox to speak le président a demandé à Mme Fox de prendre la parole;∎ he was invited to speak to us on or about Chile il a été invité à venir nous parler du Chili;∎ she spoke for an hour on imperialism elle a parlé de l'impérialisme pendant une heure;∎ to speak to or on a motion soutenir une motion;∎ to speak from the floor intervenir dans un débat∎ everything he saw seemed to speak to him of Greece tout ce qu'il voyait lui semblait évoquer la Grèce;∎ his paintings speak of terrible loneliness ses peintures expriment une immense solitude;∎ the gift speaks well of her concern for old people son don témoigne de l'intérêt qu'elle porte aux personnes âgées;∎ this speaks of large-scale corruption c'est le signe d'une corruption à grande échellesans parler de;∎ his plays are hugely popular, not to speak of his many novels ses pièces sont extrêmement populaires, sans parler de ses nombreux romanspour ainsi dire∎ there's no wind/mail to speak of il n'y a presque pas de vent/de courrier(motion, bill, proposal) se prononcer contre;∎ she spoke passionately against the practice elle a condamné cette pratique avec virulence(a) (speak on behalf of) parler au nom de, parler pour; (speak in support of) parler en faveur de, plaider pour;∎ I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say… je suis sûr que j'exprime la pensée générale lorsque je dis…;∎ speaking for myself pour ma part, en ce qui me concerne;∎ let her speak for herself! laisse-la s'exprimer!;∎ I'll tell him when to leave, I can speak for myself! c'est moi qui lui dirai de partir, je suis parfaitement capable de le faire moi-même!;∎ he is old enough to speak for himself (ask for something) il est assez grand pour le demander tout seul; (say something) il est assez grand pour le dire lui-même;∎ familiar speak for yourself! parle pour toi!;∎ figurative the facts speak for themselves les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes;∎ the title speaks for itself le titre se passe de commentaire(b) to be spoken for (to be reserved) être réservé; (of person → gen) ne pas être libre; (→ at dance) être accompagné; (→ have girlfriend, boyfriend) avoir un(e) petit(e) ami(e); (→ have wife, husband) être marié;∎ these goods are already spoken for ces articles sont déjà réservés ou retenus;∎ she's already spoken for elle est déjà priseparler franchement, ne pas mâcher ses mots;∎ don't be afraid to speak out n'aie pas peur de parler franchement ou de dire ce que tu penses;∎ to speak out for sth parler en faveur de qch;∎ to speak out against sth s'élever contre qch;∎ she spoke out strongly against the scheme elle a condamné le projet avec véhémence(b) (be frank) parler franchement;∎ to speak up for sb parler en faveur de qn, défendre les intérêts de qn;∎ why didn't you speak up? pourquoi n'avez-vous rien dit? -
102 Flügge-Lotz, Irmgard
SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 1903 Germanyd. 1974 USA[br]German/American aeronautical engineer, specializing inflight control.[br]Both her father, a mathematician, and her mother encouraged Flügge-Lotz in her desire, unusual for a woman at that time, for a technical education. Her interest in aeronautics was awakened when she was a child, by seeing zeppelins (see Zeppelin, Ferdinand, Count von) being tested. In 1923 she entered the Technische Hochschule in Hannover to study engineering, specializing in aeronautics; she was often the only woman in the class. She obtained her doctorate in 1929 and began working in aeronautics. Two years later she derived the Lotz Method for calculating the distribution in aircraft wings of different shapes, which became widely used. Later, Flügge-Lotz took up an interest in automatic flight control of aircraft, notably of the discontinuous or "on-off" type. These were simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture and reliable in operation. By 1928 she had risen to the position of head of the Department of Theoretical Aerodynamics at Göttingen University, but she and her husband, Wilhelm Flügge, an engineering academic known for his anti-Nazi views, felt themselves increasingly discriminated against by the Hitler regime. In 1948 they emigrated to the USA, where Flügge was soon offered a professorship in engineering, while his wife had at first to make do with a lectureship. But her distinguished work eventually earned her appointment as the first woman full professor in the Engineering Department at Stanford University.She later extended her work on automatic flight control to the guidance of rockets and missiles, earning herself the description "a female Werner von Braun ".[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsSociety of Women Engineers Achievement Award 1970. Fellow, Institution of Aeronautics and Astronautics.BibliographyFlügge-Lotz was the author of two books on automatic control and over fifty scientific papers.Further ReadingA.Stanley, 1993, Mothers and Daughters of Invention, Meruchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, pp. 899–901.LRD -
103 plump
̈ɪplʌmp I
1. прил.
1) полный;
округлый, пухлый Syn: fat
2) обильный, богатый, достаточный Syn: ample, abundant
2. гл.
1) выкармливать, вскармливать (тж. plump up)
2) потолстеть, располнеть;
раздуваться. распухать (тж. plump out, plump up) Mother grew so thin during her illness, but she is beginning to plump out now. ≈ Мама очень похудела во время болезни, но сейчас она поправляется.
3) а) делать толстым, пухлым (тж. plump out, plump up) ;
толстить б) взбивать (напр., подушки) Tidy the room and plump up the cushions ready for our guests. ≈ Прибери в комнате и набей подушки для гостей. She turned and plumped out the cushion behind her. ≈ Она повернулась на бок и взбила подушки (у себя под головой). II
1. прил.
1) а) прямой, решительный, безоговорочный( об отказе и т. п.) Neither man nor woman would dare to answer with a plump "No". ≈ Ни мужчина, ни женщина не осмелились бы прямо сказать ему 'нет'. б) безапелляционный, прямой;
искренний( о мнении, суждении) ∙ Syn: direct, blunt, straight-spoken, downright
1.
2) а) вертикальный, отвесный Syn: vertical, sheer I
1. б) направленный непосредственно прямо (о взоре, взгляде)
3) оплаченный сразу, немедленно оплаченный
2. нареч.
1) внезапно
2) прямо, без обиняков Syn: directly
1.
3) о направлении а) строго прямо, совершенно прямо б) строго вниз, вертикально вниз
3. сущ.
1) а) тяжелое падение б) внезапный удар
2) звук падения, удара
4. гл.
1) бухать(ся), шлепать(ся), плюхать(ся) (тж. plump down) Tired after her walk, she plumped down on a comfortable chair. ≈ Устав от ходьбы, она рухнула в мягкое кресло.
2) немедленно оплатить;
выложить (деньги) He plumped down the money and called for drinks for everyone. ≈ Он выложил деньги и заказал выпивку на всех.
3) случайно сказать, обронить;
сболтнуть You plumped out that St. Paul's was the finest cathedral in England. ≈ Ты, помнится, как-то сказал, что собор Святого Павла один из красивейших в Англии. Syn: blurt out
4) разг. попасть, влипнуть, вляпаться( во что-л. ≈ into) to plump down to a loathing and blank aversion ≈ попасть в обстановку ненависти и безосновательной немилости
5) нагрянуть( upon)
6) а) (for) голосовать только за одного( кандидата) б) разг. решительно поддерживать, выступать "за" Every member of the committee plumped for the chairman's suggestion. ≈ Все члены комитета выступили решительно "за" по поводу предложения председателя. полный;
пухлый;
округлый - * little hands пухленькие ручки - * shoulders округлые /пухлые/ плечи - * fowl упитанная птица набитый, пухлый - * bag (туго) набитый мешок - the book is * with examples and citations в книге бесконечное множество примеров и цитат полновесный( о монете) (сельскохозяйственное) выполненный, хорошего налива ( о зерне) (редкое) изрядный;
недурной - I hold not a very * opinion of him я о нем невысокого мнения выкармливать - to * fowls for sale откармливать птицу на продажу делать толстым, пухлым (тж. * up, * out) - to * (up) the pillows взбивать подушки - the cod-liver oil has *ed his cheeks от рыбьего жира его щеки округлились толстеть, полнеть;
раздуваться, распухать (тж. * up, * out) - she had *ed out она располнела (специальное) набухать( специальное) бучить( кожу) всплеск( от падения в воду) ;
тяжелое падение - to fall with a * упасть со всплеском звук от всплеска, тяжелого падения;
буханье, плюханье (шотландское) ливень - drenchy *s сильные ливни (сленг) удар, плюха прямой, решительный, безоговорочный - * denial решительный отказ;
категорическое отрицание - to answer with a * "no" ответить категорическим отказом немедленно оплаченный - paying up in full, in one * sum оплатив полностью, одной кругленькой суммой отвесный, вертикальный (разговорное) внезапно - he fell * into the water он бултыхнулся в воду - she found herself * on the ground она вдруг оказалась на земле прямо, без обиняков - to say smth. * сказать что-л. напрямик - refuse *! отказывайтесь и все! - he told us * and plain он сказал нам прямо и ясно тяжело, с грохотом (прямо) вниз - to fall * into the mud упасть прямо в грязь( эмоционально-усилительно) прямо - he ran * into me он врезался прямо в меня бухать, шлепать, швырять (тж. * down) - she *ed down the money and walked out она швырнула деньги и вышла - he *ed himself down on the grass он бросился на траву бухаться, шлепаться - she *ed to her knees in front of her father она бухнулась на колени перед отцом - he *ed into my seat он плюхнулся на мое место немедленно оплатить;
выложить (деньги) - to * down $10 выложить 10 долларов (разговорное) попасть, вляпаться, попасться( во что-л.;
тж. * in) - we *ed into bitter cold weather нас там застали ужасные холода - through them we *ed into pretty connections благодаря им у нас появились милые родственники (разговорное) бухнуть, ляпнуть (тж. * out) - to * out a remark ляпнуть что-л. не подумав - you must * the question square вы должны задать вопрос прямо (for) голосовать только за одного кандидата (при возможности отдать голос нескольким) - to * for a candidate отдать все голоса одному кандидату выступать "за", решительно поддерживать - to * for a course of action полностью поддерживать какую-л. линию /курс/ превозносить, расхваливать( шотландское) полить как из ведра (о дожде) (сленг) ударять;
стрелять( устаревшее) (диалектизм) стадо;
куча;
группа ~ внезапно;
he fell plump into the water он бултыхнулся в воду plump бухать(ся) ~ внезапно;
he fell plump into the water он бултыхнулся в воду ~ вскармливать (тж. plump up) ~ голосовать только за одного (кандидата) ~ нагрянуть (upon) ~ полный;
пухлый, округлый ~ попасть, влопаться( into) ~ прямо, без обиняков ~ прямой, решительный, безоговорочный (об отказе и т. п.) ~ разг. решительно поддерживать, выступать (for) ~ толстеть, полнеть (тж. plump out, plump up) ~ тяжелое падение -
104 sign
1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) señal2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) señal, panel, letrero3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) gesto, seña4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) signo
2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) firmar2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) firmar3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) hacer señas•- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up
sign1 n1. señal / seña2. letrero / señalthe sign said "Beware of the dog" en el letrero ponía "Cuidado con el perro"3. signo4. señal / indiciosign2 vb1. firmarsign here, please firma aquí, por favor2. fichartr[saɪn]1 (symbol) signo, símbolo■ there was no sign of them anywhere no se los veía por ninguna parte, no había ni rastro de ellos■ all the signs are that... todo parece indicar que...1 (letter, document, cheque, etc) firmar■ sign your name here, please firme aquí, por favor2 (player, group) fichar (on/up, -)3 (gesture) hacer una seña/señal1 (write name) firmar2 (player, group) fichar (for/with, por)3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (use sign language) comunicarse por señas, hablar por señas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas a sign of como muestra dea sign of the times un signo de los tiempos que corrento make the sign of the cross hacer la señal de la cruzto sign one's own death warrant firmar su propia sentencia de muertesign language lenguaje nombre masculino por señassign of the zodiac signo del zodíacosign ['saɪn] vt1) : firmarto sign a check: firmar un chequesign vi1) : hacer una señashe signed for him to stop: le hizo una seña para que se parara2) : comunicarse por señassign n1) symbol: símbolo m, signo mminus sign: signo de menos2) gesture: seña f, señal f, gesto m3) : letrero m, cartel mneon sign: letrero de neón4) trace: señal f, indicio mn.• amago s.m.• aparato s.m.• asomo s.m.• huella s.f.• indicación s.f.• indicio s.m.• letrero s.m.• marca s.f.• muestra s.f.• rótulo s.m.• seña s.f.• señal s.f.• signo (Matemática) s.m.• vestigio s.m.v.• escriturar v.• firmar v.• subscribir v.• suscribir v.saɪn
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1)a) c u ( indication) señal f, indicio mall the signs are that... — todo parece indicar que...
b) c ( omen) presagio m2) c ( gesture) seña f, señal fto make a sign to somebody — hacerle* una seña or una señal a alguien
to make the sign of the cross — hacerse* la señal de la cruz, santiguarse*
3) ca) (notice, board) letrero m, cartel m; ( in demonstration) pancarta fb) ( road sign) señal f (vial)4) cplus/minus sign — signo (de) más/menos
b) ( Astrol) signo m
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1.
a) ( write signature on) firmarb) ( hire) \<\<actor\>\> contratar; \<\<player\>\> fichar, contratar
2.
vi1)a) ( write name) firmarb) ( Busn)2)a) ( gesture)to sign TO somebody to + INF: she signed to me to sit down — me hizo una seña or una señal para que me sentara
b) ( use sign language) comunicarse* por señas
3.
v reflhe signed himself (as) J. Bell — se firmaba J. Bell, firmaba con el nombre de J. Bell
Phrasal Verbs:- sign for- sign in- sign off- sign on- sign out- sign up[saɪn]1. N1) (=indication) señal f, indicio m ; (Med) síntoma mit's a sign of rain — es señal or indicio de lluvia
he searched for a sign of recognition on her face — buscó en su rostro una señal or muestra de reconocimiento
there was no sign of life — no había señales or rastro de vida
it was seen as a sign of weakness — se interpretaba como una muestra or señal de flaqueza
at the first sign of a cold, take vitamin C — al primer indicio de un resfriado, tome vitamina C
it's a good/bad sign — es buena/mala señal
to show signs of sth/doing sth — dar muestras or señales de algo/de hacer algo
the economy is beginning to show signs of recovery — la economía está dando muestras or señales de recuperarse
the storm showed no sign of abating — la tormenta no daba muestras or señales de calmarse
2) (=gesture) seña fto communicate by signs — hablar or comunicarse por señas
to make the sign of the Cross — hacerse la señal de la cruz, santiguarse
3) (=notice) letrero m ; (=road sign) señal f (de tráfico); (=direction indicator) indicador m ; (=shop sign) letrero m, rótulo m ; (US) (carried in demonstration) pancarta f4) (=written symbol) símbolo m ; (Math, Mus, Astrol) signo mwhat sign are you? — ¿de qué signo eres?
plus/minus sign — signo de más/menos
2. VT1) [+ contract, agreement, treaty] firmarshe signs herself B. Smith — firma con el nombre B. Smith
signed and sealed — firmado y lacrado, firmado y sellado
2) (=recruit) [+ player] fichar, contratar; [+ actor, band] contratar3) (=use sign language)the programme is signed for the hearing-impaired — el programa incluye traducción simultánea al lenguaje de signos para aquellos con discapacidades auditivas
3. VI1) (with signature) firmardotted linesign here please — firme aquí, por favor
2) (=be recruited) (Sport) firmar un contratohe has signed for or with Arsenal — ha firmado un contrato con el Arsenal, ha fichado por el Arsenal (Sp)
3) (=signal) hacer señas4) (=use sign language) hablar con señas4.CPDsign language N — lenguaje m por señas
sign painter, sign writer N — rotulista mf
- sign for- sign in- sign off- sign on- sign out- sign up* * *[saɪn]
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1)a) c u ( indication) señal f, indicio mall the signs are that... — todo parece indicar que...
b) c ( omen) presagio m2) c ( gesture) seña f, señal fto make a sign to somebody — hacerle* una seña or una señal a alguien
to make the sign of the cross — hacerse* la señal de la cruz, santiguarse*
3) ca) (notice, board) letrero m, cartel m; ( in demonstration) pancarta fb) ( road sign) señal f (vial)4) cplus/minus sign — signo (de) más/menos
b) ( Astrol) signo m
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1.
a) ( write signature on) firmarb) ( hire) \<\<actor\>\> contratar; \<\<player\>\> fichar, contratar
2.
vi1)a) ( write name) firmarb) ( Busn)2)a) ( gesture)to sign TO somebody to + INF: she signed to me to sit down — me hizo una seña or una señal para que me sentara
b) ( use sign language) comunicarse* por señas
3.
v reflhe signed himself (as) J. Bell — se firmaba J. Bell, firmaba con el nombre de J. Bell
Phrasal Verbs:- sign for- sign in- sign off- sign on- sign out- sign up -
105 twist
twist
1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.) torcer; dar vueltas; (carretera, camino) serpentear2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) trenzar, entrelazar; enrollar3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) torcer, retorcer
2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) torsión; giro, vuelta2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) rodajita3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) torzal; vuelta4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) giro•- twisted- twister
twist1 n1. vuelta2. recodo / curvatwist2 vb1. retorcer2. girar3. torcer4. serpentear
twist /twis(t)/ sustantivo masculino twist
twist m Mús (baile) twist ' twist' also found in these entries: Spanish: punta - quebrar - recodo - retorcer - retorcerse - tobillo - torcer - torcerse - torzal - brazo - desfigurar - enchuecar - enredar - serpentear - tergiversar English: finger - knickers - twist - twist off - twist round - curl - strain - wrenchtr[twɪst]1 (in road) recodo, vuelta2 (action) torsión nombre masculino3 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL torcedura, esguince nombre masculino4 (dance) twist nombre masculino5 (development) giro1 (sprain) torcer2 (screw, coil) retorcer3 (turn, wind) girar, dar vueltas a4 (interweave) entrelazar, trenzar5 (pervert) tergiversar, torcer■ stop twisting my words! ¡no tergiverses mis palabras!1 (turn) girarse2 (wind, coil) enroscarse, enrollarse3 (road) serpentear4 (writhe) retorcerse5 (dance) bailar el twist\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be round the twist familiar estar chalado,-ato twist somebody round one's little finger hacer con alguien lo que se quiere, meterse a alguien en el bolsilloto twist somebody's arm torcerle el brazo a alguientwist ['twɪst] vt: torcer, retorcerhe twisted my arm: me torció el brazotwist vi: retorcerse, enroscarse, serpentear (dícese de un río, un camino, etc.)twist n1) bend: vuelta f, recodo m (en el camino, el río, etc.)2) turn: giro mgive it a twist: hazlo girar3) spiral: espiral fa twist of lemon: una rodajita de limón4) : giro m inesperado (de eventos, etc.)v.• derrengar v.• doblegar v.• enroscar v.• entornillar v.• entrelazar v.• retorcer v.• rodear v.• tergiversar v.• torcer v.• trenzar v.n.• curva s.f.• enroscadura s.f.• enroscamiento s.m.• esguince s.m.• giro (Deporte) s.m.• peculiaridad s.f.• recodo s.m.• recoveco s.m.• retortero s.m.• sesgo s.m.• torcedura s.f.• torcido s.m.• torcimiento s.m.• torsión s.f.
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1. twɪst1)a) (screw, coil) retorcer*to twist something AROUND something — enrollar or enroscar* algo alrededor de algo
b) ( turn) \<\<handle/knob\>\> girarto twist the top off a bottle — desenroscar* la tapa de una botella
to be twisted (up) — estar* enredado; little finger
2)a) ( distort) retorcer*b) ( sprain) torcer*c) (alter, pervert) \<\<words\>\> tergiversar; \<\<meaning\>\> torcer*
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via) (wind, coil) \<\<rope/wire\>\> enrollarse, enroscarse*; \<\<road/river\>\> serpentearb) (turn, rotate) girarc) ( dance) bailar el twist
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1)a) (bend - in wire, rope) vuelta f, onda f; (- in road, river) recodo m, vuelta fround the twist — (BrE colloq) loco, chiflado (fam)
b) ( turning movement) giro mto give something a twist — hacer* girar algo
c) ( something twisted)2) (in story, events) giro m inesperado, vuelta f de tuerca3) ( dance) twist m[twɪst]1. N1) (=coil) [of thread, yarn] torzal m ; [of paper] cucurucho m ; [of smoke] voluta f ; [of tobacco] rollo ma twist of lemon — un pedacito or un rizo de limón
2) (=loaf of bread) trenza f3) (=kink) (in wire, cord, hose) vuelta f- get o.s. into a twist- be round the twist- go round the twist- drive sb round the twist5) (=turning action)with a quick twist of the wrist — torciendo or girando rápidamente la muñeca
to give sth a twist — [+ lid, top] girar algo
6) (=unexpected turn) (in plot, story) giro m7) (=dance) twist m2. VT1) (=coil) enroscar, enrollarshe twisted her hair into a bun — se enrolló or enroscó el pelo en un moño
- twist sb round one's little finger2) (=turn) [+ knob, handle, top, lid] girar; (=turn round and round) [+ ring] dar vueltas a- twist sb's arm- twist the knife3) (Med) (=injure) torcerse4) (=wrench)5) (=distort, contort) (lit) [+ girder, metal] retorcer; (fig) [+ sense, words, argument] tergiversar3. VI1) (=coil) enroscarse2) (=bend) [road, river] serpentear4) (=contort) retorcerse5) (=dance) bailar el twist* * *
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1. [twɪst]1)a) (screw, coil) retorcer*to twist something AROUND something — enrollar or enroscar* algo alrededor de algo
b) ( turn) \<\<handle/knob\>\> girarto twist the top off a bottle — desenroscar* la tapa de una botella
to be twisted (up) — estar* enredado; little finger
2)a) ( distort) retorcer*b) ( sprain) torcer*c) (alter, pervert) \<\<words\>\> tergiversar; \<\<meaning\>\> torcer*
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via) (wind, coil) \<\<rope/wire\>\> enrollarse, enroscarse*; \<\<road/river\>\> serpentearb) (turn, rotate) girarc) ( dance) bailar el twist
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1)a) (bend - in wire, rope) vuelta f, onda f; (- in road, river) recodo m, vuelta fround the twist — (BrE colloq) loco, chiflado (fam)
b) ( turning movement) giro mto give something a twist — hacer* girar algo
c) ( something twisted)2) (in story, events) giro m inesperado, vuelta f de tuerca3) ( dance) twist m -
106 fancy
1. noun1) (taste, inclination)he has taken a fancy to a new car/her — ein neues Auto/sie hat es ihm angetan
take or catch somebody's fancy — jemandem gefallen; jemanden ansprechen
2) (whim) Laune, die4) (faculty of imagining) Fantasie, die5) (mental image) Fantasievorstellung, die2. attributive adjectivejust a fancy — nur Einbildung
1) (ornamental) kunstvoll [Arbeit, Muster]fancy jewellery — Modeschmuck, der
2) (extravagant) stolz (ugs.)3. transitive verbfancy prices — gepfefferte Preise (ugs.)
1) (imagine) sich (Dat.) einbilden2) (coll.) in imper. as excl. of surprisefancy that! — sieh mal einer an!; also so etwas!
3) (suppose) glauben; denken..., I fancy —..., möchte ich meinen
4) (wish to have) mögenwhat do you fancy for dinner? — was hättest du gern zum Abendessen?
he fancies [the idea of] doing something — er würde etwas gern tun
do you think she fancies him? — glaubst du, sie mag ihn?
5) (coll.): (have high opinion of)fancy oneself as a singer — sich für einen [großen] Sänger halten
fancy one's/somebody's chances — seine/jemandes Chancen hoch einschätzen
* * *['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) die Vorliebe2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) die Phantasie3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) die Vorstellung2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) verziert3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) sich vorstellen2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied( that) you were angry.) sich einbilden•- academic.ru/26392/fanciful">fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy* * *fan·cy[ˈfæn(t)si]I. vt<- ie->▪ sb fancies sth jdm gefällt etwI don't \fancy swimming in such dirty water in derart schmutzigem Wasser will [o möchte] ich nicht schwimmendo you \fancy a spin in my new car? ( fam) hast du Lust auf eine Spritztour in meinem neuen Wagen? famI'm not sure I \fancy the idea of going there ich weiß nicht, ob mir der Gedanke gefällt, dort hinzufahrento \fancy the prospect of doing sth von der Aussicht, etw zu tun, begeistert sein▪ to \fancy sb (find attractive) jdn attraktiv finden, auf jdn stehen fam; (be sexually attracted by) etw von jdm wollen famI always liked her without ever really \fancying her ich mochte sie immer, ohne dass ich je was von ihr wollte fam3. (be full of)4. (imagine as winner)to \fancy a horse/team/candidate ein Pferd/ein Team/einen Kandidaten favorisierenwho do you \fancy to win the Cup this year? wer, glaubst du, wird dieses Jahr den Cup gewinnen?5. (believe)to \fancy one's chances [of doing sth] sich dat Chancen ausrechnen [etw zu tun]to not \fancy sb's chances jdm keine großen Chancen gebenI didn't \fancy his chances of ever getting his novel published ich habe nicht daran geglaubt, dass er seinen Roman jemals veröffentlichen würde▪ to \fancy [that]... denken, dass...I fancied I saw something in the corner ich meinte, etwas in der Ecke gesehen zu habenshe fancies herself a rebel sie hält sich für eine RebellinDick fancies himself as a singer Dick bildet sich ein, ein großer Sänger zu seinI used to \fancy myself captaining a great ocean liner ich habe mir früher immer vorgestellt, einen großen Ozeandampfer zu steuernthere's rather more to this [than meets the eye], I \fancy ( dated) ich denke, da steckt mehr dahinter [als es auf den ersten Blick scheint]\fancy [that]! stell dir das [mal] vor!\fancy seeing you again! schön dich wiederzusehen!\fancy seeing you here! das ist aber eine Überraschung, dich hier zu sehen!, na, so was! du hier! fam\fancy you knowing old Ben! nicht zu fassen, dass du den alten Ben auch kennst!\fancy saying that to you of all people! [unglaublich,] dass man das ausgerechnet zu dir gesagt hat!II. nto have a \fancy for sth/sb eine Vorliebe für etw/jdn habento take a \fancy to sth/sb Gefallen an etw/jdm findenLaura's taken a \fancy to Japanese food Laura hat ihre Liebe zur japanischen Küche entdecktI've taken a \fancy to that old car of yours dein altes Auto hat es mir angetanto tickle sb's \fancy jdn reizenhe only comes when the \fancy takes him er kommt nur, wenn ihm gerade danach istto be no passing \fancy nicht nur eine vorübergehende Laune seinto have a \fancy that... so ein Gefühl haben, dass...these are just idle fancies of yours das sind nur so Grillen von dir famflight of \fancy Fantasterei f pejIII. adj1. (elaborate) decoration, frills aufwändig; pattern ausgefallen; hairdo kunstvoll; car schick; ( fig) talk geschwollen pejI wanted a simple black dress, nothing \fancy ich wollte ein einfaches schwarzes Kleid, nichts Ausgefallenesnever mind the \fancy phrases, just give us the facts reden Sie nicht lange drum herum, nennen Sie uns einfach die Fakten fam\fancy footwork FBALL gute Beinarbeit2. (whimsical) versponnen\fancy ideas Fantastereien pl pejdon't you go filling his head with \fancy ideas setz ihm keinen Floh ins Ohr famI keep away from the \fancy shops ich meide die teuren NobelgeschäfteEastbourne is a \fancy place Eastbourne ist ein teures Pflaster famto live in a \fancy area in einem Nobelviertel wohnen\fancy foods Delikatessen pl\fancy prices astronomische Preise\fancy article Modeartikel m6.* * *['fnsɪ]1. vt1)(= like, be attracted by)
I don't fancy a house in Glasgow — ich möchte kein Haus in Glasgow habenI didn't fancy that job/that party — die Stelle/die Party hat mich nicht gereizt
do you fancy a walk/steak/beer? — hast du Lust zu einem Spaziergang/auf ein Steak/auf ein Bier?
count me out, I don't fancy the idea — ohne mich, das ist nichts für mich
I don't fancy the idea, but I'll have to do it — ich habe gar keine Lust dazu, aber ich muss es ja wohl tun
I don't fancy THAT (idea)! —
he fancies his chances — er meint, er hätte Chancen
I don't fancy my chances of getting that job — ich rechne mir keine großen Chancen aus, die Stelle zu bekommen
a bit of what you fancy does you good — man muss sich auch mal was Gutes gönnen
2) (= imagine) meinen, sich (dat) einbilden; (= think) glaubenhe fancied he heard footsteps — er meinte, Schritte zu hören
I rather fancy he has gone out —
how long? – not long, I fancy — wie lange? – nicht lange, denke or glaube ich
3)fancy doing that! — so was(, das) zu tun!fancy him doing that! — nicht zu fassen, dass er das getan hat or tut!
(just) fancy! (inf) — (nein) so was!, denk mal an! (inf)
just fancy, he... (inf) — stell dir vor, er...
fancy seeing you here! — so was, Sie hier zu sehen!
fancy him winning! — wer hätte gedacht, dass er gewinnt!
2. vrvon sich eingenommen sein, sich für Wunder was halten (inf)he fancies himself as an actor/expert — er hält sich für einen (guten) Schauspieler/einen Experten
do you fancy yourself as a teacher? — kannst du dir dich als Lehrer vorstellen?
3. n1)he's taken a fancy to her/this car/the idea — sie/das Auto/die Idee hat es ihm angetan
to take or catch sb's fancy — jdn ansprechen, jdm gefallen
they took a fancy to go swimming — sie bekamen Lust, schwimmen zu gehen
just as the fancy takes me/you etc — ganz nach Lust und Laune
he only works when the fancy takes him — er arbeitet nur, wenn ihm gerade danach ist
2) no pl (= imagination) Fantasie f, Phantasie fthat was just his fancy — das hat er sich (dat) nur eingebildet
3)(= notion, whim)
I have a fancy that... — ich habe so ein Gefühl, dass...he had a sudden fancy to go to Spain — ihn überkam eine plötzliche Laune, nach Spanien zu fahren
4. adj (+er)1) (inf: elaborate) clothes, shoes ausgefallen; pattern, hairdo, manoeuvre kunstvoll; food, gadget raffiniert; word, language hochtrabendI want something fancy (when buying clothes) — ich möchte etwas Schickes or Ausgefallenes
how do you like our new computer? – very fancy! — wie gefällt dir unser neuer Computer? – sehr beeindruckend!
fancy trick — toller Trick (inf)
fancy footwork (Ftbl) — geschickte Beinarbeit; (in dancing) komplizierte Schritte pl; (fig) raffinierte Manöver pl
2) (often pej inf: smart) house, car, clothes, shop schick (inf); school, restaurant nobel, schick (inf)a fancy car — ein toller Schlitten (inf)
* * *fancy [ˈfænsı]A s1. Fantasie f:2. Idee f, plötzlicher Einfall:I have a fancy that … ich habe so eine Idee, dass …;when the fancy takes him wenn ihm danach ist3. Laune f, Grille f4. (bloße) Einbildung. it was only a fancy of mine ich habe es mir nur eingebildet5. (individueller) Geschmack7. (for) Neigung f (zu), Vorliebe f (für), (plötzliches) Gefallen (an dat), (lebhaftes) Interesse (an dat oder für):a) gernhaben (akk),b) Lust haben auf (akk);catch sb’s fancy jemandes Interesse erwecken, jemandem gefallen8. Tierzucht f (aus Liebhaberei)B adj1. Fantasie…, fantastisch, ausgefallen, übertrieben:fancy name Fantasiename m;fancy price Fantasie-, Liebhaberpreis m2. Mode…:3. Fantasie…, fantasievoll, ausgefallen, reich verziert, kunstvoll, bunt4. US Delikatess…, extrafein:fancy cakes feines Gebäck, Konditoreiware f5. aus einer Liebhaberzucht:C v/t1. sich jemanden oder etwas vorstellen:fancy him to be here stell dir vor, er wäre hier;fancy that!a) stell dir vor!, denk nur!,b) sieh mal einer an!, nanu!;fancy meeting you here komisch, dass ich Sie hier treffe;fancy her losing wer hätte gedacht, dass sie verliert2. annehmen, glauben ( beide:that dass)fancy o.s. (very important) sich sehr wichtig vorkommen;fancy o.s. (as) a great scientist sich für einen großen Wissenschaftler halten4. gernhaben oder gern mögen, angetan sein von:I don’t fancy this picture dieses Bild gefällt mir nicht;what do you fancy for breakfast? was möchtest oder hättest du gern zum Frühstück?5. Lust haben auf (akk):fancy doing sth Lust haben, etwas zu tun;I fancy going for a walk ich habe Lust, einen Spaziergang zu machen;I’d fancy an ice cream ich hätte Lust auf ein Eis6. Tiere, Pflanzen (aus Liebhaberei) züchten* * *1. noun1) (taste, inclination)he has taken a fancy to a new car/her — ein neues Auto/sie hat es ihm angetan
take or catch somebody's fancy — jemandem gefallen; jemanden ansprechen
2) (whim) Laune, die4) (faculty of imagining) Fantasie, die5) (mental image) Fantasievorstellung, die2. attributive adjective1) (ornamental) kunstvoll [Arbeit, Muster]fancy jewellery — Modeschmuck, der
2) (extravagant) stolz (ugs.)3. transitive verbfancy prices — gepfefferte Preise (ugs.)
1) (imagine) sich (Dat.) einbilden2) (coll.) in imper. as excl. of surprisefancy meeting you here! — na, so etwas, Sie hier zu treffen!
fancy that! — sieh mal einer an!; also so etwas!
3) (suppose) glauben; denken..., I fancy —..., möchte ich meinen
4) (wish to have) mögenhe fancies [the idea of] doing something — er würde etwas gern tun
do you think she fancies him? — glaubst du, sie mag ihn?
5) (coll.): (have high opinion of)fancy oneself as a singer — sich für einen [großen] Sänger halten
fancy one's/somebody's chances — seine/jemandes Chancen hoch einschätzen
* * *n.Laune -n f. -
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main [mɛ̃]━━━━━━━━━2. adverb3. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <• les mains dans les poches with one's hands in one's pockets ; ( = sans rien faire) without any effort• il y a main ! (Football) hand ball!• les mains en l'air ! hands up!• haut les mains ! hands up!• à 65 ans, il est temps qu'il passe la main at 65 it's time he made way for someone else• avoir le coup de main (pour faire qch) to have the knack (of doing sth)► avoir + main(s)• ce livre n'est pas à mettre entre toutes les mains this book is not suitable for the general public► prendre + main• il va prendre ma main sur la figure ! (inf) he's going to get a smack in the face!• prendre qn/qch en main to take sb/sth in hand► à la main• vol à main armée armed robbery► à main levée [vote] [voter] by a show of hands ; [dessin] [dessiner] freehand► de + main• de main en main [passer, circuler] from hand to hand• acheter une voiture de première main to buy a car secondhand (which has only had one previous owner)► en + main(s)• il se promenait, micro en main he walked around holding the microphone• ce livre est en main ( = non disponible) this book is in use2. <3. <► main courante ( = câble) handrail* * *mɛ̃1) Anatomie handla main dans la main — lit hand in hand
avoir les mains liées — lit, fig to have one's hands tied
avoir quelque chose bien en main(s) — lit to hold something firmly; fig to have something well in hand
fait main — [produit] handmade
à la main — [régler] manually
à main levée — [dessiner] freehand; [voter] by a show of hands
dix secondes montre en main — ten seconds exactly; vilain
2) ( personne)3) (dénotant le contrôle, la possession)mettre la main sur quelque chose — ( s'approprier) to get one's hands on something
être entre les mains de quelqu'un — [pouvoir, responsabilité] to be in the hands of somebody
prendre en mains — to take [something] in hand
se prendre par la main — ( soi-même) to take oneself in hand
prendre quelqu'un par la main — lit, fig to take somebody by the hand
à ne pas mettre entre toutes les mains — [livre] not for general reading
je le lui ai remis en mains propres — I gave it to him/her in person
de la main à la main — [vendre, acheter] privately
de première main — ( dans une annonce) ‘one owner’
avoir des renseignements de première main — to have first-hand information; velours
4) ( origine)écrit de la main du président — written by the president himself/herself
de ma plus belle main — ( écriture) in my best handwriting
5) ( dénotant l'habileté)6) Zoologie ( de primate) hand7) ( longueur)8) Sport ( au football) handball9) Jeux ( cartes de chacun) hand; ( tour de jeu) dealperdre la main — fig to lose one's touch
garder la main — fig to keep one's hand in
10) ( direction)à main droite/gauche — on the right/left
•Phrasal Verbs:••j'en mettrais ma main au feu or à couper — I'd swear to it
d'une main de fer — [gouverner] with an iron rod
il n'y est pas allé de main morte! — (colloq) he didn't pull his punches!
passer la main — to step down (à in favour [BrE] of)
faire main basse sur — to help oneself to [biens]; to take over [marché]
avoir la main heureuse/malheureuse — to be lucky/unlucky
ils peuvent se donner la main — pej ( deux personnes) they're both the same
* * *mɛ̃ nf1) (de primate) handà la main [tenir] — in one's hand, [fabriquer, tricoter] by hand
sous la main — to hand, at hand
donner la main à qn; tendre la main à qn — to hold out one's hand to sb
Les deux présidents se sont serré la main. — The two presidents shook hands.
à main levée ART — freehand
à mains levées [voter] — with a show of hands
à remettre en mains propres (courrier, document) — to be delivered personally
de première main (renseignement) — first-hand, COMMERCE (voiture, article) with only one previous owner
faire main basse sur — to help o.s. to
avoir la main CARTES — to lead
passer la main CARTES — to hand over the lead, figto step down
Je m'en lave les mains. — I wash my hands of the whole thing.
* * *main ⇒ Le corps humain nf1 Anat hand; main droite/gauche right/left hand; se laver les mains to wash one's hands; marcher les mains dans les poches to walk with one's hands in one's pockets; saluer qn de la main to wave at sb; d'un signe de la main elle indiqua que… with her hand she indicated that…; la main dans la main lit hand in hand; fig close together; avoir les mains liées lit, fig to have one's hands tied; haut les mains! hands up!; passer de main en main [objet, livre] to pass from hand to hand; tenir qch à la main to hold sth in one's hand; se tenir la main to hold hands; avoir une brûlure à la main to have a burn on one's hand; donne-moi la main ( pour être tenue) give me your hand; ( pour être serrée) let's shake hands; ( pour un soutien moral) hold my hand; demander la main de qn to ask for sb's hand (in marriage); prendre qch d'une (seule) main to pick sth up with one hand; prendre qch à deux mains to take sth with both hands; ramasser qch à pleines mains to pick up handfuls of sth; saisir qch à pleines mains to take a firm hold of sth; glisser or tomber des mains de qn to slip out of sb's hands; avoir qch bien en main(s) lit to hold sth firmly; fig to have sth well in hand; être adroit de ses mains to be good with one's hands; si tu portes or lèves la main sur elle if you lay a finger on her; faire qch à la main to do sth by hand; faire qch de ses propres mains to do sth with one's own hands; fait main [produit] handmade; cousu/tricoté main hand-sewn/- knitted; à la main ( sans machine) [contrôler, régler] manually; à mains nues [se battre] with one's bare hands; jouer du piano à quatre mains to play a duet on the piano; dessiner à main levée to draw freehand; voter à main levée to vote by a show of hands; se faire faire les mains to have a manicure; attaque/vol à main armée armed attack/robbery; avoir besoin d'un coup de main to need a hand; donner un coup de main à qn to give sb a hand; dix secondes montre or chronomètre en main ten seconds exactly; ⇒ courage, doigt, dos, uni, vilain;2 ( personne) une main secourable a helping hand; une main criminelle avait saboté someone with criminal intentions had sabotaged;3 (dénotant le contrôle, la possession) hand; la main de Dieu/du destin the hand of God/fate; changer de mains to change hands; avoir qch sous la main to have sth to hand; c'est ce que j'avais sous la main it's what I had; je n'ai rien sous la main pour recoudre ton bouton I've got nothing here to sew your button back on; cela m'est tombé sous la main I just happened to come across it; mettre la main sur qch ( retrouver) to lay one's hand on sth; ( trouver) to get one's hands on sth; je n'arrive pas à mettre la main dessus I can't lay my hands on it, I can't find it; après être passé par les mains de ma fille after my daughter had had it; je l'ai eu entre les mains mais I did have it but; être entre les mains de qn [pouvoir, responsabilité, entreprise] to be in the hands of sb; avoir/prendre qch en mains to have/to take sth in hand [affaire, tâche]; se prendre par la main ( soi-même) to take oneself in hand; prendre qn par la main lit, fig to take sb by the hand; être en (de) bonnes/mauvaises mains to be in good/not to be in good hands; avoir la main haute sur to have control over; avoir les choses en main to have things in hand; avoir qch bien en main to have sth well in hand; à ne pas mettre entre toutes les mains [livre] not for general reading; tomber entre les mains de qn to fall into sb's hands; repartir avec un contrat en main(s) to leave with a signed contract; elle est arrivée preuve en main she had concrete proof; avoir/arriver les mains vides to be/arrive empty-handed; je le lui ai remis en mains propres I gave it to him/her in person; de la main à la main [vendre, acheter] privately; être payé de la main à la main to be paid cash (in hand); de seconde main secondhand; de première main ( dans une annonce) ‘one owner’; avoir des renseignements de première main to have first-hand information; ⇒ innocent, velours;4 ( origine) peinture de la main de Bosch original painting by Bosch; écrit de la main du président written by the president himself; reconnaître la main d'un auteur/d'un artiste to recognize a writer's/an artist's style; de ma plus belle main ( écriture) in my best handwriting;5 ( dénotant l'habileté) avoir le coup de main to have the knack; il faut d'abord se faire la main you have to learn how to do it first; avoir la main légère to have a light touch;6 Zool ( de primate) hand;7 ( longueur approximative) une main a hand's width;10 Jeux ( cartes de chacun) hand; ( tour de jeu) deal; bonne/mauvaise main strong/weak hand; perdre la main lit to lose the deal; fig to lose one's touch; garder la main lit to keep one's hand; fig to keep one's hand in;11 ( direction) à main droite/gauche on the right/left.j'en mettrais ma main au feu or à couper I'd swear to it; d'une main de fer [gouverner, diriger] with an iron rod; il n'y est pas allé de main morte! he didn't pull his punches!; avoir la main leste to be always ready with a good hiding; laisser les mains libres à qn to give sb a free hand ou rein; passer la main to step down (à in favourGB of); faire main basse sur to help oneself to [biens]; to take over [marché, pays]; en venir aux mains to come to blows; avoir la main heureuse/malheureuse to be lucky/unlucky; mettre la dernière main à to put the finishing touches to; il y en a autant que sur ma main○ there aren't any; ils peuvent se donner la main péj ( deux personnes) they're both the same; ( plusieurs personnes) they're all the same; mettre la main aux fesses○ de qn to feel sb up○; que ta main gauche ignore ce que fait ta main droite let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.[mɛ̃] nom féminindonne-moi la main give me your hand, hold my handles enfants, tenez-vous par ou donnez-vous la main hold hands, childrenlève la main [à l'école] put your hand up, raise your handlevez la main droite et dites "je le jure" raise your right hand and say "I swear to God"tu veux ma main sur la figure? do you want a slap?, you're asking for a slap!les mains en l'air!, haut les mains! hands up!la tasse lui a échappé des mains the cup slipped ou fell from her handsen main propre, en mains propres [directement] personally2. [savoir-faire]garder ou s'entretenir la main to keep one's hand in[intervention] handcertains y voient la main des services secrets some people believe that the secret service had a hand in it3. (vieilli) [permission d'épouser]demander/obtenir la main d'une jeune fille to ask for/to win a young lady's hand (in marriage)4. CARTESa. [faire la donne] to dealb. [jouer le premier] to leadcéder ou passer la main5. [gant de cuisine] (oven) glove6. COUTURE[tenue]papier qui a de la main paper which has bulk ou substance8. FOOTBALL9. CONSTRUCTION [poignée] handle10. (locution)a. [voter] by a show of handsb. [dessiner] freehandmain libres [téléphone, kit] hands-freela main sur le cœur with one's hand on one's heart, in perfect good faithde main de maître masterfully, brilliantlyla décision est entre les mains du juge the decision rests with ou is in the hands of the judgearriver/rentrer les mains vides to turn up/to go home empty-handedjeux de mains, jeux de vilains [à des enfants] no more horsing around or it'll end in tearsavoir la haute main sur to have total ou absolute control overa. [être clément] to be lenientb. [en cuisine] to underseasona. [être sévère] to be harsh ou heavy-handedb. [en cuisine] to be heavy-handed (with the seasoning)avoir/garder quelque chose sous la main to have/to keep something at handa. [palais] to raid, to ransackb. [marchandises, documents] to get one's hands onc'est toi qui as fait main basse sur les chocolats? (humoristique) are you the one who's been at the chocolates?c'est lui, j'en mettrais ma main au feu that's him, I'd stake my life on itattention, la main me démange! watch it or you'll get a slap!mettre ou prêter la main à to have a hand ou to take part inmettre la main sur quelque chose to lay ou to put one's hands on somethingje n'arrive pas à mettre la main dessus I can't find it, I can't lay my hands on itc'est une photo à ne pas mettre entre toutes les mains this photo shouldn't be shown to just an ybody ou musn't fall into the wrong handstu ne trouveras pas de travail si tu ne te prends pas par la main you won't find a job unless you get a grip on yourself ou (UK) you pull your socks uptendre la main [faire l'aumône] to hold out one's hand, to beg————————[mɛ̃] adverbe[fabriqué, imprimé] by handfait/tricoté/trié main hand-made/-knitted/-picked————————à la main locution adverbiale1. [artisanalement]2. [dans les mains]avoir ou tenir quelque chose à la main to hold something in one's hand————————à main locution adjectivale————————à main droite locution adverbiale————————à main gauche locution adverbiale————————de la main locution adverbialea. [pour dire bonjour] to wave (hello) to somebodyb. [pour dire au revoir] to wave (goodbye) to somebody, to wave somebody goodbyede la main, elle me fit signe d'approcher she waved me overde la main à la main locution adverbiale————————de la main de locution prépositionnelle1. [fait par] byla lettre est de la main même de Proust/de ma main the letter is in Proust's own hand/in my handwriting2. [donné par] from (the hand of)de main en main locution adverbialede première main locution adjectivale[information] first-hand[érudition, recherche] originalde première main locution adverbialenous tenons de première main que... we have it on the best authority that...de seconde main locution adjectivale[information, voiture] secondhandd'une main locution adverbiale[ouvrir, faire] with one hand[prendre] with ou in one handdonner quelque chose d'une main et le reprendre de l'autre to give something with one hand and take it back with the other————————en main locution adjectivalel'affaire est en main the question is in hand ou is being dealt withle livre est actuellement en main [il est consulté] the book is out on loan ou is being consulted at the moment————————en main locution adverbialeavoir ou tenir quelque chose (bien) en main (figuré) to have something well in hand ou under controlprendre quelque chose en main to take control of ou over somethingla main dans la main locution adverbiale[en se tenant par la main] hand in hand -
108 burn
bə:n 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) brenne2) (to use as fuel.) brenne3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) brenne4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) ta fyr2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) brannsår, forbrenning- burnerbrannsår--------brenne--------forbrenne--------sviIsubst. \/bɜːn\/1) brannskade, brannsår, forbrenning2) brennende følelse, sviing3) ( om brensel) forbrenning4) (f.eks. på tøy) brent flekk, brennflekka slow burn voksende sinne, ulmende sinneIIsubst. \/bɜːn\/( skotsk) bekkIII1) brenne, forbrenne, svi, brenne opp, fyre med, bli brent2) være (glo)varm, ha feber• you're burning!3) bli solbrent4) ( om lyskilde) lyse, gløde, brenne5) dø på bålet6) (amer., slang) bli henrettet i den elektriske stol7) (amer., slang) lure, snyte, svindlebe burnt out bli hjemløs p.g.a. brannburn calories ( fysiologi) forbrenne kalorierburn daylight kaste bort tidenburn down brenne opp, brenne ned (om hus e.l.), legge i askeburn for lengte etterburn into svi (seg) inn i, brenne (seg) inn i (hukommelsen e.l.)burn off svi, brenne opp, fyre opp, brenne av, svi avburn oneself out bli utbrent, være ute av stand til å yte noe mer• if she doesn't slow down, she will burn herself outhvis hun ikke tar det litt mer med ro, vil hun bli fullstendig utbrentburn one's boats eller burn one's bridges brenne broene bak seg, brenne alle broer, brenne sine skipburn one's fingers ( også overført) brenne fingreneburn out brenne ut, brenne ned, bli fullstendig utbrent (om bygning)burn one's candle at both ends brenne sitt lys i begge ender, påta seg for myeburn the midnight oil arbeide til langt på natt, jobbe ut i de små timerburn to lengte etter å, brenne etter åburn up brenne opp flamme oppburn someone up (slang, amer.) irritere noen grenseløst, gjøre noen rasendeburn rubber rase avgårde i full fart, kappkjøreburn with anger\/curiosity brenne av sinne\/nysgjerrighethave money to burn ( hverdagslig) være stinn av gryn -
109 perfect
1. 'pə:fikt adjective1) (without fault or flaw; excellent: a perfect day for a holiday; a perfect rose.) perfekt, fullkommen2) (exact: a perfect copy.) nøyaktig, perfekt3) (very great; complete: a perfect stranger.) fullstendig2. pə'fekt verb(to make perfect: He went to France to perfect his French.) perfeksjonere- perfectionist
- perfectlyfullkommen--------klar--------perfekt--------renIsubst. \/ˈpɜːfekt\/( grammatikk) perfektumthe past perfect pluskvamperfektumthe (present) perfect perfektumIIverb \/pəˈfekt\/1) perfeksjonere, gjøre fullkommen2) forbedre, forfine, finslipe, fullendeperfect oneself in perfeksjonere seg iperfect one's skill dyktiggjøre seg, trene opp evnene sineIIIadj. \/ˈpɜːfekt\/1) perfekt, fullkommen, fullendt2) fullstendig, full, ren3) ( bare foranstilt) fullkommen, fullstendig, riktig, virkelig• you can't go with him, he's a perfect strangerdu kan ikke gå med ham, han er en fullstendig fremmed4) ( hverdagslig) nydelig, perfekt, fantastisk, veldig fin5) ( grammatikk) perfektum6) ( spesielt botanikk eller zoologi) fullt utvikletperfect combustion fullstendig forbrenningperfect interval ( musikk) rent intervallperfect participle perfektum partisippthe perfect tense perfektumthe perfect tenses tempus for fullbyrdet handlingpractice makes perfect øvelse gjør mester -
110 chance
chance [tʃɑ:ns]chances ⇒ 1 (a), 5 (a) hasard ⇒ 1 (b) occasion ⇒ 1 (c) risques ⇒ 1 (d), 5 (b) fortuit ⇒ 2 hasarder ⇒ 41 noun(a) (possibility, likelihood) chance f;∎ is there any chance of seeing you again? serait-il possible de vous revoir?;∎ there was little chance of him finding work il y avait peu de chances qu'il trouve du travail;∎ we have an outside chance of success nous avons une très faible chance de réussir;∎ she's got a good or strong chance of being accepted elle a de fortes chances d'être acceptée ou reçue;∎ there's a fifty-fifty chance he won't turn up il y a une chance sur deux qu'il ne vienne pas;∎ familiar no chance! des clous!;∎ he's in with a chance of getting the job il a une chance d'obtenir le poste(b) (fortune, luck) hasard m;∎ games of chance les jeux mpl de hasard;∎ there was an element of chance in his success il y a eu une part de hasard dans sa réussite;∎ it was pure chance that I found it je l'ai trouvé tout à fait par hasard;∎ to leave things to chance laisser faire les choses;∎ to leave nothing to chance ne rien laisser au hasard;(c) (opportunity) occasion f;∎ I haven't had a chance to write to him je n'ai pas trouvé l'occasion de lui écrire;∎ give him a chance! donne-lui une chance!;∎ give her a chance to defend herself donnez-lui l'occasion de se défendre;∎ give peace a chance la paix est possible, donnez-lui ou laissez-lui sa chance;∎ it's a chance in a million c'est une occasion unique;∎ I'm offering you the chance of a lifetime je vous offre la chance de votre vie;∎ the poor man never had or stood a chance le pauvre homme n'avait aucune chance de s'en tirer;∎ some children simply don't get a chance in life pour certains enfants il n'y a tout simplement aucun avenir;∎ this is your last chance c'est votre dernière chance;∎ she deserves a second chance elle mérite une deuxième chance;∎ there are no second chances, there is no second chance tu n'as pas droit à l'erreur;∎ he was thrown out before he had a chance to protest il a été évincé avant même d'avoir eu l'occasion de protester;∎ familiar given half a chance she'd play tennis every day si elle pouvait elle jouerait au tennis tous les jours∎ I don't want to take the chance of losing je ne veux pas prendre le risque de perdre;∎ I'm taking no chances je ne veux pas prendre de risques;∎ he took a chance on a racehorse il a parié sur un cheval de course;∎ figurative take a chance on me donne-moi une chance(encounter, meeting) fortuit;∎ chance discovery découverte f accidentelle ou fortuite;∎ I was a chance witness to the robbery j'ai été un témoin accidentel du vol∎ or literary (happen) I chanced to be at the same table as Sir Sydney je me suis trouvé par hasard à la même table que Sir Sydney;∎ it chanced that no one else had heard of her il s'est trouvé que personne d'autre n'avait entendu parler d'elle∎ he chanced his savings on the venture il a risqué ses économies dans l'entreprise;∎ I can't chance her finding out about it je ne peux pas prendre le risque qu'elle l'apprenne;∎ she chanced going out despite the curfew elle s'est hasardée à sortir malgré le couvre-feu;∎ let's chance it or our luck tentons notre chance;(a) (possibility, likelihood) chances fpl;∎ (the) chances are (that) he'll never find out il y a de fortes ou grandes chances qu'il ne l'apprenne jamais;∎ what are her chances of making a full recovery? quelles sont ses chances de se rétablir complètement?∎ she was taking no chances elle ne prenait pas de risquespar hasard;∎ by pure or sheer chance we were both staying at the same hotel il se trouvait que nous logions au même hôtel;∎ would you by any chance know who that man is? sauriez-vous par hasard qui est cet homme? -
111 cry
∎ she cried in or with frustration elle pleurait d'impuissance;∎ we laughed until we cried nous avons pleuré de rire ou avons ri aux larmes;∎ the film made them cry ils ont pleuré pendant le film;∎ to cry loudly/bitterly pleurer à chaudes larmes/amèrement;∎ proverb it's no use crying over spilt milk = ce qui est fait est fait(b) (call out) crier, pousser un cri;∎ to cry (out) in pain pousser un cri de douleur;∎ to cry for help crier au secours;∎ to cry for mercy demander grâce, implorer la pitié;∎ to cry for the moon demander la lune ou l'impossible∎ she cried herself to sleep elle s'est endormie en pleurant;∎ he cried tears of joy il versa des larmes de joie;∎ he was crying his heart or eyes out il pleurait toutes les larmes de son corps∎ "look," she cried "regardez," s'écria-t-elle;∎ he cried quits or mercy il s'est avoué vaincu;∎ old-fashioned to cry one's wares vendre sa marchandise à la criée;∎ to cry wolf crier au loup3 noun(a) (exclamation) cri m;∎ to give or utter a cry pousser un cri;∎ a cry of pain un cri de douleur;∎ also figurative a cry for help un appel au secours;∎ he heard a cry for help il a entendu crier au secours;∎ there were cries of "down with the king!" on criait "à bas le roi!";∎ it's a far cry from what they promised us cela n'a rien à voir avec ce qu'ils nous avaient promis;∎ it's still a far cry from what I asked for cela reste loin de ce que j'avais demandé∎ to be in full cry donner de la voix∎ to have a good cry pleurer un bon coupdécrier(from meeting) se décommander; (from promise) se rétracter, se dédire;∎ she's crying off from the project elle se retire du ou renonce au projet➲ cry outpousser un cri;∎ I cried out to them je les ai appelés;∎ figurative to cry out against protester contre;∎ the country is crying out against high taxation tout le pays proteste contre les impôts élevés;∎ to cry out for sth demander ou réclamer qch;∎ figurative the system is crying out for revision or to be revised le système a grand besoin d'être révisé;∎ familiar for crying out loud! bon sang!s'écrier;∎ "listen," she cried out "écoutez," s'écria-t-elleprôner, exalter✾ Book 'Cry, the Beloved Country' Paton 'Pleure, ô pays bien-aimé' -
112 dress
dress [dres]1 noun∎ a cotton/summer dress une robe de coton/d'été(b) (clothing) habillement m, tenue f(c) (style of dress) tenue f, toilette f;∎ formal/informal dress tenue f de cérémonie/de ville;∎ in Indian dress en tenue indienne;∎ to wear Western dress s'habiller à l'occidentale;∎ in full dress (of men) en grande tenue; (of women) en grande toilette; Military en grande tenue, en uniforme de parade;∎ to have good dress sense savoir s'habiller;∎ she's got no dress sense elle ne sait pas s'habiller∎ she dressed herself or got dressed elle s'est habillée;∎ to be dressed in black/silk être vêtu de noir/soie;∎ dressed in rags vêtu ou couvert de haillons;∎ dressed as a clown/a witch (for a party) déguisé en clown/en sorcière(b) (arrange → gen) orner, parer; (→ shop window) faire la vitrine de; (→ ship) pavoiser; (groom → horse) panser; (→ hair) coiffer∎ he dressed my wound il a fait mon pansement∎ dressed chicken poulet m prêt à cuire;∎ dressed crab crabe m tout préparé pour la table(e) (treat → cloth, skins) préparer, apprêter; (→ leather) corroyer; (→ stone) tailler, dresser; (→ metal) polir; (→ timber) dégrossir∎ to dress ranks se mettre en rangs(i) (neuter → animal) dresser(a) (get dressed, wear clothes) s'habiller;∎ she always dresses very smartly elle s'habille toujours avec beaucoup d'élégance;∎ to dress for dinner (gen) se mettre en tenue de soirée; (man) se mettre en smoking; (woman) se mettre en robe du soir;∎ do we have to dress for dinner? est-ce qu'il faut s'habiller pour le dîner?►► dress coat habit m, queue-de-pie f;dress code code m vestimentaire;Theatre dress circle premier balcon m, corbeille f;dress designer modéliste mf, dessinateur(trice) m,f de mode; (famous) couturier m;dress shield dessous-de-bras m inv;dress shirt chemise f de soirée;dress suit habit m, tenue f de soirée;Military dress uniform tenue f de cérémonies'habiller simplement➲ dress up(a) (put on best clothes) s'habiller, se mettre sur son trente et un;∎ he was all dressed up il était tout endimanché(b) (put on disguise) se déguiser, se costumer;∎ she dressed up as a clown elle s'est déguisée en clown;∎ children love dressing up les enfants adorent se déguiser(a) (put on best clothes) habiller;∎ to be all dressed up, to be dressed up to the nines être sur son trente et un;∎ familiar humorous she's all dressed up with nowhere to go elle s'est mise sur son trente et un mais elle n'a personne avec qui sortir(b) (disguise) déguiser;∎ his mother had dressed him up as a soldier sa mère l'avait déguisé en soldat(d) (embellish) orner;∎ you could dress up the outfit with a nice scarf tu pourrais rendre la tenue plus habillée avec un joli foulard;∎ it's the same old clichés dressed up as new ideas c'est toujours les mêmes clichés, mais présentés comme des idées novatrices -
113 avanti
"ahead;Vor"* * *1. adv in front, aheadd'ora in avanti from now onandare avanti di orologio be fastmandare avanti be the head ofessere avanti nel programma be ahead of schedule2. int avanti! come in!3. m sports forward* * *avanti avv.1 ( nello spazio) ahead; ( davanti) in front; ( in avanti) forward: correre avanti, to run ahead; guardare avanti, to look ahead (anche fig.); andare avanti, to go ahead (o to go on); andate avanti, io vi raggiungo, go ahead and I'll catch you up; non possiamo andare avanti così, we can't go on like this; piegarsi in avanti, to lean (o to bend) forward; fare due passi avanti, to take two steps forward; farsi avanti, to come forward; (fig.) to push oneself; la chiesa è un po' più avanti, the church is a bit further on; avanti c'è posto!, go on, there's room in front! // avanti e indietro, to and fro: c'era molta gente che andava avanti e indietro, there were a lot of people going to and fro // tirare avanti, to keep going: cerchiamo di tirare avanti, let's try to keep going // deve mandare avanti la famiglia da sola, she has to keep the family going by herself // mettere le mani avanti, (fig.) to play safe // In frasi escl.: ''Permesso?'' ''Avanti!'' ''May I?'' ''Come in!''; Su, avanti smettila di ridere!, Come on, stop laughing!; ( andate) avanti!, go ahead!; (mil.) forward! // avanti a tutto vapore!, full steam ahead!2 ( nel tempo) before; forward, on: di qui in avanti, d'ora in avanti, from now on; non ora, più avanti, not now, later on; essere avanti negli anni, to be getting on (o fam. to be a bit long in the tooth); è molto avanti negli studi, he's well on with his studies // il mio orologio è avanti (di) 5 minuti, my watch is five minutes fast // avanti Cristo, before Christ (abbr. B.C.)3 (letter.) ( prima) before, beforehand: avrebbe dovuto provvedere avanti, he should have thought of it beforehand.* * *[a'vanti]1. avv1) (moto: andare, venire) forwardavanti e indietro — backwards and forwards, to and fro
essere avanti negli studi — (a scuola) to be well ahead in one's studies
essere avanti di 5 punti Sport ecc — to be ahead o be leading by 5 points
tirare avanti fig — to get by, survive
2) (tempo: prima) before3)(tempo: posteriore a)
d'ora in avanti — from now onessere avanti con gli o negli anni — to be well on in years
il mio orologio è o va avanti — my watch is fast
4)andare avanti — to go forward, (continuare) to go on, carry on, (fig : fare progressi) to get on, (sopravvivere) to get by
non aspettatemi, andate avanti! — don't wait for me, go on (ahead)!
non possiamo andare avanti così — we can't carry o go on like this
5)6)avanti! — (entra) come in!, (non fare così) come on!
avanti, assaggialo! — go on, taste it!
avanti, march! — forward, march!
avanti tutta! Naut — full speed ahead!
2. prep3. sm invSport forward* * *[a'vanti] 1.1) (nello spazio) forward(s), aheadavanti e indietro — back and forth, to and fro
2) (nel tempo)3)fare dei passi in avanti — fig. to make headway
essere avanti rispetto a qcn. — to be ahead of sb.
andare avanti a fare qcs. — to keep on doing sth
4) di qui in avanti (nello spazio) from here on(wards); (nel tempo) from now on(wards)5) d'ora in avanti from now on(wards)2.avanti il prossimo! — next, please!
2) (incoraggiamento) come on3) (comando)avanti, marsch! — mil. forward, march!
3.avanti tutta! — mar. full stead, speed ahead! (anche fig.)
preposizione (prima di) before4.sostantivo maschile invariabile sport forward••farsi avanti — to put o push oneself forward
* * *avanti/a'vanti/I avverbio1 (nello spazio) forward(s), ahead; fare un passo (in) avanti to take a step forward; piegarsi in avanti to lean forward; andare avanti to go ahead; guardare avanti to look ahead; due file (più) avanti two rows ahead; dieci metri più avanti ten metres further on; avanti e indietro back and forth, to and fro2 (nel tempo) ne parliamo più avanti we'll talk about it later (on); mettere avanti l'orologio to put the watch forward; il mio orologio va avanti di dieci minuti my clock is ten minutes fast3 fare dei passi in avanti fig. to make headway; essere avanti rispetto a qcn. to be ahead of sb.; essere avanti di due punti to lead by two points; andare avanti con il lavoro to go ahead with the work; non possiamo andare avanti così! we can't go on like this! andare avanti a fare qcs. to keep on doing sth.5 d'ora in avanti from now on(wards)II interiezione2 (incoraggiamento) come on3 (comando) avanti, marsch! mil. forward, march! avanti tutta! mar. full stead, speed ahead! (anche fig.)III preposizione(prima di) before; avanti Cristo before ChristIV m.inv.sport forward -
114 ♦ swing
♦ swing /swɪŋ/n.1 oscillazione; dondolio; dondolamento; fluttuazione; ancheggiamento: the swing of the pendulum, l'oscillazione del pendolo; (fig.) gli alti e bassi della pubblica opinione; lo spostamento radicale ( di posizioni ideologiche, ecc.); the swing of prices, la fluttuazione dei prezzi; to give a rope a swing, far dondolare una corda; to walk with a swing, camminare dondolandosi (o ancheggiando)2 (solo al sing.) movimento rotatorio del braccio; ( sport) modo di battere, battuta: to take a swing at a tree with an axe, ruotare il braccio per assestare un colpo di scure a un albero; That golfer's swing is too short, la battuta di quel giocatore di golf è troppo corta4 (mus., poesia) ritmo sostenuto; ritmo: His songs always go with a swing, le sue canzoni hanno sempre un ritmo sostenuto6 altalena ( del tipo sospeso tra due alberi o simili); ( anche) giro in altalena: to go on a swing, andare in altalena; Let's have a swing!, facciamo un po' l'altalena!8 (mecc.) brandeggio9 [u] (elettr.) escursione14 (fig.) andamento; ordine: to get into the swing of things, capire come vanno le cose; entrare nell'ordine di idee15 (econ.) fluttuazione periodica16 (fam. USA) intervallo ( tra due turni normali di lavoro): swing shift, turno pendolare; turno dalle 16 alle 24 ( in una fabbrica che lavora 24 ore su 24)● (fam. ingl.) swings and roundabouts, pro e contro: a swings and roundabouts situation, una situazione che ha i suoi pro e i suoi contro □ swing-arm clamp light, lampada a braccio regolabile, con base a pinza □ (ind. costr.) swing bridge, ponte girevole □ swing door, porta a battente ( con ritorno automatico dei battenti); porta a vento □ swing of the hips, ancheggiamento □ the swing of the sea, il moto altalenante del mare □ (polit.) swing-over, mutamento repentino, svolta □ (mecc.) swing pipe, tubo snodato □ (ind., USA) swing shifter, operaio che fa il turno dalle 16 alle 24 □ (polit., USA) swing state, Stato incerto ( nelle elezioni presidenziali) □ (polit.) a swing to the right, una svolta autoritaria □ (polit.) swing vote, voto incerto ( degli elettori indecisi); voti che si spostano □ (polit.) swing voter, (elettore) indeciso □ (mecc.) swing wheel, bilanciere □ (aeron.) swing wing, ala a geometria variabile; aereo con ali a geometria variabile □ ( raro) to give sb. full swing in the matter, dare a q. piena libertà d'azione; dare a q. carta bianca □ to go with a swing, ( di musica) avere un ritmo sostenuto; (fig.) andare a gonfie vele, avere successo □ in full swing, in piena attività; in pieno fervore: Work is in full swing, il lavoro è in pieno fervore □ lawn swing, dondolo ( da giardino) □ (fig.) Let it have its swing, lascia che la cosa abbia (o faccia) il suo corso!(to) swing /swɪŋ/(pass. e p. p. swung)A v. i.1 dondolare; oscillare ( anche fig.); altalenare; dondolarsi; far l'altalena; penzolare; stare penzoloni; ciondolare: A sword swung from his waist, una spada gli pendeva (o dondolava) dalla cintura; The pendulum is swinging, il pendolo oscilla; Swinging on a gate can be very dangerous, può essere molto pericoloso dondolarsi su un cancello; The Stock Exchange is swinging between ask and bid, la Borsa valori presenta un'altalena tra lettera e denaro2 girare ( su cardini, ecc.); ruotare: The road swings around an Alpine lake, la strada gira intorno a un laghetto alpino3 buttarsi; gettarsi: She swung ( herself) down from the top of the tower, si è buttata giù dalla vetta della torre4 andare spedito; camminar di buon passo (o con passo sciolto): We watched the marching band swing down the road, stemmo a guardare la banda musicale che marciava spedita lungo la strada6 (mil.) fare una conversione: The soldiers swung into line, i soldati hanno fatto una conversione e si sono messi in riga7 (fig.) volgere, girare, pendere (fig.); spostarsi ( dalla parte di); andare ( verso): ( boxe) The match swings dramatically in favour of the challenger, l'incontro volge drammaticamente in favore dello sfidante; With the Lib-Lab pact of 1977, the Liberals swung towards the Labour party, col patto «Lib-Lab» del 1977, i liberali si sono schierati con i laburisti9 (mus.) suonare lo swing; ballare al ritmo dello swing15 ( slang antiq.) essere (o morire) impiccato; finire sulla forca: He shall swing for it, finirà impiccato per quel che ha fatto16 (eufem.) avere un certo orientamento sessuale; pendere ( da una parte, fam.): to swing both ways, essere bisessuale; to swing that way, avere gli stessi gusti in fatto di sesso, pendere da quella parte; to swing the other way, avere gusti diversi in fatto di sesso, pendere dall'altra parteB v. t.1 dondolare; far oscillare; ciondolare: He sat on the table swinging his legs, stava seduto sulla tavola dondolando le gambe (o con le gambe dondoloni)2 agitare; brandire; maneggiare; roteare ( la mazza, il bastone da golf, ecc.): to swing a weapon, brandire un'arma; to swing an axe, roteare un'ascia3 sollevare; gettare ( con un movimento di rotazione): He swung the bag onto his back, si gettò il sacco (o lo zaino) in spalla; The crane swung the goods onto the ship, la gru ha sollevato la merce a bordo della nave5 (mil.) far fare una conversione a: The officer swung his company into line, l'ufficiale ha fatto fare una conversione alla sua compagnia e l'ha messa in riga6 (mecc.) brandeggiare9 (fam.) riuscire a fare (o a ottenere); riuscire a concludere: How did you swing that?, come hai fatto?; come ci sei riuscito?; to swing a deal, riuscire a concludere un affare; to swing it, sistemare le cose● to swing aboard a bus [a train], saltare su un autobus [un treno] in corsa; prenderlo al volo □ to swing one's hips, ancheggiare □ (fam. antiq.) to swing the lead, oziare; marcare visita, battere la fiacca; fare il lavativo (pop.) □ to swing open, ( di una porta) spalancarsi di scatto; spalancare □ (naut.) to swing ship, eseguire i giri di bussola □ to swing shut, ( di una porta) chiudersi di scatto; chiudere ( una porta): The door has swung shut, la porta si è chiusa di scatto □ (polit.) to swing votes, manovrare (o disporre di) voti □ (naut.) to swing to the anchor, ruotare facendo perno sull'ancora □ (fig.) to swing weight, esercitare un influsso; aver peso (fig.): He swings a lot of weight in local politics, esercita un peso considerevole sulla politica locale □ (fig.) There is no room to swing a cat in here, qui non c'è spazio per rigirarsi; si sta pigiati come acciughe. -
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əˈlau гл.
1) позволять, разрешать Smoking is not allowed. ≈ Курить воспрещается. Admission is seldom allowed to outsiders. ≈ Посторонних сюда обычно не допускают. This is allowed by the law. ≈ Это разрешается законом. He allowed himself no meat. ≈ Он стремился не есть мясо. We allowed the children to go to the park. ≈ Мы разрешили детям пойти погулять в парк. Syn: permit
2) предоставлять, давать возможность, делать возможным to allow smb. а free passage ≈ разрешить кому-л. бесплатный проезд They allowed an hour for lunch. ≈ Обеденный перерыв у них длится час.
3) давать( обыкн. деньги), выдавать (to) The school committee allowed a sum of money to each child for clothing. ≈ Школьный комитет выдал каждому ребенку определенную сумму денег на одежду.
4) допускать;
признавать The citizens were compelled to allow his great abilities. ≈ Граждане были принуждены признать его большие способности. She tacitly allows of his future visits. ≈ Она молчаливо согласилась на его дальнейшие визиты.
5) принимать во внимание, учитывать, делать скидку, делать поправку (тж. allow for - на что-л.) I allow a great deal for the inconstancy of mankind. ≈ Я делаю большую скидку на человеческое непостоянство.
6) коммерч. делать, предоставлять скидку to allow smb. a discount ≈ давать/предоставлять кому-л. скидку
7) амер. заявлять, утверждать;
признавать, считать
8) признавать что-л. чем-л. It had been allowed for law. ≈ Это было признано законом. ∙ allow for allow in allow of allow out allow up allow me! ≈ разрешите! we have allowed for twenty people ≈ мы были готовы встретить, принять двадцать человекпозволять, разрешать;
давать разрешение - to * smb to do smth. позволять кому-л делать что-л - to be *ed to do smth иметь разрешение делать что-л - she is not *ed out after dark ей не разрешают выходить из дому после наступления темноты - to * oneself smth. позволять себе (сделать) что-л - she *ed herself no sweets она старалась не есть конфет - smoking is not *ed "не курить" (объявление) - no dogs *ed "с собаками вход воспрещен", "провоз собак запрещен" (объявление) - will you * me to use your pen? можно мне взять вашу ручку? - * me позвольте мне( предлагая помочь снять пальто) - perhaps I may be *ed to speak now теперь позвольте мне сказать несколько слов - she *ed her imagination full play она дала волю своему воображению допустить( что-л) по недосмотру;
недоглядеть, просмотреть( что-л) - to * a door to remain open забыть закрыть дверь, случайно оставить дверь открытой - to * a cake to burn сжечь пирог( for) предусматривать;
учитывать;
принимать во внимание;
делать поправку на (что-л) - to * for other expenses учитывать другие расходы - to * an inch for shrinkage припустить дюйм на усадку - to * a gallon for leakage скинуть галлон на утечку - it will take thirty minutes top get to the station, *ing for traffic delays с учетом дорожных заторов путь до станции займет тридцать минут - you must * for his being ill вы должны учесть /принять во внимание/, что он болен (of) допускать - the matter *s of no delay дело не терпит отлагательства - the machine does not * of rough treatment с этой машиной нельзя так неосторожно обращаться - evidence that *s of only one conclusion данные, на основе которых можно сделать только один вывод давать возможность, делать возможным - this gate *s access to the garden через эту калитку можно пройти в сад - the prize *s me to buy a motorcycle на премию я могу купить себе мотоцикл - as soon as circumstances * как только позволят обстоятельства давать, выдавать (обыкн. деньги) ;
предоставлять - to * smth. regularly выплачивать что-л регулярно - to * smb. spending money выдавать кому-л деньги на мелкие расходы - how much money does your father * you for books? сколько( денег) дает тебе отец на книги? - they * me one afternoon a week мне предоставляют один свободный вечер в неделю признавать (справедливым, правильным) ;
принимать;
соглашаться - to * a claim признавать (справедливым) требование - one must * his cleverness нужно признать, что он умен (коммерческое) делать, предоставлять скидку - to * smb. a discount давать кому-л скидку - to * a shilling in the pound делать скидку в один шиллинг с каждого фунта (американизм) (просторечие) считать, признавать;
делать вывод, заключение - to * as how признавать, считать, полагать - Jones *s as how maybe Sherman is right Джоунз говорит, что Шерман, возможно, правallow выдавать пособие ~ давать, регулярно выплачивать;
I allow him l 100 a year я даю ему по 100 фунтов стерлингов в год ~ давать разрешение ~ допускать;
признавать;
I allow that I was wrong признаю, что был неправ ~ допускать ~ амер. диал. заявлять, утверждать;
allow me! разрешите!;
we have allowed for twenty people мы были готовы встретить, принять двадцать человек ~ позволять, разрешать;
smoking is not allowed курить воспрещается ~ позволять ~ предоставлять, делать возможным;
this gate allows access to the garden через эти ворота можно пройти в сад ~ предоставлять скидку ~ признавать ~ принимать во внимание, учитывать, делать скидку, делать поправку (for - на что-л.) ;
you must allow for some mistakes вы должны учесть некоторые ошибки ~ принимать во внимание ~ разрешать ~ удовлетворять~ for предусматривать ~ for принимать во внимание ~ for учитывать~ амер. диал. заявлять, утверждать;
allow me! разрешите!;
we have allowed for twenty people мы были готовы встретить, принять двадцать человек~ no deviations не допускать отклонении~ допускать;
признавать;
I allow that I was wrong признаю, что был неправ~ позволять, разрешать;
smoking is not allowed курить воспрещается~ предоставлять, делать возможным;
this gate allows access to the garden через эти ворота можно пройти в сад~ амер. диал. заявлять, утверждать;
allow me! разрешите!;
we have allowed for twenty people мы были готовы встретить, принять двадцать человек~ принимать во внимание, учитывать, делать скидку, делать поправку (for - на что-л.) ;
you must allow for some mistakes вы должны учесть некоторые ошибки -
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I1. [plʌmp] a1. 1) полный; пухлый; округлыйplump shoulders - округлые /пухлые/ плечи
2) набитый, пухлыйthe book is plump with examples and citations - в книге бесконечное множество примеров и цитат
2. 1) полновесный ( о монете)2) с.-х. выполненный, хорошего налива ( о зерне)3. редк. изрядный, недурной2. [plʌmp] v1. выкармливать2. 1) делать толстым, пухлым (тж. plump up, plump out)the cod-liver oil has plumped his cheeks - от рыбьего жира его щёки округлились
2) толстеть, полнеть; раздуваться, распухать (тж. plump up, plump out)3. спец.1) набухать2) бучить ( кожу)II1. [plʌmp] n1. 1) всплеск ( от падения в воду); тяжёлое падение2) звук от всплеска, тяжёлого падения; буханье, плюханье2. шотл. ливень3. сл. удар, плюха2. [plʌmp] a1) прямой, решительный, безоговорочныйplump denial - а) решительный отказ; б) категорическое отрицание
to answer with a plump❝no❞ - ответить категорическим отказом
2) немедленно оплаченныйpaying up in full, in one plump sum - оплатив полностью, одной кругленькой суммой
3) отвесный, вертикальный3. [plʌmp] adv разг.1. внезапно2. прямо, без обиняковto say smth. plump - сказать что-л. напрямик
refuse plump! - отказывайтесь и всё!
3. тяжело, с грохотом4. 1) (прямо) вниз2) эмоц.-усил. прямо4. [plʌmp] v1. 1) бухать, шлёпать, швырять (тж. plump down)2) бухаться, шлёпатьсяshe plumped to her knees in front of her father - она бухнулась на колени перед отцом
3) немедленно оплатить; выложить ( деньги)to plump down $10 - выложить 10 долларов
2. разг. попасть, вляпаться, попасться (во что-л.; тж. plump in)through them we plumped into pretty connections - благодаря им у нас появились милые родственники
3. разг. бухнуть, ляпнуть (тж. plump out)to plump out a remark - ляпнуть что-л. не подумав
4. (for)1) голосовать только за одного кандидата ( при возможности отдать голос нескольким)2) выступать «за», решительно поддерживатьto plump for a course of action - полностью поддерживать какую-л. линию /какой-л. курс/
5. превозносить, расхваливать6. шотл. полить как из ведра ( о дожде)7. сл.1) ударять2) стрелятьII [plʌmp] n арх., диал.стадо; куча; группа -
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ПИТЬ/ИСПИТЬ (ВЫПИТЬ, ДОПИТЬ) (ГОРЬКУЮ) чашу (ДО ДНА) ПИТЬ/ИСПИТЬ (ВЫПИТЬ) (ДО ДНА) ГОРЬКУЮ (ПОЛНУЮ) чАшу чего all elev VP subj: human usu. pfv) to endure the full pain and suffering associated with some adverse situation, misfortune etc, suffer a great dealX испил горькую чашу до дна - X drained (drank) the cup (of misery (grief etc)) to the dregsX drained (drank) the bitter cup X drank this (that) cup (to the dregs).«Ты уезжаешь?» Виар смутился: «Да. То есть лично я остаюсь. Я выпью чашу до дна. Но я отправляю картины. Я не вправе рисковать моей коллекцией!» (Эренбург 4). "Are you going away?" he asked. Villard looked embarrassed. "Yes," he said. "That is, personally I'm remaining.Гт going to drain the cup to the dregs. But I'm sending my pictures away. I've got no right to risk my collection" (4a).«...Провидению угодно было погемнить мой рассудок, вероятно, для того, чтобы не помешать мне испить до дна чашу уготованных мне истязаний...» (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "...It was the will of Providence to deprive me of my sense with the aim, I suppose, of letting me drain to the dregs the cup of horrors prepared for me..." (2a).Куда идти, какой стороны держаться, ей (Настёне) открылось. Для Настёны это значило не трепыхаться, смириться с тем, что есть, и не перечить судьбе. Что будет, то пускай и будет. Она еще не прибилась окончательно к этому решению, но уже понимала, что никуда ей от него не деться. Видно, придется испить свою горькую чашу до дна. Отступать поздно (Распутин 2)....At least she (Nastyona) knew where to go and which side to stay on. For Nastyona this meant not fretting, resigning herself to what was, and not arguing with her fate. What would be, well, let it be. She wasn't yet cornered into her decision, but she understood that there was no avoiding it. It looked as if she'd have to drain the bitter cup. It was too late to retreat (2a).Он остановился на мгновение, чтобы перевести дух, чтоб оправиться, чтобы войти человеком. «А для чего? зачем? - подумал он вдруг, осмыслив свой движение. -Если уж надо выпить эту чашу, то не веб ли уж равно? Чем гаже, тем лучше» (Достоевский 3). Не stopped for a moment to catch his breath, to straighten up and go in like a man. But he thought suddenly, reflecting on this impulse of his: "What for? Why? If I must drink this cup, does it make any difference? The fouler the better!" (3a).From the Bible (Isa. 51:17). -
118 выпить горькую чашу
• ПИТЬ/ИСПИТЬ <ВЫПИТЬ, ДОПИТЬ> (ГОРЬКУЮ) ЧАШУ( ДО ДНА; ПИТЬ/ИСПИТЬ < ВЫПИТЬ> (ДО ДНА) ГОРЬКУЮ < ПОЛНУЮ> ЧАШУ чего all elev[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]=====⇒ to endure the full pain and suffering associated with some adverse situation, misfortune etc, suffer a great deal:- X испил горькую чашу до дна " X drained < drank> the cup (of misery <grief etc>) to the dregs;- X drained < drank> the bitter cup;- X drank this < that> cup (to the dregs).♦ "Ты уезжаешь?" Виар смутился: "Да. То есть лично я остаюсь. Я выпью чашу до дна. Но я отправляю картины. Я не вправе рисковать моей коллекцией!" (Эренбург 4). "Are you going away?" he asked. Villard looked embarrassed. "Yes," he said. "That is, personally I'm remaining. I'mgoing to drain the cup to the dregs. But I'm sending my pictures away. I've got no right to risk my collection" (4a).♦ "...Провидению угодно было потемнить мой рассудок, вероятно, для того, чтобы не помешать мне испить до дна чашу уготованных мне истязаний..." (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "...It was the will of Providence to deprive me of my sense with the aim, I suppose, of letting me drain to the dregs the cup of horrors prepared for me..." (2a).♦...Куда идти, какой стороны держаться, ей [Настёне] открылось. Для Настёны это значило не трепыхаться, смириться с тем, что есть, и не перечить судьбе. Что будет, то пускай и будет. Она еще не прибилась окончательно к этому решению, но уже понимала, что никуда ей от него не деться. Видно, придётся испить свою горькую чашу до дна. Отступать поздно (Распутин 2)....At least she [Nastyona] knew where to go and which side to stay on. For Nastyona this meant not fretting, resigning herself to what was, and not arguing with her fate. What would be, well, let it be. She wasn't yet cornered into her decision, but she understood that there was no avoiding it. It looked as if she'd have to drain the bitter cup. It was too late to retreat (2a).♦ Он остановился на мгновение, чтобы перевести дух, чтоб оправиться, чтобы войти человеком. "А для чего? зачем? - подумал он вдруг, осмыслив своё движение. - Если уж надо выпить эту чашу, то не всё ли уж равно? Чем гаже, тем лучше" (Достоевский 3). He stopped for a moment to catch his breath, to straighten up and go in like a man. But he thought suddenly, reflecting on this impulse of his: "What for? Why? If I must drink this cup, does it make any difference? The fouler the better!" (3a).—————← From the Bible (Isa. 51:17).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выпить горькую чашу
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119 выпить горькую чашу до дна
• ПИТЬ/ИСПИТЬ <ВЫПИТЬ, ДОПИТЬ> (ГОРЬКУЮ) ЧАШУ( ДО ДНА; ПИТЬ/ИСПИТЬ < ВЫПИТЬ> (ДО ДНА) ГОРЬКУЮ < ПОЛНУЮ> ЧАШУ чего all elev[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]=====⇒ to endure the full pain and suffering associated with some adverse situation, misfortune etc, suffer a great deal:- X испил горькую чашу до дна " X drained < drank> the cup (of misery <grief etc>) to the dregs;- X drained < drank> the bitter cup;- X drank this < that> cup (to the dregs).♦ "Ты уезжаешь?" Виар смутился: "Да. То есть лично я остаюсь. Я выпью чашу до дна. Но я отправляю картины. Я не вправе рисковать моей коллекцией!" (Эренбург 4). "Are you going away?" he asked. Villard looked embarrassed. "Yes," he said. "That is, personally I'm remaining. I'mgoing to drain the cup to the dregs. But I'm sending my pictures away. I've got no right to risk my collection" (4a).♦ "...Провидению угодно было потемнить мой рассудок, вероятно, для того, чтобы не помешать мне испить до дна чашу уготованных мне истязаний..." (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "...It was the will of Providence to deprive me of my sense with the aim, I suppose, of letting me drain to the dregs the cup of horrors prepared for me..." (2a).♦...Куда идти, какой стороны держаться, ей [Настёне] открылось. Для Настёны это значило не трепыхаться, смириться с тем, что есть, и не перечить судьбе. Что будет, то пускай и будет. Она еще не прибилась окончательно к этому решению, но уже понимала, что никуда ей от него не деться. Видно, придётся испить свою горькую чашу до дна. Отступать поздно (Распутин 2)....At least she [Nastyona] knew where to go and which side to stay on. For Nastyona this meant not fretting, resigning herself to what was, and not arguing with her fate. What would be, well, let it be. She wasn't yet cornered into her decision, but she understood that there was no avoiding it. It looked as if she'd have to drain the bitter cup. It was too late to retreat (2a).♦ Он остановился на мгновение, чтобы перевести дух, чтоб оправиться, чтобы войти человеком. "А для чего? зачем? - подумал он вдруг, осмыслив своё движение. - Если уж надо выпить эту чашу, то не всё ли уж равно? Чем гаже, тем лучше" (Достоевский 3). He stopped for a moment to catch his breath, to straighten up and go in like a man. But he thought suddenly, reflecting on this impulse of his: "What for? Why? If I must drink this cup, does it make any difference? The fouler the better!" (3a).—————← From the Bible (Isa. 51:17).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выпить горькую чашу до дна
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120 выпить до дна горькую чашу
• ПИТЬ/ИСПИТЬ <ВЫПИТЬ, ДОПИТЬ> (ГОРЬКУЮ) ЧАШУ( ДО ДНА; ПИТЬ/ИСПИТЬ < ВЫПИТЬ> (ДО ДНА) ГОРЬКУЮ < ПОЛНУЮ> ЧАШУ чего all elev[VP; subj: human; usu. pfv]=====⇒ to endure the full pain and suffering associated with some adverse situation, misfortune etc, suffer a great deal:- X испил горькую чашу до дна " X drained < drank> the cup (of misery <grief etc>) to the dregs;- X drained < drank> the bitter cup;- X drank this < that> cup (to the dregs).♦ "Ты уезжаешь?" Виар смутился: "Да. То есть лично я остаюсь. Я выпью чашу до дна. Но я отправляю картины. Я не вправе рисковать моей коллекцией!" (Эренбург 4). "Are you going away?" he asked. Villard looked embarrassed. "Yes," he said. "That is, personally I'm remaining. I'mgoing to drain the cup to the dregs. But I'm sending my pictures away. I've got no right to risk my collection" (4a).♦ "...Провидению угодно было потемнить мой рассудок, вероятно, для того, чтобы не помешать мне испить до дна чашу уготованных мне истязаний..." (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "...It was the will of Providence to deprive me of my sense with the aim, I suppose, of letting me drain to the dregs the cup of horrors prepared for me..." (2a).♦...Куда идти, какой стороны держаться, ей [Настёне] открылось. Для Настёны это значило не трепыхаться, смириться с тем, что есть, и не перечить судьбе. Что будет, то пускай и будет. Она еще не прибилась окончательно к этому решению, но уже понимала, что никуда ей от него не деться. Видно, придётся испить свою горькую чашу до дна. Отступать поздно (Распутин 2)....At least she [Nastyona] knew where to go and which side to stay on. For Nastyona this meant not fretting, resigning herself to what was, and not arguing with her fate. What would be, well, let it be. She wasn't yet cornered into her decision, but she understood that there was no avoiding it. It looked as if she'd have to drain the bitter cup. It was too late to retreat (2a).♦ Он остановился на мгновение, чтобы перевести дух, чтоб оправиться, чтобы войти человеком. "А для чего? зачем? - подумал он вдруг, осмыслив своё движение. - Если уж надо выпить эту чашу, то не всё ли уж равно? Чем гаже, тем лучше" (Достоевский 3). He stopped for a moment to catch his breath, to straighten up and go in like a man. But he thought suddenly, reflecting on this impulse of his: "What for? Why? If I must drink this cup, does it make any difference? The fouler the better!" (3a).—————← From the Bible (Isa. 51:17).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выпить до дна горькую чашу
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