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1 град ударов
1) General subject: a hail of blows, avalanche of blows, battering, storm of blows2) Makarov: hail of blows, shower of blows, thick shower of blows -
2 volée
volée [vɔle]feminine nouna. ( = envol, distance) flight ; ( = groupe) flockb. ( = tir) volleyc. ( = suite de coups) volley• administrer/recevoir une bonne volée to give/get a sound thrashinge. (locutions)* * *vɔle
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1) ( d'oiseaux) ( action de voler) flight; ( vol groupé) flock, flightune volée d'étourneaux — a flock ou flight of starlings
2) (de projectiles, coups) volleydonner une volée à quelqu'un — lit to give somebody a good thrashing; fig to thrash somebody
3) ( d'escalier) flight (of stairs)4) (sports de raquette, volley-ball) volleysaisir la balle à la volée — fig to seize the opportunity
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à toute volée locution adverbiale••* * *vɔle nf1) [projectiles, coups] volleyrecevoir une volée (= correction) — to get a good thrashing
recevoir une volée de bois vert (= critiques) — to be severely criticized
2) TENNIS volley3) [oiseaux] flight, flockà la volée; attraper une balle à la volée — to catch a ball in mid-air
Les cloches de l'église sonnaient à toute volée. — The church bells pealed.
de haute volée — first-rate, first-class
un pianiste de haute volée — a first-rate pianist, a first-class pianist
* * *A nf1 ( d'oiseaux) ( action de voler) flight; ( vol groupé) flock, flight; d'une seule volée [franchir] in a nonstop flight; une volée d'étourneaux a flock ou flight of starlings; une volée d'enfants fig a swarm of children; prendre sa volée to take wing, to fly off; un acteur/écrivain de haute volée fig a first-rate actor/writer;2 ( grêle) (de projectiles, coups) volley (de of); une volée de pierres/plombs a volley of stones/shot; donner or flanquer○ une (bonne) volée à qn lit to give sb a good thrashing; fig to thrash sb; prendre une volée aux échecs fig to get thrashed at chess;3 ( ensemble de marches d'escalier) flight (of stairs);4 (sports de raquette, volley-ball) volley; reprendre la balle de volée to take the ball on the volley; saisir la balle à la volée fig to seize the opportunity.B à toute volée loc adv lancer qch à toute volée to hurl sth; gifler qn à toute volée to strike sb a resounding slap in the face; claquer une porte à toute volée to slam a door; les cloches sonnaient à toute volée to bells were pealing out.volée basse ( au tennis) low volley; volée en coup droit ( au tennis) drive volley; volée haute smash; volée de revers backhand volley.les enfants se sont éparpillés comme une volée de moineaux the children scattered like flies ; asséner une volée de bois vert à qn to deliver a blistering critique of sb.[vɔle] nom féminin1. [ce qu'on lance]volée d'obus/de pierres volley of shells/of stonesvolée de flèches volley ou flight of arrowsil a pris une sacrée volée en demi-finale he got trounced ou thrashed in the semi-finalsreprendre une balle de volée to volley a ball, to hit the ball on the volleyil n'est pas/il est très bon à la volée he's a bad/he's a good volleyer[distance] flight7. CONSTRUCTION8. (Suisse) [promotion]à la volée locution adverbiale1. [en passant]attraper ou saisir à la volée [clés, balle] to catch in mid-air2. AGRICULTURE3. CHASSEà toute volée locution adverbialeil a lancé le vase à toute volée contre le mur he hurled the vase at ou flung the vase against the wallclaquer une porte à toute volée to slam ou to bang a door shuta. [cloches] to peal (out)b. [carillonneur] to peal all the bellsde haute volée locution adjectivale[spécialiste] top (avant nom) -
3 grêle
I.grêle1 [gʀεl]adjective[jambes, tige] spindly ; [voix] shrillII.grêle2 [gʀεl]feminine noun* * *gʀɛl
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1) ( mince) [silhouette] skinny; [jambes] spindly2) ( aigu) [voix] reedy; [son] thin
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1) Météorologie hail [U]2) ( volée)* * *ɡʀɛl1. nf2. adj(jambes) spindly* * *A adjB nf2 ( volée) une grêle de balles/pierres a hail of bullets/stones; recevoir une grêle de coups to be showered with blows.[grɛl] adjectif2. [aigu - voix] reedy————————[grɛl] nom féminin1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE hail2. (figuré) -
4 осыпать
I ос`ыпатьсов. от осыпать IIII осып`атьнесов. - осыпа́ть, сов. - осы́пать (вн. тв.)1) ( густо покрывать чем-л сыпучим) strew (d with); shower (on d)2) ( направить на кого-л во множестве) shower (d with), heap (d on)осыпать кого́-л пода́рками [по́честями] — shower smb with gifts [honours]
осыпать кого́-л уда́рами — shower / rain blows upon smb
осыпать кого́-л насме́шками — heap ridicule on smb
осыпать кого́-л бра́нью — heap abuse [-s] on smb
осыпать кого́-л упрёками — hurl reproaches at smb
3) (сбрасывать с себя листву, лепестки) shed (d) -
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I осыпать (вн. тв.)strew* (d. with); shower (on d.); (перен.) heap (on d.)осыпать кого-л. ударами — shower / rain blows upon smb.
осыпать кого-л. насмешками — heap ridicule on smb.
осыпать кого-л. бранью — heap abuse on smb.
II сов. см. осыпатьосыпать кого-л. упрёками — hurl reproaches at smb.
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6 tempesta
f storm* * *tempesta s.f. storm (anche fig.); tempest (anche fig.); (fig.) ( fitta serie di cose) shower, hail: tempesta di grandine, hailstorm; tempesta di neve, snowstorm; tempesta di pioggia, rainstorm; tempesta di vento, windstorm (o gale); tempesta di sabbia, sandstorm; tempesta magnetica, magnetic storm; ci fu una violenta tempesta, there was a violent storm; mare in tempesta, stormy sea; battuto dalle tempeste, storm-beaten; bloccato dalla tempesta, stormbound; zona delle tempeste, storm belt; centro della tempesta, (anche fig.) storm centre (o eye of the storm); c'è aria di tempesta, it looks like a storm is coming (o there is a stormy atmosphere); sollevare una tempesta, (fig.) to stir up a storm; una tempesta in un bicchiere d'acqua, (fig.) a storm (o a tempest) in a teacup; una tempesta di applausi, (fig.) a storm of applause; una tempesta di colpi, frecce, proiettili, (fig.) a shower of blows, arrows, bullets; una tempesta di domande, (fig.) a barrage of questions; avere il cuore in tempesta, (fig.) to be in a state of turmoil; una tempesta di pensieri, (fig.) a confused mass of thoughts // (lett.) 'La tempesta', 'The Tempest' // dopo la tempesta viene il sereno, (prov.) after the storm comes the calm.* * *[tem'pɛsta]sostantivo femminile storm, tempest (anche fig.)tempesta di neve — snowstorm, blizzard
tempesta di vento — windstorm, gale
••una tempesta in un bicchier d'acqua — a storm in a teacup o teapot AE
* * *tempesta/tem'pεsta/sostantivo f.storm, tempest (anche fig.); mare in tempesta stormy sea; una tempesta di passioni a storm of passions; una tempesta di critiche a storm of criticism; avere il cuore in tempesta to be in turmoil; c'è aria di tempesta there's trouble brewing\\tempesta di grandine hailstorm; tempesta di neve snowstorm, blizzard; tempesta di sabbia sandstorm; tempesta di vento windstorm, gale. -
7 сыплющиеся градом удары
General subject: thick shower of blowsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сыплющиеся градом удары
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8 bastonner
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9 осыпать ударами
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10 град
1. town, (важен административен и пр. център) cityград Лондон the city of Londonград Ню Йорк the city of New York, New York Cityпровинциален град a provincial townград градина a garden cityград герой a Hero Cityград, който се развива бързо a boom town/cityв града (тоя, в който живея) in townотивам в града (от село) go up to town, ( от покрайнините към центъра) go down townградът, целият град (жителите му) the town, the whole townтова, за което говори целият град the talk of the townкъща в града (за разлика от вила) a town houseградът и селото town and countryградове towns and citiesградове и села cities, towns and villages2. hail(градушка) hailstormград от куршуми a hail/shower of bulletsвали/бие град it hailsсипя се като град hailударите се сипеха като град the blows fell thick and fastобсипвам с град от въпроси shower questions on* * *град,м., -овѐ, (два) гра̀да town, ( важен административен и пр. център) city; благоустроен \град well-built town; в \града ( тоя, в който живея) in town; вън от \града (съм) (be) out of town; главен \град chief town; \град, който се развива бързо boom town/city; \град Ню Йорк the city of New York, New York City; \градове towns and cities; \градове и села cities, towns and villages; \градът и селото town and country; \градът, целият \град ( жителите му) the town, the whole town; из \града about town; къща в \града (за разлика от вила) town house; малък \град small town; отивам в \града (от село) go up to town, (от покрайнините към центъра) go down town; побратимени \градове twin towns; провинциален \град provincial town; столичен \град capital (city); това, за което говори целият \град the talk of the town; • Вечният \град ( Рим) the Eternal City, Rome; Свещеният \град ( Мека, Йерусалим и под.) the Holy City.——————м., само ед. hail; ( градушка) hailstorm; вали/бие \град it hails; \град от куршуми hail/shower of bullets; зърно \град hail stone; сипя се като \град hail; ударите се сипеха като \град the blows fell thick and fast.* * *burg; city: I live in a very big град. - Аз живея в много голям град.; place* * *1. (градушка) hailstorm 2. 1 town, (важен административен и пр. център) city 3. 2 hail 4. ГРАД Лондон the city of London 5. ГРАД Ню Йорк the city of New York, New York City 6. ГРАД герой a Hero City 7. ГРАД градина a garden city 8. ГРАД от куршуми a hail/shower of bullets 9. ГРАД, който се развива бързо а boom town/city 10. ГРАДове towns and cities 11. ГРАДове и села cities, towns and villages 12. ГРАДът и селото town and country 13. ГРАДът, целият ГРАД (жителите му) the town, the whole town 14. в ГРАДа (тоя, в който живея) in town 15. вали/бие ГРАД it hails 16. вечният ГРАД the Eternal City, Rome 17. вън от ГРАДа (съм) (be) out of town 18. главен ГРАД chief town 19. зърно ГРАД a hail stone 20. из ГРАДа about town 21. къща в ГРАДа (за разлика от вила) a town house 22. малък ГРАД a small town 23. обсипвам с ГРАД от въпроси shower questions on 24. отивам в ГРАДа (от село) go up to town, (от покрайнините към центъра) go down town 25. провинциален ГРАД a provincial town 26. свещеният ГРАД the Holy City 27. сипя се като ГРАД hail 28. столичен ГРАД a capital (city) 29. това, за което говори целият ГРАД the talk of the town 30. ударите се сипеха като ГРАД the blows fell thick and fast -
11 сипя
1. вж. сипвам2. pour, shower (по, върху upon)сипя огън и жар (за слънцето) pour down its light and heatсипя упреци върху load s.o. with reproachesсипя огън и жупел върху fulminate againstЦ сипя се3. (роня се) crumble4. (за удари и пр.) rain down, come raining down(за хора) pour inсипя се като град volleyударите се сипеха отгоре му the blows fell thick on himсняг се сипе it is snowing hard* * *сѝпя,сѝпвам гл. ( течност) pour (в into); ( ядене) put, serve, dish out; ( брашно и пр.) empty (в into);\сипя си help o.s. to, ( наливам си) pour o.s.——————гл. pour, shower (по, върху upon); \сипя огън и жар (за слънцето) pour down its light and heat; \сипя огън и жупел върху fulminate against; \сипя упреци върху load s.o. with reproaches; hail criticisms on;\сипя се 1. ( роня се) crumble;* * *pour: The sun сипяs heat upon the earth. - Слънцето сипе жар над земята.; shower; volley; crumble (се);* * *1. (за удари и пр.) rain down, come raining down 2. (за хора) pour in 3. (роня се) crumble 4. 1 вж. сипвам 5. 2 pour, shower (пo, върху upon) 6. СИПЯ огън и жар (за слънцето) pour down its light and heat 7. СИПЯ огън и жупел върху fulminate against 8. СИПЯ се като град volley 9. СИПЯ упреци върху load s.o. with reproaches 10. Ц СИПЯ се 11. сняг се сипе it is snowing hard 12. ударите се сипеха отгоре му the blows fell thick on him -
12 douche
douche [du∫]feminine noun• prendre une douche to have or take a shower* * *duʃ1) ( pour se laver) showerprendre une douche — to have GB ou take US a shower
2) (colloq) ( déception) letdown (colloq)•Phrasal Verbs:* * *duʃ1. nfprendre une douche — to have a shower, to take a shower
douche écossaise fig — series of ups and downs, roller-coaster ride
douche froide fig — blow
Le verdict a fait l'effet d'une douche froide. — The verdict came as a blow.
2. douches nfpl[gymnase, auberge de jeunesse] shower room sg* * *A nf1 ( pour se laver) shower; prendre une douche to have GB ou take US a shower; être sous la douche to be in the shower;2 ○( déception) letdown○; la nouvelle a été pour moi une douche froide the news came as a terrible letdown to me;3 ○( averse) on a pris une de ces douches! we got a real soaking!douche écossaise lit alternating hot and cold shower; fig bucket of cold water; douche vaginale douche.[duʃ] nom féminin1. [jet d'eau] showerprendre une douche to have ou to take a shower2. [bac, cabine] shower unit3. (familier) [averse]recevoir ou prendre une bonne douche to get drenched ou soaked4. (familier) [choc, surprise] shock -
13 couvrir
couvrir [kuvʀiʀ]➭ TABLE 181. transitive verbb. couvrir qch/qn de to cover sth/sb with• couvrir qn d'injures/d'éloges to heap insults/praise on sbc. ( = masquer) [+ son, voix] to drown outd. [+ frais, dépenses, risque] to covere. [+ kilomètres, distance] to coverf. (Journalism) [+ événement] to cover2. reflexive verba. [arbre]se couvrir de fleurs/feuilles to come into bloom/leaf• se couvrir de gloire to cover o.s. with glory• se couvrir de honte/ridicule to bring shame/ridicule upon o.s.b. ( = s'habiller) to cover upc. ( = se protéger) to cover o.s.d. [ciel] to cloud over* * *kuvʀiʀ
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1) ( recouvrir) gén to cover (de with); to roof [maison]; ( aux cartes) to covercouvrir un toit d'ardoises/de tuiles — to slate/to tile a roof
couvrir des pages et des pages d'une écriture serrée — to fill page after page in closely written script
2) ( être plus fort que) [son, musique] to drown out3) ( desservir) [émetteur, inspecteur] to cover [région]4) ( contre le froid) ( avec des vêtements) to wrap [somebody] up; ( au lit) to cover [somebody] upil est trop couvert — ( vêtu) he's got too many clothes on; ( au lit) he's got too many blankets on
couvrir quelqu'un de quelque chose — (d'honneurs, de bijoux, compliments) to shower somebody with something, to shower something on somebody; ( de baisers) to cover somebody with something
6) ( protéger) to cover up for [faute, personne]; ( avec une arme) to cover [soldat, retraite]7) ( parcourir) to cover [distance]8) ( rendre compte de) [livre, auteur, presse] to cover [sujet, période, événement]9) ( pourvoir à)10) Finance [somme] to cover [dépenses]11) ( garantir) to cover [dégât, risque, personne]12) Zoologie [mâle] to cover [femelle]
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se couvrir verbe pronominal1) ( s'habiller) to wrap up; ( d'un chapeau) to put on a hat2) Météorologie [ciel] to become cloudy ou overcast3) ( se remplir)se couvrir de — (de plaques, boutons) to become covered with
l'arbre se couvre de fleurs/feuilles — the tree comes into bloom/leaf
son visage se couvrit de larmes — tears poured down his/her face
4) ( se protéger) (de critiques, d'accusations) to cover oneself; ( de coups) to protect oneself* * *kuvʀiʀ vt1) (avec un revêtement, une fermeture, une protection) to cover2) (= recouvrir)couvrir qch de [signes] — to cover sth with
3) (= dominer, étouffer) [voix, pas] to drown out4) [erreur] to cover up, [collègue, coupable] to cover for5) [frais] to cover6) [assurance] [accident, éventualité, assuré] to cover7) [journaliste] [événement] to cover8) ZOOLOGIE (= s'accoupler à) to cover* * *couvrir verb table: couvrirA vtr1 ( recouvrir) gén to cover [meuble, mur, objet, feu, blessé] (de with); to roof [maison]; ( aux cartes) to cover; des boutons couvraient son corps his/her body was covered in ou with spots GB ou pimples; couvrir un toit d'ardoises/de tuiles/de chaume to slate/tile/thatch a roof; couvrir des pages et des pages d'une écriture serrée to fill page after page in closely written script; une peinture qui couvre bien a paint that gives good coverage;2 ( être plus fort que) [son, musique] to drown out;4 ( contre le froid) ( avec des vêtements) to wrap [sb] up; ( au lit) to cover [sb] up; il est trop couvert ( vêtu) he's got too many clothes on; ( au lit) he's got too many blankets on; je ne l'ai pas assez couvert ( vêtu) I haven't dressed him warmly enough; ( au lit) I haven't put enough blankets on his bed;5 ( donner en grande quantité) couvrir qn de coups/d'honneurs to shower sb with blows/honoursGB; couvrir qn de bijoux/compliments to shower jewels/compliments on sb; couvrir qn d'or lit to shower sb with gold; fig ( enrichir) to make sb wealthy; couvrir qn de baisers to cover sb with kisses;6 ( protéger) to cover up for [faute, personne]; ( avec une arme) to cover [complice, soldat, retraite]; couvrir qn de son corps to shield sb with one's body;7 ( parcourir) [coureur, véhicule] to cover [distance];8 ( rendre compte de) [livre, film] to cover [sujet, période]; [journaliste, presse] to cover [affaire, événement];9 ( pourvoir à) couvrir les besoins de qn to meet sb's needs;B se couvrir vpr1 ( s'habiller) to wrap up; ( d'un chapeau) to put on a hat; tu ne te couvres pas assez you don't wrap up well enough; elle se couvrit les épaules d'un châle noir she covered her shoulders with a black shawl; rester couvert to keep one's hat on;2 Météo [ciel] to become cloudy ou overcast; le temps se couvrira un peu cet après-midi it will cloud over in the afternoon;3 ( se remplir) se couvrir de (de plaques, boutons) to become covered with; au printemps la pelouse se couvre de fleurs in spring the lawn becomes a carpet of flowers; l'arbre se couvre de fleurs/feuilles the tree comes into bloom/leaf; son visage se couvrit de sueur/larmes sweat/tears poured down his/her face;4 ( se protéger) (de critiques, d'accusations) to cover oneself, to cover one's back; ( de coups) to protect oneself; tu ne te couvres pas assez ( à la boxe) your guard isn't good enough;5 Assur se couvrir contre to cover oneself against.[kuvrir] verbe transitif1. [d'une protection, d'une couche - meuble] to cover ; [ - livre, cahier] to cover, to put a dust cover onil avait couvert le mur de graffiti/posters he'd covered the wall with graffiti/posterscouvrir avec ou de [protéger] to cover withcouvrir quelqu'un de [lui donner en abondance]: couvrir quelqu'un de cadeaux/d'injures/de louanges/de reproches to shower somebody with gifts/insults/praise/reproachescouvrir quelqu'un de caresses/baisers to stroke/to kiss somebody all over2. [vêtir] to wrap ou to cover ou to muffle up (separable)[envelopper] to coverune mantille lui couvrait la tête her head was covered with a mantilla, a mantilla covered her head3. [dissimuler - erreur] to cover up (separable)[protéger - complice] to cover up for4. [voix] to drown (out)7. [compenser] to cover9. [parcourir] to cover11. [suj: émetteur, représentant] to cover13. FINANCE [emprunt] to underwrite————————[kuvrir] verbe intransitif————————se couvrir verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)2. [mettre un chapeau] to put on one's hat4. [se garantir] to cover oneself————————se couvrir verbe pronominal intransitif————————se couvrir de verbe pronominal plus prépositionse couvrir de fleurs/bourgeons/feuilles to come into bloom/bud/leafse couvrir de honte/gloire to cover oneself with shame/glory -
14 hageln
III v/t, unpers.: es hagelte Vorwürfe there was (oder s.o./s.th. was subjected to) a hail of reproaches; es hagelte Vorwürfe auf ihn he was showered with reproaches* * *to hail; to hail down* * *ha|geln ['haːgln]1. vi impers2. vietw hagelt auf jdn/etw (Schläge, Geschosse, Steine) — sth rains down on sb/sth; (Vorwürfe, Schimpfworte) sb is showered with sth
3. vt impers (lit)to hail (down)es hagelte etw (fig) — sth rained down; Vorwürfe, Schimpfworte there was a shower of sth
* * *(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.) hail* * *ha·geln[ˈha:gl̩n]I. vi impers to hail▪ es hagelt etw there is a hail of sth* * *intransitives, transitives Verb (unpers.) hailes hagelte Steine und leere Bierdosen — (fig.) there was a hail of stones and empty beer cans
* * *A. v/i, unpers:es hagelt it’s hailingB. v/i fig hail;die Schläge hagelten auf ihn the blows rained down on himC. v/t unpers:es hagelte Vorwürfe there was (oder sb/sth was subjected to) a hail of reproaches;es hagelte Vorwürfe auf ihn he was showered with reproaches* * *intransitives, transitives Verb (unpers.) hailes hagelte Steine und leere Bierdosen — (fig.) there was a hail of stones and empty beer cans
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15 averse
averse [avεʀs]feminine noun* * *avɛʀsnom féminin lit, fig shower* * *avɛʀs nf* * *averse de neige Can snow shower.[avɛrs] nom fémininune averse d'injures s'abattit sur moi I was assailed by a string ou stream of insults -
16 raffica
f (pl -che) gustdi mitragliatrice burst* * *raffica s.f.1 squall; gust: raffica di neve, squall of snow; il vento soffiava a raffiche, the wind blew in gusts3 (fig.) hail; volley; spate: una raffica di colpi, a hail of blows; una raffica di insulti, a volley of abuse; mi ha accolto con una raffica di domande, he greeted me with a barrage of questions; scioperi a raffica, a spate of strikes.* * *1) (di vento) gust; (di pioggia) shower, burst; (di neve) flurry2) (di arma da fuoco) burst, volley3) fig.raffica di domande — barrage of questions, rapid-fire questions
raffica d'insulti — shower o hail of insults
* * *rafficapl. - che /'raffika, ke/sostantivo f.2 (di arma da fuoco) burst, volley; sparare a raffica to blast away; - che di mitragliatrice rounds of machine-gun fire3 fig. raffica di domande barrage of questions, rapid-fire questions; raffica d'insulti shower o hail of insults. -
17 llover
v.to rain.está lloviendo it's rainingnunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everyonellueve sobre mojado it's just one thing after anotherél, como quien oye llover (figurative) he wasn't paying a blind bit of attentionha llovido mucho desde entonces (figurative) a lot of water has passed o gone under the bridge since thenLlovieron piedras It rained stones.* * *► verbo intransitivo (Used only in the 3rd pers; it does not take a subject)1 to rain\como llovido del cielo out of the bluecomo quien oye llover like water off a duck's backha llovido mucho desde entonces a lot of water's passed under the bridge since thenllover a cántaros to pour down, rain cats and dogssiempre llueve sobre mojado it never rains but it poursnunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everyone* * *verb* * *VI1) (Meteo) to raincomo llovido del cielo —
llegar o venir (como) llovido del cielo — [inesperado] to come (totally) out of the blue; [muy oportuno] to be a godsend, come just at the right time
llover sobre mojado —
2)lloverle algo a algn —
* * *1.verbo impersonal to rainllovió con ganas — (fam) it poured (with rain)
ha llovido mucho desde entonces — a lot of water has flowed o passed under the bridge since then
2.llover sobre mojado: a este pobre país le llueve sobre mojado it's just one disaster after another in this wretched country; llueva o truene come rain or shine; llueve/llovía a cántaros or mares it's/it was pouring (with rain); mandar a alguien a ver si llueve — (AmL hum) to send somebody on a fool's errand
llover vilas desgracias llovieron sobre él — misfortunes rained down on him; (+ me/te/le etc)
* * *= rain.Ex. Then early in the morning it had begun raining -- a cold, steady, autumnal downpour.----* llover a cántaros = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llover a mantas = hammer + it down with rain, teem with + rain, lash + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, chuck + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, tip + it down with rain, rain + cats and dogs, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llovido del cielo = heaven-sent.* llueva o truene = come rain or shine, come hell or high water.* llueva, truene o relampaguee = come hell or high water.* llueve o truene = rain or shine.* regalo llovido del cielo = boon.* * *1.verbo impersonal to rainllovió con ganas — (fam) it poured (with rain)
ha llovido mucho desde entonces — a lot of water has flowed o passed under the bridge since then
2.llover sobre mojado: a este pobre país le llueve sobre mojado it's just one disaster after another in this wretched country; llueva o truene come rain or shine; llueve/llovía a cántaros or mares it's/it was pouring (with rain); mandar a alguien a ver si llueve — (AmL hum) to send somebody on a fool's errand
llover vilas desgracias llovieron sobre él — misfortunes rained down on him; (+ me/te/le etc)
* * *= rain.Ex: Then early in the morning it had begun raining -- a cold, steady, autumnal downpour.
* llover a cántaros = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llover a mantas = hammer + it down with rain, teem with + rain, lash + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, chuck + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, tip + it down with rain, rain + cats and dogs, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.* llovido del cielo = heaven-sent.* llueva o truene = come rain or shine, come hell or high water.* llueva, truene o relampaguee = come hell or high water.* llueve o truene = rain or shine.* regalo llovido del cielo = boon.* * *llover [E9 ][ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] to rainparece que va a llover it looks as though it's going to rain, it looks like rainse puso or ( AmL) se largó a llover it started o began to rainnos llovió todo el fin de semana ( fam); it rained all weekend, we had rain all weekendayer llovió con ganas it poured (with rain) yesterdayha llovido mucho desde entonces a lot of water has flowed o passed under the bridge since thenllover sobre mojado: a este pobre país le llueve sobre mojado it's just one disaster after another in this wretched countrydecirnos que ha gastado el dinero es llover sobre mojado telling us he's spent the money only makes matters worse o is really adding insult to injuryllueva o truene come rain or shine, no matter whatllueve/llovía a cántaros or chuzos or mares it's/it was raining cats and dogs, it's/it was pouring o ( BrE) bucketing downnunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everybodyvilas desgracias llovieron sobre nosotros misfortunes rained down on us(+ me/te/le etc): le llovieron golpes blows rained down on himle llovieron piropos/regalos she was showered with compliments/giftsle han llovido las ofertas de trabajo she's been deluged o inundated with offers of work■ lloverse‹techo/azotea› to leak* * *
llover ( conjugate llover) v impers
to rain;
llueve a cántaros or a mares or a chuzos it's pouring (with rain)
llover verbo impersonal to rain
♦ Locuciones: ha llovido mucho desde entonces, a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then
llover a mares, to rain cats and dogs
llovido del cielo, out of the blue
' llover' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cántaro
- oscurecerse
- que
- chuzo
- creer
- dicha
- duro
- fuerte
- gana
- hasta
- llueva
- parar
- parecer
- poner
English:
afraid
- alter
- as
- begin
- bound
- bucket
- cease
- certain
- close
- come on
- come out
- fortunately
- go
- hard
- heavily
- inside
- let up
- pelt
- piss
- pour down
- rain
- rain down
- shower
- steadily
- teem
- tend
- beat
- cat
- hold
- in
- pour
- relief
- roll
- soon
- stop
* * *♦ v impersonalto rain;está lloviendo it's raining;CSurse largó a llover it suddenly started raining;nunca llueve a gusto de todos you can't please everyone;llueve sobre mojado it's just one thing after another;él, como quien oye llover he wasn't paying the slightest bit of attention o Br a blind bit of notice;ha llovido mucho desde entonces a lot of water has passed o gone Br under the bridge o US over the dam since then;como llovido del cielo: el trabajo me cayó o [m5] llegó como llovido del cielo the job fell into my lap;la ayuda cayó o [m5] llegó como llovida del cielo the help came just at the right moment, the help was a godsend;Am Humanda a la esquina a ver si llueve go and play with the traffic♦ vile llueven las ofertas offers are raining down on him;las peticiones de indulto llovieron sobre el presidente the president was inundated with pleas for pardon;le llovieron las felicitaciones everyone rushed to congratulate her;sobre esa familia han llovido las desgracias misfortune has rained down on that family, that family has suffered one misfortune after another* * *v/i rain;llueve it is raining;llover sobre mojado fig fam be one thing after another;es como quien oye llover it’s like talking to a wall;nunca llueve a gusto de todos you can’t please everybody* * *llover {47} v impers: to rainestá lloviendo: it's rainingllover a cántaros: to rain cats and dogsllover vi: to rain down, to showerle llovieron regalos: he was showered with gifts* * *llover vb to rain¿llueve? is it raining? -
18 diluvio
m downpourfig delugediluvio universale Flood* * *diluvio s.m.1 deluge: un diluvio di pioggia, a deluge of rain (o a downpour); viene giù il diluvio, it's pouring (down); dove vuoi andare con questo diluvio?, where do you think you are going in this downpour? // il diluvio universale, the Deluge (o the Flood o Noah's Flood)2 (fig.) deluge, flood, shower, hail: un diluvio di colpi, a shower (o hail) of blows; un diluvio di lacrime, a flood of tears; un diluvio di parole, di applausi, a deluge of words, of applause3 (geol.) diluvium*.* * *1) (pioggia) delugeil diluvio universale — bibl. the Flood, the Deluge
2) fig. (di parole, di proteste) flurry, deluge, torrent* * *diluviopl. -vi /di'luvjo, vi/sostantivo m.1 (pioggia) deluge; è venuto giù il diluvio it rained in torrents; il diluvio universale bibl. the Flood, the Deluge -
19 scarica
f (pl -che) discharge* * *scarica s.f.1 discharge; ( di armi da fuoco) discharge, firing; (di proiettili, frecce ecc.) volley, shower: una scarica di artiglieria, di fucileria, a salvo of artillery, a volley of rifle fire; scarica di frecce, discharge (o volley o shower) of arrows; scarica di un gas, gas discharge; scarica di insulti, flood (o hail o stream) of insults; una scarica di proiettili, di sassi, a volley of bullets, of stones; una scarica di pugni, a hail of blows2 (elettr.) discharge, flashover; ( tra elettrodi) jump spark: scarica elettrica, electrical discharge; scarica a bagliore, glow discharge; scarica a fiocco, brush discharge; scarica di accumulatore, discharge of battery; scarica oscillante, oscillatory discharge4 ( evacuazione intestinale) bowel movement.* * *1) (d'arma da fuoco) discharge2) (di pugni, insulti) hail3) fis. el. shock, dischargeuna scarica di adrenalina — fig. a rush o surge of adrenalin
* * *scaricapl. - che /'skarika, ke/sostantivo f.1 (d'arma da fuoco) discharge; una scarica di mitra a round of machine gun fire2 (di pugni, insulti) hail; una scarica di sassi a volley of stones3 fis. el. shock, discharge; scarica elettrica electrical discharge; una scarica di adrenalina fig. a rush o surge of adrenalin. -
20 overdænge
bombard, pelt, shower* * *vb:[ overdænge en med noget] pelt somebody with something ( fx mud, snowballs, stones), rain something on somebody ( fx rain blows (, abuse, curses) on him), heap something on somebody ( fx heap abuse on him).
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