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1 shut the stable door after the horse has bolted
Пословица: махать кулаками после дракиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > shut the stable door after the horse has bolted
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2 to close/lock/shut the stable door after the horse has bolted
to close/lock/shut the stable door after the horse has boltedtomar precauciones cuando ya no hay remedioEnglish-spanish dictionary > to close/lock/shut the stable door after the horse has bolted
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3 lock the stable(-)door after
(aмep.)"зaпepeть кoнюшню пocлe тoгo, кaк лoшaдь укpaли", пpинимaть мepы пpeдocтopoжнocти cлишкoм пoзднo (cp. зaдним умoм кpeпoк)'Ambulance?' said the Times reporter. 'Isn't that rather like shutting the barn door after the horse has left?' (P. Benchley)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > lock the stable(-)door after
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4 lock the stable(-)door after
(aмep.)"зaпepeть кoнюшню пocлe тoгo, кaк лoшaдь укpaли", пpинимaть мepы пpeдocтopoжнocти cлишкoм пoзднo (cp. зaдним умoм кpeпoк)'Ambulance?' said the Times reporter. 'Isn't that rather like shutting the barn door after the horse has left?' (P. Benchley)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > lock the stable(-)door after
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5 lock the stable door after the horse is stolen
(lock (или shut) the stable door (или stable-door, амер. barn door) after (или when) the horse (или the steed) is stolen)"запереть конюшню после того, как лошадь украли", т. е. принимать меры предосторожности слишком поздно (ср. задним умом крепок)That's locking the stable door after the horse has been stolen. The time to act is now when the workers and their union can still shape and influence policies. — Действовать не сегодня, а завтра - значит запереть конюшню, когда лошадь уже украли. Нужно действовать без промедления, пока рабочие и их профсоюзы еще могут оказывать влияние на политику.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > lock the stable door after the horse is stolen
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6 to shut/close the stable door after the horse has bolted
to shut/close the stable door after the horse has boltedcolocar a tranca depois de a porta ser arrombada, tomar precaução quando o dano já foi causado.English-Portuguese dictionary > to shut/close the stable door after the horse has bolted
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7 it is too late to shut the stable door when the horse is stolen
syn: after death the doctorwhen the calf is drowned, we cover the wellпізно замикати стайню, коли коня вкрали ≅ пізно берегти вино, коли бочка порожня не тоді коня сідлати, як треба сідати пізно колодязь копати, як хата горить після бійки кулаками не махають повів коня кувати, як кузня згоріла хоробрість після бою нічого не вартаEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > it is too late to shut the stable door when the horse is stolen
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8 to shut or close the stable door after the horse has bolted
a buenas horas, mangas verdesEnglish-spanish dictionary > to shut or close the stable door after the horse has bolted
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9 shut the barn-door horse is stolen
Concise English-Russian phrasebook > shut the barn-door horse is stolen
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10 lock the barn-door after the horse is stolen
(aмep.)"зaпepeть кoнюшню пocлe тoгo, кaк лoшaдь укpaли", пpинимaть мepы пpeдocтopoжнocти cлишкoм пoзднo (cp. зaдним умoм кpeпoк)'Ambulance?' said the Times reporter. 'Isn't that rather like shutting the barn door after the horse has left?' (P. Benchley)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > lock the barn-door after the horse is stolen
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сущ.••to shut / lock the stable door after the horse is stolen — после драки кулаками махать
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I 'steibl adjective1) (firm and steady or well-balanced: This chair isn't very stable.)2) (firmly established and likely to last: a stable government.)3) ((of a person or his character) unlikely to become unreasonably upset or hysterical: She's the only stable person in the whole family.)4) ((of a substance) not easily decomposed.)•- stabilize
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II 'steibl noun1) (a building in which horses are kept.)2) ((in plural) a horse-keeping establishment: He runs the riding stables.)stable1 adj establestable2 n cuadratr['steɪbəl]1 (unchanging) estable, constante; (firm) sólido,-a, estable; (secure) fijo,-a, estable, seguro,-a; (person - sane) equilibrado,-a2 SMALLCHEMISTRY/SMALL estable————————tr['steɪbəl]1 (for horses) cuadra, caballeriza; (for other animals) establo2 (training establishment for horses) cuadra; (school, theatre, club, etc) escuela1 (put in stable) encerrar en una cuadra; (keep in stable) guardar en una cuadra\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto close/lock/shut the stable door after the horse has bolted tomar precauciones cuando ya no hay remediostable boy / stable girl mozo de cuadra / moza de cuadrastable ['steɪbəl] vt, - bled ; - bling : poner (ganado) en un establo, poner (caballos) en una caballeriza1) fixed, steady: fijo, sólido, estable2) lasting: estable, perdurablea stable government: un gobierno estable3) : estacionario (en medicina), equilibrado (en psicología)stable n: establo m (para ganado), caballeriza f o cuadra f (para caballos)adj.• caballeriza (Agricultura) adj.• cuadra adj.• estable adj.• sólido, -a adj.n.• caballeriza s.f.• caballos de carrera de un particular s.m.pl.• cuadra s.f.• establo s.m.v.• poner en una cuadra v.
I 'steɪbəladjective -bler, -blesta) (firm, steady) <structure/platform> estable, sólido; <relationship/government> estable; <economy/currency> estableb) ( Psych) equilibradoc) (Chem, Phys) estable
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stable boy o lad/girl — mozo m/moza f de cuadra; door a)
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transitive verb poner* or guardar en la cuadra
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['steɪbl]ADJ (compar stabler) (superl stablest) [relationship, country, situation, substance] estable; [job] estable, permanente; (Med) [condition] estacionario; [blood pressure, weight] estable, estacionario; (Psych) [person, character] equilibrado
II ['steɪbl]1.N (=building) cuadra f, caballeriza f ; (=establishment) cuadra f2.VT (=keep in stable) guardar en una cuadra; (=put in stable) poner en una cuadra3.CPDstable door N —
- shut or close the stable door after the horse has boltedstable lad N — = stableboy
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I ['steɪbəl]adjective -bler, -blesta) (firm, steady) <structure/platform> estable, sólido; <relationship/government> estable; <economy/currency> estableb) ( Psych) equilibradoc) (Chem, Phys) estable
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stable boy o lad/girl — mozo m/moza f de cuadra; door a)
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I 'steibl adjective1) (firm and steady or well-balanced: This chair isn't very stable.) stø, fast2) (firmly established and likely to last: a stable government.) varig, stabil3) ((of a person or his character) unlikely to become unreasonably upset or hysterical: She's the only stable person in the whole family.) stabil, stødig4) ((of a substance) not easily decomposed.) stabil, varig•- stabilize
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- stabilisation II 'steibl noun1) (a building in which horses are kept.) stall2) ((in plural) a horse-keeping establishment: He runs the riding stables.) stallstabil--------stall--------varigIsubst. \/ˈsteɪbl\/1) ( ofte i flertall) stall (også om samling hester), stallbygning2) ( hesteveddeløp) stall, forklaring: samling hester eid av ett selskap, stedet der disse hestene trenes og personene som jobber på dette stedet3) ( gruppe idrettsutøvere under samme trener e.l.) stall, gruppe4) ( gruppe næringslivsforetak under samme eier e.l.) gruppeit is too late to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted ( ordspråk) det er for sent å kaste igjen brønnen når barnet er druknetIIverb \/ˈsteɪbl\/1) sette i stall2) stå i stall3) (overført, hverdagslig) holde tilIIIadj. \/ˈsteɪbl\/1) stabil, fast, varig2) ( om person) fast, resolutt, bestemt3) ( kjemi) stabil, tungtspaltelig4) ( handel) verdifast, stabil5) ( medisinsk) stabil, i stabil medisinsk tilstand (etter operasjon e.l.)stable equilibrium ( mekanikk) stadig likevekt -
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stable ['steɪbəl]∎ the patient's condition is stable l'état du malade est stationnaire;∎ he never had a stable family life il n'a jamais eu de vie de famille stable(b) (person, personality) stable, équilibré;∎ he's not stable il n'est pas équilibré, il est instable2 noun(a) (building) écurie f;∎ riding stable or stables centre m d'équitation(b) (group → of racehorses, sportspeople) écurie f; (→ of authors, actors) équipe f; (→ of companies, businesses) groupe m(take to stable) mettre à l'écurie;∎ her horse is stabled at Dixon's son cheval est en pension chez Dixon;∎ we can stable three horses nous avons de la place pour trois chevaux►► stable boy valet m d'écurie, lad m;stable door porte f d'écurie, porte f à deux vantaux ou battants;∎ figurative to shut or to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted réagir trop tard, arriver après la bataille;stable girl valet m d'écurie (fille);stable lad lad m -
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stable [ˈsteɪbl]1. adjective• he is in a stable condition [patient] son état est stationnaire2. noun( = building) écurie f• (riding) stable(s) centre m équestre(PROV) to shut or close the stable door after the horse has bolted prendre des précautions après coup[+ horse] mettre à l'écurie* * *['steɪbl] 1.1) ( building) écurie f2) ( string of racehorses) écurie f (de courses)2.stables plural noun écurie f3.riding stables — manège m
1) ( steady) stable2) ( psychologically) équilibré3) Chemistry, Physics stable4.transitive verb mettre [quelque chose] à l'écurie [horse] -
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English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > after supper mustard
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1. transitive verb,-tt-, shut1) zumachen; schließenshut a road to traffic — eine Straße für den Verkehr sperren
shut the door on somebody — jemandem die Tür vor der Nase zuschlagen (ugs.)
shut the door on something — (fig.) die Möglichkeit einer Sache (Gen.) verbauen
shut one's eyes to something — (fig.) seine Augen vor etwas (Dat.) verschließen; (choose to ignore something) über etwas (Akk.) hinwegsehen
shut one's ears to something — (fig.) die Ohren vor etwas (Dat.) verschließen
2) (confine)shut somebody/an animal in[to] something — jemanden/ein Tier in etwas (Akk.) sperren
shut oneself in[to] a room — sich in einem Zimmer einschließen
3) (exclude)shut somebody/an animal out of something — jemanden/ein Tier aus etwas aussperren
4) (trap)shut one's finger/coat in a door — sich (Dat.) den Finger/Mantel in einer Tür einklemmen
5) (fold up) schließen, zumachen [Buch, Hand]; zusammenklappen [Klappmesser, Fächer]2. intransitive verb,-tt-, shut schließen; [Laden:] schließen, zumachen; [Blüte:] sich schließenthe door/case won't shut — die Tür/der Koffer geht nicht zu od. schließt nicht
3. adjectivethe door shut on/after him — die Tür schloss sich vor/hinter ihm
zu; geschlossenwe are shut on Saturdays/for lunch — wir haben samstags/über Mittag geschlossen od. zu
keep something shut — etwas geschlossen halten od. zu lassen
Phrasal Verbs:- shut in- shut off- shut out- shut up* * *1. present participle - shutting; verb1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) schließen2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) sich schließen3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) schließen4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) einsperren2. adjective(closed.) geschlossen- shut down- shut off
- shut up* * *[ʃʌt]\shut curtains zugezogene Vorhängeto slam a door \shut eine Tür zuschlagento slide \shut sich akk automatisch schließen▶ to be/get \shut of sb/sth jdn/etw los sein/loswerdenII. vt<-tt-, shut, shut>1. (close)▪ to \shut sth etw schließen [o zumachen]to \shut a book ein Buch zuklappento \shut one's eyes/ears to sth seine Augen/Ohren vor etw dat verschließen▪ to \shut sth etw schließen [o zusperren3. (pinch)4.▶ \shut it! (fam!) Klappe! slIII. vi<-tt-, shut, shut>1. (close) schließen, zumachen* * *[ʃʌt] vb: pret, ptp shut1. vt1) (= close) eyes, door, box etc zumachen, schließen; sportsground schließen; penknife, book, wallet zumachen, zuklappenthey shut the office at 6 — das Büro wird um 18.00 Uhr geschlossen
shut your eyes — mach die Augen zu
to shut one's ears/eyes to sth — vor etw (dat) die Ohren/Augen verschließen
to shut one's mind to sth — sich einer Sache (dat) verschließen
he shut his mind to thoughts of the past — Gedanken an die Vergangenheit schob er weit von sich
shut it! (inf) — halts Maul! (inf)
2)to shut sb/sth in(to) sth — jdn/etw in etw (dat) einschließen
she was shut in the cellar as a punishment — sie wurde zur Strafe im Keller eingesperrt
to shut one's fingers in the door — sich (dat) die Finger in der Tür einklemmen
2. vi(door, window, box) schließen, zugehen; (shop, factory) schließen, geschlossen werden, zumachen (inf); (sportsground) geschlossen werden; (eyes) sich schließenthe suitcase just won't shut — der Koffer will einfach nicht zugehen
it shuts very easily — es lässt sich ganz leicht schließen or zumachen
when do the shops shut? — wann schließen die Geschäfte?, wann machen die Geschäfte zu? (inf)
3. adjgeschlossen, zu pred (inf)sorry sir, we're shut — wir haben leider geschlossen
to find the door shut —
shut in his own little world —
* * *shut [ʃʌt]A v/t prät und pperf shut1. (ver)schließen, zumachen:shut your mouth! halt den Mund!;shut sb’s mouth fig jemandem den Mund stopfen, jemanden zum Schweigen bringen; → door Bes Redew, eye A 1, face A 1, heart Bes Redew, mind A 22. einschließen, -sperren ( beide:into, in, within in dat oder akk)3. ausschließen, -sperren ( beide:out of aus)4. sich einen Finger etc (ein)klemmen (in in dat)5. ein Taschenmesser etc zuklappen, ein Buch etc auch zumachenB v/i1. sich schließen, zugehen:the door shut with a bang die Tür knallte zu2. (sich) schließen (lassen):* * *1. transitive verb,-tt-, shut1) zumachen; schließenshut something to somebody/something — etwas für jemanden/etwas schließen
shut the door on something — (fig.) die Möglichkeit einer Sache (Gen.) verbauen
shut one's eyes to something — (fig.) seine Augen vor etwas (Dat.) verschließen; (choose to ignore something) über etwas (Akk.) hinwegsehen
shut one's ears to something — (fig.) die Ohren vor etwas (Dat.) verschließen
2) (confine)shut somebody/an animal in[to] something — jemanden/ein Tier in etwas (Akk.) sperren
shut oneself in[to] a room — sich in einem Zimmer einschließen
3) (exclude)shut somebody/an animal out of something — jemanden/ein Tier aus etwas aussperren
4) (trap)shut one's finger/coat in a door — sich (Dat.) den Finger/Mantel in einer Tür einklemmen
5) (fold up) schließen, zumachen [Buch, Hand]; zusammenklappen [Klappmesser, Fächer]2. intransitive verb,-tt-, shut schließen; [Laden:] schließen, zumachen; [Blüte:] sich schließenthe door/case won't shut — die Tür/der Koffer geht nicht zu od. schließt nicht
3. adjectivethe door shut on/after him — die Tür schloss sich vor/hinter ihm
zu; geschlossenwe are shut on Saturdays/for lunch — wir haben samstags/über Mittag geschlossen od. zu
keep something shut — etwas geschlossen halten od. zu lassen
Phrasal Verbs:- shut in- shut off- shut out- shut up* * *adj.geschlossen adj.verschließen adj.zumachen adj. v.(§ p.,p.p.: shut)= schließen v.(§ p.,pp.: schloß, geschlossen)zumachen v. -
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do:1) (the usually hinged barrier, usually of wood, which closes the entrance of a room, house etc: He knocked loudly on the door.) puerta2) (a means of achieving something: the door to success.) puerta•- doorknob- doorman
- doormat
- doorstep
- doorway
- on one's doorstep
door n puertatr[dɔːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) puerta■ front/back door puerta principalasera■ will you answer the door? ¿quieres abrir la puerta?2 (entrance) puerta, entrada\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbehind closed doors a puerta cerrada(from) door to door de puerta en puertanext door al lado■ who lives next door? ¿quién vive en la casa de al lado?by the back door figurative use de forma ilegal, ilegalmenteout of doors al aire libreto be on the door hacer de portero,-ato lay something at somebody's door echar la culpa de algo a alguiento show somebody the door echar a alguien, enseñarle la puerta a alguiento show somebody to the door acompañar a alguien hasta la puertato shut/slam the door in somebody's face dar a alguien con la puerta en las naricesdoor handle manilla de la puertadoor key llave de la puertadoor ['dor] n: puerta fn.• entrada s.f.• portal s.m.• portezuela s.f.• puerta s.f.• trampilla s.f.dɔːr, dɔː(r)a) puerta ffront/back door — puerta principalasera
the meeting went on behind closed doors — la reunión se celebró a puerta(s) cerrada(s)
to answer the door — abrir* la puerta
to darken somebody's door — poner* los pies en casa de alguien
to lay something at somebody's door — echarle la culpa de algo a alguien
to lock the barn door after the horse is stolen o (BrE) to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted — tomar precauciones cuando ya es tarde or asno muerto, la cebada al rabo
to show somebody the door — mostrarle* or enseñarle la puerta a alguien, echar a alguien
b) (doorway, entrance) puerta f, entrada fby o through the back door — por la puerta trasera
c) (room, building) puerta fto go from door to door — ir* de puerta en puerta
out of doors: he's not allowed out of doors no le permiten salir; I like having breakfast out of doors — me gusta desayunar al aire libre
d) ( means of access) puerta f[dɔː(r)]when one door shuts, another opens — donde una puerta se cierra, otra se abre
1. N1) (=hinged object) [of room, vehicle] puerta f•
to answer the door — (ir a) abrir la puertaperformance starts at 8pm, doors open at 7 — la actuación empieza a las 8, pero las puertas se abrirán a las 7
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to shut or slam the door in sb's face — cerrar la puerta a algn en las narices *, dar a algn con la puerta en las narices *- lay the blame for sth at sb's doorI'm not sure his death can be laid at the doctor's door — no estoy seguro de que se le pueda achacar su muerte al médico, no estoy seguro de que se pueda echar la culpa or culpar al médico de su muerte
- close the door on sth- open the door to sthmeeting him opened the door to success for me — el encuentro con él me abrió la(s) puerta(s) al éxito
darken 1., knock 3., 1), sliding, slam 2., 1)this could open the door to a flood of claims for compensation — esto podría dar pie a una avalancha de reclamaciones de indemnización
2) (=entrance) puerta f•
he stopped at the door of his office — se detuvo a or en la puerta de su oficinato pay at the door — (Cine, Theat) pagar a la entrada or al entrar
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to be on the door — [of nightclub] hacer de portero, estar en la puerta; (Theat) hacer de acomodador(a) m / ftickets £5 in advance, £6 on the door — la entrada cuesta 5 libras por adelantado, 6 en la puerta
to show sb the door — euph decir a algn dónde está la puerta
3) (=building) puerta fit took seven hours to get there, door to door — de puerta a puerta tardamos siete horas
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next door — (=in the next house) en la casa de al lado; (=in the next room) en la habitación de al ladofoot 1., 1)•
out of doors — al aire libre2.CPDdoor chain N — cadena f (de seguridad) de la puerta
door handle N — (gen) picaporte m; [of car] manija f
door knocker N — aldaba f, llamador m
* * *[dɔːr, dɔː(r)]a) puerta ffront/back door — puerta principal/trasera
the meeting went on behind closed doors — la reunión se celebró a puerta(s) cerrada(s)
to answer the door — abrir* la puerta
to darken somebody's door — poner* los pies en casa de alguien
to lay something at somebody's door — echarle la culpa de algo a alguien
to lock the barn door after the horse is stolen o (BrE) to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted — tomar precauciones cuando ya es tarde or asno muerto, la cebada al rabo
to show somebody the door — mostrarle* or enseñarle la puerta a alguien, echar a alguien
b) (doorway, entrance) puerta f, entrada fby o through the back door — por la puerta trasera
c) (room, building) puerta fto go from door to door — ir* de puerta en puerta
out of doors: he's not allowed out of doors no le permiten salir; I like having breakfast out of doors — me gusta desayunar al aire libre
d) ( means of access) puerta fwhen one door shuts, another opens — donde una puerta se cierra, otra se abre
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{dɔ:}
1. врата, вход
next DOOR в съседната къща/стая
out of DOORs навън, на открито
within DOORs вкъщи, под стреха
from DOOR to DOOR от къща на къща
2. прен. път
to close/shut the DOOR to пресичам/преграждам пътя на, не приемам, възпрепятствувам
to open the DOOR to откривам пътя за, допущам
to leave the DOOR open оставям (открита) възможност next DOOR to съвсем близо, прен. на границата на, почти
foot in the DOOR възможност за евентуален успех
to knock on/force an open DOOR прен. разбивам отворена врата
to keep open DOOR живея нашироко, къщата ми е отворена за всички, гостоприемен съм
to lay the blame at someone's DOOR обвинявам някого, стоварвам вината върху някого
the blame lies at someone's DOOR вината е у някого
on the wrong side of the DOOR прен. на сухо* * *{dъ:} n 1. врата, вход; next door в съседната къща/ стая; out of doors* * *вход; врата;* * *1. foot in the door възможност за евентуален успех 2. from door to door от къща на къща 3. next door в съседната къща/стая 4. on the wrong side of the door прен. на сухо 5. out of doors навън, на открито 6. the blame lies at someone's door вината е у някого 7. to close/shut the door to пресичам/преграждам пътя на, не приемам, възпрепятствувам 8. to keep open door живея нашироко, къщата ми е отворена за всички, гостоприемен съм 9. to knock on/force an open door прен. разбивам отворена врата 10. to lay the blame at someone's door обвинявам някого, стоварвам вината върху някого 11. to leave the door open оставям (открита) възможност next door to съвсем близо, прен. на границата на, почти 12. to open the door to откривам пътя за, допущам 13. within doors вкъщи, под стреха 14. врата, вход 15. прен. път* * *door[dɔ:] n 1. врата; вход; next \door (в) съседната къща (стая); next \door to съвсем близо до; на границата на нещо; почти; he lives four \doors off той живее през три къщи; at death's \door пред прага на смъртта, "пътник"; behind closed \doors при закрити врати, тайно; not to darken s.o.'s \door(s) да не препречвам прага на (обикн. в отриц. изречение); да не си ми се вяснал; out of \doors навън, на открито; within \doors в къщи, под стряха; to put s.o. to the \door (show s.o. the \door) показвам вратата на някого, изгонвам го; by ( through) the back \door по втория начин, тайно, неофициално; from \door to \door от врата на врата, от къща на къща, по къщите; to answer the \door отварям вратата (при звънене); to shut ( slam) the \door in s.o.'s face хлопвам вратата под носа на някого; прен. преграждам пътя, не пускам; to knock on the \door of опитвам се да стана член (на организация), натискам се да участвам; 2. прен. път; a \door to success път към успех (слава); to close ( shut) the \door to ( upon) пресичам (препречвам) пътя на; отказвам се от нещо, не приемам; правя невъзможно; прекратявам; to open the \door to прен. откривам пътя за, правя възможно, допускам; • the revolving \door 1) текучество (в компания); 2) затворен (омагьосан) кръг; a creaking \door hangs long on its hinges дърво с чворове най-мъчно изгаря; старото най-дълго се крепи; lock the stable \door after the horse is stolen ( has bolted/ gone) след дъжд качулка; on the wrong side of the \door (оставам) на сухо; as one \door closes, another opens всяко зло за добро; sweep before your own \door всяка жаба да си знае гьола; всяка коза за свой крак; не се бъркай в чужди работи; to force ( push at) an open \door разбивам отворена врата; to keep open \doors живея на широка нога; къщата ми е отворена за всекиго; обичам гости, отличавам се с гостоприемството си; have a foot ( toe) in the \door получил съм шанс, направил съм първа успешна крачка (към нещо); to lay the blame at a person's \door обвинявам, нападам някого; приписвам, стоварвам вина на (върху) някого. -
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