sing+sharp

a man of many words — велеречива (балакуча) людина; базіка

not a word! — розм. нічичирк!, ні слова!

to have a word with smb. — поговорити з кимсь

to put (to get) in a word — закинути слово; устрявати в розмову

to receive word of smb.'s coming — одержати звістку про чийсь приїзд

to give (to pawn, to pledge) one's word — дати (чесне) слово

take my word for it — розм. запевняю вас, повірте мені

to give the word — (від)дати розпорядження (наказ)

word to be passed! — військ., мор. слухайте всі!

to preach the W. — проповідувати Євангеліє (християнство)

◊ word stress — словесний наголос

◊ big words — хвастощі

◊ to eat (to swallow) one's words — брати свої слова назад, вибачатися за сказане

◊ fair words — компліменти

◊ the last word in smth. — найновіше досягнення в чомусь

◊ upon my word — даю чесне слово

◊ my word upon it! — слово честі!

primary [simple, vernacular, accessory] word — лiнгв. кореневе [просте, місцеве, службове]слово

to be not the word for it — бути недостатнім для вираження або визначення чого-н.

to have a word with smb — поговорити с ким-н.

to take (up) the word — заговорити; перебити (кого-н.)

to put smth into words, to give words to smth — виразити що-н. словами

"A word to the Reader" — "До читача" ( вступ книги)

a word in smb 's ear — натяк

to receive word of smb 's coming — отримати новини про чий-н. приїзд

to take smb at his word — повірити кому-н. на слово

to say /to put in/ a good word for smb — хвалити або відстоювати кого-н.; замовити за кого-л слівце

to give smb one's good word — рекомендувати кого-н. ( на посаду)

word of command — вiйcьк. команда

to give the word, to say the word — віддати наказ /розпорядження, команду/; word to be passed! вiйcьк., мop. слухайте всі!

upon /on/ my word — ( даю) чесне слово

to hang on smb 's words — ловити чиї-н, слова; уважно прислуховуватися к кого-н.

fine /fair, soft/ words butter no parsnips, words are but wind — ( гарні) слова нічого не варті

the last word (in smth) — останнє слово, найновітніше досягнення

to have the last word — сказати останнє слово ( в суперечці)

not to know the first word about smth — нічого не розуміти в чому-н., не знати азів чого-н.

to have a crack at — fare il tentativo di conquistare [ title]; cercare di battere [ record]

to crack one's head open — colloq. rompersi la testa

I've cracked it — colloq. ci sono arrivato, ho capito

to crack the whip — fig. farsi sentire

to have a crack at — fare il tentativo di conquistare [ title]; cercare di battere [ record]

to crack one's head open — colloq. rompersi la testa

I've cracked it — colloq. ci sono arrivato, ho capito

to crack the whip — fig. farsi sentire

point of entry — (into country) punto di sbarco; (into atmosphere) punto di impatto

to make a point of doing — (make sure one does) sforzarsi di fare; (do proudly) ritenere doveroso fare

I take your point — (agreeing) sono d'accordo con te

the point is (that)... — il punto o fatto è che...

to come straight to the point — venire al punto o al sodo o al dunque

what's the point (of doing)? — a che scopo o a cosa serve (fare)?

there's no point in doing — non c'è motivo di o non serve fare

to win on points — (in boxing) vincere ai punti

to point sth. at sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [ gun]; puntare [qcs.] verso qcn. [ camera]

to point one's finger at sb. — indicare o mostrare qcn. (col dito), additare qcn.

to point the finger at sb. — (accuse) puntare il dito contro qcn.

to point sb. in the right direction — indicare a qcn. la direzione giusta; fig. mettere qcn. sulla buona strada

to point the way to — [person, signpost] indicare la direzione per

to point at sb. o in sb.'s direction [ gun] essere puntato verso qcn.; [ camera] inquadrare qcn.; everything points in that direction — (suggest) tutto fa pensare che sia così

point of entry — (into country) punto di sbarco; (into atmosphere) punto di impatto

to make a point of doing — (make sure one does) sforzarsi di fare; (do proudly) ritenere doveroso fare

I take your point — (agreeing) sono d'accordo con te

the point is (that)... — il punto o fatto è che...

to come straight to the point — venire al punto o al sodo o al dunque

what's the point (of doing)? — a che scopo o a cosa serve (fare)?

there's no point in doing — non c'è motivo di o non serve fare

to win on points — (in boxing) vincere ai punti

to point sth. at sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [ gun]; puntare [qcs.] verso qcn. [ camera]

to point one's finger at sb. — indicare o mostrare qcn. (col dito), additare qcn.

to point the finger at sb. — (accuse) puntare il dito contro qcn.

to point sb. in the right direction — indicare a qcn. la direzione giusta; fig. mettere qcn. sulla buona strada

to point the way to — [person, signpost] indicare la direzione per

to point at sb. o in sb.'s direction [ gun] essere puntato verso qcn.; [ camera] inquadrare qcn.; everything points in that direction — (suggest) tutto fa pensare che sia così

snap something in two or in half — etwas in zwei Stücke brechen

snap something home or into place — etwas einrasten od. einschnappen lassen

snap shut — zuschnappen lassen [Portemonnaie, Schloss]; zuklappen [Buch, Zigarettendose, Etui]

my patience has finally snapped — nun ist mir der Geduldsfaden aber gerissen

snap into action — loslegen (ugs.)

put a bit of snap into it — mach ein bisschen zackig! (inf)

= cinch) it's a snap — das ist ein Kinderspiel or ein Klacks (inf)

snap vote — Blitzabstimmung f

I bought a green one – snap! ( Brit inf ) — ich hab mir ein grünes gekauft – ich auch!

to snap one's fingers at sb/sth (fig) — auf jdn/etw pfeifen (inf)

she snapped a few words at the children — sie pfiff die Kinder an

to snap at sb — jdn anpfeifen or anschnauzen (inf)

there's no need to snap — du brauchst nicht gleich so zu schnauzen!

snap to it! — mach 'n bisschen zackig! (inf)

something snapped (in him) — da hat (bei ihm) etwas ausgehakt (inf)

snap something in two or in half — etwas in zwei Stücke brechen

snap something home or into place — etwas einrasten od. einschnappen lassen

snap shut — zuschnappen lassen [Portemonnaie, Schloss]; zuklappen [Buch, Zigarettendose, Etui]

snap into action — loslegen (ugs.)

intake valve N — válvula f de admisión, válvula f de entrada

to suffer a sharp fall — [ currency] subire un forte ribasso

to fall from o out of cadere da [boat, hands, bag]; to fall off o from cadere da [table, bike]; to fall in o into cadere in [bath, river]; to fall down cadere in [ hole]; cadere (giù) da [ stairs]; to fall on the floor cadere per terra; to fall on one's back cadere sulla schiena; to fall under cadere sotto [ table]; finire sotto [bus, train]; to fall through cadere attraverso [ceiling, hole]; to fall through the air cadere nel vuoto; to fall to the floor o ground — cadere per terra

to fall (by) — diminuire o scendere di [ percentage]

to fall to — scendere a [ amount]

to fall to — cadere nelle mani di [ enemy]

to fall into bed — lasciarsi cadere nel o crollare sul letto

did he fall or was he pushed? — scherz. = l'ha fatto di sua spontanea volontà o è stato obbligato?

to suffer a sharp fall — [ currency] subire un forte ribasso

to fall from o out of cadere da [boat, hands, bag]; to fall off o from cadere da [table, bike]; to fall in o into cadere in [bath, river]; to fall down cadere in [ hole]; cadere (giù) da [ stairs]; to fall on the floor cadere per terra; to fall on one's back cadere sulla schiena; to fall under cadere sotto [ table]; finire sotto [bus, train]; to fall through cadere attraverso [ceiling, hole]; to fall through the air cadere nel vuoto; to fall to the floor o ground — cadere per terra

to fall (by) — diminuire o scendere di [ percentage]

to fall to — scendere a [ amount]

to fall to — cadere nelle mani di [ enemy]

to fall into bed — lasciarsi cadere nel o crollare sul letto

did he fall or was he pushed? — scherz. = l'ha fatto di sua spontanea volontà o è stato obbligato?

look before you leap — (prov.) erst wägen, dann wagen (Spr.)

look the other way — (fig.) die Augen verschließen

not know which way to look — nicht wissen, wohin man sehen soll

the room looks on to the road/into the garden — das Zimmer liegt zur Straße/zum Garten hin od. geht zur Straße/zum Garten

look as if — [so] aussehen, als ob

look well/ill — gut od. gesund/schlecht od. krank aussehen

she looks her age — man sieht ihr ihr Alter an

you look yourself again — es scheint dir wieder gut zu gehen

look what you've done! — sieh [dir mal an], was du getan od. angerichtet hast!

look who's here! — sieh mal, wer da od. gekommen ist! see also academic.ru/18255/dagger">dagger

get a good look at somebody — jemanden gut od. genau sehen [können]

have or take a look at somebody/something — sich (Dat.) jemanden/etwas ansehen; einen Blick auf jemanden/etwas werfen

have a look at a town — sich (Dat.) eine Stadt ansehen

from or by the look[s] of somebody — von jemandes Aussehen zu schließen

by the look[s] of it or things — [so] wie es aussieht

I don't like the look of this — das gefällt mir gar nicht

he gave me such a look! — er hat mir (vielleicht) einen Blick zugeworfen!

to have or take a look at sth — sich (dat) etw ansehen

can I have a look? — darf ich mal sehen or gucken (inf)?

have a look at this! — sieh or guck (inf) dir das mal an!

is it in the dictionary? – have a look (and see) — steht das im Wörterbuch? – sieh or guck (inf)

let's have a look — lass mal sehen, zeig mal her

let's have a look at you — lass dich mal ansehen

do you want a look? — willst du mal sehen?; (at the paper) willst du mal hineinsehen or einen Blick hineinwerfen?

to take a good look at sth — sich (dat) etw genau ansehen

take or have a good look — sehen or gucken (inf) Sie genau hin

I can't find it – have another look — ich finde es nicht – sieh or guck (inf) noch mal nach

shall we have a look (a)round the town? — sollen wir uns (dat) die Stadt ansehen?

there was a look of despair in his eyes — ein verzweifelter Blick war in seinen Augen

judging by the look of the sky — wenn man sich (dat) den Himmel ansieht, so, wie der Himmel aussieht

to give sth a new look — einer Sache (dat) ein neues Aussehen verleihen or Gesicht geben

you can't judge by looks alone — man kann nicht nur nach dem Aussehen or Äußeren urteilen

he looked death in the face — er sah dem Tod ins Angesicht (geh) or Auge

look what you've done! — sieh or guck (inf) dir mal an, was du da angestellt hast!

look what you've done, now she's offended — jetzt hast dus geschafft, nun ist sie beleidigt

look what you've made me do ( — sieh or schau (dial ) or guck (inf)

just look where he's put the car! — sieh or schau (dial) or guck (inf) dir bloß mal an, wo er das Auto abgestellt hat!

look who's here! — guck (inf) or schau (dial) mal or sieh doch, wer da ist!

he looked in(to) the chest — er sah or schaute (dial) or guckte (inf) in die Kiste (hinein)

to look the other way (fig) — die Augen verschließen

look before you leap (Prov) — erst wägen, dann wagen (Prov)

it looks as if we'll be late — es sieht ( so) aus, als würden wir zu spät kommen

this window looks (toward(s) the) north — dieses Fenster geht nach Norden

the village looks toward(s) the forest — das Dorf liegt dem Wald zugewendet

look before you leap — (prov.) erst wägen, dann wagen (Spr.)

look the other way — (fig.) die Augen verschließen

the room looks on to the road/into the garden — das Zimmer liegt zur Straße/zum Garten hin od. geht zur Straße/zum Garten

look well/ill — gut od. gesund/schlecht od. krank aussehen

look what you've done! — sieh [dir mal an], was du getan od. angerichtet hast!

look who's here! — sieh mal, wer da od. gekommen ist! see also dagger

get a good look at somebody — jemanden gut od. genau sehen [können]

have or take a look at somebody/something — sich (Dat.) jemanden/etwas ansehen; einen Blick auf jemanden/etwas werfen

have a look at a town — sich (Dat.) eine Stadt ansehen

from or by the look[s] of somebody — von jemandes Aussehen zu schließen

by the look[s] of it or things — [so] wie es aussieht