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121 komedi|a
Ⅰ f (G D Gpl komedii) 1. (utwór, film) comedy- komedia charakterów/intrygi/obyczajowa a comedy of characters/intrigue/manners- komedia dell’arte commedia dell’arte- komedia jednoaktowa a. w jednym akcie a one-act comedy- komedia mięsopustna/rybałtowska a carnival/minstrel comedy- komedia muzyczna/romantyczna/sytuacyjna a musical/romantic/situation comedy- komedia płaszcza i szpady a costume comedy- komedia slapstickowa a slapstick comedy- autor popularnych komedii the author of popular comedies- wystawić komedię to put on a. stage a comedy- obejrzeć komedię w kinie to go to the cinema to see a comedy2. pot., pejor. (obłuda) play-acting- grać przed kimś komedię to put on a show for sbs benefit- odegrała komedię, żeby zrobić na nim wrażenie she indulged in some play-acting to impress him- on jest chory, czy odgrywa komedię? is he ill or is he just shamming?- nie odgrywaj przede mną tej twojej nędznej komedii cut out the song and danceⅡ inter. pot. (wyraz rozbawienia) what a comedy!; (wyraz dezaprobaty) what a farce a. joke!, that’s a laugh!- ale komedia, nigdy tak się nie uśmiałem what a comedy, I laughed myself silly- komedia, panie, to ma być opieka zdrowotna?! and they call this health care – what a joke!The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > komedi|a
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122 fanfare
n. f.1. 'Song-and-dance', fuss about nothing.2. En avant lafanfare! (joc.): Off we go again! (This rather hackneyed expression is often used by scoutmasters and other youth group leaders.) C'est un sale coup pour lafanfare! What rotten luck! -
123 foin
n. m.1. Etre bête à manger du foin: To be 'as thick as two short planks', to be as dumb as they come.2. Faire la rentrée des foins: To 'shovel one's food in', to eat like a pig.3. Avoir du foin dans ses bottes: To 'have some loot stashed away', to have some money put away for a rainy day. Mettre du foin dans ses bottes: To feather one's nest.4. Faire ses foins: To 'make a packet', to make large profits.5. Faire du foin:a To 'make a din', to be very noisy.b To 'kick up a fuss', to 'make a song-and-dance about something', to complain bitterly and vociferously about something. Il a fait un foin de tous les diables pour un petit rien: What a fuss he kicked up over nothing, really! -
124 foule
n. f. Ameuter lafoule: To 'kick up a fuss', to 'make a song-and-dance about something', to make bitter and vociferous recriminations. -
125 fromage
n. m.1. 'Cushy number', easy and highly profitable occupation. Il s'est bloqué un de ces fromages! He's certainly landed the plum of plums!2. (En) faire tout un fromage: To 'kick up a fuss', to 'make a song-and-dance about something', to create a verbal commotion.3. Laisser aller le chat au fromage: Not to put up much of a fight, to give in easily.4. (pl.): 'Tootsies', toes. -
126 monde
n. m.1. En faire un monde: To 'make a song-and-dance about something'. N'en fais donc pas un monde! I wish you'd keep things in perspective!2. Se faire un monde de quelque chose: To 'make a mountain out of a molehill', to exaggerate the importance of something.3. Il y a du monde au balcon! (joc.): What a pair of knockers! — What large and beautiful breasts! (This typically male-chauvinist utterance is usually accompanied by wolf- whistles.) -
127 pendule
I.n. m. 'Ditherer', character whose course of action is always in doubt.II.n. f.1. Person whose movements are as predictable and regular as clockwork.2. Parking meter.3. Meter in taxicab.4. En faire une pendule: To 'make a song-and-dance' about it, to kick up a fuss about something. -
128 tabac
n. m.1. (abbr. bureau de tabac): Tobacconist's. (In France the licence to sell tobacco nearly always goes with that of selling alcoholic drinks, and the Café-Tabac with its distinctive red diamond-shaped sign is part of the typical French scenery.)2. Fumer du tabac de Chine (joc. & iron.): To smoke 'o.p.'s', to cadge 'smokes' from other people. (The jocularity of the expression stems from the pun on Chine with the meaning of 'cadging', not 'China'.)3. Un mauvais tabac. A 'bad business', a bad state of affairs. C'est un mauvais tabac d'être à court de fric le 20 du mois! It's a sorry thing to have run out of housekeeping money after only three weeks!4. 'Rocket', 'roasting', telling-off. Passer un tabac à quelqu'un: To tear a strip off someone.5. Faire tout un tabac: To 'make a song- and-dance about something', to kick up a fuss.6. Passer quelqu'un à tabac: To give someone 'the third degree', to beat someone up. (The passage à tabac is always associated with alleged police brutality.)7. Coup de tabac (Naval slang): 'Spot of rough weather', storm.8. Se donner un tabac terrible: To give oneself no end of trouble, to spare oneself no effort.9. Faire un tabac terrible (th.): To have a rip-roaring success in a stage production.10. C'est du même tabac! It's six of one, half a dozen of the other! — It's much of a muchness! — It's the same thing!
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