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21 lucha armada
f.armed struggle, combat, war.* * ** * *(n.) = armed struggleEx. Instead, he opted to speak with a forked tongue, intoning the rhetoric of peace in English while speaking the language of armed struggle in Arabic.* * ** * *(n.) = armed struggleEx: Instead, he opted to speak with a forked tongue, intoning the rhetoric of peace in English while speaking the language of armed struggle in Arabic.
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22 Zunge
Zun·ge <-, -n> [ʼtsʊŋə] f1) anat tongue;auf der \Zunge brennen to burn one's tongue;die \Zunge herausstrecken to stick out one's tongue;auf der \Zunge zergehen to melt in one's mouthdie Menschen arabischer \Zunge Arabic-speaking peopleWENDUNGEN:jdm hängt die \Zunge zum Hals heraus ( fam) sb's tongue is hanging out;böse \Zungen malicious gossip;eine feine \Zunge haben to be a gourmet;mit gespaltener \Zunge sprechen to be two-faced, to speak with a forked tongue;eine schwere \Zunge slurred speech;meine \Zunge wurde schwer my speech became slurred;sich dat eher [o lieber] die \Zunge abbeißen[, als etw zu sagen] to do anything rather than say sth;eine böse/lose \Zunge haben to have a malicious/loose tongue;es lag mir auf der \Zunge, zu sagen, dass... I was on the point of saying that...;etw liegt jdm auf der \Zunge sth is on the tip of sb's tongue;die \Zungen lösen sich people begin to relax and talk;[jdm] die \Zunge lösen to loosen sb's tongue -
23 шикалкавя
shilly-shally, beat about the bush; fence (with a question); play fast and loose (with); twist and turn; stand off and on; sidestep (it)ам. разг. stall* * *шикалка̀вя,гл., мин. св. деят. прич. шикалка̀вил разг. shilly-shally, beat about the bush; speak with a forked tongue; fence (with a question); play fast and loose (with); twist and turn; stand off and on; sidestep (it); амер. разг. stall; (не изпълнявам задължение) welsh.* * *boggle ; beat about the bush; shilly-shally; play fast and loose* * *1. shilly-shally, beat about the bush;fence (with a question);play fast and loose (with);twist and turn;stand off and on;sidestep (it) 2. ам. разг. stall -
24 euphemism
a phrase synonymic with the words which were substituted by periphrasis because the direct nomination of the not too elegant feature of appearance was substituted by a roundabout description- offers more polite (euphemistic) qualification instead of a coarser oneMr. Du Pont was dressed in the conventional disguise [the suit ] with which Brooks Brothers cover the shame of American millionaires [the paunch (belly)]. (The Morning Star)
I am thinking an unmentionable thing about your mother. (I.Shaw)
Source: V.A.K.••a) a word or phrase used to replace an unpleasant word or expression by a conventionally more acceptable oneb) a synonym which aims at producing a deliberately mild effectto die = to pass away, to expire, to be no more, to depart, to join the majority, to be gone; to kick the bucket, to give up the ghost, to go west
to lie = to possess a vivid imagination, to tell stories; speak with a forked tongue, throw a curve
They think we have come by this horse in some dishonest manner. [= have stole it] (Ch.Dickens)
Source: I.R.G.See: periphrasisEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > euphemism
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25 euphemistic\ periphrasis
a phrase synonymic with the words which were substituted by periphrasis because the direct nomination of the not too elegant feature of appearance was substituted by a roundabout description- offers more polite (euphemistic) qualification instead of a coarser oneMr. Du Pont was dressed in the conventional disguise [the suit ] with which Brooks Brothers cover the shame of American millionaires [the paunch (belly)]. (The Morning Star)
I am thinking an unmentionable thing about your mother. (I.Shaw)
Source: V.A.K.••a) a word or phrase used to replace an unpleasant word or expression by a conventionally more acceptable oneb) a synonym which aims at producing a deliberately mild effectto die = to pass away, to expire, to be no more, to depart, to join the majority, to be gone; to kick the bucket, to give up the ghost, to go west
to lie = to possess a vivid imagination, to tell stories; speak with a forked tongue, throw a curve
They think we have come by this horse in some dishonest manner. [= have stole it] (Ch.Dickens)
Source: I.R.G.See: periphrasisEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > euphemistic\ periphrasis
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26 logical\ periphrasis
a phrase synonymic with the words which were substituted by periphrasis because the direct nomination of the not too elegant feature of appearance was substituted by a roundabout description- offers more polite (euphemistic) qualification instead of a coarser oneMr. Du Pont was dressed in the conventional disguise [the suit ] with which Brooks Brothers cover the shame of American millionaires [the paunch (belly)]. (The Morning Star)
I am thinking an unmentionable thing about your mother. (I.Shaw)
Source: V.A.K.••a) a word or phrase used to replace an unpleasant word or expression by a conventionally more acceptable oneb) a synonym which aims at producing a deliberately mild effectto die = to pass away, to expire, to be no more, to depart, to join the majority, to be gone; to kick the bucket, to give up the ghost, to go west
to lie = to possess a vivid imagination, to tell stories; speak with a forked tongue, throw a curve
They think we have come by this horse in some dishonest manner. [= have stole it] (Ch.Dickens)
Source: I.R.G.See: periphrasisEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > logical\ periphrasis
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27 doppelzüngig
Adj. pej. Person: two-faced; Bemerkung etc.: ambiguous* * *dọp|pel|zün|gig [-tsʏŋɪç]1. adj (fig)devious; (stärker) deceitful; Mensch two-faced, devious2. advdoppelzüngig reden — to say one thing and mean another
* * *dop·pel·zün·gig[ˈdɔpl̩tsʏŋɪç]\doppelzüngig reden to speak with a forked tongue fam, to be two-faced* * *1.(abwertend) Adjektiv two-faced2.doppelzüngig reden — be two-faced
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28 лъжа
1. lie, tell a lie/an untruth, tell lies/storiesлъжа някого в очите lie to s.o.'s faceлъжа безсрамно lie in o.'s throat; swear black is whiteлъжа като циганин lie like a trooper/a gas meter/a rugлъжа на дребно fib2. (мамя, изневерявам) be false to, deceive, cheat, play (s.o.) false; jockeyам. sl. two-timeчасовникът ми лъже с пет минути my watch is five minutes out(заблуждавам) dupe, blind(на карти) cheat, sharp, sharkлъжа противника (при футбол) dummy, give/sell the dummy3. вж. залъгвамразг. be in the wrong boxако не се лъжа if I am not mistaken/wrong, if my memory does not fail me, if my memory serves me right; for anything I know to the contraryлъгали сме се в него we deceived ourselves about him, we were mistaken about himмного/горчиво се лъжете you are greatly/gravely mistaken, you are a long way out4. lie, falsehood, untruth(преувеличена история) stretcherголяма/дърта лъжа whopper, sl. blazerопашата/качулата лъжа busterизобличавам някого в лъжа give the lie to s.o.5. (измама) deceit, cheat, artifice, guile; make-believe, sham, fakeхубаво нещо, няма лъжа a good thing and no mistake* * *лъжа̀,ж., -ѝ 1. lie, falsehood, untruth; ( преувеличена история) stretcher, tall story; безсрамна \лъжаа downright/thumping/barefaced/brazen/outrageous lie; голяма/дърта \лъжаа whopper, sl. blazer; дребна \лъжаа fib, taradiddle; изобличавам някого в \лъжаа give the lie to s.o.; невинна \лъжаа white lie; опашата/качулата \лъжаа buster; преднамерена \лъжаа deliberate deception; явна \лъжа blatant/flagrant lie;2. ( измама) deceit, cheat, artifice, guile, make-believe, sham, fake, rip-off; dupery; всичко е \лъжаа all is vanity; това е \лъжаа that is all smoke; хубаво нещо, няма \лъжаа a good thing and no mistake.——————гл., мин. св. деят. прич. лъ̀гал 1. lie, tell a lie/an untruth, tell lies/stories, speak with a forked tongue; ( преувеличавам) lay it on thick; \лъжа безсрамно lie in o.’s throat; swear black is white; \лъжа като циганин lie like a trooper/a gas meter/a rug, lie through one’s teeth; \лъжа на дребно fib; \лъжа някого в очите lie to s.o.’s face;2. ( мамя, изневерявам) be false to, deceive, cheat, play (s.o.) false; jockey; амер. sl. two-time; \лъжа противника ( при футбол) dummy, give/sell the dummy; часовникът ми лъже с пет минути my watch is five minutes out; ( заблуждавам) dupe, blind; (на карти) cheat, sharp, shark;\лъжа се deceive/delude o.s., be mistaken/wrong, be in error (about); разг. be in the wrong box; ако не се \лъжа if I am not mistaken/wrong, if my memory does not fail me, if my memory serves me right; for anything I know to the contrary; много/горчиво се лъжете you are greatly/gravely mistaken, you are a long way out.* * *bung; deceit; deception; flam{fleim}; lie (глаг.): лъжа to s.o.'s face - лъжа някого в очите; lie (същ.); mock; oner (опашата); story; swindle; untruth* * *1. (заблуждавам) dupe, blind 2. (измама) deceit, cheat, artifice, guile;make-believe, sham, fake 3. (мамя, изневерявам) be false to, deceive, cheat, play (s.o.) false;jockey 4. (на карти) cheat, sharp, shark 5. (преувеличена история) stretcher 6. lie, falsehood, untruth 7. lie, tell a lie/an untruth, tell lies/stories 8. ЛЪЖА безсрамно lie in o.'s throat;swear black is white 9. ЛЪЖА като циганин lie like a trooper/a gas meter/a rug 10. ЛЪЖА на дребно fib 11. ЛЪЖА някого в очите lie to s.o.'s face 12. ЛЪЖА противника (при футбол) dummy, give/sell the dummy 13. ЛЪЖА се deceive/delude o.s., be mistaken/wrong, be in error (about) 14. ако не се ЛЪЖА if I am not mistaken/wrong, if my memory does not fail me, if my memory serves me right;for anything I know to the contrary 15. ам. sl. two-time 16. априлска ЛЪЖА вж. априлски 17. безсрамна ЛЪЖА a downright/a thumping/a barefaced/a brazen/an outrageous lie 18. вж. залъгвам 19. всичко е ЛЪЖА all is vanity 20. голяма/дърта ЛЪЖА whopper, sl. blazer 21. изобличавам някого в ЛЪЖА give the lie to s.o. 22. лъгали сме се в него we deceived ourselves about him, we were mistaken about him 23. много/горчиво се лъжете you are greatly/gravely mistaken, you are a long way out 24. на ЛЪЖАта краката са къси lies have short legs 25. невинна ЛЪЖА a white lie 26. опашата/качулата ЛЪЖА buster 27. разг. be in the wrong box 28. хубаво нещо, няма ЛЪЖА а good thing and no mistake 29. часовникът ми лъже с пет минути my watch is five minutes out -
29 халосвам
bash, bangхалосвам някого по главата catch s.o. a cloutхалосвам се 1. bangхалосах се о вратата I banged my head against the door2. прен. fool about, play the fool* * *хало̀свам,гл. bash, bang; clout; \халосвам някого по главата give s.o. a clout;\халосвам се 1. bang; халосах се във вратата I banged my head against the door;2. прен. fool about, play the fool; speak with a forked tongue.* * *bang ; bash* * *1. bash, bang 2. ХАЛОСВАМ ce bang 3. ХАЛОСВАМ някого по главата catch s.o. a clout 4. прен. fool about, play the fool 5. халосах се о вратата I banged my head against the door -
30 doppelzüngig
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31 халосам
хало̀сам,хало̀свам гл. bash, bang; clout; \халосам някого по главата give s.o. a clout;\халосам се 1. bang; халосах се във вратата I banged my head against the door;2. прен. fool about, play the fool; speak with a forked tongue. -
32 tong
1 [orgaan; vlees] tongue2 [persoon] 〈zie voorbeelden 2〉3 [vis] sole♦voorbeelden:〈 figuurlijk〉 een scherpe tong hebben • have a sharp tongue, be sharp-tonguedhij had zijn tong wel kunnen afbijten • he could have bitten his tongue off/kicked himselfheb je je tong verloren/ingeslikt? • have you lost/swallowed your tongue?, has the cat got your tongue?zijn tong hing hem op de schoenen • he was dog-tired/deadbeat/fagged outde tongen kwamen los/in beweging • the tongues were loosened, tongues were waggingde wijn maakte haar tong los • the wine loosened her tonguedat streelt de tong • that is pleasing to the palatezijn tong uitsteken tegen iemand • put out one's tongue at someone〈 figuurlijk〉 over de tong gaan • be on many lips, be talked aboutrap van tong zijn • have a glib/ready tongue
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speak with a forked tongue — {v. phr.}, {literary} To lie; to say one thing while thinking of the opposite. * /I have learned not to trust Peter s promises because he speaks with a forked tongue./ … Dictionary of American idioms
speak with a forked tongue — {v. phr.}, {literary} To lie; to say one thing while thinking of the opposite. * /I have learned not to trust Peter s promises because he speaks with a forked tongue./ … Dictionary of American idioms
speak with a forked tongue — speak with (a) forked tongue to make false promises or to speak in a way which is not honest. The minister is speaking with a forked tongue, promising support he will never deliver … New idioms dictionary
speak with a forked tongue — To say one thing and mean another, to lie, to be two faced … The small dictionary of idiomes
speak with a forked tongue — verb To speak deceptively; to be duplicitous or untruthful. Hes spoken with a forked tongue to reporters, and his explanations for launching a probe dont pass the plausibility and credibility tests … Wiktionary
speak\ with\ a\ forked\ tongue — v. phr. literary To lie; to say one thing while thinking of the opposite. I have learned not to trust Peter s promises because he speaks with a forked tongue … Словарь американских идиом
speak with a forked tongue — v. speak with forked tongue, speak dishonestly, speak deceptively, lie, make false statements, prevaricate … English contemporary dictionary
speak/talk with a forked tongue — speak/talk with (a) forked tongue : to speak in a dishonest way that is meant to deceive people His colleagues accused him of speaking with a forked tongue. • • • Main Entry: ↑forked speak/talk with (a) forked tongue see ↑forked • • • Main Entry … Useful english dictionary
speak with forked tongue — speak with (a) forked tongue to make false promises or to speak in a way which is not honest. The minister is speaking with a forked tongue, promising support he will never deliver … New idioms dictionary
forked tongue — ☆ forked tongue n. 〚prob. transl. of AmInd expression〛 lying or deceitful talk [to speak with a forked tongue] * * * … Universalium
forked tongue — ☆ forked tongue n. [prob. transl. of AmInd expression] lying or deceitful talk [to speak with a forked tongue] … English World dictionary
