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  • 1 ligeramente

    adv.
    swiftly, lightly, easily; giddily, slightly, hastily.
    * * *
    1 (por encima) lightly; (un poco) slightly; (con ligereza) superficially
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    adv.
    * * *
    ADV
    1) [con adjetivos] slightly
    2) (=con verbos)
    a) (=levemente) [oler, saber] slightly; [asar, cocer] lightly; [desplazarse, moverse, cambiar] slightly
    b) (=rápidamente) [correr, andar] quickly; [tocar] lightly, gently
    c) (=sin sensatez) [actuar] flippantly
    * * *
    a) ( un poco) <cambiar/mejorar> slightly
    b) ( superficialmente) < tocar> lightly, gently; < juzgar> casually, hastily
    * * *
    = lightly, marginally, slightly, midly, mildly, vaguely, gently, gently, subtly.
    Ex. To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.
    Ex. Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.
    Ex. The other woman nodded, smiling slightly, and began to make concentric circles on a pad of paper.
    Ex. At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).
    Ex. In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.
    Ex. Consequences of challenging her at this time began to shape themselves vaguely in his mind.
    Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex. The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.
    ----
    * balancearse ligeramente = bobble.
    * empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.
    * golpear ligeramente = tap, pat.
    * golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.
    * ligeramente + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, vaguely + Adjetivo.
    * ligeramente + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.
    * mirar ligeramente = glance at.
    * revisar ligeramente = tinker with.
    * subir ligeramente = nudge up.
    * tirar ligeramente de = tug on.
    * tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.
    * tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.
    * tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.
    * * *
    a) ( un poco) <cambiar/mejorar> slightly
    b) ( superficialmente) < tocar> lightly, gently; < juzgar> casually, hastily
    * * *
    = lightly, marginally, slightly, midly, mildly, vaguely, gently, gently, subtly.

    Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.

    Ex: Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.
    Ex: The other woman nodded, smiling slightly, and began to make concentric circles on a pad of paper.
    Ex: At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).
    Ex: In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.
    Ex: Consequences of challenging her at this time began to shape themselves vaguely in his mind.
    Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex: The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.
    * balancearse ligeramente = bobble.
    * empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.
    * golpear ligeramente = tap, pat.
    * golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.
    * ligeramente + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, vaguely + Adjetivo.
    * ligeramente + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.
    * mirar ligeramente = glance at.
    * revisar ligeramente = tinker with.
    * subir ligeramente = nudge up.
    * tirar ligeramente de = tug on.
    * tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.
    * tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.
    * tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.

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    1 (un poco) slightly
    se sintió ligeramente mareado he felt slightly dizzy
    quedó ligeramente sorprendida con el resultado she was somewhat o slightly surprised at the outcome
    sabe ligeramente a pescado it has a slight taste of fish
    tostar ligeramente en el horno brown lightly in the oven
    2 (superficialmente) ‹tocar› lightly, gently; ‹juzgar› casually, hastily
    la bala sólo lo rozó ligeramente the bullet only grazed him slightly
    temas que no se deben tratar ligeramente subjects which shouldn't be taken lightly o treated flippantly
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    ligeramente adverbio
    1 (con ligereza) lightly
    2 (un poco) slightly: es ligeramente amarillo, it's slightly yellow
    ' ligeramente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    afrutada
    - afrutado
    - sabrosa
    - sabroso
    - rozar
    English:
    bit
    - dab
    - faintly
    - lightly
    - marginally
    - mildly
    - nick
    - slightly
    - tenuously
    - thinly
    - bitter
    - gently
    - nudge
    - vaguely
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    1. [levemente] lightly;
    [aumentar, bajar, doler] slightly;
    está ligeramente torcido it's not quite straight;
    estoy ligeramente cansado I'm a little tired
    2. [superficialmente] lightly;
    la pelota rozó ligeramente el larguero the ball just grazed the crossbar;
    lo juzgaste muy ligeramente you were very quick to judge him;
    estudiaron el asunto muy ligeramente they looked at the matter very superficially
    * * *
    1) : slightly
    2) levemente: lightly, gently
    3) : casually, flippantly
    * * *
    ligeramente adv lightly

    Spanish-English dictionary > ligeramente

  • 2 tomar a la ligera

    (v.) = take + lightly
    Ex. The responsibility of the public library to the community must not be taken lightly.
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    (v.) = take + lightly

    Ex: The responsibility of the public library to the community must not be taken lightly.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tomar a la ligera

  • 3 tomarse Algo a la ligera

    (v.) = take + Nombre + lightly
    Ex. Deploying a security solution to masses of consumers, especially one that changes the way they are used to banking, is not to be taken lightly.
    * * *
    (v.) = take + Nombre + lightly

    Ex: Deploying a security solution to masses of consumers, especially one that changes the way they are used to banking, is not to be taken lightly.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tomarse Algo a la ligera

  • 4 Ш-99

    ШУТИТЬ HE ЛЮБИТ HE ШУТИТ ШУТИТЬ НЕЛЬЗЯ с кем-чем all coll VP subj: human, collect, or a noun denoting a natural phenomenon (1st and 2nd variants) impers predic with бытье, pres only (3rd var.) fixed WO (1st var.)) a person (group, or force of nature) should be taken seriously, paid serious attention to, obeyed etc because he (or it) may cause trouble (if s.o. is careless, disobedient etc)
    X шутить не любит - X is not to be taken lightly
    X is not something (someone) to mess with there's no fooling around with X (of a person only) X doesn't (won't) stand for any nonsense X dislikes being trifled with
    X шутить этим (такими вещами и т. п.) не любит - X doesn't treat such things (things like this etc) lightly.
    "А ты вот лучше деньги-то за полгода вперёд отдай». — «У меня нет денег». - «Где хочешь достань брат кумы, Иван Матвеич, шутить не любит» (Гончаров 1). "You'd better let me have the rent for six months in advance." "I haven't any money." "Well, you can get it. My friend's brother (Ivan Matveyevich) won't stand for any nonsense" (1b).
    Прачка Палашка, толстая и рябая девка, и кривая коровница Акулька как-то согласились в одно время кинуться матушке в ноги, винясь в преступной слабости и с плачем жалуясь на мусье, обольстившего их неопытность. Матушка шутить этим не любила и пожаловалась батюшке (Пушкин 2). The washerwoman Palashka, a fat and pockmarked wench, and the one-eyed dairymaid Akulka somehow decided to throw themselves at my mother's feet at the same time, confessing to a reprehensible weakness and complaining in tears against the moun-seer, who had seduced their innocence. My mother did not treat such things lightly, and complained to my father (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Ш-99

  • 5 не шутит

    • ШУТИТЬ НЕ ЛЮБИТ; НЕ ШУТИТ; ШУТИТЬ НЕЛЬЗЯ с кем-чем all coll
    [VP; subj: human, collect, or a noun denoting a natural phenomenon (1st and 2nd variants); impers predic with быть, pres only (3rd var.); fixed WO (1st var.)]
    =====
    ⇒ a person (group, or force of nature) should be taken seriously, paid serious attention to, obeyed etc because he (or it) may cause trouble (if s.o. is careless, disobedient etc):
    - X is not something < someone> to mess with;
    - [of a person only] X doesn't < won't> stand for any nonsense;
    || X шутить этим <такими вещами и т. п.> не любит≈ X doesn't treat such things <things like this etc> lightly.
         ♦ "А ты вот лучше деньги-то за полгода вперёд отдай". - "У меня нет денег". - "Где хочешь достань; брат кумы, Иван Матвеич, шутить не любит" (Гончаров 1). "You'd better let me have the rent for six months in advance." "I haven't any money." "Well, you can get it. My friend's brother [Ivan Matveyevich] won't stand for any nonsense" (1b).
         ♦ Прачка Палашка, толстая и рябая девка, и кривая коровница Акулька как-то согласились в одно время кинуться матушке в ноги, винясь в преступной слабости и с плачем жалуясь на мусье, обольстившего их неопытность. Матушка шутить этим не любила и пожаловалась батюшке (Пушкин 2). The washerwoman Palashka, a fat and pockmarked wench, and the one-eyed dairymaid Akulka somehow decided to throw themselves at my mother's feet at the same time, confessing to a reprehensible weakness and complaining in tears against the mounseer, who had seduced their innocence. My mother did not treat such things lightly, and complained to my father (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не шутит

  • 6 шутить не любит

    • ШУТИТЬ НЕ ЛЮБИТ; НЕ ШУТИТ; ШУТИТЬ НЕЛЬЗЯ с кем-чем all coll
    [VP; subj: human, collect, or a noun denoting a natural phenomenon (1st and 2nd variants); impers predic with быть, pres only (3rd var.); fixed WO (1st var.)]
    =====
    ⇒ a person (group, or force of nature) should be taken seriously, paid serious attention to, obeyed etc because he (or it) may cause trouble (if s.o. is careless, disobedient etc):
    - X шутить не любит≈ X is not to be taken lightly;
    - X is not something < someone> to mess with;
    - [of a person only] X doesn't < won't> stand for any nonsense;
    || X шутить этим <такими вещами и т. п.> не любит≈ X doesn't treat such things <things like this etc> lightly.
         ♦ "А ты вот лучше деньги-то за полгода вперёд отдай". - "У меня нет денег". - "Где хочешь достань; брат кумы, Иван Матвеич, шутить не любит" (Гончаров 1). "You'd better let me have the rent for six months in advance." "I haven't any money." "Well, you can get it. My friend's brother [Ivan Matveyevich] won't stand for any nonsense" (1b).
         ♦ Прачка Палашка, толстая и рябая девка, и кривая коровница Акулька как-то согласились в одно время кинуться матушке в ноги, винясь в преступной слабости и с плачем жалуясь на мусье, обольстившего их неопытность. Матушка шутить этим не любила и пожаловалась батюшке (Пушкин 2). The washerwoman Palashka, a fat and pockmarked wench, and the one-eyed dairymaid Akulka somehow decided to throw themselves at my mother's feet at the same time, confessing to a reprehensible weakness and complaining in tears against the mounseer, who had seduced their innocence. My mother did not treat such things lightly, and complained to my father (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > шутить не любит

  • 7 шутить нельзя

    • ШУТИТЬ НЕ ЛЮБИТ; НЕ ШУТИТ; ШУТИТЬ НЕЛЬЗЯ с кем-чем all coll
    [VP; subj: human, collect, or a noun denoting a natural phenomenon (1st and 2nd variants); impers predic with быть, pres only (3rd var.); fixed WO (1st var.)]
    =====
    ⇒ a person (group, or force of nature) should be taken seriously, paid serious attention to, obeyed etc because he (or it) may cause trouble (if s.o. is careless, disobedient etc):
    - X is not something < someone> to mess with;
    - [of a person only] X doesn't < won't> stand for any nonsense;
    || X шутить этим <такими вещами и т. п.> не любит≈ X doesn't treat such things <things like this etc> lightly.
         ♦ "А ты вот лучше деньги-то за полгода вперёд отдай". - "У меня нет денег". - "Где хочешь достань; брат кумы, Иван Матвеич, шутить не любит" (Гончаров 1). "You'd better let me have the rent for six months in advance." "I haven't any money." "Well, you can get it. My friend's brother [Ivan Matveyevich] won't stand for any nonsense" (1b).
         ♦ Прачка Палашка, толстая и рябая девка, и кривая коровница Акулька как-то согласились в одно время кинуться матушке в ноги, винясь в преступной слабости и с плачем жалуясь на мусье, обольстившего их неопытность. Матушка шутить этим не любила и пожаловалась батюшке (Пушкин 2). The washerwoman Palashka, a fat and pockmarked wench, and the one-eyed dairymaid Akulka somehow decided to throw themselves at my mother's feet at the same time, confessing to a reprehensible weakness and complaining in tears against the mounseer, who had seduced their innocence. My mother did not treat such things lightly, and complained to my father (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > шутить нельзя

  • 8 scherzen

    v/i
    1. joke, make jokes ( über +Akk about); Sie scherzen! oder Sie belieben zu scherzen hum. you’re joking, of course; mit ihm ist nicht zu scherzen he’s not to be trifled with; damit ist nicht zu scherzen it’s not to be taken lightly; ich scherze nicht umg. I’m not kidding, I kid you not hum.; mir ist nicht nach Scherzen zumute I’m not in a mood for joking
    2. mit jemandem scherzen (schäkern) fool about with s.o.
    * * *
    to jest; to joke
    * * *
    schẹr|zen ['ʃɛrtsn]
    vi (old, geh)
    to joke, to jest; (= albern) to banter; (= nicht ernst nehmen) to trifle (mit with)

    mir scheint, du scherzt — you can't be serious

    Sie belieben wohl zu scherzen! (old, geh) — surely you are in jest (old, liter), surely you're joking

    mit jdm/etw ist nicht zu scherzen — one can't trifle with sb/sth

    * * *
    (to joke.) jest
    * * *
    scher·zen
    [ˈʃɛrtsn̩]
    ▪ [mit jdm] \scherzen to crack a joke/jokes [with sb], to tell [sb] a joke
    ▪ über jdn/etw \scherzen to joke about sb/sth
    Sie belieben zu \scherzen! (geh)
    Sie \scherzen wohl! you must be joking!
    mit jdm/etw ist nicht zu \scherzen sb/sth is not to be trifled with
    * * *
    intransitives Verb joke

    über etwas (Akk.) scherzen — joke about something

    mit jemandem/etwas ist nicht zu scherzen — (fig.) somebody/something is not to be trifled with

    * * *
    1. joke, make jokes (
    über +akk about);
    Sie scherzen! oder
    Sie belieben zu scherzen hum you’re joking, of course;
    mit ihm ist nicht zu scherzen he’s not to be trifled with;
    damit ist nicht zu scherzen it’s not to be taken lightly;
    ich scherze nicht umg I’m not kidding, I kid you not hum;
    mir ist nicht nach Scherzen zumute I’m not in a mood for joking
    2.
    * * *
    intransitives Verb joke

    über etwas (Akk.) scherzen — joke about something

    mit jemandem/etwas ist nicht zu scherzen — (fig.) somebody/something is not to be trifled with

    * * *
    adj.
    frolic adj. v.
    to jest v.
    to joke v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > scherzen

  • 9 bromear

    v.
    1 to joke.
    con la religión no se bromea religion isn't something to be taken lightly
    2 to tease, to chaff, to banter, to kid.
    María vaciló a Ricardo todo el día Mary teased Richard the whole day.
    * * *
    1 to joke
    * * *
    verb
    to fool, joke, kid
    * * *
    VI to joke, crack jokes *
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to joke
    * * *
    = make + a joke about, have + sport with, joke, tease, chaff, twit, taunt, kid, horse around/about, banter.
    Ex. What was pinned up ranged from elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations to longish book reviews either typed or handwritten, and cartoons that made a joke about the book being suggested.
    Ex. He said 'Can't they see I'm just having sport with them?', and then he smiled, just a quirk of the corners of his mouth.
    Ex. He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.
    Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
    Ex. 'Does it really work?' he chaffed her.
    Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.
    Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.
    Ex. He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.
    Ex. Angus has a lot of energy -- he is always horsing around with his foster brothers and sister.
    Ex. Each panelist comes with a distinct outlook and appreciation of this very sensitive issue and will be prepared to banter.
    ----
    * decir bromeando = quip.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to joke
    * * *
    = make + a joke about, have + sport with, joke, tease, chaff, twit, taunt, kid, horse around/about, banter.

    Ex: What was pinned up ranged from elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations to longish book reviews either typed or handwritten, and cartoons that made a joke about the book being suggested.

    Ex: He said 'Can't they see I'm just having sport with them?', and then he smiled, just a quirk of the corners of his mouth.
    Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.
    Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
    Ex: 'Does it really work?' he chaffed her.
    Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.
    Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.
    Ex: He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.
    Ex: Angus has a lot of energy -- he is always horsing around with his foster brothers and sister.
    Ex: Each panelist comes with a distinct outlook and appreciation of this very sensitive issue and will be prepared to banter.
    * decir bromeando = quip.

    * * *
    bromear [A1 ]
    vi
    to joke
    no es momento para bromear this is no time for jokes
    no está bromeando, es muy capaz de hacerlo he isn't joking o ( colloq) kidding, he's quite capable of doing it
    * * *

     

    bromear ( conjugate bromear) verbo intransitivo
    to joke
    bromear verbo intransitivo to joke
    ' bromear' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    lesear
    English:
    banter
    - jest
    - joke
    - kid
    - quip
    * * *
    to joke;
    con la religión no se bromea religion isn't something to be taken lightly
    * * *
    v/i joke
    * * *
    : to joke, to fool around
    sólo estaba bromeando: I was only kidding
    * * *
    bromear vb to joke

    Spanish-English dictionary > bromear

  • 10 realizar las operaciones bancarias

    (v.) = bank
    Ex. Deploying a security solution to masses of consumers, especially one that changes the way they are used to banking, is not to be taken lightly.
    * * *
    (v.) = bank

    Ex: Deploying a security solution to masses of consumers, especially one that changes the way they are used to banking, is not to be taken lightly.

    Spanish-English dictionary > realizar las operaciones bancarias

  • 11 tener la cuenta bancaria

    (v.) = bank
    Ex. Deploying a security solution to masses of consumers, especially one that changes the way they are used to banking, is not to be taken lightly.
    * * *
    (v.) = bank

    Ex: Deploying a security solution to masses of consumers, especially one that changes the way they are used to banking, is not to be taken lightly.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tener la cuenta bancaria

  • 12 Ф-32

    HE ФУНТ ИЗЮМУ (-a) coll, often humor NP these forms only subj-compl with бытыз ( subj: usu. abstr), usu. pres fixed WO
    sth. is no trifle, is a serious matter, is not to be taken lightly
    X не фунт изюму - X is nothing to sneeze (laugh) at
    X is no joke.
    Сколько видел Федор за свою короткую жизнь, сколько слышал, войны хлебнул четыре ровных годика, тоже не фунт изюма... (Максимов 1). Fyodor had seen and heard a good deal in his short life. He'd supped four full years of war, which is also no joke (1a).

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  • 13 Ш-112

    HE ДО ШУТОК (HE ДО СМЕХУ) PrepP these forms only impers predic with бытье)
    1. - (кому) sth. is a serious matter, not to be laughed about or taken lightly
    it's no laughing (joking) matter
    ift not something to laugh at (joke about) itfs no joke this is no time for joking.
    ...Потом всё поворачивается такой стороной, что не до шуток. Правда, происходит не сразу. Года через полтора (Трифонов 6). Later...things take a turn that is no joking matter. True, this does not happen immediately, but about a year and a half later (6a).
    «...Потрудитесь снять и носки». - «Вы не шутите? Это действительно так необходимо?» - сверкнул глазами Митя. «Нам не до шуток», - строго отпарировал Николай Пар-фёнович (Достоевский 1)."...May I also trouble you to take off your socks?" "You must be joking! Is it really so necessary?" Mitya flashed his eyes. This is no time for joking," Nikolai Parfenovich parried sternly (1a).
    2. - кому s.o. is not in a lighthearted mood, not inclined to look at the given situation in a humorous way: X-y не до шуток — X is in no mood for jokes (joking)
    X is in no mood to fool (joke) around.
    ...В тот день В лад у было не до шуток. Голодный, без копейки денег... он сразу сделался игрушкой в руках судеб, от которых, как известно, спасенья нет (Максимов 2). At the time... Vlad was in no mood for jokes. Hungry, without a kopeck to his name...he became a plaything in the hands of fate - from which, as we know, there is no salvation (2a).

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  • 14 не фунт изюма

    • НЕ ФУНТ ИЗЮМУ <-a> coll, often humor
    [NP; these forms only; subj-compl with быть (subj: usu. abstr), usu. pres; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ sth. is no trifle, is a serious matter, is not to be taken lightly:
    - X не фунт изюму≈ X is nothing to sneeze < laugh> at;
    - X is no joke.
         ♦ Сколько видел Федор за свою короткую жизнь, сколько слышал, войны хлебнул четыре ровных годика, тоже не фунт изюма... (Максимов 1). Fyodor had seen and heard a good deal in his short life. He'd supped four full years of war, which is also no joke (1a).

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  • 15 не фунт изюму

    • НЕ ФУНТ ИЗЮМУ <-a> coll, often humor
    [NP; these forms only; subj-compl with быть (subj: usu. abstr), usu. pres; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ sth. is no trifle, is a serious matter, is not to be taken lightly:
    - X не фунт изюму≈ X is nothing to sneeze < laugh> at;
    - X is no joke.
         ♦ Сколько видел Федор за свою короткую жизнь, сколько слышал, войны хлебнул четыре ровных годика, тоже не фунт изюма... (Максимов 1). Fyodor had seen and heard a good deal in his short life. He'd supped four full years of war, which is also no joke (1a).

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  • 16 не до смеху

    • НЕ ДО ШУТОК < НЕ ДО СМЕХУ>
    [PrepP; these forms only; impers predic with быть]
    =====
    1. не до смеху (кому) sth. is a serious matter, not to be laughed about or taken lightly:
    - this is no time for joking.
         ♦...Потом всё поворачивается такой стороной, что не до шуток. Правда, происходит не сразу. Года через полтора (Трифонов 6). Later...things take a turn that is no joking matter. True, this does not happen immediately, but about a year and a half later (6a).
         ♦ "...Потрудитесь снять и носки". - "Вы не шутите? Это действительно так необходимо?" - сверкнул глазами Митя. "Нам не до шуток", - строго отпарировал Николай Парфёнович (Достоевский 1).м... May I also trouble you to take off your socks?" "You must be joking! Is it really so necessary?" Mitya flashed his eyes. "This is no time for joking," Nikolai Parfenovich parried sternly (1a).
    2. не до смеху кому s.o. is not in a lighthearted mood, not inclined to look at the given situation in a humorous way:
    - X-y не до шуток≈ X is in no mood for jokes < joking>;
    - X is in no mood to fool < joke> around.
         ♦...В тот день Владу было не до шуток. Голодный, без копейки денег... он сразу сделался игрушкой в руках судеб, от которых, как известно, спасенья нет (Максимов 2). At the time... Vlad was in no mood for jokes. Hungry, without a kopeck to his name...he became a plaything in the hands of fate - from which, as we know, there is no salvation (2a).

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  • 17 не до шуток

    • НЕ ДО ШУТОК < НЕ ДО СМЕХУ>
    [PrepP; these forms only; impers predic with быть]
    =====
    1. не до шуток (кому) sth. is a serious matter, not to be laughed about or taken lightly:
    - this is no time for joking.
         ♦...Потом всё поворачивается такой стороной, что не до шуток. Правда, происходит не сразу. Года через полтора (Трифонов 6). Later...things take a turn that is no joking matter. True, this does not happen immediately, but about a year and a half later (6a).
         ♦ "...Потрудитесь снять и носки". - "Вы не шутите? Это действительно так необходимо?" - сверкнул глазами Митя. "Нам не до шуток", - строго отпарировал Николай Парфёнович (Достоевский 1).м... May I also trouble you to take off your socks?" "You must be joking! Is it really so necessary?" Mitya flashed his eyes. "This is no time for joking," Nikolai Parfenovich parried sternly (1a).
    2. не до шуток кому s.o. is not in a lighthearted mood, not inclined to look at the given situation in a humorous way:
    - X-y не до шуток≈ X is in no mood for jokes < joking>;
    - X is in no mood to fool < joke> around.
         ♦...В тот день Владу было не до шуток. Голодный, без копейки денег... он сразу сделался игрушкой в руках судеб, от которых, как известно, спасенья нет (Максимов 2). At the time... Vlad was in no mood for jokes. Hungry, without a kopeck to his name...he became a plaything in the hands of fate - from which, as we know, there is no salvation (2a).

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  • 18 spøg

    * * *
    (en) joke,
    F jest,
    ( spøgefuldhed) pleasantry;
    ( i handling) (practical) joke;
    [ for spøg] for a joke, for (el. in) fun,
    F in jest ( fx there is many a true word spoken in jest);
    [ han forstår ikke spøg] he cannot take a joke,
    (dvs er ikke til at spøge med) he is not to be taken lightly,
    F he is not to be trifled with;
    [ gå ind (el. med) på spøgen] fall in with (el. go along with) the joke;
    [ det her er ikke spøg] this is no laughing matter,
    (dvs ikke længere) this is getting beyond a joke;
    [ det er ingen spøg at være fange] it is no joke to be (el. being) a prisoner;
    [ det var kun min spøg] I was only joking (, T: kidding);
    (se også slå (hen), (til) side).

    Danish-English dictionary > spøg

  • 19 spøge

    * * *
    I. *
    ( skæmte) joke, jest;
    [ spøge med noget] make a joke of something, jest about something;
    [ det er ikke noget at spøge med] it is no laughing matter;
    [ han er ikke til at spøge med] he is not to be taken lightly (el. F
    trifled with);
    [ spøge med sit helbred] trifle with one's health.
    II. vb
    ( gå igen) haunt the place (, the house, etc), walk;
    [ det spøger i huset] the house is haunted;
    [ den tanke spøger stadig i hans hjerne] he is haunted (el. obsessed) by that idea.

    Danish-English dictionary > spøge

  • 20 к подобным вопросам нельзя относиться легко

    К подобным вопросам нельзя относиться легко -- these are not matters to be taken lightly.

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