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1 stick etc out like a sore thumb
expr infml1)The dinner is formal. If you don't wear the correct clothes you'll stick out like a sore thumb — Обед будет официальный. Если ты не оденешься согласно этикету, то будешь выглядеть как белая ворона
She's so tall that she sticks out like a sore thumb in a crowd — Она такая высокая, что ее сразу заметишь в толпе
2)The authenticity of that painting stands out like a sore thumb — Подлинность этой картины несомненна
Certainly. It sticks out like a sore thumb — Ну конечно. Это же ясно как дважды два четыре
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2 stand out like a sore thumb
разг.быть очевидным, само собой разумеющимся; ≈ бросаться в глаза; быть видимым невооружённым глазомRankin said, ‘The authenticity of that painting stands out like a sore thumb.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Reluctant Model’, ch. 4) — - Подлинность этой картины абсолютно очевидна, - сказал Ренкин.
‘You have thought of some course of action that will be feasible for us to pursue, Miss Wickham!’ ‘Certainly. It sticks out like a sore thumb.’ (P. G. Wodehouse, ‘Jeeves in the Offing’, ch. 62) — - Подумали вы, мисс Уикем, о том, как нам действовать наиболее целесообразно? - Конечно. Это и так ясно как божий день.
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3 pegote
f. & m.1 sponger, dollop.2 gooey mess, gob.m.1 sticky mess (masa pegajosa).2 botch.* * *3 familiar (fanfarronada) brag, boast\tirarse pegotes familiar to show off* * *a) ( de suciedad) sticky messtirarse pegotes — (Esp fam) to brag (colloq)
b) (Esp fam) ( mamarracho)* * *= blob.Ex. Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.* * *a) ( de suciedad) sticky messtirarse pegotes — (Esp fam) to brag (colloq)
b) (Esp fam) ( mamarracho)* * *= blob.Ex: Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.
* * *1 (de suciedad) sticky messno te tires pegotes stop bragging o don't give me that! ( colloq)2( Esp fam) (mamarracho): quedará mejor si no le pones el pegote ese en el medio it'll look better if you don't put that awful thing in the middleese lazo es un pegote that bow just doesn't go4( RPl fam) (persona apegada a otra): es un pegote de la mamá he's tied to his mother's apron stringsel novio es un pegote her boyfriend never leaves her for a minute o sticks to her like glue* * *
pegote sustantivo masculino
1 (de masa, etc) blob: tienes que sacar los pegotes de pintura, you'll have to get rid of those paint blobs
2 fam (chapuza, cosa mal hecha) botch up
3 Lit (añadido inútil) unfortunate addition
fam (añadido que desentona) las nuevas papeleras son auténticos pegotes, those new bins stick out a mile
4 fam (mentira, trola) fib: no entiendo por qué tiene que tirarse esos pegotes, I just can't understand why he has to lie like that
' pegote' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parche
English:
dollop
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* * *pegote nmFam1. [masa pegajosa] sticky mess;este arroz está hecho un pegote this rice is a sticky mess;tenía la moto llena de pegotes de barro her motorbike was covered in mud splashes2. [chapucería] botch;el final de la película es un pegote the ending just doesn't go with the rest of the moviese tiró el pegote diciendo que era jugador de baloncesto he spun a yarn about being a basketball player4. RP [persona]es un pegote de la madre he's tied to his mother's apron strings, he's a mummy's boy;esos dos están siempre como un pegote those two are like Siamese twins, they're never apart* * ** * *pegote nm1) : sticky mess
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