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1 DEVIL
• Cross on the breast, and the devil in the heart (The) - Глядит овцой, а пахнет волком (Г)• Devil and all to pay (The) - Сам черт не разберет (C)• Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose (The) - Цель оправдывает средства (Ц)• Devil dances in an empty pocket (The) - Бедность не грех, а до греха доводит (Б)• Devil finds (makes) work for idle hands /to do/ (The) - Безделье - мать пороков (Б), Трутни горазды на плутни (T)• Devil is dead (The) - Дело в шляпе (Д)• Devil is ever kind to (is fond of, is good to, is kind to, looks after, protects, takes care of) his own (The) - К своим и черт хорошо относится (K)• Devil is not as (so) black as he is painted (The) - Не так страшен черт, как его малюют (H)• Devil knows many things because he is old (The) - Старый волк знает толк (C)• Devil looks after his own (The) - К своим и черт хорошо относится (K)• Devil lurks behind the cross (The) - Глядит овцой, а пахнет волком (Г)• Devil protects his own (The) - К своим и черт хорошо относится (K)• Devil rebukes sin (The) - Чья бы корова мычала, а твоя бы молчала (4)• Devil sits behind the cross (The) - Глядит овцой, а пахнет волком (Г)• Devil takes care of his own (The) - К своим и черт хорошо относится (K)• Devil was sick, the devil a monk (a saint) would be; the devil was well, the devil of a monk (a saint) was he (The) - Мужик тонул - топор обещал, вытащили - топорища жаль (M)• Don't bid the devil good morning until you have met him - Не реви раньше смерти (H)• Fight the devil with his own tools, or fight the devil with fire - Клин клином вышибают (K), Чем ушибся, тем и лечись (4)• Give the devil an inch and he will take an ell - Дай волю на ноготок - он возьмет на весь локоток (Д), Дай курице гряду - изроет весь огород (Д), Дай черту волос, а он и за всю голову (Д)• Here is the devil to pay, and no pitch hot - Сам черт не разберет (C)• He that takes the devil into his boat must carry him over the sound - Взялся за гуж, не говори, что не дюж (B)• It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him - Беда к нам приходит верхом, а от нас уходит пешком (Б), Беда приходит пудами, а уходит золотниками (Б)• Nothing goes over the devil's back that doesn't come back under the devil's belly - Худо нажитое впрок не идет (X)• Pull devil, pull baker - Живи и жить давай другим (Ж)• Speak of the devil /and he is sure to appear/ - Серого помянешь, а серый здесь (C)• Speak of the devil, and he'll appear - На ловца и зверь бежит (Л), О волке толк, а тут и волк (0), Серого помянешь, а серый здесь (C)• Speak of the devil and in he walks - Серого помянешь, а серый здесь (C)• Talk about the devil and his imps will appear - О волке толк, а тут и волк (O)• Talk of the devil and his imp appears - О волке толк, а тут и волк (O)• Talk of the devil and you'll see his horns - О волке толк, а тут и волк (O)• What goes over the devil's back comes under his belly - Худо нажитое впрок не идет (X)• What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly - Худо нажитое впрок не идет (X), Чужим добром не разживешься (4)• When the devil was sick, a monk was he; when the devil was well, the devil of a monk was he - Мужик тонул - топор обещал, вытащили - топорища жаль (M)• Where God has a church, the devil has a chapel - Около святых черти водятся (O)• Where God has his church (temple), the devil will have his chapel - Около святых черти водятся (O)• You can't paint the devil white - Черного кобеля не отмоешь добела (4) -
2 ocio
m.leisure.en sus ratos de ocio se dedica a leer he spends his spare time readingpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ociar.* * *1 (tiempo libre) leisure2 (desocupación) idleness\* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=tiempo libre) leisureratos de ocio — leisure time, spare time, free time
2) (=inactividad) idleness3) pl ocios (=actividades) leisure pursuits* * *a) ( tiempo libre) spare time, leisure timeb) (inactividad, holgazanería) inactivity, idleness* * *= leisure, recreation, entertainment.Ex. We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.Ex. We need to know whether the equipment is to be used for recreation or study and research.Ex. In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.----* centro de ocio = recreation centre, recreational centre.* dedicarse al ocio = spend + Posesivo + leisure time.* de ocio = recreational.* industria del ocio, la = entertainment industry, the.* información de ocio = infotainment.* lectura de ocio = recreational reading, leisure reading, pleasure reading.* material de ocio = entertainment material.* negocio del ocio, el = entertainment industry, the.* para el ocio = recreational.* sociedad del ocio = leisure society, leisured society.* zona de ocio = leisure facilities.* * *a) ( tiempo libre) spare time, leisure timeb) (inactividad, holgazanería) inactivity, idleness* * *= leisure, recreation, entertainment.Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
Ex: We need to know whether the equipment is to be used for recreation or study and research.Ex: In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.* centro de ocio = recreation centre, recreational centre.* dedicarse al ocio = spend + Posesivo + leisure time.* de ocio = recreational.* industria del ocio, la = entertainment industry, the.* información de ocio = infotainment.* lectura de ocio = recreational reading, leisure reading, pleasure reading.* material de ocio = entertainment material.* negocio del ocio, el = entertainment industry, the.* para el ocio = recreational.* sociedad del ocio = leisure society, leisured society.* zona de ocio = leisure facilities.* * *1 (tiempo libre) spare time, leisure time, free time¿qué haces en tus ratos de ocio? what do you do in your spare o leisure o free time?la cultura del ocio the leisure culture2 (inactividad, holgazanería) inactivity, idlenessel ocio es madre de todos los vicios the devil makes work for idle hands* * *
ocio sustantivo masculino
ocio sustantivo masculino leisure time
' ocio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
columpio
- hipódromo
- jogging
- noria
- tienda
- turismo
English:
leisure
- RV
- idle
- listing
* * *ocio nm[tiempo libre] leisure; [inactividad] idleness;en sus ratos de ocio se dedica a leer he spends his spare time reading* * *m leisure time, free time; despidleness;industria del ocio leisure industry* * *ocio nm1) : free time, leisure2) : idleness* * *ocio n leisure¿qué haces en tus ratos de ocio? what do you do in your free time? -
3 oisiveté
oisiveté [wazivte]feminine noun* * *wazivtenom féminin idleness••l'oisiveté est (la) mère de tous les vices — Proverbe the devil makes work for idle hands (to do) Proverbe
* * *wazivte nf* * *oisiveté nf idleness; vivre dans l'oisiveté to live in idleness; perdre son temps dans l'oisiveté to idle one's time away.[wazivte] nom féminin -
4 diablo
m.devil.pobre diablo poor deviltener el diablo en el cuerpo, ser la piel del diablo to be a little devilmandar al diablo a alguien to send somebody packingmás sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo experience is what really counts¿dónde/cómo diablos…? (informal) where/how the hell…?¡diablos! damn it!* * *1 devil, demon3 (malvado) wicked person\¡al diablo con...! familiar to hell with...!del diablo / de todos los diablos the devil of a...¡diablos! damn!enviar al diablo to send to the devil¿qué/dónde/cuándo diablos...? familiar what/where/when the hell...?■ ¿dónde diablos se han metido? where the hell have they got to?el abogado del diablo the devil's advocateun pobre diablo a poor devil* * *noun m.devil, demon* * *SM1) (=demonio) devilno le hagas caso, es un pobre diablo — don't pay any attention to him, the poor devil
como un diablo * —
del diablo o de mil diablos * —
hace un frío del diablo o de mil diablos — it's hellishly cold *, it's absolutely freezing
- ¡diablos! o ¡por todos los diablos!irse al diablo * —
el proyecto se fue al diablo — the project was a miserable failure, the project failed miserably
¡vete al diablo! — get lost! *
mandar al diablo * —
demoniodiablos azules — LAm DTs *, pink elephants *
2) * [como intensificador]¿cómo diablos se le ocurrió hacer tal cosa? — what on earth o what the hell made him do such a thing? *
¿quién diablos te crees que eres? — who on earth o who the hell do you think you are?
¡qué diablos! ¡yo también quiero ser rico! — damn it, I want to be rich too! *
3) Cono Sur (=carro) heavy oxcart* * *I- bla adjetivo (Chi fam)a) ( avispado) smart (colloq)b) < mujer> looseII1) ( demonio) devilcomo (el or un) diablo — like crazy o mad (colloq)
del diablo or de todos los diablos or de mil diablos — (fam) devilish (colloq)
donde el diablo perdió el poncho — (AmS fam) ( en un lugar - aislado) in the back of beyond; (- lejano) miles away (colloq)
irse al diablo — (fam)
vete al diablo! — go to hell! (colloq)
mandar a alguien al diablo — (fam) to tell somebody to go to hell (colloq)
mandar algo al diablo — (fam) to pack something in (colloq)
tener el diablo en el cuerpo — to be a devil
más vale diablo conocido que ciento (Chi) or (Arg) santo por conocer — better the devil you know than the devil you don't
2) (fam) ( uso expletivo)¿qué/quién/donde diablos... ? — what/who/where the hell... ? (colloq)
¿cómo diablos se habrá enterado? — how the hell can he have found out? (colloq)
* * *I- bla adjetivo (Chi fam)a) ( avispado) smart (colloq)b) < mujer> looseII1) ( demonio) devilcomo (el or un) diablo — like crazy o mad (colloq)
del diablo or de todos los diablos or de mil diablos — (fam) devilish (colloq)
donde el diablo perdió el poncho — (AmS fam) ( en un lugar - aislado) in the back of beyond; (- lejano) miles away (colloq)
irse al diablo — (fam)
vete al diablo! — go to hell! (colloq)
mandar a alguien al diablo — (fam) to tell somebody to go to hell (colloq)
mandar algo al diablo — (fam) to pack something in (colloq)
tener el diablo en el cuerpo — to be a devil
más vale diablo conocido que ciento (Chi) or (Arg) santo por conocer — better the devil you know than the devil you don't
2) (fam) ( uso expletivo)¿qué/quién/donde diablos... ? — what/who/where the hell... ? (colloq)
¿cómo diablos se habrá enterado? — how the hell can he have found out? (colloq)
* * *el diablo= devil, the, fiend.Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.
Ex: These sensational fictions about 'female fiends' share formulaic elements of character and plot: the heroines are always white, of ambiguous class status, and always young and attractive.* ¿qué diablos...? = what on (this) earth...?.* abogado del diablo = devil's advocate.* actuar de abogado del diablo = be the/a devil's advocate.* caballito del diablo = dragonfly.* correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.* ¿dónde diablos...? = where on (this) earth...?.* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* hacer un pacto con el diablo = make + a pact with the devil.* irse al diablo = naff off.* pacto con el diablo = pact with the devil.* ¿Qué diablos...? = Heck!, What the heck...?.* ser justo hasta con el diablo = give the devil his due.* vender el alma al diablo = sell + Posesivo + soul to the devil.* * *1 (avispado) smart ( colloq)2 ‹mujer› looseA (demonio) devileste niño es el mismo diablo this child is a real devil o the devil himselfes un diablillo, no para de hacer travesuras he's a little devil, he's always up to somethingcomo (el or un) diablo like crazy o mad ( colloq)me duele como (el or un) diablo it hurts like crazy o mad, it hurts like hell (sl)corrió como un diablo he ran like the devil o like crazy o like madestá de un humor de mil diablos she's in a devil of a mood o in a filthy mood ( colloq)hace un calor de todos los diablos it's sweltering ( colloq)nos hizo un tiempo del diablo we had hellish o foul o terrible weather ( colloq)donde el diablo perdió el poncho ( AmS fam) (en un lugar — aislado) in the back of beyond; (— lejano) miles away ( colloq)¡vete al diablo! go to hell! ( colloq)tener el diablo en el cuerpo to be a devilel diablo las carga don't play with gunsmás sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo there's no substitute for experiencemás vale diablo conocido que ciento ( Chi) or ( Arg) santo por conocer better the devil you know than the devil you don'tCompuesto:B ( fam)(uso expletivo): ¿cómo diablos se habrá enterado? how the hell can he have found out? ( colloq)¿qué diablos haces tú aquí? what the hell are you doing here? ( colloq)¿y tú quién diablos eres para darme órdenes? who do you think you are, ordering me around like that?, and who the hell are you to boss me around? ( colloq)* * *
diablo sustantivo masculino
1 ( demonio) devil;
como (el or un) diablo like crazy o mad (colloq);
del diablo or de mil diablos (fam) devilish (colloq);◊ está de un humor de mil diablos she's in a devil of a mood (colloq);
donde el diablo perdió el poncho (AmS fam) ( en un lugar — aislado) in the back of beyond;
(— lejano) miles away (colloq);◊ mandar algo/a algn al diablo (fam) to pack sth in/to tell sb to go to hell (colloq)
2 (fam) ( uso expletivo):◊ ¿cómo/dónde/qué/quién diablos … ? how/where/what/who the hell … ? (colloq)
diablo sustantivo masculino
1 devil
2 exclamación ¡vete al diablo!, go to hell!
familiar ¿cómo/cuándo diablos...?, how/when the hell...?
Zool caballito del diablo, dragonfly
♦ Locuciones: abogado del diablo, devil's advocate
' diablo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- alma
- endemoniada
- endemoniado
- demonio
- diabólico
- satánico
English:
advocate
- devil
- evil
- fiend
- sod
- back
- dragon
- lost
- middle
* * *♦ nm1. [demonio] devil;cuando el diablo no tiene que hacer, mata moscas con el rabo the devil makes work for idle hands;más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo = experience is what really countsAndes, CAm diablos azules delirium tremens;diablo marino scorpion fish;diablo de Tasmania Tasmanian devil2. [persona astuta, maliciosa] devil;el extremo argentino es un auténtico diablo the Argentinian winger is a real wizard;este niño es un diablo that child is a little devil;el muy diablo tenía engañada a su mujer the old devil was cheating on his wife;pobre diablo poor devil;no era más que un pobre diablo he was just a sad case¿y usted quién diablos es? and who the devil are YOU?5. Compa diablos: esta comida huele/sabe a diablos this food smells/tastes disgusting;aquella música sonaba a diablos that music sounded dreadful;¡al diablo con…! to hell with…!;¡al diablo con los deberes! to hell with the homework!;como un diablo [mucho] like mad, like the devil;el corte me escocía como un diablo the cut was stinging like mad;del diablo, de mil diablos, de todos los diablos: hacía un frío del diablo it was colder than blue blazes;hoy tiene un humor de mil diablos he's in an absolutely foul mood today;esta máquina hace un ruido de todos los diablos this machine makes an infernal o incredible racket;Andes, RPdonde el diablo perdió el poncho in the middle of nowhere, in the back of beyond;irse al diablo: ¡vete al diablo! go to blazes!;se fue al diablo toda la operación the whole thing went to pot;Fammandar algo al diablo to chuck sth in;mandé al diablo los estudios y me puse a trabajar I chucked in university and got a job;Fammandar a alguien al diablo to tell sb to get lost♦ interjFam¡diablos! [¡maldita sea!] damn it!* * *m devil;un pobre diablo fig a poor devil;el diablo anda suelto fam it’s a terrible mess;tener el diablo en el cuerpo be a handful;mandar a alguien al diablo fam tell s.o. to go to hell fam ;¡vete al diablo! fam go to hell! fam ;¡al diablo con …! fam to hell with …! fam ;el diablo fam it’s really hot;de mil diablos, de (todos) los diablos fam terrible;¿qué diablos pasa aquí? fam what the hell is going on here? fam* * *diablo nmdemonio: devil* * *diablo n1. (demonio) devil2. (niño) little devil -
5 ozio
m (pl -zi) laziness, idleness* * *ozio s.m.1 ( infingardaggine) idleness, laziness, indolence; ( inoperosità) inactivity, idleness: passare la vita in ozio, to lead a life of idleness; stare in ozio dalla mattina alla sera, to idle away one's time from morning to evening (o to do nothing all day long); ozio forzato, forced inactivity // l'ozio è il padre dei vizi, (prov.) the Devil finds work for idle hands2 (letter.) ( riposo) leisure: momenti d'ozio, leisure moments; nelle mie ore d'ozio, in my leisure hours (o time).* * *••l'ozio è il padre di tutti i vizi — prov. the devil makes works for idle hands
* * *oziopl. ozi /'ɔttsjo, 'ɔttsi/sostantivo m.idleness; stare in ozio to idle about\l'ozio è il padre di tutti i vizi prov. the devil makes works for idle hands. -
6 Трутни горазды на плутни
See Безделье - мать пороков (Б)Cf: The devil finds (makes) work for idle hands /to do/ (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Трутни горазды на плутни
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