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1 tickle the ivories
разг.; шутл.играть на пианино, рояле и т. пThe cover portrays the Prime Minister seated at the organ, tinkling one lot of ivories and flashing the other lot. (‘Times’, Suppl) — На обложке изображен сидящий за органом премьер-министр. Его руки трогают клавиши, а лицо - улыбка.
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2 tickle the ivories
expr AmE slWhen it comes to tickling the ivories, he's the best around here — Лучше его на пианино никто здесь не играет
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > tickle the ivories
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3 tickle the ivories
tickle/tinkle the ivories humor бренчать на пианино; барабанить по клавишамGrandma could tickle the ivories like a professional.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > tickle the ivories
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4 tinkle the ivories
tickle/tinkle the ivories humor бренчать на пианино; барабанить по клавишамGrandma could tickle the ivories like a professional.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > tinkle the ivories
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5 to tickle the ivories
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7 chip the ivories
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8 thump the ivories
Американизм: быть пианистом, играть на рояле -
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10 tinkle the ivories
Американизм: быть пианистом, играть на рояле -
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12 tickle the ivories
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v. piyano çalmak, piyanoyu tıngırdatmak -
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n pl infml1)I'd say she has mastered the ivories — По-моему, она уже овладела клавиатурой
2) esp AmEShe was beaming at him with a fine display of ivories — Она лучезарно улыбалась ему, показывая великолепные зубы
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18 flash one's ivories
разг.смеяться во весь рот, скалить зубыThe Negress showed her ivories in a long rippling laugh. (EI) — Негритянка долго смеялась серебристым смехом, обнажив белые зубы.
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19 ivory
noun1) (substance) Elfenbein, das; attrib. elfenbeinern; Elfenbein-2) (colour) Elfenbein, das; attrib. elfenbeinfarbig* * *noun, adjective((of) the hard white substance forming the tusks of an elephant, walrus etc: Ivory was formerly used to make piano keys; ivory chessmen.) das Elfenbein;elfenbeinern* * *ivo·ry[ˈaɪvəri]I. nto tickle [or tingle] the ivories ein bisschen auf dem Klavier herumklimpern5.\ivory carving Elfenbeinschnitzerei f\ivory trade Elfenbeinhandel mIII. adj elfenbeinfarben* * *['aIvərI]1. n1) (also colour) Elfenbein nt3) (inf)2. adj1) elfenbeinern2) (colour) elfenbeinfarben* * *ivory [ˈaıvərı; -vrı]A s1. Elfenbein n2. Stoßzahn m (besonders des Elefanten)3. pl auch -ry Elfenbein(schnitzerei) n(f), -arbeit f, -figur f4. sla) Zahn m, pl auch Gebiss n:show one’s ivories die Zähne fletschen; breit grinsenb) Würfel mc) Billardkugel ftickle the ivories (auf dem Klavier) klimpernB adj1. elfenbeinern, Elfenbein…2. elfenbeinfarben* * *noun1) (substance) Elfenbein, das; attrib. elfenbeinern; Elfenbein-2) (colour) Elfenbein, das; attrib. elfenbeinfarbig* * *n.Elfenbein n. -
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noun, adjective((of) the hard white substance forming the tusks of an elephant, walrus etc: Ivory was formerly used to make piano keys; ivory chessmen.) marfilivory n marfiltr['aɪvərɪ]1 de marfil1 (objects) objetos nombre masculino plural de marfil; (teeth) dientes nombre masculino plural; (piano keys) teclas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLan ivory tower una torre de marfilIvory Coast Costa de Marfil1) : marfil m2) : color m de marfiladj.• de marfil adj.n.• marfil s.m.
I 'aɪvəria) ( material) marfil mb) ( color) (color m) marfil m
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['aɪvǝrɪ]1.N marfil mivories * (=teeth) dientes mpl ; (Mus) teclas fpl ; (Billiards) bolas fpl- tickle the ivories2.ADJ [cane, box] de marfil; [skin] de color marfil3.CPDIvory Coast N — Costa f de Marfil
ivory hunter N — cazador (a) m / f de marfil
ivory tower N — (fig) torre f de marfil
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I ['aɪvəri]a) ( material) marfil mb) ( color) (color m) marfil m
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См. также в других словарях:
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tickle the ivories — (informal) To play the piano • • • Main Entry: ↑ivory tickle the ivories see under ↑ivory • • • Main Entry: ↑tickle * * * tickle the ivories informal old fashioned phrase to play th … Useful english dictionary
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tickle the ivories — tickle/tinkle the ivories humorous to play the piano. Grandma could tickle the ivories like a professional … New idioms dictionary
tinkle the ivories — tickle/tinkle the ivories humorous to play the piano. Grandma could tickle the ivories like a professional … New idioms dictionary
tickle the ivories — tv. to play the piano. □ I used to be able to tickle the ivories real nice. □ She sat down to tickle the ivories for a while … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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tickle the ivories — This is a humorous way of talking about playing the piano. My grandfather loves playing the piano; he tickles the ivories whenever he can … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
tickle the ivories — ► tickle the ivories informal play the piano. Main Entry: ↑tickle … English terms dictionary