the last throw of the dice

the dice are loaded — i dadi sono truccati

to dice with death — scherzare con la morte

throw the dice — getta i dadi

to play dice — giocare a dadi

to dice with death — scherzare con la morte

the dice are loaded — i dadi sono truccati

to dice with death — scherzare con la morte

coup à la porte — knock at the door

coup de marteau — hammer blow

casser la porte à (grands) coups de marteau — to break down the door with a hammer

à coups de subventions — by means of subsidies

fièvre combattue à coups d'antibiotiques — fever controlled with antibiotics

sous le coup d'un embargo — under an embargo

donner un coup de poing/pied/couteau à quelqu'un — to punch/kick/stab somebody

sous le coup de la colère — in (a fit of) anger

sous le coup de la fatigue/peur — out of tiredness/fear

être sous le coup d'une forte émotion — to be in a highly emotional state

tomber sous le coup d'une condamnation — to be liable to conviction

au douzième coup de minuit — on the last stroke of midnight

coup de gong — stroke of a gong

coup de sifflet — whistle blast

donner un coup sur la table — to dust the table

les volets ont besoin d'un coup de peinture — the shutters need a lick of paint

d'un coup d'aile — with a flap of its wings

coup défendu — Jeux, Sport foul

réussir son coup — to pull it off

essayer encore un coup — to have another shot

à chaque coup, à tout coup, à tous les coups — every time

ce coup-ci/-là — this/that time

après coup — afterwards, in restropect

au coup par coup — as things come

coup sur coup — in succession

tout d'un coup, tout à coup — suddenly, all of a sudden

d'un coup, d'un seul coup — just like that

pleure un bon coup — have a good cry

respire un grand coup — take a deep breath

boire à petits coups — to sip

boire à grands coups — to swig

je te paye un coup (à boire) — I'll buy you a drink

j'ai vu venir le coup — I could see it coming

faire coup double — to kill two birds with one stone

porter un rude coup à qch — to deal a severe blow to sth

donner un coup de couteau à qn — to stab sb

recevoir un coup de couteau — to be stabbed

donner un coup de coude à qn — to nudge sb

à coups de hache — with an axe

à coups de marteau — with a hammer

un coup de fusil — a rifle shot

sur le coup de minuit — on the stroke of midnight

sur le coup de midi — at the stroke of noon

sur le coup de huit heures — at the stroke of eight o'clock

coup de sonnette — ring of the bell

Ça m'a fait un coup de le voir comme ça! — It gave me a shock to see him like that!

coup de crayon — pencil line

coup de pinceau — brushstroke

donner un coup de balai — to sweep up, to give the floor a sweep

donner un coup de chiffon — to dust, to do some dusting

un coup de fatigue — a wave of tiredness

un coup de génie — a stroke of genius

un coup médiatique — a media stunt

du premier coup — first time, at the first attempt

Il a été reçu au permis du premier coup. — He passed his driving test first time.

du même coup — at the same time

à tous les coups — every time

Je me trompe de rue à tous les coups. — I get the street wrong every time.

avoir le coup — to have the knack

être sur un coup — to be on to something

boire un coup — to have a drink

du coup — as a result

à coup sûr — definitely, without fail

après coup — afterwards

Après coup j'ai regretté de m'être mis en colère. — Afterwards I was sorry I'd lost my temper.

coup sur coup — in quick succession

sur le coup; Il est mort sur le coup. — He died instantly.

Sur le coup je ne l'ai pas reconnu. — I didn't recognize him at first.

sous le coup de; agir sous le coup de la colère — to do sth out of anger

tomber sous le coup de la loi — to constitute a statutory offence

to have a fling — spassarsela, fare baldoria

to fling a scarf around one's shoulders — gettarsi una sciarpa sulle spalle

to fling sb. to the ground — gettare qcn. per terra

I flung my arms around her neck — le gettai le braccia al collo

to fling sb. into prison — sbattere qcn. in prigione

to have a last fling — fare un'ultima follia

to have one's fling — godersela

he flung the dictionary onto the floor — ha gettato il dizionario sul pavimento

to fling one's arms round sb — gettare le braccia al collo di qn

the door was flung open — la porta fu spalancata

to fling o.s. into a chair — buttarsi su una poltrona

to fling o.s. into a job — gettarsi a capofitto in un lavoro

to fling on one's clothes — vestirsi in fretta e furia

to have a fling — spassarsela, fare baldoria

to fling a scarf around one's shoulders — gettarsi una sciarpa sulle spalle

to fling sb. to the ground — gettare qcn. per terra

I flung my arms around her neck — le gettai le braccia al collo

to fling sb. into prison — sbattere qcn. in prigione

siempre consigue lo que se propone — he always achieves what he sets out to do

consiguieron la victoria por tres millones de votos — they won by three million votes

si insistimos lo conseguiremos — if we keep trying we'll manage it

ha conseguido un estilo muy personal — she has achieved a very individual style

he conseguido aprobar el examen — I managed to pass the exam

no conseguí dar con la solución — I didn't manage to find the answer

no consigo entender tu argumento — I just don't quite understand your argument

al final conseguí que me devolvieran el dinero — I got them to give me my money back in the end, I got my money back from them in the end

vas a conseguir que papá se enfade — you'll make daddy cross

no conseguirás nada de él — you won't get anything out of him

si lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás — if you try, you'll succeed in the end

la película consiguió un gran éxito — the film was a great success

consiguió el primer premio — she won first prize

consiguió la victoria — she won

conseguir + inf — to manage to + inf

no consigo entenderlo — I can't work it out

conseguir que + subj: vas a conseguir que me enfade you're going to get me annoyed; al final conseguí que me dejaran pasar I finally got them to let me through; conseguí que me lo prestara — I got him to lend it to me

conseguir con alguien/algo — to get through to somebody/something

no conseguirás nada de él — you won't get anything out of him

si lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás — if you try, you'll succeed in the end

la película consiguió un gran éxito — the film was a great success

consiguió el primer premio — she won first prize

consiguió la victoria — she won

conseguir + inf — to manage to + inf

no consigo entenderlo — I can't work it out

conseguir que + subj: vas a conseguir que me enfade you're going to get me annoyed; al final conseguí que me dejaran pasar I finally got them to let me through; conseguí que me lo prestara — I got him to lend it to me

conseguir con alguien/algo — to get through to somebody/something

to cast a stone — бросить камень

to cast ashore — выбрасывать на берег

to cast anchor — бросать якорь

to cast a net — закидывать сеть

to cast lots — бросать жребий

Pieces of wood are cast up all along this coast. — Весь берег покрыт выброшенными из моря деревянными обломками.

A body was cast up last night. — Вчера вечером на берег выбросило труп.

to cast an eye / a glance / a look — бросить взгляд

The girl cast her eyes down modestly. — Девушка скромно опустила глаза.

He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing. — Он пожал плечами, покачал головой, поднял глаза, но ничего не сказал.

to cast a shadow on smth. — отбрасывать тень на что-л.

to cast light (up)on smth. — проливать свет на что-л.; вносить ясность

to cast doubt on their integrity — подвергать сомнению их честность