the tail of the dog

   "xвocт виляeт coбaкoй", мeньшинcтвo кoмaндуeт бoльшинcтвoм, пoдчинённый кoмaндуeт нaчaльникoм и т. п.; яйцa куpицу учaт [выpaжeниe coздaнo P. Kиплингoм]

    This, then is the city of which Hollywood is a suburb, almost the tail that wags the dog (J. B. Priestley)

Der Hund wedelte mit dem Schwanz. ausdr.

ayaklar bas, baslar ayak olmak

tail [teɪl]

1 noun

(a) (of animal) queue f;

∎ figurative with one's tail between one's legs la queue basse, la queue entre les jambes;

∎ to be on sb's tail suivre qn de près;

∎ the detective was still on his tail le détective le filait toujours;

∎ familiar the car was right on my tail la voiture me collait au derrière ou aux fesses;

∎ to turn tail and run prendre ses jambes à son cou;

∎ it's a case of the tail wagging the dog c'est le monde à l'envers;

∎ the tail of the hostages is wagging the dog of foreign policy le problème des otages décide de la politique étrangère

(b) (of kite, comet, aircraft) queue f; (of musical note) queue f

(c) (of coat) basque f; (of dress) traîne f; (of shirt) pan m

(d) (end → of storm) queue f; (→ of procession) fin f, queue f; (→ of queue) bout m

(e) familiar (follower → police officer, detective) = personne qui file;

∎ to put a tail on sb faire filer qn^□ ;

∎ we've got a tail quelqu'un nous file^□, nous sommes suivis^□

(f) familiar (buttocks) fesses^□ fpl;

∎ he worked his tail off il s'est vraiment décarcassé

(g) (UNCOUNT) very familiar a bit of tail (woman) une gonzesse;

∎ he's looking for some tail il cherche une femme à se mettre sur le bout

2 transitive verb

(a) familiar (follow) filocher, filer le train à

(b) (animal) couper la queue à

3 tails

1 plural noun

familiar (tailcoat) queue f de pie^□

2 adverb

∎ (of coin) it's tails! (c'est) pile!

►► Aviation tail assembly dérive f;

tail end (of storm, season, meeting, story) fin f; (of cloth) bout m; (of procession) queue f, fin f;

tail feather penne f;

Cars tail lamp feu m arrière;

American Cars tail pipe tuyau m d'échappement;

tail rotor (of helicopter) fenestron m;

Aviation tail section arrière m;

∎ a seat in the tail section une place à l'arrière

➲ tail along intransitive verb

suivre;

∎ she tailed along behind or after us elle traînait derrière nous

➲ tail away intransitive verb

(sound) s'affaiblir, décroître; (interest, enthusiasm, support) diminuer petit à petit; (book) se terminer en queue de poisson; (competitors in race) s'espacer;

∎ his voice tailed slowly away peu à peu sa voix s'affaiblit

➲ tail back intransitive verb

British (traffic) être arrêté, former un bouchon; (demonstration, runners) s'égrener, s'espacer;

∎ the line of cars tailed back for 10 miles la file de voitures s'étendait sur 16 km

➲ tail off intransitive verb

(quality) baisser; (numbers) diminuer, baisser; (voice) devenir inaudible; (story) se terminer en queue de poisson

1 coda ( anche fig.); estremità, fine; ( d'abito) falda: the peacock's tail, la coda del pavone; ( del cane) to wag one's tail, scodinzolare; a bushy tail, una coda a (forma di) pennello; the tail of a comet, la coda d'una cometa; the tail of a shirt, l'estremità inferiore d'una camicia; the tail of a car, l'estremità posteriore di un'auto; He watched me out of the tail of his eye, mi ha guardato con la coda dell'occhio

2 codazzo; seguito: The President was followed by a tail of attendants, il Presidente era seguito da un codazzo di collaboratori

3 [u] ( di moneta, spesso al pl.) rovescio; croce: Heads or tails?, testa o croce?; Tails I win, per me, croce!

4 (pl.) (= tailcoat) giacca a coda di rondine; marsina; frac: The men were all in tails, gli uomini erano tutti in frac

5 (zool.) pinna caudale

6 (tipogr.) piede ( della pagina)

7 codino, treccia ( di capelli)

8 (fam.) pedinatore

9 (fam.) pedinamento

10 ( slang USA) deretano; sedere; chiappe

11 (volg.) coda; pene

12 (volg.) scopata

13 (volg.) fica (volg.); donna; pezzo di fica (volg.)

● (aeron.) tail assembly, piani di coda; impennaggio verticale □ tail-braid, rinforzo dell'orlo ( della camicia) □ (autom.) tail chase, inseguimento ravvicinato □ tail end, fine, coda (fig.); (fam.) sedere, deretano: the tail end of a procession, la coda d'un corteo □ the tail end of a speech, la chiusa di un discorso □ ( sport e fig.) tail-ender, fanalino di coda (fig.) □ tail fin, (zool.) pinna caudale; (aeron.) deriva di coda □ tail gate, cateratta inferiore ( di una chiusa) □ (aeron.) tail-heavy, appoppato □ (fam. USA) tail job, pedinamento ( di un detective privato) □ ( cricket) the tail, i giocatori poco abili con la mazza ( e quindi vanno a battere per ultimi) □ the tail of a «g», la gamba di una «g» □ ( sport) the tail of the field, la coda della corsa □ (meteor.) the tail of a gale, la coda di una burrasca □ (aeron.) tail rotor, rotore di coda ( di elicottero) □ (aeron.) tail slide, scivolata di coda □ (aeron.) tail surface, impennaggio □ (fig.: di persona) tails up, di buon umore; su di morale □ (fig.) the tail wagging the dog, una cosa o persona insignificante che condiziona la sorte di cose o persone assai più importanti □ (aeron.) tail wheel, ruota di coda; ruotino □ tail wind, (naut.) vento di poppa; (aeron.) vento di coda □ to have one's tail down, avere la coda bassa; (fam.) essere giù di giri □ to have one's tail up, avere la coda dritta; (fam.) essere su di giri (o di morale) □ ( anche fig.) to put one's tail between one's legs, mettere la coda fra le gambe □ (fam.: della polizia, ecc.) to put a tail on sb., far pedinare q. □ ( slang USA) to sit on one's tail, stare seduto sulle chiappe □ (autom., fam.) to sit on sb. 's tail, tallonare q. dappresso □ to turn tail, fare dietrofront ( e scappare) □ (fig.) to twist sb. 's tail, pestare i piedi a q.; infastidire q. □ (fig.) to twist the lion's tail, pestare la coda al leone; tirar la coda al diavolo □ I can make neither head nor tail of it, non riesco a venirne a capo; non ci capisco un acca.

(leg.) proprietà limitata a una persona e ai suoi eredi in linea diretta

● estate tail (o estate in tail), beni soggetti a proprietà limitata.

1 munire ( un aquilone, ecc.) di coda

2 (fam.) staccare il gambo a ( frutta); pulire ( fragole, ecc.)

3 essere in coda a ( un corteo, una processione, ecc.)

4 (fam., anche to tail after) seguire dappresso; stare alle calcagna di; pedinare: The thief was being tailed by a policeman, il ladro aveva un poliziotto alle calcagna

5 congiungere, attaccare, unire ( una cosa a un'altra, per le estremità)

6 collegare, connettere ( mattoni, pietre) nel muro

7 mozzar la coda a ( un cane, un agnello, ecc.)

8 (volg.) chiavare, fottere, scopare (volg.).

A n.

1 (zool., Canis familiaris) cane ( in genere): guard dog, cane da difesa; sniffer dog, cane antidroga; a fierce dog, un cane feroce; a stray dog, un cane randagio; to walk the dog, far fare la passeggiata al cane; A dog is man's best friend, il cane è il migliore amico dell'uomo

2 cane maschio (cfr. bitch); maschio ( dei Canidi, come la volpe, il lupo, ecc.): a dog fox, una volpe maschio

3 ( slang) donna (o ragazza) brutta, racchia

4 (fam. antiq.: preceduto dall'art. indeterm.) individuo; tipo: a sly dog, un furbacchione; a lazy dog, un pigrone; a dirty dog, uno sporcaccione; a lucky dog, un tipo fortunato; You lucky dog!, che fortuna sfacciata!

5 (mecc.) brida; dente d'arresto; ( per legname) arpione, rampone

6 ► firedog

7 (meteor.) = fogdog (► fogbow)

8 (astron.) ► sundog

9 ( slang USA, di spettacolo, libro, ecc.) schifezza; bidone

10 (pop. USA) = hot dog ► hot

11 (pl.) – the dogs, le corse dei cani: to bet on the dogs, scommettere alle corse dei cani; He won £50 at the dogs, ha vinto cinquanta sterline alle corse dei cani

12 ( slang, comm.) azienda a scarsa redditività

13 (pl.) (market., slang) merci che «vanno poco»

B a. attr.

da (o per) cani; di cani: dog biscuits, biscotti per cani; (scherz.) biscotti, gallette; dog breeder, allevatore di cani; dog food, alimenti per cani; dog grooming, tolettatura dei cani

● (fam. USA) dog-and-pony show, presentazione elaborata; gran messinscena □ (fam. USA) a dog's age, un sacco di tempo; secoli (fig.) □ dog boarding kennel, pensione per cani □ (volg. GB) the dog's bollocks, ( di cosa), il meglio, una figata; ( di persona) il migliore: This game really is the dog's bollocks, questo gioco è veramente una figata; He thinks he's the dog's bollocks, si crede il migliore □ (ferr., Austral.) dog-box, carrozza senza corridoio □ dog-catcher, accalappiacani; ( slang USA) poliziotto privato □ (fam.) a dog's chance, la ben che minima possibilità ( di cavarsela, di successo, ecc.) □ dog collar, collare da cane; (fig.) colletto alto inamidato ( da prete) □ (lett., poet.) the dog days, la canicola; il solleone □ (fam. ingl.) dog's dinner (o breakfast), lavoro malfatto; pasticcio; to make a complete dog's dinner (o breakfast) of st., fare un pasticcio (o un macello) con qc. □ dog-ear, orecchio (di una pagina) □ ( di libro e sim.) dog-eared, con le orecchie □ dog eat dog, (sost.) concorrenza spietata, lotta all'ultimo sangue; (agg.) spietatamente competitivo, spietato: It's dog eat dog!, è una lotta all'ultimo sangue □ (fam.) dog-end, mozzicone di sigaretta; avanzo, cosa priva di valore □ dog-faced, dal muso di cane □ dog-fancier, cinofilo; allevatore di cani □ (bot.) dog-fennel ( Anthemis cotula), camomilla mezzana □ dog handler, poliziotto che fa coppia con un cane □ dog-headed, dalla testa di cane; cinocefalo □ dogs' home, rifugio per cani abbandonati □ (fig.) a dog in the manger, uno che non permette che altri godano di ciò che a lui non interessa o non piace □ a dog-in-the-manger attitude, un atteggiamento di estremo egoismo □ (mecc.) dog iron = A, def. 6 ► sopra □ dog kennel, canile □ dog Latin, latinorum, latino maccheronico □ dog lead, guinzaglio ( per cani) □ a dog's life, una vita da cani; una vitaccia □ dog lover, cinofilo □ ( Mercurialis perennis) dog's mercury, mercorella canina □ dog-napper, ladro (o rapitore) di cani □ dog-napping, ratto di cani □ ( USA) dog paddle, nuoto (o nuotata) a cane □ dog parlour, salone di tolettatura per cani □ (bot.) dog-rose, ( Rosa canina) rosa canina □ (mecc.) dog screw, vite a becco (o a naso) □ dog sitter, dog sitter ( chi si prende cura del cane in assenza del padrone) □ dog sled, slitta da cani □ (astron.) Dog star, Sirio; ( anche) Procione □ dog tag, contrassegno per cani; medaglietta (fam.); ( gergo mil., USA) piastrina ( di riconoscimento) □ (bot.) dog's-tail ( Cynosurus cristatus), coda di cane □ (fam.) dog-tired, stanco morto; stremato □ (bot.) dog's-tongue ( Cynoglossum officinale), cinoglossa; erba vellutina □ (edil.) dog's tooth, dente di cane: dog's tooth bond, corso di mattoni a dente di cane □ (bot.) dog's-tooth violet, ( Erythronium denscanis) dente di cane; ( Cynodon dactylon) gramigna □ ( sport) dog track, cinodromo □ ( Canada) dog train, slitta trainata da cani □ dog training, addestramento dei cani □ dog training centre, centro d'addestramento per cani □ (bot.) dog violet, ( Viola canina) viola riviniana □ (in GB) dog warden, guardia cinofila □ dog whip, scudiscio □ dog whistle, fischietto per cani; fischietto a ultrasuoni □ (fam.) dog-whistle, che manda messaggi in codice: (polit.) dog-whistle campaign, campagna elettorale piena di messaggi in codice □ to die like a dog, morire come un cane □ (fam. ingl.) dressed up (o done up) like a dog's dinner, vestito con eleganza pacchiana; conciato come un albero di natale □ like a dog with two tails, felicissimo; fuori di sé dalla felicità □ (fig.) to give (o to throw) sb. to the dogs, buttar via q. come un calzino vecchio □ to go to the dogs, andare in malora (o in rovina) □ (fig.) to help a lame dog over a stile, dimostrarsi amico di q.; soccorrere q. in un momento di bisogno □ to fight like cat and dog, essere (o andare d'accordo) come cane e gatto □ (fam. USA) to put on the dog, darsi delle arie □ (fam.) top dog, chi comanda, il gran capo □ to treat sb. like a dog, trattare q. come un cane □ to work like a dog, lavorare come uno schiavo □ (prov.) Every dog has its day, per tutti, prima o poi, viene il giorno della fortuna □ (prov.) Give a dog a bad name (and hang him), la cattiva fama è dura a morire □ (prov.) If you lie down with dogs you will get up with fleas ► flea □ (prov.) Let sleeping dogs lie, non svegliare il can che dorme □ (prov.) Love me, love my dog, chi mi ama mi deve prendere come sono □ (prov.) Why keep a dog and bark yourself?, perché fare qualcosa quando c'è chi potrebbe farlo al posto tuo? □ (prov.) You can't teach an old dog new tricks, le vecchie abitudini sono dure a morire.

1 seguire; pedinare: to dog sb. 's footsteps, stare dietro a q.

2 (fig.) perseguitare: He's dogged by bad luck, è perseguitato dalla sfortuna

3 (mecc.) assicurare con una brida (o con un rampone)

● (fam. USA) to dog it, vestire con eleganza, fare l'elegantone; ( anche) battersela, filare; fare lo scansafatiche; vivere a sbafo □ ( slang USA) to dog out (o up), mettersi in ghingheri, pararsi a festa.

1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) cola

2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) cola

- - tailed

- tail-end

tail n cola / rabo

tr[teɪl]

noun

1 (gen) cola; (of some four-legged animals) cola, rabo

2 (of plane, kite, comet) cola; (of shirt, coat) faldón nombre masculino

3 (pursuer) perseguidor,-ra

transitive verb

1 seguir de cerca

plural noun tails

1 (of coin) cruz f sing

1 (suit) frac nombre masculino

\

to be on somebody's tail pisarle los talones a alguien

to have one's tail between one's legs tener el rabo entre las piernas

to turn tail huir

tail wind viento de cola

tail ['teɪl] vt

follow: seguir de cerca, pegarse

tail n

1) : cola f, rabo m (de un animal)

2) : cola f, parte f posterior

a comet's tail: la cola de un cometa

3) tails npl

: cruz f (de una moneda)

heads or tails: cara o cruz

• cola s.f.

• faldón s.m.

• frac s.m.

• rabo s.m.

• trenza s.f.

• seguir de cerca v.

1)

a) (of horse, fish, bird) cola f; (of dog, pig) rabo m, cola f

b) ( buttocks) (colloq) trasero m (fam), cola f (AmL fam), pompis m (Esp fam)

2) (of plane, comet, kite) cola f; (of shirt, coat) faldón m; see also tails 1)

3) ( pursuer) (colloq)

transitive verb ( follow) \<\<suspect\>\> seguir*

- tail off

1. N

1) [of bird, horse, fish, plane] cola f; [of dog, bull, ox] cola f, rabo m; [of comet] cabellera f, cola f; [of shirt] faldón m; [of procession] cola f, tramo m final; (=loose end) cabo m; [of hair] mechón m

- turn tail

- he went off with his tail between his legs

- it's a case of the tail wagging the dog

2) tails (=coat) frac msing ; [of coin] cruz fsing

3) ** (=buttocks) trasero m

4) (=person following) sombra f

5) (US) *** (=girls) tipas * fpl, tías fpl (Sp) *

VT (=follow) seguirle la pista a; top I, 4., 4)

- tail away

- tail back

- tail off

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1)

a) (of horse, fish, bird) cola f; (of dog, pig) rabo m, cola f

b) ( buttocks) (colloq) trasero m (fam), cola f (AmL fam), pompis m (Esp fam)

2) (of plane, comet, kite) cola f; (of shirt, coat) faldón m; see also tails 1)

3) ( pursuer) (colloq)

transitive verb ( follow) \<\<suspect\>\> seguir*

- tail off

1) Schwanz, der

2) (fig.)

3) (of comet) Schweif, der

4)

5) (of man's coat) Schoß, der

6) in pl. (man's evening dress) Frack, der

7) in pl. (on coin)

1) (remove stalks of)

2) (coll.): (follow) beschatten

- tail away

- tail back

- tail off

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1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) der Schwanz

2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) der Schwanz

- -tailed

- tail-end

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I. n

1. (of animal) Schwanz m; of a horse also Schweif m geh; of a bear, badger, wild boars Bürzel m; of a dog, predatory game, and a squirrel also Rute f fachspr; of an insect Hinterleib m

to wag/swish one's \tail mit dem Schwanz wedeln/schlagen

2. ( fig: rear) Schwanz m fig; of an aeroplane also Rumpfende nt; of a car Heck nt; of a comet Schweif m; of a kite Schwanz m; of a hurricane Ausläufer m; of a letter Unterlänge f fachspr; of a note Notenhals m

to have sb on one's \tail jdn auf den Fersen haben

to keep/be on sb's \tail jdm auf den Fersen bleiben/sein

get off my \tail! musst du so dicht auffahren! m fam

3. FASHION (lower part of a dress) Schleppe f; of a shirt [Hemd]zipfel m fam; of a coat Schoß m

4. FASHION ( fam: tail coat)

▪ \tails pl Frack m, Schwalbenschwanz m hum veraltend

5. ( fam: buttocks) Hintern m fam

6. (reverse of coin)

▪ \tails pl Zahlseite f

heads or \tails? Kopf oder Zahl?

heads I win, \tails you lose! ich gewinne auf jeden Fall

7. ( fam: person following sb) Schatten m a. hum, Beschatter(in) m(f)

to put a \tail on sb jdn beschatten lassen

8. no pl ( pej sl: women) Weiber pl pej fam

they're chasing \tail (sl) sie sind auf Weiberjagd sl

9. AM ECON Ziffern pl hinter dem Komma

10. COMPUT (data) Schluss m; (code) Endcode m

▶ it's a case of the \tail wagging the dog da wedelt ja der Schwanz mit dem Hund

▶ to go off [or away] with one's \tail between one's legs sich akk mit eingezogenem Schwanz [o wie ein geprügelter Hund] davonschleichen [o davonmachen] fam

▶ to not be able to make head or \tail [or heads or \tails] of sth aus etw dat nicht schlau werden fam, sich dat keinen Reim auf etw akk machen können fam

▶ to turn \tail [and run] die Flucht ergreifen, Fersengeld geben fam

II. vt

1. (remove the stalks of fruit)

▪ to \tail sth etw putzen

2. ( fam)

▪ to \tail sb jdn beschatten, jdm folgen

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1. n

1) (of animal) Schwanz m; (hum inf, of person) Hinterteil nt (inf), Allerwerteste(r) m (hum inf)

2) (of aeroplane, kite, procession, list) Schwanz m; (of comet) Schweif m; (of shirt) Zipfel m; (of jacket, coat) Schoß m; (of letter) Schleife f; (MUS, of note) Notenhals m

3) (inf: person following sb) Schatten m (inf), Beschatter(in) m(f) (inf)

4) (inf)

5)

6) pl (= jacket) Frack m, Schwalbenschwanz m (inf)

2. vt

1) person, suspect beschatten (inf); car etc folgen (+dat)

2)

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tail¹ [teıl]

A s

1. ZOOL Schweif m, Schwanz m:

(it’s a case of) the tail wagging the dog der Schwanz wedelt mit dem Hund umg;

with one’s tail up hochgestimmt, übermütig;

have one’s tail up in Hochstimmung oder übermütig sein;

with one’s tail down, with one’s tail between one’s legs bedrückt, mit eingezogenem Schwanz umg;

have one’s tail down bedrückt sein, den Schwanz hängen lassen umg;

be (keep) on sb’s tail jemandem auf den Fersen sein (bleiben);

sit on sb’s tail AUTO zu dicht auf jemanden auffahren;

twist sb’s tail jemanden piesacken oder schikanieren;

turn tail (and run) davonlaufen

2. umg Hinterteil n, Steiß m

3. fig Schwanz m, (hinteres oder unteres) Ende, Schluss m:

tail of a comet Kometenschweif m;

tail of a letter Briefschluss;

tail of a note MUS Notenhals m;

out of the tail of one’s eye aus den Augenwinkeln;

tail of a page unterer Rand oder Fuß m einer (Druck-)Seite;

tail of a storm (ruhigeres) Ende eines Sturmes

4. Haarzopf m, -schwanz m

5. meist pl Rück-, Kehrseite f (einer Münze): → head D 18

6. a) Schleppe f (eines Kleides)

b) (Rock-, Hemd) Schoß m, (-)Zipfel m

7. pl Frack m

8. Schleife f (eines Buchstabens)

9. ELEK, TECH

a) Nachimpuls m

b) Signalschwanz m

10. Radar: Nachleuchtschleppe f

11. Sterz m

12. LIT Koda f

13. ANAT

a) Sehnenteil m (eines Muskels)

b) Pankreasschwanz m

c) Nebenhoden m

14. FLUG

a) Leitwerk n

b) Heck n, Schwanz m

15. a) Gefolge n

b) Anhang m (einer Partei)

c) große Masse (einer Gemeinschaft)

d) (die) Letzten pl oder Schlechtesten pl (der Klasse etc)

16. umg Beschatter m (Detektiv etc):

put a tail on sb jemanden beschatten lassen

17. besonders US vulg

a) besonders piece ( oder bit) of tail Mieze f sl

b) Fotze f, Möse f (beide vulg) (Vagina)

B v/t

1. einen Schwanz an einem Drachen etc anbringen

2. den Schwanz oder das Schlusslicht bilden von (oder gen):

3. auch tail on (to) befestigen (an dat), anhängen (an akk)

4. Früchte zupfen, entstielen

5. einen Hund stutzen

6. am Schwanz packen

7. umg jemanden beschatten

C v/i

1. sich hinziehen, einen Schwanz bilden:

tail away ( oder off)

a) abflauen, abnehmen, sich verlieren,

b) zurückbleiben, -fallen,

c) sich auseinanderziehen (Kolonne etc),

d) sich verschlechtern, nachlassen

2. oft tail on ( oder along) umg hinterherlaufen ( after oder behind sb jemandem)

3. tail back bes Br sich stauen (Verkehr)

4. ARCH (mit dem Ende) eingelassen sein (in, into in akk oder dat)

tail² [teıl] JUR

A s Beschränkung f (der Erbfolge), beschränktes Erb- oder Eigentumsrecht:

heir in tail Vorerbe m;

issue in tail erbberechtigte Nachkommenschaft;

tenant in tail Eigentümer m, dessen Rechte durch Nacherbenbestimmungen beschränkt sind;

estate in tail male Fideikommiss n

B adj beschränkt (Erbfolge etc)

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1) Schwanz, der

2) (fig.)

3) (of comet) Schweif, der

4)

5) (of man's coat) Schoß, der

6) in pl. (man's evening dress) Frack, der

7) in pl. (on coin)

1) (remove stalks of)

2) (coll.): (follow) beschatten

- tail away

- tail back

- tail off

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Ende -n n.

Heck -e n.

Rest -e m.

Schwanz -¨e m.

1) хвост

2)

а) задняя часть, нижняя часть, оконечность

б) пола, фалда, шлейф ( платья)

в) ( tails) разг. фрак

г) ( tails) разг. зад

3)

а) ( tails) остатки, отбросы

б) менее влиятельная часть ( политической партии); более слабая часть ( спортивной команды)

4) конец, завершение, заключительная часть (чего-л.)

5) амер.; разг. сыщик, филёр, "хвост"

6) хвостик ( о причёске), косичка

7) (длинная) очередь, "хвост"

8) свита, эскорт, кортеж

9) астр.; = comet tail "хвост" кометы

10) авиа хвостовое оперение, хвост

11) бот. стебель, черенок

12) муз. вертикальная черта (является элементом начертания половинных, четвертных, восьмых и т.д. нот)

13) разг. реверс, обратная сторона монеты

14) полигр. нижний обрез страницы

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- tail of one's eye

1)

а) отрубать или подрезать хвост

б) остригать хвостики плодов, ягод

2)

а) прикреплять (что-л.) к концу или хвосту (чего-л.)

б) приделывать хвост

3)

а) тянуться длинной лентой, вереницей

б) амер.; разг. идти следом; выслеживать; ходить по пятам

4) заключать, завершать (ряд, процессию, строй)

5) австрал. гнать, перегонять (коров, лошадей)

6) = dovetail 2. 1)

7) мор. поворачиваться кормой, наваливаться кормой

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- tail away

1) юр. ограничительное условие наследования имущества

2) уст. счёт, расчёт; квитанция

• All dogs bite the bitten dog - На кого Бог, на того и добрые люди (H)

• As the dog barks, the young ones learn - Маленькая собачка лает - большой подражает (M)

• Barking dog has no bite (never bites) (A) - Собака, что лает, редко кусает (C)

• Beaten dog is afraid of the stick's shadow (A) - Битому псу только плеть покажи (Б)

• Beware of a silent man and a dog that does not bark - Не бойся собаки, что лает, а бойся той, что молчит да хвостом виляет (H)

• Cut off a dog's tail and he will be a dog still (and he will still be a dog) - Отсеки собаке хвост - не будет овца (O)

• Dead dogs bite not - Мертвые не вредят (M) - Dog bites the stone, not him that throws it (The) - Бил дед жабу, грозясь на бабу (Б), Не по коню, так по оглобле (H), Руки согрешили, а спина виновата (P)

• Dog does not eat dog - Волк волка не съест (B), Вор вора не обидит (B), Ворон ворону глаз не выклюет (B), Змея змее на хвост не наползет (3), Собака собаку не ест (C), Черт черту рога не обломает (4)

• Dog eat dog - Вор вором губится (B)

• Dog in the kitchen desires no company (A) - Залез в богатство, забыл и братство (3)

• Dog in the manger won't eat the oats or let anyone else eat them (The) - И сам не ам, и другому не дам (H), Собака на сене лежит, сама не ест и другим не дает (C)

• Dog is a lion at home (A) - Всяк кулик на своем болоте велик (B)

• Dog is bold on his own dunghill (A) - На своей улочке храбра и курочка (H)

• Dog is brave in his own yard (A) - На своей улочке храбра и курочка (H)

• Dogs are barking in the street (The) - Большой секрет - знает весь свет (Б)

• Dogs bark as they are bred (The) - Чем сосуд наполнен, то из него и льется (4), Щенок лает, от больших слышит (Щ)

• Dogs delight to bark and bite for God has made 'em so - Трясет козел бороду, так привык смолоду (T)

• Dogs don't kill sheep at home - Близ норы лиса на промысел не ходит (Б), Плохой тот вор, что около себя грабит (П)

• Dog shall die a dog's death (The) - Собаке - собачья смерть (C)

• Dogs that bark at a distance don't (seldom) bite - Собака, что лает, редко кусает (C)

• Dogs that put up many hares kill none - За двумя зайцами погонишься, ни одного не поймаешь (3)

• Dog that barks much is never a good hunter (A) - Кто много говорит, тот мало делает (K)

• Dog that trots about finds a (the) bone (The) - Волка ноги кормят (B), Грибы ищут - по лесу рыщут (Г), Не потопаешь, не полопаешь (H)

• Dog will not cry (howl) if you beat him with a bone (A) - Не грози попу кадилом (H)

• Dog will not eat dog - Собака собаку не ест (C)

• Dog with a bone knows no friend (A) - Залез в богатство, забыл и братство (3)

• Dog without teeth barks the most (The) - Не горазд биться, а горазд грозиться (H)

• Don't keep a dog and bark yourself - За то собаку кормят, что она лает (3)

• Don't teach a dog to bark - Не учи рыбу плавать, а собаку - лаять (H)

• Dumb dogs /and still waters/ are dangerous - В тихом омуте черти водятся (B), Не бойся собаки, что лает, а бойся той, что молчит да хвостом виляет (H)

• Every dog has his day /and every man his hour/ - Будет и на нашей улице праздник (Б), Доведется и нам свою песенку спеть (Д), Придет время, и мы ногой топнем (П), Придет солнышко и к нашим окошечкам (П), У каждого бывает светлый день (У)

• Every dog is a lion at home - На своей улочке храбра и курочка (H), У своего гнезда и ворон бьет орла (У)

• Every dog is brave in his own yard - На своей улочке храбра и курочка (H), У своего гнезда и ворон бьет орла (Y)

• Every dog is valiant at his own door - На своей улочке храбра и курочка (H), У своего гнезда и ворон бьет орла (У)

• Foremost dog catches the hare (The) - Кто первый пришел, первый муку смолол (K)

• Give a dog a finger and he will take (want) a hand - Подай палец, а за руку сам возьму (П), Пусти свинью в мякину - она и в зерно заберется (П)

• Good dog deserves a good bone (A) - Каков есть, такова и честь (K), Каково лукошко, такова и покрышка (K), Каков Пахом, такова и шапка на нем (K), Каковы сами, таковы и сани (K), По горшку и покрышка (П), По заслугам и честь (П), По Ивашке и рубашка (П), По Сеньке и шапка (П)

• He that lies down with dogs gets up with fleas - С собакой ляжешь, с блохами встанешь (C)

• If it had been a dog, it would have bitten you - За семь верст комара искали, а комар на носу (3), Не ищи зайца в бору - на опушке сидит (H)

• If you lie down with dogs, you'll get up with fleas - С собакой ляжешь, с блохами встанешь (C)

• It is hard to make an old dog stoop - Старого пономаря не перепономаришь (C), Старого пса к цепи не приучишь (C)

• It is hard to teach an old dog tricks - Старого учить, что мертвого лечить (C)

• It is ill to waken sleeping dogs - Не дразни собаку, так не укусит (H), Не ищи беды, беда сама тебя сыщет (H)

• I will not keep a dog and bark myself - За то собаку кормят, что она лает (3)

• Lazy dog catches no meat (A) - Лежа хлеба не добудешь (Л)

• Lazy dog finds no bone (A) - Лежа хлеба не добудешь (Л), Много спать - добра не видать (M), На полатях лежать, так и ломтя не видать (H), Станешь лежать на печи, так не будет ничего в печи (C), Хочешь есть калачи, так не лежи на печи (X)

• Lean dog is all fleas (The) - К мокрому теленку все мухи льнут (K), На бедного Макара все шишки валятся (H), На убогого всюду каплет (H)

• Let sleeping dogs (the sleeping dog) lie - Не буди лихо, пока оно тихо (H), Не дразни собаку, так не укусит (H)

• Life is a matter of dog eat dog - Вор вором губится (B)

• Like the dog in the manger he will neither eat himself not let the horse eat - И сам не ам, и другому не дам (И), Собака на сене лежит, сама не ест и другим не дает (C)

• Live (living) dog is better than a dead lion (A) - Живая собака лучше мертвого льва (Ж)

• Man may cause even his own dog to bite him (A) - Терпит брага долго, а через край пойдет - не уймешь (T)

• Man may provoke his own dog to bite him (A) - Всякому терпению приходит конец (B), Терпит брага долго, а через край пойдет - не уймешь (T)

• No sense in keeping a dog when doing your own barking - За то собаку кормят, что она лает (3)

• Old dog barks not in vain (An) - Старая собака на пустое дерево не лает (C), Старый ворон даром не каркнет (C)

• Old dog cannot alter his way of barking (An) - Молод - перебесится, а стар - не переменится (M), Старого учить, что мертвого лечить (C)

• Old dog does not bark for nothing (in vain) (An) - Старая собака на пустое дерево не лает (C), Старый ворон даром не каркнет (C)

• Old dog will learn no /new/ tricks (An) - Старого пса к цепи не приучишь (C), Старого учить, что мертвого лечить (C)

• One dog can drive a flock of sheep - Один воин тысячу водит (O)

• One barking dog sets all the street a - barking - Одна лающая собака всполошила всю улицу (O)

• One dog barks at nothing; the rest bark at him - Одна лающая собака всполошила всю улицу (O)

• One house cannot keep two dogs - Два медведя в одной берлоге не живут (Д)

• Saddest dog sometimes wags its tail (The) - У каждого бывает светлый день (У)

• Scalded dog fears cold water (A/The) - Обжегшись на горячем, дуешь на холодное (O), Ошпаренный кот боится холодной воды (O)

• Scalded dog thinks cold water hot (A) - Обжегшись на горячем, дуешь на холодное (O), Ошпаренный кот боится холодной воды (O)

• Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings - Нужда скачет, нужда пляшет, нужда песенки поет (H)

• Silent dog is first to bite (The) - В тихом омуте черти водятся (B), Не бойся собаки, что лает, а бойся той, что молчит да хвостом виляет (H)

• Sleeping dog catches no poultry (A/The) - Много спать - добра не видать (M), Станешь лежать на печи, так не будет ничего в печи (C)

• That dog won't hunt - Этот номер не пройдет (3)

• Two dogs fight for a bone, and a third runs away with it - Дураки о добыче спорят, а умные ее делят (Д)

• Two dogs fight over a bone, while the third always runs away with the bone - Дураки о добыче спорят, а умные ее делят (Д)

• Two dogs over one bone seldom agree - Двум собакам одной кости не поделить (Д)

• Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it - Дураки о добыче спорят, а умные ее делят (Д)

• Wash a dog, comb a dog: still a dog - Из собаки блох не выбьешь (И), Собачьего нрава не изменишь (C), Черного кобеля не отмоешь добела (4), Что природа дала, того и мылом не отмоешь (4)

• "We hounds killed the hare, " quoth the lap dog - И мы пахали (И)

• When a dog is drowning every one (everyone) offers him drink - Дали орехи белке, когда зубов не стало (Д)

• When one dog barks, another at once barks too - Одна лающая собака всполошила всю улицу (O)

• While the dog gnaws a bone companions would be none - Залез в богатство, забыл и братство (3)

• Y)u can never scare a dog from a greasy hide - Горбатого могила исправит (Г)

• You can't teach an old dog new tricks - Молод - перебесится, а стар - не переменится (M), Старого пономаря не перепономаришь (C), Старого пса к цепи не приучишь (C), Старого учить, что мертвого лечить (C)

• You have to be smarter than the dog to teach him tricks - Яйца курицу не учат (Я)

• You kick the dog - Бил дед жабу, грозясь на бабу (Б), Кошку бьют, а невестке наветки дают (K), Не по коню, так по оглобле (H)

1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) rep

2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) rep

- - tailed

- tail-end

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rep; trtica; spodnji del; konec (sprevoda itd.); zadnji del pluga; stran kovanca z napisom; spremstvo; najslabši igralci kakega moštva, odpadki; stranka, privrženci; žaket, frak, škric, vlečka (obleke); plural colloquially družabna obleka

tail of a — letter konec pisma

tail of the trenches military najbolj sprednji jarki

tail of gale — konec nevihte

tail of a stream — tih, miren tok reke

tail margin — spodnji beli rob strani (knjige)

tails up figuratively dobre volje, vesel

tail of a musical note — del note pod črto

close on s.o. 's tail — komu tik za petami

cow's tail — figuratively razcefran konec vrvi

the dirty end of the cow's tail — figuratively spolzko govorjenje (pogovor)

heads or tail? — glava ali napis? (vprašamo, če mečemo kovanec v zrak za odločitev v kaki stvari)

with his tail between his legs figuratively ves preplašen, kot polit cucek

to be unable to make head or tail of s.th. — ne se spoznati, ne se moči znajti v čem

to drop a pinch of salt on the tail of a bird (a hare); humorously natresti ptiču (zajcu) soli na rep (da bi ga ujeli)

to go into tails figuratively hitro rasti

my son has gone into tails — moj sin je oblekel svoj prvi žaket

to follow the tail of a plough — držati plug za ročaj, biti kmetovalec

he had the enemy on his tail — sovražnik mu je bil tik za petami

she looked at me out of the tail of her eye — skrivaj, s koncem očesa me je pogledala

to put one's tail between one's legs — stisniti rep med noge, zbežati

to turn tail — obrniti hrbet, planiti v beg, pete pokazati, popihati jo

to twist s.o.'s tail — figuratively nadlegovati ali dolgočasiti koga

to twist the lion's tail — mučiti, izzivati leva (aluzija na tuje časnikarje ali govornike, ki izzivalno žalijo Anglijo)

to walk at the tail of a cart — hoditi za vozom

the tail wags the dog — rep miga s psom, figuratively najneumnejši (najmanj pomembni) komandira, vlada;

najbolj zadajšnji, zadnji, končni, repni

dodati (čemu) rep; tvoriti konec (sprevoda, pogreba itd.); skrivaj slediti (komu); prirezati rep, prijeti ali vleči za rep; odtrgati pecelj (sadežu); čuvati (koga); privezati (z enim koncem) (to na); intransitive verb tvoriti rep; biti z enim koncem pritrjen v zid (npr. greda); sport pustiti se vleči (po strmini navzgor)

to tail to the tide, to tail up and down the stream — dvigati in spuščati se na plimi (o zasidrani ladji);

juridically omejitev dedne pravice, omejena lastninska pravica; premoženje, ki more pripasti samo otrokom lastnika

estate in tail male — imetje, ki lahko preide samo na moške dediče

a tenant in tail — uživalec premoženja, ki mora pripasti njegovim naravnim dedičem

1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) hale

2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) hale

- - tailed

- tail-end

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1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) hale

2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) hale

- - tailed

- tail-end

[teɪl] n

1) ( of animal) Schwanz m; of a horse also Schweif m ( geh) of a bear, badger, wild boars Bürzel m; of a dog, predatory game, and a squirrel also Rute f fachspr; of an insect Hinterleib m;

to wag/swish one's \tail mit dem Schwanz wedeln/schlagen;

2) (fig: rear) Schwanz m ( fig) of an aeroplane also Rumpfende nt; of a car Heck nt; of a comet Schweif m; of a kite Schwanz m; of a hurricane Ausläufer m; of a letter Unterlänge f fachspr; of a note Notenhals m;

get off my \tail! musst du so dicht auffahren! m ( fam)

3) fashion ( lower part of a dress) Schleppe f; of a shirt [Hemd]zipfel m ( fam) of a coat Schoß m

4) fashion (fam: tail coat)

\tails pl Frack m, Schwalbenschwanz m ( hum) veraltend

5) (fam: buttocks) Hintern m ( fam)

6) \tails pl ( reverse of coin) Zahlseite f;

heads or \tails? Kopf oder Zahl?;

heads I win, \tails you lose! ( saying) ich gewinne auf jeden Fall

7) (fam: person following sb) Schatten m (a. hum), Beschatter(in) m(f);

to put a \tail on sb jdn beschatten lassen

8) no pl

(pej sl: women) Weiber ntpl ( pej) ( fam)

they're chasing \tail (sl) sie sind auf Weiberjagd (sl)

it's a case of the \tail wagging the dog da wedelt ja der Schwanz mit dem Hund;

to not be able to make head or \tail [or heads or \tails] of sth aus etw dat nicht schlau werden ( fam), sich dat keinen Reim auf etw akk machen können ( fam)

to go off [or away] with one's \tail between one's legs sich akk mit eingezogenem Schwanz [o wie ein geprügelter Hund] davonschleichen [o davonmachen] ( fam)

to turn \tail [and run] die Flucht ergreifen, Fersengeld geben ( fam)

to be/keep on sb's \tail jdm auf den Fersen sein/bleiben;

to have sb on one's \tail jdn auf den Fersen haben vt

1) ( remove the stalks of fruit)

to \tail sth etw putzen

2) ( fam);

to \tail sb jdn beschatten, jdm folgen