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  • 21 hôpital

    hôpital (plural - aux) [ɔpital, o]
    masculine noun
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    pl - aux ɔpital, o nom masculin hospital
    Phrasal Verbs:
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    ɔpital, o
    hôpitaux pl nm
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    hôpital, pl - aux nm hospital; hôpital de campagne field hospital; j'ai passé une semaine à l'hôpital I spent a week in hospital GB ou in the hospital US; aller à l'hôpital [patient] to go to hospital; [visiteur] to go to the hospital.
    hôpital de jour outpatient clinic.
    c'est l'hôpital qui se moque de la charité it's the pot calling the kettle black.
    ( pluriel masculin hôpitaux) [ɔpital, o] nom masculin
    1. [établissement] hospital
    2. (comme adjectif; avec ou sans trait d'union) hospital (modificateur)

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > hôpital

  • 22 доливам

    fill up, top up; add, pour some more
    долей чайника fill up the kettle
    долей чашите top up the glasses
    да ти долея let me fill up your glass, shall I freshen up your drink?
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    долѝвам,
    гл. fill up, top up; add, pour some more; да ти долея let me fill up your glass, shall I freshen up your drink? долей чайника fill up the kettle; долей чашите top up the glasses.
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    1. fill up, top up;add, pour some more 2. да ти долея let me fill up your glass, shall I freshen up your drink? 3. долей чайника fill up the kettle 4. долей чашите top up the glasses

    Български-английски речник > доливам

  • 23 хърбел

    notch, chip, nick; chipped bowl
    присмял се хърбел на щърбел the pot calls the kettle black
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    хъ̀рбел,
    м., -и разг. notch, chip, nick; chipped bowl; • присмял се \хърбел на щърбел the pot calls the kettle black.
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    notch ; chip ; dent
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    1. notch, chip, nick;chipped bowl 2. присмял се ХЪРБЕЛ на щърбел the pot calls the kettle black

    Български-английски речник > хърбел

  • 24 Wasser

    n; -s, - und Wässer
    1. nur Sg. water; hartes / weiches Wasser hard / soft water; Wasser abstoßend oder abweisend water-repellent; unter Wasser setzen flood; unter Wasser stehen be under water, be flooded; Wasser aufsetzen für Tee etc.: put the kettle on; Wasser marsch! Feuerwehr: etwa bring up the hoses (German fire officer’s traditional and legendary command to firefighters); das Wasser ablesen read the water meter; bei Wasser und Brot altm., umg. in the clink ( oder chokey, Am. poky), behind bars; Wasser ziehen Substanz etc.: absorb water; umg., fig. Strümpfe etc.: be at half mast; ins Wasser gehen (sich umbringen) go into the water, drown o.s.
    2. Pl. -; (Mineralwasser) mineral water; zwei Wasser bitte two mineral waters, please; ein Wasser mit / ohne Kohlensäure a glass of sparkling / still (mineral) water; stilles Wasser (ohne Kohlensäure) still water
    3. Pl. -; (Gewässer): fließendes / stehendes Wasser running / stagnant water; zu Wasser und zu Land by land and by water; die Wasser des Meeres the waters of the sea; zu Wasser lassen (Schiff) launch; unter Wasser schwimmen swim underwater; auflaufendes / ablaufendes Wasser incoming / outgoing tide; Wasser treten beim Schwimmen: tread water; bei Kneippkur: paddle; die Wasser schlugen über dem Boot zusammen the waves were breaking over the boat; Wasser führend Fluss-, Bachbett: water-bearing; still 4
    4. nur Sg.; fig. (Körperflüssigkeit): Wasser lassen pass water, urinate; das Wasser nicht halten können be incontinent; sein Wasser abschlagen umg. pass water; Wasser in den Beinen etc. fluid in one’s legs etc.; ihm schoss das Wasser in die Augen his eyes filled with tears; das Wasser stand ihm auf der Stirn the sweat was running down his forehead; da läuft einem das Wasser im Munde zusammen it makes your mouth water
    5. Pl. Wässer; (Parfüm etc.): wohlriechende Wässer scents; (Kölnisch Wasser) colognes; Wässer und Brände fruit and other brandies
    6. fig., in Wendungen: sich über Wasser halten keep one’s head above water; jemanden über Wasser halten (über eine schwierige Zeit) tide s.o. over; ein Berliner reinsten Wassers a Berliner born and bred; ein Edelstein reinsten Wassers a stone of the first water; das ist Wasser auf seine Mühle that’s grist to his mill; ihm steht das Wasser bis zum Hals he’s in up to his neck; ins Wasser fallen Pläne etc.: fall through ( oder flat); das läuft an ihm ab wie Wasser Vorwurf etc.: it’s like water off a duck’s back; das ist ja Wasser in ein Sieb schöpfen it’s a complete waste of time; sie hat nahe am Wasser gebaut tears come easily to her, she’s always on the verge of tears; bis dahin fließt noch viel Wasser den Berg oder Rhein oder die Donau etc. hinunter that’s a long way off yet; die kochen auch nur mit Wasser they’re no different from anybody else; jemandem Wasser in seinen Wein schütten dampen s.o.’s spirits; er kann ihr nicht das Wasser reichen he’s not a patch on her, he can’t hold a candle to her; wie Feuer und Wasser sein be like chalk and cheese; er ist mit allen Wassern gewaschen he knows every trick in the book; abgraben, fließend II 1, Fisch 1, Rotz 1, Schlag 1, schwer I 2 etc.
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    das Wasser
    water; aqua
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    Wạs|ser ['vasɐ]
    nt -s, - or -
    ['vɛsɐ]
    1) no pl water

    Wasser abstoßend, Wasser abweisend — water-repellent

    bei Wasser und Brot (euph) — behind bars, in prison

    bis dahin fließt noch viel Wasser den Bach or den Rhein or die Donau etc hinunter — a lot of water will have flowed under the bridge by then

    ihr kann er nicht das Wasser reichen (fig) — he can't hold a candle to her, he's not a patch on her (Brit)

    See:
    → Blut, Rotz, abgraben, rein
    2) pl Wässer (= Flüssigkeit, Abwaschwasser etc) water; (medizinisch) lotion; (= Parfüm) cologne, scent; (= Mineralwasser) mineral water; (= Schnaps) schnapps; (= Tränen) tears pl; (= Speichel) saliva; (= Schweiß) sweat; (= Urin) water, urine; (MED in Beinen etc) fluid; (= Abwasser) sewage no pl
    3) (=Wassermasse im Gegensatz zu Land) water

    unter Wasser stehen — to be flooded, to be under water

    Wasser treten (beim Schwimmen) — to tread water; (Med) to paddle (in cold water as a therapy)

    ins Wasser fallen, zu Wasser werden (fig) — to fall through

    nahe ans or am Wasser gebaut haben (inf) — to be inclined to tears, to be weepy

    er ist mit allen Wassern gewaschen — he is a shrewd customer, he knows all the tricks

    See:
    → Schlag
    4) (= Gezeiten) tide

    das Wasser läuft ab/kommt — the tide is going out/coming in

    See:
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    das
    1) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) wash
    2) (a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) water
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    Was·ser
    <-s, - o Wässer>
    [ˈvasɐ, pl ˈvɛsɐ]
    nt
    1. kein pl (H₂O) water no pl
    \Wasser abweisend [o abstoßend] water-repellent
    fließendes warmes \Wasser hot running water
    schweres \Wasser heavy water
    etw unter \Wasser setzen to flood sth
    unter \Wasser stehen to be flooded [or under water]
    \Wasser treten MED to paddle
    Wasserflugzeuge können auf dem \Wasser landen amphibious aircraft can land on water
    fließendes/stehendes \Wasser running/stagnant water
    \Wasser gefährdende Stoffe water-polluting substances
    zu \Wasser by sea [or water]
    etw zu \Wasser lassen NAUT to launch sth
    3. pl (geh: Fluten) waters pl
    die \Wasser des Rheins the waters of the Rhine
    4. (Getränk) mineral water; (euph: Schnaps) schnapps
    5. (Parfum) cologne
    duftende Wässer pl toilet water BRIT, cologne
    6. (euph: Urin)
    sein \Wasser abschlagen to relieve oneself
    das \Wasser nicht halten können to be incontinent
    \Wasser lassen to pass water
    7. MED (in Beinen/Organen) fluid
    8.
    ▶ jdm das \Wasser abgraben to take away sb's livelihood
    ▶ mit allen \Wassern gewaschen sein (fam) to know every trick in the book fam
    ▶ bei \Wasser und Brot behind bars
    ▶ ins \Wasser fallen (fam) to fall through fam
    ▶ bis dahin fließt noch viel \Wasser den Bach [o Rhein] hinunter (fam) a lot of water will have flowed under the bridge by then
    ▶ ins \Wasser gehen (euph) to drown oneself
    ▶ sich akk über \Wasser halten to keep oneself above water; (sich vorm Untergehen bewahren) to keep afloat
    ▶ das \Wasser bis zum Hals stehen haben (fam) to be up to one's ears in debt
    ▶ auch nur mit \Wasser kochen (fam) to be no different from anybody else
    ▶ \Wasser auf jds Mühle sein to be grist to sb's mill
    ▶ jdm läuft das \Wasser im Mund[e] zusammen sb's mouth is watering
    ▶ nah am \Wasser gebaut haben to be prone to tears
    ▶ jdm das \Wasser reichen können to be a match for sb
    ▶ ... reinsten \Wassers (fam) pure...
    ▶ stilles \Wasser [a bit of]a dark horse
    ▶ stille \Wasser sind tief still waters run deep prov
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    das; Wassers, Wasser/Wässer
    1) o. Pl. water

    ins Wasser gehen — (zum Schwimmen) go for a swim; (verhüll.): (sich ertränken) drown oneself

    direkt am Wasser — right by the water; (am Meer) right by the sea

    ein Boot zu Wasser lassen — put out or launch a boat

    unter Wasser stehen — be under water; be flooded

    2) Plural Wasser (fig.)

    sich über Wasser (Dat.) halten — keep one's head above water

    bis dahin fließt noch viel Wasser den Fluss od. Rhein usw. hinunter — a lot of water will have flowed under the bridge by then

    jemandem das Wasser abgraben — pull the carpet from under somebody's feet; leave somebody high and dry

    jemandem nicht das Wasser reichen können — not be able to hold a candle to somebody; not be a patch on somebody (coll.)

    3) Plural Wässer (MineralWasser, TafelWasser) mineral water; (HeilWasser) water
    4) o. Pl. (Gewässer)

    ein fließendes/stehendes Wasser — a moving/stagnant stretch of water

    5) o. Pl. (Schweiß) sweat; (Urin) water; urine; (Speichel) saliva; (Gewebsflüssigkeit) fluid

    Wasser in den Beinen haben — have fluid in one's legs; s. auch Blut; Rotz 1)

    6) Plural Wässer (Lösung, Lotion usw.) lotion; (DuftWasser) scent
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    Wasser n; -s, - und Wässer
    1. nur sg water;
    hartes/weiches Wasser hard/soft water;
    abweisend water-repellent;
    unter Wasser stehen be under water, be flooded;
    Wasser aufsetzen für Tee etc: put the kettle on;
    Wasser marsch! Feuerwehr: etwa bring up the hoses (German fire officer’s traditional and legendary command to firefighters);
    das Wasser ablesen read the water meter;
    bei Wasser und Brot obs, umg in the clink ( oder chokey, US poky), behind bars;
    Wasser ziehen Substanz etc: absorb water; umg, fig Strümpfe etc: be at half mast;
    ins Wasser gehen (sich umbringen) go into the water, drown o.s.
    2. pl -; (Mineralwasser) mineral water;
    zwei Wasser bitte two mineral waters, please;
    ein Wasser mit/ohne Kohlensäure a glass of sparkling/still (mineral) water;
    3. pl -; (Gewässer):
    fließendes/stehendes Wasser running/stagnant water;
    zu Wasser und zu Land by land and by water;
    die Wasser des Meeres the waters of the sea;
    unter Wasser schwimmen swim underwater;
    auflaufendes/ablaufendes Wasser incoming/outgoing tide;
    die Wasser schlugen über dem Boot zusammen the waves were breaking over the boat;
    Wasser führend Fluss-, Bachbett: water-bearing; → still 4
    4. nur sg; fig (Körperflüssigkeit):
    Wasser lassen pass water, urinate;
    sein Wasser abschlagen umg pass water;
    Wasser in den Beinen etc fluid in one’s legs etc;
    ihm schoss das Wasser in die Augen his eyes filled with tears;
    das Wasser stand ihm auf der Stirn the sweat was running down his forehead;
    5. pl Wässer; (Parfüm etc):
    Wässer und Brände fruit and other brandies
    6. fig, in Wendungen:
    sich über Wasser halten keep one’s head above water;
    ein Berliner reinsten Wassers a Berliner born and bred;
    ein Edelstein reinsten Wassers a stone of the first water;
    das ist Wasser auf seine Mühle that’s grist to his mill;
    ihm steht das Wasser bis zum Hals he’s in up to his neck;
    ins Wasser fallen Pläne etc: fall through ( oder flat);
    das läuft an ihm ab wie Wasser Vorwurf etc: it’s like water off a duck’s back;
    das ist ja Wasser in ein Sieb schöpfen it’s a complete waste of time;
    sie hat nahe am Wasser gebaut tears come easily to her, she’s always on the verge of tears;
    die Donau etc
    hinunter that’s a long way off yet;
    die kochen auch nur mit Wasser they’re no different from anybody else;
    er kann ihr nicht das Wasser reichen he’s not a patch on her, he can’t hold a candle to her;
    wie Feuer und Wasser sein be like chalk and cheese;
    er ist mit allen Wassern gewaschen he knows every trick in the book; → abgraben, fließend B 1, Fisch 1, Rotz 1, Schlag 1, schwer A 2 etc
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    das; Wassers, Wasser/Wässer
    1) o. Pl. water

    ins Wasser gehen — (zum Schwimmen) go for a swim; (verhüll.): (sich ertränken) drown oneself

    direkt am Wasser — right by the water; (am Meer) right by the sea

    ein Boot zu Wasser lassen — put out or launch a boat

    unter Wasser stehen — be under water; be flooded

    2) Plural Wasser (fig.)

    sich über Wasser (Dat.) halten — keep one's head above water

    bis dahin fließt noch viel Wasser den Fluss od. Rhein usw. hinunter — a lot of water will have flowed under the bridge by then

    jemandem das Wasser abgraben — pull the carpet from under somebody's feet; leave somebody high and dry

    jemandem nicht das Wasser reichen können — not be able to hold a candle to somebody; not be a patch on somebody (coll.)

    3) Plural Wässer (MineralWasser, TafelWasser) mineral water; (HeilWasser) water
    4) o. Pl. (Gewässer)

    ein fließendes/stehendes Wasser — a moving/stagnant stretch of water

    5) o. Pl. (Schweiß) sweat; (Urin) water; urine; (Speichel) saliva; (Gewebsflüssigkeit) fluid

    Wasser in den Beinen haben — have fluid in one's legs; s. auch Blut; Rotz 1)

    6) Plural Wässer (Lösung, Lotion usw.) lotion; (DuftWasser) scent
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    - n.
    water n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Wasser

  • 25 פני

    פני, פָּנָה(b. h.) 1) to turn (ones face). Yoma 17b, a. e. שאתה פוֹנֶה, v. פִּינָּה. Y.Ab. Zar. III, 42b sq. (ref. to Lev. 19:4) אל תִּפְנֶה לעובדן do not turn thy face to them to worship them; אל תפנה לראותן ממש it is meant literally, do not turn thy face to look at them; Sifra Kdosh. beg. אל תפנה לראותם וַדַּיי. Ib. תחלתם אלילים הם אם פּוֹנֶה את אחריהןוכ׳ at first they are ‘nothings, but if thou turnest after them, thou wilt make them (thy) gods; Yalk. Lev. 604. Ib.; Sabb.149a (ref. to Lev. l. c.) אל תִּפְנוּ אֶל מדעתכם turn not to the creation of your fancy (Rashi; anoth. interpret., v. infra); a. v. fr. 2) to turn around, go away. Lam. R. to I, 1 כיון ששתה ופ׳ לילך (מעשה) רבתי when he had drunk and turned to go away. Gen. R. s. 68 יצא משם פ׳ זיוה פ׳ הדרה when he (the righteous) goes away from a place, its splendor is gone, its glory is gone; Ruth R. to I, 7. Sifra Kdosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4, a. e. (ref. to ונתתי את פני, Lev. 20:6; cmp. פְּנַאי) פּוֹנֶה אני מכלוכ׳, v. עֵסֶק. Midr. Prov. to 16:11 לִפְנוֹת היום when the day was going away (towards evening); a. v. fr. 3) (act. verb) to turn, pervert. Cant. R. to VII, 9 (play on אח̇ש̇ד̇רפ̇נ̇יא, Dan. 3:2) אלו ארכונות שהן נש̇ח̇ד̇ין ופ̇וני̇ן דיןוכ׳ (not נחשדין) those are the officers that are bribed and turn justice in any direction; ib. שמה̇ד̇ר̇ין פ̇נ̇ים ופ̇ונ̇ין דין who respect persons and pervert justice; a. fr. 4) to turn aside, go out, (euphem.) to ease ones self. Y.Sot.I, 16d אם יִפְנֶה אחר מהן לצורכו if one of them goes out for a human need. Toh. X, 2 ופוֹנִים (Ber.62a ונִפְנִין, Nif.). 5) to vacate (v. infra); to free, release. Pesik. R. s. 42 הספינה … ולא תטריח עליה לִפְנוֹתָהּ (not הטריח) thy friends ship has been seized (for public service), and wilt thou not take pains to release it? ועכשיו של אחרים הוא פוֹנֶה ושלו אינה נפנית and now he releases other mens ships, and shall not his be released.?Part. pass. פָּנוּי; f. פְּנוּיָה vacant, empty, free. Ber.43a אין בית הבליעה פ׳ his œsophagus is not free (which makes speaking dangerous). Y.Kil.III, beg.28c אי אפשר … נקב אחד פ׳וכ׳ it is not possible that there should not be one cavity free for planting ; Y.Sabb.IX, 11d bot. אפשר … פניי (corr. acc.). Num. R. s. 14 והיה הבית פ׳ and the house was empty (none at home); a. fr.V. פָּנוּי. Pi. פִּינָּה 1) to empty, remove, transfer. Sabb.III, 5 המיחם שפִּינָּהוּוכ׳ in the kettle which one has emptied (or: which one has removed from the oven) ; ib. 41a המיחם שפ׳ ממנו מיםוכ׳ in the kettle out of which one has removed the hot water. Ib. XVIII, 1 מְפַנִּיןאפי׳וכ׳ you may clear away (on the Sabbath) even four or five piles … to make room for guests. Y.Gitt.VIII, 49d top אם … איש מְפַנֶּה if the court belongs to the wife, the husband (after divorce) must vacate it, ושל איש אשה מְפַנָּה and if it belongs to the husband, the wife must vacate it; מי מפנה מפני מי which of them must vacate it for the other? Taan.21a בקשו תלמידיו לפַנּוֹת אתוכ׳ his disciples wanted to move his bed first and then his furniture; פַּנּוּ את הכליםוכ׳ move the furniture first. Ab. III, 4 מפנה לבו לבטלה empties his heart (of serious thoughts to make room) for frivolous subjects. Sabb.149a (ref. to Lev. 19:4, v. supra) אל תְּפַנוּ אֵל מדעתכם do not remove God from your minds (to make room for idols). B. Kam.81b מְפַנֵּיהוּ לשדהוכ׳ he must remove the corpse to Y.Maasr.II, 49d רוצה אדם לפנות עסקיווכ׳ (ed. Krot. רוצה הוא אדם לפנע; ed. Zyt. לפלה, corr. acc.) a man is anxious to dispose of his goods in the first place he strikes ; a. fr. 2) to free, acquit. Tanḥ. Vayikra 6 פ׳ לקרתני ולבן פלטריןוכ׳ he acquitted the commoner, but convicted the courtier. Ib. לקרתני פּנִּיתִיוכ׳ I acquitted the commoner, because he knows not the royal customs; a. fr. Nif. נִפְנֶה 1) to turn. Midr. Till. to Ps. 18:5 נִפְנֵיתִי לכאןוכ׳ I turned in all directions, and there is no redeemer but thee; Yalk. Sam. 157; a. e. 2) to be removed, to die. Gen. R. s. 98 שהיה נ׳ מן העולם who was going to die. Tosef.Par.III (II), 8 נ׳ בני my son is dead (v. infra); a. e. 3) to be free, at leisure. Ib. לכשאֶפָּנֶה לך when I shall have leisure for thee, i. e. I shall take revenge on thee, when opportunity offers; אמר לו כשתִּפָּנֶה said he to him, when thou shalt be at leisure (or when thou shalt be dead, v. supra); ib. (Vers. of R. S. to Par. III, 8) לא נ׳ בני שהעריב שמשו my son has found no leisure (to take revenge), for his sun has set (he is dead). Ab. II, 4 אל תאמר לכשאפנה אשנה שמא לא תפנה say not, when I shall be at leisure, I will study; may be thou wilt never find leisure; a. fr. 4) to ease ones self. Sabb.82a הנצרך לִפָּנוֹת ואינו נפנה (Alf. להִפָּנוֹת) he who feels the want of easing himself, and is not relieved; ib. הנצרך ליפנות ואינו יכול ליפנות. Ber.62a ונִפְנִין, v. supra; a. fr. 5) to be released. Pesik. R. l. c., v. supra. Hif. הִפְנָה to vacate.Part. pass. מוּפְנֶה a) free, disengaged, single. Yeb.III, 5 שלשה אחין … ואחד מ׳ three brothera two of whom were married to two sisters, and one is free (unmarried or married to one who is a stranger to his brothers wives); Y. ib. III, 4d top; a. e.b) (dialectical exegesis) free for interpretation, unnecessary for the plain sense or context. Nidd.22b וייצר מ׳ משני צדדין מ׳ … ומ׳ גבי בהמה vayitser is free for interpretation on both sides, it is free with regard to man (Gen. 2:7, because mans creation is mentioned in ויברא, ib. 1:27), and free with regard to beasts (ib. 2:19, their creation being stated in ויעש, ib. 1:25). Ib. כל גזירה שוה שאינה מוּפְנָה כל עיקרוכ׳ analogous words which are not entirely free (in both texts) cannot be made the basis for interpretation as gzerah shavah (v. גְּזֵרָה). Ib. מ׳ מצד אחד free in one of the texts; Sabb.64a; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְפַּנָּה 1) to be vacated, cleared, removed. Y.Naz.IX, 57d bot. כל הקברות מִתְפַּנִּיןוכ׳ all graves may be vacated (transferred), except ; Treat. Smaḥ. ch. XIV. 2) to be released. Pesik. R. l. c. כדי הוא (ש) תִּיתְפּנֶּה he deserves it to have his ship released (ed. Prag כדי הוא שיִתְפַּנֶּה he deserves to be released).

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  • 26 פנה

    פני, פָּנָה(b. h.) 1) to turn (ones face). Yoma 17b, a. e. שאתה פוֹנֶה, v. פִּינָּה. Y.Ab. Zar. III, 42b sq. (ref. to Lev. 19:4) אל תִּפְנֶה לעובדן do not turn thy face to them to worship them; אל תפנה לראותן ממש it is meant literally, do not turn thy face to look at them; Sifra Kdosh. beg. אל תפנה לראותם וַדַּיי. Ib. תחלתם אלילים הם אם פּוֹנֶה את אחריהןוכ׳ at first they are ‘nothings, but if thou turnest after them, thou wilt make them (thy) gods; Yalk. Lev. 604. Ib.; Sabb.149a (ref. to Lev. l. c.) אל תִּפְנוּ אֶל מדעתכם turn not to the creation of your fancy (Rashi; anoth. interpret., v. infra); a. v. fr. 2) to turn around, go away. Lam. R. to I, 1 כיון ששתה ופ׳ לילך (מעשה) רבתי when he had drunk and turned to go away. Gen. R. s. 68 יצא משם פ׳ זיוה פ׳ הדרה when he (the righteous) goes away from a place, its splendor is gone, its glory is gone; Ruth R. to I, 7. Sifra Kdosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4, a. e. (ref. to ונתתי את פני, Lev. 20:6; cmp. פְּנַאי) פּוֹנֶה אני מכלוכ׳, v. עֵסֶק. Midr. Prov. to 16:11 לִפְנוֹת היום when the day was going away (towards evening); a. v. fr. 3) (act. verb) to turn, pervert. Cant. R. to VII, 9 (play on אח̇ש̇ד̇רפ̇נ̇יא, Dan. 3:2) אלו ארכונות שהן נש̇ח̇ד̇ין ופ̇וני̇ן דיןוכ׳ (not נחשדין) those are the officers that are bribed and turn justice in any direction; ib. שמה̇ד̇ר̇ין פ̇נ̇ים ופ̇ונ̇ין דין who respect persons and pervert justice; a. fr. 4) to turn aside, go out, (euphem.) to ease ones self. Y.Sot.I, 16d אם יִפְנֶה אחר מהן לצורכו if one of them goes out for a human need. Toh. X, 2 ופוֹנִים (Ber.62a ונִפְנִין, Nif.). 5) to vacate (v. infra); to free, release. Pesik. R. s. 42 הספינה … ולא תטריח עליה לִפְנוֹתָהּ (not הטריח) thy friends ship has been seized (for public service), and wilt thou not take pains to release it? ועכשיו של אחרים הוא פוֹנֶה ושלו אינה נפנית and now he releases other mens ships, and shall not his be released.?Part. pass. פָּנוּי; f. פְּנוּיָה vacant, empty, free. Ber.43a אין בית הבליעה פ׳ his œsophagus is not free (which makes speaking dangerous). Y.Kil.III, beg.28c אי אפשר … נקב אחד פ׳וכ׳ it is not possible that there should not be one cavity free for planting ; Y.Sabb.IX, 11d bot. אפשר … פניי (corr. acc.). Num. R. s. 14 והיה הבית פ׳ and the house was empty (none at home); a. fr.V. פָּנוּי. Pi. פִּינָּה 1) to empty, remove, transfer. Sabb.III, 5 המיחם שפִּינָּהוּוכ׳ in the kettle which one has emptied (or: which one has removed from the oven) ; ib. 41a המיחם שפ׳ ממנו מיםוכ׳ in the kettle out of which one has removed the hot water. Ib. XVIII, 1 מְפַנִּיןאפי׳וכ׳ you may clear away (on the Sabbath) even four or five piles … to make room for guests. Y.Gitt.VIII, 49d top אם … איש מְפַנֶּה if the court belongs to the wife, the husband (after divorce) must vacate it, ושל איש אשה מְפַנָּה and if it belongs to the husband, the wife must vacate it; מי מפנה מפני מי which of them must vacate it for the other? Taan.21a בקשו תלמידיו לפַנּוֹת אתוכ׳ his disciples wanted to move his bed first and then his furniture; פַּנּוּ את הכליםוכ׳ move the furniture first. Ab. III, 4 מפנה לבו לבטלה empties his heart (of serious thoughts to make room) for frivolous subjects. Sabb.149a (ref. to Lev. 19:4, v. supra) אל תְּפַנוּ אֵל מדעתכם do not remove God from your minds (to make room for idols). B. Kam.81b מְפַנֵּיהוּ לשדהוכ׳ he must remove the corpse to Y.Maasr.II, 49d רוצה אדם לפנות עסקיווכ׳ (ed. Krot. רוצה הוא אדם לפנע; ed. Zyt. לפלה, corr. acc.) a man is anxious to dispose of his goods in the first place he strikes ; a. fr. 2) to free, acquit. Tanḥ. Vayikra 6 פ׳ לקרתני ולבן פלטריןוכ׳ he acquitted the commoner, but convicted the courtier. Ib. לקרתני פּנִּיתִיוכ׳ I acquitted the commoner, because he knows not the royal customs; a. fr. Nif. נִפְנֶה 1) to turn. Midr. Till. to Ps. 18:5 נִפְנֵיתִי לכאןוכ׳ I turned in all directions, and there is no redeemer but thee; Yalk. Sam. 157; a. e. 2) to be removed, to die. Gen. R. s. 98 שהיה נ׳ מן העולם who was going to die. Tosef.Par.III (II), 8 נ׳ בני my son is dead (v. infra); a. e. 3) to be free, at leisure. Ib. לכשאֶפָּנֶה לך when I shall have leisure for thee, i. e. I shall take revenge on thee, when opportunity offers; אמר לו כשתִּפָּנֶה said he to him, when thou shalt be at leisure (or when thou shalt be dead, v. supra); ib. (Vers. of R. S. to Par. III, 8) לא נ׳ בני שהעריב שמשו my son has found no leisure (to take revenge), for his sun has set (he is dead). Ab. II, 4 אל תאמר לכשאפנה אשנה שמא לא תפנה say not, when I shall be at leisure, I will study; may be thou wilt never find leisure; a. fr. 4) to ease ones self. Sabb.82a הנצרך לִפָּנוֹת ואינו נפנה (Alf. להִפָּנוֹת) he who feels the want of easing himself, and is not relieved; ib. הנצרך ליפנות ואינו יכול ליפנות. Ber.62a ונִפְנִין, v. supra; a. fr. 5) to be released. Pesik. R. l. c., v. supra. Hif. הִפְנָה to vacate.Part. pass. מוּפְנֶה a) free, disengaged, single. Yeb.III, 5 שלשה אחין … ואחד מ׳ three brothera two of whom were married to two sisters, and one is free (unmarried or married to one who is a stranger to his brothers wives); Y. ib. III, 4d top; a. e.b) (dialectical exegesis) free for interpretation, unnecessary for the plain sense or context. Nidd.22b וייצר מ׳ משני צדדין מ׳ … ומ׳ גבי בהמה vayitser is free for interpretation on both sides, it is free with regard to man (Gen. 2:7, because mans creation is mentioned in ויברא, ib. 1:27), and free with regard to beasts (ib. 2:19, their creation being stated in ויעש, ib. 1:25). Ib. כל גזירה שוה שאינה מוּפְנָה כל עיקרוכ׳ analogous words which are not entirely free (in both texts) cannot be made the basis for interpretation as gzerah shavah (v. גְּזֵרָה). Ib. מ׳ מצד אחד free in one of the texts; Sabb.64a; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְפַּנָּה 1) to be vacated, cleared, removed. Y.Naz.IX, 57d bot. כל הקברות מִתְפַּנִּיןוכ׳ all graves may be vacated (transferred), except ; Treat. Smaḥ. ch. XIV. 2) to be released. Pesik. R. l. c. כדי הוא (ש) תִּיתְפּנֶּה he deserves it to have his ship released (ed. Prag כדי הוא שיִתְפַּנֶּה he deserves to be released).

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  • 27 פָּנָה

    פני, פָּנָה(b. h.) 1) to turn (ones face). Yoma 17b, a. e. שאתה פוֹנֶה, v. פִּינָּה. Y.Ab. Zar. III, 42b sq. (ref. to Lev. 19:4) אל תִּפְנֶה לעובדן do not turn thy face to them to worship them; אל תפנה לראותן ממש it is meant literally, do not turn thy face to look at them; Sifra Kdosh. beg. אל תפנה לראותם וַדַּיי. Ib. תחלתם אלילים הם אם פּוֹנֶה את אחריהןוכ׳ at first they are ‘nothings, but if thou turnest after them, thou wilt make them (thy) gods; Yalk. Lev. 604. Ib.; Sabb.149a (ref. to Lev. l. c.) אל תִּפְנוּ אֶל מדעתכם turn not to the creation of your fancy (Rashi; anoth. interpret., v. infra); a. v. fr. 2) to turn around, go away. Lam. R. to I, 1 כיון ששתה ופ׳ לילך (מעשה) רבתי when he had drunk and turned to go away. Gen. R. s. 68 יצא משם פ׳ זיוה פ׳ הדרה when he (the righteous) goes away from a place, its splendor is gone, its glory is gone; Ruth R. to I, 7. Sifra Kdosh., ch. VIII, Par. 4, a. e. (ref. to ונתתי את פני, Lev. 20:6; cmp. פְּנַאי) פּוֹנֶה אני מכלוכ׳, v. עֵסֶק. Midr. Prov. to 16:11 לִפְנוֹת היום when the day was going away (towards evening); a. v. fr. 3) (act. verb) to turn, pervert. Cant. R. to VII, 9 (play on אח̇ש̇ד̇רפ̇נ̇יא, Dan. 3:2) אלו ארכונות שהן נש̇ח̇ד̇ין ופ̇וני̇ן דיןוכ׳ (not נחשדין) those are the officers that are bribed and turn justice in any direction; ib. שמה̇ד̇ר̇ין פ̇נ̇ים ופ̇ונ̇ין דין who respect persons and pervert justice; a. fr. 4) to turn aside, go out, (euphem.) to ease ones self. Y.Sot.I, 16d אם יִפְנֶה אחר מהן לצורכו if one of them goes out for a human need. Toh. X, 2 ופוֹנִים (Ber.62a ונִפְנִין, Nif.). 5) to vacate (v. infra); to free, release. Pesik. R. s. 42 הספינה … ולא תטריח עליה לִפְנוֹתָהּ (not הטריח) thy friends ship has been seized (for public service), and wilt thou not take pains to release it? ועכשיו של אחרים הוא פוֹנֶה ושלו אינה נפנית and now he releases other mens ships, and shall not his be released.?Part. pass. פָּנוּי; f. פְּנוּיָה vacant, empty, free. Ber.43a אין בית הבליעה פ׳ his œsophagus is not free (which makes speaking dangerous). Y.Kil.III, beg.28c אי אפשר … נקב אחד פ׳וכ׳ it is not possible that there should not be one cavity free for planting ; Y.Sabb.IX, 11d bot. אפשר … פניי (corr. acc.). Num. R. s. 14 והיה הבית פ׳ and the house was empty (none at home); a. fr.V. פָּנוּי. Pi. פִּינָּה 1) to empty, remove, transfer. Sabb.III, 5 המיחם שפִּינָּהוּוכ׳ in the kettle which one has emptied (or: which one has removed from the oven) ; ib. 41a המיחם שפ׳ ממנו מיםוכ׳ in the kettle out of which one has removed the hot water. Ib. XVIII, 1 מְפַנִּיןאפי׳וכ׳ you may clear away (on the Sabbath) even four or five piles … to make room for guests. Y.Gitt.VIII, 49d top אם … איש מְפַנֶּה if the court belongs to the wife, the husband (after divorce) must vacate it, ושל איש אשה מְפַנָּה and if it belongs to the husband, the wife must vacate it; מי מפנה מפני מי which of them must vacate it for the other? Taan.21a בקשו תלמידיו לפַנּוֹת אתוכ׳ his disciples wanted to move his bed first and then his furniture; פַּנּוּ את הכליםוכ׳ move the furniture first. Ab. III, 4 מפנה לבו לבטלה empties his heart (of serious thoughts to make room) for frivolous subjects. Sabb.149a (ref. to Lev. 19:4, v. supra) אל תְּפַנוּ אֵל מדעתכם do not remove God from your minds (to make room for idols). B. Kam.81b מְפַנֵּיהוּ לשדהוכ׳ he must remove the corpse to Y.Maasr.II, 49d רוצה אדם לפנות עסקיווכ׳ (ed. Krot. רוצה הוא אדם לפנע; ed. Zyt. לפלה, corr. acc.) a man is anxious to dispose of his goods in the first place he strikes ; a. fr. 2) to free, acquit. Tanḥ. Vayikra 6 פ׳ לקרתני ולבן פלטריןוכ׳ he acquitted the commoner, but convicted the courtier. Ib. לקרתני פּנִּיתִיוכ׳ I acquitted the commoner, because he knows not the royal customs; a. fr. Nif. נִפְנֶה 1) to turn. Midr. Till. to Ps. 18:5 נִפְנֵיתִי לכאןוכ׳ I turned in all directions, and there is no redeemer but thee; Yalk. Sam. 157; a. e. 2) to be removed, to die. Gen. R. s. 98 שהיה נ׳ מן העולם who was going to die. Tosef.Par.III (II), 8 נ׳ בני my son is dead (v. infra); a. e. 3) to be free, at leisure. Ib. לכשאֶפָּנֶה לך when I shall have leisure for thee, i. e. I shall take revenge on thee, when opportunity offers; אמר לו כשתִּפָּנֶה said he to him, when thou shalt be at leisure (or when thou shalt be dead, v. supra); ib. (Vers. of R. S. to Par. III, 8) לא נ׳ בני שהעריב שמשו my son has found no leisure (to take revenge), for his sun has set (he is dead). Ab. II, 4 אל תאמר לכשאפנה אשנה שמא לא תפנה say not, when I shall be at leisure, I will study; may be thou wilt never find leisure; a. fr. 4) to ease ones self. Sabb.82a הנצרך לִפָּנוֹת ואינו נפנה (Alf. להִפָּנוֹת) he who feels the want of easing himself, and is not relieved; ib. הנצרך ליפנות ואינו יכול ליפנות. Ber.62a ונִפְנִין, v. supra; a. fr. 5) to be released. Pesik. R. l. c., v. supra. Hif. הִפְנָה to vacate.Part. pass. מוּפְנֶה a) free, disengaged, single. Yeb.III, 5 שלשה אחין … ואחד מ׳ three brothera two of whom were married to two sisters, and one is free (unmarried or married to one who is a stranger to his brothers wives); Y. ib. III, 4d top; a. e.b) (dialectical exegesis) free for interpretation, unnecessary for the plain sense or context. Nidd.22b וייצר מ׳ משני צדדין מ׳ … ומ׳ גבי בהמה vayitser is free for interpretation on both sides, it is free with regard to man (Gen. 2:7, because mans creation is mentioned in ויברא, ib. 1:27), and free with regard to beasts (ib. 2:19, their creation being stated in ויעש, ib. 1:25). Ib. כל גזירה שוה שאינה מוּפְנָה כל עיקרוכ׳ analogous words which are not entirely free (in both texts) cannot be made the basis for interpretation as gzerah shavah (v. גְּזֵרָה). Ib. מ׳ מצד אחד free in one of the texts; Sabb.64a; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְפַּנָּה 1) to be vacated, cleared, removed. Y.Naz.IX, 57d bot. כל הקברות מִתְפַּנִּיןוכ׳ all graves may be vacated (transferred), except ; Treat. Smaḥ. ch. XIV. 2) to be released. Pesik. R. l. c. כדי הוא (ש) תִּיתְפּנֶּה he deserves it to have his ship released (ed. Prag כדי הוא שיִתְפַּנֶּה he deserves to be released).

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  • 28 lo que es más importante

    = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important
    Ex. And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.
    Ex. Therefore, as a logical corollary, the catalog is itself a surrogate of the collection, more importantly, as a result of the added entry structure, several simultaneous surrogates.
    Ex. Teacher herself is worked off her shoes coping with appeals for help with grammar, style, spelling, and, most of all, providing infusions of energy when authorial spirits run low.
    Ex. Most important, moving house is very thirsty work for everyone involved so keep the kettle boiling and the biscuits flowing.
    * * *
    = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important

    Ex: And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.

    Ex: Therefore, as a logical corollary, the catalog is itself a surrogate of the collection, more importantly, as a result of the added entry structure, several simultaneous surrogates.
    Ex: Teacher herself is worked off her shoes coping with appeals for help with grammar, style, spelling, and, most of all, providing infusions of energy when authorial spirits run low.
    Ex: Most important, moving house is very thirsty work for everyone involved so keep the kettle boiling and the biscuits flowing.

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  • 29 ключ

    1. key
    под ключ under lock and key
    френски/французки ключ an adjustable/a shifting spanner; monkey-wrench
    гаечен ключ wrench, spanner
    морзов ключ a Morse key/sender
    2. ел. switch
    (прекъсвач) circuit-breaker
    главен ключ a master switch
    двупозиционен/обикновен ключ an on-off switch
    3. стр. (на свод) key, keystone
    4. муз. clef, key
    (на муз. инструмент) peg
    ключ фа, басов ключ the bass clef
    ключ сол the treble clef
    ключ до the tenor/C clef
    5. (за лодка) thole, thole-pin
    6. прен. key, clue (to)
    ключ на шифър a key to a code
    ключ към загадката a clue to the riddle
    котлето ври на ключ the kettle is boiling/bubbling over
    * * *
    м., -ове, (два) клю̀ча 1. key; апашки \ключ ( шперц) master-key; гаечен \ключ wrench, spanner; контактен \ключ авиац. ignition key; морзов \ключ Morse key/sender; под \ключ under lock and key; секретен \ключ latch-key; френски \ключ adjustable/shifting spanner; monkey-wrench;
    2. ел. switch; ( прекъсвач) circuit-breaker; главен \ключ master switch; двупозиционен/обикновен \ключ on-off switch; \ключ лула S-type spanner;
    3. строит. (на свод) key, keystone;
    4. муз. clef, key; (на инструмент) peg; \ключ до the tenor/C clef; \ключ сол the treble clef; \ключ фа, басов \ключ the bass clef;
    5. (за лодка) thole, thole-pin;
    6. прен. key, clue (to); (за карта и пр.) legend; \ключ към загадката clue to the riddle; \ключ на шифър key to a code;
    7. уч. (за преписване) sl. cab.
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    clef (муз.): I've lost my ключs. - Изгубих си ключовете.; keystone (арх.); master-key (шперц); switch (ел.)
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    1. (за карта и) legend 2. (за лодка) thole, thole-pin 3. (на муз. инструмент) peg 4. (прекъсвач) circuit-breaker 5. key 6. КЛЮЧ до the tenor/C clef 7. КЛЮЧ към загадката a clue to the riddle 8. КЛЮЧ на шифър a key to a code 9. КЛЮЧ сол the treble clef 10. КЛЮЧ фа, басов КЛЮЧ the bass clef 11. апашки КЛЮЧ (шперц) master-key 12. гаечен КЛЮЧ wrench, spanner 13. главен КЛЮЧ a master switch 14. двупозиционен/обикновен КЛЮЧ an on-off switch 15. ел. switch 16. котлето ври на КЛЮЧ the kettle is boiling/bubbling over 17. морзов КЛЮЧ a Morse key/ sender 18. муз. clef, key 19. под КЛЮЧ under lock and key 20. прен. key, clue (to) 21. секретен КЛЮЧ latch-key 22. стр. (на свод) key, keystone 23. френски/французки КЛЮЧ an adjustable/a shifting spanner;monkey-wrench

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  • 30 Б-164

    БОЛЕБ ИЛИ МЕНЕЕ AdvP Invar fixed WO
    1. ( modif) somewhat, relatively (but not completely)
    more or less.
    Было непонятно, во-первых, как он (котёл) здесь очутился, а во-вторых, как он уцелел... Только успели найти более или менее толковое объяснение этому чуду - было решено, что божество четвероногих подбросило этот котел, чтобы крестьяне не расстраивались... (Искандер 3). They could not understand, in the first place, how it (the kettle) had gotten here, and in the second place, how it had survived....They could find only one more or less sensible explanation for this miracle: it was decided that the god of the four-legged had surreptitiously placed the kettle here so that the peasants would not fall into confusion.. (3a).
    Он (старшина Песков) перебрал в уме все места, где мог бы быть Трофимович, но тот мог быть где угодно, и придумать сейчас что-нибудь более или менее вероятное старшине было не так-то просто (Войнович 2). ( context transl) Не (Master Sergeant Peskov) mentally reviewed all the places Trofimovich could possibly be, but he could be anywhere and Peskov found it difficult to come up with one place which was any more likely than another (2a).
    2.
    adv
    to a relatively large extent (but not completely)
    more or less.
    «Ты ей доверяешь?» - «Более или менее». "Do you trust her?" "More or less."

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  • 31 более или менее

    [AdvP; Invar; fixed WO]
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    1. [modif]
    ⇒ somewhat, relatively (but not completely):
    - more or less.
         ♦ Было непонятно, во-первых, как он [ котёл] здесь очутился, а во-вторых, как он уцелел... Только успели найти более или менее толковое объяснение этому чуду - было решено, что божество четвероногих подоросило этот котел, чтобы крестьяне не расстраивались... (Искандер 3). They could not understand, in the first place, how it [the kettle] had gotten here, and in the second place, how it had survived....They could find only one more or less sensible explanation for this miracle: it was decided that the god of the four-legged had surreptitiously placed the kettle here so that the peasants would not fall into confusion.. (За).
         ♦ Он [старшина Песков] перебрал в уме все места, где мог бы быть Трофимович, но тот мог быть где угодно, и придумать сейчас что-нибудь более или менее вероятное старшине было не так-то просто (Войнович 2). [context transl] Не [Master Sergeant Peskov] mentally reviewed all the places Trofimovich could possibly be, but he could be anywhere and Peskov found it difficult to come up with one place which was any more likely than another (2a).
    2. [adv]
    ⇒ to a relatively large extent (but not completely):
    - more or less.
         ♦ "Ты ей доверяешь?" - " Более или менее". "Do you trust her?" "More or less."

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > более или менее

  • 32 trabajo duro

    m.
    hard work, laborious chore, dogged work, rough work.
    * * *
    (n.) = hard labour, thirsty work, hard work
    Ex. With scorching heat from above and hard labour in the fields, Mirza Kak felt pangs of hunger.
    Ex. Most important, moving house is very thirsty work for everyone involved so keep the kettle boiling and the biscuits flowing.
    Ex. Published scientific papers were exclusively results of personal engagement and hard work in the free time.
    * * *
    (n.) = hard labour, thirsty work, hard work

    Ex: With scorching heat from above and hard labour in the fields, Mirza Kak felt pangs of hunger.

    Ex: Most important, moving house is very thirsty work for everyone involved so keep the kettle boiling and the biscuits flowing.
    Ex: Published scientific papers were exclusively results of personal engagement and hard work in the free time.

    Spanish-English dictionary > trabajo duro

  • 33 Ахал бы дядя, на себя глядя

    See Чья бы корова мычала, а твоя бы молчала (Ч)
    Cf: The kettle should not call the pot black (Am.). Look who's talking! (Am.). The pot calling (calls) the kettle black (Am., Br.). The skillet can't call the pot black (Am.)

    Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Ахал бы дядя, на себя глядя

  • 34 טעימה

    טְעִימָהf. (טָעַם) tasting, transf. testing, the quantity used for testing the color. Men.42b ט׳ פסולה the quantity taken out of the kettle for testing is unfit for sacred use; ט׳ פסלה that quantity, if put back, disqualifies the entire contents of the kettle. Ib. 40a גזירה משום ט׳ (not טעימא or דטעימא) it is to be feared lest the quantity used for testing may be put back again.

    Jewish literature > טעימה

  • 35 טְעִימָה

    טְעִימָהf. (טָעַם) tasting, transf. testing, the quantity used for testing the color. Men.42b ט׳ פסולה the quantity taken out of the kettle for testing is unfit for sacred use; ט׳ פסלה that quantity, if put back, disqualifies the entire contents of the kettle. Ib. 40a גזירה משום ט׳ (not טעימא or דטעימא) it is to be feared lest the quantity used for testing may be put back again.

    Jewish literature > טְעִימָה

  • 36 говорил горшку котелок: уж больно ты чёрен, дружок

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > говорил горшку котелок: уж больно ты чёрен, дружок

  • 37 не смейся горох, не лучше бобов

    1) General subject: the pot calls the kettle black (т. е., сам тоже хорош)
    2) Set phrase: the pot calls the kettle black (дословно: Горшок называет котелок чёрным (хотя сам не белее))

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > не смейся горох, не лучше бобов

  • 38 поставьте чайник на газ

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > поставьте чайник на газ

  • 39 сам-то ты хорош!

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > сам-то ты хорош!

  • 40 соль осела на дне котелка

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > соль осела на дне котелка

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