thorn-back

иглистый скат зоол. — thorn-back

скат крыши — pitch slope of a roof

голчатий скат зоол. — thorn(-)back

tiene clavada la espina de aquel desengaño — he hasn't got over o (colloq) he's still smarting from that disappointment

tiene clavada la espina de aquel desengaño — he hasn't got over o (colloq) he's still smarting from that disappointment

Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

le revers de la médaille — fig the downside (colloq)

toute médaille a son revers — Proverbe there is no rose without a thorn

le revers de la médaille fig — the other side of the coin

prendre à revers MILITAIRE — to take from the rear

planter un décor — lit to put up a set; fig to set the scene

planter là — to drop [outil]; to abandon [voiture]; to pack in (colloq) [travail]; to walk out on [époux]

planter qch dans [clou, pieu] — to hammer sth into

ein Schiff in den Grund bóhren — to send a ship to the bottom (of the sea)

der Schmerz bohrte ihm im Magen — he had a gnawing pain in his stomach

ein grelles Licht bohrte sich durchs Dunkel — a glaring light pierced the darkness

nach Öl/Wasser usw. bohren — drill for oil/water etc.

nach Öl/Wasser usw. bohren — drill for oil/water etc.

vor die Kamera tréten (im Fernsehen) — to appear on TV; (im Film) to appear in a film or on the screen

in den Vordergrund/Hintergrund tréten — to step forward/back; (fig) to come to the forefront/to recede into the background

jdm auf den Fuß tréten — to step on sb's foot, to tread (esp Brit) or step on sb's toe

jdm auf die Füße tréten (fig) — to tread (esp Brit) or step on sb's toes

(= betätigen) in die Pedale tréten — to pedal hard

(= hervortreten, sichtbar werden) Wasser trat aus allen Ritzen und Fugen — water was coming out of every nook and cranny

in den Hintern tréten (fig inf) — to kick oneself

der Schweiß ist ihm auf die Stirn getreten — (fig.) the sweat came to his brow

der Fluss ist über die Ufer getreten — (fig.) the river has overflowed its banks

auf etwas (Akk.) treten — (absichtlich) tread on something; (unabsichtlich; meist mit sein) step or tread on something

jemandem auf den Fuß treten — step/tread on somebody's foot or toes

jemandem an od. gegen das Schienbein treten — kick somebody on the shin

der Schweiß ist ihm auf die Stirn getreten — (fig.) the sweat came to his brow

der Fluss ist über die Ufer getreten — (fig.) the river has overflowed its banks

auf etwas (Akk.) treten — (absichtlich) tread on something; (unabsichtlich; meist mit sein) step or tread on something

jemandem auf den Fuß treten — step/tread on somebody's foot or toes

jemandem an od. gegen das Schienbein treten — kick somebody on the shin

it was a draw — (in match) hanno pareggiato; (in race) sono arrivati ex aequo o a pari merito

to be quick, slow on the draw — colloq. (in understanding) essere pronto, lento a capire; (in replying) avere, non avere la battuta pronta; [ cowboy] essere veloce, lento nell'estrarre (l'arma)

to be drawn from — [energy, information] essere ricavato o ottenuto da

to draw sth. from o out of sb. — ottenere da qcn., carpire a qcn. [ information]; strappare a qcn. [truth, smile]

to draw sb.'s attention to sth. — attirare o richiamare l'attenzione di qcn. su qcs.

to draw sb. into — coinvolgere qcn. in [conversation, argument]; attirare qcn. in [ battle]

to draw alongside — [ boat] accostare

to draw close o near [ time] avvicinarsi; they drew nearer to listen si avvicinarono per ascoltare; to draw into [ bus] arrivare in [ station]; [ train] entrare in [ station]; to draw level pareggiare, raggiungere (gli altri); to draw over [ vehicle] accostare; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road il camion accostò a destra; to draw to one side [ person] scostarsi; to draw round o around [ people] avvicinarsi; to draw to a halt fermarsi; to draw to a close o an end — [day, event] avvicinarsi alla fine, volgere al termine

it was a draw — (in match) hanno pareggiato; (in race) sono arrivati ex aequo o a pari merito

to be quick, slow on the draw — colloq. (in understanding) essere pronto, lento a capire; (in replying) avere, non avere la battuta pronta; [ cowboy] essere veloce, lento nell'estrarre (l'arma)

to be drawn from — [energy, information] essere ricavato o ottenuto da

to draw sth. from o out of sb. — ottenere da qcn., carpire a qcn. [ information]; strappare a qcn. [truth, smile]

to draw sb.'s attention to sth. — attirare o richiamare l'attenzione di qcn. su qcs.

to draw sb. into — coinvolgere qcn. in [conversation, argument]; attirare qcn. in [ battle]

to draw alongside — [ boat] accostare

to draw close o near [ time] avvicinarsi; they drew nearer to listen si avvicinarono per ascoltare; to draw into [ bus] arrivare in [ station]; [ train] entrare in [ station]; to draw level pareggiare, raggiungere (gli altri); to draw over [ vehicle] accostare; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road il camion accostò a destra; to draw to one side [ person] scostarsi; to draw round o around [ people] avvicinarsi; to draw to a halt fermarsi; to draw to a close o an end — [day, event] avvicinarsi alla fine, volgere al termine

enfoncer son doigt — to stick one's finger ( dans into)

enfoncer des portes ouvertes — fig to state the obvious

être enfoncé dans un fauteuil — ( confortablement) to be settled cosily GB ou cozily US in an armchair

s'enfoncer dans les or à l'intérieur des terres — to go inland

enfoncer quelque chose dans le crâne (colloq) or la tête de quelqu'un — to get something into somebody's head

enfoncer qch dans (clou, vis) — to drive sth into, (dans une cavité, une substance) to push sth into, (à coups de marteau) to hammer sth into

enfoncer qn dans fig — to plunge sb into