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1 throw one's weight about
throw one's weight about/around inf давить своим авторитетом; выпендриваться; кичиться своим положением, успехамиThe district manager came to our office and tried to throw his weight around, but no one paid any attention to him.
Bob was stronger than the other boys, and he threw his weight around.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > throw one's weight about
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2 throw one's weight about
разг.вызывающе, заносчиво держаться; важничать, задаваться; помыкать кем-л.Who the hell gave you the right to throw your weight about and attempt to tell experienced actors what to do and what not to do? (N. Coward, ‘Collected Short Stories’, ‘Star Quality’) — Кто, черт побери, дал вам право помыкать актерами, которые столько лет отдали сцене, и учить их, что им надо делать и что не надо!
‘Look, Herbert,’ she said quietly, ‘I talk a lot - and they say I throw my weight about and lay down the law - but I don't suppose I'm much good really.’ (J. B. Priestley, ‘Three Men in New Suits’, ch. 6) — - Слушайте, Герберт, - тихо сказала девушка, - я много болтаю, про меня говорят, что я невесть что о себе воображаю и все критикую. А на самом деле - грош мне цена.
She was in here the other day, throwing her weight about as if she was Hedy Lamarr and Katharine Herburn rolled into one. (J. Lindsay, ‘Betrayed Spring’, ch. II) — Она была здесь на днях и держалась так заносчиво, что можно было подумать - это Хеди Ламарр и Кэтрин Хепберн вместе взятые.
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3 throw (one's) weight about
Макаров: говорить повелительным тоном, держаться заносчиво, распоряжатьсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > throw (one's) weight about
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4 throw one's weight about
1) Общая лексика: подавлять своим авторитетом2) Разговорное выражение: командоватьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > throw one's weight about
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9 throw one's weight about (or. around)
paзг.дepжaтьcя вызывaющe, зaнocчивo; вaжничaть, зaдaвaтьcяShe was in here the other day, throwing her weight about as if she was Hedy Lamarr and Katharine Hepburn rolled into one (J. Lindsay). Who the hell gave you the right to throw your weight about and attempt to tell experienced actors what to do and what not to do? (N. Coward)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > throw one's weight about (or. around)
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10 throw one's weight about/around
agirligini koymak, istedigini yaptirmaya/lafini geçirmeye çalismakEnglish to Turkish dictionary > throw one's weight about/around
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12 to throw one's weight about/around
to throw one's weight about/aroundhacer sentir su autoridadEnglish-spanish dictionary > to throw one's weight about/around
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13 to chuck or throw one's weight about
* ir de sargento *English-spanish dictionary > to chuck or throw one's weight about
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14 to throw one's weight about
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15 to throw one's weight about
разг. давить авторитетом; важничатьАнгло-русский современный словарь > to throw one's weight about
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16 throw one's weight around
throw one's weight about/around inf давить своим авторитетом; выпендриваться; кичиться своим положением, успехамиThe district manager came to our office and tried to throw his weight around, but no one paid any attention to him.
Bob was stronger than the other boys, and he threw his weight around.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > throw one's weight around
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17 throw one's weight around
throw one's weight around/ about gj.fol. mbahem me të madh; përdor pozitën -
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1) Общая лексика: говорить повелительным тоном, держаться заносчиво, распоряжаться -
19 throw
throw [θrəʊ]1. noun[of javelin, discus] jet m• it costs $10 a throw (inf) ça coûte 10 dollars à chaque fois• to throw o.s. to the ground se jeter à terrec. ( = put suddenly) jeter• to throw into confusion [+ person] semer la confusion dans l'esprit de ; [+ meeting, group] semer la confusion dans• to throw open [+ door, window] ouvrir tout grand ; [+ house, gardens] ouvrir au public ; [+ competition] ouvrir à tout le monded. [+ switch] actionnere. [+ pottery] tournerf. ( = disconcert) (inf) déconcerter3. compounds► throw about, throw around separable transitive verb• to be thrown about (in boat, bus) être ballotté[+ rubbish] jeter ; [+ one's life, happiness, chance, talents] gâcher► throw in( = give) donner( = get rid of) se libérer de ; [+ cold, infection] se débarrasser deb. ( = make wrong) fausserb. [+ people] réunir (par hasard)► throw up* * *[θrəʊ] 1.1) Sport, Games ( in football) touche f; (of javelin, discus etc) lancer m; (in judo, wrestling etc) jeté m; ( of dice) coup m2) (colloq) ( each)2.CDs £5 a throw! — les compacts à cinq livres (la) pièce!
1) gen, Games, Sport ( project) ( with careful aim) lancer; ( downwards) jeter; ( with violence) projeterto throw a six — ( in dice) faire un six
2) fig ( direct) lancer [punch, question]; jeter [glance, look]; envoyer [kiss]; projeter [image, light, shadow] (on sur); faire [shadow] (on sur)we are ready for all the problems that Europe can throw at us — fig nous somme prêts à affronter tous les problèmes que l'Europe nous pose
to throw suspicion on somebody/something — faire naître des soupçons sur quelqu'un/quelque chose
3) fig ( disconcert) désarçonnerto throw [something/somebody] into confusion ou disarray — semer la confusion dans [meeting, group]; semer la confusion parmi [people]
4) Technology actionner [switch, lever]the operator threw the machine into gear/reverse — l'opérateur a embrayé l'engin/passé la marche arrière
5) (colloq) ( indulge in)to throw a fit — fig piquer une crise (colloq)
6) (colloq) ( organize)to throw a party — faire une fête (colloq)
7) ( in pottery)3. 4.to throw oneself — se jeter ( onto sur)
to throw oneself into — lit se jeter dans; fig se plonger dans
Phrasal Verbs:- throw in- throw on- throw up••it's throwing it down! — (colloq) GB ça dégringole! (colloq)
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20 weight
A n1 ( heaviness) poids m ; to lose/put on weight perdre/prendre du poids ; to be under/over 1 kilo in weight avoir un poids inférieur/supérieur à 1 kilo ; by weight au poids ; what is your weight? combien pesez-vous? ; to be twice sb's weight peser deux fois plus que qn ; they're the same weight ils font le même poids ; to put one's full weight on/against sth appuyer de tout son poids sur/contre qch ; to put one's full weight behind a blow frapper de toutes ses forces ; he's quite a weight! il est drôlement lourd! ;3 ( object of a fixed heaviness) poids m ; a 25 gramme weight un poids de 25 grammes ; to lift weights soulever des poids ; what a weight! quel poids! the weight of responsibility le poids des responsabilités ; to sink under the weight of sth fig crouler sous le poids de qch ; to carry weight [horse] être handicapé ;4 fig (credibility, influence) poids m ; of some intellectual weight d'un certain poids intellectuel ; to add ou give ou lend weight to sth ajouter or donner du poids à qch ; not to carry much weight ne pas peser lourd (with pour) ; what she says carries weight elle a du poids or de l'influence (with auprès de) ; to add one's weight to sth faire jouer son influence en faveur de qch ; to throw one's weight behind sth soutenir qch à fond ;5 fig (importance, consideration) to give due weight to a proposal accorder à une proposition l'importance qu'elle mérite ; to give equal weight to accorder une importance égale à ;6 ( in statistics) coefficient m pondérateur.B vtr1 ( put weight(s) on) lester [net, hem, dart, arrow, boat] ;2 ( bias) to weight sth against sb/sth faire jouer qch contre qn/qch ; to weight sth in favour of sb/sth faire jouer qch en faveur de qn/qch ;3 ( in statistics) pondérer [index, variable, average, figure].by (sheer) weight of numbers par la force du nombre ; to be a weight off one's mind être un grand soulagement ; to pull one's weight faire sa part de travail ; to take the weight off one's feet s'asseoir, se reposer ; to throw one's weight about ou around faire l'important/-e m/f.■ weight down:▶ weight down [sth], weight [sth] down retenir [qch] avec un poids [paper, sheet] (with avec) ; lester [body].
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throw — v. & n. v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a particular direction. 2 force violently into a specified position or state (the ship was thrown on the rocks; threw themselves down). 3 compel suddenly … Useful english dictionary