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2 fling down the gauntlet
книжн.бросить перчатку, вызвать кого-л. на состязание, борьбу [этим. фр. jeter le gant à; в Средние века рыцари вызывали противника на поединок, бросая свою латную рукавицу - gauntlet или glove]; см. тж. throw down the gloveAbruptly, he turned and sat down. The audience... suddenly realized that this was it, that Joseph had finished, and had thrown down the gauntlet. (S. Heym, ‘The Eyes of Reason’, book I, ch. 11) — Он тут же повернулся и сел. Публика, на одно мгновение оцепеневшая, поняла, что Иозеф кончил говорить, бросив перчатку своему противнику.
I was glad to see that the theatre journal Encore has taken up the gauntlet flung down recently by critic Kenneth Tynan. Tynan, you may remember, asserted... that so little in ten years seems to have changed. (‘Daily Worker’) — я был рад, когда театральный журнал "Энкор" поднял перчатку, брошенную ему недавно критиком Кеннетом Тайнаном. Тайнан, как вы помните, утверждал... что за последние десять лет в театре мало что изменилось.
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3 fling down the gauntlet
книжн. бpocить пepчaтку, вызвaть кoгo-л. нa cocтязaниe, бopьбу [этим. фр.; в cpeдниe вeкa pыцapи бpocaли cвoю лaтную пepчaтку - gauntlet, вызывaя пpoтивникa нa пoeдинoк]The candidate flung down the gauntlet and challenged Ms opponent to a debate. Abruptly, he turned and sat down. The audience... suddenly realized that this was it [вызoв], that Joseph had finished, and had thrown down the gauntlet (S. Heym)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > fling down the gauntlet
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4 pick up the gauntlet
книжн.It thus became necessary to take up the gauntlet thrown down to us, and to fight out the struggle whether we liked it or not. — Поэтому мы были вынуждены поднять брошенную нам перчатку и вступить в бой, хотели мы того или нет.
...Charity... challenged him to play a rubber at cribbage. Mr. Moddle taking up the gauntlet, they played several rubbers for sixpences, and Charity won them all. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Martin Chuzzlewit’, ch. XXXII) —...Чарити... пригласила его сыграть партию в криббедж. Мистер Модл принял вызов, и они сыграли несколько партий по шесть пенсов, причем выигрывала всегда Чарити.
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5 ■ throw down
■ throw downv. t. + avv.1 buttare giù; gettare a terra ( anche, sport, come fallo); abbattere, rovesciare ( anche fig.): I was thrown down by the explosion, sono stato scaraventato a terra dall'esplosione; to throw down a tyrant, abbattere un tiranno; to throw down the government, rovesciare il governo2 gettare; posare con forza: to throw some coins down, gettare delle monete sul tavolo □ to throw down one's arms, gettare le armi; arrendersi □ to throw down the gauntlet, gettare il guanto, sfidare a duello; (fig.) lanciare una sfida □ (fig.) to throw down one's tools, incrociare le braccia (fig.); scioperare. -
6 throw down
1) сбрасывать;
бросать to throw down one's arms ≈ сдаваться to throw down one's tools ≈ забастовать
2) сносить, разрушать (здание) a house thrown down by an earthquake ≈ дом, разрушенный землетрясением
3) свергать, ниспровергать;
низвергать, низлагать Syn: overthrow, subvert
4) хим. вызывать оседание
5) амер. отклонять (предложение и т. п.) ;
отвергать to throw down one's brief юр. ≈ отказываться от дальнейшего ведения дела to throw down one's tools ≈ забастовать, объявить забастовку to throw down one's arms ≈ бросать оружие, сдаваться to throw down the glove ≈ бросить перчатку, вызвать на дуэль и т. п. бросать, сбрасывать - to * stones on the besiegers сбрасывать камни на осаждающих - he seized the girl and threw her down он схватил девочку и бросил ее на землю - to throw oneself down броситься на землю низвергать, ниспровергать - to * a good many principles of present-day critical theory ниспровергнуть немало принципов современной литературной критики сносить( здание) - a house thrown down by an earthquake дом, разрушенный землетрясением (химическое) вызывать оседание (разговорное) отклонять, отвергать - to * one's brief отказываться от дальнейшего ведения дела (об адвокате) > to * one's tools забастовать, объявить забастовку > to * one's arms бросать оружие, сдаваться > to * the glove /the gauntlet/ бросить перчатку, вызвать на дуэль и т. п.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > throw down
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7 throw down
[ʹθrəʋʹdaʋn] phr v1. бросать, сбрасыватьhe seized the girl and threw her down - он схватил девочку и бросил её на землю
2. низвергать, ниспровергатьto throw down a good many principles of present-day critical theory - ниспровергнуть немало принципов современной литературной критики
3. сносить ( здание)a house thrown down by an earthquake - дом, разрушенный землетрясением
4. хим. вызывать оседание5. разг. отклонять, отвергать♢
to throw down one's tools - забастовать, объявить забастовкуto throw down one's arms - бросать оружие, сдаваться
to throw down the glove /the gauntlet/ - бросить перчатку, вызвать на дуэль и т. п.
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8 take up the glove
книжн.принять вызов, участвовать в каком-л. состязании, борьбе [букв.; уст. поднять перчатку, принять вызов на поединок]; см. тж. pick up the gauntletThe glove is thrown down. We take it up... Three cheer-leaders leap out on the greensward in front of us, and to their screams of command and to the wild gyrations of their limbs we stand up and shout the battle-cry of Harvard. (A. G. Gardiner, ‘Windfalls’, ‘Young America’) — Перчатка брошена, и мы ее подняли... Наши заводилы, а их было трое, первые выбежали на поле. Они выкрикивали команды и отчаянно жестикулировали. Тогда мы тоже вышли, построились и прокричали боевой клич Гарварда.
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9 desafiar
v.1 to challenge (person).desafiar a alguien a algo/a que haga algo to challenge somebody to something/to do something2 to defy (peligro, ley).El rey desafió a sus enemigos The king defied his enemies.Ricardo desafió las leyes de la gravedad Richard defied the laws of gravity.* * *1 (gen) to defy2 (no hacer caso a) to flout; (no obedecer) to defy■ rocas que parecen desafiar las leyes de la gravedad rocks which appear to defy the laws of gravity3 (plantar cara a - persona) to defy, stand up to; (- dificultad) to brave■ poca gente había que desafiara la tormenta y saliese a la calle few were prepared to brave the storm and go out onto the streets\desafiar a alguien a hacer algo to challenge somebody to do something, dare somebody to do something* * *verb1) to defy2) challenge* * *VT1) to challenge, daredesafiar a algn a hacer algo — to challenge o dare sb to do sth
2) [+ peligro] to defy3) (=competir) to challenge, compete with4) Méx (=pelear) to fight* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> to challengedesafiar a alguien a + inf/+ subj — to dare o challenge somebody to + inf
b) <peligro/muerte> to defy* * *= challenge, defy, tax, throw down + the gauntlet, dare, brave.Ex. The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.Ex. However, the definition of an 'author' has taxed cataloguers for many years.Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex. 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.Ex. The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.----* desafiar al sistema = beat + the system.* desafiar la gravedad = defy + gravity.* desafiar una postura = challenge + attitude.* desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.* desafiar un prejuicio = challenge + prejudice.* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> to challengedesafiar a alguien a + inf/+ subj — to dare o challenge somebody to + inf
b) <peligro/muerte> to defy* * *= challenge, defy, tax, throw down + the gauntlet, dare, brave.Ex: The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.
Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.Ex: However, the definition of an 'author' has taxed cataloguers for many years.Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.* desafiar al sistema = beat + the system.* desafiar la gravedad = defy + gravity.* desafiar una postura = challenge + attitude.* desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.* desafiar un prejuicio = challenge + prejudice.* * *vt1 ‹persona› desafiar a algn A algo to challenge sb TO sthlo desafié a una carrera I challenged him to a racedesafiar a algn A + INF to dare o challenge sb to + INFme desafió a cruzar el río a nado he dared o challenged me to swim across the riverdesafiar a algn A QUE + SUBJ to dare o challenge sb to + INFte desafío a que se lo digas I dare o challenge you to tell her2 ‹peligro› to defydesafiar la muerte to defy deathnadie se atreve a desafiar su autoridad nobody dares to defy his authority* * *
desafiar ( conjugate desafiar) verbo transitivo
desafiar a algn a algo/hacer algo to challenge sb to sth/do sth
desafiar verbo transitivo
1 (incitar a competir, retar) to challenge
2 (hacer frente) to face up to: en ese espectáculo el artista desafiaba a la muerte, the artist performed a death-defying act
' desafiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pulso
- retar
English:
brave
- challenge
- dare
- defy
- luck
* * *desafiar vt1. [persona] to challenge;desafiar a alguien a algo to challenge sb to sth;lo desafió a un duelo he challenged him to a duel;desafiar a alguien a hacer algo to challenge sb to do sth;te desafío a subir la cima de esta montaña I challenge you to climb that mountain;lo desafió a que acudiera a los tribunales she challenged him to take the matter to court2. [peligro, ley, autoridad, normas] to defy;desafiar a la muerte to defy death;desafió las órdenes de sus superiores he disobeyed superior orders* * *v/t challenge; peligro defy* * *desafiar {85} vtretar: to defy, to challenge* * *desafiar vb1. (persona) to challenge -
10 retar
v.1 to challenge.El chico reta a su padre The boy challenges his father.2 to challenge to a duel.El enamorado reta al otro The lover challenges the other one to a duel.* * *1 (desafiar) to challenge2 familiar (reprender) to scold\retar a duelo to challenge to a duel* * *verb* * *VT1) (=desafiar) to challenge2) Arg * (=regañar) to tell off, tick off *3) Cono Sur * (=insultar) to insult, abuse* * *verbo transitivo1) ( desafiar) to challengeretar a alguien A + INF — to challenge somebody to + inf
2) (CS) ( regañar) to tell... off (colloq), to scold* * *= challenge, defy, throw down + the gauntlet, dare.Ex. The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex. 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.* * *verbo transitivo1) ( desafiar) to challengeretar a alguien A + INF — to challenge somebody to + inf
2) (CS) ( regañar) to tell... off (colloq), to scold* * *= challenge, defy, throw down + the gauntlet, dare.Ex: The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.
Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.* * *retar [A1 ]vtA (desafiar) to challenge retar a algn A algo to challenge sb TO sth retar a algn A + INF to challenge sb to + INFme retó a saltar she challenged o defied o dared me to jump* * *
retar ( conjugate retar) verbo transitivo
retar verbo transitivo to challenge
' retar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desafiar
- duelo
English:
challenge
- defy
- dare
- pull
- scold
- tell
* * *retar vt2. RP [reñir] to tell off* * *v/t1 challenge* * *retar vtdesafiar: to challenge, to defy* * *retar vb to challenge -
11 aceptar un reto
(v.) = throw down + the gauntlet, call + Posesivo + bluffEx. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex. They must be heaving a sigh of relief today, that the council weren't brave enough to call their bluff.* * *(v.) = throw down + the gauntlet, call + Posesivo + bluffEx: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.
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12 aceptar un desafío
(v.) = throw down + the gauntletEx. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.* * *(v.) = throw down + the gauntletEx: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.
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13 desagradable
adj.1 unpleasant.2 disagreeable, distasteful, unpleasant, displeasing.* * *► adjetivo1 disagreeable, unpleasant* * *adj.unpleasant, disagreeable* * *ADJ unpleasant, disagreeable más frm* * *adjetivo <respuesta/comentario> unkind; <ruido/sensación> unpleasant, disagreeable; <escena/sorpresa> unpleasant; <tiempo/clima> unpleasant, horribleno seas tan desagradable! — don't be so mean o unkind!
* * *= off-putting, unwelcome, unpleasant, disagreeable, unkind, obnoxious, peevish, distasteful, unappealing, seamy [seamier -comp., seamiest -sup.], unsavoury [unsavory, -USA], unpalatable, unsightly, minging, abrasive, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unwholesome, insalubrious, invidious, ill-natured.Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.Ex. The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex. Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.Ex. The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex. In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights.Ex. In general, the writer explains, crimes are depicted in such a way that they are associated with seamy characters who have little regard for conventional morality.Ex. Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.Ex. The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.Ex. Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living.Ex. Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.Ex. Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.----* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.* de sabor desagradable = unpalatable.* desagradable a la vista = eyesore.* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.* sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening.* * *adjetivo <respuesta/comentario> unkind; <ruido/sensación> unpleasant, disagreeable; <escena/sorpresa> unpleasant; <tiempo/clima> unpleasant, horribleno seas tan desagradable! — don't be so mean o unkind!
* * *= off-putting, unwelcome, unpleasant, disagreeable, unkind, obnoxious, peevish, distasteful, unappealing, seamy [seamier -comp., seamiest -sup.], unsavoury [unsavory, -USA], unpalatable, unsightly, minging, abrasive, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unwholesome, insalubrious, invidious, ill-natured.Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.Ex: The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex: In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights.Ex: In general, the writer explains, crimes are depicted in such a way that they are associated with seamy characters who have little regard for conventional morality.Ex: Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.Ex: The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.Ex: Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living.Ex: Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.* de sabor desagradable = unpalatable.* desagradable a la vista = eyesore.* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.* sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening.* * *‹respuesta/comentario› unkind; ‹sabor/ruido/sensación› unpleasant, disagreeable; ‹escena› horribleestuvo realmente desagradable conmigo he was really unpleasant to me¡no seas tan desagradable! dale una oportunidad don't be so mean o unkind! give him a chance¡qué tiempo más desagradable! what nasty o horrible weatherhacía un día bastante desagradable the weather was rather unpleasant, it was a rather unpleasant dayse llevó una sorpresa desagradable she got a nasty o an unpleasant surprise* * *
desagradable adjetivo
unpleasant;
‹respuesta/comentario› unkind
desagradable adjetivo unpleasant, disagreeable: hay un olor desagradable, there's an unpleasant smell
es una persona muy desagradable, he's really disagreeable
' desagradable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escopetazo
- fresca
- fresco
- graznido
- grosera
- grosero
- gustillo
- horrorosa
- horroroso
- impresión
- marrón
- palma
- sensación
- terrible
- terrorífica
- terrorífico
- chocante
- ingrato
- mal
- shock
English:
bullet
- business
- creep
- dirty
- disagreeable
- distasteful
- emptiness
- filthy
- hard
- ill-natured
- miserable
- nasty
- off
- off-putting
- rude
- thankless
- ugly
- unkind
- unpleasant
- unsavory
- unsavoury
- unwelcome
- why
- home
- objectionable
- offensive
- painful
- peevish
- unpalatable
- unwholesome
* * *♦ adj1. [sensación, tiempo, escena] unpleasant;no voy a salir, la tarde está muy desagradable I'm not going to go out, the weather's turned quite nasty this afternoon;una desagradable sorpresa an unpleasant o a nasty surprise2. [persona, comentario, contestación] unpleasant;está muy desagradable con su familia he's very unpleasant to his family;no seas desagradable y ven con nosotros al cine don't be unsociable, come to the cinema with us♦ nmfson unos desagradables they're unpleasant people* * *adj unpleasant, disagreeable* * *desagradable adj: unpleasant, disagreeable♦ desagradablemente adv* * *desagradable adj unpleasant -
14 horrible
adj.1 horrifying, terrifying.2 terrible, awful (muy malo).3 horrible, hideous (muy feo).* * *► adjetivo1 horrible, dreadful, awful* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=espantoso) [accidente, crimen, matanza] horrific2) (=feo) [persona, objeto, ropa, cuadro] hideous3) (=malo, perverso) horrible¡qué hombre tan horrible! — what a horrible man!
4) (=insoportable) terriblehizo un calor horrible — it was terribly hot, the heat was terrible
la conferencia fue un rollo horrible — * the lecture was a real drag *
* * *a) <accidente/muerte> horrible, horrificc) < tiempo> terrible, awfuld) ( inaguantable) unbearable* * *= horrid, lousy [lousier -comp., lousiest -sup.], unsightly, revolting, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unpleasant, awful, terrible, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, heinous, frightening, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.], pathetic.Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex. I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex. These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex. She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.Ex. One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex. There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.Ex. Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.----* horrible, espantoso, de puta pena = awful.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.* * *a) <accidente/muerte> horrible, horrificc) < tiempo> terrible, awfuld) ( inaguantable) unbearable* * *= horrid, lousy [lousier -comp., lousiest -sup.], unsightly, revolting, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unpleasant, awful, terrible, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, heinous, frightening, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.], pathetic.Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.
Ex: I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex: These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex: She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex: I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.Ex: Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.* horrible, espantoso, de puta pena = awful.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.* * *1 (trágico, espantoso) ‹accidente/muerte› horrible, horrific2 (feo) ‹persona› hideous, ugly; ‹camisa/adorno› horrible, hideous3 (malo) ‹tiempo› terrible, awful, dreadful4(inaguantable): ¡qué calor más horrible! it's terribly o unbearably hot!* * *
horrible adjetivo
‹camisa/adorno› horrible, hideous
horrible adjetivo horrible, dreadful, awful
' horrible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amanecer
- horrendo-a
- infame
- pestazo
- antipático
- calor
- cargante
- mal
- malo
- odioso
- pereza
- perro
- pinche
- tocar
- tufo
English:
awful
- cat
- dreadful
- hideous
- hole
- horrible
- horrid
- it
- manage
- mind
- nasty
- shocking
- thought
- wretched
- abominable
- crummy
- foul
- ghastly
- revolting
- rotten
- sickly
- vile
* * *horrible adj1. [terrorífico] horrific, terrifying;un accidente horrible a horrific accidentnos hizo un tiempo horrible we had terrible o awful weathertiene un novio horrible she's got a horrible-looking o hideous boyfriend;ese vestido le queda horrible that dress looks horrible o hideous on her¡qué frío más horrible! it's absolutely freezing!;tengo un hambre horrible I'm ravenous o starving* * *adj horrible, dreadful* * *horrible adj: horrible, dreadful♦ horriblemente adv* * *horrible adj1. (en general) awful / terrible2. (accidente) horrific -
15 engorroso
adj.difficult, troublesome, cumbersome.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar bothersome, annoying, awkward* * *ADJ [asunto] bothersome, trying; [situación, problema] awkward* * *- sa adjetivo < problema> complicated, thorny; < situación> awkward, difficult; < asunto> trying, tiresome* * *= cumbersome, niggling, fiddly [fiddlier -comp., fiddliest -sup.], unpleasant.Ex. Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.Ex. I always have this niggling doubt about companies that don't provide a telephone number on their websites.Ex. Everything is small and fiddly, and the user has to guess what is what.Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.----* de un modo engorroso = awkwardly, cumbrously.* lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.* * *- sa adjetivo < problema> complicated, thorny; < situación> awkward, difficult; < asunto> trying, tiresome* * *= cumbersome, niggling, fiddly [fiddlier -comp., fiddliest -sup.], unpleasant.Ex: Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.
Ex: I always have this niggling doubt about companies that don't provide a telephone number on their websites.Ex: Everything is small and fiddly, and the user has to guess what is what.Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.* de un modo engorroso = awkwardly, cumbrously.* lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.* * *engorroso -sa‹problema› complicated, thorny, tricky; ‹situación› awkward, difficult; ‹asunto› trying, tiresome, bothersome* * *
engorroso
‹ situación› awkward, difficult;
‹ asunto› trying, tiresome
engorroso,-a adj fam (espinoso, difícil) thorny: es un asunto algo engorroso, it's a thorny issue
(pesado) tiresome, trying
' engorroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engorrosa
English:
cumbersome
* * *engorroso, -a adj[molesto] bothersome; [físicamente] cumbersome;la engorrosa tarea de hacer la compra the tedious job of doing the shopping;un problema muy engorroso a very awkward problem;el engorroso cinturón de seguridad the irksome seat belt* * *adj tricky* * *engorroso, -sa adj: bothersome* * *engorroso adj annoying -
16 antipático
adj.1 unpleasant, disagreeable, antipathetic, hateful.2 antipathic.* * *► adjetivo1 unfriendly, unpleasant, unkind► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 unpleasant person* * *(f. - antipática)adj.* * *ADJ unpleasant, disagreeablees un chico de lo más antipático — he's a horrible o a thoroughly unpleasant boy
en un ambiente antipático — in an unfriendly environment, in an uncongenial atmosphere
* * *I- ca adjetivoa) < persona> unpleasantb) (fam) < tarea>II- ca masculino, femenino* * *= unpleasant, antipathetic.Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex. In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.* * *I- ca adjetivoa) < persona> unpleasantb) (fam) < tarea>II- ca masculino, femenino* * *= unpleasant, antipathetic.Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.
Ex: In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.* * *1 ‹persona› unpleasant¡qué tipo más antipático! what a horrible o an unpleasant man!las azafatas estuvieron de lo más antipáticas the flight attendants were extremely unfriendly o unpleasant¿por qué estás tan antipático hoy? why are you being so unfriendly o unpleasant today?, why are you in such a bad mood today?; (más fuerte) why are you being so nasty o horrible today?2 ( fam) ‹tarea›tener que cocinar todos los días es muy antipático it's a real pain o drag having to cook every day ( colloq)esto de planchar es de lo más antipático ironing is such a drag ( colloq)masculine, femininees un antipático he's very unpleasant o very unfriendly, he's horrible ( colloq)* * *
antipático◊ -ca adjetivo
◊ ¡qué tipo más antipático! what a horrible man!b) (fam) ‹ tarea›:
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
antipático,-a adjetivo unpleasant
' antipático' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antipática
- cargante
- pesado
- volver
English:
nasty
- unfriendly
- unlikeable
- unpleasant
* * *antipático, -a♦ adjunpleasant;estuvo muy antipático con sus primos he was very unpleasant to o towards his cousins;me resulta muy antipático I don't like him at all, I find him very unpleasant;no seas antipático y ven a saludar a mi madre don't be so miserable and come and say hello to my mother;limpiar el baño es un trabajo muy antipático cleaning the bathroom is a very unpleasant job♦ nm,funpleasant person;tu jefe es un antipático your boss is really unpleasant, your boss isn't very nice at all* * *adj disagreeable, unpleasant* * *antipático, -ca adj: obnoxious, unpleasant* * *ese hombre me cae antipático I don't like that man / I find that man unpleasant -
17 throw
Ɵrəu
1. past tense - threw; verb1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) lanzar, tirar2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) desarzonar, desmontar, derribar3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) confundir, desconcertar4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.) derribar
2. noun(an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) lanzamiento- throw doubt on
- throw in
- throw light on
- throw oneself into
- throw off
- throw open
- throw out
- throw a party
- throw up
- throw one's voice
- throwaway
throw1 n tiro / lanzamientothrow2 vb tirar / lanzartr[ɵrəʊ]1 lanzamiento, tiro1 (gen) tirar, arrojar, lanzar2 (to the floor - rider) descorcovar, desmontar; (- wrestler) derribar7 (light, shadow) proyectar■ can you throw any light on this? ¿puedes tú aclarar esto?8 (shape pottery) formar, hacer9 (extend bridge) tender, construir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a stone's throw away estar a tiro de piedrato throw down the gauntlet lanzar un desafío, arrojar el guanteto throw in one's hand abandonar la partidato throw in one's lot with compartir la suerte conto throw in the sponge arrojar la toallato throw into confusion sumir en la confusiónto throw one's weight about mangonearto throw oneself at somebody tirarse sobre alguiento throw oneself into something lanzarse a algoto throw something back at somebody/in somebody's face echarle algo en cara a alguien1) toss: tirar, lanzar, echar, arrojar, aventar Col, Mexto throw a ball: tirar una pelota2) unseat: desmontar (a un jinete)3) cast: proyectarit threw a long shadow: proyectó una sombra larga4)to throw a party : dar una fiesta5)to throw into confusion : desconcertar6)to throw out discard: botar, tirar (en la basura)throw ntoss: tiro m, tirada f, lanzamiento m, lance m (de dados)n.• bolada s.f.• echada s.f.• jugada s.f.• lance s.m.• lanzamiento s.m.• tirada s.f.• tiro s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: threw, thrown) = abatir v.• arrojar v.• bolear* v.• despedir v.• disparar v.• echar v.• lanzar v.• largar v.• precipitar v.• proyectar v.• tirar v.
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1. [θrəu] (past threw; past p thrown) transitive verb1)a) <ball/stone> tirar, aventar* (Col, Méx, Per); <grenade/javelin> lanzar*to throw something AT something/somebody — tirarle algo A algo/algn
to throw something TO somebody, to throw somebody something — tirarle or (Col, Méx, Per) aventarle* algo A algn
b) < dice> echar, tirarto throw a six — sacar* un seis
2) (send, propel) (+ adv compl):he threw himself at his opponent — se le echó encima a su adversario, se abalanzó sobre su adversario
- to throw somebody to the wolvesto throw somebody into jail — meter a algn preso or en la cárcel
3)a) (direct, aim):b) ( project):4) (put, cast):she threw a blanket over him — le puso or le echó una manta encima
to throw suspicion on(to) somebody — hacer* recaer las sospechas sobre algn
6) ( disconcert) desconcertar*7) (have, hold) < party> hacer*, dar*he threw a fit/tantrum — le dio un ataque/una pataleta
8) ( operate) <switch/lever> darle* a9) < pot> tornear, modelar en un torno
2. via) (project - ball, stone) tirarPhrasal Verbs:- throw about
- throw aside
- throw away
- throw down
- throw in
- throw off
- throw on
- throw up
II noun1)a) ( of ball) tiro m; (of javelin, discus) lanzamiento mb) ( of dice) tirada f, lance m2) (AmE)a) ( bedspread) cubrecama mb) ( shawl) chal m, echarpe m3) (sl)[θrǝʊ] (vb: pt threw) (pp thrown)they cost o are $17 a throw — cuestan 17 dólares cada uno
1. VT1) (=toss) [+ ball, stone] tirar, echar; (violently) tirar, arrojar, lanzar; [+ dice] echar, tirar; [+ javelin, discus, grenade] lanzarthe crowd began throwing stones — la multitud empezó a tirar or arrojar or lanzar piedras
to throw sb sth, throw sth to sb — tirar or echar algo a algn
he threw Brian a rope — le tiró or echó una cuerda a Brian
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to throw sth at sb — tirar or arrojar algo a algnon one occasion he threw a radio at this mother — en una ocasión le tiró or arrojó una radio a su madre
they think they can solve problems by throwing money at them — (fig) piensan que metiendo dinero pueden solucionar cualquier problema
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she threw the letters in the bin — tiró or echó las cartas a la basura•
he threw a glass of water over her head — le echó or vació un vaso de agua en la cabeza- throw one's hat or cap into the ringbook 1., 1), caution, cold 1., 1), glass, spanner2) (=hurl to the ground) [+ person] (in fight, wrestling) derribar; [horse] desmontar3) (=send, hurl)the blast threw her across the room — la explosión la lanzó or arrojó al otro lado de la sala
•
to throw o.s. at sb — (lit) abalanzarse sobre algn, echarse encima de algn; (fig) (=flirt) insinuarse descaradamente a algn, tirar los tejos a algn *to throw o.s. at sb's feet — echarse a los pies de algn
•
he was thrown clear of the car — salió despedido del coche•
she threw herself into the river — se tiró al rióthe kidnap threw the family into panic — el secuestro infundió pánico or hizo que cundiera el pánico en la familia
to throw sb into jail or prison — meter a algn en la cárcel
•
she threw herself onto the bed — se tiró en la cama•
she was thrown out of her seat — salió despedida de su asientothe recession has thrown millions out of work — la recesión ha dejado a millones de personas sin trabajo
scent, track 1., 1)•
he threw me to the ground — me arrojó al suelo4) (=direct) [+ light, shadow] proyectar; [+ look, smile] lanzar•
this new information throws doubt on their choice — esta nueva información pone en duda su elección•
this question has been thrown at me many times — me han hecho esta pregunta or me han preguntado esto muchas veces•
he was throwing random suggestions at her — le estaba sugiriendo cosas al azarlight I, 1., 1), punch I, 1., 2)•
she didn't attempt to throw any suspicion on you — no intentó hacer que las sospechas recayeran sobre ti5) (=disconcert) desconcertarhe was thrown by her question — su pregunta lo desconcertó or lo dejó desconcertado
6) (=put)•
she threw her arms around his neck — le echó los brazos al cuello, le abrazó por el cuello•
to throw a coat round one's shoulders — echarse un abrigo por los hombros•
a police cordon was thrown around the area — la policía acordonó la zona, se cercó la zona con un cordón policial•
to throw open — [+ doors, windows] abrir de par en par; [+ house, gardens] abrir al público; [+ competition, race] abrir a todos7) (=have)•
she threw a fit (of hysterics) — le dio un ataque (de histeria)8) (=move) [+ lever, switch] dar a9) (Pottery)to throw a pot — tornear un tiesto, hacer un tiesto con el torno
10) * (=lose on purpose) [+ contest, game] perder a posta11) (Zool) (=give birth to) parir2. N1) (lit) [of ball, stone] tiro m; [of javelin, discus] lanzamiento m; [of dice] tirada f; (in judo, wrestling) derribo mstone2) * (=each one)"how much are they?" - "50 quid a throw" — -¿cuánto cuestan? -50 libras cada uno
- throw in- throw on- throw up* * *
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1. [θrəu] (past threw; past p thrown) transitive verb1)a) <ball/stone> tirar, aventar* (Col, Méx, Per); <grenade/javelin> lanzar*to throw something AT something/somebody — tirarle algo A algo/algn
to throw something TO somebody, to throw somebody something — tirarle or (Col, Méx, Per) aventarle* algo A algn
b) < dice> echar, tirarto throw a six — sacar* un seis
2) (send, propel) (+ adv compl):he threw himself at his opponent — se le echó encima a su adversario, se abalanzó sobre su adversario
- to throw somebody to the wolvesto throw somebody into jail — meter a algn preso or en la cárcel
3)a) (direct, aim):b) ( project):4) (put, cast):she threw a blanket over him — le puso or le echó una manta encima
to throw suspicion on(to) somebody — hacer* recaer las sospechas sobre algn
6) ( disconcert) desconcertar*7) (have, hold) < party> hacer*, dar*he threw a fit/tantrum — le dio un ataque/una pataleta
8) ( operate) <switch/lever> darle* a9) < pot> tornear, modelar en un torno
2. via) (project - ball, stone) tirarPhrasal Verbs:- throw about
- throw aside
- throw away
- throw down
- throw in
- throw off
- throw on
- throw up
II noun1)a) ( of ball) tiro m; (of javelin, discus) lanzamiento mb) ( of dice) tirada f, lance m2) (AmE)a) ( bedspread) cubrecama mb) ( shawl) chal m, echarpe m3) (sl)they cost o are $17 a throw — cuestan 17 dólares cada uno
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18 throw
[θrəu] 1. гл.; прош. вр. threw, прич. прош. вр. thrown1)а) бросать, кидать, метатьto throw stones at smb. — забрасывать кого-л. камнями
They were badly thrown about in the bus. — Их немилосердно трясло в автобусе.
Don't throw the ball to me, throw it to the man over there. — Не бросай мяч мне, брось его вон тому человеку.
The animal was up the tree, throwing the nuts to the ground. — Зверёк, забравшись высоко на дерево, кидал на землю орехи.
Syn:б) броситься, кинуться (куда-л. / на кого-л.)to throw at smb. / smth. — набрасываться, накидываться на кого-л. / что-л.
She threw herself down on the sofa. — Она плюхнулась на диван.
2) бросать, отбрасыватьThe setting sun threw long shadows. — Заходящее солнце отбрасывало длинные тени.
Syn:project 2.3) набрасывать, накидывать ( одежду)Jane threw a coat on her shoulders and went out. — Джейн накинула на плечи пальто и вышла.
4) направлять, посылатьto throw smb. a kiss. — послать кому-л. воздушный поцелуй
He threw an angry look at me. — Он бросил на меня сердитый взгляд.
5)а) сбрасывать, скидывать ( с лошади)The horse threw its rider. — Лошадь сбросила своего седока.
Syn:б) сбрасывать, менять кожу ( о змее)6)а) повергнуть, одержать верх (над кем-л.)He easily threw his opponent. — Он довольно легко дал отпор своему оппоненту.
The problem didn't throw her. — Эта проблема не сломила её.
Syn:Syn:8) наводить, перебрасывать, строить (обычно о переправах, мостах)Syn:9) разг. давать, устраивать, организовывать (о развлекательных, увеселительных мероприятиях)10)а) нанести сильный удар, разбитьThe ship was thrown on a reef. — Корабль разбился о рифы.
Syn:dash I 2.б) сдаваться, прекращать (что-л. делать)Syn:11) спорт.; разг. играть в поддавки, намеренно проигрывать соревнованиеto throw a game — "отдать" игру
12) текст. жать, вертеть, крутить ( шёлк)Syn:13) ( throw into)а) быстро, неожиданно приводить в определённое состояниеб) мобилизовать, устремить, "бросить" (о внутреннем потенциале, силах, возможностях и т. п.)He threw all his efforts into the child's defense. — Он бросил все усилия на защиту ребёнка.
Syn:в) бросить (кого-л. в тюрьму)г) вставить ( слово в разговор)14) ( throw (up)on)а) перекладывать (вину на кого-л.)15) ( throw together)а) наспех составлять, в спешке собиратьHis novels are thrown together. — Его романы написаны очень небрежно.
б) сводить вместе, сталкивать ( о людях); собирать в одном местеThey were thrown together by a common interest. — Их связывал общий интерес.
Syn:•- throw aside- throw away
- throw back
- throw down
- throw in
- throw off
- throw out
- throw over
- throw up••to throw oneself at the head of smb. — разг. вешаться кому-л. на шею
to throw the bull — амер.; разг. бессовестно врать
to throw a chest — разг. выпячивать грудь
to throw good money after bad, to throw the handle after the blade — рисковать последним; упорствовать в безнадёжном деле
to throw cold water on smth. — критиковать (что-л.)
to throw in one's lot with smb. — разделить чью-л. участь
to throw down the gauntlet — бросить перчатку, вызвать на дуэль
to throw a fit — амер. разозлиться; закатить истерику; прийти в ярость
- throw overboard- throw up the sponge
- throw doubt upon 2. сущ.1) бросание, бросок2) спорт. бросок ( приём в различных видах борьбы)3) дальность броска, расстояние броска4)а) бросок, метание костей ( при игре в кости)They had ventured their all, or nearly their all, on this one throw. (R. B. Smith) — Они поставили всё, или почти всё, на один этот бросок.
б) количество очков, выпавшее в сумме на обеих костях5) амер.а) покрывало ( на кровати)Syn:б) лёгкая накидка ( на мебель), маленький коврикSyn:rug II 1.в) лёгкий шарф6) рискованное дело; рискованное предприятиеSyn:7) амер.; разг. что-л., выполненное за один раз, за один присест; порция (чего-л.)A column invited contributions in the form of stories at five bucks the thousand-word throw. — (Литературная) колонка предлагала присылать рассказы, за которые будут платить по пять долларов за тысячу слов.
Syn:go 2.8) геол. вертикальное перемещение, сброс10) тех. ход (поршня, шатуна); размах, ширинаSyn:stroke 1. -
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throwfondamenta laygrido give, let outgettare fuori throw outgettare via throw away* * *gettare v.tr.1 to throw*; to cast*; ( con violenza) to fling*, to hurl: gettai un osso al cane, I threw a bone to the dog (o I threw the dog a bone); gettai la palla al ragazzo, I threw the ball to the boy; gettami la fune!, throw me the rope!; mi gettò uno sguardo irato, he gave me an angry look; gettare acqua in faccia a qlcu., to dash water in s.o.'s face; gettare un bacio a qlcu., to blow s.o. a kiss; gettare uno sguardo a qlcu., to glance at s.o. // gettare qlco. al di là di, to throw sthg. over: gettare una palla al di là di un muro, to throw a ball over a wall // gettare qlco. contro qlcu., to throw (o to hurl) sthg. at s.o.: gettò pietre contro di me, he threw stones at me; gettare una lancia contro qlcu., to hurl a spear at s.o. // gettare qlco. dentro, to throw sthg. in: gettalo dentro dalla finestra!, throw it in through the window! // gettare qlco., qlcu. fuori da, to throw sthg., s.o. out of: non gettate nulla fuori dal finestrino, don't throw anything out of the window; furono gettati fuori dal ristorante, they were thrown out of the restaurant // gettare qlco., qlcu. giù, in terra, to throw sthg., s.o. to the ground: lo gettò a terra con uno spintone, he shoved him to the ground; fu gettato giù di sella, he was thrown from his horse (o from the saddle); non gettarlo giù!, don't throw it down!; gettare qlcu. a terra, to knock s.o. down (o to the ground) // gettare qlco. in, to throw (o to cast o to fling) sthg. into: gettare una pietra nel lago, to throw a stone into the lake; gettare polvere negli occhi a qlcu., (fig.) to throw dust in s.o.'s eyes; gettare qlco. in faccia a qlcu., to throw (o to fling) sthg. in s.o.'s teeth; gettare qlco. in mare, ( da un natante) to throw sthg. overboard, ( un carico) to jettison; gettare nella disperazione, to throw into despair; gettare nella miseria, to reduce to misery // gettare qlco. in alto, to throw sthg. up: gettare in alto una moneta, to toss a coin // gettare qlco. indietro, to throw sthg. back: gettare uno sguardo indietro, to glance backwards (o to look over one's shoulder); gettare la testa indietro, to throw one's head back // gettare qlco. su, to throw (o to cast) sthg. on (o over): si gettò una coperta sulle spalle, he threw a blanket over his shoulders; gettare biasimo su qlcu., to cast (o to throw) blame on s.o.; gettare luce su qlco., (fig.) to throw light on sthg.; gettare un'ombra su qlco, (fig.) to cast a shadow on sthg. // gettare via qlco., to throw sthg. away: gettare via il proprio tempo, il proprio denaro, to throw away one's time, one's money; gettò via la sua ultima occasione, he threw away his last chance; non gettare via queste cose!, don't throw these things away! // gettare all'aria qlco., to make a mess of sthg.: ho gettato all'aria tutti i cassetti per trovarlo, I turned out all the drawers to find it // gettare il guanto, to throw (o to fling) down the gauntlet // gettare la maschera, to throw off the mask // gettare una sfida, to throw out a challenge // gettare i soldi dalla finestra, to throw (o to fling) one's money out of the window (o down the drain)2 ( emettere): la ferita getta sangue, the wound is bleeding profusely (o the wound is spurting blood); gettare un grido, to utter a cry (o to give a shout)4 (tecn.) to cast*5 (bot.) to put* forth, to sprout◆ v. intr.1 ( versare) to play, to spout: la fontana non getta più da due giorni, the fountain hasn't been playing for two days (o has been dry for two days)◘ gettarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron.1 to throw* oneself, to fling* oneself: si gettò nelle braccia della madre, she threw (o flung) herself into her mother's arms; si gettò sul letto, she threw herself on the bed; gettare ai piedi di qlcu., to throw oneself at s.o.'s feet; gettare al collo di qlcu., to fall on s.o.'s neck; gettare giù, ( a terra) to throw oneself down, ( sdraiarsi) to lie down: gettati giù un momento, sembri stanca, lie down a while, you look tired; gettare in acqua, to throw oneself (o to jump o to leap) into the water; gettare in avanti, all'indietro, to throw oneself forwards, backwards; si è gettato dal quarto piano, he threw himself (o jumped) from the fourth floor // gettare a capofitto in qlco., to throw oneself into sthg. // gettare nella discussione, to throw oneself into the discussion (o to plunge into the debate) // gettare nella mischia, to throw oneself into the fray // gettare sul nemico, to fall on (o to attack) the enemy // si è letteralmente gettato sul piatto di spaghetti, he literally fell on the plate of spaghetti2 (di fiume, sboccare) to flow: il Po si getta nell'Adriatico, the Po flows into the Adriatic.* * *[dʒet'tare]1. vtgettare (via) — (liberarsi di) to throw away
gettare qc addosso a qn — (sasso) to throw sth at sb, (acqua, sabbia) to throw sth over sb
gettare le braccia al collo di qn — to throw o fling one's arms round sb's neck
gettare l'ancora Naut — to drop anchor
gettare a mare — (fig : persona) to abandon
2) (metalli, cera) to cast, (fondamenta) to lay3) (emettere: acqua) to spout, (grido) to utter, give4)2. vi3. vr (gettarsi)1)gettarsi in un'impresa — to throw o.s. into an enterprise
gettarsi nella mischia — to hurl o.s. into the fray
gettarsi contro o addosso a qn — to hurl o.s. at sb
gettarsi ai piedi di qn — to throw o.s. at sb's feet
2) (fiume)* * *[dʒet'tare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (lanciare) to throw*, to cast* [pietra, dadi]; (buttare) to throw* away, to throw* out [ immondizia]gettare qcs. a qcn. — to throw sth. to sb., to throw sb. sth.
gettare le braccia (intorno) al collo di qcn. — to throw o fling one's arms around sb.'s neck
gettare uno sguardo a qcs. — fig. to cast an eye o a glance at sth
2) mar. pesc. to cast* [amo, reti]gettare l'ancora — to drop o cast anchor
3) (costruire) to build* [ ponte]; fig. to establish, to lay* [ basi]gettare le fondamenta di qcs. — to lay the foundations for sth. (anche fig.)
4) (causare)gettare qcn. nel panico — to throw sb. into a panic
6) (emettere) to give*, to utter [ grido]2. 3.verbo pronominale gettarsi1) (buttarsi) to throw* oneself (in into)-rsi al collo di qcn. — to fling oneself around sb.'s neck
- rsi su — to pounce on [preda, cibo]
2) (sfociare) [ corso d'acqua] to flow (in into)* * *gettare/dʒet'tare/ [1]1 (lanciare) to throw*, to cast* [pietra, dadi]; (buttare) to throw* away, to throw* out [ immondizia]; gettare qcs. a qcn. to throw sth. to sb., to throw sb. sth.; gettare le braccia (intorno) al collo di qcn. to throw o fling one's arms around sb.'s neck; gettare uno sguardo a qcs. fig. to cast an eye o a glance at sth.3 (costruire) to build* [ ponte]; fig. to establish, to lay* [ basi]; gettare le fondamenta di qcs. to lay the foundations for sth. (anche fig.)4 (causare) gettare lo scompiglio in città to throw the town into turmoil5 (precipitare) gettare qcn. nel panico to throw sb. into a panic; gettare il paese nel caos to throw the country into chaos6 (emettere) to give*, to utter [ grido](aus. avere) (germogliare) to sprout, to budIII gettarsi verbo pronominale1 (buttarsi) to throw* oneself (in into); -rsi al collo di qcn. to fling oneself around sb.'s neck; - rsi su to pounce on [preda, cibo]2 (sfociare) [ corso d'acqua] to flow (in into). -
20 бросать
несовер. - бросать;
совер. - бросить( кого-л./что-л.)
1) (кидать) throw;
hurl, fling (швырять) ;
throw about (небрежно) ;
chuck разг.;
cast, dart, fling, hurl перен. бросать якорь ≈ to cast/drop anchor бросать на произвол судьбы (кого-л.) ≈ to leave to the mercy of fate бросать взгляд ≈ (на кого-л./что-л.) to cast a glance (at) ;
to dart/shoot a glance (at), to fling one's eyes (at, over) (о быстром взгляде) бросать якорь ≈ to cast/drop anchor бросать обвинение ≈ to hurl an accusation бросать перчатку ≈ to throw down the gauntlet бросать свет ≈ (на кем-л./чем-л.) to shed/throw light (on) бросать в тюрьму ≈ to throw into prison
2) (срочно направлять) бросать войска( куда-л.) ≈ to send troops( to a place)
3) (оставлять) abandon, forsake, desert, relinquish бросать семью бросать работу
4) (что-л. делать что-л.) (переставать) give up, quit, leave off он все бросал курить ≈ he was always trying to give up smoking
5) безл. break into, be seized with его бросает то в жар, то в холод ≈ he keeps going hot and cold ∙ %% бросать в жар ≈ fever %% бросать оружие бросать тень бросать деньги бросать на ветер брось!брос|ать -, бросить
1. (вн., тв.) throw* (smth.) ;
(швырять) fling* (smth.) ;
(опускать) drop (smth.), cast (smth.) ;
~ гранату throw* a grenade;
~ снежками в окно throw* snowballs at a window;
~ якорь drop anchor;
перен. тж. find* a haven;
2. обыкн. безл. (сильно качать) throw*, bump;
(на море) toss;
машину ~ало из стороны в сторону the car was thrown from side to side;
3. (вн.;
быстро перемещать) send* (smb., smth.) ;
4. в сочет. с сущ.: ~ тень cast* a shadow;
~ луч cast* a beam;
~ взгляд на кого-л. cast* a rapid glance at smb. ;
dart/shoot* a glance at smb. ;
5. (вн.;
выкидывать) throw* away( smth.) ;
(класть небрежно) leave* (smth.) in a muddle, leave* (smth.) lying about;
6. (вн.;
покидать) leave* (smb., smth.) ;
(в беде и т. п.) abandon (smb., smth.), desert (smb., smth.) ;
7. (вн. + инф.;
прекращать) give* up (smth. + - ing) ;
leave off (smth. + -ing), stop( smth. + -ing) ;
~ курить, курение give* up smoking;
~ работу throw* up a job;
quit амер. ;
брось(те) эти глупости! stop that nonsense!;
8. безл.: его ~ало то в жар, то в холод he went hot and cold by turns;
его бросило в жар he felt hot all over;
его бросило в пот he broke out into a sweat;
~ грязью в кого-л. fling* mud/dirt at smb. ;
~ оружие lay* down one`s arms;
~ вызов кому-л. challenge smb. ;
~ обвинения кому-л. hurl accusations at smb. ;
~аться, броситься
9. (тв.) throw* (smth.), fling* (smth.) ;
10. (устремляться) throw* oneself, rush;
(на вн.;
нападать) rush (at), dash (at) ;
~аться на помощь кому-л. rush to smb.`s help/aid;
rush to the rescue;
собака ~ается на чужих the dog will attack strangers;
~аться на колени fall* on one`s knees;
~аться друг другу в объятия rush into one another`s arms;
~аться бегом start running;
11. (прыгать) jump;
~аться в воду jump into the water;
~аться вплавь jump in and start swimming;
~аться деньгами throw* one`s money about/away;
~аться словами use words lightly;
~аться в глаза be* conspicuous/obvious;
leap* to the eye;
кровь бросилась ему в лицо, в голову the blood rushed to his face, to his head.
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