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1 feed somebody to the lions
бросить на произвол судьбы; отдать на растерзаниеNobody prepared me for the audience's hostility — I really felt I'd been fed to the lions.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > feed somebody to the lions
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2 feed
1. transitive verb,1) (give food to) fütternfeed somebody/an animal with something — jemandem etwas zu essen/einem Tier [etwas] zu fressen geben
feed a baby/an animal on or with something — ein Baby/Tier mit etwas füttern
feed [at the breast] — stillen
feed oneself — allein od. ohne Hilfe essen
2) (provide food for) ernährenfeed somebody/an animal on or with something — jemanden/ein Tier mit etwas ernähren
3) (give out) verfüttern [Viehfutter] (to an + Akk.)feed a film into the projector — einen Film in das Vorführgerät einlegen
2. intransitive verb,feed data into the computer — Daten in den Computer eingeben
3. nounfeed on something — [Tier:] etwas fressen; [Person:] sich von etwas [er]nähren
have [quite] a feed — [ordentlich] futtern (ugs.); [kräftig] zulangen
2) (fodder)[cattle/pig] feed — [Vieh-/Schweine]futter, das
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/86955/feed_back">feed back* * *[fi:d] 1. past tense, past participle - fed; verb1) (to give food to: He fed the child with a spoon.) füttern2. noun(food especially for a baby or animals: Have you given the baby his feed?; cattle feed.) die Mahlzeit, das Futter- fed up* * *[fi:d]I. ncattle \feed Viehfutter ntto be off its \feed die Nahrungsaufnahme verweigern; animal nicht fressen wollenthe baby had a \feed an hour ago das Baby ist vor einer Stunde gefüttert wordenpaper/petrol \feed Papier-/Benzinzufuhr f4. COMPUTcontinuous \feed Endlospapiereinzug msheet \feed Einzelblatteinzug mII. vt<fed, fed>▪ to \feed sb jdm zu essen gebenthe baby's old enough now to \feed herself das Baby ist jetzt alt genug, allein zu essento \feed an animal ein Tier fütternto \feed a baby ein Baby füttern; (breast-feed) ein Baby stillen; (with bottle) einem Baby die Flasche gebento \feed a plant eine Pflanze düngen▪ to \feed sb sth jdm etw zu essen geben▪ to \feed an animal sth einem Tier etw zu fressen geben▪ to \feed sth to an animal etw an ein Tier verfüttern2. (provide food for)this amount of pasta is not going to \feed ten people diese Menge Nudeln reicht nicht für zehn Personento \feed hungry mouths hungrige Mäuler stopfen3. (supply)the river is fed by several smaller streams der Fluss wird von einigen kleineren Flüssen gespeist\feed the vegetables into the machine füllen Sie das Gemüse in das Gerät einto \feed data into a computer Daten in einen Computer eingeben4. (thread)▪ to \feed sth somewhere etw irgendwohin führen5. (stoke)to \feed the fire/furnace das Feuer/den Ofen schürento \feed a parking meter/slot machine Münzen in eine Parkuhr/einen Spielautomaten einwerfen7. (give)I think they've been \feeding us false information ich glaube, man hat uns falsche Informationen gegeben8. THEATto \feed sb a line jdm ein Stichwort geben9. SPORT▪ to \feed sb jdm [den Ball] zuspielen10.▶ to be fed to the lions den Löwen zum Fraß vorgeworfen werdenIII. vi<fed, fed>2. (enter)* * *[fiːd] vb: pret, ptp fed1. n1) (= meal of animals) Fütterung f; (of baby, inf of person) Mahlzeit f; (= food, of animals) Futter nt; (inf, of person) Essen ntto have a good feed (inf) — tüchtig futtern (inf)
to +gen); (to furnace) Beschickung f ( to +gen); (to computer) Eingabe f (into in +acc)he's off his feed (hum) — er hat keinen Appetit
2. vtto feed oneself —
to feed sth to sb/an animal — jdm etw zu essen/einem Tier etw zu fressen geben
3) (= supply) machine versorgen; furnace beschicken; computer füttern; meter Geld einwerfen in (+acc), füttern (hum); fire unterhalten, etwas legen auf (+acc); (fig) hope, imagination, rumour nähren, Nahrung geben (+dat)two rivers feed this reservoir — dieses Reservoir wird von zwei Flüssen gespeist
he steals to feed his heroin habit —
blood vessels that feed blood to the brain — Blutgefäße, die das Gehirn mit Blut versorgen
to feed information to sb, to feed sb (with) information — jdn mit Informationen versorgen
4) (TECH: insert) führento feed sth along/through a tube — etw an einem Röhrchen entlang/durch ein Röhrchen führen
to feed sb (with) the right lines — jdm die richtigen Stichworte geben
3. vi(animal) fressen; (baby) gefüttert werden; (hum, person) futtern (inf)* * *feed [fiːd]A v/t prät und pperf fed [fed]1. Nahrung zuführen (dat), Tiere, auch Kinder, Kranke füttern (on, with mit), einem Tier zu fressen geben, Kühe weiden lassen:feed (at the breast) stillen, einem Baby die Brust geben;feed by force zwangsernähren;he cannot feed himself er kann nicht ohne Hilfe essen;feed a cold tüchtig essen, wenn man erkältet ist;a) Vieh mästen,feed the fish(es) umga) die Fische füttern (sich infolge von Seekrankheit übergeben),b) ertrinken;I’m fed up umg ich hab die Nase voll, mir reichts;be fed up doing sth umg es satthaben, etwas zu tun2. eine Familie etc ernähren, unterhalten3. ein Feuer unterhalten4. TECHwith mit)feed sth into a computer etwas in einen Computer eingeben oder einspeisen5. feed backb) Informationen etc zurückleiten (to an akk)6. figb) seinen Stolz etc befriedigen:feed one’s eyes on seine Augen weiden an (dat)with mit)b) als Nahrung dienen für10. THEAT umg einem Komiker Stichworte liefernB v/i1. a) Nahrung zu sich nehmen, fressen, weiden (Tiere)feed at the high table tafeln;feed out of sb’s hand jemandem aus der Hand fressen2. sich (er)nähren, leben ( beide:on, upon von) (beide auch fig)C s1. (Vieh)Futter n, Nahrung f:out at feed auf der Weide2. (Futter)Ration f3. Füttern n, Fütterung f4. umg Mahlzeit f:be off one’s feed keinen Appetit (mehr) haben5. TECHa) Speisung f, Beschickung fc) Beschickungsmenge fe) von Drucker: (Papier)Vorschub m6. a) Beschickungsgut nb) Ladung f7. THEAT umga) Stichwort n (für einen Komiker)b) Stichwortgeber(in)* * *1. transitive verb,1) (give food to) fütternfeed somebody/an animal with something — jemandem etwas zu essen/einem Tier [etwas] zu fressen geben
feed a baby/an animal on or with something — ein Baby/Tier mit etwas füttern
feed [at the breast] — stillen
feed oneself — allein od. ohne Hilfe essen
2) (provide food for) ernährenfeed somebody/an animal on or with something — jemanden/ein Tier mit etwas ernähren
3) (give out) verfüttern [Viehfutter] (to an + Akk.)4) (keep supplied) speisen [Wasserreservoir]; (supply with material) versorgen2. intransitive verb,3. nounfeed on something — [Tier:] etwas fressen; [Person:] sich von etwas [er]nähren
have [quite] a feed — [ordentlich] futtern (ugs.); [kräftig] zulangen
2) (fodder)[cattle/pig] feed — [Vieh-/Schweine]futter, das
Phrasal Verbs:* * *n.Eingabe -n f.Zuführung f. v.(§ p.,p.p.: fed)= verpflegen v.zuführen v. -
3 feed
∎ she insisted on feeding us elle a tenu à nous faire manger;∎ there are ten mouths to feed il y a dix bouches à nourrir;∎ humorous there's enough here to feed an army il y a de quoi nourrir toute une armée;∎ the country is no longer able to feed itself le pays n'est plus capable de subvenir à ses besoins alimentaires;∎ he earns just enough money to feed himself il gagne juste de quoi se nourrir;∎ they were well fed at the restaurant ils ont bien mangé au restaurant(b) (give food to → person, animal) donner à manger à; (→ of bird) donner la becquée à; (→ livestock) affourager; (breast-feed) allaiter; (bottle-feed) donner le biberon à; (fertilize → plant, soil, lawn etc) nourrir;∎ to feed sth to sb, to feed sb sth donner qch à manger à qn;∎ to feed the birds donner à manger aux oiseaux, nourrir les oiseaux;∎ familiar to feed one's face s'en mettre plein la lampe, se goinfrer;∎ she's so ill she isn't even able to feed herself elle est si malade qu'elle n'est pas capable de se nourrir ou de manger toute seule;∎ he can feed himself already il arrive déjà à manger tout seul;∎ please do not feed the animals (sign) prière de ne pas donner à manger aux animaux;∎ how much do you feed your cats? quelle quantité de nourriture donnez-vous à vos chats?;∎ the chimps are fed a diet of nuts and bananas on donne des noix et des bananes à manger aux chimpanzés;∎ they were fed to the lions ils ont été jetés en pâture aux lions(c) figurative (supply → fire, furnace) alimenter; (→ lake, river) se jeter dans; (→ imagination, hope, rumour) alimenter, nourrir;∎ to feed a parking meter mettre des pièces dans un parcmètre∎ the results are fed to the departments concerned les résultats sont transmis aux services concernés;∎ to feed information to sb, to feed sb information donner des informations à qn; (in order to mislead) donner de fausses informations à qn (afin de le tromper);∎ familiar to feed sb a line faire avaler une histoire à qn(e) Technology (introduce → liquid) faire passer; (→ solid) faire avancer; (insert → paper, wire etc) introduire; Computing (→ paper) faire avancer, alimenter;∎ to feed data into a computer entrer des données dans un ordinateur∎ she keeps feeding her backhand elle n'arrête pas de lui envoyer des balles qu'elle renvoie de son revers;∎ to feed the forwards alimenter les avants(person, animal) manger; (baby → gen) manger; (→ breast-feed) téter;∎ to feed on demand (nursing mother) donner la tétée chaque fois que le bébé le réclame ou à la demande;∎ to put the cattle out to feed mettre le bétail en ou au pâturage3 noun∎ the baby gets its last feed at midnight le bébé boit sa dernière tétée ou son dernier biberon à minuit;∎ familiar the baby's off his feed le bébé boude son biberon∎ the dog gets two feeds a day le chien a à manger deux fois par jour∎ that was the best feed I've ever had! je n'ai jamais aussi bien bouffé!(e) Technology (introduction → of liquid) alimentation f; (→ of solid) avancement m; (device) dispositif m d'alimentation/d'avancement;∎ petrol feed alimentation f en essence(f) familiar (actor) acteur(trice) m,f qui donne la réplique□ ; (comedian's partner) faire-valoir□ m; (cue) réplique□ f►► feed belt (of machine gun) bande-chargeur f (souple);Technology feed hopper trémie f;feed line (of comedian) réplique f;Technology feed pipe tuyau m d'alimentation;Technology feed pump pompe f d'alimentation(information, results) renvoyerse nourrir de; figurative se repaître de∎ he needs feeding up (person) il a besoin d'engraisser un peu -
4 feed
[fi:d] ncattle \feed Viehfutter nt;to be off its \feed die Nahrungsaufnahme verweigern; animal nicht fressen wollenthe baby had a \feed an hour ago das Baby ist vor einer Stunde gefüttert worden1) ( give food to)to \feed sb jdm zu essen geben;the baby's old enough now to \feed herself das Baby ist jetzt alt genug, allein zu essen;to \feed an animal ein Tier füttern;to \feed a baby ein Baby füttern;( breast-feed) ein Baby stillen;( with bottle) einem Baby die Flasche geben;to \feed a plant eine Pflanze düngen;to \feed sb sth jdm etw zu essen geben;to \feed an animal sth einem Tier etw zu fressen geben;to \feed an animal on sth ein Tier mit etw dat füttern, einem Tier etw zu fressen geben;to \feed sth to an animal etw an ein Tier verfüttern;to \feed an animal with sth ein Tier mit etw dat füttern2) ( provide food for)to \feed sb jdn satt machen;this amount of pasta is not going to \feed ten people diese Menge Nudeln reicht nicht für zehn Personen;to \feed hungry mouths hungrige Mäuler stopfen3) ( supply)the river is fed by several smaller streams der Fluss wird von einigen kleineren Flüssen gespeist;\feed the vegetables into the machine füllen Sie das Gemüse in das Gerät ein;to \feed data into a computer Daten in einen Computer eingeben4) ( thread)to \feed sth somewhere etw irgendwohin führen;to \feed a rope through sth ein Seil durch etw akk fädeln5) ( stoke)to \feed the fire/ furnace das Feuer/den Ofen schürento \feed a parking meter/ slot machine Münzen in eine Parkuhr/einen Spielautomaten einwerfen7) ( give)I think they've been \feeding us false information ich glaube, man hat uns falsche Informationen gegeben8) theatto \feed sb a line jdm ein Stichwort geben9) sportsto \feed sb jdm [den Ball] zuspielenPHRASES:to \feed sb a line ( fam) jdm einen Bären aufbinden;to be fed to the lions den Löwen zum Fraß vorgeworfen werden vi <fed, fed>2) ( enter) -
5 watch
watch [wɒtʃ]regarder ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a) observer ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 2 (a) surveiller ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c) faire attention à ⇒ 1 (d) suivre de près ⇒ 1 (d) veiller ⇒ 2 (b) montre ⇒ 3 (a) surveillance ⇒ 3 (b) garde ⇒ 3 (c), 3 (d)∎ they watch a lot of television ils regardent beaucoup la télévision;∎ is there anything worth watching on TV? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose de bien (à regarder) à la télévision?;∎ I watched her working je la regardais travailler;∎ the crowds were watching the lions being fed la foule regardait les lions qu'on était en train de nourrir;∎ we sat outside watching the world go by nous étions assis dehors à regarder les gens passer;∎ watch how I do it, watch me regardez ou observez comment je fais;∎ I bet he ignores us, just you watch! je parie qu'il va nous ignorer, tu vas voir!;∎ proverb a watched pot never boils = inutile de s'inquiéter, ça ne fera pas avancer les choses∎ you'd better watch him vous feriez bien de le surveiller ou de l'avoir à l'œil;∎ I think we're being watched (gen) j'ai l'impression qu'on nous observe ou qu'on nous surveille; (by police, thieves) j'ai l'impression qu'on nous surveille(c) (guard, tend → children, pet) surveiller, s'occuper de; (→ belongings, house) surveiller, garder; Military monter la garde devant, garder(d) (pay attention to → health, weight) faire attention à; (→ development, situation) suivre de près;∎ watch where you're going! regardez devant vous!;∎ watch what you're doing! faites bien attention (à ce que vous faites)!;∎ watch you don't spill the coffee fais attention à ou prends garde de ne pas renverser le café;∎ can you watch the milk? peux-tu surveiller le lait?;∎ I'm watching the classifieds for any job opportunities je regarde les petites annonces pour les offres d'emploi;∎ watch you don't break anything faites attention à ne rien casser;∎ we'd better watch the time il faut que nous surveillions l'heure;∎ stop watching the clock and do some work! arrêtez de surveiller la pendule et travaillez un peu!;∎ watch this space = annonce d'une publicité ou d'informations à paraître;∎ watch your head! attention ou gare à votre tête!;∎ watch your language! surveille ton langage!;∎ also figurative watch your step faites attention ou regardez où vous mettez les pieds;∎ you should watch your step or watch yourself with the boss vous feriez bien de vous surveiller quand vous êtes avec le patron∎ I watched to see how she would react j'ai attendu pour voir quelle serait sa réaction;∎ he watched closely as I removed the bandage il a regardé ou observé attentivement quand j'ai enlevé le bandage;∎ I just came to watch je suis simplement venu regarder, je suis venu en simple spectateur(b) (keep vigil) veiller;∎ his mother watched by his bedside sa mère a veillé à son chevet3 noun(a) (timepiece) montre f;∎ it's six o'clock by my watch il est six heures à ma montre∎ British be on the watch for pickpockets faites attention ou prenez garde aux voleurs à la tire;∎ British tax inspectors are always on the watch for fraud les inspecteurs des impôts sont toujours à l'affût des fraudeurs;∎ a sentry was on watch or kept watch une sentinelle montait la garde;∎ to keep watch by sb's bed veiller au chevet de qn;∎ the police kept a close watch on the suspect la police a surveillé le suspect de près;∎ we'll keep watch on your house during your absence nous surveillerons votre maison pendant votre absence;∎ we're keeping a watch on inflation rates nous surveillons de près les taux d'inflation(c) (person on guard → gen) & Military sentinelle f; Nautical homme m de quart; (group of guards → gen) & Military garde f; Nautical quart m∎ in the slow watches of the night pendant les longues nuits sans sommeil►► watch chain chaîne f de montre;watch crystal verre m de montre;watch night nuit f de la Saint-Sylvestre;watch night service messe f (de minuit) de la Saint-Sylvestre;watch pocket gousset mguetter, surveiller;∎ he watched for a chance to approach the President il attendait une occasion d'approcher le Président;∎ watch for any sudden changes in temperature surveillez toute variation soudaine de la température;∎ something to watch for this month is the London marathon la chose à ne pas rater ce mois-ci, c'est le marathon de Londresfaire attention, prendre garde;∎ watch out! (warning) (faites) attention!;∎ you'd better watch out, the boss knows tu devrais te méfier, le patron est au courant;∎ to watch out for sth (be on lookout for) guetter qch; (be careful of) faire attention ou prendre garde à qch;∎ watch out for the bus guettez le bus;∎ watch out for the fine print faites bien attention à toutes les clauses;∎ watch out for Ronnie! gare à Ronnie!garder, surveiller;∎ the shepherds were watching over their flocks les bergers gardaient ou surveillaient leurs troupeaux;∎ she watched over the children while we were gone elle a surveillé les enfants ou elle s'est occupée des enfants pendant notre absence;∎ God will watch over you Dieu vous protégera -
6 comer
v.1 to eat (ingerir alimentos).no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/etc ready, children!dar de comer to feed2 to take, to capture.me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops3 to eat up.les come la envidia they're eaten up with envyeso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time* * *1 to eat2 (tomar) to have3 (color) to fade4 (corroer) to corrode6 (en ajedrez) to take, capture1 eating1 to eat3 (color) to fade4 (el mar, la tierra) to swallow\comer como un pajarito familiar not to eat enough to feed a sparrowcomer como una lima / comer como un regimiento / comer por cuatro familiar to eat like a horsecome con los ojos his (her, your, etc) eyes are bigger than his (her, your, etc) bellycomerse a alguien a besos figurado to smother somebody with kissescomerse a alguien con los ojos figurado to look at somebody lovinglycomerse algo con los ojos familiar to devour something with one's eyescomerse las uñas to bite one's nails¿con qué se come eso? familiar what the heck is that?dar de comer to feedechar de comer (a los animales) to feed (the animals)me come la envidia figurado I'm green with envyno tener qué comer not to have enough to live onser de buen comer to be a good eatersin comerlo ni beberlo familiar without having had anything to do with it* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ comida] to eat¿quieres comer algo? — would you like something to eat?
sin comerlo ni beberlo —
sin comerlo ni beberlo, me vi envuelto en un caso de contrabando de drogas — without really knowing how, I found myself involved in a drug smuggling case
coco I, 2), tarro 2)ha recibido una herencia sin comerlo ni beberlo — he's come into an inheritance without having done anything to deserve it
2) (=almorzar) to have for lunch, eat for lunch3) (=hacer desaparecer)•
comer terreno, la derecha les está comiendo terreno — the right is gaining ground on them4) (=destruir, consumir)le come la envidia por dentro — she is eaten up o consumed with envy
5) (=escocer)6) (Ajedrez) to take2. VI1) (=ingerir alimento) to eat¿qué hay para comer? — what have we got to eat?, what is there to eat?
¡come y calla! — shut up and eat your food! *
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comer de algo — (=tomar comida) to eat sth; (=vivir) to live off sthcomer con los ojos —
siempre comes con o por los ojos — your eyes are bigger than your stomach
2) (=tomar la comida principal) esp Esp [a mediodía] to have lunch; LAm [por la noche] to have dinner3)• dar de comer — to feed
4) And***comer a algn — to screw sb ***
3.See:* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( tomar alimentos) to eateste niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)
comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse
b)darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid
come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told
2)a) ( tomar una comida) to eatsalir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out
¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner2.comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
comer vt1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eatno puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate
¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?
mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it
como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides
sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)
me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it
¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)
2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 33) (en ajedrez, damas) to take3.comerse v pron1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow2)a) (enf) < comida> to eatestá para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)
se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy
comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)
b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away atel colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees
4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)IImasculino eatinguna persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food
* * *= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.Ex. Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.Ex. Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.Ex. They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.Ex. People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.Ex. Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.----* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* comer carroña = scavenging.* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.* comer en casa = eat in.* comer fuera = eat out.* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.* comerse con los ojos = ogle.* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.* comerse los restos de = scavenge.* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* dar de comer = feed.* descanso para comer = meal break.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.* ganas de comer = appetite.* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.* lugar para comer = eating facility.* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.* naranja de comer = eating orange.* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.* salir a comer = eat out.* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( tomar alimentos) to eateste niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)
comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse
b)darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid
come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told
2)a) ( tomar una comida) to eatsalir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out
¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner2.comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
comer vt1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eatno puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate
¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?
mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it
como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides
sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)
me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it
¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)
2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 33) (en ajedrez, damas) to take3.comerse v pron1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow2)a) (enf) < comida> to eatestá para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)
se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy
comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)
b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away atel colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees
4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)IImasculino eatinguna persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food
* * *= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.Ex: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.Ex: They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* comer carroña = scavenging.* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.* comer en casa = eat in.* comer fuera = eat out.* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.* comerse con los ojos = ogle.* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.* comerse los restos de = scavenge.* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.* dar de comer = feed.* descanso para comer = meal break.* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.* ganas de comer = appetite.* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.* lugar para comer = eating facility.* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.* naranja de comer = eating orange.* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.* salir a comer = eat out.* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* * *viA1 (tomar alimentos) to eatno tengo ganas de comer I'm not hungry o I don't feel like eating anythingno hay nada para comer there's nothing to eatlas palomas comían de su mano the pigeons were eating out of o from her handel sueldo apenas si les alcanza para comer he hardly earns enough to feed themcomer como un pajarito ( fam); to eat like a bird2dar de comer to feedtodavía hay que darle de comer (en la boca) we still have to spoonfeed himdarle de comer al gato to feed the cattengo que darles de comer a los niños I have to get the kids something to eat, I have to feed the kidsnos dieron de comer muy bien they fed us very wellni siquiera nos dieron de comer they didn't even give us anything to eatdarle a algn de comer aparte ( fam); to treat sb with kid glovesB1(tomar una comida): todavía no hemos comido we haven't eaten yet, we haven't had lunch ( o dinner etc) yethace mucho tiempo que no salimos a comer (fuera) we haven't been out for a meal o eaten out for ages¿dónde comieron anoche? where did you go for dinner o have dinner last night?no queremos comer en el hotel we don't want to have our meals in the hotel o to eat at the hotel¡niños, a comer! lunchtime ( o dinnertime etc), children!¿qué hay de comer? (a mediodía) what's for lunch?; (por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?aquí se come muy bien the food here is very gooddonde comen dos, comen tres there's always room for one more at the tablenos invitaron a comer they asked us to lunchcomemos a las nueve we have o eat dinner at ninenos invitaron a comer they asked o invited us to dinner■ comervtA ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eatcomo mucha fruta I eat a lot of fruitno puedo comer chocolate I can't have o eat chocolatecome un poco de queso have a little cheesetienes que comer todo lo que te sirvan you must eat (up) everything they give you¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eatnadie te va a comer ( fam); nobody's going to bite your head off, nobody's going to eat youmira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla look at my sweater, the moths have been at it o it's really moth-eatencomo un cáncer que le come las entrañas ( liter); like a cancer gnawing away at his insidessin comerlo ni beberlo or sin comerla ni beberla: me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it o any part in it¿(y) eso con qué se come? ( fam); what on earth's that? ( colloq), what's that when it's at home? ( BrE colloq)B ( fam)(hacer desaparecer): ese peinado le come mucho la cara that hairstyle hides half her faceestos zapatos me comen los calcetines my socks keep slipping down with these shoesestos gastos nos han empezado a comer los ahorros these expenses have started eating into our savingsel alquiler me come la mitad del sueldo the rent swallows up half my salary, half my salary goes on the rentsi seguimos así nos va a comer la mugre if we go on like this we'll be swallowed up by dirtC (en ajedrez, damas) to take■ comerseA ‹acento/palabra›te has comido todos los acentos you've left off o forgotten o ( BrE) missed off all the accentsme comí dos líneas I missed out o skipped two linesse comen la `s' final they don't pronounce the final `s', they leave off o drop the final `s'se come la mitad de las palabras he swallows o he doesn't pronounce half his wordsB1 ( enf) ‹comida› to eatcómetelo todo eat it all upse lo comió de un bocado he gulped it down in one gono te comas las uñas don't bite your nails¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato? ( fam); have you lost your tongue?, has the cat got your tongue? ( colloq)se lo come la envidia he's eaten up o consumed with envysi se entera mi madre me come viva if my mother finds out she'll skin me alive o have my guts for garters o make mincemeat of me ( colloq)2 (estrellarse contra) ‹árbol/poste› to smash o crash into3 (ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadownadando y corriendo, él se come a su hermano ( fam); he can beat his brother hollow at swimming and running ( colloq), he knocks spots off his brother when it comes to swimming and running ( colloq)C ( fam)(hacer desaparecer): el sol se ha ido comiendo los colores de la alfombra the sun has faded the colors in the carpetel mar se ha comido casi toda la arena the sea has washed away nearly all the sandel ácido se come el metal the acid eats into o eats away the metalel colegio de los niños se me come casi todo el sueldo almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees, the children's school fees eat up almost all of my salaryeatinguna persona de buen comer someone who enjoys his/her foodel arte del buen comer the art of good eatingel comer es como el rascar, todo es cuestión de empezar once you start eating, you don't want to stop* * *
comer ( conjugate comer) verbo intransitivo
este niño no me come nada (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq);
dar(le) de comer a algn (en la boca) to spoonfeed sb;
darle de comer al gato/al niño to feed the cat/the kid;
salir a comer (fuera) to go out for a meal, to eat out;
¿qué hay de comer? ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?;
( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
verbo transitivo
◊ ¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?;
no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eat
comerse verbo pronominal
1
‹línea/párrafo› to miss out
‹ palabra› to swallow
2 ( enf) ‹ comida› to eat;
comerse las uñas to bite one's nails
3 (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)
[polilla/ratón] to eat away (at)
comer
I verbo transitivo
1 to eat
2 (en el parchís, etc) to take
3 (estrechar) ese corte de pelo te come la cara, that haircut makes your face look thinner
ese mueble te come mucho salón, that piece of furniture makes your living room look smaller
II verbo intransitivo to eat: hay que darle de comer al perro, we have to feed the dog
♦ Locuciones: familiar comer como una lima, to eat like a horse
familiar comer el coco/tarro a alguien, to brainwash somebody
sin comerlo ni beberlo, le pusieron una sanción, although he has nothing to do with it, he was disciplined
' comer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acostumbrar
- aire
- algo
- alimentar
- carrillo
- cosa
- dar
- deshora
- después
- empezar
- emplazar
- enana
- enano
- estomacal
- exacerbar
- exigua
- exiguo
- gana
- hambre
- hasta
- hincharse
- jambar
- le
- leguminosa
- menda
- mierda
- picar
- reserva
- rollo
- sabañón
- saciedad
- saque
- sopor
- tarde
- tarro
- terminar
- tragar
- troglodita
- tutiplén
- a
- acabar
- ansia
- apretujado
- austero
- barato
- barbaridad
- bueno
- carta
- chocolate
- de
English:
any
- avoid
- before
- bolt
- brisk
- buffet
- company
- conscious
- craving
- crunch
- cut out
- digestion
- directive
- eat
- eat out
- entertain
- fancy
- feed
- feeding
- finish
- for
- forage
- free rein
- full
- go
- go out
- good
- grab
- grain
- guzzle
- have
- hour
- invite
- just
- leftovers
- linger
- lunch
- lunchtime
- mealtime
- mop
- nosh
- out
- overwhelming
- pick at
- plate
- plough through
- process
- put away
- spoon-feed
- spot
* * *♦ vt1. [alimentos] to eat;no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat;¿quieres comer algo? would you like something to eat?;no tengas miedo, nadie te va a comer don't be afraid, nobody's going to eat you;ni come ni deja comer he's a dog in the manger;Famsin comerlo ni beberlo: sin comerlo ni beberlo, le hicieron jefe he became boss through no merit of his own;sin comerlo ni beberlo, nos encontramos en la bancarrota through no fault of our own, we went bankrupt2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have for lunch;esp Andes [a la noche] to have for dinner;hoy hemos comido pescado we had fish today3. [en juegos de mesa] to take, to capture;me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops4. [consumir] to eat up;tus gastos nos comen casi todo mi sueldo your expenses eat up almost all of my salary;esta estufa come mucha leña this stove uses o gets through a lot of wood;los come la envidia they're eaten up with envy;eso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time;me están comiendo los mosquitos the mosquitoes are eating me alive♦ vi1. [ingerir alimentos] to eat;ahora no tengo ganas de comer I don't feel like eating o I'm not hungry right now;comer fuera, salir a comer to eat out;yo llevaré la bebida, tú compra las cosas de comer I'll get the drink, you buy the food;comer a la carta to eat à la carte;¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/ etc ready, children!;¡come y calla! shut up and eat your dinner!;dar de comer al perro to feed the dog;no sé qué darles de comer a mis hijos esta noche I don't know what to give the children to eat this evening;en ese restaurante dan de comer muy bien the food is very good in that restaurant;Famser de buen comer to have a healthy appetite;Figtener qué comer to have enough to live on;Famcomer a dos carrillos to stuff one's face;comer y callar beggars can't be choosers;Famdar o [m5]echar de comer aparte a alguien: a mi profesor hay que darle o [m5] echarle de comer aparte you have to be careful how you deal with my teacher, because you never know how he's going to react;donde comen dos comen tres there's always room for one more at the table2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have lunch;¿qué hay de comer? what's for lunch?;en casa comemos a las tres we have lunch at three o'clock at home;hemos quedado para comer we've arranged to meet for lunch;comer fuera, salir a comer to go out for lunch* * *dar de comer a alguien feed s.o.;no tienen qué comer they haven’t a thing to eat;sin comerlo ni beberlo fam all of a sudden* * *comer vt1) : to eat2) : to consume, to eat up, to eat intocomer vi1) : to eat2) cenar: to have a meal3)dar de comer : to feed* * *comer vb¿comes pescado? do you eat fish?2. (al mediodía) to have lunch -
7 petit
petit, e [p(ə)ti, it]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb5. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque petit fait partie d'une locution comme entrer par la petite porte, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = jeune) little• je ne suis plus un petit garçon ! I'm not a child anymore!d. ( = mince) [tranche] thine. ( = court) [promenade, voyage] shortf. ( = miniature, jouet) toyh. ( = peu important) [commerçant, pays, entreprise, groupe] small ; [opération, détail, romancier] minor ; [amélioration, changement, inconvénient, odeur, rhume] slight ; [espoir, chance] faint ; [cadeau, soirée] littlei. ( = maladif) avoir une petite mine to look palej. ( = mesquin) [attitude, action] meank. (locutions) vous prendrez bien un petit verre ? you'll have a little drink, won't you?• petit con ! (vulg!) stupid jerk! (inf!)2. <3. <a. ( = enfant) little boyc. ( = jeune animal) les petits the young• faire des petits to have kittens (or puppies or lambs etc)d. ( = homme de petite taille) small man4. <5. <► petit pain ≈ bread roll► la petite reine ( = vélo) the bicycle► petit salé ( = porc) salt pork* * *
1.
petite p(ə)ti, it adjectif1) ( en taille) small, littlese faire tout petit — fig to try to make oneself inconspicuous
2) (en longueur, durée) short3) ( en âge) young, littlepetit ours/renard/lion — bear/fox/lion cub
4) [appétit, quantité, groupe] small; [mangeur] light; [salaire] low; [averse] light; [cri, rire, souci] little; [chance, rhume] slight; [détail, défaut] minor5) ( dans une hiérarchie) [marque] lesser known; [emploi] modest; [fonctionnaire] low-ranking; [poète] minor6) fig littlemon petit papa — darling daddy (colloq)
passe-moi un petit coup de fil — (colloq) give me a call
2.
nom masculin, fémininle petit — ( de deux) the younger one; ( de plus de deux) the youngest one
2) ( adulte de petite taille) small man/woman
3.
voir petit — ( sous-estimer) to underestimate; ( être sans ambition) to have no ambition
4.
nom masculin1) ( jeune animal)faire des petits — [chienne] to have puppies; fig [argent] to grow
2) ( personne modeste)•Phrasal Verbs:* * *p(ə)ti, it petit, -e1. adj1) (par la taille, les dimensions) (main, objet, colline) smallIl est petit pour son âge. — He's small for his age.
de petite taille (personne) — short, small, (arbre) small
Sonia habite une petite ville. — Sonia lives in a small town.
2) (valeur affective) littlePhyllis a une jolie petite maison. — Phyllis has a nice little house.
On a ouvert une petite bouteille de Chinon. — We've opened a little bottle of Chinon.
3) (peu important) (problème) small, minor, (progrès) little4) (= faible) (pluie, bruit) slight5) (en âge) (enfant) small, littleC'est dangereux pour les petits enfants. — It's dangerous for small children.
6) (= court) (voyage, présentation) little, (roman) short7) (= mesquin) mean2. nm/f1) (= enfant) child, little oneEmmène les petits au cinéma. — Take the children to the cinema.
Le petit de Sylvie a une mauvaise grippe. — Sylvie's little son has got bad a bad dose of flu.
les tout-petits — the little ones, the tiny tots
2) (= cadet) little one, youngestNicolas, c'est le petit. — Nicolas is the little one., Nicolas is the youngest.
mon petit (nuance ironique) — dear, (à son fils, un petit garçon) son
ma petite (nuance ironique) — dear, young lady, (à sa fille, une fillette) sweetheart
3. nm[animal]faire des petits [chatte] — to have kittens, [chienne] to have puppies
4. advpetit à petit — little by little, gradually
* * *A adj1 ( en taille) [personne, pied, objet, arbre, entreprise] ( objectivement) small; ( subjectivement) little; il est petit pour son âge he's small for his age; les mêmes, mais en plus petit the same ones, but smaller; le 36, c'est trop petit 36 is too small; le monde est petit! it's a small world!; un homme de petite taille, un homme petit a short ou small man; petit et trapu short and stocky; un petit homme timide a shy little man; la petite blonde, là-bas the little blonde, over there; une toute petite pièce/femme a tiny room/woman; se faire tout petit fig to try to make oneself inconspicuous; c'est Versailles en plus petit it's a miniature Versailles; ⇒ bête, doigt, lorgnette, plat, ruisseau;2 (en longueur, durée) [foulée, promenade, distance, paragraphe] short; par petites étapes in easy stages; ⇒ semaine;3 ( en âge) ( objectivement) young; ( subjectivement) little; il est trop petit pour comprendre he's too young to understand; c'est la plus petite she's the youngest; je t'ai connu petit I knew you when you were little; mon petit frère my little brother; ( bébé) my baby brother; le petit Jésus baby Jesus; petit garçon little boy; petite fille little girl; une petite Française a French girl; le petit nouveau the new boy; les petits enfants small ou young children; c'est notre petit dernier he's our youngest; petit chat kitten; petit chien puppy; petit ours/renard/lion bear/fox/lion cub;4 (en quantité, prix, force) [somme, appétit, majorité, volume, quantité, groupe] small; [mangeur, buveur] light; [salaire, loyer] low; [tape, vent, averse] light; [cri, rire, sourire] little; [goût, espoir, chance] slight; d'une petite voix timide in a timid little voice; une petite pluie fine a fine drizzle; ça a un petit goût de cerise it tastes slightly of cherries; avoir une petite santé to have poor health; fais un petit effort make an effort; un (tout) petit peu de sel (just) a little salt; un petit sourire coquin/supérieur a mischievous/superior little smile; ⇒ feu;5 ( en gravité) [inconvénient, détail, défaut, opération] minor; [rhume] slight; [égratignure, souci] little;6 ( dans une hiérarchie) [marque, cru] lesser known; [situation, emploi] modest; [fonctionnaire, dignitaire] low-ranking; [poète] minor; les petites routes minor roads; le petit personnel low-grade staff; les petites gens ordinary people; un petit escroc a small-time crook; ⇒ soldat;7 ( pour minimiser) little; chante-nous une petite chanson give us a little song; un petit coup de rouge a little glass of red wine; un petit visage triste a sad little face; un bon petit vin/restaurant a nice little wine/restaurant; un petit cadeau/secret a little gift/secret; une petite faveur a little favourGB; de bons petits plats tasty dishes; un petit coin tranquille a quiet spot; envoie-moi un petit mot drop me a line; passe-moi un petit coup de fil○ give me a ring GB ou call; avoir de petites attentions pour qn to make a fuss of sb GB, to fuss over sb; il faut une petite signature ici could I ask you to sign here, please?; je n'ai eu que deux petites semaines de congé! I only had two short weeks off!; j'en ai pour une petite minute/heure it won't take me a minute/more than an hour; une petite trentaine de personnes under thirty people;8 ( en sentiment) mon petit Pierre my dear Pierre; mon petit papa darling daddy; mon petit chéri/ange my darling/angel; mon petit chou○ or poulet○ sweetie○, honey○; une petite garce◑ a bitch◑; un petit imbécile an idiot; très préoccupée de sa petite personne very taken up with herself; il tient à sa petite tranquillité he likes a nice quiet life;9 ( mesquin) [personne, procédé] petty, mean; ( étroit) [conception] narrow; les petits esprits small-minded people.B nm,f1 ( enfant) little boy/girl, child; ( benjamin) le petit ( de deux) the younger one; ( de plus de deux) the youngest one; les petits the children, the kids○; pauvre petit! poor thing!; la petite Martin the Martin girl; les petits Martin the Martin children; ils ont deux petits they have two children; elle a eu un petit she's had a baby; n'aie pas peur, mon petit don't be afraid;2 ( adulte de petite taille) small man/woman; les petits small people.C adv voir petit ( sous-estimer) to underestimate; ( être sans ambition) to have no ambition; chausser/tailler petit [chaussures, vêtements] to be small-fitting; petit à petit little by little, gradually; ⇒ oiseau.D nm1 ( jeune animal) petits young; ( chats) kittens; ( chiens) puppies; (loups, lions, ours) cubs, young; le mammifère allaite ses petits mammals suckle their young; la lionne et ses petits the lioness and her cubs ou young; comment s'appelle le petit de la chèvre? what do you call a baby ou young goat?; faire des petits [chienne] to have puppies; fig ( se multiplier) [argent] to grow; ( se briser) [vase] to end up in bits;2 ( personne modeste) les petits ordinary people; un petit de la finance a minor figure in the world of finance.petit aigle Zool scops owl; petit ami boyfriend; petit bassin Anat lower pelvis; ( de piscine) small pool; petit blanc ( vin) small glass of white wine; petit bleu† Postes telegram; petit bois ( d'allumage) kindling; petit cacatois fore royal sail; petit chef petty tyrant; jouer au petit chef to throw one's weight around○; petit coin○ euph ( toilettes) loo○ GB, bathroom US; aller au petit coin to go to the loo○ GB ou bathroom US; petit commerçant small trader; petit commerce small traders (pl); petit crème small espresso with milk; petit déjeuner breakfast; petit endroit = petit coin; petit four petit four; petit hunier Naut fore topsail; petit juif○ funny bone; petit linge underwear; laver son petit linge to wash one's smalls○; petit maître minor master; petit noir coffee; petit nom○ ( prénom) first name; petit paquet small packet; petit perroquet Naut fore topgallant sail; petit peuple lower classes (pl); petit point petit point; petit pois (garden) pea, petit pois; petit porteur small shareholder; petit pot ( pour bébés) jar of baby food; petit quart Naut dogwatch; petit rat (de l'Opéra) pupil at Paris Opéra's ballet school; petit roque ( aux échecs) castling short; petit salé streaky salted pork; petit trot jog trot; petite amie girlfriend; petite annonce Presse classified advertisement ou ad○; petite caisse petty cash; petite école○ ≈ nursery school; petite main seamstress (at a top fashion house); petite mort orgasm; petite nature weakling; petite phrase (memorable) saying; petite reine Sport cycling; petite souris tooth fairy; petite vérole smallpox; petite voiture toy car; petites annonces matrimoniales personal ads; petites classes○ Scol younger children; petites et moyennes entreprises, PME small and medium enterprises, SMEs; petites sœurs des pauvres Little Sisters of the Poor; petits chevaux Jeux ≈ ludo (sg); petits métiers du passé traditional crafts.( féminin petite) [p(ə)ti, p(ə)tit] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [p(ə)tit]) adjectifune personne de petite taille a small ou short personil y a un petit mur entre les deux jardins there's a low ou small wall between the two gardensa. (familier) [femme] a tiny little womanb. [fillette] a tiny little girla. [de bébé] little fat legsb. [d'adulte] short fat legselle a de petits pieds she's got small ou little feetun petit "a" a lower-case ou small "a"se faire tout petit [passer inaperçu] to make oneself inconspicuous, to keep a low profilea. [par respect ou timidité] to humble oneself before somebodyb. [par poltronnerie] to cower ou to shrink before somebody[exprime l'approximation]on y sera dans une petite heure we'll be there in a bit less than ou in under an houril y a un petit kilomètre d'ici à la ferme ≃ it's no more than ou just under three quarters of a mile from here to the farm2. [faible] smallexpédition/émission à petit budget low-budget expedition/programmepetit loyer low ou moderate rentpetite retraite/rente small pension/annuityune petite Chinoise a young ou little Chinese girlun petit lion/léopard a lion/leopard cubun petit éléphant a baby elephant, an elephant calfun petit séjour a short ou brief stay5. [dans une hiérarchie]les petits agriculteurs/propriétaires small farmers/landownersa. [sommes] low salaries, small wagesb. [employés] low-paid workersil s'est trouvé un petit emploi au service exportation he found a minor post in the export departmentpetit peintre/poète minor painter/poetune petite intervention chirurgicale minor surgery, a small ou minor operationil y a un petit défaut there's a slight ou small ou minor defectj'ai eu un petit rhume I had a bit of a cold ou a slight cold7. [léger] slight8. [avec une valeur affective] littlej'ai trouvé une petite couturière/un petit garagiste I've found a very good little seamstress/garagefais-moi une petite place make a little space for me, give me a (little) ou tiny bit of roomalors, mon petit Paul, comment ça va?a. [dit par une femme] how's life, Paul, dear?b. [dit par un homme plus âgé] how's life, young Paul?[pour encourager]tu mangeras bien une petite glace! come on, have an ice cream!je n'ai pas le temps de faire un match — juste un petit! I've no time to play a match — come on, just a quick one![avec une valeur admirative]petit débrouillard! you're smart!, you don't miss a thing!(euphémisme) [notable][avec une valeur dépréciative]j'en ai assez de ses petits mystères/petites manigances! I'm fed up with her little mysteries/intrigues!————————, petite [p(ə)ti, p(ə)tit] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [p(ə)tit]) nom masculin, nom fémininc'est la petite d'en face (familier) it's the girl from across the street, it's the daughter of the people across the street, it's across the road's daughter (UK)quant aux petits, nous les emmènerons au zoo as for the younger children, we'll take them to the zooc'est un livre qui fera les délices des petits comme des grands this book will delight young and old (alike)4. [avec une valeur affective - à un jeune] dear ; [ - à un bébé] little onea. [à un homme] dearmon petit, je suis fier de toia. [à un garçon] young man, I'm proud of youb. [à une fille] young lady, I'm proud of youviens, mon tout petit come here (my) little oneça, ma petite, vous ne l'emporterez pas au paradis! you'll never get away with it, my dear!la pauvre petite, comment va-t-elle faire? poor thing, however will she manage?————————nom masculin1. [animal] babya. [généralement] her youngb. [chatte] her kittensc. [chienne] her puppiesd. [tigresse, louve] her cubsa. [chienne] to have pupsb. [chatte] to have kittens2. [dans une hiérarchie]dans la course aux marchés, les petits sont piétinés in the race to gain markets, small firms ou businesses get trampled underfoot————————adverbe1. COMMERCEc'est un 38 mais ce modèle chausse/taille petit it says 38 but this style is a small fitting (UK) runs small (US)2. [juste]————————en petit locution adverbiale[en petits caractères] in small characters ou letters[en miniature] in miniaturepetit à petit locution adverbiale -
8 and all that
и (всё такое) прочее, в том же духе; как говорится, что называется‘We may be divorced and all that.’ Laura went on rapidly, ‘but there's no one in the whole world I'm fonder of. You know that.’ (I. Shaw, ‘The Young Lions’, ch. 14) — - Пусть мы разведены и всякое такое, - торопливо продолжала Лаура, - но во всем мире нет никого, кого бы я любила больше тебя, ты знаешь это.
I was getting awfully fed up with London. It's so damn slow. I came back meaning to have a good time, paint a place a bit red and all that. (E. Waugh, ‘Vile Bodies’, ch. VII) — Мне ужасно надоел Лондон. Жизнь течет здесь так медленно. Я вернулся для того, чтобы хорошо провести время, как говорится, кутнуть немножко.
Look here, I think I'd better tell you something. Strict confidence, and all that (A. Christie, ‘Murder in the Mews’, ‘Dead Man's Mirror’) — Послушайте, я должен вам сообщить кое-что. Совершенно конфиденциально, так сказать.
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