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1 place
place [plas]feminine nouna. ( = esplanade) square• places assises 20, places debout 40 seating capacity 20, standing passengers 40c. ( = espace) room ; ( = emplacement réservé) space• place aux jeunes ! make way for the younger generation!d. ( = billet) seat ; ( = prix, trajet) fare• l'entreprise occupe la seconde place sur le marché des ordinateurs the company ranks second in the computer market• figurer en bonne place [personne] to be prominentf. ( = emploi) job ; [de domestique] position• dans les médias, les places sont chères there's a lot of competition for jobs in the mediai. (locutions)► à la place ( = en échange) instead► à la place de ( = au lieu de) instead of• à ma place, tu aurais accepté ? if you were me, would you have agreed?• être en place [plan] to be ready• en place pour la photo ! everybody take up your positions for the photograph!• (à consommer) sur place ou à emporter ? sit in or take away?* * *plas1) ( espace) room, space2) (emplacement, espace défini) gén place; ( pour s'asseoir) seatdeux places pour ‘Le Lac des Cygnes’ — two tickets for ‘Swan Lake’
place aux jeunes or à la jeunesse! — lit, fig make way for the young!
payer sa place — (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay for one's ticket; ( dans un train etc) to pay one's fare
les places sont chères — fig ( parking difficile) parking spaces are hard to find; ( âpre concurrence dans l'emploi) jobs are hard to come by
prenez place — ( sur un siège) take a seat; ( chacun à son siège) take your seats; ( chacun à son poste) take your places
sur place — [aller] to the scene; [arriver] on the scene; [étudier] on the spot; [enquête] on-the-spot
3) ( dans un classement) place; ( dans un ordre) position4) ( substitution)à la place de — instead of, in place of
5) ( situation définie)en place — [système, structures] in place (après n); [troupes] in position (après n); [dirigeant, parti] ruling (épith)
ne plus tenir en place — to be restless ou fidgety
mettre en place — to put [something] in place [programme]; to put [something] in position [équipe]; to establish, to set up [réseau, institution]; to install [ligne téléphonique]
6) ( dans une agglomération) square7) Finance market8) ( emploi) job9) ( forteresse)être maître de la place — lit to be in control; fig to rule the roost
avoir un pied dans la place — fig to have a foot in the door
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *plas nf1) [ville, village] square2) [train, cinéma, voiture] seatToutes les places ont été vendues. — All the seats have been sold.
Il n'a pas payé sa place. — He didn't pay for his ticket.
Il y a vingt places assises. — There are 20 seats.
Il y a 20 places debout. — There is standing room for 20.
une quatre places AUTOMOBILES — a four-seater
3) (= endroit où l'on est assis) seatla place d'honneur — the place of honour Grande-Bretagne the place of honor USA the seat of honour Grande-Bretagne the seat of honor USA
4) (= emplacement) placeune place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place — a place for everything and everything in its place
5) (espace libre) room, spaceça prend de la place — it takes up a lot of room, it takes up a lot of space
faire de la place à — to make room for, to make space for
6) (place de stationnement) parking placeIl ne reste plus de place pour se garer. — There's nowhere left to park.
7) (dans un classement) placeVincent a eu la troisième place au concours. — Vincent got third place in the competition.
8) (= emploi) jobà la place de — instead of, in place of
Il ne reste plus de tarte; désirez-vous quelque chose d'autre à la place? — There's no tart left; would you like something else instead?
de place en place — here and there, in places
par places — here and there, in places
See:* * *place nf1 ( espace) room, space; avoir de la place to have room ou space (pour faire to do); il y a encore assez de place pour deux personnes/valises there's enough room ou space left for two people/suitcases; avoir la place de faire to have enough room ou space to do; prendre de la place to take up room ou space; (faire) perdre/gagner de la place to waste/to save space; faire de la place to make room ou space (à qn/qch for sb/sth; pour faire to do); se faire de la place to make room ou space for oneself; laisser de la place (pour une personne, un meuble) to leave enough room ou space; ( pour un écrit) to leave enough space; laisse-moi un peu de place pour leur écrire un mot leave me a bit of space to write them a few lines;2 (emplacement, espace défini) gén place; ( pour s'asseoir) seat; chaque chose à sa place everything in its place; il est resté une heure à la même place he stayed in the same place for an hour; remettre qch à sa place to put sth back in its place; les dictionnaires ne sont pas à la bonne/à leur place the dictionaries aren't in the right place/where they should be; j'ai deux places pour ‘Le Lac des Cygnes’ I've got two tickets for ‘Swan Lake’; il reste une place en première there's one seat left in first class; laisse ta place à la dame! give the lady your seat!; est-ce que cette place est libre? is this seat free?; une salle de 200 places a 200 seat auditorium; j'ai eu une place gratuite I got a free seat; garde-moi ma place ( dans une file) keep my place; (dans un train, au cinéma) keep my seat; garde-moi une place (dans le train, au cinéma) keep me a seat; payer sa place (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay for one's ticket; Transp to pay one's fare; payer place entière (au cinéma, théâtre) to pay full price; Transp to pay full fare; les places sont chères fig ( parking difficile) parking spaces are hard to find; ( âpre concurrence dans l'emploi) jobs are hard to come by; prenez place ( sur un siège) take a seat; ( chacun à son siège) take your seats; ( chacun à son poste) take your places; prendre place ( s'asseoir) to take a seat; ( s'installer) [exposant, stand] to set up; [tireur, policier] to position oneself; ( s'intégrer) to take one's place; roman qui a pris place parmi les plus grands novel that has taken its place among the greatest; sur place [aller, envoyer, se rendre] to the scene; [arriver] on the scene; [être, trouver, sautiller, étudier] on the spot; [enquête, recherche, tournage] on-the-spot ( épith); de place en place here and there; voiture de quatre places four-seater car; divan à trois places three-seater sofa; ⇒ chasse;3 ( emplacement pour se garer) parking place; appartement avec place de parking apartment with parking space; je n'ai pas trouvé de place pour or où me garer I couldn't find a parking space ou a place to park; un parking de 500 places a car park for 500 cars;4 (rang dans un classement, la société) place; ( position dans un ordre) position; prendre la place de qn to take sb's place; prendre or obtenir la deuxième place to take second place (à in); il est dans les premières/dernières places he's up toward(s) the top/down toward(s) the bottom; la place d'un mot dans une phrase the position of a word in a sentence; se faire une place dans le monde de la finance to carve out a place for oneself in the world of finance; être en bonne place pour gagner/réussir to be well-placed ou in a good position to win/succeed; il occupe une place éminente he holds a very high position (à, dans in); chacun (à) sa place everyone should know his place; il faut savoir rester à sa place you must know your place; il n'est pas à sa place dans cette réception he looks out of place at this reception; je ne me sens pas à ma place dans ce milieu I feel out of place in this environment; remettre qn à sa place to put sb in his/her place; quelle place faire à l'art? what place can be afforded to art?; avoir sa place dans to deserve a place in; il n'y a pas de place pour eux dans notre système there is no place for them in our system; avoir une place à part or de choix dans to have a special place in; tenir une grande place/une place très importante dans la vie de qn to play a large part/a very important part in sb's life; donner or consacrer or faire une large place à qch to put a lot of emphasis on sth; la place croissante de l'environnement en politique the growing emphasis on the environment in politics; notre travail laisse peu de place à l'imagination our work leaves little room for the imagination; faire place à to give way to; place aux jeunes or à la jeunesse! lit, fig make way for the young!;5 ( substitution) à la place de instead of, in place of; il a mis de la vodka à la place du cognac he's used vodka instead of brandy; il y a maintenant un comité à la place de l'ancien directeur there's now a committee in place of the former manager; ils sont partis/ont été récompensés à notre place they went/were rewarded instead of us; qu'aurais-tu fait à ma place? what would you have done in my place?; (si j'étais) à ta place if I were in your position ou shoes; mets-toi à leur place put yourself in their position ou shoes; téléphone-lui toi-même, je ne peux pas le faire à ta place! phone him yourself, I can't do it for you!; j'ai mis le vase à la place du cendrier I put the vase where the ashtray was; construire une école à la place de la gare ( où était la gare) to build a school where the station used to be; ( où était prévue la gare) to build a school where the station should have been; ( au lieu de) to build a school instead of a station;6 ( situation définie) en place [système, structures] in place ( après n); [troupes] in position ( après n); [dirigeant, pouvoir, régime, parti] ruling ( épith); les gens en place the powers that be; nos hommes sont en place our men are in position; ne plus tenir en place to be restless ou fidgety; les enfants ne tiennent plus en place the children keep fidgeting; mettre en place to put [sth] in place [grillage, programme, règlement, stratégie]; to put [sth] in ou into position [satellite, troupes, équipe]; to establish, to set up [réseau, marché, régime, institution]; to install [ligne téléphonique, canalisations]; se mettre en place [plan, politique, système, structure] to be put in place; [forces, troupes, police] ( être mis en position) to be put in ou into position; ( soi-même) to position oneself; [réseau, marché, régime] to be established, to be set up; mise en place (de grillage, système, normes, services) putting in place; (de satellite, forces, d'équipe) positioning; (de réseau, marché, régime, d'institution) establishment, setting up; (de ligne téléphonique, canalisation) installationGB; remettre en place to put [sth] back in place; on se retrouve sur place we'll meet up there; je suis sur place, je peux le faire I'm on the spot, I can do it; dépannage/inscriptions sur place on-the-spot repairs/registration; ouvrage à consulter sur place reference book; laisser qn sur place to leave sb standing;7 ( dans une agglomération) square; la place du village the village square; sur la place Tiananmen/Rouge in Tiananmen/Red Square; la place de la Concorde the Place de la Concorde; la place du marché the marketplace;8 Fin market; place financière financial market; sur la place parisienne or de Paris on the Paris market;9 ( emploi) job; avoir une bonne place chez to have a good job with; perdre sa place to lose one's job; c'est une place très recherchée or demandée it's a highly sought-after job ou position; il y a des places à prendre there are good job opportunities;10 ( forteresse) entrer dans la place to get in on the inside; être dans la place to be on the inside; être maître de la place lit to be in control; fig to rule the roost; se rendre maître de la place to take control; avoir un pied dans la place fig to have a foot in the door.place d'armes Mil parade ground; place assise seat; place forte Mil fortified town; place d'honneur ( à table) place ou seat of honourGB; la place publique the public; intéresser la place publique to interest the public; sur la place publique [célébrer, apprendre, entendre] in public; mettre or porter or étaler qch sur la place publique to bring sth out in the open [[information, projet].je ne lâcherais or donnerais pas ma place pour un empire I wouldn't change places for the world ou for all the tea in China; une place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place Prov a place for everything and everything in its place.[plas] nom fémininfaire de la place to make room ou spaceil reste de la place pour quatre personnes there's enough space ou room left for four peoplea. [à table, au lit] don't take up so much roomb. [sur la page] don't use up all the spacelaisser la ou faire place à to make room ou way forla machine à écrire a fait place au traitement de texte wordprocessors have taken over from ou superseded typewritersce travail ne laisse aucune place à la créativité there's no place ou room for creativity in this kind of workla musique tient une grande place dans ma vie music is very important in ou is an important part of my lifeplace au sol [d'un ordinateur, d'une voiture] footprintb. (figuré) to clear up, to make a clean sweepchanger les meubles/la cuisinière de place to move the furniture around/the stovemets/remets les clefs à leur place put the keys/put the keys back where they belongest-ce que tout est à sa place? is everything in order ou in its proper place?[d'une personne]a. [sa position] to go back to one's placeb. [son rôle] to go back to where one belongsnotre collègue ne pourra pas reprendre sa place parmi nous our colleague is unable to resume his post with usremettre quelqu'un à sa place to put somebody in his/her placese faire une place au soleil to make a success of things, to find one's place in the sun3. [siège] seat[fauteuil au spectacle] seat[billet] ticketa. [sur l'estrade] to sit at the centre of the stageb. [à table] to sit at the top ou head of the tableréserver une place d'avion/de train to make a plane/train reservationça vous ennuierait de changer de place? would you mind swapping ou changing places?dans le monde du spectacle, les places sont chères it's difficult to gain a foothold in show business4. [dans un parking] (parking) spaceun parking de 1 000 places a car park with space for 1,000 cars5. [espace urbain] squareêtre ou partir en bonne place pour gagner to be (all) set to win8. BOURSEle dollar est à la hausse sur la place financière de New York the dollar has risen on the New York exchange9. MILITAIREplace (forte) fortress, strongholda. (sens propre) [ville assiégée] here we are, inside the walls (of the city)b. [endroit quelconque] here we are10. (Belgique) [pièce d'habitation] room————————à la place locution adverbialej'ai rapporté la jupe et j'ai pris un pantalon à la place I returned the skirt and exchanged it for a pair of trousers————————à la place de locution prépositionnelle1. [au lieu de] instead of2. [dans la situation de]à ma/sa place in my/his placeà ta place, j'irais if I were you I'd goje ne voudrais pas être à sa place rather him than me, I wouldn't like to be in his shoesde place en place locution adverbiale————————en place locution adjectivale[important] establishedles gens en place disent que... the powers that be say that...————————en place locution adverbiale1. [là] in positionest-ce que tout est en place? is everything in order ou in its proper place?2. (locution)c. [réseau] to set up (separable)ça va lui mettre/remettre les idées en place it'll give him a more realistic view of things/set him thinking straight againa. [il est turbulent] he can't keep stillb. [il est anxieux] he's nervousc. [il voyage beaucoup] he's always on the move————————par places locution adverbiale————————sur place locution adverbialela place Beauvau square in Paris (also refers to the Ministry of the Interior, whose offices are situated there)la place de la Concorde square in Paris (one of the biggest and busiest squares in Paris, laid out in the reign of Louis XV)la place du Colonel-Fabien square in Paris (also refers to the Communist party headquarters, which are situated there)la place de Grève former name of the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville in Paris. (The place where the unemployed gathered to wait for work, it was the origin of the expression "se mettre en grève")la place Rouge Red Squarela place Saint-Marc Saint Mark's Squarela place Tian'anmen Tiananmen Squarela place Vendôme square in Paris (the name evokes opulence and luxury because of the Ritz hotel and the jewellery shops situated on the square)la place des Vosges elegant and fashionable square in the Marais district of Paris, built under Henri IV -
2 cassetta
f boxper frutta, verdura crate( musicassetta) cassettecassetta delle lettere ( buca) post box, AE mailbox( casella) letterbox, AE mailboxcassetta del pronto soccorso first-aid kitcassetta di sicurezza strong boxsuccesso m di cassetta box office hitpane m a cassetta sliced loaf* * *cassetta s.f.1 box, (small) case; crate: una cassetta di mele, a box of apples; cassetta degli attrezzi, toolbox; cassetta dei reclami, complaints box; cassetta di pronto soccorso, first-aid kit; cassetta di sicurezza, safe-deposit box; cassetta delle lettere, letterbox, postbox, (amer.) mail box; cassetta per le lettere a colonna, a pilastro, pillar box2 ( posto del cocchiere) box, coachman's seat; driver's seat: montare a cassetta, to take the driver's seat; stare a cassetta, to drive3 ( cassetto per l'incasso) till; ( l'incasso) takings (pl.): questo film ha avuto un grande successo di cassetta, this film has been a big box office success // libro, film di cassetta, a commercial book, film (o a book, a film made to make money) // (fin.) titolo di cassetta, gilt-edged (o long-dated) security.* * *[kas'setta]sostantivo femminile1) (per frutta, verdura) crate, box; (di bottiglie) case, crate2) (audiocassetta) tape (cassette), (audio) cassette; (videocassetta) video (cassette), (video)tape3) (incassi)essere un successo di cassetta — [ film] to be good box office o a box office hit
4) ant. (nelle carrozze) coachman's seat•cassetta degli attrezzi — tool chest, toolbox, kit
cassetta delle lettere — letter box, postbox BE, mailbox AE
cassetta per le offerte — alms o charity o poor box
cassetta del pronto soccorso — first aid kit, medicine box
* * *cassetta/kas'setta/sostantivo f.1 (per frutta, verdura) crate, box; (di bottiglie) case, crate2 (audiocassetta) tape (cassette), (audio) cassette; (videocassetta) video (cassette), (video)tape3 (incassi) film di cassetta blockbuster; essere un successo di cassetta [ film] to be good box office o a box office hitcassetta degli attrezzi tool chest, toolbox, kit; cassetta delle lettere letter box, postbox BE, mailbox AE; cassetta per le offerte alms o charity o poor box; cassetta del pronto soccorso first aid kit, medicine box; cassetta di sicurezza safe-deposit box. -
3 командовать
1) General subject: be in control of (чем-л.), boss (he likes to boss me sometimes - он любит покомандовать мной иногда), boss around (e.g. Don't boss me around!), call the shots, command, conduct (армией), domineer, have at nod (кем-л.), king it, lead, lord, lord it, officer, order about, rule the roost, to be in command (чем-л.-of), to be in the driving seat, act the lord, come the old soldier, pay the piper, pull rank, come the old soldier (кем-л.), give the law to (кем-л.), (кем-л.) lord over2) Colloquial: king it over (кем-л.), throw one's weight about, wear the pants, king it ove (кем-л.), order people around3) Military: be in charge, be in charge of, dominate, officer4) Engineering: order5) Diplomatic term: call all the shots6) Jargon: mastermind, put the squeeze on ( someone), sit fat, sitting pretty, honcho7) Makarov: be in the driver's seat (в доме, в семье), be in the driving seat, give (the) law to (smb.) (кем-л.), have (smb.) at (one's) nod (кем-л.), come the old soldier over (кем-л.), domineer over (кем-л.) -
4 estar en el asiento del conductor
• be in the driver's seat• be on the driver's seatDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > estar en el asiento del conductor
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5 верховодить
1) General subject: be in the saddle, to be in the driving seat, to be in the saddle, rule the roast, boss (over), lord it over, rule the roost, run the show, (кем-л.) lord over2) Makarov: be in the driver's seat (в доме, в семье), be in the driving seat -
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levier [ləvje]masculine noun* * *ləvjenom masculin lit, fig leverPhrasal Verbs:* * *ləvje nmfaire levier sur — to lever up, to lever off
* * *levier nm1 Phys, Tech ( de levage) lever; utiliser un bâton comme levier to use a stick as a lever; soulever qch avec un levier to lever sth up;3 fig lever; le levier des institutions européennes the lever of European institutions; un puissant levier pour l'industrie a very effective lever for industry.levier d'armement Mil ( de fusil) bolt handle; Phot advance lever; levier de changement de vitesse Aut gear lever GB, gear shift US; ( de bicyclette) gear switch; levier de commande Aviat control stick; être aux leviers de commande fig to be in the driving seat; levier de frein à main Aut hand brake lever; levier de vitesses = levier de changement de vitesse.[ləvje] nom masculin2. [manette]b. (figuré) to be in command ou in the driver's seat ou at the controls4. ÉCONOMIEeffet de levier leverage, gearing -
7 занимающий преимущественное положение, способный контролировать ситуацию
Jargon: in the catbird seat, ln the driver's seatУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > занимающий преимущественное положение, способный контролировать ситуацию
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8 управляющий
1) General subject: administrative, administrator, bailiff, banian, banyan, boss, directive, disposer, factor (имением), governing, grave (имением), intendant, managing, managing director, steward (крупным хозяйством, имением и т. п.), super, superintendent, topsman (имением), trust manager2) Computers: control3) Naval: helming4) Dialect: topsman (имением и т.п.)5) Engineering: administrative manager, director, executive6) History: grave (имением и т.п.)9) Religion: chamberlain10) Railway term: general manager, operating (рычаг и т. п.)11) Law: Property Manager, corporate executive, executive manager, governor12) Economy: distribution manager, line manager, managing head13) Accounting: vice-president14) Mining: manager (шахтой, рудником)15) Abbreviation: exec16) Jargon: in the driver's seat18) Oil: superintendant, supervisory19) Astronautics: guiding, monitoring20) Advertising: mngr.21) Business: master22) Drilling: operating (рычаг и пр.)23) Sakhalin energy glossary: pilot24) Programming: driver25) Automation: piloting26) leg.N.P. keeper (of a store, house; as a noun), manager (as a noun), supervisor (as a noun)28) oil&gas: Duty Manager, Manager -
9 быть хозяином положения
1) General subject: bear the bag, have the ball at feet, have the game in hands, to be master of the situation, have all the trumps in hand, have taped, have the staff in own hand, ride the whirlwind, be in the driver's seat2) Literal: have all the trumps in one's hand3) Military: have the situation in hand4) Diplomatic term: gain the upper hand, get the upper hand, have the upper hand5) Jargon: run the store6) Makarov: be master of the situation, have( smth.) taped, carry the bagУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > быть хозяином положения
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10 ни дать ни взять
разг.1) (совершенно такой же, как кто-либо или что-либо) smb. (smth.) is just (exactly) like smb. (smth.); the very image (picture) of smb. (smth.); the very spit of smb.; exactly the same; typical; smb. all over; look, for all the world, like smb.Отставной майор забился в угол, - ни дать ни взять провинившийся школьник. (И. Тургенев, Степной король Лир) — The retired major huddled in a corner; he was the very picture of a punished schoolboy.
Григорий разобрал пахучие ременные вожжи, вскочил на козлы. Пантелей Прокофьевич с Ильиничной - в заду брички рядком, ни дать ни взять - молодые. (М. Шолохов, Тихий Дон) — Grigory sorted out the good-smelling leather reins and jumped into the driver's seat. Pantelei and Ilyinichna sat side by side at the back just like newlyweds.
Мальчик не спеша облачается в гражданскую одежду... И я смотрю: ни дать ни взять бездомный отрёпыш, мальчишка-беженец, каких немало встречалось нам на дорогах наступления. (В. Богомолов, Иван) — The boy leisurely put on the civilian clothes... He looked, for all the world, like a homeless ragamuffin, a boy refugee, of whom plenty could be met along the path of the army's offensives.
Сева встретил его в куликовской манере... Ни дать ни взять - Куликов! Его школа! (С. Залыгин, Пилот первого класса Куликов) — Seva greeted him in the Kulikov manner... Kulikov all over! His school!
2) (точно так же, как кто-либо (делать что-либо)) do smth. just (exactly) like smb.; do smth. for all the world like smb.Охотник Владимир говорил, ни дать ни взять, как провинциальный молодой актёр, занимающий роли первых любовников. (И. Тургенев, Записки охотника) — The sportsman, Vladimir, uttered those words for all the world like a young provincial actor in the role of leading lover.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни дать ни взять
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11 хозяйка положения
• ХОЗЯИН < ХОЗЯЙКА> ПОЛОЖЕНИЯ[NP; usu. subj-compl with copula, nom or instrum (subj: human); fixed WO]=====⇒ the person who is in control of the situation in question, in a position to direct the development of events:- X - хозяин < хозяйка> положения ≈ X is (the) master < (the) mistress> of the situation;- [in limited contexts] X is in the driver's seat.♦ "И вот... я решу - в чём будет состоять моё дело, как поступлю я - хозяин положения!" (Залыгин 1). "And I'll decide... where my duty lies and what I, as master of the situation, shall do about it" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > хозяйка положения
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12 хозяин положения
• ХОЗЯИН < ХОЗЯЙКА> ПОЛОЖЕНИЯ[NP; usu. subj-compl with copula, nom or instrum (subj: human); fixed WO]=====⇒ the person who is in control of the situation in question, in a position to direct the development of events:- X - хозяин < хозяйка> положения ≈ X is (the) master < (the) mistress> of the situation;- [in limited contexts] X is in the driver's seat.♦ "И вот... я решу - в чём будет состоять моё дело, как поступлю я - хозяин положения!" (Залыгин 1). "And I'll decide... where my duty lies and what I, as master of the situation, shall do about it" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > хозяин положения
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13 tener la sartén por el mango
• be in control• be in the driver's seat• be sitting on top of the world• have the tiger by the tail• have the voice of a tenor• have the vote• have the whip hand of• run the showDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > tener la sartén por el mango
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14 Р-234
СВОЯ РУКА ВЛАДЫКА (saying) the person in question is in a position to do as he sees fit or deems necessary because he is fully in charge of sth. (often said critically when a person acts arbitrarily, willfully, or in a stubborn manner): = I'm (he's etc) the boss what I say (he says etc) goes (in limited contexts) I'm (he's etc) in the driver's seat (in the saddle) I rule (he rules etc) the roost I call my (he calls his etc) own shots my (his etc) word is law.Наш директор ни с кем не считается, действует по принципу «Своя рука владыка». Our director does exactly as he pleases, acting on the principle "What I say goes." -
15 своя рука владыка
[saying]=====⇒ the person in question is in a position to do as he sees fit or deems necessary because he is fully in charge of sth. (often said critically when a person acts arbitrarily, willfully, or in a stubborn manner):- ≈ I'm <ЬЕЪ etc> the boss;- what I say <he says etc> goes;- [in limited contexts] I'm (he's etc) in the driver's seat < in the saddle>;- I rule <he rules etc> the roost;- I call my <he calls his etc> own shots;- my (his etc) word is law.♦ Наш директор ни с кем не считается, действует по принципу "Своя рука владыка". Our director does exactly as he pleases, acting on the principle "What I say goes."Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > своя рука владыка
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16 direksiyon
"1. steering mechanism. 2. steering wheel. -da in the driver´s seat; driving. - boşluğu play in the steering. -u kırmak to turn the wheel hard. - mili steering column. - sallamak slang to be at the wheel. - simidi steering wheel." -
17 держать бразды правления
1) General subject: seize the reins ( of)2) Makarov: be in the driver's seat (в доме, в семье)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > держать бразды правления
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18 рулить
1) авиа taxi2) прост. ( управлять рулём) steer the wheel3) ирон. (руководить, управлять) be in charge, be at the driver's seat -
19 контролирующий
1) General subject: governing, superintendent, supervisory2) Chemistry: passive3) Jargon: in the driver's seat4) Mechanics: checking for wear5) Mass media: orchestrating6) SAP.tech. inspecting, monitoring -
20 сидеть за рулем
1) Colloquial: drive2) Makarov: be in the driver's seat
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