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1 to be on (one's) hobbyhorse
Общая лексика: сесть на любимого конька, сесть на своего конькаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > to be on (one's) hobbyhorse
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2 hobbyhorse
hobbyhorse /ˈhɒbɪhɔ:s/n.3 (fig.) cavallo di battaglia (fig.); argomento preferito; chiodo, pallino (fig.); idea fissa: to be (o to get) on one's hobbyhorse, mettersi a battere sul solito chiodo; attaccare la solita musica. -
3 hobbyhorse
['hɒbɪhɔːs] Steckenpferd nt; (lit = rocking horse) Schaukelpferd nt* * *1. a) Steckenpferd nb) Schaukelpferd nc) Karussellpferd n2. figa) Lieblingsthema n:he is on ( oder riding) his hobbyhorse again er reitet schon wieder sein Steckenpferd, er ist schon wieder bei seinem Lieblingsthema;get on one’s hobbyhorse anfangen, sein Steckenpferd zu reitenb) fixe Idee3. Pferdekopfmaske f4. HIST Draisine f, Laufrad n* * *n.Steckenpferd n. -
4 hobbyhorse
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5 to be on hobbyhorse
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6 mount one's favorite hobbyhorse
Общая лексика: осёдлать своего любимого конькаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > mount one's favorite hobbyhorse
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7 Steckenpferd
n ( Spielzeug, fig. Lieblingsthema) hobbyhorse; (Liebhaberei) favo(u)rite pastime; sein Steckenpferd reiten be on one’s hobbyhorse* * *das Steckenpferd(Hobby) hobby;(Spielzeug) hobbyhorse* * *Stẹ|cken|pferdnt (lit, fig)hobbyhorse* * *Ste·cken·pferdnt (fig a.) hobby horse, hobby* * *1) (Spielzeug) hobby horse2) (Liebhaberei) hobby* * *sein Steckenpferd reiten be on one’s hobbyhorse* * *1) (Spielzeug) hobby horse2) (Liebhaberei) hobby* * *n.hobbyhorse n. -
8 dada
dada [dada]masculine nouna. (baby talk) ( = cheval) horsey* * *dada
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adjectif Art, Littérature Dada
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nom masculin1) (colloq) ( cheval) baby talk horsie (colloq) lang enfantin2) (colloq) ( passe-temps) hobby; ( idée fixe) hobbyhorse* * *dada nm* * *B nm1 ○( cheval) baby talk horsie○, gee-gee○ GB lang enfantin; tu veux faire à dada avec Papa? do you want Daddy to bounce you up and down on his knee?; jeu de dada ≈ ludo GB, Parcheesi® US;3 ( mouvement artistique) Dada.[dada] adjectif————————[dada] nom masculin3. (familier) [passe-temps] hobby[idée] hobbyhorsele voilà reparti sur ou il a enfourché son dada he's on his hobbyhorse again -
9 cheval
1. masculine nouna. ( = animal) horse ; ( = viande) horsemeat• elle fait combien de chevaux ? what horsepower is it?2. compounds* * *
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pl - aux ʃ(ə)val, o nom masculin1) Zoologie horsemiser sur le bon cheval — fig to back the right horse
2) ( activité) horse-riding3) ( viande) horsemeat4) ( personne) real Trojan(vieux) cheval de retour — ( homme politique) war horse; ( récidiviste) habitual offender, old lag (colloq)
5) (colloq) ( femme masculine) pej
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à cheval sur locution prépositivePhrasal Verbs:••* * *ʃ(ə)val, ochevaux pl nm1) (= animal) horseà cheval sur [un mur, une branche] — astride, [domaines, territoires] straddling
être à cheval sur qch fig [discipline, sécurité, grammaire, convenances] — to be a stickler for sth
2) AUTOMOBILES (cheval vapeur) horsepower no pl10 chevaux — 10 horsepower (for tax purposes)
10 chevaux fiscaux — 10 horsepower (for tax purposes)
50 chevaux au frein — 50 brake horsepower, 50 b.h.p.
* * *A nm1 Zool horse; cheval sauvage wild horse; à (dos de) cheval on horseback; monter à cheval to ride a horse; à cheval! mount!; promenade à cheval (horse) ride; tenue de cheval riding clothes; remède/traitement de cheval strong medicine; fièvre de cheval raging fever; bon cheval fig right choice; miser sur le bon/mauvais cheval fig to back the right/wrong horse; ⇒ petit, sabot;2 ⇒ Les jeux et les sports ( activité) horse-riding; aimer le cheval to like horse-riding; faire du cheval to go horse-riding;3 ( viande) horsemeat; bifteck de cheval horsemeat steak;4 ( personne) real Trojan; (vieux) cheval de retour ( homme politique) war horse; ( récidiviste) habitual offender, old lag○;B à cheval sur loc prép1 ( à califourchon sur) astride; à cheval sur un mur astride a wall;2 ( s'étendant sur) spanning; à cheval sur deux pays/trois décennies spanning two countries/three decades;3 ( de part et d'autre de) le domaine est à cheval sur la route the estate straddles the road;4 ( entre) in between; à cheval sur le rouge et le violet in between red and purple;5 ( pointilleux sur) être à cheval sur les principes/bonnes manières/horaires to be a stickler for principles/good manners/schedules.cheval d'arçons pommel horse; cheval à bascule Jeux rocking horse; cheval de bataille hobbyhorse; enfourcher son cheval de bataille to get on one's hobbyhorse; cheval de course racehorse; cheval fiscal, CV Fisc unit for car tax assessment; cheval de labour carthorse GB, drafthorse US; cheval de manège riding school horse; cheval marin Zool sea horse; cheval pur sang thoroughbred horse; cheval reproducteur stud horse; cheval de saut Sport vaulting horse; cheval de selle saddle horse; cheval de trait = cheval de labour; cheval de Troie Trojan horse; chevaux de bois merry-go-round horses; chevaux de frise Mil chevaux-de-frise.à cheval donné on ne regarde pas les dents Prov don't look a gift horse in the mouth; ne pas être un mauvais cheval not to be such a bad sort; monter sur ses grands chevaux to get on one's high horse; ce n'est pas la mort du petit cheval it's not the end of the world.( pluriel masculin chevaux) [ʃ(ə)val, o] nom masculinça ne se trouve pas sous le pas ou sabot d'un cheval it doesn't grow on treesfaire du cheval to ride, to go riding3. LOISIRS4. AUTOMOBILE & FINANCE5. MILITAIRE6. ANTIQUITÉ7. [viande] horsemeat8. (familier & péjoratif) [femme]à cheval locution adverbiale2. [à califourchon]3. (familier) [pointilleux]de cheval locution adjectivale2. (familier) [fort] -
10 stokpaardje
♦voorbeelden:1 zijn stokpaardje berijden • ride one's hobbyhorse, go off on one's hobbyhorseiedereen heeft wel zijn stokpaardje • everyone has his fads and fancies -
11 сесть на своего конька
General subject: (любимого) be on hobbyhorse, ride a hobby, ride a hobby-horse, (любимого) ride particular, to be on (one's) hobbyhorse, be on one's pet subjectУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > сесть на своего конька
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12 konik
Ⅰ m pers. (N pl koniki) pot. (sprzedawca biletów) (ticket) tout GB; scalper US pot.- kupić bilety u konika to buy tickets from a toutⅡ m anim. 1. dim. small horse 2. dziec. gee-gee, horsie Ⅲ m inanim. (A konika) 1. pot. (ulubione zajęcie) hobby, favourite pastime; (ulubiony temat) hobby horse, pet subject- jego konik to zbieranie znaczków his hobby is stamp-collecting, he collects stamps as a hobby- każdy ma swojego konika every man has his hobby2. Gry (w szachach) knight 3. (w haftce) hook- □ konik morski Zool. sea horse- konik polny grasshopper■ wsiąść na swojego konika a. dosiąść swojego konika to get on one’s hobby horse- nie mogę tego słuchać – znów wsiadł na swojego konika I can’t listen to this – he’s off on his hobby horse again* * *1) ( figura szachowa) knight; ( zainteresowanie) hobby2) (pot) ( spekulant) scalper* * *ma(= mały koń)1. little horse; dziec. horsie, gee-gee.2. ( zabawka) hobbyhorse.3. szachy knight, horse.5. mech. tailstock.mppl. -i pot. (= spekulant) ticket tout, scalper.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > konik
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13 zijn stokpaardje berijden
zijn stokpaardje berijdenride one's hobbyhorse, go off on one's hobbyhorseVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > zijn stokpaardje berijden
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14 ulubiony
adjfavourite (BRIT), favorite (US)* * *a.- eni favorite, best-loved, favored, of choice; (o potrawie, autorze) favorite; ( o zwierzęciu) pet; ulubiona rozrywka favorite pastime; czyjeś ulubione miejsce sb's favorite haunt, sb's stamping ground; czyjś ulubiony temat sb's pet subject, sb's hobbyhorse; rozwodzić się na ulubiony temat be l. ride on one's hobbyhorse; czyjaś ulubiona teoria sb's pet theory; ulubiona gazeta/wino newspaper/wine of choice; to moja ulubiona książka this book is my favorite; czyjaś ulubiona rzecz sb's most prized possession; czyjaś ulubiona kafejka sb's hangout.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ulubiony
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15 enfourcher
enfourcher [ɑ̃fuʀ∫e]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ cheval, bicyclette] to get on* * *ɑ̃fuʀʃeverbe transitif to mount [cheval]; to get on [moto]* * *ɑ̃fuʀʃe vt* * *[ɑ̃furʃe] verbe transitif[chaise] to straddle -
16 dosiadać
impf dosiąść* * *( konia) to mount* * *ipf.1. (konia, osła, wielbłąda) mount; dosiąść swego konika przen. be on one's hobbyhorse; dosiąść Pegaza przen. mount one's Pegasus.2. (do autobusu, pociągu) get on (a bus/train); na następnym przystanku dosiadło jeszcze kilka osób a few more passengers got on at the next stop.ipf.dosiąść się pf. join ( somebody seated); dosiąść się do czyjegoś stolika join a company at a table, sit down at sb's table; na następnej stacji dosiądą się nowi podróżni more passengers will get on at the next station.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dosiadać
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17 burra
f.1 a she-ass.Caer de su burra to fall from one's hobbyhorse, to become sensible of one's errors2 a dirty, ignorant, and unteachable woman.3 ass, a stupid, ignorant being.4 a laborious woman of much patience. (Academy)5 jenny ass, female donkey, jenny, she-ass.* * *f., (m. - burro)* * *SF1) (Zool) donkey, she-donkeyburro 2., 3)2) Esp * (=bicicleta) bike* * ** * ** * ** * *
burro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 donkey, ass
burro de carga, (persona) dogsbody
2 fam (estúpido) dimwit, blockhead
II adjetivo
1 fam (necio) stupid, dumb
2 fam (terco) stubborn
♦ Locuciones: fam fig bajarse/apearse del burro, to climb down o to back down
fam fig caer de la burra, to realize o to twig
familiar no ver tres en un burro, to be as blind as a bat
' burra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burro
- panza
- parir
* * *burra nf* * *m, burra f1 ZO donkey;caer obajarse oapearse del burro fam back down;no ver tres en un burro be as blind as a bat2 fampersona idiot -
18 конёк
I м.2) разг. ( что-л излюбленное) favourite subject; (область уверенных знаний, навыков) forte [-teɪ], strong pointсесть на [оседла́ть] своего́ конька́ — pursue one's favourite subject, get on one's hobbyhorse
••II м.; ( для катания)морско́й конёк — hippocampus (pl -pi), seahorse
см. конькиIII м.( крыши) (roof) ridge; ( декоративное украшение) finial -
19 hobby(-)horse
['hɔbɪhɔːs]сущ.; = hobby horse1) театр.; ист. маска лошади до половины туловища (использовавшаяся в пантомимах, в танце по мотивам легенды о Робин Гуде)2)б) конь-качалка3) конёк (постоянный предмет мыслей, излюбленная тема разговора)- be on one's hobby-horse- be on one's hobbyhorse -
20 hobby(-)horse
['hɔbɪhɔːs]сущ.; = hobby horse1) театр.; ист. маска лошади до половины туловища (использовавшаяся в пантомимах, в танце по мотивам легенды о Робин Гуде)2)б) конь-качалка3) конёк (постоянный предмет мыслей, излюбленная тема разговора)- be on one's hobby-horse- be on one's hobbyhorse
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