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1 retten
I v/t save (auch fig.); aus dem Feuer etc.: auch rescue (aus, vor + Dat from); (bergen) recover; bes. NAUT. salvage (auch fig.), salve; jemandem das Leben retten save s.o.’s life; jemanden vor dem Ertrinken retten save s.o. from drowning; jemanden aus einem brennenden Wagen retten rescue s.o. from a burning car; vor dem Abbruch retten (Haus) rescue from demolition; die Situation / den Abend retten fig. save the situation / rescue the evening; bist du noch zu retten? umg. have you gone completely mad?, have you lost your mind?; er ist nicht mehr zu retten umg. he’s a lost cause, he’s beyond help; der Kranke ist kaum mehr zu retten the patient is almost beyond ( oder past) hope; er rettete seine Ehre he vindicated his hono(u)rIII v/refl escape ( vor + Dat from); sich ins Haus etc. retten können manage to escape into the house etc.; sich vor Arbeit etc. nicht mehr retten können be snowed under ( oder inundated) with work etc.; er konnte sich vor Angeboten / Arbeit nicht ( mehr) retten he was besieged with offers / swamped with work; rette sich, wer kann! iro. it’s every man for himself* * *to save; to rescue; to salvage* * *rẹt|ten ['rɛtn]1. vtto save; (aus Gefahr auch, = befreien) to rescue; (COMPUT ) Datei to recoverjdn/etw vor jdm/etw retten — to save sb/sth from sb/sth
ein rettender Gedanke — a bright idea that saved the situation or his/our etc bacon (inf)
der Patient/die alte Kirche ist noch/nicht mehr zu retten — the patient/the old church can still be saved or is not yet past saving/is past saving
wir sollten retten, was noch zu retten ist — we should salvage what we can
er hat wieder geheiratet? er ist nicht mehr zu retten — he got married again? he's beyond redemption or past saving or past helping
bist du noch zu retten? (inf) — are you out of your mind?, have you gone completely round the bend? (Brit inf)
2. vrto escape/aus etw retten — to escape onto/under/from sth
sich vor jdm/etw retten — to escape (from) sb/sth
sich vor etw nicht mehr retten können or zu retten wissen (fig) — to be swamped with sth
rette sich, wer kann! — (it's) every man for himself!
* * *1) (to get or take out of a dangerous situation, captivity etc: The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.) rescue2) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) save* * *ret·ten[ˈrɛtn̩]I. vt1. (bewahren)▪ jdn/etw [vor jdm/etw] \retten to save sb/sth [from sb/sth]ein geschickter Restaurator wird das Gemälde noch \retten können a skilled restorer will still be able to save the paintingsie konnte ihren Schmuck durch die Flucht hindurch \retten she was able to save her jewellery while fleeing2. (den Ausweg weisend)▪ \rettend which saved the daydas ist der \rettende Einfall! that's the idea that will save the day!; s.a. Leben3.II. vrsie konnte sich gerade noch durch einen Sprung in den Straßengraben retten she was just able to save herself by jumping into a ditch at the side of the roadsie rettete sich vor der Steuer nach Monaco she escaped the taxman by moving to Monacoer konnte sich gerade noch ans Ufer \retten he was just able to reach the safety of the bankrette sich, wer kann! (fam) run for your lives!sich akk vor jdm/etw nicht mehr zu \retten wissen, sich akk vor jdm/etw nicht mehr \retten können to be swamped by sth/mobbed by sb* * *1.jemanden vor jemandem/etwas retten — save somebody from somebody/something
ist er noch zu retten? — (ugs. fig.) has he gone [completely] round the bend? (coll.)
2.das alte Haus/der Patient ist nicht mehr zu retten — the old house is past saving/the patient is beyond help
sich vor etwas (Dat.) retten — escape [from] something
3.sich vor jemandem/etwas nicht od. kaum [noch] retten können — be besieged by somebody/be swamped with something
intransitives Verb (Ballspiele) save* * *A. v/t save (auch fig); aus dem Feuer etc: auch rescue (jemandem das Leben retten save sb’s life;jemanden vor dem Ertrinken retten save sb from drowning;jemanden aus einem brennenden Wagen retten rescue sb from a burning car;vor dem Abbruch retten (Haus) rescue from demolition;die Situation/den Abend retten fig save the situation/rescue the evening;bist du noch zu retten? umg have you gone completely mad?, have you lost your mind?;er ist nicht mehr zu retten umg he’s a lost cause, he’s beyond help;der Kranke ist kaum mehr zu retten the patient is almost beyond ( oder past) hope; errettete seine Ehre he vindicated his hono(u)rB. v/i SPORT make a save;den rettenden Einfall haben come up with the answer, save the dayC. v/r escape (vor +dat from);sich ins Haus etcretten können manage to escape into the house etc;sich vor Arbeit etcer konnte sich vor Angeboten/Arbeit nicht (mehr) retten he was besieged with offers/swamped with work;rette sich, wer kann! iron it’s every man for himself* * *1.jemanden vor jemandem/etwas retten — save somebody from somebody/something
ist er noch zu retten? — (ugs. fig.) has he gone [completely] round the bend? (coll.)
2.das alte Haus/der Patient ist nicht mehr zu retten — the old house is past saving/the patient is beyond help
sich vor etwas (Dat.) retten — escape [from] something
3.sich vor jemandem/etwas nicht od. kaum [noch] retten können — be besieged by somebody/be swamped with something
intransitives Verb (Ballspiele) save* * *v.to deserves v.to make the best of a bad job expr.to receive v.to salvage v.to salve v.to save v. -
2 desbordar
v.1 to overflow, to burst (cauce, ribera).El vaso desborda al llenarlo The glass overflows when filled.2 to exceed.3 to get past, to pass (contrario, defensa).4 to surpass, to go beyond.Esto desborda nuestras expectativas This surpasses our expectations.5 to cause to burst its banks.La tormenta desbordó el río The storm caused the river to burst its banks.6 to cause to brim over.Ricardo desbordó el vaso Richard caused the glass to brim over.* * *1 (sobrepasar) to overflow1 (salirse) to overflow1 (salirse) to overflow, flood2 figurado to burst* * *1. VT1) (=rebosar)han desbordado la centralita con tantas llamadas — the switchboard has been inundated o overwhelmed with calls
2) (=exceder) [+ límite, previsiones] to exceed; [+ persona, tolerancia] to be beyond, be too much for3) [+ energía, entusiasmo] to be brimming (over) with4) (Mil) [+ enemigo, policía] to break through5) (Dep) (=aventajar) to outplay2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( salirse de)b) < límites> to exceed, go beyondc) (Mil, Pol) to break throughd) < persona> to overwhelmestoy desbordada de trabajo — I'm swamped with work
e) <alegría/entusiasmo>2.desbordarse v prona) río/canal to burst its banksb) vaso/cubo to overflowc) multitud to get out of hand, get out of control* * *= outrun [out-run], overrun [over-run].Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.Ex. The frequency of telephone reference enquiries has overrun the ability of the reference staff to respond.----* desbordarse = overflow.* río + desbordarse = river + burst its banks.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( salirse de)b) < límites> to exceed, go beyondc) (Mil, Pol) to break throughd) < persona> to overwhelmestoy desbordada de trabajo — I'm swamped with work
e) <alegría/entusiasmo>2.desbordarse v prona) río/canal to burst its banksb) vaso/cubo to overflowc) multitud to get out of hand, get out of control* * *= outrun [out-run], overrun [over-run].Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
Ex: The frequency of telephone reference enquiries has overrun the ability of the reference staff to respond.* desbordarse = overflow.* río + desbordarse = river + burst its banks.* * *desbordar [A1 ]vt1(salirse de): el río desbordó su cauce the river flooded o overflowed, the river overflowed o burst its banksla fruta está desbordando el cesto the basket is brimming over with o overflowing with fruitla ropa casi desborda la maleta the suitcase is bursting with clothes2 ‹límites› to exceed, go beyondlas pérdidas han desbordado todas las previsiones losses have exceeded all forecastsdesborda mi capacidad de comprensión it's quite beyond medesbordaron las líneas enemigas they broke through o breached the enemy lineslos manifestantes desbordaron los controles policiales the demonstrators broke o burst through the police barriers4 ‹persona› to overwhelmse vio desbordado por los acontecimientos he found events too much for him, he was overwhelmed by eventsestoy desbordada de trabajo I'm swamped with o overloaded with o ( BrE) snowed under with workesta casa me desborda this house is too much for me to manage5 ‹alegría/entusiasmo›su cara desbordaba alegría her face shone with joydesbordaba entusiasmo she exuded o she was brimming with enthusiasm1 «río/canal» to flood, overflow, burst o overflow its banks2 «vaso/cubo» to overflowel agua se desbordó de la bañera the bath overflowedel vino se desbordó de la copa the wine spilled over the edge of the glass3 «multitud» to get out of hand o out of controlse desbordaron los ánimos tempers flared o boiled over, things got out of hand* * *
desbordar
I verbo transitivo to overflow
figurado to overwhelm: este tipo de situaciones me desbordan, these situations are just too much for me
II verbo intransitivo to overflow [de, with]
' desbordar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rebasar
- rebosar
* * *♦ vt1. [cauce, ribera] to overflow, to burst;[recipiente] to brim over;el río desbordó el dique the river burst the flood bank;procura que la leche no desborde el cazo be careful not to let the milk spill over;la basura desbordaba los contenedores the bins were overflowing with rubbish2. [límites] to break through;los manifestantes desbordaron el cordón policial the demonstrators broke through the police cordon3. [previsiones, capacidad] to exceed;[paciencia] to push beyond the limit;la respuesta del público desbordó todas nuestras previsiones the public's response exceeded all our forecasts;la cantidad de pedidos nos desborda we can't cope with the number of orders;estamos desbordados de trabajo we're overwhelmed o swamped with work;¡la ineptitud de este gobierno es algo que me desborda! this government's ineptitude is just beyond belief!4. [pasión, sentimiento] to brim with, to overflow with;todos desbordábamos felicidad we were all brimming with happiness;el artículo desborda elogios the article is overflowing with praise;su rostro desbordaba amor y ternura her face shone with love and tenderness5. [contrario, defensa] to get past, to pass;desbordó al portero en su salida he beat the goalkeeper as he was coming out♦ videsbordar de to overflow with* * *I v/t1 de río overflow, burst2 de multitud break through3 de acontecimiento overwhelm; figexceedII v/i overflow* * *desbordar vt1) : to overflow, to spill over2) : to surpass, to exceed3) : to burst with, to brim with* * *desbordar vb to overflow -
3 затрупвам
1. cover up, bury under/beneath(яма) fill up2. (отрупвам) pile, heap (с with)затрупвам с въпроси ply with questions, shower/hail questions on, overwhelm with questionsзатрупвам с работа overload/overburden with workзатрупан с работа swamped with work, up to the ears/eyebrows in work, вж. отрупвам3. (започвам да трупам) begin/start piling up etc., вж. трупам* * *затру̀пвам,гл.1. cover up, bury under/beneath; ( яма) fill up;2. ( отрупвам) pile, heap (c with); \затрупвам с въпроси ply with questions, shower/hail questions on, overwhelm with questions; затрупан с писма snowed under with letters; затрупан с работа swamped with work, up to the ears/eyebrows in work; \затрупвам с работа overload/overburden with work;* * *encumber* * *1. (започвам да трупам) begin/start piling up etc., вж. трупам 2. (отрупвам) pile, heap (c with) 3. (яма) fill up 4. cover up, bury under/ beneath 5. ЗАТРУПВАМ с въпроси ply with questions, shower/hail questions on, overwhelm with questions 6. ЗАТРУПВАМ с работа overload/overburden with work 7. затрупан с работа swamped with work, up to the ears/eyebrows in work, вж. отрупвам -
4 inundar
v.1 to flood (por las aguas).2 to wash over, to surge inside.Una oleada de gozo lo inundó I great surge of joy washed over him.3 to overflow, to fill.* * *1 to flood2 figurado to inundate* * *verbto flood, inundate* * *1. VT1) [con agua] to floodla lluvia inundó la campiña — the rain flooded the countryside, the rain left the countryside under water
2) [con productos] to flood (de, en with)swamp (de, en with)quedamos inundados de ofertas — offers rained in on us, we were flooded o swamped with offers
3) [gente] to flood, swamp4) [pena, sensación] to overwhelm, sweep over2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) riada/aguas to flood, inundate (frml); turistas/manifestantes to inundate, crowdb) persona ( con agua) to flood; ( con productos) to flood, swamp2.inundar algo de or con algo — to flood something with something
la zona se inundó de turistas — the area was inundated with o swamped by tourists
* * *= swamp, wash over, flood.Ex. The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.Ex. The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.Ex. Rising water levels in both rivers has flooded several villages causing massive loss to crops and property.----* inundar con = deluge with.* inundar (de) = flood with, inundate (with).* * *1.verbo transitivoa) riada/aguas to flood, inundate (frml); turistas/manifestantes to inundate, crowdb) persona ( con agua) to flood; ( con productos) to flood, swamp2.inundar algo de or con algo — to flood something with something
la zona se inundó de turistas — the area was inundated with o swamped by tourists
* * *= swamp, wash over, flood.Ex: The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.
Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.Ex: Rising water levels in both rivers has flooded several villages causing massive loss to crops and property.* inundar con = deluge with.* inundar (de) = flood with, inundate (with).* * *inundar [A1 ]vt1 «riada/aguas» to flood, inundate ( frml); «turistas/manifestantes» to inundate, crowdel escape/la lluvia inundó el sótano the leak/the rain flooded the basementuna fuerte depresión lo fue inundando he gradually sank into a deep depression2 «persona» (con agua) to flood; (con productos) to flood, swampme has inundado la cocina you've flooded the kitcheninundar algo DE or CON algo to flood sth WITH sthinundaron el mercado de or con relojes baratos they flooded the market with cheap watches(de agua) to be floodedse ha inundado el sótano the basement has flooded o is flooded o has been floodedinundarse DE algo:el mercado se ha inundado de café colombiano the market has been flooded with o swamped by Colombian coffeela zona se inundó de turistas the area was inundated with o swamped by tourists* * *
inundar ( conjugate inundar) verbo transitivo
[turistas/manifestantes] to inundate, crowd
( con productos) to flood, swamp;
inundar algo de or con algo to flood sth with sth
inundarse verbo pronominal ( de agua) to be flooded
inundar verbo transitivo to flood
' inundar' also found in these entries:
English:
deluge
- drown
- dump
- flood
- inundate
- overwhelm
- swamp
* * *♦ vt1. [sujeto: las aguas] to flood;las tormentas inundaron la región the storms caused flooding in the area2. [sujeto: gente] to swamp;los aficionados inundaban el centro de la ciudad fans swamped the town centre;los turistas inundaban las carreteras the roads were jammed with tourists3. [sujeto: sentimiento] to overwhelm, to overcome;la tristeza/la alegría me inunda I am overwhelmed o overcome with sadness/joy4. [con quejas, pedidos] to inundate, to swamp;inundaron el mercado con imitaciones baratas they flooded the market with cheap imitations;estoy inundado de trabajo I'm inundated o swamped with work* * *v/t flood* * *inundar vt: to flood, to inundate* * *inundar vb to flood -
5 Г-342
ПО ГОРЛО coll PrepP Invar1. \Г-342 занят, загружен, завален работой и т. п. ( modif or adv (intensif)) (one is) extremely (busy, overloaded with work etc): (be) up to one's neck (ears, eyes, elbows) in sth.have one's hands full (be) overburdenedweighed down, swamped) (with work etc)(be) buried under a pile of work.Кириллов отвечал поспешно и бойко: «Мне, Ардальон Борисыч, нет времени особенно углубляться в городские отношения и слухи, я по горло завален делом» (Сологуб 1). "I have no time, Ardal'on Borisych," replied Kirillov hurriedly, "to get mixed up in town relations and gossip-I'm up to my neck in work" (1a).2. дел, работы, забот и т. п..у кого \Г-342 (quantit subj-compl with copula ( subj / gen: abstr)) s.o. has a great quantity (of work, troubles etc), so much that it deeply concerns him: у X-a дел \Г-342 « X is up to his neck (ears, eyes, elbows) in workX has his hands full X has enough work and more X has more than enough to do X is knee-deep in work X is overburdened (weighed down, swamped) (with work etc)(Зоя:) Я знаю, что у вас дела по горло (Булгаков 7). (Z.:) I know you are up to your ears in work (7a)....Как случилось, что однажды конвой недоглядел, оставил щель в седьмом вагоне во время стоянки? По-человечески понять можно, у конвоя тоже было дел по горло (Гинзбург 1). Once an extraordinary thing happened: the guards omitted to bar our door at one of the stops. Humanly speaking, this was understandable: they had their hands full all day... (1b).Желание сажать есть. Лагерей хватает. Работы, которую могут выполнить заключённые, по горло» (Зиновьев 2). "There is still a desire to put people in prison and there are plenty of camps. There is enough work and more which prisoners could do" (2a).Даже вохровцам недосуг заняться охотой или рыбной ловлей. У них дел по горло (Гинзбург 2). Even the armed guards had no time to spare for hunting or fishing. They had more than enough to get through as it was (2a).3. бытье, сидеть, увязнуть в долгах - влезать, залезать в долги \Г-342 ( adv (intensif)) (to be in debt, get into debt) beyond any measureX в долгах \Г-342 = X is up to his neck (ears) in debtX is mired (buried) in debt(s) X is swamped with debts X is deep in the hole (in debt). -
6 по горло
• ПО ГОРЛО coll[PrepP; Invar]=====1. по горло занят, загружен, завален работой и т.п. [modif or adv (intensif)]⇒ (one is) extremely (busy, overloaded with work etc):- (be) up to one's neck (ears, eyes, elbows) in sth.;- (be) overburdened <weighed down, swamped> (with work etc);- (be) buried under a pile of work.♦ Кириллов отвечал поспешно и бойко: "Мне, Ардальон Борисыч, нет времени особенно углубляться в городские отношения и слухи, я по горло завален делом" (Сологуб 1). "I have no time, Ardal'on Borisych," replied Kirillov hurriedly, "to get mixed up in town relations and gossip-I'm up to my neck in work" (1a).⇒ s.o. has a great quantity (of work, troubles etc), so much that it deeply concerns him:- X is overburdened (weighed down, swamped) (with work etc).♦ [Зоя:] Я знаю, что у вас дела по горло (Булгаков 7). [Z.:] I know you are up to your ears in work (7a).♦...Как случилось, что однажды конвой недоглядел, оставил щель в седьмом вагоне во время стоянки? По-человечески понять можно, у конвоя тоже было дел по горло (Гинзбург 1). Once an extraordinary thing happened: the guards omitted to bar our door at one of the stops. Humanly speaking, this was understandable: they had their hands fiill all day... (1b).♦ "Желание сажать есть. Лагерей хватает. Работы, которую могут выполнить заключённые, по горло" (Зиновьев 2). "There is still a desire to put people in prison and there are plenty of camps. There is enough work and more which prisoners could do" (2a).♦ Даже вохровцам недосуг заняться охотой или рыбной ловлей. У них дел по горло (Гинзбург 2). Even the armed guards had no time to spare for hunting or fishing. They had more than enough to get through as it was (2a).3. быть, сидеть, увязнуть в долгах по горло ; влезать, залезать в долги - [adv (intensif)]⇒ (to be in debt, get into debt) beyond any measure:- X is deep in the hole (in debt).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > по горло
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7 затъвам
wrap (up), do upзатъвам с хартия wrap in paper.; sinkколата затъна в калта the car got stuck in the mud, the car was stalled in the mudзатъвам в дългове be overhead and ears/up to the ears/up to the eyebrows in debt, entangle o.s. in debtг в работа be up to the elbows/eyebrows in work, be swamped with workзатъвам в мръсотия be all in a muckзатънал в тиня mud-bound* * *затъ̀вам,гл. sink; \затъвам в дългове be over head and ears/up to the ears/up to he eyebrows in debt, entangle o.s. in debt; \затъвам в мръсотия be all in a muck; \затъвам в работа be up the elbows/eyebrows in work, be swamped with work, be bogged down in work; затънал в тиня mud-bound; колата затъна в калта the car got stuck in the mud, the car was stalled in the mud.* * *bog; immerse* * *1. wrap (up), do up 2. ЗАТЪВАМ в дългове be overhead and ears/up to the ears/up to the eyebrows in debt, entangle o.s. in debt 3. ЗАТЪВАМ в мръсотия be all in a muck 4. ЗАТЪВАМ с хартия wrap in paper.;sink 5. г в работа be up to the elbows/eyebrows in work, be swamped with work 6. затънал в тиня mud-bound 7. колата затъна в калта the car got stuck in the mud, the car was stalled in the mud -
8 ersticken
I v/t (hat erstickt)1. suffocate; durch Erdrosselung etc.: choke2. (Feuer) smother, put out3. fig. (Gefühl etc.) suppress; (Geräusch, Lachen) smother, stifle; (Aufstand) suppress, quell; KeimII v/i (ist)1. suffocate (an + Dat from), be suffocated (by); an einer Gräte etc. ersticken choke (to death) on a bone etc.; vor Hitze ersticken suffocate from the heat2. fig.: vor Lachen etc. ersticken choke with laughter etc.; in Arbeit ersticken be snowed under with work, be drowning in work; mit erstickter Stimme in a choked voice* * *to stifle; to choke up; to quell; to suffocate; to asphyxiate; to choke; to smother* * *er|stị|cken [ɛɐ'ʃtɪkn] ptp ersti\#ckt1. vtjdn to suffocate, to smother; Feuer to smother; Geräusche to stifle, to smother; (fig = unterdrücken) Aufruhr etc to suppressmit erstickter Stimme — in a choked voice
2. vi aux seinto suffocate; (Feuer) to die, to go out; (Stimme) to become chokedan einer Gräte ersticken — to choke( to death) on a fish bone
unsere Städte ersticken im Verkehr — our cities are being choked by traffic
in der Arbeit ersticken (inf) — to be snowed under with (Brit) or in (US) work, to be up to one's neck in work (inf)
er erstickt im Geld (inf) — he's rolling in money (inf)
die Luft im Zimmer war zum Ersticken — the air in the room was suffocating or stifling
* * *1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) choke2) (to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate: He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat!) stifle3) (to extinguish or put out (flames).) stifle4) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) smother5) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) smother6) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) smother7) (to (cause to) come to a sudden end: Opposition was quickly snuffed out.) snuff out8) suffocation9) (to kill, die, cause distress to or feel distress, through lack of air or the prevention of free breathing: A baby may suffocate if it sleeps with a pillow; The smoke was suffocating him; May I open the window? I'm suffocating.) suffocate* * *Er·sti·ckennt kein pl choking, suffocating* * *1.vor Lachen ersticken — (ugs.) choke with laughter
zum Ersticken sein — < heat> be stifling
2.in Arbeit ersticken — (ugs.) be swamped with work
transitives Verb1) suffocateder Widerstand wurde erstickt — (fig.) resistance was suppressed
etwas sofort od. im Keim ersticken — (fig.) nip something in the bud
* * *A. v/t (hat erstickt)1. suffocate; durch Erdrosselung etc: choke2. (Feuer) smother, put out3. fig (Gefühl etc) suppress; (Geräusch, Lachen) smother, stifle; (Aufstand) suppress, quell; → KeimB. v/i (ist)1. suffocate (an +dat from), be suffocated (by);an einer Gräte etcersticken choke (to death) on a bone etc;vor Hitze ersticken suffocate from the heat2. fig:vor Lachen etcersticken choke with laughter etc;in Arbeit ersticken be snowed under with work, be drowning in work;mit erstickter Stimme in a choked voice* * *1.intransitives Verb; mit sein suffocate; (sich verschlucken) chokevor Lachen ersticken — (ugs.) choke with laughter
zum Ersticken sein — < heat> be stifling
2.in Arbeit ersticken — (ugs.) be swamped with work
transitives Verb1) suffocateder Widerstand wurde erstickt — (fig.) resistance was suppressed
etwas sofort od. im Keim ersticken — (fig.) nip something in the bud
* * *v.to asphyxiate v.to blanket v.to damp v.to smother v.to stifle v.to suffocate v. -
9 Ersticken
I v/t (hat erstickt)1. suffocate; durch Erdrosselung etc.: choke2. (Feuer) smother, put out3. fig. (Gefühl etc.) suppress; (Geräusch, Lachen) smother, stifle; (Aufstand) suppress, quell; KeimII v/i (ist)1. suffocate (an + Dat from), be suffocated (by); an einer Gräte etc. ersticken choke (to death) on a bone etc.; vor Hitze ersticken suffocate from the heat2. fig.: vor Lachen etc. ersticken choke with laughter etc.; in Arbeit ersticken be snowed under with work, be drowning in work; mit erstickter Stimme in a choked voice* * *to stifle; to choke up; to quell; to suffocate; to asphyxiate; to choke; to smother* * *er|stị|cken [ɛɐ'ʃtɪkn] ptp ersti\#ckt1. vtjdn to suffocate, to smother; Feuer to smother; Geräusche to stifle, to smother; (fig = unterdrücken) Aufruhr etc to suppressmit erstickter Stimme — in a choked voice
2. vi aux seinto suffocate; (Feuer) to die, to go out; (Stimme) to become chokedunsere Städte ersticken im Verkehr — our cities are being choked by traffic
in der Arbeit ersticken (inf) — to be snowed under with (Brit) or in (US) work, to be up to one's neck in work (inf)
er erstickt im Geld (inf) — he's rolling in money (inf)
die Luft im Zimmer war zum Ersticken — the air in the room was suffocating or stifling
* * *1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) choke2) (to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate: He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat!) stifle3) (to extinguish or put out (flames).) stifle4) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) smother5) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) smother6) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) smother7) (to (cause to) come to a sudden end: Opposition was quickly snuffed out.) snuff out8) suffocation9) (to kill, die, cause distress to or feel distress, through lack of air or the prevention of free breathing: A baby may suffocate if it sleeps with a pillow; The smoke was suffocating him; May I open the window? I'm suffocating.) suffocate* * *Er·sti·ckennt kein pl choking, suffocating* * *1.vor Lachen ersticken — (ugs.) choke with laughter
zum Ersticken sein — < heat> be stifling
2.in Arbeit ersticken — (ugs.) be swamped with work
transitives Verb1) suffocateder Widerstand wurde erstickt — (fig.) resistance was suppressed
etwas sofort od. im Keim ersticken — (fig.) nip something in the bud
* * *zum Ersticken Luft etc: stifling, suffocating;zum Ersticken heiß stifling(ly) hot* * *1.intransitives Verb; mit sein suffocate; (sich verschlucken) chokevor Lachen ersticken — (ugs.) choke with laughter
zum Ersticken sein — < heat> be stifling
2.in Arbeit ersticken — (ugs.) be swamped with work
transitives Verb1) suffocateder Widerstand wurde erstickt — (fig.) resistance was suppressed
etwas sofort od. im Keim ersticken — (fig.) nip something in the bud
* * *v.to asphyxiate v.to blanket v.to damp v.to smother v.to stifle v.to suffocate v. -
10 erdrücken
v/t1. (zu Tode drücken) crush (to death)2. fig. (überbelasten) overwhelm; (niederdrücken) weigh down; von Arbeit fast erdrückt snowed under ( oder swamped) with work, hopelessly overworked3. fig. (Raum) Möbelstück etc.: be too overpowering for; (Kunstwerk etc.) auch kill umg.* * *er|drụ̈|cken [ɛɐ'drʏkn] ptp erdrü\#cktvtto crush ( to death); (fig = überwältigen) to overwhelmdie Schuld erdrückte ihn beinah[e] — the sense of guilt oppressed him or weighed down on him
* * *er·drü·cken *vt1. (zu Tode drücken)▪ jdn/ein Tier \erdrücken to crush sb/an animal to deathmerkst du nicht, dass du dein Kind mit deiner Liebe fast erdrückst? can't you see that you're almost stifling the child with love3. (sehr stark belasten)▪ jdn \erdrücken to overwhelm sbdie Schulden drohten ihn zu \erdrücken he's up to his ears in debts* * *transitives Verb1) crush2) (fig.) overwhelm* * *erdrücken v/t1. (zu Tode drücken) crush (to death)von Arbeit fast erdrückt snowed under ( oder swamped) with work, hopelessly overworked* * *transitives Verb1) crush2) (fig.) overwhelm* * *v.to crush v.to overwhelm v. -
11 ob|łożyć
pf — ob|kładać impf Ⅰ vt 1. (otoczyć dookoła) to surround, to cover (coś czymś sth with sth)- obłożyć kogoś poduszkami to prop sb up with pillows- obłożyć głowę/ranę lodem to put an ice pack on one’s head/to pack a wound with ice- obłożyć coś darnią to cover sth with turf- obłożyć mięso cebulą to cover a. top the meat with onion- obłożyć budynek/ścianę cegłą to put a brick facing on a building/wall2. (założyć okładkę) obłożyć książkę to put a cover on a book- obłożyła zeszyt w brązowy papier she put a brown paper cover on the exercise book, she covered the exercise book in brown paper3. (obciążyć) obłożyć kogoś obowiązkami to saddle sb with responsibilities- obłożyć kogoś pracą to load sb down with work, to load work on(to) sb- strasznie jestem obłożona pracą w tym tygodniu I’m terribly bogged down with work a. I’m absolutely swamped with work this week pot.4. Ekon. obłożyć coś cłem/akcyzą to impose a. levy duty/excise (duty) on sth- obłożyć coś podatkiem to impose a. put tax on sth- płyty kompaktowe zostały obłożone 25% podatkiem a 25% tax was put on CDsⅡ obłożyć się — obkładać się to surround oneself (czymś with sth); to bury oneself (czymś in sth)The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ob|łożyć
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12 saturer
saturer [satyʀe]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• ça sature [appareil hi-fi] we're getting distortion• après six heures de ce travail, je sature (inf) after six hours of this work, I've had enough* * *satyʀe
1.
1) ( imprégner) to saturate (de with)2) ( gorger)
2.
(colloq) verbe intransitifje sature — I've had it up to here (colloq)
* * *satyʀe vtsaturer qn/qch de — to saturate sb/sth with
* * *saturer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( imprégner) to saturate (de with);2 ( gorger) saturer les gens de publicité/discours to overload people with advertising/speeches; on nous sature de feuilletons we're being inundated with soap operas; traiter la demande et saturer le besoin to cater to demand and meet people's needs.B ○vi je sature I've had it up to here○.[satyre] verbe transitifêtre saturé de travail to be up to one's eyes in work, to be swamped with workle jardin est saturé d'eau the garden is waterlogged ou saturated with water————————[satyre] verbe intransitif(familier) [marché] to become saturated[lignes téléphoniques] to overload[sonorisation][personne]deux heures d'informatique et je sature after two hours of computer science, I can't take anything in any more -
13 затрупам
затру̀пам,затру̀пвам гл.1. cover up, bury under/beneath; ( яма) fill up;2. ( отрупвам) pile, heap (c with); \затрупам с въпроси ply with questions, shower/hail questions on, overwhelm with questions; затрупан с писма snowed under with letters; затрупан с работа swamped with work, up to the ears/eyebrows in work; \затрупам с работа overload/overburden with work; -
14 er
I pers. Pron.1. he; von Dingen: it; von Mond, Dampfer, Wagen: auch she; von Hund etc.: he, it; er ist es it’s him umg.; er ist es gewesen, der... it was he who ( oder that)..., he was the one who ( oder that)...2. auf Handtüchern etc.: His* * *he* * *[eːɐ] he; (von Dingen) it; (von Hund etc) it, he; (vom Mond) it, she (poet)er ist es — it's him, it is he (form)
wer hat das gemacht/ist der Täter? – er/er (ist es)! — who did that/is the person responsible? – he did/is!, him (inf)!
er war es nicht, ich wars — it wasn't him, it was me
sie ist größer als er — she is taller than he is or him
* * *1) (a male person or animal already spoken about: When I spoke to John, he told me he had seen you.) he2) (used instead of he, he or she etc when the person's sex is unknown or when people of both sexes are being referred to: If anyone does that, they are to be severely punished.) they* * *ER<-s, -s>[e:ˈɛr]* * *der; Er, Ers (ugs.) he* * *erA. pers prer ist es it’s him umg;Er etwa: Verwendung des Passivs oder youB. Er m; -, -s; umg1.es ist ein Er auch bei Tieren: it’s a he2. auf Handtüchern etc: Hisjemandem das Leben retten save sb’s life;jemanden vor dem Ertrinken retten save sb from drowning;jemanden aus einem brennenden Wagen retten rescue sb from a burning car;vor dem Abbruch retten (Haus) rescue from demolition;die Situation/den Abend retten fig save the situation/rescue the evening;bist du noch zu retten? umg have you gone completely mad?, have you lost your mind?;er ist nicht mehr zu retten umg he’s a lost cause, he’s beyond help;der Kranke ist kaum mehr zu retten the patient is almost beyond ( oder past) hope; errettete seine Ehre he vindicated his hono(u)rB. v/i SPORT make a save;den rettenden Einfall haben come up with the answer, save the dayC. v/r escape (vor +dat from);sich ins Haus etcretten können manage to escape into the house etc;sich vor Arbeit etcer konnte sich vor Angeboten/Arbeit nicht (mehr) retten he was besieged with offers/swamped with work;* * *der; Er, Ers (ugs.) he* * *I loathe him (it). expr. -
15 in der Arbeit ersticken
1. to be snowed under with work2. to be swamped with work3. to be up to one's neck in work -
16 abrumado
adj.1 wary.2 overwhelmed, floored.past part.past participle of spanish verb: abrumarse.* * *1→ link=abrumar abrumar► adjetivo1 overwhelmed* * *ADJ (=agobiado) overwhelmed; (=oprimido) weighed down; (=cansado) worn out, exhausted* * *= harassed.Ex. This article offers 3 remedies for harassed acquisitions librarians in the areas of booksellers, money and technology.* * *= harassed.Ex: This article offers 3 remedies for harassed acquisitions librarians in the areas of booksellers, money and technology.
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Del verbo abrumar: ( conjugate abrumar)
abrumado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
abrumado
abrumar
abrumar ( conjugate abrumar) verbo transitivo
to overwhelm;
abrumado a algn con algo ‹con problemas/quejas› to wear sb out with sth;
abrumado,-a adjetivo overwhelmed
abrumar verbo transitivo to overwhelm, crush: me abrumas con tantas atenciones, I'm overwhelmed by your kindness
' abrumado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrumada
English:
over
* * *abrumado, -a adj[agobiado] overwhelmed; [molesto] annoyed;abrumado por el trabajo overwhelmed o swamped with work -
17 überhäufen
v/t (untr., hat): jemanden überhäufen mit inundate ( oder swamp) s.o. with; jemanden mit Ehren / Vorwürfen etc. überhäufen heap hono(u)rs / reproaches etc. on s.o.; jemanden mit Geschenken überhäufen shower s.o. with presents* * *to lavish; to clutter; to bespatter* * *über|häu|fen [yːbɐ'hɔyfn] ptp überhäuftvt insepjdn to overwhelm, to inundate; Schreibtisch etc to pile highjdn mit Geschenken/Glückwünschen/Titeln überhä́úfen — to heap presents/congratulations/titles (up)on sb
jdn mit Vorwürfen überhä́úfen — to heap reproaches (up)on sb('s head)
* * *über·häu·fen *[y:bɐˈhɔyfn̩]vt1. (überreich bedenken) to heap sth [up]on sbjdn mit Ehrungen \überhäufen to shower sb with honours [or honours [up]on sb2. (in sehr großem Maße konfrontieren) to heap sth [up]on sb['s head]jdn mit Beschwerden \überhäufen to inundate sb with complaints* * *transitives Verbjemanden mit etwas überhäufen — heap or shower something on somebody
jemanden mit Ratschlägen/Vorwürfen überhäufen — bombard somebody with advice/pour reproaches on somebody
* * *überhäufen v/t (untrennb, hat):jemanden überhäufen mit inundate ( oder swamp) sb with;jemanden mit Ehren/Vorwürfen etcüberhäufen heap hono(u)rs/reproaches etc on sb;jemanden mit Geschenken überhäufen shower sb with presents* * *transitives Verbjemanden mit etwas überhäufen — heap or shower something on somebody
jemanden mit Ratschlägen/Vorwürfen überhäufen — bombard somebody with advice/pour reproaches on somebody
* * *(mit Geschenken, Fragen) v.to overwhelm v. v.to besiege v. -
18 estar agobiado de trabajo
• be overwhelmed with work• be swamped with workDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > estar agobiado de trabajo
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19 заработаться
1) General subject: be head over heels in work, (to) be swamped with work2) Phraseological unit: work fingers to the bone -
20 затъна
вж. затъвам* * *затъ̀на,затъ̀вам гл. sink; \затъна в дългове be over head and ears/up to the ears/up to he eyebrows in debt, entangle o.s. in debt; \затъна в мръсотия be all in a muck; \затъна в работа be up the elbows/eyebrows in work, be swamped with work, be bogged down in work; затънал в тиня mud-bound; колата затъна в калта the car got stuck in the mud, the car was stalled in the mud.* * *вж. затъвам
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