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1 cause
A n1 ( reason) cause f, raison f (of de) ; there is/he has cause for concern/optimism/alarm/complaint il y a/il a des raisons de s'inquiéter/d'être optimiste/de s'alarmer/de se plaindre ; to give sb cause to do donner à qn des raisons de faire ; to have cause to do avoir des raisons de faire ; to give cause for concern susciter des inquiétudes ; the immediate/root cause la cause directe/première ; with good cause pour cause, à juste titre ; without good cause sans motif valable ;2 ( objective) cause f ; a lost cause une cause perdue ; for a good cause pour une bonne cause ; all in a good cause pour la bonne cause ; in the cause of equality/freedom pour la cause de l'égalité/la liberté ; to make common cause with sb faire cause commune avec qn ;3 Jur ( grounds) cause f ; a challenge for/without cause une récusation pour/sans motif déterminé ; contributory cause cause accessoire ; primary cause cause première ; to show cause exposer ses raisons ;4 Jur ( court action) action f ; cause of action motif m d'action en justice ; matrimonial causes affaires fpl matrimoniales.B vtr causer, occasionner [damage, flooding, grief, problem] ; provoquer [chaos, delay, controversy, reaction] ; susciter [excitement, surprise] ; entraîner [suffering] ; amener [dismay, confusion] ; to cause sb to cry/leave faire pleurer/partir qn ; to cause sb problems/anxiety causer des problèmes/de l'inquiétude à qn ; to cause trouble créer des problèmes ; to cause cancer/migraine donner or provoquer un cancer/la migraine. -
2 ♦ cause
♦ cause /kɔ:z/n.1 causa: cause and effect, causa ed effetto; the cause of the delay, la causa del ritardo; to establish the cause of death, accertare la causa del decesso2 motivo; ragione: There is no cause for regret, non c'è motivo di rammaricarsi; to give cause for concern, creare motivo di preoccupazione; the underlying cause, la causa che sta alla radice; la ragione di fondo; without a cause, senza motivo; senza ragione; the probable cause, la causa più probabile3 causa; ideale: to fight for a good cause, battersi per una buona causa; a deserving cause, una causa degna; to make common cause ( with), fare causa comune (con); in the cause of liberty, per la causa della (o per la) libertà● (leg.) cause list, elenco delle cause a ruolo □ (leg.) cause of action, fondamento della propria azione; diritto sostanziale □ all in a good cause, per una buona causa □ (spec. leg.) to show cause, provare il proprio diritto □ with good cause, a ragione; con giusta causa □ without good cause, senza una buona ragione; senza un legittimo motivo.♦ (to) cause /kɔ:z/v. t.1 causare; essere causa di; provocare; produrre; dare; procurare; creare: What causes tides?, qual è la causa delle maree?; to cause an accident, causare (o provocare) un incidente; to cause inflation, essere causa di inflazione; to cause cancer, essere causa di cancro; provocare il cancro; to cause damage, provocare (o produrre) danni; to cause anxiety, preoccupare; agitare; to cause problems, dare problemi2 (seguito da un verbo all'inf.) fare; indurre: They caused me to miss my bus, mi fecero perdere l'autobus NOTA D'USO: - to provoke o to cause?-. -
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cause [kɔ:z]1. nouncause f• to cause damage/an accident causer des dégâts/un accident• a few fans were determined to cause trouble quelques supporters étaient décidés à semer la pagaille* * *[kɔːz] 1.1) ( reason) cause f, raison f (of de)there is/he has cause for concern/optimism — il y a/il a des raisons de s'inquiéter/d'être optimiste
2) ( objective) cause f4) Law ( court action) action f2.transitive verb causer, occasionner [damage, grief, problem]; provoquer [chaos, delay, controversy, reaction]; susciter [excitement, surprise]; entraîner [suffering]; amener [dismay, confusion]to cause somebody to cry/leave — faire pleurer/partir quelqu'un
to cause cancer/migraine — donner or provoquer un cancer/la migraine
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4 cause
ko:z
1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) causa2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) razón, motivo3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) causa
2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) causarcause1 n1. causa2. motivo / razóncause2 vb causar / provocartr[kɔːz]1 (origin) causa2 (reason, grounds) razón nombre femenino, motivo3 (principle, movement) causa4 SMALLLAW/SMALL causa, pleito1 causar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto cause somebody to do something hacer que alguien haga algocause n1) origin: causa f, origen m2) reason: causa f, razón f, motivo m3) lawsuit: litigio m, pleito m4) movement: causa f, movimiento mconj.• causa conj.n.• causa s.f.• causador s.m.• fundamento s.m.• lugar s.m.• materia s.f.• móvil s.m.• porqué s.m.• semilla s.f.v.• acarrear v.• brotar v.• causar v.• irrogar v.• ocasionar v.
I kɔːz1)a) c (of accident, event, death) causa fb) u (reason, grounds) motivo m, razón fthere's some cause for concern — existen motivos or razones para preocuparse
without (good) cause — sin causa (justificada) or motivo (justificado)
2) c (ideal, movement) causa fto fight/die for the cause — luchar/morir* por la causa
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transitive verb causarto cause somebody problems — causarle or ocasionarle problemas a alguien
[kɔːz]to cause somebody/something TO + INF — hacer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)
1. N1) (=origin) causa f ; (=reason) motivo m, razón fto show cause — frm aducir argumentos convincentes
2) (=purpose) causa flost 3.3) (Jur) causa f, pleito m2.VT causar, provocar; [+ accident, trouble] causar3.CPDcause célèbre N — pleito m or caso m célebre
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I [kɔːz]1)a) c (of accident, event, death) causa fb) u (reason, grounds) motivo m, razón fthere's some cause for concern — existen motivos or razones para preocuparse
without (good) cause — sin causa (justificada) or motivo (justificado)
2) c (ideal, movement) causa fto fight/die for the cause — luchar/morir* por la causa
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transitive verb causarto cause somebody problems — causarle or ocasionarle problemas a alguien
to cause somebody/something TO + INF — hacer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)
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5 cause
I [kɔːz]1) (reason) causa f., ragione f.there is, they have cause for concern — c'è, hanno motivo di essere preoccupati
to give sb. cause to do — dare a qcn. occasione o motivo di fare
2) (objective) causa f., ideale m.3) dir. (grounds) causa f.4) dir. (court action) causa f.II [kɔːz]matrimonial causes — cause di divorzio o separazione
verbo transitivo causare, provocare [damage, delay, suffering]; destare, suscitare [surprise, dismay]to cause sb. to cry — fare piangere qcn.
to cause sb. problems — dare problemi a qcn.
to cause trouble — dare problemi o noie
to cause cancer — provocare il cancro, essere cancerogeno
* * *[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) causa2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) motivo, ragione3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) causa2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) causare* * *I [kɔːz]1) (reason) causa f., ragione f.there is, they have cause for concern — c'è, hanno motivo di essere preoccupati
to give sb. cause to do — dare a qcn. occasione o motivo di fare
2) (objective) causa f., ideale m.3) dir. (grounds) causa f.4) dir. (court action) causa f.II [kɔːz]matrimonial causes — cause di divorzio o separazione
verbo transitivo causare, provocare [damage, delay, suffering]; destare, suscitare [surprise, dismay]to cause sb. to cry — fare piangere qcn.
to cause sb. problems — dare problemi a qcn.
to cause trouble — dare problemi o noie
to cause cancer — provocare il cancro, essere cancerogeno
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6 cause for concern principle
причина озабоченности
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cause for concern principle
Principle connected with the precautionary principle: it means that, if there are strong reasons for expecting serious or irreversible damage to the environment following a given project, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation. Critics of this approach are concerned about large commitments of resources to deal with vaguely defined problems. (Source: GILP96a)
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Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > cause for concern principle
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7 ennui
ennui [ɑ̃nyi]masculine nouna. ( = désœuvrement) boredom ; ( = monotonie) tediumb. ( = tracas) problem• faire or causer des ennuis à qn to make trouble for sb• l'ennui, c'est que... the trouble is that...* * *ɑ̃nɥinom masculin1) ( sentiment) boredomc'est à mourir d'ennui — it's enough to bore you stiff ou to death
2) ( problème) problem* * *ɑ̃nɥi nm1) (= lassitude) boredomC'est à mourir d'ennui. — It's enough to bore you to death.
2) (= difficulté) trouble no plavoir des ennuis — to have problems, to have trouble
s'attirer des ennuis — to cause problems for o.s., to bring trouble on o.s.
* * *ennui nm1 ( sentiment) boredom; tromper l'ennui to escape from boredom; c'est à mourir d'ennui it's enough to bore you stiff ou to death; quel ennui! what a bore!;2 ( problème) problem; parler de ses ennuis to discuss one's problems ou troubles; ennuis familiaux family problems ou troubles; avoir des ennuis to have problems; j'ai des ennuis avec la police I'm in trouble with the police; créer des ennuis à qn to make trouble for sb; le seul ennui c'est que the only trouble is that; s'attirer des ennuis to run into trouble (avec with); ennuis d'argent money worries ou problems; ennuis de santé health problems; il m'a cherché des ennuis he tried to create problems for me; ennuis pulmonaires lung problems ou trouble; ennuis mécaniques mechanical problems.un ennui ne vient jamais seul it never rains but it pours.[ɑ̃nɥi] nom masculindes ennuis trouble, troubles, problemsl'ennui c'est que... the trouble is that...2. [lassitude] boredomc'était à mourir d'ennui it was dreadfully ou deadly boring3. (littéraire) [mélancolie] ennui -
8 tropezar con dificultades
(v.) = run into + difficultiesEx. If a vendor of a computerised library system runs into financial difficulties, and perhaps goes out of business, this can cause problems for libraries that have chosen to purchase their products.* * *(v.) = run into + difficultiesEx: If a vendor of a computerised library system runs into financial difficulties, and perhaps goes out of business, this can cause problems for libraries that have chosen to purchase their products.
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9 problem
problem ['prɒbləm]1 nounproblème m;∎ a maths problem un problème de mathématique;∎ a technical/financial problem un problème technique/financier;∎ to cause problems for sb causer des ennuis ou poser des problèmes à qn;∎ to solve a problem résoudre un problème;∎ he's got problems with the police il a des problèmes ou ennuis avec la police;∎ that's your problem ça, c'est ton problème;∎ their problem is that they don't have enough time leur problème c'est qu'ils n'ont pas assez de temps;∎ money isn't a problem l'argent n'est pas un problème;∎ and I thought I had problems! moi qui pensais que j'avais des problèmes!;∎ I can't pay until next week - that's not a problem je ne pourrai pas payer avant la semaine prochaine - pas de problème ou ce n'est pas un problème;∎ familiar I haven't got a car - no problem, I'll take you je n'ai pas de voiture - pas de problème, je t'emmènerai;∎ the housing problem la crise du logement;∎ it's a problem to know what to do il est bien difficile de savoir quoi faire;∎ he's a problem c'est un cas ou c'est un problème, celui-là;∎ I don't want to be a problem je ne veux pas causer ou créer de problème(s);∎ what seems to be the problem? qu'est-ce qu'il y a?, où est le problème?;∎ has anyone got a problem with that? est-ce que quelqu'un a une objection?, est-ce que ça dérange quelqu'un?;∎ familiar what's your problem? tu as un problème ou quoi?;∎ to have a drink/drug problem (trop) boire/se droguer;∎ she has a bit of a weight problem elle a des problèmes de poids;∎ it's a real problem case c'est un cas qui pose de réels problèmes(family, hair) à problèmes; (play) à thèseproblem child (child) enfant mf à problèmes, enfant mf difficile; Marketing (company, product) dilemme m;British problem page courrier m du cœur -
10 piss
∎ to piss in the wind se fatiguer pour rien□ ;∎ it's pissing with rain il pleut comme vache qui pisse∎ to piss and moan geindre, pleurnicherpisser;∎ to piss one's pants pisser dans sa culotte;∎ to piss oneself se pisser dessus;∎ to piss oneself (laughing) rire à en pisser dans sa culotte3 noun(a) (urine, act of urinating) pisse f;∎ to go for a piss aller pisser∎ to go on the piss (go out drinking) aller se bourrer la gueule, aller prendre une cuite;∎ British to be on the piss se bourrer la gueule, prendre une cuite(c) to take the piss out of sb British (mock) se foutre de la gueule de qn; American (calm down) calmer qn□∎ the film/book was piss le film/le bouquin ne valait pas un clou;∎ their beer is piss leur bière, c'est du pipi de chat4 adverb∎ British piss easy fastoche►► British piss artist (drunkard) poivrot(e) m,f;∎ he's a real piss artist (fool) il n'arrête pas de déconner(fool around) déconner, faire le con; (waste time) glander, glandouiller;∎ we don't have time to piss about on n'a pas de temps à perdre en conneries;∎ don't piss around with my stuff arrête de tripoter mes affaires ou de foutre le bordel dans mes affairesemmerder;∎ to piss sb about (cause problems for) se foutre de la gueule de qn; (waste time of) faire perdre son temps à qn∎ to piss sth away (winnings, inheritance) gaspiller qch□∎ it's pissing it down il pleut comme vache qui pisse∎ it's pissing down il pleut comme vache qui pisse(go away) se casser, se tirer, foutre le camp;∎ piss off! (go away) casse-toi!, tire-toi!, fous(-moi) le camp!; (expressing contempt, diasgreement) va te faire foutre!faire chier;∎ to be pissed off with sb/sth (have had enough of) en avoir ras le bol de qn/qch;∎ to be pissed off at sb/about sth être en pétard contre qn/à cause de qch -
11 puñeta
1 familiar nuisance1 familiar bloody hell!\en la quinta puñeta familiar in the back of beyondhacer la puñeta a alguien familiar to make life difficult for somebody, cause problems for somebodyirse a hacer puñetas familiar (plan) to go down the drain, fall through 2 (persona) to go to hell, get lost■ ¡vete a hacer puñetas! go to hell!mandar a alguien a hacer puñetas familiar to tell somebody to get lost* * *femenino (Esp fam)¿qué puñeta(s) hace él aquí? — what the hell's he doing here? (colloq)
hacerle la puñeta a alguien — (Esp fam)
si no me lo trae hoy, me hace la puñeta — if she doesn't bring it for me today, I'll be in deep trouble
mandar a alguien a hacer puñetas — (Esp fam) to tell somebody to go to hell
vete a hacer puñetas! — go to hell! (colloq)
* * *femenino (Esp fam)¿qué puñeta(s) hace él aquí? — what the hell's he doing here? (colloq)
hacerle la puñeta a alguien — (Esp fam)
si no me lo trae hoy, me hace la puñeta — if she doesn't bring it for me today, I'll be in deep trouble
mandar a alguien a hacer puñetas — (Esp fam) to tell somebody to go to hell
vete a hacer puñetas! — go to hell! (colloq)
* * *¡puñeta(s)! ¡ya te lo he dicho mil veces! for heaven's sake! I've already told you a thousand times ( colloq)¿qué puñeta(s) tiene que venir a hacer él aquí? what the hell's he doing here? ( colloq)¡qué resfriado ni qué puñetas! I don't give a damn if you have a cold! ( colloq)en la quinta puñeta ( Esp fam o vulg); in the back of beyond ( colloq), in the boondocks ( AmE colloq)hacerle la puñeta a algn ( Esp fam): si no se acuerda de traérmelo hoy, me hace la puñeta if she doesn't remember to bring it for me today, I'll be in deep troublemandar algo/a algn a hacer puñetas ( Esp fam): como no dejes de molestar te van a mandar a hacer puñetas if you don't stop bothering them they'll tell you where to get off ( colloq)¡vete a hacer puñetas! go to hell! ( colloq)* * *
puñeta sustantivo femenino (Esp fam):◊ hacerle la puñeta a algn to mess things up for sb;
mandar a algn a hacer puñetas to tell sb to go to hell;
¡vete a hacer puñetas! go to hell! (colloq)
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English:
stitch up
* * *♦ nf¡qué puñeta tener que trabajar el domingo! what a drag o pain having to work on a Sunday!2. [bocamanga] border3. Famhacer la puñeta to be a pain;irse a hacer puñetas [planes] to go up in smoke;¡vete a hacer puñetas! get lost!;Fammandar a alguien a hacer puñetas to tell sb to get lost;¡no me vengas ahora con puñetas! don't give me that nonsense!♦ interjFam¡puñeta!, ¡puñetas! damn it!;¡cállate, puñeta! shut up, damn it!* * *f:¡puñeta(s)! fam for heaven’s sake! fam ;hacer la puñeta a alguien fam give s.o. a hard time fam ;en la quinta puñeta pop in the boondocks fam -
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embêtement (inf) [ɑ̃bεtmɑ̃]masculine noun* * *ɑ̃betmɑ̃nom masculin problem* * *ɑ̃bɛtmɑ̃1. nmproblem, difficulty2. embêtements nmpl* * *embêtement nm problem.[ɑ̃bɛtmɑ̃] nom masculinavoir des embêtements: va les voir au commissariat, sinon tu peux avoir des embêtements go and see them at the police station or you could get into troubleen ce moment, je n'ai que des embêtements it's just one damn thing after another at the moment -
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ПОРТИТЬ КРОВЬ кому ПОПОРТИТЬ (ИС-ПОРТИТЬ) много (столько, сколько и т. п.) КРОВИ all coll VP subj: human or abstrto bother, inconvenience, annoy s.o. greatly, cause problems for s.o.: X портит Y-y кровь = X causes Y (endless) troubleX causes Y a lot of headaches X causes Y (unnecessary) worry (in limited contexts) X poisons Y's existence.«Ах, если бы как-нибудь вытянуть из него всё, что он знает! С каким наслаждением я бы потом его прикончил... Сколько он крови мне попортил...» (Стругацкие 2). "If only I could drag it out of him. Then it would give me great pleasure to finish him off. How much unnecessary worry he's caused me" (2a). -
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• ПОРТИТЬ КРОВЬ кому; ПОПОРТИТЬ < ИСПОРТИТЬ> много <столько, сколько и т.п.> КРОВИall coll[VP; subj: human or abstr]=====⇒ to bother, inconvenience, annoy s.o. greatly, cause problems for s.o.:- [in limited contexts] X poisons Y's existence.♦ "Ах, если бы как-нибудь вытянуть из него вей, что он знает! С каким наслаждением я бы потом его прикончил... Сколько он крови мне попортил..." (Стругацкие 2). "If only I could drag it out of him. Then it would give me great pleasure to finish him off. How much unnecessary worry he's caused me" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > испортить крови
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16 попортить крови
• ПОРТИТЬ КРОВЬ кому; ПОПОРТИТЬ < ИСПОРТИТЬ> много <столько, сколько и т.п.> КРОВИall coll[VP; subj: human or abstr]=====⇒ to bother, inconvenience, annoy s.o. greatly, cause problems for s.o.:- [in limited contexts] X poisons Y's existence.♦ "Ах, если бы как-нибудь вытянуть из него вей, что он знает! С каким наслаждением я бы потом его прикончил... Сколько он крови мне попортил..." (Стругацкие 2). "If only I could drag it out of him. Then it would give me great pleasure to finish him off. How much unnecessary worry he's caused me" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > попортить крови
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17 портить кровь
• ПОРТИТЬ КРОВЬ кому; ПОПОРТИТЬ < ИСПОРТИТЬ> много <столько, сколько и т.п.> КРОВИall coll[VP; subj: human or abstr]=====⇒ to bother, inconvenience, annoy s.o. greatly, cause problems for s.o.:- [in limited contexts] X poisons Y's existence.♦ "Ах, если бы как-нибудь вытянуть из него вей, что он знает! С каким наслаждением я бы потом его прикончил... Сколько он крови мне попортил..." (Стругацкие 2). "If only I could drag it out of him. Then it would give me great pleasure to finish him off. How much unnecessary worry he's caused me" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > портить кровь
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18 Bedrängnis
f; -, kein Pl.; geh. predicament, plight; in Bedrängnis sein be in trouble, be in a very difficult situation; stärker: be in distress; finanziell: be in financial ( oder dire) straits; in Bedrängnis geraten get into (great) difficulty; jemanden in Bedrängnis bringen get s.o. into trouble* * *die Bedrängnishardship; distress* * *Be|drạ̈ng|nis [bə'drɛŋnɪs]f -ses, -se (geh)(= seelische Bedrängnis) distress, tormentin arger or großer Bedrängnis, in einer argen or großen Bedrängnis — in dire or desperate straits
* * *Be·dräng·nis<-ses, -se>[bəˈdrɛŋnɪs]in finanzieller/seelischer \Bedrängnis sein to be in financial difficulties [or straits]/emotional difficulties [or distress]jdn in seelische \Bedrängnis bringen to put sb on the spotjdn in \Bedrängnis bringen to get sb into trouble a. eupheinen Gegner in \Bedrängnis bringen to cause problems for an opponentin \Bedrängnis sein/geraten to be/get into difficulties* * *die; Bedrängnis, Bedrängnisse (geh.) (innere Not) distress; (wirtschaftliche Not) [great] difficulties pl.in Bedrängnis geraten/sein — get into/be in great difficulties pl
* * *in Bedrängnis sein be in trouble, be in a very difficult situation; stärker: be in distress; finanziell: be in financial ( oder dire) straits;in Bedrängnis geraten get into (great) difficulty;jemanden in Bedrängnis bringen get sb into trouble* * *die; Bedrängnis, Bedrängnisse (geh.) (innere Not) distress; (wirtschaftliche Not) [great] difficulties pl.in Bedrängnis geraten/sein — get into/be in great difficulties pl
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19 Bedrängnis
Be·dräng·nis <-ses, -se> [bəʼdrɛŋnɪs] f( geh) difficulties pl;in finanzieller/seelischer \Bedrängnis sein to be in financial difficulties [or straits] /emotional difficulties [or distress];jdn in seelische \Bedrängnis bringen to put sb on the spot;jdn in \Bedrängnis bringen to get sb into trouble (a. euph)einen Gegner in \Bedrängnis bringen to cause problems for an opponent;in \Bedrängnis sein/ geraten to be/get into difficulties -
20 gl_ztrick
Game: GLQuakeТип: ToggleЗначение по умолчанию: 1Включает использование метод для предотвращения очистки z-буфера между кадрами.Note: If this toggle is enabled the game will not clear the z-buffer between frames. This will result in increased performance but might cause problems for some display hardware.
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cause — [[t]kɔ͟ːz[/t]] ♦ causes, causing, caused 1) N COUNT: oft N of n The cause of an event, usually a bad event, is the thing that makes it happen. Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease... The causes are a complex blend of… … English dictionary
Cause Mapping — is a problem solving method that draws out, visually, the multiple chains of interconnecting causes that lead to an incident. The method, which breaks problems down specific cause and effect relationships, can be applied to a variety of problems… … Wikipedia
(a) rod for your own back — a rod for your own back british phrase something you do that will cause problems for you in the future Parents who never say no to their children are often creating a rod for their own back. Thesaurus: to cause problems for yourselfsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
asking for trouble — phrase if doing something is asking for trouble, it is likely to cause you problems or difficulties Delaying this type of surgery is just asking for trouble. Thesaurus: to cause problems for yourselfsynonym Main entry: trouble … Useful english dictionary
make life difficult (for someone) — make life/things/difficult (for someone) phrase to cause problems for someone My boss seems to enjoy making life difficult for me. Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
make things difficult (for someone) — make life/things/difficult (for someone) phrase to cause problems for someone My boss seems to enjoy making life difficult for me. Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
looking for trouble — phrase doing something that is likely to cause a disagreement, fight, or problem He came into the bar obviously looking for trouble. Thesaurus: to cause problems for yourselfsynonym Main entry: trouble … Useful english dictionary
have it in for — phrasal : to intend to do harm to : wish evil to : plan to harm in some way had it in for all foreigners * * * have it in for ( ● have * * * have (got) it in for informal feel a particular dislike of (someone) and behave in a host … Useful english dictionary