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to give sb a knock on the head

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1 knock

knock [nɒk]

coup ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) critique ⇒ 1 (d) cognement ⇒ 1 (e) heurter ⇒ 2 (b), 3 (b) cogner ⇒ 2 (b), 3 (b), 3 (c) éreinter ⇒ 2 (c) frapper ⇒ 3 (a)

1 noun

(a) (blow) coup m;

∎ give it a knock with a hammer donne un coup de marteau dessus;

∎ there was a knock at the door/window on a frappé à la porte/fenêtre;

∎ she gave three knocks on the door elle a frappé trois fois ou coups à la porte;

∎ to hear a knock entendre frapper;

∎ no one answered my knock personne n'a répondu quand j'ai frappé;

∎ knock! knock! toc! toc!;

∎ can you give me a knock tomorrow morning? est-ce que vous pouvez (venir) frapper à ma porte demain matin pour me réveiller?

(b) (bump) coup m;

∎ to give sb a knock on the head porter à qn un coup à la tête;

∎ I got a nasty knock on the elbow (in fight, accident) j'ai reçu un sacré coup au coude; (by one's own clumsiness) je me suis bien cogné le coude;

∎ the car's had a few knocks, but nothing serious la voiture est un peu cabossée mais rien de grave

(c) (setback) coup m;

∎ his reputation has taken a hard knock sa réputation en a pris un sérieux coup;

∎ I've taken a few knocks in my time j'ai encaissé des coups moi aussi

(d) familiar (criticism) critique^□ f;

∎ she's taken a few knocks from the press la presse n'a pas toujours été très tendre avec elle

(e) Cars (in engine) cognement m

2 transitive verb

(a) (hit)

∎ to knock a nail in enfoncer un clou;

∎ she knocked a nail into the wall elle a planté un clou dans le mur;

∎ she knocked a hole in the wall elle a fait un trou dans le mur;

∎ he was knocked into the ditch il a été projeté dans le fossé;

∎ the boy was knocking the ball against the wall le garçon lançait ou envoyait la balle contre le mur;

∎ the force of the explosion knocked us to the floor la force de l'explosion nous a projetés à terre;

∎ familiar to knock sb unconscious or cold assommer qn;

∎ the boom knocked him off balance la bôme, en le heurtant, l'a déséquilibré ou lui a fait perdre l'équilibre;

∎ figurative the news knocked me off balance la nouvelle m'a sidéré ou coupé le souffle

(b) (bump) heurter, cogner;

∎ I knocked my head on or against the low ceiling je me suis cogné la tête contre le ou au plafond

(c) familiar (criticize → author, film) éreinter; (→ driving, cooking) critiquer^□ ;

∎ knocking your colleagues isn't going to help ce n'est pas en débinant vos collègues ou en cassant du sucre sur le dos de vos collègues que vous changerez quoi que ce soit;

∎ they're always knocking the trade unions ils n'arrêtent pas de taper sur les syndicats;

∎ don't knock it till you've tried it! n'en dis pas de mal avant d'avoir essayé^□

(d) British very familiar (have sex with) se faire, se taper

(e) (idioms)

∎ to knock holes in a plan/an argument démolir un projet/un argument;

∎ maybe it will knock some sense into him cela lui mettra peut-être du plomb dans la cervelle, cela le ramènera peut-être à la raison;

∎ the army soon knocked his enthusiasm out of him l'armée a eu tôt fait de tuer en lui toute trace d'enthousiasme;

∎ to knock sb into shape mettre qn au pas;

∎ British familiar to knock sth on the head (put a stop to) faire cesser qch^□ ;

∎ British familiar our plans have been knocked on the head nos projets sont tombés à l'eau;

∎ British familiar knock it on the head, will you! c'est pas bientôt fini?;

∎ British familiar he can knock spots off me at chess/tennis il me bat à plate couture aux échecs/au tennis;

∎ American familiar it really knocked me for a loop ça m'a vraiment scié;

∎ to knock sb dead (impress) en mettre plein la vue à qn;

∎ Texas knocked them dead last night hier soir, Texas a fait un tabac

3 intransitive verb

(a) (hit) frapper;

∎ to knock on or at the door frapper (à la porte);

∎ she came in without knocking elle est entrée sans frapper;

∎ they knock on the wall when we're too noisy ils tapent ou cognent contre le mur quand on fait trop de bruit;

∎ it was a branch knocking against the window c'était une branche qui cognait contre la fenêtre

(b) (bump)

∎ to knock against or into heurter, cogner;

∎ she knocked into the desk elle s'est heurtée ou cognée contre le bureau;

∎ my elbow knocked against the door frame je me suis cogné ou heurté le coude contre le chambranle de la porte

(c) (make sound) cogner;

∎ my heart was knocking je sentais mon cœur cogner dans ma poitrine, j'avais le cœur qui cognait;

∎ the car engine is knocking le moteur cogne;

∎ humorous his knees were knocking ses genoux jouaient des castagnettes;

∎ the pipes knock when you run the taps les tuyaux cognent quand on ouvre les robinets

➲ knock about, knock around

1 intransitive verb

familiar (loiter) traîner;

∎ Vicky must be knocking about here somewhere Vicky doit traîner quelque part dans le coin;

∎ I knocked about in Australia for a while j'ai bourlingué ou roulé ma bosse en Australie pendant quelque temps;

∎ British are my fags knocking about? est-ce que mes clopes sont dans le coin?;

∎ that's what I wear to knock about in ce sont mes vêtements d'intérieur^□

2 inseparable transitive verb

familiar traîner dans;

∎ I knocked about town all day j'ai traîné en ville toute la journée;

∎ she spent a year knocking about Europe elle a passé une année à se balader en Europe;

∎ these clothes are OK for knocking about the house in ces vêtements, ça va pour traîner à la maison;

∎ your keys are knocking about the kitchen somewhere tes clés traînent dans un coin de la cuisine

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (beat) battre; (ill-treat) malmener;

∎ he used to knock his wife about a lot il tapait sur ou il battait sa femme;

∎ the old car's been knocked about a bit la vieille voiture a pris quelques coups ici et là;

∎ the furniture has been badly knocked about les meubles ont été fort maltraités

(b) (jolt, shake) ballotter;

∎ we were really knocked about in the back of the truck nous étions ballottés à l'arrière du camion

(c) familiar (discuss) débattre^□ ;

∎ we knocked the idea about for a while nous en avons vaguement discuté pendant un certain temps

➲ knock about with, knock around with inseparable transitive verb

familiar fréquenter^□ ;

∎ they knocked about together at school ils se fréquentaient à l'école

➲ knock back separable transitive verb familiar

(a) (drink) descendre;

∎ she could knock back ten vodkas in an hour elle pouvait s'envoyer dix vodkas en une heure;

∎ he certainly knocks it back! qu'est-ce qu'il descend!

(b) (cost) coûter à^□ ;

∎ that car must have knocked him back a few thousand pounds cette voiture a bien dû lui coûter quelques milliers de livres

(c) (surprise, shock) secouer, bouleverser;

∎ the news really knocked me back la nouvelle m'a vraiment abasourdi ou m'a laissé pantois

(d) British (reject)

∎ to knock sb back rejeter qn^□ ;

∎ to knock sth back (offer, invitation) refuser qch^□ ;

∎ she knocked him back il s'est pris une veste

➲ knock down separable transitive verb

(a) (person) renverser; (in fight) envoyer par terre, étendre;

∎ she was knocked down by a bus elle a été renversée par un bus;

∎ he knocked the champion down in the first round il a envoyé le champion au tapis ou il a mis le champion knock-down dans la première reprise

(b) (hurdle, vase, pile of books) faire tomber, renverser

(c) (demolish → building) démolir; (→ wall) démolir, abattre; (→ argument) démolir

(d) (price) baisser; (salesman) faire baisser;

∎ I managed to knock him down to $500 j'ai réussi à le faire baisser jusqu'à 500 dollars

(e) British (at auction) adjuger;

∎ it was knocked down to her for £300 on le lui a adjugé pour 300 livres

➲ knock off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (from shelf, wall etc) faire tomber;

∎ the statue's arm had been knocked off la statue avait perdu un bras;

∎ he knocked the earth off the spade il fit tomber la terre qui était restée collée à la bêche;

∎ he was knocked off his bicycle by a car il s'est fait renverser à vélo par une voiture;

∎ figurative to knock sb off their pedestal or perch faire tomber qn de son piédestal;

∎ familiar to knock sb's block off casser la figure à qn

(b) (reduce by) faire une réduction de;

∎ the salesman knocked 10 percent off (for us) le vendeur nous a fait un rabais ou une remise de 10 pour cent;

∎ I managed to get something knocked off the price j'ai réussi à faire baisser un peu le prix

(c) familiar (write rapidly) torcher;

∎ she can knock off an article in half an hour elle peut pondre un article en une demi-heure

(d) very familiar (kill) descendre, buter

(e) British very familiar (steal) piquer, faucher; (rob) braquer;

∎ they knocked off a bank ils ont braqué une banque

(f) British vulgar (have sex with) baiser

(g) familiar (idiom)

∎ knock it off! (stop it) arrête ton char!

2 intransitive verb

familiar (stop work) cesser le travail^□ ;

∎ we knock off at five o'clock on finit à cinq heures

➲ knock on

1 separable transitive verb

∎ (in rugby) to knock the ball on faire un en-avant

2 inseparable transitive verb

British familiar

∎ he's knocking on sixty il va sur la soixantaine;

∎ there were knocking on fifty people in the hall il n'y avait pas loin de cinquante personnes dans la salle

3 intransitive verb

(a) (in rugby) faire un en-avant

(b) British familiar (age)

∎ my dad's knocking on a bit now mon père commence à prendre de la bouteille

➲ knock out separable transitive verb

(a) (nail) faire sortir; (wall) abattre;

∎ one of his teeth was knocked out il a perdu une dent

(b) (make unconscious) assommer; (in boxing) mettre K-O; familiar (of drug, pill) assommer^□, mettre K-O;

∎ familiar the sleeping pill knocked her out for ten hours le somnifère l'a assommée ou mise K-O pendant dix heures

(c) familiar (astound) épater;

∎ her performance really knocked me out! son interprétation m'a vraiment épaté!

(d) (eliminate) éliminer;

∎ our team was knocked out in the first round notre équipe a été éliminée au premier tour

(e) (put out of action) mettre hors service;

∎ it can knock out a tank at 2,000 metres cela peut mettre un tank hors de combat à 2000 mètres

(f) familiar (exhaust) crever;

∎ I'm not going to knock myself out working for him je ne vais pas m'esquinter à travailler pour lui

(g) American familiar

∎ to knock oneself out (indulge oneself) se faire plaisir^□ ;

∎ there's plenty of food left, knock yourself out! il reste plein de nourriture, sers-toi autant que tu veux!^□

(h) (pipe) débourrer

➲ knock over separable transitive verb

(a) (capsize) renverser, faire tomber;

∎ I knocked a pile of plates over j'ai renversé ou fait tomber une pile d'assiettes;

∎ she was knocked over by a bus elle a été renversée par un bus

(b) American familiar (rob) braquer

➲ knock together

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (hit together) cogner l'un contre l'autre;

∎ they make music by knocking bamboo sticks together ils font de la musique en frappant des bambous l'un contre l'autre;

∎ familiar they need their heads knocking together, those two ces deux-là auraient bien besoin qu'on leur secoue les puces

(b) familiar (make quickly) faire à la hâte^□ ;

∎ we knocked together a rough shelter on s'est fabriqué une espèce d'abri^□

2 intransitive verb

s'entrechoquer

➲ knock up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) familiar (make quickly) faire à la hâte^□ ;

∎ these buildings were knocked up after the war ces bâtiments ont été construits à la hâte après la guerre;

∎ he knocked up a delicious meal in no time en un rien de temps, il a réussi à nous préparer quelque chose de délicieux^□

(b) British (waken) réveiller (en frappant à la porte)

(c) British familiar (exhaust) crever; (make ill) rendre malade^□ ;

∎ that walk yesterday really knocked me up la promenade d'hier m'a complètement crevé;

∎ he's knocked up with the flu il a chopé la grippe

(d) American familiar (damage) esquinter;

∎ the furniture is pretty knocked up les meubles sont plutôt esquintés ou amochés

(e) very familiar (make pregnant) mettre en cloque;

∎ she got knocked up elle s'est fait mettre en cloque

(f) (in cricket) marquer;

∎ he knocked up 50 runs before rain stopped play il a marqué 50 points avant que la pluie n'interrompe la partie

2 intransitive verb

British (in ball games) faire des balles

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2 knock

{nok}
I. 1. удрям (се), чукам (се), чуквам (се), почуквам, хлопвам, похлопвам, тропвам, потропвам, блъскам (се)
to KNOCK someone flat/senseleas/unconscious/cold повалям/събарям някого (на земята), замайвам някого с удар
2. тракам (за машина, поради неизправност)
3. sl. смайвам, същисвам
to KNOCK someone cold съвсем същисвам, шокирам
to KNOCKsomeone dead вземам акъла на/шашвам някого
to KNOCK them in the aisles театр. шашвам публиката
4. sl. критикувам рязко, намирам кусури на
to KNOCK (some) sense into someone разг. вразумявам някого
to KNOCK into the middle of next week разг. натирвам
to KNOCK on the head удрям по главата, осуетявам, развалям
to KNOCK someone into a cocked hat правя някого на пух и прах
koock about/around разг. бия, удрям, млатя, отнасям се грубо към, блъскам, тласкам, скитам (из), обикалям, въртя се, навъртам се
to KNOCK about with someone влача се/скитам с някого, водя нередовен/безпътен живот, намирам се, подмятам се, търкалям се (за предмети)
knock back sl. гаврътвам, изпивам, изяждам, разг. струвам (пари), ощетявам, онеправдавам
knock down събарям (на земята), повалям, катурвам, разрушавам, събарям, оборвам (довод), бруля, обрулвам, разглобявам, разг. отбивам от, намалявам (цена)
продавам (на търг) (for, at за), побеждавам
sl. печеля, изкарвам, докарвам си
ам. sl. злрупотребявам, присвоявам, крада
knock in забивам, зачуквам, разбивам, избивам
to KNOCK someone's head/teeth in разбивам главата на някого, разбивам/избивам зъбите на някого
to KNOCK a hole in пробивам дупка в
to KNOCK holes in an argument разбивам довод/аргумент
knock off махвам/свалям от, събарям
to KNOCK someone off his pins sl. зашеметявам някого с удар, прен. слисвам някого, намалявам, смъквам, отбивам от (цена), разг. пиша/съчинявам набързо, скалъпвам, претупвам, разг. свършвам, прекратявам, прекъсвам, преустановявам
sl. убивам, пречуквам
ам. sl. умярам
sl. открадвам, задигам, ограбвам
sl. (бързо) прелъстявам и зарязвам (жена), KNOCK it off! sl. спри! престани! стига! to KNOCK someone's head off sl. строшавам главата на някого, далеч надминавам някого
to KNOCK spots off someone разг. Превъзхождам някого, слагам някого в джоба си
to KNOCK off a good deal of work свършвам добра работа, отхвърлям доста работа
knock out избивам (зъби), изкъртвам
изваждам (око и пр.), изтърсвам (пепел от лула), to KNOCK someone's brains out разбивам главата на някого, карам някого да изгуби съзнание, бокс нокаутирам, разг. смайвам, слисвам, елиминирам, особ. в състезание, побеждавам
ам. sl. изтощавам, преуморявам, разг. скалъпвам набързо, нахвърлям (план и пр.), разрушавам, повреждам
to KNOCK stupid ideas out of избивам глупости от главата на
to KNOCK the bottom out of разг. правя на пух и прах, разклащам из основи
to KNOCK the hell/the living daylights out of sl. пребивам от бой
to KNOCK the spirit/the stuffing out of разг. деморализирам, смазвам
knock over прекатурвам, събарям, ам. слисвам, смайвам, ограбвам, открадвам, отвличам (самолет и пр.)
knock together сковавам набързо, изкалъпвам, удряме (се) един в друг
my knees KNOCK together краката ми треперят от страх
to KNOCK their heads together разг. принуждавам ги да престанат да се карат/да упорствуват
knock under подчинявам се, предавам се
knock up первам/удрям нагоре, подхвърлям (топка), събуждам, разбуждам, изморявам, изтощавам, съсипвам
sl. скалъпвам, импровизирам, приготвям набързо (ядене и пр.), крикет отбелязвам (точки), ам. вулг. правя (жена) да забременее
to KNOCK up against удрям се/блъскам се в, срещам случайно, попадам на
II. 1. удар, чукване
to give a KNOCK почуквам
to give someone a KNOCK on the head удрям някого по главата
to get a nasty KNOCK бивам ударен зле (и прен.)
2. прен. удар, несполука, шок
to take the KNOCK sl. понасям големи загуби
3. sl. злостна критика, оскърбление
4. тех. прекъсване (неправилно функциониране на машина)

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{nok} v 1. удрям (се), чукам (се), чуквам (се); почуквам, хлопв(2) {nok} n 1. удар; чукване; to give a knock почуквам; to give s.o

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чукам; хлопам; чуквам; тракам; удрям; тропам; тропане; тропвам; тракам; потропвам; похлопвам; почуквам;

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1. i. удрям (се), чукам (се), чуквам (се), почуквам, хлопвам, похлопвам, тропвам, потропвам, блъскам (се) 2. ii. удар, чукване 3. knock back sl. гаврътвам, изпивам, изяждам, разг. струвам (пари), ощетявам, онеправдавам 4. knock down събарям (на земята), повалям, катурвам, разрушавам, събарям, оборвам (довод), бруля, обрулвам, разглобявам, разг. отбивам от, намалявам (цена) 5. knock in забивам, зачуквам, разбивам, избивам 6. knock off махвам/свалям от, събарям 7. knock out избивам (зъби), изкъртвам 8. knock over прекатурвам, събарям, ам. слисвам, смайвам, ограбвам, открадвам, отвличам (самолет и пр.) 9. knock together сковавам набързо, изкалъпвам, удряме (се) един в друг 10. knock under подчинявам се, предавам се 11. knock up первам/удрям нагоре, подхвърлям (топка), събуждам, разбуждам, изморявам, изтощавам, съсипвам 12. koock about/around разг. бия, удрям, млатя, отнасям се грубо към, блъскам, тласкам, скитам (из), обикалям, въртя се, навъртам се 13. my knees knock together краката ми треперят от страх 14. sl. (бързо) прелъстявам и зарязвам (жена), knock it off! sl. спри! престани! стига! to knock someone's head off sl. строшавам главата на някого, далеч надминавам някого 15. sl. злостна критика, оскърбление 16. sl. критикувам рязко, намирам кусури на 17. sl. открадвам, задигам, ограбвам 18. sl. печеля, изкарвам, докарвам си 19. sl. скалъпвам, импровизирам, приготвям набързо (ядене и пр.), крикет отбелязвам (точки), ам. вулг. правя (жена) да забременее 20. sl. смайвам, същисвам 21. sl. убивам, пречуквам 22. to get a nasty knock бивам ударен зле (и прен.) 23. to give a knock почуквам 24. to give someone a knock on the head удрям някого по главата 25. to knock (some) sense into someone разг. вразумявам някого 26. to knock a hole in пробивам дупка в 27. to knock about with someone влача се/скитам с някого, водя нередовен/безпътен живот, намирам се, подмятам се, търкалям се (за предмети) 28. to knock holes in an argument разбивам довод/аргумент 29. to knock into the middle of next week разг. натирвам 30. to knock off a good deal of work свършвам добра работа, отхвърлям доста работа 31. to knock on the head удрям по главата, осуетявам, развалям 32. to knock someone cold съвсем същисвам, шокирам 33. to knock someone flat/senseleas/unconscious/cold повалям/събарям някого (на земята), замайвам някого с удар 34. to knock someone into a cocked hat правя някого на пух и прах 35. to knock someone off his pins sl. зашеметявам някого с удар, прен. слисвам някого, намалявам, смъквам, отбивам от (цена), разг. пиша/съчинявам набързо, скалъпвам, претупвам, разг. свършвам, прекратявам, прекъсвам, преустановявам 36. to knock someone's head/teeth in разбивам главата на някого, разбивам/избивам зъбите на някого 37. to knock spots off someone разг. Превъзхождам някого, слагам някого в джоба си 38. to knock stupid ideas out of избивам глупости от главата на 39. to knock the bottom out of разг. правя на пух и прах, разклащам из основи 40. to knock the hell/the living daylights out of sl. пребивам от бой 41. to knock the spirit/the stuffing out of разг. деморализирам, смазвам 42. to knock their heads together разг. принуждавам ги да престанат да се карат/да упорствуват 43. to knock them in the aisles театр. шашвам публиката 44. to knock up against удрям се/блъскам се в, срещам случайно, попадам на 45. to knocksomeone dead вземам акъла на/шашвам някого 46. to take the knock sl. понасям големи загуби 47. ам. sl. злрупотребявам, присвоявам, крада 48. ам. sl. изтощавам, преуморявам, разг. скалъпвам набързо, нахвърлям (план и пр.), разрушавам, повреждам 49. ам. sl. умярам 50. изваждам (око и пр.), изтърсвам (пепел от лула), to knock someone's brains out разбивам главата на някого, карам някого да изгуби съзнание, бокс нокаутирам, разг. смайвам, слисвам, елиминирам, особ. в състезание, побеждавам 51. прен. удар, несполука, шок 52. продавам (на търг) (for, at за), побеждавам 53. тех. прекъсване (неправилно функциониране на машина) 54. тракам (за машина, поради неизправност)
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knock[nɔk] I. v 1. удрям (се), чукам (се), чуквам (се), почуквам, хлопам, похлопвам, тропам, потропвам; to \knock against s.th. удрям се, блъсвам се о́; натъквам се на нещо; to \knock flat прен. събарям на земята, повалям; to \knock a hole in ( through) пробивам дупка в; to \knock s.o. into the middle of next week разг. удрям (цапардосвам) някого много силно; to \knock into a cocked hat ( into the middle of next week), to \knock the spots off ( out of, the stuffing out of) разг. смазвам, съсипвам; набивам, натупвам; напердашвам; смачквам фасона на, сдрусвам, надминавам, слагам в джоба си; to \knock to pieces унищожавам, правя на пух и прах; 2. sl смайвам, поразявам, сащисвам (и \knock s.o. sideways); 3. ам. разг. отзовавам се пренебрежително за, злословя по адрес на; 4. чукам (за аванса на двигател); детонирам, работя с детонации; II. n 1. удар, чукване; to give s.o. a \knock on the head удрям по главата; убивам, осмъртявам; to get a nasty \knock ударен съм зле (и прен.); 2. чукане, почукване, хлопане, похлопване, тропане, потропване; \knocking at Heavens' door екстаз, транс; sl оргазъм; 3. тех. прекъсване, чукане, детонация (неправилно функциониране на машина); 4. sl ред (при игра на крикет); 5. лош късмет, кутсуз, нещастие; • to get the \knock претърпявам поражение; уволнен съм; не се харесвам, нямам успех (за пиеса); to take the \knock понасям големи загуби; загубвам (на конни надбягвания); разорен съм, ударен в кесията.

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knock [nɒk]

1. noun

   a. ( = blow) coup m ; ( = collision) choc m

• he got a knock (on the head) il a reçu un coup (sur la tête)

   b. (at door) there was a knock at the door on a frappé (à la porte)

• I heard a knock (at the door) j'ai entendu frapper (à la porte)

   c. ( = setback) revers m

• knocks ( = criticism) (inf) critiques fpl

• to take a knock [person] en prendre un coup (inf)

• his pride has taken a knock son orgueil en a pris un coup

• his confidence has taken a knock sa confiance a été sérieusement ébranlée

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ object] frapper

• to knock a nail in (with a hammer) enfoncer un clou (à coups de marteau)

• he knocked the ball into the hedge il a envoyé la balle dans la haie

• to knock a glass off a table faire tomber un verre d'une table

• to knock one's head on or against sth se cogner la tête contre qch

• that knocked his plans on the head (inf) (British) ça a flanqué (inf) par terre ses projets

• to knock some sense into sb (inf) ramener qn à la raison

• to knock spots off sb (inf) battre qn à plate(s) couture(s)

• to knock spots off sth (inf) être beaucoup mieux que qch

   b. [+ person] to knock sb to the ground jeter qn à terre

• to knock sb unconscious assommer qn

• to knock sb dead (inf) épater qn (inf)

• go out there and knock 'em dead! (inf) montre-leur de quoi tu es capable !

• his wife's death really knocked him sideways (inf) (British) la mort de sa femme l'a profondément ébranlé

• to knock sb for six (inf) (British) [news] faire un choc à qn

   c. (in building) to knock two rooms into one abattre la cloison entre deux pièces

   d. ( = denigrate) (inf) [+ person, plan, idea] dénigrer

• don't knock it! arrête de dénigrer !

3. intransitive verb

( = bump) frapper

• his knees were knocking il tremblait de peur

• to knock against or into sb/sth se cogner contre qn/qch

• he knocked into the table il s'est cogné dans la table

• the car knocked into the lamppost la voiture a heurté le réverbère

4. compounds

► knock-kneed adjective

• to be knock-kneed avoir les genoux cagneux ► knock-on noun (Rugby) en-avant m inv

► knock-on effect noun répercussions fpl

► knock-up noun (Tennis)

to have a knock-up faire des balles

► knock about (inf)

► knock around (inf)

1. intransitive verb

( = travel) bourlinguer (inf) ; ( = hang around) traîner

• what are all these boxes knocking about in the garage? que font tous ces cartons dans le garage ?

• who's he knocking around with these days? qui est-ce qu'il fréquente en ce moment ?

2. inseparable transitive verb

• he's knocking about France somewhere il se balade (inf) quelque part en France

3. separable transitive verb

( = beat) taper sur

• he knocks her about il lui tape dessus (inf)

► knock back (inf) separable transitive verb

   a. [+ drink] s'envoyer (inf)

   b. ( = cost) coûter

• how much did it knock you back? ça vous a coûté combien ?

   c. ( = shock) sonner (inf)

• the news knocked her back a bit la nouvelle l'a un peu sonnée (inf)

   d. ( = refuse) [+ offer, invitation] refuser ; [+ person] jeter (inf)

► knock down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ person] renverser

• he got knocked down by a bus il a été renversé par un autobus

   b. [+ building] démolir ; [+ door] ( = remove) démolir ; ( = kick in) enfoncer

• he knocked me down with one blow il m'a jeté à terre d'un seul coup

   c. [+ price] baisser

► knock off

1. intransitive verb

( = leave work) (inf) quitter son travail

2. separable transitive verb

   a. I got knocked off my bike j'ai été renversé en vélo

• to knock sb's block off (inf) casser la figure (inf) à qn

   b. ( = reduce price by) faire une remise de

• I'll knock off £10 je vous fais une remise de 10 livres

• she knocked 15 seconds off the world record elle a battu le record du monde de 15 secondes

   c. (British = steal) (inf) piquer (inf)

   d. ( = stop) knock it off! (inf) ça suffit !

   e. ( = kill) (inf) liquider (inf)

► knock out separable transitive verb

   a. ( = stun) to knock sb out [person, drug] assommer qn ; [boxer] mettre qn KO

   b. ( = exhaust) mettre à plat (inf)

   c. (from competition) éliminer

   d. [+ electricity] couper

► knock over separable transitive verb

[+ object, pedestrian] renverser

• he was knocked over by a taxi il a été renversé par un taxi► knock up

1. intransitive verb

(Tennis) faire des balles

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ meal] improviser ; [+ shed] bricoler (en vitesse)

   b. ( = make pregnant) (inf!) engrosser (inf !)

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[nɒk] 1.
noun

1) ( blow) coup m (on sur; with de)

a knock at the door — un coup à la porte

I'll give you a knock at 7.30 — je frapperai à ta porte à 7 h 30

2) onomat

knock! knock! — toc! toc!

3) fig ( setback) coup m

to take a knock — en prendre un coup

to take the knocks — encaisser (colloq) (les coups)
2.
transitive verb

1) ( strike) cogner [object]

to knock one's head on something — se cogner la tête contre quelque chose

to knock somebody on the arm — donner un coup sur le bras de quelqu'un

to knock something against — projeter quelque chose contre

to knock somebody unconscious ou silly — (colloq) assommer quelqu'un

to knock a hole in something — faire un trou dans quelque chose

2) ( cause to move)

to knock something off ou out of something — faire tomber quelque chose de quelque chose

to knock somebody/something over something — envoyer quelqu'un/quelque chose par-dessus quelque chose

to knock a nail into something — enfoncer un clou dans quelque chose

to knock somebody off his feet — [blast, wave] soulever quelqu'un

to knock somebody flat — étendre quelqu'un par terre

3) (colloq) ( criticize) critiquer [method, achievement]; dénigrer [person]
3.
intransitive verb

1) ( make sound) [branch, engine, object] cogner (on, against contre); [person] frapper (at, on à)

2) ( collide)

to knock into ou against something — heurter quelque chose

to knock into each other — se heurter

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Phrasal Verbs:

- knock about

- knock back

- knock down

- knock in

- knock off

- knock out

- knock over

- knock together

- knock up

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his knees were knocking — ses genoux s'entrechoquaient de peur

to knock something on the head — (colloq) mettre fin à quelque chose

to be knocking on a bit — (colloq) commencer à se faire vieux

English-French dictionary > knock
4 knock

knock

A n

1 ( blow) coup m ; a knock on the head un coup sur la tête ; to take a knock prendre un coup ; a knock with a hammer un coup de marteau ; a knock at the door un coup à la porte ; I'll give you a knock at 7.30 je frapperai à ta porte à 7 h 30 ; I thought I heard a knock je crois qu'on a frappé ;

2 onomat knock! knock! toc! toc! ;

3 fig ( setback) coup m ; to take a knock en prendre un coup ; it gave his confidence a knock son assurance en a pris un coup ; I've had worse knocks j'ai subi pire que ça ; you must learn to take the knocks tu dois apprendre à encaisser ○ (les coups).

B vtr

1 ( strike) cogner [object] ; to knock one's head/arm on sth se cogner la tête/le bras contre qch ; to knock sb on the head/arm with sth donner un coup sur la tête/le bras de qn avec qch ; to knock sb/sth into/against/across projeter qn/qch dans/contre/à travers ; to knock sb unconscious ou senseless ou silly ○ [person, object, blow] assommer qn ; to knock a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch ; to knock sth straight/flat redresser/aplatir qch ; to knock two rooms into one abattre la cloison entre deux pièces ;

2 ( cause to move) to knock sth off ou out of sth faire tomber qch de qch ; to knock sb/sth over sth envoyer qn/qch par-dessus qch ; to knock sb/sth to the ground faire tomber qn/qch par terre ; she knocked the ball into the pond elle a envoyé la balle dans l'étang ; to knock a nail/peg into sth enfoncer un clou/une cheville dans qch ; to knock the handle off the jug casser l'anse du pot ; to knock sb off his feet [blast, wave] soulever qn ; to knock sb/sth out of the way écarter qn/qch ; to knock sb flat étendre qn par terre ;

3 ( beat) to knock the enthusiasm/spirit out of sb faire perdre son enthousiasme/sa joie de vivre à qn ; I'll knock that stupid smile off his face je vais lui faire passer ce sourire stupide ; that will knock a bit of sense into him ça va peut-être lui inculquer un peu de bon sens ;

4 ○ ( criticize) critiquer [method, opposition, achievement] ; dénigrer [person] ; don't knock it! hum arrête de critiquer!

C vi

1 ( make sound) ( involuntarily) [branch, object] cogner (on, against contre) ; ( deliberately) [person] frapper (at, on à) ; [engine, water pipes] cogner ;

2 ( collide) to knock into ou against sth heurter qch ; to knock into each other se heurter.

Idioms

his knees were knocking ses genoux tremblaient, tellement il avait peur ; to knock sth on the head ○ mettre fin à qch ; to be knocking on a bit ○ commencer à se faire vieux ; it must be knocking on ○ 30 years since… ça ne doit pas faire loin de 30 ans que… ; I'll knock your heads together! je vous ferai entendre raison!

Phrasal verbs

■ knock about ○, knock around ○:

▶ knock about traîner ;

▶ knock about [sth] [object] traîner dans [house, area] ; to knock about with sb ○ fréquenter qn ; to knock about together ○ [adults] se fréquenter ;

▶ knock [sb] about ○ malmener ;

▶ knock [sth] about

1 ( buffet) [storm] ballotter [boat] ;

2 Sport let's just knock the ball about faisons juste des balles.

■ knock back:

▶ knock back [sth], knock [sth] back

1 ( return) [player] renvoyer [ball] ;

2 ○ ( swallow) descendre ○ [drink] ;

3 ○ ( reject) rejeter [offer] ; refuser [invitation] ;

▶ knock [sb] back

1 ( surprise) [news] secouer [person] ;

2 ○ ( cost) that dress must have knocked her back a few quid ○ cette robe a dû lui coûter une fortune ;

3 ( refuse) jeter ○ [person].

■ knock down:

▶ knock [sb/sth] down, knock down [sb/sth]

1 ( cause to fall) ( deliberately) [aggressor] jeter [qn] à terre [victim, opponent] ; [police] défoncer [door] ; [builder] abattre [building] ; ( accidentally) [person, vehicle, animal] renverser [person, object] ; [lightning, wind] abattre [tree, fence] ; fig [person] abattre [obstacle, barrier] ;

2 ( reduce) [buyer] faire baisser [price] ; [seller] baisser [price] ; I managed to knock him down by a few pounds j'ai réussi à le faire baisser de plusieurs livres ;

3 ( allocate) [auctioneer] adjuger [lot].

■ knock in:

▶ knock [sth] in, knock in [sth] ( deliberately) [person] planter [nail, peg] ; [golfer] rentrer ○ [ball] ; ( accidentally) [blow] enfoncer [side, top].

■ knock into:

▶ knock into [sb/sth] heurter.

■ knock off:

▶ knock off ○ [worker] arrêter de travailler ;

▶ knock [sb/sth] off, knock off [sb/sth]

1 ( cause to fall) [person, blow, force] faire tomber [person, object] ; [movement, blow] désarçonner [rider] ; [person] écarter [insect] ; [wind, person] décapiter [flower heads] ; [person, blow] desceller [handle, end, car mirror] ;

2 ( reduce) I'll knock £10 off for you je vous ferai une réduction de 10 livres ; she wouldn't knock anything off elle ne voulait faire aucune réduction ; he knocked 20% off the bill il a déduit 20% de la note ;

3 ○ ( steal) subtiliser [car, object] ;

4 ○ ( stop) knock it off! ça suffit! ;

5 ◑ ( have sex with) culbuter ◑ [person].

■ knock out:

▶ knock [sb/sth] out, knock out [sb/sth]

1 ( dislodge) [person, blow] casser [tooth] ; [blast] souffler [window] ; [person, blow] arracher [peg, nail, support] ; [person] vider [contents] ;

2 ( make unconscious) [person, blow] assommer [person, animal] ; [drug] endormir [person, animal] ; [boxer] mettre [qn] au tapis [opponent] ; don't drink the punch, it will knock you out! ne bois pas le punch, ça va t'assommer! ; all that walking has knocked him out ○ ça l'a épuisé de marcher si longtemps ;

3 ( destroy) [enemy, shell] faire sauter [tank] ; [enemy, shell] mettre [qch] hors service [factory] ; [strike action, breakdown] paralyser [production, service] ;

4 Sport ( eliminate) [competitor] éliminer [opponent, team] ;

5 Aut ( straighten) [mechanic] redresser [dent, metal] ;

6 ○ ( produce) [machine] débiter [quantity] ; [person] jouer [tune] ;

7 ○ ( overwhelm) [performance, appearance, good news] émerveiller [person] ; [bad news] consterner ;

▶ knock oneself out

1 ( become unconscious) s'assommer ;

2 ○ ( become exhausted) s'éreinter ○.

■ knock over:

▶ knock [sb/sth] over, knock over [sb/sth] [person, animal, vehicle, force] renverser [person, animal, object].

■ knock through Constr you could knock through into the dining-room vous pourriez abattre le mur de la salle à manger.

■ knock together:

▶ knock together [knees, objects] s'entrechoquer ;

▶ knock [sth] together, knock together [sth] ○

1 ( create) bricoler [furniture, shelter] ; confectionner [meal] ; mettre [qch] sur pied [show, reception] ;

2 ( bang together) cogner l'un contre l'autre ; they need their heads knocking together fig ils auraient besoin d'une bonne leçon.

■ knock up:

▶ knock up ( in tennis) faire des balles (with avec) ;

▶ knock [sth] up, knock up [sth]

1 ○ ( make) bricoler [furniture, shelter] ; confectionner [meal, outfit] ;

2 ○ Sport [competitor, player] totaliser [points] ; réaliser [score] ;

▶ knock [sb] up, knock up [sb]

1 ( awaken) réveiller [person] ;

2 ○ ( exhaust) mettre [qn] à plat ○ ;

3 ◑ ( make pregnant) mettre [qn] en cloque ○.

Big English-French dictionary > knock
5 knock

knock [nɒk]

1. n

1) уда́р

2) стук (особ. в дверь);

to give a knock постуча́ться ( в дверь)

3) тех. детона́ция

4) разг. пода́ча мяча́ ( в крикете)

5) амер. разг. ре́зкая кри́тика; pl приди́рки, напа́дки

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to get the knock

а) потерпе́ть пораже́ние;

б) быть уво́ленным;

в) театр. быть пло́хо при́нятым пу́бликой;

to take the knock разори́ться

2. v

1) ударя́ть(ся), бить; стуча́ть(ся); колоти́ть;

to knock to pieces разби́ть вдре́безги
;

to knock at ( или on) the door стуча́ть в дверь

2) сбива́ть;

to knock the nuts сбива́ть оре́хи ( с дерева)

3) сл. ре́зко критикова́ть; придира́ться

4) сл. поража́ть, ошеломля́ть

5) сл. груб. тра́хать (тж. knock off)

knock about

а) бить, колоти́ть;

б) стра́нствовать, шата́ться, ры́скать (по све́ту);

в) вести́ беспу́тный о́браз жи́зни;

knock against натолкну́ться, неожи́данно встре́титься;

knock back

а) сл. жрать;

б) сл. опроки́дывать ( кружку пива и т.п.);

в) сл. огоро́шить;

г) австрал. разг. отверга́ть;

knock down

а) сбить с ног, тж. сбить вы́стрелом;

б) слома́ть; разру́шить, снести́ ( дом);

в) продава́ть с аукцио́на;

г) опроки́нуть, разби́ть ( довод и т.п.);

д) разобра́ть на ча́сти ( машину при транспортировке и т.п.);

е) разг. понижа́ть це́ны;

ж) амер. сл. прикарма́нить ( деньги);

knock in, knock into вбива́ть;

to knock into one соедини́ть
;

knock off

а) сбива́ть, сшиба́ть;

б) разг. ко́нчить рабо́ту;

knock off work прекрати́ть рабо́ту
;

в) уме́ньшить ско́рость;

г) разг. бы́стро сде́лать, состря́пать;

д) сба́вить, сбить ( цену); удержа́ть ( сумму);

е) разг. стащи́ть, укра́сть;

ж) сл. прико́нчить (кого-л.);

з) стряхну́ть, смахну́ть;

knock out

а) уда́рить, свали́ть с ног;

to knock the bottom out of smb. вы́бить по́чву из-под ног у кого-л.
;

б) спорт. нокаути́ровать;

в) спорт. одоле́ть, победи́ть;

г) сл. удиви́ть, ошеломи́ть;

д) разг. изнуря́ть, истоща́ть ( силы);

е) разг. наброса́ть, соста́вить на ско́рую ру́ку, состря́пать (план, статью и т.п.);

ж) вы́бить ( трубку);

з) австрал., амер. сл. зарабо́тать ба́бки;

knock together

а) ста́лкиваться;

б) на́спех скола́чивать;

knock under покори́ться;

knock up

а) на́спех, ко́е-ка́к устра́ивать, скола́чивать;

б) уда́ром подбро́сить вверх;

в) сдава́ть, слабе́ть;

г) утомля́ть; ослабля́ть;

to be knocked up утоми́ться
;

д) подня́ть, разбуди́ть сту́ком;

е) амер. сл. сде́лать бере́менной; обрюха́тить

◊
to knock home вбива́ть про́чно; вдолби́ть, довести́ до созна́ния
;

to knock on the head

а) оглуши́ть; уби́ть;

б) положи́ть коне́ц;

to knock smb. off his pins ошеломи́ть кого́-л.
;

to knock one's head against a brick wall би́ться голово́й об сте́нку; вести́ бесполе́зную борьбу́
;

to knock (smb.) into a cocked hat

а) исколошма́тить (кого́-л.);

б) одоле́ть (кого́-л.); нанести́ пораже́ние (кому́-л.);

в) разби́ть ( доводы и т.п.);

г) превзойти́, затми́ть;

to knock smb. into the middle of next week

а) ≅ всы́пать кому́-л. по пе́рвое число́;

б) потрясти́, ошеломи́ть кого́-л.;

to knock the spots off

а) победи́ть, уничто́жить;

б) исколоти́ть

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > knock
6 knock

1. transitive verb
1) (strike) (lightly) klopfen gegen od. an (+ Akk.); (forcefully) schlagen gegen od. an (+ Akk.)

2) (make by striking) schlagen

knock a hole in something — ein Loch in etwas (Akk.) schlagen

3) (drive by striking) schlagen

knock somebody's brains out — jemandem den Schädel einschlagen

I'd like to knock their heads together — (lit.) ich könnte ihre Köpfe gegeneinander schlagen; (fig.): (reprove them) ich möchte ihnen mal gehörig die Leviten lesen

4)

knock somebody on the head — jemandem eins über od. auf den Schädel geben

knock something on the head — (fig.): (put an end to) einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende setzen

5) (coll.): (criticize) herziehen über (+ Akk.) (ugs.)

don't knock it — halt dich zurück
2. intransitive verb
1) (strike) (lightly) klopfen; (forcefully) schlagen

2) (seek admittance) klopfen (at an + Akk.)
3. noun
1) (rap) Klopfen, das

there was a knock on or at the door — es klopfte an der Tür

2) (blow) Schlag, der; (gentler) Stoß, der

3) (fig.): (blow of misfortune) [Schicksals]schlag, der

take a knock — einen Schlag erleiden

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/41097/knock_about">knock about

- knock around

- knock back

- knock down

- knock off

- knock out

- knock over

- knock together

- knock up

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[nok] 1. verb
1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) klopfen

2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) herunterstoßen

3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) schlagen

4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) stoßen
2. noun
1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) der Schlag

2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) das Klopfen

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- knocker
- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up
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knock

[nɒk, AM nɑ:k]

I. n

1. (sound) Klopfen nt, Pochen nt liter

to give a \knock [at [or on] the door] an der Tür klopfen

there was a \knock on the door es hat [an der Tür] geklopft

can you give me a \knock in the morning? könntest du morgen früh an meiner Tür klopfen?

she heard a \knock sie hat es klopfen hören

2. (blow) Schlag m, Stoß m

he received a nasty \knock on the head er bekam einen bösen Schlag auf den Kopf

to be able to withstand \knocks stoßsicher sein

the table has had a few \knocks der Tisch hat schon ein paar Schrammen abbekommen

3. no pl TECH of engine Klopfen nt, Klopfgeräusch nt

4. ( fig: setback) Schlag m

to take a \knock ( fam) einen Tiefschlag erleiden; (in confidence) einen Knacks bekommen fam

to be able to take a lot of \knocks viel einstecken können

the school of hard \knocks eine harte Schule

she has learned everything in the school of hard \knocks sie ist [im Leben] durch eine harte Schule gegangen

5. ( fam: critical comment) Kritik f

6. SPORT (in cricket) Innings nt fachspr, Durchgang m, Innenrunde f

II. vi

1. (strike noisily) klopfen

a rope \knocked against the side of the ship ein Seil schlug gegen die Schiffswand

to \knock at the door/on the window an die Tür/ans Fenster klopfen

sb's knees are \knocking jdm schlottern die Knie fam

2. (collide with) stoßen

▪ to \knock into/against sth gegen etw stoßen, etw rammen

▪ to \knock into sb mit jdm zusammenstoßen

3. TECH engine, pipes klopfen

4. ( fam: be approaching)

to be \knocking on 40/50/60 auf die 40/50/60 zugehen

5.

▶ to \knock on wood AM, AUS dreimal auf Holz klopfen

III. vt

1. (hit)

▪ to \knock sth gegen etw akk stoßen

he \knocked my arm er stieß gegen meinen Arm

I \knocked my knee at the door ich habe mir mein Knie an der Tür angestoßen

she \knocked the glass off the table sie stieß gegen das Glas und es fiel vom Tisch

2. (blow)

▪ to \knock sb jdm einen Schlag versetzen; (less hard) jdm einen Stoß versetzen

the blow \knocked him flat der Schlag haute ihn um

to \knock sb to the ground jdn zu Boden werfen

to \knock sb on the head jdm an den Kopf schlagen

to \knock sb unconscious [or senseless] jdn bewusstlos schlagen; ( fig)

to \knock sb's self-esteem jds Selbstbewusstsein anschlagen [o einen Knacks geben

3. (drive, demolish)

▪ to \knock sth out of sb jdm etw austreiben

someone should \knock some of the arrogance out of him jemand sollte ihn von seinem hohen Ross herunterholen

to \knock some [or a bit of] sense into sb jdn zur Vernunft bringen

to \knock the bottom out of sth etw zusammenbrechen lassen

to \knock a hole into the wall ein Loch in die Wand schlagen

to \knock a nail into the wall einen Nagel in die Wand schlagen

they \knocked two rooms into one sie haben die Wand zwischen zwei Zimmern eingerissen

4. ( fam: criticize)

▪ to \knock sb/sth jdn/etw schlechtmachen

don't \knock it till you've tried it mach es nicht schon runter, bevor du es überhaupt ausprobiert hast fam

5.

▶ to \knock 'em dead AM ( fam) jdn vom Hocker reißen fam, es jdm zeigen fam

okay, son, go and \knock 'em dead! also los, Junge, geh und zeig's ihnen! fam

▶ to \knock sth on the head BRIT, AUS (stop sth) etw dat ein Ende bereiten [o fam abblasen]; (complete sth) etw zu Ende bringen

by midnight we were all tired and \knocked it on the head um Mitternacht waren wir alle total müde und haben Schluss gemacht

▶ to \knock sb off their pedestal [or perch] jdn vom Podest stoßen

▶ to \knock an plan/idea on the head BRIT, AUS einen Plan/Gedanken verwerfen

▶ to \knock sb sideways [or BRIT also for six] jdn umhauen fam

▶ to \knock [the] spots off sb/sth BRIT jdn/etw in den Schatten stellen [o fam in die Tasche stecken]; SPORT jdn/etw um Längen schlagen

▶ to \knock the stuffing out of sb ( fam) jdn fertigmachen fam

IV. interj

“\knock \knock” „klopf, klopf“

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[nɒk]
1. n

1) (esp Brit) (= blow) Stoß m; (esp with hand, tool etc) Schlag m

to get a knock — einen Stoß/Schlag abbekommen

he got a knock from the swing — die Schaukel hat ihn getroffen

he took a bit of a knock — er hat einiges abbekommen (inf)

the car took a few knocks — mit dem Auto hat es ein paar Mal gebumst (inf)

the furniture has had a few knocks — die Möbel haben ein paar Schrammen abbekommen

he gave himself a nasty knock — er hat sich böse angeschlagen or angestoßen

2) (= noise) Klopfen nt no pl, Pochen nt no pl (liter); (in engine) Klopfen nt no pl, Klopfgeräusch nt

there was a knock at the door — es hat (an der Tür) geklopft

I heard a knock — ich habe es klopfen hören

I'll give you a knock at 7 o'clock (Brit) — ich klopfe um 7 Uhr (an deine Tür)

3) (esp Brit) (fig: setback) (Tief)schlag m

to ( have to) take a lot of knocks — viele Tiefschläge einstecken (müssen)

to take a knock (self-confidence, pride etc) — erschüttert werden; (reputation) geschädigt werden; (person)

the company took a bit of a knock as a result of the tax changes — die Steuerreform hat der Firma einen Schlag versetzt

2. vt

1) (= hit, strike) stoßen; (with hand, tool, racket etc) schlagen; one's knee, head etc anschlagen, anstoßen (on an +dat); (= nudge, jolt) stoßen gegen; (= collide with car, driver) rammen

to knock one's head/elbow etc — sich (dat) den Kopf/Ellbogen etc anschlagen or anstoßen

he knocked his foot against the table — er stieß mit dem Fuß gegen den Tisch

to knock sb on the head —

that knocked his idea on the head ( Brit inf ) — damit konnte er sich die Idee aus dem Kopf schlagen (inf)

I decided to knock it on the head ( Brit inf ) — ich beschloss, der Sache (dat) ein Ende zu machen

the plan wasn't working so we knocked it on the head ( Brit inf ) — der Plan klappte nicht, also ließen wir ihn fallen

to knock sb to the ground — jdn zu Boden werfen

to knock sb unconscious — jdn bewusstlos werden lassen; (person) jdn bewusstlos schlagen

to knock sb dead (fig inf) — jdn umhauen (inf)

go out there and knock 'em dead (inf) — jetzt zeigs denen aber mal! (inf)

he knocked some holes in the side of the box — er machte ein paar Löcher in die Seite der Kiste

we knocked the two rooms into one — wir verbanden die beiden Zimmer indem wir die Verbindungswand abrissen

to knock holes in an argument — ein Argument zerpflücken

to knock sb/sth out of the way — jdn/etw beiseitestoßen

he knocked it as he went past — er ist beim Vorbeigehen dagegengestoßen; (deliberately) er hat ihm/ihr etc beim Vorbeigehen einen Stoß versetzt or gegeben

she knocked the glass to the ground — sie stieß gegen das Glas und es fiel zu Boden

watch you don't knock your glass off the table — pass auf, dass du dein Glas nicht vom Tisch stößt

to knock the nonsense out of sb — jdm den Unsinn austreiben

to knock some sense into sb — jdn zur Vernunft bringen

to knock sb's confidence — jds Selbstbewusstsein erschüttern

he was knocked sideways by it (fig inf) — es haute ihn um (inf)

confidence in the legal system has been knocked sideways (inf) — das Vertrauen in das Rechtssystem hat schwer gelitten

2) (inf: criticize) (he)runtermachen (inf)

if you haven't tried it, don't knock it — verurteile es doch nicht, wenn du es noch nie versucht hast

3. vi

1) (on door etc) klopfen, pochen (liter); (engine etc) klopfen

to knock at or on the door — an die Tür klopfen, anklopfen

opportunity was or came knocking at his door —

he is knocking on the door of the England team — er wird als Anwärter für die englische Nationalmannschaft gehandelt

to knock at or on the window — gegen das Fenster klopfen

knock before entering — bitte anklopfen

he knocked on the table — er schlug or klopfte auf den Tisch

2) (= bump, collide) stoßen (into, against gegen)

he knocked into or against the gatepost — er rammte den Türpfosten

3)

his knees were knocking (together) — ihm zitterten or schlotterten (inf) die Knie

4. interj

knock knock! — klopf, klopf

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knock [nɒk; US nɑk]

A s

1. a) Schlag m, Stoß m:

he can take a knock or two er kann einen Puff vertragen umg

b) fig (Tief)Schlag m:

take ( oder have) a knock einen Schlag einstecken müssen

2. Klopfen n, Pochen n:

there is a knock (at [US on] the door) es klopft;

give a double knock zweimal klopfen;

open to sb’s knock auf jemandes Klopfen öffnen

3. AUTO Klopfen n

4. meist pl umg Kritik f

B v/t

1. schlagen, stoßen:

knock to the ground zu Boden schlagen;

knock on the head

a) bewusstlos schlagen,

b) totschlagen;

knock one’s head against sich den Kopf anschlagen an (dat);

knock one’s head against a brick wall fig mit dem Kopf gegen die Wand rennen;

knock sb into the middle of next week umg jemanden fertigmachen;

knock sth into sb(’s head) jemandem etwas einhämmern oder einbläuen;

knock some sense into sb jemandem den Kopf zurechtsetzen;

knock spots off sb umg jemanden in den Sack stecken (at in dat);

knock three seconds off a record SPORT umg einen Rekord um drei Sekunden verbessern;

he’s knocked £5 off the bill (for us) umg er hat (uns) 5 Pfund von der Rechnung nachgelassen; → cold A 12, head Bes Redew

2. schlagen, klopfen:

knock into shape in Form bringen

3. umg heruntermachen umg, schlechtmachen, kritisieren

4. umg

a) jemanden umhauen umg, sprachlos machen

b) jemanden schocken

C v/i

1. schlagen, pochen, klopfen:

knock at (US on) the door an die Tür klopfen;

“please knock before entering” „bitte (an)klopfen“

2. schlagen, prallen, stoßen ( alle:

against, into gegen;

on auf akk)

3. → knock together B

4. TECH

a) rattern, rütteln (Maschine)

b) klopfen (Motor, Brennstoff)

5. knock about ( oder around) umg sich herumtreiben in (dat)

6. knock about ( oder around) umg herumliegen in (dat) (Gegenstand)

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1. transitive verb
1) (strike) (lightly) klopfen gegen od. an (+ Akk.); (forcefully) schlagen gegen od. an (+ Akk.)

2) (make by striking) schlagen

knock a hole in something — ein Loch in etwas (Akk.) schlagen

3) (drive by striking) schlagen

knock somebody's brains out — jemandem den Schädel einschlagen

I'd like to knock their heads together — (lit.) ich könnte ihre Köpfe gegeneinander schlagen; (fig.): (reprove them) ich möchte ihnen mal gehörig die Leviten lesen

4)

knock somebody on the head — jemandem eins über od. auf den Schädel geben

knock something on the head — (fig.): (put an end to) einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende setzen

5) (coll.): (criticize) herziehen über (+ Akk.) (ugs.)

don't knock it — halt dich zurück
2. intransitive verb
1) (strike) (lightly) klopfen; (forcefully) schlagen

2) (seek admittance) klopfen (at an + Akk.)
3. noun
1) (rap) Klopfen, das

there was a knock on or at the door — es klopfte an der Tür

2) (blow) Schlag, der; (gentler) Stoß, der

3) (fig.): (blow of misfortune) [Schicksals]schlag, der

take a knock — einen Schlag erleiden

Phrasal Verbs:

- knock about

- knock around

- knock back

- knock down

- knock off

- knock out

- knock over

- knock together

- knock up

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n.

Klopfen -reien n.

Schlag -¨e m.

Stoß ¨-e m. (at) v.

klopfen (an) v.

schlagen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schlug, geschlagen)

stoßen v.

(§ p.,pp.: stieß, gestossen)

English-german dictionary > knock
7 knock

I [nɒk]
nome

1) (blow) colpo m., botta f.

a knock on the head — un colpo sulla, in testa

a knock with a hammer — un colpo di martello

2) (at door)

I thought I heard a knock (at the door) — mi è sembrato di sentire bussare

I'll give you a knock at 7.30 — ti verrò a bussare alle 7.30

knock! knock! — toc! toc!

3) fig. (setback) colpo m.

to take a knock — ricevere un brutto colpo

you must learn to take the knocks — devi imparare a incassare (i colpi)
II 1. [nɒk]
verbo transitivo

1) (strike) colpire, urtare [ object]

to knock one's head on sth. — battere la testa contro qcs.

to knock sb. on the arm with sth. — colpire qcn. al braccio con qcs.

to knock sth. against — fare battere qcs. contro

to knock sb. unconscious — fare perdere i sensi a qcn.

to knock a hole in sth. — fare un buco in qcs

2) (cause to move)

to knock sth. off o out of sth. fare cadere qcs. da qcs.; to knock sb., sth. to the ground fare cadere a terra qcn., qcs.; to knock a nail into sth. piantare un chiodo in qcs.; to knock sb. off his feet — [blast, wave] sollevare qcn

3) colloq. (criticize) criticare [method, person]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (make sound) (involuntarily) [ object] urtare, sbattere (on, against contro); (deliberately) [ person] bussare (at, on a); [ engine] battere in testa

2) (collide)

to knock into o against sth. urtare contro qcs.; to knock into each other — scontrarsi

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- knock about

- knock back

- knock down

- knock in

- knock off

- knock out

- knock over

- knock together

- knock up

••

his knees were knocking — gli tremavano le ginocchia (dalla paura)

to knock sth. on the head — colloq. mandare a monte qcs.

to be knocking on a bit — colloq. cominciare a invecchiare

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[nok] 1. verb
1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) bussare

2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) urtare

3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) picchiare

4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) sbattere
2. noun
1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) colpo

2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) colpo

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- knocker
- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up
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knock /nɒk/
n.

1 (rumore di) colpo alla porta; bussata; picchio: I heard two knocks at the door, sentii due colpi alla porta

2 colpo; urto; botta: sturdy enough to withstand knocks, robusto e resistente agli urti

3 [u] (autom., mecc.) battito in testa; detonazione: knock intensity, intensità di detonazione

4 (fig.) batosta; brutto colpo; botta; scossone; rovescio: to take a knock, ricevere una batosta; subire un rovescio finanziario

5 (fam.) critica; attacco; stroncatura

6 ( slang GB: the knock) visita della polizia

7 ( cricket) innings; turno ( di battitore)

● knock-back, ► knockback □ knock-down, ► knockdown □ (med.) knock-knee, ginocchio valgo □ knock-kneed, (med.) dal ginocchio valgo; che ha le gambe a ics (pop.) □ (ass., GB) knock-for-knock agreement, convenzione di indennizzo diretto □ a knock on the head, un colpo in testa che tramortisce (o che uccide) □ (autom.) knock suppressor, antidetonante □ (fam. GB) on the knock, a credito, a rate; ( anche) porta a porta, a domicilio.
♦ (to) knock /nɒk/
A v. i.

1 bussare; picchiare; battere: to knock on a door, bussare a una porta; Someone's knocking at the door, qualcuno bussa alla porta; bussano alla porta

2 battere; sbattere; sbatacchiare; urtare; andare a sbattere: Something was knocking against the window, c'era qualcosa che sbatteva (o sbatacchiava) contro la finestra; My heart was knocking with fear, mi batteva forte il cuore per la paura

3 ( anche to knock together) urtarsi; scontrarsi; sbattere insieme: My knees were knocking ( together), mi tremavano violentemente le ginocchia

4 (mecc.: di motore) detonare; battere in testa

5 ( di tubo) fare rumore

6 ( slang USA) parlare; discutere

B v. t.

1 battere; picchiare; urtare: I knocked my knee on ( o against) the knob, ho battuto (o picchiato) il ginocchio contro il pomello; She knocked the lamp and it crashed on the floor, urtò la lampada che cadde a terra

2 picchiare; colpire: to knock sb. on the head, colpire q. sulla testa; tramortire q.; ( anche, eufem.) uccidere q.; to knock sb. unconscious, colpire q. facendogli perdere i sensi a q.

3 sbatacchiare: Don't knock those bottles!, non sbatacchiare quelle bottiglie!

4 fare ( un buco, un'apertura, ecc., con un colpo o a colpi): He knocked a hole in the screen, con un pugno, fece un buco nel paravento; to knock a hole in a wall for a new window, creare un'apertura in un muro per una nuova finestra

5 (seguito da avv. o compl., ► anche sotto i vari verbi frasali) allontanare, far cadere, spingere con un colpo: to knock st. away, allontanare qc. con un colpo: She knocked his hand away, lei gli spinse via la mano con forza; The blow knocked him off the chair, il colpo lo fece cadere dalla sedia; (fam.) I'll knock your teeth down your throat!, ti spedisco i denti in gola!

6 (fam.) criticare, attaccare; dare addosso a; parlare male di; stroncare (q. o qc.): (comm.) to knock a product, parlare male di un prodotto

7 (solo alla forma progressiva) (fam.) andare per ( una data età): He's knocking seventy, va per i settanta

● to knock sb. cold, atterrare q. (con un colpo) facendogli perdere i sensi; mettere q. fuori combattimento; (fig.) sbalordire, lasciare esterrefatto q. □ (fam.) to knock sb. dead (o for six, sideways), sbalordire q.; lasciare di stucco (o di sasso) q.; lasciare secco q. (fam.) □ (fam.) to knock st. for six, mandare all'aria qc.; gettare nel caos qc. □ (fam.) to knock sb. flat, gettare a terra (o atterrare) q. ( con un colpo); stendere q.; (fig.) sbalordire q., lasciare di stucco (o di sasso) q. □ to knock head, toccare il suolo con la fronte ( saluto cinese) □ (fam.) to be knocking one's head against a brick wall, sbattere la testa contro il muro □ (fam.) to knock people's heads together, fare una ramanzina, dare una lavata di capo a q. ( due o più persone) □ (fam.) to knock [sb., st.] into a cocked hat, essere infinitamente superiore a, dare dei punti a; battere alla grande, stracciare, suonarle a; demolire ( una teoria, ecc.); mandare all'aria ( un progetto, ecc.) □ (fam.) to knock st. into sb. 's head, fare entrare qc. in testa a q.: inculcare qc. in q. □ (fam. GB) to knock sb. into the middle of next week, stendere q. con un pugno □ to knock two rooms into one, fare di due stanze una stanza sola abbattendo la parete divisoria □ (fam.) to knock st. into shape, rimettere a posto qc.; riorganizzare qc. □ to knock st. off a list, togliere qc. da un elenco □ (fam.) to knock sb. off his pedestal, tirare giù q. dal piedistallo □ (fam.) to knock a few years off one's age, togliersi qualche anno dall'età; denunciare qualche anno in meno □ (fam. GB) to knock st. on the head, mandare a monte, far fallire ( un piano, ecc.) □ ( USA) to knock on wood, toccare ferro ( per scaramanzia) □ (fam.) to knock some sense into sb., fare entrare in testa un po' di buon senso a q.; far ragionare q. □ (fam.) to knock them in the aisles, ( di spettacolo comico) essere spassosissimo; far ridere a crepapelle; essere un gran successo.

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I [nɒk]
nome

1) (blow) colpo m., botta f.

a knock on the head — un colpo sulla, in testa

a knock with a hammer — un colpo di martello

2) (at door)

I thought I heard a knock (at the door) — mi è sembrato di sentire bussare

I'll give you a knock at 7.30 — ti verrò a bussare alle 7.30

knock! knock! — toc! toc!

3) fig. (setback) colpo m.

to take a knock — ricevere un brutto colpo

you must learn to take the knocks — devi imparare a incassare (i colpi)
II 1. [nɒk]
verbo transitivo

1) (strike) colpire, urtare [ object]

to knock one's head on sth. — battere la testa contro qcs.

to knock sb. on the arm with sth. — colpire qcn. al braccio con qcs.

to knock sth. against — fare battere qcs. contro

to knock sb. unconscious — fare perdere i sensi a qcn.

to knock a hole in sth. — fare un buco in qcs

2) (cause to move)

to knock sth. off o out of sth. fare cadere qcs. da qcs.; to knock sb., sth. to the ground fare cadere a terra qcn., qcs.; to knock a nail into sth. piantare un chiodo in qcs.; to knock sb. off his feet — [blast, wave] sollevare qcn

3) colloq. (criticize) criticare [method, person]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (make sound) (involuntarily) [ object] urtare, sbattere (on, against contro); (deliberately) [ person] bussare (at, on a); [ engine] battere in testa

2) (collide)

to knock into o against sth. urtare contro qcs.; to knock into each other — scontrarsi

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- knock about

- knock back

- knock down

- knock in

- knock off

- knock out

- knock over

- knock together

- knock up

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his knees were knocking — gli tremavano le ginocchia (dalla paura)

to knock sth. on the head — colloq. mandare a monte qcs.

to be knocking on a bit — colloq. cominciare a invecchiare

English-Italian dictionary > knock
8 knock

nok
1. verb
1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) golpear, llamar

2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) tirar, hacer caer

3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) golpear

4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) golpear

2. noun
1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) golpe

2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) golpe, llamada

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- knocker
- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up

knock¹ n golpe

there was a knock on the door llamaron a la puerta

knock² vb

1. llamar

someone knocked on the door llamaron a la puerta

2. golpear

he knocked his head on the ceiling se dio con la cabeza contra el techo

3. tirar

he knocked the bottle over with his elbow tiró la botella con el codo

knock

tr[nɒk]

noun

1 (blow) golpe nombre masculino

■ the boy got a knock on his leg el niño recibió un golpe en la pierna

2 (on door) llamada

■ was that a knock at the door? ¿han llamado a la puerta?

■ knock, knock! ¡toc, toc!

3 figurative use (bad luck) revés nombre masculino

■ you have to learn to take a few knocks in this business hay que aprender a aguantar muchos reveses en esta profesión

transitive verb

1 (to hit) golpear, darse un golpe en

■ he knocked his head on the ceiling se golpeó la cabeza contra el techo

■ the mugger knocked her to the ground el atracador la tiró al suelo

2 familiar (criticize) criticar, hablar mal de

■ the newspapers are forever knocking the England manager los periódicos siempre critican al entrenador de la selección inglesa

intransitive verb

1 (at door) llamar

■ please knock before entering por favor, llamen antes de entrar

2 (of car engine) golpear, martillear

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

he's knocking on 70 va para los 70 años

to knock on the head (project) matar 2 (plans) echar por tierra

to knock some sense into somebody hacer entrar en vereda a alguien

to knock spots off dar mil vueltas a

to knock the bottom out of the market reventar los precios

knock it off! ¡basta ya!

knock ['nɑk] vt

1) hit, rap: golpear, golpetear

2) : hacer chocar

they knocked heads: se dieron en la cabeza

3) criticize: criticar

knock vi

1) rap: dar un golpe, llamar (a la puerta)

2) collide: darse, chocar

knock n

: golpe m, llamada f (a la puerta), golpeteo m (de un motor)

knock

n.

• golpazo s.m.

• golpe s.m.

• golpeo s.m.

• llamada s.f.

• porrazo s.m.

• toque s.m.

v.

• chocar contra v.

• cutir v.

• golpear v.

• llamar a la puerta v.

• martillear v.

• pegar v.

nɑːk, nɒk
I

noun

1) ( sound) golpe m; ( in engine) golpeteo m, cascabeleo m (AmL)

he gave a couple of knocks before entering — llamó or (AmL tb) tocó (a la puerta) un par de veces antes de entrar

2) ( blow) golpe m

I got a knock on the head — me di un golpe en la cabeza

3) (colloq)

a) ( setback) golpe m

the company has taken some bad knocks recently — la compañía ha tenido serios reveses últimamente

b) ( criticism) crítica f, palo m (fam)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) (strike, push)

to knock one's head/knee on/against something — darse* (un golpe) en la cabeza/rodilla con/contra algo

to knock a nail into the wall — clavar un clavo en la pared

she knocked the vase off the shelf — tiró el jarrón de la repisa

he was knocked to the ground by the blast/blow — la explosión/el golpe lo tiró al suelo or lo tumbó

she knocked the glass out of his hand — le hizo caer el vaso de la mano

they knocked a large hole in the wall — hicieron un gran boquete en la pared

the blow knocked her unconscious — el golpe la dejó inconsciente

to knock somebody sideways — (colloq) dejar a alguien de una pieza

2) ( criticize) (colloq) criticar*, hablar mal de

2.

vi

a) ( on door) llamar, golpear (AmL), tocar* (AmL)

b) ( collide)

to knock AGAINST/INTO somebody/something — darse* or chocar* contra alguien/algo

c) \<\<engine\>\> golpetear, cascabelear (AmL)

Phrasal Verbs:

- knock about

- knock back

- knock down

- knock off

- knock out

- knock over

- knock up

[nɒk]
1. N

1) (gen) golpe m ; (in collision) choque m ; (on door) llamada f

a knock on the head — un golpe en la cabeza

there was a knock at the door — llamaron a la puerta

his pride took a knock — su orgullo sufrió un golpe

the team took a hard knock yesterday — ayer el equipo recibió un rudo golpe

he has had plenty of hard knocks — ha recibido muchos y duros golpes en la vida

2) (in engine) golpeteo m

2. VT

1) (=strike) golpear

to knock a hole in sth — hacer or abrir un agujero en algo

to knock a nail into sth — clavar un clavo en algo

to knock sb on the head — golpear a algn en la cabeza

to knock one's head on/against sth — (by accident) dar con la cabeza contra algo; (deliberately) dar cabezazos contra algo

I knocked my elbow on or against the table — me di (un golpe) en el codo con la mesa

to knock sb to the ground — tirar or echar a algn al suelo

to knock sb unconscious or out or cold — dejar a algn sin sentido

to knock sth to the floor — dar con algo en el suelo

he knocked the knife out of her hand — le quitó el cuchillo de la mano de un golpe

I knocked the ball into the water — tiré la pelota al agua

to knock the bottom out of sth — [+ box] desfondar algo; (fig) [+ argument] dejar algo sin fundamentos

- knock sth on the head

- knock some sense into sb

- knock sb sideways

- knock spots off sb

2) * (=criticize) criticar, hablar mal de

3. VI

1) (strike) golpear; (at door) llamar a la puerta

knock before entering — llamar a la puerta antes de entrar

he knocked at the door/on the table — llamó a la puerta/dio un golpe en la mesa

poverty was knocking at his door — la pobreza llamaba a su puerta

I can't give a job to everyone who comes knocking on my door — no puedo dar trabajo a todos los que vienen pidiéndomelo or que llaman a mi puerta

2) (=bump)

to knock into sth/sb — chocar or tropezar con algo/algn

to knock against sth — chocar or dar con or contra algo

3) [engine] golpetear

- knock about

- knock back

- knock down

- knock in

- knock off

- knock on

- knock out

- knock over

- knock together

- knock up

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[nɑːk, nɒk]
I

noun

1) ( sound) golpe m; ( in engine) golpeteo m, cascabeleo m (AmL)

he gave a couple of knocks before entering — llamó or (AmL tb) tocó (a la puerta) un par de veces antes de entrar

2) ( blow) golpe m

I got a knock on the head — me di un golpe en la cabeza

3) (colloq)

a) ( setback) golpe m

the company has taken some bad knocks recently — la compañía ha tenido serios reveses últimamente

b) ( criticism) crítica f, palo m (fam)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) (strike, push)

to knock one's head/knee on/against something — darse* (un golpe) en la cabeza/rodilla con/contra algo

to knock a nail into the wall — clavar un clavo en la pared

she knocked the vase off the shelf — tiró el jarrón de la repisa

he was knocked to the ground by the blast/blow — la explosión/el golpe lo tiró al suelo or lo tumbó

she knocked the glass out of his hand — le hizo caer el vaso de la mano

they knocked a large hole in the wall — hicieron un gran boquete en la pared

the blow knocked her unconscious — el golpe la dejó inconsciente

to knock somebody sideways — (colloq) dejar a alguien de una pieza

2) ( criticize) (colloq) criticar*, hablar mal de

2.

vi

a) ( on door) llamar, golpear (AmL), tocar* (AmL)

b) ( collide)

to knock AGAINST/INTO somebody/something — darse* or chocar* contra alguien/algo

c) \<\<engine\>\> golpetear, cascabelear (AmL)

Phrasal Verbs:

- knock about

- knock back

- knock down

- knock off

- knock out

- knock over

- knock up

English-spanish dictionary > knock
9 head

[hed]
n

1) голова, череп

See:

parts of the head

The water was over his head. — Вода была ему выше головы.

She has a good head for heights. — Она хорошо переносит высоту.

She has no head for heights. — Она не переносит высоту.

His proud, noble head bowed to nothing. — Он ни перед чем не склонял своей гордой, благородной головы.

I want a covering for the head. — Мне надо что-нибудь, чем покрыть голову.

He felt a sharp pain in his head. — Он почувствовал резкую боль в голове.

It cost him his head. — Это стоило ему головы/жизни.

to be/to sit at the head of the table — сидеть во главе стола/сидеть на почетном месте за столом;

Two heads are better than one. — Одна голова хорошо, а две лучше.

I cannot make head or tail of it. — Ничего не возможно разобрать/понять.

- shaven head
- majestic head
- bumpy head
- shaking head
- sore head
- grey head
- elegant head
- egg-shaped head
- irregular head
- heavy head
- curly head
- bristling head
- nodding head
- drooping head
- giddy head
- bruised head
- bloody head head
- bleeding head
- hot head
- hooded head
- feathered head
- death's head

- patient's head
- horse's head
- head net
- head phone
- head piece
- sharp pain in the back of one's head
- bandage on the head
- constant buzzing in the head
- blow knock on the head
- nod of the head
- shake of the head
- crown of the head
- sharp pain in smb's head
- head with hair
- head of classical form and beauty
- head from a doll
- head of hair
- good head of hair
- with a heavy head
- with a feeling of dullness in one's head
- with confusion in one's head
- over the heads of others
- from head to foot
- with a bare head
- with an uncovered head
- with a bruise on the head
- aim at smb's head
- balance smth on one's head
- bandage smb's head
- apply a bandage to smb's head
- be taller by a head
- be head over ears in debt
- beat oneself on the head with one's fist
- beat smb's head off
- bend one's head over the book
- bite smb's head off
- hang one's head in confusion
- hang one's head down
- hang one's head on one's chest
- bow one's head in admiration
- bow one's head to the ground
- give one's head for a washing
- brandish a sword over one's head
- bring down a sword over smb's head
- break one's head
- bump one's head against smth
- bump heads together
- bury one's head in one's hands
- bury one's head in the sand
- chuck one's head to avoid the blow
- complain of a throbbing pain in the head
- cover one's head to protect it from the sun
- cradle smb's head in one's breasts
- cross one's hands behind one's head
- cry one's head off
- cut off smb's head
- cut one's head open
- dip one's head into the water
- do smth standing on one's head
- do smth over smb's head
- give orders over smb's head
- give answers over smb's head
- sell a house over smb's head
- draw one's head into one's shoulders
- drop one's head on one's breast
- fall head first
- fall head over heels
- fall on one's head
- feel heavy in the head
- feel one's head
- get a bump on the head
- go about with one's head high in the air
- give one's head for smth, state one's head on smth
- go queer in the head
- have a good head for heights
- have a strong head for drink
- have pain in one's head
- hit one's head on the wall
- hit one's head against smth
- hit smb on the head
- hurt one's head
- hold one's head up
- hold one's head with one's hands
- injure one's head
- keep one's head above ground
- keep jerking one's head
- keep one's head covered
- lay one's head on smb's chest
- lift up one's head
- look smb over from head to foot
- nod one's head
- nod one's head in greeting
- plunge head over heels into the fighting
- pull one's hat down on the head
- pull the blanket over one's head
- put one's head out of the window
- put one's head in a noose
- raise one's head
- rest one's head on the pillow
- scratch one's head
- scream one's head off
- seize one's head in one's hands
- set a price on smb's head
- shake one's head
- shake one's head at smth
- sit with one's head propped on one's hand
- snap smb's head off
- stand on one's head
- stand with bare heads
- stand with one's head down
- stand with averted head
- stand smth on its head
- stick one's head in the door
- stroke smb on the head
- talk smb's head off
- talk one's head off
- throw one's head back
- tip one's head to one side
- toss one's head up
- toss one's head in pride
- toss one's head in dissent
- touch one's head to the ground
- tremble from head to foot
- turn away one's head
- turn one's head towards smb
- walk with one's head high
- wear nothing on one's head
- work one's head off
- wound smb in the head
- head sitting deep between the shoulders
- head covered with a kerchief
2) руководитель, глава, начальник

I must telephone the head office. — Мне надо позвонить в центр.

- executive head
- titular head
- administrative head
- military head
- family head
- union heads
- learned heads
- head teacher
- head gardener
- head nurse
- head surgeon
- head-cook
- head waiter
- head workman
- head electrician
- head office
- head master
- department head
- royal heads of Europe
- head of the delegation
- head of the tribe
- head of the department
- heads of all states
- Head of the Government
- Head of the Army
- head of the expedition
- under a competent head
- be at the head of smth
- put smb at the head of the movement
- be at the head of the whole business
- stand at the head of all nations in matters of art
- be at the head of the epoch
- be at the head of the field
- be at the head of the race
- those at the head of the whole business
3) ум, интеллект, умственные способности; (а.) a clear (bright, logical) head светлый (ясный, логичный) ум

The problem is over/beuond our heads. — Нам эту проблему не понять.

He talked over our heads. — То, что он говорил, не доходило до/было выше нашего понимания.

He is positively/quite out of his head. — Он определенно выжил из ума.

Such an idea never entered my head. — Такая мысль мне никогда не приходила в голову/на ум.

What put that into you head? — С чего вы это взяли?

I can't get that into his head. — Я не могу ему этого растолковать/втолковать.

He made it up out of his own head. — Он все это сам придумал/очинил/выдумал.

(b) a wise head — умница/мудрая голова/умник;

the wiser heads — мудрецы;

a hot head — горячая голова/вспыльчивый человек;

a wooden head — тупица;

a competent head — знающий человек;

to have a good head upon one's shoulders — иметь хорошую голову на плечах/быть умным;

to have an old head on young shoulders — иметь здравый смысл/быть не по годам умудрённым

- steady head
- cool head
- level head
- bother one's head about smth
- be over smb's head
- get a swollen head
- be over the heads of the pupils
- come to smb's head
- do smth off the top of one's head
- do calculations in one's head
- fill one's head with trifles
- give smb his head
- have a good head for figures
- have a head for details
- have no head for names
- have a good head for politics
- keep a level head
- keep one's head
- keep one's head shut
- keep smth in one's head
- keep a cool head in emergencies
- lose one's head
- be of one's head
- be off one's head about smb
- have a good head on one's shoulders
- have an old head on young shoulders
- put smth into smb's head
- put ideas into smb's head
- put two heads together
- puzzle one's head about smth
- show much head for business
- take smth into one's head
- turn smb's head with flattery
- trouble one's head about smth
- use one's head
- write out of one's head
4) скот, голова скота (единица счёта), поголовье скота; 20 heads of deer двадцать голов оленей

How many head of cattle are there on the farm? — Каково поголовье скота на этой ферме?

- fifty head of cattle
- large head of game
- consumption of milk per head of the population
5) верхняя главная часть предмета, верх, верхушка, верхняя часть, головная часть, передняя часть, головка, шляпка

We'll have to knock in the head of the barrel. — Нам придется пробить верх бочки.

heads I win, tails I lose. — Орел - я выигрываю, решка - проигрываю.

Coins often bear the head of a famous ruler. — На монетах нередко высечена голова известного правителя.

- forked head
- wooden head
- tape-recorder head
- pit head
- pointed arrow head
- axe head
- missile head
- pin head
- figure head
- crumpled head
- head tide
- head wind
- head lights
- head stone
- head land
- a head of cabbage

- head division of a parade
- head of the bed
- head of the column
- head of the river
- head of the bay
- the head of a flower

- head of a hammer
- head of a rail
- head of a violin
- head of cane
- head of the stairs
- head of the barrel
- head of barley
- head of a rock
- head of a peer
- mountain head overgrown by shrubbery
- nails with a wide head
- bolts with a square head
- axe with a heavy head
- glass of beer with a good head on it
- car with a folding head
- at the head of a page
- at the head of the list
- stand at the head of the bay
- boil is gathering head
6) раздел, рубрика, параграф, пункт, заголовок

The story has a double head. — У рассказа двойное название.

He arranged his speech under four main heads. — Он разбил свою речь на четыре основных пункта/раздела.

It may be included under this head. — Это может быть включено в этот параграф/раздел.

It comes/it is kept/it is included under the head of "miscellavous". — Это помещено в параграфе "разное".

To hit the nail on the head. — ◊ Попасть в самую точку. /Попасть не в бровь, а в глаз.

Two heads are better than one. — ◊ Ум хорошо, а два лучше. /Одна голова хорошо, а две лучше.

To toss heads or tails. — ◊ Бросать жребий.

I cannot make head or tail of it. — ◊ Не могу ничего понять/разобрать.

- heads of chapters
- document arranged under five heads
- under two colums head
- group the facts under three heads
- remark on this head
- speak on this head
- treat the subject under three main heads
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USAGE:

See arm, n; USAGE (1.).

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > head
10 knock

I [nɔk] n
1) стук, шум

There was came a knock at the door. — В дверь постучали.

They never open the door at the first knock. — По первому стуку здесь (дверь) не открывают.

What's that knock I can here? — Что это стучит (в моторе)?

It was only a runaway knock. — Оказалось, что в дверь постучали и тут же убежали.

No one answered my knock. — Я постучал, но дверь не открыли.

- heavy knock
- engine knock
- knock on the door
- give a knock
- give smth a knock
2) удар

That was a good knock. — Это была хорошая подача.

In football you have to get used to hard knocks. — Если играешь в футбол, надо привыкнуть к жестким столкновениям.

He's taken some hard/quite a few knocks in his life. — Жизнь его изрядно потрепала. /Ему пришлось испытать разные превратности судьбы. /Ему прищлось испытать не один удар.

She took a bad knock when her husband died. — Смерть мужа была для нее тяжелым ударом. /Она тяжело перенесла смерть мужа

- hard knock
- heavy a knock on the head
- take the knock
- got the knock II [nɔk] v
1) стучать, стучаться, колотить, барабанить, бить

We have knocked double-knocks at the street-door. — Мы дважды постучали во входную дверь.

- knock sharply
- knock to pieces
- knock at the door

- engine is knocking

2) ударять, ударить

- knock smb on the head
- knock one's head on the wall
- knock the stick out of smb's hand
- knock on the table

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > knock
11 knock

I
1. [nɒk] n

1. стук

timid [imperative, resounding] knock - робкий [требовательный, громкий] стук

to give a knock - постучаться ( в дверь)

the door opened at the first knock - дверь открыли по первому стуку

there was /came/ a double knock at the door - в дверь постучали два раза

2. удар; толчок

hard [thundering] knock - сильный [оглушительный] удар

a knock on the head - удар по голове

3. тех. детонация, стук ( в двигателе)

4. амер. разг.

1) резкая критика

2) обыкн. pl придирки, нападки, замечания

5. разг. подача мяча ( в крикете)

6. амер. разг.

1) неприятность; беда; удар ( судьбы)

2) неудача; убыток

he has taken a bad knock - он понёс большие убытки

7. сл. аукцион, продажа с молотка

♢ to get the knock - а) быть уволенным /выгнанным/ с работы, «вылететь»; б) театр. с треском провалиться; в) напиться, опьянеть

to take the knock - разориться; ≅ вылететь в трубу

2. [nɒk] v

1. 1) стучать; стучаться, постучаться

to knock sharply [hard, respectfully] - резко [громко, почтительно] стучать /стучаться/

to knock for admittance - постучать ( чтобы войти)

to knock at /on/ the door [window] - стучать в дверь [в окно]

2) разг. поднять, разбудить стуком ( в дверь; тж. knock up)

to knock sleeping people out of their beds - стуком поднять на ноги спящих

2. 1) ударять; бить, колотить

to knock the ball hard - сильно ударить по мячу

to knock one's foot against /on/ a stone - ударить /ушибить/ ногу о камень

to knock smb. on the head - а) ударить кого-л. по голове; б) разг. убить кого-л. ударом в голову, прикончить кого-л.

to knock smth. from smb.'s hand - выбить что-л. у кого-л. из рук

to knock smth. to pieces - разбить что-л. вдребезги

to knock one's head against a post - удариться головой о столб

to knock ashes out of one's pipe - выбить трубку

he knocked the bottom out of the box - он вышиб дно ящика

2) (into) вбивать

to knock a nail into a wall - вгонять гвоздь в стену

to knock smth. into smb.'s head - вбить что-л. кому-л. в голову, вдолбить что-л. кому-л.

3) (against) наталкиваться, встречать

I knocked against him in the street - я неожиданно /случайно/ наткнулся на него на улице

4) сбить

to knock smb. off his feet - сбить кого-л. с ног

the blow knocked me flat - удар сбил меня с ног

the blow knocked me senseless - от этого удара я лишился сознания

5) (into) соединить, сколотить

to knock two rooms into one - соединить две комнаты (в одну)

3. тех. работать с перебоями, стучать

4. разг. удивлять, поражать, ошеломлять

her cool impudence knocked me completely - я был сражён её наглостью и бесстыдством

5. разг. резко критиковать; придираться, нападать

he is always knocking the young - он всегда нападает на молодёжь

6. сл. арестовать, забрать

7. амер. сл.

1) добиться ( цели); обеспечить ( успех); овладеть (чем-л.)

2) хорошо подготовиться ( к экзамену); владеть ( предметом)

♢ knock on wood! - постучи по дереву!; не сглазь!

to knock at an open door - ломиться в открытую дверь

to knock one's head against a brick wall - головой стенку прошибать

to knock under board - свалиться пьяным, напиться вдрызг

to knock home - вдолбить, довести до сознания

to knock smb. into the middle of next week - а) = to knock smb. into a cocked hat б) и в); б) изумить /поразить, потрясти/ кого-л.

to knock the spots off smb. - а) исколошматить кого-л.; ≅ бить кого-л. смертным боем; б) за пояс заткнуть кого-л.

to knock smb. into a cocked hat - а) нанести поражение кому-л.; разбить чьи-л. доводы, аргументы и т. п.; б) здорово исколотить, исколошматить кого-л.; ≅ всыпать кому-л. по первое число; в) спорт. нанести решающий удар; нокаутировать противника; г) превзойти кого-л.; ≅ заткнуть кого-л. за пояс

to knock dead - приводить в восторг, особ. заставить смеяться до упаду

a comedian who really knocked them dead - комик, который их просто уморил

to knock cold - а) нокаутировать; he was knocked cold in the third round - его нокаутировали в третьем раунде; б) избить; в) ошеломить, изумить

to knock for a loop - а) победить, разбить наголову

he knocked his opponent for a loop - он легко справился /разделался/ с противником; б) уничтожить; it knocked his faith in human nature for a loop - это убило в нём веру в человека; в) произвести огромное впечатление; ≅ убить (всех)

to knock the bottom /the stuffing/ out of smb.'s theories [arguments] - опровергнуть /разбить/ чьи-л. теории [аргументы]

to knock smb. off his pins - ошеломить кого-л.

to knock a plan on the head - сорвать план

to knock all of a heap, to knock for six - ошеломить, привести в крайнее изумление
II [nɒk] n
1. холм, бугор

2. диал. песчаная отмель

НБАРС > knock
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[nɔk]

knock up утомлять; ослаблять; to be knocked up утомиться to get the knock театр. быть плохо принятым публикой to get the knock быть уволенным to get the knock потерпеть поражение knock стук (особ. в дверь); to give a knock постучаться (в дверь) knock тех. детонация knock (against) наткнуться (на что-л.); удариться (обо что-л.) knock разг. поражать, ошеломлять knock амер. превосходить knock амер. разг. резкая критика; pl придирки, нападки knock амер. разг. резко критиковать; придираться knock сбивать; to knock the nuts сбивать орехи (с дерева) knock стук (особ. в дверь); to give a knock постучаться (в дверь) knock удар knock ударять(ся), бить; стучать(ся); колотить; to knock to pieces разбить вдребезги; to knock at (или on) the door стучать в дверь knock about бить, колотить knock about вести беспутный образ жизни knock about странствовать, шататься, рыскать (по свету) knock against натолкнуться, неожиданно встретиться knock ударять(ся), бить; стучать(ся); колотить; to knock to pieces разбить вдребезги; to knock at (или on) the door стучать в дверь knock down опрокинуть, разбить (довод и т. п.) knock down понижать цены knock down продавать с аукциона knock down амер. sl. прожить (деньги) knock down разбирать на части knock down разобрать на части (машину при транспортировке и т. п.) knock down сбивать цену knock down сбить с ног, тж. сбить выстрелом knock down сломать; разрушить, снести (дом) knock down ударом молотка объявлять товар проданным (на аукционе) to knock home вбивать прочно; вдолбить, довести до сознания knock in, knock into вбивать knock in, knock into вбивать to knock into one соединить knock off быстро сделать, состряпать knock off кончить работу; knock off work прекратить работу knock off сбавить, сбить (цену); удержать (сумму) knock off sl. стащить, украсть knock off стряхнуть, смахнуть knock off уменьшить скорость knock off sl. умереть to knock (smb.) off his pins ошеломить (кого-л.) knock off кончить работу; knock off work прекратить работу to knock on the head оглушить; убить to knock on the head положить конец knock out выбить, выколотить; to knock the bottom out of выбить почву из-под ног (у кого-л.) knock out набросать, составить на скорую руку, состряпать (план, статью и т. п.) knock out спорт. нокаутировать knock out одолеть, победить knock out полностью опровергнуть (аргумент); свести на нет knock out сговариваться не набавлять цены на аукционе (для того, чтобы перепродать купленное и разделить прибыль) knock out удивить, ошеломить knock out выбить, выколотить; to knock the bottom out of выбить почву из-под ног (у кого-л.) knock сбивать; to knock the nuts сбивать орехи (с дерева) knock ударять(ся), бить; стучать(ся); колотить; to knock to pieces разбить вдребезги; to knock at (или on) the door стучать в дверь knock together наспех сколачивать knock together сталкиваться knock under покориться knock up наспех, кое-как устраивать, сколачивать knock up поднять, разбудить стуком knock up амер. sl. сделать беременной; обрюхатить knock up сталкиваться (against - с кем-л.) knock up ударом подбросить вверх knock up утомлять; ослаблять; to be knocked up утомиться to take the knock разориться

English-Russian short dictionary > knock
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[nok] 1. verb
1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) potrkati

2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) suniti, zbiti

3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) udariti

4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) zadeti (se) ob
2. noun
1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) udarec

2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) trkanje

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- knocker
- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up
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I [nɔk]
noun

udarec, sunek; trkanje; ropotanje motorja

American slang neugodna kritika; slang to take the knock — pretrpeti hudo denarno izgubo

there is a knock — nekdo trka

to give a double knock — dvakrat potrkati
II [nɔk]
1.

transitive verb

udariti, suniti; tolči, trkati, potrkati (at, on na, po); colloquially osupniti, zaprepastiti, sapo vzeti; American slang ostro kritizirati, zmesti;

2.

intransitive verb

tolči, razbijati, trkati; trčiti, udariti (against, into ob, v); ropotati (motor); American colloquially godrnjati

to knock the bottom out of — dokazati neresničnost, izpodbiti kaj

to knock cold — udariti do nezavesti

to knock at an open door — po nepotrebnem se truditi

to knock on the head — ubiti, udariti do nezavesti; figuratively zadati udarec, onemogočiti kaj

to knock one's head against (a brick wall) — udariti z glavo ob zid; figuratively riniti z glavo skozi zid

to knock s.th. into s.o. — ali to knock s.th. into s.o.'s head — vtepsti komu kaj v glavo

to knock all of a heap — presenetiti, osupniti

to knock into a cocked hat — uničiti, izmaličiti; zaprepastiti, potolči (nasprotnika)

to knock home — dobro zabiti; figuratively vtepsti komu kaj v glavo

to knock to pieces — razbiti na koščke

to knock into shape — navaditi na red

to knock s.o. into the middle of next week — udariti koga, da odleti; ven vreči, nagnati

to knock sideways — vreči iz tira

slang what knocks me — kar mi ne gre v glavo

English-Slovenian dictionary > knock
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1. n

1) стук

to give a knock — постукати (у двері)

2) удар; поштовх

a knock on the head — удар по голові

3) пагорб

4) діал. піщана мілина

5) тех. детонація, стук (у двигуні)

6) амер., розм. різка критика

7) pl причіпки, нападки, зауваження

8) розм. подача м'яча (крикет)

◊ to get the knock — бути вигнаним з роботи; театр. бути погано прийнятим публікою

2. v

1) стукати; постукати

2) ударяти; бити

to knock smb. on the head — ударити когось по голові; розм. убити когось ударом у голову

3) тех. працювати з перебоями, стукати

4) розм. дивувати, уражати, приголомшувати

5) амер., розм. різко критикувати; принижувати гідність, недооцінювати

6) амер., розм. чіплятися; нападати, пускати шпильки

□ knock about — розм. тинятися, вештатися, бродити; грубо поводитися (з кимсь)

□ knock against — наштовхнутися, наскочити на (щось); несподівано зустріти (когось)

□ knock back — розм. пиячити; жерти

□ knock down — збити, звалити (з ніг); ламати, зносити, руйнувати (будівлі); спростувати (доказ тощо); розм. збивати, знижувати (ціни); продавати з аукціону (з молотка); амер., розм. розтринькувати (гроші); амер., розм. привласнювати гроші за проїзд

□ knock in — забивати (цвях тощо); розм. достукатися, попасти додому (після того як ворота зачинені)

□ knock into — заганяти, забивати (тж перен.)

to knock smth. into smb.'s head — утовкмачити комусь шось

to knock two rooms into one — з'єднати дві кімнати в одну

□ knock off — збивати; зносити; змахувати, струшувати; розм. знижувати (ціну); утримувати, відраховувати (суму); розм. припиняти; кидати роботу; розм. швидко зробити

□ knock out — вибивати; перемогти, здолати

□ knock over — звалити (тж про хворобу)

□ knock together — зіштовхуватися; стукатися; наспіх збивати

□ knock under — підкорятися, здаватися

□ knock up — ударом підкидати; розм. розбудити стуком

□ knock up against — наражатися на; стикатися з

◊ to knock at an open door — ломитися у відчинені двері

◊ to knock cold, to knock for six — розм. приголомшити, ошелешити

◊ to knock home — утовкмачувати

◊ to knock smb.'s head off — легко випередити когось

◊ to knock smb. into a cocked hat — завдати комусь поразки; розбити чиїсь докази; сильно поколошматити когось

◊ to knock under board — звалитися п'яним, напитися

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I n
1) стук, стукіт

2) удар, штовхан; поштовх

3) тex. детонація, стукіт ( у двигуні)

4) aмep. різка критика; pl причіпки, нападки, зауваження

5) подача м'яча ( у крикеті)

6) неприємність; лихо; удар ( долі); невдача; збиток

7) cл. аукціон, продаж з молотка

to get the knock — бути вигнаним з роботи миcт. з тріском провалитися, напитися
II v
1) стукати; стукатися, постукати; підняти, розбудити стуком (у двері; тж. knock up)

2) ударяти; бити; ( into) вбивати (нaпp., цвях); ( against) натрапляти, зустрічати; збити (нaпp., з ніг); ( into) з'єднати, об'єднати, сколотити

3) тex. працювати з перебоями, стукати

4) дивувати, вражати, приголомшувати

5) різко критикувати; чіплятися, нападати

6) cл. заарештувати, забрати

7) cл. домогтися ( мети); забезпечити ( успіх); опанувати ( чим-небудь); добре підготуватися ( до іспиту); володіти ( предметом)
III n
1) пагорб, горб

2) дiaл. піщана обмілина

English-Ukrainian dictionary > knock
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[nɒk, Am nɑ:k] n

1) ( sound) Klopfen nt;

‘\knock \knock’ „klopf, klopf“;

to give a \knock at [or on] the door an der Tür klopfen;

there was a \knock on the door es hat [an der Tür] geklopft

2) ( blow) Schlag m, Stoß m;

he received a nasty \knock on the head er bekam einen bösen Schlag auf den Kopf;

the school of hard \knocks eine harte Schule;

to have learned everything in the school of hard \knocks [im Leben] durch eine harte Schule gegangen sein;

to take a \knock ( fam) einen [Schicksals]schlag erleiden; confidence einen Knacks bekommen ( fam)

to be able to take a lot of \knocks viel einstecken können ( fam) vi

1) ( hit) klopfen;

a rope \knocked against the side of the ship ein Seil schlug gegen die Schiffswand;

to \knock at the door/ on the window an die Tür/ans Fenster klopfen

2) tech engine, pipes klopfen

3) ( be approaching)

to be \knocking on 40/50/60 auf die 40/50/60 zugehen

PHRASES:

sb's knees are \knocking jdm schlottern die Knie;

\knock on wood (Am, Aus) dreimal auf Holz klopfen vt

1) ( hit)

to \knock sth gegen etw akk stoßen;

to \knock sb jdm einen Schlag versetzen;

( less hard) jdm einen Stoß versetzen;

he \knocked my arm er stieß gegen meinen Arm;

to \knock a hole/ nail into the wall ein Loch/einen Nagel in die Wand schlagen;

to \knock sb to the ground jdn zu Boden werfen;

to \knock sb unconscious [or senseless] jdn bewusstlos schlagen

2) ( drive)

to \knock sth out of sb jdm etw austreiben;

to \knock some of the arrogance out of sb jdn von seinem hohen Ross herunterholen;

to \knock the bottom out of sth etw zusammenbrechen lassen;

to \knock some [or a bit of] sense into sb jdn zur Vernunft bringen

3) (fam: criticize)

to \knock sb/ sth jdn/etw schlechtmachen ( fam)

don't \knock it till you've tried it mach es nicht schon runter, bevor du es überhaupt ausprobiert hast ( fam)

PHRASES:

to \knock sth on the head (Brit, Aus) ( stop sth) etw dat ein Ende bereiten [o ( fam) abblasen]; ( complete sth) etw zu Ende bringen;

to \knock an idea/plan on the head (Brit, Aus) einen Gedanken/Plan verwerfen;

to \knock sb sideways [or (Brit a.) for six] jdn umhauen (sl)

to \knock [the] spots off sb/ sth ( Brit) jdn/etw in den Schatten stellen [o ( fam) in die Tasche stecken]; sports jdn/etw um Längen schlagen;

to \knock 'em dead (Am) ( fam) jdn von den Sitzen reißen ( fam), es jdm zeigen ( fam)

okay, son, go and \knock 'em dead! also los, Junge, geh und zeig's ihnen! ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > knock
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I

[nɔk] n թակոց (դուռ). զարկ, հարված. hear a knock թակոց լսել. Give me a knock at eight o’clock Ժամի ութին դուռս թակիր. a knock on the head հարված գլխին. get the knock խսկց. աշխատանքից/պաշտոնից զրկվել

II

[nɔk] v զարկել, հարվածել, թակել. knock on the door դռան թակոց. The engine is knocking տեխ. Շարժիչը անկանոն է աշխա տում (չխչխկում է). knock one’s head against գլուխը մի բանին խփել. (ջարդել) knock to pieces ջար դուփշուր անել. (խփել, մեխել) knock home ամուր մե խել. knock the price down գինն իջեցնել. The news knocked me flat Լուրը ինձ պարզապես շշմեց րեց. knock the bottom out of the argument ժխտել փաստարկները. knock about թափառել. knock the world աշխարհով մեկ թափառել. knock things about the room իրերը թափթփել սենյակում. knock down գետին գցել, գետնով տալ. knock down the house տունը քանդել. knock into smn’s head մեկի գլուխը մտցնել. knock off արագ գործը վերջացնել. They knocked off early Նրանք աշխատանքը շուտ ավարտեցին. knock out դուրս գցել/խփել. knock the nonsense out of smn հի մարո ւ թյունը գլխից դուրս նետել. մրզ. նոկաուտ անել knock out by the blow հարվածից ուշ քը կորցրեց. knock together հապճեպորեն սար քել, իրար բերել. knock up արթնացնել. We had to knock the doctor up Ստիպված էինք բժշկին արթնացնել. knock up points մրզ. միավոր հա վաքել. He was knocked up for three weeks Նա երեք շաբաթ հիվանդ պառկեց

English-Armenian dictionary > knock
17 knock

[nɔk] 1. гл.
1) стучать, барабанить

to knock loudly — громко стучать

to knock at / on the door — стучать в дверь

We have knocked double-knocks at the street-door. — Мы дважды постучали во входную дверь.

I've been knocking away for ages, but nobody has answered the door. — Я стучал целую вечность, но никто так и не открыл дверь.

2)

а) ударять, бить, колотить

to knock smb. unconscious — выбить из кого-либо дух, вырубить кого-либо

to knock to pieces — разбить вдребезги

б) = knock about / around пинать, гонять ( мяч)

There's nothing to do here; let's go into that field and knock a ball about for an hour or so. — Здесь нечего делать; пойдём на то поле, попинаем мяч с часок.

в) ( knock into) = knock in вбивать во (что-л.)

to knock a nail in — вбить гвоздь

Syn:

hit, kick in

г) ( knock down) опрокидывать, сбивать

to knock over a lamp — опрокинуть лампу

Jim was knocked down by a bus. — Джим был сбит автобусом.

д) ( knock off) сбрасывать, сталкивать

Just when I had put the glass safely down on the table, the cat jumped up and knocked it off. — Только-только я поставил стакан на стол, как туда запрыгнула кошка и столкнула его на пол.

е) ( knock out) выбивать, вытряхивать

Knock the ash out before you refill your pipe. — Прежде чем заново набить трубку, вытряхните из неё пепел.

ж) ( knock up) подбросить, толкнуть вверх

A man in the crowd knocked my arm up and I dropped my bag. — Человек в толпе двинул мне по руке и выхватил у меня сумку.

3) = knock together резко ударяться, стукаться; сталкиваться; неожиданно встречаться

Syn:

bump I 2., clash 1., collide

4) разг. поражать, ошеломлять

Wasn't she in pantomime? Bet she knocked them. — А она участвовала в пантомиме? Бьюсь об заклад, она их ошеломила.

The unexpected news fairly knocked me back. — Неожиданная новость просто ошеломила меня.

Her beauty knocked out every man in the room. — Её красота ошеломила всех мужчин в комнате.

Syn:

bowl out

5) груб. трахать; обрюхатить

I've knocked some girls in my time but I've never had such a rabbiter as you. — Каких я только девиц не трахал в своей жизни, но такой похотливой бабы, как ты, ещё не встречал.

6) амер.; разг. резко критиковать; наезжать, нападать

I shouldn't like you to get the idea I'm trying to knock Portugal and the Portuguese. — Мне бы не хотелось, чтобы ты думал, будто я качу бочку на Португалию и португальцев.

7) работать с перебоями, стучать ( о двигателе)

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- knock about
- knock back
- knock down
- knock in
- knock off
- knock on
- knock out
- knock over
- knock through
- knock together
- knock under
- knock up
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to knock smb. off his pins — ошеломить кого-л.

to knock their heads together — привести в чувство, заставить образумиться

to knock one's head against a brick wall — прошибать стенку головой

to knock smb. into a cocked hat — исколошматить кого-л., одолеть кого-л., нанести поражение (кому-л.); разбить в пух и прах; превзойти, затмить

to knock smb. into the middle of next week — всыпать кому-л. по первое число; потрясти, ошеломить кого-л.

- knock home
- knock the bottom out of
- knock on the head
- knock the spots off 2. сущ.
1) удар

The bag have tough exterior materials to protect its contents against knocks, rain and dust. — У сумки плотная наружная ткань, чтобы предохранить ее содержимое от ударов, дождя и пыли.

Syn:

blow I

2) стук ( в дверь); шум

gentle knock — тихий стук

knock at the door — стук в дверь

to give a knock — постучаться ( в дверь)

Syn:

rap I 1.

3) разг. удар, неприятность, неудача

to take the knock — потерпеть неудачу; получить моральный удар

He's taken quite a few hard knocks lately. — В последнее время его постиг ряд серьёзных неудач.

Syn:

setback

4) ( knocks) амер.; разг. придирки, нападки; резкая критика

He likes praise but can't stand the knocks. — Он любит похвалу, но не выносит критики.

5) тех. детонация

engine knock — стук в двигателе

6) разг. совокупление, половой акт

to be on the knock — заниматься проституцией

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- get the knock

Англо-русский современный словарь > knock
18 knock

1. noun

1) удар

2) стук (особ. в дверь); to give a knock постучаться (в дверь)

3) amer. collocation резкая критика; (pl.) придирки, нападки

4) tech. детонация

to get the knock

а) потерпеть поражение;

б) быть уволенным;

в) theatr. быть плохо принятым публикой

to take the knock разориться

Syn:

blow

2. verb

1) ударять(ся), бить; стучать(ся); колотить; to knock to pieces разбить вдребезги; to knock at (или on) the door стучать в дверь

2) сбивать; to knock the nuts сбивать орехи (с дерева)

3) (against) наткнуться (на что-либо); удариться (обо что-л.)

4) collocation поражать, ошеломлять

5) amer. collocation резко критиковать; придираться

6) amer. превосходить

knock about

knock against

knock down

knock in

knock into

knock off

knock out

knock together

knock under

knock up

to knock home вбивать прочно; вдолбить, довести до сознания

to knock on the head

а) оглушить; убить;

б) положить конец

to knock smb. off his pins ошеломить кого-л.

to knock one's head against a brick wall биться головой об стенку; вести бесполезную борьбу

to knock (smb.)

into a cocked hat

а) исколошматить (кого-л.);

б) одолеть (кого-л.); нанести поражение (кому-л.);

в) разбить (доводы и т. п.);

г) превзойти, затмить

to knock smb. into the middle of next week a) = всыпать кому-л. по первое число;

б) потрясти, ошеломить кого-л.

to knock the spots off

а) победить; уничтожить;

б) исколотить

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1 (n) стук

2 (v) постучать; стучать

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1) удар 2) стук 3) стучать

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[nɑk /nɒk] n. стук, удар, детонация, резкая критика, подача мяча v. стучать, стучаться; тыкаться; стукнуть, ударять, бить; отстукивать, колотить, сбивать; ударяться, ошеломлять; поражать; резко критиковать, придираться
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вколачивать

вычитать

забивать

забить

заколачивать

постукать

постучать

стукать

стучать

удар

ударь

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1. сущ. 1) удар 2) стук (особ. в дверь) 3) удар 4) амер.; разг. резкая критика; мн. придирки 2. гл. 1) а) ударять, бить б) резко ударяться 2) разг. поражать 3) сленг трахать(ся); сделать беременной

Новый англо-русский словарь > knock
19 head

adj. belangrijkste, hoofdzaak
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n. hoofd; (in computers) kop, het onderdeel dat leest van, en schrijft naar de harde schijf of diskettes
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v. leiden, aan het hoofd staan; afstoten

head¹

[ hed] 〈zelfstandig naamwoord; meervoud: in betekenis 0.15 head〉

1 hoofd ⇒ kop, hoofdlengte

2 hoofd ⇒ verstand

3 kop ⇒ afbeelding van een hoofd; 〈 voornamelijk meervoud〉 kruis

4 persoon ⇒ hoofd

5 〈 benaming voor〉 uiteinde ⇒ kop

6 〈 plantkunde〉 hoofdje ⇒ korfje, kruin, krop

7 schuim(kraag) ⇒ kop 〈 op bier〉

8 top ⇒ bovenkant

9 (opname/wis)kop 〈van band/videorecorder〉

10 breekpunt ⇒ crisis

11 boveneinde ⇒ hoofd(einde)

12 opschrift ⇒ hoofd, kop

13 voorkant ⇒ kop, spits, hoofd 〈 ook van ploeg〉

14 meerdere ⇒ leider, hoofd

15 stuk (vee) ⇒ 〈 Brits-Engels〉 kudde, aantal dieren

♦voorbeelden:

1   head and shoulders above • met kop en schouders erbovenuit; 〈 figuurlijk〉 verreweg de beste

     have something hanging over one's head • iets boven het hoofd hebben hangen 〈 voornamelijk figuurlijk〉

     head first/foremost • voorover

     taller by a head • een kop groter

2   it never entered/came into his head • het kwam niet bij hem op

     get/take something into one's head • zich iets in het hoofd zetten

     the success has gone to/turned his head • het succes is hem naar het hoofd gestegen

     put one's heads together • de koppen bij elkaar steken

     put something into someone's head • iemand iets suggereren

     that is above/over my head • dat gaat boven mijn pet

     a head for mathematics • een wiskundeknobbel

     off/out of one's head • gek, niet goed bij zijn verstand

3   heads or tails? • kruis of munt?

4   £1 a head • £1 per persoon

10 that brought the matter to a head • daarmee werd de zaak op de spits gedreven

     come to a head • een kritiek punt bereiken

14 head of state • staatshoofd

15 50 head of cattle • 50 stuks vee

¶ have one's head in the clouds • met het hoofd in de wolken lopen

     bang one's head against a brick wall • met het hoofd tegen de muur lopen

     head over ears/heels • tot over zijn oren

     from head to foot • van top tot teen

     bury one's head in the sand • de kop in het zand steken

     I could not make head or tail of it • ik kon er geen touw aan vastknopen

     keep one's head above water • het hoofd boven water houden

     beat/knock someone's head off • iemand totaal verslaan

     bite/snap someone's head off • iemand afsnauwen

     eat one's head off • eten als een wolf

     〈 slang〉 give someone head • iemand beffen/pijpen

     hold one's head high • z'n hoofd niet laten hangen

     keep one's head • zijn kalmte bewaren

     keep one's head down • zich gedekt houden

     〈 Brits-Engels〉 knock on the head • een spaak in het wiel steken

     laugh one's head off • zich een ongeluk lachen

     lose one's head • 〈 figuurlijk〉 het hoofd verliezen

     scream/shout one's head off • vreselijk tekeergaan

     have one's head screwed on straight/right • verstandig zijn, niet gek zijn

     she could do it standing on her head • het was voor haar een fluitje van een cent

     〈 informeel〉 have a swelled/swollen head • verwaand zijn

     be promoted over one's head • gepasseerd worden

→ old old/, right right/, sore sore/, two two/

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head²

I 〈 onovergankelijk werkwoord〉

1 gaan ⇒ gericht zijn, koers zetten

♦voorbeelden:

1   we headed back • wij gingen terug

     the plane headed north • het vliegtuig zette koers naar het noorden

→ head for head for/

II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉

1 aan het hoofd staan van ⇒ voorop lopen

2 bovenaan plaatsen ⇒ bovenaan staan op

3 overtreffen ⇒ voorbijstreven

4 〈 voetbal〉 koppen

5 richten ⇒ sturen

♦voorbeelden:

1   the general headed the revolt • de generaal leidde de opstand

     the procession was headed by the mounted police • de stoet werd voorafgegaan door de bereden politie

→ head off head off/

English-Dutch dictionary > head
20 ♦ head

♦ head /hɛd/
A n.

1 (anat.) testa; capo; ( per estens.) testa, cervello, mente: He struck me on the head, mi ha colpito sulla testa; a head of hair, una (bella) testa di capelli; Your brother is taller than you by a head, tuo fratello ti supera di tutta la testa; to lower (o to bow) one's head, abbassare il capo; He's a hot head, è una testa calda; Use your head!, usa la testa (o il cervello)!; to keep a cool head, saper tenere la testa a posto; avere il sangue freddo; to enter sb. 's head, passare per la testa; to hang one's head ( in shame), abbassare la testa, stare a capo chino ( per la vergogna); to bend one's head, chinare il capo ( anche fig.); to toss one's head, scuotere la testa; scrollare il capo; to put an idea into sb. 's head, mettere un'idea in testa a q.; to put st. out of one's head, togliersi qc. dalla mente; to shake one's head, scuotere il capo (in segno di diniego, di disapprovazione, o di meraviglia)

2 ( di un oggetto) testa; capo; capocchia; cima; estremità; punta; ( di un letto) capezzale, testata, testiera: the head of an arrow, la punta d'una freccia; the head of a nail [of a hammer], la testa d'un chiodo [d'un martello]; the head of a pier, l'estremità d'un molo; (naut.) the head of a mast, la cima di un albero; the head of a pin, la capocchia d'uno spillo; cylinder head, testa del cilindro; at the head of the page, in capo (o in cima) alla pagina; at the head of a staircase, in cima alle scale; at the head of the table, a capotavola

3 (geogr.) capo; promontorio; fonte; inizio ( d'un lago); sorgente, capo ( di un fiume): Beachy Head, Capo Beachy; at the head of the lake, all'inizio del lago; in cima al lago ( dove entra l'immissario)

4 persona a capo, alla testa (di qc.); capo; dirigente: department head, caporeparto; to be at the head of an army [of a business], essere alla testa di un esercito [di un'azienda]; head of household, capofamiglia

5 (ingl.) direttore, direttrice ( di scuola); preside (m. e f.)

6 bacino (per es., idroelettrico); canale adduttore ( dell'acqua a un mulino)

7 (inv. al pl.) capo, capi ( di bestiame); testa ( contando persone): 50 head of cattle, 50 capi di bovini; We were given 5 dollars a head, ricevemmo 5 dollari a testa

8 (bot.) capolino; cesto; cespo; palla: a clover head, un capolino di trifoglio; a head of lettuce, un cespo di lattuga

9 cappello di panna; colletto di schiuma ( di birra, ecc.)

10 fondo: the head of a barrel [of a cask], il fondo d'un barile [d'una botte]; the heads of a drum, i fondi (o le pelli) d'un tamburo

11 lama; taglio: the head of an axe, la lama di un'accetta; il taglio di un'ascia

12 capo; capitolo; paragrafo; punto; voce; intestazione, titolo (► heading)

13 (med.) punta purulenta, testa ( d'un foruncolo, ecc.)

14 (fig.) crisi decisiva (o finale); punto di massima tensione: Matters are in danger of coming to a head, c'è il pericolo che la situazione precipiti (o che giunga alla crisi finale)

15 (mecc. dei fluidi, = pressure head) altezza piezometrica; prevalenza, pressione di mandata ( dell'acqua o del vapore)

16 (fam.) mal di testa (spec. conseguente a una sbornia): Boy, do I have a head!, mamma mia, che mal di testa!

17 (ind. min.) galleria

18 (mecc.) testa, fungo ( di una valvola)

19 ( di motore) testa, testata

20 (elettron., = magnetic head) testina ( di registratore, ecc.)

21 (naut.) prora, prua: The ship was head to the wind, la nave aveva la prua controvento (o era alla cappa)

22 (edil.) traversa ( di porta o di finestra)

23 (mil.) testata ( di missile); ogiva

24 ( slang; spec. in combinazione) drogato: acid head, chi si droga con LSD

25 ( slang USA) tifoso; fanatico; appassionato

26 ( gergo naut.) latrina (spec. a bordo)

27 (volg.) pene eretto; orgasmo

28 (volg.) bocchino; pompino: to give head, fare un pompino; fare sesso orale

29 (pl.) testa ( di una moneta): Heads or tails?, testa o croce?; (fig.) Heads I win, tails you lose, comunque vadano le cose, io ci guadagno e tu ci perdi

B a. attr.

1 capo; principale; primo: the head waiter, il capo cameriere; our head office, il nostro ufficio principale; la nostra sede centrale; DIALOGO → - On the phone- She's visiting our head office in Glasgow, è in visita presso la nostra sede centrale di Glasgow

2 da testa; per la testa: a head scarf, un foulard; un fazzoletto da testa

3 di testa; situato in testa

4 (naut.) di prua; contrario: head wind, vento di prua; head tide, corrente contraria

5 (anat.) cefalico: head fold, plica cefalica

● head and shoulders, di tutta la testa e delle spalle; (fig.) di gran lunga: She is head and shoulders above her classmates, è di gran lunga superiore ai suoi compagni di classe □ head-and-shoulder photograph, fotografia formato tessera □ (in GB) head boy, studente anziano che rappresenta la scuola (in una scuola privata è il capo dei ► «prefects», def. 2); capitano della scuola □ head butt ► headbutt □ head case ► headcase □ head clerk, capoufficio, capo ufficio □ head coach, ( calcio) commissario tecnico; ( pallavolo) allenatore in prima □ head count ► headcount □ head first, a testa avanti, a capo in giù, a capofitto; (fig.) a precipizio, avventatamente; ( di un feto) dalla parte della testa: to dive head first, tuffarsi di testa □ (in GB) head girl, studentessa anziana che rappresenta la scuola (in una scuola privata è il capo delle ► «prefects», def. 2); capitana della scuola □ ( sport) head guard, casco □ head job, incarico direttivo; (volg. USA) sesso orale; bocchino, pompino (volg.) □ (zool.) head louse ( Pediculus humanus capitis), pidocchio dei capelli □ head-money, taglia ( su un bandito); = head tax ► sotto □ (comput.) head mounted display, casco virtuale; casco visore □ head note, nota in testa a un capitolo; (mus.) nota di testa □ (med.) head nurse, caposala; infermiera capo □ (fam.) head of cauliflower, palla di cavolo □ (polit.) head of state, capo di Stato □ ( sport) head of the race, testa della corsa □ (fam.) to… one's head off, fare qc. ( gridare, ridere, parlare, ecc.) in modo sfrenato, a tutto spiano, come un matto: The baby was screaming his head off, il bambino urlava a pieni polmoni; to laugh one's head off, ridere come un matto □ head-on, (avv.) a testa avanti; frontalmente; (fig.) a viso aperto, con determinazione; (agg.) frontale; (fig.) a viso aperto, duro: The two cars collided head-on, le due auto si sono scontrate frontalmente; We must address the problem head-on, dobbiamo affrontare con determinazione il problema (o non dobbiamo girare intorno al problema); a head-on collision, (autom.) una collisione (o uno scontro) frontale; a head-on confrontation, un confronto a viso aperto □ head over heels, capovolto, sulla testa, a gambe all'aria □ head over heels in love with sb., innamorato cotto di q. □ head-page, prima pagina ( di un libro) □ head porter, portiere capo, primo portiere ( d'albergo, ecc.) □ ( vela) head reaching, bolina stretta ( una delle andature) □ (naut.) head sea, mare di prua □ ( sport e fig.) head start, vantaggio iniziale □ head tax, tassa pro capite; testatico □ head teacher, preside ( di scuola) □ head-to-head, (sost.) confronto (o duello) serrato; testa a testa; (agg. e avv.) testa contro testa; serrato, ai ferri corti: a head-to-head battle, uno scontro ai ferri corti □ head tube, tubo del manubrio, tubo di sterzo ( di bicicletta) □ ( slang) head trip, viaggio ( di drogato), ‘trip’ □ head-turning, notevole; degno di nota; che non passa inosservato □ (aeron.) head-up display (abbr. HUD), visualizzatore ‘head up’ □ (mus.) head voice, registro di testa □ (idraul.) head water, acqua a monte □ (fam.) Heads will roll, rotolerà qualche testa!; qualcuno ci rimetterà il posto! □ to be at the head of the class, essere il primo della classe □ (fig.) to be banging (o beating, hitting) one's head against a brick wall, sbattere contro un muro □ (fig.) to bury one's head in the sand, nascondere la testa nella sabbia; fare lo struzzo □ (ipp.) by a head, di una testa □ to come to a head, ( di crisi, ecc.) raggiungere il culmine; precipitare; (med.: di foruncolo, ecc.) suppurare □ (fam. GB) to do sb. 's head in, fare una testa così (o riempire la testa) a q. □ (naut.) ( down) by the head, appruato □ from head to foot (o to toe), da capo a piedi; da cima a fondo □ (fam.) to get one's head down, concentrarsi, metterci la testa dentro (fam.); (GB anche) dormire □ to get one's head round st., capire qc.; ( anche) farsi una ragione di qc. □ to give sb. sb. 's head, dare carta bianca, dare mano libera a q.: The boss finally gave us our head, alla fine il capo ci diede carta bianca □ (fam.) to go off one's head, uscire di testa; andare fuori di testa □ to go over sb. 's head, andare al di là delle capacità di comprensione di q., essere troppo difficile per q.; ( anche) scavalcare q., agire all'insaputa di (o senza consultare) q.: He went over my head to complain to the boss, mi scavalcò andando a reclamare dal capo □ to go to sb. 's head, dare alla testa a q.: Whisky [success] has gone to his head, il whisky [il successo] gli ha dato alla testa □ to have a big head, avere la testa grossa; (fig.) essere presuntuoso □ (fig.) to have a (good) head on one's shoulders, avere la testa sul collo □ to have a good head for, essere portato per; avere il bernoccolo di: My brother has a good head for business, mio fratello ha il bernoccolo degli affari □ to keep one's head, non perdere la testa; mantenere la calma □ to keep one's head above water, restare a galla (fig.) □ (fig.) to keep one's head down, non dare nell'occhio; tenersi in disparte; rimanere defilato □ (fam.) to knock st. on the head, mandare qc. all'aria (un progetto, ecc.) □ to lose one's head, perdere la testa □ to make head, far progressi; avanzare □ to make head against sb., tener testa a q.; opporre resistenza a q. □ (fam.) to be off (o out of) one's head, essere fuori di testa; essere pazzo □ (fam.) off the top of one's head, a braccio, improvvisando: DIALOGO → - Moving house- Not off the top of my head, non così su due piedi □ (fig.) an old head on young shoulders, una persona saggia benché giovane □ out of one's own head, di testa propria □ to put one's heads together, collaborare; unire le forze □ (fig.) standing on one's head, a occhi chiusi, senza alcuna difficoltà □ to take it into one's head to do st., mettersi in testa di fare qc. □ to talk over (o above) sb. 's head, parlare in modo troppo difficile per q.; parlare senza farsi capire □ to turn sb. 's head, far girare la testa a q., attrarre, far innamorare q.; ( anche) montare la testa a q.: Success hadn't turned his head, il successo non gli aveva montato la testa (o non gli aveva dato alla testa) □ to turn heads, attirare l'attenzione; non passare inosservato □ to be unable to make head or tail of st., non riuscire a trovare il bandolo di qc.; non saperci trovare né capo né coda; non capirci un'acca: I couldn't make head nor tail of his speech, non ho capito un'acca del suo intervento □ to be weak in the head, avere poco sale in zucca; avere scarso comprendonio (fam.) □ (prov.) Two heads are better than one, due teste sono meglio di una.
♦ (to) head /hɛd/
A v. t.

1 capeggiare; capitanare; guidare; mettersi (o essere) a capo di; essere in testa a: to head a revolt, capeggiare una rivolta; to head an army, capitanare un esercito; to head an expedition, essere a capo di una spedizione; to head the government, guidare il governo; fare il primo ministro

2 fornire di testa; fare la capocchia a ( uno spillo)

3 intestare; intitolare: to head a letter, intestare una lettera; to head a chapter, intitolare un capitolo

4 ( sport: calcio) colpire ( la palla) di testa

5 cimare, potare ( alberi, piante)

6 condurre; dirigere

7 tener testa, far fronte a ( un pericolo, ecc.)

B v. i.

1 dirigersi a: The explorer headed eastward, l'esploratore si diresse a oriente; to head for one's destination, dirigersi alla propria meta

2 ( di piante, anche to head out, to head up) fare cesto; accestire

3 ( di fiume) avere capo; nascere

4 ( di un foruncolo, ecc.) maturare

● to head one's class, essere il primo della classe □ to head home, dirigersi verso casa.

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