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expr infml1)I waited because I didn't want to go off half-cocked — Я выжидал, поскольку не хотел действовать наобум
2)The new dictionary of modern spoken language > go off half-cocked
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2 go off half-cocked
1) Общая лексика: выпалить, начать без достаточной подготовки, говорить необдуманно, действовать необдуманно, действовать сгоряча, ляпнуть не подумав, рубить сплеча2) Сленг: двигаться вперёд, не выяснив всех фактов (I waited because I didn't want to go off half-cocked. Я ждал, потому что не хотел двигаться вперёд не выяснив всех фактов.) -
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уст.; = go off (at) half-cock1) амер. говорить или действовать необдуманно, раньше времени2) брит. уйти слишком рано -
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говорить или действовать необдуманно, раньше времениуйти слишком раноАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > go off half-cocked
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{'ha:fkɔkt}
a неподготвен
to go off HALF-COCKED to go off at half-cock (half-cock)* * *{'ha:fkъkt} a неподготвен; to go off half-cocked to go off at half-* * *1. a неподготвен 2. to go off half-cocked to go off at half-cock (half-cock) -
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'hæf'kɑːkt, ˌhɑːf'kɒktto go off half-cocked — (AmE) hacer* algo a la ligera
[ˌhɑːf'kɒkt]ADJ [gun] con el seguro echado; [plan, scheme] mal concebido* * *['hæf'kɑːkt, ˌhɑːf'kɒkt]to go off half-cocked — (AmE) hacer* algo a la ligera
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[͵hɑ:fʹkɒkt] a амер. разг.1) неподготовленный, не имеющий опыта2) недалёкий♢
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adj. неподготвен, неспремен (план); go off half-cocked види half 2 -
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['hɑːfˌkɔkt]прил.2) недостаточно подготовленный; недостаточно разработанный; недостаточно осознанный, обдуманный3) разг. подвыпивший, навеселеSyn:• -
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to go off at half cock, to go off half-cocked ( flop) partir en eau de boudin ; ( be hasty) être impulsif/-ive. -
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{'ha:f'kɔk}
n положение предпазител
at HALF-COCK неподготвен
to go off at HALF-COCK действам необмислено, провалят се позорно* * *{'ha:f'kъk} n положение "предпазител"; at half-cock неподготвен; to* * *1. at half-cock неподготвен 2. n положение предпазител 3. to go off at half-cock действам необмислено, провалят се позорно* * *half-cock[¸ha:f´kɔk] I. n полуповдигнато положение на спусъка; II. v повдигам спусъка наполовина; \half-cocked с полуповдигнат спусък; разг. полупиян, пийнал; недообмислен, прибързан; • to go off \half-cocked разг. действам прибързано, хвърлям се. -
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at half cock — lit au cran de sûreté
••to go off at half cock —
to go off half-cocked — ( flop) partir en eau de boudin; ( be hasty) être impulsif/-ive
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♦ half /hɑ:f/A n. (pl. halves)1 metà; mezzo: ( The) half of eight is four, la metà di otto è quattro; Two halves make a whole, due mezzi fanno un intero; in half, a metà: She cut the apple in half, ha tagliato la mela a metà; He wants half (of) the money [the profits], vuole la metà del denaro [dei profitti]; Half (of) the people I met, la metà della gente che incontrai; The film isn't half as good as the original play, il film non è bello neanche la metà (o vale molto meno) della commedia originale; the latter half, la seconda metà3 (fam., = half-pint) mezza pinta: A half of bitter, please!, mezza pinta di birra amara, per favore!6 ( sport) tempo: first [second] half, primo [secondo] tempo: DIALOGO → - Discussing football- They played okay in the first half, hanno giocato bene nel primo tempo NOTA D'USO: - time e tempo-7 ( sport) metà campo: to receive the ball in one's own half, ricevere un passaggio nella propria metà campo8 ( sport: calcio, ecc.) girone: first half of the football season, girone di andata del campionato di calcioB a.1 mezzo; semi-; (la) metà (di): a half length, una mezza lunghezza; a half share, una mezza parte; una metà; half a pound, mezza libbra; half an hour [a mile], mezz'ora [mezzo miglio]; a half-hour [half-mile, half-day], mezz'ora [mezzo miglio, mezza giornata]; He wastes half his time, spreca metà del suo tempo; half lustre, semilucidoC avv.1 a mezzo; a metà; mezzo: The chicken was only half cooked, il pollo era cotto soltanto a metà; half dead, mezzo (o quasi) morto; stanco morto; half educated, che ha poca istruzione; (fam.) I was half convinced, ero mezzo convinto; half past two [three], le due [le tre] e mezza2 (fam.) fino a un certo punto; quasi: I half wish I had gone with them, vorrei quasi essere andato con loro● ( un tempo) half a crown, mezza corona (1/8 di sterlina) □ half-and-half, (agg.) mezz'e mezzo; (avv.) metà e metà; (sost.) (arc.) miscela di birra chiara e birra scura; ( USA) miscela di latte e panna □ (scherz.) bisessuale □ half-and-half policy, politica delle mezze misure (o del compromesso) □ (geom.) half-angle, semiangolo □ (volg. ingl.) half-arsed, incompetente, inefficiente, mediocre; goffo, malfatto □ half as much, la metà: He ate half as much as me, ha mangiato la metà di me □ half as much again, una volta e mezza; il 50% in più: Our company produces half as much again as our main rival, la produzione della nostra azienda è una volta e mezza quella della nostra maggiore concorrente □ (volg. USA) half-assed = half-arsed ► sopra □ half-baked, cotto a metà, mezzo crudo; (fig.) incompleto; difettoso; immaturo; sciocco: a half-baked scheme, un piano incompleto (o che non sta in piedi); half-baked ideas, idee sciocche □ half-ball ( stroke), ( biliardo) colpo a mezza bilia; ( golf, ecc.) colpo a mezza palla □ half-binding, rilegatura in mezza pelle (o in mezza tela) □ half-blood, parentela (o parente) per parte di un solo genitore; (antiq. o offensivo) meticcio, meticcia; ( di cavallo) mezzosangue □ half-blooded, parente per parte di un solo genitore; ( d'uomo, antiq. o offensivo) di razza mista; ( d'animale) ibrido, bastardo □ ( sport: a Oxford e Cambridge) half-blue, sostituto, rimpiazzo □ (tur.) half board, mezza pensione: half-board accommodation, sistemazione a mezza pensione □ half-boot, stivaletto; stivale al polpaccio □ ( di libro) half-bound, rilegato in mezza pelle (o in mezza tela) □ half-bred, di sangue misto; meticcio, bastardo □ (antiq. o offensivo) half-breed, persona di sangue misto; meticcio, meticcia □ half-brother, fratellastro □ (antiq. o offensivo) half-caste, (sost.) persona di sangue misto; meticcio, meticcia; (agg.) di sangue misto, meticcio □ (fon.) half-closed, semichiuso □ (mil.) half cock, mezzo cane, cane alzato per metà ( d'arma da fuoco): to go off at half cock (o half-cocked) sparare a mezzo cane; (fig.) scattare anzitempo, agire o parlare troppo presto (e fallire) □ half-cocked, ( d'arma da fuoco) a mezzo cane; (fig.) prematuro, avventato; male preparato; goffo; sciocco □ half-cooked, mezzo cotto □ ( basket, tennis, ecc.) half-court line, linea di metà campo □ ( un tempo) half crown = half a crown ► sopra □ ( nelle corse) half distance, metà gara □ ( pallanuoto) half distance line, linea di metà campo □ half dollar, ( USA) mezzo dollaro □ half (a) dozen, mezza dozzina; ( per indicare genericamente un numero esiguo anche) cinque o sei □ half-duplex, (telef.) semiduplex; (comput.) half-duplex ( comunicazione che avviene in un solo verso alla volta) □ (ferr., ecc.) half-fare ticket, biglietto a tariffa ridotta □ half-finished, finito a metà □ (ind.) half-finished product, (prodotto) semilavorato □ half-grown, a metà dello sviluppo □ (bot.) half-hardy ► hardy (1) □ half-hearted, fiacco; flebile; tiepido (fig.); poco convinto; svogliato: a half-hearted attempt, un fiacco (o timido) tentativo; un tentativo poco convinto □ half-heartedly, con scarso entusiasmo; svogliatamente; con scarsa convinzione □ half-heartedness, mancanza di entusiasmo; fiacchezza; scarsa convinzione □ (naut.) half-hitch, mezzo collo ( nodo) □ half-holiday, mezza festa □ half-hose, calza corta; calzino □ half-hourly, (agg.) di mezzora; che avviene (passa, ecc.) ogni mezzora; (avv.) ogni mezzora □ half-inch, mezzo pollice (misura inglese di lunghezza: cfr. inch /1/, def. 1) □ half-length, di metà lunghezza; ( di quadro) a mezzo busto; (sost.) mezza figura, mezzobusto □ half-lie, mezza bugia □ (scient.) half-life, tempo di dimezzamento; emivita; semivita □ half-light, mezza luce; semioscurità; penombra □ (geom.) half-line, semiretta □ ( sport) half-marathon, mezza maratona □ half mast, posizione di mezz'asta ( di una bandiera): at half-mast, a mezz'asta; (GB scherz.) (di cravatta, ecc.) penzolante □ ( di bandiera) half-mast high, a mezz'asta □ (fam.) half-masters, calzoni a mezza gamba; calzoni che si sono fatti corti □ half measures, mezze misure; compromessi □ half moon, mezza luna; (astron.) semilunio; ( per estens.) oggetto a mezzaluna □ half-moon, (fatto) a mezzaluna □ half mourning, mezzo lutto □ half-naked, seminudo □ (mus., USA) half-note, minima □ (fam.) the half of it, metà della storia: That is only the half of it, questa è solo metà della storia; But you don't know the half of it, ma questa non è che una parte della storia; ma questo è solo l'inizio □ (fon.) half-open, semiaperto □ (ind., mil.) half pay, mezza paga □ half pint, mezza pinta; (fig. fam.) tappo, mezza tacca, mezza cartuccia □ ( sport) half-pipe ► half pipe □ (geom.) half-plane, semipiano □ half-price, a metà prezzo □ (scult.) half-relief, mezzorilievo □ ( poesia) half-rhyme, rima imperfetta □ (fam. antiq.) half-seas-over, brillo; mezzo ubriaco □ half-sibling, fratellastro; sorellastra □ half-sister, sorellastra □ half-size, ( di capo di vestiario) mezza taglia; ( di scarpa) mezza misura □ half-slip, sottogonna □ half sole, soprassuola □ (stor.) half-sovereign, mezza sovrana ( moneta d'oro ingl.) □ (naut.) half speed ahead!, avanti a mezza forza! □ ( USA) half staff = half mast ► sopra □ (mus., USA) half-step, semitono □ (in GB) half term (= half-term holiday), breve vacanza di metà quadrimestre ( a scuola) □ (archit.) half-timbered, in legno e muratura ( come una casa elisabettiana) □ half-time, orario ridotto ( di lavoro); ( sport) intervallo ( fra due tempi di una partita), «metà partita»: half-time score, punteggio alla fine del primo tempo □ a half-time job, un lavoro «part time»; un lavoro a mezza giornata □ half-timer, chi lavora a mezza giornata; studente lavoratore □ (tipogr.) half-title, occhiello □ half-tone ► halftone □ (spec. mil.) half-track, semicingolato (sost.) □ (spec. mil.) half-tracked, semicingolato (agg.) □ half-truth, mezza verità □ ( sport) half volley, demi-volée; mezza volée □ half-wit, stupido, idiota, imbecille; (psic.) frenastenico □ half-witted, stupido, scemo; (psic.) frenastenico □ half year, semestre □ half-yearly, semestrale; semestralmente □ (fam.) and a half, non plus ultra: That was a party and a half, questa sì che è stata una festa! □ at half strength, (mil. e sport) a ranghi dimezzati; ( anche) diluito al 50% □ (scherz.) one's better half, la propria (dolce) metà ( la moglie o il marito) □ by half, a metà; della metà; (fam., GB) ( con disapprovazione) di gran lunga; davvero: We are planning to reduce fees by half, progettiamo di ridurre le tariffe della metà (o di dimezzare le tariffe); He's too talkative by half, è davvero troppo loquace □ to cry halves, reclamare la metà (di qc.) □ to go halves (o half and half), fare metà e metà; ( nel pagare il conto) fare alla romana; DIALOGO → - Wrong bill- Let's go halves on the bill, facciamo alla romana □ more than half, una buona metà □ (fam.) not half, affatto, del tutto, moltissimo; ( anche) per niente: not half bad, niente male (fam.); ottimo, eccellente; It isn't half windy, altro che se tira vento!; «Did you like the film?» «Not half», «T'è piaciuto il film?» «Eccome!» (o «Altro che!») □ not to do anything (o things) by halves, non lasciare le cose a metà; fare le cose perbene □ (trasp.: negli orari) on the half hour, ogni mezzora; ai trenta (all'1.30, 2.30, ecc.) □ one's other half = one's better half ► sopra □ (prov.) Half a loaf is better than no bread, bisogna prendere quello che passa il convento; qualcosa è meglio di niente □ (prov.) Well begun is half done, chi ben comincia è alla metà dell'opera.NOTA D'USO: - half o mid?- -
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разг.(go off at half(-)cock (тж. go off half-cocked))действовать или говорить сгоряча, необдуманно; ≈ рубить сплеча [этим. воен. случайно выстрелить ( о винтовке); первонач. амер.]Sometimes, they go off half-cocked; sometimes they need curbing; yet on the whole I think, they're reasonable men and women... (S. Heym, ‘The Eyes of Reason’, book II, ch. 8) — Иногда они действуют сгоряча, иногда их приходится сдерживать, но в общем они мне кажутся вполне здравомыслящими людьми.
I have noticed how non-smokers are apt to go off half cocked about tobacco, the same as the rest of us go off half cocked about what we do not ourselves use... (W. Faulkner, ‘Knight's Gambit’, ‘Smoke’) — я заметил, что некурящие склонны поспешно судить о вреде табака. Как, впрочем, и все остальные люди, когда берутся судить о деле, которое не знают и которым сами не занимаются...
That's only a wild guess. You're always going off half-cocked of things like that. (J. Aldridge, ‘The Last Exile’, ch. XLI) — Все это ваши домыслы. Вы вечно спешите с выводами в таких делах.
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(тж. go off half-cocked)paзг.1) дeйcтвoвaть или гoвopить cгopячa, нeoбдумaннo; pубить cплeчa [этим. вoeн. cлучaйнo выcтpeлить (o винтoвкe); пep-вoнaч. aмep.]You go off at half-cock, and don't hear me out (J. F. Cooper). I rehearsed her till she was word perfect. Then I told her to go upstairs to her room and not come down until Inspector Craddock came. The worst of these excitable people Is that they are apt to go off half-cocked and start the whole thing before the tune (A. Christie)2) нaчaтьcя paньшe вpeмeни и oкoнчитьcя нeудaчeй, пpoвaлoмOur attack went off at half-cock. We should have waited until we had won the support of our colleagues -
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(тж. go off half-cocked)paзг.1) дeйcтвoвaть или гoвopить cгopячa, нeoбдумaннo; pубить cплeчa [этим. вoeн. cлучaйнo выcтpeлить (o винтoвкe); пep-вoнaч. aмep.]You go off at half-cock, and don't hear me out (J. F. Cooper). I rehearsed her till she was word perfect. Then I told her to go upstairs to her room and not come down until Inspector Craddock came. The worst of these excitable people Is that they are apt to go off half-cocked and start the whole thing before the tune (A. Christie)2) нaчaтьcя paньшe вpeмeни и oкoнчитьcя нeудaчeй, пpoвaлoмOur attack went off at half-cock. We should have waited until we had won the support of our colleagues -
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См. также в других словарях:
To go off half-cocked — Halfcock Half cock ( k[o^]k ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Halfcocked}( k[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Halfcocking}.] To set the cock of (a firearm) at the first notch. [1913 Webster] {To go off half cocked}, {To go off halfcocked}. (a) To be discharged… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
go off half-cocked — verb act prematurely or without reflection or too soon she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half cocked • Syn: ↑go off at half cock • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
go\ off\ half-cocked — • go off half cocked • go off at half cock v. phr. informal To act or speak before getting ready; to do something too soon. Bill often goes off half cocked. Mr. Jones was thinking about quilting his job, but his wife told him not to go at half… … Словарь американских идиом
go off half-cocked — in. to proceed without knowing all the facts. □ I waited because I didn’t want to go off half cocked. □ The oss went off half cocked and exploded into a rage about the mess … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
go off half-cocked — also[go off at half cock] {v. phr.}, {informal} To act or speak before getting ready; to do something too soon. * /Bill often goes off half cocked./ * /Mr. Jones was thinking about quilting his job, but his wife told him not to go at half cock./ … Dictionary of American idioms
go off half-cocked — also[go off at half cock] {v. phr.}, {informal} To act or speak before getting ready; to do something too soon. * /Bill often goes off half cocked./ * /Mr. Jones was thinking about quilting his job, but his wife told him not to go at half cock./ … Dictionary of American idioms
go off half-cocked — verb To take a premature or ill considered action. Make sure none of your men go off half cocked and ruin this operation … Wiktionary
go off half-cocked — speak without thinking, rush into action Dar is sensible, but he goes off half cocked when he plays ball … English idioms
go off half-cocked — act or speak before being ready He always goes off half cocked when he is at a meeting … Idioms and examples
go off half-cocked — idi go off half cocked, to act or speak impulsively or thoughtlessly … From formal English to slang
half-cocked — [haf′käkt΄] adj. having the hammer at half cock: said of a firearm ☆ go off half cocked 1. to go off too soon: said of a firearm 2. to speak or act thoughtlessly or too hastily: also go off at half cock … English World dictionary