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kill [kɪl](a) (person, animal) tuer;∎ to kill oneself se tuer, formal se donner la mort;∎ the frost killed the flowers le gel a tué les fleurs;∎ I'll finish it even if it kills me j'en viendrai à bout même si je dois me tuer à la tâche;∎ don't kill yourself working ne te tue pas au travail;∎ this'll kill you or cure you! si ça ne te fait pas de mal, ça te fera peut-être du bien!;∎ humorous he didn't exactly kill himself to find a job il ne s'est pas trop fatigué pour trouver du travail;∎ humorous don't kill yourself! ne te fatigue pas trop!, ne te tue pas à la tâche!;∎ if you tell them, I'll kill you! si tu leur dis, je te tue!;∎ this joke will kill you cette plaisanterie va te faire mourir de rire;∎ they were killing themselves (laughing or with laughter) ils étaient morts de rire;∎ proverb to kill two birds with one stone faire d'une pierre deux coups;∎ to kill time tuer le temps∎ these shoes are killing me ces chaussures me font souffrir le martyre;∎ my back's killing me j'ai très ou horriblement mal au dos□ ;∎ the heat will kill you tu vas crever de chaleur(c) (put an end to) tuer, mettre fin à;∎ the accident killed all his hopes of becoming a dancer avec son accident ses espoirs de devenir danseur se sont évanouis ou envolés∎ this injection should kill the pain cette piqûre devrait atténuer la douleur;∎ to kill the sound étouffer ou amortir le son∎ the Senate killed the appropriations bill le Sénat a fait échouer le projet de loi de finances∎ Press the editor had to kill the story le rédacteur en chef a dû supprimer l'article∎ to kill the engine arrêter le moteur;∎ to kill the lights éteindre les lumières□tuer;∎ to shoot to kill tirer dans l'intention de tuer;∎ Bible thou shalt not kill tu ne tueras point;∎ it's a case of kill or cure c'est un remède de cheval;∎ familiar I'd kill for a beer je me damnerais pour une bière3 noun(a) (act of killing → animal) mise f à mort;∎ the tiger had made three kills that week le tigre avait tué à trois reprises ou avait fait trois victimes cette semaine-là;∎ to be in at the kill assister au coup de grâce;∎ to move in for the kill donner ou porter le coup de grâce∎ the kill was plentiful la chasse a été bonne∎ figurative high prices could kill off the tourist trade des prix élevés pourraient porter un coup fatal au tourisme(b) (fictional character) faire mourir -
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I [kɪl]1) (in hunting) uccisione f.to be in at the kill — assistere all'uccisione; fig. essere presente nel momento cruciale
2) (prey) preda f.II 1. [kɪl]1) (cause to die) uccidere, ammazzarethey killed one another o each other si sono ammazzati; I'll do it, even if it kills me! colloq. lo farò, anche se dovessi rimetterci le penne! it wouldn't kill you to turn up on time — colloq. non muori (mica) se arrivi puntuale
2) colloq. (hurt)5) colloq. (turn off) spegnere [engine, television, light]6) (spend)to kill time — ammazzare il tempo ( by doing facendo)
7) colloq. (amuse)2.what kills me is that... — quello che mi fa morire (dal ridere) è che
verbo intransitivo uccidere, ammazzare3.to kill oneself — uccidersi, suicidarsi
to kill oneself doing — fig. ammazzarsi a fare
- kill off* * *[kil] 1. verb(to cause the death of: He killed the rats with poison; The outbreak of typhoid killed many people; The flat tyre killed our hopes of getting home before midnight.) uccidere2. noun(an act of killing: The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp.) uccisione, omicidio- killer- kill off
- kill time* * *kill /kɪl/n.3 ( anche fig.) preda: The tiger was devouring his kill, la tigre stava divorando la preda; an easy kill, una facile preda4 (fam.) assassinio; omicidio5 (mil.) distruzione di un'unità nemica9 (tipogr.) materiale soppresso● (mil.) kill ratio, rapporto delle perdite umane su entrambi i fronti; ( nei videogiochi) kill ratio ( rapporto dei nemici uccisi) □ (fig.) to be in at (o on) the kill, essere presente, assistere ( alla conclusione, generalm. rovinosa, di qc.): They're going to arrest him tomorrow and I want to be in at the kill, lo arrestano domani e voglio voglio esserci anch'io □ to be on the kill, ( di carnivoro) essere a caccia della preda □ (fig.) to move (o to close, to go) in for the kill, prepararsi a colpire; apprestarsi a dare il colpo finale, a fare la mossa cruciale.♦ (to) kill /kɪl/A v. t.1 uccidere; ammazzare; far morire; He was killed in war, fu ucciso in guerra; to be killed in a car crash, restare ucciso (o morire) in un incidente automobilistico; Frost kills plants, il gelo uccide (o fa morire) le piante; (fam.) The boss is going to kill you!, il capo ti ucciderà!; to kill oneself, uccidersi; ammazzarsi; suicidarsi; He tried to kill himself, ha cercato di uccidersi; ha tentato il suicidio; (fam.) You didn't exactly kill yourself, non ti sei certo ammazzato a farlo!2 distruggere; rovinare; far fallire; guastare; porre fine a; stroncare: to kill sb. 's hopes, distruggere le speranze di q.; to kill a joke, rovinare una barzelletta3 respingere; bocciare; affossare ( un provvedimento, ecc.): to kill a bill in Parliament, respingere una proposta di legge in Parlamento; to kill a proposal, bocciare una proposta; to kill a plan, affossare un progetto4 (solo alla forma progressiva, fam., di dolore, emozione, ecc.) torturare; tormentare; fare un male da morire; far impazzire: My shoes are killing me!, queste scarpe sono una tortura!; This toothache is killing me, questo mal di denti mi fa impazzire6 neutralizzare; smorzare; far passare: These pills will kill your pain, queste pillole ti faranno passare il dolore7 far passare ( tempo); ingannare; ammazzare: to kill time, ingannare (o ammazzare) il tempo; ( sport) fare melina; I had an hour to kill at the station, avevo un'ora da far passare alla stazione8 (fam.) far morire (dal ridere): His cartoons just kill me, le sue vignette mi fanno morire dal ridere9 (al neg., fam.) logorare; far male a; ammazzare: It won't kill you to do the washing up!, non ti ammazzerà mica lavare i piatti!10 (fam.) spegnere; fermare: to kill an engine, spegnere (o fermare) un motore; Kill the lights, please!, spegni la luce, per favore!11 (fam., di cibo, bevanda) mangiare tutto; bere tutto; finire; far fuori, spazzolare (fam.); scolare: to kill a bottle, bersi (o scolarsi) tutta una bottiglia14 (giorn.) non pubblicare; non passareB v. i.● (fam.) to kill oneself laughing (o with laughter), morire (o crepare) dal ridere; ridere a crepapelle □ ( USA) to kill a postage stamp, annullare un francobollo □ to kill two birds with one stone, prendere due piccioni con una fava □ to kill the fatted calf, uccidere il vitello grasso □ to kill sb. with kindness, colmare (o soffocare) q. di gentilezze; essere troppo indulgente con q. □ to kill or cure, guarire o uccidere; (fig. fam.) risolvere definitivamente o distruggere □ if it kills me [o us, ecc.], costi quel che costi; a qualsiasi costo.* * *I [kɪl]1) (in hunting) uccisione f.to be in at the kill — assistere all'uccisione; fig. essere presente nel momento cruciale
2) (prey) preda f.II 1. [kɪl]1) (cause to die) uccidere, ammazzarethey killed one another o each other si sono ammazzati; I'll do it, even if it kills me! colloq. lo farò, anche se dovessi rimetterci le penne! it wouldn't kill you to turn up on time — colloq. non muori (mica) se arrivi puntuale
2) colloq. (hurt)5) colloq. (turn off) spegnere [engine, television, light]6) (spend)to kill time — ammazzare il tempo ( by doing facendo)
7) colloq. (amuse)2.what kills me is that... — quello che mi fa morire (dal ridere) è che
verbo intransitivo uccidere, ammazzare3.to kill oneself — uccidersi, suicidarsi
to kill oneself doing — fig. ammazzarsi a fare
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I1. [kıl] n1. добыча ( на охоте)plentiful kill - хорошая охота, богатая добыча
2. редк. отстрел зверя, дичи3. выполнение нападающего удара (теннис, волейбол)4. остановка мяча ( футбол)5. воен. поражение цели2. [kıl] v1. убивать, лишать жизниto kill a man [a fox, a rabbit] - убить человека [лису, кролика]
to be killed in battle [in a motor accident] - погибнуть в бою [в автомобильной катастрофе]
thou shalt not kill - библ. не убий
2. 1) забивать, бить, резать ( скот)2) с.-х. давать какой-л. убойный выходpigs do not kill well at that age - свиньи, забитые в таком возрасте, дают небольшой выход мяса
3. побить морозом4. лишать жизненной силы; подрывать, подтачивать силыthe disease [drink, hardship and privations] slowly killed him - болезнь [пьянство, трудности и лишения] постепенно подтачивала [-ало, -али] его организм
5. 1) ликвидировать, уничтожать (тж. kill off)the frost killed off most of the insect pests - мороз уничтожил почти всех вредных насекомых
to kill a disease [the infection] - победить болезнь [уничтожить инфекцию]
2) губить, подрывать, разрушатьto kill smb.'s love [feelings] - убить чью-л. любовь [чьи-л. чувства]
to kill hopes [ambitions] - разрушить надежды [честолюбивые замыслы]
heavy injuries killed the team's chances of winning the game - тяжёлые травмы лишили команду всякой возможности выиграть игру
6. разгромить, провалить, помешать успехуto kill a bill - провалить /забаллотировать/ законопроект
to kill a play [a novel] - подвергнуть убийственной критике /разнести/ спектакль [роман]
7. уморить со смехуa screamingly funny play, it nearly killed me - необыкновенно смешная пьеса, я прямо умирал со смеху /чуть не умер со смеху/
8. 1) убивать, ослаблять эффект или действие (чего-л.)drugs that kill pain - препараты, снимающие боль
the scarlet carpet kills your beige curtains - ярко-красный ковёр убивает твои бежевые шторы
2) заглушатьthis carpet kills the sound of footsteps - этот ковёр поглощает звук шагов
9. разг. производить сильное впечатление, восхищатьdressed /got up/ to kill - изумительно /эффектно, шикарно/ одетый
10. разг. осушить, выпить до дна13. проводить без пользы ( время); растрачиватьhe killed ten good years on that job - на эту работу он растратил /убил/ десять лучших лет своей жизни
14. разг. мучить, измучить15. полигр.1) вычёркивать, выбрасывать (в корректуре и т. п.)2) передавать форму на разбор16. метал.1) выдерживать плавку в ванне; раскислять, успокаивать сталь2) травить17. эл. резко понизить напряжение; отключить, обесточить18. устранять ( снос самолёта)♢
kill or cure - ≅ пан или пропалto kill by inches - мучить, заставлять умирать мучительной и медленной смертью
to kill the fatted calf - а) библ. заклать упитанного тельца б) радостно и радушно встретить кого-л. (как блудного сына)
II [kıl] n амер.to kill two birds with one stone - ≅ убить двух зайцев одним ударом
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kil 1. verb(to cause the death of: He killed the rats with poison; The outbreak of typhoid killed many people; The flat tyre killed our hopes of getting home before midnight.) drepe, slå i hjel, slakte2. noun(an act of killing: The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp.) drap, dreping- killer- kill off
- kill timedrep--------drepeIsubst. \/kɪl\/1) det å drepe, det å nedlegge, det å slakte, det å felle, nedlegging av bytte2) bytte, byttedyr3) jaktutbytte4) ( militærvesen) ødeleggelse, senking (av fiendtlig fartøy), nedskyting (av fiendtlig fly), ødelagt fiendtlig materiellbe in at the kill ( overført) være med når noe skjer være til stede når byttet nedleggesmove in for the kill sette inn nådestøtet, sette inn dødsstøtetIIverb \/kɪl\/1) drepe, myrde, slå i hjel, begå drap2) ( om dyr) slakte, avlive, nedlegge (i jakt), felle (i jakt)3) ( overført) knuse, tilintetgjøre4) ( hverdagslig) torpedere, kverke, forkaste5) (overført, om litteratur e.l.) slakte6) ( militærvesen) ødelegge, senke (om fartøy), skyte ned (om fly)7) skru av, slå av8) ( om motor) stanse, kvele9) (avis, artikkel) stanse utgivelsen av, stanse trykkingen av10) overanstrenge seg11) nøytralisere, dempe (virkningen av noe)14) ( ishockey) forklaring: forhindre at motstanderen scorer i løpet av en periode hvor en eller flere spillere er utvist16) ( metallurgi) deoksidere (stål) (før man tømmer det i en støpeform), fjerne fjæringen (i wire e.l.), kaldvalse platemetall for å hindre vridning17) ( hverdagslig) tømme, knekke, gjøre kål påbe killed omkomme, bli dreptbe killed in action falle i kampdressed to kill flott kleddkill a bill forkaste et lovforslagkill a story ( hverdagslig) kvele en historie, undertrykke en historie, ta tilbake en historiekill by inches drepe langsomt, pine i hjel, torturere til dødekill by poison se ➢ poison, 1kill off gjøre kål på, ta knekken på, rydde av veien (overført, om person i roman e.l.) la døkill oneself ( overført) overanstrenge seg, slite seg utknekke sammen i latter, le godtkill or cure (om et drastisk\/ekstremt tiltak) det får briste eller bærekill someone with kindness ta livet av noen med godhet, dulle for mye med noenkill the ball ( fotball) legge ballen død, dempe ballen ( tennis) drepe ballen (slå en ball som er umulig for motstanderen å ta)kill time få tiden til å gå, slå i hjel tidenkill two birds in one stone slå to fluer i en smekkthou shalt not kill ( bibelsk) du skal ikke slå i hjelyou're killing me! jeg dør av latter ( spøkefullt) veldig morsomt! -
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[kil] 1. verb(to cause the death of: He killed the rats with poison; The outbreak of typhoid killed many people; The flat tyre killed our hopes of getting home before midnight.) matar2. noun(an act of killing: The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp.) matança- killer- kill off
- kill time* * *kill1[kil] n 1 matança, ato de matar. 2 animais abatidos na caça. • vt+vi 1 matar, abater. 2 assassinar, liquidar. 3 destruir, exterminar, torturar, machucar. 4 cancelar, anular, revogar. 5 derrotar (projeto de lei, etc.). 6 neutralizar, abrandar, estragar. 7 gastar, despender (tempo). 8 dominar, subjugar. 9 Tech parar (máquina), interromper (ligação). dressed to kill vestido para arrasar, para impressionar os outros. kill or cure ou vai ou racha. to be in at the kill presenciar (algo terrível), estar presente, participar. to kill an engine/ machine desligar. to kill by inches matar aos poucos. to kill off eliminar matando, exterminar. to kill oneself fazer um grande esforço, matar-se. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs matar a galinha dos ovos de ouro. to kill the pain acalmar a dor, tirar a dor. to kill the sea Naut acalmar o mar. to kill the wind Naut medir a velocidade do vento. to kill time matar o tempo. to kill two birds with one stone matar dois coelhos com uma só cajadada.————————kill2[kil] n canal, enseada, córrego. -
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[kil] 1. verb(to cause the death of: He killed the rats with poison; The outbreak of typhoid killed many people; The flat tyre killed our hopes of getting home before midnight.) ubiti2. noun(an act of killing: The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp.) uboj- killer- kill off
- kill time* * *I [kil]nounAmerican dialectal kanal, potok, rekaII [kil]nounubijanje; ubita divjad, ulov; military uničenje; nautical potopitev ladjeon the kill — z ubijalskim namenom, na lovu za plenomIII [kil]1.transitive verbubiti, ubijati; klati, zaklati (živino); ubiti, ustreliti (divjad); military uničiti, potopiti (ladjo); pokončati, ugonobiti, udušiti, zatreti; figuratively preklicati, stornirati, razveljaviti, črtati; figuratively potlačiti, zadušiti (čustva), obsipati (s pretirano dobroto); olajšati, ublažiti (bolečino), nevtralizirati (barvo, hrup); odbiti, preprečiti (zakonski osnutek), prekrižati (načrt); sport zaustaviti (žogo); zabiti čas; American colloquially popiti celo steklenico;2.intransitive verbpovzročiti smrt; colloquially biti neudržljiv, biti očarljivto kill the fatted calf for s.o. — z veseljem sprejeti, sprejeti kot izgubljenega sinato kill s.o. with kindness — škoditi komu s preveliko dobrotodressed up to kill — zapeljivo oblečen, gizdavo oblečen -
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vt l. ubiti, ubijati, zatući, utući, usmrtiti; zaklati (životinju); tamaniti (štetočinu); [fig] uništiti, razoriti; [mar] potopiti (podmornicu); ugasiti; zatomiti, potisnuti, gušiti, ugušiti; učiniti neškodljivim; neutralizirati, oduzeti djelovanje (čemu); onemogućiti, oslabiti; [fam] obasipati (pretjeranom pažnjom itd.); [sport] udariti loptu tako da je protivnik ne može vratiti (tenis); naglo zaustaviti loptu (nogomet); [parl] potpuno pobiti (zakonski prijedlog) / to # two birds with one stone = jednim udarcem ubiti dvije muhe; pigs do not # well at that age = u toj dobi svinje nisu dobre za klanje; to # with kindness = škoditi komu dobrotom, prijaznošću; a # or cure remedy = drastičan lijek; to # time = kratiti vrijeme; she is dressed up to # = odjevena je vrlo elegantno; she dances to # = pleše do iznemoglosti; #ed steel = čelik bez kisika* * *
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12 physicians kill more than they cure
лікарі вбивають більше людей, ніж виліковуютьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > physicians kill more than they cure
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вечері вбивають більше людей, ніж взмозі вилікувати найкращі лікаріEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > suppers kill more than the greatest doctors can cure
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after dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile always tell your doctor and your lawyer the truth an apple a day keeps the doctor away the best doctors are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman beware of the young doctor and the old barber change of scenery makes for health cheerfulness is the principal ingredient in health the cleverest doctor cannot save himself death defies the doctor or employs him to do its job diet cures more than doctor diseases are the tax of pleasures a doctor eases your pain; God cures it doctors' faults are covered with earth, and rich men's with money doctors make the worst patients early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise eat few suppers and you'll need few medicines feed a cold and starve a fever folks spend their health to acquire wealth and later spend their wealth in an effort to regain their health fond of lawsuits, little wealth; fond of doctors, little health God restores health, and the physician gets thanks good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings good health is above wealth a good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart and a lady's hand he is a fool that makes his doctor his heir he's the best physician that knows the vvorthlessness of most medicines he who sleeps late has short days health and money go far health is not valued till sickness comes health is the first muse health is worth more than learning if you lack health you lack everything it is part of the cure to wish to be cured let your midday sleep be short or none at all a man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools many individuals shorten their days by lengthening their nights one hour's sleep before midnight is worth two after physician, heal thyself a physician is a man who pours drugs of which he knows little into a body of which he knows less physicians kill more than they cure pursue in health that conduct which you promise in sickness the sickness of the body may prove the health of the mind six hour's sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool a sound mind in a sound body suppers kill more than the greatest doctors can cure temperance is the best medicine without measure medicine will become poison you are what you eat you dig your grave with your own fork a young physician should have three graveyardsEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _здоров'я; медицина
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(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) ficharoff1 adj pasado / malooff2 adv1.2. apagado / desconectado / cerradowho switched the light off? ¿quién apagó la luz?3. suspendido / cancelado4. libre5.to be off ir / irseoff3 prep detr[ɒf]1 (movement) de2 (indicating removal) de3 (distance, situation) diferentes traducciones■ she comes off duty at 10.00pm acaba el turno a las 10.00■ why don't you take the day off work? ¿por qué no te tomas el día libre?■ be off with you! ¡lárgate!3 (in theatre) en off4 (removed) fuera■ hands off! ¡fuera las manos!5 (reduced in price) menos■ 70% off! ¡70% menos!6 (disconnected, not working) diferentes traducciones■ have you turned the TV off? ¿has apagado la TV?7 (free, on holiday) libre■ can I have the afternoon off? ¿puedo tomarme la tarde libre?1 (event) cancelado,-a, suspendido,-a2 (not turned on - gas, water) cerrado,-a; (- electricity) apagado,-a3 (impolite, unfriendly) descortés, poco amable; (below standard) malo,-a4 (food - bad) malo,-a, pasado,-a; (- unavailable) acabado,-a5 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (part of vehicle) del lado del conductor\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLoff and on / on and off de vez en cuando, a ratosoff line SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL desconectado,-aoff the top of one's head improvisando, sin pensarloon the off chance por si acaso, si por casualidadright off / straight off acto seguidoto be off for something andar de algo, tener algo■ how are you off for money? ¿cómo andas de dinero?to be well/badly off andar bien/mal de dinerooff season temporada bajaoff ['ɔf] advto march off: marcharsehe dozed off: se puso a dormirsome miles off: a varias millasthe holiday is three weeks off: faltan tres semanas para la fiestathe knob came off: se le cayó el pomoshut the television off: apaga la televisiónto take a day off: tomarse un día de descanso6)off and on : de vez en cuandooff adj1) farther: más remoto, distantethe off side of the building: el lado distante del edificio2) started: empezadoto be off on a spree: irse de juerga3) out: apagadothe light is off: la luz está apagada4) canceled: cancelado, suspendido5) incorrect: erróneo, incorrecto6) remote: remoto, lejanoan off chance: una posibilidad remota7) free: libreI'm off today: hoy estoy libre8)to be well off : vivir con desahogo, tener bastante dinerooff prepshe took it off the table: lo tomó de la mesaa shop off the main street: una tienda al lado de la calle principal2) : a la costa de, a expensas dehe lives off his sister: vive a expensas de su hermanato be off duty: estar librehe's off liquor: ha dejado el alcohol4) below: por debajo dehe's off his game: está por debajo de su juego normaladj.• de rebaja adj.adj.• apagado (Electricidad) adj.• desconectado (Electricidad) adj.• libre adj.• separado, -a adj.adv.• fuera adv.• lejos adv.prep.• fuera de prep.• lejos de prep.
I ɔːf, ɒf1)a) ( from the surface) deshe picked it up off o (crit) off of the floor — lo recogió del suelo
b) (indicating removal, absence)c) ( from) (colloq)I caught the cold off her — (BrE) ella me pegó el resfriado (fam)
2)a) ( distant from)b) ( leading from)a street off the square — una calle que sale de or desemboca en la plaza
3)a) ( absent from)I've been off work for a week — hace una semana que no voy a trabajar or que falto al trabajo
b) (indicating repugnance, abstinence) (BrE)is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?
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1)a) ( removed)once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...
hands off! — no (me or lo etc) toques!
20% off — 20% de descuento
b)off and on — on II 3) c)
2) ( indicating departure)oh, no, he's off again — ya empieza or ya está otra vez!
3) ( distant)
III
1) (pred)a) ( not turned on)the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada
b) ( canceled)the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido
2) (absent, not on duty) librea day off o (AmE also) an off day — un día libre
I'm off at five — salgo de trabajar or acabo a las cinco
3)a) (poor, unsatisfactory) (before n) maloto have an off day — tener* un mal día
b) ( unwell) (pred)to feel off — sentirse* mal
c) (rude, unfair) (BrE colloq) (pred)they didn't ask her in - that's a bit off — no la hicieron pasar - qué mal estuvieron! or qué poco amables!
4) ( Culin) (pred)to be off — \<\<meat/fish\>\> estar* malo or pasado; \<\<milk\>\> estar* cortado; \<\<butter/cheese\>\> estar* rancio; see also go off I 2)
they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero
how are you off for cash? — (BrE) ¿qué tal andas de dinero?; see also well-off, better-off, badly off
6) offside II 2)[ɒf] When off is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg get off, keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg LE> offoff duty/work, far off, look up the other word.1. ADVERB1) (=distant)noises off — (gen) ruidos mpl de fondo; (Theat) efectos mpl sonoros
a voice off — una voz de fondo; (Cine) una voz en off
2) (in time)3) (=removed)with his shoes off — descalzo, sin zapatos
hats off! — ¡descúbranse!
hands off! — ¡fuera las manos!, ¡sin tocar!
off with those wet socks! — ¡quítate esos calcetines mojados!
off with his head! — ¡que le corten la cabeza!
4) (=departing)to be off — irse, marcharse
it's time I was off — es hora de irme, es hora de marcharme
I must be off — tengo que irme, tengo que marcharme
I'm off — me voy, me marcho
I'm off to Paris — me voy a París, me marcho a París, salgo para París
where are you off to? — ¿a dónde te vas?
be off! — ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!
they're off! — (race) ¡ya salen!
off with you! — (=go away) ¡fuera de aquí!, ¡lárgate!; (affectionately) ¡vete ya!
off we go! — ¡vamos!
5) (=not at work)to be off — (=away) estar fuera, no estar
Ana is off sick today — (=indisposed) Ana no ha venido a trabajar hoy porque está enferma; (=with doctor's note) Ana está de baja hoy
are you off this weekend? — ¿vas a estar fuera este fin de semana?
to have or take a day off — tomarse un día de descanso
6) (Elec, Mech etc)to be off — [apparatus, radio, TV, light] estar apagado; [tap] estar cerrado; [water etc] estar cortado; [brake] no estar puesto, estar quitado; [machinery] estar parado
7) (Comm)10% off — descuento del 10 por ciento
I'll give you 5% off — te hago el 5 por ciento de descuento, te hago un descuento del 5 por ciento
8) (in phrases)•
off and on — de vez en cuando, a ratos2. ADJECTIVE1) (Brit) (=bad)to be off — [fish, yoghurt, meat] estar malo or pasado; [milk] estar cortado
2) (=cancelled)sorry, but the party's off — lo siento, pero no hay fiesta
salmon is off — (on menu) ya no hay salmón, se acabó el salmón
3) * (=not right)•
the timing is a bit off — resulta un poco inoportunoit's a bit off, isn't it? — (fig) eso no está muy bien ¿no?
it was a bit off, him leaving like that — no estuvo muy bien de su parte marcharse así
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I thought his behaviour was rather off — me pareció que su forma de comportarse fue una salida de tono or estuvo fuera de lugar4) (for money, supplies, time)•
how are you off for money? — ¿qué tal andas de dinero?how are you off for bread? — ¿qué tal andas de pan?
badly, better I, 2., well-offhow are we off for time? — ¿qué tal vamos de tiempo?
5) (Sport) = offside 1.6) (Elec, Mech etc)3. PREPOSITION1) (=from) de2) (=near)3) (=away from)height off the ground — altura del suelo, altura sobre el suelo
he ran towards the car and was 5 yards off it when... — corrió hacia el coche y estaba a cinco metros de él cuando...
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to be off air — (Rad, TV) no estar en el aireto go off air — (=finish for day) cerrar la emisión; (=cease being broadcast) dejar de emitirse
4) (Naut)off Portland Bill — a la altura de Portland Bill, frente a Portland Bill
5) (=missing from)6) (=absent from)•
he was off work for 3 weeks — estuvo sin poder ir a trabajar 3 semanas7) (Comm)to take 5% off the price — rebajar el precio en un 5 por ciento
8) (=not taking)he's been off drugs for a year — hace un año que no prueba las drogas, dejó las drogas hace un año
I'm off coffee — (=not taking) he dejado de tomar café; (=disliking) tengo aborrecido el café, no puedo ver el café
4.NOUN * (=start) comienzo m ; (Sport) salida fready for the off — listos para comenzar; (Sport) listos para salir
5.INTRANSITIVE VERB (esp US) ** (=leave) largarse *6.TRANSITIVE VERB (US) ** (=kill) cargarse **, ventilarse **7.COMPOUNDSoff day N —
off season N — temporada f baja
* * *
I [ɔːf, ɒf]1)a) ( from the surface) deshe picked it up off o (crit) off of the floor — lo recogió del suelo
b) (indicating removal, absence)c) ( from) (colloq)I caught the cold off her — (BrE) ella me pegó el resfriado (fam)
2)a) ( distant from)b) ( leading from)a street off the square — una calle que sale de or desemboca en la plaza
3)a) ( absent from)I've been off work for a week — hace una semana que no voy a trabajar or que falto al trabajo
b) (indicating repugnance, abstinence) (BrE)is he off drugs now? — ¿ha dejado las drogas?
II
1)a) ( removed)once the old wallpaper is off... — en cuanto se quite el papel viejo...
hands off! — no (me or lo etc) toques!
20% off — 20% de descuento
b)off and on — on II 3) c)
2) ( indicating departure)oh, no, he's off again — ya empieza or ya está otra vez!
3) ( distant)
III
1) (pred)a) ( not turned on)the TV/light is off — la televisión/luz está apagada
b) ( canceled)the game/wedding is off — el partido/la boda se ha suspendido
2) (absent, not on duty) librea day off o (AmE also) an off day — un día libre
I'm off at five — salgo de trabajar or acabo a las cinco
3)a) (poor, unsatisfactory) (before n) maloto have an off day — tener* un mal día
b) ( unwell) (pred)to feel off — sentirse* mal
c) (rude, unfair) (BrE colloq) (pred)they didn't ask her in - that's a bit off — no la hicieron pasar - qué mal estuvieron! or qué poco amables!
4) ( Culin) (pred)to be off — \<\<meat/fish\>\> estar* malo or pasado; \<\<milk\>\> estar* cortado; \<\<butter/cheese\>\> estar* rancio; see also go off I 2)
they are comfortably off — están bien económicamente, están bien de dinero
how are you off for cash? — (BrE) ¿qué tal andas de dinero?; see also well-off, better-off, badly off
6) offside II 2) -
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I n sl1)I'll die if you take me in. I can't face cold turkey now — Если вы меня заберете, то я умру. Я не смогу сейчас резко завязать
But cold turkey... You won't do that to me? — Неужели вы совсем оставите меня без наркотиков?
If you continue to forget things I'm going to forget how you feel about cold turkey — Если провалы в твоей памяти будут продолжаться, то и я могу забыть, как ты чувствуешь себя, когда у тебя начинается ломка
2) AmEII adj slWho would put money into a play that's already a cold turkey? — А кто будет вкладывать деньги в пьесу, которая уже обречена на провал?
1)He's prepared to undergo a cold turkey cure — Он готов пройти курс лечения от наркомании, сразу бросив употребление наркотиков
2) AmEIII adv slHe didn't like certain cold turkey facts reported about his family — Ему не понравились некоторые нелицеприятные факты о его семье, опубликованные в печати
1)2) AmEAnyone can simply enter cold turkey and talk things over — Любой может войти к нему без доклада и обсудить назревший вопрос
3) AmEThere's nothing to do but kill it cold turkey and start all over again — Ничего не остается делать, как все разом остановить и начать все снова
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1. n мясник2. n торговец мясом3. n безжалостный убийца, палач4. n амер. продавец, разносчик5. n искусственная муха6. n неумёха7. v забивать, резать8. v разделывать мясную тушу или рыбуbutcher shop — мясная лавка, мясной магазин
9. v безжалостно и бессмысленно убивать; устраивать жестокую резню10. v разг. жестоко раскритиковать11. v разг. испортить, грубо исказить12. v разг. амер. сл. вырезать часть текста, делать купюры, кромсатьСинонимический ряд:1. killer (noun) assassin; Cain; cutthroat; cut-throat; exterminator; homicide; killer; murderer; slayer; thug2. meat dealer (noun) meat dealer; meat dresser; meat vendor; processor; slaughterer3. botch (verb) bollix; botch; bungle; destroy; fail in; ruin; spoil; wreck4. dress (verb) chop; clean; cure; cut up; dress; hack; smoke; trim5. slaughter (verb) annihilate; assassinate; decimate; exterminate; kill; massacre; murder; slaughter; slay -
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1. n твёрдая мощёная или бетонированная дорожкаhard page break — «твёрдая» граница страницы
hard copy — удобочитаемый, печатный или машинописный текст
2. n твёрдый грунт, по которому можно пройти через топкое болотоhard court — твёрдое поле, корт с твёрдым покрытием
3. n звонкая монета4. n сл. каторгаimprisonment at hard labour — лишение свободы с каторжными работами; каторжные работы, каторга
5. n разг. прессованный табак6. a жёсткий, неприятный на ощупьa hard unwilling man — жёсткий, упрямый человек
7. a трудный, тяжёлый; требующий напряженияhard cases make bad law — трудные дела — плохая основа для законодательства, запутанные дела не могут служить прецедентом
8. a такой, с которым трудно; с трудом поддающийсяthings hard to imagine — вещи, которые трудно себе представить
9. a крепкий, закалённый, сильный10. a строгий, суровый; безжалостный, жестокий11. a тяжёлый, трудныйis hard — трудный; твердый
are hard — трудный; твердый
12. a тяжёлый, суровый, полный трудностей и лишений13. a суровый, холодный14. a резкий; грубый; неприятный15. a усердный, упорный; прилежный16. a не знающий удержу, усиленно предающийся17. a стойкий, устойчивыйhard fault — устойчивая неисправность; отказ
18. a спец. стойкий, не поддающийся биологическому распаду19. a звонкий20. a реальный; практичный, лишённый романтики; приземлённыйhard common sense — грубый практицизм; жёсткий рационализм
21. a жёсткий, частыйshe abbreviated so much that it was hard to understand her letters — она так часто сокращала слова, что её письма было трудно понимать
22. a крепко завязанный23. a амер. крепкий; алкогольный24. a разг. кислый, терпкий25. a спец. контрастныйhard light — фото, кино «жёсткий» свет
26. a густой, тягучий27. a физ. проникающий, жёсткий28. a фон. твёрдый29. a создающий привыканиеno hard feelings? — вы не обиделись?; вы не будете на меня обижаться?
hard knocks — удары судьбы; напасти, несчастья
he took some hard knocks — ему не везло; несчастья сваливались на него одно за другим
hard lines — незадача, невезение; полоса неудач
hard and fast — непоколебимый; твёрдый; жёсткий ; строго определённый; незыблемый, раз навсегда установленный
hard of hearing — тугоухий; тугой на ухо, глуховатый
30. adv сильно, интенсивно; энергичноextremely hard — настойчиво; энергичный
31. adv настойчиво, упорно; усердноhard sell — навязывание товара; настойчивое рекламирование; броская реклама
32. adv твёрдо, крепко; накрепкоto hold hard — крепко держать или держаться, не отпускать
33. adv вкрутую34. adv тяжело, с трудомto take hard — принимать близко к сердцу; тяжело переживать
35. adv неумеренно, чрезмерноto drink hard — крепко выпивать; пить запоем
36. adv близко, на небольшом расстоянии; околоhard at hand — близко, рядом
hard by — близко; рядом
37. adv мор. круто, до отказаСинонимический ряд:1. actual (adj.) absolute; actual; factual; genuine; positive; sure-enough2. alcoholic (adj.) alcoholic; ardent; inebriating; intoxicating; spirituous; stimulating; strong3. arduous (adj.) arduous; difficile; exhausting; fatiguing; labored; operose; serious; slavish; sticky; strenuous; terrible; toilful; toilsome; uphill; wearisome4. complicated (adj.) complex; complicated; effortful; enigmatic; formidable; intricate; perplexing; puzzling5. cruel (adj.) cruel; grinding; oppressive; rough; stony; unmerciful; unrelenting; unsparing6. grim (adj.) austere; bitter; bleak; brutal; dour; grim; stringent7. hardy (adj.) casehardened; hardened; hardy; rugged; tough8. heavy (adj.) heavy; hefty9. insensible (adj.) anesthetic; bloodless; dull; impassible; insensate; insensible; insensitive; rocky10. intense (adj.) intense; powerful; violent11. intensive (adj.) blood-and-guts; deep; intensive; profound12. irrefutable (adj.) incontrovertible; irrefutable; undeniable13. realistic (adj.) down-to-earth; earthy; hard-boiled; hardheaded; hard-headed; matter-of-fact; objective; practic; practical; pragmatic; pragmatical; realistic; sober; tough-minded; unfantastic; unidealistic; unromantic; utilitarian14. severe (adj.) adamant; exacting; hard hearted; indifferent; intemperate; relentless; rigorous; severe15. shrewd (adj.) callous; shrewd; unsentimental; unsympathetic16. solid (adj.) adamantine; compact; firm; flinty; impenetrable; inflexible; resistant; resisting; rigid; solid17. stormy (adj.) inclement; stormy; tempestuous; vigorous; vigourous18. taxing (adj.) backbreaking; burdensome; demanding; difficult; knotty; laborious; onerous; taxing; trying; weighty19. unfriendly (adj.) harsh; unfriendly; unkind; unpleasant20. arduously (other) arduously; burdensomely; difficultly; laboriously; onerously; toilsomely21. assiduously (other) assiduously; dingdong; exhaustively; intensely; intensively; painstakingly; thoroughly; unremittingly22. badly (other) badly; gallingly; harshly; painfully; rigorously; roughly; severely; with difficulty23. bitterly (other) bitterly; keenly; rancorously; resentfully; sorely24. close (other) at close hand; close; near; nearby; nigh25. closely (other) closely; searchingly; sharply26. earnestly (other) earnestly; incessantly; intently27. energetically (other) energetically; forcefully; forcibly; hammer and tongs; might and main; mightily; powerfully; strongly; vigorously; with might and main28. fast (other) fast; firm; firmly; fixedly; hardly; solid; solidly; steadfastly; tight; tightly29. fiercely (other) fiercely; frantically; frenziedly; furiously; madly; stormily; tumultuously; turbulently; vigourously; violently; wildlyАнтонимический ряд:brittle; compassionate; delicate; ductile; easy; effeminate; elastic; fair; feeble; fluid; frail; gentle; impressible; intelligible; lenient; mild; simple; soft
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