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lean [li:n](preterite, past participle leaned or leant)1. adjectiveb. ( = poor) [harvest] maigre• there are lean times ahead in the property market le marché de l'immobilier connaîtra une période difficilea. [wall, construction] pencherb. ( = support o.s.) s'appuyer ( against contre ) ; (with one's back) s'adosser ( against à ) ; (with elbows) s'accouder (on à)• to be leaning against the wall [ladder, bike] être appuyé contre le mur ; [person] être adossé au murc. ( = apply pressure) (inf) faire pression[+ chair] pencher en arrière• "do not lean out" « ne pas se pencher au dehors »[person] ( = forward) se pencher en avant ; ( = sideways) se pencher sur le côté ; [object, tree] pencher* * *[liːn] 1.adjective [person, body, face] mince; [meat] maigre; fig ( difficult) [year, times] difficile; [company] dégraissé2. 3.intransitive verb (prét, pp leaned ou leant) [wall, building] pencher; [bicycle, ladder] être appuyé contre quelque choseto lean against something — [person] s'appuyer contre quelque chose
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Ⅰ.(a) (prop → ladder, bicycle) appuyer;∎ he leant the ladder/bike (up) against the tree il appuya l'échelle/le vélo contre un arbre(b) (rest → head, elbows) appuyer;∎ to lean one's elbows on sth s'accouder à qch;∎ she leant her head on his shoulder elle posa sa tête sur son épaule∎ to lean one's head to one side pencher ou incliner la tête(be on incline) pencher, s'incliner;∎ she/a ladder was leaning (up) against the wall elle/une échelle était appuyée contre le mur;∎ he was leaning with his back to or against the wall il était adossé au mur;∎ she leant down to speak to me elle s'est penchée pour me parler;∎ to lean in through the window pencher la tête par la fenêtre;∎ lean on my arm appuyez-vous ou prenez appui sur mon bras;∎ she was leaning with her elbows on the window sill elle était accoudée à la fenêtreⅡ.lean2 [li:n]1 noun∎ figurative the company is now fitter and leaner than it was before l'entreprise se porte mieux depuis que sa structure a été allégée∎ we had a lean time nous avons eu une période de vaches maigres(c) (deficient → ore, mixture) pauvrepencher en arrière;∎ to lean one's head back pencher ou renverser la tête en arrière;∎ to lean one's chair back pencher sa chaise en arrière∎ he leaned back against the wall il s'est adossé au mur;∎ don't lean back on your chair! ne te balance pas sur ta chaise!;∎ he leaned back in his armchair il s'est renversé dans son fauteuil∎ this chair leans back if you pull that lever on peut incliner ou faire basculer le siège en poussant ce levierpencher en avantse pencher en avant∎ to lean on sb's advice compter sur les conseils de qn;∎ she leans heavily on her family for financial support financièrement, elle dépend beaucoup de sa famille∎ they leaned on him for more information ils ont fait pression sur lui pour qu'il parle;∎ they kept leaning on him until they got him to agree ils ne l'ont pas lâché avant qu'il ait dit oui➲ lean outpencher au dehors;∎ he leaned his head out of the window il a passé la tête par la fenêtrese pencher au dehors;∎ don't lean out of the window! ne te penche pas par la fenêtre!;∎ do not lean out of the window (sign) interdiction de se pencher au dehors(person) se pencher en avant; (tree, wall) pencher, être penché;∎ he leaned over to speak to me il s'est penché vers moi pour me parler;∎ to lean over backwards se pencher en arrière; figurative remuer ciel et terre, se mettre en quatre(tend) pencher pour;∎ I rather lean towards the view that we should sell je pencherais plutôt pour la vente, j'ai tendance à penser que nous devrions vendre;∎ I think I'm leaning towards the opinion that you were right after all je commence à penser qu'en fin de compte tu avais raison;∎ politically she leans towards the right politiquement, elle se situe plutôt à droite -
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I [liːn] adj1) худой, тощий, худощавый, поджарый- lean face- lean figure2) постныйII [liːn] v1) наклоняться, нагибаться, сгибатьсяThe hut leaned slightly. — Избушка немного покосилась.
The trees are leaning in the wind. — Деревья клонятся от ветра.
- lean back- lean forward
- lean to the right
- lean out of the window
- lean over the table2) опираться, прислоняться- lean against the door- lean on a stick3) прислонять, откидывать- lean the ladder against the wall- lean one's head back
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adj. mager, schraal; karig, armzalig--------n. mager (vlees); neiging--------v. leunen; overhellen; zetten; steunen; aanleunen; ombuigen; buigen, verbuigenlean1[ lie:n] 〈zelfstandig naamwoord; geen meervoud〉1 schuinte ⇒ schuine/scheve stand, (over)helling♦voorbeelden:————————lean2〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; leanness〉2 karig ⇒ arm(zalig), weinig opleverend♦voorbeelden:lean years • magere jaren————————lean31 leunen ⇒ steunen, steun zoeken♦voorbeelden:lean over to someone • zich naar iemand overbuigen¶ 〈 figuurlijk〉 lean over backwards • zich in (de gekste) bochten wringen, alle mogelijke moeite doenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden: -
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B adj2 fig ( difficult) [year, times] difficile ; to have a lean time ou year connaître les vaches maigres ; two lean years deux années de vaches maigres ;3 ( efficient) [company] dégraissé.C vtr (prét, pp leaned ou leant) appuyer ; to lean a bike/ladder against a wall appuyer un vélo/une échelle contre or à un mur ; to lean one's head on sb's shoulder appuyer sa tête sur or contre l'épaule de qn ; to lean one's head out of the window se pencher par la fenêtre, mettre la tête à la fenêtre ; to lean one's elbows on sth s'accouder à qch ; to lean one's back against the wall s'adosser au mur.D vi (prét, pp leaned ou leant) [wall, building] pencher ; the bicycle/ladder was leaning against the wall la bicyclette/l'échelle était appuyée contre le mur or au mur ; to lean against a wall ( for support) s'appuyer contre un mur ; ( with one's back) s'adosser au mur.to have a lean time of it manger de la vache enragée ○.■ lean across:▶ lean across [person] se pencher (to do pour faire) ;▶ lean across [sth] se pencher par-dessus [desk, table].■ lean back se pencher en arrière ; to lean back in one's chair s'appuyer contre le dossier de sa chaise.■ lean down se pencher ; to lean down from the cab of a lorry se pencher par la vitre d'un camion.■ lean forward se pencher en avant (to do pour faire).■ lean on:▶ lean on [sth] s'appuyer sur [stick] ; s'accouder à [window-sill] ; lean on my arm appuie-toi sur mon bras ;▶ lean on [sb]1 lit s'appuyer sur [person] ;■ lean out:▶ lean out se pencher au dehors ; to lean out of [sth] se pencher par [window] ; se pencher par la vitre de [vehicle].■ lean over:▶ lean over [sth] se pencher par-dessus [shoulder, wall]. -
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1. IIlean somewhere lean back /backwards/ откидываться назад; he leaned back in his chair он откинулся на спинку стула; lean forward подаваться /наклоняться/ вперед; lean in some manner lean gracefully (impulsively, wearily, placidly, confidentially, etc.) грациозно и т. д. наклоняться, склоняться; the wall (the tower, etc.) leans somewhat стена и т. д. слегка покосилась; the building leaned sharply здание сильно покосилось2. IVlean smth. somewhere lean one's head forward (one's body back, etc.) наклонить голову вперед и т. д.; he leaned his head back он откинул голову3. XVI1) lean against smth., smb. lean against the wall (against the lamppost, against the door, against one's husband, etc.) прислоняться к стене и т. д.; lean on /upon/ smth., smb. lean on one's walking-stick (upon one's staff, on smb.'s arm, on him, etc.) опираться на палку и т. д.; lean on a desk (on a table, etc.) опираться на письменный стол и т. д., lean upon one's elbows облокотиться; lean over smth., smb. lean over the table (over the bed, over the man, etc.) наклоняться /склоняться/ над столом и т. д.; lean over the railing (over the banisters, over the balustrade, etc.) перегибаться /свешиваться/ через ограду и т. д.; lean across (out, etc.) smth. lean across the counter перегнуться /наклоняться вперед/ через прилавок; lean out of the window высовываться из окна; lean to /toward/ smth. lean towards the south (to the north, etc.) отклоняться / клониться/ к югу и т. д.; the path (the road) leans to the left (to the right) тропинка (дорога) отклоняется влево (вправо)2) lean toward (s) /to/ smth. lean towards democracy (towards socialism, toward fatalism, etc.) проявлять демократические и т. д. тенденции, иметь склонность к демократии и т. д.; he leans towards the right in politics в политике он симпатизирует правым; his political opinions leaned towards Toryism по своим убеждениям он примыкает к политике терн; lean to smb.'s opinion /view/ склоняться к чьему-л. мнению; I rather lean to your view я склонен принять вашу точку зрения3) lean (up)on smth., smb. lean on one's friends advice (on an influential friend, (up)on smb. for help, on empty promises, on a false hope, etc.) полагаться /рассчитывать, надеяться/ на совет друга и т. д.; lean upon smb. for smth. lean on others for guidance надеяться на руководство /помощь/ других; lean (up)on smb. in smth. she leans on her mother in everything она без матери шагу не ступит4. XXI1lean smth. against smth. lean one's stick (a ladder, this chair, etc.) against the wall прислонять палку и т. д. к стене; lean the picture against the wall till I am ready for it поставь картину к стене, пока я не освобожусь; lean one's back against the wall (against a tree, etc.) сидеть /стоять/, прислонившись спиной к стене и т. д.; lean one's arm against the railing опереться рукой о перила; lean a chair against the railing прислонить стул к перилам; lean smth. on smth. lean one's elbows on a table поставить локти на стол; lean one's head on smb.'s shoulder положить голову кому-л. на плечо; lean one's cheek on one's hand подпереть щеку рукой /кулачком/ -
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I 1. [liːn]1) [person, body] snello, magro; [ meat] magro2) fig. (difficult) [year, times] difficile3) (efficient) [ company] agile, snello2.••II 1. [liːn]to lean one's head out of the window — mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra, sporgersi dalla finestra
2.to lean one's elbows on sth. — appoggiarsi con o mettere i gomiti su qcs
to lean against a wall — appoggiarsi contro o a un muro
- lean on- lean out* * *I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.)2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.)2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.)3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.)•- leanness* * *I [liːn]2. n(of meat) magro, parte f magra (della carne)II [liːn] leaned or leant pt, pp1. vi1) (gatepost, wall, slope) essere inclinato (-a), pendereto lean to(wards) the left/right Pol — avere tendenze di sinistra/di destra
2)(for support: person)
to lean on, lean against — appoggiarsi ato be leaning against — (ladder) essere appoggiato (-a) a or contro
to lean on sb (also) — (fig: for support) appoggiarsi a qn, (fig: put pressure on) far pressione su qn
2. vt(ladder, bicycle)
to lean sth against/on sth — appoggiare qc a or contro/su qc•- lean out* * *lean (1) /li:n/A a.magro ( anche fig.); scarno; smilzo; sparuto; scarso; povero: a lean man, un uomo magro (o sparuto); a lean profit, un magro profitto; lean years, anni magri; a lean diet, una dieta poveraB n.magro; carne magra● ( slang USA) lean and mean, asciutto; grintoso; pronto a tutto ed energico □ (autom.) lean mixture, miscela povera.lean (2) /li:n/n. [u]inclinazione; pendenza: a steeple with a slight lean, un campanile con una lieve inclinazione● on the lean, inclinato.♦ (to) lean /li:n/A v. i.2 appoggiarsi: He leaned on his staff, si appoggiava al bastone; Lean on my arm, appoggiati al mio braccio!; ( boxe) to lean on the ropes, appoggiarsi sulle corde3 contare (su); fare affidamento (su): to lean on one's connections, contare sulle proprie conoscenze4 propendere; essere propenso (o incline) a; tendere a: to lean towards mysticism, tendere al misticismoB v. t.2 appoggiare; poggiare: to lean a pole against the wall, appoggiare un palo al muro; to lean one's elbows on the table, poggiare i gomiti sul tavolo● to lean forward [back], pendere in avanti [all'indietro] □ to lean in, sporgersi verso l'interno; mettere dentro la testa ( a un finestrino d'auto, ecc.) □ (fig.) to lean on sb., fare pressioni su q.: The government is leaning heavily on FIAT to produce cars that burn less fuel, il governo esercita forti pressioni sulla FIAT perché produca automobili che consumino meno carburante □ to lean out of a window, sporgersi da una finestra □ (fig. fam.) to lean over backwards, fare l'impossibile; fare i salti mortali; farsi in quattro □ to lean over a hedge, sporgersi sopra una siepe.* * *I 1. [liːn]1) [person, body] snello, magro; [ meat] magro2) fig. (difficult) [year, times] difficile3) (efficient) [ company] agile, snello2.••II 1. [liːn]to lean one's head out of the window — mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra, sporgersi dalla finestra
2.to lean one's elbows on sth. — appoggiarsi con o mettere i gomiti su qcs
to lean against a wall — appoggiarsi contro o a un muro
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I 1. [liːn]1) [person, body] snello, magro; [ meat] magro2) fig. (difficult) [year, times] difficile3) (efficient) [ company] agile, snello2.••II 1. [liːn]to lean one's head out of the window — mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra, sporgersi dalla finestra
2.to lean one's elbows on sth. — appoggiarsi con o mettere i gomiti su qcs
to lean against a wall — appoggiarsi contro o a un muro
- lean on- lean out* * *I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.)2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.)2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.)3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.)•- leanness* * *I [liːn]2. n(of meat) magro, parte f magra (della carne)II [liːn] leaned or leant pt, pp1. vi1) (gatepost, wall, slope) essere inclinato (-a), pendereto lean to(wards) the left/right Pol — avere tendenze di sinistra/di destra
2)(for support: person)
to lean on, lean against — appoggiarsi ato be leaning against — (ladder) essere appoggiato (-a) a or contro
to lean on sb (also) — (fig: for support) appoggiarsi a qn, (fig: put pressure on) far pressione su qn
2. vt(ladder, bicycle)
to lean sth against/on sth — appoggiare qc a or contro/su qc•- lean out* * *(Surnames) Lean /li:n/* * *I 1. [liːn]1) [person, body] snello, magro; [ meat] magro2) fig. (difficult) [year, times] difficile3) (efficient) [ company] agile, snello2.••II 1. [liːn]to lean one's head out of the window — mettere la testa fuori dalla finestra, sporgersi dalla finestra
2.to lean one's elbows on sth. — appoggiarsi con o mettere i gomiti su qcs
to lean against a wall — appoggiarsi contro o a un muro
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I 1. adjective1) mager; hager [Person, Gesicht]2) (Commerc.) schlank2. noun(meat) Magere, dasII 1. intransitive verb,1) sich beugenlean against the door — sich gegen die Tür lehnen
lean out of the window — sich aus dem Fenster lehnen
lean down/forward — sich herab-/vorbeugen
2) (support oneself)lean against/on something — sich gegen/an etwas (Akk.) lehnen
lean on something — (from above) sich auf etwas (Akk.) lehnen
lean on somebody's arm — sich auf jemandes Arm (Akk.) stützen
4) (fig.): (rely)lean [up]on somebody — auf jemanden bauen
5) (stand obliquely) sich neigen6) (fig.): (tend)2. transitive verb, 3. nounlean to[wards] something — zu etwas neigen
Neigung, diePhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/88674/lean_over">lean over* * *I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) sich neigen2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) lehnen•- leaningII [li:n] adjective2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) mager•- leanness* * *lean1[li:n]I. adj2. meat mager3. (of period of time) mager, dürftig\lean company schlanke Firma5. (of fuel) magerlean2[li:n]I. vishe \leaned back in her chair sie lehnte sich im Sessel zurückto \lean to the left/right sich akk nach links/rechts lehnenI \lean towards the view that... ich neige zur Ansicht, dass...some of his family \lean towards communism einige seiner Familienangehörigen tendieren zum Kommunismusto \lean to the left/right nach links/rechts tendierenII. vt* * *I [liːn]1. adj (+er)to grow lean — schlank or schmal werden
2) (= poor) year, times, harvest mager2. nmageres Fleisch II vb: pret, ptp leant ( esp Brit) or leaned1. nNeigung f2. vt1) (= put in sloping position) lehnen (against gegen, an +acc)2) (= rest) aufstützen (on auf +dat or acc)to lean one's elbow on sth — sich mit dem Ellbogen auf etw (acc) stützen
3. vihe leaned across the counter — er beugte sich über den Ladentisch
a motorcyclist should lean into the corner — ein Motorradfahrer sollte sich in die Kurve legen
2) (= rest) sich lehnenshe leaned on my arm —
3)(= tend in opinion etc)
to lean toward(s) the left/socialism — nach links/zum Sozialismus tendierento lean toward(s) sb's opinion — zu jds Ansicht neigen or tendieren
which way does he lean? —
* * *lean1 [liːn]A v/i prät und pperf leaned [liːnd; Br besonders lent], besonders Br leant [lent]1. sich neigen, schief sein oder stehen2. sich neigen, sich lehnen, sich beugen ( alle:over über akk):lean back sich zurücklehnen;lean forward sich vorbeugen;lean out sich hinauslehnen (of aus);5. lean ona) sich stützen auf (akk),b) fig sich verlassen auf (akk), bauen auf (akk),c) umg jemanden unter Druck setzen:B v/t1. neigen, beugen3. stützen (on auf akk)C s Neigung f:lean2 [liːn]A adj (adv leanly)1. auch fig mager (Fleisch, Löhne etc):a lean face ein hageres oder mageres Gesicht;a) völlig abgemagert,b) spindeldürr;2. fig prägnant, knapp (Prosa etc):3. TECH mager, arm:lean coal Magerkohle f;lean concrete Magerbeton m;lean gas Arm-, Schwachgas n;lean mixture mageres oder armes Gemisch* * *I 1. adjective1) mager; hager [Person, Gesicht]we had a lean time [of it] — es ging uns sehr schlecht
2) (Commerc.) schlank2. noun(meat) Magere, dasII 1. intransitive verb,1) sich beugenlean down/forward — sich herab-/vorbeugen
lean against/on something — sich gegen/an etwas (Akk.) lehnen
lean on something — (from above) sich auf etwas (Akk.) lehnen
lean on somebody's arm — sich auf jemandes Arm (Akk.) stützen
3) (be supported) lehnen ( against an + Dat.)4) (fig.): (rely)lean [up]on somebody — auf jemanden bauen
5) (stand obliquely) sich neigen6) (fig.): (tend)2. transitive verb, 3. nounlean to[wards] something — zu etwas neigen
Neigung, diePhrasal Verbs:* * *adj.hager adj.knapp adj.mager adj. v.(§ p.,p.p.: leaned)= lehnen v. -
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I li:n past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) inclinarse2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) apoyarse en/contra•- leaning
II li:n adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) delgado, flaco2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) magro3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) malo, escaso, pobre•- leannesslean1 adj1. magro2. delgado / flacolean2 vb1. inclinar / apoyar2. inclinarse / apoyarsetr[liːn]1 (person) delgado,-a, flaco,-a2 (meat) magro,-a1 (meat) carne nombre femenino magra————————tr[liːn]1 inclinarse2 (for support) apoyarse (on, en) ( against, contra)1 apoyar1 inclinación nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto lean back reclinarse, recostarseto lean down agacharseto lean forward inclinarse hacia delanteto lean out asomarse (-, por)to lean over inclinarseto lean over backwards (to help somebody) desvivirse (por ayudar a alguien)lean ['li:n] vi1) bend: inclinarse, ladearse2) recline: reclinarse3) rely: apoyarse (en), depender (de)4) incline, tend: inclinarse, tenderlean vt: apoyarlean adj1) thin: delgado, flaco2) : sin grasa, magro (dícese de la carne)adj.• delgado, -a adj.• descarnado, -a adj.• enjuto, -a adj.• esmirriado, -a adj.• flaco, -a adj.• macilento, -a adj.• magro, -a adj.• momio, -a adj.• seco, -a adj.n.• carne magra s.f.• inclinación s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: leaned) = acodar v.• adosar v.• afirmar v.• apoyar v.• arrimar v.• entibar v.• estribar v.• inclinar v.• ladear v.• recostar v.
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1. liːna) (bend, incline)she leaned back in her chair — se echó hacia atrás or se reclinó en la silla
don't lean out of the window — no te asomes por la ventana; backward II a)
b) ( support oneself) apoyarseto lean ON something/somebody — apoyarse en algo/alguien
c) (tend, incline)to lean TO/TOWARD something: the party leans to the left el partido es de tendencia izquierdista; they are leaning toward a more conciliatory approach — se inclinan por un enfoque más conciliador
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vt apoyarPhrasal Verbs:- lean on
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a) <person/build> delgado, enjuto; < animal> flacothe company is now leaner and more efficient — la compañía ahora tiene menos personal y es más eficiente
b) < meat> magro, sin grasathe lean years — los años de escasez or de vacas flacas
I [liːn]1. ADJ(compar leaner) (superl leanest)1) (=slim) [person, body] delgado, enjuto; [animal] flacocompanies will need to be leaner in order to compete — las compañías tendrán que racionalizarse para ser más competitivas
2) (=not prosperous) [times] difícil; [harvest] pobrelean years — años mpl de vacas flacas
3) (=not fatty) [meat] magro, sin grasa4) (Aut)lean mixture — mezcla f pobre
2.N (Culin) magro m3.CPDlean manufacturing, lean production N — producción f ajustada
II [liːn] (pt, pp leaned or leant)1. VI1) (=slope) inclinarse, ladearseto lean to(wards) the left/right — (lit) estar inclinado hacia la izquierda/derecha; (fig) (Pol) inclinarse hacia la izquierda/la derecha
2) (for support) apoyarseto lean on/against sth — apoyarse en/contra algo
to lean on sb — (lit) apoyarse en algn; (fig) (=put pressure on) presionar a algn
to lean on sb for support — (fig) contar con el apoyo de algn
2.VTto lean a ladder/a bicycle against a wall — apoyar una escala/una bicicleta contra una pared
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1. [liːn]a) (bend, incline)she leaned back in her chair — se echó hacia atrás or se reclinó en la silla
don't lean out of the window — no te asomes por la ventana; backward II a)
b) ( support oneself) apoyarseto lean ON something/somebody — apoyarse en algo/alguien
c) (tend, incline)to lean TO/TOWARD something: the party leans to the left el partido es de tendencia izquierdista; they are leaning toward a more conciliatory approach — se inclinan por un enfoque más conciliador
2.
vt apoyarPhrasal Verbs:- lean on
II
a) <person/build> delgado, enjuto; < animal> flacothe company is now leaner and more efficient — la compañía ahora tiene menos personal y es más eficiente
b) < meat> magro, sin grasathe lean years — los años de escasez or de vacas flacas
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13 back
A n1 Anat, Zool dos m ; to be (flat) on one's back lit être (à plat) sur le dos ; fig être au lit ; to sleep on one's back dormir sur le dos ; he was lying on his back il était allongé sur le dos ; to travel on the back of a donkey voyager à dos d'âne ; to have one's back to sb/sth tourner le dos à qn/qch ; with her back to the door le dos tourné vers la porte ; to turn one's back on sb/sth lit, fig tourner le dos à qn/qch ; as soon as my back is turned dès que j'ai le dos tourné ; to do sth behind sb's back lit, fig faire qch dans le dos de qn ; with one's back to the engine dans le sens contraire à la marche ; to put one's back into it ○ travailler dur ; put your back into it ○ ! allons, un peu de nerf ○ ! ; he's always on my back ○ il est toujours sur mon dos ; get off my back ○ ! fiche-moi la paix ○ ! ; I was glad to see the back of him j'étais content de le voir partir ; to be at the back of être à l'origine de [conspiracy, proposal] ; to put sb's back up offenser qn ; to live off sb's back vivre aux crochets de qn ;2 ( reverse side) (of page, cheque, card, envelope) dos m, verso m ; ( of fabric) envers m ; (of medal, coin) revers m ; on the back of an envelope au dos d'une enveloppe ; to sign the back of a cheque endosser un chèque ; the back of the hand le dos de la main ;4 ( rear-facing part) ( of vehicle) arrière m ; ( of electrical appliance) face f arrière ; (of shirt, coat) dos m ; to hang one's coat on the back of the door pendre son manteau derrière la porte ; the shelves are oak but the back is plywood les étagères sont en chêne mais le fond est en contreplaqué ; a blow to the back of the head un coup sur l'arrière de la tête ; a lump on the back of the head une bosse derrière la tête ; the knife fell down the back of the fridge le couteau est tombé derrière le réfrigérateur ; the keys were down the back of the sofa les clés avaient glissé derrière les coussins du canapé ;5 ( area behind building) to be out back, to be in the back US ( in the garden) être dans le jardin ; ( in the yard) être dans la cour ; he's round ou in the back il est dans le jardin ; the view out back is lovely la vue que l'on a à l'arrière est très jolie ; there's a small garden out back ou round the back il y a un petit jardin derrière ; the bins are out back ou round the back les poubelles sont derrière la maison ; the steps at the back of the building l'escalier à l'arrière de l'immeuble ;6 Aut arrière m ; to sit in the back s'asseoir à l'arrière ; there are three children in the back il y a trois enfants à l'arrière ; to sit at the back of the plane/at the back of the bus s'asseoir à l'arrière de l'avion/au fond du bus ;7 ( furthest away area) (of cupboard, drawer, fridge) fond m ; ( of stage) fond m ; at ou in the back of the drawer au fond du tiroir ; right at the back of the cupboard tout au fond du placard ; at the back of the audience au fond de la salle ; those at the back couldn't see ceux qui étaient derrière ne pouvaient pas voir ; the back of the throat l'arrière-gorge f ; the back of the mouth la gorge f ;8 (of chair, sofa) dossier m ;11 ( book spine) dos m.B adj1 ( at the rear) [axle, wheel, bumper] arrière ; [paw, leg] arrière ; [bedroom] du fond ; [edge] arrière ; [page] dernier/-ière (before n) ; [garden, gate] de derrière ; back tooth molaire f ;C adv1 ( indicating return after absence) to be back être de retour ; I'll be back in five minutes/six weeks je reviens dans cinq minutes/six semaines ; to arrive ou come back rentrer (from de) ; he's back at work il a repris le travail ; she's back in (the) hospital elle est retournée à l'hôpital ; it's good to be back home c'est agréable de rentrer chez soi or de se retrouver à la maison ; when is he due back? quand doit-il rentrer? ; to go back to reprendre [work] ; retourner en [France, China] ; retourner au [Canada, Japan] ; retourner à [Paris, museum, shop] ; the mini-skirt is back ( in fashion) les mini-jupes sont de nouveau à la mode ;2 ( in return) to call ou phone back rappeler ; I'll write back (to him) je lui répondrai ; he hasn't written back yet il n'a pas encore répondu ; ‘OK,’ he shouted back ‘OK,’ a-t-il répondu en criant ; to punch sb back rendre son coup à qn ; to smile back at sb rendre son sourire à qn ; he was rude back il a été aussi impoli avec moi que je l'avais été avec lui ; ⇒ answer ;3 (backwards, in a reverse direction) [glance, jump, step, lean] en arrière ;4 ( away) we overtook him 20 km back nous l'avons doublé il y a 20 km ; there's a garage 10 km back nous avons passé un garage à 10 km en arrière ;6 ( a long time ago) back in 1964/April en 1964/avril ; back before Easter/the revolution avant Pâques/la révolution ; back in the days when du temps où ; it was obvious as far back as last year/1985 that déjà l'année dernière/en 1985 il était évident que ; to go ou date back to remonter à [Roman times, 1700] ;7 ( once again) she's back in power/control elle a repris le pouvoir/les commandes ; Paul is back at the wheel Paul a repris le volant ; to get back to sleep se rendormir ; to go back home rentrer chez soi ; to go back to bed se recoucher ;8 ( nearer the beginning) ten lines back dix lignes plus haut ; ten pages back dix pages plus tôt or avant ;9 ( indicating return to sb's possession) to give/send sth back rendre/renvoyer qch (to à) ; to put sth back remettre qch ; I've got my books back on m'a rendu mes livres ; to get one's money back être remboursé ; he wants his dictionary back now il veut que tu lui rendes son dictionnaire tout de suite ;10 ( expressing a return to a former location) to travel to London and back faire l'aller-retour à Londres ; the journey to Madrid and back l'aller-retour à Madrid ; we walked there and took the train back nous y sommes allés à pied et nous avons pris le train pour rentrer ; how long will it take to drive back? combien de temps est-ce que ça prendra pour rentrer en voiture? ;11 ( in a different location) meanwhile, back in France, he… pendant ce temps, en France, il… ; back in the studio, recording had begun au studio, l'enregistrement avait commencé ; I'll see you back at the house/in the office je te verrai à la maison/au bureau.D back and forth adv phr to go ou travel back and forth ( commute) [person, bus] faire la navette (between entre) ; to walk ou go back and forth faire des allées et venues (between entre) ; to swing back and forth [pendulum] osciller ; to sway back and forth se balancer ; the film cuts ou moves back and forth between New York and Paris le film se passe entre New York et Paris.E vtr1 ( support) soutenir [candidate, party, person, bid, bill, action] ; appuyer [application] ; apporter son soutien à [enterprise, project] ; the strike is backed by the union le syndicat soutient la grève ; the junta is backed by the militia la junte est soutenue par la milice ;2 ( finance) financer [project, undertaking] ;4 ( substantiate) justifier [argument, claim] (with à l'aide de) ;5 ( reverse) faire reculer [horse] ; to back the car into the garage rentrer la voiture au garage en marche arrière ; to back sb into/against sth faire reculer qn dans/contre qch ; to back oars ou water déramer ;6 ( bet on) parier sur [horse, favourite, winner] ; to back a loser [race goer] miser sur un cheval perdant ; fig ( invest ill-advisedly) mal placer son argent ; ( support a lost cause) soutenir une cause perdue d'avance ; to back the wrong horse lit, fig miser sur le mauvais cheval ;7 (stiffen, line) consolider, renforcer [structure] ; endosser [book] ; renforcer, entoiler [map] ; maroufler [painting] ; doubler [fabric] ;8 Mus accompagner [singer, performer] ;9 Naut masquer, coiffer [sail].F vi1 ( reverse) faire marche arrière ;2 Naut [wind] changer de direction.G - backed (dans composés)1 ( of furniture) a high-/low-backed chair une chaise avec un dossier haut/bas ;2 (lined, stiffened) canvas-/foam-backed doublé de toile/de mousse ;4 ( financed) government-backed financé par l'État.to break the back of a journey/task faire le plus gros du voyage/travail. ⇒ beyond, duck, hand, own, scratch, wall.■ back away reculer ; to back away from lit s'éloigner de [person, precipice] ; fig prendre ses distances par rapport à [issue, problem] ; chercher à éviter [confrontation].■ back down:▶ back down ( give way) céder ; you can't back down now tu ne peux pas céder maintenant ; to back down from chercher à éviter [confrontation] ; to back down on ou over reconsidérer [sanctions, proposal, allegations] ;▶ back down [sth] [person] descendre [qch] à reculons [slope] ; [car] descendre [qch] en marche arrière [drive, hill].■ back off1 ( move away) reculer ;■ back onto:▶ back onto [sth] [house] donner sur [qch] à l'arrière [fields, railway].■ back out:▶ back out1 ( come out backwards) [person] sortir à reculons ; [car, driver] sortir en marche arrière ; to back out of [person] sortir de [qch] en reculant [room] ; [car, driver] sortir de [qch] en marche arrière [garage, parking space] ;2 ( renege on) se désister, reculer ; to back out of annuler [deal, contract] ; [competitor, team] se retirer de [event] ;▶ back [sth] out faire sortir [qch] en marche arrière [vehicle] ; to back the car out of the garage faire sortir la voiture du garage en marche arrière.■ back up:▶ back up1 ( reverse) [driver, vehicle] reculer, faire marche arrière ; back up a few metres recule de quelques mètres ;▶ back [sth] up, back up [sth]2 Comput sauvegarder [data, file] ;▶ back [sb] up soutenir [person]. -
14 back
I [bæk]1) schiena f., dorso m.; zool. dorso m., groppa f.to be (flat) on one's back — essere, stare (coricato) sulla schiena, supino; fig. essere a letto
to turn one's back on sb., sth. — voltare le spalle, la schiena a qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)
to do sth. behind sb.'s back — fare qcs. alle spalle di qcn. (anche fig.)
2) (reverse side) (of page, cheque, envelope) retro m.; (of fabric, medal, coin) rovescio m.; (of hand) dorso m.3) (rear-facing part) (of vehicle, electrical appliance) parte f. posteriore; (of shirt, coat) dietro m.to be out back to be in the back AE (in the garden) essere in giardino; (in the yard) essere in cortile; there's a small garden out back o round the back c'è un piccolo giardino sul retro; the steps at the back of the building — la scala sul retro dell'edificio
5) aut.to sit at the back of the plane, at the back of the bus — sedersi in fondo all'aereo, all'autobus
6) (furthest away area) (of cupboard, drawer) fondo m.; (of stage) sfondo m.at o in the back of the drawer in fondo al cassetto; those at the back couldn't see — quelli in fondo non riuscivano a vedere
7) (of chair, sofa) schienale m.8) sport difensore m., terzino m.9) (end) fine f., fondo m.••to put one's back into it — colloq. darci dentro o mettercela tutta
he's always on my back — colloq. mi sta sempre addosso
to be at the back of — essere dietro a [conspiracy, proposal]
II [bæk]to break the back of a journey, task — fare il grosso di un viaggio, di un lavoro
1) (at the rear) [wheel, paw, leg, edge] posteriore, di dietro colloq.; [bedroom, garden, gate] sul retro; [ page] ultimo2) (isolated) [ road] secondarioback alley, lane — vicolo, viuzza
3) econ. comm. [rent, interest, tax] arretratoIII [bæk]to be back — essere di ritorno, tornare
to arrive o come back tornare (indietro); he's back at work è tornato al lavoro o ha ripreso a lavorare; she's back in (the) hospital è di nuovo in ospedale o è tornata in ospedale; when is he due back? quando deve tornare? the mini-skirt is back — la minigonna è di nuovo di moda
2) (in return)to call, phone back — richiamare, ritelefonare
to punch sb. back — restituire un pugno a qcn.
to smile back at sb. — ricambiare un sorriso a qcn
3) (backwards) [glance, step, lean] indietro; [ jump] (all')indietro4) (away)5) (ago)a week, five minutes back — una settimana, cinque minuti prima o fa
back in 1964, April — nel 1964, ad aprile
7) (once again)8) (to sb.'s possession)to give, send sth. back — rendere, rispedire qcs.
to put sth. back — rimettere a posto qcs.
meanwhile, back in Italy, he... — nel frattempo, in Italia, lui...
11) back and forth avanti e indietroto swing back and forth — [ pendulum] oscillare (avanti e indietro)
IV 1. [bæk]the film cuts o moves back and forth between New York and Rome — il film si svolge tra New York e Roma
1) (support) sostenere, appoggiare [party, person, bid, strike, enterprise, project]; appoggiare [ application]2) (finance) finanziare [project, undertaking]to back a bill — comm. econ. avallare una cambiale
4) (substantiate) suffragare, convalidare [argument, claim]5) (reverse)to back sb. into sth. — fare indietreggiare qcn. fino dentro qcs
6) (bet on) puntare, scommettere su [horse, favourite, winner]7) (stiffen, line) rinforzare [ structure]; foderare [ book]; rinforzare, rintelare [ painting]; intelare, foderare [ fabric]2.1) (reverse) fare marcia indietro2) mar. [ wind] cambiare direzione•- back off- back out- back up* * *[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) schiena2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) dorso3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) fondo, parte posteriore4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) difensore, terzino2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) posteriore3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) indietro2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) indietro3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) indietro4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) indietro; (rispondere)5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) indietro4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) fare marcia indietro2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) sostenere3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) puntare•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) di rovescio; obliquamente- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat* * *I [bæk]1) schiena f., dorso m.; zool. dorso m., groppa f.to be (flat) on one's back — essere, stare (coricato) sulla schiena, supino; fig. essere a letto
to turn one's back on sb., sth. — voltare le spalle, la schiena a qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)
to do sth. behind sb.'s back — fare qcs. alle spalle di qcn. (anche fig.)
2) (reverse side) (of page, cheque, envelope) retro m.; (of fabric, medal, coin) rovescio m.; (of hand) dorso m.3) (rear-facing part) (of vehicle, electrical appliance) parte f. posteriore; (of shirt, coat) dietro m.to be out back to be in the back AE (in the garden) essere in giardino; (in the yard) essere in cortile; there's a small garden out back o round the back c'è un piccolo giardino sul retro; the steps at the back of the building — la scala sul retro dell'edificio
5) aut.to sit at the back of the plane, at the back of the bus — sedersi in fondo all'aereo, all'autobus
6) (furthest away area) (of cupboard, drawer) fondo m.; (of stage) sfondo m.at o in the back of the drawer in fondo al cassetto; those at the back couldn't see — quelli in fondo non riuscivano a vedere
7) (of chair, sofa) schienale m.8) sport difensore m., terzino m.9) (end) fine f., fondo m.••to put one's back into it — colloq. darci dentro o mettercela tutta
he's always on my back — colloq. mi sta sempre addosso
to be at the back of — essere dietro a [conspiracy, proposal]
II [bæk]to break the back of a journey, task — fare il grosso di un viaggio, di un lavoro
1) (at the rear) [wheel, paw, leg, edge] posteriore, di dietro colloq.; [bedroom, garden, gate] sul retro; [ page] ultimo2) (isolated) [ road] secondarioback alley, lane — vicolo, viuzza
3) econ. comm. [rent, interest, tax] arretratoIII [bæk]to be back — essere di ritorno, tornare
to arrive o come back tornare (indietro); he's back at work è tornato al lavoro o ha ripreso a lavorare; she's back in (the) hospital è di nuovo in ospedale o è tornata in ospedale; when is he due back? quando deve tornare? the mini-skirt is back — la minigonna è di nuovo di moda
2) (in return)to call, phone back — richiamare, ritelefonare
to punch sb. back — restituire un pugno a qcn.
to smile back at sb. — ricambiare un sorriso a qcn
3) (backwards) [glance, step, lean] indietro; [ jump] (all')indietro4) (away)5) (ago)a week, five minutes back — una settimana, cinque minuti prima o fa
back in 1964, April — nel 1964, ad aprile
7) (once again)8) (to sb.'s possession)to give, send sth. back — rendere, rispedire qcs.
to put sth. back — rimettere a posto qcs.
meanwhile, back in Italy, he... — nel frattempo, in Italia, lui...
11) back and forth avanti e indietroto swing back and forth — [ pendulum] oscillare (avanti e indietro)
IV 1. [bæk]the film cuts o moves back and forth between New York and Rome — il film si svolge tra New York e Roma
1) (support) sostenere, appoggiare [party, person, bid, strike, enterprise, project]; appoggiare [ application]2) (finance) finanziare [project, undertaking]to back a bill — comm. econ. avallare una cambiale
4) (substantiate) suffragare, convalidare [argument, claim]5) (reverse)to back sb. into sth. — fare indietreggiare qcn. fino dentro qcs
6) (bet on) puntare, scommettere su [horse, favourite, winner]7) (stiffen, line) rinforzare [ structure]; foderare [ book]; rinforzare, rintelare [ painting]; intelare, foderare [ fabric]2.1) (reverse) fare marcia indietro2) mar. [ wind] cambiare direzione•- back off- back out- back up -
15 head
§ თავი; მეთაური; მეთაურიბა§1 თავიat the head of the procession / table პროცესიის / სუფრის თავში2 უფროსი, ხელმძღვანელი, თავიthe head of the family / firm / department / government ოჯახის თავი // ფირმის დირექტორი // განყოფილების უფროსი // მთავრობის მეთაური3 ჭკუა, გონება, ნიჭიto lose one's head ჭკუის დაკარგვა // გადარევაhe has a good head on his shoulders გონიერი / ჭკვიანი კაციაhe fell head over heels თავდაყირა / ყირამალა წავიდაit cost us $10 a head ეს ათ-ათი დოლარი დაგვიჯდაhe has a strong head for drink კარგად სვამს / არ თვრება / სასმელს კარგად იტანსhe is head over heels in love სიყვარულისაგან გადაირია // გაგიჟებამდეა შეყვარებული4 მიემართება, გაემართებაhe headed for home შინისაკენ გაემართა / გასწია5 სათავეში დგომა, მეთაურობაlooking down from a great height turned my head დიდი სიმაღლიდან ქვევით ყურებამ თავბრუ დამახვიაto lay heads together ბჭობა, მოთათბირება (მოითათბირებენ)●●she landed him one on the head თავში სდრუზაhis head reeled თავბრუ / რეტი დაესხაmy head swims თავბრუ მეხვევა / მესხმის●●she tossed her head თავი უცებ ასწიაhold your head! თავი მღლა დაიჭირე! / ცხვირს ნუ ჩამოუშვებ!watch your head! ფრთხილად, თავი არ მიარტყა!●●he jerked his head თვი (თავი ?) გააქნიაhe is queer in the head ცოტა აკლია // კარგად ვერ არისhe's eating his head მასზე გაწეულ ხარჯს ვერ ამართლებს / ვერ ანაზღურებსto get sth. into one's head რაღაცის აკვიატებაhead office გამგეობა, მთავარი სამმართველო -
16 back
I [bæk] n1) спинаHe has pain in the back. — У него боли в спине.
It will make your back ache. — От этого у тебя будет болеть спина.
Why din't you get off my back ans let me do my work! — Отстано от меня, дай мне работать.
A true friend will not say unpleasant things about behind your back. — Настоящий друг не станет говорить про тебя гадости за глаза.
Stand back-to-back and we'll see which of you is taller. — Встаньте спиной к спине, и мы посмотрим, кто из нас выше.
He must learn to look after himself, he will not always have his father at his back. — Он должен научиться самостоятельности, не всегда же отец будет стоять у него за спиной.
He had the enemies at his back. — Враги гнались за ним по пятам.
- hunched back- straight back
- bend back
- hump on the back
- blow in the back
- pain in the back
- with one's back to the door
- on the back of an elephant
- back-to-back
- behind smb's back
- accuse smb behind his back
- be at the back of smb
- bend one's back
- bind smb's hands behind his back
- break one's back
- carry smth on one's back
- climb on smb's back
- cling to smb's back
- drive a knife into smb's back
- fall on one's back
- get off smb's back
- give a back for smb
- gossip behind his back
- have smb at one's back
- have smb on one's back
- hide behind smb's back
- hit smb on the back
- hurt one's back
- injureone's back
- keep off smb's back
- keep one's back straight
- lean one's back against the wall
- lie on the back
- pat smb on his back
- put smth on smb's back
- put smb on one's back
- put one's hands behind one's back
- rub one's back
- put into a job
- ride a child on one's back
- roll over on one's back
- rub smb's back with alcohol
- scratch one's back
- sit with one's back to smb, smth
- sit with one's back to the engine
- stab smb in the back
- stand back-to-back
- straighten one's back
- take smth off one's back
- turn one's back to smb, smth
- turn over on one's back
- turn one's back to one's guests
- turn one's back on smb
- wear one's hair down on one's back
- wipe one's back
- take a trunk on one's back
- put one's back up
- put smb's back up
- strain one's small of his back
- smb has a broken back a facture in the back
- one's back ackes2) поясница, крестецHe has pain in the small of his back. — У него боли в пояснице.
- small of the back- sharp pain in the small of his back3) оборотная сторона, тыльная сторона, задняя сторона, спинкаYou are at the back of all our difficulties. — Ты истинная причина всех наших трудностей. /Все трудности из-за тебя.
The back of the house looks out onto the river. — Задняя часть дома выходит на реку.
There is another good song on the back of this record. — На этой стороне пластинки еще одна хорошая песня. /На обороте пластинки еще одна хорошая песня.
What's at the back of it all? — Что за всем этим кроется/стоит?
The dress buttons at the back. — Платье застёгивается сзади;
. The coat is torn at the back. — Пальто разорвалось сзади.
- back door- back seat
- back driver
- back of the chair
- back of one's hand
- back of the spoon
- back of a knife
- back of the house
- back of an arch
- back of a carpet
- back of the leaf
- back of the record
- back of the book
- back of the village
- back of the coat
- back of the car
- back of the ship
- back of the head
- back of the tongue
- back of the foot
- back of the throat
- back of the door
- chair with a carved back
- row of back-to-back houses
- at the back of the bed
- with a high back
- at the back of the door
- with its back to the wall
- go round to the back of the house
- stand at the back
- sign at the back
- tie at the back
- be at the back of smth
- get to the back of the matter
- garage is at the back of the house
- back of the house looks out into the river4) дальний конец (чего-либо), отдалённая частьHe has lived here all his life and knows the city like the back of his hand. — Он прожил здесь всю жизнь и знает город вдоль и поперек.
His name is at the back of my tongue. — Его имя вертится у меня на языке.
If we start early, we can break the back of the journey before it gets hot. — Если мы выйдем очень рано, то мы сумеем пройти большую часть пути до жары.
Three people can sit in the back of the car. — На заднем сидении могут сидеть три человека. /Сзади могут сидеть три человека.
It's the last straw that breaks the camel's back. — ◊ Последняя капля переполняет чашу терпения.
Stretch my back and I'll scratch yours. — ◊ Рука руку моет. /Свой своего не выдает.
Excuse my back, please. — ◊ Простите, что я стою (сижу) к вам спиной.
To talk through the back of one's neck. — ◊ Молоть чепуху
- back of a wood- back of the wave
- room in the back of the house
- at the back of the classroom
- at the back of the house
- at the back of the book
- at the back of a drawer
- at the back of the theatre
- at the back of the aircraft
- have smth at the back of one's mind II [bæk] adjHe got in through the back door. — Он проник в дом через черный ход
- back elevation- back wages
- back number of a magazine
- in the back rows
- in the back seat
- in the back street
- take a back seat III [bæk] advна задворках, обратно, назадI'll go there and back. — Я пойду туда и сразу обратно.
One cannot put back the clock. — ◊ Колесо истории нельзя повернуть вспять. /Время не воротишь. /Что было, то сплыло.
- bring smth back- have smth back
- be back
- be just back from town -
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back [bæk]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun2. adjective3. adverb6. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. [of person, animal] dos m• to stand or sit with one's back to sb/sth tourner le dos à qn/qch• my boss is always on my back j'ai sans arrêt mon patron sur le dos► to get off sb's back (inf) laisser qn tranquille• that's what gets my back up c'est ce qui me hérisse► to put one's back into sth mettre toute son énergie dans qch• you can't just turn your back on your parents tu ne peux quand même pas tourner le dos à tes parents• he turned his back on the past il a tourné la page► on the back of ( = by means of) en profitant de• at the very back tout au fond► at the back of [+ building] derrière ; [+ book] à la fin de ; [+ cupboard, hall] au fond de• he's at the back of all this trouble c'est lui qui est derrière tous ces problèmes► in back (US) [of building, car] à l'arrière► in the back [of car] à l'arrière• to sit in the back of the car être assis à l'arrière► out or round the back (inf) (British) derrièred. (Football, hockey) arrière m2. adjectiveb. [taxes] arriéré3. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. (in space, time) (stand) back! reculez !• stay well back! n'approchez pas !━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When followed by a preposition, back is often not translated.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• meanwhile, back in London... pendant ce temps-là, à Londres...• he little suspected how worried they were back at home il était loin de se douter que sa famille s'inquiétait autant► to go back and forth, to go back and forward [person] faire des allées et venues ; [phone calls, emails, letters] être échangéb. ( = returned)► to be back [person] être rentré• everything's back to normal tout est rentré dans l'ordre► ... and backc. ( = reimbursed) I got/want my money back j'ai récupéré/je veux récupérer mon argenta. ( = support) soutenir ; [+ statement] confirmerb. ( = finance) financerc. ( = bet on) parier surd. [+ vehicle] reculer• to back the car in/out entrer/sortir en marche arrière( = move backwards) reculer6. compounds• to do sth by or through the back door faire qch par des moyens détournés ► back line noun (Sport) ligne f d'arrières• to take a back seat (to sth) (inf) passer au second plan (par rapport à qch) ► back-seat driver noun• he's a back-seat driver il est toujours à donner des conseils au conducteur ► back street noun ruelle f• he grew up in the back streets of Leeds il a grandi dans les quartiers pauvres de Leeds ► back-to-back adjective dos à dos• a row of back-to-back houses (British) une rangée de maisons adossées les unes aux autres adverb• they showed two episodes back-to-back ils ont passé deux épisodes à la suite ► back tooth noun (plural back teeth) molaire f• to back away from [+ problem] prendre ses distances par rapport à► back down intransitive verb revenir sur sa position( = draw back) reculer[house][person] sortir à reculons ; [car] sortir en marche arrière ; (of undertaking) revenir sur ses engagements[+ deal, agreement] se retirer de ; [+ undertaking] se soustraire à► back upa. ( = reverse) faire marche arrièrea. [+ theory, claim] confirmer ; [+ person] soutenirb. [+ vehicle] faire reculerc. [+ computer file] faire une copie de sauvegarde de* * *[bæk] 1.1) Anatomy, Zoology dos mto be (flat) on one's back — lit être (à plat) sur le dos; fig être au lit
to turn one's back on somebody/something — lit, fig tourner le dos à quelqu'un/quelque chose
to do something behind somebody's back — lit, fig faire quelque chose dans le dos de quelqu'un
2) ( reverse side) (of page, cheque, hand, fork, envelope) dos m; ( of fabric) envers m; (of medal, coin) revers m3) ( rear-facing part) (of vehicle, head) arrière m; ( of electrical appliance) face f arrière; (of shirt, coat) dos m; (of chair, sofa) dossier mon the back of the door/head — derrière la porte/tête
the shelves are oak but the back is plywood — les étagères sont en chêne mais le fond est en contreplaqué
4) ( area behind building)to be out back —
to be in the back — US être dans le jardin or la cour
there's a small garden out back ou round the back — il y a un petit jardin derrière (la maison)
5) (of car, plane) arrière m6) (of cupboard, drawer, fridge, bus, stage) fond mat ou in the back of the drawer — au fond du tiroir
7) Sport arrière m8) ( end) fin f2.1) ( at the rear) [leg, paw, edge, wheel] arrière; [bedroom] du fond; [page] dernier/-ière (before n); [garden, gate] de derrière2) ( isolated) [road] petit (before n)back alley ou lane — ruelle f
3) Finance, Commerce3.back interest/rent/tax — arriérés mpl d'intérêts/de loyer/d'impôts
1) ( after absence)the mini-skirt is back — ( in fashion) les mini-jupes sont de nouveau à la mode
2) ( in return)to call ou phone back — rappeler
3) ( backwards) [glance, jump, step, lean] en arrière4) ( away)ten pages back — dix pages (avant or plus tôt)
5) ( ago)a week/five minutes back — il y a une semaine/cinq minutes
6) ( a long time ago)7) ( once again)we walked there and took the train back — nous y sommes allés à pied et nous avons pris le train pour rentrer
9) ( in a different location)4.meanwhile, back in France, he... — pendant ce temps, en France, il...
back and forth adverbial phraseto swing back and forth — [pendulum] osciller
5.the film cuts ou moves back and forth between New York and Paris — le film se passe entre New York et Paris
transitive verb1) ( support) soutenir [party, person, bid, bill, strike, action]; appuyer [application]; apporter son soutien à [enterprise, project]2) ( finance) financer [project, undertaking]3) ( endorse) garantir [currency]to back a bill — Commerce, Finance endosser or avaliser une traite
4) ( substantiate) justifier [argument, claim] ( with à l'aide de)5) ( reverse)6) ( bet on) parier sur [horse, favourite, winner]7) (stiffen, line) consolider, renforcer [structure]; endosser [book]; renforcer [map]; maroufler [painting]; doubler [fabric]6.- backed combining form1) ( of furniture)a high-/low-backed chair — une chaise avec un dossier haut/bas
2) (lined, stiffened)canvas-/foam-backed — doublé de toile/de mousse
3) ( supported)4) ( financed)•Phrasal Verbs:- back off- back out- back up••he's always on my back — (colloq) il est toujours sur mon dos
to break the back of a journey/task — faire le plus gros du voyage/travail
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tilt [tɪlt]∎ to tilt one's chair (back) se balancer sur sa chaise;∎ he tilted his head to one side il pencha ou inclina la tête sur le côté;∎ to tilt one's head back renverser la tête en arrière;∎ her hat was tilted over one eye son chapeau était penché sur le côté;∎ figurative this may tilt the odds in our favour cela peut faire pencher la balance de notre côté∎ to tilt backwards/forwards pencher vers l'arrière/l'avant;∎ don't tilt back on your chair ne te balance pas sur ta chaise∎ to tilt at sb diriger un coup de lance contre qn; figurative lancer des piques à qn;∎ figurative to tilt at windmills se battre contre des moulins à vent3 noun∎ the room has a definite tilt to it la pièce penche nettement;∎ she wore her hat at a tilt elle portait son chapeau incliné;∎ I'm sure that picture's on a tilt je suis sûr que le tableau penche∎ figurative to have a tilt at sb s'en prendre à qn, décocher des pointes à qn;∎ figurative that was obviously a tilt at you c'était une pointe qui vous était destinéeà toute vitesse,∎ he ran full tilt into her il lui est rentré en plein dedans;∎ he ran full tilt into the door il est rentré en plein dans la porte(b) (overturn) se renverser, basculer -
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1. intransitive verb1) (lean back) sich zurücklehnenthe chair reclines — die Rückenlehne des Sessels lässt sich [nach hinten] verstellen
reclining seat — (in car) Liegesitz, der
2) (be lying down) liegen2. transitive verb[nach hinten] lehnen* * *(to lean or lie on one's back or side: The invalid was reclining on the sofa.) sich lehnen- academic.ru/90789/reclining_chair">reclining chair* * *re·cline[rɪˈklaɪn]to \recline on a bed/sofa/in a chair sich akk auf einem Bett/Sofa/in einem Stuhl ausruhen; chair verstellbar seinII. vtto \recline one's chair/seat die Rückenlehne seines Stuhls/Sitzes nach hinten stellen* * *[rI'klaɪn]1. vtarm zurücklegen (on auf +acc); head also zurücklehnen (on an +acc); seat zurückstellen2. vi(person) zurückliegen; (seat) sich verstellen lassenreclining in his bath — im Bade liegend
* * *recline [rıˈklaın]A v/i1. sich (an-, zurück)lehnen (on, upon an akk):2. ruhen, liegen (on, upon an, auf dat):reclined liegendB v/t1. (an-, zurück)lehnen (on, upon an akk)2. hinlegen (on, upon auf akk)* * *1. intransitive verb1) (lean back) sich zurücklehnenthe chair reclines — die Rückenlehne des Sessels lässt sich [nach hinten] verstellen
reclining seat — (in car) Liegesitz, der
2) (be lying down) liegen2. transitive verb[nach hinten] lehnen* * *v.legen v.lehnen v. -
20 bend
bend I
1. сущ.
1) сгибание;
согнутое состояние horseshoe bend ≈ лошадиная подкова sharp bend ≈ крутой изгиб slight bend ≈ легкий изгиб, небольшой изгиб knee bend ≈ коленный сгиб Syn: curve, turn
2) изгиб дороги;
излучина реки to make a bend ≈ изгибаться, делать излучину
3) мор.;
преим. мн. вельсы;
шпангоуты
4) мн.;
разг. кессонная болезнь
5) тех. колено;
отвод ∙ above one's bend on the bend
2. гл.;
прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - bent
1) сгибать(ся) ;
гнуть(ся), изгибать(ся) to bend the knee ≈ преклонять колена;
молиться to bend one's neck ≈ гнуть шею, покоряться to bend back ≈ отклоняться назад to bend down ≈ наклоняться, нагибаться to bend forward ≈ наклоняться вперед to bend in ≈ закручивать(ся), искривлять(ся) to bend to ≈ наклонять(ся), отклонять(ся) к чему-л. Trees bend before the wind. ≈ Деревья гнутся от ветра. The collar bends back in the latest fashion. ≈ Воротник по последней моде отогнут назад. The top of the box bends back to show the goods. ≈ Крышка коробки открыта, чтобы были видны товары. Trees that don't bend before the wind will break. ≈ Дерево, которое не может согнуться под ветром, ломается. Don't bend the corners of the pages in, it damages them. ≈ Не загибай уголки страниц, от этого они портятся. The doctor said that Bob's legs would always bend in as a result of so much horseriding. ≈ Доктор сказал, что у Боба всегда будут скрюченные ноги, он слишком много ездил верхом. Syn: bow, lean, stoop, turn, twist Ant: rise, straighten
2) поворачивать, отклоняться Before it reaches the church, the road bends to the left. ≈ Перед церковью дорога делает петлю вправо. Syn: deflect
3) подчинять;
склонять, побуждать Syn: direct
3.
4) покоряться, подчиняться to bend to submission ≈ подчинять, покорять Syn: submit, bow
2.
4), yield
2., give way
5) приложить (усилия, энергию и т. п.)
6) вязать, привязывать (трос, паруса) Bend a sail to its yard. ≈ Привяжи парус к рее. Syn: fasten ∙ bend before bend over bend to to bend one's brows ≈ хмурить брови be bent on II сущ.;
геральд. пояс (полоса на щите, идущая от левой верхней стороны герба к правой нижней) III сущ.;
мор. узелсгиб, изгиб;
кривизна;
дуга - * of the arm локтевой сгиб;
сгибание;
согнутое состояние поворот - a * of a river излучина реки;
- a sharp * in a road крутой поворот дороги - a road makes many *s дорога очень извилистая наклон (корпуса, головы) - a * of the head наклон головы - back * наклон назад стремление;
склонность, влечение( техническое) колено, отвод (морское) вельсы (морское) шпангоуты (разговорное) кесонная болезнь;
воздушная эмболия > above one's * (американизм) не по силам, не по способностям > on the * (сленг) в запое > to give up being on the * бросить пить > get a * on you! пошевеливайся! > round the * (разговорное) свихнувшийся, не в своем уме гнуть, сгибать;
изгибать - to * a pipe at the right angle согнуть трубу под прямым углом - to * a bow сгибать лук гнуться, сгибаться - the stick *s but does not break палка гнется, но не ломается - to * under a strain гнуться под давлением - to * beneath a burden согнуться под тяжестью наклонить - to * one's body наклониться - to * one's head over a book склониться над книгой наклоняться - she bent over her child она наклонилась к ребенку, она склонилась над ребенком - can you * down and touch your toes, but without * ing your knees? ты можешь нагнуться и дотронуться до кончиков пальцев, не сгибая колени? - to * low before smb склониться перед кем-л в глубоком поклоне - to be bent with age ссутулиться с годами поворачивать, сворачивать - the road *s to the right дорога поворачивает направо направляться - to * one's steps towards a place отправиться куда-л - to * one's steps homewards направляться домой;
повернуть свои стопы к дому покорять. подчинять - to * smb. to one's will подчинять кого-л своей воле - to * smb. to a strict discipline заставить кого-л подчиняться строгой дисциплине - she is determined, I can't * her она приняла твердое решение, я не могу заставить ее изменить его покоряться, подчиняться - to * to smb's will покориться чьей-л воле;
- he bent to her wishes он уступил ее желаниям, он сделал, как она хотела (шотландское) пьянствовать обратить (взор, внимание) - all eyes were bent on her все взоры были обращены на нее - with his eyes bent on the ground потупив взор, опустив глаза, уставившись в землю приложить (усилия) ;
направить( энергию) - to * all one's energies to smth направлять всю свою энергию на что-л - to * every effort сделать все возможное - to * one's mind to study (решить) посвятить себя занятиям - he couldn't * his mind to his studies он никак не мог заставить себя заниматься - to * one's rage against smb. озлобиться на кого-л;
излить на кого-л. свою злобу - to be bent on smth. решиться на что-л;
твердо решить что-л сделать - he's bent in mastering Spanish он твердо решил овладеть испанским > to * the knee преклонить колена;
молиться > to * the neck гнуть шею, покоряться, унижаться > to * to the oars налечь на весла > to * the brow поднимать брови;
хмурить брови, хмуриться > to * with the wind подчиняться обстоятельствам (морское) узел (морское) привязывать (тросы, паруса) (геральдика) пояс (диагональная полоса, идущая от левой верхней стороны герба, изображенного на щите) (специальное) наиболее толстая часть шкуры быка (идущая на приготовление ремней, подметок) (геология) твердая, слежавшаяся глина~ (the ~ s) pl разг. кессонная болезнь;
above one's bend амер. не по силам, не по способностям;
on the bend нечестным путемbend вязать, привязывать (трос, паруса) ;
to bend one's brows хмурить брови;
to be bent (on smth.) устремлять свои помыслы (на что-л.) ;
стремиться( к чему-л.)bend вязать, привязывать (трос, паруса) ;
to bend one's brows хмурить брови;
to be bent (on smth.) устремлять свои помыслы (на что-л.) ;
стремиться (к чему-л.) ~ изгиб дороги;
излучина реки ~ (the ~ s) pl разг. кессонная болезнь;
above one's bend амер. не по силам, не по способностям;
on the bend нечестным путем ~ тех. колено;
отвод ~ мор узел;
pl шпангоуты ~ направлять (взоры, шаги и т. п.) ~ напрягать( мысли, внимание и т. п.;
to) ~ покорять(ся) ;
to bend to submission подчинять, покорять ~ сгиб, изгиб ~ (bent) сгибать(ся) ;
гнуть(ся), изгибать(ся) ;
trees bend before the wind деревья гнутся от ветра;
to bend the knee преклонять колена;
молиться;
to bend one's neck гнуть шею, покорятьсяbend вязать, привязывать (трос, паруса) ;
to bend one's brows хмурить брови;
to be bent (on smth.) устремлять свои помыслы (на что-л.) ;
стремиться (к чему-л.)~ (bent) сгибать(ся) ;
гнуть(ся), изгибать(ся) ;
trees bend before the wind деревья гнутся от ветра;
to bend the knee преклонять колена;
молиться;
to bend one's neck гнуть шею, покоряться~ (bent) сгибать(ся) ;
гнуть(ся), изгибать(ся) ;
trees bend before the wind деревья гнутся от ветра;
to bend the knee преклонять колена;
молиться;
to bend one's neck гнуть шею, покоряться~ покорять(ся) ;
to bend to submission подчинять, покорять~ (the ~ s) pl разг. кессонная болезнь;
above one's bend амер. не по силам, не по способностям;
on the bend нечестным путем~ (bent) сгибать(ся) ;
гнуть(ся), изгибать(ся) ;
trees bend before the wind деревья гнутся от ветра;
to bend the knee преклонять колена;
молиться;
to bend one's neck гнуть шею, покоряться
См. также в других словарях:
lean — lean1 [lēn] vi. leaned or Chiefly Brit. leant, leaning [ME lenen < OE hlinian, to lean, hlænan, to cause to lean, akin to Ger lehnen < IE base * k̑lei , to incline, lean > Gr klinein, L clinare] 1. to bend or deviate from an upright… … English World dictionary
back — back1 W1S1 [bæk] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(return to place)¦ 2¦(as before)¦ 3¦(previous place)¦ 4¦(backwards)¦ 5¦(reply/reaction)¦ 6¦(return something to somebody)¦ 7¦(in the past)¦ 8¦(again)¦ 9 sit/lie/lean back 10¦(away)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
head — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ bare ▪ bald ▪ shaved ▪ blonde, dark, fair, grey/gray … Collocations dictionary
back — 1 adverb 1 RETURN in or into the place or position where someone or something was before: Freddie was supposed to be back at the hotel by six. | Put that book back where you found it! | We d better go back, she said regretfully. 2 AS BEFORE in or … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Back to Budokan — Livealbum von Mr. Big Veröffentlichung 27. Oktober 2009 Aufnahme 20. Juni 2009 Label … Deutsch Wikipedia
lean — verb. The past form and past participle are in BrE either leaned (pronounced leend or lent) or leant (pronounced lent) and usually leaned in AmE. Examples: • Georgia Rose…leaned forward and blew out every one of her candles Lee Smith, AmE 1983 •… … Modern English usage
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back — I [[t]bæ̱k[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, back is also used in phrasal verbs such as date back and fall back on .) 1) ADV: ADV after v, oft ADV prep If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in… … English dictionary
lean — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ heavily ▪ lightly ▪ slightly ▪ casually, comfortably, lazily, nonchalantly … Collocations dictionary
back — back1 backless, adj. /bak/, n. 1. the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine. 2. the part of the body of animals corresponding to the human back. 3. the rear portion of any part of the body: the back of … Universalium
back — I [[t]bæk[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. the rear part of the human body, from the neck to the end of the spine 2) anat. the part of the body of animals corresponding to the human back 3) the rear portion of any part of the body: the back of the… … From formal English to slang
