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1 play possum
play possum а) притворяться больным или мертвым; б) прикидываться не пони-мающим или не знающим (чего-л.) -
2 play possum
doen alsof je slaapt/niet oplet/ziek bent enz. -
3 play possum
(to pretend to be dead or asleep.) fingir estar dormido; hacerse el muertoexpr.• hacerse el muerto expr. -
4 play possum
разг.1) притворяться спящим, больным или мёртвым [в случае опасности опоссум притворяется мёртвым; первонач. амер.]‘That poor Inch girl is sick again. I've already told you she's a psychotic - ought to be at Brisbane. I insist on your having the doctor see her right away tonight.’ ‘Doctor's got no time to fool with that thievin' little nigger! Probably playin' possum.’ (S. Lewis, ‘Ann Vickers’, ch. XXV) — - Эта бедняжка Инч снова больна. Я вам уже говорила, что она психопатка, ей следовало бы быть в Брисбене. Я настаиваю, чтобы вы немедленно, сегодня же пригласили к ней доктора. - У доктора нет времени возиться с этой маленькой черной воровкой. Вероятнее всего, она притворяется.
The baseball broke the window, but ihe boys played possum when asked ‘who had thrown it’. (RHD) — Бейсбольным мячом разбили окно. У ребят спросили, кто бросил мяч, но они притворились, что ничего не видели.
For nineteen months they had all, from Government to press, "played possum" on the wages issue. — Свыше полутора лет все, от правительства до органов печати, делали вид, что проблемы повышения зарплаты не существует.
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5 play possum
paзг.пpитвopятьcя бoльным, cпящим или. мёpтвым [в cлучae oпacнocти oпoccум пpитвopяeтcя мёpтвым.', пepвoнaч. aмep.]I knew that Bob wasn't asleep. He was just playing possum -
6 play possum
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > play possum
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7 play possum
1) Общая лексика: прикинуться не знающим (чего-либо), прикинуться не понимающим (чего-либо), притвориться больным, притвориться мёртвым, притворяться больным, притворяться мёртвым, прикидываться не знающим (чего-либо), прикидываться не понимающим (чего-либо), прикидываться несведущим, притвориться спящим2) Австралийский сленг: прикидываться непонимающим, притворяться больным или мёртвым -
8 play possum with a person
Общая лексика: обмануть кого-либо, обманывать кого-либоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > play possum with a person
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9 play possum
притворяться больным или мертвымприкидываться не понимающим не знающимАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > play possum
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10 play possum
(to pretend to be dead or asleep.) simulere; lade som om* * *(to pretend to be dead or asleep.) simulere; lade som om -
11 play possum
berpura-pura tidak tahu -
12 play possum
(to pretend to be dead or asleep.) -
13 play possum
(to pretend to be dead or asleep.) lapít -
14 play possum
(to pretend to be dead or asleep.) -
15 play possum
ölü numarası yapmak, uyuma numarası yapmak, hasta numarası yapmak* * *(to pretend to be dead or asleep.) ölü taklidi yapmak -
16 play possum
(to pretend to be dead or asleep.) igrati mrtvaka -
17 play possum
• olla nukkuvinaan• tekeytyä kuolleeksi* * *(to pretend to be dead or asleep.) -
18 play possum
(to pretend to be dead or asleep.) late som om en sover/er død, simulere -
19 play possum
(to pretend to be dead or asleep.) (fingersi morto); (fingere di dormire) -
20 play possum
(to pretend to be dead or asleep.)
См. также в других словарях:
play possum — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To pretend to be asleep. * /Johnny seemed to be fully asleep, but his mother knew that he was playing possum./ 2. To stay quiet for self protection; try to escape attention by inactivity. * /The rabbit played possum under … Dictionary of American idioms
play possum — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To pretend to be asleep. * /Johnny seemed to be fully asleep, but his mother knew that he was playing possum./ 2. To stay quiet for self protection; try to escape attention by inactivity. * /The rabbit played possum under … Dictionary of American idioms
play possum — To pretend to be dead or sleeping. His younger sister jumped on him because she knew he was just playing possum … The small dictionary of idiomes
play possum — ► play possum 1) pretend to be unconscious or dead (as an opossum does when threatened). 2) feign ignorance. Main Entry: ↑possum … English terms dictionary
play possum — verb to pretend to be dead (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑feign, ↑sham, ↑pretend, ↑affect, ↑dissemble • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * 1) pretend to be asleep or unconscious wh … Useful english dictionary
To play possum — Possum Pos sum, n. [Shortened from opossum.] (Zo[ o]l.) An opossum. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster] {To play possum}, {To act possum}, to feign ignorance, indifference or inattention, with the intent to deceive; to dissemble; in allusion to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
play\ possum — v. phr. informal 1. To pretend to be asleep. Johnny seemed to be fully asleep, but his mother knew that he was playing possum. 2. To stay quiet for self protection; try to escape attention by inactivity. The rabbit played possum under the bushes … Словарь американских идиом
play possum — verb a) to feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lay low. Thinking fast, we played possum hoping the bear wouldnt bother us. b) to feign sleep, illness, etc. The soldier played possum, fooling the… … Wiktionary
play possum — When someone plays possum, they pretend to be dead or asleep in order to avoid something they don t want to do. Sarah s not asleep. She s just playing possum because she doesn t want to come swimming … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
play possum — 1》 feign unconsciousness or death (as an opossum does when threatened). 2》 feign ignorance. → possum … English new terms dictionary
play possum — to pretend to be dead or sleeping so that someone will not annoy or attack you. I don t think he s really asleep. He s playing possum … New idioms dictionary