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1 fishy
adjective1) of or like a fish:سَمَكي الرائِحَهa fishy smell.
2) odd or suspicious:مَشْبوه، غَريبThere's something fishy about that man.
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2 выглядеть (казаться) подозрительным
Colloquial: smell fishyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > выглядеть (казаться) подозрительным
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3 казаться подозрительным
Jargon: smell fishyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > казаться подозрительным
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4 oler a pólvora
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5 oler
v.to smell.desde aquí huelo el tabaco I can smell the cigarette smoke from here¡qué mal huele aquí! it smells awful here!este guisado huele que alimenta this stew smells deliciousoler a rayos to stink (to high heaven)* * *(o changes to hue in stressed syllables)Present IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb- olerse* * *1. VT1) (=percibir por la nariz) to smell2) * (=sospechar) to suspectha olido lo que estás tramando — he suspects what you're up to, he's smelt a rat *
3) * (=curiosear) to poke one's nose into *siempre anda oliendo lo que hacen los demás — he's always poking his nose into other people's affairs
2. VI1) (=despedir olor) to smell (a of, like)huele muy bien — [comida] it smells very good; [flor, perfume] it smells very nice
¡qué mal huelen estos zapatos! — these shoes smell awful!
huele que alimenta * — (=muy bien) it smells heavenly; (=muy mal) it smells foul, it stinks to high heaven *
2) [indicando desconfianza]sus excusas me huelen a camelo — * his excuses sound a bit fishy to me *
3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( percibir olores)¿no hueles a humo? — can't you smell smoke?
2) ( despedir olores) comida/perfume to smellqué bien/mal huele! — it smells good/awful!; (+ me/te/le etc)
3) (fam) ( expresando sospecha) (+ me/te/le etc)2. 3.esto me huele a cuento — I smell a rat o something fishy
olerse v pron (fam) to suspect* * *= smell, scent.Ex. Simply to be among books, glancing at one here, reading a page from one over there, enjoying them all as objects to be touched, looked at, even smelt, is a deep satisfaction.Ex. They scented the blood of the tapir also and were coming down the river shore expecting a feast.----* oler (a) = reek of, reek (of).* oler a perros muertos = stink to + high heaven.* oler mal = stink.* oler que apesta = stink to + high heaven.* olerse = scent.* oliendo a polvo = dust smelling.* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( percibir olores)¿no hueles a humo? — can't you smell smoke?
2) ( despedir olores) comida/perfume to smellqué bien/mal huele! — it smells good/awful!; (+ me/te/le etc)
3) (fam) ( expresando sospecha) (+ me/te/le etc)2. 3.esto me huele a cuento — I smell a rat o something fishy
olerse v pron (fam) to suspect* * *= smell, scent.Ex: Simply to be among books, glancing at one here, reading a page from one over there, enjoying them all as objects to be touched, looked at, even smelt, is a deep satisfaction.
Ex: They scented the blood of the tapir also and were coming down the river shore expecting a feast.* oler (a) = reek of, reek (of).* oler a perros muertos = stink to + high heaven.* oler mal = stink.* oler que apesta = stink to + high heaven.* olerse = scent.* oliendo a polvo = dust smelling.* que huele a lugar cerrado = fusty.* * *viA (percibir olores) oler A algo to smell sth¿no hueles a humo? can't you smell smoke?B (despedir olores) «comida/perfume» to smellel guiso huele muy bien the stew smells very good¡qué mal huele! it smells awful!(+ me/te/le etc): le huelen los pies his feet smelloler A algo to smell OF sthhuele a rosas it smells of rosestoda la casa huele a tabaco the whole house smells o ( colloq) reeks of cigarette smokehuele a gas there's a smell of gas, it smells of gasesto me huele a cuento I smell a rat o something fishyme huele que ella está detrás de todo esto I suspect o something tells me she's behind all this■ olervtto smell¿no hueles las rosas? can't you smell the roses?el perro olió la ropa del fugitivo the dog sniffed o smelled the fugitive's clothes■ olerse( fam); to suspectya me lo olía I thought so, I suspected as muchya me olía yo que aquí había algo raro I had an idea o a feeling there was something funny going on* * *
Multiple Entries:
oler
oler algo
oler ( conjugate oler) verbo intransitivo
1 ( percibir olores) oler A algo to smell sth;◊ ¿no hueles a humo? can't you smell smoke?
2 ( despedir olores) [comida/perfume] to smell;◊ ¡qué bien/mal huele! it smells good/awful!;
le huelen los pies his feet smell;
oler A algo ‹a rosas/ajo› to smell of sth
3 (fam) ( expresando sospecha) (+ me/te/le etc):
me huele que fue ella I have a feeling it was her
verbo transitivo [ persona] to smell;
[ animal] to sniff, smell
olerse verbo pronominal (fam) to suspect;
oler verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to smell: esa bronca huele a despido, from the sound of that row, someone's going to get fired
huele a pintura, it smells of paint
oler bien/mal, to smell good/bad
' oler' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apestar
- bien
- demonio
- tigre
- a
- encerrado
- feo
- huela
- huelo
- mal
- olfatear
English:
nice
- smell
- sniff
- damp
- face
- funny
- reek
- smack
* * *♦ vtto smell;desde aquí huelo el tabaco I can smell the cigarette smoke from here♦ vi1. [despedir olor] to smell (a of);¡qué mal huele aquí! it smells awful here!;¡huele que apesta! it stinks!;te huele un poco el aliento your breath smells a bit;huele a quemado it smells of burning;oler que alimenta: este guisado huele que alimenta this stew smells delicious;Humte huelen los pies que alimentan your feet are humming;Famoler a cuerno quemado to smell fishy;Famoler a rayos to stink (to high heaven);Famoler a tigre to stink;oler a encerrado to smell stuffy* * *I v/i1 smell (a of)2:me huelo algo fig there’s something fishy going on, I smell a ratII v/t smell* * *oler {51} vt1) : to smell2) inquirir: to pry into, to investigate3) averiguar: to smell out, to uncoveroler vi1) : to smellhuele mal: it smells bad2)oler a : to smell like, to smell ofhuele a pino: it smells like pine* * * -
6 puzzare
stink (di of)* * *puzzare v. intr.1 to stink*, to reek, to smell bad, to have a bad smell: puzza di acido, marcio, it smells sour, rotten; questa carne puzza, this meat stinks; puzzare di vino, aglio, naftalina, to smell of wine, garlic, naphtaline; puzzi di sudore, you reek of sweat; ti puzzano i piedi, your feet stink; la stanza puzza di chiuso, the room has a stale smell // mi puzza, (fig.) it's a bit fishy // è una storia che puzza di losco, (fig.) it's a very fishy story // la faccenda comincia a puzzare, the business is beginning to smell (fishy)2 (fig.) ( dare fastidio) not to like, not to interest: ti puzza il denaro?, do you turn up your nose at money?* * *[put'tsare]avere l'alito che puzza — to have bad o smelly breath
••* * *puzzare/put'tsare/ [1](aus. avere) to smell*, to stink* (di of); puzzare di gas to stink of gas; puzzare di muffa to smell musty; che cos'è che puzza così? what's this (awful) smell? ti puzzano i piedi your feet stink; puzzare di sudore to be stinky and sweaty; avere l'alito che puzza to have bad o smelly breath\la cosa mi puzza it sounds fishy to me; ti puzzano i soldi? do you turn your nose up at money? -
7 chamusquina
f.charring, singeing.* * *1 scorching, singeing\esto huele a chamusquina familiar there's something fishy going on* * *SF1) (=quemadura) singeing, scorching2) (=riña) row, quarrel* * *femenino singeing, scorching* * *femenino singeing, scorching* * *singeing, scorching* * *chamusquina nf[quemado] scorching, singeing; Famme huele a chamusquina it smells a bit fishy to me, I don't like the look of this* * *f:oler a chamusquina fam smell fishy fam* * *chamusquina nf: scorch -
8 fischig
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9 oler a cuerno quemado
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10 выглядеть подозрительным
1) Colloquial: (казаться) smell fishy2) Australian slang: smell a ratУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > выглядеть подозрительным
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11 не вызывать доверия
Phraseological unit: smell fishyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > не вызывать доверия
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12 oler a chamusquina
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13 dar desconfianza
v.1 to distrust.Le da desconfianza esa mirada He distrusts that look.2 to seem rather suspicious, to be suspicious, to smell fishy.Esa situación da desconfianza That situation is suspicious.3 to feel uneasy.Me da desconfianza I feel uneasy. -
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v.to raise suspicion, to seem rather suspicious, to smell fishy. -
15 hae
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16 stinken
v/i; stinkt, stank, hat gestunken1. stink ( nach of), reek (of); aus dem Mund stinken have bad ( oder foul) breath; nach Schweiß / Fusel / Knoblauch stinken reek of sweat / drink / garlic; es stinkt nach Gas it smells of gas; der Fisch stinkt schon the fish already reeks (Brit. umg. has a pong); wie ein Bock oder die Pest stinken smell to high heaven; das stinkt aber! what an awful smell ( stärker: stink, pong Brit. umg.); was stinkt denn hier so? what’s making that awful smell?; bestialisch3. umg., fig.: etwas stinkt an der Sache there’s something fishy about it; das / er stinkt mir I’m sick of it / him; mir stinkt’s! I’m fed up to the back teeth (Am. up to here); was mir am meisten stinkt what really bugs ( oder gets to, Brit. auch narks) me; es stinkt mir, dass er so viel mehr verdient the fact that he earns so much more really gets my goat* * *to smell; to stink* * *stịn|ken ['ʃtɪŋkn] pret sta\#nk [ʃtaŋk] ptp gestu\#nken [gə'ʃtʊŋkn]vi1) (nach of) to stink, to reek, to pong (Brit inf)2) (fig inf)das stinkt zum Himmel — it's an absolute scandal, it's absolutely appalling
mir stinkts (gewaltig)! (inf) — I'm fed up to the back teeth (with it) (Brit inf) or to the back of my throat (with it) (US inf)
* * *1) (to smell strongly (of something).) reek2) (to have a very bad smell: That fish stinks; The house stinks of cats.) stink* * *stin·ken<stank, gestunken>[ˈʃtɪŋkn̩]I. vidie Sache stinkt the whole business stinks [or is [very] fishy▪ etw [an jdm/etw] stinkt jdm sth [about sb/sth] sickens sb, sb is fed up with sth about sb/sthII. vi impers* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (abwertend) stink; pong (coll.)nach etwas stinken — stink or reek of something
2) (ugs.): (Schlechtes vermuten lassen)die Sache/es stinkt — it smells; it's fishy (coll.)
3) (salopp): (missfallen)mir stinkt's — I'm fed up to the back teeth (coll.)
* * *1. stink (nach of), reek (of);aus dem Mund stinken have bad ( oder foul) breath;nach Schweiß/Fusel/Knoblauch stinken reek of sweat/drink/garlic;es stinkt nach Gas it smells of gas;der Fisch stinkt schon the fish already reeks (Br umg has a pong);die Pest stinken smell to high heaven;2. umg, fig:vor Geld stinken stink of money, be stinking rich;vor Faulheit stinken be bone idle3. umg, fig:etwas stinkt an der Sache there’s something fishy about it;das/er stinkt mir I’m sick of it/him;mir stinkt’s! I’m fed up to the back teeth (US up to here);es stinkt mir, dass er so viel mehr verdient the fact that he earns so much more really gets my goat* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (abwertend) stink; pong (coll.)nach etwas stinken — stink or reek of something
2) (ugs.): (Schlechtes vermuten lassen)die Sache/es stinkt — it smells; it's fishy (coll.)
3) (salopp): (missfallen)mir stinkt's — I'm fed up to the back teeth (coll.)
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17 Fischgeruch
m fishy smell, smell of fish* * *Fịsch|ge|ruchmsmell of fish, fishy smell* * *Fisch·ge·ruchm fishy smell, smell of fish* * *der smell of fish* * *Fischgeruch m fishy smell, smell of fish* * *der smell of fish* * *m.fishy smell n. -
18 cuerno
m.1 horn.2 croissant, moon-shaped roll.* * *1 horn (de ciervo) antlers plural2 (de antena) antlers plural3 MILITAR wing4 MÚSICA horn1 golly!, gosh!\oler a cuerno quemado familiar to be fishymandar a alguien al cuerno familiar to send somebody packing, tell somebody to get lostmandar algo al cuerno familiar to pack something inromperse los cuernos familiar to break one's backponer cuernos a alguien familiar to cheat on somebody, be unfaithful to somebody¡vete al cuerno! familiar get lost!* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Zool) horn; [de ciervo] antler¡cuerno(s)! — gosh! *, blimey! **
- ¡y un cuerno!- estar en los cuernos del toro¡que se vaya al cuerno! — he can go to hell!
saber a cuerno quemado —
2) (Culin) roll, croissant3) (Mil) wing4) (Mús) horn* * *1)a) ( de toro) horn; ( de caracol) feeler; ( de ciervo) antlerirse al cuerno — (fam) plan to fall through; fiesta to be ruined o spoiled
mandar algo/a alguien al cuerno — (fam)
vete al cuerno! — get lost! (colloq)
me/le supo or sentó a cuerno quemado — (fam) it was a real slap in the face for me/him (colloq)
oler a cuerno quemado — comida/habitación to stink; asunto (fam) to smell (o sound etc) fishy (colloq)
ponerle or (RPl) meterle los cuernos a alguien — (fam) to be unfaithful to somebody
y un cuerno! — (fam) you must be joking! (colloq)
b) ( de la luna) cusp2) (RPl fam) ( uso expletivo) corno 2)3) (Mús) horn•* * *= horn, antler.Ex. She situates the vessels in the context of Icelandic carving traditions in horn, bone, and walrus ivory = Ella sitúa las vasijas en el contexto de la tradición islandesa de la escultura en astas de cuernos, huesos y marfil de morsa.Ex. She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.----* coger el toro por los cuernos = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fears.* con cuernos = horned.* Cuerno de Africa, el = Horn of Africa, the.* cuerno de caza = corn, hunting horn.* irse al cuerno = naff off.* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.* véte al cuerno = drop dead!.* * *1)a) ( de toro) horn; ( de caracol) feeler; ( de ciervo) antlerirse al cuerno — (fam) plan to fall through; fiesta to be ruined o spoiled
mandar algo/a alguien al cuerno — (fam)
vete al cuerno! — get lost! (colloq)
me/le supo or sentó a cuerno quemado — (fam) it was a real slap in the face for me/him (colloq)
oler a cuerno quemado — comida/habitación to stink; asunto (fam) to smell (o sound etc) fishy (colloq)
ponerle or (RPl) meterle los cuernos a alguien — (fam) to be unfaithful to somebody
y un cuerno! — (fam) you must be joking! (colloq)
b) ( de la luna) cusp2) (RPl fam) ( uso expletivo) corno 2)3) (Mús) horn•* * *= horn, antler.Ex: She situates the vessels in the context of Icelandic carving traditions in horn, bone, and walrus ivory = Ella sitúa las vasijas en el contexto de la tradición islandesa de la escultura en astas de cuernos, huesos y marfil de morsa.
Ex: She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.* coger el toro por los cuernos = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fears.* con cuernos = horned.* Cuerno de Africa, el = Horn of Africa, the.* cuerno de caza = corn, hunting horn.* irse al cuerno = naff off.* ponerle los cuernos a = cuckold.* véte al cuerno = drop dead!.* * *Acoger or agarrar al toro por los cuernos ( fam); to take the bull by the hornsirse al cuerno ( fam) «plan» to fall through;«fiesta» to be ruined o spoiled, be wrecked ( colloq)mandar algo/a algn al cuerno ( fam): me mandó al cuerno she told me to get lost o to go to hell ( colloq)¡vete al cuerno! get lost! ( colloq)lo mandó todo al cuerno he chucked it all in ( colloq)esas declaraciones me huelen a cuerno quemado those statements sound very fishy to me ( colloq)ponerle or ( RPl) meterle los cuernos a algn ( fam); to be unfaithful to sb, to cheat on sb ( AmE colloq)2 (de la luna) cuspCompuesto:horn of plenty, cornucopiaC ( Mús) hornCompuesto:hunting hornD* * *
cuerno sustantivo masculino
( de caracol) feeler;
( de ciervo) antler;◊ irse al cuerno (fam) [ plan] to fall through;
[ fiesta] to be ruined o spoiled;◊ ponerle los cuernos a algn (fam) to be unfaithful to sbb) (Mús) horn
cuerno sustantivo masculino
1 horn
(de ciervo) antler
2 (instrumento musical) horn
♦ Locuciones: familiar ponerle cuernos a alguien, to be unfaithful to sb
saber a cuerno quemado, to taste disgusting
familiar ¡vete al cuerno!, get lost!
' cuerno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asta
- cacho
English:
antler
- horn
* * *cuerno nm1. [de animal] horn;[de ciervo] antler; [de caracol] horn, feeler; Fam¡y un cuerno! you must be joking!, in your dreams!;Famirse al cuerno: nuestros planes se fueron al cuerno our plans fell through;¡vete al cuerno! get lost!;Fammandar al cuerno a alguien to send sb packing;Famponer (los) cuernos a alguien to be unfaithful to sb;[a un hombre] to cuckold sb; Famoler a cuerno quemado to smell/sound/look fishy;Famsaber a cuerno quemado: sus comentarios me supieron a cuerno quemado I thought his comments were really off;romperse los cuernos [esforzarse] to break one's backel cuerno de la abundancia the horn of plenty, cornucopia; Geog el Cuerno de África the Horn of Africa2. [de bicicleta] bar end3. [instrumento] horn* * *m horn; de caracol feeler;irse al cuerno fam fall through, be wrecked;¡un cuerno! fam you must be joking!;¡vete al cuerno! fam go to hell! fam ;romperse los cuernos fam break one’s back fam, slog one’s guts out fam ;poner los cuernos a alguien fam be unfaithful to s.o.* * *cuerno nm1) : horn, antler2) : cusp (of the moon)3) : horn (musical instrument)* * *cuerno n horn -
19 faul
I Adj.1. Obst, Gemüse, Ei, Zähne etc.: rotten, bad; Fisch, Fleisch: bad, präd. Brit. off, Am. bad; (stinkend) putrid; Holz: rotten; Wasser: foul, brackish; Luft: foul2. (träge) lazy, idle; faules Aas umg., pej. Mann: lazy sod (Am. bum) Sl.; Frau: lazy bitch; umg., hum. lazybones (Sg.) auf der faulen Haut liegen laze around; sich auf die faule Haut legen take a rest; er, nicht faul, handelte sofort he was on the ball and took immediate action; du hast wohl heute deinen faulen Tag? you must be having your lazy day today; am Wochenende war ich mal so richtig schön faul I had a really lazy time at the weekend3. fig. pej. Ausrede: lame; Kompromiss etc.: shabby; Friede: phon(e)y umg.; Witz: bad; Scheck, Wechsel: dud; (verdächtig) Person: shady; Sache: fishy; fauler Zauber humbug; da ist doch etwas faul there’s something fishy about it; etwas ist faul im Staate Dänemark something is rotten in the state of Denmark4. (säumig) Zahler: lateII Adv.: faul herumliegen laze around ( oder about); häng hier nicht faul rum, hilf mir lieber umg. instead of hanging around doing nothing you could help me* * *(kariös) decayed;(träge) sluggard; lazy; idle; slothful; indolent; shiftless;(verfault) bad; rotten; putrid* * *[faul]adj1) (= verfault) bad; Lebensmittel off pred (Brit), bad pred; Eier, Obst rotten, bad; Holz, Gesellschaftsordnung rotten; Geschmack, Geruch foul, putrid; Zahn bad, decayed; Laub rotting; Wasser foul2) (= verdächtig) fishy (inf), suspicious, dubious; (COMM) Wechsel, Scheck dud (inf); Kredit bad; (= fadenscheinig) Ausrede flimsy, feeble; Kompromiss uneasy; Friede empty; (= dumm) Witz badhier ist etwas fáúl (inf) — there's something fishy here (inf)
an der Sache ist etwas fáúl (inf) — there's something fishy about the whole business (inf)
etwas ist fáúl im Staate Dänemark (prov) — there's something rotten in the State of Denmark (prov)
3) (= träge) lazy, idlefáúl wie die Sünde — bone idle (Brit inf), very lazy
See:* * *1) (odd or suspicious: There's something fishy about that man.) fishy3) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) idle4) idly5) lazily6) (too inclined to avoid hard work, exercise etc: I take the bus to work as I'm too lazy to walk; Lazy people tend to become fat.) lazy* * *[faul]1. (nicht fleißig) idle, lazy\fauler Sack (pej) lazy slob\faule Blätter dead leaves; (faulig) foulein \fauler Kompromiss a shabby compromiseein \fauler Kredit a bad creditein \fauler Kunde a shady customeran diesem Angebot ist irgendwas \faul there's something fishy about this offer4. (ohne zu zögern)nicht \faul not slow5.* * *1.2) (träge) lazy; idlezu faul zu etwas sein/zu faul sein, etwas zu tun — be too lazy or idle for something/to do something
auf der faulen Haut liegen/sich auf die faule Haut legen — take it easy
3) (ugs.): (nicht einwandfrei) bad < joke>; dud < cheque>; false < peace>; lame < excuse>; shabby < compromise>; shady <business, customer>2.das ist doch [alles] fauler Zauber — it's [all] quite bogus
* * *A. adj1. Obst, Gemüse, Ei, Zähne etc: rotten, bad; Fisch, Fleisch: bad, präd Br off, US bad; (stinkend) putrid; Holz: rotten; Wasser: foul, brackish; Luft: foul2. (träge) lazy, idle;auf der faulen Haut liegen laze around;sich auf die faule Haut legen take a rest;er, nicht faul, handelte sofort he was on the ball and took immediate action;du hast wohl heute deinen faulen Tag? you must be having your lazy day today;am Wochenende war ich mal so richtig schön faul I had a really lazy time at the weekend3. fig pej Ausrede: lame; Kompromiss etc: shabby; Friede: phon(e)y umg; Witz: bad; Scheck, Wechsel: dud; (verdächtig) Person: shady; Sache: fishy;fauler Zauber humbug;da ist doch etwas faul there’s something fishy about it;etwas ist faul im Staate Dänemark something is rotten in the state of Denmark4. (säumig) Zahler: lateB. adv:faul herumliegen laze around ( oder about);häng hier nicht faul rum, hilf mir lieber umg instead of hanging around doing nothing you could help me* * *1.2) (träge) lazy; idlezu faul zu etwas sein/zu faul sein, etwas zu tun — be too lazy or idle for something/to do something
auf der faulen Haut liegen/sich auf die faule Haut legen — take it easy
3) (ugs.): (nicht einwandfrei) bad < joke>; dud < cheque>; false < peace>; lame < excuse>; shabby < compromise>; shady <business, customer>2.das ist doch [alles] fauler Zauber — it's [all] quite bogus
* * *adj.idle adj.lazy adj.slothful adj.sluggard adj.sluggish adj. adv.lazily adv.rottenly adv.slothfully adv.sluggishly adv. -
20 oler mal
v.1 to smell bad, to smell like a goat, to stink, to reek.Me huele mal la camisa My shirt smells bad.2 to smell bad to, to stink to.Me huele mal esta situación This situation smells bad to me. (smells fishy)* * *(pescado etc) to smell bad 2 (asunto) to be fishy* * *(v.) = stinkEx. The place stinks of cigarette smoke all the time.* * *(v.) = stinkEx: The place stinks of cigarette smoke all the time.
См. также в других словарях:
smell fishy — in. to seem suspicious. (See also fishy.) n Barlowe squinted a bit. Something smells fishy here, he thought. □ Something about the deal smelled fishy … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
smell fishy — informal if a situation or an explanation smells fishy, it causes you to think that someone is being dishonest. Webbers s account of what he was doing that evening smells a bit fishy to me … New idioms dictionary
sound/smell fishy — If something sounds or smells fishy, you are suspicious about it. Do you believe what she said? Her story sounds fishy to me! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
smell — smell1 W3S2 [smel] n 1.) the quality that people and animals recognize by using their nose smell of ▪ The air was filled with the smell of flowers. sweet/delicious smell ▪ There s a delicious smell coming from the kitchen. unpleasant/bad/acrid… … Dictionary of contemporary English
smell — 1 /smel/ noun 1 (C) the quality that people and animals recognize by using their nose: Some flowers have a stronger smell than others. | The wine has a light, lemony smell. (+ of): I opened the window to get rid of the smell of beer and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fishy — mod. dubious; questionable; likely to be improper or illegal. (See also smell fishy.) □ Something here is fishy. □ That was a pretty fishy story you told us … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
fishy — adj. (informal) VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, smell, sound ▪ It all sounds very fishy to me. ADVERB ▪ … Collocations dictionary
smell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ overpowering, pervasive, pungent, rich, sharp, strong ▪ There was an overpowering smell of burning rubber. ▪ f … Collocations dictionary
fishy — [[t]fɪ̱ʃi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A fishy taste or smell reminds you of fish. 2) ADJ GRADED If you describe a situation as fishy, you feel that someone is not telling the truth or behaving completely honestly. [INFORMAL] There seems to be something… … English dictionary
fishy — adjective 1) a fishy smell Syn: fishlike, piscine 2) round fishy eyes Syn: expressionless, inexpressive, vacant, lackluster, glassy 3) informal there was something fishy going on … Thesaurus of popular words
fishy — /ˈfɪʃi / (say fishee) adjective (fishier, fishiest) 1. fish like in shape, smell, taste, etc. 2. consisting of fish. 3. full of fish. 4. Colloquial improbable, as a story: a fishy explanation. 5. Colloquial of questionable character: a fishy… …
