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1 pedir cuentas
• ask for an explanation• ask for explanations• ask for full responsibility -
2 pedir demasiado
• ask for the moon• ask for too much• ask too much• make good use of• make great strides -
3 limosnear
• ask for alms• ask in a beggarly way for• beg alms• beg around for• beg in the streets• cadge• scrounge• scrounge for -
4 pedir peras al olmo
• ask for the impossible• ask for the moon• cry for the moon• expect the impossible• reach for the moon -
5 pedir clemencia
• ask for mercy• ask for quarter• cry quarter• make a plea for mercy -
6 pedir limosna
• ask for alms• ask for charity• beg alms• beg for alms -
7 pedir la palabra
• ask for the floor• ask to be allowed to speak• ask to speak• request the floor -
8 preguntar por
• ask about• ask after• ask for• inquest• inquire• inquire after• inquire into -
9 pedir cuenta
• ask for an explanation• ask for full responsibility -
10 pedir explicaciones
• ask for an explanation• ask for explanations -
11 pedir tregua
• ask for a respite• ask for quarter• cry quarter -
12 pedir un aumento de sueldo
• ask for a raise• ask for a salary raiseDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > pedir un aumento de sueldo
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13 ser muy exigente
• ask for the moon• ask for too much• be hard to please• be very demanding• make good use of• make great strides -
14 solicitar prórroga de pago
• ask for a delay of payment• ask for an extension of payment• request a delay of payment• request an extension of paymentDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > solicitar prórroga de pago
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15 hacer una consulta
• ask a question• ask for advice• consult• make a consultation -
16 pedir asesoría
• ask advice• ask for expert advice -
17 pedir cotización de
• ask a quotation on• ask for the price of -
18 preguntar acerca de
• ask about• ask for• enquire after• inquire• inquire into -
19 anhelar lo inalcanzable
• ask for the moon• cry for the moon• reach for the moonDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > anhelar lo inalcanzable
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20 buscar problemas
• ask for trouble• be looking for trouble• look for trouble
См. также в других словарях:
ask for the moon — ask/wish/for the moon phrase to want something that is impossible to get or achieve I’m not asking for the moon. I just want you to finish on time. Thesaurus: to want somethingsynonym Main entry: moon * * * ask for t … Useful english dictionary
ask for the moon — ask for a lot, ask for more than you need or want When we negotiate our salary let s try this strategy: Ask for the moon and hope for a 10% raise … English idioms
ask for the moon — or[cry for the moon] {v. phr.} To want something that you cannot reach or have; try for the impossible. * /John asked his mother for a hundred dollars today. He s always asking for the moon./ Compare: PROMISE THE MOON … Dictionary of American idioms
ask for the moon — or[cry for the moon] {v. phr.} To want something that you cannot reach or have; try for the impossible. * /John asked his mother for a hundred dollars today. He s always asking for the moon./ Compare: PROMISE THE MOON … Dictionary of American idioms
ask for somebody — ˈask for sb/sth derived to say that you want to speak to sb or be directed to a place • When you arrive, ask for Jane. Main entry: ↑askderived … Useful english dictionary
ask for something — ˈask for sb/sth derived to say that you want to speak to sb or be directed to a place • When you arrive, ask for Jane. Main entry: ↑askderived … Useful english dictionary
ask for recommendations — index consult (ask advice of) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ask for suggestions — index consult (ask advice of) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ask\ for\ the\ moon — • ask for the moon • cry for the moon v. phr. To want something that you cannot reach or have; try for the impossible. John asked his mother for a hundred dollars today. He s always asking for the moon. Compare: promise the moon … Словарь американских идиом
ask for something — ask for (something) to behave in a way that is likely to cause something bad to happen. You know you re asking for a punch in the nose, don t you? … New idioms dictionary
ask for — (something) to behave in a way that is likely to cause something bad to happen. You know you re asking for a punch in the nose, don t you? … New idioms dictionary
