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101 твердый орех
[NP; sing only]=====1. a person who is unbending, difficult to deal with, convince, subjugate etc:- tough cookie (nut, customer).♦ "Напрасно вы упорствуете... Ответьте нам на один вопрос, и мы отпустим вас в камеру отдыхать. Так всё-таки кто же вас заслал в деревню Красное?" - "Кому надо, тот знает", - сказал Чонкин, отдуваясь. Словно кувалдой дали ему в подбородок... " Крепкий орешек", - потирая ушибленную руку, задумчиво сказал полковник (Войнович 4). "There's no point in resisting....Answer one question and we'll let you go rest in your cell. Who sent you to the village of Krasnoye?" "That's known by who's supposed to know," said Chonkin, panting. The next punch hit his chin like a sledgehammer.... "A tough nut," said the colonel pensively, rubbing his bruised hand (4a).2. (of a matter, concept) difficult to understand, (of a problem) difficult to solve, (of an undertaking) difficult to accomplish, (of a fortress, city etc) difficult to capture etc:- tough (hard) nut to crack.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > твердый орех
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102 твердый орешек
[NP; sing only]=====1. a person who is unbending, difficult to deal with, convince, subjugate etc:- tough cookie (nut, customer).♦ "Напрасно вы упорствуете... Ответьте нам на один вопрос, и мы отпустим вас в камеру отдыхать. Так всё-таки кто же вас заслал в деревню Красное?" - "Кому надо, тот знает", - сказал Чонкин, отдуваясь. Словно кувалдой дали ему в подбородок... " Крепкий орешек", - потирая ушибленную руку, задумчиво сказал полковник (Войнович 4). "There's no point in resisting....Answer one question and we'll let you go rest in your cell. Who sent you to the village of Krasnoye?" "That's known by who's supposed to know," said Chonkin, panting. The next punch hit his chin like a sledgehammer.... "A tough nut," said the colonel pensively, rubbing his bruised hand (4a).2. (of a matter, concept) difficult to understand, (of a problem) difficult to solve, (of an undertaking) difficult to accomplish, (of a fortress, city etc) difficult to capture etc:- tough (hard) nut to crack.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > твердый орешек
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103 hard
1. n твёрдая мощёная или бетонированная дорожкаhard page break — «твёрдая» граница страницы
hard copy — удобочитаемый, печатный или машинописный текст
2. n твёрдый грунт, по которому можно пройти через топкое болотоhard court — твёрдое поле, корт с твёрдым покрытием
3. n звонкая монета4. n сл. каторгаimprisonment at hard labour — лишение свободы с каторжными работами; каторжные работы, каторга
5. n разг. прессованный табак6. a жёсткий, неприятный на ощупьa hard unwilling man — жёсткий, упрямый человек
7. a трудный, тяжёлый; требующий напряженияhard cases make bad law — трудные дела — плохая основа для законодательства, запутанные дела не могут служить прецедентом
8. a такой, с которым трудно; с трудом поддающийсяthings hard to imagine — вещи, которые трудно себе представить
9. a крепкий, закалённый, сильный10. a строгий, суровый; безжалостный, жестокий11. a тяжёлый, трудныйis hard — трудный; твердый
are hard — трудный; твердый
12. a тяжёлый, суровый, полный трудностей и лишений13. a суровый, холодный14. a резкий; грубый; неприятный15. a усердный, упорный; прилежный16. a не знающий удержу, усиленно предающийся17. a стойкий, устойчивыйhard fault — устойчивая неисправность; отказ
18. a спец. стойкий, не поддающийся биологическому распаду19. a звонкий20. a реальный; практичный, лишённый романтики; приземлённыйhard common sense — грубый практицизм; жёсткий рационализм
21. a жёсткий, частыйshe abbreviated so much that it was hard to understand her letters — она так часто сокращала слова, что её письма было трудно понимать
22. a крепко завязанный23. a амер. крепкий; алкогольный24. a разг. кислый, терпкий25. a спец. контрастныйhard light — фото, кино «жёсткий» свет
26. a густой, тягучий27. a физ. проникающий, жёсткий28. a фон. твёрдый29. a создающий привыканиеno hard feelings? — вы не обиделись?; вы не будете на меня обижаться?
hard knocks — удары судьбы; напасти, несчастья
he took some hard knocks — ему не везло; несчастья сваливались на него одно за другим
hard lines — незадача, невезение; полоса неудач
hard and fast — непоколебимый; твёрдый; жёсткий ; строго определённый; незыблемый, раз навсегда установленный
hard of hearing — тугоухий; тугой на ухо, глуховатый
30. adv сильно, интенсивно; энергичноextremely hard — настойчиво; энергичный
31. adv настойчиво, упорно; усердноhard sell — навязывание товара; настойчивое рекламирование; броская реклама
32. adv твёрдо, крепко; накрепкоto hold hard — крепко держать или держаться, не отпускать
33. adv вкрутую34. adv тяжело, с трудомto take hard — принимать близко к сердцу; тяжело переживать
35. adv неумеренно, чрезмерноto drink hard — крепко выпивать; пить запоем
36. adv близко, на небольшом расстоянии; околоhard at hand — близко, рядом
hard by — близко; рядом
37. adv мор. круто, до отказаСинонимический ряд:1. actual (adj.) absolute; actual; factual; genuine; positive; sure-enough2. alcoholic (adj.) alcoholic; ardent; inebriating; intoxicating; spirituous; stimulating; strong3. arduous (adj.) arduous; difficile; exhausting; fatiguing; labored; operose; serious; slavish; sticky; strenuous; terrible; toilful; toilsome; uphill; wearisome4. complicated (adj.) complex; complicated; effortful; enigmatic; formidable; intricate; perplexing; puzzling5. cruel (adj.) cruel; grinding; oppressive; rough; stony; unmerciful; unrelenting; unsparing6. grim (adj.) austere; bitter; bleak; brutal; dour; grim; stringent7. hardy (adj.) casehardened; hardened; hardy; rugged; tough8. heavy (adj.) heavy; hefty9. insensible (adj.) anesthetic; bloodless; dull; impassible; insensate; insensible; insensitive; rocky10. intense (adj.) intense; powerful; violent11. intensive (adj.) blood-and-guts; deep; intensive; profound12. irrefutable (adj.) incontrovertible; irrefutable; undeniable13. realistic (adj.) down-to-earth; earthy; hard-boiled; hardheaded; hard-headed; matter-of-fact; objective; practic; practical; pragmatic; pragmatical; realistic; sober; tough-minded; unfantastic; unidealistic; unromantic; utilitarian14. severe (adj.) adamant; exacting; hard hearted; indifferent; intemperate; relentless; rigorous; severe15. shrewd (adj.) callous; shrewd; unsentimental; unsympathetic16. solid (adj.) adamantine; compact; firm; flinty; impenetrable; inflexible; resistant; resisting; rigid; solid17. stormy (adj.) inclement; stormy; tempestuous; vigorous; vigourous18. taxing (adj.) backbreaking; burdensome; demanding; difficult; knotty; laborious; onerous; taxing; trying; weighty19. unfriendly (adj.) harsh; unfriendly; unkind; unpleasant20. arduously (other) arduously; burdensomely; difficultly; laboriously; onerously; toilsomely21. assiduously (other) assiduously; dingdong; exhaustively; intensely; intensively; painstakingly; thoroughly; unremittingly22. badly (other) badly; gallingly; harshly; painfully; rigorously; roughly; severely; with difficulty23. bitterly (other) bitterly; keenly; rancorously; resentfully; sorely24. close (other) at close hand; close; near; nearby; nigh25. closely (other) closely; searchingly; sharply26. earnestly (other) earnestly; incessantly; intently27. energetically (other) energetically; forcefully; forcibly; hammer and tongs; might and main; mightily; powerfully; strongly; vigorously; with might and main28. fast (other) fast; firm; firmly; fixedly; hardly; solid; solidly; steadfastly; tight; tightly29. fiercely (other) fiercely; frantically; frenziedly; furiously; madly; stormily; tumultuously; turbulently; vigourously; violently; wildlyАнтонимический ряд:brittle; compassionate; delicate; ductile; easy; effeminate; elastic; fair; feeble; fluid; frail; gentle; impressible; intelligible; lenient; mild; simple; soft -
104 duro
1. adj hardcarne, persona toughinverno, voce harshcongegno, meccanismo stiffpane stale( ostinato) stubbornduro d'orecchi hard of hearingtieni duro! don't give up!, hang in there!2. m tough guy* * *duro agg.1 hard; ( coriaceo) tough: duro come il diamante, as hard as a diamond; legno duro, hard wood; uova dure, hard-boiled eggs; abbiamo dovuto mangiare pane duro perché i negozi erano chiusi, we had to eat stale bread because the shops were closed; è duro da cuocere, it takes a long time to cook (o it takes a lot of cooking); mi piace dormire su un materasso duro, I like to sleep on a hard mattress // affrontare qlco. a muso duro, to face sthg. resolutely // ha la pelle dura, (fam.) he is (a) tough (chap) (o he's thick skinned) // ha il sonno molto duro, he sleeps like a log // non vuol farlo perché ha la testa dura, he will not do it because he is very stubborn; quello scolaro ha la testa dura, that pupil is a blockhead; è duro di comprendonio, he's slow on the uptake: essere duro d'orecchi, ( sordo) to be hard of hearing, ( far finta di non sentire) to turn a deaf ear // questo problema sarà un osso duro, this problem will be a hard nut to crack3 ( difficile) hard, difficult: dura lotta, hard fight; avrai la vita dura per cominciare!, you will have to rough it at the start!; fu un inverno duro, it was a hard winter; furono tempi duri per tutti, they were hard times for everybody; le rendeva la vita dura, he made her life a burden; mi riesce duro crederlo, I find it hard to believe; quella superstizione fu dura a morire, that superstition took a long time to die out // è duro a morire, (fam.) it takes a lot to beat him4 ( crudo, rigido) stiff, hard: il tuo disegno ha ancora le linee dure, your drawing is still rather stiff; avere un viso con lineamenti duri, to be hard-featured5 ( severo, crudele) hard, severe; sad, painful: duro colpo, hard blow; un duro destino, a sad destiny; ci trovammo nella dura necessità di vendere tutto, we found ourselves in the dire necessity of selling everything; fu molto duro verso di noi, he was very hard on us // (dir.) carcere duro, rigorous imprisonment6 (anat., bot., zool.) sclerous◆ s.m.1 hard part; something hard: gli piace dormire sul duro, he likes a hard bed; qui sotto c'è del duro, there is something hard under (neath) hereduro avv.1 hard, harshly: colpire duro qlcu., to hit s.o. hard (o to strike s.o. a hard blow); tener duro, to hold out; parlare duro, to speak harshly; lavorare duro, to work hard* * *['duro] duro (-a)1. aggduro d'orecchi — (sordo) hard of hearing
duro di comprendonio o di testa — slow-witted
avere la pelle dura — (fig : persona) to be tough
2) (fig : severo: persona) harsh, hard, (disciplina) harsh, strict, (atteggiamento) harsh, unbending, (inverno) hard3) (ostinato) stubborn, obstinate4) (faticoso) hard2. sm1) (durezza) hardness, (parte dura) hard part2) (fig : difficoltà) hard part3. sm/f(persona) tough one4. avvtener duro — (resistere) to stand firm, hold out
* * *['duro] 1.1) (difficile da scalfire) [materiale, suolo] hard; (difficile da masticare) [ pane] hard; [ carne] tough; (acerbo) [ frutto] firm3) (difficile da manipolare) [maniglia, cambio] stiff; [ volante] stiff, heavy4) (spigoloso) [tratti, volto] hard; (poco armonioso) [ suono] hard6) (intransigente) [ persona] hard (con qcn. on sb.); (inflessibile) [ regime] harsh, hard, strict; [ punizione] harsh; (severo) [ scuola] tough8) (difficile) [esame, problema] hard, difficult; (faticoso) [lavoro, giornata] hard; (pesante) [ concorrenza] heavy, hard, tough; [ condizioni] harsh; [ partita] tough; [ sport] tough, roughfare il gioco duro — sport to play hard (anche fig.)
quando il gioco si fa duro — fig. when the going gets tough
rendere la vita -a a qcn. — to make life difficult for sb., to give sb. a rough ride o a hard time colloq.
9) (crudo) [film, racconto] hard-hitting10) (calcareo) [ acqua] hard11) fon. [ consonante] hard2.2) colloq. (persona) hard person, tough3.fare il duro con qcn. — to bully sb
avverbio [lavorare, colpire] hard••tenere duro — to hold out, to stay the course, to stand fast, to hold o stand (one's) ground
* * *duro/'duro/1 (difficile da scalfire) [ materiale, suolo] hard; (difficile da masticare) [ pane] hard; [ carne] tough; (acerbo) [ frutto] firm3 (difficile da manipolare) [ maniglia, cambio] stiff; [ volante] stiff, heavy; duro da aprire hard to open6 (intransigente) [ persona] hard ( con qcn. on sb.); (inflessibile) [ regime] harsh, hard, strict; [ punizione] harsh; (severo) [ scuola] tough8 (difficile) [ esame, problema] hard, difficult; (faticoso) [ lavoro, giornata] hard; (pesante) [ concorrenza] heavy, hard, tough; [ condizioni] harsh; [ partita] tough; [ sport] tough, rough; fare il gioco duro sport to play hard (anche fig.); è -a alzarsi così presto it's hard to get up so early; quando il gioco si fa duro fig. when the going gets tough; è la -a realtà it's the grim reality; rendere la vita -a a qcn. to make life difficult for sb., to give sb. a rough ride o a hard time colloq.9 (crudo) [ film, racconto] hard-hitting10 (calcareo) [ acqua] hard11 fon. [ consonante] hard( f. -a)1 (oggetto rigido) dormire sul duro to sleep on a hard bedIII avverbio[ lavorare, colpire] hardessere duro di cuore to be hard-hearted; essere duro a morire to die hard; tenere duro to hold out, to stay the course, to stand fast, to hold o stand (one's) ground. -
105 міцний
strong; solid; hard, tough; ( стійкий) firm; (незмінний, тривалий) lasting; ( про людину) robust, vigorous, trig; (особл. про стару людину) hale; ( про напої) strong, heady; ( тривкий) durableміцний горішок — tough cookie/nut ( про людину); tough/hard nut to crack ( про яку-небудь справу)
міцний організм — vigorous/sturdy/strong constitution
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106 крепкий орешек
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107 орешек
муж. nutlet чернильный орешек ≈ oak-apple, gall крепкий орешек ≈ tough cookie/nut (о человеке) ;
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108 noot
1 [boomvrucht] nut2 [muzieknoot] note3 [voetnoot] (foot)note♦voorbeelden:noten kraken • crack nuts2 hele/halve noten spelen • play semibreves, play minimseen kwart noot • a crotcheteen valse noot • a wrong notenoten kunnen lezen • be able to read music〈 figuurlijk〉 veel noten op zijn zang hebben • 〈 pretentieus zijn〉 be pretentious; 〈 veeleisend zijn〉 be hard to pleasevan noten voorzien • annotate -
109 łam|ać
impf (łamię) Ⅰ vt 1. (kruszyć) to break [gałąź, chleb]; to break, to fracture [kość, kończynę]- setki narciarzy łamią nogi na nartach hundreds of skiers break a. fracture their legs (when) skiing- łamać komuś karierę przen. to ruin a. wreck sb’s career- łamać komuś życie przen. to ruin sb’s life- łamać opór wroga to break a. wear down the enemy’s resistance ⇒ złamać3. (naruszać) to break, to violate [umowę, traktat, przepisy, prawo]; to break, to infringe [przepisy drogowe]- łamać obietnicę to break a. go back on a promise- łamanie norm współżycia społecznego violating social norms ⇒ złamać4. przen. to break [osobę]- przesłuchanie łamało najsilniejszych the toughest broke down a. cracked under interrogation ⇒ złamać5. (odczytywać) to break, to crack [szyfr, kod]- łamać szyfr/kod nieprzyjaciela to break the enemy’s cipher/code ⇒ złamać6. Druk. to make up [książkę, gazetę] ⇒ złamać Ⅱ łamać się 1. (dzielić się) to share 2. (zginać się, pękać) [drzewa, lód] to break, to crack; [kość] to break, to fracture- łamać się pod ciężarem owoców (uginać się) to bend a. sag under the weight of the fruit; (pękać) to break a. snap under the weight of the fruit ⇒ załamać się3. przen. (odbijać się) to be reflected- odbicie drzewa łamało się w wodzie the reflection of the tree was broken by ripples in the water- w kroplach rosy łamały się promienie słońca the sun’s rays reflected off the dewdrops- fale łamały się o brzeg the waves were breaking against the shore ⇒ załamywać się4. przen. [osoba] to give up- łamać się pod naciskiem trudności to break (down) a. crack under the strain- nie łam się, wszystko będzie dobrze! don’t worry, everything’s going to be all right! ⇒ załamać się5. pot. (wahać się) to dither; to dilly-dally pot.- powoli łamał się he was beginning to bend ⇒ złamać się6. przen. (walczyć) to struggle, to wrestle, to grapple- łamać się ze sobą to wrestle with one’s conscience- łamać się z przeciwnościami losu to struggle against adversity■ łamać sobie głowę (nad czymś) pot. to rack one’s brains a. to puzzle (over sth)- łamać sobie język pot. to twist one’s tongue- łamię sobie język na francuskich wyrażeniach I have trouble getting my tongue (a)round French phrases- łamać szeregi to break ranks- łamać zęby na czymś pot. to find sth a tough a. hard nut to crack, to find sth heavy going- głos się mu/jej łamie his/her voice breaks- ze wzruszenia łamał mu się głos his voice quivered a. faltered (with emotion)- mówić łamiącym się głosem to speak in a faltering voice- łamie mnie w kościach pot. my bones are aching- łamie mnie w krzyżu pot. my back is killing meThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > łam|ać
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110 человек, с которым трудно справиться
General subject: a hard nut to crack, a tough nut (преим. о хулигане)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > человек, с которым трудно справиться
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111 крепкий
1) ( прочный) hard; strongкре́пкая ткань — tough / strong cloth
кре́пкий оре́х — hard nut
2) (целый - об обуви, одежде) strongкре́пкие боти́нки — strong shoes
3) ( не мягкий) hard, firm4) (здоровый, выносливый) sound, strong, healthyкре́пкий органи́зм — vigorous / strong constitution
кре́пкое здоро́вье — sound / robust health
кре́пкого сложе́ния — of a strong / square / sturdy build; sturdily built
кре́пкий стари́к — hale old man
кре́пкий па́рень — brawny fellow, sturdy chap
5) ( устойчивый) strong, lastingкре́пкая семья́ — close-knit family
кре́пкая любо́вь — strong / lasting love
6) (сильный, мощный) strong; hardкре́пкий уда́р — hard blow
кре́пкий моро́з — hard frost
кре́пкое рукопожа́тие — firm handshake
7) ( концентрированный) strongкре́пкий чай — strong tea
кре́пкое вино́ — heady / strong wine
кре́пкие напи́тки — spirits, liquors
8) ( основательный) solidкре́пкий хозя́йственник — experienced manager
••кре́пкий сон — sound sleep
кре́пок на́ ухо — hard of hearing
за́дним умо́м кре́пок — см. задний
кре́пкий оре́шек — a hard nut to crack
кре́пкое словцо́ разг. — strong language
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112 не по зубам
( кому что)прост.it is too hard (tough) for one; it is a hard nut to crack for one; it is above one's head; it is beyond (out of) one's depth- Мы им [господам] тоже стали поперёк горла, только нас, брат, не слопаешь. Не по зубам кость. (В. Катаев, Хуторок в степи) — 'We stick in their throats too, but they can't get rid of us. We're too tough...'
Подавая свою книгу, Коновалов сказал Лене: - Что-то эта история меня не заинтересовала. Как-то не задела. Что-то уж очень умно! Прямо в сон кидает. Видно, не по зубам... (С. Герасимов, У озера) — Konovalov handed in his book. 'Somehow, it wasn't interesting,' he said. 'I couldn't get into it. Too deep for me! Nearly sent me to sleep. Above my head, I suppose.'
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113 зуб
муж.
1) tooth;
мн. grinder шутл.;
ivory сл. дать кому-л. в зубы ≈ to give smb. a smack in the teeth вставлять себе зубы ≈ to have a denture made имеющий форму зуба ≈ dentiform ядовитый зуб ≈ (змеи) fang шатающийся зуб ≈ loose tooth искусственный зуб ≈ false tooth задний зуб ≈ back tooth передний зуб ≈ foretooth корень зуба ≈ fang глазной зуб ≈ eye-tooth лечение зубов ≈ dentistry молочный зуб ≈ milk-tooth коренной зуб ≈ molar зуб мудрости ≈ wisdom tooth вставные зубы ≈ false tooth;
dentures щелканье зубами ≈ chattering of teeth хрустеть на зубах ≈ to crunch in the teeth фальшивые зубы ≈ false teeth удалять зуб ≈ to extract a tooth скрипеть зубами ≈ to grit one's teeth;
to be just alive, just to keep going перен. скрежет зубов ≈ gnashing/gritting of teeth сжимать зубы ≈ to clench one's teeth стискивать зубы ≈ to grit one's teeth дергать зуб ≈ to have a tooth (pulled) out вязнуть в зубах ≈ to stick to one's teeth верхний зуб ≈ upper, upper tooth до зубов ≈ to the teeth молочные зубы ≈ calf's teeth постоянные зубы ≈ second teeth
2) тех. cog, dent ∙ положить зубы на полку разг. ≈ to tighten one's belt держаться зубами за что-л. разг. ≈ to hold on to smth. like grim death, to hold on to smth. with all one's strength дареному коню в зубы не смотрят посл. ≈ one shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth ломать зубы на чем-л. ≈ to come to grief over smth. держать язык за зубами ≈ to hold one's tongue не по зубам ≈ too tough, too hard;
over smb.'s head перен. сквозь зубы ≈ through clenched teeth;
(mutter) indistinctly иметь зуб, точить зуб ≈ (на кого-л.) to have a grudge (against), to be out to get smb. - заговаривать зубым.
1. ( мн. зубы) tooth*;
молочный ~ first-tooth*, milk-tooth*;
~ мудрости wisdom tooth*;
лечить ~ы have* dental treatment;
в ~ах between one`s teeth;
2. ( мн. зубья) tooth*;
(шестерни тж.) cog;
не по ~ам too hard for one, a hard nut to crack;
иметь ~ против кого-л. bear* a grudge against smb. ;
класть ~ы на полку е tighten one`s belt;
у меня ~ на ~ не попадает my teeth are chattering;
ни в ~ (ногой) not know a thing about it;
видит око, да ~ неймёт there`s many a slip `twixt the cup and lip. -
114 не по зубам
General subject: a hard nut to crack, too tough, more than a match (о противнике), beyond one's capacity -
115 nappes
vb( slås) fight;( skændes) quarrel,( om småting) bicker, squabble;[ ikke god at nappes med] a hard nut to crack, a handful, a tough customer;[ komme op at nappes med] have a tiff with. -
116 gatta
f (female) cat* * *gatta s.f. cat, she-cat, female cat; (fam.) pussycat, pussy; tabby (-cat) // gatta ci cova!, there is something fishy going on here (o I smell a rat)! // che gatta da pelare!, ( impresa difficile) that's a tough (o a hard) nut to crack!; ho altre gatte da pelare, I have other fish to fry // la gatta frettolosa fa i gattini ciechi, (prov.) more haste, less speed // quando la gatta non c'è, i sorci ballano, (prov.) when the cat's away the mice will play // tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino, (prov.) pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last.* * *['gatta]sostantivo femminile (female) cat••prendersi una (bella) gatta da pelare — = to take on a difficult job
tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino — prov. curiosity killed the cat
* * *gatta/'gatta/sostantivo f.(female) cat\qui gatta ci cova there's something fishy going on here; avere una gatta da pelare to have a hard row to hoe; avere altre -e da pelare to have other fish to fry; prendersi una (bella) gatta da pelare = to take on a difficult job; tanto va la gatta al lardo che ci lascia lo zampino prov. curiosity killed the cat. -
117 hard *****
[hɒːd] - er comp - est superl1. adj1) (substance) duro (-a), (mud) indurito (-a)hard cover — (of book) copertina cartonata
a hard nut to crack — (problem, person) un osso duro
the hard fact is that... — la verità nuda e cruda è che...
hard lines!; hard luck! Brit fam — peccato!, scalogna!
he's as hard as nails — (physically) è forte come un toro or una quercia, (in temperament) è duro di cuore
3) (difficult: gen) arduo (-a), difficileI find it hard to believe that... — stento or faccio fatica a credere che... + sub
to be hard to please — essere esigente, essere difficile da accontentare
2. advit's snowing/raining hard — sta nevicando/piovendo forte
to be hard done by fam — essere trattato (-a) ingiustamente or molto male
to be hard at it fam — darci dentro
to look hard at — guardare fissamente, esaminare attentamente
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118 не по зубам
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119 een harde noot (om te kraken)
een harde noot (om te kraken)〈 ook figuurlijk〉 a tough/hard nut (to crack)Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een harde noot (om te kraken)
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120 совокупление
1) General subject: coition, coupling, sexual intercourse2) Biology: copulation3) Law: congress4) Physiology: coitus5) Jargon: woo, the works (необычное, доставившее особое удовольствие)6) Invective: jazz, lay, ride a pony7) Taboo: ( the) other, Bologna bop (см. sausage), Donald (см. Donald Duck), Dutch kiss, Irish dip, Irish whist (where the Jack takes the ace) (см. jack, ace), Moll Peatley's jig, Ugandan affairs (sing) (обычно совершаемое в "экзотическом" месте, напр. в общественном туалете), Zinzanbrook (произносится zin-zan-bruck), a little conversation, accommodation, act, act of acts, any (usu get any), ass (usu have/get some ass), axe-grinding, banana, bang (usu have a bang), bash, bawdy banquet, bean-spilling, bedtime story, bedventure, belly ride, belly-bamping, belt, biggie, bike ride to Brighton, bit (обычно "на стороне"), bit of brush (usu have a bit of brush), bit of fish (usu have a bit of fish), bit of flat (usu do/have a bit of flat), bit of fun (usu have a bit of fun) (usu do/have a bit of flat), bit of hair (usu do/have a bit of flat), bit of hard for a bit of soft, bit of how's yer father, bit of jam (usu have a bit of jam), bit of meat (usu have a bit of meat) (usu do/have a bit of flat), bit of nifty (usu have a bit of nifty) (usu do/have a bit of flat), bit of share (usu have a bit of share), bit of skirt (usu do/ have/look for a bit of skirt), bit of snibley (usu have a bit of snibley; особ. с точки зрения мужчины), bit of that there (usu have a bit of that there), blanket drill (usu have a blanket drill), blanket hornpipe (usu have a blanket hornpipe), bonk (usu have a bonk), boody, boom-boom, booting, boozle, buckwild (usu get buckwild), bunk-up, bunk-up (usu have a bunk-up), bush patrol, business, butt, buttock-jig, button working (см. button), candy (часто употребляется в блюзах), carnal knowledge, cauliflower (usu a bit of cauliflower), cha-cha, charver, chauvering, chingazo, chuff, chunk, congress (usu be in congress), cooze, cosy, counter, crack (usu have/get a crack), crumpet (usu get/have a piece of crumpet), cunt, cut a side, cut off the joint (с точки зрения мужчины), cuzzy, daily mail, dash in the bloomers (обычно быстрое и внебрачное), dash up the channel (usu have/take a dash up the channel), depth charge, doctors and nurses (usu play doctors and nurses), dunking, ejectment in love lane, essence of bend-over, extras, feather-bed jig, ficky-fick, fig-fig, first game ever played, fish supper, flagrant delight (игра слов на лат. in flagrante delicto в момент совершения преступления), flame, flatback (в традиционной позиции "мужчина сверху"), flesh session, flip, flop, frame, freak, frig, frock, fuck, fuckeding, fucking, fucky, fun and games, futz, futzing, go, greens, grind (usu do a grind), ground rations (pl), grummet, hanky-panky (особ. при измене любовнице или жене), he-ing and she-ing, home run (см. first base, third base; игра слов на бейсбольном термине), horizontal exercise, horizontal jogging, horizontal refreshment, hose, hot beef injection, hot meat injection, hot roll with cream, hot session, houghmagandy, how's your father, hump, humpery, humpty, hunk, hunk of ass, in and out, interflora (намек на flower power, движение хиппи, девизом которого была фраза make love not war), interior decorating (обычно днем), invitation to the waltz (см. waltz), jackass (usu have/get some ass), jelly, jerk, jig, jiggery pokery, jing-jang (от кит. инь-ян), jive (usu have a jive), jobbing, joy ride, knockie, kwela, lame duck, lay (usu have a lay), leap (usu do a leap), leap in the dark, legover (usu get one's leg over q.v.), lewd infusion, limit, lipwork, little bit, little bit of keg, meat injection, mount (usu do a mount), mugging up, nail (usu have a nail), nasty, national indoor game, naughty, navel engagement (игра слов на naval engagement морское сражение), necessary (usu do the necessary), nibble (usu have a nibble), nifty, night games, nobbing, noogie, nookey, nudge, nudge, nurtle, nut, nutt (особ. приятное), oats, oil change, old one-two, one, one with t'other, pank (см. hanky-panky; особ. вне брака), parallel parking, party, patha-patha, peter, piece, piece of ass, piece of skirt, piece of tail, pile, pile-driving, play the back nine, pleasure, pom-pom, poon (особ. с темнокожей женщиной), pork prescription, porking, portion, prod, pudding, pump, punani, punch (usu have a punch), push (usu have a push), pussy, put-and-take, quim-sticking, quim-wedging, quimming, rabbit-habit, ram, ram job, religious oservances, ride (см. bare-back riding; usu have/take a ride), rip-off, rocking chair, rogering, roll (usu have a roll; обыч. с точки зрения мужчины), roll-in-the-hay, root, route, rub-belly, rudeness, rudies (sing), rule of three, rump-work, rumpo, sausage and donut situation (гетеросексуальное), scene, score, screw, screwing, seeing-to (usu give someone a good seeing-to), service, sex, sex-job, sexperience, shafting (usu give somebody a good shafting), shag, shake, short time, short-arm practice, shot, shot downstairs, shove, shudder, skirt, slam, slap and tickle, slithery, smack, snack-up, snag, snake in the grass, snibbet, some, splosh (usu a bit of splosh), squeeze-'em-close, squelching, strap, strap-on, stroke (usu have/take a stroke), stuff, stuffing (usu give somebody a good stuffing; с точки зрения мужчины), stunt, swing, tail, tail-wagging, ten, that thing, tick-tack, tiffin, tip, tough stuff, trade, trick, trim, trip up the Rhine, trouser action, tumble-in, tummy-tickling, turbot for tea, turn, ugly, under, under cover, valentino, wax, wham (особ. быстрое, не приносящее удовлетворения женщине), wham-bam (особ. быстрое, не приносящее удовлетворения женщине), wild thing, work (usu get (some) work), works (pl), yig-yag, you-know-what, zig-zag
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