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1 off the hook
free from some difficulty or problem:يُحَرِّرُ من المُشكِلَه او من الإهتياجIf he couldn't keep the terms of the contract, he shouldn't have signed it – I don't see how we can get him off the hook now.
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2 he is already on the hook for ten thousand dollars - он уже задолжал десять тысяч долларов
Jargon: on the hookУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > he is already on the hook for ten thousand dollars - он уже задолжал десять тысяч долларов
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3 there was nobody to get him off the hook - не нашлось никого, кто бы вызволил его из беды
American: off the hookУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > there was nobody to get him off the hook - не нашлось никого, кто бы вызволил его из беды
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4 Off The Hook
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5 hook
[huk]1. noun1) a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc:صِنّارة صَيْدa fish-hook.
2) a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it:كُلاّب، مِشْبَكhooks and eyes.
3) in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent:لَكْمَهa left hook.
2. verb1) to catch (a fish etc) with a hook:يَصْطاد السَّمَكHe hooked a large salmon.
2) to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks:يُثَبِّتCould you hook my dress up down the back?
3) in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).يَضْرِب الطابة في الغولف نحو الشِمال كثيرا -
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أَمْسَكَ (بِـ) \ bite: (of tools) to take firm hold: Tyres do not bite well an a wet road. catch, (caught): to seize sb. or sth. that is escaping: I ran after him but could not catch him, to seize in any way: Did you catch a fish?. hold: to keep (sth.) in the hand: He held the rope (in his hand), control; keep still: He held his breath. Hold your tongue. hook: to catch or fasten with a hook. -
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• Fish never nibbles at the same hook twice (A) - Старую лису дважды не проведешь (C)• Hook's well lost to catch a salmon (A) - Пошел за большим, не жалей малого (11) -
8 Walking Reed Hook
A special reed hook used by drawers-in for drawing warp threads through the reed. The act of alternate withdrawal of the hook and pushing it through the reed again draws threads through one dent and automatically causes the reed hook to enter the next empty dent without visual guidance from the drawer-in. -
9 Latch-Hook Design
This design motif (see Rugs) is the characteristic mark of Caucasian rugs and carpets, since it is rarely absent from either field or border. It is not seen in Persian rugs. -
10 Bala como oveja, y muerde como león
Español-Inglés colección ilustrada idiomas > Bala como oveja, y muerde como león
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11 dentro de lo malo lo menos malo
Ex. By eschewing politics, the film, like the book, lets Clinton off the hook, as the best of a bad lot in a context hopelessly debased by a dim and gullible electorate.* * *Ex: By eschewing politics, the film, like the book, lets Clinton off the hook, as the best of a bad lot in a context hopelessly debased by a dim and gullible electorate.
Spanish-English dictionary > dentro de lo malo lo menos malo
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12 livre de problemas
hook, off the hookDicionário português (brasileiro)-Inglês > livre de problemas
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13 Хорош цветок, да остер шипок
The person looks beautiful but he is dangerous. See Кошачья лапка мягка, да коготок востер (K), Лакома нажива, да востер крючок (Л)Cf: The bait hides the hook (Am., Br.). Cats hide their claws (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Хорош цветок, да остер шипок
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14 как оглашённый
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15 как с цепи сорвавшийся
General subject: off the hookУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > как с цепи сорвавшийся
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16 получение прессового трикотажного переплетения по способу без заключения
Engineering: tucking in-the-hookУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > получение прессового трикотажного переплетения по способу без заключения
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17 постоянно звонить, трезвонить
Jargon: ring off the hookУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > постоянно звонить, трезвонить
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18 השליך חכה
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19 ausgehängtes Telefon
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20 descolgar
v.1 to take down (una cosa colgada).descolgar la ropa to take down the washing2 to pick up, to take off the hook.3 to remove from hanging, to take down, to unhang, to unhook.* * *1 (cuadro etc) to take down2 (bajar) to lower, let down3 (el teléfono) to pick up, lift1 (escurrirse) to slip down, slide down* * *1. VT1) [+ cuadro, cortina] to take down, get downdescuelga el abrigo de ahí — take the coat off there o down from there
2) [+ teléfono] to pick up3) [+ competidor, pelotón] to pull away from2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <cuadro/cortina> to take downb) < teléfono> to pick up2.descolgar vi3.lo dejó sonar dos veces antes de descolgar — he let it ring twice before he picked it up o answered it
descolgarse v pron1) ( por una cuerda) to lower oneself2) ( en carrera) to pull away, break away* * *----* descolgarse = drop off, fall from.* descolgarse de = droop away from, fall off of.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <cuadro/cortina> to take downb) < teléfono> to pick up2.descolgar vi3.lo dejó sonar dos veces antes de descolgar — he let it ring twice before he picked it up o answered it
descolgarse v pron1) ( por una cuerda) to lower oneself2) ( en carrera) to pull away, break away* * ** descolgarse = drop off, fall from.* descolgarse de = droop away from, fall off of.* * *descolgar [A8 ]vt1 ‹cuadro/cortina› to take down2 ‹teléfono› to pick updejar el teléfono descolgado to leave the phone off the hook■ descolgarvilo dejó sonar dos veces antes de descolgar he let it ring twice before he picked it up o answered itA (por una cuerda) to lower oneselfB (en una carrera) to pull away, break awayse descolgó del grupo en la última vuelta he pulled away from the group on the last lapC ( fam) (dejar caer) descolgarse CON algo:a último momento se descolgó con que no podía venir at the last minute he suddenly announced that he couldn't comese descolgaron con un 20% de aumento en las tarifas they unexpectedly put fares up by 20%, they went and put fares up by 20%* * *
descolgar ( conjugate descolgar) verbo transitivo
descolgarse verbo pronominal
1 ( por una cuerda) to lower oneself
2 ( en carrera) to pull away, break away
descolgar verbo transitivo
1 (el teléfono) to pick up
2 (una lámpara, un cuadro, etc) to take down
3 (dejar caer por una cuerda) to lower: descolgaron el mueble por la terraza, they lowered the piece of furniture from the balcony
4 Dep (dejar atrás) la atleta rumana logró descolgar a sus perseguidoras, the Rumanian athlete left his rivals behind
' descolgar' also found in these entries:
English:
unhook
- hook
* * *♦ vt1. [cosa colgada] to take down;descolgar la ropa to take down the washing2. [teléfono] [para hablar] to pick up, to take off the hook;descolgamos el teléfono para que no nos molestara nadie we left the phone off the hook so nobody would disturb us♦ vi[para hablar por teléfono] to pick up (the receiver);para efectuar una llamada descuelgue y espere tono to make a call, lift the receiver and wait for the dialling tone* * *v/t1 take down2 TELEC pick up* * *descolgar {16} vt1) : to take down, to let down2) : to pick up, to answer (the telephone)* * *descolgar vb2. (teléfono) to pick up
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