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  • 1 delicado

    adj.
    1 delicate, frail, breakable, fragile.
    2 touch-and-go, delicate, sensible.
    3 finicky, overparticular about trivial details, fiddly, pernickety.
    * * *
    1 (fino) delicate; (exquisito) exquisite; (refinado) refined
    2 (difícil) delicate, difficult
    3 (enfermizo) frail, delicate
    4 (frágil) fragile
    5 (exigente) fussy, fastidious, hard to please
    6 (cortés) refined, polite
    7 (muy sensible) hypersensitive, extremely sensitive
    \
    manjar delicado delicacy
    * * *
    (f. - delicada)
    adj.
    2) fine
    3) ill
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=suave) [tejido, piel] delicate; [tela] fine; [color] soft
    2) (=frágil) [máquina] sensitive; [salud] delicate
    3) (=fino) [rasgos] delicate, fine; [gusto] delicate, subtle
    4) (=difícil) [situación] delicate, tricky; [punto] sore; [tema] delicate
    5) [persona] (=difícil de contentar) hard to please, fussy; (=sensible) hypersensitive; (=discreto) tactful; (=atento) considerate
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) ( fino) <rasgos/manos> delicate; < sabor> delicate, subtle; <lenguaje/modales> refined
    2)
    a) ( que requiere cuidados) <cerámica/cristal> fragile; < tela> delicate; < piel> sensitive

    prendas delicadas — delicates, delicate garments

    3) <asunto/cuestión/tema> delicate, sensitive; < situación> delicate, tricky
    4)
    a) ( melindroso) delicate, fussy
    b) ( susceptible) touchy
    * * *
    = gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], sensitive, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], delicate, ticklish, awkward, choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], touchy, frail, tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], lissom(e), fragile, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].
    Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
    Ex. Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.
    Ex. Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.
    Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.
    Ex. The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.
    Ex. Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.
    Ex. I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.
    Ex. Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.
    Ex. Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
    Ex. A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.
    Ex. They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
    Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    Ex. The material which carries the message is fragile.
    Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
    Ex. If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.
    ----
    * asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.
    * pregunta delicada = awkward question.
    * ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.
    * ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.
    * tejido muy delicado = gossamer.
    * tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) ( fino) <rasgos/manos> delicate; < sabor> delicate, subtle; <lenguaje/modales> refined
    2)
    a) ( que requiere cuidados) <cerámica/cristal> fragile; < tela> delicate; < piel> sensitive

    prendas delicadas — delicates, delicate garments

    3) <asunto/cuestión/tema> delicate, sensitive; < situación> delicate, tricky
    4)
    a) ( melindroso) delicate, fussy
    b) ( susceptible) touchy
    * * *
    = gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], sensitive, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], delicate, ticklish, awkward, choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], touchy, frail, tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], lissom(e), fragile, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].

    Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

    Ex: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.
    Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.
    Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.
    Ex: The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.
    Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.
    Ex: I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.
    Ex: Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.
    Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
    Ex: A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.
    Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
    Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.
    Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
    Ex: If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.
    * asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.
    * pregunta delicada = awkward question.
    * ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.
    * ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.
    * tejido muy delicado = gossamer.
    * tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.

    * * *
    A (fino) ‹rasgos/manos› delicate; ‹sabor› delicate, subtle; ‹lenguaje/modales› refined
    ¡qué delicada eres! ¿qué más da si está un poco quemado? you're so fussy! what does it matter if it's a little burned?
    B (que requiere cuidados) ‹cerámica/cristal› fragile; ‹tela› delicate
    prendas delicadas delicates, delicate garments
    una crema para pieles delicadas a cream for sensitive skin
    la delicada piel del bebé the baby's delicate skin
    ¡qué delicado eres! no lo dijo por molestarte don't be so touchy! he didn't mean to upset you
    está delicado del estómago his stomach's a little delicate
    tiene el corazón delicado he has a weak o delicate o bad heart
    después de la operación quedó muy delicado he was very frail o weak after his operation
    D ‹asunto/cuestión/tema› delicate, sensitive; ‹situación› delicate, tricky
    * * *

     

    delicado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1 ( fino) ‹rasgos/manos delicate;
    sabor delicate, subtle;
    lenguaje/modales refined
    2
    a) ( que requiere cuidados) ‹cerámica/cristal fragile;

    tela delicate;
    piel sensitive
    b)salud/estómago delicate;

    corazón weak
    3asunto/cuestión/tema delicate, sensitive;
    situación delicate, tricky
    4


    delicado,-a adjetivo
    1 (frágil, primoroso) delicate
    una delicada porcelana, a delicate porcelain figure
    ese jarrón es muy delicado, that vase is very fragile
    2 (enfermizo) delicate: está delicada del corazón, she has a weak heart
    3 (exigente) fussy, hard to please: Juan es muy delicado para la comida, Juan is a fussy eater
    4 (difícil de tratar) un asunto delicado, a delicate matter
    ' delicado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    delicada
    - dulce
    - exquisita
    - exquisito
    - primor
    - asunto
    - embromado
    - fregado
    - jorobado
    - maniático
    - melindroso
    - remilgón
    - tema
    English:
    dainty
    - delicate
    - fine
    - fragile
    - frail
    - picky
    - sensitive
    - slight
    - sore
    - subject
    - subtle
    - ticklish
    - touch on
    - touchy
    - tricky
    - awkward
    - delicacy
    - shaky
    - subtlety
    * * *
    delicado, -a adj
    1. [aroma, gesto, manos] delicate;
    un perfume muy delicado a very delicate perfume
    2. [material, objeto] delicate;
    piel delicada sensitive o delicate skin;
    loción hidratante para pieles delicadas moisturizing lotion for sensitive skin;
    detergente para ropa delicada o [m5] prendas delicadas detergent for delicates
    3. [asunto, situación] delicate, tricky;
    una situación delicada a delicate o tricky situation
    4. [persona] [débil, enfermizo] weak, delicate;
    su estado (de salud) es delicado his condition is delicate;
    estar delicado de salud to have delicate health;
    estar delicado del corazón to have a weak heart
    5. [persona] [sensible] sensitive
    6. [educado] [persona] polite;
    [lenguaje, modales] refined
    7. [persona] [tiquismiquis] fussy, choosy, picky;
    es demasiado delicado para ir de camping he likes his creature comforts too much to go camping;
    ¡no seas delicado, hay que comérselo todo! don't be so picky, you've got to eat all of it!
    * * *
    adj delicate
    * * *
    delicado, -da adj
    1) : delicate, fine
    2) : sensitive, frail
    3) : difficult, tricky
    4) : fussy, hard to please
    5) : tactful, considerate
    * * *
    delicado adj delicate

    Spanish-English dictionary > delicado

  • 2 chatouilleux

    chatouilleux, -euse [∫atujø, øz]
    adjective
    ticklish ; ( = susceptible) touchy
    * * *
    - euse ʃatujø, øz adjectif
    2) ( susceptible) [personne] touchy ( sur about)
    * * *
    ʃatujø, øz adj (-euse)
    ticklish, fig touchy, over-sensitive
    * * *
    1 ( sensible aux chatouilles) ticklish; être chatouilleux des pieds to have ticklish feet;
    2 ( susceptible) [personne] touchy (sur about); il est très chatouilleux sur l'honneur he's very touchy about points of honourGB.
    ( féminin chatouilleuse) [ʃatujø, øz] adjectif
    1. [physiquement] ticklish
    2. [pointilleux] sensitive, touchy

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > chatouilleux

  • 3 raffiner

    raffiner [ʀafine]
    ➭ TABLE 1
    1. transitive verb
    2. intransitive verb
    * * *
    ʀafine
    verbe transitif to refine
    * * *
    ʀafine vt
    * * *
    raffiner verb table: aimer
    A vtr to refine; sucre raffiné/non raffiné refined/unrefined sugar.
    B vi to be fastidious (sur about); raffiner sur la toilette to be fastidious about one's appearance.
    [rafine] verbe transitif
    2. [rendre plus délicat] to polish, to refine
    ————————
    raffiner sur verbe plus préposition

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > raffiner

  • 4 он не очень строго соблюдает это правило

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > он не очень строго соблюдает это правило

  • 5 puntilloso

    adj.
    punctilious, excessively correct, overparticular about trivial details, nitpicking.
    * * *
    1 (susceptible) touchy
    2 (exigente) punctilious
    * * *
    ADJ (=detallista) punctilious; (=susceptible) touchy, sensitive
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo particular, punctilious
    * * *
    = nitpicking [nit-picking], fastidious.
    Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
    Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
    ----
    * demasiado puntilloso = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo particular, punctilious
    * * *
    = nitpicking [nit-picking], fastidious.

    Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.

    Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
    * demasiado puntilloso = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].

    * * *
    particular, punctilious
    * * *

    puntilloso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    particular, punctilious

    * * *
    puntilloso, -a adj
    1. [susceptible] touchy
    2. [meticuloso] punctilious
    * * *
    adj particular, punctilious fml
    * * *
    puntilloso, -sa adj
    : punctilious

    Spanish-English dictionary > puntilloso

  • 6 delicado

    • breakable
    • chancy
    • delicate
    • diplomatic
    • discreet
    • exquisite
    • fiddly
    • fine print
    • fine thing
    • finical
    • finish
    • fragile
    • frail
    • overparticular about trivial details
    • refined
    • subtle
    • tactful
    • ticklish
    • touchy

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > delicado

  • 7 excesivamente meticuloso

    • excessively meticulous
    • fiddly
    • finical
    • finish
    • overly meticulous
    • overparticular about trivial details

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > excesivamente meticuloso

  • 8 puntilloso

    • excessively correct
    • overparticular about trivial details

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > puntilloso

  • 9 excesivamente meticuloso

    adj.
    excessively meticulous, finicky, overly meticulous, overparticular about trivial details.

    Spanish-English dictionary > excesivamente meticuloso

  • 10 сметка

    1. account
    водя сметка keep accounts (за of)
    текуща/чекова сметка a current account, an account current (съкр. a/c)
    открита сметкафин. cash credit
    на стопанска сметка self-supporting; on a self-supporting basis
    по сметка on account; as a payment (against)
    на/за негова сметка at his expense; on his account
    според неговата сметка according to his reckoning/calculations
    минавам по сметка place to the credit (of); credit s.o.'s account with
    оправям сметките си с някого settle/square accounts with s.o. (и прен.)
    плащам сметка pay a bill, разг. foot a bill
    давам сметка give/render an account (на to, за of) прен.), по моя сметка by my reckoning
    обърквам си сметката/сметките make a mess of o.'s accounts; be in embarrassed circumstances
    не ми излизат сметките the accounts don't balance, the account books won't add up
    чисти/добри сметки accurate/square accounts
    добри/чисти сметки, добри приятели short reckonings make long friends
    2. (изгода) profit, interest, advantage
    той няма сметка в/от това he has nothing to gain by this; it is not to/in his interest
    зная си сметката know o.'s in-terest(s), разг. know on which side o.'s bread is buttered
    каква ти е сметката от това? what do you get out of it? what do you stand to gain by it?
    много на сметка very cheaply, разг. cheap; for a song
    покупка на сметка a good buy. a bargain
    има сметка да it pays to
    в крайна/последна сметка in the long run; in the last/final reckoning, in the final analysis, all things considered; ultimately
    на нова сметка again, anew, once again, all over again
    имам да уреждам/разчиствам сметки с разг. have a bone to pick with s.o.
    това не ми влиза в сметката I didn't bargain for that
    правя (си) сметка да be thinking of (с ger.)
    mean, intend (to с inf.)
    прави му сметка! watch out, look out for yourself
    давам си сметка за realize, be aware of
    давам си ясна сметка за be fully aware of
    държа/диря/търся/искам някому сметка hold s.o. responsible (за for); call s.o. to account
    bring s.o. to book, разг. keep tabs on s.o.
    държа сметка за bear in mind, consider, take account of, take into account
    не държа сметка за disregard, not care about
    не държа сметка за думите not mind what one is saying
    3. be pedantic/overparticular in o.'s accounts
    4. (кроя планове в своя полза) разг. have an eye on the main chance
    зная си сметка та be thrifty/frugal
    със сметка sparingly, economically
    живея без сметка live lavishly, throw o.'s money about
    правя си погрешно/криво сметките разг, bring o.'s eggs/pigs/goods to the wrong market
    правя си сметката без кръчмаря reckon without o.'s host
    виждам сметката на make short work of
    виждам сметката на някого разг. fix s.o., settle s.o.'s hash
    за сметка на at the expense of
    то си е за твоя сметка so much the worse for you, разг. it's your funeral, за сметка на това пък in return for it; to compensate; on the other hand; but
    изключвам от сметката exclude, count (s.o., s.th.) out
    брак по сметка marriage of convenience
    * * *
    смѐтка,
    ж., -и 1. account; ( изчисление) calculation; (за плащане) bill, (в заведение) score; разг. tab; влогова \сметкаа deposit account; водя \сметкаа keep accounts (за of); временна \сметкаа suspense account; вътрешна стопанска \сметкаа self-accounting; давам \сметкаа give/render an account (на to, за for) (и прен.); задължение по \сметкаа account payable; каква е \сметкаата? шег. what’s the damage? минавам по \сметкаа place to the credit (of); credit s.o.’s account with; на/за негова \сметкаа at his expense; on his account; на стопанска \сметкаа self-supporting; on a self-supporting basis; не ми излизат \сметкаите the accounts don’t balance, the account books won’t add up; оправям \сметкаите си с някого settle/square accounts with s.o. (и прен.); откривам \сметкаа open an account; открита \сметкаа фин. cash credit; плащам \сметкаа pay a bill, разг. foot a bill; по \сметкаа on account; as a payment (against); разпределителна \сметкаа appropriation account; \сметкаа за печалбите и загубите profit and loss account; \сметкаа за постъпленията и плащанията receipts and payments account; според неговата \сметкаа according to his reckoning/calculations; текуща/чекова \сметкаа current account, account current, съкр. a/c; това не влиза в \сметкаата that is not included (in the bill); чисти/добри \сметкаи accurate/square accounts; ще си оправя с него \сметкаите някой ден I shall be quits with him some day;
    2. ( изгода) profit, interest, advantage; в него няма \сметкаа it does not pay; зная си \сметкаата know o.’s interest(s), разг. know on which side o.’s bread is buttered; има \сметкаа да it pays to; много на \сметкаа very cheaply, разг. cheap; for a song; на \сметкаа (за купуване) cheaply, on the cheap; покупка на \сметкаа a good buy, a bargain; • брак по \сметкаа marriage of convenience; в крайна/последна \сметкаа in the long run; in the last/final reckoning, in the final analysis, all things considered; ultimately; виждам \сметкаата на make short work of; виждам \сметкаата на някого разг. fix s.o., settle s.o.’s hash; добри/чисти \сметкаи, добри приятели short reckonings make long friends; държа/диря/търся/искам някому \сметкаа hold s.o. responsible (за for); call s.o. to account; bring s.o. to book, разг. keep tabs on s.o.; държа \сметкаа за bear in mind, consider, take account of, take into account; за \сметкаа на at the expense of; зная си \сметкаата be thrifty/frugal; имам да уреждам/разчиствам \сметкаи с разг. have a bone to pick with s.o.; на нова \сметкаа again, anew, once again, all over again, разг. back to the drawing board; не държа \сметкаа за disregard, not care about; обърквам някому \сметкаите upset s.o.’s plans/applecart; правя си погрешно/криво \сметкаите разг. bring o.’s eggs/pigs/goods to the wrong market; правя си \сметкаата без кръчмаря reckon without o.’s host; правя тънки \сметкаи:
    1. be pedantic/overparticular in o.’s accounts;
    2. ( кроя планове в своя полза) разг. have an eye on the main chance; то си е за твоя \сметкаа so much the worse for you, разг. it’s your funeral.
    * * *
    account: open a bank сметка - откривам си банкова сметка, budget сметка - разплащателна сметка, square сметкаs - чисти сметки, call s.o. to сметка - искам сметка на някого; bill (за плащане); calculation (изчисление); computation: You will travel at the company's сметка. - Ще пътувате за сметка на фирмата.; score (в кръчма); profit (изгода); interest (интерес)
    * * *
    1. (за плащане) bill, (в кръчма) score 2. (изгода) profit, interest, advantage 3. (изчисление) calculation 4. 3) be pedantic/overparticular in o.'s accounts 5. 4) (кроя планове в своя полза) разг. have an eye on the main chance 6. account 7. bring s.o. to bоok, разг. keep tabs on s.o. 8. mean, intend (to с inf.) 9. брак пo СМЕТКА marriage of convenience 10. в крайна/ последна СМЕТКА in the long run;in the last/final reckoning, in the final analysis, all things considered;ultimately 11. в него няма СМЕТКА it does not pay 12. виждам СМЕТКАта на make short work of 13. виждам СМЕТКАта на някого разг. fix s.o., settle s.o.'s hash 14. водя СМЕТКА keep accounts (за of) 15. вътрешна стопанска СМЕТКА self-accounting 16. давам СМЕТКА give/render an account (на to, за of) (u прен.), пo моя СМЕТКА by my reckoning 17. давам си СМЕТКА за realize, be aware of 18. давам си ясна СМЕТКА за be fully aware of 19. добри/чисти сметки, добри приятели short reckonings make long friends 20. държа СМЕТКА за bear in mind, consider, take account of, take into account 21. държа/диря/търся/искам някому СМЕТКА hold s.o. responsible (за for);call s.o. to account 22. живея без СМЕТКА live lavishly, throw o.'s money about 23. за СМЕТКА на at the expense of 24. за това трябва да се държи СМЕТКА this is/has to be reckoned with 25. зная си СМЕТКА та be thrifty/frugal 26. зная си СМЕТКАта know o.'s in-terest(s), разг. know on which side o.'s bread is buttered 27. изключвам от СМЕТКАта exclude, count (s.o., s.th.) out 28. има СМЕТКА да it pays to 29. имам да уреждам/разчиствам сметки с разг. have a bone to pick with s.o. 30. имам стари сметки с някого have old scores (to settle) with s.o. 31. каква ти е СМЕТКАта от това? what do you get out of it?what do you stand to gain by it? 32. минавам no СМЕТКА place to the credit (of);credit s.o.'s account with 33. много на СМЕТКА very cheaply, разг. cheap;for a song 34. на СМЕТКА (за купуване) cheaply, on the cheap 35. на нова СМЕТКА again, anew, once again, all over again 36. на стопанска СМЕТКА self-supporting;on a self-supporting basis 37. на/за негова СМЕТКА at his expense;on his account 38. направи си добра СМЕТКА think twice 39. не държа СМЕТКА за disregard, not care about 40. не държа СМЕТКА за думите not mind what one is saying 41. не ми излизат сметките the accounts don't balance, the account books won't add up 42. него вземай за своя СМЕТКА this is not aimed at you 43. обърквам някому сметките upset s.o.'s plans/applecart 44. обърквам си СМЕТКАта/сметките make a mess of o.'s accounts;be in embarrassed circumstances 45. оправям сметките си с някого settle/square accounts with s.o. (и прен.) 46. откривам СМЕТКА open an account 47. открита СМЕТКАфин. cash credit 48. пo СМЕТКА on account;as a payment (against) 49. плащам СМЕТКА pay a bill, разг. foot a bill 50. покупка на СМЕТКА a good buy. a bargain 51. прави му СМЕТКА! watch out, look out for yourself 52. правя (си) СМЕТКА да be thinking of (с ger.) 53. правя си СМЕТКАта без кръчмаря reckon without o.'s host 54. правя си погрешно/криво сметките разг, bring o.'s eggs/pigs/goods to the wrong market 55. правя тънки сметки 56. според неговата СМЕТКА according to his reckoning/calculations 57. със СМЕТКА sparingly, economically 58. текуща/чекова СМЕТКА а current account, an account current (ськр. а/с) 59. то си е за твоя СМЕТКА so much the worse for you, разг. it's your funeral, за СМЕТКА на това пък in return for it;to compensate;on the other hand;but 60. това не влиза в СМЕТКА та that is not included (in the bill) 61. това не ми влиза в СМЕТКАта I didn't bargain for that 62. той няма СМЕТКА в/от това he has nothing to gain by this;it is not to/in his interest 63. чисти/добри сметки accurate/ square accounts

    Български-английски речник > сметка

  • 11 iets niet zo nauw nemen

    iets niet zo nauw nemen
    not bother oneself much about something, not be overparticular

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > iets niet zo nauw nemen

  • 12 kieskeurig

    voorbeelden:
    1   we kunnen niet kieskeurig zijn we can't afford to pick and choose, beggars can't be choosers
         (al) te kieskeurig zijn be overparticular
         niet kieskeurig in de keuze van zijn middelen zijn not be particular/fussy about one's methods
         kieskeurig op het eten zijn be a fussy eater

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > kieskeurig

  • 13 nemen

    [beetpakken] take
    [in genoemde toestand brengen/laten verkeren] take
    [het genoemde (gaan) doen] take
    [nuttigen] have
    [zich verschaffen] take get, have, take out hypotheek, patent, abonnement
    [aanvaarden] take
    [zich bedienen van] take use
    [op zijn weg passeren] take
    [op genoemde wijze opvatten] take
    10 [af-, wegnemen] takeoorlog, schaakspel enz. ook seize, capture
    voorbeelden:
    1   een boek voor zich nemen pick up a book
         een kind op de arm nemen take a baby/child in one's arms
         figuurlijkneem mijn vader nou now, take my father
         figuurlijkzich genomen voelen feel (that) one has been had
         men neme … take …
         iemand bij de hand nemen take someone by the hand ook figuurlijk
    2   iemand (even) apart nemen take someone aside
         in behandeling nemen start treating
         iets ter hand nemen take something in hand/something up
         iets tot zich nemen take something
         voor zijn rekening nemen deal with, account for
         uit elkaar nemen take apart
    3   maatregelen nemen take steps/measures
         de moeite nemen om take the trouble to
         ontslag nemen resign
         plaats nemen tussen/in sit (down)/take a seat between/in
         sporteen strafschop nemen take a penalty (kick)
         bij het fotograferenvan opzij genomen taken from the side
    4   een borrel nemen have a drink
         wat neem jij? what are you having?
         neem nog een koekje (do) have another biscuit
    5   we nemen later drie kinderen we intend to have three children
         een krant nemen take/subscribe to a newspaper
         een dag vrij nemen have/take a day off
         iemand tot man, vrouw nemen take someone as one's husband/wife
    6   het leven bestaat uit geven en nemen life is a question of give and take
         dat neem ik niet! I'm not standing for that!
         je moet de Engelsen nemen zoals ze zijn you must take the English the way they are
    7   de bus nemen catch/take the/go by bus
         een taxi nemen get/take a/go by taxi
         iemand tot voorbeeld nemen take someone as an example
    8   een kortere weg nemen take a short cut
    9   iemand iets kwalijk nemen take something ill of someone
         iets niet zo nauw nemen not bother oneself much about something, not be overparticular
         iemand (niet) serieus nemen (not) take someone seriously
         alles bij elkaar genomen all things considered
         strikt genomen strictly (speaking)
         over het geheel genomen all in all
         iets ter harte nemen take something to heart
    10  religiede Heer heeft gegeven, de Heer heeft genomen the Lord gave, the Lord hath taken away
         iemand het leven nemen take someone's life
         een stad nemen take/capture a city
    ¶   hij nam haar van achteren/met geweld he took her from behind/by force
         wat dacht je? ik neem het er maar eens van you bet, I'm doing myself proud/I'm helping myself, ( slang to the goodies)
         iemand ertussen nemen pull someone's leg
         het er (goed) van nemen live well

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > nemen

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  • fussy — adjective 1) he s very fussy about what he eats Syn: finicky, particular, overparticular, fastidious, discriminating, selective, dainty; hard to please, difficult, exacting, demanding; faddish; informal persnickety, choosy, picky 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

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