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1. noun1) удар; бой (барабана); биение (сердца)2) колебание (маятника)3) такт; отбивание такта4) ритм, размер; the measured beat of the waves размеренный плеск волн5) дозор, обход; район (обхода); to be on the beat совершать обход; обходить дозором; to be off (или out of) one's beat быть вне привычной сферы деятельности или компетенции6) amer. slang газетная сенсация7) amer. slang бездельник8) collocation что-л. превосходящее; I've never seen his beat он бесподобен9) = beatnik10) phys. биение, пульсация (звуковых или световых волн)11) hunt. место облавы12) (attr.) beat generation битники2. verb(past beat; past participle beat, beaten)1) бить, ударять, колотить2) выбивать (дробь на барабане); отбивать (котлету); взбивать (тесто, яйца); отбивать (часы); толочь (в порошок; тж. beat small); выколачивать (ковер, одежду, мебель и т. п.)3) биться (о сердце); разбиваться (как волны о скалы); хлестать, стучаться (как дождь в окна)4) побивать, побеждать; the team was beaten for the second time команда вторично потерпела поражение; to beat smb. at his own game бить кого-л. его же оружием5) превосходить; it beats everything I ever heard это превосходит все, когда-л. слышанное мною; to beat smth. hollow превзойти, затмить что-л.; it beats the band (или all, anything, creation, my grandmother, the devil, hell, the world) это превосходит все; это невероятно; ну, это уж слишком!6) amer. collocation надувать; мошенничать; обходить (закон и т. п.); to beat a bill избежать уплаты по счету7) hunt. обрыскать (лес)8) naut. лавировать, бороться с встречным ветром, течениемbeat aboutbeat backbeat downbeat inbeat intobeat offbeat outbeat upto beat smb. hollow (или all to pieces, to nothing, to ribbands, to smithereens, to sticks) разбить кого-л. наголовуto beat it collocation удирать; beat it! collocation прочь!, вон!to beat goose хлопать себя по бокам, чтобы согретьсяto beat the air (или the wind) заниматься бесполезным делом, попусту старатьсяto beat one's head with (или about) a thing ломать себе над чем-л. головуto beat one's way пробиратьсяthat beats me не могу этого постичь; это выше моего пониманияcan you beat it? можете ли вы себе представить что-л. подобное?Syn:flagellate, flog, scourge, spank, thrash, whip* * *1 (n) удар2 (v) бить* * *1) (beat; beaten) бить, победить 2) ритм* * *[ biːt] n. удар, бой, пульсация, биение, колебание, ритм, размер, такт, отбивание такта; дозор, обход; район, место облавы; газетная сенсация, что-либо небывалое, что-либо невиданное; бездельник; битник v. бить, ударять, колотить, хлестать, побивать, стучаться; махнуть; толочь; побеждать, превосходить; обходить, мошенничать, надувать; биться, отбивать; взбивать, выбивать, выколачивать, отлупцевать; лавировать; бороться adj. усталый (сл.); битниковский; избитый* * *батманбиениебиениябитникбитьбитьебитьсябитьядратьсяизбиватьизбиватьсяизбитьисколотитьколотитьколотитьсяотбиватьпобедитьпобеждатьпобитьпревозмогатьпревозмочьразмешиватьсятрепатьубытки* * *1. сущ. 1) удар; барабанный бой; биение сердца 2) батман (балетное па) 3) род удара в фехтовании 4) действия по вспугиванию дичи на охоте 5) такт, ритм; движение дирижерской палочки 6) размер 7) колебание 2. прил. сокр. от beaten 1) избитый 2) сленг усталый 3) относящийся к битникам, битниковский см. beatnik 3. гл.; прош. вр. - beat; прич. прош. вр. - beaten 1) бить 2) выбивать (дробь на барабане); отбивать (мясо); взбивать (тесто, яйца); отбивать (столько-то часов); толочь; выколачивать (ковер и т. п.) 3) ковать 4) биться, стучать (о сердце, дожде и т. п.); разбиваться (о волнах) 5) побеждать 6) превосходить -
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[bi:t] n1) (pulsation, throb, palpitation) Schlag m; of the heart Klopfen nt; ( act) Schlagen nt kein pl, Pochen nt kein plto the \beat of the music im Takt der Musik;to have a strong \beat einen ausgeprägten Rhythmus habento be on one's \beat seine Runde machen;to walk the \beat die Runde machen;on a \beat auf einem Rundgang;pred fam2) (vanquished, defeated) geschlagen, besiegt;1) (bang, pound often)to \beat sb jdn schlagen;to \beat one's child/ wife sein Kind/seine Frau [ver]prügeln;to \beat sb to death jdn zu Tode prügeln;to \beat sb black and blue jdn grün und blau schlagen ( fam)to \beat sb senseless ( fam) jdn bewusstlos schlagen;to \beat a confession out of sb ein Geständnis aus jdm herausprügelnto \beat eggs Eier verrühren3) ( cut through)to \beat sb hands down jdn haushoch schlagen;to \beat a record einen Rekord brechen;to narrowly \beat sb/ sth jdn/etw knapp schlagen;to \beat sb to sth jdm bei etw dat zuvorkommen5) ( be better than)to \beat sb/ sth jdn/etw schlagen, besser als jd/etw sein;you can't \beat our local Italian restaurant for a good pizza eine bessere Pizza als bei unserem Italiener findest du nirgendsto \beat sth etw umgehen;to \beat the rush die Stoßzeit umgehen7) ( hit rhythmically)to \beat sth auf etw akk trommeln;to \beat a drum trommeln;to \beat time den Takt schlagenPHRASES:to \beat the [living] daylights out of sb jdn windelweich schlagen ( fam)to \beat sb at their own game jdn mit seinen eigenen Waffen schlagen ( fig)to \beat a path to sb's door jdm die Bude einrennen ( fam)to \beat sb to the punch [or ( esp Brit) the draw] ( fire gun before other) schneller als jd ziehen;( get in first blow) jdm zuvorkommen;to \beat a [hasty] retreat [schnell] einen Rückzieher machen;if you can't \beat 'em, join 'em ('t \beat 'em, join 'em) verbünde dich mit ihnen, wenn du sie nicht besiegen kannst ( fig)it \beats me [or what \beats me is] how/why... es ist mir ein Rätsel, wie/warum... vi <beat, beaten or fam beat>( on metal) prasseln;the doctor could feel no pulse \beating der Arzt konnte keinen Puls feststellen2) (Am)to \beat on sb auf jdn einschlagen;to \beat on the door gegen die Tür hämmernPHRASES: -
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1. v(beat; beaten)1) бить2) победи́ть ( overcome)3) би́ться ( throb)- beat down
- beat off
- beat up
- beat about the bush
- beat all
- beat a retreat
- beat it!
- beat one's brains
- beat the bushes
- beat the drum for smb/smth
- beat the meat
- beat the rap
- beat the shit out of smb
- beat time
- beat smb to smth
- beat smb to the punch 2. n1) такт мmiss the beat — сби́ться с ри́тма
2) обхо́д м, райо́н патрули́рованияa policeman on the beat — патру́льный полице́йский
the reporter on his daily beat — репортёр, соверша́ющий обхо́д своего́ райо́на в по́исках новосте́й
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24 beat the brush
разг. фраз.а) усиленно искать (во всех возможных местах)б) лоб расшибить (в поисках чего-либо)в) вывернуться наизнанку (в поисках чего-либо)г) всё перевернуть (в поисках чего-либо)|| The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground.
ср. тж to beat about the bush; to beat around the bushАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > beat the brush
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25 beat the bushes
разг. фраз.а) усиленно искать (во всех возможных местах)б) лоб расшибить (в поисках чего-либо)в) вывернуться наизнанку (в поисках чего-либо)г) всё перевернуть (в поисках чего-либо)|| The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground.
ср. тж to beat about the bush; to beat around the bushАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > beat the bushes
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∎ to beat sb with a stick donner des coups de bâton à qn;∎ to beat sth flat aplatir qch (en tapant dessus);∎ to beat sb black and blue battre qn comme plâtre;∎ he beat the water with his hands il battit l'eau de ses mains;∎ literary she beat her breast elle se frappa la poitrine;∎ to beat time battre la mesure;∎ she beat time to the music with her foot elle marquait le rythme de la musique avec son pied;∎ to beat a drum battre du tambour(c) (move → wing) battre;∎ the bird was beating its wings l'oiseau battait des ailes;∎ the pigeon was beating the air with its wings le pigeon battait l'air de ses ailes(d) (defeat → at game, sport) battre, vaincre;∎ she beat him at poker elle l'a battu au poker;∎ Liverpool were beaten Liverpool a perdu;∎ to beat the world record battre le record mondial;∎ figurative beat the rush hour, travel early évitez l'heure de pointe, voyagez plus tôt;∎ to beat the system tirer son épingle du jeu en magouillant;∎ we've got to beat racism il faut en finir avec le racisme;∎ if you can't beat them, join them mieux vaut s'allier aux gens que l'on ne peut pas vaincre;∎ familiar to beat sb hollow or British hands down, to beat the pants off sb battre qn à plate couture;∎ familiar the problem has me beaten le problème me dépasse complètement;∎ familiar (it) beats me cela me dépasse;∎ familiar it beats me or what beats me is how he gets away with it je ne comprends pas ou ça me dépasse qu'il s'en tire à chaque fois;∎ familiar he beat me to it (arrived, telephoned before me etc) il m'a devancé∎ you can't beat the Chinese for inventiveness on ne peut pas trouver plus inventifs que les Chinois;∎ nothing beats a cup of tea rien ne vaut une tasse de thé;∎ beat that! voyons si tu peux faire mieux!; figurative pas mal, hein?;∎ familiar that beats the lot!, that takes some beating! ça, c'est le bouquet!;∎ familiar his answer takes some beating! (critically) c'est le comble!; (admiringly) on n'aurait pas pu mieux dire!;∎ familiar can you beat it! tu as déjà vu ça, toi!∎ to beat a way through the undergrowth se frayer un chemin à travers la végétation;∎ figurative the new doctor soon had people beating a path to his door très vite, les gens se pressèrent chez le nouveau docteur∎ to beat the retreat battre la retraite;∎ figurative they beat a hasty retreat when they saw the police arrive ils ont décampé en vitesse quand ils ont vu arriver la police∎ to beat the woods/the moors battre les bois/les landes∎ beat it! dégage!∎ to beat on or at the door cogner à la porte;∎ the waves beat against the sea wall les vagues venaient battre la digue;∎ the rain was beating against the roof la pluie battait contre le toit;∎ so, not to beat British about or American around the bush, I've lost my job enfin bref, j'ai perdu mon emploi(b) (heart, pulse, wing) battre;∎ with beating heart le cœur battant;∎ his heart was beating with terror son cœur palpitait de terreur;∎ I heard the drums beating j'entendis le roulement des tambours∎ to beat to windward louvoyer au plus près3 noun∎ Military to march to the beat of the drum marcher au son du tambour∎ a strong/weak beat un temps fort/faible;∎ a funky beat un rythme funky∎ we need more policemen on the beat il faudrait qu'il y ait plus de policiers à faire des rondes;∎ he saw the robbery when he was on his beat il a été témoin du vol pendant qu'il effectuait sa ronde;∎ familiar figurative it's off my beat altogether cela ne relève pas de ma compétence□, ce n'est pas de mon ressort□∎ this crossword's got me beat je sèche sur ces mots croisés∎ a beat poet un poète beatnik►► the Beat generation = mouvement littéraire et culturel américain des années 50-60 dont les adeptes (les "beatniks") refusaient les conventions de la société moderneMilitary (enemy, flames) repousser∎ the wind had beaten the grass down le vent avait couché les herbes;∎ the horses had beaten down the crops les chevaux avaient foulé les récoltes∎ I beat him down to £20 je lui ai fait baisser son prix à 20 livres∎ the rain was beating down il pleuvait à torrents;∎ the rain was beating down on the tin roof la pluie s'abattait sur le toit en tôle(door) défoncer;∎ I'll beat his head in! je lui défoncerai le crâne!➲ beat offMilitary (enemy, attack) repousservulgar (masturbate) se branler∎ familiar to beat sb's brains out défoncer le crâne à qn∎ she beat the rhythm out on a drum elle marquait le rythme ou elle battait la mesure sur un tambour➲ beat up(c) (drum up → help, volunteers) racoler, recruterNautical louvoyer ou gagner vers la terre -
27 beat one's brains about smth.
(beat one's brains about (или with) smth. (тж. beat one's brains out; busy, cudgel, drag, puzzle, rack, амер. ransack one's brains about или with smth.))ломать себе голову над чем-л. [cudgel one's brains about smth. шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]First Clown: "Cudgel thy brains no more about it." (W. Shakespeare, ‘Hamlet’, act V, sc. 1) — Первый могильщик: "Не надсаживай себе этим мозгов." (перевод Б. Пастернака)
Two weeks had passed since Martin had seen him, and he vainly cudgelled his brains for some cause of offence. (J. London, ‘Martin Eden’, ch. XXXIII) — Уже две недели Бриссенден не появлялся в комнате Мартина, и тот тщетно ломал себе голову над тем, куда он мог деваться.
She had a bad memory for names, and it irritated her not to be able to think of them, so that she would pause in the middle of some story to rack her brains. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 94) — У нее была плохая память на имена, и это ее раздражало: она часто останавливалась посреди разговора и мучилась, вспоминая какое-нибудь имя.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > beat one's brains about smth.
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разг.(beat all (тж. beat anything, beat creation или all creation, beat everything, beat the devil, beat the Dutch; прост. beat cock-fighting; амер. beat hell, beat my time или beat the world))превзойти все ожидания [beat (all) creation первонач. амер.]; см. тж. it bangs Banagher и beat all nature...Londoners beat all creation for thinking about themselves. (B. Shaw, ‘Cashel Byron's Profession’, ch. VI) —...лондонцы слишком много о себе воображают. В этом им нет равных.
Captain Nichols dragged Strickland bleeding from a wound in his arm, his clothes in rags, into the street. His own face was covered with blood from a blow on the nose. ‘This beats cock-fighting,’ said Strickland. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Moon and Sixpence’, ch. XLVII) — Капитан Николс вытащил Стрикленда на улицу. Из раны на руке у того текла кровь, платье было разорвано. Лицо самого капитана было залито кровью - ему разбили нос. - Это было, пожалуй, почище петушиного боя, - сказал Стрикленд.
My God, the rumors of the stock exchange. They beat the devil. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. VI) — Ох эти биржевые слухи! Сам дьявол не придумает ничего подобного.
His impudence beats everything. — Он такой наглец, что дальше ехать некуда.
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paзг. пpeвзoйти вce oжидaния; ♦ дaльшe exaть нeкудa [ beat (all) creation пepвoнaч. aмep.]Londoners beat all creation for thinking about themselves (G. B. Shaw). For two years and nine months I've been looking forward to this - but it beats the band, Jack (J. Galsworthy). My God, the rumours of the stock exchange. They beat the devil (Th. Dreiser) -
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expr sl usu imperBeat it, kid! — Проваливай, малыш!
About time I beat it, after that — После такого мне надо уходить
She beat it out of the room so fast I didn't even get a chance to invite her to join me for a drink — Она так быстро выскочила из комнаты, что я даже не успел пригласить ее выпить со мной
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31 about right
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32 cast about
1) обдумывать
2) искать, разыскивать, изыскивать (средства и т. п.) I've been casting about in my mind, but I can't find an easy answer. ≈ Я долго думал, но не могу придумать хороший ответ. Syn: beat about
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3) мор. менять курс обдумывать, раскидывать умом изыскивать средства;
- he * for some excuse for not turning up at the meeting он спешно придумал, под каким предлогом не пойти на собрание( морское) менять курс;
лавироватьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > cast about
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33 give smb. a (good) run for his money
1) дocтaвить кoму-л. удoвoльcтвиe зa eгo дeньги, cтoить зaплaчeнныx дeнeг, зaтpaчeннoгo тpудa [пepвoнaч. жapгoн нa бeгax]"There's one thing I'll say about the Blanche Family [aктёpcкaя ceмья],' announced Mick, 'they give you a run for your money' (A Marshall). This may not be the best tool kit, but it will give you a run for your money2) зacтaвить кoгo-л. живee пoвopaчивaтьcя, изpяднo пoтpудитьcя; зaдaть жapу кoму-л., зacтaвить пoпoтeтьThere were always a few men who enjoyed the spice of adventure in defying the mine owners and giving the dees of the Gold Stealing Detection Staff a run for their money (K. S. Prichard). I think you will find it difficult to beat the other team: they will give you a good run for your moneyConcise English-Russian phrasebook > give smb. a (good) run for his money
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buʃ1) (a growing thing between a tree and a plant in size: a rose bush.) arbusto2) ((in Australia, Africa etc) wild uncultivated country.) breña•- bushybush n arbustotr[bʊʃ]1 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (lining) forro1 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL forrar————————tr[bʊʃ]1 (plant) arbusto2 (land) breña1 (thicket) matorral nombre masculino, maleza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe bush (in Australia) el montebush telegraph radio macutobush ['bʊʃ] n1) shrub: arbusto m, mata f2) thicket: maleza f, matorral mn.• algaido s.m.• arandela s.f.• arbusto s.m.• forro de metal s.m.• mata s.f.• matorral s.m.
I bʊʃ1)a) c ( shrub) arbusto m, mata fto beat about the bush — andarse* con rodeos
to beat the bushes for something — (AmE) buscar* algo por todas partes
2) u ( wild country)
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adjective (AmE colloq) poco profesional
I [bʊʃ]1. N- beat about the bush2) (in Africa, Australia)2.CPDbush baby N — (Zool) lemúrido m
bush telegraph * N — (fig) teléfono m árabe *
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[bʊʃ]N (Tech) cojinete m* * *
I [bʊʃ]1)a) c ( shrub) arbusto m, mata fto beat about the bush — andarse* con rodeos
to beat the bushes for something — (AmE) buscar* algo por todas partes
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knock [nɒk]coup ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) critique ⇒ 1 (d) cognement ⇒ 1 (e) heurter ⇒ 2 (b), 3 (b) cogner ⇒ 2 (b), 3 (b), 3 (c) éreinter ⇒ 2 (c) frapper ⇒ 3 (a)1 noun∎ give it a knock with a hammer donne un coup de marteau dessus;∎ there was a knock at the door/window on a frappé à la porte/fenêtre;∎ she gave three knocks on the door elle a frappé trois fois ou coups à la porte;∎ to hear a knock entendre frapper;∎ no one answered my knock personne n'a répondu quand j'ai frappé;∎ knock! knock! toc! toc!;∎ can you give me a knock tomorrow morning? est-ce que vous pouvez (venir) frapper à ma porte demain matin pour me réveiller?∎ to give sb a knock on the head porter à qn un coup à la tête;∎ I got a nasty knock on the elbow (in fight, accident) j'ai reçu un sacré coup au coude; (by one's own clumsiness) je me suis bien cogné le coude;∎ the car's had a few knocks, but nothing serious la voiture est un peu cabossée mais rien de grave∎ his reputation has taken a hard knock sa réputation en a pris un sérieux coup;∎ I've taken a few knocks in my time j'ai encaissé des coups moi aussi∎ she's taken a few knocks from the press la presse n'a pas toujours été très tendre avec elle∎ to knock a nail in enfoncer un clou;∎ she knocked a nail into the wall elle a planté un clou dans le mur;∎ she knocked a hole in the wall elle a fait un trou dans le mur;∎ he was knocked into the ditch il a été projeté dans le fossé;∎ the boy was knocking the ball against the wall le garçon lançait ou envoyait la balle contre le mur;∎ the force of the explosion knocked us to the floor la force de l'explosion nous a projetés à terre;∎ familiar to knock sb unconscious or cold assommer qn;∎ the boom knocked him off balance la bôme, en le heurtant, l'a déséquilibré ou lui a fait perdre l'équilibre;∎ figurative the news knocked me off balance la nouvelle m'a sidéré ou coupé le souffle∎ I knocked my head on or against the low ceiling je me suis cogné la tête contre le ou au plafond∎ knocking your colleagues isn't going to help ce n'est pas en débinant vos collègues ou en cassant du sucre sur le dos de vos collègues que vous changerez quoi que ce soit;∎ they're always knocking the trade unions ils n'arrêtent pas de taper sur les syndicats;∎ don't knock it till you've tried it! n'en dis pas de mal avant d'avoir essayé□∎ to knock holes in a plan/an argument démolir un projet/un argument;∎ maybe it will knock some sense into him cela lui mettra peut-être du plomb dans la cervelle, cela le ramènera peut-être à la raison;∎ the army soon knocked his enthusiasm out of him l'armée a eu tôt fait de tuer en lui toute trace d'enthousiasme;∎ to knock sb into shape mettre qn au pas;∎ British familiar to knock sth on the head (put a stop to) faire cesser qch□ ;∎ British familiar he can knock spots off me at chess/tennis il me bat à plate couture aux échecs/au tennis;∎ to knock sb dead (impress) en mettre plein la vue à qn;∎ Texas knocked them dead last night hier soir, Texas a fait un tabac∎ to knock on or at the door frapper (à la porte);∎ she came in without knocking elle est entrée sans frapper;∎ they knock on the wall when we're too noisy ils tapent ou cognent contre le mur quand on fait trop de bruit;∎ it was a branch knocking against the window c'était une branche qui cognait contre la fenêtre∎ to knock against or into heurter, cogner;∎ she knocked into the desk elle s'est heurtée ou cognée contre le bureau;∎ my elbow knocked against the door frame je me suis cogné ou heurté le coude contre le chambranle de la porte(c) (make sound) cogner;∎ my heart was knocking je sentais mon cœur cogner dans ma poitrine, j'avais le cœur qui cognait;∎ the car engine is knocking le moteur cogne;∎ humorous his knees were knocking ses genoux jouaient des castagnettes;∎ the pipes knock when you run the taps les tuyaux cognent quand on ouvre les robinets∎ Vicky must be knocking about here somewhere Vicky doit traîner quelque part dans le coin;∎ I knocked about in Australia for a while j'ai bourlingué ou roulé ma bosse en Australie pendant quelque temps;∎ British are my fags knocking about? est-ce que mes clopes sont dans le coin?;∎ that's what I wear to knock about in ce sont mes vêtements d'intérieur□familiar traîner dans;∎ I knocked about town all day j'ai traîné en ville toute la journée;∎ she spent a year knocking about Europe elle a passé une année à se balader en Europe;∎ these clothes are OK for knocking about the house in ces vêtements, ça va pour traîner à la maison;∎ your keys are knocking about the kitchen somewhere tes clés traînent dans un coin de la cuisine∎ he used to knock his wife about a lot il tapait sur ou il battait sa femme;∎ the old car's been knocked about a bit la vieille voiture a pris quelques coups ici et là;∎ the furniture has been badly knocked about les meubles ont été fort maltraités(b) (jolt, shake) ballotter;∎ we were really knocked about in the back of the truck nous étions ballottés à l'arrière du camion∎ we knocked the idea about for a while nous en avons vaguement discuté pendant un certain tempsfamiliar fréquenter□ ;∎ they knocked about together at school ils se fréquentaient à l'école∎ she could knock back ten vodkas in an hour elle pouvait s'envoyer dix vodkas en une heure;∎ he certainly knocks it back! qu'est-ce qu'il descend!∎ that car must have knocked him back a few thousand pounds cette voiture a bien dû lui coûter quelques milliers de livres(c) (surprise, shock) secouer, bouleverser;∎ the news really knocked me back la nouvelle m'a vraiment abasourdi ou m'a laissé pantois∎ to knock sb back rejeter qn□ ;∎ to knock sth back (offer, invitation) refuser qch□ ;∎ she knocked him back il s'est pris une veste∎ she was knocked down by a bus elle a été renversée par un bus;∎ he knocked the champion down in the first round il a envoyé le champion au tapis ou il a mis le champion knock-down dans la première reprise(b) (hurdle, vase, pile of books) faire tomber, renverser∎ I managed to knock him down to $500 j'ai réussi à le faire baisser jusqu'à 500 dollars∎ it was knocked down to her for £300 on le lui a adjugé pour 300 livres(a) (from shelf, wall etc) faire tomber;∎ the statue's arm had been knocked off la statue avait perdu un bras;∎ he knocked the earth off the spade il fit tomber la terre qui était restée collée à la bêche;∎ he was knocked off his bicycle by a car il s'est fait renverser à vélo par une voiture;∎ figurative to knock sb off their pedestal or perch faire tomber qn de son piédestal;∎ familiar to knock sb's block off casser la figure à qn(b) (reduce by) faire une réduction de;∎ the salesman knocked 10 percent off (for us) le vendeur nous a fait un rabais ou une remise de 10 pour cent;∎ I managed to get something knocked off the price j'ai réussi à faire baisser un peu le prix∎ she can knock off an article in half an hour elle peut pondre un article en une demi-heure∎ they knocked off a bank ils ont braqué une banque∎ knock it off! (stop it) arrête ton char!familiar (stop work) cesser le travail□ ;∎ we knock off at five o'clock on finit à cinq heures➲ knock on∎ (in rugby) to knock the ball on faire un en-avant∎ he's knocking on sixty il va sur la soixantaine;∎ there were knocking on fifty people in the hall il n'y avait pas loin de cinquante personnes dans la salle(a) (in rugby) faire un en-avant∎ my dad's knocking on a bit now mon père commence à prendre de la bouteille∎ one of his teeth was knocked out il a perdu une dent(b) (make unconscious) assommer; (in boxing) mettre K-O; familiar (of drug, pill) assommer□, mettre K-O;∎ familiar the sleeping pill knocked her out for ten hours le somnifère l'a assommée ou mise K-O pendant dix heures∎ her performance really knocked me out! son interprétation m'a vraiment épaté!(d) (eliminate) éliminer;∎ our team was knocked out in the first round notre équipe a été éliminée au premier tour(e) (put out of action) mettre hors service;∎ it can knock out a tank at 2,000 metres cela peut mettre un tank hors de combat à 2000 mètres∎ I'm not going to knock myself out working for him je ne vais pas m'esquinter à travailler pour lui∎ to knock oneself out (indulge oneself) se faire plaisir□ ;∎ there's plenty of food left, knock yourself out! il reste plein de nourriture, sers-toi autant que tu veux!□∎ I knocked a pile of plates over j'ai renversé ou fait tomber une pile d'assiettes;∎ she was knocked over by a bus elle a été renversée par un bus(a) (hit together) cogner l'un contre l'autre;∎ they make music by knocking bamboo sticks together ils font de la musique en frappant des bambous l'un contre l'autre;∎ familiar they need their heads knocking together, those two ces deux-là auraient bien besoin qu'on leur secoue les puces∎ we knocked together a rough shelter on s'est fabriqué une espèce d'abri□s'entrechoquer➲ knock up∎ these buildings were knocked up after the war ces bâtiments ont été construits à la hâte après la guerre;∎ he knocked up a delicious meal in no time en un rien de temps, il a réussi à nous préparer quelque chose de délicieux□∎ that walk yesterday really knocked me up la promenade d'hier m'a complètement crevé;∎ he's knocked up with the flu il a chopé la grippe∎ the furniture is pretty knocked up les meubles sont plutôt esquintés ou amochés∎ she got knocked up elle s'est fait mettre en cloque(f) (in cricket) marquer;∎ he knocked up 50 runs before rain stopped play il a marqué 50 points avant que la pluie n'interrompe la partieBritish (in ball games) faire des balles -
36 Tompion, Thomas
SUBJECT AREA: Horology[br]baptized 25 July 1639 Ickwell Green, Englandd. 20 November 1713 London, England[br]English clock-and watchmaker of great skill and ingenuity who laid the foundations of his country's pre-eminence in that field.[br]Little is known about Tompion's early life except that he was born into a family of blacksmiths. When he was admitted into the Clockmakers' Company in 1671 he was described as a "Great Clockmaker", which meant a maker of turret clocks, and as these clocks were made of wrought iron they would have required blacksmithing skills. Despite this background, he also rapidly established his reputation as a watchmaker. In 1674 he moved to premises in Water Lane at the sign of "The Dial and Three Crowns", where his business prospered and he remained for the rest of his life. Assisted by journeymen and up to eleven apprentices at any one time, the output from his workshop was prodigious, amounting to over 5,000 watches and 600 clocks. In his lifetime he was famous for his watches, as these figures suggest, but although they are of high quality they do not differ markedly from those produced by other London watchmakers of that period. He is now known more for the limited number of elaborate clocks that he produced, such as the equation clock and the spring-driven clock of a year's duration, which he made for William III. Around 1711 he took into partnership his nephew by marriage, George Graham, who carried on the business after his death.Although Tompion does not seem to have been particularly innovative, he lived at a time when great advances were being made in horology, which his consummate skill as a craftsman enabled him to exploit. In this he was greatly assisted by his association with Robert Hooke, for whom Tompion constructed a watch with a balance spring in 1675; at that time Hooke was trying to establish his priority over Huygens for this invention. Although this particular watch was not successful, it made Tompion aware of the potential of the balance spring and he became the first person in England to apply Huygens's spiral spring to the balance of a watch. Although Thuret had constructed such a watch somewhat earlier in France, the superior quality of Tompion's wheel work, assisted by Hooke's wheel-cutting engine, enabled him to dominate the market. The anchor escapement (which reduced the amplitude of the pendulum's swing) was first applied to clocks around this time and produced further improvements in accuracy which Tompion and other makers were able to utilize. However, the anchor escapement, like the verge escapement, produced recoil (the clock was momentarily driven in reverse). Tompion was involved in attempts to overcome this defect with the introduction of the dead-beat escapement for clocks and the horizontal escapement for watches. Neither was successful, but they were both perfected later by George Graham.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsMaster of the Clockmakers' Company 1703.Bibliography1695, with William Houghton and Edward Barlow, British patent no. 344 (for a horizontal escapement).Further ReadingR.W.Symonds, 1951, Thomas Tompion, His Life and Work, London (a comprehensive but now slightly dated account).H.W.Robinson and W.Adams (eds), 1935, The Diary of Robert Hooke (contains many references to Tompion).D.Howse, 1970, The Tompion clocks at Greenwich and the dead-beat escapement', Antiquarian Horology 7:18–34, 114–33.DV -
37 nose
nose [nəʊz]1 noun(a) (part of body) nez m;∎ to hold one's nose se pincer le nez;∎ the dog has a wet nose le chien a le nez ou la truffe humide;∎ your nose is bleeding tu saignes du nez;∎ your nose is running tu as le nez qui coule;∎ to speak through one's nose parler du nez;∎ I punched him on or in the nose je lui ai donné un coup de poing en pleine figure;∎ she's always got her nose in a book elle a toujours le nez dans un livre;∎ Horseracing the favourite won by a nose le favori a gagné d'une demi-tête;∎ Horseracing I'll have £10 on the nose je parie 10 livres qu'il va gagner(b) (sense of smell) odorat m, nez m;∎ these dogs have an excellent nose ces chiens ont un excellent flair ou le nez fin;∎ figurative she's got a (good) nose for a bargain elle a le nez creux ou du nez pour dénicher les bonnes affaires(c) (aroma → of wine) arôme m, bouquet m, nez m(d) (forward part → of aircraft, ship) nez m; (→ of car) avant m; (→ of bullet, missile, tool) pointe f; (→ of gun) canon m;∎ British the traffic was nose to tail all the way to London les voitures étaient pare-chocs contre pare-chocs jusqu'à Londres∎ to have a nose around faire un tour d'inspection□∎ look, it's right under your nose! regarde, il est juste sous ton nez ou tu as le nez dessus!;∎ it was (right) under my nose all the time c'était en plein sous mon nez;∎ figurative they stole it from under the nose of the police ils l'ont volé au nez et à la barbe de la police;∎ he can see no further than (the end of) his nose il ne voit pas plus loin que le bout de son nez;∎ familiar he really gets or he gets right up my nose il me tape sur les nerfs, il me pompe l'air;∎ you've got or hit it right on the nose tu as mis en plein dans le mille;∎ to keep one's nose clean se tenir à carreau;∎ try and keep your nose clean tu ferais bien de te tenir peinard;∎ keep your (big) nose out of my business! mêle-toi de ce qui te regarde!;∎ to keep or to have one's nose to the grindstone bosser (dur);∎ to keep sb's nose to the grindstone faire bosser ou trimer qn;∎ to lead sb by the nose mener qn par le bout du nez;∎ to look down one's nose at sb/sth traiter qn/qch avec condescendance;∎ to pay through the nose (for sth) payer (qch) la peau des fesses;∎ familiar he's always sticking or poking his nose in il faut qu'il fourre son nez partout;∎ familiar she's always sticking or poking her nose into our affairs elle est toujours en train de fourrer son nez dans nos affaires;∎ to turn up one's nose at sth faire la fine bouche devant qch;∎ that's cutting off your nose to spite your face c'est toi le perdant;∎ he's always walking around with his nose in the air il prend toujours un air hautain ou méprisant(b) (push with nose) pousser du nez;∎ the dog nosed the door open le chien a ouvert la porte en la poussant du nez(a) (advance with care) avancer précautionneusement;∎ the car nosed out into the traffic la voiture se frayait un chemin au milieu des embouteillages∎ to nose through sb's papers fouiner ou mettre son nez dans les papiers de qn►► familiar drugs slang nose candy (cocaine) coco f, neige f;nose drops gouttes fpl nasales ou pour le nez;familiar nose job intervention f de chirurgie esthétique sur le nez□ ;∎ she's had a nose job elle s'est fait refaire le nez;nose ring anneau m de nez;nose wheel roue f avant∎ two men came nosing about for information deux hommes sont venus fouiner pour avoir des renseignements;∎ I don't want them nosing about in here! je ne veux pas qu'ils viennent fourrer leur nez ici!∎ he was nosed out of first place by an outsider un outsider lui a soufflé la première place d'une courte tête -
38 bush
I1. [bʋʃ] n1. 1) кустrose [jessamine] bush - куст роз [жасмина]
2) собир. кустарник2. 1) (обыкн. the bush) невозделанная земля, покрытая кустарником, бушto live in the bush - жить на невозделанных землях или в отдалённой дикой местности
2) сельская местность3. ист.1) ветка плюща ( служившая вывеской таверны)2) таверна4. редк. густые волосы, бакенбарды и т. п.5. уст.1) пушистый пучок волос или перьев2) пушистый хвост ( лисы)6. диал. вереск, крапива, папоротник и т. п.♢
to take to the bush - а) скрываться в лесу; б) стать бродягой; в) скрываться от полицииto beat about the bush см. beat1 III ♢
to beat the bushes (for) - амер. искать ( обычно в отдалённых районах)
to go bush - австрал. сл. а) поселиться вдали от людей, на природе; б) одичать
good wine needs no bush - посл. ≅ хороший товар сам себя хвалит
2. [bʋʃ] v1. обсаживать, засаживать кустарником2. куститься, густо разрастаться3. разг. утомлять до крайности, истощать силыII1. [bʋʃ] n тех.втулка, вкладыш; гильза2. [bʋʃ] v тех.вставлять втулку; гильзовать ( цилиндр)II [bʋʃ] = bush-league -
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40 bush
buʃ1) (a growing thing between a tree and a plant in size: a rose bush.) busk2) ((in Australia, Africa etc) wild uncultivated country.) villmark, (ur)skog•- bushybuskIsubst. \/bʊʃ\/1) ( botanikk) busk, buskvekst2) buskas, krattskog, kratt3) ( i Afrika og Australia) bush, utmark, villmark, ødemark4) ( også bush of hair) hårmanke5) revehale6) (austr., spøkefullt) landsbygda7) ( gammeldags) forklaring: eføybunt brukt som skilt utenfor kro\/gjestgiveribeat about\/around the bush gå som katten rundt den varme grøten, ikke komme til poenget• hey, stop beating about the bush, and tell me what's going on! thebush (austr.) landet, landsbygdago bush ( om husdyr) forklaring: streife rundt i ødemarken ( om mennesker) forklaring: forkaste sivilisasjonen og leve for seg selv i ødemarkengood wine needs no bush gode varer anbefaler seg selvtake to the bush flykte, flytte til ødemarkenIIsubst. \/bʊʃ\/( teknikk) bøssingIIIverb \/bʊʃ\/buske seg, danne buskbush it forklaring: bo eller telte ute i ødemarkenIVverb \/bʊʃ\/( teknikk) sette bøssing i
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