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61 нога
ж.1) ( ступня) foot; ( нижняя конечность до ступни или целиком) legположи́ть но́гу на́ ногу — cross one's legs
сбить кого́-л с ног — knock smb down; knock smb off his feet
наступи́ть кому́-л на́ ногу — tread / step on smb's foot
2) ( лапа животного) leg; (научн. тж.) limb; (ступня млекопитающих тж.) paw; (ступня др. животных) foot3) (опора, стойка) leg••нога́ми вперёд (о покойнике) — feet first
взять но́ги в ру́ки (и пойти́ куда́-л) прост. — get one's butt in gear (and go to a place)
быть без (за́дних) ног (от усталости) разг. — be dead beat; be dead on one's feet
быть на коро́ткой ноге́ с кем-л разг. — be on close / intimate terms with smb
быть / лежа́ть у чьих-л ног — be at smb's feet
в нога́х крова́ти — at the foot of the bed
в нога́х пра́вды нет — give your feet a rest
вали́ть с ног кого́-л (о ветре и т.п.) — knock smb off smb's feet
вверх нога́ми — head over heels
встать с ле́вой ноги́ разг. — get out of bed on the wrong side
где (никогда́) не ступа́ла нога́ челове́ка — where man has never set foot
деревя́нная нога́ — wooden leg, stump, peg leg
е́ле волочи́ть но́ги разг. — be hardly able to drag one's legs along
идти́ в но́гу (с тв.) — keep step / pace (with); (перен. тж.) keep abreast [ə'brest] (with)
идти́ в но́гу с жи́знью / ве́ком — keep up / abreast with the times
идти́ не в но́гу — get out of step
к ноге́! воен. — order arms!
как моя́ [его́] ле́вая нога́ захо́чет — whatever I please [he pleases]
на широ́кую но́гу — in a grand style, in a big way
не чу́вствовать / чу́ять под собо́й ног — 1) ( при быстром беге) be running as fast as one's legs would carry one 2) ( от усталости) be dead on one's feet 3) разг. ( от радости) be beside oneself with joy, be walking on air
ни ного́й (куда-л или к кому-л) — never cross the threshold (of smb's place); not set foot (somewhere)
одна́ нога́ здесь, друга́я там — be back before smb knows it; be back in a flash [in no time]
подня́ть всех на́ ноги — raise a general alarm
положи́ть (вн.) к чьим-л нога́м — lay (d) at smb's feet
поста́вить на́ ноги кого́-л — set smb on his feet; (перен. тж.) give smb a start in life
приде́лать но́ги (к дт.) — pinch, steal, walk off (with)
протяну́ть но́ги разг. — turn up one's toes
с головы́ до ног — from head to foot; from top to toe
сде́лать но́ги прост. — take to one's heels; show a clean pair of heels брит. уст.; clear off, cut out sl
со всех ног разг. — as fast as one can, as fast as one's legs will carry one
стать на́ ноги (перен.) — become independent
стоя́ть одно́й ного́й в моги́ле — have one foot in the grave
чтобы́ ноги́ твое́й здесь не́ было! — never set foot in here again!
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62 нога
жен. foot (ступня) ;
leg (до ступни) ;
сл.;
шутл. landing gear, locomotive, pin, stump, trotter, understanding положить ногу на ногу ≈ to cross one's legs вдевать ногу в стремя ≈ to put/set one's foot in the stirrup возить ногами, шаркать ногами, волочить ноги ≈ to shuffle one's feet волочить ногу ≈ to drag one's foot еле/едва держаться на ногах ≈ to be on one's last legs ноги заплетаются ≈ legs are giving out ноги подкашиваются ≈ legs go weak (in the knees) наступать на ногу кому-л. ≈ to step on smb.'s toes;
to push smb. around перен. подниматься на ноги ≈ to rise to one's feet подставлять ногу/ножку (кому-л.;
тж. перен.) ≈ to trip up разминать ноги ≈ to stretch one's legs твердо стоять на ногах ≈ to be steady on one's legs;
to stand on one's own feet перен. топать ногами ≈ to stamp one's foot/feet хромать на правую ногу ≈ to be lame in the right leg шевелить ногой ≈ to stir a foot босые ноги на босу ногу с голыми ногами задние ноги идти в ногу в ногах под ногами у ног не в ногу сбивать с ног сшибать с ног валить с ног быть на короткой ноге ≈ to be on a good footing( with) быть на дружеской ноге ≈ to be on friendly terms( with) быть на равной ноге ≈ to be on an equal footing( with) выбивать почву из-под ног ≈ to cut the ground from the under smb./smb.'s feet, to take the wind out of smb.'s sails терять почву под ногами ≈ to have/feel the ground slipping away from under one's feet не терять почвы под ногами ≈ to be on firm ground не чувствовать под собой ног ≈(to run) at full speed( о беге) ;
to be dead on one's feet, to be dead tired( об усталости) ;
to be on air, to be beside oneself( with joy) (о радости) стать твердой ногой где-л. ≈ to secure a firm footing somewhere, to gain a firm foothold in быть без задних ног разг. ≈ to be all in, to be dead on one's feet;
to be fast asleep, to be dead ti the world( о сне) он хромает на обе ноги перен. ≈ he is on his last legs, he is floundering здесь нога человека не ступала ≈ man has never trod in this place он ни ногой( к кому-л.) ≈ he does not visit (a person), he never sets foot in some place - ползать в ногах - сбиваться с ног со всех ног стать на ноги становиться на ноги ставить на ноги с ног на голову вверх ногами кверху ногами на ногах на широкую ногу валиться с ног вертеться под ногами путаться под ногами уносить ноги кланяться в ноги протягивать ногиног|а - ж. leg;
(ступня) foot*;
положить ногу на ногу cross one`s legs;
опорная ~ спорт. (лёгкая атлетика) support foot;
передняя ~ leading leg;
толчковая ~ спорт. take-off foot;
на ~ах on one`s feet;
перенести болезнь на ~ах have* an illness without lying up;
в ~ах at the foot;
идти в ногу keep* in step;
(не отставать от кого-л., чего-л.) keep* pace with;
идти в ногу с жизнью, со временем be* in step with life, with the times;
со всех ног as fast as one can;
сбить кого-л. с ног knock smb. dawn;
быть без (задних) ног (от усталости) be* dead-beat;
поднять всех на ~и raise the alarm;
поставить кого-л. на ~и set* smb. on his, her feet;
стать на ~и
1) (оправиться после болезни и т. п.) get* on one`s feet again;
2) (стать самостоятельным) find* one`s feet, become* independent;
жить на широкую ногу live in( grand) style;
вверх ~ами upside-down;
стоять одной ~ой в могиле have* one foot in the grave;
встать с левой ~и get* out of bed on the wrong side;
не чувствовать под собой ног (от радости) be* walking on air;
наступить кому-л. на ногу tread* on smb.`s foot;
(сделать кому-л. неприятное) do* smb. harm;
он еле волочит ноги he can hardly drag himself along;
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1. n прикосновение; касание2. n осязаниеtouch is the fifth of our senses — осязание — наше пятое чувство
3. n чувствительность; чуткость, такт4. n тактильное ощущение5. n соприкосновение, общение; связь, контакт6. n знание, понимание, контрольto be in touch with the situation — быть в курсе дел; знать, как идут дела
7. n штрих; чёрточка; деталь8. n характерная черта9. n манера, стиль; приём; сноровка10. n разг. особый фасон или манера11. n муз. туше12. n эффект туше или удара13. n чуточка; примесь; оттенок, налётthere was a touch of frost in the air — чувствовался лёгкий морозец, слегка морозило
ask me no more, for at a touch I yield — не просите меня больше, ещё слово — и я уступлю
14. n разг. сумма15. n сл. деньги, полученные взаймы или выпрошенные; деньги, полученные мошенническим путём16. n сл. мошенничество, обман, надувательство17. n качественная проба18. n метка, клеймо, проба19. n проба на степень густоты сиропа20. n уст. пробный камень21. n мед. ощупывание; пальпация22. n намагничивание23. n площадь, лежащая за боковыми линиями футбольного поля24. n боковая линияcommon touch, touch of elbows — чувство локтя
25. adv немного, чуточкуto aim a touch too low — прицелиться чуть-чуть ниже, чем нужно
26. v касаться, трогать, прикасаться, притрагиватьсяto touch the ball — задеть мяч, коснуться мяча
touch on — затрагивать; касаться
27. v касаться, соприкоснуться28. v притрагиваться; есть, пить29. v тронуть, ударитьhe swears he never touched the child — он клянётся, что никогда не трогал ребёнка
30. v заниматься, делать; брать в руки; прикасаться31. v касаться, иметь половые отношенияI doubt if he had ever touched a woman before his marriage — сомневаюсь, что он имел дело с женщинами до женитьбы
32. v соприкасаться, примыкать, граничить33. v достигать; доставать34. v достигать, доходить до, равнятьсяthe thermometer touched 30° yesterday — вчера термометр поднялся до 30°
35. v равняться, идти в сравнение сthere is nothing to touch sea air for bracing you up — нет ничего полезнее морского воздуха для укрепления здоровья
36. v иметь отношение37. v влиять, оказывать влияниеhis war experiences seem not to have touched him at all — военные переживания не оставили никакого следа в его душе
38. v оказывать физическое воздействие39. v обыкн... наносить вред, ущерб; слегка портитьto give the finishing touch — завершать, заканчивать, отделывать, наносить последние штрихи
40. v обыкн... действовать на психикуhe is slightly touched — он немного не в себе, у него не все дома
41. v обыкн... легко ранить, задеть42. v обыкн... трогать, волновать43. v обыкн... задевать за живое; сердить, раздражатьhis vanity was touched no less than his sense of duty — его тщеславие было задето не меньше, чем его чувство долга
44. v обыкн... слегка окрашивать; придавать оттенок45. v обыкн... подмешивать, примешиватьadmiration touched with envy — восхищение, к которому примешивается зависть, восхищение с оттенком зависти
46. v обыкн... ставить пробу, клеймо, метку47. v обыкн... редк. упоминать, намекать48. v обыкн... мед. ощупывать, пальпировать49. v обыкн... мат. касаться, быть касательной50. v обыкн... спорт. наносить удар51. v обыкн... уст. намагничиватьСинонимический ряд:1. contact (noun) brush; caress; communication; contact; contiguity; contingency; handling; junction; palpation; pat; stroke; taction; tap2. feel (noun) feel; feeling; tactility; texture3. hand (noun) hand4. hint (noun) breath; cast; dash; ghost; hair; hint; intimation; lick; semblance; shade; shadow; smack; smatch; smell; soupcon; spice; sprinkling; strain; streak; suggestion; suspicion; taste; tincture; tinge; trace; trifle; twang; vein; whiff; whisker; whisper; wink5. sensation (noun) ability; impact; knack; sensation; sense; skill; talent; technique6. style (noun) characteristic; kind; quality; style; trait7. adjoin (verb) abut; adjoin; border; bound; butt; butt against; butt on; communicate; join; juxtapose; line; march; neighbor; neighbour; verge8. affect (verb) affect; carry; concern; get; impact; impress; influence; inspire; involve; move; pertain to; refer to; regard; relate to; soften; stir; strike; sway9. amount (verb) amount; approach; compare; correspond; correspond to; equal; match; measure up; parallel; partake of; rival; tie10. contact (verb) contact11. feel (verb) feel; finger; graze; handle; manipulate; nudge; palpate; pat; paw; pet; rub; stroke12. meet (verb) arrive at; attain; encounter; meet; reach -
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step
1. сущ.
1) а) шаг to retrace one's steps ≈ вернуться обратно тем же путем in step ≈ в ногу to be in step ≈ соответствовать out of step ≈ не в ногу б) (шаг в танце) па ∙ be but a few steps
2) а) поступь, походка б) звук шагов
3) след( ноги), отпечаток to follow smb.'s steps, to tread in the steps of smb. перен. ≈ идти по чьим-л. стопам Syn: footprint
4) шаг, поступок;
действие to take a false step ≈ совершить ошибку, неправильно поступить to take step forward ≈ сделать шаг вперед to take a giant step forward ≈ сделать огромный шаг вперед (тж. перен.) bold step ≈ смелый шаг, поступок careful, prudent step ≈ осторожный, осмотрительный шаг, поступок dangerous step ≈ опасный шаг giant step ≈ огромный шаг, рывок historic step ≈ историческое событие positive step ≈ положительный сдвиг critical step decisive step drastic step fatal step precautionary steps preventive steps rash step risky step
5) а) ступень, ступенька;
подножка, приступка;
порог;
подъем б) мн. стремянка (тж. a pair of steps) (вид лестницы)
6) мор. степс, гнездо( мачты)
7) тех. ход( спирали) ∙ it is the first step that costs посл. ≈ труден только первый шаг
2. гл.
1) а) ступать, шагать б) делать па (в танце), делать танцевальные шаги step it Syn: dance
2.
2) измерять шагами (тж. step out)
3) идти, ходить;
отправляться в путь Syn: walk
2.
4) мор. ставить, устанавливать( мачту)
5) наступить( на что-л.), нажать ногой to step on the brake ≈ нажать на тормоз ∙ step aside step back step down step forward step in step into step off step on step out step up step on it! разг. ≈ живей!, поторапливайся, поворачивайся! шаг - long * длинный шаг - at every * на каждом шагу - * by * шаг за шагом;
постепенно;
последовательно;
ступенчато - in *s ступенчато - * for * (with smb.) нога в ногу (с кем-л.) - to make a false * оступиться - to direct /to turn/ one's *s направить шаги /свои стопы/, направиться( куда-л.) - in * with в ногу с (кем-л.) ;
в соответствии с( чем-л.) - to be out of *, to break * шагать /идти/ не в ногу - to be out of * with society идти не в ногу с обществом - to retrace one's * вернуться обратно тем же путем pl звук шагов - smb.'s *s were heard outside снаружи послышались чьи-то шаги небольшое расстояние, расстояние в один шаг - it's only a * to my house отсюда до моего дома всего один шаг - it's a long * to the river до реки еще далеко - it is a good * to the station до станции отсюда не так уж близко след ступни (на песке и т. п.) походка, поступь - light * легкая походка - to walk with a gymnastic * идти гимнастическим шагом - she walks with a queen's * она выступает словно королева - that's Lucy, I recognice her * это Люси, я узнаю ее походку - we must hasten our *s нам надо прибавить шагу - watch your *! не споткнитесь! вид шага, шаг - * away боковой шаг (конькобежный спорт) - chasse * приставной шаг (конькобежный спорт) - double * двойной шаг( конькобежный спорт) - four * одновременный четырехшажный ход (лыжный спорт) - the goose * гусиный шаг аллюр па (в танце) - new * новое па - waltz * па вальса продвижение, ход;
поступательнге движение - we have made a great * forward in our negotiations наши переговоры значительно продвинулись вперед - the first * towards peace первый шаг к миру - it marks a * in human progress это означает новую ступень в развитии человечества - what's the next *? (разговорное) что будем делать дальше? повышение по службе( военное) (разговорное) очередное звание - to get one's * получить повышение /очередное звание/ мера, действие, шаг - decisive * решительный шаг - to take *s принимать меры ступень, ступенька, приступка;
подножка (экипажа0;
перекладина( стремянки) - a flight of *s лестничный марш;
лесенка;
ступенька - stone * каменная ступенька - to cut *s in ice вырубать ступеньки во льду - mind the *! не споткнитесь (о приступку и т. п.) pl стремянка (тж. a pair или a set of *s) (техническое) шаг ход (спирали и т. п.) (техническое) вкладыш( подшипника) ступень (ракеты) (математика) этап (вычисления) скачок( функции) (музыкальное) ступень, тон интервал тж. pl (морское) степс, гнездо( мачты) редан (геология) ступенчатый сброс (телевидение) уровень сигнала > to watch one's *s действовать осторожно > to follow in smb.'s *s следовать чьему-л. примеру > one * at a time поспешишь - людей насмешишь шагать, ступать - to * high ступать, высоко поднимая ноги (особ. о рысаке) ;
шагать по-журавлиному - to * lightly идти легкой походкой - to * short оступиться;
сделать ложный шаг, ошибиться - to * into a car сесть в автомобиль - to * out of the shade выйти из тени - to * between the wall and the armchair протиснуться между стеной и креслом - to * between two men протиснуться между двумя людьми;
встать между двумя людьми - to * over an obstacle перешагнуть через препятствие( разговорное) уходить (тж. * along) - I must be *ping, I must * along мне пора идти сбегать, убегать, дезертировать проходить небольшое расстояние, делать несколько шагов - to * across a road переходить дорогу - will you * inside? зайдите, пожалуйста - * this way, please сюда, пожалуйста - he *ped to the telephone он подошел /прошел/ к телефону - he was asked to * inside and take a seat его пригласили войти и сесть делать па;
танцевать - to * a dance исполнять танец - this girl can really *! эта девушка прекрасно танцует! двигаться легко и быстро - they kept us *ping all right им за нами не легко было угнаться (on) наступать - to * on smb.'s foot наступить кому-л. на ногу - to * on a rusty nail наступить на ржавый гвоздь нажимать - to * on the gas (разговорное) (автомобильное) дать газу;
торопиться, спешить, "нажимать" - to * on the starter( автомобильное) нажать на стартер вымерять, отмерять шагами (тж. * off, * out) - to * a distance отмерить расстояние шагами (into) достигать( чего-л.), получать( что-л.) сразу, одним махом - to * into a good job неожиданно получить хорошую работу делать ступеньки (морское) ставить, устанавливать (мачту) > * lively! а ну, живей!, поворачивайся! > * on it! нажимай;
гони во весь дух! > to * on smb.'s toes задеть чьи-л. чувства;
наступить на любимую мозоль > to * into the breach заполнить пустое место > Douglas could not attend the meeting, but Martin *ped into the breach at the last minute Дуглас не мог прийти на собрание, но в последнюю минуту Мартин заменил его > to * into smb.'s shoes унаследовать чье-л. место > he *ped into his father's shoes он занял место /сменил/ своего отца ~ шаг;
step by step шаг за шагом;
at every step на каждом шагу to be in ~ соответствовать;
out of step не в ногу;
to keep step with идти в ногу с derivation ~ вчт. шаг вывода ~ шаг, поступок;
мера;
a false step ложный шаг;
to take steps принимать меры ~ ступень, ступенька;
подножка, приступка;
порог;
подъем;
flight of steps марш лестницы ~ след (ноги) ;
to follow (smb.'s) steps, to tread in the steps (of smb.) перен. идти по (чьим-л.) стопам ~ тех. ход (спирали) ;
to get one's step получить повышение;
it is the first step that costs посл. = труден только первый шаг ~ off амер. sl. сделать ошибку;
step on наступать на ноги (в танце и т. п.;
тж. перен.) ;
I hate to be stepped on я не переношу толкотни in ~ в ногу inventive ~ уровень изобретательского творчества inventive ~ уровень изобретения ~ короткое расстояние;
it is but a few steps to my house до моего дома всего два шага ~ тех. ход (спирали) ;
to get one's step получить повышение;
it is the first step that costs посл. = труден только первый шаг to be in ~ соответствовать;
out of step не в ногу;
to keep step with идти в ногу с legal ~ правовая мера to be in ~ соответствовать;
out of step не в ногу;
to keep step with идти в ногу с procedural ~ процедурная часть судебного заседания step действие ~ делать па (в танце) ~ звук шагов ~ измерять шагами (тж. step out) ~ короткое расстояние;
it is but a few steps to my house до моего дома всего два шага ~ мера ~ па (в танцах) ~ повышение по службе ~ поступок, мера ~ поступь, походка ~ продвижение ~ след (ноги) ;
to follow (smb.'s) steps, to tread in the steps (of smb.) перен. идти по (чьим-л.) стопам ~ мор. ставить, устанавливать (мачту) ;
step aside посторониться;
перен. уступить дорогу другому ~ мор. степс, гнездо (мачты) ~ pl стремянка (тж. a pair of steps) ~ ступень, ступенька;
подножка, приступка;
порог;
подъем;
flight of steps марш лестницы ~ ступень ~ ход ~ тех. ход (спирали) ;
to get one's step получить повышение;
it is the first step that costs посл. = труден только первый шаг ~ шаг, поступок;
мера;
a false step ложный шаг;
to take steps принимать меры ~ шаг;
step by step шаг за шагом;
at every step на каждом шагу ~ шаг ~ вчт. шаг ~ шагать, ступать;
to step high высоко поднимать ноги (особ. о рысаке) ;
to step short не рассчитать длину шага;
to step lightly ступать легко ~ этап ~ мор. ставить, устанавливать (мачту) ;
step aside посторониться;
перен. уступить дорогу другому ~ back отступить ~ back уступить ~ шаг;
step by step шаг за шагом;
at every step на каждом шагу ~ down выйти (из экипажа) ~ down выходить ~ down подавать в отставку ~ down эл. понижать напряжение ~ down спускаться ~ down спуститься ~ down сходить ~ шагать, ступать;
to step high высоко поднимать ноги (особ. о рысаке) ;
to step short не рассчитать длину шага;
to step lightly ступать легко ~ in включаться (в дело и т. п.) ~ in вмешиваться;
step into входить ~ in вступать ~ in входить ~ in litigation этап гражданского судебного спора ~ in вмешиваться;
step into входить to ~ it идти пешком to ~ it танцевать ~ шагать, ступать;
to step high высоко поднимать ноги (особ. о рысаке) ;
to step short не рассчитать длину шага;
to step lightly ступать легко to ~ out briskly идти быстро;
step lively! живей!;
поторапливайтесь! ~ off амер. sl. сделать ошибку;
step on наступать на ноги (в танце и т. п.;
тж. перен.) ;
I hate to be stepped on я не переношу толкотни ~ off сходить ~ off амер. sl. сделать ошибку;
step on наступать на ноги (в танце и т. п.;
тж. перен.) ;
I hate to be stepped on я не переношу толкотни ~ up эл. повышать напряжение;
step on it! разг. живей!, поторапливайся, поворачивайся! ~ out выходить (особ. ненадолго) ~ out мерить шагами ~ out амер. разг. развлечься ~ out шагать большими шагами;
прибавлять шагу to ~ out briskly идти быстро;
step lively! живей!;
поторапливайтесь! ~ шагать, ступать;
to step high высоко поднимать ноги (особ. о рысаке) ;
to step short не рассчитать длину шага;
to step lightly ступать легко ~ up выдвигать ~ up эл. повышать напряжение;
step on it! разг. живей!, поторапливайся, поворачивайся! ~ up подниматься ~ up подойти ~ up продвигать;
выдвигать ~ up продвигать ~ up расширять ~ up увеличивать;
ускорять ~ up увеличивать ~ шаг, поступок;
мера;
a false step ложный шаг;
to take steps принимать меры steps: steps: take ~ предпринимать шаги take ~ принимать меры take: to ~ steps принимать меры;
to take a step шагнуть;
to take a tan загореть ~ след (ноги) ;
to follow (smb.'s) steps, to tread in the steps (of smb.) перен. идти по (чьим-л.) стопам to turn one's ~s направиться;
to bring into step согласовать во времени -
65 balance
I ['bæləns]1) (stable position) equilibrio m. (anche fig.)to keep one's balance — mantenere l'equilibrio, stare in equilibrio
to catch sb. off balance — fig. cogliere qcn. alla sprovvista
to throw sb. off balance — fig. fare perdere l'equilibrio a qcn.
the balance of power — l'equilibrio dei poteri o delle forze
2) (scales) bilancia f. (anche fig.)to be o hang in the balance fig. essere in bilico o in sospeso; on balance — tutto considerato o tutto sommato
3) amm. comm. (in account) saldo m., bilancio m.4) (remainder) resto m., rimanenza f.5) astrol.II 1. ['bæləns]2) (counterbalance) bilanciare, controbilanciare [weights, design, elements]3) (perch) bilanciare, tenere in equilibrio4) (adjust) equilibrare [diet, activity]5) (weigh up, compare) soppesare, valutareto balance sth. against sth. — mettere a confronto qcs. con qcs
6) amm. comm. pareggiare, fare quadrare [account, budget]2.1) [one person, one thing] stare in equilibrio; [two things, persons] equilibrarsi, bilanciarsi3) amm. comm. [books, budget] essere, chiudere in pareggio; [ figures] quadrareto make sth. balance to get sth. to balance — fare quadrare qcs
* * *['bæləns] 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) bilancia2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) equilibrio3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) equilibrio4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) equilibrare2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) tenere/tenersi in equilibrio•- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance* * *I ['bæləns]1) (stable position) equilibrio m. (anche fig.)to keep one's balance — mantenere l'equilibrio, stare in equilibrio
to catch sb. off balance — fig. cogliere qcn. alla sprovvista
to throw sb. off balance — fig. fare perdere l'equilibrio a qcn.
the balance of power — l'equilibrio dei poteri o delle forze
2) (scales) bilancia f. (anche fig.)to be o hang in the balance fig. essere in bilico o in sospeso; on balance — tutto considerato o tutto sommato
3) amm. comm. (in account) saldo m., bilancio m.4) (remainder) resto m., rimanenza f.5) astrol.II 1. ['bæləns]2) (counterbalance) bilanciare, controbilanciare [weights, design, elements]3) (perch) bilanciare, tenere in equilibrio4) (adjust) equilibrare [diet, activity]5) (weigh up, compare) soppesare, valutareto balance sth. against sth. — mettere a confronto qcs. con qcs
6) amm. comm. pareggiare, fare quadrare [account, budget]2.1) [one person, one thing] stare in equilibrio; [two things, persons] equilibrarsi, bilanciarsi3) amm. comm. [books, budget] essere, chiudere in pareggio; [ figures] quadrareto make sth. balance to get sth. to balance — fare quadrare qcs
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66 point
point 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) spiss2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) nes, odde, pynt3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) tilsvarer desimalkomma; punktum4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punkt, sted5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) tidspunkt6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) (koke-/fryse osv.)punkt7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) strek8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) poeng9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) poeng, sak10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) vits, hensikt11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) egenskap; side12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) stikkontakt2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) sikte/rette mot2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) peke (på)3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) fuge, spekke•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toesdetalj--------poeng--------prikk--------punkt--------punktum--------spissIsubst. \/pɔɪnt\/1) punkt, prikk2) punkt, detalj, moment, sak, omstendighet3) punkt, tegn, komma, vokaltegn (i hebraisk)• one point five (1.5)en komma fem (1,5)4) tidspunkt, øyeblikkpå dette tidspunktet, i dette øyeblikk(et)5) spiss, takk (på horn), prosjektilspisshakespissen, haken6) odde, nes, pynt7) grad, punkt8) ( i sport e.l.) poeng9) mening, vits, poeng, kjernepunkt, hovedsak, springende punkt• the point is that...saken er den at...• the point was to...hovedsaken var å..., det gjaldt å...• my point is that...det jeg mener er at..., det jeg vil ha sagt er at...10) side, egenskap• his best points as a secretary are...hans beste egenskaper som sekretær er...11) (tekstil, også point lace) sydd eller brodert knipling12) (elektronikk, også power point) stikkontakt, strømtilkobling13) kompasstrek16) fast post (plass for trafikkpoliti i gatekryss e.l.)18) (jakt, hverdagslig) mål20) radernål21) ( militærvesen) forpatrulje, etterpatrulje24) ( gammeldags) sverd, dolkat all points på alle punkter, i alle henseenderat the point of the sword med kniven på strupen med sverd i hånd, med våpenbe at the point of death ligge for dødenbeside the point irrelevantcarry one's point få viljen sincase in point se ➢ casecatch\/get the point få med seg poengetcome\/get to the point komme til sakencome straight to the point gå rett på sak, komme til saken med en gangcome to points komme i kamp, støte sammen i kampexclamation point (amer., også exclamation mark) utropstegnextra point (amer., fotball) ekstrapoeng, enpoengerFirst Point of Aries vårjevndøgngain a point få et poeng, ta et poengget points vinne poengget the point forstå hva saken gjelder, skjønne tegningengive somebody points ( hverdagslig) være noen klart overlegengive up one's point gi seggood and bad points gode og dårlige sider, sterke og svake siderhave a point ha et poeng• you have a point there!in point of fact faktiskkeep\/stick to the point holde seg til sakenmaintain one's point holde på sitt syn, forfekte sitt syn, stå på sittmake a point få et poeng, ta et poeng ( om hund) ta\/få standmake a point of være nøye med, legge vekt på gjøre til en regelmake one's point lykkes i å få frem hva en mener• you've made your point!match point ( i tennis) matchballmiss the point ikke forstå poenget, ikke fatte poengetnear point ( optikk) nærpunktnot to put too fine a point on it for å si det rett ut, for å gå rett på sakbe off the point være irrelevant, være saken uvedkommendeon a point of order til dagsordenon many points på mange punkterpoint by point punkt for punktpoint of articulation ( språkvitenskap) artikulasjonsstedpoint of conscience samvittighetssakpoint of contact berøringspunkt, tangeringspunktthe point of death dødsøyeblikketpoint off ( skolevesen) minuspoengpoint of honour æressakpoint of suspension opphengningspunkt, støttepunkt, festepunktpoint of view synsvinkelpress the point gå nærmere inn på noeraise a point peke på en sak, peke på et forholdreach the point of no return eller be at the point of no return ha ingen vei tilbake, ha ingen retrettmuligheterrise to a point of order ( parlamentarisk) reise seg for å protestere mot reglementetscore a point få et poeng, ta et poengsee the point of se poenget istand upon points henge seg opp i detaljer, være pedantiskstretch a point gjøre et unntaktake somebody's point ( spesielt britisk) forstå hva noen mener, innrømme at noen har kommet med en gyldig påstandto the point være relevant, være treffende uttrykke seg saklig og konsistup to a point til en viss gradwin on points ( i boksing) vinne på poengyour point! ( hverdagslig) et poeng til deg!IIverb \/pɔɪnt\/1) peke, rette, sikte2) ( om jakthund) gjøre stand, gjøre stand for, stå, markere3) (medisin, om byll, kvise e.l.) modne4) understreke, fremheve, markere5) hvesse, spisse6) ( bygg) fuge7) sette skilletegn, sette komma, legge til vokaltegn (i hebraisk)point a cable ( sjøfart) katte en endepoint a sail ( sjøfart) stikke revseisinger i et seilpoint at peke mot, være rettet mot, være vendt motpoint a topmast ( sjøfart) vise en stang i stanghulletpoint off ( matematikk) skille med kommapoint out peke på, påpekepoint the finger at ( hverdagslig) beskylde, legge skylden på, anklagepoint the yards ( sjøfart) brase rærnepoint to vise, stå påpeke mot, indikere, antyde, tale forvære bevis påpoint towards peke mot, være rettet mot, være vendt motpoint up (amer.) fremheve, markere -
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'bæləns 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) skålvekt2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) balanse, likevekt3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) balanse, sinnslikevekt, sinnsro4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo, beløp på konto2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) avstemme, gjøre opp, saldere en konto2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) balansere•- in the balance
- off balance
- on balancebalanse--------likevekt--------motvektIsubst. \/ˈbæləns\/1) vekt, vektskål2) motvekt3) balanse (også overført), likevekt, avveining4) sjelelig balanse, følelsesmessig likevekt5) ( handel) balanse, saldo(beløp), overskudd, differanse6) ( kunst) harmoni, balanse( hverdagslig) restenbalance brought\/carried forward overført saldobalance in hand kassebeholdningbalance of power maktbalansebalance of trade handelsbalansebalances mellomværenderbank balance banksaldohang in the balance være uviss(t), ikke være avgjorthold the balance være tungen på vektskålen, være utslagsgivendehold the balance of power ( parlamentarisk) være i vippeposisjonlose one's balance miste balansenon balance alt i altstrike a balance finne middelveienthrow somebody off his balance få noen til å miste balansenIIverb \/ˈbæləns\/1) balansere, bringe i likevekt, være i likevekt2) avveie, veie, sammenlikne3) motveie, oppveie, utjevne4) ( handel) avslutte (om regnskap), balansere, salderebalance oneself balansere, gå balansegangbalance the books ( regnskap) gjøre opp bøkene -
68 pille
pile, pill, pillar, tamper* * *I. (en -r)( støtte) pillar, column;( bropille) pier;(med.) pill;(fig) a bitter pill.II. vb pick ( fx the meat from the bone; pick one's toes);(tage skal etc af) peel ( fx an orange, potatoes), shell ( fx peas, shrimps, an egg);( tage stilk af) stem ( fx red currants);( plukke fjer af) pluck;( røre ved ting man ikke må) fiddle;[ ikke pille!] don't touch! hands off! keep your fingers off![ pille næse, pille sig i næsen] pick one's nose;[ fuglen pillede sig] the bird preened itself (el. its feathers);[ pille stikkelsbær] top and tail gooseberries;[ med præp & adv:][ pille af](dvs forsvinde) T buzz off, clear out, hop it;[ pille noget af] pick (, peel) something off;[ pille fra hinanden] take ( fx a toy) apart,(fig) take ( fx his arguments) to pieces,(om argumenter etc også) pick holes in,( fuldstændigt) demolish ( fx his arguments, the plan);[ gå og pille med noget] potter about something; busy oneself with something;[ pille ned]( skyde) pick off, bring down;[ pille en ned](fig) take somebody down a peg,( helt ned) cut somebody down to size;(se også piedestal);[ pille op](dvs samle op) pick up,( knude, strikning etc) undo,( om strikning også) unravel;[ pille ud](dvs fjerne) take out, remove,( udvælge) choose, pick out;[ de nykker skal vi snart få pillet ud af ham] we'll soon cure him of that nonsense;[ pille ved] fiddle with, toy with, finger,( nervøst) fidget with,( for at forbedre, reparere) fiddle with ( fx new translators fiddling with the text of the Bible; he fiddled with the engine and got it going),( ødelægge, bringe uorden i) tamper with ( fx a machine, the lock, one's papers, their rights), meddle with;( drage i tvivl) question ( fx his right),( antaste) tamper with ( fx their rights),( kritisere) pick holes in ( fx his arguments, the plan). -
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['bæləns] 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) balança2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) equilíbrio3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) equilíbrio4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) equilibrar2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) equilibrar•- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance* * *bal.ance[b'æləns] n 1 equilíbrio. 2 estabilidade de corpo e mente. 3 comparação, estimativa, balanço. 4 harmonia, proporção. 5 continuidade, estabilidade. 6 contrapeso, coisa que anula ou contrabalança. 7 Com saldo, balanço. 8 resto, sobra. 9 balancim (de relógio). 10 peso, quantidade ou força preponderante. 11 movimento balançante da cabeça. 12 igualdade de peso. 13 constelação Libra ou sétimo signo do zodíaco. • vt+vi 1 pesar em balança. 2 equilibrar, contrabalançar. 3 comparar (valor, importância). 4 fazer proporcional, ser proporcional. 5 firmar, estabilizar. 6 anular (efeito). 7 Com fazer balanço, equilibrar contas. 8 estar em equilíbrio, estar balançado, equilibrar-se. 9 hesitar, estar indeciso. 10 ponderar, avaliar, estimar. adverse balance prejuízo. balance at the bank saldo credor no banco. balance beam braço de balança. balance carried forward saldo a conta nova. balance in hand dinheiro à mão. balance of mind equilíbrio mental. balance of power equilíbrio de forças. he lost his balance ele perdeu o domínio sobre si. his sudden riches threw him off his balance sua riqueza inesperada deixou-o desnorteado. in the balance pendente. this turned the balance isto foi decisivo. to balance accounts with acertar as contas com. -
70 ♦ point
♦ point /pɔɪnt/n.1 punta ( anche mecc.); puntina; punta di terra; promontorio; capo: the point of a knife [of a stick], la punta d'un coltello [d'un bastone]; (autom., elettr.) platinum point, puntina platinata; to stand on the point of one's toes, stare in punta di piedi; (geogr.) Point Hope, Punta Hope ( in Alaska) NOTA D'USO: - punta e point-2 punto; puntino; punto fermo; punto essenziale; (= point of view) punto di vista; opinione; grado; istante; momento: (geogr.) cardinal point, punto cardinale; focal point, punto focale; crucial point, punto cruciale; salient point, punto saliente; halfway point, punto di mezzo; (tipogr.) full point, punto fermo; They don't agree on these points, su questi punti loro non sono d'accordo; a decimal point, un punto di numero decimale ( in Italia si usa la virgola): The ship has four point seven (4.7) guns, la nave ha cannoni da «quattro punto sette» (4.7); the main points of a speech, i punti principali di un discorso; to make one's point, chiarire il proprio punto di vista; sostenere una tesi; to come straight to the point, venir subito al punto, al dunque; entrare subito in argomento; to labour the point, tirare per le lunghe un argomento; dilungarsi senza necessità su un punto; the point of an argument, il punto essenziale (o il succo) d'un argomento; to have a weak point, avere un punto debole; The dollar has gained five points against the euro, il dollaro ha guadagnato cinque punti sull'euro; I begin to see your point, comincio a capire il tuo punto di vista; Keep to the point, stai al punto!; non divagare!; the point of departure, il punto di partenza; (naut.) il punto base; a point of contact, un punto di contatto; a high point of civilization, un alto grado di civiltà; (geom.) the point of intersection of two lines, il punto d'intersezione di due linee3 [u] motivo; scopo; utilità: What's your point in going?, che motivo hai d'andare?; There is no ( o not much) point in doing that, non vedo lo scopo (o l'utilità) di fare ciò5 (geogr., naut.; = point of the compass) punto della rosa dei venti ( ve ne sono 32); quarta (11В° 15')8 (mil.) punta d'una colonna; avanguardia10 (pl.) (ferr.) scambio12 (elettr.) punto; presa di corrente: a lighting point, un punto luce; a point for the phone, una presa per il telefono13 (tipogr.) punto tipografico; punto19 (pl.) orecchi, coda, zampe ( d'animale domestico); (spec.) criniera, coda e zampe ( d'un cavallo): bay with black points, baio con coda, criniera e zampe nere● point by point, punto per punto; esaurientemente □ ( di vigile) point duty, servizio di vigilanza del traffico a un incrocio □ (mil.) point fire, fuoco concentrato □ ( basket) point guard, playmaker; guardia di punta □ point lace, merletto (o pizzo) a punto ago □ ( USA) point man, (mil.) uomo di testa di una pattuglia; (fig., spec. polit.) uomo di punta; ( sport) marcatore, cannoniere □ a point of conscience, un caso di coscienza □ point of honour, punto d'onore □ ( boxe) the point ( of the jaw), la punta del mento □ (aeron. e fig.) point of no return, punto dal quale non si torna indietro ( in un volo transoceanico, per mancanza di carburante) □ ( nelle assemblee, riunioni, ecc.) point of order, mozione d'ordine; questione di procedura □ point of reference, punto di riferimento; punto fisso □ (naut.) points of sailing, andature delle barche a vela □ (comm.) point of sale, punto vendita □ (ferr.) point of switch, punto di scambio □ point of view, punto di vista □ point rationing razionamento con sistema di punti □ ( boxe, lotta) points defeat (o loss), sconfitta ai punti □ ( sport) points difference (o spread), differenza punti □ ( ciclismo) points race, corsa a punti ( su pista) □ (fig., in un dibattito) point-scoring, il voler avere a tutti i costi la meglio sull'avversario ( invece di affrontare seriamente la questione) □ (tipogr.) point size, corpo □ ( sport) point-to-point, corsa siepi di cavalli dilettanti □ (comput.) point-to-point protocol ► PPP □ ( boxe, lotta) points victory (o win), vittoria ai punti □ ( balletto) point-work, danza sulle punte □ at the point of death, in punto di morte □ at the point of the sword, con la spada puntata contro; (fig.) sotto minaccia di gravi violenze □ at all points, da ogni punto di vista; sotto ogni aspetto □ beside the point, fuori proposito; non pertinente; che non c'entra □ to carry (o to gain) one's point, far prevalere il proprio punto di vista □ ( anche fig.) to get the point, afferrare il concetto; capire l'idea □ to give points to sb., dar dei punti (di vantaggio) a q.; essere superiore a q.: He can give you points on good manners, vi può dare dei punti quanto alla buona educazione □ to have a point, non essere senza ragione: You have a point here, su questo punto hai ragione □ to have a low boiling point, (fis.) avere un punto di ebollizione basso; (fig.) perdere subito le staffe □ (fam.) to have one's points, avere dei punti buoni; avere i propri meriti; avere del buono □ in point of fact, (leg.) in materia di fatto; ( per estens.) effettivamente, realmente, davvero □ (leg.) in point of law, in materia di diritto □ to make a point of st., fare di qc. una questione essenziale; attribuire grande importanza a qc. □ ( di cane) to make (o to come to a) point, fare la punta; puntare □ to make (o to score) a point, fare un punto; segnare un punto a proprio favore; (fig.) dimostrare d'aver ragione (o d'essere nel giusto) □ to make a point of doing st., farsi un dovere di (considerare doveroso, ritenere importante) fare qc. □ off the point, fuori proposito; non pertinente □ ( sport) on points, ai punti: to lose [to win] on points, perdere [vincere] ai punti □ to be on the point of, esser sul punto di; stare per: They were on the point of refusing his offer, stavano per rifiutare la sua offerta □ power point, presa (elettrica) □ to stick to the point, restare in argomento; non divagare □ to stretch a point, fare un'eccezione; lasciar correre; allargare la manica (fig.) □ strong point, (il) forte: Swimming is not his strong point, il nuoto non è il suo forte □ to the point, pertinente: Your answer is not to the point, la tua risposta non è pertinente □ up to a point, fino a un certo punto □ to win one's point, imporre il proprio punto di vista □ What's the point of acting like a child?, a che giova comportarsi da bambino? □ That's beside the point!, questo non c'entra! ( non è pertinente); questa è una questione a parte.♦ (to) point /pɔɪnt/v. t. e i.3 ( di solito to point out) additare; segnare a dito; indicare; mostrare: It's bad manners to point, non sta bene segnare a dito; He pointed out the finest monuments to the visitors, ha additato i monumenti più belli ai visitatori; to point the way, indicare la strada; Point (me) out the books you want, mostrami i libri che desideri4 (fig., di solito to point out) illustrare; dare rilievo a; mettere in evidenza; far notare; far rilevare: He pointed his remarks with apt illustrations, illustrò le sue osservazioni con esempi appropriati; to point a moral, dar rilievo a un concetto morale ( per mezzo d'esempi, ecc.); May I point out to you that your account is still outstanding?, posso farLe notare che il Suo conto è ancora scoperto?5 ( anche mil.) puntare; spianare ( una rivoltella, ecc.): to point a gun [a telescope], puntare un fucile [un telescopio]8 (comput.) puntare9 (naut.) orzare; stringere il vento● to point fingers, puntare il dito; (fig.) scandalizzarsi □ to point manure in, sotterrare concime con la punta della vanga □ to point the soil over, rivoltare la terra con la punta della vanga. -
71 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) ponta2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cabo3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) ponto4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) ponto5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) ponto7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) ponto8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) ponto9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) ponto10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sentido11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) traço12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) tomada2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apontar2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) apontar3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) preencher frinchas•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *[pɔint] n 1 ponto: a) sinal, mancha. b) Geom grandeza considerada por abstração, sem dimensão alguma. c) circunstância, detalhe, pormenor. d) Sports tento. e) ponto principal, o essencial. f) duodécima parte da linha (1/72 de polegada). g) local, sítio, posição. h) objetivo, escopo, mira. i) desígnio. j) grau, situação. k) fim, termo. l) instante, momento. m) Gram sinal de pontuação. n) furo feito por agulha. o) assunto, caso, questão. p) unidade de valores ou preços. q) renda feita com agulha. r) Naut cada uma das 32 divisões do compasso. s) Naut intervalo entre dois pontos do compasso. t) pinta (de cartas ou dados). u) ponto decimal. 2 ponta: a) extremidade aguçada, bico. b) extremidade, cabo, promontório. 3 pico, cume. 4 fato ou argumento que impressiona. 5 direção, curso. 6 Typogr corpo. 7 decisão, resolução. 8 agulha de ferrovia. 9 ferramenta ou arma pontiaguda. 10 característica, atributo. 11 auge, apogeu. 12 ato de apontar. 13 punctura, picada. 14 Mil patrulha de ponta. • vt+vi 1 apontar: a) fazer ponta em, aguçar. b) indicar, mostrar. c) dirigir para, assestar. d) mostrar indicando. e) dirigir-se com a ponta para. 2 separar com pontos ou traços. 3 pontuar. 4 aludir, mencionar, sugerir. 5 salientar, evidenciar. 6 conduzir a, tender para. 7 encher com argamassa. at the point of death às portas da morte. at the point of the sword sob coação, impelido pela força. at this point neste momento, a esta altura. beside the point fora do assunto, alheio à questão, irrelevante. boiling point ponto de ebulição. breaking point momento de ruptura. cardinal points pontos cardeais. freezing point ponto de congelamento. from point to point detalhadamente, minuciosamente. he gained his point ele obteve seu desígnio. he wandered from the point ele desviou-se do assunto. in point of a respeito de, com referência a. in point of fact de fato, na realidade. it is a good point in his character é um elemento positivo do seu caráter. I was on the point of doing it estava prestes a fazê-lo. music is her strong (weak) point música é o forte (fraco) dela. not to put too fine a point on it falar claramente. point of contact ponto de contato. point of conscience questão de consciência. point of controversy ponto de divergência. point of departure ponto de partida, especialmente em uma discussão. point of honor ponto de honra, questão de honra. point of inflection ponto de inflexão. point of intersection ponto de intersecção. point of no return ponto sem retorno (viagem, avião). point of order questão de ordem. point of origin local de origem. point of reference ponto de referência. point of sale Com ponto de venda. point of support ponto de apoio. point of view a) ponto de vista. b) opinião. point out apontar, indicar, chamar atenção para. that’s not to the point isto não vem ao caso, não diz respeito à questão. that’s the point eis a questão. the conversation ended in point a conversa tornou-se mais aguçada. the points of a horse as qualidades de um cavalo. the winner on points o vencedor por pontos. they spoke to the point falaram objetivamente. to be on the point of estar prestes a. to get to the point ir ao ponto principal. to give points to dar vantagens a. to keep to the point limitar-se ao assunto. to lose on points (boxe) perder por pontos. to make a point of fazer questão de, considerar. to miss the point não compreender. to point a wall rebocar uma parede. to point out mostrar, apontar para, chamar a atenção para. to point towards a) apontar para. b) estar voltado para. to point up enfatizar. to stick to the point permanecer no assunto, prender-se ao assunto. to stretch (strain) a point conceder um pouco, abrir uma exceção. to the point a) importante, relevante. b) conciso, objetivo. to win on points (boxe) ganhar por pontos. turning point a) momento de decisão. b) ponto crítico. up to a certain point até certo ponto. we made a point of doing it fizemos questão de fazê-lo. when it came to the point quando chegou o momento decisivo. -
72 remuer
remuer [ʀəmye]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = bouger) to moveb. [+ objet] ( = déplacer) to move ; ( = secouer) to shakec. ( = brasser) [+ café] to stir ; [+ sable] to stir up ; [+ salade] to toss ; [+ terre] to turn over• il a remué la sauce/les braises he stirred the sauce/poked the fire• remuer des souvenirs [personne nostalgique] to turn over old memories in one's mind ; [évocation] to stir up old memoriesd. [+ personne] ( = émouvoir) to move ; ( = bouleverser) to upset2. intransitive verb( = bouger) [personne] to move ; [dent, tuile] to be loose• cesse de remuer ! keep still!3. reflexive verba. ( = bouger) to move ; ( = se déplacer) to move about* * *ʀ(ə)mɥe
1.
1) ( mouvoir) to move [doigt, main, tête]; to wiggle [orteil, oreille, hanches]2) ( secouer) to shake [objet]3) ( déplacer) to move [objet]il a tout remué dans le tiroir pour retrouver la clé — he turned the whole drawer upside down to find the key
4) Culinaire to stir [soupe, café, pâtes]; to toss [salade]5) ( brasser) lit to turn over [terre]; to poke [cendres]; fig to mull over [pensées, chimères]; to handle [argent]6) ( évoquer) to rake up [passé, vieille histoire]; to stir up [souvenirs]7) ( bouleverser) to upset [personne]; ( émouvoir) to move
2.
verbe intransitif ( bouger) [personne] to move; [enfant] to fidget; [feuilles] to flutter; [bateau] to bob up and down
3.
se remuer (colloq) verbe pronominal1) ( sortir de son apathie) to get a move on (colloq)2) ( faire des efforts)* * *ʀəmɥe1. vt1) (= bouger) [bras, doigts] to move, [orteils, oreilles] to wiggleC'est à peine si elle pouvait remuer le bras. — She could hardly move her arm.
remuer la queue [chien] — to wag its tail
2) [café, sauce] to stirRemuez la sauce pendant deux minutes. — Stir the sauce for two minutes.
2. vi(= bouger) to move* * *remuer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( mouvoir) to move; remuer les doigts/la main/le bras to move one's fingers/one's hand/one's arm; je ne peux plus remuer les orteils I can't wiggle ou move my toes; il remuait les lèvres en silence his lips moved silently; elle marche en remuant les hanches she wiggles her hips when she walks; peux-tu remuer les oreilles? can you wiggle your ears?; le chien remuait la queue the dog was wagging its tail;2 ( secouer) [personne] to shake [objet]; [vent] to shake [branche, feuilles, arbres]; [vagues, vent] to toss [bateau]; arrête de remuer la table stop shaking the table;3 ( déplacer) [personne] to move [personne, objet lourd]; il a tout remué dans le tiroir pour retrouver la clé he turned the whole drawer upside down to find the key; ⇒ ciel;5 ( brasser) lit to turn over [terre]; to poke [cendres]; fig to mull over [pensées, chimères, idées]; to handle [argent];7 ( bouleverser) to upset [personne]; ( émouvoir) to move; j'en suis encore toute remuée I still feel very upset by it.B vi ( bouger) [personne] to move; [enfant] to fidget; [feuilles] to flutter; [bateau] to bob up and down; entendre remuer to hear movement; le vent fait remuer les feuilles the leaves flutter in the wind; le vent fait remuer les arbres the trees sway in the wind.C se remuer○ vpr1 ( sortir de son apathie) to get a move on○; allez, remue-toi! come on, get a move on○!;2 ( faire des efforts) se remuer pour faire to make an effort to do; il s'est beaucoup remué pour avoir ce travail he made a big effort to get this job.[rəmɥe] verbe transitifla brise remue les branches/les herbes the breeze is stirring the branches/the grass3. [retourner - cendres] to poke ; [ - terre, compost] to turn over (separable) ; [ - salade] to toss ; [ - boisson, préparation] to stirremuer des fortunes ou de grosses sommes to handle huge amounts of moneyremuer ciel et terre to move heaven and earth, to leave no stone unturnedremuer des souvenirs to turn ou to go over memories5. [troubler] to moveêtre (tout)/profondément remué to be (very)/deeply moved————————[rəmɥe] verbe intransitif1. [s'agiter - nez, oreille] to twitchla queue du chien/du chat/du cheval remuait the dog was wagging/the cat was wagging/the horse was flicking its tail2. [branler - dent, manche] to be loose3. [bouger] to move[gigoter] to fidget————————se remuer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [bouger] to movea. (sens propre) I need to move around ou to walk around a bit2. [se démener] to put oneself out -
73 balance
['bæləns] 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) tehtnica2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) ravnotežje3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) ravnovesje4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) uravnotežiti2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) držati (se) v ravnotežju•- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance* * *I [baeləns]nountehtnica; ravnotežje, protiutež; nihalo; kritje; commerce bilanca; saldo; American jocosely ostanekto be ( —ali hang, tremble, swing) in the balance — viseti na nitki, biti v kritičnem položajuoff one's balance — ves iz sebe, razburjento strike a balance — narediti bilanco; najti ravnotežje; figuratively izvesti poslediceto be weighed in the balance and found wanting — ne izpolniti upov, razočaratiII [baeləns]1.transitive verbtehtati; izenačiti; (with, against, by) držati v ravnotežju; soočiti;2.intransitive verb( between) kolebati, nihati; biti, ostati v ravnotežju -
74 treten;
tritt, trat, getretenI v/i (ist)1. (sich mit einem Schritt oder Schritten in eine bestimmte Richtung bewegen) step, walk, go, move; zur Seite treten step ( oder move) aside ( oder to one side); jemandem in den Weg treten step into s.o.’s path; (den Weg versperren) block s.o.’s path; zu jemandem treten bes. mit einem Anliegen: walk ( oder go) up to s.o.; (sich zu jemandem gesellen) join s.o.; in ein Zimmer treten go into ( oder walk into oder enter; kommen: come into) a room; ans Fenster treten go (over) to the window; über die Schwelle treten cross the threshold; treten Sie näher! step this way!; sie war auf seine Seite getreten fig. she had chosen ( oder joined) his side2. Sachen: (sich [scheinbar] bewegen) go, come, pass; der Mond / die Sonne trat hinter die Wolken the moon / sun disappeared behind the clouds; Sonne: auch the sun went in umg.; die Tränen traten ihm in die Augen tears came to ( oder welled up in) his eyes; der Schweiß trat ihm auf die Stirn (beads of) sweat formed ( oder stood out) on his forehead ( oder face); über die Ufer treten Fluss: overflow (its banks), flood3. (unabsichtlich den Fuß auf, in etw. setzen) stand, step, tread (auf / in + Akk on/in); jemandem auf den Fuß treten tread (Am. step) ( oder stand) on s.o.’s toes ( oder foot); du bist ( auch hast) in etw. getreten you’ve put your foot ( oder trodden geh.) in s.th.4. (absichtlich den Fuß auf, in etw. setzen) tread, step, place one’s foot ( oder feet) (auf / in + Akk on/in); (stampfen) stamp; (trampeln) trample; auf etw. treten tread (bes. Am. step) on s.th.; man wusste nicht, wohin man treten sollte you didn’t know where to put your feet ( oder where to step); von einem Fuß auf den andern treten hop from one leg ( oder shift from one foot) to the otherII vt/i1. (hat) (jemandem, einer Sache einen Fußtritt versetzen) kick, give s.o. (oder s.th.) a kick; nach jemandem treten (take a) kick ( oder kick out) at s.o.; jemandem gegen das Schienbein treten kick s.o. in the shin(s); Vorsicht, das Pferd tritt! look out, that horse kicks ( oder is a kicker)!; treten gegen unabsichtlich: accidentally kick (against), walk into; absichtlich: kick; fig. (jemanden drängen) prod, put pressure on ( stärker: kick); man muss ihn immer treten umg., fig. you have to keep prodding him; (jemanden schikanieren) ( auch mit Füßen treten) bully, trample on; nach unten treten take it out on the dog2. (hat) (durch einen Tritt, Tritte bewirken) kick; eine Ecke / einen Elfmeter treten take a corner (kick) / a penalty; einen Pfad in den Schnee treten kick ( oder stamp out) a path through ( oder in) the snow; eine Beule ins Auto treten dent the car with a kick ( oder by kicking it); sich (Dat) den Dreck von den Schuhen treten kick ( oder stamp) the muck off one’s boots3. (hat) (durch Fußdruck betätigen, bewirken) press down (with the foot), depress; Radfahrer: pedal; die Kupplung / Pedale treten depress the clutch (pedal) / work the pedals ( Fahrrad: pedal, push on the pedals); aufs Gas treten put one’s foot down umg., step on it ( oder on the gas) umg., put the pedal to the metal umg.; auf die Bremse treten brake, apply the brakes; Vollbremsung: stand on the brakes umg.4. (durch Darauftreten an eine bestimmte Stelle gelangen lassen) get, run, tread; sich (Dat) einen Dorn in den Fuß treten get a thorn in ( oder run a thorn into) one’s foot5. ZOOL. (begatten) tread, mount; der Hahn tritt die Henne the cock treads the hen; nah II, näher; Dienst 3, Hühnerauge, Kraft 6, Schlips, Stelle 1, zutage etc. -
75 point
A n1 ( tip) (of knife, needle, pencil, tooth) pointe f ; ( of star) branche f ; the knife has a sharp point le couteau a la pointe très acérée ; the pencil has a sharp point le crayon est très bien taillé ; the tree comes to a point at the top l'arbre se termine en pointe ; to threaten sb at knife point menacer qn avec un couteau ;2 ( place) (precise location, position on scale) point m ; ( less specific) endroit m ; boiling point point d'ébullition ; compass point point de la boussole ; assembly point point de rassemblement ; embarkation point lieu m d'embarquement ; the furthest/highest point le point le plus éloigné/le plus élevé ; at the point where the path divides à l'endroit où le chemin bifurque ; the road swings north at this point à cet endroit la route se dirige vers le nord ; point of entry ( into country) point d'arrivée ; ( of bullet into body) point d'impact ; ( into atmosphere) point d'entrée ; point of no return point de non-retour ;3 (extent, degree) point m ; the rope had been strained to breaking point la corde avait été tendue au point qu'elle pouvait se rompre ; his nerves were strained to breaking point il était très tendu ; to be driven to the point of exhaustion être poussé jusqu'à l'épuisement ; I've got to the point where I can't take any more j'en suis arrivé au point où je n'en peux plus ; to push sth to the point of absurdity pousser qch jusqu'à l'absurde ; she was frank to the point of brutality ou of being brutal elle était franche au point d'en être brutale ; to reach a point in sth when… atteindre un stade dans qch où… ; up to a point jusqu'à un certain point ;4 ( moment) ( precise) moment m ; ( stage) stade m ; to be on the point of doing être sur le point de faire ; to be on the point of bankruptcy être au bord de la faillite ; at this point I gave up à ce stade-là j'ai abandonné ; at this point in her career à ce stade-là de sa carrière ; at what point do we cease to feel sorry for him? à quel moment cesse-t-on de le plaindre? ; at some point in the future plus tard ; at one point à un moment donné ; the judge intervened at this point le juge est intervenu à ce moment-là ; it's at this point in the story that c'est à ce stade de l'histoire que ; there comes a point when… il arrive un moment où… ; when it came to the point of deciding quand il a fallu décider ; at this point in time dans l'état actuel des choses ;5 (question, matter, idea) point m ; ( contribution in discussion) remarque f ; to make a point faire une remarque (about sur) ; to make the point that faire remarquer que ; you've made your point, please let me speak vous vous êtes exprimé, laissez-moi parler ; to make a point of doing ( make sure one does) s'efforcer de faire ; (do proudly, insistently) mettre un point d'honneur à faire ; (do obviously, to make a point) faire [qch] de manière visible ; to raise a point about sth soulever la question de qch ; my point was that ce que je voulais dire, c'était que ; to take up ou return to sb's point revenir sur un point soulevé par qn ; this proves my point cela confirme ce que je viens de dire ; are we agreed on this point? sommes-nous d 'accord sur ce point? ; a three/four-point plan un plan en trois/quatre points ; to go through a text point by point examiner un texte point par point ; the point at issue le sujet de la discussion ; that's a good point c'est une remarque judicieuse ; I take your point ( agreeing) je suis d'accord avec vous ; I take your point, but je vois bien où vous voulez en venir, mais ; all right, point taken! très bien, j'en prends note ; good point! très juste! ; you've got a point there vous n'avez pas tort ; in point of fact en fait ; as a point of information pour information ;6 ( central idea) point m essentiel ; the point is that le point essentiel, c'est que ; the point is, another candidate has been selected malheureusement, un autre candidat a été sélectionné ; to come straight to the point aller droit au fait ; he never got to the point il n'est jamais entré dans le vif du sujet ; to keep to ou stick to the point rester dans le sujet ; to miss the point ne pas comprendre ; I missed the point of what she said je n'ai pas compris ce qu'elle a voulu dire ; to the point pertinent ; what she said was short and to the point ce qu'elle a dit était bref et pertinent ; that's beside the point là n'est pas la question ; what you're saying is beside the point ce que vous dites est à côté de la question ; to wander off the point s'écarter du sujet ; to see the point saisir ; to get the point comprendre ; that's not the point il ne s'agit pas de cela ;7 ( purpose) objet m ; what was the point of her visit? quel était l'objet de sa visite? ; the exercise does have a point l'exercice n'est pas gratuit ; what's the point? à quoi bon? ; what's the point of doing…? à quoi bon faire…? ; there's no point in doing ça ne sert à rien de faire ; I see little point in doing, I don't see the point of doing je ne vois pas l'intérêt de faire ;8 (feature, characteristic) point m, côté m ; his good/bad points ses bons/mauvais côtés ; what points do you look for when buying a car? que recherchez-vous lorsque vous achetez une voiture? ; punctuality is not her strong point la ponctualité n'est pas son point fort ; the points of similarity/difference between les points communs/de divergence entre ; it's a point in their favour c'est un point en leur faveur ; it has its points il/elle n'est pas mauvais/-e ;9 Sport, Fin ( in scoring) point m ; to win/to be beaten by 4 points gagner/être battu à 4 points près ; to win on points ( in boxing) remporter une victoire aux points ; the FT 100 was up/down three points Fin l'indice FT 100 a gagné/perdu trois points ; Smurfit gained 4 points Fin les actions Smurfit ont gagné 4 points ; to evaluate sth on a 5-point scale évaluer qch d'après une échelle à 5 degrés ; match/championship point ( in tennis) balle f de match/championnat ;10 ( dot) point m ; ( decimal point) virgule f ; ( diacritic) signe m diacritique ; a point of light un point lumineux ;C vtr1 (aim, direct) to point sth at sb braquer qch sur qn [camera, gun] ; to point one's finger at sb montrer qn du doigt ; to point the finger at sb ( accuser) accuser qn ; just point the camera and press tu n'as qu'à viser avec l'appareil photo et appuyer ; to point sth towards (of car, boat) diriger qch vers ; to point sb in the right direction lit, fig mettre qn dans la bonne direction ;2 ( show) to point the way to lit (person, signpost) indiquer la direction de ; to point sb the way to indiquer à qn la direction de ; the report points the way to a fairer system le rapport ouvre la voie à un syst ème plus équitable ;3 (in ballet, gym) to point one's toes faire des pointes ;4 Constr jointoyer [wall].D vi1 ( indicate) indiquer or montrer (du doigt) ; it's rude to point ce n'est pas poli de montrer du doigt ; she pointed over her shoulder elle a indiqué derrière elle ; she pointed in the direction of elle a indiqué du doigt la direction de ; to point at sb/sth montrer qn/qch du doigt ; he was pointing with his stick at something il indiquait quelque chose de son bâton ; to point to désigner ;2 (be directed, aligned) [signpost, arrow] indiquer ; to point at sb ou in sb's direction [gun, camera] être braqué sur qn ; the needle points north l'aiguille indique le nord ; the gun was pointing straight at me l'arme était braquée sur moi ;3 ( suggest) to point to [evidence, facts] sembler indiquer ; all the evidence points to murder les preuves semblent indiquer qu'il s'agit d'un meurtre ; everything points in that direction tout semble indiquer que c'est ainsi ;4 ( cite) to point to citer ; to point to sth as evidence of success citer qch comme preuve d'une réussite ;5 Comput to point at sth mettre le pointeur sur qch ;6 [dog] se mettre à l'arrêt.■ point out:▶ point out [sth/sb], point [sth/sb] out ( show) montrer (to à) ; can you point him out to me? peux-tu me le montrer? ; to point out where/who montrer l'endroit où/la personne qui ;▶ point out [sth] ( remark on) faire remarquer [fact, discrepancy] ; to point out that faire remarquer que ; as he pointed out comme il l'a fait remarquer.■ point up:▶ point up [sth ] mettre [qch] en avant [contrast, similarity] ; faire ressortir [lack, incompetence]. -
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[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) konica2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) rtič3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) pika4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) točka5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) trenutek6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) točka7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) stran neba8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) točka9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) točka; bistvo10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) smisel11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) (močna/šibka) točka12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) vtičnica2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) nameriti2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) kazati s prstom3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) zamazati razpoke•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *I [pɔint]nounkonica, bodica, ost (igle, noža, svinčnika, jezika itd.)archaic bodalo, meč; technical koničasta priprava, dleto, šilo, črtalnik, graverska igla; hunting cilj, postojanka (psov); plural udje, okončine (zlasti konjeve), parožki (jelen); grammar pika (tudi full ŋ); printing enota za velikost tiskarskih črk (0,376 mm), izbočena točka v Braillovi pisavi; mathematics točka ( point of intersection sečišče), decimalna pika; točka na zemljevidu, cesti itd.; physics stopinja (temperature na lestvici), stopnja; geography rtič; geography stran neba ( cardinal ŋs glavne strani neba); točka, kraj, mesto, cilj, namen ( point of destination namembni kraj; economy point of entry — vstopno pristanišče); trenutek, moment (odločilni, kritični; at the point of death umirajoč); točka dnevnega reda ( to differ on several ŋs ne strinjati se v več točkah); poanta, bistvo, odlika, svojstvo; cilj, namen, smisel ( there is no point in doing it nima smisla to narediti); poudarek ( to give point to one's words dati poudarek svojim besedam); (karakteristična) poteza, lastnost, odlika (his strong, weak ŋ njegova močna, šibka točka; it has its ŋs ima svoje dobre strani)economy točka pri racioniranju ali ocenjevanju blaga; sport točka ( to lose on ŋs izgubiti po točkah, ŋs win zmaga po točkah); šivana čipka; music znak za ponovitev, karakteristični motiv, tematičen vstavek; military predstraža, izvidnica; British English kretnica; economy to be on points — biti racioniran (blago)economy to put on points — racioniratiat all points — temeljito, popolnoma, v vseh ozirihat the point of — na robu, blizuat the point of the sword — z grožnjo, nasilnoat this point — v tem hipu, na tem mestu (v govoru itd.)beside ( —ali off, away from) the point — neprimeren, ne na mestuto bring to a point — dovršiti, končatito come ( —ali get) to the point — priti k stvari, priti do odločilnega trenutkato give point to s.th. — poudariti kajsport to give points to s.o. — dati komu prednost v igri, figuratively biti močnejšifiguratively nine points — skoraj vse, 90 procentovpossession is nine points of the law — če kaj imaš, imaš vedno pravin point — ustrezen, umestenin point of fact — pravzaprav, resničnoto make a point of — vztrajati na čem, poudarjatisport to make ( —ali score) a point — doseči točko; dokazati resničnost trditveto make s.th. a point of honour — smatrati kaj za častno zadevoAmerican point of origin — kraj poreklanot to put too fine a point on it — brez ovinkov povedati, ne prikrivatito press a point — vztrajati pri čem, pritiskati na kajpoint of no return aeronautics nevarna cona, figuratively od kjer ni vrnitveto stand upon points — paziti na vsako malenkost, biti prenatančento stretch ( —ali strain) a point — narediti izjemo, pogledati skozi prstepoint of view — stališče, mnenjethat is the point — to je vprašanje, to je poglavitna stvarparliament point of order — dnevni redII [pɔint]1.transitive verbostriti, šiliti (svinčnik itd.); figuratively poudariti, poudarjati (svoje besede); meriti, nameriti (at na); mathematics označiti decimalno mesto s piko, vejico; označiti z ločili, točkami; prekopati zemljo; upozoriti;2.intransitive verbkazati s prstom (at, to); upozoriti na divjačino (lovski pes); ležati, biti obrnjen, gledati (to na; hiša); medicine zoreti (gnoj)to point one's finger at s.o. — s prstom koga pokazatito point (up)on — (oči, misli) upreti v, nato point out — pokazati, opozoriti na kajto point up technical zamazati razpoke, luknje v zidu; pokazati (s prstom, glavo); American podčrtati, poudariti -
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[pɔɪnt]1. n1) (dot, punctuation mark) Geom punto, (decimal point) virgola2 point 6 (2.6) — 2 virgola 6 (2,6)
2) (on scale, compass etc) punto3) (of needle, pencil, knife) puntaon points Ballet — sulle punte
at the point of a gun/sword — sotto la minaccia di un fucile/una spada
4) (place) puntothe train stops at Carlisle and all points south — il treno ferma a Carlisle e in tutte le stazioni a sud di Carlisle
at this point — (spatially) in questo punto, (in time) a questo punto
at that point, we decided to leave — a quel punto abbiamo deciso di andarcene
from that point on — (in time) da quel momento in poi, (in space) da quel punto in poi
to be on the point of doing sth — essere sul punto di or stare (proprio) per fare qc
5) (counting unit) Sport, (in test) Stock Exchange punto6) (purpose) scopo, motivo, (matter) questione f, argomento, (main idea, important part: of argument, joke) nocciolothere's no point in staying — è inutile or non ha senso restare
I don't see or get the point — (of joke) mi sfugge
I don't see the point of or in doing that — non vedo il motivo di farlo
the point is that... — il fatto è che...
that's the whole point! — precisamente!, sta tutto lì!
the point at issue — l'argomento in discussione or questione
to come or get to the point — venire al punto or al dunque, arrivare al punto
to keep or stick to the point — restare in argomento
to stretch a point — fare uno strappo (alla regola) or un'eccezione
his remarks were to the point — le sue osservazioni erano pertinenti or a proposito
yes, I get your point — sì, capisco quello che vuoi dire
you've got a point there! — giusto!, hai ragione!
7) (characteristic) caratteristica, qualità f invgood/bad points — lati positivi/negativi
8) Brit Rail9) Auto10) Brit Elec, (also: power point) presa (di corrente)2. vt1)(aim, direct: gun, hosepipe
etc) to point sth (at sb/sth) — puntare qc (contro or su qn/qc)to point one's finger at sb — indicare qn con il dito, additare
2) (indicate, show) indicare, mostrareto point the way (also) fig — indicare la strada or la direzione da seguire
3) Constr riempire gli interstizi di3. vi1) indicare (con il dito), additareto point at or to or towards sth/sb — indicare qc/qn
2) (indicate: signpost, hand) indicare, segnareit points (to the) north — (compass needle) segna or indica il nord
this points to the fact that... — questo fa pensare che...
•- point up -
78 mosca
f.1 fly.aflojar o soltar la mosca (figurative) to cough up, to fork outestar con o tener la mosca detrás de la oreja (informal) to be suspicious o distrustful¿qué mosca te ha picado? (informal figurative) what's up with you?mosca muerta (informal figurative) slyboots, hypocritemosca tse-tsé tsetse fly2 money.* * *1 fly2 (barba) tuft\aflojar/soltar la mosca familiar to fork out money, cough upcaer como moscas to drop like fliesestar con la mosca detrás de la oreja to be suspiciousno se oía una mosca you could have heard a pin droppor si las moscas just in case¿qué mosca te (le, etc) ha picado? familiar what's bugging you (him, etc)?mosca muerta figurado hypocrite* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=insecto) flypescar a la mosca — to fish with a fly, fly-fish
asarse las moscas —
- mandar a algn a capar moscas- ¿qué mosca te/le ha picado?mosca artificial — [en pesca] fly
mosca azul, mosca blanca — whitefly
mosca de España — Spanish fly, cantharides
mosca drosofila — drosophila, fruit fly
mosca muerta — = mosquita
2) * (=pesado) pest3) † (=dinero) dough *4) † (=barba) small goatee beard5) pl moscas (=centellas) sparksmoscas volantes — spots before the eyes, floaters
6) Méx * (=parásito) sponger *2.ADJ INV Esp** * *Iadjetivo invariablea) (Esp fam) ( preocupado) uneasy, edgy (colloq); ( enfadado) sore (AmE colloq), cross (BrE colloq)b) (Ven fam) ( alerta) alertII1)a) (Zool) flycaer como moscas — to drop o fall like flies
es incapaz de matar una mosca — she wouldn't harm o hurt a fly
estar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja — to be wary, be on one's guard
papar moscas — (fam) to mooch around (colloq)
por si las moscas — (fam) just in case (colloq)
¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? — (fam) what's got into o what's up with you/him? (colloq)
sentirse como mosca en leche — (Andes fam) to feel like a fish out of water
b) ( para pescar) fly2) (Esp fam) ( dinero) dough (colloq)IIIafloja la mosca — cough up (colloq)
masculino y femenino (Ur fam) freeloader (colloq), sponger (BrE colloq)* * *= fly [flies, -pl.].Ex. From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's Fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.----* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* mosca de la fruta = fruit fly.* mosca negra = black fly.* oír una mosca = hear a pin drop.* pesca con mosca = fly fishing.* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.* * *Iadjetivo invariablea) (Esp fam) ( preocupado) uneasy, edgy (colloq); ( enfadado) sore (AmE colloq), cross (BrE colloq)b) (Ven fam) ( alerta) alertII1)a) (Zool) flycaer como moscas — to drop o fall like flies
es incapaz de matar una mosca — she wouldn't harm o hurt a fly
estar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja — to be wary, be on one's guard
papar moscas — (fam) to mooch around (colloq)
por si las moscas — (fam) just in case (colloq)
¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? — (fam) what's got into o what's up with you/him? (colloq)
sentirse como mosca en leche — (Andes fam) to feel like a fish out of water
b) ( para pescar) fly2) (Esp fam) ( dinero) dough (colloq)IIIafloja la mosca — cough up (colloq)
masculino y femenino (Ur fam) freeloader (colloq), sponger (BrE colloq)* * *= fly [flies, -pl.].Ex: From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's Fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.
* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* mosca de la fruta = fruit fly.* mosca negra = black fly.* oír una mosca = hear a pin drop.* pesca con mosca = fly fishing.* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.* * *1 ( Esp fam) (preocupado) uneasy, edgy ( colloq); (enfadado) sore ( AmE colloq), mad ( AmE), cross ( BrE colloq)hay que estar mosca you have to be alert o ( colloq) keep on your toesA1 ( Zool) flyno se oía ni una mosca you could have heard a pin drop ( colloq)caer como moscas to go down o drop o fall like flieses incapaz de matar una mosca she wouldn't harm o hurt a flyestar con la mosca en or detrás de la oreja to be wary, be on one's guardir de mosca ( Méx): atrás del trolebús iban dos muchachos de mosca two boys were hanging off the back of the trolleybus¿qué mosca te/le ha picado? ( fam); what's got into o what's up with you/him? ( colloq), what's eating you/him? ( colloq)venir or acudir como moscas to swarm round like flies2 (para pescar) flyCompuestos:whitefly● mosca húmeda or mojadawet flydry fly● mosca tsé-tsé or tsetsé( Med) tsetse, tsetse flyafloja la mosca cough up ( colloq)(Ur fam)* * *
mosca sustantivo femenino
fly;◊ no se oía ni una mosca you could have heard a pin drop (colloq);
por si las moscas (fam) just in case (colloq)
mosca
I sustantivo femenino
1 (insecto) fly
2 fam fig (dinero) cash, dough
aflojar la mosca, to stump up
3 fam (recelo) estar con la mosca (detrás de la oreja), to smell a rat, to be suspicious
II adj (estar) (enfadado) annoyed
(inquieto) worried
(intrigado) suspicious
♦ Locuciones: familiar ¿qué mosca le ha picado?, what's biting him?
familiar por si las moscas, just in case
' mosca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gusano
- volar
- pescar
- peso
- por
English:
bite
- eat
- fly
- flyweight
- pin
- blue
- house
* * *♦ adj investoy mosca con su oferta, no me inspira confianza there's something fishy about his offer, I don't trust itestá mosca conmigo she's in a mood with me;está mosca porque se ha vuelto a estropear el ordenador he's in a mood because the computer's broken againpara ganar dinero hay que estar muy mosca if you want to make money you've got to be on the ball♦ nmf[en boxeo] flyweight♦ nf1. [insecto] flymosca escorpión scorpion fly;mosca de la fruta fruit fly;Fam Fig mosca muerta:con lo mosca muerta que parecía y el novio tan guapo que se ha buscado she's a dark horse, you'd never have thought she'd end up with a good-looking boyfriend like that;parece una mosca muerta he looks very innocent;mosca tse-tsé tsetse fly2. [en pesca] flyestoy sin mosca I'm flat broke, Br I'm skint4. Compcazar moscas to twiddle one's thumbs;Famno se oía ni una mosca you could have heard a pin drop;Fam¿qué mosca te ha picado? what's up with you?, who's rattled your cage?;Fampor si las moscas just in case;Méx Famviajar de mosca = to ride for free on a bus by clinging to the outside of it♦ interjVen Fam watch it!* * *f fly;mosca muerta fam hypocrite;estar mosca fam smell a rat fam ;tener la mosca detrás de la oreja fam smell a rat fam ;por si las moscas fam just to be on the safe side;¿qué mosca te ha picado? what’s biting you?;soltar oaflojar la mosca fam pay up, cough up fam ;caer omorir como moscas fig drop like flies;estar papando moscas fam be miles away fam ;no es capaz de matar una mosca he wouldn’t hurt a fly* * *mosca nf1) : fly2)mosca común : housefly* * * -
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['bæləns] 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) vog2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) jafnvægi3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) jafnvægi4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) reikningsjöfnuður, skuld eða inneign2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) jafna reikning, gera upp2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) (láta) halda jafnvægi•- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance -
80 balance
egyensúly, ellensúly, szilárdság, órabillegő to balance: mérlegel, egyensúlyba hoz* * *['bæləns] 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) mérleg2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) egyensúly3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) hidegvér4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) egyenleg2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) egyenlegbe hoz2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) egyensúlyoz•- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance
См. также в других словарях:
on one's toes — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Alert; ready to act. * /The successful ball player is always on his toes./ Compare: HEADS UP, ON THE BALL … Dictionary of American idioms
on one's toes — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Alert; ready to act. * /The successful ball player is always on his toes./ Compare: HEADS UP, ON THE BALL … Dictionary of American idioms
on your toes — on (your) toes aware and energetic. Acting classes and occasional work in clubs keep the actor on her toes. Bob always looked for difficult assignments because he believed that challenging work helped him stay on his toes professionally … New idioms dictionary
on toes — on (your) toes aware and energetic. Acting classes and occasional work in clubs keep the actor on her toes. Bob always looked for difficult assignments because he believed that challenging work helped him stay on his toes professionally … New idioms dictionary
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