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1 игла
needle; pinзоол. spine, quillбот. thorn, prickle, spine, spike(на бор) needle, spine(като украшение) pin(за гравиране) pointвоен. (на ударник) nippleигла за плетене a knitting needleграмофонна игла stylus, a gramophone needleигла на спринцовка a hypodermic needleразказвам от игла до конец give all the details* * *игла̀,ж., -ѝ needle; pin; зоол. spine, quill; бот. thorn, prickle, spine, spike; (на бор) needle, spine; ( като украшение) pin; (за гравиране) point; воен. (на ударник) nipple; безопасна \иглаа safety pin; бод зад \иглаа backstitch; грамофонна \иглаа stylus, gramophone needle; \иглаа за плетене knitting needle; \иглаа на спринцовка hypodermic needle; риба \иглаа зоол. needle fish; суха \иглаа изк. dry needle; • от \иглаа до конец from beginning to end; разказвам от \иглаа до конец give all the details; търси \иглаа в купа сено look for a needle in a haystack; шевна \иглаа sewing needle.* * *needle: a sewing игла - шевна игла; prick; pricker: a safety игла - безопасна игла* * *1. (за гравиране) point 2. (като украшение) pin 3. (на бор) needle, spine 4. needle;pin 5. ИГЛА за плетене a knitting needle 6. ИГЛА на спринцовка a hypodermic needle 7. безопасна ИГЛА a safety pin 8. бод зад ИГЛА backstitch 9. бот. thorn, prickle, spine, spike 10. воен. (на ударник) nipple 11. грамофонна ИГЛА stylus, a gramophone needle 12. зоол. spine, quill 13. от ИГЛА до конец from beginning to end 14. разказвам от ИГЛА до конец give all the details 15. риба ИГЛА зоол. needle fish 16. суха ИГЛА изк. dry needle 17. търся ИГЛА в купа сено look for a needle in a haystack 18. шевна ИГЛА a sewing needle -
2 buscar una aguja en un pajar
• look for a needle in a bundle of hay• look for a needle in a haystackDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > buscar una aguja en un pajar
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3 buscar una aguja en un pajar
Español-Inglés colección ilustrada idiomas > buscar una aguja en un pajar
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4 agulha, procurar uma agulha num palheiro
Dicionário português (brasileiro)-Inglês > agulha, procurar uma agulha num palheiro
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5 aguja
f.1 needle.es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystackaguja de ganchillo crochet hookaguja hipodérmica hypodermic needleaguja de punto knitting needle2 hand.3 needle.aguja de pino pine needle4 point (fail).5 pointer, hand.6 hypodermic needle, needle.7 pipefish, garfish, marlin, Belone belone.8 steeple, fleche, spire.9 phonographic needle, needle, stylus.* * *1 needle (de tricotar) knitting needle2 (de reloj) hand; (de tocadiscos) stylus3 (de arma) firing pin4 (obelisco) obelisk; (capitel) spire, steeple5 (de tren) point, US switch6 (pez) garfish7 (ave) godwit8 (pastel dulce) sweet pastry; (pastel salado) meat/fish pastry1 ribs\buscar una aguja en un pajar to look for a needle in a haystack* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Cos, Med) needle; [de sombrero] hatpindarle a la aguja — * to shoot up **
aguja de arria — LAm pack needle
aguja de gancho, aguja de ganchillo — crochet hook
aguja de marear — compass, compass needle
aguja de media, aguja de tejer — LAm knitting needle
aguja imantada, aguja magnética — compass, compass needle
2) (=indicador) [de reloj] hand; (Téc) pointer, hand; (Mil) firing pin; [de tocadiscos] stylus, needletumbar la aguja — * (Aut) to step on the gas *, go full out
3) LAm (Agr) (=estaca) fence post4)aguja de pino — (Bot) pine needle
5) (=chapitel) spire, steeple8) (=pez) garfish* * *a) (de coser, tejer) needle; ( para inyecciones) needle; ( de tocadiscos) stylus, needle; ( de instrumento) needle; ( de balanza) pointer, needlebuscar una aguja en un pajar — to look for a needle in a haystack
b) (Inf) pinc) (Arquit) spire, steeple* * *= needle, pickup stylus, hand, garfish.Ex. The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.Ex. Apart from the data pits, a second set of pits is used to guide the pick-up stylus, or head.Ex. Students first practiced counting by 1s and 5s around a clock with no hands before being introduced to the differing functions of the second, minute and hour hands.Ex. A solution of chloride was added to samples of bream, garfish, pike and redfish fillets.----* aguja de croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.* aguja de jareta = bodkin.* aguja de las horas = hour hand.* aguja de los minutos = minute hand.* aguja de pino = pine needle.* aguja de tejer = knitting needle.* aguja para coser cuadernillos = stabbing needle.* clavija de 24 agujas = 24-pin plug.* como una aguja en un pajar = like a needle in a haystack.* encaje de aguja a mano = needlepoint lace.* en el sentido de las agujas del reloj = clockwise.* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.* impresora de agujas = dot matrix printer.* inserción de aguja = needling.* insertar aguja = needle.* insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas = needling the pack.* sin aguja = needleless.* * *a) (de coser, tejer) needle; ( para inyecciones) needle; ( de tocadiscos) stylus, needle; ( de instrumento) needle; ( de balanza) pointer, needlebuscar una aguja en un pajar — to look for a needle in a haystack
b) (Inf) pinc) (Arquit) spire, steeple* * *= needle, pickup stylus, hand, garfish.Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.
Ex: Apart from the data pits, a second set of pits is used to guide the pick-up stylus, or head.Ex: Students first practiced counting by 1s and 5s around a clock with no hands before being introduced to the differing functions of the second, minute and hour hands.Ex: A solution of chloride was added to samples of bream, garfish, pike and redfish fillets.* aguja de croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.* aguja de jareta = bodkin.* aguja de las horas = hour hand.* aguja de los minutos = minute hand.* aguja de pino = pine needle.* aguja de tejer = knitting needle.* aguja para coser cuadernillos = stabbing needle.* clavija de 24 agujas = 24-pin plug.* como una aguja en un pajar = like a needle in a haystack.* encaje de aguja a mano = needlepoint lace.* en el sentido de las agujas del reloj = clockwise.* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.* impresora de agujas = dot matrix printer.* inserción de aguja = needling.* insertar aguja = needle.* insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas = needling the pack.* sin aguja = needleless.* * *Abuscar una aguja en un pajar to look for a needle in a haystack2 ( Inf) pin3 ( Arquit) spire, steepleCompuestos:knitting needlecrochet hookcrochet hooktrussing needleknitting needleknitting needlehypodermic needleB (de un instrumento) needle; (de una balanza) pointer, needlelas agujas del reloj the hands of the clockCompuesto:aguja de marear or de bitácoraship's compassD2 (empanada) tuna/ground-beef pieE ( Vin):vino con aguja slightly sparkling wine* * *
aguja sustantivo femenino
( para inyecciones) needle;
( de tocadiscos) stylus, needle;
( de instrumento) needle;
( de balanza) pointer, needle;
( de reloj) hand;◊ buscar una aguja en un pajar to look for a needle in a haystackb) (Inf) pin
aguja sustantivo femenino
1 needle
(de reloj) hand
(de tocadiscos) stylus
2 Arquit spire
3 Ferroc point, US switch
' aguja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ganchillo
- hipodérmica
- hipodérmico
- incapaz
- ojo
- saeta
- brocheta
- clavar
- enhebrar
- oscilar
- punta
- tacón
English:
eye
- hypodermic needle
- jab
- knitting needle
- needle
- point
- pointer
- sharp
- spire
- steeple
- stiletto
- stylus
- thread
- turnout
- crochet
- hand
- hypodermic
- knitting
* * *aguja nf1. [de coser] needle;[de hacer punto] knitting needle aguja de crochet crochet hook;aguja de ganchillo crochet hook;aguja de mechar larding needle;aguja de punto knitting needle2. [jeringuilla] needleaguja hipodérmica hypodermic needle3. [indicador] [de reloj] hand;[de brújula, balanza] pointer Náut aguja de bitácora (ship's) compass;aguja horaria hour hand;aguja magnética compass needle;Náut aguja de marear (ship's) compass4. [de tocadiscos] stylus, needle5. [de iglesia] spire6. [de conífera] needle7. Ferroc point8. [de hojaldre] = roll-shaped meat or fish pie10. [pez] garfish11. [ave] godwitaguja colinegra black-tailed godwit;aguja colipinta bar-tailed godwit12.agujas [de res] ribs* * *f1 needle;buscar una aguja en un pajar fig look for a needle in a haystack2 de reloj hand3 FERR switch, Brpoint4 GASTR rib roast* * *aguja nf1) : needle2) : steeple, spire* * *aguja n1. (en general) needle2. (de reloj) hand3. (de tricotar) knitting needle4. (de torre, iglesia) spire / steeple -
6 Stecknadel
f pin; wie eine Stecknadel ( im Heuhaufen) suchen fig. hunt high and low for; da sucht man eine Stecknadel im Heuhaufen it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack; es war so still, dass man eine Stecknadel fallen hören konnte it was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop* * *die Stecknadelneedle; pin* * *Stẹck|na|delfpinetw mit Stecknadeln befestigen — to pin sth (an +dat to)
jdn/etw wie eine Stecknadel suchen (fig) — to hunt high and low for sb/sth
* * *Steck·na·delf pin▶ eine \Stecknadel im Heuhaufen suchen to look for a needle in a haystack* * *die pinjemanden/etwas suchen wie eine Stecknadel — (ugs.) search high and low for somebody/something
* * *Stecknadel f pin;wie eine Stecknadel (im Heuhaufen) suchen fig hunt high and low for;da sucht man eine Stecknadel im Heuhaufen it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack;es war so still, dass man eine Stecknadel fallen hören konnte it was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop* * *die pinjemanden/etwas suchen wie eine Stecknadel — (ugs.) search high and low for somebody/something
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7 ago
m (pl -ghi) needle* * *ago s.m.1 needle: ago da calza, knitting needle; ago da rammendo, darning needle; ago torto, crochet hook; cruna dell'ago, eye of the needle; lavoro ad ago, needlework; infilar l'ago, to thread a needle // cercare un ago in un pagliaio, to look for a needle in a haystack2 ( di bilancia) pointer, tongue, index3 (mecc.) needle; ( di stampante a punti) pin; (ferr.) ago dello scambio, switch point (o tongue); ago d'inclinazione magnetica, dipping needle; ago magnetico, magnetic needle4 (bot.) needle5 ( pungiglione, di vespa ecc.) sting.* * *ago dello scambio — ferr. points pl.
••* * *agopl. aghi /'ago, 'agi/sostantivo m.needle; infilare l'ago to thread the needle\essere l'ago della bilancia to hold the balance of power; è come cercare un ago in un pagliaio it is like looking for a needle in a haystack\ -
8 Nadel
f; -, -n1. needle (auch, TECH., Tannennadel etc.); (Steck-, Haar-, Hutnadel etc.) pin (auch Anstecknadel, kleine Brosche); (Brosche) brooch, Am. pin; am Tonabnehmer: stylus (Pl. styli oder styluses); man hätte eine Nadel fallen hören können you could have heard a pin drop; eine Nadel im Heuhaufen fig. a needle in a haystack; ( wie) auf Nadeln sitzen umg. be on tenterhooks; etw. mit heißer Nadel nähen umg. sew s.th. in a hurry; fig. throw s.th. together in a hurry2. (Injektionsnadel) needle; an der Nadel hängen (drogenabhängig sein) umg. be on the needle, be a junkie Sl.; sie kommt von der Nadel nicht los umg. she can’t kick the (drug) habit* * *die Nadel(Eisnadel) spicule;(Nähnadel) sewing needle; needle;(Stecknadel) pin* * *Na|del ['naːdl]f -, -n1) needle; (von Plattenspieler) stylus, needle; (= Stecknadel, COMPUT von Drucker) pin; (= Häkelnadel) hook; (inf = Spritze) needlemit Nádel und Faden umgehen können — to be able to wield a needle and thread
etw mit heißer Nádel nähen (fig inf) — to cobble sth together quickly (inf)
er sitzt wie auf Nádeln (inf) () — he's like a cat on hot bricks Brit inf or on a hot tin roof
2) (= Haarnadel, Hutnadel, Krawattennadel) pin; (= Brosche) brooch3) (= Blattnadel, Eisnadel, Kristallnadel) needle* * *1) (a small, sharp piece of steel with a hole (called an eye) at one end for thread, used in sewing etc: a sewing needle.) needle2) (any of various instruments of a long narrow pointed shape: a knitting needle; a hypodermic needle.) needle3) ((in a compass etc) a moving pointer.) needle4) (the thin, sharp-pointed leaf of a pine, fir etc.) needle5) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) pin6) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) pin7) (a needle of a record player.) stylus* * *Na·del1<-, -n>[ˈna:dl̩]f1. (Nähnadel) needleeine \Nadel einfädeln to thread a needle2. (Zeiger) needle3.▶ von der \Nadel wegkommen to kick the habitNa·del2<-, -n>[ˈna:dl̩]f BOT needle* * *die; Nadel, Nadeln needle; (SteckNadel, HutNadel, HaarNadel) pin; (HäkelNadel) hook; (für Tonabnehmer) stylus* * *1. needle ( auch TECH, Tannennadel etc); (Steck-, Haar-, Hutnadel etc) pin (auch Anstecknadel, kleine Brosche); (Brosche) brooch, US pin; am Tonabnehmer: stylus (pl styli oder styluses);man hätte eine Nadel fallen hören können you could have heard a pin drop;eine Nadel im Heuhaufen fig a needle in a haystack;2. (Injektionsnadel) needle;sie kommt von der Nadel nicht los umg she can’t kick the (drug) habit* * *die; Nadel, Nadeln needle; (SteckNadel, HutNadel, HaarNadel) pin; (HäkelNadel) hook; (für Tonabnehmer) stylus* * *-n f.needle n.spicule n.spike n. -
9 ищи ветра в поле
разг.cf. it's like catching the wind in a net; you might as well whistle for it (him, her, etc.); you might as well look for a needle in a haystack; it is going on a wild-goose chase; catch me (him, her, etc.) if you can!Смеюсь в душе над своими преследователями: - Ищите в поле ветра! (А. Новиков-Прибой, По-тёмному) — I am secretly laughing at my pursuers. Catch me if you can!
- Ты пришёл домой, а их нет? - Нет. Ничего нет. И родителей нету и вещей нету. Ничего нету. А там жил хозяин такой, так он сказал: ищи ветра в поле. (А. Макаренко, Флаги на башнях) — 'You mean you came home and they'd gone?' 'Yes, gone. There wasn't anything there. No parents, no clothes. Everything had gone. The man who lived in the house - he owned it - said I might as well look for a needle in a haystack.'
Сиденье было неудобное, и Андрей крепко обнял меня за талию. "А то выпадешь, - смеясь, сказал он, - и ищи ветра в поле". (В. Каверин, Открытая книга) — The seat was uncomfortable and Andrei grasped me firmly round the waist. 'You'll fall out,' he said laughing, 'and then it'll be like looking for the wind in the field.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ищи ветра в поле
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10 искать иголку в стоге сена
1) General subject: look for a needle in a bundle of hay, look for a needle in a haystack, look for a needle in a bottle of hay2) Makarov: look for a pin's head in a cartload of hayУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > искать иголку в стоге сена
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11 Heuhaufen
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12 buscar una aguja en un pajar
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13 chercher
chercher [∫εʀ∫e]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. to look for ; [+ ombre, lumière, tranquillité, gloire, succès, faveur] to seek ; [+ danger, mort] to court ; [+ citation, heure de train] to look up ; [+ nom, terme] to try to remember• attends, je cherche wait a minute, I'm trying to think• chercher partout qch/qn to search everywhere for sth/sb• chercher une aiguille dans une botte or meule de foin to look for a needle in a haystack• tu me cherches ? (inf) are you looking for trouble?b. ( = prendre, acheter) aller chercher qch to go for sth• qu'est-ce que tu vas chercher là ? how do you make that out?• ça va chercher dans les 300 € it'll come to around 300 eurosc. ( = essayer) chercher à faire qch to try to do sth2. reflexive verb► se chercher ( = chercher sa voie) to search for an identity* * *ʃɛʀʃe
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1) ( essayer de trouver) to look for‘cherchons vendeuses’ — ‘sales assistants wanted’
2) ( s'efforcer)3) ( prendre)aller chercher quelqu'un/qch — gén to go and get somebody/sth; ( passer prendre) to pick somebody/sth up
aller chercher quelque chose — [chien] to fetch something
4) ( r éfléchir à) to try to find [réponse, idées]; to look for [prétexte, excuse]; ( se souvenir de) to try to remember [nom]j'ai beau chercher, impossible de m'en souvenir — I've thought and thought and still can't remember it
5) ( imaginer)6) ( atteindre)ça va chercher dans les 500 euros — it must fetch GB ou get US about 500 euros
7) ( aller à la rencontre de) to look for [complications]
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se chercher verbe pronominal1)un écrivain qui se cherche — ( raison d'être) a writer trying to find himself; (style, idées) a writer who is feeling his way
2)3) (colloq) ( se provoquer) to be out to get each other (colloq)* * *ʃɛʀʃe vt1) [chose, solution, recette] to look forJe cherche mes clés. — I'm looking for my keys.
2) [un mot dans un dictionnaire] to look upIl cherchait 'vertugadin' dans le dictionnaire. — He was looking up 'vertugadin' in the dictionary.
3)aller chercher [du pain, du lait] — to go to get, [le docteur, un plombier] to go and get, [une visite à la gare] to pick up
Elle est allée chercher du pain pour ce midi. — She's gone to get some bread for lunch.
Va chercher du lait pour la voisine. — Go and get some milk for the lady next door.
Va vite chercher le docteur. — Quick, go and get the doctor.
J'irai te chercher à la gare. — I'll pick you up at the station.
4) [gloire, succès] to seek5) (= tenter, essayer)chercher à faire — to try to do, to attempt to do
* * *chercher verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( essayer de trouver) to look for [personne, objet, vérité]; to look for, to try to find [emploi, repos, appartement]; cela fait une heure que je vous cherche I've been looking for you for the past hour; chercher un mot dans le dictionnaire to look up a word in the dictionary; chercher qn du regard dans la foule to look (about) for sb in the crowd; ‘cherchons vendeuses’ ‘sales assistants wanted’; son regard cherchait celui de sa femme he sought his wife's eye; il cherche son chemin he's trying to find his way; elle chercha quelques pièces de monnaie dans sa poche she felt for some coins in her pocket; cherche mieux look harder ou more carefully; tu n'as pas bien cherché you didn't look hard enough; chercher le sommeil to try to get some sleep; chercher l'aventure to look for ou seek adventure; chercher fortune to seek one's fortune; ne cherchez plus! look no further!; cherche mon chien, cherche! fetch, boy, fetch!; ⇒ aiguille, bête, pou;2 ( s'efforcer) chercher à faire to try to do; je cherche à vous joindre depuis ce matin I've been trying to contact you since this morning; il cherchait à les impressionner he was trying to impress them; je ne cherche plus à comprendre I've given up trying to understand; ⇒ quatorze;3 ( quérir) aller chercher qn/qch gén to go and get sb/sth; ( passer prendre) to pick sb/sth up; aller chercher qch [chien] to fetch sth; allez me chercher le patron! go and get the boss for me!; aller chercher la balle/les balles ( au tennis) to go for a shot/for the difficult shots (au filet at the net); venir chercher qn/qch gén to come and get sb/sth; ( passer prendre) to pick sb/sth up; il est venu me chercher à l'aéroport he came to meet me at the airport; envoyer qn chercher qch to send sb to get sth;4 ( réfléchir à) to try to find [réponse, idées, mot, solution]; to look for [prétexte, excuse]; ( se souvenir de) to try to remember [nom]; je cherche mes mots I'm groping for words; chercher un moyen de faire qch to try to think of a way to do sth; il ne cherche pas assez he doesn't think hard enough about it; j'ai beau chercher, impossible de m'en souvenir I've thought and thought and still can't remember it; pas la peine de chercher bien loin, c'est lui le coupable you don't have to look too far, he's the guilty one;5 ( imaginer) qu'allez-vous chercher! what are you thinking of!; où est-il allé chercher cela? what made him think that?; où va-t-il chercher tout cela? how does he come up with all that?; je me demande où il est allé chercher tous ces mensonges I wonder how he thought up all these lies;6 ( atteindre) une maison dans ce quartier, ça va chercher dans les 300 000 euros a house in this area must fetch GB ou get US about 300,000 euros; un vol à main armée, ça doit/va chercher dans les cinq ans de prison armed robbery would/could get you about five years in prison; ‘combien ça va me coûter?’-‘ça ne devrait pas aller chercher loin’ ‘how much will that cost me?’-‘it shouldn't come to much’;7 ( aller à la rencontre de) to look for [complications, problèmes]; elle t'a giflé mais tu l'as bien cherché she slapped you but you asked for it; il a été renvoyé mais il l'a quand même bien cherché he was fired but he was asking for it; si tu me cherches, tu vas me trouver○ if you're looking for trouble, you'll get it.B se chercher vpr1 ( être en quête de soi-même) to try to find oneself; un écrivain qui se cherche ( raison d'être) a writer trying to find himself; (style, idées) a writer who is feeling his way;2 ( se donner) se chercher des excuses/un alibi to try to find excuses/an alibi for oneself;3 ○( se provoquer) to be out to get each other○.[ʃɛrʃe] verbe transitif1. [dans l'espace] to look ou to search for (inseparable)chercher quelqu'un/quelque chose à tâtons to fumble ou to grope for somebody/somethingtu donnes ta langue au chat? — attends, je cherche give up? — wait, I'm still thinking ou trying to thinkchercher des crosses (familier) ou des ennuis ou des histoires à quelqu'un to try and cause trouble for somebodychercher chicane ou querelle à quelqu'un to try and pick a quarrel with somebody3. [essayer de se procurer] to look ou to hunt for (inseparable)chercher du travail to look for work, to be job-huntingtoujours à chercher la bagarre! always looking ou spoiling for a fight!quand ou si on me cherche, on me trouve if anybody asks for trouble, he'll get it6. [avec des verbes de mouvement]aller chercher quelqu'un/quelque chose to fetch somebody/somethingallez me chercher le directeur [client mécontent] I'd like to speak to the manageraller chercher dans les (familier) , aller chercher jusqu'à (familier) : ça va bien chercher dans les 200 euros it's worth at least 200 euros————————chercher à verbe plus prépositionto try ou to attempt ou to seek to————————chercher après verbe plus préposition————————se chercher verbe pronominal————————se chercher verbe pronominal intransitif -
14 искать иголку в стогу сена
Андрей Арсентьевич остановился, чтобы хорошенько разобраться в местности и прокричать в бесчисленный раз: "Даша!", "Да-аша!"... Теперь, когда давящий и пугающий ночной мрак сменился рассветом, логика вновь потребовала ответа: не в стогу ли сена ты ищешь иголку? (С. Сартаков, Свинцовый монумент) — Andrei Arsentievich stopped to study the locality and for the hundredth time shouted: 'Dasha! Da-asha!'... Now, when the oppressive and frightening darkness of the night had given way to daylight, his reason again demanded to be answered: was he looking for a needle in a haystack?
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > искать иголку в стогу сена
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15 ищи ветра в поле
1) General subject: go on a wild-goose chase2) Set phrase: go and chase the wind in the field, he has bought a brush (used to mean: one cannot find him (her) who is already gone, or the thing that disappeared, vanished), like looking for a needle in a haystack, you can't catch the wind in a net, you might as well look for a needle in a haystack -
16 szukać
(+gen) (miejsca, złodzieja, okazji, pociechy) to look for; (przygód, sprawiedliwości, zemsty, szczęścia) to seek* * *ipf.1. (= starać się znaleźć) (książki, złodzieja, postoju taksówek) look for; search (kogoś/coś for sb/sth); (słówka w słowniku, pociągu w rozkładzie) look up; szukać czegoś po omacku feel around l. fumble for sth; szukać czegoś w internecie search the Internet for sth; wszędzie czegoś/kogoś szukać hunt l. search high and low for sth/sb; szukałem wszędzie I looked everywhere; szukać po kieszeniach search l. rummage through one's pockets; szukać w pamięci rack one's brain(s) for sth; szukać słów be at a loss for words; takich ludzi ze świecą szukać such people are few and far between; szukać dziury w całym find fault in everything; szukać igły w stogu siana look for a needle in a haystack; szukaj wiatru w polu it's a wild goose chase, gone with the wind.2. (= usilnie dążyć) seek, look for ( czegoś sth); (okazji, sposobności) hunt for; ( przyjemności) be bent on, seek; (rozwiązania, słów) grope ( czegoś after l. for sth); szukać schronienia seek sanctuary l. refuge, run for shelter l. cover (przed czymś/kimś from sth/sb); szukać szczęścia seek one's fortune; szukać w czymś pocieszenia seek solace in sth; szukać zapomnienia w alkoholu seek oblivion in alcohol; szukać guza be looking for trouble; szukać zaczepki be spoiling for a fight, pick a quarrel.ipf.look for each other l. one another.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > szukać
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17 искать иголку в стоге сена
[iskat' igolku v stog'e s'ena] To look for a needle in a bundle of hay. To look for something or someone virtually impossible to find. Cf. To look for a needle in a haystack.Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > искать иголку в стоге сена
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18 заниматься безнадёжным делом
General subject: look for a needle in a bundle of hay, look for a needle in a haystackУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > заниматься безнадёжным делом
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19 заниматься безнадежным делом
General subject: look for a needle in a bundle of hay, look for a needle in a haystackУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > заниматься безнадежным делом
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foin [fwɛ̃]masculine noun* * *fwɛ̃
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nom masculin1) ( herbe) hay [U]saison des foins — haymaking season; bête
2) (colloq) ( tabac sans goût) old socks (colloq) (pl)
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(arch) exclamationfoin de vos conseils/richesses! — I pour scorn on your advice/wealth!
Phrasal Verbs:••faire du foin — (colloq) ( faire du bruit) to make a hell of a racket ou noise (colloq); ( faire du scandale) to cause a scandal
* * *fwɛ̃ nm1) (= paille) hay2) * (= bruit) row * racket ** * *A nm1 Agric ( herbe séchée) hay ¢; tas de foin haystack; faire les foins to make hay; la saison des foins the haymaking season; ⇒ bête;2 ○( tabac sans goût) old socks○ (pl).B ‡excl foin de vos conseils/richesses! I pour scorn on your advice/wealth!foin d'artichaut choke.avoir or mettre du foin dans ses bottes to be well-to-do; faire du foin○ ( faire du bruit) to make a hell○ of a racket ou noise; ( faire du scandale) to cause a scandal.[fwɛ̃] nom masculin1. AGRICULTURE haychercher une aiguille ou une épingle dans une botte ou une meule de foin to look for a needle in a haystack2. [d'un artichaut] choke3. (locution)a. (familier) [être bruyant] to make a dinb. [faire un scandale] to kick up a fuss————————foin de [fwɛ̃] interjection
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