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I[stʌb] n կոճղ, քոթուկ. կտոր, բեկոր. մատիտի կրծուկ. ծխախոտի մնացորդ, ծխուկII[stʌb] v արմատախիլ անել. ոտքը կոշտ բանի խփել. stub one’s toe against smth ոտքը կոշտ բանի խփել -
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1. noun1) (Anat.) Zeh, der; Zehe, diekeep somebody on his/her toes — (fig.) jemanden in Trab halten (ugs.)
2) (of footwear) Spitze, dieat the toe — an den Zehen
3) (Zool.) Zeh, der2. transitive verb,toeing (fig.)toe the line or (Amer.) mark — sich einordnen
refuse to toe the line — aus der Reihe tanzen
* * *[təu]1) (one of the five finger-like end parts of the foot: These tight shoes hurt my toes.) der Zeh2) (the front part of a shoe, sock etc: There's a hole in the toe of my sock.) die Spitze•- academic.ru/75365/toenail">toenail- toe the line* * *[təʊ, AM toʊ]I. nto stub one's \toes sich dat die Zehen anstoßento tap one's \toes mit den Zehen wippen2. (of sock, shoe) Spitze f3.▶ to make one's \toes curl jdm peinlich sein▶ to step on [or tread] sb's \toes jdm nahetreten, jdm zu nahe tretenII. vtto \toe the party line der Parteilinie folgenIII. vi▪ to \toe in/out X-/O-Beine haben* * *[təʊ]1. nZehe f, Zeh m; (of sock, shoe) Spitze fto tread or step on sb's toes (lit) — jdm auf die Zehen treten; (fig) jdm ins Handwerk pfuschen (inf)
with so many of us we'll be treading on each other's toes — wir sind so viele, dass wir uns gegenseitig ins Gehege kommen
to be on one's toes (fig) — auf Zack sein (inf)
there are scenes in the film that make your toes curl — in dem Film sind Szenen, da bekommt man das kalte Grausen (inf)
2. vt (fig)to toe the line — sich einfügen, spuren (inf)
* * *toe [təʊ]A s1. ANAT Zehe f, Zeh m:little toe kleine Zehe;be on one’s toes umga) auf Draht oder Zack sein,b) gut drauf sein;keep sb on their toes umg jemanden in Trab halten;tread ( oder step, tramp) on sb’s toes umg jemandem auf die Hühneraugen oder auf den Schlips treten;turn one’s toes in (out) einwärtsgehen (auswärtsgehen);turn up one’s toes sl ins Gras beißen2. Vorderhuf m (des Pferdes)3. Spitze f, Kappe f (von Schuhen, Strümpfen etc):at the toe an den Zehen4. TECHa) (Well)Zapfen mb) Nocken m, Daumen m, Knagge fc) BAHN Keil m (der Weiche)5. SPORT Löffel m (des Golfschlägers)B v/t1. a) Strümpfe etc mit neuen Spitzen versehenb) Schuhe bekappen2. mit den Zehen berühren:a) in einer Linie (SPORT zum Start) antreten,b) fig sich der Parteilinie unterwerfen, linientreu sein, spuren umg (a. weitS. gehorchen);keep sb toeing the line jemanden bei der Stange halten;make sb toe the line jemanden auf Vordermann bringen umg4. jemandem einen Fußtritt versetzen6. Tischlerei: einen Nagel schräg einschlagen* * *1. noun1) (Anat.) Zeh, der; Zehe, diebe on one's toes — (fig.) auf Zack sein (ugs.)
keep somebody on his/her toes — (fig.) jemanden in Trab halten (ugs.)
2) (of footwear) Spitze, die3) (Zool.) Zeh, der2. transitive verb,toeing (fig.)toe the line or (Amer.) mark — sich einordnen
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[təʊ, Am toʊ] nto stub one's \toes sich dat die Zehen anstoßen;to tap one's \toes mit den Zehen wippen2) (of sock, shoe) Spitze fPHRASES:to make one's \toes curl jdm peinlich sein;to keep sb on their \toes jdn auf Zack halten ( fam)to stay on one's \toes auf Zack bleiben ( fam)to step on [or tread] sb's \toes jdm zu nahe treten;to \toe the party line der Parteilinie folgen vito \toe in/ out X-/O-Beine haben -
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vt iskrčiti (panjevo), iskrčiti (zemljište) od panjeva (većinom [up]); ugasiti cigaretu; udarati ćime ([against] o) / to # one's toe = udariti nogom o što* * *
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{tou}
I. 1. пръст на крак/чорап, нос на обувка, предна част на копито
the big/great TOE палецът на крака
the little TOE малкият пръст на крака
on one's TOEs на пръсти, прен. нащрек, готов за действие
to stab one's TOEs on something прен. препъвам се/не успявам в нещо
to turn up one's TOEs sl. хвърлям топа/петалата, умирам
2. тех. пета, петов лагер, лагер на пета
3. шип на подкова
4. връх на пръчка за голф
to dig one's TOEs in заинатявам се, запъвам се
II. 1. слагам капаче на носа на обувка, преплитам/замрежвам пръстите на чорап
2. уч. sl. ритам
3. докосвам/достигам с пръстите на краката си
to TOE the line/mark сп. заставам до стартовата линия, готов съм за стартиране, придържам се към правилата, спазвам строго изискванията
4. голф удрям топка с върха на пръчката
5. to TOE in стъпвам патраво
6. to TOE out стъпвам/ходя с извърнати навън пръсти на краката* * *{tou} n 1. пръст на крак/чорап; нос на обувка; предна част на коп(2) {tou} v 1. слагам капаче на носа на обувка; преплитам/ замреж* * *пета; пръст;* * *1. i. пръст на крак/чорап, нос на обувка, предна част на копито 2. ii. слагам капаче на носа на обувка, преплитам/замрежвам пръстите на чорап 3. on one's toes на пръсти, прен. нащрек, готов за действие 4. the big/great toe палецът на крака 5. the little toe малкият пръст на крака 6. to dig one's toes in заинатявам се, запъвам се 7. to stab one's toes on something прен. препъвам се/не успявам в нещо 8. to toe in стъпвам патраво 9. to toe out стъпвам/ходя с извърнати навън пръсти на краката 10. to toe the line/mark сп. заставам до стартовата линия, готов съм за стартиране, придържам се към правилата, спазвам строго изискванията 11. to turn up one's toes sl. хвърлям топа/петалата, умирам 12. връх на пръчка за голф 13. голф удрям топка с върха на пръчката 14. докосвам/достигам с пръстите на краката си 15. тех. пета, петов лагер, лагер на пета 16. уч. sl. ритам 17. шип на подкова* * *toe [tou] I. n 1. пръст на крак (чорап); нос на обувка; предна част на копито; the great ( big) \toe палецът на крака; the little \toe малкият пръст на крака; from top ( head) to \toe от главата до петите, цял, -а; on o.'s \toes 1) на пръсти; жизнерадостен; възбуден; жив, деен, енергичен; решителен; 2) внимателен, предпазлив, нащрек; to dip ( have) o.'s \toes into ( the waters of) s.th. пробвам почвата, опипвам терена, залавям се с нещо предпазливо; to go ( stand) \toe to \toe with s.o. бия се (споря, конкурирам се) свирепо, енергично с някого; to stub o.'s \toes on прен. не успявам в нещо; to tread ( step) on s.o.'s \toes прен. настъпвам някого по мазола; to make o.'s \toes curl карам кожата ми да настръхне (от вълнение, смущение и пр.); облива ме вълна; to turn up o.'s \toes sl хвърлям топа (петалата); 2. тех. пета, петов лагер, лагер на пета; 3. шип на подкова; 4. връх на стик за голф; 5. преходна линия между метала и заваръчния шев; 6. мин. основа на стъпало; праг; откос; II. v 1. слагам капаче (на обувка), наплитам (закърпвам) пръстите (на чорап); 2. уч. sl ритам; 3. слагам пръстите си наравно с (напр. на линията при състезания); to \toe the line сп. заставам на стартовата линия; прен. придържам се строго към правилата, спазвам изискванията; 4. сп. удрям ( топка) с върха на стика (в голфа); 5.: to \toe in имам извити навътре крака; патрав съм; to \toe out вървя с извити навън пръсти на краката; 6. забивам, заковавам, зачуквам накриво (гвоздей и др.). -
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1. n1) палець на нозі2) носок (чобота, панчохи)3) передня частина копита4) нижня частина, нижній кінець (чогось)5) закрут підкови; б) розм. нога7) тех. п'ята, підп'ятникfrom top to toe — з голови до п'ят; від голови до ніг
to tread on smb.'s toes — наступити комусь на мозолю; боляче образити когось; допекти комусь до живого
to be on one's toes — бути життєрадісним (діяльним, рішучим)
to turn up one's toes — простягти ноги, померти
2. v1) торкатися (бити) носкомto toe the line (the mark, the scratch) — а) спорт. стати на стартову лінію; б) стати в шеренгу; в) перен. суворо додержуватися правил; підкорятися вимогам
2) ударяти кінчиком ключки (у гольфі)3) надв'язувати носок (панчохи)4) криво забивати цвях6) шк., розм. штурхати* * *I n1) палець ноги, great /big/ toe великий палець ( ноги)little toe — мізинець ( ноги)
to stub ones toe on /over/ smth — спотикнутися об що-н.; помилятися в інтерпретації чого-н., ставати в безвихідь перед чим-н.
2) носок (ноги, черевика, панчохи)to turn ones toes out [in] — ставити ноги шкарпетками назовні [всередину]
to dance on ones toes — ходити /танцювати/ на пуантах
5) нога6) нижня частина, нижній кінець (чого-н.)7) тex. п'ята••the toe of Italy " — носок чобота, західний край Апеннінського півострова
on ones toes — життєрадісний; діяльний; рішучий, активний; готовий до дій, в ( повній) готовності; насторожі
to fight it out toe to toe — вирішити справу /спір/ в рукопашній сутичці
to tread /to step/ on smb 's toes — боляче зачепити кого-н.; зачепити чиїсь відчуття
to di и in ones toes — зайняти жорстку позицію; не відступати ні на крок
to turn up ones toes, to turn ones toes up — cл. "протягнути ноги", померти
IIthe toe of my boot itches — = мені так, хочеться дати йому стусана
to toe the starting line — cпopт. вийти на старт
to toe the line /the mark, the scratch, the crack/ — cпopт. встати на стартову доріжку; стати в шеренгу; [див. є;]; ударяти кінчиком ключки ( у гольфі)
2) надв'язувати носок ( панчохи)to toe a stocking — надв'язати панчоху; ставити рубчики, косяки ( на взуття)
4) cл.; жapг. давати стусанаto toe smb out of the room — вигнати кого-н. стусаном з кімнати
5) (з прислів.) ставити ногу ( певним чином)to toe out — ставити ноги носками нарізно /в різні боки/
to toe the line /the mark, the scratch, the crack/ — строго дотримуватися правив; виконувати установки, проводити певну лінію; підкорятися вимогам [див. 1]
to toe and heel it — відбивати чечітку, танцювати степ
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1) стена, вал; стенка; перегородка; переборка2) дамба, насыпь ( для защиты от наводнения)3) геол. боковая порода4) горн. забой, лава5) обыкн. мн. ч. укрепления ( в военном деле)6) стенной, настенный7) обносить стеной, валом; разделять стеной; заделывать8) укреплять, строить укрепления•to wall in — огораживать, обносить стеной
to wall off — отгораживать (стеной, забором)
- abutment wall - adiabatic wall - aisle wall - all-rowlock wall - anchor wall - anchored retaining wall - approach wall - apron wall - arch wall - area wall - areaway wall - ashlar wall - back wall - baffle wall - bag wall - barrier wall - battened wall - batter-curved wall - battering wall - bearing wall - below-grade wall - blank wall - bottom wall - boulder wall - boundary wall - boxed buttress wall - breast wall - brick wall - bridge wall - bulkhead wall - buttress wall - buttressed wall - buttress retaining wall - buttress stiffening cross wall - cantilevered wall - cantilever retaining wall - cantilever tee retaining wall - carrying wall - cavity wall - central core wall - ceramic wall - chief wall - city wall - cob wall - column-and-panel wall - common wall - composite core wall - compound wall - concrete block masonry wall - concrete block quay wall - concrete core wall - continuous training wall - coping wall - core wall - core wall of dam - counterfort retaining wall - counterforted retaining wall - counterscarp wall - crib retaining wall - cross wall - crown wall - curtain wall - cut-off wall - dead wall - deflecting wall - diaphragm wall - diathermal wall - dirt wall - divide wall - dividing wall - division wall - double-face wall - downstream curtain wall - drain wall - dry wall - dry rubble wall - dry stone wall - dwarf wall - embankment wall - enceinte wall - enclosure wall - end wall - exposed wall - facade wall - face wall - faced wall - fencing wall - fender wall - filler wall - filtration-proof wall - fire wall - fire-division wall - fireproof wall - flat wall - flood wall - foot wall - foundation wall - frame wall - free-standing sheet pile wall - front wall - furred wall - gable wall - gravity wall - gravity quay wall - gravity retaining wall - guard wall - guide wall - half-brick wall - half-timber wall - head wall - heat insulated wall - hollow wall - hollow concrete quay wall - hollow core wall - honeycombed wall - intake wall - internal wall - jacketed wall - key wall - land lock wall - latticed partition wall - lightweight wall - load-bearing wall - loam wall - main wall - masonry wall - monolith quay wall - moorage wall - mortarless wall - moving wall - mud wall - naked wall - non-bearing wall - non-loadbearing wall - one-and-half brick wall - one-brick wall - outer protective wall - outside wall - oven wall - pack wall - panel wall - parapet wall - partition wall - party wall - perforated wall - periphery wall - piling wall - plinth wall - porous wall - prefabricated wall - prefabricated area wall - puddle wall - quay wall - reed slab wall - relieving wall - retaining wall - retaining wall with surcharge - retention wall - revetment wall - ribbed wall - ring wall - river lock wall - rough wall - rubble wall - rubble retaining wall - rubble toe wall - sandwich wall - scarp wall - sea wall - sealing wall - self-supporting wall - self-sustaining wall - separation wall - serpentine wall - shadow wall - sheet-pile wall - sheet-pile retaining wall - shelter wall - short training wall - side wall - skimmer wall - skimming wall - sleeper wall - slot wall - slurry wall - socle wall - solid quay wall - soundproof wall - spandrel wall - spillway guide wall - spine wall - spiral wall - splay walls - stair wall - stepped side wall - string wall - stringer wall - structural wall - stud wall - suspended wall - tail wall - talus wall - tied retaining wall - tile-hung wall - toe wall - training wall - tube wall - turf wall - two-and-a-half brick wall - two-brick wall - unpierced wall - upstream wall - veneered wall - wake wall - wall-derrick wall - waterproofing wall - wave wall - wharf wall - whole-brick wall - window wall - wing wall - wing wall of lockto wall up —1) производить кладку стены 2) заделывать (дверь, окно), замуровывать
* * *1. стена (здания, сада)2. стенка (траншеи, котлована)3. крепостной вал- above-grade wallto wall up — заделывать [замоноличивать] в стену
- all-brick wall
- all-rowlock wall
- anchor wall
- anchored retaining wall
- anchored sheetpile wall
- anchored sheet wall
- angular retaining wall
- apron wall
- arched retaining wall
- area wall
- avalanche baffle wall
- backup wall
- baffle wall
- basement wall
- basement retaining wall
- bearing wall
- below-grade wall
- bin wall
- bin-type retaining wall
- blank wall
- blind wall
- block wall
- block quay wall
- boulder wall
- boundary wall
- bracket-type retaining wall
- breast wall
- brick wall
- brick-and-a-half wall
- bridge spandrel wall
- bulged retaining wall
- bulkhead wall
- buttressed retaining wall
- canted wall
- cant wall
- cantilevered quay wall
- cantilevered retaining wall
- cast-in-place trench wall
- cavity concrete block wall
- ceramic wall
- climbing wall
- collision wall
- common wall
- compound wall
- concrete wall
- concrete block gravity wall
- concrete block masonry wall
- concrete core wall
- concrete tile masonry wall
- concrete tile wall
- core wall
- counterfort retaining wall
- crib retaining wall
- cross wall
- curtain wall
- curved wall
- cutoff wall
- cutoff sheet pile wall
- dead wall
- diaphragm wall
- diaphragm retaining wall
- dividing wall
- division wall
- drop wall
- dry wall
- dry stone wall
- dwarf wall
- economy wall
- embankment wall
- enclosure wall
- envelope wall
- exterior wall
- external wall
- external panel wall
- face wall
- faced wall
- falling wall
- fence wall
- fender wall
- filler wall
- fire wall
- fire division wall
- fixed retaining wall
- flank wall
- flexible retaining wall
- flexible wall
- foundation wall
- freestone wall
- front wall
- gable wall
- garden wall
- garden wall with coping stones
- glass wall
- glass brick wall
- gravity masonry wall
- gravity quay wall
- ground wall
- guard wall
- guide wall
- half-brick wall
- head wall
- hollow masonry wall
- hollow wall
- honeycomb wall
- hopper wall
- infilled wall
- interior wall
- knee wall
- lateral wall
- lattice retaining wall
- load-bearing wall
- mechanical core wall
- metal curtain wall
- naked wall
- noise abatement wall
- noise control barrier wall
- nonbearing wall
- one-brick wall
- operable wall
- outer wall
- panel wall
- paneled wall
- parapet wall
- party wall
- perforated wall
- periphery wall
- pierced wall
- plastered wall
- precast barrier wall
- precast barrier wall for noise control
- precast basement wall
- quay wall
- retaining wall
- revetment wall
- ribbed wall
- rising wall
- rollock cavity wall
- rubble masonry wall
- rubble wall
- sandwich wall
- screen wall
- sea wall
- sectional retaining wall
- semigravity wall
- shear wall
- shotcreted wall
- side wall
- sleeper wall
- slurry-type wall
- slurry wall
- solid masonry wall
- solid retaining wall
- sound-proof wall
- spine wall
- splitter wall
- steel curtain wall
- stone wall
- storm wall
- structural wall
- stub wall
- stud wall
- surcharged wall
- thrust resistance wall
- tied retaining wall
- timber-paneled wall
- toe wall
- training wall
- veneered wall
- waterproofing below-grade wall
- whole-brick wall
- window wall
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dedo sustantivo masculino (de mano, guante) finger; ( del pie) toe; dedo anular/(del) corazón ring/middle finger; dedo gordo (fam) ( del pie) big toe; ( de la mano) thumb; dedo meñique little finger; dedo pulgar thumb; a dedo (fam): ir a dedo to hitchhike, hitch (colloq); recorrió Europa a dedo she hitchhiked around Europe; hacer dedo (fam) to hitchhike, hitch (colloq); poner el dedo en la llaga to hit o touch a raw nerve; señalar a algn con el dedo ( literal) to point at sb; ( culpar) to point the finger at sb
dedo m (de la mano) finger (del pie) toe Locuciones: a dedo, (arbitrariamente, sin selección democrática): elegir a alguien a dedo, to give someone a job
ser nombrado (alguien) a dedo, to get a job because of one's contacts
chuparse el dedo, to be born yesterday
hacer dedo, to hitchhike
no tener dos dedos de frente, to be stupid: su hermano no tiene dos dedos de frente, his brother is pretty dim
pillarse los dedos, to get caught red-handed En español tenemos 20 dedos: 10 de los pies y 10 de las manos (d. pulgar/anular/corazón/índice/meñique, thumb/ ring/ middle/ index/ little finger). En inglés tenemos 10 toes (dedos de los pies), 8 fingers (dedos) y 2 thumbs (pulgares). ' dedo' also found in these entries: Spanish: esguince - índice - llaga - meñique - nombrar - padrastro - pillarse - pulgar - punta - señalar - yema - agarrar - anestesiar - anillo - apuntar - astilla - chupar - clavar - cortar - dar - lastimar - machucar - meter - pie - pillar - zafar English: crook - digit - finger - fingertip - flick - forefinger - glove - her - hitch-hike - index finger - little finger - point - poke - prick - print - ring finger - shut - suck - thumb - toe - toenail - work in - catch - cut - hitch - index - pick - sever - stub -
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- n1. стена (здания, сада)
2. стенка (траншеи, котлована)
3. крепостной вал
to wall up — заделывать [замоноличивать] в стену
- above-grade wall
- all-brick wall
- all-rowlock wall
- anchor wall
- anchored retaining wall
- anchored sheetpile wall
- anchored sheet wall
- angular retaining wall
- apron wall
- arched retaining wall
- area wall
- avalanche baffle wall
- backup wall
- baffle wall
- basement wall
- basement retaining wall
- bearing wall
- below-grade wall
- bin wall
- bin-type retaining wall
- blank wall
- blind wall
- block wall
- block quay wall
- boulder wall
- boundary wall
- bracket-type retaining wall
- breast wall
- brick wall
- brick-and-a-half wall
- bridge spandrel wall
- bulged retaining wall
- bulkhead wall
- buttressed retaining wall
- canted wall
- cant wall
- cantilevered quay wall
- cantilevered retaining wall
- cast-in-place trench wall
- cavity concrete block wall
- ceramic wall
- climbing wall
- collision wall
- common wall
- compound wall
- concrete wall
- concrete block gravity wall
- concrete block masonry wall
- concrete core wall
- concrete tile masonry wall
- concrete tile wall
- core wall
- counterfort retaining wall
- crib retaining wall
- cross wall
- curtain wall
- curved wall
- cutoff wall
- cutoff sheet pile wall
- dead wall
- diaphragm wall
- diaphragm retaining wall
- dividing wall
- division wall
- drop wall
- dry wall
- dry stone wall
- dwarf wall
- economy wall
- embankment wall
- enclosure wall
- envelope wall
- exterior wall
- external wall
- external panel wall
- face wall
- faced wall
- falling wall
- fence wall
- fender wall
- filler wall
- fire wall
- fire division wall
- fixed retaining wall
- flank wall
- flexible retaining wall
- flexible wall
- foundation wall
- freestone wall
- front wall
- gable wall
- garden wall
- garden wall with coping stones
- glass wall
- glass brick wall
- gravity masonry wall
- gravity quay wall
- ground wall
- guard wall
- guide wall
- half-brick wall
- head wall
- hollow masonry wall
- hollow wall
- honeycomb wall
- hopper wall
- infilled wall
- interior wall
- knee wall
- lateral wall
- lattice retaining wall
- load-bearing wall
- mechanical core wall
- metal curtain wall
- naked wall
- noise abatement wall
- noise control barrier wall
- nonbearing wall
- one-brick wall
- operable wall
- outer wall
- panel wall
- paneled wall
- parapet wall
- party wall
- perforated wall
- periphery wall
- pierced wall
- plastered wall
- precast barrier wall
- precast barrier wall for noise control
- precast basement wall
- quay wall
- retaining wall
- revetment wall
- ribbed wall
- rising wall
- rollock cavity wall
- rubble masonry wall
- rubble wall
- sandwich wall
- screen wall
- sea wall
- sectional retaining wall
- semigravity wall
- shear wall
- shotcreted wall
- side wall
- sleeper wall
- slurry-type wall
- slurry wall
- solid masonry wall
- solid retaining wall
- sound-proof wall
- spine wall
- splitter wall
- steel curtain wall
- stone wall
- storm wall
- structural wall
- stub wall
- stud wall
- surcharged wall
- thrust resistance wall
- tied retaining wall
- timber-paneled wall
- toe wall
- training wall
- veneered wall
- waterproofing below-grade wall
- whole-brick wall
- window wall
- wing wall
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
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