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f2. (Liebkosung) caress; Worte: endearment; Zärtlichkeiten austauschen caress (one another); euph. (Sex miteinander haben) become intimate; es kam zu Zärtlichkeiten ( zwischen ihnen) they became intimate; jemandem Zärtlichkeiten ins Ohr flüstern whisper sweet nothings into s.o.’s ear* * *die Zärtlichkeitfondness; tenderness; endearment; affection* * *Zärt|lich|keitf -,-en1) no pl affection, tenderness2) (= Liebkosung) caressjdm Zä́rtlichkeiten ins Ohr flüstern — to whisper sweet nothings in sb's ear
* * *(a word of love.) endearment* * *Zärt·lich·keit<-, -en>fvoller \Zärtlichkeit tenderlyjdm \Zärtlichkeiten ins Ohr flüstern to whisper sweet nothings in sb's earjdn mit der größten \Zärtlichkeit behandeln to treat sb solicitously* * *die; Zärtlichkeit, Zärtlichkeiten1) o. Pl. tenderness; affection2) meist Pl. (Liebkosung) caresses kam zu Zärtlichkeiten [zwischen ihnen] — (verhüll.) they became intimate
* * *Zärtlichkeiten austauschen caress (one another); euph (Sex miteinander haben) become intimate;es kam zu Zärtlichkeiten (zwischen ihnen) they became intimate;jemandem Zärtlichkeiten ins Ohr flüstern whisper sweet nothings into sb’s ear* * *die; Zärtlichkeit, Zärtlichkeiten1) o. Pl. tenderness; affection2) meist Pl. (Liebkosung) caresses kam zu Zärtlichkeiten [zwischen ihnen] — (verhüll.) they became intimate
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1. noun1) nichtsnothing more, nothing less — nicht mehr, nicht weniger
I should like nothing more than something/to do something — ich würde etwas nur zu gern haben/tun
next to nothing — so gut wie nichts
it's nothing less than suicidal to do this — es ist reiner od. glatter Selbstmord, dies zu tun
nothing else than, nothing [else] but — nur
there was nothing [else] for it but to do something — es blieb nichts anderes übrig, als etwas zu tun
he is nothing if not active — wenn er eins ist, dann [ist er] aktiv
there is nothing in it — (in race etc.) es ist noch nichts entschieden; (it is untrue) es ist nichts daran wahr
nothing ventured nothing gained — (prov.) wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt (Spr.)
£300 is nothing to him — 300 Pfund sind ein Klacks für ihn (ugs.)
have [got] or be nothing to do with somebody/something — (not concern) nichts zu tun haben mit jemandem/etwas
have nothing to do with somebody/something — (avoid) jemandem/einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen
[not] for nothing — [nicht] umsonst
count or go for nothing — (be unappreciated) [Person:] nicht zählen; (be profitless) [Arbeit, Bemühung:] umsonst od. vergebens sein
have [got] nothing on somebody/something — (be inferior to) nicht mit jemandem/etwas zu vergleichen sein
have [got] nothing on somebody — (know nothing bad about) nichts gegen jemanden in der Hand haben
have nothing on — (be naked) nichts anhaben; (have no engagements) nichts vorhaben
make nothing of something — (make light of) keine große Sache aus etwas machen; (not understand) mit etwas nichts anfangen [können]
it means nothing to me — (is not understood) ich werde nicht klug daraus; (is not loved) es bedeutet mir nichts
2) (zero)multiply by nothing — mit null multiplizieren
2. adverbsoft or sweet nothings — Zärtlichkeiten Pl.
nothing near so bad as... — nicht annähernd so schlecht wie...
* * *1. pronoun 2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) die Null3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) keineswegs- academic.ru/50559/nothingness">nothingness- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing! - there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of* * *noth·ing[ˈnʌθɪŋ]1. (not anything) nichtsthere is \nothing like a good cup of coffee es geht nichts über eine gute Tasse Kaffeehe's \nothing if not charming wenn er eines ist, dann charmantall or \nothing alles oder nichts▪ \nothing but nur, nichts als\nothing but lies nichts als Lügen\nothing interesting/new/special nichts Interessantes/Neues/Besonderesto do/say \nothing nichts tun/sagento know \nothing about sth über etw akk nichts wissen\nothing else nichts weiterthere's \nothing else we can do to help es gibt nichts mehr, was wir tun könnenI have \nothing on for Thursday ich habe am Donnerstag noch nichts vor2. (of no importance) nichtswhat are you laughing at? — oh, \nothing, sir worüber lachen Sie? — oh nichts, Sir\nothing much nicht vielmoney means \nothing to him Geld bedeutet ihm nichtsit's \nothing to do with me das hat nichts mit mir zu tunthirty minus thirty is \nothing dreißig minus dreißig ist nullto weigh 60 kg \nothing genau 60 kg wiegenthe score so far is Yankees eighteen, Red Sox \nothing die Yankees haben bisher achtzehn Punkte, die Red Sox null5.▶ like \nothing [else] on earth einfach schrecklichto look like \nothing [else] on earth einfach unmöglich aussehen▶ [all] for \nothing [vollkommen] umsonst▶ not for \nothing nicht umsonstthere's \nothing for it but to get some extra help es bleibt keine andere Wahl, als zusätzliche Hilfe anzufordern▶ there's \nothing in it es ist nichts dranI heard the rumour, but there's \nothing in it ich habe das Gerücht gehört, aber das ist völlig aus der Luft gegriffen▶ to be \nothing less/more than... nichts Geringeres/weiter sein, als...their goal was \nothing less than creating a revolutionary new technology ihr Ziel war kein geringeres, als eine revolutionäre neue Technologie zu entwickelnhe is \nothing more than an amateur er ist bloß ein Amateur▶ \nothing like sth alles andere als etw▶ think \nothing of it keine Ursache!▶ there's \nothing to it (easy) dazu gehört [o SCHWEIZ das braucht] nicht viel; (not true) da ist nichts dran famwindsurfing is easy — there's \nothing to it Windsurfen ist einfach — da gehört nichts dazuhe's a \nothing er ist ein Niemandthat was a mere \nothing das war doch nur eine Kleinigkeit3.1. (not) überhaupt nichtto look \nothing like sb/sth jdm/etw nicht ähnlich sehento look \nothing like the others nicht wie die anderen aussehen3.the party was \nothing short of a disaster die Party war ein völliges Desaster* * *['nʌɵɪŋ]1. n, pron, adv1) nichtsnothing pleases him —
2) (with vb) nichts£500 is nothing to her —
she is nothing (compared) to her sister — sie ist nichts im Vergleich zu ihrer Schwester
that's nothing to what is to come — das ist noch gar nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was noch kommen wird
I can make nothing of it — das sagt mir nichts, ich werde daraus nicht schlau
he thinks nothing of doing that — er findet nichts dabei(, das zu tun)
think nothing of it —
will you come? – nothing doing! (inf) — kommst du? – ausgeschlossen! or kein Gedanke (inf)
I tried, but there's nothing doing (inf) — ich habs versucht, aber keine Chance (inf) or aber da ist nichts zu machen
3)there's nothing (else) for it, we'll have to... — da hilft alles nichts, wir müssen...
there was nothing in it for me — das hat sich für mich nicht gelohnt, ich hatte nichts davon; (financially also) dabei sprang nichts für mich heraus (inf)
or rumor (US) — das Gerücht ist völlig unfundiert or aus der Luft gegriffen, an dem Gerücht ist nichts (Wahres)
that is nothing to you — für dich ist das doch gar nichts
4)he does nothing but eat — er isst nur or ständig, er tut nichts anderes als essen
it was nothing like as big as we thought — es war lange nicht so groß, wie wir dachten
5)in nothing flat (US inf) — in null Komma nichts (inf)
you don't know from nothing (US inf) — du hast (überhaupt) keine Ahnung (inf)
2. n2) (= thing, person of no value) Nichts ntit's a mere nothing compared to what he spent last year —
thank you – it was nothing — danke – das war doch selbstverständlich
don't apologize, it's nothing — entschuldige dich nicht, es ist nicht der Rede wert
what's wrong with you? – (it's) nothing — was ist mit dir los? – nichts
to whisper sweet nothings to sb — jdm Zärtlichkeiten ins Ohr flüstern
* * *nothing [ˈnʌθıŋ]A pron nichts (of von):as if nothing had happened als ob nichts passiert sei;nothing much nicht (sehr) viel, nichts BedeutendesB s1. Nichts n:for nothing umsonst:a) kostenlosb) grundlosc) vergeblich; → Bes Redew2. fig Nichts n, Unwichtigkeit f3. Kleinigkeit f, Nichts n4. pl Nichtigkeiten pl, leere Redensarten pl:5. Null f (auch Person)C adv umg durchaus nicht, keineswegs:nothing like so bad as bei Weitem nicht so schlecht wie;nothing like complete alles andere als oder längst nicht vollständigD int (in Antworten) umg nichts dergleichen!, keine Spur!, Unsinn!Besondere Redewendungen: good for nothing zu nichts zu gebrauchen;nothing additional nichts weiter;nothing doing umga) das kommt nicht infrage!,b) nichts zu machen! nothing but nichts als, nur;nothing if not courageous sehr mutig;not for nothing nicht umsonst, nicht ohne Grund;(in) nothing flat umg im Handumdrehen;that’s nothingb) das gilt nicht that’s nothing to das ist nichts im Vergleich zu;that is nothing to what we have seen das ist nichts gegen das, was wir gesehen haben;that’s nothing to me das bedeutet mir nichts;that is nothing to you das geht dich nichts an;he is nothing to me er bedeutet mir nichts, er ist mir gleichgültig;a) da ist nichts dabei, das ist ganz einfach,end in nothing sich in nichts auflösen;feel like nothing on earth umg sich hundeelend fühlen;a) nicht viel Wesens von etwas machen,b) sich nichts aus etwas machen I can make nothing of him (it) ich kann mit ihm (damit) nichts anfangen, ich werde aus ihm (daraus) nicht schlau;say nothing of (Redew) ganz zu schweigen von;think nothing of nichts halten von, sich nichts machen aus;think nothing of doing sth nichts dabei finden, etwas zu tun; → daunt 1, go1 C 23, have Bes Redew, kind1 1* * *1. noun1) nichtsnothing more, nothing less — nicht mehr, nicht weniger
I should like nothing more than something/to do something — ich würde etwas nur zu gern haben/tun
it's nothing less than suicidal to do this — es ist reiner od. glatter Selbstmord, dies zu tun
nothing else than, nothing [else] but — nur
there was nothing [else] for it but to do something — es blieb nichts anderes übrig, als etwas zu tun
he is nothing if not active — wenn er eins ist, dann [ist er] aktiv
there is nothing in it — (in race etc.) es ist noch nichts entschieden; (it is untrue) es ist nichts daran wahr
nothing ventured nothing gained — (prov.) wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt (Spr.)
£300 is nothing to him — 300 Pfund sind ein Klacks für ihn (ugs.)
have [got] or be nothing to do with somebody/something — (not concern) nichts zu tun haben mit jemandem/etwas
have nothing to do with somebody/something — (avoid) jemandem/einer Sache aus dem Weg gehen
[not] for nothing — [nicht] umsonst
count or go for nothing — (be unappreciated) [Person:] nicht zählen; (be profitless) [Arbeit, Bemühung:] umsonst od. vergebens sein
have [got] nothing on somebody/something — (be inferior to) nicht mit jemandem/etwas zu vergleichen sein
have [got] nothing on somebody — (know nothing bad about) nichts gegen jemanden in der Hand haben
have nothing on — (be naked) nichts anhaben; (have no engagements) nichts vorhaben
make nothing of something — (make light of) keine große Sache aus etwas machen; (not understand) mit etwas nichts anfangen [können]
it means nothing to me — (is not understood) ich werde nicht klug daraus; (is not loved) es bedeutet mir nichts
2) (zero)2. adverbsoft or sweet nothings — Zärtlichkeiten Pl.
nothing near so bad as... — nicht annähernd so schlecht wie...
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susurrer [sysyʀe]➭ TABLE 1 transitive and intransitive verb[personne] to whisper* * *sysyʀeverbe transitif, verbe intransitif to whisper* * *sysyʀe vt* * *susurrer verb table: aimer vtr, vi to whisper.[sysyre] verbe transitif[chuchoter] to whisper————————[sysyre] verbe intransitif1. [bruire - vent] to whisper2. [chuchoter] to whisper -
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v/i umg. bill and coo* * *tụr|teln ['tʊrtln]vito bill and coo; (Liebespaar auch) to whisper sweet nothings* * *tur·teln[ˈtʊrtl̩n]vi▪ [miteinander] \turteln to whisper sweet nothings [to one another [or each other]], to bill and coo [with one another [or each other]] BRIT* * ** * *turteln v/i umg bill and coo* * * -
25 mot
mot [mo]1. masculine nouna. ( = terme) word• paresseux, c'est bien le mot ! lazybones is the right word to describe him!• tout de suite les grands mots ! you always overdramatize things!• génie, c'est un bien grand mot ! genius, that's a big word!• c'est votre dernier mot ? (dans négociations) is that your final offer?• je n'ai pas dit mon dernier mot you (or they etc) haven't heard the last of me• j'estime avoir mon mot à dire dans cette affaire I think I'm entitled to have my say in this matter• je vais lui dire deux mots ! I'll give him a piece of my mind!• il lui a dit le mot de Cambronne ≈ he said a four-letter word to himb. ( = message) word ; ( = courte lettre) notec. ( = expression frappante) saying2. compounds* * *monom masculin1) gén wordpour eux, l'amitié n'est pas un vain mot — they take friendship seriously
‘manger’, il n'a que ce mot à la bouche — all he can talk about is eating; gros
2) ( parole) wordne pas souffler or piper (colloq) mot — not to say a word
toucher (colloq) un mot de quelque chose à quelqu'un — to have a word with somebody about something
sur ces mots il sortit — with that, he left
viens par ici, j'ai deux mots à te dire! — euph come here, I've got a bone to pick with you!
3) ( petite lettre) note4) Informatique word•Phrasal Verbs:••avoir or échanger des mots avec quelqu'un — euph to have words with somebody
se donner or passer le mot — to pass the word around
* * *mo nm1) (= terme, parole) wordmot pour mot — word for word, verbatim
sur ces mots; à ces mots — with these words
2) (= formule) sayingIl citait souvent ce mot de Gide... — He often quoted this saying from Gide...
bon mot — witticism, witty remark
3) (= message) note, lineJe vais lui écrire un mot pour lui dire qu'on arrive. — I'll write him a note to say we're coming., I'll drop him a line to say we're coming.
* * *mot nm1 gén word; mot de deux syllabes two-syllable word; mot mal orthographié misspelled word; mot savant/d'argot learned/slang word; le poids des mots the force of words; en d'autres mots in other words; en quelques mots in a few words; chercher ses mots to grope for words; il ne parle pas un mot d'anglais he doesn't speak a word of English; peser ses mots to weigh one's words; jouer sur les mots to play on words; mot pour mot [répéter, traduire, reprendre] word for word, verbatim; faire du mot à mot to translate word for word; au sens fort du mot in the full sense of the word; je n'en crois pas un (traître) mot I don't believe a word of it; à mots couverts [avouer, accuser] in veiled terms; au bas mot at least; en un mot in a word; explique-moi en deux mots tell me briefly; pour eux, l'amitié n'est pas un vain mot they take friendship seriously; il n'y a pas de mots pour décrire leur bêtise/leur comportement their stupidity/their behaviourGB defies description; il n'y a pas d'autre mot that's the only word for it; il est bête et le mot est faible! he's stupid and that's putting it mildly!; ‘manger’, il n'a que ce mot à la bouche all he can talk about is eating; ⇒ gros;2 ( paroles) word; dire un mot à qn to have a word with sb; échanger quelques mots to exchange a few words; je ne veux pas entendre un mot! I don't want to hear a word; je n'ai pas pu leur tirer un mot I couldn't get a word out of them; il faut lui arracher les mots à celui-là! getting him to talk is like getting blood out of a stone!; sans mot dire, sans dire un mot without saying a word; ne pas souffler or piper○ mot not to say a word; ne pas pouvoir placer un mot to be unable to get a word in edgeways; prendre qn au mot to take sb at his/her word; avoir le dernier mot to have the last word; je n'ai pas dit mon dernier mot I haven't said my last word; toucher○ un mot de qch à qn to have a word with sb about sth; glisser un mot à qn to have a quick word with sb; des mots que tout cela! it's just hot air!; si tu as besoin de moi tu n'as qu'un mot à dire if you need me you've only to say the word; sur ces mots il sortit with that, he left; il ne dit jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre he never raises his voice; avoir son mot à dire to be entitled to one's say; viens par ici, j'ai deux mots à te dire! euph come here, I've got a bone to pick with you!; pour reprendre les mots de Marina as Marina put it; 50 euros pour les deux c'est mon dernier mot 50 euros the pair but that's my last offer; avoir toujours le mot pour rire to be a born joker;3 ( petite lettre) note; un mot d'excuse Scol an excuse note; envoyer/écrire/laisser un mot to send/write/leave a note;4 Ordinat word.mot d'auteur Littérat literary quotation; mot composé Ling compound (word); mot d'enfant child's saying; mot d'esprit witticism, witty remark; mot de la fin closing words (pl); avoir le mot de la fin to have the last word; mot grammatical Ling function word, grammatical word; mot de liaison link word; mot machine machine word; mot d'ordre watchword; mot d'ordre de grève call for strike; mot d'ordre revendicatif demand, claim; mot outil = mot grammatical; mot de passe password; mot plein Ling full word; mot vide Ling prop ou empty word; mots croisés Jeux crosswords; mots doux sweet nothings; susurrer des mots doux à qn to whisper sweet nothings.avoir or échanger des mots avec qn euph to have words with sb; ne pas avoir peur des mots to call a spade a spade; manger ses mots to mumble; se donner or passer le mot to pass the word around.[mo] nom masculin1. LINGUISTIQUE wordorgueilleux, c'est bien le mot arrogant is the (right) wordle mot juste the right ou appropriate word2. INFORMATIQUEmot mémoire storage ou memory word3. [parole] wordpourriez-vous nous dire un mot sur ce problème? could you say a word (or two) ou a few words about this problem for us?chercher ses mots to try to find ou to search for the right wordsce ne sont que des mots! it's just talk!, it's all hot air!a. slogangrand mot: voleur, c'est un bien grand mot thief, that would be putting it a bit too strongly ou going a bit too faravec toi, c'est tout de suite ou toujours les grands mots you're always exaggeratingdire un mot de travers to say something wrong, to put one's foot in itpas le premier ou un traître mot de not a single word ofse donner ou se passer le mot to pass the word aroundje vais lui en toucher ou je lui en toucherai un mot I'll have a word with him about it4. [parole mémorable] sayingmot d'esprit, bon mot witticism, witty remarkmot de la fin concluding message, closing wordsécrire un mot à quelqu'un to write somebody a note, to drop somebody a line————————à mots couverts locution adverbiale————————au bas mot locution adverbiale————————en d'autres mots locution adverbialeen un mot locution adverbialeen un mot comme en cent ou millea. [en bref] in a nutshell, to cut a long story shortb. [sans détour] without beating about the bushmot à mot locution adverbiale[littéralement] word for word————————mot pour mot locution adverbialec'est ce qu'elle a dit, mot pour mot those were her very words, that's what she said, word for word————————sans mot dire locution adverbiale -
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zoete woordjes fluisteren————————zoete woordjes fluisterenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > zoete woordjes fluisteren
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douceur [dusœʀ]feminine noun[de peau, tissu, brosse, voix, lumière, couleur] softness ; [de temps, saveur, fromage] mildness ; [de parfum, fruit, liqueur, son, musique] sweetness ; [de caractère, personne, sourire, geste] gentleness• prendre qn par la douceur to deal gently with sb ; (pour convaincre) to use gentle persuasion on sb* * *dusœʀ1) (de matière, tissu, cheveux, peau) softness, smoothness; (de saveur, d'odeur) mildness; (de fruit, vin) mellowness; (de liqueur, d'alcool) smoothness; (de lumière, couleur, musique, son) softness2) (de climat, temps, soleil) mildness3) (de visage, traits, ton, voix, gestes, paroles) gentlenessemployer la douceur avec — to use the gentle approach with, to be gentle with
avec douceur — [parler, agir] gently
en douceur — [conduire, atterrir] smoothly; [atterrissage, transition] smooth
4) (de relief, paysage) softness5) ( friandise) sweet GB, candy US••plus fait douceur que violence — Proverbe gentleness works better than violence
* * *dusœʀ1. nf1) [surface, couleur, son] softness, [matière, soie] softness, smoothnessCette crème maintient la douceur de votre peau. — This cream keeps your skin soft.
2) [aliment, friandise] sweetness3) [climat, air] mildness4) [personne, son attitude] gentlenessen douceur [réveiller, prendre] — gently, [démarrer, atterrir] smoothly
L'avion a atterri en douceur. — The plane made a smooth landing.
2. douceurs nfpl(= friandises) sweets Grande-Bretagne candy sg USA* * *A nf1 (de matière, tissu, cheveux, peau) softness, smoothness; (de saveur, odeur) mildness; (de fruit, vin) mellowness; (de liqueur, alcool) smoothness; (de lumière, couleur) mellowness, softness; (de musique, son) softness; la douceur de l'amour love's sweetness;2 (de climat, temps, soleil) mildness; douceur de vivre relaxed rhythm of life;3 (de visage, traits, ton, voix, gestes, paroles) gentleness; il est d'une grande douceur avec les enfants he's very gentle with children; employer la douceur avec to use the gentle approach with, to be gentle with; prendre qn par la douceur to deal gently with sb; avec douceur [parler, répondre, agir] gently; traiter qn avec douceur to treat sb gently;4 (de relief, paysage) softness; ( de freinage) softness, smoothness;6 ( mot d'amour) dire des douceurs à qn to whisper sweet nothings to sb.B en douceur loc adv [freiner, démarrer, conduire, s'arrêter] gently, smoothly; [décoller, atterrir] smoothly; le problème/malentendu a été réglé en douceur the problem/misunderstanding was sorted out smoothly; les négociations se sont déroulées en douceur the negotiations went smoothly; lessive/shampooing qui lave en douceur mild ou gentle washing powder/shampoo; la transition s'est faite en douceur it was a smooth transition.plus fait douceur que violence Prov gentleness works better than violence.[dusɶr] nom féminin1. [toucher - d'une étoffe, d'une brosse] softness ; [ - des cheveux, de la peau] softness, smoothness2. [délicatesse - de caresses, de mouvements, de manières] gentleness ; [ - d'une voix] softness4. [d'un relief] softness5. TECHNOLOGIE [d'une eau] softness7. [friandise] sweet————————douceurs nom féminin pluriel1. [agréments] pleasuresles douceurs de la vie the pleasures of life, the pleasant things in life2. [propos agréables] sweet words————————en douceur locution adjectivale[décollage, démarrage] smooth————————en douceur locution adverbialeréveille-moi en douceur la prochaine fois next time, wake me up gently -
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29 tallar
m.coppice, small wood, thicket, copse.v.1 to carve (esculpir) (madera, piedra).El joyero grabó el anillo The jeweller engraved the ring.2 to measure (the height of).3 to scrub (limpiar). (Mexican Spanish)* * *2 (medir) to measure the height of3 (valorar) to value, appraise4 (en naipes) to deal* * *verb1) to carve2) cut* * *I1. VT1) [+ madera] to carve, work; [+ piedra] to sculpt; [+ diamante] to cut; [+ metal] to engrave2) [+ persona] to measure (the height of)3) (Naipes) to deal2.VI (Naipes) to deal, be banker3.See:II *1. VT1) And (=fastidiar) to bother, annoy2) And (=azotar) to beat2.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < madera> to carve; <escultura/mármol> to sculpt; < piedras preciosas> to cut2) (Esp) < reclutas> to measure ( and kit out)3) (Méx)a) ( para limpiar) to scrubb) ( para aliviar) to rub2. 3.tallarse v pron1) (Méx) ( para limpiarse) to scrub oneself; ( para aliviar) to rub oneself2) (Méx fam) ( batallar mucho) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)* * *= carve, cut, carve out, hew, chisel.Ex. What the presidency needs is a job description; not one carved in a tablet of stone and certainly not one which would form all future presidents in the same sanitised mould.Ex. Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.Ex. In consequence, deafened people have to carve out a sense of identity by developing associations & communicative strategies.Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.Ex. It was a huge space with hundreds of workers, some digging ditches, some mixing cement, some laying bricks and one chiseling a piece of marble into a statue.----* tallar con una navaja = whittle.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < madera> to carve; <escultura/mármol> to sculpt; < piedras preciosas> to cut2) (Esp) < reclutas> to measure ( and kit out)3) (Méx)a) ( para limpiar) to scrubb) ( para aliviar) to rub2. 3.tallarse v pron1) (Méx) ( para limpiarse) to scrub oneself; ( para aliviar) to rub oneself2) (Méx fam) ( batallar mucho) to work one's butt off (AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out (BrE colloq)* * *= carve, cut, carve out, hew, chisel.Ex: What the presidency needs is a job description; not one carved in a tablet of stone and certainly not one which would form all future presidents in the same sanitised mould.
Ex: Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.Ex: In consequence, deafened people have to carve out a sense of identity by developing associations & communicative strategies.Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.Ex: It was a huge space with hundreds of workers, some digging ditches, some mixing cement, some laying bricks and one chiseling a piece of marble into a statue.* tallar con una navaja = whittle.* * *tallar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹madera› to carveuna cruz tallada en madera a cross carved in wood2 ‹escultura/figura/mármol› to sculpt3 ‹piedras preciosas› to cutun florero de cristal tallado a cut-glass vaseB ‹reclutas› to measure ( and kit out)C ( Méx)1 (para limpiar) to scrub2 (para aliviar) to rub■ tallarvi( Col) «zapatos» (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tightestas botas me tallan these boots are too tight for me, these boots are pinching me■ tallarseno te talles los ojos don't rub your eyesB ( Méx fam) (batallar mucho) to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)* * *
tallar ( conjugate tallar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ madera› to carve;
‹escultura/mármol› to sculpt;
‹ piedras preciosas› to cut
2 (Méx)
verbo intransitivo (Col) [ zapatos] to be too tight
tallarse verbo pronominal (Méx)
‹ ojos› to rub
tallar verbo transitivo
1 (dar forma, esculpir) to sculpt
(piedras preciosas) to cut
(la madera) to carve
(el metal) to engrave
2 (medir a una persona) to measure the height of
' tallar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
talla
English:
carve
- chisel
- cut
- shape
- scrub
- uncut
- whittle
* * *♦ vt1. [esculpir] [madera] to carve;[piedra] to sculpt, to carve; [metal] to sculpt; [piedra preciosa] to cut;talló un corazón en el árbol he carved a heart in the tree trunk2. [medir] to measure (the height of)* * *v/t2 Méxrub; al lavarse scrub* * *tallar vt1) : to sculpt, to carve2) : to measure (someone's height)3) : to deal (cards)* * *tallar vb (esculpir) to carve -
30 pava
f.1 dog end (informal) (colilla). (peninsular Spanish)2 fringe (British), bangs (United States). ( Central American Spanish)3 coarse or tasteless joke (broma). (Chilean Spanish, Perú)4 kettle (hervidor). (Argentinian Spanish)5 bangs, bang, fringe.6 turkey hen.7 jinx, bad omen.8 maté kettle.* * *1 (de un cigarrillo) cigarette butt2 (hervidora) kettle* * *f., (m. - pavo)* * *SF1) (Orn) turkey (hen)8) ** (=chica) bird *** * *1) ( para calentar agua) kettle2) (Col fam) ( de cigarrillo) butt; ver tb pavo II* * *1) ( para calentar agua) kettle2) (Col fam) ( de cigarrillo) butt; ver tb pavo II* * *A (para calentar agua) kettletener pava (Col, Ven fam) (traer mala suerte) to bring bad luck; (ser de mal gusto) to be tasteless, be tacky ( colloq)* * *
pava sustantivo femenino
1 ( para calentar agua) kettle
2 (Col fam) ( de cigarrillo) butt;
ver tb◊ pavo
' pava' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
picar
English:
kettle
* * *pava nf3. Chile, Perú [broma] coarse o tasteless joketener pava to be unlucky* * *f1 animal (hen) turkey2 fam ( colilla) cigarette butt, Brdog end fam3:pelar la pava fam whisper sweet nothings* * * -
31 pavear
1. VT1) And (=asesinar) to kill treacherously2. VI2) Cono Sur * [enamorados] to whisper sweet nothings3) And * (=hacer novillos) to play truant, play hooky (EEUU) ** * *verbo intransitivo (fam)a) (RPl) ( tontear) to clown around (colloq)b) (Chi) ( no prestar atención)iba paveando — I was daydreaming (colloq)
* * *verbo intransitivo (fam)a) (RPl) ( tontear) to clown around (colloq)b) (Chi) ( no prestar atención)iba paveando — I was daydreaming (colloq)
* * *pavear [A1 ]vi( fam)2* * *pavear viFam1. Chile, Perú [burlarse] to play a joke2. RP [hacer tonterías] to fool around, to play the fool3. Ecuad, Pan [faltar a clase] to play truant -
32 acaramelarse
1 to become lovey-dovey, become starry-eyed* * ** * *vprFam to go o get (all) lovey-dovey* * *v/r whisper sweet nothings to each other, bill and coo -
33 pelar la pava
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34 fleurette
flœʀɛtnom féminin Culinaire••conter fleurette (dated) à quelqu'un — to woo (dated) somebody
* * *flœʀɛt nf* * *fleurette nf1 ( fleur) little flower;2 Culin crème fleurette whipping cream;3 Culin floret.conter fleurette† à qn to woo† sb.[flɶrɛt] nom féminin -
35 roucouler
roucouler [ʀukule]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verb2. transitive verb[+ mots d'amour] to coo* * *ʀukule
1.
verbe transitif to croon [chanson]; to coo [mots d'amour]
2.
verbe intransitif1) [oiseau] to coo2) [amoureux] to bill and coo* * *ʀukule vi1) [pigeon] to coo2) fig, [amoureux] (= filer le parfait amour) to bill and coo, (= s'échanger des mots doux) to bill and coo* * *roucouler verb table: aimerA vtr to croon [chanson]; to coo [mots d'amour].B vi1 [oiseau] to coo;2 [amoureux] to bill and coo.[rukule] verbe intransitif1. [pigeon] to (bill and) coo3. (péjoratif) [chanteur] to croon————————[rukule] verbe transitif1. [suj: amoureux] to coo2. (péjoratif) [suj: chanteur] to croon -
36 tubare
tubare1 v. intr.1 to coo2 (fig.) to coo, to whisper sweet nothings: tubano come due piccioncini, they are cooing like two little doves.* * *[tu'bare]1) [ piccioni] to coo2) fig. [ innamorati] to (bill and) coo* * *tubare/tu'bare/ [1](aus. avere)1 [ piccioni] to coo2 fig. [ innamorati] to (bill and) coo. -
37 parolina sf
[paro'lina]dire una parolina a qn — (di rimprovero) to have a few words with sb, (d'amore) to whisper sweet nothings to sb
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38 nothing ***** noth·ing
['nʌθɪŋ]1. n1) niente m, nulla m, Math, Sport zeronothing happened — non è successo niente or nulla
I've eaten nothing — non ho mangiato niente or nulla
there is nothing to eat — non c'è niente or nulla da mangiare
2)as if nothing had happened — come se niente fossenothing much/new etc — niente di speciale/nuovo etc
there is nothing in it — (not true) non c'è niente di vero, (not interesting) non è per niente interessante, (nearly the same) non c'è una grande differenza
there's nothing to it! — (it's easy) è una cosa da niente!
to have nothing on — (naked) non aver niente addosso, (not busy) non aver niente in programma
for nothing — (free, unpaid) per niente, gratis, (in vain) per niente, inutilmente, (for no reason) senza ragione
to say nothing of... — per non parlare di...
think nothing of it! — s'immagini!, si figuri!
a mere nothing — una cosa da nulla or da niente
2. advper niente, niente affatto -
39 turteln
tur·teln [ʼtʊrtl̩n]vi[miteinander] \turteln to whisper sweet nothings [to one another [or each other] ], to bill and coo [with one another [or each other] ] ( Brit) -
40 Zärtlichkeit
Zärt·lich·keit <-, -en> fvoller \Zärtlichkeit tenderlyjdm \Zärtlichkeiten ins Ohr flüstern to whisper sweet nothings in sb's earjdn mit der größten \Zärtlichkeit behandeln to treat sb solicitously
См. также в других словарях:
sweet nothings — noun inconsequential expressions of affection (Freq. 1) he whispered sweet nothings into her ear • Syn: ↑honeyed words • Hypernyms: ↑nothings * * * sweet nothings (esp whispered) words of affection and endearment • • • … Useful english dictionary
sweet talk — Synonyms and related words: Pecksniffery, Tartuffery, Tartuffism, adulation, advocate, allurement, artful endearments, be hypocritical, bill and coo, blandish, blandishment, blandishments, blandness, blarney, bunkum, butter, cajole, cajolement,… … Moby Thesaurus
pet — Synonyms and related words: admired, adored, angel, babe, baby, baby doll, beloved, bill and coo, buttercup, caress, cherished, cherub, chick, chickabiddy, cocker, coddle, copulate, cosset, cuddle, dally, dandle, darling, dear, dearly beloved,… … Moby Thesaurus
copulate — Synonyms and related words: accouple, accumulate, agglutinate, amass, articulate, assemble, associate, ball, band, be intimate, beget, bill and coo, bond, bracket, breed, breed true, bridge, bridge over, bunch, bunch up, cement, chain, clap… … Moby Thesaurus
dally — Synonyms and related words: abide, await, bide, bide the issue, bill and coo, caress, copulate, coquet, cosset, cuddle, dabble, dally away, dandle, dawdle, delay, diddle, diddle away, dillydally, doodle, drag, dribble away, drivel away, falter,… … Moby Thesaurus
lallygag — Synonyms and related words: bill and coo, bum, copulate, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, dillydally, doodle, drag, falter, flag, goldbrick, goof off, halt, lag, laze, linger, loaf, loiter, loll, lollygag, lounge, make love, make out, neck, pet,… … Moby Thesaurus
lollygag — Synonyms and related words: bill and coo, copulate, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, dillydally, doodle, drag, falter, flag, goof off, halt, lag, linger, loiter, make love, make out, neck, pet, piddle, poke, shilly shally, smooch, spoon, sweet talk … Moby Thesaurus
make love — Synonyms and related words: ball, be intimate, beget, bill and coo, breed, breed true, cohabit, come together, commit adultery, copulate, couple, cover, crossbreed, dally, diddle, engender, father, fornicate, frig, generate, get, have sex, have… … Moby Thesaurus
make out — Synonyms and related words: abide by, accept, adhere to, administer, afford proof of, answer, appreciate, apprehend, ascertain, ball, be acquainted with, be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, be conversant with, be… … Moby Thesaurus
neck — Synonyms and related words: abbreviation, advocate, alpenstock, and quarter, ankle, arm, articulation, astriction, astringency, athletic supporter, back, backbone, backing, bandeau, bearer, bill and coo, bottleneck, boundary, bra, brace, bracer,… … Moby Thesaurus
smooch — Synonyms and related words: begrime, besoil, bill and coo, blow a kiss, buss, copulate, dally, dirty, foul, grime, kiss, lip, lollygag, make love, make out, neck, osculate, osculation, peck, pet, smack, smirch, smudge, spoon, sweet talk, tarnish … Moby Thesaurus