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1 dog|odzić
pf — dog|adzać1 impf vi (spełnić oczekiwania) to indulge- dogodzić czyimś zachciankom to indulge sb’s whims- niczym mu nie można było dogodzić he was impossible to please- nie jestem w stanie dogodzić wszystkim I can’t please a. satisfy everyone- matka dogadzała jej, jak mogła her mother did everything to indulge her- nikt ci tak nie dogadzał jak ja nobody’s ever satisfied your every need like I have- dogadzała mu praca w redakcji editing work suited him- dogodzić podniebieniu to indulge one’s taste buds- dogodzić sobie iron. to overindulge (oneself), to overdo it■ jeszcze się taki nie narodził, co by wszystkim dogodził przysł. there’s not a man living who can please everyoneThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > dog|odzić
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2 trabajar como un chino
• work jointly• work like a beaver• work like a dog• work like a Trojan• work upon• work volume -
3 trabajar hasta más no poder
• work like a dog• work like a Trojan• work on the production line• work one's wayDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > trabajar hasta más no poder
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4 trabajar por cuatro
• work like a dog• work like a Trojan• work upon• work volume -
5 trabajar a pico y pala
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6 trabajar como castor
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7 bête
bête [bεt]1. feminine nouna. ( = animal) animal ; ( = insecte) insect• c'est une brave or une bonne bête ! (humorous) he's a good-natured chap2. adjectivea. ( = stupide) [personne, idée, sourire] stupid• ce qu'il peut être bête ! he's such a fool!• il est plus bête que méchant he's not really nasty, just stupid• lui, pas si bête, est parti à temps he's no fool, so he left in time• c'est bête, on n'a pas ce qu'il faut pour faire des crêpes it's too bad we haven't got the ingredients for making pancakes• que je suis bête ! how stupid of me!3. compounds• ils nous ont regardés comme des bêtes curieuses they looked at us as if we were two-headed monsters ► bête féroce wild animal• c'est ma bête noire (chose) that's my pet hate ; (personne) I just can't stand him ► bête sauvage wild animal* * *bɛt
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adjectif [personne, air, idée, question] stupid; [problème] simple; [accident] sillyc'est bête, je ne peux pas venir — it's a shame I can't come
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nom féminin gén creature; ( quadrupède) animalPhrasal Verbs:••il est bête comme ses pieds (colloq) or à manger du foin — (colloq) he's (as) thick as two short planks (colloq) GB, he's as dumb as can be
chercher la petite bête — (colloq) to nit-pick (colloq)
reprendre du poil de la bête — (colloq) to perk up
travailler comme une bête — (colloq) to work like crazy (colloq)
* * *bɛt1. nf1) (tout animal) animalcomme une bête [travailler] — like a dog
2) (= bestiole) insect, creature3)2. adjstupid, silly* * *A adj1 ( pas intelligent) [personne, air, idée, question] stupid; ce que tu peux être bête! you can be so stupid sometimes!; il est loin d'être bête he's far from stupid; il n'est pas bête he's no fool; tiens ce n'est pas bête ça! hey that's not a bad idea!; suis-je bête! how stupid of me!; c'est bête à pleurer it's too stupid for words; tu es bien bête d'avoir accepté it was really stupid of you to accept; je suis restée toute bête I was dumbfounded; bête et méchant [personne, plaisanterie] nasty; il est bête et discipliné he just does as he's told;2 ( très simple) [problème, objet] simple; j'ai une question toute bête I have a very simple question; c'est tout bête it's quite simple; tu prends une boîte toute bête you just take an ordinary box;3 ( regrettable) [accident] silly; c'est (trop) bête d'échouer/d'en arriver là it's (such) a shame to fail/that things should come to this; c'est bête, je ne peux pas venir it's (such) a shame I can't come.B nf1 Zool ( quadrupède) animal; ( insecte) insect, bug; la sale bête m'a mordue the wretched animal bit me; on n'est pas des bêtes! we're not animals!; la Belle et la bête Beauty and the beast; nos amis les bêtes our four-legged friends;2 Agric ( vache) cow; ( taureau) bull; il a une cinquantaine de bêtes he has around 50 head of cattle;4 ○( personne talentueuse) au tennis/en musique c'est une (vraie) bête! he's/she's (really) brilliant at tennis/music; une bête de scène/du rock a brilliant actor/rock star; une bête de travail a workaholic.bête à bon Dieu Zool ladybird GB, ladybug US; bête à concours○ exam fiend○; bête à cornes Zool horned animal; bête curieuse freak; regarder qn comme une bête curieuse to look at sb as if he/she were a freak; bête féroce Zool ferocious animal; bête noire bête noire GB, pet hate, pet peeve US; être la bête noire de qn [personne, sujet, problème] to be sb's bête noire GB ou pet hate; bête sauvage Zool wild animal; bête de somme Zool beast of burden.il est bête comme ses pieds○ or une oie he's (as) thick as two short planks○ GB; elle est bête à manger du foin○ or de la paille○ she's got nothing between her ears; bon et bête commencent par la même lettre kind souls are easily duped; chercher la petite bête○ to nit-pick○; reprendre du poil de la bête○ to perk up; travailler comme une bête○ to work like crazy○.[bɛt] adjectifil est plus bête que méchant he's not wicked, just (plain) stupidmais non, cela ne me dérange pas, ce que tu peux être bête! of course you're not putting me out, how silly (can you be ou of you)!c'est encore moi qui vais payer, je suis bien bête, tiens! I'll end up paying again, like an idiot!mais oui, je me souviens maintenant, suis-je bête! ah, now I remember, how stupid of me!je ne suis pas bête au point de... I know better than to...pas si bête, j'ai pris mes précautions I took some precautions, since I'm not a complete idiotêtre bête comme ses pieds ou comme une cruche ou comme une oie ou à manger du foin to be as thick as two short planks (UK), to be as dumb as the day is long (US)je suis bête et discipliné, moi, je fais ce qu'on me dit de faire! I'm just carrying out orders!2. [regrettable]je n'ai pas su le retenir, comme c'est bête! I didn't know how to keep him, what a pity ou waste!c'est bête de ne pas y avoir pensé it's silly ou stupid not to have thought of itce serait trop bête de laisser passer l'occasion it would be a pity not to take advantage of the occasion3. [simple]c'est tout bête, il suffisait d'y penser! it's so simple, we should have thought of it before!ce n'est pas bête, ton idée! that's quite a good idea you've got there!c'est bête comme tout ou chou (familier) it's simplicity itself ou easy as pie ou easy as falling off a log4. [stupéfait]en être ou rester tout bête to be struck dumb ou dumbfounded————————[bɛt] nom féminina. [généralement] wild animal ou beastb. [félin] big catbête féroce ou sauvage wild animal ou beastbête de somme ou de charge beast of burdenje ne veux pas être la bête de somme du service I don't want to do all the dirty work in this department2. [personne]grosse bête, va! you silly fool!c'est une bonne ou brave bêtea. (familier) [généralementéreux] he's a good sortb. [dupe] he's a bit of a suckersa/ma bête noire his/my bugbearle latin, c'était ma bête noire Latin was my pet hatebête de scène/télévision great live/television performerse payer ou se servir sur la bête to get one's payment in kind (by docking it off a man's pay, or by demanding a woman's sexual favours)3. RELIGION -
8 bestia
adj.1 thick (ignorante).2 amazing (extraordinario).¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing, he beat six players all by himself!3 beast.f.beast (animal).bestia de carga beast of burdenbestia negra bête noiref. & m.1 oaf (bruto).2 brute (ignorante).3 brute (violento).* * *1 (animal) beast► adjetivo1 (bruto) brutish3 (asombroso) fantastic, amazing\a lo bestia (fuerte) hard 2 (a lo loco) like a madman 3 (rápido) like mad 4 (en cantidad) in enormous amountsmala bestia nasty piece of work* * *noun f.* * *1. ADJ *1) (=bruto)ese tío bestia le ha vuelto a pegar a su mujer — that brute o animal * has been beating his wife again
no lo vayas a asustar ¡no seas bestia! — you're not going to frighten him, are you? don't be such a brute o such an animal! *
los hinchas llegaron en plan bestia — Esp the supporters came looking for trouble
poner a algn bestia Esp *** —
2)a lo bestia: un deporte parecido a la lucha libre pero más a lo bestia — a sport that's similar to wrestling but more rough
comimos a lo bestia — we really stuffed ourselves *, we pigged out *
3) (=ignorante) thick *¡anda, no seas bestia! ¡eso no puede ser verdad! — don't be an idiot! that can't be true!
4) [con admiración, asombro]¡qué bestia! ¡ha ganado todos los partidos! — she's amazing o incredible! she's won all the matches!
¡qué bestia! ¡se come cuatro huevos diarios! — it's amazing! she eats four eggs a day!
¡qué bestia eres, le has ganado al campeón! — what a star! you beat the champion!
2.SMF * (=bruto)¡eres un bestia! — you're a brute!, you're an animal! *
el muy bestia se ha bebido media botella de whisky él solo — that animal drank half a bottle of whisky on his own *
3.SF (Zool) beastbestia de arrastre — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
bestia de carga — beast of burden, pack animal
bestia de tiro — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
bestia feroz, bestia salvaje — wild animal, wild beast
bestia negra, bestia parda — bête noire
* * *I1) (fam)a) (ignorante, estúpido)es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez
no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!
b) ( grosero) rudeno seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!
c) (violento, brusco)qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
a lo bestia — (fam)
comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!
2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)IIfemenino beastbestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal
IIIser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( ignorante)es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly
b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute* * *= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.Nota: Criatura mitológica.Ex. In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.Ex. It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.----* bestia negra = bête noire.* bestia salvaje = wild beast.* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.* * *I1) (fam)a) (ignorante, estúpido)es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez
no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!
b) ( grosero) rudeno seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!
c) (violento, brusco)qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
a lo bestia — (fam)
comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!
2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)IIfemenino beastbestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal
IIIser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( ignorante)es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly
b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute* * *= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.Nota: Criatura mitológica.Ex: In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
Ex: It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.* bestia negra = bête noire.* bestia salvaje = wild beast.* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.* * *A ( fam)1(ignorante, estúpido): es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez¡no seas bestia que vas a chocar! don't be so stupid o reckless, you're going to crash!2 (grosero) rudemira si es bestia, entra sin saludar a nadie he's so rude, he just comes in without saying hello to anyoneno seas bestia, ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!3(violento, brusco): ¡ay, perdón! ¡qué bestia que soy! oh, sorry! I'm so clumsy o careless!¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her againel público se puso a gritar a lo bestia the crowd began to shout like crazy ( colloq)todo lo hace a lo bestia he's so slap-dash in everything he doesconducen a lo bestia they drive like madmen ( colloq)¡qué bestia! ¡metió seis goles! that's amazing o he's amazing, he scored six goals!¡qué bestia! se ha comido dos platos enteros de lentejas this guy's incredible! he's just eaten two whole plates of lentils ( colloq)beastbestia salvaje or feroz wild animalbestia de carga beast of burdenser una mala bestia ( fam); to be a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq), to be bad news ( colloq)Compuesto:bête-noireA1 ( fam)(ignorante): es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly2 (persona violenta) animal, bruteB (expresando admiración) whiz* ( colloq)el bestia de tu hermano ha vuelto a ganar el concurso your brother's incredible o amazing o ( colloq) a real star! he's won the competition againeste bestia arrasó con todos los premios en el colegio this whiz kid walked off with all the school prizes ( colloq)* * *
bestia adjetivo (fam)
b) (violento, brusco):◊ ¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
■ sustantivo femenino
beast;
bestia salvaje or feroz wild animal
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona violenta) animal, brute
bestia
I sustantivo femenino
1 beast, animal
2 fig fam mala bestia, bully, thug
3 figurado bestia negra, bête noire
II m,f fam fig brute, beast
III adj fig brutish, boorish
♦ Locuciones: a lo bestia, (groseramente) rudely
trabajar como una bestia, to slave away
' bestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabestro
English:
animal
- beast
- brute
- pack-animal
* * *♦ adjFam1. [bruto]es tan bestia que quería meter el piano por la ventana he's such an oaf, he wanted to try and get the piano in through the window;un chiste muy bestia a really gross joke¡qué tipo más bestia! what a brute o thug!3. [ignorante] thick;¡qué bestia, no sabe quién descubrió América! he's so thick he doesn't even know who discovered America!4. [extraordinario] amazing;¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing!, he beat six players all by himself!5.a lo bestia: conduce siempre a lo bestia he always drives like a maniac;comer a lo bestia to stuff one's face;cerró la puerta a lo bestia he slammed the door shut;si metes el clavo a lo bestia se va a doblar if you just bash the nail in like that it'll get bent;trata a su mujer a lo bestia he treats his wife like dirt♦ nmfFam1. [bruto] oaf;yo no le dejo mi coche al bestia de tu hermano I'm not going to let your oaf of a brother have my car2. [ignorante] brute3. [violento] brute♦ nf[animal] beast; Fam bestia de carga beast of burden; Fig bestia negra bête noire* * *I f beast;trabajar como una bestia work like a dogII m/f1 ( zopenco) fambrute; antipático swine fam ; mujer bitch;ser un bestia be a brute2:conducir a lo bestia fam drive like a madman* * *bestia adj1) : ignorant, stupid2) : boorish, rudebestia nf: beast, animalbestia nmf1) ignorante: ignoramus2) : brute* * *bestia1 adj2. (grosero) rudebestia2 n1. (animal) beast / animal2. (persona) brute -
9 enano
adj.1 dwarf, midget, dwarfish, pygmy.2 miniature.m.1 dwarf, midget, runt, small person.2 dwarf, nanosomus.* * *► adjetivo1 dwarf► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 dwarf\divertirse como un,-a enano,-a familiar to have a whale of a timetrabajar como un,-a enano,-a familiar to work like a slave* * *(f. - enana)noun* * *enano, -a1.ADJ dwarf antes de s2.SM / F dwarf, midget; pey runt* * *I II- na masculino, femeninoa) ( de proporciones normales) midget; ( de cabeza más grande) dwarf; ( en los cuentos) dwarflos siete enanitos — the Seven Dwarfs o Dwarves
disfrutar or divertirse como un enano — to have a whale of a time (colloq)
ser un trabajo de enanos — (CS, Esp fam) to be very hard work
trabajar como un enano — (fam) to work like a dog (colloq)
b) (fam) ( niño) little one (colloq), nipper (colloq)* * *= dwarf [dwarves, -pl.], runt.Ex. Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.Ex. Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.----* disfrutar como un enano = love + every minute of it, have + a ball, have + a whale of a time, enjoy + every minute of.* enano de la familia, el = runt of the litter, the.* enano del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.* * *I II- na masculino, femeninoa) ( de proporciones normales) midget; ( de cabeza más grande) dwarf; ( en los cuentos) dwarflos siete enanitos — the Seven Dwarfs o Dwarves
disfrutar or divertirse como un enano — to have a whale of a time (colloq)
ser un trabajo de enanos — (CS, Esp fam) to be very hard work
trabajar como un enano — (fam) to work like a dog (colloq)
b) (fam) ( niño) little one (colloq), nipper (colloq)* * *= dwarf [dwarves, -pl.], runt.Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.
Ex: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.* disfrutar como un enano = love + every minute of it, have + a ball, have + a whale of a time, enjoy + every minute of.* enano de la familia, el = runt of the litter, the.* enano del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.* * *dwarf ( before n)un árbol enano a dwarf treelas raciones son realmente enanas ( fam); the portions are minute o tinymasculine, feminineBlancanieves y los siete enanitos Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs o Dwarvesdisfrutar or divertirse como un enano to have a whale of a time ( colloq)Compuestos:feminine white dwarffeminine (AmC, Chi, Méx) brown dwarffeminine brown dwarf* * *
enano◊ -na sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de proporciones normales) midget;
( de cabeza más grande) dwarf;
( en los cuentos) dwarf
■ adjetivo ‹especie/planta› dwarf ( before n);
‹ ración› (fam) minute, tiny
enano,-a
I adjetivo
1 Med dwarf
2 pey (muy pequeño) midget: se compraron un coche enano, they bought a small compact car
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Med dwarf
2 familiar tengo que dar de comer al enano, I've got to feed the little one
3 (de los cuentos) dwarf
♦ Locuciones: como un enano, a lot: lo pasamos como enanos, we had a great time
' enano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enana
English:
dwarf
- midget
- pygmy
- runt
- shrimp
- toy
- miniature
* * *enano, -a♦ adj1. [menor de lo normal] dwarf;un arbusto enano a dwarf shrub♦ nm,f1. [persona pequeña, en cuentos] dwarf;Pey [como insulto] midget; Famcomo un enano: disfruté como un enano I had a whale of a time;me lo pasé como un enano I got a real kick out of it;trabajar como un enano to slog one's guts out;Famcrecerle los enanos a alguien: siempre le crecen los enanos his bread always falls butter side down* * *I adj1 tinyII m dwarf;trabajar como un enano fig fam work like a dog fam* * *enano, -na adj: tiny, minuteenano, -na n: dwarf, midget* * * -
10 lavorare
"to work;Fertigen;manufaturar"* * *1. v/i work2. v/t materia prima processlegno carveterra work* * *lavorare v. intr.1 to work; (con fatica) to labour, to toil: finita la scuola andrà a lavorare, when he finishes school he'll go (out) to work; lavorare molto, sodo, to work hard; (far) lavorare troppo, to overwork; lavorare meglio di qlcu., to outwork s.o.; lavorare a ore, to work by the hour; lavorare a tempo pieno, a tempo parziale, to work full-time, part-time; lavorare a orario ridotto, to work short time (o to be on short time); far lavorare qlcu. a orario ridotto, to put s.o. on short time; lavorare a turni, to work by (o in) relays, to work (in) shifts; lavorare in proprio, to work on one's own account (o to work for oneself); lavorare presso qlcu., to be in the employ of s.o.; lavorare da falegname, da muratore, to work as a carpenter, a bricklayer; lavorare nel cinema, to work in the cinema industry; lavorare nei trasporti, to work in the transport industry; lavorare d'ago, to needlework; lavorare d'intarsio, to inlay; lavorare a maglia, to knit; lavorare a, intorno a qlco., to work at (o on) sthg.; sto lavorando a un romanzo, I am working on a novel; dare da lavorare a qlcu., to provide work (o employment) for s.o. // ( Borsa) lavorare in parità, to transact at par // (miner.) lavorare in profondità, to work in depth // l'Italia che lavora, the working population of Italy // lavorare come un cane, come un negro, to work like a dog // lavorare di cervello, to do brain work (o intellectual work); (ingegnarsi) to use one's brain // lavorare d'astuzia, to be shrewd // lavorare di fantasia, to let one's imagination run free; (inventare) to imagine things // lavorare di gomiti, to elbow one's way (through) // lavorare di mano, (rubare) to steal // lavorare per la gloria, to work for nothing // lavorare sott'acqua, (fig.) to scheme, to be underhanded // far lavorare qlcu. fino all'esaurimento, to work s.o. to a standstill (o to death) // chi non lavora non mangia, (prov.) no work, no pay2 (funzionare) to operate, to work; (di chiave) to turn: in quello stabilimento gli impianti lavorano giorno e notte, in that plant machines work (o operate) day and night; le fabbriche hanno ripreso a lavorare, the factories have resumed working; il suo fegato non lavora bene, his liver doesn't work very well; il veleno sta lavorando, the poison is working (o is having its effect)3 (avere un giro di affari) to do* business: questo bar lavora poco, this coffee bar doesn't do much business; questo negozio lavora molto, this shop is doing good business◆ v.tr. to work; (trattare) to process; (mecc.) (alle macchine) to machine (tool): lavorare il ferro, la creta, to work iron, clay; (metall.) lavorare a freddo, a caldo, to hot-work, to cold-work; lavorare a sbalzo, to emboss; lavorare la terra, to till (o to work) the land; (cuc.) lavorare la pasta, to work dough// lavorarsi qlcu., (fig.) to work on s.o. (o to get round s.o.); (boxe) to beat up; si è lavorato il capo e ha avuto l'aumento, he worked on the boss and got a rise; lavorarsi l'opinione pubblica, to work on public opinion.* * *[lavo'rare]1) (persona) to worklavorare duro o sodo — to work hard
lavorare in proprio — to work for o.s., be self-employed
lavorare a maglia/ad ago — to knit/do needlework
lavorare di fantasia — (suggestionarsi) to imagine things, (fantasticare) to let one's imagination run free
2) (funzionare: macchinari) to work, run, operate, (negozi, uffici: far affari) to do well, do good business2. vt(creta, ferro) to work, (legno) to carve, (Culin : pane, pasta) to work, knead, (burro) to beat, (Agr : terra) to work, cultivatelavorarsi qn — (fig : convincere) to work on sb
* * *[lavo'rare] 1.verbo transitivo (manipolare) to work [legno, metallo]; gastr. to knead [ pasta]; agr. to work, to cultivate [ terra]2.1) to worklavorare molto o sodo to work hard; lavorare in fabbrica to work in a factory; lavorare nell'editoria to work in publishing; lavorare per qcn. to work for sb.; lavorare come insegnante to work as a teacher; lavorare in proprio to work for oneself, to freelance; lavorare in nero = to work without declaring one's earnings, under the table; lavorare a cottimo to job; lavorare su un testo, a un progetto to work on a text, project; far lavorare un allievo to make a pupil work; far lavorare il cervello fig. to apply one's mind; lavori troppo di immaginazione — you have an overactive imagination
2) (fare affari) [commerciante, negozio, albergo] to do* business3) sart.4) sport3.lavorare qcn. ai fianchi — [ boxeur] to work away at sb.'s ribs
verbo pronominale lavorarsi-rsi qcn. — to work on sb
••lavorare sott'acqua — to plot, to scheme
* * *lavorare/lavo'rare/ [1](manipolare) to work [legno, metallo]; gastr. to knead [ pasta]; agr. to work, to cultivate [ terra](aus. avere)1 to work; lavorare molto o sodo to work hard; lavorare in fabbrica to work in a factory; lavorare nell'editoria to work in publishing; lavorare per qcn. to work for sb.; lavorare come insegnante to work as a teacher; lavorare in proprio to work for oneself, to freelance; lavorare in nero = to work without declaring one's earnings, under the table; lavorare a cottimo to job; lavorare su un testo, a un progetto to work on a text, project; far lavorare un allievo to make a pupil work; far lavorare il cervello fig. to apply one's mind; lavori troppo di immaginazione you have an overactive imagination2 (fare affari) [commerciante, negozio, albergo] to do* business; lavorare molto to do good business; lavorare in perdita to run at lossIII lavorarsi verbo pronominale-rsi qcn. to work on sb.lavorare come un negro to work like a slave; lavorare come un mulo to work like a horse; lavorare di gomiti to elbow one's way; lavorare sott'acqua to plot, to scheme. -
11 negro
adj.1 black, jet, black-colored, ebony.2 bleak.m.1 black, black colour, black color.2 black man, Black, nigger, Negro.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) black2 (oscuro) dark3 (bronceado) brown, tanned, suntanned4 (poco favorable) awful, terrible5 (cine, novela) detective6 (tabaco) black► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (color) black2 (escritor) ghostwriter3 (tabaco) black tobacco\negro,-a como la boca de lobo pitch-blacknegro,-a como un tizón as black as coalpasarlas negras familiar to have a rough time of itponer negro,-a a alguien to drive somebody up the walltenerla negra familiar to be unluckytrabajar como un negro to work like a dog, work like a slaveverlo todo negro to be very pessimisticverse negro,-a para hacer algo to have a tough time doing something■ se veían negros para arreglarlo todo en una tarde they had their work cut out to get it all done in one afternoonvérselas negras familiar to have a tough time————————1 (color) black2 (escritor) ghostwriter3 (tabaco) black tobacco* * *1. (f. - negra)noun2. (f. - negra)adj.1) black2) disastrous, awful* * *negro, -a1. ADJ1) [color, pelo] black; [ojos, tabaco] dark; [raza] black, Negro †2) (=moreno) [piel] dark, swarthy; [por el sol] tanned, brownponerse negro — to go brown, tan
3) (=sucio) filthy, black4) [estado de ánimo, humor] black, gloomy; [suerte] terrible, atrociousla cosa se pone negra — it's not going well, it looks bad
lo ve todo negro — he always sees the negative side of things, he's terribly pessimistic about everything
- verse negro- vérselas negras5) * (=enfadado) cross, peeved *poner negro a algn — to make sb cross, upset sb
ponerse negro — to get cross, cut up rough
6) (=ilegal) black7) (Pol) fascist2. SM1) (=color) blacken negro — (Fot) in black and white
2) Caribe (=café) black coffee3. SM / F1) (=persona) black, coloured person †, Negro †¡no somos negros! — we won't stand for it!, you can't do that to us!
2) * (=escritor) ghostwriter3)negra* * *I- gra adjetivo1)a) <pelo/ropa> black; < ojos> darknegro como el carbón or un tizón — as black as coal o soot
poner negro a alguien — (fam) to drive somebody up the wall (colloq)
b) (fam) ( por el sol) tannedc) ( sombrío) black, gloomypasarlas negras — (fam) to have a rough time of it (colloq)
vérselas negras — (fam)
2) <hombre/raza/piel> blackII III- gra masculino, femenino ( de raza negra) black person* * *I- gra adjetivo1)a) <pelo/ropa> black; < ojos> darknegro como el carbón or un tizón — as black as coal o soot
poner negro a alguien — (fam) to drive somebody up the wall (colloq)
b) (fam) ( por el sol) tannedc) ( sombrío) black, gloomypasarlas negras — (fam) to have a rough time of it (colloq)
vérselas negras — (fam)
2) <hombre/raza/piel> blackII III- gra masculino, femenino ( de raza negra) black person* * *negro11 = black, negro [negroes, -pl.], nigger, hack, ghost writer, black man, coloured man.Ex: Only blacks had both a social and a moral condition; only women had both a history and a condition.
Ex: Why do only Catholics, Jews, Negroes, and women transcend their particular nationality?.Ex: KAFIRS, which LC recently changed, is the equivalent of niggers.Ex: Such commissioning of books of this sort does not in any way imply that the author is working as a hack.Ex: Thus the sportsman who cannot express himself well in writing can still put over ideas for his ghost writer to transcribe.Ex: But he will soon discover that even then all the accidents of birth, upbringing, education, and social history will prevent his truly knowing the very thing he wants to know -- how can a white man experience directly what it means to be a black man.Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.* autobiografía escrita por un negro = ghosted autobiography.* escribir como negro = ghosting.* escribir en calidad de negro = ghost.* escrito por un negro = ghosted, ghost-written.* hombre negro = black man, coloured man.* inglés hablado por los negros = Ebonics.* persona de raza negra = black.negro22 = black [blacker -comp., blackest -sup.].Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.* bestia negra = bête noire.* blanco y negro = black & white.* caja negra = flight recorder.* caja negra, la = black box, the.* comedia de humor negro = black comedy.* de pelo negro = dark-haired.* dinero negro = undeclared income, grey money [gray money], black money.* en blanco y negro = b&w (black and white).* espino negro = blackthorn, blackthorn tree.* espiritual negro = spiritual.* hacérselas pasar negras a Alguien = have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.* hielo negro = black ice.* lengua negra = hairy tongue.* lingua negra = lingua negra.* mano negra = schemer.* marea negra = oil slick.* Mar Negro = Black Sea.* martes negro = Black Tuesday.* mercado negro = black market.* minoría negra = black minority.* mosca negra = black fly.* muñeco negro de trapo = golly, gollywog.* música espiritual negra = gospel music.* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.* negro como el azabache = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* negro como el carbón = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* negro como el tizón = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* negro de humo = lampblack.* negro rojizo = reddish black.* negro sobre fondo blanco = black on white.* novela negra = crime fiction, crime novel.* oso negro = black bear.* oso negro americano = black bear.* oveja negra de la familia, la = black sheep of the family, the.* pasarlas negras = jump through + hoops, have + a devil of a time.* peste negra, la = Black Death, the.* punto negro = blackhead.* ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.* vérselas negras = jump through + hoops, have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre, have + a devil of a time.* verse negro = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.* * *A1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹color/pelo/ropa› black; ‹ojos› darkmira qué negro está el cielo look how dark o black the sky istienes las manos negras your hands are black o filthynegro como el azabache jet-blacknegro como el carbón or un tizón or la pez as black as coal o sootse pone negra enseguida she tans o ( BrE) goes brown very quickly3 (sombrío) black, gloomy, bleaklo ve todo tan negro she's always so pessimistic, she always takes such a gloomy view of thingsvérselas negras ( fam): me las estoy viendo negras con este trabajito this job is a real uphill struggle ( colloq)se las vio negras para terminarlo he had a tough time finishing it ( colloq)B ‹hombre/raza/piel› blackla población negra the black population(color) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]; blackCompuesto:A masculine jet blackB adj inv jet-blackmasculine, feminineB ( period) (escritor) ghost writer* * *
negro 1◊ - gra adjetivo
‹ ojos› dark
pasarlas negras (fam) to have a rough time of it (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( persona de raza negra) black person
negro 2 sustantivo masculino ( color) black
negro,-a
I adjetivo
1 black
(bronceado) suntanned
pan negro, brown bread
(oscuro) estaba negro como boca de lobo, it was pitch-black
2 (muy sucio) filthy, black
3 (suerte, situación) awful
un día negro, a black day
(lóbrego, triste) gloomy
4 (furioso) furious: ese ruido me pone negra, that noise drives me up the wall
5 (raza, música) black
6 (no legalizado) mercado negro, black market
II m,f (hombre) black man
(mujer) black woman
III sustantivo masculino
1 (color) black
siempre viste de negro, she always dresses in black
2 (tabaco) black tobacco
3 (escritor anónimo) ghostwriter
IV sustantivo femenino
1 Mús crotchet, US quarter note
2 (mala suerte) la negra, bad luck
♦ Locuciones: tener la negra, to be very unlucky: últimamente mi hermana tiene la negra, my sister's been having a run of bad luck recently
vérselas negras para hacer algo, to have a tough time doing sthg
' negro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agujero
- cielo
- decidirse
- dinero
- fanática
- fanático
- fotografía
- ir
- garbanzo
- humor
- incondicional
- mercado
- negra
- pantalla
- pozo
- tabaco
- tizón
- vestirse
- azabache
- blanco
- café
- carbón
- chocolate
- cinturón
- ennegrecer
- espiritual
- frijol
- manía
- oro
- televisión
English:
black
- black hole
- blackhead
- buckwheat
- cesspit
- dappled
- dark
- dismal
- fill out
- ghostwriter
- haul
- intersperse
- jet black
- launder
- laundering
- monochrome
- negro
- nigger
- normally
- obtainable
- off-day
- or
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- questionnaire
- sick
- the
- turn
- brown
- change
- coffee
- ebony
- edge
- in
- jet
- Negro
- slave
- spiritual
* * *negro, -a♦ adj1. [color] black;negro como el azabache jet black;negro como el carbón as black as coal2. [bronceado] tanned;estar negro to have a deep tan3. [pan] brown4. [tabaco] black, dark5. [raza] black6. [suerte] awful, rotten;[porvenir] black, gloomy;llevo una tarde negra I'm having a terrible afternoon;ver(lo) todo negro to be pessimistic;pasarlas negras to have a hard timeme pone negro que nunca me avisen de nada it makes me mad that they never tell me anything8. [ilegal] [trabajo] illegal, in the black economy;[mercado] black; [dinero] dirty;en negro [trabajo, dinero] undeclared;[trabajar, cobrar] illegally, on the black economy♦ nm,f1. [de raza negra] black man, f black woman;trabajar como un negro to work like a slave♦ nm1. [color] black;el negro es mi color favorito black is my favourite colour2. [tabaco] black o dark tobacco* * *I adj black;estar negro fam be furious;poner negro a alguien fam make s.o. furious, make s.o. see red;verse negro para hacer algo fam have one’s work cut out to do sth;las he pasado negras I’ve had a rough timeII m1 black man;trabajar como un negro fam work one’s butt off fam2 L.Am. ( querido) honey, dear* * *1) : black, dark2) bronceado: suntanned3) : gloomy, awful, desperatela cosa se está poniendo negra: things are looking bad4)mercado negro : black market1) : dark-skinned person, black personnegro nm: black (color)* * *negro1 adj blacknegro2 n1. (color) black -
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I Adj. attr.1. von einem Tier: attr. animal...; fig. Gefühl etc.: primitive; tierische Fette animal fats; tierische Instinkte animal instincts2. pej. brutish, animal-like, mindless; (roh, grausam) brutal, savage; tierische Roheit (heartless) brutality; stärker: bestial savagery; tierische Grausamkeit savage ( oder bestial) cruelty3. fig. (ungeheuer) terrific, terrible, incredible; eine tierische Angst (blind) panic, (an) irrational fear; tierische Schmerzen umg. terrible pain Sg. ( oder pains); tierische Schmerzen haben umg. be in agony ( oder terrible pain)4. Jugendspr. (toll) great, fab, fantastic; tierische Stimmung umg. terrific ( oder great) atmosphereII Adv. umg., fig.: tierisch ernst deadly serious, präd. auch too deadly serious; tierisch schwer Gewicht: bloody Sl. heavy, incredibly heavy; (schwierig) bloody Sl. difficult ( oder hard); tierisch schuften müssen have to work one’s butt off, (have to) sweat blood; sich tierisch freuen / langweilen be over the moon / be bored out of one’s mind* * *bestial* * *tie|risch ['tiːrɪʃ]1. adjanimal attr; (fig) Rohheit, Grausamkeit bestial; (= unzivilisiert) Benehmen, Sitten animal attr; (fig inf = unerträglich) deadly (inf), terribletíérischer Ernst (inf) — deadly seriousness
2. advinf = ungeheuer) horribly (inf); wehtun, nerven like hell (inf); ernst deadly; gut incrediblyich habe mich tíérisch geärgert — I got really furious
tíérisch schaffen — to work like a dog/like dogs
tíérisch schwitzen — to sweat like a pig/like pigs (inf)
tíérisch wenig verdienen — to earn practically nothing
* * *tie·risch[ˈti:rɪʃ]I. adjeinen \tierischen Durst/Hunger haben to be thirsty/hungry as hell sl3. (grässlich) bestial, brutish\tierisch schuften/schwitzen to work/sweat like hell sl\tierisch wehtun to hurt like hell sl* * *1.1) animal attrib.; bestial, savage <cruelty, crime>2.2) (ugs.): (unerträglich) terribly (coll.); deadly < serious>; baking < hot>; perishing (coll.) < cold>* * *A. adj attr1. von einem Tier: attr animal …; fig Gefühl etc: primitive;tierische Fette animal fats;tierische Instinkte animal instincts2. pej brutish, animal-like, mindless; (roh, grausam) brutal, savage;tierische Roheit (heartless) brutality; stärker: bestial savagery;tierische Grausamkeit savage ( oder bestial) cruelty3. fig (ungeheuer) terrific, terrible, incredible;eine tierische Angst (blind) panic, (an) irrational fear;4. jugendspr (toll) great, fab, fantastic;B. adv umg, fig:tierisch ernst deadly serious, präd auch too deadly serious;tierisch schwer Gewicht: bloody sl heavy, incredibly heavy; (schwierig) bloody sl difficult ( oder hard);tierisch schuften müssen have to work one’s butt off, (have to) sweat blood;sich tierisch freuen/langweilen be over the moon/be bored out of one’s mind* * *1.1) animal attrib.; bestial, savage <cruelty, crime>2.2) (ugs.): (unerträglich) terribly (coll.); deadly < serious>; baking < hot>; perishing (coll.) < cold>* * *adj.beastly adj.bestial adj. adv.animally adv.bestially adv. -
13 trabajar como un negro
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14 burro
m.1 donkey, ass, jackass, burro.2 ass, imbecile, jerk, pompous ass.3 sawhorse, trestle.4 ironing board.5 stepladder.6 corncob.* * *► adjetivo1 stupid► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (animal) donkey, ass2 (persona ignorante) ass1 (de carpintero) sawhorse\apearse del burro / bajarse del burro to climb downno ver tres en un burro to be as blind as a batno verse tres en un burro to be pitch darkburro de carga workhorse————————1 (de carpintero) sawhorse* * *(f. - burra)nounass, donkey* * *1. ADJ1) * (=estúpido) stupid¡qué burro! ¡no sabe la capital de Italia! — what a fool o moron *, he doesn't know the capital of Italy!
2) (=bruto)¡deja de empujar, no seas burro! — stop pushing, you great oaf o you big brute! *
¡el muy burro se comió el pastel entero! — he ate the whole cake, the pig! *
3) (=obstinado) pig-headed *ponerse burro — to dig one's heels in, be pigheaded *
2. SM1) (Zool) donkey; Cono Sur hum racehorse; (=perdedor en carrera) also-ransalto de burro — Méx leapfrog
- apearse o bajarse del burroa pesar de las críticas, el gobierno no se apea o baja del burro — in spite of the criticism, the government refuses to back down
¡el niño no se apea o baja del burro! — this kid doesn't know when he's beaten!
- caerse del burrocomer burro —
esto comió burro — Cono Sur * it got lost, it vanished
- el burro grande, ande o no andeen el bosque no se veía tres en un burro — in the wood you couldn't see your hand in front of your face *
- poner a algn a caer de un burrosi los burros volaran, todos nos haríamos ricos con ese negocio — this business could make us rich, and pigs might fly
burro de agua — Caribe, Méx big wave
burro de carga, trata a su empleados como burros de carga — he treats his workers like slaves
2) * (=estúpido) fool, moron *¡burro!, tres y dos son cinco — you fool o moron *, three plus two makes five!
3) * (=bruto)eres un burro, lo has roto — you're so rough you've gone and broken it
el burro de Antonio se comió su plato y el mío — that pig Antonio ate all his own dinner and mine too *
4) (=obstinado) stubborn fooles un burro y no lo vas a convencer — he's so pig-headed * o stubborn you'll never persuade him
5) (Naipes) ≈ old maid6) (Téc) sawhorse, sawbuck (EEUU)burro de planchar — Méx ironing board
7) Méx (=escalera) stepladder* * *I- rra adjetivo1)a) (fam) ( ignorante) stupid, dumb (AmE colloq), thick (BrE colloq)b) (fam) (bruto, tosco) roughno seas burro, me has hecho daño! — careful, that hurt!
c) (fam) (obstinado, cabezón) pigheaded (colloq)2) (Col arg) ( marihuanero)II- rra masculino, femenino1) (Zool)a) ( asno) (m) donkey; (f) female donkey, jennyapearse or bajarse del burro — to back down
no ver tres en un burro — (fam) to be as blind as a bat (colloq)
trabajar como un burro — to slog one's guts out
ver burros negros — (Chi fam) to be in agony, see stars (colloq)
b) (CS fam) ( caballo de carrera) racehorse2) (fam)a) ( ignorante) idiotb) (bruto, tosco) oafIIIa) ( en carpintería) sawhorse; ( en herrería) workbenchb) (Méx) ( para planchar) ironing boardc) (Méx) ( caballete) trestle* * *= donkey, ass, asinine, moke.Ex. To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.Ex. Harting primarily addresses the iconography of two altarpiece wings which depict a landscape with oxen and an ass.Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.----* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.* orejas de burro = dunce cap.* tirado por burro = donkey-driven.* tirado por burros = donkey drawn.* * *I- rra adjetivo1)a) (fam) ( ignorante) stupid, dumb (AmE colloq), thick (BrE colloq)b) (fam) (bruto, tosco) roughno seas burro, me has hecho daño! — careful, that hurt!
c) (fam) (obstinado, cabezón) pigheaded (colloq)2) (Col arg) ( marihuanero)II- rra masculino, femenino1) (Zool)a) ( asno) (m) donkey; (f) female donkey, jennyapearse or bajarse del burro — to back down
no ver tres en un burro — (fam) to be as blind as a bat (colloq)
trabajar como un burro — to slog one's guts out
ver burros negros — (Chi fam) to be in agony, see stars (colloq)
b) (CS fam) ( caballo de carrera) racehorse2) (fam)a) ( ignorante) idiotb) (bruto, tosco) oafIIIa) ( en carpintería) sawhorse; ( en herrería) workbenchb) (Méx) ( para planchar) ironing boardc) (Méx) ( caballete) trestle* * *= donkey, ass, asinine, moke.Ex: To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.
Ex: Harting primarily addresses the iconography of two altarpiece wings which depict a landscape with oxen and an ass.Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.* orejas de burro = dunce cap.* tirado por burro = donkey-driven.* tirado por burros = donkey drawn.* * *A2 ( fam)(bruto, tosco): ¡no seas burro, me has hecho daño! don't be so rough, that hurt!¡qué burro es! lo movió él solo con todo lo que pesa what a brute! he moved it all on his own and it must weigh a ton ( colloq hum)Bmasculine, feminineA ( Zool)me tienen de burro de carga I'm just a dogsbody o drudge around here, I get landed o ( BrE) lumbered with all the donkey workel burro delante (para que no se espante) ( fr hecha); expression used to correct children's incorrect word orderapearse or bajarse del burro to back downbrincar al burro ( Méx); to play leapfrogtrabajar como un burro to work like a dog o horseburro grande, ande o no ande never mind the quality, feel the width ( colloq hum)después del burro muerto la cebada al rabo there's no point locking the stable door after the horse has boltedquien nace para burro, muere rebuznando a leopard never changes its spotsperdió todo en los burros he lost everything on the horsesB ( fam)1 (ignorante) idiot2 (bruto, tosco) oafes un burro trabajando, aguanta lo que le echen he's a real brute! he can take any amount of work ( colloq hum)A2 ( Méx) (para planchar) ironing board3 ( Méx) (caballete) trestle4 ( Méx) (escalera) stepladderC ( Méx) (de la mazorca) corncob* * *
burro 1◊ - rra adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Zool) ( asno) (m) donkey;
(f) female donkey, jenny;◊ trabajar como un burro to slog one's guts out
2 (fam)
burro 2 sustantivo masculino
( en herrería) workbench
( caballete) trestle;
( escalera) stepladder
burro,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 donkey, ass
burro de carga, (persona) dogsbody
2 fam (estúpido) dimwit, blockhead
II adjetivo
1 fam (necio) stupid, dumb
2 fam (terco) stubborn
♦ Locuciones: fam fig bajarse/apearse del burro, to climb down o to back down
fam fig caer de la burra, to realize o to twig
familiar no ver tres en un burro, to be as blind as a bat
' burro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burra
- so
- lomo
English:
ass
- donkey
- dunce
- jackass
- slave
- thick
- dense
- ironing
- leapfrog
- mule
- road
- speed
* * *burro, -a♦ adjFam1. [necio] thick, dumb2. [tosco] rough, oafish;¡eres más burro! you're such an oaf!3. [terco] pigheaded;se puso burro y no pudimos convencerle he dug his heels in and we couldn't convince him♦ nm,f1. [animal] donkey;Fam Famno ver tres en un burro to be as blind as a bat;con estas gafas no veo tres en un burro I can't see a thing with these glasses;Fam Hum¡la carne de burro no es transparente! you make a better door than a window!Famburro grande, ande o no ande big is bestburro de carga workhorsehacer el burro to behave like an idiotes un burro he's as stubborn as a mule, he's really pigheadedtrabaja como una burra she works like a slave♦ nm5. Carib, Méx [escalera] stepladder* * *m, burra f1 ZO donkey;caer obajarse oapearse del burro fam back down;no ver tres en un burro be as blind as a bat2 fampersona idiot* * *1) asno: donkey, assburro nm1) : sawhorse* * *burro1 adj2. (bruto) roughburro2 n1. (animal) donkey2. (idiota) idiot¡qué burro eres! what an idiot!3. (bestia) brute¡hay que ser burro para pegarle de esa forma al niño! what a brute, hitting the boy like that! -
15 работать не щадя сил
1) General subject: be fully stretched, to be fully stretched2) Colloquial: work like a dog (I've been working like a dog weeding the garden.)3) Makarov: work like a beaverУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > работать не щадя сил
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16 ramer
ramer [ʀame]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verbb. ( = travailler dur) (inf) to work hard• elle a ramé six mois avant de trouver du travail ( = eu des difficultés) she struggled for six long hard months before she found a job* * *ʀameverbe intransitif1) Nautisme to row2) (colloq) ( travailler dur) to work like a dog (colloq)* * *ʀame viC'est Jean-Pierre qui ramait. — Jean-Pierre was rowing.
* * *ramer verb table: aimerA vtr Agric to stake.B vi1 Naut to row;2 ○( travailler dur) to work like a dog○.[rame] verbe intransitif1. [pagayer] to row2. (familier) [peiner]j'ai ramé trop longtemps, maintenant je veux un vrai boulot I've been slaving away for too long, now I want a decent job————————[rame] verbe transitif -
17 trabajar como esclavo
• slave away• work as a slave• work day and night• work down• work jointly• work like a beaver• work like a dog• work like a Trojan -
18 wół
m (G wołu) ox- □ wół piżmowy Zool. musk ox- napisane wołami pot. written in a large scrawl- ryczeć jak wół to sob one’s heart out- wołami trzeba ich ciągnąć do czegoś pot. they are dragging their feet a. heels on sth- wół roboczy pot. workhorse, drudge* * *oxwół roboczy — (przen) drudge
* * *ma-o- Gen. -u ox; wół piżmowy zool. musk-ox ( Ovibos moschatus); wół roboczy drudge; pracowity jak wół extremely hardworking; harować jak wół work like a horse, work like a dog; to pasuje jak wół do karety it's like a square peg in a round hole; jest tu jak wół napisane it's all here down in black and white; zapomniał wół, jak cielęciem był the old cow thinks she was never a calf.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wół
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19 it
,-ti 1. dog. 2. vulg. son of a bitch, bastard. -i an, taşı eline al/değneği yanına koy. proverb If you´re going to deal with an aggressive person, you ought to be ready for a fight. -e atsan yemez. colloq. It´s not fit even for a dog to eat. - boku eme yaradı. vulg. He´s a shiftless bastard who won´t be any help at all. - canlı tough and strong. -le/köpekle dalaşmaktan çalıyı dolaşmak yeğdir. proverb It´s better to inconvenience oneself than to have a confrontation with a nasty person. - dişi domuz derisi. colloq. Since the one is as bad as the other, let´s just let them fight it out. -in/köpeğin duası kabul/makbul olsa/olsaydı gökten kemik yağar/yağardı. proverb If scoundrels ran the world it would be uninhabitable for the rest of us. - gibi çalışmak to work like a dog, work hard. - izi at izine karışmak for a situation to be so confused that one can´t tell the good people from the worthless. -in kıçına/götüne sokmak /ı/ vulg. to insult (someone) by swearing crudely. - kırıntısı slang son of a bitch, bastard, jerk. -in kuyruğunda vulg. a hell of a lot of. - oğlu (it) vulg. son of a bitch, bastard. -e ot, ata et vermek/-in önüne ot, atın önüne et koymak to give the wrong things to the wrong people. - sürüsü 1. pack of dogs. 2. bunch of scoundrels. - sürüsü kadar colloq. a whole pack (of them). - ürür, kervan yürür. proverb Progress cannot be stopped by the criticisms of scoundrels. - yatağı thieves´ hide-out. -le yatan bitle kalkar. proverb A person who associates with scoundrels will acquire their habits. -
20 koń
żołnierz/policjant na koniu — mounted soldier/policeman
zdrów jak koń — (przen) as sound as a bell
* * *maIns.pl. -mi zool. horse ( Equus caballus); dosiadać konia mount a horse; jeździć na koniu ride a horse; koń arabski Arab horse; koń angielski English Thoroughbred; koń Przewalskiego zool. Przewalski's horse ( Equus caballus przewalskii); koń morski zool. walrus, morse ( Odobenus rosmarus); koń mechaniczny fiz. horsepower; żołnierz/policjant na koniu mounted soldier/policeman; na koń! to horse!, mount up!; konia z rzędem temu, kto zna odpowiedź I'll give half my kingdom to the one who knows the answer; jechać co koń wyskoczy ride like the wind; koń by się uśmiał it's so funny I forgot to laugh; można z nim konie kraść he'd lay down in traffic for you, he'd walk a mile in the rain to help you out; zjadłbym konia z kopytami I could eat a horse; pracować jak koń work like a dog l. horse; napracowałem l. naharowałem się jak koń I feel like I've been ridden hard and put away wet; znamy się jak łyse konie I know him/her like I know myself, I know him/her better than I know myself; robić kogoś w konia pull a fast one on sb; być czarnym koniem be a dark horse; koń trojański Trojan horse; zdrowy jak koń as fit as a fiddle; uradowany, jakby go kto na sto koni wsadził happy as a clam at high tide; baba z wozu, koniom lżej one down and easier to go, every little bit helps; królestwo za konia my kingdom for a horse; darowanemu koniowi nie zagląda się w zęby you don't look a gift horse in the mouth; jeśli spaść, to z dobrego konia it's better to fail aiming high than to succeed aiming low; koń ma cztery nogi, a potknie się it's a good horse that never stumbles; łaska pańska na pstrym koniu jeździ being in your master's good graces doesn't last forever, your good fortune can be changed by a twist of fate; pańskie oko konia tuczy looking after your possessions brings good results, the eye of a master does more work than both his hands; koń jaki jest każdy widzi it's as plain as the nose on your face.miGen. -a Ins.pl. -mi2. sport (= kozioł) (vaulting l. long) horse.3. szachy (= skoczek) knight, horse.4. wulg. (= penis) prick, dick; walić konia jerk off; Br. toss off.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > koń
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