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61 trabajar como un galeote
• be chained to the oar• work as a slave• work day and night• work down• work jointly• work like a beaver• work like a slave• work upon• work volumeDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > trabajar como un galeote
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КАК ВОЛ работать, трудиться coll (как + NP nom only adv(to work) excessively, indefatigably: (work) like an ox (a horse, a mule, a dog)."...Я так требую с мужиков, как нигде. У меня работай -первое... Я и сам работаю как вол, и мужики у меня...» (Гоголь 3). "...1 demand of my peasants more than anyone else does. Work comes first with me....1 myself work like an ox and my peasants do the same..." (3a).(Войницкий:) Я обожал этого профессора, этого жалкого подагрика, я работал на него как вол! (Чехов 3). (V.:) I adored that Professor, that miserable, gouty nonentityI worked for him like a horse (3b). -
63 как вол
• КАК ВОЛ работать, трудиться coll[ как + NP; nom only; adv]=====⇒ (to work) excessively, indefatigably:- (work) like an ox <a horse, a mule, a dog>.♦ "...Я так требую с мужиков, как нигде. У меня работай - первое... Я и сам работаю как вол, и мужики у меня..." (Гоголь 3). "...I demand of my peasants more than anyone else does. Work comes first with me....I myself work like an ox and my peasants do the same..." (3a).♦ [Войницкий:] Я обожал этого профессора, этого жалкого подагрика, я работал на него как вол! (Чехов 3). [V.:] I adored that Professor, that miserable, gouty nonentity; I worked for him like a horse (3b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как вол
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64 leche
f.milk.leche de coco coconut milkleche condensada condensed milkleche descremada o desnatada skimmed milkleche entera full cream milk, whole milkleche esterilizada/homogeneizada sterilized/homogenized milkleche merengada = drink made from milk, egg whites, sugar and cinnamonleche pasteurizada pasteurized milkleche en polvo powdered milkleche UHT UHT milkpres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: lechar.* * *1 milk■ no corras tanto que nos vamos a dar una leche don't drive so fast, we're going to crash3 tabú (fastidio) drag, bastard, bummer■ ¡qué mala leche, mira que perder el avión! what rotten luck, fancy missing the plane!■ ¡qué leche tienes hijo! you jammy bugger!\a toda leche familiar at full belt, flat outde la leche argot bloody, bleeding, friggingestar de mala leche familiar to be in a foul moodmás blanco,-a que la leche as white as a sheetser la leche tabú to be bloody incredibletener mala leche familiar (mal carácter) to have a foul temper 2 (malicia - hombre) to be a bastard 3 (- mujer) to be a bitchleche condensada condensed milkleche descremada skimmed milkleche desnatada skimmed milkleche entera whole milkleche en polvo powdered milkleche materna mother's milkleche merengada iced drink made from milk, egg whites and sugar, flavoured with cinnamon* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de mamífero] milkcafé con leche — white coffee, coffee with milk
leche completa — full-cream milk, whole milk
leche de larga duración, leche de larga vida — long-life milk
leche descremada, leche desnatada — skimmed milk
leche entera — full-cream milk, whole milk
leche frita — dessert made of milk thickened with flour, coated with egg and fried
leche sin desnatar — Esp whole milk
leche UHT — long-life milk, UHT milk
3) (=loción)leche hidratante — moisturizer, moisturizing lotion
leche limpiadora — cleanser, cleansing milk
4) *** (=semen) cum ***, spunk ***5) ** (=golpe)¡te voy a dar una leche! — I'll thump you! *
se liaron a leches — they laid into each other *, they started swinging at each other *
6)ser la leche ** (=el colmo) —
cantando es la leche — (=bueno) when he sings he's a bloody marvel **; (=malo) when he sings he's bloody awful **
nunca se acuerdan de llamar, ¡son la leche! — they never think to call, they're unbelievable!
7) ** [como interjección]¡leche! — hell!, shit! ***
¡leches! — (=ni hablar) no way! *, get away!
8) ** [con valor enfático]•
de la leche — ** bloody **¡este tráfico de la leche me tiene frita! — I'm fed up with this bloody traffic!
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ni leche o leches, no entiende ni leche — he doesn't understand a bloody thing **•
qué leche, ¿qué leche quieres? — what the hell do you want? **¡qué coche ni qué leche! — car my foot! *
9) [indicando velocidad]10)• mala leche — ** bad blood, ill-feeling
aquí hay mucha mala leche — there's a lot of bad blood o ill-feeling here
un tío con muy o mucha mala leche — a nasty piece of work *
11) ** (=lío)tuvimos que rellenar informes, impresos y toda esa leche — we had to fill in reports, forms and all that jazz *
12) esp LAm (=suerte) good luck¡qué leche tienes! — you lucky o jammy * devil!
* * *1) (de madre, de vaca) milk2) (Bot) latex; ( en cosmética) milk, lotion3) (vulg) ( semen) cum (vulg)4) (Esp vulg)a) ( mal humor)b) (expresando fastidio, mal humor)no seas pesado, leche — don't be so goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody annoying (sl)
5) (Andes fam) ( suerte) luckestar con or de leche — to be lucky
* * *= milk.Ex. The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.----* cartón de leche = milk carton.* darse una leche = come + a cropper.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* grasa de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* leche condensada = condensed milk.* leche del día = fresh milk.* leche de paloma = crop milk.* leche desnadata = skimmed milk.* leche desnatada = skim milk, nonfat milk.* leche de soja = soya milk [soy milk].* leche de vaca = cow's milk [cow milk].* leche en polvo = dry milk, powder milk, powdered milk, milk powder.* leche en polvo desnatada = nonfat dry milk.* leche enriquecida = fortified milk.* leche entera = whole milk.* leche evaporada = evaporated milk.* leche materna = breast milk.* leche semidesnatada = low-fat milk, partly skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk.* leche uperizada = UHT milk.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* nata de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* repartidor de leche = milkman [milkmen, -pl.].* reparto de leche = milk round.* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.* vaca dedicada a la producción de leche = milk-producing cow.* * *1) (de madre, de vaca) milk2) (Bot) latex; ( en cosmética) milk, lotion3) (vulg) ( semen) cum (vulg)4) (Esp vulg)a) ( mal humor)b) (expresando fastidio, mal humor)no seas pesado, leche — don't be so goddamn (AmE) o (BrE) bloody annoying (sl)
5) (Andes fam) ( suerte) luckestar con or de leche — to be lucky
* * *= milk.Ex: The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.
* cartón de leche = milk carton.* darse una leche = come + a cropper.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* grasa de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* leche condensada = condensed milk.* leche del día = fresh milk.* leche de paloma = crop milk.* leche desnadata = skimmed milk.* leche desnatada = skim milk, nonfat milk.* leche de soja = soya milk [soy milk].* leche de vaca = cow's milk [cow milk].* leche en polvo = dry milk, powder milk, powdered milk, milk powder.* leche en polvo desnatada = nonfat dry milk.* leche enriquecida = fortified milk.* leche entera = whole milk.* leche evaporada = evaporated milk.* leche materna = breast milk.* leche semidesnatada = low-fat milk, partly skimmed milk, semi-skimmed milk.* leche uperizada = UHT milk.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* nata de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* repartidor de leche = milkman [milkmen, -pl.].* reparto de leche = milk round.* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.* vaca dedicada a la producción de leche = milk-producing cow.* * *A (de la madre, de una vaca) milkleche materna mother's milkleche de vaca/cabra cow's/goat's milkla leche se ha cortado the milk has gone offmás blanco que la leche as white as a sheet¡me cago en la leche! ( vulg) (expresando enfado) shit! ( vulg), damn it! ( colloq) (expresando sorpresa) son of a bitch! ( AmE sl), bloody hell! ( BrE sl)Compuestos:● leche chocoleatada or chocolatadachocolate milkcondensed milkmilk of magnesia● leche desnatada or descremadapowdered milkwhole milk, full-cream milksterilized milkhomogenized milk( Col) malted milktype of ice cream made with egg whites, cinnamon and sugarpasteurized milkB1 ( Bot) milky sap, latex2 (en cosmética) milk, lotionCompuestos:tanning lotion o milk● leche de almendras/pepinosalmond/cucumber lotionmoisturizing lotion, moisturizercleansing milk1(golpe): nos vamos a dar una leche we're going to crashse liaron a leches they beat the hell out of each other (sl)23 ( como interj):4de la leche ( arg): hace un frío de la leche it's goddamn freezing ( AmE), it's bloody freezing ( BrE colloq)estoy harta de ese pesado de la leche I'm fed up with that boring old fart (sl)5se han vuelto a equivocar, son la leche they've got it wrong again, they're the pits o ( BrE) they're bloody useless ( colloq)1(mal humor): tiene una leche … he's so bad-tempered, he's got a foul temper2(expresando fastidio, mal humor): ¿qué leches pintas tú en este asunto? what the hell has this got to do with you? ( colloq)pídele que te lo devuelva ¡qué leches! ask her to damn well give it back to you ( colloq)* * *
leche sustantivo femenino
1 (de madre, de vaca) milk;
leche descremada or (Esp) desnatada skim milk (AmE), skimmed milk (BrE);
leche entera whole milk, full-cream milk
2 ( en cosmética) milk, lotion
3 (Esp vulg) ( mal humor):◊ tiene una leche … he's got a foul temper;
hacer algo con mala leche to do sth deliberately o to be nasty;
tener mala leche to be bad-tempered
4 (Andes fam) ( suerte) luck;
estar con or de leche to be lucky
leche sustantivo femenino
1 milk
leche descremada o desnatada, skim o skimmed milk
leche entera, full-fat milk, US whole milk
2 Cosm milk, cream
leche corporal, body milk
leche hidratante, moisturizer
3 Anat dientes de leche, milk teeth, US baby teeth
4 familiar mala leche, nastiness
5 vulgar (golpe) bump
darse una leche, to bump o to come a cropper
' leche' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bautizar
- bronceador
- bronceadora
- café
- cagarse
- calentar
- chocolate
- colar
- colador
- cortada
- cortado
- cortarse
- cuajar
- de
- derramar
- desmaquillador
- desmaquilladora
- desnatada
- desnatado
- diente
- grumo
- hervir
- infinitamente
- manteca
- mojar
- nata
- polvo
- producir
- suero
- uperisada
- uperisado
- uperizada
- uperizado
- agriarse
- aguado
- aguar
- alimento
- ama
- arroz
- azucarar
- batido
- bueno
- cantina
- cartón
- cortar
- crema
- dulce
- estropear
- hervidor
- lactancia
English:
attested milk
- bad
- boil over
- buttermilk
- carton
- chocolate
- cleansing lotion
- clot
- coffee
- container
- cream
- curdle
- dried
- evaporated milk
- for
- fridge
- intolerance
- milk
- milk chocolate
- milk tooth
- milk-white
- milky
- mix
- much
- nonfat
- off
- powdered
- pudding
- put
- remember
- rice pudding
- semi-skimmed
- skim
- skin
- sour
- turn
- white
- black
- bottle
- cleanser
- condensed
- creamer
- dark
- dash
- drink
- float
- fudge
- half
- none
- plain
* * *leche nf1. [de mujer, hembra] milk;leche de cabra/vaca goat's/cow's milkleche condensada condensed milk;leche descremada skimmed milk;leche desnatada skimmed milk;leche entera whole milk, Br full-cream milk;leche esterilizada sterilized milk;leche evaporada evaporated milk;leche frita = sweet made from milk and flour fried in batter and cut into cubes;leche homogeneizada homogenized milk;Am leche instantánea powdered milk;leche malteada malted milk;leche materna mother's milk;leche merengada = drink made from milk, beaten egg whites, sugar and cinnamon;leche pasteurizada pasteurized milk;leche en polvo powdered milk;leche de soja soya milk;leche UHT UHT milk;leche uperisada UHT milk2. [de planta] milk, milky sapleche de almendras almond milk;leche de coco coconut milkleche hidratante moisturizing lotion;leche limpiadora cleansing milk;leche de magnesia milk of magnesiacomo no te calles te voy a dar una leche if you don't shut up I'm going to sock you one;nos liamos a leches we beat the crap out of each other9. CompEsp muy Famechando leches like a bat out of hell, flat out;correr/trabajar a toda leche [muy rápido] to run/work like hell;¡esto es la leche! [el colmo] this is the absolute Br bloody o US goddamn limit!;eres la leche, ¿por qué no me avisaste antes? you're Br bloody o US goddamn unbelievable, why didn't you tell me before?;[muy malo] her new record sucks, Br her new record is crap;¿cuándo/qué/por qué leches…? when/what/why the hell…?;¡una leche! no way!;¡me cago en la leche! Br bloody hell!, US goddamn it!;ya te he dicho que no, ¡leche! Br Jesus bloody Christ, haven't I already said no?, US I've already said no, goddamn it!;prepara unas paellas de la leche Br she cooks a bloody mean paella, US she sure as hell cooks a mean paella;* * *f milk;estar de mala leche pop be in a foul mood;tener mala leche pop be out to make trouble;tener leche L.Am. fam be lucky* * *leche nf1) : milkleche en polvo: powdered milkleche de magnesia: milk of magnesia2) : milky sap* * *leche n milk -
65 trabajar como un esclavo
• toil like a slave• work like a beaver• work like a slave• work upon• work volumeDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > trabajar como un esclavo
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66 fleißig
I Adj.1. Person: hard-working, diligent; (emsig) busy; Hände: auch willing: ich war gestern sehr fleißig I got a lot done yesterday; Fleißiges Lieschen BOT. busy Lizzie, Am. impatiens2. Arbeit etc.:... showing great application3. umg. (häufig) Besucher, Benutzer etc.: frequent, regular; Sammler, Spaziergänger: keenII Adv.2. umg. (viel) a lot; (häufig) frequently; fleißig essen eat a lot; etw. fleißig benutzen use s.th. regularly ( oder all the time); fleißig spazieren gehen / sammeln do a lot of walking / collecting* * *studious; industrious; hardworking; busy; diligent; assiduous* * *flei|ßig ['flaisɪç]1. adjfléíßige Hände — busy hands
2) (= Fleiß zeigend) diligent, painstaking3) (inf = unverdrossen) Theaterbesucher, Sammler etc keen (esp Brit), enthusiastic2. adv1) (= arbeitsam) industriously, diligentlyfléíßig studieren/arbeiten — to study/work hard
2) (inf = unverdrossen) trinken quite a bit; trainieren, Diät halten like a good boy/girl* * *1) (busy and hard-working: industrious pupils.) industrious2) sedulously3) ((of a person or his efforts etc) steady, earnest and persistent: He worked with sedulous concentration.) sedulous4) studiously5) (spending much time in careful studying: a studious girl.) studious* * *flei·ßig[ˈflaisɪç]I. adj1. (hart arbeitend) industrious, hard-working2. (Fleiß zeigend) diligent, painstakingeine \fleißige Leistung a painstaking effortII. adv1. (arbeitsam) diligently, industriously* * *1.1) (arbeitsam) hard-working; willing < hands>2) nicht präd. (von Fleiß zeugend) diligent < piece of work>3) (regelmäßig, häufig) frequent < visitor>2.1) <work, study> hard3) (regelmäßig) frequently* * *A. adjich war gestern sehr fleißig I got a lot done yesterday;2. Arbeit etc: … showing great applicationB. adv1. diligently, industriously; (intensiv) hard;lernen study hardfleißig essen eat a lot;etwas fleißig benutzen use sth regularly ( oder all the time);fleißig spazieren gehen/sammeln do a lot of walking/collecting* * *1.1) (arbeitsam) hard-working; willing < hands>2) nicht präd. (von Fleiß zeugend) diligent < piece of work>3) (regelmäßig, häufig) frequent < visitor>2.1) <work, study> hard3) (regelmäßig) frequently* * *adj.busy adj.diligent adj.industrious adj.sedulous adj.studious adj. adv.diligently adv.industriously adv.sedulously adv.studiously adv. -
67 esclavo
adj.slave.m.1 slave, person in bondage, serf, bondman.2 drudge, drone.* * *► adjetivo1 (literalmente) enslaved; (uso figurado) tied► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (gen) slave1 (hombre) slave; (muchacho) slave boy\ser esclavo,-a del tabaco / ser esclavo,-a de la bebida to be addicted to cigarettes / be addicted to drinktrabajar como un,-a esclavo,-a to work like a slave————————1 (hombre) slave; (muchacho) slave boy* * *(f. - esclava)noun* * *esclavo, -aSM / F slaveesclavo/a blanco/a — white slave
esclavaesclavo/a sexual — sex slave
* * *- va masculino, femenino slave* * *= slave, drudge.Ex. And there is more to be gained from an imaginary nineteenth-century boy floating down the Mississippi on a raft with a fleeing black slave than a good deal of everyday, 'direct' experience can give.Ex. People who called themselves 'climatologists' were mostly drudges who compiled statistics about weather conditions in regions of interest.----* comercio de esclavos = slave trade.* dar libertad a un esclavo = manumit.* emancipar a un esclavo = manumit.* esclavo del trabajo = workaholic.* esclavo fugitivo = maroon.* ser esclavo de = be slave to.* taller de trabajo esclavo = sweatshop.* trata de esclavos = slave trade.* vender a Alguien como esclavo = sell + Nombre + into slavery.* * *- va masculino, femenino slave* * *= slave, drudge.Ex: And there is more to be gained from an imaginary nineteenth-century boy floating down the Mississippi on a raft with a fleeing black slave than a good deal of everyday, 'direct' experience can give.
Ex: People who called themselves 'climatologists' were mostly drudges who compiled statistics about weather conditions in regions of interest.* comercio de esclavos = slave trade.* dar libertad a un esclavo = manumit.* emancipar a un esclavo = manumit.* esclavo del trabajo = workaholic.* esclavo fugitivo = maroon.* ser esclavo de = be slave to.* taller de trabajo esclavo = sweatshop.* trata de esclavos = slave trade.* vender a Alguien como esclavo = sell + Nombre + into slavery.* * *esclavo -vamasculine, feminineslavemi marido es esclavo del trabajo my husband is a workaholic o is a slave to his work ( colloq)todos somos esclavos de la moda we're all slaves to fashionser esclavo del tabaco to be addicted to tobacco* * *
esclavo◊ -va sustantivo masculino, femenino
slave;
es un esclavo del trabajo he is a slave to his work
esclavo,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino slave: trabaja como un esclavo, he works like a slave
' esclavo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esclava
English:
bone
- slave
- virtual
- drudge
* * *esclavo, -a♦ adjenslaved♦ nm,ftambién Fig slave;el comercio de esclavos the slave trade;es una esclava del trabajo she's a slave to her work;es un esclavo del tabaco he's addicted to tobacco* * *I adj tb figslave atrII m slave* * *esclavo, -va n: slave* * *esclavo n slave -
68 głup|i
adj. grad. 1. (nieinteligentny) stupid, foolish; (niepoważny) silly; daft GB pot.; (naiwny) silly, foolish- głupia mina a stupid/silly expression- głupie pytanie a silly question- głupiego robota! (bezcelowa) it’s pointless; it’s pissing in the wind posp.; (żmudna) it’s donkey work pot.- śmiać się jak głupi to laugh like an idiot/like a lunatic- biegać w kółko jak głupi to run around (in circles) like a chicken with its head cut off a. a headless chicken pot.- pracować jak głupi to work like mad pot.- udawać głupiego to play the fool; to play dumb pot.- głupie wymówki a. wykręty silly excuses- z głupiego zarozumiałego szczeniaka wyrósł na poważnego, odpowiedzialnego człowieka that silly conceited little twit grew up into a serious, responsible young man- przestała zadawać się z głupimi nastolatkami she stopped hanging around with silly teenagers- głupia byłam, że się na to zgodziłam it was stupid of me to agree to it- nie ma głupich! who do you think you’re fooling?!- nie bądź głupi! don’t be silly/stupid!- głupi osioł! pot., obraźl. stupid ass! GB pot., obraźl.2. pot. (lekceważąco) silly, stupid- głupia choroba/sprawa a silly illness/matter- nawet głupiego gwoździa nie umie wbić he can’t even get a stupid nail hammered in3. pot., pejor. głupią pogodę mamy tej zimy it’s really crazy weather this winter pot.- wplątała się w jakiś głupi romans she got involved in some stupid (love) affair- przez głupi upór through (one’s own) pigheadedness- przez głupi upór stracił okazję/pracę it was through his own pigheadedness that he missed that opportunity/lost that job4. (niezręczny, przykry) awkward, stupid- głupi błąd a boob GB pot.; a stupid mistake- głupia sytuacja an awkward situation- głupia wpadka a stupid blunder- głupie żarty/kawały/dowcipy clumsy jokes5. pot. (obłąkany) loony pot., crazy pot.■ śmiać się jak głupi do sera to be happy as a sandboy GB, to be happy as a clam US;głupich nie sieją, sami się rodzą there’s a sucker born every minute- głupi sam się ze skóry łupi a fool and his money are soon parted przysł.- mądry głupiemu ustępuje it isn’t wise to stand in a fool’s way- wysoki jak brzoza, a głupi jak koza all brawn (and) no brainThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > głup|i
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69 М-151
КАК МИЛЕНЬКИЙ coll (как + AdjP adv1. ( usu. nomif used in nom, subj-controlled if used in an oblique case, obj-controlled) (to do sth.) without resistance, not daring to object (to do sth. to s.o.) without that person's daring to objectlike a good (little) boy (girl)like a lamb without (daring to make) a whimper (a peep).«Вот уж на что Самохин, - сказал Ермошин, - а и тот не лучше нас. Приказали ему сдать дом к празднику - и он сдаст его как миленький, в каком бы состоянии этот дом ни был» (Войнович 5). "Take Samokhin," said Ermoshin. "Even he's no better than the rest of us. He's been ordered to turn over his building by the holiday and hell do it like a good boy, no matter what condition it's in" (5a).«Утром она (жена) меня часа за два до работы на ноги подымет, чтобы я размялся. Знает, что на похмелье я ничего есть не буду, ну, достанет огурец солёный или ещё что-нибудь... нальёт гранёный стаканчик водки. „Похмелись, Андрюша, только больше не надо, мой милый"... Выпью, поблагодарю её без слов, одними глазами, поцелую и пошёл на работу как миленький» (Шолохов 1). "In the morning she'd (my wife would) get me up about two hours before work to give me time to come round. She knew I wouldn't eat anything after being drunk, so she'd get me a pickled cucumber or something like that, and pour me out a good glass of vodka—a hair of the dog, you know. 'Here you are, Andrei, but don't do it any more, dear.'...I'd drink it up, thank her without words, just with a look and a kiss, and go off to work like a lamb" (lc).2. ( nom only) ( s.o. does sth., sth. is done) without any obstacles, difficulties: (with) no problem(with) no trouble at all no sweat easily."У вас маленькая машина, мы все там не поместимся». -«Поместимся как миленькие!» "You've got a small car, all of us will never fit into it." "We'll fit-no sweat!" -
70 как миленький
• КАК МИЛЕНЬКИЙ coll[ как + AdjP; adv]=====1. [usu. nom; if used in nom, subj-controlled; if used in an oblique case, obj-controlled]⇒ (to do sth.) without resistance, not daring to object; (to do sth. to s.o.) without that person's daring to object:- like a lamb;- without (daring to make) a whImper (a peep).♦ "Вот уж на что Самохин, - сказал Ермошин, - а и тот не лучше нас. Приказали ему сдать дом к празднику - и он сдаст его как миленький, в каком бы состоянии этот дом ни был" (Войнович 5). "Ikke Samokhin," said Ermoshin. "Even he's no better than the rest of us. He's been ordered to turn over his building by the holiday and he'll do it like a good boy, no matter what condition it's in" (5a).♦ "Утром она [ жена] меня часа за два до работы на ноги подымет, чтобы я размялся. Знает, что на похмелье я ничего есть не буду, ну, достанет огурец солёный или ещё что-нибудь... нальёт гранёный стаканчик водки. "Похмелись, Андрюша, только больше не надо, мой милый"... Выпью, поблагодарю её без слов, одними глазами, поцелую и пошёл на работу как миленький" (Шолохов 1). "In the morning she'd [my wife would] get me up about two hours before work to give me time to come round. She knew I wouldn't eat anything after being drunk, so she'd get me a pickled cucumber or something like that, and pour me out a good glass of vodka - a hair of the dog, you know. 'Here you are, Andrei, but don't do it any more, dear.'...I'd drink it up, thank her without words, just with a look and a kiss, and go off to work like a lamb" (lc).2. [nom only]⇒ (s.o. does sth., sth. is done) without any obstacles, difficulties:- no sweat;- easily.♦ "У вас маленькая машина, мы все там не поместимся". - "Поместимся как миленькие!" "You've got a small car, all of us will never fit into it." "We'll fit-no sweat!"Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как миленький
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71 lindo
adj.pretty, adorable, cute, darling.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: lindar.* * *► adjetivo1 pretty, nice, lovely\de lo lindo familiar a great deal* * *1. adv. 2. (f. - linda)adj.1) cute2) lovely3) pretty* * *1. ADJ esp LAm1) (=bonito) nice, lovely, prettyun lindo coche — a nice car, a fine car
2) iró fine, pretty3) (=excelente) fine, excellent, first-ratejugaron de lo lindo — they played fantastically, they played a first-rate game
2.ADV LAm nicely, well3.SM ( Hist) fop* * *I- da adjetivoese vestido te queda muy lindo — (AmL) you look very nice in that dress
2) (esp AmL) ( agradable) <gesto/detalle> nicees una persona tan linda! — she's such a lovely person; gente III 1)
de lo lindo — (fam)
IInos reímos de lo lindo — we laughed till we cried
adverbio (AmL) <cantar/bailar> beautifullyse siente lindo — (Méx) it feels wonderful
* * *= cute [cuter -comp., cutest -sup.], dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.], darling, beautiful, comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.], handsome [handsomer -comp., handsomest -sup.].Ex. Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.Ex. This dinky pink handbag is ideal for day or evening use.Ex. Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.Ex. The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.Ex. All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.----* divertirse de lo lindo = have + a ball.* funcionar de lo lindo = work like + a charm, go like + a charm.* lo lindo = cuteness.* sacudir de lo lindo = knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.* * *I- da adjetivoese vestido te queda muy lindo — (AmL) you look very nice in that dress
2) (esp AmL) ( agradable) <gesto/detalle> nicees una persona tan linda! — she's such a lovely person; gente III 1)
de lo lindo — (fam)
IInos reímos de lo lindo — we laughed till we cried
adverbio (AmL) <cantar/bailar> beautifullyse siente lindo — (Méx) it feels wonderful
* * *= cute [cuter -comp., cutest -sup.], dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.], darling, beautiful, comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.], handsome [handsomer -comp., handsomest -sup.].Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
Ex: This dinky pink handbag is ideal for day or evening use.Ex: Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.* divertirse de lo lindo = have + a ball.* funcionar de lo lindo = work like + a charm, go like + a charm.* lo lindo = cuteness.* sacudir de lo lindo = knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.* * *A (bonito) ‹bebé› cute, sweet; ‹casa/canción› lovelyes muy linda de cara she has a very pretty faceese vestido te queda muy lindo ( AmL); that dress looks lovely on you, you look very nice in that dressB ( esp AmL) (agradable) ‹gesto/detalle› nicela fiesta estuvo lindísima it was a wonderful partyfue una linda ceremonia it was a beautiful ceremonyun viaje lindísimo por Bolivia y Perú a wonderful trip through Bolivia and Peru¡qué lindo sería poder ir contigo! it would be wonderful to be able to go with you!¡es una persona tan linda! she's such a lovely persontrabajamos de lo lindo we worked like crazy ( colloq)nos reímos de lo lindo we laughed till we criednos divertimos de lo lindo we had a great time, we had a ball ( colloq), we had a whale of a time ( colloq)( AmL) beautifullycanta muy lindo he sings beautifullyse siente lindo ( Méx); it feels wonderful* * *
Del verbo lindar: ( conjugate lindar)
lindo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
lindó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
lindar
lindo
lindar ( conjugate lindar) verbo intransitivo lindo con algo ( limitar) to adjoin sth;
( aproximarse a) to border on sth, verge on sth
lindo 1◊ -da adjetivo
1 ( bonito) ‹ bebé› cute, sweet;
‹casa/canción› lovely;
‹ cara› pretty
2 (esp AmL) ( agradable) ‹gesto/detalle› nice;
‹fiesta/viaje› wonderful;
‹ ceremonia› beautiful;◊ ¡es una persona tan linda! she's such a lovely person;
de lo lindo (fam): nos divertimos de lo lindo we had a great time
lindo 2 adverbio (AmL) ‹cantar/bailar› beautifully;◊ se siente lindo (Méx) it feels wonderful
lindar verbo intransitivo to border [ con, on]
lindo,-a
I adj (bonito) pretty: es un gato muy lindo, it's a lovely cat
II adv LAm (bien) nicely
♦ Locuciones: de lo lindo, a great deal: cotilleamos de lo lindo, we gossiped to our heart's content
' lindo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bonita
- bonito
- linda
- lindeza
- maja
- majo
- qué
English:
cute
- lovely
- nice
- pretty
* * *lindo, -a♦ adj[agradable] nice;tu hermana es muy linda your sister's very pretty;hace un día muy lindo it's a lovely day;es la ciudad más linda que vi it's the most beautiful city I've ever seen2. Compde lo lindo a great deal;nos reímos de lo lindo we laughed ourselves silly;lloraba de lo lindo she was crying her eyes out;sufrimos de lo lindo we suffered badly♦ advAm very well, beautifully;dibuja muy lindo he draws very well o beautifully;baila muy lindo she's a lovely dancer* * *adj lovely;de lo lindo a lot, a great deal* * *lindo adv1) : beautifully, wonderfullycanta lindo tu mujer: your wife sings beautifully2)de lo lindo : a lot, a great deallos zancudos nos picaban de lo lindo: the mosquitoes were biting away at uslindo, -da adj1) bonito: pretty, lovely2) mono: cute* * * -
72 fou
fou, folle [fu, fɔl]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjectivea. mad• fou de colère/de joie out of one's mind with anger/with joyb. [rage, course] mad ; [amour, joie, espoir] insane ; [idée, désir, tentative, dépense] crazy ; [imagination] wildc. ( = énorme) (inf) [courage, énergie, succès, peur] tremendous• c'est fou ce qu'on s'amuse ! we're having such a great time! (inf)d. [véhicule] runaway ; [mèche de cheveux] unruly2. masculine nouna. lunatic• c'est un fou de jazz/tennis he's a jazz/tennis fanatic3. feminine nouna. lunatic* * *
1.
1) ( dément) mad2) ( insensé) [personne, idée] mad GB, crazy; [regard] wild; [soirée, histoire] crazytu n'es pas un peu fou? — are you mad ou crazy?
être fou furieux — (colloq) to be raving mad
être fou à lier — (colloq) to be stark raving mad (colloq)
3) ( considérable) [gaieté, enthousiasme] mad; [succès] huge4) ( incontrôlable) [véhicule, cheval] runaway; [terreur] wild; [mèche] stray; [cheveux] straggly; [course] headlong
2.
nom masculin, féminin madman/madwomanenvoyer quelqu'un chez les fous — (colloq) to send somebody to the nuthouse (colloq)
rire comme un fou — (colloq) to laugh one's head off
un fou du volant — (colloq) a car freak (colloq)
3.
••faire les fous — (colloq) to fool about
plus on est de fous plus on rit — (colloq) the more the merrier
* * *fu, fɔl (folle) fol (devant un nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet)1. adj1) (= dément) mad, crazyIls sont complètement fous, ils doivent rouler à plus de 180. — They're completely mad, they must be doing over 180., They're completely crazy, they must be doing over 180.
Je ne suis pas fou,... — I'm no fool,...
fou à lier; fou furieux — raving mad
2) (= passionné)être fou de [foot, ski, guitare] — to be mad about, to be crazy about
3) (= déréglé) (comportement) wild, (appareil) not working properly4) (= intense) (nuit, aventure) wild5) (mèche) stray6) (herbe) wild7) (avec valeur intensive) (succès, affluence) terrific, tremendousc'est fou! (= étonnant) — it's incredible!
2. nm1) péjoratif (= malade) madmanfaire le fou; faire les fous — to fool around
2) [roi] jester, fool3) ÉCHECS bishop3. nf1) péjoratif (= malade) madwoman2) * (= homosexuel) gay boy ** * *A adj2 ( insensé) [personne, idée] mad GB, crazy; [regard] wild; [soirée, spectacle, livre, histoire] crazy; tu n'es pas un peu fou? are you mad ou crazy?; il y a de quoi devenir fou, c'est à vous rendre fou! it's enough to drive you mad GB ou crazy!; un fol espoir a wild hope; réaliser ses rêves les plus fous to see one's wildest dreams come true; les rumeurs les plus folles ont circulé the craziest rumoursGB were going around; il faut être fou pour faire ça! you'd have to be mad ou crazy to do that!; je ne suis pas assez folle pour… I'm not crazy enough to…; être fou furieux○ to be raving mad; être fou à lier○ to be stark raving mad○; entre eux c'est l'amour fou they're madly in love; fou de colère mad with rage; fou de joie wild with joy; fou (amoureux) de qn, fou d'amour pour qn madly in love with sb, crazy about sb; être fou de musique/peinture to be mad about music/painting;3 ( considérable) [gaieté, enthousiasme] mad; [monde, succès] huge; il y avait un monde fou there was a huge crowd; conduire à une vitesse folle to drive at a crazy speed; avoir un mal fou à faire to find it incredibly difficult to do; mettre un temps fou pour faire to take an incredibly long time to do; ça m'a coûté un prix fou it cost me a fortune; dépenser/gagner un argent fou to spend/to earn a fortune; c'est fou ce que le temps passe vite! it's amazing how time flies!;4 ( incontrôlable) [véhicule, cheval] runaway; [terreur] wild; [mèche] stray; [cheveux] straggly; [course] headlong; avoir or prendre le fou rire to have a fit of the giggles.B nm,f1 ( personne démente) madman/madwoman; envoyer qn chez les fous○ to send sb to the nuthouse○; courir/travailler comme un fou/une folle to run/work like mad; rire comme un fou○ to laugh one's head off;2 ( personne insensée) madman/madwoman; une folle m'a coupé la route! some madwoman cut in in front of me!; c'est un fou d'art contemporain he's mad about contemporary art; un fou du volant○ a car freak○; quelle bande de fous! what a bunch of lunatics!C nm2 Jeux ( aux échecs) bishop.faire les fous○ to fool about; plus on est de fous plus on rit○ the more the merrier; ⇒ amuser, guêpe.[fu] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet fol [fɔl]) ( féminin folle [fɔl]) adjectifdevenir fou to go mad ou insaneêtre fou de bonheur/joie/douleur to be beside oneself with happiness/joy/griefêtre fou furieux ou à lier to be (stark) raving mad2. [déraisonnable] madrendre quelqu'un fou to drive ou to send somebody mad4. [passionné]être fou de quelqu'un/quelque chose to be mad ou wild about somebody/somethingentre eux, c'est l'amour fou they're crazy about each other, they're madly in love6. [incontrôlé] wildcamion/train fou runaway truck/trainavoir des mèches folles to have wild ou straggly hairfou rire (uncontrollable) giggle ou gigglesavoir ou être pris d'un fou rire to have a fit of the giggles7. (familier) [très important] tremendousgagner un argent fou to make piles ou a lot of money8. [incroyable] incrediblec'est fou, ce qui lui est arrivé what happened to him is incredible————————[fu] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet fol [fɔl]), folle [fɔl] nom masculin, nom fémininvous n'avez pas vu le feu rouge, espèce de fou? didn't you see the red light, you stupid fool?b. [intensément] like mad ou crazyfaire le fou to act the fool ou idiot3. [passionné]c'est un fou de moto he's mad on ou crazy about bikes————————nom masculin2. HISTOIRE3. ORNITHOLOGIE————————folle nom féminin(familier & péjoratif) [homosexuel] queen -
73 travailler
travailler [tʀavaje]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verba. to work• faire travailler sa tête or sa matière grise to set one's mind to work• fais travailler ta tête ! use your head!• travailler en usine/à domicile to work in a factory/at home• dans ce pays on fait travailler les enfants à huit ans in this country they put children to work at the age of eightb. ( = s'exercer) [artiste, acrobate, musicien] to practise ; [boxeur] to trainc. [métal, bois] to warp2. transitive verba. ( = façonner) [+ matière, verre, fer] to work• travailler la pâte ( = pétrir) to knead the doughb. ( = potasser, améliorer) to work on• travailler le chant/piano to practise singing/the piano► travailler à [+ livre, projet] to work on ; [+ cause, but] to work for ; ( = s'efforcer d'obtenir) to work towardsc. [doutes, faits] to worry ; [douleur] to torment• cette idée/ce projet le travaille this idea/this plan is very much on his mind* * *tʀavaje
1.
1) ( pour perfectionner) to work on [style, matière scolaire, voix, muscles]; to practise [BrE] [sport, instrument, chant]2) ( manipuler) to work [bois, métal]; Culinaire to knead [pâte]; Agriculture to work, to cultivate [terre]; to cultivate [vigne]3) ( préoccuper)travailler quelqu'un — [affaire, idée] to be ou prey on somebody's mind, to bother somebody; ( tourmenter) [jalousie, douleur] to plague somebody
ce sont ses dents qui le travaillent — ( parlant d'un bébé) he is out of sorts because he's teething
2.
travailler à verbe transitif indirecttravailler à — to work on [projet, dissertation]; to work toward(s) [objectif]
travailler à rétablir la paix — to endeavour [BrE] to restore peace
3.
verbe intransitif1) ( faire un effort) [personne, machine] to work; [muscles] to work2) ( exercer un métier) to worktravailler en équipes/de nuit — to work shifts/nights
travailler au noir — gén to work without declaring one's earnings; ( exercer un second emploi non déclaré) to moonlight
3) Commerce ( faire des affaires) [commerçant, magasin, hôtel] to do businesstravailler à perte — [entreprise, commerce] to run at a loss
4) ( produire un revenu)5) ( œuvrer)nous voulons la paix et c'est dans ce sens que nous travaillons — we want peace and we are working toward(s) it
6) ( s'entraîner) [athlète] to train; [boxeur] to train, to work out; [musicien, danseur] to practise [BrE]7) ( se modifier) [bois] to warp; [vin] to ferment8) ( se déformer) [poutre] to be in stress* * *tʀavaje1. vi1) [personne] to work2) [bois] to warp2. vt1) (= façonner) [bois, métal] to work, [pâte] to knead, [objet d'art] to work on2) [discipline]travailler son piano — to do one's piano practice Grande-Bretagne to do one's piano practise USA
3) (= préoccuper)4) (= influencer) to work ontravailler à — to work on, (= contribuer à) to work towards
travailler à faire — to endeavour to do Grande-Bretagne to endeavor to do USA
* * *travailler verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( pour perfectionner) to work on [style, matière scolaire, mouvement, voix, muscles]; to practiseGB [sport, instrument, chant, sonate]; travailler son latin to work on one's Latin; travailler le saut en longueur to practiseGB the long jump;2 ( manipuler) to work [bois, métal]; Culin to knead [pâte]; to stir [sth] until smooth [sauce]; Agric to work, to cultivate [terre]; to cultivate [vigne];4 ( préoccuper) travailler qn [affaire, idée] to be ou prey on sb's mind, to bother sb; ( tourmenter) [jalousie, douleur] to plague sb; je ne sais pas ce qui le travaille I don't know what's bothering him; un doute me travaillait I had a nagging doubt; c'est la jalousie qui le travaille he's plagued ou tormented by jealousy; ce sont ses dents qui le travaillent ( parlant d'un bébé) he is out of sorts because he's teething.B travailler à vtr ind travailler à to work on [projet, dissertation]; to work towards [objectif]; travailler quatre ans à sa thèse to work on one's thesis for four years; travailler à rétablir la paix to endeavourGB to restore peace; travailler à la perte de qn to try to engineer sb's downfall.C vi1 ( faire un effort) [personne, machine] to work; [muscles] to work; travailler de ses mains to work with one's hands; travailler sur un texte/projet to work on a text/project; faire travailler un élève to make a pupil work; faire travailler ses biceps to use one's biceps; faire travailler son cerveau to apply one's mind; ton imagination travaille trop you have an overactive imagination;2 ( exercer un métier) to work; travailler en usine/à domicile to work in a factory/at home; travailler dans l'édition/le textile to work in publishing/textiles; travailler comme secrétaire to work as a secretary; travailler en équipes/de nuit to work shifts/nights; travailler en indépendant to work freelance, to be self-employed; ta mère travaille? does your mother work?; il a hâte de travailler he can't wait to start work; faire travailler les enfants to put children to work; travailler au noir gén to work without declaring one's earnings; ( exercer un second emploi non déclaré) to moonlight;3 ( faire des affaires) Comm [commerçant, magasin, hôtel] to do business; bien travailler to do good business; l'épicier/restaurant ne travaille pas beaucoup the grocer/restaurant isn't doing much business; travailler avec l'étranger to do business abroad; travailler pour l'exportation to work in exports; nous travaillons surtout l'été/avec les touristes most of our trade is in the summer/with tourists; travailler à perte [entreprise, commerce] to run at a loss;4 ( produire un revenu) [argent] to work; faire travailler son argent to make one's money work for one;5 ( œuvrer) travailler pour/contre qn to work for/against sb; nous voulons la paix et c'est dans ce sens que nous travaillons we want peace and we are working toward(s) it; travailler pour/contre ses intérêts to act in/against one's own interests;6 ( s'entraîner) [athlète] to train; [boxeur] to train, work out; [musicien, danseur] to practiseGB; travailler aux barres parallèles to work on the parallel bars;7 ( se modifier) [bois] to warp; [vin] to ferment; [pâte] to prove, to rise;8 ( se déformer) [poutre] to be in stress.[travaje] verbe intransitif1. [être actif] to worktu as le temps de travailler avant dîner you've got time to do some work ou to get some work done before dinnertravailler à ou sur une chanson to work at ou on a songtravailler comme un bœuf ou forçat to slave away, to work like a Trojan2. [avoir une profession] to workvous travaillez? do you work?, do you have a job?j'ai arrêté de travailler à 55 ans I stopped work ou retired at 55travailler pour payer ses études to work one's way through college/universitytravailler en free-lance to do freelance work, to be a freelancer3. [faire des affaires] to do (good) businessentreprise qui travaille bien/mal/à perte thriving/stagnating/lossmaking firm4. [pratiquer son activité - artiste, athlète] to practise, to train ; [ - boxeur] to work out, to trainfaire travailler ses jambes to make one's legs work, to exercise one's legsc'est ton imagination qui travaille your imagination's working overtime, you're imagining things6. [suivi d'une préposition]travailler à [succès] to work ou to strive fortravailler contre/pour to work against/forle temps travaille contre/pour nous time is working against us/is on our side————————[travaje] verbe transitif1. [façonner - bois, bronze, glaise] to work[CUISINE - mélange, sauce] to stirb. [peintre] to work the paste2. [perfectionner - discours, style] to work on (inseparable), to polish up (separable), to hone ; [ - matière scolaire] to work at ou on (inseparable), to go over (inseparable) ; [ - concerto, scène] to work on, to rehearse3. [obséder] to worryêtre travaillé par le remords/l'angoisse to be tormented by remorse/anxiety4. [tenter d'influencer] to work on (inseparable) -
74 arbeiten
Arbeiten fpl GEN working* * *v < Geschäft> work ■ jedes zweite Wochenende arbeiten < Geschäft> work alternate weekends ■ nicht arbeiten < Bank> Geld lie idle infrml ■ arbeiten an < Mgmnt> be engaged in ■ arbeiten in < Geschäft> be based in* * *arbeiten
to [be at] work, to labo(u)r, (dienen) to serve, (herstellen) to produce, to make, to manufacture, (Kapital) to yield;
• im Akkord arbeiten to work by the job (piece), to do job work;
• für einen Apfel und ein Ei arbeiten to have to work for peanuts (sl.);
• wieder im gleichen Arbeitstempo arbeiten to resume normal working schedules;
• im Bankfach arbeiten to be in the banking line;
• unter ungünstigen Bedingungen arbeiten to labo(u)r under a disadvantage;
• wie besessen (ein Besessener) arbeiten to work like a nigger;
• billiger arbeiten to work for less;
• dezentral arbeiten to operate in a decentralised manner;
• gegen Entgelt arbeiten to work for hire;
• unter der Erde arbeiten to work underground;
• in einer Fabrik arbeiten to be a factory hand, to work in the shops;
• am Fließband arbeiten to work on the assembly line;
• freiberuflich arbeiten to work free-lance;
• ganztägig arbeiten to work full-time;
• nicht ganztägig arbeiten to work short- (half-) time;
• mit jem. geschäftlich arbeiten to do business with s. o.;
• mit Gewinn arbeiten to operate at a profit;
• halbtags arbeiten to work part- (half-) time;
• jem. in die Hände arbeiten to play into s. one’s hands;
• sechs Stunden hintereinander arbeiten to work six hours without let-up (interruption);
• mit Hochdruck arbeiten to work at high pressure;
• mit großem Kapital arbeiten to dispose of a large capital;
• lange arbeiten to work long hours;
• planmäßig langsam arbeiten to work to rule (Br.);
• einen Monat lang nicht arbeiten to lay off for a month;
• bis spät in die Nacht arbeiten to burn the midnight oil;
• nicht arbeiten (Kapital) to lie idle;
• nicht mehr arbeiten to have retired;
• auf eigene Rechnung arbeiten to work for (open upon) one’s own account, to play for one’s own hand (coll.);
• schludrig arbeiten to skimp;
• schwer arbeiten to plod, to pound;
• gegen freie Station arbeiten to work au pair (Br.);
• stoßweise arbeiten to work in sudden bursts;
• ganzen Tag schwer arbeiten to go hard all day;
• Tag und Nacht arbeiten to work day and night, to work round the clock;
• im Tagelohn arbeiten to hack;
• unter Tarif arbeiten to rat;
• in fieberhaftem Tempo arbeiten to work at white-hot speed;
• tüchtig arbeiten to do a good job;
• umschichtig arbeiten to take turns;
• umsonst arbeiten to waste one’s labo(u)r, to be engaged in a profitless task, to work on even terms, to work for love;
• unentgeltlich arbeiten to operate on a non-profit basis;
• ungleichmäßig arbeiten to work by fits and starts;
• in einem Unternehmen arbeiten to work for a firm;
• ununterbrochen arbeiten to work without intermission;
• mit Verlust arbeiten to operate at a loss;
• ohne Verlust arbeiten to break even;
• wirtschaftlich arbeiten to work economically;
• mit jem. zusammen arbeiten to team up with s. o.;
• halben Tag zusätzlich arbeiten to work an extra half day;
• zuverlässig arbeiten to be thorough in one’s work;
• jem. zu arbeiten geben to give s. o. a job;
• Kapital arbeiten lassen to put out money at interest;
• hart arbeiten müssen to work for one’s living. -
75 Schwarte
f; -, -n1. von Speck: rind; gebratene: crackling; Jägerspr. (Haut) skin; Schweinebraten mit / ohne Schwarte roast pork with / without crackling; arbeiten, dass die Schwarte kracht umg. work like crazy3. MED. pleural scar tissue* * *Schwạr|te ['ʃvartə]f -, -n1) (= Speckschwarte) rind; (HUNT = Haut) skin, hide; (= Abfallholz) slabor knackt (inf) — to work oneself into the ground (inf)
* * *Schwar·te<-, -n>[ˈʃvartə, ˈʃva:ɐ̯tə]f1. KOCHK rind2. (pej fam) thick old book3.▶ arbeiten, dass [o bis] [einem] die \Schwarte kracht (sl) to work until one drops, to work [or sweat] one's guts out fam* * *die; Schwarte, Schwarten1) (SpeckSchwarte) rind; (HautSchwarte) skin2) (ugs.): (dickes Buch)[dicke] Schwarte — thick or weighty tome
* * *Schweinebraten mit/ohne Schwarte roast pork with/without crackling;arbeiten, dass die Schwarte kracht umg work like crazy2.3. MED pleural scar tissue* * *die; Schwarte, Schwarten1) (SpeckSchwarte) rind; (HautSchwarte) skin2) (ugs.): (dickes Buch)[dicke] Schwarte — thick or weighty tome
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76 trabajar como un negro
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77 forçat
forçat [fɔʀsa]masculine noun( = bagnard) convict* * *fɔʀsa* * *fɔʀsa nm* * *forçat nm ( bagnard) convict; ( galérien) galley slave; vie de forçat fig life of drudgery; c'est un travail de forçat fig it's slave labourGB.travailler comme un forçat to work like a slave ou Trojan.[fɔrsa] nom masculinHISTOIRE [sur une galère] galley slave[dans un bagne] convict -
78 вол
охработя като вол work like a horse/navvy, sweat o.'s guts* * *вол,м., - ове и -о̀ве, (два) во̀ла ox; • работя като \вол work like a horse/navvy/Trojan, sweat o.’s guts; търся под \вола теле split hairs, find a quarrel in a straw, go to a goat for wool.* * *bullock* * *1. ох 2. работя като ВОЛ work like a horse/ navvy, sweat o.'s guts 3. търся под ВОЛа теле split hairs, find a quarrel in a straw, go to a goat for wool -
79 negro
negro agg.1 ( di razza nera) black; negro (attr.): le popolazioni negre d'America, the black populations of America; domestici negri, negro servants; razza negra, negro race◆ s.m.1 negro*, black; (fam. spreg.) nigger: tratta dei negri, slave trade // lavorare come un negro, to slave away2 ( chi scrive articoli o discorsi per altri) ghost (-writer).* * *['neɡro] negro (-a)1. agg(razza, popolo) black2. sm/f* * *['negro] 1.aggettivo Negro, black2.sostantivo maschile1) black man*, black; spreg. Negro*, nigger2) (chi scrive per altri) ghostwriter••lavorare come un negro — to work like a slave. Nell'uso italiano attuale la parola negro è spesso usata o percepita con valore spregiativo, cosicché in ogni accezione riferibile alle popolazioni di colore va preferito l'aggettivo o il sostantivo nero; in inglese Negro, nigger e coloured sono oggi considerati offensivi e inaccettabili, mentre si usano black, Afro-American o African-American (soprattutto negli USA) e Afro-Caribbean (soprattutto in GB)
* * *negro/'negro/Negro, black1 black man*, black; spreg. Negro*, nigger2 (chi scrive per altri) ghostwriterlavorare come un negro to work like a slave. Nell'uso italiano attuale la parola negro è spesso usata o percepita con valore spregiativo, cosicché in ogni accezione riferibile alle popolazioni di colore va preferito l'aggettivo o il sostantivo nero; in inglese Negro, nigger e coloured sono oggi considerati offensivi e inaccettabili, mentre si usano black, Afro-American o African-American (soprattutto negli USA) e Afro-Caribbean (soprattutto in GB). -
80 schinden
schin·den <schindete, geschunden> [ʼʃɪndn̩]vrsich [mit etw] \schinden to work oneself to death [at/over sth], to slave [away] [at sth], to work like a Trojan [at sth] ( Brit)vt1) ( grausam antreiben)jdn \schinden to work [or treat] sb like a slave, to work sb into the ground;ein Tier \schinden to ill-treat an animal, to work an animal to deathein Tier \schinden to flay an animal3) ( fam);etw [bei jdm] \schinden to get sth [from sb];einen Aufschub \schinden to get a postponement;Eindruck \schinden to play to the gallery;Erfolg \schinden to score a spurious success;Zeit \schinden to play for time;bei jdm ein paar Zigaretten \schinden to cadge [or (Am) bum] a few cigarettes off sb
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