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1 touch wood
( used as an interjection) to touch something made of wood superstitiously, in order to avoid bad luck:دُق على الخَشَبNone of the children has ever had a serious illness, touch wood!
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2 Touch wood
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3 WOOD
• Don't go through the woods and pick up a crooked stick - По лесу ходит, дров не найдет (П)• If you cut down the woods, you'll catch the wolf - Держи карман шире! (Д), Когда рак свистнет и рыба запоет (K)• It is a strange wood that never has a withered bough in it - В семье не без урода (B)• Knock on wood - Чтоб не сглазить (4)• Like wood, like arrows - Каково волокно, таково и полотно (K)• Sometimes one can't see the wood for the trees - Из-за деревьев леса не видать (И)• Touch wood - Чтоб не сглазить (4)• Wood that grows warped can never be straightened - Кривое дерево не разогнется прямо (K)• You can't see the wood for the trees - Из-за деревьев леса не видать (И) -
4 Touch-Pin
A square or triangular steel pin set upright in a block of hard wood, used in roughing flax to break off the loose fibres left in the hackle. The pin is usually of about 1-in. side, and projects about 2-in. above the block. The edges of the pin are smooth. -
5 בן פורת יוסף
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6 tag i træ!
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7 lagarto, lagarto!
Dicionário português (brasileiro)-Inglês > lagarto, lagarto!
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8 zaklepat na dřevo
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9 banka í tré (7, 9, 13)
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10 الحسود لا يسود
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11 zaklepať na drevo
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12 Bank under bordet.
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13 toucher du bois
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14 Dreimal auf Holz geklopft!
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15 Klopf auf Holz!
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16 Nazar değmesin
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17 Şeytan kulağına
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18 Şeytan kulağına kurşun!
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19 lekopogni!
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20 אל תפתח פה לשטן
touch wood, knock on wood, don't ask for trouble
См. также в других словарях:
touch wood — This idiom is used to wish for good luck. ( Knock on wood is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
touch|wood — «TUHCH WUD», noun. 1. wood decayed by fungi so that it catches fire easily, used as tinder; punk. 2. a fungus found on old tree trunks, used as tinder; amadou … Useful english dictionary
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touch wood — spoken used when you have said that you have had good luck in order to prevent bad luck from happening to you. People sometimes touch something made of wood when they say this Ben s making a good recovery, touch wood … English dictionary
touch wood — interjection hopefully (said while touching something wooden, for superstition) And the reds are going to avoid relegation this year, touch wood Syn: knock on wood … Wiktionary
touch wood — British, American & Australian, American something that you say when you want your luck or a good situation to continue. It s been fine all week and, touch wood, it ll stay fine for the weekend. We haven t had any problems with the car so far,… … New idioms dictionary
touch wood — hoping that our good luck continues We ve never had a flat tire on this car touch wood … English idioms
Touch wood — If someone says Touch wood before they do something, they are wishing for good luck … Dictionary of English idioms
touch wood — ► touch (or chiefly N. Amer. knock on) wood touch something wooden to ward off bad luck. Main Entry: ↑wood … English terms dictionary
touch wood — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary knock on wood (for good luck) … English dialects glossary
touch wood — knock on wood, without the evil eye, God forbid … English contemporary dictionary