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1 неловък
1. (неудобен) awkward; uneasy; uncomfortableнеловко положение an awkward situation; embarrassementв неловко положение съм be in an awkward situation, be embarrassed; tread (as) on eggsнеловко мълчание an awkward silence2. (непохватен) clumsy, blundering, unskilful* * *нело̀вък,прил., -ка, -ко, -ки 1. ( неудобен) awkward; uneasy; uncomfortable; разг. cringe-making, cringeworthy; в \неловъкко положение съм be in an awkward situation, be embarrassed; tread (as) on eggs; излизам от \неловъкко положение разг. get off the hook; \неловъкко положение awkward situation; embarrassement; чувствам се \неловъкко I feel a bit strange;2. ( непохватен) clumsy, blundering, unskilful.* * *awkward: an неловък situation - неловко положение; clumsy; cramped; uneasy (за маниер, положение); unhandy* * *1. (непохватен) clumsy, blundering, unskilful 2. (неудобен) awkward;uneasy;uncomfortable 3. в неловко положение съм be in an awkward situation, be embarrassed;tread (as) on eggs 4. неловко мълчание an awkward silence 5. неловко положение an awkward situation;embarrassement -
2 действовать осторожно
pussyfoot словосочетание:tread lightly (действовать осторожно, действовать тактично)tread as on eggs (действовать осторожно, ступать осторожно)feel one's way (идти ощупью, нащупывать дорогу, выяснять обстановку, действовать осторожно, зондировать почву, пробираться ощупью)глагол:pussyfoot (действовать осторожно, красться по-кошачьи)Русско-английский синонимический словарь > действовать осторожно
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3 a călca ca pe ouă
to tread as on eggsto walk (as if) upon hot coals. -
4 a se purta cu multă precauţie
to tread as on eggs.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se purta cu multă precauţie
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5 ступать осторожно
watch one's step словосочетание:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > ступать осторожно
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6 bańarse en agua de rosas
• tread lightly• tread on eggsDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > bańarse en agua de rosas
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7 uovo
m (pl le -a) egguovo alla coque soft-boiled egguovo di Pasqua Easter egguovo sodo hard-boiled egguovo al tegame fried egguova pl strapazzate scrambled eggs* * *uovo s.m.1 egg: uova affogate, in camicia, poached eggs; uova alla coque, soft-boiled eggs; uova al tegame, al burro, fried eggs; uova all'ostrica, prairie oysters; uova al prosciutto, ham and eggs; uova sode, hard-boiled eggs; uova da bere, new-laid eggs; uova guaste, bad eggs; uova strapazzate, scrambled eggs; bianco, chiara d'uovo, egg white (o white of egg); guscio d'uovo, eggshell; rosso d'uovo, yolk; devo farti un rosso d'uovo sbattuto?, shall I whip the yolk of an egg for you?; la gallina ha fatto l'uovo, the hen has laid an egg; covare uova, to brood; uovo di anatra, di gallina, duck's, hen's egg; uovo di baco da seta, silkworm's egg; uova di pesce, roe; uova di rana, frogspawn; uova di mosca, flyblow; uova di aringa, di salmone, roe-corn // uovo di Pasqua, Easter egg // uovo per rammendare, darning egg // l'uovo di Colombo, (fig.) Columbus's egg // essere pieno come un uovo, (fig.) to be full up // camminare sulle uova, (fig.) to tread on eggs // cercare il pelo nell'uovo, (fig.) to split hairs // rompere le uova nel paniere a qlcu., (fig.) to upset s.o.'s plans // meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani, (prov.) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush2 (biol.) egg, ovule, ovum*.* * *pl.f. -a ['wɔvo] sostantivo maschile eggrosso o tuorlo d'uovo (egg) yolk; bianco o chiara d'uovo (egg) white; guscio d'uovo eggshell; -a di pesce spawn; -a di rana (frog-)spawn; deporre le -a [ gallina] to lay; [pesce, rana] to spawn; pasta all'uovo egg pasta; posizione a uovo — (nello sci) aerodynamic position
uovo di Colombo — = brilliant but obvious solution to a problem
••camminare sulle -a — to tread on eggs o eggshells
rompere le -a nel paniere a qcn. — to cook sb's goose, to queer sb.'s pitch
meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani — prov. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
* * *uovopl.f. -a /'wɔvo/sostantivo m.egg; rosso o tuorlo d'uovo (egg) yolk; bianco o chiara d'uovo (egg) white; guscio d'uovo eggshell; - a di pesce spawn; - a di rana (frog-)spawn; deporre le -a [ gallina] to lay; [pesce, rana] to spawn; pasta all'uovo egg pasta; posizione a uovo (nello sci) aerodynamic position\camminare sulle -a to tread on eggs o eggshells; rompere le -a nel paniere a qcn. to cook sb's goose, to queer sb.'s pitch; meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani prov. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush\uovo in camicia poached egg; uovo di Colombo = brilliant but obvious solution to a problem; uovo alla coque soft-boiled egg; uovo (fresco) di giornata new-laid egg; uovo all'occhio di bue sunny side up; uovo di Pasqua Easter egg; uovo da rammendo darning egg; uovo sodo hard-boiled; uovo strapazzato scrambled egg; uovo al tegamino fried egg. -
8 паница
bowl, dishстъпвам на паници tread on eggs* * *панѝца,ж., -и bowl, dish; • стъпвам на \паницаи tread on eggs.* * *bowl* * *1. bowl, dish 2. стъпвам на паници tread on eggs -
9 вървя
1. (ходя) go(пеша, обикновен ход) walk (по on, along)вървя бързо/бавно walk fast/slowlyте вървяха бързо they were walking along quicklyвървя надясно/наляво keep to the right/the leftвървя направо keep straight onвървя напред go forwardвървя пред други lead the wayвървя напред назад go to and fro/backwards and forwardsвървя все подир follow s.o. aboutвървя след followпрен. follow the lead ofвървя с големи крачки stride, walk with big stridesвървя с дребни крачки minceвървя пеша go on footразг. leg it, foot itвървя последен bring up the rearвървя на пръсти walk on tiptoe, tiptoeвървя по реда си (за събитие) follow o.'s courseвървя по пътя си go o.'s wayвървя по своя собствен път прен. go o.'s own way, follow o.'s own road, keep o.'s own pathпо стария път прен. not change o.'s ways, go in the old channelвървя по същия път go the same way (и прен.),прен.. и follow the same path, tread the same roadвървя по ръба прен. tread a knife-edge, пол. follow a policy of brinkmanshipвървя неотклонно по своя път steer/tread a steady courseвървя по правия път прен. steer/tread the right course2. (движа се, работя) go, work, function, operate, run(за кола и) roll along(за превозно средство) go, travel, run(в превозно средство) go; drive; journey (along)вървя с електричество и пр. go by/run on (electricity etc.)днес влаковете не вървят trains are not running today, there is no train service todayмашината върви добре the engine runs well/is in good running orderмашината не вървя the machine will not workчасовникът върви добре/отлично the watch keeps good/excellent timeчасовникът не върви добре the watch keeps bad time3. (напредвам, развивам се) go, progress, workвървя добре go well. make good progress(за преговори и пр. и) go on wellвървя зле go badlyвремето върви time passesвремето върви бързо time is running fastвремето вървя бавно time dragsдетето върви добре the child is doing wellвървя на добре be improving, go on wellвървя гладко/нормално (за работа) go smoothly/without a hitch, go on as usualработата ми върви I am doing well in businessразговорът не върви the conversation is flaggingтърговията не върви trade is slackработите вървят добре things are going on all rightкакто вървят работите as things are goingкак върви работата? how's' business?(как сте) how are you? how's everything?как върви учението? how are you getting on at school?(за брак и пр.) be a successне върви добре not too successful, not be much of a success4. (струвам, харча се) cost; sellзахарта върви по 90 стотинки килото sugar sells at 90 stotinki the kiloкак върви книгата? how is the book selling?стоки, които не вървят unsaleable goods5. (минавам за път и пр.) go, run, lead, pass, lieпътят върви покрай реката the road runs along/follows the riverтози път върви за this road leads to6. (отивам, подхождам на) go well with, match, suitтая връзка върви добре с костюма this tie matches the suit, this tie goes well with the suit7. (намирам се в обращение) be in circulationтия пари не вървя т this money is out of circulation/no longer currentтая банкнота не върви this banknote-will not passвсичко върви като по вода everything is going on swimminglyвървя като по часовник go like* * *вървя̀,гл.1. ( ходя) go; ( пеша, обикновен ход) walk (по on, along); все \вървя и \вървя walk on and on; \вървя на пръсти walk on tiptoe, tiptoe; \вървя надясно/наляво keep to the right/the left; \вървя направо keep straight on; \вървя напред go forward; \вървя напред- назад go to and fro/backwards and forwards; \вървя неотклонно по своя път steer/tread a steady course; \вървя пеша go on foot; разг. leg it, foot it; \вървя по пътя си go o.’s way; \вървя по правия път прен. steer/tread the right course; \вървя по реда си (за събитие) follow o.’s course; \вървя по ръба прен. tread a knife-edge, полит. follow a policy of brinkmanship; \вървя по своя собствен път прен. go o.’s own way, follow o.’s own road, keep o.’s own path; \вървя по стария път прен. not change o.’s ways, go in the old channel; \вървя по същия път go the same way (и прен.), прен. follow the same path, tread the same road; \вървя подир follow s.o. about; \вървя последен bring up the rear; \вървя пред други lead the way; \вървя с големи крачки stride, walk with big strides; \вървя с дребни крачки mince; \вървя след follow; прен. follow the lead of;2. ( движа се, работя) go, work, function, operate, run; (за кола и пр.) roll along; (за превозно средство) go, travel, run; (в превозно средство) go; drive; journey (along); влаковете вървят по релси trains run on rails; \вървя с електричество и пр. go by/run on electricity, etc.; машината върви добре the engine runs well/is in good running order; часовникът върви добре/отлично the watch keeps good/excellent time;3. ( напредвам, развивам се) go, progress, work; времето върви time passes; времето върви бавно time drags; времето върви бързо time is running fast; \вървя гладко/нормално (за работа) go smoothly/without a hitch, go on as usual; \вървя добре go well, make good progress; (за преговори и пр.) go on well; \вървя зле go badly; \вървя към ( предстои ми) be in line for; \вървя на добре be improving, go on well; детето върви добре the child is doing well; как върви работата? how’s business? ( как сте) how are you? how’s everything? как върви учението? how are you getting on at school? не върви (it’s) no go; не върви добре not to be successful, not be much of a success; работата ми върви I am doing well in business; разговорът не върви the conversation is flagging; търговията не върви trade is slack;4. ( струвам, харча се) cost, sell (по at); как върви книгата? how is the book selling? как вървят яйцата? what are the eggs selling at? парите вървят много бързо money goes like anything/like water; стоки, които не вървят unsaleable goods;7. ( намирам се в обращение) be in circulation; тази банкнота не върви this banknote will not pass; тези пари не вървят this money is out of circulation/no longer current; • всичко върви като по вода everything is going on swimmingly; върви го гони and that will be the last I will see of him; върви ми be lucky; play a winning game; (за дадено време) be in luck; разг. be on a roll; амер. play big luck, hit a winning streak; върви ми на ( карти и пр.) be lucky (in); ( все ми се случва) keep having; \вървя като по часовник go like clockwork; не ми върви have no luck, be out of luck, strike a bad patch; play a losing game; амер. play hard luck; така върви светът so runs the world; (това) не върви it’s not on; трябва да си \вървя I must be off/be going.* * *go; pass; proceed; run{rXn} (за машина); walk: I'm вървяing down the street. - Вървя надолу по улицата.; walk (ходом за кон)* * *1. (в превозно средство) go;drive;journey (along) 2. (движа се, работя) go, work, function, operate, run 3. (за брак и пр.) be a success 4. (за кола и) roll along: (за превозно средство) go, travel, run 5. (за преговори и пр. и) go on well 6. (как сте) how are you?how's everything? 7. (минавам за път и пр.) go, run, lead, pass, lie 8. (намирам се в обращение) be in circulation 9. (напредвам, развивам се) go, progress, work 10. (отивам, подхождам на) go well with, match, suit 11. (пеша, обикновен ход) walk (по on, along) 12. (струвам, харча се) cost;sell 13. (ходя) go 14. 5 стотинки килото sugar sells at 15. 6 stotinki the kilo 16. ВЪРВЯ бързо/бавно walk fast/slowly 17. ВЪРВЯ все подир follow s. o. about 18. ВЪРВЯ гладко/нормално (за работа) go smoothly/without a hitch, go on as usual 19. ВЪРВЯ добре go well. make good progress 20. ВЪРВЯ зле go badly 21. ВЪРВЯ като по часовник go like 22. ВЪРВЯ на добре be improving, go on well 23. ВЪРВЯ на пръсти walk on tiptoe, tiptoe 24. ВЪРВЯ надясно/наляво keep to the right/ the left 25. ВЪРВЯ направо keep straight on 26. ВЪРВЯ напред go forward 27. ВЪРВЯ напред назад go to and fro/backwards and forwards 28. ВЪРВЯ неотклонно по своя път steer/tread a steady course 29. ВЪРВЯ пo правия път прен. steer/tread the right course 30. ВЪРВЯ пo пътя си go o.'s way 31. ВЪРВЯ пo реда си (за събитие) follow o.'s course 32. ВЪРВЯ пo ръба прен. tread a knife-edge, пол. follow a policy of brinkmanship 33. ВЪРВЯ пo своя собствен път прен, go o.'s own way, follow o.'s own road, keep o.'s own path 34. ВЪРВЯ пo същия път go the same way (и прен.),прен.. и follow the same path, tread the same road 35. ВЪРВЯ пеша go on foot 36. ВЪРВЯ последен bring up the rear 37. ВЪРВЯ пред други lead the way 38. ВЪРВЯ с големи крачки stride, walk with big strides 39. ВЪРВЯ с дребни крачки mince 40. ВЪРВЯ с електричество и пр. go by/run on (electricity etc.) 41. ВЪРВЯ след follow 42. влаковете ВЪРВЯт по релси trains run on rails 43. времето върви time passes 44. времето върви бързо time is running fast 45. времето вървя бавно time drags 46. все ВЪРВЯ и ВЪРВЯ walk on and on 47. всичко върви като по вода everything is going on swimmingly 48. детето върви добре the child is doing well 49. днес влаковете не ВЪРВЯт trains are not running today, there is no train service today 50. захарта върви по 51. как ВЪРВЯт яйцата? what are the egg» selling at? 52. как върви книгата? how is the book selling? 53. как върви работата? how's' business? 54. как върви учението? how are you getting on at school? 55. както вървят работите as things are going 56. машината върви добре the engine runs well/is in good running order 57. машината не вървя the machine will not work 58. не върви добре not too successful, not be much of a success 59. пo стария път прен. not change o.'s ways, go in the old channel 60. парите ВЪРВЯт много бързо money goes like anything/like water 61. прен. follow the lead of 62. пътят върви покрай реката the road runs along/ follows the river 63. работата ми върви I am doing well in business 64. работите вървят добре things are going on all right 65. разг. leg it, foot it 66. разговорът не върви the conversation is flagging 67. стоки, които не вървят unsaleable goods 68. тая банкнота не върви this banknote-will not pass 69. тая връзка върви добре с костюма this tie matches the suit, this tie goes well with the suit 70. те вървяха бързо they were walking along quickly 71. тия пapи не ВЪРВЯ т this money is out of circulation/no longer current 72. този път върви за this road leads to 73. търговията не върви trade is slack 74. часовникът върви добре/ отлично the watch keeps good/excellent time 75. часовникът не върви добре the watch keeps bad time -
10 marcher
marcher [maʀ∫e]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. to walk ; [soldats] to march• on marche sur la tête ! (inf) it's crazy!• venez, on va marcher un peu come on, let's go for a walk• c'est marche ou crève ! (inf!) it's sink or swim!• « défense de marcher sur les pelouses » "keep off the grass"b. ( = progresser) marcher vers le succès to be on the road to successc. ( = être dupe) (inf) on lui raconte n'importe quoi et il marche you can tell him anything and he'll swallow it (inf)• est-ce que le métro marche aujourd'hui ? is the underground running today?• les études, ça marche ? (inf) how's college going?* * *maʀʃeverbe intransitif1) ( utiliser ses pieds) [personne, animal, robot] to walk2) ( poser le pied) to tread ( dans in; sur on)se laisser marcher sur les pieds — fig to let oneself be walked over
3) ( avancer) to gomarcher sur les mains — [gymnaste] to walk on one's hands
4) ( fonctionner) [mécanisme, réforme, procédé] to workma radio marche bien/marche mal — my radio works well/doesn't work properly
5) (colloq) ( aller)marcher (bien)/marcher mal — [travail, relations, examen] to go well/not to go well; [affaires, film, élève] to do well/not to do well
6) (colloq) ( être d'accord) to go for itc'est trop risqué, je ne marche pas — it's too risky, count me out
ça marche! — ( marché conclu) it's a deal!; ( la commande est prise) coming up!
7) (colloq) ( croire naïvement) to fall for ittu verras, elle marchera à tous les coups — you'll see, she falls for it every time
8) (colloq) ( obéir)••il ne marche pas, il court! — (colloq) he's as gullible as they come
marcher sur la tête de quelqu'un — (colloq) to walk all over somebody
* * *maʀʃe vi1) [personne] to walkElle marche cinq kilomètres par jour. — She walks 5 kilometres every day.
Elle marchait devant. — She was walking in front.
marcher sur [gazon, l'asphalte] — to walk on, [clou] to step on, [crotte de chien] to step in
marcher dans [herbe] — to walk on, [flaque] to step in
2) MILITAIRE, [armée] to marchmarcher sur [ville, pays] — to march on
3) (= aller) [affaires, santé] to go, (= bien aller) to go wellAlors les études, ça marche? — How are you getting on at school?
marcher comme sur des roulettes — to go smoothly, to go without any hitches
4) (= fonctionner) [appareil] to work, [transports] to runLe métro marche normalement aujourd'hui. — The underground is running normally today.
5) (= se mouvoir) [véhicule, train] to goLe convoi marchait à vive allure. — The convoy was going fast., The convoy was moving fast
6) (= être d'accord) to go along, to agreeIl a refusé de marcher dans la combine. — He wouldn't play the game.
7) (croire naïvement) to be taken inIl essaie de te faire marcher. — He's pulling your leg., (pour tromper) to lead sb up the garden path
* * *marcher verb table: aimer vi1 ( utiliser ses pieds) [personne, animal, robot] to walk; il marche vite he walks fast; marcher à travers champs to walk across fields; allons marcher un peu let's go for a little walk; marcher avec des talons/chaussures plates to wear high heels/flat shoes;2 ( poser le pied) to tread (dans in; sur on); j'ai marché sur mes lunettes I trod on my spectacles; marcher sur les pieds de qn to tread on sb's toes; tu m'as marché sur le pied you stood on my foot; se laisser marcher sur les pieds fig to let oneself be walked over; à la soirée on se marchait sur les pieds fig the party was packed; ne marche pas dans les flaques don't walk in the puddles; marcher dans une flaque d'eau to step in a puddle; l'homme marchera sur Mars man will walk on Mars;3 ( avancer) to go; notre train marche vite our train goes fast; malgré les embouteillages, nous avons bien marché despite the traffic jams, we've made good time; marcher vers la gloire fig to be on the road to fame; marcher sur les mains [gymnaste] to walk on one's hands; marcher en tête de cortège to march at the head of the procession; marcher sur Paris/le palais présidentiel to march on Paris/the presidential palace;4 ( fonctionner) [mécanisme, dispositif] to work; [système, réforme, procédé] to work; ma radio marche bien/marche mal my radio works well/doesn't work properly; insecticide qui ne marche pas pour les fourmis insecticide that doesn't work on ants; faire marcher qch to get sth to work; ma montre ne marche plus my watch has stopped working; la poste marche de mieux en mieux the postal service is getting better and better; marcher au gaz/à l'électricité to run on gas/on electricity; Ivan marche à la vodka hum Ivan lives on vodka; les trains/bus ne marchent pas le dimanche the trains/buses don't run on Sundays;5 ○( aller) marcher (bien)/marcher mal [travail, relations, examen] to go well/not to go well; [affaires, film, livre, élève] to do well/not to do well; [acteur] to go down well/not to go down well; comment a marché ton examen? how did your exam go?; comment marchent les affaires? how is business?;6 ○( être d'accord) to go for it; je marche I'll go for it; c'est trop risqué, je ne marche pas it's too risky, count me out; elle marche pour cent euros par jour she' s agreed to one hundred euros a day; pour cent euros, ça marche for one hundred euros, you're on; ça marche! ( marché conclu) it's a deal!; ( la commande est prise) coming up!;7 ○( croire naïvement) to fall for it; tu verras, elle marchera à tous les coups you'll see, she falls for it every time; faire marcher qn to pull sb's leg; je te faisais marcher I was just pulling your leg; elle fait marcher sa mère comme elle veut she's got her mother wrapped round her little finger;8 ○( obéir) faire marcher son monde or personnel to be good at giving orders.il ne marche pas, il court○! he's as gullible as they come; marcher sur la tête de qn○ to walk all over sb.[marʃe] verbe intransitif1. [se déplacer à pied] to walkj'ai marché longtemps/un peu I took a long/short walkdescendre une avenue en marchant lentement/rapidement to stroll/to hurry down an avenuemarcher à grands pas ou à grandes enjambées to stride (along)a. (sens propre) to walk towards, to be headed for, to be on one's way toa. (sens propre) to walk straight ou in a straight linemarcher sur une ville/sur l'ennemi to march on a city/against the enemy3. [poser le pied]marcher sur to step ou to tread onmarcher dans [flaque, saleté] to step ou to tread inne marche pas sur les fleurs! keep off the flowers!, don't walk on the flowers!marcher sur les pieds de quelqu'un to tread ou to stand ou to step on somebody's feetmarcher à l'électricité to work ou to run on electricityfaire marcher [machine] to work, to operate5. [donner de bons résultats - manœuvre, ruse] to come off, to work ; [ - projet, essai] to be working (out), to work ; [ - activité, travail] to be going wellses études marchent bien/mal she's doing well/not doing very well at collegeles affaires marchent mal/très bien business is slack/is going wellça fait marcher les affaires it's good for business ou for tradene t'inquiète pas, ça va marcher don't worry, it'll be OKet le travail, ça marche? how's work (going)?si ça marche, je monterai une exposition if it works out, I'll organize an exhibitionleur couple/commerce n'a pas marché their relationship/business didn't work outça a l'air de bien marcher entre eux they seem to be getting on fine together, things seem to be going well between them[en voiture]6. [au restaurant]7. (familier) [s'engager] to go along with thingsje ne marche pas! nothing doing!, count me out!marcher dans une affaire to get mixed up ou involved in a scheme8. (familier) [croire] to fall for itje lui ai dit que ma tante était malade et il n'a pas marché, il a couru (humoristique) I told him that my aunt was ill and he bought the whole story ou and he swallowed it hook, line and sinkera. [le taquiner] to pull somebody's leg, to have somebody on (UK)b. [le berner] to take somebody for a ride, to lead somebody up the garden path -
11 действовать осторожно
1) General subject: act with caution, act with discretion, pussyfoot, take in a reef, tread lightly, tread on eggs, proceed cautiously, take in a reef, tread upon to tread lightly, watch steps, tread carefully (You should tread carefully when buying tires because the right choice can affect their performance and how long they last.), tread lightly (тактично), go undercover2) Literal: feel one's way3) Australian slang: play it cool4) Diplomatic term: pull a punch6) Jargon: take it slow7) Makarov: feel wayУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > действовать осторожно
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12 Ei
Interj.1. oh!; ei, ei! iro. (well,) what do you know!, Brit. auch well fancy that!; ei, wer kommt denn da? look who’s here!2. Kindersprache: ei ei machen (bes. die Wange streicheln) pet; beim Hund etc. ei (ei) machen stroke the dog etc.; ei ei! beim Streicheln: nice doggy etc.; tröstend etc. zu Kind: there there* * *das Eiegg* * *[ai]nt -(e)s, -er1) (= Vogelei, Schlangenei) egg; (PHYSIOL) egg, ovumdas Ei des Kolumbus finden — to come up with just the thing
das ist das Ei des Kolumbus — that's just the thing or just what we want
jdn wie ein rohes Ei behandeln (fig) — to handle sb with kid gloves
wie auf Eiern gehen (inf) — to step gingerly
wie aus dem Ei gepellt aussehen (inf) — to look spruce
sie gleichen sich or einander wie ein Ei dem anderen — they are as alike as two peas (in a pod)
kümmere dich nicht um ungelegte Eier! (inf) — don't cross your bridges before you come to them! (prov)
das sind ungelegte Eier! (inf) — we'll cross that bridge when we come to it (prov)
See:→ dickein Tritt in die Eier — a kick in the balls (sl)
4) (RUGBY sl) ball, pill (inf)* * *das1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) egg2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) egg* * *Ei<-[e]s, -er>[ˈai]nt1. (Vogelei, Schlangenei) eggfaules \Ei rotten eggein hartes/hart gekochtes \Ei a hard-boiled eggein weiches/weich gekochtes \Ei a soft-boiled eggaus dem \Ei kriechen to hatch [out]ein \Ei legen to lay an eggrussische \Eier egg mayonnaise, eggs Russian style\Eier legend egg-laying, oviparous spec2. (Eizelle) ovumjdm einen Tritt in die \Eier geben [o versetzen] to kick sb [or give sb a kick] in the balls sldas kostet dich 500 \Eier! that'll cost you 500 quid!5.▶ wie auf \Eiern gehen (fam: ungeschickt gehen) to teeter around BRIT; (vorsichtig, ängstlich gehen) to walk carefully [or BRIT gingerly]▶ das \Ei will klüger sein als die Henne! [don't] try and teach your grandmother to suck eggs!▶ das ist das \Ei des Kolumbus that's just the thing▶ jdn wie ein rohes \Ei behandeln to handle sb with kid gloves▶ das sind doch noch ungelegte \Eier, kümmere dich nicht um ungelegte \Eier we'll cross that bridge when we come to it* * *das; Ei[e]s, Eier1) egg; (Physiol., Zool.) ovumaus dem Ei schlüpfen — hatch [out]
verlorene od. pochierte Eier — poached eggs
russische Eier — egg mayonnaise; Russian eggs
sie geht wie auf [rohen] Eiern — (fig.) she is walking very carefully
ach, du dickes Ei! — (ugs.) dash it! (Brit. coll.); darn it! (Amer. coll.)
das Ei des Kolumbus — (fig.) an inspired discovery
wie aus dem Ei gepellt sein — (fig.) be dressed to the nines
sich gleichen wie ein Ei dem anderen — be as like as two peas in a pod; s. auch Apfel
* * *Ei n; -(e)s, -er1. egg;ein Ei legen lay an egg;Eier legend ZOOL egg-laying, oviparous;aus dem Ei schlüpfen hatch (out);ein Ei aufschlagen/trennen crack/separate an egg;ein weiches/hartes oderweich/hart gekochtes Ei a soft-/hard-boiled egg;wie auf (rohen) Eiern gehen tread carefully;sich gleichen wie ein Ei dem andern be as like as two peas (in a pod);jemanden/etwas wie ein rohes Ei behandeln handle sb/sth with kid gloves;empfindlich sein wie ein rohes Ei be really touchy;aussehen wie aus dem Ei gepellt look very smart, look as if one has just stepped out of a fashion magazine2. fig:das ist das Ei des Kolumbus! that’s it(, why didn’t I oder we think of that before?), that’s the answer ( oder solution) we’ve all been looking for;das sind noch ungelegte Eier we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it;kümmere dich nicht um ungelegte Eier you can worry about that when the time comes, we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it;ach du dickes Ei! umg well I never, my goodness!;das ist ja ein dickes Ei! umg that’s a bit thick (US a raw deal);ein Ei legen umg (etwas austüfteln) think up something; (einen Plan ausbrüten) work out a plan; (Darm entleeren) have a dump ( oder shit sl);das Ei will klüger sein als die Henne you etc are trying to teach your grandmother to suck eggs;3. PHYSIOL ovum4.5.jemandem in die Eier treten kick sb in the balls;der Typ geht mir auf die Eier! that guy gets on my tits (US nerves)* * *das; Ei[e]s, Eier1) egg; (Physiol., Zool.) ovumaus dem Ei schlüpfen — hatch [out]
verlorene od. pochierte Eier — poached eggs
russische Eier — egg mayonnaise; Russian eggs
sie geht wie auf [rohen] Eiern — (fig.) she is walking very carefully
ach, du dickes Ei! — (ugs.) dash it! (Brit. coll.); darn it! (Amer. coll.)
das Ei des Kolumbus — (fig.) an inspired discovery
wie aus dem Ei gepellt sein — (fig.) be dressed to the nines
sich gleichen wie ein Ei dem anderen — be as like as two peas in a pod; s. auch Apfel
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14 ei
ei1 [biologie] [eicel] ovum, egg2 [met betrekking tot vogels; iets met een eivorm] egg♦voorbeelden:gepocheerde eieren • poached eggseen hard ei • a hard-boiled eggmet rotte eieren gooien (naar iemand) • throw rotten eggs (at someone); 〈 figuurlijk〉 sling mud (at someone)verse eieren • new-laid/fresh eggseen vuil ei • an egg with a blood speckdat is voor haar een zacht(gekookt) eitje • it's a piece of cake for hereen ei leggen/uitbroeden • lay/hatch an eggeieren met spek • bacon and eggs〈 spreekwoord〉 beter een half ei dan een lege dop • half a loaf is better than no bread/than none -
15 estar en las nubes
• be day-dreaming• be daydreaming• be in a brown study• be up in the air• be up in the clouds• be woolgathering• tread lightly• tread on eggs• walk off with• walk on all fours -
16 estar muy contento
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17 ransportarse de gozo
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18 быть в щекотливом положении
General subject: tread on eggsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > быть в щекотливом положении
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19 вступить на опасную почву
General subject: tread upon eggsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > вступить на опасную почву
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20 действовать осмотрительно
1) General subject: act with caution, act with discretion, play it cool, watch one's step, take in a reef, tread upon eggs, watch step2) Economy: act with judgment3) Graphic expression: pull one's punches4) Patents: act with judgement5) Makarov: feel wayУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > действовать осмотрительно
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