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1 pour oil on (the) troubled waters
дeйcтвoвaть уcпoкaивaющe, умиpoтвopять, умepять cтpacтиHe had an unnatural passion for sardines. He said... that eating them was like pouring oil on troubled waters (Or. Greene). Mine managers admitted the miners on this field "were not surpassed anywhere for skill, industry and courage". 'Pourin' oil on the troubled waters,' Bill murmured (K. S. Prichard)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > pour oil on (the) troubled waters
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2 θολερός
A muddy, foul, turbid, opp. καθαρός or λαμπρός, prop. of troubled water, Hdt.4.53, Hp.Aër.8, Th.2.102;θ. καὶ πηλώδης Pl.Phd. 113b
: metaph.,λαμπρὸν δὲ θολερῷ δῶμα συμμείξας E. Supp. 222
;θ. οὖρα Hp.Epid.1.7
; ([comp] Sup. - ώτατος); αἷμα Arist.Somn.Vig. 458a14
([comp] Sup.);χυμοί Thphr.CP6.3.4
([comp] Comp.);νεφέλαι AP9.277
(Antiphil.):χρώς Ael.NA14.9
;πλίνθος Theoc.16.62
;δύσμορφον ἡ ὗς καὶ θολερόν Plu.2.670a
.2 θ. πνεῦμα dub. l. in Hp. Prorrh.1.39 (v. θαλερός).II metaph., troubled by passion or madness, θολεροὶ λόγοι troubled words of passion (compared to a torrent), A.Pr. 885 (anap.); θολερῷ χειμῶνι νοσήσας with turbid storm of madness, S.Aj. 206 (anap.); θολερῷ κυνόδοντι with passionate tooth, Nic.Th. 130 codd. ( θαλερῷ cj. Schneider). Adv. - ρῶς dub. in Com.Adesp.865.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > θολερός
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3 pour oil on the waters
действовать успокаивающе; умиротворятьHe had an unnatural passion for sardines. He said... that eating them was like pouring oil on troubled waters. (Gr. Greene, ‘Travels with My Aunt’, part I, ch. 13) — Карран обожал сардины. Он утверждал, что они действуют на него успокаивающе.
‘...mine managers admitted the miners on this field "were not surpassed anywhere for skill, industry and courage".’ ‘Pourin' oil on the troubled waters,’ Bill murmured. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. II) — -...рудничное начальство не может не признать заслуг наших горняков, "самых умелых, трудолюбивых и отважных горняков на свете". - Сладко поют, зубы заговаривают, - пробормотал Билл.
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4 fuoco
m (pl -chi) firephysics, photography focusdar fuoco a qualcosa set fire to somethingfuochi d'artificio fireworksphotography mettere a fuoco focus* * *fuoco s.m.1 fire (anche fig.); ( fiamma) flame: fuoco di legna, wood fire; fuoco scoppiettante, crackling fire; a prova di fuoco, fireproof; accendere, spegnere il fuoco, to light, to put out the fire; appiccare, dare fuoco a qlco., to set fire to sthg. (o to set sthg. on fire); fare un fuoco, to make a fire; prendere fuoco, to catch fire; (fig.) to flare up: prende fuoco per la minima cosa, he flares up at the least thing; andare a fuoco, to burn (o to go up in flames); cuocere a fuoco basso per due ore, to cook on a low flame for two hours; soffiare sul fuoco, to kindle the fire, (fig.) to fan the flames // non scherzare col fuoco, don't play with fire // prova del fuoco, (fig.) crucial test // fuoco fatuo, ignis fatuus; (fam.) will-o'-the-wisp (o jack-o'-lantern) // hai del fuoco, per piacere?, can I have a light, please? // per lei andrei nel fuoco, (fig.) I'd go through fire and water for her // far fuoco e fiamme, (fig.) to leave no stone unturned (o to move heaven and earth) // farsi di fuoco, to blush // sto male, ho la fronte di fuoco, I feel ill, my forehead is burning // mettere a ferro e fuoco, to put (sthg.) to fire and sword // mettere la mano sul fuoco, (fig.) to stake one's reputation // mettere troppa carne al fuoco, (fig.) to have too many irons in the fire // bollare a fuoco, to brand (anche fig.) // verniciare a fuoco, to bake varnish2 (fig.) ( ardore, passione) fire, ardour, passion: il fuoco delle passioni, the fire of passion; fuoco di gioventù, youthful ardour; parole di fuoco, passionate (o fiery) words; sguardo di fuoco, angry glance // un fuoco di paglia, a flash in the pan3 ( incendio) fire: al fuoco!, al fuoco!, fire!, fire!; vigile del fuoco, fireman; vigili del fuoco, ( il corpo) fire-brigade4 ( focolare) fire; hearth; ( caminetto) fireside: il cantuccio del fuoco, the chimney corner; stava seduta presso il fuoco, she was sitting by the fire6 (mil.) fire: fuoco di fila, running fire (anche fig.): un fuoco di fila di domande, a running fire of questions; fuoco di fucileria, rifle fire; fuoco di sbarramento, barrage; fuoco incrociato, crossfire; scontro a fuoco, fire fight; arma da fuoco, firearm; battesimo del fuoco, baptism of fire; aprite il fuoco!, open fire!; cessate il fuoco!, cease fire!; essere fra due fuochi, to be between two fires (anche fig.); fare fuoco contro qlcu., qlco., to fire at s.o., at sthg.; stare sotto il fuoco del nemico, to be under the enemy's fire; incidente di fuoco amico, friendly fire incident // fuoco greco, (st.) Greek fire8 pl. (mar.) ( fanali) lights; ( delle caldaie) fires: attivare i fuochi, to make all steam; lasciar spegnere i fuochi, to let the fires go out10 (fis., mat., fot.) focus*: fuoco fisso, fixed focus (abbr. f.f.); dispositivo di messa a fuoco, focusing device; messa a fuoco, focalization; mettere a fuoco, to focus (o to focalize o to bring into focus); mettiamo a fuoco il problema e cerchiamo di risolverlo, let's put the problem into perspective (o let's focus the problem) and try to resolve it // fuoco di Sant'Elmo, St. Elmo's fire (o corposant).* * *['fwɔko] fuoco (-chi)1. sm1) fire2) (Culin : fornello) ringcuocere a fuoco lento/vivo — to cook over a low/high heat
3) (Mil : sparo) firecessare/aprire il fuoco — to cease/open fire
2. agg inv3.* * *1.1) fireaccendere o fare un fuoco to light a fire; spegnere il fuoco to extinguish o put out the fire; andare a fuoco to go up in flames; prendere fuoco to catch fire, to burst into flames; hai del fuoco? — (per sigaretta) colloq. (have you) got a match?
2) (fornello) burner, gas ring BE; (fiamma) heata fuoco lento, vivo — on a low, high flame o gas o heat
3) fig.4) mil. (spari)fare fuoco — to fire (su at)
5) ott. focus*6) gioc.2.fuochino... fuocherello... fuoco! — you're getting hot... hotter... you are hot!
aggettivo invariabilefuoco artificiale o d'artificio firework; fuoco di bivacco o di campo campfire; fuoco di copertura mil. covering fire; fuoco fatuo ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp; fuoco di paglia flash in the pan; fuoco di sant'Antonio — shingles
••mettere a fuoco qcs. — to pin sth. down
essere preso o trovarsi tra due -chi to be caught in the middle; essere sotto il fuoco incrociato to be o get caught in the crossfire; fuoco di fila di critiche barrage of criticism; gettarsi nel fuoco per qcn. to go through fire and water for sb.; fare fuoco e fiamme to breathe fire; soffiare sul fuoco to fan the flames; dare fuoco alle polveri to bring things to a head; giocare o scherzare col fuoco to play with fire; avere molta carne al fuoco to have a lot of irons in the fire; ci metterei la mano sul fuoco! I'm willing to bet on it! gettare olio sul fuoco add fuel to the fire; versare acqua sul fuoco — to pour oil on troubled waters
* * *fuocopl. - chi /'fwɔko, ki/I sostantivo m.1 fire; fuoco di legna wood fire; al fuoco! fire! accendere o fare un fuoco to light a fire; spegnere il fuoco to extinguish o put out the fire; andare a fuoco to go up in flames; prendere fuoco to catch fire, to burst into flames; hai del fuoco? (per sigaretta) colloq. (have you) got a match?2 (fornello) burner, gas ring BE; (fiamma) heat; a fuoco lento, vivo on a low, high flame o gas o heat4 mil. (spari) fuoco! fire! cessare il fuoco to cease fire; fare fuoco to fire (su at); aprire il fuoco to open fire; sotto il fuoco (del) nemico under enemy fire6 gioc. fuochino... fuocherello... fuoco! you're getting hot... hotter... you are hot!rosso fuoco fiery redmettere a fuoco qcs. to pin sth. down; essere preso o trovarsi tra due -chi to be caught in the middle; essere sotto il fuoco incrociato to be o get caught in the crossfire; fuoco di fila di critiche barrage of criticism; gettarsi nel fuoco per qcn. to go through fire and water for sb.; fare fuoco e fiamme to breathe fire; soffiare sul fuoco to fan the flames; dare fuoco alle polveri to bring things to a head; giocare o scherzare col fuoco to play with fire; avere molta carne al fuoco to have a lot of irons in the fire; ci metterei la mano sul fuoco! I'm willing to bet on it! gettare olio sul fuoco add fuel to the fire; versare acqua sul fuoco to pour oil on troubled waters\fuoco artificiale o d'artificio firework; fuoco di bivacco o di campo campfire; fuoco di copertura mil. covering fire; fuoco fatuo ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp; fuoco di paglia flash in the pan; fuoco di sant'Antonio shingles. -
5 vivre
vivre [vivʀ]➭ TABLE 461. intransitive verba. to live• quand l'ambulance est arrivée, il vivait encore he was still alive when the ambulance arrived• vivre à Londres/en France to live in London/in France• vivre dans le passé/dans la crainte to live in the past/in fear• être facile/difficile à vivre to be easy/difficult to get on with• vivre de laitages/de rentes to live on dairy produce/a private income• travailler/écrire pour vivre to work/write for a living• faire vivre qn [personne] to support sb• elle ne vit plus depuis que son fils est pilote she's been living on her nerves since her son became a pilotb. [idée, rue, paysage] to be alive2. transitive verba. ( = passer) to spendb. [+ événement, guerre] to live through3. plural masculine noun* * *vivʀ
1.
1) ( connaître) to live through [époque, période]; to go through [heures difficiles, enfer]; to experience [amour, passion]2) ( ressentir) to cope with [divorce, échec]
2.
verbe intransitif1) Biologie ( être vivant) to livevivre vieux/centenaire — to live to a great age/to be a hundred
cesser de vivre — euph to pass away
vive moi/nous! — three cheers for me/us!
2) ( habiter) to liveêtre facile à vivre — [conjoint] to be easy to live with; [ami] to be easy to get on with
3) ( exister) [personne] to liveapprendre à vivre à quelqu'un — (colloq) to teach somebody some manners (colloq)
savoir vivre — ( profiter de la vie) to know how to enjoy life
4) ( survivre) [personne] to live5) ( durer) [relation, mode] to lastavoir vécu — [personne] to have seen a great deal of life; ( être usé) hum to have had its day
6) ( être animé) [ville, rue] to be full of life••* * *vivʀ1. vi1) (= résider) to liveJ'aimerais vivre à l'étranger. — I'd like to live abroad.
Je vis en Écosse. — I live in Scotland.
Il vit chez ses parents. — He lives with his parents.
Il a vécu à Paris pendant dix ans. — He lived in Paris for ten years.
2) (= être vivant) to be aliveavoir vécu; Ce régime a vécu. — This regime has had its day.
3) (= exister, mener son existence) to liveOn vit de plus en plus longtemps. — People are living longer and longer.
se laisser vivre — to let o.s. go
ne plus vivre (= être anxieux) — to live on one's nerves
Il a vécu. — He has seen life.
4) (= subsister) to liveIls avaient à peine de quoi vivre. — They had barely enough to live on.
vivre de [salaire, allocations] — to live on
vivre mal (= chichement) — to have a meagre existence
2. vt1) [vie] to live, [aventures] to go through, [temps] to spendIls y ont vécu des jours heureux. — They spent some happy times there.
2) (= ressentir)Il a très mal vécu son licenciement. — He took his redundancy very hard.
3. nm4. vivres nmplprovisions, food supplies* * *vivre verb table: vivreA vtr1 ( connaître) to live through [époque, période]; to go through [heures difficiles, cauchemar, enfer]; to experience [amour, passion]; vivre son mariage comme un sacrifice to view one's marriage as self-sacrifice; être vécu comme un affront to be taken as an insult; vivre une vie tranquille/agitée to lead a quiet/hectic life; la vie vaut d'être vécue life is worth living; vivre sa vie to lead one's own life;2 ( ressentir) to cope with [divorce, échec, changement]; comment as-tu vécu votre séparation? how did you cope with your separation?; vivre sa foi to put one's faith into practiceGB?B vi1 Biol ( être vivant) [personne, animal, plante] to live; vivre longtemps/vieux/centenaire to live for a long time/to a great age/to be a hundred; cesser de vivre euph to pass away; vive la révolution/le président! long live the revolution/the president!; vive(nt) les vacances! three cheers for the holidays GB ou the vacation US!; vive la vie! life is wonderful!; vive moi/nous! three cheers for me/us!; vive Paul! hurray for Paul!;2 ( habiter) [personne, animal, plante] to live; vivre à la campagne/en démocratie to live in the country/in a democracy; il vit avec quelqu'un he's living with somebody; vivre à cinq dans une chambre to live five to a room; être facile/difficile à vivre [conjoint, concubin] to be easy/difficult to live with; [ami, collègue] to be easy/difficult to get on with; vivre les uns sur les autres to live on top of each other;3 ( exister) [personne] to live; vivre en ermite to live like a hermit; vivre dans la crainte/pour ses enfants to live in fear/for one's children; vivre avec son temps to move with the times; vivre à contre-courant to go one's own way; vivre en pyjama to live in one's pyjamas GB ou pajamas US; se laisser vivre to take things easy; apprendre à qn à vivre○ to teach sb some manners○; savoir vivre ( profiter de la vie) to know how to enjoy life; ( être poli) to know how things are done;4 ( survivre) [personne] to live; bien vivre to live well; vivre de peu to live on very little; de quoi vit-elle? what does she live on?; avoir de quoi vivre to have enough to live on; vivre avec presque rien/sur son capital/de la charité to live on next to nothing/on one's capital/on charity; vivre de légumes to live on vegetables; vivre sur sa réputation to live on one's reputation; vivre de ses rentes to have a private income; faire vivre qn ( matériellement) to keep sb; vivre aux dépens de qn to live off sb; vivre d'espoir to live in hope; qu'est-ce qui te fait vivre? what keeps you going?;5 ( durer) [relation, mode, idéologie] to last; le gouvernement ne vivra pas longtemps the government won't last long; avoir vécu [personne] to have seen a great deal of life; hum ( être usé) [objet, idée] to have had its day; mes chaussures ont vécu my shoes have had their day; leur souvenir vivra dans nos mémoires their memory will live on in our hearts;6 ( être animé) [ville, rue] to be full of life.C se vivre vpr ( être ressenti) le divorce se vit souvent très mal divorce is often very hard to cope with.D vivres nmpl1 ( nourriture) food, supplies;2 ( moyens de subsistance) couper les vivres à qn to cut off sb's allowance.le vivre et le couvert board and lodging; vivre de l'air du temps to live on air; vivre sur un grand pied to live in great style; qui vivra verra what will be will be.I[vivr] nom masculin————————vivres nom masculin plurielII[vivr] verbe intransitif[cellule, plante] to livevivre vieux ou longtemps to live to a great age ou ripe old age2. [mener une existence] to livevivre à l'heure de l'Europe/du XXIe siècle to live in the world of the European community/of the 21st centuryvivre dans le luxe/l'angoisse to live in luxury/anxietyne vivre que pour la musique/sa famille to live only for music/one's familyil fait bon vivre ici life is good ou it's a good life herea. [on est inquiet] we're worried sickb. [on est harassé] this isn't a life, this isn't what you can call livinga. [il est impoli] he has no mannersb. [il est trop nerveux] he doesn't know how to enjoy life3. [résider] to livevivre au Brésil/dans un château to live in Brazil/in a castlevivre dans une ou en communauté to live communally ou in a communitya. [maritalement] to live with somebodyb. [en amis] to share ou to live with somebodyvivre ensemble [couple non marié] to live togetherêtre facile à vivre to be easygoing ou easy to get on with4. [subsister] to livevivre sur un seul salaire to live ou to exist on just one salarya. [personne] to provide a living for ou to support a familyb. [commerce] to provide a living for a familyvivre bien/chichement to have a good/poor standard of livingils vivaient de la cueillette et de la chasse they lived on what they gathered and hunted ou off the landil faut bien vivre! one's got to keep the wolf from the door ou to live (somehow)!5. [se perpétuer - croyance, coutume] to be alive6. [donner l'impression de vie - sculpture, tableau]————————[vivr] verbe transitif1. [passer par - époque, événement] to live through (inseparable)vivre des temps difficiles to live through ou to experience difficult timesvivre des jours heureux/paisibles to spend one's days happily/peacefully2. [assumer - divorce, grossesse, retraite] to experienceelle a mal/bien vécu mon départ she couldn't cope/she coped well after I left3. (locution) -
6 caleō
caleō uī, —, ēre (P. fut. calitūrus, O.) [3 CAL-], to be warm, be hot, glow: ut calere ignem: terrae sole calentes, H.: ture calent arae, V.: ignibus arae, O.: sole calente, Tb.: spoliant calentia membra, while still warm, V.: febre, Iu. — Fig., to glow, be roused, be warmed, be inflamed: inridendo calebat: ab recenti pugnā, L.: feminā, to become enamoured of, H.: scribendi studio, H.: dum animi spe calerent, Cu.: desiderio Coniugis abrepti, O. — To be troubled, perplexed: te istic iam calere puto: alio mentis morbo, to labor under, H.: cales venenis officina, fume (like) a laboratory, H.—To be driven hotly, be urged on zealously: iudicia calent: satis calere res Rubrio visa est, i. e. ripened: Veneris bella calent, rage, Tb.* * *calere, calui, - V INTRANSbe/feel/be kept warm; be hot with passion/inflamed/active/driven hotly/urged -
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8 caleo
călĕo, ui, 2, v. n. ( part. fut. act. călĭtūrus, Ov. M. 13, 590: caleor = caleo, Caper. ap. Prisc. p. 797 P.; prob. only in reference to the impers. caletur, Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 12; id. Truc. 1, 1, 46) [etym. dub.; cf. Gr. skellô, sklêros], to be warm or hot, to glow (object.; opp. frigere, to be cold; while aestuare, to feel, experience warmth; opp. algere, to feel cold; cf. Doed. Syn. III. p. 89).I.Lit.: calet aqua;II.eamus hinc intro ut laves,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 73:sentiri hoc putat, ut calere ignem,
Cic. Fin. 1, 9, 30:os calet tibi,
Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 39:sole calente,
Tib. 1, 5, 22:terrae alio sole calentes,
Hor. C. 2, 16, 18:calens favilla,
id. ib. 2, 6, 22:ture calent arae,
Verg. A. 1, 417:calentibus aris,
Ov. M. 12, 152:calituras ignibus aras,
id. ib. 13, 590:guttae calentes,
id. ib. 7, 283:epulae,
id. ib. 8, 671:sulphur,
id. ib. 14, 86.— Poet. sometimes for aestuare, subject., to feel warm:ut fortunati sunt fabri ferrarii, Qui aput carbones adsident! semper calent,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 47:febre,
Juv. 10, 218:rabie,
Val. Fl. 3, 216; cf.: caluit et hodie Faustina, Aur. ap. Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 5, 11.—Trop.A.To glow in mind, to be roused, warmed, inflamed [p. 269] (class.;(β).in prose less freq. than ardere): (leones) permixtā caede calentes,
inflamed by indiscriminate slaughter, Lucr. 5, 1312; cf. id. 3, 643; Hirt. ap. Cic. Att. 15, 6, 2:admirando, irridendo calebat,
Cic. Brut. 66, 234:in re frigidissimā cales, in ferventissimā cales,
Auct. Her. 4, 15, 21:animis jam calentibus,
Quint. 4, 1, 59:Romani calentes adhuc ab recenti pugnā proelium ineunt,
Liv. 25, 39, 9:at ille utendum animis dum spe calerent ratus,
are animated, Curt. 4, 1, 29:feminā calere,
to become enamored of, Hor. C. 4, 11, 33; cf.:Lycidan quo calet juventus,
id. ib. 1, 4, 19:puellā,
Ov. Am. 3, 6, 83:amore,
id. A. A. 3, 571; Mart. 7, 32, 12:igne,
id. 5, 55, 3:desiderio Conjugis abrepti,
to be inflamed with desire, Ov. M. 7, 731; also, to be troubled, perplexed: haec velim explices;etsi te ipsum istic jam calere puto,
Cic. Att. 7, 20, 2; Cael. ap. id. Fam. 8, 6, 51: alio mentis morbo, to labor under (the figure derived from fever, v. supra), Hor. S. 2, 3, 80;and so of the passion for scribbling: mutavit mentem populus levis et calet uno Scribendi studio,
now the rage for writing and versifying is the general disease of our people, id. Ep. 2, 1, 108:narratur et prisci Catonis Saepe mero caluisse virtus,
id. C. 3, 21, 12; Stat. Th. 5, 263.—With inf.:(γ).tubas audire,
Stat. Th. 4, 261; Claud. Nupt. Hon. 10, 287; id. Ep. 1, 29.—With ad:B.ad nova lucra,
Prop. 4 (5), 3, 62.—Of abstract things, to be carried on warmly, to be urged on zealously:C.illud crimen de nummis caluit re recenti, nunc in causā refrixit,
Cic. Planc. 23, 55:judicia calent, i. e. magnā diligentiā et ardore exercentur,
id. Att. 4, 16, 3:calebant nundinae,
id. Phil. 5, 4, 11:posteaquam satis calere res Rubrio visa est,
i. e. seemed sufficiently ripe for execution, id. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 66:Veneris bella calent,
rage, Tib. 1, 10, 53:et mixtus lacrimis caluit dolor,
Stat. Th. 3, 383.—To be yet warm, new, or fresh (the figure taken from food):D.at enim nihil est, nisi, dum calet, hic agitur,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 92: illi rumores de comitiis caluerunt, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 2.—(Effectus pro causā.) Of a place, to be eagerly sought, to be frequented (rare):ungularum pulsibus calens Hister,
often trod, Mart. 7, 7, 2.
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