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  • 61 turn in

    I phrvi infml

    Well, it's about time to turn in — Пора на боковую

    II phrvt infml
    1)

    She urged the wanted man to turn himself in — Она уговаривала преступника, разыскиваемого полицией, явиться с повинной

    The farmer was in two minds whether to turn the poachers in or let them go — Фермер никак не мог решить, сдавать ему браконьеров в руки полиции или отпустить

    He's looking for a man who turned him in — Он разыскивает человека, который сдал его властям

    2)

    Don't forget to turn in all your camping gear before you leave — Не забудьте сдать все казенные вещи, прежде чем вы покинете лагерь

    3)

    He turned in a personal best time which is only two seconds outside the European record — Он установил свой личный рекорд, который только на две секунды уступает европейскому

    4) BrE

    All this travelling about the country is doing your health no good. Why don't you turn it in? — Все эти разъезды по стране наносят вред твоему здоровью. Почему бы тебе не бросить эту работу?

    The new dictionary of modern spoken language > turn in

  • 62 about

    1. preposition
    (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) om
    2. preposition, adverb
    1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cirka, omtrent
    2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) rundt omkring i
    3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) i, ved, et eller annet sted i
    4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) omkring
    3. adverb
    ((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) Helt om!
    nesten
    --------
    om
    --------
    omkring
    --------
    omtrent
    --------
    ved
    I
    adv. \/əˈbaʊt\/
    1) omkring
    2) rundt
    3) rundt omkring, her og der, hit og dit
    4) i nærheten
    5) i omkrets
    6) om, i motsatt\/feil retning
    right about!
    det er akkurat omvendt\/motsatt
    7) ute, i bevegelse, i\/på farten, i omløp, fremme
    8) omtrent, nesten
    nå har jeg fått nok av dettte \/ nå får det være nok
    that's about right!
    omtrent sånn ja! \/ det stemmer sånn noenlunde!
    that's about it!
    det kan (nok) stemme \/ det er nok slik det forholder seg
    9) (amer., hverdagslig) villig
    about to i ferd med å
    all about på alle sider, rundt omkring
    be about ( britisk) gjenta til det kjedsommelige
    be not about to ikke være villig til å
    II
    prep. \/əˈbaʊt\/
    1) omkring (i), rundt (i), rundt om i, rundt omkring (i)
    2) i nærheten (av), i
    3)
    4) ved, over
    5) om
    6) angående, med (hensyn til), når det gjelder
    7) for
    8) ( i tidsuttrykk og matematiske uttrykk) omkring, rundt, cirka, omtrent
    about £500
    9) i gang med, i ferd med
    be about dreie seg om, handle om, gjelde
    what's it all about?
    hva dreier det seg om?\/hva gjelder det?
    være opptatt med, være opptatt av, være sysselsatt med
    what are you about?
    mens du holder på\/når du først er i gang

    English-Norwegian dictionary > about

  • 63 turn\ round

    1. I
    1) we have only two days in which to turn round у нас только два дня, чтобы обернуться
    2) he turned round and voted for the Democrats он изменил свои взгляды и проголосовал за демократов
    3) you bring the children up, and they turn round and talk to you like that вот воспитываешь детей, а они себе позволяют так с тобой разговаривать
    2. XVI
    1) turn round to smb. he turned round to his mother (to them, etc.) он повернулся к матери и т.д.
    2) turn round for some time the room turned round for about a minute на какое-то мгновение вся комната поплыла [у меня перед глазами]
    3) turn round on smb. suddenly he turned round on me неожиданно он напал /набросился/ на меня

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > turn\ round

  • 64 turn\ down

    1. I
    all his shirts have collars that turn down на всех его рубашках отложные воротнички
    2. III
    1) turn down smth. /smth. down/ turn down a dark and narrow street (this road, the alley, the passage way, etc.) сворачивать в темную, узкую улочку и т.д.
    2) turn down smth. /smth. down/ turn down one's coat collar опустить воротник пальто; he turned down the brim of his hat он опустил поля своей шляпы; turn down the corner of the page загнуть уголок страницы; turn down a chair for a regular diner занять место в ресторане для постоянного клиента, прислонив стул к столу
    3) turn down smth. /smth. down/ turn down the light's) (the flame, a lamp, the sound /the volume/, etc.) убавлять свет и т.д.; he turned the wireless /the radio/ (the television) down он убавил звук радио (телевизора); he turned down the gas он уменьшил газ
    4) turn down smb., smth. /smb., smth. down/ coll. turn an applicant (a suitor, etc.) down отказывать просителю и т.д.; he asked Sally to marry him but she turned him down он сделал Сэлли предложение, но она ему отказала; turn down a proposal (a claim, an offer, a plea, a scheme, etc.) не принимать /отклонять/ предложение и т.д.; turn down a candidate отвергать /отводить/ чью-л. кандидатуру
    3. IV
    turn down smth. /smth. down/ in some manner turn the lights down low убавить свет, создать полумрак; turn the volume down low приглушить звук
    4. XI
    2) be turned down my application for a permit was turned down мне было отказано в пропуске; be turned down in some manner he was flatly turned down ему категорически отказали; be turned down on account of /because of/ smth. the boy was turned down on account of his heart (because of poor physique, etc.) мальчика не приняли /не взяли, не пропустили/ из-за плохого сердца и т.д.; be turned down by smth., smb. he was turned down by a large majority vote at the board meeting на собрании правления его кандидатура была отвергнута большинством голосов; he had a couple of stories turned down by this magazine несколько его рассказов было отвергнуто этим журналом; she was turned down by the board комиссия ее отвергла; he was turned down by her она его отвергла
    5. XVI
    turn down smth. /smth. down/ to smth. turn down the gas to a glimmer привернуть /убавить/ газ так, чтобы он еле-еле горел

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > turn\ down

  • 65 about

    1. preposition
    (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) sobre
    2. preposition, adverb
    1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cerca de
    2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) por+art.
    3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por (aí)
    4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) em torno de
    3. adverb
    ((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) volver!
    * * *
    a.bout
    [əb'aut] adv 1 quase, aproximadamente, cerca de. I am about ready / estou quase pronto. it is about your size / é quase do seu tamanho. we walked about forty miles / caminhamos cerca de quarenta milhas. 2 em redor, em volta, por todos os lados. the fields about Cambridge / os campos ao redor de Cambridge. all the children were about their sick father / todas as crianças ficaram em redor de seu pai doente. 3 aqui e ali, para cá e para lá. they were walking about / eles estavam andando de lá para cá. 4 em direção contrária, em sentido oposto. the ship turned about and left / o navio mudou de rumo e partiu. • prep 1 acerca de, a respeito de, sobre, relativo a. his opinion about this topic is... / a sua opinião acerca deste assunto é... what is she talking about? / sobre o que ela está falando? 2 perto de, nas imediações de, junto a. I lost my wallet about here / perdi minha carteira nas imediações deste lugar. 3 em redor de, em volta de. she had her sweater about her shoulder / ela tinha a blusa em volta dos ombros. 4 prestes a, disposto a, a ponto de. he is about to go / ele está prestes a partir. 5 ocupado com, interessado em. while you are about the cooking, you can look after the baby / enquanto você está ocupado com a cozinha, pode tomar conta do bebê. about as high quase tão alto. all about em toda parte. do you know what you are about? você sabe o que pretende fazer? você conhece as dificuldades a enfrentar? go about your own business não se importe com as coisas alheias. how about a glass of wine? que tal um copo de vinho? I am about sick of it coll já estou farto disto! it is somewhere about the place está por aí. left about! meia-volta à esquerda! much noise about nothing muita gritaria por nada. right about! meia-volta à direita! she had no money about her ela não tinha dinheiro consigo. she is about the garden ela está em qualquer lugar do jardim. to be about something tratar de alguma coisa, fazer alguma coisa. to come about acontecer, realizar-se. to go about andar para lá e para cá, vaguear. to go about something ter a intenção de fazer alguma coisa. to hang about ficar à toa. to lie about estar espalhado, estar em desordem. to take turns about fazer alguma coisa por turno.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > about

  • 66 turn on

    1.включать: — Turn on the light.— Включи свет,— просит Джейн Мика; 2. становиться, делаться, подключаться, но уже не касательно электроприборов, как в первом случае, а самому: — Please do that, Jane. I know you can turn on the charm with men.— Пожалуйста, сделай то, что я тебя прошу,—уговаривает Мик Джейн подлизаться к новому преподавателю по литературе, чтобы он отпустил их с лекции,—я же знаю, какой очаровательной ты можешь быть с мужчинами""; 3. проявлять большой интерес, испытывать огромное удовольствие, тащиться: —The ""Doors"" music always turns me on.— Я всегда балдею под ""Доорз"",— говорит Джон, протягивая сигарету с марихуаной Мику, когда оба выпендрежа ради пробуют этот легкий наркотик под наркотичес-ки-завораживающий вокал Джима Моррисона ; 4. вовлекать, познакомить с чем-либо: — Paul turned me on to smoking this and I' ve been feeling great! — Это Пол приучил меня,— говорит Джон, кивая на сигарету марихуаны,— и я себя действительно ощущаю классно; 5. нападать, атаковать: — Everything is O'kay, seargent. I only worry about charlies would turn on us.— If they turn on we would turn them off... - Все нормально,— капитан Макнэйл осматривает разбитый солдатами Тимоти Тимпсона лагерь на полянке среди джунглей,—я вот только волнуюсь, как бы эти ""чарли ""(вьетконговцы) не напали на нас. - Как нападут, так и отпадут, "" — усмехается сержант Тимпсон. И верно. Его лагерь надежно охраняется и хорошо защищен.

    English-Russian slang from the book M. Goldenkova "Caution, hot dog" > turn on

  • 67 about

    [ə'baut] 1. adv
    1) ( approximately) około +gen

    about a hundred/thousand — około stu/tysiąca

    2) ( referring to place) dookoła

    to leave things lying aboutzostawiać (zostawić perf) wszystko porozrzucane dookoła

    3)
    2. prep
    1) ( relating to) o +loc

    what/how about going out tonight? — (a) może byśmy gdzieś wyszli (dziś) wieczorem?

    2) ( referring to place) po +loc
    * * *
    1. preposition
    (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?)
    2. preposition, adverb
    1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) około
    2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) dookoła, po
    3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) w pobliżu
    4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) na, dookoła
    3. adverb
    ((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) w tył

    English-Polish dictionary > about

  • 68 about

    I [ə'baut] 1. adv
    1) навкруги́, довко́ла, навко́ло, круго́м; скрі́зь, всю́ди

    to look about — огля́нутися (подиви́тися, обдиви́тися) навкруги́

    rumours are about — хо́дять чутки́

    2) неподалі́к, поблизу́, недале́ко

    she is somewhere about — вона́ десь тут

    3) прибли́зно, бли́зько, ма́йже

    the lecture lasted about two hours — ле́кція трива́ла бли́зько двох годи́н

    you are about right — ви, ма́бу́ть, ма́єте ра́цію

    it is about three o'clock — за́раз бли́зько тре́тьої годи́ни

    4) у зворо́тному на́прямі

    to face about — оберну́тися, поверну́тися

    about turn! військ. — круго́м!

    about face! амер. військ. — круго́м!

    5) в обхва́ті
    ••

    about and about амер. — ду́же схо́же; одна́ково

    to be about — 1) захо́джуватися щось роби́ти 2) бу́ти за́йнятим чимсь 3) бу́ти на нога́х (не в лі́жку) 4) бу́ти прису́тнім

    they were about to go — вони́ збира́лися піти́

    Mr. Green is not about — мі́стер Грін ви́йшов

    2. prep

    to talk about literature — говори́ти про літерату́ру

    2) навко́ло; поблизу́

    look about you — подиві́ться навко́ло се́бе

    3) по

    to walk about the streets — ходи́ти по ву́лицях

    4) бли́зько ( про час)

    he went about four — він пішо́в бли́зько четве́ртої годи́ни

    5) че́рез, за, з при́воду, у зв'язку́ з

    they quarrel about trifles — вони́ сва́ряться за дрібни́ці

    there is smth. wrong about it — тут щось не так

    6) при, з

    she has no money about her — у не́ї при собі́ нема́є гро́шей

    II [ə'baut] v мор.
    змі́нювати курс, поверта́ти на дру́гий галс

    English-Ukrainian transcription dictionary > about

  • 69 about

    /ə'baut/ * phó từ - xung quanh, quanh quẩn, đây đó, rải rác =he is somewhere about+ anh ta ở quanh quẩn đâu đó =rumours are about+ đây đó có tiếng đồn (về việc gì) - đằng sau =about turn!+ đằng sau quay - khoảng chừng, gần =about forty+ khoảng 40 =it is about two o'clock+ bây giờ khoảng chừng hai giờ - vòng =to go a long way about+ đi đường vòng xa !about and about - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) rất giống nhau !to be about - bận (làm gì) - đã dậy được (sau khi ốm) - có mặt !about right - đúng, đúng đắn - tốt, được * giới từ - về =to know much about Vietnam+ biết nhiều về Việt Nam =what shall we write about?+ chúng ta sẽ viết về cái gì bây giờ? - quanh quất, quanh quẩn đây đó, rải rác =to walk about the garden+ đi quanh quẩn trong vườn - xung quanh =the trees about the pound+ cây cối xung quanh ao - khoảng chừng, vào khoảng =about nightfall+ vào khoảng chập tối - bận, đang làm (gì...) =he is still about it+ hắn hãy còn bận làm việc đó =to go about one's work+ đi làm - ở (ai); trong người (ai), theo với (ai) =I have all the documents about me+ tôi có mang theo đầy đủ tài liệu =there's something nice about him+ ở anh ta có một cái gì đó hay hay !to be about to - sắp, sắp sửa =the train is about to start+ xe lửa sắp khởi hành =man about town+ tay ăn chơi, tay giao thiệp rộng =what are you about?+ anh muốn gì?, anh cần gì? - (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) anh đang làm gì đấy? !what about? - (xem) what * ngoại động từ - lái (thuyền...) theo hướng khác

    English-Vietnamese dictionary > about

  • 70 about

    1. preposition
    (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) um
    2. preposition, adverb
    1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) um það bil
    2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) til og frá, hér og þar
    3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) í eða við, nálægt, einhvers staðar
    4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) um; hér og þar
    3. adverb
    ((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) snú!

    English-Icelandic dictionary > about

  • 71 about

    nem messze, körülbelül, körül, megközelítőleg
    * * *
    1. preposition
    (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) -ról, -ről
    2. preposition, adverb
    1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) közel, körül(belül)
    2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) mindenfelé
    3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) a közelben
    4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) körül
    3. adverb
    ((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) hátra arc!

    English-Hungarian dictionary > about

  • 72 about

    adv. etrafına, aksi yöne, takriben, yaklaşık, hemen hemen, aşağı yukarı
    ————————
    prep. hakkında, etrafında, dair, konusunda, orada burada, üstünde, ilgili
    * * *
    1. preposition
    (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) hakkında
    2. preposition, adverb
    1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) yaklaşık, aşağı yukarı
    2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) oraya buraya, orada burada
    3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).)...-de/da
    4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) etrafta,...-de/da
    3. adverb
    ((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) geriye (dön)

    English-Turkish dictionary > about

  • 73 about

    • osapuilleen
    • paikkeilla
    • tilastoida
    • tinkiä
    • noin
    • norkoilla
    • jokseenkin
    • jotakuinkin
    • varoittaa
    • varma
    • esillä
    • arviolta
    • teorioida
    • teoretisoida
    • likipitäen
    • likimain
    • likimäärin
    • liikkeellä
    • likimääräisesti
    • miltei
    • maissa
    • melkein
    • suhteen
    • suunnilleen
    • suunnileen
    • suurin piirtein
    • ympäri
    • ympäriltä
    • ympärillä
    • ympärille
    • ympäriinsä
    • kutakuinkin
    • korvilla
    • läheisyydessä
    * * *
    1. preposition
    (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?)
    2. preposition, adverb
    1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) suunnilleen
    2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) ympäriinsä
    3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) jossakin
    4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) ympärillä
    3. adverb
    ((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) ympäri

    English-Finnish dictionary > about

  • 74 about

    * * *
    1. preposition
    (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) di
    2. preposition, adverb
    1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) circa
    2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) qua e là
    3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) in giro, da qualche parte
    4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) intorno, attorno
    3. adverb
    ((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) dietro front
    * * *

    English-Italian dictionary > about

  • 75 about

    1. preposition
    (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) par
    2. preposition, adverb
    1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) gandrīz; aptuveni
    2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) tepat tuvumā
    3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) kaut kur šeit
    4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) ap
    3. adverb
    ((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) apkārt!
    * * *
    apkārt; aptuveni, apmēram; netālu, tuvumā; gandrīz; par; ap, apmēram; apkārt, pa ; klāt, līdzi

    English-Latvian dictionary > about

  • 76 about

    1. preposition
    (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) apie
    2. preposition, adverb
    1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) apie
    2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) po
    3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) čia pat, netoliese
    4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) ant, aplink
    3. adverb
    ((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) aplink!

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > about

  • 77 about

    adv. omkring; ungefär; i närheten
    --------
    prep. om, angående; nära, bredvid
    * * *
    1. preposition
    (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) om
    2. preposition, adverb
    1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) ungefär
    2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) runtomkring, hit och dit
    3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) någonstans i närheten
    4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) runt, omkring
    3. adverb
    ((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) helt om!

    English-Swedish dictionary > about

  • 78 about

    1. preposition
    (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) o
    2. preposition, adverb
    1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) kolem, okolo, asi
    2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) sem a tam
    3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) poblíž
    4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) kolem
    3. adverb
    ((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) čelem vzad
    * * *
    • u sebe
    • u
    • v čem
    • po
    • přibližně
    • skoro
    • sem tam
    • stran čeho
    • okolo
    • kolem
    • o
    • o čem
    • asi
    • dokola

    English-Czech dictionary > about

  • 79 about

    1. preposition
    (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) o
    2. preposition, adverb
    1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) okolo
    2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) po
    3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) nablízku, niekde
    4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) okolo
    3. adverb
    ((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) čelom vzad
    * * *
    • za sebou
    • tu nablízku
    • pri
    • hore
    • asi
    • po rade
    • po
    • nablízku
    • na druhú stranu
    • na nohách
    • na
    • opacne
    • niekde v
    • o stupnov
    • okolo
    • ohladom
    • o (6.p.)

    English-Slovak dictionary > about

  • 80 about

    1. preposition
    (on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) despre
    2. preposition, adverb
    1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cam, aproximativ, în jur de
    2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) în toate părţile; încolo şi încoace
    3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) aproape de, pe lângă
    4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) în jur(ul)
    3. adverb
    ((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) stânga-împre­jur

    English-Romanian dictionary > about

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