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'twidl(to twist (something) round and round: He twiddled the knob on the radio.) snu og vende på; tvinne (tommeltotter)Isubst. \/ˈtwɪdl\/1) snurring, vridning, tvinning, dreining2) ( i skrift e.l.) snirkel, krummelur, krusedullIIverb \/ˈtwɪdl\/1) tvinne mellom fingrene, fingre med, snu og vende på, leke med2) ( gammeldags) snurre (rundt), vri seg (rundt), tvinnetwiddle one's thumbs eller twiddle one's fingers tvinne tommeltotter stå og henge, ikke ha noe å foreta segtwiddle with fingre med, leke med -
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I. v въртя с пръсти, въртя (се), завъртам (се)
to TWIDDLE one's thumbs/fingers въртя палци, нищо не работя, бездействувам, играя си с, въртя
II. 1. въртене (на палци, пръсти)
2. заврънкулка* * *{twidl} v въртя с пръсти; въртя (се), завъртам (се); to twiddle o.'(2) {twidl} n 1. въртене (на палци, пръсти); 2. заврънкулка.* * *трел; потрепервам; вибрирам; заврънкулка;* * *1. i. v въртя с пръсти, въртя (се), завъртам (се) 2. ii. въртене (на палци, пръсти) 3. to twiddle one's thumbs/fingers въртя палци, нищо не работя, бездействувам, играя си с, въртя 4. заврънкулка* * * -
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1. n1) вертіння, крутіння2) завиток, прикраса3) тремтіння голосу; трель2. v1) вертіти, крутити2) байдикувати, бити байдики3) тремтіти (про голос)to twiddle one's thumbs (one's fingers) — байдикувати, ледарювати
* * *I ['twidl] n1) вертіти2) завиток, прикраса3) тріль; тремтіння голосуII ['twidl] v1) вертіти, крутити ( безцільно)2) байдикувати, бити байдики -
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1. transitive verbherumdrehen an (+ Dat.) (ugs.)2. intransitive verbtwiddle one's thumbs — (lit. or fig.) Däumchen drehen (ugs.)
twiddle with something — mit etwas spielen; an etwas (Dat.) herumfummeln (ugs.)
* * *['twidl]* * *twid·dle[ˈtwɪdl̩]I. vtshe \twiddled her pencil out of nervousness sie spielte nervös mit ihrem Bleistift herumto \twiddle one's thumbs Däumchen drehenII. vishe was twiddling with her pen sie spielte mit ihrem Füllfederhalter herumto give a knob a \twiddle an einem Knopf herumdrehen* * *['twɪdl]1. vtherumdrehen an (+dat)2. vi3. nhe gave the knob a twiddle — er drehte den Knopf herum
* * *twiddle [ˈtwıdl]A v/ta) herumdrehen an (dat):twiddle one’s thumbs besonders fig Däumchen drehen umgb) (herum)spielen mitB v/i:twiddle with → A bC s:* * *1. transitive verbherumdrehen an (+ Dat.) (ugs.)2. intransitive verbtwiddle one's thumbs — (lit. or fig.) Däumchen drehen (ugs.)
twiddle with something — mit etwas spielen; an etwas (Dat.) herumfummeln (ugs.)
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['twidl](to twist (something) round and round: He twiddled the knob on the radio.) vrteti* * *[twidl]1.nounvrtljaj, majhen obrat, zasuk;2.transitive verb(za)vrteti, obračati sem in tja; intransitive verb igrati se ( with s čim); vrteti seto twiddle one's thumbs ( —ali fingers) — figuratively vrteti palce (od dolgočasja), čas presti, lenariti -
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10 a tăia frunză câinilor / la câini
to keep hands in pocketsto sit idleto loaf / to idle / to loll / to fiddle / sl. to gad aboutto idle away one's timeto laze (away) one's timesl. to bum aroundto go whistlingto twiddle one's fingers / thumbsto be helping Uncle Anthony to kill dead miceRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a tăia frunză câinilor / la câini
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11 Däumchen
Däum·chen <-s, -> [ʼdɔymçən] ntWENDUNGEN: -
12 Daumen
m; -s, -; thumb; am Daumen lutschen suck one’s thumb; jemandem den oder die Daumen halten oder drücken fig. keep one’s fingers crossed (for s.o.); Daumen drehen umg. twiddle one’s thumbs (auch fig.); den Daumen auf etw. (Akk) haben oder halten umg., fig. keep tabs on s.th., watch over s.th.; etw. über den Daumen peilen umg. make a rough guess at s.th.; über den Daumen ( gepeilt) umg. at a rough guess* * *der Daumenthumb* * *Dau|men ['daumən]m -s, -thumbjdm or für jdn die Dáúmen drücken or halten — to keep one's fingers crossed for sb
See:→ peilen* * *der1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) thumb2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) thumb* * *Dau·men<-s, ->[ˈdaumən]m thumb, pollex specam \Daumen lutschen to suck one's thumb▶ jdm die \Daumen drücken [o halten] to keep one's fingers crossed [for sb]▶ etw über den \Daumen peilen to estimate sth by rule of thumb* * *der; Daumens, Daumen: thumbjemandem den od. die Daumen drücken od. halten — keep one's fingers crossed for somebody
auf etwas (Dat.) den Daumen haben, auf etwas (Akk.) den Daumen halten — (ugs.) keep a careful eye or check on something
[etwas] über den Daumen peilen — (ugs.) make a guesstimate [of something] (coll.)
* * *am Daumen lutschen suck one’s thumb;drücken fig keep one’s fingers crossed (for sb);den Daumen auf etwas (akk)halten umg, fig keep tabs on sth, watch over sth;etwas über den Daumen peilen umg make a rough guess at sth;über den Daumen (gepeilt) umg at a rough guess* * *der; Daumens, Daumen: thumbjemandem den od. die Daumen drücken od. halten — keep one's fingers crossed for somebody
auf etwas (Dat.) den Daumen haben, auf etwas (Akk.) den Daumen halten — (ugs.) keep a careful eye or check on something
[etwas] über den Daumen peilen — (ugs.) make a guesstimate [of something] (coll.)
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1. noun1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) pulgar2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) pulgar
2. verb((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) hojear; manosear- thumbprint
- thumbs-up
- thumbtack
- under someone's thumb
thumb n dedo pulgartr[ɵʌm]1 pulgar nombre masculino1 hacer autostop\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be all thumbs ser un manazas, ser torpeto be under somebody's thumb estar dominado,-a por alguiento get the thumbs up ser aprobado,-a, recibir la aprobaciónto get the thumbs down ser rechazado,-ato give something the thumbs up aprobar algoto give something the thumbs down rechazar algoto have somebody under one's thumb tener a alguien en el bolsilloto stick out like a sore thumb saltar a la vistato thumb a ride / thumb a lift hacer autostopthumb ['ɵʌm] vt: hojear (con el pulgar)thumb n: pulgar m, dedo m pulgarn.• pulgar (Dedo) s.m.v.• hojear v.
I θʌmnoun pulgar m, dedo m gordo (fam)to be all thumbs o (BrE also) all fingers and thumbs: I'm all thumbs today hoy estoy muy torpe con las manos; to be under somebody's thumb estar* dominado por alguien; to get the thumbs down/up from somebody ser* rechazado por alguien/recibir la aprobación de alguien; to give the thumbs up/down to something aprobar*/rechazar* algo; to stick out like a sore thumb \<\<building/person/object\>\> desentonar terriblemente, no pegar* ni con cola (fam); to twiddle one's thumbs — estar* sin hacer nada, estar* perdiendo el tiempo; green I 1)
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a)I thumbed a lift o (AmE also) a ride home — me fui a casa a dedo (fam), me fui a casa de aventón (Col, Méx)
b) \<\<book\>\> hojearPhrasal Verbs:[θʌm]1.N pulgar mto be all thumbs —
- twiddle one's thumbs- be under sb's thumbrule 1., 2)the voters have given him the thumbs up/down — el electorado votó a favor de/en contra de él
2. VT1) [+ book] manosear2)to thumb a lift or a ride — hacer autostop, hacer dedo, pedir aventón (LAm)
3)to thumb one's nose at sth/sb — (lit) hacer burla a algo/algn (agitando la mano con el pulgar sobre la nariz) ; (fig) burlarse de algo/algn
3.VIto thumb through a book/magazine — hojear un libro/una revista
4.CPDthumb index N — índice m recortado
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I [θʌm]noun pulgar m, dedo m gordo (fam)to be all thumbs o (BrE also) all fingers and thumbs: I'm all thumbs today hoy estoy muy torpe con las manos; to be under somebody's thumb estar* dominado por alguien; to get the thumbs down/up from somebody ser* rechazado por alguien/recibir la aprobación de alguien; to give the thumbs up/down to something aprobar*/rechazar* algo; to stick out like a sore thumb \<\<building/person/object\>\> desentonar terriblemente, no pegar* ni con cola (fam); to twiddle one's thumbs — estar* sin hacer nada, estar* perdiendo el tiempo; green I 1)
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a)I thumbed a lift o (AmE also) a ride home — me fui a casa a dedo (fam), me fui a casa de aventón (Col, Méx)
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m thumbunità di misura inch* * *pollice s.m.2 inch ( misura di lunghezza = 2,54 cm): pollice cubico, cubic inch ( misura di volume = 16,38 cm3); pollice quadrato, square inch ( misura di superficie = 6,45 cm2) // (tv) schermo di 12 pollici, 12-inch screen // non muoverti di un pollice, (estens.) don't move an inch.* * *['pɔllitʃe]sostantivo maschile1) (dito) thumb2) metrol. inch••girarsi i -i — to twiddle one's thumbs, to kick o cool one's heels
avere il pollice verde — to have green fingers BE o a green thumb AE
* * *pollice/'pɔllit∫e/ ⇒ 4, 21sostantivo m.1 (dito) thumb2 metrol. inch; un monitor da 15 -i a 15-inch monitorgirarsi i -i to twiddle one's thumbs, to kick o cool one's heels; avere il pollice verde to have green fingers BE o a green thumb AE; pollice verso thumbs down. -
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- ca; -cepalec wskazujący — index finger, forefinger
maczać w czymś palce (przen) — to have a hand in sth
mieć coś w małym palcu (przen) — to know sth inside out
nie kiwnąć lub ruszyć ( perf) palcem — not to lift lub raise a finger
patrzeć na coś przez palce (przen) — to turn a blind eye on lub to sth
chodzić na palcach — to tiptoe, to walk on tiptoe
palce lizać! — scrumptious!, yum-yum! (pot), yummy! (pot)
owinąć sobie kogoś dookoła palca — ( perf) to twist sb round one's little finger
* * *mi- lc- Gen. -a1. ( u ręki) finger, digit; palec serdeczny ring finger; palec wskazujący index finger; palec środkowy middle finger; mały palec little finger, pinkie; pokazywać coś palcem point a finger at sth; szeroki na palec/dwa palce one finger/two fingers wide; liczyć na palcach tick sth off on one's fingers; móc coś policzyć na palcach jednej ręki be able to count sth on (the fingers of) one hand; bębnić palcami drum one's fingers; przebierać palcami twiddle one's thumbs; pstrykać palcami click l. flip one's fingers; zrobiłbym to z palcem w nosie I could do it standing on my head; pogrozić komuś palcem wag one's finger at sb; kiwnąć na kogoś palcem beckon sb; podróżować palcem po mapie żart. daydream a vacation; palec boży the hand of God, divine intervention, an act of God; sam jak palec all alone; maczać w czymś palce have a hand in sth, meddle with sth; mieć coś w małym palcu know sth inside out; nawet cię palcem nie tknąłem I didn't even touch you; owinąć kogoś wokół małego palca have sb on a leash, twist sb round one's little finger; palce lizać! finger-licking good!, yummy!; plany palcem na wodzie pisane everything's still up in the air; nie kiwnąć palcem not lift l. raise a finger; patrzeć na coś przez palce wink at sth, turn a blind eye to sth; wytykać kogoś palcami point one's finger at sb; pieniądze przeciekają mu przez palce money flows like sand through his fingers, his paycheck is burning a hole in his pocket; te brednie wyssałeś z palca it's a trumped-up story, it's out of whole cloth, you fabricated this story; mieć lepkie palce have sticky fingers, be light-fingered; poparzyć sobie palce burn one's fingers.2. ( u nogi) toe, digit; wspinać się na palce stand on one's toes; chodzić na palcach walk on tiptoe, tiptoe; przen. treat sb in kid gloves, be overconsiderate; nie kiwnąć palcem w bucie not lift l. raise a finger.3. ( rękawiczki) finger; rękawiczka z jednym palcem mitten, mitt; rękawiczka z pięcioma palcami glove.4. techn. finger, pin; palec rozdzielacza distributor rotor arm.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > palec
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f (pl -i) handa portata di mano within reachfuori mano out of the way, not easy to get atfig alla mano approachabledi seconda mano second-handdare una mano a qualcuno give someone a handmettere mano a qualcosa start somethinglavo le pentole che sporco a mano a mano I wash the dirty pots as I go alongtenersi per mano hold handsman mano che as (and when)ha le mani bucate money just slips through his fingersmani in alto! hands up!* * *mano s.f.1 hand: mani affusolate, callose, tozze, slender, horny, stubby hands; la mano destra, sinistra, the right, left hand; le linee della mano, the lines of the hand; mi sono fatto male alla mano, I hurt my hand; vai a lavarti le mani, go and wash your hands; avere qlco. in mano, to have sthg. in one's hand; battere le mani, to clap (one's hands); consegnare, trasportare qlco. a mano, to deliver, to carry sthg. by hand; passeggiare mano nella mano, to walk hand in hand; alzare la mano, to put one's hand up; voto per alzata di mano, voting by show of hands // mani in alto!, hands up!; giù le mani!, hands off! // (calcio) fallo di mano, hands ball // avere le mani pulite, sporche, (anche fig.) to have clean, dirty hands; il nostro è un partito dalle mani pulite, there's no taint of corruption in our party // stringere la mano, le mani a qlcu., to shake hands with s.o.; qua la mano!, let's shake hands!; stretta di mano, handshake2 (parte, lato) side: contro mano, (di veicoli ecc.) on the wrong side of the road; tenere la propria mano, (nella circolazione stradale) to keep to one's own side of the road3 (potere, balìa) hand; power: cadde in mano al nemico, he fell into the enemy's hands; i terroristi hanno ancora in mano cinque ostaggi, the terrorists still have five hostages in their hands; il mio destino è nelle tue mani, my fate is in your hands; quella proprietà non è più nelle sue mani, that property is no longer in his hands; quell'uomo è in mia mano, that man is in my power; avere in mano il successo, to have success within one's grasp4 (scrittura) handwriting, (form.) hand: di sua mano, in his own hand; ha una bella mano, he has beautiful handwriting5 (tocco) touch (anche fig.): mano da maestro, masterly touch; si riconosce facilmente la mano di un maestro, it is easy to recognize the hand of a master; mano leggera, (di medico ecc.) light touch; dare l'ultima mano a un quadro, to give the finishing touch to a work // avere la mano pesante, to be heavy-handed6 (strato di colore, vernice ecc.) coat: mano di finitura, finishing coat; mano di fondo, primer (o priming o undercoat); una mano di vernice, a coat of varnish; mano isolante, sealer; occorre dare un'altra mano di bianco al soffitto, we have to give another coat of white to the ceiling7 (alle carte) hand: mano fortunata, lucky hand; facciamo ancora una mano, let's play one more hand // chi è di mano?, (a chi tocca iniziare il gioco?) whose lead is it?8 mano d'opera → manodopera.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: fatto a mano, handmade; tessuto a mano, handwoven // (mus.): pezzo a quattro mani, a piece for four hands; suonare a quattro mani, to play piano duets // di mano in mano, from hand to hand // a mani vuote, empty-handed // a piene mani, in (o by) handfuls: attinse a piene mani dai classici, he drew liberally on the classics // a mano armata, by force of (o under) arms: rapina a mano armata, holdup (o armed robbery) // a man salva, with impunity (o unopposed) // paga sempre denaro alla mano, (pronta cassa) he always pays (in) cash (o ready money); presentarsi al controllo documenti alla mano, have your documents ready for checking // scappare, sfuggire di mano, to slip through one's fingers: il vaso mi è sfuggito di mano accidentalmente, the vase slipped out of my hands accidentally; la situazione gli è sfuggita di mano, he couldn't keep the situation in hand (o he lost control of the situation); mi è sfuggito dalle mani un buon affare, a good deal slipped through my fingers // ho in mano le prove di quanto asserisco, I have evidence of what I say in my hands // di prima, di seconda mano, first-hand, second-hand: articolo di seconda mano, second-hand article; notizie di prima mano, first-hand news // disegno a mano libera, free-hand drawing // luogo fuori mano, out of the way place // una persona alla mano, an easygoing person // gli restituirò il denaro man mano, I shall give him the money back little by little; man mano che andava avanti si stancava sempre più, as he went on he got more and more tired; man mano che invecchia diventa sempre più avaro, the older he gets the meaner he grows // ha le mani di pastafrolla, he's a butterfingers // ho le mani legate, (fig.) my hands are tied // avere le mani in pasta, to have one's finger in the pie // me ne lavo le mani, I wash my hands of it // mi prudono le mani!, I could hit you! // mettere le mani su qlco., to lay hands on sthg. // non ci metterei la mano sul fuoco, I would not stake my life on it (o wouldn't swear to it) // possono darsi la mano, (fig.) they are two of a kind // puoi darmi una mano, per piacere?, can you give me a hand, please? // alzare le mani contro qlcu., to lift one's hand against s.o. // avere le mani bucate, to be a spendthrift // avere le mani lunghe, (per rubare) to have light fingers; un uomo svelto di mano, (ladruncolo) a light-fingered man (o a pilferer) // il nuovo direttore ha le mani lunghe, (facile a toccare le donne) the new manager can't keep his hands to himself // tenere qlco. a portata di mano, to have sthg. handy (o at hand o within easy reach o ready) // avere qlco. per le mani, to have sthg. in hand // fare la mano a qlco., to get one's hand in at sthg. // caricare la mano, to exaggerate // chiedere, domandare la mano di qlcu., to ask s.o.'s hand in marriage // essere in buone mani, to be in good hands // fare man bassa di qlco., to plunder (o loot) sthg.; i ragazzi hanno fatto man bassa di tutto ciò che c'era da mangiare, the kids made short work of everything that there was to eat // il cavallo gli ha preso la mano, he lost control of the horse; farsi prendere la mano da qlco., to lose control of sthg. // forzare la mano a qlcu., to force s.o.'s hand // lasciare mano libera a qlcu., to allow (o to give) s.o. a free hand // mi sarei mangiato le mani per essermi lasciato sfuggire quell'affare, I could kick myself for losing that deal // menar le mani, to fight // non ho ancora potuto metter mano al nuovo lavoro, I still haven't been able to get started on (o get down to) that new job // mettere mano alla penna, to put pen to paper // mettere mano alla spada, to draw one's sword // mettere mano alla borsa, (fig.) to open one's purse strings // mettere le mani avanti, to be on the safe side: in ogni caso ti conviene metter le mani avanti e definire al più presto la tua posizione, in any case it would be a good idea for you to play safe and clarify your position as soon as possible // mettersi in mano a, nelle mani di un buon medico, to put oneself into the hands of a good doctor // portare qlcu. in palma di mano, to hold s.o. in the palm of one's hand // prendere il coraggio a due mani, to take one's courage in both hands // stare con le mani in mano, to twiddle one's thumbs (o to remain idle): non stare lì con le mani in mano!, don't stand there doing nothing! (o twiddling your thumbs!) // tendere la mano, (elemosinare) to beg; tendere la mano a qlcu., to hold out a hand to s.o. (o to give a helping hand to s.o. o to give s.o. a hand) // tener mano a qlcu., to aid and abet s.o. // toccare con mano (qlco.), to see (sthg.) for oneself // venire alle mani, to come to blows // la mano sinistra non sappia quello che fa la destra, (prov.) let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing // una mano lava l'altra, (prov.) you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.* * *['mano]sostantivo femminile1) handsalutare qcn. con la mano — to wave at sb.
-i in alto, su le -i! — hands up!
tenere qcs. in mano — to hold sth. in one's hand
prendere qcn. per mano — to take sb. by the hand (anche fig.)
attingere qcs. a piene -i — fig. to pick up handfuls of sth.
sporcarsi le -i — to dirty one's hands, to get one's hands dirty (anche fig.)
mettere mano al portafogli — to put one's money where one's mouth is, to put one's hand in one's pocket
2) (aiuto)dare una mano a qcn. — to give o lend sb. a (helping) hand
3) (indicando il controllo, il possesso) handavere qcs. sotto mano — to have sth. on hand
tenere qcs. a portata di mano — to keep sth. handy
essere nelle -i di qcn. — [potere, impresa] to be in sb.'s hands
cadere nelle -i di qcn. — to fall into sb.'s hands
di prima, seconda mano — firsthand, second-hand
4) (stile)fare o prendere la mano a to get one's hand in; avere la mano leggera to have a light touch; avere la mano pesante to be heavy-handed; avere la mano felice — to be skillful o skilled
6) gioc. (a carte) handpassare la mano — to pass (anche fig.)
8) (di colore) coat, layer9) a manofare qcs. a mano — to do o make sth. by hand
10) alla mano (pronto da usare, esibire)minacciare qcn. coltello alla mano — to threaten sb. at knife point
è arrivata con prove alla mano — she had concrete proof; (semplice) [ persona] informal
11) man mano, (a) mano a mano little by littleman mano che — as
12) fuori mano [paese, sentiero] out of the way; [ abitare] off the beaten track••chiedere la mano di qcn. — to ask for sb.'s hand
avere le -i di burro o di pastafrolla to be butterfingered; arrivare a -i vuote to arrive empty-handed; qua la mano! put it there! shake! give o slip me some skin! AE; man forte manforte; una mano lava l'altra you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; essere preso con le -i nel sacco to be caught red-handed; alzare le -i su qcn. mettere le -i addosso a qcn. to lay a finger o hand on sb.; mettere le -i avanti to play (it) safe; stare con le -i in mano to sit o stand idly by; avere le -i lunghe (rubare) to be light- o nimble-fingered, to have sticky fingers colloq.; (essere influente) to have a lot of influence; avere le -i in pasta to have a finger in every pie; farsi o lasciarsi prendere la mano to lose control of the situation; toccare con mano — to experience first hand
* * *mano/'mano/ ⇒ 4sostantivo f.1 hand; salutare qcn. con la mano to wave at sb.; -i in alto, su le -i! hands up! mano nella mano hand in hand; passare di mano in mano to pass from hand to hand; tenere qcs. in mano to hold sth. in one's hand; tenersi per mano to hold hands; prendere qcn. per mano to take sb. by the hand (anche fig.); attingere qcs. a piene -i fig. to pick up handfuls of sth.; a -i nude with one's bare hands; suonare il piano a quattro -i to play a duet on the piano; disegnare a mano libera to draw freehand; rapina a mano armata armed robbery; sporcarsi le -i to dirty one's hands, to get one's hands dirty (anche fig.); mettere mano al portafogli to put one's money where one's mouth is, to put one's hand in one's pocket3 (indicando il controllo, il possesso) hand; cambiare mano to change hands; avere qcs. sotto mano to have sth. on hand; mi è capitato tra le -i I just happened to come across it; tenere qcs. a portata di mano to keep sth. handy; essere nelle -i di qcn. [potere, impresa] to be in sb.'s hands; prendere in mano la situazione to take matters into one's own hands; in buone -i in good hands; in -i sicure in safe hands; cadere nelle -i di qcn. to fall into sb.'s hands; di prima, seconda mano firsthand, second-hand4 (stile) riconoscere la mano di un artista to recognize an artist's style5 (denotando l'abilità) fare o prendere la mano a to get one's hand in; avere la mano leggera to have a light touch; avere la mano pesante to be heavy-handed; avere la mano felice to be skillful o skilled8 (di colore) coat, layer9 a mano fare qcs. a mano to do o make sth. by hand; fatto a mano handmade; dipinto a mano hand-painted10 alla mano (pronto da usare, esibire) minacciare qcn. coltello alla mano to threaten sb. at knife point; è arrivata con prove alla mano she had concrete proof; (semplice) [ persona] informal11 man mano, (a) mano a mano little by little; preferisco informarli man mano I prefer to inform them as I go along; man mano che as12 fuori mano [paese, sentiero] out of the way; [ abitare] off the beaten trackchiedere la mano di qcn. to ask for sb.'s hand; ci metterei la mano sul fuoco I'm willing to bet on it; fare man bassa to sweep the board; venire alle -i to come to blows; avere le -i di burro o di pastafrolla to be butterfingered; arrivare a -i vuote to arrive empty-handed; qua la mano! put it there! shake! give o slip me some skin! AE; man forte→ manforte; una mano lava l'altra you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; essere preso con le -i nel sacco to be caught red-handed; alzare le -i su qcn., mettere le -i addosso a qcn. to lay a finger o hand on sb.; mettere le -i avanti to play (it) safe; stare con le -i in mano to sit o stand idly by; avere le -i lunghe (rubare) to be light- o nimble-fingered, to have sticky fingers colloq.; (essere influente) to have a lot of influence; avere le -i in pasta to have a finger in every pie; farsi o lasciarsi prendere la mano to lose control of the situation; toccare con mano to experience first hand. -
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croiser [kʀwaze]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ bras, jambes, fils] to cross• croisons les doigts ! fingers crossed!b. ( = couper) [+ route, ligne] to crossc. ( = passer à côté de) [+ véhicule, passant] to passd. [+ races] to crossbreed2. intransitive verb[bateau] to cruise3. reflexive verba. [chemins, lignes] to cross• nos regards or nos yeux se croisèrent our eyes metb. [personnes, véhicules] to pass each other• nous nous sommes croisés plusieurs fois dans des réunions we've seen each other several times at meetings* * *kʀwɑze
1.
1) ( mettre l'un sur l'autre) to cross [objets, jambes]croiser les bras/mains — to fold one's arms/hands
croiser les doigts — fig to keep one's fingers crossed
2) ( couper) [rue, voie] to cross [rue, voie]3) ( passer à côté de) [véhicule, piéton]croiser quelqu'un/quelque chose — to pass somebody/something (coming the other way); ( rencontrer) to meet
mon regard croisa le sien — our eyes met, my gaze met his/hers
4) Biologie to cross(breed) [espèces, animaux]
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verbe intransitif1) [bretelles] to cross; [veste] to cross over2) [navire] gén to cruise; ( pour surveiller) to be on patrol
3.
se croiser verbe pronominal [piétons, véhicules] to pass each other; [lettres] to cross (in the post GB ou mail US); [routes] to cross* * *kʀwaze1. vt1) [voiture] to pass, [personne] to bump intoJ'ai croisé Anne-Laure dans la rue. — I bumped into Anne-Laure in the street.
2) [route] to cross, to cut across3) [cables, poutres] to cross4) BIOLOGIE to cross2. viNAVIGATION to cruise* * *croiser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( mettre l'un sur l'autre) to cross [objets, câbles]; croiser les bras/mains to fold one's arms/hands; croiser les jambes to cross one's legs; croiser les doigts (pour que ça réussisse) fig to keep one's fingers crossed;2 ( couper) [rue, voie] to cross [rue, voie];3 ( passer à côté de) [véhicule, piéton] croiser qn/qch to pass sb/sth (coming the other way); ( rencontrer) to meet; on a croisé un car we passed a coach GB ou bus (coming the other way); j'ai croisé leur bateau en sortant du port I passed their boat (coming in) as I left the harbourGB; une voiture nous a croisés à vive allure a car flashed past us in the opposite direction; mon regard croisa le sien our eyes met, my gaze met his/hers;5 Sport ( au tennis) croiser un coup to play a cross-court stroke; ( au football) croiser son tir to make a diagonal pass.B vi1 Cout, Mode [bretelles] to cross; [veste] to cross over; la veste croise mal parce qu'il a grossi the jacket pulls across the front because he's put on weight;2 Naut gén to cruise; ( pour surveiller) to be on patrol; croiser dans le golfe to patrol the gulf; croiser au large des côtes africaines to cruise off the coast of Africa.C se croiser vpr1 ( passer à côté) [piétons, véhicules, navires] to pass each other; [colis, lettres] to cross (in the post GB ou mail US);2 ( se couper) [routes, lignes] to cross; nos regards se sont croisés our eyes met;3 Hist to go on a crusade.[krwaze] verbe transitif1. [mettre en croix - baguettes, fils] to crosscroiser les bras to cross ou to fold one's armslà où la route croise la voie ferrée where the road and the railway cross, at the junction of the road and the railway————————[krwaze] verbe intransitif1. [vêtement] to cross over————————se croiser verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)1. [se rencontrer] to come across ou to meet ou to pass each other2. [aller en sens opposé - trains] to pass (each other) ; [ - lettres] to cross ; [ - routes] to cross, to intersectnos chemins se sont croisés, nos routes se sont croisées our paths met————————se croiser verbe pronominal transitifb. (figuré) [être oisif] to twiddle one's thumbs————————se croiser verbe pronominal intransitif -
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bras [bʀα]1. masculine nouna. ( = membre) arm• bras dessus, bras dessous arm in arm• tendre or allonger le bras vers qch to reach out for sth• faire un bras d'honneur à qn ≈ to put two fingers up at sb (inf) (Brit), ≈ to give sb the finger (inf) (US)2. compounds* * *bʀanom masculin invariable1) Anatomie armpar le bras — [tenir, prendre] by the arm
bras dessus bras dessous — lit, fig arm in arm
porter quelque chose à bout de bras — lit to carry something with one's arms straight out; fig to keep something afloat
baisser les bras — fig to give up
croiser les bras — lit to fold one's arms; fig to twiddle one's thumbs
2) ( main-d'œuvre) manpower, labour [BrE]3) Géographie ( de fleuve) branch5) ( de mollusque) tentacle•Phrasal Verbs:••* * *bʀɒ1. nm1) (= membre) arm2) [fleuve] branch2. bras nmpl(= travailleurs) manpower sg handsmanquer de bras — to be short-handed, to be short of manpower
On manque de bras. — There's a shortage of manpower.
* * *bras ⇒ Le corps humain nm inv1 Anat arm; lever/tendre le bras to raise/stretch one's arm; avoir les bras musclés/maigres to have muscular/thin arms; prendre qn dans ses bras to take sb in one's arms; se jeter/tomber dans les bras de qn to throw oneself/fall into sb's arms; se blottir dans les bras de qn to snuggle up in sb's arms; avoir les bras en croix to have one's arms outstretched; par le bras [tenir, prendre] by the arm; sous le bras under one's arm; au bras de qn on sb's arm; bras dessus bras dessous lit, fig arm in arm; donner le bras à qn to give sb one's arm; accueillir qn à bras ouverts to welcome sb with open arms; elle avait des paquets plein les bras her arms were full of parcels GB ou packages US; se retrouver avec or avoir qch/qn sur les bras fig to be lumbered with sth/sb; porter qch à bout de bras lit to carry sth with one's arms straight out; fig to keep sth afloat; baisser les bras lit to lower one's arms; fig to give up; en bras de chemise in one's shirtsleeves; les bras croisés with one's arms folded; rester les bras croisés to stand idly; croiser les bras lit to fold one's arms; fig to twiddle one's thumbs; viens dans mes bras! come and have a big hug!; ⇒ tour A 1;bras cassé○ ( en parlant d'une personne) waste of space; bras droit fig right hand man; il est devenu le bras droit du ministre he has become the minister's right hand man; bras de fer ( épreuve physique) arm wrestling; ( lutte d'influence) trial of strength; faire un bras de fer or une partie de bras de fer avec qn to arm wrestle with sb; bras de levier Phys leverage; bras de mer sound; bras oscillant swing arm; le bras séculier the secular arm.les bras m'en tombent I'm absolutely speechless; avoir le bras long to have a lot of influence; faire un bras d'honneur à qn ≈ to give sb the V sign GB ou the finger.[bra] nom masculin1. [membre] armson panier/épouse au bras his basket/wife on his armdonner ou offrir son bras à quelqu'un to offer somebody one's armserrer quelqu'un dans ses bras to hold somebody in one's arms, to hug somebodytendre ou allonger le bras to stretch one's arm outles bras en croix (with) arms outstretched ou outspreada. [généralement] to lay into somebodyb. [physiquement] to beat somebody to a pulplever les bras [d'impuissance] to throw up one's arms (helplessly)3. [partie - d'une ancre, d'un électrophone, d'un moulin] arm ; [ - d'une charrette] arm, shaft ; [ - d'une grue] arm, jib ; [ - d'un fauteuil] arm, armrest ; [ - d'une brouette] handle ; [ - d'une manivelle] web, arm ; [ - d'un brancard] pole ; [ - d'une croix] armbras de levier lever arm ou crank4. [pouvoir]5. GÉOGRAPHIE [d'un delta] armbras de mer sound, arm of the sea————————[bra] nom masculin pluriel[main-d'œuvre] workerson a besoin de bras we're short-handed ou short-staffedà bras ouverts locution adverbiale[accueillir] with open arms————————au bras de locution prépositionnellebras dessus, bras dessous locution adverbiale————————sur les bras locution adverbialeavoir quelqu'un/quelque chose sur les bras to be stuck with somebody/something -
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1. nounDaumen, derget the thumbs down — [Idee:] verworfen werden; [Kandidat:] abgelehnt werden
get the thumbs up — [Person, Projekt:] akzeptiert werden
2. transitive verbhave ten thumbs, be all thumbs — zwei linke Hände haben (ugs.)
1)thumb a lift — einem Autofahrer winken, um sich mitnehmen zu lassen; (hitch-hike) per Anhalter fahren
3)thumb one's nose [at somebody] — [jemandem] eine lange Nase machen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/92692/thumb_through">thumb through* * *1. noun1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) der Daumen2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) der Daumen2. verb((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) durchblättern- thumb-nail- thumbprint
- thumbs-up
- thumbtack
- under someone's thumb* * *[θʌm]\thumb of a glove Daumen m eines HandschuhsII. vt1. (hitchhike)to \thumb a lift/ride per Anhalter [o ÖSTERR Autostopp] fahren, trampen2. (mark by handling)▪ to \thumb sth etw abgreifento \thumb a book ein Buch abgreifenwell-\thumbed abgegriffen3.III. vi1. (glance through)to \thumb through a newspaper durch die Zeitung blättern2. (hitchhike)▪ to \thumb it to somewhere irgendwohin trampen* * *[ɵʌm]1. nDaumen mto be under sb's thumb — unter jds Pantoffel (dat) or Fuchtel (dat) stehen
she has him under her thumb — sie hat ihn unter ihrer Fuchtel
he gave me the thumbs up/down — er gab mir zu verstehen, dass alles in Ordnung war/dass es nicht in Ordnung war
the idea was given the thumbs up/down — für den Vorschlag wurde grünes/rotes Licht gegeben
2. vt1) (inf)let's thumb a lift with this lorry — wir wollen versuchen, diesen Lastwagen anzuhalten
2)to thumb one's nose at sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache eine lange Nase machen; (fig) auf jdn/etw pfeifen
3)a well thumbed book — ein Buch mit abgegriffenen Seiten
* * *thumb [θʌm]under sb’s thumb in jemandes Gewalt, unter jemandes Fuchtel umg;she has him under her thumb sie hat ihn an der Kandare;a) das sieht doch ein Blinder,b) das fällt auf wie ein Kuhfladen auf der Autobahn;thumbs up!a) alles in Ordnung!,b) prima!;it’s thumbs up for your offer dein Angebot ist angenommen;get the thumbs up akzeptiert werden;give sb (sth) the thumbs upa) jemanden (etwas) akzeptieren,b) sich für jemanden (etwas) entscheiden;it’s thumbs down for your offer dein Angebot ist abgelehnt;get the thumbs down abgelehnt werden;a) jemanden (etwas) ablehnen,B v/t1. ein Buch etc abgreifen2. Buchseiten etc durchblätternthumb a car ein Auto anhalten, sich mitnehmen lassen;thumb one’s way to trampen nach4. thumb one’s nose atb) pfeifen auf (akk) umg* * *1. nounDaumen, dergive somebody the thumbs down on a proposal/idea — jemandes Vorschlag/Idee ablehnen
get the thumbs down — [Idee:] verworfen werden; [Kandidat:] abgelehnt werden
get the thumbs up — [Person, Projekt:] akzeptiert werden
2. transitive verbhave ten thumbs, be all thumbs — zwei linke Hände haben (ugs.)
1)thumb a lift — einem Autofahrer winken, um sich mitnehmen zu lassen; (hitch-hike) per Anhalter fahren
2) (turn over) [mit dem Daumen] durchblättern [Buch]; [mit dem Daumen] umblättern [Seiten]3)thumb one's nose [at somebody] — [jemandem] eine lange Nase machen
Phrasal Verbs:* * *n.Daumen - m. -
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1. n1) великий палець (руки)2) великий палець рукавички3) виступ4) міра довжини (= 2,54 cm)to bite one's thumbs — гніватися, дратуватися
to twiddle one's thumbs — байдикувати, бити байдики
put your thumbs up! — не вішай носа!, не бійся!
2. v1) заялозити, забруднити2) обмацувати (великим пальцем)3) незграбно поводитися (з чимсь)4) розрівнювати, приминати5) амер., розм. голосувати (на дорозі)to thumb a lift — а) голосувати (на дорозі); б) під'їхати на попутній машині
* * *I [aem] n1) великий палець ( руки)with his thumb and finger — великим, вказівним пальцем; великий палець рукавички; виступ, частина, що виступає
a thumb's breadth — шириною в один дюйм /у палець/
a rule of thumb — див. thumb-rule 1; under smb 's thumb, under the thumb of smb все співало в чиїхось руках, у когось під під керівництвом
some men are under the thumbs of their wives — деякі чоловіки ( перебувають) підкаблучники у своїх дружин
to keep smb under one's thumb — тримати когось під каблуком
to stick out like a sore thumb — звертати на себе увагу; впадати в око; колоти око
to twiddle one's thumbs — ледарювати, бити байдики
to turn down the thumb (s) on smth — бути проти чогось; говорити, що номер не пройде
to turn up the thumbs on smth — бути за щось; обома руками підписатися під чимось
to be all thumbs — бути неспритним /незграбним/; his fingers are all thumbs y нього руки-крюки
to bite one's thumbs — сердитися, дратуватися
to bite the thumb at smb — icт. показати комусь дулю; сміятися /знущатися/ з когось
to fash one's-thumbs (about) — дiaл. турбуватися, утрудняти себе
II [aem] vto whistle on one's thumb — дiaл. втішатися як умієш /можеш/; put your thumbs up! не бійся!, не хнюпся!; тримай хвіст морквиною!
1) захватати, забруднити (особ. книгу)the book was thumbed out of existence — книгу зовсім потріпали; переглянути (тж. thumb through)
2) обмацувати ( великим пальцем)3) абияк поводитися (із чимось; тж. to thumb it)to thumb the piano — грати одним пальцем на піаніно; бриньчати абияк на піаніно
4) уминати, розрівнюватиhe thumbed (down) the tobacco in his pipe — він щільно набив трубку
5) aмep. " голосувати " ( на дорозі)••to thumb one's nose — aмep. показати ніс
to thumb a lift — "голосувати" ( на дорозі); під'їжджати на подорожній машині
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twiddle one's thumbs — BE IDLE, kick one s heels, kill time, waste time; informal hang around/round; Brit. informal hang about. → twiddle * * * phrasal : to spend time vacantly : do nothing kept the manager busy and left me twiddling my thumbs * * * twiddle one s… … Useful english dictionary
twiddle one’s thumbs — tv. to do nothing; to wait nervously, playing with one’s fingers. □ I sat twiddling my thumbs while you were out doing I don’t know what all! □ Don’t just sit home twiddling your thumbs … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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twiddle — [c]/ˈtwɪdl / (say twidl) verb (twiddled, twiddling) –verb (t) 1. to turn round and round, especially with the fingers. –verb (i) 2. to play with something idly, as by touching or handling. 3. to turn round and round; twirl. –noun 4. the act of… …
twiddle — twiddler, n. /twid l/, v., twiddled, twiddling, n. v.t. 1. to turn about or play with lightly or idly, esp. with the fingers; twirl. v.i. 2. to play or trifle idly with something; fiddle. 3. to turn about lightly; twirl. 4. twiddle one s thumbs,… … Universalium
twiddle — twid•dle [[t]ˈtwɪd l[/t]] v. dled, dling, n. 1) to turn about or play with lightly or idly, esp. with the fingers; twirl 2) to play or trifle idly with something; fiddle 3) to turn about lightly; twirl 4) the act of twiddling; turn; twirl •… … From formal English to slang
twiddle — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. twirl, tweak, twist, spin, finger, fiddle with, toy with, trifle with, fool with. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To move one s fingers or hands in a nervous or aimless fashion: riddle, fidget, fool, monkey, play,… … English dictionary for students
Thumb twiddling — is an activity that is done with the hands of an individual whereby the fingers are interlocked and the thumbs circle around a common focal point, usually in the middle of the distance between the two thumbs.While it is an expression of at least… … Wikipedia
fidget — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. toss, squirm, twitch, twiddle. See agitation, excitability. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stir, twitch, squirm, toss, wiggle, wriggle, jiggle, joggle, fret, chafe, worry, have the fidgets, have ants in… … English dictionary for students
finger — n 1. digit, pointer, arrow, index. 2. have a finger in meddle in or with, stick or poke one s nose in, have a hand in, get involved in; snoop, pry, nose; tamper with, monkey with, mess around with. 3. keep one’s fingers crossed wish for good luck … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
