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1 walk a tightrope
ходить по острию ножаAs a manager, you walk a tightrope. The dividing line between success and failure is very, very thin.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > walk a tightrope
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2 tightrope
tightrope n corde f raide ; to walk the tightrope marcher sur une corde raide ; to be on a tightrope fig marcher sur la corde raide ; I'm walking the tightrope between my family and my job je suis tiraillé entre ma famille et mon travail. -
3 tightrope
tightrope ['taɪtrəʊp]corde f raide;∎ to walk the tightrope marcher sur la corde raide;∎ figurative she's walking a political tightrope elle s'est aventurée sur un terrain politique glissant ou dangereux►► tightrope walker funambule mf -
4 tightrope
nounDrahtseil, das; attrib.* * *noun (a tightly-stretched rope or wire on which acrobats balance.) das Drahtseil* * *ˈtight·ropen Drahtseil nt▪ on a \tightrope auf einem Seilto walk the \tightrope auf dem Drahtseil tanzendiplomatic/legal \tightrope ( fig) diplomatischer/rechtlicher Drahtseilakt* * *['taɪtrəʊp]nSeil nt* * *A s (Draht)Seil n (der Artisten):walk a tightrope fig sich auf einer Gratwanderung befindenB adj (Draht-)Seil…:* * *nounDrahtseil, das; attrib.tightrope walker — Seiltänzer, der/-tänzerin, die
* * *(circus) n.Drahtseil (Zirkus) n. (for high wire artists) n.Seil -e n. -
5 tightrope
'tight·rope nDrahtseil nt;on a \tightrope auf einem Seil;to walk the \tightrope auf dem Drahtseil tanzen;PHRASES:to tread [or walk] a \tightrope einen Drahtseilakt vollziehen, eine Gradwanderung machen -
6 ♦ walk
♦ walk /wɔ:k/n.1 camminata; passeggiata: Let's go for a walk, andiamo a fare una passeggiata!; to have (o to take) a walk, fare una passeggiata; (miss.) space walk, passeggiata spaziale; a brisk walk, una camminata a passo spedito2 cammino; percorso (a piedi): The station is a short walk from here, la stazione è a due passi da qui; DIALOGO → - Asking for directions- It's no more than a ten-minute walk, non ci vogliono più di 10 minuti a piedi3 andatura; passo: He's got a strange walk, ha un'andatura strana; to drop into a walk, mettersi al passo4 sentiero; viale; vialetto7 ( baseball) base gratis: ( di un lanciatore) to throw three walks in a row, concedere tre basi gratis di seguito● walk clerk, commesso ( di banca) □ ( slang) walk-in victory ► walkaway □ walk of life, professione, occupazione, mestiere; condizione sociale, ceto: people from all walks of life, gente d'ogni ceto □ ( di cavallo) to go at a walk, andare al passo □ a good walk, una lunga camminata; una bella passeggiata □ to know sb. by his walk, riconoscere q. dal modo di camminare □ ( slang USA) Take a walk!, fila!; smamma!; sparisci!♦ (to) walk /wɔ:k/A v. i.1 camminare; passeggiare; andare a piedi: The baby is learning to walk, il bambino sta imparando a camminare; to walk on all fours, camminare carponi; Shall we walk or get a taxi?, andiamo a piedi o prendiamo un taxi? NOTA D'USO: - andare a piedi-4 (fam.: anche di cose) sparire ( nel nulla); volatilizzarsi: Don't leave your purse unattended, because things tend to walk here, non lasciare la borsetta incustodita, perché qui le cose tendono a sparire8 – to be walking, stare camminando; ( anche) essere a piedi: Are you walking or have you got wheels?, sei a piedi o hai la macchina?B v. t.1 camminare su (o attraverso, per); calpestare; percorrere (a piedi): I have walked the county from end to end, ho percorso (a piedi) la contea da un capo all'altro; The captain was walking the deck, il capitano camminava sopraccoperta; to walk two miles to school, fare due miglia a piedi per andare a scuola2 far passeggiare; far camminare; far andare al passo: to walk the dog, far fare la passeggiata al cane; portare a spasso il cane; to walk a mule up a steep path, far andare al passo un mulo su per un ripido sentiero● ( basket) to walk the ball, commettere fallo di passi □ (fig.) to walk before one can run, fare un passo per volta (fig.) □ to walk the boards, calcare le scene; fare l'attore □ to walk the chalk line, dimostrare ( alla polizia) che non si è ubriachi ( camminando su una riga tracciata col gesso); (fig.) rigare diritto □ ( di un ciclista) to walk a climb, fare una salita a piedi spingendo la bicicletta □ ( slang USA) to walk heavy, contare; essere influente; avere peso (fig.) □ to walk the hospitals (o the wards), far pratica in ospedale; essere studente di medicina □ (stor.) to walk the plank, essere gettato a mare ( dai pirati); (fig.) dimettersi, farsi da parte □ to walk in one's sleep, essere sonnambulo □ ( slang USA) to walk soft, tenersi in disparte, non dare nell'occhio; ( anche) essere arrendevole (o accomodante); abbozzare □ to walk the streets, andare per le strade; ( di una prostituta) battere il marciapiede □ (fam. ingl.) to walk tall, avere fiducia in sé stesso; essere fiero di sé □ to walk a tightrope, ( di un funambolo) camminare sulla corda tesa; (fig.) camminare sul filo del rasoio □ ( a un semaforo pedonale) «Walk», «Avanti!» □ «Don't walk», «stop!» (in USA). -
7 walk a tight-rope
лавировать, искусно балансироватьOften it was necessary for the Government to walk a tightrope to avoid alienating one side or the other. (A. Hailey, ‘In High Places’, ch. II) — Правительству часто приходилось лавировать, чтобы не восстановить против себя ту или иную политическую группировку.
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8 walk a tightorope (or tightrope)
лaвиpoвaть, иcкуcнo бaлaнcиpoвaть; xoдить пo ocтpию нoжa, xoдить пo кpaю пpoпacти[букв. xoдить пo тугo нaтянутoму кaнaту (oб aкpoбaтax)Often it was necessary for the Government to walk a tightrope to avoid alienating one side or the other (A. Hailey). As a manager you walk a tightrope. The dividing line between success and failure is very, very thin (The Listener)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > walk a tightorope (or tightrope)
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9 walk
1. n1) тж спорт ходьба́ ж2) прогу́лка ж2. v1) идти́ пешко́м; гуля́тьwalk about the city — гуля́ть по го́роду
walk him to the hotel — проводи́те его́ до гости́ницы
2) прогу́ливать, выгу́ливать (собаку, лошадь и т.п.)- walk/don't walk
- walk out
- walk over
- walk a tightrope
- walk on air
- walk on eggs
- walk tall
- walk the chalk
- walk the floor
- walk the plank
- walk the talk
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10 cuerda
cuerda sustantivo femenino 1 ( delgada) string;◊ cuerda floja (Espec) tightrope2 (Mús)b)cuerdas vocales vocal chords (pl) 3 (de reloj, juguete): le dio cuerda al despertador she wound up the alarm clock
cuerdo,-a adjetivo sane
cuerda sustantivo femenino
1 (soga gruesa) rope (fina, cordel) string
2 (de instrumento) string
3 (del reloj) spring
4 cuerda floja, tightrope
cuerdas vocales, vocal chords
instrumento de cuerda, stringed instrument Locuciones: dar cuerda a alguien, to encourage sb
dar cuerda al reloj, to wind up a watch
estar contra las cuerdas, to be on the ropes
estar en la cuerda floja, to walk the tightrope
bajo cuerda, dishonestly ' cuerda' also found in these entries: Spanish: ceder - comba - descolgar - desligar - equilibrista - experimentar - floja - flojo - instrumento - maroma - mástil - pulsar - retorcer - rollo - seguir - soltar - soltarse - tensa - tensar - tenso - tirar - tirante - tralla - aflojar - asir - cordel - cordón - cortar - desenrollar - deslizar - diapasón - enredado - enredar - enrollar - enroscar - fuerte - lazo - ramal - reata - resistir - romper - saltar - soga - tendedero - tensión - tentar English: bind - clockwork - coil - cord - dicey - end - extend - fray - gut - haul - hoist - hold - hold out - kink - line - loop - pass - pull - pull in - quartet - reach - rope - rope ladder - sever - slack - slacken - start off - stout - string - tight - tighten - tightrope - tug-of-war - washing line - wind - wind up - clock - clothes - cut - grab - hang - high - jump - life - over - skip - stringed - tow - tug - washing
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