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81 knock about
knock around (colloq)1) v + o + adv ( beat) pegarle* aher husband used to knock her about — su marido la maltrataba or le pegaba
2)a) v + adv ( be present)I used to knock around with him a lot — antes andaba or salía mucho con él
b) v + adv + o ( travel) \<\<country/continent\>\> viajar por1. VT + ADV1) [+ person] pegar, maltratar; [+ object] golpear, maltratar2) (=discuss)2.VI + ADV** * *knock around (colloq)1) v + o + adv ( beat) pegarle* aher husband used to knock her about — su marido la maltrataba or le pegaba
2)a) v + adv ( be present)I used to knock around with him a lot — antes andaba or salía mucho con él
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82 get about
1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.) slippe ud; komme frem2) (to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill: She didn't get about much after her operation.) komme omkring* * *1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.) slippe ud; komme frem2) (to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill: She didn't get about much after her operation.) komme omkring -
83 come about
come about а) происходить, случаться Peace can only come about if each sideagrees to yield to the other. It all came about in a way which is worthrecalling, if only for the light it throws on our Captain's character. How didit come about that the man was dismissed? б) менять направление (о ветре, ко-рабле) It was too stormy to continue the voyage, so the ship came about andheaded for the safety of the shore. -
84 know about
vito \know about about sth/sb von etw/jdm wissen;did you \know about about the burglary? hast du von dem Einbruch gehört?;I don't \know about about the others but I'm staying here ich weiß nicht, was die anderen machen, aber ich [für meinen Teil] bleibe hier;I don't \know about about you but I'm starving ich weiß ja nicht, wie es dir geht, aber ich verhungere gleich!;I \know about about that ich weiß [schon] Bescheid!;( have real knowledge) da kenne ich mich aus!;yep, I \know about about that ja, das weiß ich;I don't \know about about that na, ich weiß nicht;( really not knowing) davon weiß ich nichts;oh, I didn't \know about about it oh, das habe ich [gar] nicht gewusst;she's not to \know about about it sie soll nichts davon erfahren!;I \know about about Mary but who else is coming? ich weiß, dass Mary kommt, aber wer noch?;well I don't \know about about beautiful but she certainly is nice na ja, ob sie schön ist, weiß ich nicht, aber nett ist sie auf jeden Fall!;my grandad \know abouts all there is to \know about about fishing mein Opa weiß wirklich alles übers Fischen;I don't \know about anything about computers von Computern verstehe ich gar nichts;not much is \know aboutn about it darüber weiß man nicht viel;to not \know about the first thing about sth keine Ahnung von etw dat haben;to not \know about the first thing about sb nichts über jdn wissen -
85 get\ about
1. I1) cars (trams, buses, etc.) make it easier to get about машины и т. д. облегчают передвижение; the patient is now sufficiently strong to get about больной уже достаточно окреп и может передвигаться сам2) he can speak English sufficiently to get about он достаточно хорошо знает английский, чтобы самостоятельно ориентироваться или чтобы самому ходить, разъезжать и т. д.3) the news (the rumour, etc.) gets about новости и т. д. распространяются; I don't want the story to get about мне не хочется, чтобы об этой истории знали; it's sure to get about это наверняка станет известным2. II1) get about in some manner get about nimbly (quickly, secretly, a lot /a great deal/, etc.) ловко и т. д. двигаться и т. д.; for an old man he gets about very well для своих лет старик очень подвижен; get about at some time he's getting about again он опять на ногах2) get about in some manner she has been getting about much more since her family moved to the city с тех пор, как ее семья переехала в город, она стала гораздо больше бывать на людях или выезжать /ходить/ в гости; I don't get about much these days я мало где бываю теперь3) get about in some manner news gets about quickly новости быстро распространяются; I don't know how such a rumour got about не знаю, каким образом распространился этот слух; it was supposed to be a secret, but somehow it got about это считалось тайной, но каким-то образом все стало известно3. XVI1) get about with smth. get about with a stick ходить с палочкой; he gets about with difficulty он с трудом передвигается || get about on crutches передвигаться на костылях2) get about to smth. get about to parties (to meetings, etc.) бывать на вечерах и т. д.4. XXVget about that... it's getting about that he is marrying Mary (that he is coming back, etc.) говорят /ходят слухи/, что он женится на Мэри и т. д.; get about a rumour got about that he returned прошел слух, что он вернулся; if it gets about that... если узнают, что... -
86 mess about
mess about vb1. hacer tonterías / hacer el indiostop messing about! ¡deja de hacer tonterías!2. pasar el rato / entretenerse*1.VT + ADV(Brit)all they do is mess me about, they won't give me a straight answer — no hacen más que jugar conmigo, no me dan una respuesta concreta
they were messing me about so much over the dates that I told them to forget it — me querían cambiar las fechas tantas veces que les dije que se olvidaran del asunto
2.VI + ADV (=play the fool) hacer tonterías; (=do nothing in particular) pasar el rato, gandulear; (=waste time) perder el tiempo"what are you doing?" - "just messing about" — -¿qué haces? -nada, pasando el rato
she's not one to mess about, she gets on with the job — no es de las que pierde el tiempo, saca el trabajo adelante
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stop messing about! — ¡déjate de tonterías!•
to mess about with sb, he isn't the kind of guy you mess about with — no es de los que se deja enredar or tomar el pelohe messed about with some lads from college for a while — salió con unos tíos de la universidad durante un tiempo
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to mess about with sth, he was messing about with his watchstrap — estaba jugueteando con la correa del relojwho's been messing about with the video? — ¿quién ha estado manoseando or toqueteando el vídeo?
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87 put about
1) распространять (слух и т. п.) It has been put about that several workers are to be dismissed. ≈ Говорят, нескольких рабочих хотят уволить.
2) обыкн. прич. прош. вр.;
шотланд. волновать, беспокоить Jim was greatly put about by the message. ≈ Джима очень обеспокоило известие.
3) мор. сделать поворот;
лечь на другой галс Syn: bring about
3), bring around
2), bring round
5), come about
2) распространять, делать широко известным - to * a rumour распространить /пустить/ слух пускать в обращение менять направление;
поворачивать поворачиваться( морское) делать поворот;
лечь на другой галс (шотландское) беспокоить, волновать;
сердить - he was much * by the report of his friend's death известие о смерти друга вывело его из колеиБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > put about
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88 ■ go about
■ go aboutA v. i. + avv.1 andare in giro; muoversi; girare; spostarsi; viaggiare: He's going about with a gang of youngsters, va in giro con una banda di giovinastri; to go about by bus, spostarsi (o girare) in autobus2 stare insieme; amoreggiare: How long have they been going about together?, quant'è che stanno insieme?3 diffondersi; circolare; ( di una voce, ecc.) correre: Strange stories are going about, circolano (o si sentono) strane storie; A rumour was going about that…, correva voce che…5 (naut.) virare di bordo; cambiare le mureB v. i. + prep.2 mettersi a (fare qc.); occuparsi di; fare; intraprendere; mettere mano a; badare a: I'll go about it at once, me ne occupo subito; to go about one's work, fare il (o badare al) proprio lavoro; Go about your business!, occupati dei (o bada ai) fatti tuoi!3 fare a; prendere (fig.); affrontare: How do you go about building a model aircraft?, come si fa a costruire un aeromodello?; to go about st. in the right way, prendere una cosa per il verso giusto; saperci fare: Daddy will give you a new bike, if you go about it in the right way, il babbo ti regalerà la bicicletta nuova, se ci sai fare; to go about st. in the wrong way, affrontare qc. nel modo sbagliato -
89 hang\ about
1. I1) coll. he was hanging about он ничего не делал, а просто слонялся; don't go away, hang about не уходи. поболтайся /побудь/ здесь2) storm (rain, illness, cold, etc.) hangs about надвигается буря и т. д. there's thunder hanging about чувствуется приближение грозы2. IIhang about for some time he's always hanging about here вечно он здесь крутится; hang about all day слоняться весь день; why not keep him hanging about for a while? почему бы ему здесь немного не подождать?3. XVIhang about at some place hang about at street corners околачиваться на улице; hang about in (on) smth. he hung about in an agony of indecision он ждал, терзаясь нерешительностью; he hung about on the chance of her giving him another ride home он болтался там, надеясь, что она снова подвезет его домой -
90 put\ about
1. Iat this point we put about в этом месте мы повернули; the ship put about naut. корабль сделал поворот /лег на другой галс/2. IIIput about smth. /smth. about/ put about a rumour (a story, etc.) распространять слух и т.д.2)put about a vessel naut. put about a ship /a ship about/ изменить курс корабля; положить корабль на другой галс3. XI1) be put about don't believe all these stories that are being put about не верьте всем этим небылицам, о которых говорят2) be put about by smth. he was much put about by the false accusation made against him он был очень озабочен ложным обвинением, выдвинутым против него4. XVIIIput oneself about don't put yourself about не волнуйтесь /не расстраивайтесь/ -
91 knock about
I phrvi infml1)Our elder son has been knocking about the Continent for several months — Наш старший сын болтается по Европе уже несколько месяцев
My uncle has been knocking about in Africa most of his life — Мой дядя прожил в Африке почти всю жизнь
2)That tramp has been knocking about here for months — Этот бродяга ошивается здесь уже несколько месяцев
When he was a kid, he used to knock about the market trying to find a little work to earn a few coppers — Когда он был пацаном, то часто околачивался на рынке, стараясь подзаработать несколько пенсов
3)4)The idea of world government has been knocking about for some time, but no one seems to take it seriously — Идея о всемирном правительстве не нова, но никто, кажется, ее не воспринимает всерьез
There's plenty of money knocking about if you know where to look — Деньги водятся у многих, и, причем, большие деньги. Главное - знать, где их искать
Is the same fellow knocking about? I thought he had left years ago — Здесь по-прежнему тот же парень? Я думал, что он уволился несколько лет назад
5)He bought his wife an old car just for knocking about in — Он купил для жены подержанный автомобиль, чтобы она моталась в нем куда хочет
6)II phrvt infmlI wear these old trousers for knocking about in the garden — Я надеваю эти старые штаны, когда вожусь в саду
They say he knocks his wife about — Говорят, что он бьет свою жену
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92 throw one's weight about
разг.вызывающе, заносчиво держаться; важничать, задаваться; помыкать кем-л.Who the hell gave you the right to throw your weight about and attempt to tell experienced actors what to do and what not to do? (N. Coward, ‘Collected Short Stories’, ‘Star Quality’) — Кто, черт побери, дал вам право помыкать актерами, которые столько лет отдали сцене, и учить их, что им надо делать и что не надо!
‘Look, Herbert,’ she said quietly, ‘I talk a lot - and they say I throw my weight about and lay down the law - but I don't suppose I'm much good really.’ (J. B. Priestley, ‘Three Men in New Suits’, ch. 6) — - Слушайте, Герберт, - тихо сказала девушка, - я много болтаю, про меня говорят, что я невесть что о себе воображаю и все критикую. А на самом деле - грош мне цена.
She was in here the other day, throwing her weight about as if she was Hedy Lamarr and Katharine Herburn rolled into one. (J. Lindsay, ‘Betrayed Spring’, ch. II) — Она была здесь на днях и держалась так заносчиво, что можно было подумать - это Хеди Ламарр и Кэтрин Хепберн вместе взятые.
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93 knock about
ضَرَّبَ \ knock about: to hurt or damage by many blows: He was badly knocked about in the fight. \ عَامَلَ بقَسْوَة وأذى \ knock about: to hurt or damage by many blows: He was badly knocked about in the fight. -
94 ■ think about
■ think aboutv. i. + prep.1 pensare a; avere in mente; riflettere su: What are you thinking about?, a che cosa pensi?; DIALOGO → - Hearing from an old friend- I was thinking about you the other day, pensavo a te l'altro giorno; I'll think about it, ci penserò (su); to think about one's work, pensare al lavoro2 pensare a; tenere a mente; badare a: Think about what you're saying!, pensa (o bada) a quel che dici!; You should think about your children's future, devi pensare al futuro dei tuoi figli3 pensare di; avere un'idea (o un'opinione) su: What do you think about marriage?, che cosa ne pensi del matrimonio?4 pensare di; prendere in considerazione l'idea di; proporsi di: I'm seriously thinking about selling out and retiring, penso seriamente di liquidare tutto e di ritirarmi dagli affari; His proposal is certainly worth thinking about, di sicuro la sua proposta va presa in considerazione; Don't even think about it!, non ci pensare neanche!; neanche per sogno! -
95 muck about
1.(Brit. coll.)intransitive verb1) herumalbern (ugs.)2. transitive verbmuck somebody about or around — jemanden verarschen (derb)
* * *◆ muck about, muck around( fam)I. vi Unfug treibenII. vtstop \muck abouting me about! sag mir endlich, was Sache ist!I'm tired of their \muck abouting me about ich bin es leid, wie sie mit mir umspringen* * *1.(Brit. coll.)intransitive verb1) herumalbern (ugs.)2. transitive verbmuck somebody about or around — jemanden verarschen (derb)
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96 there was something sad about his ways
there was something sad about his ways (about his face, about his manner) в его поведении (в его лице, в его манерах) было что-то печальное/была какая-то грусть (обыкновенно в конструкции there is something, nothing)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > there was something sad about his ways
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97 get about
1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.) difundirse, propagarse2) (to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill: She didn't get about much after her operation.) moverse, desplazarsev + adv v + prep + o (BrE) get around I 1)VI + ADV1) [invalid] (=walk) caminar; (=move around) moversehe gets about with a stick/on crutches — camina con un bastón/con muletas
2) (=travel) viajarthe sort of work I do means I get about a fair bit — el tipo de trabajo que hago significa que viajo or me desplazo bastante
3) (=go out) (socially) salir4) (=circulate) [rumour] correr; [story] saberse, divulgarseit soon got about that they were getting divorced — al poco tiempo corrió el rumor de que se iban a divorciar or se divorciaban
I don't want it to get about — no quiero que se sepa or divulgue
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98 blow\ about
1. IIIblow about smth. /smth. about/1)blow about dry leaves (straws, paper, etc.) кружить /гнать/ сухие листья и т. д.; the wind was blowing old newspapers about ветер носил /в вихре ветра кружились/ старые газеты; the wind has blown her hair about ветер растрепал /разметал/ ее волосы2)blow about the gossip (the news, rumours, etc.) распускать /распространять/ сплетни и т. д.2. XIbe blown about in same manner the rumour has widely blown about, that... широко распространился слух, что... -
99 muck about
( fam) vi Unfug treiben;stop \muck abouting me about! sag mir endlich, was Sache ist!;I'm tired of their \muck abouting me about ich bin es leid, wie sie mit mir umspringen -
100 look\ about
1. Ilet me look about дайте осмотреться2. IIlook about for some time l et me look about first дайте мне сперва оглядеться; if a person looks about a bit, he will find that... если человек немного осмотрится, он поймет, что...3. XVIlook about for smb., smth. look about for friends (for a publisher, for help, for a house, for a post, for one's hat, etc.) осматриваться в поисках друзей и т. д.; the last time I saw him he was looking about for something to do когда я его видел в последний раз, он подыскивал себе занятие
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