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1 как ни в чём не бывало

разг.

as if nothing had happened (occurred); as if nothing were wrong; as though nothing were the matter (were amiss); without a care in the world; quite unconcerned; perfectly at ease

Берлага как ни в чём не бывало уселся за свой стол и, не отвечая на тонкую усмешку Лапидуса-младшего, раскрыл свои книги. (И. Ильф, Е. Петров, Золотой телёнок) — Berlaga sat down at his desk as if nothing had occurred, and without replying to the subtle derision of Lapidus Jr., opened his books.

Сейчас в словах Петьки я почуял подвох. А не хочет ли он выведать, каковы мои отношения с Галей? Но Петька шёл как ни в чём не бывало - толстенький, простодушный мой приятель... (В. Беляев, Старая крепость) — Now I sensed a trap in Petka's words - perhaps he wanted to find out about Galya and me? But Petka - good old Fatso - walked on as if nothing were amiss...

Но ведь Генке на всё наплевать. Вот и сейчас он как ни в чём не бывало сидит и болтает ногами в воде. (А. Рыбаков, Бронзовая птица) — Genka never gave a hang for anything. Here he was dangling his feet in the water without a care in the world.

С одной встречной машиной разминулись так близко, что у председателя дух захватило. Он посмотрел на шофёра: тот сидел как ни в чём не бывало, щурился. (В. Шукшин, Классный водитель) — They passed an oncoming lorry so close that the chairman gasped. He glanced sideways at the driver. The lad was sitting there as if nothing had happened, the same thoughtful pucker at the corner of his eye.

Вдруг неожиданно, без звонка, явилась Валерия. Как ни в чём не бывало спросила: - Куда ты исчез? (С. Абрамов, Требуется чудо) — All of a sudden, without ringing up, Valeria turned up. Perfectly at ease, she asked, 'Where have you disappeared to?'

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как ни в чём не бывало
2 prescindir

v.

to abstain, to forbear.

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prescindir

► verbo intransitivo prescindir de

1 (pasar sin) to do without; (no contar con) to leave out

■ prescindamos de formalismos let's cut out the formalities

■ prescindieron de él para la organización del viaje they left him out of the arrangements for the trip

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VI

prescindir de —

1) (=renunciar a) to do without, go without

no puede prescindir de su secretaria — he can't do without his secretary

han prescindido del coche — they've given up their car

2) (=ignorar) to disregard

no deberían prescindir de su opinión — they shouldn't disregard o ignore her opinion

3) (=omitir) to dispense with

prescindamos de los detalles inútiles — let's dispense with o skip the unnecessary details

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verbo intransitivo

1)

prescindir DE algo/alguien — ( arreglárselas sin) to do without something/somebody

no puedo prescindir de su ayuda — I can't do without o manage without your help

nos vemos obligados a prescindir de sus servicios — (euf) we are obliged to let you go (euph)

2)

prescindir DE algo — de consejo/opinión ( no tener en cuenta) to disregard something

3)

prescindir DE algo — de detalles/formalidades ( omitir) to dispense with something

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* prescindir de = do without, cut out of + the loop, cut out, live without, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* prescindir del intermediario = cut out + the middleman.

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verbo intransitivo

1)

prescindir DE algo/alguien — ( arreglárselas sin) to do without something/somebody

no puedo prescindir de su ayuda — I can't do without o manage without your help

nos vemos obligados a prescindir de sus servicios — (euf) we are obliged to let you go (euph)

2)

prescindir DE algo — de consejo/opinión ( no tener en cuenta) to disregard something

3)

prescindir DE algo — de detalles/formalidades ( omitir) to dispense with something

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* prescindir de = do without, cut out of + the loop, cut out, live without, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* prescindir del intermediario = cut out + the middleman.

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prescindir [I1 ]

vi

A prescindir DE algo (arreglárselas sin) to do WITHOUT sth

durante la guerra tuvieron que prescindir de muchas cosas during the war they had to do without o go without many things

no puedo prescindir de su ayuda I can't do without o manage without your help

nos vemos obligados a prescindir de sus servicios ( euf); we are obliged to let you go ( euph), we find ourselves obliged to dispense with your services ( frml)

B prescindir DE algo ‹de un consejo/una opinión› to disregard sth

prescindió de todo lo que le había dicho she disregarded o ignored everything I'd said

C prescindir DE algo (omitir) to dispense with sth

prescindiré de los detalles I'll dispense with o skip the details

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prescindir ( conjugate prescindir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( arreglárselas sin) prescindir DE algo/algn to do without sth/sb
2 ( omitir) prescindir de algo ‹de detalles/formalidades› to dispense with sth
prescindir verbo intransitivo
1 (arreglárselas sin) to do without: podemos prescindir del coche, we can do without the car
2 (deshacerse de) to dispense with: debemos prescindir de lo superfluo, we must dispense with unnecessary things
3 (no hacer caso) to disregard: prescindió de sus consejos, he disregarded his advice
' prescindir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pasar
- tabla
English:
dispense with
- do without
- go without
- set aside
- spare
- waive
- dispense
- do
- set

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prescindir vi

1.
prescindir de [renunciar a] to do without;

no puedo prescindir de su ayuda I can't do without her help;

prescindió del coche durante una semana she did without the car for a week;

decidieron prescindir de sus servicios they decided to dispense with her services;

prescindieron del entrenador they got rid of the coach

2.
prescindir de [omitir] [m5]prescinde de detalles, por favor please leave out o skip the details;

prescindiendo de este capítulo, el resto está muy bien apart from this chapter, the rest is very good;

prescindiendo de la normativa… ignoring the regulations…

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prescindir

v/i

:

prescindir de

1 ( privarse de) do without;

no poder prescindir de algo not be able to do without sth

2 ( omitir) leave out, dispense with

3 (no tener en cuenta) disregard

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prescindir vi

1)

prescindir de : to do without, to dispense with

2) desatender: to ignore, to disregard

3) omitir: to omit, to skip

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prescindir vb (privarse) to do without

no puedo prescindir del ordenador I can't do without the computer

Spanish-English dictionary > prescindir
3 С-526

БЕЗ СПРОСА (-у) coll PrepP these forms only adv
(to do sth.) without having asked for the consent of the person in charge (at work-one's superior, at home-one's parents etc): without asking (permission (for s.o. 's permission etc))
without ( s.o. ty permission (leave).
...Обе горничные её девушки ушли потихоньку без спросу, по соседству, на именинную пирушку, случившуюся в той же улице (Достоевский 1). Her two maids...had gone secretly, without asking permission, to a birthday party at a neighbor's house on the same street (1a).

...Распоряжаться без спроса хлебниковским именем не имел права никто (Лившиц 1). Nobody had the right to use Khlebnikov's name without permission (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-526
4 без спроса

• БЕЗ СПРОСА <-y> coll

[PrepP; these forms only; adv]

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⇒ (to do sth.) without having asked for the consent of the person in charge (at work-one's superior, at home-one's parents etc):

- without asking (permission <for s.o.'s permission etc>);

- without (s.o.'s) permission (leave).

♦...Обе горничные её девушки ушли потихоньку без спросу, по соседству, на именинную пирушку, случившуюся в той же улице (Достоевский 1). Her two maids...had gone secretly, without asking permission, to a birthday party at a neighbor's house on the same street (1a).

♦...Распоряжаться без спроса хлебниковским именем не имел права никто (Лившиц 1). Nobody had the right to use Khlebnikov's name without permission (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > без спроса
5 без спросу

• БЕЗ СПРОСА <-y> coll

[PrepP; these forms only; adv]

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⇒ (to do sth.) without having asked for the consent of the person in charge (at work-one's superior, at home-one's parents etc):

- without asking (permission <for s.o.'s permission etc>);

- without (s.o.'s) permission (leave).

♦...Обе горничные её девушки ушли потихоньку без спросу, по соседству, на именинную пирушку, случившуюся в той же улице (Достоевский 1). Her two maids...had gone secretly, without asking permission, to a birthday party at a neighbor's house on the same street (1a).

♦...Распоряжаться без спроса хлебниковским именем не имел права никто (Лившиц 1). Nobody had the right to use Khlebnikov's name without permission (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > без спросу
6 blind

I Adj.

1. auch fig. blind; auf einem Auge blind blind in one eye; bist du ( denn) blind? umg. are you blind?, haven’t you got eyes in your head?, can’t you see?; blind vom vielen Weinen blinded by tears; blind geboren blind from birth; ein blind geborenes Kind a child who was born blind oder who has been blind from birth; halb II 3

2. fig.: blinder Glaube blind faith; blindes Vertrauen blind ( oder implicit) trust; der blinde Zufall blind ( oder pure) chance; blinde Gewalt uncontrolled violence, brute force; blind sein (gegen, für to; vor with); jemanden blind machen blind s.o., blindfold s.o. ( gegen to); Liebe macht blind love is blind; Alarm, Eifer, Passagier

3. Fensterscheiben: clouded; Spiegel: cloudy; Metall: auch tarnished; Wein: dull

4. ARCHIT., TECH. blind; Naht etc.: invisible, concealed; Knopfloch: concealed; die Bluse wird blind geknöpft the blouse has concealed buttons

5. MIL. Patrone: blank

II Adv.

1. blind; blind fliegen fly blind; blind ( Maschine) schreiben touch-type; blind spielen Schach: play (chess) blind; blind Klavier spielen können be able to play by heart oder blind; etw. blind machen können be able to do s.th. blindfolded ( oder with one’s eyes closed)

2. glauben, vertrauen etc.: blindly, implicitly

3. blindlings

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sightless; blindfold; unseeing; blind; unquestioning

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blịnd [blɪnt]
1. adj

1) (lit, fig) blind ( für to); Zufall pure, sheer; Alarm false

sein (fig) — to be blind to sth

ich bin doch nicht blind! (fig) — I'm not blind

blind geboren — blind from birth

jdn blind machen (lit, fig) — to blind sb, to make sb blind

ein blindes Huhn findet auch mal ein Korn (Prov) — anyone can be lucky now and again

blinder Fleck (Anat) — blind spot

in blinder Liebe — blinded with love

ihr Blick war von or vor Tränen blind — she was blinded with tears

blinde Gewalt — brute force

blinder Eifer — blind enthusiasm

blinder Eifer schadet nur (Prov) —

ein blinder Schuss (= nicht scharf) (= nicht gezielt) — a shot with a blank cartridge a blind shot

2) (= getrübt) dull; Spiegel, Glasscheibe clouded; Fleck blind

3) (= verdeckt) Naht etc invisible; (= vorgetäuscht, ARCHIT) false; Fenster blind, false

ein blinder Passagier — a stowaway

4) (sl = betrunken) pissed (Brit inf plastered (inf)

2. adv

1) (= wahllos) at random, indiscriminately

etw blind herausgreifen — to take or pick sth at random

hineingreifen — to put one's hand in sth without looking

2) (= ohne zu überlegen) folgen, vertrauen, glauben blindly

jdm blind gehorchen — to obey sb blindly

3) (= ohne zu sehen) without being able to see

blind Schach spielen — to play chess blind

der Nebel war so dicht, dass ich blind fahren musste — the fog was so thick that I had to drive without being able to see anything

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1) (not able to see: a blind man.) blind

2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) blind

3) blindly

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blind

[blɪnt]

I. adj

1. (ohne Sehvermögen) blind

▪ \blind sein/werden to be/go blind

sie ist auf einem Auge \blind she's blind in one eye

▪ von etw dat/vor etw dat \blind sein to be blinded by sth

\blind geboren blind from birth; s.a. Fleck

2. (unkritisch) blind

▪ für [o in Bezug auf] etw akk \blind sein to be blind to sth

was ihn selbst betrifft, scheint er irgendwie \blind zu sein he seems to be blind somehow to factors which affect him

3. (wahllos) blind

das \blinde Schicksal (geh) blind fate

der \blinde Zufall pure [or sheer] chance

4. (verblendet) blind

▪ \blind vor Eifersucht/Hass/Wut [sein] [to be] blinded by jealousy/hatred/rage

5. (trüb[e])

\blindes Glas clouded glass

\blindes Metall dull [or tarnished] metal

der antike Spiegel war teilweise etwas \blind the antique mirror had a few black spots; s.a. Fleck

6. (verdeckt) concealed

\blinde Naht invisible seam

\blinder Passagier stowaway

7. (vorgetäuscht) false

\blinder Bogen/ \blindes Fenster blind arch/window; s.a. Alarm

8.

▶ bist du [so] \blind? (fam) are you blind?

▶ Mann, bist du \blind! (sl) God, you're thick! sl

▶ jdn \blind [für etw akk] machen to blind sb [to sth]

II. adv

1. (wahllos) blindly

er griff \blind ein Buch aus dem Regal heraus he took a book at random from the shelf

2. (unkritisch) blindly

3. (ohne Ausgang/Tür)

\blind enden [o sein] to be a dead end

viele Gänge in der Pyramide enden \blind many passages in the pyramid are dead ends

4. (verdeckt)

der Mantel wird \blind geknöpft the coat has concealed buttons

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1.
Adjektiv

1) blind

blind werden — go blind

auf einem Auge blind sein — be blind in one eye

blind für etwas sein — be blind to something

2) (maßlos) blind < rage, hatred, fear, etc.>; indiscriminate < violence>

3) (kritiklos) blind <obedience, enthusiasm, belief, etc.>

4) (trübe) clouded < glass>; dull, tarnished < metal>

5) (verdeckt) concealed; invisible < seam>

ein blinder Passagier — a stowaway

6)

blinder Alarm — a false alarm

7)

der blinde Zufall — pure or sheer chance
2.
adverbial

1) (ohne hinzusehen) without looking; (wahllos) blindly; wildly

2) (unkritisch) < trust> implicitly; < obey> blindly

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blind

A. adj

1. auch fig blind;

auf einem Auge blind blind in one eye;

bist du (denn) blind? umg are you blind?, haven’t you got eyes in your head?, can’t you see?;

blind vom vielen Weinen blinded by tears;

blind geboren blind from birth;

ein blind geborenes Kind a child who was born blind oder who has been blind from birth; → halb B 3

2. fig:

blinder Glaube blind faith;

blindes Vertrauen blind ( oder implicit) trust;

der blinde Zufall blind ( oder pure) chance;

blinde Gewalt uncontrolled violence, brute force;

blind sein (

gegen, für to;

vor with);

jemanden blind machen blind sb, blindfold sb (

gegen to);

Liebe macht blind love is blind; → Alarm, Eifer, Passagier

3. Fensterscheiben: clouded; Spiegel: cloudy; Metall: auch tarnished; Wein: dull

4. ARCH, TECH blind; Naht etc: invisible, concealed; Knopfloch: concealed;

die Bluse wird blind geknöpft the blouse has concealed buttons

5. MIL Patrone: blank

B. adv

1. blind;

blind fliegen fly blind;

blind (Maschine) schreiben touch-type;

blind spielen Schach: play (chess) blind;

blind Klavier spielen können be able to play by heart oder blind;

etwas blind machen können be able to do sth blindfolded ( oder with one’s eyes closed)

2. glauben, vertrauen etc: blindly, implicitly

3. → blindlings

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1.
Adjektiv

1) blind

blind werden — go blind

auf einem Auge blind sein — be blind in one eye

blind für etwas sein — be blind to something

2) (maßlos) blind <rage, hatred, fear, etc.>; indiscriminate < violence>

3) (kritiklos) blind <obedience, enthusiasm, belief, etc.>

4) (trübe) clouded < glass>; dull, tarnished < metal>

5) (verdeckt) concealed; invisible < seam>

ein blinder Passagier — a stowaway

6)

blinder Alarm — a false alarm

7)

der blinde Zufall — pure or sheer chance
2.
adverbial

1) (ohne hinzusehen) without looking; (wahllos) blindly; wildly

2) (unkritisch) < trust> implicitly; < obey> blindly

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > blind
7 Ding

n; -(e)s, -e oder umg. -er

1. Pl. -e; (Sache) thing; (Gegenstand) auch object; gut Ding will Weile haben Sprichw. Rome wasn’t built in a day; aller guten Dinge sind drei Sprichw. good things come in threes; nach zwei missglückten Versuchen: third time lucky, Am. third time’s the charm; Name

2. Dinge (Angelegenheiten) things, matters; der Stand der Dinge the state of affairs ( oder play); (so,) wie die Dinge liegen oder stehen as matters stand; das geht nicht mit rechten Dingen zu umg. there’s something fishy about it; wie ich die Dinge sehe as I see it; über den Dingen stehen be above it all; das ist ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit that’s absolutely impossible, that’s completely out of the question; unverrichteter Dinge without having achieved anything; Lage 2

3. fig.: guter Dinge sein (fröhlich) cheerful; (voll Hoffnung) (be) in good spirits; vor allen Dingen above all

4. Pl. -er; umg., oft pej. (Gegenstand, Exemplar) thing; euph. Geschlechtsteil: thingy, knob, Am. johnson; Dinger (Brüste) boobs, Am. auch headlights, hooters

5. Pl. -er; umg. (Kind, Mädchen, Tier) thing; armes / dummes Ding poor / silly (little) thing

6. Pl. -er; umg.: ein krummes Ding something dodgy; ein ( krummes) Ding drehen pull a job Sl., get up to something (dodgy oder fishy); jemandem ein Ding verpassen get one over on s.o., get one’s own back on s.o.; das ist aber ein Ding now there’s something, you don’t say; das war ( vielleicht) ein ( tolles) Ding! that was really ( oder quite) something!; ihr macht ja schöne Dinger! you get up to all sorts (of tricks)!

7. Pl. -e; PHILOS. thing, substance, entity; die letzten Dinge death and the life to come; die Lehre von den letzten Dingen eschatology

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das Ding

concern; thing; business; object

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Dịng I [dɪŋ]
nt -(e)s, -e or (inf) -er

1) (= Sache, Gegenstand) thing

Gläser, Flaschen und ähnliche Dinge — glasses, bottles and that sort of thing or and things of that kind

die Welt der Dinge (Philos) — the world of material objects

das Ding an sich (Philos) — the thing-in-itself

das ist ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit — that is quite impossible

das ist nicht sein Ding (inf) — that's not really his thing (inf)

guter Dinge sein (geh) — to be in good spirits, to be of good cheer (old)

die Dinge beim ( rechten) Namen nennen — to call a spade a spade (Brit prov), to be frank

jedes Ding hat zwei Seiten (prov) — there are two sides to everything

gut Ding will Weile haben (Prov) — it takes time to do a thing well

See:

→ drei

2) (= Gegebenheit) thing; (= Angelegenheit, Thema auch) matter; (= Ereignis auch) event

in diesen Dingen — about these things or matters

vergangene Dinge — past events

berufliche Dinge — professional matters

reden wir von andern Dingen — let's talk about something else

wir harrten der Dinge, die da kommen sollten — we waited to see what would happen

die Dinge sind nun mal nicht so — things aren't like that

so wie die Dinge liegen — as things are, as matters lie

wie ich die Dinge sehe — as I see things or matters

über den Dingen stehen — to be above things

die Dinge stehen schlecht — things are bad

nach Lage der Dinge — the way things are

vor allen Dingen — above all( things), first and foremost

es müsste nicht mit rechten Dingen zugehen, wenn... — it would be more than a little strange if...

See:

→ Lauf

3) inf) (= unbestimmtes Etwas) thing; (= Vorrichtung auch) gadget

was ist das für ein Ding? — what's that thing?

das Ding(s) da (inf) — that thing ( over) there

das ist ein Ding! — now there's a thing! (inf)

ein tolles Ding! — great! (inf)

das Ding ist gut! — that's a good one! (inf)

See:

→ auch Dings

4) pl - er inf = Verbrechen) job

ein Ding leisten — to get (Brit) or be up to something

da hast du dir aber ein Ding geleistet — that was quite something you got (Brit) or were up to (inf)

Dinger machen — to get (Brit) or be up to all sorts of tricks (inf)

was macht ihr bloß für Dinger? — the things you do! (inf)

das war vielleicht ein Ding (inf) — that was quite something (inf)

See:

→ drehen

5) (= Mädchen) thing, creature

6) (inf = Penis) tool (sl), dong (US sl)

7) (sl = Busen) pair (hum inf), boobs pl (inf)
II
nt -(e)s, -e (HIST)
thing
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das

(a person, especially a person one likes: She's a nice old thing.) thing

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Ding

<-[e]s, -e o (fam) -er>

[ˈdɪŋ]

nt

1. (Gegenstand) thing

persönliche \Dinge personal effects [or items

2. (Angelegenheiten, Vorgänge, Ereignisse)

▪ \Dinge pl things

reden wir von anderen \Dingen let's talk about something else

sie hat vor dem Urlaub noch tausend \Dinge zu erledigen she has a thousand things to be do before going on holiday

in diesen \Dingen bin ich eigen! I'm very particular about these matters!

wie ich die \Dinge sehe, hast du Unrecht as I see it, you are wrong

es waren seltsame \Dinge vorgekommen weird things had happened

die \Dinge sind nun mal nicht so things aren't like that

das ist der Lauf der \Dinge that's the way things go

vor allen \Dingen above all [things], first and foremost

berufliche/private Dinge professional/private matters

der \Dinge harren, die da kommen [sollen] to wait and see [what happens]

er harrte der \Dinge, die da kommen sollten he waited to see what would happen

in \Dingen der/des... in... matters, where... is concerned

in \Dingen des Geschmacks in matters of taste

nach Lage der \Dinge the way things are

über praktische \Dinge sprechen to talk about practical things

so wie die \Dinge liegen [o stehen] as things stand [at the moment]

\Dinge des täglichen Lebens routine [or everyday] matters; pl

in Voraussicht der kommenden \Dinge in view of matters to come

3. (fam: unbestimmte Sache) thing

was ist das denn für ein \Ding? what's that thing?

das \Ding da that thing [over] there

das war vielleicht ein \Ding! (fam) that was quite something!

das ist ja ein \Ding! (fam) now there's a thing!

nicht jds \Ding sein to not be sb's thing fam

das ist nicht so ganz mein \Ding that's not really my thing fam

ein tolles \Ding something fantastic/amazing

ein tolles Ding! great!

▪ \Dinger pl things pl, stuff no pl

die \Dinger taugen nichts these things are no use

4. (fam: Mädchen)

ein dummes/junges \Ding a silly/young thing

5. PHILOS thing

Gott, der Schöpfer aller \Dinge God, the creator of everything [or of all things]

das \Ding an sich the thing-in-itself

die Welt der \Dinge the world of material objects

6.

▶ vor allen \Dingen above all

▶ aller guten \Dinge sind drei all good things come in threes

▶ ein [krummes] \Ding drehen (fam) to do a job fam

▶ es geht bei etw dat nicht mit rechten \Dingen zu there's sth fishy [or funny] about sth fam

hier geht es nicht mit rechten \Dingen zu! there's something fishy here!

▶ gut \Ding will Weile haben (prov) slow and steady wins the race

▶ guter \Dinge sein to be in a good mood [or in good spirits]

▶ krumme \Dinger (fam) funny business fam

▶ krumme \Dinger machen [o drehen] (fam) to do something dodgy fam

▶ sich dat ein \Ding leisten (fam) to do a silly [or fam stupid] thing

da hast du dir aber ein \Ding geleistet! that was quite something you got up to! fam

▶ mach keine \Dinger! don't get up to any nonsense!

▶ was machst du bloß für \Dinger? the things you do!

▶ die \Dinge beim [rechten] Namen nennen to call a spade a spade

▶ über den \Dingen stehen to be above it all

▶ ein \Ding der Unmöglichkeit sein to be quite impossible

▶ unverrichteter \Dinge without having achieved anything

er musste unverrichteter \Dinge wieder gehen he had to leave without achieving what he'd wanted to

▶ jdm ein \Ding verpassen (fam) to let sb have it fam, to give sb what for BRIT fam

▶ jedes \Ding hat zwei Seiten there are two sides to everything

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I
das; Ding[e]s, Dinge

1) thing

jedes Ding hat zwei Seiten — (fig.) there are two sides to everything

2) meist Pl

nach Lage der Dinge — the way things are

über den Dingen stehen — be above such things

persönliche/private Dinge — personal/private matters

ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit sein — be quite impossible

das geht nicht mit rechten Dingen zu — there's something funny about it

vor allen Dingen — above all

3)

guter Dinge sein — (geh.) be in good spirits
II
das; [e]s, Dinger (ugs.)

1) thing

das ist ja ein Ding! — that's really something

ein Ding drehen — < criminal> pull a job (sl.)

mach keine Dinger! — stop having me on (Brit. coll.); stop putting me on (Amer. coll.)

2) (Mädchen) thing; creature

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Ding n; -(e)s, -e oder umg -er

1. pl -e; (Sache) thing; (Gegenstand) auch object;

gut Ding will Weile haben sprichw Rome wasn’t built in a day;

aller guten Dinge sind drei sprichw good things come in threes; nach zwei missglückten Versuchen: third time lucky, US third time’s the charm; → Name

2.

Dinge (Angelegenheiten) things, matters;

der Stand der Dinge the state of affairs ( oder play);

(so,) wie die Dinge liegen oder

stehen as matters stand;

das geht nicht mit rechten Dingen zu umg there’s something fishy about it;

wie ich die Dinge sehe as I see it;

über den Dingen stehen be above it all;

das ist ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit that’s absolutely impossible, that’s completely out of the question;

unverrichteter Dinge without having achieved anything; → Lage 2

3. fig:

guter Dinge sein (fröhlich) cheerful; (voll Hoffnung) (be) in good spirits;

vor allen Dingen above all

4. pl -er; umg, oft pej (Gegenstand, Exemplar) thing; euph Geschlechtsteil: thingy, knob, US johnson;

Dinger (Brüste) boobs, US auch headlights, hooters

5. pl -er; umg (Kind, Mädchen, Tier) thing;

armes/dummes Ding poor/silly (little) thing

6. pl -er; umg:

ein krummes Ding something dodgy;

ein (krummes) Ding drehen pull a job sl, get up to something (dodgy oder fishy);

jemandem ein Ding verpassen get one over on sb, get one’s own back on sb;

das ist aber ein Ding now there’s something, you don’t say;

das war (vielleicht) ein (tolles) Ding! that was really ( oder quite) something!;

ihr macht ja schöne Dinger! you get up to all sorts (of tricks)!

7. pl -e; PHIL thing, substance, entity;

die letzten Dinge death and the life to come;

die Lehre von den letzten Dingen eschatology

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I
das; Ding[e]s, Dinge

1) thing

jedes Ding hat zwei Seiten — (fig.) there are two sides to everything

2) meist Pl

nach Lage der Dinge — the way things are

über den Dingen stehen — be above such things

persönliche/private Dinge — personal/private matters

ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit sein — be quite impossible

das geht nicht mit rechten Dingen zu — there's something funny about it

vor allen Dingen — above all

3)

guter Dinge sein — (geh.) be in good spirits
II
das; [e]s, Dinger (ugs.)

1) thing

das ist ja ein Ding! — that's really something

ein Ding drehen — < criminal> pull a job (sl.)

mach keine Dinger! — stop having me on (Brit. coll.); stop putting me on (Amer. coll.)

2) (Mädchen) thing; creature

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-e n.

concern n.

entity n.

thing n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Ding
8 en el mundo entero

= all over the world, worldwide [world-wide], all around the world, throughout the world, around the planet, the world over

Ex. All of the schemes are here subjected to considerable criticism but we have as yet nothing better to replace them; they are used in libraries all over the world, and librarians have to learn to live with them.

Ex. In 1985 there were 889 million illiterates worldwide.

Ex. Patent lawyers would be hard pressed if they had to operate without abstracts to the millions upon millions of patents issued for centuries all around the world.

Ex. In 1953 UNESCO estimated that 269,000 books were produced throughout the world.

Ex. It is a shining center of culture and political influence without peer around the planet.

Ex. Every scientist, social scientist or humanist draws upon the findings and the thoughts of his predecessors or his current colleagues the world over.

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= all over the world, worldwide [world-wide], all around the world, throughout the world, around the planet, the world over

Ex: All of the schemes are here subjected to considerable criticism but we have as yet nothing better to replace them; they are used in libraries all over the world, and librarians have to learn to live with them.

Ex: In 1985 there were 889 million illiterates worldwide.

Ex: Patent lawyers would be hard pressed if they had to operate without abstracts to the millions upon millions of patents issued for centuries all around the world.

Ex: In 1953 UNESCO estimated that 269,000 books were produced throughout the world.

Ex: It is a shining center of culture and political influence without peer around the planet.

Ex: Every scientist, social scientist or humanist draws upon the findings and the thoughts of his predecessors or his current colleagues the world over.

Spanish-English dictionary > en el mundo entero
9 en todo el mundo

= worldwide [world-wide], world over, the, around the world, all around the world, all over the world, across the globe, throughout the world, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over, in the whole world

Ex. In 1985 there were 889 million illiterates worldwide.

Ex. Despite its faults and inadequacies the public library brings pleasure to, and satisfies some of the needs of, millions the world over.

Ex. Today, it is possible to connect a computer terminal to a wide range of online computer-stored data around the world.

Ex. Patent lawyers would be hard pressed if they had to operate without abstracts to the millions upon millions of patents issued for centuries all around the world.

Ex. All of the schemes are here subjected to considerable criticism but we have as yet nothing better to replace them; they are used in libraries all over the world, and librarians have to learn to live with them.

Ex. It is difficult to make comparisons between library services across the globe = Es difícil establecer comparaciones entre los servicios bibliocarios de todo el mundo.

Ex. In 1953 UNESCO estimated that 269,000 books were produced throughout the world.

Ex. The OCLC bibliographic database has become one of the world's premier library resources, consulted an average of 65 times a second by users around the globe.

Ex. Fragmentation, competition and division is giving way to unification and cooperation as knowledge, technology, and capital flows across the world.

Ex. It is a shining center of culture and political influence without peer around the planet.

Ex. Every scientist, social scientist or humanist draws upon the findings and the thoughts of his predecessors or his current colleagues the world over.

Ex. Niagara falls is perhaps the most known attraction of this type in the whole world.

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= worldwide [world-wide], world over, the, around the world, all around the world, all over the world, across the globe, throughout the world, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over, in the whole world

Ex: In 1985 there were 889 million illiterates worldwide.

Ex: Despite its faults and inadequacies the public library brings pleasure to, and satisfies some of the needs of, millions the world over.

Ex: Today, it is possible to connect a computer terminal to a wide range of online computer-stored data around the world.

Ex: Patent lawyers would be hard pressed if they had to operate without abstracts to the millions upon millions of patents issued for centuries all around the world.

Ex: All of the schemes are here subjected to considerable criticism but we have as yet nothing better to replace them; they are used in libraries all over the world, and librarians have to learn to live with them.

Ex: It is difficult to make comparisons between library services across the globe = Es difícil establecer comparaciones entre los servicios bibliocarios de todo el mundo.

Ex: In 1953 UNESCO estimated that 269,000 books were produced throughout the world.

Ex: The OCLC bibliographic database has become one of the world's premier library resources, consulted an average of 65 times a second by users around the globe.

Ex: Fragmentation, competition and division is giving way to unification and cooperation as knowledge, technology, and capital flows across the world.

Ex: It is a shining center of culture and political influence without peer around the planet.

Ex: Every scientist, social scientist or humanist draws upon the findings and the thoughts of his predecessors or his current colleagues the world over.

Ex: Niagara falls is perhaps the most known attraction of this type in the whole world.

Spanish-English dictionary > en todo el mundo
10 privé

privé, e [pʀive]

1. adjective

private ; (Press) [source] unofficial ; (Law) [droit] civil ; [télévision, radio] independent

2. masculine noun

   a. le privé ( = secteur) the private sector

   b. ( = détective) (inf) private eye (inf)

   c. ► en privé in private

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1.

privée pʀive participe passé priver

2.

participe passé adjectif

privé de — deprived of

un style privé d'humour — a humourless [BrE] style

je suis resté privé de téléphone pendant deux jours — I had to do without a phone for two days

tu seras privé de dessert! — you'll go without dessert!

3.

adjectif

1) ( non étatique) private

2) ( non destiné au public) private

3) ( non officiel) unofficial

à titre privé — unofficially

4) ( personnel) private

4.

nom masculin

1) ( secteur) Économie private sector

2) École

le privé — ( secteur) private schools (pl)

3) ( activité)

dans le privé, le maire est directeur d'une société — apart from his official position, the mayor is a company director

en privé — ( seul à seul) in private; ( non officiellement) off the record

4) (colloq) ( détective) private eye (colloq), private detective

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pʀive adj privé, -e
1) (secteur, sphère) private

ma vie privée — my private life

en privé; dans le privé — in private

la propriété privée — private property

2)

privé de (= dépourvu de) — deprived of

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privé, privée

A pp ⇒ priver.

B pp adj privé de deprived of; une région peu à peu privée d'arbres/d'eau an area gradually deprived of trees/of water; privé de tout deprived of everything; un style privé d'humour/d'imagination a humourless^GB/an unimaginative style; je suis resté privé de téléphone pendant deux jours I had to do without a phone for two days; tu seras privé de dessert/télévision! you'll go without dessert/television!

C adj

1 ( non étatique) [secteur, investisseur, compagnie, intérêt] private;

2 ( non destiné au public) [lieu, projection, collection] private;

3 ( non officiel) [visite, entretien, consultation, source] unofficial; [accord, déclaration] unofficial; [clientèle, détective, dîner] private; à titre privé unofficially; en visite à Londres à titre privé on an unofficial visit to London; chez lui, l'homme privé est tout différent du personnage officiel his private face is very different from his public one;

4 ( personnel) [vie, correspondance, affaire] private; se mêler de la vie privée des autres to meddle in other people's private lives.

D nm

1 ( secteur) Écon, Pol private sector; dans le privé [travailler, exercer] in the private sector;

2 Scol le privé private schools (pl); aller dans le privé [élève] to go to a private school;

3 ( activité) dans le privé, le maire est directeur d'une société apart from his official position, the mayor is a company director; dans le privé il est très sympathique as a person he's really nice; en privé ( seul à seul) in private; ( non officiellement) off the record; puis-je vous parler en privé? may I speak to you in private?; le porte-parole a déclaré en privé que off the record, the spokesman announced that;

4 ○( détective) private eye○, private detective.

( féminin privée) [prive] adjectif

1. [personnel] private

ma vie privée my private life

2. [non public] private

une audience privée a private audience

3. [officieux] unofficial

nous avons appris sa démission de source privée we've learned unofficially that he has resigned

4. [non géré par l'État] private

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nom masculin

1. INDUSTRIE private sector

travailler dans le privé to work for the private sector ou a private company

elle est médecin à l'hôpital mais elle fait aussi du privé (familier) she works as a doctor in a hospital but she also has ou takes private patients

2. [intimité] private life

dans le privé, c'est un homme très agréable in private life, he's very pleasant

3. (familier) [détective] sleuth, private detective

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en privé locution adverbiale

in private

pourrais-je vous parler en privé? could I talk to you privately ou in private?

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > privé
11 pasar apuros

v.

to have a hard time.

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pasar apuros

(económicos) to be hard up 2 (dificultades) to be in a tight spot

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(v.) = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time

Ex. The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.

Ex. The personnel officer could see that the director was passing through adversity.

Ex. But the week by week publication of details of companies' accounts in the Bookseller cannot but show that many publishing houses have been having a very thin time indeed.

Ex. Sources of domestic supply of periodicals in the socialist countries are also under strain or have collapsed.

Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.

Ex. Patent lawyers would be hard pressed if they had to operate without abstracts to the millions upon millions of patents issued for centuries all around the world.

Ex. Not unlike many municipalities in these inflationary times, Earnscliffe is feeling the pinch of a severely high general property tax -- i.e., the tax on real estate and personal property, both tangible and intangible.

Ex. Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.

Ex. Yes, I know it's late, but there has been 'trouble at mill' -- the wolves have been at the doors, and the natives are nervous.

Ex. He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.

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(v.) = struggle, pass through + adversity, have + a thin time, be under strain, bear + hardship, be hard pressed, feel + the pinch, have + a hard time, the wolves + be + at the door, have + a tough time

Ex: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.

Ex: The personnel officer could see that the director was passing through adversity.

Ex: But the week by week publication of details of companies' accounts in the Bookseller cannot but show that many publishing houses have been having a very thin time indeed.

Ex: Sources of domestic supply of periodicals in the socialist countries are also under strain or have collapsed.

Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.

Ex: Patent lawyers would be hard pressed if they had to operate without abstracts to the millions upon millions of patents issued for centuries all around the world.

Ex: Not unlike many municipalities in these inflationary times, Earnscliffe is feeling the pinch of a severely high general property tax -- i.e., the tax on real estate and personal property, both tangible and intangible.

Ex: Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.

Ex: Yes, I know it's late, but there has been 'trouble at mill' -- the wolves have been at the doors, and the natives are nervous.

Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.

Spanish-English dictionary > pasar apuros
12 undvære

dispense with, go without, spare

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vb

( klare sig uden) do without ( fx I cannot do without tobacco),

( også = ikke få) go without ( fx he had to go without supper),

(F, også = skaffe sig af med) dispense with ( fx can we dispense with their support? I shall have to dispense with the car (, my

secretary));

( afse) spare ( fx can you spare me a cigarette?);

[ jeg ville ikke have undværet det for guld] I would not have missed it for anything;

[ han kan dårligt undværes] we (, they etc) cannot very well do without him; he cannot very well be spared;

[ jeg ville hellere undvære det] I would rather be without it.

Danish-English dictionary > undvære
13 Г-418

НИ ГРОША нет у кого, не дать, не получить и т. п. НИ КОПЕЙКИ (-еечки) (денег) all coll НИ КОПЬЯ substand НИ ПОЛУШКИ (НИ АЛТЫНА) obs, coll NP gen these forms only subj / gen or obj) (to have, give, receive etc) no money, nothing at all
not (so much as) a kopeck (a penny, a (red) cent, a dime etc) (to one's name)
(be) without a kopeck (a penny, a dime etc) (be) penniless (in limited contexts) (completely) cleaned (tapped) out.
(Сатин:) Клеш, дай пятак! (Клеш:) Пошёл к чёрту! Много вас тут... (Сатин:) Чего ты ругаешься? Ведь у тебя нет ни гроша, я знаю... (Горький 3). (S.:)...Klestch, give me five kopecks!

(К.:) Go to hell! There are too many of your kind around here. (S.:) What are you cursing for? I know you haven't a kopeck (3b).

Дело в том, что у меня как раз не было ни копейки денег и я очень рассчитывал на эти две тысячи (Булгаков 12). The fact was that I hadn't a kopeck to my name and I was counting heavily on that two thousand (12a).

Следователь и прокурор) нашли нужным факт этот (продажу часов) в подробности записать, ввиду вторичного подтверждения того обстоятельства, что у него (Мити) и накануне не было уже ни гроша почти денег (Достоевский 1)....They (the district attorney and the prosecutor) found it necessary to record this fact (Mitya's having sold the watch) in detail, seeing in it a second confirmation of the circumstance that even a day before he (Mitya) had been almost without a kopeck (1a).

«Жених, жених!» - написано у всех на лбу, а он (Обломов) ещё не просил согласия тетки, у него ни гроша денег нет, и он не знает, когда будут... (Гончаров 1). The bridegroom, the bridegroom!" was written all over their faces, yet he (Oblomov) had not asked her aunt's consent, and was not only penniless but did not know when he would receive any money... (1b).

For «грош», «алтын» see Г-417. «Полушка» is an old copper coin worth one fourth of a kopeck.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Г-418
14 ни алтына

• НИ ГРОША нет у кого, не дать, не получить и т. п.; НИ КОПЕЙКИ( - еечки) (денег) all coll; НИ КОПЬЯ substand; НИ ПОЛУШКИ < НИ АЛТЫНА> obs, coll

[NPgen; these forms only; subj/ gen or obj]

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⇒ (to have, give, receive etc) no money, nothing at all:

- not (so much as) a kopeck <a penny, a (red) cent, a dime etc> (to one's name);

- (be) without a kopeck <a penny, a dime etc>;

- (be) penniless;

- [in limited contexts](completely) cleaned < tapped> out.

     ♦ [Сатин:] Клещ, дай пятак! [Клещ:] Пошёл к чёрту! Много вас тут... [Сатин:] Чего ты ругаешься? Ведь у тебя нет ни гроша, я знаю... (Горький 3). [S.:]... Klestch, give me five kopecks! [К.:] Go to hell! There are too many of your kind around here. [S.:] What are you cursing for? I know you haven't a kopeck (3b).

     ♦ Дело в том, что у меня как раз не было ни копейки денег и я очень рассчитывал на эти две тысячи (Булгаков 12). The fact was that I hadn't a kopeck to my name and I was counting heavily on that two thousand (12a).

     ♦ [Следователь и прокурор] нашли нужным факт этот [продажу часов] в подробности записать, ввиду вторичного подтверждения того обстоятельства, что у него [Мити] и накануне не было уже ни гроша почти денег (Достоевский 1)....They [the district attorney and the prosecutor] found it necessary to record this fact [Mitya's having sold the watch] in detail, seeing in it a second confirmation of the circumstance that even a day before he [Mitya] had been almost without a kopeck (1a).

     ♦ "Жених, жених!" - написано у всех на лбу, а он [Обломов] ещё не просил согласия тетки, у него ни гроша денег нет, и он не знает, когда будут... (Гончаров 1). "The bridegroom, the bridegroom!" was written all over their faces; yet he [Oblomov] had not asked her aunt's consent, and was not only penniless but did not know when he would receive any money... (1b).

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← For " грош", " алтын" see не было ни гроша, и вдруг алтын. "Полушка" is an old copper coin worth one fourth of a kopeck.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни алтына
15 ни гроша

• НИ ГРОША нет у кого, не дать, не получить и т. п.; НИ КОПЕЙКИ( - еечки) (денег) all coll; НИ КОПЬЯ substand; НИ ПОЛУШКИ < НИ АЛТЫНА> obs, coll

[NPgen; these forms only; subj/ gen or obj]

=====

⇒ (to have, give, receive etc) no money, nothing at all:

- not (so much as) a kopeck <a penny, a (red) cent, a dime etc> (to one's name);

- (be) without a kopeck <a penny, a dime etc>;

- (be) penniless;

- [in limited contexts](completely) cleaned < tapped> out.

     ♦ [Сатин:] Клещ, дай пятак! [Клещ:] Пошёл к чёрту! Много вас тут... [Сатин:] Чего ты ругаешься? Ведь у тебя нет ни гроша, я знаю... (Горький 3). [S.:]... Klestch, give me five kopecks! [К.:] Go to hell! There are too many of your kind around here. [S.:] What are you cursing for? I know you haven't a kopeck (3b).

     ♦ Дело в том, что у меня как раз не было ни копейки денег и я очень рассчитывал на эти две тысячи (Булгаков 12). The fact was that I hadn't a kopeck to my name and I was counting heavily on that two thousand (12a).

     ♦ [Следователь и прокурор] нашли нужным факт этот [продажу часов] в подробности записать, ввиду вторичного подтверждения того обстоятельства, что у него [Мити] и накануне не было уже ни гроша почти денег (Достоевский 1)....They [the district attorney and the prosecutor] found it necessary to record this fact [Mitya's having sold the watch] in detail, seeing in it a second confirmation of the circumstance that even a day before he [Mitya] had been almost without a kopeck (1a).

     ♦ "Жених, жених!" - написано у всех на лбу, а он [Обломов] ещё не просил согласия тетки, у него ни гроша денег нет, и он не знает, когда будут... (Гончаров 1). "The bridegroom, the bridegroom!" was written all over their faces; yet he [Oblomov] had not asked her aunt's consent, and was not only penniless but did not know when he would receive any money... (1b).

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← For " грош", " алтын" see не было ни гроша, и вдруг алтын. "Полушка" is an old copper coin worth one fourth of a kopeck.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни гроша
16 ни копеечки

• НИ ГРОША нет у кого, не дать, не получить и т. п.; НИ КОПЕЙКИ( - еечки) (денег) all coll; НИ КОПЬЯ substand; НИ ПОЛУШКИ < НИ АЛТЫНА> obs, coll

[NPgen; these forms only; subj/ gen or obj]

=====

⇒ (to have, give, receive etc) no money, nothing at all:

- not (so much as) a kopeck <a penny, a (red) cent, a dime etc> (to one's name);

- (be) without a kopeck <a penny, a dime etc>;

- (be) penniless;

- [in limited contexts](completely) cleaned < tapped> out.

     ♦ [Сатин:] Клещ, дай пятак! [Клещ:] Пошёл к чёрту! Много вас тут... [Сатин:] Чего ты ругаешься? Ведь у тебя нет ни гроша, я знаю... (Горький 3). [S.:]... Klestch, give me five kopecks! [К.:] Go to hell! There are too many of your kind around here. [S.:] What are you cursing for? I know you haven't a kopeck (3b).

     ♦ Дело в том, что у меня как раз не было ни копейки денег и я очень рассчитывал на эти две тысячи (Булгаков 12). The fact was that I hadn't a kopeck to my name and I was counting heavily on that two thousand (12a).

     ♦ [Следователь и прокурор] нашли нужным факт этот [продажу часов] в подробности записать, ввиду вторичного подтверждения того обстоятельства, что у него [Мити] и накануне не было уже ни гроша почти денег (Достоевский 1)....They [the district attorney and the prosecutor] found it necessary to record this fact [Mitya's having sold the watch] in detail, seeing in it a second confirmation of the circumstance that even a day before he [Mitya] had been almost without a kopeck (1a).

     ♦ "Жених, жених!" - написано у всех на лбу, а он [Обломов] ещё не просил согласия тетки, у него ни гроша денег нет, и он не знает, когда будут... (Гончаров 1). "The bridegroom, the bridegroom!" was written all over their faces; yet he [Oblomov] had not asked her aunt's consent, and was not only penniless but did not know when he would receive any money... (1b).

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← For " грош", " алтын" see не было ни гроша, и вдруг алтын. "Полушка" is an old copper coin worth one fourth of a kopeck.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни копеечки
17 ни копейки

• НИ ГРОША нет у кого, не дать, не получить и т. п.; НИ КОПЕЙКИ (-еечки) (денег) all coll; НИ КОПЬЯ substand; НИ ПОЛУШКИ < НИ АЛТЫНА> obs, coll

[NPgen; these forms only; subj/ gen or obj]

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⇒ (to have, give, receive etc) no money, nothing at all:

- not (so much as) a kopeck <a penny, a (red) cent, a dime etc> (to one's name);

- (be) without a kopeck <a penny, a dime etc>;

- (be) penniless;

- [in limited contexts](completely) cleaned < tapped> out.

     ♦ [Сатин:] Клещ, дай пятак! [Клещ:] Пошёл к чёрту! Много вас тут... [Сатин:] Чего ты ругаешься? Ведь у тебя нет ни гроша, я знаю... (Горький 3). [S.:]... Klestch, give me five kopecks! [К.:] Go to hell! There are too many of your kind around here. [S.:] What are you cursing for? I know you haven't a kopeck (3b).

     ♦ Дело в том, что у меня как раз не было ни копейки денег и я очень рассчитывал на эти две тысячи (Булгаков 12). The fact was that I hadn't a kopeck to my name and I was counting heavily on that two thousand (12a).

     ♦ [Следователь и прокурор] нашли нужным факт этот [продажу часов] в подробности записать, ввиду вторичного подтверждения того обстоятельства, что у него [Мити] и накануне не было уже ни гроша почти денег (Достоевский 1)....They [the district attorney and the prosecutor] found it necessary to record this fact [Mitya's having sold the watch] in detail, seeing in it a second confirmation of the circumstance that even a day before he [Mitya] had been almost without a kopeck (1a).

     ♦ "Жених, жених!" - написано у всех на лбу, а он [Обломов] ещё не просил согласия тетки, у него ни гроша денег нет, и он не знает, когда будут... (Гончаров 1). "The bridegroom, the bridegroom!" was written all over their faces; yet he [Oblomov] had not asked her aunt's consent, and was not only penniless but did not know when he would receive any money... (1b).

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← For " грош", " алтын" see не было ни гроша, и вдруг алтын. "Полушка" is an old copper coin worth one fourth of a kopeck.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни копейки
18 ни копья

• НИ ГРОША нет у кого, не дать, не получить и т. п.; НИ КОПЕЙКИ( - еечки) (денег) all coll; НИ КОПЬЯ substand; НИ ПОЛУШКИ < НИ АЛТЫНА> obs, coll

[NPgen; these forms only; subj/ gen or obj]

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⇒ (to have, give, receive etc) no money, nothing at all:

- not (so much as) a kopeck <a penny, a (red) cent, a dime etc> (to one's name);

- (be) without a kopeck <a penny, a dime etc>;

- (be) penniless;

- [in limited contexts](completely) cleaned < tapped> out.

     ♦ [Сатин:] Клещ, дай пятак! [Клещ:] Пошёл к чёрту! Много вас тут... [Сатин:] Чего ты ругаешься? Ведь у тебя нет ни гроша, я знаю... (Горький 3). [S.:]... Klestch, give me five kopecks! [К.:] Go to hell! There are too many of your kind around here. [S.:] What are you cursing for? I know you haven't a kopeck (3b).

     ♦ Дело в том, что у меня как раз не было ни копейки денег и я очень рассчитывал на эти две тысячи (Булгаков 12). The fact was that I hadn't a kopeck to my name and I was counting heavily on that two thousand (12a).

     ♦ [Следователь и прокурор] нашли нужным факт этот [продажу часов] в подробности записать, ввиду вторичного подтверждения того обстоятельства, что у него [Мити] и накануне не было уже ни гроша почти денег (Достоевский 1)....They [the district attorney and the prosecutor] found it necessary to record this fact [Mitya's having sold the watch] in detail, seeing in it a second confirmation of the circumstance that even a day before he [Mitya] had been almost without a kopeck (1a).

     ♦ "Жених, жених!" - написано у всех на лбу, а он [Обломов] ещё не просил согласия тетки, у него ни гроша денег нет, и он не знает, когда будут... (Гончаров 1). "The bridegroom, the bridegroom!" was written all over their faces; yet he [Oblomov] had not asked her aunt's consent, and was not only penniless but did not know when he would receive any money... (1b).

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← For " грош", " алтын" see не было ни гроша, и вдруг алтын. "Полушка" is an old copper coin worth one fourth of a kopeck.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни копья
19 ни полушки

• НИ ГРОША нет у кого, не дать, не получить и т. п.; НИ КОПЕЙКИ( - еечки) (денег) all coll; НИ КОПЬЯ substand; НИ ПОЛУШКИ < НИ АЛТЫНА> obs, coll

[NPgen; these forms only; subj/ gen or obj]

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⇒ (to have, give, receive etc) no money, nothing at all:

- not (so much as) a kopeck <a penny, a (red) cent, a dime etc> (to one's name);

- (be) without a kopeck <a penny, a dime etc>;

- (be) penniless;

- [in limited contexts](completely) cleaned < tapped> out.

     ♦ [Сатин:] Клещ, дай пятак! [Клещ:] Пошёл к чёрту! Много вас тут... [Сатин:] Чего ты ругаешься? Ведь у тебя нет ни гроша, я знаю... (Горький 3). [S.:]... Klestch, give me five kopecks! [К.:] Go to hell! There are too many of your kind around here. [S.:] What are you cursing for? I know you haven't a kopeck (3b).

     ♦ Дело в том, что у меня как раз не было ни копейки денег и я очень рассчитывал на эти две тысячи (Булгаков 12). The fact was that I hadn't a kopeck to my name and I was counting heavily on that two thousand (12a).

     ♦ [Следователь и прокурор] нашли нужным факт этот [продажу часов] в подробности записать, ввиду вторичного подтверждения того обстоятельства, что у него [Мити] и накануне не было уже ни гроша почти денег (Достоевский 1)....They [the district attorney and the prosecutor] found it necessary to record this fact [Mitya's having sold the watch] in detail, seeing in it a second confirmation of the circumstance that even a day before he [Mitya] had been almost without a kopeck (1a).

     ♦ "Жених, жених!" - написано у всех на лбу, а он [Обломов] ещё не просил согласия тетки, у него ни гроша денег нет, и он не знает, когда будут... (Гончаров 1). "The bridegroom, the bridegroom!" was written all over their faces; yet he [Oblomov] had not asked her aunt's consent, and was not only penniless but did not know when he would receive any money... (1b).

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← For " грош", " алтын" see не было ни гроша, и вдруг алтын. "Полушка" is an old copper coin worth one fourth of a kopeck.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни полушки
20 tener dificultad

v.

to have difficulty, to find difficulty.

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(v.) = struggle, experience + difficulty, be hard pressed

Ex. The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.

Ex. Initially, the library staff experienced difficulties in adjusting to the new service.

Ex. Patent lawyers would be hard pressed if they had to operate without abstracts to the millions upon millions of patents issued for centuries all around the world.

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(v.) = struggle, experience + difficulty, be hard pressed

Ex: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.

Ex: Initially, the library staff experienced difficulties in adjusting to the new service.

Ex: Patent lawyers would be hard pressed if they had to operate without abstracts to the millions upon millions of patents issued for centuries all around the world.

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