without beating around (about) the bush

You know why you're here, of course, so we needn't beat about the bush. (A. J. Cronin, ‘A Thing of Beauty’, part 4, ch. V) — Вы, конечно, знаете, зачем мы вас пригласили, а потому перейдем прямо к делу.

And then, without beating around the bush he said, ‘How much is there for me?’ (W. Du Bois, ‘Mansart Builds a School’, ch. XII) — И тогда он спросил прямо, без обиняков: "Сколько я за это получу?"

‘Round and round the mulberry bush,’ said Bond when Ann Shapland had gone. ‘Same thing over and over again!’ (A. Christie, ‘Cat Among The Pigeons’, ch. 10) — - Топчемся на одном месте, - сказал Бонд, когда Энн Шапленд вышла из комнаты. - Все они твердят одно и то же.

andar(se) con rodeos — to beat about the bush

andar(se) con rodeos — to beat about the bush

Ex: Apart from its apparent implication that mankind had previously been subjected to mass mutilation, this statement, tested against my desk dictionary, fits admirably the definitions of prolixity, verbosity, circumlocution and tautology.

dímelo sin tanto preámbulo — stop beating about the bush and tell me

dímelo sin tanto preámbulo — stop beating about the bush and tell me

Ex: A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.

sans ambages adv

mach keine Umschweife! — don't beat about (Brit) or around the bush, come (straight) to the point

beat one's breast — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) an die Brust schlagen

beat the deadline — den Termin noch einhalten

you can't beat or nothing beats French cuisine — es geht [doch] nichts über die französische Küche

beat that! — das soll mal einer nachmachen!

beat everything — (coll.) alles in den Schatten stellen

I'm beat — (coll.): (exhausted) ich bin erledigt (ugs.). See also academic.ru/6046/beaten">beaten 2.

be off somebody's [usual] beat — (fig.) nicht in jemandes Fach schlagen

he answered without missing a beat — er antwortete ohne sich aus der Ruhe or Fassung bringen zu lassen

to beat a/one's way through sth — einen/sich (dat) einen Weg durch etw bahnen

to beat a path to sb's door (fig) — jdm die Bude einrennen (inf)

to beat one's breast (lit, fig) (ape) — sich (dat) an die Brust schlagen sich (dat) gegen die Brust trommeln

beat it! (fig inf) — hau ab! (inf), verschwinde!

to beat sb at chess/tennis — jdn im Schach/Tennis schlagen

his shot/forehand beat me — ich war dem Schuss/Vorhandschlag nicht gewachsen

he beats the rest of them any day — er steckt sie alle (jederzeit) in die Tasche (inf)

if you can't beat them, join them (inf) — wenn dus nicht besser machen kannst, dann mach es genauso

that beats everything — das ist doch wirklich der Gipfel or die Höhe (inf), das schlägt dem Fass den Boden aus (inf)

it beats me (how/why...) (inf) — es ist mir ein Rätsel(, wie/warum...) (inf)

well, can you beat it! (inf) — ist das denn zu fassen? (inf)

he managed to beat the charge (inf) — er wurde (von der Anklage) freigesprochen

I'll beat you down to the beach — ich bin vor dir am Strand

= exhausted) to be (dead) beat — total kaputt or geschafft or erledigt sein (inf)

= defeated) to be beat(en) — aufgeben müssen (inf),

I'm beat — ich gebe mich geschlagen

he doesn't know when he's beat(en) — er gibt nicht auf (inf)

this problem's got me beat — mit dem Problem komme ich nicht klar (inf)

beat one's breast — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) an die Brust schlagen

you can't beat or nothing beats French cuisine — es geht [doch] nichts über die französische Küche

beat everything — (coll.) alles in den Schatten stellen

I'm beat — (coll.): (exhausted) ich bin erledigt (ugs.). See also beaten 2.

be off somebody's [usual] beat — (fig.) nicht in jemandes Fach schlagen

un (disco) 33, 45 -i — a long-player o a long-playing record BE, a forty-five (record)

andare su di -i — [ motore] to rev (up); fig. [ persona] to have the hots

un giro per l'Italia — a tour o trip round Italy

la notizia ha fatto il giro del paese — fig. the news spread through the village

andare a fare un giro — to go for a walk; (in macchina) to go for a drive; (in bicicletta) to go for a ride

fare un giro in centro — to go into town BE o down town AE

prendere in giro qcn. — to make a fool o make fun of sb.

giro della morte — aer. loop

giro di prova — aut. test drive o run

giro vita — girovita

essere su di -i — [ persona] to be fired up o switched on o on a high

‘manger’, il n'a que ce mot à la bouche — all he can talk about is eating; gros

ne pas souffler or piper (colloq) mot — not to say a word

toucher (colloq) un mot de quelque chose à quelqu'un — to have a word with somebody about something

viens par ici, j'ai deux mots à te dire! — euph come here, I've got a bone to pick with you!

avoir or échanger des mots avec quelqu'un — euph to have words with somebody

se donner or passer le mot — to pass the word around

senza tanti preamboli — without beating about Brit o around Am the bush

senza tanti preamboli — without beating about Brit o around Am the bush

• votar a mano [alzada] — to vote by a show of hands

• [dar] la mano a algn — [para saludar] to shake hands with sb; [para andar, apoyarse] to take sb by the hand

• [darse] la mano {o} las manos — to shake hands

• recibir algo [de] manos de algn — to receive sth from sb

• los dos iban [de la] mano — the two were walking hand-in-hand, the two were walking along holding hands

• ¡manos a la [obra]! — [como orden] to work!; [para darse ánimo] let's get on with it!, (let's) get down to work!

• ¡las manos [quietas]! — hands off!, keep your hands to yourself!

• ¡[venga] esa mano! — shake!, put it there!

la tienda me queda {o} me pilla * muy a mano — the shop is very handy for me, the shop is very close {o} nearby

piso disponible, llave en mano — [para alquilar] flat available for immediate occupancy; [para comprar] flat available for immediate possession

tengo que meterle mano a las matemáticas — I need to get stuck into my maths *

mano dura — harsh treatment; (Pol) firm hand

• [cambiar] de manos — to change hands

• de [primera] mano — (at) first-hand

• de [segunda] mano — second-hand

• [de buena] mano — on good authority

• [en buenas] manos — in good hands

• tener [buena] mano, tiene buena mano para aparcar — she's good at parking

• tener [mala] mano — to be clumsy, be awkward

mano de obra — labour, labor (EEUU), manpower

manos de cerdo — (Culin) pig's trotters

una mano de papel — a quire of paper ( 24 or 25 sheets)

le dijo or hizo adiós con la mano — he waved goodbye to her

en su mano — (Corresp) by hand

salió con las manos en alto — he came out with his hands in the air o up

manos arriba! or arriba las manos! — hands up!

darle la mano a alguien — ( para saludar) to shake hands with somebody, to shake somebody's hand; (para ayudar, ser ayudado) to give somebody one's hand

dame la manito or (Esp, Méx) manita — hold my hand

me tendió or me ofreció la mano — he held out his hand to me

manos — hands (pl)

haré todo lo que esté en mis manos or (RPl) de mi mano — I will do everything in my power

tener la mano — (Andes) to lead

ganarle por la mano or (RPl) de mano a alguien (fam): César me ganó por la mano — César just beat me to it (colloq)

a mano — ( no a máquina) by hand; ( cerca) at hand (AmE), to hand (BrE)

las tiendas me quedan muy a mano — the shops are very close by o near o handy

siempre tengo un diccionario a mano — I always keep a dictionary by me o at hand o to hand

a mano — (AmL) ( en paz) all square, quits

a la mano — (AmL) close at hand

de mano — hand (before n)

en mano — <lápiz/copa> in hand

agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien con las manos en la masa — to catch somebody red-handed

agarrarle or tomarle la mano a algo — (CS fam) to get the hang of something (colloq)

a mano alzada — < votación> by a show of hands; < dibujo> freehand; < dibujar> freehand

a manos llenas — < dar> generously; < gastar> lavishly

pedir/conceder la mano de alguien — to ask for/give somebody's hand in marriage

bajo mano — on the quiet, on the sly (colloq)

caérsele la mano a alguien — (Méx fam & pey) to be a fairy (colloq & pej)

cargar la mano — (fam) to overdo

cargarle la mano a alguien — ( en el precio) to overcharge somebody; ( pegar) to hit somebody

con una mano atrás y otra delante — without a penny to one's name

dar la mano derecha por algo — to give one's right arm for something

darse la mano — ( para saludar) to shake hands; (para cruzar, jugar, etc) to hold hands; (reunirse, fundirse) to come together

de la mano: me tomó de la mano she took me by the hand; iban (tomados) de la mano they walked hand in hand; de manos a boca suddenly, unexpectedly; de primera mano (at) first hand; de segunda mano < ropa> secondhand; < coche> used, secondhand; < información> secondhand; echar or dar una mano to give o lend a hand; echarle mano a alguien (fam) to lay o get one's hands on somebody (colloq); echar mano a algo (fam) to grab something; echar mano de algo to resort to something; echamos mano de nuestros ahorros we dipped into our savings; echarse or llevarse las manos a la cabeza ( literal) to put one's hands on one's head; ( horrorizarse) to throw up one's hands in horror; embarrarle la mano a alguien (Méx fam) to grease somebody's palm (colloq); ensuciarse las manos ( literal) to get one's hands dirty; (en un robo, crimen) to dirty one's hands; estar atado de manos or tener las manos atadas ( literal) to have one's hands tied; ( no poder actuar): la decisión es de ellos, yo tengo las manos atadas it's up to them, my hands are tied; estar/quedar a mano (AmL fam) to be even o quits (colloq); frotarse las manos ( literal) to rub one's hands together; ( regodearse) to rub one's hands with glee; írsele la mano a alguien: se te fue la mano con la sal you overdid the salt o put too much salt in; le cobré $1.000 - se te fue un poco la mano ¿no? I charged him $1,000 - that was a bit steep, wasn't it? (colloq); se te fue la mano al contestarle así you went too far answering her back like that; lavarse las manos to wash one's hands; les das la/una mano y se toman el brazo give them an inch and they'll take a mile; levantarle la mano a alguien to raise one's hand to somebody; llegar or irse or pasar a las manos to come to blows; meter la mano en la caja or lata to dip one's fingers in the till; meterle mano a alguien (fam) (magrear, tocar) to touch o feel somebody up (colloq); ( por un delito) to collar somebody (colloq); meterle mano a algo (fam) to get to work on something; poner la(s) mano(s) en el fuego por alguien to stick one's neck out for somebody; ponerle la mano encima a alguien to lay a hand o finger on somebody; ponerse manos a la obra to get down to work; por mi/tu/su mano: tomó la justicia or las cosas por su mano he took the law o he took things into his own hands; quitarle algo de las manos a alguien: me lo quitó de las manos she took it right out of my hands; tuvieron mucho éxito, nos las quitaron de las manos they were a great success, they sold like hotcakes (colloq); saber alguien dónde tiene la mano derecha to know what one is about; ser mano ancha (Arg) to be generous; ser mano de santo to work wonders; ser mano larga ( para pegar) to be free with one's hands; ( para robar) to be light-fingered; tenderle una mano a alguien to offer somebody a (helping) hand; tener algo entre manos to be dealing with o working on something; tener (la) mano larga or las manos largas (fam) ( para pegar) to be free with one's hands; ( para robar) to be light-fingered; tener la mano pesada to be heavy-handed; tener mano de seda to have a light touch; tener mano para algo to be good at something; traerse algo entre manos to be up to something (colloq); untarle la mano a alguien (fam) to grease somebody's palm (colloq); muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabato — too many cooks spoil the broth