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* me quedé de piedraEnglish-spanish dictionary > you could have knocked me down with a feather
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2 you could have mocked me down with a feather
разг.(you could (или might) have mocked me (him, etc.) down (реже over) with a feather)я (он и т д.) был ошарашен, ошеломлён, сбит с толку, я (он и т. д.) опешилCrickey, Claire, are you really going to be married?.. Jeepers! was that one or her ladyship! You could have knocked her down with a feather when you told her that. (D. Cusack and F. James, ‘Come in Spinner’, ‘Thursday I’) — Неужели, Клэр, ты действительно выходишь замуж?.. Какой удар для нашей леди! Могу себе представить, как она была ошарашена, когда ты ей сказала об этом.
And, my, doesn't he look well. You could have knocked me down with a feather when I met him in Church Street. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Stars Look Down’, book I, ch. XXI) — - Ну да, - подтвердила Дженни, сияя. - И как он хорошо выглядит. Я совершенно растерялась, встретив его на Черч-стрит.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > you could have mocked me down with a feather
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you could have knocked Kate down/over with a featherEnglish-Dutch dictionary > you could have knocked Kate down/over with a feather
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paзг.я (oн и т. д.) был oшapaшeн, oшeлoмлён, cбит c тoлку, oпeшилAnd, my, doesn't he look well. You could have knocked me down with a feather when I met him in Church Street (A. J. Cronin)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > you could have knocked me (him, etc.) down with a feather
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feather ['feðə(r)]1 noun(of bird) plume f; (on tail, wing, of arrow) penne f;∎ as light as a feather léger comme une plume;∎ in fine feather en pleine forme;∎ figurative to smoothe sb's ruffled feathers rasséréner qn;∎ figurative to show the white feather manquer de courage;∎ that's a feather in his cap il peut en être fier;∎ that's another feather in her cap encore une chose dont elle peut être fière ou se vanter;∎ to make the feathers fly mettre le feu aux poudres;∎ you could have knocked me down with a feather les bras m'en sont tombés(mattress) de plume; (headdress) de plumes(a) (put feathers on → arrow) empenner;∎ pejorative to feather one's (own) nest faire son beurre(c) (in rowing) ramener à plat;∎ feather your oars! avirons à plat!(in rowing) plumer►► feather bed lit m de plumes;feather boa boa m de plumes;feather cut (hairstyle) coupe f en dégradé;feather duster plumeau m -
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A n plume f.C vtr1 ( in rowing) plumer [blade] ;2 Aviat mettre [qch] en drapeau.as light as a feather léger comme une plume ; birds of a feather (flock together) Prov qui se ressemble s'assemble Prov ; in full feather en excellente forme ; that'll make the feathers fly ils vont se voler dans les plumes ; that's a feather in his cap c'est un bon point pour lui ; you could have knocked me down with a feather j'en avais le souffle coupé. -
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1. noun1) Feder, die; (on arrow) [Pfeil]feder, diea feather in somebody's cap — (fig. coll.) ein Grund für jemanden, stolz zu sein
2. transitive verbyou could have knocked me down with a feather — ich war völlig von den Socken (ugs.)
feather one's nest — (fig.) auf seinen finanziellen Vorteil bedacht sein
* * *['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) die Feder2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) mit Federn versehen- feathered- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *feath·er[ˈfeðəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. n Feder fan eagle['s]/a peacock['s] \feather eine Adler-/Pfauenfedertail/wing \feather Schwanz-/Schwungfeder fto ruffle its \feathers seine Federn zersausen▶ a \feather in sb's cap etwas, worauf jd stolz sein kann▶ you could have knocked me down with a \feather ( fam) ich war total platt [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ völlig perplex] fam▶ as light as a \feather federleichtIII. vtto \feather a propeller AVIAT einen Propeller auf Segelstellung bringen* * *['feðə(r)]1. nFeder ffeather headdress — Kopfschmuck m aus Federn
that's a feather in his cap — das ist ein Ruhmesblatt nt für ihn
See:→ white feather2. vt1) arrow etc mit Federn versehento feather one's nest (fig) — sein Schäfchen ins Trockene bringen
3. vi (ROWING)das Ruderblatt flach drehen* * *feather [ˈfeðə(r)]A s1. Feder f, pl Gefieder n:fur and feather Wild und Federvieh n;fine feathers make fine birds (Sprichwort) Kleider machen Leute;birds of a feather Leute vom gleichen Schlag;they are birds of a feather sie sind vom gleichen Schlag;birds of a feather flock together (Sprichwort) Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern;a) (bei) bester Laune,b) bei bester Gesundheit,c) in Hochform;you could have knocked me down with a feather umg ich war einfach platt;2. Schmuck-, Hutfeder f:a feather in one’s cap eine Ehre oder Auszeichnung;that is a feather in his cap darauf kann er stolz sein3. hoch- oder abstehendes Haarbüschel4. Pfeilfeder f6. TECH (Strebe)Band n7. TECH Feder(keil) f(m)8. SCHIFF Schaumkrone f (U-Boot-Periskop)9. (etwas) FederleichtesB v/tfeather one’s nest fig sein(e) Schäfchen ins Trockene bringen2. Rudern: die Riemen flach drehen3. TECH mit Nut und Feder versehenC v/i1. Federn bekommen, sich befiedern2. federartig wachsen, sich federartig ausbreiten oder bewegen3. Rudern: die Riemen flach drehen* * *1. noun1) Feder, die; (on arrow) [Pfeil]feder, die2. transitive verba feather in somebody's cap — (fig. coll.) ein Grund für jemanden, stolz zu sein
feather one's nest — (fig.) auf seinen finanziellen Vorteil bedacht sein
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1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pluma
2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) emplumar- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest
feather n plumatr['feðəSMALLr/SMALL]1 pluma1 emplumar2 (oar) alzar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a feather in somebody's cap ser un triunfo para alguiento feather one's own nest pejorative barrer para casato be birds of a feather ser de la misma calañabirds of a feather, flock together Dios los cría y ellos se juntanyou could've knocked me down with a feather me quedé patidifuso,-afeather bed colchón nombre masculino de plumasfeather duster plumerofeather ['fɛðər] vt1) : emplumar2)to feather one's nest : hacer su agostofeather n1) : pluma f2)a feather in one's cap : un triunfo personaln.• pluma (de ave) s.f.v.• emplumar v.
I 'feðər, 'feðə(r)noun pluma fas light as a feather — ligero or (esp AmL) liviano como una pluma
to ruffle somebody's feathers — hacer* enojar or (esp Esp) enfadar a alguien
you could have knocked me down with a feather — (colloq) casi me caigo de espaldas; (before n)
feather bed — colchón m de plumas
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transitive verb nest I 1)['feðǝ(r)]1.N pluma fwhite 3.2. VT1) emplumar- feather one's nest2) (Rowing) [+ oar] volver horizontal3.CPD [mattress, pillow] de plumasfeather bed N — colchón m de pluma(s)
feather boa N — boa f de plumas
feather duster N — plumero m
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I ['feðər, 'feðə(r)]noun pluma fas light as a feather — ligero or (esp AmL) liviano como una pluma
to ruffle somebody's feathers — hacer* enojar or (esp Esp) enfadar a alguien
you could have knocked me down with a feather — (colloq) casi me caigo de espaldas; (before n)
feather bed — colchón m de plumas
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['feðə(r)] 1.nome piuma f., penna f.2.modificatore [cushion, mattress] di piume••birds of a feather (flock together) — prov. Dio li fa e poi li accoppia, chi si assomiglia si piglia
you could have knocked me down with a feather — = ero stupefatto
* * *['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) piuma2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) guarnire di piume- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *['feðə(r)] 1.nome piuma f., penna f.2.modificatore [cushion, mattress] di piume••birds of a feather (flock together) — prov. Dio li fa e poi li accoppia, chi si assomiglia si piglia
you could have knocked me down with a feather — = ero stupefatto
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'feðə 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) fjær2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) pynte med fjær, sette fjær i- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nestfjærIsubst. \/ˈfeħə\/1) fjær2) ( kollektiv) fuglevilt3) ( teknikk og tømrerfag) fjær4) ( mekanikk) ribbe, (glide)kile5) fjærkledning, fjærdraktas light as a feather så lett som en fjærbirds of a feather flock together like barn leker bestcrop somebody's feathers ( overført) sette noen på plasscut a feather ( sjøfart) skjære vannet så det skummer om baugen ( overført) gå raskt, bevege seg friskt ( gammeldags) drive ordkløverifeather and groove ( tømrerfag) not og fjærfeather-and-groove planking ( tømrerfag) pløyd plankekledninga feather in someone's cap\/hat en fjær i hatten på noenfine feathers make fine birds klær skaper folkknock somebody down with a feather gjøre noen paff• you could have knocked me down with a feather!in full feather rik i full stasin high feather eller in fine feather i strålende humør, opprømt i fin form, ved god helse, strålende sunnshow the white feather vise feighet, være feigIIverb1) (zoologi, om fugler) få fjær2) sette fjær på, forsyne med fjær, pynte med fjær, sette fjær i3) ( rosport) skjene (med), flatstille4) ( teknikk) nullstille5) ( jakt) skadeskyte6) sveve som fjær, vaie som fjær7) ( tømrerfag) sammenføye med not og fjær -
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feath·er [ʼfeðəʳ, Am -ɚ] nFeder f;an eagle['s]/a peacock['s] \feather eine Adler-/Pfauenfeder;to ruffle its \feathers seine Federn zersausenPHRASES:a \feather in sb's cap etwas, worauf jd stolz sein kann;( in top form) in Hochform;as light as a \feather federleicht;to \feather a propeller aviat einen Propeller auf Segelstellung bringenPHRASES: -
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n. veer, pluim--------v. met veren versieren, met veren bedekkenfeather1[ feðə] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:¶ a feather in one's cap • iets om trots op te zijn, een eerruffle someone's feathers • iemand tegen de haren instrijken————————feather2〈 werkwoord〉1 met veren bekleden ⇒ van veren voorzien, bevederen♦voorbeelden: -
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knock [sb., sth.] down, knock down [sb., sth.]1) (cause to fall) (deliberately) [ aggressor] abbattere, stendere a terra [ victim]; [ police] sfondare [ door]; [ builder] abbattere, demolire [ building]; (accidentally) travolgere [person, object]; abbattere [ fence]3) (allocate) [ auctioneer] aggiudicare [ lot]* * *1) (to cause to fall by striking: He was so angry with the man that he knocked him down; The old lady was knocked down by a van as she crossed the street.) gettare a terra2) (to reduce the price of (goods): She bought a coat that had been knocked down to half-price.) ridurre, abbassare* * *vt + adv1) (building) demolire, (person) gettare a terra, stendere, (pedestrian) investire, (tree) abbattere, (door) buttare giù2) (price) abbassare, (object at auction) aggiudicare* * *knock [sb., sth.] down, knock down [sb., sth.]1) (cause to fall) (deliberately) [ aggressor] abbattere, stendere a terra [ victim]; [ police] sfondare [ door]; [ builder] abbattere, demolire [ building]; (accidentally) travolgere [person, object]; abbattere [ fence]3) (allocate) [ auctioneer] aggiudicare [ lot] -
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■ knock downv. t. + avv.1 colpire e gettare a terra; atterrare; ( boxe) mandare (o mettere) al tappeto: to be knocked down, essere gettato a terra; ( boxe) andare al tappeto3 demolire; abbattere; buttare giù: The unsafe building was knocked down, l'edificio pericolante è stato demolito; The enemy knocked down one of the town gates, i nemici abbatterono una delle porte della città; ( atletica) to knock a hurdle down, buttare giù un ostacolo; (equit.) to knock a fence down, abbattere uno steccato8 (fam.) farsi fare una riduzione ( sul prezzo) da; far scendere: He was asking £100, but I knocked him down to £90, chiedeva 100 sterline, ma l'ho fatto scendere a 909 (fam. USA) guadagnare ( una data somma); fare, portarsi a casa (fam.) □ (fam.) You could have knocked me down with a feather, rimasi di stucco (o a bocca aperta); ero allibito. -
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['nok daun] a) shemb, rrëzoj (një ndërtesë; b) hedh në tokë, rrëzoj (kundërshtarin); c) pres (pemën); d) shkallmoj (derën); e) ul (çmimin); f) shpall të shitur (një send në ankand); you could have knocked me down with a feather! mbeta i shtangur në vend; g) çmontoj (një mobilje) -
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[nok] v.,n. -v 1. qëlloj, godas (me grusht, me çokë); knock sb on the head qëlloj dikë në kokë. 2. përplas; knock one's head on/against sth përplas kokën pas diçkaje. 3. trokas; knock on the door trokas në derë. 4. kërcet, kërkëllin; the engine is knocking motori kërkëllin. 5. zhrg. kritikoj; qortoj /-n 1. goditje. 2. përplasje. 3. trokitje; I heard a knock dëgjova një trokitje. 4. zhurmë, kërcitje (në motor). 5. kritikë e ashpër.● knock about/around ['nok ë'baut/ë'raund] gj.fol. a) endem, bredh; b) vërtitet; it's knocking around here diku këtu rrotull është; c) qëlloj pareshtur; keqtrajtoj● knock back ['nok bæk] a) shklluq, rrëkëllej; b) zhvas, përlaj; it knocked me back \$100 m'i përlau 100 dollarë● knock down ['nok daun] a) shemb, rrëzoj (një ndërtesë; b) hedh në tokë, rrëzoj (kundërshtarin); c) pres (pemën); d) shkallmoj (derën); e) ul (çmimin); f) shpall të shitur (një send në ankand); you could have knocked me down with a feather! mbeta i shtangur në vend; g) çmontoj (një mobilje)● knock in ['nok in] ngul (një gozhdë)● knock off ['nok of] a) ul, zbres; knock off \$20, knock \$20 off the price zbres 20 dollarë nga çmimi; b) lë/ndal punën; c) bëj shpejt e shpejt, e hedh tutje; d) përlaj, qëroj, vjedh; e) lë shakull, palos; knock it off! lëre!, mjaft, më!● knock out ['nok aut] a) hutoj, shushas, shtang; b) sport. nxjerr nokaut, nxjerr jashtë luftimit (kundërshtarin); c) shkul, nxjerr (një gozhdë); d) thyej (dhëmbët)● knock over ['nok 'ëuvë:(r)] a) rrëzoj, shemb, hedh përtokë. 6. shtyp, përplas (një kalimtar)● knock together ['nok të'gedhë:(r)] a) përplas me njëri-tjetrin; b) mbërthej me ngut● knock up ['nok ap] a) i jap lart (levës); b) i nxjerr gjumin (me trokitje në derë); c) lodh, rraskapis; d) zhrg. lë me barrë● knock-about ['nok ë'baut] n., adj. -n 1. anije e vogël me velë. 2. Br. lojëra të potershme /-adj. i zhurmshëm, i potershëm● knocker ['nokë:] n. çok, rrahës (i derës)● knock knees ['nokni:z] n. gjunjë të lakuar nga brenda● knockout ['nokaut] n., adj. -n 1. sport. nokaut. 2. goditje dërrmuese. 3. zhrg. a) sukses, ngjarje e madhe; b) person shumë i suksesshëm /-adj. dërrmues● knockout competition ['nokaut kompë'tishën] n. Br. garë/kampionat me eliminim● knockup ['nokap] n. sport. gjuajtje topash (në tenis)* * *trokas; kërcas; trokitje -
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expr BrE slWhen they came and told me the couple had shot the moon you could have knocked me down with a feather — Когда они сказали, что эта парочка смылась ночью не заплатив за квартиру, я потерял дар речи
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жарг.ночью съехать с квартиры, не заплатив за неёWhy, when they came and told me the Driffields had shot the moon you could have knocked me down with a feather. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Cakes and Ale’, ch. X) — Когда мне сказали, что Дриффилды удрали ночью в неизвестном направлении, даже не заплатив за квартиру, я совершенно растерялся.
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