-
1 you could say
expr infmlYou could say he was blackmailed into it — Можно подумать, что его кто-то принуждал
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > you could say
-
2 before you could say Jack Robinson
не успеешь оглянуться, как словосочетание:моментально (like smoke, before you can say knife, before you could say jack Robinson, before you know where you are, in the twinkling of an eye)и опомниться не успеешь, как (before you could say Jack Robinson)не успеешь оглянуться, как (before you could say jack Robinson)Англо-русский синонимический словарь > before you could say Jack Robinson
-
3 before you could say Pip-pip
Общая лексика: и пикнуть не успеешь (He would beat you to a jelly before you could say "Pip-pip".)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > before you could say Pip-pip
-
4 before you could say Jack Robinson
before you could say Jack Robinsonnum abrir e fechar de olhos, num upa.English-Portuguese dictionary > before you could say Jack Robinson
-
5 before you could say knife
before you/one could say "knife" тотчас же/немедленноEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > before you could say knife
-
6 before you could say Jack Robinson
Общая лексика: в один момент, не успеешь оглянуться, не успеешь оглянуться, как, опомниться не успеешьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > before you could say Jack Robinson
-
7 before you could say Jack knife
Общая лексика: в один момент, не успеешь оглянутьсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > before you could say Jack knife
-
8 before you could say jabber Robinson
Общая лексика: в два счёта, и ахнуть не успелУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > before you could say jabber Robinson
-
9 before you could say knife
-
10 before you could say jack robinson
göz açıp kapayıncaya kadar, kaşla göz arasındaEnglish-Turkish dictionary > before you could say jack robinson
-
11 before you could say jack robinson
göz açıp kapayıncaya kadar, kaşla göz arasındaEnglish-Turkish dictionary > before you could say jack robinson
-
12 before you could say jack Robinson
pirms kāds paguva atjēgtiesEnglish-Latvian dictionary > before you could say jack Robinson
-
13 before you could say jack robinson
и опомниться не успеешь, не успеешь оглянуться, моментальноНовый англо-русский словарь > before you could say jack robinson
-
14 before you could say Jack Robinson
very quickly; быстрее, чем успеешь сказать Джек Робинсон, очень быстро;English-Russian mini useful dictionary > before you could say Jack Robinson
-
15 before you can say Jack Robinson
разг.(before you can (или could) say Jack Robinson (тж. before you can или could say knife))немедленно, моментально; сразу же, тут же; ≈ в два счёта, в мгновение ока; и опомниться или ахнуть не успел; не успел и глазом моргнутьThe equipage dashed forward, and before you could say Jack Robinson, with a rattle and flourish drew up at Soames's door. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Man of Property’, part II, ch. III) — Экипаж рванулся вперед и в мгновение ока с грохотом подкатил к дому Сомса.
Look here, my boy, when you're in my hotel you behave like a gentleman or you'll find yourself in the street before you can say knife. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Pool’) — Послушайте, любезный, когда вы находитесь в моей гостинице, извольте вести себя как подобает порядочному человеку, а не то и оглянуться не успеете, как я вышвырну вас на улицу.
I once saw one of the beasts stop at a stall of fruit and vegetables and before you could say "knife" it had cleared the place from end to end... (A. J. Cronin, ‘Hatter's Castle’, book III, ch. I) — Я раз видел, как одна корова остановилась у прилавка с фруктами и овощами, я и опомниться не успел, как она мигом очистила весь прилавок...
Mrs. Maginnis put a match to the stove. ‘Nice hot tea before you can say knife,’ she called to nobody, as she filled the kettle. (P. H. Johnson, ‘This Bed Thy Centre’, ch. I) — Миссис Магиннис наполнила чайник водой и, поставив его на плиту, сказала, ни к кому не обращаясь: - Как славно: не успеешь и глазом моргнуть, готов отличный горячий чай.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > before you can say Jack Robinson
-
16 before you can (or could) say Jack Robinson
paзг.нeмeдлeннo, мoмeнтaльнo; cpaзу жe, тут жe; в двa cчётa, в мгнoвeниe oкa; и oпoмнитьcя или axнуть нe уcпeл; нe уcпeл (и) глaзoм мopгнуть The equipage dashes forward, and before you could say Jack Robinson, with a rattle and flourish drew up at Soames's door (J. Galsworthy). Mrs Maginnis put a match to the stove. 'Nice hot tea before you can say knife,' she called to nobody, as she filled the kettle (P. H. Johnson)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > before you can (or could) say Jack Robinson
-
17 before you can say knife
и ахнуть не успел словосочетание:моментально (like smoke, before you can say knife, before you could say jack Robinson, before you know where you are, in the twinkling of an eye)Англо-русский синонимический словарь > before you can say knife
-
18 before you can/could say jack Robinson
before you can/could say jack RobinsonEnglish-Dutch dictionary > before you can/could say jack Robinson
-
19 say
say [seɪ]1. v (said)1) говори́ть, сказа́ть; заявля́ть;they say, it is said говоря́т
;what do you say to a game of billiards? не хоти́те ли сыгра́ть в билья́рд?
;to say to oneself сказа́ть себе́, поду́мать про себя́
;а) отрица́ть;б) отказа́ть;to say no more замолча́ть
;to say nothing of не говоря́ о
;to say smb. nay отказа́ть кому́-л. в про́сьбе
2) гласи́ть;it says in the book в кни́ге говори́тся
3) ука́зывать, пока́зывать;the clock says five minutes after twelve часы́ пока́зывают пять мину́т пе́рвого
4) разг. веле́ть, прика́зывать;he said to bring the car он веле́л пода́ть маши́ну
5) приводи́ть до́воды, аргуме́нты;а) не име́ть, что сказа́ть в свою́ защи́ту;б) разг. быть неразгово́рчивым6) предполага́ть, допуска́ть;(let us) say ска́жем, наприме́р
;a few of them, say a dozen не́сколько из них, ска́жем, дю́жина
;well, say it were true, what then? ну, допу́стим, что э́то ве́рно, что же из э́того?
7) произноси́ть, повторя́ть наизу́сть; деклами́ровать;to say one's lesson отвеча́ть уро́к
;to say grace проче́сть моли́тву ( перед трапезой)
say over повторя́тьyou don't say (so)! да ну!, не мо́жет быть!
;you said it вот и́менно
;you may well say so соверше́нно ве́рно
;what I say is по-мо́ему
;а) я полага́ю;б) ничего́ себе́, не́чего сказа́ть;I should say so ещё бы, коне́чно
;no sooner said than done ска́зано — сде́лано
;that is to say то́ есть
;to say the word приказа́ть, распоряди́ться
;when all is said and done в коне́чном счёте
;before you could say Jack Robinson момента́льно; не успе́ешь огляну́ться, как; и опо́мниться не успе́ешь, как
2. n1) мне́ние, сло́во;let him have his say пусть он вы́скажется
2) влия́ние, авторите́т;to have no say in the matter не уча́ствовать в обсужде́нии
;to have the say амер. распоряжа́ться
-
20 say
sei
1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) decir2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) decir3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) decir4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) decir
2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) opinión, voz y voto- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say
say vb decirI didn't hear him, what did he say? no lo he oído, ¿qué ha dicho?how do you say "laugh" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "laugh" en español?tr[seɪ]■ what did he say? ¿qué dijo?, ¿qué ha dicho?■ could you say that again? ¿podrías repetir eso?■ I thought you said you could cook! ¡no habías dicho que sabías cocinar!■ she said to be here at 9.00 pm dijo que teníamos que estar aquí a las 9.002 (prayer) rezar; (poem, lines) recitar3 (newspaper, sign, etc) decir; (clock, meter, etc) marcar■ what does the guidebook say? ¿qué dice la guía?, ¿qué pone en la guía?■ what time does your watch say? ¿qué hora marca tu reloj?4 (think) pensar, opinar, decir■ what do you say? ¿qué opinas?■ what do you say we have a break? ¿qué te parece si hacemos un descanso?■ what would you say to an ice-cream? ¿te apetece un helado?5 (suppose) suponer, poner, decir■ say you found a wallet, what would you do? supongamos que encuentras una cartera, ¿qué harías?■ come round at, say, 8.00pm pásate hacia las 8.00, ¿te parece?■ shall we say Saturday then? ¿quedamos el sábado, pues?1 opinión nombre femenino1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar ¡oye!, ¡oiga!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhaving said that... a pesar de eso..., no obstante...I'll say! ¡ya lo creo!it goes without saying that... por supuesto que..., huelga decir que...it is said that... dicen que..., se dice que...never say die no rendirsenot to have a lot to say for oneself no tener mucho que decirnot to say... por no decir...not to say much for somebody/something decir mal de alguien/algosay when! ¡ya me dirás basta!that is to say es decirthe least said the better cuanto menos decimos, mejorto have one's say dar su opinión, hablarto not say a dicky-bird no decir ni píoto say a lot for somebody/something decir mucho en favor de alguien/algoto say nothing of... por no decir nada de..., por no mencionar...to say the least como mínimoto say to oneself decir para síwhen all is said and done al fin y al caboyou can say that again! ¡y que lo digas!, ¡ya lo creo!you don't say! ¡no me digas!you said it! ¡ya lo creo!; ¡dímelo a mí!1) express, utter: decir, expresarto say no: decir que nothat goes without saying: ni que decir tieneno sooner said than done: dicho y hechoto say again: repetirto say one's prayers: rezar2) indicate: marcar, ponermy watch says three o'clock: mi reloj marca las treswhat does the sign say?: ¿qué pone el letrero?3) allege: decirit's said that she's pretty: se dice que es bonitasay vi: decirto have no say: no tener ni voz ni vototo have one's say: dar uno su opiniónn.• decir s.m.• voz (Voto) s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: said) = decir v.(§pres: digo, dices...) pret: dij-pp: dichofut/c: dir-•)
I
1. seɪ1) (utter, express in speech) \<\<word/sentence/mass\>\> decir*; \<\<prayer\>\> rezar*to say good morning to somebody — darle* los buenos días a alguien
I said yes/no — dije que sí/no
he said yes/no to my proposal — aceptó/rechazó mi propuesta
go away, she said — -vete- dijo
he didn't say a word — no dijo ni una palabra or (fam) ni pío
to say something TO somebody — decirle* algo a alguien
who shall I say is calling? — ¿de parte de quién?
well, what can I say? — ¿y qué quieres que te diga?
it was, how o what shall I say, a tricky situation — fue, cómo te (lo) diría, una situación delicada
if you disagree, say so — si no está de acuerdo, dígalo
I should say so — ( emphatic agreement) eso digo yo; ( probability) yo diría que sí
it doesn't say much for... — no dice mucho de...
what have you got to say for yourself? — a ver, explícate
the less said about it, the better — cuanto menos se hable del asunto, mejor
it goes without saying that... — huelga decir que..., ni que decir tiene que..., por supuesto que...
though I say it myself — modestia aparte, no es por decirlo
before you could say knife o Jack Robinson — en un santiamén, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
2)a) ( state) decir*it said in the paper that... — el periódico decía or ponía que...
b) \<\<watch/dial\>\> marcar*3)a) ( suppose) (colloq) suponer*, poner*(let's) say that... — supongamos or pongamos que...
shall we say tomorrow? — ¿qué tal mañana? (fam)
b) ( estimate) decir*4)a) ( allege) decir*he's been ill, or so he says — ha estado enfermo, al menos eso es lo que dice
to be said to + INF: she's said to be very mean/strict — dicen que es muy tacaña/severa
b) (decide, pronounce) decir*5) ( respond to suggestion) (colloq)what do o would you say to a cup of tea — ¿quieres or (esp Esp) te apetece una taza de té?, ¿qué te parece si nos tomamos un té?
2.
vi decir*you were saying? — ¿(qué) decías?
who says o says who? — (colloq) ¿quién lo dice?
you don't say! — (colloq) no me digas!
I say! — (BrE colloq)
II
interjection (AmE colloq) oye! (fam)say, that's a great idea! — oye, qué buena idea! (fam)
say, buddy — eh, amigo!
III
noun (no pl)a) ( statement of view)to have one's say — dar* su (or mi etc) opinión
b) ( power)[seɪ] (vb: pt, pp said)say (IN something): I have no say in the matter yo no tengo ni voz ni voto en el asunto; to have the final say (in something) — tener* la última palabra (en algo)
1. VTVI1) [person] (=speak, tell) decir"hello," he said — -hola -dijo
what did you say? — ¿qué dijiste?
he said to me that... — me dijo que...
to say to o.s. — decir para sí
•
say after me — repite lo que digo yo•
to say goodbye to sb — despedirse de algn•
to say good morning/ goodnight to sb — dar los buenos días/las buenas noches a algn•
I've nothing more to say — se acabó•
I must say (that) I disapprove of the idea — la verdad es que no me parece bien la ideaI must say she's very pretty — tengo que or debo reconocer que es muy guapa
it's difficult, I must say — es difícil, lo confieso
•
to say no — decir que noI wouldn't say no — (Brit) * me encantaría
•
that's what I say — eso digo yo, lo mismo digo yo•
I will say this about him, he's bright — reconozco (a pesar de todo) que es listo2) (=show on dial) marcar; (=show in print) poner, decirit says here that it was built in 1066 — aquí pone or dice que se construyó en 1006
the rules say that... — según las reglas..., en las reglas pone...
3) (in phrases)•
when all is said and done — al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas•
she has nothing to say for herself — no tiene conversación, nunca abre la bocawhat have you got to say for yourself? — ¿y tú, qué dices?
•
say what you like about her hat, she's charming — dígase lo que se quiera acerca de su sombrero, es encantadora•
there's no saying what he'll do — quién sabe lo que hará•
I'd rather not say — prefiero no decir (nada)it's an original, not to say revolutionary, idea — la idea es original y hasta revolucionaria
•
to say nothing of the rest — sin hablar de lo demás•
would you really say so? — ¿lo crees de veras?•
that is to say — o sea, es decir•
what do or would you say to a walk? — ¿le apetece or se le antoja un paseo?what would you say to that? — ¿qué contestas a eso?
•
it goes without saying that... — ni que decir tiene que..., huelga decir que...it is said that..., they say that... — se dice que..., dicen que...
•
it's easier said than done — del dicho al hecho hay gran trecho•
there's a lot to be said for it/for doing it — hay mucho que decir a su favor/a favor de hacerlo•
it must be said that... — hay que decir or reconocer que...•
there's something to be said for it/for doing it — hay algo que decir a su favor/a favor de hacerlo•
no sooner said than done — dicho y hechosay! (esp US) —
I'll say! * —
I should say so! * —
you can say that again! * — ¡ya lo creo!, ¡exacto!
•
enough said! — ¡basta!•
say no more! — ¡basta!, ¡ni una palabra más!•
so you say! — ¡eso es lo que tú dices!•
well said! — ¡muy bien dicho!•
you've said it! * — ¡exacto!, ¡tú lo dijiste!6) (=suppose) suponer, decir, poner(let's) say it's worth £20 — supongamos or digamos or pon que vale 20 libras
I should say it's worth about £100 — yo diría que vale unas cien libras
shall we say Tuesday? — ¿quedamos en el martes?
shall we say £5? — ¿convenimos en 5 libras?
we sell it at say £25 — pongamos que lo vendemos por 25 libras
2.N•
to have one's say — dar su opiniónI've had my say — yo he dado mi opinión or he dicho lo que pensaba
if I had had a say in it — si hubieran pedido mi parecer or opinión
let him have his say! — ¡que hable él!
* * *
I
1. [seɪ]1) (utter, express in speech) \<\<word/sentence/mass\>\> decir*; \<\<prayer\>\> rezar*to say good morning to somebody — darle* los buenos días a alguien
I said yes/no — dije que sí/no
he said yes/no to my proposal — aceptó/rechazó mi propuesta
go away, she said — -vete- dijo
he didn't say a word — no dijo ni una palabra or (fam) ni pío
to say something TO somebody — decirle* algo a alguien
who shall I say is calling? — ¿de parte de quién?
well, what can I say? — ¿y qué quieres que te diga?
it was, how o what shall I say, a tricky situation — fue, cómo te (lo) diría, una situación delicada
if you disagree, say so — si no está de acuerdo, dígalo
I should say so — ( emphatic agreement) eso digo yo; ( probability) yo diría que sí
it doesn't say much for... — no dice mucho de...
what have you got to say for yourself? — a ver, explícate
the less said about it, the better — cuanto menos se hable del asunto, mejor
it goes without saying that... — huelga decir que..., ni que decir tiene que..., por supuesto que...
though I say it myself — modestia aparte, no es por decirlo
before you could say knife o Jack Robinson — en un santiamén, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
2)a) ( state) decir*it said in the paper that... — el periódico decía or ponía que...
b) \<\<watch/dial\>\> marcar*3)a) ( suppose) (colloq) suponer*, poner*(let's) say that... — supongamos or pongamos que...
shall we say tomorrow? — ¿qué tal mañana? (fam)
b) ( estimate) decir*4)a) ( allege) decir*he's been ill, or so he says — ha estado enfermo, al menos eso es lo que dice
to be said to + INF: she's said to be very mean/strict — dicen que es muy tacaña/severa
b) (decide, pronounce) decir*5) ( respond to suggestion) (colloq)what do o would you say to a cup of tea — ¿quieres or (esp Esp) te apetece una taza de té?, ¿qué te parece si nos tomamos un té?
2.
vi decir*you were saying? — ¿(qué) decías?
who says o says who? — (colloq) ¿quién lo dice?
you don't say! — (colloq) no me digas!
I say! — (BrE colloq)
II
interjection (AmE colloq) oye! (fam)say, that's a great idea! — oye, qué buena idea! (fam)
say, buddy — eh, amigo!
III
noun (no pl)a) ( statement of view)to have one's say — dar* su (or mi etc) opinión
b) ( power)say (IN something): I have no say in the matter yo no tengo ni voz ni voto en el asunto; to have the final say (in something) — tener* la última palabra (en algo)
См. также в других словарях:
you could hear a pin drop — mainly spoken phrase used for emphasizing how quiet a place is when no one is talking As the audience waited for him to speak, you could have heard a pin drop. Thesaurus: silent and silencesynonym describing loud and noisy soundssynonym… … Useful english dictionary
you could have fooled me — spoken phrase used for saying you do not believe something that someone is telling you ‘Sam never meant to upset you.’ ‘Well, you could have fooled me!’ Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not believe somethingsynonym Main entry: fool * * * y … Useful english dictionary
You could have knocked me down with a feather! — You could have knocked me down/over with a feather! humorous something that you say in order to emphasize how surprised you were when something happened. I only entered for a joke and I won first prize. You could have knocked me down with a… … New idioms dictionary
You could have knocked me over with a feather! — You could have knocked me down/over with a feather! humorous something that you say in order to emphasize how surprised you were when something happened. I only entered for a joke and I won first prize. You could have knocked me down with a… … New idioms dictionary
you could do worse than do something — you can/could do worse than do sth idiom used to say that you think sth is a good idea • If you want a safe investment, you could do a lot worse than put your money in a building society. Main entry: ↑worseidiom … Useful english dictionary
You Could Drive a Person Crazy — Infobox Television episode Title = You Could Drive a Person Crazy Series = Desperate Housewives Caption = Lynette angered over Tom s laziness. Season = 2 (2005 2006) Episode = 2 Airdate = October 2, 2005 Production = 202 Writer = Chris Black and… … Wikipedia
you could cut the atmosphere with a knife — something that you say to describe a situation in which everyone is feeling very angry or nervous and you feel that something unpleasant could soon happen. There was a lot of tension between Diane and Carol; you could cut the atmosphere in that… … New idioms dictionary
You could've fooled me. — informal something that you say when you do not believe what someone says about something that you saw or experienced yourself. No, I wasn t angry, I was just a little surprised. Really? You could ve fooled me … New idioms dictionary
You could have heard a pin drop. — something that you say in order to describe a situation where there was complete silence, especially because people were very interested or very surprised by what was happening. Margaret s ex husband turned up at the wedding. Honestly, you could… … New idioms dictionary
before you can say Jack Robinson — before (you) can say Jack Robinson old fashioned if you say that something happens before you can say Jack Robinson, it happens very suddenly. I offered her a chocolate but before you could say Jack Robinson she d eaten half the box … New idioms dictionary
before you can say Jack Robinson — very quickly, in a split second, in no time Before you could say Jack Robinson, the ghost was gone! … English idioms
