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81 hardly
adverbhardly anyone or anybody/anything — kaum jemand/etwas
hardly any wine/beds — kaum Wein/Betten
hardly ever — so gut wie nie
hardly at all — fast überhaupt nicht
* * *1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) kaum2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) kaum3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) kaum* * *hard·ly[ˈhɑ:dli, AM ˈhɑ:rd-]adv inv1. (scarcely) kaumI can \hardly hear you ich kann dich fast nicht verstehenwe \hardly knew our neighbours wir kannten unsere Nachbarn nur wenighe \hardly speaks a word er sagt so gut wie nichts\hardly anything kaum etwas, fast nichts\hardly ever fast nie, so gut wie nieit's \hardly my fault! ich kann ja wohl kaum was dafür!* * *['hAːdlɪ]adv1) (= barely) kaumthe boy was hardly seventeen —
I could understand hardly a word — ich konnte kaum ein Wort or fast kein Wort verstehen
it's worth hardly anything — es ist fast nichts wert
you've hardly eaten anything — du hast (ja) kaum etwas gegessen
I hardly know any French — ich kann kaum Französisch or fast kein Französisch
there was hardly anywhere to go — man konnte fast nirgends hingehen
hardly a day goes by when we don't read about murder in the newspaper — es vergeht kaum ein Tag, an dem wir nicht von Mordfällen in der Zeitung lesen
I can still hardly believe it —
hardly had he uttered the words when he began laughing — er hatte die Worte kaum ausgesprochen, als er anfing zu lachen
2) (= certainly not) wohl kaumI will hardly need to remind you to be polite to your grandmother — ich muss euch wohl kaum daran erinnern, höflich zu eurer Großmutter zu sein
will she remember? – hardly! — wird sie daran denken? – bestimmt nicht!
* * *hardly adv1. kaum, fast nicht:hardly ever fast nie2. (wohl) kaum, schwerlich:3. (zeitlich) kaum:hardly had he entered the room ( oder he had hardly entered the room) when … kaum hatte er oder er hatte kaum das Zimmer betreten, als …4. mit Mühe, mühsam5. hart, streng* * *adverbhardly anyone or anybody/anything — kaum jemand/etwas
hardly any wine/beds — kaum Wein/Betten
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82 pacierz
m (christian) prayer- odmówić a. zmówić pacierz za duszę ojca to say a prayer for the soul of one’s father- bezmyślnie klepać pacierze to rattle off one’s prayers- znać a. umieć coś jak pacierz to know sth by heart* * *-a, -e; gen pl -y; m* * *miGen. -a1. prayer; zmówić pacierz say one's prayers; nie ucz księdza pacierza przen. don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs; jak amen w pacierzu sure as eggs are eggs.2. przest. spine, backbone.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pacierz
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83 uczyć
1. (-ę, -ysz); perf; na-; vt 2. viuczyć (kogoś) matematyki/polskiego — to teach (sb) mathematics/Polish
* * *ipf.teach ( kogoś czegoś sb sth); uczyć w szkole teach at school, be a teacher; doświadczenie uczy, że... experience teaches that...; ja cię nauczę! pot. I'll teach you a lesson!; nie ucz ojca dzieci robić pot. don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.ipf.(= przyswajać wiedzę) learn, study; uczyć się dobrze/źle be a good/bad student; uczyć się do egzaminu study for an exam; Br. t. revise for an exam; uczyć się na piątki be an A student; uczyć się na trójki be an average student, be a C student; uczyć się na własnych/czyichś błędach learn from one's/sb's mistakes; uczyć się na kogoś pot. study to be sb; uczyć się na pamięć learn by heart.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > uczyć
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84 æg
edge, egg, ovum, spawn* * *I. (en -ge)( på skærende instrument) edge;( på stof) selvedge, selvage.II. (et -) egg;( frøanlæg) ovule;[nå, så ægget vil lære hønen] you can't teach your grandmother to suck eggs;(se også rådden). -
85 gloria
f.1 glory.2 celebrity, star.3 delight.estar en la gloria to be in seventh heavensaber a gloria to taste divine o heavenly4 Gloria.* * *1 (bienaventuranza) glory2 (fama) fame, honour (US honor)3 (cielo) heaven4 (esplendor) boast5 (cántico) Gloria\cubrirse de gloria irónico to make a fool of oneselfdar gloria to be a delightestar en la gloria familiar to be in seventh heavenoler a gloria familiar to smell divinesaber a gloria familiar to taste divine* * *noun f.1) glory2) fame* * *SF1) (=cielo) glory¡por la gloria de mi madre! — by all that's holy!
2) (=delicia) delight; (=éxtasis) blissa gloria —
dar gloria —
3) (=fama) glorycubrirse de gloria — iró to make a fine mess of sth
4) (=personalidad) great figure, great *una de las grandes glorias del cine — one of the greats * o great figures of the cinema
5) [apelativo]¡sí, gloria! — yes, my love!
6) ** (=droga) hash *, pot *** * *1) (Relig) gloryque en gloria esté — God rest her/his soul
estar/sentirse en la gloria: aquí dentro se está en la gloria it's wonderful in here; me siento en la gloria — I'm in seventh heaven
2)a) (fama, honor) gloryen gloria y majestad — triumphantly, victoriously
b) ( acontecimiento) glorious moment3) ( personalidad) figure* * *= glory, laurels.Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex. There is a need to give credit to all involved in the development of quality products thus sharing the laurels.----* antigua gloria = Posesivo + former glory.* disfrutar de la gloria ajena = bask in + reflected glory.* en la gloria = snugly.* estar en la gloria = be on cloud nine, float on + air.* gloria ajena = reflected glory.* gloria bendita = out of this world.* recuperar + Posesivo + antigua gloria = regain + Posesivo + former glory.* * *1) (Relig) gloryque en gloria esté — God rest her/his soul
estar/sentirse en la gloria: aquí dentro se está en la gloria it's wonderful in here; me siento en la gloria — I'm in seventh heaven
2)a) (fama, honor) gloryen gloria y majestad — triumphantly, victoriously
b) ( acontecimiento) glorious moment3) ( personalidad) figure* * *= glory, laurels.Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.
Ex: There is a need to give credit to all involved in the development of quality products thus sharing the laurels.* antigua gloria = Posesivo + former glory.* disfrutar de la gloria ajena = bask in + reflected glory.* en la gloria = snugly.* estar en la gloria = be on cloud nine, float on + air.* gloria ajena = reflected glory.* gloria bendita = out of this world.* recuperar + Posesivo + antigua gloria = regain + Posesivo + former glory.* * *A ( Relig) glorytu abuela, que en gloria esté, … your grandmother, God rest her soul, …alcanzar la gloria eterna to achieve eternal gloryestar/sentirse en la gloria: aquí dentro se está en la gloria it's blissful o heavenly o wonderful in hereme siento en la gloria aquí, lejos del trabajo this is glorious, being here, away from workél, rodeado así de niños, está en la gloria he's in his element o he loves it when he's surrounded by children like thatsaber a gloria to taste delicious o glorious o heavenlyB1 (fama, honor) gloryse cubrieron de gloria they achieved o won great glory, they covered themselves with gloryen gloria y majestad triumphantly, victoriously2 (acontecimiento) glorious momentC (placer) delightes una gloria or da gloria oírla cantar it's a delight to hear her singaquí se está que es una gloria it's wonderful o blissful o heavenly here, it's absolute heaven o bliss hereD (personalidad) figurees una de las glorias del deporte nacional he is one of the country's great sporting figures o heroeslas viejas glorias de Hollywood the grand old names of HollywoodGloria* * *
Del verbo gloriar: ( conjugate gloriar)
gloria es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
gloria sustantivo femenino
1a) (Relig) glory;◊ estar/sentirse en la gloria to be in seventh heaven
2 ( personalidad) figure;◊ es una de las glorias del deporte he is one of the great sporting figures o heroes
gloria
I sustantivo femenino
1 (renombre, reconocimiento) glory
2 Rel heaven
3 fam (gusto, placer) delight, pleasure: qué guapa está, da gloria verla, she's just so beautiful, it's a pleasure to look at her
II sustantivo masculino Rel (cántico) Gloria
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar en la gloria, to be in seventh heaven o to be in one's glory
saber a gloria, to taste heavenly
' gloria' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
honor
- pena
- aureola
- palma
- sábado
English:
fade
- faded
- glory
- has-been
- blaze
- intone
* * *♦ nf1. [en religión] glory;que en gloria esté God rest his/her soul2. [celebridad] celebrity, star;alcanzar la gloria to achieve fame3. [grandeza, esplendor] glory;la gloria de un país the glory of a countryestar en la gloria to be in seventh heaven;saber a gloria to taste divine o heavenly;este vino es una gloria this wine is divine o heavenly;en esta playa se está en la gloria this beach is absolute heaven o blisslas viejas glorias del toreo the great names in the history of bullfighting♦ nm[oración] Gloria* * *f1 ( fama) glory;cubrirse de gloria cover o.s. in glory2 ( delicia) delight;saber a gloria taste wonderful3:estar en la gloria fam be in seventh heaven fam* * *gloria nf1) : glory2) : fame, renown3) : delight, enjoyment4) : star, legendlas glorias del cine: the great names in motion pictures* * *gloria n (en general) glory -
86 desatento
adj.rude, inattentive, heedless, uncivil.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desatentar.* * *► adjetivo1 (distraído) inattentive2 (descortés) discourteous, impolite► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (descortés) impolite person, discourteous person* * *ADJ1) (=descuidado) heedless, careless2) (=distraído) inattentive3) (=descortés) discourteous ( con to)* * *- ta adjetivoa) [ser] ( desconsiderado) thoughtless, inconsideratefuiste desatento, deberías habérselo agradecido — it was thoughtless of you not to thank her
no seas desatento, ayúdala a bajar las maletas — be a little more helpful, help her to get her suitcases down
b) [estar] ( distraído) inattentive* * *- ta adjetivoa) [ser] ( desconsiderado) thoughtless, inconsideratefuiste desatento, deberías habérselo agradecido — it was thoughtless of you not to thank her
no seas desatento, ayúdala a bajar las maletas — be a little more helpful, help her to get her suitcases down
b) [estar] ( distraído) inattentive* * *desatento -ta1(desconsiderado): no seas desatento, ayúdala a bajar las maletas be a little more helpful, help her to get her suitcases downestuviste desatento, deberías habérselo agradecido it was thoughtless o impolite o discourteous of you not to thank her2 (distraído) inattentiveha estado muy desatento he has been very inattentive, he hasn't been paying attention* * *
desatento◊ -ta adjetivo
' desatento' also found in these entries:
English:
heedless
- inattentive
* * *desatento, -a adj1. [distraído] inattentive;siempre está desatento en clase he never pays attention in class2. [descortés] impolite;no seas tan desatento, ayuda al señor con las bolsas try to be a little more polite, help the gentleman with his bags;has estado muy desatento con tu abuela you've been very impolite to your grandmother* * *adj1 ( desconsiderado) discourteous2 ( distraído) inattentive* * *desatento, -ta adj1) distraído: absentminded2) grosero: discourteous, rude -
87 ocho
adj.1 eight.2 eighth.f. & m.eight.del sábado en ocho días the Saturday after next, a week on Saturday, Saturday week;m.eight, number eight.* * *► adjetivo1 eight (octavo) eighth1 eight\a los ocho días in a week's timedarle igual a uno ocho que ochenta familiar not to mind either waymás chulo,-a que un ocho familiar (engreído) full of os 2 (guapo) smart Table 1 NOTA See also seis/Table 1* * *noun m. adj.* * *1.ADJ INV PRON [gen] eight; [ordinal, en la fecha] eighth2. SM1) (=número) eight; (=fecha) eighthseis* * *I II* * *I II* * *ocho1adj inv/pronocho2A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (número) (number) eight para ejemplos ver cinco1 (↑ cinco (1)), cinco2 (↑ cinco (2))aventarse un ocho ( Méx fam): te aventaste un ocho al jugar el cinco playing the five was a brilliant move o a stroke of geniusestar hecho/volverse un ocho (Col, Ven fam); to be/get in a muddle* * *
ocho adj inv/pron/m
eight;
para ejemplos ver◊ cinco
ocho adjetivo & m inv eight
♦ Locuciones: dar igual ocho que ochenta, to be easy going about sthg: seguro que no llama a tu abuela, porque le da igual ocho que ochenta, I'm sure he doesn't call your grandmother because he's not really bothered about her
' ocho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cada
- dar
- estar
- igual
- normalmente
- rebasar
- sumar
- tener
- U
- a
- acuerdo
- aspirante
- cinco
- componer
- el
- encierro
- más
- u
- valer
English:
about
- after
- along
- detention
- divide
- eight
- force
- from
- gain
- Ivy League
- plane
- start
- take
- block
- double
- expect
- ivy
- of
- out of
- outside
- possible
* * *♦ númeight;de aquí en ocho días [en una semana] a week today;Fam¡qué fiesta ni qué ocho cuartos! it wasn't what I'd call a party!;Famdar igual ocho que ochenta to make no difference;ver también tres♦ nm[en remo] eight ocho con timonel coxed eight* * *I adj eightII m eight* * *ocho adj & nm: eight* * *ocho num1. (en general) eight2. (en fechas) eighth -
88 ocho
ocho adj inv/pron/m eight; para ejemplos ver◊ cinco
ocho adjetivo & m inv eight Locuciones: dar igual ocho que ochenta, to be easy going about sthg: seguro que no llama a tu abuela, porque le da igual ocho que ochenta, I'm sure he doesn't call your grandmother because he's not really bothered about her ' ocho' also found in these entries: Spanish: cada - dar - estar - igual - normalmente - rebasar - sumar - tener - U - a - acuerdo - aspirante - cinco - componer - el - encierro - más - u - valer English: about - after - along - detention - divide - eight - force - from - gain - Ivy League - plane - start - take - block - double - expect - ivy - of - out of - outside - possible -
89 яйцо
с.egg; биол. ovum (pl. ova)яйцо всмятку — soft-boiled / lightly-boiled egg
сварить яйцо всмятку — boil an egg lightly
яйцо вкрутую, крутое яйцо — hard-boiled egg
сварить яйцо вкрутую — boil an egg bard
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90 egg
{eg}
I. 1. яйце
bad EGG развалено яйце, запъртък (u прен.)
2. яйцеклетка
3. разг. човек
good EGG чудесен човек, арабия
bad EGG мошеник
4. sl. (самолетна) бомба, мина
to lay EGGs поставям мини
5. aм. sl. хеликоптер
in the EGG в зародит (и прен.)
to have/put all one's EGGs in one basket рискувам/залагам всичко на една карта
to lay an EGG ам. провалям се, претърпявам неуспех
as sure as EGGs is/are EGGs разг. без съмнение, съвсем сигурно
II. v подстрекавам, насъсквам (обик. с on)* * *{eg} n 1. яйце; bad egg развалено яйце, запъртък (u прен.); 2. яйце(2) {eg} v подстрекавам, насьсквам (обик. с on).* * *яйце; насъсквам;* * *1. as sure as eggs is/are eggs разг. без съмнение, съвсем сигурно 2. aм. sl. хеликоптер 3. bad egg мошеник 4. bad egg развалено яйце, запъртък (u прен.) 5. good egg чудесен човек, арабия 6. i. яйце 7. ii. v подстрекавам, насъсквам (обик. с on) 8. in the egg в зародит (и прен.) 9. sl. (самолетна) бомба, мина 10. to have/put all one's eggs in one basket рискувам/залагам всичко на една карта 11. to lay an egg ам. провалям се, претърпявам неуспех 12. to lay eggs поставям мини 13. разг. човек 14. яйцеклетка* * *egg [eg] I. n 1. яйце; a bad \egg развалено яйце, запъртък (и прен.); 2. яйцеклетка; 3. воен., ам. sl бомба, самолетна бомба, мина; 4. разг. неуспех, провал, крах; 5. архит. овален орнамент на корниз или йонийски капител; • bad \egg разг. мошеник; good \egg разг. чудесен човек, арабия; "ценно" нещо, фина работа; old \egg разг. друже, брат; duck's \egg уч. нищо, нула; as sure as \eggs is \eggs абсолютно сигурно, със сигурност; to have an \egg on o.'s face разг. изглеждам глупак, ставам глупак в очите на другите; to have ( put) all o.'s \eggs in one basket рискувам, залагам всичко на една карта; nest \egg полог; бели пари за черни дни; to lay an \egg sl провалям се, нямам успех (за виц, театрално представление); to tread on \eggs действам, пристъпвам предпазливо, внимателно; намирам се в деликатно положение, (в небрано лозе); don't teach your grandmother to suck \eggs не продавай краставици на краставичар. II. v подстрекавам, насъсквам, подбуждам (обикн. с on). -
91 apprendre
apprendre [apʀɑ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 58 transitive verba. [+ leçon, métier] to learn• apprendre à lire/à nager to learn to read/to swim• j'ai appris hier que... I heard yesterday that...c. ( = annoncer) apprendre qch à qn to tell sb sth• vous ne m'apprenez rien ! you haven't told me anything I didn't know already!• ça lui apprendra (à vivre) ! that'll teach him a lesson!* * *apʀɑ̃dʀ
1.
apprendre quelque chose par cœur — to learn something by heart, to learn something off by heart GB
2) ( être informé de) to learn [vérité] ( par quelqu'un from somebody; sur quelque chose/quelqu'un about something/somebody); to hear [information] ( par quelqu'un from somebody; sur quelque chose/quelqu'un about something/somebody); to learn of [événement, décision] ( par quelqu'un through somebody)3) ( enseigner) to teach4) ( faire savoir) [personne, journal] to tell
2.
s'apprendre verbe pronominals'apprendre facilement/difficilement — to be easy/difficult to learn
la patience, cela s'apprend — patience is something you can learn
* * *apʀɑ̃dʀ vt1) (en tant qu'élève) to learnJ'apprends à faire la cuisine. — I'm learning to cook.
2) (en tant qu'informé) [nouvelle] to hear, [événement, résultats] to hear ofJ'ai appris son départ. — I heard that she had left.
Ma mère m'a appris l'anglais. — My mother taught me English.
Elle lui a appris à conduire. — She taught him to drive.
Jean-Pierre m'a appris la nouvelle. — Jean-Pierre told me the news.
* * *apprendre verb table: prendreA vtr1 ( étudier) to learn; apprendre qch par cœur to learn sth by heart, to learn sth off by heart GB; le bonheur d'apprendre the joy of learning; apprendre à écrire/à conduire to learn to write/to drive; apprendre l'italien to learn Italian; apprendre à reconnaître qch/à se servir de qch to learn (how) to recognize sth/to use sth; apprendre qch sur qch to learn sth about sth;2 ( être informé de) to hear, to learn [nouvelle, vérité, décision] (par qn from sb); to hear [rumeur]; ( de façon indirecte) to hear of ou about [décision]; apprendre la mort de qn to learn of ou hear of sb's death; apprendre qch par qn to hear about sth through sb; apprendre qch par la radio to hear sth on the radio; ( sujet plus vaste) to hear about sth on the radio; apprendre qch par la presse to see sth in the papers; apprendre qch sur qn to hear ou learn sth about sb; apprendre que to hear ou learn that; apprendre qch par téléphone to be told sth over the phone;3 ( enseigner) to teach; apprendre qch à qn to teach sb sth; apprendre à conduire à qn to teach sb (how) to drive; cela t'apprendra (à ne pas faire ça)! that'll teach you (not to do that)!; ce n'est pas à toi que je l'apprendrai you don't need me to tell you;4 ( faire savoir) [personne, journal] to tell; apprendre qch à qn to tell sb sth; tu ne m'apprends rien you're not telling me anything new.B s'apprendre vpr qch qui s'apprend facilement/difficilement sth which is easy/difficult to learn; la patience, cela s'apprend patience is something you can learn.[aprɑ̃dr] verbe transitif1. [s'initier à] to learnapprendre quelque chose de quelqu'un to learn something from somebody, to be taught something by somebodyapprendre à être patient to learn patience, to learn to be patientapprendre à connaître quelqu'un/une ville to get to know somebody/a townil apprend facilement/avec difficulté learning comes/doesn't come easily to himapprendre lentement/vite to be a slow/fast learner2. [enseigner]apprendre quelque chose à quelqu'un to teach somebody something ou something to somebodyelle m'a appris le français/à nager she taught me French/(how) to swimil/ça va lui apprendre à vivre! he'll/it'll teach him a thing or two!on n'apprend pas à un vieux singe à faire la grimace (proverbe) don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs3. [donner connaissance de] to tellqu'est-ce que j'apprends, vous démissionnez? what's this I hear about you resigning?apprenez ou vous apprendrez qu'ici on ne fait pas ce genre de choses you'll have to learn that we don't do things like that here————————s'apprendre verbe pronominalle style, ça ne s'apprend pas you can't learn style -
92 învaţă oul / puiul pe găină?
you won't / don't teach your grandmother (how) to suck eggs?aprox. teach the dog to bark.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > învaţă oul / puiul pe găină?
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93 fresh
§ ახალი, სუფთა, გამოუცდელი, ცივი, გამაგრილებელი§1 ახალი, ქორფაfresh bread / cheese / facts ახალი პური / ყველი / ფაქტებიfresh water მტკნარი / უმარილო წყალიfresh breeze გრილი ნიავი / სიო2 ცოცხალიfresh flowers ცოცხალი / ახლად დაკრფილი ყვავილები3 უხეშად შეპასუხებაdon’t be fresh to your grandmother! უხეშად ნუ პასუხობ ბებიას! -
94 ■ go round
■ go roundA v. i. + avv.1 girare (in tondo; anche fig.); ( di una ruota) girare; ( di un astro, un pianeta) ruotare: Money makes the world go round, sono i soldi che fan girare il mondo2 andare in giro; muoversi; viaggiare; farsi vedere ( in pubblico); uscire ( con una ragazza, ecc.): He goes round with a gang of young hooligans, va in giro con una banda di teppistelli3 andare (a trovare): Let's go round and see your grandmother!, andiamo a trovare la nonna!4 ( di una notizia, ecc.) andare in giro; diffondersi; ( dell'influenza, ecc.) essere in giro; ( di un avviso, un invito, ecc.) essere fatto circolare5 fare il giro (distribuendo qc.); ( di una cosa distribuita) essercene per tutti: There aren't enough cakes to go round, le paste non bastano per tutti; There's enough to go round!, ce n'è per tutti!6 (trasp.) fare una deviazione: to go round the long way, allungare la strada facendo una deviazioneB v. i. + prep.1 girare intorno a; fare il giro di; girare; circondare; ( di un corpo celeste, ecc.) ruotare intorno a: The moon goes round the earth, la luna ruota intorno alla terra; to go round the corner, girare l'angolo6 ( di un avviso, ecc.) essere fatto circolare fra ( diverse persone) □ (autom.) to go round a bend, fare (o prendere) una curva □ (fam.) to go round the bend, diventare matto ( anche fig.); ammattire; impazzire □ to go round in circles, andare in cerchio; (fig. fam.) non combinare nulla. -
95 (to) inherit
(to) inherit /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/v. t. e i.2 (fig.) avere (ereditato): You inherited your grandmother's eyes, hai (ereditato) gli occhi della nonna. -
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(to) inherit /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/v. t. e i.2 (fig.) avere (ereditato): You inherited your grandmother's eyes, hai (ereditato) gli occhi della nonna. -
97 Das kannst du mir nicht weismachen.
ausdr.Teach your grandmother to suck eggs. expr.Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Das kannst du mir nicht weismachen.
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98 suck
1. transitive verb2. intransitive verbsuck one's thumb — am Daumen lutschen
1) [Baby:] saugensuck at something — an etwas (Dat.) saugen
suck at a lollipop — an einem Lutscher lecken
2)something sucks — (esp. Amer. sl.) etwas ist Scheiße (derb)
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/92249/suck_down">suck down- suck in- suck under- suck up* * *1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) saugen2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) lutschen3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) einsaugen2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) das Lutschen- sucker- suck up to* * *[sʌk]I. nII. vtshe was sitting on the grass \sucking lemonade through a straw sie saß im Gras und trank mit einem Strohhalm Limonade2. (roll tongue around)▪ to \suck sth etw lutschento \suck sweets Bonbons lutschento \suck one's teeth an den Zähnen saugento \suck one's thumb [am] Daumen lutschenthe city has been \sucked dry of local talent der talentierte Nachwuchs der Stadt wurde abgeworben4. (strongly attract)▪ to \suck sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin ziehen▪ to \suck sb/sth under jdn/etw in die Tiefe ziehenhe was \sucked into a conspiracy er wurde in eine Verschwörung hineingezogen6.III. vi2. (roll tongue around) etw lutschento \suck at sweets Bonbons lutschento \suck at one's teeth an den Zähnen saugen3. (be compelled to participate)man this job \sucks! Mann, dieser Job ist echt Scheiße!5.▶ to \suck sb's brains jdn ausnutzen* * *[sʌk]1. nto have a suck (at straw) — saugen, ziehen (at an +dat ); (at lemonade etc) nuckeln (inf), ziehen (at an +dat ); (at lollipop) lutschen (at an +dat
2. vtsaugen; breast, straw saugen an (+dat); sweet, pastille lutschen; lollipop lutschen an (+dat); thumb lutschen or nuckeln (inf) an (+dat)to suck the juice out of sth — den Saft aus etw heraussaugen
to suck sb's blood (lit) — jdm das Blut aussaugen; (fig) jdn bis aufs Blut aussaugen
to suck sb dry (fig) — jdn bis aufs Blut aussaugen
go and teach your grandmother to suck eggs (prov) — da will das Ei wieder klüger sein als die Henne (prov)
3. vi1) (at an +dat) saugen; (at dummy) nuckeln (inf); (at lollipop) lutschen; (at thumb) lutschen, nuckeln (inf); (at pipe, through straw) ziehenhe always makes a sucking noise with his soup — er schlürft seine Suppe immer
2) (US inf= be very bad)
this city sucks — diese Stadt ist echt Scheiße (inf)* * *suck [sʌk]A v/t1. saugen (from, out of aus dat)2. saugen an (dat), eine Orange etc aussaugen4. suck ina) einsaugen,b) Wissen in sich aufsaugen,c) Br sl jemanden bescheißen5. lutschen an (dat):suck one’s thumb (am) Daumen lutschen;suck sweets Bonbons lutschen8. fig holen, gewinnen, ziehen:suck advantage out of Vorteil ziehen ausB v/i1. saugen, lutschen ( beide:at an dat):he sucked at his pipe er sog an seiner Pfeife2. an der Brust trinken oder saugen5. US sl (echt) beschissen seinC s1. Saugen n, Lutschen n:2. Sog m, Saugkraft f3. saugendes Geräusch4. Wirbel m, Strudel m5. umg kleiner Schluck6. sl Arschkriecher(in) pej* * *1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verb1) [Baby:] saugensuck at something — an etwas (Dat.) saugen
2)something sucks — (esp. Amer. sl.) etwas ist Scheiße (derb)
Phrasal Verbs:- suck in- suck up* * *v.an etwas lutschen ausdr.aussaugen v.saugen v.(§ p.,pp.: sog, gesogen) -
99 egg
[eg] n[half] a dozen \eggs ein [halbes] Dutzend Eier;quail's \eggs Wachteleier ntpl;beaten \egg geschlagenes Ei;hard-boiled/soft-boiled \egg hart/weich gekochtes Ei;to lay an \egg ein Ei legenchocolate \egg Schokoladenei ntPHRASES:to put all one's \eggs in one basket alles auf eine Karte setzen;to be left with \egg on one's face dumm dastehen ( fam)it's like teaching your grandmother to suck \eggs ( fam) da will das Ei [o Küken] [mal] wieder klüger sein als die Henne ( hum) ( fam)to \egg sb <-> on jdn anstacheln -
100 Ei
ei1) (oha!) well[, well]!, oho!2) (brav!) there, there;\Ei, \Ei, so, jetzt tut es gar nicht mehr weh! there, there [or there now], now it's stopped hurting!;2. Ei <-[e]s, -er> [ʼai] nt1) (Vogel\Ei, Schlangen\Ei) egg;faules \Ei rotten egg;ein hartes/hart gekochtes \Ei a hard-boiled egg;ein weiches/ weich gekochtes Ei a soft-boiled egg;aus dem \Ei kriechen to hatch [out];ein \Ei legen to lay an egg;russische \Eier egg mayonnaise, eggs Russian style;2) ( Eizelle) ovumdas kostet dich 500 \Eier! that'll cost you 500 quid!WENDUNGEN:das \Ei will klüger sein als die Henne! [don't] try and teach your grandmother to suck eggs!;das ist das \Ei des Kolumbus that's just the thing;das ist ein dickes \Ei! ( fam) that's a bit much!;ach, du dickes \Ei! ( fam) damn !;jdn wie ein rohes \Ei behandeln to handle sb with kid gloves;das sind doch noch ungelegte \Eier;kümmere dich nicht um ungelegte \Eier we'll cross that bridge when we come to it;wie auf \Eiern gehen (fam: ungeschickt gehen) to teeter around ( Brit); (vorsichtig, ängstlich gehen) to walk carefully [or ( Brit) gingerly];
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