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1 קרעים-קרעים
bits and pieces -
2 burda surda
bits and pieces -
3 piezas y pedazos
• bits and pieces -
4 bo’ltak so’ltak
bits and pieces.bo’ltak dial.in bits, pieces.bo’lur arch.s. bo’lar -
5 ושאר ירקות
and other things, and so on, bits and pieces, odds and ends -
6 chécheres
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7 trozo
m.piece (pedazo).hacer algo a trozos to do something bit by bitcortar algo en trozos to cut something into piecespres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: trozar.* * *1 piece, chunk* * *noun m.1) piece, bit, chunk2) fragment* * *SM1) (=pedazo) piece, bit2) (Literat, Mús) passagetrozos escogidos — selected passages, selections
* * *a) (de pan, pastel) piece, bit, slice; (de madera, papel, tela) piece, bit; (de vidrio, cerámica) piece, fragmentb) (Lit, Mús) passage* * *= chunk, length, piece, portion, shred, slice, gobbet, fragment, snippet, morsel, broken piece, hunk.Ex. So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.Ex. A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.Ex. Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.Ex. An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.Ex. The article ' Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.Ex. A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon.Ex. This material includes case studies, games, and model making kits, each containing a pre-digested gobbet of information.Ex. During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.Ex. Automation in libraries can only provide snippets of information, not knowledge.Ex. The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.Ex. Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.Ex. This is especially good if you cut a turkey breast in hunks and marinade overnight then grill.----* a trozos = piecewise.* compuesto de trozos = piecewise.* con trozos = piecewise.* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.* dividir en trozos = split into + bits.* hecho de trozos = piecewise.* trozo de = scrap of.* trozo de carne = cut of meat.* trozo de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* trozo de información = tidbit [titbit, -USA], titbit [tidbit, -UK].* trozo de papel = slip.* trozo de piel = skin.* trozo de tela = strip of cloth.* trozo de vasija = potsherd, potsherd.* trozos = odds and ends, bits and pieces, bits and bobs.* un trozo de = a piece of, a snatch of, a stretch of.* * *a) (de pan, pastel) piece, bit, slice; (de madera, papel, tela) piece, bit; (de vidrio, cerámica) piece, fragmentb) (Lit, Mús) passage* * *= chunk, length, piece, portion, shred, slice, gobbet, fragment, snippet, morsel, broken piece, hunk.Ex: So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.
Ex: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.Ex: Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.Ex: An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.Ex: The article ' Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.Ex: A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon.Ex: This material includes case studies, games, and model making kits, each containing a pre-digested gobbet of information.Ex: During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.Ex: Automation in libraries can only provide snippets of information, not knowledge.Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.Ex: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.Ex: This is especially good if you cut a turkey breast in hunks and marinade overnight then grill.* a trozos = piecewise.* compuesto de trozos = piecewise.* con trozos = piecewise.* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.* dividir en trozos = split into + bits.* hecho de trozos = piecewise.* trozo de = scrap of.* trozo de carne = cut of meat.* trozo de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* trozo de información = tidbit [titbit, -USA], titbit [tidbit, -UK].* trozo de papel = slip.* trozo de piel = skin.* trozo de tela = strip of cloth.* trozo de vasija = potsherd, potsherd.* trozos = odds and ends, bits and pieces, bits and bobs.* un trozo de = a piece of, a snatch of, a stretch of.* * *1 (de pan, pastel) piece, bit, slice; (de madera, papel, tela) piece, bit; (de vidrio, cerámica) piece, fragmentcortar la zanahoria en trocitos dice the carrot, chop the carrot into small piecesla pintura me quedó a trozos the paint dried all patchy* * *
trozo sustantivo masculino
(de madera, papel, tela) piece, bit;
(de vidrio, cerámica) piece, fragment;
b) (Lit, Mús) passage
trozo sustantivo masculino piece
' trozo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bloque
- bocado
- de
- hebra
- jirón
- papel
- parte
- tragar
- algodón
- cortar
- cristal
- fierro
- otro
- palo
- pedazo
- piedra
English:
bit
- cut
- fleck
- flint
- gob
- hunk
- joint
- length
- lump
- nugget
- piece
- slab
- slice
- take
- wedge
- chunk
- fall
- fish
- shred
- snippet
* * *trozo nm1. [de pan, tela, metal] piece;cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces2. [de camino] stretch;hacer algo a trozos to do sth bit by bit3. [de obra] extract;[de película] snippet* * *m piece* * *trozo nm1) pedazo: piece, bit, chunk2) : passage, extract* * *trozo n piece -
8 retazo
m.1 remnant.2 remnant of cloth, left-over piece, remnant, remnant of clothes.3 offal, giblets.4 bargain.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: retazar.* * *1 (retal) remnant, scrap2 (fragmento) fragment, piece* * *noun m.1) scrap2) excerpt, fragment* * *SM1) (Cos) remnant, bit, piecepl retazos snippets, bits and pieces2) Caribe bargain* * ** * *= remnant, snippet, scrap.Ex. What survived was a tiny remnant, sometimes, to judge from the binding, a relic of earlier antiquarianism.Ex. Automation in libraries can only provide snippets of information, not knowledge.Ex. The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.----* retazo de = scrap of.* retazos = odds and ends, shavings, bits and pieces, bits and bobs.* * ** * *= remnant, snippet, scrap.Ex: What survived was a tiny remnant, sometimes, to judge from the binding, a relic of earlier antiquarianism.
Ex: Automation in libraries can only provide snippets of information, not knowledge.Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.* retazo de = scrap of.* retazos = odds and ends, shavings, bits and pieces, bits and bobs.* * *1 (de tela) remnant2 (de un texto, una obra) snippetretazos de varias obras snippets o bits and pieces of several works* * *
retazo sustantivo masculino
1 (de tela) remnant
2 (de información, etc) snippet
' retazo' also found in these entries:
English:
remnant
* * *retazo nm1. [resto] remnant2. [pedazo] fragment;una conferencia hecha de retazos a speech patched together from bits and pieces of other speeches* * *m figsnippet, fragment* * *retazo nm1) : remnant, scrap2) : fragment, pieceretazos de su obra: bits and pieces from his writings -
9 retazos
m.pl.remnants, bits and pieces of fabric, rags, cuttings.* * *= odds and ends, shavings, bits and pieces, bits and bobsEx. Ephemeral jobs are likely to have been printed on such odds and ends of paper -- remnants and the like -- as were available in the warehouse.Ex. The sheets of paper were dipped by handfuls into hot size, a solution of animal gelatine made from vellum or leather shavings boiled in water, to make them relatively impermeable.Ex. At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.Ex. There she found a plastic sleeve with all sorts of invoices in it and other bits and bobs.* * *= odds and ends, shavings, bits and pieces, bits and bobsEx: Ephemeral jobs are likely to have been printed on such odds and ends of paper -- remnants and the like -- as were available in the warehouse.
Ex: The sheets of paper were dipped by handfuls into hot size, a solution of animal gelatine made from vellum or leather shavings boiled in water, to make them relatively impermeable.Ex: At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.Ex: There she found a plastic sleeve with all sorts of invoices in it and other bits and bobs. -
10 minucias
f.pl.minutia, trivia, minutiae.* * *= minutiae, bits and pieces, odds and ends, bits and bobs, petty details.Ex. Flaws are emphasized and frequent comparisons made with similar tools, but these are often buried in a mass of minutiae.Ex. At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.Ex. Ephemeral jobs are likely to have been printed on such odds and ends of paper -- remnants and the like -- as were available in the warehouse.Ex. There she found a plastic sleeve with all sorts of invoices in it and other bits and bobs.Ex. We all share the same wants and needs, only the petty details differ.* * *= minutiae, bits and pieces, odds and ends, bits and bobs, petty details.Ex: Flaws are emphasized and frequent comparisons made with similar tools, but these are often buried in a mass of minutiae.
Ex: At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.Ex: Ephemeral jobs are likely to have been printed on such odds and ends of paper -- remnants and the like -- as were available in the warehouse.Ex: There she found a plastic sleeve with all sorts of invoices in it and other bits and bobs.Ex: We all share the same wants and needs, only the petty details differ. -
11 trozos
= odds and ends, bits and pieces, bits and bobsEx. Ephemeral jobs are likely to have been printed on such odds and ends of paper -- remnants and the like -- as were available in the warehouse.Ex. At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.Ex. There she found a plastic sleeve with all sorts of invoices in it and other bits and bobs.* * *= odds and ends, bits and pieces, bits and bobsEx: Ephemeral jobs are likely to have been printed on such odds and ends of paper -- remnants and the like -- as were available in the warehouse.
Ex: At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.Ex: There she found a plastic sleeve with all sorts of invoices in it and other bits and bobs. -
12 pièce
pièce [pjεs]1. feminine nouna. ( = fragment) pieceb. ( = unité, objet) piece• 2 € pièce 2 euros each• on n'est pas aux pièces ! (inf) there's no rush!• un deux-pièces ( = costume, tailleur) a two-piece suit ; ( = maillot de bain) a two-piece swimsuitc. [de machine, voiture] componentd. [de maison] roome. [de théâtre] playg. ( = document) paper2. compounds► pièce montée (à un mariage) ≈ wedding cake (made of caramelized profiteroles piled up into a pyramid)* * *pjɛs
1.
1) ( d'habitation) room2) ( monnaie)donner or glisser la pièce à quelqu'un — (colloq) to give somebody a tip
3) Théâtre play; Littérature, Musique piece4) ( morceau) bit, piecemettre en pièces — ( briser) to smash [something] to pieces; ( déchirer) to pull [something] to pieces; fig to pull [something/somebody] to pieces
5) ( élément d'un assemblage) partcréé de toutes pièces — fig created from nothing
c'est forgé or inventé de toutes pièces — fig it's a complete fabrication
6) ( pour réparer) patch7) ( document) document8) (unité, objet) piece, item; (de jeu d'échecs, puzzle) piecevendu à la pièce — sold separately ou individually
travailler à la pièce or aux pièces — to do piecework
9) ( d'étoffe) lengthpièce de terre — field, piece of land
2.
- pièces (in compounds)1) ( habitation)un trois-pièces cuisine — a three-roomed flat GB ou apartment US with kitchen
2) ( vêtement)•Phrasal Verbs:••on n'est pas aux pièces — (colloq) we're not in a sweat-shop
* * *pjɛs1. nf1) [logement] roomMon lit est au centre de la pièce. — My bed is in the middle of the room.
un deux-pièces cuisine — a two-room flat Grande-Bretagne with kitchen, a two-room apartment USA with kitchen
un cinq pièces — a five-roomed flat Grande-Bretagne a five-roomed apartment USA
2) THÉÂTRE playOn joue une pièce de Shakespeare au théâtre. — There's a play by Shakespeare on at the theatre.
3) [mécanisme, machine] partIl faut changer une pièce du moteur. — There's an engine part which needs changing.
4) [monnaie] coin5) COUTURE patch6) (= document) documentpièces justificatives — supporting documents, documentary evidence
7) (= partie) pieceun maillot deux-pièces — a bikini, a two-piece swimsuit
8) (= unité) piecevendre à la pièce — to sell separately, to sell individually
de toutes pièces; C'est inventé de toutes pièces. — It's a complete fabrication.
tout d'une pièce (personne) (= entier) — straightforward
2. adv(= chacun) eachJ'ai acheté ces T-shirts dix euros pièce. — I bought these T-shirts for ten euros each.
* * *A nf1 ( d'habitation) room; maison de quatre pièces four-room(ed) house (excluding kitchen and bathroom);2 ⇒ L'argent et les monnaies ( monnaie) pièce (de monnaie) coin; pièce d'or/d'argent gold/silver coin; pièce d'un euro one-euro coin ou piece; donner or glisser la pièce à qn○ to tip sb, to give sb a tip; ⇒ monnaie;4 ( morceau) bit, piece; en pièces in bits; mettre en pièces ( briser) to smash [sth] to pieces; ( déchirer) to pull [sth] to pieces; fig to pull [sth/sb] to pieces; fait d'une seule pièce made in one piece; pièce à pièce bit by bit;5 ( élément d'un assemblage) part; pièce de rechange spare part; pièces de charpente roofing timbers; créé de toutes pièces fig created from nothing; c'est forgé or inventé de toutes pièces fig it's a complete fabrication;6 ( pour réparer) patch; poser une pièce sur un vêtement to put a patch on a garment;7 ( document) document; juger avec pièces à l'appui to judge on the basis of supporting documents; pièces jointes enclosures; juger sur pièces to judge on the actual evidence;8 (unité, objet) piece, item; (de jeu d'échecs, puzzle) piece; service de table de 18 pièces 18-piece dinner service; vendu à la pièce sold separately ou individually; 20 euros (la) pièce 20 euros each ou apiece ; travailler à la pièce or aux pièces to do piecework; être à la pièce or aux pièces to be on piecework;9 ( quantité) ( d'étoffe) length; pièce de bois piece of timber; pièce de viande (large) piece of meat;10 ( parcelle) pièce de luzerne/d'avoine field of lucerne/of oats; pièce de terre field, piece of land;11 ( animal) pièce de bétail head of cattle; Chasse, Culin, Pêche une belle pièce (de poisson) a handsome fish; plusieurs pièces de poisson et de gibier a variety of fish and game.1 ( habitation) un deux/trois-pièces cuisine a two-/three-roomed flat GB ou apartment US with kitchen;2 ( vêtement) un (maillot/costume) deux-pièces a two-piece swimsuit/suit; trois-pièces three-piece suit.pièce d'artifice firework; pièce d'artillerie cannon; pièce de collection collector's item; pièce à conviction Jur exhibit; pièce d'eau ornamental lake; ( plus petit) ornamental pond; pièce détachée spare part; en pièces détachées ( en kit) in kit form; ( démonté) dismantled; pièce d'identité identity papers (pl); vous avez une pièce d'identité? do you have some identification ¢?; pièce maîtresse ( de collection) showpiece; ( de plaidoyer) key element; ( de politique) cornerstone; pièce montée ( gâteau) layer cake; ( choux) pyramid-shaped arrangement of cream puffs; pièce de musée museum piece; pièce rapportée lit patch; la famille et les pièces rapportées○ hum the family and all the in-laws; pièce de résistance pièce de résistance; pièce de théâtre play; pièce de vers short poem; pièce de vin cask of wine.il est tout d'une pièce he's a very straightforward man; on n'est pas aux pièces○ we're not in a sweat-shop; faire pièce à qn to thwart sb.[pjɛs] nom féminina. [flanc] a side of meatb. [morceau découpé] a piece ou cut of meata. [coupée] a piece ou length of clothb. [sur rouleau] a roll of clotha. [briser] to smash something to piecesb. [déchirer] to tear ou to pull something to piecesc. [critiquer] to tear something to piecespièce à pièce piecemeal, graduallymonter quelque chose de toutes pièces: il n'a jamais travaillé pour nous, il a monté cela de toutes pièces he never worked for us, he made up ou invented the whole thingc'est un mensonge monté de toutes pièces it's an out-and-out lie ou a lie from start to finish[d'un mécanisme] part[d'un jeu] pieceen pièces détachées in separate pieces ou partsla pièce maîtresse de ma collection the centrepiece of ou choicest piece in my collectionla pièce maîtresse d'une argumentation the main part ou the linchpin of an argumentpièce de rechange spare ou replacement partb. (figuré) [personne] odd person out4. [salle] roommonter une pièce to put on ou to stage a play7. [argent]une pièce de 2 euros a 2-euro coin ou piece8. [champ]9. CUISINEa. [gâteau] ≃ tiered cakeb. [pyramide]pyramid of caramel-covered profiteroles often served at weddings and other special occasions10. MILITAIRE11. (locution)————————[pjɛs] adverbe————————à la pièce locution adverbialeceux-ci sont vendus à la pièce these are sold separately ou individually————————à la pièce, aux pièces locution adverbialetravailler à la pièce to be on ou to do pieceworkêtre payé à la pièce to be paid a ou on piece rate————————sur pièces locution adverbialepièce d'eau nom féminin1. [lac] (ornamental) lake2. [bassin] (ornamental) pondFlats in France are referred to in terms of the total number of rooms they have (excluding the kitchen and bathroom). Un deux-pièces is a flat with a living room and one bedroom; un cinq-pièces is a flat with five rooms. -
13 Siebensachen
Pl. umg. (all one’s) things; hast du deine Siebensachen zusammen? auch have you got all your bits and pieces (together)?* * *Sie|ben|sạ|chenpl (inf)belongings pl, things pl* * *Sie·ben·sa·chen[ˈzi:bn̩ˈzaxn̩]* * *Plural (ugs.)meine/deine usw. Siebensachen — my/your etc. belongings or (coll.) bits and pieces
* * *Siebensachen pl umg (all one’s) things;hast du deine Siebensachen zusammen? auch have you got all your bits and pieces (together)?* * *Plural (ugs.)meine/deine usw. Siebensachen — my/your etc. belongings or (coll.) bits and pieces
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14 cosas
f.pl.things, articles, stuff, doings.pres.subj.2nd person singular (tú) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.* * ** * *= stuff, matters, bits and piecesEx. Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.Ex. If there must be formal introductions and votes of thanks, at least see that there are no lengthy public speeches that pre-empt the visitor's reason for being there at all, and that matters are kept as unembarrassing as possible.Ex. At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.* * *= stuff, matters, bits and piecesEx: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.
Ex: If there must be formal introductions and votes of thanks, at least see that there are no lengthy public speeches that pre-empt the visitor's reason for being there at all, and that matters are kept as unembarrassing as possible.Ex: At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines. -
15 partes
f.pl.parties, parties to a dispute.pres.indicat.2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: partir.* * *1 familiar privates, private parts* * *Ex. At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.* * *Ex: At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.
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16 bricole
feminine noun( = babiole) trifle• je lui ai acheté une petite bricole pour son anniversaire I bought him a little something for his birthday* * *bʀikɔl1) ( menu objet)2) ( de harnais) breast harness* * *bʀikɔl nf(= babiole, chose insignifiante) trifleJ'ai encore quelques bricoles à faire avant de partir. — I've still got a few things to do before I go.
* * *bricole nf2 ( bagatelle) se fâcher pour des bricoles to get angry at the slightest thing;3 Équit breast harness.[brikɔl] nom féminin1. [petit objet]des bricoles things, bits and pieces2. [article de peu de valeur] trifle3. [chose sans importance] piece of trivia4. (familier) [ennui] trouble5. [harnais] breast harness6. [bretelle] carrying girth ou strap7. PÊCHE double hook -
17 Р-142
ОСТАЛИСЬ РОЖКИ ДА НОЖКИ от кого-чего coll VP subj. the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WOpractically nothing is left of s.o. or sth.: от X-a остались рожки да ножки — only bits and pieces (of X) remained (were left)virtually ( next to) nothing was left of X (in limited contexts) nothing was left of animal/person X but the bones and the beak.Мать, Анна Савишна, поселилась у Ларичевых с тех пор, как в одну из вёсен полой водой смыло под обрыв старую хату... «Ремонтировать бесполезно», - сказал Ларичев и... распорядился: «Взять веши, какие остались, маму - к нам». Анна Савишна что-то говорила про «инструмент» -пианино... Александр Иванович ее высмеял - от «инструмента» остались рожки да ножки. Мать покорилась (Грекова 3). Anna Savishna had moved in with the Larichevs one spring when the flood waters had washed the old house over the cliff...."No use fixing it," Larichev had said. "Take whatever is left, she's coming to live with us." Anna Savishna said something about the "instrument," the upright piano....Alexander Ivanovich made fun of her-only bits and pieces of the instrument remained—and Anna Savishna gave in (3a).Вдруг раздался треск, отломились сразу обе передние ножки. Забыв друг о друге, противники принялись терзать ореховое кладохранилише... Спинка отлетела, отброшенная могучим порывом... Через пять минут стул был обглодан. От него остались рожки да ножки (Ильф и Петров 1). Suddenly there was a crack and both front legs broke off simultaneously. Forgetting about one another, the opponents began tearing the walnut treasure-chest to pieces....The back was torn off with a mighty tug.... Five minutes later the chair had been picked clean. Bits and pieces were all that was left (1a)....Швондер и есть самый главный дурак. Он не понимает, что Шариков для него еще более грозная опасность, чем для меня. Ну, сейчас он всячески старается натравить его на меня, не соображая, что если кто-нибудь, в свою очередь, натравит Шарикова на самого Швондера, то от него останутся только рожки да ножки!» (Булгаков 11). ".Shvonder is the biggest fool of all. He doesn't see that Sharikov is much more of a threat to him than he is to me Right now he's doing all he can to turn Sharikov against me, not realizing that if someone in his turn sets Sharikov against Shvonder himself, there'll soon be nothing left of Shvonder but the bones and the beak" (lib) -
18 остались рожки да ножки
[VPsubj; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]=====⇒ practically nothing is left of s.o. or sth.:- [in limited contexts] nothing was left of animal/ person X but the bones and the beak.♦ Мать, Анна Савишна, поселилась у Ларичевых с тех пор, как в одну из вёсен полой водой смыло под обрыв старую хату... "Ремонтировать бесполезно", - сказал Ларичев и... распорядился: "Взять вещи, какие остались, маму - к нам". Анна Савишна что-то говорила про "инструмент" - пианино... Александр Иванович ее высмеял - от "инструмента" остались рожки да ножки. Мать покорилась (Грекова 3). Anna Savishna had moved in with the Larichevs one spring when the flood waters had washed the old house over the cliff...."No use fixing it," Larichev had said. "Take whatever is left, she's coming to live with us." Anna Savishna said something about the "instrument," the upright piano....Alexander Ivanovich made fun of her-only bits and pieces of the instrument remained - and Anna Savishna gave in (3a).♦ Вдруг раздался треск, отломились сразу обе передние ножки. Забыв друг о друге, противники принялись терзать ореховое кладохранилище... Спинка отлетела, оторошенная могучим порывом... Через пять минут стул был обглодан. От него остались рожки да ножки (Ильф и Петров 1). Suddenly there was a crack and both front legs broke off simultaneously. Forgetting about one another, the opponents began tearing the walnut treasure-chest to pieces....The back was torn off with a mighty tug....Five minutes later the chair had been picked clean. Bits and pieces were all that was left (1a).♦ "...Швондер и есть самый главный дурак. Он не понимает, что Шариков для него еще более грозная опасность, чем для меня. Ну, сейчас он всячески старается натравить его на меня, не соображая, что если кто-нибудь, в свою очередь, натравит Шарикова на самого Швондера, то от него останутся только рожки да ножки!" (Булгаков 11). ".Shvonder is the biggest fool of all. He doesn't see that Sharikov is much more of a threat to him than he is to me Right now he's doing all he can to turn Sharikov against me, not realizing that if someone in his turn sets Sharikov against Shvonder himself, there'll soon be nothing left of Shvonder but the bones and the beak" (11b)Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > остались рожки да ножки
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19 cachivache
m.1 knick-knack (informal).2 piece of junk, thing, trinket, bric-à-brac.* * *1 familiar thing, piece of junk, knick-knack* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=vasija) pot* * *masculino (fam)a) ( trasto inútil) piece of junkb) ( objeto insignificante)con cuatro cachivaches puso una habitación preciosa — with just a few bits and pieces he made the room look really nice
* * *= gizmo [gismo], whatchamacallit.Nota: Expresión utilizada para referirse a un objeto del que no se recuerda el nombre; abreviatura de 'What do you call it?'.Ex. Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.Ex. In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.* * *masculino (fam)a) ( trasto inútil) piece of junkb) ( objeto insignificante)con cuatro cachivaches puso una habitación preciosa — with just a few bits and pieces he made the room look really nice
* * *= gizmo [gismo], whatchamacallit.Nota: Expresión utilizada para referirse a un objeto del que no se recuerda el nombre; abreviatura de 'What do you call it?'.Ex: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.
Ex: In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.* * *( fam)con cuatro cachivaches es capaz de poner una habitación preciosa with just a few bits and pieces o things he can make a room look really nicerecoge todos esos cachivaches que voy a poner la mesa clear away all that stuff, I'm going to set the table ( colloq)tiró todos los cachivaches que tenía en el desván she threw out all the junk she had in the attic ( colloq)esta aspiradora es un cachivache, nunca funciona this vacuum cleaner is absolutely useless, it never worksese cachivache que se compró no sirve para nada that heap of junk she bought is useless ( colloq)* * *
cachivache sustantivo masculino (fam) ( trasto inútil) piece of junk;
cachivache sustantivo masculino familiar knick-knack, piece of junk
' cachivache' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cacharro
* * *cachivache nmFam1. [chisme] thingummy, thingumajig;tiene el cuarto lleno de cachivaches his room is full of stuff2. [trasto] piece of junk;tira los cachivaches que no sirvan throw out anything that's just junk* * *m thing;* * *mete tus cachivaches en el maletero: put your stuff in the trunk -
20 drobiazg
m (G drobiazgu) 1. (w mieszkaniu) knick-knack, nick-nack; (biżuteria, ozdoba) trinket; (ozdóbka, zabawka) novelty; (wykończeniowy) final detail- szuflada/pudełko na różne drobiazgi a drawer/box for odds and ends a. bits and pieces a. bits and bobs- mam dla ciebie taki drobiazg I’ve got a little something for you2. (błahostka) trifle- przejmować się drobiazgami to worry about trifles- tracić czas na drobiazgi to waste time on trivialities- czepiać się drobiazgów to nit-pick pot.- „dziękuję ci bardzo” – „to drobiazg” ‘thanks a lot’ – ‘don’t mention it’3. sgt (dzieci) little ones pl; brood pot.- czworo/sześcioro drobiazgu a brood of four/six■ rozsypać się a. rozwalić się w drobiazgi to fall to pieces a. bits* * *( drobny przedmiot) trinket, knick-knack; ( błahostka) trifle* * *mi1. (= bibelot) knick-knack, trinket, bauble; wartościowe drobiazgi valuable trinkets.2. (= błahostka) trifle.3. (= małe dzieci) the little ones, the small fry.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > drobiazg
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