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Bulgarian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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4 | neverending complaints; complaining to everyone; list of grievances |
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4 | ein großes Geschrei gegen etw. machen |
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3 | предложения |
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neverending complaints; complaining to everyone; list of grievances Language variant: non-stop lament; whining and wailing; long lament Explanation: moaning and groaning he/she is such a morner |
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ein großes Geschrei gegen etw. machen Explanation: Сещам се за това на немски... Може и "erheben" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-17 18:20:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Направих справка в Немско-английския си речник и там израза го дават преведен като "to make/kick up a great fuss about something". |
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предложения Explanation: Точен идиом липсва в английски, но ето няколко предложения: * complain endlessly His/her never-ending complaints really tried everyone's patience. * a hue and cry Local people raised a terrible hue and cry about the plan to close the village school. * cry-baby She acted just like the cry baby she was and really tried everyone's patience. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2008-04-18 04:56:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- * give (someone) an earful She really gave everyone an earful of her personal problems! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs (2008-04-18 08:00:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- * assault the ears He assaulted everyone's ears with his endless complaints. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs (2008-04-18 08:01:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- * talk (someone's) ear off She talked everyone's ears off with her endless whining. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 hrs (2008-04-18 13:03:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- * орталък = everyone / the neighborhood - според предпочитаното тълкуване на значението -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 hrs (2008-04-18 15:31:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Ето и значението на "cry bloody murder": - to scream like something very serious has happened "The woman cried bloody murder when the young man tried to steal her purse." http://www.idiomconnection.com/cquiz.html#C |
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