Идиомы на букву F

  • free translation
    вольный перевод, т.е. не точный перевод
    A translation that is not totally accurate is called a free translation.
  • float a loan
    брать заём (в банке)
    The bank agreed to float a loan for the purchase of a new house.
  • farm (something) out
    отдавать, передоверять работу кому-либо
    They decided to farm out the installation of the equipment to another company.
  • funny bone
    внутренний мыщелок плечевой кости
    Jack hit his funny bone today and it still hurts a little.
  • fine state of affairs
    неприятная ситуация
    The mess in the bathroom was a fine state of affairs and I had to deal with it quickly.
  • FBI
    Federal Bureau of Investigation - ФБР (Федеральное бюро расследования)
    The FBI mostly deals with serious cases like kidnapping for example.
  • fiddle around
    возиться, неумело чинить
    Sue tried fiddling around with the washing machine but it still would not work.
  • filled to the brim
    (быть) полным до краёв
    "Be careful! The tea cup is filled to the brim."
  • flirt with the idea of (doing something)
    обдумывать что-либо, прикидывать
    Nick flirted with the idea of buying a yacht.
  • float (someone) a loan
    дать кому-либо (деньги) взаймы
    I decided to buy a new car so I asked the bank to float me a loan.
  • form an opinion
    составить мнение
    As for the new employee I haven't formed an opinion about him so far.
  • for good measure
    чуть-чуть больше / меньше
    My Mom asked me to buy one loaf of French bread but for good measure I bought two.
  • for all I care
    мне нет никакого дела, мне-то что
    "For all I care, you can do whatever you wish."
  • for one's (own) sake
    для собственного блага, ради себя самого
    "Be careful for your own sake."
  • fit (someone) out with (something)
    снабжать необходимым, экипировать
    The salesperson in the store helped to fit them out with traveling kits.
  • for fear of (something)
    из-за боязни чего-либо
    They didn't go sailing for fear of the storm that was coming.
  • for cause
    правомерные причины (которые принимаются во внимание судом)
    Maria was always late for work, no wonder she was fired from her job for cause after the violation of the office rule.
  • figure out (someone or something)
    пытаться понять, постигать
    At last Bill figured out how to use the new camera.
  • flora and fauna
    флора и фауна (растительный и животный мир)
    At school we learn about the flora and fauna of the Earth.
  • flip out
    спятить, рехнуться
    My brother flipped out when he realized that I had lost his disk.
  • FYI
    For Your Information - для вашего сведения
    My boss asked me to write FYI on the information bulletin and send it to the other members of the staff.
  • for the most part
    в основном, по большей части
    For the most part the film was not bad.
  • from dawn to dusk
    от восхода до заката
    The slaves worked on the plantation from dawn to dusk.
  • false witness
    фальшивый свидетель
    The woman turned out to be a false witness in the case of shoplifting.
  • full-fledged
    полноценный, вполне развитый
    Having worked for a few years, Tim Noaland became a full-fledged engineer.
  • fire a gun
    выстрелить из оружия
    When the man saw the dog stealing meat from the cook, he fired a gun but missed.
  • field questions
    отвечать на вопросы
    The professor began to field questions as soon as he finished delivering the lecture.
  • far out
    странный, "не от мира сего"
    William has always been far out; he is a bit difficult to deal with.
  • far into the night
    далеко за полночь
    When Dick was a college student, he used to study far into the night.
  • for the world
    ни при каких условиях, "ни за что на свете"
    I would not want to take this job for the world.
  • fire away at (someone or something)
    задавать много вопросов, "засыпать вопросами"
    The participants of the conference began to fire away at the speaker as soon as he had finished speaking.
  • FM
    Frequency Modulation - частотная модуляция (тип радио сигнала)
    I like an FM station and listen to it regularly.
  • far from it
    далеко не так, совсем нет, отнюдь нет
    "Far from it," my friend answered when I asked him if he had finished reading the book.
  • far be it from (someone) to do (something)
    у меня нет ни малейшего желания, я далёк от того, чтобы …
    I know my faults; far be it from me to deny them.
  • force to be reckoned with
    сила, с которой приходиться считаться
    This young artist is a force to be reckoned with in the artistic world.