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≈ великан среди пигмеев [шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]Sicinius: "It is a mind That shall remain a poison where it is, Not poison any further." Coriolanus: "Shall remain! - Hear you this Triton of the minnows? mark you His absolute "shall"? " (W. Shakespeare, ‘Coriolanus’, act III, sc. 1) — Синиций: "Ну, эта дума лишь тебя отравит. А для других безвредна будет." Кориолан: ""Будет!" Вы слышите, как властно кинул "Будет!" Тритон плотвы всем нам?" (перевод Ю. Корнеева)
‘There was a flashy quality about George,’ said Mrs. Faraday unexpectedly. ‘I can understand him being a triton among minnows.’ (M. Allingham, ‘Police at the Funeral’, ch. XXIV) — - Джордж может кому угодно пустить пыль в глаза, - неожиданно сказала миссис Фарадей. - Я считаю его в нашей семье великаном среди пигмеев.
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Общая лексика: великан среди пигмеевУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > a Triton among the minnows
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I [ʹtraıt(ə)n] n1. 1) (Triton) греч. миф. тритон2) моряк, речник2. зоол. тритон ( Tritonidae)II [ʹtraıt(ə)n] n физ. II [ʹtraıt(ə)n] n амер. воен. разг.♢
a Triton among /of/ the minnows - великан среди пигмеевтротил, тол -
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ˈmɪnəu сущ.
1) а) гольян (рыба) б) мелкая рыбешка, мелюзга
2) а) любой вид живой мелкой рыбы, используемый как наживка б) блесна( искусственная приманка) ∙ a Triton among/of the minnows ≈ великан среди пигмеев (зоология) пескарь( Gobio) (зоология) гольян (Phoxinus) (разговорное) мелкая рыбешка блесна > a Triton among /of/ the *s великан среди пигмеев minnow блесна;
to throw out a minnow to catch a whale = рискнуть пустяком ради большого барыша;
a Triton among (или of) the minnows = великан среди пигмеев ~ гольян (рыба) ~ мелкая рыбешка, мелюзга minnow блесна;
to throw out a minnow to catch a whale = рискнуть пустяком ради большого барыша;
a Triton among (или of) the minnows = великан среди пигмеев minnow блесна;
to throw out a minnow to catch a whale = рискнуть пустяком ради большого барыша;
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[ˈmɪnəu]minnow блесна; to throw out a minnow to catch a whale = рискнуть пустяком ради большого барыша; a Triton among (или of) the minnows = великан среди пигмеев minnow гольян (рыба) minnow мелкая рыбешка, мелюзга minnow блесна; to throw out a minnow to catch a whale = рискнуть пустяком ради большого барыша; a Triton among (или of) the minnows = великан среди пигмеев minnow блесна; to throw out a minnow to catch a whale = рискнуть пустяком ради большого барыша; a Triton among (или of) the minnows = великан среди пигмеев -
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minnow [ˊmɪnəυ] n1) голья́н ( рыба)2) ме́лкая рыбёшка, мелюзга́3) блесна́◊to throw out a minnow to catch a whale ≅ рискну́ть пустяко́м ра́ди большо́го барыша́
;a Triton among ( или of) the minnows ≅ велика́н среди́ пигме́ев
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noun1) гольян2) мелкая рыбешка, мелюзга3) блеснаto throw out a minnow to catch a whale рискнуть пустяком ради большого барышаa Triton among (или of) the minnows великан среди пигмеев* * *(n) блесна; гольян; мелкая рыбешка; пескарь* * *а) гольян б) мелкая рыбешка, мелюзга* * *[min·now || 'mɪnəʊ] n. пескарь [зоол.], гольян [зоол.], мелкая рыбешка, мелюзга; блесна* * *блеснагольянмелюзгамормышка* * *1) а) гольян (рыба) б) мелкая рыбешка 2) а) б) блесна (искусственная приманка)
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