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dead duck [ˏdedˊdʌk] nразг. безынициати́вный челове́к, неуда́чник -
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dead duck[ded d'∧k] n sl pessoa ou coisa arruinada, que não tem chance de dar certo. -
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dead duck[´ded¸dʌk] n разг. 1. безперспективен човек; мухльо; 2. инертен, пасивен човек, флегма. -
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nome BE colloq.to be a dead duck — [scheme, person] essere destinato al fallimento
* * *nome BE colloq.to be a dead duck — [scheme, person] essere destinato al fallimento
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subst. ( hverdagslig)1) ( om person) null2) ( om ting) noe som er uinteressant\/verdiløst, noe mislykket, noe som er helt teit -
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""дохлой уткой"" американцы называют наш ""дохлый номер"", т.е. человека или какое-либо дело, находящееся в безнадежной ситуации: — Your version is a dead duck, Michael.— Твой вариант — дохлый номер,— комиссар резко обрубает рассуждения сержанта, когда тот говорит о том, как лучше организовать уик-эндовский загородный пикник.English-Russian slang from the book M. Goldenkova "Caution, hot dog" > dead duck
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duck soup — лёгкое дело, плёвое дело;
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > dead duck
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1) Общая лексика: бедняга, бедолага, гроша ломаного не стоит, конченый человек, неудачник, ничего не стоящая вещь, дохлый номер2) Американизм: конченный человек3) Сленг: вещь, разваливающаяся на глазах, человек-неудачник, "глухарь" (нераскрытое преступление)4) Фразеологизм: проект, обречённый на провал с самого начала (A project that is doomed to failure from the start.) -
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[`ded`dʌk]дохлый номерАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > dead duck
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полит жарг"дохлый номер"Обреченное на неуспех начинание, обреченный на поражение кандидат на выборный пост
См. также в других словарях:
dead duck — n a dead duck informal a plan, idea etc that is not worth considering because it is very likely to fail ▪ He admitted that the whole project was a dead duck … Dictionary of contemporary English
dead duck — dead ducks N COUNT (emphasis) If you describe someone or something as a dead duck, you are emphasizing that you think they have absolutely no chance of succeeding. [INFORMAL] The government is a dead duck. Syn: no hoper … English dictionary
dead duck — noun count INFORMAL 1. ) HUMOROUS someone who will be punished severely: If she ever finds out about this, I m a dead duck! 2. ) something that will certainly fail … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dead duck — Someone or something is bound to fail or die is a dead duck … The small dictionary of idiomes
dead duck — ► NOUN informal ▪ an unsuccessful or useless person or thing. ORIGIN from the old saying ‘never waste powder on a dead duck’ … English terms dictionary
dead duck — ☆ dead duck or dead pigeon n. Slang a person or thing that is ruined or certain to suffer ruin, failure, or death; goner … English World dictionary
dead duck — dead′ duck′ n. cvb a person or thing that is doomed • Etymology: 1820–30, amer … From formal English to slang
dead duck — noun something doomed to failure he finally admitted that the legislation was a dead duck the idea of another TV channel is now a dead duck as theories go, that s a dead duck • Hypernyms: ↑failure * * * noun 1. : a person or thing that has so… … Useful english dictionary
dead duck — {n.}, {slang} A person or thing in a hopeless situation or condition; one to whom something bad is sure to happen. * /When the pianist broke her arm, she was a dead duck./ … Dictionary of American idioms
dead duck — {n.}, {slang} A person or thing in a hopeless situation or condition; one to whom something bad is sure to happen. * /When the pianist broke her arm, she was a dead duck./ … Dictionary of American idioms
dead duck — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dead duck : singular dead duck plural dead ducks informal something that will certainly fail … English dictionary