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"мeлкaя pыбёшкa в бoльшoм пpуду", мeлкaя coшкaI thought I was an important person at school, but when I went up to university, I was only a little fish in a big pondConcise English-Russian phrasebook > a little fish in a big pond
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7 is a little fish worth more than a big dam?
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > is a little fish worth more than a big dam?
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1 noun(a) (aquatic creature) poisson m;∎ Astrology the Fish les Poissons mpl;∎ to catch a fish pêcher un poisson;∎ he caught three fish il a attrapé ou pris trois poissons;∎ I eat a lot of fish je mange beaucoup de poisson;∎ fish and chips poisson m frit avec des frites∎ he's a queer fish c'est un drôle de type;∎ to feel like a fish out of water ne pas se sentir dans son élément;∎ familiar to drink like a fish boire comme un trou;∎ there are plenty more fish in the sea un de perdu, dix de retrouvés;∎ to have other fish to fry avoir d'autres chats à fouetter;∎ to be a big fish in a small pond être grand parmi les petits;∎ to be a little fish in a big pond être perdu dans la masse;∎ neither fish nor fowl (nor good red herring) ni chair ni poisson(course, restaurant) de poisson∎ to fish with a line/a rod pêcher à la ligne/avec une canne;∎ to go fishing aller à la pêche;∎ to go trout fishing or fishing for trout aller à la pêche à la truite, aller pêcher la truite;∎ figurative to fish in troubled waters pêcher en eau trouble;∎ American familiar figurative to fish or cut bait se décider□(b) (search, seek)∎ he fished around for his pen under the papers il a fouillé sous ses papiers pour trouver son crayon;∎ to fish for information essayer de soutirer des informations;∎ to fish for compliments rechercher les compliments(river, lake etc) pêcher dans►► American Ornithology fish eagle balbuzard m, French Canadian aigle m pêcheur;fish farm établissement m piscicole;fish farmer pisciculteur(trice) m,f;fish farming pisciculture f;British fish finger bâtonnet m de poisson pané;fish glue colle f de poisson;Ornithology fish hawk balbuzard m, French Canadian aigle m pêcheur;fish hook hameçon m;fish kettle poissonnière f;fish knife couteau m à poisson;fish ladder échelle f à poissons;fish market marché m au poisson;fish meal farine f de poisson;Ornithology fish owl hibou m pêcheur;fish paste pâte f de poisson;fish shop poissonnerie f;fish slice pelle f à poisson;American fish stick bâtonnet m de poisson pané;Scottish fish supper poisson m frit avec des frites (à emporter);(from water) repêcher;∎ figurative he fished out his wallet il a sorti son portefeuille; (with difficulty) il a extrait son portefeuille;∎ she fished her keys out of her bag elle a fouillé dans son sac et en a extrait ses clés(from water) repêcher;∎ to fish up sth from one's memory ressortir qch de sa mémoire; -
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1. noun, pl. same1) Fisch, der[be] like a fish out of water — [sich] wie ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen [fühlen]
there are plenty more fish in the sea — (fig. coll.) es gibt noch andere auf der Welt
2) (coll.): (person)2. intransitive verbbig fish — großes Tier (ugs., scherzh.)
1) fischen; (with rod) angelngo fishing — fischen/angeln gehen
3. transitive verbfish around in one's bag — in der Tasche herumsuchen
fischen; (with rod) angelnPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/87051/fish_for">fish for- fish out* * *plurals; see fish* * *[fɪʃ]I. n3. (person)a cold \fish ein kalter Fisch fam o pej5.▶ to have bigger [or other] \fish to fry Wichtigeres [o Besseres] zu tun haben▶ there are [plenty] more \fish in the sea (a lot of other people) es gibt noch andere auf der Welt; (a lot of other opportunities) es gibt noch andere Möglichkeiten auf der Welt▶ to be a small \fish in a big pond nur einer von vielen sein▶ like a \fish out of water wie ein Fisch auf dem TrockenenII. vito \fish for bass/perch/trout auf Barsche/Flussbarsche/Forellen angeln fachspr, nach Barschen/Flussbarschen/Forellen fischen ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ2. (look for)she \fished in her purse for the keys sie kramte in ihrer Handtasche nach den Schlüsselnhe \fished for information on her whereabouts er ist auf Informationen über ihren Aufenthaltsort austo \fish for compliments sich dat gerne Komplimente machen lassen3.▶ to \fish in troubled waters im Trüben fischenIII. vtto heavily \fish a lake/ocean/sea einen See/Ozean/ein Meer intensiv befischen* * *[fɪʃ] Fisch mto drink like a fish (inf) — wie ein Loch saufen (inf)
The Fishes (Astron) — die Fische pl
2. vifischen; (with rod also) angelnto go fishing — fischen/angeln gehen
3. vtfischen; (with rod also) angelnto fish a river —
* * *fish [fıʃ]A pl fish, (besonders Fischarten) fishes s1. Fisch m:fish of prey Raubfisch;there are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it es gibt noch mehr (davon) auf der Welt;all’s fish that comes to his net er nimmt (unbesehen) alles (mit);he drinks like a fish umg ‚er säuft wie ein Loch;he feels like a fish out of water umg er fühlt sich wie ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen;neither fish, nor flesh nor good red herring umg, neither fish nor fowl umg weder Fisch noch Fleisch, nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes;3. umg Vogel m pej, Kerl m:a loose fish ein lockerer Vogel;a queer fish ein komischer Kauz4. BAHN, TECH Lasche fB v/t1. fischen, (mit der Angel) angelnb) einen Fluss etc abfischen, absuchen:from, out of aus):4. BAHN, TECH verlaschenC v/i1. fischen, Fische fangen, angeln:a) fischen nach:b) aus sein auf (akk):* * *1. noun, pl. same1) Fisch, der[be] like a fish out of water — [sich] wie ein Fisch auf dem Trockenen [fühlen]
there are plenty more fish in the sea — (fig. coll.) es gibt noch andere auf der Welt
2) (coll.): (person)2. intransitive verbbig fish — großes Tier (ugs., scherzh.)
1) fischen; (with rod) angeln3. transitive verbgo fishing — fischen/angeln gehen
fischen; (with rod) angelnPhrasal Verbs:- fish for- fish out* * *n.Fisch -e m. v.angeln v.fischen v. -
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1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeño2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) sin importancia
2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco
3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) nada, ni la menor idea•- a little- little by little
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little1 adj1. pequeñopoor little thing! ¡pobrecito!2. pocolittle2 adv pron pocotr['lɪtəl]1 (small) pequeño,-a■ you poor little thing! ¡pobrecillo!2 (not much) poco,-a1 poco■ more tea? --just a little, please ¿quieres más té? --un poco, por favor1 poco■ little did I know that... yo no tenía la menor idea de que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlittle by little poco a pocolittle or nothing casi nadanot a little ironic muylittle finger dedo meñique1) : pocoshe sings very little: canta muy poco2)little did I know that... : no tenía la menor idea de que...3)as little as possible : lo menos posible1) small: pequeño2) : pocothey speak little Spanish: hablan poco españollittle by little: poco a poco3) trivial: sin importancia, triviallittle n1) : poco mlittle has changed: poco ha cambiado2)a little : un poco, algoit's a little surprising: es algo sorprendenteadj.• chico, -a adj.• corto, -a adj.• enano, -a adj.• escaso, -a adj.• menudo, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• meñique adj.• parvo, -a adj.• pequeño, -a adj.• poco, -a adj.adv.• poco adv.n.• poco s.m.
I 'lɪtḷ1) adjectivea) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor
b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita
my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito
c) ( insignificant) pequeñothen there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)
3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)a) ( not much) pocob)with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza
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a) ( not much) poco, -cafrom as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares
he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa
b)she ate a little — comió algo or un poco
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a) ( not much) pocoit is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...
the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos
b) (hardly, not)little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...
no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie
c)do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco
a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor
I ['lɪtl]1. ADJ1) (=small) pequeño, chico (LAm)a little house — una casa pequeña or (LAm) chica
a little book — un libro pequeño or (LAm) chico
when I was little — cuando era pequeña, de pequeña
the little ones — (=children) los pequeños
2) (=short) corto3) (=diminutive) (in cpds) -itoa little book/boat/piece etc — un librito/barquitoocito etc
a little girl — una niñita, una chiquita
a little fish — un pececillo, un pececito
the little woman — hum (=wife) la costilla *, la parienta (Sp) *
it's the little man who suffers — (=small trader) el pequeño comerciante es el que sale perdiendo
4) (=younger)her little brother — su hermano menor, su hermanito
2.CPDlittle end N — (Brit) (Aut) pie m de biela
Little Englander N — (Brit) (Hist) en el siglo XIX, persona con ideas opuestas a la ampliación del imperio británico ; (=chauvinist) patriotero(-a) m / f ; (=anti-European) anti-europeoísta mf
little finger N — dedo m meñique, meñique m
the little folk NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos
Little League N — (US) liga de béisbol aficionado para jóvenes de entre 6 y 18 años
the little people NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos
little toe N — dedo m pequeño del pie
II ['lɪtl] (compar less) (superl least)1. PRON1) (=not much) pocoto see/do little — ver/hacer poco
that has little to do with it! — ¡eso tiene poco que ver!
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as little as £5 — 5 libras, nada más•
to make little of sth — (=play down) quitarle importancia a algo; (=fail to exploit) desaprovechar algothey made little of loading the huge boxes — (=accomplish easily) cargaron las enormes cajas como si nada
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little of what he says is true — poco de lo que dice es verdad•
little or nothing — poco o nada•
he lost weight because he ate so little — adelgazó porque comía muy poco•
I know too little about him to have an opinion — no lo conozco lo suficiente para poder opinar2) (=some)•
little by little — poco a poco•
however little you give, we'll be grateful — agradeceremos su donativo, por pequeño que sea•
a little less/ more milk — un poco menos/más de leche•
the little I have seen is excellent — lo poco que he visto me ha parecido excelenteevery•
I did what little I could — hice lo poco que pude3) (=short time)•
for a little — un rato, durante un rato2. ADJ1) (=not much) pocowith little difficulty — sin problema or dificultad
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so much to do, so little time — tanto que hacer y en tan poco tiempo•
he gave me too little money — me dio poquísimo dinero•
I have very little money — tengo muy poco dinero2) (=some)•
a little bit (of) — un poquito (de)•
with no little trouble — con bastante dificultad, con no poca dificultad3) (=short)3. ADV1) (=not much) poco•
try to move as little as possible — intenta moverte lo menos posible(as) little as I like him, I must admit that... — aunque me gusta muy poco, debo admitir que...
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a little known fact — un hecho poco conocido•
little more than — poco más que•
a little read book — un libro poco leído, un libro que se lee poco•
it's little short of a miracle — es casi un milagro2) (=somewhat) algowe were a little surprised/happier — nos quedamos algo sorprendidos/más contentos
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a little better — un poco mejor, algo mejor•
a little less/ more than... — un poco menos/más que...•
we were not a little worried — nos inquietamos bastante, quedamos muy inquietos3) (=not at all)little does he know that..., he little knows that... — no tiene la menor idea de que...
4) (=rarely) pocoit occurs very little in small companies — raramente ocurre or es raro que ocurra en empresas pequeñas
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I ['lɪtḷ]1) adjectivea) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor
b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita
my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito
c) ( insignificant) pequeñothen there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)
3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)a) ( not much) pocob)with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza
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a) ( not much) poco, -cafrom as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares
he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa
b)she ate a little — comió algo or un poco
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a) ( not much) pocoit is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...
the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos
b) (hardly, not)little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...
no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie
c)do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco
a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor
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plurals; see fishfish1 n1. pez2. pescadofish2 vb pescartr[fɪʃ]1 pez nombre masculino■ did you catch any fish? ¿pescaste algo?2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL pescado1 pescar en1 pescar ( for, -)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlike a fish out of water como pez fuera del agua, como gallo en corral ajenoto drink like a fish beber como una esponjato have other fish to fry tener cosas más importantes que hacerthere are plenty of other fish in the sea hay mucho más donde elegirfish and chips pescado con patatasfish cake ≈ croqueta de pescado y patatasfish farm piscifactoríafish shop pescaderíafish slice pala de cocinafish tank peceraodd fish / queer fish tipo rarofish ['fɪʃ] vi1) : pescar2)to fish for seek: buscar, rebuscarto fish for compliments: andar a la caza de cumplidosfish vt: pescarn.• pescado s.m.• pez s.m.v.• pescar v.fɪʃ
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a) c ( Zool) pez mto be a big fish in a little pond — ser* un pez gordo ( en un lugar pequeño)
to drink like a fish — beber como un cosaco (fam), chupar como una esponja (fam)
to have other fish to fry — tener* cosas mejores or más importantes que hacer
to swim like a fish — nadar como un pez; (before n)
fish market — mercado m de pescado
b) u ( Culin) pescado mwet fish — (BrE) pescado m fresco
fish and chips — (esp BrE) pescado m frito con papas or (Esp) patatas fritas
neither fish, flesh, nor fowl — ni chicha ni limonada or limoná (fam)
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a) pescar*to go fishing — ir* de pesca, ir* a pescar
to fish FOR something — \<\<for trout\>\> pescar* algo; \<\<for compliments/information\>\> andar* a la caza de algo
b) ( search) rebuscar*to fish (around) in one's pockets/bag — rebuscar* en los bolsillos/la bolsa
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vta) \<\<cod/mackerel\>\> pescar*b) \<\<river/lake\>\> pescar* enPhrasal Verbs:- fish out[fɪʃ]1. N(pl fish or fishes)- be like a fish out of water2) * (=person) tipo(-a) * m / f, tío(-a) m / f (Sp) *- he's a2.VI pescar; [trawler] faenarto fish for — [+ trout, salmon etc] pescar; [+ compliments, information] andar a la caza de
- fish in troubled waters3.VT [+ river, pond] pescar en; [+ trout, salmon etc] pescar4.CPDfish and chips N — pescado m frito con patatas fritas
fish and chip shop N — tienda de comida rápida principalmente de pescado frito y patatas fritas
fish course N — (plato m de) pescado m
fish factory N — fábrica f de pescado
fish farm N — piscifactoría f, criadero m de peces
fish farmer N — piscicultor(a) m / f
fish farming N — piscicultura f, cría f de peces
fish finger N — (Brit) palito m de pescado empanado
fish knife N — cuchillo m de pescado
fish manure N — abono m de pescado
fish market N — lonja f de pescado (Sp)
fish restaurant N — restaurante m de pescado
fish seller N (US) — = fishmonger
fish shop N — pescadería f
fish slice N — pala f para el pescado
fish stick N — (US) croqueta f de pescado
fish store N — (US) pescadería f
- fish out- fish up* * *[fɪʃ]
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a) c ( Zool) pez mto be a big fish in a little pond — ser* un pez gordo ( en un lugar pequeño)
to drink like a fish — beber como un cosaco (fam), chupar como una esponja (fam)
to have other fish to fry — tener* cosas mejores or más importantes que hacer
to swim like a fish — nadar como un pez; (before n)
fish market — mercado m de pescado
b) u ( Culin) pescado mwet fish — (BrE) pescado m fresco
fish and chips — (esp BrE) pescado m frito con papas or (Esp) patatas fritas
neither fish, flesh, nor fowl — ni chicha ni limonada or limoná (fam)
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a) pescar*to go fishing — ir* de pesca, ir* a pescar
to fish FOR something — \<\<for trout\>\> pescar* algo; \<\<for compliments/information\>\> andar* a la caza de algo
b) ( search) rebuscar*to fish (around) in one's pockets/bag — rebuscar* en los bolsillos/la bolsa
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vta) \<\<cod/mackerel\>\> pescar*b) \<\<river/lake\>\> pescar* enPhrasal Verbs:- fish out -
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1) рыба; pl рыбы ( Pisces)2) ловить рыбу3) ловить что-л. в воде•- African tiger fish
- alligator fishes
- American leaf fish
- anomalopid fish
- baby fishes
- Baikal fishes
- bait fish
- banana fish
- banded parrot fish
- barrel fishes
- bathypelagic fish
- berycoid fish
- bigmouth buffalo fish
- black scabbard fish
- black-spottet parrot fish
- blanket fish
- blow-gun fish
- blue-bottle fish
- bony fishes
- bottom-dwelling fish
- brood fishes
- brown fish
- buffalo fishes
- butterfly fish
- cardinal fish
- carp-like fishes
- cartilaginous fishes
- Chinaman fish
- climbing fish
- coarse fish
- combsail velvet fish
- commercial fish
- common pony fish
- concertina fish
- congrogadid fishes
- convict fish
- coral fishes
- crazy fish
- crocodile fishes
- cutlass fish
- cyprinid fishes
- daggertooth fish
- deepsea bigscale fishes
- deepsea fish
- deepwater scorpion fish
- diadromous fish
- dingo fish
- dollar fish
- downstream-migrant fish
- egg-laying fish
- elasmobranch fishes
- electric fishes
- elephant fishes
- elephant-snouted fish
- epaulet fish
- epaulette fish
- fan fish
- fangtooth fish
- feeler fish
- fighting fish
- flag-tailed surgeon fish
- flash-light fishes
- fluvial anadromous fish
- flying fishes
- forceps fish
- four-eyed fish
- fresh-water fish
- full fish
- full-grown fish
- gempylid fishes
- girdled parrot fish
- glassy fishes
- go-home fishes
- grid-eye fishes
- ground fish
- half-moon fishes
- handsaw fishes
- hard-roed fish
- harvest fish
- headlight fish
- hillstream fishes
- humphead fish
- immature fish
- jackass fish
- jackknife fish
- javelin fish
- knight fish
- lancet fishes
- lantern fishes
- lantern-eyed fishes
- larva-like fishs
- leaf fishes
- least mosquito fish
- leopard fish
- little velvet fishes
- live-bearing fish
- lizard fishes
- long-nosed butterfly fish
- loose fish
- luminous fishes
- mandarin fish
- man-of-war fish
- marble fish
- margate fish
- mature fish
- migratory fish
- morid fishes
- mosquito fish
- mullet-like fishes
- multiple spawning fish
- nomeid fishes
- nototheniid fishes
- nuisance fish
- opah-like fishes
- orbicular velvet fishes
- ordinary fish
- paradise fish
- parrot fish
- pearl-eyed fish
- pediculate fishes
- pelagic fish
- penguin fish
- pennant fish
- perch-like fishes
- physoclistic fish
- physostomous fish
- piked dog fish
- pilot fish
- pineapple fishes
- pinecone fishes
- poison fish
- pony fish
- porcupine fish
- porthole fish
- rainbow fishes
- rattail fish
- razor fish
- red Indian fish
- redmouthed buffalo fish
- resident fish
- royal fish
- sabertooth fishes
- sailfin flying fish
- salmon fishes
- salt-water fish
- Samson fish
- sandpaper fishes
- sargassum fish
- sawtail fishes
- scabbard fish
- scarlet parrot fish
- schooling fishes
- scorpion fish
- semi-anadromous fish
- senator fish
- sergeant fish
- serrivomerid fishes
- sickle fish
- singing fish
- smallmouth buffalo fish
- small-winged flying fish
- soft-finned fishes
- spent fish
- spineless jugular fishes
- spiny-finned fishes
- stunted fish
- sucking fishes
- surf fish
- surgeon fish
- sword fish
- tapir fishes
- telescope fishes
- thread-sail fishes
- tiger fish
- tiny fishes
- toadfish-like fishes
- tongue fish
- toothed pony fish
- trash fish
- trichonotid fishes
- trumpet fish
- turkey fish
- unicorn fishes
- velvet fish
- walking fish
- weasel fish
- weever fish
- white fish
- young fishes
- zebra fish
- zoarcid fishes* * *• ловить (что-л.) в воде• рыба• рыбы -
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plurals; see fishfiskI1) fisk2) sjødyr3) ( hverdagslig) fyr, type4) fiskemat5) (sjøfart, slang) torpedo, ubåt6) (slang, kortspill) forklaring: inkompetent kortspiller som kan utnyttes7) ( slang) dollar8) fengselsfugl9) ( sjøfart) kipptaljeall is fish that comes to the net utnytte alt til sin fordelbe a big fish in a little pond være en stor stjerne i en liten verdencardinal fish forklaring: fisk i dyphavsåborfamilien, Apogonidaecry stinking fish vanære seg selv, nedvurdere seg selvdrink like a fish drikke som en svampfeed the fishes druknevære sjøsykfish or cut bait (amer.) gjør noe, eller kom deg unna• make up your mind whether to join us or not, fish or cut baitbestem deg for om du vil være med eller ikke, foreta deg noe, eller kom deg unnafish story (amer.) fiskerskrønelike a fish out of water som en fisk på land, ikke i sitt rette elementneither fish nor fowl eller neither fish, flesh, nor fowl (nor good red herring) verken fugl eller fiskan odd\/queer fish en underlig skrueother fish to fry viktigere saker å foreta seg, andre ting å gjøreplay a fish la en fisk slite seg ut på krokenpoor fish stakkars fyrthere are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it eller there are plenty more fish in the sea det er mange fisk i havet, det er mer der det kommer fraIIverb \/fɪʃ\/1) fiske, fange, trekke opp (av vannet)2) fiske i3) ( overført) fiske etter4) ( sjøfart) laske5) ( elektronikk) trekkefish for fiske( overført) fiske etterfish in troubled water fiske i rørt vannfish out ( også fish up) fiske opp, trekke opp (av vannet) drive rovfiske, fiske tom (overført, også fish up) fiske opp, fiske frem, lokke fremfish the anchor ( sjøfart) kippe ankeret -
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см. a little fish in a big pondConcise English-Russian phrasebook > a small fish in a big pond
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16 a big fish in a little pond
разг."большая рыба в маленьком пруду", "рыба велика, оттого что пруд мал"; крупная фигура для мелкой сошки; местный туз, заправила; см. тж. a big frog in a little pondWilloughby saw a depressing preview of what he, himself might be in a year's time, when he came back to the States. He toyed with the idea of staying permanently with the Occupation Army - better to be a big fish in a small pond than a minnow in the ocean. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book VI, ch. 1) — У Уиллоуби возникали тревожные мысли о том, что ждет его самого через какой-нибудь год, по возвращении в Штаты. Он подумывал даже, не остаться ли навсегда с оккупационной армией. Лучше быть щукой в пруду, чем карасем в океане.
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17 a big frog in a little pond
амер."большая лягушка в маленьком пруду ( или в маленькой луже)"; крупная фигура для мелкой сошки; местный туз, заправила; см. тж. a big fish in a little pond и a little frog in a big pond‘But tell me, why does Miss Tuckerman think you ought to get out of Fort Penn?’ ‘Because I'll stagnate here.’ ‘Did she explain that?’ said Grace. ‘She said I'd just grow up to be a big frog in a little pond.’ (J. O'Hara, ‘A Rage to Live’, book IV) — - Скажи, почему мисс Такерман считает, что тебе надо уехать из Форт-Пенна? - Потому что я здесь совсем пропаду. - А она говорила тебе, что она имеет в виду? - спросила Грейс. - Она сказала, что я стану большой лягушкой в маленькой луже.
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18 a big fish in a little (or small) pond
«бoльшaя pыбa в мaлeнькoм пpуду», мecтный туз, зaпpaвилa Willoughby saw a depressing preview of what he, himself might be in a year's time, when he came back to the States. He toyed with the idea of staying permanently with the Occupation Army - better to be a big fish in a small pond than a minnow in the ocean (S. Heym)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > a big fish in a little (or small) pond
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19 better a small fish than an empty dish
Пословица: на безрыбье и рак рыба (used to mean: something is better than nothing, a little is better than none)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > better a small fish than an empty dish
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20 be a big fish in a little pond
Пословица: Первый парень на деревне.Универсальный англо-русский словарь > be a big fish in a little pond
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