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1 NOD
• Nod for a wise man, and a rod for a fool (A) - Одному глазом мигни, а другого дубиной толкни (O), Умному свистни, а он уже смыслит (У)• Nod is as good as a wink (A) - Умному свистни, а он уже смыслит (У)• Nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse (A) - Хуже всякого слепого, кто не хочет видеть (X) -
2 не будьте слепы
1) General subject: a nod is as good as a wink -
3 умейте понять намёк
1) General subject: a nod is as good as a wink, a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse2) Makarov: nod is as good as a wink (to a blind horse)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > умейте понять намёк
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4 намёк понятен
1) General subject: a nod is as good as a wink2) Makarov: nod is as good as a wink (to a blind horse) -
5 BLEND
• Among the blind the one - eyed man is king - На безлюдье и сидни в чести (H), На бесптичье и ворона соловей (H)• Blind man can judge no colors (A) - Слепой курице все пшеница (C)• Blind man is no judge of colors (A) - Не зная дела, не суди (H), Слепой курице все пшеница (C)• Blind man should not judge colo(u)rs (A) - Не зная дела, не суди (H)• Blind man would be glad to see (A) - Слепой сказал: "Посмотрим" (C)• Blind men can judge no colours - Слепой курице все пшеница (C)• He is very blind who does not see the sun - Слепому и свет темнота (C)• If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch - Слепой слепого водит, а оба ни зги не видят (C)• In the land of the blind the one - eyed are kings - На безлюдье и сидни в чести (H), На бесптичье и ворона соловей (H)• Nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse (A) - Хуже всякого слепого, кто не хочет видеть (X)• Pebble and a diamond are alike to a blind man (A) - Слепой курице все пшеница (C), Слепому и свет темнота (C),• There are none so blind as those who will not see - Хуже всякого слепого, кто не хочет видеть (X)• То the color - blind, all colors are alike - Слепой курице все пшеница (C)• When the blind lead the blind, they all go head over heels into the ditch - Слепой слепого водит, а оба ни зги не видят (C) -
6 Хуже всякого слепого, кто не хочет видеть
See Не тот глухой, кто глух, а тот, кто не желает слышать (Н)Cf: It is sure to be dark if you shut your eyes (Br.). A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse (Am., Br.). /There are/ none so blind as those who will not see (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Хуже всякого слепого, кто не хочет видеть
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7 как об стену горох
Set phrase: a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horseУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > как об стену горох
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8 что в лоб, что по лбу
Set phrase: a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horseУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > что в лоб, что по лбу
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9 слепому коню что кивай, что подмигивай
General subject: a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horseУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > слепому коню что кивай, что подмигивай
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10 что в лоб, что по лбу
Set phrase: a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horseУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > что в лоб, что по лбу
См. также в других словарях:
a nod’s as good as a wink to a blind horse — A fanciful assertion, often abbreviated as in quot. 1822, that the slightest hint is enough to convey one’s meaning in the case. 1794 W. GODWIN Caleb Williams I. viii. Say the word; a nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. 1822 B. MALKIN Gil… … Proverbs new dictionary
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a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse — ► a nod s as good as a wink to a blind horse said to convey that a hint or suggestion has been understood without the need of further explanation. Main Entry: ↑nod … English terms dictionary
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