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1 among the blind the one-eyed man is king
(among the blind the one-eyed man is king (тж. in the country или in the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is king))среди слепых и одноглазый - король, в слепом царстве кривой - царь; ≈ на безрыбье и рак рыба [этим. лат. inter caecos regnat strabus]Large English-Russian phrasebook > among the blind the one-eyed man is king
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2 among the blind the one-eyed man is king
1) among (in the country of) the blind the one-eyed man is king на безрыбье и рак рыба. /среди слепых и кривой король2) among the blind the/a one-eyed man is king на безрыбье и рак рыба. /среди слепых и кривой - корольEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > among the blind the one-eyed man is king
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3 among the blind the one-eyed man is king
Пословица: на безрыбьи и рак рыба (дословно: Кривой среди слепых-царь), промеж слепых кривой-первый вождь (дословно: Кривой среди слепых-царь)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > among the blind the one-eyed man is king
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4 Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
<03> Кривой среди слепых – царь. Ср. Промеж слепых кривой – первый вождь. На безрыбьи и рак рыба.Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
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посл.Кривой среди слепых — царь.ср. Промеж слепых кривой — первый вождь. На безрыбьи и рак рыба.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > among the blind the one-eyed man is king
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[blaɪnd]adj1) слепой, незрячий- blind man- blind horse
- blind eye
- be blind
- be blind in one eye2) не видящий, не желающий замечать, слепой (к чему-либо), закрывать глаза (на что-либо)She wasn't blind to the fact that the boy was growing. — Она прекрасно понимала, что мальчик растет.
He was blind to all her faults. — Он был слеп ко всем ее недостаткам.
He was blind with snow (sunlight). — Снег слепил (солнце слепило) глаза.
He was blind with mist. — В тумане он ничего не видел.
Among the blind (in the country of the blind) a one-eyed man is king. — ◊ Среди слепых и кривой - король. /На безрыбье и рак рыба.
None is so blind as he, who will not see. — ◊ Никто так не слеп, как тот, кто не желает видеть
- be blind to smb's cruetly- be blind to the beauty of nature
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[mæn]n1) (pl men [men]) человек, мужчинаThere were three men and two women in the room. — В комнате было трое мужчин и две женщины.
- middle-aged man- rich man
- poor man
- tall man
- disagreeable man
- kind man
- my old man
- great man
- ordinary man
- little man
- family man
- business man
- man of forty
- man of principle- man of character- best man for this job
- man in the street
- last man to help you
- man to man between man and man
- man in a thousand
- make a man of smb
- act like a man
- it is a man's profession
- be a man!2) человек- police to a man- all sorts of men
- rights of man
- last man
- man
- any man can do it3) муж4) деятель, сотрудник- public man- professional man
- military man- medical man- newspaper man
- Government man
- leading man in this field5) выпускник- university man- Oxford man - no man is wise at all times
- like master like man
- no man can serve two masters
- one man's meat is another man's poison - fool can ask more questions than ten wise men can answer
- man can do no more than he can•USAGE:Русским "два (три и т. д.) человека, несколько человек" в английском языке соответствует two (three, several, etc) people. Русскому словосочетанию она хороший человек соответствует английское словосочетание she is a good person -
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[kɪŋ]n1) король, монарх, царь- lawful king- King of England
- King of Kings2) властелин, глава- oil king- king of beasts
- among the blind the one-eyed man is king
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