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1 an act of kindness is well repaid
syn: a good deed comes back a thousandfoldза добрий вчинок відплачується сторицею the good you do to others will always come back to you cast your bread upon the water; it will return to you a hundredfoldEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > an act of kindness is well repaid
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2 act
1. n1) справа, діло; вчинок2) акт, дія; процесto be in the act of doing smth. — збиратися зробити щось, бути готовим до чогось
3) закон; постанова; рішення; актA. of Parliament — постанова парламенту
4) документ, акт5) театр. дія, акт6) амер., розм. сцена7) номер програми (на естраді)8) дисертація2. v1) діяти, поводитися; працювати2) теапір. виконувати (роль), грати3) прикидатися, удавати4) впливати, діяти (про ліки)* * *I [ʒkt] n1) справа; вчинок2) акт, дія; діяння3) акт; закон; постанова; рішення ( суду)4) юp., дип. акт, документact and deed — офіційний документ, зобов'язання
5) театр. акт, дія; несхв. сценаto put on an act — улаштувати спектакль; номер програми (в естрадній виставі, у цирку); трупа, група акторів, виконавців
6) дисертація8) миcт., фoтo акт, зображення оголеної натури••to catch smb in the (very) act (of doing smth) — піймати кого-небудь на місці злочину
to get into in on the smb's act — брати участь, бути на паях у якій-небудь справі
II [ʒkt] vto get one's act together — cл. добре підготуватися; спланувати роботу
1) діяти, робити, чинити; поводитися; ( часто for) діяти, брати участь ( у якій-небудь справі)to act for smb /on smb 's behalf/ — виконувати чиї-небудь функції, обов'язки; заміщати ( кого-небудь); виступати довіреною особою кого-небудь; діяти, працювати ( про прилад)
2) впливати3) ( up to) бути на висоті ( чого-небудь); відповідати ( чому-небудь)4) (as) працювати, служити; діяти в якості... -
3 _добро і зло
an act of kindness is well repaid bad to do evil, but worse to boast of it the best is the enemy of the good black will take no other hue blushing is virtue's color do good by stealth and blush find it fame evil doers are evil dreaders a good heart cannot lie good can never grow out of evil good men scarce a good word costs no more than a bad one good words cost nothing and are worth much the good you do to others will always come back to you he that spares the bad injures the good heaven protects the good man injure others, injure yourself it is well to remember people's virtues and not their deficiencies it's great to be great, but it's greater to be human kind hearts are more than coronets kind hearts are soonest wronged a kind wife makes a faithful husband kind words are the music of the world kindness always begets kindness kind words never die kindness does more than violence kindness is the noblest weapon to conquer with let well alone malice drinks its own poison malice has a sharp sight and a strong memory a man's true wealth is the good he does in the world one never did repent of doing good one scabbed sheep will mar a whole flock the reward of a good deed is to have done it repay kindness with kindness see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil a shady business never yields a sunny life the sun never repents of the good it does, nor does it ever demand a recompense an unkind word is better left unspoken virtue is the best title of nobility virtue is its own reward virtue would not go far if a little vanity walked not with it we cannot do evil to others without doing it to ourselves -
4 the good you do to others will always come back to you
var: the good we confer on others recoils on ourselvessyn: an act of kindness is well repaidдобро, що робиш іншим, завжди повертається ≅ кинь хліб назад себе, а він стане наперед тебе an act of kindness is well repaidEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the good you do to others will always come back to you
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5 a good deed comes back a thousandfold
an act of kindness is well repaid cast your bread upon the water; it will return to you a hundredfoldEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a good deed comes back a thousandfold
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6 cast your bread upon the water; it will return to you a hundredfold
var: cast your bread upon the water, and in a few days it will come back butteredcast your bread upon the water, and in a few days it will come back sandwichessyn: a good deed comes back a thousandfoldвідпускай свій хліб по водам, і він окупиться стократно ≅ кинь хліб назад себе, а він стане наперед себеEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > cast your bread upon the water; it will return to you a hundredfold
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