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КОЛОСС НА ГЛИНЯНЫХ НОГАХ lit NP fixed WO(often of a country) sth. that appears mighty, invincible, but is in fact weak and can be easily destroyedcolossus with feet of clay.В парламентских кулуарах говорили о лапландской руде, о «колоссе на глиняных ногах», о сочувствии Рима. Депутаты приехали, чтобы убедиться в солидности линии Мажино... (Эренбург 4). In the parliamentary lobbies there was a good deal of talk about the ore in Lapland, the "colossus with feet of clay," and the sympathy of Rome. The deputies were visiting the front to reassure themselves as to the solidity of the Maginot Line (4a)From the Biblical account of the image seen in a dream by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and interpreted as a symbol of Babylon and its future destruction (Dan. 2:31-45). -
2 колосс на глиняных ногах
• КОЛОСС НА ГЛИНЯНЫХ НОГАХ lit[NP; fixed WO]=====⇒ (often of a country) sth. that appears mighty, invincible, but is in fact weak and can be easily destroyed:- colossus with feet of clay.♦ В парламентских кулуарах говорили о лапландской руде, о "колоссе на глиняных ногах", о сочувствии Рима. Депутаты приехали, чтобы убедиться в солидности линии Мажино... (Эренбург 4). In the parliamentary lobbies there was a good deal of talk about the ore in Lapland, the "colossus with feet of clay," and the sympathy of Rome. The deputies were visiting the front to reassure themselves as to the solidity of the Maginot Line (4a)—————← From the Biblical account of the image seen in a dream by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and interpreted as a symbol of Babylon and its future destruction (Dan. 2:31-45).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > колосс на глиняных ногах
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Ⅰ m pers. (N pl kolosy) (olbrzymi człowiek) giant a. colossus- prawdziwy z niego kolos he’s a real giant a. colossusⅡ m inanim. 1. Antycz. (posąg) colossus- kolos rodyjski the Colossus of Rhodes2. (olbrzymi obiekt) colossus- stupiętrowy kolos (budynek) a 100-storey colossus3. (przedsiębiorstwo) giant, colossus- kolos finansowy a financial giant a. colossus■ kolos na glinianych nogach a giant a. colossus with feet of clay* * ** * *miGen. -a ( posąg) colossus; przen. giant, colossus; kolos na glinianych nogach weak-kneed giant.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kolos
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4 колосс на глиняных ногах
1) General subject: a giant with feet of clay, faltering giant2) Bible: colossus with feet of clayУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > колосс на глиняных ногах
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м.colossus (pl -si)Коло́сс Родо́сский — Colossus of Rhodes
••коло́сс на гли́няных нога́х — colossus with feet of clay
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(en -ser) colossus;[ en kolos på lerfødder] an image (el. a colossus) with feet of clay. -
7 колосс на глиняных ногах
идиом. Colossus with feet of clayДополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > колосс на глиняных ногах
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8 колосс на глиняных ногах
библ., книжн.Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > колосс на глиняных ногах
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9 colosse
colosse [kɔlɔs]masculine noun* * *kɔlɔsnom masculin giant* * *kɔlɔs nm* * *colosse nm giant.le colosse de Rhodes the Colossus of Rhodes.un colosse aux pieds d'argile an idol with feet of clay.[kɔlɔs] nom masculin1. [statue] colossus2. [homme de grande taille] giant
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