-
1 не внушать доверия
Русско-английский синонимический словарь > не внушать доверия
-
2 продувная бестия
прост., неодобр.crafty (knowing) fellow, knowing card; a deep one; deep (old) file; sly (roguish) chap (brute, customer); sly dog (fox); artful dodger; double-dyed rascalШтольц не внушает мне никакого доверия. Автор говорит, что это великолепный малый, а я не верю. Это продувная бестия, думающая о себе очень хорошо и собою довольная. (А. Чехов, Письмо А. С. Суворину, май 1889) — Stoltz does not inspire me with any confidence. The author says he is a splendid fellow, but I don't believe him. He is a sly brute, who thinks very well of himself and is very complacent.
Зобов и на этот раз хитрит. И вообще он продувная бестия. Он редко пьёт водку и не заводит знакомства с женщинами, а всё-таки куда-то ходит. (А. Новиков-Прибой, Подводники) — Zobov was slamming again, the sly dog. He seldom drank and kept clear of women, yet he was always going somewhere.
- Чтобы такая продувная бестия, как вы, да не имела бы двойного или тройного подданства! (А. Степанов, Порт-Артур) — 'I can't imagine a double-dyed rascal like you not being the subject of two or even three countries.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > продувная бестия
См. также в других словарях:
confidence — con|fi|dence [ kanfıdəns ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the belief that you are able to do things well: give someone confidence: Motherhood gave her confidence. gain/lose confidence: The more he fails, the more he loses confidence in his abilities. lack … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
inspire — in|spire [ınˈspaıə US ˈspaır] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: inspirer, from Latin, from spirare to breathe ] 1.) to encourage someone by making them feel confident and eager to do something ▪ We need someone who can inspire the team.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
confidence */*/*/ — UK [ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)ns] / US [ˈkɑnfɪdəns] noun Word forms confidence : singular confidence plural confidences 1) [uncountable] the belief that you are able to do things well have confidence: He s a nice boy, but he doesn t have much confidence.… … English dictionary
confidence — noun 1 belief in others ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, full, total ▪ The company needs the full confidence of its investors. ▪ great, high … Collocations dictionary
Mr. Flay — For other uses, see Flay (disambiguation). Mr. Flay Gormenghast character Illustration by Mervyn Peake First appearance … Wikipedia
Gunnar Heinsohn — (born 1943 in the German occupied city of Gotenhafen (today Gdynia, Poland) is a German sociologist. Since 1984, he has been a tenured professor at the University of Bremen, where he heads the Raphael Lemkin Institute for Comparative Genocide… … Wikipedia
Red-knobbed Coot — In Cape Town, South Africa Conservation status … Wikipedia
Welsh Church — • The term Welsh Church covers the British Church during the Roman period , the British Church during the period of Saxon Conquest , and the Church of Wales Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Welsh Church Welsh Church … Catholic encyclopedia
Eurasian Coot — Feeding in Tasmania, Australia Conservation status … Wikipedia
cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources … Universalium
Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural… … Universalium
