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  • 61 Р-259

    С ПУСТЫМИ РУКАМИ приходить, возвращаться, уходить и т. п. coll PrepP Invar adv fixed WO
    bringing or having gained nothing: (return (leave, come etc)) empty-handed
    (leave (go back etc)) with nothing to show for one's efforts
    Neg не с пустыми руками - not (come) with one's hands hanging (empty)
    (in limited contexts) not (come (arrive etc)) unprepared. "„Я не попаду, - говорю, - уйдут маралы, второй раз не вернутся. А нам с пустыми руками не стоит возвращаться"» (Айтматов 1). "Til miss,' I said to him. The deer will get away and won't come back again. And we cannot return empty-handed, you know that'" (1a).
    ...Я решился разъяснить хотя те основные пункты помпадурской деятельности, которые настолько необходимы для начинающего помпадура, чтобы он, приезжая на место, являлся не с пустыми руками (Салтыков-Щедрин 2)....I made up my mind to elucidate at least those fundamental principles of pompadour activity, an understanding of which is so essential to any pompadour who is new to his job, so that he should not arrive unprepared at the place of his appointment (2a).

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  • 62 с пустыми руками

    • С ПУСТЫМИ РУКАМИ приходить, возвращаться, уходить и т.п. coll
    [PrepP; Invar; adv; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ bringing or having gained nothing:
    - (return <leave, come etc> empty-handed;
    - (leave <go back etc>) with nothing to show for one's efforts;
    || Neg не с пустыми руками≈ not (come) with one's hands hanging (empty);
    - [in limited contexts] not (come <arrive etc>) unprepared.
    ♦ ""Я не попаду, - говорю, - уйдут маралы, второй раз не вернутся. А нам с пустыми руками не стоит возвращаться"" (Айтматов 1). "'I'll miss,' I said to him. The deer will get away and won't come back again. And we cannot return empty-handed, you know that'" (1a).
         ♦...Я решился разъяснить хотя те основные пункты помпадурской деятельности, которые настолько необходимы для начинающего помпадура, чтобы он, приезжая на место, являлся не с пустыми руками (Салтыков-Щедрин 2)....I made up my mind to elucidate at least those fundamental principles of pompadour activity, an understanding of which is so essential to any pompadour who is new to his job, so that he should not arrive unprepared at the place of his appointment (2a).

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  • 63 HÖND

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    (gen. handar, dat. hendi; pl. hendr), f.
    1) hand;
    taka hendi á e-u, to touch with the hand;
    hafa e-t í hendi, to hold in the hand;
    drepa hendi við e-u, to refuse;
    halda hendi yfir e-m, to protect one;
    taka e-n höndum, to seize, capture;
    bera hönd fyrir höfuð sér, to defend oneself;
    eiga hendr sínar at verja, to act in self defence;
    láta e-t hendi firr, to let go out of one’s hands, to lose;
    taka í hönd e-m, to join hands with one;
    eiga e-t jöfnum höndum, to own in equal shares;
    sverja sér af hendi, to forswear;
    af hendi e-s, on one’s behalf, on the part of (af hendi landsmanna);
    at hendi, as adv. in turn;
    hverr at hendi, each in turn;
    felast á hendi e-m, to be under one’s protection;
    hvat er þér á höndum, what hast thou in hand?;
    ef honum væri ekki á höndum, if he had nothing in hand, if his hands were free;
    eiga e-t fyrir hendi (höndum), to have in hand (duty, business, engagement);
    vera í hendi, to be at hand, at one’s disposal;
    hafa vel (illa) í höndum, to behave well (badly);
    hafa e-t með höndum, to have in hand, manage, discharge;
    hljóta e-t undan hendi e-s, from one, at one’s hand;
    á hönd, á hendr, against (lýsa vígi á hönd e-m);
    snúa vanda á hendr e-m, to throw the responsibility on one;
    fœrast e-t á hendr, to undertake;
    ganga (drífa) á hönd e-m, to submit to one;
    bjargast á sínar hendr, by one’s own handiwork;
    selja, gefa, fá e-t í hönd (hendr) e-m, to give into one’s hands, hand over;
    búa e-t í hendr e-m, to make it ready for one;
    þá sömu nótt, er fór í hönd, the following night;
    veðr óx í hönd, the wind rose higher and higher;
    vera hœgt um hönd, to be easy in hand;
    til handa e-m, into one’s hands;
    ganga til handa e-m, to put oneself in another’s hands, submit to him;
    ef þat berr þér til handa, if it befalls thee;
    þá skömrn kýs ek mér eigi til handa, I will not have that shame at my door;
    biðja konu til handa e-m, on one’s behalf, for him;
    2) the arm and hand, the arm (höndin gekk af axlarliðnum; hann hefir á hœgri hendi hring fyrir ofan ölnboga);
    var eigi djúpara en þeim tók undir hendr, the water just reached to their armpits;
    3) hand, side;
    á hœgri (vinstri) hönd, on the right (left) hand, side;
    á hvára hönd, on either hand;
    minnar (yðvarrar) handar, for my (your) part;
    4) kind, sort;
    allra handa árgœzka, great abundance of all things.
    * * *
    f., gen. handar, dat. hendi, acc. hönd, pl. hendr, mod. proncd. höndur, gen. handa; [Goth. handus; A. S. and Engl. hand; O. H. G. hant; Germ. hand; Dan. haand; Swed. hand]:—a hand; beit höndina þar er nú heitir úlfliðr, Edda 17; armleggir, handleggir ok hendr, Anecd. 6; kné eðr hendi, Grág. ii. 8; ganga á höndum, Fms. vi. 5; með hendi sinni, K. Þ. K. 5 new Ed.; taka hendi á e-u, to touch with the hand, Fms. x. 110; taka höndum um háls e-m, Nj. 10; hvítri hendi, Hallfred; hafa e-t í hendi, to hold in hand, wield, Eg. 297, Nj. 84, 97, 255; hrjóta ór hendi e-m, Fms. xi. 141; hafa fingrgull á hendi, Nj. 146; handar-högg, Fms. xi. 126, Fas. ii. 459; sjá ekki handa sinna skil (deili), not to be able to see one’s hands, of a dense fog.
    2. the arm and hand, the arm, like Gr. χείρ, Nj. 160, 253; á hendi heitir alnbogi, Edda 110; hendr til axla, Fas. i. 160; leggir handa ok fóta, Magn. 532; hönd fyrir ofan úlnlið, Nj. 84; hafa hring á hendi, of an arm-ring, Nj. 131; hring á hægri hendi fyrir ofan ölnboga, Fms. iv. 383:—the arm and arm-pit, ná, taka undir hönd ( arm-pit) e-m, Gþl. 380; var eigi djúpara en þeim tók undir hendr, the water reached to their arm-pits, Ld. 78; taka undir hönd sér, to take hold under one’s arms, Eg. 237, Nj. 200; sjá undir hönd e-m, Fas. ii. 558; renna undir hendr e-m, to backspan one, Háv. 40, 41; þykkr undir hönd, stout, Ld. 272.
    3. metaph. handwriting, hand; rita góða hönd, to write a good hand; snar-hönd, running hand, italics.
    II. the hand, side; hægri hönd, the right hand; vinstri hönd, the left hand; á hvára hönd, on either hand, each side, Landn. 215; á vinstri hönd, Nj. 196; á hægri hönd; á tvær hendr, on both hands or sides, Ísl. ii. 368, Fas. i. 384; á báðar hendr, Grág.; hvat sem á aðra hönd ber, whatsoever may happen; á aðra hönd … en á aðra, Ld. 46; til hvárigrar handara, Fms. x. 313; til annarrar handar, Nj. 50, 97; til sinnar handar hvárr, 140; til beggja handa, Eg. 65; til ýmsa handa, Bs. i. 750; þver-hönd, a hand’s breadth; örv-hönd.
    III. sayings and phrases referring to the hand:
    1. sayings; sjálfs hönd er hollust, one’s own hand is best, i. e. if you want to have a thing well done, do it yourself, Glúm. 332, Ó. H. 157; blíð er bætandi hönd, blessed is the mending hand; gjörn er hönd á venju, Grett. 150, Nj. (in a verse), and Edda (Ht. 26); margar hendr vinna létt verk; fiplar hönd á feigu tafli; betri ein kráka í hendi en tvær á skógi, Ld. 96; skamma stund verðr hönd höggvi fegin, see högg.
    2. phrases; drepa hendi við, to refuse, Nj. 71; halda hendi yfir e-m, to hold one’s hand over, protect, 266, Fbr. 22, Anecd. 14; taka e-n höndum, to take hold with the hands, seize, capture, Fms. x. 314, Nj. 265, passim; eiga hendr sínar at verja, to act in self-defence, 84, 223; hefja handa, to lift the hands, stir for action, 65, Ld. 262; bera hönd fyrir höfuð sér, to put one’s hand before one’s head, stand on one’s guard, defend oneself; vera í hers höndum, óvina höndum, to be in a state of war, exposed to rapine; vera í góðum höndum, vina-höndum, góðra manna höndum, to be in good hands, among friends.
    β. læknis-hendr, ‘leech hands,’ healing hands; pains and sickness were believed to give way to the magical touch of a person gifted with such hands, Sdm. 4, Magn. S. Góða ch. 36 (Fms. vi. 73), cp. Rafns S. ch. 2; hönd full, a handful, Fms. ii. 302, vi. 38, viii. 306; fullar hendr fjár, hands full of gold:—kasta hendinni til e-s, to huddle a thing up; með harðri hendi, with hard hand, harshly, rudely; með hangandi hendi, with drooping hand, slothfully; fegins hendi, with glad hand, joyfully; sitja auðum höndum, to sit with empty hands, sit idle; but með tómar hendr, empty-handed, portionless, Thom.:—láta hendr standa fram úr ermum, to work briskly; víkja hendi til e-s (handar-vik), to move the hand to do a thing; það er ekki í tveim höndum að hafa við e-n, of double handed (i. e. faltering) half measures, when the one hand undoes what the other has done; kann ek þat sjá at ekki má í tveim höndum hafa við slíka menn, Band. 3; láta hönd selja hendi, of a ready bargain; láta e-t ganga hendi firr, to let go out of one’s hands, lose, Ld. 202; ok lét sér eigi hendi firr ganga, and never lost sight of him, 656 ii. 4; e-m fallask hendr, to be discomfited, lose one’s head (see falla); leggja görva hönd á allt, to be a ready hand, adept in everything, Thom. 300 (see göra F. 2); taka í hönd e-m, to join hands, Nj. 3; takask í hendr, to join, shake hands, Grág. ii. 80; leggja hendr saman, id., Gþl. 18,—of shaking hands as symbolical of a bargain, see the compds hand-lag, hand-festi, handa-band; eiga, taka, jöfnum höndum, to own, take with even hands, i. e. in equal shares, Grág. i. 171, ii. 66, Hkr. i. 318; vinna jöfnum höndum, to work even-handed, to help one another; e-m eru mislagðar hendr, one’s hands are amiss, when bad work is done by one from whom better was expected; honum hafa verið mislagðar hendr, etc.
    B. Metaph. usages:
    I. dat., sverja sér af hendi, to forswear, Fms. vii. 176; færa af höndum sér, to dismiss, Grág. i. 248; hefjask af höndum e-m, Fms. xi. 59:—af hendi e-s, on one’s behalf, part, Landn. 154; af hendi Hákonar, Fms. i. 20, iv. 118; af hendi landsmanna, ix. 359; af sinni hendi, of one’s own hand, for one’s own part, Grág. i. 392; reiða, greiða, gjalda, inna af hendi or höndum, to discharge, pay off, Fms. vii. 230, Nj. 146, 190, 232, 239, 257, 281, Grág. i. 82, ii. 374; selja, láta af hendi (höndum), to part with, dismiss, Nj. 186, 231, Fms. vii. 173, Rb. 12; líða af hendi, to pass, of time, Ísl. ii. 144, Fms. iv. 83: koma, bera at hendi, to happen, Nj. 71, 177: at hendi, as adv. in turn; hvern at hendi, each in turn, Fms. i. 150: þar næst Gunnarr, þá Loðinn, þá hverr at hendi, Nj. 140; hverr segir at hendi þat er frá honum hefir stolit verit, Mar.: felask á hendi e-m, to be under one’s charge, protection, Nj. 201, Bs. i. 167, 173. vera e-m á hendi, id., Fms. vii. 243; vera bundinn á hendi e-m, Sturl. i. 57: hafa e-t á höndum (hendi), to have a thing in hand, of duty, business to be done, Grág. i. 38; eiga ferð á höndum, Ld. 72; hvat er þér á höndum, what hast thou in hand? for what art thou concerned, distressed? Nj. 133, Ld. 270; ella eru þér stórir hlutir á höndum, Fms. vii. 30; ef honum væri ekki á höndum, if he had nothing in hand, if his hands were free, Ld. 42: eiga e-t fyrir hendi (höndum), to have in hand (duty, business, engagement), Fas. ii. 557; farvegr langr fyrir hendi, Fms. xi. 316; tveir kostir fyrir höndum, Nj. 264, Grág. i. 279; hafa sýslu fyrir höndum, Ísl. ii. 344; eiga vandræði fyrir höndum, Ld. 4; eiga gott fyrir höndum, Hkr. iii. 254: vera í hendi, to be at hand, within reach, at one’s disposal, in one’s power; hann er eigi í hendi, Fms. vi. 213; þat er eigi í hendi, ‘tis no easy matter, v. l.; hafa raun ( evidence) í hendi, Bs. i. 708; hafa ráð e-s í hendi sér, Ld. 174, Fas. i. 260; hafa vel, ílla í höndum, to behave well, badly, Ísl. ii. 387, Eg. 158; varð honum þat vel í höndum, 50: hafa e-t með höndum (fé, auðæfi, embætti, etc.), to have in hand, manage, discharge, Grág. ii. 389, Greg. 25, Stj. 248, Hkr. iii. 131; to design, hafa ráð, stórræði með höndum, 623. 51: hljóta undan hendi e-s, from one, at one’s hands, Fas. i. 365: undir höndum, eigi lítill undir höndum, not a small man to handle, Fms. vii. 17; vera undir höndum e-m, to be under or in one’s hands, under one’s protection, in one’s power, Sks. 337, Fms. i. 7, 13; sitja undir hendi e-m, Hkr. i. 166,—um hendr, Fms. iv. 71, is prob. an error = undir hendi.
    2. absol., annarri hendi, on the other hand, Fms. vii. 158; en annarri hendi vildu þeir gjarna veita konungi hlýðni, ix. 258.
    II. acc., with prepp.; á hönd, á hendr, against; höfða sök, lýsa vígi (etc.) á hönd e-m, to make a suit … against, Grág. i. 19, Nj. 86, 87, 98, 99, 101, 110, 120, 230; hyggja e-t á hendr e-m, to lay a thing to a person’s charge, Hom. 115; reynask á hendr e-m, to have a charge brought home to one, Fms. xi. 76; snúa vanda á hendr e-m, to throw the responsibility upon …, Nj. 215; færa, segja stríð á hendr e-m, to wage, declare war against one; fara geystr á hendr e-m, to rage against, Fms. vii. 230; færask e-t á hendr, to undertake, Nj. 126; ganga á hönd e-m, to vex one, 625. 33; sótt elnar á hendr e-m, Eg. 126; leggja e-t á hendr e-m, to lay ( a burden) on one’s hands, Fms. xi. 98; in a good sense, ganga á hönd, to pay homage to, submit, Ó. H. 184; dreif allt fólk á hönd honum, submitted to him, filled his ranks, Fms. i. 21; bjargask á sínar hendr, by one’s own handwork, Vápn. 28; (for at hönd, Grág. i. 135, read á hönd): selja, fá, gefa e-t í hönd, hendr e-m, to give into one’s hands, hand over; selja sök í hönd e-m (handsöl), Grág. ii. 80, Nj. 4, 98, 112, 186; so, halda e-u í hönd e-m, Ísl. ii. 232, Fms. vii. 274; búa í hendr e-m, to make it ready for one, Ld. 130; veiði berr í hendr e-m, Nj. 252; kalla til e-s í hendr e-m, to lay claim to a thing at the hands of another, Ld. 300, Eg. 350, Fms. iv. 222, ix. 424; þegar í hönd, offhand, immediately, Bs. i; þá sömu nótt er fór í hönd, the following night, Fms. viii. 397, Glúm. 341; gjalda í hönd, to pay in cash, Vm. 16; veðr óx í hönd, the wind rose higher and higher, Fb. i. 432: undir jafna hönd, equally, Sturl. iii. 243; standa óbrigðiliga undir jafna hönd, Dipl. v. 26: væra hægt um hönd, to be easy in hand, Nj. 25; þegar eg vil er hægt um hönd, heima á Fróni að vera, Núm. 1. 10; but mér er e-t um hönd, it is awkward, costs trouble: hafa við hönd sér, to keep at hand, Fms. x. 264; tóku konur manna ok dætr ok höfðu við hönd sér viku, Grett. 97; hafa e-t við höndina, to have it at hand.
    III. gen., with prepp.; til handa e-m, into one’s hands; fara Guði til handa, to go into God’s hands, Blas. 51; ganga til handa e-m, to put oneself in another’s hands, submit to him, Rb. 404, Eg. 12, Fms. vii. 234, Fas. ii. 522; ef þat berr þér til handa, if it befalls thee, i. 135; þá skömm kýs ek mér eigi til handa, I will not have that shame at my door, Nj. 191: for one, on one’s behalf, biðja konu til handa e-m, 120, 180, Grág. i. 353; í þeirri bæn er hann orti oss til handa, for its, for our use, our sake, 655 i. 2; hann hélt fénu til handa Þrándi, Landn. 214, Nj. 151; safnar konungr liði (til) handa Oddi, Fas. ii. 553; til handa Þorkatli, Fs.
    β. dropping the prep. til; mikit fé handa honum, Rd. 195 (late MSS.): whence, handa has become an adverb with dat., handa e-m, for one, Lat. alicui, which is freq. in mod. usage.
    2. adverbial; allra handa, Dan. allehaande, of every kind; allra handa árgæzka, Edda (pref.); allra handa ganganda fé, Þórð. 51 new Ed.; fjögurra handa, of a fourfold kind, H. E. i. 525.
    3. absol., minnar handar, for my part, Ísl. ii. 356; yðvarrar handar, for your part, Fms. ix. 498; hvárrar-tveggju handar, on either hand, Skálda 164; innan handar, within one’s hands, easy, Ld. 112; þótti þeim innan handar falla at taka land þetta hjá sér sjálfum, 210.
    C. COMPDS:
    I. plur., handa-afl, n., Edda, = handafl, p. 237. handa-band, n. a joining or shaking of hands, as a law term = handlag, Dipl. i. 11, iv. 2, Vígl. 23; in plur., Bs. (Laur. S.); heilsa, kveðja með handabandi. handa-festi, f. a hold for the hands, Fms. ii. 276. handa-gangr, m. grasping after a thing with all hands, Fas. iii. 345. handa-görvi, f. ‘hand-gear,’ gloves, Sd. 143, Fbr. 139. handa-hóf, n., in the phrase, af handahófi, at random. handa-kenning, f. hand touching, Eluc. 20. handa-klapp, n. a clapping of hands, Skálda 174. handa-læti, n. pl. gestures with the arms, Sks. 116. handar-mál, n., in the phrase, at handarmáli, in heaps; var þá drepit lið hans at handarmáli, Fas. i. 41. handa-saumr, m. tight gloves, Bs. ii. 10. handa-síðr, adj. = handsíðr. handa-skil, n. pl., in the phrase, sjá ekki h., not to see one’s own hands, as in the dark, in a dense fog. handa-skol, n. pl. maladroitness; það er allt í handaskolum. handa-skömm, f. shameful work, a scandal; það er mesta h.! handa-staðr, m. the print of the hands. Fas. i. 285. handa-tak, n., -tekt, f., -tekja, u, f. a taking of hands, as a bargain, Háv. 42, H. E. ii. 194, D. N. i. 398. handa-tæki, n. pl. a laying hold, a fight, Bs. i. (Laur. S.): a pledging of hands, Dipl. ii. 6, D. N. passim. handa-upphald, n. a lifting the arms, Stj. 296. handa-verk, n. pl. one’s handiwork, doings, N. G. L. i. 76, Fms. vii. 295, Stj. 198; í handaverkum eða bókfræði, 46; handaverk manna, men’s handiwork, Blas. 47; Guðs h.; ek em þín h., Sks. 610; hans h., Fms. viii. 406.
    II. sing., handar-bak, n. the back of the hand, Sdm. 7. handar-gagn, n. a being ready to the hand; leggja e-t til handargagns, to lay it so as to be ready at hand, Hkr. ii, 158, 249. handar-grip, n. a measure, = spönn, Karl. 481. handar-hald, proncd. handarald, n. a handle, Fas. ii. 355. handar-jaðarr, m. the hand’s edge; in the phrase, vera undir handar-jaðri e-s, to be in one’s hands, in one’s power, Fær. 201. handar-kriki, a, m. ‘hand’s-creek,’ the arm-pit, Eg. 396, Fms. vi. 348, Sturl. ii. 37. handar-mein, n. a sore in the hand, Bs. i. 115, 187, Sturl. ii. 177. handar-stúfr, m. a ‘hand-stump,’ stump of the arm, the hand being hacked off, Fms. x. 258, xi. 119. handar-vani, a, m. maimed in hand, Hm. 70, Matth. xviii. 8. handar-veif, n., í handarveifi, in a ‘wave of the hand,’ in a moment. handar-vik, n. the hands’ reach, movement, work; lítið handarvik, a small work. handar-væni, a, m. want of hands (?), Hm. 72.
    ☞ For the compds in hand- see pp. 237, 238.

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  • 64 bulukenseŋo

    (adj) empty handed, empty hand. N te taa noo kulliyo to n bulukenseno. I can't go to the christening empty handed.

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  • 65 пустой

    на пусто́й желу́док — on an empty stomach ['stʌmək]

    2) (опустелый, безлюдный) empty; (необитаемый тж.) uninhabited, tenantless; ( покинутый) deserted
    3) ( бессодержательный) vacuous; ( о разговоре) idle; (о человеке, характере и т.п.) shallow, superficial; (легкомысленный, неглубокий) frivolous

    кни́га пуста́я, но заба́вная — the book is pure fluff, but fun to read

    4) ( безучастный - о взгляде) listless, spiritless; lifeless
    5) (ложный, напрасный) hollow, groundless

    пусты́е комплиме́нты — hollow compliments

    пусты́е мечты́ — castles in the air, pipe dream

    пуста́я отгово́рка — lame excuse [-s]

    пусты́е слова́ — empty / meaningless words

    пусты́е наде́жды — vain hopes

    пусты́е угро́зы — empty / idle threats [θrets]; bluster sg

    6) разг. (о жидкой пище, напитках) thin

    пусты́е щи — thin cabbage soup

    пусто́й чай — plain tea (with no dessert)

    ••

    пусто́е ме́сто — blank space

    он пусто́е ме́сто — he has nothing in him

    пусто́й звук — empty / meaningless words

    для него́ э́то пусто́й звук — it rings hollow for him

    перелива́ть из пусто́го в поро́жнее погов. — см. переливать

    пуста́я поро́да геол. — barren / dead rock, dirt

    с пусты́ми рука́ми разг. — empty-handed

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > пустой

  • 66 leeg

    1 [zonder inhoud] empty ⇒ vacant 〈 plaats〉, flat 〈 band〉, blank 〈 bladzijde, geluidsband〉
    2 [vrij van werkzaamheden/bezigheden] idle ⇒ empty
    3 [zonder gehalte/geestelijke inhoud] empty ⇒ hollow
    4 [uitgeput] exhausted
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   een lege accu • a flat battery
         lege flessen • empty bottles, empties
         met lege handen vertrekken • 〈 figuurlijk〉 leave empty-handed
         een leeg plekje • an empty spot
    3   leeg vermaak • empty pleasures

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > leeg

  • 67 inānis

        inānis e, adj.    with comp. and sup, empty, void: vas: domum reddere inanem: naves (opp. onustae), Cs.: naves, dismantled: tumulus, cenotaph, V.: sepulchrum, O.—Void, stripped, deserted, abandoned, unoccupied: civitas: egentes inanesque discedere, empty-handed: equus, without a rider: Absint inani funere neniae, without a corpse, H.: venter, hungry, H.: quod inani sufficit alvo, Iu.: laeva, without rings, H.: litterae, empty: paleae, light, V.: corpus, lifeless: galea, i. e. harmless, V.: umbra, O.: verba, a semblance of speech, V.: Gaurus (an extinct volcano), Iu.: epistula inanis aliquā re utili: ager centum aratoribus inanior est, less populous by: Sanguinis pectus inane, O.: lymphae dolium, H.—Fig., empty, useless, worthless, vain, unprofitable: Laborem inanem capit, T.: honesti inane nomen esse: elocutio: damnatus inani iudicio, Iu.: minae: multae res, ut gloria, unsubstantial: causas nectis inanīs, pretexts, V.: simulatio, Cs.: fama, unfounded, V.: Tempus, leisure, V.: omnia plena consiliorum, inania verborum, poor in words: quae inanissima prudentiae reperta sunt.—Of persons, vain, puffed up, worthless, petty: homo, S.: inanīs Hoc iuvat, empty heads, H.: animus: inaniora ingenia, L.
    * * *
    inanis, inane ADJ
    void, empty, hollow; vain; inane, foolish

    Latin-English dictionary > inānis

  • 68 mano1

    1 = hand.
    Ex. Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
    ----
    * accionado a mano = hand-powered.
    * agresión a mano armada = armed assault.
    * ahorrar mano de obra = save + manpower.
    * al alcance de la mano = within arm's reach, within easy reach.
    * alargar la mano = reach out.
    * alargar la mano para coger = reach for.
    * a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.
    * a mano alzada = by a show of hands.
    * a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a manos de = at the hands of.
    * aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.
    * apretón de manos = handshake.
    * arreglarse las manos = manicure.
    * asalto a mano armada = armed robbery, armed assault, heist.
    * asignado a mano = manually assigned.
    * atar de pies y manos = hogtie.
    * atraco a mano armada = armed robbery, heist, daylight robbery.
    * batidora de mano = food mincer.
    * bolsa de mano = flight bag, carryall bag, travelbag, soft bag.
    * bomba de mano = hand pump.
    * borrador escrito a mano = manuscript draft.
    * caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.
    * caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.
    * cambiar de manos = change + hands.
    * cambio de manos = change of hands.
    * carretilla de mano = pushcart.
    * coche de segunda mano = used car, second-hand car.
    * codificar a mano = hand-code.
    * coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.
    * coger de la mano = hold + Posesivo + hand.
    * coger la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.
    * cogerse de la mano = hold + hands.
    * cogerse la mano = join + hands.
    * cogido a mano = hand-picked.
    * confeccionar a mano = handcraft.
    * con las dos manos = two handed [two-handed].
    * con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.
    * con las manos vacías = empty-handed.
    * conocer Algo como la palma de + Posesivo + mano = know + Algo + like the back of + Posesivo + hand.
    * conocer de primera mano = know + first-hand.
    * con una mano delante y otra detrás = penniless, broke, skint.
    * corregir a mano = hand-correct.
    * costes de mano de obra = labour costs.
    * crema de manos = hand cream.
    * crema limpiadora de manos = handcleaner.
    * croché a mano = hand crochet.
    * cubrir Algo con la mano = cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.
    * cultivado a mano = hand-reared.
    * dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo = give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.
    * dar en mano = hand (over).
    * dar la mano = extend + Posesivo + hand.
    * dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.
    * darse la mano = join + hands, shake + hand.
    * darse un apretón de manos = clasp + hands.
    * dar un apretón de manos = shake + hand.
    * decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.
    * dedicación de mano de obra = expenditure of manpower.
    * dejado de la mano de Dios = God-forsaken.
    * dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.
    * de mano = hand-held [handheld].
    * de primera mano = at first hand, first-hand [firsthand], first-person.
    * de segunda mano = second-hand [secondhand].
    * despedir mano de obra = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * de tercera mano = third-hand.
    * de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.
    * echarle una mano a = bat for, go to + bat for.
    * echar mano a/de = leverage.
    * echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.
    * echar mano de = fall back on, call into + play.
    * echar una mano = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.
    * echar una mano a Alguien = give + Nombre + a hand.
    * el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.
    * en buenas manos = in a safe place, in safekeeping.
    * encaje de aguja a mano = needlepoint lace.
    * en mano = in hand.
    * en manos de = in the hands of.
    * en manos de extranjeros = foreign-owned.
    * en manos del enemigo = at the hands of enemies, at the hands of the enemy.
    * en manos enemigas = at the hands of enemies, at the hands of the enemy.
    * en + Posesivo + manos = at + Posesivo + hands.
    * entre manos = at hand, in hand.
    * equipaje de mano = carry-on luggage, cabin baggage, cabin luggage.
    * escalera de mano = stepladder.
    * escaparse de las manos de = slip beyond + the grasp of.
    * escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.
    * escribir a mano = handletter.
    * escrito a mano = handwritten [hand-written], in black and white, in handwriting, longhand [long-hand].
    * escritura a mano = handwriting.
    * estar al alcance de la mano = be at hand.
    * estar a mano = be on hand, be around.
    * estar en buenas manos = be in safe hands.
    * estar en manos privadas = hold in + private hands.
    * experiencia de primera mano = first-hand experience.
    * extender la mano = put out + Posesivo + hand, reach out, put forth + Posesivo + hand.
    * extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.
    * fabricado a mano = hand-made.
    * falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.
    * freno de mano = hand brake [handbrake].
    * futuro + estar + en + Posesivo + manos = future + be + in + Posesivo + hands.
    * ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.
    * ganchillo a mano = hand crochet.
    * golpeo a mano = hand-beating.
    * granada de mano = hand grenade.
    * hacer a mano = handcraft.
    * hacer todo lo que está en nuestras manos = pull out + all the stops.
    * hecho a mano = hand-made, hand-drawn, handcrafted.
    * hilado a mano = handspinning.
    * impulsado a mano = hand-powered.
    * ir de la mano = go + hand in hand (with), be hand in hand.
    * írsele a Uno Algo de las manos = get out of + hand, get out of + hand.
    * írsele la mano a Uno = overplay + Posesivo + hand.
    * juego de manos = sleight-of-hand.
    * juegos de manos = fingergame.
    * labores de croché a mano = hand-crochet work.
    * labores de ganchillo a mano = hand-crochet work.
    * la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
    * levantar la mano = raise + Posesivo + hand.
    * mano amiga = helping hand.
    * ¿mano blanda o mano dura? = the carrot vs. the stick, the carrot vs. the stick.
    * mano blanda y mano dura = carrots and sticks.
    * mano de hierro = iron fist, iron hand.
    * mano de obra = labour [labor, -USA], manpower, manpower force, work-force [workforce], work-force, labour force, manual labour.
    * mano de obra del campo = farm labour force.
    * mano de obra extranjera = foreign labour.
    * mano de obra infantil = child labour.
    * mano de obra inmigrante = foreign labour.
    * mano derecha = right hand.
    * mano dura = iron fist, iron hand.
    * mano fría de, la = cold hand of, the.
    * mano invisible, la = invisible hand, the.
    * mano negra = schemer.
    * manos libres = free hand, hands-free.
    * mantener a mano = keep to + hand.
    * más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    * menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick.
    * mercadillo de prendas de segunda mano = rummage sale.
    * meter las manos en todo = have + a finger in every pie.
    * meterle mano a = get + stuck into.
    * meter mano = grope.
    * meterse mano = pet.
    * moder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.
    * no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.
    * ofrecer la mano = put forth + Posesivo + hand.
    * ordenador de mano = Palm Pilot.
    * palma de la mano = palm of hand, palm.
    * papel a mano-máquina = mouldmade paper.
    * papel hecho a mano = hand-made paper.
    * pillar a alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed.
    * pintado a mano = hand-painted.
    * poner Algo a mano = put + Nombre + within reach.
    * ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on.
    * ponerse manos a la obra = get down to + business, swing into + action.
    * que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].
    * quitar de las manos = snap up.
    * realizado a mano = hand-made.
    * recogido a mano = hand-picked.
    * relato de primera mano = eyewitness report, eyewitness account, first-hand account.
    * repartir a manos llenas = dish out.
    * retorcerse las manos = wring + Posesivo + hands.
    * robo a mano armada = armed robbery, highway robbery.
    * ropa de segunda mano = second-hand clothes.
    * separar las manos = spread out + hands.
    * ser torpe con las manos = be all thumbs.
    * sierra de mano = handsaw.
    * sistema de llave en mano = turnkey system, turnkey software system.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * tallado a mano = hand-carved.
    * tener algo a mano = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.
    * tener a mano = have at + Posesivo + touch, have + on call, have + to hand, keep within + reach, be to hand.
    * tener buena mano con las plantas = have + a green thumb.
    * tener entre manos = be up to.
    * todos manos a la obra = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).
    * tomar la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.
    * trabajo entre manos, el = work at hand, the.
    * traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.
    * untar la mano = grease + Posesivo + palm, oil + Posesivo + palm.
    * vendedor de coches de segunda mano = used-car dealer, second-hand car dealer.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mano1

  • 69 пустой

    1. empty; ( полый) hollow; ( необитаемый) uninhabited, tenantless; ( покинутый) deserted

    пустая порода геол. — barren / dead rock, dirt

    2. ( бессодержательный — о разговоре) idle; (о человеке, характере и т. п.) shallow, superficial; ( легкомысленный — об образе жизни) futile, frivolous
    3. (неосновательный, напрасный) vain, ungrounded

    пустые мечты — castles in the air, pipe-dreams

    пустые слова — empty / meaningless words

    пустые угрозы — empty / idle threats; bluster sg.

    ♢ переливать из пустого в порожнее погов. — beat* the air, mill the wind; labour in vain

    Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > пустой

  • 70 пустий

    1) ( порожній) empty; inane, void; ( порожнистий) hollow; ( незайнятий) vacant
    2) ( безлюдний) empty; deserted
    3) ( беззмістовний - про стиль) jejune; ( про розмову) idle; (про характер, слова) shallow; ( легковажний - про спосіб життя) futile, frivolous; (дріб'язковий, незначний) trifling, peddling, trivial, futile; ( несерйозний) windy; ( даремний) vain
    4) комп.

    пустий носій — blank medium, empty medium

    пустий оператор — blank statement, dummy statement, null statement

    пустий список — empty list, null list

    5)

    Українсько-англійський словник > пустий

  • 71 AUÐR

    I)
    a. empty, void, desolate; húsin voru auð, uninhabited; auð skip (= hroðin), empty ships, all the crew being slain or put to flight; a. af mönnum, void of people; a. at yndi, devoid of pleasure, cheerless.
    m. riches, wealth; auðr fjár, great wealth; auðr er valtastr vina, wealth is the ficklest of friends.
    * * *
    1.
    f. [Swed. ôde, fatum], fate, destiny, only used in poetry in the phrase, fá auðar, to die, Ísl. ii. 389 (in a verse); haga til auðar, to avail towards one’s happiness, Gísl. 59 (in a verse). Auðr is also a fem. pr. name.
    2.
    adj. [Ulf. auþs = ερημος; O. H. G. odi; Hel. odi = inanis: cp. A. S. ydan and édan, vastare; Germ, öde and öden: the root is rare in A. S. and lost in Engl.]:—empty, void, desert, desolate; húsin voru auð, uninhabited, Ld. 96; koma at auðu landi, of the first colonists when coming to Iceland, Landn. 316, opp. to ‘koma at bygðu landi,’ or ‘land numið;’ auð búð, Eg. 727; auð borð, void of defenders, of ships that have lost their men in fight, Fms. ii. 329; auð skip (= hroðin), all the crew being slain or put to flight, Hkr. iii. 126.
    β. metaph., auðr at yndi, cheerless, distressed, Stj. 421; sitja auðum höndum, now used of being idle: in the Ad. 22, með a. hendr means empty-handed, without gifts; so also in Stj. 437. I Sam. vi. 3, answering to ‘empty’ in the Engl. text.
    3.
    s, and poët. ar, m. [Goth. auds = μακαρία is suggested; it only appears in Ulf. in compds or derivatives, audags adj. beatus, audagei f. beatitudo, audagian, beare; A. S. eâd, n. means opes; Hel. od = bonum, possessio: it is probably akin to óðal; cp. also feudal (A. S. feoh = fee), alodial]:—riches, wealth, opulence; auð fjár (only in acc.), abundance, is a freq. phrase; also, auð landa ok fjár, Edda 15; oss er þar mikit af sagt auð þeim, Band. 8, Fms. ii. 80, 623. 21; draga saman auð, id. In proverbs, margan hefir auðr apat; auðrinn er valtastr vina, wealth is the ficklest of friends, Hm. 77 etc.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > AUÐR

  • 72 κενός

    κενός, ή, όν, [dialect] Ion. and poet. [full] κεινός Il.3.376, 4.181, 11.160, 15.453, Pi.O.2.65, 3.45, Hdt.1.73, al.; [dialect] Ep. also [full] κενεός, as always in Hom. (exc. in Il.ll.cc., and
    A

    κενός Od.22.249

     (s.v.l., fort. κενέ' εὔγματα or κείν' εὔγματα)), also Hp.Aph.7.24, Meliss.7, Timo 20.2 ([comp] Comp.), and in [dialect] Dor., IG42(1).121.73 (Epid., iv B.C.); [dialect] Aeol. [full] κέννος, acc. to Greg. Cor.p.610 S.: [comp] Sup. κεννότατος Sch.Tz.in An.Ox.3.356.18; but οἱ Αἰολεῖς.. οὐ λέγουσι κέννος Choerob.in An.Ox.2.242, cf. Hdn.Gr.2.302, and the true [dialect] Aeol. is prob. κένος or κένεος, from κενϝος, kenevos, cf. Cypr. [full] κενευϝός Schwyzer683.4.
    I mostly of things, empty, opp. πλέως, Ar.Eq. 280; opp. πλήρης, Id.Nu. 1054; opp. μεστός, Diph.12;

    κενεὰς σὺν χεῖρας ἔχοντες Od.10.42

    ;

    νοστήσαντας κεινῇσι χερσί Hdt.1.73

    ;

    κεναῖς χερσίν Pl.Lg. 796b

     (v. infr. 11.2); τὸ κ. (sc. τάλαντον ) the empty one, Ar.Fr.488.5;

    κ. οἴκησις S.Ph.31

    ;

    γῆ Id.OT55

    ;

    εὐνή Id.Ant. 424

    ; χώματα κεινά, = κενοτάφια, Hdt.9.85;

    κ. τάφος E.Hel. 1057

    ; κατέθισαν ἐπὶ κενευϝῶν (sc. τάφων gen. sg.) Schwyzer l.c. (Cypr.); κ. χρόνος a pause in music, Anon.Bellerm.83;

    σφυγμὸς κ. Agathin.

     ap. Gal.8.936; of wool and wine, dub. sens. in Archig. ap. Gal.8.945; τὸ κ. the void of space, Democr.9, Meliss.l.c., Emp.13,al., Epicur.Ep.1p.6U., etc.; τὸ κ., = τόπος ἐστερημένος σώματος, Arist.Ph. 208b26, cf. 213a13 sqq., Cael. 279a13;

    κ. χώρα Pl.Ti. 58a

    ; ἢν κενεὸν λάβῃ [ἡ διακοπή] if it penetrates the (brain-) cavity, Hp.Aph. l.c.; esp.Astrol., not occupied by a planet,

    κ. δρόμος Man.2.452

    , cf.Vett. Val.94.27; cf. κενοδρομέω.
    2 empty, fruitless, void,

    κενὰ εὔγματα εἰπών Od.22.249

     (v. supr.); ἐλπίς, ἐλπίδες, Simon.5.16, A.Pers. 804;

    γνώμα Pi.N.4.40

    , cf. S.Ant. 753;

    ἔξοδοι Id.Aj. 287

    ;

    φροντίδες Id.Fr. 949

    ; τέρψις ib. 577;

    φόβοι E.Supp. 548

    , cf.X.An.2.2.21;

    φρόνημα Pl.R. 494d

    , etc.;

    κ. πρόφασις καὶ ψευδής D.18.150

    ;

    λοιδορία κ. Id.2.5

    ; μάταιον καὶ κ. ib.12; κενὸν ἆρα καὶ τὸ φάρμακον πρὸς τὸ κ. prob. in Men.530.19; ἀπόντων κενὴν κατηγορεῖν bring an idle charge, Arist.Resp. 470b12; ineffectual,

    λύγξ Th.2.49

    ; πουλυμαθημοσύνης, τῆς οὐ κενεώτερον ἄλλο Timo l.c.;

    πολλὰ κ. τοῦ πολέμου Arist.EN 1116b7

    ;

    κ. δόξαι Epicur. Sent.15

    ; ἐπιθυμίαι, opp. φυσικαί, Id.Ep.3p.62U., Diog.Oen.59;

    κ. ὀρέξεις Metrod.Herc.831.16

    ; freq.in adverbial usages, neut.pl.,

    κενεὰ πνεύσαις Pi.O.10(11).93

    ; ἡ διὰ κενῆς ἐπανάσεισις τῶν ὅπλων empty flourishing of arms, Th.4.126; διὰ κενῆς ῥίπτειν throw without a projectile, Arist.Pr. 881a39; κεκλάγγω διὰ κενῆς ἄλλως to no purpose, Ar. V. 929;

    μάτην διὰ κ. Pl.Com.174.21

    ;

    οὐ μαχοῦμαί σοι διὰ κ. Men.Sam. 260

    ;

    ἐν κενοῖς S.Aj. 971

    ;

    κατὰ κενῆς Procl.in Ti.2.167

     D.;

    εἰς κενόν D.S. 19.9

    , Hld.10.30;

    εἰς κ. ἡ δαπάνη IG14.1746

    ;

    εἰς κ. μοχθεῖν Men.Mon. 51

    ; κατὰ κενοῦ χανεῖν Suid.s.v. λύκος ἔχανεν; κατὰ κενοῦ φέρειν τὰς χεῖρας Ph.1.153; κατὰ κ. βαίνειν, = κενεμβατεῖν, Plu.2.463c: regul. Adv.

    κενῶς, διαλεκτικῶς καὶ κ. Arist.de An. 403a2

    ;

    λογικῶς καὶ κ. Id.EE 1217b21

    ;

    μὴ κ. πόνει Men.1101

    , cf. Epicur.Ep.3p.61U., Polystr. p.7 W., Arr.Epict.2.17.6, Plu.2.35e.
    II of persons and things,
    1 c.gen., destitute, bereft,

    τοῦ νοῦ S.OC 931

    ;

    φρενῶν Id.Ant. 754

    ;

    δακρύων E.Hec. 230

    ;

    συμμάχων κ. δόρυ Id.Or. 688

    ;

    πεδίον κ. δένδρων Pl.R. 621a

    ; κ. φρονήσεως, ἐπιστήμης, Id.Ti. 75a, R. 486c; κ. πόνου without the fruits of toil, A.Fr. 241.
    2 abs., empty-handed,

    αἰσχρόν τοι δηρόν τε μενειν κενεόν τε νέεσθαι Il.2.298

    , cf. Od.15.214; ἀπίκατο, οἱ μὲν κεινοί, οἱ δὲ φέροντες κτλ. Hdt.7.131;

    κενὸς κενὸν καλεῖ A.Th. 353

     (lyr.);

    ἥκεις οὐ κενή S.OC 359

    , cf.Tr. 495;

    οὐθ' ὑπεργέμων.. οὔτε κ. Alex.216

    ; of camels, without burdens, unloaded, opp. ἔγγομοι, OGI629.166 (Pal- myra, ii A.D.);

    κ. ἂν ἴῃ.., κ. ἄπεισιν Pl.R. 370e

    ;

    κ. τινὰ ἐξαποστεῖλαι LXX Ge.31.42

    ; bereft of her mate,

    λέαινα S.Aj. 986

    ; orphan,

    Ἔρωτες Bion 1.59

    ; ὑπ' ἄσθματος κενοί exhausted.., A.Pers. 484; of places, without garrison,

    χῶραι Aeschin.3.146

    , cf. Hdt.5.15; of the body, without flesh, Plu.2.831c.
    b devoid of wit, vain, pretentious,

    κεινὸς εἴην Pi.O.3.45

    ;

    διαπτυχθέντες ὤφθησαν κενοί S.Ant. 709

    ;

    ἀνόητον καὶ κ. Ar.Ra. 530

    , cf.Ep.Jac.2.20.
    III [comp] Comp. and [comp] Sup.,

    κενότερος Stratt.10

     D.; - ότατος D.27.25, Phld.Rh.1.67 S., al., cf. Choerob.in Theod.2.76, EM275.50; κενώτερος, -ώτατος, Pl.Smp. 175d, v.l. in Arist.EN 1107a30 ([comp] Comp.); κενεώτερος Timo (v. supr.); κενεώτατος v.l. in Hp.Acut.62.

    Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > κενός

  • 73 прийти с пустыми руками

    2) Makarov: come empty-handed

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > прийти с пустыми руками

  • 74 уехать с пустыми руками

    Diplomatic term: leave empty-handed (e.g., leave Moscow empty-handed - уехать из Москвы с пустыми руками; англ. цитата - из статьи в Huffington Post)

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > уехать с пустыми руками

  • 75 Б-85

    НА БОБАХ остаться, сидеть, оставить кого coll PrepP Invar subj-compl with copula (subj: human or obj-compl with оставить ( obj: human)) (to end up, be, or leave s.o.) without sth. hoped for or counted on
    high and dry
    empty-handed out in the cold with nothing.
    И вот она (революция) пришла... а он (Аверкий Степанович), прирождённый и постоянный рабочелюбец... очутился на бобах, не у дел, в опустевшем посёлке, из которого разбежались рабочие, частью шедшие тут за меньшевиками (Пастернак 1). Now it (the revolution) had come...but he (Averkii Stepanovich), the born and faithful champion of the proletariat...had been left high and dry, instead of being in the thick of things, he was in a remote village from which the workers-some of whom were Mensheviks-had fled! (1a).
    (Антонина Николаевна:) Я не спешила замуж, но сейчас это надо сделать. И быстрее, иначе я рискую остаться на бобах (Розов 3). (A.N.:) I haven't rushed to get married, but now it has to be done. And rather soon, or else I run the risk of being left empty-handed (3a).
    Каждый держатель облигации в глубине души не верит в возможность выигрыша. Зато он очень ревниво относится к облигациям своих соседей и знакомых. Он... боится того, что выиграют они, а он, всегдашний неудачник, снова останется на бобах (Ильф и Петров 1). In the depths of his heart no bond holder believes in the possibility of a win. At the same time he is jealous of his neighbors' and friends' bonds. He is...scared that they will win and that he, the eternal loser, will be left out in the cold (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Б-85

  • 76 Х-42

    НЕСОЛОНО ХЛЕБАВШИ уходить, уезжать, возвращаться и т. п. coll Verbal Adv Invar adv fixed WO
    (to leave, return home etc) not having gotten what one came for, disappointed
    empty-handed
    having gotten nothing (with nothing to show) for one's pains (efforts) without having accomplished anything (a thing) having accomplished nothing.
    Чаще всего такие купцы уходили несолоно хлебавши. Ну, а иногда и слаживалось дельце (Гинзбург 2). More often than not merchants such as these went away empty-handed. But occasionally they did get themselves a deal (2a).
    Молчание становилось тягостным. Такое молчание бывает... у пассажиров машины, которые легко мчались несколько часов к цели - и вдруг у самой цели оказалось, что нет моста. Паводок снёс. Надо возвращаться обратно несолоно хлебавши. Или искать новый объезд. По дальней кривой (Свирский 1). The silence grew heavier. Such a silence is found...among passengers who have been traveling several hours toward their destination, only to arrive and find that the bridge has been swept away by the flood. They know they must set off back the way they have come with nothing to show for their pains. Or find a new way around-a very long detour (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Х-42

  • 77 Ч-59

    НИ С ЧЕМ coll PrepP Invar
    1. остаться, оставить кого \Ч-59 ( subj-compl with остаться (subj: human or obj-compl with оставить ( obj: human)) (to end up or leave s.o.) without any money or means of subsistence: (be left (leave s.o. » with nothing
    (leave s.o.) nothing (be left (leave s.o.)) penniless.
    (Анна Петровна:) Как бы папенька-то твой не мотал без памяти, так бы другое дело было, а то оставил нас почти ни с чем (Островский 1). (А.Р:) If only your papa hadn't spent his money like water, then everything'd be different. As it is, he left us almost nothing at all (1a).
    2. остаться, уйти, уехать, вернуться и т. п. \Ч-59 ( subj-compl with остаться etc (subj: human
    more often used with pfv verbs) (to end up, go away, come back etc) without what one had hoped to attain, not having achieved the desired results
    with nothing
    empty-handed (be left) high and dry without having achieved (accomplished) anything (in limited contexts) nothing comes out of it.
    Приходил, чтобы поговорить о хозяйстве, потолковать. Ушбл ни с чем (Пильняк 1). Не came to have a word about the housekeeping, to have a chat. He went away with nothing (1a).
    Были скромно, даже бедно одетые люди, которые внезапно для меня получали два бесплатных места в четвертом ряду, и были какие-то хорошо одетые, которые уходили ни с чем (Булгаков 12). There were people who were modestly, even poorly dressed who to my amazement were suddenly given two free tickets in the fourth row and there were some well-dressed ones who went out empty-handed (12a).
    Барышников забрала милиция, и Сударь, приехав в субботу к условленному месту, остался ни с чем (Семёнов 1)....The police rounded up the middlemen and Squire, arriving at his customary spot, was left high and dry (1a).
    ...(Майор Бадьин) стал задавать профессору вопросы о Лопаткине и Наде. Он получил жёсткий ответ: «...Позвольте мне не сообщать вам ничего»... Так Бадьин и ушёл ни с чем (Дудинцев 1)....(Major Badyin) began asking the professor questions about Lopatkin and Nadia. He received a fierce reply: "...Permit me not to answer you."...And Badyin left without having achieved anything (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Ч-59

  • 78 на бобах

    • НА БОБАХ остаться, сидеть, оставить кого coll
    [PrepP; Invar; subj-compl with copula (subj: human) or obj-compl with оставить (obj: human)]
    =====
    ⇒ (to end up, be, or leave s.o.) without sth. hoped for or counted on:
    - with nothing.
         ♦ И вот она [революция] пришла... а он [Аверкий Степанович], прирождённый и постоянный рабочелюбец... очутился на бобах, не у дел, в опустевшем посёлке, из которого разбежались рабочие, частью шедшие тут за меньшевиками (Пастернак 1). Now it [the revolution] had come...but he [Averkii Stepanovich], the born and faithful champion of the proletariat...had been left high and dry; instead of being in the thick of things, he was in a remote village from which the workers-some of whom were Mensheviks-had fled! (1a).
         ♦ [Антонина Николаевна:] Я не спешила замуж, но сейчас это надо сделать. И быстрее, иначе я рискую остаться на бобах (Розов 3). [A.N.:] I haven't rushed to get married, but now it has to be done. And rather soon, or else I run the risk of being left empty-handed (За).
         ♦ Каждый держатель облигации в глубине души не верит в возможность выигрыша. Зато он очень ревниво относится к облигациям своих соседей и знакомых. Он... боится того, что выиграют они, а он, всегдашний неудачник, снова останется на бобах (Ильф и Петров 1). In the depths of his heart no bond holder believes in the possibility of a win. At the same time he is jealous of his neighbors' and friends' bonds. He is...scared that they will win and that he, the eternal loser, will be left out in the cold (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на бобах

  • 79 несолоно хлебавши

    • НЕСОЛОНО ХЛЕБАВШИ уходить, уезжать, возвращаться и т.п. coll
    [Verbal Adv; Invar; adv; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ (to leave, return home etc) not having gotten what one came for, disappointed:
    - having gotten nothing < with nothing to show> for one's pains < efforts>;
    - without having accomplished anything < a thing>;
    - having accomplished nothing.
         ♦ Чаще всего такие купцы уходили несолоно хлебавши. Ну, а иногда и слаживалось дельце (Гинзбург 2). More often than not merchants such as these went away empty-handed. But occasionally they did get themselves a deal (2a).
         ♦ Молчание становилось тягостным. Такое молчание бывает... у пассажиров машины, которые легко мчались несколько часов к цели - и вдруг у самой цели оказалось, что нет моста. Паводок снёс. Надо возвращаться обратно несолоно хлебавши. Или искать новый объезд. По дальней кривой (Свирский 1). The silence grew heavier. Such a silence is found...among passengers who have been traveling several hours toward their destination, only to arrive and find that the bridge has been swept away by the flood. They know they must set off back the way they have come with nothing to show for their pains. Or find a new way around-a very long detour (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > несолоно хлебавши

  • 80 ни с чем

    • НИ С ЧЕМ coll
    [PrepP; Invar]
    =====
    1. остаться, оставить кого ни с чем [subj-compl with остаться (subj: human) or obj-compl with оставить (obj: human)]
    ⇒ (to end up or leave s.o.) without any money or means of subsistence:
    - (be left <leave s.o.>) with nothing;
    - (leave s.o.) nothing;
    - (be left <leave s.o.>) penniless.
         ♦ [Анна Петровна:] Как бы папенька-то твой не мотал без памяти, так бы другое дело было, а то оставил нас почти ни с чем (Островский 1). [А.Р:] If only your papa hadn't spent his money like water, then everything'd be different. As it is, he left us almost nothing at all (1a).
    2. остаться, уйти, уехать, вернуться и т.п. ни с чем [subj-compl with остаться etc (subj: human); more often used with pfv verbs]
    ⇒ (to end up, go away, come back etc) without what one had hoped to attain, not having achieved the desired results:
    - [in limited contexts] nothing comes out of it.
         ♦ Приходил, чтобы поговорить о хозяйстве, потолковать. Ушол ни с чем (Пильняк 1). He came to have a word about the housekeeping, to have a chat. He went away with nothing (1a).
         ♦ Были скромно, даже бедно одетые люди, которые внезапно для меня получали два бесплатных места в четвёртом ряду, и были какие-то хорошо одетые, которые уходили ни с чем (Булгаков 12). There were people who were modestly, even poorly dressed who to my amazement were suddenly given two free tickets in the fourth row and there were some well-dressed ones who went out empty-handed (12a).
         ♦...Барышников забрала милиция, и Сударь, приехав в субботу к условленному месту, остался ни с чем (Семёнов 1)....The police rounded up the middlemen and Squire, arriving at his customary spot, was left high and dry (1a).
         ♦...[Майор Бадьин] стал задавать профессору вопросы о Лопаткине и Наде. Он получил жёсткий ответ: "...Позвольте мне не сообщать вам ничего"... Так Бадьин и ушёл ни с чем (Дудинцев 1)....[Major Badyin] began asking the professor questions about Lopatkin and Nadia. He received a fierce reply: "...Permit me not to answer you."... And Badyin left without having achieved anything (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни с чем

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