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1 пародия на мужчину
Scornful: excuse for a man ("You'll have to kill me if you marry and bring that excuse for a man to live on my floor")Универсальный русско-английский словарь > пародия на мужчину
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2 этот трус просто пародия на человека
General subject: that coward is barely an excuse for a manУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > этот трус просто пародия на человека
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3 смех один
I[NP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ one is completely incompetent, unqualified, ill-suited (for the position, role etc specified in the preceding context), sth. is of very poor quality, useless, does not properly fulfill its role or function:- one (sth.) is a poor excuse for a [NP];- there's no way you can call one (sth.) a [NP];- [in limited contexts] one (sth.) is a joke (, not a [NP]).♦ Какой из него начальник! Грех один, а не начальник. Hima boss? He's a joke, not a boss.II• ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО> СМЕХ (ОДИН) coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) СМЕХ ОДИН coll; СМЕХ ДА И ТОЛЬКО coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) ОДНА СМЕХОТА substand; СМЕХОТА ДА И ТОЛЬКО substand[usu. indep. sent; usu. this WO]=====⇒ it is laughable, ludicrous:- it's hilarious (hysterical, ridiculous, (simply) absurd, a (sheer) farce, a joke, a riot);- it's enough to make a cat laugh.♦ [Кабанова:]...Гостей позовут, посадить не умеют, да ещё, гляди, позабудут кого из родных. Смех да и только! (Островский 6). [К.:]... They invite guests, don't know how to seat them, or even, think of it! leave out one of the family. It's simply absurd! (6a).♦ У большинства политических [заключенных] десятилетка, многие с высшим образованием, с кандидатскими диссертациями... Смех один, когда отрядный, повторяющий, как попугай, чужие слова, не умеющий разобраться даже в собственных записях, проводит с ними политбеседу на уровне четвёртого класса школы (Марченко 1). The majority of the [political] prisoners have completed high school, many of them [have] also had a higher education and have doctoral dissertations to their name....It's sheer farce when the company officer, repeating somebody else's words parrot-fashion and unable to make head or tail of his own notes, conducts a political discussion with them on the level of class four [fourth grade] in school (1a).♦ [Зинаида Савишна:] Как он, бедный, ошибся!.. Женился на своей жидовке и так, бедный, рассчитывал, что отец и мать за нею золотые горы дадут, а вышло совсем напротив... [Бабакина:] Господи, да и достаётся же теперь ей от него! Просто смех один( Чехов 4). [Z S.:] The poor man made a ghastly mistake-marrying that wretched Jewess and thinking her parents would cough up a whacking great dowry. It didn't come off.... [B.:] And now he gives her a terrible time, God knows-it's enough to make a cat laugh (4b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > смех один
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4 с позволения сказать
разг., ирон.1) (извините за резкость, грубость) forgive me < for saying it>; pardon me for mentioning it; God forgive me; if you'll excuse my language- Вот ты умный человек, ты учёный человек, а ведь тоже иногда, с позволения сказать, дичь порешь. (И. Тургенев, Бретёр) — 'Now, you're a clever man, a learned man, but sometimes you also talk through your hat, if you'll excuse my language.'
2) (если так можно выразиться, назвать кого-либо или что-либо при отрицательном отношении к кому-либо, чему-либо) an apology for; if it may be called that; if one may call him (her) so;...my foot- Добро бы девица благопристойная, а то, с позволения сказать... Евсей Евсеич даже плюнул. (В. Гаршин, Происшествие) — 'There'd be some excuse if she was a decent girl... Decent my foot!' Yevsei Yevseich spat indignantly.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с позволения сказать
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5 LAW
• Every law has a loophole - Закон, что дышло: куда повернешь, туда и вышло (3)• Ignorance of the law excuses no man - Незнание закона не есть оправдание (H)• Ignorance of the law is no excuse - Незнание закона не есть оправдание (H)• Law is a bottomless pit /; keep far from it/ - В суд ногой, в карман рукой (B)• Law is like an axle: you can turn it whichever way you please if you give it plenty of grease (The) - Закон, что дышло: куда повернешь, туда и вышло (3)• Laws are like cobwebs which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through - Что ворам с рук сходит, за то воришек бьют (4)• Laws are made to be broken (evaded) - Закон, что дышло: куда повернешь, туда и вышло (3)• Laws catch flies and (, but) let hornets go free - Что ворам с рук сходит, за то воришек бьют (4)• One law for the rich and another for the poor - Бедному с богатым судиться - лучше в ложке утопиться (Б)• There is one law for the rich and another for the poor - Бедному с богатым судиться - лучше в ложке утопиться (Б)• Will is his law - Хозяин - барин (X) -
6 Первый блин комом
When you do something for the first time, you cannot succeed from the start. (You say this to encourage a man who failed in his first attempt, or to excuse your own unsuccessful first attempt). See На ошибках учатся (H)Cf:A bad (poor) beginning makes a good ending (Am.). It's the new hand who always gets the short-handed rake (Am.). No man is his craft's master the first day (Br.). There's always /a/ next time (Am., Br.). /You must/ spoil before you spin /well/ (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Первый блин комом
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7 С-549
И НА СТАРУХУ БЫВАЕТ ПРОРУХА (saying) even an experienced person can err, blunder (said to excuse the mistakes or negligence of a person from whom such things are not expected): - even a wise man stumbles we all make mistakes anyone can make a mistake even the best of us (them etc) can slip up to err is human.«Да, вы ошиблись. И на старуху бывает проруха...» (Ильф и Петров 2). "Yes, you were wrong. We all make mistakes..." (2a).«Ошибки были», - быстро сказал Хлебовводов. «Люди не ангелы. И на старуху бывает проруха» (Стругацкие 3). "There have been mistakes," Klebovvodov said quickly. "People are not angels. Anyone can make a mistake" (3a).author's usage) «...Дуды-рев охотится уже много лет». - «Мало ли что, и на старуху иной раз находит проруха». - «Согласен. Может случиться всякое...» (Тендряков 1). "...Dudrev's been going out hunting for many years." "What of it? Even the best of hunters can slip up." "I agree-anything can happen..." (1a). -
8 и на старуху бывает проруха
[saying]=====⇒ even an experienced person can err, blunder (said to excuse the mistakes or negligence of a person from whom such things are not expected):- even the best of us (them etc) can slip up;- to err is human.♦ "Да, вы ошиблись. И на старуху бывает проруха..." (Ильф и Петров 2). "Yes, you were wrong. We all make mistakes..." (2a).♦ "Ошибки были", - быстро сказал Хлебовводов. "Люди не ангелы. И на старуху бывает проруха" (Стругацкие 3). "There have been mistakes," Klebovvodov said quickly. "People are not angels. Anyone can make a mistake" (3a).♦ [author's usage]"...Дудырев охотится уже много лет". - "Мало ли что, и на старуху иной раз находит проруха". - "Согласен. Может случиться всякое..." (Тендряков 1). "...Dudrev's been going out hunting for many years." "What of it? Even the best of hunters can slip up." "I agree-anything can happen..." (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > и на старуху бывает проруха
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