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101 harness a horse to a carriage
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102 zeal is only for wise men but is mostly found in fools
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > zeal is only for wise men but is mostly found in fools
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103 zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse
syn: zeal is only for wise men but is mostly found in foolsнедоречна старанність ( або ретельність) шкідливаEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse
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104 be on (or ride) one's hobby(-)horse
cecть нa cвoeгo (любимoгo) кoнькa, oceдлaть cвoeгo кoнькa, нaчaть paзгoвop нa излюблeнную тeму Strang listened (all four men were on their own particular hobby horses...) grateful for a chair at the table (C. Maclnnes)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > be on (or ride) one's hobby(-)horse
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105 be on (or ride) one's hobby(-)horse
cecть нa cвoeгo (любимoгo) кoнькa, oceдлaть cвoeгo кoнькa, нaчaть paзгoвop нa излюблeнную тeму Strang listened (all four men were on their own particular hobby horses...) grateful for a chair at the table (C. Maclnnes)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > be on (or ride) one's hobby(-)horse
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106 cross section for fast
сечение для быстрых нейтронов; быстрое нейтронное сечениеEnglish-Russian dictionary on nuclear energy > cross section for fast
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107 a horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse
Поговорка: полцарства за коняУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > a horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse
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108 one whip is good enough for a good horse; for a bad one, not a thousand
доброму коневі достатньо одного удару нагайкою, поганому не вистачить і тисячі ≅ розумний слова побоїться, а дурневі й батіг не допоможеEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > one whip is good enough for a good horse; for a bad one, not a thousand
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109 pay for a dead horse
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > pay for a dead horse
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110 enter a horse for a race
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > enter a horse for a race
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111 it is a proud horse that will not bear his own provender a I've got an eye for such things
Пословица: свой глаз - алмаз, свой глаз - алмаз а чужой - стеклоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > it is a proud horse that will not bear his own provender a I've got an eye for such things
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112 pay for a dead horse
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113 time the horse for each half mile
Общая лексика: засекать время лошади на каждой полумилеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > time the horse for each half mile
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114 we are better of without you (them, etc.) it's easier for the horse to start when the woman gets off the cart
Пословица: баба с возу - кобыле легчеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > we are better of without you (them, etc.) it's easier for the horse to start when the woman gets off the cart
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115 pay for a dead horse
платить за что-либо, потерявшее свою цену; бросать деньги на ветерАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > pay for a dead horse
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116 we are better of without you it's easier for the horse to start when the woman gets off the cart
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > we are better of without you it's easier for the horse to start when the woman gets off the cart
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117 pay for a dead horse
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118 My kingdom for a horse!
Королевство за коня!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > My kingdom for a horse!
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119 to pay for a dead horse
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120 HESTR
(-s, -ar), m.1) stallion (hestar þrír ok merhross eitt);2) horse.* * *m. a horse, [this word is a contr. form of hengist, qs. hengstr; A. S. hengest; O. H. G. hengist; Germ. hengst, whence Swed.-Dan. hingst; again, contr. Swed. häst, Dan. hest: in old writers hestr mostly means a stallion, whereas hross (Engl. horse) denotes a gelding or any horse]:—a stallion, opp. to merr, a mare, Grág. i. 503, Gþl. 190, Hrafn. 5, Ám. 98 (hestar þrír ok mer-hross eitt); h. grár með fjórum merum, Ísl. ii. 213; sá hestr var sonr Hvítings, var alhvítr at lit en merarnar allar rauðar, en annarr sonr Hvítings var í Þórarínsdal, ok var sá ok hvítr en merarnar svartar, Bjarn. 55: a steed, Fms. ii. 224: a horse gener., Nj. 4, 74; lið á hestum, horsemen, Fms. x. 31, passim. The ancients valued high breeding and variety of colour in their horses, which were favourite gifts, see Gunnl. ch. 5, Bjarn. l. c., Finnb. ch. 23, Fms. vi. 383, 384; for steeds and horsemanship see Þkv. 6, Yngl. S. ch. 23, 33, Landn. 3. ch. 8, Gullþ. S. ch. 9, Harð. S. ch. 3, 4, Rm. 32, 34, cp. also Lv. ch. 6, 7, Grett. ch. 16, Dropl. 13, Finnb. ch. 23, Fms. vi. 323: mythol. the horse was sacred to Frey (the god of light and the sun), Hrafn. 5, Vd. ch. 34, Fb. i. 401 (Ó. T. ch. 322), cp. Freyfaxi: for the steeds of the Sun, Day, and Night, see Gm. 37, Vþm. 12, 14: for the steeds of the gods, Gm. 30: for poetical and mythical names, Edda (Gl.) and the fragment of the poem Þorgrímsþula, Edda, Bugge 332–334: for Sleipnir, the eight-legged steed of Odin, Edda, Gm. 44: for horse-fights see the references s. v. etja, to which add Grett. ch. 31, Sd. ch. 23:—vatna-hestr, a water-horse, = nykr in popular tales, Landn. 2, ch. 10, and Ísl. Þjóðs.; but also a good swimmer, góðr vatna-hestr; skeið-h., reið-h., a riding horse; klár-h., púls-h., áburðar-h., a hack, cart-horse, pack-horse; stóð-h., a stud-horse: sækja, beizla, gyrða, söðla, járna hest, to fetch, bridle, gird, saddle, shoe a horse; also, leggja á, to saddle; spretta af, to take the saddle off; teyma hest or hafa hest í togi, to lead a horse; flytja h., to put a pony out to grass; hepla h., to tether a pony: a pony is gúðgengr (q. v.), vakr, þýðr; and the reverse, íllgengr, hastr, klárgengr, harðgengr.II. metaph. phrases, há-hestr, a high horse; ríða háhest (a child’s play), also called ríða hákúk, to ride on one another’s shoulders, ride ‘pick-a-back;’ kinn-hestr, a ‘cheek-horse,’ a box on the ear; lýstr hana kinnhest, hón kvaðsk þann hest muna skyldu ok launa ef hón mætti, Nj. 75; þá skal ek nú, segir hón, muna þér kinnhestinn, þann er þú laust mik, 116, cp. Gísl. 27: the gallows is called the horse of Odin, whence gefa e-m hest, to give one a horse, hang one, Fb. i. 238, cp. the verse in Yngl. S. ch. 26.β. the local name of a horse-shaped crag, see Landn.; cp. Hest-fell in Cumberland.COMPDS: either hesta- or hests-: hesta-at, n. a horse-fight, see etja. hesta-bein, n. horse bones (cp. Engl. horse-flesh), Grett. 96. hesta-fóðr, n. horse foddering, a law term, Gþl. 77. hesta-fætr, m. pl. horses’ feet, Edda 77, Fas. i. 226, Fms. iii. 111. hesta-garðr, m. a horse-pen close to a churchyard, wherein the horses of the worshippers are kept during service, D. N. hesta-geldir, m. horse gelder, a nickname, Landn. hesta-geymsla, u, f. horse keeping, Fas. i. 80. hesta-gnegg, n. a horse’s neigh, Stj. 621. hesta-gnýr, m, noise of horsemen, Fms. iii. 74. hesta-hlið, n. a horse gate, Stj. hesta-járn, n. pl. horse-shoes, Sturl. iii. 152. hesta-keyrsla, u, f. driving the steed in, in a horse-fight, Rd. 261. hesta-korn, n. [Swed. hestakorn = oats], a nickname, Fb. iii. hesta-lið, n. horsemen, Fms. vii. 188. hesta-maðr, m. a horse boy, groom. hesta-rétt, f. in Icel., = Norse hestagarðr. hesta-skál, f. a stirrup-cup. hesta-skipti, n. a change of horses; hafa h., Ld. 202, Fs. 51. hesta-stafr, m. a horse staff, to be used in a horse-fight, Nj. 91, Þorst. S. St. 49, cp. Rd. ch. 12, Arons S. ch. 18. hesta-stallr, m. = hesthús, Flóv. hesta-steinn, m. a stone to whicb a horse is tied whilst the horseman takes refreshment. hesta-sveinn, m. a horse boy, groom, Sturl. ii. 218, Fas. i. 149, Þiðr. 205, Þorst. S. St. 50. hesta-víg, n. a horse-fight, Nj. 90, Sturl. ii. 100, Glúm. 366, Rd. 261. hesta-þing, n. a meeting for a public horse-fight, Glúm. 366, 367, Nj. 92, Lv. 37, Sd. 176, Fs. 43, 140.
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