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1 охотник за богатыми невестами
General subject: fortune hunter, fortune-hunterУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > охотник за богатыми невестами
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2 охотник за приданым
General subject: dowry hunter, fortune hunterУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > охотник за приданым
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3 за приданым
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ИСКАТЕЛЬ ПРИКЛЮЧЕНИЙ NP fixed WO1. obs a person who travels in unexplored placesadventure seekeradventurer.2. euph, disapprov. Also: (of a woman)ИСКАТЕЛЬНИЦА ПРИКЛЮЧЕНИЙ a person who seeks social position, material gain etc by questionable or unscrupulous meansadventurer ( adv enturess)schemer (in limited contexts) fortune hunter (of a woman only) gold digger. -
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[NP; fixed WO]=====1. obs a person who travels in unexplored places:- adventurer.2. euph, disapprov. Also: (of a woman) ИСКАТЕЛЬНИЦА ПРИКЛЮЧЕНИЙ a person who seeks social position, material gain etc by questionable or unscrupulous means:- schemer;- [in limited contexts] fortune hunter;- [of a woman only] gold digger.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > искатель приключений
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6 искательница приключений
[NP; fixed WO]=====1. obs a person who travels in unexplored places:- adventurer.2. euph, disapprov. Also: (of a woman) ИСКАТЕЛЬНИЦА ПРИКЛЮЧЕНИЙ a person who seeks social position, material gain etc by questionable or unscrupulous means:- schemer;- [in limited contexts] fortune hunter;- [of a woman only] gold digger.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > искательница приключений
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7 авантюрист
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8 искатель приключений
1) (путешественник, следопыт) seeker after adventures; traveller; pathfinderПетя первым делом стал присматриваться к следам. У него был опытный, проницательный глаз искателя приключений. Он был окружён следами. Он читал их, как Майн Рида. (В. Катаев, Белеет парус одинокий) — The first thing Petya did was to study the footprints. He had the experienced, penetrating eye of a seeker after adventures. He was surrounded by footprints. He read them as though he were reading Mayne Reid.
2) неодобр., пренебр. (бродяга, авантюрист) adventurer; vagabond in search of adventure; soldier of fortuneИ откуда его принесло, ишь, торопится, с ненавистью смотрел Горяев на увеличивающуюся, ходко взмахивающую фигуру, - охотник из местных или так, бродяга, искатель приключений? (П. Проскурин, Тайга) — 'What ill wind has brought this man? Look at him, what a hurry he's in!' Goryaev gazed at the easy-moving figure as it grew larger and larger, asking himself whether it might not be some local hunter or a vagabond in search of adventure.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > искатель приключений
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fortune-hunter — forˈtune hunter noun (derogatory) A person who hunts for a wealthy marriage • • • Main Entry: ↑fortune … Useful english dictionary
fortune-hunter — /ˈfɔtʃən hʌntə/ (say fawchuhn huntuh) noun someone who seeks to win a fortune, especially through marriage. –fortune hunting, adjective …
fortune-hunter — noun a person seeking wealth by marriage. Derivatives fortune hunting noun … English new terms dictionary