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1 CANDLE
• Game is not worth the candle (The) - Игра не стоит свеч (H), Овчинка выделки не стоит (0)• You cannot burn the candle at two ends - Один пирог два раза не съешь (O) -
2 GAME
• At the game's end we shall see who gains - Посмотрим еще, чья возьмет (П)• First game is kid's game - Один раз не в счет (O)• Game is lost (The) - Дело сделано (Д)• Game is not worth the candle (the money) (The) - Игра не стоит свеч (И), Овчинка выделки не стоит (O)• Game is up (The) - Дело сделано (Д)• Game walks into the bag (The) - На ловца и зверь бежит (H)• It is a game at which two can play - Посмотрим еще, чья возьмет (П)• Two can play at that game - Посмотрим еще, чья возьмет (П)• What's the game? - Что за шум, а драки нет (4)• You play my game, and I'll play yours - Ты - мне, я - тебе (T) -
3 игра стоит свеч
1) General subject: game is worth the candle the, (не) the game is (not) worth the candle, it’s worth the cost (контекстуальный перевод на русс. язык), anything worth doing is worth doing WELL!3) Makarov: game is worth the candle -
4 овчинка выделки не стоит
погов.cf. the game is not worth the candle (the candles); it's not worth powder and shot- Это какая птица, значит, будет? - прибавил Рябинин, презрительно глядя на вальдшнепов, - вкус, значит, имеет. - И он неодобрительно покачал головой, как бы сильно сомневаясь в том, что эта овчинка стоила выделки. (Л. Толстой, Анна Каренина) — 'What kind of bird may it be, pray?' added Ryabinin, looking contemptuously at the snipe: 'a great delicacy, I suppose.' And he shook his head disapprovingly, as though he had grave doubts whatever this game were worth the candle.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > овчинка выделки не стоит
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5 игра стоит свеч
игра стоит свеч (свечей); см. тж. игра не стоит свечЭтот смелый вариант открывал огромные перспективы для будущих действий наших войск на южном крыле советско-германского фронта. Как говорится, игра стоила свеч. (К. Рокоссовский, Солдатский долг) — This bold plan offered tremendous possibilities for subsequent action on the southern wing of the Soviet-German front. The game would have been worth the candle, as they say.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > игра стоит свеч
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6 игра стоит свеч
идиом. the game is worth the candleДополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > игра стоит свеч
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7 Игра стоит свеч.
фраз. The game is worth the candle.Дополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > Игра стоит свеч.
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8 het sop is de kool niet waard
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9 овчинка выделки не стоит
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10 овчинка выделки не стоит
the game is not worth the candle (из фр.)Русско-английский словарь Wiktionary > овчинка выделки не стоит
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11 El juego no vale la pena
Español-Inglés colección ilustrada idiomas > El juego no vale la pena
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12 Овчинка выделки не стоит
The game isn't worth the candleСловарь переводчика-синхрониста (русско-английский) > Овчинка выделки не стоит
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13 Овчинка выделки не стоит
Русско-английский словарь переводчика-синхрониста > Овчинка выделки не стоит
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14 игра не стоит свеч
Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > игра не стоит свеч
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15 игра не стоит свеч
Американизмы. Русско-английский словарь. > игра не стоит свеч
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16 Die Sache lohnt nicht.
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17 Astarı yüzünden pahalı
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18 el esfuerzo no es provechoso
• game is not worth the candleDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > el esfuerzo no es provechoso
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19 chandelle
chandelle [∫ɑ̃dεl]feminine nouna. ( = bougie) candleb. ( = acrobatie) shoulder stand* * *ʃɑ̃dɛl1) ( bougie) candle2) Sport••devoir une fière chandelle (colloq) à quelqu'un — to be hugely indebted to somebody
tenir la chandelle — (colloq) to play gooseberry (colloq)
le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle — the game isn't worth the candle; trente-six
* * *ʃɑ̃dɛl nf1) (pour s'éclairer) tallow candle, candledîner aux chandelles — candlelight dinner, candlelit dinner
2) RUGBY (chandelle de récupération) up-and-under3) AVIATION* * *chandelle nf1 ( bougie) candle; lire à la lueur d'une chandelle to read by candlelight; s'éclairer à la chandelle to use candles for lighting; un dîner aux chandelles a candlelit dinner;2 Sport faire la chandelle ( en gymnastique) to do a shoulder stand; ( au tennis) to hit a lob; ( au rugby) to play an up-and-under; ( au football) to loft the ball;3 Aviat monter en chandelle to zoom;4 ⇒ Les jeux et les sports ( jeu) children's party game;5 ◑( morve) trickle of snot○; avoir la chandelle au nez to have a runny nose, to have a snotty○ nose.chandelle romaine ( en pyrotechnie) Roman candle.devoir une fière chandelle à qn to be hugely indebted to sb; faire des économies de bouts de chandelles to make cheeseparing economies; tenir la chandelle○ to play gooseberry○; brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts to burn the candle at both ends; le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle the game isn't worth the candle; la chandelle brûle time is running out; ⇒ trente-six.[ʃɑ̃dɛl] nom féminin1. [bougie] (tallow) candle2. (familier) [morve] trickle of snot4. [tir, RUGBY] up-and-under5. [position de gymnastique]————————aux chandelles locution adjectivale[dîner, repas] candlelit————————aux chandelles locution adverbiale[dîner] by candlelight -
20 candela
f candlecandela d'accensione spark plug* * *candela s.f.1 candle: candela di sego, tallow candle; candela sottile, taper; a lume di candela, by candlelight // il gioco non vale la candela, the game is not worth the candle // puoi accendere una candela alla Madonna!, (fam.) you've had a narrow escape! (o you can thank your lucky stars!) // struggersi come una candela, (fig.) to pine away // (aer.): precipitare in candela, to (be in a) nosedive; salire in candela, to chandelle* * *[kan'dela]sostantivo femminile1) candleaccendere una candela a — to light a candle to [Madonna, santo]
a lume di candela — [leggere, cenare] by candlelight
2) aut. (spark) plug••tenere la candela — to be a o play gooseberry
* * *candela/kan'dela/sostantivo f.1 candle; accendere una candela a to light a candle to [Madonna, santo]; a lume di candela [leggere, cenare] by candlelight2 aut. (spark) plugtenere la candela to be a o play gooseberry; il gioco non vale la candela the game's not worth the candle.
См. также в других словарях:
game not worth the candle — To say that the game (or the cake) is not worth the candle means that the advantages to be gained from doing something are not worth the effort involved. He recorded an album but sold very few copies; the game wasn t worth the candle … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
the game is not worth the candle — The thing is not worth the effort or expense required • • • Main Entry: ↑candle the game is not worth the candle see under ↑candle • • • Main Entry: ↑game … Useful english dictionary
(the game is) not worth the candle — (the game is) not worth the ˈcandle idiom (old fashioned, saying) the advantages to be gained from doing sth are not great enough, considering the effort or cost involved • If the price goes up again, he may decide that the game s not worth the… … Useful english dictionary
(the) game is not worth the candle — the game is/it is/not worth the candle british old fashioned phrase something is not worth doing because it is too much trouble or effort, or costs too much Thesaurus: ways of saying that something has little or no valuesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
(the game's) not worth the candle — the potential advantages to be gained from doing something do not justify the cost or trouble involved. → candle … English new terms dictionary
game is not worth the candle — {literary} What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. * /I don t want to walk so far on such a hot day. The game is not worth the candle./ … Dictionary of American idioms
game is not worth the candle — {literary} What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. * /I don t want to walk so far on such a hot day. The game is not worth the candle./ … Dictionary of American idioms
game\ is\ not\ worth\ the\ candle — literary What is being done is not worth the trouble or cost; the gain is not worth the effort. I don t want to walk so far on such a hot day. the game is not worth the candle … Словарь американских идиом
it is not worth the candle — the game is/it is/not worth the candle british old fashioned phrase something is not worth doing because it is too much trouble or effort, or costs too much Thesaurus: ways of saying that something has little or no valuesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
the game is not worth the candle — it s not worth the effort … English contemporary dictionary
cake/game is not worth the candle — To say that the cake (or the game) is not worth the candle means that the advantages to be gained from doing something are not worth the effort involved. He recorded an album but sold very few copies; the cake wasn t worth the candle … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions