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1 добрые намерения
Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > добрые намерения
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3 добрые намерения
Banks. Exchanges. Accounting. (Russian-English) > добрые намерения
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4 Дорога в ад вымощена благими намерениями
Good motives may have harmful resultsCf: /The road to / hell is paved with good intentions (Am., Br.). The way to hell is paved with good intentions (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Дорога в ад вымощена благими намерениями
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5 намерение намерени·е
intention, purpose, intentтвёрдое намерение — firm / settled intention
честное намерение — honest intentions; bona fides лат.
вопреки чьим-л. намерениям — against smb.'s intentions
Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > намерение намерени·е
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6 HELL
• Hell is paved with good intentions - Дорога в ад вымощена благими намерениями (Д)• Hell to pay (The) - Сам черт не разберет (C)• Road to hell is paved with good intentions (The) - Дорога в ад вымощена благими намерениями (Д)• This is a day (a week) from hell - Дела, как сажа бела (Д)• Use your head and save your heels - За дурной головой и ногам непокой (3)• Way to hell is paved with good intentions (The) - Дорога в ад вымощена благими намерениями (Д)• What your head forgets, your heels must remember - За дурной головой и ногам непокой (3) -
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Set phrase: the road to hell is paved with good intentions, the way ( the road) to hell is paved with good intentionsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дорога в ад вымощена благими намерениями
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8 INTENTION
• Hell is paved with good intentions - Дорога в ад вымощена благими намерениями (Д)• Road (way) to hell is paved with good intentions (The) - Дорога в ад вымощена благими намерениями (Д) -
9 Нужны дела, а не слова
Words are of no value, it is actions that are needed. See Меньше говори, да больше делай (M), На одних словах далеко не уедешь (H), Не верь словам, а верь делам (H), Не по словам судят, а по делам (H), От одних слов толку мало (O), Слово делом красно (C)Cf: Actions are mightier than words (Br.). Actions, not words (Am.). Actions speak louder than words (Am., Br.). Brag is a good dog, but Holdfast is better (Br.). Deeds are fruits, words are /but/ leaves (Am.). Deeds, not words (Am., Br.). Deeds will show themselves, and words will pass away (Br.). Doing is better than saying (Am., Br.). Fine words without deeds go not far (Br.). Good acts are better than good intentions (Br.). /It is/ better to do well than to say well (Br.). Old brag is a good dog, but hold fast is a better one (Am.). Promise little but do much (Am., Br.). Say well and do well end with one letter; say well is good, but do well is better (Br.). "Say well" is good, but "do well" is better (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Нужны дела, а не слова
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10 благой
уст. и ирон.блага́я мысль — happy thought
благо́е наме́рение — good intention
блага́я весть рел. — good news
благи́е пожела́ния (несбыточные) — wishful thinking
••благу́ю часть избра́ть ирон. — choose the better part
крича́ть / ора́ть благи́м ма́том разг. — shout / yell at the top of one's voice; cry blue murder
благи́ми наме́рениями вы́мощена доро́га в ад посл. — the road to hell is paved with good intentions
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11 ад вымощен благими намерениями
ад вымощен благими (добрыми) намерениями, тж. дорога в ад вымощена благими (добрыми) намерениями(приписывается С. Джонсону)- Да почему вы знаете? Вы не верите в намерения?... - Как не верить: ими, говорят, вымощен ад. Нет, вы ничего не сделаете, и не выйдет из вас ничего... (И. Гончаров, Обрыв) — 'Why not, don't you believe in firm intentions?' 'How should I do otherwise, since they say the way to Hell is paved with them. No, you will do little more than you have accomplished already...'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ад вымощен благими намерениями
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12 У-131
МЕДВЕЖЬЯ УСЛУГА coll NP sing only usu. obj of оказать fixed WOan action or gesture intended to help s.o. that unwittingly turns out to cause him trouble, discomfort etca good deed that backfiredmisdirected good intentions (unintentional) disservice (do) more harm than good (in limited contexts) a lot of help that was!Соколов помялся: «Такое чувство, Виктор Павлович, что ваши хвалители и поклонники оказывают вам медвежью услугу, - начальство раздражается» (Гроссман 2). Sokolov hesitated for a moment. "I get the feeling, Viktor Pavlovich, that the people who sing your praises so unreservedly are doing you a disservice. It upsets the authorities" (2a).From Ivan Krylov's fable "Hermit and Bear" («Пустынник и Медведь»), 1808.2 -
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• МЕДВЕЖЬЯ УСЛУГА coll=====⇒ an action or gesture intended to help s.o. that unwittingly turns out to cause him trouble, discomfort etc:- [in limited contexts] a lot of help that was!♦ Соколов помялся: "Такое чувство, Виктор Павлович, что ваши хвалители и поклонники оказывают вам медвежью услугу, - начальство раздражается" (Гроссман 2). Sokolov hesitated for a moment. "I get the feeling, Viktor Pavlovich, that the people who sing your praises so unreservedly are doing you a disservice. It upsets the authorities" (2a).—————← From Ivan Krylov's fable "Hermit and Bear" ("Пустынник и Медведь"), 1808.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > медвежья услуга
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14 добрые дела лучше добрых намерений
General subject: good acts are better than good intentionsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > добрые дела лучше добрых намерений
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15 ACT
• Act proves the intention (The) - Не верь словам, а верь делам (H)• Good acts are better than good intentions - Нужны дела, а не слова (H) -
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Makarov: hell is paved with good intentionsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ад вымощен благими намерениями
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17 благими намерениями
Diplomatic term: hell is paved with good intentionsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > благими намерениями
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18 благими намерениями ад вымощен
1) General subject: hell is paved with good intentions2) Set phrase: if what you want is out of reach, there's nobody to impeach, sour grapes)благими намерениями ад вымощен there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip a how near, and yet, so far!, the grapes are sour, there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip a how near, and yet, so far!, you cannot touch your eye with your elbow (it is( was) so near and yet out of reach), your elbow is near, but you cannot bite it, dearУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > благими намерениями ад вымощен
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19 благими намерениями вымощена дорога в ад
Set phrase: the road to hell is paved with good intentionsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > благими намерениями вымощена дорога в ад
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20 благими намерениями мостится дорога в ад
Set phrase: the road to hell is paved with good intentionsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > благими намерениями мостится дорога в ад
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