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1 полфунта
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2 полфунта
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3 полфунта
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4 весом в полфунта
General subject: half pound, half pounder, half-pound, (что-л.) half-pounder -
5 полфунта
1) General subject: half nicker, half-pound, half pound2) Jargon: half-nicker (стерлингов) -
6 полуфунтовый
General subject: half pound, half-pound -
7 полфунта
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8 лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе
Set phrase: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, A bird in the hand is worth two in the wood, A feather in the hand is better than a bird in the air, A living dog is better than a dead lion, A pound in the purse is worth two in the book, An ounce of (good) fortune is worth a pound of forecast, Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow, Better one small fish than an empty dish, Never quit certainty for hope, One today is worth two tomorrow, half a loaf is better than no bread, one today is worth two tomorrowsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе
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9 За малым погонишься, большое потеряешь
By trying to gain a tri fling, you will miss getting much. See Не жалей алтына - отдашь полтину (H), Обрадовался крохе, да ломоть потерял (O)Var.: За краюшкой погонишься, каравай потеряешь. Малое пожалеешь, большое потеряешьCf: Don't spoil the ship for half a penny's worth of tar (Am.). Don't waste ten dollars looking for a dime (Am.). It is no use losing a sheep (spoiling a ship) for a halfpenny worth of tar (Br.). A penny soul never came to twopence (Br.). A penny soul never 'came twopence (Am.). Penny-wise and pound foolish (Am., Br.). Penny-wise, pound foolish (Am.). Save at the spigot and waste at the bung (Am.). We spare at the spigot and spill at the bung (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > За малым погонишься, большое потеряешь
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10 беда
ж.1) ( несчастье) misfortune, troubleв беде́ — in trouble
попа́сть в беду́ — get into trouble; come to grief идиом.
помо́чь кому́-л в беде́ — help smb out
быть беде́! — look out for trouble!, there's trouble brewing!
2) предик.(про́сто) беда́! — it's a bad job!
беда́ (не) в том, что — the trouble is (not) that
в чём беда́? — where's the harm?
в то́м-то и беда́ — that's just the trouble
беда́ мне с ним разг. — ≈ he is giving me a great deal of trouble; he is nothing but trouble
••на беду́ — unfortunately
как на беду́ — as ill luck would have it
накли́кать беду́ — court disaster
что за беда́? — what does it matter?, so what?
не беда́ — it doesn't matter
не велика́ беда́ — that's no great tragedy
лиха́ беда́ нача́ло посл. — ≈ well begun is half done; starting is half the battle
пришла́ беда́ - отворя́й ворота́ посл. — misfortunes never come singly; ≈ it never rains but it pours
семь бед - оди́н отве́т посл. — ≈ as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb; in for a penny, in for a pound
беда́, коль пироги́ начнёт печи́ сапо́жник — ≈ let the cobbler stick to his last
чужу́ю беду́ рука́ми разведу́, к свое́й ума́ не приложу́ посл. — other people's misfortunes are easy to endure, not our own
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11 чуть меньше
1) General subject: just under (1) Research shows people tend to gain just under a pound during the holidays. 2) It will cost just under a half-a-million dollars to bring down the old stadium.) -
12 Опасайся бед, пока их нет
Take precautions against trouble before you get into it. See Искру туши до пожара, беду отводи до удара (И)Var.: Берегись бед, пока их нет Cf:A danger foreseen is half avoided (Am., Br.). An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure (Am.). Prevention is better than cure (Am., Br.). Study sickness while you are well (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Опасайся бед, пока их нет
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13 ветер
муж.wind; breeze ( легкий)наполняться ветром — to bag, to belly (out) ( о парусах)
неистовый порыв ветра — borasca, borasco, borasque
очень крепкий ветер мор. — fresh gale
сильный порыв ветра — blast, flaw, flurry
слабый ветер — light wind, gentle breeze
Флаг развевался по ветру. — The flag was beating in the wind.
Ветер свалил много деревьев. — Many trees were blown down.
Ветер воет. — There's a howling gale.
боковой ветер — lateral wind, cross-wind, sidewind
ветер с моря — sea-breeze; sea-turn
восточный ветер — east (wind), easterly (wind)
встречный ветер — contrary/head wind, cross-wind
западные ветры — мор. westerly
идти под ветром — to scud спорт
крепкий ветер — мор. high wind, half a gale
нанесенный ветром — (о песке, пыли, дюне и т.п.) windblown, wind-built
по ветру — before the wind, down wind
попутный ветер — fair wind, tail-wind
против ветра — against the wind; in the wind's eye, in the teeth of the wind идиом.
северный ветер — north, norther
штормовой ветер — gale, gale-strength wind
южный ветер — auster поэт.; south (wind), southerly wind
••сноситься ветром — to crab мор.; авиац.
знать, куда ветер дует — to know which way the wind blows
Ищи ветра в поле! Ищи-свищи! — Smb. is gone with the wind!
Попутного ветра! — Smooth sailing!; bon voyage!
пускать по ветру — (деньги и т.п.) to throw money to the (four) winds
- бросать слова на ветерУ него ветер в голове гуляет — He is flighty.
- держать нос по ветру
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