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1 =I don't have a clue
Colloquial: I'm 404ingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > =I don't have a clue
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2 не иметь понятия
General subject: have no idea of, have no notion, have no clue ( разг.), have no idea, (о чем-л.) not the foggiest, (о чем-л.) not have a clue -
3 не соображать
General subject: not have a clue (She did not have a clue about what to do and failed miserably.), not have any sense (Они что там - ничего не соображают? - Don't they have any sense?) -
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НИ БЕЛЬМЕСА (НИ БУМ-БУМ) не знать, не понимать, не смыслить (в чём) highly coll these forms only obj (both variants) or predic with subj: human (2nd var.)) to know or understand nothing (about sth.): X (в Y-e) не понимает ни бельмеса (X в Y-e ни бум-бум) - X doesn't know beans (squat) about Y X doesn't know (understand) a thing (the first thing) about Y X doesn't have the foggiest (notion) about Y X doesn't have a clue about Y (of one's command of a foreign language, technical jargon etc) X doesn't know (understand) a word of Y (of a foreign language only) X can't say two words in (speak a word of) Y.«Играть не умеете! В миттельшпиле ни бум-бум...» (Аксёнов 3). "You don't know how to play! You don't know a thing about the midgame!" (3a).«Теперь (Херувимов) в направление тоже полез сам ни бельмеса не чувствует, ну а я, разумеется, поощряю» (Достоевский 3). "Now he's (Cherubimov has) jumped onto the progressive bandwagon too, hasn't got the foggiest, of course, but naturally I encourage him" (3a).(Марина Дмитриевна:) Ты что же, ничего не соображал? (Лукашин:) Ни бум-бум... (Брагинский и Рязанов 1). (M.D.:) Didn't you know what was going on? (L.:) I hadn't a clue... (1a).Анучкин:) Признаюсь, не зная французского языка, чрезвычайно трудно судить самому, знает ли женщина по-французски или нет. Как хозяйка дома, знает?.. (Кочкарёв:) Ни бельмеса (Гоголь 1). (A.:) I must admit that as I don't know French myself, it's awfully difficult for me to judge whether or not the young lady knows French. Do you think she does? (K.:) Not a word (1a).Однажды он стал читать Крымову стихи, потом прервал чтение, сказал: «Простите, вам, верно, не интересно». Крымов, усмехнувшись, ответил: «Скажу откровенно, не понял ни бельмеса» (Гроссман 2). Once he began reading some poems to Krymov, but then broke off and said: Tm sorry. You're probably not in the least interested." Krymov grinned. "To be quite honest, I couldn't understand a word of it" (2a). -
5 ни бельмеса
• НИ БЕЛЬМЕСА < НИ БУМ-БУМ> не знать, не понимать, не смыслить (в чём) highly coll[these forms only; obj (both variants) or predic with subj: human (2nd var.)]=====⇒ to know or understand nothing (about sth.):- [of one's command of a foreign language, technical jargon etc] X doesn't know (understand) a word of Y;- [of a foreign language only] X can't say two words in (speak a word of) Y.♦ "Играть не умеете! В миттельшпиле ни бум-бум..." (Аксёнов 3). "You don't know how to play! You don't know a thing about the midgame!" (За).♦ "Теперь [Херувимов] в направление тоже полез; сам ни бельмеса не чувствует, ну а я, разумеется, поощряю" (Достоевский 3). "Now he's [Cherubimov has] jumped onto the progressive bandwagon too; hasn't got the foggiest, of course, but naturally I encourage him" (3a).♦ [Марина Дмитриевна:] Ты что же, ничего не соображал? [Лукашин:] Ни бум-бум... (Брагинский и Рязанов 1). [M.D.:] Didn't you know what was going on? [L.:] I hadn't a clue... (1a).♦ [Анучкин:] Признаюсь, не зная французского языка, чрезвычайно трудно судить самому, знает ли женщина по-французски или нет. Как хозяйка дома, знает?.. [Кочкарёв:] Ни бельмеса (Гоголь 1). [A.:] I must admit that as I don't know French myself, it's awfully difficult for me to judge whether or not the young lady knows French. Do you think she does? [K.:] Not a word (1a).♦ Однажды он стал читать Крымову стихи, потом прервал чтение, сказал: "Простите, вам, верно, не интересно". Крымов, усмехнувшись, ответил: "Скажу откровенно, не понял ни бельмеса" (Гроссман 2). Once he began reading some poems to Krymov, but then broke off and said: "I'm sorry. You're probably not in the least interested." Krymov grinned. "To be quite honest, I couldn't understand a word of it" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни бельмеса
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6 ни бум-бум
• НИ БЕЛЬМЕСА < НИ БУМ-БУМ> не знать, не понимать, не смыслить (в чём) highly coll[these forms only; obj (both variants) or predic with subj: human (2nd var.)]=====⇒ to know or understand nothing (about sth.):- [of one's command of a foreign language, technical jargon etc] X doesn't know (understand) a word of Y;- [of a foreign language only] X can't say two words in (speak a word of) Y.♦ "Играть не умеете! В миттельшпиле ни бум-бум..." (Аксёнов 3). "You don't know how to play! You don't know a thing about the midgame!" (За).♦ "Теперь [Херувимов] в направление тоже полез; сам ни бельмеса не чувствует, ну а я, разумеется, поощряю" (Достоевский 3). "Now he's [Cherubimov has] jumped onto the progressive bandwagon too; hasn't got the foggiest, of course, but naturally I encourage him" (3a).♦ [Марина Дмитриевна:] Ты что же, ничего не соображал? [Лукашин:] Ни бум-бум... (Брагинский и Рязанов 1). [M.D.:] Didn't you know what was going on? [L.:] I hadn't a clue... (1a).♦ [Анучкин:] Признаюсь, не зная французского языка, чрезвычайно трудно судить самому, знает ли женщина по-французски или нет. Как хозяйка дома, знает?.. [Кочкарёв:] Ни бельмеса( Гоголь 1). [A.:] I must admit that as I don't know French myself, it's awfully difficult for me to judge whether or not the young lady knows French. Do you think she does? [K.:] Not a word (1a).♦ Однажды он стал читать Крымову стихи, потом прервал чтение, сказал: "Простите, вам, верно, не интересно". Крымов, усмехнувшись, ответил: "Скажу откровенно, не понял ни бельмеса" (Гроссман 2). Once he began reading some poems to Krymov, but then broke off and said: "I'm sorry. You're probably not in the least interested." Krymov grinned. "To be quite honest, I couldn't understand a word of it" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни бум-бум
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ТЁМНЫЙ (ДРЕМУЧИЙ) ЛЕС для кого coll NP\ sing only subj-compl with бытье ( subj: abstr) may be used with pl subject fixed WOsth. is completely unfamiliar or totally incomprehensible (to s.o.): X для Y-a - тёмный лес Y is completely in the dark (about X)X is Greek to Y Y doesn't have a clue (about X).«Улики показывают, что в Новосибирске Степнадзе был, однако чем здесь занимался, пока - темный лес...» (Чернё-нок 2). "The evidence indicates that Stepnadze was in Novosibirsk. However, we haven't a clue as to what he was doing here..." (2a). -
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[NP; sing only; subj-compl with быть (subj: abstr); may be used with pl subject; fixed WO]=====⇒ sth. is completely unfamiliar or totally incomprehensible (to s.o.):- Y doesn't have a clue (about X).♦ "Улики показывают, что в Новосибирске Степнадзе был, однако чем здесь занимался, пока - темный лес..." (Чернёнок 2). "The evidence indicates that Stepnadze was in Novosibirsk. However, we haven't a clue as to what he was doing here..." (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > дремучий лес
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9 темный лес
[NP; sing only; subj-compl with быть (subj: abstr); may be used with pl subject; fixed WO]=====⇒ sth. is completely unfamiliar or totally incomprehensible (to s.o.):- Y doesn't have a clue (about X).♦ "Улики показывают, что в Новосибирске Степнадзе был, однако чем здесь занимался, пока - темный лес..." (Чернёнок 2). "The evidence indicates that Stepnadze was in Novosibirsk. However, we haven't a clue as to what he was doing here..." (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > темный лес
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10 не иметь ни малейшего понятия
1) General subject: have no more idea than the man in the moon, have not the foggiest notion, have not the vaguest idea2) Mathematics: have not the slightest idea (what, that (...))3) Psychology: not to have a clueУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > не иметь ни малейшего понятия
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11 иметь представление
1) General subject: know, have a notion2) Slang: have a clue3) Mathematics: have an idea of4) Economy: have an idea5) Psychology: conceiveУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > иметь представление
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12 понимать
1) General subject: absorb, add up, appreciate, apprehend, bottom, catch, compass, comprehend, conceive, discern, enter into, fathom, follow (you follow me? - понятно?), get wise to (что-л.), grasp, grip (умом), have (he has no Greek -он не знает греческого языка; I have your idea - я понял вашу мысль), imagine, interpret (как), know a good thing when one sees it, penetrate, perceive, pick out (значение), pick up, prehension, rap (кого-л., чьи-л. трудности, неудачи), realize (а не только реализовать), savvy, see, seize, sense, take, think, twig, understand (no one could understand that from my words - никто не мог сделать такого заключения из моих слов), pick out, recognize (We had to recognize that our game was up), drift (Ты меня понял? Did you catch my drift?, make sense, (someone) read3) American: plug in4) Military: hive6) Religion: get the message, know God7) Psychology: be with (то, что объясняют), make of8) Electronics: read9) Jargon: colly, dig, down with it, feature, green, have a clue, put the finger on (something) (что-то и т.п.), see the light, see the point, track, scooby (I haven't got a scooby. Sorry.), capish (Non, if you don't capish, let's get it clear right now. Не, если ты не понимаешь, давай объясню понятливей сейчас..), be down with (you are down with your teen's lingo), (что-л.) swing with, get it, cop, drag, get, savvy savvey10) Information technology: get an idea11) Oil: realise12) Business: know, make aware of13) Makarov: gain an insight, make out, mean (иметь в виду), catch on, cotton on, figure out, enter into (чувства и т. п.) -
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HE ИМЕТЬ ПОНЯТИЯ (о чём ox что..., где..., зачем... ит. п.) coll VP subj: human not to know (some fact) or not to have any knowledge (in some area)X не имел понятия « X had no ideaX didn't have (hadn't) the slightest (the foggiest) (idea (notion)) X didn't have a clue X was cluelessX не имеет понятия об Y-e = X doesn't know a thing about YX is clueless when it comes to Y(when used as a response only) понятия не имею! \П-342 beats me!you got me! don't ask me!Он (отец Алексей) сел за зеленый стол с умеренным изъявлением удовольствия и кончил тем, что обыграл Базарова на два рубля пятьдесят копеек ассигнациями: в доме Арины Власьевны и понятия не имели о счёте на серебро... (Тургенев 2). Не (Father Alexei) took his seat at the card-table with a moderated show of pleasure and ended by winning from Bazarov two and a half roubles in paper money: in Arina Vlassyevna's house they had no idea of how to reckon in silver... (2c).Я стал её (девушку) искать. Я знал, что я ее увижу, а что дальше будет - понятия не имел (Искандер 6). I began to look for her (the girl). Although I knew that I would eventually find her, I hadn't the slightest idea what would happen after that (6a). -
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СЛЫХОМ HE СЛЫХАТЬ coll VP fixed WO1. \С-384 о ком-чём, про что. Also: СЛЫХОМ НЕ СЛЫХИВАТЬ coll (subj: human not to have any knowledge or information about s.o. or sth.: X слыхом не слыхал об Y-e - X has never heard of YX knows nothing about Y X doesn't have the faintest idea (the slightest idea, the foggiest (notion)) (who person Y is (what thing Y is etc)) ( usu. in response to a question) X doesn't have a clue.«Эта Светлана, о которой я слыхом не слыхивала до позавчерашнего дня, ждёт ребёнка от Сергея» (Трифонов 3). This Svetlana, whom I had never heard of until the day before yesterday, is expecting Sergei's child" (3a).2. \С-384 кого rare (infin onlyimpers predic with бытье) s.o. is absent altogether, has disappeared: X-a слыхом не слыхать = there is no (not a) sign (trace) of X X is nowhere to be found. -
15 не иметь понятия
• НЕ ИМЕТЬ ПОНЯТИЯ (о чём о г что..., где..., зачем... и т.п.) coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ not to know (some fact) or not to have any knowledge (in some area):- X didn't have < hadn't> the slightest < the foggiest> (idea < notion>);- you got me!;- don't ask me!♦ Он [отец Алексей] сел за зеленый стол с умеренным изъявлением удовольствия и кончил тем, что обыграл Базарова на два рубля пятьдесят копеек ассигнациями: в доме Арины Власьевны и понятия не имели о счёте на серебро... (Тургенев 2). Не [Father Alexei] took his seat at the card-table with a moderated show of pleasure and ended by winning from Bazarov two and a half roubles in paper money: in Arina Vlassyevna's house they had no idea of how to reckon in silver... (2c).♦ Я стал её [девушку] искать. Я знал, что я ее увижу, а что дальше будет - понятия не имел (Искандер 6). I began to look for her [the girl]. Although I knew that I would eventually find her, I hadn't the slightest idea what would happen after that (6a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не иметь понятия
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16 слыхом не слыхать
• СЛЫХОМ НЕ СЛЫХАТЬ coll[VP; fixed WO]=====⇒ not to have any knowledge or information about s.o. or sth.:- X doesn't have the faintest idea (the slightest idea, the foggiest < notion>) (who person Y is <what thing Y is etc>);- [usu. in response to a question] X doesn't have a clue.♦ "Эта Светлана, о которой я слыхом не слыхивала до позавчерашнего дня, ждёт ребёнка от Сергея" (Трифонов 3). "This Svetlana, whom I had never heard of until the day before yesterday, is expecting Sergei's child" (3a).⇒ s.o. is absent altogether, has disappeared:- X is nowhere to be found.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > слыхом не слыхать
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17 слыхом не слыхивать
• СЛЫХОМ НЕ СЛЫХАТЬ coll[VP; fixed WO]=====1. слыхом не слыхивать о ком-чём, про что. Also: СЛЫХОМ НЕ СЛЫХИВАТЬ coll [subj: human]⇒ not to have any knowledge or information about s.o. or sth.:- X doesn't have the faintest idea (the slightest idea, the foggiest < notion>) (who person Y is <what thing Y is etc>);- [usu. in response to a question] X doesn't have a clue.♦ "Эта Светлана, о которой я слыхом не слыхивала до позавчерашнего дня, ждёт ребёнка от Сергея" (Трифонов 3). "This Svetlana, whom I had never heard of until the day before yesterday, is expecting Sergei's child" (3a).⇒ s.o. is absent altogether, has disappeared:- X is nowhere to be found.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > слыхом не слыхивать
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18 ни бельмеса
(не знать, не понимать, не смыслить и т. п.)прост.not know a thing; not have a clue; have no idea about smth.; not have an inkling of anything; cf. not know 'a' from 'b'; not know a B from a battledore (from a bull's foot, from a buffalo foot, from a broomstick); not know chalk from cheese; not know beans- Вот ты всегда утверждал, что я глуп, ей-богу, брат, есть глупее меня! Теперь в направление полез; сам ни бельмеса не чувствует, ну, а я, разумеется, поощряю... (Ф. Достоевский, Преступление и наказание) — 'You always maintained that I was a fool, but by Jove, my boy, there are greater fools than I am! Now he is setting up for being advanced, not that he has an inkling of anything, but, of course, I encourage him.'
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19 не иметь никакого представления
General subject: not have a clew, not have a clue (о чем-л.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > не иметь никакого представления
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20 не находить объяснения
General subject: not have a clew, not have a clue (чему-л.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > не находить объяснения
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