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1 have one's cake and eat it
Разговорное выражение: положить два горошка на ложку, погнаться за двумя зайцами (the same meaning as eat one's cake and have it), погнаться за двумя зайцамиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > have one's cake and eat it
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2 have one's cake and eat it
Concise English-Russian phrasebook > have one's cake and eat it
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3 one cannot have one's cake and eat it
English-Dutch dictionary > one cannot have one's cake and eat it
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4 Have (one's) cake and eat it too
Общая лексика: И волки сыты, и овцы целыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Have (one's) cake and eat it too
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5 want to have one's cake and eat it too
English-spanish dictionary > want to have one's cake and eat it too
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6 to have one's cake and eat it
querer nadar y guardar la ropa, querer estar en misa y repicando -
7 want to have one's cake and eat it
לרצות לאכול את העוגה וגם להשאירה שלמה* * *◙ המלש הריאשהל םגו הגועה תא לוכאל תוצרל◄English-Hebrew dictionary > want to have one's cake and eat it
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8 to want to have one's cake and eat it
fig. vouloir le beurre et l'argent du beurreEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to want to have one's cake and eat it
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9 want to have one's cake and eat it
van de taart willen proeven en ook de taart heel willen laten blijvenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > want to have one's cake and eat it
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10 eat one's cake and have it
(eat one's cake and have it (тж. have one's cake and eat it))преследовать две взаимоисключающие цели, пытаться совместить несовместимое (ср. и волки сыты, и овцы целы) [часть пословицы you can't eat your cake and have it; см. you can't eat your cake and have it]And, since no one was more aware than Michael of being that crank in politics, one who thought you could not eat your cake and have it, he said no more. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part I, ch. XII) — И так как никто лучше Майкла не знал, что он чудак, который не верит, что в политике бывают и волки сыты, и овцы целы, то он больше ничего не стал говорить.
She wants to have her cake and eat it - a nice social position... (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 26) — Она из тех людей, что хотят брать и ничего не давать взамен - весьма выгодная жизненная позиция...
At this point let us repeat once again, that those who see the expenditures for war production as a great boon to the national prosperity, and at the same time insist that this be paid for out of the income of the common people want to eat their cake and have it too. (‘Political Affairs’) — Здесь следует заметить еще раз, что те, кто считает, что расходы на войну способствуют процветанию страны, а в то же время настаивают на том, что эти расходы должны быть оплачены за счет доходов простых людей, хотят совместить несовместимое.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > eat one's cake and have it
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11 eat one's cake and have it
пытaтьcя coвмecтить нecoвмecтимoe, пpecлeдoвaть двe взaимoиcключaющиe цeли (cp. и вoлки cыты и oвцы цeлы) [чacть пocлoвицы you can't eat your cake and have it или you can't have your cake and eat it нeльзя дeлaть oднoвpeмeннo двe взaимoиcключaющиe вeщи; oдин пиpoг двa paзa нe cъeшь] Foolishly he was spelling over an arrangement whereby he could eat his cake and have it (TA. Dreiser). She wants to have her cake and eat it - a nice social position (J. Lindsay)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > eat one's cake and have it
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12 Have cake and eat it too
Общая лексика: (one's) И волки сыты, и овцы целыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Have cake and eat it too
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13 eat one's cake and have it
Общая лексика: положить два горошка на ложку, погнаться за двумя зайцамиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > eat one's cake and have it
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14 eat one's cake and have it too
Общая лексика: противоположные действия одновременно неисполнимыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > eat one's cake and have it too
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15 to eat one’s cake and have it too
English-Macedonian dictionary > to eat one’s cake and have it too
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16 one cannot blow and swallow at the same time
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > one cannot blow and swallow at the same time
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17 One can't eat his cake and have it.
фраз. Один пирог два раза не съешь.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > One can't eat his cake and have it.
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18 One cannot eat his cake and have it.
фраз. Один пирог два раза не съешь.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > One cannot eat his cake and have it.
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19 you can't eat your cake and have it
посл.(you can't eat your cake and have it (тж. you can't have your cake and eat it))нельзя делать одновременно две взаимоисключающие вещи; ≈ один пирог два раза не съешь; см. тж. eat one's cake and have it‘The feller has left you, has he?’ the baronet said, beginning, as he fancied, to comprehend. ‘Well, Becky, come back if you like. You can't eat your cake and have it. Anyways, I made you a fair offer. Come back as governess - you shall have it all your own way.’ (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair’, ch. XV) — - Значит, молодчик вас бросил, так, что ли? - сказал баронет, начиная, как он воображал, понимать. - Ладно, Бекки! Возвращайтесь, если хотите. Что с возу упало, то пропало. Во всяком случае, я сделал вам предложение по всем правилам. Возвращайтесь ко мне гувернанткой, все равно все будет по-вашему.
‘No one can eat their cake and have it,’ she continued, ‘...and one has to take the rough with the smooth, but as I always say to the children you can't expect to have everything your own way.’ (W. S. Maugham, ‘On a Chinese Screen’, ch. XXXIX) — - Один пирог два раза не съешь, - продолжала она. -...Приходится мириться с превратностями судьбы. Я всегда говорю детям: нельзя ожидать, чтобы все было так, как им хочется.
You say this Mullins woman is too young and inexperienced to corrupt Cy. Well then, she's too young and inexperienced to teach him, too, one or t' other, you can't have your cake and eat it! (S. Lewis, ‘Main Street’, ch. XXXII) — Вы говорите, Маллинз очень молода и неопытна и не может испортить Сая. Пусть так - молода и неопытна. Значит, не может и учить его. Одно исключает другое.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > you can't eat your cake and have it
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20 you cannot eat your cake and have it
syn: a man cannot spin and reel at the same timeодин пиріг двічі не ідять ≅ з вола дві шкури не деруть з однієї липи двічі лика не деруть винного двома батогами не б'ють на двох весіллях зразу не танцюютьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > you cannot eat your cake and have it
См. также в других словарях:
have one's cake and eat it — or eat one s cake and have it To have the advantage of both alternatives • • • Main Entry: ↑cake … Useful english dictionary
have one's cake and eat it too — {v. phr.} To enjoy two opposite advantages. * /You can either spend your money going to Europe or save it for a down payment on a house, but you can t do both. That would be having your cake and eating it, too./ … Dictionary of American idioms
have one's cake and eat it too — {v. phr.} To enjoy two opposite advantages. * /You can either spend your money going to Europe or save it for a down payment on a house, but you can t do both. That would be having your cake and eating it, too./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Have one's cake and eat it too — To wish to have one s cake and eat it too or simply have one s cake and eat it (sometimes eat one s cake and have it too) is to want more than one can handle or deserve, or to try to have two incompatible things. This is a popular English… … Wikipedia
have one's cake and eat it too — verb To seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible (such as eating a piece of cake and yet still possessing that piece for future use). Do you seriously want to break up with her and still have sex with her? You cant have your cake… … Wiktionary
have\ one's\ cake\ and\ eat\ it\ too — v. phr. To enjoy two opposite advantages. You can either spend your money going to Europe or save it for a down payment on a house, but you can t do both. that would be having your cake and eating it, too … Словарь американских идиом
eat one's cake and have it — have one s cake and eat it or eat one s cake and have it To have the advantage of both alternatives • • • Main Entry: ↑cake … Useful english dictionary
want to have one's cake and eat it — want to have all benefits, is not willing to take the good with the bad … English contemporary dictionary
have your cake and eat it — phrase to have all the benefits of a situation when, in fact, having one thing means that you cannot have the other He wants to stay with his wife but still see his girlfriend – talk about having your cake and eating it! Thesaurus: to be in a… … Useful english dictionary
have your cake and eat it — To say that someone wants to have their cake and eat it means that they want the advantages of two alternative situations when only one is possible. Jack enjoys his comfort but is always complaining about the cost of things. He can t have… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
eat one's cake and have it too — {v. phr.} To use or spend something and still keep it; have both when you must choose one of two things. Often used in negative sentences. * /Roger can t make up his mind whether to go to college or get a job. You can t eat your cake and have it… … Dictionary of American idioms