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1 молочный зуб
1) General subject: first tooth, milk tooth, hen's tooth (pl. hen's teeth, syn. milk teeth)2) Biology: baby tooth, deciduous tooth, primary tooth3) Engineering: temporal4) Makarov: temporary -
2 О-56
ДНЁМ С ОГНЁМ не найти, не найдёшь, не сыскать, не сыщешь, поискать и т. п. кого-что or чего coll AdvP Invar adv usu. used with infin or neg pfv fut, gener. 2nd pers sing не найдёшь etc fixed WO(of a person with remarkable qualities or qualifications, or a thing rarely come across or difficult to obtain) rare, almost impossible to find even when much effort is put into searching: X-a (такого or таких, как X,) днем с огнём не найдёшь - Xs (people like X, things like X) are hard to find ((as) scarce as heris teeth)never in the world will you find another X (another (NP) like X) try as you may (might) you'll never find another X (another (NP) like X) (in limited contexts) person X is one in a million you can't get thing X for love (n)or money.«Ну и бедна ж ты бедами, мать! Гляди, как Бог тебя милует. Днём с огнём таких поискать» (Пастернак 1). "Well, you are poor in sorrows, my dear. See how merciful God has been to you! Such as you are hard to find" (1a).«Баб-то, конечно, по военному времю \ ungrammat = времени) много свободных, -размышлял счетовод, - да такую, как Зинаида, днём с огнем не найдешь» (Войнович 4). Of course, there's lots of women around during wartime, reflected the bookkeeper, but ones like Zinaida are scarce as hen's teeth (4a).Днем с огнем не сыщешь другого такого человека, который умел бы так держать себя в руках (Искандер 3). Never in the world will you find another man with the self-control that he has (3a). -
3 днем с огнем
[AdvP; Invar; adv; usu. used with infin or neg pfv fut, gener. 2nd pers sing не найдёшь etc; fixed WO]=====⇒ (of a person with remarkable qualities or qualifications, or a thing rarely come across or difficult to obtain) rare, almost impossible to find even when much effort is put into searching:- X-a (та кого or таких, как X,) днем с огнём не найдёшь≈ Xs (people like X, things like X) are hard to find < (as) scarce as heris teeth>;- [in limited contexts] person X is one in a million;- you can't get thing X for love (n)or money.♦ "Ну и бедна ж ты бедами, мать! Гляди, как Бог тебя милует. Днём с огнём таких поискать" (Пастернак 1). "Well, you are poor in sorrows, my dear. See how merciful God has been to you! Such as you are hard to find" (1a).♦ "Баб-то, конечно, по военному времю [ungrammat = времени] много свободных, - размышлял счетовод, - да такую, как Зинаида, днём с огнем не найдешь" (Войнович 4). Of course, there's lots of women around during wartime, reflected the bookkeeper, but ones like Zinaida are scarce as hen's teeth (4a).♦ Днем с огнем не сыщешь другого такого человека, который умел бы так держать себя в руках (Искандер 3). Never in the world will you find another man with the self-control that he has (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > днем с огнем
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4 днём с огнем не найти
1) General subject: as rare as hen's teeth2) Set phrase: (p.; only inf. & 2nd pers. fut.) you can't get it for love or moneyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > днём с огнем не найти
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5 кот наплакал
1) General subject: as scarce as hen's teeth, enough to swear by, not enough to swear by, very little, next to nothing, thin on the ground -
6 очень редкий
1) Australian slang: rare as hen's teeth, rare as rocking horse shit2) Oil: very rare3) Taboo: scarce as ice water in hell -
7 чрезвычайно редкий
Australian slang: rare as hen's teeth, rare as rocking horse shitУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > чрезвычайно редкий
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8 Ц-31
ЗНАТЬ СЕБЕ ЦЕНУ coll VP subj: human pres or past) to evaluate accurately and appreciate fully one's own abilities, merits etc: X знает себе цену - X knows his own worth.«Баб-то, конечно, по военному времю ( ungrammat = времени) много свободных, - размышлял счетовод, - да такую, как Зинаида, днем с огнём не найдёшь. А ежели и найдёшь, так та, которая себе цену знает, нешто пойдёт за мужика, у которого пять детей и одна рука» (Войнович 4). Of course, there's lots of women around during wartime, reflected the bookkeeper, but ones like Zinaida are scarce as hen's teeth. And if you do find one like her, she'll know her own worth and wouldn't be likely to marry a man with five children and one arm (4a). -
9 знать себе цену
• ЗНАТЬ СЕБЕ ЦЕНУ coll[VP; subj: human; pres or past]=====⇒ to evaluate accurately and appreciate fully one's own abilities, merits etc:- X знает себе цену≈ X knows his own worth.♦ "Баб-то, конечно, по военному времю [ungrammat = времени] много свободных, - размышлял счетовод, - да такую, как Зинаида, днем с огнём не найдёшь. А ежели и найдёшь, так та, которая себе цену знает, нешто пойдёт за мужика, у которого пять детей и одна рука" (Войнович 4). Of course, there's lots of women around during wartime, reflected the bookkeeper, but ones like Zinaida are scarce as hen's teeth. And if you do find one like her, she'll know her own worth and wouldn't be likely to marry a man with five children and one arm (4a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > знать себе цену
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10 птичье молоко
/'ptʲi.ʨjɪ mə.ɫɐ.'ko/
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