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1 can’t make heads or tails (out) of someone or something
Can’t make heads or tails (out) of someone or somethingне понимать что-либо, не разобратьDo this report again. I can’t make heads or tails out of it.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > can’t make heads or tails (out) of someone or something
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2 can’t make heads or tails (out) of someone or something
Can’t make heads or tails (out) of someone or somethingне понимать что-либо, не разобратьDo this report again. I can’t make heads or tails out of it.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > can’t make heads or tails (out) of someone or something
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3 make of Can you make anything of this strange letter
make of понимать; Can you make anything of this strange letter? I couldmake nothing of the chairman's remark.Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > make of Can you make anything of this strange letter
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4 can't make head or tail of something
концов не найти; не понять что к чемуWe couldn't make head or tail of the film.
We don't have any enemies we know of, yet we keep getting threatening telephone calls; we can't make head or tail of it.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > can't make head or tail of something
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5 can you make a guesstimate at it?
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > can you make a guesstimate at it?
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6 can you make do without electricity for another week?
Общая лексика: вы можете обойтись ещё одну неделю без электричества?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > can you make do without electricity for another week?
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7 can you make room on that shelf for some more books?
Общая лексика: можно ли поставить книги на полке поплотнее?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > can you make room on that shelf for some more books?
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8 can you make yourself understood in French?
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > can you make yourself understood in French?
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9 can't make head or tail
Экономика: не понятьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > can't make head or tail
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10 can't make head or tail of it
Общая лексика: ничего нельзя понять, не разбиратьсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > can't make head or tail of it
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11 can't make it out
Разговорное выражение: не понимать (чего-л.) -
12 can't make sense out of all this
Общая лексика: (smb) каша в головеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > can't make sense out of all this
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13 can hardly make ends meet
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14 you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs
посл."не разбив яйца, яичницы не сделаешь"; ≈ не разгрызёшь ореха, не съешь и ядра [этим. фр. on ne fait pas d'omelette sans casser des œufs]No one abhors violence more than I do. Still you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs... (S. Lewis, ‘It can't Happen Here’, ch. 24) — Никто не питает большего отвращения к насилию, чем я. Но нельзя сделать яичницу, не разбив яиц...
She would be very upset, she would cry perhaps... You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. It was better to have a good cry than to marry a man who was keeping another woman with your money. (L. P. Hartley, ‘The Hireling’, ch. XIX) — Она будет очень расстроена, наверное, даже поплачет... Ну что ж, лес рубят - щепки летят. Лучше поплакать, чем выходить замуж за человека, который на ваши деньги содержит другую женщину.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs
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15 you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
лес рубят — щепки летятTwenty jobs will have to be cut if the company's going to be made more efficient. But you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
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16 you can bring the horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
Американский английский: можно пригнать коня на водопой, но пить его не заставишьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > you can bring the horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
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17 One can take the horse to the water, but he can't make it drink.
фраз. Нельзя заставить кого-либо делать что-либо против его воли.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > One can take the horse to the water, but he can't make it drink.
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18 You can take the horse to the water, but you can't make it drink.
фраз. Нельзя заставить кого-либо делать что-либо против его воли.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > You can take the horse to the water, but you can't make it drink.
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19 (smb) can't make sense out of all this
Общая лексика: каша в головеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > (smb) can't make sense out of all this
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20 I can't make it out
Клише: я этого не понимаю
См. также в других словарях:
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can't make an omelette without breaking (some) eggs — To achieve a certain goal one must sometimes incur damage, experience difficulties, or make sacrifices. A proverb. * /When we drove across the country, we put a lot of mileage on our car and had a flat tire, but it was a pleasant trip. Well, you… … Dictionary of American idioms
can't make an omelette without breaking (some) eggs — To achieve a certain goal one must sometimes incur damage, experience difficulties, or make sacrifices. A proverb. * /When we drove across the country, we put a lot of mileage on our car and had a flat tire, but it was a pleasant trip. Well, you… … Dictionary of American idioms
can't\ make\ an\ omelet\ without\ breaking\ eggs — proverb To achieve a certain goal one must sometimes incur damage, experience difficulties, or make sacrifices. When we drove across the country, we put a lot of mileage on our car and had a flat tire, but it was a pleasant trip. Well, you can t… … Словарь американских идиом