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1 COW
• Bawling (bellowing) cow soon forgets her /own/ calf (A) - Тело заплывчиво, горе забывчиво (T)• Bring a cow into the hall and she'll run to the byre - Как волка ни корми, он все в лес глядит (K), Козла сколько ни корми, а он все в огород лезет (K)• Cow knows not the value of her tail till she has lost (loses) it (The) - Цену вещи узнаешь, когда потеряешь (Ц), Что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем (4)• Cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it (The) - Цену вещи узнаешь, когда потеряешь (Ц), Что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем (4)• Cow that moos the most gives the least milk (A) - Кто много говорит, тот мало делает (K)• Cursed cow has short horns (A) - Бодливой корове Бог рог не дает (B)• Curst cows have curt horns - Бодливой корове Бог рог не дает (Б)• Cussed cows have short horns - Бодливой корове Бог рог не дает (B)• Faraway cows have (wear) long horns - Славны бубны за горами (C)• Far - off cows have long horns - Ближняя - ворона, а дальняя - соколена (Б), Славны бубны за горами (C)• God sends a cursed cow short horns - Бодливой корове Бог рог не дает (Б)• Good cow may have a bad (a black, an evil, an ill) calf (A) - И от доброго отца родится бешеная овца (И)• If you can't get a horse, ride a cow - За неимением гербовой пишут на простой (3)• If you sell the cow, you sell her (the) milk/too/ - Один пирог два раза не съешь (0)• Like cow, like calf - Кто от кого, тот и в того (K), Щеня злое от злой суки (Щ), Яблочко от яблони недалеко падает (Я)• Many a good cow has a bad calf - И от доброго отца родится бешеная овца (И)• Next man's cows have the longest horns (The) - В чужих руках пирог велик (B), Курица соседа всегда выглядит гусыней (K), Хороша рыба на чужом блюде (X)• Old brown cow laid an egg (The) - Много будешь знать, скоро состаришься (M)• Our neighbour's cow yields more milk than ours - Курица соседа всегда выглядит гусыней (K)• When the cows come home - Когда рак свистнет и рыба запоет (K)• You cannot sell the cow and drink (have, sup) the milk - Один пирог два раза не съешь (O) -
2 Один пирог два раза не съешь
You cannot enjoy the advantage of two incompatible activitiesCf: If you sell the cow, you sell her milk (Br.). If you sell the cow, you sell the milk too (Am.). The sun doesn't shine on both sides of the hedge at once (Am., Br.). You cannot burn the candle at two ends (Am., Br.). You cannot have it both ways (Am., Br.). You cannot sell the cow and drink (sup) the milk (Br.). You cannot sell the cow and have the milk (Am.). You can't eat the same bread twice (Am.). You can't eat your cake and have it (Br.). You can't eat your cake and have it too (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Один пирог два раза не съешь
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3 снявши голову, по волосам не плачут
Set phrase: care is no cure, if you sell the cow, you sell her milk, if you sell the cow, you sell her milk too (дословно: Продаёшь корову-значит продаёшь и её молоко), if you take off your head you don't weep for your hair, it's no use crying over spilled milk (it is too late (and useless) to worry (express regrets, sympathy) when the whole thing is lost or irrevocable steps towards disaster have already been taken), it's no use crying over spilt milk (it is too late (and useless) to worry (express regrets, sympathy) when the whole thing is lost or irrevocable steps towards disaster have already been taken), why cry over hair at all when the head will roll?, big things count, not little onesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > снявши голову, по волосам не плачут
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4 снявши голову, по волосам не плачут
снявши (сняв) голову, по волосам не плачут (не тужат)посл.lit. it's no use bewailing the loss of your hair when your head's cut off; once your head's cut off, no sense in crying about your hair; cf. if you sell the cow, you sell her milk too; you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; it's no use crying over spilt milk; care is no cure- Да уж теперь нечего горевать-с, - ввязалась вдруг девица Перепелицына... - Снявши голову, по волосам не плачут-с. Послушали бы маменьку-с, так теперь бы и не плакали-с. (Ф. Достоевский, Село Степанчиково и его обитатели) — 'It's no use grieving now, sir,' Miss Perepelitsyna put in suddenly... 'If you take off your head you don't weep for your hair. You should have listened to your mamma, sir, and you would have had no cause for tears now.'
- Я именно потому не позволяю себе переписки, чтоб не делать девушке ещё большего зла. - Снявши голову, по волосам не тужат! (А. Писемский, Тысяча душ) — 'It is precisely because I do not wish to grieve the girl that I deny myself the pleasure of corresponding with her.' 'Aren't you straining at a gnat after having swallowed a fly?'
- Снявши голову, по волосам не плачут. Сдавши крепость, об условиях капитуляции не говорят. (А. Степанов, Порт-Артур) — 'It's no use bewailing the loss of your hair when your head's cut off. You can't bargain for terms when you have surrendered.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > снявши голову, по волосам не плачут
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5 лес рубят - щепки летят
1) General subject: you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs2) Set phrase: if you sell the cow you will sell her milk too, one (you) cannot make an omelet(te) without breaking eggs, one (you) cannot make an omelet(te)s without breaking eggs, splinters will fly when the axe you ply, you can't chop wood without making the chips fly, you can't make omelet without breaking eggs, you can't make omelette without breaking eggs, More rubble, less trouble (употребляется применительно к войне США в Ираке), omelettes are not made without breaking eggsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > лес рубят - щепки летят
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6 дрова рубят - щепки летят
Set phrase: if you sell the cow you will sell her milk too, one (you) cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs, one (you) cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs, one (you) cannot make omelets without breaking eggs, one (you) cannot make omelettes without breaking eggs, splinters will fly when the axe you ply, you can't chop wood without making the chips flyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дрова рубят - щепки летят
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7 Г-276
СНЯВШИ ГОЛОВУ, ПО ВОЛОСАМ НЕ ПЛАЧУТ (saying) after an irreparable act has been committed or a permanent loss suffered, it is futile to grieve over it (or insignificant details related to it): - if you sell the cow, you sell her milk there is no use (point, sense) (in) crying over spilt (spilled) milk."Я боюсь, что тут мы будем больше на виду, чем в Москве, откуда бежали в поисках незаметности. Конечно, делать теперь нечего. Снявши голову, по волосам не плачут. Но лучше не высказываться, скрываться, держаться скромнее» (Пастернак 1). "I am afraid that after leaving Moscow to escape notice, we are going to be even more conspicuous here. Not that there is anything to be done about it, and there certainly isn't any sense in crying over spilt milk. But we'd better stay in the background and keep quiet" (1a). -
8 снявши голову, по волосам не плачут
• СНЯВШИ ГОЛОВУ, ПО ВОЛОСАМ НЕ ПЛАЧУТ[saying]=====⇒ after an irreparable act has been committed or a permanent loss suffered, it is futile to grieve over it (or insignificant details related to it):- ≈ if you sell the cow, you sell her milk;- there is no use (point, sense) (in) crying over spilt < spilled> milk.♦ "Я боюсь, что тут мы будем больше на виду, чем в Москве, откуда бежали в поисках незаметности. Конечно, делать теперь нечего. Снявши голову, по волосам не плачут. Но лучше не высказываться, скрываться, держаться скромнее" (Пастернак 1). "I am afraid that after leaving Moscow to escape notice, we are going to be even more conspicuous here. Not that there is anything to be done about it, and there certainly isn't any sense in crying over spilt milk. But we'd better stay in the background and keep quiet" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > снявши голову, по волосам не плачут
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9 продавши корову, по молоку не плачут
Set phrase: if you sell the cow, you sell her milk too (дословно: Продаёшь корову-значит продаёшь и её молоко)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > продавши корову, по молоку не плачут
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10 с чем лошадь покупается, то с нее не снимается
Set phrase: if you sell the cow, you sell her milk too (дословно: Продаёшь корову-значит продаёшь и её молоко)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > с чем лошадь покупается, то с нее не снимается
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11 делить шкуру неубитого медведя
( < Эзоп)sell the bear's skin before one has caught the bear; cf. count one's chickens before they are hatched; cook the hare before catching him; eat the calf in the cow's belly- Если потребуется дать нашему мотору имя, мы назовём его "СМ-1": Советский мощный первый! Родионов рассмеялся. - Не рано ли устроили крестины? Не рано ли делить шкуру неубитого медведя? (А. Бек, Жизнь Бережкова) — 'If we have to give our engine any name, we'll call it SHP-1 - Soviet High-Powered First!' Rodionov laughed. 'Aren't you rather in a hurry with the christening? Cooking the hare before catching him?'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > делить шкуру неубитого медведя
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