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  • 121 ни гроша

    1. not a stiver; not a farthing

    ничтожная сумма; жалкие грошиdab of money

    нет ни грана; ни гроша не стоитnot worth an ace

    2. not a rap

    ничтожная сумма, жалкие грошиjust a dab of money

    ни гроша; ударять; ударить; постучать; стучатьnot a rap

    Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > ни гроша

  • 122 А-41

    СДАВАТЬ/СДАТЬ В АРХИВ VP subj: human often 3rd pers pl with indef. refer., infin with надо, пора, рано etc, or short-form past passive Part)
    1. \А-41 кого to dismiss s.o., regarding him as unfit for some activity ( usu. of a person unfit to fulfill his responsibilities at work because of his age, lack of abilities etc)
    X-a сдали в архив - X was put (turned, sent) out to pasture
    X was put on the shelf X was written off as a has-been X was sent to the glue factory (in limited contexts) X is a back number.
    В то время, когда Козлику исполнилось тридцать лет, князь ещё не совсем был сдан в архив... (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). At the time Kozelkov reached the age of thirty, the prince had not been put on the shelf altogether... (2a).
    «Я хоть теперь сдан в архив, а... я психолог по-своему и физиогномист» (Тургенев 2). "Though I'm a back number now...1 am something of a psychologist...in my own fashion, and a physiognomist" (2c).
    2. - что to stop using sth. forever, consign sth. to oblivion as outdated, useless
    X сдал Y в архив - X scrapped (shelved) Y
    X put Y away for good X relegated Y to the archives.
    «Увы! - с сожалением ответил Берлиоз, - ни одно из этих доказательств ничего не стоит, и человечество давно сдало их в архив» (Булгаков 9). "Alas!" Berlioz answered with regret. "None of these proofs is worth a thing, and humanity has long since scrapped them" (9a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > А-41

  • 123 В-61

    УДЕЛЬНЫЙ ВЕС кого-чего (в чём) NP sing only usu. subj or obj fixed WO
    the comparative role, significance of s.o. or sth.: relative worth (importance) of s.o. sth.
    role of s.o. sth. weight of sth.
    Слова «Тартюф» и «Обманщик» не сходили с языков в Париже, и 11-го числа грянула новость. Весь Париж стал читать послание архиепископа. Оно было составлено очень внушительно... Удельный вес этого послания был слишком значителен, это было понятно даже наивным людям, и парижане поняли, что дело «Обманщика» проиграно (Булгаков 5). Tartuffe and The Impostor were on all tongues in Paris, and on the eleventh a new misfortune struck. All Paris was reading a message from the Archbishop. It was worded most solemnly....The weight of this message was too great, as even the most naive people could see, and the Parisians understood that The Impostor was a lost cause (5a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > В-61

  • 124 Г-418

    НИ ГРОША нет у кого, не дать, не получить и т. п. НИ КОПЕЙКИ (-еечки) (денег) all coll НИ КОПЬЯ substand НИ ПОЛУШКИ (НИ АЛТЫНА) obs, coll NP gen these forms only subj / gen or obj) (to have, give, receive etc) no money, nothing at all
    not (so much as) a kopeck (a penny, a (red) cent, a dime etc) (to one's name)
    (be) without a kopeck (a penny, a dime etc) (be) penniless (in limited contexts) (completely) cleaned (tapped) out.
    (Сатин:) Клеш, дай пятак! (Клеш:) Пошёл к чёрту! Много вас тут... (Сатин:) Чего ты ругаешься? Ведь у тебя нет ни гроша, я знаю... (Горький 3). (S.:)...Klestch, give me five kopecks!
    (К.:) Go to hell! There are too many of your kind around here. (S.:) What are you cursing for? I know you haven't a kopeck (3b).
    Дело в том, что у меня как раз не было ни копейки денег и я очень рассчитывал на эти две тысячи (Булгаков 12). The fact was that I hadn't a kopeck to my name and I was counting heavily on that two thousand (12a).
    Следователь и прокурор) нашли нужным факт этот (продажу часов) в подробности записать, ввиду вторичного подтверждения того обстоятельства, что у него (Мити) и накануне не было уже ни гроша почти денег (Достоевский 1)....They (the district attorney and the prosecutor) found it necessary to record this fact (Mitya's having sold the watch) in detail, seeing in it a second confirmation of the circumstance that even a day before he (Mitya) had been almost without a kopeck (1a).
    «Жених, жених!» - написано у всех на лбу, а он (Обломов) ещё не просил согласия тетки, у него ни гроша денег нет, и он не знает, когда будут... (Гончаров 1). The bridegroom, the bridegroom!" was written all over their faces, yet he (Oblomov) had not asked her aunt's consent, and was not only penniless but did not know when he would receive any money... (1b).
    For «грош», «алтын» see Г-417. «Полушка» is an old copper coin worth one fourth of a kopeck.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Г-418

  • 125 П-597

    ПРОХОДИТЬ/ПРОЙТИ МИМО VP more often pfv if impfv, often imper fixed WO
    1. \П-597 (кого-чего) (subj: human or collect) (often in refer, to negative phenomena, facts) to disregard s.o. or sth., not pay attention to sth., remain uninvolved
    X прошёл мимо Y-a = X ignored Y
    X passed Y over X chose not to see Y (in limited contexts) X overlooked Y X pretended Y didn't exist.
    «Если бы эту брошюру написал рядовой историк, то можно было бы пройти мимо: историки могут ошибаться... Но ведь эту брошюру написал не рядовой историк, а один из руководителей партии и государства» (Рыбаков 2). "If an ordinary historian had written it (this pamphlet), one could have ignored it. Historians often make mistakes....But this pamphlet was not written by an ordinary historian, it was written by one of the leaders of the Party and state" (2a).
    2. \П-597 кого ( subj: abstr (often горе, беда etc)) to be overlooked or disregarded by s.o. (may refer to a person's lack of emotional involvement with regard to another's pain, grief etc)
    X прошёл мимо Y-a - X slipped by (past) (Y)
    X passed Y by unnoticed Y didn't notice X Y remained unaffected by X (in refer, to s.o. 's lack of emotional involvement) X left Y unmoved (cold) Y remained indifferent to X.
    ...Несмотря на то, что все начальники отделов кадров только тем и занимаются, что вчитываются в анкеты, выискивая несоответствия и изъяны в биографии сотрудников того или иного учреждения, иногда самые невероятные нелепости проходят мимо их бдительного ока (Войнович 1)....Despite the fact that all personnel managers do nothing but pore over questionnaires seeking out inconsistencies and flaws in the biographies of employees of one institution or another, the most incredible absurdities do sometimes slip past their watchful eyes (1a).
    3. - кого-чего (subj: human (often in refer, to not recognizing a potential spouse) having failed to recognize the merits, worth etc of s.o. or sth., to pay no attention to, not follow up on etc s.o. or sth. and thereby lose him or it
    X прошёл мимо Y-a — X passed Y by
    X let Y slip through X's fingers.
    "А если хочешь знать правду, так я и тебя научил любить его (Обломова)... Без меня ты бы прошла мимо его, не заметив» (Гончаров 1). "And if you want to know the truth, it was I who taught you to love him (Oblomov)....If it hadn't been for me you would have passed him by without noticing him" (1b).
    «Чуть было не прошел мимо великого начинания». «А что, если бы прошли?» - говорил я. «Не говори», - отвечал Платон Сам-сонович и снова вздрагивал (Искандер 6). "То think that I almost let this great undertaking slip through my fingers!" "Well, and what if you had?" I would ask. "Don't even suggest such a thing," he would answer, wincing once again (6a).
    4. \П-597 чего (subj: human not to address or discuss (some problem, question etc)
    X прошёл мимо Y-a — X passed over Y in silence
    X made no mention of Y X didn't touch (on (upon)) Y.
    Докладчика критиковали за то, что он прошёл мимо основной проблемы - финансирования проекта. The speaker was criticized for not touching upon the fundamental problem-how to finance the project.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > П-597

  • 126 сдавать в архив

    СДАВАТЬ/СДАТЬ В АРХИВ
    [VP; subj: human; often 3rd pers pl with indef. refer., infin with надо, пора, рано etc, or short-form past passive Part]
    =====
    1. сдавать в архив кого to dismiss s.o., regarding him as unfit for some activity (usu. of a person unfit to fulfill his responsibilities at work because of his age, lack of abilities etc):
    - X-a сдали в архив X was put <turned, sent> out to pasture;
    - X was sent to the glue factory;
    - [in limited contexts] X is a back number.
         ♦ В то время, когда Козлику исполнилось тридцать лет, князь ещё не совсем был сдан в архив... (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). At the time Kozelkov reached the age of thirty, the prince had not been put on the shelf altogether... (2a).
         ♦ "Я хоть теперь сдан в архив, а... я психолог по-своему и физиогномист" (Тургенев 2). "Though I'm a back number now...I am something of a psychologist...in my own fashion, and a physiognomist" (2c).
    2. сдавать в архив что to stop using sth. forever, consign sth. to oblivion as outdated, useless:
    - X сдал Y в архив X scrapped (shelved) Y;
    - X relegated Y to the archives.
         ♦ " Увы! - с сожалением ответил Берлиоз, - ни одно из этих доказательств ничего не стоит, и человечество давно сдало их в архив" (Булгаков 9). "Alas!" Berlioz answered with regret. "None of these proofs is worth a thing, and humanity has long since scrapped them" (9a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сдавать в архив

  • 127 сдать в архив

    СДАВАТЬ/СДАТЬ В АРХИВ
    [VP; subj: human; often 3rd pers pl with indef. refer., infin with надо, пора, рано etc, or short-form past passive Part]
    =====
    1. сдать в архив кого to dismiss s.o., regarding him as unfit for some activity (usu. of a person unfit to fulfill his responsibilities at work because of his age, lack of abilities etc):
    - X-a сдали в архив X was put <turned, sent> out to pasture;
    - X was sent to the glue factory;
    - [in limited contexts] X is a back number.
         ♦ В то время, когда Козлику исполнилось тридцать лет, князь ещё не совсем был сдан в архив... (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). At the time Kozelkov reached the age of thirty, the prince had not been put on the shelf altogether... (2a).
         ♦ "Я хоть теперь сдан в архив, а... я психолог по-своему и физиогномист" (Тургенев 2). "Though I'm a back number now...I am something of a psychologist...in my own fashion, and a physiognomist" (2c).
    2. сдать в архив что to stop using sth. forever, consign sth. to oblivion as outdated, useless:
    - X сдал Y в архив X scrapped (shelved) Y;
    - X relegated Y to the archives.
         ♦ " Увы! - с сожалением ответил Берлиоз, - ни одно из этих доказательств ничего не стоит, и человечество давно сдало их в архив" (Булгаков 9). "Alas!" Berlioz answered with regret. "None of these proofs is worth a thing, and humanity has long since scrapped them" (9a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сдать в архив

  • 128 удельный вес

    [NP; sing only; usu. subj or obj; fixed WO]
    =====
    the comparative role, significance of s.o. or sth.:
    - relative worth < importance> of s.o. < sth.>;
    - role of s.o. < sth.>;
    - weight of sth.
         Слова "Тартюф" и "Обманщик" не сходили с языков в Париже, и 11-го числа грянула новость. Весь Париж стал читать послание архиепископа. Оно было составлено очень внушительно... Удельный вес этого послания был слишком значителен, это было понятно даже наивным людям, и парижане поняли, что дело "Обманщика" проиграно (Булгаков 5). Tartuffe and The Impostor were on all tongues in Paris, and on the eleventh a new misfortune struck. All Paris was reading a message from the Archbishop. It was worded most solemnly....The weight of this message was too great, as even the most naive people could see, and the Parisians understood that The Impostor was a lost cause (5a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > удельный вес

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