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1 near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin
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2 near is my coat, but nearer is my shirt
var: near is my shirt, but nearer is my skinsyn: the parson ( або priest) always christens his own child first≅ своя пазуха ближче всякому своє рило мило всяке б хотіло, щоб до нього мазаним всякий за себе дбає чоловік собі не ворог курка що гребе, то все на себе брат братом, сват сватом – а гроші не рідня хоч ми брати, але наші кишені не сестри всякому своя сорочка ближче до тіла кожна ручка собі горне кожна рука до себе крива всякий чорт на своє коло воду тягне своє золото і в попелі видно blood is thicker than water charity begins at homeEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > near is my coat, but nearer is my shirt
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3 shirt
1. n1) сорочка (чоловіча)2) спідня сорочка3) гімнастерка; формена сорочкаblack shirt — а) чорна сорочка (форма італійських фашистів); б) перен. фашист
brown shirt — а) коричнева сорочка (форма німецьких нацистів); б) перен. нацист
4) блузкаto have not a shirt to one's back — не мати ані шеляга за душею; жити у злиднях
to get smb.'s shirt off (out) — розгнівити когось
to give smb. a wet shirt — примусити когось працювати до сьомого поту
to take smb.'s shirt — прибрати когось до рук
near is my shirt but nearer is my skin — присл. своя сорочка до тіла ближче
2. vнадівати сорочку (гімнастерку)* * *I n1) сорочка; нижня сорочка; майка; сорочка нічна2) гімнастерка; формена сорочкаII vнадягати сорочку, гімнастерку -
4 charity begins at home
var: charity begins at home and spreads abroadcharity should begin at home, but it should not stay theresyn: let them learn first to show piety at homenear is my coat ( або shirt), but nearer is my shirt ( або skin)хто рідніший, той і цінніший ≅ дитина хоч кривенька, та батькові-матері миленька blood is thicker than water every man for himself, and God for us allEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > charity begins at home
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5 blood is thicker than water
syn: blood will tellnear is my coat ( або shirt), but nearer is my shirt ( або skin)кров не вода (а серце не камінь) ≅ хто рідніший, той і цінніший до свого роду – хоч через воду для людей болото, а для матері – золото для ворони немає кращих дітей, як воронячі у дитини заболить пальчик, а у мами серце матері кожної дитини жаль, бо котрого пальця не вріж, то все болить charity begins at home every mother's duck is a swanEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > blood is thicker than water
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