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neither this nor that

  • 1 Т-109

    НИ ТО НИ СЁ coll, usu. disapprov NP Invar usu. this WO
    1. ( subj-compl with бытье, оказаться (subj: human or nonagreeing modif) a person or thing that lacks distinguishing characteristics or features, that is mediocre
    neither this nor that
    neither one thing nor the other nothing out of the ordinary run-of-the-mill nondescript (in limited contexts) betwixt and between.
    ...В одном звуке этого слова (миллионщик)... заключается что-то такое, которое действует и на людей подлецов, и на людей ни то ни сё, и на людей хороших, - словом, на всех действует (Гоголь 3)....The mere sound of the word ("millionaire")... contains something that affects people of all descriptions: the ones who are scoundrels, the ones who are neither this nor that, and those who are really good-in short, it affects everybody (3c).
    Есть род людей, известных под именем: люди так себе, ни то ни сё... (Гоголь 3). There is a type of man who is described as "so-so," neither one thing nor the other... (3a).
    2. rare
    adv
    in a mediocre way, neither well nor poorly, neither positively nor negatively etc
    so-so
    fair to middling.
    «Как твой сын учится?» - «Ни то ни сё». "How is your son doing in school?" "Fair to middling."
    3. rare (often used as an indep. remark) used to relay one's own or someone else's previous or expected noncommittal response to a question, suggestion etc
    neither yes nor no
    one remains noncommittal one doesn't give ( s.o.) any definite answer.

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  • 2 ни то ни се

    НИ ТО НИ СЕ coll, usu. disapprov
    [NP; Invar; usu. this WO]
    =====
    1. [subj-compl with быть, оказаться (subj: human) or nonagreeing modif]
    a person or thing that lacks distinguishing characteristics or features, that is mediocre:
    - [in limited contexts] betwixt and between.
         ♦...В одном звуке этого слова [миллионщик]... заключается что-то такое, которое действует и на людей подлецов, и на людей ни то ни сё, и на людей хороших, - словом, на всех действует (Гоголь 3)....The mere sound of the word ["millionaire"]... contains something that affects people of all descriptions: the ones who are scoundrels, the ones who are neither this nor that, and those who are really good-in short, it affects everybody (3c).
         ♦ Есть род людей, известных под именем: люди так себе, ни то ни сё... (Гоголь 3). There is a type of man who is described as "so-so," neither one thing nor the other... (3a).
    2. rare [adv]
    in a mediocre way, neither well nor poorly, neither positively nor negatively etc:
    - fair to middling.
         ♦ "Как твой сын учится?" - "Ни то ни сё". "How is your son doing in school?" "Fair to middling."
    3. rare [often used as an indep. remark] used to relay one's own or someone else's previous or expected noncommittal response to a question, suggestion etc:
    - one doesn't give (s.o.) any definite answer.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни то ни се

  • 3 Д-30

    НИ ДВА НИ ПОЛТОРА coll Invar subj-compl with copula ( subj: usu. abstr), modif, or adv fixed WO
    neither one thing nor another, sth. that is difficult to identify
    neither this nor that
    neither fish nor fowl.
    ...Эти волосы дурацкие, ни два ни полтора: полудлинные, неухоженные... (Грекова 1)...This stupid hair of mine, neither this nor that, too long, unkempt, (1a)

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Д-30

  • 4 ни два ни полтора

    [Invar; subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. abstr), modif, or adv; fixed WO]
    =====
    neither one thing nor another, sth. that is difficult to identify:
    - neither fish nor fowl.
         ♦...Эти волосы дурацкие, ни два ни полтора: полудлинные, неухоженные... (Грекова 1)...This stupid hair of mine, neither this nor that, too long, unkempt, (1a)

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни два ни полтора

  • 5 ни то ни сё

    4) Set phrase: (used as pred.)(of persons) neither fish nor flesh, (used as pred.)(of persons)(of things) neither one thing nor another

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ни то ни сё

  • 6 ни то ни се

    4) Set phrase: (used as pred.)(of persons) neither fish nor flesh, (used as pred.)(of persons)(of things) neither one thing nor another

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ни то ни се

  • 7 С-152

    СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ (НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ) СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ (НА ПОЛОВИНЕ) СЕРЁДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ (НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ) all coll NP these forms only fixed WO
    1. ( usu. subj-compl with copula ( subj: any noun)) a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle: (when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context) neither this nor that
    neither one nor the other something (somewhere) in between (when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation) ordinary just average middling run-of-the-mill commonplace.
    Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).
    (Таня:) Думаете, очень из себя хороши? (Григорий:) А что, неприятен? (Таня:) Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). (Т.:) Think you're beautiful, do you? (G.:) What-ugly, am I? (T.:) Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).
    2.
    adv
    neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion: (only) so-so
    not great fair to middling.
    Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-152

  • 8 середина на половине

    СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ < НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ>; СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ < НА ПОЛОВИНЕ>; СЕРЕДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ <НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ> all coll
    [NP; these forms only; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun)]
    a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle:
    - [when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context] neither this nor that;
    - [when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation] ordinary;
    - commonplace.
         ♦ Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).
         ♦ [Таня:] Думаете, очень из себя хороши? [Григорий:] А что, неприятен? [Таня:] Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). [Т.:] Think you're beautiful, do you? [G.:] What-ugly, am I? [T.:] Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).
    2. [adv]
    neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion:
    - fair to middling.
         ♦ Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > середина на половине

  • 9 середина на половину

    СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ < НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ>; СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ < НА ПОЛОВИНЕ>; СЕРЕДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ <НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ> all coll
    [NP; these forms only; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun)]
    a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle:
    - [when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context] neither this nor that;
    - [when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation] ordinary;
    - commonplace.
         ♦ Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).
         ♦ [Таня:] Думаете, очень из себя хороши? [Григорий:] А что, неприятен? [Таня:] Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). [Т.:] Think you're beautiful, do you? [G.:] What-ugly, am I? [T.:] Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).
    2. [adv]
    neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion:
    - fair to middling.
         ♦ Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > середина на половину

  • 10 серединка на половинке

    СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ < НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ>; СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ < НА ПОЛОВИНЕ>; СЕРЕДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ <НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ> all coll
    [NP; these forms only; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun)]
    a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle:
    - [when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context] neither this nor that;
    - [when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation] ordinary;
    - commonplace.
         ♦ Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).
         ♦ [Таня:] Думаете, очень из себя хороши? [Григорий:] А что, неприятен? [Таня:] Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). [Т.:] Think you're beautiful, do you? [G.:] What-ugly, am I? [T.:] Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).
    2. [adv]
    neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion:
    - fair to middling.
         ♦ Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > серединка на половинке

  • 11 серединка на половинку

    СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ < НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ>; СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ < НА ПОЛОВИНЕ>; СЕРЕДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ <НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ> all coll
    [NP; these forms only; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun)]
    a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle:
    - [when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context] neither this nor that;
    - [when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation] ordinary;
    - commonplace.
         ♦ Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).
         ♦ [Таня:] Думаете, очень из себя хороши? [Григорий:] А что, неприятен? [Таня:] Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). [Т.:] Think you're beautiful, do you? [G.:] What-ugly, am I? [T.:] Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).
    2. [adv]
    neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion:
    - fair to middling.
         ♦ Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > серединка на половинку

  • 12 середка на половине

    СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ < НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ>; СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ < НА ПОЛОВИНЕ>; СЕРЕДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ <НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ> all coll
    [NP; these forms only; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun)]
    a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle:
    - [when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context] neither this nor that;
    - [when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation] ordinary;
    - commonplace.
         ♦ Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).
         ♦ [Таня:] Думаете, очень из себя хороши? [Григорий:] А что, неприятен? [Таня:] Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). [Т.:] Think you're beautiful, do you? [G.:] What-ugly, am I? [T.:] Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).
    2. [adv]
    neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion:
    - fair to middling.
         ♦ Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > середка на половине

  • 13 середка на половинке

    СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ < НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ>; СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ < НА ПОЛОВИНЕ>; СЕРЕДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ <НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ> all coll
    [NP; these forms only; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun)]
    a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle:
    - [when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context] neither this nor that;
    - [when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation] ordinary;
    - commonplace.
         ♦ Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).
         ♦ [Таня:] Думаете, очень из себя хороши? [Григорий:] А что, неприятен? [Таня:] Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). [Т.:] Think you're beautiful, do you? [G.:] What-ugly, am I? [T.:] Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).
    2. [adv]
    neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion:
    - fair to middling.
         ♦ Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > середка на половинке

  • 14 середка на половинку

    СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ < НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ>; СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ < НА ПОЛОВИНЕ>; СЕРЕДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ <НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ> all coll
    [NP; these forms only; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun)]
    a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle:
    - [when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context] neither this nor that;
    - [when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation] ordinary;
    - commonplace.
         ♦ Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).
         ♦ [Таня:] Думаете, очень из себя хороши? [Григорий:] А что, неприятен? [Таня:] Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). [Т.:] Think you're beautiful, do you? [G.:] What-ugly, am I? [T.:] Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).
    2. [adv]
    neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion:
    - fair to middling.
         ♦ Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > середка на половинку

  • 15 середка на половину

    СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ < НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ>; СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ < НА ПОЛОВИНЕ>; СЕРЕДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ <НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ> all coll
    [NP; these forms only; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. [usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun)]
    a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle:
    - [when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context] neither this nor that;
    - [when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation] ordinary;
    - commonplace.
         ♦ Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).
         ♦ [Таня:] Думаете, очень из себя хороши? [Григорий:] А что, неприятен? [Таня:] Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). [Т.:] Think you're beautiful, do you? [G.:] What-ugly, am I? [T.:] Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).
    2. [adv]
    neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion:
    - fair to middling.
         ♦ Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > середка на половину

  • 16 Б-137

    НИ БОГУ СВЕЧКА (СВЕЧА) НИ ЧЁРТУ КОЧЕРГА highly coll, disapprov NP these forms only subj-compl with copula ( subj: usu. human) fixed WD) undistinguished, mediocre, devoid of striking characteristics
    X ни богу свечка ни чёрту кочерга = X is lackluster (run-of-the-mill, colorless)
    neither this nor that neither one thing nor the other.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Б-137

  • 17 ни богу свеча ни черту кочерга

    НИ БОГУ СВЕЧКА < СВЕЧЯ> НИ ЧЕРТУ КОЧЕРГА highly coll, disapprov
    [NP; these forms only; subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human); fixed WO]
    =====
    undistinguished, mediocre, devoid of striking characteristics:
    - X ни богу свечка ни чёрту кочерга X is lackluster (run-of-the-mill, colorless);
    - neither one thing nor the other.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни богу свеча ни черту кочерга

  • 18 ни богу свечка ни черту кочерга

    НИ БОГУ СВЕЧКА < СВЕЧЯ> НИ ЧЕРТУ КОЧЕРГА highly coll, disapprov
    [NP; these forms only; subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human); fixed WO]
    =====
    undistinguished, mediocre, devoid of striking characteristics:
    - X ни богу свечка ни чёрту кочерга X is lackluster (run-of-the-mill, colorless);
    - neither one thing nor the other.

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни богу свечка ни черту кочерга

  • 19 свечка

    ж.
    = свеча 1), 3)

    поста́вить све́чку (в церкви)light a candle ( in church)

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    ни Бо́гу све́чка, ни чёрту кочерга́ све́чка разг. — neither fish nor fowl; neither this nor that

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > свечка

  • 20 ни больше ни меньше

    1) (ровно столько, сколько названо) neither more nor less than, no less than
    2) (именно так, а не иначе) just so; exactly; no more, no less; neither more nor less

    - Полуобморочное состояние, вот что! А в отдельных, особенно тяжёлых случаях - шок, ни больше и ни меньше. (М. Шолохов, Они сражались за Родину) — 'They would be in a state of semiconsciousness - that's what. And in certain, particularly grave cases, it was a state of shock - no more, no less!'

    Просилась она ни больше и ни меньше, как в пулемётчицы. Эта мысль запала ей в душу с тех пор, как она увидела пулемётчицу Анку в картине "Чапаев"... (К. Симонов, Софья Леонидовна) — She wanted to be a machine-gunner, neither more nor less. This thought had lodged in her mind ever since she had seen the machine-gunner Anka in the film Chapayev...

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни больше ни меньше

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  • Neither one nor many (gcig du 'bral ba'i gtan tshigs) — Neither one nor many argument (Wylie: gcig du bral ba i gtan tshigs)[1] is an argument employed by different philosophers and spiritual traditions for various reasons. The Neither one nor many argument and its permutations and antecedents,… …   Wikipedia

  • Neither head nor tail — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • that's neither here nor there — (from Idioms in Speech) it doesn t affect the discussion; it has nothing to do with this matter; doesn t matter at the moment Between you and me, Freddie, I never had much time for this Manson of yours, but that s neither here nor there. (A.… …   Idioms and examples

  • Neither fish nor flesh — Fish Fish, n.; pl. {Fishes} (f[i^]sh [e^]z), or collectively, {Fish}. [OE. fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch, OS. & OHG. fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk, Goth. fisks, L. piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. {Piscatorial}. In some cases,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Neither fish nor fowl — Fish Fish, n.; pl. {Fishes} (f[i^]sh [e^]z), or collectively, {Fish}. [OE. fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch, OS. & OHG. fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk, Goth. fisks, L. piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. {Piscatorial}. In some cases,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Neither Victims Nor Executioners — 1st english edition (1960) Neither Victims Nor Executioners (French: Ni Victimes, ni bourreaux) was a series of essays by Albert Camus that were serialized in Combat, the daily newspaper of the French Resistance, in November 1946. In the essays… …   Wikipedia

  • neither here nor there — not in this place and not in that place; it makes no difference, it is insignificant …   English contemporary dictionary

  • It is neither here nor there — Here Here (h[=e]r), adv. [OE. her, AS. h[=e]r; akin to OS. h[=e]r, D. hier, OHG. hiar, G. hier, Icel. & Goth. h[=e]r, Dan. her, Sw. h[ a]r; fr. root of E. he. See {He}.] 1. In this place; in the place where the speaker is; opposed to {there}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • make neither head nor tail of — {v. phr.} To be unable to figure something out. * /This puzzle is so complicated that I can make neither head nor tail of it./ Compare: HEADS OR TAILS …   Dictionary of American idioms

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