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1 not to call the King one's cousin
разг.зазнаться, заважничать (ср. ему сам чёрт не брат; обыкн. I wouldn't call the King или Queen my cousin)It was the moment when they had passed successfully their first examination and left the seamanship Examiner with the little precious slip of blue paper in their hands. ‘That day I wouldn't have called the Queen my cousin,’ declared our new acquaintance enthusiastically. (J. Conrad, ‘Chance’, part I, ch. 1) — Этот момент наступил, когда они, сдав первый экзамен, вышли от экзаменатора, держа в руках драгоценную голубую бумажку. - С этой бумагой мне теперь сам черт не брат, - восторженно объявил наш новый знакомый.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > not to call the King one's cousin
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2 Bathsheba (In the Old Testament, wife of Uriah the Hittite; she later became one of the wives of King David and the mother of King Solomon. 2Sm:ll:3, 2Sm:12:9-10; 1Kgs:l: 11, 1Kgs:2:13)
Религия: Бат-шебаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Bathsheba (In the Old Testament, wife of Uriah the Hittite; she later became one of the wives of King David and the mother of King Solomon. 2Sm:ll:3, 2Sm:12:9-10; 1Kgs:l: 11, 1Kgs:2:13)
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3 in the land of the blind the one-eyed is king
Пословица: на безлюдье и Фома дворянинУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > in the land of the blind the one-eyed is king
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4 Heb-Sed festival (One of the oldest feasts of Egypt, celebrated by the king after 30 years of rale and repeated every three years thereafter)
Религия: Хеб-СедУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Heb-Sed festival (One of the oldest feasts of Egypt, celebrated by the king after 30 years of rale and repeated every three years thereafter)
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5 Acts of Thaddaeus (One of the apocryphal works devoted to Thaddaeus, with his conversion of a king of Edessa)
Религия: апокриф "Деяния Фаддея"Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Acts of Thaddaeus (One of the apocryphal works devoted to Thaddaeus, with his conversion of a king of Edessa)
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6 Antilochus (In Greek legend, son of Nestor, king of Pylos; he was one of the suitors of Helen)
Религия: АнтилохУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > Antilochus (In Greek legend, son of Nestor, king of Pylos; he was one of the suitors of Helen)
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7 King Improved Cotton
An early maturing commercial variety of prolific Upland cotton; staple about 11/16-in., yield of lint 32 to 34 per cent. Bolls are small and round and this is one of the most desirable varieties. Also known as King Gold Dust and Tennessee Gold Dust.Dictionary of the English textile terms > King Improved Cotton
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8 KING
• Every man is a king in his own house - В своей семье и сам большой (B), Всяк кулик на своем болоте велик (B), Всяк петух на своем пепелище хозяин (B), На своей печи сам себе голова (H), Твой дом - твоя и воля (T)• I'd rather be king among dogs than a dog among kings - Лучше быть первым в деревне, чем последним в городе (Л)• Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it - Паны дерутся, а у холопов лбы трещат (П)• Like king, like people - Каков пастырь, таковы и овцы (K), Каков поп, таков и приход (K)• Man is king in his home (A) - В своей семье и сам большой (B), Всяк кулик на своем болоте велик (B), На своей печи сам себе голова (H), Твой дом - твоя и воля (T)• Near the king, near the gallows - Близ царя - близ смерти (B)• Two kings in one kingdom cannot reign - Два медведя в одной берлоге не живут (Д) -
9 one law for the rich, and another for the poor
посл."для бедных один закон, а для богатых другой"...if the husbands and fathers of these ladies - those who have themselves enacted the laws - wink at their infringement, why should not others do so?.. There cannot be one law for the rich and another for the poor. (Fr. Marryat, ‘The King's Own’, ch. XI) —...если мужья и отцы этих дам, являясь законодателями, сами смотрят сквозь пальцы на нарушение закона, то почему и другим не поступать так же?.. Не должно быть одного закона для богатых, а другого для бедных.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > one law for the rich, and another for the poor
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10 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ta, tisti1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *I [mə pred soglasnikom, ði pred samoglasnikom, ði: poudarjeno]določni člen (včasih preveden s ta, to)the Browns — Brownovi, družina Brownthe King — kralj (angleški idr.)the saddle figuratively jezdenje, jahanjethe World — svet, SvetII [mi:, mi, me]adverbčim, temthe... the — čim... temthe more you get the more you want — čim več dobiš, tem več hočešthe more so as... — toliko več (bolj), ker... -
11 the real McCoy
разг.1) отличная штука, классная вещь; что-либо подлинное, настоящее [первонач. амер.]‘You are a sucher,’ Cooper said to King. ‘This is the real McCoy.’ ‘It's no different from all the other Hitler lies... They up like weeds.’ (M. Dibner, ‘A God for Tomorrow,’ ch. 1) — - Ты легковерный болван, - сказал Купер Кингу. - Но ведь все это сущая правда. - Правда? Это очередная гитлеровская ложь... Фашистские басни растут как сорная трава.
At's [= it's] the real McCoy you got here, brother! Comes right down from Canada! (DA) — Ну, брат, питье у тебя знатное. Прямо из Канады.
Those other paintings are copies, but his one is the real McCoy. — Это подлинник. Все остальные картины - копии.
2) шикарная личность; мировой пареньThe lady guest was likewise the real McCoy, soothin' to the eyes as belladonna. (DA) — Гостья была красотка хоть куда, глаз не оторвешь.
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12 one-eyed
attr, inveinäugigPHRASES:the \one-eyed man is king [in the land of the blind] ([in the land of the blind]) unter [den] Blinden ist der Einäugige König ( prov) -
13 ONE-EYED
• Among the blind the one - eyed man is king - В темноте и гнилушка светит (B), Кривой среди слепых - король (K), На безрыбье и рак рыба (H)• Better one - eyed than stone - blind - Из двух зол выбирают меньшее (И)• Blessed are the one - eyed among those who are blind - Кривой среди слепых - король (K)• In the country (kingdom) of the blind the one - eyed man is king - Кривой среди слепых - король (K)• In the land of the blind the one - eyed are kings - Кривой среди слепых - король (K) -
14 king
[kɪŋ]n1) король, монарх, царь- lawful king- King of England
- King of Kings2) властелин, глава- oil king- king of beasts
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15 one-eyed
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16 king for a day
ирон.кaлиф нa чacI was the hero of one of those comedies with a title like King for a day (J. Braine) -
17 the real thing
1) настоящая, сто/ящая вещь; ≈ (то) что надо (о первоклассном произведении, прекрасном человеке и т. п.)Say, but there's one girl in that bunch that was the real thing. (U. Sinclair, ‘King Coal’, book III, ch. 9) — Но в этой компании все же была одна девушка - ну просто очарование!
So when she had seen approval of Dick Diver in her mother's face it meant that he was "the real thing". (F. S. Fitzgerald, ‘Tender Is the Night’, book I, ch. VI) — Розмари по лицу матери поняла, что она одобряет Дика Дайвера, а это означало, что тут можно не опасаться подделок.
2) серьёзное чувство (о любви в отличие от увлечения и т. п.)Bradley, I do love you, it's the real thing. (I. Murdoch, ‘The Black Prince’, part II) — Брэдли, я люблю тебя, люблю всем сердцем, это настоящее.
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18 one's cards are on the table
разг.карты открыты; см. тж. cards on the tableProteus: "Now, King Magnus, our cards are on the table. What have you to say?" (B. Shaw, ‘The Apple Cart’, act I) — Протей: "Ну, король Магнус, мы открыли свои карты, а что вы скажете?"
Large English-Russian phrasebook > one's cards are on the table
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19 one's hat is off (or hats off) to smb.
(или smth.) paзг.«cнять шляпу пepeд кeм-л. (или чём-л.)», чecть и cлaвa кoму-л. (или чeму-л.)My hat Is off to Mrs. King and Ebony magazine two great awareness forces for our people In a time when the media pays more attention to a beached whale than It does to the homeless (Ebony)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > one's hat is off (or hats off) to smb.
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20 one touch of nature makes the whole world kin
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > one touch of nature makes the whole world kin
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