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МАЛ МАЛА МЕНЬШЕ coll AdjP Invar usu. detached postmodif fixed WO1. (of many small children) all are very young-the oldest is young and the others even youngerone smaller (younger) than the othereach (one) smaller (younger) than the next.«Ваш отец получает у нас всего семьдесят пять рублей месячных, а детей у него, кроме вас, ешё пять человек, мал мала меньше, - значит, вам скорей всего придётся всю жизнь прожить в бедности» (Бунин 1). "Your father only gets paid seventy-five roubles a month, and he has children, five apart from you, one smaller than the other - that means you're more than likely to spend your whole life in poverty" (1a).«Вдовой уже взял её, с троими детьми, мал мала меньше» (Достоевский 3). "When I married her she was already a widow with three children, each one smaller than the next" (3b).Рисположенский:) Было у него, сударыня ты моя, двенадцать дочерей - мал мала меньше (Островский 10). (R.:) Не had twelve daughters, my dear lady - each younger than the next (10a).2. (of many small objects) all are small - the largest is small and the others are even smallerone smaller than the othereach (one) smaller than the next. -
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• МАЛ МАЛА МЕНЬШЕ coll[AdjP; Invar; usu. detached postmodif; fixed WO]=====1. (of many small children) all are very young-the oldest is young and the others even younger:- each (one) smaller (younger) than the next.♦ "Ваш отец получает у нас всего семьдесят пять рублей месячных, а детей у него, кроме вас, ешё пять человек, мал мала меньше, - значит, вам скорей всего придётся всю жизнь прожить в бедности" (Бунин 1). "Your father only gets paid seventy-five roubles a month, and he has children, five apart from you, one smaller than the other - that means you're more than likely to spend your whole life in poverty" (1a).♦ "Вдовой уже взял её, с троими детьми, мал мала меньше" (Достоевский 3). "When I married her she was already a widow with three children, each one smaller than the next" (3b).♦ [Рисположенский:] Было у него, сударыня ты моя, двенадцать дочерей - мал мала меньше (Островский 10). [R.:] He had twelve daughters, my dear lady - each younger than the next (10a).2. (of many small objects) all are small - the largest is small and the others are even smaller:- each (one) smaller than the next.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мал мала меньше
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разг.one is smaller than the other; each in turn younger than the other ( of children in a large family)- Я ничего не знаю... - шептала маленькая, худенькая, испуганная женщина. Дети мал-мала меньше жались в угол за её спиной. (Н. Островский, Рождённые бурей) — 'I know nothing...' whimpered the small, frail, terrified woman. The children, one too smaller than the other, huddled into the corner behind her back.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мал мала меньше
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