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21 know one's onions
expr infmlYou enjoy yourself better with people who know their onions about women — Гораздо веселее с людьми, которые знают толк в женщинах
What's the use of caution when you know your onions? — Зачем осторожничать, когда ты в этом деле спец?
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22 know one's own mind
не колебаться, твёрдо знать, чего хочешьOne sees more and more, Mont, that the really dangerous people...are the big business men... They know their own minds; and if we don't look out they'll wreck the country. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Silver Spoon’, part III, ch. II) — Становится совершенно ясно, Монт, что действительно опасными людьми... являются крупные дельцы... Уж они-то знают, чего хотят; и если дать им волю, - они погубят страну.
She is a woman who knows her own mind and has no hesitation in speaking it. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Unknown’, act 1) — Эта женщина твердо знает, что ей нужно, и, не стесняясь, говорит об этом.
The girl is young, she does not know her own mind. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Catalina’, ch. XXV) — Это молодая девушка, и она еще сама себя не знает.
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23 know one's own mind
нe кoлeбaтьcя, твёpдo знaть, чeгo xoчeшьShe is a woman who knows her own mind and has no hesitation in speaking it (W. S. Maugham) -
24 no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches
посл.(no one but (или only) the wearer knows where the shoe pinches (тж. only he who wears the shoe knows where it pinches))"где башмак жмёт, знает только тот, кто его носит" ; см. тж. where the shoe pinchesLarge English-Russian phrasebook > no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches
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25 no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches
var: only he who wears the shoe knows where it pinchesде черевик тисне, знає тільки той, хто його носить ≅ кожний своє лихо краще знає за чужою щокою зуб не болитьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches
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26 only he who wears the shoe knows where it pinches
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27 not to let one's left hand know what one's right hand does
не ведать что творить; пусть левая рука не ведает, что творит правая [первонач. творить добро тайно, не рассчитывая на благодарность, похвалу; этим. библ. Matthew VI, 3]‘Allow me to introduce: Herr Schmidt - Mr Bradshow. Herr Schmidt is my secretary and my right hand. Only in this case,’ Mr Norris tittered nervously, ‘I can assure you that the right hand knows perfectly well what the left hand doeth’. (C. Isherwood, ‘Mr Norris Changes Trains’, ch. II) — - Позвольте мне познакомить вас: герр Шмидт - мистер Брэдшоу. Герр Шмидт - мой секретарь и правая рука. Только уверяю вас, - мистер Норрис нервно хихикнул, - эта правая рука отлично знает, что творит левая.
‘She's the type who's been in many a tight fix before,’ Ethel West said. ‘There's a woman who doesn't let her left hand know what her right hand does.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Clue of the Forgotten Murder’, ch. VI) — - Эта женщина побывала во многих переделках, - сказала Этель Уэст. - Она не отдает себе отчета в том, что делает.
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28 know one's onions
знать своё дело, хорошо ориентироваться в чём-л. [первонач. амер.]Donnington: "...Ben Joseph's a bit too solemn for my taste, but he does know his stuff." (J. B. Priestley, ‘Desert Highway’, act 1) — Доннингтон: "...Бен Джозеф не совсем в моем вкусе: он немного важничает. Но свое дело знает."
Otto: "...Good luck to the old girl - she knows her onions!" (N. Coward, ‘Design for Living’, act II, sc. III) — Отто: "...Желаю удачи Гильде. Она умно поступила, уйдя от нас."
‘Nonsense,’ said Sammy. ‘What's the use of caution when you know your onions?’ (I. Murdoch, ‘Under the Net’, ch. V) — - Вздор, - сказал Сэмми. - К чему осторожность, когда нам все ясно?
...you enjoy yourself better with people... who know their onions about women. (Kenk) —...вам лучше общаться с людьми... которые знают, как угодить женщине.
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29 spit on one's own blanket
уст.Mr. Pelham, who is a long-headed gentleman, and does not spit on his own blanket, knows well enough that one can't do all this for five thousand pounds. (E. Bulwer-Lytton, ‘Pelham’, ch. LXXVII) — Мистер Пелам человек предусмотрительный и не будет действовать во вред себе. Он прекрасно знает, что нельзя все это сделать за пять тысяч фунтов.
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30 _дружба і ворожнеча
the best friends must part better lose a jest than a friend better an open enemy than a false friend between friends all is common beware of enemies reconciled and meat twice boiled a broken friendship may be soldered but will never be sound a brother may not be a friend, but a friend will always be a brother a courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend a dog with a bone knows no friends don't trade old friends for new even reckoning makes long friends a faithful friend is better than gold a faithful friend is the medicine of life a friend in need is a friend indeed a friend in the market is better than money in the purse a friend married is a friend lost a friend to all is a friend to none a friend's envy is worse than an enemy's hatred friends are thieves of time friends are to be preferred to relatives friends may meet, but mountains never greet friends tie their purses with spider's thread friendship cannot stand always on one side friendship is love without wings friendship is not to be bought at a fair friendship often ends in love, but love in friendship never geese with geese and women with women gifts from enemies are dangerous God defend me from my friends; from my enemies I can defend myself God gives relatives; thank God we can choose our friends a good friend is a great treasure a good friend is my nearest relative have no friends not equal to yourself a hedge between keeps friendship green I cannot be your friend and your flatterer, too it is better to have one friend of great value than many friends of little value let not the grass grow on the path of friendship lend your money and lose your friend long absence changes friends a long spell of illness is apt to point out your best friends many acquaintances but few friends never trust a friend who deserts you in a pinch no matter what else you have, you are poor if you lack friends old friends and old wine are best prosperity makes friends; adversity tries them short acquaintance brings repentance speak well of your friends; of your enemies say nothing there is no better mirror than an old friend there is no little enemy a true friend is one who knows all your faults and loves you still true friendship is a plant of slow growth trust not a new friend nor an old enemy two is company, but three is none union is strength who seeks a faultless friend stays friendless a wise enemy is better than a foolish friend you cannot use your friends and have them tooEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _дружба і ворожнеча
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31 más
Multiple Entries: mas más
mas conjunción (liter) but
más adverbio 1a) ( comparativo):◊ ¿tiene algo más barato/moderno? do you have anything cheaper/more modern;duran más they last longer; me gusta más sin azúcar I prefer it without sugar; ahora la vemos más we see more of her now; tendrás que estudiar más you'll have to study harder; más lejos/atrás further away/back; el más allá the other world; más que nunca more than ever; me gusta más el vino seco que el dulce I prefer dry wine to sweet, I like dry wine better than sweet; pesa más de lo que parece it's heavier than it looks; es más complicado de lo que tú crees it's more complicated than you think; eran más de las cinco it was after five o'clock; más de 30 more than 30, over 30 2 ( superlativo):◊ la más bonita/la más inteligente the prettiest/the most intelligent;el que más sabe the one who knows most; el que más me gusta the one I like best; estuvo de lo más divertido it was great fun 3 ( en frases negativas): nadie más que ella nobody but her; no tengo más que esto this is all I have; no tuve más remedio I had no alternative; no juego más I'm not playing any more; nunca más never again 4 ( con valor ponderativo):◊ ¡cantó más bien…! she sang so well!;¡qué cosa más rara! how strange! ■ adjetivo invariable 1 ( comparativo) more; una vez más once more; ni un minuto más not a minute longer; hoy hace más calor it's warmer today; son más que nosotros there are more of them than us 2 ( superlativo) most; las más de las veces more often than not 3 ( con valor ponderativo):◊ ¡me da más rabia …! it makes me so mad!;¡tiene más amigos …! he has so many friends! 4◊ ¿qué más? what else?;nada/nadie más nothing/nobody else; algo/alguien más something/somebody else; ¿quién más vino? who else came?; ¿algo más? — nada más gracias anything else? — no, that's all, thank you ■ pronombre 1 more;◊ ¿te sirvo más? would you like some more?2 ( en locs) a más no poder: corrimos a más no poder we ran as fast o hard as we could; a más tardar at the latest; cuanto más at the most; de más: ¿tienes un lápiz de más? do you have a spare pencil?; me dio cinco dólares de más he gave me five dollars too much; no está de más repetirlo there's no harm in repeating it; es más in fact; más bien ( un poco) rather; más o menos ( aproximadamente) more or less; ( no muy bien) so-so; no más See Also→ nomás; por más: por más que llores however much you cry; por más que trataba however hard he tried; ¿qué más da? what does it matter?; sin más (ni más) just like that ■ preposición◊ 8+7 =15 (read as: ocho más siete (es) igual (a) quince) eight plus seven equals fifteen◊ mil pesos, más los gastos a thousand pesos, plus expenses■ sustantivo masculino plus sign
mas conj frml but: sé que es difícil, mas no debes darte por vencido, I know it's hard, but you musn't give up
más
I adverbio & pron
1 (aumento) more: necesito comprar más, I need to buy more
me duele cada día más, it hurts more and more
parte dos trozos más, cut two more pieces
tendría que ser más barato, it should be cheaper
asistieron más de cien personas, more than a hundred people attended (con pronombre interrogativo) else: ¿alguien más quiere repetir?, would anybody else like a second helping? (con pronombre indefinido) añádele algo más, add something else
no sé nada más, I don't know anything else
2 (comparación) more: es más complicado que el primero, it's more complicated than the first one
eres más guapa que ella, you are prettier than her
3 (superlativo) most: ella es la más divertida, she's the funniest
lo más extraño del mundo, the strangest thing in the world
4 (otra vez) no me llames más, que estoy trabajando, don't call me again, I'm busy
no volví a verlo más, I never saw him again
5 (sobre todo) debiste llamar, y más sabiendo que estoy sola, you should have phoned me, especially knowing I'm alone
6 (otro) no tengo más cuchillo que éste, I have no other knife but this one
7 exclamación so..., such a..., what a...!
¡está más pesado!, he's such a pain!
¡qué cosa más fea!, what an ugly thing!
II prep Mat plus
dos más dos, two plus o and two ➣ Ver nota en sumar
Locuciones: de más, (de sobra): su comentario estuvo de más, his remark was unnecessary
¿tienes unas medias de más?, do you have a spare pair of tights?
más bien, rather
más o menos, more or less
por más que, (aunque): por más que lo leo no logro entenderlo, no matter how many times I read it, I can't understand it
sin más (ni más), just like that
todo lo más, at most Ten cuidado con las frases hechas del tipo más borracho que una cuba o más bueno que el pan. Se traducen empleando as... as...: as drunk as a lord o as good as gold.
' más' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abajo - abundar - acá - actualidad - adelante - adentro - aguantar - alargarse - algo - allá - alquilar - alta - alto - amarre - ámbito - amortizar - ampliar - ancha - ancho - antes - aparecer - arriba - arrimarse - aunque - avivar - baja - bajo - bastante - bien - bilis - bravucón - bravucona - bufido - cada - cargar - cerca - cerrarse - ciudad - colmo - comodidad - consolidar - consolidarse - construcción - contaminante - contestón - contestona - contraria - contrario - córcholis English: A - aboard - about - above - acceptable - accomplished - ado - adopt - advanced - advantage - advocate - afterwards - again - agree - agreeable - airport - all - along - aloud - alternative - always - ample - amplify - another - anticipate - antsy - anything - appropriate - arguable - art form - as - ask - awe-inspiring - barrel - basic - bat - become - begin - below - besides - best - better - beyond - big - bird - bit - bite - blue - bookshelf - boot -
32 bilinguist
Общая лексика: человек, говорящий на двух языках, билингвал (one who knows or speaks 2 languages), билингвист -
33 अञ्ञातु
අඤ්ඤාතු aअञ्ञातुnअञ्ञातुnaatu aññātu mone who knows or has insight. -
34 अञ्ञातावी
අඤ්ඤාතාවී aअञ्ञातावीnअञ्ञातावीnaataavii aññātāvī mone who knows or has insight. -
35 अत्थञ्ञू
අත්ථඤ්ඤූ atthaअत्थञ्ञूnअत्थञ्ञूnuu atthaññū adjone who knows the meaning or what is good. -
36 कालञ्ञू
කාලඤ්ඤූ kaalaकालञ्ञूnकालञ्ञूnuu kālaññū adjone who knows the proper time. -
37 दिसाकुसल
දිසාකුසල disaakusala disākusala adjone who knows the directions. -
38 धम्मञ्ञू
ධම්මඤ්ඤූ dhammaधम्मञ्ञूnधम्मञ्ञूnuu dhammaññū adjone who knows the doctrine. -
39 धम्मधर
ධම්මධර dhammadhara adjone who knows the Norm by heart. -
40 पिटकधर
පිටකධර piTakadhara piṭakadhara adjone who knows the piṭaka by heart.
См. также в других словарях:
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