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1 невдале виправдання
Українсько-англійський юридичний словник > невдале виправдання
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2 жалкое подобие
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3 извинение
1. excuse, apology; pardonкато/за извинение by way of an apologyнесъстоятелно/лошо извинение a lame/poor excuse2. (обяснение) apology, explanation3. (оправдание) justification; excuse(повод) pretext4. (освобождаване от задьлжение) excuse (от, за from)* * *извинѐние,ср., -я 1. excuse, apology; pardon; искам \извинениее от някого ask/beg s.o.’s pardon, apologize to s.o., offer s.o. an apology; като/за \извинениее by way of an apology; моля за \извинениее I beg your pardon, I (must) apologize, excuse me, I am sorry; несъстоятелно/лошо \извинениее a flimsy/lame/poor excuse;2. ( обяснение) apology, explanation;4. ( освобождаване от задължение) excuse (от, за from).* * *apology: offer s.o. an извинение - моля някого за извинение; excuse; extenuation; justification; palliation; pardon: beg s.o.'s извинение - искам извинение; pretext* * *1. (noвод) pretext 2. (обяснение) apology, explanation 3. (оправдание) justification;excuse 4. (освобождаване от задьлжение) excuse (от, за from) 5. excuse, apology;pardon 6. искам ИЗВИНЕНИЕ от някого ask/beg s.o.'s pardon, apologize to s.o., offer s.o. an apology 7. като/за ИЗВИНЕНИЕ by way of an apology 8. моля за ИЗВИНЕНИЕ I beg your pardon, I (must) apologize, excuse me, I am sorry 9. несъстоятелно/лошо ИЗВИНЕНИЕ a lame/poor excuse 10. няма ИЗВИНЕНИЕ за nothing can excuse -
4 mauvais
mauvais, e [mɔvε, εz]1. adjectivea. bad• ce n'est pas mauvais ! it's not bad!b. ( = faux) [méthode, moyens, direction, date, choix] wrongc. ( = méchant) [sourire, regard] nasty ; [personne, joie] malicious2. compounds• c'est de la mauvaise graine he's (or she's or they're) a bad lot (Brit) or seed (US) ► mauvaise herbe weed• enlever or arracher les mauvaises herbes du jardin to weed the garden ► mauvais pas* * *
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mauvaise mɔvɛ, ɛz adjectif1) ( d'un goût désagréable)2) ( de qualité inférieure) [repas, restaurant] poor; [tabac, alcool, café] cheap; [spectacle] terrible; [nourriture, hébergement, livre] bad; [dictionnaire, lycée, enregistrement] poor3) ( mal fait) [cuisine, travail, gestion, éducation] poor; [prononciation, départ] bad4) ( inadéquat) [conseil, définition, exemple, conditions de travail] bad; [projet] flawed; [renseignement] wrong; [éclairage, vue, mémoire, santé] poor5) ( inapproprié) wrong6) ( incompétent) [auteur, cuisinier, menteur, équipe] bad (en at); [élève, nageur, chasseur] poor; [avocat, médecin] incompetentêtre mauvais en français — [élève] to be bad at French
7) ( déplaisant) [nuit, rêve, nouvelle, journée, situation] bad; [surprise] nasty; [vacances] terrible8) ( méchant) [animal] vicious; [personne, sourire, remarque] nastymauvais coup — ( méchanceté) dirty trick; ( blessure) nasty knock; ( revers) terrible blow
9) ( grave) [fièvre, rhume] nasty10) ( peu lucratif) [rendement, terre] poor; [salaire] low; [récolte, saison] bad11) ( peu flatteur) [résultat, opinion] poor; [chiffres, critique] bad12) ( répréhensible) [père, comportement] bad; [chrétien] poor; [instinct] base; [génie, intention, pensée] evil
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sentir mauvais — lit to smell; fig (colloq) to look bad
sentir très mauvais — lit to stink; fig to stink (colloq)
ouvre la fenêtre, ça sent mauvais — open the window, there's a nasty smell
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nom masculin ( mauvais côté)Phrasal Verbs:••la trouver or l'avoir mauvaise — (colloq) to be furious
* * *mɔvɛ, ɛz mauvais, -e1. adj1) (jugement qualitatif) (élève, prestation, santé) poorJ'ai trouvé que le film était mauvais. — I didn't think the film was any good., I thought the film was poor.
Il est en mauvaise santé. — He is in poor health.
avoir mauvaise mine; Tu as mauvaise mine. — You don't look well.
Je suis mauvais en allemand. — I'm no good at German., I'm bad at German.
2) (jugement moral) (influence, décision, fréquentations) bad3) (= défectueux) (réception) bad, poorLa ligne est mauvaise. — This is a bad line.
4) (= difficile) (expérience, moments) badIl a dû passer un mauvais moment chez le directeur. — He must have had a hard time with the manager.
5) (= dangereux) (maladie, chute) bad, nastyLa mer est mauvaise. — The sea's rough.
6) (= désagréable) (odeur, goût) bad7) (= erroné ou mal choisi) wrongVous avez fait le mauvais numéro. — You've dialled the wrong number.
Tu arrives au mauvais moment. — You've come at the wrong time., You've come at a bad time.
8) (= méchant, malveillant) nasty, malicious2. nm1) (= mauvais côté)le mauvais de... — the bad side of...
2) (personnage)les mauvais (= méchants) — the bad guys, (= pas doués) the bad ones
3. advfaire mauvais [temps] Il fait mauvais. — The weather's bad.
Ça sent mauvais. — It smells bad.
Ce poisson sent mauvais. — This fish smells bad.
* * *A adj1 ( d'un goût désagréable) être mauvais [nourriture, boisson] to be horrible; ne pas être mauvais [nourriture, boisson] to be quite good;2 ( de qualité inférieure) [repas, restaurant] poor; [tabac, alcool, café] cheap; [voiture, œuvre, spectacle] terrible; [nourriture, hébergement, livre] bad; [dictionnaire, bibliothèque, lycée, enregistrement] poor; ne pas être mauvais to be all right;4 ( inadéquat) [conseil, décision, définition, exemple, idée, solution, conditions de travail] bad; [projet] flawed; [renseignement] wrong; [éclairage, vue, mémoire, santé, hygiène, alimentation] poor; il ne serait pas mauvais de faire it wouldn't be a bad idea to do; mauvais pour la santé bad for one's health;5 ( inapproprié) wrong; la mauvaise méthode/solution/personne/date/clé the wrong method/solution/person/date/key;6 ( incompétent) [auteur, équipe] bad (en at); [élève, nageur, chasseur, amant] mediocre; [cuisinier, travailleur, menteur] bad; [avocat, médecin] incompetent; être mauvais en français [élève] to be bad at French; parler un mauvais français to speak French badly;7 ( déplaisant) [nuit, rêve, nouvelle, journée, impression] bad; [situation] difficult; [surprise] nasty; [vacances] terrible; ⇒ fortune, sang;8 ( méchant) [animal] vicious; [personne, sourire, remarque, ton] nasty; d'une mauvaise nature evil-natured; mauvais coup ( mauvaise action) mischief ¢; ( méchanceté) dirty trick; ( blessure) nasty knock; ( revers) terrible blow; préparer un mauvais coup to be up to mischief; faire subir un mauvais coup au gouvernement to deal a terrible blow to the government; de mauvaise humeur in a bad mood ( après n); ⇒ colère;9 ( grave) [fièvre, rhume] nasty;12 ( répréhensible) [père, fils, citoyen, comportement] bad; [chrétien] poor; [instinct] base; [tendance] unfortunate; [génie, intention, pensée] evil; ⇒ coton, pli;13 Météo [vent, pluie] nasty; [traversée, mer] rough; la météo est mauvaise the weather forecast is bad;B ○nm,f2 ( méchant) brute.C adv sentir mauvais lit to smell; fig○ to look bad; sentir très mauvais lit, fig to stink; ouvre la fenêtre, ça sent mauvais open the window, there's a nasty smell; la police est là, ça sent mauvais the police are here, things are looking bad; il fait mauvais Météo the weather is bad.D nm ( mauvais côté) le bon et le mauvais the good and the bad; il y a du bon et du mauvais chez chacun there's good and bad in everyone; il n'y a pas que du mauvais dans le projet the project isn't all bad.mauvais esprit ( personne) scoffing person; ( attitude) scoffing attitude; faire du mauvais esprit to scoff; mauvais garçon tough guy; mauvais lieux fleshpots; mauvais plaisant person with a warped sense of humourGB; mauvais traitements ill-treatment ¢; faire subir des mauvais traitements à qn to ill-treat sb; mauvaise herbe weed; mauvaise querelle unprovoked argument; faire une mauvaise querelle à qn to pick on sb; mauvaises rencontres bad company ¢; faire de mauvaises rencontres to get into bad company.la trouver or l'avoir mauvaise○ to be furious.( féminin mauvaise) [movɛ, movɛz] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [movɛz]) adjectifA.[EN QUALITÉ]son deuxième roman est plus/moins mauvais que le premier her second novel is worse than her first/is not as bad as her firsten mauvais état in bad ou poor conditionla route est mauvaise the road is bad ou in a bad statej'ai une mauvaise vue ou de mauvais yeux I've got bad eyesightaprès l'entracte, la pièce devient franchement mauvaise after the interval, the play gets really bada. [dans une entreprise] poor resultsb. [à un examen] bad ou poor ou low gradesla ligne est mauvaise [téléphone] the line is badje suis mauvaise en économie I'm bad ou poor at economicsB.[DÉSAGRÉABLE]je n'irai plus dans ce restaurant, c'était trop mauvais I won't go to that restaurant again, it was too awfulil n'est pas si mauvais que ça, ton café your coffee isn't that badmauvais goût [de la nourriture, d'un médicament] bad ou nasty ou unpleasant tastejette ça, c'est mauvais [pourri] throw that away, it's gone badenlève ce qui est mauvais [dans un fruit] take off the bad bits[éprouvant] bad2. [défavorable] badmauvaise nouvelle, elle ne vient plus bad news, she's not coming anymoreC.[NON CONFORME]1. [erroné, inapproprié] wrongj'ai téléphoné à un mauvais moment I called at a bad ou an inconvenient timetu as choisi le mauvais jour pour me parler d'argent you've picked the wrong day to talk to me about moneyD.[NÉFASTE]un mauvais rhume a bad ou nasty coldc'est mauvais pour les poumons/plantes it's bad for your lungs/for the plantsne bois pas l'eau, elle est mauvaise don't drink the water, it's unsafe ou not safeje trouve mauvais que les enfants regardent trop la télévision I think it's bad ou harmful for children to watch too much televisionun rire/sourire mauvais a nasty laugh/smilea. [de poing] nasty blow ou punchb. [de pied] nasty kicken fait, ce n'est pas un mauvais homme/une mauvaise femme he/she means no harm(, really)3. [immoral] badavoir de mauvais instincts to have bad ou base instincts4. [funeste] badmauvais présage bad ou ill omen————————, mauvaise [movɛ, movɛz] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [movɛz]) nom masculin, nom féminin[personne méchante] bad personoh, le mauvais/la mauvaise! [à un enfant] you naughty boy/girl!————————adverbe1. MÉTÉOROLOGIEil fait mauvais être/avoir... it's not a good idea to be/to have...à cette époque-là, il faisait mauvais être juif it was hard to be Jewish in those days————————nom masculin[ce qui est critiquable] -
5 жалкое подобие
General subject: poor excuse for (poor excuse for a home), sad excuse for (sad excuse for a home), poor mimicry -
6 prétexte
prétexte [pʀetεkst]masculine noun• tous les prétextes sont bons pour ne pas aller chez le dentiste any excuse will do not to go to the dentist* * *pʀetɛkstnom masculin excuse, pretext* * *pʀetɛkst nmIl avait un prétexte pour ne pas venir. — He had an excuse for not coming.
Ne le dérangez sous aucun prétexte. — On no account must you disturb him.
* * *prétexte nm excuse, pretext; un bon/mauvais prétexte a good/poor excuse (pour faire for doing); c'est un prétexte pour s'esquiver it's just an excuse for getting away; il a saisi le premier prétexte venu pour refuser he gave the first excuse that came into his head to refuse; être le prétexte de qch to be used as an excuse for sth; tout est prétexte à sortir any excuse will do to go out; sous prétexte de faire on the pretext of doing; sous (le) prétexte que on the pretext that; donner qch comme prétexte, prendre prétexte de qch to use sth as a pretext ou an excuse (pour faire to do, for doing); donner à qn un prétexte, servir de prétexte à qn to give sb an excuse (pour faire to do, for doing); servir de prétexte à qch to be an excuse for sth; sous aucun prétexte on no account; n'y allez sous aucun prétexte on no account are you to go; n'ouvrez la porte sous aucun prétexte don't open the door on any account.[pretɛkst] adjectif féminin————————[pretɛkst] nom masculinun mauvais prétexte a lame ou feeble excusepour toi, tous les prétextes sont bons pour ne pas travailler any excuse is good for avoiding work as far as you are concerned2. [occasion]pour toi, tout est prétexte à rire/au sarcasme you find cause for laughter/sarcasm in everythingsous aucun prétexte locution adverbialevous ne quitterez cette pièce sous aucun prétexte on no account ou under no circumstances will you leave this room, you will not leave this room on any accountsous prétexte de locution conjonctive,sous prétexte que locution conjonctivesous prétexte qu'elle a été malade, on lui passe tout just because she's been ill, she can get away with anything -
7 schäbig
I Adj.1. (abgenutzt) shabby, tatty; (armselig) wretched, miserable; (verkommen) sleazy; eine schäbige Ausrede a shabby ( oder poor) excuse2. (geizig) mean, stingy; (gemein) mean, rotten, nasty; (gering) Trinkgeld etc.: stingy, pathetic umg.; das war schäbig von dir that was mean ( oder rotten oder nasty) of you; sich richtig schäbig vorkommen feel really mean; für so ein schäbiges Gehalt for such a miserable salaryII Adv.: schäbig gekleidet shabbily dressed; sich ausgesprochen schäbig verhalten behave in a really mean way* * *seedy; poky; scruffy; sordid; tacky; shoddy; sleazy; moldy; shabby; crummy; dowdy; tatty; dilapidated; dingy; measly; mangy; mouldy; niggardly* * *schä|big ['ʃɛːbɪç]1. adj1) (= unansehnlich) Wohnung, Teppich, Aussehen shabby2. adv1) (= unansehnlich) shabbilyschä́big aussehen — to look shabby
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jdn schä́big behandeln — to treat sb shabbily3) (= dürftig) bezahlen poorly* * *1) (dull; faded and dirty-looking: This room is so dingy.) dingy2) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) mean3) (shabby: a rather seedy hotel.) seedy4) shabbily5) (looking old and worn: shabby curtains; shabby clothes.) shabby6) (wearing old or dirty clothes: a shabby old man; He used to be so smart but he looks shabby now.) shabby7) ((of behaviour) unworthy or mean: That was a shabby thing to do.) shabby* * *schä·big[ˈʃɛ:bɪç]1. (unansehnlich) shabbywie \schäbig! that's mean [or fam rotten] of him/her/you etc.3. (dürftig) paltrydas hier ist der \schäbige Rest that's all that's left of it* * *1.1) (abgenutzt) shabby2) (jämmerlich, gering) pathetic; miserable3) (gemein) shabby; mean2.1) (abgenutzt) shabbily2) (jämmerlich) miserably3) (gemein) meanly* * *A. adjeine schäbige Ausrede a shabby ( oder poor) excuse2. (geizig) mean, stingy; (gemein) mean, rotten, nasty; (gering) Trinkgeld etc: stingy, pathetic umg;sich richtig schäbig vorkommen feel really mean;für so ein schäbiges Gehalt for such a miserable salaryB. adv:schäbig gekleidet shabbily dressed;sich ausgesprochen schäbig verhalten behave in a really mean way* * *1.1) (abgenutzt) shabby2) (jämmerlich, gering) pathetic; miserable3) (gemein) shabby; mean2.1) (abgenutzt) shabbily2) (jämmerlich) miserably3) (gemein) meanly* * *adj.dingy adj.dowdy adj.measly adj.mouldy adj.poky adj.scabby adj.seedy adj.shabby adj.sordid adj. adv.dingily adv.dowdily adv.pokily adv.raggedly adv.seedily adv.shabbily adv.sordidly adv. -
8 unnskyldning
apology, excuse, excuse* * *subst. apology, excuse, justification, extenuation (dårlig unnskyldning) poor excuse (tom unnskyldning) empty excuse (tynn unnskyldning) flimsy excuse -
9 неуважительная причина
1) General subject: lame excuse, poor excuse, inadequate excuse, insufficient excuse2) Law: unreasonable excuseУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > неуважительная причина
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10 excuus
1 [verontschuldiging] apology2 [reden van verontschuldiging] excuse♦voorbeelden:een slap/mager excuus • a poor excusedat geeft hun een excuus om te komen • that gives them an excuse to comeals excuus voerde hij aan dat • his excuse was that -
11 stivale
m boots* * *stivale s.m. boot: stivali da equitazione, da pesca, riding, wading boots; stivali alla scudiera, top-boots; mettersi, togliersi gli stivali, to put on, to take off one's boots // ingegnere dei miei stivali!, (iron.) engineer, my foot! // lustrare gli stivali a qlcu., to lick s.o.'s boots.* * *[sti'vale]sostantivo maschile boot- i di gomma — rubber boots, wellington boots BE, wellingtons BE, gumboots BE
lo Stivale — = Italy
••lustrare gli -i a qcn. — to lick sb.'s boots
medico, avvocato dei miei -i — a poor excuse for a doctor, a lawyer
* * *stivale/sti'vale/ ⇒ 35sostantivo m.boot; un paio di -i a pair of boots; - i di gomma rubber boots, wellington boots BE, wellingtons BE, gumboots BE; lo Stivale = Italy\lustrare gli -i a qcn. to lick sb.'s boots; medico, avvocato dei miei -i a poor excuse for a doctor, a lawyer. -
12 bozuntu
1. a poor excuse for: şair bozuntusu a poor excuse for a poet. 2. (someone) who has the air of, who looks like (something undesirable): casus bozuntusu bir gazeteci a reporter who has the air of a spy. 3. ruins. -ya uğramak to be completely dumbfounded, be stunned. -ya vermemek to act as if nothing has happened, not to bat an eyelid. -
13 piètre
piètre [pjεtʀ]adjective* * *pjɛtʀadjectif [acteur, écrivain] very mediocre; [santé, résultats] very poor; [avantage] negligible; [performance] sorry* * *pjɛtʀ adj1) (écrivain, acteur, technicien) mediocre2) (résultats, performances, prestation) poorpiètre consolation pour... — small consolation for...
* * *piètre adj [médecin, acteur, écrivain] very mediocre; [santé, résultats] very poor; [avantage] negligible; [début, performance] sorry; c'est une piètre consolation it's not much comfort; avoir piètre allure to cut a sorry figure.[pjɛtr] adjectif (avant nom)c'est une piètre consolation that's small ou not much comfort -
14 maigre
maigre [mεgʀ]1. adjectivea. [personne, animal] [membre] thinb. [viande] lean ; [fromage] low-fat• comme dîner, c'est un peu maigre it's not much of a dinner2. masculine noun, feminine noun3. masculine nouna. ( = viande) lean meat* * *mɛgʀ
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1) [personne] thin, skinny2) Culinaire [viande] lean; [fromage] low-fat3) Religion [jour] without meatfaire or manger maigre — to abstain from meat
4) ( médiocre) [résultat] poor; [talents, repas, économies] meagre [BrE]; [espoir] slim; [applaudissements] scant5) ( peu volumineux) [filet d'eau] thin; [gazon, chevelure] sparse, thin
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nom masculin et féminin thin man/woman••maigre comme un clou — (colloq) as thin as a rake
* * *mɛɡʀ1. adj1) (personne) thin, skinnyMa mère me trouve trop maigre. — My mother says I'm too thin.
jours maigres — days of abstinence, days without meat
5) (végétation) thin, sparse2. adv* * *A adj4 ( médiocre) [résultat] poor; [talents, repas, économies] meagreGB; [espoir] slim; [consolation] small, scant; [applaudissements] scant; [texte, devoir] skimpy;6 Imprim caractère maigre light type.B nmf thin man/woman; c'est une fausse maigre she looks thinner than she is.C nm ( de viande) lean.maigre comme un clou or un coucou as thin as a rake, as skinny as a rail US; faire or manger maigre to abstain from meat.[mɛgr] adjectif1. [très mince] thinmaigre comme un hareng saur ou un clou ou un coucou as thin as a rake2. CUISINE & RELIGIONdu fromage/yaourt maigre low-fat cheese/yoghurtjambon/poisson maigre lean ham/fish3. AGRICULTURE poorde maigres ressources meagre ou scant resourcesun maigre espoir a slim ou slight hope5. (familier) [peu]30 euros après deux heures de collecte, c'est maigre! 30 euros after collecting for two hours, that's not much!————————[mɛgr] adverbemanger maigre to be on a fat-free ou fatless diet————————[mɛgr] nom masculin et féminin————————[mɛgr] nom masculin1. [d'une viande] lean part2. RELIGIONfaire maigre to go without meat, to eat no meat3. IMPRIMERIE light ou light-face type -
15 неудачная отговорка
General subject: lame excuse, poor excuse, thin excuseУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > неудачная отговорка
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16 слабая отговорка
General subject: lame excuse, poor excuse, salvo, thin excuse -
17 смех один
I[NP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ one is completely incompetent, unqualified, ill-suited (for the position, role etc specified in the preceding context), sth. is of very poor quality, useless, does not properly fulfill its role or function:- one (sth.) is a poor excuse for a [NP];- there's no way you can call one (sth.) a [NP];- [in limited contexts] one (sth.) is a joke (, not a [NP]).♦ Какой из него начальник! Грех один, а не начальник. Hima boss? He's a joke, not a boss.II• ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО> СМЕХ (ОДИН) coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) СМЕХ ОДИН coll; СМЕХ ДА И ТОЛЬКО coll; (ПРОСТО < ПРЯМО>) ОДНА СМЕХОТА substand; СМЕХОТА ДА И ТОЛЬКО substand[usu. indep. sent; usu. this WO]=====⇒ it is laughable, ludicrous:- it's hilarious (hysterical, ridiculous, (simply) absurd, a (sheer) farce, a joke, a riot);- it's enough to make a cat laugh.♦ [Кабанова:]...Гостей позовут, посадить не умеют, да ещё, гляди, позабудут кого из родных. Смех да и только! (Островский 6). [К.:]... They invite guests, don't know how to seat them, or even, think of it! leave out one of the family. It's simply absurd! (6a).♦ У большинства политических [заключенных] десятилетка, многие с высшим образованием, с кандидатскими диссертациями... Смех один, когда отрядный, повторяющий, как попугай, чужие слова, не умеющий разобраться даже в собственных записях, проводит с ними политбеседу на уровне четвёртого класса школы (Марченко 1). The majority of the [political] prisoners have completed high school, many of them [have] also had a higher education and have doctoral dissertations to their name....It's sheer farce when the company officer, repeating somebody else's words parrot-fashion and unable to make head or tail of his own notes, conducts a political discussion with them on the level of class four [fourth grade] in school (1a).♦ [Зинаида Савишна:] Как он, бедный, ошибся!.. Женился на своей жидовке и так, бедный, рассчитывал, что отец и мать за нею золотые горы дадут, а вышло совсем напротив... [Бабакина:] Господи, да и достаётся же теперь ей от него! Просто смех один( Чехов 4). [Z S.:] The poor man made a ghastly mistake-marrying that wretched Jewess and thinking her parents would cough up a whacking great dowry. It didn't come off.... [B.:] And now he gives her a terrible time, God knows-it's enough to make a cat laugh (4b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > смех один
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ГРЕХ (СМЕХ) ОДИН (, а не...) coll, disapprov NP these forms only fixed WOone is completely incompetent, unqualified, ill-suited (for the position, role etc specified in the preceding context), sth. is of very poor quality, useless, does not properly fulfill its role or functionone sth. is a poor excuse for aNP there's no way you can call one sth. a NP (in limited contexts) one sth. is a joke (, not a NP). Какой из него начальник! Грех один, а не начальник. Him-а boss? He's a joke, not a boss. -
19 грех один
[NP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====⇒ one is completely incompetent, unqualified, ill-suited (for the position, role etc specified in the preceding context), sth. is of very poor quality, useless, does not properly fulfill its role or function:- one (sth.) is a poor excuse for a [NP];- there's no way you can call one (sth.) a [NP];- [in limited contexts] one (sth.) is a joke (, not a [NP]).♦ Какой из него начальник! Грех один, а не начальник. Hima boss? He's a joke, not a boss.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > грех один
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20 его последнее произведение - это суррогат романа
General subject: his latest effort is a poor excuse for a novelУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > его последнее произведение - это суррогат романа
См. также в других словарях:
(a) poor excuse for something — a pathetic/poor/sad/excuse for something informal phrase someone or something that is of very bad quality We have a failing economy and a pathetic excuse for a President. Thesaurus: something that is of very bad quality … Useful english dictionary
Poor — Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor law — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor man's treacle — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor man's weatherglass — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor rate — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poor soldier — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
excuse — [ek skyo͞oz′, ikskyo͞oz′; ] for n. [, ekskyo͞os′] vt. excused, excusing [ME excusen < OFr escuser & L excusare, to free from a charge < L ex , from + causa, a charge: see CAUSE] 1. to try to free (a person) of blame; seek to exonerate 2. to … English World dictionary
excuse — I n. 1) to find; make; make up an excuse for 2) to accept an excuse 3) to reject an excuse 4) an acceptable, good; convincing; feeble, flimsy, lame, poor, weak; glib; plausible; ready made; unacceptable; valid excuse 5) an excuse for (an excuse… … Combinatory dictionary
excuse — excusable, adj. excusableness, n. excusably, adv. excusal, n. excuseless, adj. excuser, n. excusingly, adv. excusive, adj. excusively, adv. v … Universalium
excuse — verb (t) /əkˈskjuz / (say uhk skyoohz), /ɛk / (say ek ) (excused, excusing) 1. to regard or judge with indulgence; pardon or forgive; overlook (a fault, etc.): *The Supreme Court also has power to excuse a contravention where it is satisfied with …