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ж.заже́чь спи́чку — light / strike a match
худо́й как спи́чка разг. — ≈ thin as a rake / toothpick
••тяну́ть спи́чки (тянуть жребий) — draw straws
вы́тянуть / вы́тащить коро́ткую спи́чку (оказаться в проигрыше) — get / draw the short straw
эконо́мить на спи́чках — ≈ be penny-wise and pound-foolish
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122 ветер
муж.wind; breeze ( легкий)наполняться ветром — to bag, to belly (out) ( о парусах)
неистовый порыв ветра — borasca, borasco, borasque
очень крепкий ветер мор. — fresh gale
сильный порыв ветра — blast, flaw, flurry
слабый ветер — light wind, gentle breeze
Флаг развевался по ветру. — The flag was beating in the wind.
Ветер свалил много деревьев. — Many trees were blown down.
Ветер воет. — There's a howling gale.
боковой ветер — lateral wind, cross-wind, sidewind
ветер с моря — sea-breeze; sea-turn
восточный ветер — east (wind), easterly (wind)
встречный ветер — contrary/head wind, cross-wind
западные ветры — мор. westerly
идти под ветром — to scud спорт
крепкий ветер — мор. high wind, half a gale
нанесенный ветром — (о песке, пыли, дюне и т.п.) windblown, wind-built
по ветру — before the wind, down wind
попутный ветер — fair wind, tail-wind
против ветра — against the wind; in the wind's eye, in the teeth of the wind идиом.
северный ветер — north, norther
штормовой ветер — gale, gale-strength wind
южный ветер — auster поэт.; south (wind), southerly wind
••сноситься ветром — to crab мор.; авиац.
знать, куда ветер дует — to know which way the wind blows
Ищи ветра в поле! Ищи-свищи! — Smb. is gone with the wind!
Попутного ветра! — Smooth sailing!; bon voyage!
пускать по ветру — (деньги и т.п.) to throw money to the (four) winds
- бросать слова на ветерУ него ветер в голове гуляет — He is flighty.
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[ˌpenɪ'waɪz]adjдріб'язко́вийpenny wise and pound foolish — оща́дливий на дрібни́цях і марнотра́тний на вели́кому
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[waɪz]adj1) мудрый, умудрённыйHe sounded very wise in his remarks. — Его замечания звучали очень умно.
He had a reputation of being honest and wise in his dealings. — У него была репутация честного и мудрого человека в делах.
- wise decision- wise saying
- wise man
- wise piece of advice2) благоразумный, разумныйIt was wise of them to postpone the meeting/they were wise in postponing the meeting. — Они благоразумно отложили встречу.
It would be wiser for you to stay at home. — Для вас было разумнее остаться дома.
It is easy to be wise after the event. — ◊ Задним умом крепок.
No man is wise at all times. — ◊ И на солнце есть пятна.
- is it wise to go there?To be penny wise and pound foolish. — ◊ Скупой платит дважды
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adj štedljiv na sitnim, beznačajnim starima /to be # and pound-foolish = štedljiv na malim stvarima, a rastrošan na vlikim -
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adj štedljiv na sitnim, beznačajnim starima /to be # and pound-foolish = štedljiv na malim stvarima, a rastrošan na vlikim -
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См. также в других словарях:
pound-foolish — [pound′fo͞ol′ish] adj. not handling large sums of money wisely: see PENNY WISE * * * pound fool·ish (poundʹfo͞oʹlĭsh) adj. Unwise in dealing with large sums of money or large matters. [From the phrase penny wise, pound foolish.] * * * … Universalium
pound foolish — ˈpound ˈfoolish, a. Foolish in dealing with large sums: antithetical to penny wise, q.v. So pound foolishness, pound folly: see penny wisdom … Useful english dictionary
pound-foolish — [pound′fo͞ol′ish] adj. not handling large sums of money wisely: see PENNY WISE … English World dictionary
pound-foolish — adjective unwise in dealing with large sums • Similar to: ↑wasteful * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : imprudent in dealing with large sums or matters used chiefly in the phrase penny wise and pound foolish * * * pound foolˈish adjective Neglecting … Useful english dictionary
pound-foolish — /paʊnd ˈfulɪʃ/ (say pownd foohlish) adjective foolish in regard to large expenditures. {from the adage penny wise and pound foolish thrifty in small expenditures while wasteful in large ones} …
pound-foolish — adjective Etymology: from the phrase penny wise and pound foolish Date: 1607 imprudent in dealing with large sums or large matters … New Collegiate Dictionary
pound-foolish — adjective Being unwise in dealing with large amounts of money … Wiktionary
pound-foolish — incapable or unwise in dealing with large money matters or other large issues … English contemporary dictionary
penny wise and pound foolish — 1607 E. TOPSELL Four footed Beasts 609 If by couetousnesse or negligence, one withdraw from them their ordinary foode, he shall be penny wise, and pound foolish. 1712 J. ADDISON Spectator 7 Feb. I think a Woman who will give up herself to a Man… … Proverbs new dictionary
penny-wise and/but pound-foolish — careful about small amounts of money but not about large amounts used especially to describe something that is done to save a small amount of money now but that will cost a large amount of money in the future The administration s plans to cut fu … Useful english dictionary
penny wise, pound foolish — Someone who is penny wise, pound foolish can be very careful or mean with small amounts of money, yet wasteful and extravagant with large sums … The small dictionary of idiomes