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1 совсем другое дело
1) General subject: a horse of another color, another cup of tea, another pair of shoes, quite a different story (smth. is quite a different story), quite a different proposition, that's another pair of shoes, it makes all the difference in the world, horse of a different color, horse of a different colour2) American: new ball game, whole new ball game (Выражение из бейсбола)3) Mathematics: is another thing altogetherУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > совсем другое дело
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2 другое дело
1) (это меняет положение вещей, заставляет оценить что-либо по-другому) that's another matter; that's a horse of another colour; that's another pair of shoes; it makes a great differenceОна пошла бы за мной, но куда? Куда бы я мог увести её? Другое дело, если бы у меня была красивая, интересная жизнь... (А. Чехов, О любви) — 'Would she come with me, and where? Where could I take her? It would be another matter if I had a beautiful, interesting life...'
- Ты же любишь шить! - Да, конечно, но я люблю шить только для себя. - Это другое дело. Вопросов нет. (Ю. Авдеенко, Дикий хмель) — 'You love sewing!' 'Yes, of course, I do, but I only like sewing for myself.' 'That's another matter. Well, that's that.'
2) (совсем иной, чем упомянутый, по своим качествам, по положению и т. п.) it is quite different <with smb.>; that's another thing; that's a totally different matter; that's much better- Я знаю, - говорила она; что они меня не любят и что я им в тягость... - А ваша бабушка? - спросил Руневский. - О, бабушка совсем другое дело! Она меня любит, всегда меня ласкает и не иначе со мной обходится, когда мы одни, как и при чужих. (А. К. Толстой, Упырь) — 'I know that they do not like me and that I am a burden to them,' she told him... 'And your grandmother?' Runevsky asked. 'Oh, granny is quite different! She loves me, she always fondles me whether in front of others or when we are alone.'
Пронякин наложил ключ на винт регулятора и повернул его чуть влево, а потом - слегка заслонив рукавом - чуть вправо. - Теперь хорош? - Теперь другое дело. (Г. Владимов, Большая руда) — Pronyakin picked up a spanner and turned the regulator screw just a shade to the left. Then, concealing it with his sleeve, he turned it back a shade to the right. 'All right now?' 'That's much better.'
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3 это совсем другое дело
1) General subject: that is another pair of shoes (Верещагин), that is quite different, that's quite another thing, the shoe is on the other foot, this is a horse of another colour2) Set phrase: that's a horse of another colour (дословно: Это лошадь другой масти)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > это совсем другое дело
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4 совсем другой коленкор
1) General subject: another kettle of fish, that's another pair of shoes2) Idiomatic expression: horse of a different color, a different kettle of fishУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > совсем другой коленкор
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5 совсем другой разговор
General subject: now you're talking sense, now you are speaking my language, that's another pair of shoesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > совсем другой разговор
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6 другой коленкор
другой (иной, не тот) коленкорпрост.that is something entirely different; cf. that's < quite> another pair of shoes; that's a horse on another (of a different) colour- Помнишь, старик, в Швейцарии снимались? Хороши, брат, с тобой были - орлы! Ну, а здесь уже совсем другой коленкор... Он наклонился к большой любительской фотографии. (Л. Кассиль, Ход белой королевы) — 'I suppose you remember - that was taken in Switzerland,' he said. 'We were at the top then. And here is something entirely different.'... He bent over a large photograph.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > другой коленкор
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7 другая музыка
другая (иная, не та) музыкапрост.an entirely different tone; < that's> another thing (matter); < that's> another pair of shoesСкоро спецы ушли, осталась свойская компания. Тут "музыка пошла не та": планы расшифровывались подробно и откровенно. (Д. Фурманов, Чапаев) — Soon the experts went away leaving the friends together. The conversation took on an entirely different tone; plans were laid forth openly and in detail.
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8 не в ту степь
< это> не в ту степьпрост., шутл., ирон.that's a different matter altogether; cf. what has it got to do with that?; this is another pair of shoes; you're far wide of the mark- Мне приходится делать довольно сложные расчёты, но меня совершенно не интересует, какая за ними скрывается реальность. Между тем результаты расчётов вполне материальны. - Ещё бы... Но отвлеченное мышление становится весьма предметным, когда подсчитывают, сколько трупов придётся на единицу продукции. - Ну, это не в ту степь, - поморщился Борис Петрович. (Ю. Нагибин, Берендеев лес) — 'I have to carry out quite complicated calculations, but I'm not in the least interested in the reality behind them. Yet the result of the calculations is utterly material.' 'It certainly is! After all, abstract thought becomes quite material when you consider how many dead bodies result from one unit of production.' 'Oh, that's a different matter altogether,' Boris Petrovich said with annoyance.
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