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1 галиматья
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2 галиматья
ж. разг.rubbish, nonsenseэ́то сплошна́я галиматья́ — that is sheer nonsense
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3 андроны едут
• АНДРОНЫ ЕДУТ obs, coll[VPsubj; Invar; fixed WO]=====1. [used as Interj]⇒ absurdity, foolish talk:- balderdash;- tommy rot;- hogwash;- sheer nonsense.♦ Какая же причина в мёртвых душах? Даже и причины нет. Это, выходит, просто: Андроны едут, чепуха, белиберда, сапоги всмятку! Это, просто, чёрт побери!.. (Гоголь 3).....What reason could there be in dead souls? None whatsoever. It was all sheer nonsense, absurdity, moonshine! It was simply....oh, the Devil take it all!... (3c).2. it is unknown whether sth. will come to pass:- we shall see what we shall see.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > андроны едут
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4 не в дугу
прост., неодобр., пренебр.it won't do at all; it's no good at all; it is sheer nonsense"Когда ты успеваешь повести строгать, классик? Негров нашёл? Прочитал, прочитал. Профессор твой - ничего, девка на переправе с узкими глазками тоже ничего, а генерал - совсем не в дугу, интеллигентик он у тебя, таких не было..." (Ю. Бондарев, Берег) — 'When do you find time to bake your stories, you classic? Have you hired host-writers? I've read it, oh yes. Your professor isn't bad, the girl with narrow little eyes at the river-crossing isn't bad, either, but the general won't do at all, you've made an intellectual that never existed...'
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5 не сули журавля в небе, дай синицу в руки
не сули (не нужно) журавля в небе, <а> дай синицу в рукипосл.cf. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; better an egg today than a hen tomorrow; a gift in the hand is better than two promises; a pound in the purse is worth two in the book; one today is worth two tomorrow; never quit certainty for hope- Как же, то есть вас сейчас и сделают профессором после экзамена? - Нет ещё... но большая надежда получить. - Так, стало быть, это пустяки - одни только надежды. Нет, Павел Васильич, на жизнь нельзя так смотреть: жизнь - серьёзное дело; пословица говорится: "Не сули журавля в небе, а дай синицу в руки". (А. Писемский, Тюфяк) — 'How is that? You mean they will make you a professor as soon as you pass your examination?' 'Not immediately... but I have great hopes.' 'Nonsense! Sheer daydreaming! That's not the way to look at life, Pavel Vasilich, life's a serious business; 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush', you know.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не сули журавля в небе, дай синицу в руки
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