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1 the bed of Procrustes
(тж. the Procrustean или Procrustes' bed)пpoкpуcтoвo лoжe [этим. миф.]This is the deadly logic of the Big Lie. Of such is made the Procrustean bed in which all must be stretched out or cut down to size once the original fraudulent premise is accepted (G. Green) -
2 the bed of Procrustes
Макаров: прокрустово ложе -
3 the Procrustean (or Procrustes') bed
см. the bed of ProcrustesConcise English-Russian phrasebook > the Procrustean (or Procrustes') bed
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4 the Procrustean bed
(the Procrustean (или Procrustes') bed (тж. the bed of Procrustes))прокрустово ложе [этим. миф.]This is the deadly logic of the Big Lie. Of such is made the procrustean bed in which all must be stretched out or cut down to size once the original fraudulent premise is accepted. (G. Green, ‘The Enemy Forgotten’, ch. III) — Такова отравленная логика большой лжи. Из нее и сделано прокрустово ложе, на котором действительно каждого надо растягивать или обрубать, чтобы он пришелся по мерке, если только принимать за правду исходную лживую предпосылку этих рассуждений.
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1. n кровать, постель; ложеbed pad — наматрасник; стёганая подстилка между матрацем и простынёй
2. n матрац, тюфяк; подстилкаwater bed — резиновый матрац, наполненный водой
3. n брачное ложе, брак4. n поэт. смертное ложе, могилаto lie in the bed of honour — пасть на поле чести ; пасть смертью храбрых
5. n ночлег6. n клумба; гряда, грядкаplanting bed — грядка для рассады; рассадочная гряда
7. n с. -х. почва, подготовленная под посев8. n бот. место семян9. n заросль10. n русло; дно; ложеbed scour — размыв русла, русловая эрозия
11. n дор. полотно дороги12. n стр. основание13. n стр. ряд кирпичей каменной кладкиbrick on bed — кирпич, уложенный плашмя
14. n стр. верхняя или нижняя грань кирпича15. n геол. горизонт; залегание, пласт16. n геол. подстилающий слойbed extension — протяжённость пласта; простирание
17. n геол. тех. станина, рама18. n геол. тех. шаботanvil bed — шабот, поднаковальня
19. n геол. полигр. талер; опорная плита20. n геол. метал. лещадь21. n геол. тех. слой, насыпка22. n геол. стенд, установкаbed of thorns — тернистый путь;
he was given a bed of nails in his job — на работе он попал в переплёт; у него неприятности на работе
go to bed! — заткнись!; иди ты!
23. v класть в постель; укладывать спать24. v ложиться в постель25. v ночевать, останавливаться на ночлег26. v сажать, высаживатьto bed up — напахивать борозды, гребневать
27. v стлать подстилку28. v спец. ставить на основание или на фундамент29. v геол. напластовываться30. v уст. брать жену на брачное ложеseparation from bed and board — отлучение от стола и ложа, разрыв супружеских отношений
Синонимический ряд:1. area in garden (noun) area; area in garden; cold frame; frame; garden; patch; planting; row; strip2. base (noun) base; basement; basis; bedrock; bottom; foot; footing; foundation; ground; groundwork; hardpan; infrastructure; rest; seat; seating; substratum; substruction; substructure; underpinning; understructure3. cradle (noun) cradle; crib4. deposit (noun) deposit; layer; lode; vein5. place to sleep (noun) bedstead; berth; bunk; cot; couch; mattress; place to sleep; rack; sack; waterbed6. house (verb) accommodate; berth; billet; board; bunk; domicile; harbour; house; put up; quarter; room7. retire (verb) pile in; retire; roll in; turn in8. tuck in (verb) tuck in -
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(древнегреческое) (мифология) Прокруст - the bed of * прокрустово ложеБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > Procrustes
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1) уст. bed, couch смертное ложе ≈ deathbed брачное ложе
2) (русло реки) bed, channel ∙ прокрустово ложе ≈ Procrustean bed, the bed of Procrustes -
13 прокрустово ложе
Procrustean bed, the bed of ProcrustesБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > прокрустово ложе
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the bed of Procrustes — Procrustes Pro*crus tes, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to beat out, to stretch; ? forward + ? to strike.] (Gr. Antiq.) A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Procrustes — Pro*crus tes, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to beat out, to stretch; ? forward + ? to strike.] (Gr. Antiq.) A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut of their … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Procrustes — noun A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length. See Also: Procrustean assignment, procrustean bed … Wiktionary