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1 баловень судьбы
1) General subject: a child of fortune, minion of fortune, the darling of fortune, the spoilt child of fortune2) French: monstre sacre -
2 баловень счастья
General subject: the darling of fortune -
3 баловень судьбы
favourite (minion) of fortune; < spoilt> child (darling, nurseling) of fortune (fate)Он, баловень судьбы, никогда не имевший медных денег и не умеющий обращаться с ними, то и дело роняет на пол пятаки и трёшники. (А. Чехов, Драма на охоте) — He, the spoilt child of Fortune, who never had copper coins, did not know how to handle them, and was constantly dropping on the floor five and three-kopeck pieces.
Штатский был из тех, кого называют баловнями судьбы - подтянутый, породистый, обаятельный... (В. Черняк, Час пробил) — The civilian was one of those whom they call the darling of fate - tall, fine-featured and likeable...
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > баловень судьбы
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4 как кум королю
прост., шутл.cf. sit on top of the world; be (live) in clover, live like a fighting cock; live like a lord (like a prince); be comfy and cosy; be fortune's darlingНищая.
До революции я жила - кум королю! В то время я юродивой ходила. У меня в банке три с половиной тыщи лежало золотом. (Н. Погодин, Кремлёвские куранты) — Beggar: Before the Revolution I was sitting on top of the world! I played the weak-witted pious beggar then. And I had three and a half thousand in gold put away in the bank.Он сидел на высоком табурете, окружённый приборами, включал, выключал, настраивал, сам себе хозяин, кум королю. (Д. Гранин, Иду на грозу) — He sat on a high stool surrounded by apparatus. He switched on and switched off, and made adjustments, he was his own master, fortune's darling.
- Две ночи там переночевал, как кум королю. А вчерась всех нас - взашей! (Ю. Бондарев, Выбор) — 'We spent two nights there, comfy and cozy. But yesterday - we all got kicked out!'
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5 как назло
разг.as bad (ill) would have it; by bad (ill) fortune (luck); by mischanceАндрей Размётнов, сражённый замужеством своей долголетней милахи, первое время бодрился, а потом не выдержал и... начал попивать... А Марина, как назло, всё ещё попадалась Андрею на глаза и по виду была довольна, счастлива. (М. Шолохов, Поднятая целина) — Andrei Razmyotnov, overwhelmed by the marriage of his darling of so many years, put on a bold front to start with, then gave in and... took to the bottle... But as luck would have it, Marina crossed Andrei's path more and more often and seemed content and happy.
- Я снимаю вас с поста, - сказал Синцов, пытаясь вспомнить, как назло, выскочившую из головы формулу, при помощи которой старший начальник может снять с поста часового. (К. Симонов, Живые и мёртвые) — 'I am relieving you of your post,' said Sintsov, trying to remember the formula used by a senior in rank under such circumstances, but which had, as luck would have it, had slipped clean out of his mind.
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муж.the chosen one; (the) elect; darling••
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