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1 пуп земли
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3 пуп земли
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4 мироздание
центр мироздания; пуп земли — the hub of the universe
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General subject: hub of the universe, the hub of the universe -
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General subject: hub of the universe, the hub of the universe -
7 Бостон
1) General subject: Boston2) Poetical language: (г.) The Athens of America (шт. Массачусетс), (г.) The City of Kind Hearts (шт. Массачусетс), (г.) The Cradle of Liberty (шт. Массачусетс)3) Jocular: the Hub, (г.) The Hub of the Universe (шт. Массачусетс)4) History: (г.) Puritan City (шт. Массачусетс)5) Geography: (г.) Boston (адм. центр шт. Массачусетс, США) -
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1) General subject: Boston2) Poetical language: (г.) The Athens of America (шт. Массачусетс), (г.) The City of Kind Hearts (шт. Массачусетс), (г.) The Cradle of Liberty (шт. Массачусетс)3) Jocular: the Hub, (г.) The Hub of the Universe (шт. Массачусетс)4) History: (г.) Puritan City (шт. Массачусетс)5) Geography: (г.) Boston (адм. центр шт. Массачусетс, США) -
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ПУП ЗЕМЛИ NP sing only often subj-compl with copula ( subj: usu. human or collect) may be used with pl subj fixed WO(said sarcastically of s.o. who considers himself or is considered) more important than everyone else, above all the rest, better than the restX считает, что он пуп земли =' X thinks he's the center (the hub) of the universeX thinks he's God's gift to the world (to mankind) X thinks the world revolves around himX считает, что Y - пуп земли = X thinks the sun rises and sets in (on) Y.«Конечно, у него ужасный характер. Эгоист, воображает, что он - пуп земли. Но он знающий, опытный врач» (Копелев 1). "Of course, he does have a terrible personality He's an egoist, he thinks he's the center of the universe. But he's a knowledgeable, experienced doctor" (1a). -
10 пуп земли
[NP; sing only; often subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human or collect); may be used with pl subj; fixed WO]=====⇒ (said sarcastically of s.o. who considers himself or is considered) more important than everyone else, above all the rest, better than the rest:- X считает, что он пуп земли X thinks he's the center (the hub) of the universe;|| X считает, что Y - пуп земли≈ X thinks the sun rises and sets in (on) Y.♦ "Конечно, у него ужасный характер. Эгоист, воображает, что он - пуп земли. Но он знающий, опытный врач" (Копелев 1). "Of course, he does have a terrible personality He's an egoist, he thinks he's the center of the universe. But he's a knowledgeable, experienced doctor" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пуп земли
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жен.1) ( место жизни и деятельности людей) earthзасыпать землей — (кого-л./что-л.) to cover (up, over) with earth
сравнять с землей — (что-л.) to raze to the ground
стирать с лица земли — to raze to the ground, to wipe smb. off the face of the earth
2) ( планета) the Earth3) (территория, суша) land; ground, soil; country устар.целинные залежные земли — virgin and long-fallow lands; virgin lands
возделывать землю — to till/cultivate the land
земля обетованная — the promised land, the land of promise
4) ( почва) soil, ground, earthбесплодная земля — barren, barren land
жирная земля — rich soil, loam
талая земля — thawed ground/soil
5) ( владения) acre мн. ч.••арендованная земля — tenancy, tenantry
за тридевять земель — разг. (at) the other end of the world, miles amd miles away
доставать из-под земли — to get smth. at any cost
зарывать талант в землю — to bury one's talent; to hide one's light under a bushel идиом.
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12 свет не клином сошёлся
(на ком, на чём)погов.smb., smth. is not the hub of the universe; the sun doesn't rise and set in smb., smth.; smb., smth. is not the only pebble on the beach; there are as many good fish in the sea as ever came out of it; there are more ways than one to kill a cat; the world is a wide parish (a big place)- А женщина эта - ба! Да разве в ней весь свет уж так и сошёлся клином? (М. Горький, Фома Гордеев) — 'As for that woman - pshaw! the sun doesn't rise and set in her!'
Хватит валять дурака! Всякое ещё будет в его жизни, а он вбил себе в голову, что на неказистой Тосе свет клином сошёлся. (Б. Бедный, Девчата) — He had played the fool long enough! There were all sorts of experiences in store for him yet, and he must have been insane to believe that she was the only pebble on the beach.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > свет не клином сошёлся
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1) Poetical language: The Athens of America (шт. Массачусетс), The City of Kind Hearts (шт. Массачусетс), The Cradle of Liberty (шт. Массачусетс)2) Jocular: The Hub of the Universe (шт. Массачусетс)3) History: Puritan City (шт. Массачусетс)4) Geography: Boston (адм. центр шт. Массачусетс, США) -
14 пуп
м.navel; omphalos, umbilicus анат.♢
пуп земли — the hub of the universe -
15 пуп
м. разг.= пупок 1)••пуп земли́ — the hub of the universe
надрыва́ть пуп прост. — ≈ sweat [swet] one's guts out, bust a gut
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