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1 MOUNTAIN
• Friends may meet but mountains never greet - Гора с горой не сходится, а человек с человеком сойдется (Г)• If the mountain will not come (won't go) to Mahomet (Mohammed),• Mahomet (Mohammed) must go to the mountain - Если вода не течет за тобою, иди ты за водою (E), Если гора не идет к Магомету, то Магомет идет к горе (E)• Men may meet but mountains never greet - Гора с горой не сходится, а человек с человеком сойдется (Г)• Men may meet, though mountains cannot - Гора с горой не сходится, а человек с человеком сойдется (Г)• Mohammed has to go to the mountain - the mountain will not come to him - Если вода не течет за тобою, иди ты за водою (E), Если гора не идет к Магомету, то Магомет идет к горе (E)• Mountain in labor brought forth a mouse (A) - Гора родила мышь (Г)• Mountain in labour has brought forth a mouse (The) - Гора родила мышь (Г)• Mountain labored and brought forth a mouse (A) - Гора родила мышь (Г)• Two men may meet, but never two mountains - Гора с горой не сходится, а человек с человеком сойдется (Г) -
2 Гора родила мышь
Little was achieved after a great deal of efforts. (This is said ironically)Cf: A mountain in labor (labored and) brought forth a mouse (Am.). The mountain /in labour/ has brought forth a mouse (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Гора родила мышь
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3 гора
ж.1) ( возвышение на местности) mountain; ( невысокая) hillидти́ в го́ру — go uphill
идти́ по́д гору — go downhill
гора́ для ката́ния на са́нках — toboggan slide
ката́ться с горы́ — toboggan
2) мн. ( гористая местность) mountains3) разг. (рд.; куча, множество) pile (of); heap (of)••гора́ родила́ мышь погов. — the mountain (in labour) has brought forth a mouse
гора́ с горо́й не схо́дится, а челове́к с челове́ком сойдётся посл. — men may meet, but mountains never
гора́ с плеч (свали́лась) — a load has been taken off one's mind
америка́нские го́ры (аттракцион) — switchback sg; roller coaster sg
свороти́ть / сдви́нуть го́ры — move mountains
наде́яться на кого́-л как на ка́менную го́ру — ≈ have complete faith in smb; rely on smb one hundred percent
не за гора́ми — not far off
пир горо́й разг. — sumptuous / lavish feast
пойти́ / покати́ться по́д гору (деградировать) — go downhill
стоя́ть горо́й (за вн.) — defend (d) with might and main, stand through thick and thin (by)
сули́ть златы́е / золоты́е го́ры (дт.) — ≈ promise (i) wonders [the moon (and the stars)]
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4 мучилась гора родами, да родила мышь
Set phrase: the mountain has brought forth a mouse (дословно: Гора мышь родила), the mountain in labourУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > мучилась гора родами, да родила мышь
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