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Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > кворум старейшин
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2 ancien
ancien, -ienne [ɑ̃sjɛ̃, jεn]1. adjectivea. ( = vieux) old ; [objet d'art] antiqueb. ( = précédent) former━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━c. ( = antique) ancient2. masculine noun3. masculine noun, feminine nouna. ( = personne âgée) elderb. ( = personne expérimentée) senior personc. ( = élève) former pupil4. compounds* * *
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- ienne ɑ̃sjɛ̃, ɛn adjectif1) ( d'autrefois) former2) ( vieux) old3) [histoire, langue] ancient4) Art, Commerce [style, monnaie, tableau] old; [voiture] vintage; [meuble] antique; [livre] old, antiquarian5) ( dans une profession) senior
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nom masculin1) ( vétéran) (de congrégation, tribu) elder; ( d'entreprise) senior memberles anciens — ( les personnes âgées) the older people
2) ( qui a été membre) ( d'entreprise) old member; ( de grande école) graduate3) ( immobilier)4) Commerce ( vieilles choses) antiques (pl)5) ( pour distinguer des générations) elder
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anciens nom masculin pluriel ancientsPhrasal Verbs:* * *ɑ̃sjɛ̃, jɛn ancien, -ne1. adj1) (précédent: avant le nom) (voiture, appartement) old2) (ex-: avant le nom) (élève, ministre) formerC'est une ancienne élève. — She's a former pupil.
C'est un ancien ministre. — He's a former minister.
3) (de jadis) ancient, (meuble) antique2. nm/f(dans une tribu) elder3. nfà l'ancienne CUISINE — made in the traditional way
4. nm(= mobilier ancien)* * *A adj1 ( qui a été autrefois) [champion, mari, président, coiffeur, toxicomane, capitale] former; mon ancienne école my old school;3 Antiq [histoire, langue, civilisation] ancient; la Grèce ancienne ancient Greece; l'ancien français Old French;4 Art, Comm [style, monnaie, tableau] old; [voiture] vintage; [meuble] antique; [livre] old, antiquarian;5 (dans une profession, une fonction, un grade) senior.B nm1 ( vétéran) (de congrégation, tribu) elder; ( d'entreprise) senior member; les anciens du village the village elders; les anciens ( les personnes âgées) the older people;3 ( immobilier) l'ancien older property;5 ( pour distinguer des générations) elder; Caton l'ancien Cato the Elder.D ancienne nf à l'ancienne [confiture, meuble] traditional; [préparé, fabriqué] in the traditional way.ancien combattant veteran; ancien élève Scol old boy; Univ graduate; ancien franc old franc; l'ancien monde the Old World; l'Ancien Régime the Ancien Régime; l'Ancien Testament the Old Testament.( féminin ancienne) [ɑ̃sjɛ̃, ɛn] adjectif1. [vieux - coutume, tradition, famille] old, ancient, time-honoured ; [ - amitié, relation] old, long-standing ; [ - bague, châle] old, antiquela Grèce ancienne ancient ou classical Greeceses anciens camarades his old ou former comradesun ancien combattant a (war) veteran, an ex-serviceman4. [passé] formerdans les temps anciens, dans l'ancien temps in former times, in olden ou bygone days5. [qui a de l'ancienneté] senior6. LINGUISTIQUE————————, ancienne [ɑ̃sjɛ̃, ɛn] nom masculin, nom féminin1. [qui a de l'expérience] old hand2. [qui est plus vieux] elder3. [qui a participé]un ancien de la guerre de Corée a Korean war veteran, a veteran of the Korean warancien nom masculin1. [objets]2. [construction]————————Anciens nom masculin pluriel————————à l'ancienne locution adjectivale————————Ancien Régime nom masculin————————Ancien Testament nom masculinThe government and social structure of France before the Revolution of 1789 was an absolutist monarchy consisting of three estates: the nobility, the clergy (both enjoying institutional privileges), and the Third Estate, or commoners. The privileges which characterized the Ancien Régime were abolished the 4th of August 1789. -
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Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > предполагаемая старейшина
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5 wioskow|y
adj. [chłopak, zielarka, społeczność, festyn] village attr.- starszyzna wioskowa the village elders- wioskowy głupek the village idiotThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wioskow|y
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[Swahili Word] muzimu[Swahili Plural] muzimu[English Word] place where offerings are made to spirits[English Plural] offering places[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] -zimu[Swahili Example] Wazee wa kijiji wameenda muzimu kutoa tambiko[English Example] the village elders have gone to the place of offering to give an offering------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 старейшины деревни
General subject: the village eldersУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > старейшины деревни
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8 morir
v.1 to die.murió apuñalado he was stabbed to deathmurió asesinado he was murderedmurió ahogado he drownedLa niña murió al nacer The baby girl died at birth.Mis flores murieron My flowers died.2 to die down (fuego).3 to subside, to die, to peter off.El sonido murió al fin The sound subsided at last.4 to die on.* * *1 (ser vivo) to die2 (día) to finish, come to an end3 (fuego) to die down4 (sendero, río) to end1 to die\morir ahogado to drownmorir con las botas puestas to die with one's boots onmorirse de aburrimiento to be bored to deathmorirse de ganas de... to be dying to...morirse de hambre to starve 2 figurado to be starvingmorirse de miedo to be scared stiffmorirse de pena to die of a broken heartmorirse de risa to kill oneself laughingmorirse del susto to die of shockmorirse de vergüenza to die of embarrassmentmorirse por + inf algo to be dying to + inf somethingmorirse por alguien to be mad about somebody¡muera...!/¡mueran...! death to...!, down with...!■ ¡mueran los dictadores! down with the dictators!* * *verb* * *(pp muerto)1. VI1) [persona, animal, planta] to die¡muera el tirano! — down with the tyrant!, death to the tyrant!
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morir de algo — to die of sthmurió de cáncer/del corazón — he died of cancer/of a heart attack
morir de frío — to die of cold, freeze to death
morir de hambre — to die of hunger, starve to death
morir de muerte natural — to die a natural death, die of natural causes
morir de vejez o de viejo — to die of old age
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morir por algo — to die for sth2) (=extinguirse) [civilización] to die, die out, come to an end; [amor] to die; [fuego] to die down; [luz] to fademoría el día — liter the day was drawing to a close liter
las olas iban a morir a la playa — liter the waves ran out on the beach
2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona to diemorir de vejez/de muerte natural — to die of old age/of natural causes
y allí muere! — (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
hasta morir — (Méx fam)
b) (liter) civilización/costumbre to die out2.morirse v pron to dieno te vas a morir por ayudarlo — (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq)
como se entere me muero — (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq)
muérete! me caso el sábado — (fam) you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! (colloq)
morirse DE algo: se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attack; morir de miedo/aburrimiento to be scared stiff/bored stiff; me muero de frío I'm freezing; me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq); es para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny; me muero de ganas de verlos I'm dying to see them (colloq); morirse POR algo/alguien: me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq); se muere por ella he's nuts o crazy about her (colloq); morirse POR + INF — to be dying to + inf (colloq)
* * *= die, pass on, bite + the dust, die away, give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket, pass away, die off.Ex. I understand that Mr. Haykin was hoping to develop a code for subject practice, but he died and it was never done, so that today we lack a code.Ex. Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.Ex. The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.Ex. The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.Ex. This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.Ex. The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).Ex. A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.Ex. Bees in southern Germany have been dying off in their hundreds of thousands.----* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.* casi + morir = nearly + die.* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.* luchar hasta morir = battle + it out.* morir ahogado = drown.* morir al instante = die + there and then, die on + the spot.* morir aplastado = crush to + death.* morir con dignidad = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morir de inanición = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.* morir después que = outlive.* morir de viejo = die of + old age.* morir dignamente = have + a dignified death, die with + dignity, die + a dignified death.* morir instantáneamente = die + there and then, die on + the spot.* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.* morirse de hambre = starve.* morirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off.* morirse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.* morirse por = itch for.* morirse por + Infinitivo = be dying to + Infinitivo.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* ¡muérete de envidia! = eat your heart out!.* nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos = it never did + Pronombre + any harm.* ser para morirse de risa = be a hoot.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona to diemorir de vejez/de muerte natural — to die of old age/of natural causes
y allí muere! — (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
hasta morir — (Méx fam)
b) (liter) civilización/costumbre to die out2.morirse v pron to dieno te vas a morir por ayudarlo — (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq)
como se entere me muero — (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq)
muérete! me caso el sábado — (fam) you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! (colloq)
morirse DE algo: se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attack; morir de miedo/aburrimiento to be scared stiff/bored stiff; me muero de frío I'm freezing; me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq); es para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny; me muero de ganas de verlos I'm dying to see them (colloq); morirse POR algo/alguien: me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq); se muere por ella he's nuts o crazy about her (colloq); morirse POR + INF — to be dying to + inf (colloq)
* * *= die, pass on, bite + the dust, die away, give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket, pass away, die off.Ex: I understand that Mr. Haykin was hoping to develop a code for subject practice, but he died and it was never done, so that today we lack a code.
Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.Ex: The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).Ex: A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.Ex: Bees in southern Germany have been dying off in their hundreds of thousands.* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.* casi + morir = nearly + die.* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.* luchar hasta morir = battle + it out.* morir ahogado = drown.* morir al instante = die + there and then, die on + the spot.* morir aplastado = crush to + death.* morir con dignidad = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morir de inanición = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.* morir después que = outlive.* morir de viejo = die of + old age.* morir dignamente = have + a dignified death, die with + dignity, die + a dignified death.* morir instantáneamente = die + there and then, die on + the spot.* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.* morirse de hambre = starve.* morirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off.* morirse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.* morirse por = itch for.* morirse por + Infinitivo = be dying to + Infinitivo.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* ¡muérete de envidia! = eat your heart out!.* nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos = it never did + Pronombre + any harm.* ser para morirse de risa = be a hoot.* * *vi1 «persona/animal» to diemorir ahogado to drownmurió asesinada she was murderedmorir DE algo to die OF sthmorir de viejo or de vejez to die of old agemorir de muerte natural to die of natural causesmorir de frío to die of cold, freeze to deathmurió de hambre she died of hunger, she starved to deathmurieron por la libertad de su patria they died for their country's freedomantes morir que rendirse (it's) better to die than to surrender¡muera el dictador! death to the dictator!2 ( liter); «civilización/costumbre» to die outcon él moría el siglo XIX the 19th century died with himel río va a morir a la mar the river runs to the seaun caminito que muere al llegar al pueblo a little path which peters out when it gets to the village■ morirse«persona/animal/planta» to diese murió a los 80 años she died at the age of 80se le ha muerto la madre her mother has diedse me murió la perra my dog diedsi no riegas las plantas se te van a morir your plants will die if you don't water thempor poco me muero cuando me dijo el precio ( fam); I nearly died when he told me the price ( colloq)no te vas a morir por ayudarlo a hacer las camas ( fam); it won't kill you to help him make the beds ( colloq)que me muera si miento cross my heart and hope to die ( colloq)¡por mí que se muera! he can drop dead for all I care ( colloq)¡muérete! me caso el sábado ( fam); you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! ( colloq)morirse DE algo:se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attackse moría de miedo he was nearly dead with fright, he was scared stiffnos morimos de aburrimiento we got bored stiff o to deathcierra la ventana, que me muero de frío close the window, I'm freezinges para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny, you just kill yourself o die laughing ( colloq)me muero de ganas de ver a los niños I'm dying to see the children ( colloq), I'm really looking forward to seeing the childrenmorirse POR algo/algn:me muero por un vaso de agua I'm dying for a glass of water ( colloq)me muero por una cerveza fría I could murder a cold beer ( colloq), I'm dying for a cold beer ( colloq)morirse POR + INF to be dying to + INF ( colloq)me muero por irme de vacaciones I'm dying o I can't wait to go on vacation* * *
morir ( conjugate morir) verbo intransitivo
murió asesinada she was murdered;
morir DE algo ‹de vejez/cáncer› to die of sth;
murió de hambre she starved to death;
¡y allí muere! (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
morirse verbo pronominal [persona/animal/planta] to die;
se me murió la perra my dog died;
no te vas a morir por ayudarlo (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq);
como se entere me muero (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq);
morirse DE algo ‹de un infarto/de cáncer› to die of sth;
se moría de miedo/aburrimiento he was scared stiff/bored stiff;
me muero de frío I'm freezing;
me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq);
me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq);
se muere por verla he's dying to see her (colloq)
morir verbo intransitivo to die
morir de agotamiento/hambre, to die of exhaustion/starvation
' morir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahogada
- ahogado
- antes
- cascar
- de
- descendencia
- tiesa
- tieso
- vida
- acto
- caer
- librar
- malograr
- matar
- muera
- muriera
English:
before
- bleed
- cause
- death wish
- die
- drown
- expire
- freeze
- save
- than
- exposure
- go
* * *♦ vimurió asesinado he was murdered;murió ahogado he drowned;morir (de) joven to die young;morir de cáncer/de frío/de muerte natural to die of cancer/of cold/of natural causes;murió de (un) infarto he died from a heart attack;morir por la patria/por una causa to die for one's country/for a cause;¡muera el tirano! death to the tyrant!;Fama morir: la quiero a morir I love her to death;aquella noche bebimos a morir we had absolutely loads to drink that nightaquel camino muere en el bosque that path peters out in the forest[luz] to go out; [día] to come to a close; [tradición, costumbres, civilización] to die out;nuestra relación murió hace tiempo our relationship died a long time ago* * *<part muerto> v/i die (de of);morir de hambre die of hunger, starve to death* * *morir {46} vi1) fallecer: to die2) apagarse: to die out, to go out* * *morir vb to die -
9 anciano
adj.ancient, aged, old, very old.m.old man, ancient, elder, old timer.* * *► adjetivo1 very old, elderly, aged► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 old person, elderly person1 old people, the elderly* * *1. (f. - anciana)adj.aged, elderly, old2. (f. - anciana)nounelderly person, old person* * *anciano, -a1.ADJ old, aged2.SM / F [de mucha edad] old man/woman, elderly man/woman; (Rel) elder* * *I- na adjetivo elderlyII- na (m) elderly man; (f) elderly woman* * *= aged, elder, elderly citizen, elderly person.Ex. Ageist forms of headings like CHILDREN-MANAGEMENT (instead of the familiar and nonjudgmental CHILD-REARING) and aged (instead of SENIORS or SENIOR CITIZENS) should not be used.Ex. Even among adults, the younger age groups make more use of the library than do their elders.Ex. Meeting the library and information needs of senior citizens is becoming a major challenge for public libraries all over the world.Ex. They are developing ways of increasing access to information for a significant group of handicapped and elderly persons who have difficulty in accessing the printed word.----* ancianos = elderly people, old people.* ancianos, los = elderly, the, aged, the.* pareja de ancianos = elderly couple.* residencia de ancianos = elderly persons' home, old people's home, elderly housing unit, nursing home, residential home, rest home.* * *I- na adjetivo elderlyII- na (m) elderly man; (f) elderly woman* * *= aged, elder, elderly citizen, elderly person.Ex: Ageist forms of headings like CHILDREN-MANAGEMENT (instead of the familiar and nonjudgmental CHILD-REARING) and aged (instead of SENIORS or SENIOR CITIZENS) should not be used.
Ex: Even among adults, the younger age groups make more use of the library than do their elders.Ex: Meeting the library and information needs of senior citizens is becoming a major challenge for public libraries all over the world.Ex: They are developing ways of increasing access to information for a significant group of handicapped and elderly persons who have difficulty in accessing the printed word.* ancianos = elderly people, old people.* ancianos, los = elderly, the, aged, the.* pareja de ancianos = elderly couple.* residencia de ancianos = elderly persons' home, old people's home, elderly housing unit, nursing home, residential home, rest home.* * *elderlyla mujer más anciana del pueblo the oldest woman in the villagemasculine, feminineA ( masculine) elderly man o gentlemanB ( feminine) elderly woman o lady* * *
anciano◊ -na adjetivo
elderly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (m) elderly man;
(f) elderly woman
anciano,-a
I adjetivo very old, ancient
II sustantivo masculino y femenino old person
los ancianos, old people
' anciano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anciana
- mayor
- acoger
- asilar
- chochear
- consumir
- desamparado
- valer
English:
ageing
- amble
- come through
- craggy
- elderly
- groan
- strike up
- aged
- geriatric
* * *anciano, -a♦ adjold♦ nm,f[hombre] old man, old person; [mujer] old woman, old person;los ancianos the elderly♦ nm[de tribu] elder* * *I adj oldII m old man* * *anciano, -na adj: aged, old, elderlyanciano, -na n: elderly person* * *anciano1 adj elderlyanciano2 n1. (sin especificar) elderly person -
10 νομοφύλαξ
A guardian of the laws, title of officials appointed to watch over the laws and their observance, Pl.Lg. 755a, 770c, etc.;οἱ ν. ἀριστοκρατικόν Arist.Pol. 1323a8
, cf. Cic.Legg.3.20.46; at Athens, Philoch.141b, etc.; at Sparta, Paus.3.11.2, IG5(1).31, al.; at Thasos, BCH52.55 (iv/iii B.C.); at Alexandria, PHal.1.42 (iii B.C.), prob. in Mitteis Chr. 369 i 33 (iii B.C.); at Priene, SIG282.17 (iv B.C.); at Cyrene, Abh.Berl.Akad. 1925(5).7 (iii B.C.).2 observer of the law,σὺ ἡ ν. LXX
l.c.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > νομοφύλαξ
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11 Т-252
тьма-тьмущая2 кого-чего coll usu. subj or quantit subj-compl with copula ( subj / genany common noun)) very many, a countless number: vast numberscountless multitudes millions and millions (of people and animals only) hordes and hordes swarms and swarms....Он получил неслыханный урожай огурцов. Сколько ни шарили в кустах колхозники, проходившие мимо его бахчи, огурцов оставалась тьма-тьмущая (Искандер 3)....He had an unparalleled crop. No matter how often the cucumber patch was rifled by passing kolkhoz workers, countless multitudes of cucumbers remained (3a)....Он (Сталин) уничтожил тьму-тьмущую людей... (Искандер 5). Не (Stalin) wiped out millions and millions of people... (5a).Из-за Дымера кубарем прилетали сельские полицаи и старосты, рассказывали, что идет партизан тьма-тьмущая... (Кузнецов 1). Rural Polizei (German = police) and village elders came pouring in from beyond Dymer, reporting that hordes and hordes of the partisans were advancing... (1a).«Одно горе - крысы. Тьма тьмущая, отбою нет» (Пастернак 1). "Our only trouble is rats. There are swarms and swarms of them, and you can't get rid of them" (1a). -
12 тьма-тьмущая
I• ТЬМА-ТЬМУЩАЯ coll[NP; sing only]=====⇒ total darkness:- pitch-darkness.II• ТЬМА-ТЬМУЩАЯ кого-чего coll[usu. subj or quantit subj-compl with copula (subj/ gen: any common noun)]=====⇒ very many, a countless number:- vast numbers;- [of people and animals only] hordes and hordes;- swarms and swarms.♦...Он получил неслыханный урожай огурцов. Сколько ни шарили в кустах колхозники, проходившие мимо его бахчи, огурцов оставалась тьма-тьмушая (Искандер 3)....He had an unparalleled crop. No matter how often the cucumber patch was rifled by passing kolkhoz workers, countless multitudes of cucumbers remained (3a).♦...Он [Сталин] уничтожил тьму-тьмущую людей... (Искандер 5). Не [Stalin] wiped out millions and millions of people... (5a).♦ Из-за Дымера кубарем прилетали сельские полицаи и старосты, рассказывали, что идет партизан тьма-тьмущая... (Кузнецов 1). Rural Polizei [German = police] and village elders came pouring in from beyond Dymer, reporting that hordes and hordes of the partisans were advancing... (1a).♦ " Одно rope - крысы. Тьма тьмущая, отбою нет" (Пастернак 1). "Our only trouble is rats. There are swarms and swarms of them, and you can't get rid of them" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > тьма-тьмущая
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin — is a legend about the abduction of many children from the town of Hamelin ( Hameln ), Germany. Famous versions of the legend are given by the Brothers Grimm and, in English, by Robert Browning.PlotIn 1284, while the town of Hamelin was suffering… … Wikipedia
Village communities — The study of village communities has become one of the fundamental methods of discussing the ancient history of institutions. Wales Frederic Seebohm has called our attention to the interesting surveys of Welsh tracts of country made in the 14th… … Wikipedia
The Ax Fight — (1975) is an ethnographic film by anthropologist and filmmaker Tim Asch, his wife Patsy Asch, and anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon about a conflict in a Yanomami village called Mishimishimabowei teri, in southern Venezuela. It is best known as an… … Wikipedia
The Teenie Weenies — was a comic strip created and illustrated by William Donahey that first appeared in 1914 in the Chicago Tribune and ran for over 50 years. cite web|url= http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/feature/teenie/|title= William Donahey s Teenie… … Wikipedia