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1 лепта вдовицы
1) Religion: widow mite, widow's mite2) Bible: the widow's mite -
2 лепта
1) (мелкая монета в Древней и совр. Греции) lepton2) (перен. - посильное подаяние, вклад; из евангельского рассказа о лепте вдовицы в Ев. от Луки 21:2) miteвдовья лепта библ. — the widow's mite
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3 капля моего мёду есть
капля моего (твоего и т. д.) мёду есть ( в чём)разг.Цеховой.
Я верю, профессор, - мы накануне громадного переворота в науке о поведении людей. Я горжусь, что в этом перевороте и моя капля мёду. (А. Афиногенов, Страх) — Tsekhovoi: I daresay, professor, that we are on the threshold of a tremendous revolution in the science of human behaviour - and I am proud that to this revolution I too have contributed my widow's mite.Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > капля моего мёду есть
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4 идти по миру
уст., разг.be (become) a beggar (a pauper); live by begging; go a-begging; beg one's bread; be sending the hat round; be begging alms; be on the housesГлумов.
Вы барствовать-то любите; а где средства? Кабы не моя оборотливость, так вы бы чуть не по миру ходили. (А. Островский, На всякого мудреца довольно простоты) — Glumov. You like to live well, don't you? Where is the money to come from? If it weren't for my cunning you'd be begging alms by now.Матрёна.
Сопхают они тебя со двора ни с чем. Маялась ты, маялась, сердечная, век-то свой с немилым, да и вдовой с сумой пойдёшь. (Л. Толстой, Власть тьмы) — Matryona. They'll be turning you out of house and home without a thing. You've worn yourself out, my heart's darling, worn yourself out living all your days with an old curmudgeon, and when you are a widow you'll be nothing but a beggar!- Ты остаёшься, дочка, хозяйкой. Сестрам и брату не на кого, кроме тебя, надеяться. Дюже трудно будет: тогда в приют, а пока силы есть - не дай пойти по миру... (В. Песков, Шаги по росе) — 'You're to be head of the household, Nastya. Your sisters and brother have no one but you now. If the burden becomes more than you can bear put them in an orphanage, but don't let them beg their bread so long as there's a mite of strength left in you.'
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Lesson of the widow's mite — The Lesson (or Parable) of the widow s mite is a story present in the Synoptic Gospels (), in which Jesus is teaching at the Temple in Jerusalem. The Gospel of Mark specifies that a mite was worth less than a quadrans , the smallest Roman coin,… … Wikipedia
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Mite box — A bronze Widow s Mite or Lepton, minted by Alexander Jannaeus, King of Judaea, 103 76 B.C. obverse: anchor upside down in circle, reverse: star of eight rays. The term mite box (also alms box or poor box) refers to a box that is used to save… … Wikipedia
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widow — n. & v. n. 1 a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again. 2 a woman whose husband is often away on a specified activity (golf widow). 3 extra cards dealt separately and taken by the highest bidder. 4 Printing the short… … Useful english dictionary
widow'smite — wid·ow s mite (wĭdʹōz) n. A small contribution made by one who has little. [From the widow who gave two small coins to the Temple treasury in Mark 12:43.] * * * … Universalium
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