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1 (as) good as gold
дуже добрий; золота людинаEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) good as gold
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2 an honest man's word is as good as his bond
var: a man's word is as good as his goldслово чесної людини таке ж надійне, як її боргове зобов'язанняvar: an honest man's word is as good as his goldслово чесної людини є настільки ж надійним, як й її боргове зобов'язанняEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > an honest man's word is as good as his bond
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3 a man's word is as good as his gold
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a man's word is as good as his gold
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4 an honest man's word is as good as his gold
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > an honest man's word is as good as his gold
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5 _багатство і бідність
abundance, like want, ruins many at the workingman's house hunger looks in but dares not enter a beggar can never be bankrupt a beggar ennobled does not know his kinsmen beggar is jealous of beggar beggars can't be choosers a beggar's purse is bottomless chains of gold are stronger than chains of iron content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor the doorstep of a great house is slippery few rich men own their own property – their property owns them a full purse has many friends full stomachs make empty heads God help the rich, for the poor can beg gold dust blinds all eyes gold is tested by fire, men by gold gold may be bought too dear gold rules the world gold will not buy everything a great fortune is a great slavery a handkerchief is a poor woman's purse hunger breaks stone walls hunger is the best sauce hunger knows no friends a hungry belly has no ears if you haven't silver in your purse, you should have silk on your tongue it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven life and misery begin together a light purse is a heavy purse the more we have, the more we want, the more we want, the less we have much gold, much care much profit, much risk naked we come, naked we go neither beg of him who has been a beggar, nor serve him, who has been a servant old woman's gold is not ugly one day a beggar, the next day a thief a poor man is better than a liar the poor man pays for all poor men's tables are soon set possession is nine points of the law poverty consists in feeling poor poverty is no disgrace, but it is a great inconvenience poverty is no sin poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is poverty is the mother of all arts poverty parts friends prosperity discovers vice, adversity virtue prosperity makes friends; adversity tries them a rich man never lacks relatives a rich man knows not his friends a rich person ought to have a strong stomach rich men have no faults riches and virtue do not often keep each other company riches serve a wise man but command a fool a rising tide lifts all boats set a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the Devil there is ill talk between a full man and a fasting there is no pride like that of a beggar grown rich there is no virtue that poverty does not destroy a thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich to be content, look backward on those who possess less than yourself, not forward on those, who possess more when one has a good table, he is always right the weakest goes to the wall wealth and content are not bedfellows wealth is not his that has it, but his who enjoys it wealth makes wit waver when all are poor, it doesn't take much to make a rich man wisdom in a poor man is a diamond set in lead wrinkled purses make wrinkled faces you cannot serve God and MammonEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _багатство і бідність
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6 _випробування; труднощі
adversity is a good discipline adversity makes us wise until next time another's cares will not rob you of sleep any man can be a sailor on a calm sea the best way out of a difficulty is through it a burden becomes lightest when it is well borne crosses are ladders that lead to the heaven, but few of us want to climb difficulties are things that show what men are don't look for trouble every man thinks his own burden the heaviest fire is the test of gold a friend in need is a friend indeed gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity he deserves not sweet that will not taste of sour he that seeks trouble misses if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem it's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it necessity is the mother of invention needs must when the devil drives no day passes without some grief a person is what he is under pressure prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them storms make oaks take deeper root take the rough with the smooth there are no hopeless situations, there are only hopeless men temptations, like misfortunes, are sent to test our moral strength trouble is only opportunity in work clothes trouble never comes single-handed trouble shared is trouble halved trouble springs from idlenessEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _випробування; труднощі
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7 _гроші
better an empty purse than an empty head a dollar saved is a dollar earned every man has his price a friend in the market is better than money in the purse a full purse has many friends he that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money he that serves God for money will serve the devil for better wages he who pays the piper, calls the tune honour and profit lie not in one sack if you want to know the value of money, try borrowing some a light purse is a heavy purse money answers all things money doesn't grow on trees money has no smell money has wings money in the purse will always be in fashion money is a good servant, but a bad master money is the root of all evil money is the sinews of war money isn't everything money makes money money makes the man money never comes out of season money will buy everything but real happiness more money, more sin muck and money go together never loan money to a friend unless you wish to lose him never spend your money before you have it nothing but money is sweeter than honey no ear is deaf to the song that gold sings a penny soul never came to twopence sailors get their money like horses, but spend it like asses there is no dust so blinding as gold dust those who have money have trouble about it the true value of life cannot be measured in. dollars the value of money lies in what we do with it when a man says money can do anything, it's a sure sign he hasn't got any wrinkled purses make wrinkled faces you cannot serve God and Mammon -
8 piece
n1) кусок, шматок; частинаpiece by piece — кусками, частинами; поступово
2) уламок, осколок3) ділянкаpiece of water — водойма, басейн
4) штука; певна кількість5) окремий предмет, річ6) картина; твір мистецтва; літературний (музичний) твір; п'єсаto play a piece — муз. зіграти п'єсу
7) монета (тж а piece of money)a piece of gold (of silver) — золота (срібна) монета
8) військ. гармати; гвинтівка; пістолет9) спорт. гімнастичний снаряд10) вставка; латка11) деталь; виріб, що обробляється12) барило вина13) амер. легкий другий сніданок14) зразок, взірець, приклад (поведінки тощо)15) розм. дівчина, жінка16) амер. місце; річ; багаж17) амер., розм. частка, пай18) (the piece) розм. питання19) шах. фігураpiece of change (of jack) — кругленька сума, добрий куш
piece of flesh — груб. молодичка, бабонька; дівка
a piece of (good) luck — удача
piece of goods — жарт. дівчина
a piece of work — твір, праця
all to pieces — змучений, знесилений; амер. цілком, повністю
thirty pieces of silver — бібл. тридцять срібників
2. v1) з'єднувати в єдине ціле, збирати (складати) з кусочківto piece oneself — приєднатися, об'єднатися
2) лагодити, латати, штопати3) текст. присукувати (нитку)4) розм. хапати шматкиpiece in — підкріпляти, посилювати
piece off: to piece smb. off — амер., розм. позичати комусь гроші; дати комусь хабара
piece on — прилагоджувати; додавати; приєднуватися; узгоджуватися
piece together — з'єднувати, складати з частин
piece up — лагодити, латати; перен. відновлювати
* * *I [piːs] n1) шматок; частина; клапоть; pl уламки; осколки3) штука, шматок; певна кількість4) окремий предмет, штука5) картина; твір мистецтва; короткий літературний твір; стаття, замітка, повідомлення6) мyз. п'єса7) монета ( a piece of money)8) шашка; фішка ( в іграх); шax. фігура9) вiйcьк. вогневий засіб; знаряддя, гвинтівка, пістолет; cл. пістолет, "пушка"10) cпopт. гімнастичний снаряд11) деталь; виріб, який обробляється12) вставка, латка13) барило вина14) cл. легкий другий сніданок15) дiaл. шматок, скиба хліба16) зразок, приклад ( поведінки)17) у виразахa piece of (good) luck — удача
18) дівчина, жінка19) cл. місце, річ; багаж20) cл. частка, пай ( у якій-небудь справі)21) ( the piece) справа, питанняII [piːs] v1) з'єднувати (в єдине ціле; piece together); збирати зі шматочків; надставляти (одяг; piece down); relf приєднуватися; об'єднуватися2) лагодити, латати, штопати3) тeкcт. присукувати ( нитку)4) хапати шматки, перехопити ( перед обідом) -
9 _дружба і ворожнеча
the best friends must part better lose a jest than a friend better an open enemy than a false friend between friends all is common beware of enemies reconciled and meat twice boiled a broken friendship may be soldered but will never be sound a brother may not be a friend, but a friend will always be a brother a courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend a dog with a bone knows no friends don't trade old friends for new even reckoning makes long friends a faithful friend is better than gold a faithful friend is the medicine of life a friend in need is a friend indeed a friend in the market is better than money in the purse a friend married is a friend lost a friend to all is a friend to none a friend's envy is worse than an enemy's hatred friends are thieves of time friends are to be preferred to relatives friends may meet, but mountains never greet friends tie their purses with spider's thread friendship cannot stand always on one side friendship is love without wings friendship is not to be bought at a fair friendship often ends in love, but love in friendship never geese with geese and women with women gifts from enemies are dangerous God defend me from my friends; from my enemies I can defend myself God gives relatives; thank God we can choose our friends a good friend is a great treasure a good friend is my nearest relative have no friends not equal to yourself a hedge between keeps friendship green I cannot be your friend and your flatterer, too it is better to have one friend of great value than many friends of little value let not the grass grow on the path of friendship lend your money and lose your friend long absence changes friends a long spell of illness is apt to point out your best friends many acquaintances but few friends never trust a friend who deserts you in a pinch no matter what else you have, you are poor if you lack friends old friends and old wine are best prosperity makes friends; adversity tries them short acquaintance brings repentance speak well of your friends; of your enemies say nothing there is no better mirror than an old friend there is no little enemy a true friend is one who knows all your faults and loves you still true friendship is a plant of slow growth trust not a new friend nor an old enemy two is company, but three is none union is strength who seeks a faultless friend stays friendless a wise enemy is better than a foolish friend you cannot use your friends and have them tooEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _дружба і ворожнеча
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10 _зовнішність
all is not gold that glitters appearances are deceptive a beautiful face is a letter of recommendation clothes don't make the man clothes make the man do not trust too much in an enchanting face don't value a gem by its setting eyes is the mirror of the soul the face is the index of the mind a fair face may hide a foul soul a fellow feels considerably like clothes he wears fine feathers make fine birds good clothes open all doors handsome apples are sometimes sour looks aren't everything mean souls like mean pictures are often found in good looking frames nothing will ruin an interesting intellectual conversation any quicker than arrival of a pretty girl pretty face, poor fate -
11 _час; своєчасність
after death the doctor all in good time better late than never better three hours too soon than a minute too late catch time by the forelock; he is bald behind don't count your chickens before they are hatched don't cross the bridges before you come to them early sow, early mow the early bird catches the worm every flow has its ebb everything is good in its season first catch your hare, then cook him first come, first served the first hundred years are the hardest he gives twice who gives quickly the golden age never was the present age an hour in the morning is worth two in the evening an inch of time is an inch of gold in the end things will mend it is a long lane that has no turning it is never too late to mend it is too late to shut the stable door when the horse is stolen lost time is never found the morning sun never lasts a day never put off till tomorrow what you can do today noiseless falls the foot of time nothing is more precious than time, yet nothing is less valued one cannot put back the clock other times, other manners place for everything and everything in its place praise a fair day at night procrastination is the thief of time punctuality is the politeness of princes punctuality is the soul of business a stitch in time saves nine strike while the iron is hot sudden power is apt to be insolent, sudden liberty saucy; that behaves best which has grown gradually there is a time and place for everything there is no crying over spilt milk times change and we with time time is a great healer time is money time will tell a watched pot never boils we mustn't waste time, for that's the stuff life's made of while the grass grows the horse starvesEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _час; своєчасність
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12 _честь; гідність; щирість
a bad wound is cured, not a bad name candor breeds hatred the cat is honest when the meat is out of her reach a cat may look at a king a clean hand wants no washing a good name is better than riches an honest heart being the first blessing, a knowing head is the second an honest man is the noblest work of God an honest man is worth his weight in gold an honest man's word is as good as his bond an honest official has no fat subordinates honesty is the best policy honesty is praised and left to starve honesty pays honour and profit lie not in one sack knaves and fools divide the world knaves are in such repute that honest men are accounted fools knaves imagine nothing can be done without knavery once standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked sell not virtue to purchase wealth nor liberty to purchase power sincerity is the mortar of friendship worth has been underrated ever since wealth was overvaluedEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _честь; гідність; щирість
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13 _краса і потворність
a beautiful face is a better of recommendation beauty and brains don't mix beauty doesn't make the pot boil beauty draws with a single hair beauty is a fading flower beauty is in the eye of the beholder beauty is one of God's gifts beauty is only skin deep beauty provokes thieves sooner than gold beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance care's beauty's thief the fairest apple hangs on the highest bough the good-looking woman needs no paint handsome is as handsome does no woman is ugly if she is well dressed prettiness dies first a rose becomes more beautiful between two thorns she who is a beauty is half-married there is no beauty like the beauty of the soul the uglier the man, the better the husband ugliness is the guardian of women ugly is to the bone; beauty lasts only a day when the candles are all out, all women are fairEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _краса і потворність
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14 _мужність; сміливість; ризик
best defence is attack brave men lived before Agamemnon the courage of the tiger is one, and the horse, another a courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend don't put all your eggs in one basket faint heart never won fair lady a feast or a famine fortune can take away riches but not courage gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity a good anvil does not fear the hammer he who loses his wealth loses much; he who loses even one friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all in for a penny, in for a pound nothing venture, nothing have to a brave heart, nothing is impossible whisky make rabbit hug lionEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _мужність; сміливість; ризик
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15 shot
I [ʃɒt] 1. v 2. adjперели́вчастий; що вили́скує рі́зними ба́рвамиII [ʃɒt] nshot with gold — що вили́скує зо́лотом
1) по́стріл2) стріле́ць3) гарма́тне ядро́4) (pl без зміни) дроби́на; збірн. дріб5) спорт. ядро́ для штовха́ння6) уда́р7) спро́баto take [to have, to try] a shot — зроби́ти спро́бу
to make a good shot at smth. — відгада́ти щось; не помили́тися в чо́мусь
8) розм. до́за9) ковто́к спиртно́го10) кін. кадр11) фотозні́мок12) гірн. ви́бух; шпур••like a shot — шви́дко, за одну́ мить; ду́же охо́че
a shot in the blue — па́льцем в не́бо; по́ми́лка, про́мах
by a long shot — набага́то
III [ʃɒt] nnot by a long shot — аж нія́к
раху́нокto pay one's shot — розрахува́тися ( в готелі)
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16 stock
[stɒk] 1. n1) головни́й сто́вбур ( дерева)2) опо́ра, пі́дпі́рка3) ру́чка; ло́же рушни́ці4) заст. пень, коло́да5) рід, сім'я́, роди́наof good stock — з хоро́шої сім'ї́
6) біол. поро́да, пле́м'я7) гру́па спорі́днених мов8) запа́с; інвента́рword stock — запа́с слів
in stock — в ная́вності ( про товари тощо); під руко́ю
out of stock — розпро́дано
to lay in stock — роби́ти запа́си
to take stock — 1) інвентаризува́ти; роби́ти перео́блік ( товару) 2) крити́чно оці́нювати (розгляда́ти) ( щось - of); придивля́тися ( до чогось - of)
9) асортиме́нт ( товарів)10) худо́ба, поголі́в'я (тж. live stock)11) парк ( вагонів тощо)12) сировина́13) ек. акціоне́рний капіта́л (тж. joint stock); а́кції; основни́й капіта́л; фо́нди; ці́нні папе́ри; фо́ндові ці́нності; обліга́ціїbank stock — вла́сний капіта́л ба́нку
capital stock — акціоне́рний капіта́л, а́кції
dollar stock — америка́нські ці́нні папе́ри
fixed capital stock — основні́ виробни́чі фо́нди
gold stock — золоти́й запа́с
insurance company stock — а́кції страхови́х компа́ній
registered stock — іменні́ ці́нні папе́ри
the stocks — держа́вний борг
14) бот. левко́й15) широ́кий шарф; широ́ка крава́тка16) міцни́й бульйо́н17) sl. інтере́с, зна́ченняto set great stock — надава́ти вели́кого зна́чення ( чомусь)
18) части́на коло́ди карт, не ро́здана гравця́м19) акціоне́рна компа́нія20) pl іст. коло́дки21) pl мор. ста́пельto be on the stocks — стоя́ти на ста́пелі; перен. готува́тися
22) гірн. середньодобови́й ви́добуток23) тех. ба́бка ( верстата)24) тех. при́пуск26) мет. ши́хта27) бот. підще́па, прище́па••lock, stock and barrel — цілко́м, по́вністю; усе́ ра́зом (взя́те)
stocks and stones — неживі́ предме́ти; безду́шні лю́ди
2. vto take stock in — 1) ві́рити 2) надава́ти зна́чення
1) ство́рювати запа́с(и); запаса́ти2) ма́ти в ная́вності (у про́дажу)the shop stocks only cheap goods — магази́н продає́ лише́ деше́ві това́ри
3) зберіга́ти (ма́ти) на скла́ді4) постача́ти, забезпе́чуватиto stock a farm — обладна́ти господа́рство (фе́рму)
5) припасо́вувати (фіксува́ти) ру́чку тощо3. adj1) ная́вний; гото́вий2) заяло́жений; шабло́нний3) племінни́й, поро́дистий
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