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уст.≈ хорошенького понемножкуA jug of home-brewed ale... was warranted... as excellent; ‘for,’ said she, ‘we know by practice that too much water drowns the miller, and we spare it on our malt...’ (W. Scott, ‘Peveril’, ch. XXI) — На стол был поставлен кувшин с домашним элем "самого отменного качества", как его отрекомендовала миссис Уайткрафт; "ибо, - сказала она, - известно, что и мельник может утонуть, если воды много, вот мы и бережем ее, наливая в чан с солодом..."
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Пословица: хорошего понемногу, хорошенького понемножку, все хорошо в меру (дословно: в избытке воды мельник утонул), хорошего понемножку (дословно: в избытке воды мельник утонул)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > too much water drowned the miller
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<03> В избытке воды мельник утонул. Ср. Хорошего понемножку. Все хорошо в меру.Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > Too much water drowned the miller.
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посл.В избытке воды мельник утонул.ср. Хорошего понемножку. Все хорошо в меру.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > too much water drowned the miller
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шутл.слишком сильно разбавить вино водой [происходит от пословицы too much water drowned the miller; см. too much water drowned the miller]Old Tom put the pannikin to his lips. ‘Drowned the miller by heavens!’ said he; ‘What could I have been about?’ ejaculated he, adding more spirits to his mixture. (Fr. Marryat, ‘Jacob Faithful’, ch. XII) — Старый Том поднес жестяную кружку к губам. - черт побери, я слишком много налил воды в вино. что это на меня нашло! - сказал он и добавил в кружку вина.
...after we'd drunk another couple of cups, Dave muttered somethin' about drownin' the miller. ‘We want tea, not warm water,’ he growled... (H. Lawson, ‘White the Billy Boils’, ‘She Wouldn't Speak’) —...после того как мы выпили еще две чашки чаю, Дейв буркнул: "Не чай, а водичка!" А затем прорычал: "Нам нужен настоящий чай, а не эта бурда!"
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[ʹmılə] n1. мельник2. фрезеровщик3. фрезерный станок4. сл. боксёр, борец♢
to drown the miller - слишком сильно разбавить вино водойtoo much water drowned the miller - посл. ≅ хорошенького понемножку
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ˈmɪlə сущ.
1) мельник
2) зоол. используется как название некоторых насекомых с мучнисто-белыми крыльями или тельцами
3) фрезеровщик Syn: milling-machine operator
4) фрезерный станок Syn: milling machine мельник фрезеровщик фрезерный станок (сленг) боксер, борец > to drown the * слишком сильно разбавить вино водой > too much water drowned the * (пословица) хорошенького понемножку miller мельник ~ фрезерный станок ~ фрезеровщик
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