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1 wash one's dirty linen at home
"стирать своё грязное бельё дома"; ≈ не выносить сора из избы; см. тж. wash one's dirty linen in publicPeople who ought to wash their dirty linen at home will not be satisfied with a less public laundry than Piccadilly. (OED) — Люди, которым должно стирать свое грязное белье дома, вряд ли удовлетворятся общественной прачечной меньших размеров, чем Пиккадилли.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > wash one's dirty linen at home
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2 wash one's dirty linen in public
"стирать своё грязное бельё на людях"; ≈ выносить сор из избы; см. тж. wash one's dirty linen at homeI do not suppose he wanted a scandal that might well jeopardise his political future. It may be that Lady Kastellan's advisers threatened to defend the case and the prospect of washing dirty linen in public horrified him. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘A Casual Affair’) — Не думаю, что лорд Кастеллан был бы рад скандалу, который грозил его карьере. Возможно, друзья леди Кастеллан сообщили ему, что у нее на суде будет защитник. И перспектива перемывать свое грязное белье на людях ужасала его.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > wash one's dirty linen in public
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3 linen
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4 linen
1. [ʹlının] n1. (льняное) полотно; холст2. собир. (льняное) бельё, особ. постельное и столовое♢
to wash one's dirty linen at home - ≅ не выносить сора из избы2. [ʹlının] ato wash one's dirty linen in public - стирать грязное бельё на людях; ≅ выносить сор из избы
1) льняной2) полотняный3) бельевойlinen closet, linen press - амер. бельевой шкаф
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5 linen
ˈlɪnɪn
1. сущ.
1) полотно;
парусина, холст Syn: canvas, sailcloth
2) коллект. белье to change the (bed) linen ≈ сменить( постельное) белье bed linen ≈ постельное белье fine linen ≈ тонкое белье fresh linen ≈ свежее, чистое белье table linen ≈ салфетки и скатерти
2. прил. льняной linen cloth ≈ льняная ткань( льняное) полотно;
холст (собирательнле) (льняное) белье, особ. постельное и столовое > to wash one's dirty * at home не выносить сора из избы > to wash one's dirty * in public стирать грязное белье на людях;
выносить сор из избы льняной - * yarn льняная пряжа - * paper бумага из льняного тряпья полотняный - * shirts полотняные сорочки бельевой - * closet, * press (американизм) бельевой шкаф - * basket корзина для( грязного) белья linen собир. белье ~ льняной ~ полотно;
холст, парусина
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