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121 горбатого (одна) могила исправит
посл.
bone will not go out of the flesh
he who is born a fool is never cured
the leopard cannot change his/its spots
what is bred in the bone will not go out of the flesh
you cannot wash charcoal white
the fox may grow grey, but never good
he will die as he lived
you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's eatДополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > горбатого (одна) могила исправит
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122 сколько волка ни корми, он всё в лес смотрит
посл.
bone will not go out of the flesh
he who is born a fool is never cured
the leopard cannot change his/its spots
what is bred in the bone will not go out of the flesh
you cannot wash charcoal white
the fox may grow grey, but never good
he will die as he lived
you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's eatДополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > сколько волка ни корми, он всё в лес смотрит
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123 несерьёзно
I1) кратк. прил. см. несерьёзныйII нареч.бы́ло бы несерьёзно наде́яться на э́то — one cannot seriously hope for that
1) ( не всерьёз) not seriously; without actually meaning it; in jokeон сказа́л э́то несерьёзно — he didn't actually / really mean it; he was not serious about it
2) ( легкомысленно) frivolously, light-headedly -
124 горбатого могила исправит
горбатого < одна> могила исправит (выпрямит)посл., неодобр.lit. only the grave can straighten the hunchback; cf. he who is born a fool is never cured; the leopard cannot change its spots; what is bred in the bone will not go out of the flesh; you cannot wash charcoal white; the fox may grow grey, but never good; he will die as he lived; you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's earПрохор улыбнулся, сказал: - Вот уж истинно, что горбатого могила выпрямит. Он и из Красной армии пришёл с грабленым добром. (М. Шолохов, Тихий Дон) — Prokhor smiled and said: 'It's a true saying that only the grave can straighten the hunchback. He's come back with loot even from the Red Army.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > горбатого могила исправит
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125 на чужой рот пуговицы не нашьёшь
посл.lit. you cannot sew a button upon another person's mouth; you can't gag people's mouths; cf. the wind cannot be prevented from blowing- Правда ли, что отымает он у нас имение? - Ох, барин, слышали так и мы. На днях Покровский пономарь сказал на крестинах у нашего старосты: полно вам гулять; вот ужо приберёт вас к рукам Кирила Петрович. Микита кузнец и сказал ему: и полно, Савельич, не печаль кума, не мути гостей... да ведь на чужой рот пуговицы не нашьёшь. (А. Пушкин, Дубровский) — 'Is it true that he is taking our estate from us?' 'Oh, master, that is what we have heard. The other day, the sexton from Pokrovskoye said at the christening held at the house of our overseer: 'You've had it easy long enough; Kirila Petrovich will soon take you in hand'; and Mikita the blacksmith said to him: 'Savelich, don't disturb the godfather, don't distress the guests...' But you cannot sew a button upon another person's mouth.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на чужой рот пуговицы не нашьёшь
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126 не идёт на ум
( кому)разг.1) (нет желания делать что-либо, думать о чём-либо; не до того кому-либо) one cannot think about smth.; one cannot get his mind onto smth.Во все эти дни обычная работа ему не шла вовсе на ум. Он только приготовлялся и ждал минуты, когда раздастся звонок. (Н. Гоголь, Портрет) — Over the next few days he could not get his mind on to his usual work. He was constantly on tenterhooks, waiting for moment when the doorbell would ring.
- Сложно всё, Коля. До чёртиков сложно! Давай, пожалуй, на этом закончим сегодня, а не то и рыбалка на ум не пойдёт. (М. Шолохов, Они сражались за Родину) — 'Everything's complicated, Kolya. Hellishly complicated! We'd better leave it at that for today, or we won't be able to think about our fishing.'
2) (не усваивается, не запоминается, не воспринимается что-либо) nothing will stay in one's mind; one cannot take in anything of what he reads, learns, etc.Я, Варенька, старый неучёный человек; смолоду не выучился, а теперь и в ум ничего не пойдёт, коли снова учиться начинать. (Ф. Достоевский, Бедные люди) — I am an old man, my dear, old and ignorant. When I was young I learned very little and now nothing will stay in my mind even if I should try to learn from the beginning.
Командующий снова взял газету, но чтение не шло на ум. (А. Фадеев, Рождение Амгуньского полка) — The commander picked up the paper again but did not take in anything of what he read.
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127 не могу не
1. I cannot butслой, не воспринимающий краску — ink impervious film
умереть, не оставив потомства — to die without issue
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128 не можем не
•We cannot but express (or cannot help expressing) our delight at this achievement.
Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > не можем не
См. также в других словарях:
cannot (help) but — formal phrase to have no choice except to do something You cannot help but like her. As I look back over my career, I cannot but smile. Thesaurus: choices and the process of choosingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
cannot make head or tail of it — cannot figure it out, cannot understand it, cannot fathom it … English contemporary dictionary
cannot\ but — • cannot but formal • can t help but informal v. phr. To be forced to; can only; must. When the streets are full of melting snow, you can t help but get your shoes wet. When a friend gave Jim a ticket to the game, he couldn t help but go. When a… … Словарь американских идиом
cannot bear — cannot endure, cannot suffer … English contemporary dictionary
cannot make head or tail of — cannot understand, cannot fathom … English contemporary dictionary
cannot stand — cannot endure, cannot suffer … English contemporary dictionary
cannot — is usually written as one word, although can not occurs from time to time in letters, examination scripts, etc. The contraction can t is fairly recent (around 1800) and does not occur (for example) in Shakespeare. Can t is often articulated even… … Modern English usage
cannot — [kan′ät΄, kə nät′] can not cannot but have no choice but to; must … English World dictionary
cannot help oneself — Cannot refrain from or resist doing something • • • Main Entry: ↑help … Useful english dictionary
cannot make head nor tail of something — cannot make head nor/or/tail of something informal phrase used for saying that you cannot understand something at all Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym Main entry: head … Useful english dictionary
cannot make head or tail of something — cannot make head nor/or/tail of something informal phrase used for saying that you cannot understand something at all Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym Main entry: head … Useful english dictionary