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1 сосуд
библ. в соч.сосуды гнева (тираны, злодеи) — vessels of wrath
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2 ненадёжный человек
1) General subject: a bad actor, a broken reed, a bruised reed, a man not to be trusted, a man of straw, an unreliable man, broken reed, flibbertigibbet, man of straw, poor risk, straw man, weak vessel, weathercock, will o' the wisp, will-o'-the-wisp, wisp, wrongo2) Colloquial: flake, sleaze-bag, sleazebag3) American: bad actor4) Bible: the weaker vessel5) Diplomatic term: wobbler6) Jargon: kittle-cattle, ring-tail, yaffer, weak sister, wrong numberУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ненадёжный человек
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3 сосуд скудельный
уст.the weeker vessel; weak vesselРусско-английский фразеологический словарь > сосуд скудельный
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4 скудель
устар.( глина) potter's clayсосуд скудельный библ. — weak vessel
сосуды скудельничи (глиняные сосуды) библ. — clay pots, clay vessels
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5 ненадежный человек
man of straw, weak vessel, wobblerРусско-английский словарь по общей лексике > ненадежный человек
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6 ненадежный человек
wobbler словосочетание:man of straw (соломенное чучело, подставное лицо, ненадежный человек, воображаемый противник, фиктивное лицо)a broken reed (ненадежный человек, непрочная вещь)имя существительное:wobbler (ненадежный человек, эксцентрик)flibbertigibbet (болтун, болтунья, человек без твердых убеждений, сплетник, сплетница, ненадежный человек)fly-by-night (ненадежный человек, ночной гуляка)Русско-английский синонимический словарь > ненадежный человек
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