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1 ветер
(тж. перен.) windпосеешь ветер — пожнёшь бурю — to sow the wind and to reap the whirlwind
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2 куда ветер дует
• КУДА ВЕТЕР ДУЕТ coll, disapprov[VPsubj; Invar; usu. this WO]=====1. знать, понимать и т.п. -. Also: ОТКУДА ВЕТЕР ДУЕТ [subord clause]⇒ (to understand) whose views, opinions etc one should adhere to, which line of behavior is in one's best interests (usu. of a person who adjusts his opinions and behavior to those of his superiors):- X знает, куда (откуда) ветер дует≈ X knows (sees etc) which way <how, in which direction, from which direction> the wind blows < is blowing>;- X trims his sails to (before) the wind.♦ Его поддержало несколько Завторангов [попсе word]... которые сразу смекнули, куда дует ветер (Зиновьев 1). He was supported by a number of Secradeps...who immediately divined which way the wind was blowing (1a).♦ Тридцать седьмой [ год] покатил антисемитское колесо быстрее. Сталин в документе ТАСС собственноручно "исправил" фамилию Зиновьева и Каменева, сообщив населению о дореволюционных фамилиях жертв террористического процесса - Радомысльский и Розен фельд. Как оживились... карьеристы, которые уловили, наконец, откуда ветер дует... (Свирский 1). The year 1937 set the anti-Semitic wheel turning faster. In a TASS document Stalin personally "corrected" the names of Zinoviev and Kamenev, telling the population the pre-Revolutionary names of these victims of the process of the terror - Radomyslsky and Rosenfeld. That encouraged...the careerists, who could finally be sure which direction the wind was blowing (1a).2. (идти, смотреть и т. п.) - [subord clause or, rare, predic with subj: human (sing or pl)]⇒ lacking strong principles or out of selfish motives, to change one's views according to circumstances, prevalent opinions etc:- X is a weathercock (weather vane).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > куда ветер дует
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3 откуда ветер дует
• КУДА ВЕТЕР ДУЕТ coll, disapprov[VPsubj; Invar; usu. this WO]=====1. знать, понимать и т.п. -. Also: ОТКУДА ВЕТЕР ДУЕТ [subord clause]⇒ (to understand) whose views, opinions etc one should adhere to, which line of behavior is in one's best interests (usu. of a person who adjusts his opinions and behavior to those of his superiors):- X знает, куда (откуда) ветер дует≈ X knows (sees etc) which way <how, in which direction, from which direction> the wind blows < is blowing>;- X trims his sails to (before) the wind.♦ Его поддержало несколько Завторангов [попсе word]... которые сразу смекнули, куда дует ветер (Зиновьев 1). He was supported by a number of Secradeps...who immediately divined which way the wind was blowing (1a).♦ Тридцать седьмой [ год] покатил антисемитское колесо быстрее. Сталин в документе ТАСС собственноручно "исправил" фамилию Зиновьева и Каменева, сообщив населению о дореволюционных фамилиях жертв террористического процесса - Радомысльский и Розен фельд. Как оживились... карьеристы, которые уловили, наконец, откуда ветер дует... (Свирский 1). The year 1937 set the anti-Semitic wheel turning faster. In a TASS document Stalin personally "corrected" the names of Zinoviev and Kamenev, telling the population the pre-Revolutionary names of these victims of the process of the terror - Radomyslsky and Rosenfeld. That encouraged...the careerists, who could finally be sure which direction the wind was blowing (1a).2. (идти, смотреть и т. п.) - [subord clause or, rare, predic with subj: human (sing or pl)]⇒ lacking strong principles or out of selfish motives, to change one's views according to circumstances, prevalent opinions etc:- X is a weathercock (weather vane).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > откуда ветер дует
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4 В-71
КУДА ВЕТЕР ДУЕТ coll, disapprov VP subj. Invar usu. this WO1. знать, понимать и т. п. \В-71. Also: ОТКУДА ВЕТЕР ДУЕТsubord clause) (to understand) whose views, opinions etc one should adhere to, which line of behavior is in one's best interests ( usu. of a person who adjusts his opinions and behavior to those of his superiors)X знает, куда (откуда) ветер дует — X knows (sees etc) which way (how, in which direction, from which direction) the wind blows (is blowing)X trims his sails to (before) the wind.Его поддержало несколько Завторангов (попсе word)... которые сразу смекнули, куда дует ветер (Зиновьев 1). Не was supported by a number of Secradeps...who immediately divined which way the wind was blowing (1a).Тридцать седьмой (год) покатил антисемитское колесо быстрее. Сталин в документе ТАСС собственноручно «исправил» фамилию Зиновьева и Каменева, сообщив населению о дореволюционных фамилиях жертв террористического процесса - Радомысльский и Розен фельд. Как оживились... карьеристы, которые уловили, наконец, откуда ветер дует... (Свирский 1). The year 1937 set the anti-Semitic wheel turning faster. In a TASS document Stalin personally "corrected" the names of Zinoviev and Kamenev, telling the population the pre-Revolutionary names of these victims of the process of the terror—Radomyslsky and Rosenfeld. That encouraged...the careerists, who could finally be sure which direction the wind was blowing (1a).2. (идти, смотреть и т. п.) \В-71subord clause or, rare, predic with subj: human (sing or pi)) lacking strong principles or out of selfish motives, to change one's views according to circumstances, prevalent opinions etc: X идет куда ветер дует « X changes (goes, swims, flows) with the tide X is a weathercock (weather vane). -
5 куда ветер дует
разг.1) пренебр. (о нестойком, беспринципном человеке, часто меняющем свои взгляды в зависимости от обстановки) one who goes whichever way the wind blows; a weathercock; one who sees how the gander hops2) тж. откуда ветер дует (как обстоят дела, на кого или на что следует ориентироваться) find out which way the wind is blowing; see how (which way) the cat jumps (the gander hops); trim one's sails to the windХоть был он зубоскалом, доносчиком он не был, и если порой лез к полицейской сволочне, то лез с единственным желанием разнюхать, куда там у начальства ветер дует... (Г. Марков, Сибирь) — Although he talked a lot, he was not an informer, and if he sometimes hobnobbed with the police, it was only to find out which way the wind was blowing...
3) тж. откуда ветер дует ( что является или явилось причиной чего-либо) what wind has blown that in?- Теперь мне предъявили ещё одно обвинение - в святотатстве. Откуда подул этот ветер? Не со стороны ли кафедрального собора? - и профессор Сальвадор посмотрел на епископа. (А. Беляев, Человек-амфибия) — 'Now another charge is being lined up against me, that of sacrilege. What wind has blown that in? Not from the direction of the Cathedral, by any chance?' and Salvator looked straight at the bishop.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > куда ветер дует
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6 знать, откуда ветер дует
General subject: know which way the wind is blowing, see which way the wind is blowingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > знать, откуда ветер дует
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7 куда ветер дует
[kuda v'et'er duyet]
Whither the wind is blowing.
One has no firm convictions; one adapts himself to the prevailing opinions, views, tastes; one avoids taking action or making a decision until he sees which move will be most favourable to himself.
Cf. To see/find out which way the wind blows; to see which way the cat jumps; as changeable as a weathercock. Русские фразеологизмы в картинках (русско-английский словарь) > куда ветер дует
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8 разобраться в ситуации
1) General subject: take in the situation, sort out the situation (АД)2) Jargon: get smart3) Idiomatic expression: see how the wind is blowing, see which way the wind is blowingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > разобраться в ситуации
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9 решить, что лучше всего делать
Idiomatic expression: see how the wind is blowing, see which way the wind is blowingУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > решить, что лучше всего делать
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