Перевод: с русского на английский

с английского на русский

whiter than white

  • 1 белее белого

    Русско-английский словарь по электронике > белее белого

  • 2 белее белого

    Русско-английский словарь по радиоэлектронике > белее белого

  • 3 белое

    с.

    "белее белого" тлв — whiter than white

    - равноэнергетическое белое

    Русско-английский физический словарь > белое

  • 4 белее белого

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > белее белого

  • 5 белее белого

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > белее белого

  • 6 белее белого

    тлв.

    Russian-English dictionary of telecommunications > белее белого

  • 7 С-556

    КАК СТЁКЛЫШКО coll (как + NP Invar adv (intensif) or subj-compl with бытье)
    1. (чистый) - ( subj: concr) very clean
    spick-and-span
    spotless clean as a whistle.
    2. (чистый, чист) - (subj: human or анкета) (of a person or his record) morally blameless
    X чист как стёклышко = person X (X's record) is (as) clean as the proverbial whistle
    X is irreproachable X's record is unblemished (impeccable, spotless) X is (as) pure (white) as the driven snow X is purer (whiter) than the driven snow.
    Он (Ефим) устремил свой взгляд на директора, давая ему понять, что ему нечего, совершенно нечего скрывать от органов, он перед ними как стёклышко чист (Войнович 6)....(Yefim) fastened his gaze on the director, giving him to understand that he had nothing, absolutely nothing, to hide from the security system, that he was clean as the proverbial whistle (6a).
    До ареста бедняга считал себя «чистым как стёклышко», но на первом же допросе у него подкашивались ноги, потому что он чувствовал себя безнадёжно скомпрометированным связью с преступником. Сознание это лишало его способности к самозащите и сопротивлению... (Мандельштам 2). Before his arrest the poor devil may have thought himself purer than the driven snow, but at his first interrogation he would begin to quake in his shoes and feel hopelessly compromised by his contact with a criminal. The mere awareness of this deprived him of the will to defend himself and resist... (2a).
    3. (трезв, трезвый) \С-556 (subj: human absolutely sober: (as) sober as a judge.
    (Гомыра:) Маша, мне надо с тобой поговорить. (Маша:) Тебе?.. Со мной? (Гомыра:) Конфиденциально. Я абсолютно трезвый, прошу заметить... Я трезв как стёклышко (Вампилов 3). (G.:j Masha, I have to talk to you. (M.:) You?...To me? (G.:) Confidentially. And may I point out that I'm completely sober....I'm sober as a judge (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-556

  • 8 как стеклышко

    [ как + NP; Invar; adv (intensif) or subj-compl with быть]
    =====
    1. (чистый) - [subj: concr]
    ⇒ very clean:
    - clean as a whistle.
    2. (чистый, чист) как стеклышко [subj: human or анкета]
    ⇒ (of a person or his record) morally blameless:
    - X чист как стёклышко≈ person X < X's record> is (as) clean as the proverbial whistle;
    - X's record is unblemished (impeccable, spotless);
    - X is (as) pure < white> as the driven snow;
    - X is purer < whiter> than the driven snow.
         ♦ Он [Ефим] устремил свой взгляд на директора, давая ему понять, что ему нечего, совершенно нечего скрывать от органов, он перед ними как стёклышко чист (Войнович 6)....[Yefim] fastened his gaze on the director, giving him to understand that he had nothing, absolutely nothing, to hide from the security system, that he was clean as the proverbial whistle (6a).
         ♦ До ареста бедняга считал себя "чистым как стёклышко", но на первом же допросе у него подкашивались ноги, потому что он чувствовал себя безнадёжно скомпрометированным связью с преступником. Сознание это лишало его способности к самозащите и сопротивлению... (Мандельштам 2). Before his arrest the poor devil may have thought himself purer than the driven snow, but at his first interrogation he would begin to quake in his shoes and feel hopelessly compromised by his contact with a criminal. The mere awareness of this deprived him of the will to defend himself and resist... (2a).
    3. (трезв, трезвый) - [subj: human]
    ⇒ absolutely sober:
    - (as) sober as a judge.
         ♦ [Гомыра:] Маша, мне надо с тобой поговорить. [Маша:] Тебе?.. Со мной? [Гомыра:] Конфиденциально. Я абсолютно трезвый, прошу заметить... Я трезв как стёклышко (Вампилов 3). [G.:j Masha, I have to talk to you. [M.:] You?...To me? [G.:] Confidentially. And may I point out that I'm completely sober....I'm sober as a judge (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как стеклышко

См. также в других словарях:

  • whiter than white — 1. Extremely white 2. Very pure, very law abiding • • • Main Entry: ↑white * * * extremely white ■ morally beyond reproach * * * ˌwhiter than ˈwhite idiom (of a person) completely honest and morally good …   Useful english dictionary

  • whiter than white — someone who is whiter than white is completely good and honest and never does anything bad. I never was convinced by the whiter than white image of her portrayed in the press …   New idioms dictionary

  • white — I UK [waɪt] / US / US [hwaɪt] adjective Word forms white : adjective white comparative whiter superlative whitest *** 1) something that is white is the same colour as milk or snow. If something is similar to this colour, you can say that it is a… …   English dictionary

  • white — white1 [ waıt, hwaıt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 of same color as milk ▸ 2 of race with pale skin ▸ 3 pale because sick/upset ▸ 4 about food/drink ▸ 5 completely fair/honest 1. ) something that is white is the same color as milk or snow. If something is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • White shoe firm — is a phrase used to describe the leading professional services firms in the United States, particularly firms that have been in existence for more than a century[citation needed] and represent Fortune 500 companies. It typically but not always… …   Wikipedia

  • White tiger — For other uses, see White tiger (disambiguation). A white Bengal tiger in Bannerghatta National Park, Bangalore The white tiger is a recessive mutant of the Bengal tiger, which was reported in the wild from time to time in Assam, Bengal …   Wikipedia

  • white —    The primary symbolism of this colour is innocence, beauty, and virtue, for which reason it is favoured for bridal dresses and babies clothes. However, it also has strong associations with shrouds and the pallor of death, and hence with… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • Whiter — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • White — (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith. szveisti, to make …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • White alder — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • White ant — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
… Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»