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2 try to sweep back the Atlantic with a broom
шутл."попытаться вымести метлой Атлантический океан", пытаться сделать невозможноеI did try to follow Einstein's Scientific theories, but I might as well have tried to sweep back the Atlantic with a broom. (DEI) — Я попытался разобраться в теории Эйнштейна. Но куда там! Легче вычерпать ложкой Атлантический океан.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > try to sweep back the Atlantic with a broom
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bru:m1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) hiniesta2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) escobabroom n escobatr[brʊːm]1 (for sweeping) escoba2 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL hiniestabroom ['bru:m, 'brʊm] n1) : retama f, hiniesta f2) : escoba f (para barrer)n.• escoba s.f.• escobón s.m.bruːm1) c ( brush) escoba fa new broom sweeps clean — escoba nueva barre bien; (before n)
broom cupboard o (AmE) closet — armario m de los artículos de limpieza
2) u ( plant) retama f, hiniesta f[bruːm, brʊm]1. N1) (=brush) escoba fnew broom — (fig) escoba f nueva
2) (Bot) retama f, hiniesta f2.CPDbroom closet (US), broom cupboard (Brit) N — armario m de los artículos de limpieza
* * *[bruːm]1) c ( brush) escoba fa new broom sweeps clean — escoba nueva barre bien; (before n)
broom cupboard o (AmE) closet — armario m de los artículos de limpieza
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noun1) Besen, dera new broom — (fig.) ein neuer Besen
2) (Bot.) Ginster, der* * *[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) der Ginster2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) der Besen* * *[bru:m, brʊm]n* * *[bruːm]n1) Besen m* * *broom [bruːm; brʊm]A s1. Besen m:a new broom sweeps clean (Sprichwort) neue Besen kehren gut2. BOTa) Besenginster mb) Geißklee mB v/t kehren, fegen:broom up auf-, zusammenkehren* * *noun1) Besen, dera new broom — (fig.) ein neuer Besen
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[bruːm, brʊm]1) (for sweeping) scopa f.2) bot. ginestra f. (da scope)••a new broom sweeps clean — prov. scopa nuova spazza bene
* * *[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) ginestra2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) scopa* * *broom /bru:m/n.2 scopa; granata● (prov.) A new broom sweeps clean, scopa nuova scopa bene.(to) broom /bru:m/v. t.spazzare; scopare.* * *[bruːm, brʊm]1) (for sweeping) scopa f.2) bot. ginestra f. (da scope)••a new broom sweeps clean — prov. scopa nuova spazza bene
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[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) gyvel2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) kost* * *[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) gyvel2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) kost -
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bru:m1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) gyvel2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) feiekost, sopelimelyng--------sopelimeIsubst. \/bruːm\/, \/brʊm\/1) kost, sopelime2) forklaring: en av flere arter i planteslektene gyvel (Cytisus forklaring:) og ginst (Genistaforklaring:)a new broom sweeps clean nye koster feier bestIIverb \/bruːm\/, \/brʊm\/sope, feie, koste -
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[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) giesta2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) vassoura* * *[bru:m] n 1 vassoura. 2 Bot giesta, giesteira: planta ornamental e medicinal. • vt varrer. new brooms sweep clean fig vassouras novas varrem bem. -
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[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) košeničica2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) metla* * *I [bru:m]nounbotany košeničicaII [bru:m]nounmetlaIII [bru:m]transitive verbpometati, pomesti -
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[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.)2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) -
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seprű, rekettye, partvis* * *[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) rekettye2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) seprű -
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n. süpürge, katırtırnağı [bot.]* * *süpürge* * *[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) katırtırnağı2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) saplı süpürge -
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• jänönpapu• varsiluuta• kultavihma• luuta* * *bru:m1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) väriherne2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) luuta -
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[brum]n* * *[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) żarnowiec2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) miotła -
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[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) irbulene2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) slota* * *slota; irbulene; slaucīt -
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[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) (šluotinis) sausakrūmis2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) šluota -
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n. kvast, sopborste; ginst* * *[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) ginst2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) []kvast -
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[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) janovec2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) koště* * *• smeták• janovec metlatý• koště -
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[bru:m]1) (a wild shrub of the pea family with (usually yellow) flowers: The hillside was covered in broom.) prútnatec2) (a long-handled sweeping brush.) metla* * *• metla
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