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41 like a bird
разг.охотно, без всяких колебаний, без всякого сопротивления; легко, без трудаA month later Mr. Ilam asked Mrs. Kilmarnock to marry him, and she consented like a bird. (A. Bennett, ‘The City of Pleasure’, part III, ch. XXIX) — Через месяц мистер Айлам сделал предложение миссис Килмарнок, которое сразу же было принято.
Hornby: "...He keeps a gambling hell. Gives you a slap-up supper for nothing, as much pop as you can drink, and changes your cheques like a bird." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Land of Promise’, act I) — Хорнби: "...Он содержит игорный дом. Дает почти задаром великолепный ужин, сколько угодно вина, а у вас чеки вылетают один за другим, как птички."
Orey can write poetry like a bird, they tell me. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Working Bullocks’, ch. XIV) — Кто-то сказал мне, что Ори пишет стихи, как птица поет.
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42 little bird told me
мне стало известно по секрету, "сорока на хвосте принесла"A little bird told me that my Mom would give me a nice present for my birthday.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > little bird told me
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43 free as the bird
свободный как ветер, как птицаHe's not a doctor. He has no medical degree. But He's done more for medicine than thousands of men with degrees, men who ride about in motor cars and charge their fees, free as air... (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Citadel’, ch. 22) — Спелинджер не врач. У него нет диплома. Но он сделал для медицины больше, чем тысячи врачей с дипломами, которые разъезжают в автомобилях, свободные как ветер, и набивают карманы гонорарами...
‘Am I free?’ ‘Free as the air. For a week.’ (Gr. Greene, ‘The Confidential Agent’, part IV, ch. I) — - Я могу считать себя свободным? - На неделю вы вольная птица.
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44 it is an ill bird that fouls its own nest
посл."только дурная птица поганит своё гнездо" (ср. сор из избы выносить); см. тж. foul one's own nestAugustus: "...Do you mean to say, you scoundrel, that an Englishman is capable of selling his country to the enemy for gold?" The clerk: "Not as a general thing I wouldn't say it, but there's men here would sell their own mothers for two coppers if they got the chance." Augustus: "...it's an ill bird that fouls its own nest." (B. Shaw, ‘Augustus Does His Bit’) — Август: "...Вы хотите сказать, негодяй, что англичанин способен за деньги продать свою родину врагу?" Письмоводитель: "Вообще, я бы этого не сказал, но здесь найдутся люди, которые родную мать продадут, если представится случай." Август: "...скверная это птица, которая поганит собственное гнездо!"
Large English-Russian phrasebook > it is an ill bird that fouls its own nest
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45 put a word in for smb.
(put a (good) word in for smb. (тж. put in a (good) word for smb. или say a good word for smb.))замолвить за кого-л. словечко, заступиться за кого-л....in the National Assembly the most timid attempts to put in a word for Paris were howled down... (K. Marx, ‘The Civil War in France’, ch. III) —...Национальное собрание на самую робкую попытку сказать слово в защиту Парижа отвечало неистовым воем...
Hallo! That you, Wilfred?.. Michael speaking... One of our packers has been snooping copies of ‘Copper Coin’. He's "got the bird" - poor devil. I wondered if you'd mind putting in a word for him - old Dan won't listen to me... (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part I, ch. VIII) — Алло! ты, Уилфрид?.. говорит Майкл... Слушай, один из наших упаковщиков стащил "Медяки". Его выставили, беднягу. Я и подумал: не заступишься ли ты за него - старый Дэн меня и слушать не станет...
I can't promise anything, my dear chap, but I'll put in a word in the right quarter. (C. P. Snow, ‘Homecomings’, ch. 17) — Ничего не могу обещать, мой дорогой, но постараюсь замолвить словечко где надо.
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46 Yard Bird
Общая лексика: Курица (Пример: "I am going to have some yard bird for dinner."), Chicken. -
47 yard bird
Общая лексика: Курица (Пример: "I am going to have some yard bird for dinner."), Chicken. -
48 a dead bird
австрал.; жарг.дело верное, "верняк"It was betting on a dead bird. We had waited nearly a year for a killing like this. (D. Stivens, ‘Jimmy Brockett’, October 1905) — Мы будем играть на скачках. На этот раз дело верное. Мы ждали такого случая почти год.
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49 (as) free as a bird (or as (the) air)
cвoбoдный кaк птицa, кaк вeтep 'I'm free as a bird from the first of January,' she said lightly. 'Have you heard any more about your own leave of absence?' (H. Maclnnes). 'Am I free?' 'Free as the air. For a week' (Gr. Greene)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > (as) free as a bird (or as (the) air)
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50 a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
syn: a gift in the hand is better than two promisesbetter an egg today, than a hen tomorrow≅ краще жайворонок у руці, ніж журавель у небі краще синиця у жмені, ніж журавель у небі краще нині горобець, ніж узавтра голубецьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
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51 game bird
subst.1) ( jakt) forklaring: fugl skutt for matens eller sportens skyld2) ( fugl i ordenen Galliformes) hønsefugl -
52 i will not change a cottage in possession for a kingdom in reversion
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > i will not change a cottage in possession for a kingdom in reversion
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53 never quit certainty for hope
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > never quit certainty for hope
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54 man is born for happiness, like a bird for flight
Пословица: человек рождён для счастья, как птица для полёта (В. Короленко)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > man is born for happiness, like a bird for flight
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55 the bird dapped for the fish
Макаров: птица нырнула за рыбкойУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the bird dapped for the fish
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56 POLE FOR SPREADING BIRD-NETS
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57 perch
I [pɜːtʃ]1) (for bird) trespolo m., posatoio m.2) ant. metrol. pertica f.••II 1. [pɜːtʃ]to knock sb. off their perch — colloq. fare scendere qcn. dal piedistallo
verbo transitivo posare, appoggiare (in alto)2.verbo intransitivo [bird, person] appollaiarsiIII [pɜːtʃ]nome zool. (pesce) persico m.* * *[pə: ] 1. noun1) (a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands: The pigeon would not fly down from its perch.) trespolo2) (any high seat or position: He looked down from his perch on the roof.) trespolo2. verb1) ((of birds) to go to (a perch); to sit or stand on (a perch): The bird flew up and perched on the highest branch of the tree.) appollaiarsi, posarsi2) (to put, or be, in a high seat or position: He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence.) mettere in alto* * *I [pɜːtʃ] n(fish) pesce m persicoII [pɜːtʃ]1. n2. vt3. vi(bird, person) appollaiarsi* * *perch (1) /pɜ:tʃ/ perch (2) /pɜ:tʃ/n.● (fam.) to knock sb. off his perch, sbalzar q. di sella (fig.); spodestare q. □ square perch, pertica quadrata (m2 25 circa) □ ( d'uccello) to take one's perch, appollaiarsi □ (fig.) Come off your perch!, scendi dal piedistallo! (fam.: dal pero!); non darti arie!(to) perch /pɜ:tʃ/v. i.appollaiarsi; ( d'uccelli) posarsi: The blackbird perched upon a bough, il merlo si è posato su un ramo; The little pianist perched on the stool, il piccolo pianista si è appollaiato sullo sgabello● (geol.) perched block, masso erratico in bilico □ perched groundwater, falda idrica sospesa □ perched spring, sorgente artesiana.* * *I [pɜːtʃ]1) (for bird) trespolo m., posatoio m.2) ant. metrol. pertica f.••II 1. [pɜːtʃ]to knock sb. off their perch — colloq. fare scendere qcn. dal piedistallo
verbo transitivo posare, appoggiare (in alto)2.verbo intransitivo [bird, person] appollaiarsiIII [pɜːtʃ]nome zool. (pesce) persico m. -
58 οἰωνός
Grammatical information: m.Meaning: `bird of prey, which is observed by the soothsayer' (Il.), `prognosticating bird, omen' (Il., also in prose).Other forms: ὀϊωνός Trypho; also Alcm. 60 B 6?).Compounds: As 1. member a.o. in οἰωνο-πόλος m. `interpreter of birds' (Il., Pi., A. in lyr.; D. H. = augur).Derivatives: οἰωνίζομαι, rarely w. prefix as μετ-, ἐξ-, `to observe the prognosticating bird or the auspices, to deem an omen, to tell fortunes' (X, D., hell.) with οἰων-ιστής m. `bird-interpreter, augur' (Il., Hes. Sc., D. H.), - ιστικός `belonging to the bird- interpreter or to soothsaying' (Pl., Arist.), - ισμα n. `omen' (E., LXX), - ισμός m. `id.' (LXX, Plu.), - ιστήριον n. `omen' (X. Ap. 12; prob. after τεκμήριον), `place for observing birds, augurale' (D.H.); οἰωνευτής = οἰωνιστής (pap., as if from *οἰωνεύω; cf. Kalbfleisch RhM 94, 96).Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [86] *h₂eu̯is `bird'Etymology: Explanation debated. Because of the equally built υἱωνός (: υἱύς υἱός) prob. best from a nominal basis; therefore already by Benfey (s. Curtius 391) connected with the IE word for `bird' in Lat. avis, Skt. vi-ṣ a.o. (and αἰετός), with ὀ- for a- in avis a. o. explained by Schulze Kl. Schr. 662 and J. Schmidt KZ 32, 374 as vowelassimilation. By others together with οἶμα, οἶστρος, ὀιστός (s. vv. w. lit., also οἴομαι) connected with a verb `put in vehement motion' with οἰ- either from οἰσ- (e.g. Brugmann IF 17, 487f.) or from ὀ-ισ- (Brugmann IF 29, 233f.). Further lit. in Bq; s. also Belardi Doxa 3, 215 f. and Schmeja IF 68, 35 f. (who connects ᾠόν). - One might reconstruct *h₂ou-i-ōn.Page in Frisk: 2,372-373Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > οἰωνός
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59 perch
pə:
1. noun1) (a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands: The pigeon would not fly down from its perch.) percha2) (any high seat or position: He looked down from his perch on the roof.) posición elevada, pedestal
2. verb1) ((of birds) to go to (a perch); to sit or stand on (a perch): The bird flew up and perched on the highest branch of the tree.) posarse2) (to put, or be, in a high seat or position: He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence.) encaramarperch vb posarsetr[pɜːʧ]1 (fish) perca————————tr[pɜːʧ]1 (for bird) percha2 (high position) posición nombre femenino elevada, posición nombre femenino privilegiada; (pedestal) pedestal nombre masculino1 poner, colocar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be perched estar encaramado,-aperch ['pərʧ] vi1) roost: posarse2) sit: sentarse (en un sitio elevado)perch vtplace: posar, colocarperch n1) roost: percha f (para los pájaros)n.(§ pl.: perches) = alcándara s.f.• cetro s.m.• perca s.f.• percha s.f.v.• posar v.pɜːrtʃ, pɜːtʃ
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1)a) ( in birdcage) percha fb) ( high position) posición f privilegiadato knock somebody off her/his perch — bajarle los humos a alguien
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intransitive verb \<\<bird\>\> posarse
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vtthe village is perched halfway up the mountainside — el pueblo está como colgado en mitad de la ladera
I [pɜːtʃ]1.N [of bird] percha f ; (fig) [of person] posición f elevada- knock sb off his perch2.VT encaramar3.we perched in a tree to see the procession — nos encaramamos or subimos a un árbol para ver el desfile
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[pɜːtʃ]N (pl perch or perches) (=fish) perca f
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[pɜːtʃ]N medida de longitud, = 5,029m* * *[pɜːrtʃ, pɜːtʃ]
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1)a) ( in birdcage) percha fb) ( high position) posición f privilegiadato knock somebody off her/his perch — bajarle los humos a alguien
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intransitive verb \<\<bird\>\> posarse
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60 perch
1 noun∎ the bird flew from its perch on the roof l'oiseau s'envola du toit où il était perché∎ to knock sb off his/her perch (depose) détrôner qn□ ; (force to abandon pretensions) rabattre son caquet à qn;(c) (linear or square measure) ≃ perche f(d) Ichthyology perche f(bird, person) se percher;∎ he perched on the edge of the table il se percha ou se jucha sur le bord de la table(person, object) percher, jucher;∎ she was perched on a stool/on the arm of the chair elle était juchée sur un tabouret/sur le bras du fauteuil;∎ castle perched on a hill château perché sur (le sommet d')une colline;∎ with his glasses perched on the end of his nose avec ses lunettes perchées sur le bout du nez
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