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101 within
I [wi'pin] aщо знаходиться всередині (конверта, пакет)II [wi'pin] advthe within complaint — скарга, що додається ( до лист)
apx.1) всередині; з внутрішньої сторони2) в душі, в думкахhe was outwardly calm, but raging within — зовні він був спокійний, але в душі у нього все кипіло
3) миcт. за сценою4) в гpaм.; знaч. імен. внутрішня частина (чого-н.); the within of the box is red ящик всередині червонийIII [wi'pin] prep1) місцезнаходження всередині якого-н. предмета або в межах якого-н. обмеженого простору в, всерединіwithin the house — в будинку, всередині
within four walls — в чотирьох стінах; таємно, секретно; в рамках якої-н. організації в
within the committee — в комітеті; настрій, душевний стан в душі
within oneself — в душі [див. 5]
he thought within himself that... — про себе він подумав, що...
2) поширення або знаходження в певних межах не далі ніж, в межахwithin reach /range/ — в межах досяжності
within striking range — вiйcьк. в межах досяжності ( для нанесення удару)
are we within walking distance of N. — є чи можна звідси дійти пішки до N. є; обмеження певними межами в межах, в рамках
within (the) jurisdiction (of) — в межах юрисдикції
to keep within the law — дотримуватися закону, не виходити за рамки закону
to live /to keep/ within one's means — жити відповідно своїх достатків
to come within smb 's duties — входити в чиї-н. обов'язки
keep within the speed limit! — не перевищуй(те) встановлену швидкість!
3) часова межа протягом; не пізніше ( ніж); заwithin a week — протягом тижня, до кінця тижня
an order to vacate the premises within twenty-four hours — наказ звільнити приміщення в двадцять чотири години
the letters came within a few days of each other — листи приходили одне за одним з проміжком в декілька днів
within a year of his death — ( менше ніж) за рік до його смерті; ( менше ніж) через рік після його смерті
4) межа точності з точністю до, майжеthey are within a few months of the same age — різниця у віці між ними всього декілька місяців; в словосполученнях
within an ace of — на волосину від; [ін. сполучення див. під відповідними словами]
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102 wrong
I n1) шкода; зло; образаright and wrong — добро, зло
2) неправда; неправильність; помилковість3) несправедливість; неправомірність; невиправданість; юp. правопорушення, деліктpublic wrongs — порушення державних або громадських прав та інтересів
the king can do no wrong — юp. король не несе відповідальність ( за політику кабінету при конституційній монархії)
to be in the wrong — бути неправим, помилятися; бути винним
to acknowledge oneself in the wrong — визнати свою помилку /провину/
the dead are always wrong — пpиcл. мертві завжди винні; на мертвих все можна звалити
to do wrong to smb — бути несправедливим до кого-н., образити кого-н.; неправильно судити про кого-н.
to suffer wrong — терпіти образу /несправедливість/
II ato labour under a sense of wrong — діяти під впливом образи; вважати себе ображеним
1) неправильний, невірний, помилковий; хибнийwrong note — мyз. фальшива нота
a wrong move — невірний крок; невдалий /помилковий/ хід ( в шахах)
to put smb on the wrong track — пустити кого-н. по хибному сліду
to be on the wrong track /scen — ц йти по хибному сліду
to be wrong — помилятися; бути неправим в чому-н.
that's just where you are wrong — як раз в цьому, полягає ваша помилка
2) непідходящий, невідповідний; не той, що потрібноto take the wrong turning — повернути не туди, куди потрібно
sorry, wrong number! — ви не туди попали!; вибачте, я не туди попав!
you've been given the wrong number /connection/ — вас неправильно з'єднали
you're doing it in the wrong way — ви робите це не так, як потрібно
at the wrong time — в невдалий час; не у визначений час
3) недоречний4) дурний; порочний, аморальний; неетичнийhe thought war was wrong — він вважав війну злом; несправедливий; невиправданий
wrong act — юp. неправомірна дія
what's wrong with you — є що з вамиє; що у вас трапилосяє
I hope there is nothing wrong — сподіваюсь, нічого не трапилося
wrong in the head — психічно неврівноважений; несправний
this watch goes two minutes wrong either way — годинник то відстає, то спішить на дві хвилини
6) лівий, виворітний ( про сторону)7) пoлiгp. чужий ( про шрифт)wrong fount — "чужий" ( вказівка в коректурі)
to be born on the wrong side of the tracks — народитися в бідній сім'ї; вийти з низів
to be on smb 's wrong side — не користуватися чиєю-н. прихильністю
to get off on the wrong foot — невдало почати; справити погане враження
what's wrong with it — є чим це поганоє, чому це не підходитьє; чому б ні...
III advwhat's wrong with a cup of tea — є чому б не випити чашку чаює; що ж тут такогоє
1) неправильно, невірно, помилковоto answer wrong — відповісти неправильно /невірно/
you've got it wrong — ви прорахувалися; ви неправильно /не так/ зрозуміли
2) негоже; неналежноembarrassment made him act wrong — від зніяковілості він робив не те, що слід
3) дурно, погано; несправедливоv
to go wrong — збитися зі шляху ( істинного)a girl who has gone wrong — дівчина, що збилася зі шляху; провалитися; не вийти
all our plans went wrong — всі наші задуми провалилися; вийти з ладу; почати працювати з перебоями ( про механізм); зіпсуватися
to get in wrong with smb — потрапити до кого-н. в немилість
IV vto get smb in wrong — підвести кого-н., підставити кого-н. під удар, підставити кого-н.
1) бути несправедливим (до кого-н.); приписувати дурні помисли (кому-н.); he wronged me when he said I was envious він безпідставно звинуватив мене в заздрощах2) шкодити, заподіювати зло; ображати3) ганьбити, безчестити; забезпечити ( жінку); спокусити4) (of) віднімати; позбавляти (обманом, силою) -
103 coherent
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104 freedom
n1. свобода, незалежність2. почесне громадянство (звич. міста)- philosophical freedom свобода дотримуватися будь-якої ідеології- freedom of the air свобода повітряного простору- freedom of belief свобода релігії/ віросповідання- freedom of communications свобода комунікацій- freedom of contract свобода договору- freedom of a country незалежність країни- freedom of expression свобода слова, свобода висловлення думки- freedom of information свобода інформації- freedom to manifest the religion свобода віросповідання- freedom of movement and travel свобода пересування (по території країни)- freedom of opinion and expression свобода переконань та свобода їх висловлення- freedom of the press свобода друку- freedom of religion свобода релігії/ віросповідання- freedom to receive and give information свобода одержання та передачі інформації- freedom from restrictions свобода від обмежень- freedom of the seas юр. свобода мореплавання- freedom of sea routes свобода морських шляхів- freedom to seek, receive and import information and ideas свобода пошуку, одержання та розповсюдження інформації та ідей- freedom of speech свобода слова- freedom of thought свобода думки- freedom of transit свобода транзитного проходу- freedom of the will свобода волі/ волевиявлення- restriction of rights and freedoms обмеження прав та свобод- to confer upon smbd. the freedom of a city/ town присвоїти комусь звання почесного громадянина міста- to enjoy freedom користуватися свободою; бути вільним/ незалежним- to enjoy freedom from restrictions користуватися свободою від обмежень- to fight for freedom боротися за свободу- to give smbd. the freedom of a city/ town присвоїти комусь звання почесного громадянина міста- to infringe the freedom of the high seas порушити свободу відкритого моря- to receive the freedom of a city/ town отримати звання почесного громадянина міста -
105 shallow
adj1. поверховий, обмежений, пустий- shallow argument непереконливий аргумент- shallow paper поверхнева доповідь- shallow person обмежена людина- shallow policy недалекоглядна політика- shallow thought пуста думка -
106 (as) swift as an arrow
(as) swift as an arrow (as lightning; as thought; as the wind) швидкий як стріла, як блискавка, як вітер, як думка, як куля; прудкий як дзиґа, як заєць; вмить, миттюEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) swift as an arrow
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107 (as) swift as lightning
(as) swift as an arrow (as lightning; as thought; as the wind) швидкий як стріла, як блискавка, як вітер, як думка, як куля; прудкий як дзиґа, як заєць; вмить, миттюEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) swift as lightning
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108 (as) swift as the wind
(as) swift as an arrow (as lightning; as thought; as the wind) швидкий як стріла, як блискавка, як вітер, як думка, як куля; прудкий як дзиґа, як заєць; вмить, миттюEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) swift as the wind
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109 _бажання; капризи
better to have than wish a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush if a man could have all his wishes, he would double his trouble if my aunt had been a man, he'd have been my uncle the more you get, the more you want nothing is impossible to a willing heart where there is a will, there's a way the wish is father to the thoughtEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _бажання; капризи
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110 _дурість
all asses wag their ears all men are fools, but the wisest of fools are called philosophers arguing with a fool shows there are two ask a silly question and you get a silly answer as the fool thinks, so the bell clinks the ass is known by its ears asses as well as pitchers have ears blame-all and praise-all are two blockheads change of weather is a discourse of fools children and fools have merry lives children and fools must not play with edged tools children and fools tell the truth dreams give wings to fools the darkest place is under the candlestick every ass loves to hear himself bray every ass thinks himself worthy to stand with the king's horses every fool will be meddling experience is the teacher of fools folly grows without watering a fool always finds a bigger fool to admire a fool always rushes to the fore a fool and his money are soon parted a fool believes everything a fool is known by his conversation a fool is known by his laughing a fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man answer in seven years a fool over forty is a fool indeed a fool may give a wise man counsel a fool may sometimes speak to the purpose a fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out a fool who keeps his mouth closed fools the whole world the fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool the fool wonders; the wise man asks a fool's voice is known by a multitude of words fools and bairns should never see half-done work fools go in crowds fools make feasts and wise men eat them fools never know when they are well fools rush in where angels fear to tread fortune favors the fools give a man enough rope and he will hang himself a great talker may be no fool, but he is one that relies on him he is a fool who cannot be angry but a wise man who will not he that makes himself an ass must not complain if men ride him he who is born a fool is never cured honey is not for the ass's mouth if all fools wore white caps, we'd all look like geese if an ass goes traveling, he'll not come back a horse if fools went not to market, bad wares would not be sold in spite of colleges and schools, the world remains a ship of fools it is better to remain silent and be thought of as a fool than to speak and prove the same it is ill manners to silence a fool, and it is cruelty to let him go on it is a silly fish, that is caught twice with the same bait a learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one lend and lose is the game of fools little wit in the head makes much work for the feet one fool makes many never bray at an ass never show a fool a half-done work no fool like an old fool none is a fool always, everyone sometimes riches serve a wise man but command a fool silence is the virtue of a fool success ruins a fool there are a great many asses without long ears it is better to lose with a wise man than to win with a fool a wager is a fool's argument the way of a fool is right in his own eyes when a fool has made up his mind, the market has gone by a white wall is the fool's writing paper: he writes his name there a wise man changes his mind, a fool never will a wise man learns by the experiences of others; an ordinary man learns by his own experience; a fool learns by nobody's experiences a wise man's day is worth a fool's life the wise seek wisdom; the fool has found it words are the wise man's counters and the fool's money -
111 _мовчання
blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, says nothing beware of a silent dog and silent water a closed mouth catches no flies a fish wouldn't get caught if he kept his mouth shut it is better to remain silent and be thought of as a fool than to speak and prove the same silence give consent silence is a woman's best garment silence is the best policy silence is the virtue of a fool speech is silver(n), silence is golden a still tongue makes a wise head the tree of silence bears the fruit of peace -
112 _різне
aim at the stars, but keep your feet on the ground all are not thieves that dogs bark at all cats are grey in the dark all roads lead to Rome always lend a helping hand among the blind the one-eyed man is king as the days grow longer, the storms are stronger at a round table, there is no dispute of place a bad excuse is better than none a bad vessel is seldom broken be just before you're generous be just to all, but trust not all the best things come in small packages the best way to resist temptation is to give in to it better alone than in bad company better an empty house than a bad tenant better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion better ride an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me better to beg than to steal, but better to work than to beg better a tooth out than always aching between two stools one goes to the ground a bird may be known by its flight a bird never flew on one wing a bit in the morning is better than nothing all day a bleating sheep loses a bite a blind man would be glad to see a blind man needs no looking glass bread always falls buttered side down a burden which one chooses is not felt butter to butter is no relish cast no dirt in the well that gives you water the chain is no stronger than its weakest link a change is as good as a rest Christmas comes but once a year circumstances after cases cleanliness is next to godliness the cobbler's wife is the worst shod a cold hand, a warm heart comparisons are odious consistency is a jewel consideration is half of conversation a creaking door hangs long on its hinges desperate diseases must have desperate remedies the devil looks after his own diamond cut diamond dirt shows the quickest on the cleanest cotton discontent is the first step in progress do as you would be done by dog does not eat dog a dog that will fetch a bone will carry a bone a dog will not cry if you beat him with a bone do not spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar do not throw pearls before swine do your best and leave the rest with God do your duty and be afraid of none don't be a yes-man don't cut off your nose to spite your face don't drown yourself to save a drowning man don't look a gift horse in the mouth don't spur a willing horse don't strike a man when he is down don't swap the witch for the devil eagles don't catch flies eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together the English are a nation of shopkeepers even a stopped clock is right twice a day every cock sings in his own way every fish that escapes seems greater than it is every man is a pilot in a calm sea every medal has its reverse side every thing comes to a man who does not need it every tub smells of the wine it holds evil communications corrupt good manners the exception proves the rule exchange is no robbery extremes meet facts are stubborn things familiarity breeds contempt fast bind, fast find fields have eyes, and woods have ears fight fire with fire figure on the worst but hope for the best fingers were made before forks the fire which lights us at a distance will burn us when near the first shall be last and the last, first follow your own star forbearance is no acquittance the fox knows much, but more he that catches him from the day you were born till you ride in a hearse, there's nothing so bad but it might have been worse from the sweetest wine, the tartest vinegar fruit is golden in the morning, silver at noon, and lead at night gambling is the son of avarice and the father of despair the game is not worth the candles a gentleman never makes any noise the gift bringer always finds an open door the giver makes the gift precious a good horse cannot be of a bad colour a good tale is none the worse for being twice told good riddance to bad rubbish the greatest right in the world is the right to be wrong the half is more than the whole half a loaf is better than no bread half an orange tastes as sweet as a whole one hawk will not pick out hawk's eyes the heart has arguments with which the understanding is unacquainted he may well swim that is held up by the chin he that doesn't respect, isn't respected he that lies down with dogs must rise with fleas he that would live at peace and rest must hear and see and say the best he who is absent is always in the wrong he who follows is always behind the higher the climb, the broader the view history is a fable agreed upon hitch your wagon to a star the ideal we embrace is our better self if a bee didn't have a sting, he couldn't keep his honey if a sheep loops the dyke, all the rest will follow I fear Greeks even when bringing gifts if each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city if the cap fits, wear it if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain if you cannot bite, never show your teeth if you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have if you cannot speak well of a person, don't speak of him at all if you leave your umbrella at home, it is sure to rain if you wish to see the best in others, show the best of yourself ill news travels fast ill weeds grow apace an inch breaks no square it always pays to be a gentleman it costs nothing to ask it is easier to descend than ascend it is easier to pull down than to build up it is good fishing in troubled waters it is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back it is sometimes best to burn your bridges behind you it is well to leave off playing when the game is at the best it is not clever to gamble, but to stop playing it's a small world it takes all sorts to make a world it takes a thief to catch a thief jealousy is a green-eyed monster jealousy is a proof of self-love keep a dress seven years and it will come back into style keep no more cats than will catch mice kindle not a fire that you cannot extinguish kissing goes by favor jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today a joy that's shared is a joy made double justice is blind lay not the load on the lame horse learn to creep before you leap let the cock crow or not, the day will come the longest road is sometimes the shortest way home lookers-on see most of the game man does not live by bread alone many are called but few are chosen many go out for wool and come home shorn many stumble at a straw and leap over a block men cease to interest us when we find their limitations a misty morn may have a fine day the mob has many heads but no brains the moon is not seen when the sun shines the more the merrier mountain has brought forth a mouse much water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of name not a halter in his house that hanged himself the nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat never be the first by whom the new is tried nor yet the last to lay the old aside never do anything yourself you can get somebody else to do never is a long time never let your left hand know what your right hand is doing never make a bargain with the devil on a dark day never quarrel with your bread and butter never tell tales out of school a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse no joy without alloy no man is a hero to his valet no mud can soil us but the mud we throw no names, no pack-drill no news good news no one but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches none is so blind as they who will not see none of us is perfect nothing is certain but the unforeseen nothing is easy to the unwilling nothing is so good but it might have been better nothing is stolen without hands nothing new under the sun nothing seems quite as good as new after being broken an old poacher makes the best keeper once is no rule one dog barks at nothing, the rest bark at him one good turn deserves another one half of the world does not know how the other half lives one hand washes the other one man's meat is another man's poison one picture is worth ten thousand words one volunteer is worth two pressed men one whip is good enough for a good horse; for a bad one, not a thousand opposites attract each other the orange that is squeezed too hard yields a bitter juice other people's burdens killed the ass out of the mire into the swamp painted flowers have no scent paper is patient: you can put anything on it people condemn what they do not understand pigs might fly the pitcher goes often to the well please ever; tease never plenty is no plague the porcupine, whom one must handle gloved, may be respected but is never loved the proof of the pudding is in the eating the remedy is worse than the disease reopen not the wounds once healed a rolling stone gathers no moss the rotten apple injures its neighbors scratch my back and I shall scratch yours the sea refuses no river seize what is highest and you will possess what is in between seldom seen, soon forgotten silence scandal by scandal the sharper the storm, the sooner it's over the sheep who talks peace with a wolf will soon be mutton since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get small faults indulged in are little thieves that let in greater solitude is at times the best society some people are too mean for heaven and too good for hell the soul of a man is a garden where, as he sows, so shall he reap sour grapes can never make sweet wine sow a thought and reap an act the sow loves bran better than roses a stick is quickly found to beat a dog with still waters run deep stoop low and it will save you many a bump through life a straw shows which way the wind blows a stream cannot rise above its source the style is the man the sun loses nothing by shining into a puddle the sun shines on all the world the sun will shine down our street too sunday plans never stand suspicion may be no fault, but showing it may be a great one sweetest nuts have the hardest shells the tail cannot shake the dog take things as they are, not as you'd have them tastes differ there are more ways of killing a dog than hanging it there is always room at the top there is life in the old dog yet there is no rose without a thorn there is small choice in rotten apples there is truth in wine there's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it they need much whom nothing will content they that dance must pay the fiddler they walk with speed who walk alone those who hide can find three removals are as bad as a fire to the pure all things are pure to work hard, live hard, die hard, and go to hell after all would be hard indeed too far east is west translation is at best an echo a tree is known by its fruit a tree often transplanted neither grows nor thrives two can play at that game two dogs over one bone seldom agree venture a small fish to catch a great one the voice with a smile always wins wear my shoes and you'll know where they pitch we weep when we are born, not when we die what can you have of a cat but her skin what can't be cured must be endured what matters to a blind man that his father could see what you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail when a dog is drowning, everyone offers him drink when in doubt, do nowt when interest is lost, memory is lost when a man lays the foundation of his own ruin, others will build on it when a river does not make a noise, it is either empty or very full when the devil is dead, he never lacks a chief mourner when two ride on one horse one must sit behind where bees are, there is honey where it is weakest, there the thread breaks who seeks what he should not finds what he would not why keep a dog and bark yourself? a wonder lasts but nine days the worth of a thing is best known by its want the world is a ladder for some to go up and some down would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason you buy land, you buy stones; you buy meat, you buy bones you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink you can tell the day by the morning you cannot lose what you never had you cannot touch pitch and not be defiled you can't put new wine in old bottles you can't walk and look at the stars if you have a stone in your shoe your looking glass will tell you what none of your friends will zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse -
113 _розум; мудрість; думка
advice is something the wise don't need and the fools won't take all great minds run in the same channel all men are fools, but the wisest of fools are called philosophers better an empty purse than an empty head a big head means a big headache bought wisdom is best if you don't pay too dear for it entertain no thoughts which you would blush at in words the doors of wisdom are never shut a flow of words is no proof of wisdom the fool wonders; the wise man asks go where he will, a wise man is always at home happy is the man who finds wisdom and gets understanding he who questions nothing learns nothing high living, low thinking if what men most admire they would despise, it would look like mankind were growing wise it is easy to be wise after the event it needs great wisdom to play the fool little hair, much wit know thyself knowledge and wisdom are far from being one men talk wisely but live foolishly nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time no man can be always wise no man is born wise or learned one good head is better than a thousand strong hands one hears only what he understands popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world riches serve a wise man but command a fool so many men, so many minds speech is the gift of all but the thought of few a still tongue makes a wise head two heads are better than one where all think alike, no one thinks very much where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise wisdom doesn't always speak in Greek and Latin wisdom goes not always by years wisdom in a poor man is a diamond set in lead wisdom is ever a blessing, education is sometimes a curse wisdom is the wealth of the wise a wise man changes his mind; a fool never does a wise man is strong a wise man will make more opportunities than he finds a wise man's day is worth a fool's life wise men care not for what they cannot have wise men learn by other men's mistakes; fools insist on learning by their own a word to the wise words are the wise man's counters and the fool's moneyEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _розум; мудрість; думка
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114 _самовладнання
he conquers twice who conquers himself he who quells an angry thought is greater than a king keep cool and you command everybody master your temper, lest it masters you no man is free who cannot command himself one must have an iron cage of nerves to hold a tiger in the breast to conquer other, you must first conquer yourself short tempers often go with long tongues -
115 _слава; велич; достойність
from the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step a good reputation is more valuable than money good wits jump great actions speak great minds great men are not always wise great souls suffer in silence a great ship asks deep waters the great man is he who does not lose his child's heart honors change manners it's amazing how much good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit little things amuse little minds a live soldier is better than a dead hero mean men admire wealth, great men seek true glory no flowery road leads to glory no really great man thought himself so none thinks the great unhappy popularity is glory's small change there are no small steps in great affairs a truly great man will neither trample on a worm nor sneak to an emperor what people say behind your back is your standing in the community when glory comes, memory departs a wounded reputation is seldom curedEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _слава; велич; достойність
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116 _слово; сила слова
actions speak louder than words better ask, than go astray better the foot slip than the tongue better one word in time than two afterwards brevity is the soul of wit by work you get money, by talk you get knowledge easier said than done empty vessels make the greatest sound fine words butter no parsnips fine words dress ill deeds first think, then speak a flow of words is no proof of wisdom a fool is known by his conversation a good tongue is a good weapon a good word costs no more than a bad one great barkers are no biters great cry and little wool a great talker may be no fool, but he is one that relies on him great talkers are like broken pitchers: everything runs out of them great talkers are little doers hard words break no bones he that talks much errs much he that talks much lies much he who says little may be a fool or a genius he who says what he likes shall hear what he does not like hear much, speak little hold your tongue an honest man's word is as good as his bond if your swear you will catch no fish immodest words are in all cases indefensible it is not with saying "honey, honey" that sweetness comes into the mouth a kind word goes a long way least said, soonest mended let not your tongue cut your throat a man never becomes an orator if he has anything to say a man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds many speak much who cannot speak well many a truth is spoken is jest more have repented speech than silence much ado about nothing never answer a question until it is asked no sooner said than done one tongue is enough for two women out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks pleasant words are valued but do not cost much the pen is mightier than the sword pigs grunt about everything and nothing say little but think more say little; write less; print least silly question, silly answer speak of angels and they flap their wings speak when you are spoken to; come when you are called speech is silver(n), silence is golden speech is the gift of all but the thought of few speech was given a man to conceal his thoughts a still tongue makes a wise head ten measures of talk were sent down from heaven, and women took nine it is not every question that deserves an answer the tongue always returns to the sore tooth the tongue is not steel but it cuts the tongue is the only tool that grows sharper with use an unkind word is better left unspoken what is writ is writ a woman fights with her tongue a woman's hair is long, but her tongue is longer a word before is worth two behind a word spoken is past recalling a word to the wise is sufficient words and deeds are not weighed in the same balance words are but wind words are the wise man's counters and the fool's money words cut more than swords words pay no debts the worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise wounds made by words are hard to heal you are master of the unspoken word; the spoken word is master of youEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _слово; сила слова
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117 we soon believe what we desire
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > we soon believe what we desire
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118 area
['ɛərɪə]n1) пло́ща, про́стір; діля́нкаarea under crop — посівна́ пло́ща
area of a triangle — пло́ща трику́тника
area of bearing тех. — опо́рна пове́рхня
2) райо́н; зо́на; край; о́бластьresidential area — жили́й райо́н
3) ро́змах, масшта́бwide area of thought — широ́кий кругозі́р
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119 dismiss
[dɪs'mɪs]vвідпуска́ти, звільня́ти; гна́ти, проганя́ти; розпуска́ти ( збори)to dismiss the subject — припиня́ти обгово́рення пита́ння
to dismiss a thought — відмовля́тися від ду́мки
dismissed! військ. — розійди́сь! ( команда)
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120 little
['lɪtl] 1. adj1) (comp less, lesser; sup least) мале́нький; невели́кийlittle finger — мізи́нець
little ones — ді́ти, маля́та
the little people — 1) ді́ти 2) е́льфи
2) коро́ткий (про час, відстань)3) мали́й, незначни́йlittle things — дрібни́ці
4) дріб'язко́вий, обме́жений••2. adv ( comp less; sup least)to make little of smth. — не сприйма́ти серйо́зно, не надава́ти зна́чення
1) небага́то, ма́лоa little — тро́хи, небага́то
little less than — тро́хи ме́нше, ніж
little more than — тро́хи бі́льше, ніж
2) з дієсловами know, dream, think і т.п. зо́всім не3. nlittle did he think that [he little thought that] — він і не ду́мав, що
невели́ка кі́лькість; де́що; небага́то; дрібни́ця••little by little — пома́лу, ма́ло-пома́лу; поступо́во
little or nothing — ма́йже нічо́го
not a little — нема́ло
in little — 1) в невели́кому масшта́бі 2) жив. в мініатю́рі
for a little — на коро́ткий час
from little up — з дити́нства
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