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1 a pound in the purse is worth two in the book
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a pound in the purse is worth two in the book
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2 A pound in the purse is worth two in the book
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > A pound in the purse is worth two in the book
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3 a pound in the purse is worth two in the book
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > a pound in the purse is worth two in the book
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4 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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5 POUND
• In for a penny, in for a pound - Взялся за гуж, не говори, что не дюж (B), Заварил кашу - не жалей масла (3)• Pound in the purse is worth two in the book (A) - Ближняя копеечка дороже дальнего рубля (Б) -
6 лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе
Set phrase: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, A bird in the hand is worth two in the wood, A feather in the hand is better than a bird in the air, A living dog is better than a dead lion, A pound in the purse is worth two in the book, An ounce of (good) fortune is worth a pound of forecast, Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow, Better one small fish than an empty dish, Never quit certainty for hope, One today is worth two tomorrow, half a loaf is better than no bread, one today is worth two tomorrowsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе
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7 не сули журавля в небе, а дай синицу в руки
Set phrase: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (дословно: Лучше одна птичка в руках, чем две в кустах), a bird in the hand is worth two in the the wood, a feather in the hand is better than a bird in the air, a living dog is better than a dead lion, a pound in the purse is worth two in the book, an ounce of (good) fortune is worth a pound of forecast, better an egg today than a hen tomorrow, better one small fish than an empty dish, never quit certainty for hope, never quit certainty for hope (дословно: Никогда не поступайся уверенностью ради надежды), one today is worth two tomorrowУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > не сули журавля в небе, а дай синицу в руки
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8 лучше синица в руки, чем журавль в небе
Set phrase: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, A bird in the hand is worth two in the wood, A feather in the hand is better than a bird in the air, A living dog is better than a dead lion, A pound in the purse is worth two in the book, An ounce of (good) fortune is worth a pound of forecast, Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow, Better one small fish than an empty dish, Never quit certainty for hope, One today is worth two tomorrowУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > лучше синица в руки, чем журавль в небе
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9 не сули журавля в небе, дай синицу в руки
не сули (не нужно) журавля в небе, <а> дай синицу в рукипосл.cf. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; better an egg today than a hen tomorrow; a gift in the hand is better than two promises; a pound in the purse is worth two in the book; one today is worth two tomorrow; never quit certainty for hope- Как же, то есть вас сейчас и сделают профессором после экзамена? - Нет ещё... но большая надежда получить. - Так, стало быть, это пустяки - одни только надежды. Нет, Павел Васильич, на жизнь нельзя так смотреть: жизнь - серьёзное дело; пословица говорится: "Не сули журавля в небе, а дай синицу в руки". (А. Писемский, Тюфяк) — 'How is that? You mean they will make you a professor as soon as you pass your examination?' 'Not immediately... but I have great hopes.' 'Nonsense! Sheer daydreaming! That's not the way to look at life, Pavel Vasilich, life's a serious business; 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush', you know.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не сули журавля в небе, дай синицу в руки
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10 Ближняя копеечка дороже дальнего рубля
See Не сули журавля в небе, дай синицу в руки (Н)Var.: Ближняя соломка лучше дальнего сенцаCf: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (Am., Br.). One dollar in your hand beats the promise of two in somebody else's (Am.). A pound in the purse is worth two in the book (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Ближняя копеечка дороже дальнего рубля
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