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Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > Авгиевы конюшни
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платная конюшня; извозчичий двор — livery stable
Синонимический ряд:конюшня (сущ.) клоака; конюшня; свинарник; хлев -
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АВГИЕВЫ КОНЮШНИ lit NP pl only fixed WO1. a very dirty or cluttered place: Augean stables.2. extreme disorder, a neglected state of affairs: Augean stablesgigantic (hopeless, dire) mess.Крупные промышленники, за исключением Дессера, поддержали кандидатуру Гранделя... Прошёл месяц. Грандель показал себя неутомимым работником... Грандель говорил: «Коммунисты... Дессер... Это - авгиевы конюшни. Прежде чем начать, нужно чистить, чистить и чистить!» (Эрен-бург 4). АН the big industrialists, with the exception of Desser, backed Grandel....A month went by. Grandel proved to be an indefatigable worker.... "It's the Communists and Desser," he said. "It's worse than the Augean stables! We've got to clean them out before anything can be done" (4a).Люди медленно и упорно фальсифицируют деталь за деталью, частность за частностью, а собранные вместе они составляют ткань истории. Пройдёт ещё полстолетия, и разобраться в этих авгиевых конюшнях не сможет никто (Мандельштам 2)....(People) go on slowly, stubbornly, embroidering the facts, inventing one detail after another, weaving them together to re-create the fabric of "history." Fifty years hence nobody will ever be able to clean up this gigantic mess (2a).From the name of Augeas, legendary king of Elis, whose stables (which sheltered 3000 oxen) had not been cleaned for thirty years. Cleaning the Augean stables was one of the twelve labors of Hercules. -
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• АВГИЕВЫ КОНЮШНИ lit[NP; pl only; fixed WO]=====1. a very dirty or cluttered place:- Augean stables.2. extreme disorder, a neglected state of affairs:- gigantic (hopeless, dire) mess.♦ Крупные промышленники, за исключением Дессера, поддержали кандидатуру Гранделя... Прошёл месяц. Грандель показал себя неутомимым работником... Г рандель говорил: "Коммунисты... Дессер... Это - авгиевы конюшни. Прежде чем начать, нужно чистить, чистить и чистить!" (Эренбург 4). All the big industrialists, with the exception of Desser, backed Grandel....A month went by Grandel proved to be an indefatigable worker.... "It's the Communists and Desser," he said. "It's worse than the Augean stables! We've got to clean them out before anything can be done" (4a).♦ Люди медленно и упорно фальсифицируют деталь за деталью, частность за частностью, а собранные вместе они составляют ткань истории. Пройдёт ещё полстолетия, и разобраться в этих авгиевых конюшнях не сможет никто (Мандельштам 2)....[People] go on slowly, stubbornly, embroidering the facts, inventing one detail after another, weaving them together to re-create the fabric of "history." Fifty years hence nobody will ever be able to clean up this gigantic mess (2a).—————← From the name of Augeas, legendary king of Elis, whose stables (which sheltered 3000 oxen) had not been cleaned for thirty years. Cleaning the Augean stables was one of the twelve labors of Hercules.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > авгиевы конюшни
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1) General subject: clean the Augean stables (и т.п.)2) Makarov: clean the Augean stables (и т. п.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > навести порядок в запущенном деле
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1) General subject: Augean, deserted, desolate, fuzzy, gaunt, grungy, mangy, neglected, ragged (о саде), run-down, rusty, shabby (о доме и т. п.), slottery, squalid, uncared for, uncared-for, unkempt, unkempt (о саде и т.п.), unsanitary, scuzzy, ill kept2) Aviation: lighted up3) Medicine: inveterate, advanced (на запущенной стадии)4) Chemistry: launched, started up, triggered5) Architecture: derelict6) Psychology: advanced case7) Information technology: fired up8) SAP.tech. started9) Tengiz: deficient -
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Greek: AugeanУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > относящийся к Авгию
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General subject: an Augean taskУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > тяжелая и грязная работа
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Makarov: clean the Augean stablesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > чистить авгиевы конюшни
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ж.stable♢
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dirty; muddy, miry (об улице и т.п.)* * ** * *dirty; muddy, miry; filthy, sordid* * *augeanbawdydingydirtydungyfilthyfoulfoulsfrowsyfrowzygrimygrubbyimpuremangymessymirymuckymuddynastypiggishsludgysmudgysmuttysordidsqualidtainteduncleanunsanitary -
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прил. AugeanДополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > Авгиевы
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идиом. Augean stablesДополнительный универсальный русско-английский словарь > Авгиевы конюшни
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Augean — Au*ge an, a. 1. (Class. Myth.) Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Augean — filthy, 1590s, in reference to Augean stable, the cleansing of which was one of the labors of Herakles, from Gk. Augeias, like the stable of Augeas, king of Elis, which contained 3,000 oxen and had gone uncleansed for 30 years. Herakles purified… … Etymology dictionary
Augean — [ô jē′ən] adj. [< L Augeas < Gr Augeias] 1. Gr. Legend of Augeas, king of Elis, or his stable, which holds 3,000 oxen and remains uncleaned for 30 years until Hercules, as one of his twelve labors, cleans it in one day by diverting a river… … English World dictionary
Augean — /aw jee euhn/, adj. 1. resembling the Augean stables in filthiness or degradation. 2. difficult and unpleasant: an Augean chore. [1590 1600; < L Auge(us) of AUGEAS (Gk Augeí(as) + us adj. suffix) + AN] * * * … Universalium
Augean — Au•ge•an [[t]ɔˈdʒi ən[/t]] adj. 1) resembling the Augean stables; filthy; rotten 2) difficult and unpleasant: an Augean chore[/ex] • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L Augē(us) of Augeas (< Gk Augeíās) + an I … From formal English to slang
Augean — adjective Etymology: Latin Augeas, king of Elis, from Greek Augeias; from the legend that his stable, left neglected for 30 years, was finally cleaned by Hercules Date: 1599 extremely formidable or difficult and occasionally distasteful < an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Augean — Au·ge·an || É”Ë dʒɪËÉ™n adj. (Greek Mythology) filthy, dirty and corrupt (taken from the story of King Augeas dirty stables which had to be cleaned with a river); resembling the Augean stables that were extremely filthy … English contemporary dictionary
Augean stable — Augean Au*ge an, a. 1. (Class. Myth.) Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Augean stables — noun (Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Topics: ↑Greek mythology • Instance Hypernyms: ↑stable, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Augean stables — Au|ge|an sta|bles, the according to ancient Greek stories, the very dirty buildings where a king named Augeas kept thousands of cattle. ↑Hercules was ordered to clean them, and he did this by changing the direction of a river to make the water… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Augean stables — pl. n. pl. (place in) filthy condition, from King Augean s stables in Greek mythology, uncleaned for thirty years … Dictionary of difficult words