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«блины» (игра, в кот. участники бросают плоские камешки так, чтобы они прыгали по поверхности воды)to play ducks and drakes – «печь блины»; to make ducks and drakes of, to play at ducks and drakes with – проматывать, разбазаривать
Australia and New Zealand. English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > ducks and drakes
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сущ.; мн.; употр. с гл. в ед.; = duck and drake"утка и селезень" (детская игра: плоские камешки бросают так, чтобы они прыгали по поверхности воды)••- make ducks and drakes of smth.- play ducks and drakes with smth. -
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"блины" (игра, состоящая в бросании плоских камешков по поверхности воды так, чтобы они подскакивали; обыкн. употр. с гл. to make и to play)...Philip searched for flat stones to play ducks and drakes. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 6) —...Филип усердно собирал плоские камешки и бросал их с подсечкой, чтобы они прыгали по воде.
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[,dʌksən'dreɪks]"у́тки-се́лезни", "блины́" (детская игра; бросание плоских камешков так, чтобы они прыгали по воде)English-Russian Great Britain dictionary (Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь) > ducks and drakes
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«Блины». «Лещи» (плоские камушки, брошенные так, чтобы они прыгали по поверхности воды)Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Ducks and drakes
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9 make ducks and drakes of smth.
(make ducks and drakes of smth. (тж. play ducks and drakes with smth.))проматывать, растрачивать, разбазаривать что-л., транжирить; ≈ пускать по ветру что-л. [этим. см. ducks and drakes]...it was no longer her property, and therefore her husband could not make ducks and drakes of it. (B. Shaw, ‘The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism’, ch. XLVIII) —...эта собственность теперь уже ей не принадлежала, мужу не удастся промотать ее.
If only the past had been different - if only Irene had loved him instead of Gerard! He would have husbanded his life, instead of playing ducks and drakes with it as he was doing. (W. Locke, ‘Idols’, ch. II) — Если бы прошлое было иным, если бы Ирэн любила его, а не Жерара, то он бы дорожил жизнью, а не растрачивал ее попусту.
With all your faults, you've never played ducks and drakes with your work. (S. Chaplin, ‘Sam in the Morning’, ch. 15) — Какие бы у тебя ни были недостатки, наплевательское отношение к работе в их число не входит.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > make ducks and drakes of smth.
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пpoмaтывaть, pacтpaчивaть, paзбaзapивaть, тpaнжиpить чтo-л.; пуcкaть пo вeтpу чтo-л.If only the past had been different - if only Irene had loved him instead of Gerard! He would have husbanded his life, instead of playing ducks and drakes with it as he was doing (W. Locke)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > play ducks and drakes with smth.
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12 make ducks and drakes of
1) Общая лексика: расточать или растранжиривать (что-л.), проматывать, расточать2) Австралийский сленг: проматывать, разбазариватьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > make ducks and drakes of
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13 make ducks and drakes of (smth) holy cats
Идиоматическое выражение: проматывать, разбазаривать (что-л.) черт возьми!Универсальный англо-русский словарь > make ducks and drakes of (smth) holy cats
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Общая лексика: расточать или растранжиривать (что-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > make ducks and drakes with
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15 make ducks and drakes with one's money
Общая лексика: сорить деньгамиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > make ducks and drakes with one's money
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16 play at ducks and drakes with
Австралийский сленг: проматывать, разбазариватьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > play at ducks and drakes with
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1) Общая лексика: "печь блины", поступать безрассудно, проматывать, расточать, рисковать2) Рыбоводство: бросать камешки по воде (бросание плоских камней по поверхности воды) -
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Общая лексика: проматывать (что-л.), разбазаривать (что-л.), расточать или растранжиривать (что-л.), растрачивать (что-л.), проматывать, расточатьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > play ducks and drakes with
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19 play ducks and drakes with something
Общая лексика: расточать, транжиритьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > play ducks and drakes with something
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20 make ducks and drakes of holy cats
Идиоматическое выражение: (smth) проматывать, разбазаривать (что-л.) черт возьми!Универсальный англо-русский словарь > make ducks and drakes of holy cats
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ducks and drakes — Drakestone Drake stone, n. A flat stone so thrown along the surface of water as to skip from point to point before it sinks; also, the sport of so throwing stones; sometimes called {ducks and drakes}. [1913 Webster] Internal earthquakes, that,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ducks and drakes — or duck and drake noun Date: 1583 the pastime of skimming flat stones or shells along the surface of calm water … New Collegiate Dictionary
To make ducks and drakes — Duck Duck, n. [OE. duke, doke. See {Duck}, v. t. ] 1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily {Anatin[ae]}, family {Anatid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided into {river ducks} and {sea ducks}. Among the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To play at ducks and drakes — Duck Duck, n. [OE. duke, doke. See {Duck}, v. t. ] 1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily {Anatin[ae]}, family {Anatid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided into {river ducks} and {sea ducks}. Among the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English