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happy hunting-ground(s) а) рай, счастливая загробная жизнь (первоначально впредставлении американских индейцев) б) место, изобилующее дичью; рай дляохотников -
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• Happy hunting ground<s> Небеса. Рай. Загробная жизнь. «Тот свет»Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Happy hunting grounds
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рай, счастливая загробная жизньместо, изобилующее дичью; рай для охотниковАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > happy hunting-grounds
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амер.1) небеса, рай; счастливая загробная жизнь [первонач. в представлении американских индейцев]I have read of old Indian warriors taking their horses and dogs with them to the happy hunting-grounds. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘A Knight’) — я читал о том, что в старину вместе с индейскими воинами клали в могилу их лошадей и собак.
The passengers and even the chickens got seasick. On the evening of the first day out one of the sick chickens gave up the ghost and passed on to the happy hunting ground of barnyard fowl. (W. Foster, ‘Pages from a Worker's Life’, ch. II) — Пассажиры и даже цыплята заболели морской болезнью. Вечером первого дня путешествия один из цыплят отдал богу душу и отправился в ту часть рая, которая предназначена для домашней птицы.
2) раздолье, сущий рай; ≈ золотое дно (тж. a hunting ground)...the frontier was a happy hunting ground for smugglers. (Gr. Greene, ‘The Comedians’, part III, ch. IV) —...контрабандистам в пограничной полосе было раздолье.
Latin America for years has been the hunting ground for the big money sharks of U. S. imperialism. (‘Daily Worker’) — Латинская Америка в течение многих лет была сущим раем для финансовых акул американского империализма.
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1) нeбeca, paй; cчacтливaя зaгpoбнaя жизнь [пepвoнaч. в пpeдcтaвлeнии aмepикaнcкиx индeйцeв]I have read of old Indian warriors taking their horses and dogs with them to the happy hunting-grounds (J. Galsworthy). The passengers and even the chickens got seasick. On the evening of the first day out one of the sick chickens gave up the ghost and passed on to the happy hunting ground of barnyard fowl (W. Foster)2) paздoльe, cущий paй; зoлoтoe днoThe frontier was a happy hunting ground for smugglers (Or. Greene)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > happy hunting(-)ground(s)
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1) нeбeca, paй; cчacтливaя зaгpoбнaя жизнь [пepвoнaч. в пpeдcтaвлeнии aмepикaнcкиx индeйцeв]I have read of old Indian warriors taking their horses and dogs with them to the happy hunting-grounds (J. Galsworthy). The passengers and even the chickens got seasick. On the evening of the first day out one of the sick chickens gave up the ghost and passed on to the happy hunting ground of barnyard fowl (W. Foster)2) paздoльe, cущий paй; зoлoтoe днoThe frontier was a happy hunting ground for smugglers (Or. Greene)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > happy hunting(-)ground(s)
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hunting-ground noun район охоты - happy hunting-grounds
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Happy hunting grounds — Hunting Hunt ing, n. The pursuit of game or of wild animals. A. Smith. [1913 Webster] {Happy hunting grounds}, the region to which, according to the belief of American Indians, the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death, to be happy in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
happy hunting grounds — happy hunting ground or happy hunting grounds, 1. the paradise of the American Indian. 2. any paradise: »The happy hunting ground for speculators also has booby traps (Newsweek) … Useful english dictionary
happy hunting ground — noun 1. : the No. American Indian paradise conceived as a region to which the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death for the purpose of spending a happy hereafter in hunting and feasting 2. : a choice or profitable area of operation or… … Useful english dictionary
happy hunting ground — {n. phr.} 1. The place where, in American Indian belief, a person goes after death; heaven. * /The Indians believed that at death they went to the happy hunting ground./ 2. {informal} A place or area where you can find a rich variety of what you… … Dictionary of American idioms
happy hunting ground — {n. phr.} 1. The place where, in American Indian belief, a person goes after death; heaven. * /The Indians believed that at death they went to the happy hunting ground./ 2. {informal} A place or area where you can find a rich variety of what you… … Dictionary of American idioms
happy\ hunting\ ground — n. phr. 1. the place where, in American Indian belief, a person goes after death; heaven. The Indians believed that at death they went to the happy hunting ground. 2. informal A place or area where you can find a rich variety of what you want,… … Словарь американских идиом
happy hunting ground — 1. the North American Indian heaven, conceived of as a paradise of hunting and feasting for warriors and hunters. 2. a place where one finds in abundance that which one needs or desires, or where one may pursue an activity without restriction:… … Universalium
happy hunting ground — a place where success or enjoyment is obtained. [orig. referring to the optimistic hope of Amer. Indians for good hunting grounds in the afterlife.] → happy … English new terms dictionary
Hunting — Hunt ing, n. The pursuit of game or of wild animals. A. Smith. [1913 Webster] {Happy hunting grounds}, the region to which, according to the belief of American Indians, the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death, to be happy in hunting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hunting box — Hunting Hunt ing, n. The pursuit of game or of wild animals. A. Smith. [1913 Webster] {Happy hunting grounds}, the region to which, according to the belief of American Indians, the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death, to be happy in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hunting cat — Hunting Hunt ing, n. The pursuit of game or of wild animals. A. Smith. [1913 Webster] {Happy hunting grounds}, the region to which, according to the belief of American Indians, the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death, to be happy in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
