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• ЯЩИК ПАНДОРЫ lit[NP; sing only; fixed WO]=====⇒ a source of misfortune or disaster:- Pandora's box.—————← In Greek mythology the gods used a beautiful woman, Pandora, to punish mankind for Prometheus's theft of fire. They sent her to earth with a box full of all the evils that could befall mankind, certain that she would give in to her curiosity and open the box, thus releasing those evils into the world.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ящик Пандоры
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General subject: Pandora's boxУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > источник всяческих бед
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Set phrase: open a Pandora's boxУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > открыть ящик Пандоры
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греч. миф., книжн.Pandora's Box; source of misfortunes and disasters -
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ЯЩИК ПАНДОРЫ lit NP sing only fixed WOa source of misfortune or disaster: Pandora' box.In Greek mythology the gods used a beautiful woman, Pandora, to punish mankind for Prometheus's theft of fire. They sent her to earth with a box full of all the evils that could befall mankind, certain that she would give in to her curiosity and open the box, thus releasing those evils into the world.
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Pandora's box — In Greek mythology, Pandora s box is the large jar (πιθος pithos ) carried by Pandora (Πανδώρα) that contained all the evils of mankind mdash; such as greed, vanity, slander, lying, envy, mdash; and the ills upon mankind such as sickness, and… … Wikipedia
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