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1 Simple Simon
1. Саймон-простак, персонаж детского стишка, начинающегося словами:
Going to the fair;
Says Simple Simon to the pieman,
‘Let me taste your ware’.
(Пер. М. Бородицкой)
2. перен. простофиля, недотёпаСША. Лингвострановедческий англо-русский словарь > Simple Simon
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2 a Simple Simon
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3 a Simple Simon
пpocтaк [пo имeни дeйcтвующeгo лицa в cтиxax для дeтeй: Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair]Poor Hector, he is a Simple Simon: he'll believe any tale one tells Mm
См. также в других словарях:
Simple Simon (nursery rhyme) — Simple Simon is a nursery rhyme which begins::Simple Simon met a pieman:Going to the fair;:Says Simple Simon to the pieman,: Let me taste your ware. :Says the pieman to Simple Simon,: Show me first your penny. :Says Simple Simon to the pieman,:… … Wikipedia
Simple Simon — Simple Si|mon a stupid person who believes everything he is told, from the name of a stupid young man in a ↑nursery rhyme (=an old song or poem for young children) . The rhyme goes: Simple Simon met a pieman/Going to the fair;/Says Simple Simon… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Simple Simon — a simpleton. [1775 85; after the nursery rhyme character] * * * Simple Simon [Simple Simon] a name used to refer to a foolish man or boy. Originally it was the name of a foolish boy in a long ↑nursery rhyme which begins: Simple Simon met a pieman … Useful english dictionary
