-
1 Г-296
МОРИТЬ ГОЛОДОМ кого VP subj: human to keep s.o. very hungryX морит Y-a голодом = X is starving Y (to death)iiX морит себя голодом - X is starving himself X is depriving himself of food (in limited contexts) X is on a hunger strike.«Неужто и компот дают (в лагере)?»... - «Это где какой начальник. Один голодом морит, а другой, если хочет, чтобы план выполняли, и накормит тебя, и оденет потеплее, только работай на совесть» (Войнович 2). "They actually serve compote in there (the camp)?"..."Depends on your boss. One'll starve you to death, another one, if he wants to fulfill the plan, will feed you and dress you warm, as long as you give it everything you've got, that's all" (2a).Его (Мандельштама) преследует страх отравы -...и он морит себя голодом, совершенно не дотрагиваясь до казённой баланды (Мандельштам 1). Terrified of being poisoned, he (Mandelstam) was starving himself, refusing to touch the soup on which the prisoners were fed (1a).Нашего же героя юность была кондитерскими околдована, так что потом, моря себя голодом в крепости, он - в «Что делать?» - наполнял иную реплику невольным воплем желудочной лирики... (Набоков 1). Our hero's youth had been bewitched by pastry shops, so that later, while on (a) hunger strike in the fortress, he-in What to Do?-filled this or that speech with an involuntary howl of gastric lyricism... (1a). -
2 морить голодом
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to keep s.o. very hungry:- [in limited contexts] X is on a hunger strike.♦ "Неужто и компот дают [в лагере]?"... - "Это где какой начальник. Один голодом морит, а другой, если хочет, чтобы план выполняли, и накормит тебя, и оденет потеплее, только работай на совесть" (Войнович 2). "They actually serve compote in there [the camp]?"..."Depends on your boss. One'll starve you to death, another one, if he wants to fulfill the plan, will feed you and dress you warm, as long as you give it everything you've got, that's all" (2a). Его [Мандельштама] преследует страх отравы -...и он морит себя голодом, совершенно не дотрагиваясь до казённой баланды (Мандельштам 1). Terrified of being poisoned, he [Mandelstam] was starving himself, refusing to touch the soup on which the prisoners were fed (1a).♦ Нашего же героя юность была кондитерскими околдована, так что потом, моря себя голодом в крепости, он - в " Что делать?" - наполнял иную реплику невольным воплем желудочной лирики... (Набоков 1). Our hero's youth had been bewitched by pastry shops, so that later, while on [a] hunger strike in the fortress, he - in What to Do? - filled this or that speech with an involuntary howl of gastric lyricism... (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > морить голодом
См. также в других словарях:
Anorexia mirabilis — literally means miraculous lack of appetite . It refers almost exclusively to women and girls of the Middle Ages who would starve themselves, sometimes to the death, in the name of God. The phenomenon is also known by the name inedia prodigiosa… … Wikipedia
Giant Black Rat — Giant black rats are a fictional species of ferocious radiation spawned rodents featured in James Herbert s horror novels The Rats which was first published in 1974, Lair in 1979 and Domain in 1985. They would later appear in the graphic novel… … Wikipedia
William Bush (Hornblower) — Captain William Bush RN is a fictional character in C.S. Forester s Horatio Hornblower series. He is Hornblower s best friend, and serves with Hornblower in the Royal Navy prior to the Peace of Amiens and again during the Napoleonic Wars.… … Wikipedia
Ethereal being — Water nymph by John Collier, 1923. Ethereal beings, according to some belief systems and occult theories, are mystic entities that usually are not made of ordinary matter. Despite the fact that they are believed to be essentially incorporeal,… … Wikipedia
Armenian Genocide — Armenian civilians are marched to a nearby prison i … Wikipedia
The Blair Witch Project — Theatrical release poster Directed by Daniel Myrick Eduardo Sánchez Produced by Robin Cowie Gregg Hale Written by … Wikipedia
India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… … Universalium
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
