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[ʹpaıntpɒt] n1) (оловянная) кружка вместимостью в пинту2) любитель пива♢
to put a quart into a pint-pot - (пытаться) делать явно невозможное -
2 pint pot
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subst. \/ˌpaɪntˈpɒt\/seidel, krus (som tar 1 pint) -
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(оловянная) кружка вместимостью в пинту любитель пива > to put a quart into a * (пытаться) делать явно невозможноеБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > pint-pot
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Общая лексика: кружка вместимостью в пинту, любитель пива -
6 pint-pot
['paɪntpɒt]Общая лексика: кружка вместимостью в пинту (оловянная), любитель пива -
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n( олов'яний) кухоль місткістю в пінту; любитель пива -
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(n) кружка вместимостью в пинту; любитель пива -
11 pint-pot
1. n кружка вместимостью в пинту2. n любитель пива -
12 get a quart into a pint pot
пытаться сделать невозможное [часть пословицы you cannot get a quart into a pint pot; см. you cannot get a quart into a pint pot]You'll never manage it; you're trying to get a quart into a pint pot. (ECI) — Это вам ни за что не удастся. Вы ведь пытаетесь протащить верблюда в игольное ушко.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > get a quart into a pint pot
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13 you cannot get a quart into a pint pot
посл.≈ бочку в напёрсток не выльешь; см. тж. get a quart into a pint pot‘Look, dear,’ said Mr. Davidson while his wife was packing for their summer holidays, ‘ours is a car, not a motor-coach. You can't get a quart into a pint pot, so well have to make do with much less luggage.’ (R. Ridout and C. Witting, ‘English Proverbs Explained’) — - Послушай, дорогая, - сказал мистер Давидсон жене, собиравшей вещи для летнего путешествия, - у нас ведь не автобус, а легковая машина, и она к тому же не резиновая. Нельзя ли обойтись половиной всего этого?
Large English-Russian phrasebook > you cannot get a quart into a pint pot
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16 You cannot get a quart into a pint pot
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > You cannot get a quart into a pint pot
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17 put a quart into a pint-pot
Общая лексика: (пытаться) делать явно невозможноеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > put a quart into a pint-pot
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18 try to put a quart into a pint pot
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > try to put a quart into a pint pot
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19 you're trying to get a quart into a pint pot
English-spanish dictionary > you're trying to get a quart into a pint pot
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20 to put a quart into a pint pot
darīt neiespējamo
См. также в других словарях:
pint-pot — pintˈ pot noun 1. A pot for holding a pint, esp a pewter pot for beer 2. A seller or drinker of beer • • • Main Entry: ↑pint … Useful english dictionary
pint pot — noun : a pint measure pot or drinking vessel usually of pewter; also : such a pot full of beer, ale, or other beverage * * * n. chiefly Brit. a beer glass or mug that holds a pint, esp. one made of pewter * * * ˌpint ˈpot 7 [pint pot pint pots] … Useful english dictionary
pint-pot — /ˈpaɪnt pɒt/ (say puynt pot) noun a pot or vessel holding a pint, especially one of pewter made to hold beer …
pint pot — noun A container, typically with a handle, that holds a pint (of beer, etc) for drinking … Wiktionary
you cannot get a quart into a pint pot — A quart is an imperial measure of two pints. The metaphorical phrase to get (or put) a quart into a pint pot is also used. 1896 Daily News 23 July 4 They had been too ambitious. They had attempted what he might describe in homely phrase as… … Proverbs new dictionary
quart into a pint pot — (UK) If you try to put or get a quart into a pint pot, you try to put too much in a small space. (1 quart = 2 pints) (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To say that you can t put a quart into a pint pot means that you cannot fit something… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
get a quart into a pint pot — get/put a quart into a pint pot British to try to put too much of something into a small space. I m trying to get this huge pile of clothes crammed into these two drawers. Talk about trying to get a quart into a pint pot! … New idioms dictionary
put a quart into a pint pot — get/put a quart into a pint pot British to try to put too much of something into a small space. I m trying to get this huge pile of clothes crammed into these two drawers. Talk about trying to get a quart into a pint pot! … New idioms dictionary
quart into a pint pot — (UK) If you try to put or get a quart into a pint pot, you try to put too much in a small space. (1 quart = 2 pints) … The small dictionary of idiomes
put a quart into a pint pot — put a quart into a pint ˈpot idiom (BrE) to put sth into a space that is too small for it • Writing a history of the world in a single volume is like putting a quart into a pint pot. Main entry: ↑quartidiom … Useful english dictionary
you can't get a quart into a pint pot — ► you can t get a quart into a pint pot Brit. proverb you cannot achieve the impossible. Main Entry: ↑quart … English terms dictionary