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2 here's a pretty how-do-you-do
Общая лексика: вот тебе и раз!, ну и дела!Универсальный англо-русский словарь > here's a pretty how-do-you-do
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n (тж how do you do)1) вітання, привітання2) розм. делікатне (скрутне) становищеhere's a nice (a fine, a pretty) how-do-you-do — от тобі й на!, от тобі й маєш!
* * *n1) здрастуйте!, як поживаєтеє2) вітання; делікатне або скрутне становище -
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[ˌhaudju'duː]сущ.1) приветствиеWelcomes and how-do-you-dos were pouring both at once on either side. — Со всех сторон слышались сплошные "добро пожаловать" да "как поживаете".
Syn:2) затруднительное положение, щекотливая ситуацияhere's a nice / pretty how-do-you-do! — вот тебе раз!
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[ˈhaudjuˈdu:]how-do-you-do разг. щекотливое или затруднительное положение; here's a nice (или pretty) how-d'ye-do! вот тебе раз! how-do-you-do = how do you do how-do-you-do см. how how-do-you-do разг. щекотливое или затруднительное положение; here's a nice (или pretty) how-d'ye-do! вот тебе раз! -
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[͵haʋdəjʋʹdu:] n1. = how do you do [см. how1 II♢
]2. 1) приветствие2) разг. щекотливое или затруднительное положениеhere's a nice /a pretty, a fine/ how-do-you-do - вот тебе и раз!; ну и дела!
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8 how do you do?
['haudujudu:] pasth. si je?; si jeni; ç'ka të re; tungjaqeta; tung; gëzohem (që u njohëm) (also how-de-do ('haudidu:), how-d'ye-do ('haudjidu:) or howdy-do ('haudjidu:))● howdy-do ('haudjidu:) I. pasth. tungjaqetë; tung. II. em. bis. telash; hall; there is a pretty how-de-do! ç'më polli!● howdi, howdy ('haudi) em. sk. mami -
9 Pretty fair, thank you!
Хорошо, спасибо! (ответ на приветствие “How is everything?”)Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Pretty fair, thank you!
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10 how do you feel? - Pretty grim!
Общая лексика: как вы себя чувствуете? - Отвратительно!Универсальный англо-русский словарь > how do you feel? - Pretty grim!
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['priti] 1. adjective1) ((not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive: a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress.) čeden2) (used jokingly: This is a pretty mess!) lep2. adverb(rather: That's pretty good; He's pretty old now.) precej- prettily- prettiness
- pretty much the same
- alike
- pretty well* * *I [príti]adjective ( prettily adverb)ljubek, čeden, prisrčen, dražesten, mikaven; afektiran, izumetničen, gizdav; colloquially precejšenAmerican a pretty pass — kritičen položajII [príti]nounlep človek, lepa stvar; vrezan rob v kozarcu; American plural okraski, lepe oblekemy pretty — lepotec (-tička) moj(a), moja draga, moj dragiIII [príti]adverbprilično, precejpretty good — kar dober, ne slabslang sitting pretty — kot ptička na vejiIV [príti]transitive verb to pretty up — polepšati -
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pretty [ˈprɪtɪ]1. adjective• as pretty as a picture [person, garden] ravissant2. adverb* * *['prɪtɪ] 1.1) ( attractive) joli2.‘how are you?’ - ‘pretty well’ — ‘comment ça va?’ - ‘très bien’
Phrasal Verbs:••I'm not just a pretty face — (colloq) hum j'ai aussi quelque chose dans la tête
this is a pretty mess ou a pretty state of affairs — iron voilà du beau travail iron
that must have cost you a pretty penny — (colloq) ça a dû te coûter cher
to be sitting pretty — (colloq) se la couler douce (colloq)
things have come to a pretty pass when... — ça commence à ne plus aller du tout quand...
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A adj1 ( attractive) joli ; it was not a pretty sight ce n'était pas beau à voir ;3 ○ ( considerable) [sum] coquet/-ette (before n).B ○ adv ( very) vraiment ; ( fairly) assez ; ( almost) pratiquement ; pretty certain, pretty sure pratiquement sûr ; pretty good pas mal du tout ; pretty well all, pretty much all pratiquement tout ; ‘how are you?’-‘pretty well’ ‘comment ça va?’-‘très bien’.pretty as a picture ravissant ; I'm not just a pretty face ○ hum j'ai aussi quelque chose dans la tête ; this is a pretty mess ou a pretty state of affairs iron voilà du beau travail iron ; that must have cost you a pretty penny ○ ça a dû te coûter cher ; to be sitting pretty ○ avoir une bonne situation, se la couler douce ○ ; things have come to a pretty pass when… ça commence à ne plus aller du tout quand…■ pretty up:▶ pretty [sth] up, pretty up [sth] enjoliver. -
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I 1. ['prɪtɪ]1) (attractive) carino, grazioso, bello2) spreg. (trite)2."how are you?" - "pretty well" — "come stai?" - "abbastanza bene"
••I'm not just a pretty face — colloq. scherz. non sono soltanto carina
II ['prɪtɪ]this is a pretty mess o a pretty state of affairs iron. che bello, bella roba; that must have cost you a pretty penny colloq. ti deve essere costato una bella cifra; to be sitting pretty colloq. dormire tra due guanciali, essere in una botte di ferro; things have come to a pretty pass when... — le cose si sono messe male quando
* * *['priti] 1. adjective1) ((not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive: a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress.) carino, grazioso2) (used jokingly: This is a pretty mess!) bello2. adverb(rather: That's pretty good; He's pretty old now.) abbastanza; piuttosto- prettily- prettiness
- pretty much the same
- alike
- pretty well* * *I 1. ['prɪtɪ]1) (attractive) carino, grazioso, bello2) spreg. (trite)2."how are you?" - "pretty well" — "come stai?" - "abbastanza bene"
••I'm not just a pretty face — colloq. scherz. non sono soltanto carina
II ['prɪtɪ]this is a pretty mess o a pretty state of affairs iron. che bello, bella roba; that must have cost you a pretty penny colloq. ti deve essere costato una bella cifra; to be sitting pretty colloq. dormire tra due guanciali, essere in una botte di ferro; things have come to a pretty pass when... — le cose si sono messe male quando
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adverbthis is how to do it — so macht man das
how do you know that? — woher weißt du das?
how's that? — (how did that happen?) wie kommt das [denn]?; (is that as it should be?) ist es so gut?; (will you agree to that?) was hältst du davon?
how so? — wieso [das]?
how would it be if...? — wie wäre es, wenn...?
how is she/the car? — (after accident) wie geht es ihr?/was ist mit dem Auto?
how are you? — wie geht es dir?; (greeting) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!
how do you do? — (formal) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!
how many? — wieviel?; wie viele?
how right/wrong you are! — da hast du völlig recht/da irrst du dich gewaltig!
how naughty of him! — das war aber frech von ihm
and how! — (coll.) und wie! (ugs.)
how about...? — wie ist es mit...?; (in invitation, proposal, suggestion) wie wäre es mit...?
how about it? — na, wie ist das?; (is that acceptable?) was hältst du davon?
* * *1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) wie3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) wie4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) wie5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) wie•- academic.ru/35907/however">however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) wie auch immer- how about- how come
- how do you do?* * *[haʊ]I. adv\how is it that you're here? wieso [o warum] bist du da?\how do you mean? that I should go now? wie meinen Sie das, ich sollte jetzt gehen?just do it any old \how mach's wie du willst fam\how come? wie das?to know \how to cook/fix cars/swim kochen/Autos reparieren/schwimmen können\how far/long/many wie weit/lange/viele\how much wie viel\how much do you miss your family? wie sehr vermisst du deine Familie?\how much [or often] do you visit Mary? wie oft besuchst du Mary?\how much is it? wie viel [o was] kostet es?3. (for emphasis)\how I wish you wouldn't say things like that! ich wünschte wirklich, du würdest nicht solche Dinge sagen!and \how! und ob [o wie]!\how about that! was sagt man dazu!\how's that for a classy car wenn das kein nobles Auto ist!\how pretty/strange/terrible! wie schön/seltsam/schrecklich!\how nice of you to stop by! wie nett von Ihnen vorbeizuschauen!\how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?\how are things? wie geht's [denn so]? fam\how's life been treating you? und wie ist es dir so ergangen?\how is your mother doing after her surgery? wie geht's deiner Mutter nach ihrer Operation?\how was your flight? wie war Ihr Flug?\how's work? was macht die Arbeit?\how do you do? (meeting sb) Guten Tag [o Abend]!\how about a movie? wie wäre es mit Kino?\how would you like to go have a drink? möchtest du vielleicht etwas trinken gehen?\how [or ( fam) \how's] about coming over tonight? wie wär's, willst du heute Abend zu mir kommen?; (suggesting)\how about trying to expand our European market? sollten wir nicht versuchen, unseren europäischen Markt zu erweitern?if your car's broken, \how about taking the tram wenn dein Auto kaputt ist, könntest du doch die Straßenbahn nehmenJohn suggested breaking for lunch — \how about it? John hat vorgeschlagen, eine Mittagspause zu machen — was meinst du?she explained \how they had got stuck in traffic sie erklärte, dass sie im Verkehr stecken geblieben warenthe \hows and whys das Wie und Warumthe child's \hows and whys seemed endless die Fragen des Kindes schienen kein Ende nehmen zu wollenthe \hows and whys of business/cooking/yoga alles über das Geschäft/das Kochen/Yoga* * *I [haʊ]adv1) (= in what way) wiehow will we ever survive? — wie sollen wir nur or bloß überleben?
how so?, how's that?, how come? (all inf) — wieso (denn das)?, wie kommt (denn) das?
we earn less? — wieso or warum verdienen wir denn weniger?
how is it that...? — wie kommt es, dass...?
how do you know that? —
to learn/know how to do sth — lernen/wissen, wie man etw macht
I'd like to learn how to swim/drive etc — ich würde gerne schwimmen/Auto fahren etc lernen
2) (in degree, quantity etc) wiehow often do you visit them/go out? — wie oft besuchen Sie sie/gehen Sie aus?
how many —
I can't tell you how glad I was to leave — ich kann Ihnen gar nicht sagen, wie froh ich war, dort wegzukommen
how would you like to...? — hätten Sie Lust,... zu...?
3)(regarding health, general situation etc)
how do you do? (on introduction) — Guten Tag/Abend!, angenehm! (form)how's you? ( Brit sl ) — wie gehts? (inf)
how's work/the new job? etc — was macht die Arbeit/die neue Stelle? etc (inf)
how are things at school/in the office? etc — wie gehts in der Schule/im Büro? etc
4)how about...? — wie wäre es mit...?
how about going for a walk? —
how about we meet for lunch tomorrow? — wie wäre es, wenn wir uns morgen zum Mittagessen treffen?
I've had enough, how about you? — mir reichts, wie siehts bei dir aus?
5)6) (= that) dassIIshe told me how she had seen him there — sie sagte mir, dass sie ihn dort gesehen hat
interj(American Indian greeting) hugh* * *how [haʊ]A adv1. (fragend) wie:how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?;how is your toothache? was machen deine Zahnschmerzen?;how about …? wie stehts mit …?;how about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?;how about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;how do you know? woher wissen Sie das?;how do you know my name? woher kennen Sie meinen Namen?;how much? wie viel?;how many? wie viel?, wie viele?;how ever do you do it? wie machen Sie das nur?;how ever was I to know that? wie konnte ich das denn ahnen?; → be B 1, B 9 a, come Bes Redew, do1 B 5, now1 Bes Redew, so1 A 42. (ausrufend und relativ) wie:how large it is! wie groß es ist!;how absurd! wie absurd!;he knows how to ride er kann reiten;I know how to do it ich weiß, wie man es macht;how they will stare! die werden vielleicht Augen machen!;and how! umg und ob!;here’s how! umg auf Ihr Wohl!, prost!3. wie teuer, zu welchem Preis:how do you sell your potatoes?B s Wie n, Art f und Weise f:the how and the why das Wie und Warum* * *adverblearn how to ride a bike/swim — etc. Rad fahren/schwimmen usw. lernen
how's that? — (how did that happen?) wie kommt das [denn]?; (is that as it should be?) ist es so gut?; (will you agree to that?) was hältst du davon?
how so? — wieso [das]?
how would it be if...? — wie wäre es, wenn...?
how is she/the car? — (after accident) wie geht es ihr?/was ist mit dem Auto?
how are you? — wie geht es dir?; (greeting) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!
how do you do? — (formal) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!
how many? — wieviel?; wie viele?
how far — (to what extent) inwieweit
how right/wrong you are! — da hast du völlig recht/da irrst du dich gewaltig!
and how! — (coll.) und wie! (ugs.)
how about...? — wie ist es mit...?; (in invitation, proposal, suggestion) wie wäre es mit...?
how about it? — na, wie ist das?; (is that acceptable?) was hältst du davon?
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[haʊ] adv1) (in what manner, way) wie;\how is it that you're here? wieso [o warum] bist du da?;\how do you know the answer? woher weißt du die Antwort?;\how do you mean? that I should go now? wie meinen Sie das, ich sollte jetzt gehen?;\how do you mean he crashed the car? wie er hat das Auto kaputtgefahren? ( fam)just do it any old \how mach's wie du willst ( fam)\how come? wie das?;2) ( for quantities) wie;\how much wie viel;\how much do you miss your family? wie sehr vermisst du deine Familie?;\how much is it? wie viel [o was] kostet es?3) ( for emphasis)\how I laughed at that movie! was ich über diesen Film gelacht habe! ( fam)\how I wish you wouldn't say things like that! ich wünschte wirklich, du würdest nicht solche Dinge sagen!;and \how! und ob [o wie] !;\how about that! was sagt man dazu!;\how's that for a classy car wenn das kein nobles Auto ist!;\how's that for an excuse ist das nicht eine klasse Ausrede! ( fam)\how nice of you to stop by! wie nett von Ihnen vorbeizuschauen!4) (about health, comfort)\how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?;\how are things? wie geht's [denn so]? ( fam)\how's life been treating you? und wie ist es dir so ergangen?;\how is your mother doing after her surgery? wie geht's deiner Mutter nach ihrer Operation?;\how was your flight? wie war Ihr Flug?;\how's work? was macht die Arbeit?;\how's that? (comfortable?) wie ist das?;(do you agree?) passt das?;5) ( inviting)\how about a movie? wie wäre es mit Kino?;\how would you like to go have a drink? möchtest du vielleicht etwas trinken gehen?;( suggesting)\how about trying to expand our European market? sollten wir nicht versuchen, unseren europäischen Markt zu erweitern?;if your car's broken, \how about taking the tram wenn dein Auto kaputt ist, könntest du doch die Straßenbahn nehmen;John suggested breaking for lunch - \how about it? John hat vorgeschlagen, eine Mittagspause zu machen - was meinst du?6) ( that) dass;she explained \how they had got stuck in traffic sie erklärte, dass sie im Verkehr stecken geblieben waren nthe \hows and whys das Wie und Warum;the child's \hows and whys seemed endless die Fragen des Kindes schienen kein Ende nehmen zu wollen; -
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adv infml1)She pretty well knew what he would say, that he could tell her nothing definite — Она прекрасно знала, что он ей ничего определенного не скажет
"How are you?" "Pretty well, thanks" — "Как дела?" - "Ничего, нормально"
This policy worked pretty well for over a century — Эта политика вполне себя оправдала в течение более столетия
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разг.(here's (или that's) a fine (nice или pretty) how-d'ye-do (или how-de-do)!)вот тебе раз!, вот тебе на!, весёленькая история!Amanda: "I guess the fuse has burnt out, Mr. O'Connor... Oh, be careful you don't bump into something. We don't want our gentleman caller to break his neck. Now wouldn't that be a fine howdy-do?" (T. Williams, ‘The Glass Menagerie’, sc. VII) — Аманда. "Вероятно, пробка перегорела, мистер О'Коннор... О, будьте осторожны, не налетите на что-нибудь. Не хватало, чтобы наш гость джентльмен сломал себе шею. Хорошенькое было бы дело, а?"
Large English-Russian phrasebook > here's a fine how-d'ye-do!
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разг.ещё бы, очень даже [первонач. амер.]From his pocket-book he extracted a snapshot of a rather pert-looking young woman showing all her teeth in a cinema smile. ‘Pretty,’ said Julia. ‘And how.’ (W. S. Maugham, ‘Theatre’, ch. XXV) — Молодой человек вынул из бумажника небольшую фотографию, на которой была изображена роскошная молодая девица, улыбающаяся ослепительной улыбкой кинозвезды. - Хорошенькая, - сказала Джулия. - Даже очень.
‘You know Lute.’ ‘And how!’ said Mary Klein. (J. O'Hara, ‘Appointment in Samarra’, ch. VII) — - Вы Люта знаете? - Еще бы, - ответила Мери Клейн.
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20 to a fare-you-well
амер.; разг.основательно, здорово, полностью, до концаWe're double-crossed to a fare-you-well. (J. London, ‘The Valley of the Moon’, book II, ch. VII) — Ну и основательно же нас надули.
Be pretty nice to have as low a number as that! Everybody'd say. ‘He must be an important guy! Wonder how he got it? I'll bet he wined and dined the superintendent of the Motor Licence Bureau to a fare-you-well’ (S. Lewis, ‘Babbitt’, ch. XXI) — А все-таки приятно иметь машину с одним из первых номеров! Всякий подумает: "Наверно, важная персона! Интересно, как ему это удалось? Наверняка, поил и кормил до отвала главного автоинспектора"
Everybody knows that one, but it sure takes Dan Blalock to tell it to a fare-you-well. (E. Caldwell, ‘This Very Earth’, ch. VII) — Эта история всем известна, но никто не умеет так здорово ее рассказывать, как Дан Блалок.
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