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1 туча стрел
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2 посылать тучу стрел
Makarov: rain arrowsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > посылать тучу стрел
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3 стрелы сыпались градом
General subject: the arrows fell as swift as rainУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > стрелы сыпались градом
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4 стрелы сыпались дождём
General subject: the arrows fell as swift as rainУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > стрелы сыпались дождём
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5 Т-6
(И) ТАК И СЯК coll AdvP these forms only fixed WO1. ( adv or predic (subj: human) (to do or try to do sth.) in various waysthis way and thatfirst one way, then another in all different ways.Редкие стрелы дождя, утратившего и строй, и вес, и способность шуметь, невпопад, так и сяк вспыхивали на солнце (Набоков 1). Stray arrows of rain that had lost both rhythm and weight and the ability to make any sound, flashed at random, this way and that, in the sun (1a).2. Also: ТАК-СЙКadvnot especially well but bearably, tolerablyso-sopassably fair to middling.«Каково торгует ваша милость?» - спросил Адриян. «Э-хе-хе, — отвечал Шульц, - и так и сяк. Пожаловаться не могу» (Пушкин 3). "How's Your Honor's business?" asked Adrian. uOh, well," answered Schulz, uso-so. I can't complain" (3a).Остальной персонал отеля относится ко мне так-сяк (Лимонов 1). The rest of the hotel staff treat me passably (1a).3. Also: ТАК-СЯК ( subj-compl with copula ( subj: any common noun)) a person (thing, place etc) is not especially good but is bearable, tolerable, such that one can accept him (or it)X и так и сяк = X is not so badX is not that bad X is satisfactory (acceptable) X will do.(Себейкин:) Шашлычная ещё так-сяк, у нас там возле артели стекляшку построили... (Рощин 2). (S.:) A shashlik place isn't so bad. They built one near our shop, all made of glass... (2a).(Ихарев:) Балык, кажется, не того, а икра ещё так и сяк (Гоголь 2). (I.:) The salmon's not up to scratch, but the caviar's satisfactory (2a). -
6 и так и сяк
[AdvP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====1. [adv or predic (subj: human)]⇒ (to do or try to do sth.) in various ways:- first one way, then another;- in all different ways.♦ Редкие стрелы дождя, утратившего и строй, и вес, и способность шуметь, невпопад, так и сяк вспыхивали на солнце (Набоков 1). Stray arrows of rain that had lost both rhythm and weight and the ability to make any sound, flashed at random, this way and that, in the sun (1a).2. Also: ТАК-СЯК [adv]⇒ not especially well but bearably, tolerably:- so-so;- passably;- fair to middling.♦ "Каково торгует ваша милость?" - спросил Адриян. "Э-хе-хе, - отвечал Шульц, - и так и сяк. Пожаловаться не могу" (Пушкин 3). "How's Your Honor's business?" asked Adrian. "Oh, well," answered Schulz, uso-so. I can't complain" (3a).♦ Остальной персонал отеля относится ко мне так-сяк (Лимонов 1). The rest of the hotel staff treat me passably (1a).3. Also: ТАК-СЯК [subj-compl with copula (subj: any common noun)]⇒ a person (thing, place etc) is not especially good but is bearable, tolerable, such that one can accept him (or it):- X will do.♦ [Себейкин:] Шашлычная ешё так-сяк, у нас там возле артели стекляшку построили... (Рошин 2). [S.:] A shashlik place isn't so bad. They built one near our shop, all made of glass... (2a).♦ [Ихарев:] Балык, кажется, не того, а икра ешё так и сяк (Гоголь 2). [I.:] The salmon's not up to scratch, but the caviar's satisfactory (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > и так и сяк
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7 так и сяк
• (И) ТАК И СЯК coll[AdvP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====1. [adv or predic (subj: human)]⇒ (to do or try to do sth.) in various ways:- first one way, then another;- in all different ways.♦ Редкие стрелы дождя, утратившего и строй, и вес, и способность шуметь, невпопад, так и сяк вспыхивали на солнце (Набоков 1). Stray arrows of rain that had lost both rhythm and weight and the ability to make any sound, flashed at random, this way and that, in the sun (1a).2. Also: ТАК-СЯК [adv]⇒ not especially well but bearably, tolerably:- so-so;- passably;- fair to middling.♦ "Каково торгует ваша милость?" - спросил Адриян. "Э-хе-хе, - отвечал Шульц, - и так и сяк. Пожаловаться не могу" (Пушкин 3). "How's Your Honor's business?" asked Adrian. "Oh, well," answered Schulz, uso-so. I can't complain" (3a).♦ Остальной персонал отеля относится ко мне так-сяк (Лимонов 1). The rest of the hotel staff treat me passably (1a).3. Also: ТАК-СЯК [subj-compl with copula (subj: any common noun)]⇒ a person (thing, place etc) is not especially good but is bearable, tolerable, such that one can accept him (or it):- X will do.♦ [Себейкин:] Шашлычная ешё так-сяк, у нас там возле артели стекляшку построили... (Рошин 2). [S.:] A shashlik place isn't so bad. They built one near our shop, all made of glass... (2a).♦ [Ихарев:] Балык, кажется, не того, а икра ешё так и сяк (Гоголь 2). [I.:] The salmon's not up to scratch, but the caviar's satisfactory (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > так и сяк
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8 так-сяк
[AdvP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====1. [adv or predic (subj: human)]⇒ (to do or try to do sth.) in various ways:- first one way, then another;- in all different ways.♦ Редкие стрелы дождя, утратившего и строй, и вес, и способность шуметь, невпопад, так и сяк вспыхивали на солнце (Набоков 1). Stray arrows of rain that had lost both rhythm and weight and the ability to make any sound, flashed at random, this way and that, in the sun (1a).2. Also: ТАК-СЯК [adv]⇒ not especially well but bearably, tolerably:- so-so;- passably;- fair to middling.♦ "Каково торгует ваша милость?" - спросил Адриян. "Э-хе-хе, - отвечал Шульц, - и так и сяк. Пожаловаться не могу" (Пушкин 3). "How's Your Honor's business?" asked Adrian. "Oh, well," answered Schulz, uso-so. I can't complain" (3a).♦ Остальной персонал отеля относится ко мне так-сяк (Лимонов 1). The rest of the hotel staff treat me passably (1a).3. Also: ТАК-СЯК [subj-compl with copula (subj: any common noun)]⇒ a person (thing, place etc) is not especially good but is bearable, tolerable, such that one can accept him (or it):- X will do.♦ [Себейкин:] Шашлычная ешё так-сяк, у нас там возле артели стекляшку построили... (Рошин 2). [S.:] A shashlik place isn't so bad. They built one near our shop, all made of glass... (2a).♦ [Ихарев:] Балык, кажется, не того, а икра ешё так и сяк (Гоголь 2). [I.:] The salmon's not up to scratch, but the caviar's satisfactory (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > так-сяк
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