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1 нечто не внушающее доверия
Bible: broken reedУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > нечто не внушающее доверия
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2 трость надломленная
Bible: broken reedУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > трость надломленная
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3 ненадёжный человек
1) General subject: a bad actor, a broken reed, a bruised reed, a man not to be trusted, a man of straw, an unreliable man, broken reed, flibbertigibbet, man of straw, poor risk, straw man, weak vessel, weathercock, will o' the wisp, will-o'-the-wisp, wisp, wrongo2) Colloquial: flake, sleaze-bag, sleazebag3) American: bad actor4) Bible: the weaker vessel5) Diplomatic term: wobbler6) Jargon: kittle-cattle, ring-tail, yaffer, weak sister, wrong numberУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ненадёжный человек
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4 непрочная вещь
General subject: a broken reed, a bruised reed, broken reed -
5 непрочная вещь
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6 ненадёжная опора
1) General subject: a rope of sand, feeble support, precarious foothold, scant foothold2) Bible: broken reed -
7 оказалось, что на него надежда плоха
General subject: he proved a broken reedУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > оказалось, что на него надежда плоха
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8 слабый человек
1) General subject: effeminate, feebling, man of no character, rabbit, softie, softy, weakling2) Colloquial: doormat3) Australian slang: a poor fish4) Bible: the weaker vessel5) Jargon: patsy, cream puff, creampuff, glass arm6) Makarov: broken reed, softling -
9 шаткая опора
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10 ненадежный человек
wobbler словосочетание:man of straw (соломенное чучело, подставное лицо, ненадежный человек, воображаемый противник, фиктивное лицо)a broken reed (ненадежный человек, непрочная вещь)имя существительное:wobbler (ненадежный человек, эксцентрик)flibbertigibbet (болтун, болтунья, человек без твердых убеждений, сплетник, сплетница, ненадежный человек)fly-by-night (ненадежный человек, ночной гуляка)Русско-английский синонимический словарь > ненадежный человек
См. также в других словарях:
broken reed — If something or someone fails to give you the support you were hoping for, they are a broken reed … The small dictionary of idiomes
broken reed — noun : something or someone that fails when relied on for support or help * * * broken reed (figurative) A person who is too weak or unreliable to be depended upon • • • Main Entry: ↑reed … Useful english dictionary
broken reed — broken stick, broken staff, broken rod … English contemporary dictionary
broken reed — noun see reed … English new terms dictionary
Broken — Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broken ground — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broken line — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broken meat — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broken number — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broken weather — Broken Bro ken (br[=o] k n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. [1913 Webster] 2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reed — reedlike, adj. /reed/, n. 1. the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, esp. of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places. 2. any of the plants themselves. 3. such stalks or plants collectively. 4. anything made from such … Universalium