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1 a friend in court is better than a penny in purse
посл."друг при дворе лучше, чем пенни в кармане", т. е. влиятельный друг дороже денег (ср. не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей); см. тж. friend at courtLarge English-Russian phrasebook > a friend in court is better than a penny in purse
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2 a friend in court is better than a penny in purse
Пословица: не держи сто рублей, а держи сто друзей (friendship is dearer than money), не держи сто рублей, держи сто друзей (friendship is dearer than money), не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей (friendship is dearer than money), не имей сто рублей, имей сто друзей (friendship is dearer than money)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > a friend in court is better than a penny in purse
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3 A friend at court is better than a penny in purse
идиом.Не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей.Влиятельный друг дороже денег.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > A friend at court is better than a penny in purse
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4 A friend in court is better than a penny in purse
идиом.Не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей.Влиятельный друг дороже денег.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > A friend in court is better than a penny in purse
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5 friend at court
влиятельный друг, высокий покровитель [происходит от посл. a friend in court is better than a penny in purse; см. a friend in court is better than a penny in purse]He had just been mentioning Hector Rose, for whom perversely he had taken a liking - and I teased him about his friends at court. (C. P. Snow, ‘The New Men’, part III, ch. 21) — Мартин упомянул Гектора Роуза, который, как ни странно, ему нравился. И я не удержался и стал прохаживаться насчёт его влиятельных друзей.
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