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1 мал золотник, да дорог
Set phrase: a little body often harbours a great soul (said about people or things that are not big, not tall, not large, but are beautiful, have lots of merits, excellent qualities, and are as good as big), a little body often harbours a great soul (дословно: в маленьком теле часто таится великая душа), an inch is as good as an ell, little bodies may have great souls, little is the light will be seen far in a mirk night, little pigeons can carry great messages, small rain lays great dust, small rain lays great dust (дословно: Небольшой дождь густую пыль прибивает), small rain will lay great dustУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > мал золотник, да дорог
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2 мал золотник, да дорог
погов.cf. little bodies may have great souls; a little body often harbours a great soul; little pigeons can carry great messages; small rain lays great dust; it is not the quantity that matters, but the qualityВот уж воистину мал золотник, да дорог! Иван Малый хоть ростом и не вышел, а работает за троих. (Н. Мординов, Весенняя пора) — Indeed, small rain lays great dust. Take Ivan Maly: small as he is, he does the work of three.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мал золотник, да дорог
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3 мал, да удал
погов.cf. a little body often harbours a great soul; little pigeons can carry great messages; oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm; small rain lays great dust -
4 мал соловей, да голосом велик
Set phrase: a little body often harbours a great soul (дословно: в маленьком теле часто таится великая душа)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > мал соловей, да голосом велик
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5 мала искра, да великий пламень родит
Set phrase: a little body often harbours a great soul (дословно: в маленьком теле часто таится великая душа)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > мала искра, да великий пламень родит
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