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шутл.совершенно невозмутимый, спокойный, не теряющий хладнокровия (ср. и в ус не дует, и глазом не моргнёт) [первонач. as cold as cucumbers; впервые встречается в пьесе Ф. Бомонта и Дж. Флетчера ‘Cupid's Revenge’, 1615: young maids were as cold as cucumbers; более поздний вариант as cool as a cucumber впервые встречается в книге стихов Дж. Гея (J. Gay, 1685-1732) ‘Poems on Several Occasions’, ‘New Song on New Similes’, 1720: I... cool as a cucumber could see The rest of womankind]John: "...I wouldn't for a moment suggest that there'll be anything between you, but it's inevitable that ordinary persons should think there was." Constance (as cool as a cucumber): "I've always thought that ordinary... persons had more sense than the clever ones are ready to credit them with." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Constant Wife’, act 3) — Джон: "...Я далек от мысли, что между вами что-то есть, но обыватели могут это подумать." Констанция (совершенно невозмутимо): "Я всегда считала, что... у обывателей больше здравого смысла, чем думают иные умники."
This morning they were all back on their jobs, the Chinese cook and all. There they were, as cool as cucumbers; you would have thought they owned the place. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Outstation’) — Сегодня утром все они опять были на местах - повар-китаец и прочие. И все - как ни в чем не бывало. Можно подумать, что они у себя дома.
‘...I saw the Monster's head.’ ‘Weren't you terribly thrilled?’ ‘Not a bit. I was as cool as a cucumber.’ (C. Mackenzie, ‘Hunting the Fairies’, ch. 3) — -...я видел голову чудовища. - Вы, наверное, были ужасно заинтригованы? - Ничуть. Даже глазом не моргнул.
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шутл. coвepшeннo нeвoзмутимый, cпoкoйный (cp. и в уc нe дуeт, и глaзoм нe мopгнёт)'I saw the Monster's head.' 'Weren't you terribly thrilled?' 'Not a bit. I was as cool as a cucumber' (C. Mackenzie) -
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אדיש ביותר* * *◙ רתויב שידא◄ -
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[ku:l æz ë 'kju:kambë:] gjakftohtë, i përmbajtur -
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Невозмутимый. Хладнокровный. СпокойныйDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Cool as a cucumber
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(as) cool as a cucumber (as glass) байдужий, холоднокровний, абсолютно незворушний; гадки не має; і вухом не ведеEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) cool as a cucumber
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20 as cool as a cucumber
невозмутимый, спокойный, хладнокровный
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cool as a cucumber — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very calm and brave; not nervous, worried, or anxious; not excited; composed. * /Bill is a good football quarterback, always cool as a cucumber./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cool as a cucumber — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very calm and brave; not nervous, worried, or anxious; not excited; composed. * /Bill is a good football quarterback, always cool as a cucumber./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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cool as a cucumber — very calm and brave, not worried or anxious She was as cool as a cucumber when her canoe turned over in the river … Idioms and examples
as cool as a cucumber — informal phrase very calm and relaxed, especially in a difficult situation Thesaurus: calm and relaxedsynonym Main entry: cucumber * * * (as) cool as a cucumber see ↑cool … Useful english dictionary
(as) cool as a cucumber — very cool or calm. → cucumber … English new terms dictionary
as cool as a cucumber — (as) cool as a cucumber very calm and in control of your emotions. When everything seems to be going wrong, she stays as cool as a cucumber … New idioms dictionary
