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1 ugly
1. n1) розм. некрасива людина; потвора2) козирок дамського капелюшка3) розм. крислатий капелюх (від сон ця)2. adj1) потворний; огидний2) неприємний, бридкий, гидкий, поганий, мерзенний3) загрозливий; небезпечний4) розм. сварливий, задирливий; дразливий; з поганим характеромugly customer — неприємна людина, грубіян
* * *I a1) потворний; огидний, бридкий, гидкий, огидний, осоружнийugly as sin — страшний /дурний/ як смертельний гріх
2) неприємний, противний; поганий, кепський, мерзеннийugly news — непримні /погані/ новини
ugly habits — кепські /противні/ звички
3) небезпечний, загрожуючийthe situation becomes more ugly every day — з кожним днем положення стає все більш загрозливим; той, що передвіщає бурю
4) сварливий, задиристий; дратівливий, з поганою вдачеюugly customer — неспокійна /важка, неприємна, небезпечна/ людина; грубіян
ugly duckling — гидке каченя ( яке виросло у лебедя); дещо багатообіцяюче; хто-н., хто подає надії; = він ще себе покаже
II nugly American — "придкий американець"; американський дипломат або бізнесмен за кордоном; в Азії (за назвою книги Бердика, Леберера)
1) негарна людина, потвора, виродок2) козирок дамського капелюха (ХІХ cт.); Капелюх у вигляді капору з полями від сонця -
2 ugly
I a1) потворний; огидний, бридкий, гидкий, огидний, осоружнийugly as sin — страшний /дурний/ як смертельний гріх
2) неприємний, противний; поганий, кепський, мерзеннийugly news — непримні /погані/ новини
ugly habits — кепські /противні/ звички
3) небезпечний, загрожуючийthe situation becomes more ugly every day — з кожним днем положення стає все більш загрозливим; той, що передвіщає бурю
4) сварливий, задиристий; дратівливий, з поганою вдачеюugly customer — неспокійна /важка, неприємна, небезпечна/ людина; грубіян
ugly duckling — гидке каченя ( яке виросло у лебедя); дещо багатообіцяюче; хто-н., хто подає надії; = він ще себе покаже
II nugly American — "придкий американець"; американський дипломат або бізнесмен за кордоном; в Азії (за назвою книги Бердика, Леберера)
1) негарна людина, потвора, виродок2) козирок дамського капелюха (ХІХ cт.); Капелюх у вигляді капору з полями від сонця -
3 (as) ugly as a sin
(as) ugly as a scarecrow (as a sin) (про людину) страшний як смерть, як чорт, як смертний гріх; дуже страшнийEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) ugly as a sin
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4 (as) ugly as a scarecrow
(as) ugly as a scarecrow (as a sin) (про людину) страшний як смерть, як чорт, як смертний гріх; дуже страшнийEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) ugly as a scarecrow
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5 _багатство і бідність
abundance, like want, ruins many at the workingman's house hunger looks in but dares not enter a beggar can never be bankrupt a beggar ennobled does not know his kinsmen beggar is jealous of beggar beggars can't be choosers a beggar's purse is bottomless chains of gold are stronger than chains of iron content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor the doorstep of a great house is slippery few rich men own their own property – their property owns them a full purse has many friends full stomachs make empty heads God help the rich, for the poor can beg gold dust blinds all eyes gold is tested by fire, men by gold gold may be bought too dear gold rules the world gold will not buy everything a great fortune is a great slavery a handkerchief is a poor woman's purse hunger breaks stone walls hunger is the best sauce hunger knows no friends a hungry belly has no ears if you haven't silver in your purse, you should have silk on your tongue it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven life and misery begin together a light purse is a heavy purse the more we have, the more we want, the more we want, the less we have much gold, much care much profit, much risk naked we come, naked we go neither beg of him who has been a beggar, nor serve him, who has been a servant old woman's gold is not ugly one day a beggar, the next day a thief a poor man is better than a liar the poor man pays for all poor men's tables are soon set possession is nine points of the law poverty consists in feeling poor poverty is no disgrace, but it is a great inconvenience poverty is no sin poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is poverty is the mother of all arts poverty parts friends prosperity discovers vice, adversity virtue prosperity makes friends; adversity tries them a rich man never lacks relatives a rich man knows not his friends a rich person ought to have a strong stomach rich men have no faults riches and virtue do not often keep each other company riches serve a wise man but command a fool a rising tide lifts all boats set a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the Devil there is ill talk between a full man and a fasting there is no pride like that of a beggar grown rich there is no virtue that poverty does not destroy a thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich to be content, look backward on those who possess less than yourself, not forward on those, who possess more when one has a good table, he is always right the weakest goes to the wall wealth and content are not bedfellows wealth is not his that has it, but his who enjoys it wealth makes wit waver when all are poor, it doesn't take much to make a rich man wisdom in a poor man is a diamond set in lead wrinkled purses make wrinkled faces you cannot serve God and MammonEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _багатство і бідність
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ugly as sin — mod. very ugly. □ This car’s as ugly as sin, but it’s cheap and dependable. □ My old hound dog is ugly as sin but faithful as the dickens … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
ugly as sin — This expression is used to refer to people or things that are considered to be very unattractive. Have you seen the new neighbour s dog? It s as ugly as sin! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(as) ugly as sin — (as) miserable/ugly as ˈsin idiom (informal) used to emphasize that sb is very unhappy or ugly Main entry: ↑sinidiom … Useful english dictionary
ugly as sin — Phrs. Very ugly … English slang and colloquialisms
ugly as sin — Very ugly … A concise dictionary of English slang
as guilty/miserable/ugly as sin — (as) guilty/miserable/ugly as sin informal : very guilty/miserable/ugly Even though he was acquitted, most people think he is guilty as sin. That house is as ugly as sin. • • • Main Entry: ↑sin … Useful english dictionary
guilty/miserable/ugly as sin — (as) guilty/miserable/ugly as sin informal : very guilty/miserable/ugly Even though he was acquitted, most people think he is guilty as sin. That house is as ugly as sin. • • • Main Entry: ↑sin … Useful english dictionary
be as ugly as sin — to be very ugly. That dog of his is as ugly as sin … New idioms dictionary
as ugly as sin — as guilty/ugly/miserable/as sin phrase very guilty, ugly, or miserable Thesaurus: very and very muchsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
ugly — ug|ly [ ʌgli ] adjective ** 1. ) someone who is ugly has a face that is unpleasant to look at. Ugly is an unkind word, so people often use the word plain instead, to avoid causing offense: The other man was hideously ugly. She won t wear T shirts … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ugly — /ˈʌgli / (say uglee) adjective (uglier, ugliest) 1. repulsive or displeasing in appearance; offensive to the sense of beauty: ugly furniture. 2. morally revolting: ugly sin. 3. disagreeable; unpleasant; objectionable: *Then there was the ugly… …