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1 all talk (and no action)
одни разговоры, а дела нетI wouldn’t rely on Paul; he is all talk and no action.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > all talk (and no action)
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2 all talk (and no action)
одни разговоры, а дела нетI wouldn’t rely on Paul; he is all talk and no action.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > all talk (and no action)
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3 all talk and no cider
амер.; уст.одни разговоры; ≈ шуму много, а толку мало, много шума из ничегоThe people, in fact seem to be somewhat conscious of this propensity to talk, by which they are characterized, and have a favorite proverb on the subject, viz., "all talk and no cider". (W. Irving, ‘Salmagundi’, VII, ‘Saturday, April 4, 1807’) — А ведь, пожалуй, американцы сами чувствуют свою склонность к пустозвонству. Недаром их любимая поговорка - "шуму много, толку мало".
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4 all talk and no action
n infmlHe says he'll get a job soon but he's all talk and no action — Он заявляет, что скоро найдет работу, но все это сказки про белого бычка
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > all talk and no action
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5 all-talk radio
Передачи включают интервью, в том числе телефонные с радиослушателями в прямом эфире, спортивные новости, передачи на религиозные темы, комментарии к событиям. На рекламу отводится до 18 минут в час.тж talk radioEnglish-Russian dictionary of regional studies > all-talk radio
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6 All talk and no pussy makes Jack a dull boy
Табуированная лексика: просторечный вариант пословицы all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy (см. pussy)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > All talk and no pussy makes Jack a dull boy
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7 all talk and no action
Общая лексика: говорильняУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > all talk and no action
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8 all talk and no cider
1) Американизм: шуму много, а толку мало2) Макаров: шума много, а толку мало -
9 all talk and no trousers
Общая лексика: пустозвон, пустомеля, человек, который все делает только на словахУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > all talk and no trousers
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10 all talk must stop
Общая лексика: все разговоры должны прекратиться -
11 all talk and no action
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12 all talk and no cider
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13 all talk and no cider
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > all talk and no cider
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14 All talk and no cider!
амер. Шума много, а толку мало!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > All talk and no cider!
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15 be all talk
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16 to be all talk (and no action)
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17 he's all talk
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18 He is all talk.
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19 he's all talk
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20 talk
talk [tɔ:k]1. nounc. ( = rumours) there is talk of his returning il est question qu'il revienne2. plural noun• now you're talking! (inf) voilà qui devient intéressant !• it's easy for him to talk! c'est facile pour lui !• don't talk to me like that! ne me parle pas sur ce ton !• it's not as if we're talking about... ce n'est pas comme s'il s'agissait de...• talking of films, have you seen...? à propos de films, avez-vous vu... ?• talk about a stroke of luck! (inf) quelle chance !b. ( = converse) parler• who were you talking to? à qui parlais-tu ?• to talk to o.s. se parler tout seul• to get o.s. talked about faire parler de soia. [+ a language] parler• to talk business/politics parler affaires/politique• talk sense! ne dis pas n'importe quoi !5. compoundsa. [+ pilot, aircraft] aider à atterrir par radioguidageb. ( = speak ill of) dénigrer[+ question, problem] discuter de(US) ( = speak frankly) ne pas mâcher ses mots[+ project, book] vanter ; (in negotiations) to talk sb up marchander avec qn (pour qu'il offre davantage)* * *[tɔːk] 1.1) (talking, gossip) propos mplthere is talk of something/of doing — il est question de quelque chose/de faire
2) ( conversation) conversation f, discussion f3) ( speech) exposé m (about, on sur); ( more informal) causerie f2.talks plural noun gen négociations fpl; Politics pourparlers mpl3.transitive verb parlerwe're talking three years — (colloq) il faut compter trois ans
we're talking big money (colloq) here — il s'agit ici de sommes importantes
4.to talk somebody into/out of doing — persuader/dissuader quelqu'un de faire
intransitive verb gen parler; ( gossip) bavardertalking of tennis... — à propos de tennis...
look who's talking! —
you're a fine one to talk! —
talk about stupid! — (colloq) comme idiotie, ça se pose un peu là! (colloq)
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all talk and no trousers — (UK) Someone who is all talk and no trousers, talks about doing big, important things, but doesn t take any action … The small dictionary of idiomes
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all talk and no cider — adjective all talk and no results. Syn: all talk and trousers … Wiktionary
all talk and no trousers — (UK) Someone who is all talk and no trousers, talks about doing big, important things, but doesn t take any action. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
all talk and no action — a person who talks a lot but does very little, hot air He talks about doing everything, but doesn t accomplish anything. He s all talk and no action! … English idioms
All talk and no trousers — (UK) Someone who is all talk and no trousers, talks about doing big, important things, but doesn t take any action … Dictionary of English idioms
be all talk — (and no action) if someone is all talk, they often talk about doing something brave or exciting but never do it. He s always saying that he s going to leave and get another job but he ll never do it. He s all talk … New idioms dictionary
be all talk and no action — be all talk (and no action) if someone is all talk, they often talk about doing something brave or exciting but never do it. He s always saying that he s going to leave and get another job but he ll never do it. He s all talk … New idioms dictionary
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