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1 Обещанного три года ждут
do not believe what you, or someone else, promised will be done soon, if at all See На посуле, как на стуле: посидишь и встанешь (H), Что обещание, что зарок - ненадежны (4)Cf: Between promising and performing a man may marry his daughter (Br.). Between saying and doing there is a long road (Am.). It's one thing to promise, another to perform (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Обещанного три года ждут
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2 Улита едет, когда-то будет
It will take too much time to have it done, if at all See Обещанного три года ждут (O), От слова до дела - сто перегонов (O)Cf: Between promising and performing a man may marry his daughter (Br.). Between saying and doing there is a long road (Am., Br.). From saying to doing is a long stride (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Улита едет, когда-то будет
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3 обещанного три года ждут
посл.lit. one has to wait for three years for what is promised; cf. it is never long that comes at last; between promising and performing, a man may marry his daughterДаже самый близкий друг - Лефорт, - едва Анна Ивановна околицами заводила разговор - долго ли Питеру жить в неряшестве, по-холостяцки, - усмехался неопределённо, - нежно щипал Анхен за щёчку: "Обещанного три года ждут..." (А. Толстой, Пётр Первый) — Even her closest friend, Lefort - when Anna beat about the bush and asked whether Peter was going to go on long living his disordered, bachelor life - even Lefort would laugh uncertainly, pinch her cheek tenderly and say: 'Three years is not too long to wait for what is promised!'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > обещанного три года ждут
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4 PROMISE
• All promises are either broken or kept - Что обещание, что зарок - ненадежны (4)• Bad promise is better broken than kept (A) - Не держи посулом, одолжи отказом (H)• Be slow to make a promise, but swift to keep it - Дал слово, держись, а не дал - крепись (Д), Языком не спеши, а делом не ленись (Я)• Be slow to promise and quick to perform - Дал слово, держись, а не дал - крепись (Д)• Better deny at once than promise long - Не держи посулом, одолжи отказом (H)• Between promising and performing a man may marry his daughter - Обещанного три года ждут (0), Улита едет, когда-то будет (У)• Expect nothing from him who promises a great deal - Кто много обещает, тот ничего не сделает (K), Кто много сулит, тот мало делает (K)• Great promises and small performances - Кто много обещает, тот ничего не сделает (K), Кто много сулит, тот мало делает (K)• He that promises much means nothing - Кто много сулит, тот мало делает (K)• It's one thing to promise, another to perform - Обещанного три года ждут (O), Что обещание, что зарок - ненадежны (4)• Long on promises, short on performance - Кто много обещает, тот ничего не сделает (K), Кто много сулит, тот мало делает (K)• Perform whatever you promise - Дал слово, держись, а не дал - крепись (Д)• Promise is a debt (A) - Дал слово, держись, а не дал - крепись (Д)• Promise is a promise (A) - Дал слово, держись, а не дал - крепись (Д), Уговор дороже денег (У)• Promise little but do much - Нужны дела, а не слова (H)• Promise made is a debt unpaid (A) - Дал слово, держись, а не дал - крепись (Д)• Promises are like good piecrust: easily broken - Что обещание, что зарок - ненадежны (4)• Promises are like pie-crust, /they are/ made to be broken - Что обещание, что зарок - ненадежны (4)• Promises don't fill the belly - Завтраками сыт не будешь (3), Из одних слов шубы не сошьешь (И), На посуле, как на стуле: посидишь и встанешь (H), Не корми завтраками, а сделай сегодня (H), Обещанная шапка на уши не лезет (O), Посуленный мерин не везет (П), Соловья баснями не кормят a (C)• Promises fill no sack - Обещанная шапка на уши не лезет (O), Соловья баснями не кормят a (C)• You can't live on promises - Обещанная шапка на уши не лезет (O) -
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Set phrase: between promising and performing, a man may marry his daughter (used ironically when one has to wait too long for what is promised), he who expects from a promise a lot must wait for three years or maybe not, it is never long that comes at last, promises are either broken or keptУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > обещанного три года ждут
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ОБЕЩАННОГО ТРИ ГОДА ЖДУТ (saying) said jokingly when the fulfillment of a promise is delayed for a long time or when a person does not believe in the fulfillment of s.o. 's promise: - between promising and performing a man may marry his daughter (in limited contexts) promises are made (meant) to be broken promises demand patience. -
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[saying]=====⇒ said jokingly when the fulfillment of a promise is delayed for a long time or when a person does not believe in the fulfillment of s.o.'s promise:- [in limited contexts] promises are made (meant) to be broken;- promises demand patience.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > обещанного три года ждут
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