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1 boast
1. n1) хвастощі; похвальба2) предмет гордощів (пишання)to make boast of smth. — хвастати (хвалитися) чимсь
2. v1) (of, about) хвастати, хвалитися; вихвалятися; чванитися2) пишатися, гордитися3) грубо обтісувати (камінь)* * *I n1) хвастощі, похвальбаII v1) (of, about) хвастати, хвастатися, похвалятися2) пишатисяIII v IV n V v -
2 boast
I [bəust] 1. n1) хва́стощі2) предме́т го́рдощів, пиша́ння2. vto make boast of — хвали́тися чимсь
1) хва́стати, хвали́тися, чва́нитися (of, about)not much to boast about — ні́чим похвали́тися
2) пиша́тисяII [bəust] vгру́бо обті́сувати ка́мінь -
3 boast
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4 boast not of tomorrow, for you know not what a day may bring forth
не хвались завтрашнім днем, бо ти не знаєш, що може принести тобі завтраEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > boast not of tomorrow, for you know not what a day may bring forth
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5 bad to do evil, but worse to boast of it
робити зло погано, але ще гірше цим пишатисяEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > bad to do evil, but worse to boast of it
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6 great boast, little roast
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > great boast, little roast
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7 great boast, small roast
empty vessels make the greatest sound great talkers are little doers the worst wheel of the cart makes the most noiseEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > great boast, small roast
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8 _минуле і майбутнє
boast not of tomorrow, for you know not what a day may bring forth coming events cast their shadows before them do not rip up old sores don't wish for tomorrow – you're wishing your life away let bygones be bygones live today, for tomorrow may not come never do today what you can put off until tomorrow never put off until tomorrow what you can do today the next day is never so good as the day before no man can call again yesterday no one can walk backwards into the future one plows, another sows – who will reap, no one knows one today is worth two tomorrows the past always looks better than it was, it's only pleasant because it isn't here the past at least is secure the person you're to be thirty years from now is in your hands now study the past if you would divine the future take care of today and tomorrow will take care of itself things past cannot be recalled today is yesterday's tomorrow tomorrow is a new day tomorrow never comes we shall see what we shall seeEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _минуле і майбутнє
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9 _добро і зло
an act of kindness is well repaid bad to do evil, but worse to boast of it the best is the enemy of the good black will take no other hue blushing is virtue's color do good by stealth and blush find it fame evil doers are evil dreaders a good heart cannot lie good can never grow out of evil good men scarce a good word costs no more than a bad one good words cost nothing and are worth much the good you do to others will always come back to you he that spares the bad injures the good heaven protects the good man injure others, injure yourself it is well to remember people's virtues and not their deficiencies it's great to be great, but it's greater to be human kind hearts are more than coronets kind hearts are soonest wronged a kind wife makes a faithful husband kind words are the music of the world kindness always begets kindness kind words never die kindness does more than violence kindness is the noblest weapon to conquer with let well alone malice drinks its own poison malice has a sharp sight and a strong memory a man's true wealth is the good he does in the world one never did repent of doing good one scabbed sheep will mar a whole flock the reward of a good deed is to have done it repay kindness with kindness see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil a shady business never yields a sunny life the sun never repents of the good it does, nor does it ever demand a recompense an unkind word is better left unspoken virtue is the best title of nobility virtue is its own reward virtue would not go far if a little vanity walked not with it we cannot do evil to others without doing it to ourselves -
10 empty vessels make the greatest sound
syn: great boast, small roast≅ порожня бочка дзвенить, а повна мовчить порожніша бочка голосніше дзвенить порожній посуд здаля дзвенить колос повний до землі гнеться, а пустий угору дереться порожній колос вище всіх стоїть у високого жита колос пустий чим повніший колос, тим нижче хилиться правдива заслуга, як велика ріка, що глибша, то тихіше йде мала вода – великий шум чим слабше колесо, тим гірше скрипить great cry and little wool great talkers are little doers the worst wheel of the cart makes the most noiseEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > empty vessels make the greatest sound
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11 great cry and little wool
syn: all talk and no cidergreat boast, little roast≅ шуму багато, а толку мало мала вода – великий шум глибока вода не каламутиться діла на копійку, а балачок на карбованець у високого жита колос пустий де багато крику, там мало роботи empty vessels make the greatest sound great talkers are little doersEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > great cry and little wool
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12 great talkers are little doers
var: the great talkers, the least doerssyn: great boast, small roastхто багато говорить, той мало робить ≅ словами за горами, а ділом за пічкою на язик гарячий, до роботи ледачий якби так до роботи, як на язик хто воркоче, той робити не хоче на словах як на цимбалах, а на ділі, як на балабайці не так то він діє, як словом сіє empty vessels make the greatest sound great cry and little woolEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > great talkers are little doers
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13 the worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise
var: the worst wheel of a cart creaks mostsyn: shallow streams make most dingreat boast, small roastщо слабше колесо, то гірше скрипить ≅ мала вода – великий шум у високого жита колос пустий порожній посуд здаля дзвенитьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise
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