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1 воскресный святоша
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > воскресный святоша
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2 не от мира сего
библ.not of this world; unworldly; out of this world; other-worldly; starry-eyed; with one's head in the clouds; unworldly innocent; miles awayОтец, должно быть, считал его человеком не от мира сего, мечтателем, одержимым мыслями о сказочных чудесах. (Ф. Гладков, Мятежная юность) — Father must have taken him to be a man out of this world, a dreamer pursuing thoughts of fairy-tale miracles.
- Ты ничего не станешь предпринимать, я ничего не буду организовывать, кто же за нас подумает? Кому мы нужны? Я что-то не разберу, мальчик мой не от мира сего. (Ю. Герман, Дорогой мой человек) — 'If you don't take any steps and I don't organise anything, who'll worry about us? Who cares about us? I don't get you, my silly boy with his head in the clouds!'
А говорили, что теоретик, не от мира сего, - подумал главный инженер. - Как бы не так! Что называется, наскочил топор на сучок. (Д. Гранин, Искатели) — 'And they call him a starry-eyed theoretician,' thought the chief engineer. 'Theoretician my foot! The man was a real stickler.'
- Государство сюда столько добра забросило, что две Москвы можно поставить. А вот сидит где-нибудь такой придурок не от мира сего, а из-за него добрым людям приходится за каждой доской бегать по степи в пыли по ноздри... (С. Антонов, Алёнка) — All the stuff that's been sent out here - you could build two Moscows with it! Only there's one of these play-the-fools, unworldly innocents, sitting at a desk somewhere, messing things up until the ones that do the work have to go chasing over the steppe, up to the nose in dust, for every bit of board they need.
Дима не понимает элементарных вещей, потому что он "не от мира сего", как говорит мама. (А. Алексин, Мой брат играет на кларнете...) — Dima doesn't understand the simplest things. That's because 'he's miles away', as Mother says.
Покойную Дашу она уважала... но не считала подходящей парой для своего непутёвого сынка. Слишком хрупкая была Даша, слишком начитанная, слишком не от мира сего. (А. Афанасьев, Любовное проклятие) — She had respected the late Dasha... but she had not considered her a suitable partner for her own good-for-nothing son. Dasha had been too delicate, too well-read, too other-worldly.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не от мира сего
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3 К-30
ТЁРТЫЙ КАЛАЧ coll, occas. disapprov NP more often sing often subj-compl with copula, usu. nom (subj: human fixed WOa person who has experienced a lot, is worldly-wise and very difficult to deceiveX - тертый калач = X wasn't born yesterdayX has been around X has been around the block X knows his way around (about) (in limited contexts) X is no-bodyfc fool X is an old hand (pro, stager).«Что за чудесная женщина Анна Сергеевна», - воскликнул Аркадий... «Да... но чудо - не она, а её сестра». - «Как? эта смугленькая?» - «Да, эта смугленькая. Это вот свежо, и нетронуто, и пугливо, и молчаливо, и всё, что хочешь... Из этой ещё что вздумаешь, то и сделаешь а та - тёртый калач» (Тургенев 2). "What a wonderful woman Anna Sergeyevna is," exclaimed Arkady...."Yes....But the miracle's not her but her sister." "What? That little brown creature?" "Yes, that little brown creature. There you have something fresh and untouched and wild and silent and—anything you like.... You could still make anything you like out of her, but the elder-she already knows her way about" (2e). -
4 тертый калач
• ТЕРТЫЙ КАЛАЧ coll, occas. disapprov[NP; more often sing; often subj-compl with copula, usu. nom (subj: human); fixed WO]=====⇒ a person who has experienced a lot, is worldly-wise and very difficult to deceive:- [in limited contexts] X is nobody's fool;- X is an old hand <pro, stager>.♦ "Что за чудесная женщина Анна Сергеевна", - воскликнул Аркадий... " Да... но чудо - не она, а её сестра". - " Как? эта смугленькая?" - "Да, эта смугленькая. Это вот свежо, и нетронуто, и пугливо, и молчаливо, и всё, что хочешь... Из этой ещё что вздумаешь, то и сделаешь; а та - тёртый калач" (Тургенев 2). "What a wonderful woman Anna Sergeyevna is," exclaimed Arkady...."Yes....But the miracle's not her but her sister." "What? That little brown creature?" "Yes, that little brown creature. There you have something fresh and untouched and wild and silent and - anything you like.... You could still make anything you like out of her; but the elder-she already knows her way about" (2e).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > тертый калач
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5 заливать глаза
груб.-прост.1) тж. наливать глаза (зенки, шары) ( напиваться) get loaded; get tight; see double- Налил шары-то, успел? - Малость принял для... красноречия. (В. Шукшин, Волки) — 'And you've had time to get loaded, haven't you?' 'I took a drop - to loosen my tongue a bit.'
2) ( кому) (охмурять, вводить в заблуждение кого-либо) cf. throw dust in smb.'s eyes; swab the ears of smb.- Мы, родимый, не овчиной торгуем, не сапогом, а - божьей благодатью, которая превыше сребра-злата, и нет ей никакой цены... - Ч-чёрт! - шепчет мой приказчик с завистью и восхищением. - Здорово заливает глаза мужику! Учись! Учись! (М. Горький, В людях) — 'My dear man, it's not sheepskins we trade in, and not leather boots, but the blessings of God, dearer by far than silver or gold, beyond worldly price...' 'Damn it all!' our shop assistant would whisper in envy and admiration. 'Just listen how he swabs the ears of that muzhik! Take lessons from him!'
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