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1 BREAD
• All bread is not baked in one oven - Вещь вещи рознь (B), Вещь вещи рознь, человек человеку рознь (B), Всякий молодец на свой образец (B), Люди разные бывают (Л), Нрав на нрав не приходится (H), У всякого скота своя пестрота (У), У всякой пташки свои замашки (У), У каждой пичужки свой голо сок (У)• All sorrows are less with bread - Живот крепче, на сердце легче (Ж), Пока есть хлеб да вода, все не беда (П)• Another's bread costs dear - Дадут ломоть, да заставят неделю молоть (Д), Чужой хлеб рот дерет (4)• Better is a slice of bread and garlic eaten at one's own table than a thousand dishes eaten under another's roof - Свои сухари лучше чужих пирогов (C)• Bitter bread of dependence is hard to chew (The) - Чужой хлеб рот дерет (4)• Bitter is the bread of charity - Дадут ломоть, да заставят неделю молоть (Д), Чужой хлеб рот дерет (4)• Bread always falls buttered side down - Везет как утопленнику (B), Если не везет, так не везет (E)• Bread always falls on the buttered side (The) - Если не везет, так не везет (E)• Bread is the staff of life - Без хлеба не обойдешься (Б), Хлеб всему голова (X)• Bread never falls but on its buttered side (The) - Везет как утопленнику (B), Если не везет, так не везет (E)• Bread today is better than cake tomorrow - Лучше сегодня яичко, чем курица завтра (Л), Не сули собаке пирога, а кинь краюху (H)• Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many days - Добро век не забудется (fl), Кинь в окошко крошки, в дверь придет лепешка (K)• Cast your bread upon the water; it will return to you a hundredfold - Добро век не забудется (Д), Кинь в окошко крошки, в дверь придет лепешка (K)• Don't quarrel with your bread and butter - Не от хлеба ходят, а к хлебу (H), От добра добра не ищут (O)• Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad - Домашняя копейка лучше заезжего рубля (Д), Домашний теленок лучше заморской коровы (Д), Свои сухари лучше чужих пирогов (C)• Eaten bread is soon forgotten - Добро скоро забывается (Д)• Griefs with bread are less - Живот крепче, на сердце легче (Ж), Пока есть хлеб да вода, все не беда (П)• If you have bread, don't look for cake - Не от хлеба ходят, а к хлебу (H), От добра добра не ищут (O)• I had rather ask of my fire brown bread than borrow of my neighbour white - Свои сухари лучше чужих пирогов (C)• Man cannot (does not, shall not) live by bread alone - Не хлебом единым жив человек (H)• No such thing as brown bread - Без хлеба не обойдешься (B), Хлеб всему голова (X)• Not by bread alone - Не хлебом единым жив человек (H)• That's the way the bread rises - Такова жизнь (T)• They that have no other meat, bread and butter are glad to eat (gladly bread and butter eat) - Ешь хлеб, коли пирогов нет (E), Ешь щи с мясом, а нет, так и хлеб с квасом (E), За неимением гербовой пишут на простой (3), На безрыбье и рак рыба (H), Съешь и ржаного, коли нет никакого (C)• What bread men break is broke to them again - Какой привет, такой и ответ (K)• Who goes for a day into the forest should take bread for a week - Едешь на день, хлеба бери на неделю (E)• Whose bread I eat, his song I sing - Кому служу, тому и пляшу (K), На чьем возу сижу, того и песенку пою (H), От кого чают, того и величают (O), По которой реке плыть, той и песенки петь (П), У кого жить, тому и служить (У), Чей хлеб ешь, того и обычай тешь (Ч), Чье кушаю, того и слушаю (Ч)• You buttered your bread; now eat it - Сама испекла пирожок, сама и кушай (C)• You can't eat the same bread twice - Один пирог два раза не съешь (O) -
2 намазвам
1. smear, daub; coat(c мазнина) grease, oil, lubricate, dub(месо с мас) lard(с боя) paint, lay a coat of paint on(с йод) dab, daubнамазвам хляб с масло spread butter on bread, butter breadхляб намазан с масло bread and butter, buttered breadнамазвам хляб с мармалад spread jam on breadнамазвам с лепило glueнамазвам с катран tar2. прен. strike it lucky, strike oilвсе гледа да намаже he is always out for gain, he has an eye for the main chance, he takes care of number oneи ти ще намажеш нещо there's something in it for you tooнамазвам въжето прен. swingнамазвам колелото, намазвам ръцете на някого прен. (давам подкуп) oil the wheels, grease s.o.'s hand/palmвнимавай да не намажеш колелата look out or you'll get run overнамазвам се run (cream, etc. over o.'s body)много си се намазала you've put too much make-up on your face* * *нама̀звам,гл.1. smear, daub; coat; (с мазнина) grease, oil, lubricate, dub; ( месо с мас) lard; (с боя) paint, lay a coat of paint on; (с йод) dab, daub; (с мехлем) embrocate; \намазвам с катран tar; \намазвам с лепило glue; \намазвам хляб, намазан с масло bread and butter, buttered bread; \намазвам хляб с масло spread butter on bread, butter bread;2. прен. strike it lucky, strike oil; все гледа да намаже he is always out for gain, he has an eye for the main chance, he takes care of number one; и ти ще намажеш нещо there’s something in it for you too;\намазвам се run (cream, etc, over o.’s body); много си се намазала you’ve put too much make-up on your face; • \намазвам въжето прен. swing.* * *ceil; daub; embrocate; slick{slik}; smear; wash; spread butter on bread - намазвам хляб с масло* * *1. (c мазнина) grease, oil, lubricate, dub 2. (месо с мас) lard 3. (с боя) paint, lay a coat of paint on 4. (с йод) dab, daub 5. smear, daub;coat 6. НАМАЗВАМ ce run (cream, etc. over o.'s body) 7. НАМАЗВАМ въжето прен. swing 8. НАМАЗВАМ колелото, НАМАЗВАМ ръцете на някого прен. (давам подкуп) oil the wheels, grease s.o.'s hand/palm 9. НАМАЗВАМ с катран tar 10. НАМАЗВАМ с лепило glue 11. НАМАЗВАМ хляб с мармалад spread jam on bread 12. НАМАЗВАМ хляб с масло spread butter on bread, butter bread 13. внимавай да не намажеш колелата look out or you'll get run over 14. все гледа да намаже he is always out for gain, he has an eye for the main chance, he takes care of number one 15. и ти ще намажеш нещо there's something in it for you too 16. много си се намазала you've put too much make-up on your face 17. прен. strike it lucky, strike oil 18. хляб намазан с масло bread and butter, buttered bread -
3 Butterbrot
n (piece oder slice of) bread and butter, Brit. auch umg. butty; für oder um. ein Butterbrot umg., fig. (billig) for a song; arbeiten: for peanuts; Brot 2* * *das Butterbrotbread and butter* * *Bụt|ter|brotntbread and butter no art, no pl, slice or piece of bread and butter; (inf = Sandwich) sandwichfür ein Butterbrot (inf) — for next to nothing; kaufen, verkaufen auch for a song
das musst du mir nicht ständig aufs Butterbrot streichen or schmieren — there's no need to keep rubbing it in
* * *But·ter·brotnt slice of buttered breadda arbeitest du ja für ein \Butterbrot! you're working for peanuts there!das schmiere ich dem aber aufs \Butterbrot! I won't let him forget that!* * *das piece or slice of bread and butter; (zugeklappt) sandwichein Butterbrot mit Schinken — a slice of bread and butter with ham on it/a ham sandwich
* * ** * *das piece or slice of bread and butter; (zugeklappt) sandwichein Butterbrot mit Schinken — a slice of bread and butter with ham on it/a ham sandwich
* * *n.bread and butter n.sandwich n.(§ pl.: sandwiches)slice of bread of butter n. -
4 klíningr
m. buttered bread.* * *m. [klining, Ivar Aasen], buttered bread; kasta klíningnum ok könnunni, cp. the Engl. proverb ‘to throw the helve after the hatchet,’ Fms. viii. 413, v. l.: as a nickname, Orkn.: the word is still used in the old sense in Norway.II. in Icel. it is only used of cakes of cow-dung. -
5 намажа
нама̀жа,нама̀звам гл.1. smear, daub; coat; (с мазнина) grease, oil, lubricate, dub; ( месо с мас) lard; (с боя) paint, lay a coat of paint on; (с йод) dab, daub; (с мехлем) embrocate; \намажа с катран tar; \намажа с лепило glue; \намажа хляб, намазан с масло bread and butter, buttered bread; \намажа хляб с масло spread butter on bread, butter bread;2. прен. strike it lucky, strike oil; все гледа да намаже he is always out for gain, he has an eye for the main chance, he takes care of number one; и ти ще намажеш нещо there’s something in it for you too;\намажа се run (cream, etc, over o.’s body); много си се намазала you’ve put too much make-up on your face; • \намажа въжето прен. swing. -
6 charlotte
( FRANCE)dessert of flavored creams and/or fruit molded in a cylindrical dish lined with ladyfingers (if served cold) or strips of buttered bread (if served hot)♦ The name for two different desserts. The first preparation is made of slices of bread which are lined in a mold, filled with fruit, and baked until the bread acquires a golden color and crisp texture. The second version, similar to the first, lines a mold with cake or lady fingers and is filled with a bavarian cream. These may also be filled with whipped cream or even a fruit mousse. More elaborate versions layer the cake with jam, then slices of this cake is used to line the mold.♦ classic dessert in which a dish is lined with ladyfingers, filled with custard or other filling, and served cold; in the hot version, the dish is lined with crustless white bread sautéed in butter, filled with fruit compote and baked. Also a potato variety.( ITALY)ice-cream cake with cream, biscuits and fruit -
7 Bemme
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8 posmar|ować
pf Ⅰ vt 1. (pokryć) to spread- posmarować coś czymś to spread sth with sth- posmarować chleb dżemem to spread the bread with jam- posmarować blachę tłuszczem to grease a baking tin- chleb posmarowany masłem buttered bread- posmarować coś maścią to apply an ointment to sth- posmarować twarz kremem to put cream on one’s face, to apply cream to one’s face- posmarować komuś plecy olejkiem do opalania to rub sb’s back with suntan oil- posmaruj mi plecy could you do my back, please? ⇒ smarować2. (pobrudzić) to smear- posmarować sobie ubranie smarem to smear one’s clothes with greaseⅡ vi pot. (dać łapówkę) to pay a bribe; to pay a kickback pot.- jak się nie posmaruje, to się nic nie załatwi you always have to grease someone’s palm to get anything done ⇒ smarowaćⅢ posmarować się 1. (kremem) to put cream on one’s face, to apply cream to one’s face- posmarować się olejkiem do opalania to use suntan oil ⇒ smarować się2. (ubrudzić się) posmarować się na buzi czekoladą to smear one’s face with chocolateThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > posmar|ować
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9 lichette
lichette○ nf1 (de pain, viande, fromage) morsel;2 ( pour œuf à la coque) soldier○ (for egg) GB, finger of buttered bread eaten with a boiled egg;[liʃɛt] nom féminin(familier) [petite quantité]une lichette de vin/lait a (teeny) drop of wine/milkune lichette de beurre a smidgin ou a spot of butterune lichette de gâteau a sliver ou (tiny) bit of cake -
10 Butterbrot
But·ter·brot ntslice of buttered breadWENDUNGEN:jdm etw aufs \Butterbrot schmieren ( fam) to rub sth in;das schmiere ich dem aber aufs \Butterbrot! I won't let him forget that!;da arbeitest du ja für ein \Butterbrot! you're working for peanuts there! -
11 Tartine
open-face sandwich; buttered bread. -
12 dun
♦voorbeelden:een dun laagje beschaving • a thin varnish/veneer of civilizationeen dun laagje ijs • a glaze of iceeen dun straaltje water • a (thin) trickle of waterde lucht werd dunner • the air became rarerdunner (en dunner) worden/maken • become/make thinner (and thinner); 〈 slijten〉 wear thin; 〈 sterk afnemen〉 become emaciated4 dunne ontlasting hebben • have a watery/soft stooleen dunne stem • 〈 figuurlijk〉 a thin/small voicehet dunne van het brouwsel wordt weggegoten • the liquid of the mixture is poured offII 〈 bijwoord〉2 [in dunne/vloeibare toestand] thinly♦voorbeelden:zich te dun kleden • dress too lightly -
13 een dun gesmeerde boterham
een dun gesmeerde boterhamVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een dun gesmeerde boterham
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14 быть себе на уме
1) General subject: be up to a thing or two, know beans, know black from the white, know black from white, know how many beans make five, know on which side bread is buttered, know the time of day, know what one is about, know which side ( one's) bread is buttered, to be up to a thing or two, to be up-stroke a thing or two, have up sleeve, know what one is doing2) Colloquial: know what's what3) Literal: know the time of the day4) Makarov: know on which side (one's) bread is buttered5) Saying: know on which side bread is buttered6) Idiomatic expression: know which side one’s bread is buttered, have an eye on the main chance -
15 знать свою выгоду
1) General subject: know on which side bread is buttered, know which side one's bread is buttered on2) Makarov: know on which side (one's) bread is buttered -
16 Если не везет, так не везет
See Везет как утопленнику (В), Кому не повезет, тот и на ровном месте упадет (К)Cf: Bread always falls buttered side down (Am.). The bread always falls on the buttered side (Am.). The bread (The cake) never falls but on its buttered side (Br.). A man born to misfortune will fall on his back and fracture his nose (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Если не везет, так не везет
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17 вятър
windмор. a high windвятър, който духа откъм. сушата an off-shore windвятър, който духа откъм морето seawindдуха силен вятър there is a strong wind blowingвятърът се засилва the wind is risingняма никакъв вятър not a wind stirsвятърът стихна the wind has dropped/fallenплувам срещу вятъра sail to/be close to/be near to the windпо-посока на вятъра down wind, before/down the windна вятъра (напразно) in vain, to no purposeспоред както духа вятърът as the wind blowsвиждам накъде духа вятърът see how the wind liesобръщам се накъдето духа вятърът trim o.'s sails. to the wind; bend with the wind; be a weathercock; know on which side o.'s bread is. butteredотивам си на вятъра be thrown away; end in smoke; be wastedвсичкият ми труд отиде на вятъра all my work was wastedправя-някому вятър fawn on s.o.; butter up s.o.хвърлям на вятъра pour down the drainвятър говее he is a feather-head/ам. a light weighty you can't take him seriously* * *вя̀тър,м., ветровѐ, (два) вя̀търа wind; внезапен \вятър gust (of wind); \вятър, който духа откъм морето seawind; \вятър, който духа откъм сушата off-shore wind; \вятърът се засилва the wind is rising; \вятърът стихна the wind has dropped/fallen; довян от \вятъра blown in on the wind; задуха \вятър the wind sprang up, the wind started to blow; the wind rose; насрещен \вятър contrary wind, headwind; няма никакъв \вятър not a wind stirs; откъде духа \вятърът? which way/how the is wind blowing? what quarter is the wind in? плувам срещу \вятъра sail to/be close to/be near to the wind; по посока на \вятъра down wind, before/down the wind; попътен \вятър fair/tail wind; силен \вятър strong/fresh wind, gale; мор. high wind; слаб/лек \вятър (gentle) breeze; срещу \вятъра against the wind, in the wind’s eye, in the teeth of the wind; стоя на \вятъра, духа ме \вятърът stand in the wind/in the windy side; • \вятър го вее he is a feather-head/a flyaway/амер. he is a light weight, you can’t take him seriously; he plays the giddy goat; \вятър (работа), \вятър и мъгла bunkum, moonshine, (tommy) rot, all my eye (and Betty Martin); говоря на \вятъра waste words/o.’s breath; завя друг \вятър the wind changed; както духа \вятърът as the wind blows; на \вятъра ( напразно) in vain, to no purpose; разг. down the drain; обръщам се накъдето духа \вятърът trim o.’s sails to the wind; bend with the wind; be a weather cock; know on which side o.’s bread is buttered; отивам си на \вятъра go for nothing; be thrown away; end in smoke; be wasted; правя някому \вятър fawn on s.o.; butter up s.o.; хвърлям на \вятъра pour down the drain; червен \вятър мед. St. Antony’s fire, erysipelas.* * *wind: a contrary вятър - насрещен вятър; mackerel-breeze (благоприятен за лов на скумрия)* * *1. wind 2. ВЯТЪР (работа). ВЯТЪР и мъгла bunkum, moonshine, (tommy) rot, all my eye (and Betty Martin) 3. ВЯТЪР говее he is a feather-head/ ам. a light weighty you can't take him seriously 4. ВЯТЪР, който духа откъм морето seawind 5. ВЯТЪР, който духа откъм. сушата an off-shore wind 6. ВЯТЪРът се засилва the wind is rising 7. ВЯТЪРът стихна the wind has dropped/fallen 8. виждам накъде духа ВЯТЪРът see how the wind lies 9. внезапен ВЯТЪР а gust (of wind) 10. всичкият ми труд отиде на ВЯТЪРа all my work was wasted 11. говоря на ВЯТЪР a waste words/o.'s breath 12. довеян от ВЯТЪРа blown in on the wind 13. духа силен ВЯТЪР there is a strong wind blowing 14. завя друг ВЯТЪР the wind changed 15. задуха ВЯТЪР the wind sprang up, the wind started to blow;the wind rose 16. мор. a high wind 17. на ВЯТЪРa (напразно) in vain, to no purpose 18. насрещен ВЯТЪР a contrary wind, headwind 19. няма никакъв ВЯТЪР not a wind stirs 20. обръщам се накъдето духа ВЯТЪРът trim o.'s sails. to the wind;bend with the wind;be a weathercock;know on which side o.'s bread is. buttered 21. отде духа ВЯТЪРът? what quarter is the wind in? 22. отивам си на ВЯТЪРа be thrown away;. end in smoke;be wasted 23. плувам срещу ВЯТЪРa sail to/be close to/be near to the wind 24. по -посока на ВЯТЪРa down wind, before/down the wind 25. попътен ВЯТЪР a fair/tail wind 26. правя-някому ВЯТЪР fawn on s.o.;butter up s.o. 27. силен ВЯТЪР a strong/ fresh wind, gale 28. слаб/ лек ВЯТЪРa (gentle) breeze 29. според както духа ВЯТЪРът as the wind blows 30. срещу ВЯТЪРа against the wind, in the wind's. eye, in the teeth of the wind 31. стоя на ВЯТЪРа,. духа ме ВЯТЪРът stand in the wind/in the windy side 32. хвърлям на ВЯТЪРa pour down the drain 33. червен ВЯТЪР мед. St. Antony's fire, erysipelas -
18 зимувам
winter, pass/spend the winter(за животно) hibernateприготвям се да зимувам prepare to stay the winterзнам къде зимуват раците know what o'clock it is; know the time of day; know a thing or two; know on which side o.'s bread is buttered; understand trap* * *зиму̀вам,гл. winter, pass/spend the winter; (за животно) hibernate; приготвям се да \зимувам prepare to stay the winter; • знам къде зимуват раците know what o’clock it is; know the time of day; know a thing or two; know on which side o.’s bread is buttered; understand trap, know how many beans make five.* * *hibernate (за животно)* * *1. (за животно) hibernate 2. winter, pass/spend the winter 3. знам къде зимуват раците know what o'clock it is;know the time of day;know a thing or two;know on which side o.'s bread is buttered; understand trap 4. приготвям се да ЗИМУВАМ prepare to stay the winter -
19 интерес
interestтова представлява интерес this is of interestбудя/създавам интерес към нещо rouse interest for/in s.th.посетители с архитектурни интереси architecturally minded visitorsразг. take care of number oneтова не е в наш интерес it is not to/in our interest; it is not to our benefit/advantageправя нещо от интерес do s.th. from interested motivesтой много добре си знае интереса he knows very well on which side his bread is buttered* * *интерѐс,м., -и, (два) интерѐса interest; будя/създавам \интерес към нещо arouse interest for s.th.; въпрос от \интерес за a question of interest to; гледам си \интереса look after/take care of o.’s own interest; разг. take care of number one; какъв \интерес има тя от това? what does she stand to gain from it? what does she gain by it? не проявявам \интерес към sit loose to s.th.; не си знаеш \интереса you don’t know where your interests lie; посетители с архитектурни \интереси architecturally-minded visitors; правя нещо от \интерес do s.th. from interested motives; проявявам \интерес към нещо show interest in/for s.th., take an interest in s.th.; това не е в наш \интерес it is not to/in our interest; it is not to our benefit/advantage; това представлява \интерес this is of interest (за to); той много добре си знае \интереса he knows very well on which side his bread is buttered.* * *interest: This is of интерес. - Това представлява интерес.; concern; favour; zest* * *1. interest 2. будя/създавам ИНТЕРЕС към нещо rouse interest for/in s.th. 3. въпрос от ИНТЕРЕС за а question of interest to 4. гледам си ИНТЕРЕСа look after/take care of o.'s own interest 5. какъв ИНТЕРЕС има тя от това? what does she stand to gain from it?what does she gain by it? 6. посетители с архитектурни ИНТЕРЕСи architecturally minded visitors 7. правя нещо от ИНТЕРЕС do s.th. from interested motives 8. проявявам ИНТЕРЕС към нещо show interest in/for s.th., take an, interest in s.th. 9. разг. take care of number one 10. това не е в наш ИНТЕРЕС it is not to/in our interest;it is not to our benefit/advantage 11. това представлява ИНТЕРЕС this is of interest 12. той много добре си знае ИНТЕРЕСа he knows very well on which side his bread is buttered -
20 нагаждам
adapt, adjust; attuneнагаждам се към обстоятелствата accommodate o.s. to o.'s circumstancesокото се нагажда към светлината the eye accommodates to lightтой умее да се нагажда he knows on which side his bread is buttered, he is a time-server* * *нага̀ждам,гл. adapt, adjust, attune; fit; match; gear; \нагаждам производството към търсенето gear the output to current demand;\нагаждам се adapt/adjust/accommodate o.s. ( към to); той умее да се нагажда he knows on which side his bread is buttered, he is a time-server.* * *adapt; adjust; fashion* * *1. adapt, adjust;attune 2. НАГАЖДАМ се adapt/adjust/accommodate o.s. (към to) 3. НАГАЖДАМ се към обстоятелствата accommodate o.s. to o.'s circumstances 4. окото се нагажда към светлината the eye accommodates to light 5. той умее да се нагажда he knows on which side his bread is buttered, he is a time-server
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