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1 to change horses while crossing the stream.
To change horses while crossing the stream. /To change horses in the midstream Менять лошадей на переправеEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to change horses while crossing the stream.
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2 to change horses while crossing the stream
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to change horses while crossing the stream
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3 Don't change horses while crossing the river
полит"Не меняйте лошадей на переправе через реку"Призыв не менять администрацию в период острых политических кризисов. Фраза А. Линкольна [ Lincoln, Abraham], произнесенная на Конвенте Республиканской партии в 1864. Президент Ф. Д. Рузвельт [ Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (FDR)] использовал ее в ходе избирательных кампаний в годы второй мировой войны. Перифраза известной пословицы "Лошадей на переправе не меняют" = ["Don't change horses in mid-stream"]English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > Don't change horses while crossing the river
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4 change horses in the midstream
(change horses in the midstream (тж. change, swap или swop horses while crossing a stream))"менять лошадей на переправе", производить крупные перемены в неподходящий или опасный момент [первонач. амер.; выражение swap horses while crossing a stream популяризировано А. Линкольном; см. цитату]I have not permitted myself, gentlemen, to conclude that I am the best man in the country; but I am reminded in this connection of an old Dutch farmer who remarked... that ‘it was not best to swap horses when crossing a stream.’ (A. Lincoln, ‘Address to a Delegation of the National Union League’, June 9, 1864, HBQ) — я не беру на себя смелость утверждать, джентльмены, что я самый достойный гражданин этой страны. Но в этой связи мне вспоминаются слова одного голландского фермера, который как-то заметил: "...Не лучшее время менять лошадей, когда пересекаешь реку"
Proteus: "...I have had enough of it... I resign." Crassus: "But not at such a moment as this. Don't let us swop horses when crossing a stream." Nicobar: "Why not, if the horse you have got is subject to hysterics." Boanerges: "Not to mention that you may have more than one horse at your disposal." (B. Shaw, ‘The Apple Cart’, act I) — Протей: "...хватит с меня... я подаю в отставку." Красс: "Но не в такой момент. Мы не можем менять лошадей посредине реки." Никобар: "А почему бы и не сменить, если лошадь склонна к истерикам?" Бонерджес: "Не говоря уже о том, что в вашем распоряжении имеется еще несколько лошадей."
Large English-Russian phrasebook > change horses in the midstream
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5 change
I [tʃeɪndʒ] n1) изменение, перемена, сдвиг, модификация, разнообразиеChange, constant change, is the law of organic life. — Изменение, вечное непрекращающееся изменение - закон органической жизни.
There was little change in his condition. — Его состояние не изменилось.
- little change- marked change
- momentous change
- needed change
- quick change
- radical change
- sudden change
- welcome change
- great change in smb
- changes in personnel
- change in one's life
- change for the better
- do smth for a change
- make changes in one's plans
- undergo change2) мелочь, мелкие деньги- have some change
- take some change out of one's pocket3) сдачаHere is your change. — Вот ваша сдача.
Don't forget your change. — Возьмите сдачу. /Не забудьте сдачу.
Passengers are requested to examine their ticketsand change before leaving. — Пассажиров просят проверять билеты и сдачу не отходя от кассы.
- give the change- count one's change
- give change for
- keep the change
- make change4) пересадка- make a change- make a change for another line II [tʃeɪndʒ] v1) менять, обменять, изменять, заменять, сменять- change smth beyond recognition- change the colour
- change one's voice
- change places
- change money- change buses- change at a certain place
- change for another train3) меняться, изменяться- change beyond recognition
- honours change manners
- change horses while crossing the stream•WAYS OF DOING THINGS:Глаголы to change и to change smth, smb в значениях "менять, изменять, изменяться" описывают данное действие в наиболее общем виде, не учитывая характера и обстоятельств изменения. Уточнение характера изменения передается глаголами to alter, to vary, to fluctuate.Глагол to alter обозначает не полное изменение, а некоторое видоизменение, в чем он отличается от глагола to change, который предполагает полное изменение или постепенное изменение в течение длительного периода, в чем он сближается с глаголом to change: her face has altered much over the years с годами у нее изменилось лицо; my home town has not altered/changed much since I was there last мой родной город почти не изменился с тех пор, когда я был там в последний раз; she has changed (но не altered) since she went to college, she is quite a different person now она переменилась после того, как начала ходить в колледж; it is amusing to see how things change with times интересно наблюдать, как со временем меняется жизнь; how do you want this dress altered? (но не changed) как вы хотите переделать это платье?Глагол to vary описывает изменения, предполагает множественные варианты - варьировать, менять, меняться: his mood varies with weather у него настроение меняется в зависимости от погоды; how much milk do you use a day? - Oh, it varies. Сколько у вас уходит молока в день? - Ох, по-разному; we played chess at six o'clock every evening, and it never varied over these twenty years в шесть часов вечера мы всегда играем в шахматы и на разу за эти двадцать лет не изменили этому правилу.Глагол to fluctuate описывает также изменение, перемену, но подчеркивает, что это изменение от верхнего уровня к нижнему и обратно - может колебаться: blood pressure may fluctuate several times in the course of the day кровяное давление может меняться несколько раз в течение дня; prices for some goods fluctuate a lot цены на некоторые товары очень часто то подскакивают, то падают/цены на некоторые товары колеблются. -
6 stream
[striːm]n1) поток, ручей- mountain stream- small stream
- steady stream
- streams of tears
- streams of people
- stream of cars
- stream of water
- steady stream of refugees
- ford a stream2) течение -
7 change (swap or swop) horses in mid-stream
(или when или while crossing a stream)«мeнять кoнeй нa пepeпpaвe», мeнять куpc нa пoлпути, пpoизвoдить кpупныe пepeмeны в нeпoдxoдящий или oпacный мoмeнт [пepвoнaч. aмep.; выpaжeниe swap horses while crossing a stream пoпуляpизиpoвaнo A. Линкoльнoм]When the coach was fired just before the playoffs, many thought it was a bad idea to swap horses in midstream. Proteus. I have had enough of it. I resign. Crassus. But not at such a moment as this. Don't let us swop horses when crossing a stream (G. B. Shaw)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > change (swap or swop) horses in mid-stream
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8 horse
[hɔːs]nлошадь, коньSee:- riding horse- black horse
- saddle horse
- frisky horse
- cart horse
- Shire horse
- thoroughbred horse
- wild horse
- horse and a foal
- horse in a stable - break a horse
- breed, raise horses
- curry a horse
- fall off a horse
- hobble a horse
- lead a horse by the bridle
- keep horses
- ride a horse
- ride a horse bareskin
- mount on the horse
- dismoumt off the horse
- hamess a horse
- harness a horse to a sleigh
- feed horses
- give fodder to horses
- rein in the horse
- give the horse reins
- graze horses
- play the horses
- shoe a horse
- crop the tail of a horse
- put the horse into the stable
- put the horse on the haunches
- start the horse at a walk
- spur the horse
- manage a horse
- groom horses
- scrub the horse
- take horse
- horse runs
- horse reared
- horses graze
- horses neigh
- dark horse
- don't look a gift horse in the mouth
- change horses while crossing the stream.
- you can take a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink
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I [krɔs] nIt is the sign of victory, the cross of the Maltese. — Мальтийский крест - знак победы
- Red Cross- Southern Cross
- Maltese cross
- make the sign of a cross
- put a cross against some names
- make one's cross II [krɔs] adjсердитый, злой, раздражённыйHe is equally ugly and cross. — Он выглядит и настроен равно отвратительно.
I was cross with her for losing my book. — Я сердился на нее за то, что она потеряла мою книгу
- be cross with smb- be cross about smth
- be cross with smb for smth III [krɔs] v1) зачёркивать, вычёркивать, перекрещивать- cross smb's name- cross a sentence
- keep one's fingers crossed for smb2) пересекать, переезжать, переходитьLet's cross to the other side. — Давай перейдем на другую сторону.
The railroad crosses the forest. — Железная дорога идет через лес.
Don't cross the bridge before you come to it. — ◊ Всему свой черед. /Не говори "гоп", пока не перепрыгнешь.
To change horses while crossing the stream. — ◊ Менять лошадей на переправе
- cross a river- cross a bridge
- cross a road
- cross the sea
- cross the border
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