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ж.1) ( тонкая длинная щепка) splinter, chipщепа́ть лучи́ну — chop (up) sticks
2) ( для освещения) torch of splinters ( as an ancient method of lighting a peasant hut)чита́ть при све́те лучи́ны — read by the light of a splinter
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ПЛЁТЬЮ ОБУXA HE ПЕРЕШИБЁШЬ (saying) it is useless to oppose great force or fight a more powerful opponent (said when a person is forced to accept sth. that has been imposed by a stronger party, resign himself to circumstances): = you can't chop wood with a penknife you can't fight guns with sticks you can't fight a howitzer with a peashooter there's no arguing with a big fist.... К донкихотам и донкихотству у него был особый личный счёт... Они опровергали мудрость, которой он жил все годы:...плетью обуха не перешибёшь... (Орлова I).Не had his own particular and personal estimation of the Don Quixotes and their tilting at windmills....They were denying the wisdom whereby he had lived all those years:...you can't chop wood with a penknife (1a).«Надо в чем-то уступить советской власти!.. Плетью обуха не перешибёшь» (Солженицын 2). u... You must make some concessions to the Soviet regime.... You can't fight a howitzer with a peashooter" (2a). -
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[saying]=====⇒ it is useless to oppose great force or fight a more powerful opponent (said when a person is forced to accept sth. that has been imposed by a stronger party, resign himself to circumstances):- there's no arguing with a big fist.♦... К донкихотам и донкихотству у него был особый личный счёт... Они опровергали мудрость, которой он жил все годы:...плетью обуха не перешибёшь... (Орлова I). He had his own particular and personal estimation of the Don Quixotes and their tilting at windmills....They were denying the wisdom whereby he had lived all those years:...you can't chop wood with a penknife (1a).♦ "Надо в чем-то уступить советской власти!.. Плетью обуха не перешибёшь" (Солженицын 2). u... You must make some concessions to the Soviet regime.... You can't fight a howitzer with a peashooter" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > плетью обуха не перешибешь
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chop|sticks — «CHOP STIHKS», noun (plural). a pair of small, slender sticks used by many Orientals to raise food to the mouth. Chopsticks are made usually of wood or ivory and are used especially by the Chinese and Japanese. ╂[< Chinese Pidgin English chop… … Useful english dictionary
sticks — chop·sticks; sticks; … English syllables
chop — an·a·chop·ter·is; chop; chop·dar; chop·house; chop·in; chop·pi·ness; chop·sticks; chop·tank; dol·i·chop·o·did; dol·i·chop·o·dous; lon·chop·ter·i·dae; pork·chop·per; psy·chop·a·thist; psy·chop·a·thy; psy·chop·si·dae; pty·chop·ter·i·dae;… … English syllables
chop·stick — /ˈʧɑːpˌstık/ noun, pl sticks [count] : either one of a pair of thin sticks that are used especially by people in Asia to pick up and eat food … Useful english dictionary
chopstick — /chop stik /, n. one of a pair of thin, tapered sticks, often of wood or ivory, held in one hand between the thumb and fingers and used chiefly in China, Japan, and other Asian countries for lifting food to the mouth. [1690 1700; Chin Pidgin… … Universalium
chopstick — chop•stick [[t]ˈtʃɒpˌstɪk[/t]] n. coo one of a pair of tapered sticks held between the thumb and fingers (usu. in the right hand) and used, esp. in some Asian countries, as an eating utensil • Etymology: 1690–1700; Chin Pidgin English chop quick… … From formal English to slang
chopsticks — /chop stiks /, n. (used with a sing. v.) a harmonically and melodically simple waltz for piano played typically with the forefinger of each hand and sometimes having an accompanying part for a second player. [1890 95; perh. after CHOPSTICK from… … Universalium
chopstick — chop|stick [ˈtʃɔp stık US ˈtʃa:p ] n [C usually plural] [Date: 1600 1700; : Pidgin English; Origin: chop fast (from Cantonese kap) + English stick] one of the two thin sticks that you use to eat food in many countries in Asia … Dictionary of contemporary English
Chopsticks — Chop|sticks a simple tune that people often play on the ↑piano, especially when they are learning to play the piano or are bored … Dictionary of contemporary English
chopstick — chop|stick [ tʃap,stık ] noun count one of a pair of thin sticks held in one hand and used in East Asian cultures for eating food … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chopsticks — chop·sticks … English syllables
