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1 После драки кулаками не машут
After trouble, there is no use taking precautions or being indignant if you cannot help it See Догадался, как проигрался (Д), Задний ум хорош, да никуда не гож (3), Задним умом дела не поправишь (3), Когда хата сгорит, сажи не трусят (K), После пожара за водой не бегут (П), Спохватился, когда с горы свалился (C) Хватился шапки, когда головы не стало (X)Cf: It is no time to stoop when the head is off (Br.). It is too late to close the barn door after the horse has bolted (Br.). It is too late to lock the stable door when the steed is stolen (Am., Br.). It is too late to spare when the bottom is bare (Am., Br.). It is too late to throw water on the cinder when the house is burned down (Am.). When the devil comes, it is too late to pray (Am.). When the house is burned down, you bring water (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > После драки кулаками не машут
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2 stalla
f per bovini cowshedper cavalli stable* * *stalla s.f.1 shed, stall; ( per cavalli) stable; ( per bovini) cattleshed, cowshed; ( per pecore) sheepfold; ( per maiali) pigsty // ha una casa che pare una stalla, (fig.) his house is like a pigsty // dalle stelle alle stalle, (fig.) from riches to rags // chiudere la stalla quando sono fuggiti i buoi, (prov.) to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted2 ( bestiame) livestock.* * *['stalla]sostantivo femminile1) (per buoi) cattle shed, cowshed; (per equini) stable2) fig. (luogo sporco) pigsty••* * *stalla/'stalla/sostantivo f.1 (per buoi) cattle shed, cowshed; (per equini) stable2 fig. (luogo sporco) pigstychiudere la stalla quando i buoi sono fuggiti to close the stable door after the horse has bolted. -
3 махать кулаками после драки
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > махать кулаками после драки
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4 den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind ertrunken / hineingefallen ist
1. to close the barn door after the horse has escaped Am.2. to close the stable door after the horse has bolted Br.Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind ertrunken / hineingefallen ist
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5 bue
m (pl buoi) ox, pl oxencarne beef* * *bue s.m.1 ox*; ( giovane) steer: carne di bue, beef // (zool.): bue domestico, ( Bos primigenius taurus) ox; bue muschiato, ( Ovibos moschatus) musk ox; bue tibetano, ( Bos grunniensis) yak // (arch.) occhio di bue, bull's eye // sangue di bue, ( colore) dark red (o oxblood) // mettere il carro davanti ai buoi, (fig.) to put the cart before the horse // chiudere la stalla quando sono fuggiti i buoi, (fig.) to close the stable door after the horse has bolted* * *••mettere il carro davanti ai buoi — prov. to put the cart before the horse
* * *buepl. buoi /'bue, 'bwɔi/sostantivo m.ox*; (carne) beef\mangiare come un bue to eat like a horse; mettere il carro davanti ai buoi prov. to put the cart before the horse\bue muschiato musk ox. -
6 LATE
• Better come late to church than never - Лучше поздно, чем никогда (Л)• Better late than never (not at all) - Лучше поздно, чем никогда (Л)• Good that comes too late is good as nothing - Дали орехи белке, когда зубов не стало (Д), После ужина горчица (П)• It is too late to cast anchor when the ship's on the rocks - Когда хата сгорит, сажи не трусят (K)• It is too late to close the barn door after the horse has bolted - После драки кулаками не машут (П)• It is too late to cover the well when the child is drowned - Когда хата сгорит, сажи не трусят (K)• It is too late to lock the stable door when the steed is stolen - Когда хата сгорит, сажи не трусят (K), После драки кулаками не машут (П)• It is too late to spare when the bottom is bare - После драки кулаками не машут (П)• It is too late to throw water on the cinders when the house is burned down - Когда хата сгорит, сажи не трусят (K), После драки кулаками не машут (П), После пожара за водой не бегут (П)• When the devil comes, it is too late to pray - После драки кулаками не машут (П)• Who comes late lodges ill - Кто поздно приходит, тот ничего не находит (K) -
7 chiudere la stalla quando i buoi sono fuggiti
chiudere la stalla quando i buoi sono fuggitito close the stable door after the horse has bolted.\→ stallaDizionario Italiano-Inglese > chiudere la stalla quando i buoi sono fuggiti
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close the stable door after the horse has bolted — phrase used for saying that something has been done too late because the problem it should have prevented has already happened Thesaurus: late or too latesynonym Main entry: stable door * * * close, lock, etc. the stable door after the horse has… … Useful english dictionary
close the stable door after the horse has bolted — If people try to fix something after the problem has occurred, they are trying to close the stable door after the horse has bolted. Close the barn door after the horse has bolted is alternative, often used in American English … The small dictionary of idiomes
close the stable door after the horse has bolted — If people try to fix something after the problem has occurred, they are trying to close the stable door after the horse has bolted. Close the barn door after the horse has bolted is alternative, often used in American English. (Dorking… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Close the stable door after the horse has bolted — If people try to fix something after the problem has occurred, they are trying to close the stable door after the horse has bolted. Close the barn door after the horse has bolted is alternative, often used in American English … Dictionary of English idioms
lock the stable door after the horse has bolted — close, lock, etc. the stable door after the horse has ˈbolted idiom (BrE) (US close, etc. the barn door after the horse has eˈscaped) to try to prevent or avoid loss or damage when it is already too late to do so Main entry: ↑stable door … Useful english dictionary
it is too late to shut the stable-door after the horse has bolted — In early use the proverb referred to horse stealing; has bolted is a modern substitution for the traditional is stolen. Cf. medieval Fr. a tart ferme on l’estable, quant li chevaux est perduz, the stable is shut too late, when the horse is lost.… … Proverbs new dictionary
close the stable door after the horse has bolted — used for saying that something has been done too late because the problem it should have prevented has already happened … English dictionary
close the stable door after the horse has bolted — verb To attempt to prevent a problem only to find it has already happened … Wiktionary
stable door — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms stable door : singular stable door plural stable doors 1) a door on a stable 2) a door in two halves, with a top part that can be left open when the bottom part is shut • close the stable door after the horse… … English dictionary
horse — /hɔs / (say haws) noun 1. a large, solid hoofed quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, and employed as a beast of draught and burden and for carrying a rider. 2. a male horse, fully grown and past its fourth birthday. 3 …
stable — sta|ble1 W3 [ˈsteıbəl] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: estable, from Latin stabilis, from stare to stand ] 1.) steady and not likely to move or change ≠ ↑unstable →↑stability ▪ A wide base will make the structure much more stable. in… … Dictionary of contemporary English