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1 Royalty For Commoners
Trademark term: RFCУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Royalty For Commoners
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2 простонародье
1) General subject: commonalty, hoi polloi, plain folk, populace, the vulgar, peasantry, commoners2) Obsolete: mobile, the common people3) Latin: vulgus4) Bookish: commonality5) Scornful: ruck6) Makarov: plain countryfolk -
3 Лучше быть первым в деревне, чем последним в городе
It is better to be foremost among commoners than the lowest of the aristocracy. See Лучше быть головой собаки, чем хвостом льва (Л)Cf: Better a big fish in a little pond (puddle) than a little fish in a big pond (puddle) (Am.). Better be a big toad in a small puddle than a small toad in a big puddle (Am.). Better be first in a village than second at Rome (Br.). Better be the head of the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry (Br.). Better to be a big frog in a little pool than a little frog in a big pool (Am.). I'd rather be king among dogs than a dog among kings (Am.). It's better to be a big duck in a little puddle than be a little duck in a big puddle (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Лучше быть первым в деревне, чем последним в городе
См. также в других словарях:
Commoners — (engl., spr. Kammner), Gemeine, nicht zur Nobility gehörige, s. u. Adel VI. K) u. Universitäten; die Mitglieder des Unterhauses in England … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Commoners — Commŏners (engl.), in England alle nicht zur Nobility, d.h. zu den Mitgliedern des Oberhauses Gehörenden … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Commoners — (Kammönners), engl., zu dem Stande der Gemeinen gehörig; auf engl. Universitäten die niederen Mitglieder derselben und überhaupt alle, die einen Grad erhalten und unter anderem auch das Recht haben, bei Parlamentswahlen zu stimmen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
commoners — index populace Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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Commoners in the United Kingdom — In British law, a commoner is someone who is neither the Sovereign nor a peer. Therefore, any member of the Royal Family who is not a peer, such as Prince Harry of Wales or Anne, Princess Royal, is a commoner, as is any member of a peer s family … Wikipedia
commoners — com·mon·er || kÉ’mÉ™nÉ™ n. common person, one who is not of noble rank … English contemporary dictionary
commoners — In old English law, persons having a right of common. So called because they have a right to pasture on the waste, in common with the lord … Black's law dictionary
commoners — In old English law, persons having a right of common. So called because they have a right to pasture on the waste, in common with the lord … Black's law dictionary
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