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1 голь на выдумки хитра
1) General subject: necessity is the mother of invention2) Set phrase: it outwits even a fox, necessity is the mother of invention (those in need have to he inventive, contriving, and always are), necessity is the mother of invention (дословно: Необходимость-мать изобретательства), poverty is crafty, poverty is mother of all arts, poverty is mother of art, the belly teaches all artsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > голь на выдумки хитра
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2 Голь на выдумки хитра
Lack or need of something makes men re sourceful and contriving. See Нужда научит ворожить, когда нечего в рот положить (H), Проголодаешься, так хлеба найти догадаешься (П)Var.: Голь хитра, голь мудра, голь на выдумки пошлаCf: Poverty and hunger have many learned disciples (Br.). Poverty is crafty; it outwits even a fox (Br.). Poverty is the mother of all arts (Am.). Poverty is the mother of art (Br.). Poverty is the mother of invention (Am.). Poverty is the sixth sense (Am., Br.). Want makes wit (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Голь на выдумки хитра
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3 комбинирование
combining, rearrangementscheming, contriving
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contriving — index artful, building (business of assembling), collusion, creation, machiavellian, subtle (insidious) Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
Contriving — Contrive Con*trive (k[o^]n*tr[imac]v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contrived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contriving}.] [OE. contriven, contreven, controven, to invent, OF. controver, contruver; con + trouver to find. See {Troubadour}, {trover}.] To form by an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contriving — con·trive || kÉ™n traɪv v. devise, invent, concoct; succeed through stratagem; manage to do something … English contemporary dictionary
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συνεπινοήσει — συνεπινοέω join in contriving aor subj act 3rd sg (epic) συνεπινοέω join in contriving fut ind mid 2nd sg συνεπινοέω join in contriving fut ind act 3rd sg … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
Invention — In*ven tion, n. [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See {Invent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of finding out or inventing; contrivance or construction of that which has not before existed; as, the invention of logarithms; the invention of the art of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Invention of the cross — Invention In*ven tion, n. [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See {Invent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of finding out or inventing; contrivance or construction of that which has not before existed; as, the invention of logarithms; the invention of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contrivance — /keuhn truy veuhns/, n. 1. something contrived; a device, esp. a mechanical one. 2. the act or manner of contriving; the faculty or power of contriving. 3. a plan or scheme; expedient. [1620 30; CONTRIVE + ANCE] * * * … Universalium
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contrive — [[t]kəntra͟ɪv[/t]] contrives, contriving, contrived 1) VERB If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone. [FORMAL] [V n] The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to… … English dictionary
contrive — contrive, devise, invent, frame, concoct mean to find a way of making or doing something or of achieving an end by the exercise of one s mind. Contrive implies ingenuity or cleverness in planning, designing, or in scheming; it is a matter of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms