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61 забрать себе в башку
• ВБИВАТЬ/ВБИТЬ <ЗАБИРАТЬ/ЗАБРАТЬ, БРАТЬ/ВЗЯТЬ, ЗАБИВАТЬ/ЗАБИТЬ, ВТЕМЯШИВАТЬ/ВТЕМЯШИТЬ substand> СЕБЕ В ГОЛОВУ coll <В БАШКУ substand> что[VP; subj: human; often foll. by a что-clause]=====⇒ to convince o.s. of sth. (usu. some idea that becomes fixed in one's head), adhere stubbornly to sth. (often a wrong or foolish notion or idea):- X got an idea < a notion> into his head that...;♦ "Я тебя спрашиваю, как ты мог забрать такую нелепость себе в голову?" - повторил Обломов (Гончаров 1). "I ask you: how did you ever get such a preposterous idea into your head?" Oblomov repeated (1b).♦ "Да, - угрюмо сказал Передонов, - вы взяли себе в голову, что я никуда не гожусь, а я постоянно о гимназии забочусь" (Сологуб 1). "That's right," said the sullen Peredonov, "you've taken it into your head that I'm not good for anything, even though I am constantly concerned about the gymnasium" (1a).♦ "Втемяшил себе в башку жениться, - он [Михаил] бросил короткий, разъяренный взгляд на Егоршу, - твоё дело" (Абрамов 1). "If you've got it into your skull to get married,"-he [Mikhail] cast a quick, furious look at Egorsha - "that's your business" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > забрать себе в башку
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62 забрать себе в голову
• ВБИВАТЬ/ВБИТЬ <ЗАБИРАТЬ/ЗАБРАТЬ, БРАТЬ/ВЗЯТЬ, ЗАБИВАТЬ/ЗАБИТЬ, ВТЕМЯШИВАТЬ/ВТЕМЯШИТЬ substand> СЕБЕ В ГОЛОВУ coll <В БАШКУ substand> что[VP; subj: human; often foll. by a что-clause]=====⇒ to convince o.s. of sth. (usu. some idea that becomes fixed in one's head), adhere stubbornly to sth. (often a wrong or foolish notion or idea):- X got an idea < a notion> into his head that...;♦ "Я тебя спрашиваю, как ты мог забрать такую нелепость себе в голову?" - повторил Обломов (Гончаров 1). "I ask you: how did you ever get such a preposterous idea into your head?" Oblomov repeated (1b).♦ "Да, - угрюмо сказал Передонов, - вы взяли себе в голову, что я никуда не гожусь, а я постоянно о гимназии забочусь" (Сологуб 1). "That's right," said the sullen Peredonov, "you've taken it into your head that I'm not good for anything, even though I am constantly concerned about the gymnasium" (1a).♦ "Втемяшил себе в башку жениться, - он [Михаил] бросил короткий, разъяренный взгляд на Егоршу, - твоё дело" (Абрамов 1). "If you've got it into your skull to get married,"-he [Mikhail] cast a quick, furious look at Egorsha - "that's your business" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > забрать себе в голову
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63 habrase visto
adv.how can one even conceive of, how can you even conceive of, how can one even imagine, how can you even imagine.intj.the things you see, did you ever, fancy that, the very idea. -
64 сукин сын
тж. собачий сынгруб.-прост.- Сукин ты сын, варнак окаянный, - вслух негромко ругался он. - Уходи, пёс с тобой, а ружьё-то зачем брать! Што я тут без ружья делать стану, ты подумал своей башкой? (В. Шукшин, Охота жить) — 'You son of a bitch, you rotten skunk,' he swore softly. 'Go and good riddance to you, but why take the gun! What can I do out here without a gun? Did you ever think of that?'
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65 К-407
ПИТЬ/ВЫПИТЬ (СОСАТЬ, ВЫСАСЫВАТЬ/ВЫСОСАТЬ) КРОВЬ чью, из кого, у кого all coll VP subj: human to exploit s.o. cruelly, torment, oppress s.o. in every way possibleX сосет кровь из Y-a — X sucks (out) Y's bloodX sucks the lifeblood out of Y X sucks Y dry."А фюрера ихнего ( ungrammat = их) видел, Сталина?» -«Встречал, - говорю, - пару раз, в Баку и в Тифлисе. Он банки курочил (slang = грабил)... Неплохой был урка, но ссучился. Генсеком стал. Кровь из мужика пьет...» (Алешковский 1). "Did you ever see their Fiihrer, Stalin?" "Yeah, I've met him a couple of times," I said. uOnce in Baku and once in Tiflis. He was holding up banks....He wasn't a bad crook, but he got out of the business. Became General Secretary. He..sucks the peasants' blood..." (1a).«Да помолчи ты, пожалуйста!», -поморщился Тимофей... «Я - помолчи! Я - помолчи! В своем-то доме помолчи? Вот как! Может, драться еще будешь?.. Хватит! Попил ты моей кровушки...» (Абрамов 1). uOh, please-just be quiet," said Timofei, wincing...."Me be quiet? Me be quiet? Be quiet in my own house? That's fine! Maybe you'd like a fight even?...That's enough. You sucked my lifeblood-" (1a). -
66 выпить кровь
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to exploit s.o. cruelly, torment, oppress s.o. in every way possible:- X sucks Y dry.♦ "А фюрера ихнего [ungrammat = их] видел, Сталина?" - "Встречал, - говорю, - пару раз, в Баку и в Тифлисе. Он банки курочил [slang = грабил]... Неплохой был урка, но ссучился. Генсеком стал. Кровь из мужика пьет..." (Алешковский 1). "Did you ever see their Fiihrer, Stalin?" "Yeah, I've met him a couple of times," I said. "Once in Baku and once in Tiflis. He was holding up banks....He wasn't a bad crook, but he got out of the business. Became General Secretary. He...sucks the peasants' blood..." (1a).♦ "Да помолчи ты, пожалуйста!", - поморщился Тимофей... "Я - помолчи! Я - помолчи! В своем-то доме помолчи? Вот как! Может, драться еще будешь?.. Хватит! Попил ты моей кровушки..." (Абрамов 1). "Oh, please-just be quiet," said Timofei, wincing...."Me be quiet? Me be quiet? Be quiet in my own house? That's fine! Maybe you'd like a fight even?...That's enough. You sucked my lifeblood-" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выпить кровь
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67 высасывать кровь
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to exploit s.o. cruelly, torment, oppress s.o. in every way possible:- X sucks Y dry.♦ "А фюрера ихнего [ungrammat = их] видел, Сталина?" - "Встречал, - говорю, - пару раз, в Баку и в Тифлисе. Он банки курочил [slang = грабил]... Неплохой был урка, но ссучился. Генсеком стал. Кровь из мужика пьет..." (Алешковский 1). "Did you ever see their Fiihrer, Stalin?" "Yeah, I've met him a couple of times," I said. "Once in Baku and once in Tiflis. He was holding up banks....He wasn't a bad crook, but he got out of the business. Became General Secretary. He...sucks the peasants' blood..." (1a).♦ "Да помолчи ты, пожалуйста!", - поморщился Тимофей... "Я - помолчи! Я - помолчи! В своем-то доме помолчи? Вот как! Может, драться еще будешь?.. Хватит! Попил ты моей кровушки..." (Абрамов 1). "Oh, please-just be quiet," said Timofei, wincing...."Me be quiet? Me be quiet? Be quiet in my own house? That's fine! Maybe you'd like a fight even?...That's enough. You sucked my lifeblood-" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > высасывать кровь
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68 высосать кровь
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to exploit s.o. cruelly, torment, oppress s.o. in every way possible:- X sucks Y dry.♦ "А фюрера ихнего [ungrammat = их] видел, Сталина?" - "Встречал, - говорю, - пару раз, в Баку и в Тифлисе. Он банки курочил [slang = грабил]... Неплохой был урка, но ссучился. Генсеком стал. Кровь из мужика пьет..." (Алешковский 1). "Did you ever see their Fiihrer, Stalin?" "Yeah, I've met him a couple of times," I said. "Once in Baku and once in Tiflis. He was holding up banks....He wasn't a bad crook, but he got out of the business. Became General Secretary. He...sucks the peasants' blood..." (1a).♦ "Да помолчи ты, пожалуйста!", - поморщился Тимофей... "Я - помолчи! Я - помолчи! В своем-то доме помолчи? Вот как! Может, драться еще будешь?.. Хватит! Попил ты моей кровушки..." (Абрамов 1). "Oh, please-just be quiet," said Timofei, wincing...."Me be quiet? Me be quiet? Be quiet in my own house? That's fine! Maybe you'd like a fight even?...That's enough. You sucked my lifeblood-" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > высосать кровь
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69 пить кровь
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to exploit s.o. cruelly, torment, oppress s.o. in every way possible:- X sucks Y dry.♦ "А фюрера ихнего [ungrammat = их] видел, Сталина?" - "Встречал, - говорю, - пару раз, в Баку и в Тифлисе. Он банки курочил [slang = грабил]... Неплохой был урка, но ссучился. Генсеком стал. Кровь из мужика пьет..." (Алешковский 1). "Did you ever see their Fiihrer, Stalin?" "Yeah, I've met him a couple of times," I said. "Once in Baku and once in Tiflis. He was holding up banks....He wasn't a bad crook, but he got out of the business. Became General Secretary. He...sucks the peasants' blood..." (1a).♦ "Да помолчи ты, пожалуйста!", - поморщился Тимофей... "Я - помолчи! Я - помолчи! В своем-то доме помолчи? Вот как! Может, драться еще будешь?.. Хватит! Попил ты моей кровушки..." (Абрамов 1). "Oh, please-just be quiet," said Timofei, wincing...."Me be quiet? Me be quiet? Be quiet in my own house? That's fine! Maybe you'd like a fight even?...That's enough. You sucked my lifeblood-" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > пить кровь
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70 сосать кровь
[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to exploit s.o. cruelly, torment, oppress s.o. in every way possible:- X sucks Y dry.♦ "А фюрера ихнего [ungrammat = их] видел, Сталина?" - "Встречал, - говорю, - пару раз, в Баку и в Тифлисе. Он банки курочил [slang = грабил]... Неплохой был урка, но ссучился. Генсеком стал. Кровь из мужика пьет..." (Алешковский 1). "Did you ever see their Fiihrer, Stalin?" "Yeah, I've met him a couple of times," I said. "Once in Baku and once in Tiflis. He was holding up banks....He wasn't a bad crook, but he got out of the business. Became General Secretary. He...sucks the peasants' blood..." (1a).♦ "Да помолчи ты, пожалуйста!", - поморщился Тимофей... "Я - помолчи! Я - помолчи! В своем-то доме помолчи? Вот как! Может, драться еще будешь?.. Хватит! Попил ты моей кровушки..." (Абрамов 1). "Oh, please-just be quiet," said Timofei, wincing...."Me be quiet? Me be quiet? Be quiet in my own house? That's fine! Maybe you'd like a fight even?...That's enough. You sucked my lifeblood-" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > сосать кровь
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71 как же
разг.1) (выражает подтверждение, согласие) why, yes; <why,> of course; yes, indeed; certainly!; naturally!; sure!- Вы писатель? - Да. - Как же, знаю. Читал. Очень рад познакомиться. (К. Паустовский, Во глубине России) — 'You're a writer, aren't you?' 'Yes, I am.' 'Of course. I've read your work. Delighted to make your acquaintance.'
- Про Алексея Лукича, председателя нашего, не приходилось слышать? - Как же, знаю! (Г. Николаева, Жатва) — 'Did you ever hear about our old chairman, Alexei Lukich?' 'Why, yes. I know him.'
2) (выражает несогласие, возмущение, отказ) not likely!; the idea! iron.; oh, of course! iron.Когда один из нас попросил её починить ему его единственную рубаху, она, презрительно фыркнув, сказала: - Вот ещё! Стану я, как же! (М. Горький, Двадцать шесть и одна) — When one of us asked her to mend his only shirt, she sniffed scornfully and said, 'The idea! Not likely!'
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72 je
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73 gle!
exd (pl glete) look! I (čuđenje) -, gle!! did you ever!, A coll what do you know (about that)!; - ti njega! just look at him; (neodob-ravanje) (just) listen to that!; well, I never!* * *• lo -
74 затылком видеть
прост.pierce beneath the show of things; cf. see through a grindstone (millstone, brick (stone) wall)- Про Алексея Лукича, председателя нашего, не приходилось слышать? - Как же, знаю! - Справедливый был человек и редкостного ума. Затылком видел! Как при нём стояло хозяйство! (Г. Николаева, Жатва) — 'Did you ever hear about our old chairman, Alexei Lukich?' 'Why, yes. I knew him.' 'He was the right kind, and shrewd as they make 'em. He could see through a millstone! You ought to have seen the farm under him!'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > затылком видеть
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75 неужели
1. you don't say soнеужели?, слышали ли вы что-либо подобное? — did you ever?
2. really; is it possibleнеужели уже так поздно? — coo, is that really the time?
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76 אנתרופי
אַנְתְּרוֹפִּיm. anthropeus (man), an assumed form for ἄνθρωπος, for the purpose of deriving another assumed form (אַנְתְּרוֹפִּיָּא) anthropeia (woman) Gen. R. s. 18; s. 31 did you ever hear people say gynios and gyneia (from γύνη, woman), or anthropeus, anthropeia, gabra (man) gabratha (woman)? but you do say (in Hebrew) ish and ish-sha, both of the same root (as an evidence of the primitiveness of the Hebrew language). -
77 אַנְתְּרוֹפִּי
אַנְתְּרוֹפִּיm. anthropeus (man), an assumed form for ἄνθρωπος, for the purpose of deriving another assumed form (אַנְתְּרוֹפִּיָּא) anthropeia (woman) Gen. R. s. 18; s. 31 did you ever hear people say gynios and gyneia (from γύνη, woman), or anthropeus, anthropeia, gabra (man) gabratha (woman)? but you do say (in Hebrew) ish and ish-sha, both of the same root (as an evidence of the primitiveness of the Hebrew language). -
78 חלץ
(b. h., v. Ges. H. Dict.10 s. v. חלץ I, II) 1) to surround, fortify; to gird, arm. Yalk. Gen. 133 (fr. Midr. Vayis‛u) חָלְצוּ עצמם they armed themselves, v. Pi. a. Hif. 2) to untie, loosen, tear out; to strip, lay bare. M. Kat. 22b חוֹלֵץ one bares the shoulder (in mourning). Ib. IV, 7 (24b) חוֹלְצִין. B. Mets.59b וח׳ מנעליו and took his shoes off. Y.M. Kat. III, 82b חוֹלְצָן he takes them (the Tfillin) off; Ber.23a; Y. ib. II, 4c.Pes.4a; M. Kat. 20b חֲלוֹץ לי מנעלי take my shoes off. Ḥull.90b חוֹלְצוֹ לתפוח he takes the sinew out and puts it on the pile Tosef.Neg.VI, 10 בזמן שחוא חוֹלֵץ when he has to tear out (a leprous stone), v. נָתַץ.Y.Ab. Zar. II, end, 42a; Tosef. ib. IV (V), 8 כדי שיהו חוֹלְצִין את גלעיניהן in order to loosen the stones (of the olives); a. fr.Part. pass. חָלוּץ, f. חֲלוּצָה, pl. חֲלוּצִים, f. חֲלוּצוֹת. Y.Sot.I, beg.16b וזרועותיה ח׳ her arms bared.Sabb.137a, a. e. חֲלָצַתּוֹ חמה the fever left him.Esp. to perform the ceremony of taking off the Yabams shoe (v. יָבָם); ח׳ ביבמה to arrange the Ḥălitsah, to act as judge; ח׳ ל־ to have the shoe taken off for refusing the leviratical marriage; ח׳ מ־ to take the shoe off. Yeb.102a כלום ראית שח׳וכ׳ did you ever see him act as a judge at a Ḥălitsah? Ib. IV, 1 החוֹלֵץ ליבמתווכ׳ if one gave ḥălitsah to his sister-in-law, and it was found out afterwards Ib. III, 1 חוֹלְצוֹת ולא מתיבמות they must be released by ḥăl., but must not be married by the yabam. Ib. XII, 1 חָלְצָה במנעל if she performed the ceremony with a leather shoe. Ib. 102a חוֹלְצִין במנעל you may have the ceremony performed with Ib. b שמא חָלְצָה סנדל לאחדוכ׳ perhaps she has performed the ceremony of ḥal. on one of the brothers. Ib. החוֹלֶצֶת מןוכ׳ if one performed the ceremony on an adult … Ib. (ref. to Hos. 5:6) מי כתיב ח׳ להם ח׳ מהםוכ׳ is it written, He had his shoe taken off by them (the Lord being the rejecting party)? It is written, He took their shoe off, v. next w.; a. v. fr.חֲלוּצָח a woman released from leviratical marriage by ḥălitsah. Ib. 7:1. Ib. 4:12 חֲלוּצָתוֹ his rejected sister-in-law; a. fr. Nif. נֶחֶלַץ to be peeled off. Y.Sabb.XX, 17c bot. ועורו נ׳ and his skin will peel itself off. Pi. חִלֵּץ 1) to extract, loosen, to deliver. 2) to gird, strengthen. Yeb.102b (in a discussion about the meaning of וחלצה, Deut. 25:9) והכתיב יְחַלּץ עני but do we not read (Job 36:15), He girds the poor? Answ. יְחַלְּצוֹ מדינהוכ׳ It means, He will deliver him from the judgment Ib. (after ref. to יחליץ, Is. 58:11) the root חלץ means both (girding and loosening), but here (Deut. l. c.), if it meant tying on, it would read וחלצה נעלו ברגלו she shall tie his shoe on his foot. Hif. הֶחֱלִיץ 1) to loosen, untie; 2) to gird, arm; 3) to deliver; 4) to smoothen, give ease of mind. Lev. R. s. 34 (ref. to יחליץ, Is. l. c.) יזיין (Ar. ישלוף) ישמוט ישזיב ויניח (which means) He shall loosen as in Deut. l. c., gird as ib. III, 18, deliver as in Ps. 140:2, and give ease as in the Sabbath prayer after meal רצה והַחֲלִיצֵנוּ be pleased to give us ease of mind. V. חִלּוּץ. -
79 חָלַץ
(b. h., v. Ges. H. Dict.10 s. v. חלץ I, II) 1) to surround, fortify; to gird, arm. Yalk. Gen. 133 (fr. Midr. Vayis‛u) חָלְצוּ עצמם they armed themselves, v. Pi. a. Hif. 2) to untie, loosen, tear out; to strip, lay bare. M. Kat. 22b חוֹלֵץ one bares the shoulder (in mourning). Ib. IV, 7 (24b) חוֹלְצִין. B. Mets.59b וח׳ מנעליו and took his shoes off. Y.M. Kat. III, 82b חוֹלְצָן he takes them (the Tfillin) off; Ber.23a; Y. ib. II, 4c.Pes.4a; M. Kat. 20b חֲלוֹץ לי מנעלי take my shoes off. Ḥull.90b חוֹלְצוֹ לתפוח he takes the sinew out and puts it on the pile Tosef.Neg.VI, 10 בזמן שחוא חוֹלֵץ when he has to tear out (a leprous stone), v. נָתַץ.Y.Ab. Zar. II, end, 42a; Tosef. ib. IV (V), 8 כדי שיהו חוֹלְצִין את גלעיניהן in order to loosen the stones (of the olives); a. fr.Part. pass. חָלוּץ, f. חֲלוּצָה, pl. חֲלוּצִים, f. חֲלוּצוֹת. Y.Sot.I, beg.16b וזרועותיה ח׳ her arms bared.Sabb.137a, a. e. חֲלָצַתּוֹ חמה the fever left him.Esp. to perform the ceremony of taking off the Yabams shoe (v. יָבָם); ח׳ ביבמה to arrange the Ḥălitsah, to act as judge; ח׳ ל־ to have the shoe taken off for refusing the leviratical marriage; ח׳ מ־ to take the shoe off. Yeb.102a כלום ראית שח׳וכ׳ did you ever see him act as a judge at a Ḥălitsah? Ib. IV, 1 החוֹלֵץ ליבמתווכ׳ if one gave ḥălitsah to his sister-in-law, and it was found out afterwards Ib. III, 1 חוֹלְצוֹת ולא מתיבמות they must be released by ḥăl., but must not be married by the yabam. Ib. XII, 1 חָלְצָה במנעל if she performed the ceremony with a leather shoe. Ib. 102a חוֹלְצִין במנעל you may have the ceremony performed with Ib. b שמא חָלְצָה סנדל לאחדוכ׳ perhaps she has performed the ceremony of ḥal. on one of the brothers. Ib. החוֹלֶצֶת מןוכ׳ if one performed the ceremony on an adult … Ib. (ref. to Hos. 5:6) מי כתיב ח׳ להם ח׳ מהםוכ׳ is it written, He had his shoe taken off by them (the Lord being the rejecting party)? It is written, He took their shoe off, v. next w.; a. v. fr.חֲלוּצָח a woman released from leviratical marriage by ḥălitsah. Ib. 7:1. Ib. 4:12 חֲלוּצָתוֹ his rejected sister-in-law; a. fr. Nif. נֶחֶלַץ to be peeled off. Y.Sabb.XX, 17c bot. ועורו נ׳ and his skin will peel itself off. Pi. חִלֵּץ 1) to extract, loosen, to deliver. 2) to gird, strengthen. Yeb.102b (in a discussion about the meaning of וחלצה, Deut. 25:9) והכתיב יְחַלּץ עני but do we not read (Job 36:15), He girds the poor? Answ. יְחַלְּצוֹ מדינהוכ׳ It means, He will deliver him from the judgment Ib. (after ref. to יחליץ, Is. 58:11) the root חלץ means both (girding and loosening), but here (Deut. l. c.), if it meant tying on, it would read וחלצה נעלו ברגלו she shall tie his shoe on his foot. Hif. הֶחֱלִיץ 1) to loosen, untie; 2) to gird, arm; 3) to deliver; 4) to smoothen, give ease of mind. Lev. R. s. 34 (ref. to יחליץ, Is. l. c.) יזיין (Ar. ישלוף) ישמוט ישזיב ויניח (which means) He shall loosen as in Deut. l. c., gird as ib. III, 18, deliver as in Ps. 140:2, and give ease as in the Sabbath prayer after meal רצה והַחֲלִיצֵנוּ be pleased to give us ease of mind. V. חִלּוּץ. -
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