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1 distance lends enchantment to the view
a prophet is not without honour save in his own country a hedge between keeps friendship green absence makes the heart grow fonder familiarity breeds contempt no man is a hero to his valetEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > distance lends enchantment to the view
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2 distance lends enchantment to the view.
[proverb]இக்கரைக்கு அக்கரை பச்சைEnglish-Tamil dictionary > distance lends enchantment to the view.
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3 DISTANCE
• Distance ends enchantment - С глаз долой - из сердца вон (C)• Distance lends enchantment to the view - Славны бубны за горами (C) -
4 absence makes the heart grow fonder
syn: blue are the hills that are far awayвідсутність посилює любов рідше бачиш, більше любишEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > absence makes the heart grow fonder
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5 totul pare frumos de la distanţă
distance lends enchantment to the view.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > totul pare frumos de la distanţă
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6 lend
1. Ibe willing to lend охотно давать взаймы2. IIlend in some manner lend willingly (grudgingly, etc.) охотно и т. д. давать взаймы /одалживать/3. IIIlend smth. lend one's books (one's music, a pen, one's bicycle, one's knife, one's things, etc.) давать на время [свои] книги и т. д.; lend money (a dollar, ten pounds, etc.) ссужать деньгами и т. д., давать деньги и т. д. взаймы4. IVlend smth. in some manner lend smth. willingly (conditionally, gracefully, grudgingly, gratuitously, etc.) охотно и т. д. давать взаймы /одалживать/ что-л.5. Vlend smb. smth. lend one's friend ten dollars одолжить приятелю десять долларов; lend him one's car дать ему на время свою машину; lend one's neighbour some books дать соседу почитать [свои] книги; lend me your ears выслушай меня; danger lent me wings ощущение опасности побудило меня бежать еще быстрее /придало мне крылья/6. XVIlend on (against, at) smth. lend on one's estate (against security, on goods, etc.) давать взаймы под залог усадьбы и т. д.; lend at high interest давать /ссужать/ деньги под высокие проценты7. XVIIIlend oneself to smth.1) lend oneself to dishonest means (to such shady schemes, to the concealment of the facts, to meanness, etc.) прибегать к нечестным средствам и т.д., опуститься до нечестных средств и т. д.; I would not lend myself to such a transaction я не стал бы заниматься такими сделками, я не опустился бы до подобных махинаций; don't lend yourself to their schemes не давай себя втянуть в их махинации2) this subject admirably (readily, easily, etc.) lends itself to literary (poetic, scientific, etc.) editing эта тема прекрасно и т. д. поддается литературной и т. д. обработке; these facts (data, etc.) don't easily lend themselves to analysis (to study, etc.) эти факты и т. д. нелегко анализировать и т. д., these methods lend themselves readily to instruction эти методы легко могут быть использованы /удобны/ для обучения; а fork does not lend itself to the purposes of a corkscrew вилка не годится в качестве /вместо/ штопора; secluded spots lend themselves to meditation уединенные места располагают к размышлениям8. XXI11) lend smth., smb. to smb., smth. lend a dollar to a friend одолжить приятелю доллар; I forgot whom I lent the magazine to я забыл, кому дал журнал; lend an ear /one's ear/ to smb. a) прислушаться к кому-л.; б) выслушать кого-л.; lend one's name to smth. поддерживать что-л. своим авторитетом, разрешить воспользоваться своим именем; lend aid /assistance/ to the project (to the poor, to the oppressed, etc.) содействовать /оказать содействие/ этому проекту и т. д., lend smth. with smth. lend a helping hand with smth. помочь в каком-л. деле; lend a hand with the work (with smb.'s luggage, with the decorations, etc.) помочь /оказать помощь/ в работе и т. д.2) lend smth. to smb., smth. lend dignity to the man (charm to a girl, etc,) придавать достоинство мужчине и т. д.; this fact lends probability to the story этот факт придает истории достоверность; his manner lends colour to his story его манера рассказывать делает его рассказ более интересным; the distance lends enchantment to the view на расстоянии вид еще прекрасней -
7 lend
(a) (money, object) prêter;∎ to lend sth to sb, to lend sb sth prêter qch à qn;∎ to lend money at interest prêter de l'argent à intérêt;∎ to lend money against security prêter de l'argent sur titres(b) (contribute) apporter, conférer;∎ to lend credibility/drama to a story rendre une histoire crédible/dramatique;∎ her presence lent glamour to the occasion sa présence a conféré un certain éclat à l'événement;∎ the bright uniforms lent colour to the ceremony les uniformes éclatants apportaient une touche de couleur à la cérémonie;∎ distance lends enchantment to the view tout paraît beau (vu) de loin∎ to lend sb a hand donner un coup de main à qn;∎ you can't expect me to lend my name to such an enterprise ne comptez pas sur moi pour prêter mon nom à ou cautionner cette affaire;∎ figurative to lend an ear prêter l'oreille(d) (adapt → to circumstances, interpretation)∎ the novel doesn't lend itself to being filmed le roman ne se prête pas à une adaptation cinématographique;∎ his voice really lends itself to reading aloud sa voix se prête très bien à la lecture à voix haute2 noun∎ can I have a lend of your book? tu peux me prêter ton livre?□Finance prêter;∎ to lend at 12 percent prêter à 12 pour cent -
8 Славны бубны за горами
That which is elsewhere and which we are only told about seems better and attrac tive. See Ближняя - ворона, а дальняя - соколена (Б), Там хорошо, где нас нет (T)Var.: Звонки бубны за горами Cf: Blue are the hills that are far from us (Br.). Distance lends enchantment to the view (Am., Br.). Distant pastures are greener (Br.). Faraway birds have fine feathers (Am.). Faraway cows have (wear) long horns (Am.). Faraway fowls have fair feathers (Br.). Far folk fare best (Br.). Far hills look the bluest (Am.). Far-off cows have long horns (Br.). Hills are green far away (Br.). Hills look green far away (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Славны бубны за горами
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9 a hedge between keeps friendship green
syn: men are best loved farthest offперешкоди лише зміцнюють справжню дружбу familiarity breeds contemptEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a hedge between keeps friendship green
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10 a prophet is not without honour save in his own country (and in his own house)
var: no man is a prophet in his own countrysyn: no man is a hero to his valetнема пророка у своїй вітчизні ≅ чужих богів шукає, а своїх дома маєEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a prophet is not without honour save in his own country (and in his own house)
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11 familiarity breeds contempt
syn: no man is a hero to his valetблизьке знайомство породжує презирство ≅ рідше бачиш, більше любиш a prophet is not without honour save in his own country a hedge between keeps friendship green no man is a hero to his valetEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > familiarity breeds contempt
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12 no man is a hero to his valet
syn: no man is a prophet in his own countryнеможливо зберегти ореол героя в очах свого служника ≅ чужих богів шукає, а своїх дома має a prophet is not without honour save in his own country a hedge between keeps friendship green familiarity breeds contemptEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > no man is a hero to his valet
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