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1 хитрый
1. subtle2. foxy3. insidiousтруднообъяснимая ошибка; хитрая ошибка — insidious error
4. craftily5. slyly6. trickily7. wilily8. wily9. cunning; crafty; sly; artful; ingeniousхитроумный прибор, хитрая штуковина — a cunning gadget
10. arch11. artful12. astute13. crafty14. cute15. deep16. downy17. knowing18. shrewd19. slick20. sly21. tricky«хитрый» замок; замок с секретом — tricky lock
проказливый; хитрый; зловредный — as tricky as a monkey
Синонимический ряд:1. замысловато (прил.) головоломно; заковыристо; замысловато; каверзно; мудрено; хитроумно2. лукаво (прил.) лукаво; плутовато; с хитрецой; хитровато3. лукаво (проч.) лукаво; плутовато; плутовски; хитроватоАнтонимический ряд:бесхитростно; просто; простодушно -
2 хитрая бестия
1) General subject: cunning (sly) dog, downy old bird2) Jargon: wise-ass3) Makarov: cunning dog, sly dog -
3 нет худа без добра
посл.cf. every cloud has a (its) silver lining; nothing so bad, as not to be good for something' it's an ill wind that blows nobody (no one) < any> good; no great loss without some small gain; bad luck often brings good luck; a blessing in disguiseПо дороге к городскому саду я размышлял: "Нет худа без добра. Они сразу увидят во мне старого, опытного воробья". (А. Куприн, Как я был актёром) — On my way to the public garden I was thinking: 'It's an ill wind that blows no one good. They'll at once see what a downy old bird I am.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > нет худа без добра
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4 стреляный воробей
разг.old bird; downy bird; knowing < old> bird; old stager (campaigner)- Ну, он-то человек молодой, жизнь только ещё нюхать начал, а я воробей стреляный, тёртый, обкатанный, в горах не первый год, а тоже не понимал, в чём у нас загвоздка. (А. Чаковский, Год жизни) — 'Well, he's a young man, just getting to know life. But I'm an old bird, an old stager, a pebble that's been rubbed smooth. You can't trick me. Nor is this my first year in the mountains. Still,... I couldn't understand what the trouble was on our sector...'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > стреляный воробей
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5 стреляная птица
разг.a < knowing> old bird; old stager; old hand; downy bird; slick customer, tough customerКакой-нибудь новичок не осмелился бы и подумать, чтобы можно было украсть у такого зоркого хозяина. Но приказчик его был обстрелянная птица, он знал, как нужно отвечать, а ещё более, как нужно хозяйничать. (Н. Гоголь, Старосветские помещики) — No novice would ever even contemplate stealing anything from such a perspicacious master. But his bailiff was an old bird and he knew the right answers to make, and better still, he knew how to manage affairs.
- Я как-то письмецо ей подкатил... Не порть бумаги, говорит. Но это всегда сначала так бывает. Я в этих делах стреляная птица. (Н. Островский, Как закалялась сталь) — 'I wrote her a letter once... Told me not to waste paper writing letters and all that. But that's how it always is in the beginning. I'm an old hand at this sort of thing.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > стреляная птица
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6 стреляный волк
стреляный (травленый, старый) волк (зверь)разг.old bird, downy bird; old stager; slick customer- Ты не обижайся, Серёжа, на старика, - сказал Егорыч. - Я волк стреляный, слава богу, повидал на своём веку... и жизней и смертей всяких... (В. Титов, Всем смертям назло...) — 'Don't you be offended by an old man, Seryozha,' said Yegorych. 'I'm an old bird, I've seen plenty in my time, life of every kind and death of every kind, too...'
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