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• Empty bag cannot stand /upright/ (An) - Пустой мешок стоять не будет (П)• Empty barrel (bowl, kettle) makes the most noise (An) - Пустая бочка пуще гремит (П)• Empty barrels make the greatest din (sound) - Пустая бочка пуще гремит (П)• Empty can makes a lot of noise (An) - Пустая бочка пуще гремит (П)• Empty casks make the most noise - Пустая бочка пуще гремит (П)• Empty pail makes the most noise (The) - Пустая бочка пуще гремит (П)• Empty sack cannot stand upright (An) - Пустой мешок стоять не будет (П)• Empty vessels make the most noise (sound) - Пустая бочка пуще гремит (П)• Empty wagon makes the most noise (The) - Пустая бочка пуще гремит (П)• Empty wagon rattles loudest/ (An) - Пустая бочка пуще гремит (П)• He that is full of himself is very empty - Тот человек пустой, кто полон самим собой (T)• It is hard for an empty sack to stand upright - Пустой мешок стоять не будет (П)• It's hard for an empty bag to stand upright - Пустой мешок стоять не будет (П)• Loaded wagon creaks, an empty one rattles (A) - Пустая бочка пуще гремит (П) -
2 пустые сосуды больше всех гремят
Set phrase: empty vessels make the most soundУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > пустые сосуды больше всех гремят
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3 Пустая бочка пуще гремит
Empty-headed men are most talkative and their manners are most demonstrative. See Где река мельче, там она больше шумит (Г)Cf: Deep rivers move with silent majesty; shallow brooks are noisy (Am.). An empty barrel (bowl, kettle) makes the most noise (Am.). Empty barrels make the greatest din (sound) (Br.). An empty can makes a lot of noise (Am.). Empty casks make the most noise (Am.). The empty pail (wagon) makes the most noise (Am.). Empty vessels make the most noise (sound) (Am., Br.). An empty wagon rattles /loudest/ (Am.). A hollow drum makes the most noise (Am.). A loaded wagon creaks, an empty one rattles (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Пустая бочка пуще гремит
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4 пустая бочка пуще гремит
1) General subject: the empty vessel makes the greatest sound2) Set phrase: empty vessels make the greatest (the most) sound (дословно: Пустые сосуды гремят громче всего), shallow streams make most din, shallow streams make most din (дословно: Самый большой шум производят мелкие потоки), shallow waters make most din, the empty vessels make the greatest soundУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > пустая бочка пуще гремит
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5 пустая бочка звонче гремит
пустая бочка звонче (громче, пуще) гремитпосл.an empty vessel gives a greater sound than a full barrel; empty vessels make the greatest (the most) sound; cf. shallow streams make most dinРусско-английский фразеологический словарь > пустая бочка звонче гремит
См. также в других словарях:
empty vessels make the most sound — Foolish or witless persons are the most talkative or noisy. Vessel here means a receptacle, as a drinking vessel. a 1430 J. LYDGATE Pilgrimage of Man (EETS) 1. 15933 A voyde vessel..maketh outward a gret soun, Mor than..what yt was ful. 1547 W.… … Proverbs new dictionary
Empty vessels make the most sound. — Empty vessels make (the) most noise/sound. something that you say which means that people who talk a lot and frequently express their opinions are often stupid. David talks as if he s an expert on everything, but empty vessels make most noise … New idioms dictionary
Empty vessels make the most noise. — Empty vessels make (the) most noise/sound. something that you say which means that people who talk a lot and frequently express their opinions are often stupid. David talks as if he s an expert on everything, but empty vessels make most noise … New idioms dictionary
empty vessels make the most noise — (or sound) proverb those with least wisdom or knowledge are always the most talkative … Useful english dictionary
Empty vessels make most sound. — Empty vessels make (the) most noise/sound. something that you say which means that people who talk a lot and frequently express their opinions are often stupid. David talks as if he s an expert on everything, but empty vessels make most noise … New idioms dictionary
Empty vessels make most noise. — Empty vessels make (the) most noise/sound. something that you say which means that people who talk a lot and frequently express their opinions are often stupid. David talks as if he s an expert on everything, but empty vessels make most noise … New idioms dictionary
empty vessels make most sound — ► empty vessels make most noise (or sound) proverb those with least wisdom or knowledge are always the most talkative. Main Entry: ↑empty … English terms dictionary
empty vessels make most noise — ► empty vessels make most noise (or sound) proverb those with least wisdom or knowledge are always the most talkative. Main Entry: ↑empty … English terms dictionary
empty — see empty sacks will never stand upright empty vessels make the most sound better are small fish than an empty dish don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater … Proverbs new dictionary
sound — see empty vessels make the most sound if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is … Proverbs new dictionary
Empty vessel — The phrase empty vessel literally means a container with nothing inside. It has additional significance in various areas.In literatureThe quotation, As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest… … Wikipedia
