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1 enough is as good as a feast
(enough is as good as a feast (тж. enough is enough))хорошенького понемножку; см. тж. good as a feast...he... told me that I had not yet seen half of what he had to show me. I looked at him archly and murmured that enough was as good as a feast. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Gentleman in the Parlour’, ch. XXVII) — Сиамец... сказал мне, что я не видел и половины того, что он должен был показать. Хитро взглянув на него, я пробормотал, что мне и этого вполне достаточно.
I could multiply instances, but enough is enough. — Я мог бы привести еще примеры, но и приведенных вполне достаточно.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > enough is as good as a feast
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2 enough is as good as a feast
met weinig tevreden, genoeg is net zo goed als overvloed; "ik heb genoeg" -
3 enough is as good as a feast
1) Общая лексика: все хорошо в меру, иметь достаточно-все равно что пировать, от добра добра не ищут2) Пословица: лучшее-враг хорошего, от здоровья не лечатся, хорошего понемногу (that's enough. the proverb teaches to avoidexcess), хорошенького понемножку (that's enough. the proverb teaches to avoidexcess), довольство-лучшее богатство (дословно: Иметь достаточно-все равно что пировать), от добра добра не ищут (дословно: Иметь достаточно-все равно что пировать)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > enough is as good as a feast
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4 enough is as good as a feast
syn: too much pudding will choke a dogдобре все по мірі the best is the enemy of the good measure is a treasureEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > enough is as good as a feast
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5 Enough is as good as a feast.
<03> Иметь достаточно – все равно что пировать. Ср. Довольство – лучшее богатство. От добра добра не ищут.Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > Enough is as good as a feast.
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6 enough is as good as a feast
посл.Иметь достаточно — все равно что пировать.ср. Довольство — лучшее богатство. От добра добра не ищут.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > enough is as good as a feast
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7 enough is as good as a feast
אשרי המסתפק במועט; יש לי מספיק* * *◙ קיפסמ יל שי ;טעומב קפתסמה ירשא◄ -
8 enough is as good as a feast
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10 enough is as good as a feast
English-German idiom dictionary > enough is as good as a feast
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11 good as a feast
достаточно [часть пословицы enough is as good as a feast; см. enough is as good as a feast]There were also very few materials accessible to a man like me to form a judgment from. But in such a case I verily believe that a little is as good as a feast - perhaps better. (J. Conrad, ‘Chance’, part I, ch. II) — Человеку в моем положении были доступны лишь немногие данные, на основании которых он мог бы составить свое мнение. Но я искренно считаю, что в этом случае и немногого достаточно, даже больше чем достаточно.
At nineteen he had commenced one of those careers attractive and inexplicable to ordinary mortals for whom a single bankruptcy is good as a feast. (J. Galsworthy, ‘In Chancery’, part II, ch. I) — Девятнадцати лет от роду сей юноша вступил на стезю, привлекательную и непостижимую для простых смертных, для которых и одно банкротство достаточно памятное событие.
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12 enough is as good as feast
Пословица: от добра добра не ищутУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > enough is as good as feast
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13 enough is as good as feast
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > enough is as good as feast
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14 enough is as good as feast.
[proverb]போதும் என்ற மனமே பொன் செய்யும் மருந்து -
15 (as) good as a feast
дocтaтoчнo [чacть пocлoвицы enough is as good as a feast xopoшeнькoгo пoнeмнoжку]There were also very few materials accessible to a man like me to form a judgment from. But in such a case I verily believe that a little is as good as a feast - perhaps better (J. Conrad). At nineteen he had commenced one of those careers attractive and inexplicable to ordinary mortals for whom a single bankruptcy is good as a feast (J. Galsworthy) -
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( частина прислів'я Enough is as good as a feast Добра добувши, кращого не шукай) доситьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) good as a feast
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enough [ɪ'nʌf]assez de;∎ enough money assez ou suffisamment d'argent;∎ do you have enough money to pay? avez-vous de quoi payer?;∎ are there enough copies for all the children? y a-t-il assez ou suffisamment d'exemplaires pour tous les enfants?;∎ you've had more than enough wine tu as bu plus qu'assez de vin;∎ the report is proof enough le rapport est une preuve suffisante;∎ she's not fool enough to believe that! elle n'est pas assez bête pour le croire!2 pronounassez;∎ do you need some money? - I've got enough avez-vous besoin d'argent? - j'en ai assez ou suffisamment;∎ will this be enough? est-ce que ça suffira?;∎ we earn enough to live on nous gagnons de quoi vivre;∎ there's enough for everybody il y en a assez pour tout le monde;∎ enough/not enough is known for us to be able to make a prediction on en sait assez/on n'en sait pas assez pour faire une prévision;∎ not enough of us are here to take a vote on n'est pas assez nombreux pour voter;∎ he's had enough to eat il a assez mangé;∎ more than enough plus qu'il n'en faut;∎ there was more than enough il y en avait largement;∎ enough is enough! ça suffit comme ça!, trop c'est trop!;∎ after five years he decided that enough was enough and resigned après cinq ans il en eut assez et donna sa démission;∎ enough is as good as a feast mieux vaut assez que trop;∎ familiar enough said! je vois!;∎ that's enough! ça suffit!;∎ it's enough to drive you mad c'est à vous rendre fou;∎ I can't get enough of his films je ne me lasse jamais de ses films;∎ to have had enough (of sth) en avoir assez (de qch);∎ she's had enough of working late elle en a assez de travailler tard le soir3 adverb(a) (sufficiently) assez, suffisamment;∎ he's old enough to understand il est assez grand pour comprendre;∎ it's a good enough reason c'est une raison suffisante;∎ you know well enough what I mean vous savez très bien ce que je veux dire;∎ fair enough! ça va!, d'accord!∎ to do sth well enough faire qch passablement bien;∎ she's honest enough elle est assez honnête;∎ it's good enough in its own way ce n'est pas mal dans le genre∎ oddly or strangely enough, nobody knows her chose curieuse, personne ne la connaît -
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enough [ɪˈnʌf]1. adjective• enough's enough! ça suffit comme ça !• enough of this! ça suffit comme ça !2. adverba. ( = sufficiently) assez• are you warm enough? avez-vous assez chaud ?b. ( = tolerably) assezc. (intensifying) funnily enough, I saw him too c'est curieux, moi aussi je l'ai vu* * *[ɪ'nʌf]Note: When enough is used as an adverb or a pronoun, it is most frequently translated by assez: is the house big enough? = est-ce que la maison est assez grande? (Note that assez comes before the adjective); will there be enough? = est-ce qu'il y en aura assez? (Note that if the sentence does not specify what it is enough of, the pronoun en, meaning of it/of them, must be added before the verb in French.)When used as a determiner, enough is generally translated by assez de: we haven't bought enough meat = nous n'avons pas acheté assez de viande; there's enough meat for two meals/six people = il y a assez de viande pour deux repas/six personnes; have you got enough chairs? = avez-vous assez de chaises?For more examples and particular usages, see the entry belowadverb, determiner, pronoun assezquite big enough — bien assez grand ( for pour; to do pour faire)
just wide enough — juste assez large ( for pour; to do pour faire)
enough money/seats — assez d'argent/de sièges
there's more than enough for everybody — il y en a plus qu'assez or largement assez pour tout le monde
curiously enough, I like her — aussi bizarre que cela puisse paraître, je l'aime bien
and sure enough...! — et ça n'a pas manqué...!
••enough is as good as a feast — Prov ≈ il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses
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A n1 ( sumptuous meal) festin m ; (formal, celebratory) banquet m ; wedding feast banquet de mariage ; midnight feast festin nocturne (organisé en cachette) ;2 fig (for eyes, senses) régal m (to, for pour) ; there will be a feast of music il y aura de la musique à profusion ;B vtr1 fig to feast one's eyes on sth se délecter à regarder qch ;2 lit régaler [person] (on, with de).C vi se régaler (on de).enough is as good as a feast il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses. -
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❢ When enough is used as an adverb or a pronoun, it is most frequently translated by assez: is the house big enough? = est-ce que la maison est assez grande? (Note that assez comes before the adjective) ; will there be enough? = est-ce qu'il y en aura assez? Note that if the sentence does not specify what it is enough of, the pronoun en, meaning of it/of them, must be added before the verb in French.When used as a determiner, enough is generally translated by assez de: we haven't bought enough meat = nous n'avons pas acheté assez de viande ; there's enough meat for two meals/six people = il y a assez de viande pour deux repas/six personnes ; have you got enough chairs? = avez-vous assez de chaises? For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below. adv, det, pron assez ; tall/sweet enough assez grand/sucré ; big enough for us assez grand pour nous ; big enough to hold 50 people assez grand pour contenir 50 personnes ; quite big enough bien assez grand (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; just wide enough juste assez large (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; to eat/have enough manger/en avoir assez ; have you had enough to eat? avez-vous assez mangé? ; enough money/seats assez d'argent/de sièges ; he has enough money to buy a car il a assez d'argent pour acheter une voiture ; there's more than enough for everybody il y en a plus qu'assez or largement assez pour tout le monde ; she seems happy enough elle a l'air assez heureuse ; it's a common enough complaint c'est un sujet de plainte assez courant ; there was hardly enough il y en avait à peine assez ; is there enough? y en a-t-il assez? ; is he old enough to vote? a-t-il l'âge de voter? ; you're not trying hard enough tu ne fais pas assez d'efforts ; curiously enough, I like her aussi bizarre que cela puisse paraître, je l'aime bien ; will that be enough (money)? est-ce que ça suffira? ; I've had enough of him/of his rudeness j'en ai assez de lui/de sa grossièreté ; I've had enough of working for one day j'ai assez travaillé pour aujourd'hui ; I've got enough to worry about j'ai assez de soucis (comme ça) ; I think you have said enough je crois que vous en avez dit assez ; once was enough for me! une fois m'a suffi! ; that's enough (from you)! assez! ; enough said! j'ai compris! ; it's enough to put you off ça suffirait à vous dégoûter ; he's enough of a fool ou he's fool enough to believe it il est suffisamment or assez bête pour le croire ; she's a nice enough woman elle n'est pas désagréable ; enough's enough ça suffit (comme ça) ; and sure enough…! et ça n'a pas manqué…!enough is as good as a feast Prov ≈ il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses.
См. также в других словарях:
enough is as good as a feast — ► enough is as good as a feast proverb moderation is more satisfying than excess. Main Entry: ↑enough … English terms dictionary
enough is as good as a feast — c 1375 J. BARBOUR Bruce (EETS) XIV. 363 He maid thame na gud fest, perfay [truly], And nocht for thi [nevertheless] yneuch had thai. c 1470 MALORY Morte d’Arthur (1967) I. 246 Inowghe is as good as a feste. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs II … Proverbs new dictionary
Enough is as good as a feast. — British, old fashioned something that you say which means you should not have more of something than you need. No, thank you, nothing more to drink for me. Enough is as good as a feast … New idioms dictionary
enough is as good as a feast — blessed be he who is contented with little; I have enough … English contemporary dictionary
enough — ► DETERMINER & PRONOUN ▪ as much or as many as is necessary or desirable. ► ADVERB 1) to the required degree or extent. 2) to a moderate degree. ● enough is as good as a feast Cf. ↑enough is as good as a feast ● … English terms dictionary
Feast — (f[=e]st), n. [OE. feste festival, holiday, feast, OF. feste festival, F. f[^e]te, fr. L. festum, pl. festa, fr. festus joyful, festal; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Fair}, n., {Festal}, {F[^e]te}.] 1. A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Feast day — Feast Feast (f[=e]st), n. [OE. feste festival, holiday, feast, OF. feste festival, F. f[^e]te, fr. L. festum, pl. festa, fr. festus joyful, festal; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Fair}, n., {Festal}, {F[^e]te}.] 1. A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Enough — E*nough , n. A sufficiency; a quantity which satisfies desire, is adequate to the want, or is equal to the power or ability; as, he had enough to do take care of himself. Enough is as good as a feast. [1913 Webster] And Esau said, I have enough,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enough is enough — From its older use as an expression of content or satisfaction (cf. enough is as good as a feast), this is now frequently used as a reprimand, warning someone off from persisting in an inappropriate or excessive course of action. 1546 J. HEYWOOD… … Proverbs new dictionary
enough — adj., n., adv., & int. adj. as much or as many as required (we have enough apples; we do not have enough sugar; earned enough money to buy a house). n. an amount or quantity that is enough (we have enough of everything now; enough is as good as a … Useful english dictionary
good — see if you can’t be good, be careful a good beginning makes a good ending there’s many a good cock come out of a tattered bag no good deed goes unpunished he is a good dog who goes to church the good die young … Proverbs new dictionary