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1 BUSINESS
• Business before pleasure - Делу - время, потехе - час (Д), Кончил дело, гуляй смело (K)• Business comes before pleasure - Кончил дело, гуляй смело (K)• Business first, pleasure afterwards - Делу - время, потехе - час (Д), Кончил дело, гуляй смело (K)• Business is business - Дружба - дружбой, а служба - службой (Д), По службе - ни друга, ни не друга (П)• Business is business, and love is 1оvе - Дружба - дружбой, а служба - службой (Д), По службе - ни друга, ни не друга (П)• Business is the salt of life - Где труд, там и счастье (Г)• Everybody's business is nobody's business - Где много пастухов, там овцы дохнут (Г), У семи нянек дитя без глазу (У)• Mind your own business - Не суй свой нос в чужой вопрос (H)• That's no business of mine - Моя хата с краю (M), Не мой воз, не мне его и везти (H)• You can't mix business and pleasure - Дело с бездельем не смешивай (Д), Игра игрою, а дело делом (H) -
2 у семи нянек дитя без глазу
1) General subject: too many cooks spoil the broth2) Set phrase: a public hall is never swept, everybody's business is nobody's business, everybody's business is nobody's business (дословно: Общее дело-ничьё дело. Смысл: дело, порученное всем, остаётся несделанным, так как каждый надеется на другого. Во всяком деле должно быть ответственное лицо), if you want a thing done well, do it yourself, many commanders sink the ship, many physicians have killed the king, seven baby-sitters can't say why their only baby lost her eye, there is no good accord where every man would be a lord, too many chiefs and not enough indians, too many cooks spoil the broth (дословно: Слишком много поваров портят похлёбку)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > у семи нянек дитя без глазу
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3 дело всех-ничьё дело
Set phrase: everybody's business is nobody's businessУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > дело всех-ничьё дело
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4 у семи нянек дитя без глаза
Set phrase: a public hall is never swept, everybody's business is nobody's business, if you want a thing done well, do it yourself, many commanders sink the ship, many physicians have killed the king, seven baby-sitters can't say why their only baby lost her eye, there is no good accord where every man would be a lord, too many chiefs and not enough indiansУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > у семи нянек дитя без глаза
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5 Н-268
У СЕМИ НЯНЕК ДИТЯ БЕЗ ГЛАЗУ (saying) а matter suffers when several people are in charge of it (because each wants to handle it his own way, each expects s.o. else to handle it, or there is a general lack of coordination among those in charge): - too many cooks spoil the broth (the soup) everybody's business is nobody's business.Вскоре после манифеста семнадцатого октября задумана была большая демонстрация от Тверской заставы к Калужской. Это было начинание в духе пословицы «у семи нянек дитя без глазу» (Пастернак 1). Soon after the manifesto of October 17th several revolutionary organizations called for a big demonstration. The route was from Tver Gate to the Kaluga Gate at the other end of the town. But this was a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth (1a). о -
6 у семи нянек дитя без глазу
[saying]=====⇒ а matter suffers when several people are in charge of it (because each wants to handle it his own way, each expects s.o. else to handle it, or there is a general lack of coordination among those in charge):- everybody's business is nobody's business.♦ Вскоре после манифеста семнадцатого октября задумана была большая демонстрация от Тверской заставы к Калужской. Это было начинание в духе пословицы "у семи нянек дитя без глазу" (Пастернак 1). Soon after the manifesto of October 17th several revolutionary organizations called for a big demonstration. The route was from Tver Gate to the Kaluga Gate at the other end of the town. But this was a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > у семи нянек дитя без глазу
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7 Где много пастухов, там овцы дохнут
See У семи нянек дитя без глазу (У)Cf: The common horse is worst shod (Am., Br.). Everybody's business is nobody's business (Am., Br.). A pot that belongs to many is ill stirred and worse boiled (Br.). A public hall is never swept (Br.). Two captains will sink the (will wreck a) ship (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Где много пастухов, там овцы дохнут
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8 У семи нянек дитя без глазу
When many people are responsible for doing one job, they spoil it. See Где много пастухов, там овцы дохнут (Г)Var.: Где нянек много, там дитя безного. У семи мамок дитя без глаза (глазу)Cf: Everybody's business is nobody's business (Am., Br.). Many commanders sink the ship (Br.). Many physicians have killed the king (Br.). A pig that has two owners is sure to die of hunger (Br.). Too many cooks spoil the brew (the stew) (Am.). Too many cooks spoil the broth (Am., Br.). Too many fingers (hands) spoil the pie (Am.). Too many hands in the pot make poor soup (Am.). Two captains will sink the (wreck a) ship (Am.). Where every man is master, the world goes to wrack (Am., Br.). With seven nurses a child will be without eyes (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > У семи нянек дитя без глазу
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9 нянька
жен.; разг.; = няняnurse; nanny брит. тж.••у семи нянек дитя без глазу посл. — too many cooks spoil the broth, everybody's business is nobody's business
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10 у семи нянек дитя без глазу
посл too many cooks spoil the broth, everybody's business is nobody's businessРусско-английский учебный словарь > у семи нянек дитя без глазу
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11 у семи нянек дитя без глазу
посл.cf. too many cooks spoil the broth; everybody's business is nobody's business; if you want a thing done well, do it yourself; many commanders sink the ship; many physicians have killed the kingИван Иванович осуществлял, как он говорил, 'общее руководство' над мальчиками и по-прежнему оттирал Аню: - У семи нянек дитё без глазу, Анна Михайловна. А у вас и так хлопот полон рот. (В. Кетлинская, Дни нашей жизни) — Ivan Ivanovich still, as he said, 'kept the kids under general supervision', and still kept Anya at arm's length. 'Too many cooks spoil the broth, Anna Mihailovna. You've got enough worries as it is.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > у семи нянек дитя без глазу
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