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1 неправдоподобная история
1) General subject: an old wives' tale, cock-and-bull story, fishy story, fishy tale, unlikely tale2) Jargon: scuttle-butt, tall story3) Makarov: improbable storyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > неправдоподобная история
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2 неправдоподобная история
Русско-английский синонимический словарь > неправдоподобная история
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@нем как рыбаsilent as the grave@плавать как рыбаto swim like a fish@биться как рыба об ледstruggle/try desperately, pull the devil by the tail@чувствовать себя как рыба в водеfeel in one's element/totally at home, take to something like a duck to water@ни рыба ни мясоneither fish nor fowl@ловить рыбку в мутной водеto fish in troubled waters@рыба тухнет с головыthe fish rots from the head down (trouble starts at the top)Var:рыба гниет с головы@напрашиваться на комплиментыto fish for compliments@что-то здесь не то @это дело плохо пахнетsomething's fishy@это туфта @это выдумкиthat's a fish story@это из другой оперыthat's another kettle of fish@бесчувственный человекhe's a cold fish@не в своей стихииlike a fish out of water@мне не до этогоI have other fish to fry@Словарь переводчика-синхрониста (русско-английский) > рыбные выражения
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