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1 warning light for the hand brake and dual-circuit brake system
Автомобильный термин: сигнальная лампа ручного тормоза и двухконтурной тормозной системыУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > warning light for the hand brake and dual-circuit brake system
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2 he asked him for the hand of his daughter
English-German idiom dictionary > he asked him for the hand of his daughter
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3 the hand that gives, gathers
syn: nothing enters into a closed handрука, що роздає, збирає the generous man receives more than he givesEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the hand that gives, gathers
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4 for the problem in hand, this procedure is not applicable
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > for the problem in hand, this procedure is not applicable
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5 for the transport task in hand
Транспорт: для решения имеющихся транспортных задачУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > for the transport task in hand
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6 hand over for the free use
Общая лексика: передать в безвозмездное пользованиеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > hand over for the free use
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7 delight for the eye
Общая лексика: радовать взгляд (These handsomely embellished journals are a delight for the hand and the eye.) -
8 a bird in the hand
нечто реальное, надёжное, верное дело [часть пословицы a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; см. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush]But Butler was not a philanthropist. He would have to be approached with a very sizable bird in hand. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. XVIII) — Но Батлер не был филантропом, и к нему можно было обращаться только с самыми реальными предложениями.
Mrs. Parker-Jennings: "...When I wanted Ethel to marry him, she wouldn't so much as look at him, and now that she can have some one else for the asking, she's with 'im all day..." Vincent: "Well, I'm for the bird in the hand, mother." (W. S. Maugham, ‘Jack Straw’, act II) — Миссис Паркер-Дженингс: "Когда я хотела, чтобы Этель вышла замуж за Серло, она даже глядеть на него не стала, а сейчас, когда она может выйти замуж за другого, стоит ей только захотеть, она проводит с Серло целые дни..." Винсент: "Ну что ж. Я лично считаю, мама, что лучше синица в руках."
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9 a bird in the hand
нeчтo peaльнoe, нaдёжнoe, вepнoe дeлo [чacть пocлoвицы a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; см. a bird in the bush]Mrs. Parker-Jennings....When I wanted Ethel to marry him, she wouldn't so much as look at him, and now that she can have some one else for the asking, she's with 'im all day. Vincent. Well, I'm for the bird in the hand, mater (W. S. Maugham) -
10 bite the hand that feeds you
отплатить черной неблагодарностью; рубить сук на котором сидишь (наказать самого себя)The man had worked for the company for several years. When he was caught stealing, his employer felt that he had bitten the hand that fed him.
She felt that her protégé had bitten the hand that fed him by making unkind remarks about her in public.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > bite the hand that feeds you
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11 to reach out one's hand for the money
to reach out one's hand for the money (for the book) протянуть руку за деньгами (за книгой)/протянуть руку, чтобы взять деньги (книгу)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to reach out one's hand for the money
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12 a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
syn: a gift in the hand is better than two promisesbetter an egg today, than a hen tomorrow≅ краще жайворонок у руці, ніж журавель у небі краще синиця у жмені, ніж журавель у небі краще нині горобець, ніж узавтра голубецьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
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13 bird in the hand
Пословица a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (птица в руке стоит двух в кустах) имеет эквиваленты во многих языках, в том числе и в русском: «синица в руках лучше журавля в небе» и «не сули журавля в небе, дай синицу в руки». Иными словами: лучше беречь то малое, что имеешь, чем мечтать о большем. Bill has made a firm offer to buy my car for £3,000/ I could probably get more if I advertised and waited, but I think I'll accept. Better a bird in the hand... — Билл предложил окончательную сумму в 3 000 фунтов стерлингов за мою машину. Я бы, возможно, получил больше, если бы дал объявление и подождал, но мне кажется, я приму его предложение. Лучше синица в руках...English-Russian dictionary of expressions > bird in the hand
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14 flay a flea for the hide and tallow
(flay a flea for the hide and tallow (тж. skin a flea for its hide))жадничать, скаредничать, сквалыжничать; см. тж. flay a flint...the falconer observed, that since he knew the court, it had got harder and harder every day to the poor gentlemen and yeomen retainers, but that now it was an absolute flaying of a flea for the hide and tallow. (W. Scott, ‘The Abbot’, ch. XIX) —...сокольничий заметил, что с тех пор, как помнит себя, бедным дворянам и йоменам из свиты знатных вельмож становится при дворе все хуже и хуже по части довольствия, а уж последнее время так можно и с голоду помереть.
Come on now, hand them over. They're no bloody good to you. You landlords are all the same; you'd skin a flea for its fat. (A. Marshall, ‘In Mine Own Heart’, ch. XVI) — Послушайте, отдайте сапоги. На черта они вам сдались? Вы, помещики, все одинаковы. Из-за пенни удавитесь.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > flay a flea for the hide and tallow
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15 they disclaimed any responsibility for the incident
English-Dutch dictionary > they disclaimed any responsibility for the incident
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16 bandage for the wrist
Hand[wurzel]verband mFachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch > bandage for the wrist
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17 I have the honour to ask you for ...'s hand
Общая лексика: Имею честь просить руки... (I have the honour to ask you for your daughter's hand. - Имею честь просить руки Вашей дочери.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I have the honour to ask you for ...'s hand
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18 bite the hand that feeds one
"кусать руку, которая кормит"; ≈ отплатить кому-л. чёрной неблагодарностью...they would not ask him to do anything which it was not perfectly legal for him to do, but that he must be complacent and not stand in the way of big municipal perquisites nor bite the hands that fed him. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. XVI) —...они не потребуют от него ничего незаконного, но он должен быть покладистым, не мешать членам муниципалитета загребать крупные суммы и не должен проявлять черную неблагодарность по отношению к своим благодетелям.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > bite the hand that feeds one
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19 Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Föreningen mot djurplågeri (förening som tar hand om övergivna djur)English-Swedish dictionary > Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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20 a hand pawing about the door for the handle
Общая лексика: чья-то рука шарила по двери в поисках ручкиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > a hand pawing about the door for the handle
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