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/'gift'hɔ:s/ * danh từ - con ngựa được tặng; quà tặng =don't look a gift-horse in the mouth+ của người ta cho đừng chê ỏng chê eo -
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n (yon must) never look a GIFT-HORSE in the month посл. на харизан кон петалата/зъбите не се гледат
to look a GIFT-HORSE in the month намирам кусур/махана на подарък* * *{'gifthъ:s} n: (yon must) never look a gift-horse in the month посл* * *1. n (yon must) never look a gift-horse in the month посл. на харизан кон петалата/зъбите не се гледат 2. to look a gift-horse in the month намирам кусур/махана на подарък* * *gift-horse[´gift¸hɔ:s] n в пословицата: ( you must) never look a \gift-horse in the mouth на харизан кон петалата (зъбите) не се гледат. -
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посл.(don't (или never) look a gift (уст. given) horse in the mouth)дарёному коню в зубы не смотрят ( отсюда to look a gift horse in the mouth) [этим. лат. equi donati dentes non inspiciuntur]; см. тж. look a gift horse in the mouth‘I know quite a few people in Washington,’ Karen offered. ‘Maybe I can give you some addresses before we leave ship.’ ‘Would you really?’ ‘Surely. Of course, they're not any of them Senators or presidents...’ ‘Never look a gift horse in the mouth.’ (J. Jones, ‘From Here to Eternity’, ch. LVII) — - я довольно многих знаю в Вашингтоне, - с готовностью сказала Карен. - Если хотите, могу дать вам несколько адресов. - Буду вам очень признателен. - Пожалуйста. Правда, среди них нет сенаторов или банкиров... - Ничего. Дареному коню в зубы не смотрят.
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"смотреть в зубы дарёному коню", критиковать подарок [часть пословицы never look a gift horse in the mouth; см. don't look a gift horse in the mouth]He said he... did not believe in punishing a man for his activities on behalf of the workers, and that if I would show up at the Graving dock he would give me a job. I never looked a gift horse in the mouth, and jumped at this chance of getting back into tho shipyard again. (H. Pollitt, ‘Serving My Time’, ch. 6) — Он сказал мне, что... осуждает наказание людей за их деятельность в защиту рабочих, добавив при этом, что если я зайду в док Грейвинга, то он устроит меня на работу. Дареному коню в зубы не смотрят, и я сразу же ухватился за эту возможность вернуться на судоверфь.
‘Got a cigarette?’ I gave him one. ‘You haven't a filter-tip?’ ‘No.’ ‘Ah, well, mustn't look a gift-horse...’ (Gr. Greene, ‘The Comedians’, part I, ch. III) — - Сигарета есть? - я дал ему сигарету. - Без фильтра? - С фильтром нет. - Ну что ж, дареному коню...
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"cмoтpeть в зубы дapёнoму кoню", кpитикoвaть пoдapoк [чacть пocлoвицы never look a gift horse in the mouth дapёнoму кoню в зубы нe cмoтpят]'Got a cigarette?' I gave him one. 'You haven't a filter-tip?' 'No.' 'Ah, well, mustn't look a gift-horse...' (Gr. Greene)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > look a gift horse in the mouth
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English-spanish dictionary > do not look a gift horse in the mouth
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you must not look a gift horse in the moutha cavalo dado não se olham os dentes.English-Portuguese dictionary > you must not look a gift horse in the mouth
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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > a gift horse is not to be looked in the mouth
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Общая лексика: дареному коню зубы не смотрятУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > do not look a gift horse in the mouth
См. также в других словарях:
gift-horse — /ˈgɪft hɔs / (say gift haws) phrase look a gift horse in the mouth, to criticise a gift; accept a gift ungratefully. {Phrase Origin: from the practice of looking at a horse s teeth to ascertain its age before buying it, a check on value being… …
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gift horse — noun a gift (usually of inferior quality) that should be accepted uncritically (Freq. 1) it wasn t much, but don t look a gift horse in the mouth • Hypernyms: ↑gift … Useful english dictionary
gift horse — noun An apparent gift, that has substantial associated costs. Having now, as he thought, balanced this little account of friendship, the captain was about to shift his saddle to this noble gift horse when the affectionate patriarch plucked him by … Wiktionary
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To look a gift horse in the mouth — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gift horse — n. present (generally of inferior quality) that should be accepted in an uncritical manner … English contemporary dictionary
look a gift horse in the mouth — phrasal : to criticize and find fault with a gift * * * look a gift horse in the mouth To criticize, delay or niggle over a gift or lucky opportunity (orig to look at a gift horse s teeth to tell its age) • • • Main Entry: ↑gift * * * find fault… … Useful english dictionary
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never look a gift horse in the mouth — A horse’s age is commonly gauged by the state of its teeth. The proverb warns against questioning the quality or use of a lucky chance or gift. Cf. a 420 ST. JEROME Commentary on Epistle to Ephesians Preface noli..ut vulgare proverbium est, equi… … Proverbs new dictionary
look a gift horse in the mouth — To complain if a gift is not perfect. A proverb. Usually used with a negative. * /John gave Joe a baseball but Joe complained that the ball was old. His father told him not to look a gift horse in the mouth./ … Dictionary of American idioms