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1 have as many lives as a cat
(have as many lives as a cat (тж. have nine lives like a cat или have more lives than a cat))быть живучим как кошка, отличаться поразительной живучестью; см. тж. care killed a cat, a cat has nine lives и a cat with nine lives‘Bless the little dog!’ exclaimed my aunt. ‘If he had as many lives as a cat, and was on the point of losing 'em all, he'd bark at me with his last breath, I believe!’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘David Copperfield’, ch. XLVIII) — - Вот негодная собачонка! - воскликнула моя тетушка. - Если бы у нее было столько жизней, сколько у кошки, и ей грозила опасность потерять их все, я думаю, она лаяла бы на меня при последнем издыхании.
She knew it was an absurd hope - and yet would not let it go... The silence of Dr. Raste had nearly killed it, but it could not be killed; it had more lives than a cat. (A. Bennett, ‘Riceyman Steps’ part IV, ch. V) — Она знала, что надеяться глупо, и все же надеялась... Молчание доктора Рейста нанесло удар этой надежде, но совсем ее не убило: надежду нельзя убить - она живучей кошки.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > have as many lives as a cat
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2 have too many balls in the air
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3 have too many irons in the fire
English-spanish dictionary > have too many irons in the fire
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4 have too many irons in the fire
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5 have too many irons in the fire
см. have many irons in the fireConcise English-Russian phrasebook > have too many irons in the fire
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6 have as many lives as a cat
Фразеологизм: быть живучим как кошка (They thought they were rid of him, but he has as many lives as a cat.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > have as many lives as a cat
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7 have too many irons in the fire
за все хвататься (делать много дел одновременно); взваливать на себя слишком многоBesides writing books, Oliver does translation work and teaching. He's continually overworked because he simply has too many irons in the fire.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > have too many irons in the fire
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8 have (so many) running hours
Техника: нарабатывать (столько-то) часовУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > have (so many) running hours
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9 have so many expenses that one cannot pay them all
Идиоматическое выражение: иметь слишком много затрат и расходов, что невозможно оплатить их всех, быть на грани, быть на пределеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > have so many expenses that one cannot pay them all
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10 have too many goods on hand
Общая лексика: затоваритьсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > have too many goods on hand
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11 have too many irons in the fire
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > have too many irons in the fire
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12 have too many irons in fire
быть занятым в (слишком) большом количестве делиметь различные пути действия, иметь возможность пойти различными путямиАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > have too many irons in fire
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13 have too many irons in the fire
לעשות יותר מדי דברים בבת אחת* * *◙ תחא תבב םירבד ידמ רתוי תושעל◄ -
14 have too many irons in the fire
заниматься многими делами одновременно, пустить в ход различные средстваНовый англо-русский словарь > have too many irons in the fire
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15 have too many etc irons in the fire
to be involved in, or doing, several etc things at the same time.يَتَعَهَّد بالقِيام بأعْمال كثيرَه في نَفْس الوقْتArabic-English dictionary > have too many etc irons in the fire
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16 to have too many calls on one's time
tener muchas obligaciones, estar muy ocupado,-aEnglish-spanish dictionary > to have too many calls on one's time
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17 I have too many calls on my time
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I have too many calls on my time
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18 Why do you have so many?
Общая лексика: Зачем вам столько?Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Why do you have so many?
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19 we have come many miles (by train)
Общая лексика: мы проехали (поездом) много мильУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > we have come many miles (by train)
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20 you have too many friends as it is
Общая лексика: у вас и так слишком много друзейУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > you have too many friends as it is
См. также в других словарях:
have too many irons in the fire — See: TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE … Dictionary of American idioms
have too many irons in the fire — See: TOO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE … Dictionary of American idioms
strings to one's bow, have several (many, etc.) — Have several (many, etc.) resources at one s disposal … A concise dictionary of English slang
have\ too\ many\ irons\ in\ the\ fire — See: too many irons in the fire … Словарь американских идиом
have too many irons in the fire — do too many things at once … English contemporary dictionary
many — many, several, sundry, various, divers, numerous, multifarious mean consisting of a large number or comprising a large group. Many implies a likeness between the individuals or units in class, category, kind, or sort; except that it vaguely… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
many's the — formal + literary used to say that something is common or has happened often Many s the day we have spent together. [=we have spent many days together] Many s the time I ve been there. [=I ve been there many times] • • • Main Entry: ↑many … Useful english dictionary
many — man|y W1S1 [ˈmeni] determiner, pron, adj [: Old English; Origin: manig] 1.) a large number of people or things ≠ ↑few →↑more, most ↑most, much ↑much ▪ Many people have to use a car to travel to work. ▪ I don t have many friends. ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
many — man|y [ meni ] (comparative more [ mɔr ] ; superlative most [ moust ] ) function word, quantifier *** Many can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): It happened many years ago. How many children do you have?… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
many — [[t]me̱ni[/t]] ♦ 1) DET: DET pl n, oft with brd neg You use many to indicate that you are talking about a large number of people or things. I don t think many people would argue with that... Not many films are made in Finland... Do you keep many… … English dictionary
many — / meni/ quantifier 1 (used especially in formal English, or in ordinary written or spoken English when in questions and negative sentences) a large number of people or things: many people/things/places etc: Many people find this kind of movie… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English