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1 he is so near-sighted that he couldn't hit a barn door
English-Dutch dictionary > he is so near-sighted that he couldn't hit a barn door
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2 not to be able to hit a barn-door
разг.‘That's one of these gunwomen,’ he said, keeping back out of sight. ‘Shucks, Toy,’ somebody said, ‘She's just a girl. She couldn't hit a barn door.’ (E. Caldwell, ‘Jackpot’, ‘The Shooting’) — - Это ведь одна из вооруженных бандиток, - сказал Той, стараясь держаться подальше. - Что за вздор, Той, - заметил кто-то. - Это простая девчонка. Такая в двух шагах от цели промажет.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > not to be able to hit a barn-door
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3 barn door
barn door1 staldeur♦voorbeelden:¶ he is so near-sighted that he couldn't hit a barn door • hij is zo bijziend dat hij nog geen olifant kan raken -
4 barn door
subst. \/ˌbɑːnˈdɔː\/låvedørhe couldn't hit a barn door ( om en dårlig skytter) han kan ikke treffe en låvedør -
5 barn
barn [bɑ:n]∎ figurative their house is a great barn of a place leur maison est une énorme bâtisse;∎ humorous were you born in a barn? on ne t'a jamais appris à fermer tes portes?;∎ figurative it's as big as a barn door c'est gros comme une maison;∎ American it was barn-door obvious c'était gros comme une maison;∎ he couldn't hit a barn door (he's a poor shot) c'est un mauvais tireur(b) (for railroad trucks) dépôt m►► barn dance = bal de campagne où l'on danse des quadrilles;Ornithology barn owl (chouette f) effraie f, chouette f des clochers
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