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1 he doesn't care two straws about anything
Разговорное выражение: ему все трын-траваУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he doesn't care two straws about anything
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2 care a bit
(xoть нeмнoгo) интepecoвaтьcя (oбыкн. упoтp. в oтpицaтeльнoй фopмe co знaчeниeм coвepшeннo нe интepecoвaтьcя, нaплeвaть, нo вcтpeчaeтcя тж. в вoпpocитeльныx и уcлoвныx пpeдлoжeнияx; cp. ни в гpoш нe cтaвить)The only woman he cared a button for was his own wife (A. Christie). Honest, Shirley, you're the only one I care a hoot for (J. LAndsay). Mrs. H. Do you suppose this Homblower will care two straws about that, Jack? (/ Galsworthy). But I don't care a damn - pardon me, I mean - well, that's what I really do mean. I don't care a damn about tiled baths, and gas garbage--incinerators (S. Lewis). He's just an outlaw. He doesn't care a hang about anything (J. Aldridge) -
3 care a bean
разг.(care a bean (bit, brass farthing, button, curse, tinker's curse или tinker's cuss, darn, dern, doit, farthing, fiddlestick, fig, groat, hang, hoot или hoot in Hades, jack-straw, jot, one iota))немного интересоваться (обыкн. употр. в отрицательной форме, но встречается тж. и в вопросительных и условных предложениях и означает совершенно не интересоваться, не беспокоиться, наплевать; ср. ни в грош не ставить) [continental - название обесцененных американских бумажных денег эпохи Войны за независимость]Mrs. H: "Do you suppose this Hornblower will care two straws about that, Jack?" (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Skin Game’, act I) — Миссис X: "Неужели ты воображаешь, Джек, что Хорнблоуэр хоть сколько-нибудь с этим посчитается?"
I don't care a continental for a Continental myself. (O. Henry, ‘Sixes and Sevens’, ‘A Ghost of a Chance’) — Я и гроша ломаного не дам за предка родом из Англии.
But I don't care a damn - pardon me, I mean - well, that's what I really do mean, I don't care a damn about tiled baths, and gas garbage-incinerators. (S. Lewis, ‘Ann Vickers’, ch. XLIV) — На кой черт... простите меня... впрочем, я именно это и думала: на кой черт мне нужны ванны, выложенные кафелем, и газовые мусоросжигатели?
...he's just an outlaw. He doesn't care a hang about anything... (J. Aldridge, ‘The Hunter’, ch. 16) —...сразу признаешь в нём бродягу. Ему на всех и на все наплевать...
Honest, Shirley, you're the only one I care a hoot for. (J. Lindsay, ‘All on the Never-Never’, ch. 13) — Честное слово, Шерли, кроме вас мне никто не нужен.
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