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показной оптимизм; подбадриваниеАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > whistling in the dark
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подбадривать себя, храбритьсяOr maybe Jason was whistling in the dark, Gavin said, saying No in terror to terrified realisation, already too late. (W. Faulkner, ‘The Mansion’, ch. XV) — - Но может быть, Джейсон просто себя подбадривает, - заметил Гэвин, - сказав "пас", когда уже было поздно; он ведь так боялся этого страшного открытия.
Tommy, I cannot marry you. You can't really have believed I would. Your letter sounds like someone whistling in the dark. (I. Murdoch, ‘A Word Child’, ‘Tuesday’) — Томми, я не могу стать твоей женой. Неужели ты надеялся на мое согласие? Твое письмо звучит как письмо человека, уговаривающего себя не терять надежды.
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пoдбaдpивaть ceбя, xpaбpитьcяTommy, I cannot marry you. You can't really have believed I would. Your letter sounds like someone whistling in the dark (I. Murdoch). Or maybe Jason was whistling in the dark, Gavin said, saying No in terror to terrified realisation, already too late (W. Faulkner) -
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expr AmE infmlShe's just whistling in the dark. She has no idea of what's going on — Она просто строит предположения, а на самом деле ничего не знает
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > whistle in the dark
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whistling [ˊwɪslɪŋ]2. n свист◊whistling in the dark показно́й оптими́зм; подба́дривание
3. a свистя́щий;whistling kettle ча́йник со свистко́м
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ˈwɪslɪŋ
1. сущ. свист Syn: whistle, singing whistling in the dark ≈ показной оптимизм;
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2. прил. свистящий( о фонетической характеристике согласного звука) Syn: sibilant свист > * in the dark показной оптимизм свистящий whistling pres. p. от whistle ~ свист;
whistling in the dark показной оптимизм;
подбадривание ~ свистящий ~ свист;
whistling in the dark показной оптимизм;
подбадриваниеБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > whistling
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[ˈwɪslɪŋ]whistling pres. p. от whistle whistling свист; whistling in the dark показной оптимизм; подбадривание whistling свистящий whistling свист; whistling in the dark показной оптимизм; подбадривание -
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1. nсвист2. adjсвистячийwhistling bomb — розм. виюча бомба
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Isubst. \/ˈwɪslɪŋ\/1) plystring2) fløyting3) piping4) susingwhistling in the dark plystring i mørket påtatt motwhistling pipe signalfløyteIIadj. \/ˈwɪslɪŋ\/1) plystrende2) fløytende3) pipende4) susende -
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1. present participle of whistle 2.2. nounсвистwhistling in the dark показной оптимизм; подбадривание3. adjectiveсвистящий* * *1 (a) свистящий2 (n) свист* * *1. свист 2. свистящий* * *[whis·tling || 'hwɪslɪŋ /'w-] adj. свистящий n. свист* * *свистсвистящий* * *1. сущ. свист 2. прил. свистящий -
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['(h)wɪslɪŋ] 1. сущ.свист, насвистывание••2. прил.whistling in the dark — показной оптимизм, напускное спокойствие
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['wɪsl]1. n(sound) fischio, (instrument) fischiettothe police searched him, but he was as clean as a whistle — la polizia lo ha perquisito ma lui era pulito
to blow the whistle on — (inform on) fare una soffiata su
2. vt3. vi(gen) fischiare, (in low tone) fischiettarehe's whistling in the dark fig — lo fa (or dice) per darsi coraggio
he can whistle for it! fig fam — se lo può sognare!
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См. также в других словарях:
whistling in the dark — If someone is whistling in the dark, they believe in a positive result, even though everybody else is sure it will not happen … The small dictionary of idiomes
whistling in the dark — informal phrase pretending to feel confident about a situation when in fact you feel nervous or worried Thesaurus: to pretend something is not happening or is not the casesynonym Main entry: whistle … Useful english dictionary
whistling in the dark — to be confident about something although you have no good reason to be confident. He wasn t very sure of his chances at the time he was really just whistling in the dark, hoping to get some support … New idioms dictionary
whistling in the dark — If someone is whistling in the dark, they believe in a positive result, even though everybody else is sure it will not happen. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
be whistling in the dark — to be confident that something good will happen when it is not at all likely. She seems pretty sure she ll win the title, but she may just be whistling in the dark … New idioms dictionary
whistling in the dark — informal pretending to feel confident about a situation when in fact you feel nervous or worried … English dictionary
whistle in the dark — {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to stay brave and forget your fear. * /Tom said he could fight the bully with one hand, but we knew that he was just whistling in the dark./ (From the fact that people sometimes whistle when walking in a dark, scary… … Dictionary of American idioms
whistle in the dark — {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to stay brave and forget your fear. * /Tom said he could fight the bully with one hand, but we knew that he was just whistling in the dark./ (From the fact that people sometimes whistle when walking in a dark, scary… … Dictionary of American idioms
whistle in the dark — phrasal : to keep up one s courage by or as if by whistling a series of optimistic statements and much whistling in the dark Rupert Emerson * * * whistle in the dark To do something to quell one s fear • • • Main Entry: ↑whistle * * * pretend to… … Useful english dictionary
whistle in the dark — in. to guess aimlessly; to speculate as to a fact. □ Am I close, or am I just whistling in the dark? □ She was whistling in the dark. She has no idea of what’s going on … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
whistle\ in\ the\ dark — v. phr. informal To try to stay brave and forget your fear. Tom said he could fight the bully with one hand, but we knew that he was just whistling in the dark. (From the fact that people sometimes whistle when walking in a dark, scary place to… … Словарь американских идиом