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1 the man who pays the piper, calls the tune
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the man who pays the piper, calls the tune
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2 he who pays the piper calls the tune
посл."кто платит волынщику, тот и заказывает песни", т. е. кто платит, тот и распоряжается; см. тж. pay the piper и call the tuneFinancially speaking, our big newspapers and popular magazines are today more dependent upon their advertizers than they are upon their readers... And of course the old saying holds that "he who pays the piper calls the tune". (U. Sinclair, ‘The Brass Check’, ch. XLIII) — Сегодня наши крупные газеты и популярные журналы в финансовом отношении зависят больше от рекламодателей, чем от читателей... Ну и, конечно, как говорит старая пословица, "кто платит музыканту, тот и заказывает музыку".
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3 he who pays the piper, calls the tune
var: the man who pays the piper, calls the tunesyn: you pays your money and you takes your choiceхто платить волинщику, той замовляє музику ≅ за чиїм столом сидиш, того й правду хвалиш чий хліб їси, того й пісню співай панська воля – наша доля писар пише, писар маже, так запише, як пан скаже скачи, враже, як пан каже на чиєму току молотять, тому й хліб возятьEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > he who pays the piper, calls the tune
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4 he who calls the tune must pay the piper
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > he who calls the tune must pay the piper
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5 he who pays the piper calls the tune
1) Общая лексика: кто платит, тот и распоряжается2) Пословица: кто платит, тот и заказывает музыку, тот, кто платит волынщику, заказывает мелодиюУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he who pays the piper calls the tune
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6 He who pays the piper calls the tune.
<01> Тот, кто платит волынщику, заказывает мелодию. Proverb (Пословица).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > He who pays the piper calls the tune.
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7 He that pays the piper calls the tune.
фраз. Кто платит, тот и заказывает музыку.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > He that pays the piper calls the tune.
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8 He who pays the piper calls the tune.
фраз. Кто платит, тот и заказывает музыку.Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > He who pays the piper calls the tune.
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9 he who pays the piper calls the tune
quien paga, mandaEnglish-spanish dictionary > he who pays the piper calls the tune
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10 who pays the piper calls the tune
parayı veren düdüğü çalarEnglish-Turkish dictionary > who pays the piper calls the tune
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11 who pays the piper calls the tune
parayı veren düdüğü çalarEnglish-Turkish dictionary > who pays the piper calls the tune
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12 he who pays the piper calls the tune
Новый англо-русский словарь > he who pays the piper calls the tune
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13 pay the piper and call the tune
"платить волынщику и заказывать песни"; ≈ нести расходы и контролировать их [происходит от пословицы he who pays the piper calls the tune; см. he who pays the piper calls the tune]; см. тж. he who pays the piper calls the tuneUndershaft: "...I am the government of your country... Be off with you, my boy, and play with your caucuses and leading articles and historic parties and great leaders and burning questions and the rest of your toys. I am going back to my counting house to pay the piper and call the tune." (B. Shaw, ‘Major Barbara’, act III) — Андершафт: "...Я правительство твоей страны... Ступай, мой милый, играй в свои перевыборы, передовицы, приемы, имеющие историческое значение, в великих лидеров, в животрепещущие вопросы и в остальные твои игрушки! А я вернусь к себе в контору, заплачу музыкантам и закажу какую мне нужно музыку."
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14 call the tune
задавать тон, хозяйничать [происходит от пословицы he who pays the piper, calls the tune; см. he who pays the piper calls the tune]He could be quite bad-tempered to his clients. You'd have thought as they were paying the money that they'd call the tune and do the bullying. That wasn't so. Santon bullied them and he was quite sure of himself although they weren't. (A. Christie, ‘Endless Night’, ch. 3) — Архитектор Сантон мог быть нелюбезным со своими заказчиками. Они платили деньги, и можно подумать, что они же будут ставить условия и заставят его принять их. А на самом деле было не так. Сантон заставил их подчиниться. Он был уверен в себе, а они нет.
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15 tune
[tju:n] 1. noun(musical notes put together in a particular (melodic and pleasing) order; a melody: He played a tune on the violin.) melodia2. verb1) (to adjust (a musical instrument, or its strings etc) to the correct pitch: The orchestra tuned their instruments.) afinar2) (to adjust a radio so that it receives a particular station: The radio was tuned to a German station.) sintonizar3) (to adjust (an engine etc) so that it runs well.) afinar•- tuneful- tunefully
- tunefulness
- tuneless
- tunelessly
- tunelessness
- tuner
- change one's tune
- in tune
- out of tune
- tune in
- tune up* * *[tju:n] n 1 melodia, cantiga, ária. he gave us a tune / ele cantou para nós. she dances to his tune / ela faz o que ele manda, dança conforme a música. 2 tom, toada, entonação. he changed his tune / ele mudou de tom. he calls the tune / ele canta de galo, é ele quem manda. 3 maneira, modo. 4 acordo, concordância, harmonia. 5 disposição (mental). 6 sintonia. • vt+vi 1 soar, cantar, entoar. 2 musicar, compor, musicalizar. 3 estar em harmonia. they are tuned the same pitch / eles estão de acordo. 4 afinar. 5 fig animar. 6 Radio sintonizar. 7 adaptar, ajustar, regular (motor). a catchy tune uma melodia cativante. in tune afinado. out of tune desafinado. to keep in tune manter em harmonia. to sing another tune pôr o rabo entre as pernas, abaixar a crista. to sing out of tune cantar errado, cantar de modo desafinado. to the tune of a) pela melodia de. b) fig até a quantia de. to tune in sintonizar (uma estação de rádio). to tune up a) afinar (instrumento). b) entoar. c) ajustar uma máquina, motor ou avião para atingir a maxima eficiência. tuned Amer, sl bêbado. tuned circuit circuito sintonizado. you are tuned to estão ouvindo (a estação de). -
16 call the time
зaдaвaть тoн, xoзяйничaть [пpoиcxoдит oт пocлoвицы he who pays the piper, calls the tune «ктo плaтит вoлынщику, тoт и зaкaзывaeт пecни», ктo плaтит, тoт и pacпopяжaeтcя]He could be quite bad-tempered to his clients. You'd have thought as they were paying the money that they'd call the tune and do the bullying. That wasn't so. Santon bullied them and he was quite sure of himself although they weren't (A. Christie). Hyperinflation calls the tune in Argentina (Financial Times) -
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1) взять на себя издержки [часть пословицы he who pays the piper calls the tune; см. he who pays the piper calls the tune]Of course I am a poor man, and my uncle a rich one - in other words, he paid the piper. (A. Christie, ‘Poirot Investigates’, ‘The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge’) — Конечно, я человек бедный, но дядюшка у меня богатый. Вот ему и пришлось взять на себя издержки.
To my unsubtle mind, it would seem that under such circumstances only the man who can afford to pay the printer - not to speak of the piper! - enjoys freedom to print. (G. Marion, ‘Stop the Press!’, ch. 9) — Мне, по моему скромному разумению, представляется, что в таких условиях свободой печати пользуется только тот, кто может хорошо заплатить издателю.
2) расплачиваться, поплатитьсяBut for all he was the first to go in, yet it was observed he was invariably the best to come off and his partners in mischief were alone to pay the piper. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘The Master of Ballantrae’, ch. I) — Он всегда был вожаком, но неизменно выходил сухим из воды: его сообщникам приходилось расплачиваться самим.
Some day he'll have to pay the piper for all that gambling. (RHD) — Когда-нибудь он поплатится за свою страсть к азартной игре.
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18 they that dance must pay the fiddler
var: if you want to dance, you must pay the fiddlerwho dances to the tune, must pay the piperтой, хто танцює, повинен платити скрипалюEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > they that dance must pay the fiddler
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19 in the end
в кoнцe кoнцoв, нaкoнeц; в кoнeчнoм cчётe, в кoнeчнoм итoгe; вcё-тaкиIn the end I had to speak straight from the shoulders (W. S. Maugham). In the end however, the man who pays the piper calls the tune (Newsweek) -
20 pay the piper
1) взять нa ceбя издepжки [чacть пocлoвицы he who pays the piper calls the tune "ктo плaтит вoлынщику, тoт зaкaзывaeт пecни", ктo плaтит, тoт и pacпopяжaeтcя]Of course I am a poor man, and my uncle a rich one - in other words, he paid the piper (A. Christie)2) pacплaчивaтьcя, пoнecти нaкaзaниe зa чтo-л.It was observed he was invariably the best to come off: and his partners in mischief were usually alone to pay the piper (R. L. Stevenson). 'How come little Clarinda got mashed to death by that old wagon?.. Well, who do you flunk's responsible?' '...responsibility lies with the unfortunate owner of the wagon. It's him that's got to pay the piper' (W. Styron)
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he who pays the piper calls the tune — Reversing the emphasis of they that dance must pay the fiddler. 1895 Daily News 18 Dec. 9 Londoners had paid the piper, and should choose the tune. 1910 Spectator 22 Oct. 643 Until British electors know that the dollars have been returned they… … Proverbs new dictionary
he who pays the piper calls the tune — phrase used for saying that the person who provides the money for an activity, business etc can make the decisions about it Thesaurus: words used to describe spending behaviourhyponym to buy somethingsynonym Main entry: piper * * * he who pays… … Useful english dictionary
He who pays the piper calls the tune. — something that you say which means that the person who provides the money for something can decide how it should be done. You may not agree with Mr Brown but he funded this venture, and he who pays the piper calls the tune … New idioms dictionary
he who pays the piper calls the tune — ► he who pays the piper calls the tune proverb the person providing the money for something has the right to determine how it s spent. Main Entry: ↑pay … English terms dictionary
he who pays the piper calls the tune — used for saying that the person who provides the money for an activity, business etc can make the decisions about it … English dictionary
call the shots/ the tune — The person who calls the shots or the tune is the one who makes all the important decisions and is in control of the situation. He shows a lot of authority but in fact it s his wife who calls the tune … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
call the tune — The person who calls the tune makes the important decisions about something. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
call the tune — The person who calls the tune makes the important decisions about something … The small dictionary of idiomes
tune — [[t]tju͟ːn, AM tu͟ːn[/t]] ♦♦♦ tunes, tuning, tuned 1) N COUNT A tune is a series of musical notes that is pleasant and easy to remember. She was humming a merry little tune. Syn: melody 2) N COUNT You can refer to a song or a short piece of music … English dictionary
tune — /tjun / (say tyoohn), /tʃun/ (say choohn) noun 1. a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it. 2. a musical setting of a hymn or psalm, usually in four part harmony. –verb (tuned, tuning)… …
tune — 01. We need someone to [tune] our piano it sounds terrible. 02. I know the [tune] to that song, but I don t know the words. 03. Do you know how to [tune] a guitar? 04. You should check your car on a regular basis to make sure that it is properly… … Grammatical examples in English