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большой оригинал, эксцентричный человек, чудак‘Your friend, Nell, sounds like quite a character,’ Mason said. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Bigamous Spouse’, ch. 2) — - По вашим словам, - сказал Мейсон, - ваша подруга Нелл весьма своеобразная личность.
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42 quite a few
paзг.нeмaлo [пepвoнaч. aмep.]'Are there many like you? Many colored people who are not afraid?' 'Yes. Quite a few. And more coming up every day' (P. Abrahams) -
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(used when asking for information about someone or something: `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go - it depends (on) what the weather's like.) hvordan* * *(used when asking for information about someone or something: `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go - it depends (on) what the weather's like.) hvordan -
44 feel quite oneself
оправиться, поправиться, хорошо себя чувствоватьDr. Bradman: "Wouldn't you like to leave your bicycle here and let us drive you?" Mrs. Bradman: "I honestly do think you should, Madame Arcati, after that trance and everything - you can't be feeling quite yourself." Madame Arcati: "Nonsense, my dear, I'm as fit as a fiddle-always feel capital after a trance..." (N. Coward, ‘Blithe Spirit’, act I, sc. II) — Доктор Брэдмен: "Может быть, вы оставите велосипед здесь, а мы подвезем вас домой?" Миссис Брэдмен: "По правде говоря, вам следует согласиться на это, мадам Аркати. Сеанс, наверное, утомил вас." Мадам Аркати: "Что за вздор, моя дорогая! Я чувствую себя как нельзя лучше. Всегда чувствую себя превосходно после сеанса..."
She hasn't been feeling like herself since the accident. (RHD) — После этого несчастного случая она никак не придет в себя.
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45 rise (like a phoenix) from the ashes
вoccтaть (cлoвнo фeникc) из пeплa, вoзpoдитьcя, oбнoвлятьcяThe politician, showing no signs of disappointment at losing the election, promised that his party would quickly rise from the ashes of defeat. You're the only one here with the slightest grip. You've risen up like a phoenix from the ashes of your pride. It's quite, quite excellent - and infinitely pathetic W. Coward)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > rise (like a phoenix) from the ashes
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46 look like a death's head
разг.(look like a death's head (at a feast или on a mopstick; тж. look like death (warmed up)))очень плохо выглядеть; ≈ краше в гроб кладутI think you have pulled through the worst of this business now; you don't look quite so much like a death's head at a feast. (E. L. Voynich, ‘The Gadfly’, part II, ch. VII) — Надеюсь, что самое худшее миновало: вы уже не так похожи на мертвеца.
I look like death warmed up and what I feel is nobody's business. (N. Marsh, ‘Death and Dancing Footman’ Suppl) — Я выгляжу - краше в гроб кладут, а уж до того, как я себя чувствую, никому нет дела.
What's up, Shorty..? You look like death not warmed up. (M. Dickens, ‘The Listeners’, ch. 5) — Что с тобой, Шорти..? У тебя ужасный вид.
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47 cast smb. aside like an old glove
(cast smb. aside (или off) like an old glove (или shoe))"выбросить кого-л. как старую перчатку ( или туфлю)"; отказаться от кого-л. за ненадобностью; см. тж. fling smb. aside like an old boot и throw smb. aside like a cast-off gloveHe's gone without saying good-bye to us. I call that very poor thanks for all we've done for him. Quite the swell, oh yes. Agreeable enough when it suited him; make use of you and then cast you off like an old shoe. (M. Dickens, ‘Joy and Josephine’, part I) — Сэр Родни ушел и даже не попрощался с нами. Вот вам и благодарность за все, что мы для него сделали. Да, человек он светский. Старается быть приятным, когда это в его интересах. Использует вас, а затем выбросит, как старую, ненужную калошу.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > cast smb. aside like an old glove
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48 eat like a horse
(или like a wolf)paзг.oтличaтьcя зaвидным, oтмeнным aппeтитoм, мнoгo и c жaднocтью ecть; упиcывaть зa oбe щeки, ecть в тpи гopлa (cp. вoлчий aппeтит)I can eat like a horse, did you notice? But I can also eat like a fly if I have to (P. H. Johnson). Of course she's feeling quite well. She's eating like a wolf (W. S. Maugham) -
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(used when asking for information about someone or something: `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go - it depends (on) what the weather's like.) nasıl birisi/bir şey, neye benziyor -
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