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СМОТРЕТЬ (ГЛЯДЕТЬ) HE НА ЧТО coll, disapprov VP infin only predic with быть» ( impers or with subj: human, animal, or concr) usu. pres usu. this WO usu. used to express dissatisfaction, a scornful attitude etc toward s.o. or sth.) some person, animal, or thing is too unattractive (small, lacking in some area etc) even to merit attention: (X -) смотреть не на что - X isn't (even) worth a second look X is nothing (not much) to look at X is too ugly (small, dinky etc) (even) to bother with (in limited contexts) there's nothing (there isn't anything) to look at (of an animal or thing only) X isn't worth the space it takes up (the money one paid for it etc) X isn't (even) worth having.Другой раз попадется такой (мужик), что и смотреть не на что: кривой, горбатый, деньги пропивает, жену и детей бьёт до полусмерти (Войнович 2). Sometimes you might get one (a man) that's not much to look at-blind in one eye, hunchbacked, drinks away his money, beats his wife and children half to death (1a).(Пашка:) Когда я отсюда уезжал, ты вот (показывает) была. Совсем пацанка, я и не смотрел на тебя... Да и смотреть не на что было... (Вампилов 2). (Р:) When I left this place you were this high. (He indicates.) Nothing but a kid, and I never even looked at you....And there wasn't anything to look at either... (2b).Серафима Платоновна всем расхваливает свою новую мебель, а там и смотреть не на что. Serafima Platonovna brags to everybody about her new furniture, but it's not worth the space it takes up. -
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• СМОТРЕТЬ < ГЛЯДЕТЬ> НЕ НА ЧТО coll. disapprov[VP; infin only; predic with быть (impers or with subj: human, animal, or concr; usu. pres; usu. this WO]=====⇒ (usu. used to express dissatisfaction, a scornful attitude etc toward s.o. or sth.) some person, animal, or thing is too unattractive (small, lacking in some area etc) even to merit attention:- X is nothing < not much> to look at;- X is too ugly <small, dinky etc> (even) to bother with;- [in limited contexts] there's nothing < there isn't anything> to look at;- [of an animal or thing only] X isn't worth the space it takes up <the money one paid for it etc>;- X isn't (even) worth having.♦ Другой раз попадется такой [ мужик], что и смотреть не на что: кривой, горбатый, деньги пропивает, жену и детей бьёт до полусмерти( Войнович 2). Sometimes you might get one [a man] that's not much to look at-blind in one eye, hunchbacked, drinks away his money, beats his wife and children half to death (1a).♦ [Пашка:] Когда я отсюда уезжал, ты вот (показывает) была. Совсем пацанка, я и не смотрел на тебя... Да и смотреть не на что было... (Вампилов 2). [Р:] When I left this place you were this high. (He indicates.) Nothing but a kid, and I never even looked at you....And there wasn't anything to look at either... (2b).♦ Серафима Платоновна всем расхваливает свою новую мебель, а там и смотреть не на что. Serafima Platonovna brags to everybody about her new furniture, but it's not worth the space it takes up.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > глядеть не на что
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3 смотреть не на что
• СМОТРЕТЬ < ГЛЯДЕТЬ> НЕ НА ЧТО coll. disapprov[VP; infin only; predic with быть (impers or with subj: human, animal, or concr; usu. pres; usu. this WO]=====⇒ (usu. used to express dissatisfaction, a scornful attitude etc toward s.o. or sth.) some person, animal, or thing is too unattractive (small, lacking in some area etc) even to merit attention:- X is nothing < not much> to look at;- X is too ugly <small, dinky etc> (even) to bother with;- [in limited contexts] there's nothing < there isn't anything> to look at;- [of an animal or thing only] X isn't worth the space it takes up <the money one paid for it etc>;- X isn't (even) worth having.♦ Другой раз попадется такой [ мужик], что и смотреть не на что: кривой, горбатый, деньги пропивает, жену и детей бьёт до полусмерти (Войнович 2). Sometimes you might get one [a man] that's not much to look at-blind in one eye, hunchbacked, drinks away his money, beats his wife and children half to death (1a).♦ [Пашка:] Когда я отсюда уезжал, ты вот (показывает) была. Совсем пацанка, я и не смотрел на тебя... Да и смотреть не на что было... (Вампилов 2). [Р:] When I left this place you were this high. (He indicates.) Nothing but a kid, and I never even looked at you....And there wasn't anything to look at either... (2b).♦ Серафима Платоновна всем расхваливает свою новую мебель, а там и смотреть не на что. Serafima Platonovna brags to everybody about her new furniture, but it's not worth the space it takes up.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > смотреть не на что
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