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1 as the crow flies
кратчайшим путём, по прямой (линии), напрямикWe cut over the fields... straight as the crow flies... through hedge and ditch. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Oliver Twist’, ch. XXV) — Мы пустились наутек через поля... бежали кратчайшим путем... перескакивая через изгороди и канавы.
It was nearly eighty miles between the Sleeping River Hotel and the estuary, as the crow flies. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Potch and Colour’, ‘Jimble’) — По прямой линии от гостиницы "Слипинг-Ривер" до устья около восьмидесяти миль.
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2 as the crow flies
кpaтчaйшим путём, пo пpямoй (линии), нaпpямикIt was, nearly eighty miles between the Sleeping River Hotel and the estuary, as the crow flies (K. S.Prichard) -
3 as the crow flies
по прямой, напрямую. — This city is seven miles by the road but it is only two as the crow/lies.—До города по дороге миль семь будет, но по прямой — это где-то около двух миль всего,— говорит Мику, Джону и Джейн водитель машины, которую ребята тормознули во время хич-хайкинга.English-Russian slang from the book M. Goldenkova "Caution, hot dog" > as the crow flies
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4 crow
1 noun∎ it's 3 miles as the crow flies c'est à 3 miles à vol d'oiseau;(b) (sound of cock) chant m du coq, cocorico m∎ it's nothing to crow about il n'y a pas de quoi être fier;∎ to crow over sth se vanter de qch►► American Ornithology crow blackbird quiscale m;crow's feet (wrinkles) pattes fpl d'oie;Nautical crow's nest nid m de pie -
5 beeline
Самое короткое расстояние между двумя пунктами, названное так потому, что пчела (bee) с нектаром стремительно мчится в улей. Хотя на самом деле, поворачиваясь во время полёта с боку на бок, она летит не столь быстро, тем не менее, мы говорим, например:At the wedding reception John made a beeline for the bar. — На приёме после бракосочетания Джон отправился кратчайшим путём в бар.
Английская ворона также имеет привычку лететь по прямой к нужной цели.It's no more than 30 miles to London as the crow flies. — По прямой до Лондона не больше 30 миль.
См. также в других словарях:
as the crow flies — adverb by the shortest and most direct route it s 10 miles as the crow flies * * * phrasal : in a straight line : by a direct course by rail today is 80 1/2 miles, whereas it is only 49 miles as the crow flies O.S.Nock * * * as the crow flies In… … Useful english dictionary
As the Crow Flies (novel) — This article is about the Jeffrey Archer novel. For other uses, see As the Crow Flies (disambiguation). As the Crow Flies … Wikipedia
as the crow flies — if the distance between two places is measured as the crow flies, it is measured as a straight line between the two places. How far is it from Cambridge to London? About 50 miles as the crow flies … New idioms dictionary
as the crow flies — the shortest distance between two places The farm is about ten miles northeast of town, as the crow flies … English idioms
as the crow flies — {adv. clause} By the most direct way; along a straight line between two places. * /It is seven miles to the next town as the crow flies, but it is ten miles by the road, which goes around the mountain./ … Dictionary of American idioms
as the crow flies — {adv. clause} By the most direct way; along a straight line between two places. * /It is seven miles to the next town as the crow flies, but it is ten miles by the road, which goes around the mountain./ … Dictionary of American idioms
as\ the\ crow\ flies — adv clause By the most direct way; along a straight line between two places. It is seven miles to the next town as the crow flies, but it is ten miles by the road, which goes around the mountain … Словарь американских идиом
as the crow flies — in a straight line We re only 10 miles away as the crow flies, but it s an hour s drive by road … English dictionary
as the crow files — This expression refers to distance measured in a straight line. It s two miles from here to the station as the crow flies, but of course it s much further by road … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
crow — [[t]kro͟ʊ[/t]] crows, crowing, crowed 1) N COUNT A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise. 2) VERB When a cock crows, it makes a loud sound, often early in the morning. The cock crows and the dawn chorus begins. 3) VERB… … English dictionary
crow — crow1 /kroh/, n. 1. any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America. 2. any of several… … Universalium
