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1 like talking to the wall
כמו לדבר אל הקיר, דבר אל העצים ואל האבנים* * *◙ םינבאה לאו םיצעה לא רבד,ריקה לא רבדל ומכ◄ -
2 like talking to the wall
als het praten tegen de muur,doen alsof je niets hoort -
3 like talking to the wall
som att tala till en vägg -
4 wall
wo:l
1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) muro, tapia, muralla; pared2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) pared
2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) amurallar- walled- - walled
- wallpaper
3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) empapelar- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall
wall n1. pared / tapia2. muro / murallatr[wɔːl]2 (interior) pared nombre femenino; (partition) tabique nombre masculino; (party) pared nombre femenino medianera; (main) pared nombre femenino maestra■ shall we hang this picture on the wall? ¿colgamos este cuadro en la pared?3 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL (of artery, blood vessel) pared nombre femenino; (of abdomen) pared nombre femenino abdominal4 figurative use (barrier) barrera, muro5 SMALLSPORT/SMALL barrera1 (surround with wall) amurallar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLwalls have ears las paredes oyento bang one's head against a brick wall darse contra las paredesto have one's back to the wall estar en un aprieto, estar en un breteto come up against a brick wall encontrarse con una barrera infranqueableto drive somebody up the wall volver loco,-a a alguien, hacer.que alguien se suba por las paredesto go to the wall arruinarse, quebrarto go up the wall volverse loco,-a, subirse por las paredeswall lamp / wall light aplique nombre masculinowall map mapa nombre masculino muralwall ['wɔl] vt1)to wall in : cercar con una pared o un muro, tapiar, amurallar2)to wall off : separar con una pared o un muro3)to wall up : tapiar, condenar (una ventana, etc.)wall n1) : muro m (exterior)the walls of the city: las murallas de la ciudad2) : pared f (interior)3) barrier: barrera fa wall of mountains: una barrera de montañas4) : pared f (en anatomía)v.• amurallar v.• murar v.• poner muro a v.adj.• mural adj.n.• cerca s.m.• cercado s.m.• cerco s.m.• lienzo s.m.• muralla s.f.• muro s.m.• pared s.f.• tapia s.f.wɔːl1)a) ( freestanding) muro m; (of castle, city) muralla fgarden wall — tapia f, muro m
it's like talking to a brick wall — es como hablarle a la pared
to go/be driven to the wall — \<\<company/business\>\> irse* a pique
up the wall: she drives me up the wall me saca de quicio, me enerva; she'll go up the wall when she finds out — se va a poner furiosa cuando se entere
b) ( barrier) barrera fto come up against a brick wall — darse* de narices contra una pared
2) (of building, room) pared f, muralla f (Chi)this must not go o pass beyond these (four) walls — esto que no salga de aquí
to have one's back to the wall — estar* en un apuro or en un aprieto
walls have ears — las paredes oyen; (before n)
wall chart — gráfico m mural
wall hanging — tapiz m
wall painting — mural m
3) (of stomach, artery) pared f•Phrasal Verbs:- wall in- wall off- wall up[wɔːl]1. N- come up against a brick wall- do sth off the wall- climb or crawl up the walls- go up the wall- go to the wall2) (Sport) [of players] barrera f3) (fig) barrera f- break the wall of silence2.CPD [cupboard, light, clock] de pared; [map, painting] muralwall chart N — gráfico m mural
wall hanging N — tapiz m
wall socket N — enchufe m de pared
- wall in- wall off- wall up* * *[wɔːl]1)a) ( freestanding) muro m; (of castle, city) muralla fgarden wall — tapia f, muro m
it's like talking to a brick wall — es como hablarle a la pared
to go/be driven to the wall — \<\<company/business\>\> irse* a pique
up the wall: she drives me up the wall me saca de quicio, me enerva; she'll go up the wall when she finds out — se va a poner furiosa cuando se entere
b) ( barrier) barrera fto come up against a brick wall — darse* de narices contra una pared
2) (of building, room) pared f, muralla f (Chi)this must not go o pass beyond these (four) walls — esto que no salga de aquí
to have one's back to the wall — estar* en un apuro or en un aprieto
walls have ears — las paredes oyen; (before n)
wall chart — gráfico m mural
wall hanging — tapiz m
wall painting — mural m
3) (of stomach, artery) pared f•Phrasal Verbs:- wall in- wall off- wall up -
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wo:l 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) mur, vegg, voll2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) vegg2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) lage mur rundt, gjerde inn- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) tapetsere- have one's back to the wall
- up the wallmur--------vegg--------vollIsubst. \/wɔːl\/( også overført) vegg, murbang one's head against a (stone) wall ( overført) renne hodet mot veggenbetween you and me and the wall i all fortrolighetclimb the walls ( overført) gå på veggencome up against a (stone) wall kjøre seg helt fastdrive someone up the wall ( overført) tvinge noen i kne, presse noen ( slang) drive noen til vanvidd, gjøre noen galgo over the wall ( slang) rømme fra fengseletgo to the wall ( overført) dra det korteste strået, bukke under, lide nederlag ( om forretning) gå konkurs, gå under bli satt til side, bli glemt ( overført) gå til verdens ende, gjøre alt gi ettergo up the wall ( slang) bli fra seg, bli (aldeles) villhave one's back to the wall ( overført) være trengt opp i et hjørne, stå med ryggen mot veggenhave the wall gå nærmest veggen (på fortauet)( overført) ha fortrinnhave the wall of ha fortrinnet fremforhit the wall ( spesielt sport) møte veggenoff the wall (spesielt amer., slang) eksentrisk, uvanlig hissigsee through a brick wall ( hverdagslig) gjennomskuetalk to a brick wall ( overført) snakke til veggenup against the wall opp mot muren (for å bli henrettet) ( overført) opp mot veggen (i en desperat situasjon)walls have ears veggene har ørerIIverb \/wɔːl\/1) omgi (seg) med mur, bygge mur rundt, gjerde inn (også overført)2) mure igjen, mure inn, sperre inn3) avgrense, kante4) ( også wall off) dele av med vegg, atskille (også overført), avskjære5) kle (vegger)wall about omgi med mur, bygge mur rundtwall in omgi med mur, bygge mur rundt, omkransewall round omgi med mur, bygge mur rundtwall up mure igjen, mure inn, sperre inn -
6 דבר אל העצים
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7 דבר אל העצים ואל האבנים
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8 כמו לדבר אל הקיר
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9 a vorbi pereţilor / la pereţi
it is like talking to the wall.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a vorbi pereţilor / la pereţi
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КАК ОБ (В) СТЁНКУ (ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ) ГОРОХ (ГОРОХОМ) КАК ОТ СТЁНКИ (ОТ СТЕНЫ) ГОРОХ ЧТО СТЕНЕ (СТЁНКЕ) ГОРОХ all coll, disapprov (как + PrepP or что + NP these forms only usu. subj-compl with copula ( subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause) fixed WOall requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.: (itfs) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall) (itfs) like talking to the wall (a brick wall) you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall) you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).Обо всём этом ему (Наделашину) говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не (Nadelashin) had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).«Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох...» (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох» (Пастернак 1). "Careful — it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a). -
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• КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov[ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]=====⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:- (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как в в стену горох
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• КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov[ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]=====⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:- (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как в в стену горохом
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• КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov[ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]=====⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:- (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как в стенку горох
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• КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov[ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]=====⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:- (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как в стенку горохом
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• КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov[ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]=====⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:- (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как в стену горох
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• КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov[ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]=====⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:- (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как в стену горохом
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• КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov[ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]=====⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:- (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как об стенку горох
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• КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov[ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]=====⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:- (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как об стенку горохом
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19 как об стену горох
• КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov[ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]=====⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:- (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как об стену горох
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20 как об стену горохом
• КАК ОБ <В> СТЕНКУ <ОБ СТЕНУ, ОБ СТЕНУ, В СТЕНУ> ГОРОХ < ГОРОХОМ>; КАК ОТ СТЕНКИ < ОТ СТЕНЫ> ГОРОХ; ЧТО СТЕНЕ < СТЕНКЕ> ГОРОХ all coll. disapprov[ как + PrepP or что + NP; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: abstr, often всё, infin, or a clause); fixed WO]=====⇒ all requests (orders etc) are ignored, disregarded by s.o.; all attempts to persuade s.o. to do sth. or to change his mode of behavior produce no results, have no effect on s.o.:- (it's) like beating (banging) your (one's) head against the wall (a wall, a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well beat (bang) your head against a wall (a brick wall, a stone wall);- you might as well talk to the wall (a wall, a brick wall).♦ Обо всём этом ему [Наделашину] говорилось тогда же. Но Наделашину сколько ни говори - всё как об стенку горох (Солженицын 3). Не [Nadelashin] had been told about it at the time. But no matter how often one spoke to Nadelashin, it was like beating one's head against a stone wall (3a).♦ "Пробовал я договориться с этим Големом - как об стену горох..." (Стругацкие 1). "I tried to come to an agreement with this Golem. It's like talking to a brick wall" (1a).♦ "Осторожно. Скользко тут. Сколько раз говорила, чтобы не выливали помоев перед дверью, - как об стену горох" (Пастернак 1). "Careful - it's slippery. I don't know how many times I've told them not to throw the slops out of the door - might as well talk to a wall" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как об стену горохом
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